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Category Archives: Reconstruction and Development

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Construction Halt in Taloqan: Investors Frustrated Amid Taliban Extortion

12th June, 2025 · admin

8am: Sayed (pseudonym), another investor in construction projects in Taloqan, stated that despite having legal documents and completing official procedures with government offices in Kabul and Takhar, the Taliban have stopped the construction of his residential high-rise. According to him, the Taliban-appointed mayor demanded three four-room apartments, each 180 square meters, and efforts to resolve

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Posted in Corruption, Reconstruction and Development, Taliban | Tags: Corrupt Taliban, Taliban extortion |
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Qosh Tepa Canal phase 2 surpasses 81% completion

27th December, 2024 · admin

Ariana: In a significant milestone for Afghanistan’s infrastructure development, officials from the National Development Corporation (NDC) have announced that the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal in northern Afghanistan is now 81 percent complete, with the construction of its dam progressing steadily at 67 percent. This ambitious project is poised to transform the region,

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Posted in Reconstruction and Development | Tags: Faryab, Qush Tepa Canal |
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Khalilah Ali, wife of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, to visit Kabul to build victory stadium

24th October, 2024 · admin

Khaama: The General Directorate of Physical Education and Sports confirmed in a statement that Khalilah Ali, the wife of Muhammad Ali, the world boxing champion, will arrive in Afghanistan to construct a sports stadium. Khalilah Ali is scheduled to arrive at Kabul airport on Thursday, October 24, to build a sports stadium named “Victory” and

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Reconstruction and Development |
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Turkey to begin restoration of Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi’s father’s Monastery in Balkh soon: Ministry

10th October, 2024 · admin

Khaama:  The Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) will soon begin the restoration of the monastery of Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi-Rumi’s father. Some historians consider the Bahauddin Monastery to be Rumi’s birthplace. Due to its historical significance, the monastery annually attracts hundreds of domestic and international

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Posted in Art and Culture, History, Reconstruction and Development, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Rumi |
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Local, Intl Flights Out of Khost Begin

26th January, 2024 · admin

Tolo News: A flight was made from Khost International Airport to Al Ain, UEA on Friday (January 26). The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation said that the first flight, which was a commercial flight, was conducted by Ariana Afghan Airlines from Khost province to Al Ain after a two-year wait. “I am very happy

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Posted in Economic News, Reconstruction and Development, Travel | Tags: Khost |
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Pakistan Firm on Exit Fee for Afghans Waiting for Asylum in West

24th November, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News November 24, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Officials in Pakistan have defended charging fees on Afghan nationals leaving the country or waiting for Western-sponsored resettlements, saying the decision complies with local immigration laws. The targeted community comprises tens of thousands of people who worked for the U.S.-led NATO military mission in Afghanistan and fled

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Reconstruction and Development | Tags: Asylum |
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Iran building Qasem Soleimani hospital in Afghanistan’s Kandahar

2nd September, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced its intention to establish a medical facility named after Qasem Soleimani in Kandahar, Afghanistan. According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, quoting Javad Karimi Ghodoosi, a representative of the Iranian Parliament, the country plans to set up a medical facility in the province of Kandahar, named after the

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Posted in Health News, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Reconstruction and Development | Tags: Kandahar |
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Taliban bringing water to Afghanistan’s parched plains via massive canal

20th August, 2023 · admin

WP: The canal project was initially conceived in the 1970s under the first Afghan president, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and construction finally began in 2021 under the last, Ashraf Ghani. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Reconstruction and Development | Tags: water |
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The Taliban’s Broken Promise: Frustrations Mount Over the Delayed Reconstruction of Kabul-Kandahar Highway

12th June, 2023 · admin

8am: The Taliban had promised to complete the project within 9 months, but only 20% of the work has been finished thus far. The Taliban’s actions have caused significant damage to this highway, including the destruction of approximately 200 bridges and culverts during their conflicts with the previous government, as reported by the former government’s

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Posted in Reconstruction and Development, Taliban | Tags: Taliban government failure |
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Local museum inaugurated in Afghanistan’s Ghor province

3rd March, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The directorate of information and culture in Ghor says it has inaugurated a local museum in the province and showcased almost 170 artifacts at this new museum in Firozkoh city, the capital of the province. According to the directorate, most of these artifacts are related to the period of Ghaznavid and the sultans of

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Posted in Art and Culture, History, Reconstruction and Development | Tags: Ghor, Mahmud Ghazni |
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