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EurasiaNet
March 26, 2018
Uzbekenergo chief executive Ulugbek Mustafayev said in a press conference on March 24 that construction of the Afghan section of the 260-kilometer Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri line will start in June. The Asian Development Bank has pledged $70 million toward the final expected $150 million bill of theÃâà...
OilPrice.com
March 26, 2018
Uzbekenergo chief executive Ulugbek Mustafayev said in a press conference on March 24 that construction of the Afghan section of the 260-kilometer Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri line will start in June. The Asian Development Bank has pledged $70 million toward the final expected $150 million bill of the project.
Foreign Policy Research Institute
March 26, 2018
According to the World Bank, Pakistan's contribution to Afghan trade has declined from 56.5% in 2008 to 38.9% by 2015, with Iran and India now as the largest importers of Afghan goods. The trilateral agreement on Chabahar port between Iran, India, and Afghanistan has allowed Afghanistan to diversifyÃâà...
TOLOnews
March 25, 2018
However, this is set to change and following a cash injection of $1 million USD from the Asian Development Bank, a geographic information center will be established under the umbrella of the CSO. Host Zarmina Mohammadi discusses the topic with Shakiba Rahimi head of the new department at the CSO.
TOLOnews
March 25, 2018
ADB spokesman Aimal Hashoor said people who use Pakistani Rupees in Afghanistan may suffer heavy losses as a result and that the central bank will accept no responsibility in ... The union urged government to promote the Afghani on the local market so as to decrease the flow of Rupees in the country.
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
March 19, 2018
This change can be attributed to the perseverance, patience and hard work of the Afghan government, the central bank, multilateral institutions and its resilient citizens. After years, green shoots have started appearing in multiple fronts and hopes and aspirations about a new Afghanistan have emerged.
Daily Signal
March 15, 2018
The money could be used for private school tuition, textbooks, online classes, private tutoring, and college tuition. Banks spoke to The Daily Signal about his proposal. An edited transcript is below. Rob Bluey: You're the most recently deployed member of Congress after your service in Afghanistan. Can youÃâà...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
March 15, 2018
Heartland follows Dr. Harold Banks, a professor in Omaha, Nebraska, whose adopted daughter has returned to her native country of Afghanistan. One day, an Afghan refugee shows up at his door carrying his daughter's copies of The Diary of Anne Frank and The Old Man and the Sea. The two becomeÃâà...
The Guardian
March 15, 2018
The World Bank estimates that at least 80% of Kabul's current population is in some kind of informal settlement. By the end of the century, the Afghan capital is projected to be home to about 50 million people, according to the Global Cities Institute. The Afghan ministry for urban development differentiatesÃâà...
Greenville News
March 15, 2018
To help them work toward their dreams, and to ease the financial burden, the Hillises recently moved into a newly renovated, mortgage-free home in Boiling Springs, part of the Heroes to Homeowners program through U.S. Bank and Freedom Alliance. They'll pay $1 per month for two years, Hillis said, andÃâà...
UN News
March 14, 2018
In a press release, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim stressed that Heads of State and Government make up the panel “because the world can no longer afford to take water for granted.” ... Afghanistan is characterized by rugged mountains, with more than half of the land area above 2,000 metres.
Pajhwok Afghan News (blog)
March 13, 2018
Omaid Salem, head of the Azizi Bank, said the bank was ready to facilitate exporters inside and outside the country by creating cash sponsorship and providing them loans. He added the loan system of the bank was based on global standards. Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI)Ãâà...
Hornets.com
March 12, 2018
March 9, 2018 – The Charlotte Hornets and Bank of America tomorrow will honor Major Ricky Garvin, USA, Ret., as this season's sixth recipient of the ... He served in Operation Desert Storm in Southwest Asia; Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti; Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan andÃâà...
iPolitics.ca
March 12, 2018
"Indeed, according to the World Bank, during 2017, Afghanistan's recurrent security expenditures declined from 2016 by 4 per cent. In addition, the ... Interestingly, he specifically identified the growing pressure from Afghan women to seek a peaceful solution to the current conflict. Though his offer wasÃâà...
TOLOnews
March 11, 2018
The state-owned Central Bank of Afghanistan has for the first time issued licenses to two foreign exchange companies amid reports that the bank has not been able to control the use of foreign currencies on the local market. The head of the central bank's licensing department, Abdul Waheed, said at a conference in KabulÃâà...
The State Journal-Register
March 9, 2018
Since the Afghan company representatives would be searched for cash on entering the base, Miller recruited another supervisor at a different camp to help him. He wired money to that supervisor's bank account in Afghanistan, split the proceeds evenly with the employee and then brought the cash back toÃâà...
Kaiser Family Foundation
March 9, 2018
“Afghanistan has strongly improved its health outcomes despite continuing insecurity but still has a 'long way to go,' the World Bank has said. The improved health gains come as a result of expanded frontline health services and a stronger health system, the report, titled Progress in the Face of Insecurity:Ãâà...
The Economist
March 1, 2018
FROM behind the counter of his optician's shop on the north bank of the Kabul river, Noorullah looks anxiously at his ten-year-old son. He fears for the boy's education under ... In the meantime Mr Ghani is seeking to free Afghan politics from the half-nelson of strongmen. Whereas his predecessor, HamidÃâà...
Cricket365.com
February 22, 2018
Afghanistan will be looking to their spin wizards to help them earn a place alongside the game's elite at the Cricket World Cup in 2019. Leg-spinner Rashid Khan this month became the youngest male player ever to top the ICC ODI bowling rankings while Mohammed Nabi provides depth to the batting asÃâà...
Christian Science Monitor
December 31, 1999
The World Bank's latest figures show 39 percent of Afghanistan's population lives below the poverty line. And, it said last year, unemployment had worsened – particularly in rural areas. Although the position of women has improved significantly since the collapse of the Taliban regime in 2001, said UNÃâà...
Times of Central Asia
December 31, 1999
KABUL (TCA) — A new World Bank report finds that Afghanistan has shown improved health outcomes since 2003, with health services that have remained resilient ... (NGOs) are on the frontlines of health-service delivery – 72 percent of the NGOs providing health services in the country today are Afghan.
Public Finance International
December 31, 1999
Shubham Chaudhuri, World Bank country director for Afghanistan, said: “Long-term focus and investment by the government of Afghanistan and many partners has moved the country forward on health, despite many challenges. “Afghanistan still has a long way to go to ensure quality health services for all,Ãâà...
ReliefWeb
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2018 — A new World Bank report finds that Afghanistan has shown improved health outcomes since 2003, with health services that have ... (NGOs) are on the frontlines of health-service delivery – 72 percent of the NGOs providing health services in the country today are Afghan.
