Two new school buildings completed and an agreement signed to build another
Governor Habiba Sarobi
Two new school buildings have been opened this week, and an agreement has been signed to build another one, according to an official from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education.
Today, Habiba Sorabi, the governor of Bamyan province, and Mohammad Reza Ida, the province’s head of the education department, students, and teachers attended an inauguration ceremony for a new building for the Rasalat Shahedan Girl’s Middle School in Bamyan province. The building, which was built at a cost of $98,000, has 5 classrooms, 2 administrative rooms, and 6 restrooms. A well was also built, and furniture has been provided for the students to use in the school. The funding for the construction project was provided by the Arghosha Association.
Earlier this week, in the province of Ghazni, a new building was opened for the Shaharak Mahajareen Primary School which educates both boys and girls. The building, which was built in a period of 5 months, with $220,000 of funding from the Polish government, has 8 classrooms, 4 administrative rooms, and 8 restrooms. A well was also put it, and a football field and a volleyball court was also constructed for the students.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan’s northern province of Takhar, an agreement was signed today between the German government’s GTZ organization and Abdul Wahab Zafari, the province’s head of the education department, to construct a new building for the Bibi Hajira Girl’s High School. Once completed, the building will have 8 classrooms.
New road and building construction started in Kandahar province
Kandahar, Afghanistan
A ceremony was held recently to mark the beginning of a 13-mile road construction project in the Panjwa’i district of Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar. According to a NATO news release issued today, the road will be constructed between Spin Danal and Zangabad village. It will be 26 feet (8 meters) wide and it will be ready to be used in 2 months.
Elsewhere in the province, in Kandahar City, construction has recently started on a new Agriculture and Livestock Directorate building. The building will have 2 floors and 20 rooms, and it will take 9 months to build at a cost of $145,000. It will be built by the Green United Group construction company. Fruits such as grapes and pomegranates are currently grown and exported to foreign countries from Kandahar province. The new building will help in the process of further developing agriculture in the province.
Afghan cricket team makes history – wins ICC Intercontinental Cup trophy
Captain Nawroz Mangal receives the International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup trophy
Today, the Afghan national cricket team made Afghan sports fans extra proud of them, by defeating Scotland in the 3-day ICC Intercontinental Cup 2009-10 cricket final. Afghanistan 171 and 124 for 3 beat Scotland 212 and 82 by seven wickets. The match was held from December 2nd to the 4th in the Dubai Sports City stadium.
Starting from day one, the Scottish team was overwhelmed with outstanding bowling from Hamid Hassan and Shapoor Zadran. On day two, the Scots fought hard, but towards the end of the day, the momentum was clearly on the side of the Afghans. On day 3, the Scots were facing an uphill battle. Afghan batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and captain Nawroz Mangal ensured the victory for the Afghan team.
Afghan bowler Hamid Hassan, who ended as the top wicket-taker of the tournament was named the Man of the Match.
December 4, 2010 
Posted in: Afghan Sports News 
One CommentTwo new school buildings inaugurated in western Afghanistan
Earlier this week, according to a press release issued by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, two new school buildings were inaugurated in western Afghanistan.
The first building is for the boys and girls Tajekhaa Primary School in the Muqur district of Badghis province. The building was built in 6 months at a cost of 47, 000 Euros. Funding for the project was provided by the Spanish government. The building has 4 classrooms, 1 administrative room, and 6 restrooms. Tables and chairs were also provided for both student and teachers.
The other building is for the boys and girls Bandabad Middle School in the Pashtun Zarghun district of Herat province. The building was built in 6 months at cost of 110,000 Euros. Funding for the project was provided by the Italian government. The building has 10 classrooms, 7 administrative rooms, and 6 restrooms. It also has a basketball and volleyball court. Tables and chairs were also provided for both students and teachers.
As more school buildings are built throughout Afghanistan, less students will have to student outside or in tents.
Improvements Being Made To Balkh Public Hospital
The Balkh Public Hospital in the city of Mazar-e Sharif in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh is currently under reconstruction, according to a NATO news release issued today.
The reconstruction project will increase the capability of the hospital for expanded treatment as well as routine checkups.
The hospital treats hundreds of patients every day, and so the project is being implemented to adequately meet the needs of these patients.
According to the news release, once the construction is over, the hospital “will easily cover all the medical needs in the northern provinces and will be a leading example for all other hospitals.”
Two Nangarhar clinics receive upgrades
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
The Afghan government recently completed refurbishment projects on two clinics in the Darah-ey Noor district in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, a NATO news release said today. The cost of the construction work was $66,000 and it took more than a year and a half to complete. The project added a waiting room, a food storage room, and a delivery room for the clinics. The news report said that the “two clinics will serve roughly 25,000 people in the district and assist in delivering approximately 75 children per month”. Dr. Baz Mohammad Shirzad, the provincial public health director praised the location of the project. “Because the clinics are built in a highly rural area, the people of Darah-ye Noor who rarely visit more advanced urban hospitals now have a viable, sophisticated healthcare option readily available.”
November 24, 2010 Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development Comments ClosedAfghan police stations in Badghis get winter equipment
The delivered equipment at an Afghan police station
Five Afghan police stations in the Qal’eh-ye Now district of Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Badghis received necessary winter equipment recently. According to a NATO news release today, “The equipment consisted of 145 winter coats, 36 pairs of winter shoes, 145 pairs of boots, 145 pairs of gloves, 80 winter hats, 105 blankets, five heaters and two tents.” The delivery of the equipment was made to the stations by the members of the Spanish Police Operation Mentoring Liaison Team. “This contribution will significantly improve the working condition of our officers,” Afghan National Police Col. Golan Navi said. Navi, who is the main police station operations chief in Qal’eh-ye Now, was the one that had made the request for the equipment.
November 23, 2010 Posted in: Reconstruction and Development, Security in Afghanistan Comments ClosedAfghanistan wins first medal in 2010 Asian Games
Today at the 16th Asian Games, currently being held in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, Nesar Ahmad Bahawi grabbed Afghanistan’s first medal. He received a silver medal in the Men’s Under 80 kg in Taekwondo. This is an improvement for Bahawi since in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, he received a bronze medal. Nabil Hassan of Jordan narrowly beat him to claim the gold medal. “After four years of working hard, I made it to the final. I’m really happy,” Behawi told AFP, when he reached the final against Hassan. “All my family and friends are praying for me. I fight for them, for my people and my country.” As there are still many days of competitions left, Afghan sports fans are hoping their athletes pick up some more medals in martial arts and in cricket, which has become very popular in Afghanistan in recent years.November 18, 2010 Posted in: Afghan Sports News Comments ClosedNew Courthouse Built In Afghanistan’s Kapisa Province
Mohammad Sharif Hakimzada Safi, the Acting Governor of Kapisa, Nijrab District Governor Sultan Mohammad Safi; and Mohammad Hussain Khan, Provincial Council Chief, cut the ribbon on the new Nijrab Courthouse. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Brasier, Kapisa PRT).
On Saturday, November 13, 2010, Afghan officials and members of the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new courthouse in the Nejrab District of Afghanistan’s north eastern province of Kapisa. A NATO news release issued today said that the “courthouse facilities consists of a justice center, residential quarters, generator room, jail facility, guard shack and restrooms”. According to the news release, Mohammad Sharif Hakimzada Safi, the acting governor of Kapisa province, was present at the ceremony, and in regards to the new courthouse, Governor Safi said, “This courthouse will allow our justice system to protect the rights of ordinary citizens from cruel individuals who wrongly mistreat them”.
November 15, 2010 Posted in: Reconstruction and Development Comments Closed3000 Ghazni residents get new water supply network
Ghazni PRT
Earlier in the week, the second phase of a major development project concluded where a water supply network was expanded in the southern part of Ghazni city. The work was managed by the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT).
According to a NATO news release today, “almost 8 kilometers of pipeline and necessary fittings were installed, along with the supporting infrastructure such as water supply connections and masonry wells.” Last year, under the first phase, 7.5 kilometers of pipeline were placed and attached to 231 homes. “Collectively, the city of Ghazni has gained nearly 16 kilometers of new water supply lines, which services about 500 homes. The total value of the two phases of the project is approximately $460,000.”
The residents will no longer waste time getting water out of small wells, and their water source is now much cleaner as the wells they used previously sometimes were polluted with harmful chemicals. The NATO report said that “preliminary studies carried out in approximately 33 percent of randomly selected wells in the city of Ghazni found the water exceeded the World Health Organization’s standards for arsenic content.”
A PRT engineer and project manager said that water supply is only one stage of development of urban infrastructure in Ghazni. He said next a project to construct a municipal sewage treatment plant should start next year.
November 11, 2010 Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development Comments ClosedReport: World Bank Pledges $35 million for farm water management program in Afghanistan
Many experts say that Afghanistan has enough water to meet the needs of its people, however, poor management of this valuable resource has left the country with shortages in many areas, including the north. Tolo news reported today that the World Bank has pledged $35 million worth of financial aid for a farm water management program in Afghanistan. The report said that Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture will spend the money on fields in the next three years to resolve irrigation and water shortage problems.
The Tolo news report said that water shortage is one of the main challenges facing Afghan farmers in northern Balkh, Samangan, Jowzjan, Sar-e Pul and Faryab provinces. The hope is that with the implementation of this new program, more farmers will be able to access the water supply they need to produce a bigger harvest.
November 9, 2010 Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Environmental Issues, Reconstruction and Development Comments ClosedThirst For Knowledge Drives School Expansions
An Afghan student stands by construction equipment outside a new addition to the Mohammad Sidiq Rohee High School. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew D. Lohr, PRT Khost Public Affairs Office)
Prophet Muhammad once said that the seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim. In fact, the thirst for knowledge by students in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost has driven school attendance by such numbers that it’s driving school expansions in the province. For example, in Mohammad Sidiq Rohee High School, attendance has increased by 300 to 400 students in the last year. Now the high school is in the middle of expanding with a new building that will contain eight classrooms and two offices. The new building has been under construction for four months and it should assist in meeting the needs of the new students. According to a NATO news release today, there are currently 11 major school expansion projects in Khost province.
The thirst for knowledge is not limited to Khost province, all over Afghanistan new school buildings are being constructed to meet the ever increasing school populations. In fact, Outlook Afghanistan reported that three newly constructed school buildings were inaugurated in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghor yesterday. The construction of that project was funded by the Jap
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