Press Releases

Kandahar, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, December 16, 2008
New 9MW Diesel Power Plant for Kandahar

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Afghan Businesses Attend the 28th India International Trade Fair
Afghans sell their products in India's marketplace.

Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan  | Sunday, November 23, 2008
New Training Center to Offer Skills Training to Municipal Officials and Businesses

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Saturday, November 22, 2008
U.S. Treasury and USAID Provide Financial Crimes Training for Afghan Judges
Thirty-four judges receive training in Kabul.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Trade Fair to Introduce Afghanistan’s Pomegranates to the World

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Monday, November 10, 2008
The American University of Afghanistan Opens New Library
University expands learning opportunities with new, fully-equipped library.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Sunday, November 09, 2008
Judges Receive Criminal Justice Training as Part of Military’s District-Level Rule of Law Efforts
Twenty judges from across Afghanistan complete criminal justice training.

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan  | Saturday, November 01, 2008
Mazar-i-Sharif International Agricultural Fair attracts 50,000 participants
Agriculture fair builds national and international business ties.

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Mazar-i-Sharif International Agricultural Fair to draw investments, exports
Businesspeople from around the country and representatives from around the world attend exposition in Balkh province.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Sunday, October 26, 2008
The 2nd Afghanistan International Carpet Fair
International fair showcases Afghanistan's carpets, rugs and handicrafts.

Faizabad, Badakhshan Province  | Sunday, October 26, 2008
Ambassador Wood Inaugurates New Badakhshan Road, Veterinary Center

Jalalabad, Afghanistan  | Saturday, October 25, 2008
Regional Fair promotes agro-industry, trade
150 vendors sell their goods at the Jalalabad Agro-Industrial Trade Fair

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, October 21, 2008
New Court Management System Presented to President Karzai

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Independent National Legal Training Center Law Library Membership Surpasses 200 In First Month
Afghan legal professionals take advantage of the new library.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Thursday, October 16, 2008
World Food Day: Towards Healthier Populations
The United States stands with other nationsl to combat global hunger and malnutrition.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Minister of Education Atmar, USAID Sign $40M Literacy Agreement
USAID supports Afghanistan's National Literacy Program.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Monday, September 29, 2008
Uruzgan PRT Distributes Legal Awareness Materials
Provincial Reconstruction Teams distribute 12,000 sets of legal awareness comic books

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Saturday, September 27, 2008
New Office cuts Business Red Tape
New central business registry fosters growth and independence.

Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Kunar Construction Center Celebrates Second Graduating Class
USAID helps build Afghanistan's skilled workforce.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, September 17, 2008
U.S. Gives Afghan People 35,000 Tons of New Food Aid

U.S. supplies nearly half of the emergency food aid requested in emergency appeal.

Ghor Province, Afghanistan  | Sunday, September 07, 2008
USAID announces health and livelihoods program in Ghor

Isolated Ghor Province receives life-saving supplies.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Thursday, September 04, 2008
U.S. responds to food appeal with 50,000 tons of wheat

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, September 02, 2008
IDLG Director General Popal, U.S. Ambassador Wood, and USAID Mission Director Yates Sign $94.6 Million Memorandum of Understanding

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Afghanistan’s First Full-Service Law Library Opened
Afghanistan's legal community gains access to the new Independent National Legal Training Center (INLTC).

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Alternative Development Brings Positive Returns
Poppy-free provinces increase from 13 to 18 as farmers embrace alternative development

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Friday, August 22, 2008
3rd Annual Kabul AgFair Draws Investment and Interest in Afghan Products

Businesses from around the world attend the 3rd annual Kabul AgFair.

Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province  | Thursday, August 14, 2008
Helmand AgFair Draws Over 3,000 Attendees
AgFair provides a marketplace for businesses, farmers, traders and local communities

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Thursday, August 14, 2008
Minister Fatamie presents Afghan health challenges to U.S. officials
Afghan Minister of Public Health outlines achievements and challenges.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Sunday, August 10, 2008
Business Skills Training Promotes Peace
USAID supports training to the Afghan National Business Association for Peace

Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province  | Sunday, August 10, 2008
Power Upgrades Make Significant Leap in Helmand
New 20MVA transformers to strengthen electricity transmission

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Friday, August 08, 2008
Judge Walks Eight Days For Rule of Law Training
Eager to Improve Local Justice, Afghan Judge Travels by Foot to Attend USAID-supported Training

Helmand Province, Afghanistan  | Sunday, August 03, 2008
New Airport Construction to Strengthen Helmand Province
USAID Supports the Development of the Lashkar Gah Bost Airport

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN  | Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Minister of Finance Ahady, Minister of Public Health Fatamie, U.S. Ambassador Wood Sign $218 Million Direct Assistance Agreement

Today, U.S. Ambassador William Wood, Minister of Public Health Dr. S.M. Amin Fatamie, Minister of Finance Anwar-ul Haq Ahady, and USAID Director Dr. Michael Yates signed an agreement to give an estimated $218 million in new assistance directly to the Afghan Ministry of Public Health of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Helmand Province, Afghanistan  | Thursday, June 12, 2008
Helmand Poultry Industry Takes Flight with Arrival of 5,000 Chicks
USAID supports poultry farming in Lashkar Gah

Helmand Province, Afghanistan  | Thursday, June 12, 2008
USAID Distributes Corn and Peanut Seed to Helmand Farmers
5,000 farmers to produce 16,000 tons of corn, 1,000 tons of peanuts

Paris, France  | Wednesday, June 11, 2008
U.S. and U.K. Announce $60 Million Agriculture Stimulus Program for Afghanistan

USAID and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) work together to ease Afghanistan's food crisis.

Faizabad, Badakhshan  | Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Badakshan AgFair expected to draw over 15,000 attendees
USAID funds the 2nd annual Agricultural Fair (AgFair) in Badakhshan province.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Afghan Government Considers New Measures for Enforcing Civil Judgements
Afghanistan's Ministry of Justice (MoJ) prepares to modernize outdated law on the Acquisition of Rights

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Saturday, May 10, 2008
Supreme Court Opens 2008 Stage Judicial Training Program
Supreme Court inducts 183 judicial candidates into the 25th Stage Judicial Training Program.

Sheik Mesri New Township, Nangarhar, Afghanistan  | Monday, May 05, 2008
Road Will Link Sheik Mesri New Township with Jalalabad Bypass Road
Government members attend the groundbreaking of a European Community-funded bypass road.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN  | Sunday, May 04, 2008
Minister Fatimi Opens Afghan Midwives Association Annual Congress

Minister of Public Health Dr. Sayed Amin Fatimi opened the Afghan Midwives Association (AMA) 4th Annual Congress on May 3, 2008, in Kabul. After remarks by Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs Palwasha Kakar, over 450 attendees from throughout Afghanistan assessed the progress the AMA has made since its inception in 2005.

KABUL  | Monday, April 28, 2008
President Karzai, Ambassador Wood witnesses contract signing for Khost-Gardez Road construction

On Saturday, April 26, 2008, President Karzai and U.S. Ambassador William B. Wood witnessed the signing of a contract for the development of a 101 kilometer road funded by the United States Government through the Agency for International Development (USAID) that will connect Khost and Paktia provinces to the Ring Road and Kabul.

KABUL  | Monday, April 21, 2008
International Donors meet in Kabul

On April 21, international donors convened at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul to discuss improvements in donor coordination and aid effectiveness.

Badam Bagh, Kabul, Afghanistan  | Sunday, April 20, 2008
Minister Ramin greets international donors

On April 20, Minister Obaidullah Ramin of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock hosted a group of international donors at Badam Bagh Fairgrounds in Kabul.

Washington, DC  | Thursday, March 20, 2008
USAID Awards Contract to Further Support Infrastructure in Afghanistan
Two-year contract to improve the economic and social infrastructure in western Afghanistan.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Sunday, March 16, 2008
Kabul Water Safety Improved
New water purification and testing equipment improve water quality.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Saturday, March 15, 2008
Remittance Program Developed through Public-Private Partnership
Online business connects Afghan disapora to Afghanistan.

Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan  | Thursday, March 13, 2008
Kunar Construction Center Launches to Rebuild Afghanistan
Region's construction industry gains access to skills and management training.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Thursday, March 13, 2008
First Business Directory for Nangarhar Province Developed with USAID’s Assistance
New directory connects vendors and businesses.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Kabul Households Benefit from Food Distribution
100kg of USA wheat distributed per qualifying household.

Jalalabad, Afghanistan  | Tuesday, March 11, 2008
First Eastern Region Plastic Recycling Factory Starts Production
The Shaharyar Plastic Recycling Factory opens in Jalalabad.

Kabul, Afghanistan  | Saturday, March 08, 2008
Afghanistan Commemorates International Women’s Day
Investing in Women and Shaping Progress

Hanover, Germany  | Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Trade Show Visitors Show Keen Interest in Afghan Technologies
Afghanistan makes its first appearance at international trade show for digital technologies.