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Badakhshan

Capital Feyzabad
Population 715,000
Area 44,059  km²

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Press Releases

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  | Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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درنتیجه توصل دهاقین به برنامه های انکشاف بدیل، تعداد ولایات که کشت خاشخاش در آن از بین رفته، از 13 ولایت به 18 ولایت افزایش یافته است

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  | Thursday, November 01, 2007
USAID partners with Roshan to create jobs for over 1,000 women
USAID, Roshan partnership creates innovative approach to economic and social development

Faizabad, Badakhshan  | Monday, October 29, 2007
Badakshan’s First Agricultural Fair Expected to Draw Over 5,000 Attendees
Badakhshan hosts the province's first ever Agricultural Fair

Faizabad, Badakhshan  | Monday, October 29, 2007
توقع میرود که اولین جشن زراعتی در ولایت بدخشان بیش از 5000 تن را به خود جلب نماید

FAIZABAD, BADAKSHAN, AFGHANISTAN  | Monday, December 18, 2006
Inauguration of Baharak School
On December 17, 2006 Baharak Girl’s School in Badakshan Province was officially opened by Munshi Abdul Majeed the Governor of Badakhshan Province, officials from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other local dignitaries.

FAIZABAD, BADAKHSHAN  | Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Faizabad Trial Farm Donates Harvest to Fatima-Tul-Zahra Orphanage
On July 17, 2006, the Alternative Livelihoods Program for Northeast Afghanistan (ALP/N), a USAID funded development project, donated its most recent harvest of cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and green beans from its Faizabad trial farm to Fatima-Tul-Zahra Orphanage in the Faizabad Old City.

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN  | Tuesday, July 05, 2005
USAID Responds to Emergency Situation Caused by Severe Floods in Northern Provinces of Afghanistan
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is assisting the Government of Afghanistan (GOA) to respond to the emergency situation caused by severe floods in several provinces of northern Afghanistan.

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