Provinces

Afghanistan's Provinces

Balkh

Capital	Mazar-e Sharif
Population	869,000
Area	17,249 km²

Afghanistan's Provinces

Map of Afghanistan highlighting Balkh province

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Press Releases

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Ongoing Activities

Agriculture

Advancing Afghan Agriculture Alliance (GDA)
January 2006 - September 2009
Accelerating Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP)
November 2006 - March 2010

Democracy & Governance

Rule of Law Reform
March 2003 -
Building Independent Media in Afghanistan
April 2003 - July 2009
Initiative to Promote Afghan Civil Society (IPACS)
January 2005 - January 2010

Economic Growth

Agriculture, Rural Investment, and Enterprise Strengthening (ARIES) Project
September 2006 - September 2009
Land Titling and Economic Restructuring Activity (LTERA)
September 2004 - October 2009

Education

Basic Education Program/Building Education Support Systems for Teachers (ABEP/BESST)
January 2006 - January 2011
Higher Education Project in Afghanistan
January 2006 - January 2011
Afghan eQuality Alliances (AeQA)
June 2006 - June 2011
Printing of Text Books
March 2007 - June 2011

Health

Provincial Reconstruction Teams

Local Governance and Community Development (LGCD) Project
October 2006 - October 2009

Completed Activities

Agriculture

Dairy Industry Revitalization
August 2004 - December 2007

Alternative Development

Support to National Area Based Development Program
August 2005 - October 2007

Democracy & Governance

Consortium for Elections and Political Processes (CEPPS)
March 2003 - June 2008
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs Initiative to Strengthen Policy and Advocacy (MISPA)
January 2006 - January 2008
Support to the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
May 2004 - December 2007
Afghanistan Local Governance Assistance Project (ALGAP)
September 2004 - June 2007

Economic Growth

Establishment of National Payment System
September 2004 - September 2007
Promoting Sustainable Private Sector Development
April 2004 - April 2007
Industrial Estates Development
May 2004 - March 2007

Education

Youth Empowerment Project
September 2006 - March 2008
Schools and Clinics Construction and Refurbishment Program - IOM
May 2004 - March 2007
APEP
January 2003 - February 2007
Literacy & Community Empowerment Program
June 2004 - December 2006
America's Rapid Response to the Education Needs of Afghanistan
February 2002 - April 2004

Infrastructure

REFS - Power
September 2002 - June 2007

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