From the American People
Through ASMED, USAID provides a full range of business development services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their supporting private sector institutions, advocates for policy reforms to eliminate barriers to establishing and sustaining successful businesses, supports the development of local business infrastructure, facilitates public-private partnerships, supports practical business training for private sector leaders, and facilitates internal and external market linkages for Afghan SMEs. In its last year of operation, ASMED focuses on 25 key terrain districts across the country.
ASMED - Five Years of Private Sector Development--low-res
Fact Sheet ASMED June 2011
Fact Sheet ASMED GDA June 2011
ASMED Business Development Services
ASMED Human Capacity Building
ASMED Market Information
Afghanistan Women’s Business Federation
Afghanistan Women’s Business Federation - Dari
Afghanistan Women’s Business Federation - Pashto
Assistance to the Gemstone Sector
Fact Sheet ASMED Mazar Women's Market (Dari
1 April 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan
This USAID-sponsored activity will help the Afghan Government identify geological data for sites not surveyed since the 1960s
6 December 2011 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
With the USAID grant, the firm was finally able to meet the volume of orders they required.
13 December 2011 | Laghman, Afghanistan
Fish producer associations in Nangarhar and Laghman provinces and fish farmers from other parts of Afghanistan have purchased at least 70,000 fingerlings from the hatchery.
28 December 2011 | Hirat, Afghanistan
By supporting associations, USAID is enabling them to become advocates for the private-sector and render effective services to members and the community.
28 September 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
USAID/ASMED Ferosgha-e-Afghan shopping center in Kabul City was blown-out on January 18, 2010. In the terrorist attack, the five-story building was burned out and...
27 October 2011 | Balkh, Afghanistan
USAID/ASMED USAID-funded machinery in use at Qaderi Plastic Recycling Company. Balkh Province, situated in Afghanistan’s northern region, covers an area more than...
6 November 2011 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
USAID/ASMED USAID funded production line in action. Fruit juice is a popular drink in the eastern region, especially during the hot, dusty...
19 September 2011 | Balkh, Afghanistan
USAID/ASMED With USAID financial and technical support, the Sadat Tomato Paste Company produces nearly 20,000 jars of tomato paste. Agriculture is an...
19 September 2011 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
USAID/ASMED Laborers processing marble at the Sahil Tora Bora Marble Processing Facility, Surkh Road District, Nangarhar Province. Afghan white marble, primarily from...
11 November 2011 | Nangarhar, Afghanistan
USAID/ASMED Season Honey Company displays its wares in a local trade fair. Raw honey production is common in Afghanistan’s eastern region because...
20 February 2011 | Takhar Province, Afghanistan
Mayor of Takhar Province gives information to the media about Takhar Grain Market. On January 20, provincial, district, and local officials from Takhar Province...
30 September 2010 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan
On August 25, the first group of gemstone cut-and-polish trainees graduated from the Gemstone Training Center in Jalalabad. USAID supports the training center through a...
31 August 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan
On August 22, Kabul Mayor Mohammad Younus Nawandish, U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and USAID Deputy Mission Director John Atteberry re-opened the Foroshgah-E-Borzorg Shopping Center in...
15 July 2010 | Baghlan Province, Afghanistan
On July 11, the Ministry of Education provided specially designed laptops through the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Afghanistan program to 279 children and teachers...
31 May 2010 | Hirat, Afghanistan
This month, 131 students from Hirat University received certificates of accomplishment for completing a three-month internship program organized under the USAID-funded Afghanistan Small and Medium...
30 June 2010 | Kunduz Province, Afghanistan
The Shamal Afghanistan Jewelry and Gemstone Association Training Center in Kunduz Province celebrated its official inauguration. USAID’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ASMED) project...
30 June 2010 | Dubai, UAE
Ten Afghan carpet companies successfully participated in the Domotex Middle East Trade Show in Dubai. USAID’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ASMED) project sponsored...
15 June 2010 | Panjsher Province, Afghanistan
On April 27, the Koh-e-Tolkha Cooperative in Panjsher Province celebrated the opening of a new cool storage facility. USAID’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development...
30 April 2010 | Hirat, Afghanistan
The New Community Development Organization (NCDO), with financial support from USAID, recently hosted a four-day Afghan Artist and Artisan Exhibition in Hirat in coordination with...
30 April 2010 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan
During the years of war and instability in Afghanistan, many carpet weavers and traders relocated to Pakistan. Now, USAID’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development...
In The News
20 December 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
An employee of DAI, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractor, was arrested December 18 on bribery charges, U.S. officials reported. The action came...
31 July 2011 | Hirat, Afghanistan
Ryan Fong/USAID Workers process raw cashmere. Afghanistan’s first cashmere de-hairing facility, inaugurated yesterday in Hirat, will significantly boost future Afghan cashmere exports....
28 June 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
Robert Sauers/USAID USAID Deputy Mission Director Brooke Isham delivers remarks during a ceremony at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry where two private investors...
25 May 2011 | Hirat, Afghanistan
In its third year, the Afghanistan International Marble Conference opened in Hirat Province Robert Sauers/USAID U.S. Ambassador Karl W....
17 April 2011 | Mazar, Afghanistan
مزار شریف، افغانستان/ 17 اپریل 2011 – جهت رفع نیازمندی زنان برای ایجاد فرصت های بیشتر تجارتی ، مسوولین ولایتی ولایت بلخ...
مزار شریف – افغانستان/ د ۲۰۱۱ کال د اپریل د میاشتی ۱۷ نیټه-- د سوداګریزو فرصتونو د موندنی لپاره د افغانو ښځو د اړتیا...
Robert Kerr/USAID Provincial Director of Women's Affairs Fariba Majid and Ching Eikenberry, wife of U.S. Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, inspect the newly inaugurated women's market...
مزار شریف – افغانستان/ د ۲۰۱۱ کال د اپریل د میاشتی ۱۶ نیټه-- د سوداګریزو فرصتونو د موندنی لپاره د افغانو ښځو د اړتیا...
مزار شریف، افغانستان/ 16 اپریل 2011 – جهت رفع نیازمندی زنان برای ایجاد فرصت های بیشتر تجارتی ، مسوولین ولایتی ولایت بلخ...
13 January 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan
کابل، افغانستان/ 13 جنوری 2011 – گروپ پیمان اطلس ساختمان جدید و مدرن قالین بافی را در دشت برچی کابل افتتاح نمود. این گروپ به...
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