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USAID | Afghanistan

From the American People

Afghan Women Build Sustainable Silk Business

27 June 2012 | Balkh, Afghanistan

Household silk production is a tradtional activity in northern Afghanistan where silk is used to make carpets and textiles. The IDEA-NEW project, funded by USAID, is training over 400 women in this craft.  

Learn more: Agriculture

About this activity: Incentives Driving Economic Alternatives for the North, East, West (IDEA-NEW)

Announcements

CBSG successfully implements two school furniture projects in Mir Qasim Jan and Sar Asyab villages of Chimtal District

2 April 2011 | Balkh Province, Afghanistan

USAID/CBSG Provision of school furniture for Mir Qasim Jan High School. On February 28, closing ceremonies were held for two recently completed school...

Road graveling project breaks ground in Bytemor Village, Chimtal District

2 April 2011 | Balkh Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD Groundbreaking ceremony for the Bytemor Road Graveling Project. On February 24, the district governor of Chimtal, representatives from the Balkh Provincial Directorate...

USAID Provides Property and Equipment to Khost Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

2 April 2011 | Khost Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD The Khost DAIL director signing equipment handover documents. The economy of Khost Province is primarily based on agriculture.  The majority of residents...

USAID Supports the Parwan Provincial Government

2 April 2011 | Parwan Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD Parwan Deputy Provincial Governor receives a laptop from the closeout of LGCD’s Parwan provincial office. As USAID’s Local Governance and Community Development...

Construction of Waiting Hall Completed

2 April 2011 | Kunduz Province, Afghanistan

USAID/CBSG Waiting Hall at Chardara District Clinic. On February 23, construction finished on the new waiting hall for the Chahar Dara District Clinic...

Tents for Temporary Classrooms Arrive in Paktika Province

2 April 2011 | Paktika Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD Representatives of the Paktika Department of Education receive tents for temporary schools. USAID’s Local Governance and Community Development project delivered 277 tents...

In The News

Five Afghan Companies Form Public-Private Alliances with USAID

19 June 2013

Five Afghan companies signed the first Public-Private Alliances (PPAs) with USAID in Kabul today. These companies have matched USAID funding, reaching a total investment value...

Kabul Electricity Consumers Can Now Pay Through Mobile Phone

12 June 2013 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Consumers from Kabul City can now pay their electricity bills through the mobile phones. At today’s ceremony, CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS),...

Over 300 Female High School Students Graduate from Business Training Course

9 June 2013 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Today 303 young women from 15 high schools across Nangarhar, Laghman and Kunar provinces graduated from Taraqi Saba, or “Development for...

Afghan Government and Private Sector Partner to Grow Fruit Exports

26 May 2013 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan grows high-quality pomegranates, grapes, apples, and other fruits, but has trouble exporting them. Today, a group of Afghan officials, entrepreneurs, and international donors organized...

Eighteen Women Graduate from the USAID Women in Government Internship Program in Jalalabad

29 May 2013 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Eighteen women celebrated their graduation from the USAID Women in Government Internship Program in Jalalabad on Wednesday. These women completed six-month internships at either Nangarhar...

USAID’s ABADE Program Opens Regional Office in Herat

27 May 2013 | Herat, Afghanistan

Afghan business owners struggle to obtain the capital, management advice, equipment, and technologies needed to grow their businesses. Women and youth can make significant contributions...