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USAID Leads a Media Tour of Helmand’s Kajaki Dam

Local and international media tour major dam project.

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Kajaki engineers explain to journalists how the new turbines will function.

15 November 2008 | Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan

On October 28, USAID provided both Afghan and international media the opportunity to visit Helmand province’s Kajaki Dam. The dam project recently reached a significant milestone with the delivery of two transformers which, once installed, will significantly improve energy in Helmand’s provincial capital, Lashkar Gah.

This tour was the media’s first visit to the turbine since Afghan and Coalition troops delivered the transformers in August of 2008. Helmand Governor Ghulab Mangal travelled from Lashkar Gah to Kajaki to meet the visiting media, which included Tolo TV, Shamshad TV, Radio Azadi, the Associated Press and The New York Times. Coverage in nearly every major Afghan media outlet provided Afghans fresh insight into their country’s progress.

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