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Activities

Partnership Eases Transit and Trade

13 May 2012 | Balkh, Afghanistan

With the support of USAID, customs and police officers on Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan started conducting joint examinations of vehicles, strengthening control of borders and reducing opportunities for corruption and other illegal activities.

Afghan Gas Industry Makes Headlines

9 May 2012 | Shiberghan, Afghanistan

With Afghanistan home to valuable natural resources such as gas, minerals, gems and marble, journalists are turning the spotlight on the country’s economic potential.

A Woman Leads War against Trash

14 March 2012 | Balkh, Afghanistan

USAID/RAMP UP North Zarangas pick up trash from one of Mazar-e-Sharif’s neighborhoods. Gul Jan, a housewife from Yulmarab village, called the contact...

At Work, She Lives Her Dream

12 March 2012 | Helmand, Afghanistan

USAID/RAMP UP “My work at Lashkar Gah’s municipal office gave me the opportunity to demonstrate that we can make things happen if we work...

Registration Raises Revenue

30 January 2012 | Charikar, Afghanistan

Municipalities in Afghanistan depend on locally generated resources to finance their operational and USAID/RAMP UP During a survey of commercial establishments...

Orange Means Clean

22 December 2011 | Uruzgan, Afghanistan

In late October, USAID delivered fifty new community garbage containers to the Municipality of Tirin Kot, the USAID/RAMP UP SOUTH A...

Qalat City Swept Clean

3 December 2011 | Zabul, Afghanistan

When asked what services the municipality should provide in the city, the residents of Qalat pointed to garbage USAID/RAMP UP AFTER...

Announcements

Inaugural Meeting of APTTCA

15 March 2011 | Islamabad, Pakistan

USAID/TAFA APTTCA delegation leaders. From February 11 through 12, the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Coordinating Authority (APTTCA) held its first meeting in...

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey Finalized

15 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID’s Trade Accession and Facilitation for Afghanistan project recently completed its nationwide Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) survey on trade and customs. The KAP survey...

Agricultural Fair Showcases Afghanistan’s Bounty

15 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

From October 6 to 8, thousands of visitors from Afghanistan and around the world converged on Badam Bagh Farm in Kabul to attend the 2010...

Attracting Investment to Industrial Parks

30 September 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Foreign investors must have safe and adequate industrial locations at which to manufacture goods. To support a wide range of modern manufacturing processes, industrial parks...

Engaging Youth in Trade

31 August 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

The Ministry of Information and Culture (MOIC) hosted a “Conference on National Youth Policy” from August 7 through 9. A variety of governmental and nongovernmental...

Historic Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement Signed

15 August 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

On July 18, Afghanistan and Pakistan signed a historic transit trade agreement that will reduce by half the amount of time it takes goods to...

Assisting Women and Young Entrepreneurs

15 June 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

To address the unique challenges facing youth and women in business in Afghanistan, USAID recently held a two-day workshop titled "Baseline Assessment Survey of Women...

Last updated16 May 2012

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