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USAID | Afghanistan

From the American People

Louis Berger Group/Black & Veatch (LBG/B&V)

The Louis Berger Group and Black & Veatch have an exemplary history managing complex infrastructure, nation-building and multi-sector institutional programs in Afghanistan, the Middle East and elsewhere throughout the world. Collectively we leverage professional expertise from 190 offices around the world and have active infrastructure projects in 90+ countries with roughly 60% of our staff and revenues based overseas. In the Transport Sector, The Louis Berger Group business reflects a global presence and 45 years of overseas experience. In the Energy Sector, Black & Veatch has similar experience and active internationally since 1963. Each firm also brings valuable experience on the collaborative institutional strengthening programs undertaken by USAID, TDA, World Bank, ADB, and others over the past 60 years. The programs we have managed include some of the largest ever undertaken by USAID, and they have produced streamlined approaches tailored to USAID policies and expectations. The LBG/B&V Joint Venture was established to give USAID direct access to this world class expertise specifically for IRP.

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Activities

Workers Upgrade Skills and Jobs

11 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Built by USAID’s Afghanistan Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program, the new 105-megawatt Tarakhil Power Plant has trained workers at every skill level, helping to ensure sustainable operations...

Support in a Grand Assembly

11 October 2010 | Kahmard District, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan

The shoes were the first indication. Tan lace-up boots, black rubber sandals, backless slippers, and penny loafers lined the blue canvas tarmac where almost 300...

Good Neighbors Share Electric Power

11 October 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Like sentries, they stand, each 40 meters tall. A line of 1,389 of them stretches between Uzbekistan and central Kabul. These soaring transmission towers...

Afghans Now Control Power Plant

23 September 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Culminating three years of construction and intensive capacity building, on June 27, the U.S. Government handed over to the Government of the Islamic Republic of...

Officials to Establish Road Authority

23 September 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Thousands of kilometers of rehabilitated provincial and rural roads have fallen into disrepair. Deteriorating roads make it more difficult for Afghans to access key services...

Transporting Eggs Safely to Market

23 September 2010 | Kishim, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

Kishim has long been a stopover for truckers and passengers exhausted from trips on nearly impassable roads in northeastern Afghanistan. Long-haul and delivery trucks crowded...

USAID Training Keeps Power Going

15 September 2010 | Kandahar, Afghanistan

In April 2010, a truck laden with explosives crashed into a guesthouse occupied by project staff supporting USAID in Kandahar City. The ensuing explosion also...

Announcements

A Road Rises from the River

31 August 2010 | Tala wa Barfak, Afghanistan

The Bamyan-Dushi Road reopened in late July following months of repairing damage caused by severe spring floods in Tala wa Barfak District. USAID's Afghanistan Infrastructure...

Establishing a Road Authority in Afghanistan

15 July 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

In mid-June, senior level officials from the Afghan Government and leaders from the private sector gathered at a USAID-sponsored conference in India to hear innovative...

Tarakhil Power Plant Transferred to Afghan Government

30 June 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

On June 27, the U.S. Government transferred control of the 105-megawatt Tarakhil Power Plant to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Tarakhil, a...

Energy Networks Maintain Steady Power in Kabul

31 May 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

During the second week of May, a request came to the USAID-funded 105 megawatt (MW) Tarakhil Power Plant located on the outskirts of Kabul. One...

Appreciation Ceremony Honors Power Plant Builders

15 May 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID and the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) held an appreciation ceremony at the Tarakhil Power Plant during the first week of May to...

Winter Road Maintenance Keeps Traffic Flowing

15 April 2010 | Bamyan, Afghanistan

In many areas of Afghanistan, the roads in winter are almost impassable. On April 6, Afghan leaders in Bamyan applauded the USAID-sponsored winter maintenance program...

Engineering Interns Graduate with Practical Skills

15 April 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

In early April, 23 engineering students from Afghan universities graduated from a USAID-sponsored internship program on road construction and maintenance. The hands-on program allows students...

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