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KABUL (PAN)Work on a highway between northern Parwan and Bamyan provinces, costing $50 million, got under way on Thursday, officials said.
The 104-kilometer long and 11-metre wide road would be completed in one year, the acting minister of public works told reporters at the opening ceremony for the project.
Abdul Qudus Hamidi said Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) based in Parwan and Bamyan were providing funds for the road.
Parwan Governor Basir Salangi said the construction of the road would help boost Afghanistan's war-shattered economy. He called for the complete the project on schedule.
Hajji Dasgir, an elder from Sheikh Ali district, expressed his pleasure over the construction of road. He hoped they would be able to transfer their patients to hospital without any difficulty after the completion of the highway.
Merzad, a resident of Ghorbad district, said their town produced different kinds of fruits they could not take them to market on time but to lousy roads.
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The 104-kilometer long and 11-metre wide road would be completed in one year, the acting minister of public works told reporters at the opening ceremony for the project.
Abdul Qudus Hamidi said Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) based in Parwan and Bamyan were providing funds for the road.
Parwan Governor Basir Salangi said the construction of the road would help boost Afghanistan's war-shattered economy. He called for the complete the project on schedule.
Hajji Dasgir, an elder from Sheikh Ali district, expressed his pleasure over the construction of road. He hoped they would be able to transfer their patients to hospital without any difficulty after the completion of the highway.
Merzad, a resident of Ghorbad district, said their town produced different kinds of fruits they could not take them to market on time but to lousy roads.
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