Archive for the 'Afghan-Events' Category

AISA to launch Investors’ Directory for Afghanistan

Kabul-based news media are invited to attend the press conference at Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA).
This press conference is an event aiming to launch the Investors’ Directory, an initiative by AISA, the main purpose of which is to market the businesses within Afghanistan and abroad as well as to ease communications between the companies, customers [...]

Workshop: Alternative Agricultural Livelihoods Programme (AALP)

The Alternative Agricultural Livelihoods Programme, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by FAO and MAIL, started in July 2005 and closes at the end of December 2007.
AALP’s role has been to ensure that MAIL is able to play a leadership role in the mainstreaming of counter narcotics issues into Afghanistan’s [...]

The Second Saffron Conference in Herat

National and international media are invited to participate in ‘The Second Afghan Saffron Conference’ in Herat. The conference is organized by DACAAR and ICARDA with generous funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA). Furthermore, this event has the special support of the Afghanistan Ministry for Agriculture, [...]

40 Afghan businesses to attend 27th IITF

The US Agency for International Development’s Afghanistan Small and Medium Enterprise Development (ASMED) project is partnering with the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) to facilitate the participation of 40 Afghan companies at the upcoming India International Trade Fair (IITF). The IITF 2007 will be held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India from November 14-27.
The [...]

International Conference in Stockholm, Sweden

THE SWEDISH COMMITTEE FOR AFGHANISTAN, SCA, is conducting a two day international conference on Afghanistan 8 – 9 November 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Afghanistan is a country devastated by 30 years of conflict, Soviet occupation; civil war, Taliban regime and US war on terror have all affected the lives of ordinary Afghans. Today the violence [...]

The Young Afghan Professionals Summit – 2007

The Centre for Policy Priorities (CFPP) is an independent think tank, research and training organization based in Kabul, Afghanistan. CFPP serves as a forum for (i) analysing policy proposals and public programs; (ii) undertaking independent research of current issues; (iii) creating friendly environment for meaningful dialogue between policymakers and stakeholders; (iv) overseeing political [...]

Herat Hosts International Economic Conference

Officials from the 10 member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) are gathering in the western Afghan city of Herat today for the five-day conference continuing through October 20. The organization brings together Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
The Council of Ministers meeting of the ECO [...]

Indigo Carpet Association opens Showroom in Kabul

Indigo Carpet Association providing a fresh approach to carpet-making opened a new showroom in the capital ( Kabul ) on Saturday.
Brought together by Kabul carpet designer Javed Halimi, the 10 members of the association represent some of the best young minds, creating innovative contemporary designs and reworking traditional patterns.
In a statement issued here today, [...]

ADB Supports Construction of Ring Road with $US 176 million

The Asian Development Bank has supported the rehabilitation/construction of various sections of Afghanistan’s Ring Road. ADB’s Board of Directors has just considered a $US 176 million project to complete the last remaining section of the Ring Road.
Mr. Juan Miranda, ADB’s Director General of ADB’s Central and West Asia Regional Department has said: “The Ring Road [...]


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