Reconnecting Afghanistan
With Afghanistan’s primary road network and other parts of its transport system being reconstructed, planners are now looking to the future
Balancing Traditions
Promoting greater gender equality requires balancing boldness with caution, the new with the old
Three-Pronged Approach
ADB is focusing on rebuilding transport, reconnecting energy sources, and reestablishing the management of natural resources
Development Challenges
Landlocked, poor, and recovering from war, Afghanistan faces many obstacles as it moves forward
Tapping the Private Sector
ADB is helping private sector interests get more deeply involved in rebuilding the country through a newmobile phone network, commercial bank, and risk guarantee facility
Finding the Facts
ADB follows a careful process for conceiving and designing projects. A project in Afghanistan’s Western Basins region illustrates the process
Lighting Up Afghanistan
A consultant to one of ADB’s projects explains some of the difficulties in preparing a project to bring power to Afghanistan’s poor households
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