Afghanistan and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Trade and Aid Express: Rail Construction in a High Security Risk Environment in Afghanistan
War-torn, landlocked, and isolated, Afghanistan needed to facilitate the safe, efficient, and timely passage of international humanitarian aid and trade goods.
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ADB Transport Assistance Works: Just Ask This Afghan Shopkeeper
ADB loans and grants since 2010 mean 13 million tons of freight are moved daily on new or upgraded railways throughout Asia.
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Afghanistan: Country Operations Business Plan, 2017–2019
The Afghanistan country operations business plan 2017–2019 will continue to focus on infrastructure development in transport, energy, and agriculture and natural resources.
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Islamic Finance: Afghanistan Country Profile
Islamic finance is a relatively nascent industry in Afghanistan. Currently, at least 7 out of the 16 licensed financial institutions in the country offer some form of Islamic financial services. The government is taking several initiatives to improve the regulatory and legal landscape.
Afghanistan was a founding member of ADB in 1966 and has since been supported by ADB over two periods.
Resuming its partnership with Afghanistan after a hiatus from 1980 to 2001, ADB—in collaboration with other development partners—supports the country’s development in the transport, energy, natural resources, and economic management sectors. Cumulative lending to Afghanistan total almost $1 billion, and approved grants total $3.3 billion.
ADB assistance is fully on budget and aligned with the government’s strategies and its national priority programs, which are the agreed foundations of the partnership.
Afghanistan is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Latest
ADB Provides Additional Funding to Improve Roads, Highways in Afghanistan
ADB's Board of Directors has approved an additional $30 million grant to further improve maintenance works on sections of Afghanistan’s regional highways and road networks.
ADB, Afghanistan Launch New GIS Policies to Improve Geospatial Data
ADB and the Government of Afghanistan this week unveiled two foundation policies that will help develop a central information portal to increase access to accurate and comprehensive geospatial data in the country.CAREC Institute Intergovernmental Agreement Effectiveness Celebration - Takehiko Nakao
Remarks by ADB President Takehiko Nakao at the CAREC Institute Intergovernmental Agreement Effectiveness Celebration on 7 September 2017 in Urumqi, People's Republic of China
Projects in Afghanistan
Proposed
- MFF: Arghandab Integrated Water Resources Development Investment Program
- Horticulture Value Chain Development Sector Project
- Energy Supply Improvement Investment Program Tranche 4 (Formerly Multitranche Financing Facility II: Energy Development 2014-2023)
- Road Asset Management Project - Additional Financing
- Support for Infrastructure Investment and Policy II
Approved/Active
- Horticulture Value Chain Development Sector Project
- Arghandab Integrated Water Resources Development Investment Program
- Energy Supply Improvement Investment Program Tranche 2 (Formerly Multitranche Financing Facility II: Energy Development 2014-2023)
- Road Asset Management Project
- Panj-Amu River Basin Sector Project
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39.1%
Population living below the national poverty line in Afghanistan (2015)
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29.2
Population in Afghanistan, in millions (2016)
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2%
Average annual population growth rate in Afghanistan (2011-2016)
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396
Maternal mortality ratio in Afghanistan, per 100,000 live births (2015)