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Afghan villagers celebrate bridge opening by admin in Business visit site

NAWAJ, Afghanistan — Army Sgt. Michael Sottile never got to set foot on the new bridge officially opened outside this Parwan province village on Tuesday, but he enjoyed the event nonetheless. “Things like this are really good to see,” said the Connecticut National Guardsman, cracking a smile from his guard post atop his Humvee. “We just come out here to make sure all the (reconstruction) teams are all safe. But this is good. Opening schools is even better, because of all the exci...

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ABD offers US $ 40 m to Afghanistan’s cellular network by admin in Business visit site

KABUL: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has offered a loan of up to US$40 million and guarantees of up to $15 million to Afghanistan’s cellular network Roshan, to help accelerate the expansion of mobile telecommunications services in the country. The transaction builds on the success of the first-phase expansion of Roshan (a telecommunications company owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, Monaco Telecom International and MCT Corporation) in Afghanistan, which was p...

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Pak helps rebuild highway to Afghanistan by admin in Business visit site

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has helped neighbour Afghanistan rebuild the 75-km Torkham-Jalalabad highway at a cost of Rs 2 billion ($33 million) and says it has completed 95 percent of the task two months before deadline. Although there are many entry points, this highway, which was but a rundown road, is the key entry from Afghanistan to Pakistan via the Khyber Pass and witnesses daily movement of goods and travellers. The News quoting a PTV report said funds for the project were pr...

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Top Kabul restaurant takes Afghan youngsters off the streets - Yahoo! News by admin in Business visit site

KABUL (AFP) - The head waiter at one of the most popular restaurants in Kabul gently encourages his young apprentice who is still a little clumsy as he gets to grips with the art of fine dining French style.