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17 Projects Worth Around 1 Billion Afghanis Approved: Taliban Economic Deputy

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01 Apr 2026 - 17:17

The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban’s Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs said the National Procurement Commission, chaired by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, approved 17 projects with a total cost of approximately 1 billion Afghanis during a recent meeting.

The deputy minister added that 42 projects were submitted for approval at the meeting, of which 17 were approved and 14 were amended.

Sources said the approved projects include the construction of dormitories at Panjshir University and the Faculty of Medicine buildings at Badakhshan University, general hospitals in Ghazni’s Giro, Faryab’s Bandar, and Nangarhar’s Spin Ghar districts, completion of the first and second phases of the Konar–Nuristan road, and electricity supply projects to several provinces across the country.