USAID Afghanistan

USAID 

Afghanistan 

January 2004 

U.S. Agency for International Development

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OUR MISSION 

Working with our multi-national partners, we will promote 

security and accelerate the political and economic 

reconstruction of Afghanistan. 


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Definition of Success 

An Afghanistan that does not again become a base for 

terrorism; that is committed to democracy and human 

rights, and that can achieve progress through free market 

and legal economic activity. 

Prerequisites for Success: 

– Security in the countryside 

– Adequate funding for development 


US Assistance to Afghanistan 

Total Assistance to Date: $2,160,000,000 

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2500 

2,110 

2000 

1500 

1000 

(millions) 

912 953 

500 

103 

192 

0 

FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 


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US FY04 Support to the National Development Budget: $2,109.56m 

(millions) 

Pillar I - $330.4 

•Refugee & IDP Return - $92 

•Education & Voc Training – $97.5 

•Health & Nutrition – $98.6 

•Livelihood & Soc Protection - $42.3 

Pillar III - $958.04 

•Trade & Investment - $45 

•Public Admin Ref & Ec Mgm – $138.54 

•Justice - $20 

•Nat’l. police & law enforcement - $160 

•Afghan National Army (ANA) – $549 

•DDR - $45.4 

Pillar II – $472.2 

•Transport - $308.5 

•Energy, Mining & Telecoms - $80 

•Natural Resource Management - $5 

•Urban Management - $78.7 

Other – $218.3 

•Support to Bonn Process - $111.7 

•KPD/PPS - $45 

•PRT - $54 

•Human Rights - $7.6 


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Agriculture and Rural Economy 

In Afghanistan agriculture is a way of life for 70 percent of the population. 

After years of civil war and drought, most of the productive assets have 

been destroyed, crops have been uprooted, livestock lost, and farmers 

are heavily indebted. 

Program Goals 

• 100% increase in average productivity for 

500,000 families 

• 615 irrigation projects to increase water 

use efficiency by 50% and productivity by 

20% 

• 1000 km of village roads rehabilitated 

• 1000 village market centers built 


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Revitalizing Afghanistan’s Agricultural 

Markets Program (RAMP) 

RAMP has two principal objectives: increase productivity 

and output and facilitate effective linkages between 

producers, processors and markets. 

Activities: 

– Technology and market development ($40 million) 

– Rural financial services ($25 million) 

– Rural infrastructure ($67.5 million) 

– Management and Technical Assistance ($17.5 million) 


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4 

2 

6 

2 

12 

3 

Irrigation Projects 

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3 

10 

Current Projects on 

Schedule 

Planned Project 

#s Correspond to Projects 


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Increased Access to Basic Health Care 

The health status of Afghanistan’s people is among the worst in the 

world, with 25% infant and child mortality and 17% maternal mortality. 

Program Goals 

• Renovate/construct 400 rural health centers 

• Provide basic services to 12 million people, 

including 4.4 million women and children 

• Train 3,400 community health workers, 1,000 

midwives and 6,000 clinic staff 

• Improve access to safe water systems, iodized 

salt, contraceptives, mosquito nets and other 

health products 

• Strengthen Ministry of Public Health capacity at 

the national and provincial levels 


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16 

15 

15 

7 

1 

13 13 

Health Clinic Construction / 

Renovation 

>2 OHDACA 

1-2 OHDACA 

0 OHDACA 

USAID Projects 


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13 

10 

16 

5 

13 

16 

3 

10 

10 

10 10 

6 

5 

10 

10 

5 10 

5 10 

8 

10 9 

12 

1 

5 10 

10 

10 

7 

5 10 

5 10 

5 

8 

13 10 

15 Clinic Construction 

Projects Completed to Date 

14 

(US, UNAMA, et al) 

10 

Current Construction 

Security Project 

Phase 1 Construction 

6 

Phase ITGA 2 Construction Support (#) 

13 

7 

Phase Economic 3 Construction (#) 

Human Capital (#) 

#s Correspond to 

Construction Projects 

As of: 08/01/04 


Education 

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USAID is rebuilding Afghanistan’s devastated education system. 

Through intensive programs that provide quality education and training, 

the children and teachers of Afghanistan are coming back to school. 

Program Goals 

• 1,000 schools constructed or rehabilitated 

• 14,000 teachers trained via radio 

• 108 radio programs developed 

• 5600 village mentors trained via accelerated learning 

• 140,000 students graduated from accelerated 

learning courses 

• 280,000 grade equivalencies achieved 

• 35 million textbooks distributed 


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9 

1 

10 

12 

12 

10 

School Construction / 

Projects Renovation Completed to Date 


Projects >10 OHDACA Completed 

1-10 OHDACA 

Current Zero Security Projects OHDACA Project on 

Schedule 

USAID Projects 

ITGA Support (#) 

Planned Projects 

#s Economic (#) 

Projects Correspond Significantly to Schools 

Constructed/Renovated 

Behind Schedule 


#s Correspond to Schools 


14 

10 

510 

10 

10 

10 

10 

6 

10 

9 10 

10 

10 

8 

10 

10 

10 

1 

10 

10 

10 

10 

12 10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 10 

10 

5 

5 

10 

10 

10 

School Construction 

Projects Completed to Date 


Current Construction 

Security Project 

Phase 1 Construction 

6 

10 

10 

Phase ITGA 2 Construction Support (#) 

Phase Economic 3 Construction (#) 


#s Correspond to 

Construction Projects 

As of: 08/01/04 


Gender 

A focus on Afghan girls and women has been integrated into sector 

programs (education, health, agriculture, democracy and governance). 

Additionally, specific gender-specific activities include: 

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Activities 

• Rehabilitated the Ministry of Women 

Affair’s building and established the 

first Women’s Resource Center 

• Built kindergartens in 9 Ministries 

• Building 17 multi-service Provincial 

Women’s Centers 

• Soon to launch an accelerated healthfocused 

literacy program across 13 

rural provinces to enable 5,500 

women to train as Community 

Healthcare Workers and Community 

Midwives ($5 million obligated) 


Strengthening Democracy 

USAID is supporting the Bonn process, including the Constitutional, Human 

Rights and Judicial Commissions, the Constitutional Loya Jirga and June 

2004 elections. USAID is also building capacity to implement other 

legitimate government functions and providing support for a free and 

independent media. 

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Activities 

• Provided critical assistance for the emergency and 

Constitutional Loya Jirgas (register delegates, printed 

constitution, etc.). 

• Rehabilitated 4 provincial courthouses. 

• Supporting political parties, interim Afghan Electoral 

Commission and UNAMA in voter registration 

• Trained 325 journalists and supported 31 radio stations with 

equipment and training 

• Catalogued and archived property documents in Kabul 

• Provided IT and office equipment and internet access to the 

three Commissions and the Ministry of Justice 


Economic Governance 

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USAID is strengthening Afghanistan's economy by creating jobs in a 

variety of sectors, enabling Afghans to support their families and help 

rebuild their country. 

Activities 

•Managed the currency conversion 

•Customs: streamlined Kabul posts, designed reform 

program implemented it at 5 posts outside Kabul 

•Budget: Assisted in developing first national budget; 

assistance ongoing 

•Facilitating central government control of provincial 

budget execution through Mustofiats 

•Tax Administration: Designed/implementing issuance 

of TINs; implementing Large Taxpayer Office 

•Working with Central Bank to establish national and 

international money transfer services 

•Continuing work with relevant ministries in trade reform and 

public utilities 


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Rebuilding the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat Highway 

Phase I – Completed 

As of December 31, 2003 all 482 kilometers are paved with at least one layer of four-inchthick 

asphalt. 

Vehicles travel between Kabul and Kandahar in less than seven hours 

Thirty-five percent of the nation’s population lives within 50 kilometers of the road 

Phase II – 2004: Additional asphalt, bridge work, shoulders. Kandahar to Herat section. 


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Power Generation 

Activities 

• Kabul: Emergency diesel fuel provided (2.9 M 

liters; 72 tanker trucks) to provide 4,200 Mwhours 

• Kandahar: 10 Mw emergency generating plant 

• Lashkar-Gah: 3 Mw emergency generating 

plant 

• Qalat: 2 Mw emergency generating plant 

• Kandahar Long-Term Electricity Generation: 

•Kajaki Hydroelectric Plant: Engineering 

study complete; SOW approved by MoPW; 

contracting for rehab of turbines 

•Kandahar Diesel Generating Plant: 

Engineering study complete; initial contract 

awarded for building and related 

infrastructure rehab; contract for rehab of 

mechanical and electrical components 

forthcoming 


Infrastructure 

Secondary Roads (planned) 

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Provincial Reconstruction Teams 

•Work for military commander of AO 

•Dedicated CFC focus on enabling reconstruction 

•Work variety of projects 

•16 PRTs by June 2004 


Current & Planned PRTs and Coalition Bases 

Mazar-e Sharif 

Konduz 

Herat 

Bamian 

Bagram/Parwan 

Asadabad 

Kabul (ISAF) 

Jalalabad 

Ghazni 

Sharan 

Salerno 

Gardez 

Khowst 

Farah 

Gereshk 

Lashkar Gah 

Deh Rawod 

Tirin Kowt 

Qalat 

Kandahar 

KAF 

Spin Boldak 

Orgun-e 

Shkin 

Current PRTs 

Planned PRTs 

Firebases

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Public Affairs 

Activities 

•Joint US Public Affairs Coordination 

Council (CFC, Embassy, USAID) 

•Coordinated Public Affairs Plan in 

development 


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Radio Stations 

Bamyan Radio Bamyan 55k 12hrs 08/16/03 89.1Mhz 

Istiqlal Radio Station Logar 59k 02hrs 01/08/04 89.6Mhz 

Radio Sharq Nangahar 360k 12hrs 09/30/03 91.3Mhz 

Kallid Radio Station Kabul 2.8mil 24hrs 08/01/03 88.0Mhz 

Millie-Paygham Radio StationLogar 63k 07hrs 10/23/03 94.0Mhz 

Taraj-Mir Radio Station Baghlan 150k 15hrs 10/15/03 91.3Mhz 

Qura-Bagh Shura Radio Station Kabul ??? 06hrs 01/01/04 91.3Mhz 

Sahar Radio Herat 300k 1.5hrs 10/25/03 88.7Mhz 

Radio Azad Afghan Kandahar 585k 04hrs 12/06/03 88.0Mhz 

New Bahari-Balkh Balkh 580k 09hrs 01/04/04 88.5Mhz 

Suli-Paygham Khost 140.5k 09hrs 01/15/04 93.1Mhz 

Rabia Balkhi Balkh ??? ??? 01/08/04 ??? 

??? Kundoz ??? ??? 02/10/04 ??? 

Radio Chikh-Chiran Ghore ??? ??? End of JAN ??? 


Radio Stations 

25 

580K 

580k 

150k 

300k 

55k 

59k 

2,800k 

63k 

140k 

360k 

Projects Completed 

585k 

#s Correspond to Audience 


USAID 

Afghanistan 

January 2004

USAID Afghanistan

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