Taliban Approves 21 Projects Worth 6.5 Billion Afghanis
The Taliban administration says its procurement commission has approved 21 projects worth nearly 6.5 billion Afghanis at its regular meeting. The projects cover the electricity, health and customs equipment sectors, and their costs are to be paid from the Taliban administration’s budget.
According to the economic office of the Taliban administration’s deputy prime minister, the meeting was held on Sunday, October 1, 1403, at the Marble Palace and was chaired by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs. A total of 34 projects were submitted to the commission for review, of which 21 were approved and the necessary amendments for 12 others were also approved.
Based on this information, a team has also been assigned to negotiate the price of one other project with the winning company and present its final report to the leadership of the procurement commission.
Among the approved and amended projects are the reconstruction of the Mangi hydropower dam in Kunar province, the purchase of scanner devices for the customs offices at the airports in Kabul, Herat, Nangarhar, Balkh and Khost, the construction of a district hospital in Helmand province, and the building of public hospitals in the Shgnan district of Badakhshan, the Chak district of Maidan Wardak and Qala Zal in Kunduz.
A number of electricity supply and distribution projects in various provinces are also included in the list. The Taliban administration said all approved projects will be funded by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
The Taliban administration’s procurement commission is the body that decides on contracts and major government projects. The Marble Palace is also one of the official venues for high-level meetings in Kabul.
