KABUL: Mullah Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the Acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, during his trip to Helmand province, inaugurated the construction work of three projects worth 76 million Afghanis, the ministry told Radio Omid in a statement on Friday.
According to a statement during a ceremony held on this occasion in the Kajaki district of Helmand province, Akhundzada emphasized that the Islamic Emirate is committed to balanced development even in the most remote areas of the country.
The projects include the reconstruction of an 8-kilometer irrigation canal in the village of Dabagol, the construction, and graveling of a 30-kilometer road in the village of Shiri, and the construction and graveling of an 88-kilometer road in the village of Safed Hesar in Kajaki district.
The implementation of the projects will also create job opportunities for dozens of local residents.
Balanced development at the district level is one of the developmental strategies of the Islamic Emirate aimed at improving the living conditions of the people through the implementation of development projects.