{"id":20170,"date":"2026-04-15T09:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/?p=20170"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:04:49","slug":"construction-work-on-cold-storage-basket-making-plant-begins-in-kabul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/2026\/04\/15\/construction-work-on-cold-storage-basket-making-plant-begins-in-kabul\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction work on cold storage, basket-making plant begins in Kabul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KABUL: Construction work has begun on a cold storage facility and a basket-making plant worth $1 million in Kabul, funded by the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The foundation stone for the project was laid on Wednesday in the Kalakan district of Kabul province, according to a Radio Omid correspondent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investor Amir Jan Dawoodzai said the facilities will be built on 11 jeribs of land, with construction expected to be completed within six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cold storage unit will have a capacity of 3,000 tons, aimed at preserving agricultural products and reducing post-harvest losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is expected to create around 60 direct jobs and 150 indirect employment opportunities, he said adding that the initiative will play a key role in boosting economic growth, improving storage capacity for farm produce, and supporting local agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalakan, located north of Kabul, is known for its vineyards and diverse grape production, making it a strategic location for such infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KABUL: Construction work has begun on a cold storage facility and a basket-making plant worth $1 million in Kabul, funded by the private sector. The foundation stone for the project was laid on Wednesday in the Kalakan district of Kabul province, according to a Radio Omid correspondent. Investor Amir Jan Dawoodzai said the facilities will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[83],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20172,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20170\/revisions\/20172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omidradio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}