Wednesday, June 22 – US Embassay in Kabul on Tuesday said that around 90 million dollars worth project will be implemented through United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Afghan government budget.
This will be the first US donation to Afghanistan that would be spent in development projects in the country under the Afghan government budget.
Implementation of new development project aid through Afghan government comes after Afghan Finance Ministry emphasized on spending the International Community’s aid through the Afghan government budget.
According to Afghan Finance Ministry, the new aid package of United States would be spent in reconstruction of Sheberghan gas wells, construction of Bamyan-Doshi road, making electronic governance, health care and education.
Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Finance Minister said, “USAID is one of our largest donors. The new aid package is enough money which is going to be spent through national projects, national budget and governmental office and better steps have been taken in order to gain positive results in the forthcoming period.”
In the meantime, Afghan Education Minister Farooq Wardak said, “the international community had committed that 50% of their aid is going to be implemented through Afghan budget and I am extremely delighted that we today we are taking practical steps towards this.”
Meanwhile, US Embassy officials in Kabul said that they are going to implement part of their aid through Afghan government budget.
US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry said, “We are making progress, but we have to say there is still a lot to do and more committed to do it. But today we can say that the USAID in partnership with the government of Afghanistan stand together to build better life for the people of Afghanistan.”
Earl Gast Head of USAID in Afghanistan said, “We have aligned our assistance since the Kabul Conference to support the 22 priority programmes of the government and more over the foreign compliance with the 80 per cent ruled by 2012.”
Afghan Finance Minister said that implementation of international aid through Afghan government will help in capacity of building of Afghan ministries and also projects will be implemented with less costs through Afghan budget.
