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There are a host of international organizations involved with development in Afghanistan.  Some work with building roads, schools, cell phone towers, and hospitals.  Others work towards sustainable solutions that incorporate modern agricultural methods, solar energy, water distribution and irrigation.  The links below will provide you with information about development projects in Afghanistan, who is funding these projects, and who the implementing partners are.

Listings and Directories of NGOs and other
Organizations Doing Development in Afghanistan

Directory of Development Organizations in Afghanistan. by devdir.org.  (PDF)

Listing of non-governmental and international humanitarian organizations operating in Afghanistan.  The Afghanistan Analyst.

The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance.  Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU).

Selected Development Organizations in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Investment and Reconstruction Task Force.  International Trade Administration of the US Department of Commerce.

Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN in Afghanistan).

Asian Development Bank (ADB).  Afghanistan Programs.

Central Asia Development Group (CADG). An implementing partner with non-profit and profit business sectors.

Canada-Afghanistan Solidarity Committee.

European Union and Afghanistan.

International Monetary Fund (IMF).

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

UNICEF.  United Nations.

United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - Afghanistan.

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

World Bank - Afghanistan.

Blogs about Development in Afghanistan

CADG Blog.  Central Asia Development Group.

Other Information about Development in Afghanistan

Agriculture in Afghanistan.

Agricultural Development for Afghanistan Pre-Deployment Training or ADAPT.  Funded by USDA this program provides a week-long training event for government and military members soon to deploy to Afghanistan in an agricultural advisor role.