China starts construction in Afghanistan

The Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Yao Jing and the Afghanistan’s Minister of Urban Development and Housing Sayed Saadat Mansour Naderi, have signed a contract for construction of 1,400 apartments in Kabul.

China will fund construction of 10,000 apartments in total with the initial phase totaling 1 400 apartments, for which the construction work will start within two months and the completion of the first phase will be in about two years.

The Chinese government promises to provide two billion Chinese Yuan (about $ 300 million USD) for the entire project, and as part of this project, the first, second and third phase will involve apartment buildings in Kabul city and the remaining will be established in the provinces to provide more housing to Afghans.

According to the ministry, currently there is a need for nearly two million houses in Afghanistan.