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Joint Statement from the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Australia

Afghanistan and Australia today, 17 May 2005, officially launched the new Afghan visa system and signed two separate arrangements on the provision of a much needed housing accommodation project in Kabul and on the encouragement of safe and dignified return of unsuccessful Afghan asylum seekers in Nauru and in immigration detention in Australia. more

Laboratory Set-up Completed at Kabul Airport

In February 2005, a technical delegation from the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) visited Kabul to complete the set-up of the document examination laboratory at the Kabul International Airport. more

Brunei Helps Afghanistan in Health Sector

Between 29th of July and 4th of August 2004, at the invitation of the Government of Brunei Darussalam, a senior Afghan delegation headed by the Public Health Minister of the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, Her Excellency Dr Sohaila Seddiq, paid an official visit to Brunei Darussalam. more

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Australian Support for Afghan Elections

Australia will provide an additional $2 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to further support preparations for Afghanistan's presidential elections planned for October this year. more

Australia Establishes Laboratory at Kabul Airport and New Offices at Interior Ministry

A delegation of four officials from the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA) visited Islamabad and Kabul from 25 April to 4 May 2004 to implement a number of initiatives under the Afghan Technical Cooperation Project. The Technical Cooperation Project is a $2 million program of technical cooperation between Afghanistan and Australia on migration management and border control issues. more

International Conference on Afghanistan

I will attend a major international conference on Afghanistan in Berlin on 31 March and 1 April.

Australia To Fully Fund UNHCR Project In Afghanistan

Australia will play a leading role in funding International efforts to assist Afghan refugees and internally displaced people in Afghanistan return home by providing $4.66 million in funding to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). more

New Zealand will continue assisting Afghanistan

In keeping with the government's commitment to ongoing humanitarian and reconstruction work overseas, Prime Minister Helen Clark and Minister of Defence Mark Burton today confirmed the next phase in two key Defence Force deployments. more

Embassy Trains Young Afghans

Under a program announced last year by the Afghan Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, every year at least six young Afghans will be given the opportunity to undertake traineeship at the Afghan Embassy in Canberra. more

New Zealand Prime Minister Farewells Afghanistan Deployment

Prime Minister Helen Clark is attending the farewell of New Zealand Defence Force personnel going to Afghanistan from Christchurch this morning. more

Australian Aid Builds Schools, Weirs and Bridge in Afghanistan

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) through Care Australia has undertaken a number of projects in Afghanistan that are designed to assist the reconstruction of the nation and to provide for its people. The projects are in the field of construction, education support, vocational training and health training.more

UNIFEM Australia Assists Afghan Women

Unifem Australia has undertaken a report on its recent Afghanistan project. Unifem representatives visited Kabul in May 2003 to meet with various other women’s groups and to attend a conference on women’s rights, law and justice in Afghanistan. more

Australian Support for Humanitarian and Recovery Needs in Afghanistan more

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark: It’s now time to contribute to the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Click here to read the full text of the New Zealand Government’s Press Release

Afghan Embassy in Jakarta to be Renovated

The Afghan Embassy building in Jakarta will be renovated in the near future. The renovation will take place with the help of a generous financial donation by a famous Indonesian businessman.

President Karzai reviews achievements of the past year

"...The bright history of our nation as well contains some remarkable points and important days, some of which are good and some are unfortunately bad, but both are of special importance....

Draft National Development Framework of Afghanistan
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Australia helps Afghanistan produce more food

Australia will fund a key project to help restore production of two of Afghanistan's most important food crops - wheat and maize.

Procedure for the registration of a Foreign based NGO with the Transitional Government of Afghanistan

Procedure for the registration of a Foreign based NGO with the Transitional Government of Afghanistan

The request for registration should be forwarded to the Afghan Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Kabul through the embassy of the home country of the NGO. If the home country does not have an embassy in Kabul the request should be made through the Afghan embassy in the home country of the NGO. The Afghan embassy will have to certify all the documents submitted with the request.
The person in charge of the NGO or their representative should personally fill in the registration forms at the Division of International Economic and financial Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul.
The registration forms will then be forwarded to the planning Ministry. After receipt of the US$1000 fee, the Planning Ministry will forward the request for registration to the High Assessment Commission for final approval.
On final approval the NGO will be issued with a certificate of registration.

This information has been supplied by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Kabul. For further details please contact the Embassy of Afghanistan in Canberra.

Report: International Conference on Kabul and the National Urban Vision, 21-24 Sept 2002, Kabul

The international conference on Kabul and the National Urban Vision held in Kabul on September 21-24 2002, was organised by the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH), Government of Afghanistan in cooperation and sponsorship of Society of Afghan Engineers in USA, Kabul Municipality, Kabul University, Japan Society for Civil Engineers and UN-Habitat.

Australia funds reconstruction project in Kabul

Following negotiations between representatives from both governments, Australia will fund a one million dollar reconstruction project in Afghanistan.

The Future of Kabul City

Call for papers: An international conference to address reconstruction of a ravaged city.

Kabul Sanitation Improvement Component

This consultancy assignment will consist of supervisory activities and the provision of engineering and analytical advice to the staff of Kabul Municipality on sanitation improvements.

Consulting Services (P077779)

Emergency infrastructure reconstruction project

This assignment is to plan, design and implement a labor-intensive program of public works to improve selected infrastructure service delivery at the municipal level, in order to enhance the quality of life, health status, and welfare of Afghan people in the largest urban areas and to support the economic recovery of the country.