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Chinese Government provides RMB 500 million grant for 10,000 Housing Units Project (Linked to Record ID#54451)

¥500K RMB

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Afghanistan Ministry of Finance
Country	Afghanistan
Start Date	May 01, 2017
End Date	Feb 26, 2028
Duration	3,953 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`53999`

Grant Description

On November 3, 2015, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement (ETCA), which committed an RMB 2 billion grant (see Record ID#54451) for multiple projects including a project to construct 10,000 residential apartments in Kabul.

These housing units were to be allocated to civil servants — specifically, the families of deceased Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police, and National Security Forces personnel.

On May 16, 2016, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and the Government of Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah signed an exchange of notes on a feasibility study for the 10,000 Housing Units Project.

In March 2017, Afghan officials announced that the first phase of the project would include the construction of 1,400 units the Old Darulaman Palace in Kabul. The second phase and third phase of the project were reportedly dependent on the success of the first phase.

Then, in May 2017, the Chinese Government and the Government of Afghanistan signed an RMB 500 million grant agreement to build 10,000 residential apartments in Kabul.

China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. was initially identified as the contractor responsible for project implementation. Its work was to be overseen by the Government of Afghanistan's Ministry of Urban Development and Housing.

According to a December 9, 2018 report issued by Embassy of China in Afghanistan, the project made substantial progress. As of December 26, 2019, the project was still under implementation.

Then, on September 22, 2020, China 19th Metallurgical Corporation (MCC 19) and the Government of Afghanistan signed a construction contract to build 1,400 residential units in 56 five-story blocks in the Nila Bagh area of Darul Aman (within Kabul’s 7th District)

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 期对一万套住房项目 or 我援阿富汗公务员低造价住房项目 or 阿富汗公务员低造价住房项目.
This project is located in Kabul. The first phase of the project will involve the construction of 1400 housing units in the Old Dar-ul-Aman Palace in Kabul.
This project is linked to two other agreements that were also signed on November 3, 2015: a grant of 1500 scholarships for Afghan students (captured via Project ID#54038) and aid to help Afghanistan with Taliban peace talks (captured via Project ID#54039).

📚 Sources & References

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Met with Li Yuanchao, افغانستان و چین ۳ توافقنامه‌ی همکاری‌ امضا کردند, عبدالله با معاون رئیس جمهور چین دیدار کرد
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China Sign Three Cooperation Agreements
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Afghanistan and China sign 6 documents for bilateral cooperation
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China ink six documents to boost bilateral cooperation
China
Afghanistan issue joint statement reaffirming mutual support
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China sign six cooperation agreements
Joint Statement between the People’s Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Afghanistan housing project underlines China's growing role
Construction foundation for 1,400 apartments in Kabul to be laid in 60 days
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海外公司阿富汗项目建设回顾
Chinese Contribution to Afghanistan Obvious to All
刘劲松大使会见阿富汗城市发展与住房部负责人
刘劲松大使会见阿富汗财政部长和公共工程部长
中阿经贸合作概况
Chinese Vice President Visits Afghanistan
驻阿富汗大使王愚出席援阿富汗低造价住房项目签约仪式
阿富汗总统加尼出席我援阿富汗公务员低造价住房项目签约仪式
Chinese company inks contract to build 1,400 apartments in Afghan capital
Chinese company inks contract to build 1,400 apartments in Afghan capital
China aims to build 1,400 houses in Afghanistan
Feature: Chinese companies committed to rebuilding Afghanistan in post-war era Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.

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