In Kandahar City in 2010, insurgency was at increasingly high levels, and life-sustaining electrical power was in scarce supply. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined forces with Afghanistan’s national power company, military regional commands, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop a plan.
The Kandahar Helmand Power Project would provide affordable, reliable power to Afghanistan’s second-largest and culturally evolved city — which had been pushed to the brink by Taliban bombs and assassinations. “Powering up” economic growth and stability in this southern province, mission officials said, would also counter insurgents. Read Full Article at Del Mar Times
