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Mohammad Younus Akhundzada Mullah Mohammad Younus Akhundzada ( ) is the Rural Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country lo ...

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Qari Salahuddin Ayubi Qari Salahuddin Ayubi is an Afghan Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Isl ...

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Afghan government The government of Afghanistan, officially called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the central government of Afghanistan, a unitary state. Under the leadership of the Taliban, the government is a theocracy and an emirate with political powe ...

. Its main headquarters is located in

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Ac ...

, but has offices and employees in all the 34 provinces of the country. MRRD's mission is to contribute to

poverty alleviation Poverty reduction, poverty relief, or poverty alleviation, is a set of measures, both economic and humanitarian, that are intended to permanently lift people out of poverty. Measures, like those promoted by Henry George in his economics clas ...

in rural areas by empowering communities and fostering economic and social opportunities.

Programs

The Ministry manages five national programmes: ; The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) : Through this programme, MRRD, with the support of facilitating partners, mobilises communities, organises elections to establish Community Development Councils, builds capacity of elected members to manage projects, and provides grants to the communities so they can implement projects they have prioritised. ; The National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) : Works at the district level and organises the establishment of District Development Assemblies (DDAs). The programme trains DDA members on several issues pertaining to

rural development Rural development is the process of improving the quality life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of ...

and implements projects identified as priorities by DDAs. ; The Rural Water Sanitation and Irrigation Programme : Provides access to potable water and sanitation facilities to rural people. It also provides hygiene education and works on small scale irrigation infrastructure. ; The National Rural Access Programme (NRAP) : Builds and rehabilitates tertiary and secondary roads. ; The Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Programme (AREDP) : Supports the formation of Saving Groups, Village Saving and Loans Associations, and Enterprise Groups in rural areas. It also supports the development of Small and Medium Enterprises, facilitating their access to financial products and providing them with technical support. MRRD offers training on rural development issues through its Afghanistan Institute for Rural Development.

Previous Ministers

References

External links

Official website
Rural Rehabilitation and Development {{afghanistan-gov-stub