ASADABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Construction of a new bridge has begun in Nari district of eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province, state-run news agency Bakhtar reported on Saturday.

At a cost of 16 million afghanis (about 232,000 U.S. dollars), the project would be funded by the public work authorities, the report said.

In another development earlier in the week, authorities in Khost province started the construction of a road in the provincial capital of Khost on Wednesday.

As part of the efforts to rebuild war-torn Afghanistan, the Afghan caretaker government, besides launching development projects, has also called on domestic and foreign enterprises to invest in the country and create job opportunities for the poverty-stricken Afghan people. (1 Afghani equals 0.015 U.S. dollar) Enditem

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