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Tanning, was given the sum of twenty
thousand Afghanis to start a tanning factory
at Kabul. His Royal Highness Prince
Mohammad Zahir Khan, with a view to help
and encourage the industry, became a partner
by lending him another hundred thou-
sand Afghanis. Spinning and weaving
mills, paper and sugar factories will shortly
commence work in different parts of the
country. About half a dozen water-dams
are being constructed under the supervision
of Italian and German Engineers, which, when
completed, would irrigate 95,000 acres of land.
The first Afghan Bank, Shirkat-i-Ashami,
has been established and steps are being
taken for the establishment of an Imperial
Bank with branches in some of the
important trade centres inside and outside
Afghanistan. مع ملحقات ان
The Postal system with its adjuncts, the
Telegraph and the Telephone, is well
organized and efficiently conducted.
To facilitate trade, new roads are being
constructed and the old ones are thoroughly
repaired. In 1928 there were 1,100 miles of
road open to traffic, now there are 1,800 miles
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