China wants to build thousands of houses in Afghanistan, with an initial plan for an immediate construction of 1,400 residential units in Kabul.

A contract was signed on Tuesday between the Ministry of Urban Development and Land and China’s MCC 19 Company in presence of President Ghani to start the first phase of construction of 1,400 housing units in the Nile Bagh area of Darul Aman in Kabul.

Based on an initial MoU signed in 2015, China had pledged to build 10,000 housing units in Afghanistan. A contract was signed on Tuesday to start construction of 1,400 residential units in 56 five-story blocks.

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