New Kabul City to be built along Dehsabz plains

It all started after the influx of regugees from neighbouring countries into Afghanistan specially in the capital city of Kabul.
The city of Kabul already under developed and during the civil war completely destroyed was in no shape to adequately house the new inhabitants coming from all directions. Although still the city of choice for many Afghans for economic and political reasons, this old city needed a parralel develpmental plan.

In 2002 the government of Afghanistan started initial planning for a new city called New Kabul City (Dehsabz) to be built with a capacity of 3 millions residents.
This project got support of the French and the Japanese and in co-operation with the two nations a master plan was developed and now near completion.
New Kabul City will border the Old Kabul Airport in the south and the Bagram Military Airfield in north will cover about 500 square kilometers of land.

First phase of construction will start by the end of 2010.
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