Sir, With reference to your article “Kabul seeks cash to build ‘new Kabul’” (May 26), at the request of the government of Afghanistan, the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) has, since last March, been conducting a detailed master plan for the redevelopment of the greater Kabul metropolitan area. more...

Sir, I am writing in reference to your article (“Afghanistan seeks cash to build ‘new Kabul’”, May 25). The project is not as government- and donor-centric as it has been portrayed. During the interview with your Kabul correspondent I emphasised several times that this was going to be a private-sector venture. more...

MORE than two-thirds of people polled want the Afghan government to push ahead with plans to build a new “eco-neutral” Kabul city outside the capital. more...