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About GRD:

The Gulf Region Division 

was activated on Jan. 25, 

2004. It operates with three 

district offices located 

throughout Iraq and a 

division headquarters 

office in Baghdad. The 

GRD provides quality, 

responsive, full spectrum 

engineering in Iraq in 

support of military and 

civil construction, delivers 

logistical services, and 

assists the Government of 

Iraq to assume full 

responsibility for national 

reconstruction. In this Issue

Page 2 AED Project Update

Page 3 Iraq Project Metrics

Page 4 Afghanistan Sector Overview

Page 5 DoD Reconstruction Partnership

PROJECT UPDATE: Gulf Region Division

Erbil Water Treatment...The Erbil - Ifraz

Water Treatment Project is now operating 

at current full capacity of 6,000 m3/hour. 

On June 3, permanent city power was 

completed and energized allowing the plant 

to operate at full capacity.

Road Project Completed...A Iraqi 

company completed the Suq Al-Shoyokh

Road Maintenance project ($875,000) in 

Thi Qar Province on June 12. A majority of 

these roads were existing dirt roads. The 

project included on-site evaluations and 

subsequent construction of paved streets 

for everyday usage. This project will 

provide improved access for approximately 

18,000 people.

Iraq: Construction Continues at 

Children’s Hospital 

The courtyard area of the Basrah Children’s Hospital is currently 

under construction. When the Basrah Children's Hospital is 

complete, it will provide a state-of-the-art training program for 

Iraq's medical students and doctors. It also will provide urgent

care to the country's most critically ill children. (USACE Photo 

by Lisa Coghlan)

Afghanistan: Access to Adequate Health 

Care can be Difficult

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Approximately 40 percent of the Afghan population has no 

access to basic health care, and many women must travel great 

distances for medical treatment for themselves and their children. 

(Photo by Linda Bartlett, Center for Disease Control)

The

Vol. 1 Issue 2 July 2, 2007

INGIL DISTRICT, Afghanistan – International Security Assistance Force 

(ISAF) Soldiers assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Herat 

recently completed a nine-kilometer water pipeline in Ingil district, ensuring 

local Afghans have access to fresh water. “Our children will no longer suffer 

from thirst or stomach aches in the summer,” said Haji Mir Abdul Khaliq, 

deputy governor of Herat. ISAF is operated under the auspices of NATO 

with Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum in charge of the overall 

operations. Learn more about ISAF.

NATO News: PRT Builds Pipeline, 

Brings Fresh Water to Afghans

Project Totals...As of June 23, 2,942 Iraq Relief and 

Reconstruction Fund projects have been completed out of the 3,393 

planned. Under the Commander’s Emergency Response Program 

(CERP), there have been 6,363 projects completed out of the 7,534 

planned. CERP is designed to enable local commanders in Iraq and

Afghanistan to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and 

reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility by 

carrying out programs that will immediately assist the local 

population. 

Water and Public Works...Completed Gulf Region water treatment 

projects have added 473,000 m3 of daily water treatment capacity, 

which potentially benefits 2.6 million Iraqis. At the end of the program, 

an additional 1,136,000 m3 of water treatment capacity will benefit 

approximately 5.2 million Iraqis (all USG agencies’ projects will benefit 

8.4 million Iraqis).

Oil Infrastructure...Completed GRD projects have helped the Iraq 

Government meet its program goals of increasing Crude Oil 

Production Capacity to 3.0 MBPD, Liquefied Petroleum Gas 

production capacity to 3,000 metric tons per day, and natural gas 

production capacity to 800 Standard Cubic Feet per day.

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PROJECT UPDATE: Afghanistan Engineer District

Bagram AB Sees New Construction...Major projects under 

construction include an 800-person dormitory ($16M), an air traffic 

control tower ($10.2M), and an aircraft runway ($65M).

Afghan National Police Project Update...67 projects have been 

completed or are under contract. The end state is 582 project 

completions.

About the 

Afghanistan 

Engineer District

The Afghanistan Engineer 

District was activated in March 

2004. AED conducts 

construction and engineering 

operations in the Central Asian 

Republics to facilitate the 

establishment of a secure and 

stable environment while 

promoting reconstruction and 

infrastructure development. 

AED people manage programs 

and projects that support the 

International Security 

Assistance Force, Combined 

Security Transition Command 

– Afghanistan, Regional 

Command – East, U.S. Agency 

for International Development, 

and other organizations. 

Progress Gallery

IRAQ – The Al 

Qurna Primary Health 

Care Center, one of 

the eleven PHCs

designed and built by 

the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers in Al 

Basrah province in 

southern Iraq. (Photo 

by A. Al Bahrani)

AFGHANISTAN -

The 50-year-old 

Kajaki Dam project 

in the Helmand 

Province. Dam 

upgrades are 

overseen by the 

Corps of Engineers 

working with 

USAID. (AED 

Photo)

AFGHANISTAN –

Travel to project 

sites can be 

challenging. Twothirds of 

Afghanistan is 

mountainous with a 

quarter of the land 

being 2,500 meters 

above sea level. 

(USACE Photo)

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The

Afghanistan Major Donor Funding Brief

The World Bank has committed over $1.28 billion for 25 

development and emergency reconstruction projects in 

Afghanistan since April 2002. 

The Asian Development Bank has approved more than $1 

billion in assistance since resuming operations in 

Afghanistan in 2002 and pledged up to $200 million a year 

for 2006 – 2010. 

The U.S. Agency for International Development has 

committed over $2.5 billion since 2003 focused in part on 

capacity-building of institutions and infrastructure.

(Source: American Society of Civil Engineers)

Afghan National Army Program...AED has completed over 

100 ANA hospitals, logistics depots, security facilities, 

communications centers and various brigade and garrison 

structures.

Road Projects...Only 24% of the roads in Afghanistan are 

paved. For a road project overview map, please see page 4.

National Police Project Photos

Poli-Alum Police Center

Police Company, Kandahar

IRAQ - Kirkuk Mayor 

Abdul Rahman Mustafa 

takes first drink of water at 

the opening of the Shoraw

village water project. The 

village was destroyed 

during Saddam Hussein’s 

regime. Now the village 

has 3,000 homes, three 

schools, clean water, a 

hospital being built, and 

an electricity project in the 

works. The Shoraw water

project provides clean water to about 15,000 people of Shoraw and 

neighboring villages. The $800,000 water project included drilling six wells, a 

water collection tank, and a chlorination station. (Photo by Capt. Janet 

Herrick) 
Infrastructure 

Sector

Current Progress Final Effects

Electricity 1,420 MW capacity added

Increased power generation to 1.3 million 

homes

26 400kv and 132kv Substations

64 33/11kV Substations

Hours of Power: Iraq – 12, Baghdad – 8 (last 

week average)

2,023 MW capacity added (2,699 MW for all 

USG projects)

Increased power generation to 1.7 million 

homes

43 400kv and 132kv substations

88 33/11kV Substations (126 total for USG)

Hours of Power: 10-12 Iraqi, 10-12 Baghdad

Oil 3 Million Barrels Per Day (MBPD) production 

capacity

Approximately 2.1 MBPD actual production

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) production 

capacity of 3,000 Tons per Day

3.0 MBPD oil production capacity

LPG production capacity of 3,000 Tons per 

Day

Water & Sewer Added 473,000 cubic meters per day of water 

treatment capacity (benefits an estimated 2.3 

million Iraqis)

1,136,000 cubic meters per day of water 

treatment capacity (will benefit approximately 

5.2 million Iraqis. All USG projects will 

benefit 8.4 million Iraqis)

Health 39 IRRF-funded Primary Healthcare Centers 

(PHC) completed 

16 IRRF-funded hospital rehabilitation projects 

completed

142 PHCs serving a population of 5 to 6.5 

million Iraqis

25 IRRF-funded hospital rehabilitation 

projects

Education 810 IRRF-funded schools providing classrooms 

for 324,200 students

810 IRRF-funded schools providing 

classrooms for 324,000 students

Security & 

Justice

4 Training Academy Projects

94 Fire Station Projects

265 Border Forts

4 Training Academy Projects

97 Fire Station Projects

265 Border Forts

Transportation & 

Communications

67 IRRF-Village Road Projects (281 km)

96 Railway Station Renovations

14 IRRF Aviation Projects

Provided emergency response dispatch system 

(‘911’ service) covering 12 million Iraqis in 15 

cities

98 IRRF-Village Road Projects (427km)

98 Railway Station Renovations

19 IRRF Aviation Projects

PROGRAM FACT SHEET: Iraq Reconstruction Project Metrics

Compiled By: John Daley, HQ USACE

•Over $11.0 billion of the Iraq Relief and 

Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) has been disbursed by 

DoD, representing 83.1% of total funds allocated to 

DoD

•3,356 projects starts (out of 3,387 planned projects) 

and 2,942 projects are complete. This number includes 

the DoD projects funded by the IRRF and the 

Development Fund for Iraq (DFI)

(As of June22) 

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The

Video takes you to a project site

Al Alwaiya Maternity Hospital

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is jumpstarting 

hospital reconstruction efforts accross the country 

of Iraq with 48 planned hospital renovation 

projects. The video takes us to one such project 

in Baghdad.

Run Time: 1:55 Watch the Video:

http://www.grd.usace.army.mil/video/playvideo.asp?ReleaseID=91
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(Source: AED Commander’s Brief)

PROGRAM FACT SHEET: Afghanistan Regional Highways: Building Partners Enhance 

Governance, Commerce, and Security

The

Afghanistan 

Background Notes: 

Area: 647,500 sq. km. 

(249,935 sq. mi.); slightly 

smaller than Texas.

Cities: Capital--Kabul 

(1,780,000; 1999/2000 

UN est.). 

Other cities:

Kandahar (226,000)

Herat (177,000)

Mazar-e-Sharif (131,000) 

Jalalabad (58,000)

Konduz (57,000) 

(Source: Dept. of State)

• Building the capacity and accountability of the 

state, primarily to ensure the provision of services 

that are affordable, accessible, and of adequate 

quality for citizens.

• Promoting growth of the rural economy and 

improving rural livelihoods.

• Supporting growth of a formal, modern, and 

competitive private

See the Latest World Bank Publication:

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/AFGHANISTANEXTN/Resour

ces/305984-1171214014238/AFUpdateApr07.pdf

World Bank Mini-Brief: 

Three Primary Afghanistan Support Areas

“If the tunnel is open 

and the road is good, 

my income will go 

higher and the whole 

world will be happy. 

Then I will have no 

headache.” –

Nizamuddin, Truck 

Driver (Courtesy 

USAID)

Salang Tunnel Provides Opportunities

SALANG, Afghanistan - Without a 

rail system, landlocked Afghanistan 

is dependent on its roads and 

airports to bring in food, fuel, and 

other necessities from outside the 

country. During the winter months, 

keeping the 2.6 mile-long Salang

Tunnel and 42 miles of road at its 

northern and southern approaches 

cleared of avalanches and open to 

traffic are daunting but vital tasks. 

USAID funded a project that 

reopened the tunnel, and provided 

an additional $1.6 million to clear 

snow, make emergency repairs, and 

manage the tunnel traffic during the 

winter. 

Capital

Completed 

Funded or Under Construction

Not Resourced

Without a rail system, landlocked Afghanistan is dependent on its 

roads and airports to bring in food, commercial goods, fuel, and other 

necessities from outside the country. 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology 

(ALT) https://webportal.saalt.army.mil/main/aae.htm

Assistant Secretary: The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr.

HQ US Army Corps of Engineers – http://www.usace.army.mil/

Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp 

HQ US Army Corps of Engineers 

Director, Military Programs: Brig. Gen. Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple 

US Army Corps of Engineers – Gulf Region Division http://www.grd.usace.army.mil/index.html

Commanding General: Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh

US Army Corps of Engineers – Afghanistan Engineer District http://www.aed.usace.army.mil/

Commander: Col. William E. Bulen

US Army Corps of Engineers – Transatlantic Programs Center

Commander: Col. Lawrence Sansone

Joint Contracting Command – Iraq/Afghanistan http://www.rebuilding-iraq.net

JCC-IA provides responsive operational contracting support to the Chief of Mission and MultiNational Corps - Iraq to efficiently acquire vital supplies, services and construction in support of the 

Coalition Forces and the relief and reconstruction of Iraq. 

Commander: Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Scott, USAF 

U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov

The State Dept. represents the U.S. overseas and conveys U.S. policies to foreign governments and 

international organizations through American embassies and consulates in foreign countries and 

diplomatic missions. The department negotiates and concludes agreements and treaties and 

coordinates and supports international activities of other U.S. agencies. 

U.S. Agency for International Development http://www.usaid.gov/iraq

USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance 

from the Secretary of State. USAID advances foreign policy objectives by supporting economic 

growth, agriculture, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.

Baghdad Kabul

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The GWOT Reconstruction Report is compiled and published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of 

Public Affairs, Washington, DC, 20314 -1000. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Department of the Army. Unless otherwise indicated (and except for “by 

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Commander, USACE

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp 

Director, HQ USACE Public Affairs

Suzanne Fournier (202) 761-0011

Chief, Public Affairs, Gulf Region Division

Grant Sattler (540) 665-1233

Chief, Public Affairs, Afghanistan Engineer 

District 

MSgt. Mark Rodgers (540) 678-2984

Chief, Public Affairs Transatlantic Programs 

Center

Joan Kibler (540) 665-4085

HQ USACE Public Affairs Program Manager

Doug Garman (202) 761-1806

HQ USACE Editor/Writer

Ron Eschmann

Metrics Manager

John Daley

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About the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE) is made up of approximately 32,000 Civilian and 650 military members. 

USACE military and civilian engineers, scientists and other specialists work hand in hand 

as leaders in engineering and environmental matters. USACE serves the Armed Forces 

and the Nation by providing vital engineering services and capabilities, as a public 

service, across the full spectrum of operations—from peace to war—in support of 

national interests. Corps missions include five broad areas: water resources, 

environment, infrastructure, homeland security, and warfighting.

The

This report can be found on the following DoD

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