International Development Grant
Support to the Afghan National Army Trust Fund - 2016-2019 - Phase 2
Project Number: CA-3-P002278002
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $55,000,000.00
Start Date: March 28, 2018
End Date: March 31, 2019
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
This project aims to support the effective stabilization and reconstruction in Afghanistan. It is designed to assist the Afghan National Army Trust Fund in promoting the future stability of a secure and democratic Afghanistan and ensure that the Afghan Nation Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) are sufficiently trained and equipped to fulfill their responsibility for Afghanistan’s national security. This support includes but is not limited to: training in human rights compliance capacity building and security forces professionalization; recruitment and retention of women in the ANDSF and building and maintaining infrastructure.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) reduced threats from instability and state fragility to Afghanistan; (2) improved performance of the Afghan National Army to carry out security operations.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2019) include: (1) the construction of a power grid to expand electricity across multiple provinces in Afghanistan and provide consistent affordable energy to major Afghan National Defence and Security Forces bases; (2) the delivery of military education to over 55 000 officers on topics such as the disposal of improvised explosive devices vehicle maintenance air force literacy and Ministry of Defence literacy; (3) the provision of medical supplies and equipment needed to sustain Afghanistan's security mission; and (4) the construction of a women’s police town to enable women police recruits to live with their families safely while serving with the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Foreign Affairs and Trade Gs&Cs