The Afghan Ministry of Water and Power is a ministry

Government ministries of Afghanistan

The current government ministries of Afghanistan currently includes 25 ministries. These include:*Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock*Ministry of Commerce and Industry*Ministry of Communications and Information Technology...

 of the government of Afghanistan. Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...

 the ministry had the task of co-ordinating an effort to reintroduce power to areas of Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 that had been cut off. Areas particularly badly affected were southern regions

Regions of Afghanistan

The United Nations has defined seven sub-regions in Afghanistan for their assistance planning, which those are grouped in three regions:-North Eastern Afghanistan:*Badakhshan*Baghlan*Kunduz*Takhar-North Western Afghanistan:*Balkh*Faryab*Jowzjan...

 - Pakistan, Iran and India all agreed to supply power. On 17 June 2003 the Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank

The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 22 August 1966 to facilitate economic development of countries in Asia...

 agreed to give a loan of $50 million (USD) to the Afghan Water and Power Ministry. The loan would be spent over the next three years on projects for the production, distribution and transmission of electricity in Afghanistan.