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Project and humanitarian logistics across all 34 provinces.

Zhikal Logistics Services plans and runs project and humanitarian logistics anywhere in Afghanistan — sourcing, transport, storage, distribution and a closeout with complete records under one accountable partner — for UN agencies, NGOs, development programmes and institutional clients, from a single task order to a nationwide framework.

Project Logistics in Afghanistan.

Project logistics is the coordinating layer that holds an assignment together. Zhikal takes responsibility for the whole chain — sourcing, storage, movement, field delivery and the evidence that proves it happened — so a client works with one accountable partner rather than assembling separate suppliers province by province.

Every engagement begins with a workplan: confirmed scope and specifications, named delivery locations, a timeline that accounts for seasonal access and security conditions, and the compliance requirements the contract and donor rules impose. Mobilisation then assigns one named project lead, the regional focal points for each zone the work crosses, the suppliers and vehicles, and the reporting format the client uses. Kabul holds project leadership, finance and national coordination; each zone's coordinator runs delivery on the ground and reports to the project lead.

Many engagements run as task orders under a framework or retainer. Rates and terms are agreed once; each task order then states its own specification, quantities, delivery locations and dates, Zhikal confirms them in writing, and the work mobilises without a fresh procurement cycle. The current NFI procurement and distribution retainer for UN Women runs this way, with delivery organised into six corridors so that every task order goes to a standing team. Logistics for NGOs and UN agencies sets out the model from the buyer's side.

The company has worked this way since 2011. Its assignments have reached all 34 provinces, including a nationwide vehicle deployment supporting a countrywide education-supply survey that covered 33 provincial warehouses, 354 district warehouses and 4,537 school stocks, and a twelve-month warehouse assignment across ten provinces, run to a single documentation standard so that the records reconciled centrally.

The work happens inside Afghanistan, from the supplier or warehouse to a signed handover in the district. Zhikal is not a freight forwarder or customs broker; its value to a programme is the controlled chain between purchase order and recipient, and the evidence file that proves each step — the documents an audit will ask for, produced as the work happens.

One coordinated provider, or a single service?

  • You are here

    One provider for the whole chain

    For work with more than one stage — sourcing, storage, transport and handover — across several provinces, or work that must close with one evidence file. One contract, one named project lead and one point of escalation replace a contract per province, and the records are reconciled before the assignment closes.

  • Or

    One stage on its own

    Where only one stage is needed, engage it directly: procurement, road transport, warehousing or distribution. The service model is modular, so a single capability is a normal engagement, not a reduced one.

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What this service covers

  • Integrated workplans

    Scope, specifications, locations, milestones and compliance conditions agreed in a signed scope note and workplan before mobilisation.

  • Mobilisation from standing teams

    Project lead, regional focal points, suppliers, vehicles and reporting tools assigned on one resource sheet, drawing on standing supplier relationships and regional teams.

  • Regional coordination

    A designated coordinator in each of the five zones runs delivery on the ground and reports to the project lead in Kabul.

  • Supplier and subcontractor control

    Due diligence on licensing, capacity, references and conflicts before any supplier is engaged.

  • Exception handling

    Supervised packing, loading, transport and handover; disruptions reported within 24 hours with a proposed alternative, and corrective actions tracked to closure.

  • Closeout with complete records

    GRNs, waybills, delivery notes, recipient evidence, reconciliations and a lessons-learned review, in the client's own reporting format.

How a logistics assignment runs.

  1. 01 Understand

    Confirm scope, specifications, delivery locations, timeline and the compliance conditions that apply. Record: a signed scope note and workplan.

  2. 02 Mobilise

    Assign the project lead, regional focal points, suppliers, vehicles and the reporting tools the client uses. Record: a team and resource sheet.

  3. 03 Source and verify

    Run competitive sourcing, inspect quality against specification and secure approval before any commitment. Record: a bid analysis and an inspection report.

  4. 04 Execute

    Coordinate packing, transport, field supervision and delivery, and resolve issues as they arise. Record: waybills and a field supervision log.

  5. 05 Document

    Capture GRNs, receipts, attendance, photographs, recipient records and cost evidence as the work happens. Record: the complete assignment evidence file.

  6. 06 Close and improve

    Reconcile, report, archive the record and carry corrective actions into the next assignment. Record: a closeout report and a lessons register.

Who it is for.

  • UN agencies and international organisations running procurement, distribution or monitoring operations under task-order frameworks.
  • National and international NGOs delivering humanitarian and development programmes beyond the main cities.
  • Donor-funded projects that must evidence competitive sourcing, inspection and signed proof of delivery.
  • Commercial clients moving goods, equipment or project teams between provinces.

How this works by sector

Coverage across Afghanistan.

Kabul headquarters holds contracting, project leadership, finance and national coordination. Five regional coordination zones — Central (Kabul), Eastern (Jalalabad), Northern (Mazar-e-Sharif), Southern (Kandahar) and Western (Herat) — each have a designated coordinator who reports to Kabul. Field teams reach every provincial capital and more than 250 districts; where access is restricted, locally recruited teams and community focal points carry the work instead of withdrawing to the provincial capital.

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Track record.

  • Nationwide vehicle deployment

    Vehicles deployed across all 34 provinces for over seven months to support a countrywide education-supply survey and its monitoring assignment.

  • UN Women NFI retainer

    An active retainer through December 2026 covering market research, pre-financed procurement, quality assurance, warehousing, transport and accountability records, with task orders routed through six delivery corridors.

  • Ten-province warehouse assignment

    A 12-month, audit-ready warehouse-management contract across ten provinces, spanning delivery, packaging, records and warranty obligations.

Assignments are summarised from contracts and completion records supplied by Zhikal. Client names show who the work was for and do not imply endorsement.

Case study: Nationwide vehicle deployment

Common questions.

Which parts of Afghanistan can Zhikal deliver to?

All 34 provinces. National coordination runs from Kabul headquarters through five regional coordination zones, each with a designated coordinator reporting to Kabul, and a field network reaching more than 250 districts.

Can Zhikal work under task orders, or take a single assignment?

Both. Under a framework or retainer, rates and terms are agreed once; each task order states its own specification, quantities, locations and dates, is confirmed in writing and mobilises without a new procurement cycle, through the same six stages as any assignment. A single assignment, or one service on its own — transport alone, warehousing alone — is just as possible.

What happens when a delivery is disrupted?

Access, security or supply disruptions are reported to the client within 24 hours with a proposed alternative, not after the deadline has passed. Go/no-go authority sits at zone level, any shortfall or damage is written on the delivery document itself, and corrective actions are tracked to closure.

What documentation is provided at the end of an assignment?

Quotation comparisons, inspection records, goods received notes, waybills, delivery notes, distribution and attendance records, photographs, invoices and a final reconciliation, aligned to the client's own reporting format.

Is Zhikal a freight forwarder or customs broker?

No. Zhikal runs logistics inside Afghanistan — sourcing, road transport, storage, distribution and closeout — and does not act as a customs broker or international freight forwarder. Consignments arriving from abroad are taken on once they are cleared for onward movement.

Guides for planning this work.

Written from delivered assignments, for the person who has to plan, specify or audit the work.

Related services.

What to send for a quotation.

  1. 01

    Scope

    The stages you need — sourcing, storage, transport, distribution or all of them — with the goods or services, their specifications and quantities, and the records and reporting format your contract or donor requires.

  2. 02

    Locations

    Where the goods start and every place they must reach: provinces, and districts where it matters. A delivery to a district centre and one to a remote village are planned and priced differently.

  3. 03

    Timeline

    The start date, any fixed milestones and the completion date, and whether they can move. Seasonal access on high-altitude routes can shift a realistic schedule by weeks.

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