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Project logistics across all 34 provinces.
Zhikal Logistics Services plans, mobilises and closes out end-to-end logistics operations anywhere in Afghanistan — for UN agencies, NGOs, development programmes and commercial 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. Regional coordinators then run the operation on the ground, reporting into a single project lead in Kabul.
The company has worked this way since 2011. It has delivered assignments reaching all 34 provinces, including a nationwide deployment supporting a countrywide education-supply survey that covered 33 provincial warehouses, 354 district warehouses and 4,537 school stocks.
What this service covers
Integrated workplans
Scope, specifications, locations, milestones and compliance conditions agreed in writing before mobilisation.
Rapid mobilisation
Local supplier access and standing field teams allow a task order to move quickly from award to first delivery.
Regional coordination
Named focal points in each operating zone, so a question about a district has someone who has been there.
Supplier and subcontractor control
Due diligence on licensing, capacity, references and conflicts before any supplier is engaged.
Field supervision
Supervised packing, loading, transport and handover, with exceptions escalated the day they occur.
Documented closeout
GRNs, waybills, delivery notes, recipient evidence, reconciliations and a lessons-learned review.
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 documented delivery.
- Commercial clients moving goods, equipment or project teams between provinces.
How this works by sector
How a logistics assignment runs.
01
Understand
Confirm scope, specifications, delivery locations, timeline and the compliance conditions that apply.
02
Mobilise
Assign the project lead, regional focal points, suppliers, vehicles and the reporting tools the client uses.
03
Source and verify
Run competitive sourcing, inspect quality against specification and secure approval before any commitment.
04
Execute
Coordinate packing, transport, field supervision, delivery and resolution of issues as they arise.
05
Document
Capture GRNs, receipts, attendance, photographs, recipient records and cost evidence as the work happens.
06
Close and improve
Reconcile, report, archive the record and carry corrective actions into the next assignment.
Coverage across Afghanistan.
Kabul headquarters holds national coordination, finance and project leadership. Five regional operating zones — Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western — run delivery through offices in Kabul, Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat. Field teams reach every provincial capital and a network of more than 250 districts, including remote and hard-to-reach locations.
See the full operating network →Documented experience.
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 under a task-order model.
Ten-province warehouse assignment
A 12-month, audit-ready warehouse-management contract worth USD 306,000, spanning delivery, packaging, records and warranty obligations.
Assignments are summarised from contracts and completion records supplied by Zhikal. Client names identify documented relationships and do not imply endorsement.
Common questions.
- Which parts of Afghanistan can Zhikal deliver to?
- All 34 provinces. National coordination runs from Kabul, with regional offices in Jalalabad, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat, and a field network reaching more than 250 districts.
- Can Zhikal take a single task order rather than a full programme?
- Yes. The service model is modular: a client can engage one capability — transport alone, warehousing alone — or an integrated solution covering sourcing through closeout.
- 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.
Related services.
Procurement & Supply
Market research, competitive sourcing, quality inspection, packing and verified delivery.
Fleet & Transportation
Project vehicles, domestic freight, FCL/LCL coordination and last-mile delivery.
Warehousing
Receiving, stock control, secure storage, dispatch and proof-of-delivery management.