Tojg
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|subdivision_name1 = Farah Province
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|subdivision_name2 = Lash wa Juwayn District
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Tojg is a large village in Farah Province, in western Afghanistan, located about 45 kilometres southwest of the city of Farah.{{cite web|url=http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/audits/SIGARAudit-10-7.pdf|title=The Tojg Bridge Construction Is Nearly Complete, but Several Contract Issues Need to Be Addressed|publisher=Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)|accessdate=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722213458/http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/audits/SIGARAudit-10-7.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-22|url-status=dead}} It has a population of around 10,000.{{cite web|url=http://kabul.usembassy.gov/prt_102407.html|title=Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah funds $1.7 million bridge in Tojg|publisher=Embassy of the United States in Kabul|accessdate=22 January 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Geography
File:Tojg-LashwaJuwayn-Farah.jpg
The village is located north by road from Lash-e Joveyn and Lake Puzak and south of Farah. The Farah River is the major river flowing to the east of the village.
Economy
The people of Tojg are mainly dependent upon agriculture; many fields exist around the village. One problem, however, was that for many years the Farah River would be prone to seasonal flooding, which prevents local farmers from accessing the main road and their farmlands, restricting transportation of their goods to market. In order to address this, the US-led Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) constructed the Tojg Bridge across the Farah River near the village, a project costing $1.7 million, financed by the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP).{{cite book|last=Fields|first=Arnold|title=Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR): Quarterly Report to the United States Congress|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LVR1LMoz7MIC&pg=PA31|accessdate=22 January 2011|date=October 2010|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-1-4379-3575-2|page=31}} The construction of the 300-meter-long, 12-meter-high bridge took place between 2007 and 2010 and employed several hundred local laborers and contractors. The project was jointly managed by several companies, namely Shir Pir Construction Company, Bradaran Noori, Kheyaban Construction Company, and Meihan Parwar. In December 2009, the bridge was reported to be 80% complete, but construction had been delayed and was ongoing into 2010. The bridge consists of reinforced concrete arches.
Healthcare
Tojg contains a regional health clinic which serves some 14 villages in the surrounding district.{{cite web|url=http://www.dvidshub.net/tags/image/clinic-assessment/page/3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712204858/https://www.dvidshub.net/tags/image/clinic-assessment/page/3|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2024|title=Clinic Assessment|publisher=Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System|accessdate=22 January 2011}} It is subject to assessment and is overseen by officials from Farah City Hospital.