The study pursues to find out the function of World Bank support structures and entrepreneurship development initiatives in Kandahar and Helmand province of Afghanistan. Data was gathered through questionnaire, a sample of 121 respondents was drawn randomly from the population of 232 registered entrepreneurs of Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Programme (AREDP), a project of World Bank. According to the findings, there was evidence which showed that World Bank's support to entrepreneurs contributed to increased employment, sustainability of targeted local enterprises, and the income of rural men and women in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Recommendations are to cover more provinces of Afghanistan to alleviate poverty and to provide advance technology in order to bridge the technology lag.

This article offers a deep understanding of the function of enterprise development programme support structures in Afghanistan, mainly employment generation, poverty reduction and long-term income sustainability of entrepreneurs.