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[00:00:00] access to services.
[00:00:17] to power in Afghanistan on
[00:03:00] Dear viewers, peace and God's mercy and blessings be upon you. We welcome
[00:03:04] you to our news bulletin for today from Milli
[00:03:07] News Channel. The Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him, during his meeting with officials
[00:03:11] of the Ministry of Higher Education and university presidents,
[00:03:15] scholars and professors from various parts of the country,
[00:03:18] emphasized their responsibilities
[00:03:21] and the importance of religious and modern education
[00:03:24] and the necessity of preparing the future generation
[00:03:27] properly. His Eminence also stressed that obedience,
[00:03:31] agreement, and unity are among the basic pillars
[00:03:34] for establishing the system, calling on scholars
[00:03:39] available investment opportunities to intensify their efforts in the fields of societal reform, intellectual reconstruction,
[00:03:42] strengthening the social system, and spreading
[00:03:45] justice. The Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him, said
[00:03:49] that Almighty God has granted scholars a special status
[00:03:52] among believers and made them, like some prophets,
[00:03:55] responsible for preserving religion and reforming people's affairs.
[00:03:59] He stressed that obedience, agreement,
[00:04:03] and unity represent essential elements in establishing the system
[00:04:06] and enhancing its stability. Following the review
[00:04:10] by Ministry of Higher Education officials of the ministry's performance
[00:04:13] and achievements, all attending scholars renewed their allegiance
[00:04:17] to the Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him,
[00:04:20] and pledged to exert comprehensive efforts to
[00:04:23] establish the legitimate system in
[00:04:25] the country.
[00:04:27] On this day, the eighth of, the Islamic
[00:04:31] Emirate managed to gain full control of
[00:04:34] Sar-e Pol province and restored security
[00:04:37] and stability in the province on the same day,
[00:04:40] while extending its control over government
[00:04:43] and security and military institutions and facilities there.
[00:04:46] Maulvi Abd al-Basir Mazhari, one of the
[00:04:50] leaders who entered Sar-e Pol city at that time
[00:04:53] and held the position of governor of the province, said that the forces
[00:04:56] of the Islamic Emirate, immediately upon entering the city, tightened
[00:05:00] their control over its various parts,
[00:05:03] making Sar-e Pol the fourth province to fall
[00:05:06] completely into the hands of the Islamic Emirate. Mazhari
[00:05:10] added that the forces of the Islamic Emirate, after
[00:05:13] taking control of the city, worked to restore normal conditions
[00:05:16] and informed residents that they could continue
[00:05:19] their daily work and lives normally
[00:05:22] and in a safe atmosphere. It is worth noting
[00:05:26] that the Islamic Emirate returned
[00:05:30] August 15, 2021, following the collapse
[00:05:34] of the previous Afghan government and the withdrawal of foreign
[00:05:36] forces from the country, where the forces of the Islamic
[00:05:39] Emirate entered the capital Kabul and extended their control
[00:05:43] over it, announcing the end of the military
[00:05:47] presence of foreign forces and the return
[00:05:51] of the Islamic Emirate to power for the second
[00:05:53] time.
[00:05:58] Parwan province prison officials stated that health,
[00:06:01] educational, and vocational services and job
[00:06:05] opportunities have been provided to inmates with the aim
[00:06:08] of improving their living conditions and supporting their reform
[00:06:12] and rehabilitation programs. The head of the Prison Affairs
[00:06:16] Regulation Department in Parwan province, Maulvi Muhammad
[00:06:20] Ibrahim Haqqani, stated that inmates benefit from regular
[00:06:23] health services and religious education and literacy
[00:06:27] programs, in addition to vocational training, including
[00:06:30] tailoring and the manufacture of handmade accessories,
[00:06:34] as well as providing job opportunities and enabling
[00:06:37] them to earn an income through professional activities.
[00:06:41] He added that these programs will continue with the aim
[00:06:44] of enhancing inmates' skills and preparing them to return
[00:06:47] to society in a sound and effective manner after
[00:06:51] the completion of their sentences. It is worth noting that the Prison
[00:06:55] Affairs Regulation Department provides, in various prisons across the country,
[00:06:59] in addition to the basic needs of inmates, programs for religious
[00:07:02] and modern education, literacy, and vocational training
[00:07:06] with the aim of rehabilitating them to return to society
[00:07:09] after their prison terms as good, conscious,
[00:07:13] and capable individuals of earning
[00:07:16] a living.
[00:07:18] A coordination meeting
[00:07:21] was held between the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation,
[00:07:25] and Livestock and ActionAid International,
[00:07:28] where both sides stressed the importance of continuing
[00:07:32] joint cooperation to develop the agricultural sector
[00:07:35] and implement development programs in Afghanistan.
[00:07:38] The head of ActionAid announced during the meeting
[00:07:41] that a project to address climate change and provide
[00:07:45] alternative livelihoods will be implemented in a number of
[00:07:49] Afghan provinces with funding of eight
[00:07:52] million British pounds from the British
[00:07:55] government.
[00:07:58] Traders from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agreed to expand
[00:08:02] their exports and enhance the presence of their products
[00:08:05] in the markets of Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq, in a step
[00:08:08] aimed at revitalizing trade and opening new
[00:08:12] horizons for economic cooperation between the countries
[00:08:15] of the region. Uzbek media reported
[00:08:19] that Kazakhstan exported goods worth nearly
[00:08:22] 500 million dollars to Afghanistan during
[00:08:26] the past seven months, noting that
[00:08:29] the two countries are seeking to raise the volume
[00:08:32] of trade exchange between them to three
[00:08:35] billion dollars. In the same context, the Afghan Chamber of Commerce
[00:08:38] and Investment reported that traders and investors
[00:08:42] from Central Asian countries have shown increasing
[00:08:45] interest in entering the Afghan market
[00:08:48] and benefiting from
[00:08:51] in various sectors. This comes at a time
[00:08:54] when the Afghan-Uzbek Business Forum was held
[00:08:58] in the capital Kabul, with the participation
[00:09:02] of the Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister and a number of senior
[00:09:05] officials and about 300 traders.
[00:09:08] The forum resulted in the signing of
[00:09:12] 22 commercial memoranda of understanding between businessmen
[00:09:15] in the two countries, which included the oil
[00:09:19] products, oils, marble, coal,
[00:09:22] logistics services, and other sectors, with a total value
[00:09:25] exceeding two hundred million
[00:09:28] dollars.
[00:09:30] A number of representatives of Afghan commercial
[00:09:33] companies, during their meeting with the Governor
[00:09:37] of Ferghana Province, Uzbekistan, discussed ways to develop
[00:09:40] investments and revitalize trade and expand horizons
[00:09:44] of economic cooperation between Afghanistan and
[00:09:47] Uzbekistan. The two sides also discussed during the meeting
[00:09:51] opportunities to enhance cooperation in the fields of agriculture,
[00:09:54] energy, air and land transport, and the development of joint
[00:09:58] projects that serve the economic interests
[00:10:00] of both countries. The two parties affirmed the importance
[00:10:04] of accelerating the implementation of agreed-upon projects
[00:10:07] and providing the necessary facilities for businessmen,
[00:10:11] in addition to enhancing bilateral trade and expanding
[00:10:14] areas of economic and investment cooperation between Afghanistan
[00:10:18] and Uzbekistan.
[00:10:22] The anti-terrorism department of
[00:10:25] the security command of Uruzgan province announced that it was able,
[00:10:29] during the past five months, to seize
[00:10:31] quantities of weapons, ammunition, and military
[00:10:35] equipment in various parts of the province.
[00:10:38] The Ministry of Interior stated that the seizures
[00:10:41] included 59 pistols, eight Kalashnikov rifles,
[00:10:44] two TT pistols, a rocket launcher,
[00:10:47] laser pointers, and a number of communication
[00:10:50] devices and military antennas, in addition
[00:10:54] to thousands of rounds of light and heavy
[00:10:57] weapon ammunition. Dear viewers,
[00:10:59] we have reached the end of our
[00:11:02] bulletin for today. We leave you in the care and protection
[00:11:05] of God. Until next
[00:12:55] in 12 provinces of the country. Improved wheat
[00:12:58] seeds were distributed in 12 provinces
[00:13:02] of the country.
[00:13:06] 300 children martyred in the past year in
[00:13:09] Gaza.
[00:13:16] And Afghanistan's cricket team victory over Ireland.
[00:13:19] Extension of 16 kilometers
[00:13:56] of the TAPI pipeline project in Afghanistan.
[00:13:59] The second exhibition
[00:14:03] of domestic products in Takhar was
[00:14:07] opened.
[00:14:07] Emergency services
[00:14:12] (ambulance number 102) launched in Daikundi
[00:14:15] province.
[00:14:19] Six historical artifacts were discovered and seized in Paktika.
[00:14:23] The spokesperson
[00:15:04] of the Islamic Emirate, Maulvi Zabihullah Mujahid, says that the Islamic
[00:15:08] Emirate has succeeded in forming a regular force
[00:15:12] that governs all of Afghanistan. He also mentioned that currently
[00:15:16] in Afghanistan there is a military
[00:15:19] Mullah.
[00:16:39] Mujahid said in a statement that Afghanistan's economic
[00:16:42] cooperation was limited during this period.
[00:16:45] Assets
[00:16:48] have been provided, beggars have been gathered, and thousands
[00:16:52] of treatments
[00:16:53] have been carried out.
[00:16:58] Aid to the people
[00:17:00] is ongoing.
[00:17:37] During the Hijri lunar year,
[00:17:41] industrial factories were maintained, and during the same
[00:17:44] period, Afghanistan's trade reached
[00:17:48] 13.9 billion. The sixteenth
[00:17:50] scientific conference of France
[00:17:53] was held in Kabul
[00:17:57] with the participation of a number of doctors, specialists, and experts in the health sector. The sixteenth
[00:17:59] international scientific conference of the French
[00:18:03] Institute for Mothers and Children was held
[00:18:06] in Kabul with the slogan: Improving health outcomes
[00:18:09] through research and mutual cooperation. Maulvi
[00:18:13] Abdul Wali Haqqani, Deputy Minister of Public Health
[00:18:16] Services, considered research and the use of scientific
[00:18:20] evidence as the foundation of an effective health
[00:18:24] system and emphasized supporting research, vocational
[00:18:27] training, and improving the quality of health
[00:18:30] services. The moon
[00:18:32] must seize the opportunity.
[00:18:36] It has become a national
[00:19:07] referral center and has so far provided medical
[00:19:10] services to over 2.6 million
[00:19:13] patients. It has performed over 66,000 surgeries
[00:19:17] and strengthened the capacity of Afghan specialists
[00:19:20] through training and modern technologies.
[00:19:24] Today, after
[00:19:25] 20 years, we have become
[00:19:30] a national referral center. This institution belongs to you.
[00:19:34] This is an Afghan institution and.
[00:20:33] They considered this conference a suitable opportunity for exchanging
[00:20:37] scientific experiences, presenting research results, and expanding
[00:20:40] research collaborations, and emphasized the continuation
[00:20:43] of such meetings to improve the quality of health services
[00:20:47] in Afghanistan. Evidence
[00:21:51] from Islam's perspective on the importance and necessity
[00:21:54] of the family system was determined in the region by Islamic guidelines.
[00:23:51] They quickly understand that the child of society or the children
[00:23:55] of society quickly understand from their parents. If there are no parents,
[00:23:59] the elder of their family, the elder of their household,
[00:24:02] can play a role in society. Because
[00:24:06] if society is corrupt, every benefit we see,
[00:24:10] every progress we see, is related to families. Their children
[00:24:14] were raised in the same way until they became young and
[00:24:17] had such creativity and innovation in society.
[00:24:50] graduated. Officials at the graduation ceremony for these young
[00:24:53] people emphasized the importance of technical and vocational
[00:24:57] training in providing job opportunities and strengthening
[00:25:00] the professional skills of youth. The graduation of 300 young
[00:25:04] people after completing vocational training from the Afghan
[00:25:08] Institute of Technology's Technical and Vocational
[00:25:11] Education Department in Kabul. Professor Rafiullah Habibi,
[00:25:14] Head of Student Affairs at the Technical and Vocational
[00:25:18] Education Department, considered
[00:25:57] Russian and German shouldn't work. You should fill their
[00:26:01] place.
[00:27:32] in the country. He also At the graduation ceremony,
[00:27:35] the Deputy Governor of Balkh, Maulvi Nurullah Abu Adrees, reminded the graduates
[00:27:38] of their religious, Islamic, and official responsibilities
[00:27:41] and emphasized that the forces should work with honesty
[00:27:45] and responsibility for the protection of Islamic values
[00:27:48] and the establishment of security and stability
[00:27:55] stated that the education they received at the center
[00:27:58] should be effectively utilized in practice for public
[00:28:41] service and the maintenance of public order and security.
[00:28:45] On the other hand, the head of the Law Enforcement Office
[00:28:48] of the Northern Zone Educational and Training Center presented
[00:28:52] details of the program. 32 personnel from various
[00:28:55] provinces of the northern zone received military,
[00:28:59] technical, and vocational training during a one-month
[00:29:06] residency. According to him, military principles and techniques
[00:29:09] are needed for the two trainings.
[00:29:12] In the
[00:29:15] northern zone,
[00:29:16] five
[00:29:25] provinces, military and
[00:29:29] vocational training has been provided.
[00:30:13] Since the beginning, approximately
[00:30:15] people in various fields have received
[00:30:19] certificates of graduation after completing academic,
[00:30:23] professional, and military
[00:31:02] is performed. The process of reviewing
[00:31:05] the excavation of all markets and high-rise buildings
[00:31:09] in Kabul city by the Committee for Assessing the Establishment
[00:31:12] of Car Parking in this city
[00:31:15] continues. Mufti Shafiqullah Akhundzada, a member of this committee,
[00:31:19] says that car parking in the city is one of the vital factors
[00:31:22] in traffic management and facilitating