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[00:01:00] and the outlook for the next 5 years is of particular
[00:01:03] importance. During this period,
[00:01:06] the expansion of economic relations with regional countries and
[00:01:09] beyond, efforts to implement large projects
[00:01:13] within the development of transit routes and
[00:01:16] connecting Afghanistan
[00:01:19] to the regional economy, increasing domestic production and strengthening
[00:01:23] the banking, agriculture, and mining sectors have been at the core
[00:01:26] of economic policies, and this path continues to
[00:01:30] this day. How much has the economic policy
[00:01:33] of the Islamic Emirate in the last five years been able
[00:01:37] to provide the grounds for growth, production,
[00:01:40] investment, and improving the livelihood
[00:01:43] of the people, and ultimately for
[00:01:47] maintaining economic stability and transforming Afghanistan into a country
[00:01:50] connected to the markets of the region and the world? What
[00:01:54] should be the most important priorities and future plans
[00:01:57] so that this path and these plans are utilized optimally
[00:02:00] in the next five years, at least? We will discuss these issues
[00:02:04] in the program. We are joined here in the studio by Mr.
[00:02:08] Mohammad Tawoos Farzad, an expert on economic issues, who
[00:02:12] is present with us here in the studio. Mr. Farzad, welcome
[00:02:15] to the program, and don't be tired. First, please provide your
[00:02:19] analysis and assessment of Afghanistan's five-year path
[00:02:22] in economic matters. We will discuss
[00:02:24] more and more topics. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
[00:02:28] Greetings.
[00:03:00] Development aid from organizations, countries,
[00:03:03] and those financial organizations was funding, and after
[00:03:07] the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan came to power, or the conquest
[00:03:11] took place, all international
[00:03:14] and foreign aid was suddenly stopped. Currently, only humanitarian
[00:03:17] aid is being provided, and also, the central bank's
[00:03:21] reserves, or the banking support of Afghanistan, which were outside
[00:03:24] Afghanistan, were frozen in banks, and also
[00:03:28] organizations and
[00:04:00] not a single dollar of foreign aid currently plays a role in funding
[00:04:03] Afghanistan's budget. All of Afghanistan's budget is currently
[00:04:07] from domestic sources, for example, revenues, customs,
[00:04:11] or Afghanistan's mines, or other sectors are collected
[00:04:14] and Afghanistan's budget is funded, which was one of the great achievements
[00:04:18] because previously half of Afghanistan's budget was funded through foreign
[00:04:21] aid. Currently, all of Afghanistan's budget is funded through
[00:04:25] its own domestic sources. Secondly, if we look,
[00:04:29] the stability of the Afghan currency
[00:04:32] was maintained. Before the conquest of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, one dollar was
[00:04:35] exchanged for 80 Afghanis or 70 Afghanis, or even in the early days of
[00:04:39] the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, one dollar was exchanged for 100 Afghanis,
[00:04:42] which unfortunately meant that the value of the Afghan currency
[00:04:46] was low. Currently, we see that
[00:04:50] the Afghan currency is one of the most stable currencies
[00:04:54] in the world, and we see that the Islamic Emirate
[00:04:57] of Afghanistan was able to maintain the value of the Afghan currency
[00:05:01] very well. This means that currently, 65 Afghanis are exchanged
[00:05:04] for 1 dollar. You see that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
[00:05:08] has implemented several policies to be able to stabilize
[00:05:11] the Afghan currency. One is that
[00:05:14] throughout Afghanistan, the Afghan currency
[00:05:17] has been made common, meaning that previously in provinces
[00:05:21] such as Jalalabad or for example towards Herat or
[00:05:25] Kandahar, Helmand, in these provinces, other currencies or
[00:05:29] currencies of other countries were common or used in transactions, for example,
[00:05:32] Kaldar, Toman, or other currencies were used. Currently,
[00:05:36] only the Afghan currency is used in all provinces
[00:05:39] of Afghanistan, and other currencies are not.
[00:06:12] Anyone leaving Afghanistan must have up to $5,000. They were allowed
[00:06:16] to take it out of Afghanistan, which itself
[00:06:19] helped to preserve money
[00:06:22] in Afghanistan, and in addition to
[00:06:25] the aid that is currently being provided, humanitarian aid,
[00:06:29] it must first be converted to Afghanis, and then it can be used
[00:06:33] by the organizations that exist and spend it.
[00:06:35] Foreigners are also obliged to
[00:06:39] first spend their money in Afghanistan.
[00:17:07] The expectation that the people of Afghanistan
[00:17:10] had at least from the countries of the region regarding the economy,
[00:17:14] yes, Mr. Ibrahim, we had less than one billion
[00:17:18] in exports. Now, thank God, our exports have reached two billion
[00:17:21] dollars. This means that in total, Afghanistan's trade is
[00:17:25] 13 billion dollars, of which
[00:17:28] a large part is imports, which is 11 billion dollars, and our
[00:17:32] exports are 2 billion. Look, when the
[00:17:36] roads were closed with Pakistan, we were able to shift our trade
[00:17:40] towards Iran, and we were able to have
[00:17:44] good trade with Iran, even though
[00:17:48] Iran has not been in Afghanistan's favor for many years.
[00:17:51] Iran has been a country that in Afghanistan's internal affairs,
[00:17:54] security issues, and cultural issues, they may not
[00:17:58] have done commendable things, but we were able
[00:18:01] to have good trade with Iran. Even during the war between
[00:18:05] Iran and America and Israel, our trade
[00:18:09] was flowing. With India,
[00:18:13] our trade is flowing. For example, we were able to purchase
[00:18:16] 100 million dollars of medicine and invite
[00:18:20] them to invest
[00:18:23] in Afghanistan. Also, with Asian countries, the economic
[00:18:27] situation is very good, and with each passing day,
[00:18:31] our economy, thank God, is growing. This means that
[00:18:35] only
[00:18:38] a billion and several hundred million dollars of
[00:18:42] our exports are with Asian countries, which is a very good figure,
[00:18:46] and God willing, we hope that these issues will flourish
[00:18:50] further. Exactly, Afghanistan is what we are witnessing, and as
[00:18:53] analysts have repeatedly said in the program and what economic
[00:18:57] analysts have said, Afghanistan has at least the role of
[00:19:01] a regional transit hub, in addition to its economic
[00:19:03] crossroads. Afghanistan is for the region
[00:19:06] and beyond. This is a very essential factor
[00:19:10] and a great achievement for Afghanistan that regional countries and
[00:19:14] also foreign countries and beyond can
[00:19:17] make good use of this geographical
[00:19:20] region. How much work has been done in this regard
[00:19:24] in the five-year period? How much attention has been paid to the historical
[00:19:27] role that Afghanistan has had for many, many years,
[00:19:30] as an economic and transit crossroads of the region,
[00:19:34] and where have we reached? Mr. Ibrahim.
[00:22:50] If it is the TAPI project or the Gozar project or
[00:22:52] the Afghan Trans project, talks must be held with
[00:22:56] Pakistan so that for these many years that they have
[00:23:00] been obstacles for these large projects, and they must convince
[00:23:04] Pakistan. Various countries must put pressure on
[00:23:07] Pakistan to convince them not to create
[00:23:11] problems for Afghanistan's
[00:25:23] 18, during the wedding, food or
[00:25:27] sweets, or cooked or raw food is not
[00:25:30] brought by the groom to the bride's family.
[00:25:33] Also, the demand for expenses for sweets
[00:25:37] and clothes is forbidden. Also, the demand for clothes
[00:25:40] under the name of "dodi" and "chador" or with other
[00:25:43] names from the groom is forbidden. According to
[00:25:47] the glorious Sharia, the mentioned items.
[00:26:32] did not come easily, but through countless
[00:26:35] sacrifices of the noble people of Afghanistan.
[00:26:38] Therefore, protecting it is a great
[00:26:41] responsibility for all of us, and
[00:26:44] historically, no country
[00:26:48] under the shadow of occupation
[00:26:51] and foreign forces achieves success
[00:26:54] and progress. That is why we
[00:26:58] must appreciate our political independence, protect it,
[00:27:02] and also united
[00:27:06] for the progress of Afghanistan in the light
[00:27:09] of Afghanistan's political independence and this great victory.
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