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20260818 120000 UTC
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[00:00:01] Combatting incidents when weighing aid, he said that this process was
[00:00:05] carried out with the aim of supporting needy families, and urged
[00:00:09] benefactors to stand by the people.
[00:00:11] A joint cooperation agreement worth over
[00:00:17] 140,000 US dollars was signed between
[00:00:21] the Directorate for Disaster Preparedness and a foreign
[00:00:24] institution. Based on this agreement, this institution will distribute
[00:00:28] cash aid to 240 families in the provinces of Kandahar
[00:00:32] and Badghis. will
[00:00:34] do.
[00:00:39] The Chamber of Commerce and Investment says that in the past six months, commercial
[00:00:42] contracts worth five billion dollars have been signed with
[00:00:46] India, Iran and Central Asian countries, which include investment in
[00:00:50] Afghanistan in addition to exports and imports.
[00:00:53] The head of this chamber also adds that with the new leadership
[00:00:56] of this chamber, relations between the government and the private sector have
[00:01:00] expanded and many problems of traders and investors have been
[00:01:04] solved. After Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the economic deputy of the Prime Minister's Office of the Islamic Emirate,
[00:01:08] decided to close all
[00:01:12] trade routes with Pakistan in October last year and advised
[00:01:15] Afghan traders and industrialists to find alternative routes,
[00:01:19] Afghan traders also began their efforts to find alternative routes and new trade markets.
[00:01:22] The Chamber of Commerce and Investment says that in the past six months,
[00:01:26] practical steps have been taken to achieve this goal and expand
[00:01:30] Afghanistan's trade relations, and trade agreements worth
[00:01:34] 5 billion dollars have been signed with India, Iran and Central Asian
[00:01:37] countries. In
[00:01:40] six months, we
[00:01:43] concluded approximately 5 billion
[00:01:45] dollars in contracts with foreign countries. Our private sector
[00:01:49] and the private sector of India, Uzbekistan,
[00:01:53] Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan,
[00:01:56] Iran and other neighboring countries.
[00:01:59] Saeed Karim Hashemi, who was appointed head of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment
[00:02:03] a year ago, recalls the progress made and says that in the past year,
[00:02:06] relations between the private sector and the government have expanded,
[00:02:10] many facilities have been created for traders and investors, and their problems
[00:02:14] have been solved. Our relations with the
[00:02:18] government sector are very excellent. The doors of all
[00:02:21] government
[00:02:25] which You promised him. Verily, ministries, all key sectoral ministries, are open to the entire private
[00:02:28] sector, especially to
[00:02:32] the Chamber of Commerce. They have listened to our problems.
[00:02:35] The duty of the private sector is to be the loud voice of the
[00:02:38] private sector, to convey its voice to government
[00:02:42] officials. We have also conveyed our voice, and our voice has been heard.
[00:02:46] Serious and practical measures have also been taken. This is while
[00:02:50] Afghanistan currently has annual trade exchanges of about 14 billion dollars
[00:02:53] with 10 countries around the world, of which nearly 2 billion dollars
[00:02:57] constitutes exports.
[00:03:25] shared and provided comprehensive information about the need to increase
[00:03:30] factory production capacity, modernize equipment, and conduct
[00:03:33] technical studies. The CEO of Brishna Company assured
[00:03:36] the technical company Power Machines that all necessary
[00:03:40] facilities have been provided to increase the production
[00:03:44] capacity of
[00:03:45] power plants.
[00:03:52] The Standards and Quality Department reports that two consignments of
[00:03:56] construction and textile materials were rejected at Islam Qala port.
[00:04:04] and returned to the country of
[00:04:06] origin.
[00:04:11] A number of residents from remote areas of Panjshir province are complaining
[00:04:14] about the lack of telecommunication services in their areas. These
[00:04:18] residents are demanding from local officials of this province
[00:04:21] to install telecommunication towers in their areas.
[00:04:24] On the other hand, the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information
[00:04:28] Technology of this province says
[00:05:00] we are deprived of telecommunication towers. Telecommunication
[00:05:03] towers are also a problem that we face. If one
[00:05:07] of our relatives in Kabul dies or something
[00:05:10] happens, we find out a day later.
[00:06:12] We travel a long way there with one
[00:06:16] antenna line that keeps connecting and disconnecting, and there
[00:06:19] is no antenna at all here. In this regard,
[00:06:23] the Directorate of Telecommunications and Information Technology of
[00:06:27] Panjshir province, while confirming these problems, assures
[00:06:30] that efforts are underway to install towers and expand
[00:06:33] telecommunication services to solve the telecommunication
[00:06:36] problems of the residents of this province. In order to eliminate
[00:06:39] these problems, we are currently working on
[00:06:43] three sites in the districts
[00:06:46] of Paryan, Abshar and Hesa-e-Awal
[00:06:49] to solve these problems.
[00:06:53] The mountainous terrain of Panjshir province
[00:06:56] is the main reason for the deprivation of a number of
[00:07:00] residents of this province from social and telecommunication services, and
[00:07:04] it is expected that with the activation of new telecommunication
[00:07:07] sites, the problems of the residents in this area
[00:07:10] will be solved. Residents.
[00:07:39] has been taken and job opportunities have been provided for another number
[00:07:45] of returnees. Providing permanent shelter, cash assistance, food items,
[00:07:48] and creating job opportunities for Afghan migrants returning from
[00:07:52] neighboring countries to the country has been declared one of the government's
[00:07:56] important priorities. Maulvi Abdul Wali Mohammadi, head of the Department of Refugees and
[00:07:59] Repatriations of Kunz province, says that during the current year,
[00:08:03] various cash, food, and clothing assistance has been distributed
[00:08:06] to more than 7,000 returning migrants.
[00:08:10] Almost
[00:10:32] residents of the districts beyond Kokcha, Takhar, are demanding
[00:10:36] to speed up the construction of the Khazar connecting road in Dasht-e-Qala
[00:10:39] district of this province. According
[00:10:42] to them, although two years have passed since the start of
[00:10:45] this road's construction, the contracting company has paid little attention
[00:10:49] to speeding up the work on this connecting road for six
[00:10:52] districts of Takhar.
[00:10:57] Demands to accelerate the construction
[00:11:00] of the connecting road of Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar,
[00:11:03] up to Dasht-e-Qala district of this
[00:11:07] province. A number of residents of the districts
[00:11:10] beyond Kokcha, Takhar, express concern and say
[00:11:14] that the construction of this road started a year
[00:11:17] ago. However, the contracting company has not paid
[00:11:21] much attention to speeding it up. The Department of Public Works
[00:12:55] of Takhar says that the construction
[00:12:59] of this connecting road has progressed by 35
[00:13:02] percent, and their efforts to accelerate the
[00:13:05] work are ongoing. It is a 17-kilometer
[00:13:08] road that will be built fundamentally. The project
[00:13:12] was contracted to Buildic
[00:13:15] by the Ministry of Public Works. This project
[00:13:19] started last winter. Not much work was done
[00:13:22] in winter, but this year...
[00:13:42] It was contracted to a private company, but following
[00:13:46] recent developments, its construction has been halted. According to
[00:13:50] officials of the Department of Public Works of Takhar,
[00:13:53] the contract for the construction of this road was renewed
[00:13:57] with the same company at a cost of more than
[00:14:01] 500 million Afghanis,
[00:23:04] this is how the
[00:28:15] world's sources
[00:28:17] bowed
[00:28:19] down.
[00:29:57] Economic Deputy Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Khond said in a memorandum
[00:30:00] of understanding for the establishment of a joint stock company
[00:30:04] that the establishment of this company is a big step for the economic
[00:30:08] development of Afghanistan, the strengthening of private sector investment, and the financing
[00:30:11] of major economic projects. The Economic Deputy said that in the implementation
[00:30:15] of the program, the investments of traders, investors, and industrialists
[00:30:18] will be collected in a structured, legal, and transparent framework, and their capacity
[00:30:22] will be used to finance large
[00:30:24] projects.
[00:30:27] At the regular meeting of the Economic Commission, a number of standards
[00:30:31] from the Standards and Quality Authority were presented for discussion.
[00:30:34] In this meeting, there was also a discussion about food, medicine, agricultural
[00:30:38] products, and
[00:30:41] solving power problems for a number of
[00:30:44] works through testing
[00:30:49] and in the area of
[00:30:52] electricity.
[00:30:55] The Minister of Interior, Mullah Mohammad Essa Thani,
[00:30:58] traveled.