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[00:01:12] may God protect him, new appointments and changes have been made in a number of
[00:01:16] emirate departments. According to this decree, Mullah Rahmat
[00:01:19] ullah Najib, former administrative deputy of the Ministry of Interior, has been appointed as
[00:01:23] the governor of Badakhshan. Mullah Ahmad Shah Din Dost, former
[00:01:27] governor of Sar province, as the security commander.
[00:01:33] Road maintenance in the Ministry of Public Works
[00:01:36] as Deputy Director of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, Mawlawi Mohammad
[00:01:39] Ismail Ghaznavi, former governor of Badakhshan, as
[00:01:43] Deputy for Road Maintenance in the Ministry of Public Works, Mullah
[00:01:46] Bakhtiar Maaz, former governor of Laghman, as the governor
[00:01:50] of Sar-e-Pol. Mawlawi Abdul Basir Mazhari, former
[00:01:53] security commander of Badakhshan province, has been appointed as the head of public works for
[00:01:57] Kandahar province. Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, Administrative Deputy
[00:02:09] of the Presidential Palace, continued
[00:02:12] his provincial travels leading a delegation to Kapisa
[00:02:16] and Parwan provinces, closely examining the situation of
[00:02:19] public prisons in these provinces. During this meeting, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi
[00:02:22] reviewed the situation of prisoners and existing
[00:02:26] problems in these prisons, emphasizing the improvement of
[00:02:32] health services and providing better education and vocational
[00:02:35] training for prisoners. Moreover, based on the compassion of
[00:02:39] His Excellency the Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him, and on the occasion of August 24th,
[00:02:43] the day of the country's victory, 59 prisoners
[00:02:45] from this prison have also been released.
[00:02:48] Mawlawi Najibullah Hayat Haqqani,
[00:02:55] Minister of Urban Development and Housing, met
[00:02:58] with Oybek Usmanov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Afghanistan. During this meeting,
[00:03:02] the Uzbek Ambassador stated that his country is ready to
[00:03:05] invest in various sectors, especially in the construction of residential homes and townships
[00:03:09] in Afghanistan. He also presented a cooperation plan
[00:03:13] between two Uzbek educational centers with the aim of exchanging
[00:03:16] engineering experiences and enhancing the professional capacity of the Ministry
[00:03:19] of Urban Development and Housing employees.
[00:03:23] Furthermore, Mawlawi Najibullah Hayat Haqqani assured that this ministry,
[00:03:26] within the framework of relevant laws and procedures,
[00:03:30] will provide the necessary conditions for investment.
[00:03:33] Sheikh Neda Mohammad Nadeem, Minister of Higher
[00:03:38] Education, met with Mirdefal Qashouti, Ambassador
[00:03:42] of Qatar in Kabul, and the two sides discussed the expansion of academic
[00:03:46] and educational cooperation between Afghanistan and Qatar. Hafiz
[00:03:49] Zia Hashemi, spokesperson for the ministry, said that during this meeting, the Qatari Ambassador
[00:03:53] assured that his country would cooperate in sending Qatari professors to Afghanistan
[00:03:57] and equipping the cancer diagnosis and treatment center
[00:04:01] at Kabul Medical University. Emphasis
[00:04:03] on expanding academic and educational cooperation
[00:04:07] between Kabul and Doha. Sheikh Neda Mohammad Nadeem,
[00:04:11] Minister of Higher Education, met with the Ambassador of Qatar in Kabul. The two
[00:04:15] sides discussed expanding academic and educational cooperation.
[00:04:18] Hafizullah Hashemi, spokesperson for the ministry, says that in this
[00:04:22] meeting, Sheikh Neda Mohammad Nadeem, considering
[00:04:25] the religious and cultural commonalities between the two countries, appreciated
[00:04:29] Qatar's positive stance towards Afghanistan.
[00:04:32] According to Mr. Hashemi, the Minister of Higher Education emphasized
[00:04:35] that the Islamic Emirate is committed to expanding modern sciences
[00:04:39] alongside religious sciences in the country.
[00:04:43] The respected Minister of Higher Education of Afghanistan presented detailed information about the educational system of Afghanistan
[00:04:46] and said that the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
[00:04:50] as a whole are committed to modern education
[00:04:54] and the advancement of sciences, taking into account Islamic Sharia and the culture of the people of this country. Later,
[00:04:57] the Ambassador of Qatar in Kabul, in his speech,
[00:05:01] referring to the religious and cultural
[00:05:04] commonalities between the two countries, said that he is happy with the progress of Afghanistan
[00:05:08] and the strengthening of higher education in this country.
[00:05:10] The spokesperson of the Ministry of Higher Education
[00:05:14] said that the Qatari ambassador, in this meeting, assured that his country would provide
[00:05:17] comprehensive cooperation for strengthening academic cooperation
[00:05:21] and equipping the cancer diagnosis and treatment center
[00:05:24] at Kabul Medical University. The dispatch of Qatari professors will provide
[00:05:28] an opportunity for the transfer of knowledge, educational experiences, and
[00:05:31] new teaching methods, and can
[00:05:34] help improve the scientific capacity of Afghan professors and students.
[00:05:38] Also, the equipping of the diagnosis
[00:05:41] and treatment center at Kabul Medical University can contribute
[00:05:45] to strengthening specialized training, medical research, and
[00:05:49] the integration of education and medical services.
[00:05:52] Meanwhile, some academic experts consider Qatar's cooperation
[00:05:56] in enhancing the capacity of professors and equipping
[00:05:59] cancer hospitals in the country to be effective. Qatar
[00:06:03] has a history of educational and health support for Afghanistan,
[00:06:07] including projects related to primary education, health
[00:06:10] assistance, and scholarships for Afghan students
[00:06:14] abroad. This history shows
[00:06:18] that the promises made can be translated into practical actions.
[00:06:37] This is while relations between Kabul and Qatar have expanded
[00:06:41] more than ever since the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, and Qatar has
[00:06:45] hosted officials of the Islamic Emirate many times in recent years.
[00:06:48] Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour, Minister of
[00:06:51] Rural Rehabilitation and Development, met
[00:06:54] with Mawlawi Rahimullah Mahmood, Deputy Governor of Helmand, and his accompanying delegation.
[00:06:58] In this meeting, the Deputy Governor of Helmand provided information about development
[00:07:01] projects in the province and also shared the problems of the local
[00:07:05] residents with the leadership of this ministry. On the other hand,
[00:07:08] the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development referred
[00:07:12] to the Islamic Emirate's attention to all provinces of the country,
[00:07:16] especially remote deprived areas, and pointed out that, given the available
[00:07:20] resources, more development projects will be implemented
[00:07:23] in Helmand province.
[00:07:24] Iran emphasizes
[00:07:31] that strengthening trade with Afghanistan requires bilateral efforts and wants
[00:07:34] to further strengthen its economic relations with Afghanistan.
[00:07:38] At the same time, the Islamic Emirate assures
[00:07:41] that, like other countries of the world, it will also expand
[00:07:45] its trade relations with Iran based on mutual respect and
[00:07:48] positive interaction more than ever. After
[00:07:50] Afghanistan announced a complete halt to trade
[00:07:54] relations with Pakistan, trade interactions between
[00:07:57] regional countries and Afghanistan increased, and alternative
[00:08:01] routes for trade have also been found. Esmaeil
[00:08:04] Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently
[00:08:08] said that strengthening trade exchanges between Iran and
[00:08:11] Afghanistan is necessary.
[00:08:21] Very good measures were taken.
[00:08:24] There were good visits at the ministerial
[00:08:27] level, and I am very
[00:08:31] optimistic that this
[00:08:34] process will lead to an increase
[00:08:37] in economic exchanges between the two countries.
[00:08:41] Meanwhile, the Ministry considers easy access to trade
[00:08:45] ports to be beneficial for expanding economic relations
[00:08:48] with Iran and accessing alternative markets, and says that efforts
[00:08:52] to further strengthen economic relations with Iran, alongside
[00:08:56] other countries in the world, have increased. Economic relations
[00:08:59] between Afghanistan and Iran are developing
[00:09:03] and expanding. The Islamic Emirate
[00:09:05] of Afghanistan considers these relations beneficial for both
[00:09:09] countries. We want Iran to invest
[00:09:12] in various sectors in Afghanistan,
[00:09:16] in agriculture, transportation,
[00:09:19] energy,
[00:09:22] and also to expand trade and transit cooperation between these
[00:09:26] two countries. Iran has extensive interactions in trade
[00:09:29] with Afghanistan, with the annual trade volume between the two
[00:09:33] countries reaching 3 billion dollars, and efforts to increase
[00:09:37] this figure are ongoing. In the current situation, if it is done with
[00:09:40] understanding and considering the interests of both
[00:09:43] countries, it can play an important role
[00:09:47] in economic exchanges in the commercial sector,
[00:09:50] in the transport sector and other sectors where opportunities
[00:09:54] are available in Afghanistan and Iran. This can help improve
[00:09:58] this situation. Since Iran has access
[00:10:01] to the port of Chabahar, and we also need to connect to
[00:10:05] free ports and export our goods to the world
[00:10:09] and import our necessary goods,
[00:10:28] was held. It recommended to the relevant institutions to prepare
[00:10:32] a joint plan within one month for expanding cooperation
[00:10:35] between Tehran and Kabul. It also said that Iran, based
[00:10:39] on shared cultural and historical values,
[00:10:42] has hosted Afghan migrants for several decades.
[00:10:46] We will discuss this topic further.
[00:10:48] For further discussion, Zabihullah Islami,
[00:10:52] an economic expert, is our guest on
[00:11:11] important question. Afghanistan and Iran are
[00:11:14] Commonwealth countries that both
[00:11:17] have common interests with each other,
[00:11:21] and a report from the World Bank says that Iran is
[00:11:25] an import source for Afghanistan, and that's why
[00:11:28] all food, oil, and
[00:11:32] energy products that come from
[00:11:36] Iran to the Afghan market have a very special
[00:11:39] importance. Why? Because if we have
[00:11:43] good relations with Iran, it means that we can
[00:11:47] easily meet the needs of our domestic market,
[00:11:50] and the second thing is that those
[00:11:53] goods that Afghanistan
[00:12:56] that in our economy, prediction or forecasting, if I may say,
[00:12:59] these relations have created some risks
[00:13:03] for both the Afghan economy and the Iranian
[00:13:06] economy. For the Iranian economy, the value of its currency is decreasing
[00:13:10] day by day, meaning inflation or prices are rising.
[00:13:13] Oil and gas trade has faced problems. There are
[00:13:17] new investment barriers, and there are pressures
[00:13:21] in terms of progress and development. And
[00:13:24] its effects on Afghanistan are that prices are also rising
[00:13:27] day by day in Afghanistan. If you understand, oil
[00:13:31] and gas prices are expanding day by
[00:13:34] day. The energy market,
[00:13:37] oil prices in Afghanistan are rising day by day.
[00:13:41] Afghanistan's trade with Iran is at risk,
[00:13:44] and that's why it has been affected
[00:13:47] by migration. That's why it has had these
[00:13:51] effects, because there are barriers there. Migration comes,
[00:13:55] and it affects Afghanistan's economy. That's why we
[00:13:58] say that there are some factors
[00:14:02] in the economy that are not under the control of any
[00:14:05] country, such as the banking issue,
[00:14:09] the
[00:14:11] trade
[00:14:13] issue, and in the context
[00:14:17] of Afghanistan, which borders Pakistan,
[00:14:20] we can predict that if these barriers expand
[00:14:24] further, it is not under the control
[00:14:28] of the Afghan government, nor under the control of the Iranian
[00:14:31] government. That's why we can face
[00:14:34] many economic problems as a result. However,
[00:14:38] the solutions are that, praise be to God, the Islamic
[00:14:41] Emirate has found alternative routes and has good relations
[00:14:44] with Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
[00:14:47] Central Asia, and South Asia.
[00:14:51] It should expand these relations so that if there are risks
[00:14:55] on this side, if many barriers are created,
[00:14:58] and trade between Iran and Afghanistan
[00:15:02] completely stops, we should have very good
[00:15:06] alternative routes to protect
[00:15:09] the Afghan economy
[00:15:12] from risks. Mr. Islami,
[00:15:16] Iranian officials said that they are satisfied with trade
[00:15:19] with Afghanistan and that it should expand further.
[00:15:22] Trade between Iran and Afghanistan and... This requires effort.
[00:15:26] In your opinion, what efforts should be made to expand Afghanistan's trade
[00:15:30] with Iran and strengthen these trade relations
[00:15:34] further and expand this trade, while Afghanistan's trade
[00:15:38] relations with Central Asian countries are also simultaneous,
[00:15:41] and after the trade route with Pakistan
[00:15:44] was stopped, Central Asian markets are available
[00:15:48] to Afghanistan, and also Central Asian
[00:15:50] goods are imported into Afghanistan, and also Chabahar
[00:15:54] Port. Cases of price increases in
[00:15:57] Afghan markets were due to events that occurred in Iran.
[00:16:01] But if you can tell us what needs exist, what
[00:16:04] efforts should be made to strengthen
[00:16:07] Afghanistan's trade relations with Iran and increase
[00:16:11] trade beyond the current level.
[00:16:14] Look, it's a very good question. We
[00:16:18] said that these barriers that have been
[00:16:21] created are not under our control. We have
[00:16:24] some factors that
[00:16:27] are called external factors.
[00:16:30] They are not under the internal control
[00:16:34] of a country. Neither Iran can remove these barriers, nor can
[00:16:38] Afghanistan remove these barriers. So only
[00:16:41] Afghanistan can make the most of the alternative
[00:16:45] routes it has created until
[00:16:49] we have relations with
[00:16:52] Iran. We should continue trade relations,
[00:16:55] and if there are predictable risks,
[00:16:59] if these risks increase, if barriers increase,
[00:17:03] risks will increase. We are then forced
[00:17:06] to maintain trade relations with Iran. We
[00:17:10] are forced to go for alternative routes. That's
[00:17:14] why in the
[00:17:16] economy of the Islamic Emirate, it is
[00:17:20] good that to avert those risks,
[00:17:23] it has established good relations with other countries
[00:17:27] and found alternative routes. God willing, we will
[00:17:31] not face real risks, and Afghanistan's economy
[00:17:34] will expand day by day. But the problem is that
[00:17:53] Afghanistan is suitable and how much market Iran has
[00:17:57] for Afghanistan, and also what Afghanistan should do
[00:18:00] to produce more goods for Iran and export
[00:18:03] its goods to Iran. Look,
[00:18:07] we know that Afghanistan is one thing, and Iran is
[00:18:11] an energy, oil, and
[00:18:15] similar country, and the second thing is that it is
[00:18:18] a food country. This benefits
[00:18:21] Afghanistan and the Afghan market, and the second thing is that from
[00:18:25] the disagreements between the US and other things that
[00:18:28] came up, it is now understood that the world
[00:18:31] has come to this conclusion
[00:18:35] that Iran is a technological country. We
[00:18:39] can use Iran in expanding our mining
[00:18:42] operations. We can use their technology because
[00:18:46] they have good technology for extraction.
[00:18:50] The second thing is that we can use
[00:18:53] them to expand human resource expertise.
[00:18:57] And the second thing is that in processing
[00:18:59] our mineral resources, we can
[00:19:03] learn how they can extract these resources.
[00:19:07] In this way, Afghanistan
[00:19:10] needs oil, gas, and
[00:19:14] these things because without energy, neither
[00:19:18] industry nor economy advances,
[00:19:22] nor do human lives. That's why
[00:19:25] both have a very suitable
[00:19:28] environment, because we have very extensive
[00:19:31] cultural relations, and if
[00:19:34] culturally, in economics, it says that if culture...
[00:19:45] that both countries produce is very equal to the market demand
[00:19:49] for both countries. The food products
[00:19:52] that Iran produces, the raw materials that
[00:19:56] Iran produces, Afghanistan needs, and Afghanistan uses them.
[00:19:59] The minerals that
[00:20:02] dry fruits, for example, we have agricultural
[00:20:06] products that Iran needs.
[00:20:09] And if these relations expand further,
[00:20:13] they can play a very positive and important
[00:20:17] role in the economic development of both countries.
[00:20:21] Very good, Mr. Islami. Let's talk about
[00:20:23] dependence and reducing dependencies. After the cessation
[00:20:27] of the trade route with Pakistan, there were concerns
[00:20:31] that Afghanistan might be heavily dependent on Pakistan. But
[00:20:35] after trade relations are established with Central
[00:20:38] Asian countries and increase with Iran,
[00:20:42] Chabahar Port replaces Karachi Port.
[00:20:45] How much does using Chabahar
[00:20:48] Port reduce Afghanistan's dependence
[00:20:52] on Pakistan, and how much has it become
[00:20:55] an alternative to Pakistan?
[00:20:59] Look, Chabahar
[00:21:03] transit route is important because Afghanistan is a landlocked
[00:21:07] country. There was a water route through Karachi
[00:21:10] Port. Now, Chabahar is a good alternative
[00:21:13] route, and the second thing is that
[00:21:17] it reduces the
[00:21:50] we used to transfer from India and other countries to
[00:21:53] Afghanistan. There, there were interruptions, problems arose,
[00:21:56] and prices in Afghanistan skyrocketed. Now, through Chabahar,
[00:22:00] we can easily transport goods. It reduced
[00:22:04] time, reduced costs,
[00:22:08] and easily. And the second thing is that
[00:22:11] unemployment significantly decreased
[00:22:15] because here, we
[00:22:18] need human
[00:22:20] resources. So, Afghan human resources were heavily
[00:22:24] employed here, and unemployment somewhat decreased. Well,
[00:22:27] it didn't decrease significantly, but it decreased
[00:22:30] to an extent that, for example, we were suffering
[00:22:34] from it. Very good, Mr. Islami. As a final question, if you could
[00:22:38] predict the economic outlook of the two countries,
[00:22:41] if you could say that with these cooperations that have
[00:22:45] taken place and cooperation continues, what is the economic
[00:22:48] outlook of the two countries
[00:22:50] in the near future and in the long term? How do you
[00:22:53] see it? If these
[00:22:55] obstacles
[00:22:58] are removed, we have a very good outlook.
[00:23:02] That means the Chabahar transit route
[00:23:04] will expand greatly, exports will increase day by day,
[00:23:08] joint investment between Iran
[00:23:12] and Afghanistan will expand, energy and
[00:23:15] electricity will be exchanged
[00:23:19] very well, and
[00:23:22] many job opportunities will be created. This is
[00:23:26] the outlook, provided that these obstacles are removed
[00:23:30] and no new obstacles are created between Afghanistan
[00:23:33] and Iran. Zabihullah Islami, economic
[00:23:37] expert, thank you very much.
[00:23:39] And also, dear viewers,
[00:23:46] Disaster Preparedness and Response Authority, signed a cooperation
[00:23:50] agreement worth over 200,000 US
[00:23:53] dollars with the head of the Green Afghanistan Agriculture and Livestock
[00:23:57] Organization. Based on this agreement, over the course of one
[00:24:01] year, more than 5,000 families in all districts
[00:24:04] of Logar province, and Logar and Maidan
[00:24:08] Wardak provinces, will receive food and cash assistance.
[00:24:12] The Special Court
[00:24:19] for Addressing Cases of Usurped State Lands
[00:24:23] in the Northern Zone, after reviewing documents and
[00:24:26] evidence, has confirmed 670 plots of
[00:24:30] land under the Khawadi Project in Balkh province
[00:24:33] as state property. The Ministry of Justice says that this land is located
[00:24:37] in the ninth district of Mazar-e-Sharif.
[00:24:52] Shahroolah Kabul says that the plan for the construction of an underground
[00:24:56] road and a traffic circle at the Company Three-Way
[00:25:00] intersection in the fifth district
[00:25:03] has been finalized. This center
[00:25:06] added that these projects are being implemented
[00:25:10] with the aim of reducing traffic congestion and increasing
[00:25:13] the capacity of the transportation network, and practical
[00:25:17] work will begin after the design is completed. A private Afghan transport and
[00:25:24] transit company has resumed
[00:25:28] the transfer of Afghan export goods to Turkey via Iran
[00:25:31] using Afghan trailers. Also, officials of this company
[00:25:35] say that they are ready to transfer commercial goods from Turkey
[00:25:38] and other countries to Afghanistan via Iran, and this process
[00:25:42] has already begun. On the other hand, economic experts consider
[00:25:46] this process an important step in imports.
[00:25:51] An important step in the transfer and transit of Afghan export
[00:25:55] goods through Iran. The private Afghan Tier company
[00:25:59] has started transferring Afghan export goods to Turkey
[00:26:02] using Afghan trailers through Iran. Officials of this
[00:26:06] company say that this route provides an important opportunity for
[00:26:10] the development of trade, transit, and economic cooperation and
[00:26:14] will also be effective in imports. This company has
[00:26:17] loaded a number of Afghan vehicles with Afghan export
[00:26:20] goods from Kabul to Herat destined for Turkey, and
[00:26:24] currently, three vehicles have arrived in Turkey.
[00:26:28] For Afghan transit,
[00:26:31] many efforts are being made to continue it,
[00:26:34] and the routes that have reached
[00:26:38] Turkey have destinations in Turkey, India,
[00:26:41] and Arab countries.
[00:26:45] According to economic experts, the activation
[00:26:47] of this land route can create a valuable opportunity for
[00:26:51] the development of transit, trade, and economic cooperation
[00:26:55] between Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey, and also
[00:26:59] be beneficial in the growth of imports.
[00:27:02] Iran can play a connecting role
[00:27:05] here, meaning it can connect our domestic markets with Turkey,
[00:27:09] and Turkey with us. That means the agricultural
[00:27:13] products we have in Afghanistan can be transferred to Iran through
[00:27:17] this route, and from Iran to Turkey, and even from
[00:27:20] Turkey, we can export to European countries as
[00:27:24] well. In Afghanistan, there is a great
[00:27:27] gap in exports and imports, meaning 11 billion of
[00:27:31] Afghanistan's
[00:28:02] says that the project to install new scanners
[00:28:05] at Islam Qala port in Herat, with a budget
[00:28:09] of nearly 10 million dollars, is ongoing. This center added
[00:28:12] that this project is being implemented to strengthen the inspection
[00:28:16] and control of transit goods and increase the technical
[00:28:19] capacities of Islam Qala border.
[00:28:20] A meeting of the
[00:28:26] Committee for Attracting and Distributing Aid
[00:28:29] for Migrants in Parwan Province was held. In this
[00:28:33] meeting, the participants called for permanent employment
[00:28:37] of migrants in production companies in this province.
[00:28:40] According to Decree No. 16 of
[00:28:43] the Leader of the Islamic Emirate, a meeting was held in
[00:28:47] Parwan province to attract and distribute aid for migrants
[00:28:51] and returnees. Sheikh Aziz Rahman
[00:28:54] Mansour, Governor of Parwan, said that the leadership of the system,
[00:28:57] understanding the problems of migrants, is trying to address
[00:29:01] and solve their problems.
[00:30:02] and industrial to create permanent jobs for them.