RTANEWS — broadcast 20260909 073000 UTC 432 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] The political and military history of Islam, [00:00:03] the Islamic civilization, the call and [00:00:06] jurisprudence, the history and explanation [00:00:10] of all of them, so that the Islamic [00:00:14] jurisprudence and schools of [00:00:16] jurisprudence came into [00:00:19] being. The Islamic Ummah's [00:00:22] thought and reformist history from [00:00:25] Imam Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi [00:00:28] (may Allah have mercy on him). [00:00:56] The era of [00:00:58] ignorance. The Meccan and Medinan [00:01:02] periods of the Prophet's biography. The Rashidun [00:01:05] Caliphate, the Umayyad period, and [00:01:08] the history of Islamic Andalusia in Europe. [00:01:12] The Abbasid period. Different [00:01:16] Islamic [00:01:20] movements and lightning strikes. The Ottoman [00:01:24] Caliphate. The period of Western [00:01:27] colonialism. Colonial [00:01:31] states and various relations with [00:01:33] colonies, and the current [00:01:36] situation of the Islamic world must [00:02:00] lead to positive change within the framework of Islam as a spiritual [00:02:03] religion and Islamic Sharia. Home [00:03:02] According to the spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, these projects include 24 hospitals in the district, 25 health [00:03:06] centers, [00:03:11] one emergency services section, one cardiac surgery section, four [00:03:15] intensive care sections, and one special section for child treatment. [00:03:19] The spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate also said in this program regarding the activities [00:03:22] of the Olympic Directorate of Physical Education and Sports in the year [00:03:25] 1447 Hijri that this [00:03:29] directorate's media holds an average of [00:03:32] 440 domestic competitions at the central and [00:03:36] provincial levels monthly. According to Mullah Zabihullah Mujahid, during this [00:03:39] period, five major leagues were held, and [00:03:43] Afghanistan also hosted world championships in badminton [00:03:47] and traditional wrestling. [00:03:50] The Embassy of the Islamic Emirate in Islamabad [00:03:57] has expressed deep concern [00:04:01] over the decision of the Pakistan Medical Commission to expel a number of Afghan [00:04:04] students studying medical fields in that country. [00:04:08] The embassy, in a statement, called on Pakistani educational [00:04:11] institutions and international organizations [00:04:15] to cooperate to preserve the educational rights of Afghan [00:04:19] students so that they can complete their studies without [00:04:22] interruption. [00:04:24] On the other hand, Amnesty [00:04:30] International called the decision of the Pakistan Medical [00:04:33] Commission to expel Afghan students from medical fields [00:04:37] a discriminatory and arbitrary act. [00:04:40] The organization emphasized that Pakistan is obliged under international human [00:04:44] rights law to respect the right to education [00:04:47] without discrimination based on nationality. [00:04:50] The [00:04:56] international community, in recent days, in addition to humanitarian aid, has also [00:05:00] paid attention to Afghanistan in other areas. This is an issue that [00:05:03] the Islamic Emirate has always emphasized before. [00:05:07] The United Nations and the government of Qatar, in two separate statements, said [00:05:10] that their focus is on helping and supporting the people of Afghanistan [00:05:14] and they have also asked their partners to continue their assistance [00:05:18] to Afghanistan to respond to Afghan needs [00:05:21] and support basic services. After [00:05:24] 5 years, the Islamic Emirate and the international community [00:05:28] are looking for new ways in their relations. The Islamic [00:05:31] Emirate, after five years, is receiving implicit [00:05:35] assurance of support from the international community. [00:05:38] The United Nations says that in the current [00:05:42] situation, the organization's focus is on assisting [00:05:46] and supporting the people of Afghanistan, and this [00:05:49] organization, along with its partners across the country, [00:05:52] continues to provide humanitarian aid and life-saving [00:05:56] services. The United Nations and its partners call on the [00:05:59] international community to continue their assistance to Afghanistan [00:06:03] to respond to the needs of the people and support basic services. [00:06:07] The United Nations and countries [00:06:10] that provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan [00:06:14] should separate humanitarian [00:06:17] aid issues from the political situation [00:06:21] that currently prevails in Afghanistan. At the same time, Qatar [00:06:25] emphasized its active role as an international partner [00:06:28] in Afghanistan and said that it will continue [00:06:31] its efforts through mediation, dialogue, [00:06:34] and hosting Afghanistan-related meetings. [00:06:37] Abdullah bin Ali Behzad, Second Secretary [00:06:41] of the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the United Nations [00:06:44] Office in Geneva, said in an interactive discussion of the UN Human [00:06:48] Rights Council that Qatar is trying [00:06:52] to cooperate in creating global consensus on [00:06:55] Afghanistan and providing a platform [00:06:58] for dialogue and coordination. Moral [00:07:00] and human [00:07:05] responsibility requires that Afghanistan be treated [00:07:09] with positive and practical interactions. [00:07:13] Any economic or humanitarian project [00:07:16] should be implemented, and in this context, [00:07:19] Afghanistan [00:07:20] if [00:07:26] the Minister of Economy [00:07:30] should [00:07:42] that this institution has provided shelter services to 75,000 needy [00:07:46] individuals in Afghanistan and health services to approximately 90,004 [00:07:50] thousand people in the past 18 months, [00:07:53] and added that it coordinates with donor countries to attract more [00:07:57] financial resources and will continue its support [00:08:01] for returnees and needy individuals. The international [00:08:04] community and aid organizations, due to their humanitarian [00:08:08] nature, have not been very [00:08:11] effective. We call on the international community and international [00:08:15] aid organizations to put their aid [00:08:18] with a humanitarian, developmental, [00:08:22] and infrastructural approach on their agenda so that we [00:08:25] can strengthen and revive the economic infrastructure [00:08:29] of Afghanistan. Although the Islamic Emirate, in the past [00:08:32] 5 years, has carried out basic tasks [00:08:36] using internal revenues and to some extent with the help of international [00:08:39] organizations, but according to citizens, the international [00:08:43] community should also strengthen its aid to Afghanistan [00:08:47] to the same extent that it receives budget for Afghanistan [00:08:50] at the international [00:08:52] level. [00:08:55] The Economic Deputy of the Council of Ministers says that the Managi power dam in [00:08:59] Kunar province will be rehabilitated at a cost of approximately [00:09:02] 83 million Afghanis. Based on information from the Economic Deputy, [00:09:06] after the rehabilitation, this dam will provide 2.1 [00:09:09] megawatts of electricity for approximately four thousand families. [00:09:13] This deputy said that the rehabilitation work of this dam [00:09:17] will be completed in 14 months. [00:09:32] We have a discussion about this. For more discussion, Rameesh Ayyar, an economic expert, is our guest [00:09:36] today. Mr. Ayyar, hello, good day. How much will [00:09:39] the reconstruction of this power dam cost? [00:10:09] Let's discuss according to what you said in your report. [00:10:12] The Managi power dam in Kunar province [00:10:16] is scheduled to be inaugurated, or rather, rehabilitated. The rehabilitation [00:10:19] that we are discussing here is the rehabilitation of a power dam with the construction of a large [00:10:23] canal for power generation. [00:10:40] In terms of energy, economic development, [00:10:43] and economic infrastructure, if we look at it, [00:10:46] the source of electricity itself can be [00:10:50] one of the factors of production. We are talking about electricity in this regard because [00:10:53] a dam is being built. [00:11:28] which can supply electricity to 4,000 families, [00:11:31] which costs 2075 Afghanis. Correct? So today, the Afghan [00:11:35] government is investing in one of the electricity sources [00:11:38] in one of the provinces of Afghanistan, and in return, [00:11:41] 2075 Afghanis are spent per family by the government. [00:11:45] This does not mean that we collect 2075 Afghanis from each [00:11:48] family. This is the economic analysis indicator [00:11:52] of the issue that the government provides [00:11:55] this support to the people, but in addition [00:11:59] to the rehabilitation of the power dam, we must also consider several [00:12:02] other issues. Of course, from my personal point of view, in addition to [00:12:06] the construction of the power dam, if the government also considers three [00:12:09] other issues, then we can say that its economic value [00:12:13] and economic impacts are greater. Firstly, we must monitor [00:12:16] the expenditure of 83 million Afghanis so that 83 million [00:12:20] Afghanis are truly spent correctly and transparently [00:12:23] on the rehabilitation of the dam. Secondly, quality assurance [00:12:27] of the rehabilitation is important, meaning how many more years will this rehabilitated power dam [00:12:31] serve us? And the third important [00:12:34] point is the economic effects that, in addition to the construction [00:12:38] of the dam, how many small production units can we activate there, [00:12:41] how much online education can we bring to the region, how many [00:12:45] electric mills can we establish there, [00:12:48] how many cold storages can we establish there that need [00:12:52] electricity? If these factors [00:12:55] are provided with the electricity there, we cannot have direct [00:12:59] economic effects only from the light in homes. If [00:13:02] the construction of the power dam there causes [00:13:06] local economy to grow, causes employment to be created, and [00:13:10] causes people's income to increase, then in the future, we can [00:13:14] conduct a thorough analysis and review of how much [00:13:17] the power dam and the construction of the dam in Kunar [00:13:21] province have been able to boost the local economy in that area. [00:13:55] that we see as necessary for Afghanistan to accelerate its economic [00:13:58] growth path, and [00:14:00] if [00:14:02] the goal is for 10 years, it should be for 5 years, and if it's for 20 years, it should be for 10 [00:14:06] years. Look, Mr. Moderator, one of the basic [00:14:10] factors that we have always centered our discussion around [00:14:13] is that we must utilize the resources available in Afghanistan. One [00:14:17] of the factors of production, one of the factors that can [00:14:20] guarantee economic growth and prosperity in a country, is electricity. [00:14:55] It is mountainous, and water flows throughout Afghanistan. [00:14:59] Meaning, it exists in a flowing state. We must use this resource. [00:15:02] Kunar province itself, if you have looked [00:15:06] at the map, is a province that [00:15:09] borders both mountains and a river. So, [00:15:13] water flows completely through the upper districts of Kunar, and [00:15:17] the economic arteries that Kunar province [00:15:21] can make water flow and provide. So we can manage [00:15:25] these waters that flow freely to neighboring countries every [00:15:29] day. We can make Afghanistan's water self-sufficient. We can generate [00:15:32] electricity throughout Afghanistan. Secondly, Afghanistan is probably [00:15:36] one of the rarest countries in the world [00:15:39] where we have almost 300 days of full sunshine [00:15:43] in Afghanistan. Correct? 300 days, meaning we have almost 9 [00:15:47] months of sunshine in this country, and this sunshine should be used [00:15:50] for solar electricity and electricity should be provided [00:15:54] to companies. And thirdly, we can generate wind [00:15:57] electricity. The high mountains that exist in Afghanistan, the mountain ranges that [00:16:01] are throughout Afghanistan, if we properly use this wind, [00:16:05] it can generate electricity for us. [00:16:09] Correct? Finally, one of the main factors that can bring a country [00:16:12] to growth and prosperity is electricity. Because Kunar [00:16:16] province is a water-rich province, it has water, [00:16:19] and there is natural capacity there. This is a very commendable [00:16:22] step that the Afghan government is taking its investment in the electricity [00:16:26] sector in Kunar province. Because there is both water [00:16:29] and natural capacity there. So, in addition to building the power dam, [00:16:33] investment should also take place there. [00:16:37] Investment leads to production, production [00:16:40] leads to job creation. Correct? And job [00:16:44] creation leads to the expansion of the local market, [00:16:47] and also for agricultural products and manufactured [00:16:51] products that are produced in the province, domestic and foreign [00:16:54] markets should be considered. Kunar province itself is one of the border [00:16:58] provinces with Pakistan. It has a common [00:17:01] border. In Kunar province, we have [00:17:04] various forms of agricultural products, and all of those capacities [00:17:08] should be utilized. The tensions that exist between Afghanistan [00:17:11] and Pakistan should be resolved through economic diplomacy [00:17:15] so that we can open economic avenues [00:17:19] to various countries, including Pakistan, and agricultural products [00:17:23] and manufactured products that will be created in the future [00:17:27] with the advent of electricity in the province must be exported to Pakistani [00:17:30] markets, and in this way, agricultural products [00:17:33] from Kunar province, Afghanistan, should also reach domestic [00:17:36] Afghan markets, like Kabul province, which is the central [00:17:40] city, Herat, Kandahar, or Mazar-i-Sharif. If [00:17:44] we can do these things, and at the same time, [00:17:47] establish infrastructure in all provinces of Afghanistan, as you said, we can [00:17:51] give our economic growth a path. Meaning, we can [00:17:55] shorten 10 years to 5 or 7 years, and these projects must be implemented [00:17:59] in all provinces of Afghanistan. In addition to this, there are [00:18:02] other infrastructures that new towns should be built [00:18:06] by the government. Tax exemptions should be considered, [00:18:10] investors should be encouraged. These factors collectively lead [00:18:13] to us being able to use electricity and electricity [00:18:17] resources effectively and efficiently and turn Afghanistan into a productive country and, [00:18:20] in the future, an industrial country. Very good point [00:18:24] you made. In addition to that, [00:18:27] a gas extraction contract in Herat was signed [00:18:31] with an international company. Do you think [00:18:34] how much of this gas [00:18:37] can be a source of electricity and energy [00:18:40] in Afghanistan? And how do you see the [00:18:44] outlook? How much opportunity is there, and how much [00:18:47] is being used, and how should it be used? The opportunities [00:18:51] that we are currently using are truly commendable and supportive. [00:18:55] It is true that fundamental and basic work, [00:18:58] if we don't disregard it, truly fundamental [00:19:01] basic work is being done in Afghanistan that, unfortunately, [00:19:05] was not utilized in past decades. Among them, Afghanistan [00:19:09] has two underground resources: the other is Afghanistan's geopolitical [00:19:13] and geo-economic location. Today, the Afghan government is determined [00:19:16] to properly utilize Afghanistan's underground [00:19:20] resources. If we don't have the capacity [00:19:24] to extract resources, it's not a problem. In terms of international [00:19:27] trade, we must have good relations with all countries, and we [00:19:31] must carefully study and examine which country [00:19:35] can cooperate with us in which sector. The fact [00:19:39] that yesterday one of the largest, in my opinion, [00:19:43] one of the most important contracts for the extraction [00:19:46] of oil resources in Afghanistan was signed between the Afghan [00:19:49] government and Saudi Arabia, where they will invest [00:19:53] approximately 50 billion dollars and [00:19:56] extract those oil resources from Afghanistan [00:20:00] and make them available to domestic Afghan markets and also [00:20:04] export them to various countries and Saudi Arabia [00:20:11] that can lead Afghanistan from dependence [00:20:14] on regional countries to economic [00:20:18] and trade independence. Correct? We must use [00:20:21] this issue and these factors that exist in Afghanistan, this underground [00:20:25] wealth that God has given us. We must use it properly. [00:20:28] Secondly, Afghanistan's geopolitical [00:20:32] location is such that Afghanistan should be at the center of attention [00:20:36] of regional and global countries, and we can play [00:20:39] Afghanistan's connecting role as a crossroads [00:20:42] connecting South Asian and Central Asian countries. [00:20:46] We can connect South Asia to Central Asia to regional [00:20:50] countries like Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, [00:20:54] Turkmenistan. Through that, we can connect to China and [00:20:58] through Russia and European countries, similarly, to [00:21:01] Iran and Turkey and also connect to [00:21:05] European markets. These are the issues that need [00:21:09] to be worked on. The actions currently being taken are commendable, but [00:21:12] not enough. We need to work more because Afghanistan [00:21:16] has unfortunately been plagued by war, destruction, and misery [00:21:20] in past decades. Currently, there is new hope that large [00:21:24] and infrastructural projects will be implemented in Afghanistan, and the Afghan government [00:21:27] is determined that these projects be implemented. [00:21:31] If these projects are successfully completed, [00:21:34] their mere implementation cannot solve the problem. Rather, we [00:21:38] must monitor them, and their sustainability and continuity are very [00:21:41] important to us, meaning how much we can protect [00:21:45] these projects after that, and how we can maintain [00:21:49] them. Correct? If this happens, [00:21:52] we see Afghanistan's future with the implementation of these projects as hopeful [00:21:56] and good, God willing. As a final question, I [00:21:59] ask Mr. Ayyar, a few days ago, Herat officials [00:22:02] also said that the TAPI project in Herat will be completed, [00:22:06] and through this, [00:22:09] Afghanistan will receive a significant amount of gas annually, [00:22:13] and also the Herat gas [00:22:16] extraction project that was signed with Saudi Aramco. [00:22:43] Foreign investors become interested, encouraged, and supported [00:22:47] to come to Afghanistan. Something that I also mentioned [00:22:51] in another program is that government institutions, [00:22:54] plus the private sector, must participate in this company and these [00:22:58] projects. Correct? So we must have joint investments. [00:23:02] We must demand a greater share for Afghanistan. Correct? [00:23:05] What is Afghanistan's share in these projects that are being implemented [00:23:09] and these resources that are being extracted from Afghanistan? How many [00:23:12] domestic engineers and specialists play a role in the extraction [00:23:16] of these resources? How much of the technology that [00:23:20] exists in Afghanistan is used for this, and how much [00:23:23] is brought entirely from Saudi Arabia? And the investment [00:23:27] that comes from Saudi Arabia [00:23:30] or other countries into Afghanistan. One thing is a promise [00:23:33] that is made, one is interest, one is a [00:23:37] contract, and one is real investment. How much they actually [00:23:41] invest, for how long, and how much of the domestic [00:23:45] markets they cover. Look, the economy [00:23:48] itself arises from needs. Trade arises from needs. [00:23:51] The primary needs of the people must be considered. Today, [00:23:55] one of the primary needs of the people is oil and gas. In Afghanistan, [00:23:59] there is gas, oil, diesel. Correct? There is electricity. These are the things [00:24:02] we need. Our primary needs are these. The market in general needs [00:24:06] this. Factories need it. Companies need it. Finally, all people need this. [00:24:10] So, when there is a need, the people's needs must be met, [00:24:14] prices must be lowered. Secondly, something we unfortunately [00:24:17] suffer from is the lack of employment in Afghanistan, that [00:24:21] how much we can provide job opportunities. For example, [00:24:25] if the investment is from Saudi Arabia, and the technology [00:24:28] is from Saudi Arabia, at least the labor [00:24:31] force must be from Afghanistan. Correct? So that we can train [00:24:34] these young people there and they work there. And [00:24:38] thirdly, the issue is that if we only export raw oil [00:24:41] and gas to other countries or to domestic markets, [00:24:45] it might not be very effective. We must have oil [00:24:48] and gas refineries in Afghanistan. [00:25:06] to achieve independence from external sources. To become [00:25:10] self-sufficient. Then Afghanistan will become a productive [00:25:14] and industrial and exporting country. If these [00:25:17] resources that are in Afghanistan, if these capacities that exist [00:25:21] are used in a potential shared way, we [00:25:24] see Afghanistan's future as hopeful. Again, our request, our message, [00:25:28] has always been that existing capacities should be used [00:25:31] properly, and projects should be implemented [00:25:35] in all 34 provinces of Afghanistan, without regard [00:25:38] to ethnic and traditional affiliations. Each province [00:25:42] has its own specific underground resources, and those resources [00:25:46] should be placed at the disposal of the local community, [00:25:50] and we should be able to boost the local economy in the provinces [00:25:53] of Afghanistan, and it will also have an impact on GDP and government [00:25:57] revenues, which, God willing, is hopeful for both the government [00:26:00] and the local people. Thank [00:26:32] that after comprehensive discussion and review, the officials of this company [00:26:36] were asked to submit their specific proposals to the Inter-Ministerial [00:26:40] Committee for Investment for review and decision-making. [00:26:42] Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour, Minister of Rural [00:26:49] Rehabilitation and Development, met with a number of tribal elders [00:26:52] from Takht-e Pol district of Kandahar province and Gulran [00:26:56] district of Ghazni province. In this meeting, the tribal elders [00:26:59] called for the implementation of water supply projects, road construction, [00:27:03] small water dams, and retaining walls in their areas. On the other hand, Mullah [00:27:07] Abdul Latif Mansour expressed his willingness to listen to their [00:27:10] problems and suggestions, stating that this ministry will address [00:27:14] people's problems within the limits [00:27:15] of available resources. [00:27:22] Naqibullah Ahmadi, the Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate to Malaysia, [00:27:26] met with Dato' Abubakar Yusuf, the Executive Chairman of the Foreign [00:27:30] Trade Development Authority of that country. In this meeting, the two sides [00:27:33] discussed the expansion of bilateral trade relations, the export [00:27:37] of Afghan goods to Malaysian markets, investment opportunities [00:27:40] in Afghanistan, and mutual participation in trade exhibitions. [00:27:44] Mullah [00:27:44] Nooruddin Turabi, Director General [00:27:51] of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Authority, met with a group of scholars [00:27:55] from Wifaqul Madaris of Bangladesh. [00:27:58] In this meeting, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi emphasized the importance [00:28:02] of unity and cooperation among Muslims of the world and said [00:28:05] that Muslims, wherever they live in the world and under any [00:28:09] government, must cooperate and interact in various [00:28:13] fields. On the other hand, Bangladeshi scholars emphasized [00:28:16] the importance of strengthening cooperation and exchanging [00:28:20] experiences between relevant institutions in the two countries [00:28:24] and expressed their readiness to expand cooperation [00:28:27] in areas of mutual interest. [00:28:33] The contract for the extraction and processing of the third block [00:28:37] talc mine in Nangarhar province, worth over four [00:28:41] million five hundred thousand dollars, was signed between the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and a private [00:28:44] company. Officials from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum say [00:28:48] that the contracting company will pay 1320 [00:28:51] Afghanis in royalties to the Islamic Emirate [00:28:55] for each ton of talc extracted. The contract for the extraction [00:28:58] and processing of the talc mine, which is the third block in Shinwari district, [00:30:06] will create more job opportunities for citizens. [00:30:09] If the extraction of Afghanistan's mines is carried out in a professional [00:30:13] and more standardized manner, and if it is processed [00:30:17] within the country with the necessary standard and modern equipment, [00:30:20] we can manage the process better, create better benefits for Afghanistan's [00:30:24] economy, and we should prioritize these facilities [00:30:28] and contribute more to the dynamism and prosperity of the economy. This [00:30:31] is in light of the contract for oil and gas exploration [00:30:35] and extraction in the Kashk-e-Tarpol basin in Herat province, which was signed [00:30:39] yesterday between the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and the international [00:30:42] company Delta of Saudi Arabia in Kabul. [00:30:46] A joint cooperation agreement was signed between the Disaster [00:30:49] Preparedness Authority and the international aid organization Hungary [00:30:53] worth over 400 thousand US dollars. Based [00:30:57] on this agreement, this organization will distribute [00:31:00] cash assistance or food [00:31:02] aid to over 13 thousand affected and eligible [00:31:06] families in the [00:31:06] country. [00:31:11] The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice and Hearing Complaints [00:31:15] announced the release of nearly 40 women from domestic [00:31:18] violence and oppression in seven provinces of the country. The Ministry [00:31:22] of Promotion of Virtue added that these efforts were carried out [00:31:25] in accordance with the provisions of Islamic Sharia after affected women [00:31:29] referred to and registered their complaints with the provincial directorates [00:31:32] of the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue, which resulted in the prevention of further [00:31:36] oppression and violence, and a number of family disputes were also [00:31:40] resolved through reconciliation [00:31:42] and understanding. [00:31:48] Nearly 500 Mujahideen graduated from the Sharteh [00:31:52] Training Center in Herat province. The Ministry of Interior [00:31:56] says that these personnel graduated from the Sharteh [00:31:59] Training Center in this province [00:32:01] after completing their basic professional