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[00:01:00] The basic mines of Afghanistan in Kabul, foreign investors
[00:01:03] were assured that the lands would be leased for a long period
[00:01:07] without the need to
[00:01:08] partner with Afghans.
[00:01:14] Any foreign company that wants to
[00:01:17] invest in Afghanistan,
[00:01:21] they are allowed to lease the land for a
[00:01:24] long period of time.
[00:01:27] This is for
[00:03:19] investors, and foreign companies that invest in
[00:03:22] Afghanistan will be leased land for a long term and without Afghan
[00:03:26] partnership. Mullah Hayatullah Badri,
[00:03:30] Minister of Mines and Petroleum, says at this ceremony that significant
[00:03:33] activities and progress have been made in the mining sector, and
[00:03:37] currently, more than 180,000 people are
[00:03:40] working in the mining sector.
[00:03:43] The first specialized exhibition of
[00:03:47] Afghanistan's mines was held for four days at the Afghanistan
[00:03:51] International Exhibition Center with the presence of officials
[00:03:55] of the Islamic Emirate and domestic and foreign investors. The Deputy
[00:03:58] Head of the Prime Minister's Office says at this ceremony that Afghanistan
[00:04:02] is rich in natural resources, and the Islamic Emirate is ready
[00:04:06] to create any kind of facilitation for investors and asks all domestic
[00:04:10] and foreign investors to invest in various sectors,
[00:04:14] especially in Afghanistan's mines. For
[00:04:17] foreign investors and foreign companies, a
[00:04:20] great facility in the history of Afghanistan
[00:04:24] has been considered. Any foreign company that
[00:04:28] wants to invest in
[00:04:31] Afghanistan is allowed
[00:04:35] to lease land for a long period.
[00:04:38] for them.
[00:04:40] Partnership
[00:04:42] with Afghans is also not
[00:04:46] necessary. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum
[00:04:49] and Industry and Commerce consider this exhibition an important
[00:04:53] step towards introducing job opportunities and investment
[00:04:56] in Afghanistan's mining sector, promoting standardized
[00:05:00] extraction and processing of mines, and attracting domestic and foreign
[00:05:03] investments. They say that significant activities and progress have been made
[00:05:07] in the mining and industry sectors in the country, and their efforts
[00:05:11] for economic growth and
[00:05:42] our products are available to international markets according to
[00:05:46] standards and
[00:05:47] criteria.
[00:05:53] Afghanistan, by the grace of God, will be active in another year.
[00:05:56] If it is mineral material,
[00:06:00] if it is agricultural material, and if it is industrial,
[00:06:03] all stages of processing will be completed
[00:06:06] within these zones. I am sure, by the grace of God,
[00:06:10] Afghanistan's exports will be
[00:06:42] The Islamic Emirate has provided suitable opportunities for foreign
[00:06:46] investment in Afghanistan, and this itself shows
[00:06:49] the cooperation of the Islamic Emirate with foreign companies.
[00:06:52] The first exhibition of Afghanistan's materials
[00:06:56] was inaugurated today and will continue for three more days.
[00:06:59] In this exhibition, the capabilities, equipment, and
[00:07:02] mineral products of Afghanistan, along with the mineral products
[00:07:06] and achievements of participating countries, have been displayed in dozens
[00:07:10] of booths. Mohammad
[00:07:12] Qasem Farahmand is not a military
[00:07:15] man. Kabul. the defense and security forces of
[00:07:19] the Islamic Emirate, in response to the attacks of Pakistani forces
[00:07:23] in Angoor Ada and Paktika, targeted the bases and outposts
[00:07:26] of Pakistani forces near the area, which resulted
[00:07:30] in the killing and wounding of a number of Pakistani soldiers
[00:07:33] and also caused heavy damage to their facilities.
[00:07:37] The ministry adds that no harm was done to
[00:07:40] Afghan forces in this incident. The Ministry of Defense's statement
[00:07:44] says that Pakistani forces initiated the attack, and
[00:07:48] the Afghan side, using its legitimate right
[00:07:51] of self-defense and its territory, gave a harsh
[00:07:54] response to the attackers. According to this statement, Pakistani
[00:07:58] forces, without any danger or providing any reason, launched
[00:08:02] four attacks on the market of Angoor Ada district
[00:08:05] and the commissariat of Paktika province with drones
[00:08:08] and attacked the commissariat and its nearby security facilities.
[00:08:41] According to Mr., in some directions, by publishing
[00:08:45] slogans about defending women's rights, they
[00:08:48] are trying to impose political demands.
[00:08:51] The United Nations Security Council hosted a meeting
[00:08:54] on Tuesday evening under the title
[00:08:57] "Women, Peace and Security." In this meeting, including representatives
[00:09:01] of some countries, the UN Secretary General said that
[00:09:04] the violation of women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan has
[00:09:08] increased. Statements that Kabul called baseless and
[00:09:11] strongly
[00:09:30] created that in the country's
[00:09:32] historical era Islamic
[00:09:36] but
[00:09:40] the Ministry of Law
[00:10:11] must provide practical evidence of the truth of its claims.
[00:10:15] Rights should not be used as a tool for propaganda
[00:10:17] warfare. For all long-standing
[00:10:21] rights, it is a matter of political dealing, and instead of politicking
[00:10:27] in the name of individual rights, practical steps should be taken
[00:10:31] to ensure their religious
[00:10:32] and human
[00:10:36] and just second.
[00:10:39] affairs says that the review of human rights and women's rights
[00:10:43] should be carried out based on objective realities within the framework
[00:10:47] of religious and cultural values, and they consider these
[00:10:50] statements one-sided without the presence of an official
[00:10:54] representative of Afghanistan in the Security Council. The review
[00:10:58] of human rights and women's rights should be carried
[00:11:00] out based on objective realities,
[00:11:03] credible documents, and considering the religious, cultural,
[00:11:07] and social conditions of Afghanistan, not based on political
[00:11:11] pressures and one-sided judgments. Although the discussion
[00:11:14] of such issues in the United Nations Security Council,
[00:11:18] especially without the presence of an official representative
[00:11:21] of the Islamic Emirate, provides an opportunity to respond
[00:11:41] Special attention has been paid to forced marriages and
[00:11:46] giving away girls. The Ministry of Public Works says that the
[00:11:49] work on the second lane of the Kandahar-Helmand highway has started. Officials
[00:11:53] of this ministry add that the construction
[00:11:59] of 52 kilometers of road between Kandahar and Herat is progressing
[00:12:03] rapidly, and this project is a total of 14
[00:12:06] kilometers long. The construction of 52 kilometers of road belonging
[00:12:10] to the second and third sections of the second lane of the Kandahar-Herat
[00:12:13] highway, from Bagh-e Pol in Kandahar province to the Dorahi Greshk
[00:12:17] area in Helmand province, has been started by the Ministry of
[00:12:21] Public Works and is currently progressing rapidly.
[00:13:25] provides the opportunity to accelerate the implementation of projects,
[00:13:28] observe standards, and complete them within the specified
[00:13:32] time.
[00:13:34] Najibullah Shahin, the acting ambassador of Afghanistan in Norway,
[00:13:38] met with Takku Faishah, the ambassador of Indonesia.
[00:13:41] The Afghan embassy in Norway says that during this meeting,
[00:13:45] bilateral relations and investment opportunities in Afghanistan were
[00:13:49] discussed.
[00:13:49] The Ministry of Public Works
[00:13:56] says that during the month of Mehr this year,
[00:13:59] more than 800,000 metric tons of commercial goods
[00:14:03] were transported through railways.
[00:14:05] The Ministry of Public Works says that during the month
[00:14:09] of Mehr this year, a total of
[00:14:12] 828 metric tons of oil, non-oil, and other commercial
[00:14:16] goods were imported and exported through the Hairatan, Aqina, Herat,
[00:14:20] and Torghundi railway ports, with the largest amount transported
[00:14:24] through the Hairatan port. From bottom to top,
[00:14:27] 88% of Afghanistan's problems
[00:14:29] have been
[00:14:34] solved.
[00:15:25] It is a landlocked country that does not have access to the sea.
[00:15:29] This railway track can be increased with all countries.
[00:15:32] It is very important for the economy of Afghanistan.
[00:15:36] Afghanistan's progress
[00:16:11] human experts and support for small industries as
[00:16:15] important strategies for economic growth and improving
[00:16:18] people's living conditions. They emphasized efforts
[00:16:22] to find effective solutions to reduce poverty in
[00:16:26] Afghanistan. Officials of the Ministry of Economy
[00:16:29] in this meeting, which was held on this topic, say that
[00:16:33] the use of skilled human resources and the expansion of private sector
[00:16:37] activities can pave the way for economic
[00:16:40] growth and poverty reduction in the country.
[00:16:43] No country can achieve
[00:16:47] development without skilled human resources.
[00:16:50] The prerequisite for
[00:16:52] development is skilled human resources. Without
[00:16:56] that, no country, including Afghanistan, can
[00:16:59] achieve its high goals. Officials of this ministry,
[00:17:03] referring to the country's economic situation, say that last year,
[00:17:07] efforts were made in the sector of infrastructure projects
[00:17:10] and diversification of the country's trade routes, which, according
[00:17:14] to them, resulted in a 5% growth in Afghanistan's gross domestic
[00:17:17] product, and the inflation rate was about
[00:17:20] 2%. We had nearly 5% growth
[00:17:23] in the past year, as the current year has not yet
[00:17:27] ended, so the statistics are not yet final.
[00:17:31] In terms of inflation, we only had 2% inflation
[00:17:35] in the area of income and revenue.
[00:17:40] We had 15% growth compared to previous years, which
[00:17:43] is still a good and significant figure.
[00:17:47] In the field of foreign trade, we had 14 billion dollars
[00:17:51] in foreign trade. There are some other political problems,
[00:17:55] but despite this, we were able to manage our foreign
[00:17:58] relations in the economic sector well. The professional assistant
[00:18:02] of the Ministry of Economy emphasized that universities can play an
[00:18:06] effective role in this process by training specialized
[00:18:10] personnel and making education responsive to market needs.
[00:18:14] A high-level delegation from the Standards and Quality Authority,
[00:18:17] which includes the technical director and office head
[00:18:21] of this authority, met and discussed with officials of the Russian
[00:18:25] Standards Authority on the sidelines of the General Assembly
[00:18:28] of the Metrology of Islamic Countries in Kazan, Russian Federation.
[00:18:32] In this meeting, both sides emphasized the expansion of technical cooperation
[00:18:35] in the field of drafting and implementing standards, sharing
[00:18:38] experiences, and enhancing professional capacities.
[00:18:42] On the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Institute of Standards
[00:18:45] and Metrology of Islamic Countries, a delegation from the Afghanistan
[00:18:49] Standards and Quality Authority met with officials from the Russian
[00:18:53] Standards Authority. Yusuf Ghavir, the spokesperson for the Standards
[00:18:56] and Quality Authority, says that in this meeting, officials from
[00:19:00] the Russian Standards Authority announced their readiness to cooperate
[00:19:03] with the Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority and pledged
[00:19:06] to provide the necessary standards to this authority. Also, the Russian
[00:19:10] side assured the creation of training
[00:19:14] programs to enhance the professional capacities of the employees of
[00:19:18] the Standards and Quality Authority of Afghanistan. They will
[00:19:22] provide the necessary standards to this authority, and
[00:19:25] training programs will be developed
[00:19:28] to enhance the professional
[00:19:30] capacities of our employees.
[00:19:37] consider Afghanistan's products to international markets
[00:19:40] necessary. The quality of goods or the quality that
[00:19:44] every company produces, if it does not pay attention
[00:19:47] to its production quality or the standards defined
[00:19:51] in the world, be sure that company
[00:19:55] will not be successful and will not progress. Quality standards
[00:19:58] are undoubtedly one of the pillars or fundamental
[00:20:01] principles of a company that can benefit both
[00:20:04] the importing company and the manufacturing company.
[00:20:08] And this causes trust to be lost
[00:20:10] between the company and the people. At the same time,
[00:20:13] economic experts consider setting standards for exports
[00:20:17] and imports an important step towards strengthening international
[00:20:21] trade and accelerating the process of exports and imports, and
[00:20:25] they consider the capacity building of employees of the
[00:20:28] Standards and Quality Authority in this sector necessary.
[00:20:31] The more we move towards standardization, the more
[00:20:34] consumers can benefit from it, and also, the standardization
[00:20:38] of our domestic manufactured goods or imports
[00:20:42] will guarantee investments because it is this standard
[00:20:45] that can guarantee investments.
[00:20:49] And the Institute of Standards and Metrology of Islamic Countries
[00:20:53] operates under the umbrella of the Organization of Islamic
[00:20:57] Cooperation and works to harmonize standards among member countries,
[00:21:00] improve product quality, and expand halal standards.
[00:21:04] The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority also says
[00:21:07] that it is trying to strengthen specialized capacities by expanding
[00:21:11] relations and cooperation with standardization bodies and institutions of different
[00:21:15] countries, improve the process of drafting and implementing
[00:21:18] standards, and expand international
[00:21:30] cooperation in the field of standards and quality. This two-day conference,
[00:21:33] attended by officials from various countries and representatives
[00:21:36] of United Nations agencies, focuses on raising environmental
[00:21:40] awareness, combating climate change, and waste
[00:21:43] management. Environmental education is
[00:21:47] a way to deal with climate challenges and raise public
[00:21:50] awareness about environmental protection, which is one of the
[00:21:54] important themes of the International Conference on Environmental
[00:21:58] Education in Malaysia. The meeting will examine educational strategies
[00:22:01] for combating climate change, waste management,
[00:22:05] and promoting environmentally friendly behaviors. Mawlawi Mutiee
[00:22:08] al-Haq Khalis, the Director General of the Environmental
[00:22:12] in this conference. On the sidelines
[00:22:15] of the meeting, he met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia.
[00:22:50] public awareness can play an important role in reducing pollution,
[00:22:53] preventing the destruction of natural resources, and promoting a culture
[00:22:57] of environmental protection. According to them, the implementation
[00:23:00] of educational programs in schools, universities, and local communities,
[00:23:04] along with strengthening waste management and implementing
[00:23:07] practical programs to address environmental challenges,
[00:23:11] is important. Overall, we can say that
[00:23:14] the implementation of environmental education programs
[00:23:18] in schools, universities, and local
[00:23:22] communities can help strengthen waste management and
[00:23:25] solve environmental challenges and institutionalize a culture
[00:23:29] of environmental protection in society. Environmental
[00:23:32] education is one of the public awareness programs about
[00:23:36] the protection of natural resources, reduction of pollution,
[00:23:39] and combating climate change. The International Conference
[00:23:42] on Environmental Education in Sarawak, Malaysia,
[00:23:46] focuses on reviewing educational strategies and increasing
[00:23:50] environmental awareness.
[00:23:53] Qari Abdul Wali Siddiqui, Deputy Minister of Finance and
[00:23:56] Administration of the Ministry of Public Health, emphasized strengthening
[00:24:00] the health system, scientific progress, and joint
[00:24:03] cooperation at the second neurosurgery congress.
[00:24:07] Second 30-day neurosurgery congress: Qari Abdul Wali
[00:24:10] Siddiqui, Deputy Minister of Finance and Administration of the Ministry
[00:24:14] of Public Health, said at a meeting held on this occasion
[00:24:18] that the Islamic Emirate is committed
[00:24:58] programs can provide effective opportunities
[00:25:00] for specialists to enhance their capacity.
[00:25:04] Every time the operating room
[00:25:07] saves a life, preserves
[00:25:10] a mind, or restores hope to a family,
[00:25:14] there is no higher mission than this.
[00:25:17] Officials of the second congress
[00:25:30] assure that they will share their experiences with young health
[00:25:34] workers and will fully cooperate with them.
[00:25:37] Holding this congress is an important
[00:25:40] step towards strengthening scientific cooperation,
[00:25:44] enhancing professional capacities,
[00:25:46] exchanging clinical and surgical experiences,
[00:26:32] and developing research. 81 personnel from Qulurda
[00:26:35] 201 Khalid bin Walid (RA) have graduated from the Qulurda
[00:26:39] training center after completing an 11th professional training
[00:26:43] course of two and a half months. At the graduation
[00:26:46] ceremony, Maulvi Mohammad Nizami, Deputy Qulurda,
[00:26:49] asked the graduates to protect the country's Islamic system
[00:26:53] and people and serve the people with good conduct and responsibility.
[00:26:57] The graduates also pledged to serve the country
[00:27:00] with honesty and a sense of responsibility. The ceremony
[00:27:04] concluded with the distribution of certificates and the recitation
[00:27:07] of prayers.
[00:27:09] For the first time,
[00:27:15] direct flights from Khawaja Abdullah Ansari International
[00:27:19] Airport in Herat to Dubai began.
[00:27:22] For the first time, direct flights from
[00:27:25] Khawaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport in Herat
[00:27:29] to Dubai began.
[00:29:17] has claimed that in its recent attacks, it targeted the Ras Tanura
[00:29:21] oil refinery and the Saudi Ministry of Defense building in Riyadh.
[00:29:25] This claim comes as reports indicate that explosions were heard
[00:29:28] in the Saudi capital and tremors were felt in some areas.
[00:29:36] It said that the group's forces targeted the Saudi Ministry
[00:29:40] of Defense building in Riyadh with a ballistic missile. These
[00:29:44] attacks come after Saudi forces launched airstrikes
[00:29:47] on Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, which resulted in a cement
[00:29:50] factory being targeted.
[00:29:52] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
[00:29:55] discussed the expansion of bilateral cooperation with
[00:29:59] Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. According to
[00:30:03] reports from Iranian media, Pezeshkian said at the end of his
[00:30:06] trip to Moscow that during this meeting, positive discussions
[00:30:10] were held regarding cooperation between the two countries in the
[00:30:13] fields of oil, gas, transport, agriculture, industry, and security
[00:30:17] issues. The Iranian president also participated in the eighth
[00:30:21] Gas Exporting Countries Forum during this trip and met with the Emir
[00:30:23] of Qatar.
[00:30:26] Following a severe storm on the eastern coast of India,
[00:30:30] at least three people died, and
[00:30:33] dozens of homes and parts of crops were destroyed. This storm, which
[00:30:37] was accompanied by heavy rainfall and strong winds, originated