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[00:00:14] اس اساسات مهم مورد
[00:00:17] کاربردی در اقتصاد و تجارت است تا زمانی که ما برق
[00:00:21] reliable and regular electricity, we cannot run our companies
[00:00:24] regularly. We cannot advance our companies. We cannot hire
[00:00:28] personnel. We
[00:00:35] can certainly move Afghanistan towards industrialization. Currently, Afghanistan is an agricultural country. In addition to investing in Afghanistan's agriculture,
[00:00:39] more than 70-75 percent of Afghanistan's land, as we have always
[00:00:43] pointed out, is ready for agriculture, ready for
[00:00:46] cultivation. But let's also instill this idea in the youth,
[00:00:49] in the people, and in the government officials that Afghanistan, in addition to being an
[00:00:53] agricultural country, can also become an industrial country. When we
[00:00:57] bring about an industrial revolution in Afghanistan, Afghanistan...
[00:01:14] One of our basic needs is electricity, which requires
[00:01:18] large investments. What is the solution? How should this problem be solved?
[00:01:21] Sir, the solution is investment. Investment based on
[00:01:25] the interests of Afghanistan and foreign countries. Saudi
[00:01:29] Arabia showed interest. Last week, representatives from
[00:01:32] Saudi Arabia came and said that we will
[00:01:35] invest in renewable energy production
[00:01:39] in Afghanistan. We analyzed and reviewed it. We said, "Brother, they
[00:01:43] have experience in renewable energy production
[00:01:46] and have invested in their own country. The cities of Riyadh,
[00:01:50] Mecca, and Medina currently have renewable energy." Or
[00:01:53] they can share their experiences in Afghanistan in partnership with the Afghan
[00:01:56] government. A survey, feasibility
[00:02:00] studies, must be conducted. Suitable areas
[00:02:03] must be identified throughout Afghanistan. The provinces that have abundant
[00:02:07] water resources, hydropower resources,
[00:02:10] and solar resources must be optimally utilized to produce electricity in Afghanistan.
[00:02:14] This is one of the actions that must be taken. Once electricity is available, we can even have
[00:02:18] manufacturing industries, as well as processing
[00:02:22] industries. In our economy, we have manufacturing
[00:02:25] industries that lead to production, and we have processing industries. Currently, look, we are in
[00:02:29] autumn, and agricultural products
[00:02:32] from 34 provinces of Afghanistan, especially vegetables, especially
[00:02:36] Afghanistan, have
[00:02:38] all come to fruition. Right? But today, it's a shame that
[00:02:42] a kilogram of apples in Afghanistan is sold for 60 Afghanis, 50 Afghanis
[00:02:46] in the market, and there's still no market. Right? Why don't
[00:02:49] we have processing industries in Afghanistan? If
[00:02:52] the companies are properly established, and we
[00:02:56] can convert this into juice, into beverages, even food industries.
[00:18:47] Are the current conditions favorable for foreign investment, and what is the
[00:18:51] real serious problem in this
[00:18:54] regard? Look, dear Mr. Sahel, currently, more
[00:18:57] than ever before, the conditions for investment in
[00:19:01] Afghanistan are, in my opinion, favorable. Why? Previously,
[00:19:04] there were more stakeholders in Afghanistan. And a number
[00:19:08] of countries, a number of Asian countries or world
[00:19:12] countries, because of political disputes with various countries and
[00:19:16] major powers, did not invest in Afghanistan. As
[00:19:20] Mr. Farzad said in his speech,
[00:19:22] today, there is a kind of competition due to Afghanistan's location,
[00:19:26] as to which country can gain the most benefit. Right? When
[00:19:30] Pakistan gets closer to us, Iran objects.
[00:19:33] When Iran gets closer, India objects. That is, every country,
[00:19:36] in the end, in every way, wants to benefit from this country.
[00:19:40] What is our gain today? Our gain is that
[00:19:43] currently, no country interferes in Afghanistan's internal
[00:19:47] and external affairs. From another angle, Afghanistan
[00:19:51] today belongs to Afghans themselves,
[00:19:54] and Afghans across Afghanistan can implement their plans
[00:19:57] without any problems, without any
[00:20:00] challenges. Right? Today, a very
[00:20:03] good environment has been created, a conducive environment for us to be able to
[00:20:07] make such large investments in infrastructure
[00:20:11] in Afghanistan. We have superstructure and we have infrastructure.
[00:20:14] Building towns, constructing buildings, building roads,
[00:20:18] these are also things that are supportable. We support
[00:20:22] them. But if we prioritize them, then only
[00:20:25] superficial work will be done in Afghanistan. That is, if we
[00:20:29] really want to solve the economic problems of the country, we must
[00:20:33] work on the country's infrastructure. What is infrastructure? As
[00:20:36] I told you earlier, it's health,
[00:20:40] educational services, training, electricity production,
[00:20:43] and the extraction of resources, and
[00:20:46] investment in the banking sector. One of the problems that
[00:20:50] drives away investors in Afghanistan is the
[00:20:54] lack of accurate banking. That is,
[00:20:57] our banking system is a local and national system. That is,
[00:21:01] Afghan banks are not connected to foreign
[00:21:04] and regional banks. Right? Thirdly, transit
[00:21:07] services and logistics services are issues that
[00:21:11] traders face at the borders. That is, these
[00:21:15] are some of the problems that must be resolved by the Afghan
[00:21:18] government. Thirdly, something that, as
[00:21:22] Mr. Farzad pointed out, is that we must have a well-defined
[00:21:25] and organized policy for Afghanistan's economic growth.
[00:21:29] Every government that comes, every government that comes, must
[00:21:33] be obliged to implement those programs, not just let
[00:21:36] projects remain at zero. If they proceed to some extent, they then
[00:21:40] start again from zero. And the next issue is these memorandums
[00:21:44] of understanding that we witnessed over the past months, where the
[00:21:47] Minister of Industry and Commerce signed at least 15 memorandums of understanding with
[00:21:51] different countries, just like he signed last year.
[00:21:54] Right? They signed in 2024 and 2025, but
[00:21:58] almost 15-20% of them actually materialize, but the rest
[00:22:01] don't. Signing memorandums of understanding will not solve Afghanistan's problems.
[00:22:05] Diplomatic and ceremonial meetings will not solve
[00:22:08] Afghanistan's problems. Traveling to different countries will
[00:22:12] not solve them, but rather, here, there is a gap
[00:22:15] between signing memorandums of understanding and implementing
[00:22:19] projects. They must be compelled.
[00:22:27] In Afghanistan, we can call it a national project, and we can also call it a regional project.
[00:22:31] The CASA-1000 project, Afghan Trans, and the TAPI project. If these three projects
[00:22:35] are truly implemented in Afghanistan and can connect Afghanistan to Central
[00:22:38] Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East, then it will truly
[00:22:41] enhance Afghanistan's credibility with regional countries.
[00:22:44] What is the role of Afghan embassies in these countries in terms
[00:22:48] of investment?
[00:23:50] The main duty and responsibility
[00:23:53] of these economic representatives is to attract foreign
[00:23:56] investments, to compel them, to give them guarantees, to gain their trust,
[00:24:00] so that they come to Afghanistan, and investment
[00:24:03] orders/recommendations must be given by the Afghan government
[00:24:07] according to our needs, and what we need in those sectors
[00:24:11] should be invested in Afghanistan. Today, there is no
[00:24:14] interference from regional countries and powerful countries in Afghanistan,
[00:24:18] so they can invest
[00:24:20] in Afghanistan peacefully and utilize the existing
[00:24:24] capacities and internal talents of Afghanistan to
[00:24:28] optimally make Afghanistan self-sufficient
[00:24:30] and turn it into an exporter. Mr.
[00:24:33] How much have political conditions
[00:24:37] affected the economic situation? Economy is part
[00:24:40] of politics. Right? If our economy is not
[00:24:43] good, our politics cannot be good. If politics is not good, the economy
[00:24:47] cannot be good either. So these two are
[00:24:59] if investors are assured that there will be no political
[00:25:03] disruptions, they will come to Afghanistan and invest.
[00:25:07] Second is Afghanistan's political relations with
[00:25:10] regional countries. We need to move from differences of opinion to consensus.
[00:25:14] The more complex our relations, the more
[00:25:17] erroneous our relations, and the more based on disruptions
[00:25:20] that exist in Afghanistan and regional countries, the more we proceed on this basis,
[00:25:24] in this manner, we will not be able to attract investments to Afghanistan.
[00:25:28] If we act with good intentions and have good
[00:25:32] and friendly relations with all countries of the world and proceed based on Afghanistan's
[00:25:35] national interests and engage in interaction, there will be no problem.
[00:25:39] Both Afghanistan's political problems and Afghanistan's economic
[00:25:42] problems will be solved, because the Afghan nation is truly tired of this predicament,
[00:25:46] and they want infrastructure projects. Currently, infrastructure projects are
[00:25:50] underway and in progress, and we hope that these projects will
[00:25:54] reach completion, meaning they will finish. These projects must be implemented in Afghanistan
[00:25:57] so that we do not witness problems in Afghanistan.
[00:26:00] Thank you, sir.
[00:31:15] What is the solution from your perspective? The solution for
[00:31:18] attracting foreign investments and domestic investors
[00:31:21] in Afghanistan is to have good relations with regional countries,
[00:31:24] to give them assurance, to have a well-organized
[00:31:28] and transparent management in all 34
[00:31:32] provinces of Afghanistan, and also to invest in
[00:31:35] Afghanistan's infrastructure. If we can make overall investments in
[00:31:39] education, health, resource extraction,
[00:31:42] investment in production, in Afghanistan's agriculture,
[00:31:46] in Afghanistan's banking system, and have a transit
[00:31:49] and logistics system in Afghanistan, these are all part
[00:31:53] of economic growth and prosperity. That is, it can gradually
[00:31:56] solve Afghanistan's economic problems slowly and steadily,
[00:32:00] and utilize existing capacities within Afghanistan,
[00:32:04] and training of intellectual capital that
[00:32:07] exists in Afghanistan, utilize the experiences of foreign
[00:32:10] countries, right, in the field of investment in various
[00:32:14] sectors.