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[00:00:30] From Meli News Channel,
[00:00:33] the High Committee for Addressing Immigrant Problems,
[00:00:36] headed by the Deputy Prime Minister
[00:00:39] for Administrative Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, discussed
[00:00:43] accelerating the implementation of decisions related to providing permanent
[00:00:46] housing for returning immigrants, distributing
[00:00:49] land to them, and creating suitable conditions
[00:00:52] for their stability. The meeting also discussed providing basic
[00:00:55] services in the residential cities designated
[00:00:58] for returnees, including the construction of mosques,
[00:01:01] schools, religious institutes, and health clinics,
[00:01:05] in implementation of the directives of the Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him, in coordination
[00:01:09] with the relevant institutions. In this context, the Ministry
[00:01:12] of Urban Planning and Housing announced the distribution of more than
[00:01:16] 75,838
[00:01:19] residential land plots in 22 provinces,
[00:01:23] confirming the continuation of the distribution process. According to official
[00:01:27] information, about 8 million Afghan
[00:01:30] immigrants have returned from neighboring countries and the region to the country
[00:01:34] since the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, which
[00:01:37] increases the need to provide housing and basic services
[00:01:41] for them.
[00:01:43] The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mullah
[00:01:46] Muhammad Fadil Mazloum, inspected, during a visit to Helmand
[00:01:50] province, the Land Transport Regulation Department and Lashkar Gah
[00:01:54] Airport. The Minister met during his visit with officials from both facilities
[00:01:58] and was briefed on the progress of work there.
[00:02:03] local products. This increase He listened to the most prominent challenges,
[00:02:03] needs, and demands that
[00:02:07] were raised. The President of the Afghan-Iranian
[00:02:10] Joint Chamber of Commerce, Kamaluddin
[00:02:12] Tawhid, discussed with the Deputy Governor of Khorasan Razavi
[00:02:16] for Economic Affairs, Reza Jamshidi, ways to enhance
[00:02:19] trade and economic cooperation, with a focus on strengthening relations
[00:02:23] between Kandahar province and Khorasan Razavi.
[00:02:26] The meeting took place during Tawhid's visit to Iran, where
[00:02:30] he called for expanding cooperation between the two sides and extended an invitation
[00:02:33] to an economic delegation from Khorasan Razavi to visit
[00:02:36] Kandahar. The two sides also reviewed the available opportunities and potentials
[00:02:40] in both provinces, especially in the economic, industrial,
[00:02:43] and commercial fields, and discussed ways to benefit
[00:02:47] from them to increase trade exchange and enhance
[00:02:50] joint cooperation.
[00:02:54] The National Disaster Management Authority
[00:02:57] signed two cooperation agreements with two specialized organizations
[00:03:01] in mine clearance, with a total value of 1.2
[00:03:04] million dollars, to clear areas contaminated
[00:03:08] with mines and war remnants in six Afghan
[00:03:11] provinces. Officials in the authority stated that the two agreements
[00:03:15] include, in addition to clearance work,
[00:03:18] organizing awareness campaigns for residents about the dangers of mines
[00:03:21] and unexploded ordnance. The spokesperson
[00:03:24] for the authority explained that the work will include clearing thousands of square
[00:03:28] meters of land contaminated with unexploded ordnance in
[00:03:32] Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces. Afghanistan still
[00:03:35] faces the danger of war remnants and unexploded
[00:03:39] ordnance that are spread in wide areas of
[00:03:42] the country and threaten the lives of civilians, especially
[00:03:45] children. This makes continuing efforts to remove
[00:03:48] these remnants and raise awareness among residents about their dangers
[00:03:52] essential to reduce accidents and protect
[00:03:55] lives.
[00:03:57] The head of the Physical Education and Sports Authority, Mawlawi
[00:04:01] Ahmadullah Wasiq, described his visit to Russia as fruitful,
[00:04:04] noting that he held discussions with
[00:04:07] Russian sports officials and representatives from a number
[00:04:10] of countries on ways to enhance cooperation and develop
[00:04:14] Afghan sports. Wasiq said in an interview with Meli
[00:04:18] News Channel that his participation in the 14th
[00:04:21] International Forum "Russia - A Sports Power," which was held in
[00:04:25] Krasnoyarsk from October 21 to
[00:04:29] 23, allowed him to explore new
[00:04:32] opportunities for cooperation in the sports field. He explained
[00:04:36] that he discussed with the Russian Minister of Sports and officials in the Russian
[00:04:39] Olympic Committee the possibility of Afghan
[00:04:43] athletes participating in training camps in Russia, as well as supporting
[00:04:47] the capabilities of the Afghan Olympic Committee. He added
[00:04:50] that he affirmed during his meetings with representatives of participating
[00:04:53] countries that the stability of the security situation in
[00:04:56] Afghanistan provides wider opportunities to enhance sports cooperation.
[00:05:01] Such participations provide an opportunity
[00:05:03] to introduce Afghan athletes, exchange experiences,
[00:05:07] and expand cooperation with sports institutions in various countries
[00:05:10] around the world.
[00:05:13] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the start of
[00:05:17] the meetings of the working groups concerned with combating
[00:05:20] drugs and supporting the private sector today in the Uzbek
[00:05:23] city of Termez, within the Doha track, to last
[00:05:27] for two days. The ministry explained in a statement that a delegation headed
[00:05:30] by Mr. Mohieddin Sadat, Head of the United
[00:05:33] Nations and International Conferences Department at the Ministry of Foreign
[00:05:37] Affairs, is participating in the meetings, along with representatives
[00:05:40] of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
[00:05:44] relevant international organizations, and countries participating in
[00:05:47] the Doha track, including Uzbekistan, the host
[00:05:51] country, as well as representatives of the private sector and specialized experts.
[00:05:55] According to the statement, the meetings will discuss the standards of Afghan
[00:05:58] agricultural products, their quality certificates, and their readiness
[00:06:02] for export, as well as ways to support the private
[00:06:05] sector and facilitate the access of these products to markets. Participants
[00:06:09] will also discuss providing alternative sources for
[00:06:12] combating drugs, enhancing inclusive economic growth, and identifying
[00:06:16] practical areas for cooperation
[00:06:17] among them.
[00:06:20] Freight transport by rail in
[00:06:23] Afghanistan recorded a significant increase, as the total
[00:06:27] commercial goods and transit goods reached about
[00:06:30] 5 million metric tons during the first half of this year,
[00:06:33] an increase of nearly double compared to the same
[00:06:37] period last year. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Public
[00:06:41] Works, Muhammad Ashraf Shinass, said that the volume of goods transported
[00:06:45] during the first half of last year exceeded 2 million metric
[00:06:48] tons, compared to about 5 million tons during
[00:06:52] the same period this year, registering an increase of nearly
[00:06:56] 150%. Haqshinass explained that
[00:06:59] imports included oil, liquefied gas, wheat,
[00:07:02] flour, and oils, in addition to food
[00:07:06] and construction materials, while exports included dried fruits,
[00:07:10] soft drinks, mineral stones, cotton, and other
[00:07:15] coincides with the expansion of the railway network
[00:07:19] and the development of transport services, which contributes to facilitating
[00:07:23] the movement of goods, boosting trade and transit, and strengthening
[00:07:26] trade links between Afghanistan
[00:07:28] and neighboring countries.
[00:07:31] Dear viewers, we have reached the end of our news bulletin for today.
[00:07:34] Thank you for your kind attention. Goodbye.
[00:07:37] Satwino. This is the home
[00:07:41] of martyrs. This is the burden
[00:08:43] of Afghanistan, which has been suffering from a shortage of electricity for years, and for its
[00:08:46] needs,
[00:08:48] a
[00:08:57] contract has been signed between Azizi Group, the Ministry of Justice,
[00:09:01] and other companies for the natural gas
[00:09:05] from the war in Jawzjan and from
[00:09:07] outside, totaling one thousand
[00:09:11] actions. The purpose of this project is to produce
[00:09:14] electricity, reduce the country's
[00:09:18] dependence on imported electricity, develop infrastructure, and create
[00:09:22] job opportunities. Now the question is, how much
[00:09:26] will this project reduce Afghanistan's dependence
[00:09:28] on other countries for electricity?
[00:10:55] Azizi Energy Investment Dubai is an investment that is completely
[00:10:59] 100% from Dubai by Azizi itself.
[00:11:02] They are not partners or shareholders. This is in accordance with the 10
[00:11:06] billion dollar commitment of 10,000 megawatts of electricity that was announced
[00:11:10] a year ago. This is for the implementation of programs. For the production
[00:11:14] of energy, 10,000 megawatts of electricity require a source
[00:11:17] from which electricity can be produced. The source that
[00:11:21] is usable in the plan is that 9,000 megawatts
[00:11:25] of electricity should be generated from coal and natural gas, and 1,000 from
[00:11:28] renewable energies. And these
[00:11:32] two contracts that were signed yesterday, each of them is 1,000 megawatts
[00:11:36] of electricity, which totals 2,000 megawatts of electricity. From that,
[00:11:39] production will be used, so it will be extracted.
[00:11:41] And Azizi Energy Company will then produce
[00:11:45] electricity from that energy and sell it to Brishna.
[00:11:48] All the extraction, survey,
[00:11:52] exploration, seismic work, all of it is in progress.
[00:12:25] This is a practical step to implement the commitment that was made
[00:12:28] to the people of Afghanistan. God willing, it will certainly be implemented. Well,
[00:12:32] Mr. Ghalib, to what extent can these projects reduce
[00:12:36] Afghanistan's dependence on imported
[00:12:39] electricity? Well,
[00:12:43] let me say that Azizi Energy's own
[00:12:45] program is for the next 5 years, which should be 100%.
[00:12:49] We will implement all of it. How much of it will be practical depends
[00:12:52] on how many other resources
[00:13:25] are available. It should take into account both imported electricity
[00:13:29] and domestically produced electricity in equal proportions
[00:13:32] so that there is no shortage of electricity.
[00:13:35] The 200-megawatt projects that we are talking about are not something
[00:13:39] that will be implemented tomorrow or that all of them will be switched on
[00:13:43] at once after two years. This is a phased process. From 350
[00:13:45] megawatts,
[00:13:48] it will be implemented.
[00:13:51] For that reason, until then, there will be imported electricity. However,
[00:13:55] if we say that we will become self-sufficient with 2,000 megawatts,
[00:13:58] we will not reach 100%, but
[00:14:02] we will get close, God willing. We will reduce imported electricity by 50%. Currently, we
[00:14:05] import 80% of our electricity from neighboring countries like Tajikistan,
[00:14:09] Uzbekistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan. However, if we have 200
[00:14:12] megawatts of electricity, we will reduce imported electricity by 50%, and
[00:14:16] God willing, gradually, within the next 5
[00:14:17] years,
[00:14:20] we will become completely self-sufficient. Does Afghanistan have the technical
[00:14:23] and infrastructural capacity to implement these projects?
[00:14:27] Technically, I would say there are some problems,
[00:14:30] unfortunately, because it is the first project for coal or
[00:14:34] electricity production from this
[00:14:37] gas, if I may say so, I hope I am not mistaken.
[00:14:40] You remember the 40-megawatt power plant that was established?
[00:14:43] They brought a mobile turbine, but
[00:14:47] unfortunately, its contract has been delayed,
[00:14:50] and it is not producing. However, this
[00:14:53] device is a permanent, stationary device.
[00:15:25] There is a shortage of coal. We have surface work and so on. We have a shortage
[00:15:29] of modern technology that we want to use to extract.
[00:15:32] We hope that the pontoons will require
[00:15:36] money from us.