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00:01:00and the outlook for the next 5 years is of particular
00:01:03importance. During this period,
00:01:06the expansion of economic relations with regional countries and
00:01:09beyond, efforts to implement large projects
00:01:13within the development of transit routes and
00:01:16connecting Afghanistan
00:01:19to the regional economy, increasing domestic production and strengthening
00:01:23the banking, agriculture, and mining sectors have been at the core
00:01:26of economic policies, and this path continues to
00:01:30this day. How much has the economic policy
00:01:33of the Islamic Emirate in the last five years been able
00:01:37to provide the grounds for growth, production,
00:01:40investment, and improving the livelihood
00:01:43of the people, and ultimately for
00:01:47maintaining economic stability and transforming Afghanistan into a country
00:01:50connected to the markets of the region and the world? What
00:01:54should be the most important priorities and future plans
00:01:57so that this path and these plans are utilized optimally
00:02:00in the next five years, at least? We will discuss these issues
00:02:04in the program. We are joined here in the studio by Mr.
00:02:08Mohammad Tawoos Farzad, an expert on economic issues, who
00:02:12is present with us here in the studio. Mr. Farzad, welcome
00:02:15to the program, and don't be tired. First, please provide your
00:02:19analysis and assessment of Afghanistan's five-year path
00:02:22in economic matters. We will discuss
00:02:24more and more topics. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
00:02:28Greetings.
00:03:00Development aid from organizations, countries,
00:03:03and those financial organizations was funding, and after
00:03:07the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan came to power, or the conquest
00:03:11took place, all international
00:03:14and foreign aid was suddenly stopped. Currently, only humanitarian
00:03:17aid is being provided, and also, the central bank's
00:03:21reserves, or the banking support of Afghanistan, which were outside
00:03:24Afghanistan, were frozen in banks, and also
00:03:28organizations and
00:04:00not a single dollar of foreign aid currently plays a role in funding
00:04:03Afghanistan's budget. All of Afghanistan's budget is currently
00:04:07from domestic sources, for example, revenues, customs,
00:04:11or Afghanistan's mines, or other sectors are collected
00:04:14and Afghanistan's budget is funded, which was one of the great achievements
00:04:18because previously half of Afghanistan's budget was funded through foreign
00:04:21aid. Currently, all of Afghanistan's budget is funded through
00:04:25its own domestic sources. Secondly, if we look,
00:04:29the stability of the Afghan currency
00:04:32was maintained. Before the conquest of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, one dollar was
00:04:35exchanged for 80 Afghanis or 70 Afghanis, or even in the early days of
00:04:39the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, one dollar was exchanged for 100 Afghanis,
00:04:42which unfortunately meant that the value of the Afghan currency
00:04:46was low. Currently, we see that
00:04:50the Afghan currency is one of the most stable currencies
00:04:54in the world, and we see that the Islamic Emirate
00:04:57of Afghanistan was able to maintain the value of the Afghan currency
00:05:01very well. This means that currently, 65 Afghanis are exchanged
00:05:04for 1 dollar. You see that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
00:05:08has implemented several policies to be able to stabilize
00:05:11the Afghan currency. One is that
00:05:14throughout Afghanistan, the Afghan currency
00:05:17has been made common, meaning that previously in provinces
00:05:21such as Jalalabad or for example towards Herat or
00:05:25Kandahar, Helmand, in these provinces, other currencies or
00:05:29currencies of other countries were common or used in transactions, for example,
00:05:32Kaldar, Toman, or other currencies were used. Currently,
00:05:36only the Afghan currency is used in all provinces
00:05:39of Afghanistan, and other currencies are not.
00:06:12Anyone leaving Afghanistan must have up to $5,000. They were allowed
00:06:16to take it out of Afghanistan, which itself
00:06:19helped to preserve money
00:06:22in Afghanistan, and in addition to
00:06:25the aid that is currently being provided, humanitarian aid,
00:06:29it must first be converted to Afghanis, and then it can be used
00:06:33by the organizations that exist and spend it.
00:06:35Foreigners are also obliged to
00:06:39first spend their money in Afghanistan.
00:17:07The expectation that the people of Afghanistan
00:17:10had at least from the countries of the region regarding the economy,
00:17:14yes, Mr. Ibrahim, we had less than one billion
00:17:18in exports. Now, thank God, our exports have reached two billion
00:17:21dollars. This means that in total, Afghanistan's trade is
00:17:2513 billion dollars, of which
00:17:28a large part is imports, which is 11 billion dollars, and our
00:17:32exports are 2 billion. Look, when the
00:17:36roads were closed with Pakistan, we were able to shift our trade
00:17:40towards Iran, and we were able to have
00:17:44good trade with Iran, even though
00:17:48Iran has not been in Afghanistan's favor for many years.
00:17:51Iran has been a country that in Afghanistan's internal affairs,
00:17:54security issues, and cultural issues, they may not
00:17:58have done commendable things, but we were able
00:18:01to have good trade with Iran. Even during the war between
00:18:05Iran and America and Israel, our trade
00:18:09was flowing. With India,
00:18:13our trade is flowing. For example, we were able to purchase
00:18:16100 million dollars of medicine and invite
00:18:20them to invest
00:18:23in Afghanistan. Also, with Asian countries, the economic
00:18:27situation is very good, and with each passing day,
00:18:31our economy, thank God, is growing. This means that
00:18:35only
00:18:38a billion and several hundred million dollars of
00:18:42our exports are with Asian countries, which is a very good figure,
00:18:46and God willing, we hope that these issues will flourish
00:18:50further. Exactly, Afghanistan is what we are witnessing, and as
00:18:53analysts have repeatedly said in the program and what economic
00:18:57analysts have said, Afghanistan has at least the role of
00:19:01a regional transit hub, in addition to its economic
00:19:03crossroads. Afghanistan is for the region
00:19:06and beyond. This is a very essential factor
00:19:10and a great achievement for Afghanistan that regional countries and
00:19:14also foreign countries and beyond can
00:19:17make good use of this geographical
00:19:20region. How much work has been done in this regard
00:19:24in the five-year period? How much attention has been paid to the historical
00:19:27role that Afghanistan has had for many, many years,
00:19:30as an economic and transit crossroads of the region,
00:19:34and where have we reached? Mr. Ibrahim.
00:22:50If it is the TAPI project or the Gozar project or
00:22:52the Afghan Trans project, talks must be held with
00:22:56Pakistan so that for these many years that they have
00:23:00been obstacles for these large projects, and they must convince
00:23:04Pakistan. Various countries must put pressure on
00:23:07Pakistan to convince them not to create
00:23:11problems for Afghanistan's
00:25:2318, during the wedding, food or
00:25:27sweets, or cooked or raw food is not
00:25:30brought by the groom to the bride's family.
00:25:33Also, the demand for expenses for sweets
00:25:37and clothes is forbidden. Also, the demand for clothes
00:25:40under the name of "dodi" and "chador" or with other
00:25:43names from the groom is forbidden. According to
00:25:47the glorious Sharia, the mentioned items.
00:26:32did not come easily, but through countless
00:26:35sacrifices of the noble people of Afghanistan.
00:26:38Therefore, protecting it is a great
00:26:41responsibility for all of us, and
00:26:44historically, no country
00:26:48under the shadow of occupation
00:26:51and foreign forces achieves success
00:26:54and progress. That is why we
00:26:58must appreciate our political independence, protect it,
00:27:02and also united
00:27:06for the progress of Afghanistan in the light
00:27:09of Afghanistan's political independence and this great victory.
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