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00:04:51A joint cooperation agreement worth more than $140,000
00:04:54US dollars was signed between the Disaster Preparedness
00:04:57and Management Authority and a foreign institution. According to
00:05:01the memorandum of understanding, this institution will distribute cash aid to 240
00:05:04returning and affected families in Kandahar
00:05:08and Badghis provinces.
00:05:10The Chamber of Commerce and Investment
00:05:16says that in the past six months, it has signed trade
00:05:19agreements worth $5 billion with India, Iran, and Central
00:05:23Asian countries, which also includes
00:05:27investment in Afghanistan in addition to exports and imports.
00:05:30The head of this chamber also adds that with the new
00:05:34leadership of this chamber, relations between the government and the private
00:05:38sector have expanded, and many problems of traders and investors have been solved.
00:05:42After Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, as the economic
00:05:46head of the Prime Minister's Office of the Islamic Emirate, decided to close all
00:05:50trade routes with Pakistan last November and advised Afghan
00:05:54traders and industrialists to take action to find alternative
00:05:57routes, Afghan traders also began their efforts to find alternative
00:06:00routes to new commercial markets. The Chamber
00:06:03of Commerce and Investment says that in the past 6 months, in order to achieve
00:06:07this goal and expand Afghanistan's trade relations, it has taken
00:06:10practical steps and has signed trade agreements
00:06:13worth $5 billion with
00:06:16India, Iran, and Central Asian countries.
00:06:19In 6 months, we have signed almost 5 billion
00:06:23dollars worth of contracts with foreign
00:06:26countries. Our private sector has collaborated with the private
00:06:29sector of India, the Republic
00:06:32of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan,
00:06:36Iran, and other neighboring countries. Saeed Karim Hashemi, who was
00:06:39appointed as the head of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment
00:06:43a year ago, mentions the progress and says that in the past year, relations
00:06:47between the private sector and the government have expanded,
00:06:51many facilities have been created for traders and investors, and their problems have been solved.
00:06:54Our relations with the government sector are very
00:06:58excellent. The doors of all ministries,
00:07:02really, the doors of all key and sectoral ministries
00:07:06are open to the entire private sector, especially
00:07:09to the Chamber of Commerce.
00:07:19We have conveyed our voice to government officials,
00:07:23and our voice has been heard. Serious and practical
00:07:27measures have also been taken. This is while Afghanistan currently
00:07:30has annual trade exchanges of about 14 billion dollars with 10 countries
00:07:34in the world, of which nearly 2 billion dollars are
00:07:36exports.
00:07:39For more discussion on this topic, Zabiullah Islami, an expert,
00:08:07it is necessary for countries to agree
00:08:11with each other. That is why trade has emerged,
00:08:14which is a very good step
00:08:17for the chambers of commerce to implement
00:08:20and sign contracts with Iran, India, Uzbekistan, and these
00:08:23countries. Well, the issue is that
00:08:26these contracts, in my opinion, are good
00:08:30if they are implemented in practice and
00:08:34not just on
00:08:37paper, so that we don't just say we signed a contract
00:08:40and then later say
00:08:48if these contracts are implemented correctly
00:08:51in practice, first, it will create jobs,
00:08:55and second, the needs that
00:08:58Afghanistan has will be easily
00:09:01available in the Afghan
00:09:05market, and those goods that those countries need
00:09:08from Afghan goods will easily
00:09:12reach those countries' markets.
00:09:16That is why, if these contracts are implemented in practice,
00:09:20it is a very positive step for all
00:09:24the countries with which Afghanistan has signed trade agreements.
00:09:27Mr. Islami, you are also aware that Afghanistan's
00:09:31import and export balance
00:09:35is different. There is truly a
00:09:38difference with the signing of this contract.
00:10:12To a large extent, we are an importing country. This
00:10:16has several economic reasons. One economic
00:10:20reason is that
00:10:23we do not have industry or production.
00:10:55If in these contracts it is still the case that we remain
00:10:59an importing country, then these
00:11:01contracts will not have a positive
00:11:05efficiency or effectiveness
00:11:07in the long run. We must move forward and ensure
00:11:11that we bring their technology
00:11:14from these countries, train human resources
00:11:18for us, and use their technology
00:11:21so that our
00:11:24private sector and public sector move
00:11:28towards industry, and we become more
00:11:31of an exporting country than an
00:11:33importing country. Mr. Islami,
00:11:37you mentioned problems such as the lack of skilled
00:11:40labor and access to technology.
00:11:44What short-term reforms
00:11:47should be made to train skilled labor
00:11:51and gain access to technology so that
00:11:56sustainable trade growth
00:11:59can occur and these contracts can
00:12:03be implemented and become operational?
00:12:07This has two sides. One side
00:12:11is that when these contracts are signed,
00:12:14the national interests
00:12:17of both countries must be defined. Afghanistan must state
00:12:20its national interests, and the other country must state its national
00:12:24interests. Both
00:12:27must commit or believe that
00:12:30if we sign a trade contract,
00:12:34we will consider the national interests of each other.
00:12:38The second is that we must convince these countries
00:12:41to come to Afghanistan.
00:12:45The resources that exist in Afghanistan should not be merely extracted
00:12:48as raw materials. We should tell them
00:12:52to come to Afghanistan and invest
00:12:55truly. Truly means bringing
00:12:58all your machinery and technology,
00:13:01all your financial, human, and material resources
00:13:05here. We will give you subsidies, for example,
00:13:09we will not take taxes or duties for a certain
00:13:12period. And whatever production you do, you do it,
00:13:16and the profit is yours. Later, when the contract
00:13:20ends, everything you brought here remains,
00:13:24and the human resources in Afghanistan
00:13:27become specialized. That is why Afghanistan is gradually moving
00:13:31towards sustainability and becoming an exporting
00:13:34country. It has its own domestic
00:13:38products, and countries need them, because the resources
00:13:42of other countries are depleting, and Afghanistan
00:13:46is now moving towards extracting them. And the whole
00:13:49world believes that Afghanistan, we
00:13:52need Afghanistan. Why? We know that
00:13:56they need us. Why don't we make proper
00:13:59and systematic use
00:14:02of their needs and demands? How
00:14:06can we attract investors to Afghanistan, as you mentioned,
00:14:09that they should invest in Afghanistan?
00:14:13How can we attract investors to Afghanistan? How can we
00:14:17compel them to invest in Afghanistan,
00:14:19even though the investment conditions in Afghanistan
00:14:22are completely safe?
00:15:25We will give you land with technology. If you
00:15:28use it for 10 years, this land will be yours,
00:15:32and we will also give you nationality
00:15:35or residency.
00:15:37Through these methods and mechanisms, the Islamic Emirate
00:15:41can also encourage foreign capitalists and
00:15:45foreign investments to come and invest in Afghanistan.
00:15:48Because now it is clear to the whole world that the Islamic
00:15:52Emirate has brought security to all parts of Afghanistan.
00:15:55That is why, through these methods or approaches,
00:15:58they can encourage those investors to come to Afghanistan.
00:16:02Because now, if we think about it,
00:16:06the tax in Afghanistan
00:16:09is very high, and those investors
00:16:13who were in Afghanistan have either fled with their capital
00:16:17or are saying that other countries offer
00:16:21us more facilities and services, so why shouldn't we invest
00:16:24there? Therefore, the Islamic Emirate should
00:16:28use various mechanisms to encourage investors
00:16:31to invest in Afghanistan.
00:16:35Many other contracts
00:17:18were signed by the government with Kyrgyzstan,
00:17:21Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. This has had
00:17:24a very positive impact
00:17:28on the Afghan market, because now
00:17:30we are facing
00:17:34a shortage of supply. There were alternative
00:17:47routes that brought us here. Otherwise, if there were
00:17:51no alternative routes, we would have faced
00:17:55the crisis where sometimes when Pakistan closed the road,
00:17:58prices would skyrocket, and people would complain.
00:18:02That is why these alternative routes
00:18:06mean that today
00:18:14there is supply. All the things we need
00:18:17and the market's needs are now met,
00:18:21and prices are controlled. Because in the market,
00:18:25prices are controlled based on supply and demand.
00:18:28It is a very, very positive alternative.
00:18:31If we can sign such contracts
00:18:35with other countries as well, God willing, Afghanistan
00:18:38will not face a crisis of dependence
00:18:41on one country. We have emerged
00:18:45from economic dependence on various countries,
00:18:48and we have contracts with various countries
00:18:52based on the demands of our domestic market.
00:18:55This is a very positive effect. Very good, Mr. Islami.
00:18:59As a final question,
00:19:02for the development of trade and export of Afghan goods,
00:19:06in which areas is work needed?
00:19:09Transportation, banking system, product quality,
00:19:12which areas do you think need more work
00:19:16to promote Afghanistan's trade?
00:19:20Look, we have a problem
00:19:22mainly with quality.
00:19:26Because Afghanistan has not yet met
00:19:29the ISO standard.
00:19:31I say we should improve the standard
00:19:35even more
00:19:37or develop it. And also, the banking
00:19:41system is an obstacle that has brought
00:19:44Afghanistan's trade system to a standstill.
00:19:48These are two very important reasons. And God
00:19:51willing, we currently have no problems with transportation,
00:19:54because we have air and land corridors.
00:19:57Economic corridors have opened.
00:20:01This is not such an obstacle.
00:20:04Banking systems are a very big obstacle.
00:20:08Because Afghan traders face a deadlock where they say
00:20:12that we cannot transfer money from one
00:20:16country to another country, because we have banking problems.
00:20:19We are forced to carry it physically. And carrying
00:20:23it physically also has
00:20:26a security problem economically. And banks are there for this
00:20:30reason, so that money can be transferred easily.
00:20:33If we fix our banking system, God willing,
00:20:37there will be no other obstacles. God willing, Afghanistan's
00:20:41economy and Afghanistan's trade will move towards
00:20:44progress and will progress even further. Thank you very much,
00:20:48Zabiullah Islami, economic expert. Thank you.
00:21:23shared their initial thoughts with the head of Afghanistan's Breshna company and provided information about the need
00:21:25to increase the production capacity of factories, modernize
00:21:29equipment, and conduct technical studies.
00:21:33The general head of Breshna company assured the representatives
00:21:36of Technical Power Machines that all necessary facilities
00:21:39have now been provided to increase the production
00:21:43capacity of power plants, and they can invest
00:21:47in this sector with confidence.
00:21:56The Standards and Quality Authority reports the rejection
00:22:00of two shipments of construction materials and textiles at Islam Qala port.
00:22:04The authority added that these shipments weighed about
00:22:0770 tons and were returned to the country
00:22:11of origin.
00:22:17A number of residents of remote
00:22:21areas of Panjshir province are complaining about the lack of telecom
00:22:25service coverage in their areas. These residents are calling
00:22:28on local officials of the province to install telecom towers in their
00:22:31areas. On the other hand, the Telecommunications and Information
00:22:35Technology Directorate of the province says that their efforts
00:22:38to expand telecom services in remote areas of the province
00:22:42are underway. This is Khawak Valley,
00:22:46Paryan district, Panjshir province. The residents
00:22:49of this area are complaining about
00:22:53the lack of telecom service coverage in their areas. These
00:22:57residents say that due to the lack of telecom service
00:23:00coverage, they cannot share the problems that
00:23:04arise in these areas with local officials in a timely manner.
00:23:08We are deprived of telecom towers here. There
00:23:11is no telecom tower. If we have a problem,
00:23:15if one of our relatives in Kabul dies or something
00:23:19happens,
00:23:50what they call their telecommunication problems, they are demanding
00:23:54the establishment of telecommunication towers by officials in this
00:23:57district. Mahmoud Rasekh, Milli News,
00:24:01Panjshir province. In international news, the
00:24:05Wall Street Journal, in its latest report, wrote that
00:24:09the Iranian leadership, instead of continuing negotiations
00:24:12with the United States, has focused its attention
00:24:15in the past two months on preparing for the potential
00:24:19outbreak of a widespread war with the United States and Israel.
00:24:22According to this report, Iranian officials, after the June
00:24:26agreement, became distrustful of the diplomatic efforts of the United States
00:24:30and Israel, and believe that these efforts are aimed at
00:24:34gaining time for the escalation of war. The
00:24:37Wall Street Journal wrote that the expansion of the role of the Islamic
00:24:41Revolutionary Guard Corps, the appointment of experienced military officers
00:24:44to key positions, the strengthening of counter-intelligence
00:24:47operations, and the increase in the production of drones
00:24:51are among Iran's most important measures for preparing
00:24:54for a potential conflict.
00:24:56A
00:25:02new poll by Gallup and Ipsos
00:25:06shows that the approval rating of Donald Trump, the US
00:25:09president, has fallen to 33 percent.
00:25:13This figure is his lowest popularity
00:25:16level during his current presidency. According to
00:25:20this poll, 64 percent of Americans are dissatisfied
00:25:24with Trump's performance, while earlier this month,
00:25:27his approval rating was 35 percent.
00:25:31Also, 80 percent of participants believe
00:25:34that the US war with Iran will be
00:25:37prolonged.
00:25:44We have reached the end of the news in this segment. Thank you for joining us. Have a good time.
00:25:47Goodbye.
00:29:32roads,
00:29:34large
00:29:37roads, left
00:29:41residents, have
00:30:29to take a fundamental role in the economic situation of the country, increasing
00:30:35production and employment with the Islamic
00:30:37Emirate.
00:30:40The goal of the Islamic Emirate is to create an economic environment where investors
00:30:42are encouraged to
00:30:44invest.
00:30:48Ministry and the Department of Book Publishing
00:30:51with the aim
00:30:53of