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00:00:30From Meli News Channel,
00:00:33the High Committee for Addressing Immigrant Problems,
00:00:36headed by the Deputy Prime Minister
00:00:39for Administrative Affairs, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, discussed
00:00:43accelerating the implementation of decisions related to providing permanent
00:00:46housing for returning immigrants, distributing
00:00:49land to them, and creating suitable conditions
00:00:52for their stability. The meeting also discussed providing basic
00:00:55services in the residential cities designated
00:00:58for returnees, including the construction of mosques,
00:01:01schools, religious institutes, and health clinics,
00:01:05in implementation of the directives of the Commander of the Faithful, may God protect him, in coordination
00:01:09with the relevant institutions. In this context, the Ministry
00:01:12of Urban Planning and Housing announced the distribution of more than
00:01:1675,838
00:01:19residential land plots in 22 provinces,
00:01:23confirming the continuation of the distribution process. According to official
00:01:27information, about 8 million Afghan
00:01:30immigrants have returned from neighboring countries and the region to the country
00:01:34since the return of the Islamic Emirate to power, which
00:01:37increases the need to provide housing and basic services
00:01:41for them.
00:01:43The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, Mullah
00:01:46Muhammad Fadil Mazloum, inspected, during a visit to Helmand
00:01:50province, the Land Transport Regulation Department and Lashkar Gah
00:01:54Airport. The Minister met during his visit with officials from both facilities
00:01:58and was briefed on the progress of work there.
00:02:03local products. This increase He listened to the most prominent challenges,
00:02:03needs, and demands that
00:02:07were raised. The President of the Afghan-Iranian
00:02:10Joint Chamber of Commerce, Kamaluddin
00:02:12Tawhid, discussed with the Deputy Governor of Khorasan Razavi
00:02:16for Economic Affairs, Reza Jamshidi, ways to enhance
00:02:19trade and economic cooperation, with a focus on strengthening relations
00:02:23between Kandahar province and Khorasan Razavi.
00:02:26The meeting took place during Tawhid's visit to Iran, where
00:02:30he called for expanding cooperation between the two sides and extended an invitation
00:02:33to an economic delegation from Khorasan Razavi to visit
00:02:36Kandahar. The two sides also reviewed the available opportunities and potentials
00:02:40in both provinces, especially in the economic, industrial,
00:02:43and commercial fields, and discussed ways to benefit
00:02:47from them to increase trade exchange and enhance
00:02:50joint cooperation.
00:02:54The National Disaster Management Authority
00:02:57signed two cooperation agreements with two specialized organizations
00:03:01in mine clearance, with a total value of 1.2
00:03:04million dollars, to clear areas contaminated
00:03:08with mines and war remnants in six Afghan
00:03:11provinces. Officials in the authority stated that the two agreements
00:03:15include, in addition to clearance work,
00:03:18organizing awareness campaigns for residents about the dangers of mines
00:03:21and unexploded ordnance. The spokesperson
00:03:24for the authority explained that the work will include clearing thousands of square
00:03:28meters of land contaminated with unexploded ordnance in
00:03:32Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces. Afghanistan still
00:03:35faces the danger of war remnants and unexploded
00:03:39ordnance that are spread in wide areas of
00:03:42the country and threaten the lives of civilians, especially
00:03:45children. This makes continuing efforts to remove
00:03:48these remnants and raise awareness among residents about their dangers
00:03:52essential to reduce accidents and protect
00:03:55lives.
00:03:57The head of the Physical Education and Sports Authority, Mawlawi
00:04:01Ahmadullah Wasiq, described his visit to Russia as fruitful,
00:04:04noting that he held discussions with
00:04:07Russian sports officials and representatives from a number
00:04:10of countries on ways to enhance cooperation and develop
00:04:14Afghan sports. Wasiq said in an interview with Meli
00:04:18News Channel that his participation in the 14th
00:04:21International Forum "Russia - A Sports Power," which was held in
00:04:25Krasnoyarsk from October 21 to
00:04:2923, allowed him to explore new
00:04:32opportunities for cooperation in the sports field. He explained
00:04:36that he discussed with the Russian Minister of Sports and officials in the Russian
00:04:39Olympic Committee the possibility of Afghan
00:04:43athletes participating in training camps in Russia, as well as supporting
00:04:47the capabilities of the Afghan Olympic Committee. He added
00:04:50that he affirmed during his meetings with representatives of participating
00:04:53countries that the stability of the security situation in
00:04:56Afghanistan provides wider opportunities to enhance sports cooperation.
00:05:01Such participations provide an opportunity
00:05:03to introduce Afghan athletes, exchange experiences,
00:05:07and expand cooperation with sports institutions in various countries
00:05:10around the world.
00:05:13The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the start of
00:05:17the meetings of the working groups concerned with combating
00:05:20drugs and supporting the private sector today in the Uzbek
00:05:23city of Termez, within the Doha track, to last
00:05:27for two days. The ministry explained in a statement that a delegation headed
00:05:30by Mr. Mohieddin Sadat, Head of the United
00:05:33Nations and International Conferences Department at the Ministry of Foreign
00:05:37Affairs, is participating in the meetings, along with representatives
00:05:40of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),
00:05:44relevant international organizations, and countries participating in
00:05:47the Doha track, including Uzbekistan, the host
00:05:51country, as well as representatives of the private sector and specialized experts.
00:05:55According to the statement, the meetings will discuss the standards of Afghan
00:05:58agricultural products, their quality certificates, and their readiness
00:06:02for export, as well as ways to support the private
00:06:05sector and facilitate the access of these products to markets. Participants
00:06:09will also discuss providing alternative sources for
00:06:12combating drugs, enhancing inclusive economic growth, and identifying
00:06:16practical areas for cooperation
00:06:17among them.
00:06:20Freight transport by rail in
00:06:23Afghanistan recorded a significant increase, as the total
00:06:27commercial goods and transit goods reached about
00:06:305 million metric tons during the first half of this year,
00:06:33an increase of nearly double compared to the same
00:06:37period last year. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Public
00:06:41Works, Muhammad Ashraf Shinass, said that the volume of goods transported
00:06:45during the first half of last year exceeded 2 million metric
00:06:48tons, compared to about 5 million tons during
00:06:52the same period this year, registering an increase of nearly
00:06:56150%. Haqshinass explained that
00:06:59imports included oil, liquefied gas, wheat,
00:07:02flour, and oils, in addition to food
00:07:06and construction materials, while exports included dried fruits,
00:07:10soft drinks, mineral stones, cotton, and other
00:07:15coincides with the expansion of the railway network
00:07:19and the development of transport services, which contributes to facilitating
00:07:23the movement of goods, boosting trade and transit, and strengthening
00:07:26trade links between Afghanistan
00:07:28and neighboring countries.
00:07:31Dear viewers, we have reached the end of our news bulletin for today.
00:07:34Thank you for your kind attention. Goodbye.
00:07:37Satwino. This is the home
00:07:41of martyrs. This is the burden
00:08:43of Afghanistan, which has been suffering from a shortage of electricity for years, and for its
00:08:46needs,
00:08:48a
00:08:57contract has been signed between Azizi Group, the Ministry of Justice,
00:09:01and other companies for the natural gas
00:09:05from the war in Jawzjan and from
00:09:07outside, totaling one thousand
00:09:11actions. The purpose of this project is to produce
00:09:14electricity, reduce the country's
00:09:18dependence on imported electricity, develop infrastructure, and create
00:09:22job opportunities. Now the question is, how much
00:09:26will this project reduce Afghanistan's dependence
00:09:28on other countries for electricity?
00:10:55Azizi Energy Investment Dubai is an investment that is completely
00:10:59100% from Dubai by Azizi itself.
00:11:02They are not partners or shareholders. This is in accordance with the 10
00:11:06billion dollar commitment of 10,000 megawatts of electricity that was announced
00:11:10a year ago. This is for the implementation of programs. For the production
00:11:14of energy, 10,000 megawatts of electricity require a source
00:11:17from which electricity can be produced. The source that
00:11:21is usable in the plan is that 9,000 megawatts
00:11:25of electricity should be generated from coal and natural gas, and 1,000 from
00:11:28renewable energies. And these
00:11:32two contracts that were signed yesterday, each of them is 1,000 megawatts
00:11:36of electricity, which totals 2,000 megawatts of electricity. From that,
00:11:39production will be used, so it will be extracted.
00:11:41And Azizi Energy Company will then produce
00:11:45electricity from that energy and sell it to Brishna.
00:11:48All the extraction, survey,
00:11:52exploration, seismic work, all of it is in progress.
00:12:25This is a practical step to implement the commitment that was made
00:12:28to the people of Afghanistan. God willing, it will certainly be implemented. Well,
00:12:32Mr. Ghalib, to what extent can these projects reduce
00:12:36Afghanistan's dependence on imported
00:12:39electricity? Well,
00:12:43let me say that Azizi Energy's own
00:12:45program is for the next 5 years, which should be 100%.
00:12:49We will implement all of it. How much of it will be practical depends
00:12:52on how many other resources
00:13:25are available. It should take into account both imported electricity
00:13:29and domestically produced electricity in equal proportions
00:13:32so that there is no shortage of electricity.
00:13:35The 200-megawatt projects that we are talking about are not something
00:13:39that will be implemented tomorrow or that all of them will be switched on
00:13:43at once after two years. This is a phased process. From 350
00:13:45megawatts,
00:13:48it will be implemented.
00:13:51For that reason, until then, there will be imported electricity. However,
00:13:55if we say that we will become self-sufficient with 2,000 megawatts,
00:13:58we will not reach 100%, but
00:14:02we will get close, God willing. We will reduce imported electricity by 50%. Currently, we
00:14:05import 80% of our electricity from neighboring countries like Tajikistan,
00:14:09Uzbekistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan. However, if we have 200
00:14:12megawatts of electricity, we will reduce imported electricity by 50%, and
00:14:16God willing, gradually, within the next 5
00:14:17years,
00:14:20we will become completely self-sufficient. Does Afghanistan have the technical
00:14:23and infrastructural capacity to implement these projects?
00:14:27Technically, I would say there are some problems,
00:14:30unfortunately, because it is the first project for coal or
00:14:34electricity production from this
00:14:37gas, if I may say so, I hope I am not mistaken.
00:14:40You remember the 40-megawatt power plant that was established?
00:14:43They brought a mobile turbine, but
00:14:47unfortunately, its contract has been delayed,
00:14:50and it is not producing. However, this
00:14:53device is a permanent, stationary device.
00:15:25There is a shortage of coal. We have surface work and so on. We have a shortage
00:15:29of modern technology that we want to use to extract.
00:15:32We hope that the pontoons will require
00:15:36money from us.