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President Ghani meets Nawaz Sharif on sidelines of Paris Climate Change Summit

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8 years ago

November 30, 2015

(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah considered Paris Climate Change Conference a historic summit, saying President Ghani is expected to meet Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris to discuss the outstanding bilateral issues and measures to resolve them.

It was not unclear when and where the two leaders would meet, but there were indications the talks may happen in Paris.

The 21st United Nations Conference of the Parties, or COP21, which begin in Paris on November 30, aims to unite around 150 nations for a single agreement on tackling climate change.

The idea is to cap the rate of global warming at 2 degrees Celsius – compared to the current 2.5 to 3.76 degrees Celsius. This will be done by, among other things, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and shifting towards cleaner energies such as wind or solar power.

Pakistani Awami National Party leader Asfandyar Wali, who recently visited Afghanistan came to Kabul to strengthen Pak-Afghan relations.

Asfandyar Wali said that Afghan government is now open for talks and that leadership of both the countries should work for resolving the outstanding issues.

Relations between the two neighbours hit the lowest ebb after Kabul blamed Islamabad for an upsurge in Taliban violence that followed a bitter leadership row in the orthodox militia triggered by the confirmation of the death of its longtime leader Mullah Omar in July this year.

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IEA urges World Bank to resume work on 7,000 incomplete projects

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3 mins ago

April 19, 2024

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(Last Updated On: April 19, 2024)

The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) officials say that 7,000 incomplete projects of the World Bank are at risk of destruction in Afghanistan and that they call on the World Bank to resume the work of these projects.

According to them, discussions have been held with the World Bank about these projects, but there has been no result yet.

“7,000 incomplete projects are being destroyed, and if the work is not started, these projects will be destroyed. We ask the World Bank to resume the work of these projects as soon as possible,” said Noorul Hadi Adel, the spokesperson of MRRD.

Meanwhile, members of the private sector also ask international institutions to resume their work in Afghanistan.

According to the officials of this sector, with the start of these projects, job opportunities will be provided for thousands of people in the country.

“These projects create employment for our people and the country will grow a lot,” said Mirwais Hajizadeh, a member of the private sector.

However, economic experts stated if the work of these projects does not start soon, they will be destroyed and the investments made in them will be wasted.

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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan

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45 mins ago

April 19, 2024

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(Last Updated On: April 19, 2024)

Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.

During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.

Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.

“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.