Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said in a statement Tuesday it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Danish Refugee Council on lessening the effects of war on the people.

Nooruddin Turabi, head of ANDMA, and the deputy country director of the DRC Zia Mayar, signed the MoU, worth $471,088, after a meeting between the two parties.

Turabi said at the meeting that all government institutions and departments should cooperate in reducing the risks of natural and unnatural disasters and that all institutions should continue their assistance to reduce the poverty level in Afghanistan.

Mayar said that his organization has been working with migrants in Afghanistan and other countries for about 25 years.

According to him, the DRC also helps Afghans affected by natural disasters and incidents in war-affected areas; as well as with mine clearing operations and emergency situations.

This MoU includes projects such as clearing of mines and other unexploded ordnance; cash assistance; provision of psychotherapy services; support for mine and unexploded ordnance victims, and capacity building of technical department employees of demining institutions in Qala Muslim village and Surobi district of Kabul province.

The political commission led by Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, Deputy Political Prime Minister, has discussed the implementation of large regional projects, the security of border areas, the improvement of the social situation, and the strengthening of relations with a number of countries.

On Tuesday, Arg said that Kabir stated that the Islamic Emirate is ready to ensure the security of the country's borders.

“In this meeting, the political and security situation of Afghanistan and the region was discussed,” said Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesman of the IEA.

“The political commission emphasized in this meeting that Afghanistan is ready to secure its borders and (land) ports and will not allow anyone to harm other countries from Afghanistan,” Fitrat added.

Meanwhile, politicians have said that strengthening Afghanistan's relations with the world depends on respecting human rights, opening the gates of schools and universities to girls, and removing restrictions on women.

The members of the political commission also expressed their concern over the escalation of the crisis in the Middle East and supported the call for the rights of the Palestinian people.

A number of visiting Iranian officials have met with officials of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation in Kabul to discuss the expansion of transport and transit services.

Iranian officials say they are seeking to expand economic ties between the two countries and want to cooperate with Afghanistan in agriculture, livestock farming, mining and transit.

Hossein Noorizada, deputy governor of Iran’s Korasan Razavi province, said that Afghanistan has high quality agricultural products, and Iran is ready to help such products reach foreign markets.

Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that Iran is an important economic partner of Afghanistan and there is great potential to expand economic and trade relations and the two countries should do more in this regard.

"We have the same agriculture as you (Iran) have," said Khan Jan Alokozay, a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment. “But we must be given the opportunity to enter a major country that is both your friend and our friend. We should be able to get our fruits and vegetables to India.”

Recently, Iranian investors have become interested in investing in Afghanistan, especially in the agriculture and mining sectors.