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For Afghanistan’s development, international community must lift sanctions: MoE

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The Ministry of Economy (MoE) says the country’s ongoing economic crisis is due to continued economic and banking sanctions and the freezing of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves.

According to MoE officials, although basic economic projects have not been implemented in Afghanistan in the past two decades, the Islamic Emirate is trying to use all the facilities it has to solve the country's economic problems.

“In the past year and a half, the economic problems that Afghanistan has had, some are internal and some are external factors,” said Abdulrahman Habib, the economy ministry’s spokesperson.

“The freezing of the country's national assets and the sanctions imposed on our financial and banking system have directly affected domestic and foreign business activities.”

Members of the private sector meanwhile have also criticized the continuation of global sanctions on Afghanistan, saying that if the banking sanctions are lifted and the frozen funds are released, the economy will improve.

“Their conditions [external investors] for investment are insurance issues, international transactions, and some laws that in light of these issues they can come to the country and invest,” said Shirbaz Kaminzadeh, the head of the Afghan Chamber of Industries and Mines.

“When the framework is not ready for investors, I don't think big companies will come [to Afghanistan for investment],” he added.

Economic experts also consider the pressure and sanctions imposed by the international community as the cause of the current crisis in Afghanistan and add that if the country's banking sector is freed from sanctions, Afghan investors will work towards resolving the country's economic problems.

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Iran’s envoy meets UNAMA deputy, stresses cooperation with Afghanistan

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Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's ambassador and special representative for Afghanistan met late Thursday with Georgette Gagnon, UNAMA’s deputy special political envoy for Kabul and they stressed the increase of cooperation with Afghanistan, the embassy said in a statement.

In this meeting, Qomi told Gagnon that Iran would support any initiative taken by the international community for Afghanistan.

In the meeting of Georgette Gagnon with Mr. Kazemi, the issue of narcotics and the presence of the private sector in Afghanistan were discussed, and Iran supports any constructive initiative of the international community for Afghanistan,” according to the statement.

Experts, meanwhile, believe the solutions of the United Nations to cooperate with Afghanistan's neighboring countries in consolidating stability and security can solve key issues such as terrorism and immigration.

Some experts consider strengthening Iran's partnership and cooperation with the UN for greater stability in Afghanistan is important and necessary.

However, Iran has not yet recognized the caretaker government of Afghanistan and has repeatedly emphasized the establishment of a comprehensive government in the country.

Over the past three years, Iran has established good relations with the Islamic Emirate, and trade between the two countries has increased.

Meanwhile, Tehran has previously opposed the appointment of a special representative for Afghanistan by the United Nations.

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Ten people killed in Baghlan attack

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Ten people were killed by unknown individuals in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

The incident happened as the victims were doing Zikr at a mosque in Shahr-e-Kuhna of Nahrin district, police said in a statement.

The statement said that they used to regularly go to mosques and monasteries at night after returning from work.

Abdul Ghayoor Khadim, a provincial police official, said that several people were arrested in connection with the incident, adding that an investigation was launched.

 

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Chinese, Turkmen officials meet to discuss Afghanistan

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Muhammetdurdiyev on Thursday met with Chinese special envoy for Afghanistan, Yue Xiaoyong, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan announced.

During the meeting, the sides discussed priority vectors of strategic interstate cooperation built on a long-term, mutually beneficial basis, as well as exchanged views on the implementation of previously reached agreements.

It was noted that personal contacts between the leaders of the two countries play a key role in intensifying the interstate dialogue, which give a strong impulse to further development and expansion of Turkmen-Chinese ties.

It was emphasized that Turkmenistan considers multilateral international platforms for maintaining stability in Afghanistan as an important factor in promoting sustainable improvement of socio-economic state of the neighboring country. The sides exchanged views on the preparations to the 5th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighboring States to be held in Turkmenistan.

The interlocutors reaffirmed that Turkmenistan and China will continue to provide all-round support for the economic restoration of Afghanistan.

 
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