Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said Tuesday in a statement that two Memorandums of Understanding were signed on Tuesday between the authority and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) to help prevent disasters and provide timely assistance to victims.

The agreements were signed by Nooruddin Turabi, head of ANDMA, and the Danish Refugee Council's country director, Daniya Al-Sharif.

Turabi welcomed Daniya Al-Sharif and emphasized that all organizations and government agencies should work together to combat natural and unnatural disasters and provide timely assistance.

Al-Sharif said that for about 25 years, the organization has been active in Afghanistan, providing assistance to refugees, war victims, and victims of disasters. They also work in the demining sector.

He expressed his satisfaction with ANDMA’s work and emphasized the importance of providing aid to those in need.

The statement added: “The purpose of the memorandums was to provide cooperation in disaster management and humanitarian assistance. The agreements include two separate memoranda, the first of which includes a $14,930 project to clear explosives from 700 Educational Institutes and Hospitals and install solar panels in 12 provinces across Afghanistan which include Kabul, Kapisa, Parwan, Bamyan, Kandahar, Zabul, Helmand, Nimroz, Farah, Badghis, Laghman and Kunar.”

Additionally, the second memorandum includes an $18,444 project to promote humanitarian resilience and mine clearance in 14 provinces across Afghanistan which include Kabul, Parwan, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Kandahar, Zabul, Helmand, Herat, Farah, Badghis, Nangarhar, Kunar, and Nuristan.

Iran’s Interior Minister, Eskandar Momeni, says Tehran has reached its capacity in terms of accepting Afghan nationals and will prioritize the deportation of undocumented migrants.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Momeni stressed that addressing the presence of unauthorized migrants is a national issue and highlighted that Iran’s law enforcement agencies are at the forefront of implementing the policy.

“The issue of undocumented migrants is a national matter, and naturally, the police are on the front line,” Momeni said, adding that this has been made a priority for law enforcement.

Momeni explained that substantial national resources have been allocated to supporting Afghan migrants, and reiterated that Iran no longer can accommodate them.

He also confirmed that the government has developed plans to carry out the deportations.

Iran is host to the largest refugee population in the world, hosting 3.4 million refugees and people in refugee-like situations and has hosted refugees for over 40 years.

According to UNHCR, in March this year, Iran was hosting 773,049 registered Afghan refugees.

In total, UNHCR estimates that some 3.7 million forcibly displaced persons of various documentation status, and from various countries, currently reside in Iran.

Officials from the Chamber of Commerce and Investment met with Robert Dickson, Chargé d'Affaires of the British Embassy in Afghanistan where they asked London to help release the frozen assets of Afghanistan’s central bank.

At a meeting held in Kabul on Monday, Younus Mohmand, the deputy head of the chamber, asked Dickson for London’s support in securing the release of the country’s foreign reserves.

Dickson said the UK supported Afghanistan's private sector so that it could play an important role in the well-being of the people.

“We want a prosperous and secure Afghanistan where our people are able to provide security and prosperity in the future. The private sector clearly plays a key role in any economy, and the private sector plays an important role in creating comfort,” Dickson said.

“We know that the current economic situation is complex and difficult and there are clearly problems such as global connectivity, banking problems and some other issues,” he added.