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Kajaki Dam power plant project officially inaugurated

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The Kajaki Dam hydroelectric power plant project in Helmand province was officially inaugurated Wednesday after being completed at a cost of $174 million. 

This key project, which will supply 100 megawatts of power, will serve the people of Helmand and Kandahar provinces. 

Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund said at the inauguration, which was attended by a number of high-ranking officials,the “country cannot be developed with the aid of foreigners, we can develop our country with our domestic resources”.

Baradar also said that with the implementation of this project, 100,000 hectares of agricultural land will be irrigated.

Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi also addressed guests and said: “There was a 20-year war in the name of human rights, women's rights and democracy, but the actors had issued a jungle law here in Afghanistan.” 

Hanafi also said that the IEA has the capacity to provide investment opportunities for investors.

Hanafi said: “We ask those who invested in the war sector in the past years to invest in the economy sector in Afghanistan now, and we will ensure their security.”

Turkish Ambassador to Kabul Cihad Erginay, also addressed the event and electric energy is important for the reconstruction of the economic sector. 

Construction on the project was carried out by 77 Turkish Company.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sher Muhammad Abbas Stangzai, at the inauguration ceremony said: “We should trust our leaders and leaders should trust the people.”

Raising ourselves up is the only way to free our future generations from slavery, he added. 

Mawlavi Abdulrahmanur Rahmani, deputy head of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat told guests at Kajaki Dam event they are committed to providing reliable and affordable electricity to citizens. 

The expansion of high voltage power lines to Kandahar and connecting high voltage lines between Kandahar and Ghazni are the next major projects which include installation of five sub stations, Rahmani said.

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IEA delegation attends conference for ‘Promoting Mining Cooperation’ in China

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The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Saturday in a statement that its delegation participated in a conference titled "Promoting Mining Cooperation" in China’s Hunan province.

The Ministry stated the conference aims to build a well-equipped laboratory in Afghanistan, increase the capacity of technical and professional employees of the Ministry of Mines, and encourage investors in the mineral resources sector of Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Chinese investors expressed their interest in Afghanistan’s gold, copper, mica, talc, oil, gas, lithium, lead and zinc mines.

At the conference, the ministry’s deputy minister of finance and administration and head of the delegation Hussamuddin Saberi talked about Afghanistan's natural resources contracts and investment opportunities and considered holding such programs effective for the relations between the two countries.

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Uzbekistan, EU envoys meet to discuss Afghanistan

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Uzbekistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, on Friday met with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Terhi Hakala.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of Uzbek-European relations in the Afghan direction, the efforts of the international community to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the country and the possibility of using the international transport and logistics hub in Termez to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Uzbekistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Hakala highly appreciated the efforts of Uzbekistan to develop a consolidated regional position on Afghanistan, establish long-term peace and stability in the country, according to the statement.

The parties expressed mutual interest in continuing bilateral consultations on the Afghan issue, the statement added.

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UN expert calls for comprehensive, rights-focused action plan for Afghanistan

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A UN expert on Friday called on the international community to devise and implement a comprehensive, human rights-centered action plan to address the human rights crisis in Afghanistan.

“The absence of a unified, forceful response from the international community has emboldened the Taliban (IEA),” UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said.

In his latest report to the UN General Assembly, Bennett said that the human rights situation in Afghanistan is worsening, which includes systematic gender oppression, amounting to gender persecution and which many Afghans term “gender apartheid” with intergenerational implications.

Bennett expressed concern about the new “vice and virtue” law, announced in August, which he believes has institutionalized an expanding list of restrictions that “blatantly violate the rights of women and girls.”

He also expressed concern about the “shrinking civic space” in Afghanistan, the situation of minorities, journalists, and former government officials and security personnel.

“Justice, equality, and the rule of law are being systematically undermined,” he said.

The UN expert also called for increased funding and support for Afghan civil society and humanitarian efforts to mitigate the crisis.

Bennett urged the IEA to reverse its “repressive policies” and reinstate basic human rights. He pressed the international community to take a coordinated, multifaceted approach to support the Afghan people.

Bennett urged states not to normalize relations with the IEA until there are demonstrable human rights improvements and pathways to justice and accountability.

This comes as the Islamic Emirate has said that it is committed to ensuring human rights, including the rights of women and girls, according to Sharia, and this is an internal issue of Afghanistan.

The Islamic Emirate has banned Richard Bennett from traveling to Afghanistan, saying that he exaggerates small issues.

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