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Money exchangers criticize Gov’t for not pursuing kidnapping cases
Scores of money changers at Sarai Shahzada in Kabul city have criticized the Government for not pursuing those money dealers whom were kidnapped in the past, they have closed their shops by holding demonstration on Monday.
They have stated that in recent kidnapping case one of the money dealers was abducted on the way to Kabul- Jalalabad at Surubi area by the district police body guards, and was released after they received big money.
Related to the case the police district has rejected the claims of kidnapping saying police had nothing to do with it.
Sarai Shahzada which is the center for exchanging money in the capital city of Kabul was closed due to increasing of the kidnapping cases in the past several months.
One of the members of the money changer union said,” one of our member was kidnapped in Surubi area, and then he was set free after the kidnappers received $ 1 million and 5 million Pakistani rupees, though one of the suspected person was arrested related to the case but there are some efforts underway to release from the prison.”
“ They have looted all our money, the persons who are in custody are the police members of Surubi district police chief one of the money changer said,”
“We are paying for the new faces with new Governmental uniforms, we feel we are not safe anymore one of the demonstrators said,”
Meanwhile head of the money changer center has warned the Government to review the kidnapping cases, otherwise we will continue to our demonstration.
Head of the Shahzada money exchanging center Khan Mohammad said,” I demand the President and CE Abdullah Abdullah to hear our voice, and end our problems.”
Surubi district police chief Mir salam Alam khail said,” those kidnappers who have committed the crimes are now in Kabul police criminal investigation prison, my security forces have nothing to do with kidnappings.”
Kidnapping cases is common cases within Afghanistan, most of the opportunists and burglars are trying to get benefited from the ongoing situation by abducting different traders in the country.
Ariana News report repeatedly contacted the officials in Ministry of Interior Affairs to access more details over the case but received no responds.
Reported by Abdul Aziz Karimi
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Thursday it has signed cooperation agreements with ten institutions to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, said: “In the implementation of projects, we must pay special attention to our activities and actions and try to make useful use of the projects according to the requirements and benefit the beneficiaries.”
These ten institutions are to present their projects, the total value of which is around over $1.1 million. The projects will be carried out in Kabul, Baghlan, Ghor, Herat, Logar, Nangarhar, Balkh, Badakhshan and Jawzjan provinces and provide direct jobs for about 1,000.
To date, the ministry has signed MoUs for 72 projects in total, collectively valued at about $53.6 million.
These agreements have been signed with domestic and foreign companies for the establishment of small and medium-sized businesses.
In accordance with the principles and laws of the Islamic Emirate and prioritizing the implementation of projects for immigrants and returnees and internally displaced people, the ministry said 635,865 people will benefit through jobs directly and over 4.3 million will benefit indirectly in 25 provinces once these projects are implemented.
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) confirmed Tuesday that in the last month of solar year 1402, (March 2024) Afghanistan’s exports totaled $141.1 million and imports totaled $789.6 million.
This was down from $174 million for exports in the same period in 1401. However, imports increased by $99.2 million in 1402, up from $690.4 million.
Most exports in the last month of 1402 went to Pakistan, India and the United Arab Emirates, while in the last month of 1401 exports went to Pakistan, India and China.
The Ministry of Interior said the governor of Herat province Islam Jar met with Alim Khan Yasin Gildaye, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Afghanistan, to discuss various issues around trade.
According to the ministry, the two sides discussed the expansion of trade facilities, increasing the volume of trade exchanges between traders of the two countries, reducing customs tariffs, solving the challenges of traders and issuing visas to them.
The Afghanistan-Kazakhstan Chamber of Commerce has been opened in Herat in order to facilitate and increase trade between the two countries.
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