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Panjsher Governor Accused of Smuggling Lazuli
Ariananews receives documents that accuse the governor of Panjsher, Arif Sarwari of illegally smuggling lazuli stones from Badakhshan province.
Based on the documents, the governor of Panjsher in cooperation with the Mines department of the province announced the transition of lazuli stones legal.
Officials in Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said no contract on excavation of lazuli stones signed and no documents were distributed to transfer the precious stones; Insisting the security institutions should prevent the illegal excavation and detain the smugglers.
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum Zabiullah Sarwari said, “We demand the security department to prevent the illegal extraction of mines, and detain the individuals who are involved in digging, the law should also be practiced over the local officials if they are involved in the process.”
The second part of the document shows that governor of Panjshir is also accused of squandering millions of Afghanis over the incomes of the Emerald stones.
Panjshir provincial council members demanded serious investigation to be launched over the case.
Chief of the integrity Watch of Afghanistan (IWA) Sayed Ikram Afzali said, “Governor of Panjshir is accused, and the case should be reviewed significantly, in case the documents approve it, he needs to be dismissed from his position and introduced to justice and judicial departments.”
Meanwhile the Independence Directorate Local Governance officials said in case the accusations against the governor come true law will be implemented.
IDLG Spokeswoman Munira Yousufzada said, “If the accusation comes out true, law will be implemented, and no obstacles could prevent the law not to be practiced.”
Governor of Panjshir Arif Sarwari called the accusation baseless and insisted over the legalization of the mines.
He said, “I totally reject the accusation, and the document is full of haters, the mine issues continue up to 60 years in the country, and negotiations for legalization of the mines are underway.”
Both Panjshir representatives in the lower house and provincial council refused to give details or views over the issue, amid officials in Ministry of Interior Affairs claimed that no document is received over the issue yet.
Reported by : Fawad Nasiri
Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, met with representatives from the ministries of foreign affairs, defense and interior of Malaysia, along with other senior officials, on Wednesday and called on Malaysians to invest in Afghanistan.
The visiting delegation is being led by senior diplomat Dr. Shazelina Zainul Abidin.
According to the IEA’s foreign ministry, the two sides discussed bilateral trade, holding a business communication conference to strengthen trade relations between the two countries, the trade balance between Afghanistan and Malaysia, and creating a market for Afghan products, including carpets, cotton, and minerals.
According to the ministry, at the end of the meeting, the Acting Minister emphasized the increase of investment from regional countries in Afghanistan and called on Malaysian investors to also invest in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Interior says that Afghanistan has started exporting goods to Turkey via the Herat-Khaf railway line.
In a post on X, the ministry said: “Afghanistan’s exports to Turkey started in a calm atmosphere through the Herat-Khaf railway line.”
The ministry added that one train will run daily for a month and then two trains will run daily.
According to the ministry, the security of Khaf-Herat railway line is provided by the guards of the National Public Protection Agency.
Khaf-Herat railway project not only connects Iran and Afghanistan by rail, but also completes a 2,000-kilometer route along the east-west rail corridor from China, through Uzbekistan, to Afghanistan, to Iran, and on to Turkey and Europe.
As a landlocked country, this railway network will provide a safe route to connect with Europe via Iran’s railway network and Iran’s southern ports.
This railway line is strategic for trade between Iran and Afghanistan and will allow six million tons of goods to be sent between the two countries.
A joint expo between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan will be held in Kabul in the next four days, officials said on Sunday.
Officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that the two-day expo will be held for the purpose of expanding and strengthening trade relations between the two countries.
“This expo will be held as a follow-up of the Kazakh-Afghan international expo, which was held in the city of Astana, Kazakhstan, with the participation of a large delegation of the government and the private sector of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” Abdulsalam Javad Akhundzadeh, the spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, said.
“At this expo, domestic products from different sectors of Afghanistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan will be put on display for two days.”
According to officials, 40 large Kazakh companies, and 40 large Afghan companies will exhibit their products.
Mohammad Saber Latifi, head of the Afghanistan International Expo Center, said that fruits, minerals and commercial services will be displayed at the expo.
During the expo, various memorandums of understanding for the trade of goods are also expected to be signed by companies.
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