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Remaining work on the Arghandi 500 kV substation project gets underway
Dr. Farooq Azam, an adviser to the ministry, said an increase in electricity in the country was a fundamental need for development and that the completion of the substantiation will be a great achievement.
The Ministry of Water and Energy says work to complete the Arghandi substation is underway, thanks to financial help from a private company.
Speaking at an event, in the presence of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister of economic affairs, Abdul Latif Mansour, the acting minister of water and energy, said once complete the substation, along with other projects, will pave the way for the importation of 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Turkmenistan.
Mansour said this boost of power will help alleviate some of the power problems in the country.
He also said that several other major projects are almost complete and that these will be officially launched in the near future.
Dr. Farooq Azam, an adviser to the ministry, said an increase in electricity in the country was a fundamental need for development and that the completion of the substantiation will be a great achievement.
Noorullah, the vice president of the private company that has invested in the substation project, expressed his commitment to complete the project in coordination with the ministry.
He called on other investors to invest in Afghanistan.
According to the ministry, this project will take two years to complete and will eventually benefit over 400,000 families in Kabul, Ghazni, Paktia, Khost and Nangarhar.
The project includes the construction of a 500-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Surkhan to Dasht-e-Alwan; and the upgrading of Arghandi 500 kV substation.
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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
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
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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