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Secretary General stresses NATO commitment to Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Mr. Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday to meet with top Afghan officials.
Stoltenberg welcomed the Afghan leader and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s acceptance of an invitation to attend NATO’s Warsaw Summit, to be held on July 8-9.
“This will be an opportunity to review our joint efforts, and to deepen the relationship between NATO and Afghanistan even more,” General Mr. Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the military alliance continued to provide financial support to the Afghan forces.
The Secretary General stressed that “Afghan forces do not stand alone,” and highlighted that NATO Allies and partners have been working side-by-side with Afghanistan for over a decade.
“Today, NATO continues to support the Afghan forces with training, advice and assistance through the Resolute Support mission. And we continue to provide financial support to the Afghan forces.
So that the Afghan forces can become sustainable in the long-term, protecting the Afghan people and suppressing terrorism,” said Mr. Stoltenberg. He added that NATO remains committed to support Afghanistan in the long-term, through political partnership and practical support.
The NATO chief noted that the alliance intended to announce future support plans for Afghanistan during the upcoming summit.
“Today, NATO continues to support the Afghan forces with training, advice and assistance through the Resolute Support mission,” Stoltenberg said alongside Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul.
Separately, the Secretary General met with General John Nicholson, the new Commander of the Resolute Support mission, and Ambassador Ismail Aramaz, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.
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More needs to be done to boost local industry, says Kabir
The deputy prime minister for policy, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, met with Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, at Sapidar Palace on Tuesday and discussed issues around the quality of domestic products and the need to grow and develop the industrial sector.
Azizi said that good trade relations with neighboring countries has resulted in stable prices of goods in the country.
He said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry works closely with the private sector. As a result, the private sector functions in a befitting manner and the Islamic Emirate has provided necessary facilities.
Azizi said that based on the Islamic Emirate’s good economic policies, there has been a significant development in the import/export sector in the country.
Kabir in turn voiced appreciation for efforts by the leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and said: “The unprecedented efforts of the IEA’s administrations and the stability of the Afghan currency caused the price of food ingredients to remain in the right state and our people also be able to buy essential materials.”
He emphasized the need to work for a balance in trade with neighboring countries, and said more efforts were needed to improve the quality of domestic products and to grow the sector.
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Russia and Tajikistan hold joint military drills along Afghanistan border
Russia and Tajikistan conducted a joint four-day military exercise along the border with Afghanistan in order to be prepared for any “potential threats”, Tajik media reported this week.
Russian military personnel from the 201st military base in Tajikistan participated in this exercise. Reports stated military personnel practiced various combat tactics, especially tactics to counter terrorist groups that illegally enter Tajikistan.
This comes amid repeated concerns expressed by Afghanistan’s neighbors about what they claim are terrorist threats originating from Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate has not yet commented on the drills but has repeatedly denied the presence of terrorist groups in the country. The IEA has also continuously said no militant group will be allowed to threaten another country from Afghanistan.
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The Media Violations Commission has ordered Noor and Barya TV channels to stop broadcasting and to appear in court, state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday.
ّIt is said that the decision against the channels was taken for “not observing the principles of journalism.”
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