The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry says due to the joint efforts of this ministry and the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), the process of distributing electronic ID cards has been launched at the Afghanistan Embassy in Abu Dhabi for Afghans in the UAE.

Mohammad Halim Rafi, the spokesperson for NSIA, said that this move is aimed at providing facilities for Afghans living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Meanwhile, the foreign ministry also emphasized that it is committed to providing more facilities for Afghans living in the UAE.

A number of economic experts see the beginning of this process as an effective step to provide more facilities to Afghans living in the UAE.

Some of them also believe that this process can lead to an increase in government revenue.

According to officials, birth and death certificates will also in future be distributed to Afghans based in the UAE.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) has formed a special committee to finalize the five-year alternative livelihood plan for poppy farmers in Afghanistan.

This plan includes alternative livelihood projects aimed at strengthening farmers’ economy, reducing and eliminating poppy cultivation, and encouraging farmers to grow legitimate and diverse crops.

Some experts also believe that the only way to completely eradicate drugs in the country is to offer alternative cultivation, but on the condition that the cultivation process is monitored.

According to them, farmers should still be supported sustainably and refined seed and chemical fertilizers should be provided to them on time.

Recently, Japan announced Tokyo is providing $10 million to support alternative livelihoods for former poppy farmers in Afghanistan.

The funds, administered through the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Afghanistan, will also support drug use prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and reintegration services for the most vulnerable communities.

The targeted provinces for this aid are Badakhshan, Helmand, and Kandahar.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said that due to the wars and conflicts in different parts of the world, global attention has moved away from Afghanistan.

Mirziyoyev stated this speaking at the informal summit of Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Azerbaijan’s Shusha city.

“Unfortunately, due to the intensification of wars and conflicts in other regions of the world, the situation in neighboring Afghanistan, where millions of representatives of the Turkic peoples live, has gone out of the attention of the international community,” Mirziyoyev said.

He called for the release of Afghanistan’s assets which remain frozen since the takeover of the country by the Islamic Emirate.

“We are convinced that the return of Afghanistan’s frozen financial assets abroad will serve to alleviate the social situation in the country,” Mirziyoyev said.

 In the new reality, the issues of developing common and unified approaches to Afghanistan by the organization’s member states should become the main agenda of the negotiations of our foreign ministers,” he added.

He suggested that developing common and unified approaches towards Afghanistan should be placed on the agenda of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Turkic States.

Mirziyoyev added that Uzbekistan will continue to provide the necessary assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

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