Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) leadership has met with a delegation from Turkmenistan to discuss the completion and inauguration of the new Herat Noorul Jihad substation.

At the meeting, Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Rahmani, Chief Operating Officer of DABS, provided an update on the progress of the substation and said work on the project is almost complete.

It was agreed that the substation will be operational once all remaining technical issues between the two parties are resolved.

Murad Artikov, Turkmenistan’s Head of International Projects, commended DABS for its cooperation in the construction of the Noorul Jihad substation, and expressed confidence that the project will be completed in the near future.

He also said that a protocol outlining equipment and technical matters will be finalized by both parties.

Upon the completion of this project, the import of electricity from Turkmenistan to Herat is expected to increase, benefiting thousands of new customers in the province.

Iran’s embassy in Kabul has announced Tehran is ready to work with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to fight terrorism.

This came just hours after a gunman opened fire on worshipers at a mosque in Herat province. At least six people are believed to have been killed in the shooting – which the Iranian embassy labeled a “terrorist incident”.

The embassy said it wants the perpetrators identified and punished.

Abdul Mateen Qani, the spokesman of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior, said the incident happened on Monday night in Herat province, in the Shahrak area of Guzara District, when an unknown gunman opened fire on worshipers with an AK-47.

Qani said six people died and one was wounded.

He stated that further details would be released later.

So far, no group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.

China’s ambassador to Kabul Zhao Xing, said in a meeting with Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate, that relations between the two countries were unique on a regional level and that China wants to expand these relations as much as possible in the political, economic and cultural fields.

Zhao said in order to further strengthen relations between the two countries, China provides scholarships to Afghan students and also organizes short-term training courses to improve the capacity of Afghans.

In addition to expressing his sympathy to the victims of the recent flash floods in the country, the Chinese ambassador also announced his country’s offer of $100,000 in aid to flood victims.

Hanafi in turn described relations between the two countries as historical and emphasized the need to keep expanding these ties.

He also said the IEA appreciates China’s position regarding the Islamic Emirate in international forums and said that the Islamic Emirate supports China’s policy and Beijing’s economic projects such as One Belt and One Road.

Hanafi added that the Islamic Emirate wants good relations with all countries and does not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s soil against other countries.

He said the IEA expects other countries to treat Afghanistan based on mutual respect.