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Afghan Ambassador to US Links Afghanistan’s Stability to International Cooperation
Afghan Ambassador to the United States, Hamdullah Mohib who was invited to speak at Johns Hopkins University about the future of Afghanistan and its potential to play its historical role as the region’s hub for economic integration linked the country’s stability to international cooperation, particularly the Asian countries.
The embassy of Afghanistan in US writes that the Ambassador explained the significance of Afghanistan’s location in linking the region and the vast opportunities it presents as a land bridge to connect South and Central Asia.
“Afghanistan’s ideal location as the ‘region’s roundabout’ means that our full participation with our Asian neighbors on trade, development, security, energy, transport, transit and production will benefit the entire region,” said the Ambassador.
He highlighted Afghan government’s efforts to forge regional agreements and economic partnerships in reviving Afghanistan’s historic position as the hub for the new Silk Road and turning Afghanistan into an essential link for trade, development, energy, commerce, production, and transport within, across, and beyond the Central, South and East Asian region.
“East and South Asia are starving for power — they are net importers of energy. They need links to Central Asia’s vast energy resources to fuel their development, and those links run through Afghanistan,” said Ambassador Mohib.
The Ambassador also talked about the challenges Afghanistan is facing and the goal it pursues to achieve stability and self-reliance.
“Afghanistan needs the long-term engagement of international partners, including Asian countries not only in terms of aid, but in terms of investment in sectors like infrastructure, natural resources, and energy,” stressed the Ambassador.
He added that a prosperous and peaceful Afghanistan as the regional roundabout was in the best interest of its neighbors and the entire Asian region. “In a globalized world, inter-connectivity is the only way forward, and we are committed to this path,” concluded the Ambassador.
Afghanistan embassy to US is said to believe that the international commitment in the Brussels summit confirmed that a stable and peaceful Afghanistan is in interest of all the world.
Reported by Nazira Karimi from Washington D.C
Turkmenistan is committed to complete the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan– Pakistan–India (TAPI) energy project together with the regional countries, Muhammetmyrat Amanov, CEO of TAPI Pipeline Company Limited, said.
“Turkmenistan is making significant progress on the TAPI natural gas pipeline, which aims to supply 33 billion cubic meters annually to South Asia” Amanov said speaking at the Turkmen Energy Investment Forum (TEIF 2024) in Paris.
He highlighted that the Turkmenistan section of the pipeline is complete and the ongoing discussions to advance the project beyond Turkmenistan are in strict alignment with international standards.
Amanov said the project emphasizes environmental sustainability by leveraging natural gas to reduce emissions significantly compared to coal and oil, thereby tackling indoor pollution and enhancing regional air quality.
“In light of the ongoing project developments, Turkmenistan remains committed to upholding international law, fulfilling its obligations, and adhering to international norms and regulations,” he stressed.
Three road construction projects worth about one billion Afghanis started in capital Kabul on Saturday.
The projects were inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
The projects are: the second phase of Kotal Khairkhane road, the first part of the Shahid square to Qasaba, and the Airport road to Gumruk.
In the inauguration ceremony, Mullah Baradar said that Kabul municipality is working hard to beautify and regulate the city, and people should cooperate with the government in protecting public benefit projects.
He directed the officials of Kabul municipality to complete the mentioned projects on time and with good quality.
The second phase of Kotel Khairkhaneh road is 2.5 kilometers long and 60 meters wide. Thie road will cost 364 million Afghanis and will be completed in 20 months.
The Shahid square-Qasaba road is 1.8 kilometers long and 45 meters wide, which will be built at a cost of 175 million Afghanis in one year.
The Airport-Gumruk road is 2.7 km long and 60 meters wide, which will be completed at a cost of 407 million Afghanis in 20 months.
The projects are funded by Kabul Municipality.
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said on Friday that the main threat for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members emanates from Afghanistan where international terrorist groups find shelter due to unstable and indefinite political situation.
Speaking at a meeting of the SCO defense ministers in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, Shoygu said Washington has stepped up efforts to restore its positions in Central and South Asia that were lost after the withdrawal of coalition troops from Afghanistan, Anadolu Agency reported.
The military chief called “unacceptable” the deployment of the American military infrastructure in the region, arguing that intentions should be regarded as “a direct threat to stability in the SCO space.”
According to him, the US is trying to impose a new security system in the Asia-Pacific region for dominance.
This comes as the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly emphasized that it does not allow anyone to pose threats to any other country from Afghanistan soil.
Recently, Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid said that no destructive groups including Daesh have physical presence in Afghanistan,
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