The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Rabab Fatima, has praised Afghanistan’s efforts to expand access to clean and affordable energy, highlighting the role of local entrepreneurs, manufacturers and international partners.

Speaking during a tour of exhibitors at Afghanistan Energy Week 2026, held under the theme “Development Through Energy”, Fatima commended the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the wider UN family for bringing together Afghan and international stakeholders.

She said the event provided an important platform for public institutions, financial institutions, businesses and development partners to discuss practical solutions for advancing the country’s energy sector.

Fatima also welcomed the participation of Afghan women entrepreneurs working to promote clean and affordable energy, as well as the growing presence of local distributors, producers and manufacturers of solar panels and other green energy technologies.

“I was particularly pleased to see the Afghan women, entrepreneurs here who are doing their bit in advancing clean and affordable energy,” she said.

She described the exhibition as an encouraging start to Afghanistan’s transition towards more affordable and sustainable energy, stressing the need to expand successful initiatives.

Referring to recent visits to Bamiyan and Jalalabad, Fatima said she had seen promising solar energy projects being used by government institutions and UN agencies to support programmes in healthcare, markets and agriculture.

She called for these initiatives to be scaled up, saying a key objective of the energy gathering was to identify ways to expand and build on successful projects already underway.

“The purpose and objective of this meeting here is to see how we can scale up many of the good initiatives that we see here today,” she said.

Fatima expressed confidence that Afghanistan Energy Week would not be the last such event, emphasising the importance of continued cooperation to advance the country’s clean energy ambitions.

The Director General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Mission in Kabul, Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Saeed Alayyash, has met with UNICEF Representative in Afghanistan, Tajudeen Oyewale, to discuss humanitarian and development cooperation.

According to the OIC Kabul Mission, the meeting took place at their office in Kabul on Sunday, November 8, 2026.

During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on issues of mutual interest and discussed areas of shared concern.

The discussions also highlighted the importance of maintaining engagement and strengthening cooperation between the OIC and UNICEF in addressing Afghanistan’s humanitarian needs and development priorities.

The meeting reflects continued engagement between international organisations working on humanitarian and development issues in Afghanistan.

The Progress website, affiliated with the Government Media Centre, has reported that Afghanistan’s Ministry of Justice has published 20 laws and dozens of other legislative documents in 31 issues of the Official Gazette since the Islamic Emirate returned to power.

According to the published figures, the documents include 20 laws, 77 decrees, 30 orders, eight guidelines, six procedures, three codes, two charters, one regulation, one directive and one legal framework.

Among the laws published over the past five years are legislation on preventing land grabbing, hearing complaints, the promotion of virtue and prevention of vice, money changers and monetary services, as well as preventing the smuggling of food products and medicines.

The report highlights the Ministry of Justice’s legislative activities and the publication of legal documents through Afghanistan’s Official Gazette during the past five years.