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Almost 400 water supply projects completed across Afghanistan in past year

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(Last Updated On: July 30, 2023)

Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development said on Sunday that in the past year, 393 water supply projects were completed and inaugurated across Afghanistan.

Speaking at the government’s annual accountability program, officials said that in 1401 solar year, 104 of these projects were funded by UNICEF. These projects were rolle dut in 26 provinces.

According to officials, practical work on another 383 projects has also started. Once these are complete, six million people will get drinking water and 900 more will be provided with jobs.

“We have 54 MoUs in the areas of sanitation and clean water in 34 provinces with 39 partner institutions, according to which, under the supervision of the provincial Directorates of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, 186 new water supply networks and 667 new wells will be dug,” Seyyed Ahmed Mustaqim, Deputy Minister of Planning and Policy of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, said.

Officials said that most of the projects have been completed with the financial assistance of UNICEF and partner institutions of this ministry across the country, which are in the areas of access to safe drinking water, sanitation, irrigation projects and reconstruction of retaining walls.

According to officials, with the completion of the ongoing projects, nearly one million residents of remote areas will benefit from them.

“We have plans to raise the level of the underground water in the villages. Of course, there are some budget problems but when solved, this problem will also be solved,” Bakht Munir Mohammad, director of rural water supply and sanitation of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, said.

According to officials, the lack of a development budget and the lack of facilities in remote areas have caused the non-implementation or delay of dozens of projects.

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Iran calls for inclusive govt in Afghanistan to avoid Bonn-style conference

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(Last Updated On: May 26, 2024)

Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, said that Afghanistan belongs to all Afghans and a government consisting of representatives of all ethnic groups should be established in the country.

“We have clearly stated that Afghanistan is for all Afghans, and if we want to not return to the conditions of Bonn, we must pay attention to this issue,” Qomi said while addressing Afghan refugees in Qom city, ISNA news agency reported.

The envoy emphasized that Iran, while engaging with the Islamic Emirate, also gives its advice to the new rulers of Afghanistan.

“A government consisting of righteous people from all ethnic groups can be the key to political stability and the beginning of construction in Afghanistan, which the Islamic Republic is pursuing the same policy,” he said.

Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan also pointed to Daesh and accused the United States of continuing its interventionist and destabilizing policies in Afghanistan and said: “Today the Americans are doing more evil in Afghanistan than in the past.”

Qomi stated that the cost of America’s interventionist policies in the region are borne by the people of Afghanistan.

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IEA seeks broad-based engagement with world: deputy PM

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(Last Updated On: May 26, 2024)

Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister, said on Saturday that the visit of high-ranking officials of the Islamic Emirate to countries shows that the Islamic Emirate wants to engage with the world, including neighboring and regional countries, based on political, economic and cultural relations.

He made the remarks in a meeting with Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi, who recently traveled to Russia’s Tatarstan to participate in an international economic meeting.

Azizi said his trip to Russia was full of achievements in the areas of exports and trade, adding that Russian companies and institutions expressed interest in investing in Afghanistan.

He added that he represented the Islamic Emirate well during the visit and assured the participants of the “Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024” that there is a good opportunity for investment in Afghanistan.

The 15th edition of Kazan Forum was held in Tatarstan with the participation of representatives of 80 nations to discuss economic and social relations.

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Bus crash kills two, injures 37 on Kabul-Kandahar highway

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Two people, including a woman, were killed and 37 others were injured when a bus rolled over on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Zabul province on Saturday night, officials said.

Mirwais Afghan, director of public health in Zabul, said that the incident happened in Karizgi area in Shahf-e-Safa district.

The injured include 26 men and 11 women who were taken to the hospital in the district for treatment.

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