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AWCC celebrates its 25th anniversary
Afghanistan’s leading cell phone and internet service provider, Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC), celebrated its 25th anniversary this week at an official ceremony hosted by the company’s founder and chairman Dr Ehsanullah Bayat.
Established in 1998, AWCC was the first mobile phone company in the country and continues to provide world-class services to millions of people across Afghanistan.
Marking this milestone at an event in Kabul on Sunday, Bayat pointed out that the company is the leading network in Afghanistan and that its spirit has strengthened over the years because of its loyal customers.
“Our pioneering spirit has not only survived but has also become stronger because our customers have recognized this spirit, and with their loyalty to AWCC have made this network the most popular and the leading telecommunications network in Afghanistan,” Bayat said.
He emphasized that AWCC has been able to expand its activities in Afghanistan with the cooperation of the Islamic Emirate government, and in addition to rebuilding existing sites and building new sites, AWCC has also rolled out fast internet services to many remote areas.
“Let me thank the leadership of the government as with their cooperation we were able to expand our network and develop the company. Thanks to the honorable Minister of Communications and Information Technology that as a result of close cooperation with him, we were able to rebuild our sites and have sites in the areas where we did not have,” Bayat said.
At the ceremony, officials of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology hailed the efforts and achievements of AWCC over the past 25 years. The Acting Minister of Communications and Information Technology Najibullah Haqqani said that the Islamic Emirate is committed to the development and advancement of technology in Afghanistan.
“AWCC has come a long way and has achievements. We appreciate the efforts of the leadership of this company. Technology is a reality and an urgent necessity, but the Islamic Emirate is committed to fulfill this necessity and has been and will be committed to its development and expansion,” Haqqani said.
AWCC officials meanwhile said they are committed to providing telecommunication and internet services to people living in remote areas of Afghanistan.
“We are committed to balanced development, we are also committed to good quality and we want to provide services in remote areas,” Aliullah Sarwari, CEO of AWCC, said.
Sarwari also said that the promise of AWCC to provide services through optical fiber will be realized soon.
AWCC officials said they are committed to meeting the current demands of society with the help of new technology in future so that Afghanistan does not lag behind the region and beyond.
Tajik authorities say their border guards clashed with militants who crossed into Tajikistan’s Khatlon region from Afghanistan on Tuesday night.
Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security said in a statement that militants intended to carry out an armed attack on one of the border outposts.
Three militants were killed and two Tajik soldiers died in the clash. From the scene, three firearms—an M-16 rifle and a Kalashnikov assault rifle—three foreign-made pistols equipped with suppressors, ten hand grenades, one night-vision device, explosives, and other military equipment were seized, according to the committee.
This was the third reported attack from Afghanistan into Tajikistan in the past month, with the previous ones targeting Chinese nationals.
The Islamic Emirate previously said it assured Tajikistan it was ready to tighten border security and conduct joint investigations.
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Afghanistan’s first aluminum can factory launched in Herat with $120 million investment
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone of the “Pamir” aluminum can production company at the industrial parks of Herat on Thursday.
Afghanistan’s first aluminum can manufacturing plant was officially launched on Thursday in Herat province, marking a significant step toward industrial development and economic self-reliance.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, laid the foundation stone of the “Pamir” aluminum can production company at the industrial parks of Herat on Thursday.
According to officials, the Pamir factory is the first of its kind in Afghanistan and is being established with an investment of $120 million. The project will be built on 16 jeribs of land within Herat’s industrial zones.
Once completed, the factory is expected to create employment opportunities for around 1,700 Afghan citizens. Officials say the project will play a key role in boosting domestic production, reducing reliance on imports, and strengthening the national economy.
Authorities described the launch of the project as a clear sign of growing investment in the industrial sector and ongoing efforts to promote economic self-sufficiency in the country.
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Medvedev: IEA posed less threat to Russia than western-backed groups
He added that such organisations have consistently pursued one objective: “to break apart the multiethnic people of Russia.”
Russia’s Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) caused less harm to Russia than Western-backed civic organisations that, he claims, sought to undermine the country’s unity.
In an article published in the Russian journal Rodina, Medvedev wrote that while the IEA had long been designated as a terrorist organisation, its actions did not inflict the same level of damage on Russia as what he described as Western-supported institutions operating under the banner of academic or humanitarian work.
“Let us be honest: the Taliban (IEA) movement, long listed as a terrorist organisation, has caused modern Russia far less damage than all those pseudo-scientific institutions whose aim is to dismantle our country under the guise of aiding the oppressed,” Medvedev stated.
He added that such organisations have consistently pursued one objective: “to break apart the multiethnic people of Russia.”
Medvedev’s remarks come amid a shift in Russia’s official stance toward Afghanistan. In April, Russia’s Supreme Court suspended the ban on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which had previously been included on the country’s list of terrorist organisations.
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