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Qatar in support of Trans-Afghan railway project: Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan announced that Qatar has expressed support for the Trans-Afghan Railway construction project.
The announcement was made following a meeting between Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and visiting Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tashkent.
“Particular attention is paid to promoting new joint investment projects, in particular in the fields of green energy, industry, agriculture, infrastructure development, the banking and financial sector, education, healthcare, and tourism,” said a statement by the Uzbek presidency.
It said that ways to further expand cooperation in the field of transport and logistics were considered during the meeting, adding that the Qatari side particularly expressed support for the Trans-Afghan Railway construction project.
Afghanistan Railway Authority says that the Trans-Afghan railway project is a regional project that needs international support. The first survey of the project was conducted following the establishment of the Islamic Emirate and the route of the railway was determined.
Sami Durrani, the spokesperson of Afghanistan Railway Administration, said that a one-year plan has also been prepared between the countries involved.
According to experts, the completion of this project will lead to the expansion of Afghanistan’s commercial and political relations with South Asia and Central Asia, and the project can be effective in improving the economic situation and creating job opportunities in the country.
In 2021, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to implement the Trans-Afghan railway project, but it was delayed due to financial issues.
On the other hand, officials in the Ministry of Energy and Water say that the 500 KV power transmission project from Dasht Alwan of Pul-i-Khumri to Arghandi of Kabul will be inaugurated in the near future. According to the officials, this project can import more electricity to Afghanistan from Turkmenistan and solve the problems of the people to some extent.
The Japanese ambassador in Kabul, Takayoshi Kuromiya, met Saturday with Sader Azam Osmani, the Deputy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, the meeting discussed Japan’s cooperation in these areas.
The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR) held Saturday an emergency meeting in Kabul attended by the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration to instantly address the needs of recent flood victims in Baghlan province.
The ministry quoted Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the assistance coordination of the ministry, as saying that the goal of the meeting was to provide emergency assistance to flood victims and how to consider first aid.
According to reports, intense floods in Baghlan’s many districts have left hundreds of dead and injured.
The ministry stated that hundreds of houses have been destroyed and people are living in open space in the mountains.
Meanwhile, the ministry added that the figures are not yet final and the process of rescue operations is still ongoing with the cooperation of health teams.
At the meeting, Mohammad Omar Hashemi, the humanitarian aid coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, also assured that the organization is ready to provide urgent aid to the victims.
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding.
WFP said on X that there are three million malnourished children in Afghanistan.
“But we can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across Afghanistan,” WFP said. “Children bear the brunt of the assistance cuts. Sustained funding is vital.”
The World Food Program in Afghanistan had previously warned that the number of malnourished children visiting hospitals has increased this year following the reduction of foreign aid.
More than 23 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year, according to the United Nations. Over half of them are children.
In February, WFP announced a dire need for $760 million in food assistance for Afghanistan over the next six months.
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