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AWCC sets up new branch in Parwan capital
Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC) on Tuesday inaugurated a new customer services branch in Parwan capital and rolled out 4G internet services.
AWCC officials said at the inauguration ceremony that with the new branch, the problems of the residents of the province, related to telecommunications and internet, will be addressed seriously and in a timely manner.
“All our colleagues have received the requests of the oppressed people of Parwan and we will address them. It is a matter of pride that in the existing situation, a small positive step is a great assurance for the people. I assure you that not only in Charikar, but also in other distant areas, if it is not handled through official branches, God willing, we will try to provide services to all of you through unofficial branches,” Ahmad Walid Amarkhil, the commercial deputy of AWCC for Kabul zone, said.
Local officials of Parwan said that they are ready to provide all telecommunication companies, especially AWCC, with the necessary facilities to provide better services.
“In the past, there were many problems in the Internet sector in our province. AWCC upgraded the internet from 2G and 3G to 4G and people are very happy and grateful for this. Their second service is to create an official branch for the people of Parwan. People were facing many problems in the sales area. With Allah’s help, they solved these problems and established an official branch, and now people can easily solve their problems,” Atiqullah Faizani, director of communications and information technology of Parwan province, said.
Parwan residents also welcomed the fact that AWCC has expanded telecom and internet services in the province.
“The opening of the AWCC branch here has brought a lot of convenience to the people. AWCC has many offers. Everyone needs AWCC SIM cards,” Aziz Agha, a resident of Parwan province, said.
AWCC officials said that they are committed to expand telecommunications and internet services to remote areas of the country.
Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, met with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk to discuss trade and investment, it was announced on Friday.
Sergey Pavlov, General Director of Russian Railways, and Dmitry Zverev, Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia, were also present in the meeting, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said in a statement.
According to the statement, the two sides discussed increasing the volume of trade, preferential tariff for Afghan goods, Russian investment in mines and water dams in Afghanistan, and Afghanistan’s role in the International North–South Transport Corridor.
They also discussed about reducing the cost of transportation through the Russian railway, removing the export tax on basic materials, arranging the trip of the delegation to the ports of Astrakhan and Makhachkala, and holding a trade connectivity conference and an expo of Afghan products in Moscow.
Azizi met with the Russian deputy PM on the sidelines of the Kazan Forum – the 15th International Economic Forum of Russia and the Islamic World.
He also met with representatives of a number of Tatarstan and Russia companies and encouraged them to invest in Afghanistan.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Thursday acting minister Nooruddin Azizi met with the leader of Russia’s autonomous republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov, on the sidelines of a meeting in Kazan.
According to the ministry, Azizi met with Minnikhanov on the sidelines of the Kazan Forum – the 15th International Economic Forum of Russia and the Islamic World.
The two officials discussed bilateral trade relations, the establishment of the Russian Trade House in Afghanistan, the visit of Minnikhanov to Kabul, investment in electricity production, water transfer, mining, cultural and economic cooperation and other matters.
This annual meeting is held by Russia and the 14th round of this meeting was also held in the same country last year.
The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.
The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Wednesday that last year, the value of exports totaled $1.79 billion while imports totaled $8.57 billion.
According to NSIA, fruits accounted for the largest share of export items last year, totaling over $645 million.
Medicinal plants, minerals and vegetables were the next top three items respectively to be exported.
Meanwhile, petroleum and oil accounted for the largest portion of imported goods, totaling over $1.37 billion.
Another large portion of the total amount imported went to machinery, vehicles and parts. This totaled over $1.15 billion, followed by textiles, metals and metal products.
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