Karen Decker, the Chargé d'Affaires at the US Mission to Afghanistan, says several high-ranking US diplomats have assured her of the support of Afghan women and their efforts to help Afghans.

Decker said she held talks with top US officials, the Deputy Secretary of State, and Rina Amiri, special envoy for Afghan women, over the situation of Afghan women and girls, to strengthen human rights and to help Afghans.

She said these senior American diplomats said they will continue efforts to support Afghan women.

“I look forward to pursuing fruitful work with Deputy Secretary of State John Mark to protect America's national security interests, support Afghan women and girls, promote the human rights of all Afghans, and assist the Afghan people against a serious humanitarian crisis to continue my efforts,” said Decker.

Meanwhile, a number of women's rights activists have said that America should take effective steps to ensure women's rights in Afghanistan and discuss the issue with the Islamic Emirate.

Some experts, however, have stated that the efforts of the international community to convince the Afghan rulers to accept the fundamental rights of women in Afghanistan have been unsuccessful so far because the world does not have a clear mechanism for a permanent solution

to this problem.

One of the controversial issues between the IEA and the international community is the matter of women's rights.

However, the IEA has said it cannot accept the Western definition of women's rights and have repeatedly said women’s rights are ensured in accordance with Sharia.

Suleyman Ciliv, the head of Turkish construction company 77 has expressed hope that his company will secure the contract to run the Yatim Taq cement project in Jawzjan province.

Ciliv met with Afghanistan’s acting minister of mines and petroleum, Hedayatullah Badri, and said he hoped this would lead to the signing of an agreement between the two parties, the ministry said in a statement Thursday.

The ministry stated that Badri appreciated the activities of 77 Turkish company in the country and asked them to invest more in Afghanistan's talc, iron and copper mines.

The Islamic Emirate will talk to Indian officials over the issue of visas for dried fruit traders, Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Maulawi Abdul Kabir said on Wednesday.

In his meeting with the traders, the official also called on neighboring countries to stop creating hurdles for Afghan traders, and rather provide necessary facilities for the growth of bilateral trade.

He said that land would be allocated for dried fruit traders in accordance with the policy of the Islamic Emirate.

Earlier in the meeting, the traders called for help with the India visa process.

They also said that they are suffering from high taxes that Pakistan has imposed on Afghan dried fruits.