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Farah resident wins 500,000 AFN in second round of AWCC’s lucky draw

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Hamidullah Omarzai, a resident of Farah province, has walked away with a whopping 500,000 AFN in Afghan Wireless Communication Company, AWCC’s, ongoing lucky draw.

Omarzai is the second person to walk away with this fantastic prize in just over a month. The first winner was Mohammad Wais Qaderi from Herat province.

Omarzai says it is the first time in his life he has won a prize of this magnitude.

“Thanks to all the officials of AWCC. It is a very transparent and good process,” Omarzai said.

AWCC’s, Afghanistan’s leading telecommunications company, launched it’s lucky draw around two months ago, and dozens of people have received prizes after participating in the competition, AWCC officials say.

“When customers recharge their phone with 90 afghanis (or more), they stand the chance to win between 50,000 afghanis and 500,000 afghanis – or even two million afghanis,” said Fraidoon Abdullah, AWCC’s director for the western zone.

AWCC’s marketing officials say the final round of the lucky draw will be held next month and the prize will be two million afghanis.

“This process is for three months. Two months have passed and one is remaining. After the completion of three months, we will announce the winner of two million afghanis,” said Mohammad Fahim Rizwan, an officer of the production department of AWCC.

AWCC officials said they are committed to providing a first-class service to their clients which includes world-class communication and internet services. In addition, the lucky draw is meant to bring happiness to the people of Afghanistan, especially to the winners, who are dealing with immense financial hardships.

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Moscow’s move a ‘significant step toward recognizing Afghanistan’s political realities’, says Haqqani

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Acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani on Wednesday met with Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, and Dmitry Zhirnov, Russia’s ambassador to Kabul.

Haqqani expressed appreciation for Moscow’s recent decision to remove the Islamic Emirate from its list of terrorist organizations. He described the move as “a significant step toward recognizing the political realities of Afghanistan.”

In a statement, the interior ministry said that both sides emphasized the importance of upgrading diplomatic relations to the level of embassies and reaffirmed their commitment to mutual cooperation in the fields of security and trade.

During the meeting, the two parties also discussed regional and bilateral cooperation in the areas of security, economy, and commerce, and stressed the need to strengthen ties between the two countries.

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Special meeting will be held to launch Afghanistan–Russia joint commission, says Kabulov

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Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, on Wednesday met with Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul and said a special meeting will be held on the sidelines of the Kazan Forum to officially launch the permanent joint commission between Russia and Afghanistan.

According to a statement issued by the Afghan foreign ministry, Kabulov said that expanding relations with Afghanistan is important to Russia, and for that purpose, Moscow has taken steps to remove obstacles in the path of developing bilateral ties.

This comes after Moscow last week removed the Islamic Emirate from their list of militant organizations.

During the meeting, Muttaqi expressed appreciation for Russia’s recent move to remove the IEA from its list of banned organizations and stated that the Islamic Emirate will soon appoint a diplomat at the ambassadorial level to serve in Moscow.

The two sides also discussed enhancing bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Russia, expanding economic and trade cooperation, and addressing certain regional issues.

The 16th International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: Kazan Forum” will be held from May 13 to 18 in the city of Kazan, Russia. Afghan products and goods will be showcased at the event.

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Balochistan business chamber asks Islamabad to issue work permits to Afghan refugees

This comes amid Pakistan’s ongoing campaign to expel hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees living in the country.

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The Balochistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Quetta, Pakistan, has appealed to the federal government to issue work permits to skilled Afghan refugees who work in various sectors including mining and agriculture.

Haji Akhtar Kakar, the vice president of the chamber of commerce and industry, made the request while pointing out that the existing shortage of skilled labour could worsen further if the issue was not addressed promptly, Dawn news reported.

This comes amid Pakistan’s ongoing campaign to expel hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees living in the country.

Akhtar said however that due to Balochistan’s deteriorating security situation, mine owners, farmers and industrialists have had to rely on Afghans for skilled labor as Pakistani workers from other provinces were reluctant to move to Balochistan.

According to him, the decision to expel Afghan refugees had severely impacted the agriculture, mining, and industrial sectors in Balochistan, as a significant portion of the workforce came from Afghanistan.

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