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Insecurity affects tourism business in Bamyan: Hotel owner

Published

8 years ago

July 26, 2016

(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

High security threats on Bamyan- Kabul highway has overshadow the tourism business, and it discouraged most of the tourists not to feel safe to visit Bamyan the cultural capital of SAARC.

Meanwhile hotel owners in Bamyan province have also expressed concerns over poor numbers of tourists visiting the following province, officials in Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed the existence of threats on the highway of Kabul- Bamyan.

Ariana News reporter who visited Bamyan province has expressed his eyewitness while riding plane to Bamyan, he added this small plane is taking civilians ,due to high threats in Bamyan highway.

One of the Hotel owners Mr. Jawid Asghari said,” We are not doing good business here, even we can’t afford the $700 dollars we spent on daily business, and there are few number of the foreign guests in our hotel.”

From the other hand the images captured by the Ariana News unit while visiting the small town has captured a number of small shops where women are selling their handicraft industry.

Zahra said,” We do good in our business here, but still we want to speed up our selling products, and trying to find best markets in the province and even to the main cities of the country.”

Bamyan has been nominated by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) as the cultural capital of SAARC and Band-i- Amir was named as the National Park for Afghanistan.

Mahmood the resident of Bamyan said,” Security inside the province is good, but still tourists are not interested to tour Bamyan province, adding that the income of the Band-i- Amir is 5000,00 annually which is nothing for the reconstruction of the National Park.”

Meanwhile officials in Ministry of Interior Affairs have confirmed that high threats still exist in Kabul- Bamyan highway.

Ministry of Interior Affairs Spokesman Sediq Sediqee said,” Unfortunately insecurity is still a threat on the highway of Kabul- Bamyan, this has discouraged the tourists to visit there, we are still trying to ensure security for the residents and tourists.”

Though Bamyan has been named as the cultural capital of SAARC, insecurity is still counted as main barrier for the tourists.

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Azizi meets with head of Tatarstan on sidelines of Kazan Forum

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16 hours ago

May 16, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 16, 2024)

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.

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Afghanistan’s imports and exports totaled $10.3 billion last year

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2 days ago

May 15, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 15, 2024)

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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Acting commerce minister heads to Russia to attend Kazan Forum

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2 days ago

May 14, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 14, 2024)

Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, headed to Russia to participate in an international economic meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan.

The aim of the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024, the 15th edition of the forum, is to offer a platform for leading international economic and financial specialists from the Islamic world to strengthen ties between the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the regions of the Russian Federation in the economic, educational, social and cultural spheres, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that Azizi, leading a high-level delegation of the Islamic Emriate, traveled to Tatarstan at the invitation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

The forum is held between May 14 and 19.

The forum also aims to promote the development of Islamic financial institutions in Russia and worldwide, with a focus on joint international projects and programs, according to Anadolu Agency.

More than 80 nations are expected to participate in the event, including representatives of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia, Türkiye, Iran, Libya, and other OIC member states.