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Tajikistan coal exports to Pakistan resume via Afghanistan

Sher Khan customs office of Kunduz province says that the export of coal from Tajikistan to Pakistan via this port has started again and it is loading more than 100 trucks of coal daily.
“It has been four days since the coal transit started, I ask the traders to have their tariff and transit documents when requested, and the traders promised that the coal they load should be transferred to Pakistan and not unloaded in Afghanistan,” said Mujahid Mujahidzadeh, head of Sher Khan Bandar customs in Kunduz.
A number of traders said that the transit process of Tajikistan’s coal to Pakistan was stopped for some time, and now this process has started again, and hundreds of tons of coal are transferred to Pakistan in the form of transit from Sher Khan loading port to Pakistan via Bandar Ghulam Khan in Khost province.
“There was a problem with the coal connection in the transit product, the problem is being solved, the business was stopped for more or less 20 days”, now the work has started, said Abdullah, a trader.
Meanwhile, these traders have stated that in addition to the fact that hundreds of trucks of coal are exported from Afghanistan every day, 100 to 120 trailers of coal are transported from Tajikistan in 24 hours.
Officials in Sher Khan Bandar have added that with the resumption of coal transit, the revenues of this department have increased and they want traders to bring coal transit documents.
In the meantime, lorry drivers also said that there are no illegal extortions or security problems on the way.
“There is no obligation, there is no bribe, there is no thief, the right has been given to the rightful, and there is no problem for us,” said a truck driver.
In addition to the transit of coal, cement, iron bars is imported from Tajikistan to Afghanistan, and then the vegetables and fruits of Afghanistan are exported again to Tajikistan.
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Ministry of commerce meets with Chinese and American investors

The ministry of commerce and industry said on Wednesday a meeting was held with Chinese and American investors, where the process of investing in Afghanistan was explained to them.
“General security is provided in Afghanistan and investors can invest in this country with ease,” said Sibghatullah Akhundzada, head of investment at the ministry.
The ministry said a presentation was delivered by the ministry’s department of investment on investing in the country, which detailed opportunities available.
The ministry said questions were asked by the Chinese and American investors, who showed an interest in investing in the energy, mining and construction sectors.
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Afghan family claim son held in Guantanamo Bay for past 17 years

A family in Kabul claims that a relative of theirs has been held prisoner in Guantanamo Bay for 17 years.
Members of the family say his name is Mohammad Rahim.
They have called on the Islamic Emirate to enter into negotiations with America for the release of Rahim.
Safura Bibi, the mother of Rahim, claims her son was arrested seventeen years ago in the city of Lahore in Pakistan and transferred to Guantanamo.
According to Rahim’s mother he was selling honey at the time and was taking religious classes when arrested.
This mother blames Pakistan for her son’s arrest.
She says she is in contact with her son through the Red Cross and sometimes gets letters from him.
Other members of the family claim Rahim worked in the anti-narcotics department during the first round of the Islamic Emirate government and is currently the last Afghan prisoner in Guantanamo Bay.
The family want the US to release him.
The family also ask the Islamic Emirate to work to secure his release.
The Islamic Emirate says it is following up on the issue and has raised this in meetings they have had with the Americans.
Mohammad Dawood; the younger son of Mohammad Rahim, who was two years old at the time of his father’s arrest says he hopes to see his father again.
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Kyrgyzstan calls on Central Asian states to strengthen cooperation on Afghanistan

Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev on Tuesday called on Central Asian nations to strengthen cooperation and coordination with regards to Afghanistan.
Speaking at the 13th Annual Meeting of Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asian states, Kulubaev said that the establishment of peace and stability in Afghanistan plays an important role in ensuring regional security and prosperity.
He expressed support for the activities of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and thanked the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva for her work within the framework of the UNAMA mandate, Kyrgyzstan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Roza Otunbayeva also attended the two-day meeting in Bishkek which ended on Tuesday.
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