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Empowering Afghan businesswomen: Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industries

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Afghanistan - Negli ultimi 12 mesi uccisi e feriti piΓΉ di 70 giornalisti

Nell'anno solare 1396 in Afghanistan 21 giornalisti sono stati uccisi e altri 57 sono rimasti feriti. Lo ha denunciato a Kabul il Centro dei giornalisti dell'Afghanistan (AJC). Il presidente dell'associazione, Ahmad Quraishi, ha sottolineato che nel complesso sono stati registrati dal marzo 2017 almeno 161 casi di violenze di ogni genere contro giornalisti, comprese minacce , insulti e distruzione di infrastrutture operative e materiali di lavoro.

Afghan conflict is without a shadow of a doubt a proxy war fought for the interests of outsiders, but verbal attacks between the US, and Russia, Iran and Pakistan have recently reached a level of grave concern

In addition to other factors, the blame game between various sides involved in Afghanistan has also added to the complexity of Afghan conflict. The regional countries allege that the goal of the military presence of the West, particularly the United States, in Afghanistan is to keep them in check. Even they view the emergence and activities of Daesh in Afghanistan as a conspiracy against them, and their concerns now are not at the level that should be shared through diplomatic channels, but the officials of those countries accuse the US through media of backing Daesh. Russia claims that American choppers are transporting Daesh terrorists to northern Afghanistan. Iran and Pakistan uphold the Russian claim, and also use it as a pretext to justify their links with Taliban. Meanwhile, the United States accuses Iran and Russia besides Pakistan of aiding the Taliban. In his recent interview with BBC, US Ambassador to Kabul has accused Iran of providing logistics support to the Taliban, sayi

Construction of the Afghan section of the 260km power transmission line between Uzbekistan and Afghan province of Baghlan, to start soon

Uzbekistan is all poised to launch work on a major project that will boost power exports to energy-deficient Afghanistan by 70 percent. Construction of the Afghan section of the 260-kilometer electricity transmission line between Uzbekistan’s Surkhan region and Pul-i-Khumri, the capital of Baghlan province, will start in June. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged USD 70,000,000 for the project, which is expected to cost USD 150 million. Uzbekistan will contribute to with USD 32 million, according to Eurasianet.

Kabul Prefabricated Housing Factory re-inaugurated after 25 years

The prefabricated housing factory was inaugurated in Kabul almost twenty five years after its operations were halted by sustaining damages during the civil war in the early 90s.  The factory was inaugurated in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and other senior government officials including the Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat MansoorNaderi. The factory first started operations in the early 1960s and continued to its operations until around 1992 when the country was hit by devastating civil war that resulted into the closure of the factory. A contract was signed for the reconstruction of the factory in 2016 in Kabul between Minister Naderi and OrhanGuner the head of the Turkish firm Vefa Group. The officials had then said the factory will produce around 300 cubic meters of prefabricated construction structures over a period of twelve months, once it becomes operational. According to the officials, the prefabricated materials would be used for the const

First phase of China’s Kabul housing scheme will begin very soon

The Ministry of Urban Development of Afghanistan says the first phase of China’s Kabul housing scheme, which includes the construction of 1,400 residential units, will begin in the near future. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Urban Development said that the construction of the 1,400 residential plots cost more than USD 75 million and will be distributed to Afghan security forces’ survivors and low-income people. Afghanistan Industrialists Association (AIA) said it believes that using the domestic materials of this city can lead to the economic growth. The Chinese government has pledged to provide two billion Chinese Yuan (about USD 300 million) for the entire project. The total cost of the second and third phases is also estimated to be near to 500,000,000 Chinese Yuan.
Today in a street of the Beautiful #HERAT #Afghanistan #ForeignCurrency #ExchangeRates #EUR #USD #Afghanis Monday, March 26, 2018 http:// IVOTONIUT.COM  

“Carta dei Cittadini”, dall’Italia 2,5 milioni di euro per l'Afghanistan

Strade, scuole e ospedali per far ripartire l’Afghanistan. L’Italia, attraverso la Cooperazione allo sviluppo, ha donato 2,5 milioni di euro alla Banca Mondiale per sostenere una serie di progetti volti a dotare il Paese asiatico di una serie di infrastrutture di base, dalla fornitura di acqua pulita al sistema di gestione di rifiuti passando per la costruzione di strade e strutture sanitarie.  Il contributo confluirΓ  nell’ “Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund” (ARTF), fondo gestito dalla Banca Mondiale e dal governo afghano, e sarΓ  erogato a favore dell’intervento “Citizens’ Charters Afghanistan Project” (CCAP), prima fase del piΓΉ ampio “Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program” (2016 -2026) ovvero la “Carta dei Cittadini”, un patto tra lo Stato ed il cittadino al fine di garantire alla popolazione servizi ed infrastrutture di base e contribuire al rafforzamento dei “Consigli per lo sviluppo comunitario”, organismi di governo locale eletti dalla popolazione ed a forte presenza fe

World Bank will train Afghan students to perform the digitization of roads

Mapping Afghanistan’s future, one road at a time Authors: Walker Bradley and Christina Wieser In May 2017, the World Bank celebrated its 15 years of reengagement in Afghanistan. Since reengagement, we have helped the government deliver public services to its citizens and, in the process, accumulated a wealth of data on many sectors from health and education to infrastructure. However, publicly available base data used across sectors – also called ‘foundation’ data-- is still lacking. As it happens, that information is important to design projects and inform policies. Case in point: while we may have data on vaccines given or babies born, we don’t know much about the roads that lead to the clinic. Similarly, we may get data on school attendance and passing rates of students, but we don’t know how long it takes for students to reach their schools. These examples highlight how foundation data can help better plan the expansion of healthcare facilities or enhance access to ed

Iran needs to invest in Sangan iron ore mine, Afghanistan

Iran is willing to invest in Sangan iron ore mine in Herat province and process the mineral resource in Iran, but the Government of Afghanistan says that mineral resources extracted from Afghanistan’s mines should be processed inside the country. Sangan iron ore is located in bordering areas between Iran and Afghanistan. Iran has extracted the mineral resource from its part and now it is trying to afford its need of raw materials for its factories from the Afghanistan part of the mine. Iran needs raw material for its processing plants and it has ended the mineral resource from its part of Sangan mine, on the territory of Iran.

Federica Mogherini will be in Uzbekistan to participate in the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan. Topics for discussion at the conference include also matters relating to the fight against the illicit cultivation of opium poppy

Opium production in Afghanistan reached record high. Last year 9,000 tonnes were produced, an increase of 87%. On Monday 26 – Tuesday 27 March, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini will be in Uzbekistan to participate in the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan: "Peace process, security cooperation and regional connectivity".  The conference brings together Afghanistan, the five Central Asian countries, the United Nations and other stakeholders to work towards peace, increased security and regional development in Afghanistan and the region, and builds on the successful Kabul Process meeting held at the end of February as well as the Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, held in October 2016.  Topics for discussion at the conference include matters relating to peace and reconciliation, counter terrorism and counter narcotics, as well as regional cooperation. All of these themes feature

Borse di studio offerte dal governo italiano a studenti afghani

Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI) offre borse di studio, in favore di studenti stranieri e italiani residenti all’estero (IRE) per l’Anno Accademico 2018-2019, con l’obiettivo di favorire la cooperazione in campo culturale, scientifico e tecnologico, la proiezione del sistema economico dell’Italia nel mondo e la diffusione della conoscenza della lingua e cultura italiana (Rif. Legge 288/55 e successive modifiche e integrazioni). Le borse di studio sono offerte per svolgere programmi di studio, formazione e/o ricerca presso Istituzioni italiane statali o legalmente riconosciute. L’elenco dell’offerta formativa Γ¨ consultabile alla seguente pagina: https://studyinitaly.esteri.it La lista dei Paesi beneficiari Γ¨ consultabile alla seguente pagina del Portale https://studyinitaly.esteri.it/en/call-for-procedure. Tipologie di corsi per i quali si possono presentare le candidature Corsi universitari di Laurea magistrale; Corsi di alta for

Important agreements were signed between Afghanistan and several foreign countries in the 1396 solar year

Despite the ongoing turbulence in the security sector, Afghanistan has made major strides in the economic cooperation sphere during the solar year 1396. In this year, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey and Turkmenistan signed the Lapis Lazuli agreement with Afghanistan - sealing an important international trade and transport corridor deal that will connect Afghanistan directly to European countries. The Lapis Lazuli Corridor will begin in the Afghan provinces of Faryab and Herat and will run through to Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan. The Lapis Lazuli Agreement was inked on the sidelines of the RECCA VII Summit in Kabul. In 1396, Afghanistan hosted also the 3rd Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Kabul which was attended by representatives from 40 countries. SOM delegates discussed mutual commitments made by the international community and Afghanistan at Brussels Summit on Afghanistan in October 2016. At the Brussels Summit, the Government of Afghanistan pledged to the international community to c

Afghanistan and Iran traded USD 2.48 billion worth of goods in 11 months

According to a latest report, Afghanistan and Iran traded USD 5.32mn tons of non-oil commodities worth 2.48bn in the past 11 months. Iran imported 22,673 tons of goods worth USD 18.71mn during the period till Feb 19. Furthermore, Iran exported 5.30mn tons of goods worth USD 2.46bn to Afganistan. Exports from Afghanistan, seventh biggest export destination for Iran, fell by 7.84 percent. Afghanistan's exports made up 0.07 percent of Iran's total imports.
On the eve of #Nowruz 1397 in a street of the Beautiful #Kabul #AFG #ForeignCurrency #ExchangeRates #EUR #USD #Afghanis Wednesday, March 20, 2018 http:// IVOTONIUT.COM  

Grants for Afghan students awarded by the Italian government

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers grants in favor of foreign citizens not residing in Italy and Italian citizens living abroad (IRE) for the academic year 2018-2019 in order to foster international cultural, scientific and technological cooperation, to promote Italian language and culture and to support Italy’s economic system in the world (According to Law 288/55 and its subsequent changes and additions). Grants are offered to pursue study, training, and/or research programs at Italian Higher Education Institutes, both public and legally recognised. The list of these institutions is available on the following website: https://studyinitaly.esteri.it Courses for which grants are available: Master’s Degree (Laurea Magistrale 2° ciclo); Courses of Higher Education in Arts, Music, and Dance (AFAM); PhD programmes; Research under academic supervision (Progetti in co-tutela); Italian Language and Culture Courses. >>>

Afghanistan and Iran governments will work together to resolve problems around Chabahar port

Among the problems is the lack of a standard banking system that limits work and development in the port. A diplomat from the Iranian Embassy in Kabul said that in order to overcome these challenges, Iran and Afghanistan will work together to find appropriate solutions. According to the Iranian diplomat, sanctions in place against Iran by some countries that affect Afghanistan-Iran relations should be removed. “Those limitations that affect Iran-Afghanistan ties and have been imposed on Iran, must be removed,” said the diplomat. Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) meanwhile said US sanctions against Iran have slowed down the work process at Chabahar and Iran wants these limitations removed by gaining support from other countries. ACCI said that currently the world’s financial systems will not even allow the transfer of USD 500 million that the Government of India wants to invest in Chabahar. “Although we can send suggestions to our intl partners, we are not sure tha

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Afghan traders sign important deals at Dubai food show

Amid ongoing efforts to bolster the economic sector of the country through exports and domestic production, a group of at least 25 Afghan traders participated in a Food Show in Dubai where contracts worth $ 20.5 million were signed with the foreign traders. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says Afghan traders have inked $ 20.5 million in signed and potential deals for high-value agricultural products due to their participation in February at the Gulfood Exhibition in Dubai. According to a statement, USAID supported 25 Afghan exporters at the February 2018 Gulfood Show, where Afghanistan’s agricultural riches, including world-class pomegranates, saffron, apples, apricots, melons, grapes, nuts, and raisins were on display for international buyers. The statement further added that Gulfood is the world’s largest annual food and hospitality show. Now in its 23rd year, the event showcased 5,000 exhibitors from the food, drink, food services, and hospitality indu

Afghan women apply to join police force

Opium production in Afghanistan reaches record high

Opium production in Afghanistan has been on the rise   😞 since the US invasion in 2001. Last year 9,000 tonnes were produced, an increase of 87%! 😱 As a result, the record number of people turning to drugs in desperation is also increasing.

Saffron business blooms in Afghanistan

OPERAZIONI IN MONTAGNA, GLI ALPINI ITALIANI FORMANO GLI AFGHANI

L’apprendimento dei principali nodi, delle manovre di cordata, delle tecniche di discesa in corda doppia e di risalita di corda fissa nonchΓ© l’uso di teleferica per il trasporto dell’armamento di reparto: sono solo alcuni degli obiettivi di apprendimento inseriti nel programma didattico previsto per il corso di “Mountain Warfare” organizzato dal Train Advise Assist Command West (TAAC W) a favore di dieci militari dell’ Afghan National Army (ANA) e finanziato dall’Italia per il tramite dell’ANA Trust Fund. Il corso - condotto da tutto il personale di TAAC W ed in particolare da istruttori del Centro Addestramento Alpino di Aosta - Γ¨ durato tre settimane e si Γ¨ concluso con una esame finale valido per il conseguimento dell’abilitazione al combattimento in alta quota, che ha avuto luogo su una falesia naturale attrezza per l’occasione e situata a circa 20 Km di distanza dalla base di Camp Arena, ad Herat. Questo tipo di addestramento Γ¨ nato dalle richieste di supporto espresse dal comand

Over 100 Afghan businesswomen from different provinces of Afghanistan participated in an expo at Babur Gardens in Kabul to market their products

A businesswomen’s expo opened at Babur Gardens in the Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on 14 March 2018 with over 100 businesswomen from different provinces of Afghanistan participating. This Expo has been organized jointly by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) of Afghanistan and in the framework of rural industries program, providing a platform to the Afghan Businesswomen to market their products. Some of the partipating businesswomen say that the Afghan Government should outline new economic and business policies for women so that they can market and export their products. The Deputy Minister of Women Affairs (MoWA) of Afghanistan, Nabeela Musleh, has called on government to take more concrete steps towards empowering women. “Some programs have been implemented for women, these programs have proved effective. But we need to create an infrastructure for the women and this will bring major changes to the development of businesswomen,” said the Deputy Minister. Offi
Today in a street of the Beautiful #Kabul #Afghanistan   #ForeignCurrency #ExchangeRates #EUR #USD #Afghanis Thursday, March 15, 2018 http:// IVOTONIUT.COM  

Italy urges the Afghan Government to move forward on infrastructure projects financed with Italian taxpayers' money

The Italian Embassy in Kabul hosted today 14 March 2018 the Joint Committee to move forward on the project for the construction of the 155 km road from Herat to Chishti Sharif funded with Italian taxpayers' money. In the pictures below, the First Secretary Ugo Ferrero with the Afghan Minister of Public Works Yama Yari and representatives from the Ministry of Finance of Afghanistan, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in Afghanistan (AICS Kabul). Italy is financing the Herat-Chishti Sharif Road Project with a Soft Loan worth approximately 92.3 Million Euros and 2.0 Million Euros as a Grant to UNOPS for technical assistance; the Intergovernmental Agreement has been signed on April 2016.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif invited Pakistan to participate in Chabahar project, says the Chabahar port was not meant to “encircle Pakistan … strangulate anybody"

Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Monday invited Pakistan to take part in the Chabahar Port project. According to Dawn News this came as Zarif sought to ease concerns of Pakistan over India’s involvement in the port. Zarif also meanwhile extended the invitation to China. “We offered to participate in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). We have also offered Pakistan and China to participate in Chabahar,” said Zarif, who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan. While in Pakistan, Zarif held bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart Khawaja Asif and addressed a trade conference, Dawn News reported. This move comes after Iran last month signed a lease agreement with India, which would give India operational control of the port. Dawn news stated that Zarif said both Pakistan and India need to link through sea and land routes in order to boost development in eastern and south-eastern Iran and in south western Pakistan. Minister Zarif also said the Chabahar port project was n

Scale operators at Hairatan dry port in northern Afghanistan collect toll, but don’t give us receipts: Truckers

Some drivers complain that they are forced to make undocumented payments in high tonnage scale at Hairatan dry port in the northern Balkh province. They say the operators of the scale ask them to pay the toll, but don’t give them official receipts. Due to rampant corruption in the country’s freight weighing stations, Afghanistan’s High Economic Council decided in December 2017 to transfer control of some high tonnage scales, including Hairatan port’s scale, from the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Traders and drivers say the amount of money they pay at the key northern port is different from day to day. Jalil, a driver, told The Heart of Asia: “These payments go to the pockets of local officials because neither a receipt is given to drivers nor is the amount of payments specific. The money is paid as per the agreement of both sides.” A security source from the port reveals to The Heart of Asia that drivers were not being asked to pay the money when

The safety of the TAPI gas pipeline project is a top priority: Ministry of Interior of Afghanistan

The Ministry of Interior has deployed thousands of security force members to ensure security at the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.   Work on the Turkmenistan section is going to be completed while work on the Afghanistan section of the pipeline project started few weeks ago in Herat province – in the west of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. “Thousands of security force members have been deployed to ensure better security for the TAPI project,” a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said. According to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, technical and economic teams are working on the project right now. “The pipeline has reached Afghanistan. We are focusing on technical work of the project in order to ensure better implementation of the plans and programs of the project inside Afghanistan,” said officials of the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.

Afghanistan - Kabul Municipal Development Program (KMDP) has given a sense of ownership to the people. Residents are now paying attention to their streets, especially to maintenance

Kabul, Afghanistan – The sidewalks are full of pedestrians at rush hour, mostly girls on their way home from school. Amid this crowd, Shakila, 48, is walking toward a kindergarten with her young daughter. Her bright, colorful umbrella shields them from the glaring sun. “Just a year ago, rush hour was incredibly dusty,” says Shakila, a kindergarten teacher. “I used to keep my children at home. Sometimes the air was so bad that even wearing a mask didn’t help.” It takes her an easy 10 minutes to walk from her home in the Sarak-e-Azam area in Kabul’s district 11 to work every day. “It is good now, there is no dust and I can take my children out,” Shakila says. Islamuddin, 28, another Sarak-e-Azam resident who has a grocery store in the area, is just as pleased with the change from the dirty, dusty streets. “The streets always used to smell so bad due to the standing water. It would waft into our homes,” he recalls. “It was shameful, especially when we had guests. Now, instead, our envi

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Ministry of Mines of Afghanistan to tackle problems facing key projects

Officials of the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum say they have established committees to tackle problems relating to 15 mining projects in the country. Officials said the ministry has prioritized the issue of resolving these problems. “This issue is a priority and resolving the problems around these projects is very important for the people of Afghanistan and for the country’s economy,” said the acting director of legal services for the ministry of mines. However, mining experts have said that in the absence of a clear vision for the development of mines in the country, problems in relation to the projects will continue. These mining experts also said the lack of capacity within the ministry of mines is an ongoing challenge. “I think that in the present situation, the Ministry will not be able to solve these great problems of mines; maybe it's a start, but if we do not have a clear vision for our projects, it's unlikely that we will achieve results,” said a legal expert

Construction has begun on the Afghan section of a major gas pipeline linking four countries in Asia

Afghan rural program lays strong foundation for the future

Ismaelkhil Mandozayi District, Khost Province, Afghanistan – The azan sounds from the village mosque as people gather for the noontime prayer. Shir Khan, 39, leaves off working on his crops and walks past fields of ripening wheat, across the flowing waters of the irrigation canal, toward the village mosque. It has been more than 15 years since Shir Khan returned from Pakistan to his native village, Melani Kalay, more than 15 kilometers west of Khost city in southeastern Afghanistan. Nestled in a broad sweeping valley, and surrounded by bare brown hills, the inhabitants of the village have long endured both floods and water shortages. In recent years, however, they have seen a great deal of improvement in their lives with the help of the National Solidarity Programme (NSP). Some 15 years ago the village had no irrigation canal nor enough water for its people. The farmlands in the village were dry, especially in summer, the peak growing season, and locals had to work as day laborers in

Message from the EU Heads of Mission to the Women of Afghanistan

We, the Ambassadors representing the European Union and its Member States in Afghanistan, wish to mark the International Women's Day by this message to the women of Afghanistan. Since 2001, the situation of women in the country has tremendously improved but it still remains a matter where we must together press for further progress. Afghan women in all walks of life face discrimination and violence, a situation which has been aggravated by large scale terrorist attacks and criminal activities. The Kabul Process conference last week has gone further than other initiatives to advance the aspirations for peace in Afghanistan. In the course of the peace process, special attention needs to be paid to safeguarding achievements made in the field of women’s rights in recent years. As we move forward together towards peace, we want therefore to express our solidarity and our determination to continue working for the women of Afghanistan. The EU Strategy for Afghanistan, adopted in Octo

Iran to boost trade through Chabahar sea port

In order to boost trade through Chabahar port, Iran is working to connect Chabahar’s railway line to the railway network in the country. Officials of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul said that the development of Afghanistan's railways to the north and east of the country could play a major role in expanding trade between Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asian countries. “We are working to connect the Chabahar Free Zone to Afghanistan; to South Asia, to Arab countries, to Central Asia, through the national railway lines of Iran; in fact to the Caucasus region and via Turkey to Europe,” said the economic advisor to the Embassy of Iran in Kabul. Meanwhile, a number of businessmen have called for export companies to standardize packing in order to increase exports. “It's clear that the issue of certifications and other issues have been raised; businessmen must standardize (packaging), and businessmen must invest in this and when they invest in packaging and processing, they themselves h

Afghanistan - Corruption at 13,000 feet

Crossing Salang Pass in 2018 will leave you shaken because despite hundreds of millions of dollars spent over decades on improvements, most of the road is now little more than a dirt track. >>> READ ARTICLE @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/corruption-at-13000-feet-afghanistan-struggles-to-maintain-a-treacherous-mountain-trade-route/2018/01/21/293720d6-f4cf-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html

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Π£ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΏΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡ‚Π½ΠΎΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠŸΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡΡ‚Π°Π½Π° с РоссиСй, ΠšΠΈΡ‚Π°Π΅ΠΌ ΠΈ Π˜Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅ΡˆΠ°Π΅Ρ‚ влиянию Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½Π° Π½Π° Исламабад. Об этом говорится Π² ΠΎΡ‚Ρ‡Ρ‘Ρ‚Π΅ управлСния Π³Π΅Π½Π΅Ρ€Π°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ инспСктора ГосдСпартамСнта БША, с ΠΊΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Ρ‹ΠΌ ознакомился RT.   «ΠšΠΈΡ‚Π°ΠΉ, Россия ΠΈ Π˜Ρ€Π°Π½ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ°ΡŽΡ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ связи с ΠŸΠ°ΠΊΠΈΡΡ‚Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΠΎΡ‚Ρ€ΠΈΡ†Π°Ρ‚Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎ сказываСтся Π½Π° амСриканском влиянии ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Π΅Π½Ρ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°ΡŽΡ‰ΠΈΡ… Ρ„Π°ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΡ€Π°Ρ…», — подчёркиваСтся Π² Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡƒΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π΅. ΠžΡ‚ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‡Π°Π΅Ρ‚ΡΡ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΎΠ½Π΅ слоТившСйся ситуации БША Π½Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π΅Π½Ρ‹ ΡƒΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ свои ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΈ Π² сосСднСм АфганистанС. Π’Π°ΠΊ, Π² 2018 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρƒ Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΄Π° планируСтся Π½Π°ΠΏΡ€Π°Π²ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ Π΅Ρ‰Ρ‘ 3 тыс. амСриканских солдат. ΠšΡ€ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, Π’Π°ΡˆΠΈΠ½Π³Ρ‚ΠΎΠ½ Ρ…ΠΎΡ‡Π΅Ρ‚ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ поставлСнныС для афганских Π’Π‘ Π²Π΅Ρ€Ρ‚ΠΎΠ»Ρ‘Ρ‚Ρ‹ Ми-17 российского производства Π½Π° амСриканскиС Black Hawk. Волько Π² 2018 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρƒ Π½Π° эти Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΈ Π±ΡƒΠ΄Π΅Ρ‚ Π²Ρ‹Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ $700 ΠΌΠ»Π½. >>> ΠŸΠžΠ”Π ΠžΠ‘ΠΠ•Π• — Π² ΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΠ°Π»Π΅ RT.