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Intervento italiano per assistere gli afghani di ritorno dall'Iran

Il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale ha stanziato un contributo di un milione di euro per sostenere le attività di assistenza umanitaria prestate da OIM (Organizzazione Internazionale per le Migrazioni) nelle province afghane di Herat e Nimroz, al confine con l’Iran.  Negli ultimi cinque mesi oltre 285 mila profughi senza documenti sono rientrati dall’Iran, circa 150mila in più rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2017. “Molti versano in condizioni di estrema povertà e necessitano di assistenza, protezione e sostegno per la loro reintegrazione. Tra di loro vi sono persone che hanno subito abusi e i cui diritti non sono stati rispettati”, ha detto l’Ambasciatore italiano in Afghanistan, Roberto Cantone. >>> READ MORE

Concerns as Kabul, Islamabad enter fresh talks

Originally published in Heart of Asia @ www.heartofasia.af -  Pakistan has a long history of betrayal of commitments, especially in relations with Afghanistan. Not even rarely has Islamabad honored its promises with Kabul over almost last two decades. Not only has it not translated its words into actions, it has also acted against them. Whenever Islamabad has pledged to help Kabul in peace process, it has scuttled peace efforts; and likewise, whenever it has promised to act against Taliban, they have gained momentum and become stronger than before. Meanwhile, Pakistan built fencing topped with barbed wire on Durand Line on the pretext of preventing terrorist infiltration, but it led to a steep rise in violence in Afghanistan. Despite such a black history full of deception, Afghan government has once again resumed high-level talks with Pakistan. As part of the new round of dialogue under the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS), an Afghan delegation led

Orzala, the flagship company of the Afghan perfume industry

Afghan company Orzala recently started exporting essential oil made from orange blossoms and rose petals for the foreign perfume industry.   The company extracts one liter of essential oil from about one ton of flowers and exports the oil mainly to Canada. The Orzala company makes perfume from orange, rose and other flowers. The company is selling damascene and orange blossom water to 'The 7 Virtue' company and then they are sold in different stores of the French chain of cosmetic stores Sephora . The perfume of Orzala company has a good market in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as well.

Global Witness report on talc may have been orchestrated by potentates who find fertile ground for their business in a destabilized Afghanistan

Nangarhar talc factories reject Global Witness report https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2018/05/27/nangarhar-talc-factories-reject-global-witness-report The Talc Mining Society in eastern Nangarhar province has rejected reports that alleged militant groups are paid money to let the mineral exploited, but admitted some people working in the talc mining might have been extorted by the rebels.  The society’s reaction comes in response to a report by Global Witness, an international NGO that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses worldwide. The Global Witness report said Islamic State or Daesh, the Taliban and corrupt powerbrokers in Afghanistan were making hundreds of thousands of dollars from illegal and abusive mining of talc, almost 80 percent of which is ending up in the United States and Europe. Earnings from illegal talc mining is funding insurgent activities and fueling corruption, undermining the chanc

151st meeting of the Afghanistan National Procurement Commission (NPC)

The 151st meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC) presided by H.E Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was held on Saturday afternoon, May 26th, 2018 at the Presidential Palace. At the beginning of the meeting, Ahmed Bilal Qarizadah, Director of the National Procurement Commission Secretariat (NPCS) and the designated Head of the Committee for the contracts of residence, food and land transportation for the Afghan Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia along with members of the committee, presented his report to the NPC about the contracts procured for better facilities for the Afghan Pilgrims via tendering more reasonable Mr. Qarizadah informed that unlike the past years, the contracts for the residence, food and land transportation for Afghan Pilgrims have been undertaken based on standard procedural documents this year with consideration of better quality and reasonable prices. He also added that this year, during the Hajj rituals, better residenc

Afghanistan, WTO and International Trade Programme

Learn how Afghan trade officials and business representatives are expanding their skills to foster trade-led growth in the country, through a training programme that is part of the Advancing Afghan Trade project implemented by ITC and funded by the European Union.

From Machiavelli to Global Witness and the untouchables Western importers of Afghan talc illegally exported to Pakistan

The latest report by Global Witness is going to kill the business of those investors committed to legal and professional extraction of Afghan talc, while criminal groups continue to illegally export it to Pakistan, from where it is mainly shipped to the US. Read the Global Witness report here: https://www.globalwitness.org/AFghanTalc

OPEN LETTER to the Youth of Afghanistan

Dear Youth of Afghanistan, I only humbly say, it is not my place to give advice, nor it is to direct one in a certain path but more of a statement: As an Afghan, it bothers me to see highly educated youth pursuing anything other than peace. The promotion of hate is wrong, especially if we hope to see our homeland rise anew and prosper. I simply have made an observation that has affected my environment, and perhaps in the most toxic way. The new Afghan generation, of which I am a part, can end this lingering toxicity. We are the generation capable and qualified to imprint, educate and transform the course of Afghan history—and we outnumber the generation that came before us. We must carry the torch of unity, not division; of hope, not cynicism; and of peace, not violence. Peace is risky, yes; what do we have to lose? New nations are built on unity, which we need in order to put forth and implement novel ideas. This requires tolerance and all-embracing compassion. The momentum of ch

The new US strategy on Afghanistan is a TOTAL DISASTER: Experts

The new US strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia not only has failed to improve the stability and security of Afghanistan, but also aggravated the security situation, say military experts and members of Wolesi Jirga, describing it worse compared to that of former President Barack Obama. According to them, the time has come for the United States to revisit its Afghan strategy and pursue the political settlement of Afghan conflict, because it cannot accomplish the goal through the use of force. This comes as the National Unity Government had lauded the new US strategy even before it was unveiled, and continues to commend it in different gatherings. Characterizing Trump’s strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia as largely  ambiguous, Gen. Atiqullah Amarkhail, a military expert, told The Heart of Asia: “I think Afghan government may still be blissfully ignorant of all the details of the strategy, as well as its pros and cons to Afghanistan.” Amarkhail asserts that ramping up military

Today in a street of the Afghanistan's Capital Kabul

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation of Afghanistan, last year, 10,000 tons of cherries were harvested throughout the country

Indonesian embassy officials in Kabul said their country is willing to provide technical assistance to Afghan banks as the country develops its Islamic banking sector

Sam Aryadi, Indonesia’s acting ambassador and head of their public and socio-cultural affairs department, told TOLOnews in an interview that Indonesia is trying to expand relations between Afghan and Indonesian banks. “I think we can cooperate in that matter, we learned that some of Afghanistan’s banks have connections with the Indonesian banking industry and they have already held talks and made some commitments; as you know a trade delegation from Afghanistan went to Indonesia, including members of the banking industry; I think it will bring a beneficial result in the years to come,” said Aryadi. Some economists meanwhile asked government to create the basis for joint ventures with Indonesia in order to promote Islamic banking in Afghanistan. Economists said considering the capabilities of Indonesia and Malaysia, in terms of global Islamic banking, the assistance of these counties was vital in the development of Afghanistan’s Islamic banking sector. “If the National Unity Gover

Afghan Ministry of Transport to build standard facilities for long-distance trucks carrying goods between countries in the region

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Afghanistan National Procurement Commission (NPC) approved 7 contracts worth USD 13.7 million

Kabul: The 150th meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC) presided by H.E Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was held on Sunday morning, May 20th, 2018 at Presidential Palace. At the beginning of the meeting Dip. Engineer Alham Omar Hotaki, the CEO of the National Procurement Authority (NPA), referred to the recent Anti-Corruption Report released by UNAMA in which improvements in transparency of public contracts due to increased oversight by NPC and NPA has been reflected and he thanked H.Es. the President, the CEO, the Second Vice President and the rest of NPC members for their will and support for the procurement reform and curbing corruption. Afterwards, the NPC reviewed the contracts on the agenda that resulted in approval of 7 contracts worth 13.7 million USD, as follows: - The contract for Maimana water supply network`s project in Faryab Province. - The contract for construction of Part II of irrigation system of Falahat f

The U.S. shows crocodile tears whenever it promises to help the Afghan economy, but instead shows the hyena smile by sanctioning the largest trading partner of Afghanistan

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said the trade volume between Iran and Afghanistan is increasing, but US sanctions on Tehran will affect trade relations between our countries.  Iran is the biggest trade partner of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Afghan traders are interested in increasing trade volume with Iran and with India through Iran. “This is worrying. We do not know on which sectors the sanctions will be imposed. We have shared our concerns with the US embassy’s economic department in Kabul, but they have no knowledge about it,” said ACCI. This comes after the United States pulled out of Iran’s nuclear deal and threatened the economy of Iran with new sanctions.

Afghan insurance companies criticized the Government of Afghanistan for not having come up with a comprehensive insurance policy

Owners of insurance companies criticized the Afghan government for not having come up with a comprehensive insurance policy in the past 17 years. They said government’s revenue from insurance has been extremely low despite good possibilities. According to these companies, annually millions of dollars flows out of Afghanistan due to the absence of insurance services in the country. They asked government to establish an independent insurance service promotion department to promote insurance facilities.The constant delay over the approval of an insurance law and irregularities in the insurance sector by government has forced people to turn to foreign firms, claimed the insurance companies. “Government needs to provide standard insurance facilities. Currently government is competing with the private sector while the monitoring of jobs of the companies is very weak and also the insurance law has not been approved so far,” said Naweedullah Gulzada, owner of a local insurance company. But,

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Afghanistan High Economic Council has awarded a license to a Turkish airline company to operate in the country

The High Economic Council led by President Ashraf Ghani has awarded a license to a Turkish airline company,   Atlasglobal , to operate in Afghanistan. The Turkish company has world-level credit and its presence in Afghanistan’s aviation market will help reduce flight costs and will create healthy competition among airline companies in the country. Two Turkish companies and two local airlines will have flights to Turkey. Established in 2001, Atlasglobal, known as Atlasjet until 31 March 2015, is a Turkish airline headquartered in Istanbul, which operates scheduled domestic and international passenger services as well as charter flights, mostly out of its base at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport.

Wishing all Muslims and all my friends and colleagues a Ramadan Mubarak!

May this Ramadan enlighten you and clear your understanding and judgment between the right and wrong, between the truths and false.

Afghanistan National Procurement Commission (NPC) approved 9 contracts worth USD 13.1 million

Kabul: The 149th meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC) presided by H.E Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was held on Sunday evening, May 13th, 2018 at Presidential Palace. At the beginning of the meeting Dipl. Engineer Alham Omar Hotaki, the CEO of the National Procurement Authority (NPA), presented the report of the participation of the NPA delegation and the Administrative Review Committee at the 5-day workshop on Government Procurement Agreement which was organized by the Department of Commerce of USA, the World Trade Organization and the European Development Bank to H.E. the President and the NPC members. Afterwards, the NPC reviewed the requests for 9 new contracts that resulted in approval of all contracts worth 13.1 million USD, as the following projects: - The contract for feasibility studies of the Andkhoi irrigation canal of Faryab province related to Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock - The contrac

Afghanistan: Unless water resources are managed properly, settlements in some areas in the country will in future not be possible

Afghan Government warned that settlements in some regions of the country will not be possible in future if action is not taken to safeguard the country’s water resources. Officials of the Afghan Government said that although the ministry of water and energy and other relevant institutions have launched a number of programs to tackle the issue there is still a need for collective efforts of all institutions and the people to overcome the challenge.

Today in the beautiful Jalalabad, eastern Nangarhar province, Afghanistan

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Afghan Ministry of Commerce signed an agreement with Pakistan to resolve problems facing transit and trade between the two countries

The Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industries said an agreement has been signed between Afghan and Pakistani officials to resolve some problems facing transit and trade between the two countries. Pakistani officials have agreed to reduce tariffs on Afghan fruit and vegetables and will allow the export of Afghan cotton to Pakistan, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Afghanistan. The agreement was made at a meeting between Afghan and Pakistani officials in Islamabad last week. It was also agreed to lift limitations and conditions on quarantine certificates for Afghan goods which are being exported to Pakistan.

Afghanistan - Environmental effects of TAPI gas pipeline project

Peace meeting in Jakarta: the People of Afghanistan hope that all sides, from the United States to the regional powers, will politically support the peace efforts initiated by Indonesia, or else they can also end up in failure

A conference is due to be held on Afghan peace Friday [11 May 2018] in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. A delegation of Afghan scholars left the country for Jakarta on Tuesday to attend the meeting that will also host Pakistani and Indonesian Ulema.  The Jakarta peace conference is important from several aspects. Indonesia has historically remained neutral in Afghan conflict, neither has it been accused of favoring any side to the conflict, nor were its ties with Kabul very noticeable until Indonesian President Joko Widodo paid a visit to Afghanistan early this year. It was the first visit of an Indonesian leader to Afghanistan since 1961. Moreover, as a key side to the Afghan conflict, Islamabad also does not have very strong relations with Jakarta that can prompt Kabul to feel suspicious of the intentions of Indonesia, so that is why it can serve as a favorable, impartial mediator in the Afghan problem. On the other hand, Indonesia has the experience of the peaceful settlement of

TODAY IN THE BEAUTIFUL PANJSHIR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

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Afghanistan National Procurement Commission (NPC) approves 21 contracts worth USD 41.7 million

The 148th meeting of the National Procurement Commission (NPC) presided by H.E Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, was held on Sunday evening, May 6, 2018 at Presidential Palace. At this meeting 26 contracts were reviewed, that resulted in approval of 21 contracts worth 41.7 million USD, as the following projects: - The contract for the procurement of two types of fuel (Diesel and Petrol) required by Attorney General's Office for 2018 fiscal year. - The contract for the maintenance of fiber optic network of Kandahar-Herat route related to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT). - The contract for flattening out and landscape of Kabul Administrative Complex related to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH). - The contract for the construction of education faculty building of Ghor province related to the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MUDH). - The contract for the construction of a transmiss

Afghanistan: Italy contributes 3,000,000 euros to support Returnees and Internal Displaced People (IDPs)

Italy allocated 3 million euros to support Afghan refugees, returnees and internal displaced people, through a humanitarian contribution to UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). Thanks to this contribution, more than 100,000 refugees and displaced people will be assisted, with particular attention to the vulnerable population: women, children and elders.  The program implemented by UNHCR (two million euros) has a duration of one year and aims at facilitating the voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan and Iran, support peaceful co-existence between host communities and registered refugee returnees to make reintegration more sustainable, and strengthen services for the vulnerable people. The contribution to UNFPA (one million euros) wants to protect Afghan women returning from the neighboring countries, with a specific focus on the provinces of Nimroz, Herat and Kandahar.  Part of this contribution will be used

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Afghanistan: dall'Italia 3 milioni di euro per rifugiati e sfollati interni

Tre milioni di euro per i programmi di assistenza a sostegno di profughi e sfollati afghani. Li ha stanziati l’Italia, per il tramite della Cooperazione allo sviluppo, attraverso un contributo umanitario a Unhcr (Alto commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati) e Unfpa (Fondo delle Nazioni Unite per la popolazione). Grazie ai contributi in questione, saranno assistiti più di centomila rifugiati e sfollati, con particolare attenzione alle fasce più deboli della popolazione: donne, bambini e anziani. Il programma implementato da UNHCR (due milioni di euro) ha la durata di un anno e mira a facilitare il rimpatrio volontario di rifugiati afghani dal Pakistan e dall’Iran, sostenere la coesistenza pacifica tra le comunità ospitanti e i rifugiati rimpatriati per rendere l’integrazione più sostenibile, rafforzare i servizi per le persone più bisognose. Con il contributo a Unfpa (un milione di euro) si intende invece tutelare, in particolar modo, le donne afghane che rientrano dai Pae

First mobile coffee shop company in Afghanistan expands in the country

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Afghan government to dissolve all fake transport companies

The Ministry of Transport of Afghanistan reported that it plans to carry out a registration and evaluation review of all transport companies operating in the country. Based on information provided by the transport ministry, a number of individuals have applied for transport licenses despite not having vehicles. The ministry said this points towards misuse of licenses. “To combat corruption and to provide more facilities to the citizens, we have decided to dissolve all fake transport companies. We will establish companies with the necessary standards and necessary equipment,” said spokesman for the ministry. These fake licenses will be cancelled once our assessments are wrapped up, said the ministry. But officials from the transport union have said that the fake companies had been established with the support of lawbreakers who are involved in extortion. They claim these companies coordinate with certain people who have restaurants and terminals along the Kabul-Herat highway and charge

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Italian FAVA ️SpA is among the world's leading companies for the production of pasta equipment

FAVA SpA -  ️This Cento (Italy)-based Company, among the world's leading companies for the production of pasta equipment, was founded in 1937 by Augusto Fava, who designed and patented the first machines capable of drying the product in continuous, uninterrupted process, making way for the introduction and subsequent promotion of automation in the pasta-making industry. Research and innovation, which have always represented the spirit of the company, led to the development of high temperature technology in 1970 under the guidance of Augusto's son Enrico, the new head of the Company. These ideals continue even now to play a fundamental role in the Company's strategy for satisfying its customers' demands in a constantly evolving market. Industrial know-how, enthusiasm for the work and love of family have been the driving force for three generations, which has accompanied this Company in reaching important goals. >>> Please visit FAVA website @  http://

The World Bank welcomes recommendations in the latest report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)

The World Bank welcomes recommendations in the latest report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) on the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF). It presents the Afghan Government, ARTF donors and the World Bank with useful insights and an opportunity to strengthen the focus on the fund’s results and accountability. Most of the findings, however, are somewhat anecdotal, and do not fully take into account measures taken to improve the reporting on how funds are used. The World Bank takes the quality of project results framework seriously, while also approaching them with pragmatism based on professional judgment, and several other tools relevant to the circumstances of each projects throughout their implementation life cycle. Independent assessments conclude that in Afghanistan’s volatile context, the ARTF is a vehicle of choice for pooled on-budget funding given its low transaction and management costs, transparency and accountability. It provide