Governance & Politics

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) says it has held a high-level coordination meeting with relevant ministries and institutions to strengthen cooperation and expand employment opportunities across the country.

Indonesian Ambassador in Kabul Nanda Evalist says some countries are striving to keep the realities of Afghanistan hidden and spread negative propaganda about its people.

The Deputy Ambassador of Iran to Afghanistan has stated that his country is committed to developing and strengthening relations with Afghanistan, with efforts to simplify and facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens high on its agenda.

Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Saturday called on regional and global countries to adopt a softer approach and expand their economic relations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) instead of imposing unjustified sanctions and exerting pressures.

The supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has urged officials to carry out people’s affairs on time, not to close doors on the public, not to discriminate between the rich and the poor, and stated that whoever is entrusted with a responsibility is individually obligated (fard ‘ayn) to learn it and fully understand it.

The European Union has signed a new €5 million administration agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), to implement Afghanistan’s Private Sector Stabilisation Programme.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has received a contribution of two million euros from Germany in life-saving assistance.

Mohammad Reza Bahrami, Director General for South Asia at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has stated that the absence of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) from a regional meeting of special envoys in Tehran will not affect bilateral relations between the two neighbouring countries.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says his country shares nearly 2,000 kilometres of common border with Afghanistan and Pakistan and any tension between the two neighbours affects Tehran.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has emphasised that security, development and prosperity in Afghanistan directly linked to the interests of all neighbouring countries.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran will host a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran next week with the participation of special representatives of neighboring countries, an official says.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Afghans with dual citizenship abroad could enter their homeland without visa, rejecting reports that the Islamic Emirate has made Afghanistan visas mandatory for them.