Tolo News: Local officials in the southern province of Helmand have assured government the provincial administration will use all necessary resources to ensure the security of the TAPI gas pipeline project, which is expected to pass through the province. Last week a ground breaking ceremony was held in Turkmenistan to launch the $10 billion USD project.
The Fiscal Times: The U.S. government has wasted at least $17 billion in taxpayer money in Afghanistan on various projects that never made it off the ground or were doomed to fail because of incompetence or lack of maintenance in the war-torn country, according to a new report. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press December 17, 2015 Afghanistan formally gained accession to World Trade Organization (WTO) during the Ministerial Conference of WTO on Thursday. The terms of accession by Afghanistan to World Trade Organization was formally adopted during the 10th Ministerial of WTO organized in Nairabi, the capital city of Kenya. Afghanistan will become the 164th Member
Unemployment and security concerns prompt tens of thousands of young people to leave the country. By IWPR (Institute for War & Peace Reporting) Afghanistan December 15, 2015 Two months ago, Abdulkhalil Jawid paid a human trafficker 40,000 afghanis (600 US dollars) to ensure his son got to Europe. “When I heard that the Taleban had
Khaama Press December 15, 2015 Afghanistan will start issuing multiple entry visas for traders of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to improve business between the two countries. According to Pakistan’s Dawn news, Afghan Consul General in Peshawar Syed Mohammad Ibrahimkhel told the office-bearers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Monday that the
The Nation (USA): Traveling to Logar Province reveals unmanageable violence and co-optation by foreign companies. By 2007, the US Geological Survey had undertaken the most comprehensive study of the mineral deposits below the country’s surface. An internal Pentagon memo claimed that Afghanistan could develop into the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” referring to the mineral that
The Diplomat: As expected, on December 13, leaders from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India attended the groundbreaking for the TAPI pipeline project in Mary, Turkmenistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press December 14, 2015 Leading a high-level government delegation, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has arrived in China for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit opened on Monday in Zhengzhou City of Henan province. CEO Abdullah Abdullah will brief participants of the meeting on the recent developments in Afghanistan. He will also discuss the
Khaama Press December 13, 2015 The Afghan government slammed the Pakistani defense minister for delivering irresponsible remarks regarding the safety of trans-Afghan gas pipeline, calling it in contrast to non-interference commitments by the country’s leaders. The statement by ARG Presidential Palace was issued earlier afternoon following Khwajah Asif’s remarks regarding the safety of the trans-Afghan
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 13, 2015 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN—Construction of a much-anticipated $10-billion pipeline transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India began Sunday, 25 years after the inception of the project. The so-called Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project aims to export up to 33 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas per year through