Ghani arrives in Ashgabat to inaugurate TAPI Gas Pipeline Project
Ariana News: On Saturday morning, President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul for a two-day visit to Ashgabat to inaugurate TAPI Gas Pipeline Project. Click here to read more (external link).
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Pakistan would talk to Afghan Taliban for TAPI’s security
Khaama Press December 12, 2015 Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Mohammad Asif has said they would use their influence on Taliban for the security of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline. Khwaja Mohammad Asif told the BBC Urdu on Friday that TAPI project is very important for all stakeholders especially in reducing the energy crisis in Pakistan.
Pakistani PM to attend groundbreaking of gas pipeline project in Turkmenistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Turkmenistan on Saturday to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Project, officials said on Friday. The long-awaited nearly 10-billion-U.S. dollar pipeline will supply gas to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The approximately 1,600-km-long pipeline is likely to be completed by
Afghanistan Hopes W.T.O. Membership Can Its Reboot Battered Economy
New York Times: Its chief export is opium and its main “import” is international aid. But Afghanistan is about to join the World Trade Organization, in what officials hope is a sign of better things to come for this impoverished, war-ravaged country. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan starts issuing multiple visas to Pak businessmen
The Nation (Pakistan): The government of Afghanistan has now formally communicated to the finance minister Ishaq Dar that the Embassy as well as three Consulates General of Afghanistan have started issuing one-year multiple entry business visas to Pakistani businessmen. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan gets energy security grants
UPI: The ADB (Asian Development Bank) approved $1.2 billion in grants to bolster the Afghan energy sector to be distributed in tranches over the next decade. The bank sees energy demand growing by nearly twice the rate of the economy in Afghanistan, though nearly all of its supplies come from neighboring countries. Click here to
IMF Reiterates Call For Taxes In Afghanistan
Tax News: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Afghanistan to increase its revenue by introducing new taxes, strengthening revenue administration, and improving the tax policy mix. Click here to read more (external link).
Pakistan: Iran gas pipeline best option
Press TV December 2, 2015 Pakistan says its import of gas from Iran through a pipeline is the best option as the stalled project is given new impetus with anticipated lifting of sanctions on Tehran. The energy crisis in Pakistan which suffers about 12 hours of power cuts a day has worsened in recent years
Ministry Of Agriculture Opens Afghanistan’s First Mycotoxin Lab
Bakhtar News Agency: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) inaugurated its first Mycotoxin testing lab at the Badam Bagh Fairground in Kabul, Afghanistan. This lab will be used to identify and assess the quantity of Mycotoxin in products aimed for export markets. Click here to read more (external link).
$10b Trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline project work to begin on 13th December
Khaama Press November 26, 2015 The groundbreaking ceremony of the long delayed $10 billion Trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline will take place in Turkmenistan on 13th December, it has been reported. Work on 1,735-km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project will start on 13th December, according to the Turkmenistan ambassador to Pakistan, Atadjan Movlamov. High level Afghan government