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200 Residential Houses To Be Saved From Flood

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:01:37 +0000

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Mehtarlam (BNA) The construction work of public utility projects was began in Qarghai district of Laghman province.
Governor of Qarghai district said BNA, the projects consist of construction of a retaining wall at length of 260 meter, will be completed by the cost of 27 million Afghanis
Dr. Fazlullah Mojaddidi governor of Laghman said BNA, with construction of the wall; approximately 100 families will be saved from the flood.
T. Suraya-Yarzada

JAPAN To Provide $30 Million In Aid to MoPW

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:55:56 +0000

Wednesday 22, May 2013
Kabul (BNA) As part of its grant aid to Afghanistan, recently, Japanese government announced to provide an amount of $ 30 million financial aids to the ministry of public work.
Talking on the topic, deputy minister of public works told media that for maintenance and protection of highways the concerned ministry intends to purchase at least 160 transportation vehicles to accommodate those areas where people and travelers confront technical problems. Deputy of minister of public works said that nearly 300 remote areas of the country should be equipped with latest transportation vehicles to facilitate the commuters during the winter seasons and in case of any kind of natural disasters. Meanwhile, head of Japanese Jackson Company describes purchasing of the equipment as productive step for protection and maintenance of highways and roads and urged that it will also support economic development of the country. Head of Japan’s Embassy financial cooperation section told media in Kabul that Japanese government has established nearly 7, 00 km road across Afghanistan since 2001 and it also supported government of Afghanistan in different social sectors. However, international community raised billions of dollars financial aids to Afghanistan over the last eleven years, but still the country needs financial assistance of the donor nations to fulfill its financial requirements and development projects including road construction program. The people of Afghanistan expect that allies of the country will continue backing the country in renovation and rehabilitation of its basic economic infrastructures to lead the country towards self-reliance and socioeconomic wellbeing following the country in 2014. Local resident Qader said, that two years before the process of road construction in capital city Kabul was in some extent extended process, but the quality of the materials used for construction of road or asphalting not achieved public trust, it important to mention that Japan has been the second largest donor to Afghanistan after the United States.

Construction of A Gate On Kabul-Kandahar Highway Started

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:18:57 +0000

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Kabul (BNA) The construction work of a gate on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Ghazni province inaugurated by governor of that province today.
Mussa Khan Akbarzada governor of Ghazni said BNA, the gate is built with the contribution of administrative staff of Balkh province and businessmen in honor of 2013 festival.
According to Setar Roshan Zada representative of Balkh governor said BNA, the gate with length of 40m, in height of 18 m, is built with the cost of 11 million Afghanis.
Roshan Zada added, Balkh province on occasion of introduction of Ghazni province as the capital of Islamic culture and civilization of Islamic countries will take active part in reconstruction of different sectors of that province.

VIOLENCE AGAINST Women Act Another Legal Armament After Constitution For Upholding Women Rights

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:44:24 +0000

Monday 20, May 20, 2013
Kabul (BNA) Afghan Women Network (AWN) has strongly opposed the expected amendments in the violence against women act and has categorically announced not to endorse even a single change and reforms in the act by the House of Representatives and AWN believes that implementing the law further intensifies issues confronted by the women in the country.
At the meantime, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed grief trepidation over the expected amendments of the law after the act referred to the parliament for further discussions as it’s said that the lawmakers intended to amend the act. The decision undertaken by the House of Representatives for amendments of the women act has strongly worried Afghan Women Network. Commenting on the topic, (AWN) activist Mahboba Saraj told media that any sort of political reservations and dealings over humanitarian rights of the children and women could overshadow achievements of the previous decade. Violence against women act is another important national document after the constitution of Afghanistan which has been formulated to protect the basic rights of women and her status which God has granted her as a human. In the law, any kind of gender discrimination same as pre-mature marriages, selling sexual harassments, rape, beating and tortures have been declared as crimes against the women. Evaluating impacts of the expected amendments in the violence against women act, commissioner of Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) Suraya Subhrang told media that the amendment would cover a number of important issues pertaining the girls and women mainly premature marriages, bi-marriages, tortures and rights of women to education. The decision has also followed serious reaction of human Rights Watch. Talking on the matter, a UN human rights official said that the UN doesn’t support non-implementation of the law because existence of the act protects honor and dignity of the women in the country and any kind of reform in the act damage rights of the women in the society and should be prevented. Commenting on the legal amendments, parliamentarian Ms. Fawzia Koi expressed satisfaction over the legal amendments and said that serious of reforms were implemented in the act in joint cooperation of some other commissions and the house of representatives strongly believes that the law further support and shield humanitarian rights of the women in the country and added that the act is also in the house for further discussions. Tragic events of violence against the women recorded across the country during the previous year and the activist working for protection of women rights declare poverty, illiteracy, traditionalism and so-called social values as main factors behind the issue and elimination of the issue require joint support and harmony of all government and nongovernmental organs. However, article 22nd of the constitution of says that all nationals of the country constituting male and female have retained equal rights and in the article 54th it has obliged government of Afghanistan to undertaken all possible measures for combating any kind of discriminations against the women and prevent social injustices on the bases of gender, but still the women face atrocities in some cases due to so-called social values dominated in the country. Afghanistan successfully submitted its human rights reports to the UN and recently women access to the legal and judicial institutions have been increased and awareness level among the women has been intensified and now the women has retained potentials to consult legal or judicial organ and record her complain while previously the women had no rights to go out of the house premises. Media has also responsibility to broadcast such programs that could promote awareness level among the women regarding their human rights in the society. Violence against the women increase in the country at a time after government of Afghanistan approved violence against women act in 1388 in order to prevent cases of violence against the women in the country. However, ratification of the law by the national parliament yet to be approved, but the law has been implemented in the country on the bases of a presidential legislative decree.

People Support Employment Provision

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:42:12 +0000

Monday 20, May 20, 2013
Kabul (BNA) Despite having plants and other industrial items such as cotton, pelt and silk that are used, unfortunately during over three decades of war, the cloth-weaving factories like Gulbahar Textile Mills, Pul-i-Khomri, Herat, Kandahar woolen factory as well as Ahu Shoe making factory that previously despite domestic requirements.
Their products are exported aboard too are damaged and remained inactive.
Although, because of being as land locked country having no honest neighbors at the same time being self-interested, this country has been kept backward in the course of history. Effort made by neighbors for keeping Afghanistan backward aims this country be a selling market for offering their Low-quality products. This negative aim of neighbors is imposed in Afghanistan during long years through ruling the weak governments in this country. But no doubt, existence limited factories in the country provide employment for great number of people and never eligible labors were suffering from unemployment like to day. Although, the privilege of labor force was not as much as to day, but having assurance for providing job opportunity was not a matter of concern for unemployment. Now, with the presence of international community in Afghanistan, a golden opportunity was available for government and other organs concerned to rehabilitate such factories and provide of employment for unemployed labors. But, unfortunately because of luck of healthy management, all opportunities alongside billions of dollars are lost vainly and any factory that could absorb a great number of unemployed neither were not rehabilitated nor new factories are not established. As minister of economy Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal addressing a seminar held recently in Kabul to pave the way for long-term employment, said that unfortunately, we had no codified modern economic policy so to respond the national requirements. Arghandiwal added that now. 99 percent labor forces of Afghanistan either unemployed or have imperfect work. This is in a time that during last eleven years, effective and managed work ought to be done, so the problems faced by us today are removed. Now, that based a schedule, the foreign forces to leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014, their contribution would be reduced. Nothing would prove effective, because. We lost the golden opportunity was available in that time. Likewise, recently, providing a stable employment conference has commenced its work in Afghanistan. In a message addressed to times conference by the president, it is mentioned that the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan replaced facilitating suitable job for unemployed through development of skills and arrangement of better labor market is the government strategic priorities and the ministry of labor and social affairs is tasked so for its implementation, this ministry should design and implement necessary programs. Now that over eleven years have been passed since commencing contribution of international community especially the USA contribution to Afghanistan in the fields of military, economic affairs, why such programs are not offered so the people didn’t suffered from unemployment. The government must also not sink in such deep corruption. In present situation that Afghanistan is invaded through various dimensions by neighbors and foreign countries, how we rescue our country through a reasonable plans. The experts believe that the past eleven years was a good opportunity for making our country self-sufficient that is lost. Even the main aims that were maintain security and counterterrorism are not met. Now, with existence of donor nations, the northern parts of the country are targeting by our self-interested neighbors and one of police martyred and another one is injured. Why the foreign military forces don’t replace the invading forces on their place. In such a condition the country needs to a healthy management so to benefit from existence of foreign forces. In every aspects of life as we didn’t benefit from the opportunity was available during one decade and as the aim behind signing of strategic cooperation agreements is maintenance security in the country and defending against aggressors. What is the benefit of signing such agreements while our country is invaded by neighbors. If the foreign forces don’t show reaction before foreign invasion in Afghanistan, their existence in Afghanistan would come under question.

Hundreds Families Accessed To Potable Water

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:29:51 +0000

Saturday, May 18, 2013
Pul-e-Khomri (BNA) Hundreds families in the outskirts of Pul-e-Khmri district, Baghlan province were accessed to potable water.
Extending potable water pipe-lines became available by constructing a supply water plant
Abdul Rab Hakimi head of rural rehabilitation and development of Baghlan said BNA. The construction of the project costs 6 million Afghanis.
With construction of the project 700 families are now benefiting potable water in outskirts of Khanjerabad of Pule-e-Khomri .
This water reservoir is the capacity of holding capacity of 150 cubic meters
Atiqulla Khawasi the deputy minister of rural rehabilitation and development in augural ceremony of the project said accessing to potable water is an urgent need of the people.
He added, the construction of three other water reservoirs would be completed in Pul-e-Khomri very soon.
It is being said that with the construction of these water supplying facilities, potable water would be provided for 2000 people of the region.
T. Suraya-Yarzada

13 km Road From Hairan City To Kaldar District To Be Gravel

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:29:32 +0000

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Mazar-e-Sharif (BNA) The repairing and gravelling work of 13 km road from Hairatan to Kaldar district was began in Balkh province yesterday.
BNA reporter reported from Mazar-e-Sharif, the road will be repaired and graveled from budget of public work ministry at the cost of 33,700,000 Afghanis.
According to another report, three potable water wells were came underutilization in compound of new university of Balkh province.
Engineer Atiqullah Khawasi administrative and financial deputy of rural rehabilitation and development ministry said, these wells have been excavated from budget of rural rehabilitation and development ministry at the cost of 1,300,000 Afghanis.
According to Khawasi, the wells with the depth of 120 meter will settle the problems of potable water in that university.
T. Suraya-Yarzada

Prayer Ceremony Held By National Assembly

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:18:04 +0000

Tuesday May 14, 2013
Kabul (BNA) A prayer ceremony was held yesterday for late Senator Sulaiman Yari by the National Assembly and the relatives of late Yari at the Eidgah congregational mosque.
The prayers ceremony was attended by President Hamid Karzai, Fazal Hadi Muslimyar chairman of Senate, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi Chairman of House of People and Salahuddin Rabbani chairman of high peace council, Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta Advisor of the National Security Council, some members of cabinet, administrative bodies and members of the National Assembly, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah leader of National Coalition, Mohammad Ishaq Aleko attorney general, Fazal Ahmad Manawi chairman of independent elections commission, Jehadi personalities, some government officials, chairman and members of the Senate secretariat, relatives of late Yari and they prayed to the soul of late Yari.

Agricultural Development Ensures Bamian`s Socioeconomic Oopulence

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:54:50 +0000

Monday, May 13, 2012
Kabul (BNA) The ancient Bamian province is one of Afghanistan’s coldest regions with a population of nearly six hundred thousand inhabitants. However, the province is located in highly mountainous and remote region, but the people of the province is firm as rock and strong as mountain and have changed their remote and pebbly province into hub of gardens and agriculture which represent hard work of these faithful community living in the area and economic analysts believe that hard work people of Bamian will changed it into a prosperous region in the near future. Evaluating agricultural growth in the province, Engineer Tahir Attayee provincial Bamian irrigation and agricultural head said that since start of current year 100,000 hectors land in the province has been changed into fertile lands and gardens. Nearly 80% of the overall population in the provinces are affiliated with agriculture sector and potatoes constitute main agricultural product and regrettable the local farmers have no access to better transportations system and stocks to protect their agricultural products despite several stocks were established previously, said engineer Tahir Attayee head of Bamian irrigation and agriculture department, adding that in recent year honey production has also increased in the province and people of the province despite confronting transportation and technical facilities are working on their fields hardly to develop their country. Commenting on the topic local farmer Qurban Ali told that Bamian is quite fertile for agriculture sector and added that in recent years people show great interests to plan fruit bearing saplings on their fields and alongside that wheat, potato and vegetable crops have attained tangible growth in the province in recent year and local farmers are quite happy over expansion of agriculture in the province. One of the major challenges that concern the local farmers in the province is insufficient water for agriculture purposes and substandard transportation system which avoid the farmers to transfer their agricultural products to the markets on proper timing and financially it give major loses to the farmers which also pave the ground for foreign products to occupy our consumption markets, Qurban Ali said, adding that local farmers in the province expect that the govt undertake some important measures pertaining to transportation system to support agriculture sector of the country and there is a need to pursue effective marketing process to sale products on time. Talking on the matter, local Kabul resident Miss. Sima said that besides its agricultural beauty central Bamian province has also been the center of great civilizations and in tourism point of view the province has major potentials to attract international visitors from all over the world if security is restored and facilitation sectors to the travelers are provided in the future. This came after Afghanistan attained tangible development in all sectors in the last ten years and it highly supported the common people in the country.

First Vice-president Condoles Over Senator Yari’s Death

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:23:32 +0000

Sunday May 12, 2013
Kabul (BNA) First vice president Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim has condoled over the death of Senator Mohammad Suliman Yari who was buried in Kabul yesterday.
In his condolence message, the vice president recalled the services of late Yari during Jihad and in Senate, describing his death as a great loss.
Beside expressing sympathy the family and friends of late Yari the vice president also prayed may Almighty Allah rest his departed soul to eternal peace.
According to another report, Professor Sibghatullah Mujaddedi in a message lauded the services of late Yari to the people of Afghanistan and wished paradise for his departed soul and great patience for the grieved family.