Qush Tepa Canal Agriculture Complex To Create 100,000 Jobs

(MENAFN- Pajhwok Afghan News) KABUL (Pajhwok): On the day two of a National Labour Conference in Kabul, senior officials said the completion of the Qush Tepa Canal Agriculture Complex will provide jobs to 100,000 people.

They informed inactive companies will be activated to create jobs and efforts in this regard will be increased.

The conference, aimed at discussing ways to overcome joblessness, commenced on Tuesday in Kabul.

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in today's session said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) as a responsible ruling system considered it its duty to provide the best, fair and timely services to the people in every field.

He said the caretaker government had not ignored the problems and concerns of the people as IEA officials constantly worked to address their problems on one hand and fulfill their obligations in a good manner on the other.

Baradar said there were many reasons behind unemployment and poverty, something they had discussed time and again, but assured the government would make every effort to create jobs and alleviate poverty.

According to him, the government has been trying to positively use Afghanistan's geographical location and turn the country into a connecting point of South and Central Asia, to increase the level of trade and exports of domestic products.

The deputy PM said the first phase of the Qush Tepa canal had been completed and work expedited on the second phase.

He said the Bakhshabad dam in western Farah province was under construction, crude oil being extracted oil from Amu River basin and Qashqari fields and positive steps taken to extract minerals and in this regard many projects had been approved by the National Procurement Commission.

Mullah Baradar said they were ready to interact with all countries of the world with mutual respect and no compromise on national interests.

“We have fulfilled our responsibilities in this regard. By realizing the problems of the Afghans, the cruel sanctions should be lifted and we call on the world to come forward with positive interaction with the IEA.”

Deputy prime minister for administrative affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi said conducting the conference showed the Islamic Emirate was not indifferent to the nation and had taken steps to solve and eliminate problems originating from poverty and unemployment.

Acting Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani also said Afghanistan went through a crisis situation in the past five decades and had been a center of competition, but the country exited these issues in an extraordinary way with the return of the Islamic Emirate.

He said:“I assure our people that we consider you above us, we will reach out to your problems, and will not look for excuses. We will also pay special attention to creating jobs.”

Haqqani also asked the world not worry about negative propaganda and instead realize the facts and come forward for positive interaction. He said the Afghanistan soil posed no threat to anyone, but it was the duty of all Afghans to defend their country.

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