Uzbek officials have expressed readiness to implement joint agriculture projects with Afghanistan across multiple provinces, focusing on improved seeds, horticulture and livestock development, an official statement said.
The governor of western Herat has emphasized increasing trade flows through the Islam Qala border crossing during a meeting with Iran’s deputy ambassador to Afghanistan.
At least 82 Afghans returned to the country this week after being released from prisons in neighbouring Pakistan, the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) said on Thursday.
Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jamshid Abdurazzaqov arrived in Kabul on Wednesday on an official visit aimed at expanding cooperation in the agriculture and livestock sectors and strengthening economic ties between the two countries.
A number of calligraphy works, including a handwritten copy of the Holy Qur’an, have been put on display at an exhibition in western Herat province, officials said on Tuesday.
Three people have been killed and four others injured in an armed attack on several individuals in the Khinjan district of northern Baghlan province. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Authorities in central Panjshir province have launched a programme to issue licences for the extraction of 17 types of precious and semi-precious stones.
Shukhrat Rahmanov, governor of Uzbekistan’s Andijan province, on Tuesday arrived in western Herat province leading a high-level trade delegation, officials said.
