KABUL: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, stated that Western restrictions on the country’s banking sector have negatively impacted not only Afghanistan but also regional countries.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day investment conference in the electricity sector in Kabul, he emphasized that the imposed banking restrictions have seriously harmed foreign investments in Afghanistan and called for an end to these limitations.
Meanwhile, Mawlavi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Deputy PM for Administrative Affairs, urged countries to invest in developmental projects in Afghanistan instead of engaging in conflict.
He stressed that Afghanistan seeks good relations, not enmity, with the world.
Dr. Abdul Bari Omar, CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, stated that the aim of the “Regional Support Day for the Electricity Sector” conference is to attract foreign investments in this sector.
He encouraged countries to invest in the electricity sector, considering the existing comprehensive security in Afghanistan.
Additionally, Mawlavi Ahmad Jan Bilal, the General Director of State-Owned Enterprises, mentioned that state companies plan to invest 330 million Afghanis in the development and expansion of electricity transmission and other sectors over the next two years (1406 in the Afghan calendar).
Investors, both domestic and foreign, who participated in the conference welcomed the opportunity, describing it as a pivotal moment for Afghanistan’s development.
The large investment conference in Afghanistan’s electricity sector will continue tomorrow, Sunday.