INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Economy Minister, Qari Din Mohammad Hanif, on Tuesday met with Japanese diplomats in Kabul to discuss ways to improve bilateral
cooperation, as well as the issue of sanctions, Afghanistan&s frozen assets, and the economic crisis among other issues.Kansuki Nagaoka, the
special envoy of Japan for Afghanistan, and Japan&s ambassador to Kabul Takashi Okada attended the meeting, a statement issued by the
economy ministry stated.Nagaoka said job creation opportunities are important for the youth in a country, as it can help in economic
growth.&Sanctions on banking and economic systems and the freezing of Afghanistan&s foreign assets by the United Nations have affected the
country&s economic situation,& said Hanif, according to the statement.Japan&s cooperation can be effective in lifting sanctions and
unfreezing our country&s foreign reserves by the United Nations and the international community, he added.Japan&s special envoy for
Afghanistan assured the minister of his country&s cooperation with the Ministry of Economy in sectors of job creation and development
projects.The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) also said that they have faced many problems in the last two years due to
sanctions.&Due to the banking sanctions and the freezing of national capital, the economic process of the country has faced many problems
We hope that these problems will be solved,& said Khan Jan Alkozai, a member of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment
(ACCI).Economic experts believe that once sanctions against Afghanistan are lifted, the country will move towards economic growth.&Our
country is facing severe problems due to banking sanctions
The Islamic Emirate must try to solve this problem
If we can solve these problems, with this, the economic activities in the country will speed up and we will mostly get out of the crisis
situation,& said Kamaluddin Kakar, an economic expert.After the political changes in the country, Afghanistan&s banking system was
sanctioned and the country&s foreign reserves were frozen.The post Japanese diplomats meet with Afghanistan&s economy minister first
