Afghanistan

Nawaz Sharif in his opening address has said that peace in Afghanistan is crucial for peace in the region.

During 2007, it was roughly estimated that China had invested more than $3 billion in a 30-year-lease contract to develop the largest copper mine in the world, Aynak, in Afghanistan Logar Province.

The bilateral deal signed by EU Ambassador Angelos Pangratis and Afghanistan s Deputy Minister for Trade Mr Mozammil Shinwari provides for lower tariffs and export duties for goods and for opening up services markets once Afghanistan joins the WTO.

goal in Afghanistan has been to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al-Qaida and its affiliates, and to prevent their return to Afghanistan.

Mr Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Chairman, CII Development Initiatives Council and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Enterprises Ltd briefed on the developments in Telecom and Agricultural sector in India and highlighted the potential for collaboration in Agriculture sector especially in farming techniques and food processing between India & Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the Australia-Afghanistan One-Day International match has been given a shot in the arm with Etisalat Afghanistan stepping forward to sponsor the tie.

All major regional players that have stakes in Afghanistan -- such as Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran -- will be at the summit.

We played an important part in these processes and will spare no effort in contributing to the development and stability of Afghanistan.

Salehi also condemned the violation of human rights by foreign military forces in Afghanistan, including attacks on residential areas.

CNPC) won the oil contract to exploit three blocks in northern Afghanistan.

The participants expressed their support for transfer of all responsibilities to the Afghans by 2014, and said a secure, stable and prosperous Afghanistan was vital for everybody's peace and stability but such an atmosphere could only be ensured within a wide framework reflecting friendship and cooperation.

ISLAMABAD, July 29 -- Under-standing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on all major issues relating to the Transit Trade would not only propel bilateral exports between Pakistan and Afghanistan but would also help improve the living conditions of the people of the two countries.

KABUL, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The telecommunications operators of Afghanistan, Afghan Telecom, Afghan Wireless Communications Company, Etisalat, MTN and Roshan, today announced the launch of the Afghanistan Telecommunication Operators' Social Association (ATOSA), a forum through which operators can collectively work together to provide the people of Afghanistan with high-quality and reliable telecommunications services.

This is what President Obama said in August about the importance of America's mission in Afghanistan, and I agree.

Collected by newly wed couple Alex Klaits and Gulchin Gulmamadova-Klaits, Love and War in Afghanistan is an anthology of true stories about fourteen ordinary women and men living in northeastern Afghanistan.