July 28, 2024
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33 scanners to be installed in 12 Customs ports in Afghanistan

The scanners worth nearly $113 million will be installed in 12 Customs ports in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News

The Afghan caretaker government has signed a contract for installing 33 electronic scanners aiming to boost security, curb smuggling, and endorse comprehensive screening of commercial goods, the Economic Affairs Office said in a statement on Saturday.

The scanners worth nearly $113 million will be installed in 12 Customs ports in Afghanistan, the statement said.

For the installation of these scanners, job opportunities will be provided to approximately 2,000 local residents, Xinhua news agency reported.

The electronic scanners will be installed at Torkham, Hairatan, Spin Boldak, Islam Qala, Torghundi, Nimroz, Abu Nasr Farahi, Khost, Paktia, Aqina, and Sher Khan ports.

The Afghan caretaker government has initiated a number of development and infrastructure projects, including the reconstruction of airports, water canals, highways, roads, and solar power systems, in an attempt to reconstruct the war-torn country.

Modern lounge at Kabul airport

Afghan caretaker government’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar laid the foundation stone of a new modern lounge at the Kabul International Airport on Thursday, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency on Friday.

The three-story waiting facility at a cost of 290 million afghani would be completed within 18 months with the support of private sector, the state-run media outlet added.

In the meantime, Afghan Acting Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation Hamidullah Akhundzada emphasized that the lounge would be equipped with global standards to foster economic growth in the war-ravaged Afghanistan.

The ministry has also built airport escalator at Kabul international airport a couple of months ago, Xinhua news agency reported.

In efforts to rebuild the war-torn Afghanistan, the Afghan caretaker government has launched a series of development and infrastructure projects, including renovation of airports, water canals, highways, roads and solar power systems since taking over power nearly three years ago.

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