Afghanistan Peace CampaignHamdullah Nomani added that the country should not rely on foreigners for its development.
The Acting Minister of Economy, without naming any specific country, said that neighboring nations do not wish to see Afghanistan progress.
In a program held in Kabul, Din Mohammad Hanif said that international aid to Afghanistan has been cut off, and all current projects are being financed through domestic funding.
Din Mohammad Hanif, Acting Minister of Economy, said: “Neighboring countries do not want Afghanistan to develop and prosper. They want Afghanistan to remain merely a consumer market—for everything from children’s balloons to other goods—to be manufactured by them and sold here.”
Meanwhile, Hamdullah Nomani, the acting minister of urban development and housing emphasized the importance of implementing infrastructure projects to prevent youth migration abroad.
Hamdullah Nomani added that the country should not rely on foreigners for its development.
Nomani said: “Our homeland can be rebuilt through the efforts of our own people. It is no longer feasible to wait for others—we waited for forty years and saw the result.”
He also pointed to widespread corruption in Afghanistan’s previous governments and highlighted the Islamic Emirate’s firm stance against it.
The acting minister of urban development and housing said: “The Islamic Emirate collects from the people and spends it back for the benefit of the people. The priority is to design policies and strategies in the simplest way possible—free from any form of corruption, theft, or exploitation.”
Poverty, unemployment, and rising migration among Afghan youth remain major challenges that have affected a large segment of the population for many years. However, officials of the Islamic Emirate have consistently emphasized that they aim to address these issues through the implementation of major infrastructure projects.