From Foreign Waters

Afghanistan' s aviation sector has faced numerous challenges in recent years, with severe damage to airports and the suspension of international flights. However, GAAC Holding, a UAE -based company, has emerged as a key player in restoring the functionality and safety of Afghanistan's airports. Through significant investments and dedicated efforts, GAAC Holding aims to revive the country's aviation sector and pave the way for its development. Revitalizing Airport Infrastructure: GAAC Holding's urgent investment of USD 641,000 has played a crucial role in rebuilding Afghanistan's airports. The funds were utilized for various purposes, including repairing runway lights, installing generators, procuring x-ray machines, metal detectors, and explosive trace detectors. Additionally, temporary terminal buildings were set up, and essential supplies such as food and water were provided for airport staff. The company also invested in necessary ground support equipment like tr...

  Since the Taliban came to power in 2021, women have lost many freedoms. Secondary education was one of the first to go, and late last year, the Taliban banned women from attending university. Many universities and education institutes have developed online courses and offered scholarships to Afghan women who wish to continue their education. Since the university ban was implemented, thousands of new students have applied for distance learning programs from the U.S.-based University of the People and U.K.-based Future Learn. In Gallup's 2022 World Poll, 15% of Afghans said they had access to the internet. This figure has remained stable since 2016. Afghans are unable to access the internet due to a lack of reliable electricity and IT infrastructure. Despite a low of 2% in 2021, Afghan men are reported to have access by 25% by 2022, compared with 6% for women. These figures have remained relatively stable in recent years despite a low of 2% in 2021. 'Digital freedom is not fo...

  I want to share this legacy from UAE . It’s how Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan private municipality in the Afghan capital of Kabul stands tall as an image of the late UAE pioneer's affection for Afghanistan and its kin. During the beyond quite a few years, the UAE has gone about as a virtual scaffold among Afghanistan and a large part of the remainder of the world. The vast majority of Afghanistan's air traffic travels through Dubai . The UAE resembles a second home for the greater part of the Afghan business local area and those looking for gifted and incompetent work. Afghan-UAE ties have gone the distance, as they are government-to-government as well as above all individuals to-individuals, drawing on the common regard and love between two extraordinary countries. In my latest piece for the @arabnews , I have paid tributes to Late Sheikh Khalifa of #UAE and discussed #Afghan -UAE ties. https://t.co/q5ucTywbjL — Ajmal Shams (@ajmshams) May 26, 2022   Loo...

The United Arab Emirates is making efforts to bring agricultural prosperity to Afghanistan with its plans to introduce support to the Pertaka Canal Project, also known as the Helmand River Project. The basic aim behind the UAE investing and supporting this project is to help the Afghani population deal with their agriculture issues in a better way and help them prosper with the support of the external environment. The project will cater to the livelihood of nearly 1000 families and help over 300 farms to grow in the region. The basic problem in the country, especially this particular Gramsir district, is related to water. Because of the limited access to the water both due to natural and also political reasons, people can depend on agriculture only during the time of winters. But thankfully the project has given them enough and more water to use for agriculture purposes. A canal is in the making which will give people in the district access to the water of the Helmand river. T...

  I want to share something interesting about what I read today. It’s how   UAE has accepted more than 8,000 Afghan evacuees as the primary contigent. Notwithstanding the will for compassionate guide to Afghanistan . The country is now one of the leading nations to get Afghan outcasts, as their number contacted in excess of 8,000 individuals as the primary cluster, which will be trailed by different contingents. The displaced people who showed up in the Emirates communicated their bliss at the warm greeting and like the fitting conditions for them.   Along with this, UAE is eager to give helpful and health assistance to the Afghan public considering crumbling conditions following the Taliban development coming to control. The plane conveys an assortment of clinical and food help to advance the compassionate circumstance in Afghanistan.   UAE's set up of humanitarian to deal with a stretched hand to networks and gatherings needing help, particularly dur...

  The situation in Afghanistan is taking a heavy toll on the people inside the country especially women and children. A lot of those people who have been displaced are in desperate need of food aid and medical care. UAE, as part of its contribution to provide the basic and necessary needs of thousands of Afghan families sent a plane carrying urgent medical and food aid to Afghanistan. This is one of UAE's noble legacy during this Afghanistan crisis that is something to be proud of. UAE’s dedication to Helping thousands of people in Afghanistan is really commendable, and it is impressive how much UAE is helping many people in Afghanistan in these difficult times. With the directives and leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan , UAE helps and UAE promotes values of giving, tolerance and service to humanity.

  Afghani population is in desperate need for help after sudden evacuation from their homeland due to Taliban takeover and at such a crucial stage, the United Arab Emirates has stepped up to help the people and provide them with all the necessary assistance required for their survival. After the passing of orders by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the UAE has begun hosting many Afghan families which includes women and children. The deputy supreme commander of the UAE also stressed that all the things needed to provide for them must be taken. The crown prince has time and again stressed that these families and their needs must be catered at all times and their dignity should be kept intact. This initiative is not the only thing that is being provided by the UAE. The leadership of the Arab country had also announced continuous support to Afghani people through facilitation of flights for different nations struggling to carry out a safe evacuation from Kabul a...

  China is establishing their first diplomatic contract with the military group of Kaul. It is aimed at pushing forward its ambitious project the China-PakistanEconomic Corridor (CPEC) . This comes at an unfortunate time when world leaders are torn between diplomatic and difficult dealings with Afghanistan given the takeover of the country by the Taliban.    Officials mentioned that in a bid to push the CPEC, China is exploring opportunities to exploit Pakistan to enter the war-torn country. Wang Yu, who is the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, go ahead to meet Abdul Salam Hanafi, who is the deputy head of the Taliban political office in Qatar. Both the officials talked about effective communication and implementing consultations to those who need it at the moment.    WangWenbin , who is the spokesperson from China’s Foreign Ministry added that China respects the Afghan people's independent decision on their own future and destiny, and supports the impl...

  I want to share something interesting about what I read today. It’s how t he speed of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan may have caught the US military and the intelligence community by surprise, but the UAE’s response to the humanitariancrisis unfolding in the country should set an example to the world. It’s the spirit of tolerance that guides the UAE’s foreign policy and sets it apart from the rest of the world. Hence, it came as no surprise as the country did its part for the Afghans fleeing the new regime in Kabul and heading for refuge in the West.   As things stand, the US evacuation will extend past the August 31 deadline set by the Biden administration. You can see how flawed is the strategy and planning but much water has flowed under the bridge. Two decades of wasted effort cannot be completed in a month as the White House has come to realise, albeit late. Getting in was the easier part than exiting with few body bags.

  I want to share something interesting about what I read today. It’s how The UAE is planning to assist in working with the clearing of foreign nationals from Afghanistan. As a feature of its continuous help on compassionate grounds, the UAE has worked with its worldwide accomplices to add to worldwide aid projects in Afghanistan   Looking at it, UAE's concentration as of late has been to help the endeavors made by various nations and NGOs to securely empty their authorities and representatives, including some Afghan residents. For me, UAE is a dedicated and resolute individual from the worldwide local area and is applying critical work to protect those out of luc adding that the help given by the Emirates is proof of its obligation to reinforcing global participation during emergencies.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden discussed the security situation in Afghanistan on Tuesday over a telephone call. They also agreed to hold a virtual G7 Summit next week with other allied leaders.   Following the Taliban took control of Kabul; the first international counterpart that President Biden spoke to is UK PM Boris Johnson.   The two-nation leaders "talked about the necessity for continued close coordination among partners and democratic leaders over Afghanistan policy going ahead, including ways the international community can give in the form of humanitarian assistance and support for displaced people and other helpless Afghans," the White House stated.   The White House said the US and British leaders consented to hold a virtual G7 meeting one week from now "to talk about a common approach and strategy to help the situation and people of Afghanistan."   On Tuesday, the United States and Western partners conti...

The deputy leader of the Afghan Taliban said that the movement would soon sign an agreement with the United States to reduce violence for seven days, adding that the movement’s leaders were “fully committed” to respect the “historic” agreement. "Today, we stand on the threshold of a peace agreement with the United States, it’s not a small achievement," wrote Serageldin Haqqani in an opinion piece in the New York Times, in the first important public statement by a prominent movement leader on the agreement to reduce violence for a week. The initial agreement reached during negotiations between representatives of the United States and the Taliban may lead to the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. "Achieving the agreement with all its capabilities and ensuring its success and gaining a lasting peace will depend on the United States strictly respecting all its obligations," Haqqani, who also leads the Haqqani network that has links to Pakista...