Following the completion of the work of the first phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal, work on its second phase started.
Senior officials of the Islamic Emirate who went to Balkh province to participate in the opening ceremony of the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal, said that Afghanistan will reach self-sufficiency in growing its own grains.
“The Islamic Emirate intends to pay serious attention to agriculture and managing water, as we witness its good example in taking steps in the building of the Qosh Tepa Canal,” said Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, officials of the Islamic Emirate asked regional countries, especially Uzbekistan to not be worried about the construction of Qosh Tepa Canal.
They said that the Islamic Emirate is ready to address the concerns of the countries of the region through diplomatic channels.
“There should be no worries for our neighbors here. God willing, no matter how much we use, we will still not reach that level– what Afghanistan has a right to, which is from the Amu River,” said Abdul Salam Hanafi, 2nd deputy prime minister.
“If our neighbors have worries in this regard, we are ready to contact them through diplomatic channels,” said Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, the deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate security officials pledged the security of the Qosh Tepa Canal project, saying that they will not allow anyone to create obstacles to this project.
