Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Monitoring: According to information provided by the press office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, on August 17th of the current fiscal year, a high-ranking delegation led by Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister visited Afghanistan and signed 35 agreements with Islamic Emirate officials across various sectors, amounting to a total of $2.5 billion.

Among these agreements, five are focused on the mining sector. These include a geological survey of the Afghan-Tajik hydrocarbon basin, the construction of a 120-megawatt gas power plant in Faryab, a geological survey of copper and gold mines in the Qandalan area of Zabul, a geological survey of an iron mine in the Hesh area of Bamiyan, and geophysical and geological surveys of gas and oil reserves in the Tuti Maidan area of Faryab.

These projects are set to be implemented in the northern and northeastern provinces of Afghanistan, as well as in Zabul and Bamiyan.