KABUL (SW) – The business community on Wednesday expressed concerns over growing rift among politicians in connection with the peace process.
Khan Jan Alakozay, deputy president of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, told a moot in connection with the soft loans for small and medium enterprises that the business community demand protection guarantees for their investment.
Alakozay said Afghan businessmen invested up to $ 50 billion in different sectors in the past 18 years and created jobs for more than 200,000 people. He added private sector's interests should be protected.
Speaking on the occasion, Mustafa Mastoor, minister for trade and investment, said private sector would not be neglected in the peace process. He said the government is working on a strategy to transform the war economy into peace economy.
This comes as a delegation from Afghanistan is set to hold talks with the Taliban in Qatar later this month.
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