{"id":26042,"date":"2024-12-11T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/?p=26042"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:36:58","slug":"eu-plans-e45-million-aid-for-afghan-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/2024\/12\/eu-plans-e45-million-aid-for-afghan-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"EU plans \u20ac45 million aid for Afghan farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>KABUL (SW) &#8211; The European Union&#8217;s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicholson has stated that the EU aims to provide 45 million euros in aid for alternative crop programs for Afghan farmers in the near future.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hamdullah Fetrat, Deputy Spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, says that Nicholson raised this matter during a meeting on Tuesday, with Mohammad Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Minister for the de-facto government&#8217;s political affairs.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation with Afghanistan, Fetrat added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The EU Special Representative emphasized the need for international organizations to play a role in providing alternative crops and offering treatment for individuals addicted to narcotics, alongside the Islamic Emirate&#8217;s efforts to combat drugs,&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Nicholson also mentioned that he would be discussing with Afghanistan\u2019s neighboring countries the issue of halting the forced deportation of Afghan migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these developments, some political experts argue that the Islamic Emirate must leverage the European Union to expand its diplomatic relations with other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Zalmay Afghanyar Popal, a political analyst, said, &#8220;Dialogue is the solution to all confrontations. If the European Union seeks to establish relations with Afghanistan, these relations should be based on safeguarding the national interests of both sides.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another political expert, Sayed Akbar Siyal, noted that expanding the Islamic Emirate\u2019s relationships with the EU and other countries is in Afghanistan\u2019s best interest. &#8220;Despite some reports critical of the Islamic Emirate from certain countries, the presence and relations of these countries in Afghanistan remain crucial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Although the European Union has not officially recognized the Islamic Emirate, it has continued its humanitarian aid and cooperation with Afghanistan over the past three years.<\/p>\n<h6><em><strong>ENDS<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union&#8217;s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicholson has stated that the EU aims to provide 45 million euros in aid for alternative crop programs for Afghan farmers in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":26043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990,16,8,244,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-report","category-governance","category-europe","category-afghanistan","category-headline"],"views":97,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26042"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26047,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26042\/revisions\/26047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swn.af\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}