Kabul, Feb 22 (TNS): While Afghanistan prepares for the start of construction of the Afghanistan section of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline in Herat province, economic commentators welcomed the project and said it was a milestone in the country’s economic development.
Residents across the nation have described TAPI project as a major breakthrough in Afghanistan’s economy along with that of the region. They said the implementation of major projects such as TAPI will help lay the foundation for a sustainable economy. Meanwhile, industrialists and religious scholars have also said the Afghan people in general must be mobilized to support the TAPI project. TAPI project is crucial for poverty alleviation and job creation in our country, we strongly support it,” said a resident of Kabul, Naqibullah. This project connects the countries, all people must support it, because it is in the interests of all Afghanistan,” another Kabul resident, Khairuddin, said.
Today the industrialists and the people of Afghanistan are waiting for the inauguration of the project. This is beyond a project, this will lead to peace and stability in the region particularly in Afghanistan ,” said Sakhi Ahmad Paiman, head of Afghanistan Industrialists Union. According to factory owners, industrial townships in Herat will be the first to benefit from the project. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has said that Afghanistan is firmly committed to implementing its part of the project. This project belongs to the people of Afghanistan. This will create many benefits for the Afghan people and government. Therefore the people support it,” said MoMP spokesman Abdul Qadeer Mutfi.
