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Two-day Taekwondo championship concludes in Kabul; 6 top athletes selected for national side
BY ZARIZA CORRESPONDENT PUBLISHED 2015-03-31
A two-day Taekwondo championship in Kabul, which saw the participation of more than 100 young athletes from different parts of the country, successfully concluded on Tuesday.
Six best athletes were selected based on their performance in the two-day championship.
The young athletes competed in different categories and displayed amazing skill and talent, according to the organizers.
The selected athletes will now join the national Taekwondo side and after that a team of six best athletes would be selected to represent Afghanistan at the World Taekwondo Championship to be held this May in Russia.
Mirwais Bahawi, chief of Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation(AFF), expressed happiness over the results of two-day championship in Kabul.
“We selected six best athletes from all those who participated in the two-day championship, and the selection was purely based on performance,” said Mr. Bahawi.
“We hope to be able to send six top-quality athletes to the World Taekwondo Championship and bring home some medals,” he added.
The World Taekwondo Championship is the biggest competition for Taekwondo athletes from more than 150 countries across the world.
Afghanistan’s performance has been impressive in previous editions but AFF officials are hopeful that this year the performance will be even better.
In the 2009 edition of the championship held in Denmark, Mahmood Haidari and Hussain Rezaihad won silver and bronze medals respectively.
AISA trade fair in Kabul witnesses tremendous rush; contracts worth 2 million USD signed
More than 60,000 people, including businessmen and traders, visited the industrial trade fair at Loya Jirga compound between March 31 and April 3
BY ZARIZA CORRESPONDENT PUBLISHED 2015-04-04 |
The four-day industrial trade fair at Loya Jirga compound in Kabul witnessed tremendous rush of visitors from various countries.
According to Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA), which organized the trade fair, more than two million USD worth contracts were signed over the past four days.
More than 60,000 people, including hundreds of businessmen and traders, visited the trade fair between March 31 and April 3.
A large number of businessmen and traders from India, UAE, Turkey and United States also visited the exhibition and signed contracts with various Afghan business houses.
Tamadon, an Afghan fruit company, signed a contract worth 500,000 USD to supply dry fruits to some Turkish companies.
This year, the rush of visitors from other countries has increased with the political transition and growing number of opportunities for foreign businessmen.
Khaas Shefa, an Afghan company, entered into an agreement with a U.S. company to supply natural organic oil.
As per the terms of contract, Khaas Shefa will supply 200,000 USD worth oil every two months, and the total worth of contract per year is 1.2 million USD.
The maximum interest was shown in products like dry fruits, fresh fruits, herbal oil, and handicraft items, according to AISA officials.
This year, the rush of visitors from other countries increased with the political transition andgrowing number of opportunities for foreign businessmen.
The trade fair was inaugurated by President Ashraf Ghani in the presence of many high-level government officials on March 31, following his return from the U.S.
Around 120 stalls were put up at the exhibition occupied by various small and large local business enterprises.
The products on display included food items, home appliances, carpets and handicrafts, construction material etc.
President Ghani has repeatedly said the new government is committed to change Afghanistan from a consuming economy to an exporting source.
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