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Saudi Arabia Pledges to Build 100 Schools in Afghanistan
Goodness knows they can use more of those. [ToloNews] Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... has pledged funding for 35 development projects, including the construction of 100 schools, in Afghanistan, according to a statement from the Saudi Arabian embassy in Kabul. Work on these projects will begin in the near future, the embassy said. The pledge has been made by Jassim Alkhaldi, ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Kabul, in a meeting with Afghanistan's Senate Speaker Fazl Hadi Moslemyar. The construction of an international Islamic university in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. , a $30 million investment for the construction of a hospital in Kabul and $200 million of Saudi royal assistance to Afghanistan’s health sector are other commitments made by Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan, according to the embassy. The Afghan government welcomed the pledge by Saudi Arabia, calling it one of the "good partners of Afghanistan." "It includes the construction of a 100-bed hospital and an Islamic university in Nangarhar," presidential front man Sediq Sediqqi told news hounds in Kabul on Monday, referring to the assistance by Saudi Arabia. The aid package by Saudi Arabia is one of the biggest pledges made by Saudi Arabia to Afghanistan in recent years. "Saudi Arabia is one of the allies of the people and the government of Afghanistan that has assisted us with hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years," said Shamroz Khan Masjidi, a front man for Ministry of Finance. Posted by: trailing wife 2020-07-07 |
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