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The U.S. Plans to Expand Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:52:08 +0000

The United States has recently announced its plans for a five million dollar expansion of its embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as well as the building of two new consulates. The Washington embassy in Kabul is already the largest in the world, with almost 1,200 employees working there already. US ambassador Karl Eikenberry stated that the expansion would help the U.S. “carry out its pledge to maintain into the future its very significant security, government, economic and civil society programs.” The project intends to employ over 600 Afghanis, and generate millions of dollars in business for local construction companies.

This news can certainly interest AACC, an organization founded by many, including Hamed Wardak, which works to improve U.S.-Afghanistan relations.

Hamed Wardak & World Refugee Day

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 06:33:14 +0000

Each year on World Refugee Day, USA for UNHCR raises awareness by bringing together important supporters of refugee relief. This year, the events were held from June 18^th-20^th with the theme “Home” and included former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, former refugees and UNHCR field staff.

World Refugee Day will enable refugees to find new homes and new futures by helping them to resettle, repatriate and integrate back into society.

Hamed Wardak explained, “The work and support provided by UNHCR is essential to refugees in Afghanistan and worldwide. I continue to sponsor UNHCR’s events like World Refugee Day and get involved in their work because the refugee women, who are the most disadvantaged group in Afghanistan, need our help.”

President Obama & President Karzai Meeting

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 10:02:05 +0000

In recent important Afghan news, President Karzai of Afghanistan is in the United States at the moment meeting with President Obama and House leaders. President Karzai has, so far, expressed his thanks on behalf of the Afghan nation to the American people. He thanked them for the sacrifices that they have made and he said that Afghanistan is committed to remaining a dependable partner with the United States in the global war on terrorism.

While many differences have surfaced between the two countries as of late, in recent weeks, the United States and Afghanistan have tried to downplay those differences and to focus on their mutual goals. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, said Money that he expects the two countries to “be able to work our way through difficulties and come back together and still find ourselves well-aligned.

Certainly, these talks and the open communication between the two leaders is good news to Afghan-American leaders such as Hamed Wardak and many others.