{"id":587,"date":"2023-08-27T09:33:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russia.mfa.gov.af\/?page_id=587"},"modified":"2023-08-29T07:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T07:00:23","slug":"investment-in-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doha.mfa.gov.af\/index.php\/investment-in-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"587\" class=\"elementor elementor-587\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d946f4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d946f4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-433e1c7\" data-id=\"433e1c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-938a457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"938a457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=r9EzmfPJ7xI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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In the absence of the Afghan Mission, the company must provide an introduction letter from its respective embassy or commercial attach\u00e9 in Kabul.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above-mentioned letter should contain information about the president, vice president and legal representative and the request regarding opening a new company or a branch in Afghanistan.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submitted documents must be authenticated by the Afghan Embassy\/consulate in the respective country or by the company\u2019s consulate \/commercial attach\u00e9 in Kabul and verified by Consulate Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The registration form issued by Directorate General for Economic Cooperation of the MFA should be filled out and signed by the president, vice president or legal representative.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brief background information of the company and future plans \/activities in Afghanistan should be attached with registration form.<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All above aforementioned documents should be submitted in two sets (original and copy). 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