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A Collaboration Agreement between Kabul Polytechnique University of Afghanistan and the International Water Centre (IWC) of Australia was signed on 6 October 2020 during a virtual teleconference held between Kabul and Canberra with attendance of officials and academic counterparts from…

On 25 August 2020, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Canberra organized a friendly reception at the Hayat Hotel in Canberra for few members of the Australia-Afghanistan Parliamentary Friendship Group, namely Mr Andrew Wallace MP and Chair…

Australia and Afghanistan’s relations can be traced back as far as the 1860s when the Afghan Cameleers came to Australia. In the midst of its 160th anniversary, Ambassador Wahidullah Waissi called on the Honorable Ken Wyatt AM, Member of the…

Recognising Aboriginal Afghans – Australian National Reconciliation Week  Reconciliation Week is dedicated to strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous peoples, for the benefit of all Australians. Running from May 27th to June 3rdevery year, this week…

The Parliament of the New Zealand in Wellington was the co-host of the Afghanistan and New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group (ANZPFG) in Wellington on March 17, 2020. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, as a co-host, welcomed a…

In his first official state visit of South Australia, His Excellency Ambassador Wahidullah Waissi, called on His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia in his Governoment House in Adelaide on 9 December 2019. Ambassador Waissi…

On Tuesday the 10th of December 2019 the Embassy of the I. R. of Afghanistan organized a farewell reception in honour of first Afghan cadets who successfully graduated from the two major Australian military and defence education institutions namely the Australian…

Dr. Aminuddin Muzafary, Deputy Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs of I. R. of Afghanistan paid an official visit to Australia and attended several religious and other public gatherings in Sydney and Canberra from 1 to 18 December 2019. On…

First Afghan Film Festival: post-event report Between the 15th and 21st of November, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Canberra hosted the First Afghan Film Festival in Canberra, in collaboration with the ANU Film Group. The Festival was held…