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Back Page December 24, 2016 Add: V-137, Street-6, Phase, 4, District 6, Shahrak Omed Sabz, Kabul Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 www.outlookafghanistan.net Add: V-137, Street-6, Phase, 4, District 6, Shahrak Omed Sabz, Kabul Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 www.thedailyafghanistan.com Jalalabad Kandahar Ghazni Mazar Herat Bamayan Kabul Partly Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear 6°C 12°C 1°C -6°C 8°C 18°C -13°C -5°C 7°C -3°C 9°C -2°C -1°C 8°C Daily Outlook Weather Forcast MOSCOW - Russia has sent a battalion of military police to keep order in Aleppo, De- fence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday, after the Syrian regime took full control of the ravaged city. “We sent in a battalion of military police yesterday evening to maintain order in the liberated territories,” Shoigu told Russian Presi- dent Vladimir Putin. A Russian battalion normal- ly numbers between 300 and 400 soldiers. The Russian military police is a subdivision of the mili- tary that is meant to ensure KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has underlined the need for equal acquisition of technical and profes- sional education by men and women, his office said on Friday. Speaking at a workshop here on Thursday, the president called for creat- ing facilities for males and females to acquire techni- cal and professional educa- tion. According to a statement from the Presidential Pal- ace, higher education ex- perts, students and senior officials of education and social affairs ministries took part in the event. Different subjects, includ- ing the value of technical education, teachers’ ca- pacity development and challenges to educational Russia Has Sent Battalion of Military Police to Aleppo Jamiat Criticize NUG for Not Implementing Political Agreement Minister Naderi Received Appreciation Letter from Makroyan-4 Residents Supreme Court Upholds Parliament’s Move to Dismiss Ministers Mediterranean Migrant Deaths in 2016 Pass 5,000: UN Site Survey for Nangarhar Civil Airport Conducted Recipient of Overseas Sword Promoted as Major Islamabad Scorns Pentagon Remarks on Haqqanis, Taliban Kabul Summons Pakistani Envoy Over Rocket Shelling Ghani Calls for Greater Focus on Professional Education order and discipline in the army. Putin hailed the recapture of Aleppo as a “very important part of the normalisation in Syria” and said that “every- thing needs to be done for fighting to stop on all Syrian territory.” Russian media earlier this month reported that scores of Chechens have been sent in as military police to Syr- ia, with one video showing them chatting in the Chech- en language while getting ready for their sendoff and wearing military police uni- forms. (AFP) KABUL - Nevertheless law- makers have stated that no court maintains the legal au- thority to interpret the Con- stitution without having a legal framework to do so. A number of Afghan law- makers on Thursday said the Supreme Court has up- held parliament’s ruling to dismiss seven ministers fol- lowing their failure to spend their development budgets. “We have not been officially informed about it, but the general view and the ru- mors indicate that the Su- preme Court has ratified the legal action taken by par- liament and the court has not allowed a new dispute to emerge with the Wolesi Jirga - which is of course against the law,” said MP from Badakhshan Fawzia Kofi. “Our expectation now and in the past from the presi- dent [Ashraf Ghani] was to respect the law and intro- JALALABAD - An initial site survey, involving top central and provincial of- ficials, has been conducted for the Nangarhar civil air- port, the governor’s office said on Friday. Experts, Governor Gu- lab Mangal, Wolesi Jirga Budget Commission head Amir Khanyar and Civil Aviation official Mahmood Shah Habibi saw the site from an airplane. A statement from the governor’s house said the experts and officials flew over a number of ar- eas in Behsud, Surkhrod, Chaparhar and Rodat dis- tricts. Governor Mangal called the civil airport construc- tion as the most impor- tant project for Nangarhar, which would help ease pressure on the Kabul air- port. He promised tracking progress in site selection, acquisition of funds and launch of the project. Amir Khanyar said a feasi- bility survey for the project had already been conduct- ed. He added funds for the airport would be allocated soon. (Pajhwok) GENEVA - The number of migrants and refugees who have perished while trying to cross the Mediterranean this year has passed 5,000, the UN said Friday after two more deadly shipwrecks. The latest incidents hap- pened Thursday when duce new nominees in the place of those ministers who were disqualified so that we can give them the vote of confidence before the winter recess,” another lawmaker Nazir Ahmad Ahmadzai said. Back in November, the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) dismissed seven ministers - adding to a list of issues faced by the national unity government under Ghani and Chief Ex- ecutive Abdullah Abdullah KABUL - Hundreds of Jami- at-e-Islami Party supporters on Friday attended a confer- ence in Kabul and sharply criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders for not implementing the political agreement based on which the NUG was es- tablished. The participants were most- ly from Panjsher province and said they support the recent decision by Atta Mo- hammad Noor, executive director of the party, and President Ashraf Ghani that the party would be consult- ed in future regarding im- portant decisions. “The president should con- sult with the people and give them their rights, es- pecially the rights of Jami- at-e-Islami Party,” said Safi Ahmad Haqqani, a religious scholar. The people attend- KABUL - The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Man- soor Naderi received a letter of appreciation from the res- idents of Makroyan Phase 4 for his services, particularly after the ministry under his administration arranged a refund of over AFN 107 mil- lion illegally overcharged. The representatives of Mak- royan-4 offered the appreci- ation letter during an event in ARG Palace which was organized to announce the refund of the payments fol- lowing an extensive audit. The representatives of Mak- royan-4 said the majority of their problems and concerns were resolved by Minister Naderi . The construction institutes came up for dis- cussion. In his address, Ghani un- derscored the imperative of greater concentration of technical and literacy courses. He directed the relevant institutions to de- velop organised literacy and an estimated 100 people drowned in the Mediterra- nean Sea after two rubber dinghies collapsed, the UN refugee agency said, cit- ing reports from the Italian coastguard. In October, UNHCR de- clared 2016 the deadliest year ever for migrants try- ing to reach Europe on the Mediterranean route, when the fatality mark hit 3,800. Deaths have surged this year because migrant smug- glers are increasingly using poor quality vessels while also trying to pack more people on boats, possibly to raise profits, UNHCR has said. “An average of 14 people have died every day in the Mediterranean Sea during 2016,” UNHCR said in a statement. The higher death rate has come despite a drop in the number of migrants cross- ing the sea this year com- pared to 2015. (AFP) – who themselves have been at loggerheads for months. Nevertheless lawmakers have stated that no court maintains the legal author- ity to interpret the Constitu- tion without having a legal framework to do so. In addition to this, lawmak- ers accused government leaders of violating the law by keeping the dismissed ministers in their positions. “I think referring the case to the Supreme Court was against ...(More on P4)...(9) Poverty in Afghanistan would be alleviated and economic stability achieved if the country’s natural resources were ing the conference also criti- cized Jamiat-e-Islami party leaders for not making sure the party played a bigger role in the NUG and said they are not being consulted in the internal affairs of the party. “Some misunderstanding happened in the leadership team of the party which slowed down the negotia- tion process. But negotia- tions will continue until our demands are responded to positively,” said Farhad Azimi, an MP. “I got membership of the party when I was 17 years old. But never been aware of the party decision,” said Mohammad Alam Ezadyar, a member of Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parlia- ment.) Noor meanwhile sent a mes- sage ...(More on P4)...(14) work of Makroyan Phase 4 begun seven years and was completed two years after its construction inaugura- tion covering an area of 27.460 square meter. The ...(More on P4)...(12) KABUL - An Afghan Na- tional Army cadet, who won the Overseas Sword from the UK Royal Academy Sandhurst, would be given an extraordinary rank, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdul- lah said on Friday. Behzad Heidari is the first- ever ANA cadet who stood second among the armed forces to receive an award from the premier military academy. A statement from Abdul- lah’s office said the CEO met Heidari and praise his achievements as an overseas student in the Royal Acad- emy Sandhurst. Abdullah approved Hei- dari’s ...(More on P4)...(13) PESHAWAR - Pakistan has spurned Pentagon’s assess- ment that the Taliban and Haqqani network are freely operating from its soil, call- ing Afghanistan the epicen- tre of terrorism in the region. Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria told a regu- lar media briefing in Is- lamabad: “Afghanistan is infested with most terrorist organisations due to insta- bility there, which has cre- ated space for terrorist ele- ments.” The Department of Defense recently alleged Afghan- oriented militant groups, including ...(More on P4)...(10) KABUL - The Afghan Min- istry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday sum- moned Pakistani ambas- sador in Kabul and lodged a formal protest over latest rocket shelling into two Af- ghan districts. The Pakistani Ambassador, Syed Ibrar Hussain, was summoned this afternoon over firing rockets into Sar- kan district of eastern Kunar province and Maroof dis- trict of southern Kandahar province by Pakistani secu- rity and militia forces, the ministry said in a statement. MoFA political section head Mohammad Musa Arifi met the diplomat and handed him over a complaint letter from ...(More on P4)...(11) Russain Minister exploited, the president believed, saying the pri- vate sector could play a vital role in creating jobs. (Pajhwok) Publication of Award of Contract Ministry of Finance (MOF), intends to award the contract for the Project of Procurement of Smart System for Custom ports & Custom Directorate, for lot 2(Cargo vehicles GPS tracking) under Contract No: NPA/MOF/95/ICB/G-1277 to M/S (CISNET GLOBAL) LLC, Dubai( ) under License No: (614215) in total contract amount of 234,023.86 USD. 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MOSCOW - Russia has sent a battalion of military police to keep order in Aleppo, De-fence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday, after the Syrian regime took full control of the ravaged city.“We sent in a battalion of military police yesterday evening to maintain order in the liberated territories,” Shoigu told Russian Presi-dent Vladimir Putin.A Russian battalion normal-ly numbers between 300 and 400 soldiers.The Russian military police is a subdivision of the mili-tary that is meant to ensure

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has underlined the need for equal acquisition of technical and profes-sional education by men and women, his office said on Friday.Speaking at a workshop here on Thursday, the president called for creat-ing facilities for males and females to acquire techni-cal and professional educa-tion.According to a statement from the Presidential Pal-ace, higher education ex-perts, students and senior officials of education and social affairs ministries took part in the event.Different subjects, includ-ing the value of technical education, teachers’ ca-pacity development and challenges to educational

Russia Has Sent Battalion of Military Police to Aleppo

Jamiat Criticize NUG for Not Implementing

Political Agreement

Minister Naderi Received Appreciation Letter from

Makroyan-4 Residents

Supreme Court Upholds Parliament’s Move to Dismiss Ministers

Mediterranean Migrant Deaths in 2016 Pass 5,000: UN

Site Survey for Nangarhar Civil Airport Conducted

Recipient of Overseas

Sword Promoted as Major

Islamabad Scorns Pentagon

Remarks on Haqqanis, Taliban

Kabul Summons Pakistani

Envoy Over Rocket Shelling

Ghani Calls for Greater Focus on Professional Education

order and discipline in the army.Putin hailed the recapture of Aleppo as a “very important part of the normalisation in Syria” and said that “every-thing needs to be done for fighting to stop on all Syrian territory.”Russian media earlier this month reported that scores of Chechens have been sent in as military police to Syr-ia, with one video showing them chatting in the Chech-en language while getting ready for their sendoff and wearing military police uni-forms. (AFP)

KABUL - Nevertheless law-makers have stated that no court maintains the legal au-thority to interpret the Con-stitution without having a legal framework to do so.A number of Afghan law-makers on Thursday said the Supreme Court has up-held parliament’s ruling to dismiss seven ministers fol-lowing their failure to spend their development budgets.“We have not been officially informed about it, but the general view and the ru-mors indicate that the Su-preme Court has ratified the legal action taken by par-liament and the court has not allowed a new dispute to emerge with the Wolesi Jirga - which is of course against the law,” said MP from Badakhshan Fawzia Kofi.“Our expectation now and in the past from the presi-dent [Ashraf Ghani] was to respect the law and intro-

JALALABAD - An initial site survey, involving top central and provincial of-ficials, has been conducted for the Nangarhar civil air-port, the governor’s office said on Friday.Experts, Governor Gu-lab Mangal, Wolesi Jirga Budget Commission head Amir Khanyar and Civil Aviation official Mahmood Shah Habibi saw the site from an airplane.A statement from the governor’s house said the experts and officials flew over a number of ar-eas in Behsud, Surkhrod, Chaparhar and Rodat dis-tricts.Governor Mangal called the civil airport construc-tion as the most impor-tant project for Nangarhar, which would help ease pressure on the Kabul air-port. He promised tracking progress in site selection, acquisition of funds and launch of the project.Amir Khanyar said a feasi-bility survey for the project had already been conduct-ed. He added funds for the airport would be allocated soon. (Pajhwok)

GENEVA - The number of migrants and refugees who have perished while trying to cross the Mediterranean this year has passed 5,000, the UN said Friday after two more deadly shipwrecks.The latest incidents hap-pened Thursday when

duce new nominees in the place of those ministers who were disqualified so that we can give them the vote of confidence before the winter recess,” another lawmaker Nazir Ahmad Ahmadzai said.Back in November, the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) dismissed seven ministers - adding to a list of issues faced by the national unity government under Ghani and Chief Ex-ecutive Abdullah Abdullah

KABUL - Hundreds of Jami-at-e-Islami Party supporters on Friday attended a confer-ence in Kabul and sharply criticized the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders for not implementing the political agreement based on which the NUG was es-tablished.The participants were most-ly from Panjsher province and said they support the recent decision by Atta Mo-hammad Noor, executive director of the party, and President Ashraf Ghani that the party would be consult-ed in future regarding im-portant decisions.“The president should con-sult with the people and give them their rights, es-pecially the rights of Jami-at-e-Islami Party,” said Safi Ahmad Haqqani, a religious scholar. The people attend-

KABUL - The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Man-soor Naderi received a letter of appreciation from the res-idents of Makroyan Phase 4 for his services, particularly after the ministry under his administration arranged a refund of over AFN 107 mil-lion illegally overcharged.The representatives of Mak-royan-4 offered the appreci-ation letter during an event in ARG Palace which was organized to announce the refund of the payments fol-lowing an extensive audit.The representatives of Mak-royan-4 said the majority of their problems and concerns were resolved by Minister Naderi . The construction

institutes came up for dis-cussion.In his address, Ghani un-derscored the imperative of greater concentration

of technical and literacy courses. He directed the relevant institutions to de-velop organised literacy and

an estimated 100 people drowned in the Mediterra-nean Sea after two rubber dinghies collapsed, the UN refugee agency said, cit-ing reports from the Italian coastguard.In October, UNHCR de-clared 2016 the deadliest

year ever for migrants try-ing to reach Europe on the Mediterranean route, when the fatality mark hit 3,800.Deaths have surged this year because migrant smug-glers are increasingly using poor quality vessels while also trying to pack more people on boats, possibly to raise profits, UNHCR has said.“An average of 14 people have died every day in the Mediterranean Sea during 2016,” UNHCR said in a statement.The higher death rate has come despite a drop in the number of migrants cross-ing the sea this year com-pared to 2015. (AFP)

– who themselves have been at loggerheads for months. Nevertheless lawmakers have stated that no court maintains the legal author-ity to interpret the Constitu-tion without having a legal framework to do so.In addition to this, lawmak-ers accused government leaders of violating the law by keeping the dismissed ministers in their positions.“I think referring the case to the Supreme Court was against ...(More on P4)...(9)

Poverty in Afghanistan would be alleviated and economic stability achieved if the country’s natural resources were

ing the conference also criti-cized Jamiat-e-Islami party leaders for not making sure the party played a bigger role in the NUG and said they are not being consulted in the internal affairs of the party.“Some misunderstanding happened in the leadership team of the party which slowed down the negotia-tion process. But negotia-tions will continue until our demands are responded to positively,” said Farhad Azimi, an MP.“I got membership of the party when I was 17 years old. But never been aware of the party decision,” said Mohammad Alam Ezadyar, a member of Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parlia-ment.)Noor meanwhile sent a mes-sage ...(More on P4)...(14)

work of Makroyan Phase 4 begun seven years and was completed two years after its construction inaugura-tion covering an area of 27.460 square meter.The ...(More on P4)...(12)

KABUL - An Afghan Na-tional Army cadet, who won the Overseas Sword from the UK Royal Academy Sandhurst, would be given an extraordinary rank, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdul-lah said on Friday.Behzad Heidari is the first-ever ANA cadet who stood second among the armed forces to receive an award from the premier military academy.A statement from Abdul-lah’s office said the CEO met Heidari and praise his achievements as an overseas student in the Royal Acad-emy Sandhurst.Abdullah approved Hei-dari’s ...(More on P4)...(13)

PESHAWAR - Pakistan has spurned Pentagon’s assess-ment that the Taliban and Haqqani network are freely operating from its soil, call-ing Afghanistan the epicen-tre of terrorism in the region.Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria told a regu-lar media briefing in Is-lamabad: “Afghanistan is infested with most terrorist organisations due to insta-bility there, which has cre-ated space for terrorist ele-ments.”The Department of Defense recently alleged Afghan-oriented militant groups, including ...(More on P4)...(10)

KABUL - The Afghan Min-istry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday sum-moned Pakistani ambas-sador in Kabul and lodged a formal protest over latest rocket shelling into two Af-ghan districts.The Pakistani Ambassador, Syed Ibrar Hussain, was summoned this afternoon over firing rockets into Sar-kan district of eastern Kunar province and Maroof dis-trict of southern Kandahar province by Pakistani secu-rity and militia forces, the ministry said in a statement.MoFA political section head Mohammad Musa Arifi met the diplomat and handed him over a complaint letter from ...(More on P4)...(11)

Russain Minister

exploited, the president believed, saying the pri-vate sector could play a vital role in creating jobs. (Pajhwok)

Publication of Award of Contract

Ministry of Finance (MOF), intends to award the contract for the Project of Procurement of Smart System for Custom ports & Custom Directorate, for lot 2(Cargo vehicles GPS tracking) under Contract No: NPA/MOF/95/ICB/G-1277 to M/S (CISNET GLOBAL) LLC, Dubai ( ) under License No: (614215) in total contract

amount of 234,023.86 USD.

Therefore, all legal and natural persons or firms can submit their complaints if any in written within 1 week from the publication date to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

It doesn’t mean a contract agreement, till completion of above mentioned duration no contract will be signed.