Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3684 Thursday September 14, 2017 ... 14, 2017/Front page.pdf“Lawmakers did...
Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3684 Thursday September 14, 2017 Sunbla 23, 1396 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs Quote of the Day Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other. Honore de Balzac www.thedailyafghanistan.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: Sarai Ghazni, District 3, Kabul KABUL - Speaking to reporters in Is- lamabad, Abbasi said Pakistan was fencing its part and welcomed the Afghans to fence their side as well to ensure a halt to cross-border terror- ism. “We are open for joint patrolling, we are open for joint posts along the border with Afghanistan,” the prime minister said, adding: “We will put up a fence there; the Afghans are welcome to put up another fence on their side.” He denied Pakistan was harbouring militants, insisting it was “fight- ing agents of chaos”. “All criminal elements we are fighting are based KABUL - Currently 11 ministries are headed by acting min- isters. The government has introduced eight nominees to re- place as many acting ministers for a vote of confidence to the lower house. On May 15, the Wolesi Jirga announced that it would not vote for a few ministries-designate until all were introduced. Some lawmakers remained stuck to their stance of not voting for only a few ministerial slots on Wednesday. Qais Hassan, a lawmaker from Kabul, said: “If it needs pres- KABUL - Kabul and Tehran are working together on a joint strate- gic plan to rehabilitate the Hamun Lake in southeastern Iran, a media report said on Wednesday. An official of the Iranian Depart- ment of Environment was quoted as saying officials from the neigh- bouring countries had decided to work out a joint plan for reviving the lake. Arezoo Ashrafizadeh told ISNA: “To this end, Iran and Afghani- stan have established joint com- mittees to prepare the grounds for cooperation in this field...” With representatives from both sides, committees on water, sci- ence, training, economy, rgricul- ture and security have been estab- lished. She added: “So far, the commit- tees have held several meetings inside Iran attended by represent- atives from Afghanistan.” The rehabilitation of Hamun Lake is impossible in the absence of cooperation between the neigh- bours, admitted the official At the committee-level meeting, Ashrafizadeh said: “Fortunately, ...(More on P4)...(1) in Afghani- stan,” Abbasi claimed. In a last month speech lay- ing out a new strategy to win the 16-year-old war in Afghan- istan, US Presi- dent Donald Trump called on Pakistan to eliminate mili- tant sanctuaries. Abbasi said his government had yet to receive any specific demands from the Trump sure, we do not command military forces to press the gov- ernment, it would be better to decide if all vacant Cabinet posts are filled.” “Lawmakers did their job for seven years with indignity and surrendered to orders, but they should no longer or at least in their last year accept more orders and engage in pragma- tism,” he said. However, Daud Kalakani, a lawmaker from Kabul, said de- laying the voting process for ...(More on P4)...(2) BEIJING - An exhibition -- Legendary Treasures of the Silk Road: Precious Collections from the National Museum of Afghanistan -- has opened in the Dunhuang city of Gansu province The event at the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Mu- seum comes after the successful holding of the Af- ghanistan Treasures Exhibition in Beijing between March and June this year. The exhibition is supported by the National Mu- seum of Afghanistan, the Chinese People’s Asso- ciation for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Japan-based Chinese Kouzan Fine Arts Company and the Dunhuang Academy. On display are some of the most exquisite ancient archaeological artefacts from Afghanistan, dating back to at least 4000 years and including the ma- jestic Bactrian Gold collection. Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage are illustrated by the collection, which also illustrates the coun- try’s place and role as a ...(More on P4)...(3) KABUL - The newly-appointed governor for cen- tral Kabul province on Wednesday took charge, vowing to combat corruption and retain usurped lands. Mohammad Yaqub Haideri was formally introduced as the governor of Kabul at an official ceremony here. Haideri replaces Mohammad Ha- mid Akram who had been governor since 2015 and retired because of old age. Haideri was introduced to the provincial authorities as new governor by the special representative of ...(More on P4)...(6) KABUL - The Afghan government has approved ten contracts worth around two billion Afghanis during the latest meeting of the national procure- ment commission. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said several road construction projects are among the new pro- jects approved during the meeting. A statement by ARG Palace said the meeting of the national procurement commission was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The statement further added that the contracts ap- proved during the meeting include 15 kilometer road reconstruction and ...(More on P4)...(7) WASHINGTON - “We cannot afford not to sustain our efforts in Afghanistan. As a nation, we cannot afford the increased risks and peril that would come from a wholesale departure or rapid reduction in our footprint in Afghanistan,” John R. Bass said. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee, he said: “We don’t have to guess at the con- KABUL - A senior Ministry of Infor- mation and Culture (MoIC) official on Wednesday warned media out- lets of legal action and closure over failing to pay taxes in-time. Sayed Aqa Hussain Fazel Sanchara- ki, MoIC deputy publications head, told a news conference here after President Ashraf Ghani exempted media outlets from paying tax fines and paying taxes in installments, media institutions should give their taxes in time. On August 29, the president dur- ing a meeting with representatives of print, audio, broadcasting agen- cies and media outlets announced excepting some media outlets from paying tax fines through a decree. The MoIC’s deputy publications head, referring to the president’s or- der, warned media outlets, especial- ly audio and TV channels, of taking them off air, freezing their bank ac- counts, slapping travel bans and re- stricting their activities if they didn’t pay their taxes on time. He said today’s conference was aimed ...(More on P4)...(4) administration. Pakistan would act on any information shared by US au- thorities, he promised. (Pajhwok) KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday said fundamental measures would be taken against Daesh militants in Pachi- America cannot risk the dangers of leaving Afghanistan, President Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Afghanistan told lawmakers on Tuesday. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says his country is ready for joint patrols and establishment of joint posts on the Durand Line with Afghanistan, a media report said on Wednesday. Legendary Treasures of Silk Road Exhibition Opens in China The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Wednesday decided to add granting the trust vote to eight ministers-designate to its agenda. Kabul New Governor Vows to Fight Graft, Land-Grabs Govt. Approves New Contracts worth Around Afs 2 Billion Kabul, Tehran Agree to Restore Hamun Lake Media Outlets Warned Over Delay in Tax Payments Abdullah Promises Measures Against Daesh Wolesi Jirga Adds Cabinet Picks to Agenda ragam district of eastern Nangarhar province. Abdullah, who met with a number of tribal elders from Tora Bora area of the district at his office, listened to prob- lems shared with him by the elders who said 4,000 people had been displaced from the volatile area; however, no aid reached them. A statement from the CEO office quoted the elders as saying that most of their villages were currently under Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS)’s writ, urg- ing the government to conduct a clear- ing operation in Pachiragam district for eradicating the oufit. They also demand- ed a large number of police in their area, adding they were ready to support and stand by the ...(More on P4)...(8) sequences from that policy choice. “We experienced those consequences 16 years ago. And on a smaller but no less lethal scale, we have experienced the con- sequences that followed when ISIS set up shop in ungoverned spaces in Syria and Iraq, plotting, attacks against the US ...” Bass added the ISIS had used these spaces to conduct research on how to conduct mass-casualty attacks using chemical weapons and to evade detection equipment – just as an al- Qai’da affiliate did in Yemen seven years ago. “As the president made clear in his address to the nation on August 21, we cannot -- and will not -- shy away from tack- ling these challenges head-on. The security and safety of our homeland and our fellow citizens demands it,” he continued. If confirmed by the Senate, Bass said, he would follow the new strategy approved by the president last month. The strat- egy accounts for both enduring challenges and new factors in Afghanistan and across South Asia. “It directs us to tackle the root causes of the enduring conflict in Afghanistan – which include the safe havens the Taliban continues to enjoy in Pakistan, and the support it at times receives from other neighboring states – rather than simply treating the symptoms,” he added....(More on P4)...(5)
Transcript of Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3684 Thursday September 14, 2017 ... 14, 2017/Front page.pdf“Lawmakers did...
Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3684 Thursday September 14, 2017 Sunbla 23, 1396 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs
Quote of the DayNothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he
is superior to the other.Honore de Balzac
www.thedailyafghanistan.comEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019Add: Sarai Ghazni, District 3, Kabul
KABUL - Speaking to reporters in Is-lamabad, Abbasi said Pakistan was fencing its part and welcomed the Afghans to fence their side as well to ensure a halt to cross-border terror-ism.“We are open for joint patrolling, we are open for joint posts along the border with Afghanistan,” the prime minister said, adding: “We will put up a fence there; the Afghans are welcome to put up another fence on their side.”He denied Pakistan was harbouring militants, insisting it was “fight-ing agents of chaos”. “All criminal elements we are fighting are based
KABUL - Currently 11 ministries are headed by acting min-isters. The government has introduced eight nominees to re-place as many acting ministers for a vote of confidence to the lower house.On May 15, the Wolesi Jirga announced that it would not vote for a few ministries-designate until all were introduced.Some lawmakers remained stuck to their stance of not voting for only a few ministerial slots on Wednesday.Qais Hassan, a lawmaker from Kabul, said: “If it needs pres-
KABUL - Kabul and Tehran are working together on a joint strate-gic plan to rehabilitate the Hamun Lake in southeastern Iran, a media report said on Wednesday.An official of the Iranian Depart-ment of Environment was quoted as saying officials from the neigh-bouring countries had decided to work out a joint plan for reviving the lake.Arezoo Ashrafizadeh told ISNA: “To this end, Iran and Afghani-stan have established joint com-mittees to prepare the grounds for cooperation in this field...”With representatives from both sides, committees on water, sci-ence, training, economy, rgricul-ture and security have been estab-lished.She added: “So far, the commit-tees have held several meetings inside Iran attended by represent-atives from Afghanistan.”The rehabilitation of Hamun Lake is impossible in the absence of cooperation between the neigh-bours, admitted the officialAt the committee-level meeting, Ashrafizadeh said: “Fortunately, ...(More on P4)...(1)
in Afghani-stan,” Abbasi claimed.In a last month speech lay-ing out a new strategy to win the 16-year-old war in Afghan-istan, US Presi-dent Donald Trump called on Pakistan to eliminate mili-tant sanctuaries. Abbasi said his government had yet to receive any specific demands from the Trump
sure, we do not command military forces to press the gov-ernment, it would be better to decide if all vacant Cabinet posts are filled.”“Lawmakers did their job for seven years with indignity and surrendered to orders, but they should no longer or at least in their last year accept more orders and engage in pragma-tism,” he said.However, Daud Kalakani, a lawmaker from Kabul, said de-laying the voting process for ...(More on P4)...(2)
BEIJING - An exhibition -- Legendary Treasures of the Silk Road: Precious Collections from the National Museum of Afghanistan -- has opened in the Dunhuang city of Gansu provinceThe event at the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Mu-seum comes after the successful holding of the Af-ghanistan Treasures Exhibition in Beijing between March and June this year.The exhibition is supported by the National Mu-seum of Afghanistan, the Chinese People’s Asso-ciation for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the Japan-based Chinese Kouzan Fine Arts Company and the Dunhuang Academy.On display are some of the most exquisite ancient archaeological artefacts from Afghanistan, dating back to at least 4000 years and including the ma-jestic Bactrian Gold collection.Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage are illustrated by the collection, which also illustrates the coun-try’s place and role as a ...(More on P4)...(3)
KABUL - The newly-appointed governor for cen-tral Kabul province on Wednesday took charge, vowing to combat corruption and retain usurped lands. Mohammad Yaqub Haideri was formally introduced as the governor of Kabul at an official ceremony here. Haideri replaces Mohammad Ha-mid Akram who had been governor since 2015 and retired because of old age. Haideri was introduced to the provincial authorities as new governor by the special representative of ...(More on P4)...(6)
KABUL - The Afghan government has approved ten contracts worth around two billion Afghanis during the latest meeting of the national procure-ment commission.The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said several road construction projects are among the new pro-jects approved during the meeting.A statement by ARG Palace said the meeting of the national procurement commission was chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.The statement further added that the contracts ap-proved during the meeting include 15 kilometer road reconstruction and ...(More on P4)...(7)
WASHINGTON - “We cannot afford not to sustain our efforts in Afghanistan. As a nation, we cannot afford the increased risks and peril that would come from a wholesale departure or rapid reduction in our footprint in Afghanistan,” John R. Bass said.At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Rela-tions Committee, he said: “We don’t have to guess at the con-
KABUL - A senior Ministry of Infor-mation and Culture (MoIC) official on Wednesday warned media out-lets of legal action and closure over failing to pay taxes in-time.Sayed Aqa Hussain Fazel Sanchara-ki, MoIC deputy publications head, told a news conference here after President Ashraf Ghani exempted media outlets from paying tax fines and paying taxes in installments, media institutions should give their taxes in time.On August 29, the president dur-ing a meeting with representatives of print, audio, broadcasting agen-cies and media outlets announced excepting some media outlets from paying tax fines through a decree.The MoIC’s deputy publications head, referring to the president’s or-der, warned media outlets, especial-ly audio and TV channels, of taking them off air, freezing their bank ac-counts, slapping travel bans and re-stricting their activities if they didn’t pay their taxes on time.He said today’s conference was aimed ...(More on P4)...(4)
administration. Pakistan would act on any information shared by US au-thorities, he promised. (Pajhwok)
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday said fundamental measures would be taken against Daesh militants in Pachi-
America cannot risk the dangers of leaving Afghanistan, President Trump’s nominee for US ambassador to Afghanistan told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says his country is ready for joint patrols and establishment of joint posts on the Durand Line with Afghanistan, a media report said on Wednesday.
Legendary Treasures of Silk Road Exhibition
Opens in China
The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Wednesday decided to add granting the trust vote to eight ministers-designate to its agenda.
Kabul New Governor Vows to Fight
Graft, Land-Grabs
Govt. Approves New Contracts worth Around
Afs 2 Billion
Kabul, Tehran Agree to Restore Hamun Lake
Media Outlets Warned Over Delay in Tax Payments
Abrupt US Pullout from Afghanistan Opposed
Pakistan Ready for Joint Patrols of Durand Line: AbbasiAbdullah Promises Measures Against Daesh
Wolesi Jirga Adds Cabinet Picks to Agenda
ragam district of eastern Nangarhar province.Abdullah, who met with a number of tribal elders from Tora Bora area of the district at his office, listened to prob-lems shared with him by the elders who said 4,000 people had been displaced from the volatile area; however, no aid reached them.A statement from the CEO office quoted the elders as saying that most of their villages were currently under Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS)’s writ, urg-ing the government to conduct a clear-ing operation in Pachiragam district for eradicating the oufit. They also demand-ed a large number of police in their area, adding they were ready to support and stand by the ...(More on P4)...(8)
sequences from that policy choice. “We experienced those consequences 16 years ago. And on a smaller but no less lethal scale, we have experienced the con-sequences that followed when ISIS set up shop in ungoverned spaces in Syria and Iraq, plotting, attacks against the US ...”Bass added the ISIS had used these spaces to conduct research on how to conduct mass-casualty attacks using chemical weapons and to evade detection equipment – just as an al-Qai’da affiliate did in Yemen seven years ago. “As the president made clear in his address to the nation on August 21, we cannot -- and will not -- shy away from tack-ling these challenges head-on. The security and safety of our homeland and our fellow citizens demands it,” he continued. If confirmed by the Senate, Bass said, he would follow the new strategy approved by the president last month. The strat-egy accounts for both enduring challenges and new factors in Afghanistan and across South Asia. “It directs us to tackle the root causes of the enduring conflict in Afghanistan – which include the safe havens the Taliban continues to enjoy in Pakistan, and the support it at times receives from other neighboring states – rather than simply treating the symptoms,” he added....(More on P4)...(5)
