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Economic Development Stressed for Peace in Afghanistan

Ghazni Farmers Receive Agriculture

Equipment

Above 100 Afghans Sent to US for Training

Disappeared

Kunduz Media Outlets: Women’s Representation

Down by 60pc

Procurement Law Does not Meet Needs of Energy

Projects: Osmani

President Vows to Avenge Sar-I-Pul Massacre

Ghani, Abbasi Vow to Put up Joint Front against Terror

Afghanistan Requests India to Launch Exclusive

Satellite: Report

Kabul Huddle Underlines Women’s Issues

KABUL - Afghanistan loses 175 cubic meters of water monthly due to constant delays in the construction of Kamal Khan dam.The procurement law does not meet the requirements of mega energy projects in the country and causes major challenges for invest-ment in Afghanistan, the Minister of water and ener-gy Ali Ahmad Osmani said

KABUL - President Mo-hammad Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday vowed to avenge the massacre of innocent people in the Sayyad dis-trict of northern Sar-i-Pul province.Addressing a gathering on Anti-Corruption Drive, the president offered his con-dolences to the bereaved families and said the en-emy of the country once

KABUL - Participants of a gathering in Kabul on Tues-day termed insecurity, old traditions and lack of finan-cial resources as big chal-lenges women faced in the country.The gathering, an initiative of Farkhunda Zahra Naderi, presidential advisor on UN

NEW DELHI - Afghanistan minister requests Indian envoy in Kabul to launch a special satellite for use in tel-ecommunications, television services, agriculture, mining and other sectorsThree months after India launched South Asia Satel-lite, the Afghanistan govern-ment has requested India to launch a special satellite ex-clusively for its use, said a re-port in The Economic Times.As per the report, the request was made by Afghanistan minister of telecommunica-tions and technology Syed

PESHAWAR - In their maiden telephonic contact, President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan’s new Prime Min-ister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi have vowed to work to-gether to deal with common challenges.Ghani rang up Abbasi and congratulated him on his election as Pakistan’s new premier after the disqualifi-cation of Mian Nawaz Sha-rif in the Panamagate case by the Supreme Court.The Prime Minister’s House said in a statement the Af-ghan president expressed satisfaction with the smooth transition. H called the change a good omen for

KABUL - Economic devel-opment is central to peace and stability in Afghanistan and the Heart of Asia Re-gion, agreed participants of a meeting in New Delhi.Representatives from 17 countries, including Af-ghanistan, India and Paki-stan, on Monday discussed ways of developing the war-torn nation into a regional economic hub.The participants exchanged views on a several issues, including the need for mak-ing existing trade and tran-sit pacts more inclusive, a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs in Delhi said.Monday’s meeting was host-ed by Delhi under the Heart of Asia process. “There was consensus that economic de-

on Tuesday. He said that Afghanistan loses 175 cubic meters of water per month due to constant delays in the con-struction of Kamal Khan dam. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Energy and Water (MoWE) has signed the first phase contract for the construc-tion of the Qargha Lake project ...(More on P4)...(10)

again showed their utter disregard for human life and vowed to avenge the blood of innocent men and women.Ghani said: “The crime committed by the rebels in Mirzawlang area set an-other pattern of changing tactics of conflict. Similar crimes were committed in Kabul, Herat and Ghor ear-lier.” ...(More on P4)...(12)

related matters, was also at-tended by UN Women’s Rep-resentative Rebecca Tavares and members of civil society organizations.Haseena Safi, head of Afghan Women Network, said de-spite billions of dollars pour-ing into Afghanistan during the ...(More on P4)...(15)

Ahmad Shah Sadat, as he met Indian ambassador Manpreet Vohra in Kabul. However, it is not yet clear if Kabul wants to use a dedicat-ed satellite to track terrorist hideouts, the report added.The minister and the Indian envoy discussed opening of an Afghan terminal in the South Asia Satellite, another special satellite, and India-assisted small development projects.ET reported that India plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), al-lowing ...(More on P4)...(16)

democracy in Pakistan.Abbasi thanked Ghani, saying terrorism was a com-mon threat for both countries. “We will work with Afghanistan for security and stability in the region,” he said.He added terrorism was a common enemy and “we will work together to eliminate this menace from the region”. The two sides also agreed to work together to address the challenge of energy in the region.Khyber-IV operation ...(More on P4)...(13)

velopment was an important factor in ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan and the Heart of Asia Region.” “In this context, the participants shared views on various measures and steps to promote transit and trade and realizing reliable and robust connectivity, with Afghanistan as the hub,” the ministry said.This included the recognition of the need to make the existing transit and trade agreements ...(More on P4)...(11)

GHAZNI CITY - Farmers in southern Ghazni province were on Tuesday dis-tributed some agriculture equipment to boost their production.Addressing a gathering here, Governor Abdul Mateen recalled farmers had been distributed 120 pistachio saplings which were successfully planted and produced positive result.Therefore, water reservoirs, water

pumps, spray machines and other agri-culture equipment were distributed to farmers. He vowed to continue holding meetings with farmers to explore open market for their products.Agriculture Department Director Sediqullah Kaliwal told the gathering that distribution of the new equipment would help increase agriculture produc-tion.The new facilities would help farmers ir-rigate their lands easily and avoid going to other places for help.According ...(More on P4)...(14)

KABUL - More than 100 Afghans sent to the US for training and other purposes have not returned back to Afghanistan, reliable sources claimed on Tuesday.The Afghans had been sent to the US for higher education, military training and others purposes but most of them sought refuge in the US and Canada.A Washington-based Afghan, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Af-ghan News that around 150 Afghans re-mained in the US and Canada since 2015.He said these people had come to the US for training and education but some stayed in the US and others in Canada.Bashir Safi, a US-based Afghan, wrote on his social media account that most of the Afghans who came to the US on scholar-ships and for military and other type of training did not return back to Afghani-stan.They included military officers, univer-sity teachers, civil servants and civil so-ciety activists, he said, adding some of them had migrated to Canada and others had requested US citizenship.He claimed among these individuals, two were two-star generals. He said most of the military ...(More on P4)...(18)

KUNDUZ CITY - The presence of women in local media organisations of northern Kun-duz province has declined by 60 percent in the past two years, Pajhwok Afghan News has learnt.Currently, only 32 women are working for nine radio stations and three local television channels in Kunduz province. Women’s rep-resentation has apparently fallen due to esca-lating violence.Before the fall of Kunduz two years ago, 81 women worked for different local media out-lets. But they fled the province due to secu-rity concerns, bringing their number down to only 32.Two years agoAccording to Pajhwok investigations, two years back, four women worked for Kunuz Radio, 13 for Zahra Radio, over 15 for Kehan Radio, six for Sabnam Radio, one for National Kunduz Radio.As many as 11 women were associated with Cheragh Radio, two with Badloon Radio and 25 with Roshani Radio while the Eslah Radio had no female employee two years ago.Current representationThe presence of women declined by 60 per-cent compared to two years back. At the mo-ment, there is no woman employee in Radio Eslah, while four females work for Zahra Ra-dio, five for ...(More on P4)...(17) رئیس جمهور:

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