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Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:

while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Equality

Ghani Sends Delegation to Held Secret Meeting with Taliban in Doha

Doctor Allegedly Beaten Female Nurse in Kabul Hospital

KABUL - Karima, a pseudonym for a nurse in the Infectious Dis-eases Hospital in Kabul, claims that she was mistreated and beat-en by Doctor Zaman late on Sat-urday when she wanted to go for prayer.

A physician in a state-run hospital has allegedly beaten a female nurse.

KABUL - Meshrano Jirga members on Sunday called adherence to Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)’s high morals as the only way to get resoled the coun-try’s problems and insisted on an-nouncement of the presidential election results as soon as possible.The upper house members congratu-lated the entire nation and the Muslim world on marking the birth anniversa-ry of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and stressed adherence to high morals of the Prophet.Senator Sediq Balkhi said: “All Afghans should adhere to the guidance of the Prophet and should follow his way.”He asked media outlets, specially tele-visions, to air programs on the person-ality and life of the Prophet.Sediqi also asked the Independent Elec-tion Commission (IEC) to announce the result of the Sept 28 presidential elec-tion in its due date.Another lawmaker Lotfullah Baba also asked the IEC to announce the election result as soon as possible because a powerful government could push for-ward peace talks with the Taliban.Peace talks between the US and the Tal-iban have been suspended, but US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad recently resumed his journey to some countries to discuss peace efforts.Senate Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslim-yar also congratulated the nation and on the ...(More on P4)...(3)

KABUL - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said that national interests suggest removal of fraudulent votes and that there would be no compromise this time.Addressing his supporters in Loya Jirga tent in Kabul, Abdullah said his observ-ers have not taken part in the recount process and any results in the absence of them would be “illegitimate.”He said that there were still 300,000 votes that were fraudulent or didn’t meet the criteria but considered valid by the Independent Election Commis-sion.Abdullah, who became chief executive of National Unity Government follow-ing a disputed election in 2014, said that national interests at that time sug-gested to avoid conflict.“Today, national interests suggest that fraudulent votes must be removed,” Abdullah said.He said that there would be no compro-mise this time.“Election results will be based only on clean votes, we don’t support crisis, but if there is any crisis, fraud team whose name is State Builder will be responsi-ble for it,” Abdullah warned.In his speech, Abdullah also criticized that some individuals had been threat-ened by security forces for expressing their thoughts including those backing Taliban’s stance on peace issue. (1TV News)

Senate Urges Timely Presidential Election Results

National Interests Suggest Removal of Fraudulent Votes, No Compromise This Time: Abdullah

KABUL - Waheed Muzhda, a pro-Tal-iban political analyst who is familiar with the talks, said Saturday that the delegation will ask Taliban to announce a ceasefire in exchange for the release of their prisoners, including Anas Haqqa-ni, a key member of the Haqqani Net-work.According to Muzhda, President Ashraf Ghani’s delegation will also call on Tali-ban to hold direct talks with Afghan government negotiators, during an in-tra-Afghan meeting that will be held in Beijing, in the near future.

However, Taliban leaders have not ac-cepted to meet with Ghani’s visiting del-egation in Doha, the capital of Qatar, a source close to Taliban said.Apparently, the delegation is currently busy meeting with Qatari officials.The Taliban’s political office in Qatar de-nied to make comments in this regard.Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Friday said that the Afghan government is ready to release the Taliban prisoners in order to help promote confidence-building measures and create conditions for peace talks be-

tween the Afghan government and the Taliban.Danish emphasized that the Taliban must show their desire for peace by agreeing on a ceasefire.However, the Office of the National Se-curity Council of Afghanistan (ONSC) has rejected the report saying that, “No delegation from National Security Council of Afghanistan has been sent to any country to negotiate with the Tali-ban on any issue. We have always been very open and clear in any step taken to-wards the peace and dialogue.” (ATN)

According to Ms. Karima, she was beaten in front of the eyes of her colleagues in the hospital.The nurse is working in the government hospital since nine months. She was on-duty on Sat-urday night when the incident happened.“He said it is not the time for praying. Then he started cursing me and slapped in my face. He grabbed and pulled my hairs,” Karima described the scene of what happened with her.She further claimed that the phy-sician is continuously mistreating the hospital staff.Some family members of the

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nurse, including her brother and her mother were also gathered in front of the hospital, accusing the doctor for mistreating with Ka-rima.Najim, the brother of Karima also said that he was beaten by the doctor and his colleague when he came to support his sister.Police did not allowed Ariana News reporter to enter into the hospital and interview the ac-cused doctor or impartial staff of the hospital.However, officials in the Ministry of Public Health said the issues is under their investigation.“Our ...(More on P4)...(2)

KABUL - “As of September 30, 2019, the United States has appropriated $8.94 billion for counternarcotics (CN) efforts in Afghanistan since FY 2002,” SI-GAR said in the report.Based on the SIGAR report (cit-ing UNODC), the value of illicit drugs was greater than the value of the country’s legally exported products in 2017 and 2018.The report states that although

In a new report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) claims that the US has spent

$8.94 billion to fight illicit drugs in Afghanistan since 2002.

US Spent $8.9 Billion to Fight Afghan Illicit Drugs: SIGAR

Afghanistan’s area under opium-poppy cultivation fell by 20% in 2018, it remained at the second-highest level since the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) began monitor-ing it in 1994.Also, according to the report the recent decrease was due to a lack of rain that affected growing, rather than counter-narcotics ef-forts.

Opium-poppy cultivation has become a crucial element in the livelihood of many Afghans. Sig-nificantly, more Afghans are en-gaged ...(More on P4)...(2)

Request for Bids Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Afghanistan Name of Project: Modernization of Afghanistan State Owned Banks (MASOB)

Contract Title: Procurement of Implementation of DR Center for Pashtany Bank (PB) Pashtany Bank) MASOB/AF/G-17 Grant No.: D2830-AF Method: ICB RFB Reference No.: MASOB/AF/G-17

1. The Ministry of Finance has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Modernization of Afghanistan State Owned Banks (MASOB), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract: Procurement of Implementation of DR Center for Pashtany Bank (PB)MASOB/AF/G-17”

2. The Ministry of Finance now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders “Procurement of Implementation of DR Center for Pashtany Bank (PB) MASOB/AF/G-17”

3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance Procurement Directorate, Mr. Shafiqullah Eshaqzai, Shafiq_eshaqzai@yahoo.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours 8:00 to 17:00 Kabul Time at the address given below

6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 18/Dec/2019 at 10:00 A.M Kabul Time. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 18/Dec/2019 at 10:00 A.M Kabul Time.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 9,000 (Nine thousand). 8. The address (es) referred to above is (are):

Procurement Directorate of Ministry of Finance Contact Name: Mr. Shafiqullah Eshaqzai, Procurement Senior Specialist Address: Procurement Unit, Second Floor, DM Admin Building, Ministry of Finance, Pashtoonistan Watt, Kabul Afghanistan Telephone Number: 0093 (0) 202922492 Facsimile Number: 0093 (0) 798248248 Email Address: Shafiq_eshaqzai@yahoo.com Website: www.mof.gov.af

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A delegation from the Office of Afghanistan’s National Security Council has secretly traveled to Qatar, aimed at meeting with the political representatives of the

Taliban insurgent group, a source close to the Taliban told Ariana News on Saturday.

KABUL/DUSHANBE - ISIL was blamed by Tajikistan’s govern-ment for carrying out a deadly terrorist attack against a check-point near the border with Uz-bekistan earlier this week. The Central Asian state’s intelligence agency said that 20 gunmen had crossed into the country from

Afghanistan, proving that the war-torn nation is still a serious source of regional instability due to its internationally recognized authorities’ inability to protect their borders. No country can combat this threat on its own, hence why multilateral measures are the only realistic solution.Tajikistan is already a member of the Russian-led Collective Secu-rity Treaty Organization (CSTO), and it’s also a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organiza-tion (SCO) as well, but that still didn’t prevent the latest terror-ist attack. While Russia has ap-proximately 7,000 troops and a military base in the country, they aren’t able to monitor each and every piece of its territory, espe-cially not its long, mountainous border with Afghanistan, which explains why the attack still oc-curred despite their strong pres-ence.The missing link in the two previ-ously mentioned security frame-works is Afghanistan, which isn’t a formal member of either group, though many observers forget that it’s part of the Chi-nese-led Quadrilateral Coopera-tion & Coordination Mechanism (QCCM) that was inaugurated in 2016 and also crucially includes Tajikistan as well as Pakistan. The Chinese Ministry of Defense published a joint statement on its formation at the time describing is the function as follows:

KABUL - Taliban fighters say the reduction of violence directly re-lates with the progress in the ne-gotiating table.Ariana News reporter Samai Jahesh has interviewed a number of Taliban’s fighters in an area, which is under the control of militants.Jahesh and his cameraman were preparing a report in a Taliban-controlled village, when they were encountered by Taliban militants with motorbikes, who took them to an undisclosed area.The militants asked Ariana News reporter to conduct an interview with them. It took them three hours to be prepared and appear in front of the camera.During the interview, Taliban militants said, they are ready to lay down arms if their leaders reach to a political settlement.“We support their position to the last breath of our life and will accept their every order. We are ready if that is peace or war,” a Taliban commander said.However, the Taliban com-mander emphasized to continue fighting and carrying out suicide attacks, until they sign a peace accord.When he was asked, why they are carrying out bombings and suicide attacks at mosques and

KABUL - Pine nut production has increased by 12 percent this crop year, the Ministry of Agri-culture, Irrigation and Livestock said on Sunday.Around 24,000 tonnes of pine nuts were produced in Afghani-stan this year. Last year, 23,000 tonnes pine nuts were produced in the country, the ministry said.Pine nuts trees are in nine provinces of the country in-cluding Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, Nuristan, Kapisa and Kabul, and cover 44,000 hectares of land.In Khost and Paktia alone, 40,000 are working on harvest of pine nuts and related activities.Pine nuts are among Afghani-stan’s key export items and have demand in 16 countries.

KABUL - The names of cho-sen attendees for the upcoming peace meeting in Beijing will not be shared with the public before the date of the meeting has been announced, Sediq Sediqqi, a spokesman for President Ghani, said on Monday.Sediqqi said that the list of par-ticipants for the China meeting has been finalized after consulta-tions with various political par-ties, and he added that the peo-ple chose will broadly represent Afghan interests.“We believe it’s too early to share the list with the public…we tried to make a list that would repre-sent everyone,” Sediqqi said.At this point, the number of at-tendees on the list is between 15 and 20, according to sources at

Taliban Fighters Relate Violence Reduction with Progress in Negotiating Table

China, Pakistan Can Help Afghanistan, Tajikistan

Thwart Terrorism

Pine Nut Production Increases by 12 Percent in Afghanistan

‘Too Early’ to Name Attendees of China Meeting: Sediqqi

public areas, he replied: “It is not intentional. If the suicide bomb-er, who tear himself to pieces, un-derstand that a Quran is here, he will not carry out his attack.”Abed, another Taliban fighter, who seems to be on his twenties, said he has newly joined with

The ministry said that Afghani-stan has the potential to pro-duce between 23,000 and 35,000 tonnes of pine nuts annually.More than 8,000 walnut and pine nut forests were rehabilitated this year, it said. (1TV News)

the Presidential Palace.However, some close to former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai have criticized the government-prepared list, particularly recent changes.“The list that was prepared on November 1 was a good list, and it was shared with the Chinese, and, as far I know, the Taliban agreed (to attend),” Shahzada Massoud, a political analyst said, adding “But later changes have been brought in, which, at the very least, has delayed the meet-ing.”Media sources claimed that President Ghani had sent a del-egation to Qatar to meet with the Taliban, but the National Securi-ty Council has denied the report.“No ...(More on P4)...(7)

the Taliban group in the area. A couple of years ago, he graduat-ed from high school, and then he traveled to Iran, where he stayed for three years before returning back to his province and joining with the Taliban. He is married and have a baby-girl.

Nov 11, 2019 - If you’ve been thinking about writing, this is the day to get started. Your mind is particularly sharp and your imagination rich. Unusual developments, mostly positive, could take place in your neighborhood. You might not know the facts about exactly what’s going

on, and a lot of unfounded rumors could be circulating. Re-serve any opinion until you know the truth.

Nov 11, 2019 - You feel wonderful and you’re looking great. Expect to draw some admiring glances! The only down-side to this is that you feel stronger than you are. If you try to get too much done today, you might tire yourself out and

feel exhausted tomorrow. Eat right, get enough rest, and pace yourself. You’ll still accomplish everything you need to do.

Nov 11, 2019 - A romantic haze sur-rounds love relationships. You could be thinking that your romantic partner has stepped out of a fairy tale. Yet even sto-rybook heroes and heroines have flaws - but flaws can be endearing! Your crea-

tive energy should be very high. Artistic projects may have an otherworldly quality about them that boosts their quality and impact. Go for it!

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Across Yesterday’s Solution

1. ___ du jour = Meal of the day, 2. Shoestring, 3. Nameless, 4. An aromatic ointment, 5. Prongs, 6. Victims of illnesses, 7. A state police officer ,8. Relating to aircraft, 9. A baby’s toy, 10. Sketcher, 11. Wear away, 12. Tag 13. An analytic literary composition, 21. French for “Queen”, 25. Baking appliance, 26. Church alcove, 27. Catches, 28. Brag, 29. Not segregated, 34. Overturns, 36. Boorish, 37. Goddess of discord, 38. Fender blemish, 40. Found in a caf-eteria, 42. Implant, 45. Completely, 48. Underside of an arch, 51. Relieves, 52. A protective , covering (Gardening), 53. Support, 55. Joshua tree, 58. Start over, 59. Humdinger...

1. Flora, 6. Sun, 10. Expunge, 14. Hawaiian veranda, 15. Component of urine, 16. His-torical periods, 17. Fruit of the oak tree, 18. Garrison, 19. Tosses, 20. Beginner, 22. Bright thought, 23. Dribble, 24. Lacking companions, 26. Against, 30. Anger, 31. Night before, 32. Hireling, 33. Infamous Roman emperor, 35. Dog-___, 39. Stammer, 41. Investment, 43. Banana oil, e.g., 44. Flower stalk, 46. Norse god, 47. Petrol, 49. Sphere, 50. A musical pause, 51. Fertilized egg, 54. 3, 56. Emanation, 57. Fallacious, 63. Thin strip, 64. Tumbled, 65. Blocks, 66. Behold, in old Rome, 67. Doing nothing, 68. A loose outer garment, 69. Outbuilding, 70. Playthings, 71. Parental sisters

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Nov 11, 2019 - Today your mind may be on romance. If you’re married, you’ll grow closer to your partner. If you’re single but in-volved, the relationship could move to the next level of commitment. If you aren’t in-

volved, expect to meet someone new and exciting. Warm feelings of unity and intimacy could fill your heart. See and accept your partner as he or she is.

Nov 11, 2019 - You might host a group meeting or other social event. Your guests may be artistically or spiritually inclined. The evening should be a social success and an inspiring experience. Be-

fore they come, make sure everything’s in place and working, from light bulbs to kitchen equipment. You don’t want minor malfunctions to put a damper on the evening.

Nov 11, 2019 - Today you should feel especially idealistic, imaginative, intui-tive, and spiritually inclined. You pro-ject an otherworldly aura that attracts more attention, such as admiring glanc-

es, than you’re used to. Love matters should be going well now, as a fairytale atmosphere permeates your life. Enjoy it while you can. You’ll be back to reality in a few days!

Nov 11, 2019 - Because your working life is going well, you might indulge in day-dreams in which you’re at the top of the heap, perhaps even famous! This is a good

place to start on your path to advancement, but don’t stay there. Use your practicality to map out a workable course of action. Dreams don’t come true by themselves. They manifest through planning and hard work.

Nov 11, 2019 - You might walk around in a romantic, imaginative, spiritual fog with your head in the clouds. Everything may seem perfect and wonderful - perhaps too

wonderful to be true. Working with equipment of some kind, perhaps computers or other electronics could help you hang on to reality. You might take this opportunity to train in computer graphics or sound engineering.

Nov 11, 2019 - Your mind may be on spiritual or philosophical subjects and considering fascinating new ideas. Some of these may come from faraway lands, which might have you

considering travel. Friends or groups may bring these ideas your way or you could present the concepts to them.

Nov 11, 2019 - Romance might take a front seat in your thoughts today. You could have some unusual dreams to-night. They might be romantic or they

could prove artistically inspiring, or both. Write them down, for they may reveal new facts about you that could make a difference. Your thoughts about money could sway between confidence and panic. Don’t lose sight of the facts!

Nov 11, 2019 - Money matters continue to go well, though you don’t feel as secure about them as you should. A previously unsung talent, perhaps for the arts, heal-

ing, working with technology, or all three could come to light. You could look into ways to train it. You might want to explore different options. Your decision might surprise you.

Nov 11, 2019 - Romantic notions about friends seem to be the energy driving you today. You might see a longtime

friend in a new light as a possible romantic part-ner. A group could seem to be the answer to all your problems. You could suddenly be convinced that you have the most wonderful friends in the world. An outlook like this can be good as long as you don’t start thinking everyone’s perfect!

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“We have declared Jihad to de-fend our soil and our honor,” he said.After hours, a Taliban militant, through a radio communication service, asked for permission to let reporters leave the area. (ATN)

“The four parties agreed to es-tablish the ‘quadrilateral mech-anism’ to coordinate with and support each other in a range of areas, including study and judg-ment of counter terrorism situ-ation, confirmation of clues, in-telligence sharing, anti-terrorist capability building, joint anti-

terrorist training and personnel training, and that the coordina-tion and cooperation will be ex-clusive to the four countries.”This more specifically focused mechanism is ideally suited for thwarting the modern-day threat that ISIL’s presence in Afghani-stan poses to the region, so it would therefore be worthwhile for it to be relied upon in the coming future. Pakistan has ex-tensive experience fighting ter-rorists originating in Afghani-stan in similar mountainous geography as Tajikistan’s, so the latter could learn a lot from the former if they shared their expe-riences through this framework.Afghanistan, the source of re-gional destabilization, also has a natural role to play by sharing intelligence about these sorts of threats with its partners before it’s too late. As for China, it has a direct stake in regional stability since it envisages the other three countries playing important roles in the Belt & Road Initia-tive (BRI). In fact, BRI’s flagship project is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which was prioritized not just for geostrategic reasons, but also because the Pakistani military proved that it could secure this trade route.That speaks to the close trust between China and Pakistan, as well as the world-class profes-sionalism ...(More on P4)...(6)

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In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind

November 11, 2019

Mohammad Zahir Akbari is the permanent writer of the Daily Outlook Af-ghanistan. He can be reached at mohammadzahirakbari@gmail.com

The author is a journalist, columnist, writer, activist, and amateur researcher in minority studies, having previously written for, amongst others, The Tele-graph, The Hindu, The Gulf News, The Sunday Independent, The Quint, The MilliGazette, The Madras-Courier, The New Delhi Times, Rising Kashmir, Kashmir Observer, The New Sarawak Tribune, Free Press Kashmir and Front Cover Magazine, amongst others

Ensuring Law and Order: The Key to

Curb Crimes

Currently, Afghanistan is suffering from myriads of problems and among them the rising rate of crimes is a dominant one. The persistent insecurity and instability have provided the

opportunity to the criminals to take full advantage. Moreover, the prevailing circumstances – the snowballing poverty and unemploy-ment, growing injustice and unreliable law and order system – are further pushing the people towards crimes and corruption. It is al-ways important to see that there is a prominent link between pov-erty and crimes. There are many people who commit crimes only because they are not able to feed their families or they are capable of fulfilling the ever-growing necessities of life. The important point is to realize that though poverty is one of the ba-sic reasons of why people commit crimes, it is not the only reason. It can be observed that the criminals are mostly rich and have connec-tions with authoritative people in the society. Moreover, there are criminals among the ruling elite and they commit huge crimes and never brought to justice. Thus, there are different reasons behind the crimes that are commit-ted within a society and they are not always evident to us. What is evident is the outcome of the crimes as it directly influences the people. Whether there is a murder, robbery or a kidnapping, the ef-fect is very direct and can be felt by the victims, their relatives and other people who come across those crimes. These impacts of the crimes disturb the normal social life and may prove to be a ripple that can generate more crimes and disturbances within the society. Therefore, it is important to safeguard the society from these influ-ences and control the crimes in the best possible manner. Two types of strategies can be effective in this regard – short term and long term strategies. The short-term strategy is basically car-ried out by the law-enforcement system in the society that works through the institutions of courts and police. Law-enforcement sys-tem within a society basically works on the principle of identifying the criminals, bringing them to the justice and punishing them. The countries with weaker law-enforcements systems suffer to a large extent in providing justice to the alleged criminals. Such societies also suffer from lack of providence of timely justice. The system of courts is not very efficient. There are many cases that take many years in courts and yet remain undecided. The people who are in-fluenced by such cases experience a complete change in their lives, which is from bad to worse and by the time they reach to justice, their lives are already destroyed. It has been also observed that the cases that belong to influential people are pursued immediately while the ones that involve the ordinary people are kept in files and they never reach to the courts. And then there are detention centers that, in fact, do not transform the criminals into useful citizens, which is the basic philosophy of them. They, on the other hand, turn them into bigger criminals and if unfortunately, which mostly happens, there is a person who has been punished wrongfully; such a person becomes a true criminal after leaving the detention center. Unluckily, Afghanistan is one of the same types of countries that suffer from weak law-enforcement system. Though there has been much development in this regard, serious concerns still prevail and raise questions about the system. The police force in Afghanistan is still in the preliminary stages and it really requires years of attention and support to reach to a truly professional stage. There are many areas in the country where the police do have enough penetration and where they cannot reach to crimes and criminals. Then there are many areas wherein the people still go to traditional courts, which are dominated by religious and tribal leaders instead of going to the courts that are established by the government.There is a great margin of tireless efforts for the improvement of de-tention centers as well. The basic facilities that the prisoners get are in no way enough and the environment is not very much healthy. Even within the detention centers the criminals are able to keep their communication with the outside world and are able to lead or to participate in their unlawful activities. It is really imperative to keep in consideration that the law-enforce-ment system can provide short-term solution to the crimes. If a so-ciety is really interested in controlling them there should be a long-term strategy that must deal with the basic reasons of the crime and try to nip the evil in the bud. There should be efforts to work on ef-ficient administration, better economic condition, political stability, good governance, providence of basic human rights and control of corruption. Justice should reach to all the people of the society alike and the citizens must not feel alienated from the society. Moreover, there should not be discrimination as far as practical implementa-tion of the criminal law is considered. Law should not serve the rich alone as is happening in many societies of the world; rather all should be treated equally in this regard.

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Political party is defined as a group of people having similar ideas about a country’s policies and commonly seeking to gain political power. The relation between democracy and political party is likened to two wings

of a bird or termed as backbone of democracy. No bird can fly without two wings and no democracy can succeed without active political parties. Its main function consist of introducing right election nominees, making general poli-cies, criticizing the government, raising political awareness and bridging be-tween people and government. Therefore, all pioneer democracies are based on strong and lawful political parties. In the other words, every citizen holds a constitutional right to organize with like-minded citizens to form a political party so as to attain some common political goals. The right to form a political party is derived from the constitu-tional right of association, free speech, and equal protection. A political party is a voluntary association formed out of the free will and consent of those who created it. A political party upholds certain principles regarding public poli-cies of a government. A political party seeks to attain and maintain political power within a government. So, political parties can play essential roles such as opinion-making, acting as a watchdog, introducing candidates, bridge be-tween government and people, and propose useful political programs.In a democracy, all citizens should be involved in political activities. However, a direct democracy where every citizen is directly involved in all political deci-sions is not possible within modern mass societies. This is why a modern de-mocracy needs institutions and organizations that represent the will and the interests of the citizens as authentically as possible. These can be associations, political parties, informal groups or non-governmental organizations. In par-ticular, the political parties carry out such a representative function. They offer to the citizens the possibility to influence politics and political decisions. They are an important instrument and institution of politics. Hence, without politi-cal parties, a modern representative democracy is not conceivable. Only, the parties ensure that the citizens are permanently capable to act politically. They articulate and integrate different interests, visions and opinions. They are also the main source for the recruitment of political elites.For the first time in history, the new Afghanistan’s constitute enabled the po-litical parties to operate openly and they are fully legal but they never have performed their role and function as it is expected. In modern political sys-tem, they should exercise an important function in a democratic system as a “watchdog” of government policy and as a political alternative in the future, and expected to express itself on all issues relevant for government. Parties are expected to propose views on domestic and foreign policies, economic and social policies, and youth and civil policies etc. In order to meet these require-

The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authers and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Outlook Afghanistan.

My family members fondly recall the charming, genial, irradiant persona of the Kabulliwallah, hearty, humorous simpletons who narrated dramatic anecdotes and elaborate descriptions of distant

lands. Unlike the manipulative, adulterating, exploitative native banias of the village, they sold goods from original sources, unaltered in form, pure, uncon-taminated and intense, at candid, modest prices. They thus built a repute for their honesty and immaculate moral integrity, in spite of the prevalent suspi-cion and prejudices of the era - both generic (against any outsider even hailing from a different village in the same state) to ones specific towards frontier-dwellers, typecasting them as uncouth, unrefined, brutish and boorish. The latter archetype was partly owing to a wave of homologous assailants and conquistadors who invaded medieval India throughout the course of the mil-lenium with the mountain passes in the Hindu Kush being the natural entry passage, leading to a misattirbution of even the Turkic and Mongoloid invad-ers to the place.Deriving sustenance and livelihood, and just that, was the sole purpose of their trade; monetary materialism never impelled these mercantile trans humans. They put impetus on seeing facets of life that prevail the aalam (world) of the parwardigaar (Nourisher, raiser and sustainer of the world: The Almighty), and amassing the treasure of exploration, experience, adventures and memo-ries. They stressed living a simple, frugal but eventful, diverse life and empha-sized the bond all humans share, notwithstanding individual differences, and disregarding petty sectarian bounds. Akin to a mobile weekly Baazaar, the seasonally recurring transhuman trad-ers, The Kabulliwallahs were traditionally the most eagerly-awaited guests in India. Irrespective of the region, terrain or habitat, Indian households urban and rural alike, counted on annual, biannual or even more frequent visits from these far-fetched yet close-to-heart highlanders. Unlike traditional inmigrants, vagabonds, tramps or drifters, who were met with skepticism or condescen-sion, Afghan traders came to be warmly welcomed. Semiprecious gemstones, predominantly the endemic lapis lazuli, (long the exclusive source of the coveted imperial hue of ultramarine, used for rega-lia), Chickpeas (Kaabuli Chanaa i.e. Gram of Kabul), Rock Salt, Black Salt, traditional herbs and remedies brewn thereof, especially vitality-boosting folk medicines, and motley spices were the frequent subject of sale, besides occa-sional artefacts. Peddling these articles and items was a vulnerable job and traders were prone to loot - exposed to wandering bandits, thugees, pindaris, etc whilst trudging in the wilderness. Undertaking a perilous journey wind-ing and traversing through tricky mountain passes, arid stretches, badlands vast expanses of hillocks and ravines, and vast thickly forestedw tracts. Being straightforward, candid, generous and credulous people, they were also soft targets to rumormongers, manipulation and underhanded scapegoating, such as being framed for child abduction and thievery, often at hands of the very perpetrators themselves. The native conmen would instigates the villagefolk against them, and subsequently loot them. However, over time their integrity of character, consistent conscientious sanction and solid conduct established a credential of uncompromising virtue, and undented hard-earned repute. They transitioned from the susceptible to the dependable, being augmented into vernacular colloquialisms and local parlance as cultural exemplaries. It

Challenges of Afghan Political Parties

Memoirs of the Kabuliwaala: A Testimony to Indo-Afghan relations

ments, each party should have certain platform and programs.unfortunately the Afghan political parties could not establish a factual place in the system; This is particularly the case in the parliamentary elections, where candidates are free to identify themselves as members of a certain party (although many do not), parties as such are unable to play an official role. Most significantly, in the current electoral system, which are individual-based, parties cannot field lists of their candidates, there are no parliamentary seats reserved for political parties, as in other countries, and parties are not allowed to establish factions in parliament. The latter provisions, even more paradoxically, have never been laid down in any legislation, yet they are still adhered to.Usually the leaders of political parties are chosen on the basis of internal elec-tion but in Afghanistan it is like a patrimonial property which is passed from one generation to other one and from father to son. They always criticize government for being autocratic and monopolist while they have further monopolized the leadership of political parties. This shows that the political parties which are the central institutions for a modern democracy have not lawfully formed in Afghanistan yet. Neither people trust on political parties and nor young educated generation are willing to join such parties. They are more likely to a personal business firm which is fighting for their personal interest instead of public interests. In order to have a successful role, the political parties need to hold internal election and also establish various levels of provincial offices following the structure of the state. The local party organizations are of particular impor-tance for a stable and active party. Here, members can directly be politically active. At this level, they have the deepest contact with their party and politics in general. Local party organizations should conduct regular membership meetings, and support, promote and integrate (new) members. These should be invited to the party and district meetings and social events, as well as to discussions on local politics issues and local initiatives, for instance, residen-tial redevelopment, road building or laying, schools, business settlements etc.Lastly, without political parties, a modern representative democracy is not conceivable. Only, the parties can ensure that the citizens are permanently capable to act politically. They articulate and integrate different interests, visions and opinions. They are also the main source for the recruitment of political elites. On the other hand, political parties are not able to play a con-structive role in the country unless they start the reforms from themselves. Political parties should not be formed on the basis of sectarian criteria but merely on the basis of national and meritocracy.

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By: Pitamber Kaushikwon’t be an overstatement to proclaim that they became the analogical motifs for virtues of courage, vigour, gallantry, and sincerity. They were popular with children, whom they brought fascinating tales of distant lands, and showered with affection and petty novelties, often freebies. The Kabulliwallahs thus played a pivotal role in cultural exchange, in the mercantile process trans-mitting tales far and wide and inadvertently accomplishing an information dissemination between various otherwise geographically isolated provinces. Indeed, they were a testimony to human zeal, and defied the doctrine that geographical isolation implied cultural alienation. Kabulliwallahs were sparingly, if ever treated as other tramps, and ordinary vagabonds: being coveted visitors, engaging conversators, and capturing folk imagination, trickling into various mainstream literary narratives and dins of the ruralfolk. Although eking out a humble living, a popular saying in India la-bels them as having hearts of gold, and as vast as the fields. Though they dwelt arid lands, their hearts were teeming meads, pastures and gardens, where un-bridled tales grazed. Fascinating tales of Indian lands were also frequently the subjects of minstrelling and qissagoi of wandering bards, back in the frontiers. Memoirs of Kabulliwallahs rescuing and salvaging children and men in need or critical situations, at times, sacrificing own selves have been popular nar-ratives in stories regarding them. Eastern India and Afghanistan shared a re-lation, notwithstanding and circumventing intermittent regions as Pakistan and West India, making it sad that modern cultural ties bear privy and de-pendence to mediators and liaisons. Afghanis and Indians as far east as Ban-gladesh shared a direct heart-to-heart bond, with a chunk of Afghanistan to be found in every Indian kitchen (where spices are vital and venerated) and ev-ery storyteller’s captivating repertoire of enrapturing tales of distant lands. De-spite being susceptible to the myriad dangers venturing through wilderness, the traders loved the land, its diversity, eclectic tehzeeb, and looked forward to each visit. The eager await to visit India at times negated if not outweighed the temporary parting from their families. Despite, and perhaps because of, their cultural dissimilarities, Indians and Afghans were mutually charmed by re-spective, vivid cultural descriptions and resonated with the idea of Universal Brotherhood, Vasudhaev Kutumbakam. The shared heritage of mutual rev-erence for guests and fondness of narration, human interaction and novelty strung the subcontinent together. The interfaith candour bypassed distinctions of nationality, regionalitwy and religion, whatsoever, hence forging the purest and most-selfless of friendships. It’s thus aching to see that Indo-Afghan rela-tions today don’t often bypass the geopolitical intermediary Pakistan, and are reliant on the occasional shared animosity towards Pakistan, and the mutual sympathy of predicament of Pakistan-grown terror. This inherent underlying unity of humanity is immortalized in Tagore’s short story Kabuliwala, a touching tale of generosity, integrity, transcenden-tal friendship, and pluralism; subsequently adapted into an eponymous 1961 film, widely considered to be an unprecedented cinematic milestone.

By: Mohammad Zahir Akbari

November 11, 20194(1) Doctor Allegedly ...colleagues are investigating this is-sue,” said Nezamuddin Jalil, the Head of Specialized Hospitals in the Ministry of Public Health. (ATN)(2) US Spent $8.9 ...in cultivation, work in poppy fields, or are involved in the illicit drug trade, than the total number of personnel in the Afghan National Defense and Secu-rity Forces (ANDSF).But the Afghan Ministry of Interior challenges the report.“I think one of the key reasons for sus-tained cultivation and smuggling is that we have not managed to cut off the hand of international purchasers, there-fore we do not have any significant achievement in the area of eradicating drug smuggling,” said Fida Mohammad Ulfat Saleh, head of parliament’s inter-nal security commission.“The United States has not focused on the root causes of the issue. People came here and invested large amounts of money, but investment was carried out in the wrong way,” said Mirza Mo-hammad Yarmand, former deputy min-ister of interior.“Opium production and cultivation have increased; in the past it was cul-tivated in specific areas, but now it is being cultivated in more areas, in the past it was harvested one time but now it is harvested two times a year,” said MP Gul Ahmad Kameen.“Over the past year serious steps were taken to fight drugs and our operational sectors have achieved significant gains in this area,” said Nusrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior.According to the SIGAR, the US De-partment of Defense (DOD) spent the most money in the fight against drugs in Afghanistan.“DOD is the largest contributor, in sup-port of CN efforts,” reads the report.The report notes that Afghan law en-forcement also faces a growing meth-amphetamine production problem. Afghan drug producers likely learned how to manufacture methamphetamine from Iran, where methamphetamine production has been a problem for law enforcement and health professionals since the mid-2000s. (TOLO News)(3) Senate Urges ...occasion of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).He asked the Afghans to serve their country with unity and with a strong spirit of patriotism.The Senate chairman also asked the IEC to announce the result of the elec-tion on its due date.“A further delay in the election results will harm the unity among Afghans and create space for unfortunate incidents.” He stressed all candidates should ac-cept the result which the election body was going to announce.It is worth mentioning that presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah has demanded a halt to the recount pro-cess as he sees the illegitimate. (Pajh-wok)(4) IEC Starts ...also called on all stakeholders espe-cially monitors, observers, media and campaign teams to monitor and observe the process of audit and recount at IEC provincial offices and support the com-mission according to the provisions of articles 9 and 10 of the Election Law and play a constructive role in the pro-cess.After conducting the audit and recount at the provincial office level, the IEC will implement the results at the IEC HQ and will announce the preliminary results as soon as possible. (Pajhwok)(5) Farah’s ...Others farmers are also happy with the pomegranate yield this year. (Pajhwok)(6) China, Pakistan ...of the Pakistani Armed Forces in fight-ing terrorism. It’s therefore sensible for Islamabad to share its experiences with its regional partners so that they could all more effectively combat the shared threat of ISIL that endangers them and many other countries too. The QCCM is the perfect platform for doing just that, which is why more attention should be given to it after the recent terrorist at-tack in Tajikistan.Tajikistan, being a member of both the CSTO and the QCCM, stands to gain the most from its focused anti-terror-ist cooperation with so many differ-ent partners and could also serve as a bridge between them. It might even be possible for both structures to hold joint anti-terrorist drills one day which would bring them all together and make their collective security potential much

greater than the sum of their individual parts, thus dealing a powerful blow to ISIL and other terrorist groups. (CGTN)(7) ‘Too Early’ ...delegation from the National Security Council has been sent to any country to negotiate with the Taliban on any issue. We have always been open and clear in any step taken towards the peace and the dialogue,” Kabir Haqmal, a spokes-man for National Security Adviser said.Sources at the Presidential Palace say that the current date for the China meeting is November 21, but they add that neither Kabul nor Beijing has yet finalized the date.A meeting was originally scheduled for October 29 and 30 in Beijing, but the Afghan government asked China to de-lay the meeting for unknown reasons.The Taliban announced that they were invited by the Chinese government and that a delegation from the group, led by the Taliban’s senior leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, will attend the meeting. (TOLO News)(8) Over 100,000 ...from a Toyota Century convertible. The car was decorated with the Chrysanthe-mum emblems and the emperor’s flag during the half-hour motorcade on the 4.6-kilometer (3-mile) route from the palace to the Akasaka imperial resi-dence in the soft afternoon sun.Naruhito, sitting on the right side on the slightly raised backseat, constantly turned his head to the right and left, re-sponding to the people cheering from the opposite side of the street as the motorcade slowly moved at a jogger’s speed, led by a fleet of police motor-bikes.The parade was postponed from its original October date due to a typhoon that left more than 90 people dead and tens of thousands of homes flooded or damaged.An estimated 119,000 people came to watch the parade Sunday, local media reported.The parade wraps up Naruhito’s official succession events, though he’ll perform a highly religious imperial rite later this week. Some experts say the gov-ernment’s funding of the Shinto harvest ritual could violate constitutional sepa-ration of state and religion.Thousands of people had lined up at checkpoints hours before the parade, trying to secure their place to get the best possible view of the royal couple.Takahiro Suzuki, a 75-year-old retiree who traveled from Chigasaki, west of Tokyo, arrived two hours ahead of the parade, but said it was worth it.“The sky is so blue and this is a great day for taking photos, as if it’s the heaven’s blessing for (the emperor),” said Suzuki, an amateur photographer.He said he admired the former emperor and wants to see Naruhito continue his father’s work.“I hope he will continue to stick with peace, as his father did,” Suzuki said, but added that Japan should think se-riously about the stability of the mon-archy as it faces a shortage of eligible successors. Conservatives insist on the male-only succession, but Suzuki says he wouldn’t mind a female monarch.The parade was the first since Naruhito and Masako’s marriage in June 1993, just three years after their parents cel-ebrated their enthronement in a Rolls Royce.Naruhito and Masako have been warm-ly welcomed by the public. Many Japa-nese were especially impressed by the couple freely conversing with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during their visit weeks after Naruhito’s succession in May, accord-ing to palace watchers.There are expectations that Naruhito — who is Japan’s first emperor with a college degree and who studied abroad — and his Harvard-educated wife will internationalize the imperial house-hold.Naruhito, who studied at Oxford, is a historian, a viola player and an expert on water transport. Masako, a former diplomat, has struggled for more than a decade and had largely withdrawn from public appearances until recently. She developed “adjustment disorder” after giving birth to the couple’s only child, Princess Aiko, and facing pressure to produce a boy in Japan’s monarchy.Despite concerns about her health and skepticism over her ability to fulfill even part of the hugely popular former Empress Michiko’s work, Masako has been seen in good health and in smiles as she attended most of her duties re-cently.Opinion polls show public support and a sense of friendliness to the royal fam-ily have increased over the past three decades, owing largely to Naruhito’s

parents’ effort to bring what used to be an aloof palace closer to the people. (AP News)(9) United States ...was getting smaller, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Friday, add-ing that Pyongyang expects reciprocal steps from Washington by the end of the year.U.S.-North Korea nuclear negotiations have been deadlocked with working-level talks in October ending fruitless-ly.South Korea has set up various contin-gency plans if the deadline passes with-out any positive outcome, Chung said, without elaborating.“Only if talks between high-rank of-ficials happen and lead to substantial progress, will the third North Korea-United States summit be possible,” Chung told a news conference to mark the half-way point of President Moon Jae-in’s five-year term.“As you know, the North side has shown the year-end deadline, consider-ing that position of the North Korean side, we are closely coordinating with the U.S. side.”As the talks between the United States and North Korea have stalled, so have efforts to improve ties between the two Koreas, despite efforts by the South Koreans to nudge them forward.In the latest sign of strained ties on the peninsula, the North Korea leader Kim ordered the removal of “shabby”, “cap-italist” facilities the South built in the North’s Mount Kumgang resort.North Korea has also rejected a South Korean offer of talks, proposing that communication be limited to exchanges of documents.South Korean President Moon also fac-es diplomatic tension with Japan.Relations between the important U.S. allies have sunk to their worst state in decades after South Korea’s top court ordered Japanese firms to compensate wartime forced labourers.Japan imposed export curbs on high-tech materials bound for South Korea.In response, South Korea decided not to renew an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, due to expire later this month.Chung said South Korea would be will-ing to reconsider its decision to walk away from the pact if ties with Japan were normalised. But he blamed Japan for the worsening relations. (Reuters) (10) Vote-Weary Spain ...questions on Sunday about a likely po-litical stalemate.“Democracy is the best heritage of our parents and we must make the most of it ... I encourage Spaniards to vote and strengthen democracy with our vote,” he said after voting in the town of Po-zuelo de Alarcon, just west of Madrid.Voting will end at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) in mainland Spain. Results should be-gin emerging in the early evening, with almost all votes counted by midnight.Esperanza de Antonio, a 64-year old re-tired history teacher voting in Madrid, said she had changed her vote from the center-right Ciudadanos to the Social-ists after the disappointment of seeing no political deal reached after April’s ballot.“In the last election I voted for Ciu-dadanos because I thought it would be kingmaker, but ... Ciudadanos did not abstain to facilitate a government,” she told Reuters.“The rise of Vox is a danger to de-mocracy. I’m saying this because I’ve taught about fascism for 30 years,” she added. Older Spaniards still remember first-hand the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, who ruled from 1939 to 1975.A minority government led by the So-cialists appears the most likely out-come, opinion polls show, but an even bigger question is who the Socialists may ally with and how long any gov-ernment can last with a very fragment-ed parliament.Many voters were still undecided days before the vote, meaning other scenari-os are also possible. (Reuters) (11) Hindus Rejoice ... of their most revered god Ram in Ayodhya as part of its election strategy for decades. The minority Muslims fear that the court verdict will embolden Hindu hard-liners in the country.As the news broke, groups of jubilant Hindus poured into Ayodhya’s streets and distributed sweets to celebrate the verdict, but police soon persuaded them to return to their homes. As night fell, a large number of Hindus in the town lit candles, lamps and firecrackers to cel-ebrate, and police faced a tougher time in curbing their enthusiasm.The five Supreme Court justices who heard the case said in a unanimous judgment that 5 acres (2 hectares) of

covered almost every hour.In total, nearly 150kg (330 pounds) worth millions of dollars have been re-covered on the beaches so far, includ-ing 36kg found scattered on a stretch of 10km in just one day, a find with an estimated street value of €3mn.A massive law enforcement effort has been underway to locate and retrieve the ‘white gold’ before it falls into the wrong, or even all-too-willing, hands.The French authorities have warned beach-goers against attempting to beat police to the task. “Be careful not to believe in television series,” an investi-gator, cited in the report, said. If a lay-person finds and then attempts to sell the drug on the street they will have to deal with “real thugs,” he noted, while consuming cocaine of such high quality is bound to take a heavy toll.The origin of the cocaine still remains a mystery. Investigators are looking into several versions, including cargo being dropped from a freighter or a sailboat from South America or the West Indies getting caught up in a storm and sink-ing with its cargo.In early September, similar bricks with the same inscription washed up on a beach in Florida as Hurricane Dorian swept past the state. (RT)(13) UK Conservatives ... with an economic crisis within months,” Javid told the BBC on Sun-day.The Conservatives, led by Prime Min-ister Boris Johnson and currently ahead in opinion polls, said the figure was based on Labour’s manifesto for the 2017 election and estimates of more re-cent policy pledges.But Javid refused to put a price tag on his own party’s plan for government, saying it would fully account for new spending when the party manifesto is published. Labour has also pledged to explain how it would pay for its pro-gram for government.“This ludicrous piece of Tory fake news is an incompetent mish-mash of debunked estimates and bad maths cooked up because they know Labour’s plans for real change are popular,” said Labour’s would-be finance minister, John McDonnell.The Conservative dossier included a disputed 196-billion pound cost for La-bour’s plan to renationalize private rail companies, energy supply networks, water companies and the Royal Mail postal service.Costs for other policies were based on an immediate start, whereas Labour has said they would be phased in over sev-eral years.Britain’s top civil servant barred the finance ministry from publishing a costing of Labour’s policies last week, saying it would breach political impar-tiality rules.Johnson, whose minority government has had to rely on support from politi-cal allies, called the early election in an attempt to break a parliamentary im-passe over Brexit. (Reuters)(14) India to Host ...an attempt towards escalating the In-dian services bar in the global arena by exploring 12 champion services sec-tors, encompassing participation from across the globe and hosting sector spe-cific knowledge sessions.According to an official statement, India is looking to attract investments and partnerships in strategic areas like aviation and space programme, infra-structure, telecom projects, financial management and accounting, content, design, media distribution and out-sourcing publishing work, Intellectual Property management services and en-vironmental and social impact assess-ment.Through GES, India seeks to enhance strategic cooperation and develop synergies to strengthen multilateral relationships between all stake hold-ers, tap the potential for services ex-ports and increase Foreign Direct In-vestment (FDI) inflow.At GES 2019, SEPC is also looking to promote e-Sports, an industry that is expected to grow rapidly. In 2017, worldwide revenue generated in e-Sports market amounted to 655 mil-lion U.S. dollars.The market is expected to generate close to 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in rev-enue by 2022. India is also aspiring to promote niche tourism like the Bud-dhist circuit, adventure and camping tourism. (Xinhua)

land will be allotted to the Muslim community to build a mosque, though it did not specify where. The court said the 5 acres is “restitution for the unlaw-ful destruction of the mosque.”The disputed land, meanwhile, will be given to a board of trustees for the con-struction of a temple to the Hindu god Ram.Hindu hard-liners have said they want to build a new temple to Ram on the site, which they revere as his birth-place. They say the mosque was built after a temple dedicated to Ram was destroyed by Muslim invaders.Zafaryab Jilani, a representative of the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board, a key Muslim body in the state and a party to the dispute, opposed the ruling.“We are not satisfied with the verdict and it’s not up to our expectation,” he said. “These 5 acres of land don’t mean anything to us. We are examining the verdict and whatever legal course is open for us.”Jilani hinted at filing a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the verdict. At the same time, he appealed to members of all communities to main-tain peace.The judges said that the demolition of the mosque in 1992 was “in violation of the status quo orders of this court.” But they didn’t order any punitive ac-tion against those who demolished the mosque in the presence of several top leaders of Modi’s BJP.The judges said Hindus’ belief that Ram was born at the site “is undisput-ed,” and that the Sunni Central Waqf Board had not provided evidence that the Muslims were in exclusive posses-sion of the disputed site.“It was a huge legal battle and we are happy that we convinced the Supreme Court. It’s a historic moment for Hin-dus,” said Vishnu Shankar Jain, an at-torney who represented the Hindu com-munity in the case.Modi hailed the decision and said it had settled a long-standing matter.“Every point of view was given ad-equate time and opportunity to express differing points of view. This verdict will further increase people’s faith in judicial processes,” he tweeted.He also in a broadcast over television channels and radio urged “all citizens to come together to build a new India and work for everyone’s development.”The main opposition Congress party also welcomed the court verdict and appealed all parties to maintain peace and harmony.In Islamabad, Pakistan’s foreign minis-ter, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, said that the ruling was indicative of the “hate based mindset” of Modi’s government.After the demolition of the mosque, Hindus and Muslims took the issue to a lower court, which in 2010 ruled that the disputed land should be divided into three parts - two for Hindus and one for Muslims.That was challenged in the Supreme Court by both communities.The five judges started daily proceed-ings in August after mediation failed to find a compromise.Modi had promised to build the temple during 2014 elections that brought him to power. But he later decided to wait for the court verdict despite pressure from millions of Hindu hard-liners who asked his government to bring legisla-tion to build the temple.Authorities on Saturday increased se-curity in Ayodhya, which is located 550 kilometers (350 miles) east of New Delhi, and deployed more than 5,000 paramilitary forces to prevent attacks by Hindu activists on Muslims, who comprise 6% of the town’s more than 55,500 people.Overall, Hindus comprise more than 80% and Muslims around 14% of In-dia’s 1.3 billion people.The town looked deserted on Saturday, with authorities turning back thousands of Hindu pilgrims who were congregat-ing for a religious event scheduled for Tuesday.Police have arrested about 500 people for posting provocative messages on social media in Uttar Pradesh. Police also have detained around 5,000 peo-ple with criminal backgrounds across the state to prevent them from creat-ing trouble after the court verdict, ac-cording to Uttar Pradesh government spokesman Awanish Awasthi.Authorities have stopped the entry of people into the state through the land border from Nepal, and ordered all of the state’s schools and colleges to re-main closed until Monday. (AP News)(12) 150kg of ...with Le Parisien reporting Saturday, citing police sources, that new pack-ages with the drug are now being dis-

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TEHRAN - Iran says new oilfield has 53 billion barrels of reservesIranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said a new big oilfield has been discovered in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran.«We have discovered a new big oilfield with 53 billion barrels of reserves,» Rouhani said in a speech cited by the official IRNA news agency.The Iranian leader said the oilfield has extended from Bostan

BEIJING - China›s trading of futures climbed 37.38 percent in the first 10 months from a year earlier to 235.43 trillion yuan (33.66 trillion U.S. dollars), according to the China Futures Association.In October alone, the trading stood at 21.11 trillion yuan, up 25.49 percent year on year, but was 21.69 percent lower from September.In terms of bourses, the October turnover of the Shanghai Futures Exchange was 7.4 trillion yuan, accounting for 35.05 percent of the national market, up 20.77 percent year on year, but down 33.42 percent month on month.The turnover of the China Financial Futures Exchange in October was 5.33 trillion yuan, accounting for 25.23 percent of the national market, up 154.38 percent year on year,

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Kazakhstan Nov. 11, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said at a press conference, Trend reports via ISNA.Mousavi said that the Iranian foreign minister will meet with the Kazakh officials on Nov. 11 and 12.The spokesperson

PARIS - Dozens of c o c a i n e - c o n t a i n i n g packets labelled ‘diamante’ have washed ashore on beaches along France’s Atlantic coastline, and more are likely to come, with police now warning residents against helping themselves.Small one-pound packages wrapped in several layers of black plastic and cellopheane have become a regular sight on the French

LONDON — Britain’s biggest political parties are accusing each other of financial recklessness as they vie to win voters’ trust on the economy ahead of Britain’s Dec. 12 election. The main opposition Labour Party accused the governing Conservatives on Sunday of spreading fake news with an eye-catching claim that Labour spending pledges will cost 1.2 trillion pounds (1.5$ trillion) over five years. The figure is

NEW DELHI - India will host the Fifth «Global Exhibition on Services (GES)» in the southern city of Bengaluru on Nov. 28-26 with an aim to engage industry and governments across the world and to promote greater exchange of trade in services between India and the rest of the world, said an official source in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.Participants from as many as 100 countries and areas are expected to attend the annual event.The GES is set up by Department of Commerce in the country›s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in association with the Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)....(More on P4)...(14)The GES is

LONDON - British finance minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday the opposition Labour Party’s “reckless” spending plans would trigger an economic crisis within months if it won the Dec. 12 election, citing a contested dossier published by his Conservative Party.Labour strongly dismissed the report, which said it would increase spending by 1.2 trillion pounds (1.5$ trillion) over the next five years, calling it fake news.The future path of Britain’s economy, the world’s fifth largest, has been at the center of the election campaign in recent days, with both parties pledging higher spending, but arguing over the scale of investment needed and how to pay for it. “These are eye-watering levels of spending - 1.2 trillion (pounds) - it will be absolutely reckless and will leave this country...(More on P4)...(13)

CHANGCHUN - Seven people were killed and another seven injured on Sunday in a road accident in north-east China’s Jilin Province, according to local transport and health depart-ments.The accident happened at about 3:00 p.m. Sunday in the southeastern sub-urbs of the city of Changchun, capital of Jilin Province, when a minibus on a road from the downtown area to Shuangyang District collided with a concrete truck.As of about 6:00 p.m., seven people were dead in the accident and seven injured had been sent to hospital.Further investigation is underway. (Xinhua)

seat Prime Minister Imran Khan.The ongoing sit-in is headed by opposition leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who is the chief of his own faction of the JUI-F.The caravan, which set off from Sindh on October 27, reached Islamabad on October 31. During the week long sit-in, opposition leaders delivered fiery speeches against the ruling PTI government, giving the prime minister a -48hour ultimatum to resign. The deadline was later extended.Till now, despite several meetings, negotiations between the protesters and the government have failed to reach any result. (Pakistan Today)

district to Omidieh with the capacity of 53 billion barrels.Rouhani said the U.S. should realize that Iran is a rich country.«Despite animosity and cruel sanctions, Iranian workers and engineers discovered a new oilfield,» he said. The new discovery would mean that Iran’s proven crude oil reserves would be boosted by a third.Right now, Iran says it has some 150 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. (Yenisafak)

and down 10.79 percent month on month.The Dalian Commodity Exchange handled 4.87 trillion yuan of transactions in October, accounting for 23.07 percent of the national market, up 15.10 percent year on year, and down 14.03 percent month on month.The transactions of the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange in October stood at 2.71 trillion yuan, accounting for 12.85 percent of the national market, up 2.43 percent year on year, and down 10.05 percent month on month. The Shanghai International Energy Exchange had 801.46 billion yuan of transactions in October, accounting for 3.8 percent of the national market, down 53.43 percent year on year and 32.76 percent month on month. (Xinhua)

noted that Iranian officials are expected to hold several international meetings.Mousavi added that on Nov. 9, Zarif attended the 24th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attended the meeting of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons in Moscow. (Trend)

MADRID - Spain held its second parliamentary election in just over six months on Sunday, with voters likely to deliver an even more fragmented parliament with no clear winner and a sizeable showing by the far-right.Opinion polls show the Socialists in the lead but likely to win slightly fewer seats than in April’s vote, while the conservative People’s Party (PP) could gain strength and the far-right Vox could become the country’s third-largest party, just months after winning its first parliamentary seats.Spain has been struggling to put stable governments together

NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Hindu temple on a disputed religious ground in the country’s north and ordered that alternative land be given to Muslims to build a mosque - a verdict in a highly contentious case that was immediately deplored by a key Muslim body.The dispute over land ownership has been one of India’s most heated issues, with Hindu nationalists demanding a temple on the site in the town of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh

Over 100,000 Greet Japan’s Emperor at Enthronement Parade

SEOUL - The United States is “very actively” trying to persuade North Korea to come back to negotiations, South Korea’s national security adviser said on Sunday, as a year-end North Korean deadline for U.S. flexibility approaches.South Korea was taking North Korea’s deadline “very seriously”, the adviser, Chung Eui-yong, told reporters, at a time when efforts to improve inter-Korean relations have stalled.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April gave the United States

since 2015, when new parties emerged from the financial crisis following decades during which power oscillated between the Socialists and the PP.Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the election - the fourth

in four years - betting that a new vote would strengthen his hand after his Socialist Party won in April but then failed to forge the alliances needed to form a government.Sanchez avoided ...(More on P4)...(10)

state for more than a century. The 16th century Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by Hindu hard-liners in December 1992, sparking massive Hindu-Muslim violence that left some 2,000 people dead.Saturday’s verdict paves the way for building the temple in place of the demolished mosque.It is expected to give a boost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been promising the majority Hindus a temple...(More on P4)...(11)

a year-end deadline to show more flexibility in their denuclearisation talks, and North Korean

Atlantic coast since late October. The ‘bricks’ sport ‘diamante’ or ‘brilliante’ labels, but while their contents are precious, they are not filled with gemstones – rather, with 90-80 percent pure cocaine, as several tests have shown.The first package was discovered in Saint-Jean-de-Monts on October 18. Since then, things have escalated, ...(More on P4)...(12)

based on assuming a Labour government would implement every policy it has adopted in principle. Labour says not all those pledges will be in its official election platform. Labour economy spokesman John McDonnell said the Conservative figure was “an incompetent mish-mash of debunked estimates and bad maths.”Treasury chief Sajid Javid stood by the estimate, saying Labour’s proposals were “absolutely reckless.” (AP News)

Bolivian President Morales Calls for New Elections After OAS Audit

LA PAZ - Bolivian president Evo Morales said on Sunday he would call for new elections after the Organization of

American States (OAS) released a report saying that a disputed Oct. 20 vote should be annulled due to irregularities.

The long-standing leader of the South American nation also said he would replace the members of the electoral board, which has

come under fire after the election, which had been won by Morales, was mired in widespread allegations of electoral fraud. (Reuters)

TOKYO — Japan’s Em-peror Naruhito and Em-press Masako waved and smiled from an open car in a parade Sunday mark-ing Naruhito’s enthrone-ment as more than 100,000 delighted well-wishers cheered, waved small flags and took photos from packed sidewalks.Security was extremely tight, with police setting up 40 checkpoints leading to the parade area. Selfie sticks, bottles and banners — and even shouting — were not allowed inside the restricted zone. Resi-dents in high-rise apart-

ment buildings along the road were advised not to look down from their windows or balconies.Naruhito succeeded his father, Akihito, on May 1 following his abdication, and formally

officials have warned the United States not to ignore that date.The window of

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ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in a palace ceremony last month. He’s pledged to follow his father’s example to fulfill his responsibilities as a state symbol, stick with pacifism and stay close

to the people. Under Japan’s postwar con-stitution, the emperor has no political power and is limited to cer-emonial roles.Sunday’s parade start-ed from the Imperial Palace, with the Kimi-gayo national anthem played by a marching band.Naruhito, wearing a tail coat decorated with medals and car-rying a brimmed hat, and Masako, in an off-white long dress and a tiara, waved ...(More on P4)...(8)

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NANGARHAR - Islamic State or Daesh militant group has been defeated in Afghanistan, the country’s acting interior minister said on Sunday.Massoud Andarabi said this in a ceremony to introduce Emal

Niazi as new police chief in eastern Nangarhar province, where Daesh first appeared in 2014 and established a strong-hold.Andarabi said that small Daesh cells were surrendering to Af-

Daesh Has Been Defeated in Afghanistan: Acting MinisterSHARAN - Private hospitals

in southeastern Paktika prov-ince are unable to provide standard health services, of-ficials and residents said on Sunday.Paktika Governor Mujibur Rahman Chamkani inspected several private hospitals dur-ing his visit to the Kherkot district of the province.He checked work permits of the hospitals and the health-care services they offered. While some of the facilities were found working satisfac-torily, others had problems in offering basic services.The hospitals, where unquali-fied doctors treated patients, would face strict legal action, the governor warned.During his trip to Kherkot district, the governor ordered the closure of a private hos-pital which did not provide people with standard health services.Chamkani ordered the crea-tion of a delegation in the framework of the Public Health Department to ensure the provision of quality ser-vices by all public and private clinics across Paktika.Provincial council member Niamatullah Babari alleged substandard medicines were being sold in Paktika on the one hand and some people had opened private hospitals on commercial lines on the other.

FARAH CITY - The western Farah province has produced 145 metric tonnes of pome-granate this year --indicating an 11 percent increase over last year, an official said on Sunday.Agriculture Director Abdul Manan Matin told Pajhwok Afghan News more than 8,284 hectares of land had been cul-tivated with pomegranates this year in Farah.The province produced 145 metric tonnes of the fruit, he said, recalling that 130 metric tonnes of pomegranates had been collected from 7,840 hec-tares of land last year.He added Farah’s pome-granates were transferred to markets in Herat, Nimroz, Helmand, Ghor, Badghis and Kabul provinces. The fruit is also exported to neighbouring Pakistan.Haji Gul Agha, owner of an orchard, expressed happiness over the increase in yield but said the price remained un-changed, showing no hike. One kilogram of ‘Sozhak’ pomegranate accounted 25 af-ghanis, he explained.The grower urged the govern-ment to help them find a suit-able market for their pome-granates. ...(More on P4)...(5)

Paktika Hospitals Fail to Provide Standard Services Farah’s

Pomegranate Yield Up by 11pc This Year

Dozens of IS, Taliban Rebels Surrender in Nangarhar

Some of the private hospi-tals, functioning without work permits, were playing with the lives of the people. The public representative claimed.Resident Ismat also grum-bled that many health centres were without specialist doc-tors. As a result, problems of patients had increased, he said.“Some elements have will-fully opened health clinics as purely commercial centres. Such facilities don’t have spe-cialist doctors but the govern-ment doesn’t pay any heed to the problem,” he complained.Bashir Ahmad, suffering from a stomach ailment, said he had visited many health clinics. But despite having appointments with several doctors, his problem persist-ed, he added.Meanwhile, Public Health Director Dr. Abdul Hadi Hashimi claimed having tak-en measures to address the is-sue. He promised stepped-up efforts to improve the situa-tion. (Pajhwok)

JALALABAD - Dozens of militants have surrendered in eastern Nan-garhar province, the governor’s of-fice said on Sunday.As many as 32 Islamic State (IS) and four Taliban fighters joined the gov-ernment-initiated peace and recon-ciliation process on Saturday.In a statement, the provincial gov-ernment said the ex-rebels also handed over firearms to the Na-tional Directorate of Security (NDS) in Jalalabad.

The former fighters were active in Haska Mina, Sherzad, Achin and

IEC Starts Tallying Election Results in Provinces

KABUL - The IEC in a statement called audit and recount of votes of problematic stations as one of the important issues after com-pletion of work and comparison of NTC data with DAVE Centre and the biometric data received from Dermalog Company.The IEC said it has made all nec-

essary technical and operational preparations in Kabul and prov-inces during the last few days, describing the training of staff as successfully in 34 provinces.It said delegations to all provinc-es were assigned and deployed, technical equipment for recount and audit were packed in pres-

KABUL - West Indies have beaten Afghanistan in the sec-ond One-Day International, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Afghanistan are currently hosting the Caribbeans for a three-match ODI series in the Indian city Lucknow.In Saturday’s encounter, West Indies won the toss and decid-ed to bat. The visitors posted a total of 247 in the stipulated 50 overs.In response, Afghanistan were bowled out for 200, as Shel-don Cottrell, Roston Chase and Hayden Walsh captured three wickets apiece.Despite a 53-run second wicket partnership between Rahmat Shah and Hazratul-lah Zazai, Afghanistan’s run rate fell dramatically as Chase rocked the Afghan middle order. Mohammad Nabi and Najibullah Zadran did put up strong resistance. Together they forged a 68 runs stand for the sixth wicket.

Windies Clinch ODI Series Against Afghanistan

Zadran chipped in with 56 but after his exit, the hosts badly failed to show any spine. Sharafuddin Ashraf was the last wicket to fall, with West Indies romping home in the 46th over.Earlier, the visitors took a fly-ing start with a 98-run open-ing stand between Shai Hope and Evin Lewis.Like the opposition, their mid-dle order collapsed, slumping to 182 for six in the 10th over. But Nicholas Pooran’s 67 lent the Caribbean innings some stability. West Indies man-aged to reach 247 runs.For Afghanistan, Nawinul Haq, Mujib Zadran, Sharafud-din Ashraf, Rashid Khan, Mo-hammad Nabi and Javid Ah-madi took one wicket each.The visitors had won the first ODI on Wednesday by seven wickets. Saturday’s triumph saw them clinch the three-match series.The third ODI is slated for November 11. (Pajhwok)

ence of monitors, observers and national and international media outlets and are being moved to the provinces.The IEC once again assured the people of Afghanistan and all oth-er stakeholders of implementing the law and approved regulations and procedures and protecting

people’s votes as a trust and dis-tinguishing between white vote and black votes. “The IEC lead-ership validates only those votes that are backed by biometrics and which are valid according to the regulations and procedures of the IEC.”The IEC ...(More on P4)...(4)

ghan forces and those shifting to other provinces would be dismantled in operations.He said that by preventing Daesh to gain foothold in Nan-garhar, residents proved that they would not allow any for-eign network in their province.He also pledged Afghan forces will prevent targeted killings in the province and dismantle crime rings.Afghan affiliate of Daesh an-nounced its formation in Janu-ary 2015 and has carried out some deadly attacks on civilian and military targets.Officials say that the group has grown weaker recently as its numerous members have been killed in clashes or had surren-dered. (1TV News)

Khogyani districts of the border province. (Pajhwok)

The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday announced starting tallying results of September 28 presidential elections in its provincial offices, urging all stakeholders for cooperation.