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Political Parties Boycott President's Advisory Meetings www.outlookafghanistan.net www.thedailyafghanistan.com facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan/ facebook.com/The.Daily.Afghanistan/ Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: Sarai Ghazni, District 3, Kabul Add: Sarai Ghazni, District 3, Kabul Back Page May 14, 2017 Jalalabad Cloudy Ghazni Chance Kandahar Partly Mazar Clear Herat Chance Bamayan Chance Kabul Chance of Rain of Rain of Rain Daily Cloudy of Rain Outlook 38°C 25°C 34°C 36°C 31°C 17°C 30°C Weather 26°C °C 24°C 13°C 23°C 21 8°C 15°C Forcast MoFA Consular Service Political Parties Boycott Privatization Draws Flak KABUL - The privatization trouble for the general public, of the consular service de- show findings of Pajhwok Af- partment by the Ministry of ghan News. President’s Advisory Meetings Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has Recently, MoFA handed over caused inordinate delays the consular service depart- KABUL - Members of some po- said these meetings are merely in verification of important ment to a private-sector com- litical parties on Saturday said symbolic. documents, creating more pany named GTR, which col- they are boycotting President “We are extremely unhappy chances of corruption. lects documents like tazkira, Ashraf Ghani’s advisory meet- with this government. I think Instead of curtailing fraud marriage certificates, degrees, ings as most are “meaningless it should be a conscience duty or accelerating the provision etc. for verification by MoFA and their advice is not put into of government to resign and let of consular services, the pri- and hand them back to appli- practice”. a new government replace it,” vatization has spelled more cants. ...(More on P4)...(7) The spokesman for the Council Ahadi said. for the Protection and Stability A number of other political fig- of Afghanistan said most of the ures also accused Ghani of be- Officials Inaugurate meetings were symbolic only ing a dictator and exclusivist. and lacked depth. “President [Ashraf Ghani] has Construction of 108km Road “The leadership members of turned himself into a dictator. KABUL - The Afghan gov- Speaking during the ceremo- the Council for the Protection He has grabbed all the power ernment officials formally ny to inaugurate the project, and Stability of Afghanistan in his hands. He has tightened inaugurated the construc- Minister Baligh said the road avoid the meetings which lack his relations with the West and tion of 108 kilometers road will be constructed from Ba- content, were symbolic and he does not have any plans for in northeastern Badakhshan harak district of Ishkashim, were about publicity,” said national interests, for ending province of Afghanistan. having a length of 108 kilom- Massoud Trishtwal, a spokes- the war and for maintaining The construction project eters. man for the council. security in the country,” said was inaugurated in the He said the project will be The head of the New National Fatana Ishq Gailani, chairper- people,” Gailani said. ly state their reasons. have been made based on presence of Chief Execu- funded by the Asian Devel- Front of Afghanistan, Anwar- son of Afghanistan’s Women’s In response to these remarks, “They [political parties] advice by political parties in tive Abdullah Abdullah opment Bank and the road ul-Haq Ahadi said the presi- Council. Ghani’s deputy spokesman should explain the reasons be- all aspects, (advice) they have and several other high level will be built over a period of dent is not honest and does not “He [President Ghani] has not Dawa Khan Minapal said po- hind their unhappiness. As a given and discussed and con- government officials in- four years. listen to advice given to him only distressed jihadi figures, litical parties that are unhappy spokesman for the president I sulted [with the president],” cluding Public Works Min- Baligh further added that the by political parties. He also but he has upset the Afghan with government should clear- can say for sure that decisions Minapal said. (Tolonews) ister Mahmood Baligh. ...(More on P4)...(8) Lawmakers Hit Back at Three Haqqani Commanders Mosazai Saleh Over Controversial Killed in Paktia Drone Strike US, China Can Help Stabilise Afghanistan Remarks KABUL - At least three Haqqani network com- KABUL - Both China and the United States can play manders were killed during a drone strike by for- KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga (WJ) members on Sat- a key role in promoting Afghan-led efforts for peace eign forces in Paktia province last week, said 303 and reconciliation, believes the Afghan ambassador urday criticized recent comments of Amrullah Saleh, Spinghar Police Corps on Saturday. state minister in security affairs reforms and appoint- in Beijing. Abdul Hai Mateen, Qari Mustafa and Qare Sor “We look to both countries for strong support and ments, and said recalling dark history was never in were the Haqqani commanders killed in the strike, Afghanistan’s interest and any harm to the peace pro- we are grateful for the support that we have received 303 Spinghar Police Corps said. and d hope that would intensify this year,” Janan cess should be avoided. The drone strike was carried out in the Dandpatan Saleh on Friday accused Gulbdin Hekmatyar, Amir Mosazai said in an interview published on Saturday. district of Paktia province, officials said. He told The South China ...(More on P4)...(9) of the Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), for having Meanwhile Paktia police said that a military op- hand in the killing of innocent people in the past 17 eration to clear insecure ...(More on P4)...(10) years and said Hekmatyar did not say anything about EQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST it in his recent public appearance. R Senior Academic Shot Dead The former head of the National Directorate of Secu- Procuring Entity National Procurement Authority (NPA) on behalf of Ministry of Public Works rity (NDS) said he was not against peace talks, but by Motorcyclists in Kabul Hekmatyar’s welcome by the government at the Pres- (MOPW) idential Palace was a mistake. ...(More on P4)...(11) Funded By Afghanistan Government Item Description Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Design of New Rail Inadequate Hajj Quota Link From Farah – Zaranj – Lashkargah (420 km approx.) Reference No NPA/MPW/96/CS-1704/QCBS Angers Nimroz Residents Deadline for 07 June 2017, 01:00 PM (Kabul Local Time) Submission of EOI Address for Request for Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the Submission of EOI address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail): Attention: Mr. Aziz Ahmad Obaidi KABUL - A senior of the Afghanistan Academy of National Procurement Authority Sciences was gunned down by unidentified in Ka- Administrative Office of the President bul on Friday afternoon, the victim’s family said. Pashtunestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan Saifur Rahman Stanikzai, deputy head of Islamic Science at the academy, was shot dead by unknown Email: [email protected] copy to [email protected], motorcyclists on his way from home to a mosque in ZARANJ - Some residents of southwestern Nimroz [email protected],[email protected], province have to wait for 20 years for their turn to the Rahman Mina area of the capital. , [email protected], and perform the Hajj ritual due to an inadequate quota, One of his relatives told Pajhwok Afghan News [email protected] officials said on Saturday. two other people, who were also wounded in the [email protected] Hajj and Religious Affairs Director Maulvi Hezbollah shooting, were hospitalised. Security officials are REOI is available at www.npa.org.af Interested Consultants may download the REOI from our Maulvizada told Pajhwok Afghan News the quota for yet to comment on the incident.Hailing from the website. In case of any problems in downloading, may obtain the same by Nimroz was very small ...(More on P4)...(12) Mohammad Agha district ...(More on P4)...(13) sending e-mail at the address given below: Email Address : [email protected] REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Procuring Entity National Procurement Authority (NPA) on behalf of Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) Procuring Entity National Procurement Authority (NPA) on behalf of Ministry of Public Works Funded By Afghanistan Government (MOPW) Funded By Afghanistan Government Item Description Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Design of New Rail Link From Lashkargah to Bahramcha (260 km approx) Item Description Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study and Detailed Design of New Rail Reference No NPA/MPW/96/CS-1706/QCBS Link from Shaberghan–Maimana–Badghis–Kushk Herat (470 km approx.) Deadline for Reference No NPA/MOPW/96/CS-1705/QCBS 07 June 2017, 01:00 PM (Kabul Local Time) Submission of EOI Deadline for 07 June 2017, 01:00 PM (Kabul Local Time) Address for Request for Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the Submission of EOI Submission of EOI address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail): Address for Request for Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the Submission of EOI address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail): Attention: Mr. Aziz Ahmad Obaidi National Procurement Authority Attention: Mr. Aziz Ahmad Obaidi Administrative Office of the President National Procurement Authority Pashtunestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan Administrative Office of the President Pashtunestan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan Email: [email protected] copy to [email protected], [email protected],[email protected], Email: [email protected] copy to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected],[email protected], [email protected] [email protected], and [email protected] REOI is available at www.npa.org.af Interested Consultants may download the REOI from our REOI is available at www.npa.org.af Interested Consultants may download the REOI from our website.
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