Over 200 Herat Schools Controlled by Taliban
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The chairman of Herat’s education department Dr. Hamdullah Mohib expressed has sparked an outcry after he said he was these views during a meeting or- ganized by the Institute for Edu- “satisfied” with the way the Taliban were controlling cation in the Afghan Embassy in Washington on Monday. schools in the province Mohib also provided informa- tion about the current situation ened after the US announced its added. in Afghanistan and some other new policy. Efforts at training “The Afghan government is important issues to the meeting. Afghan forces training, bringing committed to honoring its prom- The ambassador said the situ- reforms to government organs ises with the international com- ation on the battlefield had and fighting administrative cor- munity.” changed and militants weak- ruption had been intensified, he Despite ...(More on P4)...(10) IDP Families Assisted in Senior AFF Officials Nangarhar, Panjsher Attend Coaching JALALABAD - War-displaced gian Refugee Council (NRC) Session in Tajikistan families in eastern Nangarhar non-governmental organiza- KABUL - The program is be- province have received cash tion in Chamtali Township. ing held in Tajikistan where 16 and kitchen accessories in aid, Faqeeri said about 83 fami- coaches from Afghanistan, Ta- officials said on Tuesday. lies were given kitchen items, jikistan and Uzbekistan will get Nangarhar refugee and re- blankets and tents with finan- advanced training. patriation director Ghulam cial support of UNHCR. While Two senior officials from Af- Haidar Faqeeri told Pajhwok 75 other households were de- ghanistan Football Federation Afghan News the assistance livered various aids ahead of (AFF) have joined a training pro- was distributed based on a the fast-approaching winter gram for coaches in Tajikistan survey conducted in the Kho- season. where they will receive a grade C gyani district. Some 2,500 families have been coaching license. He said about 460 displaced as a result of fresh conflict Mohammad Yousuf Kargar, the families received around one between Daesh and Taliban technical deputy head of Af- million afghanis in cash and militants in Khogyani district. ghanistan Football Federation 300 kitchen equipment. Each In central Panjsher province, (AFF), and Tahir Raoofi, the KABUL - The Taliban controls at least 200 schools in in- stance and said the issue is indicative of government’s family received 18,000afs in 211 families were assisted on technical head of the federation, secure districts in Herat, local officials said on Tuesday. failures. cash provided by the Norwe- Tuesday, ...(More on P4)...(11) will be assigned to train coaches Chairman of the Herat education department Ahmad According to Ahmadi, the department of education is in the country after completing Razaq Ahmadi has confirmed the report and said he unable to monitor schools in Shindand, Geran, Kashak the program. is satisfied with the monitoring of these schools by the Kohna, Adraskan and Oba districts of Herat due to the “This training pogrom is crucial Taliban in their strongholds. high level of security threats. for Afghanistan. There will be no Responding to Ahmadi’s remarks about the Taliban, “In areas where there are security threats, the Taliban need for foreign coaches to issue a number of civil society activists and members of the undertakes the monitoring, our employees can not un- grade “C” licenses for us after we Herat provincial council have spoken out about his dertake monitoring of these ...(More on P4)...(9) complete the training,” Kargar said. Sixteen coaches are attending the Export Strategy, Trade Policy Clear 2 Major Hurdles 10-day ...(More on P4)...(12) KABUL - Afghan government and business leaders have made good progress on two plans to boost trade, Families of Fallen Afghan Soldiers create employment opportunities and alleviate poverty. to Get Homes in Kabul The National Export Strategy and KABUL -The Office of the Presi- on the occassion of the inaugural around $100 million have been the National Trade Policy are part of dent, ARG Palace, said the town- ceremony, minister Naderi said pledged for the project with Advancing Afghan Trade -- a pro- ship will be built for the families the township will be built in co- prince Ali agreeing to invest the gramme funded by the European of the fallen Afghan soldiers. operation with the Qatari prince amount jointly with the Afghan Union and implemented by the In- The Minister of Urban Develop- Sheikh Ali. government. ternational Trade Centre (ITC). ment and Housing Syed Sadat He said the township will be Minister Naderi further added ITC said the proposed National Ex- Mansoor inaugurated the con- built on a land located to close to that the initial talks regarding port Strategy cleared two hurdles on ecutive Committee of Private Sector Priorities. struction of the township during Silo Enterprise, belonging to the the construction of the township Monday when it was presented to At meetings on Nov. 27, chaired by Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah, participants a ceremony in Kabul today. Milli Bus Enterprise. started in around 1394 Afghan the Council of Ministers and the Ex- commended the strategy as well designed and ...(More on P4)...(13) Speaking during the gathering According to Minister Naderi, Calendar ...(More on P4)...(14) Power Project: Parwan Laborers Say their Wages Missing KABUL - The alleged embezzle- ment of 1.6 million afghanis in payment of wages to laborers hired for installing electricity py- lons in central Parwan province has reached the Attorney General Office (AGO) for investigation. More questions were raised about the issue after Pajhwok Afghan News interviewed different sources who provided different accounts. Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) or power utility says it had released ...(More on P4)...(15) In Quest of Title, Afghanistan to Take on UAE KABUL - In quest of the four-day Dubai International Cricket Sta- ICC Intercontinental Cup title, ta- dium, looking to secure maximum ble-topper Afghanistan will take points and hoping other results on the United Arab Emirates at will go their way. the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu The Netherlands (52 points), Dhabi. placed in the third spot, will play As the battle for the title has run bottom-of-the-table Namibia (27 into its final round, Afghanistan points) at the ICC Academy, says and Ireland are still in contention a statement from the International of lifting the trophy. Afghanistan Cricket Council. have 101 points and the UAE 47 Sharjah Cricket Stadium will host points PNG (43 points) and Hong Kong Second-placed Ireland (89 points) (39 points). All matches will begin face Scotland (46 points) at the on November ...(More on P4)...(16).