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Quote of the Day Martin Luther King, Jr. www.outlookafghanistan.net The function of” education is to teach” one to think facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus Email: [email protected] character - that is the goal of true education. Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Martin Luther King, Jr. District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Volume No. 4456 Wednesday August 19, 2020 Asad 29, 1399 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Pompeo Extends Warm Greetings to Afghans KABUL - US secretary of state Michael R Pompeo has extended his best wishes and warm greetings to the people of Afghani- stan on behalf of the government and the American people on Afghanistan’s 101st independence anniversary. “We honor the resilience and self-deter- mination of the Afghan people, who have embarked on a new phase in their effort to end a 40-year war and live in peace, free- dom, and prosperity,” Pompeo said. He said the United States remained com- mitted to a political settlement that ends the conflict and ensures Afghanistan nev- er again poses a threat to the United States joint efforts in pursuit of a sovereign, uni- and its allies. fied, democratic, and self-reliant Afghani- At this historic moment, he said, as the Af- stan that is at peace with itself and which ghan people come together and attempt to is a contributing member of the interna- broker a lasting peace, let us redouble our tional community. (Pajhwok) Independence Day Celebrations Putin Sends Ghani Afghanistan Independence Day Message Continue Despite Kabul In the message, Putin expressed satisfac- tion over “friendly relations” between the two countries and said that he was Rocket Attack confident that constructive bilateral ties KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani laid ministry spokesman, the rockets had Happy 101st Anniversary of Independ- would expand in various fields, Ghani’s a wreath at the Independence Minaret been fired from two vehicles. ence poured in from around the world. office said in a statement. at the ministry of defense in Kabul on “Unfortunately, 10 civilians including Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Ab- Putin said that partnering in counter- Tuesday morning during a ceremony to four children and one woman have been dulaziz Al Saud was one person who ing terrorism and drug ensures funda- mark Afghanistan’s 101st anniversary of wounded.” congratulated Ghani and the people of mental interests of the people of the two independence – a ceremony tainted by a He confirmed at least 14 rockets landed Afghanistan on the occasion. countries and improves security and sta- rocket attack. in the city and that two people had been According to the Saudi Press Agency, bility in the region. Security officials have confirmed at least arrested. the king “wished the President constant He also wished good health for Ghani 14 rockets were fired off and landed in “Most of these rockets have hit civilian good health and happiness and the Gov- and ...( More on P4)...(2) different parts of the city, including in houses in Kabul,” Arian said. ernment and people of the Islamic Re- the diplomatic zone and close to the No group has yet claimed responsibility public of Afghanistan security and sta- KABUL - Russian President Vladimir Presidential Palace. for the attack. bility.” Putin has sent a congratulatory message Widespread damage to buildings and However, it did not stop officials from Resolute Support Commander General to President Ashraf Ghani marking Af- Reduced Electricity vehicles was also reported and at least 10 holding ceremonies in other provinces, Scott Miller meanwhile posted a video ghanistan Independence Day. people were wounded. including Nangarhar, Herat and Kanda- on Twitter and used the opportunity to The message was delivered to Ghani by to Industrial Parks According to Tariq Arian, an interior har and messages wishing Afghanistan a call for ...( More on P4)...(1) Russian Ambassador in Kabul Dmitry Alexandrovich Zhirnov. Raises Concerns KABUL - The Afghanistan Industries Association said Monday that the dis- tribution of electricity to Pul-e-Charkhi Ghani Orders Erdogan Extends Industrial Park of Kabul has dropped by 50 percent in the last two months. Removal of Two I-Day Congratulations to Ghani The members of this association warn Finance Ministry KABUL - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan that if this situation continues, around has extended congratulations and best wishes to his 20,000 workers in the industrial park Officials Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Afghanistan’s will be unemployed. 101st Independence Day, the Presidential Palace said The director further stated that due to KABUL - Based on a letter seen by TOLOnews, Pres- Tuesday. the reduction of electricity, the produc- ident Ashraf Ghani has removed two officials of the The Turkish leader in a message congratulated Presi- tion of factories has decreased, hence Ministry of Finance and has ordered an investiga- dent Ghani and hoped brotherly ties between the two workers currently are without work. tion; however, the details of the accusations against countries would further expand, the Presidential Pal- “43,000 people work here, if you [DABS] these authorities were not specified in the official ace said in a statement. give us regular electricity, we promise letter, which was issued from the Administrative “On the account of Afghanistan’s independence day, that 100,000 people will work here for Office of the President and dated July 27. I on the behalf of Turkish people greet the Afghan another year, but if this situation contin- The letter mentions that an order was issued for an government and nation from the core of my heart,” Er- ues, DABS and the supreme economic investigation into the selling of recycled metals in dogan was quoted as saying in the statement. council will be responsible for the con- sequences,” said Abdul Jabar Safi, the the Ministry of Finance. The Turkish leader said his country and Afghanistan director of the Afghanistan Industries The letter says that President Ghani, after reading would be celebrating their100 years of diplomatic ties Association. the report of the assigned probe into the selling of next year and believed the ties would further expand. The members of this association say that recycled metals in the Ministry of Finance, told Fazl He said Turkey would continue to support efforts at with the change of leadership at DABS, Mahmoud Fazli, head of the Administrative Office bringing peace and stability to the war-torn country, the commitments of the company also of the President, and Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, the which he said was passing through a sensitive phase. Ghani in his message and hoped peace would come to changed, and promises made by the acting minister of finance, that “this report is shock- Erdogan wished health and successes to President the Afghans. (Pajhwok) ing.” previous leadership to the industrialists Ghani, the letter says, ordered the removal of were not fulfilled. Shafiqullah Shahrani, head of the entrepreneurs, Furthermore, DABS officials say an in- crease in electricity consumption on one and Sajid Taqwa, head of the office of the finance Young Female Afghan Mountaineer hand, and a decrease of available elec- minister, and that they be referred to the Attorney tricity on the other, has led to the distri- General’s Office. Makes History bution shortage. Monitoring organizations said the recent assess- BADAKHSHAN - On August 6th, sources gathered by the members on a personal pursuit. “Electricity production in Naghlu Dam ments in the Ministry of Finance are the outcome history was created in mountain- This mountain peak had previously been reached and many foreign- [East Kabul] has been reduced due to of an internal rift between those around President eering in Afghanistan when an ers have also navigated through this mountainous area. (KHAAMA eighteen-year-old Afghan girl Fa- PRESS) water shortages, and we have problems Ghani. with Tajikistan also,” stated Salem Sa- tima Sultani climbed the peak of The special attorney of the High Office of Anti-Cor- lemi, DABS Chief Operating Officer Di- highest mountain NAWSHAKH ruption and Criminal Justice Center in a letter dated rector. located in the Northern Badakh- July 23 stressed that there is a need for further as- According to the Afghanistan Industries shan province of Afghanistan. sessment on the case of Abdul Habib Zadran, the fi- Association, ...( More on P4)...(4) nancial deputy minister of finance and former acting NAWSHAKH is also the second- deputy of the ministry of finance who also served highest peak in the Hindukush as former acting deputy minister for administration range standing at a height of 7492 and former head of the recycled metals committee, meters above sea level. as well as Mohammad Ihrahim Shams, former CEO The climbing team, comprised of of the high committee of recycled metals. three Afghan females and 6 males “The deputy minister of finance for administration from different parts of the coun- try, started to venture on 18 July and finance, the former CEO of the high commission and after three weeks, on August of recycled metals, and representatives of the minis- 6, they could reach the peak. tries of economy, commerce, mines and the chamber Fatima is one of the team members of commerce (and industries) have been summoned of the Hikeventures-Afghanistan to the Attorney General’s Office,” said Jamshid Ra- group which supports mountain- suli, spokesman ...( More on P4)...(3) eering in Afghanistan with re- 2 August 19, 2020 Main Page Key Daesh Member Pakistan’s FM Says ‘Our Collective Efforts Abdullah Orakzai Killed in Succeeded in Advancing Afghan Peace Process’ Govt Forces Operation ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s For- eign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the collective ef- forts have so far succeeded in advancing Afghan peace pro- cess.