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(1) Hundreds Protest... . ted last week. Khalilzad, meanwhile, stretched security forces, suffering from tion of the votes. He said Uzbekistan had a good will and reportedly met with officials in their highest level of casualties ever, He accused election officials of negli- morning that demonstrators are violat- emphasize on the Afghan peace pro- Qatar last month. estimates from the NATO-led Resolute gence and making deals and demanded ing the law as they had not informed cess, something he seen behind good Despite the US’ decade-long efforts to Support mission show. their trial. He also demanded invalida- police of their planned action ahead of relations between the two countries. quell the militants, Afghanistan has The government no longer releases tion of non-biometric votes. time. Close cultural and economic relations seen an upsurge in Taliban activity in exact casualty figures but officials say IEC head for Kandahar Niamatullah The protesters said the Kabul Garrison directly impacted Afghanistan’s stabil- recent years. The US government’s own at least 500 men are being killed each Wardak, while referring to the allega- chief, General Murad Ali Murad, had ity, he added. estimates indicate that the Washing- month and hundreds more wounded, a tions of candidates, said these claims tried to stop them from marching and “Despite some anti-government politi- ton-backed government in Kabul has tally many consider an underestimate. were nothing but a waste of time. had asked that they send representa- cal parties and figures tried to become uncontested control of just over 57 per- The Ghazni fighting prompted demon- He said they had acknowledged techni- tives to discuss the issue. However, close to Uzbekistan and damage Uz- cent of the country, while a recent BBC strations in Kabul and Ghazni by Haz- cal problems during elections and even protesters refused and continued their bekistan’s trust in the Afghan govern- study revealed that the jihadists are aras, who have complained bitterly of rigging in some cases, but complaints march. ment, but the neighbouring country has “openly active” in about 70 percent of official neglect after a string of attacks had been registered which would be in- Despite government having sent in repeatedly rejected such attempts and the nation. on their mosques and cultural centres. vestigated in line with the law. reinforcement troops to some of the supported state-to-state relations in- Heroin production has skyrocketed, A suicide attack, close to where dem- He said the Independent Electoral central areas, reports out of Malistan stead,” he said. and frequent terror attacks continue to onstrators had been gathering in Kabul, Complaints Commission (IECC) had and Jaghori districts say security is not Sabawoon, a resident of capital Kabul, claim the lives of Afghan servicemen killed at least six people. launched work on addressing com- good. said he received Uzbekistan visa very and civilians. (RT) Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid plaints. Reports also indicate that in the past easily to travel to that country few denied fighters were targeting any par- A few days back candidates in Kandahar few days dozen of commando troops (8) Taliban Ready... months back. ticular ethnic group, reflecting concern did not allow inspection of vote recount have been killed in the districts and the He said he travelled through land from direct talks with representatives of the that the fight in Ghazni was being inter- at some polling stations. (Pajhwok) districts are under Taliban siege. province and visited several ar- Taliban movement on the sidelines of preted as a sectarian issue. The protesters called on the National (17) Torkham Residents... eas of that country. these Moscow consultations,” he said. The Taliban are a Sunni Muslim, main- Unity Government (NUG) to clear Khas Balkh governor’s spokesman, Munir “The Taliban’s leadership flatly refuses ly ethnic Pashtun movement but deny “One of the big problems for children Uruzgan, Jaghori and Malistan districts Farhad said relations between the two to talk with the current Afghanistan’s any sectarian agenda. However many in Torkham is that they do not have any of Taliban and to send in emergency hu- countries improved after signing of government, considering it to be the Shi’ite Hazaras blame for the schools. But this year, a school in Tork- manitarian aid to displaced residents, some agreements of cooperation. puppet one brought into power in Ka- attacks against them. ham was decided on, but there is still along with extra, permanent, troops He said hundreds of tourists, trad- bul by the Americans.” Ghazni, briefly overrun by the Taliban no building. We are trying to get the ap- to the areas and to establish a military ers and investors visited Uzbekistan The second meeting of the Moscow-for- in August, sits on the highway link- proval for the construction of a school corps in the region. trough the shared border without any mat consultations on Afghanistan was ing Kabul, the capital, to the major that will have 60 classrooms,” said Has- The protesters said if their demands are serious problems. (Pajhwok) held on November 9. Taking part in southern city of Kandahar. It is also a eebullah Shinwarai, head of Nangarhar not addressed they will continue their it were deputy foreign ministers, spe- gateway into the mountainous central education department. protest and will call for wide-spread (3) FEFA Wants... cial envoys and observers from Russia, provinces of Hazarajat, home mainly to School children living in the Torkham action across the country. FEFA head Yousuf Rashid told report- Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Hazara people. area walk across the de facto border ev- This comes after Taliban last week ers in Kabul that the vote recount was Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, the US, Late on Sunday, Taliban fighters also ery day to get to school and back. launched group attacks from several a good step towards ensuring transpar- Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A delega- attacked Farah city as well as check- One student, Faridullah, said: “We directions on , one of ency but the process should be conduct- tion of the Taliban movement’s politi- points in the nearby districts of Khaki study Pakistani books, they are in Pash- Afghanistan’s most secure districts in ed in presence of observers, witnesses, cal office took part in an international Safed and Bala Buluk, said Shah Mah- to; history and all other books are Paki- . representatives of election watchdogs meeting of this level for the first time. mood Rahimi, deputy head of the Farah stani.” Ghazni has 18 districts, of which and political parties. (tass) Provincial Council. They also said they had to sing the Pak- Malistan, Jaghori and Nawor districts He asked the election bodies to proceed He said 45 Afghan police were killed istani national anthem at school instead have always been relatively secure. The (9) Trump Discusses... with the recount of votes in close coor- in the fighting, along with five soldiers, of their own country’s anthem. other districts have often witnessed dination with candidates in order to en- Trump was heavily criticised for cancel- but the militants had pulled back. (Re- Another student, Kashmir, said that in heavy clashes between government sure greater transparency and fairness. ling a trip to Belleau Wood battlefield uters) total there are between three and four forces and the Taliban. (Tolo news) Rashid stressed over proper manage- in northern France on Saturday due to hundred children who go to Pakistani (2) New Era of... ment of the recount process and de- rain, with some critics accusing him of (13) Kunduz Transport... schools. manded a timetable though which can- disrespecting America’s war dead. he said. “We are about three to four hundred government and a new government in didates could send their observers. “Because of near-zero visibility, Ma- He linked the revenue increase to anti- students, we learn their Pakistani his- the neighbouring country. He alleged the IEC lacked the resolve rine One was unable to fly, as had been corruption efforts and the appointment tory,” said Kashmir. He said Uzbekistan kept its borders to conduct the presidential election and planned,” Sanders said. of professional individuals. “We have to learn our Afghan history, open for Afghan traders and has sim- was seeking escape from the law. “A car ride of two-and-a-half hours, But provincial council member Toryalai we have nothing to do with Pakistani plified visa issuance process compared Rashid asked the election bodies to ex- each way, would have required clo- Kakar said efforts to eradicate corrup- history, we are going there for school, to the past. pose names of powerful individuals sures to substantial portions of the Par- tion had not been enough. He called for because here in our own area, we do “Our traders import a lot amount of who interfered in the Wolesi Jirga polls. is roadways for the President’s motor- a stepped-up drive to eliminate graft. not have schools,” said another stu- goods through Uzbekistan, they also FEFA also asked all groups and indi- cade, on short notice. President Trump Ismatullah Muradi, the governor’s dent, Navid. export domestic products to Uzbeki- viduals to move according to the law did not want to cause that kind of un- spokesman, said an effective campaign USAID has said that decades of conflict stan, the trade also led to strengthening while entering electoral alliances for expected disruption to the city and its against corruption had been ongoing. has devastated Afghanistan’s educa- of political and cultural relations be- the April 20 presidential poll and re- people,” she explained. Reform in the department had resulted tion systems and institutions. tween the two countries,” he said. frain from early campaigning. Sanders further said Trump was “hon- in increased revenue, he argued. (Pajh- In 2002, only an estimated one million He said Afghanistan had been facing He said the IEC should not behave like oured” to be able to attend a similar wok) children, mostly boys, attended school, a lot of problems in transit trade area a spectator during election activities event on Sunday at the Suresnes Ameri- while women and girls were almost with Uzbekistan in the past as the (14) Daikundi Girls... and should use its legal powers. (Pajh- can Cemetery and was “deeply moved completely excluded from educational neighbour country would not issue cre- wok) by the sacrifices of so many for the He added his mindset changed after opportunities. Since then, the Afghan dentials to Afghan companies, but the cause of freedom”. (Agencies) some girls in Daikundi earned titles in government, USAID, and international problem has now been completely re- (4)UNHCR to... (10) Afghanistan... different sport events and brought the donors have worked together to rebuild solved. a report published by the UNHCR in pride like boys and allowed his daugh- Afghanistan’s education sector. “In the past, Afghan traders would April 2018, Pakistan hosted the large a financial cost of 4.5 million USD do- ter to go and play sport. USAID has trained thousands of pri- load their export goods in cargo trucks number of refugees in the world. Based nated by the World Bank and USAID. Mohammad Hashim Alizada, another mary and secondary school teachers, inside Uzbekistan after passing them on the report, as many as 1.45 million He said the AMA was important for father who supported the girls sport, produced and distributed tens of mil- through Amo River, but now they load refugees belong to Afghanistan. (Pajh- weather forecasts, atmospheric condi- said: “I proud of my daughter because lions of textbooks, helped thousands of the goods inside Afghanistan before be- wok) tions and prior information about natu- she got first position in all the events in- Afghan girls and boys in remote prov- ing exported to that country,” Qasemi (5) Afghan... ral disasters in the country. side and outside the province.” inces attend community-based educa- added. A number of ACAA workers have re- Khan Ali Muwahidi, one of the reli- tion classes, and supported the Afghan He said Uzbekistan played an impor- of an education deal between the two ceived training of working in weather gious scholar believed girls sport was government to design the systems and tant role in facilitating trade from Af- countries, the foundation’s Afghanistan forecast area and they can manage this not in clash with the teachings of Islam. infrastructure in order to administer a ghanistan with Russia and China. Country Director Mucip Uludag said. center properly, Habibi said. “Sport is a positive thing irrespective nationwide education system. Afghan officials earlier had said they Turkey established the Maarif Founda- “In the past, there wasn’t an organized of who is playing man or woman. They Today, due to the efforts of USAID, would open a consulate in Termez City tion (TMF) in 2016, following a coup at- strategy in the meteorology area and should play according to the Islamic other international donors, and the Af- of Uzbekistan for further developing tempt, to take over the administration every department was using individual rules and should observe the Hijab,” he ghan government, more than 9.2 mil- relations with that country. of overseas schools linked to FETO. The software, but reactivation of this center said. lion children are enrolled in school of Qasemi said relations between the two foundation also establishes schools and would create coordination among de- Zahra Rastakar, a civil society activist, which 39 percent are girls, according countries would further improve with education centers abroad. partments in terms of weather condi- said some facilities were available for to the Afghan Ministry of Education. the opening of Afghanistan consulate FETO and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah tion and they can make decisions based sport girls in the provincial capital, but (Tolo news) in Termez City. Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup on our information,” he said. in district girls don’t have the right to An Afghan trader, Haji Khairuddin of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people Nasir Ahmad Durani, agriculture min- play sport. (18) Media Violations... Mayel, said close relations between Af- martyred and nearly 2,200 injured. ister, termed the AMA an important She said government has not paid at- with increase in complaints every week. ghanistan and Uzbekistan were good Ankara also accuses FETO of being be- organ and said, “In the past the govern- tention to the issue and there were nee Siddiqullah Tawheedi, a member of the for economic development of both the hind a long-running campaign to over- ment would spend millions of afghanis immediate steps in this regard. (Pajh- commission, said the commission took countries. throw the state through the infiltration on natural disasters but still failed to wok) every decision based on the constitu- He said his business improved after re- of Turkish institutions, particularly the control the disasters and the money it tion and the procedure of the commis- lations strengthened between the two military, police, and judiciary. spent was not helpful, but this center (15) Iran a Crucial... sion, which is a majority of votes. neighbours and he could easily export As part of the deal, the foundation also can help us have a defined plan based all the same and the sponsors are evi- Zia Bomya, another member of the or import goods. took control of two more schools and on forecasts.” dent. commission, said: “The commission is Uzbekistan also facilitated Afghanistan two dormitories in the northern Jawz- He said programs for managing snow- The terrorists are still being fed by their determined to addressing complaints improving its commercial relations jan province, Uludag said. falls, rainfalls, floods and drought as supporters, Ahmad Noor said. based on the country’s laws and the with Kazakhstan, China and Russia, he “Let nobody worry about this: We will well as forecasts for agriculture pro- He also stressed the importance of re- procedures of the commission.” added. educate our Afghan brothers with a grams would be created with the help gional cooperation and building trust He assured complaints and violations He said more efforts were needed to more qualified and more modern edu- of the center. (Pajhwok) among the neighboring countries, as would be addressed and each crime further strengthen relations between cation system,” the Turkish official (11) Malistan District... well as prevention of outsiders’ pres- would be referred to the judicial or- the two countries. added. (AA) ence in the region. gans. (Pajhwok) Cultural commonalities between the (6) Interior Ministry... Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Muja- The diplomat expressed hope that Iran- two countries also played an important hid claimed the fighters killed 24 com- Afghanistan relations be strengthened, (19) Taliban Claim... role in developing relations with each Taliban launched group attacks on mandos and other security personnel particularly with a new parliament in resident of Bagh Pul area who wished other, he said. Ghazni and seized parts of the city. during clashes in Malistan district. the latter. to go unnamed said the Taliban at- Balkh information and culture director, On Wednesday the Taliban launched He claimed the rebels seized the district Afghanistan’s October parliamentary tacked police check-posts and captured Saleh Mohammad Khaliq, told Pajhwok group attacks from a few directions on centre, the police headquarters and six elections were the first in the past eight eight policemen on Sunday night. Afghan News that Afghanistan and Uz- Jaghori district, one of Afghanistan’s defense posts. years being cancelled once in 2014 due He said two policemen were killed in bekistan enjoyed similar culture, which most secure districts in Ghazni prov- He added two Taliban fighters were to unstable security situation in the Barankot area and three arrested by the he said was a reason of good relations ince. killed and three others injured during country. (IRNA) Taliban. between the two countries. Violence has also gripped Uruzgan the attacks but they seized a large num- Mehri, however, acknowledged the He said cultural relations between the province over the past week. ber of weapons and ammunitions. (Pa- (16) Elections Rigged... killing of four policemen in Barankot two neighbours further improved after Uruzgan representatives in the senate jhwok) He alleged 10 to 15 candidates had and Bagh Pul areas. President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to this and parliament last week said hun- (12) Afghan Elite... struck deals with Independent Election Another source on the condition of ano- country and signing of 20 agreements dreds of families have been displaced Commission (IEC) staff and police who nymity said the Taliban killed six ALP there. due to the clashes in the province. (Tolo their position while they maintain con- adopted different means to give these officials during attack on their check- Presidential delegations and ordinary news) tacts with U.S. special envoy Zalmay candidates advantage in elections. post in Gulistan district. people also travel to each other’s coun- (7) US Special Adviser... Khalilzad aimed at opening peace ne- He demanded the government dispatch Mehri was unaware of the attack in Gu- try for attending national ceremonies gotiations. a powerful delegation to inspect and re- listan but claimed the Taliban suffered and music programs, he said. conflict in the country. Khalilzad, an Afghan-born former U.S. count all Kandahar votes. casualties in last night clashes. Uzbekistan is also called a good neigh- In recent years, US officials became ambassador to Kabul, met President Another candidate Shabir Ahmad Qa- The Taliban claimed killing 46 security bour of Afghanistan when it comes to more receptive to the idea of direct Ashraf Ghani and other officials at the yyumi said elections were a national personnel, injuring nine and arrest- politics. peace talks with the Taliban. weekend, in his latest round of meet- process and those who committed rig- ing nine others during their attacks in Zabihullah Ehsas, a political analyst “This is not going to be won militarily. ings following an initial meeting last ging were national traitors. Khak-i-Safai, Gulistan and parts of Far- and head of Balkh Literature and Social This is going to a political solution,” month with Taliban officials in Qatar. He alleged the elections in Kandahar ah city. Movement in Balkh, said Uzbekistan General Austin S. Miller, who lead the But Sunday’s fighting underscores were systematically rigged and de- One Taliban insurgent was killed and supported state-to-state relations with NATO mission in Afghanistan, admit- the pressure on Afghanistan’s over- manded strict monitoring and inspec- three injured in the attacks. (Pajhwok)