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www.facebook.com/thekabultimes twitter.com/thekabultimes E-mail:[email protected] thekabultimes.gov.af Hoot 04, 1397 HS Saturday, February 23, 2019 Afghans USD 01 GBP 01 INR 1000 PKR 1000 EUR 01 IRR 1000 AED 01 fortunate, as productive new AFN 75.40 AFN 97.65 AFN 1055 AFN 539 AFN 85.18 AFN 6 AFN 20.28 year on the way President Ghani meets his Turkmen President Ghani chairs high economic council meeting counterpart in Ashgabat KABUL: Chaired by Presi- granting the contract to the re- were not clear, asking for clari- dent Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, spective company. After overall fication of modality of number- the meeting of high economic discussion in connection with ing for the bidding companies. council was held at Arg’s Cha- the company’s request, mem- President Ghani instructed na- har Chenar Palace. bers of the council asked for tional procurement authority to In the meeting, issues as further information in this re- cooperate with ministry of SODEVCO’s request for pro- gard. mines and petroleum in con- cessing and exporting chromite Meanwhile, the country’s nection with numbering and to outside, bidding process of President said that the amount evaluation of the companies. Nangarhar talc project, trans- of the company’s current invest- Afterwards, transferring ferring of possession of Wasel ment, management system and plan of Wasel Telecom’s license Telecom to Alkozay Group Com- its legal and economic aspects possession to Alkozay Group panies complex and getting should be clarified so that deci- Companies complex was deliv- fixed sum as non-metallic sion would be made in this re- ered by minister of telecommu- things’ issuance right were dis- gard. Afterwards, officials of the nication and Information Tech- cussed. ministry of mines delivered nology to the meeting. After First, officials for ministry their information in connection overall discussion, members of of mines and petroleum deliv- with bidding process of Nangar- the council said the issue need- ered information regarding har talc project (Shirzad Block) ed further technical discussions, SODEVCO’s request for pro- and four top companies for bid- adding that the issue should be cessing and exporting chromite ding the project. further discussed in a commit- to outside, condition of current Members of the meeting tee which had been previously chromite contracts and their said that guarantees of invest- formed for this purpose. President Mohammad trade and transit, implementa- ing the construction of a rail- ulari office of the Turkmen suggestions in connection with ment of the bidding companies The Kabul Times Ashraf Ghani held a one-on-one tion of regional projects and war way line and a gas pipeline. Ministry of Industries and Re- meeting with his Turkmen on terrorism, the office said. The signed documents was lations about Aqina-Andkhoy counterpart Gurbanguly Ber- During the meeting, sever- a Memorundom of Understand- railway construction, said the dimuhamedov Thursday last al agreements have been signed ing (MoU) between the Afghan agency. week, in Ashgabat, the capital in front of the two countries National Archive and the Na- Agreement on air-aviation of Turkmenistan, the Presiden- leaders, according to the state- tional Institute of Language, services between the two coun- tial Office said in a statement ment. Literature and Manuscript tries, agreement on the two referring to its website. The signed agreement in- named as Makhtom Quli from countries international border The two countries leaders cluded the Turkmen Academy of Sci- railway connection and an MoU spoke about expansion of mu- Turkmenistan is working ences, railway project that on the two countries mutual tual cooperation in terms of re- on implementation of projects inked between Afghanistan customhouse cooperation, gional connectivity, economy, involving Afghanistan, includ- Railway Authority and Demir- See P6 Esmatullah Alizada should be enlisted as entry-test winner, President Ghani Kabul School teachers KABUL: President Moham- ning eligible scores, and heard The President met Alizada country’s youth have for the na- call on VP Danesh mad Ashraf Ghani received Es- his complaints, said a statement at the Delkusha Palace and said tional army and that he should KABUL: A large number of ers enumerated lack of build- praising the participants for matullah Alizada who failed to from the presidential Palace the Alizada was an example of spe- be enlisted as the winner of the school teachers of Kabul’s west ings and classes for a number sharing their problems with win the entry-test, despite win- other day. cial commitment which the exam. called on second vice president of schools in the west of Kabul, him considered the move as He blamed the process of en- Sarwar Danesh on Thursday lack of drinking water and lack good and constructive for ad- try-test as non-transparent and and shared their demands as of teacher vacant posts as prin- dressing problems of the peo- said that their work method was lack of possibilities in their cipal problems in schools. ple in education system. a sabotage of the national spirit schools. In the meeting, teach- Second Vice President by The Kabul Times and that their measures should be clear to all and provide a con- victing response. The president instructed the National Security Council Of- fice for creation of a special com- mittee with national perspective to review the regulations and the ways of Marshal Fahim’s entry test and that there should be a special reserve for those winning eligible scores. The Kabul Times ‘France is Afghanistan’s culture & art partner,” Minister Safi “Anybody taking arms against people & KABUL: Acting minister of information and culture Hasi- na Safi has met with French government should be suppressed,” NSA newly-appointed ambassador to KABUL: National Security Peace Consultative Loya Jirga further said that the ongoing put an end to the ongoing war Kabul David Martinon and dis- Advisor Dr. Hamdullah Mohib is a good opportunity for youth war in the country was not the that has changed to a culture. cussed the country’s coopera- in a meeting with youth of Kan- to share their visions in connec- war of Afghans, but it was a war National security advisor tion with Afghanistan in the dahar, Helmand, Zabul and tion with peace and the coun- that has been imposed by for- further said that Afghanistan field of art and culture. In the meeting, French am- Uruzgan by praising the people try’s future. eign intelligence networks, add- government was serious towards bassador to Kabul by briefing of Loy Kandahar for supporting National security advisor ing that Afghan youth should counter mafia and powerful fig- related the embassy’s programs the government’s programs, ures, stressing that anybody said that there had been French peace process and ANDSF said taking arms against the govern- archaeologists working under big Kandahar had been one of ment and people should be sup- the framework of the French stable and secure provinces of pressed. Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan (DAFA) in Afghan- the country for centuries, hop- “It is a time to cut down de- istan’s Badakhshan, Helmand, ing the Afghan-owned and Af- pendency to foreigners and Balkh, Panjshir and Kabul’s expansion of cultural relations introduction of the country’s ghan-led peace process would work to reach self-sufficiency,” Balahesar. between the two countries. real culture and art. succeed in this critical time. Dr. Mohib said, asking Afghan He also briefed regarding Afterwards, acting minister Acting minister of informa- “The initiative of peace is youth to seriously cooperate activities of France Culture of information and culture Ha- tion and culture called France in the hand of Afghanistan peo- with the government in fight- Center where cultural, academ- sina Safi considered the activi- as Afghanistan’s partner in art ic, literal and educational pro- ple and government and no deal- ing powerful armed figures and ty and work of DAFA in Afghan- and culture, recalling of the grams and exhibitions were istan as useful and significant country’s role in supporting the ing will be followed in this re- mafia. held, considering holding such and praised the France Cultur- rights of women, children and gard,” Dr. Mohib said, adding The Kabul Times programs as useful for further al Center for its activities in youth. 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According ty forces then started firing at government. where people stormed to streets to Fawad, a Kabul resident who the protesters, and subsequent- The protests continued si- of the city chanting slogans was one participants in the pro- ly Soviet tanks were sent to multaneously with uprising of against foreign troops.It was a test, most of the people in the quell the demonstrators. After Balahesar military garrison lo- historical moment as Kabul res- city got out their homes and pro- six days of unrest, a large num- cated in old city of Kabul on 3rd idents displayed their firm de- tested against Soviet troops. ber of civilians were killed or August of 1979. The main pur- termination, coordination, uni- This uprising was changed to a injured. There has been no re- pose of the military uprising ty and solidarity against the in- national movement against the port of death toll, but some re- was to capture Radio Television vasion.