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Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3589 Tuesday May 16, 2017 Sawr 26, 1396 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs Abdullah, Danish to Supervise Distribution Wolesi Jirga Refuses to Add of E-ID Cards 3 Cabinet Picks to Agenda “The Wolesi Jirga has decided not to vote for the three ministers-designate until the nominees to replace acting minister are introduced.” Speaker

KABUL - President has issued a decree, task- ing the second vice-president and the chief executive officer (CEO) with supervising the distribution of electronic identity cards (e-tazkiras). According to a statement from the second vice-president’s of- fice, the six-article decree -- formally issued on May 13 -- was aimed at acceleration the preparation and distribution of elec- tronic ID cards. The order also seeks implementation of the operational plan, audit of financial and executive...(More on P4)...(2) CEO Chabahar Port Pact’s Implementation a Priority KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house summoned 16 affairs are currently led by as governor for Nangarhar Shah Bahram was introduced said on Monday preliminary works to use the Chabahar port lower house of parliament on ministers and impeached the acting ministers. Abdul Bari province. as nominee for the Ministry in Iran by Afghan traders had been completed but still some Monday refused to add to its ministers of foreign affairs, Jahani and Daud Shah Saba Wolesi Jirga has repeatedly of Defense, Faizullah Zaki works remained. agenda three newly-intro- labour, public works, educa- have resigned as information asked the government to in- for the Ministry of Labor and The CEO, while presiding over a meeting of the Cabinet, said duced ministers-designate, tion, transport, communica- and culture and mines and troduce presidential candi- Social Affairs and Nargis Ne- implementation of the Chabahar port’s agreement was the insisting on replacement of tion and higher education in petroleum ministers respec- dates for ministries led by act- han for the Ministry of Mines unity government’s priority. the acting ministries first. absentia. tively. ing officials because working and Petroleum to the house He said preparatory work had been done with Iran and India, Eleven ministries are cur- The ministries of information The border and tribal affairs beyond two months in acting for a vote of confidence. but still some works remained to better use the port. rently headed by acting of- and culture, mines and petro- minister, Mohammad Gulab capacity is against the law. However, Speaker Abdul Despite progress, some sections needed improvement like ficials. On November 2, the leum and border and tribal Mangal, has been appointed The lower house said Tariq Rauf ...(More on P4)...(1) transport, revenue, and ...(More on P4)...(3) Llorens First Indonesian Women’s Role in Peace US Strongly Committed Woman Minister Visits Process Vital: Ghani to Standing by Afghans KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said women could play a vital Hugo Llorens said the Afghan National KABUL - Women Empowerment and Child Pro- tection Minister, Yohana Yembise, is the first In- role in ensuring peace and a real Army (ANA) had learned many lessons donesian woman minister to visit Afghanistan, peace would come when basic from past year’s war in operations and had Indonesian Ambassador to Afghanistan Arief re- rights of Afghan men and women gained much experience. marked here on Monday. were protected. The Indonesian woman minister is on a visit to Inaugurating a fourth three-day forge bilateral cooperation in the field of women symposium “Afghan Women, empowerment in Afghanistan. the messengers of peace” in capi- “Women empowerment in Afghanistan is a prime tal Kabul, Ghani said peace and stability was the most important issue for the Indonesian ...(More on P4)...(5) demand and requirement of the Afghan people. Australia Considers Pointing to the peace agreement derstanding and rightly diag- he said. “We have a strong with the Hezb-i-Islami Afghani- nosing the situation are other commitment that we can reach Increase to Afghanistan stan (HIA), the president said a preconditions for achieving peace through constitutional strong will and going by the Con- peace,” the president added. framework and protection of Deployment stitution were preconditions for “Even if there is a right intent, people’s rights, fortunately we will and understanding of the are followers of a religion that KABUL - The US govern- forces in a statement by the SEDNEY - The Australian Government is current- peace talks. situation, the peace process does not divide humans as first ment is strongly committed Ministry of Defense that ly considering a request from NATO to increase “It is an Islamic principle that no would not succeed when it is in and second class, both men to standing by the Afghan The statement quoted Yaftali its deployment to Afghanistan due to the growing achievements can be made when conflict with the Constitution,” and ...(More on P4)...(4) nation and, continuing as- as saying the brave and he- threat of Islamic State. the will is weak, realistically un- sistance to the Afghanistan roic Afghan security forces Presently the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Security and Defence forces, were able to maintain peace maintains a contingent of 270 personnel working Zakhilwal Afghanistan’s WTO Seat the country’s ambassador in and crush the enemy with in mentoring and advisory roles under Operation Kabul said on Sunday. through strong arms and sac- Highroad. Ghani has not Rejected Still Empty one Year Later US Ambassador Hugo Llor- rifices. Australian forces have been deployed to Afghani- ens, who met Afghan Chief He said the Afghan National stan since the Coalition invasion in 2001. The cur- Sharif’s Invitation of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Mo- Army (ANA) had learned rent Operation Highroad commenced in July 2014 hammad Sharif Yaftali, was many lessons from past year’s and is the Australian contribution to NATO’s Res- quoted as appreciating the war in operations and had olute Support mission, which replaced the previ- achievements of the Afghan gained ...(More on P4)...(6) ous International Security ...(More on P4)...(7) NUG Leaders under Fire over Ongoing Caretaker Saga KAUBL - Government’s contin- Lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga on Monday refused to take a vote ISLAMABAD - Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakh- KABUL - Officials from the Ministry of Commerce ued use of acting ministers has ilwal dispelled the impression that President and Industries (MoCI) on Monday said the United once again come under harsh of confidence against three nominees for ministerial positions. Ashraf Ghani has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz States has invested $100 million USD over the last criticism by MPs who on Monday Sharif’s invitation to visit . 10 years in different fields to enable Afghanistan reiterated calls to National Unity Comments by Zakhilwal, who is also President to get membership of the World Trade Organiza- Government leaders to fill the Ghani’s special envoy for Pakistan, came follow- tion (WTO), but after a year as a member, no one posts. ing recent reports from Kabul that the Afghan has been appointed as the country’s representa- This comes after MPs fired seven president declined the invitation when the ISI tive. ministers in November for under chief met him last week. According to MoCI officials, no work has been spending development budgets. Section of the Afghan media had earlier quoted started on this and that the lack of human resourc- On Monday, lawmakers refused “credible sources” as saying the president rejected es is one of the reasons behind the problem. to give votes of confidence to three the invitation and had also attached conditions “The lack of human resources, capabilities, is a new ministers, including that of that Pakistan should first take practical actions on challenge, but we hope that in cooperation with the minister of defense, minister sacked ministers had been nominated. Kabul’s certain demands. government institutions we can fulfill our -com of mines, and minister of labor, so- Tariq Shah Bahrami the nominee for minister of defense, Faizullah Zaki nomi- Pakistani media also started debate on the report- mitments at the WTO,” said Mohammad Qurban cial affairs, martyrs and disabled. nee for minister of labor and social affairs and Nargis Nehan the nominee for ed rejection of PM’s invitation and some analyst Haqjo, the acting deputy minister for commerce at They said they would not vote minister of mines were expected to get votes of confidence from parliament on argued that the three high level Pakistani visits to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. until replacements for the seven Monday. In November, MPs dismissed seven ...(More on P4)...(8) Afghanistan this month ...(More on P4)...(9) Meanwhile, a number ...(More on P4)...(10)