Page 2 | NATIONAL Can US Ignore ‘Moscow Format’ On Afghanistan? Page 3 | ECONOMY If Americans Want Lasting THE ‘Moscow Format’ for Afghanistan spelt out by foreign minister Formal Dairy Sector Peace in Afghanistan, We Sergei Lavrov in New Delhi is straightforward. Russians want ... Tops 2 Million Liters of Should Leave by May 1 Milk For 1399 Page 2 | NATIONAL Kabul Herat Nangarhar Balkh 21 / 10 29 / 13 31 / 19 26 / 10 Your Gateway to Afghanistan & the Region Monday, April 12, 2021 Issue No. 947 www.heartofasia.af 10 afs Guiding Principles for Turkey Summit Shared with Negotiators Rashid ‘Ready’ for real coexistence, implementation Sunrisers Opening of balanced social and economic Match in IPL plans, allowance of humanitarian workers’ activities, maintaining Afghanistan’s cricket star Rashid Khan of Afghanistan’s friendly relations is “ready” for Sunrisers Hyderabad’s with the region and the world, opening match of the Indian Premier prevention of Afghanistan from League (IPL) against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. becoming a source of threats to The 14th edition of the cash-rich league other countries, and protecting kicked off on Friday with a thrilling Afghanistan from external encounter between Mumbai Indians and interference. Royal Challengers Bangalore. The document says that Islam, Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin their people’s traditions and preserving campaign in the third game of this IPL Afghanistan form the basis of on Sunday. national unity in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s spinner Rashid Khan on Regional and neighboring Saturday shared pictures from Sunrisers’ countries should prevent the practice game played as the build-up to infiltration of foreign fighters to their tournament opener. “All ready for tomorrow’s game,” Rashid Afghanistan. tweeted. Transparent and free elections This year, another Afghan cricketer should guarantee Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman also joined Sunrisers political future and there should with Rashid and Mohammad Nabi. Nabi be a guarantee to prevent the and Mujeeb may have to wait for getting repeat of a civil war. an opportunity in this IPL season. P2 Meanwhile, Abdullah Abdullah, TOLOnews has obtained details and the relevant parties to Afghan for peace without mutual blaming, head of the High Council for of the guiding principles for the peace are expected to reach a political participation under National Reconciliation, said he Turkey conference shared with the unified stance on it ahead of the Islamic principles, transitional has received the final draft of the Afghan Republic and the Taliban Turkey conference. administration, equal rights for republic’s peace proposal from the negotiators by the US, Qatar, The guiding principles include all citizens without discrimination, sub-committee of the Leadership Turkey and the UN. a permanent and countrywide support for the rights of all Committee of the reconciliation The document has nine articles ceasefire, conducting joint efforts Afghans, sincere efforts to achieve council. UNICEF’s Afghanistan Representative Afghanistan, Iran Afghan Schools Need at Least Presented His Sign MoU to Build Credentials to Mofa 2nd Cross-Border 50,000 Teachers: Ministry United Nations International Bridge The Ministry of Education on Children’s Emergency Fund on Sunday A memorandum of understanding Saturday said that there is a need announced that Hervé Ludovic De Lys has been signed between Iran and for at least 50,000 new teachers newly appointed UNICEF Afghanistan the neighboring Afghanistan for for the country’s schools as the Representative presented his credentials the construction of a second bridge current number of instructors is not to Hanif Atmar, Afghanistan’s Minister of sufficient. connecting Milak and Zaranj counties Foreign Affairs. Afghanistan’s schools have at least in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province “It is an honor to present my credentials 220,000 teachers for 9.7 million to His Excellency, Mohammad Haneef to Afghanistan’s Nimruz Province to students across the country. Atmar, Minister of Foreign Affairs; I facilitate trade interactions between “One of our priorities is to hire look forward to serving the children of the two sides. teachers on contracts to use them Afghanistan to the best of my ability,” “The 320-meter bridge will be built in areas where we face shortage De Lys was quoted in the released parallel to the other existing bridge of teachers,” said Najiba Arian, a statement. and construction will begin by ... P2 spokesperson for the Ministry of “I would like to express my gratitude Education. for the strong partnership shared by the Among lack of school buildings, Robina said she has not been hired Sonila, a teacher. Government and UNICEF in support of textbooks and other educational officially as a teacher despite her Roqia 11, who studies at a primary every child in Afghanistan, especially facilities, lack of teachers is also said years of experience in this field. school in Kabul said that in many the most disadvantaged. I am excited to to be one of the major challenges “What is the difference between us days she has left school because of work with all partners to promote the facing the education sector in the and the permanent teachers. We the absence of their teachers. rights of children, wherever they are, country. both teach, but we are not given the “We ask the Ministry of Education and make sure they have the best start Robina, a schoolteacher in Kabul same salary,” she said. to provide teachers to us,” Roqia in life so that they become productive said that lack of teachers is one of “We are faced with lack of added. “We need a regular teacher citizens in the Afghanistan of tomorrow. the major challenges in the way of classrooms. We combine two or to be present daily and teach us,” I particularly look forward to ... P3 education in Afghanistan. three classes under one roof,” said said Zahra, a student. April 12, 2021 Heart of Asia NATIONAL MONDAY 2 [email protected] fb/heart of asia twitter/@heartofasiapost Rashid ‘Ready’... By Mark Hannah and Adam Weinstein But Rashid is in tonight’s squad. Mujeeb was bought by Sunrisers in the IPL 2021 If Americans Want Lasting Peace in auction who played the last two seasons for Kings XI Punjab. Afghanistan, We Should Leave by May 1 Rashid and Nabi have been playing for Sunrisers in the Afghan government officials and Taliban IPL since 2017. representatives are expected to arrive in Turkey this “From the overseas month to try to negotiate a path forward for their perspective, having Mujeeb country: For two decades, the United States has there (in the side). He is struggled to gain the upper hand in Afghanistan’s obviously a very very effective long-running conflict or successfully secure consensus T20 bowler, and he has shown among its factions. In recent days, Afghan and Taliban that throughout his franchise forces have exchanged strikes, trying to gain leverage career and obviously playing ahead of the talks, which may or may not generate for Afghanistan,” explained an alternative to the agreement reached last year Sunrisers’ Director of Cricket, between the Taliban and the Trump administration. Tom Moody in a video released That agreement calls for all American forces to leave by team four days ago. by May 1 — weeks away. This violence doesn’t bode “I think he gives us greater well for the possibility of intra-Afghan compromise depth and certainly, he is and reconciliation after the U.S. military leaves. going to keep everyone on Those in Washington who want to keep American their toes to you know try and troops in Afghanistan past the May 1 deadline are keep their spot in the eleven,” likely to portray this latest fighting as a prologue to he said. the violence they warn will follow a U.S. forces exit. Sunrisers Hyderabad ended as But this view’s premise is gravely flawed. Keeping the third-ranked side in the IPL American forces in Afghanistan isn’t helping bring that 2020. nation’s opposing factions closer together. Rather, rule. Promises of sanctions relief and aid from the move the peace process forward to the second step — The 2016 champions would be continuing to stay actively harms the prospects for United States and its partners could possibly entice compromise and power-sharing. This will require trust expecting to go miles in this a meaningful and durable peace. As it stands now, the Taliban to some compromise — allowing it to between the Taliban, the government and Afghan upcoming season. the Taliban negotiates at gunpoint, while the Afghan pursue power through international recognition citizens in a country traumatized by decades of war, They will open their campaign government negotiates from behind a shield that rather than armed dominance of what would become, foreign meddling and unpunished abuses. against Kolkata Knight Riders Washington may remove at any moment. Meanwhile, once again, a pariah state. And any deal that comes out of peace talks in Turkey on April 11. Afghan soldiers and civilians suffer as the months and There is, understandably, a temptation for the will likely be an interim one, vulnerable to the same years pass with no end to the violence in sight. Biden administration to maintain a troop presence violence and recalcitrant politics that have stymied The United States’ ongoing intervention in Afghanistan in Afghanistan to try to avert greater violence. But the peace process up to now. Keeping American Afghanistan,... distorts the country’s balance of power: As long as doing so could mean another escalation of deadly troops in Afghanistan while this unfolds will thwart U.S. troops are on the ground, the Taliban will try U.S.-led combat operations, and to little avail. The progress toward a mutually acceptable compromise June,” Hossein Mirshafi, to wait them out, and the Afghan government will Taliban isn’t going anywhere.