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Afghan Advertisements MONDAY-JUNE 28, 2021 Miscellaneous 07 China is readying Shenzhou 13 spacecraft Afghan Advertisements in case of space station emergency AA 887 INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB) China may have successfully "Shenzhou 12 is docked on orbit. foot-long (10 meters) robotic arm sent its first astronauts to its new the space station. Because of Tianhe provides living quar- and test new regenerative life sup- Procurement Entities NPA on behalf of Afghanistan Nuclear Energy Agency, Islamic Republic space station module this month, space debris or various reasons, ters for the crew and propulsion port systems. of Afghanistan. but back on the ground authori- the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft may for the space station. It has a rear If there are no emergencies, ties are still readying a new rocket be at risk when it returns. Then docking port and a forward dock- Shenzhou 13 will launch as Funded By Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in case of emergency. we could launch Shenzhou 13 in ing hub that will allow two more planned around October. Tian- Three Chinese astronauts the shortest time," Shao Limin, modules to connect and other zhou 3, a supply mission, is ex- Item Description Procurement of chemical and biological materials launched to Tianhe, the country's deputy technological manager of spacecraft to visit. pected to fly in September in Lab Equipment for AENA first space station module, on the the Shenzhou 12 spacecraft, told That means, unlike China's preparation for the arrival of the Shenzhou 12 mission on June 17. China's CCTV media. two earlier Tiangong space labs, a new crew. The China Manned Ref No. NPA/AAEHC/1400/G-3215/ICB They rode to space on a Long "The astronauts would be able second Shenzhou spacecraft can Space Agency (CMSA) says Shen- March 2F and docked with Tian- to return to the ground on Shen- dock with Tianhe to perform a zhou 13 will be a six-month mis- Issue date 27 June, 2021 at 10:00 AM (Local Time) he just over 6 hours after liftoff. zhou 13. In that case, it can be rescue mission. sion. Shenzhou 14 will likewise The crew, consisting of astronauts used as the emergency rescue ship Engineers have also upgraded be readied as an emergency rescue Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and for Shenzhou 12." the Shenzhou spacecraft, which 03 August, 2021 at 10:00 AM (Local Time), Electronic for Shenzhou 13. Deadline for Tang Hongbo, entered the module The crew of China's Shen- had a first test flight in 1999, to China is planning 6 launches bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected shortly after. zhou 12 mission salute for a pho- have a longer service life. This al- submission Bids Now, engineers back at the to inside the Tianhe core module lows the spacecraft to be docked in 2022 to complete the three- Attention: Bidding Facilitation Secretariat Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in of the Tiangong space station af- at the space station for longer to module Chinese space station. Address for Bid Two experiment modules, Wen- the Gobi Desert are preparing an- ter successfully docking at the facilitate regular, six-month-long Submission Address: 1st Floor, Tendering Facilitation Secretariat, National other Long March 2F rocket and module on June 17, 2021. crewed missions. tian and Mengtian, will launch next year along with two more crewed Procurement Authority (NPA), Administrative Office of the President the Shenzhou 13 spacecraft for the The emergency planning is The Shenhou 12 mission is (AOP), Pashtunestan Wat, Kabul, Afghanistan China National Space Administra- reminiscent of the NASA "Launch planned to last three months, dur- spacecraft, Shenzhou 14 and 15, tion. The pair are to be ready on On Need" missions planned to ing which the astronauts will con- and the Tianzhou 4 and 5 cargo In case of any difficulties in locating the address and submission of bid, the pad for a rapid launch in the rescue space shuttle crews if their duct two extravehicular activities, missions. please contact +93 (0) 20-292-6290 event of an emergency. vehicles had suffered damage in or space walks, begin using a 33- space Electronic mail address: [email protected] Website A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be obtained by interested bidders free of cost by downloading from the NPA website www.ageops.net (tenders.ageops.net). In case of any difficulty in downloading from website, interested bidders may contact at e-mail address: [email protected] Copy to [email protected] , [email protected], Bid Security Bid security shall be 16,000 USD (sixteen thousand US Dollar) AA 886 ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BIDDING Procurement Entities NPA on behalf of Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Funded By World Bank Item Description Procurement of International Mapping Company for World star Mohammad Nabi loving... / Ref No. Orthophotos and Base Mapping Kabul, RFB No: NPA/MUDL/1400/NCS-2335/ICB. From P5 “I was able to talk to home, second home game of the Blast on "As you get older, it is then a Nabi is really looking forward to Deadline for 10August,2021 at 10:00 Hours (Local Time). with the kids, and that is about it. Friday night (June 25) when Lan- little bit tougher to play red ball that. "I do a lot of travelling in a submission Bids The public opening of Bids received will be held immedi- It was hard. cashire Lightning are the visitors cricket. year, but it depends on my na- ately after the deadline. “After one week, when the to the County Ground. "It was my dream to play Test tional duty," he said. days until you get out are less, it “It is tough to come from the cricket, and I achieved that for my "If there are no Afghanistan then becomes even harder. So it’s conditions in Asia to come straight country and for me. games then I will still travel all Address for Attention: Bidding Facilitation Secretariat really good to get out and play into UK conditions. Also, the 100- "I managed to help Afghani- over the world playing in T20 submission Bids Address: National Procurement Authority (NPA) Administrative Office cricket again.” ball game is a big league, it is new, stan reach Test status and I only leagues. But we have the T20 of the President (AOP), Pashtunestan Wat, Kabul, Afghanistan | Kabul His stint in the Blast with the and it will be a lot of fun here. I played three games, but that is World Cup coming up and we will Steelbacks is only the first half of am really excited, as I am playing fine. Afghanistan. try to do really well in that. We a busy English summer for Nabi, for London Spirit, so it is an old "We don't have that many Telephone: (+93) 202926290 have a good T20 team, and I hope who will be playing for London home ground of mine from my games in a year, only one or two Email: [email protected] Spirit when The Hundred is MCC Young Cricketer days in matches, and I think it is better we can beat some teams in that launched next month. 2006 and 2007. I am looking for- for the country to play a young- competition." Website Interested bidders may download the complete Bidding Documents It is a competition that has ward to going back there.” ster to get more experience of Test For the next few weeks from our website. www.npa.gov.af/ www.ageops.net split opinion across the cricket- And the excitement won't cricket. "That is why I only play though, Nabi's focus is on doing In case of any problem in downloading, may obtain the same by ing world, but Nabi for one is very stop there for a player who trav- white ball cricket." And he is cer- the business for the Steelbacks, sending e-mail at the address [email protected] Copy to excited at the prospect of playing els to globe playing white ball tainly pretty good at it! and Northants supporters will be [email protected], [email protected], a new form of the game - and also cricket. Nabi is a regular performer in hoping he can work his magic and [email protected], [email protected] returning to an old haunt in the It means he no longer plays the Big Bash in Australia, the In- inspire his new team-mates to shape of the Spirit’s home ground, the longer form of the game, so dian Premier League and other qualification for the Blast quar- Lord’s. does Nabi miss getting that red tournaments, but his focus later ter-finals. Bid Security: 25,000 USD “I missed the PSL (Pakistan ball in his hand? on this year will be on the ICC That will certainly be a chal- Super League) so I can adjust to "When there is a lot of energy T20 World Cup in India in Octo- lenge - but one that the ultra-com- the weather, and the conditions,” in the body, you want to play all ber. petitive Nabi will meet head on. said Nabi, who is due to play his formats," he said. Afghanistan are in the mix, and Japan to ask athletes from India, Bangladesh: hold security forces... others for more COVID-19 tests Japan plans to ask Olympic From P6 athletes from India and five other countries hit hard by the highly In October 2020, US senators of grave abuses by the Rapid Ac- The UN should undertake a ing of United Nations Personnel, infectious Delta variant of the published a bipartisan letter call- tion Battalion.
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