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(1) Danish Introduces... A total of some 7,000 Russian The 15-member commission napping. Germany who will return to their tenced to death in the killing of 11 troops are stationed at three mili- chaired by female lawmaker He told Pajhwok Afghan News previous posts after receiving de- the Minister of Higher Education; police officers. tary facilities collectively known Shukria Barekzai was announced their comrades had launched an grees. (KP) Nasrin Oryakhail as the Minister In the United States, at least 72 as the 201st military base - in Du- only hours before the departure of investigation into the abduction. of Labors and Social Affairs and (17) DCA Officers ... death sentences were announced shanbe, Qurghon Teppa, some 100 Ghani and Abdullah to the United Mujahid also rejected if the Tali- Ali Ahmad Osmani as the Minis- last year. kilometers from Dushanbe, and States; however, the commission is ban had any council in Quetta. heroin were found on the spot. ter of Water and Energy. Amnesty International also ex- Kulob, about 200 kilometers south- yet to hold their maiden meeting, Afghan security forces had carried The lab owner was engaged in While introducing the ministe- pressed concern about countries west of Dushanbe. (Asia-Plus ) something the commentators link out operations in Zabul’s Khak-i- smuggling drugs into Tajikistan rial nominees, Danish emphasized that resumed the practice of exe- to the odds between the Afghan Afghan and Arghandab districts, and Pakistan. that the government re‎spected the (6) among ... cutions, including Pakistan, which leaders. killing a number of foreign mili- Tajik counternarcotics agency has decision of the House of Represen- reinstated the death penalty in De- was ranked fifth and Pakistan was According to the analysts, the tants, but could not find any clue posted liaison officers in north- tatives. cember after a Tehreek-i-Taliban listed as the world’s eighth most government has set up a symbolic to the whereabouts of the hostages. ern Afghanistan since 2004 and Touching on the issue of 31 Zabul Pakistan (TTP) attack on a army- dangerous country. commission, and there is no strong Earlier, some officials and resi- have been successfully conducted abductees, Danish stressed that run school killed 150 people, most Ukraine was listed as the world’s will to reform the election system dents of Ghazni had said some of joint operations with the Counter such an act would not divide the of them children in Peshawar. ninth most dangerous country. and the electoral bodies. the kidnapped persons had been Narcotics Police of Afghanistan people of Afghanistan. At least seven people were execut- (RF/ERL) The government officials, how- brought to Nawa, Gilan and Ab (CNPA). (Agencies) “We are taking every steps for the ed in Pakistan in 2014 while 231 ever, still emphasize on their com- Band districts of the province from release of Zabul hostages,” Danish (7) Mourning Relatives... (18) School Teacher ... were sentenced to death. mitments, saying electoral reform Zabul. assured. the release of the hostages. succumbed to his wounds in hos- While the government of India was the main responsibility of The kidnapped individuals, hail- He also strongly condemned kill- With well over a month gone by pital. scheduled several executions in the National Unity Government ing from Ghazni, belong to the ing of Farkhunda, and promised since the 31 travelers were ab- He said the teacher came under 2014, none were carried out. At (NUG). minority Hazara tribe and they to bring the perpetrators to justice. ducted by masked men along the attack in the district’s Hafiz Kodi least 64 new death sentences were “Electoral reform is the main job were returning from Iran when “Whoever neglected Farkhunda’s Kabul-Kandahar highway, the area. (Pajhwok) awarded in the country. and the national and legal respon- kidnapped in Zabul. (Pajhwok) murder or neglect her case will Afghan government continues to “An alarming number of countries sibility of the government,” second (19) 2 Kidnapped ... be prosecuted and removed from stall amid assurances that it is do- (13) US Embassy that used the death penalty in 2014 Vice President Sarwar Danish said their positions,” Danish warned. ing everything in its power to en- Tajik insurgents operated in Bada- did so in response to real or per- while introducing the remaining selection process, according to the (Tolonews) sure their release. Yet even just the khshan. The existence of foreign ceived threats to state security and 16 cabinet nominees to the parlia- statement, is transparent, entirely general location of where the hos- militants posed a huge threat to public safety posed by terrorism, (2) Govt. Income... ment. “We hope to have transpar- merit based, and managed by tages are being held has proven the province’s security, he said. crime or internal stability,” the ent and fraud-free elections in the American staff at the US. Embassy. billion Afghanis have come to the elusive. In the same district, a three-mem- new report said. future.” (Pajhwok) treasury in the first quarter of this The family of the two brothers ber group of insurgents, headed Other countries resuming execu- But Mohammad Abdoh, the head year which shows 9.9 percent in- who were kidnapped arrived in (14) First Digital ... by its commander Pir Moham- tions in 2014 were Jordan, Singa- of legal and judicial commission of crease to that of the first quarter of Kabul this week after trekking on in the digital standard DVB-T2, al- mad, joined the reconciliation pro- pore, Egypt, Belarus, the United the House of Representatives, told last year. foot from Waras district, one of the lowing for the broadcast of many cess and surrendered weapons, Arab Emirates and Equatorial the Monday’s session that the In- Officials said the first quarter remotest districts of central Bamy- more TV channels than the previ- Adeeb said. Guinea, the report said. dependent Election Commission shows an increase by four percent an province. ous analogue standard. Addition- Earlier, local officials had said Qari Indonesia said it would resume ex- (IEC) officials have made secret in the government financial in- “We have hiked for three days ally, DVB-T2 allows for the recep- Eidi, a Taliban’s shadow governor ecutions for drug-related crimes, dealings with some MPs in order come and the target of 120.4 billion and come to Kabul so that some- tion of full high-definition (HD) and ten others, have joined the straining ties in particular with to avoid amendments to election Afghanis that is set for this year one can address our concerns and quality signals. peace process in Tagab district of Australia and Brazil, which both law, which they fear, could re- can be easily accomplished. rescue us from this tragedy,” the With a multi-million dollar invest- Badakhshan. (Pajhwok) have citizens on death row there. move them from their positions. According to the Ministry of Fi- two boy’s uncle Sarwar told TO- ment in infrastructure and person- At of the end of last year, more In returns, the IEC officials have (20) Militants Threaten ... nance if the trend continues to LOnews. nel, ABS has launched the service than 19,000 people around the promised the lawmakers to ensure continuing their jobs, he added. maintain the government financial Syed Reza and Ali Gawhar’s initially in Kabul, to be followed world were estimated to be living their victory in the coming parlia- On the other hand, Kapisa acting income will cross the limit set for mother, Masooma, has struggled shortly by subsequent service under death sentences. (AP) mentary elections, according to Governor Gen. Mehrabuddin Safi this year. (KP) to cope with the crisis facing her launches in 20 provincial capitals (23) Iran Calls ... Abdoh. (Tolonews) said that maybe some people had family. “I am now a dead body, within the next three years. (3) Pentagon Failed ... been threatened but added that it Iran supports UN moves in Syria and don’t recognize day or night; (11) Student from ... In order to access the service, TV involved in Afghanistan’s affairs. was not a serious problem. Elsewhere in his comments, the I don’t have any other option ex- viewers need only buy a low-cost, “This [report] shows that power- has chosen Kabul Medical Uni- He added that security forces were Iranian officials also touched upon cept to cry and scream,” she said light-weight Oqaab DVB-T2 re- ful internal and external hands are versity and said with this field he deployed to all unrest areas of the issue of Syria, saying that the on Wednesday. ceiver at designated retail outlets, involved in growing narcotics in could better serve the people. Kapisa to deal with all challenges. UN must also play a more active Adding further to their troubles, and follow an easy installation the country,” said Chaman Shah Mohammdi has one brother and Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. role in stopping the continued the family of the two abducted process to set up the receiver in Etemadi, member of counter-nar- four sisters. His father is a street Khawaja Faqir Ahmad Sadiqi said supply of weapons to terrorist boys lacks the ability to support their homes. (Pajhwok) cotics commission of the House of vendor where he sells plastic san- they had plans to conduct fresh groups in the Arab country. themselves in the absence of two Representatives. dals. (Pajhwok) (15) Hajj Ministry... operations in insecure areas of the He also reaffirmed the Islamic crucial breadwinners. “We don’t “About 50 countries are, some- province to flush out foreign and Republic’s support for a political have a place to stay here and spend (12) Ghazni Elders... TOLOnews are as follows: how, present in Afghanistan but local rebels. (Pajhwok) solution to the four-year crisis in our nights inside the mosques and the road between Kabul and west- Sharaf Baghlani, Mohammad the drugs production is still grow- Syria. shops and do not have enough ern in the Shahjoy Yaqoub, Rabiullah, Hizbullah, (21) Policemen among... ing. Even these drugs are being Mahmood, Ghulam Moham- The UN chief, in turn, appreciated money to stay in a hotel,” another district of southern Zabul prov- Faryabi said Ayatullah, the com- smuggled to these countries. Why mad, Abdul Fatah, Mohammad Iran for playing a constructive role uncle of the hostages Syed Jawad ince. mander of the check post, was don’t they take any serious step?” Tahir, Sherzai, Ishaq, Naqibullah, in the Middle East and called for said. The kidnappers are believed to killed mysteriously last night. He another lawmaker Massoud Baharuddin, Mohammad Ha- Tehran’s increased help to the po- Despite it all, government officials be members of the self-styled Is- said the reason of his killing was Karokhi criticized. kim, Abdul Khaliq, Shafiqullah, litical process in the region. have maintained the same - in- lamic State (IS) group. However, unclear. According to SIGAR report, the Mahmood, Ghulam Mohamamd, Ban also underscored the UN’s creasingly dubious - line that ef- so far no group has come forward But a provincial council member Congress since 2002 has set aside Abdul Fatah, Mohammad Zahir, role in helping the process of peace forts are underway to release the to claim responsibility for the kid- Abdul Manan said that Ayatul- $104 billion specifically for - Af Sherzai, Ishaq, Naqibullah, Jan and stability in the region, saying hostages. “We will use all options napping. lah’s death was internal dispute ghanistan’s reconstruction, of Aziz, Ikramuddin, Jawad and Ab- that finding a political solution and available resources to ensure A 25-member group of tribal el- among policemen. which, $66 billion went to Penta- dul Baqi are said to be among the to the crisis in Syria and fighting the release of our countrymen who ders from Ghazni travelled to He said Ayatullah was patrolling gon. (Tolonews) main perpetrators. terrorism tops the world body’s have been taken hostage,” Presi- on March 14 to in the area when he was shot dead The Shrine’s custodian Gheyasud- agenda in the Middle East. (Press (4) Kandahar ... dent Ashraf Ghani’s Second VP hold talks with the kidnappers, by his colleagues. din and the servant Zainuddin are TV) meeting with fruit traders of Kan- Sarwar Danish said on Wednes- but they returned without achiev- Faryab forensic director of public also among the main suspects cur- (24) Nuclear Deal ... dahar province in the capital Ka- day. (Tolonews ing anything. health department also confirmed rently under police custody. bul on Wednesday. Jami, who led the delegation to the police commander had six gun Representatives from Iran and the (8) Afghan Students A number of women who had On behalf of traders, Haji Sardar Zabul, said they had many times shots on his body. P5+1 group of world powers -- praised the efforts of their par- come to attend shrine’s Wednes- Mohammad discussed the prob- held talks with gunmen aligned Elsewhere, a civilian was killed Britain, China, France, Russia and ents as well as the instructors of day’s rituals strongly denounced lems being faced by traders of to the IS group and tribal elders and two others wounded in a the United States plus Germany Afghan-Turk High School in Kan- Farkhunda’s killing, and demand- Kandahar. had repeatedly visited Quetta, the roadside bombing in Maqur dis- – along with senior officials of the dahar ed the government to execute the The traders vehemently criticized capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan trict of . European Union continue holding Murad Tasoon, principle of Af- killers in public. an agreement inked between spe- province, to hold talks with the In another incident, a tribal elder successive rounds of talks in the ghan-Turk High School in Kan- “The mullah [who provoked the cific businessmen and Kandahar Taliban’s Quetta Council. was killed by unknown gunmen Swiss city of Lausanne to narrow dahar said that he is planning to people to kill Farkhunda] should officials. The businesspersons- de “But it remains unclear what the in Jawand district of Badghis early the existing differences on Teh- organize an academic competition be executed in front of this shrine,” manded the president to compen- kidnappers want in return for re- this morning. (Pajhwok) ran’s nuclear activities. among the students of Oruzgan, a female Kabul resident Aziza sate their losses and bring reforms leasing the hostages,” said Jami. Araqchi’s comments come as Ira- Zabul, Helmand and Kandahar said. (22) Worldwide ... to Kandahar local governance. A tribal elder, who was part of the nian Foreign Minister Mohammad province. The second Vice President Sarwar After hearing traders’ complaints, delegation to Zabul, told Pajhwok people to death were Arizona, Javad Zarif and US Secretary of He added that the outstanding Danish while introducing the re- the president said that fruit mar- Afghan News on condition of ano- Florida, Georgia, Ohio and Okla- State held fresh talks on Iran’s nu- students will then go to Kabul and maining cabinet picks to the Par- kets were vital for the development nymity that the kidnappers were homa. clear file in Lausanne on Wednes- take part in the mass academic liament called Farkhunda’s killing of business affairs of Afghanistan. not independent in their decisions. The overall number of global ex- day. According to Araqchi, a joint competition where intelligent stu- shameful to the government and The government would try to pro- “They told us to go and hold talks ecutions last year dropped almost statement, declaring the progress dents from all provinces will at- people of Afghanistan. vide needed facilities to Kandahar with the Quetta council, we did so, 22 per cent from 2013. the two sides have made over the tend. He promised with a strong com- businessmen, he pledged. but the council members told us “The numbers speak for them- past days in Lausanne, would be A specific date for the mass- aca mitment to bring the perpetrators Ghani said that a delegation that the government should first selves: The death penalty is be- issued later on Wednesday. demic competition is not yet giv- to justice. (Tolonews) would be assigned the task to visit release their 12 men detained in coming a thing of the past, Amnes- The seasoned diplomat said Iran en. (KP) Kandahar in the near future and Mazar-i-Sharif, Kunduz and other (16) Afghan Mining ... ty International’ secretary-general, has no rush for reaching a flawed provinces.” Salil Shetty, said. investigate the problems the trad- (9) Parliamentary said at her opening speech at the conclusion in the ongoing talks, The elder said they were told the But Shetty condemned the use of ers were facing with. (Pajhwok) new house should take place one gathering “You well-educated and saying, “Time is important to us, 12 detainees were Chechen and death sentences as a way to fight or two month before the end of enthusiastic students are the most but the content of the negotiations (5) CSTO Working ... Uzbek nationals and leaders of crime or “terrorism.“ June 21. valuable resource of this country. and our demands are more impor- Nalbaldyan, national coordina- their groups. Nigeria announced 659 death The second voice president said You are also the key to helping ac- tant.” The two sides have actually tors on Afghanistan, plenipoten- He said the Quetta Council mem- sentences, mostly for murder and the reformation of election com- cess what is perhaps the second missed a March 31 deadline for tiary representatives and experts bers told the elders that first their armed robbery, but a military mission would take one year time most valuable resource of Afghan- reaching a mutual understanding from the CSTO member nations demands should be met, but they court in December sentenced to and therefore conducting parlia- istan, its mineral riches. I call upon on whether they could continue will deliver statement at the meet- did not fully explain their de- death 54 soldiers who had been mentary election was not possible you to put your skills into the ser- further talks on Tehran’s nuclear ing. mands. accused of refusing to join opera- before electoral reforms. vice of your country”. program. The potential agreement The Working Group on Afghani- Meanwhile, Ghazni provincial tions against the extremist group After a long delay, President Ahmad Javid Sadaat, Deputy paves the way for a much broader stan under the CSTO Foreign council chief Khaliqdad Akbari Boko Haram. Ashraf Ghani issued a decree on Minister of the MoMP said at the deal by end of June which guar- Ministers’ Council was created accused the Pakistan Army and The soldiers testified that they had March 21 regarding formation of gathering “We are seriously lack- antees peaceful nature of Iran’s to coordinate efforts to strengthen intelligence of kidnapping the pas- not been properly equipped to go a commission which would put ing the skills needed in the mining nuclear activities in return for a border security in Central Asia. sengers in order to fuel sectarian after Boko Haram, which has since forward reforms to the electoral sector associated with the econom- promise by international powers The Working Group holds regular strife in Afghanistan. pledged allegiance to the Islamic system. ics of the industry, marketing, to lift unfair sanctions on the coun- meetings to compare notes on the However, Ghazni deputy gover- State group. The Chief Executive Office has legal and regulatory issues, con- try. (Press TV) development of the situation. nor Mohammad Ali Ahmadi said Nigeria’s higher number of death said the nomination of Shukria tract management, safety issues or (25) World Needs ... On the same day, the CSTO del- no talks had taken place with the sentences, up from 141 the year Barakzai as head of election reform good governance” egation will visit the Russian kidnappers. “All reports about before, was also a result of more tional media, Netanyahu said that commission was not acceptable to “Afghanistan needs to improve military base headquarters in Du- talks with the kidnappers are complete data offered by authori- Iran views Israel’s destruction as them and urged the government its human capital through post- shanbe. wrong and all efforts by tribal el- ties. non-negotiable, “but evidently to consider another person to head graduate studies or short term The Russian military base de- ders to secure their release have Egypt announced at least 509 giving Iran’s murderous regime a the commission. (Pajhwok) training.” said Osman Baburi the ployed in Tajikistan is Russia’s borne no fruits.” death sentences last year, many of clear path to the bomb is negotia- Acting Minister of MoHE. largest non-naval military facil- (10) Electoral Reform... The official said it remained- un them in the mass trials that have ble. This is unconscionable.” The program is funded by the Ger- ity outside the country. It was known who had kidnapped the been held since the ouster of elect- Netanyahu said a better deal President Ashraf Ghani and CEO man Federal Foreign Office as part officially opened in Tajikistan in passengers and what they de- ed President Mohammed Morsi in would “significantly roll back Abdullah Abdullah to form the of Afghan-German Cooperation. 2004 under a previous agreement, manded in return to free them. 2013. Iran’s nuclear infrastructure” and unity government after the al- There are currently 15 professors which was signed in 1993, and Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah The practice has brought inter- link a lifting of restrictions on its most six-month lengthy presiden- and lecturers from four provinces hosts Russia’s largest military con- Mujahid once again rejected the national criticism. In one case in nuclear program to “a change in tial election which was allegedly and staff from the MoMP pursuing tingent deployed abroad. group’s involvement in the kid- December, 188 people were sen- Iran’s behavior.”(AP) marred by huge fraud. a two-year master degree course in