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(1) Pakistan Commisario, for his part, hailed Iran’s ernment and its international donors appreciation. People were encour- of commitments by the international equal rights. Women have the right to generous hosting of Afghan refugees to strengthen their support for the aged and their morale was uplifted community to Afghanistan, the com- submit documents for every vacancy Afghan government to come hard on for more than three decades as a shin- protection and promotion of human after you [Dostum] entered the prov- mitments by government will also through open competition. I assure Pakistan. President Ashraf Ghani ac- ing and outstanding example of as- rights in the country through contin- ince,” a tribal elder Sayed Ahmad told come under discussion. you no discrimination will be com- cused Pakistan of allowing militant sistance and support for the interna- ued emphasis on the Tokyo Mutual TOLOnews. “This meeting is very important to mitted against women, Inshah Allah,” hideouts on its soil tional community. Accountability Framework. Dostum said a few weeks back that he government which will discuss the the governor said. The government Javed Faisal, deputy spokesman for The UNHCR Executive Committee “However, there are indications the had donned his military uniform and commitments of the international blamed the lack of women employ- the CEO, told reporters efforts were head also urged Iran to actively par- Afghan government’s Realising Self- joined troops in the north in a bid to community to Afghanistan,” econom- ees in government departments on being made to defuse tension between ticipate in the Geneva meeting on Af- Reliance paper, presented by Presi- eliminate insurgents, motivate secu- ic analyst Azarakhsh Hafizi said. cultural issues and called for people’s Kabul and Islamabad through diplo- ghan refugees. dent Ashraf Ghani at the December rity forces and ensure security. This comes at a time when Afghani- cooperation with the government in matic channels. Iran is one of the most important do- 2014 London Conference, will be the Meanwhile, the locals said they want stan’s economic requirements are yet this regard. (Pajhwok) He said Afghanistan had repeatedly nors to Afghanistan, which has kept centerpiece of the September 5 meet- more security bases in the district in to be included within the framework asked Pakistan to be sincere in the (19) Power Bill ... its promises to help to the reconstruc- ing’s agenda. order to prevent insurgents from re- of a national economic strategy. fight against terrorism and considered tion of the war-ravaged country. It noted the document lacked specific turning. “Vulnerable areas should “Government needs to attend these between 10,000 to 100,000 afghanis. the enemies of Afghanistan as its own Iran has built several roads, power goals and measurable benchmarks for be supported. The areas lack security meetings with clear economic plans The Energy Department, he said, had enemies. transmission lines, border stations progress on human rights. The group forces. The local forces are not enough; and recommend its programs to the informed these defaulters through He said: “Our demands are clear and and many other infrastructure pro- called for focus on updating and ex- other troops should be added in the donors, however focus shouldn’t sur- formal channels many times but noth- there is no ambiguity: Pakistan should jects in Afghanistan to better link the panding the Tokyo Framework to area besides the local forces,” head of round general topics,” economist Ha- ing happened as of now. meet our demands to help restore two nations. include new, realistic, and measurable Sar-e-Pul provincial council Noor Mo- seebullah Mawhid said. (Tolonews) He warned if the bills were not paid a friendly relationship between the Iran has also contributed more than human rights commitments. hamamd Rahmani told TOLOnews. off, Tajikistan might cut its electricity neighbours.” (14) Fear of War... $50mln annually to Afghan anti-nar- “Donors should press the Afghan (Tolonews) being imported to the province. Faisal added Afghanistan would to help them out of the situation. cotics efforts during the last five years. government to ensure greater ac- Khush Mohammad Nasratyar, a make efforts for the revival of the (9) 150 Insurgents ... Sahiba, a resident of Kobi village, said (FNA) countability of state security forces member of the provincial council, second round of talks and that Kabul responsible for extrajudicial killings, since returned to their bases, said the the Taliban had warned them to leave urged all defaulters to pay their dues would no longer ask Islamabad to (5) Poll Watchdogs... torture and other abuses,” the organi- “Taliban insurgents created problems their homes so as not to be affected by without further delay. help facilitate dialogue. plan to make the upcoming elections sation continued. for residents in these areas. We were the conflict. She had to move with six Abdul WadudWahedi, the governor’s Earlier, Foreign Minister Salahuddin transparent. Respect for the basic human rights of sent from different provinces to rescue members of her family to a relative’s spokesman, said the governor had Rabbani also asked the Pakistani gov- Mohammad Yusuf Rashid, the Free the general population was a crucial our people.” house without food and clothing. directed all the departments to clear ernment to honour its promises in a and Fair Election Foundation of Af- element of counterinsurgency op- “I have fought the Taliban insurgents Khuda-i-Dad, a resident of Kunum their bills and if they did not have suf- positive manner. (Pajhwok) ghanistan (FEFA) head, praised the erations, it remarked. Protecting the face-to-face and the people,” a soldier village, said: “All villages of the Kun- ficient budget, they should ask their (2) Concerns on... ERC work and said the commission rights of women and girls would re- Ahmadullah said. duz capital have been evacuated and relevant ministries. (Pajhwok) had been able to meet its task in a Another soldier, and resident of east- people have flocked to Kunduz City.” project is launched,” he said. quire the government to enforce the (20) NDS Arrests short span of time. ern Kunar province, Mustafa said that He is a farmer from Kunum village “The ministry of interior has sent an EVAW Law. He said the ERC suggestions were “the Taliban created problems for the but has to pay rent for the house he massive attacks that took place with- official letter to the presidential pal- Similarly, donors were asked to fund mostly positive and their implemen- people. I have killed a number of Tal- is living in in Kunduz City. “We’re in 24 hours left more than 50 people ace to include e-NIC on the agenda initiatives that helped promote the tation would help execute transparent ibs and as long as I am alive I will res- spending the money we’ve got left. I killed and hundreds wounded, most- of the next cabinet meeting in order rights of women and girls, including elections in the country. cue my peoples from them.” really hope to return home soon. Oth- ly civilians, earlier this month. (Pajh- to discuss the political and financial earmarking funding to recruit and re- Rashid expressed his concern over the Meanwhile, the Provincial Police erwise I have no choice but to look for wok) aspects of the project, as further delay tain female police officers. decreased number of commissioners Chief, Fazal Ahmad Sherzad, said some manual job here.” (21) Taliban will endanger the recuperation of the The Afghan government and foreign on electoral bodies, saying every com- that a number of police posts have Abdul Salam Hashemi, refugees and aid,” he said. donors were also urged to take sub- of the Taliban Shura decided to con- missioner had his own responsibilities been established along the Nangarhar repatriation department head, said Meanwhile, the Office of the Chief stantive steps to bolster the resources ceal the death of Mullah Omar. and the move raised questions that highways. a survey of the displaced was ongo- Executive (CEO) has also said that fur- and capacity of the Afghanistan Inde- According to the released informa- who would discharge the duty of the “Sherzad borders with Pakistan so be- ing and after being identified, food ther delays in the project are not in the pendent Human Rights Commission tion, this news was kept secret until removed officials. cause of this the Taliban activities are and other aid would be distributed to best interests of the country nor the (AIHRC). 30th July 2015 after which majority of The reform panel, after month-long more frequent and we have created a them. people. Kine said: “The Senior Officials Meet- the Shura decided to announce Mul- discussions with political parties, civil number of police posts to prevent in- As a result of fighting this year in “Rollout would start soon, there is no ing provides the Afghan government lah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as society activists and people of the all surgent attacks,” Serzad said. Kunduz, more than 18,000 families way to delay the project as it does not and its international supporters an the replacement for Mullah Omar. zones, submitted its proposals to The operation was a joint campaign have been displaced to the provin- support the people’s interests. The important opportunity to recommit to (KP) Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Ab- with police, military and the National cial capital. Hashemi said a third of political issues that caused delays specific, measurable steps for protect- dullah on Sunday. Directorate of Security (NDS) and those families had received aid and (22) Supporters, were resolved and there is no more ing the rights of the Afghan people.” Some of the major suggestions include conducted in three districts of the returned home. and Mullah DadullahAkhund, who reason to delay the process. The is- (Pajhwok) registration of voters, making the elec- province. (Tolonews) He said majority of the households was the Taliban’s senior military com- sue is related to the future of every tion bodies accountable, the presence (7) HPC Labels ... that had returned were from Chard- mander until he was killed by British Afghan citizen and the rollout must (10) Disgruntled ... of two foreigners in the Independent was nothing more than a political ara, Aliabad, Qala-i-Zal and Imam Sa- and American special forces in Af- be launched,” said Jawed Faisal, a and commended the reform panel’s Election Complaints Commission message conveyed by the group’s hib and Gor Tepa districts. (Pajhwok) ghanistan in 2007. So far five fight- deputy spokesperson to the CEO on performance during the past one (IECC), reservation of one seat at the leader. ers had been killed and five others Monday. month. (15) Farah PC ... Wolesi Jirga for Hindu minority, iden- On Sunday, senior members of the wounded during the ongoing clash In addition, Muhtat revealed that war- He said the government would try to attorney office. tification and shrinking of the constit- HPC and civil society institutions between the rival factions, the public ranties for the equipment purchased plan how to implement these sugges- He demanded the government take uencies. gathered in Kabul to discuss the is- representative said. for the e-NIC system are due to ex- tions and specify a date for the next serious notice of the ongoing killing Other proposals include distribution sue of stalled peace talks – which was Zabul police spokesman FawadAska- pire within a few months and it could parliamentary elections. spree and expose the perpetrators. of the computerised Identity cards, a sparked by news of the death of the ri also confirmed the clash which he create a new financial setback for the Earlier, Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani, the But police chief Brig. Gen. Fazal Mo- 25 percent representation of women group’s late leader Mullah Omar. said left some 10 people killed and project. Independent Election Commission hammad Samadyar rejected figures in provincial and district councils and Members said that regional rivalry wounded. However, the Taliban in a “Dragging out the project will have (IEC) chief, had said political differ- the PC members provided for the invalidation of the current voter cards. fought on Afghan soil and the interfer- statement rejected the clash as propa- major political and financial implica- ences and lack of budget led to the deaths in target killings. He said at The ERC has also suggested that the ence by some regional countries were ganda and said there had been no dif- tions ahead and in that case it would postponement of the parliamentary least nine people had been killed in number of Independent Election among the two major issues deemed ferences within the group in the Khak be quite difficult to recover the loss,” vote for indefinite time. such attacks in the past three months. Commission (IEC) commissioners to have undermined the peace process Afghan district. (Pajhwok) Muhtat said. Asking the government to keep po- He said intelligence officials had been should be reduced from the current in general. The participants were con- “Contracts for printing machines litical wrangling away from elections, trying to capture target killers to pre- (23) Taliban Comm... nine to seven and the IECC members cerned that achievements to date by procured for the project will expire Nuristani said if the Electoral Reform vent such actions in the future. (Pajh- from seven to five. the HPC would be eroded. A senior said at least 521 civilian casualties were within one or two months. If the pro- Commission’s decisions were not in wok) Rashid said preferring specializa- HPC member also reiterated the need recorded from January 1 to March, cess is launched and a technical issue line with the law, they wouldn’t be ac- tion over education was helpful and for Pakistan’s honest cooperation, (16) Thousands of... mainly due to ground engagements arises, then the company which has ceptable to the IEC. (Pajhwok) giving 25 percent representation to which he said was crucial to ensuring between Pro-Government Forces and produced the machines will not take around 6,000, 25 percent of them with women in the provincial councils was successful talks with the Taliban. (11) U.S Criticizes ... Anti-Government Elements. responsibility for them if they break girls. Abdul Qadir Niazi, deputy gov- another positive proposal. “U.S influence is critical in the peace The report also added that Impro- down,” he said. program to Islamabad on the back of ernor, said security forces were doing But he said there existed some issues negotiation process – so is China’s vised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are The Afghan Census law, which rati- their decision that Pakistan was not their best to clear Dand-i-Ghori of in- in the draft proposals which could role. The countries should come for- identified to be the second major fies the ID project and calls for its im- working at doing enough towards surgents and bring normalcy to the raise concerns and their implementa- ward and use their influence on Paki- cause of the civilian casualties in the plementation, was approved over a counter-terrorism operation in north locality.He promised schools would tion could create problems. stan to force Pakistan to cooperate in report. (KP) month ago. (Tolonews) Waziristan in a bid to squash Haqqani. be reopened soon. Switching to the parallel voting from the process,” Din Mohammad said. The US has been reimbursing Paki- There are more than 500 schools in (24) Shah Shaheed... (3) Afghan Peace... the non-transferable vote system Touching on the recent message of stan for operations and maintenance Baghlan province, where more than oil could not resolve their problems would be better but it was not imple- war by Mullah Mansour, Din Mo- concerns over the Haqqani network. costs incurred in direct support of its 300,000 students are enrolled. and the government should avoid mentable due to the short time in the hammad said it was a message con- “There was a frank, candid and in- operations in Afghanistan since 2001. Residents complain the insurgents cheating people. Sultani, who has lost lead up to the Wolesi Jirga elections, veyed with a political agenda. tense discussion…. Both sides were So far $13 billion USD has been reim- have implanted landmines in some two members of his family, said it had he said. “On one hand, Taliban conveys a neg- open,” the official said. bursed to Pakistan under this arrange- areas of Dand-i-Ghori. At least 350 been one month but the government Meanwhile, Afghanistan Democracy ative response that they do not want He obliquely blamed the Afghan gov- ment. (Tolonews) families, they said, had been displaced was yet to honour its commitment. Watch (ADW) head Zikerya Barakzai peace. But I am confident it was a po- ernment for its role in suspension of to Zamankhail, Hussainkhail and Wa- He warned of blocking the Karta-i- also said the parallel voting had posi- litical message, not a resolute message. (12) Mullah Omar ... peace talks with the Taliban, saying zirabad areas of the provincial capital. Naw and Shah Shaheed roads if the tive aspects. Finally they will abide by negotia- death had been kept under wraps for Rice had been told the reconciliation Jandullah, resident of Postak area, government did not compensate But he said it was hard to implement tions,” he said. The gathering was also such a long time. process started in Murree on July 7 said some houses had been damaged them. Habibullah, another protestor the system because all political parties addressed by Faramarz Tamanna, On Monday, the Taliban released a had stalled. due to fighting and families had to who lost two sisters and mother in would be required to provide a list of the chairman of the center of strategic 13-page biography of their new leader The fragile peace process was sus- move out for safety reasons. the incident, said food could be easily their 80 members which was not pos- studies of the Ministry of Foreign Af- Mullah Mansoor in five languages. pended a day before the second round He added his own 18-year-old daugh- found but they faced problems living sible. According to Barakzai, the regis- fairs (MoFA). He rejected rumors that They announced Mansoor’s appoint- of talks was to be held in Pakistan on ter and six-year-old son were injured in ruined houses. He also asked the tration of voters in a particular polling a proxy war was going on in Afghani- ment. According to the Taliban, Omar July 31 because of the disclosure by inside their house. “We live in our authorities to take urgent action to station before elections would be an stan. However, he expressed his frus- died on April 23, 2013. However, the Afghan intelligence of Taliban chief friend’s house, waiting to return home construct their houses. A week earlier, expensive exercise which might not tration over the new threats emerging militants have said nothing yet about Mullah Omar’s death. soon.” (Pajhwok) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdul- be implementable. in the region. (Tolonews) his ailment. They argued the news of While Rice appreciated Pakistan Ar- lah had said that a committee had He said the permanent status of IECC his death was kept secret to prevent a (17) Iran to ... my’s counter-terrorism operations in (8) ISI’s Plots ... been constituted to survey the losses the volatile tribal region, both sides was a waste of money and resources possible negative effect on the fight- and said Iran can also provide Af- LATED the people for it. and distribute recompense to the vic- agreed on closer coordination in ef- because the IECC had no duty when ers’ morale. “The Taliban Leader- ghanistan with an opportunity to find Dostum called on Kohistanat resi- tims. (Pajhwok) forts to bring peace to Afghanistan. there was no election. ship Council, religious scholars and access to the high seas. dents to unite, and work hard at main- (Pajhwok) He believed creating constituencies in Omar’s close companions, who re- Karbasian said that Iran and Afghani- (25)Canadians... taining SECURITY in the district. He line with the population was not pos- mained with him till his demise, have stan have many common grounds for Foreign Affairs Department, said con- (4) Iran, UN ... also appealed to the locals to prevent sible because this required the exact pledged allegiance to Mullah Man- cooperation on mining industry, add- sular officers in Riyadh are in touch with the Taliban from making a comeback in reconstruction of their mother- number of population which was not soor,” the movement said. (Pajhwok) ing that there are many rich mines, Saudi authorities “to gather additional in the area. land based on the experiences they available. (Pajhwok) including iron ore mines, on the joint information and are providing consu- “All nefarious ends of ISI will be foiled (13) Economists Call ... have gained in Iran,” said Araqchi in border between Iran and Afghanistan. lar assistance to those affected and their (6) HRW Wants... slowly. The people of Afghanistan commercial opportunities and chal- a meeting with Afonso in Tehran on He also stressed that Tehran could family during this difficult time.” Of wrote in the letter: “Afghan officials will not let the Taliban adopt their lenges between Afghanistan, Pakistan Sunday. “The only way to Afghani- provide Afghanistan with the op- those injured, 179 have left the hospital and foreign donors need to put hu- plans here,” Dostum said. “I con- and Tajikistan. stan’s success is reconstruction,” he portunity to reach high seas through after receiving treatment.(AP) man rights front-and-center in all dis- gratulate this victory on all Sar-e-Pul Representatives from at least 70 coun- said. Referring to Iran’s hosting of Chabahar Port in Southeastern Iran. (26) Britain .... refugees from regional countries spe- cussions of ongoing and future sup- residents including the youth, elders, tries, as well as international institu- Karbasian said that Afghanistan has cially the Afghan refugees for the last port for the Afghan government.” religious scholars, women and those tions, are expected to attend the sum- signaled readiness to dispatch a del- servative party increased its seats in three decades, he said, “Even when The official explained human rights who go to school.” mit. Analysts say the summit will help egation of economic and mining offi- England in the May election, help- we faced problems of Iraqi dictator gains since 2001 remained extremely A number of tribal elders in Sar-e-Pul Afghanistan to push the international cials to Iran to explore ways for mu- ing return Prime Minister David Saddam’s imposed war against Iran fragile and had reversed in some ar- praised Dostum’s efforts to stabilize community to fulfill their financial tual cooperation. (FNA) Cameron with a majority, while the eas, putting at risk the rights of all Af- the province. “Your move and your commitments to Afghanistan – com- and the unjust sanctions against the (18)Fewest ... Scottish National Party surged in country, we hosted millions of Af- ghans, particularly women and girls. victory in Faryab and as well as in Ko- mitments made during previous con- popularity to take almost every seat ghan refugees in our country.” The watchdog asked the Afghan gov- histanat district of Sar-e-Pul is worth ferences. In addition to the evaluating women government employees have in Scotland.(AFP)