UNSC Asks Taliban to Enter Peace Negotiations with Kabul
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www.outlookafghanistan.net www.thedailyafghanistan.com facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan facebook.com/The.Daily.Afghanistan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Back Page August 29, 2018 Jalalabad Clear Ghazni Clear Kandahar Clear Mazar Clear Herat Clear Bamiyan Clear Kabul Clear Daily 39°C 37°C Outlook 32°C 31°C 33°C 21°C 32°C Weather 30°C 16°C 24°C 23°C 19°C 6°C 18°C Forcast $5.6m Canadian Project UNSC Asks Taliban to Enter for Afghan Women Panned KABUL - A $5.6 million Ca- Peace Negotiations with Kabul nadian-funded project for boosting women’s capacity The United Nations Security Council has to influence decision-making processes has come in for flak. called for the Taliban to reciprocate without delay Launched by the Harper ad- President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of a ceasefire. ministration in 2013, Pro- moting Women’s Political Participation in Afghanistan (PWPPA) was delivered be- tween May 2014 and July 2016. Too little of the money went to the women the programme was designed to support, ac- executed. It followed Cana- hired an Italian consultant group cording to an independent da’s 2011 withdrawal of com- to assess the project’s perfor- evaluation obtained by CBS bat troops from Afghanistan mance. News. Global Affairs Canada, which The $114,000 evaluation suggests Aimed to encourage women to contracted the project to the the project said: “[T]he design of run for political office, the pro- Washington-based National the project shows several weak- ject was poorly designed and Democratic Institute (NDI), nesses, ...(More on P4)...(4) Call to Bring Afghan At Least 3,000 Working on Paktia’s Businessmen Under Tax Net Neglected Bee Farms GARDEZ - Southeastern Paktia province produces 700 tonnes of honey annually, say officials of the Agriculture and Livestock Depart- ment. Sahib Jamal, a beekeeper, told Pa- jhwok Afghan News his business -- reliant on flowers -- was affect- ed a little bit by lack of water and drought. He blamed the authorities for pay- ing no heed to the promotion of apiculture. “We want the govern- PESHAWAR - Pakistani ex- semi-precious stones. ment to give us access to the market porters have called for im- As the Afghans were not and thereby ensure a reasonable KABUL - The UNSC members welcomed the an- peaceful, inclusive, credible and transparent par- posing taxes on Afghan busi- paying any kind of tax, the honey price.” nouncement by the Afghan government of a liamentary elections on October 20, 2018 and a nessmen or expelling them local exporters had to pay second conditional ceasefire with the insurgent presidential vote on April 20, 2019. Another apiculturist, Khan Nawaz from the country. various levies and were un- movement. In addition, they stressed the need to promote the who has around 250 boxes of bees, In the prevailing situation, able to win mining contracts. In a statement, they reiterated their call upon the full and safe participation in the elections of wom- said most of Afghanistan’s honey local exporters would be un- The association added that in Taliban to engage in direct peace talks without any en, as well as members of minority groups, includ- was exported by different Pakistani able to compete with the Af- case of checking by revenue preconditions and without the threat of violence ing ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, both brand names due to inattention ghan businesspeople, who officials, the foreign traders for an ultimate political settlement. as voters and candidates. from the Afghan government. were not taxed, they said. could easily cross the border The Security Council members renewed support Relevant actors were urged to address outstand- “We urge our government to find In a statement, the All Paki- to avoid legal action. for an inclusive Afghan-led peace process for the ing electoral issues without delay and condemned foreign markets for Afghanistan’s stan Commercial Exporters It complained the local ex- long-term prosperity and stability of Afghanistan any attempts to impede the work of the electoral said on Monday the Afghan porters had suffered heavily honey. This will help us end our de- and backed the government’s efforts to that end. institutions to hold timely and credible parliamen- nationals had full grip on due to militancy and vague pendence on Pakistan as our only They also emphasised the importance of holding tary polls. (Pajhwok) the business of precious and taxation ...(More on P4)...(5) export ...(More on P4)...(6).