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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:178 Price: Afs.20 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . JANUARY 24. 2020 - Dalwa 04, 1398 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime representatives are holding talks PESHAWAR: One of the biggest Tehran tensions. At the same LASHKARGAH: Unidentified challenges Pakistan has faced time, Khan said, Pakistan was with US negotiators in Qatar to gunmen have shot dead the create a “safe atmosphere” for the throughout its history is getting playing its role in bringing peace National Directorate of Security involved in regional conflicts, to Afghanistan. “It’s the nearest signing of a peace agreement. (NDS) spokesman for southern “There had been no discussion on says Prime Minister Imran Khan. we are to some sort of peace in Helmand province, an official The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan." Speaking at the ceasefire since the beginning, but said on Thursday. Mohammad the US proposed reduction in Afghanistan and then the US World Economic Congress Yasin Khan, the governor’s invasion had disastrous effects Centre, the prime minister said violence and our stance is to spokesman, told Pajhwok provide a safe atmosphere during on Pakistan, Imran Khan said in the Afghan jihad and the war Afghan News the attackers his keynote address at the World against terrorism had cost the days of the agreement,” opened fire on Mohammad Shaheed said as quoted by Arab Economic Forum in Davos on Pakistan heavily and inflicted a Dauat Mazloomyar late on Wednesday. "After my lot of damage on its society. The News. Shaheen, according to Arab Wednesday night. He added News, said that a comprehensive government was elected, we war on terrorism had caused Mazloomyar was killed and his decided Pakistan will never 70,000 deaths in Pakistan, and complete ceasefire would be driver wounded in the gun attack. declared after the peace agreement become part of anyone's war," which had dismantled terrorist The NDS official came under he said, promising his groups, Khan claimed. He saw is signed with the US, ” We will gunfire in Lashkargah. Security also provide a safe passage to the administration would resolve a chance of a ceasefire in forces are investigating the conflicts. In line with this policy, Afghanistan, which would help US and other foreign forces incident. Meanwhile, the Taliban following the deal,” he said. The the premier added, Islamabad had Pakistan reach Central Asian claimed responsibility for the played its part in helping defuse countries through the economic reconvened peace talks between attack. the US and the Taliban are tensions US-Iran and Riyadh- corridor. progressing, according to a Taliban spokesperson, while the Afghan government still insists on a ceasefire. On Tuesday, Trump and Pakistan's PM Khan also met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum and discussed US President Donald Trump White House said in a statement. statement read. Trump and bilateral relations between the two KABUL: Chief Executive told Afghanistan’s President “President Trump reiterated the Ghani had met at the sideline of countries including peace in Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Ashraf Ghani that there cannot need for a significant and lasting the World Economic Forum in Afghanistan, Reuters said. Abdullah and visiting Italian be "meaningful negotiations" reduction in violence by the Davos. Taliban’s spokesman According to reports, both leaders Minister of Defense Lorenzo unless the proposed Taliban Taliban that would facilitate Suhain Shaheen told Arab News agreed to continue efforts towards Guerini on Wednesday discussed reduction in violence is meaningful negotiations on in a phone conversation on a lasting political settlement to end military cooperation, election, "significant and lasting," the Afghanistan’s future,” the Tuesday that Taliban the ongoing war in Afghanistan. counter-terrorism and the peace process. A statement from the CEO media office received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that Abdullah met Guerini at Sapedar Palace today. The statement said Dr. Abdullah welcomed the Italian visiting delegation led by KABUL: US-Taliban Guerini and said Afghanistan negotiations will lead to an “has a historic and long-term areas of military and praised the Afghanistan in area of culture, SAR-I-PUL CITY: Governor relationship with Italy” and country’s efforts at countering addressing refugee issues and agreement on ending violence in Abdul Qadir Ashna on Wednesday Afghanistan and a gradual termed Lorenzo Guerini trip to terrorism and ensuring peace and assisting the Afghan people and said the Balkhab Copper mining Afghanistan as good omen. The stability in the region. Abdullah government. Guerini also pullout of American troops, contract was revoked and work hopes a senior Russian CEO also thanked Italy for its said the Italian government has thanked the CEO for his suspended on Shorabak Dam due support with Afghanistan in also been cooperative with remarks. (Pajhwok) diplomat. Zamir Kabulov, to continuation of the conflict in President Vladimir Putin’s northern Sar-i-Pul province. The special envoy for Afghanistan, governor was addressing a voiced his optimism about the conference “Dispute Resolution US-Taliban deal in an interview and Peace”, in which high level Face masks sold out and officials countries and territories and expert Zhong Nanshan published on Wednesday. government officials, civil society at airports and train stations threatens to spread further confirmed fears on state Along with China, the US activists, women activists and checked passengers for fevers as during the Lunar New Year travel television late Monday that and Russia, Pakistan played a Print – a digital Indian media outlet. loop, because New Delhi had residents of Gosfandi district China on Tuesday sought to rush. the new type of coronavirus partner’s role In the Afghan On the other hand, the Russian been opposed to making peace participated. control the outbreak of a new Anxiety grew both at home and can spread from human to peace talks, Kabulov told The envoy said, India was out of the with the Taliban. (Pajhwok) virus that has reached four other abroad after Chinese government human. FRIDAY . JANUARY 24, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir Graphic-Designers: Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0782344728, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 117 The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end of their term. By Max Boot of Iraq and worried about the “The Middle East Isn’t Worth It off China’s oil — a powerful point Editorial precarious security situation, Anymore” concedes that we of leverage in a crisis. (Indyk has Obama still had 8,400 U.S. can’t simply write off that since told me he favors joint It’s easy to say you’re against troops in Afghanistan by the region. Indyk writes that we patrols with China and India in “endless wars.” Who, after all, is time he left office. Trump has must still “deal with the the Persian Gulf, reducing rather in favor of them? That’s why both been even more vociferous than remnants” of the Islamic State than ending the U.S. role.) U.S. President Trump and his Obama about bringing troops and al-Qaeda — a task that “can interests in Africa are not as great Democratic opponents endlessly “home from the ridiculous & be achieved by small numbers of as in the Middle East. Yet even promise to end the endless wars. costly Endless Wars” — and yet U.S. troops, combined with close that continent is not easy to exit. But Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- the total number of U.S. forces cooperation and support for A plan to reduce the U.S. Mass.) was on to something in the Middle East has gone up local partners.” He goes on to deployment to Africa — currently during the Democratic debate in over the past year, to roughly emphasize an even more about 6,000 troops — has run into Des Moines last week when she 65,000 personnel. Trump twice important U.S. interest — bipartisan opposition from said: “Everyone on this stage talks announced a withdrawal from “preventing a nuclear arms race members of Congress, including about nobody wants endless war. Syria and twice rescinded it. in the Middle East.” He calls this some Trump supporters, who fghanistan has been jumbling with the adversities But the question is, when and Having failed so far to reach a “the one current case where the argue that we must counter how do you plan to get out of it?” peace deal with the Taliban, U.S. might need to resort to war,” extremist groups and not cede that have been posed by war since ages. The Bingo. Turns out it’s much easier Trump now has more troops in while rightly cautioning that “we influence to rivals such as China to talk about ending endless wars Afghanistan (14,000) than were should be wary of those who and Russia. Afghans have suffered a lot and the country’s than actually doing so. Remember there when he took office. would rush to battle stations.” The number of U.S. troops infrastructures trashed in the most rebellious way, that in 2015 President Barack If two presidents as different as While I agree with Indyk on the deployed abroad — Obama also proclaimed “I do not Obama and Trump, who were need to downsize our objectives approximately 200,000 out of 1.3 taking years to rebuild.

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