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[email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XIV Issue No:201 Price: Afs.20 www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY . FEBRUARY 17. 2020 - Dalwa 28, 1398 HS www.afghanistantimes.af devoted supporter of the presidential candi date Abdullah Abdullah, Hezb-i-Wahdat Islami Party led by Karim Khalili has announced plans to form a paral- lel government if final results of the presidential election would give lead to frontrunner Ashraf Ghani. Preliminary results an- nounced in December showed that Ashraf Ghani won the Septem- ber 28 presidential election, but his rival Abdullah Abdullah im- mediately rejected the outcome, saying the vote was marred by widespread fraud. Abdullah’s an- other running mate and the incum- bent first vice president, General Dustom, also announced plans for a parallel state if election results are riddled with... esidents and provincial council mem The United States Special Rep- on Twitter that he had met with bers in the western provinces of Farah resentative for Afghanistan’s Rec- President Ashraf Ghani in Munich and Badghis are demanding that atten onciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, on Friday and held a series of meet- tion be paid to civilian casualties from tweeted updates about progress ings with leaders and representa- air raids and said that children and women have in the peace process, noting the tives from different countries. been killed in airstrikes recently. A watchdog reduction in violence agreement Khalilzad also mentioned a “pro- group in Herat has called for an end of the between the US and Taliban, but longed and fruitful” trip to Doha strikes, and for those responsible for civilian stressed that “success cannot be before attending the Munich Se- casualties to be brought to justice.