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Your Ad Here Your Ad Here Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:141 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . DECEMBER 19 . 2015 -Qaus 28, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 0708954626 AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Industrialists called the KABUL: Afghanistan has finally commencement of the TAPI gas joined the World Trade Organiza- pipeline project “a big achieve- tion (WTO) as a full member af- ment” and asked the government ter 11 years of negotiations. AT News Report government should convene Con- to extend the gas to residential The WTO has approved the stitutional Loya Jirga to amend homes and industrial parks. Lead- membership of Afghanistan on KABUL: A Number of Jihadi lead- the constitution and create the ers from Afghanistan, India and Thursday at its 10th ministerial ers, former officials and civil soci- post of executive prime minister. Pakistan converged in the remote conference in Nairobi, the capital ety activists gathered on Friday He said that people will opt for Karakum desert about 300km of Kenya. to establish the Council of Pro- an alternative, if the government northeast of the Turkmenistan After 11 years of negotiations tection and Stability of Afghani- failed to call up Loya Jirga. “If capital Ashgabat and launched the Afghanistan has become the 164th stan to find solution to the ongo- the Constitutional Loya Jirga 1,814km Turkmenistan-Afghani- WTO member and the 36th least ing challenges. Speakers of the could not be held, then the gov- stan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipe- developed country (LDC) to join event called on the government to ernment should convene the Tra- line, named after the countries it the global trade body, Xinhua re- convene Loya Jirga, bring reforms ditional Loya Jirga,” he added. is designed to cross. A 750km por- ported. Afghanistan said the mem- in electoral commissions, protect He said that the government tion of the pipeline will pass bership would boost its national the achievements made over the should adopt a clear peace policy. through Afghanistan’s Herat, economy and build peace. During past 14 years and adopt a clear “It should be made clear that with Farah, Helmand and Kandahar the ceremony for the accession, policy for peace talks with the whom we talk peace: Pakistan, al- provinces reaching Pakistan. Af- the first deputy chief executive Taliban militants. Abdul Rab Ra- Qaeda or Pakistan,” Sayyaf asked. ghanistan would earn $400 mil- Mohammad Khan confirmed the soul Sayyaf, a prominent Jihadi He said that Taliban militants with lion annually in transit fee and the commitment and said the country leader, said that deepening crises their brutality were smearing the er added. Former Vice President, Afghanistan, but stressed the peace previous government should not project would create jobs for thou- will benefit from the membership, compelled them to establish the sacred name of Islam. He said that Muhammad Yunus Qanuni, ex- process should be Afghan-owned have trusted Pakistan to bring peace sands of people in the country. adding the membership will reduce council. He stressed that establish- the council was not against peace pressed his deep concerns over and Afghan-led. Former Minister to Afghanistan. “To overcome the The project would be completed poverty and would ensure lasting ment of the council was aimed at talks. However, he stressed that fate of Afghanistan and said that of Interior, Muhammad Omar current challenges, the NUG need a in the next four years (by 2019). peace and stability in the war-hit supporting the government and they want peace with dignity. He some foreign hands want to change Daudzai, said that a large of num- good leadership,” he added. Speak- Mines Ministry officials say country. they have no intention to collapse said that the council put its weight the country to a terrorist hub. He ber of people were interested to join er of the Wolesi Jirga, Abdul Rauf Afghanistan would purchase 500 He further said that for the it. He added that based on the behind reforms in the election sys- said that council is not a tempo- the council. He emphasized on larg- Ebrahimi, said that people expect million cubic metre of gas in the past one decade Afghanistan has agreement signed between the two tem. “Repetition of the poll rig- rary body, but would at least ex- er participation of youth in the the NUG leaders to fulfill their first decade, 1 billion in the sec- been struggling to rebuild sate, leaders of the National Unity ging of the 2014 presidential elec- ist for another four years. He body. He said that people wanted promises. He said that insecurity ond and 1.5 billion in the third private sectors and education sys- Government—President Ashraf tions is not acceptable. Thus, there hoped that the council would find peace, but it should not be at the has mounted and unemployment decade. Members of Afghanistan tem. He called on the internation- Ghani and Chief Executive Offic- is urgent need for reforms in the a solution to current challenges. price of the achievements made over has increased since formation of the Industrialists Association (AIA) al community to grant technical er (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah— the electoral bodies,” the Jihadi lead- He said that peace was a need of the past 14 years. He said that the NUG. told a press conference in Kabul assistance to enable Afghanistan they wished timely completion of to handle the post WTO acces- the TAPI project because Afghan- sion process. istan lacked enough liquefied gas He said that Kabul had in- Afghanistan-Central Asia USAID projects boost support for Taliban: Report to facilitate industrialists. “The creased domestic reforms in a bid Afghan government should extent to woo investment in vital sec- Dialogue-III: Speakers stress AT Monitoring Desk projects had contrary results. The cy contractor. The study mentioned the facility to industrial parks in tors of the economy, including projects also increased support for that support for Taliban insurgents Kabul and provinces and residen- transport, infrastructure and en- KABUL: An internal study report Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, had increased in 13 villages where tial areas,” AIA chairman Sakhi ergy. on regional integration of the United States Agency for it added. Afghans believed that the the projects were started. Nonethe- Ahmad Paiman said. He said be- He said that the country International Development (US- projects were initiated after the less, Jason Foley, a USAID Senior coming member of the World would improve the economical AT News Report but cultures as well. Participants AID) revealed that some US- USAID received approval from the official, denied the study and said Trade Organisation (WTO) was discipline and will create a suit- of the conferences have expressed backed projects had increased insurgents group. “Worryingly, sta- that they had worked in around another achievement for Afghani- able environment for trade and MAZAR-E-SHARIF: Afghani- serious concerns over growing vio- support for the Taliban insur- bilization programming actually had 5,000 villages and provided in- stan. “As our industries are new- investments. Roberto Azevedo, stan Institute for Strategic Stud- lence in the war-hit country, par- gents. The United States has been the perverse effect of increasing creased support for the government ly established, we are struggling WTO director general, said that ies (AISS) has organized two-day ticularly over growing insurgency busy in rebuilding Afghanistan and support for the Taliban in Taliban- in those areas. He said the 13 villag- with some problems. Regional Afghanistan’s membership was Afghanistan-Central Asia Dia- in northern parts of Afghanistan. had invested millions of dollars controlled villages,” said the study es mentioned in the study represent- countries give subsidies to trad- “an endorsement of the extensive logue-III in northern Balkh prov- Muradian said the maleficent events on different projects. However, carried out for USAID by Manage- ed a small proportion of those that ers and provide them modern tech- program of domestic reforms the ince to explore ways to combat had split Afghans from their neigh- the study says that some of the ment Systems International, an agen- have received American assistance. nology.” (Pajhwok) country has undertake to acceler- terrorism and promote regional bors in different sectors like “re- ate economic growth”. integration. The acting Governor mote and unwitting islands”. Ko- Zou Jiayi, China’s assistant of Balkh province, Atta Muham- simsha Iskandarov, a conflict stud- minister for finance also attended mad Noor, while addressing the ies expert at Tajikistan’s Institute Afghan Terrorist turf war the conference and said the admis- conference stressed on regional of Oriental Studies, said that Af- Carter arrives in Afghani- sion was “a triumph of multilat- cooperation in fight against mili- ghanistan and Tajikistan have al- will result if Daesh eralism” that inspired developing tancy. He called on regional coun- ways been beside each other espe- forces retake takes on Taliban in stan on unannounced visit nations. tries to join hands to restrict cially in the turbulent times that Meanwhile, Indian Commerce spread of Islamic State (IS), the they faced during independence Khanshin, Afghanistan Secretary Rita Teaotia said that Taliban, Islamic Movement of when Afghans came to Tajikistan. her country is delightful to wel- Uzbekistan and other terrorist Afghans also supported their Tajik Fears have been raised about the come Afghanistan as a new mem- groups in the region. The chair- brothers and sisters when there was under attack presence of Daesh in Afghanistan, ber of the WTO. She added that man of the Afghanistan Institute but the strength of the Taliban conflict in Tajikistan. The speakers prevents the group from gaining her country stands ready to ex- for Strategic Studies (AISS), believed that ignoring the Taliban in Washir Daoud Muradian, said that con- ground there, noted Pakistani jour- tend all assistance and support to threats has resulted into emergence nalist Rahimullah Yusufzai told Afghanistan.
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