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Taliban's Claim of Jihad Now More Absurd Than Before: Danesh Quote of the Day Fear www.outlookafghanistan.net Hate is the” consequence of fear;” we fear facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan something before we hate it; a child who fears Email: [email protected] noises becomes a man who hates noise. Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Cyril Connolly District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Volume No. 4451 Sunday October 11, 2020 Mizan 20, 1399 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Civilian Bus Badakhshan: Collision with 20 Pro-Govt Roadside Mine Fighters Defect Claims 2, to Taliban Wounds 11 FAIZABAD - At least 20 besieged members of an uprising group have joined Taliban militants in the Khwahan district of north- eastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Saturday. Police spokesman Sanullah Ro- hani told Pajhwok Afghan News confirmed the development, say- ing the uprising members had been surrounded by insurgents and had been under their siege. But Taliban spokesman Zabihul- lah Mujahid said put the number HERAT - Two people were killed of defecting uprising members at and 11 others were injured when 51. He said they joined the rebels a Mercedes-Benz O404 passenger along their weapons and ammu- bus collided with a roadside mine nition in the Hawz Sha area of in the Zawul district of Herat prov- the district today Saturday. (Pa- ince last night. jhwok) Jilani Farhad, the spokesman for Herat governor, told Khaama Press that all the injured were male Police Detain civilians. He called the condition of the in- Car-Lifting jured in the incident satisfactory, adding that all the injured have Gang in Kabul now been taken to the Herat Dis- Taliban’s Claim of Jihad Now More KABUL - Police have detained a trict Hospital. four-member car-lifting group in The Kabul-Herat highway is one of capital Kabul, an official said on Sat- the busiest routes in the country, Absurd Than Before: Danesh urday. Police spokesman Firdaus Faramarz said the four detainees it is most evident to such blood- KABUL - Taliban’s claim of Jihad is now more Danesh also said that the Taliban negotiators Danesh said. stained security incidents. absurd than before, Afghan Second Vice Pres- have prejudiced attitudes toward women, fol- He said that the Taliban have brought peace were involved in stealing vehicles. In a similar incident this morning, ident Sarwar Danesh said on Saturday. lowers of different Islamic schools of thought talks to a stalemate by insisting on specific is- He said they were detained while A roadside bomb blast that hit a Speaking at an event in Kabul, Danesh said and minorities. sues regarding procedure, which are not ac- stealing a corolla type vehicle in passenger bus in Gereshk district that the claim of Jihad against Muslims is ab- He said that the Taliban are insisting on set- tually relevant. limits of 15th police district. Two of Helmand province, leaving solute ignorance of Sharia and clear violation ting their deal with the United States as the Negotiations between the Afghan govern- vehicles were also seized from the five civilians dead and nine others of Quran and Sunnah. basis of peace talks, while the Afghan govern- ment and the Taliban opened nearly a month detainees. wounded, the Defense Ministry He said that the Taliban are a rebel group as ment proposes Quran and Sunnah. ago in Qatari capital Doha, but the sides have This comes as insecurity and crimi- said in a statement. (KHAAMA they are attacking Muslims. “The Taliban are evading Sharia for power,” yet to finalize rules for the talks. (1TV NEWS) nal cases have surged in Kabul re- PRESS) cently. (Pajhwok) Regional States Ghani Accepts Credentials of Four Afghanistan Reports Asked to Back New Ambassadors to Afghanistan 10 New Cases of Afghan Peace Talks KABUL - Earlier in the day, Presi- Covid-19 dent Ghani accepted the creden- KABUL - Ministry of Public Health re- tials of the new ambassadors of ported Saturday, that out of 118 samples, Norway, Swiss, Sweden, and India 10 cases have turned positive in the last 24 to Afghanistan. hours. Presidential Palace stated, that the At least 113,957 people have so far been President accepted the credentials tested in the governmental labs, and there of the new Norwegian Ambassa- still are 5,166 known active cases in the dor to Afghanistan Willy Anders country. Landman, the new Swiss Ambas- According to the ministry, within 24 hours, sador Nastogen Benedict de Ser- six individuals have recovered from COV- geit, the new Swedish Ambassa- ID-19, and One individual is reported dead. dor Torkel Sternloff, and the new The new cases recorded in Kabul are Eight Indian Ambassador Rudrendra and Kandahar Two. Tandon. The total number of cases in Afghanistan is The ambassadors expressed satis- 39,703, Total deaths are 1,473 and the total faction with their new mission in continued cooperation in the eco- ambassadors expressed their will- recoveries are recorded 33,064. Afghanistan and stressed the im- nomic, political, and development ingness and preparation for the COVID-19 global toll has increased to portance of their countries’ stra- fields. upcoming Geneva conference and 36,921,422 and the dead are reported to KABUL - Afghanistan, the United States and tegic ties with Afghanistan over According to the statement, the said ...( More on P4)...(2) more than 1,068,772. (KHAAMA PRESS) Turkmenistan have urged regional countries to support the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha. At a meeting, representatives of the three nations asked regional all states to ensure that the intra- Kamair Plane Prompts False Rabbani Calls for Inclusive Peace, Afghan dialogue strengthened a united, sover- eign, democratic and prosperous Afghanistan at Fire Alarm in Midair Questions Current Framework peace with itself and the region. KABUL - Jamiat-e-Islami chairman The trilateral meeting was co-chaired by US Un- Salahuddin Rabbani on Friday said der-Secretary of State for Political Affairs David that achieving peace in Afghanistan Hale, Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar and within the current framework is not his Tajik counterpart Rashid Meredov. possible unless there is a meaningful The participants called for preserving and build- participation of all parties involved ing upon the gains in democratisation and human in the ongoing conflict. rights made by Afghans over the past 19 years as a Rabbani said that dealing with the is- necessary condition for sustainable peace. sue as a project will push the peace They reaffirmed their commitment to engage in process into a deadlock. greater joint cooperation in support of regional se- “Lack of an honest commitment for curity, economic growth and development. peace, dealing with this crucial pro- In a statement from the State Department, they cess as a project and also lack of a na- tion. vowed to improve security cooperation and in- KABUL - KamAir plane carrying a any of the passengers. tional and inclusive framework will Addressing the same event, former tensify joint efforts to combat cross-border threats number of high-ranking political lead- Mohammad Naeem Salehi, told result into a deadlock, will waste the vice president and Jamiat’s deputy and to address issues such as terrorism, drug traf- ers was flying from Badakhshan to Khaama Press that a “Kam air plane time and will create more mistrust,” Ahmad Zia Massoud said that nei- ficking, smuggling and irregular migration. Kabul when it faced technical issues was en-route from Badakhshan to Ka- said Rabbani at a public gathering ther the Afghan government nor the The participants vowed to identify and support during midair on Saturday. bul, the plane’s fire alarm went off due in his hometown in the northern Taliban is interested in peace to be restored in the country. opportunities to increase people-to-people ties be- Naeem Salehi, a spokesman for the to a turbulence shock”. province of Badakhshan where he Massoud said Jamiat-e-Islami as one tween Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and the US. Civil Aviation Authority of Afghani- He added that the pilot noticed the marked 9th anniversary of his father stan, attributed the accident to minor sign and thought the engine might and former High Peace Council chief of the biggest parties in the country Additionally, the ...( More on P4)...(1) technical problems that did not injure have ...( More on P4)...(3) Burhanuddin Rabbani’s assassina- has no ...( More on P4)...(4) 2 October 11, 2020 Main Page Women’s Football League: Over 1,000 Afghan Youth Ghor Enters Semifinals Commissioned to Army After Training KABUL - A total of 1,227 youth were commissioned to the Af- ghanistan National Army on Saturday after completing a three-month military training. Speaking at the graduation cere- mony, Payenda Mohammad Na- zim, director of education with the Defense Ministry, said the newly graduated soldiers would be deployed to serve the nation. Afghanistan has been facing a protracted war over the past more than four decades that has claimed countless lives includ- ing military personnel, militants and civilians. Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said in January KABUL - Team Ghor entered entering the final of the league. last year that more than 45,000 the semifinals of the Women’s Ghor captain said they are fully Afghan security personnel had Football League after defeating ready to win the title. been killed since 2014. the Balkh football club 1-0 on “I am so excited to win this More than 70 Afghans including Saturday’s match. match,” said Fahima Jami, a civilians and combatants have The only goal of the match member of Ghor football club, been killed since Oct. 7 in the was scored by Raihana Ayubi who was named as best player country, according to officials. of Ghor in the last minutes of of the match.
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