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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. “Ghor will win the The country’s 350,000-strong the second half and helped her title.” troops ...( More on P4)...(9) team to join the top four teams The next match of the league in the semifinals. will be held on Sunday be- In their next match, Ghor will tween Herat and Jawzjan teams. Maidan Wardak: Key Taliban 43 Govt Prisoners Escape play against Kabul to battle for (TOLO NEWS) Commander Killed in a Taliban Jail in Zabul ‘Joint Security’ Operation Commanders Among 12 Rebels Killed in Herat HERAT CITY - At least 12 Tali- forces repulsed their attacks. ban insurgents, including four He said 12 insurgents were commanders, have been killed in killed, including four command- the Adraskan district of western ers Mullah Anwar, Mullah Man- Herat province, an official said sour, Mullah Sibghat and Mul- on Saturday. lah Idrees. Ali Ahmad Faqeeryar, the dis- The bodies of the fighters were trict’s administrative chief, told still lying at the clash site, he Pajhwok Afghan News the in- said, adding the security forces surgents wanted to target secu- suffered no casualties. rity check-posts. But the security The ...( More on P4)...(10) Taliban Commander Killed in Kabul Operation KABUL - A key Taliban com- to conduct attacks against the mander has been killed during security forces in Kabul. a security operation in the Pa- Separately, a statement from MAIDAN WARDAK - The Min- on their way to another province. QALAT - Forty-three govern- He said the prisoners attacked ghman district of Kabul, an of- the ministry said police had de- istry of Interior (MoI) has an- According to Arian, the Taliban ment prisoners have fled a Tali- Taliban guards protecting the ficial said on Saturday. fused a motorcycle bomb and nounced that a prominent Taliban commander was named “Awal ban prison in southern Zabul prison on Friday night at around Tariq Arian, spokesman for the 10 landmines in five provinces commander has been killed in Khan”, who intended to travel province, an official said on Sat- 8:00pm and managed to escape. Ministry of Interior (MoI), told of the country. Maidan Wardak province. to Paghman district of Kabul city urday. Hotak said of the total 43 prison- Pajhwok Afghan News the no- The militants wanted to deto- Interior Ministry spokesman from Maidan Wardak province to Deputy Governor Haji Enayat- ers, 25 managed to arrive at secu- torious rebel commander, Awal nate the motorcycle-bomb in Tariq Arian said, that on Friday carry out terrorist acts. ullahHotak said the prison was rity posts in Qalat, the provincial Khan, was killed along with Khost City and the other de- night, a senior Taliban command- The Taliban have not yet situated in a mountainous area capital, and Shajoy district. two associates on Friday night. vices in Ismailkhel district. But er, including two of his associates commented on the incident. between Shajoy and Nawbahar The Taliban have not yet spoken He said Awal Khan had come the bombs were defused. (Pajh- were killed by joint security forces (KHAAMA PRESS) districts. about the incident. (Pajhwok) from Maidan Wardak province wok) Outlook Horoscope Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20) Cancer (June 21-July 20) Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22) Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19) Oct 11, 2020 - A lot of paperwork might need attention today, Aries. You might Oct 11, 2020 - Stimulating conversations Oct 11, 2020 - Some people who share Oct 11, 2020 - Your mind is usually quick, throw a lot of your focus and energy into could take place with partners of all sorts, your interests could call you today. You agile, and hungry for information, Cap- getting it all done. Stimulating conversa- Cancer, from business to exercise to roman- might want to take a walk while on the ricorn. Today it’s likely to be even more tions with colleagues could keep your tic. Some new and useful information could phone with each other, but you will prob- so than usual. Your curiosity is high, and mind occupied so you avoid boredom. You come your way that you will want to ex- ably get into some stimulating debates. you could go to unusual lengths to satisfy it. You might could take a walk at the end of the day since you’re apt to plore further. This is a great day to execute legal papers Don’t be surprised if you both talk at once! New books also feel particularly energetic and want to get in a good encounter so much new information that you will want or enter into any kind of agreement or commitment. It’s that you will want to read could come to your atten- workout. This is a good idea. Exercise can clear your to clear your head in order to absorb it all. a good time to sign up for an online class or workshop. tion. In the evening, stream some movies on whatever head and give you a better perspective on new ideas and Make good use of the energies of the day. subject you’ve discussed. information. Taurus (Apr.21-May 20) Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.22) Leo (July 21-Aug. 21) Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb.18) Oct 11, 2020 - Expanding your mind Oct 11, 2020 - Some stimulating discus- Oct 11, 2020 - Your mind will be espe- Oct 11, 2020 - You generally tend to be could be of interest today, Taurus. You cially quick and active today, Scorpio, sensitive and intuitive, Aquarius, but might decide to plan a trip to a place sions could take place today. Your energy is likely to be very high, Leo. You may want and you’re likely to want to spend much today you might be even more so. Read- you’ve always wanted to visit, if pos- of the day involved in intellectual ac- ing about people from other places and sible. Or you could decide to go back to to throw yourself into your work, particu- larly if it involves paperwork. You might tivities like reading, writing, or teaching. times might cause you to tune into their school for an advanced degree. Either Communication with others should be a powerful part thoughts and feelings and receive new insight into way, you’re likely to spend the day considering the idea also want to get in a workout, try your hand at writing, or read about the latest discoveries concern- of your day, so you will probably spend time on the human nature. Creative projects, particularly writ- and doing a lot of research. At some point you will want phone. You will want to write down many of the ideas ing, benefit from this. If you want to remember what to get in a workout to rid your system of some of the ing optimal health. Books, magazines, and the Internet could prove especially useful. you hear. You will find most of them interesting and you come up with, write it down. day’s tension. want to remember them. Pisces (Feb.19-Mar.20) Gemini (May 21-June 20) Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep 22 ) Sagittarius (Nov.23-Dec.20) Oct 11, 2020 - Generally, Gemini, you tend Oct 11, 2020 - A virtual group meeting or to be interested in what makes everything Oct 11, 2020 - Today you might decide to do Oct 11, 2020 - Today you might decide to social event could bring up so many new tick, from the human mind to the workings some writing, Virgo. This could be job relat- tackle your financial paperwork and get it and interesting ideas that you may not be of the Universe to religion. Today that inter- ed, but it’s more likely personal, either cor- all done. This is a great day for that, Sagit- able to digest them all, Pisces. Some new est could be piqued by something you read respondence with friends and colleagues or tarius, although you might be a little too ambitious and friends who share your interests might want to continue or hear. You might want to delve into a field creative. Some stimulating discussion could take place not get as much done as you’d like. This is a good time the discussions. Your mind is especially quick today. You of interest and learn whatever you can about it. You could with friends, romantic partners, or children that could to make use of any writing talent, because ideas could be could well grasp unusual concepts that usually don’t in- have some insights that are as valid as anyone else’s, so set your mind buzzing with new ideas. This is a great coming to you thick and fast. Expect many of letters or terest you. But watch your step - you might be so preoc- write them down! day to attend or participate in a solo sport. phone calls in this busy and stimulating day. cupied that you could have an accident.

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In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind Social Crimes and public questions: Where are the security officials?

in successive killings within cities like Kabul is a clear sign of the weakness By: Mohammad Zahir Akbari of our intelligence and intelligence system. If the government does not take immediate action, it will have very un- October 11, 2020 n recent years, the large cities of Afghanistan, especially Kabul, have un- pleasant consequences for the government and overall people of Afghani- Iprecedentedly witnessed social crimes including street robberies, armed stan. Given the conflict contexts, the enemy of Afghanistan will try to at- robberies, targeted killings, kidnappings, drug trafficking, increasing the tract cheap and unsatisfied social forces to sabotage the social tranquility. In number of addicts and so on. The latest example this never-ended problem addition to the political effects on the lives of the people, the social crimes was killing of Ramin, 21 years old student, who was killed last Tuesday eve- will also have a negative impact on the country’s economy. With everyday A Hasty Troop Pull- ning in the Asheghan-e-Arfan area of Kabul. The Ramin’s body was found Killing and kidnapping, the traders and investors will be compelled to leave with a knife stuck in his heart because of his cell phone while he was on his the country. So, economic consequences will not only be capital flight but out Will Not Be a way home. No one knows how long the people would tolerate this level also brain drain from the country. Thus, it will also inflict psychological ef- of insecurity and social crimes! the security officials had better not to far- fects on lives of people and a negative impact on government legitimacy. Risky Gambling? ther disappoint people with their indifferences against these many crimes. Availing the opportunity, the enemies of the security will also circulate ru- People wrathfully ask Where are the security officials? why the security of mors through various channels to sabotage the social tranquility. he intra-Afghan dialogue ongoing in the Qatari capi- Kabul is so fragile and what factors are disrupting security in the capital, According to experts, there are various reasons behind these issues such as Ttal Doha makes national and international headlines. and why the authorities, despite all these many repeated incidents, have not lack of intelligence information, lack of technical equipment and facilities, Afghan negotiating team has vowed to defend public and been able to curb the insecurity in Kabul and other large cities? Why the lack of security cameras in the city, lack of scanners at the gates of Kabul government values and reflect public aspirations. The team persistent complains and concerns of people and citizens cannot awaken the and security checkpoints inside the city, lack of skills and ability how to de- talked optimistically about international support to the ne- security officials to taking fundamental measures about the endless security tect explosives and terrorists inside Kabul. As a result, police and other task gotiations. problems? forces are unable to detect armed robbers and also explosives embedded in Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump reiterated troop The frequent attacks in daylight in the heart of the country’s capital are not a vehicle. So, this requires special technology, and the government should withdrawal from Afghanistan saying that all US troops only a major challenge to the well-being of the capital’s residents, but also invest heavily on proving and updating the security systems with modern could be home by Christmas, which created concerns in the challenge to the security institutions and legitimacy of government. Because facilities. Another issue that makes the security of Kabul city vulnerable is public air, but the Taliban said it would be the right decision of poor performance of the police there is no mutual trust and cooperation the issue of political interference of government officials, lawyers and poli- on the basis of the US-Taliban peace agreement. The Taliban between people and security agencies. It is really a shame for the security ticians in the appointment of security personnel in Kabul. For this reason, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, “President Trump has agencies that the officials and personnel of the government agencies are be- in most of Kabul’s security posts, individuals are appointed on the basis of announced in a tweet that he will withdraw all his troops ing killed in front of their eyes but not even a trace of the perpetrators of ethnic, group, and political allegiance, not on the basis of their skills, profes- from Afghanistan by the end of this year. The Islamic Emir- such incidents is known to the citizens. Although our country is in a state of sionalism, capacity, courage, and commitment to Afghanistan. ate welcomes this announcement and considers the move a emergency and the challenge of insecurity throughout the country has many In addition to abovementioned factors, the security failures are also attrib- very positive step in the implementation of the agreement political reasons that are beyond the power of the Afghan security forces but uted to corruption inside the security apparatus of the country. Sometimes, between the Islamic Emirate and the United States.” How- targeted killings in the heart of the country’s capital are not something that good plans and advanced facilities may be applied but they might fail in ever, some US media outlets warmed that a complete with- can be ignored. Security agencies, especially the police and national security, practical step due to the widespread corruption in security bodies of the drawal from Afghanistan could jeopardize the US-Taliban are responsible for such attacks and must be held accountable. Unfortunate- government. To essentially fight against these issues there is an extreme deal and its main objective of ending two decades of conflict ly, weaknesses and inefficiencies are always ignored. need for establishment of secret monitoring system to ensure that the police in the country. Although the people heard so many plans and promises, there are no reduc- themselves are not changed to means of crimes and corruptions. If we see Trump’s stress on troop pullout, regardless of the fruition of tion in the level of social crimes. In recent days, the Afghan Independent Hu- the security system in other countries, first, they are well-equipped with futility of the talks, will be highly concerning. It is believed man Rights Commission (AIHRC) issued a statement calling that violence modern facilities and second, they have multiple vertical and horizontal se- that the Taliban fighters will be emboldened and their lead- and targeted killings has unprecedentedly increased in the country. Accord- curity layers that not only prevents from inside corruption but also prevent ership would interpret it as their own victory. Reiterating ing to the commission, there were 533 targeted assassinations in the first six from outside penetrations. Unfortunately, this problem is very serious in troop pullout indicates that Trump focuses on his presiden- months of this year which is unprecedented in the country. Although overall the country as there is no control against internal and external threats and tial campaign regardless of the facts that whether or not in- violence has risen sharply in the first half of this year as the peace process nor modern facilities to help security forces successfully fight against the tra-Afghan talks lead to peace. Afghans will be apprehensive has accelerated, the increase in targeted killings are more concerning. It is increasing crimes. about this strategy. As a president, Trump has to push for the obvious that such unprecedented level of murders reveals the weakness of fruition of intra-Afghan talks and urge regional and global intelligence and security system of the country. In other words, the increase Mohammad Zahir Akbari is the permanent writer of the Daily Outlook Af- stakeholders to put their weight behind the ongoing talks be- ghanistan. He can be reached at [email protected] tween the Taliban and the Afghan government. If US troops withdraw from Afghanistan despite the escalated militancy, two decades of US treasure and blood as well as sacrifices made by Afghan soldiers and civilians are likely to be in vain. In such a case, Trump will not be a “problem solver” as he called himself in 2017 while explaining his strategy about Beginning of the present global terrorism Afghanistan and Asia. It is said that the ongoing talks in Doha have been Afghan- owned and Afghan-led, and apart from the behind-closed- actual source of this doctrine. The idea of the propaganda of the deed was doors nudging and pushing, all regional and international By: Rajkumar Singh developed in the years following Bakunin’s death by Kropotkin, Brousse parties to the conflict have so far been hands-off. An Afghan- and others, who stressed the failure of generally accepted methods and the owned dialogue is valuable, but regional and global stake- asically, the concept of ‘Terrorism’ is as old as the civilization of man- educative and publicity value of acts of terrorism. This theory was translated holders have to be ready for the support so that the talks do Bkind itself and has existed in all ages in some form or other which might into action principally in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. It not reach stalemate. In other words, if the negotiating sides be known anarchists, revolutionaries, fundamentalist or dissents against the was almost always part of the strategy of an armed national liberation move- reach deadlock, there always needs to be a third party – in- established authority or even ruling tyrants having no tolerance or dissent. ment, and in the colonial context it usually worked in the end. The reason ter- cluding regional and global actors – to broker the deadlock. However, terrorism was not as widespread phenomenon as it is today in rorism worked so well in anti-colonial struggles was that you did not have With this in mind, the role of regional and international contemporary political system of the world. Terrorism has, in fact, become to defeat the imperial powers superior military forces in order to win. They stakeholders should not be underestimated. a global phenomenon with increasing and rather well identifiable links be- were a long way from home and there was a limit to how many lives and One of the main issues in the ongoing talks is that the Tali- tween different terrorist group and organisation. They use each other’s areas how much money the imperial government would spend to hang into its ban insist the talks should be seen as a continuation of the for recruitment and training, exchange of illegal weapons, engage in joint possessions. But the early, easy successes of terror tactics in the anti-imperial Doha Agreement signed between the group and the US in planning and ventures and also provide administrative and other logistic context left everybody with a greatly inflated notion of what the technique February. It is not acceptable to Afghan people at all for few support. This type of terrorist activities shows a new dimension due to cir- could achieve against an established national government with local roots. main reasons: First, the Afghan government was not a party cumstances characterised by the advancement of science, technology and di- With its initial success in several spheres, the concept of terrorism also to deal and it was marginalized from the US-Taliban negotia- verse social, economic, political and historical reasons conditioning it. It will gained other valuable characters such as mass realisation and publicity. tions. Second, the US-Taliban agreement could neither lead remain a menace as long as there are people who are driven by fanaticism, Even today terrorism as a method is always characterised by the fact that it to reduction of violence nor declaration of ceasefire. Third, paranoia and extremism. So long as there exists in the world poverty, strife, seeks to arouse not only the ringing government or the nation in control but it does not reflect the demands of Afghan people. Fourth, it injustice and oppression, conditions will exist which terrorists can turn to also the mass of the people to a realisation that constituted authority is no was mainly about issues between the US and the Taliban. If their advantage. longer safely intrenched and unchallenged. The publicity of the terroristic the Taliban wanted to have trilateral deal, it had to include Origin of the term terrorism act is a cardinal point in the strategy of terrorism. If terror fails to elicit a wide the Afghan government in the talks. Now persisting on this The term terrorism comes from the French word terrorism, which is based response in circles outside of those at whom it is directly aimed, it is futile agreement makes no sense for the people of Afghanistan. on the Latin verb terrere (to cause to tremble). It dates back to 1795 when as a weapon in a social conflict. In this phase and type of terrorism violence The intra-Afghan dialogue will be highly inclusive and all it was used to describe the actions of the Jacobin Club in their rule of post- and death are not intended to produce revenue or to terrorise the persons at- issues – constitutional principles, human rights, women’s Revolutionary France, the so-called ‘Reign of Terror’. Jacobins are rumored tacked but to cause society or government to take notice of the imminence of rights and freedoms, democracy, two-decade achievements, to have coined the term ‘terrorists’ to refer to themselves. Terrorism refers large-scale struggles. The terroristic act committed in secrecy by one person power-sharing, future political structure – will be discussed to a strategy of using violence, social threats, coordinated attacks, in order or several is conceived as the advance notice of what may be expected from in the negotiations. The issues essential for Afghan state and to generate fear, cause disruption, and ultimately, brings about compliance mass action. nation are not discussed in the US-Taliban agreement, and with specified political, religious, or ideological demands. Traditionally, ter- First impression and response carries no significance for Afghanistan since it had no tan- rorism is a highly organised enterprise that fits into a clear political strategy. The fullest expression of the theory and practice of this terrorism is to be gible result for Afghans. It has been filling the news for most of our lives and will doubtless go on found in the functioning of the famous Russian revolutionary organisation Overall, the Taliban should stop insisting on their deal with demanding the attention of our children and grand-children as well. What is Narodnaya Volya, formed in 1879. In the same year it made an unsuccessful the United States. Afghans have their own representatives new is how it achieves its goals these days. attempt to shoot the Czar and in the following year a revolutionary work- around the table so that the two sides sign a new agreement Until today the world under UN has failed to come to an agreement about man, Khalturin, succeeded in dynamiting the Czar’s dining room at the on the basis of Afghanistan’s conditions and Afghans’ de- what is an acceptable definition for terrorism. It is still under debate despite Winter Palace, where the royal family was to entertain a large official as- mands. attempts made by many experts. The effort to approach terrorism from a semblage. But in 1881 Alexander II was killed by a bomb. Such an effective Meanwhile, a hasty troop pullout is likely to leave Afghani- definitional perspective has thus become a never – ending effort.- ‘Terror start encouraged the Narodnaya Volya and its activity spread despite the stan in the lurch. Trump has to consider the conditions and ism is a term used to describe the method or the theory behind the method efforts of the government to exterminate the organisation at all costs. The stop reiterating troop pullout. He should understand that a whereby an organised group or party seeks to achieve its avowed aims newly formed Party explained its method of action in paragraph 2, section hasty troop withdrawal will be gambling Afghanistan, which chiefly through the systematic use of violence. Terroristic acts are directed D, of its programme, which defined destructive and terroristic activity as fol- may have a highly critical consequence for Afghanistan. In against persons who as individuals, agents or representatives of authority lows: ‘Terroristic activity, consisting in destroying the most harmful person short, Afghan people will not accept an agreement that com- interfere with the consummation of the objectives of such a group. In the in government, in defending the party against espionage, in punishing the promises their rights and freedoms or gains and relative lib- sense it differs in several important aspects from such phenomena as mob perpetrators of the notable cases of violence and arbitrariness on the part of erties achieved within the last two decades. Afghans have violence, mass insurrection and governmental terror. Terror practised by a the government and the administration, aims to undermine the prestige of urged the government negotiating team not to disregard government in office appears as law enforcement and is directed against the the government’s power, to demonstrate steadily the possibility of struggle their red-line. Gambling Afghanistan is not acceptable at all. opposition, while terrorism in its proper sense implies upon defiance of law against the government, to arouse in this manner the revolutionary spirit of and is the means whereby an opposition aims to demoralise a governmental the people and their confidence in the success of the cause, and finally, to authority, to undermine its power and to initiate a revolution or counter- give shape and direction to the forces fit and trained to carry on the fight.’ revolution. Initial response and technique Dr. Rajkumar Singh is Professor and Head, Political Science, Dean, Faculty Terrorism as a revolutionary technique was for many years an accepted te- of Social Sciences, B.N. Mandal University, Madhepura, Madhepura-852113. net of anarchism. The writings of Bakunin with their emphasis upon vio- Bihar, India. lence as a method of achieving social change were the inspiration, if not the [email protected]

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(1) Regional States… of the conflict. after Russian President Vladimir Putin had illuminated square, as a military band President Donald Trump has previously Abdullah acknowledged Saturday that the brokered it in a series of calls with President performed while moving in formation, criticised postal voting, claiming there is three nations agreed to promote women’s Taliban is expected to have a significant Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Armenia’s shaping “1945“ ”,10.10,” and “2020” in widespread fraud involved. The Federal meaningful inclusion, participation and influence on what the future state of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian. honor of the party anniversary. Election Commission has rejected these protection across all of the work they did Afghanistan would look like, but said Russia has co-sponsored peace talks on The performers and tens of thousands of claims. (BBC) to advance peace, security and economic it was in the interest of his country that Nagorno-Karabakh together with the spectators roared as Kim, dressed in a gray (18)UN Security… growth in the region. They promised the state establishes and strengthens its United States and France as co-chairs of the suit and tie, appeared from a building as enhanced cooperation in utilising and relations in the region and beyond. so-called Minsk Group, which is working the clock struck midnight. Kim, flanked resolutions.” improving the Lapis Lazuli Corridor and “We are talking about a situation where under the auspices of the Organization with senior officials and smiling widely, In Friday’s statement, the Security Council in identifying other transportation projects Taliban have a role to play together with for Security and Cooperation in Europe. waved to the crowd and kissed children reaffirms its commitment to an enduring, on which Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and the rest of the people of Afghanistan while They haven’t produced any deal, leaving who presented him with flowers before comprehensive and just settlement in the US could work together to boost trade having a lot of different points of views, Azerbaijan increasingly exasperated. taking his spot on a balcony. accordance with the wishes of the Cypriot in the region. but at the same time accepting the basic Speaking in an address to the nation During his speech, Kim repeatedly people, and based on a bicommunal, They agreed to support projects promoting fact that there is no solution or a winner Friday hours before the cease-fire deal thanked his “great people” for overcoming bizonal federation with political equality. regional connectivity by enhancing through war,” Abdullah said. was reached, the Azerbaijani president “unexpected” burdens and thoroughly In this regard, the Security Council calls on cooperation on construction and extension He also called for a “humanitarian insisted on his country’s right to reclaim its abiding by the anti-virus measures imposed the Cypriot sides and the guarantor powers of transportation networks connecting cease-fire” so that Afghanistan and its territory by force after nearly three decades by the ruling party and government to -- Greece, Turkey, Britain -- to engage in Central Asia to South Asia via Afghanistan international partners could address some of international talks that “haven’t yielded keep the country COVID-19-free, a claim dialogue constructively and with a sense of The statement said the three sides would key issues like rampant corruption and an inch of progress.” that has been widely questioned by outside urgency following the electoral process in work together to identify and implement an underfunded education system that Fighting with heavy artillery, warplanes observers. He also extended an olive branch the Turkish Cypriot community. infrastructure plans, including projects observers say have been plaguing the and drones has engulfed Nagorno- to rival South Korea, expressing hope The Security Council reiterates its support for the sharing of energy resources country for long. Karabakh, with both sides accusing each that the countries could repair bilateral for the UN secretary-general and his such as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan- “The sooner we get to a settlement, other of targeting residential areas and ties once the threat of the pandemic is intention to convene a meeting as agreed Pakistan (TAP) power project and the the better it will be for the people of civilian infrastructure. over. The North had suspended virtually between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Afghanistan to put an end not only to the According to the Nagorno-Karabakh all cooperation with the South amid the Cypriot leaders in their meeting with the (TAPI) gas pipeline scheme. violence and the suffering but also to issues military, 404 of its servicemen have been stalemate in larger nuclear negotiations secretary-general in November 2019. Women’s equality and economic related to the concerns of the people,” killed since Sept. 27. Azerbaijan hasn’t with the United States. The presidential statement was released empowerment will also be promoted Abdullah said. (AP) provided details on its military losses. After his speech, Kim waved and watched after the Security Council held closed-door so that they can serve as drivers of the Scores of civilians on both sides also have with binoculars as the military hardware consultations at the request of the Republic response to and recovery from the impacts (6) NDS Arrests… been killed. was rolled out in the square. He saluted as of Cyprus. Cyprus was split along ethnic of the coronavirus pandemic. (Pajhwok) NDS meanwhile said Saturday, the 10 Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip fighter jets flew in formation above head, lines in 1974 when Turkey intervened (2) Ghani Accepts… insurgents had also been responsible for Erdogan have negotiated a series of deals using fireworks to form the Workers’ militarily following a coup by Athens- assassinations and assassination attempts to coordinate their conflicting interests Party’s symbol — a hammer, brush and backed Greek Cypriots. (Xhinhua) they would support Afghanistan’s on other senior government officials. in Syria and Libya and expanded their sickle — and the number 75 in the sky. (19)Lesson not… development plan at the conference. (ATN) economic ties. Last year, NATO member Kim and President Donald Trump have over the virus, seems painfully naive now The President congratulated the Turkey took the delivery of the Russian met three times since embarking on high- (7) Illegal Import… that the country has the highest per-capita ambassadors on their new tasks and S400- air defense missiles, a move that stakes nuclear diplomacy in 2018 as the infection rate on the continent, at 398 per thanked their nations and their efforts our business community and Ministry angered Washington. A lasting cease-fire North Korean leader attempted to leverage 100,000 residents. towards a developing Afghanistan. of Finance. We are looking to ensure the in Nagorno-Karabakh would allow the his nukes for badly needed sanctions relief “I have to say clearly that the situation is (KHAAMA PRESS) formation a committee to prevent this Kremlin to stem Turkey’s bid to expand its and security benefits. But talks have faltered not good,” the Czech interior minister, Jan as soon as possible,” said Nisar Ahmad clout in Russia’s backyard without ruining over disagreements on disarmament steps (3) Kamair Plane… Hamacek, acknowledged this week. Ghoryani, nominee for the Ministry of its strategic relationship with Ankara. and the removal of sanctions imposed on caught fire, causing passengers to worry. Epidemiologists and residents alike are Industry and Commerce. The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the deal the North. (AP) However, he said both the plane and the Earlier, a number of businessmen and was “an important first step, but cannot pointing the finger at governments for passengers have arrived safely at Kabul members of the Chamber of Industries and replace a lasting solution.” (14)Northern England… having failed to seize on the summertime airport and there was no fire on board. Mines raised concerns about what they “Since the beginning, Turkey has always increase to the proposed two-thirds of lull in cases to prepare adequately for the Fire trucks and other aids were on standby described as Iran’s dumping policies in underlined that it would only support wages for furloughed workers, while expected autumn onslaught, with testing following the plane’s landing at the Kabul Afghanistan. (TOLO NEWS) those solutions which were acceptable to government needed to recognise a broader and ICU staffing still critically short. In airport. (KHAAMA PRESS) (8) 10 Afghan… Azerbaijan,” it said. array of businesses that would be impacted. Rome this week, people waited in line (4) Rabbani Calls… While Turkey has aspired to join the Minsk To accept the package would be “to for 10-8 hours to get tested, while front- Akora Khattak’s refugee camp. surrender our residents to hardship in the line medics from Kiev to Paris found delegate in the ongoing peace negotiations. Group talks as a co-chair, the statement According to the applicant, the children run up to Christmas, and our businesses themselves once again pulling long, short- “No ideological group is able to impose issued by Armenia and Azerbaijan had been taken away by a madrassa and to potential failure or collapse,” Burnham staffed shifts in overcrowded wards. their ideas, ideology and plan on the contained their pledge to maintain the the administration had refused to let him told reporters. “When the state of alarm was abandoned, Afghan nation or enforce their dominance current format of the peace talks. see the children. Burnham said that he and other mayors it was time to invest in prevention, but that on the Afghan people through force,” said Speaking in televised remarks after the Police told the court that the children had were writing to lawmakers to call for a vote hasn’t been done,” lamented Margarita Massoud. talks, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab been brought to Pakistan illegally and had on the package, with a view to getting it del Val, viral immunology expert with the Massoud and Rabbani also criticized what Mnatsakanyan emphasized that “no other no valid documents, while the applicant in rejected and replacing it with new support Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center, they see as monopoly of power and the country, in particular Turkey, can play any turn could not explain how he managed to measures. Prime Minister Boris Johnson part of Spain’s top research body, CSIC. intensification of a discriminatory and role.” (AP) get the children into Pakistan. will make a statement to parliament on “We are in the fall wave without having biased views in the government. The court ordered police to arrest the (12)Police detain… Monday about potential new lockdown resolved the summer wave,” she told an Former president Burhanuddin Rabbani applicant and investigate the matter eventually fizzle. restrictions, after lawmakers have been online forum this week. Tensions are rising and former head of the High Peace Council thoroughly. But the regular demonstrations in handed more say over COVID19- rules. in cities where new restrictions have been was assassinated in a suicide bombing When asked why they were brought to Khabarovsk have continued, and their “The rising incidence in parts of the country re-imposed, with hundreds of Romanian at his residence in Kabul in 2011. (TOLO Pakistan, the children — all of whom are participants have increasingly adopted mean that it is very likely that certain local hospitality workers protesting this week NEWS) aged 10 or under — said they were in the a broader agenda challenging President areas will face further restrictions,” Edward after Bucharest once again shut down the (5) Abdullah Lauds… country to get religious education. Vladimir Putin’s rule. Lister, a senior aide to the prime minister, capital’s indoor restaurants, theaters and The bench was told that the children could dance venues. luxury hotel in New Delhi, Abdullah said On Saturday, police didn’t intervene said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday. not speak Pashto or Urdu and a translator “We were closed for six months, the he was encouraged by the talks he had while thousands of protesters marched An Office for National Statistics survey was brought in. restaurants didn’t work and yet the number with the Indian leadership that centered across the city, but later detained about 30 on Friday showed that %1 and %0.9 of The translator told the court that “it seemed of cases still rose,” said Moaghin Marius around “peace and stability in the region.” demonstrators when they set up tents on people in the North East and North West as if the children have been brainwashed. Ciprian, owner of the popular Grivita Pub He said Indian leadership assured him that Khabarovsk’s central square. respectively are estimated to have had They answer each question together.” n Grill who took part in the protest. “I’m India will back any settlement acceptable For the Russian authorities, any such COVID19- in the week to Sept 28, compared The chief justice asked authorities how the not a specialist but I’m not stupid either. to the Afghan people. encampments are a reminder of massive to an average of %0.4 for England. children were smuggled into the country But from my point of view it’s not us that Abdullah, who landed in India on protests that toppled Ukraine’s former Parts of northern England have already without agencies being alerted. have the responsibility for this pandemic.” Tuesday, has so far met with Prime Moscow’s friendly leader in 2014. The been under extra restrictions since last “Children were brought here from Kremlin responded by annexing Ukraine’s week, including limits on social interactions (AP) Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister Afghanistan and no one knows about this. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and other Crimea and supporting a separatist and mixing indoors. (20)Lithuanians to… What are the agencies doing?” Justice Seth uprising in eastern Ukraine, the actions Burnham said that talks with the high-ranking Indian officials, including the among Lithuania’s 2.4 million registered asked. that triggered Western sanctions. government about the new restrictions army chief, Bipin Rawat. The court also ordered police to arrest staff voters. A second round of voting has been A statement released by India’s foreign As the evening fell Saturday, several were ongoing. (Reuters) at the madrassa and to find out if there hundred protesters again gathered on set for Oct. 25 in constituencies where no ministry on Thursday said that in his were other Afghan children at that facility (15)White House… candidate gets a majority. meeting with Abdullah, Modi called for Khabarovsk’s central square. Police and others. (ATN) have been recommending mask-wearing Many Lithuanians complain that “India’s commitment towards sustainable warned them that the demonstration for the last six months, and condemned talk government did not do enough to help peace and prosperity in Afghanistan and (9) Over 1,000… wasn’t authorized and they could be of a coronavirus “cure” - a word Mr Trump companies during the nation’s coronavirus welcomed efforts towards a comprehensive dispersed but didn’t immediately move to including police and army have been has used in reference to the experimental lockdown, as the unemployment rate and permanent” cease-fire in Afghanistan. break up the rally. (AP) fighting a brutal war against insurgent Covid19- treatments he received during his jumped from %9 in February to more than Over the years, India has provided Afghan groups. More than 20 insurgent groups (13)North Korea… recent stay at a military hospital. %14 in October. Others say the strict health security forces with operational training including Taliban, al-Qaida, Islamic State targeting any specific country with its Large gatherings are still banned in the regulations focused on fighting the virus and military equipment, even though it and Lashkar-e-Tyeba are operational in military force. US capital due to Covid19-, but federal left thousands of other patients without has had no troops on the ground. It is the Afghanistan, according to security officials. But “if any force harms the safety of our property like the White House is exempt. proper access to health services. region’s largest provider of development (Xinhua) nation, we will fully mobilize the strongest (BBC) Supporters of the ruling coalition say this aid to Afghanistan and has often expressed offensive might in a pre-emptive manner coastal Baltic country was among the lucky concerns over violence by the Taliban. (10) Commanders Among… (16)Israel to… to punish them,” he said. ones that suffered relatively lightly in the Still, India has long been reluctant in its official said the12 militants had been killed His speech was punctuated by thousands came. Now the travel has stopped, but pandemic. So far Lithuania has seen 5,500 direct engagement in Afghanistan peace by Haji Abdul Salam, commander of public of goose-stepping troops, tanks, armored Israeli officials are conducting interviews confirmed coronavirus cases and and just talks. But earlier visits to India by the U.S. uprising forces. According to a source, the vehicles, rocket launchers and a broad online,” Nigusie Alemu Eyasu, pro-gram above 100 deaths. special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Taliban had killed five men of Haji Abdul range of ballistic missiles rolled out in director for the Ethiopian Jews Community, Lithuania has kept strong democratic Khalilzad, and senior Afghan politician Salam last week. (Pajhwok) Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square. told The Associated Press. Abdul Rashid Dostum have signified New traditions since regaining independence (11)Armenia, Azerbaijan… The weapons included what was possibly Activists say Israel’s government in 2015 from the Soviet Union in 1990. It has also Delhi’s new willingness to play a larger the North’s biggest-yet ICBM, which was pledged to bring the remaining Ethiopian charged that “conditions for implementing played a major role as the protests in role in the peace process. mounted on an -11axel launch vehicle Jews to Isra-el. In 1991 while Ethiopia was the humanitarian cease-fire are currently neighboring Belarus unfold against that In May, Khalilzad called for an increased that was also seen for the first time, and a in the midst of civil war, Israel carried out missing” amid the continuing Armenian nation’s authoritarian leader. role for India in the Afghan peace process presumptive new solid-fuel weapon that the dramatic Operation Solomon, airlifting shelling. Lithuania has granted shelter to and asked New Delhi to engage directly could be an advanced version of a North out some 14,500 Ethiopian Jews in less than Armenia’s Defense Ministry denied any Belarus opposition figure Sviatlana with the Taliban. Korean missile designed to be fired from two days. Ethiopian Jews are often referred truce violations by the Armenian forces. Tsikhanouskaya, who fled Belarus On Sept. 12, an Indian delegation attended submarines. to in Ethiopia as “Falashas,” a derogatory The latest outburst of fighting between after challenging President Alexander the inaugural ceremony of the intra-Afghan They highlighted how the North has word which trans-lates into “strangers” or Azerbaijani and Armenian forces began Lukashenko in the country’s Aug. 9 negotiations in Doha. The ceremony was continued to expand its military capabilities “migrants.” (AP) also virtually attended by Jaishankar. His Sept. 27 and left hundreds of people dead amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations presidential vote. Officials said Lukashenko participation was seen by many observers in the biggest escalation of the decades- with the Trump administration, which (17)US election… won a sixth term in office but opposition as India shedding its reluctance in engaging old conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh since prompted Kim to pledge in December that election day are allowed to vote by post. members say the election was riddled with directly with the Afghan government and a separatist war there ended in 1994. The he would continue to bolster his nuclear Judge Robert Pitman ruled that the order fraud. the Taliban. region lies in Azerbaijan but has been arsenal amid “gangster-like” U.S. pressure would have left many voters having Together with its Baltic neighbors Estonia Reacting to the claims made by President under control of ethnic Armenian forces and soon unveil a “new strategic weapon to travel long distances to find a drop- and Latvia, Lithuania swiftly imposed Donald Trump on Thursday when he backed by Armenia. to the world.” off point, or leave them vulnerable to sanctions against Belarusian leaders, and asserted that all U.S. troops will be out Since the start of the latest fighting, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff had said coronavirus if they were forced to vote in the European Union — a -27nation bloc of Afghanistan by the end of the year, Armenia said it was open to a cease-fire, early Saturday that there were signs that person at a polling station. that includes the three Baltic nations — Abdullah said even though he did not know while Azerbaijan insisted that it should the North had mobilized “large crowds and Governor Abbott’s ruling would have eventually followed suit with sanctions. the details of the announcement, an early be conditional on the Armenian forces’ equipment” for a military parade at Kim meant some people in Harris County, Belarus is not an EU member. (AP) withdrawal could have “consequences.” withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh, Il Sung Square during the early morning home to more than four million people, (21)Nigeria president… “We are not oblivious to realities on the arguing that the failure of international hours. In the evening, North Korean state would only have one point in the entire ground, but it will not lead to one side efforts to negotiate a political settlement television began airing a taped broadcast of county to hand in their ballot paper. Nigerians. prevailing over the other,” said Abdullah, left it no other choice but to resort to force. the event, which began late Friday. The race to claim Texas’ 38 Electoral On Friday, in the capital, Abuja, police fired adding that the rise in violence in the The foreign ministers of Armenia and Goose-stepping troops were seen marching College votes this election is expected to be tear gas at protesters who were highlighting region was hindering a peaceful settlement Azerbaijan signed the truce in Moscow in the streets in front of the brightly tight. police harassment and brutality. (BBC) 5 October 11, 2020 International

which has a security pact with Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia but also cultivated warm ties with Azerbaijan. But UN Security Council the agreement was immediately truce fails to hold challenged by mutual claims of wants status of Varosha in MOSCOW- Armenia violations. Cyprus restored and Azerbaijan agreed Minutes after the truce took UNITED NATIONS- reiterates that no actions to a Russia-brokered force, the Armenian military ac- The Security Council on should be carried out in cease-fire in Nagorno- cused Azerbaijan of shelling the Friday voiced deep con- relation to Varosha that Karabakh starting Sat- area near the town of Kapan in cern regarding the an- are not in accordance urday, but immediately southeastern Armenia, killing nouncement in Ankara with those resolutions, accused each other of one civilian. Azerbaijan’s De- on Tuesday to open the says the statement. derailing the deal in- fense Ministry rejected the Ar- coastline of Varosha, a In Resolution 550 of tended to end the worst menian accusations as a “provo- part of the Cypriot city of 1984, the Security Coun- outbreak of hostilities cation.” Famagusta that has been cil considered inad- in the separatist region The Azerbaijani military, in turn, uninhabited since 1974. missible any efforts to in more than a quarter- accused Armenia of striking the In a presidential state- populate Varosha with century. Terter and Agdam regions of ment, the Security Coun- people other than its in- The two sides traded Azerbaijan with missiles and cil calls for the reversal of habitants and called for blame for breaking the then attempting to launch offen- this course of action, and a transfer of the area to truce that took effect at said the truce never en- after 10 hours of talks in Moscow pave the way for talks on settling the sives in the Agdere-Terter and for the avoidance of any the administration of the noon (0800 GMT) with tered force. sponsored by Russian Foreign conflict. the Fizuli-Jabrail areas. Azerbai- unilateral actions that United Nations. new attacks, and Azer- The cease-fire announce- Minister Sergey Lavrov. The deal If the truce holds, it would mark a jan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun could raise tensions on In Resolution 2483 ad- baijan’s top diplomat ment came overnight stipulated that the cease-fire should major diplomatic coup for Russia, Bayramov ...(More on P4)...(11) the island. opted in July 2019, the The Security Council re- Security Council re- Police detain protesters in affirms the status of Va- called the status of Va- North Korea celebrates party anniversary rosha as set out in its pre- rosha “as set out in rel- Russian city of Khabarovsk vious resolutions, and evant ...(More on P4)...(18) MOSCOW- Police in have regularly rallied amid economic woes a far eastern Russian in Khabarovsk, a city of city detained several 600,000 near the border SEOUL- North Korean Lesson not learned: Europe un- dozen protesters on with China, with atten- leader Kim Jong Un warned prepared as 2nd virus wave hits Saturday, the first such dance peaking on week- Saturday that his country crackdown since ral- ends. They protested would “fully mobilize” its ROME- Europe’s second and national authorities lies against the arrest of Furgal’s jailing and de- nuclear force if threatened wave of coronavirus in- over virus containment the provincial governor manded that his trial is as he took center stage at a fections has struck well measures. Germany of- started three months held in the city. military parade in which the before flu season even fered up soldiers to help ago. The protests are a strong country unveiled what ap- started, with intensive with contact tracing in Khabarovsk Gov. Ser- challenge to the Russian peared to be a new intercon- care wards filling up newly flaring hotspots. gei Furgal was arrested government, which usu- tinental ballistic missile and again and bars shutting Italy mandated masks on July 9 on suspicion ally doesn’t hesitate to other additions to its grow- down. Making matters outdoors and warned of involvement in mur- disperse unsanctioned ing weapons arsenal. worse, authorities say, that for the first time ders and taken to jail in demonstrations. The au- Kim, however, avoided di- is a widespread case of since the country be- Moscow. Furgal, a for- thorities’ reluctance to rect criticism of Washing- “COVID-fatigue.” came the European epi- mer businessman, de- use force appeared to re- ton during the event, which Record high daily infec- center of the pandemic, nied the charges, which flect concerns of provok- celebrated the 75th anniver- Instead, he focused on a coronavirus pandemic North’s continuing ef- tions in several eastern the health system was his supporters say are a ing even wider discon- sary of the country’s ruling domestic message urging and crippling U.S.-led forts to develop its nucle- European countries and facing “significant criti- vendetta by his rivals. tent as well as hopes that party and took place less his people to remain firm sanctions over his nuclear ar deterrent as necessary sharp rebounds in the cal issues” as hospitals Since his arrest thou- the demonstrations will than four weeks before the in the face of “tremendous program. for its defense and said it hard-hit west have made fill up. clear that Europe never sands of demonstrators ...(More on P4)...(12) U.S. presidential election. challenges” posed by the Kim described the wasn’t...(More on P4)...(13) The Czech Republic’s really crushed the CO- “Farewell Covid” party VID-19 curve as hoped, in June, when thou- Northern England mayors call after springtime lock- sands of Prague resi- Africa ‘needs $1.2tn’ to recover coronavirus losses for bigger financial support downs. dents dined outdoors at The economic damage as and other countries’ assis- ahead of new COVID-19 rules Spain this week declared a 500-meter (yard) long well as the health costs tance there is still a huge a state of emergency for table across the Charles caused by coronavirus has shortfall in funding. LONDON- Leaders of businesses and people Madrid amid increasing Bridge to celebrate their left Africa needing $1.2tn “Some countries are con- major cities in northern who are forced to stop tensions between local victory...(More on P4)...(19) (£920bn) over the next fronting high debt burdens England on Saturday work during local coro- three years, the Interna- forcing them to choose be- asked for more generous navirus lockdowns. But Lithuanians to choose new par- tional Monetary Fund has tween debt service and ad- economic support for Andy Burnham, Mayor said. ditional social and health workers and businesses of Greater Manchester, liament amid virus tensions IMF chief Kristalina Geor- spending,” the IMF chief facing local lockdown, said that the support gieva said the world “must said. saying the government’s package was unaccept- do more to support Africa As a means to help, she current proposals would able ahead of the ex- to [recover]... from this cri- called for an extension of wreak economic hard- pected introduction of sis”. versing the trend in recent ments have introduced the moratorium by the G20 ship on their citizens. new restrictions in large Africa has had fewer Co- years of strong growth in mitigation policies which of debt repayments and British finance minister parts of northern Eng- vid infections and deaths Africa, as jobs have been have cost 2.5% of GDP, wanted more funds to be Rishi Sunak on Friday land. He called for an than most other continents. lost and family incomes she added. available to lend. offered extra help for ...(More on P4)...(14) But the World Bank says 43 have been reduced by 12%, The IMF has given Af- There have been more than million more Africans are Ms Georgieva told a vir- rican countries about 1.5 million confirmed coro- Israel to ‘immediately’ bring VILNIUS- Lithuanian tive Homeland Union- at risk of extreme poverty tual IMF meeting. $26bn to cushion the im- navirus cases in Africa and over 2,000 Ethiopian Jews voters will choose a Christian Democrats, as a result of the pandemic. To help soften the blow, pact but even with the nearly 37,000 people have new parliament Sun- the Social Democrats, The economic impact is re- many African govern- help of private lenders died. (BBC) ADDIS ABABA- Israeli Jews are in the capital, Prime Minister Benjamin Addis Ababa, and in day for a nation that the populist Labor par- Netanyahu has told his Gondar, most of them has seen a recent surge ty and the center-right White House hosted Covid ‘superspreader’ event, Ethiopian counterpart wait-ing to be taken to in COVID-19 cases and Liberal Movement. that his country has the Israel, which they call whose center-right co- Five or six parties are says Dr Fauci intention to “immedi- home. Most live in dire alition government has expected to cross the WASHINGTON- Top US virus ticism about measures such as stead rely on regular testing. ately” bring over some conditions and have faced strong criticism 5% threshold to en- expert Dr Anthony Fauci has criti- masks and lockdowns to combat “The data speak for themselves - we 2,000 Ethiopian Jews. threatened to stage a over soaring virus-re- ter the 141-seat Seimas cised the White House for hosting a the spread of Covid-19, which has had a superspreader event in the The announcement came hunger strike if they’re lated unemployment. parliament but none gathering last month that has been killed more than 213,000 people in White House, and it was in a situ- Friday after a phone call not allowed to travel The Lithuanian Farmers is likely to get more linked to an outbreak of Covid-19. the US. He has talked up the pros- ation where people were crowded with Prime Minister to their “homeland.” and Greens Union, the than 20% support, so Dr Fauci, a member of the White pects of a vaccine becoming avail- together and were not wearing Abiy Ahmed. Many say they have party that leads a major- horse-trading talks to House coronavirus task force, said able, although researchers say this masks.” Netanyahu’s office said family members who ity coalition with three form a coalition are ex- the unveiling of President Don- is unlikely to happen before next An event at the White House on Sat- the decision comes “out have settled in Israel. smaller partners, hopes pected after the election. ald Trump’s nominee to the Su- year at the earliest. urday 26 September, for the presi- of his commitment to the “Some 250 people have to remain in power in The recent sharp rise in preme Court was a “superspreader Polling suggests Mr Biden has a dent’s nomination of Amy Coney continued aliyah of Jews left for Israel within the the southernmost Baltic virus infections and new event”. single-digit lead over Mr Trump Barrett as a Supreme Court justice, is to Israel.” past year until COVID- republic. Pre-election restrictions may force At least 11 people who attended and an ABC News/Ipsos poll thought to be the root of the localised Some 13,000 Ethiopian 19 ...(More on P4)...(16) polls showed they are many voters to stay at the event on 26 September tested found that just 35% of Americans outbreak. marginally ahead of the home, affecting turnout positive. approved of how Mr Trump has As well as President Trump and his opposition conserva- ...(More on P4)...(20) His doctors have just cleared him handled the crisis. wife Melania, those who attended US election 2020: Texas to hold public events, less than a CBS News asked on Friday what and later tested positive included judge blocks postal voting month before he faces Democratic Dr Fauci thought of the White two senators, the White House press restrictions Nigeria president commits to candidate Joe Biden in the presi- House’s reluctance to insist on secretary and former Trump coun- ending police brutality dential election. mask-wearing and social distanc- sellor Kellyanne Conway. Dr Fauci Mr Trump has expressed scep- ing as virus precautions, and in- also noted experts...(More on P4)...(15) ABUJA- Nigeria’s Presi- the president said dent Muhammadu Bu- that his government’s hari has said he is de- “determination to re- last reports poured in. termined to end police form the police should On Friday evening, a similar ex- brutality, introduce re- never be in doubt”. change took place in Shahpur, Kirni forms and bring “erring I met again with the and Qasba sectors of the district, personnel... to justice”. IGP tonight. Our de- with no reports of any damage to In- His comments came termination to reform dia or Pakistani side in the exchange. WASHINGTON- A move was blatant voter after two days of pro- the police should never Three Indian troopers have been Texas judge has blocked suppression. tests sparked by a video be in doubt. I am being killed and five others wounded this an order allowing only A record number of of a man allegedly be- briefed regularly on the week in skirmishes with Pakistani one absentee vote drop- people are expected ing killed by police. reform efforts ongoing counterparts on LoC in Kupwara off point per county, to vote by mail in this The protest move- to end police brutal- and Poonch. Reports said over 3,000 claiming it would affect year’s election due to ment initially targeted ity and unethical con- cease-fire violations have been re- older and disabled vot- the pandemic. the federal Special duct, and ensure that corded since the beginning of this ers. The US Postal Service Anti-Robbery Squad the Police are fully ac- year. Drop-off points were already has already (Sars), widely accused countable to the people. The troops of India and Pakistan set up to allow voters warned ballot papers of unlawful arrests, He added that he was India, Pakistan troops exchange fire intermittently exchange fire on LoC to submit ballots in ad- may not arrive in time torture and murder. being “briefed... on the and International Border (IB) in vance rather than rely to be counted on elec- The protesters say they reform efforts ongoing on Kashmir LoC Kashmir, despite an agreement in on the postal service. tion day, 3 November. want the unit disbanded to end police brutality SRINAGAR- The troops of India LoC in Mankote sector of fron- 2003 to observe a cease-fire. New Texas Governor Greg Texas has a limit on rather than reformed. and unethical conduct”. and Pakistan Saturday exchanged tier Poonch district, about 185 km Delhi and Islamabad accuse each Abbott, a Republican, who can request absen- Previous commitments But he called for calm heavy fire and targeted each oth- southwest of Srinagar city, the other of resorting to unprovoked fir- said the number of tee ballots. Only voters to change the behaviour and emphasised that er’s positions on Line of Control summer capital of Indian-con- ings and violating cease-fire agree- drop-off points needed who are over 65, have a of the police have not most police officers were (LoC) dividing Kashmir on Satur- trolled Kashmir. ments. And both sides maintain their to be minimised to guar- disability, are in jail or had an effect, critics say. committed to protecting day morning, officials said. The exchange of fire between the troops gave a befitting reply to the antee voter security. who will be out of town In a series of tweets, ...(More on P4)...(21) The two sides exchanged fire on two sides was going on until the other. (Xinhua) Democrats said the on ...(More on P4)...(17) 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 Sunday October 11, 2020

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NDS Arrests 10-Member Abdullah Lauds India’s Support Cell Behind Vice President NEW DELHI - Afghanistan’s chief peace envoy said Saturday that Assassination Attempt India’s civil and military leader- ship are supportive of an inclusive, peaceful settlement of the Afghan peace process and that Kabul’s interactions with New Delhi are expected to further deepen in the coming weeks and months. In an interview with The Associated Press in the Indian capital, Abdul- lah Abdullah said that while the issue of Afghanistan involves the international community at large, he hopes that India will play an important role in the peace process by “encouraging the voices of toler- ance and coexistence.” “India also espouses for a peace- ful Afghanistan which is in peace KABUL - Afghanistan’s National ber while on his way to work. As within the country and a demo- Directorate of Security (NDS) an- his convoy drove through the city, cratic Afghanistan which does not nounced Saturday it had arrested a roadside IED was detonated. harbor terrorist groups,” Abdullah 10 members of a cell behind the re- The vice president survived the at- said. “This is in line with the aspi- cent assassination attempt on First tack with only minor injuries but rations of the people of Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh. at least 10 civilians who had been and the sacrifices our people have pected U.S. troops withdrawal from Afghanistan. to India after the formation of the new govern- The NDS said the cell was affili- in the immediate area were killed. made for it.” It also signals a gradual shift in India’s approach ment in Kabul following last year’s election. ated to both Haqqani network and The Taliban immediately denied Abdullah’s New Delhi visit comes in dealing with the ongoing Afghan peace pro- Abdullah’s India trip, which is taking place a to ISIS. responsibility for the attack. at a crucial time for India, which cess that began two years ago, for which it has week after his visit to Pakistan, comes as Ka- Saleh was targeted early Septem- The ...( More on P4)...(6) is looking to cement its efforts to been invited to take part in for the first time. bul’s government negotiators are meeting with protect its strategic interests in Af- As chief of Afghanistan’s High Council for Na- Taliban representatives in Qatar to plot a future ghanistan amid Pakistan’s growing tional Reconciliation, Abdullah oversees the gov- course for a post-war Afghanistan. 10 Afghan Children influence in the region and an ex- ernment side in negotiations. This is his first visit Speaking at a ...( More on P4)...(5) ‘Smuggled by Taliban’ Into Illegal Import of Goods to Pakistan to Be Sent Home PESHAWAR - The Peshawar consulate to ensure the children Afghanistan on the Rise: ACF High Court (PHC) in Pakistan on are reunited with their parents. Friday placed 10 Afghan children In addition, he told authorities KABUL - As trade relations is not only from Iran, but also from into the custody of the Afghan to continue the investigation and increasing between Afghanistan Pakistan. This trend puts severe consulate after ascertaining the submit their findings to the court. and Iran, illegal import of goods implications on our economy,” minors had been smuggled into The court heard from police, the from Iran to Afghanistan has also Alokozai added. Pakistan. children were smuggled, with- increased, according to Afghani- He said that illegal import of Abdul Hameed Jalili, from the out documents, from Badakhshan stan Chambers Federation (ACF). goods from Iran has doubled fol- The volume of the goods coming lowing COVID-19 outbreak. Afghan consulate, who attended province in Afghanistan into Pa- to Afghanistan through smug- The Afghan Ministry of Industry the court hearing told journalists kistan and enrolled in a mad- gling from Iran and Pakistan is and Commerce said the govern- the children hailed from Afghani- rassa in Akora Khattak town in equal to the level of the goods ment is taking proper measures stan’s Badakhshan province. Nowshera. coming legally and the trend se- to prevent illegal import of goods. He said the children had been sent Dawn News reported that the verely damaging domestic pro- “We have discussed the issue to Akora Khattak by the Taliban court heard an application filed duction, the ACF chief Khan Jan with the Afghan Ministry of In- illegally to be enrolled in a mad- by an Afghan refugee cardholder, Alokozai said. terior Affairs and officials at our rassa for religious education. who said he had brought the chil- “Fifty percent of goods is import- borders and customs offices and The high court’s chief justice dren, who are his relatives, to ...( ed legally and 50 percent illegally, also ...( More on P4)...(7) Waqar Ahmed Seth, ordered the More on P4)...(8)