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(1) Pompeo Hopes... a precondition for peace. the tournament, pulled Naib to the boundary, it successful launch and remained upbeat The experience of the past 17 years confirms (8) Stop Threatening ... moved him above Australia’s David Warner’s throughout their time aboard the orbital lab He said the United States has not forgotten Af- that peace and security are what the Afghan 447 runs. (Pajhwok) which is seen as a rare example of coopera- ghanistan. He said violence against journalists declined by people want most, but they cannot be achieved (14) ‘Dialogue at... tion between Russia and the West. He added that the peace talks will move for- and guaranteed without free and independent 50.1 percent in the period that saw Nai register “A beautiful night pass over Africa on my ward parallel with detailed talks with the gov- media and without guarantees for journalists’ 35 cases of violence against media workers, in- and verifiably” eliminate its “nuclear weapons last night on @Space_Station,” tweeted ernment of Afghanistan. safety, RSF said in its report. (Tolo news) cluding five murders. (Pajhwok) program” and end “malignant behavior world- 40-year-old McClain, who completed two “Simultaneously, the United States is laying the wide.” (4) Hakimi, Safi... (9) Abdullah Approves ... spacewalks during her virgin mission to the ground force for intra-Afghan negotiations to Iran, meanwhile, has been anything but silent ISS. Aalami Balkhi, who presented his report about begin as soon as possible. Objective of those ne- Rahmani who needed 124 votes secured 123 in about the prospect of negotiating with the US. Fellow first-time flyer Saint-Jacques broke Afghanistan national policy on migration and gotiations is for Afghans to agree on a timeline the second round. However, supporters of Rah- The country had consistently maintained that the record for the longest single spaceflight said the policy had been formulated in coordi- and a political roadmap for reaching a compre- mani had said that one valid vote of the candi- it is ready to talk if Washington refrains from by a Canadian astronaut, previously held by nation with International Center for Migration hensive peace agreement,” he added. date had been announced as invalid by the tem- issuing threats and slapping new sanctions on Robert Thirsk. Policy Development (ICMPD). He said that the US welcomes Germany’s prep- porary speaker of the house while others said Tehran. Thirsk clocked 187 days at the ISS in 2009 He said the two year policy would be complet- aration for hosting a meeting on Afghan peace. the vote was invalid. (Pajhwok) Iran stands ready for dialogue, given that it during a typical six-month mission, while ed in coordination with local and international “As for our next diplomatic step, we welcome goes on “equal footing and mutual respect,” 49-year-old Saint-Jacques’ mission will stand (5) Afghanistan... organizations and implemented after its ap- Germany’s commitment with Qatar to convene Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at 204 days by the time he touches down. proval from the Cabinet. an intra-Afghan dialogue next month,” he said. around the globe, these winners embody the in January. The minister often blamed Bolton The record was helped along by the fact that The minister said the number of internally dis- “This is an opportunity for Afghans to endorse best of humanity,” said Joe Clark, former Prime and other foreign policy hardliners at the White the launch was moved forward to December placed families reached 3,46,094 individuals in the urgent need for intra-Afghan negotiations.” Minister of Canada and Jury Chair. “The em- House for pushing President Donald Trump 3 from December 20 for operational reasons 2019 and 57,148 people had returned to their Pompeo said that the US is expecting practical phasis on pluralism is much more important from peaceful solutions towards a more belli- -- possibly as a confidence booster after the actual areas. measures by Pakistan on Afghan peace. now than ever. In only a few years, we have cose stance. accident. He said the conflict displaced 17024 people in “Pakistan has a particular important role to moved from a time in which there was, at least, The Islamic Republic also made it clear that The returning trio were joined aboard the 2019 in Nangarhar, Faryab, Helmand, Farah, play in this process and in the promotion of a general acceptance of difference, to a time meaningful talks cannot go in hand with the ISS by Ovchinin, Hague and NASA astro- Takhar, Maidan Wardak, Kunduz and Balkh peace and stability in the region,” he said. where there is fear about it, and very often a Trump administration’s strategy of applying naut Christina Koch in March. provinces and only 12 families had so far re- “Progress has been made and we will continue contesting of it.” “maximum pressure” on Iran. On Monday, Koch, who was not part of Hague and turned to their original homes. to look to Pakistan practical measures, coopera- The 2019 finalists—from Canada, the United the US announced plans to blacklist Zarif along Ovchinin’s aborted mission in October, will Of these families, he said, 12433 families had tion on peace talks and the implementation of States, Lebanon, Hungary, Ghana, France, Ban- with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in retalia- have her stay at the ISS extended to nearly been assisted by foreign organizations. any agreement.” (Tolo news) gladesh, Afghanistan, Myanmar and several tion to Iran downing a US drone it claims vio- 11 months, which would set a record for the Abdullah thanked national and international countries of the former Yugoslavia—are mak- lated its airspace last week. Tehran responded longest spaceflight by a woman, NASA con- (2) People Not ... organizations for their help and participation in ing vital contributions to pluralism, mainly by saying that sanctions against the nation’s top firmed in April. He asked the IEC to pin the list of names of vot- formulation of the Afghanistan national policy through peacebuilding, the arts, education, so- leadership effectively close “the path of diplo- That record is currently held by Koch’s for- ers who had already registered with the com- on migration and their years long cooperation cial cohesion and integration of refugees and macy” and do not create the right atmosphere mer NASA colleague Peggy Whitson, now mission or share them online with people. with Afghanistan in assisting refugees. migrants. for talks. retired, who spent 288 days aboard the ISS People who had registered as voters for the He said working to support refugees was Af- This year, the Global Center for Pluralism re- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani put it more in 2016-17, NASA said. Wolesi Jirga elections do not need to register ghanistan’s urgency and ICMPD had been in ceived over 500 applications spanning 74 coun- bluntly, saying that the new sanctions are a sign Russians dominate the rankings for cumula- again, but they can visit their voter registration Afghanistan for the last four decades. tries for the 2019 Global Pluralism Awards— of Washington’s “desperation” and “the White tive days spent in space, with the returning centers to check their names in the list. The CEO said the mentioned policy should be more than double the submissions to the House actions show it is mentally retarded.” Kononenko set to reach 737 days by the time The ongoing voter registration process is regis- presented before the Cabinet for approval after inaugural awards in 2017. You [the Americans] call for negotiations. If you his fourth mission is complete on Tuesday. tering those who did not take their voter card in incorporating suggestions and observations of All nominees undergo a rigorous review and are telling the truth, why are you simultaneous- That will leave the 55-year-old sixth in the the previous election or they have reached the the meeting. (Pajhwok) jury selection process. The field of finalists will ly seeking to sanction our foreign minister, too? all-time standings and just a typical ISS mis- age of 18 years or failed to register in the previ- be narrowed down to three winners, to be an- (10) Pakistan Embassy ... The promise to enact new sanctions shows that sion short of beating the 879-day record set ous process for some reasons. nounced in the fall, following in-country visits the US is “lying” in the offer of talks with Teh- by 60-year-old Roscosmos colleague Gen- Abdullah said, “Only three days remain in the Khan added they did not want patients and and consultations with key partners on the ran, Rouhani stressed. nady Padalka in 2015. end of voter registration process and the IEC elderly people to visit the consulate; their ap- ground. Moscow, whose senior security official Nikolai Since 2011, Russia is the only country to should try to facilitate people, provide them plications could be submitted by their family These three winners will each be granted Patrushev met with Bolton on Tuesday, had oversee manned launches to the ISS. with awareness so they get assured their names members. There are separate queues for ladies, $50,000 to advance their work in promoting also blasted the new round of US sanctions on But last year’s failed launch, multi-billion are available in the list of voters.” children and elderly visa applicants. pluralism. (Tolo news) Iran. The restrictions “negate all of the repeat- dollar corruption scandals at Roscosmos The voter registration process began on June 8. “We also wish to clarify that perimeter security edly-sent signals that Washington is open and and the emergence of private sector com- The CEO asked those who did not register so (6) Presidential Hopefuls ... of and queuing outside the consulate is exclu- ready to engage in dialogue,” Deputy Foreign petitors like Elon Musk’s SpaceX have com- far to register in the process. The people who Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah had sively under the preview of local authorities.” Minister Sergey Ryabkov said. bined to put into question Moscow’s future have registered for the Wolesi Jirga elections rejected the extension in the previous govern- (Pajhwok) You can’t have dialogue at gunpoint, literally dominance. should make sure their names are available in ment’s term before 2009 elections. “So how they (11) Security Forces ... and figuratively speaking. NASA said earlier this month that it will be the lists, he said. now interpret the law in their favor?” He said All the recent diplomatic maneuvers by the US opening the ISS up to space tourists for the The CEO said he would also meet election of- they would take legal steps if the government killed and five others were injured in the fire- have been “aimed at mobilizing an anti-Iranian first time next year with 30-day visits expe- ficials and ask them to resolve problems in the ignored their suggestions. fight, he said. front,” Ryabkov stated. dited by SpaceX and Boeing expected to cost registration process. (Pajhwok) Another Presidential Candidate Noorul Haq Earlier, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a The decades-long row between Tehran and around $58 million per person. Ulumi also called on President Ashraf Ghani statement that the security forces, led by com- (3) Govt Vows to Protect ... Washington escalated dramatically last year Russia has flown seven tourists to the ISS to end his government. “All of the government mandos, conducted an operation to retake the when the US unilaterally abandoned the 2015 but is set to increase that number begin- tried to protect the value and provide the meetings taking place during this period are district, nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, while ac- ning in 2021, according to Roscosmos, which ground for its improvement, the statement said. election campaign which is unacceptable to us. Balcharagh has been under Taliban’s control cusing Iran of secretly violating the agreement. struck a deal with American company Space The statement said that the Afghan govern- The future of the nation and the peace process for the past two years. During the period, the Iran denied this, and the nuclear watchdog, the Adventures earlier this year. ment will leave no stone unturned to ensure the should not be taken lightly.” Taliban harassed the people and extorted them. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), US businessman Dennis Tito was the first safety of journalists. Mohammad Ibrahim Alkozai, another con- The rebels have not yet commented on losing in its latest reports had confirmed that the na- space tourist to the ISS, paying Russia “Threatening and attacks on freedom of speech tender, said: “Today, we are gathered here the distticy. (Pajhwok) tion was following the deal. (RT) around $20 million for the trip. (AFP) and media, under any pretext, is in contraven- for our right. We offered huge sacrifices for (12) Logar’s Azra ... tion of Islamic and human values,” said the the freedom of this country and this president (15) Russia, US... (18) Egypt Arrests... statement. Meanwhile, Qasim Khoshiwal, a member of the wants to suppress our voices.” Patrushev, Bolton and Ben-Shabbat are sched- only one year in power and amid mass protests Meanwhile, NATO Secretary General Jens Stol- provincial council, confirmed the district head’s He called on Ulema to issue a fatwa for the oust- uled for Tuesday, and the three are supposed to against his divisive rule. tenberg at a press conference in Brussels said claim and said the Taliban were trying over the ing of President Ashraf Ghani from office. produce a joint statement. Tuesday’s statement from the Interior Minis- that the alliance condemns any threat against past few days to capture the district. Deputy Presidential Spokesman Shah Hus- Bolton was dispatched to Israel while Secretary try, which oversees the police, said the arrest of journalists, referring to the Taliban threat He said: “Residents of the district have in- sain Murtazavi said it was one of democracy’s of State Mike Pompeo flew to the United Arab Zyad el-Elaimy, the former lawmaker, was part against Afghan media. formed us about the problem. We will share the specialties that people could openly raise their Emirates and Saudi Arabia, after US President of a raid that targeted at least 19 businesses and We strongly condemn any threat against any concern with higher government figures.” voices and such gatherings were welcomed. Donald Trump decided not to launch an attack economic entities linked to the Brotherhood, journalist because it is absolutely fundamental He added that Azra was an important district He said there was nothing new in the speeches on Iran last week. Pompeo’s officially published which Egypt designated a terrorist group in democratic right to have freedom of press for for Taliban insurgents and the government of presidential candidates and termed the gath- agenda includes discussions of “dangers posed 2013. journalists to work, to do their work and to re- should prevent the town from falling to the ering as part of an early campaigning. by Iranian destabilizing activity.” According to rights lawyer Gamal Eid, police port and write about what they want and the rebels. He asked the election bodies to pay attention to This focus on Iran to the exclusion of everything arrested el-Elaimy on Tuesday morning in way they want,” he said. Hayatullah, a tribal elder from the Akbarkhel gatherings having the nature of election cam- else was “counterproductive,” Lavrov said. “Is- Cairo’s Maadi district. A vocal critic of el-Sissi’s Attacks on Media Outlets in Afghanistan area of the district, told Pajhwok the insurgents paign. rael and the Americans are above all concerned government, el-Elaimy is a leading member of In January 2016, a Taliban suicide bomber had seized all roads leading to the district for Enayatullah Hafeez, another presidential can- with Iran, not just when it comes to Syria but the secular Egyptian Social Democratic Party. rammed his car into a bus carrying employees the past few days and people were not allowed didate, said Afghanistan was the world’s worst also this region in general, and maybe even in a He was a parliament member after the 2011 of Tolo TV, Afghanistan’s most popular private to move freely. country in terms of terrorism and drug traffick- much wider geographical area.” uprising that toppled autocrat President Hosni broadcaster, killing seven journalists. A number of other residents of the district held ing. “We consider it very, very dangerous how the Mubarak. The Taliban had said it bombed the bus because similar views and urged the government to pay A resolution was also passed at the end, saying situation is developing in [the Persian Gulf] Economist Omar el-Shenety and journalists it claimed Tolo was producing propaganda for attention to the district security situation at the the continuation of President Ashraf Ghani’s as well as in Syria,” the top Russian diplomat Hossam Monis and Hisham Fouad were also the US military and its allies. earliest possible. work was plunging the country into a new po- added. arrested, the ministry said. Journalists in Afghanistan have been threat- Police spokesman Shahpur Ahmadzai also con- litical crisis. There are attempts to turn the territory of Syria Monis was the presidential campaign manag- ened or attacked not only by the Taliban but firmed the Taliban militants recently laid siege It further said President Ghani was using into a battlefield between Israel and Iran, be- er for opposition leader Hamdeen Sabahi, the also by fighters from Daesh, government offi- to Azra district. his authority and state resources for his elec- tween Sunnis and Shia. This is bad and only ag- only candidate who ran against el-Sissi in the cials and powerful local figures unhappy with He added the issue had been shared with the tion campaign and demanded a mechanism gravates the crisis. 2014 presidential election. news coverage. authorities concerned but they were yet to re- through which the president would be unable He did not name any particular country as Abdel-Aziz el-Husseini, a senior leader in the The press freedom index released by Report- spond to the challenge. (Pajhwok) to use government resources and authority for the culprit, but the thrust of the remark was Karama, or Dignity party, said el-Elaimy and ers Without Borders (RSF) on April 17 shows his election drive. (Pajhwok) (13) Shakib Powers ... perfectly clear. Earlier in the day, Washing- Monis took part in meetings with political par- that the situation of media in Afghanistan has Rahmat carelessly flicked a flatter delivery to ton announced additional sanctions against ties and opposition lawmakers to discuss pos- “worsened” as it has descended to 121 from 118 (7) All Allies ... Tamim Iqbal at mid-on and departed for 24. Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali sibilities to run in the 2020 parliamentary elec- where it stood last year. efforts by the US chief negotiator Zalmay Just 10 runs came from the next five overs and Khamenei personally. (RT) tions. The meeting was late Monday in Cairo, The organization has mentioned insecurity as Khalilzad. Hashmatullah Shahidi perished when he tried he added. one of the main reasons for an increase in vio- “We are strongly supportive of the peace efforts (16) Alphabet Unveils... to accelerate, stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim off “These public meetings are legitimate. They lence against journalists in Afghanistan. and all allies support them and we are in close era of global concern over data protection at Mosaddek Hossain for 11. are members in legitimate parties and abso- According to RSF, three journalists have been to consultations with the US chief negotiator tech firms, the proposal has been criticized for Bangladesh had victory in their sights after lutely have no ties to the Brotherhood,” he killed in Afghanistan this year. Ambassador [Zalmay] Khalilzad. He has been concerns over loss of privacy, and the handing Shakib took two wickets in the space of four said. The RSF says that for Afghanistan’s journalists, here several times, consulting and briefing al- over of control of public spaces to a private cor- balls. The meeting included the Civil Democratic 2018 was the deadliest year since the fall of the lies and this will also be an issue we discuss at poration. Gulbadin was removed for 47 after driving low Movement, a coalition of liberal and left-lean- Taliban regime in 2001. the meeting that starts tomorrow [Wednesday]. The city, Ontario and federal governments, to Liton Das at short extra cover before Moham- ing parties, which called for their release. A total of 15 journalists and media workers Allies are committed to support peace process,” which have partnered with the New York- mad Nabi was bowled through the gate for a The Interior Ministry statement said the de- were killed in a series of bombings that began he said. based urban planning firm on the project, duck. tained were collaborating with wanted Broth- early in the year, nine of them in a single day, The NATO chief meanwhile condemned Shakib became the first Bangladeshi player to would have to approve the proposal. erhood members in Turkey to plot violence the RSF says in a report on its website. threats against journalists by militants in Af- take five wickets in the World Cup when he If the Can$3.9 billion (US$2.96 billion) develop- and riots on the anniversary of the June 30 Many others were constantly threatened by the ghanistan. had Najibullah Zadran stumped. ment goes ahead, tens of thousands of people mass protests that led to the military ouster of various parties to the conflict. The war imposed “We strongly condemn any threat against any Earlier, Shakib became the leading run scorer in are expected to live and work in the district, Morsi from power. journalist because it is absolutely fundamental by the Taliban and Daesh and constant abuses this year’s World Cup so far as his side posted a where tall buildings would be made out of tim- The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social by warlords and corrupt political officials con- democratic right to have freedom of press for solid total after being put in to bat. ber. Rights said the detained were questioned by stitutes a permanent threat to journalists, the journalists to work, to do their work and to re- Shakib’s 51 took him to 476 runs in the tourna- Sidewalk Labs said it could be expanded to prosecutors later Tuesday. media and press freedom in Afghanistan. port and write about what they want and the ment, while Mushfiq top-scored with 83 from cover more than 77 hectares. Morsi, who was known to have diabetes, was According to RSF, Women journalists are a way they want,” he said. 87 balls. The aim, Sidewalk CEO Dan Doctoroff told often held in solitary confinement and was favorite target and are especially vulnerable Meanwhile, US Ambassador in NATO, Kay Liton was promoted ahead of Soumya Sarkar to reporters, is to “create the neighborhood of largely barred from receiving visitors. His in those regions where fundamentalist propa- Bailey Hutchison, accused Iran of sending ter- open along with Tamim for Bangladesh, with the future... with people at its center, and with family was only allowed to visit three times. ganda is heeded. rorists to Afghanistan and said that Iran has not the pair managing a brisk 23 from the first four cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking While in detention, Morsi continued to ap- The concern is growing that basic freedoms, played a significant role in the Afghan peace overs. urban design combining to achieve ambitious pear in court on a range of charges. Turkish including press freedom, could be sacrificed in process so far. But Liton fell for 16 in the next over after being improvements in the urban environment and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fierce el- the course of the international efforts to restore “Will Iran be positive? We don’t know. They fooled into a miscued drive by spinner Mujeeb in the way we all live.” Sissi critic, has claimed that Morsi didn’t die of peace in Afghanistan, the RSF says, adding that have not been helpful so far, but we do hope Ur Rahman, who finished with 3-39. Public consultations will be held over the com- natural causes but was killed. He has also said in response to this threat, the RSF-backed Cen- that that will change,” she said. That brought Shakib to the crease and he upped ing months. (AFP) he believes the United Nations should take up tre for the Protection of Afghan Women Jour- Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid will the tempo even further with some aggressive “Morsi’s suspicious death.” Egyptian authori- nalists has launched several campaigns for the attend the NATO defense ministers meeting in hitting, maintaining his fine World Cup form. (17) Russian, North... ties deny mistreatment of Morsi and have dis- protection of the rights of women journalists as Brussels on Thursday. (Tolo news) When Shakib, who has two centuries already in Saint-Jacques were optimistic ahead of their missed Erdogan’s claims. (AP)