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Kabul to Host Global Conferences on Peace Quote of the Day Peace Talks www.outlookafghanistan.net My wish is to” be a catalyst, to push ”for solutions, facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan to broker peace talks, to ensure accountability, Email: [email protected] especially for those who committed and are Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 still organizing unspeakable crimes. Add: In front of Habibia High School, Ger Duany District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Volume No. 4449 Wednesday August 05, 2020 Asad 15, 1399 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Trump: Probably Pompeo, Baradar Below 5,000 Troops Discuss Start of in Afghanistan by Intra-Afghan Talks US Election WASHINGTON - The US will reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to about 4,000 troops “very soon,” said President Donald Trump, in an interview with Axios on HBO. “We are largely out of Afghanistan,” Trump said in an interview with the news website Axios which was filmed on Tuesday, July 28, and aired Monday, Aug. 3, on HBO. “We’ll be down in a very short period of time to DOHA - The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 8,000, then we’re going to be down to 4,000, we’re had a video conference with the Taliban’s deputy negotiating right now,” Trump said. leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and discussed However, he did not specify any exact times. the start of the intra-Afghan talks and the ongoing Trump was asked about how many US troops will situation, said spokesman Suhail Shaheen. remain in Afghanistan on election day in Novem- The two sides called the release of the remaining ber. He said that it would be “probably anywhere Taliban prisoners “important,” Shaheen said, add- from four to five thousand.” ing that the US secretary of state also welcomed the The US-Taliban agreement signed on February Eid ceasefire. (TOLO NEWS) 29 calls for the US to withdraw troops from Af- ghanistan and it also called for the Afghan gov- ernment to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners in return Atmar, Kumar for the Taliban’s release of up to 1,000 government detainees. Discuss Ceasefire, The Taliban has released around 1,000 detainees. The Afghan government, under US pressure, has Covid-19 freed around 4,600 Taliban prisoners in accord- KABUL - Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Haneef ance with a list provided by the Taliban, but has Atmar and Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar have Kabul to Host balked at releasing the remaining 400 prisoners on discussed an extended ceasefire and the Covid-19 pan- the list, saying these detainees have committed se- demic in Afghanistan. rious crimes. “Atmar and Kumar reflected on the importance of the Global Conferences on Peace The Afghan government is convening a consulta- ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Tal- KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) ficials and public representatives will convene to tive Loya Jirga, the grand assembly of Afghan el- iban,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) tweeted. said on Tuesday Afghanistan would host two decide the fate of the 400 Taliban prisoners on Au- ders and representatives, to find a consensus on It added: “Afghanistan will be helped in combating events to strengthen regional and global consensus gust 7. the decision to release these 400 Taliban prison- the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambassador Kumar reiter- on the peace process. Under the Feb. 29 peace agreement between the ers who are accused of crimes including murder, ated the Indian government’s continued commitment Gran Hewad, spokesman for the MoFA, told Pa- United States and the Taliban, Kabul has to free drug trafficking and abduction, a senior govern- to Afghanistan.” jhwok Afghan News that representatives from a 5,000 Taliban inmates and in return, the militant ment official said on Monday. The ministry wrote, “Atmar expressed his apprecia- number of countries would take part in the two movement has already released 1,000 government At least 3,200 people will attend the Loya Jirga, ac- tion for Indian support and reiterated the commitment conferences. soldiers. cording to presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi, of the Afghan government towards further expanding He said the peace process, a Consultative Loya Jirga According to the National Security Council (NSC), who held a press conference in Kabul on Monday. and strengthening bilateral relations...” and the release of the remaining Taliban prisoners the government has released 317 more Taliban mili- A Taliban spokesman in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen, The two sides agreed that a reduction in violence and would be discussed during the meetings. tants in the past three days, taking the total number recently said that convening the Loya Jirga to the further strengthening of regional and international A grand assembly of tribal elders, government of- to 4,914. (Pajhwok) decide the release of the 400 prisoners meant the consensus on the peace process was vital for its suc- continuation of the war. (TOLO NEWS) cess, the ministry said. (Pajhwok) 2 August 05, 2020 Main Page Universities to Reopen in Afghanistan from We Can Purchase Smuggled Ventilators: Tomorrow, Schools to Remain Closed: Government Embassy KABUL - Afghanistan’s universities would remain KABUL - Thirty-two smuggled to Pakistan, there is no accu- cabinet has decided that closed until September as ventilators to Pakistan have rate information in this regard. universities should reopen the nation’s number con- been sold out and if the Afghan If the foreign ministry orders, from tomorrow (Wednes- firmed coronavirus cases government orders, these de- the embassy will launch more day), the government said continued to climb. vices could be purchased and investigation, and the embassy on Tuesday. On Tuesday, a spokesman the issue investigated, the Af- can search for.” Schools will remain closed for Public Health Ministry ghanistan’s Embassy in Islama- On July 25, the embassy dis- as the cabinet meeting asked said that schools could reo- bad said on Tuesday. patched another letter to the the education ministry to pen gradually starting from Earlier, Pajhwok Afghan News MoFA saying: “The ventilator present a new plan for reo- upper grades, but reopening reported that 32 ventilators Af- issue has been shared with gov- pening schools at next meet- primary ones would be too ghanistan received in aid had ernment officials verbally and ing, Sediq Sediqi, a presi- dangerous. been smuggled to Pakistan at a officially with MoFA in order dential spokesman, said at a The ministry has registered time when patients in the coun- to take further steps for resolu- press conference. 36,787 coronavirus cases try were dying due to lack of tion of the issue but no order Previously, authorities had and 1,288 deaths from it so these devices. was issued to the embassy so announced that schools and far. (1TV NEWS) The Afghanistan’s embassy in far in this regard.” Islamabad wrote to the Minis- The embassy wants the MoFA try of Foreign Affairs on July to provide clear direction re- 19 that “the source” in con- garding future steps in the is- Ministry to Start Hajj Taliban Violated Eid tact with the smugglers had sue. reached out to the embassy and Pajhwok Afghan News shared Evaluation and Preparations Ceasefire 38 Times: MoI according to its information, the issue with the Presidential the smugglers wanted to sell Palace spokesperson and with KABUL - The Ministry of Interi- rior Ministry spokesman Tariq one ventilator against $8,000. the Ministry of Public Health for Umrah Soon or Affairs (MoI) says the Taliban Arian said. “It cannot be confirmed that the through telephone and What- KABUL - Saudi Arabia’s Min- Al-Sharif said that the Hajj pil- violated the ceasefire 38 times Despite that, more than 20 prov- ventilators the smugglers want sapp, but received no response. istry of Hajj and Umrah will grims must spend seven days during the three days of the inces have not witnessed secu- to sell are the same smuggled assess the experience it gained in home quarantine and they truce, killing at least 20 civilians rity incidents during the three ...( More on P4)...(3) in organizing this year’s excep- should not leave their homes and wounding 40 others. days of Eid (July 31 to August 2). tional Hajj within two weeks and during this period. The Ministry The ministry said in a statement “We have registered six inci- will try to benefit from lessons it of Health will follow and check on Monday that the Taliban vio- dents of violence of ceasefire in Iran’s Power Export to learned. up on them in accordance with lations included terrorist attacks, Helmand in three days of Eid,” Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Ga- its health protocols. offensive attacks and mine ex- Helmand governor Yasin Khan Afghanistan Resumed zette, Dr. Hussein Al-Sharif, He said the pilgrims assembled plosions that were conducted in said. deputy minister of Hajj and Um- at their accommodation in Mak- 10 provinces. The Afghan government on after Short Pause rah for Hajj affairs, said that the kah after the completion of pil- The Taliban has not commented Monday stressed the need for a TEHRAN - The Iranian Energy In relevant remarks in last Sep- ministry will soon start prepa- grimage on Sunday and they on the data. continuation of the ceasefire and Ministry said the country has tember, Iran’s Energy Minister rations related to the upcoming would then be taken to the air- The Interior Ministry’s informa- said the Taliban is insisting on resumed electricity exports to Reza Ardakanian said that Tehran Umrah season. port for those wishing to travel tion indicates that the Taliban war and that they do not want neighboring Afghanistan as the and Kabul have recently finalized He said the ministry will start by air.
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