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Georgian Troops Start Ghani, Haidari for Returning from Afghanistan said on Friday that 100 infan- Greater Cooperation to trymen of the Western Com- mand’s 3rd Brigade were the Address Climate Change first troops returning home. The unit was stationed under KABUL - Director-General of German forces at Camp Mar- the South Asia Cooperative mal in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capi- Environment Program (SA- tal of northern Balkh province, CEP) Ambassador M. Ashraf as part of RSM. Haidari has called on President Upon homecoming, the return- Ashraf Ghani and discussed with him matters related to cli- ees were given at a welcome mate change. KABUL - Following an end to ceremony at the Vaziani Mili- Afghanistan is one of the eight the NATO-led Resolute Sup- tary Base near the capital Tbi- member-states of the South port Mission (RSM), Georgia lisi. Asia Cooperative Environment has started pulling its troops Georgian Defence Minister Program (SACEP). out of Afghanistan. Juansher Burchuladze, As part of his SACEP coun- In Tbilisi, the Defence Ministry Defense Forces ... try visit, Haidari briefed the More on Num(Page (2) 4) president on the various pro- grams and priorities of SACEP aimed at helping its member- $164m Needed to Combat states adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change on Covid-19 in South Asia: South Asia as one of the most vulnerable world regions to the UNICEF adverse effects of global warm- On the plastic pollution, he institutions could benefit from now a five-year cycle. ple, the region accounts for half ing. discussed SACEP’s collabora- the regional block grants of “Our seasonal rainfall now of known new infections across Director-General Haidari ap- tion with the World Bank and the PLEASE project on a com- comes in spring instead of win- the globe, according to a state- preciated the “nationally deter- Parley for the Oceans to im- petitive basis. This investment ter, and with it, lethal floods, ment from the UN agency. plement the Plastic Free Riv- should help them innovatively and destructive erosion. The mined contributions” (NDCs) Over three new Covid-19 infec- of SACEP member-states to re- ers and Seas for South Asia recycle and upcycle plastic southeastern part of our coun- tions are being recorded every duce national emissions, help- (PLEASE) project at the cost of waste, thereby reducing plas- try is now believed to have second. Mortality in the region ing meet the global goals of the $50 million. tic pollution and mitigating its gotten 1.5 degrees warmer in is rising sharply, with more Paris Agreement. “Under the PLEASE project, impact on public health,” said last 40 years. Deforestation has KABUL - UNICEF says it ur- At the same time, he encour- SACEP looks forward to pro- Director-General Haidari. been rampant due to the last than three people dying every aged increased regional co- viding capacity support to the President Ghani comprehen- four decades of conflict,” the gently requires $164 million minute due to pandemic. operation and coordination National Environmental Pro- sively discussed the vulnera- president said. to procure oxygen and testing UNICEF Regional Director for through SACEP to address the tection Agency of Afghanistan bility of South Asia and that of Indeed, just recently, Ghani supplies, medical equipment South Asia George Laryea-Ad- intertwined challenge of air, (NEPA) for drafting its national Afghanistan to climate change. said, climate-change-induced and personnel protective equip- jei said: “The sheer scale and plastic, and nitrogen pollutions plastic waste management ac- He noted that “the cycle of flush floods hit seven- Af ment across South Asia to save speed of this new surge of in South Asia that contribute to tion plan, while Afghanistan’s drought has drastically short- ghan provinces, and left lives from Covid-19. Covid-19 is outstripping climate change. public, private, and non-profit ened, from a 33-year cycle to over 3,000 homes ... Home to almost 2 billion peo- countries’ abilities ... More on Num(Page (1) 4) More on Num(Page (3) 4)

Supreme State Council Key Assassinate Civilian Killers, Afghanistan’s Economy to Boost Peace Efforts: Orders Gen. Dawood Is Not What Is Being Ismail Khan garhar police chief, said this during Officially Projected: his introductory gathering at the is important for accelerating the governor’s house. Study peace process and that the final list He said those insurgents who kill KABUL - The real for members of the body will be an- innocent Afghans deserve no mercy economy of Afghani- nounced Monday. and should be killed for the crime. stan is markedly dif- “If consensus is achieved, of course, He promised to build close liaison ferent from the one the Taliban will also accept it to with the public and also establish that is officially -re enter into dialogue with such peo- security in cooperation with the ported, according to a fresh USAID research. ple,” Ismail Khan said. “At the same masses. In 2019, the Afghan government reported im- time, the knowledge of these people Nangarhar governor, ZiaulHaq ported goods valued at $6.8 billion and exported (members of state council) can be JALALABAD - The new police chief Amarkhil praised efforts of former goods worth $863 million, of which the exports KABUL - Mohammad Ismail Khan, a guiding principle for the govern- for eastern Nangarhar province has police chief, Gen. Juma Gul Him- were 45 percent fresh or dried fruit, 21 percent a former mujahedeen leader and ment.” ordered police to kill gunmen mur- mat and welcomed the new police medicinal herbs, and 10 percent minerals. former minister of energy and wa- Meanwhile, President Ashraf dering civilians instead of arresting chief, saying security could only In reality, however, trade at the borders is more ter, on Friday said that the establish- Ghani and Abdullah Abdul- them. be established in cooperation than twice the amount of freight reported by vol- ment of the Supreme State Council lah, the head of the ... Gen. Sultan Dawood, the new Nan- with the public.... ume and possibly an even greater multiple of the More on Num(Page (4) 4) More on Num(Page (5) 4) reported value. For example, our estimates of talc exports at their peak in 2018—prior to the cur- tailment of production in 2020—are more than twice the amount reported in trade statistics, and Forty Advocacy Groups Urge Congress to Use Afghanistan almost five times the reported value. High-resolution satellite imagery also reveals Withdrawal to Cut US Defense Budget a coal industry with significant undeclared ex- TEHRAN - Forty advocacy groups from across the amine the nation’s extremely large commitments ports, as well as substantial amounts of chro- political spectrum are pushing lawmakers to use to the Pentagon budget”, The Hill reported. mites crossing into Pakistan without any of the President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghani- “We are dismayed that the administration’s initial trade recorded in official statistics. stan as an opportunity to cut the defense budget. budget blueprint to Congress did not reflect a cor- The same vast discrepancies can be seen with In a letter being sent Friday to the leaders of the de- responding reduction in war funds, and instead reported imports. Our calculations, show fuel fense appropriations subcommittees in the House included a gargantuan request of $753 billion imports from Iran of 2.5 million metric tons, and Senate, the organizations argue the Afghani- for the Pentagon and affiliated spending,” compared to the 1 million metric tons re- stan withdrawal “offers an opportunity to re-ex- the organizations wrote in the ... ported in Afghanistan’s official ... More on Num(Page (7) 4) More on Num(Page (6) 4) Page 2 May, 23, 2021 Main Page

Khost Airport to Become Afghan Poet Khalili Remembered at Operational Soon: Officials Gathering in Kabul KHOST - An airport in Khost, thority. which aims to become one of The association of aviation com- KABUL - Afghan poet, histo- the international airports in the panies said the inauguration of rian and writer, Khalilullah country, will be fully opera- the airport will boost the avia- Khalili, was remembered at a tional in near future, a progress tion market and will increase gathering in Kabul on his 34th that will happen 10 years after the country’s exports. death anniversary. the start of its construction, of- “Air transportation is a good Writers and poets who attend- ficials said but did not provide way towards trade develop- ed the event said Khalili still an exact time. ment. Security challenges have has an exceptional and special Some test flights have been hampered traveling to many place among them. made in the airport starting provinces, including Badakh- Khalili was born in Kabul. He from last week by the state- shan, Helmand, or Uruzgan; wrote in Persian. ture, politics, and culture,” said owned Bakhtar aviation com- therefore, air transportation is “Organizing such events will Zubair Rezwan, a poet. pany. one of the best options,” said impact the mindset of the “Khalilullah Khalili was the Afghanistan has four interna- Mahmoud Shah Habibi, head of youth who will know which most known and renewed poet tional airports in Kabul, Herat, the association. values and personalities we of the 20th solar century,” said Balkh and Kandahar. Khost Airport project costs 900 had in the past,” said Shahid Makhdoom Rahin, former min- “This airport will soon be inau- million Afs ($11 million) and it Farhosh, a poet. ister of information and cul- gurated by the government,” has been built based on interna- “We would not have faced such ture. said Naeem Salehi, a spokes- tional norms, according to offi- a situation if we had a proper In the late 1980s, he man for the Civil Aviation Au- cials. (TOLO NEWS) understanding of our litera- moved to ... More onNum (Page (13) 4)

Taliban 8 Soldiers, 20 Taliban Killed as Sonita Alizadeh Awarded 3 Children Attacks End Clashes Continue in Baghlan 2021 Freedom Prize Killed in Short-Lived BAGHLAN - Eight members of Sonita Alizadeh, an Afghan Mortar Attacks the Afghan forces were killed rapper and international advo- Local Ceasefire in an attack by the Taliban on cate to end the forced marriage, in Helmand, their outposts in Guzargah-e- was awarded the 2021 Freedom in Eastern Noor district in Baghlan on Fri- Prize earlier this week. Takhar Afghanistan day night, two sources from se- She was chosen by 5,683 young curity agencies in the province people from 86 countries to said on Saturday. receive an award of €25,000 to The Defense Ministry in a support her work. statement said that 20 Tali- trict after they were pushed The Freedom Prize was or- ing the Taliban regime in Af- ban including Amrullah, the back from Baghlan-e-Markazi ganized by the Normandy for ghanistan under the Taliban designated district gover- district in the province, the Peace Initiative in the Norman- regime. nor of Taliban for the district, sources said. dy Region of France. “At the age of 9, her parents were killed in Afghan forces The 217 Pamir Corp Com- The organization recognizes planned to sell her as a bride air and ground operations in mander Abbas Tawakuli said an inspiring young person but because of the war, her fam- HELMAND - At least three Guzargah-e-Noor, Julga and that six Taliban, including their between aged 15 t0 25 who is ily fled to Iran and the planned civilians were killed in two Baghlan-e-Jadid districts of key commander, were killed committed to an exemplary marriage fell through,” the separate incidents in which and seven more were wound- statement said. mortar shells fell on civilian KABUL - Taliban insurgents Baghlan on Friday night. fight for freedom. “In Teheran, an NGO provided homes in Takhar and Hel- launched attacks in a district Six soldiers were wounded in ed in the clashes. Sonita, 25, is the third Freedom mand provinces, sources said of eastern Afghanistan where the attack that started at mid- He said that the Taliban left Prize laureate, Normandy for her with access to education Saturday. local elders had brokered a night, the sources said. the area after reinforce- Peace Initiative said in a state- and a cleaning job. When one-month ceasefire, dashing Dozens of Taliban fighters ments arrived. ment. Sonita stumbled upon a In Takhar, one child was hopes of a temporary truce, went to Guzargah-e-Noor dis- The commander ... Sonita Alizadeh was born dur- song by the ... killed and two more, includ- More on (Page 4) residents and officials said on More onNum (Page (15) 4) Num (16) ing a woman, were wounded Friday. when a mortar shell hit a ci- The ceasefire - a rare event as vilian home in Pul-e-Shash fighting ramps up around the Metra area on the outskirts of country - had begun on Tues- Dozens Fall Ill after Consuming Food Blast Wounds 7 in Taluqan city on Friday even- day to allow local people to in N. Afghanistan, Cause Unknown Yet Afghanistan’s Badakhshan ing, Takhar police said in a harvest wheat and students to statement, blaming the Tali- sit exams. TALUQAN, Afghanistan - More than 100 people gathered FAIZABAD, Afghanistan - Sev- Nik Mohammad Nazari said. ban for the strike. “Unfortunately the Taliban About 90 people fell ill after in Chal district to have lunch en persons including a female “The blast took place at 01:35 Taliban has not commented could not keep their promise, consuming donated food in jointly donated by some per- member of provincial council p.m. local time today in on the incident. they started attacks against Chal district of Afghanistan’s sons but about 90 of them fell were injured as a blast rocked Faizabad city, injuring seven In Helmand, meanwhile, Afghan security forces northern Takhar province unconscious after consuming Faizabad city, capital of north- persons including provincial two children were killed, checkpoints,” said Malik on Friday, provincial police the food, the spokesman ern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan council member Munira and two women were Wares, a tribal elder in spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir said. Some of the victims province on Saturday, provin- Alamyar,” Nazari told wounded when a Laghman ... said Saturday. have recovered ... cial government spokesman Xinhua. ... mortar shell hit ... More onNum (Page (14) 4) More onNum (Page (18) 4) More onNum (Page (19) 4) More onNum (Page (17) 4) Outlook Horoscope Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20) Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19) Cancer (June 21-July 20) Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22) May 23, 2021 - A delay in receiving a May 23, 2021 - A lack of time to pursue May 23, 2021 - Today you may need to May 23, 2021 - This isn’t a good day to communication from a distant place your spiritual and intellectual interests contact a lot of people, Cancer, but the go out, Libra. Traffic is probably awful. could prove frustrating today, Aries. could weigh on your mind today, Capri- process could be frustrating. People may Don’t trust any gossip that comes your You may be looking forward to a vaca- corn. Gloom might descend on you, as if not be home, messages might not be deliv- way! It’s probably passed through at tion, but responsibilities that suddenly responsibilities of the moment are too much for you. ered, or your equipment might not work least half a dozen people and retains lit- crop up could postpone the trip. This probably won’t Try to be the observer. If a friend came to you for ad- properly. Unless it’s urgent, it might be better to wait tle, if any, of the facts. Someone might be passing along be necessary, but some adjustments need to be made vice with your problem, what would you say? Take until tomorrow to try to reach them. You could end up rumors for their own reasons, so believe nothing you before you can both do what you want and fulfill your your own advice. You might also want to consider too stressed otherwise. hear without checking it out. responsibilities, too. streamlining your activities. Taurus (Apr.21-May 20) Leo (July 21-Aug. 21) Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.22) Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb.18) May 23, 2021 - Frustration could be May 23, 2021 - Conflict over money could the word for today. If you’ve made get in the way of your usual cordial rela- May 23, 2021 - Some unusual events May 23, 2021 - An unexpected setback plans to meet a close friend or lover, tionships, Leo. Attention to the household could cause you to feel discontented could interfere with reaching a long- Taurus, don’t count on it happening. budget is definitely needed. Unexpected from your life and contemplate some term goal as soon as you’d hoped. Don’t Unexpected events might force a post- events may require some immediate pur- big changes, Scorpio. Money matters let it get you down, Aquarius. A little ponement. Problems with schedules chases that you hadn’t planned on. They might need attention and could prove innovative thought and extra planning could have you playing phone tag. This also isn’t a might require some scrimping, but you should be frustrating. Outrageous ideas for improving your could get you back on track. This is a day best spent good day to work on creative or artistic projects. The able to minimize the need if you plan carefully. Don’t financial status could come to mind. Make a list of alone, working on projects of your own. You’re like- results you want could prove elusive. Spend the day make yourself crazy over anything today. You will get options, then wait a few days before making serious ly to be restless in the company of others. On the up- reading! through it! plans. This isn’t the day to start anything new. side, good money news could just about make your day! Gemini (May 21-June 20) Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep 22 ) Sagittarius (Nov.23-Dec.20) May 23, 2021 - Upsets and disappoint- May 23, 2021 - Your mother and father, or Pisces (Feb.19-Mar.20) ments on the part of a family member a couple you’re particularly close to, could May 23, 2021 - Recent activities have sud- could have the household in an uproar. visit you today, Virgo. Plan some distrac- denly made you bored with your job and May 23, 2021 - Your partner’s family Problems with household equipment tions like movies or videos, or invite some the people you deal with. You may feel obligations could interfere with things could throw a monkey wrench into eve- other people over. Talking with this couple alone might restless and contemplate changes to your professional you wanted to do together, Pisces. Your ryone’s routine. On days like this, it’s result in heated discussions that accomplish nothing life, Sagittarius. This could be appropriate now, but it desire to help could also get in the way best for everyone to get out and distract themselves. but get everyone worked up and stressed. Whatever might not. It’s best to look at your options logically and of other responsibilities. The best way to handle days Movies, sporting events, and museums can help re- happens, don’t let it get you down. Everyone should practically. Don’t be afraid to ask family and friends for like today is to plan carefully. There’s always a way lieve the stress. feel better tomorrow. their opinions. to squeeze it all in. This may be what you have to do.

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In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind Tribal Code of Conduct Holds Sway in Afghanistan, Pakistan

By: Hujjatullah Zia by angry mob in Kabul on 19 March 2015 after allegedly arguing with a talisman-writer who falsely accused her of iscrimination on the basis of gender and violence burning the Koran, the Sacred Book of Muslims. On 13 April against women are widespread not only in Afghani- 2017, Mashal Khan, a student at the Abdul Wali Khan Uni- Dstan but also around the region. Women are treated versity Mardan in Pakistan was killed by a mob over fake al- as pariahs in tribal belts, mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. legations of posting allegations blasphemous content online. The World Cultural Their social and political role is denied and they are restricted Little wonder, the deep-seated radical tradition, parochial Development Day and Cultural within the four walls in tribal areas. The tribal code of conduct mindset, and lack of tolerance lead to harsh and immoral regarding women and the prominent role of tribal council, practices in tribal areas. Their exercises, which are against Challenges in Afghanistan formed by tribal elders, transcend both religious tenets and the law, religion and moral values, suggest that they still live national laws. in the state of nature – where people decided out of revenge. May, is coincided with the World Cultural Development Day or In tribal belts, where patriarchal system holds strong sway, In the state of nature, when a person belonging to a certain the World Day of Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Develop- people claim to practice on religious tenets through being tribe was hurt or killed, the entire tribe sought to hurt or kill 21ment. This day was designated by UNESCO in 2001 to enhance strict towards women. For example, the Taliban were the any members of the criminal’s family. Nonetheless, it should the potential of culture as a means of achieving prosperity, sustainable de- product of social and political backgrounds prevailed in vil- be noted that in civil society, crime is a personal act and no velopment, and global peaceful coexistence. Marking such days will not lages. They exercised highly strict rule and dogmatic mindsets one is supposed to fall victim for the crime of another person only foster open-mindedness and cultural diversity at the national level but in terms of women’s rights and liberties. Women lacked very – no matter be it their brother, sister, parents, etc. Secondly, also play an essential role in intercultural dialogue for achieving peace and basic rights during the Taliban’s regime in Afghanistan (1996 “the accused shall be innocent until proven guilty by the or- sustainable development in global level. In fact, the day provides us with an – 2001). They were not allowed to reveal their face in public or der of an authoritative court” and neither tribal council nor opportunity to deepen our understanding of the values of cultural diversity, go out without male chaperone. Wearing burqa (a head-to-toe people have the legal authority to decide who the criminal is cultural weakness and help us how to live peacefully in today’s global vil- covering) was imperative for women. In brief, despite the Tali- or simply conduct a desert court. lage by highlighting the required changes. Availing of this opportunity, we ban’s claim, their practices was in conflict with religious tenets Furthermore, men and women are equal in the view of mod- need to keep a bit of distance from the politicized and turbulent situation of and Islamic values. They imposed their own warped minds ern men and international law and “all human beings are the country by talking about cultural status in Afghanistan. However, there on religion. born free and equal in dignity and rights”. It is stated in the is an inseparable border between cultural and political lives. Currently, Pashtunwalai (a tribal code of conduct) prevails second article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Unfortunately, the four decades of war and violence have not only destroyed among Pashtun tribes both in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (UDHR) as, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and free- the economic infrastructure but also created numerous cultural challenges Based on this code, the tribal councils and elders are allowed doms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any in the country. These challenges include insecurity, religious and political to decide on family issues – be it against law or religion. Their kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or extremisms, political and economic dependence, tribalism and lack of meri- decision is held more important than that of religious sharia or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or tocratic culture, unfavorable anti-development traditions, the existence of Islamic Sunnah. Women are the main victims of Pashtunwalai other status….” totalitarian, dictatorial governments, and the geopolitical and geo-economic since it is strict regarding their rights and freedoms. Such illegal practices and sub-cultures in tribal belts reflect confinement of the country after the closure of the International Silk Road I remember vividly when BBC reported few years back that two issues: First, the locals in those areas lack basic knowl- which led to historical isolation of Afghanistan. However, we have seen a girl fell victim to a gang rape in a tribal belt in Pakistan as edge about religion and women bear the brunt of violence some positive changes in the last two decades such as relative changes in a result of a decree issued by tribal elders since her brother on the basis of this fact. Second, the government is not able freedom of expression, rights of minority groups, changes in the educational raped a teenage girl in the same village. The criminal’s sister, to implement the law. It is most likely that if those, who were arena, women’s rights and participation, and culture of talks instead of war was raped by a mob before the eyes of her family and people involved in such activities, were prosecuted seriously in the and violence. Unfortunately, these changes and achievements are very frag- in southern Panjab province. past, they would not continue conducting desert courts. It is ile and subject to numerous threats and challenges. The fact shows that this is not a spontaneous decision but the still not too late for governments in Afghanistan and Paki- The first and the biggest threats to cultural development are insecurity and deep-seated code rules tribal belts for many generations and stan to minimize violence against women through enforcing the launch of successive target attacks on cultural and educational centers in harsh mindsets and practices regarding women. Torturing and law and conducting public awareness regarding women’s the country. The ignorant elements and terrorist fighters have always target- dishonoring women in desert courts take place every once in a rights from the eye of law. ed well-known scholars and educational centers which are considered as the while in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. For example, two in- Hujjatullah Zia is the permanent writer of the Daily Out- heart of cultural development in the country. Although cultural and educat- cidents of the same nature happened in these two countries in look Afghanistan and freelance writer based in Kabul. He ed groups of the country have always invited them with offering smiles and past few years. A 27-year-old woman Farkhunda was lynched can be reached at [email protected] flowers, they responded with guns and weapons. They targeted educational and cultural centers in different ways such as igniting, poisoning, car explo- sion, throwing grenades, and so on. Hence, Thousands of girls and boys are leaving education and the country due to unstable security conditions and unknown future while the government of Afghanistan and the claimants of humanitarianism have never been successful in the removal of extremism The Big Lie and Its Consequences and violence in the country. The next barriers to cultural development are tribal culture in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, we have never realized that we live in a multi-cultural and By: Elizabeth Drew a large number of elected Republicans who know that his elec- multi-ethnic society that naturally people are loyal to their ethnic and cul- tion claims are baseless (as are his denials that he fomented the tural values. So, when one tribe wants to impose its values on others, they his period in US history could go down January 6 assault on the US Capitol) espouse them nonetheless will not only be refused but also led to social and cultural gaps and hatreds as the moment when America’s demo- because in addition to being wary of Trump they also fear their in the country. Unfortunately, still, some circles are attempting to monopo- Tcratic system for electing a president constituents who follow him. On top of all this, Trump is far and lize economic and political power within the country. As a consequence, it – the most consequential duty of US citizens away the party’s most adept fund-raiser. What’s kept Trump not only holds back to cross from the medieval age conditions but also waste – was broken, perhaps for good. True, the US from being an even greater danger to the country – his loss of the the energy and talents of young intellectuals a on how to knock out their constitution’s promise and central premise – 2020 election at least halted his march on government authority, ethnic rivals instead of addressing social and economic issues of the country. that the people elect the president – has never which included political control of the Pentagon and the Justice However, this issue is, somewhat, decreased in the last two decades as all been totally fulfilled. America’s aristocratic Founding Fathers Department, both of which are supposed to have a bit of inde- major branches of ruling religion and language are legally recognized by didn’t trust the rabble (or slaves or women) to choose the person to pendence from the White House – is that, for all his shrewdness, the national constitution, but the return of the Islamic Emirate has seriously fill the nation’s most powerful office. So, the United States ended tenacity, and entertainment value, Trump does dumb things: created fears and worries in the country. The people of Afghanistan have no up with supposedly wise men – the electoral college – who would he trips himself up by overdoing things. He is, for example, in good memory of the dogmatic approaches of the Taliban during their rule select the president. Under President Donald Trump, the cooked- legal jeopardy for trying to bully some state officials into rig- two decades ago. up issue was whether the count in the electoral college actually ging election results. His demands that his political enemies be The other factor which acts as barriers against cultural development is represented the popular vote in their states. What has come to be prosecuted even became too much for the theretofore supine at- termed “the Big Lie” was not just that the election had been “sto- the lack of moderate and single interpretation from Islamic teachings. The torney general, William Barr. The separating of migrant children len” from Trump, but also included attempts to legitimize various friends and enemies addicted to misuses of religion as political tools in the from their families at the border was a national disgrace. His underhanded means of attempting to reverse the true result. country. This issue has not only led to armed violence but also led to grow- demand that House Republicans remove Liz Cheney as chair of In the run-up to the 2020 election, talk-show hosts joked that if the Republican Caucus, because she was vociferously insisting ing opposition between traditionalists and modernist cultural groups in the Trump lost, he might simply refuse to leave the White House. But that Trump’s lies about a stolen election were a threat to the Con- country. The religious groups of society blame technocrats as westernized Trump had something more elaborate – and dangerous – in mind: stitution, to be replaced by a toady, Elise Stefanik of New York, people who have no deep understanding of culture and spiritual life. On the if he lost, he’d declare that the vote count was wrong; that the has made Cheney into a far more potent enemy. In fact, there other hand, the modernist people called traditionalists resilient and ignorant election had been stolen. According to The Washington Post, this was something of a point to the Republican argument that it was factors playing a hindering role versus modernization and development. strategy for a failed candidate had been floating around in right- awkward that one of the three House party leaders was an out- Unfortunately, neither the modernists have understood that we live in a wing circles for some time; but previous candidates for federal of- spoken critic of the prevailing, if misguided, party position, but country with 99% of the Muslim, and nor the traditionalist groups have re- fice had spurned the idea. Trump, however, has never been much the Republicans couldn’t get around the more evident point that alized the requirement of the modern era. In fact, we need a moderate in- concerned about the impact of his actions on others or the country. they were squelching dissent – on a fundamental constitutional terpretation from Islam and modernization appropriate with the local and There’s little evidence that he grasps the Constitution. But to ques- issue. The schism within the Republican Party over the Big Lie modern requirements. The traditionalist group should learn lessons from tion the veracity of the official election result is to undermine the isn’t just about the past; it could decide the party’s future. Joe the fate of dinosaurs when it failed to adapt to the requirement of nature; it assumption of the integrity of the election system. Yet a disgraced, Biden’s Electoral College victory was narrow; a switch of only entirely extinct and now no more exist on the surface of the planet. On the rejected, twice-impeached former president, has persuaded up to some 43,000 votes in three states (Georgia, Wisconsin, and Ari- other hand, the modernist group must understand that the pure teaching three-quarters of Republicans of his evidence-free claims. zona) would have reversed the outcome. And now, Republicans of Islam is not a joke. Eliminating the pure teachings of religions is not pos- It’s worth pondering how this could happen. An important factor at the state level are rushing out legislation designed to make sible neither scientifically logical nor testable. Therefore, no radical views is that the concept of utilizing the Big Lie was subscribed to not it harder for Blacks to vote, since, immorality notwithstanding, will work in countries such as Afghanistan except expanding violence and by Trump alone but also by a phalanx of right-wing activists, with voter suppression has been deemed by Republicans as key to hatred in the country. some broadcasters perpetuating it. Trump has the rhetorical skills presidential victory. These laws could make it difficult for Biden Given these and other challenges, Afghanistan needs to the establishment of the talented demagogue; his rants are leavened with entertain- or another Democrat to replicate the 2020 electoral map. of a tolerant and moderate cultural strategy. Otherwise, it will never reach ment. He applies to the dangerous the cosmetic of fun. Also, a great We Americans claim to be a country committed to the rule of lasting peace in the near future as many of the political crises are fueled by deal of the American electorate is poorly informed. law. But a democracy cannot succeed without voluntary coop- the same issue. Most the politicians are seeking peace in Doha, Istanbul, The teaching of civics has essentially died out. And Trump has eration, trust, and restraint. The laws aren’t self-executing, and and also other places while no foreign country and no political agreement encouraged distrust of the media. He’s turned the truth into a vol- there is a good reason why Supreme Court nominations are now can guarantee lasting peace without cultivating a pluralistic culture in the leyball. the subject of vicious contention. country. The biggest problem of current tribal and radical culture is being Given the large and impassioned following he’d already curried, Though it has sometimes set boundaries to his excesses, as a re- alien to rationality and coexistence. In fact, the tribal and religious extrem- the satisfying (for them) nature of his claim, and having dropped sult of Trump’s presidency, the Court is firmly in conservative ism is not only alien with rationality but also vulnerable to fraud, corrup- thousands of little lies, Trump had softened the ground for his control for some time to come. tion, violence, violations of law and belief in conspiracy theory, and more most preposterous contention. Through derogation as well as raw If key figures consistently act in bad faith, laws won’t protect us importantly disunity in the country. muscle he has squashed potential rivals for party leadership – the in the end. This is why Trump and what he’s set loose are such a canny Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tried, but failed, threat to our constitutional democracy. to break Trump’s grip. Now, should an incumbent Republican fail Elizabeth Drew is a Washington-based journalist and the au- Social Gap to exhibit sufficient obedience, Trump could “primary” that her- thor, most recently, of Washington Journal: Reporting Water- etic by backing another Republican for his or her position. Thus, gate and Richard Nixon’s Downfall.

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(1) Ghani, Haidari… tion and control including handwashing and metals, such as gold, chromites and la- than the previous month. the Senate. Democrats will need at least stations, sanitizer, autoclaves, laundry pis, included lazuli. Similarly, the amount of On the other hand, there has also been an 10 Republicans to join them in backing the demolished, over 30 people dead, over 15 machines and hygiene supplies required employment, income and rents generated increase in the number of positive cases this measure, a dim prospect after Senate GOP people missing, 100s of livestock dead, as to deliver essential health care safely by these non-agricultural activities, most month. From March 4 to April 17, 1,649 peo- Leader Mitch McConnell expressed opposi- well as much arable land damaged. • $3.7 million for therapeutics and notably the extraction, production, and pro- ple tested positive for Covid-19 compared tion this week. Those most affected included protracted in- medical supplies, including nutrition cessing of minerals, and Afghanistan’s posi- with 5,745 from April 18 to May 18 — 3.5 The partisan fight over the new panel is ternally displaced persons (IDPs), including support and consumables. tion as a major USAID. (Pajhwok) times higher. alarming to historians who say an indepen- many youths, whose desperation to sup- The critical health supplies will not only It is worth mentioning that in the past one dent record of that dark day is needed to port their families in the face of widespread (7) Forty Advocacy… save lives, but also help build stronger month daily from 1000 to 3,000 people take understand what happened and hold those unemployment renders them exploitable to health-care systems across South Asia letter. their samples for Covid-19 test while one involved accountable. recruitment by terrorist networks. ahead of potential future waves of the “We urge the congressional defense appro- month earlier less than 1,000 people daily “If you don’t have follow-up, it reaffirms “This shows how climate change has a pandemic. priations subcommittees to appropriate a took their samples for Covid-19 test to dif- that folks are right in their wrongness,” direct impact on national security in the In addition, the statement said, the sup- lower topline than initially requested by the ferent labs in the country. said Carol Anderson, a professor of African Afghan context with far-reaching implica- plies would also be used to strengthen Biden administration to, at a minimum, re- This shows surge in the Covid-19 positivity American studies at Emory University. (AP) tions for regional stability and international healthcare services for women and flect cost savings from withdrawing troops rate recently. (Pajhwok) peace.” children: improving access to oxygen from Afghanistan,” they added in the letter (22) Cardinal Pell… To address the challenge of environmental therapy can directly contribute to fight- to Reps. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) and (13) Afghan Poet … conviction was upheld on appeal only to degradation and its impact on Afghanistan, ing childhood pneumonia in the region, Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) and Sens. Jon Tester Islamabad, Pakistan, where he spent his fi- be thrown out by Australia’s High Court, President Ghani noted that the country “has and RT-PCR test machines that identi- (D-Mont.) and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). nal years. He was buried in Peshawar next which in April 2020 found there was rea- tremendous potential for clean energy pro- fied COVID-19 could also help detect TB, The letter was signed by several progres- to the tomb of the Pashto poet Rahman sonable doubt in the testimony of his lone duction and green industry.” HIV, HPV and streptococcus. sive groups, such as Public Citizen, as well Baba. His remains were moved to Afghani- accuser. He said, “We have some of the most abun- “This deadly surge in South Asia threat- as conservative groups such as the National stan in 2016. Pell and his supporters strongly denied the dant supplies of sun, water, and wind, ens to reverse global gains against the Taxpayers Union. Khalili made a name for himself through charges and believe he was scapegoated which if harnessed, can collectively produce COVID-19 pandemic and roll back hard- “The increase alone in Pentagon spending is his broad writings contained in more than for all the crimes of the Australian Catho- 300,000 megawatts of power. earned progress on child and maternal more than the entire budget for diplomatic 62 cultural, philosophic, literature and poli- lic Church’s botched response to clergy This green energy can power green indus- survival,” Laryea-Adjei said. “We’re ask- programs at the State Department - despite tics books, most of which were published sexual abuse. Yet victims and critics say Pell try in Afghanistan.” He added that “work ing for support to help make sure this the fact that robust diplomacy in Afghani- abroad. (TOLO NEWS) epitomizes everything wrong with how the is already underway. Multiple regional en- doesn’t happen.” stan will be needed both during and after church has dealt with the sex abuse problem ergy projects are underway, including the (14) Taliban Attacks … In addition to delivering life-saving sup- the troop withdrawal,” the organizations and have denounced his exoneration. TAPI pipeline and the CASA-1000 trans- province’s Alingar district. plies, UNICEF’s COVID-19 response in wrote, adding, “As such, we urge you to ap- Pell spoke to The Associated Press ahead mission line.” “They will always be guilty before the tribes South Asia also includes: propriate a lower topline for the Pentagon of the U.S. release of the second volume of Moreover, the President said, “we are build- in Laghman.” • Reaching families with informa- and associated spending in the final FY22 his jailhouse memoir, “Prison Journal, Vol- ing hydropower stations across the country The Taliban did not immediately respond to tion and resources to prevent infection budget than that requested by the Biden ad- ume 2,” chronicling the middle four months and scoping the potential for wind and so- a request for comment. and building vaccine confidence; ministration.” (FNA) of his term. The book charts his emotional lar. The head of Laghman’s provincial council • Increasing access to safe water low after the appeals court upheld his ini- “We recently signed an agreement with Sie- and sanitation; (8) US Lawmakers … said the fighting had started late on Thurs- tial conviction, and ends with a sign of hope mens Energy that positions us to become • Cash assistance for the most vul- Afghanistan once the US has withdrawn day and the Taliban had also captured an- after Australia’s High Court agreed to hear the regional hub for reliable, sustainable nerable families; from Afghanistan. other district in the province. his case. and affordable energy.” • Supporting efforts to keep chil- Earlier this week, CENTCOM officials said Foreign forces are set to withdraw by Sep- “Looking back, I was probably excessively In this light, he added, “we have the poten- dren learning, including through engag- the drawdown is between 13 percent and 20 tember 11. Analysts and officials say the optimistic that I’d get bail,” Pell says now, tial to serve as a platform for environmen- ing the public and private sectors; and percent complete. Taliban is increasing pressure in the east crediting his “glass half-full” attitude to his tal cooperation and coordination across the • Providing mental health and David Helvey, acting assistant secretary of and south of the country where they have Christian faith. (AP) region. Climate change is not a national protection support for children and defense for Indo-Pacific affairs, said military a heavy presence, including in Laghman problem, but a global one which requires young people directly affected by the leaders are working closely to try and pre- province as they take hold of districts and (23) Myanmar… regional and global problem-solving.” pandemic. (Pajhwok) vent logistics breakdowns with the Afghan close in on provincial capitals. (Reuters) released on Saturday. Director-General Haidari appreciated security forces. President Ghani’s informed comments and (4) Supreme State… (15) 8 Soldiers, 20… The interviewer asked him what he thought “We’re going to continue to maintain con- feedback, including his strong emphasis High Council for National Reconciliation of the performance of Suu Kyi, 75, who is tact with our partners to determine what we said that Afghan forces also suffered casual- on regional and international coordination in an interview with the Washington Post widely admired in the country of 53 million can from outside the country, and maintain ties in the attack but did not provide exact and cooperation to address what is a global have said that the Taliban hasn’t been seri- for her campaign that had brought tentative good situational awareness of their current details. challenge confronting and threatening the ous about engaging in the peace process democratic reforms which were cut short by capabilities,” he said. This comes amidst a sharp increase in vio- whole humanity. and that the group still maintains ties with the coup. “And we’re looking at any areas where they lence in the country following a three-day He too thanked the President for strongly al Qaeda. “She tried all she could,” Min Aung Hlaing may be challenged and we may be able to ceasefire from May 13 to May 15. (TOLO supporting Afghanistan’s three-year term The two leaders said that the Taliban will responded. help them.” NEWS) of leading the work of SACEP, as well as not win militarily. He reiterated that the army had seized pow- But he acknowledged that “corruption is a (16) Sonita Alizadeh… for his consistent support of all regional “Our priority is to make peace. If the Tali- er because it had identified fraud in an elec- problem in Afghanistan” and that securing cooperation platforms, especially SACEP, ban insists on a violent takeover, they will rapper Eminem, it is a real breakthrough. tion won by Suu Kyi’s party in November any functional equipment left behind will in whose initiatives, conferences, seminars, face not just the Afghan security and de- She began writing to tell her story and to - although its accusations were rejected by be a challenge. (ATN) and other forums Afghanistan has actively fense forces, but also the Afghan people. speak out against forced marriage and the the then election commission. participated. People don’t want the Taliban. Ask people (9) Afghanistan, Turkmestan… plight of millions of children around the He said the army would hold elections and SACEP is also grateful to Afghanistan and world,” the statement read who have experienced their rule,” Ghani cooperation in this regard after an end to potential changes to the constitution had its other member-states for providing the Her first single, “Brides for Sale” garnered said as quoted by the Washington Post. coronavirus restrictions, the statement add- been identified and would be made if they organization with financial support to build worldwide attention. He said that Afghan political leaders in the ed. were “the people’s will”. its new secretariat headquarters office in Having moved to the United States, she is Republic side are united in their position The importance of bilateral trade and fur- Suu Kyi’s next court appearance is due on Colombo soon. (Pajhwok) now a Human Rights major studying law at against the Taliban. ther development of the Lapis Lazuli Trade Monday in the capital Naypyidaw. So far Bard College. She plans to become a lawyer (2) Georgian Troops… Ghani said that the Taliban is increasing vio- and Transit Corridor — connecting Afghan- she has appeared only by video link and and to return to her country to defend Af- as yet to be allowed to speak directly to her Chief Major General Giorgi Matiashvili and lence everywhere. istan to Europe through Turkmenistan — ghan women and children. (ATN) lawyers. Ambassador Hubert Knirsch attended the Saadati said the political leaders and par- also came up for discussion.. event. ties want the Supreme State Council to be Orazgeldiyevich expressed his country’s (17) 3 Children Killed… The junta has cited security reasons for not Defense Minister Burchuladze said: “We a powerful, decision-making body so it can interest in a stable and peaceful Afghani- a civilian home in the city of Lashkargah, allowing her to speak to her lawyers in pri- are proud that Georgia significantly con- decide on political and security matters, for- stan. Through joint projects like TAPI-TAP the center of the province, early on Saturday vate at a time the military authorities have tributed to ensuring world peace in interna- eign policy and other areas of national inter- and Lapis Lazuli, mutual goals could be morning, a source said. not established control of the country in the tional missions.” est. (TOLO NEWS) achieved, he believed. Helmand officials so far have not comment- face of daily protests, strikes and renewed In April, NATO allies decided in to with- He hoped Turkmenistan would eventually ed on the incident. (TOLO NEWS) insurgencies. (Reuters) (5) Assassinate Civilian… reduce transport costs for Afghanistan. The draw from the Resolute Support Mission (18) Dozens Fall Ill… (24) Hamas Leader… with effect from May 1. A member of the provincial council, As- third pilot shipment through the Lapis La- Prior to the withdrawal, Georgia was con- rarullah Murad, said the new police chief zuli Trade and Transit Corridor was also while some are still under medical treat- billions of dollars in sanctions relief to con- tributing around 860 servicemen to the mis- must work in cooperation with the public discussed. (Pajhwok) ment, Asir said. tinue this,” Pompeo said on Twitter. “For sion in Afghanistan. (Pajhwok) and called on the government to make ap- (10) Residents Call… Local officials have initiated investigation America’s security, and for that of Israel, pointments based on merit and experience and the result has yet to be made public, lo- this is dangerous.” (3) $164m Needed… and not over links. the Zartala area of the district, told Pajhwok cal villagers said. (Xinhua) Haniyeh’s comments coincided with re- Secretary Training and Education at the Afghan News it was for the first time in the to provide life-saving treatment.” (19) Blast Wounds … marks made by Iranian Supreme Leader He noted that with hospitals over- Ministry of Interior (MoI), Brig. Gen. Mo- last 20 years that the Dahla dam was cap- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday, who called whelmed, there was an acute lack of oxy- hammad Anwar Baryal said the new chief tured by the Taliban. Without providing more details, the official on Muslim nations to take up arms in sup- gen and other critical medical supplies — was experienced and capable and said he The incident had sparked it caused concerns said that an investigation had been initiated port of Palestinians. amid a real risk of fragile health systems had been appointed by considering the stra- among the people, he said, calling the dam’s into the incident. “Muslim states must sincerely support the collapsing. tegic location of eastern Nangarhar prov- security crucial because 70 percent of Kan- In the meantime, another member of Ba- Palestinian people, through military...or fi- During the first wave of the pandemic, ince. dahar’s agriculture was dependent on it. dakhshan’s provincial council, Farahnaz nancial support...or in rebuilding Gaza’s in- an estimated 228,000 children and 11,000 Former Police chief, Gen. JumaGul Himmat The elder added the insurgents attacked the Pamirin, in contact with Xinhua confirmed frastructure,” Khamenei said in a statement, mothers across South Asia died due to in the gathering said he stepped down due dam at a time when officials said its recon- the blast, saying Munira Alamyar along first reported Reuters. (Fox News) severe disruptions in essential health ser- to lack of cooperation from the leadership of struction was scheduled to resume soon. with her driver and another person sus- vices. “We’re now looking at a surge that the Ministry of Interior (MoI). Governor Roohullah Khanzada said he had tained injury in the blast caused by a mag- (25) ‘We Must … is four times the size of the first. We need He added the MoI did not cooperate or repeatedly called on elders of Shah Walikot netic bomb. (Xinhua) Russia currently has about 500 military in- to do everything within our power to meet the needs in his three months of ser- district and tried persuade them to start the (20) Analysis: Gaza… structors and advisers in the Central African prevent and treat COVID-19, while keep- vice as Nangarhar police chief. acquisition process. Republic, a former French colony, where ing the critical health care services that Himmat said people thought of him as He claimed special security measures had Palestinian and regional leaders in coming they help the army fight various insurgent children and mothers so heavily depend corrupt because a number of commanders been put in place after the militant attack days on his first visit to the Middle East. groups. Russia has always maintained that on running,” Laryea-Adjei said. were transferred without his consultation on the dam. Efforts are being made for the There has even been talk of revitalizing the its servicemen are legally present in the On 18 May, India recorded the highest and knowledge. launch of the project. (Pajhwok) Middle East quartet of mediators – a long- country, as they are there at the behest of its time grouping of the United States, Russia, number of daily deaths ever in the his- Nangarhar residents demanded serious at- (11) Kandahar Farmers … government. tory of the COVID- 19 pandemic: 4,529. tention of the police chief for establishment the European Union and the United Na- Speaking about the role of foreign powers Neighboring Nepal has experienced case of security and urged the government to co- their land. tions that was little used during the Trump in Africa, Macron told Jeune Afrique maga- positivity rates as high as 47 per cent; operate with police officials instead of trans- SayedHafizullahSaeedi, director of agricul- years – to try to coax the Israelis and Pales- zine last year that Russia and Turkey were Sri Lanka and the Maldives are record- ferring them to other places. ture, admitted the private sector in Kanda- tinians back to the negotiating table. “playing up the post-colonial resentment” ing new highs in COVID-19 cases and Civil society activist, NoorAgha Zwak said har has started cultivating strawberries on But analysts hold out little hope for any ma- against France. (RT) deaths on a daily basis; and hospitals police transfers only resulted in problems. its own without the help of the agriculture jor diplomatic initiative anytime soon. (Re- in the capital of the Maldives are reach- Gen. Sultan Dawood has earlier served as department or implementation of a pilot uters) (26) Nigeria’s Army… ing full capacity. Bangladesh, Pakistan, police chief of Herat and some other prov- project. (21) Shock of … challenges facing the country”. Afghanistan, and Bhutan could all face inces and also served on several positions in “The demand for the fruit is high in the mar- The US diplomatic mission to Nigeria at least partial control of Congress if they similar devastating surges. In almost all the Ministry of Interior. (Pajhwok) ket that’s why its price is also high”, he said, called Attahiru’s death “a tremendous put the issue behind them as quickly as pos- countries in the region, with the excep- adding this fruit was new in Afghanistan. loss to Nigeria” on Twitter, adding: “We (6) Afghanistan’s Economy… sible without antagonizing Trump or his tion of the Maldives and Bhutan, fewer (Pajhwok) join Nigerians in mourning the tragic than 1 in 10 people have been vaccinated trade statistics. supporters. (12) Covid Fatalities … loss of life from today’s plane crash.” against COVID-19. It is more difficult to calculate aggregate “There’s no reason to be doing this,” said Nigeria’s military has been battling The funding requirement includes: amounts or values of particular goods, but floors or surfaces, according to scientists. Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who is leading the Boko Haram in the northeast since 2009, • $32 million for oxygen equip- our analysis of the trade in transit goods— In Afghanistan, the first case of Covid-19 GOP’s efforts to win a Senate majority next in a conflict that has killed more than ment including on-site oxygen-generat- items that are transported duty-free through was reported on February 11, 2020 in Herat year. ing plants for hospitals, portable oxygen Afghanistan’s neighbours on the agreement City. So far, 64,750 people have been in- The Republican resistance to an indepen- 40,000 and displaced some two million. concentrators and cylinders that they are consumed within Afghani- fected by the virus, which has caused 2,772 dent commission comes as many in the Attahiru died as reports emerged that • $40 million for medical and di- stan—suggests a quantity and value of deaths. GOP attempt to rewrite the history of Jan. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau agnostic equipment including RT-PCR goods that far exceeds declared imports. Global media reports say 165 million people 6, minimizing the haunting events of the had been seriously wounded or possibly and RNA extraction machines In fact, once the potential level of underre- have been contracted the virus worldwide. day when a mob of Trump supporters used killed after clashes with a rival faction. • $60 million for masks, face porting of coal and talc stone is factored in, So far, 124 million have recovered and 4.3 flagpoles as weapons and brutally beat po- Nigeria’s army has said it was still in- shields, gloves, gowns, visors, and other minerals make up perhaps 23 percent of the million died from the disease. lice officers. vestigating the reports and neither personal protective equipment needed to value of Afghanistan’s exports. This figure Facts and figures from MoPH indicate that The issue could come to a head next week ISWAP nor Boko Haram had issued any keep health & frontline workers safe is likely to rise further were accurate assess- over 2020 died from coronavirus from April if the legislation creating the commission, statements about the Sambisa attack or • $28 million for infection preven- ments of other minerals, precious stones 18 to May 18. This toll is three times higher which passed the House, gets a vote in Shekau’s whereabouts. (Aljazeera) Page 5 May, 23, 2021 International Page Analysis: Gaza Conflict Forces Reordering of New Delhi Asks Social Media Firms to Remove Mentions of Biden’s Policy Priorities Covid-19 ‘Indian Variant’ as U.S. President Joe Biden took of- predecessors. Harmful to India’s fice in January determined to fo- He still has shown no immediate Image – Reports cus his time and energy on the interest in plunging into an new coronavirus pandemic and eco- bid to revitalize long-dormant The Indian govern- a false statement is nomic downturn at home and big peace efforts at a time when most ment has reportedly being circulated on- challenges such as China, Russia analysts see little or no prospect called on social media line which implies and Iran abroad. for successful negotiations. platforms to scrub all that an ‘Indian vari- But after a Gaza conflict that But there are growing signs of posts that refer to the ant’ of coronavirus required intensive behind-the- renewed U.S. engagement now “Indian variant” of is spreading across scenes U.S. diplomacy, his aides that the rocket fire from Gaza the coronavirus, after the countries. This is are having to reorder their pri- and Israeli bombardments ap- the country’s Health completely FALSE,” orities as they seek to stabilize pear to have ceased. This comes Ministry argued the the letter said, refer- an Israel-Hamas ceasefire, craft after Biden faced heavy pressure term is misleading ring to a variant iden- a reconstruction aid plan for the to take on a more assertive role – and “without basis.” tified by the World Palestinians and prevent a recur- as well as a stronger line with Is- New Delhi’s informa- Health Organization rence of what became Biden’s first rael - from progressive Democrats tion technology min- as B.1.617, which was foreign policy crisis. whose support was crucial to his istry wrote to social first reported in India. The focus, one U.S. official said, is 2020 election victory. media companies on A government source on “what would come next, with Following what U.S. officials de- Friday to urge them told Reuters on con- an eye towards moving beyond scribed as round-the-clock diplo- to remove any content dition of anonymity the violence ... so that we do all matic contacts that helped achieve that uses the phrase, that the missive was we can to minimize the chances a ceasefire deal on Thursday, insisting there is no sent to make it “loud that we find ourselves back here tone is a clear departure from the stand- tant to tackle the decades-old Israeli- Biden is dispatching Secretary of scientific reason to and clear” that that in five years or two years.” back approach that marked the first few Palestinian conflict, which confounded State Antony Blinken to meet with link the viral muta- the term is harmful The administration’s more activist months in office for a president reluc- the peacemaking efforts of his recent Israeli, ...(More on P4)...(20) tion to India, accord- to India’s image and ing to a letter obtained gives a false impres- by Reuters and local sion that the mutation Shock of Jan. 6 Insurrectio Air India Says Hackers Stole Personal media.“It has come to is specific to the coun- Devolves into Political Fight Data of 4.5mn Passengers, Including our knowledge that try. (RT) WASHINGTON - In her version of partisan one of the most chilling justice complete with a Passport & Credit Card Info ‘We Must Not Allow Ourselve scenes from the Jan. 6 hand-picked jury that to be Drawn into US-China insurrection, a violent will carry out her pre- Air India has said the personal mob surged through determined political data of millions of passengers Confrontation’ – France’s Chief the halls of the U.S. execution of Donald was compromised as the result of Defense Staff Capitol chanting “hang Trump.” of a cyberattack. The stolen in- Mike Pence.” But when Pence’s swift pivot to formation included credit card A top French military earlier this year that it the House moved this attacking Democrats and passport details. official has said that would be “counterpro- week to create an inde- and defending the for- India’s national carrier and while it will be diffi- ductive” for the EU to pendent commission to mer president about a largest international airline in- cult for the EU to forge unequivocally join the investigate the tragedy, riot that threatened his formed the public of the breach a “common politi- US in its rivalry with the former vice presi- brother’s life is a stark on Friday. cal identity,” Europe Beijing. dent’s brother voted no. measure of how the “This incident affected around must not be forced to When asked if Europe- Pressed to explain horror of Jan. 6 has been 4,500,000 data subjects in the choose sides in the ri- ans would have strate- his decision, Rep. reduced from a violent world,” the company said in a valry between the US gic autonomy, Lecoin- Greg Pence of Indiana assault on American statement. and China. tre said the EU was praised his brother as democracy to a purely The airline explained that hack- In an interview with initially built around a “hero” and turned political fight. ers have gained access to per- Le Figaro, the chief economic ties, and the his ire on Democrats, Rather than uniting be- sonal information that was reg- of the defense staff, forging of “a common calling the commission hind a bipartisan inves- istered between August 26, 2011 Army General Fran- political identity will a “coverup about the tigation like the ones and February 3, 2021. sor.” providers, have fallen victim to cois Lecointre, spoke undoubtedly be more failed Biden adminis- that followed the 9/11 The stolen data included passen- The company also said that “no successful cyberattacks in recent about the dangers difficult in the short tration.” He was even terror attacks, the as- gers’ names, dates of birth, con- passwords were affected.” years. coming from powers term.” more aggressive in a sassination of President tacts, passport details, and ticket It added that “external special- British Airways was fined £20 that “challenge the We are at a turning baseless statement la- John F. Kennedy or information. ists” had been brought in to help million ($28 million) by the UK’s stability and interna- point,” the general beling House Speaker Pearl Harbor, Repub- The credit card data was also secure the compromised servers. data protection regulator last tional law,” in particu- said. “Europe will ei- Nancy Pelosi a “hang- licans are calculating compromised, but Air India said A number of major airlines, in- year after the personal informa- lar, Russia, China, and ther stay where it is ing judge” who “is they can regain ...(More that CVV/CVC numbers were cluding British Airways and tion of more than 400,000 cus- Iran. today, eventually dis- hellbent on pushing on P4)...(21) “not held by our data proces- EasyJet, as well as airline service tomers was stolen. (RT) “We are heading to- appearing from the wards a reorganiza- international stage, *** tion of the world or- or she will be able to Cardinal Pell Eyes a Vatican China’s Mars Rover Rolls Off Landing Platform, der that is structured meet the security ex- Scandal he Suspected Long Ago around the competi- pectations of her citi- Joining US Robots Patrolling Red Planet tion between the Unit- zens.” ROME - Cardinal “I’ve become very Ital- ed States and China,” Lecointre also said George Pell is enjoying ian,” Pell tells a visitor The CNSA released the first the general said, add- that, like China, Rus- his first Roman spring one morning, referring surface images captured ing that every nation sia is “becoming an since being exonerated to his daily routine by the robotic explorer on “will be called upon to extremely dangerous of sex abuse charges in checking coronavirus Wednesday. choose sides.” competitor” in terms his native Australia: He cases in Italy. “I check The Chinese rover is rela- The US and China of submarines and receives visitors to his the stats every day. But tively small, measuring have clashed over nu- ballistic missiles. He Vatican flat, sips mid- I’m regional: I go imme- around 1.8 meters (6ft) tall merous issues in re- accused Moscow of day Aperol Spritz’s at diately to Lazio,” which and weighing 240 kilograms cent years, including “continuing to want the outdoor cafe down- surrounds Rome. (530lb). It carries six scientific trade, Hong Kong, and to weaken our demo- stairs and keeps up reli- Pell left his job as pre- instruments and will study Taiwan. US officials cratic model by acting giously with news of a fect of the Vatican’s the planet’s surface soil and have been pressur- in the digital field and Holy See financial scan- economy ministry in atmosphere. ing European nations the field of influence.” dal that he suspected 2017 to return home Tianwen-1 was one of three into removing Chinese “Today, the presence years ago. to face charges that he missions that reached the Red telecom technology of Russia, Turkey or Pell, who turns 80 in sexually molested two Planet in February, having from their markets, China in Africa is wor- June, is buoyed by the 13-year-old choir boys used the same launch win- among other things. rying and destabiliz- perks of being a retired in the sacristy of the dow. US rover Perseverance French President Em- ing,” Lecointre said. Vatican cardinal even Melbourne cathedral in landed in Jezero Crater in manuel Macron said ...(More on P4)...(25) as he tries to put back 1996. The rover Zhurong, which suc- that the Zhurong rover’s wheels mid-February, while UAE’s together a life and ca- After a first jury dead- cessfully landed on Mars last touched Martian soil at 10:40am Al-Amal mission will remain reer that were upended locked, a second con- Nigeria’s Army Chief, 10 others week, departed its landing mod- Beijing Time (2:40am GMT), the in orbit, studying Mars’ at- by his criminal trials victed him and he was Killed in Plane Crash ule and rolled onto the surface of space agency said. mosphere remotely.Another and 404 days spent in sentenced to six years the planet. China is the second na- The mission, which was launched NASA Mars rover operation Nigeria’s top-ranking made public. solitary confinement in in prison. The ...(More tion after the US to achieve this. in July 2020, includes an orbiter, is Curiosity, which landed in army commander Chief of Army Staff a Melbourne lockup. on P4)...(22) The start of the new phase of the lander, and rover. The ground 2012. The US stationary sur- Lieutenant General Attahiru was only ap- *** Tianwen-1 mission was reported vehicles touched down in Utopia face mission InSight remains Ibrahim Attahiru and pointed by President on Saturday by the China Nation- Planitia, a vast 3,300km (2,050 active as well, more than two other military officers Muhammadu Buhari Myanmar Junta Leader al Space Administration (CNSA). mile) diameter impact basin, on years after its landing in No- have been killed when in January as part of The telemetry data indicates May 15. vember 2018. (RT) their plane crashed in a shake-up of the top Says Suu Kyi Will the country’s north, military command to Soon Appear according to officials. better fight surging Hamas Leader Thanks Iran for The incident on Fri- violence, including Myanmar’s junta lead- long struggle against day occurred “due to the more than decade- er Min Aung Hlaing previous military rul- Supplying Weapons to Gaza inclement weather” as long battle against the said deposed leader ers, is among more than the plane was landing Boko Haram armed Aung San Suu Kyi was 4,000 people detained The head of the Palestinian re- at the Kaduna Inter- group. healthy at home and since the coup. She sistance movement thanked Iran national Airport, the Buhari, a former gen- would appear in court faces charges that range for supplying military support armed forces said in a eral first elected in in a few days, in his first from illegally possess- and financial backing during the statement, adding that 2015, has been under interview since over- ing walkie-talkie radios recent conflict with Israel in a the crash “claimed the increasing pressure throwing her in a Feb. to violating a state se- televised address Friday. lives of 10 other of- from allies and crit- 1 coup. crets law. Just hours after Israel and Pal- ficers including the ics alike over his gov- The coup has plunged “Daw Aung San Suu estinian authorities agreed to a crew”. ernment’s handling the Southeast Asian Kyi is in good health. ceasefire, Ismail Haniyeh, a chief There was no immedi- of mounting security country into chaos and She is at her home and figure in Hamas, gave a warning ate information pro- problems in the coun- one of several ethnic healthy. She is going to that it will continue to “defend” vided about what may try. armed groups opposed face trial at the court in Jerusalem. have caused the plane In a statement, the to the ruling junta ad- a few days,” Min Aung “Jerusalem remains the center crash, but Brigadier president said the vanced to attack a mili- Hlaing said by video of the conflict,” he said accord- General Mohammed crash “was one mortal tary post in a north- link with the Hong ing to a report by the Jerusalem and technical support.” marks as a reason why the U.S. Yerima said more de- blow to our underbel- western jade mining Kong-based Chinese Post, suggesting fighting in the “We will use the aid of other should not lift Iranian sanctions tails would be released ly, at a time our armed town on Saturday, local language broadcaster region will continue. Arab countries as well,” he add- as the Biden administration at- soon. The names of the forces are poised media said. Phoenix Television on Haniyeh thanked “the Islamic ed. tempts to re-enter a nuclear deal. other military officials to end the security Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace May 20, in excerpts Republic of Iran; who did not Former Secretary of State Mike “America is about to supply Iran who died were not ...(More on P4)...(26) Prize laureate for her ...(More on P4)...(23) hold back with money, weapons Pompeo pointed to Friday’s re- with ...(More on P4)...(24) www.outlookafghanistan.net www.thedailyafghanistan.net @The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan @The.Daily.Afghanistan [email protected] [email protected] 0093 799-005019/ 777-005019 0093 799-005019/ 777-005019 In front of Habibia High School, In front of Habibia High School, District 6, Kabul, Afghanistan District 6, Kabul, Afghanistan

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Afghanistan, Kandahar Farmers Cultivate Turkmenistan Strawberries Without Govt Help Discuss world-renowned for their fla- vor and color, is now growing Transport ground fruits among others. Mohammad Nawab, one of the Corridors farmers in Kandahar, who has grown strawberry on his two acres of land in Arghandab dis- trict said his crop yielded good result. But he told Pajhwok that straw- KANDAHAR CITY - For the berries were being grown in first time in southern Kandahar, some parts of the country where KABUL - Diplomats from Af- farmers have cultivated straw- the ministry of agriculture had ghanistan and Turkmenistan berry and the fruit has good introduced the plant to farmers have discussed the creation of yield. and projects had been imple- transport corridors between US Lawmakers Concerned Cultivation of strawberry for the mented to promote it. the two countries. first time is the initiative of the However, he said in Kandahar Khan Wali Khan Basharmal, private sector and farmers before this was done without the help Afghan ambassador to Turk- Taliban May Grab Military it is suggested or promoted by of the ministry of agriculture, menistan met Overzov Bay- the department of agriculture. and farmers had found the ramgeldi Orazgeldiyevich, Kandahar, where grapes, pome- sapling on their own and deputy chairman of the Turk- Gear after Withdrawal granates and other fruits are planted it on ... men cabinet for transport and US Brigadier General Matthew aren’t any guarantees.” “We will be retrograding equip- More onNum (Page (11) 4) communication via a video Trollinger, deputy director of But officials said they are using ment that we’re able to bring call. politico-military affairs for the the time left until the pullout back to bases and stations in the Basharmal talked about the Joint Staff, told Senate lawmak- is completed to minimize that continental United States as well Covid Fatalities Witness opportunities and challenges ers during a hearing on Afghani- threat, while doing as much as as elsewhere, and then we’ll be Three-Fold Increase in A Month in the areas of trade, transac- stan that US military equipment they can to leave Afghan part- disposing of equipment that es- tion, land and air corridors, could end up in the hands of ners with tools to continue the sentially is either obsolete, inop- the Afghan embassy in Ash- Taliban fighters and terrorist fight. erable or legally we’re not able to gabat said. groups. “We will be transferring fa- transfer to Afghanistan.” At the meeting, the ambassa- When pressed for a guarantee cilities, some vehicles and other This comes amid concerns from dor highlighted Afghan trad- that enemy fighters in the region equipment that the Afghan na- a number of Senate Armed ers’ suggestions including won’t steal some of the aban- tional defense forces can utilize Services Committee mem- the launch of bus services be- doned and gifted military equip- in their ongoing efforts to secure bers who questioned the tween Herat and Mary, Ash- ment, Trollinger said “there the country,” said Trollinger. security state of ... gabat and Aqina and Mary More on Num(Page (8) 4) and Ashgabat. The two sides agreed on con- sidering further facilitation in terms of visas, logistics and Residents Call for Resumption of travel between the two na- tions, a statement from the Work on Dahla Dam embassy said. KANDAHAR CITY - Residents militants blew up a bridge near KABUL - More than 220 Afghans an infectious disease. The virus Basharmal stressed the need of southern Kandahar province the facility. have died from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is mainly for an air corridor for airlift- say the security of the Dahla The dam subsequently fell into in the past 30 days, showing a transmitted through droplets ing products and passengers dam must be ensured and Taliban’s hands. But security three-fold increase over the pre- generated when an infected per- between Kabul, Herat and reconstruction work on it re- forces regained control of the vious month, says the Ministry son coughs sneezes or exhales. Ashgabat. sumed at the earliest possible. dam as a result of a coun- of Public Health (MoPH). The droplets are too heavy The Turkmen side Inhabitants raise concerns about terattack. Haji Khairul- The pandemic, emerging in to hang in the air, and promised ... the dam’s security weeks after lah, a resident of ... China’s Wuhan City in 2019, is quickly fall on ... More on Num(Page (9) 4) More onNum (Page (10) 4) More onNum (Page (12) 4)