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(1) Loya Jirga... in terms of the often-difficult U.S. rela- Kaine promised pursuing in Congress tion between US aid to and its fruit market and can earn on average youngest son would go to school in Pa- tionship with Pakistan, long seen as a plans of State and Defense Departments actions against terrorist networks. 300 afghanis (around 4.5 U.S. dollars) a kistan, but now all were out of school. been done and the second is parliamen- haven for insurgents from the Taliban, to equip Afghan forces. (Pajhwok) Senator Richard Blumenthal called day. That money is “too little to proper- The children go a religious school only. tary and district council election, a pro- the Haqqani network and other militant (8) IEC States ... for more pressure on Pakistan. “Are ly support” the seven-member family, (Pajhwok) cess under work,” he said. Islamist groups. we doing enough to bring pressure to especially if someone gets ill. However, he said two committees had “Our complex relationship with Paki- spring. The commission is taking prepa- bear on the Pakistani government to Some 750 internally displaced families (26)Kabul Addicts ... been created to work with the interna- stan is best assessed through a holistic rations and the outline for holding elec- be more aggressive and active because have been living in the kind of make- the dogs carry diseases. tional community to resolve insecurity review,” Nicholson said. Addressing tions is almost final,” Sayyad said. my understanding is that the materials shift camps as Ghubar, head of the The chairman of the Kabul drug rehabil- problem during elections. (Pajhwok) U.S. concerns about Pakistan was at President Ashraf Ghani, and CEO Ab- for IEDs, a lot of the other kind of sup- camp Ziaullah, 35, said. (Xinhua) itation center said they are working on (2) High Level... the top of his list of priorities with the dullah Abdullah, stressed in the meet- port for our adversaries in plans to round up the addicts in the city. Trump administration, he said. ing that the NUG has a strong will to continue to come from that area of Paki- (16) UNAMA Welcomes... The Ministry of Public Health said re- about the commission’s financial, legal The Afghan Embassy in Washington hold elections, he said. stan?” he asked. (Pajhwok) The Mission also emphasised the need cently that in conjunction with the Ka- and technical developments as well said Trump and Ghani had also dis- “The election commission has been as- for electoral management bodies to bul Police Department they picked up as consultations with political parties cussed regional security issues, “as well signed to share the election schedule, its (11) Taliban Leaders ... build trust and support across the entire a number of addicts recently and took about the elections. as the joint fight against terrorism and plans and needs with government, and lately became more assertive, overtly political spectrum. “We urge the elec- them to rehabilitation centers. (Tolone- The president urged the IEC to organize countries that sponsor it.” (Reuters) the international community, media lending legitimacy to the Taliban to toral commissions to make decisions ws) the election schedule and requirements and people,” Shahhussain Murtazawi, undermine NATO efforts and bolster collegially and act with independence of the commission so its operations pro- (5) Russia Offers ... spokesman for the president said. belligerents using the false narrative and impartiality,” the statement said. (27)6,500 Rounds ... ceeded without any interruption. Afghan problem. “If you look at it in a Meanwhile, UNAMA released a state- that only the Taliban were fighting the (Pajhwok) Taliban group and the Islamic State of “The IEC should organize its plans and general context, the current period is far ment on Friday in which it said the Islamic State, Khorasan region (ISIL-K). Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group are procurements in a way to be cost-effec- from the best timing for a withdrawal of agency welcomes the NUG leaders’ The general also accused Iran of provid- (17) Govt. to... attempting to expand their foothold in tive and stable,” the statement quoted foreign troops, including the U.S. units, decision for holding a fair and transpar- ing support to Taliban while also engag- UN sanctions committee announced this province. Reports emerged earlier the president as saying. from Afghanistan,” Kabulov stated. ent election. “The momentum towards ing the Afghan government over issues that it had removed Hekmatyar’s name last year suggesting that the loyalists of Ghani suggested creation of an informa- He added: “The situation in the sphere holding credible elections is now taking of water rights, trade, and security. from the UN sanctions list, one of the ISIS group are attempting to turn Nan- tion technology committee in the IEC to of security there is degenerating and clear form. The UN is looking to do all it “Our primary mission remains to conditions set by the Hizb-e-Islami garhar into their regional operational could ensure transparent elections. a whole set of factors makes the Af- can to support electoral reform and elec- protect the homeland by preventing when signing the peace deal with gov- base by consolidating operations with He also stressed prevention of mistakes ghan national security forces incapable tions seen as fair by the Afghan people,” Afghanistan from being used again as ernment. the terror group in Syria and Iraq. (KP) made in the past elections and said the of putting up resistance to the armed the statement read. a safe haven for terrorists to attack the The National Unity Government capacity of human resources should be opposition on their own.” “Given this Institutions overseeing the election pro- United States or our allies,” the Ameri- (NUG) and Hizb-e-Islami are also in ne- (28)Xi, Trump... effectively used in the upcoming elec- situation, a hasty pullout of foreign mil- cess however said a transparent and fair can general said. gotiations about freeing Hizb-e-Islami can complement each other and pro- tions. itary may bring about unpredictable election is closely tied with electoral re- In his testimony, Nicholson assessed prisoners. (Tolonews) mote each other, and the two countries The president also stressed overall aftermaths and destroy whatever en- forms and a list of the voters should be Afghanistan’s current security situation are totally capable of becoming good transparency of elections and said any- couraging achievements of the past few drawn up. “If IEC process the work at in a stalemate where the equilibrium (18) Taliban Urges... cooperative partners, said the Chinese one who attempted fraud and corrup- years,” Kabulov said. This comes after its current speed, the electoral reforms favors the government. “Leadership Afghanistan deserved humanitarian president. tion in elections would be taken to jus- Gen. John Nicholson, Commander of will not happen in the next year and and countering corruption are two ar- assistance more than any other nation, Xi said that building a sound China-U.S. tice under the new election law. NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and elections will not be held,” said Rah- eas in which the Afghanistan National they Taliban said, asking ICRC to re- relationship is in the fundamental in- “The government is committed to pro- U.S. forces in Afghanistan, in a U.S. Sen- matullah Salehi, spokesman of Free and Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) sume it operation in Afghanistan. terests of the two peoples, and it is also viding $30 million fund for the procure- ate session on Thursday said Russia’s Fair Election Foundation. Insecurity and must improve to reduce casualties and Taliban reaffirmed they would take the responsibility China and the United ment of upcoming elections,” he said. involvement has deepened in the coun- the increase of insurgency in the next increase military capability,” he noted. every possible step for the security and States need to assume as the world’s Abdullah on the occasion also said the try – and with the Taliban. (Pajhwok) spring, however, is said to be the main Senator John McCain, chairman of the safety of ICRC staff-members in areas of major countries. (Xinhua) government had strong will for holding obstacle in the way of holding elections. committee, said the risk to American their control. (Pajhwok) the elections. He stressed organizational (6) Ghani Calls ... (29)Spanish Parties... According to a report released recently and Afghan forces had only grown (19)Baghlan Public... reforms in the IEC. we come to a conclusion that it is worth by the Special Inspector General for Af- worse as the terrorist threat had inten- leader, but also renounce his seat in Foreign envoys welcomed the govern- to call him the father of historians in Af- ghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), Af- sified. occurred in broad daylight inside the Congress. ment’s stance on the upcoming elections ghanistan. His writings will benefit the ghan government only has control over “The Taliban have grown more lethal, provincial capital. Iglesias has been the public face of Po- and pledged support to the democratic next generations either,” he stated. 58 percent of the total soil of the country, expanded its territorial control and in- No group has so far claimed responsi- demos since its foundation in March process. Ghani authorized certain institutions to which is concerning. (Tolonews) flicted heavy casualties on Afghan forc- bility for the attack. (Pajhwok) 2014, and wants the party to maintain They suggested the creation of a per- design a new medal under the name of es,” he rued, (20)Paktia Police... its traditional close links to community manent committee to work in different Faiz Mohammad Katib. (9) Snowfall to... In October, the senator said the Taliban groups.(Xinhua) electoral areas, particularly finance, -se “I direct that a memorial monument Defence and Interior ministries, natural launched multiple concurrent offen- transferred to hospital after he experi- (30)Russia, US... curity and technical. should be built at tomb of Allamah disaster committee and the Afghanistan sives that seriously threatened four pro- enced the initial signs of the attack, but The president said standards and foun- Katib. Second, the Ministry of Justice Red Crescent Committee (RCC). vincial capitals. “While Afghan forces he succumbed in the hospital. framework of the Syrian settlement.” dations should be defined and used in should take necessary steps to create a The justice minister presented a draft with US support successfully defended Zadran had taken charge as police chief Lavrov insisted that “only Syrian peo- the 2017 and 2019 elections. medal of honor after Allahma Faiz Mo- law for the approval of a new state med- those capitals, the Taliban seized the of Paktia about a year back. (Pajhwok) ple can determine its future without The statement said Second Vice-Presi- hammad Kateb and refer it to the cab- al after Amir Ali Sher Nawai. The draft initiative, kept the pressure on Afghan interference from the outside world.” dent Sarwar Danish, Finance Minister (21)Senior IS ... inet for approval in order to honor the law was developed in six months and forces and captured new ground.” (Xinhua) Eklil Hakimi, IEC commissioners, and ment. However, the statement did not ambassadors of the US, the UK, EU, services of this great personality from approved by special committees that McCain said Al Qaeda and the Haqqani (31)Talks to.... provide details about the identity of the Norway, Japan and Germany as well as the viewpoint of the nation and the gov- keep close a watch on laws. network continued to threaten Ameri- in Syria and the allegations of Russia NATO’s RS mission representative also ernment,” Ghani added. It also endorsed five agreements, in- can interest in Afghanistan and beyond. targeted militant and the raid, saying hacking of the Democrats in the U.S. participated in the meeting. (Pajhwok) Faiz Mohammad Katib was serving as cluding one between the United Arab “ISIS is trying to carve out another safe the operation launched on Feb. 1 was presidential election. The Kremlin has authorized by Afghan President Mo- (3) Russia, Iran... Afghan court chronicler and secretary Emirates (UAE) and Afghanistan on haven from which it can plan and exe- welcomed President Donald Trump’s to the Amir Abdul Rahman Khan and fighting against illegal trade, narcotics cute attacks.” hammad Ashraf Ghani. promise to mend the broken ties. (AP) we have with the Afghans in the re- then his son Amir Habibullah Khan. and related products. He said Iran was reportedly arming The killed militant was responsible for (32)Erdogan Approves... gion,” Nicholson alleged. His job was to write government’s offi- A pact with Sweden on migration, a and funding the Taliban. “And, as if the atrocities against local residents in Achin “The Russian involvement (in Afghan- cial letters and order. Memorandum of Understanding and situation were not complicated enough, district of eastern Nangarhar province, submitted a proposed bill to Parliament istan), this year, has become more dif- “Katib besides being a court chronicler the European Union on migration and Russia is now meddling in Afghani- and was involved in organizing several for ratification. ficult. They (Russians) have begun to was a brave and a skilled intellectual. similar accords with Germany and Fin- stan in apparent attempt to prop up the bombings, including suicide bombings The parliament passed the constitution- publicly legitimise the Taliban. This He never sacrificed the truth for the sake land were also okayed. Taliban and in undermine the United against a mosque and a demonstration al amendment on Jan. 21 in two rounds narrative that they promote is that the of the expediency of interest and always The cabinet also decided to provide States,” McCain said. (Pajhwok) in capital Kabul last year, the statement of voting for 18 articles. A total of 339 Taliban are fighting Islamic State and preferred the interests of the nation to scholarships for military officers fight- (12) Pakistan to ... noted. (Xinhua) deputies voted in favor of the amend- the Afghan government is not as fight- the personal internets,” Second Vice ing in the line of fire and tasked the in- (22)Kapisa, Paktika... ment, exceeding the 330-vote threshold ing Islamic State and that therefore there Presidnet Mohammad Sarwar Danish terior and defence ministries to imple- million, including funds for upgrading to bring it to a referendum. (Xinhua) could be spillover of this group into the said. ment the cabinet decision in this regard. Afghan universities. placed due to insecurity and natural dis- (33)Brexit Court... region. This is a false narrative,” he said. “When modern schools were estab- The cabined tasked the work and social At present 156 universities were func- asters, said a statement Senator John McCain, Chairman of the lished in Afghanistan, he wrote a book affairs ministry to designate a day in tional in Afghanistan, 36 in the public The aid items included 20,000 Afghanis bill giving May authority to trigger ar- Senate Armed Services Committee al- known as Aman-ul-Insha which was March as Afghan Security Forces Day sector and 120 in the private sector, the cash, tent, appliances, blankets and oth- ticle 50 must now be passed by to the leged that both Russia and Iran were teaching students about methodology and dubbed a week in November as HEC chairman told the newspaper. ers. unelected House of Lords. meddling in Afghanistan. of correct writing,” said writer Sarwar domestic handicraft week and name the Also on Wednesday, Pakistan launched The provincial government had been It was revealed Thursday by officials “Iran is reportedly arming and funding Maulayee. coming solar year as youth year. a programme for capacity building of trying to provide assistance to similar at Westminster that Lord Pannick was the Taliban. And, as if the situation were “He had a deep sense of nationalism. According to the source, finance and universities in Afghanistan and award- families in the future, the statement said. one of 140 peers in the upper chamber not complicated enough, Russia is now His was that the plight of oppressed administration in-charge at Kabul mu- ed 3,000 scholarships to Afghan stu- (Pajhwok) wanting to speak in the debate later this meddling in Afghanistan in apparent people should not be forgotten in the nicipality submitted a request of ad- dents. (Pajhwok) (23)Bomb Attack ... month. (Xinhua) attempt to prop up the Taliban and in history,” said writer Habibullah Rafi. justment of parking and road verges (13) Different... (34)German President undermine the United States,” he said. Katib was borin in 1862 in Zard Sang along eastern side of the Hamid Karzai a term referring to the Taliban militant (Pajhwok) village of Qarabagh district of Ghazni International Airport road into residen- of the two countries would decide group, for the attack. coordinate their position, including on Britain’s planned exit from the bloc. (4) Trump Speaks... province of Afghanistan. He spent a tial-commercial area, which is set to be about the deployment of more foreign More than 3,498 civilians were killed part of his life in Nahoor, another dis- establish by private sector. (Pajhwok) soldiers. He said terrorism was a global and over 7,920 others injured in con- Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid Strategic Partnership and his support trict of Ghazni and died in Kabul in fight and the international community flict-related incidents across Afghani- said: “We can be proud of having a for Ghani’s government, which is faced March 3, 1931. He was an ethnic and (10) ... must help Afghanistan in war against stan last year, according to the UN mis- country like Germany in the Baltic Sea with an emboldened Taliban-led insur- was of Mohammad Khuwaja clan. He military has made in the Federally Ad- terrorism. (Pajhwok) sion in the country. region,”adding the EU project has to be gency that is still gaining ground after was Afghan court chronicler, a skilled ministered Tribal Areas, and expressed (14) Afghan Military ... The IED attacks are the third largest made stronger. (Xinhua) more than 15 years of war. calligrapher and secretary to Emir Ha- appreciation for the Pakistan military’s cause of civilian casualties in Afghan- (35)Trump, Senior The Afghan Embassy in Washington bib Ullah Khan from 1901 to 1919. recent support for efforts to defeat counterterrorism cooperation and eco- istan, following ground engagement smart and start winning again!” he said Trump and Ghani had spoken on Katib pursued education in Iraq’s holy ISIS-Khorasan Province,” he said. nomic development, officials said. and suicide attacks. (Xinhua) added. The strong words were directed Dec. 3, but Thursday’s call was their first city of Najaf, , and Pesha- “Both leaders reaffirmed the impor- Afghan defense ministry spokesman (24)Work on 100-... at McCain’s previous remarks on the since Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. war. Besides the monumental Siraj tance of the bilateral military-to-military Dawlat Waziri said more international deadly mission, saying he “would not Hours before the call, General John Ni- al-Tawrikh, Faiz Mohammad wrote the relationship, and highlighted the impor- troops would be a “good step” towards be completed in two-years. Its work had describe any operation that results in the cholson, the commander of U.S. and in- following works: tance of continuing to work together on countering militant groups in Afghan- already been kicked off. loss of American life as a success.” ternational troops in Afghanistan, told • Tuhfatul Habib’ Afghan History counterterrorism and regional stabili- istan. “The Afghan defense ministry After the completion of bridge distance U.S. Navy’s “Sea, Air, and Land” the Senate Armed Services Committee (1747–1880), in two volumes. ty,” Davis said. supports any decision taken between between the Qarghyio district centre (SEAL) Team officer William “Ryan” in Washington he did not have enough • Tazkeratul Enqilaab accounts of Earlier in the day, top US Senators and the Afghan and American govern- and Mehterlam, the provincial capital Owens died during a raid on Al-Qa- troops to adequately advise Afghan the days of Habibullah, Bacha-e Saqaw General John Nicholson, Commander ments,” he said. “This is a joint battle would reduce to 16-kilometre from ida in Yemen on Jan. 29, which killed forces on the ground. • History of Ancient Prophets/ of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan against terrorism and we support any current distance of 45-kiliometre. In ad- around 10 Al-Qaida militants and at Nicholson said he had enough U.S. Rulers, from Adam to Jesus expressed concern over continuation of possible way to tackle terrorism in the dition the residents of locality would be least 25 civilians. (Xinhua) troops to carry out counterterrorism • Hidāyat-i kisht-i gul-ha wa terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan. country.” The focus of the NATO-led facilitated in terms of transportation and operations against the Taliban, al Qaeda qalamah-hā va ḥubūbāt va ghayrah “Pakistani support for extremist groups mission in Afghanistan has narrowed commuting. (Pajhwok) (36)China Ready... and other insurgents but also acknowl- (1921–1922) operating in Afghanistan, whether it is considerably to training Afghan forces (25)Returnee Says ... and biopharmaceutics, among others. edged gains made by the Taliban over • Jughrāfiyā-yi ṭabʻī va Afrīqā passive or deliberate, must end if we and conducting counterterrorism mis- Then the family had just six members In light of the current international situ- the past year. “We have a shortfall of a • Tarikh-e Hokama-ye Motaqad- and Afghanistan are to achieve neces- sions since a significant drawdown un- and now their number has reached ation, China and New Zealand should few thousand,” Nicholson said. dem, compiled while he was working at sary levels of security,” Senator Jack der former U.S. President Barack Oba- dozens. One of the family members, not only advocate an open world econ- Trump has so far offered little clarity the Ministry of Education; Reed, Ranking Member of the powerful ma. About 8,400 U.S. troops remain in Shah Sawar Khan, said they were actual omy. (Xinhua) about whether he might approve more • Fayz al-Foyuzat, a fragment of Senate Armed Services Committee said Afghanistan, well down from their peak residents of Watapur district of eastern forces for Afghanistan. which, called Afghan treaties and agree- during a Congressional hearing. of about 100,000 in 2011. (37)Pakistan PM ... Kunar province, but they had been liv- About 8,400 U.S. troops remain in Af- ments (ʿahd wa misaq-e afghan) was “It’s very difficult to succeed on the bat- Waziri said the Afghan military had ing in northern Kunduz before migrat- but also provide connectivity to Central ghanistan, well down from their peak published in Sayyed Mahdi Farrokh’s tlefield when your enemy enjoys exter- asked the U.S. government for more ing to Pakistan. The 65-year-old, Shah Asia,” he further said. Talking about Pa- of about 100,000 in 2011. Nicholson said Tarikh-e Siasi-ye Afghanistan (Tehran, nal support and safe haven. I think we equipment and training for its forces. Sawar Khan, was newlywed when his kistan’s economy, he said international extra forces need not all come from the 1314 S./1935) and which, in tune with need to continue to work closely with (Reuters) family, including his four unmarried economic agencies are upgrading rat- United States and could also be drawn the times, was a sharp critique of the Pakistan,” Nicholson acknowledged. (15) Snowfall, ... brothers, migrated to Pakistan and rent- ings for the financial and economic sta- from other allies. The focus of the NA- Abdul Rahman’s relations with the Brit- “We need to do a holistic review of our attention to improving their living con- ed a home in Mardan district in Khyber bility of the country. (Xinhua) TO-led mission in Afghanistan has nar- ish; Pakistan policy. And sit down Pakistan ditions. Ghubar, head of a seven-mem- Pakhtunkhwa province. Later the fami- rowed considerably to training Afghan • Faqarat-e Sharʿiya, which is not leaders. Of course, we have an oppor- (38)Uzbekistan... forces and conducting counterterrorism ber family, said that he escaped the war ly moved to a refugee camp and built a known to have survived; tunity for such a review; given the new discussed during the visit were: sup- missions since a significant drawdown in home district Batikot in the eastern mud-made home there. • Nasab-nama-ye Tawaʾef-e administration and the new chain of port to the private sector, in particular began under Democratic former U.S. Nangarhar province 10 years ago and Shah Sawar Khan returned to Afghani- afghena wa taʿaddod-e nofus-e ishan, command. We have many areas where to small and medium-sized enterprises; President Barack Obama. Obama was shifted to the capital city Kabul with the stan at a time when his three sons have also known as Nijhad-nama-ye Af- we could be working together and our cooperation on improving the business often criticized by Republicans in Con- hope to find a better life. married and have children, with num- ghan, a description of Afghan tribes and mutual benefit. I think this is a key to the environment in the country; and other “Winter or summer makes no differ- ber of the entire family reaching 23. His gress for focusing too much on driving non-Afghans residing in Afghanistan. future,” Nicholson responded. areas of mutual interest. Uzbekistan has ence for us,” whispered Ghubar, “The four brothers are also now grandfathers. down U.S. troop numbers in an attempt The Nijhad-nama was published in Per- “I’m personally committed to this and been a shareholder and country of op- snowfall and chilly climate in winter to force Afghan soldiers to become more sia in 1933 from a manuscript thought to working with my Pakistani counter- In an interview with Pajhwok Afghan erations of the EBRD since 1992. (AKI) makes us sick and our children usually self-sufficient. Nicholson said U.S.- De be the autograph and held in the Kitab parts. (Afghan) President *Ashraf) News, Shah Sawar Khan said: (In Pa- fense Secretary Jim Mattis would speak Khana-ye Milli-ye Malik in Tehran. (To- Ghani wants to work with Pakistan to- suffer from respiratory diseases; while kistan) we would do hard labour, but (39)Rahmon Orders... with allies soon and suggested Mattis lonews) wards a peaceful resolution. And, in my in summer different kinds of flies -in our life was good because everything State Committee on Emergency Situa- might also visit Afghanistan, which initial conversations with my chain of cluding mosquitoes and even malaria was affordable there. There was work tions Kokhir Rasulzoda briefed the par- might help him prepare his own recom- (7) Both Republicans,... command, this is a high priority for all bring variety of illness to us including to every day. But here my sons rarely find ticipants on the report on elimination of mendations for Republican Trump. him both Democrat and Republican of us,” he said as Senator King encour- our children.” Asked about his income, work.” the consequences of the natural disas- He also spoke of security in Afghanistan parties were supportive of Afghanistan. aged the general to draw some connec- Ghubar murmured that he works in Khan said all his grandchildren and the ters. (AKI)