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Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3484 Monday January 09, 2017 Jaddi 20, 1395 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs 200,000 IDPs and ICOIC Accepts Constitution Return Refugees Has Some Problems Urgently Need Aid KABUL - The Independent controversy about the func- Commission Overseeing the tion of parliament and elec- Implementation of the Con- tions, whether parliament stitution (ICOIC) on Sunday can still continue its job said there are problems with without holding elections,” the constitution and some ar- said Abdul Wahid Ferozaie, ticles need to be clarified. a lawyer. ICOIC earlier said there were Lawyers also said the consti- KABUL - Up to 200,000 re- million returned from Paki- challenges in terms of im- tution needs to be amended turn refugees and internally stan and Iran. plementing 20 articles of the and some articles should be displaced persons (IDPs) are The officials said many re- constitution and as a result revised.“Articles related to in urgent need of humanitar- turn refugees have still not these had not been fully im- courts, to interpretation of ian assistance, officials of the been resettled in their origi- plemented. the constitution, to renewing Afghanistan National Disas- nal regions. “Article seven of the consti- elections and holding elec- ter Management Authority With the surge in violence tution says that Afghanistan tions, need to be amended,” (ANDMA) and Ministry of in the country over the past will implement those con- said Ainuddin Bahaduri, ex- Refugees and Repatriations year, thousands of Afghans ventions that it has joined. ecutive director of Afghani- (MoRR) said on Sunday. were forced to leave their This article has problems. stan’s Lawyers Union (ALU). This has raised alarm over homes in Kunduz, Farah, One point is that we imple- Despite all these problems, what could become a human- Uruzgan, Helmand, Nan- ment those articles as long Afghanistan’s constitution is itarian disaster amid a harsh garhar, Faryab, Ghazni, Sar- as it is not against Afghani- that we (sign) a convention vention’s values,” said Mo- lems and that there are arti- one of the best in the region winter and ongoing violence. e-Pul, Paktia, Baghlan and stan’s laws. And the second and the other is that we (join) hammad Qasim Hashimzai, cles which are not clear and and gives Afghans more Statistics by these two depart- Badghis. point is that the meaning a convention; (join) means head of ICOIC, these need to be clarified. freedom than citizens get in ments reveal that last year up Aminullah is one Kunduz of “joined” should be clear. that government has an obli- Lawyers however said the “For instance, article 83 of some other regional coun- to one million Afghans were resident who fled in the after- There are two things, one is gation to implement the con- constitution has many prob- the constitution, sparked tries. (Tolonews) displaced and another one math ...(More on P4)...(1) Contract to Design Amarkhel MPs Accuse Ghani of People to Help Kabul Urban Master Improve Ghazni Plan Approved Violating the Law Security KABUL - Mambers of Parlia- GHAZNI CITY - The police chief Sunday ment (MPs) on Sunday ac- said people had promised him coopera- cused President Ashraf Gha- tion with security forces in improving ni of violating the law after he security situation of southern Ghazni refused to accept their deci- province. sion to dismiss seven minis- Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel in an ex- ters who failed to spend their clusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan development budget. News said militants would not be able to MPs said they summoned destabilize Ghazni. He recently visited KABUL - The National sic Package of Health Ser- and dismissed the ministers Giro, Zanakhan, Andar and some other Procurement Commission vices (BPHS) and Essential in order to help bring reforms districts and met local residents. (NPC) has approved four Package of Health Services and to eliminate corrup- Amarkhel said Taliban militants had contracts, including one for (EPHS) services in Kunar tion. They said government tasted defeat in many areas of Ghazni. drafting and designing urban province were extended. should have accepted their “If the central government provides me master plan for Kabul city. The meeting contracted a decision. two helicopters, I will make Ghazni a A statement from the Presi- company to draft and design “These ministers still sign hell for Daesh and Taliban,” he said. liament, the president should intro- dential Palace to Pajhwok Af- urban master plan for Kabul contracts and do other work. “Government violates the law and the He said Daesh or Islamic State (IS) fight- duce seven new ministers to em- ghan News said the contracts city as suggested by the Min- But when they have left, what issue of dismissed ministers is a live ers had recently emerged in Giro district power rule of law,” said Abdul Raouf worth 460 million afghanis istry of Urban Development will happen to the contract. example,” said Abdalullah Moham- of Ghazni and Khak-i-Afghan district of Ibrahimi, speaker of the house. were signed at weekly meet- (MoUD). This is a problem,” said Na- madi, another MP. neighbouring Zabul province, an issue Ministry of ...(More on P4)...(2) ing of the NPC that met Sat- The meeting directed the der Khan Katawazai, an MP. “To respect the constitution and par- he said needed attention of government urday evening with the pres- Ministry of Public Health leaders. ident in the chair. (MoPH) to oversee perfor- Ariana Airline Posts Afghanistan Signs $205m “I will take harsh action against those Other contracts were about mance of BPHS and EPHS who run kangaroo courts in Ghazni,” construction of roads in services in Kunar. Annual Profit for the Road Construction Project Amarkhel said. the 10th police district of The NPC also reviewed re- A provincial council member, Abdul Kabul. The contracts of Ba- pairing ...(More on P4)...(3) First Time with a Chinese Firm Jamay Jamay, told Pajhwok security situ- KABUL - Helped by Hajj operations and govern- ation could improve if police were pro- Mariam Ghani Visits Afghanistan ment support, Afghanistan’s only national carrier— vided needed equipment. He said people Ariana Afghan Airline (AAA) - reportedly earned were already ...(More on P4)...(7) to Support Dar-Ul-Aman Palace $4.5 million USD from last year’s Hajj operations which was previously handled by private airlines. Afghan Ski Team Departs Documentary According to some Ariana officials, in addition to the record profit from the Hajj operation, Ariana for South Korea also made a $2 million USD savings on expenditures – the first in recent years. KABUL - A major road construction project was signed “If you assess the previous ten years record of this with a Chinese firm in the presence of President Ashraf company, this company always operated at a loss, Ghani on Sunday. but this is the first time that the company showed a The project road project, Dara-e-Suf to Yakawlang, was profit,” said Ahmad...(More on P4)...(5) awarded to a Chinese firm after its bid of $204.9 million was approved by the government and was signed by Proliferation of Gunmen Public Works Minister Mahmood Baligh. KABUL - The ski federation established a The signing ceremony was also attended by the head year ago within the structure of National Leaves Takharis on the Edge of the Asian Development Bank and some other high Olympic Committee. This is the second KABUL - President Moham- He called the renovation TALOQAN - The number of irresponsible gun- level government officials in ARG Palace. time that skiers travel abroad for training. mad Ashraf Ghani’s daugh- work of the place a major step men has been on the rise in northern Takhar prov- Minister Baligh said the contract was awarded to the The Afghan ski squad left Kabul for the ter Mariam Ghani has vis- to supervise and preserve the ince, causing a variety of social and security prob- Chinese firm after it completed all the stand norms and South Korean capital Seoul on Sunday ited Afghanistan to support a high culture of civilization in lems, officials and residents say. conditions for the project by offering the lowest price of where they will pursue a two week exer- documentary on the historic the country. Governor Mohammad Yasin Zia confirmed to Pa- $204.9 million. cises under the supervision of some techni- Dar-ul-Aman Palace being The Ministry of Urban Devel- jhwok Afghan News, that the number of willful He said the Chinese firm along with a Turkish com- cal and professional coaches in Korea. renovated under the supervi- opment and Housing said it gunmen had been on the increase in the province. pany had participated in the latest tender which was Meanwhile, skiers representing Afghani- sion of the Ministry of Urban aims to produce a documen- The armed men are divided into three categories. offered two years after the contract was cancelled due stan in the national team have the coming Development and Housing. tary regarding the place and “The first category is within the government higher prices offered by the previous bidders. training in Korea will help them to partici- Mariam Ghani visited the pal- its renovation work. structure that does unlawful things; the second According to Minister Baligh, the award of the project pate in international ski events with a bet- ace to review the construction President Ghani’s daugh- group is Afghan Local Police (ALP) backed by to the Chinese firm helps reduce the construction cost ter experience and potential. work of the Palace together ter, Mariam, who is actively government officials. The third category includes by almost $50 million as compared to the previous bids. “The trainings would be quite supportive with the Minister of Urban working in filmmaking, outlaws.” In his part, the Director of the Asian Development Bank to us, because we are going to learn new Development and Housing promised to support the Zia admitted the increasing number of gunmen in Afghanistan, Thomas Panella, said the contract will things, I expect that our team learn more Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi. making of the documentary. had left people worrying. Delegations from the play a vital role in developing the economy of the coun- and more and achieve titles for our coun- Mr. Naderi hailed the team’s She has already prepared a Presidential Palace and the CEO Secretariat were try by helping the internal transport in Afghanistan. try in the future,” said one of the skiers efforts currently working to documentary regarding the also sent to the province to resolve the issue, but The head of the Chinese construction firm promised Fariba Ahmadi. renovate the Palace which Palace and said she is opti- they failed, he said. continued support to Afghanistan and the award of the “Previously we pursued our ski training in was destroyed during the mistic regarding the renova- “Except for security forces, anybody who carries a contract to their company is the first step to participate Paghman, Panjsher and Salang areas. But devastating civil war. tion ...(More on P4)...(4) gun causes terror and ...(More on P4)...(6) in the reconstruction of the country. (KP) we ...(More on P4)...(8)