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(1) Presidential Poll... Afghan News: “I plan to contest the dence on foreign aid and put a ma- when talking about Jennie’s com- 10,000 horticulturists were engaged in pomegranate farming and har- resigned from their posts. Presidential Election and the cre- jor dent in the illicit opium trade, the ments. vests in . A reliable source wishing anonym- ation of our team is being mulled main revenue source of the “How could you do anything but He said the Ministry of Agriculture, ity said four electoral alliances had over.” insurgency. not try and do your best on Election Irrigation and Livestock created been formed so far. Anwarul Haq Ahadi, head of the The sanctions exception granted to Day? To sit around and mope or not new pomegranate gardens on 250 Mohammad with Atta New National Front, the Chabahar project aims to further focus is something that would be acres of land in Kandahar this year. Mohammad Noor and Sarwar Dan- said: “I will try to be an independent US ties with Afghanistan and India unrelateable to Brent,” he said. (Pajhwok) ish as his deputies would be sup- candidate but if the decision to sup- “as we execute a policy of maxi- Thousands of miles away in Af- ported by Gulbuddin Hikmatyar, port another candidate would be mum pressure to change the Iranian ghanistan, Rahmani told VOA he (10) 7 Police Personnel... taken later.” regime’s destabilizing policies in hoped the Taliban would see his let- Mohammad Karim Khalili, Sib- Mohibullah Mohib said two securi- Syed Jawad Hussiani, spokesman the region and beyond,” the State ter and realize that the “bonds” of ghatullah Mujadidi, Pir Syed Hamid ty forces were killed and two others for the New Afghanistan National Department spokesman said. (Tolo “unity” formed between U.S. and Gilani, Arian Youn, Abdul Wahid wounded in the overnight clash. Front, announced Ahadi as their news) Afghan service members “would Qatali, Shakir Kargar, Abdul Rauf He said casualties also inflected on candidate for the upcoming polls not be shaken by these kinds of in- Ibrahimi, Ziaul HaqAmarkhel and (7) No Cut in... insurgents but he was unaware of and added consultations were un- cidents.” Haji Almas as one electoral team. chief said it was hard to comment on the exact figures. derway regarding independently Rahmani, who has been wounded Earlier, President Ghani has said the summit because its agenda was Taliban claimed capturing the check- contesting the polls or supporting twice and has lost several family he will contest the next presidential yet to be clarified. He, however, said post and said more than seven po- an alliance. (Pajhwok) members during the war, vowed to election. any efforts from Russia should sup- licemen were killed in the clash. The persevere in the fight for his home- During a recent interview with (2) Agreement Signed... port the Afghan peace initiatives. militants rejected their fighters’ ca- land. Bloomberg, Ghani said he wanted to would be completed over a period NATO strongly supported an Af- sualties. (Pajhwok) “This country needs people to de- contest the Presidential Poll in order of three years, ARG Palace said, ghan-led and Afghan-owned peace fend it. You know, if I leave this (11) Pul-I-Khumri Dam... end the 17-year-old war in Afghani- adding that 1000 megawatts of elec- process, the chief said, calling on all country, if I quit, who is going to there was a plan to rebuild the dam, stan. tricity would be transmitted to Paki- actors to support the process. take this responsibility?” he said. “I but the reconstruction work was de- An individual close to Atta Moham- stan that would produce up to 100 Stoltenberg welcomed the ceasefire want to be one.” (VoA) layed until farmers collected their mad Noor on the condition of ano- million US Dollars in transit fees in June and initial talks between the harvests. nymity told Pajhwok Afghan News for Afghanistan besides receiving US and the Taliban. (9) Kandahar Exports... He added as farmers had now that Noor wanted to enter the presi- the required electricity for domestic He said the US was the biggest ally air corridor agreements with a num- reaped their crops, the reconstruc- dential race as an independent can- needs. (KP) in the NATO mission and it had ber of countries, something he called tion work should be launched. didate or as first deputy to another such an important role to play in the a great achievement, but said the (3) Afghan Delegation... Meanwhile, Haji Mohammad Za- candidate. Afghan peace process. The NATO process needed to be accelerated. Russian Foreign Ministry said on hirAhmadzai, the provincial devel- Noor had earlier said he was pre- chief welcomed the US recent efforts Bina said Afghanistan’s fresh fruits’ Saturday. opment councils head, urged the paring for presidential polls and has for the Afghan peace process. exports still hugely relied on Paki- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey government to take measures for launched discussions with his close When asked NATO limited its con- stan and also complained about lack Lavrov is set to address the partici- reconstruction of the dam as soon as aides and partners. tact with Afghan security forces after of protection equipment for fresh pants before the meeting this Friday, possible. Nader Afghan, spokesman for the the insider attack and killing of Gen fruits. He said they lacked cold stor- Moscow added. (AA) He said hundreds of houses and Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), Abdul Raziq in southern Kandahar ages to keep fresh fruits for a long thousands of acres of land around said they had launched consulta- (4) ‘Govt Fails to Identify... province, Stoltenberg explained it time. the dam would be inundated if the tions with political parties, ulema bombers and those involved in ex- was NATO’s top priority to support “If the government builds cold stor- dam’s spillway fully destroyed. and influential personalities regard- plosions as the enemies of Afghani- the Afghan forces and there was no ages, it would help gardeners and He said the first spillway was de- ing the presidential polls. stan and asked the government to question of reducing their presence traders keep fresh fruits preserved stroyed, the water put pressure on He said the HIA would take a deci- identify and bring to justice the per- because of insider attacks. for a long time and offer them to the the second power dam, which could sion after consultations with people petrators of Baghlan incident. He said though in some areas NATO market when the demand is high”, also become inactive. whether or not to field an indepen- Sayed Ali Kazemi, a lawmaker from changed its support and advice way he added. He expressed his concern over the dent candidate or support another and brother of Sayed Mus- temporarily but the plan would Horticulturists and traders also say dam’s condition and said if de- electoral team. tafa Kazemi, criticized the previous come back to normal soon. despite drought in Kandahar this stroyed, thousands of hectors of land Dr. Abdullah with Khalid Pashtun, and current governments and said When asked about the increase in ci- year, the pomegranate production is would be also damaged and people Mohammad Muhaqqiq as his sec- Baghlan incident was not followed vilian and security forces casualties, high against expectation. deprived of electricity as well. ond and first deputies has formed despite the passage of one decade. he said every casualty was a tragedy Haji Niamatullah, a pomegranate Sultan Ahmad Azizi, the provincial another electoral ticket supported “If you want to investigate that in- and conveyed his condolences to gardener in Tabin area of Arghand- power department director, also by Gen. Dostum, Salahuddin Rab- cident, families of the victims are those who lost their loved ones. ab district, told Pajhwok that despite confirmed the issue and said they bani, Fazal Ahmad Manawi, Fawzia ready to cooperate with you,” he He said these casualties should be lack of water this year, pomegran- had shared the issue with minis- Kofi, Haji Zahir Qadir, Humayon said. reduced and he had discussed the ate produce was high after the trees try officials and received promises Humayon, Abdul Hadi Arghandi- The assassination of national figures issue with Afghan officials. were protected from pests. about reconstruction of the dam. wal, Abdul Waheed Sabawon, Hik- would continue as long as the per- He called on all neighboring coun- Haji Aminullah, who has leased (Pajhwok) mat Khalil Karzai and MirwaisYa- petrators of serial killings remained tries, including , to support his pomegranate garden to a trader sini. at large, Kazemi added. the Afghan peace process and deny against two million afghanis, he was (12) Carbon Monoxide... A source close to Abdullah said the However, Qudratullah Zaki, a law- save heavens to extremist groups. happy for the high yield of pome- Meanwhile, an official of the provin- CEO is one of the leading candidates maker from , and (Pajhwok) granate as he earned more this time cial civil hospital confirmed receiv- for presidency, but his team is yet to brother of Sibghatullah Zaki, a for- (8) Afghan Pilot... compared to the past. He said the ing bodies of four children and a confirm it. mer Wolesi Jirga member who was reason of high pomegranate pro- woman from the scene site. apologize to my wife, and that was Office of the incumbent First Dep- also killed in the bombings, said: duce was the fruits’ protection from About a year back, a newlywed cou- the first time I apologized to her,” uty President Gen. Abdul Rashid “We no longer request the govern- pests this year. ple also lost their lives in a similar Rahmani said. Dostum could not be reached for ment because it has already proved However, Aminullah said the gov- incident in Paktika province. (Pajh- Taylor, 39, was killed last Saturday comment. its failure about investigation of ernment should help horticultur- wok) while on patrol when an Afghan and You- Baghlan incident over the last one ists and resolve their water scarcity soldier attacked him. Other Afghan (13) Afghan Refugee... nis Qanoni, Abbas Noyan as his decade.” problem by building dams and tak- fighters quickly killed the assailant, to see (refugees), because they’ve deputies and supported by Gen. Din He said economic mafia was in- ing other measures. according to NATO. been through a lot and some tough Mohammad Jurat, Jamal Nasir Uso- volved in the 2007 Baghlan bomb- Haji Nanai Agha, head of Fresh A friend of Taylor’s who serves times, but now they can be whatever li, Bano Helli Ershad, Jilani Popal, ings. “Regional countries do not Fruits’ Traders Association in Kan- in the same political circles as the they want.” Mohammad Umar Zakhelwal and want Afghanistan to stand on its dahar, said that on average, 30 to North Ogden Mayor Adam Gar- Wazir beat Soucy 907 votes to 718, Ghulam FarooqWardak is another feet, the national economy commis- 35 trucks of pomegranates were ex- diner said the soldier was “100% for according to unofficial election re- electoral alliance. sion of the time understood that ported to foreign countries on a dai- doing what he thought was right, all sults. Mohammad Umar Daudzai with Afghanistan’s economy should de- ly basis since the fruit ripened. the time.” The Concord Monitor reported that Mohammad Ismael Khan and Sadiq velop and they had the mechanism He said traders faced no problem Gardiner said many times the two the race generated national atten- Mudabir as his deputies and sup- and plan for that, and that was the in exporting fresh fruits this year. would start talking or texting about tion after Wazir defeated incumbent ported by , Ustad reason its members were killed,” Chamber of commerce and industry politics but would end up talking Dick Patten 329 to 143 in the Sep- Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf, Ustad Zaki concluded. (Pajhwok) officials this year met with Pakistani about their families. tember primary. Patten, who held Mohammad Akbari, Fazal Hadi- diplomats about the fresh fruits ex- (5) Violations... “I know how much those kids and four terms as a state rep and is a life- Muslimyar, Zara Ahmad Muqbil, port to that country and problems children in South Sudan have been his wife meant to him,” he said, call- long Concord resident, was critical Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak, Dr. in this regard had mostly been re- recruited into armed forces and ing Taylor’s death “the definition of of Wazir and the refugee and immi- , Eklil Ha- solved, he said. splinter faction by both sides in the selfless sacrifice.” grant population saying “a lot has kimi, Mohammad Ayoub Salangi, Dozens of trucks loaded with fresh conflict. The body of the fallen soldier, may- been promised to minorities,” and Abdul Jabbar Taqwa, Dr. Ahmad fruits are daily sent to Pakistan and The study based on observations of or, husband and father returned that those communities have been Mushahid, Zalmai Mujadidi, Mo- India from Kandahar province, children associated with armed forc- to the United States as millions of taking all the affordable housing hammad Alem Sae, Rahmatullah Agha added. es in South Sudan since the outbreak Americans voted in local, state and from senior citizens. Nabil and Abdul Karim Khurram is On the other hand, Kandahar agri- of violence in 2013, and it includes national elections. In a Facebook Later, Patten said he would support another electoral alliance to contest culture officials also said the pome- children wearing military uniforms post just days before his death, Tay- Soucy because he was also a long- the presidential polls. granate produce was good in terms and carrying weapons, as well as lor pleaded with Americans to vote, time resident of the area. Syed Maisam Ihsani, head of Umar of quality and quantity this year in children who are currently under- stressing that there was “far more Wazir’s family fled the Taliban Daudzai’s media office, confirmed Kandahar. going military training in different when she was young, and she spent that Daudzai would contest the as Americans that unites us than di- Sayed Hafizullah Sayedi, provin- parts of the country. (Agencies) presidential polls and would never vides us.” cial agriculture director, said that several years in a refugee camp in become deputy to another candi- (6) Pompeo Allows... ‘Only fitting’ 150,000 tons of pomegranates were Uzbekistan before moving to Con- date. The sanctions, however, threatened “It seems only fitting that Brent, who collected from Kandahar gardens cord in the US, where she learned Besides the above four electoral alli- India’s ability to obtain financing in death now represents so much this year, compared to 125,000 tons English and worked at Walmart ances for presidential polls, Ahmad for the development of Chabahar, more, something so much greater last year. and Goodwill, worked on the high Walli Masoud, Anwarul HaqAhadi which could potentially open the than any of our own individual He said pomegranate gardens were school yearbook committee, ran and way for millions of dollars of trade lives, has come home to U.S. soil in expanded to 8,000 hectares more track, and helped support her fam- have announced they would either for land-locked Afghanistan and a flag-draped casket on our Election land in Kandahar in cooperation ily after her parents became ill and create electoral tickets or may sup- end its dependence on Pakistan’s Day,” Jennie Taylor told reporters as with local people and the Ministry could no longer work. port another possible candidate. port of Karachi. she received his body. of Agriculture, Irrigation and Live- That story resonated with voters, the Ahmad Walli Massoud, head of the Building Afghanistan’s economy Gardiner, who is running for Salt stock in recent years. Concord Monitor reported. (Tolo Massoud Foundation, told Pajhwok also could reduce Kabul’s depen- Lake County recorder, choked up Sayedi said currently more than news)