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Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3296 Sunday May 15, 2016 Sawr 26, 1395 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs Rula Ghani President Ghani is Home from Key Unity Govt. Takes Concrete UK Visit Steps to Establish Rule of Law WASHINGTON - First Lady Born and raised in , Rula Ghani has said the Unity Rula Ghani in her speech dis- Government led by President cussed ’s history of has taken concrete violent conflict and recent - pro - President Ashraf Ghani Saturday re- steps in the last 18 months to es- gress and challenges in reform- turned from a two-day visit to the United King- tablish rule of law in the country ing the justice sector, including dom where he attended the world’s anti-corrup- and ensured protection and em- for women. tion summit. powerment of women. “We used to have a justice sys- The president initially departed for a two-day trip Giving a snap shot of the series tem, which was a joke,” she said, to Tajikistan and then headed to Britain where he of steps that the Unity Govern- asserting that this is not the case met some world leaders on the sidelines of the an- ment has taken after coming to now because of the steps being ti-corruption summit. power in the field of rule of law, taken by the Unity Government. A statement from the Presidential Palace said the justice and legal system, the The measures taken have re- president in his meeting with UK Defense Secre- First Lady said a lot has been duced the possibility of corrup- tary Michael Fallon discussed peace and stabil- achieved in this regard, but the tion in the judiciary system. ity in Afghanistan, military cooperation, capacity country has a long way to go. “Today it seems war is every- building of Afghan security forces and increase in “Hopefully gone are the days where. War and conflict tear military facilities. when women languished in jails apart a society,” she said. One of Ghani demanded the Britain defense secretary and were hopeless,” the First the major priorities of the unity provide military training opportunities to more Lady said in her address on Afghan Society” at the US Institute of Peace, she said adding this government was busy government is to establish the Afghan cadets at British military academies. Friday here “From the Reign of a top American think-tank. to establish the foundation for a strong and rule of law, she said. These steps The president also met Afghan cadets undergoing Violence to the Rule of Law: The The present unity government was hard at peaceful Afghanistan which was annoyed by have been taken with the objec- training at the UK Sandhurst military academy Role of Reform in Rebuilding work to establish rule of law in the country, a segment in the country. tive ...(More on P4)...(1) yesterday afternoon. The trainees vowed they would try their best in conveying knowledge and experience to fellow Standard Tax Afghan security personnel after completing their IMF Mulls New Loan training. System for Phone President Ghani also asked the academy’s lead- Users in Doldrums for Afghanistan ership to increase their cooperation with Afghan MOSCOW - The International military academies ...(More on P4)...(2) Monetary Fund will hold talks with Kabul on a new loan later in May. Experts Stress The International Monetary Fund welcomes Afghanistan’s Need for Protection request for financial support and will discuss it later this month of Cleared Areas amid instability in the country, the fund said in a statement. KABUL - The Ministry of Telecommunication and “The Afghan authorities recently Information Technology (MCIT) on Saturday said it requested a Fund financial ar- could not activate a standard tax collection system rangement (Extended Credit Fa- since the law imposing 10 percent tax on phone us- cility—ECF)… IMF management ers was passed about nine months ago. welcomes this request, and dis- ghanistan. The fund said that its Afghanistan’s economic situation Based on a presidential decree, endorsed by the cussions on the new arrangement Staff-Monitored Program (SMP), remains very difficult. Security Cabinet, a 10 percent tax was imposed on cell phone are slated to begin in May 2016,” tasked with addressing the coun- and political uncertainties and subscribers from September 23, 2015. the organization said in a state- try’s financial vulnerabilities and the drawdown of international The MCIT created a tax collecting system without ment Friday. preserving its stability, was com- troops, together with weak gov- KABUL - A number of security experts believe following the procurement process, an issue that On Friday, the IMF completed pleted successfully. ernance and institutions, have that areas cleared of militants are still vulnerable sparked criticism about ...(More on P4)...(3) its review of the situation in Af- “Notwithstanding this progress, held back ...(More on P4)...(4) and need to be protected so as to ensure insurgents are not able to return. “It’s negligence, that when they push back the CEO to Sign Agreement, MoUs Peace Deal Expected with HIA enemy and they sit calmly and they don’t think about future plans [what should they do], if the enemy returns. Management is weak. Duties have During China Visit not been properly distributed among army, police KABUL - Chief Executive and National Directorate of Security (NDS),” said Officer (CEO) Abdullah Ab- Atequllah Amarkhel, a security analyst. dullah is expected to sign an Security troops in Helmand and security experts agreement and two Memo- termed a shortage of security forces as a great chal- randa of Understanding lenge. (MoUs) during his trip to This comes at a time that officials are discussing China, an official said on Sat- the possibility of launching a large-scale operation urday. in vulnerable areas, particularly Helmand. Javid Faisal, deputy spokes- “If we receive backup, we have the capability [to man of the CEO, said Abdul- KABUL - The Afghan govern- day. fight]. We cannot launch an operation with four lah, at the head of a high-level ment is expected to finalize a Hezb-i-Islami is led by warlord delegation, would leave Ka- peace deal with Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, best people. The government should send us equip- bul for Beijing on Sunday. Afghanistan (HIA) group with- known for killing thousands of ment and should support us so we can launch an in days, an official and a repre- people in Kabul during the 1992- operation,” said Hafizullah,...(More on P4)...(5) He said Abdullah was visit- opment, higher education, ident and a number of other sentative of the group said on 1996 civil war. He is believed to ing China at the invitation of telecommunications and in- officials during his trip, Fais- be in Pakistan, though Karim the country’s prime minister. formation technology, mines al added. He said the CEO Saturday. has said he is in an unspeci- The CEO will be accom- and petroleum and a number would sign one agreement The deal is partially symbolic North Being panied by the ministers of of traders, he said. and two MoUs on improv- as the group in question, Hezb- fied location in Afghanistan. Connected Via Fiber foreign affairs, commerce Abdullah would meet the ing business relations with i-Islami, has been essentially in- He could soon return to Kabul and industry, urban devel- Chinese prime minister, pres- China. (Pajhwok) active for years. However it pro- to sign a formal peace deal and Optic from Bamyan vides a much-needed success for take up residence. the beleaguered administration Hekmatyar, in his late 60s, is Adela Raz Assumes Charge as Deputy of President Ashraf Ghani and designated a “global terrorist” potential template for ending by the United States and black- Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Kabul’s 15-year war with the listed by the United Nations KABUL - The newly appoint- still active and far more danger- along with Osama bin Laden. ed deputy foreign minister ous Taliban. The agreement obliges the Af- for economic affairs Adela Under the terms of the 25-point ghan government to work to Raz officially assumed office agreement, a draft of which has have the restrictions lifted. after she was introduced on been seen by the AP, the group Hezb-i-Islami has only intermit- BAMYAN CITY - Extension work on the fiber Saturday. would end its war against Ka- tently been active on the bat- optic network from Yakawlang district of central The Ministry of Foreign Af- bul, commit to respecting the tlefield for some time; its last Bamyan province to the northern region of the fairs (MoFA) said Saturday Afghan constitution, and cease known major attack was in 2013, country was launched Saturday, an official said. that Ms Raz was introduced all contact with other armed, when at least 15 people, includ- Bamyan Governor Mohammad Tahir Zuhair said during a ceremony attended anti-government groups. In re- ing six American soldiers, were the fiber optic network would be extended to the by Foreign Minister Salahud- turn its members would receive killed in Kabul. north over 180 kilometers areas at a cost of $1.46 din Rabbani, Deputy Foreign as Deputy Foreign Minister terests of the country while amnesty and its prisoners in Af- Ghani’s administration is still million. Minister for Political Af- for Economic Affairs, MoFA pursuing the foreign policy ghan jails would be released. trying to strike a peace deal with The World Bank funded extension project would fairs Hekmat Khalil Karzai, said. and attracting foreign invest- Ataul Rahman Saleem, deputy the country’s primary insurgent begin from Bamyan and Samangan provinces and Deputy Administrative and In his turn, Foreign Minister ments in the country is one of head of Kabul’s High Peace group, the Taliban. Those efforts would take six months to complete, he said. Finance Dr. Nasir Ahmad Rabbani congratulated Ms the key objectives of the Min- Council, told The Associated to open a dialogue, using the Pa- Bamyan telecommunication and information Andisha, Deput director for Raz for assuming charge as istry. Press that the deal with the kistani government as an inter- technology director, Haji Azizullah Hamidi, said Administrative Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister for Rabbani further added that armed wing of Hezb-i-Islami mediary, have largely failed. Bamyan was connected through fiber optic with Preside y Ms Kamila Sediqi, Economic Affairs and said diplomacy is not limited only could be completed on Sunday, Ghani is due to return to Kabul Kabul and Parwan provinces and the network to and other directors and of- the Ministry of Affairs plays to expansion of ties in bilat- after two years of negotiations. Sunday from an official visit to northern region would be extended from Bamyan. ficials of the Ministry of For- a key role being a diplomatic eral and multi lateral ways A senior representative of Hezb- London. Karim said he expected He said a survey to extend the network to Daikun- eign Affairs. platform of the country, in- among the nations but eco- i-Islami, Amin Karim, also said the president to give his final ap- di and Ghor provinces was also underway. Ms Sediqi initially read the sisting that Foreign Affairs nomic diplomacy also has he expected President Ashraf proval to the content of the truce The fiber optic network provides facilities of inter- presidential decree regarding Ministry’s key objectives are became prominent with the Ghani to approve the final ver- agreement with Hezb-i-Islami net, television and radio services of higher quality the appointment of Ms Raz to defend from national in- ...(More on P4)...(6) sion of the agreement on Sun- soon ...(More on P4)...(7) and with low prices in the country. (Pajhwok)