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Samangan Almond Foreign Ministry a Weak, Incapable Yield Shoots up, but Institution: CEO’s Office Prices Decline KABUL - The Office of the Chief Execu- of political analysts have also said that tive Officer Abdullah Abdullah Satur- MoFA’s power for mapping out the na- day said that the Ministry of Foreign tion’s foreign policy track has also been Affairs (MoFA) has become a weak confiscated and monopolized by cer- and ineffective institution, accusing the tain elements close to the presidential presidential palace of monopolizing the palace. authorities of ’s diplomatic In a recent development, Afghan am- institution. bassador to Oslo Manizha Bakhtari AIBAK - Almond production in northern The Minister of Foreign Affairs is also resigned from her post over what she Samangan province has increased four among the ministers who has not called monopolization, discriminatory times over the last year, agriculture and enough authority to do his job, the policies and nepotism by the president livestock officials say. CEO’s office said. and his colleagues. Farmers in some parts of the province The CEO’s office has added that the cen- In a letter, Bakhtari wrote that the dis- have harvested the crop in some areas tralization of power in the presidential tribution of government posts among of Samangan while their counterparts in palace has undermined the ability of the certain tribes and colleagues has been other areas are still busy collecting them. ministry of foreign affairs and the job unprecedented in Afghanistan’s his- Noor Mohammad, director of agricul- of the minister. Meanwhile, a number tory. The statement ...(More on P4)...(10) ture and livestock, told Pajhwok Afghan News the yield in Aibak, Hazrat Sultan and KhuramSarbagh districts was used as a yardstick. More than 100 Killed in Fresh The overall yield of almond is estimated Wave of Violence: MoD Acting Positions Set to Continue at 2,000 tonnes in 2016, comparedwith last year’s 500 tonnes.He reckoned the KABUL - Nearly a dozen Afghan National KABUL - President Ashraf Leaders’ disagreements re- fruit’s value at 430 million afghanis. Army (ANA) soldiers and more than 90 in- Ghani has indicated that he sulted in the continuation of Currently, per seven kilograms of almond surgents have been killed in a new wave of will move to end the culture acting positions and in most cost 1,200 afghanis to 5,000 afghanis based violence across the country, the Ministry of of caretakers as he intends governmental institution doz- on their quality in Aibak, the provincial Defence (MoD) said Saturday. to appoint an administrative ens of posts are filled with act- capital, Mohammad said. At least 11 soldiers and 92 fighters were reform council which will ing staff. However, he added the agriculture and killed in operations, backed by ANA artil- end acting positions in gov- Ministry of Urban Develop- livestock department calculated the cost lery units and the Afghan Air Force, in dif- ernment departments. ment is one of the depart- of per seven kilograms at 1,500 afghanis. ferent provinces over the past 24 hours, a “Administrative reforms ments that has the most acting Known types of almond in Samangan statement from the ministry said. high council will soon start positions. In addition the di- are Starbayee, Khairudini, Shakorbayee, Forty of the rebels perished in Khusha- its work. This council will rectorate of Kabul urban plan- Qambari, Maroji, Sandoqi, Kaghazi and mand Zerokand Khairkot districts of start employing Afghan tal- ning development, directorate Sangak. southeastern Paktika province and 30 oth- ented youth in governmen- of policy and plan, directorate Residents of the province call Starbayee of finance, directorate of inter- ers, including 9 militants, in Samkanai and tal institutions. National uni- almond the best of all varieties.Moham- ty government decided to nal audit, directorate of hu- Janikhel districts of Paktia. mad recalled growers had earned 114 end acting positions soon,” man resources, directorate of million afghanis last year. Seventeen insurgents were eliminated Sayed Murtazawi, deputy procurement, and directorate In 2015, seven kilograms of almond ac- during a separate operation in the Dah- presidential spokesman said. in the country and if it con- government agreement, of information and public re- counted for 1,600 afghanis. Farmers, sat- na-i-Ghori district of northern Baghlan Analysts say that this situ- tinues, Afghan people will both leaders need to agree lation duties are carryied out isfied with the almond production this province. others 5 militants were killed in ation has prevented the im- suffer more and more. Ac- on appointing key persons by acting directors. Along year, complain the price has dropped. Laghman and Faryab provinces.(Pajhwok) provement in most sectors cording to the national unity in governmental institutions. with ...(More on P4)...(11) Mullah Aziz, one ...(More on P4)...(12) Asfandyar Against Forcible Return of KP Assembly Slams Crackdown Protestors Again Block Afghan Refugees on Afghan Refugees Kabul-North Highway KABUL - Pashtun nationalist leader - The Khyber Asfandyar Wali Khan has said his Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly, PUL-I-KHUMRI - The party, Awami National Party, would slamming an ongoing police Kabul-North Highway oppose forcible return of Afghan crackdown on refugees, has was again blocked by refugees and condemned the harass- demanded Afghans in Pakistan hundreds of protestors on ment of Afghans at the hands of po- be given ample time to wind up Saturday while rallying lice. their business. against the government Addressing a party gathering com- In a rare unity, lawmakers on inaction to rescue be- memorating a 1948 massacre of Pash- Friday stressed an immedi- sieged security forces in tuns in his hometown of , ate halt to the harassment of Janikhel district of south- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Friday, the Afghan refugees. They de- western Paktia province. ANP leader asked the Pakistan gov- nounced raid on refugees’ The highway was blocked ernment to review its foreign policy, homes in Peshawar as unlawful on Friday but later it was particularly the Afghan policy. and inhuman. briefly reopened on Satur- He said that cordial relations with Qurban Khan, a member of the ment among Pakistan, Afghani- we have strong relations with day morning. The protes- Afghanistan were in the interest of ruling Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf stan and UHCR, the legislators Afghans, so the provincial tors numbering around Afghan National Army the highway for traffic Pakistan. “Afghans were garlanded party, said Afghan refugees said, the legal stay of registered government should honour 300 blocked the Kabul- (ANA) had been be- since 10am on Saturday when our establishment needed had set up businesses worth bil- Afghans was to last until the them,” Babak said,regretting Pul-i-Khumri Highway sieged by insur- morning. them and after achieving the objec- lions of rupees during their stay end of December 2016 but the the characterization of all Af- on Friday against what gents over the past few Ahmad had earlier said tives they were expelled,” Asfanyar in Pakistan over the past three police had made their lives mis- ghans as terrorists. Opposi- they said government’s days in Janikhel district, the route was temporar- maintained. The Babrra massacre oc- decades and a half. “After the erable. Launching the debate tion leader Maulana Lutfur negligence to rescue the but the government was ily opened at about 1am curred on August 12, 1948, in Char- crackdown, they are confused on the issues, Awami National Rehman said no one could trapped security forces. paying no attention to on Friday night and if sadda district ...(More on P4)...(13) what to do. They can’t wind up Party parliamentary leader damage relations of Pakh- Ali Ahmad, a former ji- get them free. the government failed to their businesses in such a short Sardar Hussain Babak wanted tuns with Afghans.“We have hadi commander, who He said there was no act and rescue the secu- time,” he remarked, calling for to know who had ordered po- the same religion, same lan- attended the rally, told positive response from rity personnel in Janikhel, Roads to Lashkargah treating the Afghan traders in lice to hound Afghan refugees. guage, same culture and same Pajhwok Afghan News the government and they would again close City Blocked As a decent way. Under the agree- “Being Muslims and Pakhtuns, history.”(Pajhwok) his sons serving in the they had to again close ...(More on P4)...(14) War Rages LASHKARGAH - After a week of clo- Kabul Eagles Cruise into WTO’s Membership Russian Pilot Among Crashed sure, the Kandahar-Lashkargah high- way has been reopened for traffic, of- Shpageeza Semifinals Opportunity for Afghanistan Copter Crew Released ficials said on Saturday. KABUL - Moscow on Sat- him to return to the Father- Abdul Ghafoor Tokhi, Helmand’s KABUL - Kabul Eagles reg- 20 overs game for the loss of to Revive Economy urday confirmed Russian land,” the ministry added. transportation director, told Pajhwok istered a third victory in the seven wickets. KABUL - After years of the other member states. pilot Sergei Sevastyanov, The Russian Foreign Min- Afghan News security forces reo- ongoing Alokozai National Eagles captain Asghar Stan- negotiations, Afghanistan “Accession into the WTO seized by Taliban in Af- istry expressed deep grati- pened the highway on Friday night. Shpageeza T20 tournament ikzai played an excellent in- which applied for the mem- will be a good opportunity ghanistan on August 14, tude to the Pakistani and The road had been blocked by Taliban in Kabul by defeating Mes nings with the bat and con- bership of World Trade Or- for Afghanistan to increase will be transferred soon to Afghani authorities for en- militants for traffic in Durahi area for Aynak Heroes on Saturday. tributed 70 valuable runs to ganization (WTO) in 2004 its competitiveness. It will the Russian embassy in Is- ergetic efforts in release of the past one week, he said. The tournament featuring his side. He was declared finally entered the world be an opportunity for the lamabad. the Russian citizen. Driver Shahabuddin confirmed the cricket teams from Kabul the man of the match. trade body and become the country to get the potentials The Russian Foreign Minis- The Pakistan-owned Mi-17 road had been reopened, but people and the five zones was The Mes Aynak batsmen 164th member of the entity to become one of the com- try said on Saturday among helicopter made an emer- fearing clashes were reluctant to travel launched four days ago at could not stay on the crease in late July. petent members of the or- the crewmembers released gency landing in Azra the highway. “People don’t travel this the Alokozai International due to fiery bowling by the Welcoming the step as a ganization,” economist and on Friday and handed over district of highway, concerned about possible Cricket Stadium in Kabul. Kabul Eagles and the entire good omen and a unique university professor Hus- to Pakistani authority was on August 4 when it was Taliban attacks.” The first match of the day batting line collapsed at 98, opportunity towards eco- sain Mahrammi told Xinhua the helicopter’s pilot S.K. heading for maintenance Another driver, Baghi, said: “Taliban on Saturday was played with Nawroz Mangal and nomic reviving of the war- recently. Sevastyanov. and repairs to an enterprise had planted bombs on the highway between Kabul Eagles and Noor Ali Zadran scoring 31 torn country, Afghan ex- Getting WTO membership “We expect that now the belonging to the Russian but the security forces have defused Mes Aynak Heroes. The and 23 runs respectively. perts believe that being a is a milestone for Afghani- Russian citizen will be Helicopters Company. them. “The government should en- Eagles won the toss and For Kabul Eagles, Rashid WTO member, Afghanistan stan towards expanding its transferred to the Russian Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry sure highway security if it wants peo- opted to bat first, setting the Arman and Hamza Hotak can expand its trade and trade relations, the analyst embassy in Islamabad, on Saturday the crew of Mi- ple to feel ...(More on P4)...(15) rivals 166 runs target in the shared ...(More on P4)...(16) economic relations with all said , ...(More on P4)...(17) which will organize for 17 ...(More on P4)...(18)