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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XIV Issue No:07 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY . JULY 29. 2019 -Asad 07, 1398 HS AT News Report important step towards a lasting would sit with Taliban negotiators peace in the country. for the first time within two KABUL: Former President, Abdul Salam Rahimi, head of weeks. The report was warmly Hamid Karzai believes that the newly established ministry welcomed by the people. But negotiation between government of state for peace, said Saturday Taliban as usual rejected any ... and Taliban would be an that the government delegation Peace in Afghanistan: Suspended between the supposed good and evil AT News Report with the Afghan government on as political figures that won’t Sunday, saying some government represent the government. A day KABUL:The Taliban group had officials will partake in the ago, the Afghan government... once again rejected direct talks upcoming intra-Afghan peace talks AT News Report KABUL: At least three civilianswere killed andother three wounded after a roadside mine hit a rickshaw in central Ghazni province, local officials said AT News Report faced severe criticism by a Sunday. Provincial governor’s number of senators. Senate spokesman, Mohammad Ari The Afghan government has KABUL: The senate did not hold Speaker, FazlHadiMuslimyar, fNoori, said the incident took formed a special secretariat to its Sunday session because of the had reportedly attended place on Sunday morning in probe reports of sexual beginning of presidential election President Ghani’s campaign and Shidan village of the capital city harassment against women in campaigns, and gate of senate hall announced a break in senate of the province. “A rickshaw public institutions.The office ... remained closed for members. sessions. Hanif Hanafi, ... driver along with two other.... The closure of senate hall SUNDAY . JULY 29, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES “No direct talks with Kabul adm inistration” ...P1 has informed of face-to- government, the statement added. face talks between government U.S. Special Representative delegationsand the for Afghanistan Reconciliation Talibannegotiation members to ZalmayKhalilzad in tweeter said be launched within two weeks. that “Lot of chatter in Kabul The newly establishment about intra-Afghan negotiations. State Ministry for Peace in a To clarify, those negotiations will statement said that intra-Afghan occur after we conclude our own talks between Kabul delegations agreements andthey will take and Taliban group to be kicked place between the Taliban and an off within weeks—something inclusive and effective national Taliban rejected. negotiating team consisting of “State Ministry for Peace senior government officials, key has started work and political party representatives, GARDEZ: The residents of supporters to introduce a kind of consultation with the civil society and women.” southeastern Paktia province culture in which no one harms his/ involved stakeholders for In reaction to what Sate forming a 15-member negotiation Ministry for Peace said of direct have demanded of presidential her opponent such as in other team to carry talks,” the talks, Taliban Spokesman candidates and their supporters countries where every candidate statement added. ZabihullahMujahid said that intra- to consider national interest, performs campaign and does not Security experts and Afghan negotiations will take values and moral principles during harm other candidates on social professionals, including some place with a joint negotiation team, their election campaigns. media and other tools of campaign. figures who participated the where government officials would They stressed the presidential Every candidate should present recent Doha intra-Afghan participate as a political side that candidates should not offer false their strategies and ambitions in a conference, would be among the won’t representKabul promises to people and refrain way that can be constructive and delegation, the statement added. government. from statements which could lead distractive,” he believed. He said: Different segments of our Taliban group said that talks to divisions in the country and “We demand of all election teams society, like Ulema, women and with Afghan government is among different ethnic groups. to follow principles, standards and civil society activists will be part possible once pullout of US Dr. Yar Baz Hakimi, a norms designed for election of delegation to represent troops be scheduled. lawmaker from Paktia province campaign particularly they should and leadership council member of consider national interest supreme President Ashraf Ghani’s election and should never convene Three civilians killed in Ghazni blast team, urged candidates to gathering or express views ...P1 passengers was killed and suicide bombing again inGhazni promote good culture of election contrary or against the national three others received injuries in province. campaign which could lead to the interest and norms.” Sabrena the event,” he said, adding the “Three police forces acceptance of results by all Hemat, a resident of Syed Karm wounded people have been embracedmartyred and 12 others parties. He told Pajhwok Afghan district, said the main reason evacuated to hospital for wounded after a Humvee borne- News that candidates should behind the continued fighting in the treatment. bomb detonated nearAab Band refrain from irresponsible remarks country was lack of tolerance and Meanwhile, Niamatullah, a district compound in Ghazni regarding the country, national mutual acceptance. She said witness, said the mine was province at around 4:30 Saturday unity and national institutions politicians and candidates should and they should bring all Afghans should respect each other. would do for the nation in planted in a roadside flower pot morning,” Provincial Governor because such statements would change the old culture and promote together,” she said. Abdullah “Presidential teams should be existing circumstances,” he said. on the Kabul-Kandahar highway. Spokesman ArefNoori told generally hamper the national a new culture. “Acceptance of one Meskin, a resident of Dand-i- involved in constructive rivalry, From Sunday the Furthermore, head of Afghanistan Times. processes like elections. another is the main demand of Patan district, said presidential they should not make illogical presidential campaign was provincial civil hospital, Dr. Baz He said that the “I hope and expect the peace. Presidential candidates are candidates and their supporters claims, they should tell the people officially launched, which will Mohammad Himmat, said they VBIEDplanned to enter to the candidates, their allies and the elders and leaders of Afghans should not attack one another and facts and what they have and continue for two months. have received three dead and three district complex, in which wounded civilians. identified by security forces in No militants group, first check point. including the Taliban has so far This comes as claimed the responsibility for the civilian’scasualties have remained blast. Also, according to some high during the past decades of reports over four civilians war and conflicts in including three women have been Afghanistan.The Afghan killed in a blast took place in government and international eastern Laghman province. communities have often It comes one day after three expressed concerns in regards, but policemen were killed and 12 no practical steps were taken so others wounded in a Taliban far. Intra-Afghan talks an important.... ...P1 talks with the He called on the government government of President Ghani, to share the process with the who they degrade as a US stooge. people of Afghanistan and make The former president said a team to represent all Afghans Sunday that he was optimistic and lead the negotiations to to a direct negotiation between success. He also asked the people Public spending in Afghanistan is build up the kind of complete the government and Taliban and to cooperate with the government equal to more than half of the picture needed for informed calls it a good measure for peace. for a durable peace. economy’s output. Government resource allocation decisions . and international partners spend Even with current data Senate session not held due to.... around $11 billion, in an economy limitations, though, some things that produces around $19 billion are very clear. ...P1 a member of senate, said member of senate, called the break of output per year . Firstly, public spending he planned to speak on the against the principles of With such high levels of patterns reflect Afghanistan’s people’s problems in the session, parliament’s rooms. public spending, it’s worth status as a country in conflict. but went back home as there was According to him, although understanding where all that Roughly half of total spending is no body in the hall. the senators have the right to money is going. We try to provide on the security sector, with He accepted senators’ attend campaigns of presidential some answers in our new Public security spending equal to around participation in presidential candidates and to work in favor Expenditure Update. 30 percent of economic output, candidates’ campaigns as legal, of their favorite ones, but they The short answer is that this compared to just three percent for but ruled out break in senate should pay respect to the legal is hard to determine. With around most low-income countries. sessions as illegal. and moral principles of the $5.7 billion of public expenditure Total on-budget expenditures He said that senate sessions national council and prefer their delivered through ‘off-budget’ are equal to around $135 per were very important because own job to other events. they discuss national issues, Members of senate programs (directly managed by person per year. Of this amount, adding that senators were not emphasize that keeping the international partners without $50 is absorbed by the security allowed to leave their main job parliament’s rooms closed in this going through government sector. In fact, high security more than 50 percent of the process and only viable with low.