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Quote of the Day Self-respect www.outlookafghanistan.net Self-respect is the fruit of discipline;” the facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan sense of ” dignity grows with the ability Email: [email protected] to say no to oneself. Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Abraham Joshua Heschel District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Volume No. 4320 Monday November 25, 2019 Qaws 4, 1398 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs US Resumes Secret Talks with Taliban in Qatar QATAR - The U.S. Special En- talks for a yearlong until they days after the Taliban released voy for Afghanistan Reconcilia- reached an agreement “in prin- two foreign professors in ex- tion Zalmay Khalilzad has held ciple”. However, the U.S. Presi- change for the release of three secret meetings with the Tali- dent Donald Trump abruptly Taliban prisoners. In addition, ban representatives in Qatar, a called off the talks after Taliban Taliban released 10 Afghan sol- source close to Taliban said on claimed responsibility for an at- diers following the release of Saturday. tack in Kabul that killed several their prisoners by Afghan gov- According to the source, the se- Afghans including an American ernment. cret talks aims to pave the way soldier. On the other hand, Latif for the resumption of officials President Trump on Friday said Mahmoud, a spokesman for talks between the two sides to that Washington is working on President Ashraf Ghani on Sat- end the 18 years of bloody war an agreement with the Taliban urday told Ariana News, this in Afghanistan. militant group. time, the U.S. in consultation “We have information that in- “You know we’re pulling way and cooperation with the Af- formal talks are ongoing right down in Afghanistan. We’re ghan government, will take now,” said Mawlawi Qalamud- working on an agreement now steps for the launch of a cease- din, a former Taliban official. with the Taliban,” Trump told fire, reduction of violence, and The U.S. and Taliban negotiators Fox News on Friday. ensuring a sustainable peace. held several rounds of formal The new developments come (ATN) Sex Abuse Investigation in Logar Ghani: ‘No One Can Work in an Education KABUL - No one in education ministry has got the right to work Nearly Complete: Ministry Ministry Post for More Than Three Years’ in the same position for more than three years, Afghan President LOGAR - The Ministry of Educa- story and quoted civil society Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday. tion said on Saturday that its in- members saying “ teachers, head- Speaking in a meeting with the vestigation into allegations of sex teachers and local authority offi- ministry’s officials, the president abuse of hundreds of children cials are implicated in the abuse said that he wanted the ministry and youths in Logar province ring.” to be small in terms of personnel, will be wrapped up soon and the Public outcry followed, and but effective, beneficial and abso- findings will be shared with the members of parliament engaged lutely apolitical. public. in heated debates over the verac- He said that all the appointments In mid-November, a Logar civil ity of the story and what should in the ministry should be through society group claimed that “over be done. MPs and others called a transparent exam. 500” children and youth had been for an investigation, and the Min- He said that all the ministry’s per- sexually abused in six schools istry of Education authorized a sonnel should undergo biometric in the province. Apparently a team to go to Logar. registration process. “ring” of abusers had made vid- “The investigation of our del- The president also said that he eos of their victims and posted egation is being completed. And was not satisfied with the min- them online, causing some of the soon the findings will be shared istry’s current curriculum, as it abused boys and teenagers to be with the Afghan people through doesn’t meet the needs of stu- killed by their parents, presum- the media,” said Nooria Nazhat, dents, market and business, and ably for dishonoring the family. the ministry spokeswoman on called for fundamental change in The UK’s Guardian took up the Saturday. ...(More on P4)...(1) this regard. (1TV NEWS) KABUL - Asadullah Khalid, act- ing minister of defense, spoke at Forces ‘Will Not Allow’ Violence Afghanistan to Form Military an event in Kabul on Sunday and pledged that that the Afghan forces in Election: Khalid Council of Women “will never allow violence” in elec- KABUL - Afghanistan’s First achievements must not be sacri- tion process. Lady Rula Ghani on Saturday de- ficed at the negotiating table. “We know that our political lead- clared that there will be an initia- At the same event, Habiba Sura- ers will not let the election become tive to form a Military Council of bi, the Deputy of Afghanistan’s a crisis,” Khalid said, “if the election Afghan Women. High Peace Council also empha- possibly went to crisis, we will nev- The Afghan women, especially sized that women can have “a er allow for violence.” those in uniform, gathered in the critical role”, once a peace deal is The Afghan forces have “keep their Ministry of Defense to discuss signed with the Taliban militant neutrality in the election process” “Peace and Security” during a group. and will continue to do so, he said. three day conference. In addition, Asadullah Khalid, Khalid also said that the Afghan Speaking to the uniformed Af- the Acting Afghan Minister of government has always empha- ghan women, the First Lady said Defense warned that Afghan sized peace, but “at the same time that the Council is “very impor- army will not accept a peace that we have to preserve the past 18 tant” so women can have “coor- would mark the beginning of a years’ achievements,” Khalid said. dination” among themselves. She new conflict. Khalid, who was addressing an stressed that women should have “We are carefully observing the event for women in the military, country will have its conditions, but no one will take away the freedom of Afghan women in the military, or women a key role in the Afghan peace situation. We will never accept a said: “Any peace that comes to the in non-military roles.” “A peace that causes another war will not accepted by the people,” he said. (TOLO NEWS) process, adding that women peace ...(More on P4)...(2) Request for Expression of Interest toms officials after he failed to produce any docu- Afghan Man Arrested at ment for carrying the relatively large amount of Procuring Entity Ministry of Finance Indian Airport for Carrying foreign currency, the officials added. (KHAAMA Donor World Bank PRESS) Consulting Services for Delivering Technical $14,000 in Unauthorized Name of the Assignment & PP Number Assistance Services on SOEs Status Change AF-MoF-FSP-140085-CS-CQS Manner Deadline for Submitting EOIs Dec 07, 2019 NEW DELHI - The Central Industrial Force (CISF) Interested Consultants can submit their personnel of India arrested an Afghan national on charges of carrying $14,000 in an ‘unauthor- EOIs to the below address: ized’ manner while attempting to travel to Kabul Contracts Department, Directorate of from New Delhi. Procurement, Ministry of Finance The Indian security officials have said the CISF Address for Submission of EOIs From 08:30 am till 03:30 pm (Local Time), personnel arrested Bakhtyari Waheedullah from Or Inhira Gandhi International Airport at 5:30 am Through email local time on Saturday, according to local media address:[email protected] and cc reports. to [email protected] The officials further added that the man was about to board a SpiceJet flight to Kabul when Interested Consultants can obtain the REOI CISF personnel intercepted him and confiscated document from www.npa.gov.af . In case, Website $14,000 which he was in his possession in an ‘un- unable to retrieve, the REOI document can authorized’ manner. be requested from [email protected] The CISF personnel handed over the man to Cus- 2 November 25, 2019 Main News Page Ghor: Female Footballers Exports to China: Pine Nut Price Deprived of Practice FIROZKOH - Female footballers “I hace always have secured first Doubles in Nangarhar in western Ghor province say or second position in sports in JALALABAD - Traders of pine the provincial Sports Depart- Bamyan, Herat, Kabul and other nuts in eastern Nangarhar prov- ment does not support them and provinces, but no one supported ince say the fruit exports to China has even given their gymnasium or encouraged us,” she said. has led to cent per cent increase in to the Basketball Federation. Jan Mohammad Haidari, head its price, According to Football Federa- of Ghor Football Federation, Eyeing a similar trend in other in- tion of Ghor, currently 80 girls acknowledged the problems ternational markets, they say there are playing and learning the and said, “This gymnasium was are many pine nut forests in Speen game. built by Provincial Reconstruc- Ghar area and people look after Pajhwok Afghan News inter- tion Team (PRT) for women, and collect the fruit. viewed a number of these girls but women’s exercises have Pine nuts are processed in the and most of them complained been cancelled over the last two Farm Hadda area in the 6th police about lack of exercising place, weeks.” district of Jalalabad, the provincial support of the sports depart- He said the Sports Department capital. ment and bad view of people handed over the gymnasium to Abdul Khaliq, a pine nut trader towards female footballers. Basketball Federation, depriv- from Achin district, said the fruit Nasima, one of the female foot- ing women of their practice.