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Volume No. 4259 Wednesday September 11, 2019 Sunbla 20, 1398 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Afghans Observe the Trump Says Taliban Talks‘Dead,’ Day of Ashura in Peace U.S. Military to Ramp up Afghanistan Operations Trump scrapped talks with the Taliban planned for Camp David, Maryland, over the weekend after an American soldier was killed by a suicide bomber in the capital Kabul last week.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders KABUL - Afghans observed the Day of Ashura in dead on Monday, while the general different ceremonies around the country on Tues- in charge said the U.S. military is day despite security concerns. likely to ramp up operations in Af- President attended a ceremony on ghanistan to counter an increase in Ashura in Kabul where he said Imam Husain was Taliban attacks. heading the “army of justice”. “They’re dead. They’re dead. As He stressed the need for maintaining the Islamic far as I’m concerned, they’re dead,” Republic of Afghanistan in the peace talks. Trump told reporters when asked “I will want republic [government] even if I will be about the talks as he left the White alone as Imam Hussain,” Mr. Ghani said. House for a trip to North Carolina. But Chief Executive who at- Trump had hoped to cap months of tended another event on Ashura said the enemies U.S. negotiations with the Taliban of the country are using different ways, but they militants, who control large parts of could not damage unity among Afghans. Afghanistan, with a secret meeting “This day is the symbol of unity between Shias and at Camp David that would include Sunnis in Afghanistan and it shows the unity of the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Muslim nation,” Mr. Abdullah said. was aimed at securing an agreement Head of the High Peace Council, Mohammad Ka- to pull U.S. troops out of America’s rim Khalili, who attended the same event with Mr. longest war of 18 years. Abdullah, stressed the need for ensuring peace and Despite the Afghan government’s stability in the country. wariness of negotiating with the He said that he was “shocked” by the news of a Taliban, Trump had hoped having possible meeting between President Ghani and US both parties at the presidential re- President Donald Trump at Camp David. treat could produce a deal. “We were shocked when issues were made clear. A draft accord agreed last week The government authorities, particularly Mr. would have seen about 5,000 Amer- Ghani, should be responsive in this respect,” Mr. Khalili said. ican troops withdrawn over coming the Republican president said his for travel to North Carolina from even as the talks were taking place Balkh months in exchange for guarantees administration was still thinking the White House in Washington, in recent weeks. U.S. Marine Gen- The Ashura ceremony was observed by thousands that Afghanistan would not be used about a drawdown of the 14,000 U.S., September 9, 2019. REUTERS/ eral Kenneth McKenzie, the head at the Blue Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif city in the as a base for militant attacks on the U.S. soldiers in the country. Erin Scott of U.S. Central Command, said on northern province of Balkh. ...(More on P4)...(2) United States or its allies. “We’d like to get out but we’ll get However, the end of the talks has Monday the U.S. military is likely Bringing U.S. troops home from Af- out at the right time,” he said. fuelled fears of a further increase in to accelerate here the pace of its ghanistan has been one of Trump’s U.S. President Donald Trump violence across Afghanistan. operations in Afghanistan ...(More IEC and Govt Not Ready main foreign policy objectives, and speaks to reporters as he departs The Taliban had stepped up attacks on P4)...(1) for Elections: Candidates Government is Open to Talks with the Wang Yi Meets with Foreign Minister Taliban, But Only of Afghanistan with a Cease-Fire fields, and will continue to provide assistance within its capacity for KABUL - The Afghan government is Afghanistan’s economic and social ready to pick up peace negotiations development and improvement of with the Taliban after they were people’s livelihood. abruptly called off by President Wang Yi pointed out, the current KABUL - A group of presidential candidates on Donald Trump but the insurgents situation in Afghanistan is rapidly Tuesday said the Afghan government and the Inde- must first agree to a cease-fire, Af- evolving, facing both historic peace pendent Election Commission (IEC) are not ready ghanistan’s president said Monday. opportunities and complex risks for holding the upcoming presidential election Afghans were bracing for more vio- and challenges. The Chinese side scheduled for 28 September, citing insecurity as the lence following Trump’s surprise will continue to fully respect Af- main hurdle for the process. weekend announcement, in which ghanistan’s sovereignty and inde- They called on the National Unity Government he blamed the breakdown of the pendence as well as the will of the leaders and the country’s political elites to make a peace process on continued Tali- Afghan people, and firmly support unified decision in this respect. ban attacks, including a suicide car the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned Presidential candidate Shaida Mohammad Abdali bombing that killed an American peace and reconciliation process in said the peace talks and insecurity have affected the soldier Thursday near the U.S. Em- Afghanistan. preparations for the presidential polls. bassy in Kabul. Salahuddin Rabbani expressed his “Only a few days have remained for election. It was It was unclear when or if the peace KABUL - State Councilor and Foreign core interests and thanks the Afghan congratulations on the 70th anni- expected that the election will be held after peace, process could be revived, but Trump Minister Wang Yi met with Foreign government for taking effective meas- versary of the founding of the Peo- but today we see that there is no full preparation for told White House reporters Monday Minister Salahuddin Rabbani of Af- ures to fight against the terrorist force ple’s Republic of China. China has the elections to be held within the next two weeks,” that the talks were “dead.” ghanistan on the sidelines of the third of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement always been a good friend and a Mr. Abdali said. “There is a need for a ‘national “They’re dead. They’re dead. As far China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral in Afghanistan. The Chinese side sup- good partner of Afghanistan. The meeting’ which include government [leaders] and as I’m concerned, they’re dead,” he Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue in Islama- ports the national unity government of Afghan side thanks the Chinese side politicians outside the government to assess the cur- said. bad. Afghanistan in safeguarding national for its long-term and strong support rent situation in collaboration with the international In a speech in Kabul reported by Wang Yi said, as traditional friendly sovereignty, independence and dignity. for Afghanistan in various fields community.” Tolo News, President Ashraf Ghani neighboring countries and strategic co- The Chinese side is willing to, together including peace, development and Seventeen candidates, including President Ashraf said Afghanistan has “chosen sus- operative partners, China and Afghani- with the Afghan side, well implement stability, and appreciates the Chi- Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, are tainable and dignified peace and we stan have always supported, understood the consensus reached by the two heads nese side’s unremitting efforts and running for president in the Afghan elections. will not go back.” and trusted each other. The Chinese side of state, deepen the joint building of the important role in advancing recon- Four candidates were interviewed by TOLOnews “Negotiations are impossible with- appreciates Afghanistan’s firm support Belt and Road Initiative, advance mutu- ciliation and peace in Afghanistan about this story who said there is a need for a trans- out a ceasefire,”...(More on P4)...(3) on issues concerning the Chinese side’s ally beneficial cooperation in various and ...(More on P4)...(4) parent and just election, ...(More on P4)...(5)