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Ghani Meets Washington Says Khalilzad with Dostum Taliban Concluding Will Be Based in Doha for Now After More Internal Discussion on WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department said on Than Two Monday that it is too early to US Plan: Sources say how Afghan peace talks Years DOHA - The Taliban are due to are going, but the United finalize consultations about the States believes this is a mo- US-proposed draft peace plan, ment when progress is possi- sources familiar with the group ble, Reuters reported. told TOLOnews. State Department spokesman courage all sides to take part Meanwhile, Mullah Abdul Ned Price also told a regular constructively and with a Salam Zaeef, who formerly news briefing that the U.S. degree of alacrity, knowing served as ambassador to Paki- special envoy for Afghanistan, that this is a moment in time stan during the Taliban regime, Zalmay Khalilzad, would be where progress is possi- KABUL - Marshal Abdul stated that the recent moves by based in Doha for some time. ble,” Price said. Rashid Dostum, the former first the US indicate that Washington “We have continued to en- “We want to do... vice president, met with Presi- is serious about getting the Af- More on Num(Page (3) 4) dent Ashraf Ghani on Monday ghan peace process to succeed. evening, for the first time in “Recent moves by the US and more than two and half years. the move to send a letter to Af- The two sides discussed the cur- ghanistan (Antony Blinken’s UNAMA Chief Heads for rent political and security situa- letter) shows that the US has a tion, the Afghan peace process, strong interest in the situation in the blacklist,” said Zaeef. attend the meeting in Moscow Doha in Bid to Push for Peace and the emergence of a national Afghanistan and it wants the Af- Amid new efforts by the US to on March 18 to discuss the Af- consensus for the success of the ghan issue to be resolved soon,” expedite Afghanistan’s recon- ghan peace process, the recon- DOHA - The United Nations process, Dostum’s office said in said Abdul Salam Zaeef, the for- ciliation process, officials on ciliation council’s spokesman envoy for Afghanistan Debo- a statement. mer Taliban envoy to Pakistan. Tuesday confirmed that Russia Fraidoon Khwazoon said. rah Lyons is due to arrive in According to the statement, the According to Zaeef, currently is planning to host a meeting on The aim of the meeting is to ac- Qatar to meet with Afghan two sides emphasized preserv- the Taliban and the US are work- the Afghan peace process within celerate Afghanistan’s peace government and Taliban rep- ing the hard-won achievements ing on a plan that includes a re- the next 9 days and that it will talks in Doha in order to put resentatives in an effort to ac- of the past 20 years. duction in violence, the release invite key political leaders for an end to the Afghan conflict, celerate the peace process, two Dostum briefed Ghani of the of Taliban prisoners and the re- the event. a source said, adding that the sources familiar with the talks security situation in Kabul and moval of Taliban names from the Politicians from Afghanistan, meeting has been coordinated told Reuters. agreement signed in Doha last Northern provinces, stating: UN blacklist. including President Ghani and with the United States. This comes amid concerted ef- February. “Practical plans are needed for “The US and the Taliban are also Abdullah Abdullah, the chair- The Afghan government has so forts by the United States to Currently, US peace envoy the clearance of the Faryab- working on a plan with to re- man of the High Council for Na- far not commented on wheth- shake up the stalled intra-Af- Zalmay Khalilzad is visiting Mazar and Kunduz-Kabul duce violence and to help release tional Reconciliation, as well as er it will participate or not. ghan talks, ahead of the May the region and has put for- highways.” the Taliban prisoners and bring foreign envoys and the Taliban However, the Taliban 1 troop withdrawal deadline ward the Biden admin- Meanwhile, Ghani... the names of their leaders off of representatives, are expected to has said that they... as set out in the US-Taliban istration’s plan... More on Num(Page (2) 4) More on Num(Page (1) 4) More on Num(Page (4) 4) Page 2 March, 10, 2021 Main Page Afghan FM Hails Iran Aid in Farah Women Get Second Dedicated Radio Station in Containing Fire in Farahi Customs One Month TEHRAN – Afghanistan’s FARAH - A second all-women Minister of Foreign Affairs ex- radio station in Farah province pressed his appreciation for has been launched in just one timely action and cooperation month – in a bid to promote of Iranian authorities in control- women’s rights. ling fire broke out in Abu Nasr Naw-e-Zan radio station – Farahi Customs. meaning Women’s Tune – was Speaking in a meeting with Ira- launched to coincide with Inter- nian Ambassador to Afghani- national Women’s Day on Mon- stan Bahador Aminian on Tue., day and is being funded by the Mohammad Hanif Atmar hailed women themselves. Iran’s unsparing cooperation in In an extremely traditional so- started broadcasting in the containing the fire erupted in ciety, Farah women have taken province. All staff at both radio Abu Nasr Farahi Customs in Af- steps to raise their voices in the stations are women. ghanistan’s Farah province. fight for their rights. The stations target women and During the meeting, the two “The radio station was created girls in Farah province advocat- sides discussed peace talks in for the voices of women and ing for their rights, and discuss Afghanistan as well as common children in Farah. We fight for gender-based issues, health, ed- outlook of the two countries stan and Iran and establishment that a fire broke out at Abu Nasr of Abu Nasr Farahi. After the in- our human and Islamic rights ucation, and domestic violence. within the framework of region- of a joint commission on eco- Farahi customs in the province cident, Iran dispatched firefight- and make our voices heard,” The radio stations also provide al consensus for peace talks. nomic and trade cooperation be- on the border with Iran. ing crews to put off the massive said Humaira Mohammadi, platforms for women to voice The two sides also discussed fi- tween the two countries as well Farah Governor Taj Mohammad fire.This was reportedly the head of the radio station. their opinions and share their nalizing and signing a compre- as other bilateral issues. Jahed described the blaze as “se- second fire in Farah customs in About a month ago, the first FM stories. hensive agreement on strategic Local officials in Afghanistan’s vere” and said there were no the last two weeks. (Mehr News radio station dedicated to wom- Naw-e-Zan radio station cooperation between Afghani- Farah province said on Saturday facilities to contain it in the port Agency) en called “Voice of a Woman” broadcasts... More on Num(Page (9) 4)

Unpaid Shurabak Dam Koofi and Gailani Discuss Peace Undocumented Motorcycles Workers Go on Strike Process with Norweigan Diplomat Banned Nationwide FAIZABAD - Shurabak Hydro- KABUL - In a virtual discus- KABUL - The Ministry of Inte- electric Dam workers in north- sion with Audun Halvorsen, rior (MoI) says unauthorized eastern Badakhshan province the State Secretary at Norway’s movement and sale of undocu- have gone on strike over not Ministry of Foreign Affairs, mented motorcycles is banned receiving their salaries for the Fatima Gailani and Fawzia with immediate effect. last five months, warning not Koofi, members of the Repub- In a statement, MoI said the to return to their job until their lic’s peace talks team, discussed measure was taken in line with wages are paid. the importance of the role and a decision of the National Secu- This comes as 98 percent con- presence of women in the peace rity Council to legalize motor- struction work of the dam has of Badakhshan province in 2016 process. tant.” cycle movement and prevent other crimes committed by mo- been completed and the project and its implementation cost is Gailani said that today’s Af- Emphasizing the effective use terrorist and criminal incidents torcycles, the person would be is expected to be inaugurated in more than $48 million paid by ghanistan is different from what of current opportunities to involving motorcycles. responsible whose name the li- March if not delayed. Germany. it was in the past – by having achieve lasting peace in the The source said all government cense had been issued. According to a Pajhwok Af- Officials at that time had said gained “experience from past country, she said that the pro- departments and individuals The ministry said in addition ghan News report, the dam that the dam construction problems and lessons learned”. tection of women’s rights were required to register their to banning of motorcy- project was started on Kukcha would help provide She said: “Our achievements in and the participation of motorcycles. cles without license and River in Faizabad city, capital electricity to more... various fields are vitally impor- women in politics... In case of terrorist attacks or number plates,... More onNum (Page (10) 4) More onNum (Page (11) 4) More onNum (Page (12) 4)

Female Cyclists Compete in 3 Taliban Killed in Ghor, Clashes Gardez-Dand-I-Patan Road 35km Race in Kabul Inflict Losses to Gov’t Forces Being Rebuilt in Paktia KABUL - At least 20 women cy- this race to honor women’s GHOR - Security officials in member were wounded in the GARDEZ - The Gardez-Dand- Akbarzai said special survey clists from four provinces raced sports,” said Nargis Hakimi, a Ghor province say that the Tali- clash. i-Patan transit road was built teams had arrived from the in the 35 km “Gawhar Shad member of the women’s nation- ban insurgents clashed with the According to him, the clashes about 12 years ago, but it de- ministry and were conducting Cup” competition in Kabul on al cycling team. Afghan national security and took place in Deh-Shir area stroyed due to poor quality surveys in the area. Tuesday to mark International “Women’s cycling is a new defense forces in the Saghar dis- of the Saghar district of Ghor work and now efforts are un- He emphasized the importance Women’s Day, riding from the thing for the people in Afghani- trict of the province on Monday province. derway to reconstruct it. of the road and said its recon- National Olympic Committee stan. We attended this event night. Security officials in Ghor prov- JahanyarAkbarzai, head of Pak- struction would not only solve HQ, near the Ghazi Stadium, to normalize it,” said Zhala Amirdad Parsa, spokesman for ince also said that a few days tia Public Works and Roads De- traffic problem of tens of to the Paghman district west of Sarmast, another member the Ghor police command re- ago, ANDSF launched a partment, told Pajhwok Afghan thousands of people, but Kabul. of the women’s cycling ported Eight Taliban fighters clean-up operation in News the ministry wanted to also increase the flow of “I am a mother, but I attended national team. ... and an Afghan security force the Saghar district... reconstruct the road. trade. ... More onNum (Page (13) 4) More onNum (Page (14) 4) More onNum (Page (15) 4) Outlook Horoscope Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20) Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19) Cancer (June 21-July 20) Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22) Mar 10, 2021 - Too many communications Mar 10, 2021 - Today you might plan a may prove distracting today, Aries. The Mar 10, 2021 - If you’ve been studying as- Mar 10, 2021 - Some rather bizarre news quick trip by air, Capricorn. This could phone could be ringing off the hook and trology, numerology, or any other occult could come to you today about meta- be business related. Someone else may your email inbox overflowing. Everyone science, Cancer, today you might find some physical or paranormal matters, Libra. have been meant to go but couldn’t, so around you seems to be talking at once. If of the concepts you’re studying a bit con- This isn’t anything that affects you direct- you may be taking his or her place. This could be dis- you don’t bring some order to this chaos, it could give fusing. You may have glossed over some of ly, but more likely concerns discoveries ruptive for you, but if you make an effort, you can you a headache! Let voicemail get the phone, get away the ideas that are prerequisites to what you’re looking at of anomalies. You and others could find it fascinating turn it into an adventure. It’s always best to go with from the computer, and take something light to the now. Go back and review last week’s lesson and every- and discuss it for hours. Don’t be surprised if the theo- the flow and make the most of it. park to read. You need some peace and quiet. thing might make more sense to you. You will probably ries that come up seem even more bizarre than what progress that much faster for doing this. you heard in the first place! Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb.18) Taurus (Apr.21-May 20) Leo (July 21-Aug. 21) Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.22) Mar 10, 2021 - A date to get together with Mar 10, 2021 - A sudden but necessary ex- Mar 10, 2021 - A friend could be having fi- a romantic partner might have to be bro- pense could make a big hole in your budg- Mar 10, 2021 - This could be a hectic day, ken at the last minute, Aquarius. Your et today, Taurus. Perhaps some repairs nancial troubles and ask you for a loan, Leo. Scorpio. You will probably try to go too You like this person and understand what friend might not give a reason, and you need to be made around the house or to the many places and do too many things at might wonder if this means he or she car. Maybe someone needs an unexpected he or she’s going through, so you want to once. Friends might want to get together, help. But it could be a while before your doesn’t really want to see you. That probably isn’t trip to the dentist. This could throw you off but you may have a lot of errands to take the case. All signs are that your friend has received balance, but you can manage it by cutting some corners. So friend is solvent again. If you make the loan, care of. It might be a good idea to assess what needs to remember the adage about never lending anything to a some bad news and didn’t want to upset you. Hang in what if you have to eat pasta for a week or two? It could be be done and take care of it in order of urgency. That’s there. You should hear from your honey again soon. worse! Just move ahead with whatever needs to be done. friend that you aren’t willing to consider a gift. Don’t the only way you can stay sane! depend on immediate repayment. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Pisces (Feb.19-Mar.20) Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep 22 ) Sagittarius (Nov.23-Dec.20) Mar 10, 2021 - Generally you’re pretty Mar 10, 2021 - Sudden and unexpected emotionally stable, Gemini. Today’s Mar 10, 2021 - Some equipment that you use Mar 10, 2021 - You might hear some rather problems could have your household events might seem to conspire to create er- a lot, perhaps an appliance, computer, or TV, bizarre rumors today, Sagittarius. Someone in chaos, Pisces. This probably doesn’t ratic moods that you aren’t used to feeling. might go on the blink today, Virgo. Don’t try to has misinterpreted a piece of information relate to difficulties with your house- No major concerns should arise, but little fix it yourself even if you think you know how. and blown it into something far different from reality. mates. It’s more likely to involve problems with wir- irritations like dropping things, misplac- Call a professional, and hang the expense. If you try to do it You will need to check this out for yourself before jump- ing, appliances, or phone lines. It could be annoying ing keys, or missing calls could get on your nerves. Slow yourself, you might cause more damage to the equipment ing to any conclusions. Don’t be afraid to pass on what to deal with repairmen in and out of your house, but down and stay focused. It’s the only way you will re- or perhaps to you! This is definitely a day to exercise cau- you learn. It’s better to nip this sort of gossip in the bud by you will have to bear with it. You want your house- main calm today. tion. Be patient! revealing the facts than let it continue to spread. hold back to normal as soon as possible.

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In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind Potemkin Putin

By: Anders Åslund $259 billion of foreign credits that otherwise could have gone toward investment and thus economic growth. Since Vladimir Putin came to power in 2000, Russia has experienced Desperate to avoid blame himself for Russia’s weak economy, Putin several waves of popular unrest. In 2005, senior citizens protested has seized on the collapse in oil prices. But even though he seems to against a pension reform, and in 2011-2012, thousands of Muscovites talk about little else, he still has done nothing to diversify the Rus- demonstrated in response to an obviously fraudulent election in which sian economy’s sources of growth. A consummate petrostate, Rus- Putin returned to the presidency after a brief stint as prime minister. sia’s currency, exports, and imports all suffer when oil prices decline. Impatient, Make-It-Or- Through it all, Putin has proven to be politically bulletproof. Worse, the two factors that Putin would prefer to ignore – kleptoc- But now, a new wave of protests is sweeping the country, and there are racy and a sanctions-provoking foreign policy – have increasingly Break-It Approach good reasons to think this time might be different. Putin has become scared off foreign investors. Between 2014 and 2019, Russia’s annual ever more repressive and non-responsive to public opinion. Cloistered net inflows of foreign direct investment averaged slightly less than To Peace Process in isolated palaces, he has become what opposition leader Alexei Na- 1.5% of GDP – a negligible figure, particularly compared to the pre- valny calls a “grandpa in his bunker.” Despite the Kremlin’s attempt on ceding five-year period, when it was approximately double. Will Break It his life last year, Navalny recently released a damning documentary al- Viewed in these terms, Putin is easy to comprehend. He is primar- leging that Putin has funneled his ill-gotten gains toward the construc- ily concerned with his own hold on power, which he maintains by There are many thorny issues in the Afghan peace process and tion of a massive secret palace on the Black Sea. enriching himself and his cronies, and by assuming a geopolitical obstacles to reaching an agreement. The post-deal political struc- Putin’s next big political test will come in September, when Russia holds posture that will bolster his domestic image. Here, he has reaped the ture will be a highly contentious issue and has to be resolved be- State Duma (legislative) elections. Putin will have nothing meaning- dividends of two past successes: the brief war in Georgia in August tween Afghan parties. The historical ebbs and flows of Afghani- ful to offer the Russian people. After benefiting from robust economic 2008, and the annexation of Crimea in March 2014. stan indicate the country’s complicated challenges. growth of around 7% per year during his first two terms (2000-2008), According to polling by the Levada Center, an independent Rus- The US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad shared with Kabul the he now presides over a stagnant economy. Since peaking at $2.3 trillion sia-based think tank, Putin’s popularity reached a record-high 88% new strategy of the Biden administration, seeking national elec- in 2013, Russia’s GDP has fallen by more than one-third, to $1.5 trillion. immediately following the Georgia conflict, and surged to similar tions under the transitional Afghan government. Khalilzad also In the space of just four years (2014-2017), the country’s standard of heights again after March 2014. Over the past three years, however, it had a trip to Qatar and Pakistan, where he exchanged views about living fell by 12.4%. And after remaining flat through 2018-2019, it de- has declined from the 80%-plus range to 64%, and the public’s trust the Afghan peace process. He met with both the Afghan and Tali- clined again in 2020.Putin has long relied on the Russian consumer as in him has fallen to half that. ban negotiating delegations in Doha, Qatar’s capital.Meanwhile, the ultimate guarantor of his megalomaniacal ambitions. Nonetheless, Russia is divided. While a liberal one-third of the population op- US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin wrote a letter to President in 2018, following the sharp decline in personal disposable incomes, he poses Putin, another third supports him, and the remaining third is Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, outlining a four-point plan for the hit Russian households with a draconian pension reform that was so agnostic. The question, then, is when the fence sitters will finally turn country’s endgame. The plan includes a UN sponsored meeting ill-received that even his official popularity rating sank. Now, after six against the regime. Assuming that most are sensible opportunists, it of foreign ministers of Pakistan, Iran, Russia, China, India, and years of austerity, Russian economists Vladimir Milov and Sergei Gu- is likely to happn whenever they perceive that Putin has already lost. the United States to adopt a “unified approach” on Afghanistan. riev tell me that Russians are quickly running out of savings. And still, despite his increasingly desperate domestic position, Putin The Kabul administration was given specific proposals envis- There are three main reasons for Russia’s economic stagnation: Putin’s has done essentially nothing to placate the Russian public. Although aging a new inclusive government leading to comprehensive authoritarian kleptocracy, Western financial sanctions, and low oil pric- he issued an “Executive Order on Russia’s National Development ceasefire.Khalilzad met with the Pakistani high-level officials and es, which were imposed in response to Russia’s military aggression in Goals through 2030” last summer, that document turned out to be far discussed the Biden’s peace strategy with Pakistan. However, Af- Ukraine since 2014.The first factor seems to be the most important. Dur- less substantive than it sounds. ghan officials still view Pakistan with doubt and mistrust. Afghan ing his first two terms, Putin benefited from the liberalizing reforms Making matters worse for himself, Putin has promised to ensure first vice president Amrullah Saleh tweeted, “Pakistan is a direct enacted in the 1990s under his predecessor, President Boris Yeltsin, and “steady growth in household incomes and pensions not lower than party to the Afghan conflict and crisis. Treating them as normal then-acting Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar. But after consolidating pow- the rate of inflation,” implying that he does not foresee any increase neighbor won’t help the peace process. Defining their role in war er during his first term, Putin used his hold on the courts to start seizing in the standard of living for the next decade. Apparently, Putin is no and peace must be part of the discussion. Silence, sugar coating, profitable private enterprises, which he then awarded to his St. Peters- longer even trying to hide the fact that regime maintenance is his sole appeasement or simply ignoring it won’t help. Taliban leaders are burg cronies.Russian officials dismiss Western sanctions as ineffective, concern.Russia is declining not just economically and technological- in Pakistan.” even though they constantly complain about them. But sanctions are ly, but also in demographic terms. Last year, its population shrank by In a separate remark, Saleh has said that the government will easy to measure, so this contradiction need not confuse matters. At the almost 700,000, owing in no small part to the emigration of qualified not sign the US peace plan.The Afghan government is “review- end of 2013, the Central Bank of Russia put the country’s total foreign young people. That is a sure sign that Putin’s Russia is shakier than ing any possible way to get to a dignified peace for our people,” indebtedness at $729 billion. Yet by the end of 2020, that figure had fall- most believe. a member of the republic team Nader Nadery is cited as say- en to $470 billion, and other emerging economies had expanded their Anders Åslund is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council in Wash- ing. “The republic is built on sacrifices of a large number of our foreign debts by a similar proportion. This indicates that in the years ington. His latest book is Russia’s Crony Capitalism: The Path from people and our international partners. A dignified peace must since Western sanctions were applied, Russia has been forced to forego Market Economy to Kleptocracy. protect these.”Afghan government officials in general and Presi- dent Ghani in particular are unwilling to accept an interim gov- ernment. Therefore, Saleh’s remarks are not conciliatory. Paki- stan will not deny that the Taliban leaders are on Pakistani soil, however, restarting the blame game will not help. Saleh has to be A Greentech Bubble? further mindful of his statements so that the peace process is not challenged further.Pakistan has strong leverage on the Taliban potential of the new technology and mobilize capital to fund the in- leadership and is table to play a very crucial role in the talks. It is By: William H. Janeway frastructure needed for its broad deployment, and for the Darwinian up to Khalilzad to persuade Islamabad to use its leverage on the exploration of additional applications. A productive bubble emerges, Taliban and pressure them for reaching an agreement. Following the tenfold growth of Tesla’s stock between March 2020 and driven by the promise of a new economy. In addition to escalated insurgency, which indicates Taliban’s January 2021, the company’s founder, Elon Musk, has emerged as the Elements of this pattern can be seen in previous industrial revolu- lukewarm response to peace talks, there are many ifs and buts avatar of green innovation. The Tesla phenomenon has spilled over into tions. In the century leading up to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the to be discussed at the negotiation table over the post-peace po- the rest of the nascent electric-vehicle (EV) industry, sprinkling stardust British army’s rising demand for guns fueled the productivity gains litical structure. EU special envoy for Afghanistan Roland Kobia on a host of green startups with unproven technologies and minimal (from mass production and the division of labor) that made Birming- has rightly pointed out that “Afghanistan has a Constitution, had revenues. ham, England, the workshop of the First Industrial Revolution. Then, elections, held Loya Jirgas, has joint Declaration with the US, is As entrepreneurs and private investors step in to do what governments a generation later, the British Parliament endowed railway promot- engaged in Doha process. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have failed to do, some commentators now believe a “Green Revolu- ers with powers of eminent domain and limited liability, setting the has the support of vast majority of international community plus tion” is at hand. Others, however, look at the same picture and see the stage for the Great Railway Mania of the 1840s. Likewise, in the Unit- the world in United Nations’ Security Council and Geneva has early signs of a “greentech bubble.”The greentech (or cleantech) boom ed States, state guarantees and subsidies underwrote the canal and committed to protect achievements and republic.” Apparently is indeed vulnerable. Like the earlier digital boom that resulted in the rail networks that were needed to establish a truly national economy. refereeing to the Taliban, he said that “You have an opportunity dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, it is heavily reliant on an outside force And, as in Britain, speculators followed where the state had led. with new US administration to show you really want peace.”To that could suddenly recede – namely, easy money. In today’s environ- Today, climate change offers a mission that is greater in scale and protect the achievements made within the last couple of decades ment of low interest rates, the present value of future cash flows has scope than even the Cold War. But the response so far has been radi- as well as democratic principles and the republic, the Afghan been inflated, and thus will plummet were interest rates to rise.For ten cally different. For years, the US was paralyzed by Republican poli- government has to persuade the Taliban to respect them based years now, central banks have set policy rates below the rate of inflation ticians’ denial of reality – a self-defeating stance that culminated in on public demands. Meanwhile, the world and the United Na- – which itself has resided at historically low levels. As a result, negative former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris climate tions should also put their weight behind the protection of the real interest rates on safe assets have pushed large institutional and re- agreement in 2017.In America’s absence, China sought to lay claim to aforementioned issues. To this end, the negotiating sides have to tail investors alike into riskier assets yielding higher potential returns. the Green Revolution, funding the world’s largest program for green- haggle over these issues at the negotiating table in Qatar before in- It is worth remembering that just before the recent focus on greentech tech research and development, and securing its dominant position in ternational conferences are held. In short, the most controversial stocks, the Big Tech giants achieved extremely high valuations as part the production of wind turbines and solar panels. But China’s climate issues will not be resolved in conferences but at the peace table. of a broader “unicorn bubble” in private markets, where “unconven- leadership is compromised by its reliance on coal and continued con- Hence, the negotiators have to finalize the issues and gear up for tional” investors paid premium prices for unsellable shares of what they struction of new coal-fired power plants both at home and abroad. participation into international conference, where an agreement hoped would be the next FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Moreover, while US policymakers have dithered, the American public is signed and guaranteed under the watch of the international Google) stock.In any case, the US Federal Reserve has responded to the has accepted reality. According to the Pew Research Center, a major- community and regional and global states.President Ghani has COVID-19 crisis with a commitment to keep its policy rate near zero ity of Republican voters and an overwhelming share of Democrats be- softened his tone to some extent as he said that Afghanistan “is until the US economy achieves “maximum employment and inflation lieve the US government should do more to address climate change. ready to talk on a free, transparent and countrywide election un- averaging 2% over time.” That means there is a broad constituency for Biden’s plan to “build der the management of the international community.” He urged Yet, given the rapid administration of COVID-19 vaccines under US back better,” the blueprint of which already contains much of what the Taliban to prove their goodwill for peace and stability in the President Joe Biden’s administration, the stage is being set for normal- is needed.Biden’s commitment sets the stage for government to fill country. So far, the Taliban negotiators could not build a trust be- ization in capital markets.So, the question is not whether the green in the missing pieces of a nationwide shift to renewable energy, start- tween each other. bubble will burst (all bubbles do, eventually), but whether it will burst ing with the establishment of grid-scale energy storage. Also needed As both the Afghan government and the Taliban do not trust before the Green Revolution has established a firm foothold. Will the are enhanced grid management to accommodate a preponderance each other, how they will be able to reach an agreement. I want capital mobilized by the current boom be wasted, or will it be embod- of intermittent energy sources; an extension of the grid to substitute to emphasize that the issue of Afghanistan is far more compli- ied as the infrastructure needed to turn the revolution into the new electricity for carbon-generating systems in industrial, commercial, cated to be resolved in few months. Khalilzad has to create re- normal?Effecting radical change in energy supply and consumption and residential buildings; a nationwide expansion of broadband ac- gional and international consensus and build trust between the inevitably will require what only the state can provide: vast public in- cess; and the reconstruction of transportation infrastructure to accom- two sides through pressuring the Taliban to reduce violence and vestment and new rules of the road (taxes and regulations). We know modate lower-carbon forms of mobility (including charging stations honor their deal with the White House. It will prove productive if this from the history of the digital revolution in the second half of the for EVs).Having witnessed the difference that competent national Washington goes with the peace process patiently and the make- twentieth century, which I examined in my book Doing Capitalism in leadership makes in the deployment of vaccines, it is possible that US it-or-break-it approach to the process is most likely to break it. the Innovation Economy.In technological revolutions, state actors must play the initial leading role, by establishing a politically legitimate mis- voters will deliver the Democrats even larger legislative majorities in sion (such as winning the Cold War) to justify massive spending on the 2022 midterm elections. The last time that happened was in 1934, high-risk programs. Likewise, it is the state that must fund upstream when voters heartily endorsed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. If a investment in basic research whose potential returns are too uncertain Green New Deal then follows, the greentech boom, bubble or not, will to motivate the private sector. And, as a novel technology matures, the leave behind a new world. state creates a market by serving as the first customer, thereby pulling William H. Janeway, author of Doing Capitalism in the Innovation the supply side of the innovation economy down the learning curve to Economy, is a special limited partner at the private-equity firm War- low-cost, reliable production. burg Pincus and an affiliated lecturer in economics at the University The final stage begins when speculators identify the transformational of Cambridge.

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(1) Taliban Concluding… er sectors of society,” said Abdul Rahman (TOLO NEWS) reference to Lopez Obrador, and “We’re not no rush to lift sanctions,” the official said, Zhowndai, civil society activist in Farah. all here.” speaking to reporters on condition of ano- are assessing the invitation. (14) 3 Taliban Killed… “We are moving towards progress and I Mexican government data shows at least nymity to discuss the policy. “But we need Some analysts believe that Moscow’s invi- consider the inauguration of this radio sta- of the province and five villages were 939 cases of femicide, murders that spe- to recognize here that unilateral sanctions tation to Afghan politicians is aimed to put tion a valuable step,” said Kubra Azami, cleared of Taliban militants. cifically targeted victims because they were over the last four years have not succeeded pressure on the politicians to accept the US- Farah’s head of women’s affairs. The Taliban have not yet commented. women, occurred last year. The crime rose in achieving an electoral outcome in the proposed peace plan. The female staff at Naw-e-Zan are optimis- (Khaama Press) nearly 130% between 2015 and 2020. country.” Meanwhile, Ned Price, the Spokesperson tic about the steps taken. There are currently Activists also projected feminist slogans in U.S. sanctions, which began under Presi- for the US Department of State, said that the (15) Gardez-Dand-I-Patan… ten people working at this new radio sta- bright lights across the barricaded palace fa- dent Barack Obama, have increased eco- US is committed to the protection of gains tion. (ATN) “About 40 percent of its survey is complet- cade, including a message saying “a rapist nomic pressure on the once prosperous made by the Afghans in the past two de- ed and the rest is being surveyed fast,” he will not be governor,” referring to Felix Sal- country. Its economy was already suffering cades. (10) Unpaid Shurabak… added. gado, a gubernatorial candidate for Guer- from mismanagement and the deterioration “We are trying to support and do every- than 11,000 families in Badakhshan. Governor Mohammad HalimFidai also rero state. (Reuters) of its all-important oil industry. thing we can to support the parties, doing Karimullah, a resident of third police district stressed that in addition to some other im- In the last few years, the Venezuelan econ- everything we can to bring our international (19) Climate Change: … of Faziabad city, who works as driver in the portant projects, the construction of this omy has been in free fall, with widespread allies, to bring our international partners, to dam since last two years, said that they did road was also planned and serious work administration abandoned the International shortages of food and medicine and fre- bring others in the region together to make not receive their salaries of last five months. would be done on it. Paris Climate Agreement, but the US has re- quent power outages. An estimated 5 mil- clear that all of us have a stake in Afghani- He said all workers of the dam have been on Abdul Malik Zazai, chairman of the Pro- turned to it under President Biden. lion people have fled, mostly to neighboring stan’s future security, stability, ensuring the strike for the last one week and they would vincial Council, said Paktia needed more “With the change of administration in the countries such as Colombia, but many have durability of the gains including the impor- not return to duty until their salaries were attention from the central government and US and the flurry of announcements Biden settled in South Florida. tant gains for women and girls that have paid by the concerned company. said some projects related to the Ministry of brought out shortly after he came into office The Biden official said the Maduro govern- been achieved,” said Ned Price. (TOLO “We have not received our salaries of five Public Works had been incomplete in the (...), the US position now looks a lot closer ment has “adapted” to the most punishing NEWS) months, we have families and we are cur- province since years. (Pajhwok) to the EU and the UK,” said Matthew Pat- of the sanctions, against transactions with (2) Ghani Meets with… rently faced with economic problems, (16) Deaths from… erson, a Professor of International Politics at Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Paiman Kar Company also known as Manchester University, in an interview with Petroleos de Venezuela SA, and the U.S. welcomed Dostum’s security plans and attacks to 1,466 in 2020 – largely driven by (FIKA) should pay the salaries of all of its Euronews. needs to work with its allies on new strate- called for the ideas to be implemented. Islamic State’s Wilayat Al Iraq, or Iraq prov- workers,” he added. However, the expert warned that it will be gies. The meeting comes after Dostum returned ince, which accounted for half of all record- Meanwhile, Abdul Sammad, 38, a techni- “difficult for Biden to get anything through “Oil markets long ago have adapted to oil to Kabul in late February after a 20-month ed Islamic State attacks worldwide in 2020. cal engineer in the dam, also complained Congress.” sanctions and that they are able to sustain absence. Janes said the increase in terrorism fatali- about not receiving their salaries since five “The credibility of the US system to deliver themselves through illicit flows,” the official Dostum was welcomed back by Abdullah ties stems from “mass-casualty operations” months. is quite weak,” Paterson said, noting that the said. “So, really we could keep on with uni- Abdullah Chairman of the High Council conducted by Islamic State’s West Africa A resident of Faryab province, Sammad EU and UK historically had more ambitious lateral sanctions and stay in this situation for for National Reconciliation, Mohammad province in the Lake Chad basin and the said, “For God’s sake, we are poor people, climate policies than Washington -- even be- who knows how long or we actually could Mohaqiq, Presidential Advisor for Security tri-border Sahel area. The security firm we work to continue our life, we have not fore Trump. start sitting down with the international and Political Affairs, and several prominent also recorded a significant increase in op- received our salaries since five months, how “In Brussels, Secretary Kerry will meet with community to see how we can actually exert Afghan figures at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai erational tempo by Islamic State’s Central can we eat..” representatives of the European Commis- coordinated pressure and set clear expecta- Airport. (ATN) Africa province in northeast Mozambique, He said all workers of the dam had decided sion,” the State Department said. tions for the way forward.” where local militants continued to challenge (3) Washington Says… not to return to their duties until their sala- “In Paris, he will meet with French govern- The Biden administration, like its predeces- the security forces for control of key urban ries were paid. ment officials.” (Euronews) sor, views Maduro as a “dictator” and wants everything we can to facilitate that progress, and commercial locations in Cabo Delgado Hamidullah, an official of Shurabak Dam, him out of power. “Our overriding goal is to to support dialogue, the inter-Afghan dia- province. (RT) (20) Pfizer Covid… logue between the various parties. said, “FIKA company had a legal issue with support a peaceful democratic transition in where six infected cases were identified, Ja- That’s precisely why we’re there.” another company in 2011, that company (17) Sporadic Protests in… Venezuela through free and fair presiden- opened a complaint against FIKA and the pan were four travelers are thought to have Khalilzad, who has already met with Af- the streets of Yangon in support of the tial and parliamentary elections,” State De- Afghan government locked our money in brought it back to Tokyo, and a number of ghan leaders in Kabul and the Taliban in youths in the Sanchaung district, where they partment spokesman Ned Price said. (AP) the bank.” European countries that had arrivals from Qatar, arrived in Pakistan on Monday, had been holding a daily protest against the He said they would pay salaries of their the Amazonas region.The study is likely (24) Biden’s Justice… along with Resolute Support Commander coup. workers once the problem was resolved. to boost interest in the Pfizer vaccine, with approved Biden’s attorney general nomi- General Scott Miller. (ATN) Police firing guns and using stun grenades Mohammad Zakaria Sawda, Badakhshan countries such as New Zealand and South nee, Merrick Garland, in a bipartisan 15-7 announced on Monday they would check (4) UNAMA Chief… governor, told Pajhwok that he had talked Africa already favoring it over alternatives, vote, and the Senate is expected to confirm houses for anyone from outside the district with officials in the central government for like the AstraZeneca jab, which have shown him to the post as soon as Wednesday. for peace which includes an interim gov- and said they would punish anyone caught finding a solution to the problem and efforts lower protection against variants of the vi- If confirmed as deputy attorney general, ernment. hiding them. were on to resolve the issue and resume rus. (RT) Monaco would help oversee the depart- According to Reuters, Lyons is expected to Youth activist Shar Ya Mone said she had work on the dam. (Pajhwok) ment’s sprawling investigation into the also meet with Khalilzad and Qatari officials been in a building with about 15 to 20 oth- (21) Lebanon’s Collapse… deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob during her visit, the sources said. (11) Koofi and Gailani… ers, but had now been able to go home. $120 today. Budget cuts pushed the military of former President Donald Trump’s sup- These are crucial meetings as the outcome “There were many free car rides and people is key to ensuring a bright future for Af- to cut meat from its meals last year.In what porters.In her prepared opening statement will decide the fate of talks in Doha and welcoming the protesters,” Shar Ya Mone ghanistan. was seen as a sign of the times, the French released by the Judiciary Committee, Mo- whether they should be continued or put said by telephone. Stating that the role of the UN and strength- embassy donated food parcels last month naco said the Justice Department was at under a moratorium, Reuters reported. She said she would keep demonstrating ening regional consensus and the role of to the Lebanese army, which has long been an “inflection point ... as we battle violent (ATN) “until the dictatorship ends.” neighboring countries in supporting the backed by Western nations.Some officials extremism - foreign and domestic - and Another protester posted on social media (5) Afghanistan, Turkey… peace process is of significant importance, caution that security forces will struggle to mounting cyber threats from nation states that they had been able to leave the area at cooperation and coordination among the Gailani said that there is a need to strength- contain unrest.More than half the popula- and criminals alike.” (Reuters) around 5 a.m. after security forces pulled two countries. en coordination and coherence among inter- tion is now poor, with wages slashed across out. (25) Talks start to… “The content of the agreement is great and national partners to get them to support this the board, prices soaring and no state res- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres we want to implement it properly. Our col- process. cue plan in sight. That was even before the would go beyond the minimum size need- had called for “maximum restraint” and leagues in the MAIL would work on it,” he Fawzia Koofi, meanwhile spoke about re- currency hit a record low last week after ed for recovery - within the next five years if the safe release of all protesters without vio- said. cent developments in the peace process, and months of political paralysis. the catch is not cut. lence or arrests, a call echoed by the U.S. and Turkish agriculture and forestry minister, mentioned the negotiating team’s efforts to The military, its commander and the care- French and Spanish fishing fleets take the British embassies in Myanmar. Bekir Pakdemirli talking in the meeting said stop targeted killings and the ongoing vio- taker interior minister have denied recent majority of fish, using industrial methods An advocacy rights group said around 50 that agriculture was a major sector in both lence, and to establish a durable ceasefire. local media reports that economic hardship such as “purse seine” with huge nets that people had been arrested in Sanchaung af- countries and the agreement was a great Stressing the importance of continuing spurred a rise in forces abandoning duty. often net juvenile yellowfin yet to begin ter police searched houses, though checks start for sharing information and experi- the peace negotiations, Koofi said: “Clear Still, three security sources told Reuters a reproducing.Coastal nations want to limit were still being made. ences. and measured mechanisms are needed to buildup of pressure on lower-ranking ser- Europe’s distant-water fleets.Kenya and Sri A junta spokesman did not answer calls re- The statement concluded that the agree- move the peace process forward, and the vicemen has fueled concerns of desertions. Lanka, for example, want more curbs on questing comment. ment was prepared in 10 articles by agricul- Negotiating Team of the Islamic Republic One member of the security forces, speaking devices such as fish aggregators: floating State television MRTV said earlier: “The ture teams of the two countries before it was of Afghanistan has worked on these mecha- on condition of anonymity, said he wanted objects that attract tuna and other species government’s patience has run out and signed. (Pajhwok) nisms.” to leave after many years because it had towards nets.“They are the visitors,” said She emphasized the role of international while trying to minimise casualties in stop- become hard to pay rent. He said he knew Will McCallum, Head of Oceans at environ- (6) 26 New Cases partners in continuing their cooperation for ping riots, most people seek complete stabil- three others who had deserted, which is mental group Greenpeace UK, of the Euro- country, data by the ministry indicates. a stable Afghanistan, and said that establish- ity (and) are calling for more effective mea- punishable by law, and worried command- pean fleets. “They are fishing at a far larger The number of deaths from COVID-19 ing peace and security in Afghanistan is cru- sures against riots.” ers would reject his request for a discharge. capacity than anybody else, and it’s not an globally is more than 2,601,043 and the cial to regional stability. The United States criticised the junta af- “If nothing works, I’ll have to resort to flee- equitable state of affairs.” number of known global coronavirus cases Koofi also spoke about the importance of in- ter an announcement on Monday that five ing,” he said, adding he used to be able to The Maldives wants the yellowfin catch to is 117,188,008, according to Johns Hopkins ternational guarantees and the United Na- independent media companies had been buy his children whatever they wanted but be cut by 15% from 2015 levels, when IOTC University. (TOLO NEWS) tions’ role in ensuring peace in Afghanistan, stripped of their licences. The five - Mizzi- now could barely afford a few groceries. scientists first agreed they were being over- ma, Myanmar Now, 7-Day, DVB and Khit (7) 75 Taliban… saying that parties who make decisions re- A second security source said army deser- fished.The IOTC had last year recommend- garding the peace process must ensure that Thit Media - have been active in covering tions were still within the usual pre-crisis ed cutting the catch by 20% from 2014 levels, wounded. the decisions will lead Afghanistan to peace protests against the coup. figures, though there were plans to boost but rowed back in January, saying that was He also said security forces escaped unhurt and stability.(ATN) “We have very strongly condemned the aid to avoid a rise. (Reuters) distorted by projections from the 2018 stock during the three days of the operation. junta for the, in many cases, violent crack- (12) Undocumented… (22) Germany is Main… assessment. In Zabul province, police chief Col. Hek- downs on those peacefully taking to the Given that a new stock assessment will not matullah Kochi, said they had launched it also banned pillion riding at the same streets and on those who are just doing their “Germany is singled out as the main target be ready until the end of 2021, the commis- operations in Noork area of Qalat city, the time, especially in cities. jobs, including independent journalists who for Russian disinformation efforts among sion may postpone new measures, accord- provincial capital, in ShahrSafa district and It added the ministry distributed license and have been swept up,” State Department European member states,” said the watch- ing to the Blue Marine Foundation. (Re- Takir area of Mezan district. number plates to sport motorbikes only at spokesman Ned Price said. dog, which is called EUvsDisinfo. uters) He said so far 26 Taliban militants had been The Myanmar military has brushed off con- EUvsDisinfo said the Kremlin was trying the official request of the National Olympic (26) FBI arrests 2,… killed and 10 others wounded. Committee, and did not issue license and demnation of its actions, as it has in past pe- to portray Germany as a country driven by Separately, seven armed Taliban were killed plates to newly-imported and mountain riods of army rule when outbreaks of pro- “irrational Russophobia” to draw attention was among the first rioters into the building. and six others wounded in a clash with se- motorbikes in major cities. test were bloodily repressed. away from Russia’s violations of human Chansley doesn’t fully appreciate the sever- This time it is also under pressure from a curity forces in NaharSaraj district of south- The statement also said that restrictions on rights and international law. ity of the charges against him, Lamberth said. civil disobedience movement that has crip- “(Russia’s approach) intends to create un- ern Helmand province. motorcycling in Kabul and provinces were The judge said he has no faith that Chansley pled government business and from strikes certainty, sow discord, give Russian officials The Taliban have said nothing in this re- as per the decision of the MoI and the mili- would follow release conditions.At least five at banks, factories and shops that have shut for manoeuvre... The Kremlin doublespeak gard. (Pajhwok) tary council of the same province, taking people, including a Capitol Police officer, much of Yangon this week. (Reuters) exploits Europe’s, and Germany’s commit- into account special circumstances. died as a result of the violence at the Capitol, (8) Russia Impounds… ment to dialogue,” the report said. Motorcycles used by the private sector and (18) Women march… and two other officers killed themselves af- right to intercept a plane. Instead the coun- Germany was among EU countries advo- provide services, such as restaurants, online ter. More than 300 people have been charged try should share the issue with the relevant in recent days have displayed a purple ban- cating for more sanctions on Russia over with federal crimes.Minuta, 36, of Hackett- markets, etc.., are exempted from paragraph company/airline. ner declaring “no abuser in power” across the case of Navalny, who received medi- stown, New Jersey, had been “equipped 7 of this declaration after being recognized The plane had no technical issues and ef- Mexico City’s main plaza, renamed streets cal treatment in Berlin and recovered in the with military-style attire and gear, including by the MoI. (Pajhwok) forts by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were with women’s names pasted over signs and Black Forest after being poisoned with a apparel emblazoned with a crest related to underway to address the issue through dip- (13) Female Cyclists … used purple, green and pink on social media military-grade nerve agent last year. the Oath Keepers,” the FBI said, referring to lomatic channels, the source said. Navalny, an anti-corruption activist, says The event was held to encourage women’s avatars. the far-right antigovernment militia. (AP) With the Ariana Afghan Airline yet to com- the Kremlin was behind the attack, which cycling in the country and to increase the At the national palace, where Lopez Obra- ment on the issue, the ACAA is said to have Moscow denies. He was arrested after re- (27)Tesla loses more… numbers of female participants in the cy- dor resides, protesters painted the names of sent the government of Russia regarding the turning to Moscow from Germany in Janu- Li Auto closed down 7.6% and 5.0% respec- cling federation, officials said, adding that hundreds of femicide victims across 10-foot- problem. (Pajhwok) tall (3-meter) metal barriers erected last ary and is now serving a new jail sentence in tively.The broader auto industry has been the idea is to train and prepare the cyclists pressured by a global semiconductor chip (9) Farah Women Get… week to protect the historic building from a Russian penal colony.The EU last month for national and international events. agreed to blacklist four senior Russian offi- shortage, which has caused a major delay in protesters. programs in Farsi/Dari and Pashto lan- “We prepare women by holding such cials over the Navalny case, adding to eco- manufacturing activities and forced many Demonstrators ripped down a section of the guages on various topics from 6 am to 11 events. nomic sanctions it had earlier slapped on companies to scale down production.In late barrier and spray-painted sidewalks, kiosks pm daily on FM 99.6MHz. The women attended the race to explore Russia over the annexation of Crimea and February, Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon and business facades from the Revolution Some women and youth rights activists say their abilities and to show to the world that the Kremlin’s support of armed separatists Musk said the company’s Fremont, Califor- such strong steps are needed to preserve they are capable,” said Fazel Ahmad Fazli, monument to the historic center with graf- in eastern Ukraine. (Reuters) nia plant was shut down for two days due to women’s achievements and raise awareness head of the federation. fiti accusing the government of not doing “parts shortages”.The weeks-long selloff has of men’s and women’s rights. At the end of the event, Yulduz Hashemi enough to prosecute femicides and com- (23) US lets Venezuelans… reduced Musk’s wealth by more than $49 bil- “We hope to do more in Farah to reflect won first place, while Fariba and Afsana memorating murdered women. administration official portrayed that as lion as of Friday, according to Reuters calcu- the voices of women, children and all oth- won second and third place, respectively. Their messages read “Macho AMLO”, in a failed strategy.“The United States is in lations. (Reuters) Page 5 March, 10, 2021 International Page

Deaths from Terrorist Acts Rose By 17% Globally in 2020 Biden’s Justice Despite Fewer Attacks, Terror Index Shows Department nominees There were fewer terrorism attacks for more than half of all attacks last year than the year before – but worldwide, Henman said. Janes face Senate more people still died at the hands noted that the increasing violence in confirmation hearing of terrorists in 2020 than in 2019, data Afghanistan was driven almost ex- WASHINGTON- Presi- as its 93 U.S. attorneys. from the Global Attack Index shows, clusively by Taliban attacks targeting dent Joe Biden’s nomi- Vanita Gupta is nomi- as attacks became deadlier. the security forces, following a peace nees for the No. 2 and nated as associate attor- The data, analyzed by security con- deal signed with the US government No. 3 Justice Depart- ney general, a job that sultancy Janes and released Tuesday, in February 2020. ment jobs face the Sen- oversees the depart- shows that 17,122 people died world- Janes recorded double the number ate Judiciary Commit- ment’s civil and civil wide as a result of terror attacks in of attacks from 2019 to last year in tee on Tuesday, and will rights divisions, as well 2020 – 2,543 more fatalities than the the Democratic Republic of Congo likely be questioned on as antitrust, environ- year before – representing an in- (DRC) – with triple the number of topics from civil rights mental, grant-making crease of 17.4 percent. deaths. It said the data showed this to protecting the United and community polic- That increase in fatalities happened increase in both attacks and fatalities States from domestic ing matters. despite there being 3.7 percent fewer was caused by the Allied Democratic extremist attacks. Both women have gar- terrorist attacks around the world. Forces targeting civilians in Nord Lisa Monaco, a former nered bipartisan sup- “The overall downturn in attacks Kivu and Ituri provinces. prosecutor who also port for their nomina- can be largely attributed to the July Attacks in Syria and Ukraine de- served as homeland tions, though Gupta ceasefire in Ukraine’s Donbass re- curity at Janes. “This decrease masked More than one-third of all terror deaths creased by 29.1 percent and 36.5 per- security and counter- has drawn some oppo- gion, which resulted in attacks drop- major shifts in violence in Afghanistan in 2020 occurred in Afghanistan, with cent respectively between 2019 and terrorism adviser to for- sition from conserva- ping by one-third in the high-tempo and key conflict zones in sub-Saharan 6,627 people dying in 2,373 terror inci- 2020. mer President Barack tive groups over her separatist conflict,” said Matthew Africa, though, where attacks and re- dents. The country, coupled with Syria Iraq, however, reported a 50-percent Obama, is Biden’s pick progressive views on Henman, head of Terrorism and Se- sultant fatalities rose dramatically.” and Ukraine, cumulatively accounted increase in ...(More on P4)...(16) for deputy attorney criminal justice reform general - a sweeping and is expected to face role that entails over- a tougher confirmation Sporadic Protests in Myanmar after Women march in Mexico seeing the department’s battle than Monaco.The to make their voices heard, criminal and national committee previously Hundreds Escape Overnight Security siege security matters as well ...(More on P4)...(24) Kyi on Feb. 1 has brought the seek justice Southeast Asian nation to a MEXICO CITY- Women but who authorities have Talks start to protect near-standstill. Daily protests across Mexico took to the warned may not stay behind are being staged across the streets on Monday to protest bars because of a lack of evi- Indian Ocean’s depleting tuna country, and security forces the crisis of violence they dence. Representatives of 30 cern too: British su- are cracking down harshly. face on a daily basis, fueled According to public policy nations meet on Tues- permarkets Tesco and More than 60 protesters have by what they say is an out of think tank Mexico Evalua, day to seek ways to Co-op and Belgian re- been killed and over 1,800 touch government, and Pres- which analyzed government save fast-depleting tailer Colruyt pledged detained, an advocacy group ident Andres Manuel Lopez data, five million women tuna stocks in the Indi- last year to stop buy- said. Obrador’s support for a poli- were victims of sexual vio- an Ocean as demand in ing Indian Ocean yel- Scattered protests were held tician accused of rape. lence in the second half of Asia and the West soars lowfin unless the U.N.- in Yangon and other towns “I’m here so my voice is 2020 in Mexico, including for sushi and tinned mandated commission across Myanmar on Tuesday heard, so justice is done. Yes- harassment, sexual abuse, fish. adopts a plan to rebuild but were quickly broken up terday it was my daughter. attempted rape or rape, the The Indian Ocean Tuna stocks. by security forces using tear Tomorrow it could be an- vast majority of which did Commission (IOTC), The International Un- Myanmar security forces Western powers and the Unit- gas and stun grenades. At least other girl,” said 39-year-old not get reported.The march- which groups coastal ion for Conservation of quickly snuffed out sporadic ed Nations had called on My- two people were wounded, Irma Quesada. es to mark International countries from Austral- Nature has for nearly a anti-junta protests on Tuesday anmar’s military rulers to al- one by a gunshot, in the town She said her 12-year-old Women’s Day were smaller ia to Kenya plus major decade had the species after hundreds of young ac- low the youngsters to leave of Mohnyin in the north, local daughter was still recover- in size than last year’s dem- fishing region the Euro- on its “Red List”. tivists who had been trapped after fears for their safety as media said. ing in hospital after being onstrations, likely because pean Union, was con- Yet the total global overnight in a district of its big- troops moved in. Thousands of people defied a raped and stabbed in the of concerns about the coro- vening virtually over catch has risen by gest city Yangon were able to The army takeover and arrest night time curfew on Monday face last week by a 45-year- navirus pandemic.Activists five days to debate yel- about a third, to nearly get out. of elected leader Aung San Suu to take to ...(More on P4)...(17) old man, who is now in jail ...(More on P4)...(18) lowfin tuna quotas. 450,000 metric tons an- Environmentalists say nually, according to U.S. sanctions complicate Syria’s the warm water species the London-based Blue Climate Change: US Envoy John Kerry is at risk of depletion Marine Foundation ad- return to Arab fold, UAE Kicks off Europe Tour in London as over-fishing com- vocacy group. minister says pounds other threats It estimates yellowfin US Envoy for Climate John Kerry from climate change tuna stocks could “col- DUBAI- U.S. sanctions im- The return of Syria to the kicked off his Europe tour with a and pollution. lapse” - meaning they posed on the government of Arab League is in the inter- meeting with UK Prime Minister There is corporate con- ...(More on P4)...(25) President Bashar al-Assad, est of Syria and other coun- Boris Johnson in London on Mon- known as the Ceasar Act, is tries of the region, he told a day before heading to Brussels FBI arrests 2, including complicating the return of told a joint news conference and Paris.The purpose of the trip Syria to the Arab fold, the in Abu Dhabi, with his Rus- is to “work with European allies to Stone bodyguard, in UAE’s Foreign Minister Ab- sian counterpart Sergey Lav- strengthen global climate ambition,” dullah Bin Zayed said on rov. the US State Department said. Capitol riot Tuesday. (Reuters) Kerry met Johnson ahead of the ma- NEW YORK- Two men is charged with shov- jor United Nations COP6 summit wanted in the deadly ing a metal police barri- that the UK is hosting in November. riot at the U.S. Capitol cade into police officers Pfizer Covid vaccine successfully Kerry, a former US Secretary of were arrested over the during the insurrection, neutralizes Brazilian State, was seen appointed to the role Downing Street. sponded to a reporter’s ques- weekend, including one according to court re- by President Joe Biden in Novem- Kerry tweeted that Sharma tion whether it was possible who reportedly served cords. variant – lab study ber.He arrived at Downing Street and the Prime Minister were to avert climate catastrophe as a bodyguard to for- Meanwhile, Jacob A study has found that with it, like the Kent variant, with Alok Sharma, UK’s Minister “strong partners in the work by saying: “We are work- mer President Donald Chansley, the Phoenix Pfizer’s Covid vaccine - suc with scientists describing the for Employment who is currently ahead”.Departing from ing hard.”President Donald Trump’s longtime po- man who sported face cessfully neutralizes the Brazilian strain as a “variant serving as President of COP to 10 Downing Street, Kerry re- Trump ...(More on P4)...(19) litical confidant Roger paint, no shirt and a Brazilian strain of the virus, of concern.”Previous labora- Stone, federal authori- furry hat with horns a mutation that has sparked tory studies have found the ties said Monday. while inside the Capitol concerns due to its conta- Pfizer vaccine to be effec- Lebanon’s Collapse Piles Strain on Army, Roberto Minuta during the siege, will gious nature and ability to tive in protecting recipients breached the Capitol remain jailed until trial, evade immunity from pre- from other strains, including Security Forces grounds and “aggres- a judge in Washing- vious infection.The study, the South African variant, BEIRUT- Discontent is brewing in sively berated and ton ruled Monday.U.S. conducted in a laboratory, although there were some the ranks of Lebanon’s security forc- taunted U.S. Capitol District Judge Royce was published on Monday fears that mutations could es over a currency crash wiping out police officers” during Lamberth explained by the New England Journal have a minor reduction on most of the value of their salaries as the Jan. 6 insurrection, that Chansley carried a of Medicine. It saw scientists the protective antibodies re- unrest and crime surge. the FBI said in court pa- spear into the Capitol, from the University of Texas ceived from the dose. In unusually outspoken comments, pers. ignored orders from Medical Branch success- Pfizer is currently exploring army chief General Joseph Aoun Also arrested over the police to leave, used fully combat an engineered alterations that can be made said his warnings that the pressure weekend was Isaac a bullhorn to encour- version of the virus.The P1 to the virus or changes in on soldiers’ earnings and morale Steve Sturgeon, 32, of age other rioters and variant was first detected in the recommended number could lead to an “implosion” had Dillon, Montana, who ...(More on P4)...(26) Japanese travelers who test- of doses, potentially add- fallen on deaf ears. ed positive for Covid-19 af- ing a third booster shot, to Lebanon’s pound has crashed 85 ter returning from Manaus, help ensure maximum pro- percent since late 2019 in a financial berating politicians without care.”The basic monthly sal- Tesla loses more than quarter Brazil. Due to unique differ- tection from new strainsS- meltdown that poses the biggest naming names.“Do they ary of a soldier or policeman, of a trillion in a month ences in its spike protein, it ince the Brazilian strain first threat to stability since the 1975-1990 want the army or not? Do which used to amount to can spread rapidly among emerged, it has spread to the civil war.“Soldiers are going hungry you want the army to stay on around $800, is worth under as rally fizzles those who come into contact UK, ...(More on P4)...(20) like the people,” he said on Monday, its feet or not? ... They don’t ...(More on P4)...(21) Shares of Tesla Inc stock super aggressive- closed lower for a fifth ly to drive it from $40 consecutive session on to $900, and that means Germany is Main Target of Russian US lets Venezuelans stay Monday, caught in a will usually come out temporarily, will review sanctions tech-led selloff that has just as fast,” said Roth Disinformation, EU Says wiped more than $277 Capital Partners ana- WASHINGTON- The Biden ad- for 18 months.Trump resisted billion off the compa- lyst Craig Irwin. BRUSSELS- Germany is the top ministration said Monday it is repeated calls from Republican ny’s market value over “It was obviously over- target of Russian disinformation offering temporary legal resi- and Democratic lawmakers, pri- the last month. done both at $200, and campaigns in the European Un- dency to several hundred thou- marily from South Florida, to High-flying tech stocks, I would say well over- ion, a report said on Tuesday, sand Venezuelans who fled their grant temporary protected status which powered the done at $900. Retail of- as ties between Moscow and the country’s economic collapse to Venezuelans though he issued market’s rebound from ten doesn’t sell as fast West hit new lows over the poi- and will review U.S. sanctions an order deferring deportation the pandemic lows in as the institutions, so soning and jailing of Kremlin intended to isolate the South for a smaller number on his final March last year, have the correction could critic Alexei Navalny. American nation. day in office.The Trump admin- been hit by a one-two last longer than for oth- The EU’s disinformation watch- Both measures mark a shift from istration also significantly tight- punch of rising yields er tech stocks.” dog, which is run by the bloc’s U.S. policy toward Venezuela ened U.S. economic sanctions on and investors shift- The tech-heavy Nas- External Action Service, said in under President Donald Trump. Venezuela, most notably on its ing funds to sectors daq index has declined the report it had documented 700 President Joe Biden’s adminis- crucial oil sector, to try and force poised to benefit from more than 10.5% over cases of deliberately fake or mis- tration announced it would grant President Nicolas Maduro to a recovery in the global the last three weeks. Te- leading reporting that aimed to cases for France, over 170 from Ukraine and aims temporary protected status to give up power after an election economy aided by ac- sla’s shares fell as much spread disinformation about Ger- for Italy and 40 for Spain, to combat what it sees as Venezuelans already in the Unit- in 2018 that the United States celerated rollouts of as 6.5% on Monday, many since launching a tracking said the watchdog, which a deliberate smear cam- ed States, allowing an estimated and more than 50 other countries COVID-19 vaccines. while peers Nio Inc and database in late 2015. was set up after Moscow’s paign by Russia. 320,000 people to apply to legal- consider fraudulent.A senior “People went into this ...(More on P4)...(27) That compares to more than 300 2014 annexation of Crimea ...(More on P4)...(22) ly live and work in the country Biden ...(More on P4)...(23) www.outlookafghanistan.net www.thedailyafghanistan.net @The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan @The.Daily.Afghanistan [email protected] [email protected] 0093 799-005019/ 777-005019 0093 799-005019/ 777-005019 In front of Habibia High School, In front of Habibia High School, District 6, Kabul, Afghanistan District 6, Kabul, Afghanistan

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75 Taliban Killed, Tajikistan Afghanistan, Turkey 43 Wounded in 4 Provinces Resumes Flights Sign Agriculture others injured in a blast in the to Afghanistan Malagi village of Charkh district Sunday night. Since Mar 10 He said the blast t0ok place in a Cooperation Pact DUSHANBE - Tajikistan re- mosque that was completely de- sumes regular flights to Af- stroyed and a number of Taliban ghanistan, which were halted weapons and ammunition were due to coronavirus pandemic. also destroyed. The decision to restart flights Abdul Jalil, a resident of the area, was made following improve- said a bomb inside a mosque in ment of epidemiological situ- KABUL - Separate incidents of their area killed and wounded ation in the country, the Civil violence left at least 75 armed many Taliban militants.. Aviation Agency said. Taliban dead and 43 others In western Herat province, Is- The first flight from Dushanbe wounded in Logar, Herat, Zabul matullahGharwal, commander to Kabul will be performed on and Helmand provinces during of the 207 Zafar Military Corps, March 10. The flights will be op- the past 24 hours, sources said said they launched an operation erated by the Tajik air company Monday. three days ago in Zawul and Somon air and Afghan compa- In eastern Kunar province, po- Shindand districts and wrapped ny Kam Air. lice spokesman Ahmad Haidari up it on Sunday. The fligths will be made one a told Pajhwok Afghan News that During the operation, he week by each of air companies. 11 local and foreign Taliban mili- said, 31 Taliban were The number of flights is ex- tants were killed and as many killed and 16 others... pected to be increased in future. More on Num(Page (7) 4) (AKI Press) Checkpoints to be Set Up KABUL - Afghanistan and Tur- The agreement was signed be- training and food industry, the key on Tuesday signed a coop- tween Afghan agriculture min- statement added. for Security of Railroad Project eration agreement on agricul- ister Anwarul Haq Ahadi and Ahadi said Afghanistan and Russia ture and livestock development. Turkish agriculture and forestry Turkey had historic relations A statement from PPE said The agriculture ministries of management minister, Bekir Pa- which recently reached a hun- Sidiqui shared details regard- Impounds AAA Afghanistan and Turkey signed kdemirli in Ankara. dred years. Both the countries ing the value of Herat-Khawaf the agreement on technical, ed- The agreement includes plants cooperated with each other in railway line and standard im- Plane for Failing ucational and economical areas, protection, livestock and breed- various areas, he added. plementation of the project. a statement from the Ministry ing, animal health, fish farming, He said that the agreement Gen. Khushal Saadat assured to Pay Tax of Agriculture, Irrigation and mechanizing agriculture, irriga- was a great start for the Public Protection Enter- on Time Livestock (MAIL) said. tion and researches, agricultural strengthening ... prise would ensure security More on Num(Page (5) 4) for the fourth section of the KABUL - The Afghanistan Civil first phase of the railroad pro- Aviation Authority (ACAA) KABUL - The Public Protection ject. says the Russian government Enterprise (PPE) said on Tues- Saadat added new security has grounded an Afghan Ari- 26 New Cases of COVID-19 day had held a coordination checkpoints would be estab- ana Airlines plane for failing to meeting on security for the Her- lished to enhance security for pay taxes on time. Reported in Afghanistan at-Khawaf railway line. the railway project. The posts A credible source in ACAA told KABUL - The Ministry of Pub- The new cases were reported in ber of reported deaths is 2,451, Public Protection Enterprise will help ensure better imple- Pajhwok Afghan News a plane lic Health on Tuesday reported Herat (5), Kabul (2), Kandahar and the total number of recov- Director-General Gen. Khushal mentation of the project. landing at any airport had to 26 new positive cases of COV- (3), Balkh (1), Nangarhar (3), eries is 49,409. Saadat and senior Afghanistan The first three parts of the rail- pay taxes on time in compli- ID-19 out of 1,084 samples test- Laghman (8) and Nuristan (4) So far, 312,655 samples have Railway Authority (ARA) of- way line were completed and ance with international aviation ed in the last 24 hours. provinces. been tested in government ficer Eng. Abdul Bari Sidiqui inaugurated a few months ago. rules. The ministry also reported sev- The ministry says the cumula- centers and there are 4,034 discussed boosting security for The fourth part of the railway Based on international en recoveries from COVID-19 tive total of known COVID-19 known active COV- the track’s 4th section of the first track will be completed in the rules, the official said, no in the same period. cases is 55,894, the total num- ID-19 cases in the... phase project. coming solar year. (Pajhwok) country reserved the... More on Num(Page (6) 4) More on Num(Page (8) 4)