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Add: In front of Habibia High School, Leonardo da Vinci District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Volume No. 4464 Tuesday September 01, 2020 Sonbola 11, 1399 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs New State Peace Minister Appointed for Afghanistan, Political Gridlock Unleashes KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan Business and Economics from the UK. political gridlock unleashed as both This comes as the intra-Afghan dia- President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani logue is more likely to kick-off next and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman week in Doha with the presence of Ab- of the High Council for National Rec- dullah Abdullah, the chairman of the onciliation agreed on a single candi- High Council for National Reconcilia- date for the Ministry of Peace. tion. Seddiq Seddiqi, a spokesperson to Both the Afghan side and the Taliban Presidential Palace announced the negotiating teams will discuss over a names of the 9 cabinet members and potential peace deal which shall pave the new State Minister for Peace on the way to ending a prolonged war Monday. and violence years in Afghanistan. Sadat Mansoor Naderi, the former Afghans are hopeful and at the same Minister of Urban Development and time concerned about the future. They Housing has been appointed as the have a fear of losing those values they State Minister for Peace in a compro- have achieved in the past 2 decades. mise by Ghani and Abdullah. Taliban will more likely emphasize an Salam Rahimi, a close ally to Afghan interim-government, an Islamic struc- President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ture for the new government and mod- was the former State Minister of Peace, ification of the constitution. he has recently been appointed as Pres- The negotiators from the Afghan ident’s Special Envoy to peace Affairs government will demand a ceasefire, as well as a deputy to the High Council defend the Republic of Afghanistan of the National Reconciliation chaired as the future governance structure, by Abdullah Abdullah. welcoming the Taliban for a power- Sadat has graduated with a First Class sharing deal in the new government. Afghan Cabinet BA Honors Degree in International (KHAAMA PRESS) Nomination Completed Abdullah Opposes Ghani’s KABUL - Afghan government on Mon- labour and social affairs, Fazl Ahmad Manawi for ministry of day announced more nominees for cab- Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani for ministry of justice Decree on Reconciliation inet posts, completing the process more industry and commerce Noor-ur Rahman Akhlaqi for ministry than three months after a political deal Qudratullah Zaki for ministry of trans- of refugees and repatriation Council Members between President Ashraf Ghani and port Abbas Baseer for ministry of higher KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, the mer mujahideen leaders. his former election rival Abdullah Ab- Masooma Khavari for ministry of com- education chairman of the High Council for Na- The move, however, faced a backlash dullah. munications and information technol- They will act as caretaker of the min- tional Reconciliation, on Monday is- from some whose names were on the Sediq Sediqi, a presidential spokesman, ogy istries until their confirmation by the sued a statement opposing President list, and by others for being left off the in a press conference named a total of Anwar ul Haq Ahadi for ministry of parliament. Ashraf Ghani’s decree officially listing list. nine new nominees. agriculture, irrigation and livestock Additionally, Syed Sa’adat Mansoor members of the council, saying that ac- Politicians such as former president They are: Mohibullah Samim for ministry of Naderi was appointed as the state min- cording to the political agreement it is Hamid Karzai, former foreign minister Bashir Ahmad Taheynj for ministry of frontiers and tribal affairs ister for peace affairs. (1TV NEWS) the authority of the head of the council Salahuddin Rabbani and Hizb-e-Islami to appoint its members. leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar rejected Abdullah quoted the agreement signed their membership in the council. in May, saying: “The head of the High The council has 10 members in leader- Another Prominent Afghan, Council of National Reconciliation ship positions. forms the council in consultation with Political and National Figures as Mem- A Former Senator, Killed in Kabul the president, sides and political lead- bers ers, speakers of the houses of parlia- The members of the council announced KABUL - Former Afghan senator from southern Zabul ment, the civil society and elites of the in the decree are former president Ha- province Mohammad Hassan Hotak was gunned country.” mid Karzai, former mujahideen leader down in Kabul on Sunday night, police confirmed Therefore, Abdullah said, there is no Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, Hizb-e-Islami Monday. need for a presidential decree on the leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, former Hotak was shot close to his house in Qala-e-Wazir in formation of the council, and the selec- vice president Mohammad Karim PD5, police said. tion of members falls under the author- Khalili, former deputy chief execu- This is yet another attack against a prominent Afghan ity of the head of the High Council for tive Mohammad Mohaqiq, former vice figure in Kabul – which has seen a sharp rise in tar- National Reconciliation. president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dos- geted killings in the past few weeks. He said the council’s structure should tum, former vice president Moham- Last week, the Ministry of Interior confirmed Kabul be inclusive and represent the nation, mad Yunus Qanooni, former foreign province police chief, Amanullah Wahidi, had been and that consultation with political- minister Salahuddin Rabbani, former dismissed following the increase in insecurity in the civil movements has already begun. mujahideen leader and former minis- capital. Ghani in a decree on Sunday appoint- ter of energy and water Mohammad This month alone, a string of IED explosions, a rocket ed 46 members for the High Council Ismalil Khan, former Balkh governor attack, assassinations and an attempted assassination for National Reconciliation, including and CEO of Jamiat-e-Islami Atta Mo- have been reported. (ATN) high-ranking government officials, hammad Noor, head of Maaz-e-Milli prominent politicians, women and for- party ...( More on P4)...(1) Afghanistan Condemns, Denounces Terrorist Kabul Urges Karzai Receives 12m Afs Attack on Abha Islamabad to Stop Per Year Not 400m Afs Airport in Saudi Arabia Fencing Durand KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai office on Monday rejected it received 400 million afghanis each RIYADH - The Islamic Republic of Af- year from the Presidential Palace but confirmed receiv- ghanistan has strongly condemned and Line ing 12 million afs for the period. denounced the attempted terrorist attack KABUL - Meeting a Pakistani delegation, acting It comes after the ex-president Karzai declined mem- using a bomb-laden UAV on Abha Inter- Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar on Monday urged Islamabad to stop rocket firing into eastern Af- bership of the High National Reconciliation Council national Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi (HNRC) on Sunday. Arabia. ghanistan and construction of arbitrary facilities on the Durand Line. Arif Samim, an advisor to President Ghani, wrote on his It stressed its condemnation of all terrorist Twitter account that the Afghan government paid 400 A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attempts that target the security and sta- million afs to Karzai for his office expense per year. (MoFA) said Atmar met with Pakistan Foreign bility of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and He added Karzai lived in a government’s safest house Secretary Sohail Mahmood and his delegation at that target civilians, civilian objects and and the government paid his travel, office and staff ex- his office today (Monday). vital facilities. Afghanistan counted these penses and his security was similar to that of President Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood lead- terrorist attempts as blatant acts that con- Ghani. Samin said as the former president now did not ing the Pakistani delegation of senior officials tradict all international conventions that want to work within the government framework, so his took part in the second review of the meeting of guarantee the right to protect civilians privileges must also not be paid. Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and and civilian objects. But Mohammad Yousuf Saha, an official at the Karzai Solidarity (APAPPS). This came in a statement by the Embassy office, rejected Samim’s claims as baseless and untrue. of Afghanistan in Riyadh, in which it re- APAPPS was established in 2018 to provide a He said the former president has a special status under newed Afghanistan’s stand and full soli- comprehensive and structured framework for in- the law and expenses and salaries of his staff were paid darity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stitutional engagement in diverse areas of bilater- by the Presidential Administrative Office. this regard based on the access to information form, in all measures taken to protect its citizens al cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan. A spokesman for Karzai’s office said Arif Samim should which was not available on the Access to Information and residents and defend its security and The framework comprises five Working Groups be asked to provide documents in support of his claims. website due a technical issue. stability. focused on Politico-Diplomatic, Military to Mili- Pajhwok tried to have comment of PAO’s head Khushal Pajhwok also attempted to seek comment of Arif Samim The statement ...( More on P4)...(2) tary ...( More on P4)...(3) Khalil but he said they would provide information in but he could not be contacted.