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Add: In front of Habibia High School, Thomas Paine District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Volume No. 4494 Tuesday December 08, 2020 Qaws 18, 1399 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Sweden 232 New Cases Assures of COVID-19, ‘Continued and 27 Deaths Long-Term Reported Support’ to Afghanistan KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 232 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,350 samples tested in the KABUL, Afghanistan – Chairman last 24 hours. of the High Council for National The Public Health Ministry also Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah reported 27 deaths and 202 recov- Abdullah on Sunday hosted the eries from COVID-19 in the same newly appointed Swedish Ambas- period. sador to Afghanistan Torkel Stiern- The new cases were reported in Ka- löf at Sapedar Palace, discussing Taliban Expect Release of Their bul (48), Herat (22), Kandahar (15), joint cooperation for betterment of Balkh (25), Nangarhar (10), Takhar the country. (9), Paktia (21), Baghlan (12), Kun- During the meeting, Abdullah Prisoners by Mid-December: Wilson duz (7), Parwan (15), Nimruz (3), congratulated Ambassador Stiern- KABUL - US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson parts of the US-Taliban agreement are inter- ghan Republic and Taliban teams held their Daikundi (2), Logar (4), Wardak löf on his appointment as the new in a chat with reporters on Sunday said that locked with one another, intersect with one second meeting about the agenda of the ne- (6), Laghman (8), Zabul (6), Faryab Swedish Ambassador to Afghani- the Taliban is expecting the release of thou- another and that you can’t just take out one gotiations in Doha following their first meet- (3), Uruzgan (2) and Sar-e-Pul (14) stan and wished him all the best sands of their prisoners under their agree- and say this one has to be adhered to with- ing on Saturday. provinces. in the mission, said the Palace in a ment with the United States by mid-Decem- out other aspects being adhered to.” The meeting comes after the two sides The deaths were reported in Herat statement. ber. Wilson said that the US’s “strong interest is agreed on procedural rules for the negotia- (8), Kabul (4), Kandahar (3), Balkh Thanking Sweden for its continued “The specific provision relating to another in the united consensus among leaders of tions, a development that broke the dead- (2), Takhar (2), Paktia (1), Kunduz support to Afghanistan, Abdullah 7,000 Taliban prisoners is contained in the the Islamic Republic that can help to make lock and created hope for the peace process (3), Kapisa (2) and Zabul (2) prov- “asserted Sweden is a long-term US-Taliban agreement,” Wilson said. tough decisions as these negotiations go for- that is seen as the only way forward to end inces, according to data provided ally and friend of Afghanistan.” “If you do the math, the Taliban expect un- ward, give clear direction to the negotiating the decades of conflicts in Afghanistan. by the Ministry of Public Health. Meanwhile, Ambassador Stiernlöf der the terms of that agreement that there team in Doha and do it in a way that reflects So far, the details of the meetings have not The data by the ministry shows praised the warm welcome and as- would be progress on releasing those pris- the national interests as opposed to a narrow been made public by the two sides, but both that the cumulative number of to- sured of his country’s “continued oners by roughly mid-December. I have for- political interest, or a narrow ethnic interest sides have expressed optimism about mov- tal cases is now 48,133, the number and long-term support for Afghan- gotten the exact date. I think it’s our view,” or some other narrow set of concerns.” ing forward to finalize the agenda of the of total reported deaths is 1,902, istan and the peace process.” he said. Wilson said that “all of the various This comes as peace negotiators from the Af- talks. (TOLO NEWS) and the total number of recoveries “They ...( More on P4)...(1) is 37,984. ...( More on P4)...(2) EU, NATO UN Calls for Improved Access to Justice for Condemns Targeted Women, Girls Violence Against Women and Girls,” mon,” said Deborah Lyons, the UN Attacks on Media, examines the response of the justice Secretary-General’s Special Repre- system and the redress provided to sentative for Afghanistan. Civil Leaders survivors in reported cases of vio- One in every five women in cases lence against women and girls in the documented by UNAMA decided period between September 2018 and not to pursue their case through February 2020. justice channels by either not filing The report acknowledges that the re- a complaint or later withdrawing it, sponse by the justice system to vio- the report finds. The failure by State lence against women and girls con- authorities to pursue crimes in such tinues to improve, but that progress cases is particularly disturbing in has been limited, with the study cases of child marriage, as victims finding that only half of the reported are unlikely to be able to indepen- crimes reached a primary court, with dently seek recourse from the sys- perpetrators convicted in around 40 tem. KABUL - A new report by the Unit- lence remaining tenuous. percent of all documented cases. The report underscores how many ed Nations finds that Afghan wom- The report by UN Assistance Mis- “The stark reality is that too many women resort to self-immolation or en and girls are being failed by the sion in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and women and girls still fail to see jus- suicide due to violence, suggesting country’s justice system, with their the UN Human Rights Office titled, tice for the violence they experience, they feel that the justice system does KABUL - The EU delegation, NATO and diplo- access to justice for crimes of vio- “In Search of Justice for Crimes of and impunity remains far too com- not ...( More on P4)...(4) matic missions based in Kabul in a joint state- ment released on Monday “strongly condemn” the recent targeted attacks on representatives of the media and religious leaders. Government Presents 17 Projects Worth 318m Afs The joint statement of the EU delegation, and diplomatic missions including the Czech Repub- 452 Billion Afghanis Completed in Logar lic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, PUL-I-ALAM - Seventeen different the Netherlands and Sweden, Australia, Cana- 2021 Budget to Parliament agricultural projects worth 318 million da, the NATO Mission to Afghanistan, Norway, KABUL - Afghan government pre- afghanis have been completed in the the UK and the US mission based in Kabul con- sented a 452 billion afghanis ($5.8 capital and districts of central Logar demned the “unlawful attacks on representatives billion) for 2021 to lawmakers on province, the governor said on Mon- of the media, religious leaders and groups, hu- Monday. day. man rights defenders, students, civil society and The proposal includes 295 billion Governor Ajmal Shapoor told a gath- civilians at large.” afghanis for ordinary expenses and ering here that the medium and large The joint statement noted that the “Taliban and 156 billion afghanis for development scale projects in the fields of agricul- various terrorist organizations are responsible purpose. ture, irrigation, livestock, dairy, horti- for the significant majority of civilian casualties Deputy Finance Minister Habib culture and others were implemented in Afghanistan.” Zadran said that the budget propos- with financial support from the Minis- “We consider these not only as savage attacks al has been prepared based on the try of Agriculture, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and the European against Afghan blood, but as an attack on the ground realities, available resources and government priorities. “The budget should take into ac- Union. lions of afghanis. very peace process in Afghanistan. Recognizing According to the ministry, revenues count balanced distribution of devel- He said the projects consumed 318 He said his administration’s aim was the bravery of Afghanistan’s people, we are con- will reach 216 billion afghanis next opment projects across the country,” million afghanis and took one year to to ensure that all projects were carried fident that these attacks will fail in their intent to year, which will fund 48 percent of a lawmaker said. complete. out in required quality and in all areas silence the diversity of opinions,” it said. the budget. The budget proposal is presented Shapoor said the government was as per the needs of people. “It has never mattered more for the people of The government plans to increase to parliament for approval less than committed to the welfare of people “These projects are a step forward to- Afghanistan to feel able to express themselves revenues through investment and two weeks before the end of current and was developing the agriculture wards modernization of agriculture freely and provide ...( More on P4)...(3) strengthening the private sector. fiscal year. (1TV NEWS) sector alone a cost of hundreds of mil- and the ...( More on P4)...(5) 2 December 08, 2020 Main Page Taliban Battered in 2nd Car Bomb Targets Uruzgan, Helmand Provinces Security Forces in Kandahar URUZGAN, Afghanistan – At least five Taliban killed and further four wounded during clashes with Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Air Forces (AAF) in central province of Uruzgan, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Monday morning.