www.facebook.com/thekabultimes twitter.com/thekabultimes E-mail:[email protected] Asad 30, 1398 HS Wednesday, August 21, 2019 No better USD 01 GBP 01 INR 1000 PKR 1000 EUR 01 IRR 1000 AED 01 future without AFN 78.43 AFN 93.87 AFN 1133 AFN 509 AFN 87.15 AFN 5.50 AFN 21.84 girls’ education Fight any threats with all force unless peace President Ghani receives restoration, President to Afghan forces Takhar governor KABUL: President Mo- dential Palace said Tuesday. dent, according to the state- hammad Ashraf Ghani, met The governor shared his ment. with the Takhar provincial suggestion about building of The president, meanwhile governor, Abdul Haq Shafaq at airport in the provincial capi- said the issue of building Ta- the Presidential Palace, where tal Taluqan, attention to the Ay khar airport would be referred Abdul Matin Bik was present, Khanum port, good governance to the ministry of finance, the a statement from the Presi- and security with the presi- office said. The Kabul Times KABUL: President Moham- ister of interior and other po- the statement. any threats with all power un- mad Ashraf Ghani in a meet- lice authorities, said that all “Peace is a need of the til peace is restored.” ing with the country’s security those police officers with small country, but peace restoration “Daesh and all terrorism af- and defense forces, said that mistakes have been impris- will not change our treaties filiated terrorist networks further efforts should be made oned, would be absolved and with our international part- should be suppressed and elim- CE meets Norwegian special for tightening security of the released except those have vio- ners,” said the president add- inated, anywhere found, with capital Kabul, a statement from lated people rights. ing that after peace agreement, the help of the people,” said the the Presidential Press Office The president thanked the financing, equipment, training president. said Tuesday. entire police personnel of the and supporting the country’s The president asked the representative for Afghanistan At the meeting which was country for their struggle to police personnel would contin- entire police personnel for en- held at the Police Deployment tighten security of Afghanistan ue. suring security of the presiden- and Management Center 100th Independence Day which The president said: “The tial election as they are suc- (DMC), the president after was marked at the center and country’s security and defense cessful in the battlefield. hearing reports from the min- provinces of the country, said forces will continue fighting The Kabul Times Fighting Daesh needs international consensus: NSC KABUL: The National Se- vowed to eliminate all safe ha- He said the main celebra- will be intensified,” the presi- curity Council says there is a vens of the Daesh as the coun- tion of the centenary of Inde- dent said. need for international consen- try marked 100th Indepen- pendence Day was postponed It is worth mentioning that sus against Daesh. dence Day after a horrific wed- to honor the victims of the at least 63 people were killed, The National Security ding attack claimed by the mil- deadly attack but added that and more than 180 others were Council (NSC) in a statement itant group that killed 63 peo- “we will take the revenge of wounded in the attack which on Tuesday said Daesh poses ple – all civilians. our people”. happened inside the wedding a threat to Afghanistan and the President Ghani laid a “We will eliminate Daesh hall where 1,200 guests were world and that it needs an in- wreath at the Azadi Memorial hideouts all around the coun- attending. ternational consensus to be minaret on Independence Day. try. The fight against Deash The Kabul Times suppressed. The group claimed a dead- The CE welcomed the Norwegian special envoy for his country’s ly attack in Kabul on Satur- preparations to host an intra-Afghan peace dialogue and reiterated the day evening which left more stance of the people and government of Afghanistan toward a fair and than 60 civilians dead. lasting peace in the country. “Daesh is behind dozens of deadly attacks against Af- KABUL: Chief Executive, US and Germany embassies, Norwegian special envoy for ghan civilians and has posed a Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in a the Norwegian special envoy his country’s preparations to serious threat. This also meeting with the Norwegian spoke about his country’s host an intra-Afghan peace di- threatens Afghanistan, the special representative for Af- preparation for hosting the alogue and reiterated the region and the world and it ghanistan discussed the latest intra-Afghan dialogue and stance of the people and gov- needs a national, regional and development on intra-Afghan said facilitation have been pro- ernment of Afghanistan toward peace expected to be hosted by vided for the talks, according international consensus,” a fair and lasting peace in the Norway, his office said Tues- to the statement. said Kabir Haqmal, a spokes- day. He said his country would country. man of the National Security At the meeting which was spare no effort to help restore Both sides also exchanged Council. attended by the country’s act- a lasting peace in Afghanistan, views about the upcoming pres- Previously, President Mo- ing minister of foreign af- according to the statement. idential election, the state- hammad Ashraf Ghani had fairs, representatives from the The CE welcomed the ment said. The Kabul Times ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������� Twitter.com/thekabultimes Wednesday, August 21, 2019 US to leave intelligence capabilities behind in case of troop withdrawal HE ABUL IMES T K T Afghanistan presidential would seek to get troop levels been taken out. A lot of people the region, there will be pos- office says US troops presence below 13,000 but leave “very have been taken out that were sible repetition of another ter- in Afghanistan depends on sit- significant” intelligence capa- very bad, both ISIS and al-Qae- rorist incident of 11th Septem- uation in the ground. US Pres- bilities behind. da,” he added. ber. ident Donald Trump says the “We’re there for one rea- It seems that talks between On the other hand, contin- United States will seek to get son, we don’t want that to be a US delegates led by Zalmay ued security cooperation be- troop levels cut down but leave laboratory, it can’t be a labo- Khalilzad and Taliban negoti- tween ANDSF and NATO intelligence capabilities be- ratory for terror,” Trump said, ators have reached to a criti- member countries is key and hind. speaking before boarding Air cal stage. US want the Taliban beneficial for Afghanistan as According to Sediq Sediqi, Force One in New Jersey. group to cut links with terror- the country cannot fund its a spokesperson to President “And we have things under ist groups in particular al military troops from domestic Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, control, very well with a small Qaeda and help US fight the resources. Afghanistan needs peace should mean that Af- force. We can probably make group. Taliban has also debat- serious military relations ghanistan is not changing it a little bit smaller and then ed on this issue. This means with NATO member countries once again to safe havens for we’ll decide. It’ll depend on the that US would like to leave a in particular the US until the terrorists to threat Afghani- Taliban. It will depend on the small number of military force country stands on its feet. stan and the world. Sediqi add- Afghan government. But there to counter terrorism even af- Trump’s remarks in con- ed that presence of foreign is a case to be made and the ter peace agreement with the nection with leaving part of US troops in Afghanistan will be case also is that we’re going Taliban group. intelligence capabilities in Af- based on circumstances in the to be leaving very significant In case that US administra- ghanistan comes after the 8th ground. intelligence behind for just tion completely withdraws its round of talks between US del- US President Donald the reasons I stated,” Trump troops from Afghanistan, there egates and Taliban negotiators Trump on Sunday expressed said. About 14,000 US troops will be no guarantee of chang- in Doha, capital city of Qatar. optimism at the state of talks remain in Afghanistan, train- ing Afghanistan to safe havens Although both sides have not Editorial as the Taliban and the United ing and advising Afghan secu- for international terrorist reached to final peace agree- States try to negotiate an rity forces and conducting groups threatening the world ment, Afghan officials have agreement on the withdrawal counterinsurgency opera- in particular the US. Current- said that to reach agreement No better future of US forces in exchange for a tions. “And we have a very very ly, US by its military and intel- with the Taliban group, it is Taliban commitment on secu- good view. I mean some things ligence capabilities is watch- necessary that the group rity and peace talks with the are going to be announced ing international terrorist should hold direct talks with Afghan government. over the next couple of weeks groups in the region. If US do Afghanistan government. without girls’ education He said the United States as to what happened, who’s not have such capabilities in Lailuma Noori Education is one of the most influential tools overcoming poverty and raising standard of living; it produces human capital, one of the scarcest resources, for a nation. Although, Afghanistan has a good progress in the education sector, there is a marked difference between Afghan govt requests the enrolment rates between males and females in the country.