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Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3924 Saturday July 07, 2018 Saratan 16, 1397 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Ghani Inspects Turkmen Envoy BalaBagh’s in Afghanistan Appointed Reconstruction MPs Lash Out at IEC over KABUL – Khoja Ovezov has been appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador Works of Turkmenistan in Afghanistan, according to KABUL - President Ashraf Controversial Ghazni Move the decree of Turkmen President Gurbanguly Ghani, accompanied by the Berdimuhamedov. first lady, visited the BalaBagh The diplomat previously held the post of consul garden in Paghman district of The Independent Election Commission’s move to in Afghanistan’s Herat city. central Kabul province and re- hold zone-based elections in Ghazni continues to spark reaction. At this post he was replaced by Aymyrit Goch- myradov, who held the post of vice-consul of the ” Turkmen consulate in Afghanistan’s Mazar-i-Sha- rif city. ” Turkmenistan has a long border with Afghani- stan. A number of interregional projects, includ- ing the one for construction of the Turkmenistan- Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, are connected with this country. (Trend) US Asks Pakistan to Take ‘Sustained and Decisive Steps’ viewed reconstruction works there, a statement said Friday. for Afghan Peace Besides first lady RulaGhani, a number of government officials accompanied the president to BalaBagh garden, the statement from the Presidential Palace said. The president, who visited var- ious parts of the garden, was briefed about orchards, green- ery and surrounding wall’s WASHINGOTN - Months after suspending the construction of the public gar- security aid to Pakistan, the US has now asked the den.Ghani also issued neces- country to take up “sustained and decisive steps” sary directives to workers who to bring Taliban leaders on a negotiating table were engaged constructing a with the Afghan government. building on the garden about After a recent talk held with Pakistan and Afghan- expediting the work process KABUL - Some lawmakers in Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga Afghan government to intervene and reverse the move. istan leaders, American diplomat Alice Wells said and reading the structure for (Lower House of Parliament), political parties and members But the IEC argues that the decision was taken in order to that Pakistan needs to take political initiates to inauguration. The president of civil society institutions on Thursday blasted the Inde- resolve the election deadlock in the volatile province. help drive an Afghan peace process. said the same group of workers pendent Election Commission (IEC) for its move to conduct One MP from Ghazni, Assadullah Saadati asked: “Where has She requested the country to remove Taliban would be sent to eastern Nan- zone-based elections in Ghazni, saying the decision is in con- it been stated in the Constitution that you assign the responsi- leaders and urged them to negotiate with Kabul. garhar province for rehabilita- travention of the Constitution and the election law. bility of the Constitution to the election commission and then She, however, also added that the Pakistan and tion of the king’s palace (Shahi They said the controversial decision by the election commis- the commission assigns it to government?” Afghanistan were taking positive steps to im- Mani) in Jalalabad and Sirajul sion regarding zone-based elections in Ghazni will increase “The president decides on his own and says that zone-based prove ties. The Trump administration had sus- Emirate. (Pajhwok) ethnic differences in the province. They in turn called on the elections is not in the interests ...(More on P4)...(1) pended security ...(More on P4)...(2) UN Official Says Afghanistan Needs Help to Tackle Drought UN official says the Afghan government needs support to help people hit by drought in 22 provinces of Afghanistan. OPEN TENDER KABUL - A senior UN official in Af- ghanistan says the country will face NRCSO2018008 - FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER harsh consequences of drought if ac- tion is not taken to overcome the prob- The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) would like to invite competent national companies to submit lem. He said people in 22 provinces of bids for Internet Service Provision for all of their offices in Afghanistan. NRC are looking to enter into Afghanistan, especially in the north and west, are suffering from an un- a fixed rate, 1-year framework agreement, extendable for an additional year. precedented drought. Talking to TOLO news this week, Toby Lanzer, the United Nations Hu- REQUIRED SERVICE DETAILS LOCATION manitarian Coordinator for Afghani- stan, said two million Afghans are and that they are in a bad condition. suffering from drought in the country “My fear is that if we don’t take concerted ...(More on P4)...(3) LOT 1: WIRELESS POINT-TO- Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Mazar, Herat POINT Above 14,000 Hundreds Displaced by Taliban Appear as Entry Test KABUL - Islamic State mili- ing in the open. The assis- Asadabad, Tarinkot, Qala-i-Naw, Zaranj, INTERNET SERVICE LOT 2: MICROWAVE Begins in Kabul tants and Taliban insurgents tance will reach them soon.” Saripul, Kunduz, Maimana, Khost have been fighting fiercely in Abdul Ghani Musamim, eastern Kunar province this spokesman for the Kunar week, displacing hundreds of governor, told VOA. LOT 3: VSAT LIMITED 120 GB Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Mazar, Herat families, Afghan officials told Musamim did not elaborate BUNDLE Essential criteria for bidders: Interested national companies should have previous experience providing internet services for international organisations (IOs), national or international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or KABUL - Thousands of high school graduates appeared in the first United Nations (UN) agencies. round of the university entrance test beginging in Kabul on Thursday. Collection of tender documents: The test was organized in Kabul Prospective bidders may collect the tender documents from NRC Support office in Kabul between the Medical University, Kabul Polytech- hours of 08:00 - 16:00, Sunday-Thursday. Alternatively, they can request the bidding documents by e- nic University and Kabul Education VOA. on the details of the humani- mailing [email protected]. and Training University today. The displaced families, most- tarian aid or when it would Speaking at a press conference here, ly women and children, are be delivered. Najibullah Khwaja Omari, higher ed- forced to take refuge in other Local sources told VOA that Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Kabul ucation minister, said the 1396-1397 parts of Chapa Dara district the displaced families were Khurshid TV Station Street, Kolola Pushta, PD4 solar years entry tests first began and are reportedly living in faced with difficult living Kabul, Kabul Province, AFGHANISTAN from Logar, Panjsher, Badghis and dire conditions. conditions, including severe- Tel: 0728932036 Nimroz provinces on March 29. Officials say most of the dis- ly hot weather. He said that the number of exami- placed families are living Clashes Bids must be delivered in a sealed envelope before the deadline at 10:00 on Thursday 19 July 2018. nees at morning and evening shifts with relatives, but some are Clashes involving the war- numbered 58,000 in Kabul. out in the open. ring sides, as well as the NRC reserves the right to select/reject without any explanation, any bids, in part or full, as it may deem Omari added students’ biometric “We have prepared some Afghan government, have necessary. No liability or claim in that respect would be admissible or entertained whatsoever. was recorded twice, first time before assistance for internally dis- already displaced more than the exam ...(More on P4)...(4) placed families who are liv- 400 ...(More on P4)...(5).