4 June 26, 2019 (1) Pompeo Hopes... a precondition for peace. the tournament, pulled Naib to the boundary, it successful launch and remained upbeat The experience of the past 17 years confirms (8) Stop Threatening ... moved him above Australia’s David Warner’s throughout their time aboard the orbital lab He said the United States has not forgotten Af- that peace and security are what the Afghan 447 runs. (Pajhwok) which is seen as a rare example of coopera- ghanistan. He said violence against journalists declined by people want most, but they cannot be achieved (14) ‘Dialogue at... tion between Russia and the West. He added that the peace talks will move for- and guaranteed without free and independent 50.1 percent in the period that saw Nai register “A beautiful night pass over Africa on my ward parallel with detailed talks with the gov- media and without guarantees for journalists’ 35 cases of violence against media workers, in- and verifiably” eliminate its “nuclear weapons last night on @Space_Station,” tweeted ernment of Afghanistan. safety, RSF said in its report. (Tolo news) cluding five murders. (Pajhwok) program” and end “malignant behavior world- 40-year-old McClain, who completed two “Simultaneously, the United States is laying the wide.” (4) Hakimi, Safi... (9) Abdullah Approves ... spacewalks during her virgin mission to the ground force for intra-Afghan negotiations to Iran, meanwhile, has been anything but silent ISS. Aalami Balkhi, who presented his report about begin as soon as possible. Objective of those ne- Rahmani who needed 124 votes secured 123 in about the prospect of negotiating with the US. Fellow first-time flyer Saint-Jacques broke Afghanistan national policy on migration and gotiations is for Afghans to agree on a timeline the second round. However, supporters of Rah- The country had consistently maintained that the record for the longest single spaceflight said the policy had been formulated in coordi- and a political roadmap for reaching a compre- mani had said that one valid vote of the candi- it is ready to talk if Washington refrains from by a Canadian astronaut, previously held by nation with International Center for Migration hensive peace agreement,” he added. date had been announced as invalid by the tem- issuing threats and slapping new sanctions on Robert Thirsk. Policy Development (ICMPD). He said that the US welcomes Germany’s prep- porary speaker of the house while others said Tehran. Thirsk clocked 187 days at the ISS in 2009 He said the two year policy would be complet- aration for hosting a meeting on Afghan peace. the vote was invalid. (Pajhwok) Iran stands ready for dialogue, given that it during a typical six-month mission, while ed in coordination with local and international “As for our next diplomatic step, we welcome goes on “equal footing and mutual respect,” 49-year-old Saint-Jacques’ mission will stand (5) Afghanistan... organizations and implemented after its ap- Germany’s commitment with Qatar to convene Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at 204 days by the time he touches down. proval from the Cabinet. an intra-Afghan dialogue next month,” he said. around the globe, these winners embody the in January. The minister often blamed Bolton The record was helped along by the fact that The minister said the number of internally dis- “This is an opportunity for Afghans to endorse best of humanity,” said Joe Clark, former Prime and other foreign policy hardliners at the White the launch was moved forward to December placed families reached 3,46,094 individuals in the urgent need for intra-Afghan negotiations.” Minister of Canada and Jury Chair. “The em- House for pushing President Donald Trump 3 from December 20 for operational reasons 2019 and 57,148 people had returned to their Pompeo said that the US is expecting practical phasis on pluralism is much more important from peaceful solutions towards a more belli- -- possibly as a confidence booster after the actual areas. measures by Pakistan on Afghan peace. now than ever. In only a few years, we have cose stance. accident. He said the conflict displaced 17024 people in “Pakistan has a particular important role to moved from a time in which there was, at least, The Islamic Republic also made it clear that The returning trio were joined aboard the 2019 in Nangarhar, Faryab, Helmand, Farah, play in this process and in the promotion of a general acceptance of difference, to a time meaningful talks cannot go in hand with the ISS by Ovchinin, Hague and NASA astro- Takhar, Maidan Wardak, Kunduz and Balkh peace and stability in the region,” he said. where there is fear about it, and very often a Trump administration’s strategy of applying naut Christina Koch in March. provinces and only 12 families had so far re- “Progress has been made and we will continue contesting of it.” “maximum pressure” on Iran. On Monday, Koch, who was not part of Hague and turned to their original homes. to look to Pakistan practical measures, coopera- The 2019 finalists—from Canada, the United the US announced plans to blacklist Zarif along Ovchinin’s aborted mission in October, will Of these families, he said, 12433 families had tion on peace talks and the implementation of States, Lebanon, Hungary, Ghana, France, Ban- with Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in retalia- have her stay at the ISS extended to nearly been assisted by foreign organizations. any agreement.” (Tolo news) gladesh, Afghanistan, Myanmar and several tion to Iran downing a US drone it claims vio- 11 months, which would set a record for the Abdullah thanked national and international countries of the former Yugoslavia—are mak- lated its airspace last week. Tehran responded longest spaceflight by a woman, NASA con- (2) People Not ... organizations for their help and participation in ing vital contributions to pluralism, mainly by saying that sanctions against the nation’s top firmed in April. He asked the IEC to pin the list of names of vot- formulation of the Afghanistan national policy through peacebuilding, the arts, education, so- leadership effectively close “the path of diplo- That record is currently held by Koch’s for- ers who had already registered with the com- on migration and their years long cooperation cial cohesion and integration of refugees and macy” and do not create the right atmosphere mer NASA colleague Peggy Whitson, now mission or share them online with people. with Afghanistan in assisting refugees. migrants. for talks. retired, who spent 288 days aboard the ISS People who had registered as voters for the He said working to support refugees was Af- This year, the Global Center for Pluralism re- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani put it more in 2016-17, NASA said. Wolesi Jirga elections do not need to register ghanistan’s urgency and ICMPD had been in ceived over 500 applications spanning 74 coun- bluntly, saying that the new sanctions are a sign Russians dominate the rankings for cumula- again, but they can visit their voter registration Afghanistan for the last four decades. tries for the 2019 Global Pluralism Awards— of Washington’s “desperation” and “the White tive days spent in space, with the returning centers to check their names in the list. The CEO said the mentioned policy should be more than double the submissions to the House actions show it is mentally retarded.” Kononenko set to reach 737 days by the time The ongoing voter registration process is regis- presented before the Cabinet for approval after inaugural awards in 2017. You [the Americans] call for negotiations. If you his fourth mission is complete on Tuesday. tering those who did not take their voter card in incorporating suggestions and observations of All nominees undergo a rigorous review and are telling the truth, why are you simultaneous- That will leave the 55-year-old sixth in the the previous election or they have reached the the meeting. (Pajhwok) jury selection process. The field of finalists will ly seeking to sanction our foreign minister, too? all-time standings and just a typical ISS mis- age of 18 years or failed to register in the previ- be narrowed down to three winners, to be an- (10) Pakistan Embassy ... The promise to enact new sanctions shows that sion short of beating the 879-day record set ous process for some reasons. nounced in the fall, following in-country visits the US is “lying” in the offer of talks with Teh- by 60-year-old Roscosmos colleague Gen- Abdullah said, “Only three days remain in the Khan added they did not want patients and and consultations with key partners on the ran, Rouhani stressed. nady Padalka in 2015. end of voter registration process and the IEC elderly people to visit the consulate; their ap- ground. Moscow, whose senior security official Nikolai Since 2011, Russia is the only country to should try to facilitate people, provide them plications could be submitted by their family These three winners will each be granted Patrushev met with Bolton on Tuesday, had oversee manned launches to the ISS. with awareness so they get assured their names members. There are separate queues for ladies, $50,000 to advance their work in promoting also blasted the new round of US sanctions on But last year’s failed launch, multi-billion are available in the list of voters.” children and elderly visa applicants. pluralism. (Tolo news) Iran. The restrictions “negate all of the repeat- dollar corruption scandals at Roscosmos The voter registration process began on June 8. “We also wish to clarify that perimeter security edly-sent signals that Washington is open and and the emergence of private sector com- The CEO asked those who did not register so (6) Presidential Hopefuls ..