Afghanistan Constitution Article Ninety-Nine If, during the sessions of the National Assembly, the annual budget, or development program, or issues related to national security, territorial integrity and independence of the country is under discussion, the sessions of the Assembly shall not end pending decision of the matter. Jawza 02-1400 Sunday 23 May 2021 INo: 50- Vol: LIX ‘Afghanistan Why Australia to peace process COVID-19 play Test vs UNICEF says will depend in India is Afghan expo Afghanistan $ 164 needed to upon whether bad news seeks access ahead of combat Covid-19 regional for Afghan to regional, Ashes series in South Asia powers patients int’l markets cooperate or compete’ See Page 2 See Page 3 See Page 4 See Page 5 See Page 6 President Ghani accepts credentials Stoltenberg highlights NATO’s of new Turkish ambassador future support to Afghanistan KABUL: NATO Secretary- institutions, as well as continued efforts. KABUL: President Moham- General Jens Stoltenberg said Fri- financial support to the Afghan This comes as the withdraw- mad Ashraf Ghani has accepted day the NATO will continue to security forces.” al of the international forces from credentials of new Turkish ambas- support Afghanistan as the orga- Second, he went to say that Afghanistan begun early May. sador to Afghanistan. The coun- nization’s military presence is NATO allies are planning to pro- The US Central Command try’s President wished the new ending in the country. vide military education and train- (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday Turkey ambassador success in his In a meeting with French Pres- ing to the Afghan security forces the retrograde is between 13 and mission and by pointing to Tur- ident Emmanuel Macron in Paris outside Afghanistan, focusing on 20 percent complete. CENTCOM key’s relations and cooperation on Friday, Stoltenberg stated that Special Operations Forces. said in a statement it has with- with Afghanistan in various sec- NATO’s future support to Af- “And third, we are planning drawn approximately 115 C-17 tions said Afghanistan was com- ghanistan “will have three main to fund the provision of services, military cargo flight loads of ma- mitted to continued relations with pillars.” including support for the func- terial from Afghanistan and turned Turkey. President Ghani praised “As we end our military pres- tioning of Kabul airport,” NATO over more than 5,000 pieces of Turkey for its efforts in Afghani- ence, we are opening a new chap- Secretary-General stated. equipment to the Defense Logis- stan peace process. ter. NATO’s future support will Stoltenberg noted that all these tics Agency for destruction. Jihad Ergin, the new Turkish have three main pillars,” he said. will enable NATO Allies and the The command also noted that ambassador to Afghanistan ex- Stoltenberg stated: “first, we broader international community they have turned over five facili- pressed happiness over his new plan to provide advice and capac- to continue to help the Afghan ties to the Afghan Ministry of mission in Afghanistan, stressing ity support to Afghan security people and contribute to the peace Defense. The Kabul Times on his country’s continued coop- eration with Afghanistan. He said Turkey was committed to contin- ued support to maintaining peace and stability in Afghanistan. The Kabul Times Pakistan must end ‘its proxy war’ COVID-19: 242 new in Afghanistan: former diplomat cases, 10 KABUL: Former Canadian Ghani and Taliban’s approach to- Ambassador to Kabul Chris Alex- wards the country, saying: ander tweeted the other day say- “The difference between the deaths ing Pakistan should end its proxy thinking of Afghan President war in Afghanistan as Israel reach- Ashraf Ghani & the Taliban is il- reported in es a truce with Palestine. lustrated here. Alexander tweeted that “Isra- Ashraf Ghani seeks lasting Afghanistan el is ending military operations in Gaza: when will Pakistan’s mili- peace for Afghanistan’s people, The Ministry of Public tary end its proxy war in Afghan- while the Taliban have a vision of Health on Saturday reported istan”. ruin. Think & decide with whom 242 new positive cases of COV- The former Canadian envoy you stand.” ID-19 out of 1,493 samples test- said the proxy war would have The Kabul Times ed in the last 24 hours. ended if the thousands of mur- The ministry also reported Khost airport to soon become dered Afghan civilians got a frac- 10 deaths and 96 recoveries tion of the attention given to Ga- MoFA welcomes NATO’s from COVID-19 in the same za’s hundreds of victims. period. operational: civil aviation “If thousands of civilians continued support after The new cases were report- killed by bombs & assassination ed in the provinces of Kabul from Nangarhar to Herat got just withdrawal (122), Kandahar (13), Balkh a fraction of the attention given to (28), Nangarhar (5), Baghlan (5), Gaza’s hundreds of victims, Pa- KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Repub- Nimroz (1), Parwan (16), Hel- kistan’s proxy war in Afghanistan lic of Afghanistan welcomed NATO’s emphasis on continued sup- mand (8), Maidan Wardak (18), would have ended long ago”, Al- port after the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, which was exander said. recently announced by the Secretary General Stoltenberg in France. Ghazni (7), Badakhshan (7), This comes as President Mo- “We reaffirm NATO’s support for Afghanistan in terms of capac- Panjshir (8), Ghor (2) and Sar- hammad Ashraf Ghani in an inter- ity building for the security sector, financial support, training of Af- e-Pul (2). view with the Washington Post ghan security forces, as well as funding for logistics services, includ- Deaths were reported in the said that the Afghan government’s ing the strengthening of Kabul International Airport, in line with the provinces of Kabul (2), Balkh priority is to make peace and needs of the defense sector,” the alliance said in a statement. (1), Nangarhar (2), Helmand (1), reach a lasting ceasefire. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs considered the beginning of a Ghazni (1), Kunar (1) and Log- “If the Taliban insists on a new chapter in cooperation between Afghanistan and NATO as an ar (1) . violent takeover, they will face not effective step towards enhancing the capabilities of the country’s The ministry reported that just the Afghan security and de- security and defense forces in the joint fight against terrorism and the cumulative total of known fense forces, but also the Afghan ensuring lasting peace and stability in the country and the region. COVID-19 cases is 65,728, the people. People don’t want the While appreciating NATO’s continued commitment to Afghani- total number of reported deaths Taliban. Ask people who have stan, the MoFA said stands ready to work with the Organization to is 2,802, and the total number experienced their rule”, President combat the common threat of terrorism and extremism in Afghanistan, of recoveries is 55,886. Ghani said. the region, and beyond, to build an independent, free and United So far, 443,823 samples Pakistan and the United Afghanistan. The Kabul Times have been tested in government States have an important role in motivating the Taliban to get the centers and there are 7,040 known active COVID-19 cases KABUL: An airport in Khost, tional airports in Kabul, Herat, development. Security challenges Taliban to a negotiating table, the which aims to become one of the Balkh and Kandahar. “This air- have hampered traveling to many in the country, data by the min- Afghan president stressed. international airports in the coun- port will soon be inaugurated by provinces, including Badakhshan, istry indicates. According to President Ghani try, will be fully operational in the government,” said Naeem Helmand, or Uruzgan; therefore, Pakistani-backed Taliban mili- According to Johns Hop- near future, a progress that will Salehi, a spokesman for the Civil air transportation is one of the tants’ key goal was the withdrawal kins University, the number of happen 10 years after the start of Aviation Authority. best options,” said Mahmoud of US troops, the United States deaths from COVID-19 global- its construction, officials said. The association of aviation Shah Habibi, head of the associa- should decide for not getting any- ly is more than 3,444,120 and Some test flights have been made companies said the inauguration tion. Khost Airport project costs thing in return after making such a the number of known global in the airport starting from last of the airport will boost the avia- 900 million Afs ($11 million) and major concession. coronavirus cases is week by the state-owned Bakhtar tion market and will increase the it has been built based on interna- The Canadian former diplo- 166,177,685. aviation company. country’s exports. “Air transpor- tional norms, according to offi- mat also illustrated President The Kabul Times Afghanistan has four interna- tation is a good way towards trade cials. The Kabul Times.