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Over Delay in Helping Earthquake-Hit Victims Ghani Welcomes UK Decision to Keep Troops ‘IMF Stands Ready to Help Quake-Hit Afghan, Pakistan’ Afghan Refugee Women Build Electronic Inventions from Home Taliban Takes Control of Takhar’s Durqad District US Weighs Special Forces in Syria, Helicopters in Iraq force chief Krishna Chaud- hary said a squad of 35 com- mandos will soon be flown in to Kabul to bolster the ex- isting manpower of the force at the Indian Embassy in Ka- bul and its four consulates in Jalalabad, Mazar- e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat. “There ...(More on P4)...(10) ing the brunt of lots of problems. The aid process should be accelerated,” said Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, the house speaker. Meanwhile, Wais Ahmad Barmak director of Af- ghanistan National Disaster Management Author- ity (ANDMA) said a number of countries have started helping the earthquake-hit families. “We are faced with ...(More on P4)...(9) KABUL - The UK’s Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced on Tuesday that it will maintain its military pres- ence in Afghanistan – a move that Presi- dent Ashraf Ghani has welcomed. Michael Fallon informed the UK’s par- liament that the UK will uphold its cur- rent military commitment of around 450 British troops in Afghanistan through- out 2016, which also emphasizes UK support for NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. ...(More on P4)...(12) TEHRAN - 23-year-old Nour Moham- mad Mohammadi has made a name for himself as an inventor after fleeing his native Afghanistan in 1996. With finan- cial help from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2012, the bright refugee began building starter systems and safety mechanisms for vehicles that he was able to patent, like speed monitors to slow down a moving vehicle when its seatbelts are not fastened. In 2014, after winning many awards and contracts, Moham- madi paired ...(More on P4)...(13) TALEQAN - Taliban insurgents at- tacked Durqad district in Takhar prov- ince on Tuesday night and seized con- trol of the district after heavy clashes with security forces, local officials said. Noor Mohamad Hakimi, Provincial Police Chief, said that “Taliban insur- gents launched attacks on the district late Tuesday and early Wednesday and took control of the district.” “Two security soldiers were killed and two others ...(More on P4)...(14) Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. President Barack Obama, deeply averse to over-com- mitting American troops to unpopular wars in the Mid- dle East, ...(More on P4)...(11) NEW DELHI - India has de- cided to enhance the security of its mission and consulates in Afghanistan by deploying about three dozen more ITBP commandos at these facilities which have been hit by terror strikes several times in the past. Indo-Tibetan Border Police KABUL - A number of law- makers in Wolesi Jirga (Low- er House of Parliament) on Wednesday criticized the government for the delay in helping people hit by Mon- day’s earthquake. The lawmakers, who sum- moned officials from minis- tries of Public Health, Public Works, Rural Development, and Refugees and Repatria- tion, asked them to speed up efforts to the affected fami- lies. “The help given to earth- quake-hit families is not suf- ficient. We have reports that the families are still bear- WASHINGTON - The United States is considering sending a small number of special op- erations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options to build mo- mentum in the battle against KABUL - An Afghan woman re- ceived an award ‘Jewels of Muslim Worlds Award’ during the sixth Muslim World Biz 2015 in Malaysia on Tuesday. The award is given to the activists who are playing an active role in bring changes in the society through merit, wealth and through intellec- tual activities. Maria Bashir, the former Chief Per- secutor General of Herat Province Afghanistan Maria Bashir was given the ward. In total, there were 10 Jewels of Mus- lim Worlds Award recipients this year at the Muslim World Biz 2015, including Islamic University of Ma- KABUL - The IMF has offered its help to Afghanistan and Pakistan to deal with their recovery and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the two nations this week, killing over 300 people. “I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the people affected by the earth- quake that has tragically struck the northern regions of Afghanistan and Paki- stan, and in particular to the families of the victims,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde said. “The immediate concern is to provide as much relief as possible to these areas, and to ensure the safety and well- being of the survivors of this tragedy,” she said. “The IMF will continue to support Afghanistan and Pakistan and stands ready to help them respond to this tragic event,” Lagarde said. The death toll in the power- ful 7.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked Pakistan rose to 250 yesterday with more than 1,600 people injured. In Afghanistan officials said at least 115 people were con- firmed dead and hundreds more injured. (Agencies) Afghan Woman Receives Jewels of Muslim Worlds Award laysia President, Tan Sri Prof Mohd Yusof Noor, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd Group President/ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Da- tuk Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah and Central Spectrum CEO, Mah- mud Abbas. Other recipients were Bosnia Bank International CEO, Amer Bukvic, and Solico Group Founder, Ghola- mali Soleimani. The Muslim World Biz Founder Datuk Dr Raja Moham- ad Abdullah, who passed away in March, was awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award which was accepted by his wife Datin Nor- di Mohamad Hussien. The event was ...(More on P4)...(8)

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India to Send 35 ITBP Commandos to Guard

Afghan Missions

MPs Criticize Govt. Over Delay in Helping

Earthquake-Hit Victims

Ghani Welcomes UK Decision to Keep

Troops

‘IMF Stands Ready to Help Quake-Hit Afghan, Pakistan’

Afghan Refugee Women Build Electronic Inventions from Home

Taliban Takes Control of Takhar’s

Durqad District

US Weighs Special Forces in Syria, Helicopters in Iraq

force chief Krishna Chaud-hary said a squad of 35 com-mandos will soon be flown in to Kabul to bolster the ex-isting manpower of the force at the Indian Embassy in Ka-bul and its four consulates in Jalalabad, Mazar- e-Sharif, Kandahar and Herat.“There ...(More on P4)...(10)

ing the brunt of lots of problems. The aid process should be accelerated,” said Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, the house speaker.Meanwhile, Wais Ahmad Barmak director of Af-ghanistan National Disaster Management Author-ity (ANDMA) said a number of countries have started helping the earthquake-hit families.“We are faced with ...(More on P4)...(9)

KABUL - The UK’s Defence Secretary Michael Fallon announced on Tuesday that it will maintain its military pres-ence in Afghanistan – a move that Presi-dent Ashraf Ghani has welcomed.Michael Fallon informed the UK’s par-liament that the UK will uphold its cur-rent military commitment of around 450 British troops in Afghanistan through-out 2016, which also emphasizes UK support for NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. ...(More on P4)...(12)

TEHRAN - 23-year-old Nour Moham-mad Mohammadi has made a name for himself as an inventor after fleeing his native Afghanistan in 1996. With finan-cial help from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2012, the bright refugee began building starter systems and safety mechanisms for vehicles that he was able to patent, like speed monitors to slow down a moving vehicle when its seatbelts are not fastened. In 2014, after winning many awards and contracts, Moham-madi paired ...(More on P4)...(13)

TALEQAN - Taliban insurgents at-tacked Durqad district in Takhar prov-ince on Tuesday night and seized con-trol of the district after heavy clashes with security forces, local officials said.Noor Mohamad Hakimi, Provincial Police Chief, said that “Taliban insur-gents launched attacks on the district late Tuesday and early Wednesday and took control of the district.”“Two security soldiers were killed and two others ...(More on P4)...(14)

Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.President Barack Obama, deeply averse to over-com-mitting American troops to unpopular wars in the Mid-dle East, ...(More on P4)...(11)

NEW DELHI - India has de-cided to enhance the security of its mission and consulates in Afghanistan by deploying about three dozen more ITBP commandos at these facilities which have been hit by terror strikes several times in the past.Indo-Tibetan Border Police

KABUL - A number of law-makers in Wolesi Jirga (Low-er House of Parliament) on Wednesday criticized the government for the delay in helping people hit by Mon-day’s earthquake.The lawmakers, who sum-moned officials from minis-tries of Public Health, Public Works, Rural Development, and Refugees and Repatria-tion, asked them to speed up efforts to the affected fami-lies.“The help given to earth-quake-hit families is not suf-ficient. We have reports that the families are still bear-

WASHINGTON - The United States is considering sending a small number of special op-erations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options to build mo-mentum in the battle against

KABUL - An Afghan woman re-ceived an award ‘Jewels of Muslim Worlds Award’ during the sixth Muslim World Biz 2015 in Malaysia on Tuesday.The award is given to the activists who are playing an active role in bring changes in the society through merit, wealth and through intellec-tual activities.Maria Bashir, the former Chief Per-secutor General of Herat Province Afghanistan Maria Bashir was given the ward.In total, there were 10 Jewels of Mus-lim Worlds Award recipients this year at the Muslim World Biz 2015, including Islamic University of Ma-

KABUL - The IMF has offered its help to Afghanistan and Pakistan to deal with their recovery and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit the two nations this week, killing over 300 people.“I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the people affected by the earth-quake that has tragically struck the northern regions of Afghanistan and Paki-stan, and in particular to the families of the victims,” the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Christine Lagarde said.“The immediate concern is to provide as much relief as possible to these areas, and to ensure the safety and well-being of the survivors of this tragedy,” she said.“The IMF will continue to support Afghanistan and Pakistan and stands ready to help them respond to this tragic event,” Lagarde said.The death toll in the power-ful 7.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked Pakistan rose to 250 yesterday with more than 1,600 people injured.In Afghanistan officials said at least 115 people were con-firmed dead and hundreds more injured. (Agencies)

Afghan Woman Receives Jewels of Muslim Worlds Award

laysia President, Tan Sri Prof Mohd Yusof Noor, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd Group President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Da-tuk Mohd Emir Mavani Abdullah and Central Spectrum CEO, Mah-mud Abbas.Other recipients were Bosnia Bank International CEO, Amer Bukvic, and Solico Group Founder, Ghola-mali Soleimani. The Muslim World Biz Founder Datuk Dr Raja Moham-ad Abdullah, who passed away in March, was awarded the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award which was accepted by his wife Datin Nor-di Mohamad Hussien. The event was ...(More on P4)...(8)