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KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said they will start counting votes from this weekend’s parliamentary elections on Today in Kabul. On Tuesday, election com-mission officials said all elec-tion materials, including the preliminary results, have been transferred from polling cent-ers to the provincial capitals. IEC spokesman Sayed Hafi-zullah Hashemi said they will start counting votes, from all polling centers around the country, in Kabul on Wednes-day. “Vote counting has been fin-

ished at polling stations and polling centers. Tomorrow vote counting will start,” said Hashemi. Hashemi also said the elec-

IEC to Start Counting Votes Today

tion commission will inaugurate an information gathering center on Wednesday (today). “All political parties and media can come ...(More on P4)...(7)

TEHRAN - Addressing the first meeting of the Trilateral Coordi-nation Council of Iran, India and Afghanistan (Chabahar Agree-ment) at Parsian Azadi hotel in Tehran on Tuesday, Mohammad Rastadadded said, “Multilateral partnership and investment in the region’s transit infrastructure and supporting private sector in order to develop this cooperation, are Iran’s most important proposals for the better implementation of

Chabahar agreement among the three major countries of the re-gion.’Rastad noted, “Reducing the rates of multidimensional transport tar-iffs and harmonizing insurance and banking regulations will help increase the transit and economic development of the three coun-tries in the region.The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development added that the use of transit capacities of the

region along the northern corridor and the facilitation of transit by all countries of the region will be very effective in removing the obstacles and infrastructure problems in the area.“Secure and easy access to tran-sit routes by all countries in the region and the provision of mu-tual support services is one of the most important aspects of the im-plementation of Chabahar agree-ment,” he said. ...(More on P4)...(8)

Taliban Kidnap 125 Teachers, Education Staff in Ghazni

KABUL - Minister of Rural Development and Rehabilita-tion Mujiburrahman Karimi on Tuesday said 498 develop-ment project worth $51 mil-lion has been implemented nation-wide while 4,092 more development projects worth $225 million were being im-plemented.Briefing the Mesharano Jirga regarding the development projects the minister said

Nearly 500 Uplift Projects Implement Nation-Wide

GHAZNI CITY - The Taliban have kidnapped 125 teachers and administrative staff of the Educa-tion Department in Giru district of southern Ghazni province, lo-cal residents claimed on Tuesday.Nader Khan Giruwal, a resident and former Provincial Council member, said the Taliban had kidnapped teachers and educa-tion staff members of the district.“The Taliban had many times told teachers not to get their salaries through the bank and instead re-ceive their pay manually from a cashier at school so that the Tali-ban also get their share, but the teachers did not accept their de-mand and as a result, they were kidnapped,” he said.Deputy Provincial Council head Amanullah Kamrani acknowl-edged teachers and education staff of the district were missing for the last two days....(More on P4)...(10)

since the start of the current fiscal year the ministry was able to spent 65 percent of de-velopment budget and until the end of ongoing year per-centage would jump up to 90 percent.The projects in the field of transportation, provision of drinking water, irrigation and others had been imple-mented so far.The ...(More on P4)...(9)

The managing director of the Ports and Maritime Organization has considered it necessary to form a regional transport and transit union between the three countries of Iran, India and Afghanistan to implement Chabahar agreement, saying that this will

create the basis for the development of multimodal transit in the region.

Iran, India and Afghanistan need Regional Transit Union