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Quote of the DayEffective leadership is not about making speeches or

being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes

Peter Drucker

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MAIMANA - During his trip to northwestern Faryab prov-ince on Tuesday, Tadamichi Yamamoto said tensions among political groups contributed to the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.He spoke with representative of political parties, religious

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Af-ghanistan are agreed to organize the meeting of Pak-Afghan Joint Economic Commission (JEC) after fixation of the date with mutual consent.Finance Minister, Senator Mo-hammad Ishaq Dar during a meeting with the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan Omar Zakhiwal, who called on him here Wednesday, said the date for or-ganizing the meeting would be finalized soon with consensus and mutualconsultations, a press statement said. Earlier, the Afghan ambas-sador suggested for convening Pak-Afghan JEC meeting as soon as possible. Both the dignitaries held detailed discussion on bi-lateral relations between the two neghbouring brotherly countries, it added. (APP)

KABUL - The Swedish govern-ment has provided $9 million in aid to the Ministry of Rural Re-habilitation and Development (MRRD) for welfare projects and creating job opportunities in vul-nerable areas of the country.Anders Sjoberg, Sweden envoy to Afghanistan, told a press con-ference in Kabul that his govern-ment paid the money through the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund and the World Bank to the MRRD to create job opportunities for people, particularly for refu-gees and displaced families.He said implementation of differ-ent ...(More on P4)...(2)

scholars, civil society activists, jihadi commanders, tribal elders, women and youths on security, political and eco-nomic issues, as well as the upcoming elections.He said tensions among different political groups had caused the security environment ...(More on P4)...(1)

KABUL - The Pentagon has confirmed deploying up to 100 additional US marines to Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand.The deployment is aimed to strengthen marines already sent to the US Central Command area of operations, the NBC reported on Tuesday.“It will increase the capability for the commander on the ground,” ...(More on P4)...(4)

KABUL - The Afghan government says it has come to know from media reports about the trans-fer of the conflict duty to private US companies and the issue has not been discussed with it.The government’s reaction comes weeks after head of America’s notorious private security firm Blackwater proposed partial privatization of the war in Afghanistan.Blackwater Security Company assisted US forces in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The private form has also signed ...(More on P4)...(3)

Privatisation of Conflict not

Discussed with Kabul

100 Additional US Marines Headed

to Helmand

Pak-Afghan JEC to be Held after Fixation of Date

Sweden Gives $9m to MRRD for Creating Jobs

Afghanistan Security Won’t Improve Immediately

Tadamichi Yamamoto

The UN secretary-general‘s special representative for Afghanistan has expressed concern over the security situation

and fragile political environment in the country.