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The US continues to demand more commitment from Islamabad on the Afghan peace process. The new Pakistani government shows willingness but has yet to act conclusively. Anwar Iqbal reports from Washington. Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3994 Thursday October 04, 2018 Mezan 12, 1397 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Quote of the Day Trust is not something that’s given because you win an election; it’s something you have to earn. Tom Perez www.thedailyafghanistan.com Email: thedailyafghanist[email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan Election KABUL - Hundreds of people have secured short-term jobs in Kabul after the election campaign process kicked off this past week- end. Most of the election candidates have employed ten to twenty peo- WASHINGTON - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security advisor John Bolton in an attempt to revive relations between KABUL - The United Nations mission in Afghanistan voiced concern over the level of violence around the campaign- ing period for the parliamentary elec- tions. In a report issued on Tuesday UNAMA urged all actors to halt all violence and intimidation against candidates and voters. “I am outraged by attacks deliberately targeting civilians seeking to exercise their basic right to participate in elec- tions,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the WASHINGTON — Jason Kander, an Afghanistan War veteran widely praised as a rising star in the Democratic party, withdrew Tuesday from the Kansas City, Mo., mayoral race to seek help for depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Last week, Kander called the Vet- erans Crisis Line and told a crisis KABUL - Atta Mohammad Noor, Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Isla- mi party has warned the election commission (IEC) of resuming protests if it fails to adopt a biom- etric system on Election Day. Speaking in an exclusive inter- view with Ariana News on Tues- day, Noor said that if the com- mitments being made towards the election process were not ad- dressed, he will resume staging rally against the IEC across the country. “Biometric process is a must and the [election] commission has as- sured us [in this regard], other- wise, we will close its offices,” he said. “We will not withdraw our decision even if I was killed or hundreds of people were killed. We will resume our movements.” Referring to the upcoming presi- dential elections, Noor said that they will have a single candidate for the election after consulta- tions with allies, adding that if that not happened he will join the side who is being backed by the United States. The election commission, how- ever, urging the politicians to put aside the “assumptions” ahead of the ...(More on P4)...(3) Election Campaigns Provide Hundreds of Jobs for Unemployed Afghan War Vet Ends Bid for Kansas City Mayor, Citing PTSD and Depression UN Mission in Afghanistan Voices Concern as Violence Peaks Ahead of Elections Atta Noor Warns of Resuming Protests Against IEC US, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Fail to Break Afghanistan Impasse KABUL - A senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that the United States and Russia’s tensions on Ukraine are moving to- ward Afghanistan which according to him will have “negative repercussions” for the country if they begin here. The remarks were made by Hekmat Khalil Karzai, the Deputy Foreign Minister, who addressed an event on ...(More on P4)...(2) KABUL - This month, the US war in Afghanistan turns 17. Americans born after the conflict began can now enlist in the armed forces. It’s a war in which all parties have committed war crimes and grave human rights abuses, and civilian casualties have reached new highs. But Americans and Af- ghans looking for solutions to end the war should not lose sight that some approaches may exacer- bate abuses and ...(More on P4)...(4) MoFA Fears of US- Russia ‘Confrontation’ in Afghanistan Privatizing War in Afghanistan Endangers Civilians REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR APPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL AUDITOR SAARC Development Fund (SDF), having its Secretariat at Thimphu, Bhutan, was established by the Heads of the Governments of eight SAARC Member States in 2010 and invites proposals from interested eligible audit firms for conducting External Audit of SDF for three fiscal years (2019-2021). Eligible firms with adequate experience and proficiency are requested to submit their proposals for the same by 5:30 P.M. (Bhutan Time) on October 20, 2018 through email on [email protected] and [email protected]. The detailed TOR can be downloaded from our website www.sdfsec.org. Dr. Sunil Motiwal Chief Executive Office ple in their campaign offices, and each person earns about 15,000 Afghanis a month. In addition to the jobs created, publishing companies have also had their work load almost dou- bled. ...(More on P4)...(6) the two countries amid tensions involv- ing Afghanistan, the resurgence of the Taliban and the US cutting off Paki- stan’s military aid. In September, the first round of US- UN Secretary-General’s Special Rep- resentative for Afghanistan. UNAMA has registered several at- tacks since campaigning formally be- gan on 28 September, including the killing of a candidate and three secu- rity guards, as well as the shooting of another candidate’s agent and his son. A suicide bomber struck an election rally in Afghanistan’s eastern Nan- garhar province on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding around 40. responder that he had suicidal thoughts. On Monday, he went to the Kansas City VA Medical Center, where he’s planning to receive regular treatment. “To allow me to concentrate on my mental health, I’ve decided that I will not be running for mayor of Kansas City,” Kander wrote ...(More on P4)...(7) Pakistan talks was held in Islamabad, during which Secretary Pompeo ex- pressed the desire to “reset” a rapidly deteriorating relationship between the two countries, ...(More on P4)...(1) The attack, the first since campaigning began last week ahead of elections for ...(More on P4)...(5)

Transcript of Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3994 Thursday October 04, … 04, 2018...Anwar Iqbal reports from Washington....

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The US continues to demand more commitment from Islamabad on the Afghan peace process. The new Pakistani government shows willingness but

has yet to act conclusively. Anwar Iqbal reports from Washington.

Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3994 Thursday October 04, 2018 Mezan 12, 1397 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs

Quote of the Day

Trust is not something that’s given because you win an election; it’s something you have to earn.

Tom Perez

www.thedailyafghanistan.comEmail: [email protected]

Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019Add: In front of Habibia High School,

District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan

Election

KABUL - Hundreds of people have secured short-term jobs in Kabul after the election campaign process kicked off this past week-end.Most of the election candidates have employed ten to twenty peo-

WASHINGTON - Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security advisor John Bolton in an attempt to revive relations between

KABUL - The United Nations mission in Afghanistan voiced concern over the level of violence around the campaign-ing period for the parliamentary elec-tions.In a report issued on Tuesday UNAMA urged all actors to halt all violence and intimidation against candidates and voters.“I am outraged by attacks deliberately targeting civilians seeking to exercise their basic right to participate in elec-tions,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the

WASHINGTON — Jason Kander, an Afghanistan War veteran widely praised as a rising star in the Democratic party, withdrew Tuesday from the Kansas City, Mo., mayoral race to seek help for depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.Last week, Kander called the Vet-erans Crisis Line and told a crisis

KABUL - Atta Mohammad Noor, Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Isla-mi party has warned the election commission (IEC) of resuming protests if it fails to adopt a biom-etric system on Election Day.Speaking in an exclusive inter-view with Ariana News on Tues-day, Noor said that if the com-mitments being made towards the election process were not ad-dressed, he will resume staging rally against the IEC across the country.“Biometric process is a must and the [election] commission has as-sured us [in this regard], other-wise, we will close its offices,” he said. “We will not withdraw our decision even if I was killed or hundreds of people were killed. We will resume our movements.”Referring to the upcoming presi-dential elections, Noor said that they will have a single candidate for the election after consulta-tions with allies, adding that if that not happened he will join the side who is being backed by the United States.The election commission, how-ever, urging the politicians to put aside the “assumptions” ahead of the ...(More on P4)...(3)

Election Campaigns Provide Hundreds of Jobs for Unemployed

Afghan War Vet Ends Bid for Kansas City Mayor, Citing PTSD and Depression

UN Mission in Afghanistan Voices Concern as Violence Peaks Ahead of Elections

Atta Noor Warns of Resuming Protests Against IEC US, Pakistani Foreign

Ministers Fail to Break Afghanistan Impasse

KABUL - A senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that the United States and Russia’s tensions on Ukraine are moving to-ward Afghanistan which according to him will have “negative repercussions” for the country if they begin here.The remarks were made by Hekmat Khalil Karzai, the Deputy Foreign Minister, who addressed an event on ...(More on P4)...(2)

KABUL - This month, the US war in Afghanistan turns 17. Americans born after the conflict began can now enlist in the armed forces. It’s a war in which all parties have committed war crimes and grave human rights abuses, and civilian casualties have reached new highs. But Americans and Af-ghans looking for solutions to end the war should not lose sight that some approaches may exacer-bate abuses and ...(More on P4)...(4)

MoFA Fears of US-Russia ‘Confrontation’

in Afghanistan

Privatizing War in Afghanistan Endangers

Civilians

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FORAPPOINTMENT OF EXTERNAL AUDITOR

SAARC Development Fund (SDF), having its Secretariat at Thimphu, Bhutan, was established by the Heads of the Governments of eight SAARC Member States in 2010 andinvites proposals from interested eligible audit firms for conducting External Audit of SDFfor three fiscal years (2019-2021).Eligible firms with adequate experience and proficiency are requested to submit their proposals for the same by 5:30 P.M. (Bhutan Time) on October 20, 2018 through email on [email protected] and [email protected]. The detailed TOR can be downloaded from ourwebsite www.sdfsec.org.

Dr. Sunil MotiwalChief Executive Office

ple in their campaign offices, and each person earns about 15,000 Afghanis a month.In addition to the jobs created, publishing companies have also had their work load almost dou-bled. ...(More on P4)...(6)

the two countries amid tensions involv-ing Afghanistan, the resurgence of the Taliban and the US cutting off Paki-stan’s military aid. In September, the first round of US-

UN Secretary-General’s Special Rep-resentative for Afghanistan.UNAMA has registered several at-tacks since campaigning formally be-gan on 28 September, including the killing of a candidate and three secu-rity guards, as well as the shooting of another candidate’s agent and his son.A suicide bomber struck an election rally in Afghanistan’s eastern Nan-garhar province on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding around 40.

responder that he had suicidal thoughts. On Monday, he went to the Kansas City VA Medical Center, where he’s planning to receive regular treatment.“To allow me to concentrate on my mental health, I’ve decided that I will not be running for mayor of Kansas City,” Kander wrote ...(More on P4)...(7)

Pakistan talks was held in Islamabad, during which Secretary Pompeo ex-pressed the desire to “reset” a rapidly deteriorating relationship between the two countries, ...(More on P4)...(1)

The attack, the first since campaigning began last week ahead of elections for ...(More on P4)...(5)