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Volume No. 4132 Monday March 25, 2019 Hamal 05, 1398 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Quote of the Day No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. Robin Williams www.thedailyafghanistan.com Email: thedailyafghanist[email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan IDEAS Ghani says Afghanistan needs mutual cooperation in its regional policy to empower the country economically. Daudzai says the Afghan government was aware of the talks which were held between US and Taliban in Doha. KABUL - Members of the Peo- ple’s Peace Movement, also called the Helmand Peace Convoy, held a gathering in Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province on Sunday where they said that countries in the region and beyond are seek- ing their benefit in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. They said these countries are not in favor of lasting peace in the country. Head of the movement, Iqbal Khyber, said peace will be en- sured in Afghanistan if the in- ternational community, particu- larly the United States, decides to maintain peace in the country. “This war is the US and Russia war, the Pakistan and India war and it is the Arabs and the non- Arabs. You (Afghans) are dam- aged in it,” Khyber said. “Taliban and Afghan forces are brothers. No one has the right to create war between them from the high-ranking levels. All of them have families and chil- dren,” said Mohammad Nekzad, member of the movement. Religious scholars at the gather- ing said the ongoing war in the country is not in favor of any country or group. ...(More on P6)...(2) KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNA- MA) condemns the attack carried out Saturday during celebrations around Nowruz in the southern town of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province. Initial findings indicate that at least three civilians were killed and dozens were injured in an at- tack that deliberately targeted lo- cal civilian government officials. UNAMA notes statements pur- portedly from the Taliban that were issued to the media in which they claim responsibility for the bombing, as well as asser- tions that they had not harmed any civilians in the attack, despite acknowledging that government officials had suffered casualties. UNAMA reminds parties that the definition of civilian under inter- national law includes members of the ...(More on P6)...(5) Peace Movement Blames Foreign Countries for Afghan War UNAMA Condemns Attack Targeting a Civilian Festival in Lashkargah Foreign Policy Definition Should Change: Ghani KABUL - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad had regularly briefed President Ashraf Ghani Khalilzad Regularly Briefed Ghani on Us-Taliban Talks: Daudzai China, Pakistan Have Common Views on Afghan Issue: Qureshi by phone calls on a daily basis dur- ing the talks with Taliban in Qatar, a senior official of the High Peace Council acknowl- edged at a press conference on Sunday. “Mr. Khalilzad contacted the President of Af- ghanistan every day to brief him about the Qatar talks,” President Ghani’s Special Envoy and Head of the High Peace Council’s Secretariat Umer Daudzai said. “What they discussed is classified but the government of Afghanistan was aware of the process.” Daudzai’s comments are ex- pressed at a time that politicians, critics and civil society activists have often criticized the United States for not sharing the details of the US-Taliban talks in Qatar, the fifth round of which contin- ued for 16 days – but behind the closed doors. In the fifth round of the talks, the two sides agreed in draft on US forces withdrawal and counter- terrorism assurances. Daudzai, meanwhile, said that the upcoming consultative Jirga – which ...(More on P6)...(3) BEIJING - Afghanistan is another area where Pakistan and China hold common views and they are moving ahead jointly to promote Af- ghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. This was stated by the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in an interview with Chi- nese major media outlet, the Global Times. During his stay in Beijing last week, the Min- ister had a detailed interaction with the me- dia, highlighting the importance, Pakistan attached with its friendship with China and for working together to promote peace and prosperity in the region. He said, both Pakistan and China are com- mitted to peace and development in Afghan- istan and wished early settlement of the is- sue, as desired by its people. About the recent Strategic Dialogue, the two countries held here, he said this not only reinforced our close friendly ties but also allowed both sides to evaluate the regional situation and the steps which could be taken to improve it. The Minister co-chaired with State Councillor Wang Yi the inaugural meet- KABUL - A young Afghan woman has been ap- pointed as deputy minister of commerce and in- dustry of Afghanistan as efforts are underway to further increase the presence of women in key leadership posts in governmental institutions. Muqaddesa Yourish has been recently been ap- pointed as deputy commerce and industry min- ister for trade. She was previously serving as a commissioner in the Independent Administrative Refform and Civil Service Commission of Afghanistan. Yourish has obtained her Master’s degree from the University of Akron in the United States of America in the field of business management and her Bachlor’s degree from Pune of India in the field of economy. Before joinging the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Comission, Yourish was serving as the director of Human Resources of Ka- bul Municipality. She has also served as deputy head of the Association of Fulbrighters of Afghan- istan. (KP) Mazar-e-Sharif - The second USAID Forward Together: Women in Business regional trade fair ended this week in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Prov- ince. The three-day event (March 21-23) coincided with this year’s observance of Nowruz. USAID supports these annual regional trade shows to showcase products and services of Afghan wom- en-owned companies or companies that employ substantial numbers of Afghan women. Featuring a variety of businesses from Balkh Province as well as from six other provinces, the three-day event offered business-to-business net- working and an open day for consumers to visit the exhibition. “Trade fairs are a great way for Afghan women to reach discerning consumers in some of the world’s largest markets with their outstanding products,” said USAID Mission Director Peter Natiello. “This means better incomes, employment, and liveli- hoods for Afghan women and their families.” Participating businesses identified more custom- ers, suppliers, and contractors. Businesses also heard from ...(More on P6)...(4) Young Afghan Woman Appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce USAID Supports Women’s Trade Fair in Mazar-E-Sharif KABUL - Afghanistan’s foreign policy should be based on long-term plan- ning, not based on “sentiments or re- actions”, President Ashraf Ghani said, apparently pointing at recent remarks by his National Security Advisor Ham- dullah Mohib about the US’s efforts for Afghan peace. Addressing a ceremony on introduc- ing Wahid Omar, former Afghan en- voy to Italy, as his new senior advisor on public and strategic relations, Ghani said Afghanistan’s foreign policy has two sections and that both reflect old thoughts which do not meet today’s re- quirements and needs. “Our foreign policy should be based on long-term planning, not based on sen- timents or reactions. Our cooperation with Pakistan in terms of economy is part of our national policy,” he said. He said Afghanistan should not be seen as a landlocked country anymore, re- iterating that it should be believed the country is a connector in Asia. “Our for- eign policy definition should change in this regard,” he said. ...(More on P6)...(1) ing of Dialogue following a decision of the political leadership of both countries in November 2018 to elevate the dialogue to Foreign Minister’s level. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, he held in- depth discussions with State Councillor on the whole spectrum of our bilateral relations including high-level exchanges, future devel- opment and direction of CPEC, cooperation in the fields of trade, defence and security, enhancing people-to-people exchanges and regional and international issues of mutual interest. He hoped this platform will serve as an op- portunity to further consolidate our time- tested All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership and reiterate our commitment to building closer China-Pakistan community of Shared Future in the New Era. Applauding ...(More on P6)...(6)
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Volume No. 4132 Monday March 25, 2019 Hamal 05, 1398 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs
Quote of the Day
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
Robin Williams
www.thedailyafghanistan.comEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019Add: In front of Habibia High School,
District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan
IDEAS
Ghani says Afghanistan needs mutual cooperation in its regional policy to empower the country economically.
Daudzai says the Afghan government was aware of the talks which were held between US and Taliban in Doha.
KABUL - Members of the Peo-ple’s Peace Movement, also called the Helmand Peace Convoy, held a gathering in Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province on Sunday where they said that countries in the region and beyond are seek-ing their benefit in the ongoing war in Afghanistan. They said these countries are not in favor of lasting peace in the country. Head of the movement, Iqbal Khyber, said peace will be en-sured in Afghanistan if the in-ternational community, particu-larly the United States, decides to maintain peace in the country. “This war is the US and Russia war, the Pakistan and India war and it is the Arabs and the non-Arabs. You (Afghans) are dam-aged in it,” Khyber said. “Taliban and Afghan forces are brothers. No one has the right to create war between them from the high-ranking levels. All of them have families and chil-dren,” said Mohammad Nekzad, member of the movement. Religious scholars at the gather-ing said the ongoing war in the country is not in favor of any country or group. ...(More on P6)...(2)
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNA-MA) condemns the attack carried out Saturday during celebrations around Nowruz in the southern town of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province.Initial findings indicate that at least three civilians were killed and dozens were injured in an at-tack that deliberately targeted lo-cal civilian government officials.UNAMA notes statements pur-portedly from the Taliban that were issued to the media in which they claim responsibility for the bombing, as well as asser-tions that they had not harmed any civilians in the attack, despite acknowledging that government officials had suffered casualties. UNAMA reminds parties that the definition of civilian under inter-national law includes members of the ...(More on P6)...(5)
Peace Movement Blames Foreign Countries for Afghan War
UNAMA Condemns Attack Targeting a Civilian Festival in Lashkargah
Foreign Policy Definition Should Change: Ghani
KABUL - The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad had regularly briefed President Ashraf Ghani
Khalilzad Regularly Briefed Ghani on Us-Taliban Talks: Daudzai
China, Pakistan Have Common Views on Afghan Issue: Qureshi
by phone calls on a daily basis dur-ing the talks with Taliban in Qatar, a senior official of the High Peace Council acknowl-edged at a press conference on Sunday. “Mr. Khalilzad contacted the President of Af-ghanistan every day to brief him about the Qatar
talks,” President Ghani’s Special Envoy and Head of the High Peace Council’s Secretariat Umer Daudzai said. “What
they discussed is classified but the government of Afghanistan was aware of the process.”Daudzai’s comments are ex-pressed at a time that politicians, critics and civil society activists have often criticized the United States for not sharing the details of the US-Taliban talks in Qatar, the fifth round of which contin-ued for 16 days – but behind the closed doors. In the fifth round of the talks, the two sides agreed in draft on US forces withdrawal and counter-terrorism assurances. Daudzai, meanwhile, said that the upcoming consultative Jirga – which ...(More on P6)...(3)
BEIJING - Afghanistan is another area where Pakistan and China hold common views and they are moving ahead jointly to promote Af-ghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process.This was stated by the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in an interview with Chi-nese major media outlet, the Global Times.During his stay in Beijing last week, the Min-ister had a detailed interaction with the me-dia, highlighting the importance, Pakistan attached with its friendship with China and for working together to promote peace and prosperity in the region.He said, both Pakistan and China are com-mitted to peace and development in Afghan-istan and wished early settlement of the is-sue, as desired by its people.About the recent Strategic Dialogue, the two countries held here, he said this not only reinforced our close friendly ties but also
allowed both sides to evaluate the regional situation and the steps which could be taken to improve it.The Minister co-chaired with State Councillor Wang Yi the inaugural meet-
KABUL - A young Afghan woman has been ap-pointed as deputy minister of commerce and in-dustry of Afghanistan as efforts are underway to further increase the presence of women in key leadership posts in governmental institutions.Muqaddesa Yourish has been recently been ap-pointed as deputy commerce and industry min-ister for trade.She was previously serving as a commissioner in the Independent Administrative Refform and Civil Service Commission of Afghanistan.Yourish has obtained her Master’s degree from the University of Akron in the United States of America in the field of business management and her Bachlor’s degree from Pune of India in the field of economy.Before joinging the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Comission, Yourish was serving as the director of Human Resources of Ka-bul Municipality. She has also served as deputy head of the Association of Fulbrighters of Afghan-istan. (KP)
Mazar-e-Sharif - The second USAID Forward Together: Women in Business regional trade fair ended this week in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh Prov-ince. The three-day event (March 21-23) coincided with this year’s observance of Nowruz. USAID supports these annual regional trade shows to showcase products and services of Afghan wom-en-owned companies or companies that employ substantial numbers of Afghan women.Featuring a variety of businesses from Balkh Province as well as from six other provinces, the three-day event offered business-to-business net-working and an open day for consumers to visit the exhibition.“Trade fairs are a great way for Afghan women to reach discerning consumers in some of the world’s largest markets with their outstanding products,” said USAID Mission Director Peter Natiello. “This means better incomes, employment, and liveli-hoods for Afghan women and their families.”Participating businesses identified more custom-ers, suppliers, and contractors. Businesses also heard from ...(More on P6)...(4)
Young Afghan Woman Appointed as Deputy
Minister of Commerce
USAID Supports Women’s Trade Fair in Mazar-E-Sharif
KABUL - Afghanistan’s foreign policy should be based on long-term plan-ning, not based on “sentiments or re-actions”, President Ashraf Ghani said, apparently pointing at recent remarks by his National Security Advisor Ham-dullah Mohib about the US’s efforts for Afghan peace.Addressing a ceremony on introduc-
ing Wahid Omar, former Afghan en-voy to Italy, as his new senior advisor on public and strategic relations, Ghani said Afghanistan’s foreign policy has two sections and that both reflect old thoughts which do not meet today’s re-quirements and needs.“Our foreign policy should be based on long-term planning, not based on sen-
timents or reactions. Our cooperation with Pakistan in terms of economy is part of our national policy,” he said.He said Afghanistan should not be seen as a landlocked country anymore, re-iterating that it should be believed the country is a connector in Asia. “Our for-eign policy definition should change in this regard,” he said. ...(More on P6)...(1)
ing of Dialogue following a decision of the political leadership of both countries inNovember 2018 to elevate the dialogue to Foreign Minister’s level.Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, he held in-depth discussions with State Councillor on the whole spectrum of our bilateral relations including high-level exchanges, future devel-opment and direction of CPEC, cooperation in the fields of trade, defence and security, enhancing people-to-people exchanges and regional and international issues of mutual interest.He hoped this platform will serve as an op-portunity to further consolidate our time-tested All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership and reiterate our commitment to building closer China-Pakistan community of Shared Future in the New Era.Applauding ...(More on P6)...(6)
