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Afghan Govt Peace Delegation Will Be Off to China on Friday

TEHRAN - Assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister and Director General of West Asia at Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs Seyed Rasoul Mousavi underscored that his country’s participation in any talks on Afghanistan depends on the partner-ship of the Kabul central government.“The Islamic Republic has clearly de-clared that it will not participate in any negotiations in which the Afghan gov-ernment does not participate,” Mousavi said on Monday.He stressed that peace in Afghanistan should be established inside the Afghan state, and said, “If the foreign states are after imposing peace, it is doomed to fail-ure and Iran will never partner in such a plan.”Elsewhere, Mousavi said given the fact

NUR-SULTAN - Prime Minister iof Ka-zakhstan Askar Mamin held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Af-ghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, as part of his visit to Tashkent to attend a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Member States of the Shanghai Co-operation Organization, the press service of the Kazakh PM reported.“We attach particular importance to strengthening and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation with Afghanistan. This is evidenced by the high level of bi-lateral political dialogue maintained for many years,” said Mamin.During the negotiations, issues of trade, economic and investment cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the Islamic State of Afghanistan, the partici-pation of Kazakhstan’s business in the

KABUL - Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul said that it was indefinitely closing its consular section from Monday as Islama-bad claimed that its diplomats had been harassed.“Due to security reasons, Consular Sec-tion of the Embassy of Pakistan, Kabul will be closed from tomorrow Monday, 4th November, 2019 until further intima-tion,” the embassy said in a statement on Sunday.Meanwhile, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said that it had summoned Afghan charge d’ affairs on Sunday to convey “serious concerns” over the safety and security of the diplomatic personnel of its embassy in Kabul and its sub-missions.The statement said that the staff of the em-bassy were being harassed over the past

KABUL - Afghanistan is on track to miss revenue target set by the Interna-tional Monetary Fund, the parliament’s finance and budget commission said on Monday.The country has collected 165 billion afghanis in revenue over the last 10 months, according to the ministry of fi-nance. The target set by IMF for 2019 is 209 billion afghanis.Mohammad Azim Kibrzani, secretary of Wolesi Jirga’s finance and budget com-mission, said that the country would not reach the target in the remaining two months.Meanwhile, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called for increasing coordina-tion and efforts for collecting revenues

Official: Iran Attends Talks on Afghanistan Only in Presence of Central Gov’t

PMs of Kazakhstan, Afghanistan Vow to Boost Relations

Pakistan Embassy in Kabul Closes Visa Section

Afghanistan to Miss IMF Revenue Target: Parliamentary Commission

that the content of the Afghanistan peace negotiations have changed, Iran may participate in the next meeting of China, the US, Russia and Pakistan on Afghani-

development of energy, construction, agriculture, the mining and oil and gas industry, and the transport industry of Afghanistan were examined.

two days. They were obstructed on the road and the Embassy vehicles were also hit by motorcycles while going towards the embassy, it said.The Afghan diplomat was asked to con-vey to the Afghan authorities to immedi-ately investigate these security violations and harassment incidents, share report with the Government of Pakistan in this regard, and ensure against recurrence of such incidents in future, the statement said.Pakistan embassy and its four consulates in Afghanistan have issued 53,000 vi-sas per month this year, according to the embassy. Earlier, the embassy urged Af-ghans to apply for visa only if it is very important for them to travel to the neigh-bouring country. (1TV News)

in a video conference with provincial of-ficials.He instructed security officials to take serious action against those who resist revenue collection.Shamroz Khan Masjidi, a spokesman for Finance Ministry, said that Afghanistan would reach IMF’s revenue target by the end of current financial year.According to the ministry, so far this year, 66 billion afghanis have been col-lected from customs while 94 billion af-ghanis from other areas.Naser Temori, a member of Integrity Watch Afghanistan, said that revenues will not be collected properly unless the customs system of the country is re-formed. (1TV News)

stan in Moscow.Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that his country had an in-terest in ...(More on P4)...(3)

KABUL - Some 300000 fraudulent votes are still in biometric data, Abdullah Abdullah’s electoral team said on Monday.Noor Rahman Akhlaqi, an observer of Abdul-lah’s team, told a press conference that the con-troversial 137,630 votes had possibly been regis-tered six days after the election day after setting the data of the devices to voting day.He said that more than 100,000 votes were re-corded outside the voting time and 70,000 votes still didn’t meet photo criteria.Earlier on Saturday, the Independent Election Commission announced that 86,226 votes had been detected as failing to meet criteria after fil-tering of biometric data by Dermalog, a company that provided biometric machines.The commission said that 1,843,107 votes were valid votes and that it was ready to launch audit-ing and recounting of the votes.Akhlaqi said that all invalid votes should be de-tected before the process of recounting begins. He also said that recounting should not be done under supervision of officials who are accused of involvement in fraud. (1TV News)

HERAT - Two people have been killed in an armed clash over picking saffron harvest in west of Afghanistan.The incident took place on Mon-day in a village in Ghourian dis-trict of Herat province.District Governor Farhad Kha-demi told Ariana News that two people were killed and one was wounded after the two side en-gaged in armed clashes in saffron field.A tribal elder is also among the deaths, the official further said.Arif Jalali, a chief physician in Herat Regional Hospital said their emergency department have received a patient who was wounded in the incident.Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, and has long been seen as an alternative crop to opium poppies. (ATN)

Abdullah’s Team Says Some 300000

Fraudulent Votes Still in Biometric Data

Clashes Over Picking Saffron Flowers Leave

Two People Dead

KABUL - A source told Ariana News that the presidential palace has not dis-closed details of its delegation in order to avoid oppositions by Afghan politi-cians.On Monday, a number of politicians called on government to publicize the list, so Afghan people understand who are participating on behalf of them in Beijing meeting. “If we can’t form a national political consensus among government leaders, political parties, civil society organiza-tions and the National Assembly, we won’t be able to have a single strong

Afghan government will send a delegation to Beijing on Friday to attend at the intra-Afghan peace conference in China.

position in the negotiation table,” said Qayoum Sajadi, a lawmaker from Ghazni province.“The government has held consulta-tions with political parties and other stakeholders to form an inclusive ne-gotiating team,” said Waqif Hakimi, another lawmaker from Badakhshan province.Now, the question is why President Ashraf Ghani’s office is not disclosing details of its delegation for intra-Af-ghan meeting?“Government is not disclosing the list because it is unacceptable to the peo-

ple. The government has appointed an incapable and uneducated delegation,” Ahmad Saeedi, a political commenta-tor responded.Meanwhile, foreign diplomats have been holding a wide-range of meetings with Afghan officials during the last couple of weeks.Recently, Germany Special Envoy for Afghanistan Markus Potzel met with several prominent Afghan leaders and politicians, discussing the revival of Afghan peace process.The intra-Afghan meeting in China was ...(More on P4)...(1)

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MAZAR-I-SHARIF - A young man who has graduated from the journalism faculty is cur-rently selling maize on a hand-cart in northern Balkh province. The youth sees corruption be-hind increasing joblessness and urges the government to end the menace.Sayed Omar, a resident of Chamtal district, graduated from the journalism faculty of the university in southern Kan-dahar province four months back.Omar takes care of his eight-member family and his father, a heart patient, is currently under treatment in neighbouring Paki-stan.Sayed Omar told Pajhwok Af-ghan News he was trying to land a job since graduating from the journalism department but has not been successful so far.He said during his university time he did not think he would not find a job after graduation and that he would sell maize corns on handcart.He said, “People in my village make fun of me and say this guy after 16 years studies runs a handcart and is unemployed.” However, he was not happy with his current life after pass-ing through hard days in hope of a good life in future.Omar said after failing to job in government and non-govern-

KABUL - A day-long four-na-tion cultural festival showcasing products from Afghanistan, Paki-stan, Iran and Tajikistan was held in Kabul on Monday.Cultural, handicraft tools and books from around 20 provinces of Afghanistan were on display at the show.Mohammad Atif Faqirzada, head

WARDAK - Afghan security forces have destroyed around 80 residential houses in volatile Sayed Abad district of Wardak province, residents claimed on Sunday.According to local residents, secu-rity forces have destroyed houses in Milli Khail village along Kabul-Kandahar highway by using ex-cavators and aerial bombs.“They are finding a safe place for themselves to rest in calm. They don’t care about my house. Why they are destroying my house?” said Mohammad Agha, a resident of the area.During the last couple of years, al-most every day, government forc-es have engaged in fierce fighting with the Taliban militants in the area.

KABUL - The new-look Afghan squad will do all they can to play smart cricket against the West Indies, skipper Rashid Khan says.Addressing a news conference in India on Sunday, the spin wizard said: “We are not big in size but we hit big sixes. We have the Afghan power and this boundary will also be small for us.”Khan was quoted as saying by Cricket Next that they would have to play positive smart cricket and avoid too much focus on big shots against the West Indians.The first One-Day International between Afghanistan and West Indies is scheduled for Novem-ber 6 at the Ekana Cricket Sta-

Daylong 4-Nation Cultural Festival Held in Kabul

KABUL - Celebrated Indian ac-tress Preity Zinta’s latest video has earned a lot of admiration from her fans in Afghanistan and Pakistan.The Bollywood icon has shared a video on her Instagram ac-count, touching the hearts of her Afghan and Pakistani fans.Speaking fluent Pashto in the video, the 44-year-old actor wrote: “Showing off my Pashto skills with my gorgeous friend @za7nab.”Preity Zinta praised Afghan spinner Mujeebur Rahman, playing in the Indian Premier League, for teaching her Pashto.“Salam, how are you ? I’m good, how are you? I’m good thanks. Thank you Mujeeb for teaching me ...(More on P4)...(8)

Preity Zinta’s Video Touches Hearts of Afghan Fans

Balkh Boy after Studying Journalism Runs Handcart

Rashid Promises Smart Cricket Against West Indies

Afghan Forces Destroy 80 Residential Houses in Wardak: Villagers

of Mediothek Afghanistan, said such exhibitions played vital role in strengthening relations be-tween regional countries.Mohammad Ajmal Shapour, youth affairs director at the Min-istry of Information and Cultural Affairs, said countries participat-ing in the exhibition were cultur-ally and historically identical.

dium.“We will not focus on how they are against the spin; we will play our best cricket and de-liver our best bowling perfor-mance,” promised the captain. (Pajhwok)

Shapur stressed if regional coun-tries jointly fought terrorism, it would lead to peace and stability and the entire region would live in peace.Shaista Hakim, a Pakistani partic-ipant in the exhibition, said: “We have come here with the message of peace and as ambassadors of peace.”

Nov 5, 2019 - Be careful not to lose your tem-per today. You’re champing at the bit these days, though your daring nature has been restrained by financial and professional con-straints. It’s useless to entertain grandiose illusions at the moment. Moreover, you can

expect some confrontations if you try. If you’re advised to be more conservative, heed the suggestion.

Nov 5, 2019 - There are moments when your clear thinking reveals your tremendous maturity. You’re not a dreamer, so it’s difficult to lead you into ambiguous situations. If you currently have sentimental af-

fairs going on, this would be an excellent day to take stock, but try not to be too cold-hearted.

Nov 5, 2019 - In the past few days, you may have felt somewhat frustrated in your initiatives. Either outside obstacles (such as events that caused delays) or in-ner restraints (such as your apathy) pre-sented a clear challenge. Before you can

make any real progress, certain matters must be re-solved. The day ahead may give you an opportunity to finally settle these issues.

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1. Might, 6. Skin irritation, 10. Adult male sheep, 14. Avoid, 15. Not less, 16. Sweeping story, 17. Rule, 18. Quarry, 19. Ice cream holder, 20. Made without yeast, 22. Biblical gar-den, 23. Former Italian currency, 24. Current amount, 26. Seaweed, 30. Cover, 31. Nev-ertheless, 32. Loyal (archaic), 33. Search, 35. Twangy, as a voice, 39. Any dramatic scene, 41. Teach, 43. Beginning, 44. Achy, 46. King of the jungle, 47. A leg (slang), 49. Prohibit, 50. Shade trees, 51. Large North American deer, 54. Anagram of “Ties”, 56. District, 57. Assistant, 63. Observed, 64. Views, 65. Show respect towards, 66. After-bath powder

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Nov 5, 2019 - You may have some strong hesitation during the day. You may have to cover up the truth or say it out loud. If so, say what’s on your mind. You’ll be supported by the planets, which will help

you formulate your ideas in a way that won’t shock people. In fact, you might even sway some of them to your point of view!

Nov 5, 2019 - It will be a stimulating day for you. You’ll feel great and have no trouble channeling all your energy into your activities. Don’t be surprised if you encounter some resistance. Creative as

your ideas are, they may not suit everyone. In fact, you may confront some rebelliousness. Be persuasive and you’ll get your way.

Nov 5, 2019 - The climate is tense to-day. You’ll be aware of a feeling of restlessness and a longing for change, but you’ll also be reluctant to make any real moves in that direction. Your

judgment tells you that complaints that don’t lead to action are meaningless. So why not be the cata-lyst that provokes some action?

Nov 5, 2019 - You have an unusual gift for making a situation seem less dramatic. With today’s astral energy, you’ll witness crises of all kinds. You’ll

be the one who reassures people and is able to sum up the situation objectively without panic or exag-gerating. This, coupled with your legendary calm, makes for a great combination!

Nov 5, 2019 - You can interpret the day ahead as an open-ended question about you. You may have noticed certain phys-ical or psychological aspects that you’re

uncomfortable with. The day ahead may force you to take action to correct that attitude. You’ll accomplish a great deal if you share your concerns with a friend or relative.

Nov 5, 2019 - Dare to express your ideas without fearing ridicule. This is what the planetary configuration has to say to you today. This is exactly what you like, be-cause fear of ridicule is generally your

downfall. The challenge for you is to say what you think clearly without borrowing the ideas of others. Dare to do it!

Nov 5, 2019 - If you’ve felt the desire to write something, now is the time to do it. You certainly don’t lack im-agination. Your problem may be that

you have difficulty taking your prose seriously. Don’t think so seriously about being “a writer.” Just write and let people read what you write. A writer’s group would be a great way for you to come out of hiding.

Nov 5, 2019 - Today, time will freeze and even seem to go backward. Use this pause to reflect on your motiva-tions. The astral clues seem to sug-

gest that you’re currently settling questions that concern the fate of another person. Perhaps you should be spending an equal amount of time con-sidering your fate as well.

Nov 5, 2019 - Sometimes people may reproach you for being less than tact-ful in relationships. The planetary po-

sitions are going to help you be more sensitive. You’ll feel like you suddenly have a much greater capacity for listening. Whether or not it’s true, others have the impression that you’re no longer so self-centered.

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She said both countries enjoyed cultural and linguistic ties and organization of such events could have a positive impact on rela-tions.Adalat Mirza, a participant from Tajikistan, said it was for the sec-ond time such festival was organ-ised in Kabul and this could lead to cordial ...(More on P4)...(6)

mental institutions, he decided to sell maize corns on handcart in the bazaar.“Our neighbours sarcastically tell my father that after a lot of expenses your son is jobless.” He said he had convinced his father that they would have a bright future.He said he took take care of his eight family members and his father was currently under treatment in Pakistan.Sayed Omar claimed he had topped his university but his poor economic situation never allowed him to pursue higher studies. He claimed even teacher posts were sold against money.Sayed Omar said some individ-uals motivated him towards bad activities but he promised him-self never to indulge in unlawful things in life.He urged the government to root out administrative corrup-tion and provide job opportu-nity to the new generation. (Pa-jhwok)

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“They are destroying houses be-cause Taliban attack government convoys in the area and inflict losses to the government. But in-nocent people do not have con-

trol over Taliban or government forces,” said Karimullah, another resident of Sayed Abad district.In the past, authorities blamed Taliban ...(More on P4)...(7)

In the Name of God, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind

November 05, 2019

Mohammad Zahir Akbari is the permanent writer of the Daily Out-look Afghanistan. He can be reached at mohammadzahirakbari@gmail.com

Hujjatullah Zia is the permanent writer of the Daily Outlook Af-ghanistan and freelance writer based in Kabul. He can be reached at zia_hujjat@yahoo.com

The Challenges of Gender Inequality

in Afghanistan

The challenges of gender inequality in Af-ghanistan has been raising on for decades, as the modern society has redefined the role

of a woman, which is vastly different from what it’s used to be in the traditional society. How-ever, patriarchy and gender inequality is always a touchy topic when it comes to Afghanistan be-cause it is largely influenced by religious beliefs and the diverse cultures. In many Parts of Af-ghanistan, Women are still largely considered to be lowly to men, as women are only seen fit to be home keepers and child bearers. Causes of gender inequality in Afghanistan A. Improper Education“Knowledge is power.” It might not be a strong point, but this is pointing more towards some parts of Afghanistan that are rejecting western views on women, to stick to cultural ones. Educa-tion is nothing if you leave all you learn in school and still behave like a savage when you get back home. In other words, it must be obvious that you are educated. There are two ways to this, a com-munity that’s poorly educated can never know the worth of women and a woman that is not educated cannot know her rights. It has also been noticed that parents don’t usually encourage the educa-tion of their female children because they believe it will be of no benefit to them, as any money or success she earns in the future, due to her educa-tion, will be of her husband’s, not their’s. B. Tradition and CultureTradition is said to be the custom of a particular society, while culture is simply the way of life. Tradition and Culture do not allow women be-come a ruler among the ethnic groups. In fact, it is deemed an abomination in almost every eth-nic group. Thus, the typical cultural dogma has plagued many thrones and political seats in Af-ghanistan. C. Mentality It’s hard to keep “mentality” as a standalone point, as it is largely influenced by culture and tradition. However, if you look at it from a sub-jectively, from a woman’s view, it stands alone. The reason that many women are not ambitious is that they believe top positions are meant for men. Even some ladies complain about having a female boss simply because they are used to hav-ing a male boss. It almost seems clandestine for women to want to occupy a political position or the hot sit in a company. Such a mentality is usu-ally created and forged by a woman’s immediate environment. D. Religion It’s obvious that religion is one of the top con-tributors to gender inequality in the world. Some religions or religious practices restrict the role of women to just domestic roles, making it impos-sible for them to even think about holding a po-litical post. However, religion is one of the many things that guide the masses in living a good and peaceful life. Religion is one of the biggest con-tributors to peace on earth. Afghan women face numerous challenges to enjoy equality. Ensuring gender equality requires both the Afghan government and society to take bold and practical steps to curb gender discrimina-tion. Afghan government not only shall develop pro gender equality policies and laws but it shall put them in place. At the same time, Afghan soci-ety shall dare to embrace the modern values and principles in terms of gender issues in the coun-try. Reaching social equality is hard, but not im-possible.

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In economic development theories, there is a model called core in-vestment expansion pertain to economic development as the re-sult of employing cheap labor in the expanding sectors such as

agriculture and other productive industries. Arthur Lewis who is a known as a famous economic analyst initially presents a picture of underdeveloped economies having a kind of dichotomist feature such as subsistence agriculture and the booming industrial sector.Ag-ricultural sectors accounts for about ninety percent of economic activ-ity partly due to the primitive structure of underdeveloped countries but industrial sector accounts for a smaller portion of production. With the expansion of urbanization and the onset of migrations from the countryside to the city, the labor force shifts from the agricultural sector to industrial sector. As a result, these changes can play a great role in industrial growth and ultimately economic development.According to Arthur Lewis, the developed countries are the ones that could maximize their industrial activity. It means, development is equivalent to industrialization. Using the cheap labor, the capital-ist class of the country can make more profit through increasing the volume of investments. This process should continue until the initial core of investment leads to a widespread phenomenon and the num-ber of capitalist also class increase in the country. In this process, any actions taken to support the workforce such as increasing labor sala-ries and reducing the employer profit margins, can slows down the pace of development process in a country.Lewis argues that the poor will always consumes their income but the capitalist will return their surplus back to the production cycle. Therefore, the governments need to prevent from the formation of strong trade unions having great bargaining power and also avoid taking heavy taxes that discourage the investors. Although Lewis’s recommendations are seen as hostile to the working class, he aims to achieve a development that more benefits the ordinary people. In the other word, breaking the bones of the working class under gears of industrial apparatus is just temporary, and so they must sacrifice for a better future. However, the Lewis’s theory was criticized by neo-Marxists. The neo-Marxists interpreted his conception about the third world country’s capitalist very naiveAccording to neo-Marxists, the bloodsucker bourgeoisies of the third world, instead of reinvesting their profits, they buy up luxury goods which are imported from western countries and send out their sur-plus income to overseas. Nevertheless, based on historical point of view, it is not clear how much the communist systems have succeed-ed to work for the working class. If we ignore the issue of economic inequality or class divisions in the capitalist’s countries, they have succeeded in overcoming absolute poverty.One of the fundamental problems of communist systems is weaken-ing of the incentives of economic investors.The abolition of private

The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the authers and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Outlook Afghanistan.

The Taliban leadership did not adopt an outright policy to-wards peace talks. Omar’s successor Mullah Akhtar Mansour, dismissed talks about peace as “enemies’ propaganda” and

emphasized that war would continue. He had both his opponents and proponents. Mullah Mansour Dadul-lah, a battlefield commander, refused to pledge allegiance to Akhtar Mansour and accused him of being subdued to Pakistan. A skirmish broke out between Dadullah and Mansour but Dadullah was report-edly rescued by the ISIL group. Dadullah claimed that he was back to Afghanistan after turning down to work with Pakistan’s ISI adding that the Taliban leaders were selected by the ISI. “They [ISI] proposed their recommenda-tions for me which one of them was that I should kill people they want dead. They had other similar recommendations as well which were against Islam,” Dadullah alleged. Moreover, another Taliban splinter group, which had elected Mullah Muhammad Rassoul as Mullah Omar’s successor, declared to hold negotiations with the Afghan government with precondition that foreign troops completely withdrew from Afghanistan. On the other hand, Al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri pledged his group’s allegiance to Akhtar Mansour. He said, “As emir of Al-Qaeda, I pledge to you our allegiance, following the path of Sheikh (Osama) bin Laden and his martyred brothers in their allegiance to Mullah Omar.” Zawahiri called Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s caliphate il-legitimate and prevented his men of swearing allegiance to him. With Akhtar Mansour at the helm, the Taliban refused to hold talks with Kabul or Washington and continued their terrorist activities. They also cemented ties with Al-Qaeda, notably after the emergence of al-Baghdadi’s caliphate. In 2016, Mansour was killed in a US drone strike in Balochistan for being a setback before peace talks and Mullah Haibatullah succeeded him. Following his death, the Taliban leadership, however, signaled positively for peace talks. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who was elected as Taliban’s deputy supreme leader, said in an audio message that the Taliban were not against peace talks if they were held on the basis of Islamic Sharia.In response to the question that the Taliban did not favor political dialogue, Haqqani was cited as saying, “Our Political Commission deals with the issue of negotiations. If we were opposed to talks, we would have never formed this commission. This was a consensus

What is the economy of workforce?

Taliban’s Complicated Attitude toward Peace Talks

ownership and the over-reliance on work conscience cannot provide the necessary incentives for economic development in the sense of creating economic value. Economic inequality itself can be a driver.If we summarize the nature of the capitalist system in recognizing the economic inequalities originated from differences of talent and ownership of production resources is certainly a defensible phenom-enon, but if the capitalist system recognizes its existence in creating inequality and affirms labor colonization it certainly cannot serve as a human model for the economies of developing countries . One of the well-known rules in economics is the principle of declin-ing labor force returns. It means, the same time with saving certain amount of capital, the next workers have less output than previous workers in increase of production. For example, if an employer hire more famers than the capacity of an agricultural plot which produce wheat, the share of subsequent farmers will have a declining output compared to previous farmers in wheat production, and if the em-ployer stop hiring new farmers, the share of the last farmer may be Zero or negative in wheat production.However, increasing the labor productivity is contradictory to the above mentioned rule. For example, if a society invests in empower-ment of its workforce and creates the required conditions to support it, the share of labor force will increase in productivities. Though the workforce salaries make up a large part of commodities, but if the workforce productivity increases, the relative cost of labor will decrease as output increases. Among different countries, Japan’s de-velopment model is based on more productivity. It is said that an-nually Japan generate a significant sums of income through provid-ing management services to other countries. One of the criteria for measuring productivity is the number of useful work hours an office worker does within a year; In Japan, a worker has 2420 useful work hours which is nearly fourfold of Afghanistan. Religiously, Islam is one of the religions that pay particular impor-tance on workers and working class. According to Islamic econo-mists, the matter of remuneration or hiring labor force is legally permissible, but it is not is not an ideal condition. Instead of remu-neration, the Islamic contracts pay more attention on labor force par-ticipation in the production process than on employment. In other words, economic justice requires that the workers equitably have shares in economic value that he or she generates with the investors. Having shares in production interests can have a great role in moti-vation of the workforce. As a result, the workers are considered like shareholders of employers not just his employee. Thus, the stories which have been narrated from the religious elders are more focused on the entrepreneurial workforce.

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By: Hujjatullah Ziadecision of the Taliban leadership.” He added that the Haqqani net-work was part of the Taliban and “Islamic Emirate is one”.But the Taliban leadership had set preconditions for talks, which included re-opening their political office in Qatar, lifting of travel curbs on their leaders, release of their prisoners and end to “propa-ganda in Afghanistan”. A Taliban leader showed concern that hold-ing talks without positive response to their preconditions would lead to a split. However, the Taliban have been viewed with mistrust and there was no assurance if they could practice upon their words if their pre-conditions were met. The then President Hamid Karzai released a number of the Taliban prisoners despite the mistrust. Perhaps the Taliban intended of “holding talks on the basis of Islam-ic Sharia” to have their preconditions met. And it would not either enrage the Taliban hardliners for negotiating with an administration they had fought against for a decade and half. Finally, the Taliban continued their fight against Kabul and started talks with US representatives. The negotiations continued behind closed doors for nine rounds, which generated hope for Afghan of-ficials and ordinary people. Notwithstanding the talks, the Taliban neither accepted to negotiate formally with the Afghan government nor reduce violence. This decreased the public hope for peace and Afghans again viewed the Taliban’s intention with doubt and mis-trust. After nine rounds of talks held between the Taliban and US represen-tatives, an agreement had been drafted to be signed by their seniors. Nonetheless, US President Donald Trump called off the talks. Af-ghans celebrated Trump’s decision since the draft agreement would not put an end to the 18-year conflict. But it was disappointing for the Taliban leadership, who sent its delegations to some regional states to pursue resumption of peace talks. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has traveled to some countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, to seek peace talks resumption, it is not clear whether it will be started from the beginning or where it was left. The Afghan government, which was sidelined, urges that it should be included in the talks. Regional states have to pressure the Taliban to negotiate with the Kabul government. If Kabul is out of the loop, the talks are unlikely to bear the desired result.

By: Mohammad Zahir Akbari

November 05, 20194(1) Afghan Govt ...scheduled for October 28 between repre-sentatives of Taliban and Afghan politi-cians including Kabul government offi-cials.The two-day meeting delayed after repre-sentatives of United States, China, Rus-sia, and Pakistan met in Moscow on Octo-ber 25. (ATN)

(2) PMs of Kazakhstan ...official assistance to the development of the Afghanistan and the training of Af-ghan specialists in Kazakhstani univer-sities, secondary specialized and profes-sional educational institutions.The sides agreed to develop a dialogue on pressing issues of bilateral and regional cooperation. (AKI Press)

(3) Official: Iran ...Iran joining the Russia-China-US format for Afghanistan talks.“We have a dialogue with them (the United States) on Afghanistan. There is a Russia-China-US format that Pakistan has joined. There is interest in connecting Iran to this format. It can be promising,” Lavrov said.A confrontation between Afghan govern-ment forces and the militants of the radical Taliban movement, which had previously captured significant territory in rural areas of the country and launched an attack on large cities, continues. The ISIL has also increased its influence in Afghanistan. Af-ghan national defense and security forces are conducting joint counter-terrorism op-erations across the country. (FNA)

(4) Nabil against ...in mind:“The government has its own policy to-wards the release of the prisoners and will assess it in line with the national inter-ests of the country,” said Sediqqi. (TOLO News)

(5) Acting Minister ...deputy head of Nimroz customs office for $50,000• Mahjoob, head of Kunduz cus-toms office for $150,000• The head of Farah customs office for $150,000“You appointed them and there is evidence about it and they have no experience (for their posts),” Zabuli told the Finance Min-istry’s team.In response, Qayoumi said: “The issue of fake signatures and all the documents has been sent to the Attorney General’s of-fice.”Meanwhile, Zabuli accused the general director of finance and administration, Mohammad Khan Danishjo, of embezzle-ment and for not paying Afs70 million to the government.But Qayoumi said he is not aware of the matter. Danishjo said he is “not indebted to the government.”Zabuli asked the acting finance minister about a contract between senators and the Ministry of Finance approving the 10% levy on telecom services in exchange for one project for each senator in their re-spective provinces.“This purpose of this money is for those honorable senators to sit with other law-makers and elders and decide about which projects should receive the allocated mon-ey,” Qayoumi responded. (TOLO News)

(6) Daylong 4- Nation ...ties between the youths.He believed cordial relations between youths across the border could normalize political ties as well.He hoped peace would be established in Afghanistan soon so the youth could live a peaceful life in their country. (Pajhwok)

(7) Afghan Forces ...fighters for using civilian houses as shelters and strongholds.

Akbar Khan, an old man in the village said he doesn’t remember a peaceful day during the last 18 years.Pointing to a totally destroyed house, Khan said the house was hit by an air-strike a couple of days ago. He added that as a result four members of a single family including a child were injured.“I was sleep in my room when a drone strike hit this door. My house is over there. After bombardment they took me out and told me: We will kill you. You are Talib,” said Nasrullah, another villager.Local officials including provincial gov-ernor and police chief denied making comment in this regard.Wardak is a volatile province located in the central part of Afghanistan. The Tali-ban insurgent group has a huge presence in the province and usually carry out deadly attacks against Afghan forces. (ATN)

(8) Preity Zinta ...Pashto,” she said, promising to learn more Pashto sentences next IPL. (Pajhwok)

(9) North Korea ...enter negotiations in earnest after check-ing each other’s stance in Stockholm, and there’s a deadline given by Chairman Kim.”Kim is eyeing another summit with Trump

in December, and could possibly visit China before that, Lee said.Kim first set the deadline in April, when talks were stalled after the failed summit in Vietnam.He said in a speech he would wait until the end of the year for the United States to decide to be more flexible, and suggested the deadlock had made him question his moratorium on testing nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles.Kim and Trump still play up the personal rapport they say they developed during three face-to-face meetings.But North Korea has said in recent days it is losing patience and won’t hold talks for the sake of talks.U.S. negotiators tried to set a time for an-other round of working-level talks when they met in Stockholm, but North Korean officials were uncooperative, a Seoul-based diplomat told Reuters.A spokeswoman for Sweden’s foreign ministry said it hoped the talks would be restarted soon and offered to host another meeting.“We believe that the confidence that both parties have in us supports our ability to provide a platform for talks and we en-courage them to avail themselves of the opportunity,” the Swedish spokeswoman said. (Reuters)

(10) 30 Years After ...It was a simple life then. Today, every-thing’s so complicated you collapse under the weight of it, and there’s always new regulations, new rules,” he said.“There was never a problem with money,” Gehrhus added, noting that life’s neces-sities were taken care of, even if travel abroad was restricted.“Sure you couldn’t check out the world, but in the last 30 years I still haven’t checked out the rest of the world,” he said.A government report this year lauds the state of German reunification as “an im-pressive success story,” with per capita GDP in the former East Germany grow-ing from 43% of that in West Germany in 1990 to 75% in 2018, and its unemploy-ment rate falling from a crest of 18.7% in 2005 to 6.4% in October, not far above Germany’s 5% national unemployment figure.But the report notes many former East Germans still perceive themselves as sec-ond-class citizens, something Chancellor Angela Merkel, who herself grew up in East Germany, had highlighted.“Official German reunification is com-plete. But the unity of the Germans, their unity was not fully complete on Oct. 3, 1990, and that is still the case today,” she said last month. “German unity is not a state, completed and finished, but a per-petual process.”About three months after the Nov. 9, 1989, opening of the Berlin Wall, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl spoke of wanting quick German reunification — saying it could come as early as 1995, said histo-rian Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk.Kohl’s prognosis and famous promise of “blooming landscapes” in the East seemed optimistic to many, who found it hard to believe that the Soviet Union — with a half-million troops in East Ger-many — would let it happen easily, said Kowalczuk, whose book on reunification, “The Takeover,” was published in German this year.In fact, reunification came just months later, as much a shock to the 16 million East Germans as to the rest of the world.“Nobody could imagine that unification could come so quickly,” Kowalczuk said. “Nobody in East Germany, nobody in the White House, nobody in Downing Street, nobody in the Elysee Palace, nobody in Bonn. Nobody could imagine that Mos-cow would give up its strategically most important outpost practically overnight for peanuts.”The opening of the Berlin Wall was even more abrupt. The first border crossing to open was on Bornholmer Strasse, only a few hundred meters (yards) from the Bornholmer Huette pub.Gehrhus had gone to bed early that fate-ful night. When his parents woke him up to tell him what happened, he grump-ily told them to “drink a little less” and rolled back over to sleep.The streets were empty the next morning as he rode his motorcycle to the indus-trial kitchen where he worked as a cook. When he got there, the doors were open, the lights were on and nobody was there.“I was standing alone in the kitchen,” he said. “Then it clicked: My parents were telling me the truth.”After the Wall fell, East Germans voted for the quickest route to unification, buoyed by dreams of freedom and pros-perity.But the rapid transition in about two years from an industrial economy to a service economy was a shock to the sys-tem. That was compounded by the move from a communist system, where the state covered child care to old-age care and everything in between, to capital-ism, where people could more easily fall through the cracks.

“People thought that they would now be living in a television commercial, in a glossy magazine, many were entirely un-prepared to accept that not everything was so shiny in the West, that there were also problems in the West,” Kowalczuk said.Kohl’s implementation of a monetary union with East Germany — offering a one-to-one exchange rate that far overval-ued the eastern mark against its West Ger-man counterpart — also had unintended effects.Citizens welcomed the instant boost to their savings, but East German companies could no longer afford wages and the mar-ket for their largely inferior products was destroyed overnight. (AP News)

(11) Most ASEAN ...to send only Prayuth as host, the Vietnam-ese prime minister as host of next year’s summit and the leader of Laos, who over-sees ASEAN-U.S. relations, a Southeast Asian diplomat told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of a lack of authority to discuss the issue.The annual summit allows Southeast Asian leaders to deal as a group with the world’s major powers, leveraging their influence in making security and trade ar-rangements. It has served as an arena of rivalry between Beijing and Washington, which both seek to strengthen their clout in a geopolitically important region.Trump’s decision to skip the summit of heads of state and not send Vice President Mike Pence or Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left a diplomatic vacuum for oth-er global leaders to fill, such as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and especially Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.“My guess is the leaders will attend the meetings when their counterparts are here,” Philippine Finance Secretary Car-los Dominguez told reporters. “It’s just a matter of proper balance.”During the meeting, O’Brien read a letter from Trump, who invited ASEAN leaders to a “special summit” in the U.S. early next year.ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, In-donesia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Together, they comprise a fast-growing regional market of nearly 650 million people.At their annual gathering, the ASEAN leaders meet in their own summit before meeting separately with their counterparts from outside the bloc, including the U.S., China, Japan, Australia and India.ASEAN leaders welcomed what they said was the conclusion of seven years of negotiations for a massive free trade deal called the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Officials, how-ever, said there were still final issues to be resolved by the 16 countries involved in the pact before it can be signed early next year.Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said 15 countries involved in the negotiations could completely sort out some remaining issues by year’s end and were ready to sign RCEP next year. In-dia is welcome to get on board when it’s ready, he said.India has expressed concerns that its mar-kets could be flooded with Chinese goods under the deal.RCEP, which does not include the U.S., aims to level trade barriers between ASE-AN members and six other countries in a bloc encompassing roughly a third of all global trade.ASEAN also reported progress in ne-gotiations to craft a so-called “code of conduct” with China that aims to pre-vent armed confrontations in the disputed South China Sea.Four ASEAN states — Brunei, Malay-sia, the Philippines and Vietnam — along with China and Taiwan, have longstand-ing territorial conflicts in the sea, a key waterway for global commerce. Dwarfed by China’s military, rival claimant states have looked to the U.S. for a counter-weight.During the meeting with his ASEAN counterparts, O’Brien made a swipe at China, saying Beijing was using intimida-tion to try to stop ASEAN nations from exploiting their offshore resources, block-ing access to $2.5 trillion in oil and gas reserves alone.“These tactics go against the rules of re-spect, fairness and international law,” he said.“The region has no interest in a new impe-rial era where a big country can rule oth-ers on the theory that might makes right. America is helping our ASEAN friends uphold their sovereignty,” he said.China has long warned Washington not to interfere in territorial disputes it regards as a purely Asian issue. It opposes naval and aerial patrols by the U.S. and its al-lies in the disputed waters, but American forces have maintained their presence and continued “freedom of navigation” sail-bys designed to challenge China’s vast territorial claims.Le, the Chinese envoy, said he was con-fident that a regional code that China is

negotiating with ASEAN states could be concluded in three years. Responding to a question about O’Brien’s comments, he said, “Regretfully, while the tree desires tranquility, the wind keeps blowing. Some non-regional countries have done every-thing to make trouble and raise tensions. They want to impose their will on our countries,” he told reporters.In addition to national security adviser O’Brien, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wil-bur Ross also traveled to Bangkok with a trade mission that is touring the region. (AP News)

(12) South Sudan ...were killed and one went missing when clashes broke out between armed groups in Central Equatoria state.Machar has said he won’t return for the formation of the government next week. During a visit to the capital, Juba, in Oc-tober, he called for the formation of the new government to be delayed for months until resolutions can be found to outstand-ing issues, specifically security arrange-ments. The opposition said the peace deal would be violated if the government moved ahead without Machar.“If President Salva Kiir goes ahead and forms the government unilaterally, then it will not be a unity government, it would essentially be a new, illegal regime,” said Mabior Garang de Mabior spokesman for the opposition.In order for the new government to be formed at least 41,500 soldiers from both the government army and opposition reb-els must be housed in barracks, trained and unified into one national army, in-cluding a 3,000-member VIP protection force. The number of states in South Su-dan must be agreed upon.But the government said a delay, such as urged by Machar, is unlikely. “We are implementing the peace agreement and if we’re implementing the peace agree-ment all the international actors should be working toward making the formation of the government possible, not by trying to project a situation that would aggravate things,” said spokesman Ateny Wek At-eny. (AP News)

(13) Grenade Attack ...and Kashmir, in a controversial move that angered both Pakistan, which controls parts of Kashmir, and the local popula-tion.Following the move, India deployed troops to the region to stymie potential protests.India has long accused Pakistan of train-ing, arming and sending militants to Kash-mir. Pakistan denies direct support but says it gives moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiri people in their struggle for self-determination. (ABNA24)

(14) Turkey Warns ...to work together with the countries of ori-gin and international organization for the rehabilitation of spouses and children who have not been involved in crimes commit-ted by foreign terrorist fighters affiliated with [ISIS].”On Oct. 28, authorities in Turkey said they detained 20 foreign nationals with suspected ties to the Islamic State.Read More: Police in Turkey arrest 20 foreign nationals on ISIS ties, state media reportsMany nations, notably European Union member states, have shown great reluc-tance to repatriate their nationals now in camps because of fears they pose a secu-rity threat. (Kurdistan 24)

(15) China, Kazakhstan ... coordinates and guides bilateral coopera-tion.Han said since the last meeting of the committee, the two countries had deep-ened the synergy of their development strategies, accelerated trade, investment and industrial cooperation, strengthened financial cooperation, and continuously enhanced cooperation in security, envi-ronmental protection, energy, technology and mining.Noting the solid foundation, huge poten-tial and broad prospects of bilateral coop-eration, Han said the two countries should promote cooperation in industrial capac-ity, transportation, agriculture and energy.He called on the two sides to jointly implement the synergy between the Silk Road Economic Belt and Kazakhstan›s «Bright Road» new economic policy, strengthen innovation-driven cooperation and carry out digital industry, blockchain and biotechnology cooperation to create new growth points.He said the two sides should carry out more facilitation measures to constantly optimize the business environment and guarantee the rights and interests of enter-prises from both countries.Smailov said Kazakhstan is ready to work with China to promote cooperation in trade, finance, energy, agriculture, trans-portation, logistics and infrastructure to benefit the two peoples. (Xinhua)

(16) Microsoft Japan ... found that when the company decreased

hours of its workweek, productivity actu-ally increased -- a surprising result con-sidering Japan is one of the most over-worked and least productive workforces among G-7 nations, according to a CNBC report that used data from OECD Com-pendium of Productivity Indicators.In August, the company carried out a «Working Reform Project,» called the Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019. For one month in August, they gave their 2,300 employees every Fri-day off during the month, according to soranews24.The results found that even without the additional day, productivity within the company increased by 39.9 percent.The study found a major factor in the pro-ductivity increase was a result of meeting changes. The four-day workweek forced employees to use their time more effi-ciently, so many of the meetings were ei-ther cut, shortened or changed to virtual meetings instead of in-person, according to the outlet.Employees also took 25.4 percent fewer days off during the month, printed 58.7 percent fewer pages and used 23.1 per-cent less electricity in the office, the study concluded.While this strategy won›t work for every type of job, the majority of employees at Microsoft Japan were big supporters of the new initiative.The outlet said that 92.1 percent of em-ployees said they liked the four-day workweek at the end of its trial run in August.Due to the success of the program, Mi-crosoft says it plans on implementing it again next summer or at other dates in the future. (Fox News)

(17) Indian Capital ...polluted capital city, while schools have been closed until Wednesday, with the city government handing out free pollu-tion masks to children.“I have a headache every day I wake up. It’s suffocating to breathe sometimes. And inflammation in the nostrils and all. And eyes also. Like it kind of burns,” An-kusha Kushi, a student, told AFP.As Delhiites woke up on Monday, levels of particulates measuring less than 2.5 microns - so tiny they enter deep into the respiratory tract - were at 613 micro-grams per cubic metre of air, according to the US embassy in Delhi.The World Health Organisation’s recom-mended safe daily maximum is a reading of 25.In central Delhi, the state air quality in-stitute rated levels of the tiny particulates - which can be deadly over the long term - as “severe”.Bollywood megastar Priyanka Chopra Jo-nas posted a selfie in pollution mask on Instagram and said it was “hard to shoot” in Delhi.“I can’t even imagine what it must be like to live here under these conditions. We r blessed with air purifiers and masks. Pray for the homeless,” she posted.Fourteen Indian cities including the cap-ital are among the world’s top 15 most polluted cities, according to the World Health Organization.One study last year said that a million Indians died prematurely every year as a result.With a state election due in Delhi in early 2020, the crisis has also become a casu-alty of political bickering, with each side blaming the other.Mr Kejriwal, who likened Delhi to a “gas chamber” on Friday, said the city had done its part to curb pollution and that the burning of wheat stubble residue on farms outside the capital had to be stopped. (Telegraph)

(18) Govt Releases ...will strengthen local economy […] many jobs will also be created in traveling, re-ligious tourism and hospitality sectors,” he had stated. “Buddhists have also been coming to visit different religious spots in Pakistan.”While Sikh pilgrims do not need a visa for Pakistan; however they are required to obtain a permit before their departure.The shrine is about 4 km (2-1/2 miles) from the border. The crossing and cor-ridor – including a road, bridge over the Ravi River and immigration office – will replace a drawn-out visa process and cir-cuitous journey through Pakistan.Pakistan had accepted India’s demand for facilitating visa-free movement of 5,000 Sikh pilgrims per day, and now they will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur.In November last year, Prime Minister Imran laid the foundation stone for the corridor, months after he assumed office. India’s cricketer-turned-politician Nav-jot Singh Sidhu and other officials had attended the ceremony. The Sikh minor-ity in India has long sought easier access to the temple, which is just over the bor-der in Pakistan. (Pakistan Today)

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Restricts Cars as Millions Endure ‘Eye-Burning’ Smog

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Most ASEAN Leaders No-Shows in Meeting with Trump’s Proxy

ISLAMABAD - The government has released c o m m e m o r a t i v e postage stamps to mark the 550th anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak – the founder of Sikhism.With the image of Gurdwara Janam Asthan and worth Rs8, the stamps can be used commonly.After the approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan, Minister for Postal Services Murad Saeed directed the Pakistan Post to issue a stamp in connection with the birth anniversary.The stamps will be available for sale on Saturday and the Pakistan Post will establish a post office at Kartarpur complex to facilitate Sikh pilgrims. Another post office will also be opened in Nankana Sahib.Moreover, these stamps will be provided in 192 member countries of the Universal Postal Union.On Oct 29, the

ASHGABAT - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Tashkent, Trend reports referring to the Uzbek presidential press-service.During the meeting, the sides stressed that there is great potential for further building up the mutually beneficial cooperation in the trade, economy, transport, c o m m u n i c a t i o n , energy, agriculture and other sectors of the economy.The Uzbek president and Turkmen foreign minister discussed issues of the regional agenda, as well as those related to the upcoming summit events in bilateral and multilateral formats.The Uzbek president stressed the available

TEHRAN - During the seven months (March -21 October 22) of this Iranian year (began March 2019 ,21), the international cargo transportation at the railway terminal in Astara district of Iran’s Gilan province increased by 28 percent, Head of the Main Department of the Iranian Northern Railway Gholamhossein Valadi said, Trend reports referring to IRNA.Valadi noted that 192,200 tons of cargo were transported during this period, adding that this figure was 150,400 tons in the same period last year.«For the seven months, 98,900 tons of cargo were imported via Astara railway terminal,» the head of the Main Department said. «In the

SHANGHAI - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet Monday evening in Shanghai to

ERBIL – Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu warned on Monday that Ankara would return foreign Islamic State detainees to their native countries, even if their citizenship had been revoked.According to Soylu, Turkey currently has around 1,200 foreign Islamic State members in its prisons, including relatives of the suspects.“Those in the prisons

NEW DELHI - A grenade attack has reportedly left one dead and at least 34 people injured in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar.The blast occurred on Hari Singh High Street in the centre of the city on Monday, Reuters cited unnamed Indian officials as saying.The injured, including three Indian paramilitary forces, were admitted to hospital. One of them is in critical condition.No group has claimed

TOKYO - Japan is known for having some of the longest working hours in the world, with nearly a quarter of Japanese companies previously requiring employees to clock in more than 80 hours of overtime a month, according to a 2016 government survey. They were so long that Japan introduced a new law this year limiting legal overtime work to 45 hours a month, the Telegraph reported.Microsoft Japan is working to break that trend, thanks to a bold new strategy it hopes will improve the work-life balance of its workers by implementing a three-day weekend for its employees.They...(More on P4)...(16)

BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met with Kazakhstan›s First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov Monday in Beijing, who also co-chaired the 9th meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee.Han, also a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the development of bilateral ties had been healthy and steady to become a model of relations between neighboring countries.Earlier this year, China and Kazakhstan upgraded their relations to a permanent comprehensive strategic partnership, which Han said marked a new phase of bilateral relations.The China-Kazakhstan Cooperation Committee, as an intergovernmental mechanism, makes overall planing for,...(More on P4)...(15)

NEW DELHI - banned half the In-dian capital’s private cars from its roads on Monday as the megacity’s 20 million people spluttered with stinging eyes in the worst pollution in three years.As smog levels exceeded those of Beijing by more than three times, au-thorities also parked a van with an air purifier near the Taj Mahal - the iconic 17th-century marble mausole-um 250 kilometres (150 miles) south of Delhi - in a bid to clean the air in its surroundings, the Press Trust of India reported.With the pollution causing a rush of respiratory complaints at hospi-tals and the diversion of 37 flights on Sunday, a new law came into ef-fect restricting cars from the capital’s roads to alternative days, depending on if their number plate ends in an odd or even number.More than 600 police teams were de-ployed at road intersections in the capital with the power to hand out fines of 4,000 rupees (£44) to trans-gressorsExempt from the restrictions were Delhi’s seven million motorbikes and scooters, public transport and cars carrying only women, stoking criti-cism that the measures were ineffec-tive.“There is smoke everywhere and people, including youngsters, kids, elderly are finding it difficult to breathe,” Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a Twitter video. “Eyes are burning. Pollution is that bad.”Construction was banned temporar-ily late last week in the world’s most ...(More on P4)...(17)

government issued commemorative coin to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.The Sikh pilgrims, during their visit to the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib this month, will be able to buy the coin worth Rs50.Prime Minister Imran will inaugurate the project on November 9, three days before the 550th birth anniversary Baba Guru Nanak that will be celebrated on November 12.In October, he also laid the foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak University in Nankana Sahib.Khan, in a message shared on social media, had reiterated that the work on the Kartarpur Corridor entered the last stage.He had further mentioned that Sikhs from all countries would be able to travel to the world’s largest Gurdwara. “This Gurdwara ...(More on P4)...(18)

open dialogue at the highest level, which brought the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to a new level.The Turkmen delegation took part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member-states.The total trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan increased from 159$ million in 2017 up to 274$ million in 2018.P r e s e n t l y , Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are also discussing a project to create the Uzbekistan–Turkmenistan–Iran-Oman transport route. This will greatly increase the international transit cargo transportation. (Trend)

same period last year, 65,000 tons of cargo were imported.»The main transit and imported products were wood, lentils, wheat and barley, Valadi noted, adding that 59,100 tons of goods were exported via Astara railway terminal in the mentioned period.«Cement, clinker, chemicals, tile, various equipment, household goods are the main products exported to Azerbaijan by rail,» Valadi said.The head of the Main Department noted that the volume of goods transited by Astara railway terminal for the first seven months amounted to 34,300 tons. This indicates a 91 percent increase over the same period last year (17,900 tons), Valadi added. (Trend)

welcome distinguished guests from around the world, who are here to attend the second China International Import Expo. (Xinhua)

N O N T H A B U R I , Thailand — Seven Southeast Asian leaders skipped an important meeting with the United States on Monday after President Donald Trump decided not to attend their regional summit in Thailand.Rather than Trump, the U.S. sent recently appointed national security adviser Robert O’Brien to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering. The move contrasts with other allies of the -10member regional bloc who sent their heads of government.Only host Prime

NAIROBI, Kenya — War-torn South Sudan is “barreling toward a crisis” and could slide back into fighting, warned the International Crisis Group on Monday.The new report said the country’s warring parties aren’t ready to form a coalition government on November 12th, when opposition leader Riek Machar is planned to return and once again serve as President Salva Kiir’s deputy, as part of a power sharing agreement to pull the country out of a five-year civil war that killed almost 400,000 people.“A unity government formed next week would be at immediate risk

North Korea, U.S. Could Resume Talks in Mid-November: South Korean MP

DUBAI - Iran is launching a new array of 30 advanced IR6- centrifuges on Monday, the country’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi told state television, scaling back Tehran’s commitments under a nuclear agreement with major powers.“Today, we are witnessing the launch of the array of 30 IR6- centrifuges,” Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said. He added that the move would show Iran’s “capacity and determination”.

Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of Thailand and the prime ministers of Vietnam and Laos joined O’Brien and the foreign ministers sent by the other countries.

American officials, fearing a boycott, urged all Southeast Asian heads of state to attend Monday’s summit. But ASEAN leaders decided ...(More on P4)...(11)

of bloody collapse,” Alan Boswell senior analyst for the International Crisis group told The Associated Press. Diplomats should focus their pressure on resolving the remaining issues needed to create a viable government, he said.The fragile peace deal signed more than one year ago has been marked by delays, a lack of funding and questionable political will. Key issues including security arrangements and the number of states in the country have yet to be resolved and fighting continues in parts of the country. Last week three volunteer aid workers ...(More on P4)...(12)

The United States last year withdrew from Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord with world powers and

are all foreign terrorist fighters, and there are also foreign terrorist fighters in the repatriation centers,” the Turkish interior minister said, according to Anadolu Agency.“We are not a hotel” for any country’s Islamic State members, he added.Meanwhile, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Turkey is “ready ...(More on P4)...(14)

responsibility for the attack.Kashmir has been split between India and Pakistan since it was partitioned in 1947. Both countries claim all of Kashmir and have fought three wars over the territory.The people in the M u s l i m - m a j o r i t y want either a merger with Pakistan or full independence.Earlier this year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked special rights for the state of Jammu ...(More on P4)...(13)

30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell, East-West Divides Remain

BERLIN — The walls of the Bornholmer Huette pub were last painted in 1973, a light beige that has gradually cracked and darkened into a caramel brown from decades of cigarette smoke.The “Huette,” as regulars call it, has been in Matthias Gehrhus’ family since 1954 and he doesn’t plan on changing it any time soon. Its Spartan styling recalls the days when it was a meeting place

in communist East Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, somewhere you’d go to catch up with an old friend over a cheap beer.

Gehrhus, 50, was born into that world and doesn’t want it back. But he also understands the feelings of many former East Germans

that, 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell and communism collapsed, not everything has improved.“...(More on P4)...(10)

SEOUL - North Korea and the United States could hold another round of working-level talks as soon as mid-November to expedite progress before a year-end deadline set by the North, a member of South Korea’s parliament said on Monday.North Korean and U.S. officials met last month in Stockholm, for the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed in June to reo-pen denuclearization talks that stalled after a failed summit in Vietnam in Feb-

ruary.But the talks in Sweden broke off with the North’s envoy saying the United States failed to

reimposed sanctions. Iran responded by gradually scaling back its commitments

under the agreement and has said it could take further steps in November. (Reuters)

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show flexibility.Both sides are expected to meet again no later than early December to get the negotiations going be-

fore a year-end dead-line set by Kim, South Korean lawmaker Lee Eun-jae said after at-tending a briefing by the National Intelli-gence Service (NIS).There was no immedi-ate response from the U.S. Embassy in Seoul to a request for com-ment.“The NIS expected the talks would resume this month or early December at the lat-est,” Lee told report-ers.“It’s time for them to ...(More on P4)...(9)

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KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has ordered security officials to deal with elements creating hur-dles to government’s collection revenue process in accordance with the law.In a statement, the Presiden-

tial Palace said President Ghani talked about revenue collection with security officials of 34 prov-inces through a video conference.Deputy Director of Revenue, head of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance, leadership

Those Impeding Revenue Collection Must Face Law: GhaniKABUL - Reacting to a bomb

attack that killed eight civil-ians in northern Balkh prov-ince, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday ordered security forces to avenge the Taliban attack.At least eight civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the explosion in Dand-i-Shahabuddin area of Pul-i-Khumri, the provincial capital, on Monday.“The landmine bomb targeted a displaced family that was returning home,” Baghlan po-lice spokesman Javed Ahmad Basharat told Pajhwok Afghan News.He said the victims belonged to the same family and the in-jured included five childrenA statement from the Presi-dential Palace media’s office received by Pajhwok Afghan News said President Ashraf Ghani strongly condemned

KABUL - A pump station caught fire in limits of the 18th police district of Kabul on Monday morning.Mohammad Ishaq Alizada, owner of a carpentry network, told Pajhwok Afghan News the fire erupted at around 8:00am.Alizada said: “We were in our workplace, where an explo-sion took place and jolted us all. When we came out, we

PUL-I-ALAM - Onion yield has increased amid grow-ing demand in central Logar province, an official said on Monday.Agricultural Director Abdul-lah Tasal told Pajhwok Af-ghan News in an exclusive interview that the crop had been cultivated on 43,000 acres of land.The onion production in the province was recorded at 54,000 metric tonnes, Tasal said, adding per seven kilo-grams of the vegetable ac-counted for 120 to 150 af-ghanis in Logar.He called the crop yield this year significantly good. Log-ar’s climate is ideal for onion cultivation, according to the official.“This year we provided growers with improved on-ion seed varieties,” said the director, whose department advised farmers on how to prevent possible diseases.A farmer from Mohammad Agha district, Azizullah, voiced pleasure over the yield of onion. He also ex-pressed happiness with the onion price.Other growers are also hap-py with the onion yield and price. (Pajhwok)

Ghani Vows Revenge for Innocent Baghlan Lives

Fuel Station Catches Fire; Cause Yet to be Determined

Logar Produces 54 Metric Tonnes of Onions This Year

Kabul Knows Berlin Supports Afghan Peace Bid: NSA

the explosion in Baghlan.The statement quoted as Gha-ni saying: “Our brave security forces will avenge the inno-cent lives taken away by Tali-ban militants and other terror-ist groups across the country.”President Ghani said Taliban militants only killed civilians and destroyed national assets and offered the nation nothing else.The president said security forces will target militants wherever they were and in-side their hideouts. (Pajhwok)

and saw the fuel station burn-ing.” Unaware of casualties, he said the road was blocked and firefighters arrived on the scene. They are striving to extinguish the fire. Security forces also rushed to the area to investigate the incident. Po-lice spokesman Faramarz Fir-dous said the fire had been ex-tinguished. But the nature and cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained. (Pajhwok)

KABUL - The Afghanistan Na-tional Security Council (NSC) on Monday said Afghanistan’s ex-perience showed Germany sup-ported the peace process without personal or political concerns.NSC spokesman Kabir Haqmal told Pajhwok Afghan News that Germany has started efforts at ar-ranging intra-Afghan dialogue. “Besides the peace process, Ger-many also supports other fields without any personal or politi-

cal concerns, this is what the Afghan government knows,” he said. Markus Potzel, Ger-many’s special representative for Afghanistan, talked about these issues during a meeting with National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib on Sunday, he said. Mohib provided information about the Afghan government’s seven-article peace proposal to the German envoy and appreci-

Nabil against Taliban Release, But Understands ‘If for Peace’

KABUL - Presidential candidate and former head of the National Directorate of Security, Rahma-tullah Nabil, on Sunday said that he is against the release of Taliban prisoners, particularly Anas Haqqani--a member of the Haqqani Network--for a swap with two professors of the Ameri-can University of Afghanistan (AUAF), but he said that if the swap leads to peace, then “it is understandable.”Sources say the Taliban has de-manded the release of 80 prison-ers, including Anas Haqqani and

Hafiz Rashid--two leaders of the Haqqani Network--for a swap with two foreign professors who were kidnapped in 2016 while working for the American Uni-versity.This exchange, also according to sources, is being discussed by the US, the Afghan government, and the Taliban as a way to reinitiate peace talks.Anas Haqqani and three other key members of the Taliban were arrested while Nabil was serv-ing as the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, the National

KABUL - Acting Finance Min-ister Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi testified before the Complaints Assessment Com-mittee of the Afghan Senate – the Meshrano Jirga – to answer accusations about his receiving high salaries from foreign in-stitutions, as well as to address accusations of corruption in the customs office of the Finance Ministry.This was the first appearance of Qayoumi since documents came to light suggesting that he had been given foreign salaries while serving as finance minis-ter of Afghanistan.The head of the committee, Zal-may Zabuli, questioned Qayou-mi about the following matters:• Qayoumi’s foreign salaries from an American in-stitution when he was serving as President Ghani’s advisor in 2015 and 2017.• The Afs700 million ($8.9 million) budget provided by the Finance Ministry to the State Ministry for Peace Affairs.• The government’s ef-forts to win an $8 billion loan from Arab nations.Qayoumi responded to ques-tions about seeking money from Arab lenders:“A loan is received after it is

Acting Minister Qayoumi Testifies before Senate Committee

approved by the parliament. So far, not even one Afghani has not been taken as a loan. A big part of the $8.5 billion self-reliance plan will come from private investment,” Qayoumi said.He answered the following about his foreign salaries:“I have written a statement about my salaries, and I have not received a salary from any-where since I began serving as finance minister.”The head of the Senate commit-tee asked Qayoumi to comment on the findings of the audit office of the Finance Ministry, which reported that appointments in customs offices in Nimroz, Her-at, Farah and Kunduz provinces had been obtained for $250,000 each with a fake signature of Mr. Qayoumi. According to the findings, the following officials paid for appointments from the customs offices:• Abdul Fatah, head of Nimroz customs office for $240,000• Abdullah Shirzai, head of Herat customs office for $250,000• Ali Hakimi, manager of Islam Qala customs office for $150,000• The ...(More on P4)...(5)

Directorate of Security.“I heard there are important fig-ures on the list: Anas Haqqani; Hafiz Rashid, the brother of Mul-lah Omari; and Mali Khan, a key member of Sirajuddin Haqqani,” said Nabil.“Basically, I am against the ex-change, because it further encour-ages hostage-taking, but if this exchange is taken as a step for peace, then it is understandable, for the sake of peace,” said Nabil.Meanwhile, sources close to the Taliban said that the Taliban and the US have so far not reached a

final decision about who from the Taliban will be released if a swap happens.“An agreement was reached about a swap between the US and the Taliban, but a final decision has not been reached about the exact numbers of these individu-als,” said Sayed Akbar Agha, a former Taliban commander.However, Sediq Sediqqi, a spokes-man for President Ashraf Ghani, has said that the government will make a decision regarding the is-sue with the national interests of Afghanistan ...(More on P4)...(4)

of security and defense forces and a number of governors were present at the conference. Ghani emphasized on increased coordi-nation in revenue collection and efforts in this regard. He called on security officials that those who make barriers to the revenue af-fairs must be dealt with in accord-ance with the law. The president also urged all officials to oversee and pay attention to tax evasion at customs. He praised efforts of the Ministry of Finance for reve-nue collection and budget making and stressed on preparing budget from revenues like other inde-pendent countries.He informed that nobody should impede the collection of revenue at customs because it was a na-tional process. (Pajhwok)

ated Germany’s efforts for peace in Afghanistan.Potzel said his country was ready for any type of coopera-tion towards ensuring peace in Afghanistan. The Germany’s special envoy for Afghanistan also met with President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and many other government officials over the last few days. (Pajhwok)