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Czech War Veteran from Afghanistan

DiesPRAGUE - Czech war veteran Jaroslav Mevald, who suffered serious injuries in an ambush attack in Afghanistan in 2014, suddenly died at the age of 39 on Friday, Defence Minister Martin Stropnicky (ANO) said on Tues-day.Three years ago, President Milos Zeman decorated Mevald with Medal of Heroism.“On the eve of the Veterans Day, Jaroslav Mevald, veteran and bearer of the Medal of Heroism, suddenly left us at the age of 39. Let us honour his memory!” Stropnicky tweeted.“Unfortunately, we have to an-nounce to you that our friend Jaroslav Mevald has left us. We send condolences to his family. We will never forget him and he will stay in our hearts forever,” Mevald’s fellow soldiers said.In June 2014, a suicide attacker killed ...(More on P4)...(13)

KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the Afghan charge d’affaires after the militants at-tack left at least two Pakistani soldiers dead in Bajaur Agency with the Pakistani officials claim-ing that the attack was carried out from the Afghan soil.“In this regard, Afghan CDA was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a strong pro-test was lodged with the Afghan government over this incident,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said in a statement.The statement further added that Pakistan has been witnessing a surge in terrorist attacks on its security forces deployed along the Pak-Afghan border who are engaged in strengthening border management.“These cross border terrorist at-

KABUL - An international en-gineering and technology giant will provide its SGT-A45 mobile gas turbine that will form the foundation of a three-phase en-ergy project in Afghanistan.In a press release on Wednesday, Siemens announced signing a Memorandum of Understand-ing (MoU) to the effect with the Bayat Power and the Afghan government.Upon completion,

KABUL - The Independent Elec-tion Commission’s (IEC) Chair-man Najibullah Ahmadzai on Wednesday reacted to reports about calls for his resigna-tion and said he will decide on whether to step down once he has discussed the matter with President Ashraf Ghani. In an interview with TOLOnews, Ahmadzai claimed that Ghani’s

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Minis-ter for Defence Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Paki-stan is willing to share its counter-terrorism expertise with the United Nations.“Pakistan has conducted suc-cessfully a thorough Operation Zarb-e-Azb – one of the largest counter-terrorism operations ever conducted. The lessons learnt and deep expertise gained by Pakistan’s armed forces and law-enforcement agencies constitute an invaluable resource available to the United Nations.”The minister expressed these views in his meeting with UN Undersec-retary General for Field Services Atul Khare (USG- DFS), whom he met on the sidelines of the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, said a press release issued here Wednesday.Khurram Dastgir Khan also informed the USG-DFS of Pakistan’s successful endeavour to increase participation of wom-en in peacekeeping contingents.The UN Undersecretary General for Field Services appreciated Pa-

ASHGABAT -Addressing the 7th Regional Economic Coopera-tion Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) in Turkmenistan on Wednesday, the acting for-eign minister Salahuddin Rab-bani said that with the help of all partner-countries, RECCA has transformed into an effective platform for regional economic cooperation. “Indeed, it is only with common efforts through such mechanisms of win-win cooperation that can we gradually but surely over-come any existing tensions and jointly address our nations’ com-

tacks on Pakistani forces confirm the presence of a large number of terrorists in the increasingly un-governed spaces in Afghanistan,” the statement added.Islamabad also claimed that the forces supporting these acts of ter-rorism against Pakistan who have been allowed ...(More on P4)...(12)

GARDEZ - High Peace Council (HPC) officials say contacts with the Taliban are more frequent than ever and negotiations with the insurgent group are ongo-ing.HPC officials made the remarks at a meeting here with religious scholars, tribal elders and youth. Creation of a coherent mecha-nism for the peace process came up for discussion.

the project will provide more than 200 megawatts of electric-ity within the country -- enough to meet the needs of more than 700,000 Afghan homes and busi-nesses. Additionally, it will give rise to much-needed jobs in the agribusiness, mining and manu. The MOU was signed at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the SGT-A45 in Houston. Dr. Ham-dullah ...(More on P4)...(14)

advisor Akram Khplwak is pres-surizing him to resign.“Akram Khplwak, the head of the High Peace Council secre-tariat and President’s (Ghani) advisor sets a deadline everyday and asks me to resign. This act is against democracy,” Ahmadzai said.In addition to this pressure, five of the seven ...(More on P4)...(16)

kistan’s historical and ongoing contribution to UN peacekeeping, particularly the sacrifice of 140 sol-diers since 1960. He commended Pakistan’s advanced logistics and training facilities for UN peace-keeping.The Defence Minister would speak twice on final day of the Conference on Pakistan’s “Smart Pledges” to UN Peacekeeping op-erations and “Early Warning and Deployment”, one of the principal themes of the ministerial meeting. (Monitoring Desk)

mon needs, whether in the eco-nomic or security spheres.”He said that Afghan-Turkmen relations set an example and are based on a shared agenda of ad-vancing both countries’ economic

Rabbani Says RECCA Taking Place at a Critical Time

Siemens to Provide Afghanistan Mobile Gas Turbine

Pakistan Willing to Share Counter-Terrorism Expertise with UN: Defence Minister

Afghan Envoy Summoned after Militants Attack Leave 2 Pakistani Soldiers Dead

Peace Talks with Taliban Faster Than Ever, Claims Mujahid

IEC Chief ‘will Step Down’ Only if Asked to do so by Ghani

Afghanistan’s Opium Production

Hits Record High in 2017: UN

VIENNA - In the key findings of its annual Af-ghanistan opium survey, the U.N. Office on Drugs

and Crime (UNODC) said output of opium made from poppy seeds in ...(More on P4)...(11)

Abdul Hakim Mujahid, a mem-ber of the Executive Council of HPC, said peace talks with the Taliban militants were proceed-ing faster than ever before. The parleys would yield a positive outcome, he hoped.He said that contacts between the Taliban and the government had increased and both sides had held direct talks several times. ...(More on P4)...(15)

and security interests in ways that not only benefit the two countries but also benefit the wider region. “Both of our countries pursue in-clusive political, security, and eco-nomic ...(More on P4)...(10)

Opium production in Afghanistan reached a record high this year, rising 87 percent compared with last year, after a rapid expansion of the areas used to cultivate poppies, the United Nations said on Wednesday.