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Ghani Opens Cotton-ProcessingPlant in Herat City Taliban ‘Severely

Defeated’ in Gomal District

Afghan Girl’s Handmade Necklace Displayed at U.S. Exhibition

Melbourne Music Students’ Five-Year Project to

Raise Funds for Afghan Youth Orchestra

Putin Greets Ghani on Independence Day

Azerbaijan’s President Congratulates Afghan

Counterpart

Daesh, Taliban Vanquished in Nangarhar: Mangal

Khan Calls for ‘Open Borders’ with Afghanistan

U.S. Supports Afghans’ Efforts for Peace

Pakistan to Have Enhanced Cooperation with Afghanistan

HERAT CITY - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday opened a $7 mil-lion cotton-processing plant in indus-trial park in western Herat province.Ghani, who arrived in the provincial capital in the afternoon to participate in an Independence Day function, also visited the industrial park.Haider Hameed, a representative of the plant White Afghan Gold, told the opening ceremony: “We purchase 20 tonnes of cotton from growers on a daily basis.“Our daily production, qualitatively comparable with what is produced by regional countries, is six tonnes,” Hameed said, hoping the factory would offer jobs to local growers.Hameedullah Khadim, head of Her-at mines and industrial chamber,

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan top-level civil and military offi-cials during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) have resolved to work with the Afghan government for the resolution of issues including cross-border firing and support network for ter-rorist attacks in Pakistan, state media reported.National Security Committee (NSC) ...(More on P4)...(11)

JALALABAD - All militant groups including Taliban and Daesh have been defeated in eastern Nangarhar prov-ince, Governor Gulab Mangal claimed on Saturday.He was addressing an Inde-pendence Day function in Jalal-abad, attended by government officials, diplomats from Paki-stan, India and Iran, as well as thousands of residents.Before the event, Mangal and other provincial officials vis-

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s populist opposition leader, Imran Khan, says the future of long-term rela-tions with landlocked Afghanistan lies in the two countries having “open borders” and “free trade.”Pakistan is unilaterally fencing the nearly 2,600-kilometer, largely porous Afghan border. Authori-ties defend the recently initiated project, saying it will help stop criminal and terrorist infiltration, as well as boost counterterrorism efforts on both sides.The Afghan government opposes the border fortification plan be-cause Kabul traditionally has dis-puted the demarcation drawn dur-ing the former British rule of the Indian subcontinent.Islamabad dismisses the objec-tions and maintains it inherited the boundary as an international frontier.“The long term relationship be-tween Pakistan and Afghanistan is open borders. Rather than build-

KABUL - Llorens: It’s an honor for me and my wife Lisette to congratulate all Afghans as you celebrate your country’s 98th year of independence. The United States Special Chargé d’Affaires Hugo Llorens in a message on Afghanistan 98th In-dependence Day, said his coun-try supports Afghans’ efforts for achieving peace and a prosper-ous nation.“You should be rightly proud of your achievements in education, economic growth, infrastructure,

KABUL - Russian president Vladimir Putin has sent his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Gha-ni greetings on the occasion of the country’s 98th Independence Day, a statement from the Russian Embassy in Kabul said on Friday.Besides congratulating the Afghans on the occasion of their Independence Day celebra-tions, Putin hoped the war-weary nation would achieve peace and stability.The Russian president was quoted as renew-ing his country’s commitment to rebuilding Afghanistan and resolving its major issues.He expressed the hope that relations between Moscow and Kabul in areas of people’s wel-fare and peace would strengthen.Meanwhile, Russia’s foreign minister Ser-gey Lavrov also sent his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani greetings and best wish-es on Afghanistan’s 98th Independence Day.Lavrov said Russia believed mutual coop-eration for development was in the interest

KABUL – Azerbaijan’s President on Sat-urday congratulated President Moham-mad Ashraf Ghani on the occasion Af-ghanistan’s Independence Day.“On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my sin-cere congratulations to you and your people on the occasion of the national holiday of the Islamic Republic of Af-ghanistan – Independence Day,” Presi-dent Aliyev said in his congratulatory letter.“I believe that traditional friendship and cooperation between Azerbaijan and Afghanistan will continue develop-ing and expanding in the best interests of our nations,” the president said. “On this remarkable day, I wish you robust health and success in your activities, and the friendly people of Afghanistan peace and prosperity.” (APA)

ited the mausoleum of Ghazi Amanullah Khan. They also placed floral wreaths on his grave.As Afghan Air Force planes air-dropped Independence Day messages, participants of the events held national flags. Some of them had the tri-col-our painted on their faces. Mangal told the participants this year’s independence an-niversary was being celebrated at a ...(More on P4)...(10)

ing fences, I think it should have open, free trade, it should be like a European Union type of relation-ship. That’s our long term future and this would be of enormous benefit to Afghanistan and Paki-stan,” Khan told VOA in a recent interview at Khan’s residence and party office in Bani Gala on the outskirts of Islamabad.Afghanistan relies on Pakistani seaports and land routes for its international trade. Rising diplo-matic ...(More on P4)...(14)

thanked the president for helping pro-mote industrial development in Af-ghanistan, particularly Herat.He acknowledged Ghani’s economic initiatives had led to the establishment of 30 new factories in the Herat indus-trial park. The new units would play a key role in the the country’s economic development, he hoped.Governor Mohammad Asif Rahimi urged the president to approve a spe-cial police unit for the industrial park’s security to encourage further invest-ments. “Visits to Herat by cabinet ministers and diplomats from friendly countries have been helpful in implementing the provincial development plan,” the governor said.Speaking on the occasion, Ghani

greeted all Afghans on the independence anniversary. He highlighted the symbi-otic link between political and economic freedoms.“If our national hero Ghazi Amanullah Khan has won us political liberty, we will have to work for economic freedom

SHARANA - ‘Dozens’ of Taliban mili-tants were killed and wounded after joint Afghan security forces entered the Gomal district center in southeastern Paktika province last night, the governor’s house said on Friday.A statement from the provincial media of-fice said the dead bodies of militants were currently being handed over to their fami-lies by local tribal elders in the district.It said after the Taliban claimed capturing Gomal district, they were defeated and forced to flee and a clearing operation was still underway. ...(More on P4)...(9)

KABUL - Saeeda Etebari the Afghan girl has used emerald and gold to design the necklace which cost $8,000 USD. A rare necklace designed by a disabled Af-ghan girl has been displayed at an exhibi-tion in the United States.Saeeda Etebari has received training in jewelries designing at Feroz Koh Institute in Kabul.She made the necklace from gold and em-erald.She cannot hear and talk but she sits for hours and ...(More on P4)...(13)

MELBOURNE - A five-year effort by a group of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music students to raise funds for the Af-ghan Youth Orchestra will reach the peak of its crescendo this weekend.The tenth From the Con to Kabul concert, to be held in the Victorian city of Geelong, will showcase both student and semi-pro-fessional performers.The proceeds of all 10 concerts will then be sent to Afghanistan, having inspired young ...(More on P4)...(15)

and health care. The United States believes in you and in your country’s future. We will continue to stand with you and support ...(More on P4)...(12)

by opening new factories in industrial parks,” he remarked.He commended contributions from Herat’s people to the struggle for inde-pendence under the leadership of Wa-ziryar Mohammad Khan Alkozai and Ghazi Ayub Khan. ...(More on P4)...(8)