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KABUL - A bipartisan group of sena-tors traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan over the Fourth of July holi-day, visiting US troops serving over-seas as well as meeting with high-level government officials from the two nations.Lead by Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the delegation includ-ed Democratic Sens. Elizabeth War-ren of Massachusetts and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island as well as Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and David Perdue of Georgia.The lawmakers met in Kabul with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, according to details posted on McCain’s Twitter account. They additionally met with Gen. John Nicholson, Commander of US Forces in Afghanistan -- a visit that Warren tweeted was meant as a way to return a favor.

Warren added that Nicholson pro-vided them with an operational up-date.“When General Nicholson, our Commanding General in Afghani-stan, visited me in DC, I told him I’d like to return the favor,” she tweeted Tuesday.During the unannounced trip that spanned between July 3 and July 4, the senators traveled to Wana and Islamabad, Pakistan as well, meeting with the country’s Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Af-fairs, Sartaj Aziz.Perdue tweeted photos of him meet-ing with troops, posting on the Fourth of July, “I can’t think of a better way to spend #Independence-Day than with the women & men fighting every day to defend our freedom.”Sen. McCain also tweeted pictures of the various bases they traveled to, posting ...(More on P4)...(1)

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani will be meeting Paki-stan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of a four-nation meeting in Du-shanbe, the capital of Ta-jikistan, an official said on Wednesday.Tajikistan is hosting a Quadrilateral Summit of CASA-1000 member states of Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.Deputy presidential spokes-man Dawa Khan Menapal told Pajhwok Afghan News President Ghani and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had arrived in Tajikistan to at-tend the Central Asia South Asia 1000 Megawatt (CASA-1000) meeting.

Ghani, Nawaz to Meet in Tajikistan

to Discuss Ties

Barred from Attacking Taliban

Checkpoints: Soldiers

Afghanistan Thrashes

Kyrgyzstan 3-1 in CAFA Tourney

The lawmakers met in Kabul with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani

and Afghanistan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah,

The Ministry of Energy and Water said Iran has used four times more water from Helmand River’s

than stipulated in the Helmand River Treaty

New Information Delays Decision on Afghan War Crimes Investigation: ICC

AGO to Finalize Dawi Corruption Case: Spokesman

KABUL - Following comments by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Afghanistan’s dam projects, the Af-ghan Ministry of Water and Energy on Wednesday said building dams on Helmand River is Kabul’s top pri-ority which is aimed at managing the country’s waters and improving the national economy. According to the ministry, Iran has used four times more water than stip-ulated in the Helmand River Treaty over the past few years - under the pretext of being in the neighborhood of Afghanistan. And meanwhile, Iran has built over 30 water dams on rivers which flow ...(More on P4)...(2)

KANDAHAR CITY - Fresh and dried fruits businessmen in southern Kandahr province say trade through the air corridor with India is “inexpensive” and “easy.”The traders seek continuation of the air corridor between India and Afghanistan, but officials stress on the quality of packag-ing for promotion of the trade and market exploration.Haji Aziz Ahmad, a business-man, told Pajhwok Afghan

KABUL -The newly-appointed Pakistani ambassador to Kabul Zahid Nasrullah Khan paid courtesy visit to the foreign ministry and met acting Foreign Affairs Minister Naseer Ahmad Andisha early on Wednesday.During the meeting Andesha recalled efforts of previous Pa-kistani envoy Syed Abrar Hus-sain for strengthening the rela-tion between the two countries.“The nations of the two coun-tries have abundant historical, religious and cultural common-alities, and this is the demand of time to strengthen and expand cooperation between the two

MAHMOOD RAQI - All homes and buildings con-structed at historical sites in central Kapisa province would be raced, the govern-ment said on Wednesday.Police spokesman Moham-mad Ayub Yousafzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the decision was made by a com-mittee tasked with the con-

KABUL - “My view is that there is no commitment within the Afghan govern-ment to combat adminis-trative and financial cor-ruption,” said MP Dawoud Kalakani.The Office of the Attorney General of Afghanistan

Afghanistan Reacts to Iran’s Comments on Dam Projects

Afghan-India Air Corridor Effective, Economical: Traders

New Pak Envoy Vows Strengthen Diplomatic Relation

Houses Built on Historical Sites in Kapisa Being Razed

News that dried and fresh fruits traders were happy over the launch of the air corridor between India and Afghanistan and wanted its continuation.He said frequent closure of the Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan was a huge issue that often harmed the export of Afghanistan fruits and other items.Ahamdullah Faizi, in-charge of the Kandahar airport, said they had all ...(More on P4)...(4)

countries in different areas such as economy, trade and transit,” said Andisha.The Pakistani ambassador ex-pressed his gratitude for meet-ing with Deputy Foreign Min-ister and said, “I am happy for being appointed as Ambas-sador of Pakistan to Kabul. I hope that my diplomatic efforts will be effective in strengthen-ing and expanding the current relation between the two coun-tries.”Both sides discussed the politi-cal, economic, trade and secu-rity issues of Afghanistan and the region. (Pajhwok)

servation of monuments and ancient sites across the prov-ince.The committee includes representatives from civil-ian and security institutions. Yousufzai said the body had launch a campaign to flatten the housed and other build-ings erected at historical sites. ...(More on P4)...(5)

(AGO) on Wednesday said it will soon finalize corrup-tion cases involving Abdul Ghafar Dawi, head of Dawi Oil Ltd and of nine offi-cials, including two former deputy ministers. “In addition to the suspect you mentioned, nine other individuals including two former deputies of govern-ment institutions have been declared responsible,” said AGO spokesman Jamshid Rasuli. But, High Office of Over-sight and Anti-Corruption (HOOAC) has said the work of Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) has been quite un-satisfactory in dealing with major ...(More on P4)...(6)

WASHINGTON - A decision on whether to open a formal investigation of potential war crimes committed in Afghanistan since 2003, including possible wrongdoing by U.S. personnel, has been delayed, International Criminal Court prosecu-tors told Reuters.The decision on an investigation, which ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda had said was “immi-nent” in November, was pushed back after pros-ecutors received “substantial” new information from Kabul.In an email, Bensouda’s office said it had re-ceived a large amount of new information from the government of Afghanistan that could influ-ence her decision.In a preliminary examination, ICC prosecutors identified what it called “potential cases” among three groups of alleged perpetrators: the Tali-ban and its affiliates, the Afghan authorities and members of the U.S. armed forces and the Cen-tral Intelligence Agency.A formal investigation into whether crimes were committed by U.S. personnel in Afghanistan would hurt already tenuous relations between the ICC and the ...(More on P4)...(7)

KUNDUZ CITY - Some Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in northern Kunduz province claim they were not allowed to hit Taliban’s checkpoints on the main highway.Critical of the restrictions from top commanders, the soldiers say the militants had established check-posts on the Kunduz-Baghlan highway in the Madrassa locality of Aliabad district.One Taliban checkpoint is just 200 metres from the scene of fighting, but the ANA troops allege they are not allowed to launch an of-fensive against the insurgents.According to the soldiers, the re-bels search every vehicle at the check-point. Fatah, one of the sol-diers, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “You can see the Taliban checking vehicles ...(More on P4)...(3)

KABUL - The Afghanistan un-der-15 national football team won their second match in the Cen-tral Asian Football Association (CAFA) in Tajikistan by beating Kyrgyzstan 3-1, an official said Wednesday.Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) spokesman Sayed Ali Ka-zimi told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghanistan soccer team won the match against the central Asian nation on Tuesday after-noon.The three goals were netted by Samir Samandari, Fardin Naseri and Ahmad Tamim Mirzada, he said.Kazimi said the Afghan under-15 team, who earlier defeated Tajik-istan last Friday, currently held first position among other teams.Afghanistan would face Turk-menistan on Friday. Five coun-tries including Afghanistan, Turk-menistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, are taking part in the event. (Pajhwok)

Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and Kyr-gyzstan President Almaz-bek Atambayev would also be attending the meeting.Ghani and Sharif, who pre-viously met on the sidelines of SCO summit in Astana, would talk terrorism and relations between Afghani-stan and Pakistan, Menapal said.Recently Chinese foreign minister traveled to Kabul and Islamabad in a bid to mend ties between Afghani-stan and Pakistan.Dur-ing tomorrow’s meeting, talks on implementation of CASA-1000 project would be held. The project was inked last year. (Pajhwok)

McCain, Warren among Senators Visiting Troops in Afghanistan