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Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said insecurity in Afghanistan is threating the political, economic and social fabric of the country.

BSA Has Failed to Deliver Results: Speaker of the House

KABUL - U.S President Donald Trump will unveil his strategy for the war in Afghani-stan once the review process has been com-pleted, but there is no time frame for when that will happen, White House spokesper-son Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a press conference on Tuesday.This comes after Trump put the Department of Defense in charge of developing a new military strategy for the U.S in Afghanistan.Asked whether the mid-July deadline to announce the strategy still stood, Sanders said: “I know that the plan is to roll that [strategy] out after there’s been a full review process, and I don’t have anything beyond that at this point,” Sanders told reporters.

KABUL - The singing signaled a long-term commitment by both parties to Afghanistan’s and its people’s development, the MoF said in a statement.It said the package would help Afghanistan support commu-nities with refugees, expand private-sector opportunities for the poor, boost development of five cities, expand electrifica-tion, improve food security and build rural roads.

KABUL - The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the meet-ing of the commander in chief of the armed forces chaired by President Ghani focused on the security situation of northern and northeastern provinces of the country, including Takhar,

KABUL - Shaesta Waiz addressed school girls on Wednesday and encouraged them to follow their dreams through hard work and perseverance.Shaesta Waiz, an Afghan-Amer-ican pilot who landed in Kabul on Monday during a round-the-world solo flight met with a num-ber of school girls in Kabul on Wednesday.Waiz said Afghan women had suffered substantially over the years but now have a golden op-portunity to use resources on hand to utilize their potential.She also called on Afghan women and girls to fight for their rights in society.Throughout her journey so far, Waiz has met with thousands of women and girls and encour-aged them to follow their dreams through hard work and persever-ance.On Tuesday, she was bestowed the Ambassador of Peace title at an event organized by govern-ment.“If you had the opportunity to be-come a pilot, I know that all of you would go (to school) and study. I know that everyone will be doing great ...(More on P4)...(3)

“I know they’d like to do that soon,” she added. Sanders was asked by one reporter wheth-er there was any truth in a memo from U.S National Security Advisor H.R McMaster that there would be no troop increase and that numbers would be capped at 3,900. Her answer to this was: “I’m not aware of that specific memo, but I will check into the details of that and circle back.”Sanders was also asked how seriously Trump considered the idea of using private contractors to augment U.S troop levels on the ground in Afghanistan, as opposed to increasing U.S military personnel. She said: “I know that we feel it’s important

The financing included grants from the International Devel-opment Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries, as well as contributions from the Afghan-istan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF), managed by the World Bank on behalf of 34 donors.“This package of assistance is a reaffirmation of our joint commitment to address ...(More on P4)...(1)

KABUL - A number of Takhar residents said they will continue their protest until government re-sponds to their demands.Following a clash between supporters of a Hizb-e-Islami commander and a senator in Chah Ab dis-trict in Takhar province, which left three dead and six wounded, some residents of the northeastern province on Wednesday established a sit-in camp in front of the governor’s office in protest against a sharp increase in activity by illegal armed men in the district.“We do not want to be sacrificed for drugs, drug smuggling or for mafia groups. They attacked a village today with heavy and light weapons,” said Mohammad Zaman, a resident of Chah Ab.“We will close the road and we are here until our demands are heard by government – if there is a government,” said Mawlawi Azimullah, a resi-dent of the district.Meanwhile, Takhar security officials said govern-ment forces are able to arrest perpetrators and send them to court. ...(More on P4)...(2)

Kabul - once again Australian special forces are be-ing investigated for war crimes. This time it’s for alleged killings said to have occurred in Afghani-stan in 2012 and 2013 involving the deaths of two children.The first involves the alleged unlawful killing of the 14- or 15-year-old Afghan boy Khan Moham-med in Kandahar province.The second centres on the circumstances surround-ing the killing of a reported Taliban sympathiser Bismillah Azadi and his son Sadiqullah in an Aus-tralian raid in Uruzgan province in September 2013.Both are under investigation by the New South Wales supreme court judge Paul Brereton for the office of the inspector general of the Australian de-fence force.Questions about Australian special forces and war crimes are not new, with investigations in conflicts leading back to Timor-Leste in 1999 and Afghani-stan over the last 15 years.A key facet of this inquiry will be the culture of these forces. In recent reports, an unidentified sol-dier explained that a culture of recklessness, indis-criminate ...(More on P4)...(6)

Badakhshan, Faryab, Kunduz, and Uruzgan.A statement by the ARG Palace said the meeting focused on the security upheavals and situation of the named provinces and the relevant authorities were instructed to take necessary measures for the betterment of the security.The statement further added that necessary decisions were also taken regarding the situation of the northern Faryab province but no further details were disclosed.According to ARG Palace, the meeting also discussed the viola-tions along the Durand Line and special emphasis was made on further reforms in the police ranks.This comes as tensions remain high between Kabul and Islama-bad regarding the work carried out along the Durand Line and fight against the terrorism. Pakistan has also launched the fencing and construction work along the Durand Line despite the objections by the Afghan au-thorities and recent clashes mainly having links with the dispute regarding the line. ...(More on P4)...(5)

KABUL - The all-female robotic team said they pose no threat to the U.S and can’t understand why they had their visa applications rejected.U.S congressmen Joe Courtney and Suzanne Bonamici on Tues-day sent a letter signed by 53 members of the United States House of Representatives to the U.S Secretary of State Rex Tiller-son urging him to issue U.S visas for six Afghan high school girls so they can represent their country at an international robotics challenge in Washington. Last week, the State Department denied the girls visas but gave no reasons for their decision. “We are alarmed by recent me-dia reports that your department chose to deny visas to six Afghan girls traveling to the United States for FIRST Global, an international robotics challenge to be held in Washington,” wrote the members. “Barring these hardworking, crea-tive young women from a compe-tition premised on global connec-tion and innovation runs counter to the State Department’s mission of fostering security and stability through peace,” the letter reads.“As our military leaders know and ...(More on P4)...(4)

to get input from all perspectives, and all of the right people were part of that process throughout, ...(More on P4)...(8)

KABUL - Following the president’s recent order, the commission will re-view organizational structures of all government departments.The Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Service Commis-sion (IARCSC) said on Wednesday it plans to conduct a systematic review of the organizational structure of all government departments and posts involving high-ranking officials. This comes just days after President Ashraf Ghani issued an order to this effect.However, Ghani’s instructions have been met with mixed reactions. “Previously the organizational struc-ture of institutions was reviewed on an annual basis with the help of a

committee formed by the ministry of finance, ministry of economy, admin-istrative affairs office of the president and the reforms commission; but this commission has been reviewing the organizational structure of the institu-tions ...(More on P4)...(7)

The violations along the Durand Line was on the agenda of the high level defense meeting chaired by President Mohamamd Ashraf Ghani where other issues related the security were discussed.

A White House spokesperson has said that the new strategy will be rolled out only once a full review process

on the Afghan situation has been completed.

Takhar Residents Establish Sit-in Camps

against Insecurity

New Claims of War Crimes by Australian

Special Forces Shine Light on Culture of Impunity

Afghan-American Pilot Meets Kabul Students

U.S Congressmen Petition for Robotics Team to Get Visas

Violations along Durand Line Discussed During High Level Defense Meeting

Trump to Unveil War Strategy only after Review CompletedReforms Body to Review Structure of Govt Institutions

Afghan Govt Signs $482.3m

New Financing with WBThe Ministry of Finance on Wednesday signed a financing package of $482.3

million in grants with the World Bank to help the country alleviate poverty.