Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3649 Monday July 31, 2017 Asad 09 ... 31... · Sayed Ahmad Khamosh, head of...
Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3649 Monday July 31, 2017 Asad 09, 1396 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs Quote of the Day The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. William James www.thedailyafghanistan.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: Sarai Ghazni, District 3, Kabul KABUL - The contract worth $11.141 mil- lion will be supported by the United States Agency for International Development (US- AID). The State Enterprise for Water Supply and Canalization and Mumtza Group signed the contract in ARG Palace today. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the contract#1 for urban water sup- ply is part of a major water project which is funded and administered by the German Development Bank.According to ARG Pal- ace, the United States Agency for Interna- tional Development and the French devel- opment bank also contribute in the funding of the project.ARG Palace further added that the total funding of the project is esti- KABUL - The Independent Election Commission of Afghani- stan (IEC) on Sunday said that it will soon start the assessment process of nearly 7,000 polling stations across the country. Up to one thousand more employees have been hired to con- duct the review and to identify polling stations, IEC secretary Imam Mohammad Warimach said on Sunday. KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said around 150,000 people were infected with hepatitis-B in the country and warned the disease would increase if not controlled on time. Hepatitis-B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. The virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected per- son. The virus can be transmitted through blood, sexual intercourse, syringes and shaving blades from an infected person to a healthy person. The World Health Organization (WHO) marked July 28 as the World’s Hepatitis Day with the aim to prevent the disease. Dr. Fida Mohammad Paikan, deputy public health minister for healthcare ...(More on P4)...(2) mated at 72 million Euros and the first phase of the project is worth 11,141,808 US dollars. With the completion of the first phase of the project, around 10 thousand resi- dential houses will receive pure drink- ing water on 24 hour basis. The contract for the first phase of the urban water supply for Kabul city has been signed amid population influx in the capital that has increased the demand for This however comes as security still remains a challenge ahead of next year’s parliamentary and district council elec- tions, which are scheduled for next July. Meanwhile, the IEC’s technical and public awareness offi- cials have said that security threats and the lack of accessibil- ity to remote regions ...(More on P4)...(1) KABUL - The NATO Resolute Support (RS) has hailed the bravery and skill of Afghan National Defence Security Forces (ANDSF) in regaining grounds temporally captured by the Taliban re- cently. NATO spokesman Bill Salvin during an exclu- sive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News said the Afghan security forces faced a patient, deter- mined and ruthless enemy who did not make dif- ference between civilian and military targets. When asked about Russian support to the Tali- ban, Salvin said NATO wanted Russian to play constructive role in Afghan peace and reconcili- ation process. He said Moscow should support the Afghan Na- tional Unity Government (ANUG), a legitimate body representing the people of Afghanistan, in bring peace to the war-torn country. The NATO spokesman said armed support to the Taliban by any country was against international law. Earlier a report in the CNN said the Russian provided weapons to the Taliban. Salvin assured NATO full support to ANDSF and said they would continue their training, advice and assistance support to the Afghan forces. The NATO spokesman said the Taliban only con- trolled the area ...(More on P4)...(3) KABUL - Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) (power utility) on Sunday gave next 10 days to government departments and officials to clear their power bills amounting to seven billion afghanis or their names would be made public. Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News in an interview DABS spokesman Wahid Tawhidi said that hun- dreds of government departments, officials and common people defaulted on electricity bills. “We ask all those defaulting on power bills to make the payments because DABS uses that mon- ey for development and electricity production,” he said. He warned to publish a list carrying names of de- faulters within next 10 days if the debtors failed to clear the dues. “The list has been shared with the Presidential Palace, the Attorney General Office and the police headquarters to bring pressure on power bills defaulters,” he said. Tawhidi said government organs were responsi- ble to pay electricity bills from their budget and use the electricity according to their budget level under a presidential order. ...(More on P4)...(7) KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday officially ap- pointed 30-year-old Abdul Mateen Baig as the new chairman of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), saying the appointment of youths to key posts indicates gov- ernment’s resolve towards reconstruction of the country and KABUL - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is pleased to release the findings of an in-depth study on women in agriculture in Afghanistan. The study looks at some of the issues that hamper or boost the recogni- tion and enhancement of women’s activities in farming, livestock, horticulture and farming-related entrepreneurial activities in the country. The study has addressed five particular issues associated with women’s participation in the ag- riculture economy. This includes women’s gendered solidarity and collectivisation, the need to target women for skills development, women ...(More on P4)...(5) JALALABAD - Health clinics, mostly run by the Swedish Com- mittee for Afghanistan (SCA), have been reopened after remain- ing closed for 45 days due to se- curity threats in eastern Laghman province. The clinics were closed after the SCA wanted to rehabilitate a clinic in Alingar district, but Taliban militants threatened the commit- tee over doing so. Salahuddin Momand, SCA spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rebels had demanded the construction of a clinic in an area under their control. While residents of Sangari local- ity where the clinic is located had asked them to appoint a surgeon in the clinic. He said the clinics had been ...(More on P4)...(4) the clean drinking water besides the city was previously facing issues of housing and other urban issues. (KP) KABUL - Publishing a bill reinstat- ing supervisory role of the provin- cial councils in its official gazette, the government on Sunday said the councils’ supervision role would help improve governance, fight against corruption and resolve local disputes. NATO Praises ANDSF Bravery in Fight Against Militants Govt, Officials Owe more than 7bn Afs to DABS Around 150,000 People Infected with Hepatitis-B: MoPH Women’s Contributions to Agriculture Economy in Afghanistan Need Recognition Laghman Health Clinics Resume Services after 45 Days Provincial Councils Regain Supervisory Role IEC to Review 7,000 Polling Stations Nationwide The bill in three chapters and 11 arti- cles was approved by the Cabinet on January 4, 2017 before it was signed into law by the president on March 1 and then published in the official ga- zette. Sayed Ahmad Khamosh, head of the local councils ...(More on P4)...(8) to using the skills of the younger generation. He said that the IDLG has a critical role to play and it is the backbone of stability and prosperity in the country. “The IDLG is a connecting bridge between the local admin- istrations and the central government. The participation of people plays a critical role in maintaining stability and good governance,” said Ghani. According to Ghani, in the past, more attention was paid to ministries and less focus was on provinces, but over the past three years, this approach has changed and more at- tention has been paid to the provinces and the process will continue. Meanwhile, Baig thanked the leadership of the government for the trust they have shown in him and said that he will do his best to improve good governance in the country. “Promoting better capacity in local institutions, giving par- ticular roles to ...(More on P4)...(6) The president officially appointed Abdul Mateen Baig as the new head of the IDLG and said this was testimony to government’s commitment to rebuilding the country. A contract for the urban water supply for Kabul city was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The IEC continues to roll out plans to hold elections in July next year and is soon to embark on an assessment process involving 7,000 polling stations
Transcript of Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3649 Monday July 31, 2017 Asad 09 ... 31... · Sayed Ahmad Khamosh, head of...
Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3649 Monday July 31, 2017 Asad 09, 1396 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs
Quote of the DayThe greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose
one thought over another.William James
www.thedailyafghanistan.comEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019Add: Sarai Ghazni, District 3, Kabul
KABUL - The contract worth $11.141 mil-lion will be supported by the United States Agency for International Development (US-AID).The State Enterprise for Water Supply and Canalization and Mumtza Group signed the contract in ARG Palace today.The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the contract#1 for urban water sup-ply is part of a major water project which is funded and administered by the German Development Bank.According to ARG Pal-ace, the United States Agency for Interna-tional Development and the French devel-opment bank also contribute in the funding of the project.ARG Palace further added that the total funding of the project is esti-
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission of Afghani-stan (IEC) on Sunday said that it will soon start the assessment process of nearly 7,000 polling stations across the country. Up to one thousand more employees have been hired to con-duct the review and to identify polling stations, IEC secretary Imam Mohammad Warimach said on Sunday.
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said around 150,000 people were infected with hepatitis-B in the country and warned the disease would increase if not controlled on time.Hepatitis-B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. The virus is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected per-son. The virus can be transmitted through blood, sexual intercourse, syringes and shaving blades from an infected person to a healthy person.The World Health Organization (WHO) marked July 28 as the World’s Hepatitis Day with the aim to prevent the disease.Dr. Fida Mohammad Paikan, deputy public health minister for healthcare ...(More on P4)...(2)
mated at 72 million Euros and the first phase of the project is worth 11,141,808 US dollars.With the completion of the first phase of the project, around 10 thousand resi-dential houses will receive pure drink-ing water on 24 hour basis. The contract for the first phase of the urban water supply for Kabul city has been signed amid population influx in the capital that has increased the demand for
This however comes as security still remains a challenge ahead of next year’s parliamentary and district council elec-tions, which are scheduled for next July. Meanwhile, the IEC’s technical and public awareness offi-cials have said that security threats and the lack of accessibil-ity to remote regions ...(More on P4)...(1)
KABUL - The NATO Resolute Support (RS) has hailed the bravery and skill of Afghan National Defence Security Forces (ANDSF) in regaining grounds temporally captured by the Taliban re-cently.NATO spokesman Bill Salvin during an exclu-sive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News said the Afghan security forces faced a patient, deter-mined and ruthless enemy who did not make dif-ference between civilian and military targets.When asked about Russian support to the Tali-ban, Salvin said NATO wanted Russian to play constructive role in Afghan peace and reconcili-ation process.He said Moscow should support the Afghan Na-tional Unity Government (ANUG), a legitimate body representing the people of Afghanistan, in bring peace to the war-torn country.The NATO spokesman said armed support to the Taliban by any country was against international law. Earlier a report in the CNN said the Russian provided weapons to the Taliban.Salvin assured NATO full support to ANDSF and said they would continue their training, advice and assistance support to the Afghan forces.The NATO spokesman said the Taliban only con-trolled the area ...(More on P4)...(3)
KABUL - Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) (power utility) on Sunday gave next 10 days to government departments and officials to clear their power bills amounting to seven billion afghanis or their names would be made public.Talking to Pajhwok Afghan News in an interview DABS spokesman Wahid Tawhidi said that hun-dreds of government departments, officials and common people defaulted on electricity bills. “We ask all those defaulting on power bills to make the payments because DABS uses that mon-ey for development and electricity production,” he said.He warned to publish a list carrying names of de-faulters within next 10 days if the debtors failed to clear the dues. “The list has been shared with the Presidential Palace, the Attorney General Office and the police headquarters to bring pressure on power bills defaulters,” he said.Tawhidi said government organs were responsi-ble to pay electricity bills from their budget and use the electricity according to their budget level under a presidential order. ...(More on P4)...(7)
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday officially ap-pointed 30-year-old Abdul Mateen Baig as the new chairman of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), saying the appointment of youths to key posts indicates gov-ernment’s resolve towards reconstruction of the country and
KABUL - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is pleased to release the findings of an in-depth study on women in agriculture in Afghanistan. The study looks at some of the issues that hamper or boost the recogni-tion and enhancement of women’s activities in farming, livestock, horticulture and farming-related entrepreneurial activities in the country.The study has addressed five particular issues associated with women’s participation in the ag-riculture economy. This includes women’s gendered solidarity and collectivisation, the need to target women for skills development, women ...(More on P4)...(5)
JALALABAD - Health clinics, mostly run by the Swedish Com-mittee for Afghanistan (SCA), have been reopened after remain-ing closed for 45 days due to se-curity threats in eastern Laghman province.The clinics were closed after the SCA wanted to rehabilitate a clinic in Alingar district, but Taliban militants threatened the commit-tee over doing so.Salahuddin Momand, SCA spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rebels had demanded the construction of a clinic in an area under their control.While residents of Sangari local-ity where the clinic is located had asked them to appoint a surgeon in the clinic. He said the clinics had been ...(More on P4)...(4)
the clean drinking water besides the city was previously facing issues of housing and other urban issues. (KP)
KABUL - Publishing a bill reinstat-ing supervisory role of the provin-cial councils in its official gazette, the government on Sunday said the councils’ supervision role would help improve governance, fight against corruption and resolve local disputes.
NATO Praises ANDSF Bravery in Fight
Against Militants
Govt, Officials Owe more than 7bn Afs to DABS
Around 150,000 People Infected with Hepatitis-B: MoPH
Women’s Contributions to Agriculture Economy in Afghanistan Need Recognition
Laghman Health Clinics ResumeServices after 45 Days
Ghani Appoints Mateen Baig as New IDLG Chairman
Urban Water Supply Contract Worth $11.141 Million Signed for Kabul City
Provincial Councils Regain Supervisory Role
IEC to Review 7,000 Polling Stations
Nationwide
The bill in three chapters and 11 arti-cles was approved by the Cabinet on January 4, 2017 before it was signed into law by the president on March 1 and then published in the official ga-zette.Sayed Ahmad Khamosh, head of the local councils ...(More on P4)...(8)
to using the skills of the younger generation. He said that the IDLG has a critical role to play and it is the backbone of stability and prosperity in the country. “The IDLG is a connecting bridge between the local admin-istrations and the central government. The participation of people plays a critical role in maintaining stability and good governance,” said Ghani. According to Ghani, in the past, more attention was paid to ministries and less focus was on provinces, but over the past three years, this approach has changed and more at-tention has been paid to the provinces and the process will continue. Meanwhile, Baig thanked the leadership of the government for the trust they have shown in him and said that he will do his best to improve good governance in the country.“Promoting better capacity in local institutions, giving par-ticular roles to ...(More on P4)...(6)
The president officially appointed Abdul Mateen Baig as the new head of the IDLG and said this was testimony to government’s commitment to rebuilding the country.
A contract for the urban water supply for Kabul city was signed in the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
The IEC continues to roll out plans to hold elections in July next year and is soon to embark on an assessment process involving 7,000 polling stations
