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KABUL - Lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Monday accused Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani of violating the constitution and failing to respect decisions made by parlia-ment. This came after parliament received a letter from the Office of the State Minister for Par-liamentary Affairs notifying MPs of a delay in Monday’s scheduled voting session for ministerial nominees. MPs were to have held a vote a confidence in respect of at least twelve nominees for cabinet positions. The letter stated that the voting session had to be delayed due to technical reasons. This move however sparked an outcry

KABUL – Mattis is hoping to deepen Washington’s quickly growing defense relationship with New Delhi. One area of co-operation could be Afghanistan, where the U.S. is in a deadlock with the Taliban after 16 years.President Donald Trump has called on New Delhi to do more in Afghanistan – a call that has upset New Delhi’s longtime rival,

KABUL - Noor Ahmad Ahmadi defeated his Turkmen rival on Monday to bag another medal for his country.Noor Ahmad Ahmadi, Afghan freestyle wrestler, won a bronze medal in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat late Monday.Ahmadi, 25, beat his Tajik rival 10-0 in the first round of the free-style 97kg category but lost to his Iranian rival 5-0 in the second round. Ahmadi also faced off against his Chinese rival and beat him 5-0. In the finals he beat Turkmenistan’s Melejayew Yusup 5-0 to win bronze.Afghanistan has so far won one gold, one silver and nine bronze medals and is placed 24th on the medal list ...(More on P4)...(2)

among MPs with some calling for the doors of par-liament to be closed in protest over the decision. “The president of the country has violated the constitution hun-dreds of times including other prevailing laws,” said first deputy speaker Humayoun Humayoun.“In protest we should lock the doors of par-liament for one week so that government

Pakistan.On his flight, Mattis praised India’s “invaluable” historic con-tributions to Afghanistan, and said its expanded involvement there shouldn’t be seen as a threat.“Pakistan has come out recently again saying they are fighting the terrorists. I think Pakistan ...(More on P4)...(1)

KABUL - The appearance of ministers-designate before the Wolesi Jirga -- lower house of parlia-ment -- has been delayed to next week, an official said on Monday.The cabinet nominees were scheduled to be in-troduced to lawmakers for the trust vote today in line with the Constitution, but their appearance was set back.Hameed Tahmasi has been nominated as min-ister of transport, Gul Agha Sherzai as rminister of border and tribal affairs, Tariq Shah Bahrami as minister of defense abd Abdul Latif Roshan as minister of higher education.Similarly, Faizullah Zaki has been nominated for labour, social, martyr and disabled affairs minis-ter and Nargis Nehan for mines and petroleum minister.Wais Ahmad Barmak has been nominated as min-ister of interior, Shahzad Gul Aryubi as minister of telecommunications and information technol-ogy and Yama Yari as minister of public works.According to Wolesi Jirga agenda, the eight min-isters-designate were to be introduced by Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish for a vote of confidence. ...(More on P4)...(3)

KABUL - The executive director of the United Kingdom’s cultural center in Afghanistan (British Council) on Monday said the level of higher edu-cation in Afghanistan needs to improve and that Afghan students should have access to education that is in line with world standards. British Council CEO, Ciaran Devane, said at a gathering at the Afghanistan Center at Kabul Uni-versity that the United Kingdom will continue its support to Afghanistan in the higher education sector. Addressing guests at the event – under the theme Cultural Relations and Building Resilience – De-vane outlined the UK’s plan to promote culture and enhance higher education in Afghanistan. “Another part of our work is to support the pres-ervation and promotion of Afghan culture. We have a cultural protection fund in the UK,” said Devane. Devane said the United Kingdom has promised 750 million pounds to Afghanistan and with this money they will be able ...(More on P4)...(6)

KABUL - Afghanistan and India are set to hold a joint trade and investment show in the Indian capital of New Delhi next week, as India seeks to step up its partnership with Afghani-stan as a major investment partner.

KABUL - Abdul Wahid Dad-shane’s attorney said on Monday his client, who threw his shoes at Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, that the National Directorate of Security (NDS) forced the suspect to apolo-gize to Hekmatyar. According to the attorney, Dad-shane was taken to the Hizb-e-Islami leader’s residency where he was beaten by Hekmatyar’s men. Four days ago Dadshane threw his shoes at Hekmatyar at a po-litical event at a mosque. He was arrested by the NDS and is still in custody. Following the incident in Herat mosque, Hekmatyar said he has forgiven the man, but his attorney on Monday said Dadshane was mistreated by the NDS and forced to apologize. “Dadshane told me that he was taken to Baghe-e-Azadi to Hek-matyar and was forced to apolo-gize in front of a camera. But he said what he did was his personal decision and he won’t apologize,” Sayed Hamid, Dadshani’s attor-ney said.Herat’s NDS officials meanwhile rejected the claims and said Dad-shane’s case will be referred to Herat’s attorney general’s office soon.Herat’s association of lawyers however ...(More on P4)...(4)

respects the law and acts in line with the law,” said MP Zamrak Padkhawbi. “Introduction of ...(More on P4)...(7)

CEO Abdullah Abdullah will accompany about 200 Afghan businessmen to the joint expo but will also hold talks with India’s president and prime minister.

MPs were outraged on Monday when they were informed the scheduled vote of confidence for ministers had been postponed.

Appearance of Cabinet Picks Before Wolesi Jirga

DelayedUS Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed Monday in India’s capital, where he

will meet with senior leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

UK Pledges to Help Raise Standard of Education

Afghanistan Wins its 9th Bronze Medal at Asian Games

Attorney Says Dadshane was Coerced into Apologizing

India, Afghanistan Prepare for Major Trade Show

Ghani Accused of Violating Constitution, Disregarding ParliamentUzbekistan, Afghanistan to Expand Railway Transport Co-Op

Mattis Visits South Asia Amid Afghanistan Shakeup

BAKU - Uzbekistan and Afghani-stan discussed the issues of the railway transport cooperation, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a message.The delegations of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan held a meeting in Uz-bekistan’s Termez city, the message said.The delegation of Afghanistan was headed by Director General of the Afghanistan Railway Authority Mohammad Yamma Shams, UzDai-ly.uz reported.The sides discussed the drafts of important bilateral documents con-cerning railway transport coopera-tion of Uzbekistan and Afghani-stan. (Trend)

The trade show, sponsored by the US and hosted by India, will be inaugurated by Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Of-ficer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah. Abdullah will be accompanied by 200 businessmen from Af-ghanistan. During the tour, Abdullah will hold meetings with Indian officials on a number of issues including the expansion of cooperation between the two countries in the economic sec-tor, including the carpet industry and the establishment of a joint chamber of commerce and industries. “At the meeting, discussions will be held on the implemen-tation of Indian projects in various provinces across Afghan-istan, it is better that the challenges and their solutions are also identified so that discussions are held on them at the appropriate time,” said Abdullah. Meanwhile, the US embassy in Afghanistan has announced that the trade and investment event is indicative of the US and India’s commitment to Afghanistan’s future. “India-Afghanistan trade and ...(More on P4)...(5)