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Nangarhar Patients, Students Can Refer to Pakistan’s Embassy for Visa IssuanceKABUL - Newly appoint-

ed senator Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani, who is the former chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and former governor of Her-at, has an arrest order against him by the Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC).Documents received by TOLOnews shows that Nuristani was accused of misusing his authority twice while governor in Herat and was summoned to appear before the ACJC in connec-tion with the allegations but failed to do so. The documents show that ACJC have on numerous occasions issued arrest or-ders but that the Ministry of Interior has failed to take Nuristani into custody. According to the documents, Nuristani was twice sum-

KABUL - National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib on Sunday praised the international community for its ongoing commitments to Afghan National Security and Defence Forces.In a tweet, Mohib offered con-dolences on the demise of Sen-ator John McCain, whose in-tegrity, service and dedication was recognised worldwide.He also hailed the outgoing commander of Resolute Sup-port (RS) mission: “During your time as commander you helped the ANDSF mature into a professional force now leading the fight against the in-surgents. I want to assure you

that we will continue to build upon your great work.”The ex-ambassador welcomed Gen. Miller back to Afghani-stan and congratulated him on his promotion to a 4-star

Mohib Welcomes Incoming US Commander

Police ‘Ignore’ ACJC’s Arrest Warrant For Nuristani

MTN Afghanistan Foundation Provides 500 Returnees with a Kit-Pack of Food

and Essential Relief Items.

Pentagon Cancels Further $300 Million in Aid to Pakistan

Ashraf Stages Comeback as Afghanistan Unveils Squad for Asia Cup

general.“Gen Miller was among the first American soldiers to be deployed to Afghanistan since 2001 and has extensive experience in counter-terrorism ...(More on P4)...(6)

KABUL - Patients and students residing in jurisdiction of Con-sulate General of Pakistan in Jalalabad may contact Pakistan Embassy in Kabul for issuance of visas, the Pakistan embassy said on Sunday. “The Embassy of Pakistan Kabul wishes to announce till the clo-sure of the Consulate General of Pakistan in Jalalabad to accom-modate patients and students re-siding in jurisdiction of Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Jalalabad may contact Pakistan Embassy in Kabul for is-suance of visas,” read a statement from Pakistani diplomatic mis-sion in Kabul.Such visa applicants may send their applications through their representatives along with medi-cal record and student bonafide certificate to the Embassy of Pa-kistan in Kabul. ...(More on P4)...(9)

moned by the ACJC to an-swer to the allegations but when he failed to appear they issued arrest warrants. The documents state that the ACJC warned police that if they do not arrest Nuristani, then the ACJC will make a decision based on the Crimi-nal Procedure Code. “Anyone who was author-ized (to arrest Nuristani) has ...(More on P4)...(8)

KABUL - MoF officials said that of the eight com-mitments made by the international community four, as noted below, will be implemented by the end of this year. • Effectiveness of Assistance and Capacity Building with global payments from the national budget• Investment of 80 percent of global aid in Afghanistan’s priority projects• Integration of parallel project manage-ment bodies into government institutions and • Reporting of high salaries of contract staff to the Ministry of FinanceBut the Ministry of Finance report shows that only just over 50 percent of all 28 commitments have been implemented.

KABUL - MTN Afghanistan Founda-tion provision an Essential Kit-Pack consisting of food and essential relief items as an assistance to 500 return-ees returning from the neighboring country of Pakistan in a humanitar-ian aid effort.

The assistance, in coordination with the Ministry of Refugees & Return-ees (MoRR) and International Or-ganization for Migration (IOM), at the Regional Office of the Interna-tional Organization for Migration on the Torkham border with a kit-pack that includes rice, oil, beans , BP5 biscuits, blankets and first aid kits for the 500 returnee families.Mr. Hidayatullah Zahid, head of MTN Afghanistan’s Foundation at the opening ceremony said that Er-dogan always urged his followers to work, assist and provide help to fellow impoverished people with families who were in difficult cir-cumstances with the necessary food and essential relief items.Mr. Zahid also added that “MTN Afghanistan, along with its telecom-munications services, is also contrib-uting to the needs of its compatriots in various fields through its chari-table activities and is committed to

WASHINGTON - A Pentagon spokes-man said this aid to Islamabad was cancelled due to a lack of action by Pakistan in support of the US’s South Asia Strategy.The US military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties.The so-called Coalition Support Funds were part of a broader suspension in aid to Pakistan announced by Presi-dent Donald Trump at the start of the year, when he accused Pakistan of re-warding past assistance with “nothing but lies & deceit.”The Trump administration says Is-lamabad is granting safe haven to insurgents who are waging a 17-year-old war in neighboring Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan denies.But US officials had held out the pos-sibility that Pakistan could win back that support if it changed its behavior.

KABUL - The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) selection committee on Sunday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup

“So far, 55 percent of Brussels’s commitments have been fulfilled, and we hope that all these commit-ments will be implemented by the end of the year,” said Abadullah Darman ministry of finance’s act-ing spokesman. In this report, the lack of trust over state institu-tions, the lack of capacity and the existence of ad-ministrative corruption in these institutions, the lack of coordination between government agen-cies and global institutions and the global institu-tions’ lack of interest in implementing a number of their commitments was the failure to implement 100 percent of global commitments.A number of economic analysts have said it is im-portant for the Brussels Summit’s commitments to be implemented in ...(More on P4)...(7)

continuing its assistance.”H.E. Mr. Mehr Khuda Sabar, the Deputy Minister for Refugee Af-fairs (of the Ministry of Refugees & Returnees) welcomed the assistance of MTN Afghanistan to the respon-sibilities of the Ministry of Refugees

& Returnees (MoRR), and expressed their support for MTN Afghanistan. The Deputy Minister added that the assistance is very useful for the returning refugee families: “We are grateful to the MTN Afghanistan’s delegation, especially Mr. Hiday-atullah Zahid, for helping migrants with food and essential relief items at this critical time.This is not the first time that MTN Afghanistan’s Foundation is help-ing with the destitute families and refugees. The MTN Afghanistan Foundation has already provided as-sistance to its compatriots in various sectors, including providing youth with the educational opportunities; scholarships, creation of libraries and computer labs, the provision of books and academic materials for schoolchildren, capacity building seminars, the restoration and reno-vation of classrooms, schools, help-ing with ...(More on P4)...(11)

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, in par-ticular, had an opportunity to authorize $300 million in CSF funds through this summer - if he saw concrete Pakistani ac-tions to go after insurgents. Mattis chose not to, a US official told Reuters.“Due to a lack of Pakistani decisive ac-tions in support of the South Asia Strategy the remaining $300 (million) was repro-grammed,” Pentagon spokesman Lieuten-ant Colonel Kone Faulkner said.

which will be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Addressing media persons on the squad composition, Chief Selector Nawroz Mangal said that young wicket-keeper batsman Munir Ahmad has been included in the squad after his impressive perfor-mance in domestic cricket including Ghazi Amanullah Khan One-Day Cup.He added: “We added Mu-

nir as a wicket-keeper batsman because he performed well in other national teams including U19 team, Emerging and Af-ghanistan A Team.” Noticeable changes

Officials at the Ministry of Finance said that so far 55 percent of Brussels› commitments have been fulfilled, and it is expected that by the

end of this year, these commitments will be implemented 100 percent.

Govt and International Community Yet to Meet Brussels Commitments

Faulkner said the Pentagon aimed to spend the $300 million on “other urgent priori-ties” if approved by Congress. He said an-other $500 million in CSF was stripped by Congress from Pakistan earlier this year, to bring the total withheld to $800 million.The disclosure came ahead of an expected visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the top US military officer, General Joseph Dunford, to Islamabad. Mattis told reporters ...(More on P4)...(10)

from the squad against Ireland in the recent ODI series include the recall of bowling all-rounder Sharafuddin Ashraf to the squad and exclusion of opening batsman Hazrat-ullah Zazai. Mangal showed confidence that the team would continue to perform well beyond the Asia Cup and in the lead up to the 2019 ICC Cricket World.Squad: Asghar Afghan (C), Mohammad Shahzad (WK) , Javed Ahmadi, Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Sha-hidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shin-wari, Munir Ahmad, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Sayed Shirzad and Wafadar.Responding ...(More on P4)...(12)