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31 Roshan Workers Killed, 50 Wounded in Kabul Blast

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Outlook Horoscope

Pisces (Feb.19-Mar.20)

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb.18)

Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19)

Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.22)

Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22)Cancer (June 21-July 20)

Sagittarius (Nov.23-Dec.20)

Leo (July 21-Aug. 21)Taurus (Apr.21-May 20)

Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20)

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Virgo (Aug. 22-Sep 22 )

You are raring to go the distance, even if you are burning the candle at both ends now. Pushing yourself to extremes is nothing new for you adrenaline-happy Aries, and cer-

ebral Mercury’s shift into your 3rd House of Communi-cation only fans your intellectual fires. Counterbalance your tendency to jump into another project by remem-bering to streamline your busy schedule.

Your thoughts are running around in a multitude of directions today and you could exhaust yourself chasing each and every one of them. However, messenger Mercury’s move into your 12th House of

Privacy obscures your true motives. You are quite self-contained and even people close to you won’t likely re-alize the intensity of your unsettled emotions.

There is an extra bounce to your step now, as a wave of levity washes over your body. You can feel your cells being activated from head

to toe as breezy Mercury flies through your 9th House of Adventure, stretching you beyond your old limits. Give yourself permission to dream of your ideal future with-out worrying whether or not it is possible. Like magic, today’s fantasies can grow into tomorrow’s reality.

You don’t want to be so serious today, even if there are heavy responsibilities weighing on your shoulders. Whimsical Mercury

is soaring through flighty Gemini, scattering your thoughts to the wind as quickly as you refocus on practical matters. Each time you try to concentrate, something more captivating beckons you down a curiously fascinating path.

You are an expert at patiently waiting for the right moment to initiate action. Although it’s not necessarily convenient today, you’re compelled to express your position in an unresolved disa-greement. Nevertheless, it’s still challenging to

begin a conversation about a sensitive topic. The truth is your friends will quickly lose interest if your delivery wan-ders aimlessly.

A close friend or relative could burden you with unspoken demands today and you don’t know how to respond. You may think you’re clever enough to tap dance around the un-certainty, but you quickly conclude that log-

ic won’t help you regain control of the situation. You might try to second-guess the motives of others, but this analytical strategy only leads to frustration.

You must be careful about jumping to con-clusions today, since you could be over-whelmed with unconscious desires. The most direct solution is to monitor your feelings as you go along. Quicksilver Mer-

cury’s move into curious Gemini brings intellectual acuity, reinforcing your natural drive to get to the bot-tom of the enigma.

Your previous commitments are moved to the back burner as pleasant planetary positions pull you toward pleasurable activities today. You may aspire to lofty goals, but the opportunity for play eventually wins out over serious hard

work. Mercury’s visit to your 5th House of Spontaneity urges you to set aside your plans and make up new ones as you go along.

There may be so many options in front of you today that you don’t want to pick just one. Nevertheless, you’re driven to make a choice and begin a new project while insistent Mercury is visiting your

sign. Reassess your work habits to uncover the ones that have served their purpose, and then im-agine how their replacements will improve your efficiency.

You’re not sure how to best establish new objectives at work today because you are be-ing inspired to head in multiple directions at once. Furthermore, discerning the useful in-formation from everything you learn is chal-

lenging while your key planet Mercury travels through noisy Gemini and your 10th House of Career. Assessing all your options is a daunting task if you think you must make a long-term decision right away.

Almost any little encounter has the potential of pulling you off course to-day. Interactive Mercury is dancing through your 7th House of Others, shifting the emphasis to how you re-

spond in a relationship, rather than what you ini-tiate on your own. Taking the lead is not advised now unless you’re looking to make your life more complicated.

You might dream about staying home today, even if you know you’re needed at work. Your associates could quickly as-sume that your current desire for escape is a sign that something is out of balance,

but they are likely barking up the wrong tree. Making time to manage personal matters allows you to attune to analytical Mercury as it moves through your 4th House of Roots.

JALALABAD - At least 29 Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) militants including foreign fighters have been killed during airstrikes in Kot district of eastern Nan-garhar province, an official said Tuesday.Governor’s spokesman, At-taullah Khogyani, told Pa-jhwok Afghan News Daesh hideouts were came under attacks in Nargosi area of the district during the past 24

KABUL - In the Kohi Safi district of central Par-wan province, police have seized 20 rockets set to be fired into Kabul.Maj. Alozai Ahmadi, head of the security coordina-tion centre, told Pajhwok Afghan News the rockets were recovered from Jozak Mountain Monday night.He said militants wanted to disrupt the Kabul Process Conference being held in the capital today by firing

KABUL - Habibullah Hus-sain Zada, an Afghan pho-tographer and video editor

KABUL - A telecom giant on Monday announced los-ing more than 30 workers to last week’s devastating truck bombing in Kabul.Last Wednesday’s suicide bombing happened in the Zanbaq Square of the capital, killing nearly 90 people and wounding hundreds.In a statement, the Roshan Tel-ecommunications Company said the attack had left 31 of its personnel dead and 50 others wounded.The telecom firm claimed suf-fering heavy losses in the ex-plosion that occurred near its office. “Roshan expresses con-dolences to the victims’ fami-lies. We will continue our work to ...(More on P4)...(17)

KABUL – The Taliban on Tuesday claimed that the security personnel in northern Faryab province have desecrated the dead bodies of the several fighters of the group.A spokesman for the group Qair Yousuf Ahmadi in reaction to the killing and photography of the group’s fighters said the Afghan security forces personnel have committed the act.However, the pictures shared on social media apparently shows the local anti-Taliban public uprising forces were involved in the killing, public display, and photography of the dead bodies.Qari Ahmadi claims that the dead bodies of the 5 fighters of the group were initially brought for display in a market, were tied to tanks, and their clothes were removed from their bodies.He also claimed that the incident took place as the group’s leader-ship ordered the release of at least 62 soldiers captured in southern Kandahar province of Afghani-stan.The local officials have not com-mented regarding the report so far.This comes as the Taliban-led in-surgency has been rampant across the country since the group an-nounced its spring offensive in the month of April.(KP)

SHIBREGHAN - Women, who earn a living for their families as street or roadside vendors in northern Jawzjan province, say their business has stagnated.Rukhshana, 52, a resident of Shiberghan, the capital of Jawzjan province, said she met her livelihood needs through street peddling. She told Pajhwok Afghan News her economic problems forced her into selling goods on streets.The mother of three daugh-ters and a son said: “I sell dresses, shawls, handker-

HERAT CITY - At least sev-en people were killed and 16 others wounded in a blast in the capital of western Herat province on Tuesday, an of-ficial said.Governor’s spokesman, Jailani Farhad, told Pajh-wok Afghan News that the incident took place on a road close to Herat Grand Mosque in Herat city around 3pm today.He said the explosives were placed in a rickshaw that killed seven people and wounded 16 others. Two of the injured are in critical con-

KABUL - The Afghanistan na-tional cricket team lost the third and final match of the Twenty20 International (T20I) series to West Indies.Played at Warner Park, West In-dies managed to win the third and final match by 7 wickets with four balls remaining from the overs.Afghanistan won the toss in the final match and elected to bat first, setting a target of 147 runs fromover 20 overs.The Afghan team lost six wickets in total during its batting innings with Mohammad Nabi scoring the highest runs, 38 runs from 30 balls.Noor Ali Zadran scored 35 runs, Asghar Stanikzai 13 runs, Karim Janat 8 runs, Shafiqullah 25 runs, Najibullah Zadran 10 runs who remained not out with Gulbaddin Naib scoring 7 runs.The West Indies team managed to chase the given target during the 19th over of the game with Marlon Samuels scoring 89 runs.With the conclusion of the T20I series, the Afghanistan national cricket team will compete for a series of One Day International (ODI) matches against West In-dies.The three-match One Day International (ODI) series is ex-pected to kick off from the 9th June. (KP)

Foreigners among 29 IS Fighters Killed in Airstrikes

Police Seize 20 Rockets, Foil Attack on Kabul

Press TV Photographer Killed in Bombing Buried

Tuesday

Female Vendors’ Business Faces Stagnation in Jawzjan

7 Killed, 16 Injured in Herat Explosion

Taliban Claims the Dead Bodies of

Group’s Fighters Were Desecrated in

Faryab

Afghanistan Loses the Third and Final T20I Match to West

Indies

hours.He said that 29 Daesh rebels including foreigners were killed during the offen-sives.Civilians and security forces suffered no casual-ties during the operation, he added.Daesh rebels did not comment on the incidents so far. Anti-Daesh operation jointly launched by Afghan and foreign forces is ongoing in Kot and Achin districts of Nangarhar from several weeks. (Pajhwok)

these rockets into the city.High-level delegations from Central Asia and Gulf states, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, the US, Australia, UN and European Union (EU) are taking part in the event.Earlier, deputy presidential spokesman Shah Hussain Murtazvi said the Kabul Process was aimed at devel-oping a strategy for peace and stability in Afghani-stan. (Pajhwok)

working for Iran’s Press TV, was buried on Tuesday after being killed in Wednesday’s truck bombing in Kabul city.Zada’s family had searched for him since the bombing but were only handed his body on Monday. The victim had worked for Press TV in Kabul for four years but had also been studying international rela-tions at a private university and was due to graduate this year.Zada had been on his way to work on Wednesday morn-ing ...(More on P4)...(18)

chiefs and quilts and mattress covers that I personally make, I earn around 300 to 400 afghanis daily. I and some other women sell their products on streets due to absence of a proper place.”She was unsatisfied with her business and said the Busi-nesswomen Association ...(More on P4)...(19)

dition, he added.However, an eyewitness who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the militant group’s involvement in the incident. (Pajhwok)