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MEHTERLAM - Talking to reporters in Mehtarlam, the capi-tal of eastern Laghman province, Abdullah said good rela-tions with neighbours was Afghanistan’s need and said the recent visit of the Pakistan Army Chief was aimed at decreas-ing tensions and improving relations between the neighbors.The QCG comprised of officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US would meet in Muscat tomorrow (Mon-day) to help revive the Afghan peace process. The Taliban-have denied participation in the huddle.Speaking in Mehtarlam, Abdullah termed peace and stability in Afghanistan as equally important for neighboring coun-tries and the region. He said for the sake of regional stability, more focus should be on stability in Afghanistan at the QCG

JALALABAD - Sixteen prison-ers, including a woman, have been released from the central jail in eastern Nangarhar prov-ince in compliance with a presi-dential pardon decree, an official said on Sunday.Nangarhar appellate attorney Khalid Orya, speaking at a cer-emony in honor of the released inmates, said the prisoners were released based on presidential decree No. 110 that was issued on the country’s 98th Independ-ence Day.To a question, Orya rejected ru-mors that prisoners’ cases were postponed and not dealt with timely at the Nangarhar appel-late attorney’s office.Nangarhar ...(More on P4)...(2)

TEHRAN - The meetings were held on the sidelines of the 2017 Annual joint meeting of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF).In his meeting with Indian Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley, Karbasian expressed Iran’s readiness to host joint commission meeting in early 2018.He pointed to using $450m credits of India to develop Chabahar Port and also to establish cooperation in transportation field.He also expressed interest in granting some Iranian projects to India and also in solving financial problems.Meanwhile, Jaitley welcomed promoting cooperation with Iran in vari-ous field.

meeting.The CEO, without naming any country, said support to mili-tant groups in Afghanistan by the neighboring countries could backfire and threaten the neighboring countries too.“We don’t have other option but to maintain good relations with our neighbors,” the CEO believed. He termed Pakistan Army chief visit to Kabul a step forward to improve relations between the two countries and said Afghanistan welcomed it.Referring to ongoing operations against Daesh in eastern provinces, the CEO said Afghan security forces with the help of people would eliminate Daesh militants.He said more attention would be paid to logistics and equip-ment of Afghan forces. ...(More on P4)...(1)

ISLAMABAD - Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are set to resume four-way dis-cussions Monday in Oman in a renewed bid to seek a politically negotiated settlement to the Af-ghan war.The meeting of the so-called Quadrilateral Coop-eration Group, or QCG, in the Gulf state is taking place after a gap of 16 months. Senior foreign min-istry officials from the four nations will lead their respective delegations at the talks.“The objective is to bring the warring factions within Afghanistan to the negotiating table. It is upon all members of QCG to meet and decide on how to move forward in this context,” Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Nafees Zakaria said on the eve of Monday’s meeting.The QCG was launched in January 2016. The aim was for members to use their respective influence on the Afghan ...(More on P4)...(3)

KABUL - Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said that since the establish-ment of the new air corridor between Afghanistan and India, almost 900 tons of fresh fruit has been exported to India. According to the ACCI a total of 14 cargo flights from Kabul and Kandahar have transported the fruit in the past three months. Officials at the ACCI said that in addition to the increase in exports through air cargo services, up to eight trucks take fruit to Iran, Pakistan, India and Central Asia each day. ...(More on P4)...(4)

KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga members on Sunday termed rescuing an American–Canadian family from the clutches of Haqqani network as ‘a trick’ and asked the international community not to be ‘duped’ by Pakistan.Joshua Boyle, his American wife and three chil-dren arrived in Toronto on Friday after being freed from captivity in Pakistan, the Canadian government announced.The White House has said the Haqqani network had captured Caitlan Coleman, an American citi-zen, and her husband, Joshua Boyle, a Canadian, from a mountain ...(More on P4)...(5)

KABUL - A 40-member delega-tion from Afghanistan has shared problems the youth face in their country with the international community at the just-started World Festival of Youth and Stu-dents in Russia, an official said Sunday.Dr. Kamal Sadaat, deputy infor-mation and culture minister for youth affairs, who is heading the Afghan youth delegation at the festival in Moscow, told Pajhwok Afghan News over the telephone that they shared problems being faced by the Afghan youth and their achievements with the in-ternational community.Besides speaking at the confer-ence, Sadaat said he met youth ministers and heads of delega-tions from different countries of the world. Australian youth af-fairs minister hailed the achieve-ments of ...(More on P4)...(6)

LASHKARGAH - The Taliban insurgents suffered heavy casu-alties during the latest counter-terrorism operations in southern Helmand province of Afghani-stan.The provincial government in a statement said the latest counter-terrorism operations were con-ducted in Lashkargah city, Nad-e-Ali, and Kajaki districts.The statement further added at least 25 Taliban insurgents were killed during the operations and 11 others were wounded.The operations are jointly being conducted by the Afghan army, Afghan police, and security per-sonnel of the other institutions, the statement added.According to the provincial gov-ernment, the Afghan security forces also destroyed a PKM ma-chine gun of the militants along with a mortar, four motorcycles, and two of their hideouts.The provincial government also added that the security forces have so far managed to clear large swathes of the areas from the militants presence in ...(More on P4)...(7)

During the meeting, both sides stressed on establishing banking cooperation.In the meeting ...(More on P4)...(9)

Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Masoud Karbasian in separate meetings with his Afghan and Indian counterparts reviewed issues of mutual interest with them.

Four-Way Afghan Peace Talks Set to Resume in

Oman

900 Tons of Fresh Fruit Air Freighted to India: ACCI

Not to be ‘Duped’ by Pakistan, MPs to US

60 Inmates Released from Nangarhar Jail

Afghan Youth Explain Problems, Gains in Russia Festival

Taliban Suffer Heavy Casualties in Latest Operations

Britain Special Envoy Calls on President Ghani, Assures Future Cooperation

Iranian Economy Minister Meets Counterparts from India, Afghanistan

Fate of 14 Ghazni Captives Still a Mystery: MPs

Muscat Meeting to Discuss Afghan-Pak

Relations: CEO

KABUL - British Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Owen Jenkins has reaffirmed his country’s continued support to Afghanistan, a statement from Presidential Palace said on Saturday.During a meeting with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the British special envoy discussed issues pertaining to Af-ghanistan, South Asia and the region.The new US strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia was also discussed at the meeting.The Afghan president hailed British cooperation and assis-tance to Afghanistan over the years.The visiting British envoy stressed over expansion in bilateral relation and assured Kabul of the British future cooperation in different areas. (Pajhwok)

KABUL/GHAZNI - Wolesi Jirga members from southern Ghazni province say the fate of 14 people kidnapped from Qarabagh district five months ago is yet to be known.MP Mohammad Arif Rahmani hit out at security officials, saying: “The fate of 10 people kidnapped five months ago and four others abducted two months back in Qarabagh district is still shrouded in mystery.”He alleged they had been abducted by relatives of local secu-rity officials to provoke fighting. ...(More on P4)...(8)

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan would be discussed in upcoming Quadrilateral

Cooperation Group (QCG) meeting in Muscat, the capital of Oman.