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Abdullah says Taliban is a group which does not have “the courage” of face-to-face talks but it has “the cruelty” of conducting terror acts.

China’s Foreign Ministry says Chinese and Pakistani officials had a “deep discussion about new changes to the situation in Afghanistan”.

KABUL - The National Environ-ment Protection Agency (NEPA) wants citizens to use facemasks in increased pollution with the onset of winter.Mohammad Kazim Homayoon, planning manager at NEPA, told Pajhwok Afghan News lack of proper home-heating facili-ties, uncontrolled use of smoky fuels, raw coal, low-quality fuel, rubbers and plastics were major causes of pollution.Humayoon said Kabul -- sur-rounded by high mountains -- did not receive enough sunlight. The capital’s location impedes wind’s direction and causes air pollution in the city.The use of run-of-the-mine coal is the greatest pollutant, according to the...(More on P4)...(4)

Fi2 Rising Pollution: Kabul Residents Advised to Wear Masks

Taliban Behind Kabul Attack

BEIJING - Senior Chinese and Pakistani diplomats on Tuesday dis-cussed “new changes” to the situation in Afghanistan, China’s foreign ministry said, as quoted in a report by Reuters. The discussions come amid the US President Donald Trump’s pos-

KABUL - Former President Hamid Karzai says the United States’ ef-forts for Afghan peace will be fruitful only when Afghans are involved in the process and regional powers support the process honestly.Karzai made the remarks in an interview with the China Global Tel-evision Network (CGTN) in south China’s Guangzhou City, where he was attending the 2018 Imperial Springs International Forum earlier this month.

China, Pakistan Discuss ‘New Changes’ in Afghanistan Situation

Peace Talks Can Succeed if Afghans Are Involved: Karzai

sible decision to withdraw a “sig-nificant” number of troops from Afghanistan. China, a close ally of Pakistan, has been deepening its economic and political ties with Kabul and is us-ing its influence to try to bring the two neighbors closer.China’s Foreign Ministry said the Chinese government’s top diplo-mat State Councilor Wang Yi and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had a “deep discussion about new changes to the situation in Afghanistan and reached a broad consensus”.“Both sides believe that military means cannot resolve the Af-ghanistan issue, and promoting political...(More on P4)...(5)

Talking to CGTN, Karzai said the US efforts for peace talks will succeed if Afghanistan is given its complete role and the Afghan government plays its role inde-pendently.“Just recently the United States has launched a new initiative for peace in Afghanistan and we hope it succeeds. But the latest US initiative for peace in Afghanistan will bear fruits only when they fully keep the Afghan people on board, and in charge. And when they genuinely see corporation from major powers who are our neighbors,” said Karzai. Talking about the Afghan peace process, Karzai said the Shang-hai Cooperation Organization in fighting insurgency and brining peace in Afghanistan can play a ...(More on P4)...(6)

KABUL - America’s special envoy for reconcili-ation in Afghanistan will update Indian officials on talks with the Taliban and the future of Delhi-Washington partnership.After a swing trough tenregion, including Abu Dhabi, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khal-ilzad would visit India in early January, Indian media reported on Monday. India has not been satisfied with US efforts for holding reconciliation meetings with the Taliban without consultations with New Delhi, the Economic Times said in a re-port that....(More on P4)...(2)

KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghani-stan (UNAMA) on Tuesday condemned the at-tack carried out last night in an area of Kabul city heavily populated by civilians.According to reports, at least 43 people were killed and 10 others wounded during a complex attack on the Ministry of Public Works in Kabul.A statement from UNAMA received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the organization was working to verify information indicating scores of civilians, including women, were killed and in-jured in ...(More on P4)...(3)

US Envoy to Brief Indian Leaders on Talks

with Taliban

Perpetrators of Tuesday Kabul Attack Should be

Brought to Justice: UNAMA

KABUL - A day after a group of gun-men stormed two government build-ings in Kabul in which 43 people were killed, the Chief Executive of Afghani-stan, Abdullah Abdullah, said he sees Taliban and their supporters behind

the attack.The target of the attack was the Public Works Ministry and the National Au-thority on Disabled and Heirs of Mar-tyrs’ Affairs in Kabul’s PD16. “I condemn this crime,” Abdullah

said at an event in Kabul on Tuesday. “The enemies of Afghanistan once again committed a crime against the innocent people of the country. Who-ever takes the responsibility of this act, the main ...(More on P4)...(1)

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