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BEIJING - Representative from Pajhwok Afghan News, Tolo News, Shamshad and Nega TV cchannels, Spogmai radio and Chinese media outlets attended the annual event.Pajhwok’s senior editor Javed Hamim Kakar highlighted the historic, cultural and trade relations between the two coun-tries. He hailed China as good friend of Afghanistan and pro-vided it generous assistance.Kakar said the Afghan media, facing a difficult situation, had to deal with major security and economic challenges. Eleven

Afghan journalists were killed over the last two weeks alone.He accused Iran and Pakistan of aiding terrorist and infiltrat-ing them into Afghanistan to achieve their nefarious designs. The editor urged China to train Afghan journalists and pro-vide them with necessary tools.Kakar hailed the conference as vital to improved media and inter-state relations.Raza Ahmadi, deputy head of Nigah TV station, called for increasing people-to-people ...(More on P4)...(1)

The Ministry of Communication and IT now invites expression of interest from eligi-ble and qualified firms to indicate interest in providing the services (Consultancy firm to carry out technical study and preparation of bidding documents for: pre purchase of internet bandwidth, Feasibility study and to prepare bidding documents for government networks (Gov.Net) and OFC route survey of Wakhan corridor).The REOI can be accessed through MCIT formal website www.mcit.gov.af and (www.npa.gov.af ) or can visit construction affair&Consultancy service procurement Manage-ment office in 14th floor, MCIT building Muhammad Jan khan watt to receive the soft copies.Eligible consultancy firms should provide information and EOI demonstrating that they have the required qualification and relevant experience to perform the services accord-ing to the procurement rules and regulations. The REOI can be delivered in accordance TOR requirements to the construction affair&Consultancy service procurement Man-agement office in 14th floor, MCIT building from the advertisement date till 14 days after advertisement date, 2018. Late submission of EOI will not be acceptable

HERAT - Think Super Mario Bros, but with an Afghan twist. This is how Afghanistan’s first generation of female coders explain their abili-ties as game-makers after uploading more than 20 games on digital app stores this year.More than 20 young women in the western city of Herat have established themselves as com-puter experts, building apps and websites as well as tracking down bugs in computer code.Like the team of Afghan schoolgirls who rose to fame last year when they competed in a ro-botics competition ...(More on P4)...(2)

KABUL - A three-day training being held in Kabul to promote trade ties between Afghani-stan and Indonesia. The Embassy of Indonesia launched a three-day training workshop in Kabul to bring awareness to traders, exporters and importers of Afghanistan and Indonesia, and broaden trade ties between them. Indonesian acting ambassador to Kabul, Sam Aryadi, said Jakarta is committed to expand-ing its political and ...(More on P4)...(3)

KABUL - The second deputy chief executive of the unity gov-ernment Haji Mohammad Moh-qiq has rejected the rumors sug-gesting that a verbal clash has taken place between him and the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbud-din Hekmatyar.The office of the second deputy of the chief executive in a statement confirmed that a meeting was or-ganized in ARG Palace regarding the upcoming parliamentary and district councils elections.The statement further adds that various leaders of the political parties including Hekmatyar had participated in the meeting.However, the statement adds that such reports are not true suggest-ing that a verbal clash has taken place between Mr. Mohaqiq and Mr. Hekmatyar.This comes as reports emerged earlier suggesting that a verbal clash erupted between the two leaders regarding the launch of the electronic national identity cards distribution.The reports also suggested that Mr. Mohaqiq had abandoned the meeting after the verbal clash with the ...(More on P4)...(4)

MUMBAI - Ajinkya Rahane will lead India against Afghanistan, who play their maiden test in Bengaluru in June, in the ab-sence of regular captain Virat Kohli, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday.Kohli will represent Surrey in June after signing a one-month contract with the English county side to prepare for the test series against England later this year.He will return to lead India in the limited-overs series in Ire-land in June before they head to England for three T20 inter-nationals, three ODIs and a five-test series starting in August.Afghanistan will play their in-augural test match from June 14 in Bengaluru’s M Chinnas-wamy Stadium.The South ...(More on P4)...(5)

Female Afghan Coders Design Games to Fight Opium and Inequality

Afghan Army Kills 20 Insurgents in Eastern

Province

Afghanistan-Indonesia Strive to Expand Trade

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Mohqiq Rejects Rumors Regarding Verbal Clash with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Rahane to Lead India Against Afghanistan in Kohli’s Absence

Media Role Stressed in Boosting Kabul-Beijing Ties

Journalists from Afghanistan and China held a joint annual conference, conferring on opportunities and relations between the two countries.

KABUL - At least 20 armed insurgents had been killed and 15 others injured since military operations were launched in Paktika prov-ince, east of Afghanistan on Monday, defense ministry said in a statement on Tues-day.“Afghan army launched operations in Barmal dis-trict of Paktika province on Monday and so far 20 insurgents including their

seven local commanders have been killed and 15 others injured,” the state-ment said.The defense ministry didn’t mention if there were casualties on the army personnel.Taliban militants have intensified attacks in the war-torn country since launching their so-called annual spring offensive on April 25. (Xinhua)