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You may have to make some serious adjust-ments to your approach today in order to chime in with the energy of the group, Leo. Adopt a more inwardly directed attitude and see what you can learn by tuning into others’ subtle messages. The masculine and

feminine sides of your nature are working harmoni-ously.

Today is a day of reckoning in some ways, Taurus. Attention to detail is important, but make sure it doesn’t become your only focus. Situations are likely to crop up in which you’ve ana-lyzed and considered every single de-

tail but failed to see the big picture. This is a wonderful day to remedy such situations. Take care of anything that needs a broader perspective.

Be more sensitive to other people’s space today, Gemini. Respect their feelings and give them room to breathe. This is a great day to pursue creative projects. Do things involving art or music. Sing, play an instrument, or give your music

collection a boost. There are opportunities open now that involve other people who share the same inter-ests as you.

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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 )

Things aren’t necessarily going to go well today, Aries. There is the potential for conflict. You may feel a bit lost in the fog. Strap on your compass and you will be fine. Realize that you will make it through

this day much better if you approach every situation from the other person’s perspective. Think more of others than of yourself. Be sensitive and recep-tive.

If anyone is capable of dealing with the in-tense emotional energy of today, it’s you, Cancer. Other people may be angry and unable to stomach the sensitive issues that may arise. Take care, since there may be

some major opposition coming at you that disrupts your plans. You will face a practical, grounding force that questions your methods of operation.

Many people spend their whole adult lives trying to discover their true self, Libra. A great deal of social conditioning by parents and our environment plays a role in shap-ing our minds. Realize that many of these

influences don’t necessarily ring true with your inner self. Take this day to uncover some of those early influences and discard the ones that don’t belong to you.

Your intuitive side is aligning with your rational side today, Capricorn. Listen to your emotions. Take a sensitive approach to all people and situations. Your head

may be up in the clouds. Take elements of this lofty perspective and incorporate them into your conscious mind. Run away with your fantasies. Nurture your loved ones.

Today is an extremely creative day for you, Scorpio. You should allot time and space to pursuing an artistic goal. You’re like a magi-cian who has the power to bring fantasies to

life. Spread the magic to others and don’t second-guess your incredible healing ability. You have a strong presence that radiates powerfully. Be charitable and generous to others.

Slow down the pace today, Aquarius. This is a day to sit back and observe and con-template. Your mind may go in a hundred different directions, and you may be un-

sure which route to take. Try to quiet the buzzing chatter within. Be receptive to the loving, sensitive forces around you. Try not to disturb the flow by bringing up unrelated issues and hurtful gossip.

Your nurturing instincts are strong to-day, Pisces. This is an excellent day to reveal your opinions. You’ve probably been sitting in the background, quietly

observing and collecting data for quite some time. Now is the time to come out of the shadows and let your conclusions be heard. Don’t let others push you around. Take a stand for what you know is right.

You should feel a renewed sense of con-fidence today that will help anchor your emotions and give strength to your thoughts and ideas, Virgo. Don’t take a

pessimistic attitude toward everything around you. Look at the good instead of the bad. By maintain-ing a negative viewpoint about things, you’re only adding to the problem. You have every right to be happy.

There’s nothing worse than last-min-ute details, Sagittarius. Concentrate on an important upcoming event. Make

sure you have everything in line now so you don’t get caught dealing with that one thing that ends up putting a monkey wrench in your plans later. An-ticipate the problems that you’re likely to encoun-ter and take actions now that will nip these situa-tions in the bud.

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KABUL - The Torkham border crossing briefly re-mained closed on Tuesday when Pakistani and Af-ghan guards had testy exchanges.Cross-border movement was suspended for some time in the wake of a verbal clash, with local offi-cials refusing to share details of the sordid incident.Security sources and witnesses told Pajhwok Af-ghan News traffic was restored after intervention from senior officials from both sides.The border crossing stayed shut for at least 45 min-utes, a political administration official said, adding the dispute arose over shifting of patients.The incident occurred when Afghan forces, dressed in plainclothes and accompanied by an ailing rela-tive, tried to cross the zero point at the border.After being stopped by Pakistani guards, the Af-ghan official asked his subordinates to close the border for all kinds of movement, the source re-vealed.Due to the border closure, trade activities, including goods clearance, were delayed and pas-sengers inconvenienced.“We were kept waiting on the Afghanistan side of the border gate for nearly an hour,” said Gulab Khan, who teaches to a Kabul-based university.Gu-lab urged the two neighbouring countries to avoid creating problems for passengers and prefer a ne-gotiated solution to such altercations. (Pajhwok)

PUL-I-ALAM - Militants have killed two en-gineers in central Logar province, an official said on Wednesday.Shamshad Laraway, the governor’s spokes-man, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The Tali-ban killed two engineers in the Porak area of Pul-i-Alam Tuesday evening,”A training centre launched work last week

ASADABAD - The Ministry of Ag-riculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) says a dairy processing plant is being constructed at a cost of 20 mil-lion afghanis in eastern Kunar prov-ince.Deputy Minister Hashmatullah Gha-

KABUL - The NATO-led secu-rity alliance in Afghanistan says two U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush in the eastern part of the country, bringing to nine the num-ber of fatalities the U.S. military has suffered since the beginning of the year.In a statement Wednesday, the Resolute Support mission said the

2 Service Members Killed in Wardak

Balkh: Taliban Kidnap Population Registration Official

Dairy Processing Plant Being Established in Kunar

SHIBERGHAN - Three pro-govern-ment uprising members, who previ-ously fought for Daesh, have killed six colleagues and injured two others in northwestern Jawzjan province.Mainullah, Qush Tapa district’s ad-ministrative chief, told Pajhwok Af-ghan News the incident took place in Guzar village late on Tuesday night.He said Javed, Mohammad and Asif, who had previously been members of Daesh group, surrendered to the security forces and went to Iran. On their return. They joined the uprising group.The governor said the militants shot dead six uprising members, including the check-post commander Yaseen and took away all weapons, ammuni-tion and handed them over to Taliban.He did not provide information about how many Daesh members had joined the public uprising group after joining the peace process.Mohammad (not a real name), a resi-dent of the village, told Pajhwok three Daesh members had joined the upris-ing force but they were not trustwor-thy.He asked the government to take con-crete steps to punish the black sheep in ranks of the uprising force.Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Muja-hid said that the fighters had killed six security personnel and injured three others manning a check-post.He said the fighters had seized eight weapons, two walkie-talkies and two motorcycles.In Samangan, two uprising members were killed and three others wound-ed. Three Taliban insurgents were also killed as a result of a clash in Do Aab district on Tuesday.Police spokesman Munir Rahimi said the militants attacked a security check-post and three uprising forces and ...(More on P4)...(13)

5 Pro-Govt Militiamen Killed in Jawzjan, Samangan

Torkham Border Briefly Closed after Verbal Brawl

identities of the soldiers would not be released until their families had been notified. It did not share further de-tails about how and where the casual-ties occurred. The Taliban claimed in a brief state-ment its fighters ambushed and killed two American soldiers in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak on Tues-day. The insurgent group’s spokes-

man, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the at-tack took place in Sayedabad district.It was not immediately clear whether Mujahid was discussing the same in-cident that led to the death of Ameri-can soldiers. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the killing of American soldiers as “tragic” and of-fered his condolences to their families....(More on P4)...(12)

and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs sent the engineers there for oversight.“The engineers came under Taliban attack on the way to Kabul,” he said, adding no arrest had been made in connection with the attack.Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The Taliban have not yet com-mented in this regard. (Pajhwok)

foori, during a visit to Kunar, said the agriculture sector was strong in the province but there was no processing facility.While laying the foundation stone of the dairy plant in Asadabad, he said the facility ...(More on P4)...(14)