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Quote of the DayIn the world of energy politics, the sud-

den vanishing of the word ‘coal’ is a remarkable and unprecedented event.

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KABUL - After years of waiting, work has finally started on the Turkmen-istan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline project and following a ground-breaking ceremony in Herat on Friday to mark the occasion, messages of congratulations poured in. US ambassador to Kabul John R Bass said on Twitter: “Congrats on today’s (Friday’s) groundbreaking ceremony in Herat for the Turkmenistan-Af-

ghanistan-Pakistan-India Pipeline! This bold initiative will energize regional cooperation, provide power and jobs for the Afghan people, and become an important source of revenue for Afghanistan.”The UK embassy in Kabul said on its Twitter page: “Wishing the TAPI project every success. Enhancing regional connectivity is a great step to boosting Af-ghanistan economy and providing jobs and power.” ...(More on P4)...(1)

TEHRAN - Deputy Interior Minister for Economic and Regional Development Affairs of Iran Babak Dinparast said.The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs and Finance, offices throughout the coun-try, the Chamber of Commerce of Iran and the joint rooms of Tehran and Mashhad and other related organizations have cooperated to identify and create a database of the target group, Dinpar-ast said.The meeting aims at identifying the most impor-tant problems of businessmen and investors in Iran and achieving effective solutions to remove obstacles and convey this message to Afghan businessmen, he added. (IRNA)

Iran-Afghanistan Special Trade Meeting to be Held

TAPI Seen as a Project of Empathy and

Integrity for AfghansThe US ambassador sent a message of congratulations while

Omar Zakhilwal said the project should guide and define the region.

KABUL Headed by Gen. General Curtis Scap-arrotti, the supreme allied commander for Eu-rope, the delegation included permanent rep-resentatives to NATO from German), Italy, Turkey and the United States.Gen. Scaparrotti met General John Nicholson, RS commander, NATO’s Senior Civilian Rep-resentative Ambassador Cornelius Zimmer-mann, as well as Afghan government officials and military and police leaders.The visitors learned of progress in training, advising and assisting the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and the Afghan government’s commit-ment to securing the country and building a future for all Afghans.“We are not going to stand by and let Afghanistan be driven with vio-lence again,” said Ambassador Hutchison. “So we hope that the Tali-ban will see that this is a no-win game for them unless they come to the

FARAH CITY - Taliban militants killed 18 sol-diers in a pre-dawn assault on a military base in Afghanistan’s western Farah province, the Minis-try of Defense said, in the deadliest of a string of attacks that shook Afghanistan on Saturday.Defense Ministry spokesman DawlatWaziri said two Afghan soldiers were also injured in the 3 a.m. raid on a small base in Balabluk district.A Defense Ministry statement said “a large num-ber” of insurgents were killed during the confron-tation, but did not specify how many.Taliban spokesman Qari Yousof Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement to jour-nalists.Other attacks were carried out in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province and the national capital, Kabul, where a pair of deadly attacks last month -- a bomb in an ambulance and a hotel siege -- had already renewed doubts over Afghan authorities’ ability to keep people safe. (CNN)

KABUL - Five people were also wounded in the incident, two of whom are in critical condition, the ministry of interior confirms. The ministry of interior spokes-man Najib Danish has confirmed three people were killed in a sui-cide bombing in Kabul’s PD 9 in Shashdarak area bordering the Green Zone on Saturday morn-ing. “Around 08:20 am local time a suicide bombing in Kabul in PD9, in Shashdarak area, killed one and wounded six others,” Danish said initially. The wounded were transferred to a nearby hospital and two of them are in critical condition, Danish said.Initial reports put the death toll at one but the ministry of interior’s deputy spokesman Nusrat Ra-himi later confirmed three people were killed and five wounded.Rahimi said one person killed was the owner of a private com-pany but that the identity of the two others had not yet been veri-fied. Rahimi added that among the five wounded, two are security force members and two are from an airline. The fifth is a civilian. Rahimi said that the CCTV foot-age shows the suicide attacker was well dressed with a tie. He said security forces noticed some-thing ...(More on P4)...(3)

table and become part of something that would make Afghanistan stronger.“We have 29 allies who are speaking with one voice that peace in Afghanistan is a goal that will ...(More on P4)...(5)

- A high-level NATO delegation visited Afghanistan from February 23 to 24 and reaffirmed their commitment to lasting peace in the war-torn

country, the Resolute Support (RS) mission said on Saturday.

The special meeting of Iran and Afghanistan businessmen

and investors is supposed to be held within a month, Iranian

official said.

Afghan Soldiers Killed in Taliban Raid

on Military Base

ARG Sent Findings on Hotel Attack after Probe

NATO Renews Commitment to Peace in AfghanistanAfghan MMA Fighters Beat Rivals in Dubai Contest

KABUL - AGO said the fact-finding team has sent its find-ings on Intercontinental Hotel attack to Presidential Palace.The interior ministry said on Saturday the probe into the at-tack on the Intercontinental Hotel has been completed and that the report has been sent to the president.“We have completed this file and have submitted it to the Attorney General’s Office. While we were probing the case, an arrest order was sent out by the AGO for five people (suspected of being involved in the attack),” the interior ministry’s spokesman Najib Danish said. The deadly attack on the hotel took place at the end of Janu-ary and lasted 17 hours. Over 40 people died in the incident.Shortly after the incident, the interior ministry said it would reveal the findings of the investigation within a week. How-

KABUL - The event was held in the United Arab Emirates but was marred back home after Kabul residents started shooting in the air. Two well-known mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters from Afghanistan defeated their rivals in a remarkable match in Dubai on Friday night. The match was screened live in Af-ghanistan. However their victory ...(More on P4)...(4)

ever it has been four weeks since the incident and nothing has yet been shared with the public.According to the interior ministry, ...(More on P4)...(2)

Death Toll Rises to Three in Kabul City Bombing