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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:85 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . OCTOBER 25. 2016 -Aqrab 04, 1395 HS By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: The First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum blamed President Ashraf Ghani and Chief this year it has been “the same or police, and we should not forget Executive Abdullah Abdullah for slightly higher.” for one minute the sacrifice that fueling discrimination among Af- “One of the principle factors they are making even as we live ghan people. In a briefing in north- for the high casualties has been the today.” “Casualties are a problem,” ern Jawzjan province, Dostum leadership, the failures of leader- spokesperson for Operation Res- said that President Ghani is hap- ship at certain levels. Primarily this olute Support Brigadier General py when someone who speaks has been in the police and to a less- Charlie Cleveland echoed. Cleve- Pashto language, especially with er extent in the (Afghan) army,” land explained that many of the Logari accent. Located in the east- Nicholson said. casualties have occurred at the thou- ern part of the country, Logar prov- Masoud, President’s special rep- “We have seen general fail- sands of checkpoints around the ince is President Ashraf Ghani’s resentative for reforms and good ures” in some units, he said, high- country, which are usually under- birthplace. Furthermore, Dostum governance, indirectly blamed lead- lighting the police as a particular manned. Checkpoints are “a huge called Abdullah “a weak person” ers of the government for discrim- problem area. source of casualties,” Cleveland saying, he (Abdullah) lacks good inations. “It benefits nothing that Nicholson added that some said, but he could not say whether fame among Afghan people. After today I am in the government and Afghan units are not only lacking that is the main source. the formation of National Unity hire all Tajik tribes in the govern- leadership, but they have little The US military believes there Government, Afghanistan, despite ment posts. This trend creates con- ammunition or even food and wa- are too many checkpoints and they insecurity has witness discrimina- sequences,” he told the gathering. ter. “The failure is not the young should be streamlined, he ex- tion. Recently, Afghan lawmakers He furthered, “It also brings soldier on the ground, the failure is plained, saying that the US has said that the country is under sen- no good if our Pashtoon brothers, the ability to properly supply conveyed that feeling to the Af- sitive condition as some elements who are on top government posts them and lead them. So these young ghans. are flaming discrimination. They fill all government positions of police officers who are dying out The Afghan Army is not cur- also said that those creating dis- Pashtun tribes.” there on the checkpoints don’t al- rently at full strength, Cleveland crimination among the Afghan Other speakers in the gather- ways have enough food or water said, explaining that they are fund- tribes are working for the enemies ing also blamed the government for or ammunition, and their leader ed for 190,000 troops and general- of peace and stability of Afghani- sparking discrimination and they may not be with them,” he said. ly hover around 170,000 total serv- stan. Moreover, in a gathering held said that National Unity Govern- He added that both corruption and ing. in Panjshir province, Ahmad Zia ment is not working for unity. leaders failing to lead their troops The Afghan police are closer on the ground in a dangerous situ- to their allotted end strength of ation are resulting in security force 150,000 he said, but added that casualties. More than 900 Afghan their numbers fluctuate. Cleveland Key Taliban commander security personnel died in July explained that despite the fact the while battling Taliban insurgents, recruitment remains relatively high, AT Monitoring Desk John Nicholson, terming poor lead- the casualty rate,” said Nicholson Nicholson said earlier this year. casualties are too high to make up killed in Kapisa ership in certain levels as a sole in an interview with NBC news, “There were over 900 martyrs in the deficits and the forces are con- KABUL: The US, NATO troops’ reason behind casualtiessurge. explaining that last year the Af- the Afghan army and police. This sistently below their allowed end AT News Report militants are actively operating commander in Afghanistan Gen. “We are very concerned about ghans suffered high casualties and is almost a brigade of soldiers and strength. there. Separately, at least nine mil- KABUL: A key commander of itant loyal to the Islamic State (IS), the Taliban insurgents was killed or known as Daesh terrorists were USAID pledges $791m in clash with Afghan security forc- killed in operations in eastern Nan- es in north-eastern Kapisa prov- garhar province. The provincial aid to Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga concerned over ince, local official said on Mon- government media office in a state- day. The provincial governor ment, said at least four terrorists AT News Report KABUL: The spokesman,QaisQaderi said that were killed during an operation by United State Taliban insurgents attacked po- the security forces in PacherAgam Agency for International Development govt’s failure to fight narcotics lice checkpoints in the Tagab and district. In the meantime, the min- (USAID) on Monday announced dona- Alasay districts, in which Tali- istry of defense in a statement said, tion of $791.16 million in assistance to By Farhad Naibkhel fice on Drug and Crime (UNoDC) of addicted people,” he added. respond to the MPs question, said ban commander along with his ac- at least 5 militants were killed dur- the government of Afghanistan to sup- on Sunday released its 2016 sur- Another lawmaker, Sayed Ali Ka- that ministry has established an companies were killed. Without ing an airstrike in the same district. port programs that achieve Afghan- KABUL: Lawmakers in vey, in which showed 43 percent zemi, said that the government anti-narcotics strategic plan which elaborating the number of insur- It added the airstrikes targeted led,sustainable development. US Agen- “Wolesi Jirga” or Lower rose in opium production across must recognize the main roots and is going to be implemented up to gents killed in the attack, he said a compound belonged to the cy for International Development (US- House of the Parliament on the country this year. Survey dem- take measure for elimination of 2020. She added that the strategy that three militants were also Daeshmilitants in the province. AID) Director Herbert Smith and Minis- Monday expressed deep onstrated 10 percent increase in narcotics throughout the country. is included of eradication, fighting wounded in the attack. “The Tal- This comes as the local offi- ter of Finance Eklil Hakimi signed agree- concern over government narcotic cultivation across the Criticizing growing of poppy in narcotics and reinforcement of iban commander was identified as cials said Saturday at least 54 loy- ments to assist development projects. failures in fight against nar- country in 2016. According to sur- the country each year, he said that anti-narcotics law across the coun- QariEmal” he said, adding that alists of the terror group were “These agreements are a testament to the cotics andalso treatment to vey, 93 percent of the total opium the government should share in- try. BazMohammad Ahmadi, killed commander was involved killed during a large scale opera- enduring partnership between the Amer- the addicted people across poppy cultivation in Afghanistan formation in the aspect with Deputy Minister of Interior for in different terrorist activities in tion launched in this province. ican and the Afghan people. Over the next the country. To find way took place in the Southern, West- public in a bid to fight this deadly Counter Narcotics, termed lack of the province. “There were no ci- Nangarhar is among the rela- 12-months, this funding will enable us to out, lawmakers summoned ern and Eastern regions of the coun- phenomenon in a better manner. capacity and modern equipment as vilian or security forces casual- tively volatile provinces in east- implement projects and deliver valued ser- Interior, CounterNarcotics, try. The southern region account- Another MP,Shaheedai, said the a main challengeover government ties in the clashes,” he said. vices to our citizens across Afghanistan,” ern of the country where both the andPublic Health Ministers ed for 59 percent of the total culti- drug traffickers distributing drugs- failure to gain further achievements Tagab and Alsay are among Taliban insurgents and militants Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi said. as well as CounterNarcotics vation; the Western for 25 percent to the addict people without any in fight against narcotics. “Three insecure provinces in north-east- “These are some of the first practical steps loyal to Daesh terrorists are ac- Deputy to answer ques- and the Eastern for 9 percent. The fear in Kabul city. However, these million people are involve in nar- ern of the country, where armed tively operating. we are taking to deliver on our commit- tions of the legislatorsover remaining regions (Northern, trafficker still at large, as security cotics deals, but the ministry has ments and the pledges that were made at mounting of narcotics pro- Northeastern and Central) togeth- agencies did not detain them. “Sim- only 2,500 counter narcotics the Brussels Conference to help Afghan- duction and also increasing er accounted for 7 percent only. A ple access to drug is another rea- police(CNP) to deal with,” he add- istan achieve self-reliance,” he added. number of addicted people representative of Farah in Wolesi son behind surgeinaddictionon dai- ed.
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