Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:05 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . JULY 26 . 2015 -Asad 04, 1394 HS Pakistan, India should Militants set up surround Page 4 mechanism Peace talks: No olive branch for resolving 200 TROOPS differences for Afghans; only ceasefire IN WARDUJ AT Monitoring Desk Iran hits Pakistan s demands are that Afghanistan should cut off ties with India; recognize the Durand Line as international border through border KABUL: The armed militants have surrounded more than 200 Afghan out at cooperation pact; access to Central Asia; creation of China-Pak consortium that can use Afghanistan s natural resources through a single- troops in Warduj district of Bada- bidding process, resolve the water issue, and train at least 30 percent of Afghan army Amrullah Saleh Page 5 Kerry s khshan province, said a local offi- empty cial. The chairman of Badakhshan AT News Report provincial council, Abdullah Naji threats Nazari, told Radio Azadi on Sat- urday that the Taliban militants KABUL: The former chief of the have surrounded around 220 Af- National Directorate of Security ghan troops in Tirgran outpost of (NDS) said that Pakistan was en- the district. He said that the gov- couraging the Taliban to continue ernment is yet to provide support Spot gold fighting Afghan security forces and to the soldiers. He warned that sit- drops to push on the war for one more year. uation will further deteriorate and Addressing a monthly gathering of scores of soldiers will be killed, if Page 9 lowest the Rana Think Tank, the ex-spy- the government failed to provide price level master Amrullah Saleh said that them with air support. Nazari said Islamabad does not want to give that he has shared the issue with since 2010 dignified peace to Afghans. Com- the Ministry of Interior (MoI), but menting on the recent direct talks it hasn t taken any action so far. between Afghan government and Local officials in the province the Taliban in Murree, he said the blame lack of government s atten- reconciliation process would not tion to the strategic location of Why is be successful as Islamabad was Badakhshan and lack of coordina- Turkey controlling the dialogues. He said tion among security forces for that Pakistan s cooperation with mounting insecurity in the prov- Page 8 scaling up Afghanistan was not based on sin- the US]. The United States was military dictator, Ziaul Haq. They fighters that Pakistan arrested and ince. Seddiq Seddiqi, spokesman efforts cerity. First we should come to extremely emotional in this peri- proved that yesterday they were handed over to Afghanistan was for the MoI, said that militants are the point that why the peace talks od. Pakistanis started a decisive at the frontline against communism not more than 10 people who trying to launch attacks against against ISIS started now while it was the gov- cooperation with the west and and now against terrorism but it were not so famous. I call this a Afghan forces in Warduj. We have now? ernment s policy since 2006. I see showed that once again after 1980s was decisive. This period lasted very important period. The sec- taken all necessary measures to this process divided into four phas- Pakistan was at the frontline to from 2001 until 2005, he said, ond period started from 2005 to send backup troops to the district, es: The first phase began after 9/ protect their interests. In the past adding that during 2001 and 2005 2008 in which Pakistanis allowed he added. Seddiqi rejected the re- 11 [attack on the twin towers in it was during the rule of Pakistani the highest number of the Taliban the Taliban to go to the most ..P3 ports that Afghan troops are sur- rounded by militants. Anti-measles drive kicks Retaking Dasht-i-Archi beyond Page 12 off Logar air raid findings to local forces capacity: PC KUNDUZ: The Kunduz provin- to the fall of the district. We be revealed soon: MoD cial council on Saturday said re- warned the local officials many gaining control of Dasht-i-Archi times by telling them the people he Ministry of Defence day morning when two US heli- visible. Brig. Gen. Dawlat Waziri, district was beyond the capabili- of the district faced problems and Bernard (MoD) on Saturday said its copters bombed their outpost in MoD deputy spokesperson, told ty of local forces. It urged the gov- we would protest by closing Tomic Tinvestigations into an Amer- the Baraki Barak district of Logar. a press conference in Kabul their ernment to conduct major opera- roads, but all our calls fell on deaf ican airstrike on an army outpost A senior army commander had findings would be announced most tions and send reinforcements to ears, he complained. The public dismisses in central Logar province have said the airstrike involved two US probably on Sunday. The fact- Dasht-i-Archi, which fell to insur- representativesaid regaining of the Page 11 Tennis been completed and would be helicopters that targeted the ANA finding commission s work has gents one month ago. Mohammad district s control was beyond ca- made public soon. Eight Afghan outpost in Chaltan area. The heli- been completed 90 percent and Yousuf Ayubi, provincial council pability of the local forces and Australia olive soldiers were killed and another copters attacked the post on most probably they would be an- head, blamed the Kunduz admin- reinforcements be sent to the prov- branch half a dozen wounded on Mon- which an Afghan flag was clearly nounced tomorrow. (Pajhwok) istration for its negligence that led ince. (Pajhwok) 6 passengers 1 policeman abducted on killed, 6 injured in The risk of fumbling FARAH-NIMROZ Jalalabad explosion Page 7 JALALABAD: At least one per- HIGHWAY son was killed and six others were the Europe poll wounded on Saturday morning FARA CITY: Unidentified gunmen when an improvised explosive de- have abducted six passengers from vice (IED) went off in Jalalabad, the Suor locality of Farah City, the the capital of eastern Nangarhar provincial capital of western Farah province, a health official said. province, an official said on Satur- Rafique, an eye witness, told Pa- day. Police Spokesman Iqbal Ba- jhwok Afghan News the IED plant- her told Pajhwok Afghan News ed close to a police chec post went the passengers were traveling in a off with a big bang. Two police- Community 303 bus of Kabul Karwan Trans- men were killed and six others portation Company from Farah to wounded in the blast, he said. Dr. Editorial P6 Nimroz provicne. He said the gun- Najibullah Kamawal, director of policing men stopped the bus at around Nangarhar Civil Hospital, said one 3:00am in the Suor locality and got dead body and six wounded peo- the six passengers off the bus. Po- ple had been shifted to hospital. However, he did not comment on lice had opened investigation into the condition of the wounded po- the incident, he added. Abdul Sam- licemen. A press release from the Jolie to direct mad Farahi, head of transportation governor s office said two civilians department, said the abducted in- and two security forces had been Cambodian war dividuals were truck drivers who wounded in the blast. No group wanted to go to Nimroz for work. has claimed responsibility so far. Page 10 film for Netflix (Pajhwok) (Pajhwok) Afghan security forces casualties rose 196 insurgents killed in joint mand, Logar, Kandahar, Badakhs- Afghanistan beats AT News Report in operations against Taliban in- garding the Taliban s warm-season operations han, Takhar, Kunduz and Kabul Oman, secures surgents and terrorists all over the offensive, General Waziri said that provinces. In these operations 189 KANUL: Ministry of Defense country could be one of the main insurgency mostly increase in sum- AT News Report rebels were killed and 88 others in- Page 2 5th place in (MoD) on Saturday said that Af- factors behind increase in the ca- mer season, adding that despite all jured. A Taliban commander, identi- ghan security forces casualties rose sualties. He said that after com- challenges ANA remained victori- KABUL: At least 196 armed Tali- fied as Mullah Khaksar, three Tali- ICC World T20 this year due to involvement in war pletion of security transition, over ous in the operations and has the ban fighters were killed and 91 oth- ban shadow district chiefs and nine qualifier and operations across the country. 100,000 foreign troops left Af- capability to fight insurgency and ers were wounded in different foreign militants were among the Spokesman for the defense ghanistan which is another reason defend the country. Regarding the crackdowns within past 48 hours. killed. According to the statement, ministry, General Dawlat Waziri, for increase in the casualties. He ongoing clashes between the gov- In a press release issued here, Min- 13 ANA soldiers were also killed in said that Afghan National Army said that two years ago, 100,000 ernment forces and the Taliban in istry of Defense (MoD) said that the line of duty. Meanwhile, Minis- Afghan forces (ANA) casualties increased in the foreign troops were involved in Badakhshan and Faryab provinc- Afghan National Army (ANA) in try of Interior in a statement said rescue wounded current year as compared to last fight against terrorism, patrolling es, the interior ministry s spokes- collaboration with Afghan National that seven Taliban fighters were year. However, he did not provide the area and had outposts in dif- man Sediq Sediq said that addition- Police (ANP) and the National killed and three others were wound- Page 3 prisoners but further details.