Political Wrangling Behind Deteriorating Security
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:288 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY . MAY 22. 2017 -Jawza 01, 1396 HS ABUL: Meshrano Jirga chairman Fazl Hadi Mus Klimyar on Sunday directed the Independent Administrative By Farhad Naibkhel killed and 10 wounded,” said pro- Taliban in the districts. A convoy iban under the name of Mansoori, Reform and Civil Services Com- vincial spokesman Gul Islam Syal. of Afghan forces was on the way this was the biggest attack in south- ABUL: At least 20 police mission (IARCSC) and the Com- He said that in retaliation trig- to Sahjoi came under attack by ern Afghanistan. Taliban spokes- puterized Identity Cards Distribu- officers were killed and 10 gering Taliban also sustained heavy Taliban, where only one Afghan man Qari yusof Ahamdi in a state- others wounded in a Tali- tion Authority (CIDCDA) heads K casualties, but no figures in hand. forces wounded, he added. He said ment confirmed clashes between to appear before the upper house’s ban attack on their outposts in the He said that despite attacks that the convoy reached to the Afgahn forces and their fighter in next session. Last week, 20 sena- southern Zabul province Saturday over different check posts Taliban Shahjoi district safely. Zabul is one three districts last night and said night, provincial officials said Sun- tors staged a walkout in protest failed to capture any check post of the most volatile southern prov- that they succeeded to capture against not summoning IARCSC day. “Taliban terrorists attacked and they defeated by Afghan forc- ince located near border area with some check posts in the mentioned different checkpoints in the Shah- and CIDCDA heads and against a es in the mentioned districts. He Pakistan, Taliban has large pres- districts, but they did not figure written test for employment as joi, Daichopan and Arghandab dis- said that currently there are no ence in the province. Since an- out about their fighters’ casualties tricts, in which 20 police were computerized ID cards distribut- clashes between Afghan forces and nouncing spring offensive by Tal- in Zabul. ers. Two weeks back as many as 6,500 people took the written test for 500 posts, but some individu- als complained the way the test was taken. The Meshrano Jirga had summoned acting education Afghan security forces outside the building that was attacked. minister Asadullah Muhaqiq Jah- ani and acting finance minister AT News Report Ministry of Interior said that Shafiq Ahmad Qarizada to today’s investigation started i over the session, but the session could not Kabul: Unknown gunmen attacked case. be held due to a lack of quorum. Saturday night a guesthouse in At the side of insecurity and Only 10 lawmakers attended Sun- Kabul city and killed a German cit- suicide attack Kidnapping is a se- day’s session but they took walked izen residing in and her Afghan rious threat for rich Afghans and fghan children out in protest over the absence of guard, police confirmed. They took foreigner citizen in Afghanistan. colleagues and members of the ad- another female foreigner from the Mostly Afghan businessmen suf- attend a class at ministrative panel. Mohammad guesthouse. fering from kidnapping in differ- a local school in Nader Baloch, a lawmaker from “The incident took place in the ent part of the country, but some- Nimroz province, told reporters: Police District 7 along the Darula- time foreigners are also becoming Bamyan “People are facing numerous chal- man road,” Najeeb Danish, a as a target for abductors. lenges today but the government spokesman for the interior minis- Mostly abductors kidnaping is engaged in internal rifts that have try told Afghanistan Times, but Afghans and foreigners and releas- a negative impact on the Meshra- couldn’t identify them by name. ABUL: Afghan political ing them after taking ransom. no Jirga as well.” “Fueling ethnic “The abducted lady is from Often Afghans businessmen analysts believe the Arab- and linguistic differences had nev- Finland,” Danish said, adding that Islamic-American Summit complained of kidnaping threats, K er been in the interest of Afghani- both the ladies were working for but still such incident happening in Riyadh ‘is a chance and plat- stan and such attempts are the the Operation Mercy, a non-prof- in different part of Afghanistan. form’ for Afghanistan to overtly handiwork of hostile agencies,” he it organization. speak about terrorism supporting It is pertained to mention that added. Nazar Mohamad Faqiri, an- The Operation Mercy is an two foreigner teachers of the Amer- countries and its aftermath. Presi- other lawmaker, said: “The admin- international relief and develop- dent Ashraf Ghani has already ican University have been kid- istrative penal should not allow the ment organizationwith over 20 napped at gunpoint in Darulaman reached Riyadh to participate in session to be adjourned. This house years of experience. It is currently the three-day first-ever summit. road in front of the university in is the only hope of the people.” working in Central Asia, Middle August 2016. The kidnaped lec- Besides the host, King Salman, US Senate Chairman Muslimyar said: East and North Africa by serving President Donald Trump, 55 turer were American and Austra- “Unfortunately today’s session the poor and marginalized through lian, who based on reportlater were heads of state and government KABUL: The Ministry of Educa- vices for all people was top prior- million of them girls, were deprived could not be held. I talked to the community development and hu- from the Muslim world have been tion (MoE) on Sunday said nearly ity of his ministry. He said these of education due to insecurity in transferred to Taliban and still they protesting lawmakers today and to- manitarian aid projects are in their lock up. invited to participate in the grand 3.5 million children have been de- services were not delivered justly the country. Shinwari suggested morrow we will organize a special meeting deemed as an opportuni- prived of education due to insecu- last year due to problems in plan- the government should launch ef- session. The government has ty for the participating countries rity across the country. ning of the ministry, but the prob- fective programs in cooperation pledged sending the authorities to discuss how to overcome the The ministry asked the gov- lem would be resolved this year. with international organizations for concerned to be questioned by menace of terrorism and extrem- ernment to an education program He said areas under education ser- enrolling thee deprived children to lawmakers.” (Pajhwok) ism across the world. Bashir Ah- in cooperation with international vice would be evaluated for quali- schools. Mohammad Rahim Jami, mad Bizhan, a political affairs ex- partners about enrolling children ty and areas which were deprived a founder of MSQEA, said the aim pert, said the summit had a huge who lacked access to school. of education would be facilitated of the organization was to pave importance for Afghanistan and Deputy Education Minister with the service this year. Current- the ground for quality, fair, safe, urged the president to avail the Mohammad Ibrahim Shinwari ad- ly 50,000 of 200,000 school teach- free and permanent education to event properly. “The president dressed a campaign kicked off to- ers are nonprofessional, he added. Afghan children until 2030. should clearly show the real pic- day under the title ‘Get up for sup- Shinwari confirmed low quality of He said the education sector ture of Afghanistan which has been port of education and training’ or- education did not respond to the had not been on the government’s the victim of terrorism, and peo- ganized by the Movement for Sup- market demand in Afghanistan, priorities list in past years, keep- The ministry of ple are giving sacrifices every day port of Quality Education in Af- saying lack of professional female ing the sector away in short sup- interior has said in this country.” “Ghani should ask ghanistan (MSQEA). teachers was another factor of poor ply of from resources and finan- the national Islamic countries not to leave Af- In his address, Shinwari said education quality. He said some cial and technical support. security council ghanistan alone in its fight against quality education and training ser- 3.5 million children, including 2.5 (Pajhwok) ALALABAD: Seven Daesh or international terrorism because the has still to final- Islamic State (IS) rebels have ize the plan to insecurity will one day spill over been killed and 12 others into their countries if not prevent- J incorporate some wounded during the ongoing air and ed here.” Meanwhile, Shir Mo- ground operation in eastern Nagar- ALP units into the hammad Akhundzada, a member Political wrangling behind har province, an official said on national police of Wolesi Jirga, said the Riyadh Sunday. force. huddle was a good opportunity for Police spokesman, Lt. Col. Afghanistan. “We ask President deteriorating security Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal, told Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interi- of the national police force,” said Ghani to draw the real image of Pajhwok Afghan News Security Afghanistan situation at the con- or Affairs (MoI) on Sunday said MoI spokesman Najib Danish. KABUL: Some parliamentarians ation. However, government forc- expanding with each passing day, forces conducted air and ground that the country’s National Secu- Meanwhile, the move has been ference. He should not have said operation codenamed Selab-3 in Pakistan’s isolation is not in our and political analysts say the dif- es were able to recapture the fallen it is because of foreign interferenc- rity Council (NSC) has approved met by mixed reaction in parlia- ferences between the unity gov- districts.