Gen. Raziq Slams NDS-ISI Deal
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:290 Price: Afs.15 TUESDAY . MAY 26 . 2015 -Jawza 05, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes 20 killed in fighting Gen. Raziq slams between Taliban, IS in Farah NDS-ISI deal AT Monitoring Desk stan stance have enabled Pakistan AT News Report to bring war from south to north- ern parts of the country, he add- KABUL: Fighting between the AT News Report KABUL: Kandahar police chief, ed. War has been expanded to 15 Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) Heart of Asia General Abdul Raziq, has criti- provinces while it was ongoing in fighters in western Farah province KABUL: The former president cized the memorandum of under- five provinces in the past. The led to killing of more than 20 mil- Hamid Karzai on Monday said conference vital standing (MoU) between the Na- intelligence sharing accord be- itants from both sides. Hanif that the Islamic State of Iraq and for Afghanistan: tional Directorate of Security tween the NDS and ISI sparked Razai, a spokesman of the national Levant (ISIL) was undermining (NDS) and Pakistan s Inter-Ser- criticism countrywide and was army in the province, said that the regional security. Official vices Intelligence (ISI). Raziq said termed kind of comprising the fighting between the two militant Addressing the First annual Pakistan is fueling insecurity and national interests, pride and hon- groups is still going on in Sakhash Non-Governmental Forum of the AT Monitoring Desk war in the country, but claims to or of Afghans. However, the NDS Mazar area of Khak-e-Safid dis- Conference on Interaction and be an ally of Afghanistan. officials said on Sunday that the trict of the province. Razai said Confidence Building Measures in KABUL: The fifth Heart of Asia Raziq is the most famous and deal was not finalized and they that more than 20 militants from Asia (CICA) in Beijing, the ex- conference which was launched in well-known police commanders in were working on its final draft. both sides have been killed in the president said that the ISIL has Islamabad on Monday is vital for the country, who has changed clashes. He added, the Taliban not only unleashed wave of terror Afghanistan and as well as it will Kandahar into a secure province have held 12 fighters of IS, also in the Middle East, but was also enable the regional countries to in recent months. He is famous known as Daesh, including four posing serious security threats to find better ways for overcoming for his merciless stance against the foreign women. None of the mili- Afghanistan and the region. unrest in parts of the region, offi- Taliban militants and also for his tant groups have commented While this threat does have cial said. The Istanbul Process is shooting on the spot commands. about the fighting so far. This is implications for security in Af- a good opportunity for the coun- Quoted by Tolonews the oth- the second time that fighting is ghanistan and our wider region, it try to build confidence among re- er day, Raziq said such moves by being reported between the Tali- is not a homegrown phenomenon gional countries, quoted by Ra- the government affects morale of ban and Daesh fighters in Afghan- nor does it have the ability to find dio Azadi, the head of strategic the security forces. istan. The Ministry of Defense a lasting foothold in our country. studies center of Foreign Minis- Reiterating his previous re- (MoD) in a media statement last However, it can seriously under- try, Faramarz Tamana said. He marks on Pakistan, he said shar- week reported heavy fighting be- mine regional security if not con- said the root cause for problems ing Islamabad in the Afghan peace tween the Taliban and IS in Nazy- tained quickly and effectively, he faced by regional countries is not process is a mistake. Peace is an and Dur Baba districts of east- said. war in Afghanistan; it has regional good for all of us, but we don t ern Nangarhar province. Commending the Chinese origin. Deputy Minister of For- want peace talks with the Taliban. president Xi Jinping for propos- eign Affairs, Hekmat Khalil It is a waste of time, he com- 5 policemen dead ing the forum last year, Hamid Karzai, represents Afghanistan in mented. Karzai hoped the forum would the meeting. According to Af- He said that calling Pakistan in Kandahar strengthen cooperation further ghanistan s embassy in Paki- for help in peace process and sign- among the CICA members. He stan, the deputy foreign minis- ing info-sharing deal with its spy internal fight said that despite Asia s great po- ter would co-chair the meeting agency is a mistake. Such moves Kandahar police chief, tential, it is increasingly confront- with Pakistan s Foreign Secre- and the government s pro-Paki- General Abdul Raziq KANDAHAR CITY: At least five ed with great risks and challenges. tential, rich cultural heritage, and ed out. tary Aziz Ahmad Chaudhry. The policemen have been killed as a We are trapped by compli- progress towards becoming the Karzai suggested that to deal Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process result of internal fights in south- cated problems of colonial legacy anchor of global security and with the problems the regional was launched in 2011 in Turkey Lawmakers concerned ern Kandahar province, an offi- and challenged with circumstanc- prosperity, we are pained by a players had to adhere to the prin- to bring Afghanistan s neighbor- cial said Monday. A security offi- es hampering the progress and myriad of challenges ranging from ciples of peaceful co-existence and ing and regional countries to- cial wishing anonymity told Pa- security of our nations. terrorism and extremism to pov- respect each other s sovereignty gether at one platform for pro- OVER FORMATION OF jhwok Afghan News three police- While we rejoice at our po- erty and climate change, he point- and territorial integrity. motion of peace and security in men were killed by their colleagues the war-hit country. who had links with Taliban in a security post in Maiwand district MILITIA IN NORTH today morning. The four attack- MINING LAW ers managed to escape along with Efforts on to resolve people s AT Monitoring Desk individuals from their areas to join all weapons and ammunition and TO BE REVISED, the force. joined the Taliban, the source said. KABUL: A number of lawmakers A number of military experts Kandahar police spokesman Zia PROBLEMS: KUNAR PC SAYS MINISTER and defense analysts expressed and members of the Wolesi Jirga Durrani confirmed the death of concerns over formation of a local expressed concerns that forma- three Afghan Local Police (ALP) gets in the past six months. Din lems. Such gatherings have been KABUL: Mines and Petroleum militia in Afghanistan s north. tion of the militia might backfire. members. He said Taliban were Mohammad Peelot, Kunar provin- held in Khas-Kunar and Manogai Minister Daud Shah Saba on Mon- They said that the move Jawed Kohistani, a military not involved in the incident but it cial council head, told Pajhwok districts and would continue in day said it had been decided to re- might result in civil wars, as it may expert, said that the government was an internal fight. However, Afghan News in an exclusive in- other districts as well. view the mining law and asked ex- give former warlords a chance to should practice more caution in militants claimed responsibility perts to share their views with the take up arms. formation of the force. terview their main priority over the Peelot said the provincial coun- ministry. for the incident with the group s past six months was to resolve cil also held meetings with dis- This comes at time that re- Fawzia Kofi, a lawmaker spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi We plan to revise the current min- ports recently surfaced that Af- from Badakhshan province, said people s problems. In the last few tricts development councils on ing law and add new articles to it if said their infiltrated men in police years, majority of people s prob- monthly basis to discuss develop- ghan security officials are mulling that formation of militia may in- shot dead eight policemen in the needed, therefore, every institution to form a militia in the country s crease rivalries among former war- attack. Elsewhere in the province, lems occurred due to distance be- ment and share their problems with concerned and experts are request- tween people and government. We authorities. north. According to reports, the lords and would altimetry led to some ALP members engaged in an ed to share their views and opin- Governor of Kunduz province, internal fight over the ownership tried to bridge the gap and bring He added the provincial coun- ions with us, Saba said. He said: civil wars. ASADABAD: The provincial them together, he said. In order cil has also started collecting year- Omar Safi, has said that 1,000 It is worth mentioning that of land in Khakriz district on Sun- council head in eastern Kunar We want to improve the mining day. Khakriz district chief Fazal to understand people s problems, ly plans of all the local departments sector, bring transparency and en- strong local policemen will be de- tribal elders from across Badakhs- province on Monday said apart Peelot added, they have started for evaluation, but added some ployed to the province to curb the han province in a gathering recent- Mohammad Gharib Shah said that from establishing good rapport sure that the mining affairs are le- two ALP members were killed and public hearing gatherings in the departments that had shortcom- gally conducted and make known Taliban and foreign militants.