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Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Afgtimes Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:313 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY . JUNE 19. 2019 -Jawza 29, 1398 HS AT News Report reconciliation is to hold the group refused to meet the Afghan seventh round of talks with the government and also did not KABUL: The United States Taliban in the next coming days announce ceasefire. agreed to pull troops out of in the Qatari capital of Doha. As peace talks heat up, Afghanistan during peace talks, The U.S. troop withdrawal widespread combat between the AT News Report terrorism.” This comes as the said Taliban officials.Suhail is one of important issues that government forces and the Taliban United Nations already announced Shaheen, spokesperson for the U.S.-Taliban talks focused on. insurgents continues across the KABUL: The National Security that over 3,000 civilians were killed Taliban’s political office based in Taliban in response, are said to country. The bloodshed claims Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib said in the last Afghan year (2018 – Qatar, said on Twitter where that guarantee that Afghanistan lives of dozens each day. that at least 50 people lose their 2019) in nationwide conflicts. “the U.S. would pull troops out would not be used again by Hamdullah Mohib, National lives every day due to the ongoing Also, President Mohammad of the country and would stop international terrorist networks Security Advisor to President war and conflicts in Afghanistan. Ashraf Ghani has announced that interfering in the country”. But to threaten the US and its allies’ Ashraf Ghani, on Tuesday Addressing a security more than 45,000 security forces he didn’t elaborate about the security. acknowledged at a security meeting held in Moscow, Mohib had been killed since he took the time of the drawdown. Since September 2018, Mr. meeting in Russia that at least 50 said Tuesday that there was a high office in September 2014. Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Khalilzad had six rounds of the security forces per day lose their concentration of threats in the Mohib’s remarks show a mass special representative for Afghan talks with the Taliban, but the lives to the violence. region. He emphasized that increases compared to the past countering terrorism needs reports over Afghan death toll collective action. The National caused by conflicts. But there are Security Council quoted Mohib serious concerns over the security on Twitter as saying: “At least forces’ death toll, as the Afghan 50 people pay the ultimate government does not officially sacrifice in the fight against publish it with the media. terrorism on a daily basis, which Mohib flew on Monday to makes Afghanistan as the country Russia to participate in a high at the frontlines fighting against security meeting. AT News Report By Farhad Naibkhail sidelines of the second China- from 11th June to boost people to KABUL: At least 62 militants South Asia Cooperation Forum people’s connections and build were killed and 32 others KABUL: The China-South Asia (C-SACF) at the lakeside of constructive relation... wounded in multiple extensive Media Forum was launched at the Fuxian Lake in Yuxi city of China military crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said. In a statement issued Tuesday... Presidential candidate Ibrahim Alokozai on Tuesday accused President Ashraf Ghani of “dictatorship, selfishness and AT News Report egoism” in running the country’s affairs. He said the president is AT News Report continuing appointments in the KABUL: A new polio case has government institutions as routine KABUL: At least 30 drug dealers been reported by local officials in which is in contravention the law were pleaded guilty to drug southern Uruzgan province. Dr. and the political ethics. trafficking and were sentenced to Saifudin, head of the polio “He [President Ghani] is like year behind bars in the past one campaign for Uruzgan said on a ‘dictator’ and a ‘selfish’ week. A statement issued by the Tuesday that a two years old kid individual who commits ‘illegal courts of Criminal Justice Task was affected by polio in Meher actions’ but implements the law on Ghani to respect the demands Force (CJTF) that 30 drug Abad village of Terinkot city, the on others,” said Alokozai. “At of the candidates. “This traffickers sentenced to one – 16 provincial capital. “Family of the least 270 guards were assigned to government was ‘illegitimate’ years’ incarceration after polio affected kid lives on the one of his deputies, but for other from the beginning. It came with examining their dossiers by outskirts of Terinkot city and candidates, guards were hired from the support of John Kerry,” said primary and appeal court of CJTF. they (family) did not have ... private security firms.” Fraidoon, a civil society activist The Counter Narcotics.... Alokozai’s supporters called in Kabul. (TOLONews) WEDNESDAY . JUNE 19, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Bamyanisseem littleinterested in upcoming polls Members of electoral monitoring organizations said the conflicting remarks will affect the elections. while the commission’s million,” said Habiburrahman spokesman has put the figure at Nang, head of IEC secretariat. 41,000 voters during this period. “The exact budget for the Meanwhile, a commissioner of the elections is estimated $149.8 IEC on Sunday said that the million,” said IEC commissioner country’s election management Rahima Zarifi. body is grappling with a series of According to the observers, problems that need to be tackled the IEC has finalized $146 or at least reduced. million as the budget for the On the election budget, IEC elections. BAMYAN : The remoteness of participation of people in the chief announced that they had “This harms public trust and voter registration centers, wide- voter registration process, he finalized $146 million draft budget the democratic process and a spread rigging in the Wolesi Jirga hoped the turnout would increase. for the elections. But later on, head national process. The IEC elections and lack of trust over According to him, around 120 of the IEC secretariat put the leadership and the secretariat are the Independent Election polling stations have been amount to $150 million. However, not coming up on a single Commission (IEC) are to blame approved by the IEC for a commissioner from the IEC remark,” said Marwa Amini, for lack of people’s interest in presidential election. dismissed both statements on the spokeswoman for Free and Fair the upcoming presidential “About 52 percent women election budget and announced a Election Foundation of election in central Bamyan and 48 percent men had third figure about the budget. Afghanistan. province. Earlier, the participated in the Wolesi Jirga “Our total budget for all Although 70 percent of the Independent Election elections, which showed 80 elections is estimated $146 voting centers in Ghazni province Commission (IEC) announced percent turnout in Bamyan,” he million,” said Nuristani. remain closed due to threats, the launching a 20-day voter added. Without giving information “We are purchasing biometric IEC offers a surprising figure of registration process for the Sept about the number of people Electoral observers have reacted Election Commission (IEC) over Alam Nuristani, the head of the devices and the transportation of those registered for voting in the 28 presidential election. registered as voters, he said the with surprise to the recent issues around the upcoming IEC, said that the commission biometric devices which is area. Afghanistan’s presidential The IEC says around 50,000 central office had set up some contradictory statements by presidential elections. had registered over 400,000 new included in the budget. The exact election is scheduled for people have so far registered as restrictions regarding the number members of the Independent In her latest statement, Hawa voters between June 8 and 15 amount is estimated up to $150 September 28. (TOLONews) voters within 10 days of the of voters. ongoing drive ahead of the Pajhwok reporter visited upcoming election. some voter registration centers Ismael Zaki, coordinator of and found that less than 10 civil society and human rights individuals visited these centers network in the central zone, said for registration on a daily basis. lack of access to registration He said he spent more than one centers, distrust on IEC’s hour in a center but saw no one commissioners and people’s arriving for registration. engagement in agriculture were Meanwhile, Ali Mohammad, factors behind the sluggish voter a resident of Panjab district, told registration process. Pajhwok that due to a fewer Calling people of Bamyan as number of voter registration KABUL: The Independent observation of the ongoing voter to observation of the recent agriculturalists, he said it would centers, rural people could not go Election Commission (IEC) on registration as important and said: Wolesi Jirga elections but said be difficult for them to abandon to certain centers for registration. Tuesday announced launching “We are committed to providing such mistakes should be avoided their work and life and go to In the Wolesi Jirga vote, he oversight process of the ongoing all facilities to observers in this in the upcoming presidential registration centers and pay a said facilities had been made by voter registration and said so far regard.” He said presidential election. Around one million huge fare. Criticizing the IEC for candidates in registration process no political party had started hopefuls and voters were observation cards would be not launching public awareness but no such measures had been observing the task. responsible to oversee the ongoing increased in the IEC database programs about voter taken for the presidential Earlier, the IEC has voter registration and share their system this time, said Nang. registration, he said denying elections.
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