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Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Afgtimes@Yahoo.Com Eye on The Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:189 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . FEBRUARY 04. 2018 -Dalwa 15, 1396 HS AT News Report run a joint investigation with the AT News Report Afghan government over the recent KABUL: Afghan officials attack in Kabul. While expressing KABUL: “There are persons as discussed Saturday the ‘Action optimism over today’s joint rulers who have come to power Plan for Peace and Solidarity’ with Afghan-Pak officials session, he with support of their foreign a Pakistani delegation visited Kabul insited that Afghanitan not only masters and these persons are three days after head of intelligence killing time over submitting unbeliever to Islam,” ousted agency and interior minister were documents anymore. He said that governor of Balkh province, Atta in Islamabad to hand evidences in the past there was denial by Mohammad Noor said. “Some over the recent Kabul attacks. Pakistan, but now the time of rootless and baseless people Following Afghan delegation visit denial finished. Today not only whose identities are not clear and to Pakistan today Pakistan Afghanistan, but different world delegation included civil and have come to power with support countries including USA rose vice of the foreigners want to rule on military officials leading by about Pakistan, he added. There Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua are still some important areas to us,” he added. “Where were these people in the past?” Noor asked a AT News Report visit Kabul “Afghanistan Pakistan be discussed and agreed upon, and The representatives of the Action Plan for peace and both sides remain committed to crowd of his supporters, saying KABUL: Former President, Hamid youth underlined unity of the Solidarity discussed and progress continue their discussion to reach that the nation is the only owner Karzai called the youth as the nation, asking for a suitable has been made in the aspect,” said an agreement on the Afghanistan of this land, those “who have given mighty arms of the country, saying solution for the current crisis. Spokesman for Ministry of Pakistan Action Plan for peace and sacrifices”. He called presidential that Afghanistan would have a They expressed concerns over Foreign Affairs Ahamad Shekib Solidarity, he noted. The next palace as “center of conspiracies bright future with the help of the the foreigners’ plots to disunite Mustaghani. He said that today’s meeting will take place on Ahmad Barmak and Intelligence delegation met with prime minister, that divides the people”. “You capable youth. Afghans. They also called on the session was constructive and also February 9th-10th 2018 in Chief visited Pakistan on interior minister, Inter Services destroyed Afghanistan and the “We will have a stable and Karzai Foundation to provide the the Pakistan delegation pledge to Islamabad. It is pertained to Wednesday and shared some Intelligence (ISI) and the other youth with scholarships so they people are victims due to your developed country with the efforts assess documents submitted by mention that after recent attacks documents regarding terrorist military official of Pakistan and plots every day.” “You are of the youth,” Karzai addressed a continue higher education. Karzai Afghan delegation. He said that based in Pakistan and are threat shared everything clearly and promised to help the youth. in Kabul Afghan delegation insufficient, you are unable, you group of the youth in his office. also Pakistan delegation pledged to including Minister of Interior Wais for Afghanistan. The Afghan asked Islamabad to take action. are thieves and you are unbelievers to Islam.” He warned the government officials to recognize the political elites’ rights, otherwise they would face a crisis. He criticized security officials for being unable to provide security in the capital and provinces. Noor AT News Report has been accusing government KABUL : Russian Ambassador on terrorism were discussed, as the “There was no negotiation in the past 10 days,” Sattar officials of different charges since to Afghanistan Alexander Russian ambassador extended his KABUL: Negotiations between Morad said, calling the government delegation’s business the president’s office announced Mantytskiy has vehemently heartfelt condolence to Atmar on the government and Jamiat party in other issues as the reason. his resignation was approved. condemned the latest terrorist the loss of innocent Afghans in the are over without any agreement over the fate of the ousted Balkh attacks in Kabul, an official said terrorist acts. He reaffirmed Morad says two were still cultural limits,” said Habibullah on Saturday. Russia’s supports for Afghanistan. governor, a party’s senior member said Saturday. unsolved. “Now, everything Janebdar, a political analyst. Qader Shah, spokesman for Atmar thanked the diplomat “There was no negotiation in depends on the government’s Meanwhile, the government says the national security advisor for his gesture and emphasised the past 10 days,” Sattar Morad position. Our proposals guarantee negotiations would continue, with (NSA), told Pajhwok Afghan terrorism would be a serious threat said, calling the government the country’s stability.” People Javid Faisal, spokesman for the News the diplomat denounced the to the region and world until delegation’s business in other issues and analysts are emphasizing on chief executive that says: “we hope assaults at a meeting with Hanif militant sanctuaries were as the reason. the solution of differences between the problems would be solved Atmar in Kabul late on Friday. eliminated outside Afghanistan. The Jamiat had 12 proposals the government and Jamiat. “The through negotiations and people’s Bilateral relations and the war (Pajhwok) from the government, of which, differences are out of the legal and concerns would end.” AT News Report KABUL: At least 95 militants were killed and 34 others were AT News Report KABUL: A Memorandum of the MoU, tax evasion will be wounded in different crackdowns Understanding on cooperation avoided” ”said Abdullah Habibzai, within past 24 hours. In a was signed Saturday between Ministry of Finance Mayor of Kabul. “After this, the statement issued here, Ministry and Kabul Municipality regarding contingent tax-payers should pay their taxes of Defense, (MoD) said that extension of tax-payer license upon their tax clearance. in accordance with the laws and Afghan National Army (ANA) According to a statement, the memorandum of regulation at the given time in order with the cooperation of the understanding was signed in order to collect and to renew and obtain license, Afghan National Police (ANP) manage the tax-payer revenue better, Kabul otherwise they will be denied and National Directorate of Municipality is required to extend and cancel the tax- access to license” he added. Security (NDS), conducted joint payer license, conditional to their tax clearance and It is worth mentioning that, operations against insurgents in subject to the tax laws. the memorandum of understanding different areas of Nangarhar, There was no communication between the facilitates and speeds up the Ghazni, Logar, Maidan Wardak, Ministry of Finance and the Kabul Municipality process of licensing and tax Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, before signing of the memorandum of understanding. clearance, accurate statistics of tax- Faryab, Baghlan, Farah, Nimroz “The memorandum of understanding aims further payers and identification of new and Helmand provinces. cooperation and coordination between Ministry of categories of taxpayers, raise their Statement said that in these Finance and the Municipality of Kabul” said level of compliance, enforce the operations 95 insurgents including Najeebullah Wardak, deputy finance minister signing. same laws, increase the quality of nine Daesh affiliates were killed “According to the memorandum of understanding, service for citizens, simplifies the and 34 others were injured. the municipality is obliged to renew license of those process of data sharing between Afghan forces also arrested 31 tax-payers owing in the past subject to their tax the parties, saves costs and insurgent and handed over him to clearance “he added. “With the implementation of increase national revenues. judicial organs for further inquiry. During these operations in the past 24 hours, 51 Taliban fighters were killed, two wounded and 31 others arrested in Maiwand district of Kandahar, 167 rifles of different weapons and an enemy vehicle destroyed in the district, 19 insurgents were killed and 23 others wounded in Khwaja Sabzposh district of Faryab, nine rebels were killed and six others wounded in Andar and Dehyak districts of Ghazni, also two ammunition cache, 255 mines and Addressing the general session of the High Peace “The door of peace for those 630 kg explosives belonged to Council meeting on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani behind the tragedy (in enemy destroyed in the said the peace door for those involved in the recent mentioned districts, nine Daesh Afghanistan) is closed,” he said. fighters were killed in Achin attacks in Afghanistan is no longer open and that “We will chase them (militants) government will hunt the attackers down no matter district of Nangarhar. Similar, five anywhere they hide. Afghanistan insurgents killed and a drug where they are hiding. “The door of peace for those will take revenge,but wisely.” factory destroyed in Kajaki and behind the tragedy (in Afghanistan) is closed,” he Nadali districts of Helmand, one said. “We will chase them (militants) anywhere they terrorist killed and two other hide. Afghanistan will take revenge, but wisely.” He an Afghan-led process. wounded in Sayedabad district of said the severity of the Kabul attacks this month He added that one of the Maidan Wardak, one killed, one was because of the success of the High Peace Council, reasons that people align wounded and one arrested in not the failure of Afghans. He said the Taliban at war themselves with the Taliban is Padkhwab area center of Logar with Afghanistan, those killing the people, are not because of shortcomings in province.
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