US Blunder Results in Taliban Resurgence
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:252 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . APRIL 15. 2017 -Hamal 26, 1396 HS Former President Hamid Karzai this was not an ordinary weapon. Trump skirted a reporter’s ques- It is the most destroying bomb af- tion concerning whether Trump ter nuclear weapon that has not himself authorized the strike. He yet been used anywhere,” Ama- pivoted by saying, “everybody rkhil said. He said that he did not knows what happened,” which is expect the government to condemn factually not true — it’s why he this attack, but is happy that was being asked the question. He former president Hamid Karzai followed up by stating that “what raised his voice against this deadly I do is authorize my military,” bombardment. which is true, of course, but only US forces dropped a huge GBU- because the legal framework of the 43 bomb on a series of caves fight- US grants the presidency singular ers loyal to Islamic State-Kho- sovereignty over the use of armed rasan or ISIS-K group used in east- forces. ern Nangarhar province on Thurs- The Afghan Presidential Palace in day, the military said. The GBU- a statement on Friday said Daesh 43 bomb, known as mother of all rebels also known as Islamic State bombs, was dropped from a US (IS) were inflicted heavy losses in aircraft to minimize the risk to the overnight bombing by the US/ Afghan and US forces conducting NATO forces in the Achin district Karzai’s office said in a statement. clearing operations in the area, the of eastern Nangarhar province. “This attack is the clear viola- military said. Afghan security forces in close tion of Afghan territory, environ- “As ISIS-K’s losses have mount- coordination with NATO Resolute ment and national integrity.” ed, they are using IEDs, bunkers Support (RS) mission have been The former president said the and tunnels to thicken their de- fighting terrorist groups, including attack was not against terrorism, fense,” said General John W. hardcore Daesh insurgents, in Af- but was a test of the US new mass Nicholson, Commander, US Forc- ghanistan, the statement said. killing weapons, adding that it was es - Afghanistan. Afghan government was aware a upon Afghans to stop such US at- “This is the right munition to re- head of dropping the largest non- tacks. Also, the association of the The GBU-43 bomb, known as mother of all bombs duce these obstacles and maintain nuclear bomb in Achin the target governors condemned the use of the momentum of our offensive militants hideouts and tunnels. mother of all bombs on Afghan AT News Report and abroad,” Retired Army Gen- their ability,” he said, suggesting against ISIS-K,” Nicholson said. Thirty six Daesh rebels have been soil. “The use of a bomb cost 15 eral, Atiqullah Amarkhil told Af- that the US should use its bombs Meanwhile, President Doland killed and huge caches of weapons million dollars is never against Trump called the bombing in Achin and explosives destroyed in the KABUL: The United States is to ghanistan Times. in some other place. “Afghanistan Daesh and terrorism, but the US is He said that the US by dropping is not the US polygon to test its district as a very successful mis- overnight world largest non-nucle- using Afghanistan as a lab for its turn Afghanistan into a polygon sion, but declined to take respon- ar bombing of Achin district in east- for testing its nuclear and other this heavy bomb sent Russia where deadly weapons. new weapons and threatens the a meeting is going on that it has He slammed the Afghan govern- sibility for the use of the giant ern Nangarhar province, the Min- regional countries,” the association deadly weapons, said a political bomb, APA reports quoting Sput- istry of Defence (MoD) said on and military analyst. such military power, adding that ment’s stance, saying that the gov- said in a statement. the use of this bomb has more loss ernment was forced to confirm. nik. Friday. “We strongly condemn this The Thursday’s US aerial attack AT News Report on a village in Nangarhar province than achievement. “This means that the US can do false act of the US that is against that a 10-ton non-nuclear bomb “Thousands of people will join the whatever it wants in Afghanistan all the international norms and call was apparently dropped on the Taliban or Daesh rank, more dete- and the government of Afghanistan KABUL: Former President Hamid it a violation of our people’s hu- caves of the Daesh terrorist group riorating the situation.” cannot raise any opposition Largest bomb tested Karzai, vehemently condemned man rights. We condemn the US has raised huge criticisms in the Amarkhil believes that the US voice.” dropping the largest bomb by the power display in a country, where country. could damage the Daesh terrorist “The attack may have killed some US military on Nangarhar prov- the US has presence under the pre- “The usage of such bomb has no group by dropping smaller bombs. Daesh terrorists, but it is not clear in Afghanistan ince, his office said on Friday. text of combat against terrorism.” justification and will raise tough “But they (the US) intentionally yet how many houses and farm- The US air force dropped its The statement said that the frictions both inside the country dropped this bomb to show off lands have been damages, because Editorial P6 largest non-nuclear bomb called as use of this big bomb would em- ‘mother of all bombs’ on Thurs- power Afghans’ minds regarding day on the Achin district, claiming the US military presence as a he- UN Committee it targeted the Daesh terrorist hide- gemonic power. It criticized the outs. “Karzai strongly condemns government for confirming the at- reviews human the ‘mother of all bombs’ that is tack, calling its act a taint for the the strongest bomb after the nu- government. “The government’s rights situation clear bombs on Afghan soil, used confirming does never represent in Afghanistan for the first time in the battlefield,” the patriotic Afghans.” AT Monitoring Desk during the Afghan war. ministrative around 350 million KABUL : The UN Committee Edward Joseph Snowden, ex- dollars, Snowden quoted by a lo- against Torture would be meeting KABUL: A former Central Intelli- CIA personnel, has said that these cal radio station, as saying. in Geneva from 18 April to 12 gence Agency (CIA) operative has hideouts were constructed for He added that US forces in US blunder results in May to review human rights situ- said that the hideouts of the Is- Mujahideen in 1980 to use it Afghanistan has tested the most ation in the following countries in lamic State (IS), which is also against Russian forces to under- dangerous bomb ever. “US have sessions that would be webcast known as Daesh terrorist group in mine Moscow mission in Afghan- never tested this bomb in other Taliban resurgence: live, a Statement from the UN com- Nangarhar province, which bom- istan. country during period of war, and mittee against torture said on Fri- barded by US forces recently, were “Construction and demolition it is for the first time in Afghani- Musharraf day. The committee would review once constructed by the US itself of these hideouts has cost US ad- stan.” human rights situation in Pakistan WASHINGTON : The United by the School of Advanced Inter- (18-19 April); Lebanon (20-21 States committed a blunder in post national Studies of the Johns Hop- April); Bahrain (21 and 24 April); Achin bombing in complete coordination with Afghan forces: Nicholson 9/11 Afghanistan ‘by not giving kins University. Afghanistan (25-26 April); Argen- enough representation to the ma- “The military victory (over tina (26-27 April) and Republic of support to Afghan government and Bombs (MoAB) was done in com- said it was the right weapon used jority Pashtuns’, former Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda post 9/11) Korea (2-3 May). security forces in fight against plete coordination with Afghan against the right target. military ruler Pervez Musharraf created a vacuum in Afghanistan The above are among the 161 Daesh and said the overnight forces. “Units of Afghan and Nicholson claimed around 400 alleged Thursday. for one and half long years,” he States parties to the Convention heavy bombing was carried out in NATO forces are present at the square kilometer area in the south Musharraf told a Washington said. against Torture and Other Cruel, complete coordination with Af- site of overnight bombing and there of Nangarhar province had been audience the mistake resulted in The retired general said the re- Inhuman or Degrading Treatment ghan forces. was no report of civilian casual- cleared of Daesh and NATO would resurgence and re-emergence of quirement after the defeat of the or Punishment, and so are required Gen. Nicholson told reporters ties,” Nicholson told the media continue its support from Afghan Taliban and Al Qaeda, which is re- Taliban “was to convert the mili- to undergo regular reviews by the Afghan security forces were fight- persons. He said Daesh regroup- forces in this fight. sponsible for the current situation tary victory into a political victo- Committee on how they are im- ing terrorism to secure their coun- ing in Afghanistan forces the deci- Earlier, he Ministry of De- in Afghanistan. ry.” plementing the Convention and the try, neighbor and the region. sion to drop the largest non-nucle- fence (MoD) said in a statement “After 9/11 the Taliban and Al “In Afghanistan, in Kabul Committee’s previous recommen- The US/NATO forces com- ar bomb on the hardcore militants’ that 36 Daesh rebels have been Qaeda were defeated in Afghani- there ought to have been an ethni- dations.