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Work on CASA-1000 to Kick Off Soon Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:236 Price: Afs.15 WEDNESDAY. APRIL 01 . 2015 -Hamal 12, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes White House looks to be more serious to bring the Afghan war to a rational end. Obama wanted to end the mission in Afghanistan before the end of his tenure AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Following the recent vis- as they are currently engaged in Pakistani Taliban groups as they stan has cut its support to the Af- it of Afghan leaders to the United training and assisting Afghan forc- were being hit by terrorist attacks. ghan Taliban, but there is a much States where the US President es. Rubin went on saying that Pres- The Afghan government has more positive environment there, Barack Obama agreed on slowing ident Obama has yet to change the not seen evidence so far that Paki- he said. down its troop s withdrawal from plan of 2016 complete withdraw- Afghanistan, Philadelphia Inquir- al from Afghanistan. Very clearly er quoted an American analyst, the President wanted to end the KABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai talking to tribal elders from Trudy Rubin as saying that Presi- war before leaving his office, she southern Uruzgan province at his office on Tuesday. The elders expressed dent Obama is overeager to leave said. Terming Afghan forces brave concerns over reactivation of Bagram prison. Afghanistan. President Ashrf and capably Rubin said that they Ghani and CEO Dr. Abdullah Ab- still needed US help with air, in- dullah trip to Washington last week telligence, and logistic support, as had opened a new chapter in bilat- well as financing after 2016. Our US may extend eral relations of the two countries. 10,000 advisors have symbolic Work on CASA-1000 President Obama would uti- value that transcends its military Afghan lize this opportunity in order to importance. It signals to the world bring war in Afghanistan to a hap- that the United States is still com- mission: py ending, Rubin said. This time mitted to a stable Afghanistan, to kick off soon the White House is looking more she said. She said that decision and OFFICIAL AT Monitoring Desk serious to bring war into a rational deadline to keep US forces until end and also committed to help end of 2016 in Afghanistan had AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Ministry of Foreign Af- and transitional parts of the new government in stabilizing Af- brought new changes in thinking fairs (MoFA) said Tuesday that project have been given final touch- ghanistan, Rubin said. She adds of the Taliban as they have already KABUL: A senior US official said that Obama agreed to delay pull- decreased interest in negotiating Uzbek group in Afghanistan pledge that Washington might extend the work on CASA-1000 power tran- es and construction work on the out of the last 10,000 US troops peace deal with new government. stay of American troops in Af- sition project will kick off in near project will kick off in near future. The insurgent groups say they allegiance to Islamic State ghanistan beyond 2016. future as the stakeholders during a The project is scheduled to be would never hold peace talks until At a time when most of the meeting have reached vital im- completed in 2018. Afghanistan TALIBAN complete pullout of foreign troops Agroup of Uzbeks in northern Afghanistan, claiming to be from the US officials are stressing on with- provements in this regard. will import 300 megawatts of from the country. The deadline Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), says it is pledging allegiance drawal of troops from Afghani- MoFA spokesman Shekib power and Pakistan 1,000 mega- commander would definitely have negative to the Islamic State extremist group. A person calling himself Sadulla stan, the senior National Security watts of power. impact on president Ghani s ac- Urgenji said the IMU no longer views Taliban leader Mullah Omar as A number of critics say they detained in Kabul tivities to persuade Pakistan, Iran, leader since he has not been seen for some 13 years and, according to Council official, Jeff Eggers, said India, and China to come to the that option to extend the stay of were optimistic about the govern- Shari a, can no longer be leader. Urgenji said his group was recogniz- AT News Report fore and jointly work for stabiliz- ing the authority of the Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic troops in 2017 is open for discus- ment s recent struggles for start- ing Afghanistan, she said. She said sion. ing mega economic projects that that Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Ex- State group. The group also posted a video online that showed mem- The New York Times quoted can bring seismic changes in Af- ecutive of the National Unity Gov- bers beheading an Afghan soldier. Urgenji said Afghan forces had cap- Eggers as saying, However, it still ghans life and can improve econo- ernment, in Afghan embassy told tured several female IMU members in Faryab Province recently and in remains the intent to consolidate my of Afghanistan. the author that they have seen a retaliation the group took 30 Afghan soldiers captive. He said Afghan and complete the retrograde down Radio Azadi quoted Taj Mo- change in tone in Pakistan howev- authorities ignored an offer to exchange the soldiers for the IMU wom- hammad Akabar, an analyst in eco- er adding that there was a lot of en supporters so the group decapitated one of the soldiers and prom- to a Kabul-based security cooper- interaction between civil and mili- ation office mission in 2017. Mostaghni told newsmen in Kab- nomic affairs, as saying that the ised to execute more unless their demand was met. tary leadership. Abdullah said that Afghan authorities have not commented on the video. (RFE/RL) According to military termi- ul that the World Bank, USAID government should work serious- Pakistan impelled to make target nology, retrograde is a process of and other organizations which are ly on the projects. He said the troops and material withdrawal. funding the project have underlined CASA-1000 project is not only He expressed optimism over the need for finalizing the impor- important for Afghanistan but also Resolute Support: Georgia nods to future of Afghanistan and said that tant project. for Pakistan and its people. ties with between Kabul and Wash- He said the World Bank has He added that several Afghans DEPLOY TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN ington are going in the right direc- pledged $526 million for comple- will be provided job opportunity tion. Obama and President Ghani tion of CASA-1000 power project. through the project and Afghani- AT Monitoring Desk have started discussing the Afghan He said that after announcing stan can receive transit tax from rienced and prepared to perform launched this year in January. The government s desire for further financial support for the project the project once it was completed. their new job efficiently in Afghan- Resolute Support Mission in- in March, the World Bank has Despite the optimism about KABUL: The National Director- KABUL: Georgia has decided to flexibility in the US withdrawal deploy its troops in Afghanistan istan. cludes 14 NATO members and plans for next year, he added. vowed $526 million as part of the CASA-1000 project, a number of ate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that a Taliban commander was long with the US Marines to sup- Despite strained relations be- partner nations contributing more Spokeswoman for the Nation- $17 billion cost of the scheme. analysts believe that the main hur- tween the European Union and than 12,000 personnel to train, According to him, candidates dle for the project is insecurity and arrested in an operation in Kabul. port the NATO s new mission al Security Council, Bernadette Russia, Georgia is major contribu- advice and assist the Afghan Na- Meehan, said the US President for installation of multi-terminal insurgent activities which will im- In a press statement issued called Resolute Support. HVDC converter stations in Af- pede its implementation. here, the spy agency said that its A ceremony in this connection tor to the NATO s post-2014 mis- tional Security Forces. Barack Obama is firmly standing sion in Afghanistan, in terms of Deputy Commander of the on his plans to limit the role of ghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan However, security officials agents succeeded in arresting the was held last Tuesday at Vaziani along with HVDC Line from Sang- have assured that will leave no most dreaded insurgent command- Training Area, not far from Rus- troop size. We don t [get] the US Marine Corps Forces Europe troops to only embassy after th 2016. tuda to Peshawar through Kabul stone unturned to provide safe er, Hamidullah, in the 5 district sia s border. The ceremony was at- chance to choose our country, to and Africa, Brig. Gen. Norman L. Eggers s statement gives a will be announced in the upcom- environment for implementation of of Kabul. tended by Chargé d Affaires of the choose our neighbors, or to choose Cooling, said: It is truly impres- glimpse into uncertainty within the ing month. He said that financial the CASA-1000 project. The arrested Taliban leader US Embassy in Tbilisi Nicholas when we serve but by support- sive how far we have come togeth- Obama administration as the US was involved in different terror Berliner, and deputy commander ing international security, you guar- er as a team in our ability to pros- activities in Ghazni, Paktika and authorities are confused over time- Senate OKs law on wedding of US Marine Corps Forces Eu- antee the safety and security of ecute a mission on behalf of NATO frame of troops withdrawal and Kabul provinces.
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