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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:170 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . JANUARY 16. 2018 -Jadi 26, 1396 HS AT News Report According to a statement both sides discussed over security in KABUL: The United Nations Afghanistan and region, fighting Security Council (UNSC) against terrorism, corruption, drug delegation during a visit to Kabul, and its smuggling, acceleration of expressed commitment in peace process, preparation for cooperation with the Afghan election, reform in governance, government in order to reach peace strengthening of system, sharing and stability. President of women and rule of UN in Mohammad Ashraf Ghani received Afghanistan. The delegation and United Nation Security Council Afghan officials also discussed (UNSC) delegation in presidential regional cooperation and pressure palace yesterday. The delegation over Pakistan in order to reach to was leading by Kairat Umarov, stability in Afghanistan. President Kazakhstan Ambassador to UNSC. Ghani said that we in regional In this visit the permanent relation and in economic field with representatives of UN and UNSC middle Asia countries, Russia, from USA, China, UK, Russia, China and Iran had great France, Sweden, Poland, achievements. Pointing to Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Pakistan relation, Kuwait, Holland and three others he said that efforts hold for better KABUL: Former president Hamid office quoted him as calling the and stability in the country and countries were present. relation by...P2 Karzai has said the US presence in Loya Jirga a platform for the not result in further destabilisation Afghanistan should be for ensuring Afghans express their thoughts and of the situation. peace and stability not for further decisions. He said the Loya Jirga Karzai said the European deteriorating the situation and could legitimize the US presence Union should independently fueling war. in Afghanistan. pursue its polices in Afghanistan Karzai in his address at the He said for eradication of and work on large scale for bringing European Institute for Security terrorism and durable peace and peace to Afghanistan thus Afghan Studies in Switzerl said the US stability, the US should gain the migrants could easily return to their should respect the Afghan values, trust of regional countries and work country. This cooperation, he said, AT News Report responsibilities based on our customs, laws, institutions such as together with them. would pull out Afghanistan from position.” However, currently, KABUL: The Chief Executive the Loya Jirga. He added the US presence in crisis and convert it into the area there is huge friction between A statement from Karzai Afghanistan should ensure peace of mutual cooperation. Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah Jamiat-e-Islami political party, and on Monday reacted over recent Presidential Palace. Recently, remarks made by the ousted Balkh President Ashraf Ghani accepted governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, resignation of Noor as Balk AT News Report “Today I call on international saying “we have answers, our governor, and appointed donors to stand by 2.8 million silences doesn’t mean we don’t have Mohammad Dawood as his people whose lives have been words to say.” It should not be KABUL: Aid agencies in successor. But Noor warned that Afghanistan need US$430 million ruined by conflict or natural taken out of context that we don’t he would remain in post if disaster, and to help people have answers, Abdullah said in this year to help the most negotiations bear no result. AT News Report demonstrations, strikes and other laws. The soul of the decree vulnerable girls, women, boys and returning to Afghanistan from response to Noor’s recent Moreover, the Independent gatherings is rejected by most of opposes democracy,” said Fawzia neighbouring countries.” Armed remarks—a drive out governor, who men across the country. The Directorate of Local Governance KABUL: Members of parliament the votes,” Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi, Koofi, a member of parliament. She money will be used to assist 2.8 clashes in the past year were the blamed Abdullah as major player (IDLG) has said they would not reacted to President Ghani’s decree parliament speaker said. The decree added that the civil society, justice highest in a decade and civilian behind his resignation. In several million people displaced by approve salaries request by Noor’s over the gatherings, strikes and that was issued in September, said ministry and the human rights conflict or natural disasters with casualties remained near record occasions Noor accused Abdullah signature. In response, Noor demonstrations with conflicting that demonstrations were not commission rejected the decree. levels. More than two million even called him (Abdullah) a snake emergency shelter and food, to warned the IDLG, saying his responses. The opposition of the allowed in military installations, Another lawmaker, Homaira treat patients injured by conflict, people were directly affected by up everyone’s sleeve. But Abdullah signature is valid in all institutions. decree called it against the hospitals, schools, border points, Ayoubi who agrees with some the conflict last year, 448,000 of said he has answers. “If we are not to feed malnourished children or “If you put more pressure, I will constitution and democracy, while embassies and crowded areas. changes in the decree, said that a assist vulnerable families returning whom had to abandon their homes responding to every comments, it directly pay the salaries from others said that some parties and Government officials were also number of groups and parties to save their lives. More than should not be considered that we home after years in Iran or Pakistan, Hairatan port which generates groups misuse demonstrations to banned from attending misuse the decree to pretend their a statement from the UN Office 500,000 people arrived in are not having answers. It is because hundreds of millions of dollars,” justify their activities. “The demonstrations. “This decree is activities are legal. “We witnessed Afghanistan in 2017, many of them we want to focus on our major for the Coordination of Noor said. president’s decree over against the constitution and other dangerous and deadly...P2 Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) after seeking refuge in Iran, said on Monday. “In many parts Pakistan or other countries, the of Afghanistan, violence continues statement added. “The unabated and people need support international community has more than ever,” said Toby Lanzer, proven its continued commitment the United Nations Humanitarian to the people of Afghanistan with Coordinator in Afghanistan. generous humanitarian...P2 AT News Report KABUL: The government-led high peace council claims that refugees in Pakhtunkhwa or to crossing point, warning, if not, the international community, representatives from government force them to leave for issue would be referred to the especially by US over its and Taliban group participated in Afghanistan, Spogmai Radio has United States and China to resolve supporting and harboring an unofficial meeting to talk about reported. Achakzai said Khyber it. Based on media reports, police militancy, Islamabad always the peace process, an allegation Pakhtunkhwa belongs to force has been actively engaged in pressurized Afghan refugees that refused by both government and Afghanistan and the Afghan humiliating the innocent Afghan amid at ginning more leverages and the militant group. There were masses have right to live wherever refugees and more than 1,000 escape the pressure. In the past reports that a government they want to live, across the innocent Afghans are being Achakzai also showed strong delegation talked to Taliban Afghan land on the other side of arrested in Punjab province of the stance to support Afghans living representatives last week in Durand Line. Afghans that have country. A tripartite agreement on there, saying he would not allow Turkey. “What is important is that been facing inhuman treatment in Afghan refugees in Pakistan was anyone to harass Afghan refugees the meeting was held unofficially, other parts of Pakistan should signed among Afghanistan, the in their own land. He directly said so, individuals from both sides Afghanistan will not be able to come to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, United Nations and Pakistan. But, that Khber Pakhtunkhwa province took part in,” said Aminoddin sustain its army for six months where nobody could be given right Pakistan has yet to implement it belongs to Afghans and they can Mozaffari, a spokesman for the without assistance from the to ask them with refugee card, in true letters and spirit. live there without fear and peace council, adding that more United States, the country's because it is their own land, This comes as recently irritation. “If Afghans are harassed talks were expected in the future. President Ashraf Ghani has said. Achakzai added. The Pashtun Pakistan given one month deadline in other parts of Pakistan, they But the government denied any “We will not be able to support AT Monitoring Desk Pashtun nationalist leader, leader called on Islamabad and for 1.4 million refugees to should come here to the Mahmood Khan Achakzai has meeting with Taliban in Istanbul our army for six months without Kabul to work together and put an repatriate. But this is very Pakhtunkhwa province, where no city, with the president’s U.S. support, and U.S. KABUL: Chief of Pakhtunkhwa denied any right to the institutions end to the ongoing troubles that irrational move. Whenever, one can ask the for refugees cards, Milli Awami Party, and popular of Pakistan to humiliate Afghan spokesman, Shah Hossain capabilities… Because we don’t’ Afghans facing on Torkham Pakistan receives pressure by because it also belongs...P2 Mortazawi, who wrote in his have the money,” Ghani said in Facebook account that those an interview with U.S. television participated in the meeting, did not network CBS News. Asked about represent the “government of worsening of security condition Afghanistan.
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