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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:62 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . SEPTEMBER 28. 2017 -Mizan 06, 1396 HS NEW DELHI : India and Afghanistan, along with the United States Agency for AT News Report International Development (USAID), opened the first KABUL: The six-hour long attack “Passage to Prosperity: India- in Kabul amid the US and NATO Afghanistan Trade and officials’ visit ended after three Investment Show” here on attackers were killed by the Afghan Afghan lead reconciliation solution Wednesday. The event brings Special Forces, while at least one to this conflict. He insisted that together more than 200 civilian was also killed and 11 more they revise commitments for representatives from Afghan wounded. Afghanistan not only for our joint companies and more than 800 “The clearance operation in concerned, but for our unity. Indian participants to forge new areas ended, all three attackers who He added, “US will support business connections and discuss had hidden in a residential house, four years security plan of the potential investment were killed,” Najib Danish, Afghan government, and do opportunities, USAID said in a spokesman for the interior whatever is possible to protect statement. It said the trade and ministry said. “The situation in the people of the war-hit country. investment show was designed for area is currently calm and under “We are committed to make a Afghan companies to showcase control and there is no serious stable Afghanistan, and end the the best of Afghanistan’s Silk problem.” war here,” he noted. By Farhad Naibkhel terrorism and economic Likewise, NATO’s Secretary Road heritage, including an array Danish also confirmed that development. “I call on our General, Jens Stoltenberg told of businesses offering fresh and several rockets that were fired at empty yard was killed in first airport, but defense ministry KABUL: US Secretary of neighbors, near and far, from India dried fruit and nuts, spices, Kabul International Airport minutes after the attack started but spokesman, Muhammad Defense, James Mattis, and newsmen, “The aim of our to Russia, to participate in regional presence here (Afghanistan), is to textiles, marble, gemstones, and Wednesday morning were also others in the house resisted for Radmanish said: “There have been NATO Secretary General, Jens reconciliation, in order to bring carpets. In addition, businesses fired by these terrorists. “The several hours against the security no damages to the aircrafts or army Stoltenberg renewed their bring peace and stability for the regional stability,” he said, adding, Afghan masses. with innovative investment number of rockets is still unclear, forces. personnel.” commitment to Afghanistan during “combating terrorism effectively opportunities in clean energy, but they were more than three as Mujahid said two rockets that The rockets landed in empty their visit to Kabul on Wednesday. He added, “Much progress has requires a regional and global been made, but there is too much finance, infrastructure, they were initially reported by the landed in two houses near to parts that even did not worth to During joint press conference consensus, and this risk must be with President Ashraf Ghani at the violence, still too much instability pharmaceuticals and health interior ministry.” airport have killed one woman and talk about, he added. taken serious. Moreover, he added, and still too much corruption.” The terrorists hid in a house injured 11 others. “First rocket The rockets also hit the area Presidential Palace, Mattis and “The Taliban now have two services, and education will be at Stoltenberg pledged the support of “International Community the exhibition. During the three- and a nearby empty yard, just killed a woman and injured four near to the military part of the potations; one, to be a tool for spent billions of dollars in US and NATO allies to the ongoing someone else’s policy and remain day exhibition, featuring Indian around 2 kilometers south of Kabul members of a family” he said airport which is used by foreign conflict in the country. They Afghanistan, so if we leave private sector businesses and International Airport, from which adding the second rocket that was forces. “We, including Afghan and allied with international terrorists Afghanistan we must pay more expressed determination to stop which result in their annihilation; organizations are expected to sign both the civil and military flights also landed in another house injured foreign employees have been in safe the country from becoming a safe cost,” he added. more than 40 letters of intent with are carried out. seven persons including three rooms” an employee of the foreign or end the war and violence and He added that if NATO leaves haven for terrorists. participate in bringing peace and Afghan partners to build new Basir Mujahid, spokesman for children. forces at military airport said President Ghani, while jointly Afghanistan, it is possible the economic and private sector the Kabul Police said one of the Although rockets were also several hours after the attack prosperity to the country.” country once again change into briefing newsmen, said, “we want Meanwhile, US Defense relationships. attackers who took position in the landed in military part of the started. to pursue peace on two fronts; hideouts of terrorists, thus it is a Secretary Jim Mattis said, “We big threat for Afghanistan, region Highlighting the importance first, peace with Pakistan, through will not abandon Afghanistan to a of the bilateral engagements state-to-state dialogue and second and the world. merciless enemy.”He added, “NATO won’t leave, when between both the countries, Shri we seek inter-Afghan peace “More US troops alongside Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, process. It is proven fact that no situation get harder, we will resist.” Fifteen Afghan additional allied contributions are He added “The Taliban must India’s Minister for Civil one can impose their will on the making it clear that we are not Aviation, said both the nations people of Afghanistan through understand, they can’t win on the quitting this fight” battlefield. There is much to gain needed to consolidate their customs war.” He furthered, “Those who Uncertainty has been replaced do not want to join the peace through the negotiation table. I economic relations in consonance by certainty, he said, adding, “With encourage the Afghan government process will face isolation and be our new condition based South with their political, strategic, and employees sentenced to history.” He added to prepare the ground for peace most importantly historic Asia strategy, we will be better to and reconciliation.” that those who want peace, this is support here your forces to turn relations”. (Pajhwok) sacked in one the best opportunity for them, and “NATO will continue to the tides against the terrorists.” support a peace and reconciliation must not lose it. He assured that “The only path to peace and month over Afghan government is ready for process that is Afghan-led and political legitimacy for them Afghan- owned.” He called on all peace, and asked all conflict parties (Taliban) is through a negotiated to realize the new situation and regional countries to help Kabul corruption settlement, we welcome those who process. At the end he asked GHAZNI CITY : At least 10 A resident of the locality, make use of it. He insisted that commit to a peaceful future for peace will also pave the way for National Unity Government to insurgents were killed and six others Mohammad Khan, said Taliban Afghanistan.” work tackle corruption and bring strong defense against international He furthered, “we support injured in an airstrike in Andar militants were targeted from the A total of 15 senior reforms. district of southern Ghazni air soon after coming to their area. province on Wednesday, officials He said two civilians also suffered and ordinary said. Ghazni governor’s injuries in the attack. employees working at The ministry of interior spokesman, Mohammad Arif The Taliban also confirmed the the customs of Noori, told Pajhwok Afghan News airstrike. The group’s spokesman, said it had recovered a foreign forces conducted the air raid Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed those Afghanistan have large cache of weapons in Saheb Khan area this noon, suffering casualties in the strike been dismissed over and explosive devices targeting a Taliban meeting. He were only civilians. The Taliban including a mortar, an said 10 insurgents were eliminated were targeted in airstrikes for a corruption, according and another six wounded in the second time since last week in to officials Tuesday. RPG and suicide vests blitz. Meanwhile, Saheb Khan Andar district, sustaining heavy among others. residents confirmed the airstrike. casualties. (Pajhwok) Four Taliban attackers who launched an hours-long rocket attack on the civilian and military SHARANA: The newly- airport in Kabul city have been appointed police chief for killed but eyewitnesses report southeastern Paktika province heavy clashes are still ongoing in EU and Afghan officials met on took charge on Wednesday, filling the area. Wednesday to discuss challenges facing the top security post left vacant MoI officials say however the mining sector, which is also seven months back. that a large cache of weapons and impacting the country’s economy. Brig. Gen. Mohammad Azim explosive devices was found in a Hashimi, who was formally house insurgents were using. introduced as the police chief at a The officials said of the four gathering here, vowed to combat attackers - two attackers corruption and take action against detonated suicide vests while the strongmen involved in harassing other two were gunned down by people. Hashimi said he would security forces. seriously fight against all elements Officials also said at least one Najibullah Wardak, the deputy out to insecure the province.

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