Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:141 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY . DECEMBER 18. 2017 -Qaws 27, 1396 HS AT News Report said. In addition to that eight terrorist group claimed. The attack Afghan forces also retaken several militants were wounded. The was carried out by Taliban’s Red areas from militants in Helmand, KABUL: At least eleven attack was carried out against check Unit, Ahmadi said. The Red Unit which is producing a big percentage policemen embraced martyrdom posts in police district 7th and 8th in commander Mullah Nasir was of the country’s opium. The and 12 Taliban insurgents have eastern part of Lashkargah around killed last month by the Afghan opium business annually channel been killed in overnight militants’ 1:00am Saturday night, and lasted security forces in Musa-Qala of an estimated $200 million to attacks in southwestern Helmand until nearly 5:00am, Salam Afghan, Helmand. Taliban have been under Taliban pockets, an amount more province, officials said on Sunday. spokesman for Helmand police pressure for the past few months than what Taliban need for run their Several Taliban fighters on chief told Afghanistan Times. from the Afghan Special Forces and war campaign in the country. But, Sunday early morning, attacked However, Taliban spokesman, Qari US air strikes, particularly under the Afghan and US forces in recent and in the region. They agreed to security check-posts of the Afghan Yusuf Ahmadi, in a statement the new US strategy that gave a months have kicked out targeting further bolster bilateral relations forces in east of Lashkargah, the claimed their fighters have captured broader hand to the US forces to Taliban drug labs and trafficking and productive cooperation in a capital city, in which 11 security two check posts of the security hint Taliban in the country. The networks to dry their financial number of areas. forces martyred and 12 Taliban forces in the attack. 16 policemen militants have lost several sources. So far tens of Taliban drug Commenting into his India’s insurgents were killed, provincial were killed and several vehicles of commanders in airstrikes and facilities have been destroyed in visit, the former Afghan President governor spokesman, Omar Zwak the security forces destroyed, the special operations, in which joint operations. Hamid Karzai displayed a message on his official Twitter account, “An honor and pleasure to meet our great friend PM, Narendra Modi in New Delhi.” “Thanking PM Modi for the gracious hospitality extended to us,” Karzai twitted. Karzai, in his message said, “Discussed the deepening bilateral relations.” Moreover, the Indian Ambassador to Kabul, Manpreet Vohra also held a meeting with the ex-Afghan President in his office before his departure to New Delhi. Hamid Karzai, serving his national responsibilities has been struggling for improving Afghanistan’s relations with the AT News Report Narendra Modi, who also hosted regional and international dinner for the ex-Afghan President, community and seeking their KABUL: The former President tweeted. During the meeting, the support to establish durable peace AT News Report Hamid Karzai, and the Indian two prominent leaders discussed and stability in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi the strategic bilateral relations, Karzai has repeatedly wanted the KABUL: The Chief Executive Dr. other day held a meeting in New comprising New Delhi’s regional and international big Abdullah Abdullah has urged the Delhi, where the two sides development assistance to powers and rivals to let Afghanistan Pakistan’s parliamentary discussed bilateral ties and shared Afghanistan and India’s to be a center of cooperation, delegation to shun terror havens views on security situations in cooperation in other key areas. instead of confrontation. India’s and dismantle networks of Afghanistan and in the region. According to officials, the two role in developing larger consensus terrorist groups functioning in “Delighted to meet my friend sides also shared opinions on in Afghanistan is of tremendous Pakistan, from where they Hamid Karzai in New Delhi, PM security situations in Afghanistan importance, needs to be played. KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna (militant groups) have been Shirkat (DABS) on Sunday talked launching and operating terrorist about the immanent financial crisis and destructive activities in of the power utility and said the Afghanistan. Referring to donors have linked future Pakistan’s duplicity in war on assistance to the resolution of terror and its Afghan course, problems with neighbouring Abdullah said battling terrorism countries. The Meshrano Jira or and eradication of safe terror upper house of the parliament sanctuaries in Pakistan is the today summoned DABS Head required condition to create Amanullah Ghaleb to brief the productive environment for trust- house about alleged corruption building and improving relations. AT News Report and reforms as major obstacles to allegation, continuous power Abdullah made the remarks dialogue and in line with the actions against terrorist outfits in hold election. Yousuf Rashid, head outage and financial condition of during a meeting held with a principles of good neighborliness. the country, and change the KABUL: A political party on of the Free and Fair Election the power utility. delegation of Pakistani Shedding light on Afghanistan’s Afghan course to pave way for Ghaleb said 850 big and small parliamentarians, civil society official policy, Abdullah said Kabul good neighborhood and bilateral AT News Report Sunday said that the government Foundation of Afghanistan was not determined to hold (FEFA), asked the government to development projects were activists and media-men here in had always wished cordial friendship. election, accusing government of immediately introduce new head underway from the past few years. Kabul on Sunday, a statement from relations- based on mutual respect President Ashraf Ghani during trying to sabotage electric ID cards for the election commission. DABS was now giving priority to his office said. with all neighboring countries, his official visit to the United distribution and the Loya Jirga. “Unfortunately, the government those projects which are 80 percent During the meeting, the two including Islamabad, he remarked. States on the occasion of United The Council for Protection and does not want to hold the election completed. “The donors are not sides discussed normalizing The CEO added spirit of Nations General Assembly this Stability, an opposition party and the parliament members ready to help us in the electricity relations, expansion of trade; cooperation between the peoples year, said Afghanistan had generation projects. They are developing mutual confidence and of both countries has been existed, repeatedly offered a hand of warned the country would further remain silent to stay at the ready to provide us with power resolution to issues between the suggesting the goodwill should be bilateral friendship—based on go toward crisis if the election was parliament seats for more time,” supply cables, sub-stations and two countries, the statement utilized for bolstering positive mutual respect to Pakistan, but not held timely. “As we know the he said. But deputy spokesman for pylon but when it comes to the added. The CEO said bilateral bilateral relations between the two Islamabad spit on it and remains ground for distributing the electric the chief executive said that the power generation they say go relations between the two countries. The Afghan government stuck to its pro-terror policies in ID cards is paved and security government was serious to hold the resolve your problems with your neighboring countries should be and the US-led international order to destabilize Afghanistan situation is also good, but we have election and was working to neighbours,” he said. (Pajhwok) strengthened and bilateral issues community have been emphasized and undermining the US-led war found out that the government provide the election commission were needed to be resolved through on Pakistan to take meaningful on terror. KABUL: The Kabul police say doesn’t have intention to hold the with budget. there would be no exemption in election,” Massoud Terashtwal, the “The government has said to collecting the arms and vehicles spokesman of the council told hold election next year. This means without documents, adding that reporters. He called lack of budget, that it will hold,” said Omid they had cleaned up the tints of polling centers, list of voters, Maisam, adding that foreign over 1,000 vehicles in the past dependence of the electoral bodies donors would provide the budget five days. Kabul police and violation of the constitution for election. spokesman Basir Mujahid, said that police would continue the program despite some high-level officials including members of the parliament were against the plan. Officials of the electronic identity Other government officials and cards (e-NIC) department said on lawmakers are supporting this Sunday it closely coordinating with program, Mujahid said, calling for the presidential palace to finalize KABUL: The Afghanistan Civil their more cooperation. He added the date for the rollout of the new Aviation Authority (ACAA) says that more than 50 armored identity cards. All necessary airlines will be fined for delayed vehicles without legal documents arrangements and preparations are flights under a draft rule. were collected in the past five The draft would be placed days. A number of the at their peak to roll out the parliamentarians opposed the electronic identity cards. The first soon before the Council of program, alleging that they were rollout will be in Kabul, said e-NIC KUNDUZ CITY : Thousands of of displaced families. A proper plan Ministers for approval, the ACAA disgraced by police during the advisor and spokesman Rohullah families have fled their homes as a would be devised for immediate chief told a media briefing in Kabul implementation of the program.