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KABUL - BriberyA recent investi- Bid in Minesfurther says most of the gation shows high-ranking country’s mines are under Ministry of Mines and Petro- Taliban’s control. The rebels leum (MoMP) officials have extract the riches and earn been trying to give contracts hundreds of millions of dol- for 217 extraction projects in lars, using the money for exchange for $10 million in buying weapons and am- bribe. munition. KABUL - An influential U.S. dent to issue a report within The study by the Afghan Khan Zaman Amarkhel, Congressman on Friday intro- 90 days, answering whether Anti-Corruption Network AACN head, expressed his duced a strongly worded bill Pakistan has provided sup- (AACN) named “Looting of concern over the unprofes- in the United States Congress port for international terror- mines and apparent scandal sional extraction of mines by to declare Pakistan a state ism. Thirty days after that, the at the Ministry of Mines and unauthorized individuals, sponsor of terrorism, media Secretary of State is required Petroleum (MoMP)” was re- asking the government to reports said. to submit a follow-up report, leased at a press conference prevent such projects from “Not only is Pakistan an un- which says that Pakistan is a here. going into wrong hands. trustworthy ally, Islamabad state sponsor of terrorism, or a The study has been conduct- He said Afghanistan’s natu- has also aided and abetted detailed justification as to why enemies of the United States it does not meet the legal crite- ed by interviewing people, extraction contracts to pow- The report finds the govern- abroad from Afghanistan ral resources should not be for years,” said Congressman ria for such a designation. experts and MoMP officials erful men, public representa- ment has not taken any step through border areas, with part of political deals and Ted Poe, who is Chair of the It’s time for a “radical reset” in four provinces in a period tives’ affiliates, ministers and to recover $11 million pay- Transport Ministry officials, serious steps should be tak- House Subcommittee on Ter- with Pakistan, said Congress- of four months. politicians against 100,000 able by 14 companies for local authorities and securi- en towards preventing cor- rorism. man Poe and James Clad, a The findings claim MoMP dollars in average for each years. ty forces getting their palms ruption in the sector. “From harboring Osama bin former U.S. deputy assistant authorities were recently project in bribe, amounting Currently 500 truckloads of greased. However, MoMP officials Laden to its cozy relationship secretary of defense for Asia, tending to give 217 mines to a total of $10 million. minerals are daily smuggled The investigative report denied ...(More on P4)...(7) with the Haqqani network, in an article in Nationalinter- there is more than enough est.org dated March 8. They Ghazni: 5 District evidence to determine whose say the US is in “a toxic rela- No Military Solution in side Pakistan is on in the War tionship” with Pakistan and Chiefs Stay on Terror, and it’s not Ameri- needs to “to finally set limits Afghanistan: UN Envoy ca’s. It is time we stop paying on its indulgence” towards Absent for Years Pakistan for its betrayal and Islamabad. KABUL - There could be no designate it for what it is: A The authors of the article are military solution in Afghan- state sponsor of terrorism,” scathing about the US-Paki- istan as a prolonged conflict Poe said while introducing the stan relationship. They de- would only lead to worsen bill, the Pakistan State Spon- scribe it as a “weird psychol- misery for the people and sor of Terrorism Act of 2015, ogy” at play. undermine the foundation in Congress yesterday. ‘Weird psychology’ between for economic growth, says The bill requires the US Presi- US, Pak ...(More on P4)...(8) the UN. Neighbors were more will- ing to work toward bring- Help Defuse AF-Pak Tension, ing peace to Afghanistan, JUI-F Chief Urged GHAZNI CITY - Administra- cial capital either and people acknowledging the impor- tive chiefs for five districts of wait for him for days.” tance of establishing an strong international back- through dialogue.” southern Ghazni have been Meanwhile, a resident of environment conducive to ing, both political and fi- He said the future of Af- absent from their offices Giro district accused the dis- regional stability, Secretary- nancial, for Afghan govern- ghanistan had to be built due to growing insecurity, trict chief of staying absent General’s Special Repre- ment efforts to tackle the through an Afghan-owned leaving public problems un- from his office for years. sentative for Afghanistan challenges. “I am deeply and Afghan-led process solved. The five districts are Niamatullah said about six Tadamichi Yamamoto told troubled by the heightened for all Afghans. The path Ajristan, Rashidan, Giro, Wa- months back, a mopping-up the United Nations Security tension between Afghani- of peace must be pursued ghaz and Zankhan. operation was conducted in Council. stan and Pakistan, and call through negotiations, and A resident of the Godalo area the province. After that, the He stressed the need for for the reduction of tension not ...(More on P4)...(9) of Waghaz district, Moham- district chief came to work madullah, told Pajhwok Af- for five days. ghan News over the past two “We haven’t seen him since Gov’t Officials Should Be Neutral: CEO PESHAWAR - Afghanistan border and shelled insurgent years, the district chief had then. People need to obtain KABUL - Government offi- has urged Jamiat Ulema-i- hideouts in Kunar, Nangarhar come to office only two times. tazkiras (identity cards) and cials should be neutral, free Islam chief Maulana Fazlur and Kandahar provinces, He said the administrative there are other issues, such as and independent, said CEO, Rehman to help defuse ten- prompting howls of protest head of the district spent land disputes. But the district Abdullah Abdullah on Satur- sions between Kabul and Is- from Afghanistan. much of his time Ghazni City chief stays absent, leaving day. lamabad. Zakhilwal told the newspa- and Kabul. our problems unresolved.” He was speaking at a cer- Ambassador Dr Omar Zakh- per: “I had substantive discus- “People are obliged to come He said the locals had shared emony in which Nadir Na- ilwal issued the call at a meet- sions with him on a range of to Ghazni City to meet the the hardship with local au- diri, senior adviser of the ing came with the JUI-F head issues, including the ongoing district chief for the resolu- thorities many times. How- president on public relations on Friday, Pakistani newspa- war of Muslims killing Mus- tion of their problems. How- ever, he complained, no heed and strategic affairs was con- per The Express Tribune re- lims in Afghanistan, the role of ever, the district chief at times was paid to the problem.A firmed as the new director of ported o Saturday. prominent ulema in renounc- is not available in the provin- resident ...(More on P4)...(10) the Independent Administra- Following a spat of deadly ing violence and support for tive Reform Commission. postponed until Saturday. “Government should prop- attacks last month, Pakistan peace.”The ambassador add- Afghan-Pak Border Tension: Five months ago President Abdullah said the independ- erly invest in staff. Civil ser- blamed the neighbour for ed: “We also discussed the Ashraf Ghani introduced Na- ent administrative reform vice staff should feel safe sheltering terrorists and hand- highly tense Pak-Afghan re- Edibles Prices up in Kabul diri as director of the commis- commission must have good and should not fear political ed a list of 76 militants to Af- lations and how escalation in sion, but after the CEO object- cooperation with other gov- changes will affect them,” he ghan embassy officials. tension will not serve the two ed, Nadiri’s confirmation was ernment departments. said. ...(More on P4)...(11) Later, Pakistan closed the countries.” (Pajhwok) Bamyan Heritage Taliban Training Foreign Fighters Facing More Ruin in Shindand: Official HERAT CITY - The district chief for Shindand district of KABUL - The prices of lique- Road area, sold a kilogram western Herat province on fied gas, firewood and- Rus of the commodity for 53afs Saturday said the Taliban had sian gold dipped while that against last week’s 55afs. established military training of sugar, ghee and flour -in Fuel prices remained un- centres in the district. creased last week in capital changed. Abdul Hadi, a Hikmatullah Hikmat told a Kabul, market sources said worker at Wazir Abad Fuel KABUL - Sixteen years after caves. press conference here besides Saturday. Station, said a liter of petrol the Taliban destroyed two “We are living here because the Afghan Taliban, Pakistani Sayed Islam, a firewood seller cost 45afs and the same quan- Buddha sculptures in Bami- we don’t have any other al- Taliban also held broad sway in Charahi-i-Shahid area of tity of diesel 41afs, register- yan in March 2001, historical ternatives. The government is in the district. Kabul city, told Pajhwok Af- ing no change. sites are facing even more not paying attention to us and He said the Taliban had set erations by security forces said he would not rule out ghan News the price of 560 In food items, the prices ruin in the area. has not attempted to give us up makeshift military camps for six months helped im- the presence of fighters from kilograms of peeled oak de- of only flour and sugar- in At least eight cultural and another place to live,” Husain imparting training to foreign prove the security situation Iran. “I confirm the presence creased from 6,700 afghanis creased. archaeological sites are reg- Ali, a cave resident said. fighters especially Pakistanis in Shindand, Hikmat said. of Iranians because we share to 6,500 afghanis and the Food Traders Union head, istered at the United Nations Some families were moved to for 10 to 15 days. “The Taliban have a strong border with them and I say same quantity of cedar from Fazal Rahman, said the price Educational, Scientific and another place in recent years The district chief, however, presence in Zirkoh and they are directly meddling.” 6,500afs to 6,300afs. of 49 kilograms of Kazakh Cultural Organization. but others are still are at least said the situation had im- Zawal areas of the dis- Hikmat said 400 to 450 Tali- He linked the reduction in flour increased from 1,145afs However, the required care 130 caves at the area. proved over the past few trict. Their three military ban insurgents were operat- firewood prices to its- de to 1,160afs, the same quan- has not been given to the sites “Another family was living months. A few months back, bases exist in Zirkoh and ing in the district. creased demand and warm- tity of Pakistani sugar from in the province, local officials here before us. They made the Taliban had been closing most of the fighters are Some days earlier, a former ing weather. 2,230afs to 2,600 and 16 lit- said. different things here and they in on the Shindand bazaar loyal to Mullah Haibatu- jihadi commander Ismail The price of liquefied gas also ers of Khurshid ghee from In mountainous areas around did all their work here,” Mir- battling security forces in 500 allah, Taliban’s supreme Khan accused the govern- decreased. Ahmad Javid, a 1,100afs to 1,150afs. the two Buddha sculptures wais another cave resident metres from the bazaar. commander.”Besides Pa- ment of escorting and pro- gas seller in the Sixth Taimani He said ...(More on P4)...(12) some families are living in said. ...(More on P4)...(13) However, back-to-back op- kistani Taliban, the official tecting ...(More on P4)...(14)