Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:203 Price: Afs.15 WEDNESDAY . FEBRUARY 25 . 2015 -Hoot 06, 1393 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Atmar holds US rules out 30 Hazara passengers Fighting terrorism: change in talks with Afghan strategy kidnapped in Zabul Qatri prime Ghani, Sharif reiterate WASHINGTON: US President AT News Report ing masks. Eye witnesses said Barack Obama is open to the idea that they [kidnappers] covered of tailoring his Afghan strategy KABUL: Unidentified armed men their faces with masks. So nobody minister based on advice from his com- stopped a bus in Shahjoi district saw their faces. However, we are KABUL: Mohammad Hanif At- manders, the White House said of southern province Zabul on investigating the case and a foren- mar, Afghanistan s national secu- CONCERTED EFFORTS Monday but ruled out any change gunpoint and kidnapped 30 Haz- sic team has reached the spot, he rity adviser, exchanged detailed in the strategy as such. The strat- ara passengers yesterday after- said. Meanwhile, Ministry of In- terior in a media statement issued discussion with the Prime Minis- der to cement the ties between the egy that the president has laid out noon, said officials.Security Head ter and Minister of Interior Sheikh two neighboring countries further. is one that he continues to have of Zabul, Ghulam Jailani Farahi, here said that it has taken mea- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa confidence in. But the president said that the bus was bound to sures to secure safe release of the The Pakistani premier accepted passengers. Al-Thani in Doha, the capital of the invitation, but the date for vis- continues to be open to taking Kabul from Herat when stopped Qatar. A Qatri news agency re- it yet to be announced. The two advice from his military leader- by the unknown gunmen and The kidnapped people were ports that Atmar who headed a leaders discussed bilateral ties, lat- ship, from the senior members of forced 30 passengers of the Haz- shifted to the Kundposht area of delegation discussed range of is- est development and regional sit- his national security team, to tai- ara ethnic minority to disembark. Shahjoi district, the ministry sues specifically latest situation uation. They also agreed to lor that strategy to reflect the sit- He said the armed men were wear- claimed. with Khalifa Al-Thani following strengthen the bilateral ties while uation on the ground, the White reports of peace talks between the cooperating in various sectors. House Press Secretary, Josh Ear- Afghan government and Taliban. Both Ghani and Sharif expressed nest, told reporters at his daily Friendship with During the meeting, both the their satisfaction over progress news conference. Ahead of Presi- sides focused on bilateral relations that had been made to improve dent Ashraf Ghani s US trip, Ear- between the two countries and the ties and increase trade activi- nest said the US President has ties. Ashraf Ghani also conferred been very clear about what he be- Pakistan but not at the ways to support and develop lieves the US strategy in Afghan- them in various fields.The reports on outcome of the recent visit of Pakistan s army chief Gen. Raheel istan should be, which is he has a day earlier quoted a Taliban lead- sought the responsible drawdown er as saying their leadership had Sharif to Kabul. The Afghan pres- cost of India: Spanta ident said that relations between of US military personnel from approved initial peace talks with Afghanistan. This strategy has This is a translated version of the interview of Rangin Dadfar representatives of the Afghan gov- Kabul and Islamabad were on right track and were improving rapid- been done in careful consultation Spanta, the National Security Advisor for the ex-president and the ernment and the talks were ex- President Ghani in a telephonic conversation with Nawaz Sharif. with our military leaders, includ- former Foreign Minister, with a local newspaper, Hast-e-Subh. pected to start in March.The top ly. According to Pajhwok, a local news agency, Ghani would pro- ing our generals on the ground. It s former commander, who spoke on AT News Report two countries and reiterated to ceed to the US to hold meetings been done in careful consultation By Ahmad Siyar Sirat Taliban representatives are likely condition anonymity, said: Tali- fight it on all fronts. According to with senior officials and President with other senior members of the to come to the table of negotia- ban officials, who had been in- KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani a media statement issued by the Barrack Obama. During his sched- President s national security tions with the Afghan government. volved in talks with the Pakistanis and Pakistan Prime Minister prime minister s house, Ghani in uled visit to the US, his discus- team, including National Security How do you evaluate this situa- and the Chinese, and had sought Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday termed a telephonic conversation invited sion with the prime minister is Council staff here at the White tion? time for consultations with the terrorism a common enemy of the Sharif to visit Afghanistan in or- viewed of immense importance. House, as well as our diplomats A: Efforts to negotiate with senior leaders, have received a and our intelligence officers, he the Taliban is the continuation of green signal from the leadership. said. He said that we ve also a process that was kicked off in He also confirmed that Pa- worked carefully with the Afghan the past and reached to a status kistani officials had advised Tali- Pakistan deports 450 Afghan imams government. Because ultimately, after years of struggles under the ban leaders to sit face-to-face with there has been a partnership, use- ex-President Karzai s tenure. The the Afghan government and put AT Monitoring Desk tack on a military-run school in Pe- Pakistan s National Detabase and ful partnership between the Unit- struggles and efforts were on the their demands to find out a polit- shawar, Pakistani authorities Registration Authority (Nadra) has ed States and the broader interna- verge of providing results when ical solution to the problem. KABUL: In a province-wide adopted a new strategy to appease blocked 75,000 National Identity tional community and the Afghan Hamid Karzai s tenure ended and Some leaders affiliated with crackdown on religious seminar- public anger. According to the new Cards (NIC) in Peshawar. Awami government as that government all were left for the next govern- the Taliban political office in Doha ies and mosques in Khyber Pakh- strategy security personnel in Pa- National Party (ANP) staged a pro- and their security forces have tak- ment to continue its efforts in this are expected to visit Pakistan soon tunkhwa, Pakistan s forces arrest- kistan harass Afghan refugees on test demonstration against this de- en on more responsibility for se- regard. On that time, a number of for discussions to explore ways ed 450 Afghan imams (prayer lead- daily basis instead of addressing the cision of Nadra and termed it a curing their own country, he said. Rangin Dadfar Spanta changes came in relations and co- for the proposed peace dialogue, ers) and deported them to Afghan- root cause of terrorism and extrem- move against Pasthuns. Criticizing Earnest said there continue to be operation among Afghanistan, another Taliban leader said on Sun- istan. Pakistan s authorities also ism. Pakistani authorities have the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), around 10,000 US military per- Q: It is said that as a result of China and Pakistan, which I will day. A small delegation will be arrested 2,100 Afghan refugees, warned that Afghan refugees living they said the PTI-led provincial sonnel in Afghanistan fulfilling struggles of the national unity not go in details in this regard. No visiting Pakistan in days for con- whereas they have deported 1,000 outside camps will face serious ac- government had turned blind eye two important functions. government and non-stop visits citizen is against negotiations that sultations, he said. (Pajhwok) others. Following a terrorist at- tion. According to another report, to the issue. (Pajhwok) of Pakistani generals to Kabul, the led to peace. I am in favor of ..P2 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY . FEBRUARY 25, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES 1 dead, 20 wounded in Electoral reforms commission Afghan security officials names of its nominees for the defend drone strategy Ghazni road mishap to be formed soon commission to the presidential GHAZNI CITY: One person was Reformation of system and rebuilding of election commissions were palace. Faisal said the functional killed and 20 others wounded in a the main elements of agreements between President Mohammad areas and duration of commission as necessary, effective traffic accident on Kabul- Kan- Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has been finalised in the presence dahar Highway on the outskirts of civil society members and elec- of Andar district of southern KABUL: The office of the Chief Abdullah. According to an earlier tion monitoring institutions. The Ghazni province on Tuesday, an Executive Officer (CEO) on Tues- agreement between the two lead- second vice president office has official said. The governor s day said consultation about the ers, the president was bound to said that President Ghani may is- spokesman Shafiq Nang told Pa- creation of electoral reforms com- issue a decree for the creation of a sue decree regarding the formation jhwok Afghan News the mishap mission has been finalised and the commission which would work of electoral reform commission at took place in a collision between body will be announced through a out a draft for possible reforms in the end of this week.