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Govt Signs Contract for New Radar System Sir District Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:154 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY. JANUARY 03. 2019 -Jaddi 13, 1397 HS AT News Report soldiers. Insurgents had planted ex- provide details. The base was re- plosives in a tunnel below the mil- portedly sheltering 30 soldiers and KABUL: Insurgents of the extrem- itary base in Maiwand that five soldiers were killed and ist Taliban group have blown up district,which blew up on Tues- others were injured. an army outpost in southern Kan- day night, said provincial gover- A Taliban group spokesman dahar province, officials said on nor spokesman Aziz Ahmad Azizi. alleged that 35 Afghan soldiers Wednesday, killing at least five He said Afghan forces suffered ca- were killed and five others wound- Afghan National Army (ANA) sualties in the attack, but could not ed in their attack. bi conference, Taliban were asked AT News Report to meet representatives from Af- ghanistan government, but the mil- KABUL: The government says it itants refused the demands and will not attend the upcoming Jed- only held meetings with the US dah conference in Saudi Arabia, representative for Afghanistan demanding a “strong guarantee”. Zalmay Khalilzad as well as dip- The Jeddah conference follows lomats from the Persian Gulf the earlier one held in the United states plus Pakistan. The govern- Arab Emirates’ city of Abu Dhabi ment enraged by Taliban’s refusal in which Taliban delegation met to hold talks, accused the group of with representatives from the Unit- prolonging the war. “Now we have ed States, Saudi and Pakistan, dis- an experience and I assure you that cussing ways to peace and conclu- Afghan team will not attend the sion of the two-decade of war. second session in Jeddah, unless Umer Daudzai, head of the gov- we are given a precise and strong ernment-designated High Peace guarantee for face to face talks. We Council’s secretariat said Wednes- consider Saudi’s role positive to day that they had experiences from help change the situation and bring the previous meeting and would peace,” said Daudzai, who has not send delegation unless there is been recently appointed by Presi- sentative for regional consensus tional officials have emphasized on a strong guarantee. In the Abu Dha- dent Ghani as his special repre- for peace. Regional and interna- the intra-Afghan dialogues,... P2 AT News Report latest report by the Ministry of Wednesday. Increasing facilitation, Commerce and Industries. Export- capacity building, considering 16 KABUL: Exports of merchandise sincreased by 19 percent in 2018 priorities in exportation, which in- AT News Report grew by 19 percent over past nine compared to the preceding year, cluded fresh, dry fruits, vegetables, months of 2018, according to the said the ministry in a statement on Saffron, granite marble... KABUL: Two Afghan border se- P2 curity forces on Wednesday opened fire on NATO Resolute Govt signs Support Mission Advisors... P2 contract for new radar system The Independent Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan on Wednesday signed a project worth AT News Report AFs 9.7 billion (around $129 mil- lion) with a French company to KABUL: At least 29 extremist KABUL: Besides members of the fice and other representatives had install an “independent” radar sys- Taliban militants including two Taliban’s Qatar Office, leadership participated in peace talks in tem for military and civilian air- key commanders were killed in representatives of the insurgency France, China, Germany, Qatar, craft. Mahmoud Shah Habibi, head northern Faryab province over the have participated in the ongoing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of the authority, said the project past day, according to officials. Afghan peace and reconciliation and other countries. Almost fort- will be complete within the next Afghan forces raided and bombed dialogues, something experts say night ago, the Taliban and US offi- two years and besides Afghani- militant hideouts along the high- all Taliban groups were represent- cials held talks in the UAE, in stan's control of its own airspace, way of Shirin Tagab and Khwaja ed. In the past few years, Taliban which Taliban’s representatives the new system will ensure the Sabz Posh area, killing at... P2 representatives from the Qatar of- from Qatar and some... P2 country’s full integrity on ... P2 THURSDAY. JANUARY 03, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Night raids ignite rage in Afghanistan ...P12 Meanwhile, a member of Pa- ple’s voice,” said Abdulwali Sahi, ktia Provincial Council, Sardar Ma- deputy governor of Paktia. langzoi, said civilians have suffered Last week, a family in Paktia in recent night raids carried out by province claimed they lost six Afghan and foreign forces in the members in a night raid by “cam- province. “This issue should be paign forces” in Zurmat district in coordinated with Paktia officials the province. and they should be asked whether The family said that Naeem the enemy is targeted,” he said. Farooqi, a tribal elder and member “Civilians should not be hurt of Paktia peace committee, was in any operation. This happens in killed along with his three sons and many provinces. Government is two of his brothers in this opera- committed and it will hear peo- tion. 27 insurgents killed in raids ...P12 shelled and bombed the en- district of Farah province. In past emies’ positions and sanctuaries 24 hours, 12planed clearing by artilleries and air forces. Dur- operations,and 99Special Forces- Political movements said the delayed election is not being done for reforms, but for engineering the process and goes against the Constitution. ing these operations in the past 24 operations conducted in different hours,11 militants were killed, one provinces; also, Air forces con- the chance for government to engi- tober 20 and 21 parliamentary elec- mentary elections and the provin- wounded and another arrested in ducted 12aerial operations sup- neer them. tions and 2014 presidential elec- cial council elections together in Nejrab district of Kapisa, eight mil- porting Afghan National army in- According to Mehwar-e-Mar- tions. July. The Presidential Palace mean- itants were killed and some weap- cludingtwo strikes on enemy’s dum-e-Afghanistan, the delay in “People of Afghanistan are while has said that determination ons and ammunitions destroyed in sanctuaries. the elections has not been made to concerned with this commission of the elections schedule is the au- Khan Aqa School area in Uruzgan, ANAdiscovered and confiscated bring reforms to the election com- and this government, and are in a thority of the election commission six Taliban fighters were killed and weapons and ammunition in the mission, but to provide context for legal vacuum as to how this elec- and the government has not inter- three others wounded in Arghand- operations as well. ANA as the interference in election affairs by tion will be conducted and wheth- fered in the commission’s deci- ab district of Zabul province. nation’s defense forces are ready government. er people can accept the results,” sions. Similar,two rebels were killed and to give sacrifice to bring lasting “The delay is made more to Ahmad Wali Massoud, head of the The election commission also three others wounded in Khana- peace and security to the people provide the context for interference Wefaq Millie Party said. said they make decisions indepen- bad district of Kunduz, three in- and are determined to eradicate ter- and engineering the presidential The spokesman for the office dently and accept no interference. surgents were injured in Posht Rod ror groups in Afghanistan. elections, rather than bringing re- of Mohammad Hanif Atmar, the “After seeing our problems and forms in the commission. If re- former national security advisor prolonging of October 20 and 21 forms were the issue, the National and a possible presidential candi- parliamentary elections and the Nangarhar calls for support ... Unity Government had lots of date, meanwhile said in a statement lessons that we learned for this ...P12 recently moved to a affected by the conflict. time to bring them about in the elec- that the work of National Unity election, we (felt that we) need mosque, but the space isn’t large The event, which was later tion commission and electoral sys- Government after May 2018 does more time. We shared the issue with enough to accommodate all the broadcast by RTA to an audience tem,” Daud Ali Najafi, head of elec- not have political and legal legiti- government, donors, political par- students.” estimated at 300,000 people in and toral committee of Mehwar-e- macy. ties and politicians and consulted UNAMA’s latest published around Jalalabad, is one of many A number of Afghanistan’s politi- tion management body had decid- Mardum-e-Afghanistan said. According to Atmar’s office, them on the issue,” Sayed Hafizu- findings indicate that Nangarhar, in other similar programmes, activi- cal parties and mainstream on ed to hold the country’s presiden- The Wefaq Millie Party mean- delaying elections will increase llah Hashemi, a member of the elec- comparison to Afghanistan’s oth- ties and initiatives resulting from Tuesday, reacting to the new an- tial elections in July this year. while warned of negative conse- people’s distrust, adding that the tion commission said. er provinces, had the highest num- UNAMA reaching out to a range nounced delay in the schedule of Afghanistan’s presidential quences in delaying elections and election commission does not have The political mainstream said ber of civilian casualties in the first of groups across the country to the presidential elections by the elections were supposed to be blasted the election commission the capacity to hold four elections the presidential elections will be nine months of 2018, more than create spaces, both physical and over lack of plans for managing together.
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