AIIB to Invest in Afghanistan

Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:326 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY. JUNE 27. 2016 -Saratan 07, 1395 HS 11 members of Haqqani Network arrested AT News Report KABUL: Eleven fighters of the Haqqani terrorist network were arrested in Khost province, the intelligence agency said. The National Directorate of Security said Sunday that its op- By Farhad Naibkhel eratives busted Haqqani Network militants before to carry out attack during the holy month of Ra- madan. Eleven AK-47 rifles, 26 other types of weapons, 18 rounds of 82mm rockets, five pistols and 6000 different ammunition were also confiscated from the insurgents, the statement added. An Indian war veteran and strate- was published days after a bloody Haqqani militants were in- gic analyst has said India should clash erupted among the Afghan volved in a number of terrorist at- supply heavy military equipment and Pakistani forces in Torkham tacks against civilians and securi- to the Afghan armed forces, includ- over the construction of border gate ty forces in the province. ing tanks and field artillery. by the Pakistani forces. Moreover, three key members In an Op-Ed published in New Harshly criticizing the Paki- of the terrorist group of Haqqani Indian Express newspaper, Maj. stani step to seal the Durand Line Network were arrested by security forces in southeastern Paktika Gen. (Retd) G D Bakhshi, said ” which has not been accepted as province. Rapidly do capacity building of the formal border line by Afghanistan, According to the sources, the KABUL: At least 131 Daesh fight- killed in the clashes. Afghan army, so that it has a mili- Gen. Bakhshi raised the issue of ers were killed in fighting with the Head of the public uprising in hideout belonged to Sardar, a des- tary edge over the Taliban and can the Afghan militant groups sanc- ignated district chief of the Tali- security forces in eastern Nangar- the district Hajji Hayat Khan said defend its territory against Paki- tuaries in Pakistan, including the har province, officials said Sunday. that a number of families had left ban for Geyan district, but during stan’s incursions.” Taliban group leadership. the operation Sardar was not at the “They were killed in Kot dis- their houses to escape the war. The Retired Indian General Pakistan insists that the step trict,” provincial governor Salim He ensured that Kot residents compound. further added that India should to construct gates along the cross- Weapon depot belonged to the Kunduzi said, adding that 39 of will defend bravely from their vil- “Complete the Chabahar-Zaranj- ings and fencing the Durand Line the terrorists were killed in ground lages against Daesh in the district. insurgents was recovered in the Delaram road and beltway via Iran. is an attempt by the country’s se- operation. battle while the airstrikes killed 95 Meanwhile Federation of Af- Till then, supply tanks, artillery curity forces to prevent the move- more. Twelve people including ci- ghanistan’s Civil Society (FACS) Thirteen suicide vests, a num- guns, attack helicopters and train- ment of the terrorists. ber of bombs, light and heavy vilians and security forces were strongly condemned cruelty attack er jets via Russia.” However, the Afghan officials also killed and 18 others wounded and torching of houses in Nangar- weapons and ammunition were “Once the Chabahar beltway insist on a regional fight against the recovered from the depot. In addi- during, he added. har province. They asked the gov- opens up, it can supply large terrorist groups, including the tion to that nine Pakistani identifi- Kunduzi insisted that “there ernment to take serious step numbers of T-54/T-55 tanks and steps to be taken against the lead- cation cards were also found in the is no doubt that Daesh fighter never against Daesh in the district and 105 mm field guns lying in our de- ership councils of the Taliban and depot. respect to law of wars and will do all over the country. FACS mem- pot stocks and salvage yards,” Haqqani network based in Quetta Haqqani network is responsi- whatever is possible. Daesh fight- bers blamed thatDaesh re- advent Gen. Bakhshi added. and Peshawar cities of Pakistan. ble for several deadly attacks in ers will kill children, women, torch in Nangarhar provinces is a clear The Op-Ed by Gen. Bakhshi KP the country. schools and Mosque.” weakness of central and locality Provincial police chief Zerawar officials. Zahid said that 200 local police FACS by releasing a resolution were on duty in Kot district and said that according to report Daesh After 2 years, US jets pound 200 additional ones would be de- fighters, which included Panjabi AIIB to invest in ployed soon. insurgents attacked civilian hous- General Dad Mohammad, in- es and killed children by Knife on telligence chief in the province, Friday night. Afghanistan Taliban in eastern Afghanistan called the clash more a propagan- FACS also said that Daesh AT News Report KABUL: For the first time after He would not give the exact loca- In 2014, the US combat mis- da war, not as big as broadcast. fighters torched houses and took the approval of a broader role for tion of the strikes and the number sion in Afghanistan came to an end, He said that a key commander hostage 50 people including aged US forces in Afghanistan, US of the Taliban killed. but theAmerican military person- of Daesh named Kamran was also and children. troops have conducted airstrikes On June 11, President Barack nel reserve the right to hit terrorist against the Taliban in the east Obama gave the go-ahead to a positions where they were fired Pentagon Spokesman Peter broader role for American troops from. Cock said the air raids had been to help Afghan forces effectively According to Cock, the US air Police official to be tried conducted on target in eastern Af- conduct anti-terrorism operations raids would be beneficial for the ghanistan after a two-year break. in the country. Afghan security forces. Current- ly, 9,800 US troops are stationed for facilitatingTaliban in Afghanistan but the number will AT News Report fall to 5,500 at the end of this year. (Pajhwok) KABUL: Police official Khalil province. Zahir was arrested while Andarabi is to be tried for helping being transported in the police ve- a Taliban fighter, an official said hicle belonged to Andarabi some 26 militants Sunday. two weeks ago in Wardak prov- Adarabi serving as Wardak ince. killed in police chief is accused in support- “Assessment over Andarabi’s KABUL: The Asian Investment funding support would be signifi- ing Qari Zahir, Taliban’s intelli- case has been completed and is to Infrastructure Bank is interested cant,” Hakimi said. Faryab clashes gence head for northern Baghlan be handed over to the judiciary in investing in Afghanistan, head Hakimi invited Jin to visit Af- organs,” presidential spokesman of the bank has told Afghan offi- ghanistan in the near future in and AT Monitoring Desk Haroon Chakahnsoori said. cials. In a meeting with finance min- attend in Brussels Conference. Senior Taliban Afterwards Adarabi was de- ister Eklil Hakimi, JinLiqun, head Jin expressed his support for KABUL: At least 26 Taliban in- tained in connection with the cas- of the bank also talked on the Af- Afghanistan’s application to join surgents were killed in clashes with commander es. Qari Zahir is known as most ghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, the China-based bank as a full the security forces in northern killed in Kunduz criminal of Taliban in Baghlan prov- Tajikistan and Iran railway project. member, and assured that Afghan- Faryab province, local officials ince. Hakimi demanded the bank to istan’s membership will be dis- said Sunday. AT News Report He was accused of organizing invest in big projects including rail- cussed in September this year. Provincial police chief Sayed of conflicts against the security ways in Afghanistan. He also assured that the bank Aqa Andarabi said that clash KABUL: A key commander of the forces and killing civilians. “There are several projects in would review and consider all brooked after dozens of militants Taliban insurgents was killed along The transfer of the Taliban Afghanistan where the Asian In- projects proposed by Afghanistan attacked security forces outpost with his six associates in an air- leader in the Andarabi’s vehicle has vestment Infrastructure Bank’s for funding support. in the Gurzaiwan district. strike carried out in Sarak Payin sparked a strong reaction from dif- “A public uprising command- village of the Chahar Dara district ferent circles, demanding immedi- Appellate court er, who was supporting security of northern Kunduz province, the ate investigations into the incident. Iranian schools enrollAfghan 24 uplift projects forces was also killed,” he said, Ministry of Interior said Sunday. The parliament came hard on the judge killed, NDS asserting that tens of Taliban in- The ministry in a statement government, with lawmakers seek- students free of charge completed in surgents and five public uprising identified the commander as Jan- ing credible investigations. members were wounded in the at- Interior Minister Taj Moham- TEHRAN: A new decree issued by ficials announced. officer hanged by nat, whose group was involved in Iran’s Interior Ministry will enable Leader of the Islamic Revolu- Parwan tack. several terrorist and destructive mad Jahid said in the parliament Taliban AT News Report This comes when the security session that a commission had Afghan expatriates in the country tion Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khame- forces with support of the local activities in the district.

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