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How to Confront ISIS Sunni Interests, and It Is Therefore in the Short Term Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:26 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . AUGUST 16 . 2015 -Asad 25, 1394 HS PM Nawaz, Modi ex- Independence Day celebration change prep catches fervor in Nangarhar Page 4 Indepen- AT Monitoring Desk figures have also launched a cam- dence Day paign to decorate the streets, roads KABUL: Nangarhar is taking all and markets with national flags felicitations preparations to host the Indepen- and photos of King Amanullah dence Day festivities on August Khan and President Ashraf Ghani. 19, said the provincial governor. Hedayatullah Zahir, a civil soci- Egypt's de- Afghanistan's first Vice President, under the name of Daesh. But ISI kistan wanted to continue war in The preparations for celebration ety activist, said that they have Abdul Rashid Dostum says Paki- and Pakistan's [military] generals Afghanistan through Daesh which of the Independence Day have hoisted tens of thousands of flags posed presi- stan's Inter-Services Intelligence are organizing and financing these he said was a puppet of the neigh- been started around ten days ago in various parts of the province. dent Mursi (ISI) is behind the fighting across groups." He however promised boring country. "They [Pakistani and roads, markets and other parts He added that they will continue Page 5 Afghanistan. that as long as the province is not officials] say they are bringing Tal- of Jalalabad, the capital city of the campaign. Kunduzi also took appeals death The former warlord, who is in cleared of insurgents, he will not iban to negotiation table. But they province, are being decorated with part in the campaign the other sentence: Faryab for nearly three weeks to return to Kabul. Dostum has re- want to continue war by Daesh. national flags and photos of King night. He appreciated the enthu- clear the province from Taliban, portedly planned to conduct mas- This is one of the political games Amanullah Khan. Salim Khan siasm of Afghan youth, who vol- Lawyer told TOLOnews on Saturday that sive operations in Almar, Qaisar of Pakistan," said Dostum, who Kunduzi, the provincial governor, untarily participate in large num- Pakistan was able to put an end to and Ghormach districts. "After leads the anti-insurgent operation told Azadi Radio that the national bers in the drives to decorate the Afghanistan's war if it remained clearing this province, I will in Faryab along with his three sons. day would be celebrated with city. In the meantime, partici- honest in this respect. "The war present my report to the national Meanwhile, he stressed the need pomp and show in Nangarhar this pants of the campaign said that Gold edges not only in north but in the entire security council. My next plan is for continued support of interna- year, because King Ammunallah s they are very excited to celebrate up, set to country, everyone knows, who are Kunduz if the security council tional troops to the Afghan forces. mausoleum is located in the prov- the event with great pomp and leading them," said Dostum, who agrees and the president orders. This was the second time in less ince. He added that governors of show. Zubair Khaksar, a cam- Page 9 snap seven- was a prominent warlord in fight- And after I clear Kunduz, I will than a week that Afghanistan's se- eastern provinces and other high paigner, called on all Afghans to week losing ing soviet troops. "One day, the leave to Badakhshan," he added. nior government officials blame the ranking officials will participate at least hoist one national flag on [insurgent] groups fight under the Touching on Daesh fighters in Af- fighting and recent bombings on in the festivals. The civil society their houses, shops and public streak name of al-Qaeda and the other day ghanistan, Dostum stated that Pa- Pakistan. (TOLONews) activists, journalists and cultural places. Smuggling of low quality Worries in the aftermath of fuel irks ANSA, AISA Page 8 razing of illegal slum lead to change AT News Report that there is no denying to the fact cil, Tahir Ashrafi, said that sui- in tack that Pakistan and its institutions cide attack in Afghanistan is per- KABUL: The Tehreek-e-Taliban are involved in the arrest, torture mitted. Pakistan (TTP) has put weight and killing of innocent Muslims. He also boycotted the Kabul-Is- behind Afghan ulema s recent fat- Even properties and honor of the lamabad religious scholars confer- wa of jihad (holy war) against Muslims are not safe from the ence due to the Afghan govern- Pakistan. Terming the terror at- hands of Pakistan. In such circum- ment s opposition to allow the How to tacks in Afghanistan against Islam stances there is no other option Taliban representatives in the and condemning Islamabad for except Jihad, the group s spokes- summit. In an official letter ad- Page 7 supporting terrorism and harbor- man Ehsanullah Ehsan said. He dressed to Afghanistan s Ulema ing Afghan militants, members of said that his group and religious Council, Pakistani clerics said that Confront ISIS the Afghanistan s Ulema Council scholars associated with it sup- they would not be attending the on Thursday issued a jihad fatwa port the Afghan s ulema stance Kabul ulema conference. The let- against Pakistan. Afghan religious against Pakistan. ter, signed by Mufti Abu Huraira Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi the quality of local products. He scholars said that all those who Pakistani clerics have supported Mohuiddin, head of the Pakistani said the ANSA could not control do jihad in Pakistan would be ful- Afghan militants for too long and clerics, says they are not willing KABUL: Afghanistan National smuggling of the fuel due to open ly supported. Welcoming the ver- termed terror attacks in Afghani- to criticize any of the Afghan Tal- Dallas Buyers Standard Agency (ANSA) and borders while the relevant organi- dict, the Jamat-ul-Ahrar faction of stan as permitted. In 2013, the iban s pasts activities, nor would Club forced to Afghanistan Investment Support zations were not cooperating. the TTP in a media statement said head of the Pakistani ulema coun- they issue a Fatwa against them. Agency (AISA) on Saturday said However, we [ANSA] returned Page 10 curb piracy that low quality fuel and construc- 2.8 million liters of low quality Paktia doctors punishment in tion material enter into the coun- fuel in the last three months, im- NDS foils terror bid in Kabul try in huge quantity due to open ported through proper channel. Australia borders and affecting the growth The quality control agency has AT News Report of Logar province. go on strike of local products and environment. started activities based on deci- Four of the nine insurgents were After signing a memorandum of sion of the Council of Ministers, KABUL: Operatives of the Na- killed and five others were arrest- against PC head understanding (MOU) with AISA, added Popal. Chief of AISA, Mu- tional Directorate of Security ed, the statement added. Accord- SHAHRANA: Doctors at south- Chief of the ANSA, Popalzai Po- hammad Qurban Haqjo, said that (NDS) foiled a terror bid in Kabul ing to the press release the arrest- eastern Paktika Civil Hospital on A house of pal, said that still low quality fuel a big portion of low quality fuel is by busting a group of militants in ed people include Muhammad Saturday observed boycott from is smuggled into the country in imported from Iran. He said that Logar province. The NDS in a Ishaq, planner of the terror bid, treating patients against Provin- cards comes huge volume. The MOU was it is the duty of the relevant orga- statement issued here on Satur- and two suicide bombers. Two cial council (PC) head who man- aimed to standardize and enhance nizations including Ministry ..P2 day said that the militants were other people were arrested for handled a doctor, a medic said. Page 6 tumbling members of Haqqani network. The sheltering the militants. Dr. Chinar, director the civil down in group of nine insurgents wanted The NDS operatives also re- hospital, told Pajhwok Afghan China reiterates 91 militants killed to carry out suicide blasts and co- covered several heavy and light News that head of provincial coun- Afghanistan ordinated attacks in the Kabul. weapons from the militants. cil misbehaved with a doctor on support for IN NANGARHAR The group was busted during an The arrested men have con- Friday night and threatened to operation conducted in Niazi vil- fessed their crime during primary sack him from his duty. The doc- Afghan peace OFFENSIVES lage of Pul-i-Alam, the capital city investigations. tors will resume their duties..P2 Ayman al-Zawahiri s dialogue AT News Report Afghan-led and Afghan-owned KABUL: At least 90 Taliban mil- Editorial P6 audio message and reconciliation process, Hua said, itants have been killed in a mili- noting that China encouraged tary offensive launched by Afghan Afghan Taliban and supported peace talks security forces in eastern Nangar- between the Afghan govern- har province, said an official ment and the Taliban. source on Saturday. Hazrat Hus- sian Mashriqiwal, a spokesman KABUL: China is ready to play a for Nangarhar police, said that the Nadal s constructive role in helping real- military operations were conduct- slide ize broad-based and inclusive ed in Hesarak, Sherzad and Kho- peace and reconciliation in Af- gyani districts of the province. He Page 11 continues with ghanistan, a Foreign Ministry said that security forces killed 91 spokesperson said on Friday. militants, wounded 62 and de- Montreal efeat Spokesperson Hua Chunying made the remarks in response to tained 11 others as result of the concerns that recent terrorist at- operations.
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