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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XII Issue No:32 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . AUGUST 24. 2017 -Sunbula 02, 1396 HS AT News Report “The former president called the attack anti-Islamic and KABUL: Former President, Hamid inhumane that is only carried out Karzai strongly condemned by the enemies of Afghanistan,” a Wednesday’s suicide attack in statement from Karzai’s office Helmand province, in which at said. Karzai wished paradise for least five civilians were martyred the martyrs and quick recovery for and dozens more injured. the injured.Top of Form AT News Report of the Afghan National Unity KABUL: A suicide car bombing Government said that the new US Taliban shadow district targeted an army convoy in the strategy was an opportunity for southern province of Helmand, Taliban and even for neighboring governor killed in Wardak killing at least five people, the first countries. attack after the US president Meanwhile, Helmand Police AT Monitoring Desk announced a new strategy on Spokesman, Salam Afghan said Afghanistan based on which, more five killed including two army, two KABUL: The Afghan air force troops are set to be deployed. women and one children, and 40 carried out an airstrike in Chak Provincial Spokesman, Omar other wounded including three district of Wardak province which Zwak, said that the attack took army in car bomber attack in claimed killing of Taliban’s shadow place Wednesday morning near the Lashkar Gah city. governor for the said district, police headquarters in the Lashkar He said that the explosion took police said on Wednesday. Gah city, the provincial capital. place near a religious madrasa Wardak police said Mawlavi “Three civilians are among the (seminary), which mostly the Abdul Raziq Sorgul along with four killed, two of them women and a students of this Madrasa were other militants have been killed in child,” Zwak told Afghanistan wounded. Wounded people shifted an Afghan air strike. government activities,” said police Times, adding that two other killed to the nearby hospital by police. He added the air strike was spokesman Naqib Amini.Amini were soldiers. Investigation started over the carried out in Dahan-e-Sebak said that the number of airstrikes The US President, Donald incident, he noted. Taliban by village in Chak district. have been increased after American Trump, insisted in his strategy that sending a statement claimed “Taliban’s shadow district troops moved in to the district. He insurgents wouldn’t be safe responsibility for the bomber governor for Chak district of added during the past one month anywhere and they (Afghan forces attack in Helmand. They said that Wardak province was targeted in at least 30 militants have been and NATO allies) would win this this attack was conducted at the an airstrike when they were killed and wounded. Taliban yet war. frame of Mansouri offensive planning to carry out anti- not commented into the matter. At the same time, the leaders targeted army convoy. KABUL : President Ashraf Ghani past about US future strategy on on Wednesday said the end of Afghanistan was now a history militants and terrorist groups was and the country’s direction was inevitable, but his government very clear. would keep the door to He insisted the end of terrorist reconciliation open. organizations was inevitable. He The president said this while said Afghanistan had always stated presiding over a meeting with top that the roots of terrorism lied officials from the Ministry of outside the country, something KABUL : Washinton would nuclearised conflict," it added. In a forces unwilling to reconcile." On elections next year and the Defense (MoD), Ministry of acknowledged as a clear fact clearly maintain pressure on the Taliban to statement on President Donald Monday evening, Trump spoke to presidential ballot in 2019, rooting Interior (MoI), National Security in the new US strategy. relations with all countries join a peace process with the Afghan Trump's new Afghan policy, US the American people and the world out corruption, and enacting the Council (NSC) and the National Referring to militant groups, particularly Pakistan. He viewed government to end the war and Special Chargé d’Affaires about his government’s new tough reforms necessary for Directorate of Security (NDS) at the president said: “You cannot insecure Afghanistan in the interest would continue to support Afghan Ambassador Hugo Llorens said the strategy and renewed commitment meaningful private sector-led the Presidential Palace. win by force, you cannot divide of no other country and Pakistan forces in defending their country, the plan was based on conditions on to success in Afghanistan and in the economic growth. The meeting discussed the US this geography, if you thinking you would directly suffer from US Embassy said. "We will remove the ground, not shifting timelines. broader South Asia region. The US To maintain stability in the face of new strategy for South Asia, can win, remove it from you mind. instability in Afghanistan. the incentives for hedging behavior "So just understand, the US is not diplomat in Kabul said: "Let us be insurgent threats, Afghanistan’s particularly Afghanistan. The Your ideas of violence have no He said the new US strategy by some that leads to support for going anywhere and we will clear: in order to achieve real leaders must also increase outreach president said the new strategy outcome except the loss of youth, provided a chance to Pakistan to the Taliban, and we will emphasise continue to partner with the progress, the Afghan government to all ethnic groups and seek greater had been concluded after deep and disgrace to the country and its review its old policy regarding with all regional countries the government of national unity and must redouble its reform efforts and diversity and inclusivity in the multi-dimensional analysis and dignity.” Afghanistan and build upon importance of cooperation to reduce the Afghan people in our common deliver on vital promises. The government, he stressed. would benefit Afghanistan and the The president reiterated relations based on mutual respect the threat of terrorism and fight against terrorists and those commitments include parliamentary (Pajhwok) US. Ghani said confusion in the Afghanistan wanted cordial and interest. (Pajhwok) Strategy seeks to pressure But despite these problems, a significant number (99 percent) of Taliban, Pakistan: US The Afghan power company said the smart the facilities remain operational KABUL : The Integrity Watch during day time, the report says. WASHINGTON : The entire meters will help to ensure payment of electricity Afghanistan (IWA) on Wednesday Furthermore, lack of adequacy effort of President Donald Trump by consumers and cut down on corruption. said health facilities across the among hospital staff was observed in announcing his new Afghan country were unable to provide in public sector healthcare policy was intended to put Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat “Smart meters are equipped required services despite million of facilities, especially among female pressure on the Taliban and have on Wednesday announced that with a card; it depends on dollars investment by donors over medical staffers who were them understand that they would within nine months it will launch a consumers on how much the years. Presenting an analytic culturally required to attend female never win a battlefield victory, pre-paid electricity system in electricity they buy whether they report on the state of public health patients Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Kabul. buy for 100 Afs or 1,000 Afs, but facilities in the country, IWA in a Speaking to reporters in Kabul, said on Tuesday. Officials said the first smart their card gets credited which they statement said it inspected 184 Integrity Watch Afghanistan “I think the president was clear meters will be installed in then use for their meters,” said public clinics and hospitals in eight director Sayed Ikram Afzali: “The this entire effort is intended … to government institutions and in Tawhidi. Kabul residents provinces built or operated with study shows that for adequate have the Taliban understand: You homes where the owners are in meanwhile welcomed the move – donor money health services delivery, it is not will not win a battlefield victory. arrears with their electricity especially that of getting their bills The report shows despite enough to just build clinics and We may not win one, but neither payments. The program would monthly but were concerned about spending hundreds of millions of hospitals.” He said major issues in will you. And so at some point we then be rolled out nationwide. They an increase in costs. “If the bill dollars by the donor community the public sector hospitals included have to come to the negotiating said government institutions and comes on a monthly basis it would on Afghanistan’s public health lack of maintenance, unaccessblr table…” Tillerson said. homeowners would buy electricity be very good, because the people sector, these facilities across the medical staff, lack of female health- He told reporters at a State vouchers and load the credit to are very weak financially,” said country face major deficiencies. care staff, and poor management. Department news conference: meters for electricity – in much the Kabul resident Noor Agha. More than half of the facilities “These deficiencies weaken the “Now, this is a regional approach same way that the pre-paid mobile (ToloNews) are experiencing structural and capacity of healthcare delivery in and part of why this effort took as terrorism as – I think as dramatic U.S. servicemen, US officials, phone system operates. maintenance problems and a public hospitals and clinics,” he long as it did is we chose not to as any we’ve seen anywhere.