Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:55 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 2017 -Sunbula 30, 1396 HS Addressing the UN General Assembly Ghani said it was time for dialogue with Afghanistan’s neighbors on how to work towards eliminating terrorism. Addressing the United Nations us on a comprehensive state to enduring peace and I call upon all government is committed to has now set us on a pathway to General Assembly, President state dialogue on peace, security ranks of Taliban to engage in intra- fighting the endemic corruption certainty. The Afghan people have Ashraf Ghani called on countries and regional cooperation leading to Afghan dialogue," he added. and strengthening the good looked to the United States for this in the region to change their mind prosperity," he said. He said the roots of terrorism governance. He said Afghanistan’s type of resolve for years," he said. on the war against terrorism in He said the Taliban would not are outside Afghanistan’s borders. relations were strengthened with "The strategy consolidates all Afghanistan and that it is the time win through war and that there is a "But this war is not within our the new US strategy. "With instruments of American power, for talks between regional nations need for them to follow their goals soil, it is over our soil. Today, there President Trump's recent conveying a message that the and Afghanistan. through political ways. are over 20 international terrorist announcement of his strategy to Taliban and their backers cannot “We now also have an "The strategy consolidates all groups with an imposed presence counter terror and stabilize South win militarily. Only through opportunity for a dialogue with our instruments of American power, on Afghan soil. The future of Asia, Afghanistan's enduring political settlement can we achieve neighbors on how we can work conveying a message that the Afghanistan matters because we partnership with the United States enduring peace and I call upon all together earnestly to eliminate Taliban and their backers cannot are on the frontlines of the global and the international community ranks of Taliban to engage in intra- terrorism and contain extremism. I win militarily. Only through effort to eradicate the threat of has been renewed and redirected. Afghan dialogue," he added. call upon Pakistan to engage with political settlement can we achieve terrorism." He said the Afghan We welcome this strategy, which (ToloNews) Jens Stoltenberg said while at the UN General Assembly that NATO will also increase troop numbers to train US President Donald Trump on length and the scope of military GANSU,CHAINA : The Bamyan Afghan forces. governor has sought Chinese Tuesday addressed the UN General operations not arbitrary Assembly in New York where he benchmarks and timetables set up investment in areas like tourism, NATO Secretary-General Jens touched on a wide range of issues by the politicians." Trump said agriculture, mines and handicrafts Stoltenberg said in an interview with special focus on North Korea that a major part of the world faces for the overall development of the with The Associated Press (AP) and the threats emerging from conflict, and some, in fact, are going province. that he welcomed the militant groups across the world to hell. “We must deny the terrorist Addressing the opening announcement by US President including the Taliban and al-Qaeda. safe havens, transit, funding and ceremony of the 2nd Silk Road Donald Trump that the US is now He warned that the United any form of support for their vile (Dunhuang) International Cultural going to be in Afghanistan on a States will be forced to “totally and sinister ideology. We must Expo in Dunhuang on Wednesday, condition-based mission and said destroy” North Korea unless drive them out of our nations. It is Tahir Zuhair said Banyan had the NATO will also increase troop Pyongyang backs down from its time to expose and hold required capacity for development numbers to train Afghan forces. He nuclear challenge. responsible those countries who in different areas. did not however reveal details as He also said the United States support and finance terror groups to the number of troops to be will act against countries providing like al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and the He urged Chinese investors to deployed. This comes after the invest in those areas. "Using this safe havens to al-Qaeda, Hezbollah Taliban and others that slaughter US announced earlier this week and the Taliban. innocent people,” he said. opportunity, I would like to call that it would be sending in more for the investors to conduct “The United States and our Trump stated that the US has In his recent speech to than 3,000 extra troops. They allies are working together... to changed the rules of engagement inquiries to find ways of would not give exact numbers the Senate John Bass said investment in any area. "The crush the loser terrorists,” he said. with the Taliban and all other however. According to AP, On his new war strategy on terrorist groups. his top priority would be Bamyan local government would Stoltenberg said on Tuesday: "I Afghanistan, he said, “last month “I have also totally changed the to improve ties between appreciate investors and welcome the announcement by I announced the new strategy for a rules of engagement with the the Afghan and Pakistani constructively support them," he President Trump that the US is victory in the fight against this evil Taliban in our fight against the promised. techniques used for preservation by UNESCO. now going to be in Afghanistan on governments. in Gansu could transfer to Bamyan Similarly, Bamyan's sister in Afghanistan, from now on, our Taliban and other terrorist groups,” More than 1200 government a condition-based mission. security interests will dictate the he said. (ToloNews) officials, business leaders and as “a precious everlasting gift”. province Gansu has also seven (ToloNews) The Foreign Relations Committee cultural elites from all over the Bamyan has a total of eight historical sites being registered by for the United States’ Senate has world attended the opening jostorival sites, including the UNESCO. However, the heritage approved the nomination of John ceremony. Buddha Statues, and seven others, in Afghanistan faces preservation Bass, a veteran diplomat, to serve already registered as world heritage challenges. (Pajhwok) as President Donald Trump's Zuhair also said models and ambassador to Afghanistan. The panel recommended by voice vote on Tuesday that the Senate consider the selection of John Bass for the post, AP reported. Bass has until now been serving as the US ambassador to Turkey. His State Department biography says he served as the Lawmakers called for action to be taken after a State Department's executive document indicating discrimination, within the Kandahar businessmen secretary from 2012 to 2014 and KABUL : As many as 121 cold 14 in Khak-i-Jabbar district and Administrative Office of the President, was leaked. claim customs officers have ambassador to Georgia from 2009 stores built at total cost of 55 three in Bagrami district in a span failed to clear at least 5,000 to 2012. million Afghanis in five districts of of six months. Zamir said the cost According to AP Bass began containers coming in to central Kabul province were put of the projects was shared 50-50 Afghanistan from his diplomatic career in 1988. He's into service on Wednesday, an by the ministry and residents of also served in positions in US official said. A ceremony to the areas. The minister said 116 of neighboring countries. missions in Iraq, Italy, Belgium and Chad. inaugurate the cold stores was held the total constructed cold stores in Chahar Asyab district. were small and the remaining five A number of businessmen from In an address to the US KABUL : The UN Assistance Kandahar province, in Senate on September 12, John Addressing the gathering, were large. According to him, the Mission in Afghanistan Agriculture Minister Asadullah small facilities have the capacity Afghanistan’s south, said the Bass said he will try to improve (UNAMA) has welcomed the failure by customs officials to clear Kabul-Islamabad ties. Zamir provided the details of the to store 12 to 15 metric tonnes and launch of the National Electoral thousands of containers of He said his top priority will constructed cold rooms. He said 61 the large ones could reserve 50-60 Forum by the Independent imported goods through Spin be to improve ties between the cold facilities have been built in tonnes of onions. The refrigerated Electoral Commission (IEC), Boldak from Pakistan, and Herat Afghan and Pakistani Mosihi district, 27 in Qarabagh units could also be used for storing UNAMA statement said on port from Iran, has had a severe governments if he was given a district, 16 in Chahar Asiab district, potatoes, he added. (Pajhwok) Wednesday. The launch of impact on their businesses. vote of confidence. (ToloNews) National Electoral Forum would The investors said proved to be an important step Parliament members (MPs) on officials, from the Administrative ‘convoluted’ processes in the towards elections seen as credible, Wednesday said provoking any Office of the President, in a customs offices have resulted in a transparent, and inclusive in the type of ethnic, linguistic or different Telegram group, but loss of up to 70 percent in trade eyes of the Afghan people, the g e o g r a p h i c a l l y - b a s e d instead was accidentally posted to turnover for them as almost 5,000 statement said.