Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:29 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY.AUGUST 22. 2016 -Sunbula 01, 1395 HS AT Monitoring Desk 50 killed, 94 wounded 100 Taliban killed, wounded in attack on wedding in Hesarak party in Turkey AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forc- More than 50 people have been Tayyip Erdogan said "Daesh is the es killed and wounded around 100 killed and scores more wounded in likely perpetrator of the attack", Taliban insurgents including their an explosion at a wedding ceremo- using the Arabic name for ISIL. leaders after they (Taliban) con- ny in Turkey's southeastern prov- The suicide bomber who at- ducted a complex attack in Hesar- ince of Gaziantep, near the Syria tacked the wedding party was a ak district of eastern Nangarhar border. child between the ages of 12 and province, officials said on Sunday. The blast, which occurred at 14, Erdogan said. Taliban leader Naeem Khalid around 11pm local time on Satur- In comments shown live by was killed during fierce clashes in day in the Akdere neighbourhood broadcaster NTV, Erdogan also the district, the official said. of Sahin Bey district, was a "ter- confirmed that 51 people had died “The Afghan security forces ror attack", according to Ali Yer- in the blast, and 69 were wound- killed Taliban leader—Khalid when likaya, the governor of Gaziantep. ed. Seventeen of the injured were he was leading the coordinate at- Mehmet Simsek, Turkey's "heavily" wounded, Erdogan said. tack on the district aimed at cap- deputy prime minister, told NTV "Our country and our nation turing it,” provincial governor’s that the explosion appeared to have have again only one message to spokesman Ataullah Khogyani been caused by a suicide bomber. those who attack us: You will not said. A major city lying just 60km succeed!" he said. He added that Taliban insur- north of the Syrian border, Ga- Separately, Samil Tayyar, a gents received huge casualties dur- ziantep has become a hub for Syr- member of parliament from the ing fierce fighting. Without giving ians fleeing the civil war in their governing Justice and Develop- exact details, he said that around country. ment Party, pointed the finger at 100 insurgents were killed and wounded. KABUL: Delivering a speech at Situation in the Hesarak dis- the Institute of Peace and Conflict trict is under control, he said, add- Studies, New Delhi-based think GHANI, ABDULLAH EXPECTED TO ing that Taliban insurgents were tank, the former President Hamid pushed away from the district. Karzai said that war on terror has However, the Taliban terror- failed to discourage Pakistan from MEET WITHIN NEXT FEW DAYS ist group did not pose any com- using terrorism and religious radi- As the rift between President The chief executive's deputy sources, the two leaders held a 30- ment into the matter so far. calism as tools against its immedi- On Saturday Nangarhar police ate neighbors. Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive spokesman Jawed Faisal said that minute meeting on Wednesday, Abdullah Abdullah enters its 10th it is difficult to overcome Afghan- where the chief executive dis- spokesman Hazrat Hussian Karzai said that the Islamic Mashriqiwal said that a large num- State or Daesh militants, who have day, sources said on Sunday that istan's challenges and address the cussed his demands with Ghani. the two leaders will meet for the public's demands without cooper- "President Ghani and Chief ber of insurgents including foreign- emerged as a new threat to Afghan- ers, suffered casualties after secu- istan, were finding support from a second time within the next few ation between the National Unity Executive Abdullah want to work- days to overcome their differenc- Government (NUG) leaders. ing side by side," Faisal added. rity forces repulsed Taliban’s com- ‘sinister agency’ from ‘across the plex attack on the Hesara district. border’. es. According to a number of A number of analysts mean- while criticized the NUG leaders The attack of Taliban is taking “We know that the Islamic place when Khanabad district of State (IS) in Afghanistan is made for the rift and called on the pres- ident and the chief executive to the northeastern of Kunduz prov- of foreign fighters. We know that ince were fallen to the Taliban on these fighters are being controlled work together and overcome their As well as refugees and oppo- ISIL, also known as ISIS, in re- current challenges. Saturday. However, the Afghan from across the border,” said sition activists, there have long marks on Twitter. security forces recaptured the dis- Karzai, asking big powers to dis- "Afghanistan will face prob- been fears it is home to a signifi- Sahin Bey district is said to lems not only in politics but also trict, but the fierce fighting between play greater coordination in deal- cant presence of sympathisers of have a large number of Kurdish Afghan security forces and Tali- ing with cross-border terror. in security and the economy if the the Islamic State of Iraq and the residents and reports indicate the rift between the two leaders con- ban left huge propriety losses to Karzai, who became the lead- Levant (ISIL) group. wedding too had a strong Kurdish the residents. er of Afghanistan following the tinues," said political commenta- Suicide bomber was 'a child' presence, raising speculation of overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, tor Abdul Ghayur. Turkish President Recep ISIL involvement. Aljazeera blamed the United States-backed According to a number of radicalization movements during sources, Ghani is expected to dis- the Cold War era for the troubles cuss Abdullah's demands during NUG leaders Khanabad recaptured, 38 facing South Asia and West Asia- their next meeting. Sources have North Africa. The fallout of radi- said the third meeting will be to should be honest, Taliban insurgents killed: Official reach an agreement. calization has been long term and By Mansoor Faizy has surrounded the entire region Tolo loyal to people: and spread to Iraq and Syria, he Masoud KABUL: The Afghan security forc- district) has border with two dis- said. Taliban splinter Head of the National Agenda of es recaptured the control of a stra- tricts of Takhar province—Ishka- “Pakistan is paying a price of Over 50 insurgents killed in the National Unity Government tegic Khanabad district from Tali- mish and Bangi, where the fall of the radicalization process that be- group appoints Ahmad Wali Masoud urged that ban in northern Kunduz province, the district was a great threat for gan in the anti-Soviet jihad. Just military operations National Unity Government lead- provincial official said on Sunday. these two provinces as well, Ta- last week, some of the most edu- AT News Report new leader ers are the responsible creating cri- “To retake the district which khar governor spokesman, Sanaul- cated people of Pakistan died in sis within the Afghanistan system, was fallen to the Taliban on Satur- lah Timory told Afghanistan an attack in Quetta. We, therefore, KABUL: More than 50 Taliban fighters were killed and 35 others were KHOST CITY: Mullah Abdul they need to be honest and loyal day, a joint operation on that day Times. are appealing to brothers in Paki- wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within Rauf Arafi has been appointed as and avoid ruling any politics (Saturday) carried by Afghan Na- “We carried operation against stan so that we can have a civi- the past 24 hours, officials said Sunday. Ministry of Defense said in a new leader of a Taliban splinter against each other, implement the tional Army and Afghan Special Taliban insurgents from Taluqan statement that the national army with the cooperation of the national group, led by Mullah Rasoul, the lized relationship and show that police and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted oper- National Unity Government po- Police Force including security district where Takhar governor religion is for good purposes,” ations against insurgents in different areas of Nangarhar, Ghazni, Kan- group’s spokesman Mullah Abdul litical agreement to save the Af- forces from Takhar province, in Mohammad Yasin Zia was leading Karzai said. dahar, Zabul, Ghor, Badghis, Takhar, Baghlan, Kunduz and Helmand Rahman Niazi said on Saturday. ghans. which the district had retaken from the fight against them (Taliban), he Karzai said that cross-border provinces. “In these operations, more than 50 rebels were killed and 35 In a telephonic conversation, Meanwhile officials in chief the Taliban,” provincial police said. threats need to be confronted and others were injured,” the statement said. Security forces also arrested Niazai told Pajhwok Afghan News executive office have stated that spokesman Hejratullah Akbari told He added that security guards Afghanistan has been demanding five insurgents and handed over them to judicial organs for further inqui- Mullah Arafi had been appointed no progress has been made on the Afghanistan Times. of the governor including provin- for military equipment to deal with ry, it added. The military discovered and confiscated weapons and am- by a 13-member executive council second visit of the National Unity He added that it was late Sat- cial security forces were took part the threat. “But India told us that munition in the operations as well. “Unfortunately, 13 army soldiers of the group. He is a resident of Government leaders. urday evening that we retake the the operation. “We entered to it did not want to aggravate the were martyred in the operations.” On the other hand, police arrested the Spin Boldak district of Kanda- Head of the National Agenda district.