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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:325 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY. JULY 05. 2017 -Saratan 14, 1396 HS AT Monitoring Desk individuals who were trying to get explained the US policy to keep its dominate Afghanistan in a few Afghanistan agrees with proposal it met with Pakistan’s top foreign Pakistan-based militants targeting aside from Taliban ranks or leave puppet government in Afghanistan for joint border operations with policy adviser and army chief. Afghanistan. Relations between days,” Gopal said. “John Kerry KABUL: A member for the US- their positions, saying that in fight against the US militia and quickly solved the problems Pakistan, monitored by the United During Islamabad visit, Afghanistan and Pakistan have based organization, named New States, President Ashraf Ghani said McCain said that there could be continued to deteriorate as the two Washington has been the biggest warlord friends. He also said that emerged during the 2014 Tuesday. Ghani said this during a no peace in Afghanistan or the rest neighbours blame each other for America Research Center blames element of destabilizing Afghanistan. the US is apparently backing peace controversial presidential election meeting with the visiting U.S. Senate of the region without Pakistan’s failing to curb cross-border the United States administration “The US is more flaming war in negotiations in Afghanistan, but in after the Northern alliance delegation led by John McCain, who cooperation. The remarks came as terrorism. During the meeting, for being “the biggest obstacle” Afghanistan with different fact, it is the supporter of war there. threatened a coup in Afghanistan.” chairs Armed Services Committee of reports said that the U.S. Ghani also noted that Afghanistan against a peaceful solution in policies,” Gopal said, adding that The veteran journalist, who has He said that the decrease and U.S. Senate. The delegation met with administration under Donald diversified trade and transit links Afghanistan, according to a report the Trump administration’s plan to worked in Afghanistan and Iraq, increase of military sends a the Afghan leadership in Kabul Trump is considering hardening its so it is no longer dependent on published by the local Weesa send more troops to Afghanistan is says the US supports one side in message to Afghans that ‘wait, the following a visit to Pakistan where approach toward Pakistan over Pakistan. (1tvnews) newspaper. Anand Gopal claims an example of the fact. Gopal, the Afghanistan and demands another US troops will leave Afghanistan’, that during the past 16 years, the author of ‘America, Taliban and war side to surrender with any but in fact, this prolongs the war US has frequently deceived the from Afghans’ view’ has also conditions. “This is not the way of of attrition and gives fight morale people of Afghanistan. It has accused the US of being the largest peace negotiations.” “If they (the and a hope of success to the arrested and killed those Salma Dam (L), source of the Afghan war. He US authorities) want, peace will Taliban. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Ministry of Defense on doubled in future and this is good aircrafts will be replaced with the again Taliban will be failure this Tuesday said that the number of news in the aspect of security NATO system aircrafts. He year and will understand that war the army’s Special Forces would reinforcement throughout the insisted that during NATO summit is not the solution, he underlined. increase double in order to rebuff country.” Speaking at a press international allies beside strong threats in the country. conference, Bahrami said that army commitment pledge to support Army Special Forces is a well- Special Forces shined well in the MOD plan for development trained and capable force, which past year in different part of the Afghan forces in future. Pointing has run different operation against country. He said that equipping to ramp up insurgency and Afghans insurgents successful as well as and development of Afghan army conflicts, he said that Taliban failed repelled threats and terrorist attack is at the top agenda of Afghan to reach to their goals in Northern bravely in different part of the government and a four-year plan provinces. Defense Minister said anxiety country. made to be implemented in the that this year will be a challenged Minister of Defense, Tariq aspect. Development of aerial year for Afghan forces, but they Shah Bahrami, said that “army forces is on top priority of defense will defend bravely from every Editorial p-6 Special Forces number will be ministry and gradually the old hook across the country. Once Iranian President Hassan Rouhani forced to leave their homes; River in Nimroz, which flows to on Monday raised concern over civilizations will be destroyed.” Iran. Earlier, Afghan President construction of dams in According to Rouhani, dust and Ashraf Ghani said that the Afghanistan. “Dam construction in storms have their “roots in Iraq, neighboring countries should not Afghanistan and Sistan- Syria, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, be concerned about construction Baluchestan province (in Iran) play Pakistan, Afghanistan and of dams in Afghanistan, but a role in the desiccation of rivers,” Turkmenistan,” Mehr news agency support such projects. “In the Rouhani said addressing at the reported. Last year, Afghanistan Afghan-Iranian treaty, the amount opening of a three-day inaugurated Salma Dam in Herat of water that Iran should use from international conference on province, which is near the border Helmand river is specified, and it combating sand and dust storms with Iran. This year, it launched has no right to get beyond that,” in Tehran, Iran’s Financial Tribune construction of third phase of Ghani had said referring to an daily reported. “People will be Kamal Khan dam on Helmand agreement that was signed in 1973. AT News Report organizing, and plotting terrorist attacks as per directions of KABUL: The National Directorate Taliban’s Quetta Shura, and he was of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said also involved in a number of AT News Report that a Taliban commander heading a terrorists, and destructive activities militant group of 20 rebels has been in central Uruzgan province. t least 62 Taliban fighters detained in Kabul, the capital city. According to the statement, the were killed and 40 others According to a statement issued by arrested commander of insurgent wounded during air and NDS, the Taliban commander, A group recently entered to Kabul ground raids in southern Helmand Abdur Rahim, aka Maiwand was as directed by the Taliban Province. taken into custody in the fifth police leadership in a bid to conduct “Afghan forces conducted air district of Kabul city. The terrorist attacks in the capital city and ground operation against commander was responsible for during Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. Taliban in Nawa district, in which 62 Taliban were killed and 40 others wounded in the past 48 hours,” provincial press office Afghanistan optimistic new said Tuesday. It said in a statement that US strategy will also focus during the operations, LoeKelai, Zhar Sahib, Mir Salem Agha and Ainak Kelai areas were cleared on terrorists sanctuaries from Taliban fighters in the The Afghan defense officials have Afghanistan besides bring district. “Clearance operation expressed optimisms that the new pressures on the State-sponsors of going on in the district,” added US strategy regarding Afghanistan the terrorist groups. the statement. will also focus on efforts to The US defense secretary It said that new check posts eliminate the sanctuaries of the James Mattis has said the new have been established in the areas terrorist groups fighting in strategy of Washington about cleared from Taliban Afghanistan. Afghanistan will include ‘Regional Statement said that enough The acting defense minister Approach’ as he expects to weapons and vehicle of Taliban Gen. Tariq Shah Bahrami told present his recommendations to destroyed during operation in the reporters in Kabul that the Afghan President Donald Trump soon. district. Taliban defeated and government expects that the new Speaking to the US lawmakers failed to reach to their goal in the strategy will be announced in the in the House Armed Services district, noted the statement. next one or two weeks. Committee last month, Mattis said Helmand is one of the most Gen. Bahrami further added the new U.S. strategy will take a volatile provinces of Afghanistan, that a clear stance against the “regional approach” rather than where Taliban has enough fighters terrorist safe havens will help the addressing the country’s long- and continually conducting fight against terrorism in running war in isolation. (KP) terrorist activity in the province. WEDNESDAY . JULY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Afghanistan's female lawyers risk danger to help women branded 'cheap and filthy' LONDON: Three years ago or girl in, and a shortage of female Maliha, 24, was sitting in a park in police officers and lawyers means western Afghanistan with the man women rarely report abuse, rights she thought was the love of her groups say. life. Research indicates that more The pair were planning a future than eight in 10 women in together, but that future was cut Afghanistan have been sexually, short in a brutal instant. physically or psychologically Suddenly, police officers abused, but only a few thousand WASHINGTON: For the first barged into the park in the city of cases are reported each year. time, Toyota has tested its in- Herat and arrested the couple. If an unmarried woman is home robot in the United States. Maliha was accused of caught alone with a man who is The automaker, which has a maintaining an illicit relationship, not her relative, she can be accused, growing interest in robotics and which in the eyes of Islamic law is like Maliha, of being a prostitute.