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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XII Issue No:05 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . JULY 27. 2017 -Asad 05, 1396 HS AT News Report KABUL: At least 26 Afghan National Army were killed and 13 others received injures in an attack carried out by the Taliban insurgents in southern Kandahar Officials at the Ministry of province, security officials said on Defence have criticized Pakistan Wednesday. over its “un-coordinated” military “26 Afghan soldiers killed and operation close to the Afghan 13 others wounded after the border and said that “Islamabad Taliban massively attacked is trying to push Haqqani Karzialai military base in Khakriz network and other insurgents into district of Kandahar province last Afghanistan.” Dawlat Wazizi, a night (Tuesday night,” Spokesman spokesman for the MoD said that for the Ministry of Defense, Gen. “Pakistan should target areas Dawlat Waziri told Afghanistan being monitored by U.S and Times. Moreover, the spokesman China and ones that the Afghan said that at least 80 Taliban government considered as a insurgents were killed and threat.” Pakistan launched a wounded in retaliation respond by military operation ten days ago - the Afghan security forces. Khyber-IV operation - close to Confirming the incident, Deputy the Afghan border “which was Spokesman for Ministry of supposed to be monitored by the Defense, Mohammad Radmanish U.S and China.” On Saturday, the said that delegation has been sent Pakistan Army announced that it to the district to have inquiry on had completed the first phase of the incident. “Situation is under Operation Khyber-IV in the control now. No fighting at the claiming to have killed 74 army and launched a number of offensives offensive, in April over 120 Afghan Rajgal area of Khyber Agency moment.” However, the Taliban number of weapons and vehicles in Kandahar and other parts of the soldiers were killed by the Taliban after gaining control of a key insurgent in statement confirmed were also destroyed. country, as well as deadly attacks attack in their base outside mountain top called Brekh Top. Former President, Hamid Karzai the attack on Karzialai camp, Taliban insurgents have in Kabul. As part of their spring Mazar-i-Sharif. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the valley AT News Report Karzai said, adding that the increase associated with Brekh Top is now of the US soldiers would mean the cleared adding that the mountain KABUL: Former President, Hamid “increase of war”. The former top had been cleared on Friday Karzai, said he would oppose any president believes that Afghans night by the Special Services US strategy causing the increase discuss once again with the United Group (SSG). Pakistan’s ISPR of war and having the “message of States if the opportunity for peace said in a press release last week war” in his country. In an interview was provided. He added that that "the information about with the Voice of America’s Radio Afghans should assure the US that Operation Khyber-IV has been Ashna, the former president said they do not want to expel them shared (twice verbally and in that he would “stand” against the from their country, but want them writing) with Afghan Forces as increase of the US military in not to cause the killing of Afghans well as Resolute Support Afghanistan. “To bring peace in in their presence. Karzai expressed Mission”. But Waziri rejected the Afghanistan, we need to seriously willingness to peace, saying he claim and said that the operation follow the peace process and the would support any step that was “not coordinated with the US security pact would be useless concludes to peace in Afghanistan, Afghan government.” “This unless there is a clarification and “even if the step is taken by the operation is not coordinated with making measures about Pakistan,” US”. ...P2 Afghanistan. It was decided that we give Pakistan the target areas which need to be cleared,” he said. JALALABAD: Hundreds of A statement from the 201st WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): US the table together to determine In the meantime, a former 6 rebels killed, 3 children Taliban insurgents stormed the Selab Military Corps confirmed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson their future,” she said in response Afghan military official said that Want Waygal district of eastern that at round 300 insurgents believes that only talks can bring to a question on Afghanistan. “U.S and China should not be Nuristan province on Wednesday stormed the district. The militants lasting peace in Afghanistan, even But this does not mean careless over this operation.” injured in Paktika blasts morning, local officials said. faced strong resistance from as he acknowledges that military discounting the military option, “UN, NATO and U.S must ask Rahmatullah Rahmati, the security forces. Reinforcements option has key role to play in it, she said. “Of course, the military Pakistan why they launched this SHARANA: Six Taliban Mohammad Nasim Wajid said district’s administrative chief, told have reached the site. his spokesperson said Tuesday. option is a piece of it. But the operation arbitrarily,” Mohsen insurgents have been killed and schools were closed for summer Pajhwok Afghan News militants Eng. Abdullah, an inhabitant “One of the things that the Secretary of State is not going to Mukhtar, a former Afghan three children wounded in vacation and the injured children from Kunar, Laghman, and of the area, said clashes erupted Secretary (of State, Rex Tillerson) advocate or is not going to work military officer said. Mirza separate landmine explosions in might not be students. Separately, Nuristan staged attacks on the at 6:00am when the militants tried feels very strongly about is trying Mr. McMaster’s behalf or on Mohammad Yarmand, the former southeastern Paktika province, six militants were killed including town form four directions. to destroy a bridge connecting to get to a place where we can General Mattis’s behalf. That is deputy minister of interior said officials said on Wednesday. commanders and eight others were Governor Hafiz Abdul Nuristan and Kunar to thwart the have some sort of a peace process. their piece of it to decide at the that “they (Pakistan) have to stop Deputy police chief Col. wounded in a blast caused by their Qayyum said, on the basis of a arrival of reinforcements. That means actually sitting down Department of Defense and as the Madrassas. They must destroy Dadullah Khan Hotak told own landmine in Khariben area of tip-off, had alerted the security A Taliban spokesman, and talking with members of the National Security Advisor. Our the insurgency education centers Pajhwok Afghan News a land Yusufkhel district late on forces in advance. He added 10 Zabihullah Mujahid, said the Taliban and starting to facilitate piece of it to work on is more from and their teachers must be explosion injured three children in Tuesday night. He said the militants had been killed and fighters assaulted the district that kind of dialogue,” the State the diplomacy standpoint and punished. Their leader must be Sharan city bazaar on Wednesday landmine exploded when the rebel several others wounded. The centre, capturing three check- Department Spokesperson humanitarian assistance,” she handed over to Afghanistan.” morning. commanders were distributing fighters have retreated but heavy posts and inflicting casualties on Heather Nauert told reporters at said. Referring to the recent (TOLONews) However, education director explosives to fighters. clashes are still ongoing. several security personnel. her daily news conference. terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, “Ultimately, like in many Nauert said that the Taliban has situations in many other countries, become more dangerous and more military options or our military deadly and has been involved in strategy is not necessarily going the kinds of attacks that perhaps to win those countries and put previously they have not been peace back together. It’s part of involved with. “That remains a it. It’s part of it. But in the long major concern of ours,” she said. run, you have to bring both sides Nauert said that it is to the table or multiple sides to premature to say that the ..P2 AT News Report deny their right to life-saving health the clinics with the mediation of development activities in the Provincial Hospital in Metharlam care”, says Madeleine Jufors, SCA local communities, 20 clinics province”, Madeleine Jufors says. and 54 health clinics located KABUL: Upon repeated threats Country Director in Afghanistan. reopened, while 20 remain closed “The threats can thus have a throughout all districts of Laghman from armed opposition groups, the SCA in a statement said that on in the districts of Alishang, Alingar devastating effect on the residents province, serving about 460 000 Swedish Committee for June 7, 2017, armed opposition and Mehtarlam. Threats have of Laghman who will be the people. SCA is a neutral and Afghanistan (SCA) has been forced groups closed 40 clinics run by SCA increasingly been directed towards ultimate victims, and this is of impartial development organization, An official from the Independent to close 20 clinics and it’s Health in Laghman province, in an attempt some SCA staff, leading to the greatest concern to us”. SCA urges working along humanitarian Election Commission (IEC) on Management Office in Laghman to force SCA to do changes to unfortunate decision of closing the all parties to the conflict to follow principles for and with the people Wednesday said that the United province until further notice, the location and scope of clinics. SCA Health Management Office, the Humanitarian Law and the Geneva of Afghanistan for 35 years. 70 000 States and the European Union committee said on Wednesday.

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