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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:225 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY. MARCH 13. 2018 -Hoot 22, 1396 HS AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said politicians participated, who Monday that tensions between the emphasized on an ‘alternative government and ousted governor option’ in case the government of Balkh province, Atta would not hold election. Massoud Mohammad Noor would be soon said the session was held in the resolved. The statement comes wake of increasing insecurity and after a government delegation illegality which “have sparked traveled to Mazar-e-Sharif city, the public concerns”. He said that provincial capital to meet Noor representatives from different who still holds the office despite ethnicities were invited to the being ousted by President Ashraf session, adding that everyone Ghani some three months ago. could see himself in the “national Noor rejected Ghani’s order over consensus session”.He claimed his dismissal, saying the president that the current government was was not authorized to dismiss him run through decrees, accusing as he was part of a political deal developments in other parts as was still underway, saying the two government leaders of trampling made between Ghani and Abdullah well,” Abdullah said. Dawa Khan sides were hopeful to have good the constitution and political after the controversial 2014 Minapal, deputy spokesman for results. “Important issues have agreements that made the unity presidential election. Abdullah told President Ghani said meetings been discussed, we want a peaceful government. He said that the the council of ministers that there between Noor and government solution, but the final decision current situation was intolerable for developments in other sections as delegation would have positive should be made by Jamiat party,” people, claiming that Afghanistan well, but did not provide details. results, saying that the government Farhad said. Earlier, the US vice was heading toward a “deep “We are in the last days of the year wants a peaceful solution. Monir president in a phone conversation crisis”. “To prevent the deepening (Afghan year) and I am happy that Farhad, spokesman of Balkh with president Ghani, emphasized AT News Report of the country are ready for in Afghanistan, calling it as a of political crisis, we the political tensions related to Balkh province governor said that talks between on peaceful and timely change in sacrifice and they will stand beside “strong thread” that would never bodies have to reach an agreement will be resolved and we have Noor and government delegation Balkh leadership. KABUL: Former President Hamid the organizers of the national be cut off. He asked the organizers in the framework of the national Karzai has emphasized on national consensus because nobody can of the gathering to broaden their consensus. We should provide an consensus, saying that it is the base reject it,” Karzai told a gathering program and travel to different alternative option in the best time.” of Afghanistan’s present and entitled ‘national consensus’ on areas to talks to people. The He asked the international future. “We are physically and Monday. He said that there is a gathering was initiated by Wali community to help Afghans in heartedly with the national historic relationship among Massoud, head of the Massoud holding election or providing an consensus. People in different parts different ethnicities and religions Foundation in which prominent alternative option. AT Monitoring Desk AT News Report Alexander Matnytsky said Kabul was still interested in Russian KABUL: Some members of the KABUL: In the wake of the US and helicopters, despite the western parliament have slung accusations NATO supply of military countries initiated the rearmament on the government of “poor helicopters to Afghanistan, program for the Afghan security KABUL: Free media advocacy The offer was welcomed and accepted by Kabul government; management” that has caused Moscow has been searching ways forces On the other hand, group, NAI, on Monday accused however, Islamabad has yet to comment over the issue. death of magnanimous proportions to preserve the use of its helicopters Afghanistan’s Acting Defense the government of tightening its of Afghan security forces. The by the Afghan security forces, Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami has Russia’s 24 TV channel reported. grip on access to information, AT Monitoring Desk to the group’s participation and urged Taliban to make sure the security forces have been suffering earlier said that his country did not saying media people faced termed the conference as a group’s participation in the huge casualties in the recent weeks After supplying helicopters by the need Russian-made helicopters any hardships in collecting details. KABUL: Indonesian Ulema misleading move. Responding to conference and be a part of peace due to intensifying attacks by US, Afghanistan has given up more since it had started to receive Abdul Mujib Khilwatgar, head Council has pledged to hold the Taliban’s refusal, the Indonesian process to put an end to the bloody Taliban militants. Some lawmakers dependency on Russian helicopters. rotorcraft from NATO member of Nai, told a press conference in trilateral Ulema conference, as per Ulema Council said the tripartite war in Afghanistan. claim that up to 40 troops were Commenting over the issue, Russian countries. Similarly, he said schedule to be held in the month killed every day in Taliban attacks President’s special envoy for Afghanistan would need assistance Kabul that the government was not conference would be held on due According to the Arab News, military cooperation, Vladimir providing satisfactory information of March, despite Taliban’s denial date, this month. “Maybe the Indonesian Foreign Ministry’s against their outposts. in maintaining the operational for participation, media report said Parliamentarian, Ghulam Sakhi Kozhin said the Kabul government Russian rotorcraft, despite to journalists in violation of the Taliban is not well- informed and director for the South and Central has pressurized by the US through law on access to information. on Monday. received the wrong information Asia region, Ferdy Piay has Moshwani, praised the security switching to helicopters from The trilateral conference of about the conference,” MUI’s head confirmed Taliban’s opposite forces’ ability in fight with undiplomatic means to quit NATO members countries. The “Government spokespersons only terrorists, but said the government dependency on Russian helicopters. helicopter package, which respond in yes and no to questions religious scholars from of international relations stance over the issue, but declined Afghanistan, Indonesia and department, Muhyiddin Junaidi to comment further. should make a strategy to prevent “All the methods and ways of anti- stipulated NATO’s purchases of from journalists and provide no Pakistan was proposed by the their casualties. “Our security diplomatic pressure were employed Russian helicopters for satisfactory answers,” he said. He told Arab News. Junaidi said the Taliban has earlier conveyed a Indonesian President Joko Widodo conference is aimed at sharing message to the Afghan, Pakistani, forces have had casualties of about to force Afghanistan into making Afghanistan through a special trust said government spokespersons during his official visit to expertise over conflict resolution Indonesian and other Islamic 300 in a week and in some this decision,” the Russian diplomat fund, was one of the main areas of did not respond to journalists’ Afghanistan, Pakistan and and seeking a popular mechanism countries scholars to avoid such provinces, there were 40 casualties said. However, he said Moscow cooperation between NATO and telephone calls and those receiving Bangladesh in January of the year on issuing religious decrees on conferences on peace and in one day,” Moshwani said. The would negotiate the issue with the Russian until the alliance froze the calls on their behalf had been in order to promote peace and various issues. “We just want to reconciliation in Afghanistan. most casualties occurred in the Afghan government to seek possible project in 2014. Despite strategic tutored. Khilwatgar accused the stability in Afghanistan. The offer listen to them and share our The other day, the Chief northern Faryab and western Farah ways of preserving the use of alliance with the US and NATO government of dealing with local was welcomed and accepted by experience in resolving conflicts. Executive, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah provinces, according to the Russian helicopters. “I think we member countries, Afghan media indifferently, saying Kabul government; however, We also want to synchronize our office has warned the militant group members of parliament. 24 soldiers will find a way to ensure that our government should make efforts to government departments behaved Islamabad has yet to comment over procedures on issuing a fatwa,” to embrace peace or completely were killed in a Taliban attack on helicopters are used in Afghanistan turn Afghanistan into a center of the issue. On the other hand, their checkpoint in the Bala Bolok to protect the country’s legitimate cooperation, not rivalry between with foreign media differently. Junaidi added. Moreover, MUI elimination from the surface of the government,” he said. Moreover, (Pajhwok) Taliban has announced their