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Quote of the Day Never yield to the apparently overwhelming www.thedailyafghanistan.com Email: [email protected] might of the enemy. Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, Winston Churchill District 3, Kabul, Afghansitan Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3801 Wednesday February 07, 2018 dalw 18, 1396 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 20/-Afs Paktia Residents Protest Againstn Durand Line Fencing Afghanistan-Indonesia GARDEZ - Hundreds of residents of the Dand Patan border district of southeastern Paktia province on Tuesday protested against to Open Air Corridor what they claimed “movements” of Pakistani troops along the Du- Commerce ministry said Afghanistan and rand Line and fencing of the bor- US Redeploying Forces der. Indonesia have formed committees to work on opening Few days back, Pakistan started an air corridor between the two countries. from Iraq to Afghanistan installing fences and facilities KABUL - Contract workers at US military bases along the Durand Line. in Iraq have said troops are leaving on flights on Madain Satiwal, a protestor, said a daily basis. people of the district were upset The US military is redeploying its troops from an and angry over the recent actions American-led coalition base in Iraq to Afghani- of the Pakistani border forces. stan following the defeat of Deash in the country, He urged the National Unity Fox News reported. Government (NUG) to seriously The report said that it western contractors at the take measures against the Paki- base say US troops began the drawdown over the stani moves. past week, with groups of soldiers leaving the “All people are tired of the situ- base on daily flights. ation, we would like to respond However, the exact scale of the redeployment ourselves to the “Punjabi peo- was unclear. ple”. According to various estimates, as of 2016, there Another protestor, Abdullah, were more 5,000 US military personnel stationed said the Pakistani military had in Iraq, with nearly 4,000 deployed to support and recently started installing fences assist local groups fighting Daesh militants. and facilities across the Durand The remaining personnel included special opera- Line “as an attempt to enter the tions forces, logistical workers and troops on tem- Afghan soil”. porary rotations, ...(More on P4)...(3) He wondered why the govern- ment was silent about the matter despite the fact all people were Ten Insurgents Killed in with the government and stood beside their security forces. Parwan Special Operation Meanwhile, Mumtaz Karkhel, a KABUL - Officials said weapons and explosive provincial council member, said devices were recovered after the operation that people did not want to act arbi- also involved foreign troops. trary and were awaiting the cen- At least ten insurgents were killed in a special op- tral and provincial governments’ eration in northern Parwan province on Monday orders. night, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) confirmed in He said: “Border and border ar- KABUL - Ministry of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) on nal herbs to Indonesia. a statement on Tuesday. eas of ...(More on P4)...(6) Monday said Afghanistan and Indonesia have talked about “Air cargo is important, especially in the time that our neigh- The operation was launched on a Taliban hideout opening an air corridor between the two countries. bors do not let us to use their territory to reach the ocean. If in Seyagerd district of the province in which the Officials said committees have been formed to take further we transfer goods by air, it will be more efficient and cheap- forces destroyed the Taliban’s hideout, according ‘Commandos the steps in this regard. er,” ACCI spokesman Seyam Pesarlay said. to the statement, adding that “the forces also dis- Most Feared in MoCI spokesman Musafir Quqandi said with the establish- Currently Afghanistan has one air cargo corridor with India covered weapons and explosive devices during ment of this air corridor, Afghanistan’s exports will increase but wants to establish air corridors with another five coun- the operations.” ...(More on P4)...(4) Afghanistan Today’ significantly. tries, including Indonesia. KABUL - “The enemy is scared “We have spoken in general in this regard and there are com- The presidential palace meanwhile said since the opening of because of the (Afghan) Com- mittees that are working on which countries are the best for the air corridor between Afghanistan and India, over 1,000 Council of Ministers mandos’ fury,” President Gha- exporting our products,” said Quqandi. tons of goods have been exported to India on 65 flights. Gets New Building Worth ni said during a recent visit to Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) The presidential palace said an air cargo corridor to Kazakh- the force training facility in Ka- meanwhile said Indonesia is a good market for Afghanistan stan will start next week. 138m Afs bul. “It is because of you we are products and by the establishment of the air corridor, Afghan “We are trying to launch the first flight to Kazakhstan next winning the war.” traders will export dried and fresh fruits, carpets and medici- week,” Samir Rasa, head of ...(More on P4)...(1) The third commando course, now beginning at the special forces training facility Camp Commando, will take the num- US Expands Anti-Taliban Airstrikes ber of new commandos trained in the last year to 2,500 – with to Northern Afghanistan another 1,500 coming through KABUL - The U.S. military says a new anti-Taliban air cam- courses by the spring, NATO paign has been expanded to northern Afghanistan near the KABUL - A new building for the Council of Min- Resolute Support mission said border with China and Tajikistan to destroy insurgent revenue isters has been constructed at a cost of 138 million in a statement on Monday. sources, training facilities and support networks. afghanis and put into service at the Sapidar Palace “They will join special forces The airstrikes began in November under President Donald in Kabul. that are rapidly gaining a rep- Trump’s new Afghan war strategy and initially focused on Dr. Abudullah Abdullah, chief executive officer utation inside and outside Af- Taliban-linked narcotics producing labs in the largest south- (CEO), said at the inaugural ceremony on Mon- ghanistan,” the statement said. ern province of Helmand with a mission to cut insurgent main day: “Constriction work on the structure was It quoted General John Nichol- revenue streams. launched one year ago.” son, who commands US Forc- “Over the past 96 hours, U.S. forces conducted air operations He added the building had a cabinet meeting hall es-Afghanistan and NATO’s to strike Taliban training facilities in Badakhshan province, and other small offices. Previously, meetings were Resolute Support Mission, as preventing the planning and rehearsal of terrorist acts near the It added the strikes also destroyed stolen Afghan National held in the CEO office. Now the new building saying: “They (Afghan com- border with China and Tajikistan,” the military announced Army vehicles that were in the process of being converted to would be the venue of meetings. mandos) are the most feared Tuesday. vehicle-borne improvised ...(More on P4)...(2) The CEO said the ...(More on P4)...(5) and respected force in Afghani- stan today, and they’re the best US B-52 Drops Record Number special operations force in the Afghanistan Beat Zimbabwe by 5 Wickets in First T20 region.” of Bombs on Taliban Commandos will begin to train Afghanistan has taken the lead in the two T20I matches against Zimbabwe in Sharjah. on Cobra Strike vehicles, add- SHARJAH - Mohammad Nabi’s 40 off 27 balls ing a new offensive capabil- made quick work of the 121-target set by Zim- ity for special forces who have babwe, helping Afghanistan’s National Crick- never been defeated in engage- et Team to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match ments with the Taliban. T20I series in Sharjah on Monday night. The new troops and vehicles Zimbabwe scored 120/9 in 20 overs at the will join an army that has stayed Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan scored on the offensive throughout the 121/5 in 14.4 overs, chasing 120 for victory. winter – until now a time when KABUL - The bombing was part of a 96-hour air campaign Earlier, Rashid Khan claimed three wickets the enemy would regroup and that struck training facilities and sources of revenue like nar- while Sharafuddin Ashraf took two as Af- re-equip. cotics. ghanistan restricted Zimbabwe to 120/9 after No respite for the Taliban in A US Air Force B-52 bomber has dropped a record number of the “hosts” won the toss and opted to field. Helmand in the south precision guided bombs on Taliban over the past 24 hours in Wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad, who re- In the Taliban heartland Hel- the north of Afghanistan, the US Forces-Afghanistan said in a turned after serving a ban for a doping code mand, a series of operations statement Tuesday. violation, gave Afghanistan’s chase a flying codenamed ‘Maiwand’ have The bombing was part of a 96-hour air campaign that struck start after his partner Karim Sadiq went out for five. each other in five One-Day Internationals put pressure on the Taliban training facilities and sources of revenue like narcotics. The Shahzad top edged a four and smacked two big sixes in his 11-ball stay (ODIs) from February 9 to 19. throughout the winter months. strikes also aimed at stolen Afghan National Army vehicles of 20 before bottom edging one to the keeper. All the matches will be played at the Shar- With ...(More on P4)...(7) “being converted to vehicle-borne” ...(More on P4)...(8) The two teams will play one more T20 on Tuesday before taking on jah Cricket Stadium.