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AUGUST 28. 2015 -Sunbula 06, 1394 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Kabul renames Mojadedi condemns neighbors interferes Salma Dam as Kabul- Ashgabad signed five MoUs on his support to the government Afghan-India economy, energy, science and sports Former Mujahideen leaders formed Jihadi and National Par- and added that JNPHC as one friendship ities High Council (JNPHC) to support the government and of independent council, which Turkmen President says his government wants to launch some mega national security forces will support the government. dam He said they will never let projects in the fields of energy and railway construction Abdul Zuhoor Daesh and Taliban to turn Af- KABUL: The government of ghanistan into the nest of ter- By Akhtar M.Nikzad KABUL: Former Afghan Presi- need of the hour for tackling ter- Afghanistan has renamed the dent Sebghatulla Mojadedi on rorism, Mojadedi added. ror once again. Khalili called name of Salama dam to Afghan- Thursday lashed at a neighboring The JNPHC is comprised of on the Taliban they if they call KABUL: In response to the invi- however he vowed that Ashgabad commitment of Turkmenistan to themselves to be true Afghans India friendship dam follow- tation by the Afghan government, was ready to facilitate peace talks increase the power supply to Af- country for interfering in Afghans eight jihadi parties however its ing a robust investment by In- internal affairs. leader is not appointed yet. then they must support the the President of Turkmenistan, being an impartial country. We are ghanistan has been promising in peace process and protect this dia in reconstruction of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, ready to host the peace talks on boosting our production capacity After a long period of hiatus, Mojadedi called on the other dam. Mojadedi, spoke to media in a gath- jihadi and political parties to join country from debacle. Depu- The decision was report- ering of a different of different ji- hands together in order to have a ty of Jamiat-e-Islami of Af- hadi parties that have come togeth- unified stance against terrorism. ghanistan Ahmad Zia Masood edly taken by President Mo- while speaking on the occasion hammad Ashraf Ghani during er to form an alliance Jihadi and The objective of JNPHC is also National Parities High Council (JN- to fight corruption and support the being a member of JNPHC said a meeting of the cabinet of that these jihadi parties have ministers. PHC). He termed interferences of government in restoring security neighbors dangerous and called on as much possible as they can, he joined hands to protect the Salama dam is located in country from falling into cri- western Herat province of Af- ses. He said they will try to ghanistan and it is expected support the country with na- that the dam will incur a cost tional unity, democracy and of around $300 million by the they will not let the country time of its completion. to become divided through the The reservoir filling in Sal- lines of tribal and ethnic affili- ma dam project started late in ations as they are undermin- the different Mujahideen groups said. ing for national unity and the month of July with the clo- cause collapse of the govern- sure of the dam s diversion to remain united to counter the in- He said that JNPHC stands by terferences. the side of Afghan national securi- ments. Sebghatullah Mojade- tunnel gate. di, Muhammad Kareem Kha- According to the Indian Sebghatullah Mojadedi didn t ty forces. specify the country that interferes Mojadedi termed corruption lil, Peer Sayed Ahmad Gilani, Consulate in western Herat however he said that the terrorists one of the biggest challenges the Qutbuden Helal, Sayed Hus- province, the dam reservoir were coming from a neighboring government is facing. He said that sain Anwari , Abdul Hakeem will be 20 kilometer long and 3 country. The terrorists come and the National Unity Government Muneb, Ahmad Zia Masood, kilometer wide. arrived in Kabul on Thursday along our land so that our Afghan broth- and infrastructure. Ghani said that kill our civilians in a larger num- (NUG) has some achievements Qazi Muhammad Ameen, were The storage capacity of with key delegates. The two sides ers can hold peace negotiations in the plan to construct railway line ber, he lamented. These terror- though it has also committed some the jihadi leaders who came the reservoir will be 640 mil- signed five Memorandums of Un- a free and an impartial atmo- between Afghanistan and Turk- ists don t fall from the sky rather mistakes during the last 11 months. together and formed the JN- lion cubic meters of water, the derstanding (MoUs) on areas in- sphere, Berdimuhamedow said. menistan and Tajikistan has al- they come from the neighboring Leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat-e- PHC to support the NUG Indian consulate said. cluding economy, science and edu- Talking on key development ready been completed and the rail- countries, therefore, a joint coun- Islami and Ex Vice President Mo- government through a leader- The Salma dam project cation, and sports. projects, he said that his govern- way line from Turkmenistan to cil of the former Mujahideen is hammad Karim Khalili also voiced ship council. has been built on Harirod river The Ministries of Finance, ment wants to launch some mega Aqina Port in Andkhoi district of with the financial support of Energy and Water of the two coun- projects in the fields of energy and Maimana province will be com- India where at least $300 mil- tries signed the MoUs on power railway construction in Afghani- pleted by February of 2016. lion have been invested. supply export, fight against ter- stan. Regarding the Turkmenistan Kabul and Ashgabat are de- Drugs main source of financing Salma dam is expected to rorism and formation of a joint Afghanistan Pakistan India termined to increase regional co- produce 42 megawatt of elec- commission for the extension of (TAPI) gas pipeline, he remarked operation, establish railway line by tricity and will irrigate around trade and economic ties. In a joint that a major part of the project s Turkmenistan stretching from Af- terror in region: US 80 hectares of agricultural land. press conference with his Afghan work has been completed and he ghanistan to Europe and via Cen- counterpart, the President of Turk- expected the practical work on the tral Asia, Ghani said. WASHINGTON: Acknowledging by, told reporters at his daily news work towards some eradication India has played a crucial that drugs are the main source of conference. programme -- to burn them to role by participating in the re- menistan, talked about how the project would be started by the So far Afghanistan has the larg- two neighboring countries will ex- end of 2015. est trade with Pakistan but Islam- terrorist financing in the region, the Responding to a question, Kir- the ground, while that may building of Afghanistan fol- United States on Wednesday said by said it is not just as simple as have an immediate effect, it lowing the fall of the Taliban pand their bilateral relations in the We want to increase our elec- abad always has created troubles areas of security and peace, econ- tricity export to Afghanistan five for Afghan traders and violated it was also a source of stability an eradication program. You have doesn't necessarily do any- regime in 2001. and income for poor farmers, who to be able to work on supplement- thing for long-term stability Since 2002, the Govern- omy, and counter-narcotics. Both times and make the bilateral eco- trade agreements. the nations are committed to fight nomic ties expanded and durable, Many economic analysts be- were forced to grow the banned ing it for something else, and we and security for Afghan farm- ment of India has committed international terrorism and narcot- he said. lieve that Afghan government must crop for the Taliban. have worked with Afghan author- ers, Kirby said. USD 2 billion dollars to the ics. President Ashraf Ghani ap- seek appropriate ways for expan- We're all well aware that the ities for many years about trying The United States had socio-economic rebuilding of He said that his country is preciated the expanding trade ties sion of its trade with European Taliban has used it to finance it- to find other crops that farmers been and would continue to be the Afghan state and society keenly interested in expanding with this neighboring country and countries as Pakistan has not been self, It's also a source of stability can grow to make a good living, focused on trying to work to- in accordance with the devel- trade and economic bilateral ties. said Turkmenistan has been a good a good option any more. Turkmen- and income for poor farmers, who and there's been some success in wards a more secure, more sta- opment priorities of the Gov- Berdimuhamedow said the UN has friend. He said that trade and eco- istan is a good alternative which are basically forced, many times, that, he argued. ble, more prosperous Afghan- ernment and the people of Af- been playing an effective role in nomic ties between the two coun- will lessen Afghanistan s depen- to grow it for the Taliban, the State This is a tough problem to istan, he said. ghanistan. addressing Afghanistan s issues tries have been expanding and the dence on Pakistan. Department spokesman, John Kir- get at, but to simply, you know, (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com.