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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:53 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . SEPTEMBER 19. 2017 -Sunbula 28, 1396 HS AT News Report KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday expressed deepest concerns over recent civilian casualties across the country. Wolesi Jirga members asked government and the insurgents to By Farhad Naibkhel pave utmost attention to prevent civilian casualties during conflict KABUL: The US President throughout the country. Donald Trump recently released a “All provinces are insecure, new strategy for Afghanistan, in but condition in Northern which key issues including war on provinces is more critical terror and elimination of militants’ particularly in Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul safe havens in Pakistan were provinces,” said Wolesi Jirga clearly mentioned. However, it Member Abdul Satar Darzabi. doesn’t offer details about change He said that since two day to troop level, but reports suggest conflicts resumed in Aqcha, that more than 3,000 troops would Qushtepa and Darzab districts. be deployed to Afghanistan. Although Afghan army The most waiting Afghan operating in the area, but mostly strategy decision follows months civilian suffered in the area, he of deliberation within the Trump added. Coming up with an Pakistan’s new prime minister fighting there (in the tribal areas Administration, involving top example, he said that yesterday Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the along the Durand Line), but we military commanders, political and last night airstrike have been bombers behind a deadly truck don’t have control of the full area. advisers and even enlisted veterans conducted in an area in the bombing in the diplomatic zone of [Militants] often cross the border of the nearly 16-year war. mentioned district to target Eventually, new strategy revealed, Kabul in May, which killed over from the other side and attack our enemies, but unfortunately people 150 people, were likely to have people. If the Afghan army cannot with more war as it has rare who made brick all civilian were mentioned about peace and killed and wounded. come from Pakistan. control them, and US forces cannot reconciliation. Even US clearly He stated that Ministry of In an interview with Financial control them, what are we said that they would no longer Defense must make decision to run Times, published Monday, Abbasi supposed to do?,” Abassi said. involve in nation-building. Brave Afghan security forces that chasing militants in every corner of the country. ground operation along with also admitted the limitations of its Abbasi also warned the US “In Afghanistan and Pakistan, airstrike in order to get good result operations but said it was doing that it risks fuelling terrorism in America’s interests are clear. We his speech. and other groups that pose a threat the nation that it was time for and push back enemies in the all it could to eliminate terror the region and undermining must stop the resurgence of safe “We can no longer be salient to the region and beyond.” Pakistan to change its approach districts. Strengthening of police groups such as the Taliban and military efforts in Afghanistan if havens that enable terrorists to about Pakistan’s safe havens for Supporting this, earlier, and that Afghanistan has never and local uprisers are also a great Haqqani Network. the Trump administration follows threaten America.” Trump said in terrorist organizations, the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani addressed taken steps to destabilize...P3 option in defeating Taliban in the On the truck bombing incident through with a threat to downgrade district, which must be focused by he said: “I don’t know all the its relationship with Islamabad, related organs, he asserted. details, but it seems three or four Financial Times reported. Another Member of the Wolesi people crossed over the border. The prime minister told Jirga Arian Yon said that “security There was a vehicle which Financial Times in an earlier situation get worse day by day and travelled from that area to Kabul interview that the US’s hardline the most victims are civilians.”She and was parked in an embassy approach against Pakistan could said that in the last two months compound before it blew up,” he backfire. mostly civilian were killed during said. Just days after the Financial attacks by insurgents. Similar during operation and airstrike by “We have 250,000 troops Times revealed that the...P2 Afghan and foreign troops also civilian sustain casualties, she added. She elaborated that civilian were killed and wounded during airstrike in Nangarhar, Logar and Shindan of Herat provinces in the past two months. It is required of all conflict involved parties to AT Monitoring Desk consider civilian casualties serious Mamand Dara area of Achin and take step for solution, she insisted. Speaker of the Wolesi KABUL: A dozen Islamic State district on Sunday night. Jirga Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi while (IS) militants, which also known “Several weapons and calling civilian casualties a matter as Daesh terrorist, including ammunition belonging to Daesh market,” Sayed Hussain Alem might have join Taliban or other of concern, asked all involved Pakistanis, have been killed during were also destroyed in the Balkhi, Afghan Minister of militant groups. parties to take measure in order to operation in eastern Nangarhar overnight attack.” AT Monitoring Desk to Afghanistan, leaving them with Refugees and Returnees said. According to Ministry, protect civilians across the country. province, an official said on Separately, three Pakistani an uncertain future as the war “In 2016, 120,000 Afghan currently 1.5 million Afghans are According to expert Taliban Monday. militants were killed by the Afghan KABUL: As many as 730,000 entered 16th years with no end sees refugees have been forcefully living in Iran, and about 800,000 mostly rely over suicide attack and Attuallah Khogyani, the Special Force in the Chahardara undocumented Afghan refugees insight. deported from Iran,” Ariananews of them are undocumented. planting mine in roadside, markets, governor’s spokesman, told area of Batikot district. The have been forced to leave Iran and mosque and public areas which is Pajhwok Afghan News nine Daesh militants were involved in terrorist It also reported that Iran quoted him, as saying. “Insecurity and economic one of the main reasons behind high return back to their county since would longer on in its deportation It is also concerned that with issues have caused Afghan youths fighters were killed during an air activities in the area, Khogyani civilian casualties including women raid by foreign forces in the alleged. last 12 months, it has been process of Afghan refugees. increase in number of Afghan to leave for Iran and Pakistan,” the and children across the country. reported. “Forced deportation of deportees from Iran, and taking source quoted Shekiba Hashimi, an The government of Iran forced Afghans from Iran is not a solution, note of unemployment in the Afghan parliament member, as these Afghan refugees to go back and it only warms up smugglers’ country, these young returnees saying. AT Monitoring Desk city, the provincial capital. All six individuals onboard the KABUL: At least six civilians have truck, were killed in the blast, he MoD said the militia unit been killed in a roadside bombing said, accusing militants of emplacing the improvised will fall under army corps Australian Defence in Aman district of southern commands in different Minister Marise Payne Kandahar province on Monday, explosive device. provincial official said. Confirming the incident, provinces and they will Provincial Governor Kandahar police spokesman, Zia receive a regular salary. Spokesman, Fazal Bari Baryalai Durrani said police had reached the told Pajhwok Afghan News the area and launched an investigation. explosion occurred in Haji village The roadside bombing takes The Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the district at around 04:00pm place in Kandahar after a lull in on Monday said it is in the final local time. violence. Officials say police stage of setting up a militia unit, in He added that hidden bomb defuse dozens of landmines order to help Afghan defense and tore through a civilian truck loaded planted in public areas on a daily security forces maintain stability basis in Kandahar. in certain parts of the country. with flour on its way to Kandahar Defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the militia will be made up of reserve soldiers and KABUL : Australian Defence officers and they will receive a Minister Marise Payne would be salary like other forces. travelling to Washington this week According to the MoD, they need to discuss her country's role in the to make contingency plans to Afghan conflict, a media report secure areas – especially vulnerable said on Monday. Senator Payne areas that have been cleared of of the Labour would hold talks with insurgents. This is a problem and senior Trump administration often an area is retaken by officials, including US Secretary of insurgents as the military does not Defense Jim Mattis, during her MAIMANA : Six members of a led by commander Mohibullah, local uprising group and four joined the militants in the Zaghan have the capacity to safeguard these visit from Monday to Thursday. areas. As well as Afghanistan, the policemen have joined Taliban’s area of Pashtoonkot district, said “We will announce at a ongoing fight against the Islamic ranks in Qaisar and Pashtoonkot Mohammad Naeem, a militia provincial level that those people State militants in Iraq and Syria districts of northwestern Faryab commander. They also surrendered who were in the army in the past and the North Korean nuclear province, officials said on Monday. eight weapons to the insurgents.