Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:277 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . MAY 11. 2017 -Sawar 21, 1396 HS naming two specific ministries would be an unfair attempt.” Nad- er Khan Katawazi, an MP from PaktiKa province, said corruption is a reality and naming only two ministries as the most corrupt did not mean that ethnic flames were being stoked. Rehana Azad, a pub- lic representative from Uruzgan province, urged parliamentarians to strengthen shoulders of the gov- ernment in the ongoing fight against corruption. She demand- ed, any individual, involved in corruption must be punished as per laws of the country. Nasima Niazi, another member of the house from Helmand, endorsing the President Ashraf Ghani’s re- marks regarding corruption, warned the corruption issue in the mentioned ministries could not be dressed as an ethnic twist. The president, she said, spoken the truth, as a poor man’s son would never be appointed as a diplomat due to corruption in the foreign ministry. Mohammad Nazir Ah- madzai, deputy speaker of the AT Monitoring Desk ongoing graft in the country. The basis. Fawzia Kofi, a lawmaker lower house, said the fight against president also acknowledged cor- from Badakhshan province said: corruption was a general demand ruption in the ministries of interi- “No leader could damage harmo- of common Afghans, adding that ome members of the Wolesi or and foreign affairs as well as nious relations among different the ongoing fight against corrup- Jirga voiced Wednesday some other institutions. Ghani ethnic groups through inflamma- tion should not be made ethnic Sagainst President Ashraf blamed some government depart- tory statements. Different small issue. He emphasized on the need Ghani’s recent remarks on corrup- ments for creating hurdles for the ethnic groups live in the country, of national unity and asked the tion in the country. President anti-corruption efforts of the gov- where corruption exists in every president to take practical and re- Ghani had told the European ernment, saying that the interior institution.” She believes that fu- sult-oriented steps against cor- Union’s anti-corruption confer- ministry remains the “heart of eling ethnic tensions leads to pleas- ruption because the government ence in Kabul that many advanta- was duty-bound to set things for the country. In a meeting with Wednesday. The elders of the two corruption”. He furthered that ap- ing the enemies of the country. AT News Report geous measures had been taken pointments in the foreign minis- “Corruption has affected every in- right, not to make a needless wor- the elders and youth from the northeastern provinces appreciat- over the years to overcome the try had been conducted on ethnic stitution of the government while ry. provinces of Kunduz and Takhar ed the former president for his KABUL: Former President, Ha- in Kabul, Karzai asked the elders efforts in strengthening the nation- mid Karzai stressed on the educa- not to spare any efforts in the al unity and declared readiness to tion especially for the youth, say- education of the girls and boys, help in bringing nationwide peace ing it is “necessary and important” his office’s statement said and stability. Taliban shadow districtchief killed AT Monitoring Desk pute through talks, then the Af- ready to talk to resolve this.” He relations between the two coun- ghan government would valve and also brought it into the notice of tries. “The Afghan side has con- in Nangarhar KABUL: Afghan ambassador and prefer any initiative that leads to Sartaj Aziz that the Pakistani forc- tinuously conveyed its genuine President’s special envoy to Is- settlement of the issue through es had not only crossed into Af- desire for resolving our issues AT News Report Byar area,” said a press statement lamabad Dr. Omer Zakhilwal has peaceful talks. ghanistan in Chaman, but also in through constructive talks, en- issued by Nangarhar provincial challenged the impression that He claimed the Pakistani forces many other places including An- gagement and with desire for im- press office. Statement said that Afghan security forces provoked crossed the Durand Line and en- goor Ada, Ghulam Khan, Khwaja proved neighborly relation.” On KABUL: The Taliban’s shadow one of the colleague of the district the recent deadly clash between tered Afghan villages in Spin Bold- Kheder Mountains and many oth- Wednesday, Sartaj Aziz was quot- district chief for Khogyani district chief also wounded. Chief district Afghan and Pakistani forces at the ak for carrying out a survey. “This er spots. ed as saying by the state-run news was killed in eastern Nangarhar was engaged in clashes with the Spin Boldak border area. was not only a violation of Af- Moreover, Zakhilwal, sug- agency, APP, that strengthening province. “Taliban shadow dis- local people in the area, while Af- Zakhilwal hold talks with ad- ghan sovereignty and territorial gested on Twitter that the recent border management with Afghan- trict chief Wafiullah for Khogyani ghan army reached for the sup- visor to Pakistan prime minister integrity, but also a clear provo- London agreement provides affec- istan and Iran remains a top pri- district was killed by Afghan forc- port of local people and killed the on foreign affairs, Sartaj Aziz on cation as we had informed Paki- tive and precise mechanism ority to avoid terror incidents and es during an operation in Koz district chief, noted the statement. Tuesday, where he came over the stan security leadership prior to through which such issues could cross-border infiltration of terror- WASHINGTON: President wrong perception, developed in the incident that carrying out a be addressed and resolved before ists. Replying to a question, Sar- Donald Trump’s winning strategy Pakistan and said if Pakistan is survey in our villages would be they lead to any unfortunate inci- taj Aziz said: “Neither Afghani- in Afghanistan means reducing the willing to resolve the border dis- challenged, but that we were dents or further deterioration of stan nor Iran is our enemy”. threats posed by Taliban and the Roadside bomb Islamic State, the White House said. However, the White House Slain press secretary made clear that there was no deadline for the strat- Daesh leader killed seven in Herat egy, nor did it give any indication on the number of troops the presi- once taught AT Monitoring Desk “Seven civilians, including two dent wanted to send to Afghani- women and three children were stan. “Just because you spend English in Logar killed in the roadside bomb.” more, throw more people, doesn't KABUL: Seven civilians, includ- Moreover, the governor’s spokes- mean you're doing it in the most PUL-I-ALAM: Daesh or ISIS lead- ing children and women have been man, Jailani Farhad confirmed the effective way,” Sean Spicer told re- er in Afghanistan, Sheikh Abdul killed after their vehicle hit with a incident but, he had no informa- porters at his daily news confer- Hasib, who was killed in a joint roadside bomb in western Herat tion regarding casualties of the ence. He said the president had Afghan-US military raid in east- province, provincial official said blast. He added, an operation has asked his national security team ern Nangarhar province on April on Wednesday been underway in Adarskan dis- to rethink the strategy. What are 27, was a former high school En- KABUL: Wolesi Jirga members on the time did not come to the min- corruption hub of and most of pro- Wednesday renewed their call on istries. The MP said some minis- vincial departments were run by Provincial Police Spokesman, trict against insurgents where we doing to achieve the goals that glish and mathematics teacher in Abdulahad Walizada, told Pajh- Mullah Hamid, a district chief of you are asking about? How do we central Logar province. the government to end the culture ters had been on their post for more acting heads. of acting officials who they than seven months while the Con- Wolesi Jirga’s deputy speaker wok Afghan News that the shock- the Taliban insurgents was killed actually win? How do we elimi- Abdul Hasib, whose real name ing incident was occurred in Adar- by security forces. The Taliban nate the threat?” The team was was Hayat, was killed along with claimed were main cause of prob- stitution did not allow running an Mohammad Nazir Ahmadzai lems. Currently as many as 13 office by acting head beyond two asked the government to end the skan district of Herat province insurgents have not commented looking at the mission and the strat- several other key members of the early on Wednesday morning. into the matter so far. egy holistically, not just in Af- group’s Khorasan branch in a joint ministries are being headed by act- months. culture of acting officials. He said ing ministers despite repeated re- Lawmaker Nawab Mangal from acting officials paid little attention ghanistan, but beyond that coun- Afghan-American forces raid in try, the official added.. Spicer said Nangarhar last month near the site quests from lawmakers to intro- Paktika province said the presi- to people’s problems and thus the duce ministers-designate for a vote gap between the government and Afghanistan fails to use oppor- Trump’s winning strategy in Af- where the US dropped its heavi- dent had held in abeyance the re- ghanistan meant reducing the threat est non-nuclear bomb. of confidence to replace the acting sults of a competitive exam for the people was widening with each from the ISIS and the Taliban. “I The Daesh leader was killed heads.