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2 Main News Page Security Forces 108 Afghan Media Workers Among 9 Dead in Jawzjan Gunbattles SHIBERGHAN - Security Aqa, Turkmen and Oldi Join Refugee Stream to Europe officials in northern Jawz- Chaqma Choqur villages. KABUL - Pajhwok Afghan News has Zwandon TV, one of Arzo TV, two jan province on Tuesday He said security forces learned that as many as 108 Afghan of Mitra TV, six of Ayna TV, two of said six Taliban fighters defused four landmines journalists and media workers had left Tamaddon TV, one of Rushd News had been killed and five in the area, but a fifth ex- Afghanistan to seek asylum in foreign Agency, one of Kabul News TV, others wounded during ploded, claiming the lives countries during the past one year. four Daily Outlook Afghanistan a clash in Tosh Tapa dis- of two Afghan National These individuals mainly worked in and two of Khurshid TV have left trict. But the insurgents Army (ANA) soldier and information technology and transla- the country. In addition, 12 work- claimed 21 Afghan sol- one policeman. tion sections at different media out- ers of local media in Herat, seven in diers were killed, wound- He added reinforcements lets in Afghanistan before leaving the Balkh, six in Kunduz, four in Nan- ed and captured dur- were about to reachthe country. Since early 2015, five workers grahar and two media officials from ing the clash. Maj. Reza area, where a clear- of Shamshad TV, 21 of 1TV, six work- Bamyan had also left the country. Rezaee, spokesman for ing operation would be ers of Pajhwok Afghan News, two of Javed Stanikzai, newscaster at Mai- the 209th Shaheen Mili- launched soon. Maiwand TV, as many of the Killid wand TV, sought asylum in Bel- tary Corps, told Pajhwok But Taliban spokesman Media Group, 10 of Aryana TV, 12 of gium. He told Pajhwok Afghan Afghan News the clash- Zabihullah Mujahid Moby Group, two of Niga TV, two of News ...(More on P4)...(10) es happened in Khan ...(More on P4)...(11) a Deadly Clashes 5 Afghan Police Killed in Insider 111 Prisoners Including 17 Erupting Between Women Freed from Herat Jail Rival Taliban Attack in Kunduz: Official HERAT CITY - More than a 110 KUNDUZ - About five Af- prisoners have been released Groups in Ghazni ghan Local Police (ALP) from the central jail of west- GHAZNI CITY - Deadly clashes have personnel were killed and ern Herat province and prison been erupting between two rival three others wounded in a terms of another 76 inmates re- groups of Taliban in central Ghazni suspected insider attack in duced, an official said on Tues- province of Afghanistan, officials said northern Afghan province day. on Tuesday. The provincial governor of Kunduz on Tuesday, Abdullah Azizi, Herat central said that one group belongs to Mullah an official said. The attack jail commander, told Pajhwok Akhtar Mohammad Mansour and the took place after an ALP Afghan News 111 prisoners, other one to Mullah Mohammad Ra- member turned his gun including 17 women, had been soul. According to Mohammad Aman against his comrades in a freed. Hamim, the clashes which started in security checkpoint in Cha- Eight children had been released the jurisdiction of Nawa District ear- har Sarri locality in Khan launched into the incident, claimed responsibility for from a juvenile detention center oners have been reduced.” had been given relief under the lier this morning have so far left 27 Abad district, outskirts of the official noted. The gov- the incident. Such attacks in compliance with a presiden- Jamshid Saljuqi, an attorney decree. Around 3,000 prisoners, militants killed. Head of the Provincial provincial capital Kunduz ernment established the also happened in the past tial decree, he said.“Based on evaluating detention centres, including 147 women,are being Council of Ghazni also reported clash- city in the wee hours of the ALP, or community police, as five police officers were the decree, jail terms of 76 pris- said only small-time offenders held in Herat prison. (Pajhwok) es between the followers of Mullah day, district governor Hay- in 2010 to protect villages killed and six others sus- Mansour and Mullah Rasoul. Khaliq- atullah Amiri told Xinhua. and districts where army tained injuries in a similar dad Akbari said both groups clashed The shooter fled the scene and police have limited attack in southern Kanda Khost Governor, PC Head Extol in Muqur ...(More on P4)...(12) and an investigation was presence. Taliban militants ...(More on P4)...(13) 2 Militants Killed in a Security Forces’ Performance 93 Killed, 309 Injured in Premature Blast in Helmand KHOST CITY - Khost Gov- (NDS) personnel in differ- security forces to enforce Kandahar Accidents This Year LASHKAR GAH - Two militants had been ernor Hukam Khan Habibi ent areas of the province. peace in the province, bor- KANDAHAR CITY - A others injured during They lost their lives in killed and another injured in a blast in Hel- said on Tuesday security Hukam Khan said 84 boxes dering Pakistan’s restive number of people have the outgoing solar year 72 accidents, said Kan- mand province, sources said on Tuesday. forces were making pro- of Kalashnikov, machine tribal region of Kurram. been arrested and re- in southern Kandahar dahar traffic depart- “The militants tried to plant an Improvised gress in curbing activities of gun and heavy machine- He believed if residents co- ferred to attorneys in province, officials said ment head Col. Moham- Explosive Device (IED) along a main road insurgents in the southeast- gun bullets, 51 missile war- operated with security forc- connection with traf- on Tuesday. The dead madullah Khan. Khan in Naway-i-Barakzayi district on Monday, but the home-made device went off acci- ern province. heads and 20 artillery shells es, insecurity could be ban- fic accidents that left 93 included 62 men, five told Pajhwok Afghan dently, causing the casualties among the Addressing a news con- had been recovered during ished for good. The security persons dead and 309 women and 26 children. ...(More on P4)...(14) militants,” a provincial security source ference here, the governor the crackdown on terror- personnel had prevented told Xinhua. The injured was detained and spoke of a string of recent ists. militants from implement- 13 Insurgents Dead, 8 Wounded shifted by security forces to a hospital for counterinsurgency offen- The governor acknowl- ing their nefarious designs. treatment, he said. The Taliban militant sives in the province, where edged security forces, mak- Tahir Khan, a resident of in Daesh-Taliban Clash group has been using IEDs to target secu- weapons were seized and ing significant headway, Khost, expressed pleasure JALALABAD - At least province, an official the Karkani locality of rity forces, but the lethal weapon also in- some Taliban detained. had been able to disrupt over the current state of se- 13 insurgents have been said on Tuesday. Achin district a Daesh flicts casualties on civilians, according to He said the operations insurgent activities to a curity, but said occasional killed and eight oth- Attaullah Khogyani, stronghold near the military officials. More than 3,540 civilians were conducted jointly by greater extent. bomb attacks in urban are- ers wounded during the governor’s spokes- Pakistan border. He were killed and over 7,450 others injured the Afghan National Army Provincial Council Chair- as, including the provincial a clash between Tali- man, told Pajhwok said information about in 2015 as the violence spread in different (ANA), police and Nation- man Abdul Wali Wahidzai capital, fuelled concerns. ban and Daesh fighters Afghan News that the civilian causalities in places of the country, according to a report al Directorate of Security also praised the efforts of (Pajhwok) in eastern Nangarhar incident took place in ...(More on P4)...(15) released by United ...(More on P4)...(16) Outlook Horoscope Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20) Cancer (June 21-July 20) Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22) Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19) You know what you want today, but your Your coworkers seem to be unapprecia- You are eager to engage in a conversation with Self-discipline usually comes easily to you fluctuating emotions aren’t nearly as stable as tive of your production today, even if your a potential friend or lover. 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Maintain a hands-on but compensate by slipping into denial; avoidance won’t turn feeling joyful, even if your current exuberance has might just increase your loneliness and frustration. heart-off approach to making things run smoothly. an uncomfortable situation into a more pleasant one. nothing to do with your job. Taurus (Apr.21-May 20) Leo (July 21-Aug. 21) Scorpio (Oct.23-Nov.22) Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb.18) Someone’s unfriendly communication You might remember something in a flash that Your feelings are twisting around current Suppressing your hope is nearly impossible style might hurt your feelings today.