Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:202 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . FEBRUARY 21. 2017 -Hoot 03, 1395 HS By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: While expressing his deepest sympathy with the vic- tim-families of the recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan, the Chief Ex- ecutive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah said “the only solution to end tragedy in the both sides is the honest approach of Islamabad in fight against terrorism.” Presid- ing the Council of Ministers meet- ing on Monday, Abdullah said, “the fundamental solution to the ongoing insurgency is the sincere cooperation of Pakistan in the per- il, as threat tricks would never give ing, it is completely unfair to lay group to eliminate them from the fruits.” Pointing toward increase blame on Afghanistan for support- country. “Terrorist groups in Af- of shelling in the past couple of ing terrorists. He added that Af- ghanistan are hiding in the areas days, he said “I would like to as- ghanistan has always had a friend- under Taliban presence. We need AT News Report sure our people that we all are unit- ly foreign police and preserved cor- to destroy Taliban insurgents to sador in Islamabad to Pakistani they call “76 Pakistani Taliban work of the quadrilateral meetings. edly stand with our Afghan Na- dial relations with the neighbors. destroy other groups,” he under- KABUL: The government of Af- officials, a list of 32 camps where fighters living in Afghan soil”. “The Foreign ministry warned that it tional Defense and Security Forc- “Taking this into account, this is lined. It is worth mentioning that ghanistan has called on Pakistani terrorists are being trained against primary response of Pakistan au- would make efforts to impose more es (ANDSF) in protecting our peo- not fair to accuse Afghanistan.” after recent attacks in Pakistan, authorities to arrest 85 leaders of Afghanistan, has been mentioned thorities was positive and we hope sanctions against “all terrorist ple and motherland.” He furthered, The CEO added, Afghanistan al- particularly in ShahbazQalandar Taliban and other “terrorist as well. The foreign ministry asked practical measures will be taken,” groups and their backers” through “we have never distinction be- ways acknowledged and proved its shrine tension between Kabul and groups” who are living in Pakistan Pakistan government to close the the ministry said Monday. The international and especially the tween terrorist groups, and never honesty in fight against terrorism Islamabad reached at boiling point. and hand them over to Kabul. camps. The demand was in re- ministry expressed hope to dis- United Nations mechanisms if vi- used them as a foreign strategic and “still our forces are at the first- Pakistan closed Turkham crossing In a letter from the foreign min- sponse of Pakistan request from cuss the two sides’ lists and con- olence continues against Afghan depth to achieve our objectives.” line of battlefield to counterterror- point and also started missile shell- istry delivered by Afghan ambas- Afghanistan to hand over what cerns with Pakistan in the frame- people. “All terrorist groups—who are ism.” Hinting toward Islamic State ing since Thursday, causing casu- fighting against Afghans were birth (S), aka Daesh terrorist—a mili- alties. Hundreds of civilian in dif- outside Afghanistan, and the Af- tants group produced outside Af- ferent districts of eastern Nangar- ghan people always been the vic- ghanistan, the CEO, said that the har and Kunar provinces were dis- tims of terror,” the CEO said, add- Afghan forces bravely fighting this placed due to rocket firing. Dozens killed in fresh snowstorm AT Monitoring Desk KABUL : Three policemen have cality of Tarinkot, the provincial KABUL: The US Defense Secre- been killed and four others wound- capita Provincial Public Health Di- in Faryab tary, James N. Mattis has said that ed during overnight militants’ at- rector Khan Agha Miakhel said tacks on police check posts in cen- they have received three dead and AT News Report Trump administration would re- tral Uruzgan province, an official five injured police officers. Accord- view its war strategy against ter- KABUL: In the new gesture of said on Monday. ing Miakhel, three of the wounded snowstorms and freezing weath- rorism in Afghanistan, after hold- Police chief, Col. Ghulam Fa- policemen were in critical health ing discussion with the Afghan er, at least 26 people were killed rooq Sangari told Pajhowk Afghan condition and were transferred to and nine others received injures in President Ashraf Ghani and the US News, around 15 Taliban were also Kandahar province. Taliban army commander, General John the six districts of the northwest- killed and wounded in the Sunday haven’t commented on this inci- ern Faryab province, provincial Nicholson. night attack on Shah Mansour lo- dent. (Pajhwok) He added that Trump admin- KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the former president on Monday met a number of official said the other day. istration would consider funda- Provincial governor spokes- mental changes in policy after as- youth from Takhar province. The youth expressed happiness for developments man, Javid Baidar, said that despite sessment of the situations in Af- in the past 14 years, and hoped more opportunities, particularly in areas of human losses the snowstorm had ghanistan to be completed by the providing educational scholarships for the youth in the future. Insecurity increases also destroyed around 600 houses US Defense Ministry and intelli- and perished over 20,000 livestock gence community. of the farmers. “This year snow- “He’s waiting for my assess- capital flight from country fall was unprecedented in the past ment and the assessment from the 40 years, as it was raging from 60 ‘Targeting civilians a coward act’ to 100cm.” According to local of- intelligence community and he’s Traders and investors says that around his house and factory, he open to my advice on it,” Mattis ficials, Pashtun Kot, Bilchiragh, cost of demands for ransom and still does not feel safe. Andkhoi and Dawlat Abad dis- was quoted as saying by Reuters. other threats tripled in recent “My family is tired of being He furthered, “But first of all I’ve Kunar residents protest Pak artillery shelling tricts witnessed heavy snowfalls months Growing insecurity, ran- under constant heavy guard, but I in the past few days. This year got to formulate where I stand.” som demands and threats to trad- have to intensify my own and my snowfalls had showed its fury by Recognizing sacrifices of the By Mansoor Faizy incase the shelling remained on province staged a rally on Sunday ers and investors in the recent family security’s day by day,” he killing and wounding hundreds of Afghan security forces rendered in card, the government should give protesting Pakistani shelling. months has tripled security ex- said. A number of investors said people and also blocked some ma- the war against terrorism, he ex- KABUL: Hundreds of residents in tit-for-tat response to the rocket Around 4,000 residents of the penses of their businesses, offi- the insecurity in private sector has jor highways in different parts of pressed concerns over the casual- eastern Kunar province took out firings. The demonstrators also Lalpura district took to the streets, cials of the Industries Association grown and this caused a number of the country. The worst of them ties of Afghan security forces at to the streets on Monday morning called on the United Nation to take chanting “death to Pakistan!”, “we said on Monday. investors to take their families to were in Nuristan province, where the line of duty. to protest Pakistan artillery shell- action against the barbaric act by hate you Pakistan!” and torched This has led to a number of the United Arab Emirates or to more than 70 people were killed, “The Afghan security forces ing, and were shouting anti-Paki- the Pakistani army on civilian ar- the neighboring country’s flag. investors leaving the country due Turkey. The Ministry of Interior and at least 50 others wounded due paid a very heavy price to keep stan slogans. eas. “If all these things fail to stop The protestors said that artil- to the lack of safety, the Associa- has said it maintains security of to heavy snowfalls and avalanch- the Taliban on their back foot. But Hundreds of residents of Asad- Pakistan from its shelling, then lery shelling by Pakistan still con- tion added. “Problems have in- investors and their properties. es. Moreover, this year snowfalls they paid it, they held,” he added Abad, the capital city of Kunar Kunar residents ready to take up tinues, and more than 2,000 fami- creased recently. Our investors “We ask those investors who have have also blocked Kabul-Kanda- He also added “And the Tali- province, staged a rally to give vent arms and fight back the aggression lies were displaced in the district. spend lots of money maintaining been threatened to share the infor- har highway between northern ban’s in a worse position today, to their anger against Pakistan of Pakistani forces,” Jamulludin “We left our homes to save our their security,” said Sakhi Ahmad mation with us. We now have the Ghazni and Zabul provinces, even though I do not equate that shelling, which so far killed two Sayar, a tribal elder and also the lives,” the protestors added. Paiman, head of industries associ- capacity to identify those people where at least hundreds of passen- to success on our side.” people. organizer of the protestors said. “More than 3,000 rockets ation. “Our investors cannot ex- who threaten investors,” said gers and vehicles were trapped This comes after Gen.