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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XV Issue No:202 Price: Afs.20 www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . MARCH 28. 2021 - Hamal 08, 1400 HS www.afghanistantimes.af AT News KABUL: The government react- ed to a fresh Taliban threat, say- ing that continuing of war and violence by Taliban only harms civilians. Taliban earlier threatened to intensify violence if the Unit- ed States keeps troops in Afghan- istan beyond May that was ex- pected to withdraw all soldiers under an agreement Washington signed with Taliban in February 2020. “Continuing of war by this group (Taliban) has nothing ex- cept harming civilians, destroy- ing infrastructures and pushing Afghanistan backward. Taliban cannot reach their goals by war, they need to obey what the peo- ple of Afghanistan will, they ministry of defense said Saturday. with all international terrorist groups. The insur- should reduce violence and ex- The United States accuses Taliban gents reject Washington’s allegations regarding keep- plain their demands in dialogues,” of not cutting ties with al-Qaeda. ing relations with al-Qaeda. The group warned that Fawad Aman, spokesman at the Taliban had promised to cut ties the United States as the violator... The mayor of Paris city on Saturday officially hon- Four months after the govern- in Afghanistan, including the mur- ored the memory of Afghanistan’s National Hero ment-commissioned Brereton re- der of at least 39 civilians and pris- Ahmad Shah Massoud with a plaque in the city. port said there was “credible ev- oners, and multiple acts of torture, Earlier this month, the Council of Paris unanimously idence” of Australian war crimes the perpetrators ... voted to install a plaque in the 8th ... SUNDAY. MARCH 28, 2021 AFGHANISTAN TIMES US Spy Agen cies Warn Jo e Biden o f Po ssible Taliban .... Australian go vern m en t an d m edia seek ...P12 who favor keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan are using the intelligence report to argue that the to bury Afghan istan w ar crim es Demand for soldiers should remain beyond the deadline, the Times said. The White House declined to comment. The classified intelligence assessment was prepared last year for the Trump administration, the Times said. ...P1 remain in the military. No Broadcasting Corporation pub- Biden on Thursday told his first White House news conference that it would be hard to comply with the investigations for criminal pros- lished footage from a soldiers’ deadline, which also requires the departure of some 7,000 allied forces. At the same time, Biden said he ecutions have begun. helmet camera, showing the point- GPS Trackers “could not picture” U.S. troops being in the country next year. The Taliban on Friday said it would resume This is only the starkest ex- blank execution of an unarmed hostilities against foreign forces - which ended under the U.S.-Taliban deal - if they remain beyond the pression of an ongoing cover-up Afghan civilian in 2012. Had the deadline. involving the Liberal-National murder occurred in any other con- Coalition government, the Labor text, the perpetrator would have Grows among Khalilzad heads t o Turkey, region t o accelerat e A fghan.... Party opposition, multiple state been arrested, charged and sen- agencies and the official media. tenced years ago. Military ...P12 to Turkey. In an interview countries sharing brotherly ties. est diplomatic relations in the For years they have sought to whistleblowers, as well as Afghan with Anadolu Agency, Ambassa- “In Afghanistan, every Af- world because the United Na- hide evidence of the atrocities, victims, have also provided eye- dor Ramin commented on the ghan considers themselves a Turk tions’ establishment is much lat- which occurred under a Labor witness accounts of some of the Car Owners government between 2009 and crimes to the media. The bid to centennial anniversary of Turk- by heart,” he said, adding that both er. So, our relationship actually ish-Afghan diplomatic relations ordinary Turkish citizens and of- predates the establishment of the 2013. The Brereton report was a prevent the cases from ever reach- and the peace process in Afghan- ficials had “very, very strong” UN, and we are very proud of damage-control operation, initi- ing a court is motivated by sever- istan. The ambassador said his emotion and sympathy towards it,” he said. ated after some details were al factors. When the report was in Kabul appointment to Turkey was a Afghanistan. “I consider myself According to the diplomat, leaked to the media. It sup- released, some of the soldiers im- “conscious decision,” and he was blessed to be in Turkey.” both Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – pressed more information than plicated indicated through the The demand for GPS trackers istry of Industry and Commerce. excited to serve his country in “The history of Afghanistan the founder of Turkey – and it revealed and absolved govern- press that they felt “betrayed” grows among car owners in Kab- On December 21, First Vice the Turkish capital Ankara be- and Turkey goes back to hundreds former Afghan King Amanullah ments and senior military com- and “scapegoated.” Shortly after, ul as at least 16 companies have President Amrullah Saleh, who cause he believed there was and even thousands of years but Khan significantly contributed to mand of any responsibility, based an image was leaked to the media, invested in the sector recently, chairs daily meetings with securi- “enormous potential” to expand the diplomatic relations only 100 developing solid and positive on the implausible assertion that showing a senior special forces according to officials, who say ty officials called "the 6:30 meet- cooperation between the two years. And this is actually the old- bilateral relations. they had been unaware of the commander drinking beer from the market for the devices has in- ings," asked car owners to install a crimes. The report’s release was the prosthetic leg of a dead Af- creased in big cities following a GPS tracker on their vehicles. He greeted by brief hand-wringing ghan. rise in robberies. noted that the price for the instal- Healt hcare inst ruct ions not observed in schools from politicians and the media It was rapidly revealed that “So far, over 16 companies lation will not be above 3,000 Afs over the impact that the revela- the man pictured was warrant of- have been issued permission and ($380) but added that it will help ...P12 students say that health- Najiba Aryan, spokeswoman immunization of teachers and the tions would have on “our mili- ficer John Letch. When he stood there are other firms that are also the police to easily find stolen cars. care orders are not observed in at the ministry of education, said education ministry says that 30 tary.” The issue was then down after the publication, Letch interested, and they will also be “These devices can work with or their schools while the Corona that they started awareness pro- per cent of teachers have been dropped almost entirely. was the Command Sergeant Ma- given the license,” said Fawad without a smartphone. virus still takes victims from peo- grams at schools since the classes vaccinated in Kabul, Herat and It resurfaced at a Senate es- jor of Special Operations Com- Ahmadi, spokesman for the Min- ple. began. Nangarhar. timates hearing on Monday. mand. Letch had worked at Army These students say that their “We started awareness pro- “The virus is under control Chris Moraitis, director-general Headquarters and Headquarters class fellows do not use face grams that are implemented by in Afghanistan and we see de- of the Office of the Special In- Special Operations Command. masks and do not keep social dis- teachers who inform students crease of the number of infected vestigator, established at the rec- Whoever leaked the image of 20 Taliban re be ls kille d in late st raids tance. about the dangers of the virus. The day by day. But the students are ommendation of the Brereton Letch, it was directed against the “The government has no plan teachers are asked to pay serious asked to use masks in the class- report to conduct a criminal in- claim of the Brereton report that ...P12 statement added. Three militants were killed and two others and only the rich students use attention to their students under room and observe social distance vestigation into the allegations, no one above the level of squad- wounded in Trinkot capital city of southern Uruzgan province. face masks and sanitizers while the instructions issued by the because we cannot keep schools provided an update on the ron command was aware of the Similarly, three rebels were killed and one other wounded in Kishk- others enter classrooms without ministry of public health,” she and universities closed any- progress of its work. violations of international law. e-Kohana and Aoba districts of western Herat province. masks,” said Fahim a student in said. more,” Osman Taheri, a spokes- In short, Moraitis indicated The government and military Also the Afghan security forces discovered and safely defused 15 Kabul and Nasir Ahmad from Ms. Aryan said that the min- man at the public health minis- that the body he heads has done command are undoubtedly fear- rounds of mines, which were placed by Taliban on number-1-highway Paktia province. istries of public health and educa- try said. virtually nothing. The organisa- ful that if soldiers are tried, they of Maidan Wardak to target military members and civilians. “There are no instructions at tion implement a joint plan about All schools were closed in tion does not even have any in- will testify that they were mere- schools.

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