Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:96 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . NOVEMBER 02. 2017 -Aqrab 11, 1396 HS AT Monitoring Desk provided with information, Tillerson said, indicating the US KABUL: The US Secretary of planned to provide it the AT News Report Khan called the current State, Rex Tillerson said that opportunity to prove its government “illegal”, saying that Pakistan has had long-standing ties willingness. KABUL: A former jihadi Afghans don’t want foreign- to the Haqqni network and the Asked by Senator John commander asked the government designed governments anymore. Afghan Taliban. Tillerson said this Barrasso to share with the to call Loya Jirga for putting an Balkh provincial governor, Ata while briefing US lawmakers on committee the outcome of his last AT News Report end to the critical situation. “Now, Mohammad who was also in the Monday night. week’s visit to Islamabad, the we need to refer to people to gathering, emphasized on what he Relations with the militant secretary replied: “Pakistanis have KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the decide about their destiny,” Ismail called “deep reforms” in the organisations might have helped indicated if we provide them former president, “strongly” Khan said in a gathering in Herat independent election body. Pakistan’s stability in the past, but information they will act. condemned Tuesday’s suicide province, his home place. “We Former President, Hamid they no longer served that purpose, “We’re going to have to test bombing which killed seven have three options for getting Karzai has frequently demanded the secretary told the Senate that, give them an opportunity to civilians and wounded more than rescued from this situation: the government to call the Jirga for Foreign Relations Committee. do so. So, we are going to enter 20 in Kabul city. “Karzai called temporary government, premature solving the current problems that “And it’s up to Pakistan I into an effort to have greater sharing the attack an inhumane and anti- elections or calling the Loya Jirga.” people are facing with. think, to think about their longer- of certain intelligence information,” Islamic act that was carried out term stability and their future by Tillerson added. by the enemies of peace and changing that relationship with Cutting its long-standing stability in Afghanistan,” said a these organizations,” the senior US relationships with certain terrorist statement issued by his office. diplomat said at the hearing. organisations would be in the Karzai wished paradise for the Pakistan was ready to interest of Pakistan, Tillerson was dead, patience for their dear ones crackdown on terrorists if quoted as saying by Dawn. and quick recovery for the injured. province, provincial authorities said Mohammad Zaman Mamozai, were injured with four in critical AT News Report said. provincial police chief. conditions. “An oil tanker was blasted by He said that all the victims “Those who were in critical KABUL: At least eight people a magnetic bomb in the Charikar were the bus passengers heading conditions were immediately were killed Wednesday in an oil city this afternoon that caused the from the northern provinces to transported to Kabul,” Mamozai tanker explosion in Parwan blast to a nearby passenger bus,” Kabul, adding that 21 passengers said. In its latest quarterly security controlled or influenced by report, the Special Inspector government while another 8.1 45-member General for Afghanistan (SIGAR) million (24.9 percent) live in areas AT News Report states that approximately 56.8 that are contested. SIGAR stated insurgent percent of the country is under the that US-Forces Afghanistan had KABUL: The court of Criminal control or influence of the Afghan reported that the provinces with Justice Task Force (CJTF) on government, which shows a one- the largest percentage of insurgent- point decline over the past six controlled or influenced districts Wednesday said that 13 drug KABUL : Justice Party of group trafficker arrested in the past one months. This is more than a six- are Uruzgan, Kunduz and Afghanistan (JPA) supporters on point drop from the same period Helmand provinces. In his week. CJTF in a press statement Wednesday protested against the said that said that 13 smugglers reconciles last year. SIGAR stated that of testimony before the House Wolesi Jirga for rejecting a the 407 districts in Afghanistan’s Armed Services Committee in were apprehended by Counter presidential legislative decree Narcotics Police through different 34 provinces, only 231 were under October, Chairman of the Joint amending the population in Kunar government’s control or influence Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford crackdown in various provinces registration law. Two days earlier, and were handed over to CJTF for ASADABAD : A 45-member in late August. They said 54 said the lack of coalition advisors the lower house threw out the districts were either under at the lower levels of the Afghan criminal proceedings. decree by a majority vote. In insurgent group, including a Statement stated that an commander, has joined the peace insurgent control or influence. This combat forces as well as reduced March 2013, the Ministry of means that 13.3 percent of all the coalition aviation and intelligence Iranian citizen was also among Justice (MoJ) had shared the draft process in eastern Kunar province, arrested drug runners. Five cases the governor said on Wednesday. districts in the country are under support to the ANDSFwere the population registration law having insurgent control or influence. The primary causes for the of belonged to Hamid Karzai seven chapters and 39 articles with protests, the president okayed party took part in the Kunar Governor Wahidullah international airport in Kabul, Kalimzai, welcoming the report states that this also means insurgency’s recent successes and the lower house, which approved amendment to Article 6 of the law demonstration in front of the there has been an increase of nine Afghan forces’ failures. However, which through smugglers planned the measure within a month. about the distribution of electronic Parliament building. The protestors reconciled rebels, said the to transfer narcotics to India, added government had opened its doors districts in the past six months he noted that the administration’s However, many people around the ID cards. Based on the decree, were chanting slogans ‘death to under insurgent control or new strategy for the war seeks to statement. Statement said that that country opposed the law and nationality and tribe were traitor representatives, those selling to peace for every insurgent group. the investigation is going on over “Those who understand the reality influence, a more than two percent reverse these shortfalls to enable demanded the addition of mentioned in identity cards. A our identity are not our increase over the previous six the ANDSF to conduct more the dossier of the indicts by the nationality and tribe in number of JPA supporters representatives, we would never behind the war will definitely drop CJTF, which after examining the weapons and join the peace months. The number of contested offensive operations, better defend computerised identity cards after opposed the Wolesi Jirga’s take identity cards that lack our districts - 122 - however remained critical terrain, and reduce Afghan evidences and arguments from the president approved the decision of rejecting the nationality, we would add the process.” He said the 45-member both sides the CJTF will convict group had been active in Khas largely unchanged. In addition, the casualties. SIGAR stated that proposed law in September 2014. presidential legislative decree. word “Afghan” in our ID cards by US Forces Afghanistan reported efforts are already under way to the accused traffickers, added On March 2, 2016, following Around 200 supporters of the force, it is our red line.” Kunar district against the statement. government. Kalimzai informed that this quarter, 3.7 million implement Trump’s strategy and Drug traffickers were arrested about ongoing talks with another Afghans (11.4 percent of the that before determining new troop from Kabul, Herat, Baghlan, 183 insurgents, who would soon population) live in districts under levels for Afghanistan, the Nangarhar and Zabul provinces, be persuaded to reconcile. insurgent control or influence. This Pentagon acknowledged in August stated statement. Some 17 kg According to him, the freshly translates into a 700,000-person that there are more than 11,000 US heroin, 14 kg opium, 1458kg reconciled militants also turned in increase over the past six months, personnel already on the ground, hashish and 120 liters of alcoholic 45 different types of weapons SIGAR reported. According to about 3,000 more than the 8,400 beverages discovered and seized which they had been using against SIGAR, the majority of people, figure previously from the arrested smugglers, noted security personnel. (Pajhwok) (20.7 million) still live in areas (ToloNews) the statement. All the convicted Documents obtained by administrators range from 30,000 Afghanistan Integrity Watch drug traffickers would have TOLOnews show that the AFs to 70,000 AFs a month. chairman Ekram Afzali said defense attorneys for their legal Ministry of Communication and These documents also show that however that the appointments defense and will be convicted after Information Technology (MCIT) the contracts of these officials are were not carried out transparently separate judicial trials based on the has appointed four advisers and until the end of next year. and that the issue needs to be evidence brought before the court five administrators without However, the MCIT has said that reviewed. and the Counter Narcotics law of adhering to government’s hiring the correct recruitment procedures “It seems that they (the Afghanistan. It is pertained to protocol. These new appointees were followed.