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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:254 Price: Afs.20 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY .APRIL 13. 2018 -Hamal 24, 1397 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime European Union ambassador to transparent future polls were vital Afghanistan Pierre Mayaudon has and the EU would dispatch a team said the delay in Taliban’s response to monitor the democratic exercise. to the Afghan government’s latest “The EU has allocated 15.5 mil- peace offer is “not a matter of con- lion Euros for the Wolesi Jirga and cern” because the insurgency lead- District Council’s polls and anoth- The Trump administration has tions, reported Dawn News. The visa issues raised by the US in- ership might be debating their re- er 15.5 million for the next year’s reportedly informed Pakistan issue was also raised at the Tues- cluded those for businessmen, sponse. Pierre Mayaudon ex- presidential election.” Border and that diplomats at their Washing- day afternoon news briefing at the Dawn News reported. This pos- pressed these views on Wednes- Tribal Affairs Minister Moham- ton embassy and at consulates State Department where sible move comes amid heightened day at a conference “Afghanistan’s mad Shafiq Gul Agha Sherzai said might have a travel restriction of spokes-person Heather Nauert tensions between the US and Pa- Culture Is Peace Culture” here in the role of politicians, influential 40kms imposed on them. Ac- simply said: “I don’t have any- kistan over what Washington the presence of government offi- persons, civil society activists and cording to some US and Pakistan thing for you on that.” Dawn claims is Islamabad’s failure to take cials, foreign ambassadors and civil elders was important in advancing reports, US notified Pakistan of News reported that according to assertive action in the fight against society activists. The EU envoy the peace process. He added ma- this in mid-March and both sides the notification, diplomats will terrorism and over the war in Af- added the Afghan peace process jor problems of Afghanistan had have since had several discussions need to apply for permission at ghanistan. To further complicate was a complex matter but the Tal- been resolved through jirgas and on the issue in Islamabad and in least five days ahead of an intend- relations, Foreign Minister of Pa- iban’s silence on this matter had his ministry planned to organize a Washington. Dawn news report- ed travel outside the imposed kistan Khawaja Asif on Wednes- generated hope for a positive re- mammoth gathering in near future. ed that the US the notice, sent to 40km radius. In their discussions day said a US diplomat who was sponse. He added the Afghan gov- Deputy head of the High Peace the Pakistan embassy in Wash- with their Pakistani counterparts, involved in a fatal traffic accident ernment’s peace offer was a huge Council (HPC) said the Taliban ington and to the Ministry of US officials also point out that Is- in Islamabad over the weekend opportunity for the Taliban and it were mulling over the Afghan gov- Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, in- lamabad has already imposed sim- would face legal action in accor- was too early to reach any conclu- ernment’s peace offer and the dicates restrictions could be im- ilar restrictions on American dip- dance with the country’s law. Col. sion on the Taliban response. Re- group might come with a positive posed from May 1 if certain is- lomats in Pakistan, who are not Joseph Emmanuel Hall, the air and ferring to upcoming Wolesi Jirga response because both the sides sues remain unresolved. Howev- allowed to visit the tribal belt or defense attaché of the US Embas- and districts council’s polls, the had tired of fighting. er, when contacted by Dawn Karachi. Pakistani officials, how- sy in Islamabad, hit a motorcyclist ambassador said legitimate and (Pajwok) News, about whether restrictions ever, argue that those are not re- on Saturday when he allegedly could be imposed in the near fu- strictions but security measures in- jumped a red light at an intersec- ture, a US official said: “Beyond tended to protect American diplo- tion. The man, identified as Ateeq that, we have nothing to an- mats. However, according to Dawn Baig, 22, reportedly died at the nounce at this time.” A spokes- News, diplomatic sources in Wash- scene. Anadolu news agency re- person for the Pakistan Embas- ington say the US’s plan is linked ported that Asif said: “The for- sy gave an almost identical re- to a larger visa dispute. The news eign office has taken up the issue sponse, saying that so far there portal reported that last year the with the US embassy and the at- were no restrictions on the move- US complained about its diplo- taché will be dealt with according ment of Pakistani diplomats in mats getting only one-year visas, to law.” According to Anadolu, po- the US, but the embassy had no while the US issued Pakistani dip- lice have already registered a mur- information about future restric- lomats with two year visas. Other der case against Hall. (ToloNews) New Zealand’s Attorney General ists published a book about the David Parker on Wednesday an- operation, alleging six civilians nounced his government was were killed and more than a doz- launching an inquiry into a 2010 en injured. The NZDF had said in Local officials on Thursday said Taliban militants torched two mobile operation in Afghanistan involv- response to the book that civilian phone towers in northern Balkh province, depriving thousands of peo- ing New Zealand special forces to casualties stemming from the raid ple from telephone services. Abdul Matin Khwajazada, administrative determine whether any civilians were a possibility, but denied any chief of Chamtal district of Balkh, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the were killed. The year-long review misconduct. The operation under er insurgents were wounded. The MoD said that ten insurgents were would also look into how the New scrutiny was carried out by New operations were carried out in Nan- killed in a Farah operation and three incident took place in the center of the district on Wednesday night. At least 13 insurgents were killed He said Taliban completely destroyed two mobile phone towers, Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) Zealand special forces, alongside garhar, Kunar, Kapisa, Ghazni, others were wounded while eight handled reports of civilian casual- US and Afghan armed forces, in in security forces operations in Logar, Paktika, Kandahar, Uruz- insurgents were killed in Omana depriving thousands of residents of the district out of telephone servic- es. However, Khwajazada did not clear the name of the company the ties from the raid in northern Af- Baghlan province when around the past 24 hours in 13 provinc- gan, Zabul, Faryab, Farah, Kun- district of Paktika. Six insurgents ghanistan, according to an emailed 150,000 foreign troops were sta- es, the Ministry of Defense duz and Helmand provinces to were killed in Kapisa and two oth- towers belonged to. Taliban previously warned telecom companies to government statement. The raids tioned in the country supporting (MoD) said in a statement on clear the areas of insurgents, ac- ers were wounded. shut down their services during the night, he concluded. The insurgent became a hot public issue in New Afghan security forces against the Thursday. In addition, eight oth- cording to the statement. The (ToloNews) group did not comment yet on the incident. (Pajowk) Zealand in 2017 after two journal- growing Taliban-led insurgency. FRIDAY .APRIL 13, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES ITISTHELAWOFTHEJUNGLETHAT Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 SEEMSTORULEINBRAZILTODAY E-mail: [email protected] Why Lula's conviction, like previous attempts to con- Email: [email protected] trol the political crisis in Brazil, is unlikely to work. www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Graphic-Designers: Edriss Akbari and Bilal Yusufi Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 117 The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end of their term. By Rodrigo Nunes seat and, if he did, the vote would cause his electoral capital was the turn what opponents expected go ahead as planned. In the end, best shield against the corruption would be a final humiliation into Editorial the acting president simply refused charges. Brazilian institutions are something of a symbolic victory, to resign, and the Supreme Court notoriously unaccountable in their rekindling memories of the old fire- meekly backed down. The vote dealings with the population, es- brand among his supporters and went ahead and one of Temer's key pecially the poor. But once a com- strengthening the image of perse- austerity measures was passed. mitment to playing by agreed rules cution. Bad news for the centre- The Portuguese word "golpe" has Such measures were essential to is broken at the very top of the right, which might now have to sac- a polysemy that is lost in English: the "national pact": a deal in which political system, with a president rifice one of its own to deflect ac- It means at once coup d'etat, swin- the political class would take ad- being ousted on dubious grounds, cusations of judicial partiality.