Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:74 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 11. 2017 -Mizan 19, 1396 HS plenary session of the NATO today we have around 13,000 dangerous and disastrous decision. Jens Stoltenberg Parliamentary Assembly in troops from 39 different NATO He acknowledged the challenging said in Romania Bucharest. and partner countries training situations in Afghanistan and cost the cost of He applauded Romania’s Afghan security forces and of staying here, adding, despite contributions in many areas enhancing their professional human and financial loses, the cost staying in including US-led NATO war on capabilities, helping them to fight of withdrawal is much higher. Afghanistan was terror in Afghanistan, and Kosovo. terrorism to bring peace and “If NATO leaves too soon, we KABUL : Second Vice President high council of rule of law, justice high, but the cost “Our Alliance has to face many stability in their own country.” risk Afghanistan returning to a Sarwar Danesh has discussed fight and judicial center and approval of different threats and challenges at “I have just returned from a state of chaos and safe haven for against corruption and national strategy on fighting of walking away the same time.” Stoltenberg added. trip to Afghanistan together with international terrorism.” would be much implementation of national anti- corruption, three main steps of the He expressed his concerns US Secretary of Defense Mattis,” The last time that happened corruption strategy during a government on counter-corruption higher. about instability from Afghanistan he said, adding, there is a renewed then it led to the 9/11 terrorist which remains a front line state in commitment to our efforts in attacks on the United States. In meeting with US Special Inspector over the last year, adding capacity the ongoing international campaign Afghanistan. “I have seen how which almost 3000 people were General for Afghanistan building on these three sections against terrorism and paying well NATO troops are working lost lives. Reconstruction (SIGAR) John was a serious need. highest price. Similarly, he spoke with Afghan security forces.” “We cannot allow that to Sipko at his office, a media report During the meeting, SIGAR’s John on the ongoing conflict and He further went on saying the happen again. That is why we said on Tuesday. Sipko assured he is ready to instability in the Middle East and ongoing training and strengthening remain committed to Afghanistan. Danish thanked the US for its cooperate with the government of North Africa which has inspired program for the Afghan defense and We are also stepping up support with Afghan government Afghanistan to implement national terrorist attacks in our own security forces would enhance elsewhere.” in fight against corruption and said strategy on fighting corruption. countries. their war capabilities in battlefield The NATO alliance is also a the unity government at its He added SIGAR AT Monitoring Desk staying in Afghanistan was higher, “NATO, in the fight against against terrorists, adding, the full member of the Global Coalition capacity always tried to peruse the considered to review the strategy but the cost of withdrawal could global terrorism has played a key training is based on minimizing to fight ISIS. reports of SIGAR regarding alleged and share its suggestions on its KABUL: The NATO Secretary be much higher. General Jeans Stoltenberg has role for many years,” Stoltenberg their casualties as well. “Our AWACS surveillance corruption in government implementation with the Stoltenberg, after holding talks said. NATO secretary general planes are helping the Coalition to announced no withdrawal from with Romanian prime minister, institutions. Calling establishing government. (Pajhwok) Afghanistan, saying, the cost of “Our largest ever military announced no withdrawal from better understand the situation in said this it in his speech at the operation is in Afghanistan, where Afghanistan and termed it the air.” Senators question killings of border policemen in Kunar A number of Afghan senators on without water & food? and forced The Taliban insurgent group in official, this amount of money was volatile Baghlan province too. Tuesday strongly reacted to the to leave for Pakistan?” questioned northern Kunduz province has collected from more than 14,000 Local officials blames both the killings of five border policemen Senator Sher Mohammad received about 200 million clients in the province. In addition, government and the power by the Taliban in northeastern Akhunzada. “They were killed as Afghanis from power bills during sources in the Afghanistan’s company. “Weak management is Kunar province. The policemen result of negligence.” “Why they the last two years, officials said. national power utility say that the main reason that the Company were in search of water and food establish the outposts in areas IEC officials said after assessing Prologix’s “During the last two years, the annually, the group receives cannot collect its payments; in Bajour valley in Pakistan days where have no access to water Taliban is collecting power bills in millions of Afghanis from the therefore, an enormous amount of ago, and were shot dead by the resources and cannot be supplied? application, the review commission found the the areas under their control,” power bills in Herat and Helmand money goes to the anti-government Taliban while returning to outpost. The officials should investigate company did not meet the required criteria. Abdul Hameed Hameedi, the provinces. Reports suggest that armed groups,” Firuzuddin Imaq, The senators called the incident and give response in regard,” power utility head for Kunduz Taliban receives a part of the a member of Baghlan provincial “highly questionable” “How it is explained Senator Mohammad province said. According to the power utility’s revenue in the council said. (ATN) possible to leave out border forces Hassan Hotak. (ATN) The Independent Election commission sent out letters of Commission (IEC) officials request to a number of handpicked announced on Tuesday that the companies asking for quotes for UAE-based company Prologix the equipment. The contract is failed to secure the contract to worth a total of $16million USD. provide the IEC with electronic However, Prologix was the equipment for the elections. only company to meet the deadline. According to the IEC, an The commission however, assessment committee, comprising failed to put it out for public tender representatives from the election – a move that was met with sharp commission, international criticism. The reason the organizations and institutions commission gave for this was that overseeing election commissions, they were pushed for time. reviewed Prologix’s application After Tuesday’s AT News Report and found it did not meet the announcement, election watchdogs criteria required. have called on government to carry KABUL: National Directorate of Security Election commissioners said out all election processes (NDS) on Tuesday said that 64 insurgents the contract for electronic transparently. were killed during Afghan forces raid in the equipment for the upcoming “We appreciate the past 24 hours. “ Intelligence forces has elections will now be put out to commission and the committee’s conducted 21 operation jointly with Afghan public tender. move and after this the commission army and police forces in different provinces, “The company was not found should be more accurate in which as result 64 Taliban fighters including to be capable to handle this selecting companies,” Abdul Wakil six Daesh affiliates were killed,” said a press contract and the proposal was Babakar Khil, a member of Election statement issued by NDS. Statement said rejected. The election commission Watch Afghanistan. that 54 other Taliban fighter sustain injuries has decided to send the issue back Election commission officials during operations. Eight rebels including one to the National Procurement said they have sent the UAE Haqqani network terrorist were arrested Authority,” IEC spokesman Company documents to the during raids, added statement. One smuggler Abdulbadi Sayad said. National Procurement Authority. were arrested in the operation as well, noted Last month the election (ToloNews) statement. Eleven rifles of different weapons discovered and confiscated during operation, mentioned statement. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least seven Taliban militants have been killed and nine others wounded in a blast of their own bombs taken place in Alingar district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. JALALABAD : Two families families over the past few months Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s from eastern Nangarhar province and their efforts finally came to spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News the have agreed to end their long- fruition. incident happened when explosives running enmity as a result of Haji Wali Khogyani, a tribal materials inside insurgent’s car were blasted mediation from tribal elders. elder from Sherzad and member of in Elga Gul area of the district on Monday About 30 years ago, Mangal the jirga, told Pajhwok Afghan evening. and Allah Baz, members of a News the reconciliation was based He said seven insurgents including a family, were killed in a clash in the on pure human, Islamic and notorious commander Qasim known as Marakikhel area of Sherzad Afghani values. A member of the