Page 4 March 10, 2014

(1) Inami Elected tinue bloodshed in , broken its commitments,” FEFA abides by the prevailing laws of vilian population and for the Although, it is not officially con- and we have shared our concerns Executive Director Naeem As- the country, and they are paying support of the Afghan National firmed by but local elders the election went to a second with the president,” Muslimyar ghari said. Therefore, it is too their taxes.” (Tolonews) Army,” Ministry of Defense who were trying to negotiate the round between Syed Ikram with said. “No one has consulted with early to issue a judgment on its Operations Commander Afzal release with the insurgents said 39 votes and Inami with 85 votes. (12) Foreign Hands the Senate in this regard.” performance.” Aman said. (Tolonews) that the group is connected to Inami was elected as the Wolesi The High Peace Council (HPC) Based on Democracy Interna- Brig. Gen. Abdul Baqi Nuristani, DAISH also known as Islamic Jirga’s secretary in Monday’s (16) Kunduz members have also emphasized tional’s survey, just about 10 per- provincial police chief, told Pa- State. (KP) ballot. He collected 104 votes and on careful negotiations with the cent Afghans are concerned with jhwok Afghan News that “we with 70 percent of them did not Syed Ikram 57. (20) Dozens of Fighters , demanding the govern- the possible increase of security held several mediation rounds clear their outstanding. But today’s election for the dep- ment to avoid hasty decisions in threats and the Taliban’s influ- between the tribes but those did He said that the levy of cleanli- forces released the female fight- uty speaker position again did this regard. ence. Moreover, Overall public not yield any results. ness tax on shops and urban ser- ers in exchange for aid workers not produce a clear winner. The “This [peace] can’t take place in confidence in the country’s- cur Maulvi Umar Farooq, a provin- vices for each building was 3,000 kidnapped by the insurgents. previous contest for the slot was just one meeting,” HPC Moham- rent situation has increased by 30 cial council member, urged the Afghanis. Security organs were Afghanistan in the north is con- held a day earlier between Mo- mad Akbari criticized. “We have percent over the past two years. government to send a high-pow- asked to help in collecting tax nected to Uzbekistan from where hammad Saleh Saljoqi and Syed Pakistan and the armed opposi- (Tolonews) ered delegation to settle the issue money from defaulters and bring Uzbek fighters cross the border Ali Kazmi, but both fell short of tions on the other side. It needs without further delay. (Pajhwok) those people to justices who were for terrorist activities. the required threshold. (8) Wolesi Jirga to be carried out very slowly and defaulters, he added. The presence of Uzbek fighters New contesters, Mohammad (13) Govt. Asked carefully.” officials and residents of south- “The departments of power, wa- have been reported in some other Arif Rahmani from Ghazni, was shot dead in Wazir Akbar The Afghan women who are ern Ghazni province said some ter supply and police headquar- northern and northeastern prov- Farhad Azimi from Balkh, Ghu- Khan locality of Kabul in Janu- more worried about their future of the kidnapped men had been ters have recently signed a mem- inces. (KP) lam Farooq Majrooh from Herat ary 2014. A Taliban’s offshoot emphasized that women’s free- brought there from Zabul. orandum of understanding to and Mohammad Sarwar Fayez had claimed responsibility for (21)Policemen dom should not be sacrificed for “The individuals were kid- cut electricity and water supply from Badghis province on Mon- his killing. chief, told Pajhwok Afghan these talks. napped to spark sectarian and of those who did not clear their day failed to obtain the required Karzai, the MoFA political affairs News the gun battle erupted af- “We fear that the government ethnic violence in the country,” dues,” he said. number of votes to be elected as deputy, said Horner had sacri- ter a group of insurgents stormed and the politicians may compro- the Wolesi Jirga said in a state- He said that the defaulted resi- the deputy speaker. ficed his life in raising Afghans a security post of ALP in Yomal mise women’s rights,” said Dr. ment. dents were repeatedly informed The election of deputy speaker voices and freedom of speech. locality on Sunday. Alema, member of the Afghan It added the people of Afghani- through local media to pay clear went to a new round between Karzai reiterated protection of He said one rebel died in the Women Political Participation stan belonged to different ethnic their payments but no one had Azimi and Majrooh, both re- journalists, freedom of speech. fire fight. Zabihullah Mujahid, Committee. groups and they had been histor- taken it serious. However, some ceiving 60 votes each, but the “Unfortunately, a number of Taliban spokesman, said six ALP The peace issue has been one of ically living in peace with each residents said they were not two again failed to be elected, Afghan and foreign journalists personnel have been killed in the the top debates in the political other despite the civil war of the were unaware about buildings with Majrooh securing 59 votes sacrificed their lives in defend- fire fight. arena after Ghani initiated con- early 1990s. and urban services’ taxes. and Azimi 61. The minimum re- ing freedom of press,” he added. More than 1,000 families have sultations with the HPC mem- The lower house urged the presi- Sayed Abdur Rahman, a resident quired number of votes for the Ahmad Sardar, his wife and chil- been displaced due to fighting bers, religious leaders, and civil dent, security bosses, tribal el- of the 3rd police district of Kun- position was 90, while 178 law- dren’s brutal killing in Serena and natural calamities from Jurm society activists. ders in Ghazni, Kandahar, Zabul duz City, said that tax was the makers were present. Hotel was yet another example and Yaftal districts of the prov- Ghani, however, assured at the and Helmand to take early steps right of the government and peo- Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi of journalists’ sacrifices, he - re ince. (Pajhwok) inauguration of the new parlia- for the release of the kidnapped ple must pay. He said that he has ruled the new round of voting to called. (22)6 Rebels mentary year on Saturday that men in order their families could always paid his tax payments elect the deputy speaker would “There has been much progress among rebels erupted late Sun- past gains would not be compro- get a sigh of relief. to the municipality asking other take place among new contend- into Horner’s assassination case day in Tangi locality of Pachirag- mised in the peace negotiations. The statement quoted Speaker residents to clear their outstand- ers tomorrow (Tuesday). and the results will be shared am district. (Tolonews) Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi as hop- ing. (Pajhwok) If the deputy speaker could not with the Swedish Embassy after The rebels of the two groups had ing the Wolesi Jirga’s statement (17) Surrendered be elected tomorrow as well, the (6) Afghan Delegation would have an impact on efforts the probe is concluded,” Karzai a verbal brawl over an issue, final round would take place be- earlier said operation was at rescuing the abducted Af- pledged. added the governor’s house had which developed into an armed tween the two highest vote win- launched against those Afghan ghans. (Pajhwok) But Mohammad Ayub Salangi, shared the issue with police of- clash, he added. deputy interior minister, in his Noman Hatifi, spokesman of the ners from the previous rounds. refugees who didn’t have legal (9) Improvement of ficials. Security officials had said In that round, despite if the 50 documents. (Pajhwok) meeting with reporters had said Shah’s case was under investiga- 201 Sailab Military Corps, said plus one threshold could not be He said that result oriented steps the investigation into the case tion in National Directorate of that the clash occurred between met, the most vote-getter will be (7) 92% Afghans would be taken to highlight the didn’t yield any result. But he Security (NDS) and information Mullah Asmatullah and Mullah elected as the deputy speaker, in the country. recommendations regarding stressed the case was still open in the regard would be shared Dawood groups. However, mili- according to the house’s internal Democracy International inter- Afghan Transit Trade with con- and security organs were trying later. (Pajhwok) tants have not yet commented on procedures. (Pajhwok) viewed 4,020 people across 34 cerned authorities. (Agencies) to bring the perpetrators to jus- (18) Craftswomen the incident. (Pajhwok) (2) President provinces, with 50 percent of (10) CSO Records tice. (Pajhwok) German Military respondents being male and the (14) Kabul duction, decrease prices and lure Sunday ordered the suspension rest female. The key takeaways hundreds of acres of land around buyers.” Says Worried About of the sports director and the from the survey section dedi- the country. from police academy and as- She said most of their products Islamists Infiltrating to constitution of a committee led cated to the electoral system are “These government entities are sumed charges as governor of were exported abroad through by Aabdul Subhan Rauf, head as follows: 92 percent of the in- active, but their revenues have Kabul province in 2012. (Pajh- foreign traders and at home, the Get Arms Training of the monitoring and evalua- terviewees called for the immedi- decreased,” CSO Director Azi- wok) products had a fewer number of BERLIN - The head of Germa- tion authority at the Presidential ate implementation of reforms in zullah Faqiri told TOLOnews. “I (15) ANA Equipped buyers. ny’s military intelligence says he Palace, to investigate corruption the electoral system; 28 percent must say, their work is not sig- A handicrafts expert in Taloqan, fears its armed forces could be to help establish more lines of charges against the director. of the people indentified corrup- nificant.” Nooria Nekzad, said the govern- infiltrated by Islamist militants communication with local civil- The committee has been tasked tion in the election commission All together, the 39 state-owned ment had failed to discharge its to obtain weapons training for ians in restive areas, as well as with ensuring good governance as the biggest challenge facing entities have seen around 10 bil- responsibility toward promoting use in fighting in Syria and Iraq make the Afghan military more in the sports directorate and elections; 19 percent expressed lion AFN in revenue, but only a the handicraft sector. for insurgent groups like Islamic effective in combating militants. meeting demands of sportsmen trust in the credibility of the In- small portion of it has gone to the She said if a market was estab- State. “This equipment will help tell and the youth, the Presidential dependent Election Commission government’s treasury. “If the lished in Taloqan exclusively for “If a moderately intelligent Is- the people of Afghanistan what Palace said in a statement. (IEC) and Electoral Complaints government works on this, and women’s handcrafts, it would lamist turns up who conceals the Afghan national army is do- The decree said Jan Alam Hus- Commission (ECC); 57 percent supports the companies, then help increase the number of buy- the motives for his interest, it ing, what it is doing in the area, saini, technical and professional said that participants in the they can work better and make ers with the passage of time. would be difficult to prevent him what are the challenges and the director at the sports directorate, 2014 presidential election didn’t more revenue,” Faqiri asserted. Currently 5823 women are as- from being recruited,” Christof threats,” Resolute Support Mis- will look after the sports affairs vote on the basis of ethnicity; The 39 firms vary across a wide sociated with handicraft indus- Gramm, head of the intelligence sion Deputy Commander Lieu- until the investigation against 90 percent said women should range of industries, including ho- try in Taloqan, Baharak, Warsaj, service known by its acronym tenant General Carsten Jacobson Karamuddin was completed. be allowed to determine their tels, slaughterhouses, construc- Rustaq, Kalfagan and Farkhar MAD, told the German daily Die said on Monday. “There are peo- Karamuddin had been the direc- own votes; 67 percent said the tion companies, construction districts. Welt in an interview. ple out on every call that are al- tor for the last one year. He had recounting of votes in the 2014 material production companies, Women’s affairs director Razm No serving members of the Bun- ready trained and know how to previously served as head of the presidential election improved animal products, animal labor, Hawash said a number of NGOs deswehr armed forces are among use this equipment and how to football federation. (Pajhwok) public trust in the elections; and electricity, coal, bread produc- had assisted women in building the estimated 600 German citi- talk to the people of Afghanistan 62 percent said that the presiden- tion, gas, pharmaceuticals, trans- their skills and finding market zens who have joined the jihad- (3) Glowing Tributes in the area of operation, and that tial elections reflected the aspira- portation, freight services and for their handicrafts, but the as- ists, Gramm said, “but we have president said Fahim reached is important; the insurgents are tions of the Afghan people. agriculture seeds. (Tolonews) sistance had been insufficient to identified over 20 former Ger- the highest military rank and telling their story, now the Af- Regarding good governance, the resolve all problems being faced man soldiers who are known held important positions in the (11) Disagreements ghan National Army has the op- survey’s findings were as - fol by businesswomen. to have traveled to the conflict country’s politics. He did not Kabul Municipality have report- portunity and the equipment to lows: 85 percent of respondents She said a market for selling zone”. choose extreme measures even ed that number to be much high- tell what they are doing and how vowed support for the national handicrafts had been established The MAD chief said he wants to during Jihad and was in favor er, somewhere between 70,000 they are succeeding.” unity government; 82 percent ex- in a women’s park in Taloqan, introduce background checks on of fair elections. “If Fahim was and 100,000 taxpayers. Officials from the Afghan Minis- pressed optimism about the suc- but no department had so far potential recruits, adding that it alive, perhaps we would face According to the Merchants try of Defense (MoD) and ANA cess of the national unity govern- come forward to lease it out. was routine for people who are little problems during the elec- Association, there are roughly commanders have echoed those ment; 81 percent said the country She said her department had re- going to work with secret docu- tions.” 100,000 medial and large-sized remarks, and celebrated the new was moving in the right direc- peatedly called for the market to ments or in sensitive areas of the Fahim led Afghanistan during potential taxpayers in Kabul, yet equipment donation as a major tion; 94 percent said they trust be privatised but no one could be economic infrastructure, “but critical times with exceptional the majority of them are not reg- advantage for the ANA. They President Ashraf Ghani; 71 per- found to take the market on lease for people who are going to be abilities after the demise of Ah- istered and do not pay taxes. The have said the new equipment cent said public trust in the Tali- so that women’s handicrafts trained in weapons of war, there mad Shah Massoud, the presi- association has pointed to this as will allow troops to better track ban has declined; and 61 percent could be put on sale. are no prior checks”. dent continued. evidence of the country’s trou- and engage insurgents, as well expressed support for the peace She said handicraft industry was Germany is one of various West- called Fahim a pa- bled tax system, which they have as communicate with local com- negotiation process. crucial to stimulating domestic ern states that are concerned triot and said he was pro peace said is a result of its muddled munities and minimize noncom- “We conducted this survey after economy and urged NGOs to about citizens, often with Islamic to a point that even he wanted structure, lack of enforcement batant casualties. The new radios the formation of national unity help her department establish a immigrant backgrounds, joining peace talks with Gulbadin Hek- and corruption. will cover 50 square kilometers. government, and the poll shows women’s market in the province. jihadist insurgencies and have matyar. “Ministry of finance has been “These radios are quit effective, that a large amount of people (Pajhwok) cracked down to reduce the risk “Fahim always had a firm stance failed to identify the taxpayers and they compliment our combat await reforms in the electoral of returning fighters posing a se- on vital issues of national impor- and also the lack of any particu- units practically and help coordi- (19) 72 Suspects system and are willing to vote in curity threat at home. tance,” Karzai remarked, adding lar system for the collection of nate their communications ac- operation across the country. the elections,” senior Democracy Commenting on the interview, that Fahim’s stance on issues of taxes has paved the way for tax cording to the nature of the area, The operations are led indepen- International advisor Zekirya Defence Ministry spokesman sovereignty, unity, and peaces evasion,” Merchants Association therefore this will have a major dently by the Afghan National Barakzai said on Monday. “Pub- Ingo Gerhartz said 20 ex-sol- was remarkable. spokesman Mohammad Hassan impact for the Afghan army,” Security Forces and NATO forc- lic perspective on the national diers fighting with Islamic State CEO Abdullah said Fahim was Sepahi said. Deputy Minister of Defense for es only train and support them in unity government is positive and should be seen in the context of a pacifist and a champion of Meanwhile, the Kabul Mu- Policy and Strategy Mohammad the time of need. almost 85 percent of people sup- “about 25,000-30,000 part-time people’s freedom. “It has been a nicipality has reported around Homayoun Fawzi said. One large scale military that be- port it,” he added. and full-time soldiers who leave year since he is gone and nobody 70,000 eligible taxpayers in the Local support, and public back- gun about three weeks by hun- The Free and Fair Election Fo- the armed forces each year”. could replace him.” (Pajhwok) capital. “More than 70,000 are ing around the country more dreds of soldiers of the Afghan rum of Afghanistan (FEFA), a However, he added, “each case doing business, including super broadly, is thought to be critical National Security Forces is still (4) Trans-Afghan major election monitoring group, is one too many”. stores, workshops, restaurants for the success of the Afghan Na- ongoing in Helmand Province. welcomed the survey, but main- Gerhartz defended the military’s through a pipeline passing and parlors, but only 15,000 of tional Security Forces (ANSF). Around two hundreds of insur- tained its ongoing criticisms of selection process, which he said through Afghanistan and Paki- them have received permission In addition to raising the morale gents have been reportedly killed the national unity government’s already includes backgrounds stan. (Pajhwok) from us while another 55,000 of troops, public support, more in this operation which is named performance to date. “We strong- check by the police for any crimi- operate without proper registra- practically, can help in locating Operation Zulfiqar. (5) Senate Chairman ly value the findings of this poll nal record which would rule out tion,” municipality spokesman and defeating insurgent groups. The other operation as been initi- would continue to deceive the about the elections and it is a recruitment. Mohammad Tawab said. The Defense Ministry established ated in Zabul province to release Afghan people with their peace positive move, but regarding the The military intelligence chief When asked about the inconsist- its Public Affairs Department the 30 abducted passengers by a dialogues. national unity government, we said espionage by Russia and encies in figures being reported, four years ago in hopes of en- group of unidentified gunmen. Muslimyar warned that if Daesh have our criticisms, because only China remained the main chal- MoF spokesman Abdul Qadir hancing the relationship between According to the government group shed bloods of citizens, a few months have been passed lenge for the MAD, adding that Jailani maintained that the of- the ANA and the general Afghan sources over 100 members of the they would stand against Ghani. since the establishment of the both countries had “huge” in- ficial estimate was in line with public. group that is responsible for the “They have changed their names national unity government and terest in all aspects of the Bun- the existing laws of Afghani- “We will use the equipment to kidnapping have been killed in from Taliban to Daesh to con- already the new government has deswehr. (Reuters) stan. “The figure that I shared reduce casualties among the ci- this operation.