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Afghan Taliban S Top Representative to Visit Pakistan Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:201 Price: Afs.15 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 23 . 2015 -Hoot 04, 1393 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Peace talks: Afghan Taliban s top representative to visit Pakistan soon AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Since peace talks be- better in last three decades than Bacha Khan didn t achieve the political stature equivalent to that of Nelson Mandela because his land tween the Afghan government and now. However he refused to give the Taliban have been resumed af- out more information as he said it (Afghanistan)and nation (Afghans)remained the least developed; All benefited from Afghan war except Afghans ter a longer period of stalemate, a might be detrimental for the pro- representative of Taliban s politi- cess. themselves: Karzai cal bureau at Doha Qatar, Qair Din At the same time, the Presi- Mohammad is going to visit Paki- dent have started consultation with stan as Islamabad s role in peace political parties, tribal elders, The govt is making all out efforts to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Peace does not mean compromise over dignity and prestige negotiations is crucial and much prominent figures, and promised sought. that the negotiations would not be of citizens or a group: Abdullah Abdullah The Express Tribune, an En- held behind closed doors. glish-language newspaper in Paki- stani, quoting a Taliban official on By willing to be buried in Jalalabad, Bacha Khan Baba wanted to make reminiscent Makkah-Madina love bond by the Prophet of Islam as he was condition of anonymity as saying 216 crime came across unspeakable troubles in Makkah but love in Madina. Similar is the tale of Bacha Khan: Ghulam Ahmad Bilour that Qari Din Mohammad will soon visit Pakistan. Din Moham- mad had also recently led delega- suspects held Terrorism has killed over 850 followers of Bacha Khan s non-violence movement in post-9/11 scenario. It looks Pakistan doesn t want to tion of Afghan Taliban to China. Taliban official went on say- in Nangarhar pursue strategic depth in Afghanistan as its own cities have caught fire of terrorism: Khattak ing that he had a better understand- ing and contacts with China on dif- AT Monitoring Desk ferent issues now. As compared Violence had increased manifold in the past few decades in the region and non-violence movement holds solutions to our to other countries, China looks KABUL: As many as 216 alleged more trust worthy as it sincerely criminals have been arrested in common challenges: Sinha wants to put a halt to the war in eastern Nangarhar province in past Afghanistan, he said. 11 months, said official on Sun- AT News Report He adds that a Taliban delega- day. Nangarhar police chief told a tion visited China last year. news conference in Jalalabad that KABUL: Since the region called Last week, Foreign Minister they have documented 167 crimi- Afghanistan, India and Pakistan of China visited Pakistan, and said nal incidents in which 216 alleged has been mired in a perpetual state that his country is ready to facili- criminals have been arrested in of conflict, terrorism and violence, tate talks between the Afghan gov- past 11 months. ernment and the Taliban. He said the arrested individu- therefore the tradition of non-vio- Soon after his revelations, the als were handed over to judiciaries lence movement of Mahatma Gan- Taliban spokesman denied any for further investigation. dhi and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan contacts with US or the Afghan He added that around 3,118 (Bacha Khan) the two allies in a government in Qatar. News fol- kilograms of different types of revolution of human spirit and pi- lowed by. Here is another report drugs, 855 liters of wine and 2,455 oneers in a culture of peace, will that says that peace talks have liters of chemicals used in heroin ever remain a source of guidance. been scheduled to take place be- were also recovered by the securi- To spread a message of peace and tween the United States officials ty forces during the period. At and Afghan Taliban in Qatar. As least 1,221 hectares of agricultural hope, non-violence, Rana Think soon as the report reached to me- land was cleared of poppy by the Tank in coloration with Indian Hamid Karzai, the CEO of National Saleh talked on non-violence, its about personalities of two great- The ex-President said that dia, officials at US White House security forces, he added. Embassy in Kabul, organized a Unity Government, Abdullah Ab- relevance in the current day world est paragons of non-violence in Gandhi and Bacha Khan wanted and Taliban s representatives de- He said that 39 different types one-day conference on the tradi- dullah, Ghulam Ahmad Bilour and politics. South Asia and their humanitarian independence and prosperity of nied any such likely happening. of weapons, ammunition and 65 tion of non-violence in the region: Senior Vice President Awami Na- Ex-President Karzai said that characters, who were the frontrun- their people, but through nonvio- It comes at a time when the vehicles were recovered during the Mahatma Gandhi and Bacha tional Party (ANP), Indian Am- the tradition of nonviolence in the ner for creating awareness about lence. Afghan government is making all past 11 months. Nearly 190 drug Khan two leading flag bearers of bassador Amar Sinha, Senator Afra- region is the most important and the tradition of nonviolence and He said that Gandhi was the out efforts to resumes talks. Pres- addicts were arrested in several non-violence , on Sunday. ident Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, parts of Nangarhar and were hand- siab Khattak, Central Leader of humanitarian subject particularly seeking independence from the pioneer of nonviolence movement, the other day told reporters that ed over to drug addicts treatment Ex-President of Afghanistan, ANP, and ex-spy chief Amrullah for Afghans. We are speaking British Empire, Karzai said. See P3 grounds for peace have never been centers. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Funds for Samangan flood-affected Several Daikundi media FAMILIES MISUSED: OFFICIALS outlets bite the dust NILI: No daily paper is actively tal departments must provide the tion and culture department, ac- AIBAK: Funds allocated for con- publishing in Daikundi as majori- required information to the media. knowledged that a number of me- struction of shelters for the flood- ty of the print media active for over The draft of the law took three dia outlets in the province had been affected families in northern Sa- a decade has stopped functioning years to be prepared by the minis- limited but said: It was not a mangan province have been embez- because of multiple reasons, activ- try of information and culture with source of concern. zled, officials said on Sunday. ists allege. the help of journalists and civil He added the main reason that Mohammad Karim Freedom of expression has society members. some newspapers had ceased pub- Mokremzada, an official of the been one of the main achievements Several journalists associa- lications were lack of budget. Even ministry of economy in Samangan, of the Afghan government over the tions welcomed the law and called the monthly newspapers like En- told Pajhwok Afghan News that last 13 years. it a major step towards providing vironment , Daikundi Youth and Afghan Aid was planning to build There were 17 government and better and accurate information to Daikundi that were being print- shelters for 166 families that were private weekly and monthly pa- public. ed by his department stopped affected by flash floods in Khuram pers in Daikundi which gradually Najia, women s rights activ- their publications because the min- Sarbagh district. vanished in the recent years. ists, said the publications did not istry of information and culture He added the NGO later found The first monthly paper have anything on women s issues could not fund them, he added. that only 142 shelters had been Daikundi View was launched by and only had their own political However, only recently a new constructed while the money with- the youth of the province that last- agenda. She also accused the wom- weekly newspaper Nili Voice drawn for construction of 166 shel- ed four years. Because of lack of en s affairs department for not hav- has started publication discussing ters. At least 24 houses have not budget the paper stopped publi- ing any publications for women issues from politics to socio-cul- been constructed. cations. despite having a lot of funds. tural issues. Cost of each shelter, he said, Weak governance, censorship, Hamid Wafaee, a journalist, Editor-in-chief of the weekly was $2500 and total embezzled lack of cooperation by the local said judicial organs were not co- Mohammad Qasim Ataee said he money was around $52,000. officials, insufficient budget, and operative with them. For instance, was printing the weekly from his Without naming anybody, load shedding caused the papers he said, a woman claimed that a own money. He said for the long- Mokremzada said five workers of shut down. justice department s employee run it was necessary for such pub- Afghan Aid NGO and 21 other lo- Light shadow was another asked for her daughter s marriage lications to be supported. cal council and governmental em- monthly paper that stopped work- in return of resolving her problems Private radio Aftab has also ployees have been accused of ing since one and half years.
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