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Page 4 October 06, 2015 (1) No One... Monday’s siege that lasted six days. zations, the Afghan government hasn’t yet been able to get to the site in Kunduz, to ensure all fight- been killed in the raid: 10 patients The organization has appealed to has also allocated nine million Afs because it continues to be a contest- ing parties respect the sanctity of and 13 MSF staff members. number of people placed Taliban security and judicial organizations in financial Aid to help the dis- ed area between the Afghans and medical facilities. The medical aid organization fighters in people’s houses in Kun- to identify the perpetrators and see placed who took shelter in Takhar the Taliban militants. “At the moment, MSF has not re- called the bombing a “war crime” duz ahead of the siege. to it that justice is carried out. and Badakhshan provinces,” he The officials were not authorized ceived any explanations or assur- in an online statement Sunday. “They torched our houses and As Taliban’s insurgency gathered said. to discuss the incident publicly and ances that give us the confidence “This is far from the first time we left the city leaving all behind. momentum in Afghanistan’s north- Meanwhile, minister of labor and spoke on condition of anonymity. to be able to return. This is why that the indiscriminate use of U.S. We were hit by airplanes from the ern regions, a number of western social affairs Nasrin Oryakhail has Carter is in the first day of a week- the organisation is demanding a military force in Afghanistan has air and by the Taliban from the countries - who are part of the US- expressed frustration over the per- long trip to Europe. He will visit full, independent and transparent led to the deaths of innocent civil- ground,” Feroza, a resident of Kun- led coalition force – are also calling sistent issue of security threats and Spain, Italy and London for meet- investigation of what happened, ians,” Zakharova said in the For- duz told TOLOnews. for the world to act and help stop political turmoil in the country, say- ings with top defense leaders. He and why.” eign Ministry’s statement. Another resident of Kunduz said: the Taliban from gaining ground in ing that the issue is adding to the also will attend a NATO meeting of “Without that information, there U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Cart- “They killed a woman inside the the country. refugee crisis and is contributing to defense ministers in Brussels. are too many unknowns to allow er on Sunday promised the U.S. city. Her body was covered in flies. On Sunday, Canadian foreign min- the increase in unemployment and Earlier this year, Carter visited Es- a return in the immediate future. would be “full and transparent” There was no one to take the dead ister Daniel Jean voiced his deepest the economic slowdown. tonia and met with Eastern Euro- MSF is committed to the people in in sharing the results of its own bodies away. We are upset with concerns over the rise of Taliban “Security threats and unemploy- pean defense chiefs, announcing he Kunduz and will explore, as soon probe into the incident. (Agencies) President Ghani.” activities in the northern parts of ment are interrelated. Rise of unem- will send tanks, armored vehicles as key questions are answered, Abdul Rahman, a resident of Kun- (18) Iran Condemns ... Afghanistan. He called on the in- ployment is forcing many youths and other military equipment to six options to return with medical duz said many of the 600 prisoners ternational community to do more to join insurgents, an issue which former Soviet bloc nations to help services in the Kunduz region.” Without Borders in Afghan city which were freed from Kunduz in a bid avert Taliban’s advance in naturally increases the problems,” reassure NATO allies facing threats MSF treated 394 wounded people of Kunduz was bombed by US air prison by the Taliban were armed the area so as to prevent them from she said. from Russia. between Monday and the early forces. and looted people’s houses. gaining a foothold. The Taliban attacked the Afghan This trip will focus more on the hours of Saturday morning when NATO said in a statement that US This comes in the wake of the secu- “We are deeply concerned about strategic town of Kunduz in north- threats to Southern Europe, includ- they were bombed. “When the forces conducted an airstrike in rity forces’ successful ousting of the the activities of Taliban in the ern Afghanistan last Monday. The ing Russian aggression as well as aerial attack occurred we had 105 Kunduz at around the same time Taliban in Kunduz city after the city northern parts of Afghanistan and siege lasted six days until Afghan Daesh terrorists and other violent patients and their care-takers in — just after 02:00 am on Saturday. was under siege for six days. Ear- also about the activities of Daesh security forces managed to wrest extremists from the Middle East the hospital and over 80 MSF in- The medical team is working lier on Monday, troops were still and its affiliated groups that seek to the city back for the insurgents. and Northern Africa. ternational and national staff pre- around the clock to do everything in clashes with insurgents in some leave footprint in south Asia, Mid- Reacting to the fall of Kunduz, Carter said he believed it was im- sent,” they said at the time. possible for the safety of patients parts of the city, but residents were dle East, North Africa, and also the rights groups on Sunday accused portant to go to “the southern MSF’s hospital was the only facil- and hospital staff. slowly resuming their normal lives. activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria. insurgents of committing major flank” because the violence, law- ity of its kind in the whole north- ‘We are deeply shocked by the at- (Tolonews) The international community must crimes during the siege and called lessness and the refugee crisis are eastern region of Afghanistan, tack, the killing of our staff and (2) Exercise Trident ... continue its efforts in countering for the perpetrators behind the at- all having a tremendous impact providing free life- and limb- patients and the heavy toll it has tack to be brought to justice. (Tolo- across Europe. (Tolonews) saving trauma care. MSF doctors inflicted on healthcare in Kun- 21 in three different host nations: terrorism,” Canadian foreign min- news) treat all people according to their duz,’ Bart Janssens, MSF Director Italy, Portugal and Spain. It will ister Daniel Jean said. (13) Taliban Violates... medical needs and do not make of Operations commented on the include a series of dynamic and de- The Afghan rights commission has (8) NPC Approves... Council, said: “We were against the distinctions based on a patient’s bombing. manding training events which is said that extensive financial and ministrative Affairs and Council of deal from the beginning. Finally, it ethnicity, religious beliefs or po- ‘We do not yet have the final casu- designed to train troops and com- human losses have been inflicted Ministers Secretariat. was the Taliban that attacked secu- litical affiliation, read a statement. alty figures, but our medical team manding officers, including those on the people of Kunduz and it will The meeting was also attended by rity check posts in Pul-e-Khumri MSF started working in Afghani- are providing first aid and treat- from elements of the NRF. be impossible to compensate them second Vice-President Mohammad Blocks area and torched them all stan in 1980. In Kunduz, just like ing the injured patients and MSF “Trident Juncture 2015 has been fully. Sarwar Danish, Minister of Finance and violated the agreement. “ in the rest of Afghanistan, both na- personnel and accounting for the designed to ensure that our con- AIHRC strongly condemned the Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, Minister of Head of Baghlan provincial Coun- tional and international staff work deceased. We urge all parties to cepts and procedures will work in use of Kunduz citizens as human Justice Abdul Basir Anwar and cil Safdar Mohseni who is part of together to ensure the best quality respect the safety of health facili- the event of a real crisis,” General shields by the Taliban, saying that Minister of Economy Abdul Sattar the delegation that signed the deal of treatment. MSF supports the ties and staff.’ Hans-Lothar Domrose, Command- the Taliban has committed major Murad. (KP) said the agreement is still in place Ministry of Public Health in Ah- According to MSF, at the time of er of Allied Joint Force Command war crimes against the people in- and that those who have violated it mad Shah Baba hospital in eastern the aerial attack 105 patients and Brunssum said. cluding the deliberate killing of ci- (9) Obama... should be punished. Kabul, Dasht-e-Barchi maternity their caretakers were in the hospi- Over 36,000 personnel from over 30 vilians, torture and rape. plan, however, has been the pri- “We accept that security check in western Kabul and Boost hos- tal and over 80 MSF international NATO and partner nations are tak- “Armed opponents committed seri- mary focus of White House debates posts and bases have been attacked pital in Lashkar Gah, Helmand and national staff. (IRNA) ing part in the exercise, the largest ous violations including deliberate in recent weeks. Dempsey, who re- in the area but the Taliban militants province. In Khost, in the east of one conducted by the Alliance since killing of military personnel and ci- (19) Innocent ..