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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:275 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . MAY 06. 2016 -Saur 17, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime HANI S AR RDERS OT EING ‘Made in Pakistan’ expo kicks off in Kabul G ' W O N B “We are committed to fully facilitate Afghan transit trade,” says Pakistan’s Ambassador. IMPLEMENTED: HELMAND OFFICIALS AT News Report A number of military officials "The front line of Taliban was in Helmand province said on in Nad Ali district of Helmand prov- KABUL: The fourth ‘Made in Wednesday that despite a ince where we defeated them and Pakistan Exhibition’ kicked off on surge in violence in Helmand we will defeat them always," said Thursday here, attracting a large province, President Ashraf Jabar, a public order solider. Pakistan ‘Hopeful’ number of businessmen and wom- Ghani has still to give the or- According to TOLOnews' en. ders for a large scale offensive correspondents, Dasht Matkai The trade fair will continue for operation against the Taliban.? area of Nad Ali district is the front Of Peace Talks three days, organized by the Raw- But provincial governor line of the battle with Taliban. Pakistani officials are hopeful its position on talks, the Taliban alpindi Chamber of Commerce and about the prospects of talks be- could be wooed back to the nego- Industry (RCCI). tween Taliban and the Afghan gov- tiating table. Sixty booths of paint and hard- ernment following a recent visit by The Taliban rejected plans to ware, heating ventilation air con- Taliban representatives from Qa- join peace talks in early march fol- ditioning and refrigeration tar to Islamabad. lowing a series of meetings by the (HVACR), electronic goods, build- Local media reports that al- Quadrilateral Coordination Group ing material, leather goods, gems though the talks did not yield any (QCG) which drew up a road map and jewellery, furniture, services breakthrough results, officials were for negotiations between Afghani- sector, textile and handicrafts have Pakistan,” said Deputy Minister joint investment in Afghani- left hopeful. stan government and the Taliban. been placed for public display. of Commerce and Industries stan, he said that the two "The Taliban did not say no,... However, Dawn news report- “Organizing such exhibitions (MoCI) Muzamil Shinwari. countries were enjoying good is in the interest of Afghanistan and Urging Pakistani traders for they are now introspecting and ed that the Pakistani officials did SEE P8 reassessing the situation," a senior not give any timeframe for possi- official said in a background dis- ble talks between the two, but said cussion on the Taliban visit, report- preliminary contacts for talks ed Dawn news. might happen, which might even- According to the news outlet, tually help. a three-member delegation from Kabul took steps recently to Hayatullah Hayat says plans They said the insurgents are also Taliban's political office in Qatar harden its stance against both the are underway to launch a wide holed up in civilian houses, which comprising Shahabuddin Dilawar, Taliban and Pakistan following a scale operation across the they are using to fire on security Jan Muhammad Madni and Mul- deadly truck bombing in the Af- province. forces' strongholds. lah Abbas visited Pakistan last ghan capital last month which "Our planning is under- "Some times militants attack week for "exploratory meetings" killed 64 people and wounded over way, and soon, this week, our and open fire but we are also with Pakistani officials. 340 others. operations will be conducted equipped and prepared," said The official said Taliban's fu- Afghanistan has long accused and all the people support se- Marstyal another public order sol- ture strategy might depend on the Pakistan of harboring terrorists and curity forces in Helmand," dier. situation of war in Afghanistan and allowing them to plot attacks from said Hayat. "In Marja district small oper- Afghan government's position vis- within the neighboring country. But TOLOnews corre- ations are underway but big oper- à-vis peace negotiations. However, following the meet- spondents Wali Arian and Ab- ations will be prepared in wide and Adviser to the Prime Minister ing between Taliban members and dullah Hamim spoke to secu- joint plans," said Khalilurahman on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Pakistani officials, Aziz rejected rity forces in Helmand prov- Jawad a public order commander. while talking to reporters at the calls by Afghanistan for use of force ince who said that the troops But some provincial council Institute of Strategic Studies a day against Taliban saying it was un- are unhappy about having to members have raised concerns over earlier, said that although Taliban feasible and reconciliation efforts take a defensive position Ghani's failure to implement his had announced their spring offen- needed to be given time. against the Taliban. own war orders against the Tali- sive, they had not undertaken any "Our position has been that the They said troops have ban. called for the launch of an of- "The president is different in major operation, which gave hope military option has been tried for fensive operation as soon as action and speech and he is not that "if the ground situation re- 14 years, but has failed to resolve possible. putting his words into practice and mains stable, peace talks may com- the issue. Reconciliation cannot "See at the moment war is it means he is kicking dust in peo- mence soon," reported Dawn succeed in two or four weeks. We going on and firing sounds can ple's eyes," said Karim Attal Hel- news. do not see any other way for be heard," said Nagibullah, a mand provincial council head. However, reports indicate that achieving peace," he said. border police force member. Tolonews if Kabul showed more clarity in News Agencies FRIDAY .MAY 06, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] bySeth J Frantzman Email: [email protected] 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. Editorial Regional connectivity To improve the national economy, the government shall join hands with the neighboring countries for regional connectivi- ty. There are several ways to accelerate the economic growth. Regional connectivity through roads and rail-links is one of When protesters stormed Iraq's Across the border in Syria's Kurds are the most empowered, backed Shia militias in Mosul, parliament on September 30, a Qamishli clashes between the Kur- they face major obstacles. In Tur- which they view as an attempt to best way. Afghanistan can modernize its agriculture sector and Kurdish news team from Rudaw dish People's Protection Units key the Kurdish-dominated Peo- surround Kurdistan. Saudi Arabia increase production but it cannot supply the agri-products on found themselves reporting live in (YPG) and forces loyal to Syrian ples' Democratic Party (HDP) has been growing closer to the the midst of the chaos. A Kurdish President Bashar al-Assad ended made it into parliament in 2015, KRG over this issue as well, be- time if the roads were in poor condition. The country will Peshmerga soldier outside the par- on April 23 with dozens of casual- only to see the breakdown of the cause of fears of Iranian encroach- liament told them that protesters ties. ceasefire with the PKK lead to ment throughout the region. also have problem in exporting mass quantity of fruits and "had kissed [him] and given [him] The objective for Kurds must massive conflict throughout east- A Kurdish spring? vegetables if there was no railroad connecting us with the neigh- flowers. It's very peaceful." It was be to build stable institutions and ern Turkey. There seems little in- There was a kind of Kurdish a momentary gesture in a region seek international support, while terest on both sides in reducing this spring in the Middle East in the boring countries. Modern states see national economy as one that has become increasingly frac- not falling into the trap of interne- conflict. past few years, bolstered by mili- of the top national interests. They forge alliances with rivals tured along sectarian lines. cine fighting. In Syria the Assad government tary successes against ISIL. Kurds have been seeking great- In Iraq, conflict between Kurds will move to neuter Kurdish aspi- The US has dispatched mili- in this regard. er independence and autonomy and Shia Turkmen in Tuz Khur- rations if it defeats the Syrian rebels tary missions to both the KRG and throughout the region in the last matu, about 170km north of Bagh- with help from Iran and Russia. Syria's Rojava in recognition of Without regional connectivity, the government cannot cre- hundred years in the wake of what dad, boiled over last week. Yet here we find Russia polit- these achievements. ate employment opportunities or make the country the heart of many complain were European- These conflicts are all inter- ically supporting the Syrian Kurds, But when Kurds talk indepen- imposed colonial borders that ig- connected.