Afghan Air Force Size to Be Tripled by 2023, Says US General
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:137 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . DECEMBER 14. 2017 -Qaws 23, 1396 HS AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States has to reverse the decision of recognizing the city of Jerusalem as capital city of Israel, said the members of extraordinary summit of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which was held in Turkey on Wednesday. Turkish President Receb Tayyip Erdogan called on world powers By Mujib Mashal many. In return, Mr. Ghani would referendum on his authority. The the middle of a raging war against to recognize Jerusalem as the finally deliver parliamentary Afghan president, in return, has the Taliban and Islamic State capital of Palestine. Addressing KABUL: Over the past year, as elections (already delayed by two reacted in ways that many Western loyalists — against a government participants of the OIC, he said Afghanistan’s strained power- years) before the next presidential officials see as panicked. He has that Western officials have gone all the United States should reverse sharing government struggled in the vote. But the year is closing with ordered sudden corruption out to hold together. Mohammed the decision of recognizing the city face of intense criticism, Western little progress toward the elections, investigations against critics, Umer Daudzai, a former interior as Israel’s capital, describing officials repeatedly stepped in to still scheduled for next July, barred government employees minister who is now part of one of President Trump’s decision as a young and old are speaking in a told the summit that Trump’s urge patience. American and although now almost certain not from joining demonstrations and the larger opposition groups, said reward for Israeli “terror acts”. He unified voice.” “The alignment and Jerusalem move is against European diplomats shuttled to the to occur then. Mr. Ghani’s critics been accused of grounding the the lack of progress on elections said that the city is a red line for accord between the Muslim world international law. “No country can blast-wall-protected villas of the — and there are more than ever — flight of a powerful northern was a symptom of a broader Muslims and Trump’s Jerusalem and the world at large has never transfer their embassies to country’s political elite, asking are losing patience, turning to governor to keep him from joining problem: the government’s decision will put the world into a been this great and is a tribute to Jerusalem,” Abbas said. He said them to give President Ashraf public demonstrations, issuing an opposition meeting. One fear is shrinking political base. “When he crisis. The Turkish president said the special place of Al-Qudus in they cannot accept US’s role in the Ghani some space to keep pursuing ultimatums or threats, and joining that the rising factional animosity started as president, his political Israel is a “state of occupation and the history of all monotheistic peace process, adding that the the reforms that had rankled so in calls for a nationwide, traditional could lead to open mutiny — in base was formed by...P2 terror”. Muslim leaders gathered religion,” the Presidential Palace United States will lose its in Turkey to react against recent said in a twitter, adding, “Our credibility as a result of the Trump US decision, in which President glorious past guides us to envision move. Abbas said the recognition Ashraf Ghani also attended the future as a resumption of of Jerusalem, is Trump’s “gift to summit. “The consensus within constructive dialogue between the Zionist movement”. “No peace the Ummah is heart-warming, as civilization, culture, religions, and or stability” will be possible in the the streets and states, mosques, peoples.” Mahmoud Abbas, the Middle East without Jerusalem as and media, people and leaders, president of the state of Palestine, the Palestinian capital, he added. AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah acknowledged that the government failed to bring reforms in the electoral system, AT News Report saying that “big opportunities were missed”. In a meeting held to KABUL: The court of Criminal discuss women’s participation in Justice Task Force (CJTF) on political parties, Abdullah said the Wednesday said that 11 drug government should not interfere in trafficker arrested in the past one election commissions’ works. week. The CJTF said in a press Meanwhile, women’s rights statement that 11 smugglers were AT News Report activists criticized government and apprehended by Counter political parties in defending Narcotics Police through different KABUL: Members of parliament women’s rights. Abdullah said that crackdown in various provinces believe that the Daesh terrorist the reforms were facing many and were handed over to CJTF for group is supported by foreign obstacles in the past that Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah criminal proceedings. Three countries, amid expansion of the challenged the reform process. He smugglers were arrested in Hamid group activities from the east to promised that parliament’s He emphasized on women’s Women’s rights activists also Karzai international airport in Kabul, who planned to transfer the northern areas of the country. election would be held next year participation in the government, criticized government for what They also accused the while 2019 would be the year for criticizing the parliament for they called “nothing has been heroin and hashish to India and United Arab Emirates, added government of not being presidential election. sketchy behavior to women. done” for women. statement. Statement said that that determined to hold election. the investigation is going on over While Daesh was eliminated in the dossier of the all indicts by the the Middle Eastern countries of Afghan air force CJTF, which after examining the AT News Report confiscated by NDS members in Iraq and Syria, the group is said to evidences and arguments from Nawi Gomrak area of Behsud try to find footsteps in size to be tripled both sides the CJTF will convict KABUL: At least 152 weapons district on the Jalalabad-Torkham Afghanistan. There are reports the accused traffickers, added and thousands of bullets have been Highway on Tuesday night. He about Daesh active presence in two by 2023, statement. Eight other drug recovered from trailer carrying said the lorry was loaded with districts of Jawzjan province, with traffickers were arrested from cement in eastern Nangarhar cement bags, in which weapons mostly foreign fighters including says US General Kabul, Takhar, Badakhshan, province imported from had been skillfully concealed. He France and Germany. Nangarhar, Kandahar and Helmand neighboring Pakistan, intelligence said the guns included 152 various The legislators said that the provinces. Some 16 kg heroin, over officials said on Wednesday. kinds of weapons and 35,325 north of the country is a ground The size of the Afghan Air Force 13kg opium, 632 kg hashish and will be tripled by 2023 as efforts The National Directorate of bullets. Khogyani said the for Daesh activities, adding that 383 liters of alcoholic beverages Security (NDS) personnel showed weapons were to be transferred to the terrorists are armed and are underway to boost the AT News Report colleagues are worried about them. discovered and seized from the capabilities of the Afghan Air Although the government still did arrested smugglers, noted the the seized weapons to media insurgents in Jalalabad for financed by foreign countries. Forces which have proven as KABUL: Afghan forces detained not provide reason behind the statement. All the convicted drug representatives in this capital city, subversive activities. No one has They called on the government effective and lethal in the fight three Turkish and one Afghan detention of the teachers, but the traffickers would have defense Jalalabad, on Wednesday. been so far arrested in connection to be serious on the Daesh against terrorism, a senior US teacher of the Afghan-Turk CAG Afghan Turk NGO officials believe attorneys for their legal defense Nangarhar governor’s spokesman, with the weapons; but security presence in Afghanistan, General has said. U.S. Air Force Educational NGO (ATCE), who they are detained in the connection and will be convicted after separate Attaullah Khogyani, told Pajhwok forces have launched a search otherwise, it would turn the Brigadier General Lance Bunch, are allegedly blamed of having links of the recent campaign of the judicial trials based on the evidence Afghan News the guns were operation. country to second Syria or Iraq. the direcotr of the future with Turkish Government’s Turkish government to detain brought before the court and the operations, told reporters on political opponent Fethullah followers and supporters of the US Counter Narcotics law of Tuesday that the Afghan forces Gulen. Afghan forces have detained based cleric, Fethullah Gulen. Afghanistan. conducted their combat the three Turks and one Afghan Gulen was also accused for being operations through 2017 with the citizen including deputy head of behind the recent failed coup in lowest level of support from the the ATCE Tuesday morning while Turkey. Also the Afghan forces coalition forces in the 16-year they were on their way to school. tried to enter to the dormitory of Afghan-U.S. forces have ventures, and their logistical war here, and yet has had some The ATCE runs at least 12 schools the girls but were faced with eliminated 25 narcotics processing networks.” of the most success they’ve ever in several Afghan provinces resistance of our teachers and labs in Helmand province which “This new air interdiction had, showing they are, in fact, including capital Kabul. “Afghan parents of the students, because equals to almost $80 million of campaign directly strengthens the leading the fight and we are there forces detained the mentioned they did not had legal warrant and drug money, since launch of an air Afghan defense forces and their to advise and enable them.