Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XIV Issue No:59 Price: Afs.20 www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . SEPTEMBER 26. 2019 -Mizan 04, 1398 HS www.afghanistantimes.af AT News Report KABUL: Officials in the independent election commission say that 11,000 voting centers AT News Report the army is very cautious about had been allocated for women civilian lives in the airstrikes. voters, but 1,450 of the centers KABUL: The human rights and Mohammad Rahim, a resident of lack female workers. Mohammad justice entities call on the war Wardak province said HanifDaneshyar, a member of the parties to pay serious attention Wednesday that his wife and kid commission, said on Wednesday to the civilian lives, saying that were injured in an army shootout that these centers are in 21 increasing in civilian casualties is There was no fighting. The army provinces, but did not identify a matter of great concern. But soldiers abruptly opened fire. A the provinces. Daneshyar said the ministry of defense says that bullet struck... that the... AT News Report calling on Taliban to hold talks with a crime. Hamid Karzai, who emphasized on peace ahead their fellowAfghans. He stated Mohammad Esmael Khan, of election. “It is our obligation as KABUL: Former President, these remarks on Wednesday in a Mohammad YounusQanooni, politicians to put an end to this Hamid Karzai, said that the large gathering of political leaders, Atta Noor, Sayed Hamed Gilani war,” Karzai said, adding that ongoing war in Afghanistan had who unanimously said that and Sayed MansoorNaderi, were Taliban should hold talks with been imposed by foreigners, election would pave the ground for among tens of political figures, their fellow... AT News Report AT News Report AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The NATOSenior KABUL: Talking at the United KABUL: The north of AT News Report Civilian Representative for Nations General Assembly on Afghanistan might transform into Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay has Tuesday in New York, US a new springboard for KABUL: An Afghan journalist once again announcedallies’ fully President Donald Trump once international terrorist died in hospital on Wednesday of support to the Afghan National again emphasized the US has organizations, and so the country wounds suffered from a planted Defense and Security Forces. never been fan of “Endless War” needs help from abroad to bomb blast that also killed four In a video clip at his twitter and that it seeks a “brilliantfuture” prevent the threats, Russian other civilians, including a child page, Kay said that he visited for Afghanistan. Trump said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in PD 14 of Kandahar city, NATO headquarters as his regular thatelimination of terrorism and said on Wednesday in his address officials said Wednesday. visit to consult ... “turning peace ... to the United... Afghanistan... THURSDAY . SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES IECFullyPreparedFor Election:Nuristani The Independent Election security officials, said biometric that only votes verified by the remaining will be completed Commission, IEC, is fully devices and their servers have also biometric identification will be by Friday. “The transfer of prepared for the election on been prepared. She said that counted on the election day. “I election materials began a month September 28 now that all women’s photos on election day assure you that the Election ago and we completed this process employees have been hired and are a must, referring to the solution Commission is fully prepared to based on the schedule,” head of trained and election materials are recently provided for those women hold the presidential election. All the Election Commission’s being distributed, the head of the who do not want to submit to the required tasks have been secretariat, Habib-Ur-Rahman commission, Hawa Alam photographs for a biometric accomplished,” she said. IEC Nang said. According to IEC Nuristani, said. identity check. A woman who does officials said that election figures, 431 out of 5,373 centers Nuristani, who addressed a not want to be photographed may materials have been transferred will be closed on the election day news conference alongside bring a picture. Nuristani stressed to 187 provinces out of 375 and due to security issues. The Project Coordination Unit, Ministry of Energy and Water (PCU/MoEW)intends to award the contract,GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND 16 TEST WELLS (BASELINE SURVEY, DRILLING, INSTALING OF CASINGS, COMPRESSOR TEST, PUMPING TEST) MEW Karzai says Afghan electio n threaten s peace (FARAH),under the contract No, MEW/ IRDP/ HQ/ IFB/ MIS/ W-56withM/ S Waheed Naweed Construction Co. Address:Cheknowri-Bazar, Kabul and Jalabad Main Road, ...P12 government who had been been killed since 2001, when a be allowed to stay,” he said. Besides threats from the Taliban, Jalalabad City, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, licenseNo.D-02-1030in the amount of shut out of negotiations. U.S.-led coalition drove from Holding elections is a gamble, many supporters of candidates are 15,679,800.00Afs (Fifteen million six hundred seventy nine thousand and eight Karzai also said the U.S. power Taliban leaders who with others echoing Karzai’s also heavily armed, adding to fears should bring Russia and China sheltered al-Qaida militants as warnings that a vote marred by that a deeply contested election hundred Afghanis).Bidders who want to appealfor reconsideration or have any objection, into the peace process, noting that they plotted the Sept. 11 terror violence and fraud allegations could result in violence. can submit their application within 7 days tothe Project Coordination Unit/ Ministry of Russia has had success getting the attacks. He reserved some of his could trigger a political crisis and The 2014 presidential election Energy and water (PCU/ MEW) Darul Aman Road Kabul Afghanistan from the date of Taliban and prominent Afghans harshest words for the United further disrupt chances of getting was so mired in fraud allegations announcement. to the same table. Last weekend, States, citing recent strikes that back to peace talks. that the United States decided a This notification does not constitute award of contract. The contract shall not be awarded Taliban top negotiator Mullah killed civilians. Last week, an Supporters of the election winner would not be declared and Abdul Ghani Baradar was in airstrike blamed on the U.S. killed argue that it can bestow the instead divided power between until the notice provided elapsed and complaints, if any received, is addressed in China pressing for renewed talks. 16 farmers harvesting fruit in the needed legitimacy on a new Ghani and his leading rival, compliance with appeal and review manual. “We should first come to eastern Nangarhar province. On government to claim a place at Abdullah Abdullah to form a unity peace in Afghanistan and then Monday, a raid by Afghan forces, the negotiating table. During government. Abdullah is conduct elections,” he said at his with support from U.S. air power, peace talks over the past year, challenging Ghani again this time. heavily fortified residential killed 45 members of a wedding the Taliban refused to negotiate The repercussions of a messy compound in the center of Kabul. party in the southern Helmand with the outgoing government, election could create a political “We cannot conduct elections in province. The U.S. military says which Washington cobbled crisis, said Andrew Wilder, vice a country that is going through a it is investigating last week’s together after massive fraud in the president of Asia Programs at the foreign-imposed conflict. We are attack, while the Afghan defense last presidential vote five years U.S. Institute of Peace. He also in a war of foreign objectives and ministry said forces in Helmand ago.Previous elections also were said discord could work against interests. It isn’t our conflict. We were targeting an al-Qaida cell deeply flawed, and in the run-up any chance at restarting the U.S.- are only dying in it.” operating in concert with the to Saturday’s vote, candidates led peace process with Taliban His comments put him at Taliban. Karzai, who said he spoke have alleged that Ghani is abusing insurgents, who have traveled to odds with President Ashraf with some of the victims of the his power by using government Russia, Iran and China seeking Ghani, who has pushed for Helmand attack, was furious. resources to help his campaign. support for renewed talks. elections Saturday. “The way they are killing us, Until two weeks ago, it “A deeply flawed election, Karzai said it would be better I don’t want them for a second in wasn’t certain there would be which seems quite likely, could for Ghani to stay on as president, my country, not for a second,” elections, as a peace deal between provide the justification for many without an election, until referring to about 14,000 U.S. the United States and Taliban of the losers and their supporters Afghanistan finds its way out of troops in Afghanistan. “I want the seemed imminent. In Kabul, only to join forces to protest the results, an increasingly ferocious war. whole of them gone when they a few election posters were resulting in a destabilizing political Then Afghans should approve have no regard for our life, when plastered on walls. Campaigning crisis,” Wilder said. The Project Coordination Unit, Ministry of Energy and Water (PCU/MoEW)intends to award any peace deal and constitutional they have no respect for the life of began in earnest 10 days ago. “Unfortunately, just when the the contract,GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND 16 TEST WELLS (BASELINE SURVEY, changes in a traditional loyajirga, my children, when they kill our While 18 candidates for Afghan government and loyal DRILLING, INSTALING OF CASINGS, COMPRESSOR TEST, PUMPING TEST) MEW or grand council, he added.