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Mattis Asked to Present Long-Term Afghan Strategy Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:336Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . JULY 16. 2017 -Saratan 25, 1396 HS AT News Report he US forces have killed Abu Sayed, the emir of Islamic TState of Iraq and Syria- Khorasan province (ISIS-K), in a strike in July 11 on the group’s headquarters in Kunar province AT Monitoring Desk of Afghanistan. A statement KABUL: The Afghan security issued here by the Pentagon forces have started a large-scale Spokesperson, Dana W. White clearance operation against said that the US strike also killed militants to re-take the Nawa other ISIS-K members and would district of Helmand province after significantly disrupt the terror Taliban militants took control of group’s plans to expand its the area nine months ago, local presence in Afghanistan. officials said on Saturday. ISIS leaders chose Abu Sayed Omar Zowak, the provincial to lead the group after Afghan and governor’s spokesperson said, the The Ministry of Defense of of Staff Committee of Pakistan, on U.S. forces killed the previous offensive kicked off on Saturday ISIS-K leaders - Hafiz Sayed Afghanistan has said the Afghan Friday accused the Indian morning, adding, security forces government will never allow the intelligence of using the Afghan soil Khan in late July 2016, and Abdul are moving forward from three Hasib, in late April of this year. use of its soil as terrorist launch to destabilize Pakistan. Insisting different directions in a bid to pad against the neighboring that peace and tranquility in Afghan and U.S. forces capture or kill all the insurgents. launched a counter-ISIS-K countries. Afghanistan is key for security in He said, till the moment, 12 The Ministry of Defense the region, Gen. Hayat claimed offensive in early March 2017 to Taliban militants have been killed drive fighters from Nangarhar and spokesman General Dawlat Waziri that RAW wanted to create as a result of the fresh military made the remarks during a press instability in Balochistan. He also send a clear message to ISIS that offensive and two police personnel there is no sanctuary for their conference in Kabul. alleged that the Indian intelligence also sustained injuries. Apparently gesturing towards wanted to target the major regional fighters in Afghanistan. Moreover, District ‘Nawa’ is situated at General John Nicholson, US the remarks of a top Pakistani projects, including the China and a distance of 15km from general regarding the India Pakistan Economic Corridor. The forces-Afghanistan commander Lashkargah, capital city of confirmed the killing of Abu intelligence being operated from latest allegations by Gen. Hayat Helmand and it fell down nine Afghanistan, Gen. Waziri said came as the Afghan officials have Sayed, the Emir of Islamic State months ago where the locals were of Iraq and Syria – Khorasan “The government will never allow long been rejecting to allow its soil forced to face barbarism and expended to other volatile areas of Afghanistan to be used as the to be used against the other nations, province (ISIS-K) during a strike cruelties by the Taliban insurgents. way to speed up the construction militants must be followed by in Kunar province on July 11. the province in order to establish work of Kajaki dam. military installations across the centers of terrorism against the insisting on generous contributions Security Forces have taken an comfortable peace and stability in other countries.” by the regional countries to “This operation is another initiative of great importance to be However, the successful province to leave no space for success in our campaign to defeat the province which would pay military operations against terrorism and militancy. General Zubair Mahmood eliminate the menace of terrorism ISIS-K in Afghanistan in 2017,” Hayat, the Chairman Joint Chiefs threatening the region. (KP) said Nicholson in a media statement. “Abu Sayed is the third Mattis asked to present ISIS-K emir we have killed in the last year and we will continue until they are annihilated. There long-term Afghan strategy is no safe haven for ISIS-K in Afghanistan,” he added. WASHINGTON : The National Air Force’s fixed and rotary wing Recently, members of the Defense Authorization Act fleet and supports the expansion Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of (NDAA) for 2018, as passed by of the Afghanistan Special Security Parliament expressed deepest the US House of Representatives Forces. At the same time the bill concern over increasing of on Friday, requires the defense provides to support for President (Islamic State), aka Daesh fighters secretary to provide an Afghan Ghani’s anti-corruption efforts. It and its threats in eastern strategy beyond five years. encourages the Office of the Nangarhar and some other “It directs the secretary of Secretary of Defense to develop provinces. They said that despite defense to provide an Afghanistan strategies to modernize analog strategy that will look beyond the flight and crew advisory of dropping of Mother of All next five years to describe the instruments in the UH–60A/L Bombs (MoAB), Daesh militants trajectory of US efforts in aircraft bound for Afghanistan increased more in Nangarhar. Afghanistan and assess the Aviation Forces. At the same time, Daesh fighters also had captured timeline and total resources the House continued with tough part of Tora Bora for few days necessary to achieve US condition for US aid to Pakistan. and pushed back by the Afghan objectives,” the House Armed It said of the total reimbursement forces. Daesh or Islamic State Services Committee said. Passed and support for Pakistan from footprint has been revealed by 344/81 votes, NDAA-2018 October 1, 2017 to December 31, around two years ago in southern provides for a robust Afghan 2018, $400.0 million would not be Helmand for the first time, and Security Forces Fund to support eligible for a waiver unless the gradually expanded to Nangarhar, the Afghan allies who have suffered secretary of defense certifies that Zabul, Ghor, Kunar and some significant losses in the fight Pakistan continues to conduct other provinces across the against the Taliban and terrorist operations against the Haqqani country. organisations. The fund provides Network in North Waziristan. for enhancements in the Afghan (Pajhwok) KUNDUZ CITY: NATO airstrike morning. He said the target of Mashad, said, “We are seriously in northeastern Kunduz province airstrike was the Khawaja Ghaltan concerned when the officials destroyed a school and some School where according to him the bombarded residential area, it civilian homes on Saturday, an Taliban sought refuge. shows that people are not safe even official said Hashmatullah Sediqui, school in their homes,” Haji Rahimullah, Governor spokesman Syed director, said the bombardment another resident of Kunduz city, Mahmood Danish told Pajhwok took place at around 4:00am in also criticized the city and said the Afghan News NATO forces which the school was partially government should ensure security mistakenly bombard the Mashad damaged. Kunduz residents also for students so they follow their High School situated in Kunduz reacted against the airstrike. education in a peaceful City the provincial capital, this Amruddin, a resident of Khwaja environment. (Pajhwok) 2 killed, 1 Taliban commander among injured as rival families seven killed in Nangarhar AT Monitoring Desk Kamran. However, the Taliban clash in Kabul insurgents are yet to comment into KABUL: A top Taliban incident. The killing of Taliban KUNDUZ CITY : A NATO commander, including seven other airstrike destroyed a school and fighters comes while Islamic State fighters have been killed in a drone (IS) also known as Daesh terrorist some civilian homes in northern airstrike in eastern Nangarhar Kunduz province on Saturday, an group are making all out efforts to province, officials said. The turn Nangarhar as their safe official said, but the military Provincial Governor Spokesman, alliance rejected the claim. The hideouts. For longtime Daesh Attaullah Khogyani, said that the fighters are doing level best to governor’s spokesman, Syed airstrike took place in Mashwani Mahmood Danish, told Pajhwok inroad in the province. In the past, Afghan News NATO forces area of Bati Kot district of the Daesh terrorist killed innocent ‘mistakenly’ bombed Mashad province. According to him, the people, abducted residents and High School in Kunduz City, the group of insurgents had been even torched civilian houses. provincial capital, this morning.He targeted by drone strike when they However, currently, the Afghan said the target of the airstrike was were traveling in a vehicle toward security forces have been engaged Khawaja Ghaltan School where Bati Kot district. Khogyani in clearance operation, in which a according to him the Taliban were identified the killed Taliban large number of Daesh fighters have hiding. (Pajhwok) commander as Shaista Khan, aka been killed and wounded. SUNDAY . JULY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Request for “Expressions of Interest”for National Individual Consultants Organization: Project Coordination Unit (PCU) Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP) Reference No.: MEW/ PCU/ REOI/ 591 Announcement Date: 16- July- 17Closing Date:06- August -2017 Nationality: Afghanistan Duration:one year (Likely to be extended) The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has applied for a grant from theInternational Development Associationtoward
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