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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:294 Price: Afs.15 SATURDAY. MAY 30 . 2015 -Jawza 09, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Turkmenistan can Russia, China, play crucial role in India discuss Afghan peace: HPC Afghanistan s stability AT Monitoring Desk AT Monitoring Desk jointly implemented by a number KABUL: Following Turkmeni- ed. KABUL: Russian, Chinese and of countries and organizations in- stan s commitment to host peace Turkmenistan president s spe- Indian diplomats held a meeting in volved in the collective. dialogues between Afghan govern- cial envoy recently announced that New Delhi the other day to dis- ment and the Taliban, the High their country was ready to host cuss ways of helping stability and security in Afghanistan, said Chi- GERMAN Peace Council (HPC) the other peace talks between Afghan offi- nese official. day said that it is a good attempt cials and Taliban representatives. The trilateral meeting was HOSTAGE and the Central Asian country can Critics also believe that Turk- chaired by India s deputy national play crucial role in Afghan-led menistan can play good role in en- security advisor, Arvind Gupta, RESCUED IN peace process. suring peace and stability in Af- and was attended by deputy for- Quoted by Radio Azadi, the ghanistan. eign minister of China, Liu Jian- KUNDUZ HPC advisor in international rela- Turkmenistan has had good chao and deputy security of Rus- sia s Security Council, Yevgeny AT News Report tions, Mohammad Ismail Qasim- relations with Afghanistan even Lukyanov. A spokesperson from KABUL: A German citizen, kid- yar, said that Turkmenistan has during the Taliban s era. This coun- China s external affairs ministry, good relations with the Taliban try has saved its impartiality. It napped by suspected Taliban mil- Hua Chunying, told newsmen that itants in northeastern Afghanistan leaders, therefore it will play vital will be better for the Afghan gov- all the three sides agreed that de- AT Monitoring Desk a month back, was released on Fri- and effective role in Afghanistan s ernment to hold peace talks in velopment of Afghanistan is close- day, provincial officials said. KABUL: The Foreign Minister, The two sides reiterated the ing cooperation between Afghani- peace and negotiations process. Turkmenistan, in compare with ly related to regional peace and se- The German national, work- Salahuddin Rabbani, met with Sar- need for intensifying bilateral co- stan and Pakistan in facilitating an Turkmenistan can do more other countries, quoted by Radio curity. ing with the German Agency for taj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister s operation between the two coun- Afghan-led and Afghan-owned than a host of the talks between Azadi, Wadir Safi an analyst said. The Chinese official said the International Development (GIZ), Advisor on National Security and tries in diverse fields. process of reconciliation in the three sides vowed to play con- was abducted by the suspected the Afghan government and the He stressed that Turkmenistan structive role in supporting recon- Foreign Affairs, on Friday in Ku- A statement from the Paki- country and the upcoming Heart Taliban representatives, he add- is the only country that has saved Taliban fighters some 45 days ago nd ciliation and reconstruction pro- while travelling in a vehicle from wait on the sidelines of the 42 stan s Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Asia Conference to be held in its impartiality regarding Afghani- OIC Council of Ministers. said they also discussed the ongo- Pakistan. cesses of Afghanistan. Kunduz to Balkh, Kunduz Police IRANIAN spy stan and has had a good share in The spokesperson said the Headquarters Press Officer, Sayed Iran successfully supporting Afghan economy. three diplomats also committed to Sarwar Hussaini, told Afghanistan Nearly 60pc of Americans build close coordination on the is- Times. breaks Nimroz Will the sue and increase the role of Shang- As result of the smart efforts foiling terrorist hai Cooperation Organization and Taliban ever of our security forces, the German support drone strikes: Survey prison the Istanbul Process in bringing captive was released from captors plots: Intelligence stability to Afghanistan. AT Monitoring Desk listen to today morning at 3:00am in Cha- AT Monitoring Desk ulema? The Istanbul Process has iden- hardara district, he said. minister tified a number of confidence- The spokesman said that the KABUL: Almost 60 percent of majority of Americans, nearly 75 building measures in counterterror- Americans support the use of percent, believe that it is okay for KABUL: An Iranian spy has es- captive was in good health condi- Iran s Intelligence Minister Mah- caped from the Nimroz province, ism, drug control, disaster manage- moud Alavi says the country s se- drone strikes in countries like Pa- the government to target and kill tion and would be handed over to sources said. ment, trade and investment oppor- German officials in Afghanistan. curity forces have total intelligence kistan, Somalia and Yemen, irre- American citizens who are mem- A security official, on the con- See P6 tunities, regional infrastructure dominance over those hostile ele- spective of the fact that they threat bers of terrorist organizations. The man was first taken to dition not to be named, told Pajh- construction and education to be the provincial capital and was then ments who seek to carry out ter- the lives of innocent civilians, a If a strike could potentially kill wok that the Iranian agent has suc- rorist activities in Iranian territory Ex-jihadi leader assassinated in Kabul transported to Balkh by German new poll revealed the other day. innocent Americans, though, re- cessfully fled the jail during the forces, who had come in two heli- and successfully thwart planned The polls however did not ask spondents were much less likely visiting hours. terrorist plots. AT Monitoring Desk copters from their base in Mazar- whether civilian casualties affect- to back a targeted attack. Around The official said the other day e-Sharif, a security official, who ed their approval. 47 percent said the strike would that the spy was sentenced to 15 KABUL: An influential ex-jihadi leader was shot dead by unknown gun- wished anonymity, told Afghani- The poll which surveyed still be acceptable in that case. years in prison as he was found men in Deh Sabz district of Kabul on Thursday night, official said. Head of Police Emergency Services Unit, Mohammad Humayun Aini, stan Times. 1,077 people reveals that roughly However, 68 percent of re- guilty of providing sensitive infor- said that former Jihadi commander Maulvi Sayid Maqbul was on his way No deal was made over the re- six in 10 Americans are in favor of spondents said they were very mation to Tehran. to home after attending prayers ceremony at a mosque in Alikhil village of lease while Taliban usually asking using drone strikes to target and or somewhat concerned that Wishing anonymity, a senior the district when armed men attacked him around 8pm at local time. He for ransom and prisoners swap in kill individuals who belong to ter- such strikes could cause retaliation. police officer also confirmed that said the attackers were driving a white-colored vehicle and fled after the such cases, the source said. rorist organizations such as al Qae- Women were more concerned about the agent has escaped after spend- attack. He added that police has kicked of investigation into the incident. Afghan security forces have ing two years of his prison term. Maqbul was a member of the Harkat-i-Islami party led by Maulvi Mo- been fighting armed militants in da. the drone strikes than men. Just hammad Nabi during the jihad era. He was a prominent commander in Majority of support for the half of women said they approve He said the Iranian spy was a res- most parts of Kunduz, since 24 ident of Farah province. Howev- Pul-i-Charkhi area of Kabul. During the Taliban s rule in Kabul, former strikes was recorded among both of using drones while 67 percent Northern Alliance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud detained him on charges April, the day when the Taliban Democrats (close to 60 percent) of men said they approve. er, he did not provide further in- of cooperation with the Taliban. Maqbul remained in custody in Panjshir officially launched their so-called and Republicans (72 percent), The poll also checked up on formation in this regard. province until the collapse of the Taliban regime in 2001. spring offensives. while this percentage was 45 Americans views on the war in The Iranian intelligence minis- ter, who was speaking before the among independents. Afghanistan. 56 percent said they sermons of the Friday Prayers, said Only 13 percent of respon- thought the US mostly failed in Iran is in total intelligence com- dents opposed drone strikes. the war, while 36 percent said they mand of enemy activities, and men- Around 24 percent were unsure. thought the war mostly succeed- tioned a number of operations by The survey also found that a large ed. Iranian intelligence forces success- fully thwarting planned bomb at- tacks or other attempted acts of sabotage. [Foreign] intelligence Second phase of services, mainly [those of] the US and Israel, as well as some regional intelligence services do everything they can to challenge the country informal peace talks (Iran) s exemplary security some- where (in the country) so that the sound of some explosion is also heard inside Iran, just as the sound will start soon: HPC of blasts and the smell of gunpow- AT Monitoring Desk der and the color of blood upset all the people in our neighboring coun- KABUL: The High Peace Council Radio Azadi quoted Shahid as say- tries, Alavi said.