Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:180 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 2016 -Dalwa 08, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 0778894038 By Akhtar M. Nikzad PESHAWAR: Pakistan has lodged KABUL: A new global study by Indian cabinet OKs revised cost a protest with Afghan Charge Transparency International has d’Affaires Syed Abdul Nasir given Afghanistan third position of Afghan parliament building Yousafi over allegations that the for in 2015. PESHAWAR: The Indian cabinet on Wednesday accorded ex-post facto attack on Bacha Khan University The Kabul-based Integrity approval to the revised cost of Rs969 crore of Afghanistan’s parliament (BKU) was planned and directed Watch Afghanistan (IWA), local building. During his month’s trip to Kabul, Prime Minister Narendra from neighbouring country. partner for the organization, said Modi inaugurated the India-built parliament -- a symbol of New Delhi’s KABUL: The United States says Yousafi was summoned to the Wednesday that Afghanistan contribution to strengthening democracy in Afghanistan. According to it continues to back reconciliation Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad scored just 11 points out of 100 talks between the government of on Monday and conveyed Paki- an Indian government statement, the parliament building was construct- Afghanistan and Taliban on end- and reached to rank 166 out of 168 ed in line with Kabul-Delhi development cooperation. Minor touch-up ing 15 years of conflict in the Cen- stan’s concern regarding the use of countries (after Somalia and North works, including parts of the sound system and furniture, are being tral Asian country. Afghanistan’s soil by certain ter- Korea). undertaken. The parliament building will be officially handed over to State Department’s spokes- rorist elements in the terrorist at- Ikram Afzali, Chief Executive Afghan authorities by March 31.India has invested two billion dollars in person Mark Toner told an Amer- tack on Jan 20. Officer for the IWA called Afghan- aid and reconstruction of Afghanistan. Addressing Afghan MPs after ican news website that Taliban’s In a statement on Tuesday, the istan one of the most corrupted inauguration of the parliament building, Modi had complimented the position would be known only af- foreign ministry said the relevant people of Afghanistan and their elected representatives on consolidation ter they entered into a formal ne- details had already been shared countries. “After Somalia and of democracy. (Pajhwok) North Korea, Afghanistan stands gotiation process. with the Afghan side. Yousafi was at the top of global corruption list,” America’s reiteration of sup- told investigations had established Afzali said. McCain faults port for the reconciliation effort that the mastermind, planners and came days after the insurgent out- handlers had used Afghan soil and The report claims that the FOUR DE-MINERS fit set preconditions for resuming country has advanced in corrup- Obama’s plan peace parleys with the Ashraf telecommunication network. tion comparing to the previous KILLED IN HELMAND Ghani administration. A demarche delivered to the years. “In 2014, Afghanistan got At Pugwash sponsored meet- diplomat urged the Afghan govern- 12 points out of 100 and ranked AT News Report for troop ing in Doha, the Taliban negotiator ment to take action against the the fourth.” supported freedom of speech and perpetrators of the terrorist act and Afzali said that the National KABUL: At least four employees MAS) in a statement strongly con- pullout women’s rights in light of Islamic extend cooperation to Pakistani Unity Government had no suc- of the Demining Agency For Af- demned the attack on the Afghan An influential American lawmaker teachings and sought a ceasefire, authorities to bring them to justice ghanistan (DAFA) were killed and de-miners, saying that de-miners has voiced serious concern over the as well as the release of prisoners. at the earliest possible. cessful efforts for elimination of Asked by Breitbart News for corruption in the in state organs. one other injured when militants are neutral, humanitarian workers plan for US military withdrawal At least 21 people were killed attacked them on Wednesday in who provide a service to commu- from Afghanistan. In an interview comment on Taliban’s demands, and more than 30 others wounded He termed lack of decision for the State Department spokesper- and effective long-term strategy Nahr-e-Siraj district of the south- nities in Afghanistan. with Voice of America on Wednes- last week when unidentified gun- AT News Report day, Senator John McCain alleged son said: “The US continues to and the existence of some parallel ern Helmand province, a provin- “The Mine Action Program of support an Afghan-led and Afghan- men stormed the university in cial official said. Afghanistan will not be deterred President Barack Obama's plan Charsadda and opened fire on stu- administrations as the main factors KABUL: At least 42 Taliban mili- was encouraging the Taliban. In owned peace process as the surest for growing corruption in govern- tants have been killed and 32 in- “The de-miners were attacked from this important work by such way to ensure lasting stability in dents and faculty members. while they were conducting their attacks that violate the most basic early October 2015, Obama an- ment organs. He stressed that con- jured in a series of operations nounced keeping more than 5,500 the region.”(Pajhwok) (Pajhwok) tinuation of corruption was help- launched by the Afghan National normal mine clearance activities,” principles of humanity,” it added. troops in Afghanistan beyond the ing dismounting insecurity. Security Forces (ANSF) in differ- Omar Zwak, provincial spokesman Helmand is the country’s most end of his term. Under his deci- ent provinces, security officials told Afghanistan Times. notorious province for poppy cul- sion, 9,800 American troops would LOGAR’S AZRA DISTRICT “Corruption puts negative said Wednesday. “Afghan Nation- impacts on the dismounting inse- He said the assault was car- tivation. The province is heavily remain in Afghanistan through al Army (ANA), the National Di- ried out by the Taliban insurgents affected by mines and unexploded BECOMES MAJOR HASHISH HUB curity and increasing joblessness rectorate of Security (NDS) and 2016. The US military will keep which would lead towards more Afghan National Police (ANP) at around 10: 35 am local time in ordnance. Provincial records show 5,500 troops in Kabul and at a few PUL-I-ALAM: The Azra district vest season. Abbazhai village. that in 2015, landmines and unex- bases, including those in Bagram, challenges in the future,” he men- launched joint operations in of central Logar province has be- Hamidi said arable land in the Nooristan, Ghazni, Logar, Kanda- Meanwhile, The United Na- ploded ordnance claimed nearly 23 Jalalabad and Kandahar. But the tioned. Republican senator from Arizona come a major hub of hashish crop district was insufficient and resi- har, Helmand, Laghman and Pak- tion Mine Action Service (UN- lives of civilians. cultivation and drug smuggling, lo- dents instead of growing food He said that police and judi- tia provinces in the past 24 hours,” said the pullout strategy worried ciary organs need basic reforms and defense ministry said in a state- him a great deal. He said the next cal officials say. crops used to cultivate poppy and practical measures in the struggle ment. “The militants were thread- US president would have to main- The district’s chief, Hamidul- hashish crops. against corruption. ing the citizens and created chal- tain a much larger force in Afghan- lah Hamid, told Pajhwok Afghan The official said the cultiva- Nasir Timoori, researcher for lenges for government in these prov- istan. As the security environment News that most residents of the tion of the illicit crops could be the IWA called corruption one of inces.” “Security forces have also in the war-torn country has con- town used their land to cultivate prevented only when the govern- seized several weapons and tens siderably deteriorated due to a hashish and poppy crops. ment provided alternative source the basic reasons of the ongoing spike in insurgent-linked violence, insecurity, adding that increasing of landmines. The militants want- He said by cultivating poppy of income to the farmers. ed to plant the landmines on the the former presidential runner be- and smuggling drugs, the residents A member of the provincial of conflicts deeply linked to cor- roadsides to target security forces lieved Afghanistan could even need ruption. “If the government really and innocent civilians.” Civilians a permanent US presence. The resolved their economic problems. council and resident of Azra dis- wants to ensure security, it should across the country are the most Taliban had bases in neighbouring “90 percent of the land in Azra trict, Abdul Wali Wakeel, told Pa- fight against corrupt persons and victims of the landmine blasts. Pakistan, from where they staged district is used to grow hashish jhwok Afghan News that most of ensure transparency and account- The statement also confirmed attacks on Afghan forces and in- crop and the growers by selling the the land in the district was grown ability in its own organs,” Timoori that five army soldiers were “mar- flicted casualties on them, he not- yield earn millions of afghanis each with cannabis. said. “In the past one year, the tyred” during the counter-terror- ed, faulting Obama’s strategy. “The year and the 10th part of their in- He also confirmed the resi- ism operations. main thing is that we send the Tal- come is given to Taliban as ushr,” dents were earning millions of af- government had no achievement in In another statement, the 201st iban the message we are not leav- fight against corruption.” the district chief said.