Dostum-Led Forces Recapture Ghormach District
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:81 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . OCTOBER 21. 2016 -Mizan 30, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Dostum-led forces recapture Ghormach district MAIMANA : Afghan forces, led the militants, he said, adding by First Vice-President Abdul that an Afghan National GARDEZ : A senior Hizb-i- leadership of the government, poor Rashid Dostum, on Thursday re- Army (ANA) battalion that Islami Afghanistan (HIA) management, private militias and captured Ghormach district of lost contact with the center member on Wednesday said natural resources smuggling were northwestern Faryab province, an over the past few days was HIA leader Gulbuddin Hek- main obstacles to the peace pro- official said. Ghormach district fell reconnected. Faryab police matyar would not enter Kabul cess, Hamdard said. Habib Rah- to Taliban militants after a fierce spokesman, Abdul Karim unless all sanctions against his man Hekmatyar said independence clash on October 11. Few days Yorish, confirmed retaking group were removed. Jumma of the Afghan government and non- later, Gen. Dostum arrived in Fary- control of Ghormach and said Khan Hamdard, a senior HIA interference of foreigners in Af- ab to lead Afghan forces’ opera- Afghan forces were current- member and former Paktia gov- ghanistan had been their only goal tion aimed at recapturing the dis- ly stationed in the district ernor, was addressing a gath- during the past 15 years. He said trict from Taliban Habib Rahman center and some of them were ering in Gardez, the provincial foreigners continued to choose Qoyash, an official at Dostum searching suspected homes. capital, held in support of the Afghan authorities and the admin- media office, told Pajhwok Afghan He said the operation was peace process. Besides other istrative corruption was mostly News that the operation under carefully underway in order HIA members, Habib Rahman created by foreigners. The HIA command of first VP was launched to prevent casualties that Hekmatyar, son of Gulbuddin since its foundation wanted an elec- today morning and ended with re- could possibly cause by Hekmatyar, also participated tions-based government system, he taking control of Ghormach around bombs planted by militants. in the meeting. Hamdard said said. He believed foreigners spon- 2pm. The operation was jointly Taliban have not yet com- only the first phase of the sored the election processes and launched by air and ground forces mented on the development. peace agreement between the elected individuals of their choice. who inflicted heavy casualties on (Pajhwok) Afghan government and the Paktia high peace council head, HIA had been implemented Mulavi Khaliqdad, called the peace and the remaining phases agreement between the Afghan should also be implemented. government and the HIA as impor- 5 police killed in Taliban However, he did not explain tant and said the agreement would the phases, but said the gov- tween the government and the HIA Some steps still needed to be taken should pay attention to, he said. help stabilize Afghanistan. “It is attack in Faryab ernment should follow the succeeded because they were intra- for a nationwide stability and talk- Fortunately, he said, the Taliban now the time for talks with Tali- agreement and give it a practi- Afghan, and because no foreigner had ing to Taliban was one of the most had recently showed wilingness for ban and all sides should support MAIMANA : Militants stormed could capture the provincial cal shape. The negotiations be- participated in the talks, he said. important issues the government negotiations. Differences in the it”, he said. (Pajhwok) a police check-post in Khawja capital and block the Maima- Sabzposh district of northern Fary- na-Mazar highway. Qudratul- ab province, killing five policemen lah, a resident who lost his and capturing the post, the district cousin to the overnight attack, 150 cargo trucks escaping customs duty impounded chief said on Thursday. Abdullah complained the five police of- Masoomi said the Taliban attacked ficers put up resistance to hun- PUL-I-ALAM : Intelligence for Kabul from Pakistan had Gulzar-2 check-point in Qara Shai- dreds of attacking Taliban but officials have impounded doz- passed through Khost, Paktia and ki area of the district last night. The got no assistance from the gov- ens of cargo vehicles en route Paktika provinces reaching Logar. five policemen fought off the at- ernment and as a result, they to Kabul in central Logar prov- “Some of the vehicles have tackers for four hours before being lost their lives. Faryab securi- ince for allegedly attempting made fake customs duty docu- killed, he said, blasting security ty officials remained tight- to evade customs duty, an of- ments and several others were authorities for not timely sending lipped about the attack. ficial said on Wednesday. without any documents. A few reinforcements, tanks and air sup- (Pajhwok) Salim Saleh, the Logar other vehicles’ documents have port despite promising so. “Sha- governor’s spokesman, told been sent to the provincial capital bakhtoo, Khwaja Qeshri and Pajhwok Afghan News the for a check.” Shorqul areas were captured by National Directorate of Secu- He said the cargo vehicles were Taliban two weeks ago and a sur- rity (NDS) personnel stopped loaded with rice, ghee, flour and rendered Taliban commander 150 cargo trucks at the en- other food commodities. The ve- joined the militants once again, but trance to Logar province after hicles wouldn’t be allowed to go the government is yet to pay at- they attempted to escape from until they cleared customs duty. tention to the situation,” the dis- customs duty. Gul Habib, a resident of Pul-I- trict chief said. Masoomi feared if He said the trucks destined Alam, the provincial capital, said, “Three of my trucks have also been stopped at the entrance to Logar and I have cleared the customs duty.” the situation persisted the rebels FRIDAY .OCTOBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Donald Trump is America AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir By Hamid Dabashi Phone No: +93-772364666 Hours before the scheduled third and final debate between E-mail: [email protected] Donald Trump and Hillary Clin- ton in Las Vegas, The New York Email: [email protected] Times published an article in which it argued that the Repub- www.afghanistantimes.af lican presidential nominee in Photojournalist: M. 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