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Afghans Have Collectively Paid $4B in Bribes: SIGAR Add:Add: V-137, V-137, Street-6, Street-6, Phase, Phase, 4, 4, District District 6, 6, ShahrakShahrak Omed Omed Sabz, Sabz, Kabul Kabul Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] Phone:Phone: 0093 0093 (799) (799) 005019/777-005019 005019/777-005019 www.outlookafghanistan.netwww.outlookafghanistan.net BackBack Page Page AprilMarch 02, 31, 2016 2016 Chance Cloudy JalalabadJalalabad ChanceChance GhazniGhazni ChanceChance KandaharKandahar Cloudy MazarMazar ChanceChance HeratHerat Chance BamayanBamayan ChanceChance KabulKabul ChanceChance of Rain of Rain of Rain of Rain ofof Rain Rain ofof Rain Rain DailyDaily of Rain of Rain of Rain of Rain Outlook 21°C 13°C 19°C 12°C 14°C 7°C 12°C Outlook 26°C 16°C 28°C 15°C 21°C 7°C 17°C Weather 12°C 7°C °C Weather 5°C 16°C 10°C 3 °C 1°C°C 8°C 16 16°C°C 7°C 9 1 9°C ForcastForcast MullahMajor Zakir EndsTension Rifts and with 120Afghans Paktia Have Policemen Collectively Serving ViolentMullah Clashes Akhtar Mansoorbetween Afghan and as Bodyguards of Public Reps Syrians KABULGARDEZ - IndividualPaid - Dozens ofAfghans police personhave collec- - $4b in Bribes:ing its day-to-day SIGAR duties. ghanistan,”hand Sopko and remarked, the policemen saying deployed Con- PARIS - The Greek govern- tivelynel arepaid serving $4 billion as securityin bribes guards to govern - He went on to seek an immediategress had appropriatedthere have been more assignedthan $113 publicbil- ment aims to evacuate the mentfor parliamentariansofficials, including and judges, provincial America’s end to the practice, urginglion par to rebuild- representatives the country onsince the 2002. other…” informal refugees camps in Specialcouncil Inspector members General instead for of Afghanistan main- liament and provincial Butcouncil the reconstructionWhile asking efforts how werethe atfar-flung risk Idomeni and Piraeus within Reconstructiontaining public (SIGAR) order in Johnsoutheastern Sopko says. members to keep as many securitybecause corruptionareas could had be undermined secured in such gov cir- - the next 15 days InPaktia a speech province, on “An public Existential representa Threat:- US guards as permissible underernment the legitimacy,cumstances, fueled he said the the insurgency 15-member The climate in Idomeni, Chi- Oversighttives said of on and Wednesday. Responses to Corruption law and avoid encumberingand sappedthe provincial resources, council the official had debatedexplained. the os and Piraeus is tense, as inAbdul Afghanistan” Rauf Zadran, at the Universitythe provincial of Pitts - police force. He alleged:issue “The several United times, States but failed there tohad clashes between refugees are burgh,council he chairman, said SIGAR told hadPajhwok been Afclosely- Under an Interior Ministry recogniseregula- thatbeen vast no positivesums of outcome.money injected escalating on a daily basis. monitoringghan News reconstruction that more than efforts a hun in- the tion, a public representativeinto is althe- AfghanAsadullah economy, Sherzad, with commander limited of Aside from the violent clashes war-torndred policemen country. had been assigned lowed to have only two policemenoversight andthe 303rdSpingharpressures to spend, Zone, confirmedcreated around the port of Piraeus on Wednesday’sto serve as bodyguards presentation of lawmakfocussed- on as bodyguards. But many ofconditions them severalfor corruption.” policemen were serving as Wednesday evening, alterca- howers. toThe train practice future has generations been ongoing of Amer - tend to keep larger numbersThe of culpritsse- bodyguards who had siphoned of provincial funds fromcouncil tions were also documented ica’sfor years,foreign-policy he claimed. professionals to deal curity guards. aid and reconstructionmembers. projects included inKABUL Idomeni. - A prominent Tali- withAs acomplex result, Zadran problems complained, in insecure the envi - A provincial council member,US military “This officers, exercise enlisted was personnel initiated andlong Oneban photographcommander taken and in mem Ido-- ronments.security situation had nosedived BehramZoy, said: “The numberfederal of civilians, ago. I’m Sopko reviewing noted, stressingthe issue the and meniber of shows the group’s two men leadership fighting, “Thisin several pervasive areas, corruption causing posesthe police a deadly security personnel in remoteurgency ar- ofwill combating soon call graft the policemenin Afghanistan. back to withcouncil one ‘Rahbaribrandishing Shura’ a knife. Mul - threatforce to multiple the entire problems US effort in toperform rebuild- Af- eas has been inadequate on (Pajhwok)the one their ...(More on P4)...(8) Althoughlah Abdul the Qayoum confrontation Zakir endedhas ended quickly rifts andwith nobody Mullah wasAkhtar injured, Mohammad the shocking Mansoor. pic- Eight-Year-Old1,300 New Orchards Married An online statement pub- 100Noor Militants Responds Eliminated Tit-for-Tat in ture suggests that the make- shiftlished camps by Taliban are powder on Wednes kegs. - day states that Mullah Zakir tooff be to Established Settle Dispute in Clashes between Syrian and pledges allegiance to the new KABUL - An eight-year-old Week-Long Herat Operation Afghan refugees were also Baghlan girl was allegedly HERAT CITY - Ato hundred Junbish Allegationswounded during the offen- leader. Takhar this Year KABUL - Balkh Governor istration, Noor said the list documented early on Fri- married off to a man after her militants have been killed sive. The statement dated today Atta Mohammad Noor on was witness to the fact that day morning at the hot spot sister, his fiancé, ran off with and 110 others wounded The Taliban confirmed carries Mullah Abdul Qay- Thursday rejected allega- every segment of the society at Chalkio on Chios. A lo- another man. during an operation in the clashes in Shindand in a oum Zakir’s name at the bot- tions leveled against him by had been given representa- cal news portal reported that The child was married off in Shindand district of western statement on their website, tom. the Junbish-i-Milli Islami po- tion in the government. “This knives were drawn and that Baad – a traditional way of set- Herat province, local officials saying they destroyed a When the death of Mullah litical party, accusing him of sort of equality cannot be two people involved in the tling disputes – after her sister claimed on Wednesday. military tank on Tuesday. Mohammad Omar was con- grasping all powers into his seen in Jawzjan and Faryab clashes had to be hospitalized allegedly ditched her fiancé The first phase of the op- However, the group did not firmed in late July last year, a own hands in the northern provinces where both of the with serious injuries. for another man. eration -- codenamed ‘Azm’ comment on casualties. group of Taliban command- province. governors belong to Junbish- The Alternate Minister of Na- The decision to give the girl to -- ended Tuesday night af- A resident of the area, Na- ers announced Mullah Akhtar Noor, while commenting i-Milli Islami.” tional Defense Dimitris Vitsas the man was reportedly taken ter a week of its launch, the sir Ahmad, said: “Fighting Mohammad Mansour as their TALOQAN - Up to 1,300 new the provincial capital. about the allegations on his Noor’s spokesman Munir has underlined that the gov- by tribal elders in Nahrin dis- governor’s spokesman, Jilani between the Taliban and se- next leader but some others orchards would be established Director of Agriculture Mo- Facebook account, wrote: Ahmad Farhad said the pur- ernment aims to ‘decongest’ trict of Baghlan province – but Farhad, told Pajhwok Af- ing several commanders, Rahimi had travelled to the curity forces has been ongo- including Mullah Zakir op- during the current year in hammad Salim Saee, told Pa- “Recently some baseless al- pose of Noor’s comments Piraeus and Idomeni within neither the girl nor her family ghan News. were killed and 110 oth- district for assessing the se- ing since last Saturday. The posed the appointment. northern Takhar province, of- jhwok Afghan News: “1,100 legations have been leveled Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum environment where people was to clear people’s minds the next 15 days. In a radio are happy about the decision. ists in Baghlan province said He said the district was cur- ers injured during the first curity situation there, his situation is better today and Mullah Abdul Qayoum Zakir ficials said on Thursday. orchards will be established by against me regarding the had taken all powers into its from different ethnic groups regarding different allega- interview for ERT, Mr. Vitsas Documents in TOLOnews’ the girl’s father is calling for her rently under the control of phase.Two Taliban com- spokesman added. shopkeepers have opened once headed Taliban’s mili- The orchards will be set up the Ministry of Agriculture, Ir- administration structure of hand in some provinces. are living peacefully and tions leveled against him in explained that the refugees possession show that tribal el- return. security forces. The second manders were detained, 20 He did not provide infor- their shops.” tary commission but stepped with the help of NGOs in rigation and Livestock (MAIL) Balkh province, which could He further said: “As every- there is equal distribution of recent past. must be convinced to move ders in Nahrin district ordered “One month ago when an en- phase of the operation would vehicles, 31 motorcycles and mation about Afghan forc- Aziz Ahmad, another shop- down due to differences with Farkhan, Warsij, Kalifgan, and 200 by NGOs at a cost of be rejected after the release of one knows Balkh is a prov- power and resources among But Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj, and explained that the infor- the girl to marry the man in gaged girl escaped with anoth- completely clear the district some military equipment of es’ casualties, but a number keeper, said Afghan forces Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Chah-i-Aab, Rostaq, Dasht-i- more than 10 million afghanis.” these documents.” ince where remarkable de- different ethnic groups.” spokesman of the Junbish mal camps will gradually be place of her sister. er man, those who call them- of the insurgents, he hoped.
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