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Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Afgtimes@Yahoo.Com Eye on the News Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:23 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . AUGUST 14. 2018 -Asad 23, 1397 HS By Farhad Naibkhail the offensive was backed up by air force and resolute support mis- KABUL: The battle for key Af- sion. The fighting against insur- ghan city intensified Monday as gents continued and Afghan forces Afghan forces pushed on with a have made gains against Taliban, day night, the Taliban perpetrated full-scale onslaught for control of Bahrami said in a joint press con- violence and attacked government embattled Ghazni and flushing out ference with Minister of Interior. institutions and residential houses of Taliban militants, as humanitar- To that end, Chief of Army Staff along with them. Accompanied by ian situation is worsening amid and Deputy Interior Minister have foreign terrorists from Chechnya, food scarcity. “1,000 additional gone to Ghazni to closely oversee Pakistan and Arab world, the Tal- forces including army, police and the operations and that Afghan iban had converged in Ghazni city special forces have been sent to forces will push with the offen- from across the country and staged Ghazni and began an onslaught sive to first rid the city of mili- the cruel attack to claim the city; from four sides to push the Tali- tants and later beef up security they faced resistance though, he ban back,” said Minister of De- along the highway. After forcing stated. More than 194 Taliban mil- fense Tariq Shah Bahrami. He said their way into Ghazni on Thurs- itants including their... P2 AT News Report KABUL: At least 12 border po- AT News Report fend their soil and people. These lice officers were killed and five claims are part of the enemy’s pro- others injured in a Taliban attack KABUL: The government rejects paganda. They (Taliban militants) in the northeastern province of the Taliban’s recent announcement could have neither taken any city Takhar, officials in the province that the militants would attack large nor controlled that. They claim confirmed Monday. The attack cities as a “great propaganda”, just to confuse public opinion. The took place late Sunday night in while the insurgents are launching security forces are ready to defend the Dasht-e-Qala district, said an intensive assault on Ghazni city, not only the cities but also the vil- Khalil Asir, provincial police the capital of the province with lages and remote areas,” said Gha- spokesman. “The Taliban insur- the same name. The militants have foor Ahmad Javid, the ministry’s gents made massive attack on the reportedly burnt parts of the city spokesman. Javid added that the Aikhanom port town.” He add- particularly government offices. insurgents planned to attack the ed that the attackers were pushed The defense ministry claims it provinces of Farah, Faryab and back, suffering large casualties. was able to drive the insurgents Paktia in the current year, but they Taliban confirmed the attack, back and restrain their attacks. were pushed back by the security with the group’s spokesman “The security and defense forces forces. A number of newspapers Zabihullah Mujahid, saying that are round the clock ready to de- have recently quoted a... P2 18 police were killed and 10 wounded in the attack on Aikha- nom area. Taliban previously at- tacked the Aikhanom port town four times. An explosion was reported in PD9, in Pul-e-Charkhi area, close to the Independent Election Commission’s offices at about 1.40pm on Monday. Hashmat Stanekzai, the Kabul police chief's spokesman, said at least one policeman was killed and another wounded when a suicide bomber, on foot, detonated his explosives. Police have cordoned off the area and blocked Jalala- bad Road. (TOLONews) TUESDAY .AUGUST 14, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES PESHAWAR: Following their specific and focused on key issues Meanwhile, US website the Daily Beast groundbreaking negotiations last … once the breakthrough is start- claimed the Taliban negotiators had shown will- month, the Taliban say they will ed, it will be stunning for all.” ingness to soften their stance on the pullout of all hold another round of talks with According to the newspaper, foreign troops before negotiations with the Af- the United States in Doha in Sep- the Afghan peace process has seen ghan government. Christopher Kolenda, an Afghan tember. a boost after the August contact veteran who attended the meeting, told the Daily A leading British newspaper between the Taliban and US offi- Beast: “I was struck by what I detected was a on Sunday quoted a senior mem- cials. much higher level of seriousness about bringing ber of the Taliban’s Quetta Shura On July 23, after seven years the conflict to a close than I saw in 2011.” as describing the first round of ba- of hiatus, four Taliban leaders held According to the Guardian, a Taliban leader sic contacts as helpful. preliminary talks with Alice Wells, claimed Russian diplomats had shared with him Speaking to the Guardian, he a senior State Department official, intelligence that the US would leave Afghanistan said: “The next round will be more at a hotel in the Qatari capital. in 2020. Ghaznifighting leaves100Afghanforces dead ...P1 commanders and foreign ter- ed through air and ground, he men- key checkpoints to maintain security. And Af- rorists were killed during counter- tioned. Work is underway to send ghan forces repelled an ineffective Taliban attack offensive of Afghan forces since humanitarian assistance to the against the city prison, August 12, which remains the fight broke out. “Only today, province and some relief items pre- firmly under government control. 95 of them were killed in air- pared to be sent soon to the prov- That said, clearing operations are ongoing and strikes”. “As many as 100 Afghan ince. A Resolute Support and U.S. sporadic clashes with the Taliban, particularly out- forces and 20 to 30 civilians have Forces-Afghanistan spokesman, side the city, continue. As Lt. Gen. Mohammed been killed during the fighting,” he O’DONNELL, Martin L.via re- Sharif Yaftali, Afghan Ministry of Defense chief said. “Wehave cleared the 1st Po- leasing a statement said that of general staff, said during a press conference yes- lice District from “Ghazni City remains under Af- terday, the Afghan forces are focused on clearing Taliban,”Minister of Interior Wais ghan government control, and the the city entirely, but clearance operations will take Ahmad Barmak said, brushing off isolated and disparate Taliban forc- time so as to avoid civilian casualties, financial reports that Taliban had assumed es remaining in the city do not pose loss and destruction to the city – things the Tali- control of prison, police headquar- a threat to its collapse as some have ban care little about. tersand Bala-e-Hesar area and that claimed. In terms of Resolute Support and U.S. Forc- there was no prison break either. That said, the Taliban’s attempts es-Afghanistan support to the Afghan-led clear- “Situation in Ghazni has turned to hide themselves amongst the ance operation, U.S. advisors are assisting the Af- infavor of Afghan forces. The Tal- Afghan populace does pose a ghan forces and U.S. airpower has delivered deci- ibanhave positioned in mosque and threat to the civilian population, sive blows to the Taliban, killing more than 140 residential areas, where Afghan who were terrorized and harassed since, August 10. forces struggled to conduct opera- by this ineffective attack and the In addition to the initial strike and close-air tion with full caution in order to subsequent execution of innocents, support on Friday, U.S. forces conducted five prevent civilian casualties. Minis- destruction of homes and burning strikes Saturday, 16 strikes Sunday and two thus ter said that heavy casualty in- of a market. Clearly the Taliban far today. Again, tactically, operationally and stra- curred to Taliban in the past four have paid no heed to the Afghan tegically, the Taliban achieved nothing with this days, but not mentioned any fig- peoples’ calls for them to recon- failed attack except another eye-catching, but in- ure. He said that unfortunately 70 cile and join the peace process. consequential headline. The fact remains that the police were also killed during clash- Claims of Highway 1 being Taliban are unable to seize terrain and unable to es in past four days in Ghazni. closed and prisoners being freed match the Afghan security forces or our enable- Transferring of killed and wound- are also false. Highway 1 is open ment, retreating once directly and decisively en- ed of Afghan forces has been start- and Afghan forces are occupying gaged.” Taliban threat to attack major cities,a ‘grand propaganda’: Govt. ...P1 Taliban official as saying that the country is worsening, with the city for a few hours before they were forced to the group’s fighters plan to attack Taliban attacking more areas. They retreat by the security forces’ reinforcement. the large cities. The source has add- attacked Ghazni city Thursday Bari Arez, a military expert believes that Tali- ed that the insurgents would use night. Earlier this year, Taliban ban’s claim would not be only propaganda, calling new tactics in their next attacks stormed Farah city, the capital of on the security forces to be fully prepared. that would target air force as well. the western province with the But, parliamentarian WajmaSapai, called the The situation in some parts of same name, taking control of the claim only a war propaganda and far from reality. Project Coordination Unit 30 OBSERVATION WELL FOR HYDROGEOLOGY DEPARTMENT MEW (KABUL)(W-51) Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING No: MEW/IRDP/HQ/IFB/MIS/W-51 Date: 14 – August-.
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