US Calls Government to Investigate Alleged Detention of Ishchi
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:134 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14. 2016 -Qaws 24, 1395 HS Bomb blast kills border police chief in Kunar AT News Report KABUL: A senior border police chief was killed in a bomb explo- sion in eastern Kunar province, a local official said Tuesday. Provincial police chief Juma Gul Hemat confirmed that the 3rd brigade border police Gen. Wali Jan was killed in an explosion and AT News Report saying “a magnetic bomb which was planted in the vehicle of the KABUL: Scores of Afghan sena- cate an already precarious securi- tors on Tuesday alleged Russia of ty situation. Russian officials have Afghanistan officer was exploded in the Dan- playing double game with Afghan- denied they provide aid to the in- gam district late on Monday.” istan, urging Kremlin to stop in- surgents, who are contesting large No group including the Tali- terfering into internal affairs of the swathes of territory and inflicting lauds ban insurgents have not claimed country. heavy casualties, and say their lim- responsibility behind the incident. Fazlulhadi Muslimyar chair- ited contacts are aimed at bringing Taliban insurgents frequently man of the upper house of parlia- the Taliban to the negotiating ta- Indonesian ment criticized Moscow for what ble. use Improvised Explosive Device he called “clear support to Tali- Leaders in Kabul said Russian harmony (IED) as the weapon of their ban” and interfering the internal support for the Afghan Taliban choice to target the Afghan secu- affairs of Afghanistan, asking for appears to be mostly political so A member of Afghanistans peace rity forces and the government the urgent stop. far. But a series of recent meetings council has lauded the harmony of officials. “Interfering in the country’s they say has taken place in Russia the Indonesian people, which pre- The provincial police chief of affairs is not in interest of any coun- and Tajikistan has made Afghan serves peace and security in the Nangarhar province General try. Russia or any other country intelligence and defense officials country. must not enjoy the good behavior nervous about more direct support Zarawar Zahid was killed in an of Afghans. We are so sorry to the including weapons or funding. "The people who live in Indo- explosion in early September. faith and Jihad of Taliban, who A senior Afghan security offi- nesia can live in harmony with di- Provincial governor’s spokes- vowed to fight against blasphemy, cial called Russian support for the versity," the advisor and member man Ataullah Khogyani con- but they urge assistance and aids Taliban a “dangerous new trend”, of the High Council of Peace for from Russia, it is very shameful,” an analysis echoed by the top U.S. US calls government to investigate Afghanistan, Abdul Hakeem, said firmed the incident took place in Muslimyar said. commander in Afghanistan, Gen- here on Tuesday. Hesarak district after the mine Meanwhile, a number of other eral John Nicholson. Hakeem noted that Indonesias planted near a check post was senators emphasized that Russia alleged detention of Ishchi experience with ensuring harmo- detonated. has delivered many weapons to Uzbekistan seeks to AT News Report ny can be applied in Afghanistan. The Taliban militants group the Taliban group. invest in The advisor has met with the claimed responsibility behind the “Russia’s relation with Tali- KABUL: The U.S. embassy to future.” less of position or standing in so- incident and said Gen. Zahid was ban is alarming, seeing Russian infrastructure of Kabul on Tuesday welcomes the Meanwhile, The European ciety. The former Jawzjan gover- modern weapons in hands of mili- killed along with several other tants are the indication of Russia’s Afghanistan release of engineer Ahmad Ishchi, Union (EU) called for a fair and nor and ex-member of National Is- policemen in the attack. urging the government to swiftly transparent official investigation lamic Movement of Afghanistan, support to Taliban for its inter- Uzbekistan is ready to invest in Gen. Zahid is the second se- est,” said Nesar Haris a senator. investigate his allegations, the un- into reports of gross human rights Ishchi, was allegedly assaulted by nior police official killed within the Afghan infrastructure projects, lawful detention and reported mis- violations and abuses against Ah- Dostum and then taken into cus- “Russia delivers advanced said a special representative of the the past one in the attacks claimed weapons to Taliban with the co- president of Afghanistan on coop- treatment of Mr. Ishchi by the mad Ishchi, the former Jawzjan tody. He was released about 16 by the Taliban group. operation of Iran. Competitive war First Vice President. governor. days later. According to reports, eration with the CIS countries Sha- The police chief of the sec- should be prevented in Afghani- kir Kargar, reports Afghanistan.ru. “We would welcome the Af- The EU also called for investi- Ishchi was allegedly assaulted by stan,” Jomauoddin Geyanwall, According to him, Uzbekistan ghan government’s move to swift- gations concerning the allegations Dostum’s guards at a Buzkashi ond police district of Kabul city another senator said. was killed in a coordinated sui- will invest in energy projects, ag- ly investigate these allegations,” made against the First Vice Presi- game last month. He was then tak- Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf The senators stressed that Af- riculture, oil and gas production, cide attack in Kabul city in Sep- ghanistan’s stability is in interest U.S embassy said in a statement. dent, General Abdul Rashid Dos- en into custody by the men. Ac- Kalla to discuss the improvement mining and rehabilitation of the It added that a strong, inde- tum. cording to Ishchi’s family he was tember. of the region and if any regional Salang Tunnel. The named projects of peace and reconciliation efforts country ignore it, terrorism will pendent justice system is the cor- The EU and its Member States in Dostum’s custody for five days in Afghanistan based on the Indo- Nangarhar, on the border with will create thousands of jobs for Pakistan, has been the focus of expand in many regional countries. the citizens of Afghanistan, Shakir nerstone of every stable society. present in Kabul, Australia, Cana- before being handed over to the nesian experience. This comes as Afghan and Kargar noted. The government of Afghans demand that human rights da and Norway urge all Afghans to National Directorate of Security According to Hakeem, to repeated security operations in American officials already were Afghanistan is actively seeking for be respected and the rule of law be continue to work together to pro- (NDS). He was released on Satur- achieve a peaceful situation in the recent months. As well as a heavy increasingly worried that any deep- investors for the economy of the upheld. “We stand with the Af- mote peace, stability and democ- day. However, Dostum’s office re- country with a 99 percent Mus- Taliban presence, the province is ening of ties between Russia and country, after militants have inten- ghan people as they work towards racy, based on full respect for the jected the reports and said he was Taliban militants fighting to top- lim population requires more ef- also known as the main base for sified their attacks over the past a stable, peaceful and prosperous rule of law by all citizens, regard- arrested by the NDS in Jawzjan. Islamic State in the country. ple the government could compli- years, said the report. fort. ANTARA News From National Solidarity Programme to Citizen’s Charter The National Solidarity Programmeof the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/NSP) thathadextensive activities in overall 34 provinces of Afghanistan has recently ended and will be replaced with another development program calledCitizen’s Charter.According to MRRD, the first phase of the new program will start in themonth of Dalwa of current solar year in three parts inthe villages and districts of Afghanistan.The Citizen’s Charter is the first national inter-ministerial programthat MRRD, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education,Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Agriculture, irrigation and livestock and Independent Directorate of Local Governancethat will jointly proceedit in Afghanistan.The Citizen’s Charter increases the role of people in implementation of development projects across all urban and rural areas. The primary objective of this national program is to strengthen, expand and maintain Community Development Councils (CDCs) as effective entities for economic and social development as well as good governance in Afghanistan. NSP was created in mid-2003 within the framework of the MRRD tostrengthen local governance, ensure socio- economic development and establish CDCs. Indeed, this national program was a good dream and fortune for all villagers.By implementing development projects,villagers could largely rebuild and reconstruct their communities.NSP has made great achievements with support ofpeople, government and international community in various aspects including reconstruction, development and poverty reduction. In addition, NSPcovered almost all parts of the country by implementing development and capacity enhancement projects. The great effort of CDCs is always highly appreciable in implementing development projects. They proved their honesty only for the sake of community development and theirvillagers without any wages and privileges. Nowadays, we proudly admit that for the first time all community-related issues are being solved andmonitored by villagers. NSP facilitates grounds for democracy and strengthens linkages between people and government. NSP caused remarkable transformation in economic development of villagers andbroughtpositive changes in terms of unity and equality in rural areas. Moreover, one of the objectives of NSP was the poverty reduction and meeting villagers’needs which has largely beenachieved.