Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:112 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 18. 2017 -Aqrab 27, 1396 HS AT News Report KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president strongly condemned Thursday’s suicide attack in Kabul AT Monitoring Desk situation in the country, city, calling it against human and politicians, religious scholars and Islamic values and principles. A KABUL: Lawyers and analysts tribal elders have been repeatedly suicide bomber blew himself up said that traditional Loya Jirga has emphasizing on holding the Loya among a gathering just outside a ecurity to be organized by the Afghan Jirga to overcome challenges. The wedding hall in the police district sources say at nation instead of the government. Unity Government has dismissed 11, killing at least 19 people Analysts believe that traditional publicly popular demand. including seven police officers and least 19 Loya Jirga is more appropriate as It comes at a time when the a TV cameraman. Daesh terrorist people, including constitutional Loya Jirga not met Presidential Palace in a statement group claimed responsibility for eight police force the pre-requisites and conditions. denounced holding Traditional the attack. “There are ominous Commenting into the Loya Jirga, cautioning the hands behind the attacks against members and 11 prevailing situations, analysts said government servants to avoid such mosques, funerals and civil moves civilians, lost their that traditional Loya Jirga as the gatherings. that try to silence people’s voice lives in the only remedy is the need of the time The Presidential Palace said and deprive them of their rights,” to pull out the country from the that Loya Jirga had been defined Karzai said in a statement, asking explosion. ongoing heart-wrenching by the law, adding that the current the people to be more vigilant and problems. situation is not favorable to hold fight such plots in unity. Karzai Considering the worsening traditional Loya Jirga. emphasized that unity would be the only way to fight those who The deadly suicide attack, which conference hall, UNAMA said in want to weaken Afghanistan. He targeted participants of a gathering a statement. Daesh claimed wished paradise for the dead, outside a restaurant in PD11 in responsibility for the deadly patience for their dears and quick Kabul City on Thursday, claimed attack. “This attack in Kabul today recovery for the wounded. the life of an employee of Rah-e- is totally unacceptable; it is an act Farda TV station, rising the death of terror and a serious violation of toll to 19. Husain Nazari, a humanitarian law,” said Tadamichi cameraman in Rah-e-Farda TV, was Yamamoto, the UN Secretary- critically wounded in the explosion General’s Special Representative on Thursday afternoon. He was for Afghanistan and head of taken to the Emergency Hospital UNAMA. “At a time when in Kabul but he succumbed to his Afghanistan is facing so many injuries early on Friday morning. challenges, and with so many The explosion claimed the lives of Afghans yearning for peace, such ddressing a forum in Washington the 19 people including eight police attacks simply cannot be justified,” CEO said the government and election force members and 11 civilians. he stressed. “The use of explosive Despite being a member The UN Assistance Mission in weapons in civilian-populated commissions are trying hard to regain Afghanistan (UNAMA) areas must stop, without nation of the TIR condemned the attack saying that exception.” The United Nations agreement, Afghanistan is the public’s trust in elections. the explosion killed at least nine maintains that all parties to the still not being allowed to AT Monitoring Desk civilians, including one child, and conflict must strictly adhere to CEO Abdullah Abdullah has said commission of Afghanistan and the aspect of it has more clarity than injured at least 16 others. their obligations under transport goods abroad that timely and fair elections in independent elections complaints any other time, the fact that KABUL: The US Department of Preliminary findings indicate that international humanitarian law to by road in accordance Afghanistan would have a significant commission which are in place sanctuaries (in Pakistan) have been in the Labe Jar Area of Aspa take all feasible measures to protect impact on the peace and security in based on the law. These days there indented,” said Abdullah. At the Defense announced that at least with the accord. 3,000 additional troops were Square, a suicide attacker civilians from harm. UNAMA the country. Abdullah, who is in are serious discussions among the meeting, McMaster reaffirmed that deployed in Afghanistan under detonated a body-borne expresses its condolences to the The Afghanistan Chamber of Washington, also called for more commissions for reform and the US will continue supporting the President Trump’s new improvised explosive device where families and colleagues of those Commerce and Industries solid and comprehensive efforts to bringing changes to gain the Afghanistan in uprooting terrorism strategy on Afghanistan and South a large gathering of Jamiat party killed in the attack and wishes a (ACCI) officials said Afghanistan be made to ensure that the next confidence of the public as well as and extremism in the region. Asia, Media pool reported. The members had taken place and when speedy recovery to those injured. has not benefited from the elections are held on time and in a the political forces,” he said adding Abdullah meanwhile also met with Pentagon had previously attendees were leaving the (ToloNews) Transport and Civil Aviation transparent way. The government that this would lead to a new energy US Defense Secretary James approved deployment of (MoTCA) agreement in the past and the independent election in order to help bring about Mattis. At the meeting, Abdullah additional troops in the country 13 years. The ACCI officials said commission is trying to regain public parliamentary elections in 2018 and and Mattis exchanged views on the to enhance professional Afghan truck drivers are trust in elections by holding presidential elections in 2019. US’s new war strategy for capabilities of the Afghan National prevented from transporting transparent and well organized Abdullah also met with US National Afghanistan and South Asia Defense and Security Forces. goods to Transport International polls, Abdullah said in a speech at Security Advisor HR McMaster including counter insurgency, Now the number of US troops in Route (TIR) member countries the Special Operations Policy and the two officials held cutting off of state support of the country has been raised to despite Afghanistan being a Forum in Washington. “The discussions on mentoring, training terrorism, safe havens and financial about 14,000. “We have just signatory to the agreement. electoral reform process started and equipping the Afghan Forces support and the issue of state completed a force flow into “We have talked with ARU unfortunately a bit late,” he said. and the war on terrorism. “It is a sponsorship of terrorism. Afghanistan,” Joint Staff Director (Afghanistan Road Union) However he added that the election long-awaited strategy, it is Abdullah said that Afghanistan has Lieutenant General Kenneth law was now in place. “Then there conditions-based, that is an made and continues to make McKenzie told reported at the organization and agreed to send a Pentagon in Washington, DC, on number of drivers, who want to is the independent election important element. The regional enormous progress. (ToloNews) Thursday. “The New number for WASHINGTON : The United Coalition Support Funding for use the TIR system, to Tajikistan Afghanistan is now States Congress on Thursday reimbursement to Pakistan for in order to get technical training,” approximately 14,000. Might be passed a $700 billion annual activities carried out in support of ACCI spokesman Siyam Psarlai a little above that might be little defense budget, authorising $4.9 US operations in Afghanistan. It said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Terrorist groups below that we flex according to billion for the Afghanistan Security directs the Secretary of Defense Transport said it is working on a use religion as the mission,” he added. In August, Forces Fund. This also includes to develop a strategy for plan to implement the TIR the US President Donald Trump $1.7 billion to advance the strengthening defense cooperation agreement. “We have done our business: Egyptian outlined his strategy on assessments. Some of the Afghanistan. In a blatant U-turn capabilities of the Afghan Air Force between the United States and transport companies have the Fatwa Council from his presidential campaign, and $41 million to support the India. recruitment, training and The conference report which was required equipment. We Trump said his views have been KABUL : Dar al-Ifta al Misryyah changed since entering the White integration of women into the passed along with NDAA 2018 introduce them to chambers of Officials in the Ministry of Hajj or the Egyptian Fatwa Council, has Afghan forces. Passed by the commerce through which they House. Trump administration has says the US and India should work and Religious affairs reporting on condemned the killing of Afghan taken decision to continue military House of Representatives and the closely with Afghanistan to will be introduced to TIR,” attempts to return Afghan religious police forces in southern Kandahar spokesman for the ministry, intervention in the country to Senate, NDAA-2018 now heads promote stability in the region to scholars from neighboring province, saying terrorist groups suppress militant groups in to the White House for President include targeted infrastructure Hekmatullah Qoyanj said. Pakistan. According to the used religion as business. The According to ACCI, the lack of battlefield and force them to Donald Trump to sign it into law.