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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:295 Price: Afs.15 SUNDAY . MAY 31 . 2015 -Jawza 10, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes UAE pledges to equip Afghan security forces AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United Arab Emir- ates (UAE) has pledged to equip Afghan security forces with mod- ern weapons. This comes at a time that the Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum during an official trip to the UAE has recently urged the country to support Afghan forces. Sultan Faizi, media advi- sor to Dostum, told Azadi Radio that the UAE has created a spe- cial committee in this regard. This was a fruitful trip, for the UAE officials pledged to support Af- AT Monitoring Desk all available resources to end war. ed. Hinting at importance of the Silk ghan security forces, he said, add- The West in cooperation with Route project, Hamid Karzai said ing that a representative of the KABUL: Ex-President Hamid China, Russia and India should de- that revival of the ancient route was country will pay a visit to Afghan- Karzai stressed global cooperation vise a comprehensive strategy to in the greater interest of Afghani- istan soon. Faizi said that despite in fight against insurgency. Ha- eliminate militant groups in the re- stan as well as the entire region. equipping security forces, the mid Karzai expressed his deep gion, he added. Karzai said that This route will help alleviate re- UAE has also pledged to support concerns over mounting militan- war against militants is underway gional poverty and improve econo- Afghanistan in diverse fields in- cy and violence in the region and over the past 13 years in Afghani- my and bring the regional countries cluding education, healthcare, said that despite regional countries stan; however, it hasn t yielded in closer, he added. In response to trade and repatriation of refugees. The UAE vowed to invest in the West and United States should any result so far. He urged the US query that whether insecurity will mining sector of Afghanistan, he By Abubakar Siddique [spring] offensive, an Afghan of- ating legal proceedings against also sincerely cooperate in fight and its allies to support Afghani- hamper implementation of the added.It is worth mentioning the ficial familiar with the letter told them for threatening security of against the menace. In an inter- stan and stay in the country. How- project, Karzai said that revival of UAE has recently deported some In a sign that Afghanistan is re- RFE/RL s Gandhara website. Pa- friendly states, said the official, view with China s state-run Chi- ever, the US presence in Afghani- Silk Route will, on the contrary, help 600 Afghan workers and traders. thinking its outreach efforts to kistan should extend counterter- who requested anonymity. na Central Television, or CCTV, stan should bring lasting peace and to subdue insecurity. Terrorists Zalmai Wardak, a political ana- Pakistan, President Ashraf Ghani rorism operations to the Haqqani He said Ghani has also asked Hamid Karzai said that the entire stability to the war-hit country and usually recruit unemployed youth. lyst, believes that the UAE s sup- has demanded that Islamabad end network and arrest those respon- Islamabad to agree to an exchange region should cooperate in fight not to weaken our national unity Once the project was implemented port is of great importance for its longstanding support for the sible for the recent terrorist activ- of prisoners, deny Taliban com- against militants and if the West and undermine our sovereignty, it will create jobs and security situ- Afghanistan, as it was not in- Afghan Taliban. ities inside Afghanistan, the offi- batants medical treatment inside wants to cooperate, it should use the former Afghan president add- ation will improve, he argued. volved in the proxy wars. In a letter to Pakistani civilian cial said. In one of the most re- Pakistan, and limit the sale of fer- and military leaders, Ghani has vealing demands, Ghani has asked tilizers and electrical switches that requested specific steps to end the Pakistan s military leadership to can be used in detonating impro- Wolesi Jirga Rabbani, Aziz in Kuwait: Kabul, Islamabad Taliban s sanctuary in their coun- issue a directive to deny sanc- vised explosive devices (IEDs) seeks education try and help in addressing their tuary for the Afghan Taliban. a common killer of Afghan troops REVIEW PEACE EFFORTS eral cooperation in different fields. violent campaign inside Afghani- For the past 14 years, Kabul and civilians. The letter is a marked credentials of According to the statement, the stan. Insiders at the Arg presiden- and its western allies have accused turnaround for the Afghan leader, AT News Report of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin two diplomats also discussed co- tial palace in Kabul have confirmed the powerful Pakistani military of who made cultivating a coopera- MASOOM Rabbani, and Pakistani Prime operation between the two coun- that Ghani wrote a letter to Paki- turning a blind eye or even sup- tive, bilateral relationship with Pa- KABUL: Amid rise in the Tali- Minister s Advisor on Foreign tries to facilitate an Afghan-led and stani leaders this week asking porting the remnants of the Af- kistan one of his key foreign pol- STANIKZAI ban attacks, top Afghan and Pa- Affairs, Sartaj Aziz, took the op- Afghan-owned peace and reconcil- them to prove their sincerity in ghan Taliban regime hiding in and icy initiatives and a way of kistani diplomats reviewed peace portunity to discuss peace and iation process. The meeting comes backing the Afghan peace process operating from Pakistan. Another ending his country s decades-old Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi efforts in Afghanistan. On the reconciliation efforts. A statement at a time that Pakistan has recent- by taking seven steps in the next major demand included placing war after assuming office in sidelines of Organization Islam- issued by Pakistan s Foreign Of- ly warned the Taliban to stop their three weeks. Islamabad should Quetta and Peshawar shura (the September. During the past seven KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) ic Conference (OIC) foreign min- fice said that Rabbani and Aziz spring offensive, or otherwise face issue an official declaration con- Taliban leadership council) mem- months, Ghani has worked hard or Lower House of the parliament isters in Kuwait, the Minister emphasized on the need for bilat- the consequences. demning the launch of the Taliban bers under house arrest and initi- to improve relations between ..P2 asked the government for educa- tion credentials of the recently 32 INSURGENTS nominated defense minister on Affluent patients will have 41 arrested on charges of Taliban Saturday. Muhammad Masoom KILLED IN SEARCH Stanikzai was nominated as de- to pay for medical care in commander fense minister by President Ashraf OPERATIONS different crimes in Kabul killed in Ghani more than a week ago. The AT News Report government was urged when the public hospitals: Wolesi Jirga AT News Report declined recently as a result of MPs expressed concerns over in- public cooperation with police. Samangan: NDS AT News Report ever, he assured that normal and KABUL: At least 32 armed Tali- KABUL: As many as 41 suspects It comes as the Interior Min- security in the country. ban fighters were killed and five ister recently said that will treat Speaker of the WJ, Abdul Rauf emergency medication would be others were wounded in different were arrested on charges of dif- AT News Report KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) equally delivered to all. Regarding ferent crimes, including murder, drug dealers and terrorist the same Ibrahimi, said that he has received on Saturday amended Article 2 of crackdowns within past 24 hours. way and there will be no discrim- only the official letter about in- identification of rich and poor In a press release issued here, drug dealing, robbery and other KABUL: The National Director- the Public Health Law in order to patients, he said that a mechanism Ministry of Interior (MoI) said crimes in the capital city, Kabul. ination in fight against these two ate of Security (NDS) on Satur- troducing of the nominated min- generate funds and support the groups. ister for defense, but the educa- would be introduced later by a that Afghan National Police Head of Police Emergency day said that a Taliban command- health sector. specific joint commission in this (ANP) in collaboration with Af- Services Unit, Mohammad Hum- Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi said that er was killed in Aybak district of tion-related data has not been re- According to the amendment, the regard. Spokesman of the Minis- ayun Aini, said that one of the 41 has ordered police to use all force ceived. He asked the government ghan National Army (ANA) and Samangan province. haves-class would have to pay for try of Public Health, Muhammad the National Directorate of Secu- men has allegedly killed a man in to arrest drug sellers and drug traf- In a media statement issued to send the required documents the advanced medical care in the Ismail Kawoosi, told Afghanistan rity (NDS) has conducted clear- Wasil Abad area of Kabul two days fickers. to the WJ in order to speed up the here, the spy agency said that its state-run hospitals. Deputy Chief Times that the advanced medical ance operations against insurgents back. He said that a number of A recent survey reveals that operatives have killed the notori- confidence voting procedure. of the Health, Youth and Sports care would not be free of cost for in different areas of Nangarhar, the arrested men have been sent number of drug users has increased In the Saturday s session the Kunduz, Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, ous Taliban commander Abdul Committee of the WJ said that all, because foreign donations to judiciaries for further investi- from 1.6 million in 2012 to three Majeed in a clearance operation MPs also criticized the govern- those who are rich would pay for would not last forever.