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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:322 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . JULY 02. 2017 -Saratan 11, 1396 HS ormer Afghan president Hamid Karzai raises serious Fquestions over the role of Washington in curbing the presence of Daesh in his homeland. AT Monitoring Desk AT News Report ourteen fighters of the KABUL: Some members of the Islamic State (IS), which is Wolesi Jirga or the Lower House also known as Daesh of Parliament on Saturday said that F the three-part new alliance is not terrorist group have been gunned down by unknown gunmen in for the national interests—rather Khogyani district of eastern it has been formed to seek more Nangarhar province, the Afghan privileges. military said on Saturday. The According to report the new Daesh militants were killed after alliance formed by leaders from being arrested a day earlier in Sor three Afghan political parties, such Dag area of Khogyani, the 201 as Jamiat-e-Islami, the National Selab Military Corps said in a Unity of People of Afghanistan, they have responsibilities in the adding that the Afghans have challenges must have seek solution statement. However, District and the National Islamic system for betterment, thus they enough knowledge about them, so instead of becoming reason for the Chief of Khogyani, Haji Zalmai, Movement of Afghanistan on should not criticize, instead should people would never trust on them crisis. According to report, Jamiat- said the 14 Daesh loyalists had Friday in Turkey. work for reform, the lawmaker anymore. “Such movement is only e-Islami party of Afghanistan led only been taken into custody, not A lawmaker, Arian Yoon, said, added. for the favor of armed insurgents by acting Foreign Minister, shot dead, by their former Taliban “The new alliance has not been “The leaders through forming nothing else.” Another legislator, Salahuddin Rabbani, along with the info-icon colleagues over joining formed to preserve national new alliance are trying to force the Sahera Sharif, said that this National Islamic Movement of the Islamic State. He said the interests, rather it is for their own government to accept their illegal collation or alliance is not Afghanistan led by First Vice interests to seek more privileges.” demands,” she furthered. representing national mobilization, President, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Over the past few years, former misquoted, no. That’s what I felt. Taliban had transferred the arrested militants from Khogyani “Representative of the three Another representative in the but of some figures of political and the National Unity of People Afghan president Hamid Karzai But can you genuinely tell me, parties had been played several Parliament, Mullah Sayed parties. She added:”These figures of Afghanistan party led by Second has often lashed out at the US morally – in terms of intention, in district to neighboring Sherzad district and had not yet killed games in the past 16 years aimed Mohammad, said “Afghanistan is are working in the government, but Deputy of the Chief Executive government in the news. He says terms of the very kind of at receiving more privileges,” the home to all, and belongs to every raising voice against it, so people Office, Mohammad Mohaqiqlast the US has made mistakes in his organisational structure and chain them. Moreover, the Selab Military Corps said two Daesh lawmaker added. Afghans—not only to these three would never seduce by such week agreed in Turkey on the country, and he's struck back at of command, and how attacks The leaders of these parties persons who have made alliance.” coalition at the future.” He formation of the alliance named allegations that he’s working happen, how politics plays out – insurgents sustained injuries during the ongoing special had or have been remained as high- How put trusts on alliance that furthered, if these people want to “Coalition for the Rescue of behind the scenes to destabilise the can you genuinely tell me there is ranking government officials, so has been shaped in abroad, he said, bring reformation and cope with Afghanistan”. government of his successor, no difference between Daesh and operation in Nangarhar. The Ashraf Ghani. America? Taliban and Daesh have not yet In April, he made the startling HK: Extremism, including commented regarding the killing accusation that Daesh was a “tool” Daesh, some increased under the of 14 fighters. The two rival used by the US in Afghanistan. US presence in Afghanistan – groups have been engaged in TRT World's Imran Garda during the US presence in violent clashes against each other, caught up with Karzai in Istanbul Afghanistan – and some were happened many times in various and asked him to explain his created in Afghanistan, in the US districts of Nangarhar, which position on the US and his presence, during the US presence. resulted in light and heavy homeland. Here are some Daesh was created there. casualties claimed by the both the highlights from the interview: When it [Daesh] arrived it sides. When I read your comments brutally went into villages, killed on Daesh and America, where you people – hurt our identity, tried to said that you make no distinction destroy our identity. Draw people The military can't between Daesh and America, I away from their homes. They thought you were misquoted. That committed unbelievable atrocity fix this mess alone: was to Voice of America in April. against the Afghan people. The use HAMID KARZAI: I wasn’t was there. Daesh first...P2 Former US envoy In an article published recently in National Interest magazine, the former U.S ambassador to More troops Afghanistan James Cunningham said there is no guarantee that won’t help, America can "win" in Afghanistan, but it is quite clear that it can lose. believe Afghan He stated that U.S President Donald Trump’s decision last analysts month to delegate troop level and operations decisions to his As NATO is increasing its secretary of defense, James presence in Afghanistan, Canada, Mattis, set the correct conditions a member of the alliance, will not to improve security in send troops to the country. Afghanistan. But Cunningham “There are absolutely no plans combat mission in 2014. asked the question that many to send any troops back to Canada had around 2,900 at have done - if the U.S could not Afghanistan,” Canadian Prime peak of coalition presence in win with 100,000 troops, what Minister Justin Trudeau said at a Afghanistan in 2011, but refused difference would a few thousand press conference this week to keep troops for post-2014 more now make? He said the key Fifteen NATO nations have mission Resolute Support. here was that despite mistakes decided to send more troops to “We have served there with having been made in the past and Afghanistan to break a stalemate distinction, with valour, over 10 present, there have been with militants, chief of the alliance years and made significant significant achievements gained. Jens Stoltnberg said at the defense impact,” he said. He also said that any new strategy ministerial meeting in Brussels on “Canada is looking to be must aim all its instruments of Thursday. helpful in other places, as we are power at countering Daesh and There are currently around in Latvia, as we are in Northern the Taliban. He said if the U.S 13,000 coalition troops in Iraq and we will continue to engage gets this right, “America and its Afghanistan mainly on training, including in United Nations allies will be on much sounder advising and assisting mission after peacekeeping missions since we footing in Afghanistan and in the most of foreign troops pulled out make a determination about where global confrontation with Islamist of the country to mark end of to go,” he added. (1tvnews) terror.” (ToloNews) MAIMANA : Seven people, two Talibaninfo-icon fighters and The Faryab police spokesman including three civilians and one a widowed woman and her two said members of the delegation security official, were killed after children dead, according to Yourish. were safe in the ambush, but two militants ambushed a military He said several militants and civilians were slightly injured by a convoy in northern Faryab children were injured during the landmine explosion that partially province on Saturday. clash, with the rebels torching a destroyed the road. Faryab police spokesman military tank and a gypsum A security official, who did not Abdul Karim Yourish told Pajhwok production plant. One ANA officer want to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News the convoy of the was captured by the Taliban. the officer who was captured by Afghan National Army 209th The convoy was carrying a Taliban was the head of logistic Shaheen Military Corps was delegation of various security supplies of an ANA battalion. He heading to Maimana city, Faryab’s organs from Maimana to Andkhoi named the officer as Abdul Ahad. capital, from neighboring Jawzjan district to assess check-posts and Elsewhere in western Farah province when came under attack security agencies of seven districts. province, unidentified gunmen in Sherin Tagab district. The convoy evaded another killed an intelligence official in The ensuing clash lasted eight ambush in Bai Moghini area of Farah city, the provincial capital, hours, leaving two ANA soldiers, Khwaja Sabzpush district. on Friday night. (Pajhwok) SUNDAY . JULY 02, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Q & A: Karzai accuses US of enabling Daesh presence in Afghanistan ...P1 emerged in Shinwar district The area is under their complete Turkey] it sounds like a man who’s depend on foreigners, where the wrong in Afghanistan, which led obviously, even if that was the quietly telling them to change their of Nangarhar.