Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:246 Price: Afs.15 SATURDAY . APRIL 11 . 2015 -Hamal 22, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Govt mulling Afghan President vows end to to buy Russian Abdullah vows to use refugees in MI-35 Pakistan seek torture of prisoners HELICOPTERS: all possible options for KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani women s rights, and the freedom end to bullying, on Thursday said his government of speech and press. OFFICIAL was strongly committed to doing While stressing reforms in harassment away with alleged torture in Af- Afghanistan s justice and judicial AT Monitoring Desk releasing 31 passengers ghanistan s prisons. organs, Ghani said the Afghan Our correspondent Ghani said this at a meeting government wanted to do away KABUL: The Afghan government clear that the government would PESHAWAR: Despite claims of with visiting United States Assis- with torture of prisoners by car- is mulling to buy Russian Mi-35 make sure to take a decision aimed improvement in relations between tant Secretary of State for Democ- rying out fundamental and solid helicopters, said Shakir Kargar, at not putting lives of other Af- Kabul and Islamabad, harassment racy, Human Rights and Labour, measures. President Ghani s special envoy ghans at danger during the rescue of Afghan refugees, living in Tom Malinowski, at his office, the The president said the gov- on the Commonwealth of Inde- mission. What is highly important southern districts and regions of Presidential Palace said in a state- ernment would reform the judicia- pendent States (CIS) countries. to us is the safe release of the hos- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) prov- ment. The statement quoted the ry to enable it to effectively dis- We intend to buy Mi-35 he- tages, he added. In a bid to make ince, at the hand of Pakistani au- president as saying that his gov- pense justice in order to strength- licopters from Russia. This issue the protestors sure about the gov- thorities is continued unabated. ernment was determined to pro- en people s trust in the justice is on the agenda. I think we will ernment s efforts for release of the Showing serious concern over re- tect human rights, particularly system. (Pajhwok) begin negotiations on that in the strictions on Afghan refugees; passengers, the CEO nudged the ac- moment, representatives of the nearest future, Kargar said in an tivists and families of the abduct- interview with Interfax the other refugees have urged the Pakistani ees to send their representative to authorities to put an end to such Kabul eyes Azerbaijan s day. Kargar reiterated that the Af- the National Security Council practice. Since previous Decem- ghan Armed Forces are equipped (NSC) meeting where top govern- ber, Afghans are not allowed to invitation of Azerbaijani Minis- with Russian weapons and there- ment officials, including interior travel through Kohat tunnel and investment ter of Economy and Industry Sha- fore we are buying guns, cartridg- minister and the NDS chief, will Khushal Garh bridge, connecting hin Mustafayev and will contin- es and other munitions from Rus- discuss the matter in its upcoming Southern regions with rest of AT Monitoring Desk ue until April 10. During the visit, sia. Kargar also spoke about the meeting. Hinting at alleged demand Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other Afghan officials hold meetings enterprises built in Afghanistan by of the kidnappers for prisoners parts of the county, elders of the with Azerbaijani leadership. We under the Soviets, adding that swap, Abdullah who has repeat- Afghan community said during a press conference at Bannu Press held a number of useful meetings most of them are not working now. edly opposed release of terror sus- in Baku, considered the next steps The reason is the lengthy war pect prisoners warned that re- Club the other day. The Afghan elders were included Haji Bacha to strengthen relations between in Afghanistan. However, we are lease of prisoners in exchange for Azerbaijan and Afghanistan, said conducting negotiations with Rus- Khan, Muhammad Nabi, Haji hostages should not become a tra- Malang Jan, Waseem Khan and the minister. The level of eco- sia to restore them. In regards to dition in the country. Chairman of nomic relations does not satisfy the military sphere, I can say that others.They said that a huge num- Zabul provincial council, Ataullah, ber of Afghans have been migrat- the either of sides, and we intend our students are studying in Rus- has recently told local media out- ed to Pakistan 36 years back when to develop cooperation in this sian universities. Some 500 Rus- lets that the abductors have de- Russia attacked their home coun- sphere. He said that the embas- sian helicopters are flying in the manded the release of 12 prisoners, try, adding that a big proportion sy of Afghanistan has been oper- Afghan sky, he said. who are under the custody of the of these Afghan refugees were now ating in Baku for already two Kargar also said Afghanistan Afghan government, in exchange for living in KP s southern districts KABUL: The Afghan government years, and a lot of high-ranking is interested in trade-economic the 31 passengers. However, the including Karak, Bannu, Kohat, is expecting Azerbaijan s invest- officials of the government of Af- cooperation with Russia. Our NSC has reportedly rejected the Dera Ismail Khan, Tank and Lak- ments in the country as it will re- ghanistan visited Baku during this trade with Russia decreased great- demand. The 31 passengers eth- ki Marwat. The elders added that sult in strengthening Kabul-Baku the Afghan living in these districts period. Former President Karzai ly in the past 5-6 years. We need AT Monitoring Desk for releasing the abductees. Ab- nically Hazaras, were kidnapped on relations, said Daud Shah Saba, and our current president practi- to increase it, he said. dullah made the remarks when he February 24 when they were on the have refugee cards, issued by the UNHCR, despite possessing Minister of Mines and Petroleum. cally made their first foreign visit KABUL: As criticizes loom coun- was visiting a protest camp of civil way to Kabul in Kabul-Kandahar He expressed the remarks dur- to Azerbaijan, Mohammad Shak- trywide about government s reluc- society members and families of these cards, Pakistani government highway. Their fate is still un- has banned their travelling through ing his visit in Baku, the capital er Kargar said in his turn. It 4 army troops tance to release the 31 passengers, the 31 passengers in Park-i-Zarni- known. Afghans from all over the city of Azerbaijan. means that our relations with Az- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kohat tunnel and Khshal Garh gar area of Kabul almost one ki- world have urged the government bridge. The elders said that after Afghanistan and Azerbaijan erbaijan develop successfully. killed in Abdullah Abdullah on Friday lometer in southwestern of the to put all out efforts for release of the ban now the Afghan refugees have agreed to use the full poten- The trade turnover between Az- vowed to use all possible options Presidential Palace. He made it the abductees. living in southern region of the tial to intensify cooperation, he erbaijan and Afghanistan stood at Badakhshan province were confronted with said. I hope that this visit will $275.99 million in 2014 and this Self-proclaimed huge travelling problems. One of contribute to increasing the level amount was fully formed as a re- AT Monitoring Desk Border police under the elders said that they have rel- of cooperation, in particular cre- sult of the export operations from IS leader killed atives in different parts of the ate opportunities for Azerbaijani Azerbaijan, according to the State KABUL: At least five army sol- siege by Taliban in Kunar country, so some time they need investments in Afghanistan. Customs Committee of Azer- diers were killed and several oth- in Samangan to go to attend different ceremo- Saba and Special Representa- baijan. The trade turnover be- ers wounded when a swarm of many challenges due to blockage nies but the recent restriction lim- tive of President of Afghanistan AT Monitoring Desk ited them to their homes. They tween the two countries in Janu- militants stormed several check- of routes and the Taliban s siege. KABUL: Khal Mirza, the self- for CIS states Mohammad Shaker ary-February 2015 amounted to points of Afghan security forces proclaimed regional commander of added that sometime they take KABUL: The Taliban militants We have taken up the issue with patients to different hospitals in Kargar are on visit to Azerbaijan. $15.7 million, according to the in Jurm district of northern Bada- have laid siege to outposts of Af- the concerned authorities, but the dreaded Daesh or Islamic State The visit is being held at the State Statistics Committee. khshan province, said a local offi- ghan border police in Sarkano dis- haven t found any solution yet, in northern Samangan province, Peshawar or other areas, where has been killed in a special police Kohat Tunnel is the appropriate cial. trict of eastern Kunar province he added. Shuja-ul-Mulk Jalala, route. They appreciated the hos- The Chairman of Badakhshan over the past one month. A bor- the acting governor o Kunar prov- operation while one of his associ- ates detained, police said Thurs- pitality of Pakistan and its peo- provincial council, Abdullah Naji, der policeman in the district told ince, admitted that security forc- ple during last three and a half de- Roadside blast kills 12 of Azadi Radio on condition of ano- es are living under extremely bad day.