HIA Announces Ceasefire, Vows to Disarm Fighters the Vice-President Blasted the Countries in the Region, He Said
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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:54 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . SEPTEMBER 23. 2016 -Mizan 02, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Pakistan clings to policy of good, bad terrorists: Danish WASHINGTON: Vice-President reserved the right to do what- Sarwar Danish has alleged that ever was necessary for the de- Pakistan-based terrorists continue fence of its people. He urged to conduct ruthless attacks against the international community to Afghan civilians. eliminate terror safe havens. Addressing the United Nations Afghanistan had always de- General Assembly on Wednesday, sired peaceful relations with all HIA announces ceasefire, vows to disarm fighters the vice-president blasted the countries in the region, he said. By Farhad Naibkhel neighbouring country for its fail- “However, the government of ure to eradicate terrorist safe ha- national unity reserves the KABUL: The long-awaited vens on its soil. right to do whatever is neces- peace agreement was signed on While accusing Islamabad of sary for the defense and pro- Thursday here between Af- differentiating between “good and tection of our people.” He ghan government and Hezb-e- bad terrorists", he implied Afghan urged states to honestly im- Islami Afghanistan (HIA), the Taliban and the Haqqani network plement their international largest militant group after enjoyed consistent support from pledges in the fight against ter- Taliban. Pakistani forces. He went on to rorism and avoid a dual policy The peace agreement with ask: “Where were the leaders of of making a distinction be- HIA, led by Gulbadin Hek- the Taliban and Al-Qaeda residing tween good and bad terrorists. matyar, was finalized after and where were they killed? At this Danish urged the UN to ap- nearly two years of formal and non-formal negotiations. The peace draft contains three chapters and 25 articles. The initial draft was signed today by National Se- curity Advisor Hanif Atmar and the head of HIA delega- “The agreement will be soon ly,” Atmar said, adding that the tion Muhammad Amin Karim presented to both leaders, Presi- HIA pledged to respect the con- 3-way meeting on promoting and Chief of the High Peace dent Ashraf Ghani and Gulbadin stitution, women’s rights, freedom Council Syed Ahmad Gilani. Hekmatyar, for final singing and of speech, independence and sov- The agreement will be approval,” Muhammad Hanif At- ereignty of Afghanistan. security inAfghanistan mar said. According to the initial peace presented to President Ashraf WASHINGTON: Afghan, Indian and American diplomats have agreed Ghani and the HIA leader Gul- Although, he did not give any deal, the Hezb-e-Islami must an- timeline, but hoped the agreements nounce ceasefire and stop anti- to continue consultations on ways of stabilising the war-torn country, badin Hekmatyar for final ap- a spokesman for the State Department said. proval. would be signed by the two lead- state activities. The party also ers soon. vowed to disarm its fighters after Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai, Indian Ambassador to The agreement will facili- Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra and US Special Representative Richard tate reintegration of the HIA He commended all those orga- approval of the agreement by nizations who were involved in the Ghani and Hekmatyar. Olsonmet to exchange views on the situation in Afghanistan. members in political system The meeting took place on September 21in New York on the mar- and dignified return of Afghan process, particularly the interna- Atmar called on the Taliban to tional community. The national join peace process, adding that gins of the 71st United Nations General Assembly, the spokesman said refugees from neighboring Pa- in a brief statement. It added the participants discussed the prevailing kistan as well as release of the security adviser asked the interna- Afghan government proved that it tional community to help Afghan is honest in peace process. “It is situation in Afghanistan and regional issues of mutual interest. party members. The govern- “Reaffirming their shared interests in advancing peace and security very moment, where are the lead- point a special representative ment also vowed to facilitate government to remove all sanctions now the Taliban’s turn to prove on the Hezb-e-Islami and facilitate their sincerity.” in the region, as well as countering terrorism, all sides welcomed the ers of the Taliban and Haqqani net- for the safety of journalists, removal of the HIA leaders’ discussions focused on political, economic, and development goals in work located? including those serving in Af- names from the UN black list. the situation that can help this pro- Chief of the HPC urged the cess to be fully succeeded. parties to respect the agreement. Afghanistan, including the regional dimension.” Danish claimed terrorists con- ghanistan. Democracy, free- The HIA committed to The meeting provided a forum for the US and India to explore ways tinued to being trained, equipped dom of expression and inde- accept Constitution of the “As promised, the government Mohammad Amin Karim said will work to repatriate the refu- the HIA joined the peace process of coordinating and aligning their assistance with the priorities of the and financed in Pakistan for what pendent media were special country and renounce anti- Afghan government. According to the statement, the participants agreed he called a full-scale war against target of foreign-backed terror- state activities. The party also gees and pave the ground for po- in order to help people to reach litical participation of Hezb-e-Isl- real peace in the country. He said that the dialogue helped advance shared values and goals, and decided to the conflict-devastated country. ists, he said. pledged to end its ties with continue their consultations on a regular basis. (Pajhwok) The VP warned Afghanistan (Pajhwok) terrorist outfits. ami in the political system, legal- SEE P8 FRIDAY .SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] By Marwan Bishara Email: [email protected] It's like David Beckham meets over the past few years, travelling Luis Suarez. Out of all the speak- through different continents, coun- www.afghanistantimes.af ers and their litanies at the United tries and communities. I spoke to Nations, US President Barack countless people but found little Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Obama and Turkish President Re- optimism and much scepticism cep Tayyip Erdogan stood out about the future. 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