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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:69 Price: Afs.20 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY .OCTOBER 06. 2017 -Mizan 14, 1396 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime By Farhad Naibkhel At a time when civilian other horrors,” said Anna Shea, Mission in Afghanistan a choice between being detained casualties in Afghanistan are at Amnesty International’s (UNAMA). before being deported or being In heated exchanges between India Amnesty International (AI) said their highest levels on record, the Researcher on Refugee and Migrant In 2016, according to given EUR 10,700 to return and Pakistan at the UN, Pakistan the increasing force return of new report says, European Union Rights. UNAMA, 11,418 people were “voluntarily.” warned India against aggressions and Afghan asylum-seekers by are forcing increasing numbers of Afghans forcibly returned killed or injured. Attacks on A few months after returning European Union to Afghanistan asylum-seekers back to the dangers from Europe, the report says, civilians took place in every part to Afghanistan, Sadeqa’s husband said it had the right to defend itself. which it described it as a from which they fled, in brazen include unaccompanied children of the country and most of them disappeared. Days passed without dangerous country due to violation of international law. and young adults who were were carried out by armed groups, any knowledge of his worsening security situation, is The new report, Forced Back children at the time when they including the Taliban and the so- whereabouts. Hadi had been killed. unlawful and a brazen violation to Danger: Asylum-Seekers arrived in Europe. Several people called Islamic State. In the first six Sadeqa believes his kidnappers of international law, and must Returned from Europe to Amnesty International months of 2017 alone, UNAMA murdered him and now even fears stop immediately as it puts the Afghanistan, details harrowing interviewed for the report were documented 5,243 civilian visiting his grave. returnees at serious risk of cases of Afghans who have been sent to parts of Afghanistan they casualties. Amnesty International also torture, kidnapping, death and returned from Norway, the had never known, despite the On 31 May, in one of the largest quoted another returnee, the other horrors. Netherlands, Sweden and dangerous situation and impunity attacks in Kabul’s history, more Farhadi family was also forcibly Amnesty International Germany only to be killed, injured for crimes such as torture. than 150 people were killed and returned from Norway, in October released a report on Thursday, in bomb attacks, or left to live in According to official EU twice as many injured when a 2016. The following month they revealing that they returned constant fear of being persecuted statistics, between 2015 and 2016, bomb exploded near several were near the Baqir-ul-Uloom nearly 10,000 Afghans to for their sexual orientation or the number of Afghans returned by European embassies. mosque in Kabul when it was Afghanistan between 2016- conversion to Christianity. European countries to Afghanistan In the report documented that bombed, killing at least 27 people. 2017. “In their determination to nearly tripled: from 3,290 to a returnee Sadeqa (not her real Responsibility for the attack was European governments have increase the number of 9,460. The returns correspond to name) and her family fled claimed by the armed group calling put thousands of Afghans in deportations, European marked fall in recognition of Afghanistan in 2015 after her itself Islamic State. harm’s way by forcibly governments are implementing a asylum applications, from 68% in husband Hadi was kidnapped, The intensity of blast was returning them to a country policy that is reckless and September 2015 to 33% in beaten and released in return for a such that Subhan Farhadi, then two where they are at serious risk of unlawful. Willfully blind to the December 2016. ransom. Hazarding a months-long years old, fell from his mother’s torture, kidnapping, death and evidence that violence is at a record At the same time, the numbers journey, they arrived in Norway arms and was injured. When the Responding to Pakistan’s other human rights abuses, blatant threats, are India’s leaders high and no part of Afghanistan is of civilian casualties have risen, with hopes of finding a safe future. family returned home, Subhan permanent representative to the attempting to provoke a conflict Amnesty International said safe, they are putting people at risk according to statistics from the The Norwegian authorities denied began to bleed from his ears. He UN Maleeha Lodhi’s allegations of today in a new report. with Pakistan?” she said. Indian of torture, kidnapping, death and United Nations Assistance their asylum claim and gave them continues to suffer pain ...P8 India spreading terrorism in the diplomat Eenam Gambhir Kashmir, India said her comment responded to Lodhi and said: was a “lonely voice from the “Even while we have heard wilderness”. According to The speakers address concerns of the Hindu, Lodhi warned India against present and the future, you have aggression. “Do not underestimate heard a lonely voice from the Pakistan’s resolve and capacity to wilderness articulate a narrative defend itself. Any aggression or of the past … It is focussed on a intervention will meet a matching topic that is not even been and effective response from our deliberated for decades at the SHIBERGAHN : A key Taliban as Toran Amrullah who was killed rest fled back to Khawaja Borhan highway, said the Taliban were no commander who spearheaded armed forces and the people of United Nations, an issue which commander has been killed along after he and his men stormed village after their commander was longer able to fight face-to-face with hundreds of fighters.” The Taliban Pakistan,” she said, adding that that delegation tries to keep alive with a bodyguard during a clash security check-posts on the killed,” he said. Jawzjani said one security forces after losing ground have made no comment about India was making false claims by procedural stratagems even with security and uprising forces Shiberghan-Sar-i-Pul highway on member of the local uprising forces last year. “But sometimes at night Amrullah’s death. Amrullah had about last year’s “surgical strike” while the world has moved on ... in northern Jawzgan province, an Wednesday night. “The clash was killedd and two others they attack security posts.” Rasoul served as an officer at the National across the Line of Control. Yesterday’s people reflecting official said on Thursday. erupted shortly after 11pm and wounded in the gun-battle. He said confirmed the last night clash Directorate of Security during However, “this provides Pakistan antiquated mindsets of the Jawzjan police chief Brig. Gen. continued until 2am. Amrullah and the situation was now under between Taliban and security forces. Burhanuddin Rabbani’s regime. He sufficient reason to respond in the bygone times are symbolic of exercise of its right to self-defence. what holds us all back.” Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani his one bodyguard were killed, control. Abdul Rasoul, a resident “I heard today that Toran Amrullah joined the Taliban eight years ago. By making such false claims and identified the slain commander three others were wounded and the of Chahar Joft village on the has been killed. He was a key (Pajhwok) (ToloNews) FRIDAY .OCTOBER 06, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Dozens have been killed since 2015 killing of Akhlaq. We tell the Advisory editorial board stories of some of the victims and their accused. Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, By Abhimanyu Kumar Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal It has been two years since his Graphic-Designers: brother, Mohammad Akhlaq, was lynched, and the 18 men who Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada stand accused of killing him have Marketing & Advertising: been released on bail. On September 28, 2015, the Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 52-year-old ironsmith was dragged from his house in the village of Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Bishahra, in the district of Dadri Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 in Uttar Pradesh, after a local Hindu temple announced that a Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press cow, considered sacred by many Hindus, had been slaughtered. He was beaten to death and his son was severely wounded. The constitution says Nine months later, the police filed a First Information Report Article 117 (FIR) charging 44-year-old Jan and several other members of his The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme family, including his murdered Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article brother, with cow slaughter. They One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end deny the charge. of their term. The Allahabad High Court later based on a physical examination, slaughter anyone who slaughters a been given three apartments at put a stay on the arrest of all the the meat looked like mutton. It cow' [Abhimanyu Kumar/Al highly subsidised rental rates, but family members except Jan. recommended that a forensic Jazeera] Jan says none of the family dares Although no charge sheet has yet examination be carried out. That The four maintain that to live in them as they are located been filed against him, he fears he subsequent examination by the Mohammad died of a "heart along a remote highway on the Editorial could be arrested.