Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XIV Issue No:26 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . AUGUST 22. 2019 -Asad 31, 1398 HS AT News Report will try and close on remaining issues. We’re ready. Let’s see if KABUL: The US special envoy the Taliban are as well,” for Afghanistan reconciliation, Khalilzad twitted on Wednesday. Zalmay Khalilzad said that his This comes as the US state country was ready to finalize the department, said in a statement remaining issues of peace talks that Khalilzad’s trip was with the Taliban representatives, considered as part of general but if they “are ready as well”. efforts towards peace process rockets had been fired into Shultan “Productive week in and end of conflicts in district from across the Durand Washington, briefed Afghanistan. This would be the ninth Line since Monday evening – the management on where we are and held in Qatar’s capital, Doha.... day Afghanistan celebrated the next steps, back on the road round of peace talks between him centennial of its Independence again. First stop Doha where we and Taliban representatives to be Day. He said although the strikes caused no casualties this time, but destroyed four houses, damaged farms and killed dozens of livestock. Meanwhile, Khalilullah, a resident of Shultan district, said that Pakistani forces fired many rockets into their district since last night. “Women and children could not sleep due to these strikes, we spent the whole night in fear,” he said. He asked the government to take serious steps against Pakistani strikes. Pakistani forces sporadically fire missiles into Kunar and other AT News Report Pakistani troops have fired a new local officials said Wednesday. eastern provinces since years. barrage of rockets on the Shultan Kunar governor’s Besides causing casualties, many KABUL: Local inhabitants have district of eastern Kunar province, spokesman, Abdul Ghani people had been forced to flee their been under extreme fear as causing financial losses to people, Musamam, said, up to 200 areas. AT News Report AT News Report AT News Report Afghanistan. Trump said that the peace talks with the Taliban KABUL: At least 40 Taliban KABUL: Five terrorist networks KABUL: The US President, representatives were still fighters including scores of their were busted during operations Donald Trump, has said that continuing. “We hold talks, and commanders were killed and eight carried out by intelligence forces efforts are underway to decrease incredible discussions are done others injured during a joint in southern Kandahar province, the number of US troops in and will see what happens.” He operation conducted by Afghan the spy agency said Wednesday. Afghanistan, but emphasized that once again said that he could have forces in western Ghor province. The National Directorate of “we have to stay there”. He called won the Afghan war but didn’t A press release issued by Ministry Security (NDS) operatives the US 18 years of military want to kill 10 million Afghans. of Interior (MoI) said Wednesday conducted operations in the presence in Afghanistan as The US leader called Afghanistan that 40 Taliban terrorists were provincial district as well as some ridiculous, saying that Afghanistan a tough region, saying that Afghan killed and eight more injured in a districts of Kandahar, during was a dangerous place and should war had changed Soviet Union to joint clearance operation carried which, 25 insurgents were be under serious monitoring. He Russia. “Someone says that out by Afghan National Defense arrested and their five networks said that he was considering Russia may invade Afghanistan; and Security Forces (ANDSF) in were busted, said provincial several options that should be I said well, if they (Afghans) let the Firoz Koh city, provincial governor, Hayatullah Hayat in a accepted to all sides. His remarks Russia; they had done so before; capital. The press release said that press conference. He said that come as the Taliban have but didn’t receive any positive several senior commanders of the networks were ... repeatedly emphasized on the US result,” said Trump. ... Taliban terrorists were among troops withdrawal from those killed in Firoz Koh city. THURSDAY .AUGUST 22, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES N an gar h ar to lau n ch agr icu ltu r e -r elated e-books JALALABAD: The Agriculture, regional in charge Noor Ali Noor Irrigation and Livestock and agriculture department head department of eastern Nangarhar Eng. SamiullahNasrat launched province will publish agriculture- the process of making digital related digital books with books. support of an NGO, an official Noor Ali said the aim of the Grain said Wednesday. Inamullah project was to improve the Miakhel, spokesman for the quality of wheat and pave the agricultural department, told way for researchers to conduct its scheduled time. She said that election commission is fully Pajhwok Afghan News that productive research for better all required election materials, prepared to hold the election on USAID-funded Grain project quality and quantity of wheat. including ballot papers, result the sixth of Meezan (28 sheets, and ink, have arrived from September),” she said. A abroad and the transfer of the member of the commission, materials to provinces has also Mawlana Abdullah, said they started. have considered a new Khalilzad says he is ready Figures by the IEC show that mechanism for use of the 9.6 million people have registered biometric system on election to finalize remaining... to vote. Mrs. Nuristani said that day. Based on the new holding a national identity card mechanism, he said, 400 voters and fingerprint will be a must on will be registered in each ...P1 After discussion with process to prevent the possible election day. “We want to assure biometric device. the Taliban representatives, the threats pose after US troops pull Chairperson of the Independent Alam Nuristani, at a press that her team is fully ready to statement said that Khalizad out. Khalizad made the trips after Election Commission, Hawa conference on Tuesday assured hold the presidential election on the great Afghan people that the (TOLONews) would leave Doha for Kabul to he met US President Donald meet with the Afghan officials to Trump on August 16th, where he discuss peace process and intra briefed him about issues on peace Afghan talks. negotiations. Trump has said that The Taliban has not the US had held tremendous expressed any willingness for negotiations with the Taliban and talks with the Afghan government Afghan government. so far. He has said that US would President, Ashraf Ghani ‘s decrease the number of its troops spokesman, Sediqi Sediqi has said to less than 13,000 but a notable that the Afghan government took number of intelligence would be cautious steps toward peace remained. Five terrorist networks... KABUL: The Independent the commission was committed to voters was optional but it was not registered or his or her identity total of 96,654,745 people Election Commission (IEC) on holding the presidential election on mandatory in the upcoming card is not stamped by the IEC, including 3,334,230 of them ...P1 behind different terrorist disrupt Independence Day Tuesday said photo, fingerprints, September 28. She said facial presidential election, she said. “It would be invalidated,” Nuristani women have registered as voters activities in the Kandahar city ceremony, who before reaching to identity card photo were photo, identity card photo and two would be easy for voters to find said. She said all biometric devices for the presidential election. As and districts. The first one was a goal were captured. prerequisite for transparency in fingerprints of all voters whether their names in voter lists on the and equipment had reached the many as 5,374 polling stations five member terrorist network, Separately, four robbers and election and prevention of fraud. male or female would be registered election day based on their commission and they would be and 29,586 polling sites would who were assassinating Ulema kidnappers who were engaged in Hawa Alam Nuristani, IEC chief, for transparency in election. In the photos”, she said. “The vote of a also transferred to provinces in a stay open for voters on the and tribal elders in the city, second robbery and kidnapping in told a press conference here that last election, photo for women person whose fingerprints are month. According to the IEC, a election day. was a six member terrorist Kandahar Kabul highway, were network, who were targeting the arrested, he noted. military figures and this group Hayat said that some has confessed to assassination of weapons and ammunitions also seven police, he added. seized from the detained indicts He stated that third group during operation by security was three members, who forces. struggled to enter to the police Afghan security forces crew and fall down the shinned well in reinforcing checkpoints and hand over security during Independence weapons and ammunition to the Day and pave the ground to the militants, fourth one was a seven people celebrate independence in member rebels who planned to peace and stability in Kandahar poison security forces and province, he underlined. President Ghani says the Taliban does not have a will for a ceasefire and peace. We must stay in Afghanistan: Trump President Ashraf Ghani on Ghani as saying that the Taliban ...P1 Also he said that he “Taliban are interested in end of Wednesday met with NATO’s are yet to have a will for peace and didn’t think the Taliban would war with us; they want to halt 19th Supreme Allied Commander ceasefire and that the group should hold talks with the Afghan war with us, they have lost a lot Europe Gen.