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Your Ad Here Your Ad Here Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:104 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . NOVEMBER 12 . 2015 -Aqrab 21, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re KABUL: National Security Ad- General Jens Stoltenberg, ambassa- visor Hanif Atmar has reached dors from the North Atlantic Coun- Belgium on an official visit to meet cil (NAC) and NATO s military and NATO leaders ahead of the alli- civilian officials, Ghorzang said. He ance s upcoming summits on Af- said the meetings would discuss the ghanistan, his office said Wednes- military alliance s civil and military day. National Security Council cooperation with Afghanistan and (NSC) spokesman Tawab Ghor- future plans. The NSC spokesman zang told Pajhwok Afghan News said the meetings were part of prep- that Atmar after his successful arations for next month s NATO for- talks with Indian officials left New eign ministerial meeting mainly fo- AT News Report Delhi for Brussels on Tuesday. He cused on Afghanistan. He said a said Atamr met with European number of economic conferences on Union officials and was scheduled Afghanistan would take place in KABUL: To bring durable peace to meet NATO leaders on Tues- Europe in the future and the Afghan to the region, the Ministry of day. The meetings with Atmar government wanted to draw proper Defense (MoD) stresses on Paki- would involve NATO Secretary plans for the events. (Pajhwok) stan s sincere cooperation in war against terrorism. It said that Pa- kistan should destroy sanctuaries of militants in its soil. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the MoD, told Radio Azadi that the entire world knows that all terrorists groups including the Haqqani net- work has sanctuaries in Pakistan. Thus, the international commu- nity should put pressure on Paki- By Farhad Naibkhel rity organizations are guilty. She stan to target safe havens of the said that honest and patriot peo- militants in its soil, he added. KABUL: Thousands of angry ple must be hired at the key posi- The remarks come at a time that protestors carrying coffins of sev- tions in the security organs. She Pakistan s Chief of Army Staff, en beheaded Hazara passengers in asked the high-ranking officials to General Raheel Sharif, is sched- front of the Presidential Palace take steps and restore peace and uled to visit the United States soon. sought justice for the victims. stability. If they cannot improve Experts believe that main focus The protestors marched from security and establish writ of the during Raheel Sharif s visit will Pul-e-Sukhta area to the Presiden- government then they must re- be on security in Afghanistan. tial Palace, around eight kilome- sign, she said while giving vent Pakistan should be asked not to ters. Chanting slogans death to to anger.Fatima Shekoh, another support those terrorist groups the Taliban and Daesh , the lead- protestor, said that they are gath- that are creating insecurity in Af- ers shall resign and we want jus- ered here to seek justice for Af- ghanistan, Waziri said. Amrul- tice , the protestors said the gov- ghans who were killed without lah Aman, a military analyst, be- ernment had committed negligence any reason. lieves that pressure has been in its duty which resulted into She said that the government mounted on Pakistan both inter- beheading of the seven ethnic must bring the killers to the court nationally and inside the country Hazaras, kidnapped nine months of justice. If the government did to find a solution to the war in ago. They demanded of President not address our demands, we will Afghanistan. Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah approach international organiza- Abdullah to resign for failing in tions and human rights groups, maintaining security. Mohammad she warned. The protest contin- Taliban Dawod Sultani, a protestor, said ued till late evening. Police at the that they have rallied outside the Presidential Palace fired warning kidnaps 12 palace against failure of the gov- shots to disperse the protestors. civilians in Paktia ernment to secure safe release of The demonstrators also issued a the passengers. He said that they resolution in which they con- AT Monitoring Desk would continue the protest till the demned killing of seven innocent government accepts to be account- Hazara hostages by the insurgents able for the incident and provide and said the government should KABUL: The Taliban militants tight security to people living in launch military operation to ar- protection of civilians and securi- lenges in Jaghori, Malistan, Qara- en. Condemning beheading of the ing civilians. They said the presi- kidnapped 12 civilians in Sayed insecure parts and facing serious rest the perpetrators and give them ty in Bamyan, Daykundi, Jaghori bagh, Nawor, and Jaghato dis- seven passengers in Zabul prov- dent and the Chief Executive Of- Karam district of the southeast- security threats. Fatana Gelani, a exemplary punishment. They said and Ghazni provinces. The pro- tricts. The protest was also at- ince, members of the Wolesi Jirga ficer should be summoned over the ern Paktia province, said a local women s rights activist and one that a special corps should be es- testors also asked the government tended by scores of legislators, on Wednesday said the govern- growing insecurity and killing of official. of the protestors, said that secu- tablished in the national army for Niaz Muhammad Khalil, to address the administrative chal- civil society activists and wom- ment has utterly failed in protect- the passengers. Sayed Karam district chief, told Azadi Radio that the civilians Bamyan activists were on their way to Gardiz, the capital city of the province, when seek justice for they were kidnapped by the Tal- iban militants. Daesh victims The Taliban militants con- Four school boys have reported- boy was kidnapped. Police have BAMYAN CITY : Civil society firmed that they have kidnapped ly been abducted from the en- meanwhile started an investigation activists and the governor of cen- the 12 people, but alleged that trance of a private school in Herat into the incident. No group has PUL-I-ALAM: The governor on Wednesday said 33 percent govern- tral Bamyan province on Wednes- they were local policemen who city on Wednesday, eyewitness- yet claimed responsibility for the day urged the government and se- wanted to go to Gardiz to collect es said. According to them, kid- kidnapping. Recently a child, be- ment departments in the provincial capital and 80 percent in districts curity forces to bring to justice the their salaries. The incident comes nappers drove off with the boys lieved to be about eight years old, killers of seven civilians in Zabul just few days after that Daesh in a Toyota Corolla. However, who was kidnapped in Herat city, of central Logar province were with- out buildings of their own. Explain- province. Holding a gathering in militants beheaded seven hostag- Herat NDS director confirmed the was rescued late last month dur- Bamyan City, the provincial capi- es in southern Zabul province. incident but said only one school ing a special operation by police. ing his administration s next 100- day action plan, Mohammad Halim tal, the activists demanded the gov- Fidai said strengthening coordina- ernment take stern action against tion among district and provincial the perpetrators. Hailing from Jag- departments, collecting taxes in an hori district of southern Ghazni organised and smooth way, deliv- province, the ethnic Hazara tribes- ering needed civic services and cre- men, including three women and a ating jobs for hundreds of youth child, were partially beheaded by had been part of the previous 100- Islamic State fighters in Zabul in Arghandab district on November day action plan. The governor said 8 after keeping them captive for they planned to improve contacts municipality and some other de- intelligence and education offices about a month amid clashes be- are studying inside their houses between the provincial capital and partments were part of the new in districts and 33 percent in Pul- tween militant factions. Hussain or in mosques without text districts and to strengthen the pres- plan, he explained. Fidai said they i-Alam lacked buildings. I plan Dad Ahmadi, a civil society activ- books, he said, adding that edu- ervation system of schools and sem- would try to improve the capaci- to give proper attention to the ist, told Pajhwok Afghan News the cation efforts did not visit the dis- inaries in the next action plan. Re- ty of government servants during construction of buildings for these government should detain the per- trict even once a year. Another res- solving land disputes, ensuring ef- the next 100 days, discourage ad- government offices, he said, add- petrators of the atrocious crime ident from Wormami district, Syed fective delivery of urban services, ministrative corruption and com- ing the said offices were currently and take part in funerals for the Khan, said there are school build- simplifying the recruitment proce- plete projects which could not be housed in private structures victims. Bamyan Governor Tahir ings, but no one to study in. I am dure in the military and police forc- finished over the past 14 years. against rent, impeding their work- Zuhair condemned the incident, sure that some people are getting es and appointment leaders of the He also said 80 percent of police, ing process. calling it inhumane. The govern- salaries in the name of teachers. ment especially security forces are Likewise, an inhabitant of Jani- Clashes between insurgent groups still underway in Zabul responsible to bring to justice khel district, Haji Naz Gul, said those responsible for beheading of that both students and teachers QALAT: Heavy clashes between shadow governor and the group s so far from there.
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