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Execution of 700 Death Row Prisoners Awaits President's Approval Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:302 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY. JUNE 02. 2016 -Jawza 13, 1395 HS Accusing Islamabad of playing a US Defence Intelligence Agency, ous country, observing America “double game” in Afghanistan by General Michael Flynn, has said would have a significant problem supporting the Taliban and then that he was more concerned about at hand if that happened. pretending to endorse Washington Pakistan collapsing due to the in- Expressing his views in the May 28 Al-Jazeera Television pro- gramme “Arena,” which had brought him and former ISI Chief Lt. General (R) Asad Durrani to deliberate upon the delicately poised relationship of their respec- tive nations, General Flynn said: “The number of people residing in Pakistan is five times more than the Afghan population. So, we are more concerned about Pakistan failing in this war than we are wor- ried for Afghanistan.” Upon this, General Asad Dur- rani chipped in saying it was heart- AT News Report warming when people expressed their concerns about Pakistan. DC’s policies in the region at the stability caused by the militant General Durrani opined that inter- Sholgara same time, former Director of the factions in the war-torn mountain- ests of Islamabad and Washington DC were certainly not the same as the two sides were perusing dif- district ferent objectives. The Al-Jazeera TV programme police chief under review was recorded prior to the US drone strike in Pakistan that had killed Afghan Taliban lead- killed AT News Report AT News Report er Mulla Akhtar Mansour. At the start, the talk show host KABUL: Sholgara district police KABUL:At least six people including a police officer were killed in a Mehdi Hasan said in his opening Chief was killed as the result of suicide attack targeting appeal court in southern Ghazni province. remarks that about a month after mine explosion in Balkh prov- “Six people including one police were killed and 12 others slightly it was revealed that the US Cen- ince, said a provincial security injured mostly civilian after four suicide bomber attacked appeal court tral Intelligence Agency (CIA) had official. in Ghazni province capital,” an official at the province said. suspected its Islamabad station Shirkhan Durani, for pro- He said that the suicide bomber blew up a parked vehicle near chief might have been poisoned vincial police Chief Spokesman appeal court and latter four of them struggled to storm inside the court. following the 2011 raid that killed said that Sholgara district police Three of the attackers before entering the court were shot dead and Osama bin Laden, the distrust was chief was killed and his two bodyguards injured by impro- one succeeded to enter to the court, but after few minutes the last growing between the two coun- vised mine inside their vehicle. attacker was also killed by Afghan forces, he added. tries. He said the situation had “The mine was improvised in the “All employees of the court were evacuated and they are safe now” made the Americans argue that Is- car belonged to Besmillah Khan, he said. The wounded people shifted to hospital and further investiga- lamabad was playing a “double KABUL: Karzai Foundation for pay for higher education, he un- secondary school, his family came the police chief of Sholgara dis- tion is going on the case, he added. The Ministry of Interior in a media game” by supporting the Taliban the first time started cultural pro- derlined. to Kabul and he continued educa- trict and the incident took place statement said that a group of four suicide bombers attacked the appel- and claiming at the same time it grams and marked Professor Mir Mir Hussain Shah an Afghan tion till 12th graduation in Habibia in the morning in the way of late court of Ghazni province, on Wednesday morning 09:50, in which endorsed Washington DC’s role in Hussain Shah’s 90th birth anniver- professor who did enough in the high school. Later, he started sub- Mazar-e Sharif,” he added. He four suicide bombers, one Afghan National Police officer were killed. the region. As stated in the intro- sary in Kabul on Wednesday. education field. He wrote differ- duing higher education in literature said the injured bodyguards were Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack,saying that a car explosion ductory paragraph of this story, Ex-President Hamid Karzai ent academic articles and has done faculty in Kabul and after that took shifted to the nearby hospital in said: “I hope running of such cul- enough for fostering education master degree from India. Balkh province. Taliban in a in front of the court killed and wounded several policemen. General Michael Flynn had cate- statement to the media claimed gorically agreed with the pro- tural programs continue in future opportunity in the country. Mir Hussain Shah had worked It is pertained to mention that last week Taliban suicide bomber had and through Afghan Ulema, aca- Mir Hussain Shah was born in also as deputy of literature facul- the responsibility of the explo- targeted MaidanWardak appeal court staffs in Paghman area of Kabul, gramme host on this point. Al- demic and cultural professors re- 1926 in Kandahar province and ty and dean of the mentioned fac- sion and they alleged two police which as result 10 people were killed though the reports pertaining to spected in the country by own- after completion of primary and ulty. killed in the blast. the alleged poisoning of See P2 Afghans.” He said that it is essential for Taliban release professors particularly those who are alive honored by Afghans via Execution of 700 death row prisoners eight passengers such programs. Karzai urged youth to contin- in Kunduz ue education and be good servants awaits president’s approval AT News Report for the country. “Despite of different challeng- KABUL: Second Vice-President been decided to reduce the number man rights, particularly women’s KABUL: The Taliban insurgents Sarwar Danish on Wednesday said of crimes punishable by death by rights, had been given a high place on Tuesday night release eight more es and limitations Professor Mir Hussain Shah served very good for the execution of more than 700 amending the country’s penal code. in Islam and the Afghan govern- kidnapped passengers, while the death row prisoners awaited the He said it had been recom- ment was committed to protect group still has 10 others in captiv- that time generations in the coun- ity, a provincial official said. try,” said Sayed Makhdoom Ra- approval of the president. mended to convert the death pen- these rights. She said the Afghan “The overnight release has heen, former culture minister. Danish was speaking at the alty in some cases into life impris- government was committed to im- made possible due to tribal elders’ Chief Executive Officer of second joint sitting of Afghan and onment. He said death sentences plementing human rights enshrined mediation,” acting provincial po- Karzai Foundation Dr. Rangeen European Union officials to dis- were awarded under specific cir- in the country’s constitution. Eu- lice chief, Col. Masumi Hashimi Dadfar Spanta said that today the cuss human rights situation in Af- cumstances where people’s secu- ropean Union special representa- told Pajhwok Afghan News. He foundation started its cultural pro- ghanistan in Kabul. rity and lives were threatened. tive for Afghanistan Franz-Michael pledge to set free remaining ab- grams and kicked off this process Danish said more than 700 He said death sentences were Skjold Mellbin said though the ductees from Taliban cell soon. by marking Mir Hussain Shah birth prisoners who had been sentenced awarded in cases of mass murder human rights situation in Afghani- This comes after the Talban anniversary. fighters killed at least 12 people, to death by the country’s courts and associated bomb explosions stan was extremely bad, yet it was “This foundation will be far would be executed after the ap- that resulted in the fall of the coun- important the Afghan government after kidnapping more than 220 from political issues and will fo- passengers from several busses on proval from the president. try’s soil into the hands of the en- should keep its promises in this the Kabul-Kunduz highway in cus on cultural and educational He said the approval of death emy. Deputy foreign minister for regard. “Women’s and children northern Afghanistan. programs,” Spanta said. warrants depended on the nature economic cooperation Adila Raz rights, executions, torture, lack of Tens of Talban fighters with He said the foundation had of the crimes the prisoners had said the Afghan government had access to justice and restrictions light and heavy weapons early in sent 71 youth to foreign countries for higher education while intro- committed and the president had many achievements in the area of on the freedom of speech are areas the morning on Tuesday estab- already approved execution of human rights and that was why the Afghan government should lished temporary check points in ducing 450 others to different higher various parts along the highway in education institutes in the coun- some of death row prisoners. Afghanistan wanted to nominate make them a priority and work on Condolence meeting for Mansour Ali Abad district of Kunduz and try. “Death penalty is no doubt a itself for membership of the UN that.” He said the EU was com- then intercepted several passenger The foundation helps only heaviest punishment that claims Human Rights Council in its meet- mitted to assisting Afghanistan in attacked in Wardak: Witness busses and cars.
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