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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:156 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . JANUARY 05. 2017 -Jadi 16, 1395 HS AT Monitoring Desk “But nation-states and Af- tic about the outcome of the meet- ghanistan as a nation-state has ev- ing. KABUL: The US State Depart- ery right and every responsibility, “Such meeting without the ment Spokesman, John Kirby wel- quite frankly, for the betterment presence of Afghan officials will comed a meeting between Russia, of their own people to have, not represent a real picture of the China and Pakistan on Afghanistan whether it’s multilateral or bilater- situation of Afghanistan in the held on Moscow last week. al discussions with neighboring meeting,” the spokesman said. “What we welcome is any in- nations and nations that aren’t Prior to that, members of the ternational effort to help Afghani- neighboring that are interested in Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of stan become secure and more pros- the same goals that we are” he add- parliament strongly condemned perous, and we continue to sup- ed. the trilateral meeting over Afghan- port, as we always have, an Af- This comes as Afghan officials istan situation with the presence ghan reconciliation process,” Kir- have reacted with dismay to a tri- of representatives from Pakistan, by said. lateral meeting in Moscow involv- Russia and China in Moscow while The US officials “remain ing China, Pakistan and Russia to nobody was invited from Afghan- steadfast” in their support for an discuss Afghanistan. istan. Afghan government led by Presi- Spokesman for the Afghan The lawmakers asked the gov- dent Ashraf Ghani and Chief Ex- Foreign Ministry, Ahmad Shekib ernment to take action against ecutive Abdullah Abdullah, he Mostaghani had earlier said that Moscow and address the issue said. the government was not optimis- through diplomacy channels. Turkey extends its NATO Plan drafted to help people mission in Afghanistan during AT Monitoring Desk NATO-led mission Resolute Sup- disasters: ARCS KABUL: Turkish Parliament ap- port. By Farhad Naibkhel proved a motion to extend Turk- As the NATO-led Internation- ish Armed Forces in Afghanistan al Security Assistance Force end- KABUL: Afghan Red Crescent By Mansoor Faizy e-Islami), and (Junbish-e-Millie mouth of Atta Mohammad Noor the First Vice President must re- ed its 13-year combat mission in Society (ARCS) on Wednesday Party) and especially against the and his supporters,” the statement sign from his position honorably. as part of NATO’s support mis- sion, a state-run press agency in Afghanistan at the end of 2014, said that well preparation was KABUL: The First Vice Presi- First Vice President. said, referring to the first vice pres- He also said that another Uzbek- adopted to assist suffering peo- dent, General Abdul Rashid Dos- Turkey, Anadolu Agency report- the mission has evolved into train- “People are well aware that ident position to Noor. Afghan should step into Dostum’s ing and advising of the nascent ple during the winter. “Special tum has angrily reacted to the Noor after losing his black money The latest upheavals could not shoes as vice president. ed. Parliament empowered the Afghan security forces. preparation has been adopted by Balkh provincial caretaker gov- and illegal revenues was forced to change the stance of the Turkmen His remarks occurred as he had ARCS in 34 provinces to in or- ernor Ata Mohammad Noor’s government to continue Turkish Around 12,000 foreign troops come closer to the Presidential community of Afghanistan to fol- earlier said that he was no more from 28 NATO allies and 14 other der to quickly respond to affect- remarks, saying that the remarks Palace and even start targeting low the failed assassination at- counting on Chief Executive Ab- troops’ presence in Afghanistan for two more years under the partner nations agreed to support ed people during winter disas- have seriously harmed the Turk- Chief Executive Abdullah Abdul- tempt against First Vice President, dullah Abdullah. He said that Ab- ter,” said head of the ARCS di- men community of Afghanistan. NATO mission starting on Janu- the NATO mission in Afghanistan. lah,” the statement added. the statement said. The statement dullah had performed weak in the The legislation that was passed saster management department In a statement issued by the The statement claimed that also pointed towards other con- past two and half years and that is ary 6, the news agency added. A legislation put into effect on in 2015 also grants the government Abdul Rahman Kalantary. He First Vice President’s Office, said Noor would not think about any- spiracies against General Dostum, why he wanted to have direct talks said that enough necessary relief that Noor in an interview with January 1, 2015 allowed the Turk- authority to permit foreign army thing beyond its personal interests. including the issue of Ahmad Is- with the President Ashraf Ghani. personnel to be transported to and items are available in all stocks the BBC spoke as if he received “His (Noor) claims against Abdul- chi. In an interview with the BBC, However, Presidential Palace ish government to send troops to Afghanistan to support the from Afghanistan through Turkey. of ARCS to be distributed to the some offers from Presidential lah also imply that he repeats the Ata Mohammad Noor has claimed rejected any offers to Noor as suc- needy people during disaster. Palace for the position of First same things that others teach him,” that he received recommendation cessor of Dostum. The ARCS health clinics are Vice President. the statement said, adding that the to replace Dostum as First Vice “No one from Arg has com- also active in all provinces as well The statement called Noor’s First Vice President’s Office gives President. “Officials in the gov- municated VP position with any Taliban siege of Nuristan’s as seven mobile teams are ready remarks “ridiculous and also a no heed to suggestion given to the ernment have proposed me the po- individual/entity – something you in different zones, he added. reflection of his political imma- Noor for the first vice position. sition of First Vice President, but I don’t see in entire interview of Mr. Although ARCS is an impar- turity” as well as some others’ “We don’t give attention to the rejected,” Noor said. But, howev- Noor with BBC,” Haroon Cha- Do Aab district broken tial organ, which can enter at any who have recently started to act offer as the vice president because er, Noor said that if allegations khansuri, the spokesperson to the area to run humanitarian pro- against their own party (Jamiat- this bite is much larger than the against General Dostum come true, President twitted. grams, but still insecurity deems as a challenge for ARCS, he claimed. He said that ARCS Gunmen kill education director for staffs sometimes fail to respond Wolesi Jirga summons Andar district; Karzai condemns quickly to the affected people during ongoing conflict in some AT Monitoring Desk areas. He highlighted that ARCS defence minister also has helped 121,527 needy KABUL: Unknown gunmen have people through providing relief gunned down the education direc- JALALABAD : Local officials on to the district center. A provincial items this year across the coun- tor for Andar district of southern try. “The relief items distributed for next week Ghazni province, an official in the Wednesday claimed Taliban’s40- council member, Zinatullah Tan- day siege of the Do Aab district of ha, confirmed the Taliban siege had by ARCS to the needy and af- volatile province said on Wednes- fected people were included KABUL : The Wolesi Jirga on some legislators have been doing day. The provincial education de- eastern Nuristan province has been broken. He asked the gover- been broken. Security forces re- nor’s house to provide food aid to flour, bean, rice, cooking oil, tea, Wednesday decided to summon the so over the past two months to partment head, Mohammad Abid- sugar, salt, tent, blanket, kitchen defense minister next week, with force ministersto givethem privi- Abid, told Pajhwok Afghan News treated from the district centreaf- the war-affected people. Sohbat- ter it was ringed by the insurgents ullah, a resident of the district, said tools, soap and veil.” Internally some lawmakers slamming the leges.” He suggested summons that Taza Gul Nangyalai was displaced people (IDPs) of Kun- move as double standards by the must be based on rules and the rel- gunned down early on Wednes- six weeks back. In the aftermath the road to Do Aab had been sincere and matchless efforts of of the siege, locals suffered many reopened.“A truck of food, ghee duz, Helmand and Nangarhar lower house. evant forms filled out by lawmak- day morning by unknown attack- were widely supported this year, Second Deputy SpeakerNi- ers in one week’s time and then ers. He said the district education Nangyalai to educate his people problems. GovernorHafiz Abdul and other edibles arrived in the dis- and the nation would always be Qayyumtold Pajhwok Afghan trict this morning. Prices are a lit- he mentioned. Pointing to pro- amatullah Ghafari, chairing today’s handed over to the administrative director came under attack when gram of exchanging dead bodies session, said the decision to sum- board of the house. hewas on his way to a mosque for remembered. He termed killing of News security forces,led by the tle high but the problem has been Nangyalai a setback for the educa- provincial police chief, Gen. solved.” In the wake of the siege, from battle site, Mr.

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