Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:312 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY. JUNE 13. 2016 -Jawza 24, 1395 HS By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The government prom- ises people to prevent any kidnap- ping of the passengers, a move af- ter nearly 300 passengers were tak- en hostage by the Taliban militants in Kunduz province. The Security Council in- formed Sunday of preparations to prevent the repetition of such in- cidents. “Security officials will draw a mechanism to prevent kidnapping US concerned of passengers by armed Taliban in Mishrano Jirga highways across the country,” said at Afghan Tawab Ghorzang, spokesman for the council. appreciates insurgents’ “This mechanism will be pre- sented to the Security Council ses- presence in sion in a few weeks.” After the approval, the mech- India for Pakistan anism will be sent to all security PESHAWAR : Senior Obama ad- organs to be followed as a direc- ministration officials, currently on tion to prevent passengers’ abduct- economic help a visit to Islamabad, have voiced ing, he added. By Akhtar M. Nikzad their concern at what they call the Pointing to abducting of pas- KABUL: The Mishrano Jirga or saying that New Delhi had taken continued presence of Taliban and sengers recently in Kunduz prov- Upper House of parliament on the hands of Afghans in the critical Haqqani network sanctuaries on ince, he said that this is a new tac- Sunday admired Manpreet Vohra, condition. Pakistani soil. tic by the enemies, so we will strive Indian ambassador in Kabul for his He termed reconstruction of Special Envoy Richard Olson hard to prevent such incident in country’s help in economic sec- Salma Hydropower Dam a consid- and Director for Pakistan and Af- future. tion. erable measure government of In- ghanistan at the US National Se- In the past two weeks nearly In a bid to honor the great fi- curity Council Dr. Peter Lavoy 300 passengers were dragged out dia and asked this country to sup- The Taliban militants group in Af- battlefield casualties. “We condemn the occupation and extension of nancial supports of India to Af- port other hydropower dams in the expressed the apprehension dur- of buses by Taliban in Kunduz ghanistan has vowed to continue the war. We want to tell the Americans the Afghan nation firmly resist- ghanistan, Afghan senators as del- ing their meetings at the Foreign highway, where 12 of them were country. fight as the US President Barack ed with grace your use of any force in the past 15 years. We remain egation of people of India appre- In the sometime India Ambas- Office and the General Headquar- killed. Around 180 people rescued Obama approved broader role for resilient and will carry forward our jihad against your occupation,” ciated Vohra and his two deputies ters (GHQ). by security forces but still over 15 the US forces in Afghanistan. Mujahid said in a statement sent to VOA on Saturday. Obama on in Kabul. sador in Kabul, Manpreet Vohra, said that India is committed to its As the two sides clung to di- people remained in Taliban hos- Condemning the approval by Friday approved broader role for the US military to assist the Afghan Afghan senators honored In- vergent views on the Naushki tage. In another incident Taliban Obama to grant wider role for the National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) to fight the Taliban- friendly relations with Afghan gov- US forces in Afghanistan, a led insurgency. The broader role granted to the US military will allow dia great financial support for Af- drone strike and its fallout, a took off 12 people mostly police ghanistan and presented Vohra an ernment and he termed reconstruc- knowledgeable official confided to and army in Ghazni and shot them spokesman for the Taliban group, them to accompany Afghan forces and assist them more proactively on Zabiullah Mujahid has said the the battlefield. The US forces were earlier accompanying the Afghan appreciation letter as well as a bou- tion of Salma Dam as symbol of Pajhwok Afghan News both meet- death recently. moves will not deter it or cause it special forces only when it was needed, according to the US officials quet. good will of India. ings lacked the traditional warmth. to step back and give up the said. The officials said under the new policy the US commander in Chief of Senate Fazil Hadi According to him India is try- Each side tended to blame the oth- “armed resistance.” Mujahid fur- Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, will be able to decide when it is Muslimyar admired the continual ing to resolve the security and eco- er for the latest downturn in bilat- TERROR BID ther added it will only lead to the appropriate for American troops to accompany conventional Afghan assistance of India to Afghanistan, nomical challenges in Afghanistan waste of U.S. resources and more forces into the field. KP eral ties. FOILED IN Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz “con- SAMANGAN India sees IS as a threat veyed a strong message” on the drone strike that violated AT News Report Pakis-tan’s sovereignty and viti- KABUL: The National Director- to assets in Afghanistan ated Pak-US ties, the Foreign Of- ate of Security said Sunday that KABUL: India views the Islamic State militant group -- also known as fice said. Daesh -- as a threat to its interests in Afghanistan, a newspaper reported its operative thwarted a bomb at- The Afghanistan National Securi- “Any future drone strike in tack in the northern Samangan on Sunday. India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval shared the Pakistan will be detrimental to our ty Council (NSC) said the Afghan concern with Obama administration officials during Prime Minister province. government is not surprised with common desire to strengthen rela- In a press release, the intelli- Narendra Modi’s recent visit to America. A report in the Asian Age the latest pledge of allegiance by quoted unnamed sources as saying that the advisor also hinted at the tions,”. Aziz warned, saying vio- gence agency said that its opera- the Al Qaeda terrorist network lence had surged in Afghanistan tives succeeded to arrest a man Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) aiding the insurgent outfit. Indian con- chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri to new sulates in Jalalabad and Mazar-i-Sharif and its embassy in Kabul have after the Naushki attack. The raid with motorcycle full of explosives Taliban leader Mawlavi Haibatul- has set back the Afghan reconcilia- in Aybak center of Samangan prov- come under attack from militant groups. Indian security agencies are lah Akhundzada. worried over the ISIS gaining ground in Nangarhar. “ISI may back such tion effort, he claimed. ince. NSC spokesman Tawab Ghor- Separately, the army chief, Arrested man identified as Lal groups to target Indian assets as Pakistan is extremely sceptical of ang told reporters in Kabul that India’s growing influence in Afghanistan,” the report said Washington Gen. Raheel Sharif, also informed Mohammad, who during primary the allegiance announced by Al the visiting delegation that the investigation said that he planned wants New Delhi to play a key strategic role in Afghanistan, especially Qaeda network is not something after the American forces start pulling out in a phased manner by the end drone raid had affected mutual trust to blow up the motorbike in a new as the two groups already and respect. The incident had also crowded area in the city. of this year. US security agencies are said to have promised complete contacts with each. co-operation in ensuring that Indian assets are not targeted by terror dealt a blow to ongoing efforts for The captured man during in- He said the latest pledge of al- reconciliation in Afghanistan, he quiry said that “I had tasked by groups. (Pajhwok) legiance by Al Qaeda proves that ment of Afghanistan is working to block the cultivation and smuggling said. one of Taliban commander named the Taliban group is supported by In response, the American dip- Talha to conducted suicide attack eliminate the financial sources of of opium and prevent the extrac- an international terrorist network. the Taliban group and other ter- tion and smuggle of mines. This lomats referred to the presence of by using the motorbike full of ex- Ghorzang further added that Taliban and Haqqani network sanc- plosives in Aybak city.” rorist networks. comes as an international organi- the government of Afghanistan According to Ghorzang, one of zation released a report last week tuaries on Pakistani soil -- a threat Statement said that by arrest welcomes President Barack of motorbike man with explosive the main income sources of the stating that the Talian militants and to the region and the US national Obama’s decision to grant a broad- Taliban group is collection of some of the warlords are making security interests. intelligence forces succeeded to er role to the US military to assist prevent a bloody incident in Ay- ‘Ashr’ from the local residents and millions from the illegal extraction (Pajhwok) the Afghan National Defense and the government is working to pre- of mines in the country, specifi- back city, which would cause kill- Security Forces. ing and wounded of innocent peo- vent the process. Ghorzang said cally from the Lapis Lazuli in east- 46 insurgents He also added that the govern- the government is also working to ern Badakhshan province. ple. killed in raids: PAKTIKA POLICE CHIEF 70 troops Ghor residents rally against MoD VOWS TO ELIMINATE rescued from AT News Report lopsided development KABUL: Forty-six Taliban fight- Faryab siege FEROZKOH: Residents of west- ince, he added.