Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:285 Price: Afs.15 THURSDAY. MAY 21 . 2015 -Sawr 31, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Kabul, Moscow need Abdullah to fight terror wants menace intelligence jointly: AT News Report reports suggesting that the NDS Ghani deal with chief Rahmatullah Nabil opposed KABUL: Former Afghan Presi- to ink the agreement. Sources KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani dent, Hamid Karzai, reacted to privy to the development said on in his meeting with Russian spe- ISI signing of the intelligence sharing Sunday that the agreement with cial envoy for Afghanistan and accord between Kabul and Islam- ISI was signed by the deputy chief Pakistan, stressed that Kabul and abad and asked immediate nullifi- of NDS last week probably dur- Moscow should jointly tackle the amended cation of it by Afghan govern- ing the recent visit of Pakistani twin menace of drug trafficking and ment, his office said on Wednes- delegation to Kabul. The sources terrorism. In a statement from the AT News Report day. The Memorandum of Un- further added that the agreement Presidential Palace, Ghani in his derstanding (MoU) was recently will allow ISI to train and equip meeting with Zamir Kabelov dis- KABUL: The Chief Executive ratist movements. signed to pave the way for intelli- NDS personnel, but the agency cussed issues ranging from bolster- Abdullah Abdullah has demanded The deputy Chief Executive, gence sharing between Afghan on Monday rejected the reports ing bilateral cooperation to fight- National Directorate of Security and said NDS personnel was well amendments in the memorandum Mohammad Khan, said that the ing terror and narcotics smuggling. of understanding (MoU) recently Chief Executive was aware of the (NDS) and Pakistan s Inter-Ser- equipped and trained than the re- Kabelov conveyed warm vices Intelligence (ISI). The office gional spy agencies. The Afghan signed between spy agencies of agreement in general but addition- wishes of Russian President Afghanistan and Pakistan. al articles in the intelligence shar- of the former president issued a intelligence and ISI will jointly Vladimir Putin to Ashraf Ghani and statement calling on the national interrogate the detained insurgents A close source to the Chief ing accord have been added with- stressed on joining hands against Executive office has said that Ab- out informing him. unity government leaders to can- based on the agreement, the offi- terror. Ghani underlined the need cel the agreement immediately. cials said. NDS spokesman Ha- dullah was informed about the fi- According to my information that both countries should step up nal content of the accord by the Mr. Abdullah was consulted only The statement further added that seeb Sediqi said the Memorandum bilateral contacts to deal with the former President has also of Understanding (MoU) signed former President Hamid Karzai on on the draft agreement, but he re- with Pakistan is not against the emerging challenges. urged the leaders of the unity gov- Earlier on Tuesday, the Rus- Wednesday morning. After being mained completely unaware of a ernment to restrain from signing national interests of the country informed about the content, Ab- number of contents of the MoU and the agreement was concluded sian Interior Minister Vladimir agreements that are against the Kolokoltsev called on President dullah requested a meeting with which were included later, quot- national interests of the country. based on previous mutual coop- President Ashraf Ghani and the ed by TOLONews Khan said. The signing of the agreement has sparked uproar among the current and former Afghan officials with eration between the two nations. Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace. A statement from the Pres- NDS chief, Rahmatullah Nabil, to For instance the agreement idential Palace in Kabul said Af- discuss the matter. quotes war against separatist ghanistan and the Russian Federa- During the meeting, Abdullah movement , but it does not make Afghan soil will never Iran unaware of tion agreed that terrorism was an expressed his reservations about any sense. I do not understand international phenomenon that certain clauses in the cooperation what are separatist movements be used against needed more cooperation and joint agreement, including issues relat- and where they are. We do not Taliban s Tehran visit strategy to be eliminated. ed to training of the NDS person- have any separatist movement in (Pajhwok) nel and joint efforts to fight sepa- the country, he said. neighbors: MoD KABUL: The Iranian foreign min- AT News Report istry on Wednesday said was un- aware about a recent visit by a Badakhshan elders agree 20 militants including KABUL: A senior official of the sponsible for war crimes in the Taliban delegation to Tehran. four foreigners killed Ministry of Defense (MoD) on country and the region should be Taliban spokesperson Zabi- in Helmand Wednesday said that the Afghan identified. He said the internation- hullah Mujahid on Tuesday con- on anti-Taliban campaign firmed to Pajhwok Afghan News soil will never be used against any al community should realize that AT Monitoring Desk AT News Report neighboring country. what war criminals have done to that the group s political delega- Afghanistan will never allow Afghanistan, therefore it should do tion from Qatar had met Iranian KABUL: After three days of dis- Abdul Wali Niazi, an MP from KABUL: At least 20 militants in- its soil to be used against neigh- the same if they get the chance. security officials, discussing re- cussion, elders from across Bada- Badakhshan province, while brief- cluding four foreigners have been The war on terror started back in gional issues and matters relating khshan province agreed to launch ing reporters about the gathering killed in southern Helmand prov- 2001 and is still continuing. The to Afghan refugees. Mujahid said a public uprising against militants. said that the uprising will be led ince. Helmand Police Chief, Nabi fight to eliminate terrorisms should the visit was part of usual Tali- We are not aware about the visit. Participants of the gathering by elite figures in order to prevent Jan Mulakhel, said that a group of target terrorists safe havens, he ban s trips to foreign countries. Those sources that have spread said: A committee of influential from harassment of people by militants attacked security check- added. He said they have asked the He said Taliban delegations visit- the news should be asked on what figures should talk peace with the members of the anti-Taliban up- points in Khanshin district of the international community not to call ed foreign countries from time to basis they have published such Taliban in Badakhshan. If the mil- rising. province. Security forces killed Afghanistan terrorists hideout. time. Earlier, Iranian media had news, she questioned. Tehran- itants rejected to make peace, then Expressing concerns over the 20 insurgents including four for- Afghans have their own history also reported that the delegation based Shargh Daily, Tasnim News we will mobilize our people decision, a number of residents of eigner suicide bombers in retalia- and will never allow anybody to led by Tayyeb Agha had arrived Agency had reported a Taliban against the Taliban militants. Badakhshan said that the uprising tion, he added. rise up from their country and pose in Tehran. Marzieh Afkham, the delegation led by Tayyeb Agha had They said that they will conduct might backfire and create more in- He said that all the four sui- a threat to the world, he remarked. Iranian foreign ministry spokes- visited Tehran twice before and the uprising under the framework stability in the province. Such cide bombers were Pakistani na- He said everyone should real- woman, however, on Wednesday had met with officials. of the Ministry of Interior. They uprisings, if managed, can prove a tionals. ize their responsibility in this fight said she was unaware of the visit. Members of the Taliban s urged the incumbent government good move. Otherwise, it will have Mulakhel said that the mili- and shoulder it thoroughly. Qatar have also visited China, to legalize the mining industry and bad consequences for our people, tants attacked the checkpoints the He said the enemies faced with Slow-paced Australia, Germany and Japan in bring reforms in administrative Sher Ahmad a resident of the prov- other night and the clashes contin- heavy defeats in past year and this the past. (Pajhwok) system of the province. ince told Azadi Radio. ued till morning. year also their spring offensive has resulted nothing but defeat and bad work on Kabul- boring or regional countries, said name for them. He added that mil- Gen. Murad Ali Murad the depu- itary operations were ongoing in Bamyan road ty army chief, addressing a gradu- several provinces and security forc- ation ceremony of 900 comman- es have destroyed militants hide- denounced dos in Kabul. He said those re- outs. BAMYAN CITY: A number of people accused the construction Watchdog concerned over company working on the Maidan Wardak-Bamyan road of negli- gence, saying the road blacktop- delay in electoral reforms ping was said to be completed within a year but it could not be AT News Report materialized. But the Iranian company Aba- KABUL: Transparent Election democracy in Afghanistan, Radio dar Ahan Pars working on the road Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) Azadi quoted Ayubzada as say- construction said that the work expressed concerns over delay in ing. was halted as a result of lack of starting work on electoral reforms. It is worth mentioning that the budget that must be provided by Head of the foundation, Mu- electoral reforms commission was Italy, the country that sponsors hammad Naim Ayubzada, said that established by President Ashraf the project.