Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:216 Price: Afs.15 TUESDAY . MARCH 10 . 2015 -Hoot 19, 1393 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TAPI project may become Fahim s death anniversary observed President suspends a reality soon: TOP SPORTS OFFICIAL KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani toring and evaluation authority at Indian minister has suspended Sports Depart- the Presidential Palace, to investi- AT Monitoring Desk ment Director Karamuddin Karam gate corruption charges against the after sportsmen accused him of director. The committee has been KABUL: A senior Indian official corruption, the Presidential Pal- tasked with ensuring good gover- has said that the Turkmenistan- ace said on Monday. A number of nance in the sports directorate and Afghanistan-Pakistan-India sportsmen observed strikes call- meeting demands of sportsmen and (TAPI) gas pipeline project might ing for the top sports official to the youth, the Presidential Palace become a reality soon as negotia- be removed and the issue of cor- said in a statement. The decree said tion for the ambitious project was ruption in the sports department Jan Alam Hussaini, technical and at the final stage, media reports addressed. They warned of fur- professional director at the sports said Monday. India s The Hindu ther protests if their demands were directorate, will look after the quoted the Indian Petroleum Min- ignored. The president through a sports affairs until the investiga- ister, Dharmendra Pradhan, as decree No 880 issued late on Sun- tion against Karamuddin was com- saying that discussions over the day ordered the suspension of the pleted. Karamuddin had been the installation of the pipeline to bring gas from Turkmenistan to India sports director and the constitu- director for the last one year. He through Afghanistan and Pakistan tion of a committee led by Aabdul had previously served as head of were at the final state when the Subhan Rauf, head of the moni- the football federation. (Pajhwok) project becomes a reality. The minister said that after the com- pletion of the project India would Wolesi Jirga elects Inami be free from being dependant on meantime, contesters like Mo- Gulf countries on natural gas. In as secretary hammad Arif Rahmani from Ghaz- reply to a query, the minister said ni, Farhad Azimi from Balkh, the government of India would AT News Report Ghulam Farooq Majroh from Her- also take a decision on a project KABUL: Failing once again to elect at and Mohammad Sarwar Fayez to bring natural gas from Iran the second deputy speaker, the from Badghis on Monday failed through a pipeline passing Wolesi Jirga, the parliament house, to collect the required votes to be through Afghanistan and Pakistan. on Monday elected Abdul Rauf elected as the deputy speaker. He said that India had been pro- Inami as the secretary of the house. curing crude oil from 25 countries Inami was elected as the Wolesi Jir- 72 insurgents held and it was not correct to say that ga s secretary by collecting 104 the country was over-dependent votes and Sayid Ikram by obtain- IN NANGARHAR on the West Asia for crude sup- ing 57 failed to be elected as secre- plies. The minister said in order tary of the assembly.MP from Nan- AT News Report to reduce dependence on imports AT News Report licemen who rendered sacrifices in accepted the Durand Line as in- president supported the electoral garhar, Sayid Ikram; Badakhshan KABUL: Ministry of Defense of oil and gas to meet the energy the line of duty. He said that those ternationally recognized border process and the government, MP, Abdul Rauf Inami; Zabul MP, (MoD) on Monday said that 72 needs of the growing Indian econ- KABUL: Chief Executive Officer who believe that they could get because he never wanted to divide Ghani said. Abdul Rasoul Sayaf, Abdul Qadir Qalatwal and repre- (CEO) of the country Abdullah suspected insurgents were arrest- omy, a number of steps have been power through violence are mis- Afghanistan. a jihadi leader, said that Fahim re- sentative of Kochi tribe, Hila Ir- ed in eastern Nangarhar province taken by the government for en- Abdullah on Monday reiterated taken. Only those will be wel- The former president said that spected all those who defended shadi, contested for the secretary that national interests and human within past 24 hours. hancing domestic production in- comed who renounce insurgency. Fahim wanted durable peace and the country. slot in Sunday s election. But none In a press statement issued here cluding improved oil recovery, en- rights would not be compromised Afghanistan is home to all Af- stability and played vital role to The late vice president Fahim of them could win the required of in talks with the Taliban. the ministry said that Afghan Na- hanced oil recovery implemented ghans. Hamid Karzai, President strengthen the national unity. Pres- died of cardiac arrest on March 9, votes and the election went to a tional Army (ANA) conducted by exploration and production Addressing a gathering held in Ashraf Ghani, Abdullah and oth- ident Muhammad Ashraf Ghani 2014 at age 56. He was promi- second round between Sayid Ikram Loya Jirga tent to mark the first clearance operations in Achin dis- companies for increasing oil recov- ers paid rich tribute to late Fahim. said that Marshal Fahim always nent commander of Jamiat-e-Isla- with 39 votes and Inami with 85 trict of Nangarhar province and ery from fields. death anniversary of the late vice The officials laid floral wreath on supported the government and mi during the Afghan-Soviet war. votes. The election for the deputy president Marshal Mohammad netted 72 suspected insurgents. The TAPI project received his grave to mark his death anni- played major role to defend the After collapse of Dr. Najib s speaker position again did not end The ministry said that weapons official backing from the supplier Qasim Fahim, the chief executive versary. Ex-President Hamid country and bring peace. government, Fahim served as na- with a clear winner. The previous said that he wanted peace but with were also recovered from the pos- country, Turkmenistan, and the re- Karzai on the occasion termed his He said the country would tional security advisor, defense contest for the slot was held a day session of the militants. The sus- ceiving countries Afghanistan, dignity and would not betray late vice-president a patriot per- have not faced so many problems minister, deputy for transition ad- earlier between Mohammad Saleh blood of those soldiers and po- pects were hand over to the dis- Pakistan and India, in 2010. son. Karzai said that Fahim never if Fahim was alive. The late vice ministration and vice president. Saljoqi and Sayid Ali Kazimi. In the trict police for interrogation. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. TUESDAY . MARCH 10, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Processing A HOME WITHOUT FOOD: Afghan units closure refugees return to malnourished country PESHAWAR: Forced to leave halt Afghan Pakistan, a place some Afghan ref- ugees have called home for many WOMEN S DAY years, they return to a native coun- try plagued by severe malnour- ra isins exp ort ishment and food insecurity. Against the host of problems IN AFGHANISTAN: they already face, the poor health conditions and malnutrition en- countered by these refugees are Promises, promises often overlooked. This past Jan- uary saw a surge of Afghan refu- gees being repatriated to their New president says things can only get better homeland due to relocation cam- paigns by the K-P government and head of International Wom law, including women s rights camp closures, says a United Na- en s Day on March 8, Af and it was lacking in much of Af- tions High Commission for Refu- Aghan president Mohammad ghanistan. gees (UNHCR) report. Ashraf Ghani said he remained The gains made for women in According to NADRA and the fully committed to his promises previous years are gradually be- Federal Interior Ministry, an esti- on rights and equality for women. ing lost in provinces where the mated three million Afghan refu- My main commitments are security situation is poor. The gees, both registered and unregis- to bring about a fundamental achievements are preserved only tered, live in Pakistan. A large por- change in women s role in society, in urban areas, he said. tion of them reside along the west- to get women into management and In neighbouring Ghazni, ern frontiers of K-P, Fata and leadership roles and break the around 150 women turned up for KABUL: Director of the Raisin, of support the industry has re- Balochistan. The K-P govern- monopoly of leadership, to pay a discussion event in the Khwaja ment s current focus remains on attention to women s economic Omari district on March 2. Fruits and Vegetables Export De- ceived from local and national gov- A file photo of Afghan refugees.PHOTO: AFP velopment Administration, Mu- ernment. Nevertheless, the poten- expelling Afghan refugees in order situation, devote special care to There are villages and hous- hammad Azim Hashemi, said dur- tial for growth in Afghanistan s to eliminate the threat of terror- women s health, increase female es that not only don t allow ism. This is despite the fact that a civilian government coming into gland send to us, he says. Oth- participation in the state, and en- women to study, but also won t ing a meeting that despite a grow- raisin industry is threatened by power as long as five years ago.