Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:331 Price: Afs.15 TUESDAY . JULY 07 . 2015 -Saratan 16, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Abdullah ISIS in Afghanistan on Putin, Xi Jinping s promises justice SUMMIT AGENDA to Jalrez victims By Farhad Naibkhel tion of strong armed forces with dahar provinces. Afghan Air Force all necessary corps and detach- training academy is also active in KABUL: Ministry of Defense ments, he added. Kabul, he said. (MoD) on Monday said that Af- The spokesman said that due Counting challenges, he said ghan Air Force (AAF) would be to the challenges, finally in 2009 that despite some progress, lack equipped with 20 Super E29 practical steps were taken to Close Air Support (CAS) was still fighter jets by the end of this year. strengthen the air force, adding that a big challenge for the army. Spokesman to the defense after five years the Afghan army Commander of the Afghan Air ministry, General Dawlat Waziri, has build tremendous capacity in Force, Major General Mohammad said that E29 is good aircraft when air transportation. Infrastructure Dawran, said that great progress it comes to close combat support. has been built for strengthening has been made in area of infrastruc- He said the fighter jets would be of the air force in different prov- ture and transportation, but for available this year to the fledging inces. Currently, aviation corps is the army lack of CAS was still air force of the country. Speaking active in Kabul, Herat and Kan- haunting problem. hief Executive Officer stormed the district and seized all at a press conference here he said (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah nine police checkpoints of Jalrez. that Afghan pilots are going under C on Monday promised to The police posts were retaken af- training in the United States in this bring to justice all those officials ter three days of battle in an oper- regard. who neglected forces' call for sup- ation by the reinforcement troops Last year, the US defense min- The Russian President Vladimir grim security situation due to the port during the deadly battle in deployed to the area. On the other istry has promised to provide six Putin will hold talks with his Chi- spillover effect of the ISIS group. Jalrez district in central Maidan hand, the senators during Sunday's new MB-530 choppers, transport nese counterpart on potential Guopin said SCO leaders will Wardak province. Speaking at a session decided to close the doors aircraft and 20 Super E29 fighter threat posed by the Islamic State certainly have in-depth discus- meeting of Council of Ministers, of the Upper House until Wednes- jets to AAF. Waziri claimed that of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in sions on the Afghan issue. He also Abdullah acknowledged the negli- day in protest of what they called wrong decisions in the Bonn Con- Afghanistan. This comes as there added And they will talk further gence by the security officials in the national unity government's ference in 2001 were the main fac- have been growing concerns regard- about how to respond to the secu- the Jalrez carnage that left nearly negligence in handling the clash be- tors behind the problems faced by ing the emergence of ISIS group in rity situation there. The Afghan 30 Afghan Local Police (ALP) tween Afghan troops and Taliban the Afghan armed forces, especial- Afghanistan as the affiliates of the national security advisor Hanif force members dead with their militants in Jalrez district of Maid- ly the air force. He said that in terror are trying to gain a foothold Atmar said earlier warned that the corpses allegedly desecrated. "It is an Wardak province. Expressing the Bonn Conference, it was de- in the country amid ongoing clash- terror group wants to expand its an important issue and we have strong criticism against security cided to build Afghan army con- es with the Taliban militants in operations not only in Afghanistan already discussed it in an extraor- officials, the Meshrano Jirga (Up- sisting of only 70,000 troops with- eastern parts of the country. Ac- but the whole region and wants dinary meeting of National Securi- per House of Parliament) members out considering air force, engineer- cording to reports, Chinese Presi- infiltrate in Central Asian countries. ty Council," Abdullah said. "We blamed the deadly Jalrez battle on ing, combat support, air defense dent Xi Jinping will travel to Rus- Speaking to lawmakers in the have assigned a team to investi- government's carelessness. Also, and telecommunication corps and sia to participate in Eurasian secu- upper house of the parliament gate the incident in all levels and President Ashraf Ghani has recent- detachment. It was a wrong de- Spokesman to the defense ministry, General Dawlat Wazi- rity summit scheduled for Thurs- Meshrano Jirga earlier in May, the team has started its work." The ly called the desecration of the cision and betrayal. In 2006, we ri, said that E29 is good aircraft when it comes to close day and Friday. Chinese vice for- Atmar said the terror group wants Jalrez fighting broke out last Thurs- corpses of soldiers a "war crime." succeeded to attract international combat support. He said the fighter jets would be avail- eign minister Cheng Guoping told to finance the group s activities by day after a number of insurgents (TOLONews) community s support for forma- able this year to the fledging air force of the country. reporters that Afghanistan faces a having access to drugs market. Taliban attack Most Ghazni PC members not attending office 10 militants, 4 policemen Unknown security posts reason, but parliament, provincial attend office. He said people had gunmen killed in Kunar council members and government voted the PC members in order KILLED IN PAKTIKA couple in Urozgan officials remain absent for months. their voice could reach government AT News Report Haji Allah Dad, a resident of the departments but their absenteeism AT Monitoring Desk of the Taliban, Zabihullah Muja- A couple has been killed by uni- Andar district, said local residents had angered people who might not KABUL: Armed Taliban militants hid, said that in the operation three dentified gunmen in central had been trying for the last few partake in future elections. The KABUL: Ten Taliban insurgents US soldiers, three Taliban fight- Urozgan province. The incidnet have attacked four check-points months to meet the provincial PC members receive their salaries of the Afghan National Army and four policemen were killed in ers and a civilian were killed. In took place in Sajawal area of (ANA) and Afghan National Po- council members, but they had and other benefits, they but do not different incidents in Paktika prov- another incident last night in Urozgan s capital Tireen Kot last been missing from the office. We perform their duty in a proper ince. Foreign troops had killed 10 Khoshamand district of Paktika, lice (ANP) in Wata Pur district of have many times visited the PC way, he added. Lal Mohammad night. Gul Agha, a police officer Kunar province, security official militants and injured several oth- four policemen were killed when said that a group of armed intrud- office but found no one there. from Qara Bagh district said he had ers during an operation carried out said. Provincial Police Chief, Ab- Sometimes two or three members been visiting the PC office for the the militants attacked police ers forcibly entered into a civilian dul Habib Saidkhel, told media in Marzak area of Naki district, a check-post. Zabihullah Mujahid house during the middle of Sun- that last night a policeman and two sit there, but we could not meet last few days to get attested his any, he complained. Allah Dad documents for obtaining the na- local news agency reported on said the militant group has at- day night and sprayed bullets on insurgents were killed in the clash- Monday. A security official told tacked a security check-post in those inside. He said the attack left es with the Taliban. He said the GHAZNI CITY: Most members recalled people had elected the PC tional identity card. But I could of the provincial council (PC) have members by risking their lives, but not find any member to attest my Pajhwok, on the condition of an- Jamjami area where four cops a husband and his wife dead and ANA and ANP forced the mili- onymity, that the killed insurgents were killed and three others in- tants to retreat. long been absent from their office the public representatives had be- papers. their child wounded. An investiga- in the capital of southern Ghazni trayed them and remained absent Residents asked the Indepen- included four Arab citizens, their jured. Spokesman to the provin- tion has been initiated the incident The Taliban haven t commented translator and the remaining five yet. On Monday, the Ministry of province and are busy with their from office in an organized way. dent Directorate of Local Gover- cial governor, Nabiullah Perkhel, but officials suspect personal dis- Defense claimed that 17 insur- personal engagements. According Mohammad Ibrahim Amiri, depu- nance to emphasize on the pres- were from South Waziristan Agen- confirmed the attack and killing pute as the result of the shooting gents were killed in operations to the rules, no government offi- ty head of Waman group, said the ence of provincial council members cy. An insurgent was arrested and of four policemen. He said that spree. The child who sustained in- against the anti-state elements cial could stay off from duty for PC members were engaged in their in their office and performing duty two vehicles were destroyed in the one policeman was also injured in juries in the attack is now battling within the past 24 hours.