Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:240 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . APRIL 02. 2019 -Hamal 13, 1398 HS AT News Report KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has shut down Pakistan’s largest lender Habib Bank’s operation in Kabul after violating the laws. The Central Bank of Afghanistan has revoked the operation license of Habib Bank Limted citing non- compliance of the bank with the banking laws of Afghanistan. The Governor of Central Bank of Afghanistan Khalil Sediq told Khaama Press that the audits of AT News Report provinces of Afghanistan have Central Bank of... killed at least 41, while more... KABUL: Flash floods in several AT News Report Zalmay Khalilzad arrived Monday Qatar which the two sides who would directly come from in Kabul, in a nearly one-month claimed ended with progresses to Doha to Kabul to report about his KABUL: The US special envoy delay after his fifth negotiation get close peace in the war- talks with Taliban, called... for Afghanistan reconciliation, with Taliban representatives in devastated country. Khalilzad Bakhtar Aminzai, a former year to elect the speaker of the member of Meshrano Jirga, the house. Aminzai, who was “Billions of dollars” worth Upper House of the Parliament in appointed as the member of the equipment at an abandoned US Afghanistan, claimed that he was Senate by Ghani six months ago, AT Monitoring Desk base in Paktika province in the fired from his post after President said the president fired him after east of Afghanistan have been Ashraf Ghani asked him not to run he resisted his order. “When I against the Senate Speaker Fazl decided to nominate myself in the KABUL: A British Asian gang of “stolen” by local officials and fraudsters may have been involved some lawmakers after the camp Hadi Muslimyar in an internal next round of elections for ... election at the Afghan Senate last in misusing billions of pounds of was handed to Afghan forces in British tax-payers money to fund 2014, the provincial governor... terrorist networks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims a UK media investigation based on police... AT Monitoring Desk Taliban asked to help vaccinators in their KABUL: NATO foreign anti-polio house-to-house mission AT News Report ministers, who are due to meet in Washington DC this week, will KABUL: The government rejects also discuss the alliance’s role in a report released by the Special the fight against terrorism and US Inspector General for Afghanistan efforts to reach a political Reconstruction (SIGAR) that has settlement in Afghanistan. The expressed concerns over women’s allies are meeting in the US to rights in the peace process, mark the seventieth anniversary assuring that achievements gained of the military alliance. In a press in this regard would be preserved. conference on Monday, NATO’s The chief executive office Secretary General Jens... emphasizes that “Afghanistan ... By Farhad Naibkhail TUESDAY .APRIL 02, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Khalilzad visits Kabul amid tensions.... ...P1 “an important meeting in be at the table during all the US” as an excuse for the delay. negotiations about peace and He tweeted that he was Afghanistan’s future.” happy to be back to Kabul, Khalilzad’s visit to Kabul where he met a delegation takes place after he was accused appointed by the government to by Hamdullah Mohib, Ghani’s run the peace talks with Taliban national security advisor that he including Salam Rahimi head of was “seeking his personal the team and Umer Daudzai, head interests in negotiations with of the High Peace Council’s Taliban”. Mohib said at a United secretariat who is also involved Nations session in New York that in negotiations. Khalilzad was trying to get power The US veteran diplomat in Afghanistan, an accusation also said that he discussed intra- followed by strong reactions from KABUL: Presidential hopeful vicc-president and Noor-ul-Habib name of the game. Inter-state system representing all ethnic presidential election, he would Afghan talks with the the US state department in Mohammad Shahab Hakimi has Haseer his second deputy. The relations, education, health, groups of Afghanistan. I will also pursue real and lasting peace in government team, adding that he support of Khalilzad. called for the implementation of presidential election is scheduled military, politics, culture and civil consider public views that can help the country. He argued there was plans to meet President Ashraf Khalilzad himself denied the Ghani. He also met with Chief accusation. The US diplomats the rule of law and efforts for for September 20. society reliant on the economy,” the peace process,” he said, a cogent reason for every war and Executive Abdullah Abdullah and were reported to refuse working peace. If elected, he will create a In an exclusive interview with he said in response to the supporting negotiation between the conflict in Afghanistan had Foreign Minister. “We discussed with Mohib anymore, and even rule-based economy. Pajhwok Afghan News, Hakimi question why his focus was on the Taliban and the US. “We have its roots in the Bonn how the international some of these diplomats left a Hakimi worked as MDC said, if elected, he would establish the economic system. Peace He learnt from the 18-year conflict Conference, where the Taliban community can best support meeting held at Ghani’s office head for many years, headed the a just economy. To achieve this believed by reinforcing the that peace is impossible to achieve had no representative. Then them in an Afghan-led and because Mohib was there. Afghans campaign against mines goal, he would consider people’s economy, real peace would return militarily. All parties are tired of actions by ISAF and Afghan Afghan-owned Afghan peace Khalilzad now gets prepared and served as teacher at the Kabul suggestions and views on to the country. “Peace, stability war and peace should be restored forces led to the Taliban’s process,” he tweeted. for the sixth round of negotiations University. His presidential team formulating his economic policies. and national unity were the at all costs,” he stressed. Hakimi regrouping and re-emergence. He also met with Kabul and with Taliban in Doha. includes Abdul Ali Surabi as first “In today’s world, economy is the desire of all Afghans. “I want a explained if his team won the (Pajhwok) provincial represetnatives of the While Taliban have not yet Afghan Women’s Network, accepted to sit with Ghani where he discussed may issues. administration for peace talks, the Closely “While Afghans alone will decide government makes effort to hold I w as fired after resistin g Ghan i’s o rder, claim s sen ato r the composition of their sessions with the group to manage coordinating delegation for talks, women must the peace process. ...P1 the post of Senate speaker, conference in Kabul on Monday. of government and they do meanwhile, rejected the the minister of parliamentary Aminzai says he was also asked whatever government dictates allegations. The Presidential with Khalilzad: affairs Farooq Wardak warned me by Muslimyar not to run for the them,” Jawed Ghafoor, head of Palace said the state ministry of Floods death toll jump to 41 to reverse my decision as per the seat. “The Meshrano Jirga does Meshrano Jirga’s International parliamentary affairs Farooq guidance of the president (Ashraf not work as the representative of Relations Commission, said t the Wardak will respond to the NATO ...P1 than 30 people wounded, a by heavy rains. Ghani),” Aminzai said at a press the nation; they work as the slaves press conference. Muslimyar, allegations. (TOLONews) number of people still missing He put another eight people ...P1 Stoltenberg previewed the and several houses partially and in missing list due to 28-29 of meeting, announcing that completely damaged in the March’s floods. “Despite 'Billions worth equipment' missing from Paktika base: Governor NATO’s relations with Russia, disaster triggered by torrential searching operations, our rescue NATO’s role in the fight against rains, official said Monday. team have so far failed to find the terrorism and burden sharing will “According to latest reports, missing people.” ...P1 Mujib Rahman Samkanai “There was equipment worth and looted it. Based on my the provincial administration be high on the agenda. In response number of killed people have According to report, over claimed. The Provincial seven billion dollars at the PRT information, they even looted session and was also discussed in to an email from Pajhwok, the jumped to 41,while 39 more 5,000 houses were completely or Reconstruction Team’s (PRT) base and all of them were looted,” locked containers full of the coordination council that old NATO Resolute Support wounded from recent floods partially destroyed in seven base named Camp Kearney is the governor said. “Former computers, weapons, and even equipment is on the verge of Mission media office in Kabul in across the country,” Spokesman western and northwestern located a five-minute drive east governors, commanders, mayors, Humvees and Pickup vehicles destruction, so let’s use the a statement said US special for State Ministry for National provinces of the country, he of the governor’s compound on directors, parliament members all had existed at the base,” equipment for strengthening our envoy for reconciliation in Disaster Management,Hashmat mentioned. the way to Urgun district which are involved in this act.” Samkanai said. Paktika Police strongholds instead of being Afghanistan, Ambassador Khan Bahaduri said. He said those poor villagers, is another major city of Paktika. Samkanai, who took his office Chief Gen.