Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:120 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . NOVEMBER 29. 2016 -Qaws 09, 1395 HS Youth call on Karzai AT News Report ple, especially the youth and KABUL: Former president Hamid strengthening of the national uni- Karzai on Monday met with a ty in the country as the major goals group of the youth from several behind the formation of the orga- provinces who currently involved nization. in pursing higher education in dif- The former president ex- ferent Kabul-based universitiesat pressed pleasure that the youth his office. These youth have from different provinces were gath- formed an organization ering under one roof to achieve titled‘national youth organiza- their goals in serving the country. tion’. In the meeting, Syed Ahmad He also appreciated the orga- Jahani, the founder of the origina- nization’s efforts for bolstering tion, spoke on behalf of others and nationalfeelings, unity and consen- KABUL : The railroad connecting termed closeness of Afghan peo- sus among the Afghan people. the Aqina dry port in northern Faryab province with Turkmeni- stan was inaugurated by leaders Eight Taliban insurgents killed of the two countries on Monday. The inauguration ceremony for by own explosives in Nangarhar the railroad was held in Turkme- AT News Report were busy preparing the suicide nabat city on Monday. The rail- attack vest to target security forc- road from the Imam Nazar area of es in the province.” The statement Turkmenistan stretches 3.5 kilo- KABUL: At least eight Taliban meters into Afghanistan. In the insurgents were killed by their own did not provide more details about second phase, the route would be explosives while preparing a vest would be suicide attack. No in- extended by 80 kilomters in Turk- for a suicide attack in eastern Nan- surgent groups commented regard- menistan and 300 kilometers into garhar province, security officials ing the report. Earlier, a Taliban the northern provinces of Afghan- said Monday. In a statement, min- group commander was killed in an istan. According to the Ministry istry of defense said the incident explosion triggered by an Impro- of Public Works (MoPW), the took place in Ghani Khel district vised Explosive Device (IED) road would be constructed by “earlier this morning”. “The ex- planted by the group’s own fight- Turkmenistan. The route would be plosives went off as the insurgents ers in northern Kunduz province. extended to the Andkhoi city of Faryab province in the near future. NDS arrests two suicide bombers in Kabul MoPW officials estimate the cost AT News Report of the construction process at KABUL: The National Directorate of Security about $350 million that would be (NDS) on Monday arrested two suicide bombers linked with Daesh paid by the Asian Development terrorists group in Kabul city. In a statement, the NDS said that its Bank (ADB). President Ashraf operatives detained two young men from vicinity of police district 5. Ghani, who is on a visit to Turk- “The terrorists were identified as Jalil Ahmad son of Syed Ahmad and menistan, said the railroad repre- Hamid son of Aminullah,” the statement said. It added that the terrorists sented a giant stride towards de- were arrested before the terrorist group deploys them to Nangarhar for further training. They confessed that they were recruited by a com- velopment, peace and prosperity. mander of the terror group Mullah Abdul Latif in western Heart prov- Afghanistan and Turkmenistan al- ince. This comes as the terror group claimed responsibility behind nu- ready have good relations and the merous attacks in Kabul city during the recent months with the latest opening of the railroad would fur- attack taking place on a Shiite mosque, leaving 32 dead more than 50 ther boost cooperation between the money of them were children wounded. Last month, at least 14 people two countries, he hoped. The pres- bring more transport facilities to was one of third railwayline con- neighbours.Afghanistan is also with Iran and Uzbekistan. were killed when gunmen attacked a shrine in Kabul as Shiite Muslims ident added the railroad would the region.The ministry says it necting Afghanistan with its connected through the rail route (Pajhwok) gathered to mark the religious festival of Ashura. Young girl shot dead by a relative in Kabul city A young girl was shot dead by in ed in Bagh-e-Raees in the 7th po- forces soon after he shot the girl Kabul city earlier today with pre- lice district of the city. dead and was attempting to escape. liminary reports suggesting the girl The officials further added that The latest incident involving was shot dead by one of her rela- the murder apparently has links the murder of the young girl in tives. Security officials in Kabul with the domestic violence. Kabul comes as the rate of vio- police confirmed that the girl was According to the officials, the lence against women has been on shot dead near a high school locat- culprit was caught the security the rise across the country. A top leader of the loyalists of Is- MoD further added that the and ammunition were destroyed. that the loyalists of the terror group lamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operations were conducted in Pach- The loyalists of the Islamic are attempting to establish the terrorist group was killed along er Agam district of Nangarhar and State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ter- Khurasan Caliphate in Afghanistan with at least 43 other militants in Deh Bala. rorist group have not commented and are busy expanding their pres- NNF concerned over 59 insurgents eastern Nangarhar province of Af- According to MoD, a shadow regarding the report so far. The ence in some of the difficult ter- ghanistan. judge of the terror group was ISIS loyalists have been attempt- rains of the country. Speaking dur- The Ministry of Defense among those killed and has been ing to gain foothold in the strategic ing a session of the parliament late govt dishonesty in killed in (MoD) said the militants were identified as Muftauddin. Pacher Agam district in a bid to last month, Qadir warned that the killed during the joint military op- In the meantime, the provin- expand their presence and opera- group will become successful in selecting commissioners operations erations conducted by the Afghan cial police commandment, said over tions in this province. The deputy establishing the caliphate if they AT News Report National Defense and Security 30 militants of the terror group house speaker of the Afghan par- managed to seize control of Tora dent Electoral Compliant Commis- Forces. were killed and several weapons liament Zahir Qadir earlier warned Bora in Nangarhar. KP sion (IECC), Mr. Ahadi said that KABUL: At least 59 Taliban this decrees is against 90 and 109 fighters were killed and three articles of constitutions. He called others were wounded in differ- on parliament and civil societies ent crackdowns within past 24 to resist against NUG illegal inter- hours, security officials said ference in electoral bodies. The Monday. NNF criticized the government for In a press release issued dishonesty in selecting commis- here, Ministry of Defense, sioners while, last week president (MoD) said that Afghan Na- has selected Najeebullah Ah- madzai, Abdul Qader Quraishi, tional Army (ANA) with the AT News Report Maleha Hassan, Wasema Badghi- cooperation of the Afghan Na- si, Maazullah Dawlati, Rafiulah tional Police (ANP) and Na- KABUL: The New National Front Bedar, Guljan Abdulbadi Saiad as tional Directorate of Security of Afghanistan (NNF) on Monday commissioners for Independent (NDS), conducted joint opera- expressed deepest concern over Electoral Commission And Ghu- tions against insurgents in dif- what it called “the government’s lam Dastagir Hedaiat, Abdul Basir ferent areas of Nangarhar, Pak- dishonesty” in selecting of com- Fayez, Ali Reza Rohani, Homaira tika, Kandahar, Uruzgan, missioners for electoral bodies. Haqmal, Abdul Azizi Ariayee for Badghis, Farah, Faryab, Kun- “The process of selecting commis- Independent Electoral compliant duz, Herat, Logar and Helmand sioners for electoral commission Commission It is pertained to men- provinces. was not transparent,” said Presi- tion that after challenges of fraud “In these operations, more dent of NNF Anwar-ul-Haq Aha- in presidential election 2014, the than 59 rebels were killed and di. He said that based on report National Unity Government dur- three others were injured,” the questions was given previously to ing first days of stability unity statement said. some candidates. Commitments government pledge to bring reform made between numbers of commis- Afghan forces succeeded to in election commissions in order arrest two insurgents including sioners and the National Unity to gain people trust back over elec- a commander during operations Government he claimed. The NNF toral bodies. After passing two strongly condemn architecturally years the government succeeded to and handed over them to judi- selecting of commissioners through assign a selection committee to fi- cial organs for further inquiry. a nontransparent process, he add- nalize the nominees list and sub- “ANA discovered and con- ed. Pointing to NUG decree on mitted to the president and finally fiscated weapons and ammu- HERAT: Historic minarets of Herat have been 12 in the past and now only five minarets remain changing of Independent Election president selected 12 commission- nition in the operations as and are being rebuilt with funding from UNESCO.—Photo by MNA Commission (IEC) and Indepen- ers for electoral bodies. well.” TUESDAY . NOVEMBER 29, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Honest Afghan man in need of fund to The media in particular the tab- UK as refugees in 1999.