Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:243 Price: Afs.15 WEDNESDAY. APRIL 08 . 2015 -Hamal 19, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Protestors accuse Iran of using Afghan Steps being taken to empower refugees in proxy wars in Middle East masses: President AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: President Mohammad KABUL: Tens of Kabul residents The protestors were chanting faced in media that the Iranian gov- Ashraf Ghani has said that corrup- protested against recruitment of slogans against Iran. To give vent ernment was recruiting Afghan ref- tion has reached to its peak in ma- Afghan refugees as mercenaries by to their anger, the protestors gath- ugees to fight alongside Bashar al- jor cities and the poor continues Iran to use them in proxy wars in ered in front of Shahr-e-Now Park Assad s forces in Syria. to suffer. the Middle East. and marched to Iran embassy. The Ministry of Foreign Af- Speaking at an event in Presi- The protestors said that Te- Head of the party, Najibullah fairs (MoFA) said that it has in- dential Palace on citizens rights hran is taking advantage of Afghan Kabuli, said that 350 Afghans have vestigated the issue and hasn t on Tuesday, the president said it refugees miseries. been killed in wars in the Middle found any evidence to prove these was his government top priority The protest was organized by East, whose dead bodies are miss- allegations. to empower citizens of the coun- Musharekt-e-Melli party. The ing. Iran takes advantage of Af- Siraj-ul-Haq Siraj, a spokes- try. protestors accused Iran of forcing ghan refugees miseries and recruit man for the MoFA, told Azadi We have divided Afghani- Afghan refugees to join its proxy them as mercenaries to use them Radio that if the allegations hold stan s cities and districts into five wars in the Middle East. They in its proxy wars in the Middle weigh, then this act of Iran is in categories. Districts that are placed also criticized Tehran for mistreat- East, he added. sharp contrast with international near the big cities, districts along ing Afghan prisoners. Reports had previously sur- refugee law and we condemn it. the highways, districts with natu- ral resources, and districts that UN BLAMES border other countries, he re- Activists blame govt for turning marked. high-ranking Ghani said districts and their officials, MPs for its back on journalists safety neighboring cities did not have proper economic relations while ABUL: The ex-President Hamid Karzai talking to elders and religious scholars AT Monitoring Desk Kfrom Badghis province at his office on Tuesday. Hamid Karzai urged the land grabbing earlier, these cities entirely relied scholars to preach unity. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A number of civil society activist in northern Balkh province on districts raw materials. on Tuesday blamed the government for inattention to provide safe envi- Some districts, he said having KABUL: The United Nations on ronment for journalists in the country. Tuesday blamed high-ranking of- The activists gathered in a ceremony observing the eight death anni- Woman among Troops battle ISIS for first time ficials and lawmakers for grabbing versary of Ajmal Naqshbandi, an Afghan journalist who was beheaded thousands acres of state land in by rebels eight years back. two killed in as they attack security check point Afghanistan. The activists said that in a number of cases security officials are The UN Deputy Special Rep- involved in violence against journalists while their duty is to ensure in Farah; 28 rebels killed resentative for Afghanistan, Mark safety of newsmen in all over Afghanistan. Kunar AT Monitoring Desk Bowden, told a ceremony in Kab- Radio Azadi quoted the chairman of Journalists Society in North AT Monitoring Desk ul that 60 percent of lands were Zone, Gulab Shah Bawar, as saying that at least 30 cases of violence KABUL: Security forces fought rebels linked to the militant group of state-owned in Kabul city in the natural resources were noticed as ISIS aka Daesh for the first time after the insurgents attacked their against newsmen were registered last year which included two murder the poorest because the resources KABUL: Two people including a check point in western Farah province, said security official on Tues- past but this has declined to 15 cases. He said the figures reveal that violence against journalists has woman have been killed, when the percent nowadays. were plundered and smuggled ille- day. Radio Azadi quoted Abdul Rauf Rahmani, spokesman for Second increased up to 60 percent in the province. gally. Taliban fighters opened fire on a Unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) in Farah, as saying that the battle He said warlords and power- He urged the government to probe into murder cases of journalists car in eastern Kunar province, said occurred in Poshtrod district, leaving 28 militants dead, who had links to ful figures were also involved in The districts bordering neigh- and assist their families as most of them are living in poor living condi- boring countries, he said were en- an official on Tuesday. Abdul Daesh. He said the clash continued almost 24 hours, adding that the this illicit business. The New tion. Habib Sayedkhel, Kunar police rebels used new warfare tactics.According to him, five local policemen Kabul City was expected to house tirely isolated sans any develop- chief, said that incident took place were killed and 18 others wounded in the conflict. He added that they He said most of cases of violence against journalists have occurred ment. more than three million people and in northern Sar-i-Pul province and security officials as well as militants in Narang district of the province. have called for air support to defeat the militants in the attack. Though generate over $70 million in invest- In major cities, Ghani added, He said that police have started there are a number of concerns about presence of militants linked to have been behind most of the cases. corruption had reached its heights Daesh in Farah but local officials said presence of the rebels group was ments, he added. Head of Civil Society Union in Balkh, Abdul Hamid Safut, said the investigations to arrest those in- Bowden also said that in a and the poor s suffering had be- volved in the attack. In a separate nothing but a myth. Farah governor, Mohammad Asif Nang, in his government has not paid required attention to ensure journalists safety come manifold. recent interview with Radio Azadi termed Daesh a weak and incapable prominent government official has and providing their social rights, adding that more struggles should be incident, Sayedkhel said that three militant group. Daesh is a myth. It has no place here. We will eliminate given two townships to MPs in He assured that the govern- made in giving newsmen their rights. other persons have been killed and it in one day, not more, he said. According to officials in Interior Min- one of the provinces while in an- ment had identified the problems several others wounded in dispute istry, ISIS has no presence in Afghanistan, however, a number of rebel other, officials including former He said the national unity government has been failed in overcoming in majority of these districts and over a forest in Watapor district of groups claim to have joined the group and create hurdles for people violence against journalists in Afghanistan, thus it should not remain was committed to change their the province. through this way. See P3 reluctant and should learn from past lessons. condition. (Pajhwok) 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. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 08, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES World Food Programme VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 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