Quote of the Day Personality can open doors, but only character Email: [email protected] can keep them open. Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Elmer G. Letterman www.thedailyafghanistan.com Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3307 Saturday May 28, 2016 Jawza 08, 1395 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs Pentagon Does not Rule out Hitting New We will Destroy Terrorists, Taliban Leader Ghani Warns Neighbors KABUL - Addressing members tential to fight the enemies of the of local media outlets in Kabul, nation on the battlefields with President Ashraf Ghani laid out courage and determination. his plan to destroy militants “The security and defense forces who infiltrate his country from have the capacity of defending neighboring nations, vowing to this sacred land forever,” he WASHINGTON - Not forces and had led a destroy those who continue to said. ruling out the possibil- group that carried out at- do so. Although he did name any ity of targeting the new tacks against U.S. forces. Ghani while urging closer ties country over its link to terror- Taliban leader if needed, And we will continue to with neighboring countries ism, analysts say that Pakistan the Pentagon Thursday do whatever we need to warned Afghanistan will elimi- has always been blamed for sup- hoped that the new lead- do to protect our forces,” nate all those insurgents coming porting insurgency and terror- ership would pursue a the Pentagon Press Sec- from neighboring nations. ism in Afghanistan. path of peaceful resolu- retary, Peter Cook, told “We want close relations with Meanwhile, a number of mili- tion with the Afghan reporters at a news con- neighboring countries, but not tary experts have hailed Ghani’s Government. ference. in exporting terrorism, but if remarks on the insurgency. “Right now, as you He was being asked of the they (neighbors) send us terror- “The president’s resolute stance know, we carried out a Pentagon trying to kill the ists, we will kill them and elimi- ni asked Afghan youths to raise their voices Ghani expressed confidence in the war capa- on militancy will support the strike against a Taliban new Taliban leader, who nate them,” Ghani said. against violence against women and the chil- bilities of the Afghan security forces, saying high morale of the security forc- leader who had plotted was appointed this week At the gathering, president Gha- dren and fight injustice. that Afghan forces are keeping enough po- es and it ...(More on P4)...(1) against the United States after ...(More on P4)...(2) Pakistan Claims US Symposium Taliban Unlikely to Enter Talks on Women’s Scuttled Afghan Peace Empowerment Efforts: Aziz with Ghani Govt. Soon: Obama KABUL - US President Barack dzada was elected on Wednes- Held in Kabul Obama said on Thursday the day as successor to Mullah KABUL - More than 300 fe- Taliban under their new su- Akhtar Mansour, who was males attended a symposium preme leader might not join killed in a US drone strike in on the empowerment and role peace negotiations with the Pakistan’s Baluchistan prov- of Afghan women in society at Ashraf Ghani government in ince on Saturday. Withdrawal the Presidential Palace in Ka- the near future. of US troops from Afghanistan, bul. Around 70 of the partici- Currently on a visit to Ise-Shi- where the conflicting is head- pants were from 34 provinces ma to attend a G-7 meeting, ing into its 16th year, has been and the rest all from different the American leader told jour- a key policy goal for President national and international or- ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is accusing the United nalists: “I doubt it will be hap- Obama, who has allowed 9,500 ganisations, a statement from States of scuttling Islamabad’s efforts to facilitate pening anytime soon,” Obama military personnel to stay in the the Palace said on Thursday. a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan, in- told. country until the end of the cur- Following the Washington sisting the slain leader of the Afghan Taliban was Maulvi Haibatullah Akhun- rent year. (Pajhwok) Symposium in 2013 and Oslo not blocking the peace process. in 2014, the third event of the Pakistani foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz told a Mullah Rasoul kind was jointly arranged by news conference in Islamabad Thursday that “all Wolesi Jirga Team Permits 25 the Ministries of Foreign and indications” available from Pakistani officials, Group Denies Women’s Affairs, Afghan who he said were in touch with the Taliban, sug- Trucks without Paying Tax llegiance to Women’s Network and Office gested its slain chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, was FARAH - Customs director of the First Lady. Support by readying to come to the negotiating table. for western Farah province Haibatullah the United States and Nor- Mansoor was traveling in a car back from Iran on Thursday alleged a visit- KABUL - A dissident Tali- way, the Ministry of Foreign through the southwestern Pakistani province of ing Wolesi Jirga delegation ban group on Thursday Affairs hosted a reception on Baluchistan on Saturday when missiles fired by had allowed 25 cargo trucks opposed the appointment May 20. CEO Dr. Abdullah U.S. drones killed him and his driver. to cross into Afghanistan of Mullah Haibatullah First Lady Rula Ghani, MPs, U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed and de- from Iran without paying Akhundzada as the move- ministers, ambassadors and fended the fatal attack, saying Mansoor had reject- taxes. ment’s new leader. special representatives of the ed efforts to “seriously engage in pace talks and Ajer Khan Zaheer, the cus- Taliban supreme leader US, Norway, Europe and end the violence” in Afghanistan. toms director, told reporters Mullah Akhar Mansour NATO attended the event. Obama also said he expected the Taliban to contin- here that the lower house was killed in a drone strike A documentary on Afghan ue to carry out attacks following the appointment delegation, led by Samiul- raid on his car in Dalban- women “Yesterday and To- of a new leader. “In the short-term, we anticipate lah Samim, traveled to Farah to be paid. He said customs Zaki from Takhar province led din area of Pakistan’s day” was screened on the oc- that the Taliban will continue to pursue an agenda province to evaluate the pro- officials tried to prevent the the delegation. He denied the southwestern Balochistan casion. The conference com- of violence and blowing up innocent people,” he vincial customs offices. trucks from fleeing, but failed delegation had permitted any province five days ago. menced with remarks from said Thursday. He said the delegation ar- and Samim allowed them to truck without paying customs Pakistan confirmed the Minister of Foreign Affairs A day earlier, the Taliban formally confirmed the bitrarily permitted 25 cargo promote his influence among duty and they only stopped death of Mansour on Salahuddin Rabbani and a death of Mansoor and ...(More on P4)...(3) trucks of Afghan traders traders and attract support eight fuel tanks importing low Thursday, after five days, speech from President Ashraf from Abu Nasr Farahi port in the next Wolesi Jirga elec- quality fuel. Qudratullah Zaki and the Taliban confirmed Ghani on May 21. Panel dis- Taliban Leader Not on the Iranian border into tions. However, Samim reject- also rejected the claims of the the loss of their leader in a cussions were opened with Afghanistan without pay- ed the claims and said he did custom director and said he statement on Wednesday. welcome remarks from First to Improve Prospects ing tax. However, Zaheer not lead the delegation sent did not support illegal passage The Taliban said they had Lady Rula Ghani and a speech did not say much tax was to Farah, but Qudratullah of trucks. (Pajhwok) chosen Maulvi Haibatullah from 2nd Vice President Sar- of Reconciliation Akhundzada as their new war Danish. The conference leader and Maulvi Sirajud- proceeded with discussions Govt. Again Calls Enlightening din Haqqani and Maulvi and speeches from different Mohammad Yaqoob, son participants. (Pajhwok) on Taliban to Joint Movement Rejects of Mullah Mohammad Peace Process Govt. Decision Omar, have been elected as Akhundzada’s depu- ANSF Kill 79 ties. Militants within But Mullah Rasoul group in a statement said: “Af- Day: Gov’t ter the death of Mullah KABUL - Afghan National WASHINGTON - The reshuffle of senior Tali- Mansour, we called on all Security Forces (ANSF) have ban leadership will not improve the prospects for Taliban not to repeat past pressed on to clear the mili- peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan mistakes and appoint a tants in restive provinces and government, according to the report of the private KABUL - Tawab Ghorzang, a spokesman for KABUL - The Enlightening Movement on new leader with complete killed 79 militants in the lat- intelligence firm Soufan Group. the National Security Advisor on Thursday Friday rejected the 500kV Power Project consensus.” est operations, the country’s Newly ascendant Taliban leader Haibatullah Ak- called on Taliban groups to use this opportu- Commission’s decision, and threatened to The splinter group said the Defense Ministry said on Fri- hundzada is unlikely to facilitate the peace process nity to join the peace process. carry out another mass protest if govern- new leadership should be day. “Afghan army, police between the movement and the government of This comes just a day after the Taliban an- ment does not scrap it’s decision over its chosen based on sugges- and personnel of intelligence Afghanistan, the private intelligence firm Soufan nounced the appointment of its new leader, planned route. tions and votes of ulema agency carried out several Group said in a report on Thursday. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. This an- Speaking at a meeting in Kabul on Fri- and all Taliban officials.