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APRIL 26. 2017 -Sawar 06, 1396 HS teachings, Jihad is never allowed in Afghanistan and against Afghan people, especially in such holy place like mosques and other pub- lic areas. “Such acts are not having any Islamic bases, but could be taken as an atrocity act against Is- lam and innocent Afghan Mus- lims.” “Ongoing war is not Afghan war at all, this is the regions, game being played out, he suggest- worlds and Intelligence war in a ed, India and Afghanistan should bid to showcase their power in conduct a strategic review of their form of competition. “But, unfor- bilateral regional and global part- tunately, the Afghans are the vic- nerships to deal with the evolving tims of this war,” Ghafoor Liwal, uncertainties. “The Great Game is Acting Minister for Border and being played again in an even more Tribal Affairs told newsmen on dangerous manner- one terrorist Tuesday. “Afghanistan has been group against another.” witnessing conflicts for almost four "If one seeks solutions, sanc- By Farhad Naibkhel strongly condemned the recent ter- urging all tribesmen across the ghanistan is not Afghan profile decades, where there are some chal- tuaries of terrorists should be tar- rorist attack on the Afghan Nation- country to come up and mobilize war, rather it’s a war of neighbors, lenges among tribesmen. Time is geted," he believed. KABUL: Tribal elders and the civil al Army’s 209th Corps Headquar- against terrorists. According to region and world’s intelligence. ripe for all tribes across the coun- KABUL : The Afghanistan ambas- The envoy said the US, India, society activists on Tuesday ters in northern Balkh province, them, the ongoing conflict in Af- They furthered, based on Islamic try to mobilize and keep...P2 sador in India has said courntries Afghanistan could deal with the engaging the Taliban to fight Daesh issue of terrorism through a trilat- should look to a recent Taliban’s eral initiative. attack on the Afghan army base He said the Afghans were Former Jihadi commander Noor says Afghans trapped between Taliban and Daesh before doing so. awaiting the new US administra- “There are no good or bad ter- tion's strategy on Afghanistan. “If JALALABAD : Unidentified gun- rorists. There should be no differ- we continue to use one terrorist gunned down in Nangarhar men have shot dead former Jihadi entiation between Taliban and group against another, the future commander in the Khewai district Daesh,” Shaida Ahmad Abdali said is very dark.” JALALABAD : Unidentified gun- His friend Sangar was wounded in of eastern Nangarhar province, an in his address at the 1st Ambassa- He said state sponsorship of men have shot dead former Jihadi the incident. official said on Tuesday. dorial Lecture at Brookings, India. terrorism had become an old fact commander in the Khewai district The slain Bahram originally Governor spokesman Attaul- He said Daesh in Afghanistan and hoped the ground reality of eastern Nangarhar province, an hailed from Laghman but he cur- lah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan was not the same active in Iraq and would change “We want India to official said on Tuesday. rently lived in Nangarhar. News the incident happened Mon- Syria as the group here was of a be party to peace talks in Afghan- Governor spokesman Attaul- Governor Gulab Mangal re- day night in the Abdulkhelo area. bunch of splinter groups like the istan,” Abdali said, adding it was lah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan gretted the killing of Bahram and He said commander Bahram hailed from Laghman but he cur- No group claimed responsibil- TTP and others. time for the US, India and Afghan- News the incident happened Mon- order security agencies to investi- was shot dead when he was on his rently lived in Nangarhar. ity for the killing of Bahram. "We hope we will be able to istan to revive their trilateral dia- day night in the Abdulkhelo area. gate the incident. way to the city from his house. Governor Gulab Mangal re- Separately, a teacher was shot nip Daesh in the bud,” the Afghan logue. “Asia suffers most in the He said commander Bahram No group claimed responsibil- His friend Sangar was wounded in gretted the killing of Bahram and dead by unknown gunmen in the envoy said. great game being played out in this was shot dead when he was on his ity for the killing of Bahram. the incident. order security agencies to investi- Kama district of Nangarhar last In the midst of the new great world. (Pajhwok) way to the city from his house. (Pajhwok) The slain Bahram originally gate the incident. night. (Pajhwok) AT News Report KABUL: A number of officials in Nangarhar province condemned the US largest non-nuclear bomb drop in the Achin district. Mem- bers of provincial council said Tuesday in Jalalabad city, the pro- AT Monitoring Desk vincial capital that the United States tested its weapons under the KABUL: China has expressed its pretext of targeting Daesh terror- deep concerns over the burning ist group. Deputy head of provin- flames of terrorism in Afghanistan, cial council, Lal Mohammad Dor- urging all the parties involved in rani said that they had already ex- conflict to start result-oriented pressed criticism against the US negotiations, aimed at defusing the attack, but they didn’t share their threatening situations. The Chi- concerns with the media because provincial officials called the US attack against the nese Foreign Ministry Spokesman they were collecting information. international principles, asking the United Nations has condemned Friday’s terrorist Spojmay Radio reported that the Security Council to investigate it. attack on Shaheen 209th Corps base, situated on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, capital city of the northern Balkh province. Address- Senate asks govt to change ing a press briefing in Beijing, Geng Shuang said: “We are greatly shocked by the heavy casualties its security strategy and condemn the attack in stron- gest words”. Moreover, he ex- KABUL : Meshrano Jirga mem- level security meeting chaired President Ghani and pressed deep condolences over the bers on Tuesday welcomed the attended by Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdul- deaths and injuries. He called on resignation of the defence minister lah, National Security Advisor (NSA) Mohammad all conflict parties to take part in and the army chief ‘as a nice ges- Hanif Atmar and the outgoing defence minister and the Afghan-lead and Afghan- ture’ and ‘good culture’. army chief. Upper house member from southern Kan- owned peace and reconciliation But they said changing faces dahar province, Nazar Mohammad Faqiri, told the process, paving ground for national would not help resolve security Senate that intelligence agencies had warned the Sha- development and progress. Taliban issues and asked the government heen Military Corps about a possible attack at lunch had claimed responsibility for the to change its security strategy. time three days before the brutal Taliban attack on deadly terrorist attack, which killed President Ashraf Ghani on Friday, but no measures were taken to prevent the at least 140 soldiers and wounded Monday accepted resignations of attack. The lawmaker said the security issue not be over 160 others. The defense min- defence minister and army chief resolved by resignation of top security officials. He ister and the army chief have re- after the Balkh carnage at the hands said individuals, who committed negligence which signed on Monday over the Balkh of Taliban, his office had said. resulted in the killing of some 200 military men, should bloodbath. The decision came at a high- be put on a judicial trial. (Pajhwok) In a press release issued here, erations against insurgents in different areas of Nan- AT News Report Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said garhar, Kapisa, Laghman, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, that Afghan National Army (ANA) Ghazni, Ghor, Faryab, Kunduz, Balkh, Sar-e-Pul, Ba- KABUL: At least 33 militants in collaboration with Afghan Na- ghalan and Helmand provinces. The press release add- were killed and 14 others were tional Police (ANP) and National ed that in these operations, 33 insurgents including wounded in different crackdowns Directorate of Security (NDS) three al-Qaeda fighters were killed and14 others were within past 24 hours. personal has conducted joint op- injured. WEDNESDAY .APRIL 26, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES to be there.” Mr Khan is one of es made" in Afghanistan by Aus- around 800 Afghan nationals, em- tralian soldiers. ployees of the ADF and their fam- "They trained a lot of Afghan ilies, who since 2013 have been security national forces, they edu- granted Australian visas. cated a lot of children, they creat- Around 300 of them were re- ed a lot of schools and roads," he settled in Newcastle. said. They have access to the same "And this is a day for those resettlement services as any other solders, who sacrificed their lives humanitarian entrants, but some towards development and peace say Australia owes them more and prosperity in Afghanistan ... than that. Afghan interpreter Af- we will remember them." ghan national Liaqat Khan worked Vietnam Veteran Gerry Bailey with the Australian Defence Force organised the memorial and says as an interpreter from 2009 to he feels an affinity with Mr Khan. 2014. “I had a Vietnamese interpret- Sister Diana Santleben, who er, he was so important to me, any runs Zara’s House, a refugee sup- problems, and I understand the port centre in Newcastle, says the value of these chaps working with Afghans are not getting the treat- the troops.” ment they deserve.