Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:90 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . OCTOBER 30. 2016 -Aqrab 09, 1395 HS Ghar, a cave complex, part of the establish their caliphate, the Kho- White Mountains in the eastern rasan caliphate, inside Afghani- province of Nangarhar. stan,” General Nicholson told AT News Report “The loyalists of the terror NBC News. He said the push is group have managed to take con- “principally a non-Afghan move- KABUL: Khalil Andarabi, former Wardak Police chief, has been ar- trol of a strategic area in Pachirag- ment”, adding that the U.S. has rested on charges of collaborating am district,” Qadir said during the seen foreign fighters, particularly with the Taliban while on his way general session of the parliament. Uzbeks from the Islamic Move- to Turkey from Mazar-i-Sharif He added that the area is a few ment of Uzbekistan, joining the airport, local officials said Satur- hundred meters away from Tora Islamic State Khorasan, or IS-K. day. Balkh security officials said Bora and the loyalists to the ter- Gen. Nicholson further add- that Andarabi wanted to escape rorist group will become success- ed that the U.S. also sees many but was stopped by airport offi- ful if their attempts managed to Pakistani Pashtun from the Paki- cials last Sunday. “Andarabi was expand foothold. stani Taliban who joined IS-K officially investigated over the al- He also claimed that helicop- moving into Afghanistan to fight. ters are air dropping supplies in- According to Gen. Nicholson, leged transferring of the Taliban’s AT Monitoring Desk facilities, 50 mosques, 2 bridges and designated spy chief in Baghlan, cluding food and mineral water to the IS-K is “completely rejected over 170 culverts the past two Qari Zahir in a police vehicle,” the loyalists of the terror group in by the Afghan people,” and ex- KABUL: The Taliban-led insur- months.” The Taliban-led insurgen- officials said. Officials added that the areas under their control. plained that the broader ISIL phi- gency incurred a loss of almost 1 cy has been rampant since the group the government acted swiftly The remarks by Qadir came losophy is “the antithesis of Af- billion Afghanis on monthly ba- announced its spring offensive in when rumors surfaced about An- as the top US commander in Af- ghan culture.” sis as the group intensified at- mid-April this year despite efforts darabi’s involvement in the trans- AT Monitoring Desk urday, warned that the loyalists ghanistan earlier said the loyalists “With our Afghan partners, tacks across the country in the by the government to end the vio- fer of the Taliban’s spy boss and to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist of the terrorist group are attempt- we’ve been able to reduce that ter- past two months, officials said lence through reconciliation pro- appointed a task team to investi- KABUL: The Deputy Speaker of group will establish the Khurasan ing to establish a caliphate inside ritory significantly and inflict Saturday. Deputy presidential cess. The UN Assistance Mission gate the matter. Zahir was recent- the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Caliphate if they manage to seize Afghanistan. “Right now we see heavy casualties on them to in- spokesman Shah Hussain Mur- in Afghanistan (UNAMA) earlier ly wounded in military action by Parliament), Zahir Qadir on Sat- Tora Bora, known locally as Spîn them very focused on trying to clude killing their leaders,” he said. tazvi said that the group has so this month in a new report on civil- security forces in the province. He far this year incurred a total loss was caught while traveling in a ian casualties renewed its call for Wardak police vehicle. He had al- of Afs 2,149,000,000 by target- all parties to refocus their efforts legedly been on his way to Paki- ing the government and public on preventing harm to civilians, as stan, officials said. Andarabi mean- compounds. He said the Taliban latest figures released by UNAMA while has rejected the allegations has left a legacy of murders, exe- for the first three quarters of 2016 against him and called the devel- AT News Report gents in different areas of Nangar- landmine and some other type of 10:30 am by a suicide bomber who cutions and violence during the show continuing high numbers of opment a Taliban plot. He said he har, Paktia, Paktika, Kandahar, military equipment during the was driving a vehicle-laden with past 20 years which includes their civilian casualties from the armed never made a deal with the KABUL: At least 84 insurgents Uruzgan, Zabul, Badghis, Herat, operations,” the statement said. explosives. “The attack left one rein in mid-1990s and insurgency conflict. “Between 1st January and Taliban.”I consider this allegation including 27 Daesh terrorists were Farah, Faryab, Baghlan, Kunduz, Unfortunately, four soldiers policeman dead and three others after their regime was toppled 30th September, UNAMA docu- a conspiracy of the enemies of the killed and 36 others wounded in and Helmand provinces, the de- were also killed during the clash- wounded” he added. According to down. “The group has not only mented 8,397 conflict-related civil- people of Afghanistan, but re- different operations launched by fense ministry said in a statement. es. Separately, At least a police the source, Haji Farid, the chief of incurred collateral damage to the ian casualties (2,562 deaths and quest you wait until the investi- the security forces within the past In these operations, 84 insur- officer was killed and four others police district 9 of Kandahar city country but has also increased 5,835 injured) representing a one gation is complete by the securi- 24 hours across the county, secu- gents including 27 Daesh terror- including a senior police com- has escaped unhurt from the ex- violence against the civilians in the percent decrease compared to the ty bodies so that the outcome is rity officials said on Saturday. ists were killed and 36 others in- mander were injured in a suicide plosion, but a medical official con- past two months,” Murtazvi add- same period in 2015. Ground en- clear,” Andarabi said. Several high The national army with the jured, it said. According to state- bombing in southern Kandahar firmed that the police chief is un- ed. Calling the attacks on civil- gagements remained the leading ranking officials have been accused cooperation of the national police ment seven insurgents arrested province, local official said. Pro- der treatment in the hospital due ians and public infrastructures as cause of civilian casualties, followed of similar deeds but until now, no and the national directorate of se- during the operation. vincial police spokesman Zia to wounds he has sustained. a crime against humanity, Mur- by suicide and complex attacks, and officials suspected have been curity operatives, conducted “660 kg of Ammonium Nitrate Durrani said a patrol of Afghan No group has claimed respon- tazvi said that “The group has de- improvised explosive devices prosecuted. clearance operations against insur- were confiscated along with 1 police was targeted at around sibility for the attack. stroyed 302 schools, 41 health (IEDs),” it said in a statement. The rural and urban livelihood know how to push villagers role by increasing their participation in the improvement, equal develop- towards a better life. CDCs’ leadership to 50% in the Citizen’s ment and socio-economic Although the NSP has Charter. growth are the major goals that ended successfully after more Taking the inter-ministerial coordination the government of Afghani- than a decade, there is much into account, the operations have further stan is fully committed to to do to improve the people’s been extended in Citizen’s Charter as sever- achieving them.Through im- livelihoods in our country. To al sectoral ministries will simultaneously plementing thousands of infra- achieve this goal, the continu- channel the development activities besides structure projects, the Minis- ation of the NSP will fortunate- the MRRD in the framework of this national try of Rural Rehabilitation and ly be followed by the Citizen’s program. The careful evaluation and moni- Development (MRRD) has Charter that will facilitate sus- toring of performances by both people and been able to cover around 90% tainable socio-economic relevant authorities in this program will fur- of rural communities across all growth in our villages and cit- ther ensure a sense of responsibility, trans- 34 provinces of Afghanistan. ies. Considering its well-pre- parency and honesty in the implementation This initiative has indeed lead pared design, the Citizen’s of infrastructure projects.The relevant min- to poverty alleviation, socio- Charter will provide the peo- istries will feel accountable and responsible economic growth, livelihood ple of Afghanistan with a com- for their works towards people. improvement, conflict mitiga- fortable and prosperous life. The Citizen’s Charter indeed is the great- tion and facilitation of appro- Of course, the Citizen’s est development paradigmwhereby the dis- priate grounds for ensuring Charter has specific principles tance between villages and cities will be re- local governance at communi- and benchmarks under which duced. This initiative gives residents of vil- ty level. it will proceed with the devel- lages and cities the opportunity to prioritize The socio-economic ser- opment plans precisely. their needs and implement the projects by vices delivered by the Nation- One of the standards, con- themselves. The Citizen’s Charter will alle- al Solidarity Programme (NSP) sidered in this program, is ur- viate the poverty and is committed to facili- under the MRRD in various ban development besides the tating equal socio-economic growth both in sectors caused the villagers to rural development.