Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:282 Price: Afs.15 MONDAY . MAY 18 . 2015 -Sawr 28, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes China ready to equip ANP: Ulomi AT News Report KABUL: Minister of Interior on Sunday said that China has agreed to provide necessary equipments to Afghan police that would help in fight against terrorism. Address- ing a press conference here, Noorul Haq Ulomi said that China is ready to support the Afghan National Police (ANP) in the fight against terrorism while providing techni- cal facilities. He said that after ev- ery three months, Afghan and Chi- nese border police would share ex- periences regarding improvement of security on borders. According to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed few days ago by the Afghan and Chinese interior ministers, Beijing cross-border movements of insur- mandants will meet after every arships to ANP at master and PhD KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai talking to the US ambassador to will provide scanners, landmines gents and drug traffickers, he said. three months. These meetings programs. However, the minister Afghanistan, P. Michael McKinley on Sunday. The two leaders discussed defusing tools and other equip- Border commanders of the two would help the two sides to im- has not provided details about cri- different issues of mutual interest, including expansion of bilateral relations. ments to the Afghan police. These countries will meet at least once in prove border security. teria and exact number of the schol- equipments would help to prevent two years. The zonal border com- China has also offered schol- arships. Senate assigns team 3 killed, 21 injured in HPC URGES CLEAR to probe Paghman agenda for next ‘PAMPHLETS’ Kabul suicide attack round of peace talks By Farhad Naibkhel “Unknown men affixed posters to the walls in Paghman AT Monitoring Desk cently. The meeting was organized in the dead of the night, warning religious scholar to KABUL: At least three people by the Canadian-based Pugwash, refrain from offering funeral prayers of Afghan troops were killed and 21 others injured KABUL: The High Peace Council a group that claims to promote di- fallen in the line of duty” after a suicide bomber targeted a (HPC) emphasized on a clear agen- alogues. European Union Police Mission’s da for next talks between the Af- According to reports, Pug- (EUPOL) convoy in Kabul on ghan government and the Taliban. wash will organize next session of AT News Report the senate, Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, Expressing concerns over lack said distribution of night letters is Sunday morning. Spokesman of negotiations between the Afghan KABUL: Senators on Sunday as- the Ministry of Interior, Siddiq of coherent agenda on part of the government and the Taliban in not a big deal. He suggested that a Afghan government in the previ- signed a team to probe ‘night let- team should be assigned to inves- Siddiqi said that a suicide bomber Doha, the capital city of Qatar, ters’ in Paghman district Kabul rammed an EUPOL convey at 9:00 ous series of talks with the Tali- next week. tigate the matter. He directed Kab- ban, a senior member of the HPC, that warned religious scholars to ul senators and members of de- am near Hamid Karzai Internation- Abdul Qadir Zazai, the chief avoid attending funeral prayers of al Airport. He said that two Af- Qazi Amin Waqad, said the Afghan of the international relations com- fense commission of the house to authorities should have a clear deceased security and government probe the issue and present their ghan women were killed and 21 mittee of Wolesi Jirga, said partic- officials. The letter that were dis- others including three foreigners, stance and well-developed plan ipation of the representatives of report on Tuesday session. In the when talking to the insurgent tributed two weeks back in parts meantime, Paghman police chief, three children, eight women and the government and the parliament of Paghman asked religions schol- seven men were wounded. The group. in the peace negotiations will prove Amarullah Paghmani, said the nigh While talking to Azadi Radio, ars and imams to avoid attending letters were distributed four days EUPOL in a press statement con- helpful in striking a peace deal with Fatiha and burial ceremonies of firmed that that one of its vehicles he said: “The next session of talks the Taliban. ago in different parts of the dis- should not be like the previous one, government and security officials. trict. He said the militants had was attacked. “Three mission Sayed Akbar Agha, a former Nisar Haris, a senator from Kabul, members who were in the vehicle sponsibility for the attack. The Indians, two Pakistanis, one each where the Taliban participated Taliban commander, stressed that warned religious scholars and with a well-developed plan, a view- said the issue has raised concerns imams to avoid offering funeral are in a safe location, and their in- group’s spokesman, Zabihullah American, Italian, Kazakh and sincere efforts were required to among the locals, adding that such juries are not fatal,” the statement Mujahid, said on Twitter that for- British citizens in an attack on a point and a statement. However, bring lasting peace to the country. prayers for government and secu- our representatives had no agen- acts (distribution of night letters) rity officials. He added that two said. However, the mission con- eigners were targeted in the attack. hotel in Kabul City. The militant “Peace will come to Afghanistan, should be probed and prevented firmed that one person inside the The insurgent group has launched group justified killing of foreign- da.” for people of the country want suspects have been detained in A delegation including mem- or else security situation will wors- connection to the letters and were vehicle was killed. The killed for- a series of attacks on foreigners in ers while saying that civilians of peace. However, sincere efforts en in the district and people will eigner was identified as British the country in the past one week. the invading countries are their en- bers of the HPC attended informal from both the warring sides are sent to the intelligence department talks with the Taliban in Qatar re- live with fear there. Chaiarman of for further investigation. national. The Taliban claimed re- Recently, the Taliban killed four emies too. required,” he added. Few acting governors to be appointed as governors KABUL : As concerns continue about the role of acting governors, the government on Sunday an- nounced new governors would be introduced, with some acting gov- ernors would be formally appoint- ed as governors. Since the formation of the uni- ty government only Kunduz, Kan- dahar, Herat and Farah provinces got new governors while affairs in rests of the provinces were being run by acting governors. Some lawmakers stressed new governors should be appointed because the acting governors were part of the problem. Naqibullah Fayeq, lawmaker from Faryab, voiced concern over security situation in the country, saying acting governors were a major reason for deteriorated law tations over hiring new staff and weeks ago, he said, new governors and order. financial issues, otherwise the af- for Herat and Kandahar provinces Kamal Naser Usoli, Khost fairs were ongoing normally. He were appointed and the process MP, urged the president to intro- told Pajhwok Afghan News: “The would continue. duce fresh faces as soon as possi- governors and acting officials have Faisal said reappointing acting ble. He claimed majority of the been like bridges connecting peo- governors to head provinces was acting governors were mired in cor- ple and the government. They not against any laws and if the gov- ruption because they thought their have been part of this government ernment leaders agreed some would outh East Asian migrants ‘died in fight for food’ on boat. A medical tent has posts were not permanent. and are not the reason for insecuri- continue with their jobs. been set up to treat the migrants in Langsa—Indonesia. Many of the rescued Jawed Faisal, deputy spokes- ty.” He added appointing new gov- Atta Mohammad Noor, Balkh man of Chief Executive Officer ernors were government’s priori- acting governor, is reportedly to migrants were suffering from malnutrition and dehydration whereas some of (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah, insist- ty and both the leaders have been be reintroduced as governor of the them have been shown in the photo lying in beds being medicated. (Photo: BBC) ed acting governors only had limi- talking about the issue. Three northern province. (Pajhwok) 60.57 59.17 68.62 67.22 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. MONDAY . MAY 18, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Governor, police chief alleged for Kunduz insecurity KABUL : The Mesharano Jirg delegation on Sunday accused gov- ernor and police chief of northern Kunduz province for having hands in recent incidents of insecurity in the province. The delegation head alleged the two top officials for sending wrong reports about security situations on the ground, but governor and police chief had rejected the alle- gations as wrong and baseless. Recently insurgents had intensified their activities and targeted securi- ty forces check-post in different parts of Kunduz, however, secu- rity officials said the situations has been controlled after the killing of scores of rebels. Eng. Afzal Shamil, head of the delegation, who briefed the upper house about his visit to Kunduz said Governor and Police Chief sent wrong reports to the centre.