Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:257 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY.APRIL 20. 2017 -Hamal 31, 1396 HS AT News Report he Ministry of Defense T (MoD) on Wednesday said KABUL: The court of Criminal that night raids by Afghan Nation- Justice Task Force (CJTF) on al Army (ANA) special forces Wednesday said that 11 drug traf- units are of strategic importance ficker arrested in Hamid Karzai in the fight against insurgency. international airport in Kabul in the These operations help to eradicate past one month. terrorists from strategic locations CJTF in a press statement said quickly and effectively, defense that said that 11 smugglers were ministry spokesman Dawlat Wazi- Abdul Karim Khoram apprehended by Counter Narcot- ri said on Wednesday. He said that ics Police through different crack- night raids, special operations and down and were handed over to night operations were now top CJTF for criminal proceedings. priority for the security forces. Statement said that that the But security experts called on the investigation is going on over the MoD to carry out night raids on dossier of the indicts by the CJTF, the back of credible information which after examining the evidenc- only so as to protect civilians. “If es and arguments from both sides the information is credible, then we it will convict the accused traffick- can eliminate the enemies at night ers, added statement. quickly; but night operations have Some 4kg heroin and over 3kg some challenges as well and it dis- hashish seized from smugglers, turbs (civilian) families,” said who planned to transfer the nar- former military officer Atiqullah cotics to Delhi and Dubai, men- Amarkhail. “Our special units, the tioned the statement. All the con- commandos and our air force per- victed drug traffickers would have sonnel are working hard these days defense attorneys for their legal and they have several plans on the defense and will be convicted after table; the move is aimed to accom- separate judicial trials based on the plish the job with few personnel AT News Report bomb, he said, “prior to this bar- evidence brought before the court and quickly,” said Waziri. The and the Counter Narcotics law of baric act, terrorist attack on mili- statement comes hours after the tary hospital in Kabul was Afghanistan. Afghan National Security Forces KABUL: Abdul Karim Khoram, former President Hamid Karzai’s launched, followed by some US- (ANSF) carried out a night raid on pad people propagated pictures of Tuesday and eliminated a key Tal- Chief of Staff has termed the drop of ‘mother of all bombs’ MOAB victim on social media, just to lev- iban commander, Mawlawi Lal, el the ground for the US to test the 38 insurgents who had been the group’s shadow against Islamic State fighters, which is also known as Daesh terrorist, weapon without any concern.” governor for northern Baghlan He claimed that US backed province. The raid was carried out in Achin district of eastern Nan- killed in raids garhar province, as a barbaric act Daesh could launch another terror- jointly by the ANSF and their for- ist attack against innocent people AT News Report eign counterparts in Dand-e-Ghori conducted by US, persuading var- ious goals. Talking to the Waisa in Kabul or other parts of the coun- area of Pul-e-Khumri city. Mean- try to counter and influence the KABUL: At least 38 militants while, a number of lawmakers in Daily, he said “actually it was a were killed and 19 others were test of dangerous weapon on the ongoing reaction among the Afghan the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of people over the MOAB. wounded in different operations Parliament) have said that the in- Afghan soil. Dropping of MOAB launched by the security forces on Afghan soil was also meant to Moreover, regarding the re- ternational community should step moval of Ahmad Zia Masood from within past 24 hours. In a press up its efforts to equip the Afghan convey a threatening message to the North Korea and also to sabo- his post as special envoy to the release issued here, Ministry of Ex-President of Afghanistan – about fighting terrorism and the Russian role in straitening peace in the region air force with modern weapons, Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan tage Moscow-led peace conference President Ashraf Ghani, he said, fighter jets and reconnaissance air- “this would give birth to political National Army (ANA) with the craft. “We need equipment for our on Afghanistan.” cooperation of the Afghan National Afghanistan topic is on the front the largest non-nuclear bomb Afghan President Hamid Karzai Pointing out toward harsh re- crisis.” He also termed this act as a air force personnel, they should tactic of dirty game carried out by Police (ANP) and National Direc- pages of the world media for a long weighing about 10 tons against ter- told about ways of peaceful set- also take a firm stand in the war action by the Afghan people, es- torate of Security (NDS) conduct- time. rorists in the Afghan province Nan- tlement the Taliban movement (the pecially, the stand of former Pres- the government to overcome the against terrorism,” said MP Da- widely reaction against MOAB. ed joint operations against insur- However, normally, just news garhar. The war in Afghanistan lasts organization’s activity is banned) woud Kalakani. “We cannot root ident Hamid Karzai over the US gents in different areas of Nangar- of incidents comes from this coun- almost 40 years. in the country, about the work of out a tree by cutting one of its har, Kapisa, Khost, Kandahar, try: explosions, terrorist attacks, In this interview with Special the current Afghan government branches, we need to cut the roots Uruzgan, Badghis, Faryab, Kun- murders. Correspondent of daily “Izvestia”, and the USA foreign policy mis- of the tree,” said MP Ramazan duz, Sar-e-Pul and Helmand prov- And last week the USA used Ph.D., Georgi Asatryan the former takes in the region...P2 Bashardost, referring to insurgents’ inces. The statement said that in backers. According to the MoD, Something is Editorial these operations38 insurgents in- over the past 24 hours, the Afghan cluding four Daesh and three al- security forces have carried out at P6 Qaeda fighters were killed and 19 Youth’s least seven air raids. (ToloNews) going wrong others were injured. This joint operation of the Defense Security coordination Forces was supporting by the ar- tillery and air forces, added state- foundation ment. “ANA discovered and con- fiscated weapons and ammunition call Achin in the operations as well.” bombardment as ‘war crime’ Shenkai AT News Report district police US b om b in g is n ot KABUL: The Youth’s Coordination Foundation strongly condemned the chief killed in a ccep t a b le: Ex -la w m a k er s US aerial attack on the Achin dis- trict of Nangarhar province, calling Taliban AT News Report it a “war crime”. The US air force dropped Thursday the biggest ever KABUL: Ex-lawmakers con- non-nuclear bomb under the pretext bomb attack demned the US airstrike in Achin of targeting Daesh terrorists’ strong- district, urging the United States holds. The attack was followed by of America (USA) should equip several protests inside Afghanistan Afghan forces with modern and and abroad. Former President Ha- heavy weapon in order to elimi- mid Karzai was the first one who nate terrorist groups across the condemned the attack, calling it an country. The US forces Afghani- aggression against the national sov- stan conducted an airstrike against ereignty. The foundation said the at- ISIS-K complex in Achin district tack was against all international Nangarhar province on Thursday norms, adding that the government of Afghanistan was part of the crime QALAT : The police chief for the and targeted Daesh hideout by GBU43 the biggest un-nuclear by confirming it. The youth’s foun- Shenkai district of southern Zabul dation declared support to Karzai’s province has been killed along with bomb. This attack had different positive and negative reaction. “If stance against the US attack, who a bodyguard in a roadside bomb- said that he would do his best to ing claimed by the Taliban, an offi- Afghan forces equipped with mod- expel the foreign troops from Af- cial said on Wednesday. ern heavy weapons and aerial forc- ghanistan. Tens of the youth raised Provincial police head Brig. es, they would have the capability voices against the “war crime” com- Gen. Mirwais Khan Noorzai told to eliminate Taliban, Daesh and Pacha Khan Zadran mitted by the US military in Achin. Pajhwok Afghan News the Tali- other foreign terrorist groups “Dropping the largest bomb by the ban insurgents stormed a security across the country,” said Ex-Law- for its carelessness regarding using US could not be battle against ter- check-post in Shenkai district at maker Pacha Khan Zadran. He said of biggest bomb in Afghanistan soil, rorism,” said a member of the foun- round 11:30pm on Tuesday night. that dropping of biggest bomb is he said that government must pre- dation. “The government of Afghan- He said the district police only a power show, which is not vent from dropping of mother of istan is a partner of the US in this chief, Saifullah Hotaki, wanted to acceptable for Afghans. If USA re- bombs in Achin. Former Senator crime.” So far, thousands of the rush to the site of the clash to help alty fight against terrorism must Amanullah Azimi strongly con- youth have supported Karzai’s security forces but his vehicle target main hideouts of terrorist in demned airstrike attack in Achin, stance against the US attack and other side of Durand, he noted.