Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:295 Price: Afs.15 MONDAY . JUNE 01 . 2015 -Jawza 11, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes Afghan forces subdue rebels Govt saves Poor preparation for ON THEIR OWN: CAMPBELL 5b Afs in KABUL: NATO top commander contracts SAARC conference in in Afghanistan Gen. John Camp- KABUL : The national procure- bell on Sunday said the Afghan se- curity forces had subdued insur- ment committee on Sunday said it gents in very corner of Afghanistan had evaluated 124 major contracts on their own and the latest opera- worth 24 billion afghanis in eight Bamiyan irks senators tions showed their extraordinary meetings. The latest contracts be- longing to the ministries of agri- capability. The Resolute Support AT Monitoring Desk commander was talking to Chief Ex- culture, public works, public ecutive Officer Abdullah Abdullah health, interior and defence were KABUL: A number of senators on during a meeting with him at his evaluated last night when the com- Sunday concerned over arrange- office in Kabul, a statement from mittee met under the chairmanship ments and preparations made for the CEO office said. Gen. Camp- of President Ashraf Ghani. Chief a festival which will be held this bell added that foreign troops con- Executive Officer Abullah Abdul- week in central Bamiyan province tinued their mission to train and lah and Second Vice-president Sar- to name it as the cultural capital of advice Afghan security forces, who war Danbish were present at the South Asian Association for Re- he believed had the required ability meeting that took place at the Pres- gional Cooperation (SAAR). to subdue the insurgents. Abdullah idential Palace, a statement from Member of a delegation which re- praised sacrifices rendered by the ber of terrorists who resorted to vi- safe havens of militants in the en- the palace said. At the meeting, cently visited historical sites in Afghan forces in line of duty, call- olence and created insecurity. Call- tire country. He said the unity gov- some of these contracts were ap- Bamiyan, Lailuma Ahmadi, said ing them the real guard of the coun- ing as crucial latest security opera- ernment was trying to strengthen proved and others referred for a that lack of budget has hampered try s soil. The CEO said the Af- tions in various parts of the coun- Afghan forces from training and revision. Yama Yawari, the com- the preparation process for the upcoming festival in the province. ghan forces had for years fought the try, Abdullah said the operations equipment perspective in order mittee head, said they had evalu- the country. Ahmadi urged securi- Culture says representatives of all opponents and killed a large num- should be further extended to target they could face all challenges. She said that $0.5 million has been ty forces to adopt concrete securi- Asian countries, members of ated 124 contracts worth 24 bil- allocated for the purpose but there ty measures to ensure safe envi- SAARC, representatives of the lion afghanis during the last eight is no sign of preparations and ar- ronment for the event.The event United Nations and the United meetings. rangements for the event. She sug- will be held this week in Bamiyan Nations Educational, Scientific and After getting nod from Ghani, He said 82 contracts worth 13 bil- gested the concerned departments city which will be attended by gov- Cultural Organization (UNESCO) lion afghanis had been processed, to take all adopt measures for hold- ernment officials, foreigners and and other officials will participate 22 contracts being revised for tech- ing the event with enthusiasm be- people from different provinces. in the event which will be held this MoI to start issuing e-NIC nicalities and 20 more contracts had cause it has special importance for The Ministry of Information and week. been rejected. AT Monitoring Desk oped a new system for this pur- parency of upcoming elections and Yawari said so far more than five pose, but it needs the president s is a critical step for bringing re- billion afghanis had been saved in Militant on militant Protestors in KABUL: The Ministry of Interi- order to begin the process, said forms in electoral system. It will these contracts, calling it a huge or (MoI) is all set to kick off issu- official on Sunda . Head of e-NIC help us to know exact figures about sum going to the national coffers Kapisa call on ance of electronic National Identi- department of the MoI, Humayun the country s population and vot- and a big achievement for the gov- violence: Taliban kills Daesh ty Cards (e-NIC) and has devel- Muhtat, said they are working on ers, said Yusuf Rashid, executive distribution of forms to collect in- director of Free and Fair Election ernment. (Pajhwok) govt to scrap formation about the country s Foundation of Afghanistan commander in Farah Two students, population. We are ready to con- (FEFA). According to the Finance intelligence tinue the plan but we need presi- Ministry, at least $3 million has Senate ratifies teacher killed in dent s order to kick of e-NIC issu- been allocated for e-NIC project. deal with ISI ance, he said. However, the process is ongoing Kabul-Ankara rocket attack on A number of lawmakers and elec- in a snail-paced process. The AT Monitoring Desk tion watchdogs officials believe Chief Executive Abdullah Abdul- school in Logar that issuance of e-NIC will help lah recently said that e-NIC issu- strategic pact KABUL: An intelligence sharing the government to hold transpar- ance will start in near future. But AT News Report AT Monitoring Desk deal between National Directorate ent and free election. Lawmaker it has not kicked off yet. of Security (NDS) and Pakistan s KABUL: Two students and a Masouda Karokhil said that e-NIC The e-NIC issuance, brining re- KABUL: The Senate on Sunday spy agency Inter-Services Intelli- teacher were killed when a rocket is very important for the country forms in electoral bodies are main approved a strategic cooperation gence (ISI) this month has earned hit a school in the central Logar as it will guarantee the transparen- pre-conditions of formation of the agreement between Kabul and An- severe criticism across the coun- province on Sunday, said an offi- cy of upcoming polls. The issu- National Unity Government kara. The agreement was endorsed AT Monitoring Desk hours. Both insurgent groups have try. Venting their anger, over 600 cial. The Ministry of Education ance of e-NIC will ensure trans- (NUG). by Wolesi Jirga the Lower House not commented on the clash so far. protesters took to the streets in in a statement said that the rocket of the parliament in May and KABUL: The differences between It is worth mentioning that the capital of central Kapisa prov- hit Topak primary school in Bara- Merit criteria trampled in later was sent to Meshrano Jirga, the Taliban and their international earlier Taliban had also attacked ince and condemned the NDS-ISI ki Barak district of the province. the Upper House. The strategic counterpart Daesh, caused break- Daesh fighters in Khak-e-Safid dis- deal, asking the government to re- The rocket attack killed two stu- pact was signed between Afghan out of a fierce fighting in the west- trict of the province, killing doz- voke it. The protest demonstra- dents and a teacher, and wounded hiring employees: Ezedyar and Turkish presidents in Kabul ern Province Farah where a Daesh ens of their fighters. The clash tion was organized by civil soci- commander was killed, said offi- came hard on the heel of the state- four other students of the school, KABUL : Some members of Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parlia- last year in a bid to strengthen re- ety group, Rond Sabz. The pro- the statement added. The wound- ment rued on Sunday that merit criteria had been totally trampled fol- lations and cooperation between cials on Sunday. ment of Daesh emir Abu Bakr al- test walk started from Da Baba Ali ed persons have been rushed to lowing new appointments at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), National the two countries in different fields, Taliban insurgents had carried Baghdadi when he called Mullah area and culminated at the Guldan hospital. This comes at a time that Directorate of Security (NDS) and other departments, which tend to including security, economy, social out attacks on Daesh safe haven in Omar an illiterate warlord who square in Mahmood Raqi. The the minister of education has re- navigate the country on path to more crisis. Last week Mohammad development, sports and environ- Anar Dara district of the province, doesn t deserve any spiritual re- demonstrators chanted different cently termed insecurity as a big Masoum Stanikzai was introduced as acting defence minister by Presi- ment protection. Member of the where eight Taliban fighters were spect. Baghdadi also called on al- slogan against Pakistan such as threat before education in Afghan- dent Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Lt. Gen. Qadam Shah and Lt. Gen. senate international affairs com- also wounded in the fight, said Taj Qaeda leaders to dump allegiance Death to Pakistan, We don t Abdul Khaliq were appointed as chief of army and deputy defence Mohammad Jahid, the command- to the Taliban leader, Mullah istan. Reports recently surfaced minister respectively. Dr. Sami Fazl, senator from Baghlan, said he was mission, Humaira Nimati, said the want any intelligence deal with that several schools in Pol-e- pact includes capacity building of er of the 207 Corps of the Afghan Omar.