Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:112 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2016 -Qaws 01, 1395 HS Top Haqqani terrorist arrested in Paktika AT News Report KABUL: The National Director- ate of Security said Sunday that a AT News Report top leader linked with the Haqqani terrorist network was arrested in southern Paktika province. KABUL: United Nations Educa- In a press statement, the intel- tional Scientific and Cultural Or- ganization (UNESCO) on Sunday ligence agency said that its opera- while granting the first lady “Bibi MPs concerned at tives succeed to arrest a leader of Gul Literacy Prize Award” insist- Haqqani terrorist network through ed that all illiterate Afghans must an operation in Zurmat district. be covered through literacy pro- “The terrorist was identified gram across the country. growing as Syed Rahman also known as Illiteracy program must be run Khyber,” the statement said. in better manner to ensure that all It added that during primary illiterate Afghan including men and women achieved literacy and nu- Russia-Taliban ties investigation he confesses that he meracy in Afghanistan, said Pro- KABUL: Senate Chairman Fazl Mesharano Jirga members who was involved in major terrorist ac- gram Manager of UNESCO Naomi Hadi Muslimyar on Sunday lashed asked the Afghan government to tivities including explosions, assas- Matsumoto. out at the government for its si- immediately halt Moscow’s med- sination of government officials, She said that Afghan govern- lence over Russia’s interference in dling in Afghanistan’s internal mat- target killing of the tribal elders. ment must strive hard to deliver According to statement, the literacy program with the support Afghanistan’s internal matters. ters. Muslimyar expressed concern Lawmaker Jumma Din Gay- network’s commander was leading of international relevant organsto a group of at least 20 militants to all illiterate people. over growing relations between anwal said: “Russia has close co- Director and Representative of Taliban and Russia and said: “The ordination with Taliban and if the conduct insurgency activities in UNESCO Patricia McPhillips said Afghan government’s silence in this government does not halt these the province. that despite tireless working in regard is disappointing and Kab- links, Afghanistan will become an- This comes as a top command- education fields, still 11 million ul’s friendly countries should play other Syria or Iraq.” er of the Haqqani linked terrorist people under age of 15 years are was killed during an operation of can’t read and write as well as don’t their role in this regard.” He claimed some of Afghan He said helping the enemy of elders had cooperated with Russia the security forces in the province know mummery skills earlier this month. She said that according to lit- The Haqqani terrorist network eracy national action plan 34 per- cent men and 18 women are bene- is accused of staging numerous fited literacy in low level. deadly attacks in the country in- In rural area 90 percent of cluding a coordinated attack on women and 63 percent of men VIP protection unity in Kabul can’t read and write, she added. NATO PRAISESAFGHAN which left at least 74 people dead She said that UNESCO will and over 300 others wounded. continue to support literacy pro- The network was formed in gram for further achievement in FORCES’ BATTLEFIELD GAINS the late 1970s by Jalaluddin future. Haqqani. The group is allied with Acting Minister for Education KABUL: NATO’s assistant sec- against terrorist groups. efforts and regional situation, a Assadullah Hanif Balkhi said that al-Qaida and the Afghan Taliban according to repost still around 40 retary general for operations National Security Advisor statement from the Presidential and cooperates with other terror- percent of population is illiterate Patrick Turner during a meeting Mohammad Hanif Atmar was also Palace said. ist organizations in the region. in the country. with President Ashraf Ghani on present at the meeting that con- President Ghani thanked He said that ministry will Saturday praised the Afghan secu- ferred on various issues particu- NATO for continuously support- strive hard to deliver literacy train- rity forces’ gains in the campaign larly security, counterterrorism ing Afghanistan in diverse fields Security forces gun ing program every hook and pave particularly security and defence. the ground for people to become NATO’s assistant secretary down suicide literate. general for operations Patrick Turn- Currently 15000 literacy train- bomber in ing is active, in which 500,000 stu- er praised the Afghan security forc- es’ achievements on the battlefield Afghanistan and maintaining dip- in developing links with Taliban dents including male and female are lomatic relations with them was in who had agreed to cooperate with Badakhshan undertraining throughout the coun- as unparalleled and said the Afghan try, he underlined. forces had been successful due to fact enmity against the people of Russia. He claimed Russia had pro- AT News Report First Lady Bibi Gul urged all their organized plans. Afghanistan. vided sophisticated weapons to Afghans men and women learn He assured President Ghani of He demanded the government Taliban. Abdul Katif Nuhzatyar, KABUL: A suicide bomber was knowledge to achieve their goals. NATO’s continued cooperation stop Russian meddling in Afghan- another member of Mesharano Jir- shot dead by security forces be- Educated people can play with Afghanistan. Ghani also paid istan’s internal affairs and not al- ga, said: “Russia wants to convert fore managing to target a market in more important role in develop- low Moscow to organize confer- Afghanistan into a battlefield and ment of the country, she mentioned. tribute to the national forces in rec- northeastern Badakhshan prov- ognition of their patriotism, com- ences on Afghanistan without in- they should refrain from repeating forming Kabul. the past mistakes.” ince, security officials said Sunday. mitment, achievements and sup- In a statement ministry of in- Kidnapping gang pressing the enemy. Earlier, Russia’s special envoy The Russian envoy had an- (Pajhwok) for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov nounced Moscow was organizing terior said that the operatives man- busted in had said Moscow was developing a four-nation conference on Af- aged to gun down the suicide bomb- links with Taliban on matters of ghanistan next month. Russia, Af- er in the Baharak district late Sat- Kandahar mutual interest such as fighting ghanistan, China and Pakistan AT News Report India reaffirms support to restore Afghanistan’s urday. against Daesh. would participate in the talks. The bomber planned to deto- KABUL: Security forces in a role as land bridge of the region Kabulov’s statement irked (Pajhwok) nate his explosives among people joint operation arrested four kid- in a busy market, but was identi- nappers in southern Kandahar India has reaffirmed support to Forces. Member States, whose societies Afghanistan and to work with the He said as s the draft resolu- were being torn apart by terror- 36 projects worth 200m afs in the pipeline fied and gunned down by the se- province, security officials said curity forces before reaching the Sunday. neighboring countries to restore tion promoted regional coopera- ism. KABUL: The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development target, the statement added. “They were identified as La- Afghanistan’s role as the land tion, India was committed to work (MRRD) on Sunday signed contracts for 36 projects financed by the tif, Mohammad, Najebullah and bridge of the region. with neighbouring countries to re- Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be implemented in 17 provinces. By killing of suicide attacker Abdul Ahad,” ministry of interior The Indian envoy to United store Afghanistan’s role as the land The contracts were signed between MRRD Minister Nasir Ahmad security forces operatives succeed- said in a statement. Nations Syed Akbaruddin made bridge of the region. Durrani and representatives of construction companies in capital Kab- ed to prevent a bloody incident. It added that they are accused the remarks during a meeting of the On combating terrorism, he ul. MRRD spokesman Akbar Rustami told Pajhwok Afghan News the This comes as reports emerged of several human criminals includ- United Nations on Afghanistan. said that the United Nations had projects included construction of roads, retaining walls, irrigation dams, earlier last night said that a group ing killing, abduction and stealing The UN General Assembly to do more to send the right mes- bridges and culverts. He said the projects would be implemented in of suicide bombers attempted to Adopted resolution supporting sage. “Inconsistent implementa- in the province Kabul, Logar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Baghlan, Kunduz, Ta- attack the Baharak district admin- “The security forces during the Afghanistan’s efforts as speakers tion of sanctions on some terrorist khar, Sar-i-Pul, Samangan, Ghor, Paktia, Maidan Wardak, Kapisa, Pan- vowed to help the conflict-affect- outfits eats away at the United jsher and Nimroz provinces by the Regional Integration Program (RIP). istrative compound. operation rescue a man who was Separately, top Taliban com- kidnapped earlier this month by ed nation achieve untapped poten- Nations authority,” he said. The construction process of the projects would begin next week and kidnappers and they demanded tial. Akbar further added unless the would take from six to nine months to complete, he said. Rustami added mander was killed in a clash with 5,000,000 Pakistani Rupees from Akbaruddin expressed alarm at Security Council and its organs the projects would generate job opportunities for a large number of security forces in northeastern his family,” the statement said. the expansion of the theatre of war were part of a cohesive response people and benefit 187,000 people when completed.