Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:288 Price: Afs.15 SUNDAY . MAY 24 . 2015 -Jawza 03, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes NSC rejects MP seeks govt support Germany, US signing of Karzai terms relations stress sweeping MoU between in anti-Taliban uprising electoral reforms AT Monitoring Desk curity and several other problems, KABUL: The US and German NDS, ISI between Kabul, New quoted by Radio Azadi, Abdul special representatives for Af- KABUL: After a decision by res- Wali Niyazi, an MP from Bada- ghanistan and Pakistan have AT Monitoring Desk idents of northeastern Badakhs- khshan said. He said that required stressed the need electoral reforms han province to take up guns attention has not been paid on ar- without further delay. against militants if they did not eas where people have launched Speaking at a press conference KABUL: National Security Coun- after the Afghanistan Contact cil (NSC) rejected signing of the Delhi time-tested give up militancy, an MP from the public uprisings; therefore the province said Saturday that pub- government should not remain re- Group (ACG) meeting, Daniel memorandum of understanding Feldman, the US special represen- (MOU) on intelligence sharing ers discussed different issues of lic uprisings should be supported luctant in this regard in future. mutual interest. Hamid Karzai by the government; otherwise it Acting governor of Balkh, Ata tative for Afghanistan and Paki- with Pakistan. The NSC said that stan, stressed it was necessary only draft of the MOU has been appreciated India s support for will not yield any result. The Mohammad Noor, recently said Afghanistan in different areas, first public uprising was launched that he will besiege people and will that the elections were acceptable signed between the National Di- to everybody in Afghanistan. We rectorate of Security (NDS) and particularly in education sector. in Andar district of Ghazni three defend the country independent- He termed relations between years back, where the locals suc- ly, if the government did not pay all want electoral reforms com- Pakistani spy agency, the Inter- mission be established and start Services Intelligence (ISI). Kabul and New Delhi as time-test- ceeded to clear their area of the attention to security of northern ed and urged India to support se- Taliban militants. Later on, this provinces. Members of public work soon. Feldman welcomed Najib Manalai, spokesman for unity government s efforts in the NSC, while talking to news- curity institutions of Afghanistan trend was followed in other prov- uprisings have mostly complained in order to enable them to defend inces as well, including Kunduz, about lack of government s coop- completing its council of minis- men said that the two countries ters, calling it very good news. He have only inked draft of the MOU. their country independently. Kunar, Kandahar, Logar and oth- eration. Karzai urged that Modi to attend er provinces. Public uprisings A member of the uprisings, Fai- praised Afghan security forces He added that the draft was signed performance for having full re- to lay out ground for technical inauguration of the new parlia- will not be in favor Afghanistan zanullah Faizan, said he has a ment building that is being built and Afghans if they were not man- message for those who want to sponsibility in providing securi- process of the deal. The deal ty for Afghan people. He said his would be credible once political by India. aged and supported by the gov- take part in public rebellions. I Modi said that India and Af- ernment. Such movements were want to tell them that don t try government would lend full sup- agreement was reached between port for Afghan forces. Michael the two countries and it was signed ghanistan s relations are beyond help the country in such a situa- this because we launched public government-to-government as tion where we face growing inse- uprising but we were left alone. Koch, German special represen- by the chairman of NDS and DG tative for Afghanistan and Paki- ISI, Manalai said. Manalai said people-to-people contacts are there and they need further expan- stan, said the ACG meeting in that contents of security deals are (ANP) in collaboration with Af- Kabul was a representative of the usually not shared with the gen- sion. Hamid Karzai held the meet- 54 insurgents ghan National Army (ANA) and international community s com- eral public. Since the day the draft National Directorate of Security mitment and support for Afghan- has been signed, reservations and ing with Modi during his stop- over in New Delhi. The former killed in raids (NDS) has conducted clearance istan. He said based on the agree- tensions have started erupting AT News Report Karzai met with the Indian Prime operations against insurgents in ment on which the unity govern- across the country. Ex-President Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Afghan president left for China AT News Report on Saturday. different areas of Nangarhar, Kun- ment was formed it was neces- Hamid Karzai in a press statement KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Delhi on Saturday. The two lead- KABUL: At least 54 armed Tali- duz, Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, Uruz- sary that the electoral reforms issued by his office last week ex- ban fighters were killed and nine gan, Paktiya and Zabul provinces. commission start its work. He ex- pressed his deep concern over others were wounded in different In these operations 54 rebels were pressed concerns about a spike in signing of the MOU. He urged the Gen. Qadam Shah Roadside blast kills district crackdowns within past 24 hours. eliminated and nine others injured. insecurity in northern provinces, incumbent government to annual appointed as Chief In a press release issued here, Two insurgents were arrested and saying training of Afghan forces it. According to Hasib Seddiqi, Ministry of Interior (MoI) said handed over to relevant authori- was ongoing in an effective man- spokesman for the NDS, signing of Army Staff CHIEF IN HELMAND that Afghan National Police ties for interrogation. ner. (Pajhwok) of the MOU was aimed at expan- AT News Report no, Muhammad Ismail Haqyar, sion of cooperation and coordina- AT News Report was on his way to office. tion spy agencies of the two coun- KaBUL: Roadside bombing killed No group including the Tali- tries in fight against terrorism. KABUL: Afghan government has Charchino district chief in south- ban has claimed responsibility of India s NSA finds faults with appointed General Qadam Shah ern Uruzgan province, said an of- the bombing so far. Amendment enables Shaheen, as chief of the army staff, ficial. Dost Muhammad Nayab, The killing comes five days an official said on Saturday. Na- a spokesman for the provincial after the chief of Nawa district of Pak-Afghan spy agencies deal acting ministers to tional Unity Government leaders governor office, said, the incident Helmand was killed in an ambush run ministries for agreed on General Qadam Shah s took place on Saturday morning on Kabul-Kandahar highway in National Security Advisor Ajit and complimentary and coordi- Minister to Kabul last week. Talk- appointment as the Army Chief when the district chief of Charchi- Ghazni province. Doval on Friday said that nated intelligence operations . The ing about a Land Boundary Agree- over 2 months of Staff of the country, Javid Faisal, a spokesman for the Chief Pakistan s spy agency Inter-Ser- announcement followed a visit by ment with Bangladesh, Doval said AT News Report Executive Office, said on Twitter vices Intelligence (ISI) deal with the two governments have agreed today. General Qadam Shah, be- Work on Salma Dam Afghanistan s National Director- on the conditionalities needed for KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) fore this was serving as command- ate of Security (NDS) was based transfer of people. Deliberations of the parliament on Saturday er of the 111 Division of Afghan to be completed next year on wrong assumptions. What Pa- have been done on both sides and approved the proposed changes National Army, based in Kabul. kistan wanted was to take assur- the revenue officials of the two by the president in the law re- This is in a while that President AT Monitoring Desk work on the much-awaited project ance and pressurize Afghanistan countries have met and finalised garding caretaker ministries and Ashraf Ghani on Thursday an- will be completed in next year. As that they will not allow their terri- it. Next week, revenue officials are state organizations. The changes nounced Masoum Stanekzai as KABUL: The newly appointed we met with concerned officials, tory to be used for any security meeting again. As far as transfer of brought about in the law enable minister-designate for defense, governor of western Herat prov- they assured us that the Salma related work by India. That is the people are concerned, there is an an acting minister to be remain in who still need to be approved by ince has said that work on the Dam will generate power in com- crux of it. This is based on a faulty agreed principle between the two the office for more than two the parliament. Before, Stanekzai, much-awaited hydroelectric and ing year, he said. Salma Dam was assumption that India probably countries. I don t think there are months until a minister replaces General Shir Muhammad Karimi, irrigation project the Salma surveyed during Sardar Moham- uses Afghan soil or Afghan nation- any problems about that, said him/her, said the Deputy of the was nominated for the slot, but Dam will be completed in up- mad Daud Khan s tenure and lat- als for its security purposes, Doval.