Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:128 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . DECEMBER 06 . 2015 -Qaus 15, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 0708954626 “Former President Hamid Karzai condemned AT Monitoring Desk vene an economic conference in shell-firing in Wardak” groups at the first round of peace stan is the center or capital of the He said the presence of 10,000 Berlin within next six months to talks. The American politician said groups – whether they are Taliban US troops in Afghanistan can ac- KABUL: Afghanistan Investment encourage foreign investors to in- AT Monitoring Desk the Afghan government has had a or Haqqani. There is no doubt that celerate the training and equipment Support Agency (AISA) said that vest in Afghanistan and find mar- number of problems over the last Pakistani generals were present at process of Afghan security forces. KABUL: The Ministry of De- economic conference on Afghani- ket for Afghanistan’s agricultural year and that it has had to work the [the peace talks] session which Khalilzad, who was born in stan, which is going to be held in fense (MoD) has assigned a com- hard to gain public trust. "This was held with the Taliban and Afghanistan, was U.S envoy to products in Germany. According mission to investigate the recent Berlin, will encourage foreign in- to a survey, investment in Afghan- shows the lack of a system and a Haqqani network leaders." He Kabul but is currently a counselor vestors to invest in Afghanistan. incident of mortar shell firing in work plan in the government. We went on to say: "Regarding Daesh, at the Center for Strategic and In- istan has dropped by 26 percent Maidan Wardak province that led hope that lessons are learned from it is clear which country is mostly ternational Studies (CSIS) and pres- Deputy Head of the AISA, this year. In the meantime, the Af- to killing of 10 civilians and in- Muhammad Ebrahim Shams, told ghanistan Chambers of Commerce mistakes made in Kunduz war and supporting the group and on the ident of Khalilzad Associates, an Azadi Radio that the conference jured six others. According to re- ormer US Ambassador to Af that the mistakes are not repeat- part of Taliban and Haqqani Net- international business consulting and Industries (ACCI) said that ports, mortar shells fired by Af- ghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad ed," he said. "No doubt, without work we can say surely that Paki- firm based in Washington, DC. will assess investment opportu- the government and private sec- ghan security forces hit a play- said Pakistan has always used the help of Pakistan, the [terror- stan is their [Taliban's] support- He was the United States nities in Afghanistan. He said that tor should inform foreign busi- F German and other international nessmen about investment oppor- ground in Sayed Abad district of the Taliban and Haqqani Network ist] groups would not have the er." Khalilzad stressed the need to Ambassador to the United Nations the province killed 10 civilians and in its foreign policy and that it ability to operate in Afghanistan establish transparency in the gov- under President George W. Bush investors should be assured of a tunities in Afghanistan. wounded six others. Most of the gives refuge to extremist groups. in ways that they are doing now ernment and said U.S President and has been involved with U.S peaceful environment for invest- Khanjan Alokozai, the depu- victims of the incident were teen- Speaking to TOLOnews, and they would not have been able Barak Obama's new strategy has policy makers at the White House, ment in Afghanistan. “The gov- ty head of the ACCI, said that agers. A spokesman for the MoD, Khalilzad said Pakistani generals to threaten Afghanistan as much created more optimism in winning State Department and Pentagon ernment should show its commit- despite insecurity the main con- Dawlat Waziri, told Azadi Radio sat beside leaders of insurgent as they do," Khalilzad said. "Paki- the war on terror in Afghanistan. since the mid-1980s. ments towards creating invest- cern of foreign investors is wide- on Saturday that the commission ment opportunities in the coun- spread corruption. “The govern- is responsible to probe into the try,” he added. This comes at a ment should ensure security for incident. “The acting Minister of time that recently President foreign investors and it should fight Defense, Masoom Stankzai, have Ashraf Ghani met with the Ger- against corruption,” he added. assigned the commission to inves- man Minister for Economic Co- Alokozai said that strict invest- tigate the incident and bring the operation and Development, ment laws also discourage foreign culprits to book,” he added. Ex- where the two sides agreed to con- investment in Afghanistan. President Hamid Karzai in a state- ment issued on Saturday strongly condemned the mortar attack. He said that killing innocent civilians was in sharp contrast with Islam- ic instructions. Karzai urged war- ring sides to practice more caution to avoid civilian casualties. Hamid Zarqavi, Abu Umar and the cur- Karzai extended his condolences rent IS chief, Abu Bakar Al Bagh- to the bereaved families and prayed dadi Al Hussaini. Baghdadi claims or quick recovery of the wound- himself from the origin of Banu ed. Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House Hasham through Hazrat Imam of the parliament) in its plenary Hassan, the grandson of Prophet session also slammed the mortar Muhammad (PBUH). On such shell firing and urged the govern- grounds, through his latest letter, ment to investigate the incident. Al Zawahiri directed Baghdadi for The Second Deputy Speaker of the By Ali Jan Khan the IS allegiance to Al Qaeda. Wolesi Jirga Nazir Ahmad Ah- Baghdadi was also suggested madzai, who was chairing the ses- KABUL: Claiming Al Qaeda’s by Al Qaeda present chief to re- sion, strongly condemned the in- ownership over Islamic States ( frain his fighters and members cident. He assigned the internal IS) also called as Daesh, Dr. Aim- from heinous criminal and violent security commission of the house an Al Zwahiri said, “IS is an affil- acts as it is damaging image of all to launch probe into the incident. iated body of Al Qaeda and di- Islamic organizations. Al Zawahiri Sherwali Wardak, a lawmaker of rected its chief Abu Bakar Bagh- has, however, addressed or men- the province, said those responsi- dadi for an allegiance.”Dr. Aiman tioned the IS fighters and com- ble for the attack want to create Al Zawahi has made the claim and manders as “Mujahideen.” Bagh- differences among Afghans. asked Abu Bakar Baghdadi for IS dadi was further suggested to hold allegiance to Al Qaeda, through a him and his supporters back from booklet appeared in both Pushto solo flight and insisted they must KABUL: A huge blaze that swept ing. Sponge shoes and sandals are ary materials were partially Syed Habibullah and Mir Alam and Darri languages. The 34-pag- join the Al Qaeda, which is the into a marketplace in central capi- sold at the market. Despite timely torched. Rahimi said the fire was markets, selling shoes, stationery es booklet, seems to be published supreme body of Muslims from tal Kabul was finally extinguished arrival of the firefighters, the fire put out and only some parts of and turbans. Columns of thick in black markets, most probably all over the world, fighting against on Saturday, but gutted a large could not be controlled immediate- underground area of the market smoke and flames rose from the in Peshawar whereas almost Af- what he called American imperi- number of shops and caused heavy ly because of inflammable goods was in flames which would be si- site. Flames could be seen several ghan resistance forces are getting alist rulers and their allies. losses to traders, an official said. in the market, Rahim said, adding lenced soon. He said 80 shops kilometres from the site. printing facilities for its propa- Similarly, Al Qaeda’s current Maj. Gen. Abdur Rahman Ra- that the lack of standard roads in were torched in Zardad market. A guard at Zardad market, ganda based magazines and news- chief Dr. Aiman Al Zawahiri, himi, the Asmayee Zone police the area also led to a delay in dous- Eyewitnesses said some shops in Mohammad Ishaq, told Pajhwok letters since long. The booklet through a latest letter addressed commander, told reporters the fire ing the fire. He said the fire had Miralam market selling shoes, san- Afghan News the blaze -- caused comprises letters, exchanged be- to Abu Babakar Baghadi, has erupted as a result of an electric spread from Zardad market to a dals and raisins were also gutted. by an electric short-circuit -- en- tween Al Qaeda top leaders in- asked for an end to internal rifts short-circuit in Haji Zardad mar- nearby market called Sayed The exact losses are yet to be gulfed the two other markets as cluding Osama bin Laden, Dr. Aim- and hostilities amongst the ranks ket at about 10:30am this morn- Habibullah market where station- known. The fire engulfed Zardad, well. (Pajhwok) an Al Zawahiri, Abu Massab Al of Islamic groups. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A military helicopter transferred wounded supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansoor, from Quetta to Karachi city of KUNDUZ CITY: Cracks have $30 million, provided by the Unit- urging Transport MinisterMo- tionof the urban master plan, fer a huge loss, businessman Ab- Pakistan for treatment, local me- appeared in the Sher Khan dry ed States.