Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:186 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 04. 2017 -Dalw 16, 1395 HS A number of electoral monitoring organizations on Friday ques- tioned government’s ‘silence’ over the selection of the head of the In- dependent Election Commission’s (IEC) secretariat, saying that the rejection of the three nominees for the position will undermine the independence of the electoral bod- ies. The institutions said the de- lay in selecting the head of the IEC secretariat will postpone the up- coming parliamentary and district councils’ elections. Three weeks ago, the IEC in- troduced Imam Mohammad Wari- mach, a former member of the IEC media commission; Ahmadullah Archiwal, head of public aware- ness department of the IEC and AT Monitoring Desk Popal Habib as nominees for head of the secretariat, but all were re- HEAVY KABUL: At least eight policemen jected by government. Laghman who were members of one family SNOWFALL “If the IEC trusts its decision were cowardly killed by the Tali- and its nominees, it should dis- clash leaves 3 CLOSES SALANG ban insurgents in Faryab province, cuss the issue with government. local official said on Friday And if there is a problem, govern- PASS FOR Almar district governor, Mo- policemen ment should make the issue clear TRAFFIC AGAIN hammad Saleh Saleh told TOLO- and make a clear decision in this hurt news that the deceased police forc- respect,” said Mohammad Yusuf CHARIKAR: The key Salang Pass es members include a father, his Rasheed, executive director of Free MEHTERLAM: Three Taliban, situated in central Parwan prov- two sons, his two son-in-laws and and Fair Election Foundation of including group leader, and as ince and connecting the capital his three nephew. Kabul with northern provinces of Afghanistan. many policemen have been wound- “The policemen were poi- the country has been blocked for “People will not expect a ed during a clash in eastern Lagh- soned first and then were shot dead traffic due to heavy snowfall and transparent elections in the future by the Taliban insurgents,” he said. man province, a statement from the snowstorm, an official said on Fri- if the [IEC] activities continue this The incident took place in Gard governor house said on Friday. day. way,” said Tawab Danish, mem- The clash took place Thurs- Gen. Rajab, the safety and se- Marshkar village in the district. ber of Afghansitan’s Lawyers According to media report, the day night in Shaheed Baba and curity in-charge of Salang Pass, Union. attacker, who is a resident of Al- Basram localities of Alingar dis- told Pajhwok Afghan news the stra- mar district, was surrendered to The IEC and the Presidential tegic Salang Pass had been closed Palace would not comment on the trict, the statement said. from Thursday evening and may the police force 15 days ago. issue. However, the Chief Execu- Taliban group leader Noor remain closed for 72 hours. This is not the first incident of tive Abdullah Abdullah’s spokes- Rahman was among the injured He said all kind of vehicles had its nature, as the Taliban insurgents man Mujib Rahman Rahimi at a rebels, according to the statement. been stopped at the Malkhan and carried such “cowardly attacks” Khenjan areas of Baghlan and Taje- several time in the past. It indi- press conference on Thursday said It added three policemen in- they are committed to bringing re- kan district of Parwan. cates that the Taliban insurgent has jured in the fire fight had been evac- forms to the electoral process. He said his department was lost influence to battle face-to-fact uated to the hospital. “The next election has two prepared to deal with unfortunate with security forces. The Afghan Alingar is among the insecure goals: people will select parliament incidents or avalanches. security forces repelled the spring According to the latest infor- and district councils’ members and districts of Laghman where clash- offensive of the Taliban insurgents mation he said 75 cm snow had will send their representatives to es take places between rebels and very effectively, which is a big blow been fallen in the northern Salang the Loya Jirga [the Grand Assem- security forces and 85 cm snow had fallen in the to the group. Taliban and other (Pajhwok) militant outfits would never win bly],” Rahimi said. southern Salang. (Pajhwok) war as they are at the wrong path. Afghan security forces have been fighting all form of insurgency with high moral. Balkh PC says bypassed 5 Taliban hideouts destroyed in IN BUDGET PLANS MAZAR-I-SHARIF: The provin- lation of Balkh people’s rights. Postgraduate Medical Education Residency Programme Intake 2017 Helmand air and cial council of northern Balkh prov- “Everyone’s authority is defined in the law, but ince on Thursday complained of some people only work for own interest,” she said. ground operations being always ignored by the gov- But the governor’s spokesman, Munir Farhad, Announcement ernor’s house in preparing and ex- said provincial council members had always been in- Five hideouts of the Taliban group ecuting provincial development vited to meetings about budgetary and development FMIC began its Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Residency Programme in 2012 to address the need for were destroyed during the joint and budgetary plans. plans. specialists training in the country with a dedicated building for the PGME programme, equipped with latest teaching and military operations in the restive A member of the council, “Provincial annual budget plan is always final- learning facilities. southern Helmand province. Hasham Azimi, told Pajhwok Af- ized by a special committee in presence of provincial The provincial government ghan News the governor’s house council members,” he said. The PGME Programme at FMIC is accredited by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Islamic Republic of media office said the hideouts of used to prepare development and Farhad said sometimes provincial council mem- Afghanistan and planned and being implemented with active support from the PGME Programme of the Aga the group were destroyed in San- budgetary plans and send them for bers themselves did not want to join such meetings. Khan University (AKU), Pakistan. gin district. approval to the central govern- (Pajhwok) At least 18 militants were also ment, but the provincial council FMIC is pleased to announce the induction of residents for 2017. Applications are invited from Afghan physicians for killed and 3 others were wounded was never consulted. the following residency programmes: during the operations, the local He said making revenue and officials said. annual plans while not consulting 1. Paediatric Surgery (5 Years) Maximum 2 positions According to the officials, the the council was illegal, incomplete 2. Paediatric Medicine (4 Years) Maximum 2 positions operations were jointly conduct- and unjustifiable. 3. Anaesthesiology (4 Years) Maximum 2 positions ed by the Afghan National Defense He said the elected public rep- 4. Paediatric Orthopaedic (4 Years) Maximum 2 positions and Security Forces with the sup- resentatives were responsible to 5. Radiology (4 Years) Maximum 2 positions port of the Afghan Air Force. share their views about budgetary The officials further added that and development plans and allo- 6. Pathology (4 Years) Maximum 2 positions the son of the Taliban leader com- cate budget as per people’s require- The PGME Programme offers an excellent training environment with close faculty supervision. To complement the mander Furqani was also among ments in different areas. training, residents will have access to Continuing Medical Education Seminars, guest lectures by eminent scholars, those killed. Meanwhile, civil society activ- No further details have been ists in Balkh also criticized the health sciences library, skills lab and audio visual and IT facilities. Beside rotation to teaching hospitals in Kabul, disclosed by the officials regard- governor’s house for what they residents will have rotations at AKU Hospital in Karachi for clinical training and also benefit from other related trainings ing the casualties of the Afghan said arbitrary and illegal actions. being offered by AKU. forces so far. Razia Mirzayee, a civil soci- The Taliban militants group ety activist, said not consulting Requirements has not commented regarding the public representatives was a vio- - MD Diploma or equivalent degree from MoPH recognized institution report so far. Helmand is among the volatile - Must have passed the MoPH Entrance Exam for PGME provinces in southern Afghanistan - Must pass FMIC Entrance Test and go through the interview process where the Taliban insurgents are 17 WELFARE PROJECTS Applications: actively operating in its various districts and often carry out insur- IMPLEMENTED IN NANGARHAR Application forms can be received from the following contact person, daily except Fridays and Saturdays: gency activities. The group launched a coordi- At a sum of AFS 120,000,000 funded by ministry of rural rehabilitation and develop- - Mr. Saeed Ahmad Administrative assistant manager: Cell Phone: 0799457533 [email protected] nated attack on Sangin district ear- ment and ministry of public health 17 public utility projects have been completed in and [email protected] lier this week, forcing the Afghan eastern Nangarhar province. - Mr. Waheedullah Qasimi, Senior HR Officer: Cell Phone: 0796226112 [email protected] and government to deploy additional Mohammad Gulab Mangal governor of Nangarhar during the inauguration ceremo- [email protected] forces and a delegation to review § Last date for submission of Application Forms is Thursday March 2, 2017 (12 Hot 1395). the situation. ny of the projects said, 13 projects have been completed by national solidarity pro- Taliban launched several rock- gram of ministry of rural rehabilitation and development and 4 other projects have been Interested physicians should: ets on the provincial capital of executed by ministry of public health in Koot district of the province.