Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:143 Price: Afs.15 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . DECEMBER 23. 2016 -Jadi 03, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime Suicide jackets, SEVEN KILLED INATTACK explosives Zakhilwal meets ON MP’S HOUSE IN KABUL seized in Kabul pro-Taliban KABUL: Intelligence agents By Farhad Naibkhel have found a depot of arms, land- KABUL: A group of armed in- mines, suicide jackets and other Pakistani cleric surgents attacked the house of explosives in the seventh police a renowned member of Wolesi district of Kabul, the National Di- Jirga, Malim Mir Wali, on rectorate of Security (NDS) said Wednesday late evening in on Thursday. Kabul. Seven people were Three suicide jackets prepared killed and six others sustained for bomb attacks were defused by injuries in the attack, said offi- experts, a statement from the spy cials. network said. The Taliban fighters, in- Six hand grenades, 15 bags of cluding suicide bombers, at- explosives, two remote controls, tacked the house of Mir Wali, eight remote boxes, bullets and a who is a lawmaker from south- mobile phone were recovered from ern Helmand province. The a briefcase during a raid. house came under attack at around 7:00 pm in 5th police Terrorists wanted to use the PESHAWAR : Afghan Ambassador Dr. Omar Zakhilwal and a pro- district in the capital city. Barekzai’s son were killed and six dent Ashraf Ghani strongly con- The Taliban claimed responsi- weapons and explosives for sui- Taliban Pakistani cleric have discussed the current situation in the First, a suicide bomber deto- others wounded in the incident, demned the attack and called it an bility for the attack. Spokesman cide attacks, the statement read, war-devastated country. nated explosive-packed vest at said the National Security Council inhuman act. The president reiter- for the group Zabihullah Mujahid claiming a possible loss of precious Zakhilwal met Maulana Samiul Haq, chief of his own faction the front gate of the house of (NSC) in a statement. The NSC ated that fight against terror and said that two Taliban fighters car- lives had been prevented. of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, at the latter’s residence inAkora Khat- Mir Wali. Later, several armed strongly condemned the attack and militant groups would continue. ried the attack. (Pajhwok) tak on Wednesday. militants stormed the house. said that such “barbaric attack” will Pak-Afghan relations, restoration of durable peace in the re- Security forces rushed to never prevent Afghanistan from de- gion and other issues of mutual interest came under discussion at the scene shortly after the at- velopment. Two members of Mir Ambassador Mohib meets Atlantic Council members the two-hour meeting. tack and cordoned off the area. Wali’s family and a few of his body- The diplomat asked Samiul Haq, known as the father of Tali- Clash between the security guards were also killed. However, KABUL: The Afghan ambassador to the United States has met senior Atlantic Council officials on the ban, to play an active role in improving relations between the personnel and the militants the exact number of the guards situation in Afghanistan and Donald Trump’s team. “I provided an overview of the current political and neighbours. continued for hours in the area. could not be confirmed. Further- security landscape in Afghanistan and the region,” Hamdullah Mohib said in a statement after the meeting. Accompanied by four senior staff officials of the Afghan em- The attackers held the dwell- more, the NSC did not provide The diplomat also told Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon M. Wilson, and Director of bassy, the diplomat visited Haq’s residence, adjacent to the Darul ers hostage for hours. Al- details about the fate of Mir Wali. South Asia Bharath Gopalaswamy how the US could play a constructive role in resolving outstanding issues Uloom Haqqania, where many Taliban have studied. though, the exact number of at- But official sources confirmed that in the region. “I also highlighted the progress in certain areas in Afghanistan as well as challenges that the JUI-S spokesman Maulana Yousaf said the ambassador had a tackers is not clear, but based the lawmaker sustained injuries in government is resolved to address for stability and development,” he added. one-on-one meeting with Haq. They were later joined by other on reports three attackers were the attack. Chief Executive Offic- The Atlantic Council called Afghanistan an ally and pledged playing a crucial role in important policy members of the delegation. killed. er Abdullah Abdullah visited the debates about the region. “Maulana Samiul Haq can play a vital role in improving rela- Seven people including the legislator in the hospital and prayed The Council members said they had already planned to organise events on South Asia and invite tions between Pakistan and Afghanistan and remove the misunder- representative of Uruzgan for his early recovery. ambassadors of certain countries and experts to discuss major policy areas. (Pajhwok) standing between the two countries,” Shah quoting Zakhilwal as province Obaidullah In a statement issued, Presi- saying. (Pajhwok) 67: 36 66: 76 71:14 68: 74 FRIDAY .DECEMBER 23, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] By Sultan Barakat and by Sansom Milton Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Graphic-Designers: Edriss Akbari and Bilal Yusufi Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution Article 117 says The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article Since December 15 an agree- Aleppo, we are very concerned northern Syria, yet is allowing placement occurred in a rela- One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end ment brokered between Russia, that the sieges and barrel in only those in urgent need of tively stable context with high of their term. Iran and rebel fighters to evac- bombs will follow the thou- medical treatment. The deprav- international support, the uate besieged communities in sands who arrive in Idlib". ity of the situation calls on Tur- chances of a return to eastern eastern Aleppo and the villag- Given that the internation- key and other neighbouring Aleppo are vanishingly small. es of Foua and Kefraya has al community has failed to states to act unilaterally to pro- It is worse now because the Editorial been under way, albeit falter- stand with Aleppo at its time of vide safe haven to displaced fate of Aleppo's residents is ing at times owing to infringe- need, there is no basis for think- Aleppans. tied to the destiny of other com- ments of the deal. ing that civilians caught in the Meanwhile, the internation- munities that will go through a While the humanitarian cri- crossfire of renewed attempts al community should have similar ethno-sectarian uproot- sis of Aleppo is rightly under by Russia and the Assad re- stood by the position where the ing. the international spotlight, the gime will fare any better. evacuation is made to neutra- The Iranian intervention to wisdom of the evacuation deal To turn the concept of evac- lise eastern Aleppo by offering tie the evacuation to the fate of Daesh has become cancer and there is no treatment for it, but has largely gone unques- uation for safety into a full-scale safe passage to fighters and Foua and Kefraya has compli- only its elimination. Afghan people and government know this tioned. This is unfortunate be- eviction of an entire communi- their immediate families, leav- cated matters where there was cause in many ways the up- ty is totally unacceptable. ing their arms and ability to an existing balance between the very well. Despite having meager resources and little support rooting of Aleppo's residents While rebels faced a choice in pose a threat behind. two villages and Madaya and from the international community, Afghan government has tight- to Idlib is a case of jumping out accepting or rejecting a deal, Ideally this would have Zabadani based on a gentle- ened grip over the notorious terrorist group which has global of the frying pan and into the the same is not true for resi- been accompanied by a moni- man's agreement between fire. dents of eastern Aleppo, some toring mechanism to ensure Hezbollah and the Jabhat Fateh designs and posing serious security threats not only to Afghan- Moving Aleppans to an al- of whom at least are reported that the forces of the Assad al-Sham. istan but also to China, Iran and Central Asian Republics ready stressed area to favour remaining in their regime and its allies respect in- If anything, this shows that (CAR). Many Chinese, Uzbek and Chechens militants have The evacuation of Alep- homes. ternational law as they enter although Russia seems to have pans will inevitably lead to their This is made all the more so the east of the city. focused its mind on reaching a joined Daesh, also known as the Islamic State in the global displacement in temporary shel- considering that the interna- To turn the concept of evac- solution that meets its own north. Their goal was to establish strongholds in Afghanistan ters where they are more vul- tional community increasingly uation for safety into a full-scale objectives and has finally nerable away from their home sees Bashar al-Assad as the eviction of an entire communi- reached an understanding with and later launch small and large scale attacks in their coun- environment and families.