Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:120 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28 . 2015 -Qaus 07, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani welcomed the na- tionalist leaders, representing Pa- shtuns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan provinces as well as tribal areas. Following President Ghani’s invitation to attend a reference in the memory of late Pashtun na- tionalist leader Afzal Khan Lala, the delegation arrived in Kabul the other day on three-day official visit. The nationalist leaders in- clude Dr. Salim Khan (son of Afzal Khan Lala), Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Welcoming the delegation at ways welcome because mutual delegates have arrived on a three- Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Awa- the Presidential Palace, the presi- visits strengthen relations and re- day visit aimed at promoting AT News Report Chairman of Awami National Par- delegation on a feast. The dele- mi National Party (ANP) presi- dent told the guests that Afghans sult in peace and stability,” Pajh- peace in the region and goodwill ty (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan, gates have arrived on a three-day dent Asfandyar Wali Khan, ANP were feeling pride that the nation- wok Afghan News quoted Ghani. between the neighbours, Afrasiab KABUL: A delegation of Pashtun Head of the Qaumi Watan Party visit to promote peace and good- central leader Afrasiab Khattak, alist leaders have arrived with He said that it was their responsi- Khattak told Pajhwok Afghan nationalist leaders from Pakh- Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, will in the region. On November Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) lead- peace messages. He said that de- bility to accomplish the wishes News. “Our objective is to create tunkhwa called on ex-President Salim Khan, Afrasiyab Khattak, 7, in a condolence ceremony for er Aftab Sherpao, QWP’s senior mise of Afzal Khan Lala was pain- and desires of Bacha Khan and a positive environment for con- Hamid Karzai at his office here Osman Kakar, Ayaz Wazir, the departed soul of Afzal Khan provincial leader Sikandar Sherpao ful for Afghans. “His thoughts, Shaheed Abdul Samad Khan structive interaction and strong on Friday. Shawkatullah Khan, Sekandar Lala, the former president said and PkMAP’s senior central lead- goals and conversations were un- Achakzai. On the occasion, Aftab relations between the two coun- The delegation was com- Khan Sherpao and Mirwais that the nationalist leader had ex- er Osman Khan Kakar. Former KP affected,” the president said while Sherpao said that people living on tries,” Pajhwok quoted Khattak. prised of the Chairman of Pakh- Achakzai. The leaders shed light erted indefatigable efforts for governor Shaukatullah Khan and recalling his last telephonic con- both sides of the Durand Line share The delegates would attend today tunkhwa Mili Awami Party (Pk- on current situation in the region. strengthening unity among Af- ex-ambassador Ayaz Wazir was version with Afzal Khan. grief and pain, adding they came (Saturday) a reference in memory MAP) Mahmoud Khan Achakzai, Later, Hamid Karzai hosted the ghans. also part of the delegation. “It is your home, you are al- with the message of peace. The of Afzal Khan Lala. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani spoke by phone Iran buries with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammad bin AT Monitoring Desk against Afghanistan. During his militant groups use their terrorism peace process with the Taliban and tions and the peace process and the five Afghans Zayed Al Nahyan, and discussed meeting with the Turkish Ambas- to achieve their political targets. He the government considers peace pro- Istanbul process. The Turkish am- issues of mutual interest. The Af- KABUL: The National Security sador, Atmar lambasted Pakistan warned that stability and peace is cess from different dimensions. Ac- bassador reasserted his country full killed in ghan president and Sheikh Mo- Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar for not taking stern action to oust impossible if the militant groups cording to the spokesman of the support to Afghanistan and in host- hammad discussed bilateral ties said the other day that the the militant groups which are still enjoy safe havens in Pakistan and national security advisor, Tawab ing peace talks between the Afghan and the ongoing war on terrorism, Haqqani Network and the Tali- receiving training in Pakistan and launch attacks against people and Ghorzang, the national security ad- government and the Taliban. He also Syrian war the UAE’s official WAM news ban’s Quetta Council (Shura) are attacking Afghan security forces government of Afghanistan. He said visor and the ambassador of Tur- reaffirmed the training of the Af- AT Monitoring Desk agency reported on Friday. The still operating from Pakistan and civilians. Atmar added that the the Afghan government supports key also discussed bilateral rela- ghan female police officers. two leaders discussed ways to improve bilateral relations be- KABUL: Five Afghan refugees tween the two Muslim countries killed in the Syrian civil war by further. The UAE’s contribution rebels were buried in Iran, media reported on Friday. The refugees and cooperation in economic and were recruited by the Iranian au- social areas, particularly educa- thorities to support the Syrian tion and health sectors, came un- president Bashar al-Assad against der discussion. Both agreed that the west-supported rebels. Ac- terrorism pose great threat to the cording to Radio Farda, the killed regional and global stability and Afghan mercenaries aged between needed joint efforts to deal with 19 to 21 years. The Afghans were this complex phenomenon. part of the group that Iran has sent KABUL: The Ministry of Com- winter. He said the government had to Syria. They were buried in merce and Industries on Friday established 40 selling booths, in- Damavand and Tehran. Media re- Nangarhar governor announced purchasing 150,000 cluding mobile sale arrangements, ports suggest that around 3,500 bars officials from tonnes of gas from Azerbaijan to in Kabul to provide gas at low pric- Afghans were fighting for Assad bring down the commodity price es in the capital. Currently, 2,000 KABUL: The non-profit Afghan sential measures in this regard had in August. The Iranian authorities depositing govt funds in the country. Head of fuel enter- tonnes of gas reserves were avail- Landmines Survivors Organisa- not been taken. He said the land- promised nationality for those in personal accounts prise at the ministry, Faridullah able at the Hairatan dry port, 1,000 tion (ALSO) on Thursday said the mines killed 374 people and in- Afghan refugees who were ready number of people fell victim to jured 666 in 2013, but the fatali- to die for Assad. Each mercenary Sherzai, told Pajhwok Afghan tonnes in Aaqnina, as much in receives $700 per month. In April AT News Report NewsMohammad Shakir Kargar, Kandahar, 500 tonnes in Pul-i- the home-made bombs in Afghan- ties rose to 575 in 2014 when an- istan increased by 23 percent in other 721 people were wounded this year, a video from Syria has special representative of the pres- Khumri, as much in Badakhshan gone viral on media where four KABUL: Governor of the east- ident, recently signed a contract and 600 tonnes in Ghor province. 2014 compared to the figures in by the explosives. Citing the re- ern Nangarhar province, Salim 2013. ALSO head Islamuddin Mo- port, he said, the dead and wound- Afghans were purportedly shown Khan Kunduzi, barred government from importing 150,000 tonnes of He said 2,000 tonnes of gas by the Syrian rebels. Two teenage gas. At least three tonnes of gas stocks were available at the Gen- lack of storage in the country were hammad told a press conference ed in Afghanistan included 470 ci- boys are seen among those taken officials from depositing budget- in Kabul the information was part vilians, 16 deminers and 710 secu- ary allocations in their personal had arrived in Afghanistan south- eral Directorate of Fuels and 7,000 the main reasons for the soaring hostage by the rebels during clash- bank accounts. The governor said western zone, he said, hoping the tonnes in the Pul-i-Matak area of price, the official explained, ask- of a report published on Thurs- rity personnel. CCD deputy head es. The group was dispatched by that no one was authorized by the price would come down with the Parwan province. Although the ing the security personnel to pre- day. A total of 3,678 people were Ahmad Shah Azimi said landmin- the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. government or law of the land to delivery of the commodity to the government has fixed the price of vent illegal transfers. killed or wounded by landmines es leftover from the three decades The men in the video speak in deposit the budgetary allocations country. The ministry has also one kilo of gas at 55afs, the rate The private sector hada stor- worldwide over the last year, of war in Afghanistan had killed Dari—one of the two officials lan- in their own bank accounts. The bough gas from Russia and Turk- ranges between 48 and 52afs in age capacity of 50,000 tonnes about 10 per day — up from 3,308 and maimed hundreds of Afghans. guages in Afghanistan. They warning came after local media menistan as part of plans to check some parts of Kabul. The priceis while the government had17,000 in 2013, the report said. The vast He said Afghanistan topped world- blamed unemployment as the reported that some officials in the the price and ensure availability in expected decline in the near future.