Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:51 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . SEPTEMBER 17. 2017 -Sunbula 26, 1396 HS Members of the Wolesi Jirga (the AT Monitoring Desk control of a specific ethnic group. Lower House of Parliament) on He said the national unity Saturday raised concerns over a KABUL: Former presidential government is lacking proper range of issues including the advisor for good governance, representation and partnership of existence of corruption in the IEC, Ahmad Zia Massoud accused the all groups. the contract issue around the government of lack of will to He furthered economic and purchase of electronic equipment eliminate terrorism and brining political issues in the country for the IEC and the inactivity of reforms, Khaama Press reported. remain persistent but the supplies, eradicating enemy IEC officials. The concerns also Addressing the participants of government is not committed to strongholds, evacuating patients come days after the site operational a gathering in Mazar-e-Sharif to eliminate terrorism from the and wounded and also transferring chief of the Independent Election mark the week of martyrs, country. President Mohammad supplies to check-posts that are Commission was suspended over Massoud claimed the government Ashraf Ghani through a located in mountains,” MoD allegations relating to corruption. is not willing to bring reforms in presidential decree dismissed spokesman, Dawlat Waziri said. “Not only does the process the politics and other sectors of Massoud nearly five months ago. A few months ago, the United (election) need to be reviewed, but the government. He was a close ally of Ghani during States announced that it will countless challenges exist,” MP He called on President Ghani the second round of the provide the Afghan Air Force with Chaman Shah Etemadi said. “An to resign if he maintains zero presidential elections and after he 150 Black Hawks and other election commission commissioner capability to introduce and sidelined himself from the elections aircraft over the next four years. has asked for money from implement key reforms. after the first round of voting Meanwhile, Afghan security someone in a voice recording,” MP He claimed that some specific concluded. These days Massoud officials, and member of the Wolesi Abdul Qadir Qalatwal said Some circles in the government are is one among the active opposition Jirga hoped that the new Black other MPs meanwhile said they making attempts to monopolize leaders and repeatedly slams the Hawks helicopters enable and are worried about the lack of the power and bring it under the government in many walks. empower the air force in their fight cooperation between IEC officials against insurgents. and government and are also “In the current situation, if the worried about secret talks being number of helicopters and aircraft held between a number of Noor demands Dostum’s return are increased, it will resolve army government officials and IEC challenges to some extent,” an MP, members. “There are discrepancies and end to monopoly of power Abdul Jabar Qahraman said. between the electoral A number of former military commissions’ comments. The The provincial governor of the national interests of the officers however said air force second vice president says that we northern Balkh province and chief country. He criticized the current equipment costs a lot of money cannot hold the district council executive of Jamiat-e-Islami Ata formation in the government and and that it will take years for the elections, but the commission says Mohammad Noor demanded the said they demand an end to the AAF to stand on its feet. that we will hold parliamentary and removal barriers preventing the monopoly of power by certain “We need fighter helicopters. district council elections,” Abdul return of Abdul Rashid Dostum to people. If right now we have two fighter Sabor Khedmat, an MP said. the country. In other parts of his speech, helicopters, we can free the two “Continued meetings are being Noor made the remarks during Noor welcomed the announcement military based that are under siege held during the days and nights a gathering organized in Mazar-e- of the new US strategy and called The defense ministry said the US has bought six Black Hawks for in Ghormach,” former military with parts of the government body Sharif city, the provincial capital for their further support to the Afghan Air Force and will hand over the helicopters next week. officer, Mohsin Mukhtar said. and they discuss who should come of Balkh province to mark the people. The Pentagon said a while back to parliament as peoples’ week of martyrs. He said the new coalition is that it has invested $7 billion USD representatives in the future,” Noor further added that the sustainable and will never be AT Monitoring Desk (MoD) on Saturday said that next week. “We need Black Hawks in the AAF and that it is trying to Sadiqi Zada Nili, another MP said. newly-formed coalition, coalition dissolved insisting that they have Afghan Air Forces (AAF) would to overcome a number of double the number of troops in the (ToloNews) for the salvation of Afghanistan, is support both internally and on KABUL: The Ministry of Defense get six Black Hawk helicopters challenges including transferring next four years. prepared to enter to any deal for international level. (KP) AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A number of insurgents belonging to the Taliban militant group and the Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh terrorist group have been killed during fierce clash erupted between the two insurgent groups in eastern Nangarhar province, local officials said on Saturday. The provincial government media office in a statement has confirmed death of five militants during infighting clash. The statement furthered the clash broke out in the vicinity of Ghulam Dak area. At least three Daesh rebels and two Taliban militants were among those killed, the provincial government said in the statement. Moreover, the statement informed of a Taliban militant who entered into the peace process in Dur Baba district AT Monitoring Desk Finance Ministry said in a media statement. by handing over a pistol, a AK-47 assault rifle, KABUL: Eklil Hakimi, Minister and three hand grenades. However, the anti- Eklil Hakimi, Minister of of Finance, and Mr. Sayed Aqa, Finance about the agreement said: government armed militant groups of Taliban and Vice president of Islamic Daesh have not commented into the matter so far. “The total cost of this project is Development Bank (IDB) signed estimated 110 million USD, while Nangarhar is one among the volatile provinces in a soft loan agreement in the eastern Afghanistan, but the anti-government Afghanistan will provide $ 34.28 armed insurgent groups have recently increased presence of President Mohammad million”. Moreover, he thanked their terrorist activities in some parts of the Ashraf Ghani, representatives of the contribution of IDB and province. National Assembly, Cabinet presence of IDB’s vice president Ministers and other members High in Kabul and assured that all the Economic Council for construction financing will be spent through of Kabul City Ring Road (KRR) national budgets, with due regard and its other related to effectiveness, sufficiency and infrastructures. transparency, and its procurement “The 95 km Kabul Ring Road process will be done through the is the important port of National HERAT CITY : A man stabbed his young wife to National Procurement Office. road network directly joins the “Construction of Kabul Ring death due to a family dispute in western Herat capital with important highways province, officials said on Saturday. Road has economic value for both in the country. Within the Afghanistan and the region,” Vice Police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada said construction of this road, it is the man killed his 20 year-old wife with a knife in President of IDB said, adding the Jakan area of the 6th police district of Herat expected that road network and “The Islamic Development Bank City on Friday night. (Pajhwok) road safety to be improved and (IDB) will continue its support to traffic congestion to be reduced,” Afghanistan”. JALALABAD: The closure of a busy road in front of the Jalalabad airport has sparked concerns among residents of eastern provinces and passengers travelling to the border town of Torkham. Foreign troops on the airbase close the road until 9am dail and till noon at times, creating problems for government servants, university and school students, businesspeople and passengers. Even seriously sick and injured people are not allowed to travel the road by Afghan security guards, allege residents, who demand an immediate end to the road closues. Since the road in front of the airport is shut at night and reopened at 9am, Behsud district. Thousands of Baba, Momand Dara and Lalpura residents are left with no option but to go to the people from Behsud, Rodat, Kot, districts, as well as other areas, city via the Ring Road or the bumpy route through Achin, Nazyan, Haska Mena, Dur travel the road. (Pajhwok) SUNDAY .SEPTEMBER 17, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan becomes youngest to 100 T20 wickets The number of chronically hungry end hunger and prevent people in the world is on the rise malnutrition by 2030 will not be He has 137 wickets to R AISE-A- again after a decade of decline, the reached. "The prevalence of his name in 106 T20s, United Nations reported Friday, malnourished has also increased. READER: citing intensifying conflicts, floods It is now up to 11 percent of the including domestic and droughts as reasons. world population, the same level and international FROM In an annual report on the state of five years ago, 2012.