Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:60 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 28 . 2015 -Mizan 06, 1394 HS Pakistan ready 18 Pakistanis to facilitate Page 4 killed in Hajj stampede Afghan peace process: Sartaj Page 5 Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Af- fairs Sartaj Aziz said on Sunday IMF likely Pakistan is ready to facilitate Af- to approve ghan Taliban peace talks if Kabul desires. Page 9 $502m loan Pakistan is ready to facilitate tranche for peace talks if the Afghan govern- ment desires, he said. Pakistan The United States and China have While attending a high-level reaffirmed their long term support MoI rejects UN event on the sidelines of the Unit- for Afghanistan. The US s Secre- ed Nations General Assembly tary of State John Kerry and Chi- report on Daesh s (UNGA), Aziz said the peace and na s Foreign Minister Wang Yi ap- prosperity of Afghanistan was es- peared with CEO Abdullah Abdul- presence in 25 sential for Pakistan s own securi- lah and Foreign Minister Salahud- Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi ty, Radio Pakistan reported. din Rabbani in front of the media provinces Page 8 Pakistan s efforts to per- at the sideline of 70th UN General KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or security officials doesn t mean to By Farhad Naibkhel suade Afghan Taliban to partici- Assembly. CEO Abdullah briefed Lower House (LH) of the Parlia- sack them from their position. pate in peace talks should not be the participants of the meeting ment decided on Sunday to sum- Legal procedure would be wrongly interpreted, Aziz added. about the progress Afghanistan mon key security officials to ap- taken if their answers were not made in the first year of the Na- The premier s top aide reiter- tional Unity Government. The pear before the house in order to acceptable for the lawmakers, he ated Pakistan s solidarity with participants of the meeting ex- address its concerns over the added. Afghan people and expressed hope pressed their continuing strong steadiest increase in insecurity Responding to a query, Reza- that the Afghan peace process support for the Government of across the country. zadah said no signatures have been would resumed soon, as this as this Afghanistan, and recognized the As security situation in vari- collected from MPs over summon- was an important pre-requisite for progress it has made in strength- ous parts of the country worsens, ing security officials, but growing How Afghanistan had peace and stability in the country. ening government institutions, en- Abdul Hai Aakhundzada, member insecurity has caused lawmakers Page 7 hancing economic governance, im- of Internal Security Committee of to summon them. sixty years of peace Security forces proving ties with neighbors, and the Parliament told newsmen that It is worth mentioning the UN continuing to ensure that all Af- lawmakers have decided to sum- recently reported that the Islamic ghans enjoy rule of law and access retake check posts to justice. Participants welcomed mon security officials as well as State (IS) group is making inroads KABUL: The Ministry of Interi- recent steps taken by the Afghan Interior Minister, Noorul Haq Ul- in Afghanistan, wining over a grow- or (MoI) on Sunday dismissed the in Nangarhar after government as part of the reform omi to the WJ for explanation over ing number of sympathizers and recent report of United Nation Armitstead agenda to combat corruption and escalating insecurity across the recruiting followers in 25 of the (UN) regarding Islamic State (IS), Daesh attack strengthen credibility of the coun- country. country s 34 provinces. known also as Daesh, as ground- wins try s electoral process. Participants Keramudeen Rezazadah, a Based on report, IS which con- less. dramatic Local officials in Nangarhar said praised the efforts of Afghan gov- member of the parliament from trols large areas of Syria and Iraq, The report said that Daesh has sprint at that militants loyal to Daesh at- ernment in reconciliation process Ghor, said that key security offi- has been trying to establish itself been making inroads in Afghani- Page 11 tacked a number of security check and reiterated their support for an stan and recruiting members in 25 road world posts in Achin district in the east- cials including Ulomi the Interi- in Afghanistan. They also attacked provinces in the country. Afghan-led and Afghan-owned in- or Minister would be summoned Afghan security forces in Nangar- champion- ern province in the early hours of clusive peace process. They also The UN in its latest report Sunday morning. called on Taliban and other armed to the WJ for explanation. He al- har province that left three forces said that up to 70 Daesh fighters ships The officials however said the groups to enter into direct talks leged Ulomi for dereliction. dead and six others were wound- have made its way to Afghanistan security forces succeeded in retak- with Afghan government. He furthered that summoning ed. from Iraq and Syria to gain a foot- ing the check posts after a few hold in the war-weary country. The hours of conflict. UN s al-Qaeda Monitoring Team The newest Haji Ghalib Mujahid, the dis- Bill Gates wants in the report said that extremist trict chief for Achin told TOLO- Six missing Afghan pil- group of Islamic State of Iraq and chapter in news that it was the first attack Syria (ISIS), aka Daesh, is recruit- Syria s war by Daesh militants in the area. The grims might be among dead Afghan govt to ing members in 25 of the country s Page 6 clash started at around 6 a.m in 34 provinces. Interior Ministry, could be its Adlkhel area, he said. KABUL: At least 22 Afghan pil- killed and 238 wounded when a put more spokesman, Seddiq Seddeqi reject- bloodiest According to him, the insur- grims have been killed in incidents crane collapsed in the Masjid al- ed the UN reports and said that gents captured two security check that took place during Haj rituals, Haram in holy city of Makkah, the based on intelligence report Daesh yet posts but security forces succeed- while the missing six more Afgha- Saudi Civil Defence Authority efforts in fight footprints have been seen in Hel- ed in retaking them after a few nis might also be among dead, the tweeted. The civil defence chief, mand and Nangarhar provinces. hours of clashes. He said that an IS commander He said that at least four secu- Ministry of Hajj and Religious Suleiman bin Abdullah al Amr, and against polio was killed in Kajaki district of Affairs said on Sunday. Faiz Mo- his team rushed to the scene. The rity force members were injured in Bill Gates, head of the Gates Foun- Helmand province and Afghan se- the attack, adding that there were hammad Mukhtar, the head of the cause of the accident was not im- curity forces have been making casualties among Daesh insurgents. Hajj affairs department, said some mediately known, but images from dation and Co-Founder of Mi- their last-ditch efforts to uproot Kabul-Beijing direct Details on Daesh casualties were 42 Afghans were wounded in the the scene showed part of a huge crosoft wants Afghan government this new terror group. He said that Editorial P6 not available, he said. crane incident out which 10 had red crane crashing through the roof to take more strict efforts to erad- several military operations had relations are imperative However, by mid-morning been discharged from the hospital. of the world s largest mosque. icate polio virus from Afghanistan. been conducted in different dis- tricts of Nangarhar province in the Sunday, clashes were still continu- Earlier, 107 worshippers were (Pajhwok) A statement issued by the of- ing, he said. fice of Chief Executive Officer last three months whereas around (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sun- 300 Daesh fighters were killed. Currently a military operation day states that Gates praised the Iron Triangle is ongoing against efforts of the government in fight Daesh fighters in different districts Priyanka against the polio virus but hoped of Nangarhar province, he said. He shares details that the National Unity Govern- furthered that most Daesh fight- Page 10 about her ment would take more strict ac- ers are Taliban who downed white character in Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi tions against it. flag and rose up black flags and The statement further states start functioning under the name Quantico that CEO Abdullah Abdullah reit- of Daesh in some parts of the coun- try. Seddeqi termed Daesh as a erated government resolve to threat, but said that National Se- Gates regarding the fight about curity Council has approved a se- US is strug- polio and other deadly diseases. curity strategy to fight Daesh and CEO Abdullah urged Gates to Afghan security forces would gling in its expand his activities in Afghani- stand united to tame their activi- ties across the country. He stated Page 3 effort to build stan and assist the Ministry of Public Health in eradication of that legal action would be taken an Afghan Air deadly diseases. against those who have been This comes as The World preaching for Daesh. Abdul Hai Force Aakhundzada, Deputy of Internal Health Organization (WHO) said Security Committee of the Parlia- Nigeria and Africa as a whole are ment termed Daesh as a big threat now closer to being certified po- for Afghanistan and Central Asian China-Japan lio-free. states. He said that there is no IS economic KABUL: Political analyst, Dr.