Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:235 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . MARCH 26. 2016 -Hamal 07, 1395 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 0778894038 EXPLOSION ROCKS KABUL An explosive device apparently curity forces have cordoned off the placed on a bicycle detonated on area. Security officials so far have Friday evening in Kabul. No ca- not comment on the explosion. A senior Afghan army general was his guesthouse. sualties were reported. TOLO- However sources said on condi- killed in militants attack in south- The official further added that news reporter at the blast scene tion of anonymity that the target ern Kandahar province of Afghan- Gen. Agha was initially injured in said the bomb exploded beside was likely an MP and one of his istan late on Thursday evening, the attack and succumbed to his the Firdawsi park near block 21 body guards was injured. local officials said. injuries on the way to hospital. in Macroyan area of Kabul. Se- (ToloNews) The officials further added that Gen. Agha is the second top the deceased general, General army general killed in militants at- Khan Agha, was serving as depu- tack in southern Afghanistan with- PEACE IN ty commander of the 205th Atal in the past two months. Corps of the Afghan National Another senior commander of Army. the Afghan National Army (ANA) AFGHANISTAN MUST Provincial governor spokes- Gen. Atamir Agah was martyred man Samim Khpolwal confirmed in an explosion in southern Hel- the report and said Gen. Agha was mand province of Afghanistan ear- FOR REGIONAL killed in an attack by two militants lier in the month of February. in Dand district. Gen. Atamir Agah was serving However, another security of- with the 3rd Brigade of 215 Mai- STABILITY: SHARIF ficial said the army general was wand Corps of the Afghan National ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is mak- killed after a group of three mili- Army in the south.— ing “sincere and consistent” ef- tants attacked him as he arrived in (Khaama Press) forts for promoting reconciliation in Afghanistan through an Afghan- owned and Afghan-led peace pro- 38 TALIBAN cess, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the US today. INSURGENTS Mr Sharif was speaking to US The former Afghan Intelligence – were staged following the removal ambassador to Pakistan David Hale National Directorate of Security of Gen. Dostum’s pictures from KILLED, 36 who called on him in Islamabad, (NDS) Chief Rahmatullah Nabil Mazar-e-Sharif city, an act that Radio Pakistan reported. has warned regarding ongoing at- sparked anger among his support- Mr Sharif said Pakistan has a tempts to create ethnic divisions ers. Meanwhile, Nabil warned that INJURED IN vital stake in peace, stability and The Taliban, however, issued among the Afghan people. Nabil attempts are being made to further development in Afghanistan and is a statement on March 5 saying issued an online statement amid destabilize the country by creat- DIFFERENT engaged in sincere and consistent they would not participate in a intensifying tensions among the ing ethnic divisions among the Af- efforts for promoting reconcilia- peace process with the Afghan supporters of top political figures, ghan people. OPERATIONS tion through an Afghan owned and government until foreign forces General Abdul Rashid Dostum and The former NDS chief said the AT News Report Afghan led peace process. stop attacking their positions and Ata Mohammad Noor. General Afghan intelligence operatives ob- KABUL: The Ministry of The US ambassador appreci- leave the country. It said reports Abdul Rashid Dostum is the First tai ed a classified report which was Defense said in a statement that ated Pakistan’s efforts for revival of their participation were “ru- Vice President and head of Junbish- prepared for Pakistan’s military 38 Taliban militants were killed of peace in Afghanistan. mours.” e-Milli party while Noor is the intelligence – Inter Services Intel- and 36 others injured as the Mr Hale said peace in Afghan- The Afghan government still acting provincial governor and chief ligence (ISI) shortly after the pres- mented and reports regarding the government armed militants. The result of multiple crackdowns istan is in the interest of entire re- hopes to hold peace talks with the of Jamiat-e-Islami party. The sup- idential elections in 2014. Nabil developments will be provided on Afghan officials have long criti- by Afghan National Army in gion and Pakistan’s endeavors in Taliban. porters of the two political figures further added that the report was monthly basis. This is not the first cized Pakistan for harboring the various parts of the country. this regard will help a great deal. Talking about the Pakistan-US staged protests which turned vio- prepared in English which stated time the Afghan officials have anti-government armed militants The statement said the The historic first round of di- relationship, Mr Sharif said im- lent yesterday in northern Faryab that the project to create ethnic slammed Pakistan’s ISI for inter- who are staging attacks against the other day that the raids were rect talks with the Taliban took portant decisions agreed during his province, leaving one dead and five divisions among the Afghan peo- fering in the internal affairs of Af- Afghan government and security launched against Taliban insur- place in the Pakistani resort town visit to the US have generated a others wounded. The protests ple is successfully being imple- ghanistan and supporting the anti- forces.— (Khaama Press) gents in the provinces of Hel- of Muree last July to find a solu- new momentum in steering the bi- mand, Kunar, Uruzgan, Khost, tion to the 13-year-old insurgency lateral relations forward. Kunduz and Nooristan. but hit a roadblock after the an- He said Pak-US strategic dia- ANA TROOPS BUSY IN 11 MILITARY OPERATIONS IN NINE PROVINCES: MOD The statement added that nouncement of the terrorist leader logue has been instrumental in iden- Officials from the Ministry of military operations anywhere they seriously launch military operations pening in Dand-e-Ghori in Baghlan the Afghan air forces had Mullah Omar’s death, which had tifying the achievements made so Defense (MoD) said Friday that feel there is threat against citizens. against them." According to him, province. Baghlan acting police played significant role in de- been kept secret for two years. far and setting new targets under Afghan National Army (ANA) "The [military] operations are go- casualties among ANA troops have chief Abdul Rashid Bashir raised stroying of armed militants’ Pakistan hosted a four-nation six working groups. troops are busy in 11 military ing on successfully. We will launch dropped over the past few months the issue and said: "Taliban has safe shelters dutring the mili- talks in January this year for try- Mr Sharif said he looks for- operations in nine provinces, a military operation when we think and that militants, including Daesh been defeated in Dand-e-Ghori but tary operations. Also, a Tali- ing to create a roadmap for restart- ward to have useful exchange of where they have inflicted heavy there is a threat in any area," he fighters, have been targeted in dif- some of their remaining fighters are ban bomb-maker was also ing peace negotiations between the views on bilateral issues with US losses to insurgents and have said. He added: "It would be bet- ferent parts of the country. Howev- trying to replace them in some killed during the operations, Afghan Taliban and the Afghan President Barack Obama during cleared several areas of militants.? ter if no area is faced with a threat er, there are a number of concerns parts; therefore, we have decided according to the statement, national government. The four-day his visit to attend the nuclear se- MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri but if militants want to destabilize about the return of militants to to install a number of check posts which did not elaborate the lo- talks involved Pakistan, China, curity summit later this month.— said they are ready to conduct any part of the country, we will cleared areas, as is reportedly hap- in parts of Dand-e-Ghori." cality of his death. Afghanistan and the US. 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