Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:311 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY . JUNE 17. 2019 -Jawza 27, 1398 HS AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) with AT News Report States diplomats. Attaurahman cooperation of the Qatari Red Salim, deputy head for HPC, Crescent Society has entitled 141 said: “With Mullah Abdul Ghani children suffering from heart hole KABUL: The High Peace disease for treatment in the Qatari Council (HPC) on Sunday Bradar and Mullah Fazel coming into picture, we thought that as hospitals. According to a claimed that the presence of statement released on Sunday by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as they are key figures of the Taliban … this shortcoming the ARCS, the heart holes the second in command in Taliban affected children would be cured ranks in the peace negotiations [Taliban’s impotence] has been dealt with; however, free of charge due to celebration was not helpful to bring peace of the 100th anniversary of to the war-hit country. unfortunately, just like the past this flaw in the Taliban’s Afghanistan independent day. Mullah Baradar was Meanwhile, over 16,000 children appointed as the head of delegation remains unabated.” Salim said HPC was striving are struggling with heart hole Taliban’s political office based in disease have been registered so far Qatar by the militant leader to initiate direct dialogues between the government and the in the ARCS, from whom over Mullah Hebatullah earlier this 9,000 ones were cured and 6,700 year after being released from Taliban has raised hopes for these talks. This comes at a time that are waiting to be cured. This Pakistani custody last comes as the ARCS Secretary.... November. He is now heading the seventh round of the peace... the peace talks with the United The Council of Presidential the next few days, sources familiar demonstrations on the upcoming the illegal extension of President Candidates and a number of with the developments told Ariana Thursday. Meanwhile, members Ghani’s tenure beyond May 22. political movements are gathering News. The political parties are of the Council of Presidential “We do not care what Ghani says their supporters to stage a huge planning to gather over 50,000 Candidates say that they have not now. He was the country’s.... protest against the government in people for launching changed their position regarding AT News Report AT News Report terrorism and extremism”. “It is KABUL: President Mohammad KABUL: At least 82 militants the summer and it is a war season Ashraf Ghani left Kabul for were killed and 23 others because madrassas in Pakistan are London on Sunday to discuss wounded in multiple extensive off and they [the students of the peace talks with the country’s military crackdowns within... madrassas] are sent to officials. He will also watch... Afghanistan in the name of Jihad,” the police chief said. Khan said that while peace efforts are underway, the Taliban are intensifying the war in the south so they can “get privileges” during the talks. “We are prepared AT News Report and we will respond to every attack by the Taliban,” Khan said. A study by Afghanistan KABUL: The Taliban fighters The police chief of Kandahar, Mir Rahman Rahmani, an MP have dug trenches on road that Institute of Strategic Studies in from Parwan province, who was Gen. Tadeen Khan, says that the 2017 found that the number of links northern Faryab province Taliban attacks on security forces declared as the new speaker of to the adjacent Jawzjan province, unregistered madrassas in Afghanistan’s parliament after in the south of Afghanistan have Afghanistan has dramatically making trouble for transportation, increased amid the start of summer controversial voting in May, vows locals said. The group has dug increased. Almost 300 people not to step down from his post holidays in Pakistani madrassas were interviewed at 50 holes in ‘Number One Highway’, which according to him is training despite his critics say he has not which located in the Shirin Tagab unregistered madrassas in ten secured the required votes for the “extremism and terrorism” to its provinces of Afghanistan with district of Faryab province. The students. Khan said that lack of post. On May 18, there were 247 Highway is vital connecting the main focus on suicide attacks, MPs when the voting started and religious schools in the country is the study shows. “Afghan Maymana city, the provincial questioning and it pushes the based on this quorum, 124 votes capital to Jawzjan, Balkh.... students should be trained inside were needed for a winning... Afghan youth to go to Pakistan the country in order to prepare and there, they get “training on their mindset. (TOLONews) MONDAY . JUNE 17, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Govt Oppositions Gathering Supporters for ‘Huge Protests’ ...P1 President before May through understanding each other 22nd. We do what we want,” said because the security situation is Shahab Hakimi, a presidential considerably serious and we candidate. According to the should be careful,” said sources, the protests will begin Mohammad Asif Sediqi, second at the end of this week from deputy of the Senate Speaker. specific locations and will spread This comes a day after the to major parts of the city. “Our presidential candidates warned main goal is to advocate the that they will boycott the people’s rights. The current upcoming presidential election if government is a dictatorship Ghani remains in power. government in which the people In response to the candidates’ are being used as tools,” said warnings, a spokesman for Abdul Latif Nazari, the running President Ghani said that he Critics said that delay in the election budget shows a lack of expertise in the leadership of the electoral body. mate of a presidential candidate. wishes the political parties give Politicians express their concern the leadership opportunity to the regarding the ongoing tension new generation rather than only A former official of the Daud Ali Najafi, former head between President Ghani and to their own children. Independent Election Commission the IEC secretariat, said the presidential candidates, saying it The tensions between (IEC) on Sunday criticized the whole electoral process will be will have consequences for the President Ghani and the electoral body for a delay in stalled until the budget is not war-torn country. presidential candidates erupted finalizing the budget for the finalized. “The presidential after the Supreme Court extended upcoming presidential elections, “It shows the lack of candidates should try to solve Ghani’s tenure until the re-election warning that it will undermine the planning, lack of experience and the issue with the government of a new President. whole process. it shows that a national process Last week on Wednesday, an is changing into a mess,” said election commissioner Mawlana Najafi. “There is no will for HPC unhappy with Mullah Baradar’s Abdullah said they are in talks holding the [presidential] with the Finance Ministry to elections and the commissioners ‘unhelpful’ presence in peace negotiations finalize the budget as soon as are ‘confused’,” said Khoshal ...P1 talks between the US counterterrorism assurances, a possible. The IEC last month Watandost, an MP. negotiators and the Taliban ceasefire and direct talks between estimated that the presidential Meanwhile, the head the IEC members in Doha, Qatar, will the Afghan government and the elections and the district councils secretariat, Habib Rahman Nang, take place next week. However, Taliban are the main key issues and the Ghazni parliamentary said all their plans are ongoing the Taliban have so far refused which have been under debate in election will cost $132 million. well, but he did not talk about so sit on the table with the the six rounds of the negotiators But later, the commission removed improvements in the election Afghan government. between US chief negotiator district councils and Ghazni budget. “The operational plan The US forces withdrawal ZalmayKhalilzad and Taliban parliamentary elections from the has been approved. The action from Afghanistan, members. process and said that only the plan is prepared, and we are going presidential elections will be held ahead step by step,” Nang said. on September 28. (TOLONews) Ghani flies to London to discuss Afghan peace, watch cricket game ...P1 a cricket match between presidential palace hopes these Afghan and England national tremendous efforts facilitate teams scheduled to be held in ground for a lasting peace in InKabul,voter registrationremainslistless Manchester City. Afghanistan. In his three-day visit to This comes as Germany KABUL: People’s participation finding locations of some centres. women, were visiting this centre said this centre had been open for accessible areas for voter London, Ghani is to meet announced that the country in the voter registration process Location of some centres for registration on a daily basis. the past three days but only 10 registration centres. Britain’s senior officials and will would host an intra-Afghan remains sluggish as a result of A voter centre was supposed Soma, a worker of the people had arrived for registration. Meanwhile, officials of the discuss bilateral relationship and dialogue, where Taliban and problems in the location of centres to be set up at the Malika Suraya Independent Election One of the staffers said the centre poll panel refused to share their the country’s role in the Afghan government representatives and lack of public awareness. High School in the limits of the Commission (IEC) at this center, was located in the middle of views on the issues. peace process, said presidential would discuss peace talks. Earlier, the Independent 4th police district but it is yet to acknowledged the participation buildings and it was difficult for On Thursday, IEC Secretary palace in a statement.