Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:77 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SATURDAY . OCTOBER 14. 2017 -Mizan 22, 1396 HS AT Monitoring Desk Haska Mena district on Thursday, a result of US drone strike, Abdul carrying light weapons were the number of injured civilians resulted in killing of 15 pro-Daesh Ghani, spokesperson for the civilians and they had no affiliation reduced by nine per cent. The KABUL: In two separate US insurgents and five others provincial governor said. with any insurgent group. former President Hamid Karzai on drone strikes at least 35 suspected sustained injuries. However, the local BBC Altogether, from 1 January to Thursday expressed his deepest pro-Daesh militants have been Moreover, nine Taliban Pashto service has quoted a 30 September 2017, UNAMA concerns over the new war US killed in eastern Nangarhar and insurgents were killed in a separate number of local residents saying, documented 8,019 civilian policy in Afghanistan that adds to Kunar provinces, officials said military raid conducted by the “many civilians have been targeted casualties (2,640 deaths and 5,379 war instead of peace and Friday. Attaullah Khogyani, Afghan Air Force in Ghani Khel in the US drone strikes”. injured), representing an overall reconciliation. He called on the provincial governor’s spokesman, district, he added. According to the local media decrease in civilian casualties of six unity government to convince a quoted by Anadolu Agency as In addition to that, in Choki men, quoting residents of Haska per cent compared to the same traditional Loya Jirga, the only saying, the Afghan and US forces district of eastern Kunar province, Mena in Nangarhar and Choki of period in 2016. Civilian deaths remedy, to overcome the ongoing carried out a joint air strike in 20 pro-Daesh rebels were killed as Kunar districts said the killed men increased by one per cent while crises and challenges. SAR-I-PUL : Taliban militants posts to the rebels in Mirzawlang. once again captured Mirzawlang Sar-i-Pul police chief Khalilullah valley in northern Sar-i-Pul said seven Taliban fighters were province after a clash with security killed and five others wounded forces on Thursday night, a public during the clash in Mirzawlang representative said Friday. valley. Mohammad Noor Rahmani, He said two uprising members head of the provincial council, told were wounded in the attack and Pajhwok Afghan News the termed the security forces’ retreat insurgents captured three security from the area as “tactical.” The posts in the valley during last police chief said security forces night’s clash. were working on a plan to recapture He warned the Taliban would the area. The Taliban, who capture nearby Sayyad district if recently refused to attend peace their advance was not curtailed. talks with Afghan officials in Oman, A security official, who have said nothing in this regard so declined to be named, told Pajhwok far. The rebels previously captured The government has promised as 2,640 civilians were killed and 64% of the civilian casualties to that one Afghan local police Mirzawlang valley about two to introduce ministerial Civilian casualties caused by investigate reports of civilian some 5,379 others wounded in the the Taliban and other insurgent member was killed and two others months ago, causing casualties to nominees for parliament vote of airstrikes in Afghanistan increased causalities caused by Afghan air first nine months of the year. groups, 20% to security forces wounded in the clash. He confirmed a large number of civilians. confidence in the upcoming in the first nine months of this year, forces. “Despite the overall reduction over the period while 11% were national and local police lost some (Pajhwok) week, officials said Friday. “We the UN Assistance Mission in “The insurgent groups are in civilian casualties, the failure of attributed to both sides during are waiting for the next week. Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on using civilians as human shields, parties to the conflict to take clashes and the rest five percent The President must fulfill his Thursday. but the Afghan forces are trying adequate precautions to prevent were caused by other reasons. commitment of introducing According to a report released their best to avoid any civilian harm to civilians continued to Afghanistan’s Independent ministerial nominees until we by UNAMA, 205 civilians killed causality,” Major General Dawlat manifest in increased women and Human Rights Commission have a lawful government,” and 261 others injured as a result Waziri, Defense Ministry child casualties, particularly (AIHRC) expressed concerns over Nazir Ahmad Ahmadzai second of airstrikes carried out by Afghan Spokesman, said. UNAMA said fatalities,” the report said. the growing civilian causalities, deputy speaker of the lower and U.S. air forces between overall civilian casualties from the Ground engagements, suicide urging all sides in Afghanistan’s war house of parliament said. More January and September, up 52% grinding conflict stood at 8,019 in and complex attacks, and to avoid civilian causalities. “The than half of the ministries are from the same period last year. the January-September period, improvised explosive devices increase in civilian causalities being managed by caretakers More than two thirds of the down 6% from last year, with (IEDs) explosions caused most of indicates that humanitarian laws the casualties, with people in are violated in Afghanistan. We since months, but the National victims are women and children. insurgents accounting for more than International forces were 60% of the civilian deaths and Kabul, Helmand, Nangarhar, urge all sides to respect the rules Unity Government (NUG) has Kandahar and Faryab provinces and avoid targeting civilians,” the failed to officially introduce the responsible for 38% of the victims. injuries. The UN mission stated The Afghan defense ministry that Afghan civilians continue to hardest hit, UNAMA said. AIHRC Spokesman, Bilal Sediqi nominees to lower house of officials say they will seriously bear the brunt of armed conflicts The mission has attributed said. (ATN) parliament so far. Currently, the defense, interior affairs, foreign affairs, mines, labor, rural rehabilitation, agriculture, information and technology, public works, economy, information and culture, border and tribal affairs, transport, higher education and education ministries are being managed by the caretakers. Ahmadzai also rejected reports HERAT CITY : Representatives the Afghan government’s peace of deals between parliament from 17 countries and international policy for giving much chance to members and ministerial Afghan National Security Adviser increased three times,” he said. Security Advisor said that certain four years, are going to strengthen organizations attended the sixth Pakistan in, saying the fact was nominees for a vote of (NSA) Hanif Atmar says the “Out of every four terrorists, one governments in the region are our police and army to an extent round of talks --- this time aimed that Afghanistan currently held the number of terrorists in of them is foreinger” pursuing their interests through the as the Afghans are dreaming of.” confidence. During Wednesday at enhancing cooperation among keys to peace. Afghanistan has been increased Atmar, meanwhile, warned terrorist organizations, and Point out about extensive regional security forces --- in Acting Afghan Interior cabinet meeting, president three times since last seven years. that the regional countries will not criminal economy including drugs corruption within the Afghan Ashraf Ghani warned all western Herat province on Friday. Minister Wais Ahmad Barmak said Addressing media in Kabul on remain secure as he said the & human trafficking. military, He said: “Disunity and On the sidelines of the meeting today’s meeting was important ministerial nominees if they Thursday, Atmar said that insurgent groups are going to However, he said the administrative corruption can tried to deal with parliament in Herat City, Daud Muradyan, because regional countries had Afghanistan confronts not only spread their activities beyond international community has destroy us than anything else”, head of the Afghanistan Strategic realized that peace in Afghanistan members to get approval votes, with local militants but also with Afghanistan. committed to eradicating terrorism adding “We have win the war their nomination would be Studies office, told reporters that was in their interest. militants from outside. Expressing concerns regarding and strengthening the Afghan against terrorists and we have to representatives from the US, the He said though the security canceled immediately. “Over the past seven years, the growing strength of militant security forces. win the fight against corruption as UK, France, Holland, Egypt, situation in Herat province had (ATN) the number of terrorists has been groups in the region, the National “They agreed that within next well.” (ATN) Turkey, India, Pakistan, Iran, improved, yet officials committing Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and negligence or corruption would be international organizations were dismissed. Ghani ‘promises’ taking part in the huddle. The minister said it was a He said the meeting was aimed matter of concern that the Taliban to introduce at enhancing Afghan security were able to wrest back some areas ministerial forces’ cooperation with security they were driven from