Eye on the News afgtimes @y,.~_hO.f!;.COm Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XII Issue No:04 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantim~s.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY • JULY 26• 2017 -Asad 04, 1396 HS ...sJ 4 ~j.!J.': ...sJ 4 ~j.!J.': Azlzi Bank Azizl Bank " 1515 1515 e www.azlzlbank.af •.umrJ "' Karzai saddened over Lahore 10Atghan terrorist attack eAT News Report journalists KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was sadd~ed for learning about a terrorist attack that killed and injured civilians in Pakistan's city of Lahore. ·1 e in 1s "Karzai called the attack eAT News Report Qaisar and Sherin Tagab districts named Mullah Abdul Rahim, anny comri:landos p'repared to run against all humanism and Islamic of Northern Faryab, which Mullah YusofZabih, Mullah Salam. operation to retake Kohistan principles, asking Pakistan resulted at killing of 143 Taliban Nestan, S.ayed Ismail, Mullah district. Kohistanat district of government to stop sup{lorting KABUL: At least 143 Taliban rebels and wounding of 17 others Rohullah, Qari Manan, Jahan Gir, Northern Faryab province has and cooperating with tcrronsrn and fighters were killed and 17 others in Faryab," said a statement issued Qari Dost Mohammad Qari Abdul fallen to Tali ban hand after hours extremis so that the region, wounded during airstrike in by Ministry of Defense. Ghafor, added statement. Taliban of clashes on Sunday morning. particularly Afghanistan and all 1201 Northern Faryab province The statement said that nine group leaders Sebghatullah, Afghan forces retreated from the Pakistan be safe from this Monday night. Taliban commander and group Besmillah, and Sardar Husain are district 'in order to prevent civilian KABUL: A media watchdog on journalists increased from 54 in the inauspicious circle," Karzai's office "Afghan forces conducted leaders were among killed people also among wounded insurgents, casualties this district fall down to Tuesday said at least 10 first half of2016 to 73 during the said Tuesday in a statement. airstrike operations in Kohistan, as well. The killed commanders noted statement. It added that Taliban, MoD claimed. journalists were killed in sameperiodin2017,indicatrnga The former president Afghanistan in the first half of 35 percent increase. During the expressed hope that Pakistan and 2017, showing a 35 percent surge period, four journalists were killed Afghanistan put an end to this over last year. The Afghan rna Daesh-claimed attack on the crisis through a civil way and an Mattis criticized Journalists' Safety Committee Radio Television Afghanistan honest cooperation, according to Heknlatyar casts doubt (AJSC), an independent (RTA) in eastern Nangarhar the statement. Pentagon waste watchdog, issued a new report at province, two in the attack on the Karzai also hoped good and a press conference here, saymg the parliament building in capital Kabul friendly relationship with of $28m on ANSF over US's success in Afghanistan Taliban and the Islamic State (IS) and four others in a deadly truck Pakistan, saying that Pakistani extremist group were responsible bombing in front of the German people were brothers and sisters uniforms Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, head of to ensure the security of the Believe me we believe in our forces for most of the "direct and Embassy in Kabul, he said. Sharifi for Afghans who share their Hizb-e-Islami, who sealed a peace Presidential Palace," he said. and if someone does not believe indirect" attacks on media workers added 12 journalists were happiness and grief. He wished deal with Kabul last year, sa1d the NATO and the Afghan (in them), he will never win," in Afghanistan. The report said 73 wounded, 19 beaten, 18 mistreated, paradise for the martyrs and quick Afghan ~overnment, NATO and government will not win the war Defense Ministry spokesman cases of violence against six threatened, five arrested and recovery for the injured. ~eigh~orrng countrie~ have failed in Afghanistan, Hekrnatyar said, Dawlat Waziri said. journalists were recorded in the three others abusively fired from m thelf efforts to bnng peace to adding that the only way to get Hekmatyar meanwhile frrst six months of2017, including duty. "The government is Afghanistan. the country out of the current suggested an option to pave the 10 cases of killings, 19 beatings, responsible for 34 cases of the 50 insurgents Addressing a gathering at his turmoil is through negotiations. way for peace in Afghamstan. He and 12 injured. The report said violence against journalists and the residence on Tuesday, Hekrnatyar "It is a reality that neither the said "different tribes living in the the violence included killing, major reason behind it was criticized government over its Afghan government nor foreign country must cooperate with each beating, inflicting injury and revealing inforn1ation about illegal killed in "failure" to maintain security, troops can win the war. This war other" on the way to ensure peace humiliation, intimidation, and acts of government officials, he saying that government is not able has no winner," Hekmatyar in the country. Prior to this, there detention ofjournalists , calling the said, adding responsibility of the Helmand The U.S Defense Secretary Jim to properly ensure the safety of added. were rumors that Hizb-e-Islami six months the most violent in the rest of the cases rested with the eAT News Report Mattis has criticized Pentagon the Presidential Palace. Meanwhile, the Ministry of planned to take a share in past 16 years. Najib Sbarifi, AJSC militants. Some of parliament officials for wasting up to $28 "From who do you want Defense said Afghan forces are government, but Hekmatyar director, said 679 cases ofviolence members, provincial council KABUL: At least 50 Taliban million to help buy uniforms for peace? From Russia, America, capable enough to handle the rejected the rumors and said taking against journalists had been members, powerful figures and insurgents were killed and 35 the Afghan National Army that NATO or from this government. situation. part in government depends on the recorded in Afghanistan during the unidentified men were also others wounded during an airstrike had camouflage patterns The government cannot maintain "Where is the enemy? We are Improvement of the situation. past 16 years. The statistics involved in some of violence related in southern Helrnand province. representing lush forests, Reuters Kabul security, even it is not able chasing them days and nights. (TOLONews) showed the crimes against cases against media, he added. "Afghan air forces conducted reported. r--------------------------- the airstrike against Taliban, killing "Buying uniforms for our 50 insurgents and wounding 35 Afghan partners, and doing so in others in Gereshk district of a way tha_t may have wasted tens Afghanistan Helmand," said a press statement of mil.lions of tax{layer dollars issued by Ministry of Defense. over a 10 -year penod, must not book berth The statement said that the be seen as mconsequential in the operation conducted in Sarband grand scheme of the department's in U-19 Camp and Parchab areas of responsibilities and budget," Gereshk district, which busted all Mattis said in a memo seen by Reuters news agency on July 24. World Cup insurgents' hideouts in the district. His comments refer to a Enou~h weapons, KABUL: Unbeaten Afghanistan ammunitiOns, vehicle and report by the Special Inspector on Tuesday qualified for the 2018 motorbike belonged to Taliban General for Afghanistan ICC Under-19 World Cup after Reconstruction (SIGAR) that registering their sixth consecutive fighters were destroyed during concluded the Pentagon operation in the district as well, needlessly spent millions to triumph in the qualifying round added statement. license the proprietary in Singapore. The qualifying camouflage pattern when It round began last week in already had dozens of desert Singapore and ended on Tuesday, Taliban ban patterns it could have used for free. with Afghanistan emerging the top SlGAR, the U.S government's point getter. The event featured on irrigation top watchdog on Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Malaysia and sa1d the uniform design choice was the hosts Singapore and each side played two matchesACKU against the water leaves wasteful given that only 2.1 percent of Afghanistan is covered other. Afghanistan played their by forests. It said it was chosen last match against Nepal, said Farid crops parched because the Afghan minister of Hotak, the Afgharustan Cricket defense at the time "liked the Board spokesman. He said the FAIZABAD: The Taliban have woodland, urban, and temperate Afghanistan under-19 cricket team banned farmers from irrigation patterns. "Mattis, in his memo, won the toss and decided to bat water in the Yaftal Payeen district said that "cavalier or casually against Nepal. The Afghans set the of northeastern Badakhshan acquiescent decisions to spend Nepalese 196 runs target after province, leaving crops on more taxpayer dollars in an ineffective losmg all wickets in the 46th over. than 5,000 acres of land parched. and wasteful manner are not to For Afghanistan, Ibrahim Imam Ali Hamdami, the recur." "I expect all (Department Zadran shined with the bat and district's administrative chief, of Defense) organizations to use struck I 0 I runs. The Nepalese confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan this error as a catalyst to bring to were unable to chase the target and News that the militants had light wasteful practices -- and take all were sent back to the pavilion restricted the use of irrigation aggressive steps to end waste," after piling up 90 runs on the water in five villages of the Mattis wrote. scorecard. district. The ban has been in force for two months. The insurgents had asked farmers that each village should pay them 100,000 afghanis a month in return for irrigation Kabul to water, he said. "We sent a group ofulerna and elders to the Taliban to resolve the summon diplomat problem and let the irrigation water flow to farmlands in Hozkan, Warang BaJa, Warang Payeen, Ghozmargh and Puzal over ·domestic Kharad.