Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:224 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . MARCH 13. 2016 -Hoot 23, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 0778894038 KARACHI: Unless the Pakistani state applies commensurate pres- sure, efforts to persuade the Af- JALALABAD : Jabha-i-Milli Af- to reserve the tide of insecurity ghan Taliban to open a dialogue ghanistan leader Anwarul Haq Aha- amid its weakening leadership and with the government in Kabul will di on Saturday said the govern- political wrangling. “Insecurity not prove fruitful, said acclaimed ment’s efforts at peace had failed to has increased in most of the prov- author and journalist Ahmed Rash- produce any result and called the inces. The Islamic State (Daesh) is id at a lecture the other day. “Un- peace process a “failure.” Address- still active in Nangarhar, Helmand less you have a carrot-and-stick ing hundreds of people at a party is on the brink of collapse. Our policy,” you will face failure, he gathering in Jalalabad, the capital of security forces have the ability to said, adding that some of the sticks eastern Nangarhar province, Ahadi defend the country, but our polit- could include cutting off the sup- said Pakistan had either no influ- ical leadership is weak.” Maulvi plies of the Taliban leadership re- ence over the Taliban or it was not Qalamuddin, an ally of the oppo- portedly in Pakistan and asking sincere in the Afghanistan reconcil- sition party and head of his own them to leave the country. Mr iation process. “The Afghans were party Harkat-i-Intiqlab Afghani- Rashid was speaking at the Paki- hoping for peace, but it has now stan, also lashed out at the unity stan Institute of International Af- controlled, beyond the reach of appeared to us that Pakistan has no government over differences be- fairs on ‘Continuing Search for Sta- the Kabul government, while Pa- influence over Taliban to bring them tween its top leaders. bility: Pakistan and Afghanistan’. kistan continued to provide shel- to the negotiating table or the coun- “The unity government leaders are The writer said “it is a fallacy” that ter to Afghan Taliban on its soil. try is not sincere in its cooperation,” in a tussle and as a result, top gov- “we are defeating the Pakistani This “dichotomy” needs to be said Ahadi, a former minister. The ernment posts remain vacant and people had lost faith in the gov- they will not participate in future steps towards reforms and im- Taliban”, as the Afghan Taliban addressed, he observed. Mr political opposition party leader economic and security problems ernment. “Don’t let the people elections.” Other speakers hoped proved security in the country. were hosting “enemies of Pakistan” Rashid started his talk with ref- said the unity government had failed have increased,” he said, claiming lose faith in government because the government would take crucial (Pajhwok) on Afghan territory in areas they erence to the China-...P2 TALIBAN FREE 11 HOSTAGES IN SAR-E-PUL AT News Report AT News Report said that the operation was said. “They all are ordinary civil- launched to sweep Taliban from KABUL: Taliban released the 11 ians without having any posts in AT News Report nel “intentionally created con- to enter the hall,” she asserted. KABUL: At least 41 Taliban in- the district. “The security forces civilians they had taken hostage the government.” Taliban did not strains and cut off the electricity She asked the government to bring surgents were killed and 50 oth- also damaged a big weapon cache in the northern Sar-e-Pul province, comment on the matter, but a per- KABUL: The Afghanistan Peace during program, closed some toi- some changes in the media center ers were injured during the ongo- belonging to the insurgents,” Far- an official said Saturday. Taliban son allegedly affiliated with the Foundation and Jahesh Organiza- lets, switched off the sound sys- ing operation launched by the se- had said, adding that no civilian dragged these people out of a bus insurgents claimed that the passen- activities, firing those who “sabo- curity forces in the Shindand dis- tion alleged that the Government tem and prevented the guests to taged” the program from their po- casualties were reported. and took them last week in the gers were abducted because of hav- Media and Information Center had trict of western Herat province, a The operation began on Monday Sayyad district. They were trav- ing relation with the government get the program”. “It was the first sitions. “Nobody has yet paid at- local official said Saturday. “The not helped them holding a pro- while two Taliban’s rival groups elling to the provincial capital and taking part in the attacks national program for peace encour- tention to our complaint for the security forces launched opera- were fighting in support of the in- gram, accusing it of hampering it agement, but unfortunately, it was media center personnel. ” The tion Resolute 34 in the district surgents’ leader Mullah Akhtar which is also called Sar-e-Pul. against the militants. Taliban mili- “intentionally”. “The Peace Foun- repressed in the growing by the Government Media Information last week while two Taliban com- Mansoor and his rival Mullah “They were freed after the tribal tants often abduct civilians with dation and Jahesh Organization employees of the Government Center provides media services for manders were fighting each oth- Rasool who claims himself as the elders and religious scholars called charges that they are government held the peace festival program on Media and Information Center,” government and non-government er,” said Jilani Farhad, spokesman successor of former militants’ lead- for their release,” provincial servants or service members of the Thursday in the Government Me- Ebrar mentioned. Head of Jahesh organizations. for the provincial governor. He er Mullah Omar. spokesman Zabihullah Amani security forces. dia Center hall, but it was ham- Organization, Tamanna said that pered by its staff,” Yasir Ebrar, the organization had worked for chief executive for the foundation six months to hold the peace festi- said Saturday. He stressed that the val program, but the media center program was arranged to grant “disturbed within one hour”. “We Water an Essential Element of Life peace awards to those who had faced with a lot of problems. The worked well for peace in their re- guards of the center brought dogs As an essential human need, water plays an important role in our life as nobody can survive without it. spective areas. He claimed that the and checked the guests, and they The overall living thingson the earth are deeply in need of water and the environment is always incom- government media center person- did not allowed some of the guests plete in the absence of such endowed blessing from Almighty Allah. Located four kilometers from the district market, the Malaka village, Khoshi district of Logar province PAKISTAN INTERFERING INTO The Afghan Taliban led by Mullah Akhtar Man- is consisted of 88 families. Most of the residents of this village earn their living from agriculture as they sour has again refused to take part in any talks cultivate their lands twice a year, considering the year-round climate of the area. The crops grown on the AFGHANISTAN’S AFFAIRS: DAUDZAI with the Afghan government to come to a peaceful solution to the violence in the war torn country. lands in this part of the country include wheat, rice, mung, corn, etc. AT Monitoring Desk ment. “Why Pakistan was not sup- Many Afghans including Amrullah Saleh, the long- For several years, the residents of this village had great difficulties accessing safe water within the porting the peace process in past, KABUL: The former Minister of est serving former head of National Directorate of village. The inaccessibility to healthy water always posed a serious threat to the community health. was she ill?” Daudzai asked. “If Security, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, have Interior, Mohammad Omar today Pakistan supports [the Ghulam Muhammad, the Malaka Village CDC Head 35 and the father of three daughters and one Daudzai, blamed Pakistan for sab- been claiming that it is Pakistan which has been talks], it means that Pakistan’s re- bullying Afghanistan. Saleh, who was in New Del- son, revealed: “In the past, the villagers got water with difficulty. The average time that we had to walk otaging the Afghan peace process cent stance regarding the issue is and said that Islamabad never want- hi to take part in the Raisina Dialogue spoke to collect water from wells in nearby villages was 15 minutes. After reaching the wells, we had to stand to protect its national interests. I to Catch about the future of talks, the need for ed to stop interference into Afghan- can say it with confidence that in a long queue, one behind the other waiting for our turns for several minutes. We were pulling water istan’s internal affairs. But this is isolating Pakistan in any negotiations and how the from the wells through a rope tightened to a wheel at one end and to a bucket at the other.” neither the present government nor Afghans remain a united nation despite all the eth- what Pakistan always denied, he a future government will be able to Nazir Ali, another villager said: “We had a lot of problems before the National Solidarity Programme said referring to the Pakistan’s in- nic diversity and internal tensions in the country. meet the expectations of Pakistan,” Excerpts from the conversation which has been of the Ministry of rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/NSP) extended its coverage to our terference.