Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:129 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY . DECEMBER 06. 2017 -Qaws 15, 1396 HS AT News Report Omar, the leader of al-Qaeda in subcontinent of India, the KABUL: The senior leader of the statement added. It stated that al-Qaeda terrorist network Omar during the operations, 27 al-Qaeda Khattab was killed along with 80 fighters were arrested and their five fighters in a joint Afghan and hideouts completely destroyed. international operation in Qasem known as Khoram Kiani, Afghanistan, the intelligence Hasan Hamza and Jonaid were the AT Monitoring Desk more troops. Trump had said his Zalmai Zabuli, another agency said Tuesday. The National other famous member of al-Qaeda country would no more remain senator, said: “The verbal pressure Directorate of Security (NDS) said network in Afghanistan, who were KABUL: Members of the silent over terrorists’ safe havens of the US on Pakistan was meant in a statement that the intelligence killed during operations, Meshrano Jirga (the upper house in Pakistan. In line with the new to deceive Afghanistan. Many US special operatives along with the mentioned statement. Statement of the parliament) said Tuesday strategy, the number of US forces officials had confirmed that Afghan National Army and the said that Mustafa military In that the new US strategy has failed jumped from 11,000 service terrorist sanctuaries exist in NATO-led Resolute Support charge of Al-Qaeda, three Panjabi to pressure Pakistan to stop members to 14,000 personnel. Pakistan, if the US really wants to forces conducted operations Taliban fighters and two local support for terrorist outfits. Senator, Najiba Hussaini, told pressure Pakistan, it should enlist against the al-Qaeda fighters in militants were also among killed Senators said Pakistan’s policy upper house session that the the country as terror state and Ghazni, Zabul and Paktia fighters. Since 2015, al-Qaeda regarding support to extremist required pressure had not been put impose sanctions.” provinces. “The operations members are actively taking part elements had not changed after the on Pakistan to change its terror Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, head continued for one week and ended in conflict against government and announcement of the US strategy friendly policy as three months had of the senate termed the Afghan on December 1st which resulted in international forces in Afghanistan. on Afghanistan. Announcing his passed since the US announced its government’s strategy against the killing of 80 al-Qaeda fighters They have played rule of strategy for South Asia last new strategy. She alleged Pakistan as successful. including senior leader of al-Qaeda consultation and provide summer, US President Donald Islamabad still supported terrorist He said Kabul should not allow Khattab alias Omar Mansour. professional support to Taliban Trump said foreign forces would groups and the international Islamabad to exploit global Khattab was the most important for using heavy weapons including stay in Afghanistan and the US and community should list Pakistan as conferences on the Afghan peace figure of al-Qaeda after Asem shelling of rockets and mortar. NATO were committed to sending a terrorist sponsoring state. process. AT Monitoring Desk agreements, President Ghani in a Daesh not on run but joint press conference thanked the KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani Uzbek President for his friendly recruiting in north, and a number of his ministers on support to peace and stability in northeast: MPs Tuesday have signed more than 20 Afghanistan, adding the Uzbek bilateral cooperation agreements leader has laid the foundation of KABUL: Some Meshrano Jirga with their Uzbek counterparts in an agenda for regional cooperation. members on Tuesday expressed Tashkent, the capital of “Afghanistan supports concern over what they claimed Uzbekistan. The official visit of Uzbekistan’s position adopted at increasing footprint of Islamic high-ranking Afghan delegation, the UN, which is highlighted in State (IS) or Daesh militant group comprising Foreign Minister President Donald Trump’s new in north and northeastern Salahuddin Rabbani and the strategy,” Ghani said, adding “The AT Monitoring Desk Hospital and China Aid Office Afghanistan. The senators asked National Security Adviser government and people of supplies for the Ministry of the Afghan government to act and Mohammad Haneef Atmar led by Afghanistan want Uzbekistan as a KABUL: The Afghanistan-China Refugees and Repatriation, the stop the militant group from President Ashraf Ghani has been trading partner which would be for Economic and Trade statement added. Strengthening expanding its activities. “Those resulted in signing of more than 20 the benefit of both countries.” Commission’s third meeting held economic and transit cooperation, who always claim Daesh is bilateral agreements with “Today we signed agreements in Beijing, in which both officials Afghanistan’s membership of the eliminated should know the group Uzbekistan that include economic, which reflect state-to-state discussed greater cooperation Asian Infrastructure Investment has been busy recruiting fighters security, transit, agriculture, cooperation. 2018 will be the year between the two countries, the Bank (AIIB) and its position in in the north and northeastern electricity, health and higher of implementation of our goals. We Ministry of Finance said on the Silk Road Economic Belt came parts of the country,” said education. After the signing the have to make every...P2 Tuesday. Monday’s meeting was under discussion. Encouraging Abdullah Qurlaq, a lawmaker from co-chaired by Minister of Finance, investment by Chinese northern Kunduz province. Eklil Hakimi, and Gao Yan, China’s entrepreneurs and companies in Speaking at today’s session of the vice-minister of commerce, the Afghanistan’s infrastructure and upper house, Qurlaq said Daesh ministry said in a statement. development projects, creation of group headed by Umar Mohajir Agreements were signed on new an air and boosting Afghan exports tariffs on Afghan exports to China among five Afghanistan, Iran, was recruiting in Jawzjan . facilities of Char Chenar Palace, were also discussed. The two sides and the exchange of customs Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and China. (Pajhwok) equipment for the Jamhuriat deliberated on reducing customs information and railway line China’s cooperation...P2 AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A 30-year-old woman has lost her life after being severely beaten by her husband in the northern Takhar province. According to provincial AT News Report police have no presence. Samar said police officials, the husband had beaten her to death that unfortunately children are for picking up 500 Afghanis from his pocket KABUL: The Afghanistan faced to variety of violence in the without his permission. The heart-wrenching and Independent Human Rights country including heavy works, inhuman incident took place on Monday, and the Commission (AIHRC) on sexual abuses, physical abuses and victim (Hanifa) succumbed of her injures when Tuesday blamed the local armed in conflicts, which is can be shifted to the provincial hospital, Ariananews groups who are fighting Taliban for considered as war crime. She also reported. Hanifa’s husband is currently under using children as soldiers. expressed concerns over ramp up police custody and police said that he has already “Although I am aware that children civilian casualties in the country confessed to his crime. The local officials of are not in Afghan national security and urged all parties including Women Affairs Department of the province and defense forces, but government, foreign forces and expressed deep concerns over the increased unfortunately, they are used in insurgents to strictly obey human numbers of women’s self-murder, terming poverty uprising militias and local police, rights law and protect civilians as the main factor of increase in domestic violence. which in a way these forces are during conflict across the country. According to the authorities, they have recorded supporting by the government,” She also criticized that still people around five cases of violence against women, said Sima Samar, head of the have no access to justice as including murders and committing suicide in the AIHRC. Speaking at Conference expected. She said that if the course of last month. on Human Rights Day here, she government cannot facilitate said that she hoped using of accessibility to justice, insurgents children would stop by the will misuse the ground for their aforementioned forces. The local own benefit. Pointing to conflict uprising militias are armed and as another challenge, she insisted financed by the government to that the government must work for maintain security of the remote a durable and justly peace in the rural areas, where the army and country. German govt to deport AT Monitoring Desk dozens ofAfghans today KABUL: Indonesian Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Yohana Yembise mapped out the requirements of Afghanistan that is keen to take a cue on women empowerment policies from Indonesia, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported. “We want to make a list, so we will focus on assisting Afghanistan in this effort,” Yembise noted during her agenda to accompany Afghan First Lady Rula Ghani in Jakarta on Monday. Afghanistan is keen to know more about Indonesia’s state ideology of “Pancasila” and principles of “Bhinneka