Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:24 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . AUGUST 16. 2016 -Asad 26, 1395 HS Dahana-e-Ghori district falls to Taliban AT News Report contacts with the center of the dis- KABUL: The northern district of trict had been cut. He said that Dahan-e-Ghori fell to Taliban Taliban also attacked on the Sunday night after days of, local Baghlan-e-Markazi district three official confirmed Monday. days ago but have not yet captured “Tens of Taliban attacked the it. Taliban’s insurgency spreads drone strike in the province. This district from neighboring provinc- from their traditionally strongholds is the second Daesh radio station es around one week ago and after in the south and eastern provinces destroyed in drone strike in the days siege, the district fell to them to once calm regions in the north. Mohmand Dara area of Achin dis- last night,” Mahmoud Haqmal, The group has increased attacks trict, provincial governor spokes- spokesman for Baghlan province, on different districts in Nooristan, man Attaullah Khogianai said in where the district lies. He said Helmand and Baghlan provinces that time. The station was broad- that the security forces retreated recently. A number of districts in casting illegally across Nangarhar, “tactically” from the district, but these provinces are under their spreading the group’s extremist now are preparaing to recapture control and Afghan forces are messages and issuing threats to the the district. He also said that any struggling to retake them. people and governmental officials in the provincial capital, Jalalabad. Adozen Taliban Three people hurt killed in Paktika, Paktia airstrikes in Kabul blast SHARANA/GARDEZ : At least 12 Taliban insurgents have been killed and several others wound- ed in airstrikes by foreign forces in southeastern Paktika and Pak- tia provinces, an official said on Monday. Baz Khan, the Yusafkhel district police chief in AT News Report the help of foreigners,” Atmar said ily,” he added. security forces carried out several Paktika, told Pajhwok Afghan in interview with REF/RL. Furthermore, he said that when attacks, in which hundreds of News that foreign forces carried KABU: The National Security “We told (the Taliban): If you our forces became available after Daesh fighters were killed and out airstrikes late last night in Adviser Mohammad Haneef want to fight at the behest of for- securing Helmand, Kandahar, and wounded. Gergahna area of the district and Atmar said that so far the Tali- eigners, then remember that we will Uruzgan provinces, they moved to Afghan and foreign forces ac- Spin village of Omna district. He ban have not taken any positive never leave our nation defenseless. Nangarhar province to deal with celerated ground and air operations said eight insurgents were killed steps, which could give us That was the reason that, when Daesh. to suppress Daesh fighters across in the airstrikes and five dead bod- hope—neither with China nor we came to power, on the first day “Now you can see what we the country. Daesh fighters were ies of the rebels remained in the Ministry of Interior in a statement. the to the Quadrilateral Coordi- we signed an important security are doing to Daesh in Kot and on the run to save their skin after areas. Similarly, a resident of Pa- AT News Report nation Group (Afghanistan, Pa- Injured people rushed to hos- agreement (With the United Achin districts,” he said, asserting Afghan security forces launched ktika’s Khoshmand district, Ab- KABUL: At least three people pital and investigation started over kistan, the United States and States) and we prepared to defend that 12 Daesh leaders, including large-scale operation against them dul Manan, told Pajhwok Afghan China) nor as part of other ongo- were injured after a magnetic bomb the incident, added the statement. our nation,” he added. Hafiz Saeed Khan, have been killed. in the province. Kot and Achin dis- News that foreign forces conduct- attached to a vehicle went off Meanwhile Ministry of De- ing process. He further went on say: If The group has started operat- tricts of the province were cleared ed an operation on the house of a “So they (Taliban) have not Monday morning in capital Kab- fense through a statement confirm- Daesh (Islamic State) finds a safe ing in Afghanistan from eastern of Daesh presence during massive Taliban commander named Wafa- ul, officials said. A magnetic bomb ing the incident, said that the blast taken any positive steps. The haven in Pakistan, it will grow like Nangarhar province, where they operations. dar in the district’s Panah Gir area. only thing they (Taliban) have placed in a corolla vehicle explod- took place near a related defense all the previous monsters. “If it (IS) militants putted their last-ditch Moreover, the ‘Voice of Ca- He said Wafadar was killed along ed in the police district 9 in front ministry department, which as re- done is carry out various attacks (Daesh) doesn’t find a safe haven efforts to turn the province into liphate’ radio station of the Islam- with three accomplices in the on their own countrymen, with of Kolb-e-Arman at around 9:30, sult one army and one civilian there, then we can eradicate it eas- their hideouts, but failed as Afghan ic State was also destroyed in a operation. (Pajhwok) wounding three people, said a wounded. Kabul,Dushanbe to discuss Troops in Helmand call for air support, trade,economic ties today reinforcements AT News Report opportunities and making efforts A number of soldiers on the first KABUL: Businessmen from Af- to improve the already fragile econ- line of the battle in Chah Anjir area ghanistan and Tajikistan will dis- omy of the country. Recently, Af- on the outskirts of Helmand's The Afghan Ministry of Defense Taliban insurgents are well equipped security forces are demoralized and cuss trade opportunities in a round ghanistan officially became a mem- Lashkargah city, said Monday that (MoD) said on Monday that cur- in their fight against security forces. exhausted. "Increase in those bat- table in Dushanbe, the capital city ber of the World Trade Organiza- a shortage of troops and the lack rently security forces are fighting "Such problems have been created tles has caused exhaustion which of Tajikistan today (Tuesday) tion (WTO), and the country is of air support has prolonged the insurgents in 15 provinces in Af- in the districts where we don't have generally undermines the morale," August 16, the Chamber of Com- the 164th member of this organiza- war in that part of the province. ghanistan. According to the minis- army troops and police troops are said Mirza Mohammad Yarmand merce of Tajikistan said. The round tion. The membership is very im- They said additional troops are try some areas where battles are rag- there, the enemy seized the oppor- former deputy Interior Minister. table meet up aims at development portant as it gives the opportuni- needed to maintain security in the ing are in areas that have fallen to tunity and at night the enemy comes Six districts in Helmand have wit- AT News Report of trade ties between Tajikistan and ty to bring reforms in the trade area after it is cleared of Taliban. the Taliban. The MoD said that and seizes the center of the district nessed heavy clashes in recent Afghanistan, AKIpress reported. sector, it is also very important According to reports, Chah twenty planned operations are un- for one or two hours or even one weeks and parts of these districts KABUL: The Afghan security forc- Trade turnover between Kabul and for business and transit. Anjir has fallen to insurgents on a derway in fifteen provinces and day," said Dawlat Waziri, the MoD's have collapsed to the Taliban. Re- es have killed two young girls along Dushanbe in the first half of this Furthermore, it would help Af- number of occasions only to be commando forces are involved in spokesman. Military analysts be- cently, the Taliban took control of with another 27 Taliban insurgents year fell by 43.5 percent and ghanistan strengthen its rule of law, retaken by security forces over the eighteen special operations in the lieve that the collapse of districts areas in Nawa and Garmsir districts in eastern Nooristan province, se- amounted to $31 million. Current- establish transparency and lay the past 10 days. (ToloNews) country. The ministry also said that and areas to the Taliban are because of Helmand. (ToloNews) curity officials said Monday. ly, the National Unity Govern- foundation for healthy economic In a press statement, the Min- ment is looking toward business growth. istry of Defense said that two young girls armed with suicide vests were killed with other 27 in- Govt finalizes amendment surgents in an operation carried out against militants in the Want Waigal district. to electoral law In addition to that, 31 other The National Unity Government's for approval, the statement read. insurgents were also received inju- (NUG) administrative board has After being approved by cabinet, ries during operation, the statement finalized the amendment to the the president will issue a legisla- added. electoral law and will soon send it tive decree for the law to be imple- to cabinet for approval, President mented. This will speed up the elec- However, there is no immedi- By Farhad Naibkhel ic banking, but it is operating only Islamic banking and make them ate comment posed by the Taliban Ashraf Ghani's Press Office said toral reform process, the statement in a statement on Monday after- said.