Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:19 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY.AUGUST 11. 2016 -Asad 21, 1395 HS Atmar off to Dushanbe for talks on security cooperation AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: National Security Advi- sor Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Wednesday left for Dushanbe on a day-long official visit for talks with his Tajik counterpart. A statement from the Nation- al Security Council said Atmar was AT Monitoring Desk visiting the Central Asian country KABUL: Hundreds of Taliban in- at the invitation of Tajik Security surgents launched vast attacks on Council Secretary Abdurahim Qah- the Janikhel district of eastern Pa- horov. ktia province, where heavy clash- The advisor is due to meet KABUL: A former lawmaker and ly implemented was the creation es underway between Afghan se- Tajikistan’s President Emomali prominent Pakistani politician of military courts. Reforms in sem- curity forces and the Taliban in- Rahmon on subjects of common Afrasiab Khattak said that Paki- inaries, disallowing proscribed or- surgents, provincial official said interest, including security coop- stani security establishment’s sup- ganizations to function under new Wednesday. eration and the fight against ter- port for the Afghan Taliban is an names, mainstreaming the tribal “The clashes are ongoing two rorism. open secret. areas, and taking action against kilometers from the center of Jan- Atmar would also convey He is not the only one, as sev- militants in [the eastern province ikhel. If supporting troops are not President Ashraf Ghani’s greetings eral other politicians and critics of] Punjab were never implement- sent into the district as soon as to Rahmon, the statement added. istan. ince said that difference between Khan Zadran a prominent tribal He will confer with his interlocu- slammed security establishments ed,” Khattak was quoted as say- possible, the district will fall into Janikhel district is sharing bor- the two leaders of the National elder said in that time. of their country for their ‘good and ing a report by Gandhara/Radio the hands of the Taliban,” District tors, including Qahhorov on ways ders with Pakistan, where some Unity Government (NUG) have He furthered the leaders have of combating organised crime. bad’ terrorist approach. Free Europe Radio Liberty. Governor Abdul Rahman Solamal parts of the district has long been created several challenges, adding neglected important national is- He said that “unfortunately”, “It is also public knowledge told TOLONews. During his stay in Tajikistan, remain insecure. The government that the government also lacks a sues and remain focused on their coming days after his trips to Iran the state couldn’t muster the po- that non-state actors find no ob- Currently, the Afghan securi- forces yet to restore peace and sta- comprehensive security policy. personal gains, which have deteri- litical will to implement National stacles to their agenda,” he said, ty forces are in fight with the Tal- and Russia, Atmar is scheduled to bility there. “If the situation prevailed, orated the security situation in the discuss Kabul-Dushanbe coordi- Action Plan. “The only point ful- iban and other insurgent outfits in In the past, a number of tribal more provincial capitals will fall country and there is no end to the See P8 14 out of 34 provinces of Afghan- nation in boosting security in bor- elders in southeastern Paktia prov- to the Taliban militants,” Pacha people’s suffering. der areas. (Pajhwok) TALIBAN US FAVOURS INDIA'S MILITARY Key Taliban ATTACK SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN: TOP member CHECK-POSTS AMERICAN COMMANDER killed in NEW DELHI: Afghanistan has IN BAGHLAN sought more military supplies Kunduz from India including attack helicop- AT Monitoring Desk ters and US favours Indian sup- AT News Report 917 drug traffickers arrested in the past four port in enhancing Afghan security KABUL: Hundreds of Taliban forces, a top American command- KABUL: The Afghan security forc- months: Deputy of Counter Narcotic of MoI militants attacked several check er overseeing US operations in the es in a military operation have By Farhad Naibkhel post in Dahana-e-Ghori district of killed Taliban’s deputy shadow northern Baghlan province, pro- war-ravaged country said today. vincial officials said Wednesday. India has already provided four dia apart from the four Mi 25 district governor for Imam Sahib KABUL: A drug lord who had been Senior Taliban “The Taliban attacked the dis- Mi-25 helicopters to Afghanistan choppers. Abdul Rahman along with 13 oth- financing insurgency and terrorism and US Commander General John He said Afghanistan was strug- ers militants in northern Kunduz was arrested by the counter-nar- trict early today and fighting be- cotics police in eastern Nangarhar tween militants and government Nicholson said the country needs gling to get spare parts for Rus- province, provincial police said on commander more military aircraft to deal with Wednesday. province, officials confirmed forces are continuing,” the official sian aircraft due to Western sanc- Wednesday. told Xinhua news agency. Taliban and various other terror tions against Moscow and India The police said that 21 other “Joma Khan was arrested killed in According to the official who outfits. can supply them, adding "the US insurgents were also received inju- through an operation in the declined to be named, Taliban mil- Welcoming India's contribution favours India's military support to ries during operation. Sherzad district on August 2,” dep- tion is in southern and southwest- itants have overrun four police to restoring peace and stability in Afghanistan". According to the police, the uty interior minister Baz Moham- ern provinces. Samangan checkpoints and the attacking in- Afghanistan, Nicholson said ter- Referring to Pakistan, he said Afghan Air Forces supported Af- mad Ahmadi said. He emphasized that war by 30 AT News Report surgents are attempting to capture ror outfits like Haqqani network, the Taliban "enjoys sanctuaries" in ghan security forces during opera- “Khan was a big international percent linked to the drug cultiva- drug dealer and used to support KABUL: A key commander of the district headquarters. Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mo- Pakistan and that the US has asked tion that was carried out in the tion and smuggling in southern the Taliban insurgents was killed However, locals in Dahna-e- hammad are not only a threat to Islamabad to take steps to contain Taliban financially,” Ahmadi said. provinces. Imam Sahib district. His 11.6 tons of narcotics He said that CNP concentrate along with his two accompanies, Ghori in talks with Xinhua con- Afghanistan but to the region in- the terror networks operating from Two security forces were were seized and six laboratories over arrest of big drug dealers and while two other militants were firmed Taliban’s attack, saying 20 cluding India. its soil. "We consistently encour- killed and three others were were destroyed during operations, cultivation, which mostly locate in injured as a result of a joint mil- local policemen under Nik Mo- Nicholson, who heads the US age Pakistan to take action against wounded, the police source said he added. insecure areas across the country. itary operation launched by the hammad joined the advancing mil- operations in Afghanistan, on his terrorist groups that operate from without giving further details. He stated that Joma Khan’s 30 Low capacity is a big challenge national army and national po- itants. second visit to Delhi has met Na- its territory and close down their It is worth mentioning that the armed men were also killed during for CNP combat against drug traf- lice in southern Samangan prov- Moreover, the provincial coun- tional Security Adviser Ajit Dov- safe havens," he told a group of operation in Nangarhar. fickers in insecurity provinces, he ince, ministry of interior said in cil officials have warned that the Afghan National Security and De- Joma Khan is resident of Ma- mentioned. a statement Wednesday. al, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar journalists, at the same time, add- fense Forces have inflicted heavy district would collapse to the Tal- and Defence Secretary G Mohan rakai village of Sherzad district, and Although CNP in collabora- The statement said that the ing that the US was supportive of casualties on the Taliban after the was being chased by police for the iban hands, if additional troops Kumar and discussed a range of Islamabad's efforts to reduce the tion with other related organs operation was conducted in were not dispatched to the area as militant group launched a series of past ten years. struggled best to eliminate narcot- Hazara Qadoq village, Hazrat issues including situation in Af- ability of terrorist groups. attacks to take control of Qala-e- He said that police also arrest- ics cultivation, but eradication will Sultan district in late Tuesday. soon as possible. ghanistan and terror threats to the Nicholson said the US was It is worth mentioning that the Zal and Dasht-e-Archi districts in ed two other big drug traffickers be at low level due to lack of enough The statement identified the region. trying to build a "counter terror- restive Kunduz province. last month. capability in the aspect this year, commander as Qari Ehsan, say- district was once cleared of insur- The US Commander said mil- International drug runners he asserted. gents. Baghlan police officials in ism platform" focusing on contain- Defense officials in that said ing that the two injured were itary training by India to thousands ing all terror groups emanating Ghulam Sakhi and Mir Wali were On the other hand Counter arrested with some of light and that time said that Taliban insur- that Afghan security forces are arrested in Zaranj city of Nimroz Narcotics Deputy said that “917 gents were suffered heavy casual- of Afghan security personnel has from the region and ensure its peace heavy round of ammunitions.