Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:159 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY .JANUARY 07. 2016 -Jadi 17, 1394 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 0708954626 Parliamentary vote schedule next week, says IEC chief announce the schedule next week and would it to the government as well. Earlier, President Ashraf Ghani MAZAR-I-SHARIF : A top public society groups in the zone. The ple,” Hadid caimed. He said the the security situation. Gharibyar had said his government is ready representative in northern Balkh aim of the meeting was to hear government was struggling with said traveling on the Mazar-Shi- to hold parliamentary and district province on Wednesday said the views of Afghans from of differ- several hardships in advancing the berghan highway had been risky council elections between summer High Peace Council (HPC) had ent parts about ongoing efforts at peace process. He said people had in the past due to the presence of and autumn of next year. achieved nothing significant despite reviving the stalled peace talks, he little trust in the government which militants but now there was no The president made the pledge consuming a huge amount of mon- said. Provincial council head Mo- lacked a proper policy about peace problem after the insurgents had during separate meetings with ey during the past four years. The hammad Afzal Hadid told Pajhwok and had several other weaknesses. joined the peace process in Balkh. members of the Electoral Reform provincial council head said coun- on the sidelines of the gathering He said the HPC had no role in the He added 100 of the reconciling Commission and the selection tries making hue and cry for peace that the HPC had failed to meet peace process and everything in militants had been absorbed in the committee at the Presidential Pal- in Afghanistan were actually re- people’s expectations. Despite this regard was being done by the Afghan Local Police (ALP) force, ace. Nuristani said the IEC would sponsible for prolonging the con- spending a lot of money, the peace government itself. “Achieving which had a key role improving act as an independent and neutral flict. However, the provincial peace body’s achievements were zero, he peace is difficult until people’s the security situation. He said the body and would allow no group to committee chief said the peace body said. Hadid continued the peace trust in the government is re- government implemented eight de- interfere in its affairs. had many achievements. The con- talks faced many complex issues stored,” he added. But Balkh HPC velopment projects in each area He said the Election Reform flicting claims were made at gather- and countries pretending to be des- committee head Baz Mohammad where militants had joined the KABUL : Independent Election ty’s electoral process. Speaking to Commission (ERC) and the Selec- ing attended by local officials and perate for peace in Afghanistan Gharibyar said the body had many peace process in order to narrow Commission (IEC) chief Yousuf reporters here, Nuristani said the tion Committee had no legal ac- civil society activists in Mazar-i- were not interested in bringing sta- achievements during the past four the gap between the people and Nuristani on Wednesday said the IEC was fully prepared to conduct ceptance after the parliament re- Sharif city, the provincial capital. bility and even they fueled violence years. He said 324 militants had the government. However, Ma- schedule for parliamentary and dis- the elections and announce a sched- jected presidential decrees regard- Civil Society Network head for the in the country. He did not name reconciled with the government in nuchehr Ibrahimi believed coun- trict council elections would be ule. ing them. The IEC has estimated northern zone, Manuchehr Ibrahi- any country. “Recent conferences Balkh province during the past four tries pledging to establish peace in announced next week and no for- He said the commission with the at $63 millions the costs for hold- mi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the held about peace were just a waste years through the peace commit- Afghanistan were not sincere in eign or local organization would be help of its technical team, national ing elections to the Wolesi Jirga and gathering was organized by 60 civil of time and aimed to deceive peo- tee, leaving a positive impact on their promises. (Pajhwok) allowed to interfere in the coun- and international observers would district councils. (Pajhwok) Wolesi Jirga Obama briefed on approves Afs2 to troops’ causalities Afs7 per kW in AT Monitoring Desk leys. Showing meticulous optimism ple must use it all alone, but the in Afghanistan: power tariff KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minis- about results of the upcoming countries from the region, particu- White House By Akhtar M. Nikzad ter, Nawaz Sharif, who is current- peace parleys, President Ghani said larly Pakistan, must also extend the ly on a visit to Sri Lanka renewed that the pace talks will be held with- use of legitimate force,” Ghani said. KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga or Low- his country’s consistent support in the framework of the Constitu- The president said that Pakistan er House of the parliament had giv- WASHINGTON : The Afghan and other international partners for the quadrilateral meeting, fo- tion. Ghani said that Pakistan dur- has agreed to take action against en green signal to Da Afghanistan national security forces are facing going forward, Cook said, adding cusing to resume comprehensive ing trilateral and quadrilateral meet- those militant groups on its soil, Breshna Sherkat (DABS) to bring a tough challenge but not losing any Kabul’s allies were doing their part. peace talks between Kabul and the ings ensured to cooperate with Af- who are not willing to talk peace significant hike in power prices ground to its enemies, the Penta- One US service member was Taliban. Representative from Af- ghanistan in brining everlasting with Afghanistan. Afghans say that ranging from Afs2 to Afs7 per kilo- gon said on Tuesday. killed and two others were injured ghanistan, Pakistan, the United peace to country. He added that they are expecting tangible results watt (kW). Lawmakers on “We've seen Afghan Security on Tuesdaywhen they came un- States and China may soon gather the peace talks would start within and the quadrilateral meeting Wednesday approved a presiden- Forces perform admirably in a der fire while conducting mission under one roof to talk on methods few weeks and the peace would be should not be dominated by sym- tial decree on the management of whole host of situations recently. with their Afghan counterparts in how to resume the peace talks be- talked only with those willing to bolic gestures. It is worth men- AT Monitoring Desk electricity services and payment I would not concede they're losing the Marjadistrict of Helmand prov- tween Afghan government and the come to the negotiation table. tioning that the direct peace talks of power bills on a monthly basis. ground across the country,” the ince. Two HH-60 Pave Hawk KABUL: In his daily news con- Taliban. He said that Pakistan be- “Those who want to talk peace are between the Afghan government ference, the White House’s Press The decree on energy security and Pentagon press secretary said. Medevac helicopters were sent in lieves that peaceful Afghanistan most welcome, but those who don’t and the Taliban started in Murree, expansion of power infrastructure Peter Cooktold a news confer- to provide assistance. One of those Secretary, Josh Earnest told news- was in its interest and termed ter- want peace and want to continue a resort city near Islamabad, in men that President Barack Obama and services were placed before ence the Afghan forces had dem- was waived off after taking fire and rorism a common enemy of both fighting for others interest in Af- June, 2015. However, the peace lawmakers around four months onstrated their skills, capabilities returned safely to its base, the sec- had been informed regarding cau- countries. He furthered that Paki- ghanistan will face legitimate force. talks faced a deadlock after revela- salities of US troops caused in ago. Bi-monthly payment of pow- and improvements in a difficult ond landed safely but sustained By legitimate use of force we don’t tion of the death of the Taliban’s er bills or monthly bills payment stan had been consistently sup- Afghanistan fighting. “This does situation and a constant fighting damage to its rotor blades after it porting an Afghan-led and Afghan- mean that Afghanistan and its peo- supreme leader Mullah Omar. were the only thing where the law- season in the country. apparently struck a wall. underscore that Afghanistan is a makers differed on. Eventually the owned reconciliation process. He dangerous place,” he said. A US He said the Pentagon was con- “This is an ongoing situation, also assured his country’s readi- troop was killed and two more lawmakers agreed on monthly fidentits current strategy would there is still a fight going on in the payment of electricity bill. Sahib ness to continue support for re- were wounded in hours-long fight- support the Afghan security forc- immediate surroundings. And we'll sumption of the peace dialogue ing in southern Helmand province Khan, a representative from Log- es and government so they could provide more details as they be- ar province, said that hike in pow- between the Afghan government on Tuesday. The death took place take control of their country. come available,” he added. and the Taliban. Talking at the Lak- in Marja district of the province, er prices are ranging from Afs2 to “They are not at that stage Afghanistan, in particular the Afs7 per kilowatt (kW).