Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:66 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY . OCTOBER 03. 2017 -Mizan 11, 1396 HS AT Monitoring Desk AT News Report KABUL: Former Heads of At least 50 people have been killed National Directorate of Security KABUL: Former President Hamid and more than 400 injured after at (NDS), Amrullah Saleh, and Karzai strongly condemned US least one gunman opened fire on Rahmatullah Nabil reacted to the shooting incident that killed and concert-goers on the popular Las recent visit of Pakistan’s Chief of wounded dozens of people. Vegas Strip in the US state of Army Staff, Qamar Javed Bajwa, “I condemn in strongest terms Nevada. The mass shooting took calling on the government to stay the murderous attack on a festival place late on Sunday outside a vigilant as Pakistan duplicity is in Las Vegas, USA, that killed and building at the Mandalay Bay known to all. wounded dozens of innocent Resort and Casino during the Route Amrullah Saleh called Bajwa’s people, extending my heartfelt 91 country festival. More than condolences to the families of those 22,000 people were in attendance visit a deceive act, calling on the at the concert. government not to magnify this Rahmatullah Nabil Amrullah Saleh who lost their loved ones in this brutal attack,” the former president Police named the shooter as journey as honesty does visible in 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, it. “National Unity Government twitted. At least 50 people have been who they said fired into the crowd (NUG) has to wait. Please do not assassination of the Taliban’s America (VoA), adding that from the 32nd floor of the be hurry in saying that new season insurgents is getting lower. Pakistan would continue to their killed and more than 400 injured after at least one gunman opened Mandalay Bay hotel. of cooperation with Pakistan had He added, “Please don’t blow political and military meddling in The suspected attacker was been started,” Saleh wrote on his up your anti-Pakistani narrative, Afghanistan. fire on concert-goers on the popular later found dead in his hotel room, performing. "Witnesses told me what appeared to be fireworks", facebook page. which have given little credence to According to the former NDS Las Vegas Strip in the US state of a police statement said. they heard a sound like fireworks Uribe told Al Jazeera. "It wasn’t “What if Haqqani terrorist the government, and don’t describe chief, Pakistan’s new approach to Nevada. Cole Watson, who was at the going off," he said. until later on that we realised it network and the Taliban insurgent it big with a few hours of visit that Afghanistan is due to US pressure The mass shooting took place concert with his wife and kids, "Aldean played on for about was actual gunshots." He said that kill our people, that I am sure they full of forehead of pickle and and also a tactical issue, and the late on Sunday outside a building said: "At first it sounded like thirty seconds before it dawned on people were running all over the would commit this crime over and anxiety. country (Pakistan), has no at the Mandalay Bay Resort and someone was setting off a whole everyone that this was not place and "they were laying on the over, and you would say that the He furthered, “Yes this trip honesty to this approach. Casino during the Route 91 lot of fire crackers". fireworks. Then people hit the floor on their backs or their attack was designed and funded was a great achievement for “Trusting Pakistan for the second country festival. More than 22,000 He said when they "realised it ground and people ran.” stomachs". "We didn’t know at from other side of the Durand Afghanistan that forced Chief of time is a mistake.” people were in attendance at the was gunfire and everybody started Watson said he saw several that time the shots were coming Army Staff of a nuclear country. However, Jawed Faisal, concert. running”. "The scene was insane - injured people when he and his from the hotel." Police later took Line,” he furthered. it was absolute chaos," Watson family ran from the scene of the Uribe and others he was with to a He added, “The visit of But let’s be realistic, what can be Deputy Head of Spokesman for its reason. Whatever the reason CEO, Abdullah Abdullah said that told Al Jazeera by telephone. attack. Another witness, Felipe secure location where they had to Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff is Wade Millward, a journalist Uribe, was watching the concert wait for the situation to be cleared. not due to turning point in their would be, but honesty is not there, Pakistani chief of army staff, with the Las Vegas Review- from the top floor of the Mandalay Videos posted on social media policies, nor because of our unless they end the war and stop Qamar Javed Bajwa, assured Journal, told Al Jazeera that the Bay hotel when he saw the attack show the crowd ducking for cover strength, but because of threat and supporting terrorism.” Afghanistan that this time attack took place while country- take place. "We were looking at the as multiple shots can be heard. pressure that imposed on them At the same time Rahmatullah Islamabad will act upon its music star Jason Aldean was concert down below when we saw (Al Jazeera) (Pakistani officials) by Donald Nabil, ex-NDS chief termed commitment on certain issues. Trump.” Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff visit Meanwhile, a number of He added that there is no to Kabul as a deceive act, and lawmakers in parliament said in reason to be hopeful for a new warned regarding dishonesty of view of Pakistan’s controversial season without seeing and Pakistan over peace and role in the fight against insurgency, experimenting with tangible reconciliation process. the Afghan government should be results. Meanwhile, with the onset “We should not trust vigilant in making sure Pakistan of each winter season, attacks and Pakistan,” Nabil told Voice of does not deceive Afghanistan. eduction in gas prices has delayed the implementation of pipeline project involving AT News Report Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. KABUL: At least 99 militants were killed and 68 others were Afghanistan’s ambassador in AT News Report better manner and pave the ground wounded in different crackdowns Turkmenistan told 1TV that within past 24 hours. reduction in gas prices and crisis for Afghan Muslim to mark Ashura day peacefully. He also expressed In a press release issued here, in global gas and oil markets has KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said caused delay in implementation of Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament pleasure that all Afghan Shiite and Sunni Muslims together in full that Afghan National Army the mega project. lauded Afghan security forces for (ANA) in collaboration with “Unfortunately, the better reinforcement of security unity marked Ashura. Member of the Wolesi Jirga Afghan National Police (ANP) companies which contracted during Ashura day ceremony. and National Directorate of development of Gylkynish gas “Thanks from Afghan security Obiadullah Barakzai voiced pleasure over peacefully marking Security (NDS) personal has field couldn’t predict gas market forces and united Afghan nation conducted joint operations prices accurately,” Mirwais Nab that pave the ground for a peaceful of Ashura day. AT News Report He said that security organs against insurgents in different said. marking of Ashura across the areas Nangarhar, Kapisa, He, however, said that country,” said Speaker of the shinned well in reinforcement of KABUL: A number of foreign security during Ahsura day Laghman, Paktia, Ghazni, Logar, ambassadors to Afghanistan and Turkmenistan was working to Wolesi Jirga Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi. Kandahar, Uruzgan, Farah, complete construction of the He said that although throughout the country. representatives from various donor He said thanked Afghan Badghis, Jawzjan, Faryab, organizations on Monday held a pipeline in its territory in another inauspicious intrigue and threat Kunduz, Balkh, Badakhshan and four months. He said that the was high, but Afghan forces nations for keeping unity and consultative meeting with the coordination during Ashura day. Helmand province. National Security Adviser, pipeline would reach Afghanistan succeeded reinforce security in a Statement said that in these Mahammad Haneef Atmar. borders by June. operations 99 insurgents The meeting was attended by The $10 billion project would including a Taliban district chief various ambassadors, carry 33 billion cubic metres of gas and five Daesh affiliates were representatives of donor a year. It will cover 1,814 killed and 68 others were injured. organizations and high-ranking kilometres with Afghanistan part During these operations in foreign military officials where a being 735 km. the past 24 hours, Afghan detailed consultative discussion Afghanistan would get 500 National and Defense Security was held on national and regional million cubic metres of gas from forces shelled and bombed the issues and the next Kabul-based the pipeline in the first 10 years enemies’ positions by artilleries international conference. The and the amount would increase in and air force the country. He also highlighted to peace and prosperity of the the following decades. international partners shared their the progress and achievements Afghan people. During the During these operations, 31 views and suggestions with Hanif The project is expected also insurgents were killed and 16 made by the National Defense and meeting, foreign ambassadors and to bring $500 million in revenue to One MP was forcibly Atmar in a bid to ensure positive Security Forces.