Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:204 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 2017 -Hoot 05, 1395 HS AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Abdul- Three killed in lah Abdullah in a meeting with the Ghazni terror plot NATO commander for joint com- Paktika blast mand, called on the removal of ter- AT News Report rorist havens beyond the Durand foiled: MoI KABUL: At least three people Line. have been killed and 19 others “General Salvatore Farina as- AT News Report wounded in a bomb blast in the sured that the NATO is ready for Janikhel district of southeastern cooperation with Afghanistan in all KABUL: A terror plot has been source added. foiled after the Afghan security Moreover, in Garmsir district Paktika province on Wednesday, military sectors,” Abdullah’s office local official said. said Wednesday. forces destroyed a truck filled with of Helmand province, 21 roadside In a statement issued here, the Farina added that Afghan se- explosive materials before enter- bombs, planted by the Taliban in- provincial media office said that curity forces particularly the Spe- ing to the capital of southern Ghaz- surgents were defused by the se- the terrorist act was occurred on cial Force and air force had consid- ni province, security source said curity forces, the statement add- 10:30 local time in Janikhel dis- erably empowered, calling it as on Wednesday. ed. trict. “All the wounded civilians “good news”. In a statement issued here, the This comes as recently securi- were shifted to the hospital.” The existing NATO troops are Ministry of Interior (MoI), said ty official in Ghazni province One child is also among those involved in training and advising the insurgents was planned to car- showed readiness to deal with the wounded in the attack, the state- the Afghan troops since their com- ry out a deadly truck-bombing in Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh mili- ment, said, adding that the condi- bat mission ended at the end of Ghazni city. According to state- tant group. Recently, Daesh mili- tion of the injured are out of dan- 2014. ment, two suicide bombers were tants group has been emerged in ger. “Farina added that NATO will also killed in the incident. the Gilan district of the southern Moreover, the provincial gov- continue cooperation in consult- Truck filled with hundreds ki- Ghazni province. However, secu- ernor, Muhammad Ilyas has ing and training the Afghan forces lograms of explosives was de- rity officials assured residents not strongly condemned the terrorist and the transition process of in- stroyed after identification in to let the group from gaining foot- act against innocent civilians, term- formation will be soon put in ac- Mansour village of Nawa district hold in the district, and efforts on ing it an act contrary to the Islamic tion.” of the province on Tuesday, the card to eliminate the group. teachings. Abdullah thanked the world community especially NATO member countries for assisting JAPAN PLEDGES $3.3M TO SUPPORT CITY Afghan forces, saying the “assis- Seven Dostum bodyguards tance caused increase of Afghan RESILIENCE PROJECT INAFGHANISTAN troops’ ability. “But Afghan security forces The government of Japan has MA). The statement further add- appeared for questioning atAGO pledged $3.3 million to support ed, the relevant documents for still need more training as well as Seven bodyguards of the First Vice The spokesman for Ministry ed Dostum’s house on Tuesday for arming,” Abdullah was quoted by city resilience project in Afghani- “The Project for City Resilience” stan, including risk reduction, hu- were signed at the Embassy of Ja- President Abdul Rashid Dostum of Interior (MoI), Sediq Sediqqi, a number of reasons. a statement as saying. who are accused of sexual abuse of wrote on his Twitter page: “MoI The source said, nine of Dos- He said that Afghans were man and economic losses, and im- pan in Kabul on February 22, 2017 pacts, particularly the life of wom- between Mr. Kenji EONOSHITA, Ahmad Eshchi, former deputy confirms investigations underway tum’s security guards were accused threatened by terrorists who are head of National Islamic Move- by Attorney General's Office from of mistreating Ahmad Eshchi. in Pakistan soil and serious mea- en and girls and vulnerable people Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Habibzai. in cities of Kabul and Mazar-i- Embassy of Japan to Afghanistan Around 4.2 million citizens in ment of Afghanistan, appeared for the 7 security guards accused of Only two of the guards sures are needed to remove them. questioning at the Attorney Gen- misconduct in a case”. showed a willingness to cooperate Abdullah called the Warsaw Sharif. The Embassy of Japan in a and Mr. Tim McNair, Country two cities are expected to benefit statement said the funds will be Programme Manager of UNHAB- through developing and imple- eral’s Office, a senior police offi- According to a security in the investigations on Tuesday, and Brussels commitments be- cial told TOLOnews. source, security forces surround- the sources said. Following the re- tween Afghanistan and the inter- spent through the technical assis- ITAT with the witness of H.E. menting City Resilience Action tance of UN-Habitat, and in col- Minister of MUDH Sayed Sadat Plan. City resilience will be en- ports about siege on Dostum’s national community as steady house, the first vice president on steps in renewing commitments for laboration with Independent Di- Mansour Naderi, H.E. State Min- hanced through the analysis of city rectorate of Local Governance/ ister for Disaster Management and risk and resilience, disaster risk Tuesday night denied his residence continuous cooperation with Af- in Kabul was under siege by secu- ghanistan. Deputy Ministry of Municipali- Humanitarian Affairs Wais Ahmad reduction campaigns and improve- ty (IDLG/DMM), Kabul Munic- Barmak, H.E. Acting Director ment of critical infrastructures, rity forces. He told supporters the Abdullah and Farina also talked security forces had besieged the on reforms in Afghan security forc- ipality, Ministry of Urban Devel- General of IDLG/Deputy Minis- such as improving canal/river bank, opment and Housing (MUDH) ter of Municipality Abdul Baqi drainage system, and vulnerable area because of a problem between es, Afghan-Pakistan relationships police force members and Tarakhail and the increase of terrorist attacks and Afghanistan National Disas- Popal, and H.E. Acting Mayor of bridges and shelters, the statement ter Management Authority (AND- Kabul Municipality Abdullah added. tribe, who mostly live in eastern in Pakistan. parts of Kabul. He said the real reason behind the presence of se- curity forces in the Sherpoor area Rebels release Amo River basin head, 2 others in Baghlan in Kabul, where his house is locat- ed, is not known. (Tolonews) PUL-I-KHUMRI: The head of the 5th Amo and a relative. He said the basin chief River basin along with two others has been and the two others were set free from released from insurgents’ captivity in north- rebels on Wednesday noon. There Officials discuss ern Baghlan province, an official said on were no any deals for the release of Sunday. Lt. Col. Shir Aziz Kamawal, gener- the men, but they were freed by me- financial plans, al police commander for northeastern zone, diation of tribal elders and efforts of said the chief of northeastern zone basin provincial officials especially the pro- development Eng. Mohammad Naim Nawabi was kid- vincial police chief, he said. Nawabi napped a few days back in Chasmai Shir was kidnapped about four days back. area of Baghlan province along with his driver (Pajhwok) projects AT News Report Police arrests KABUL: Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi, Rural Rehabilitation and drug trafficker in Development Minister Nasir Ah- mad Durrani and Urban Develop- Nangarhar ment Minister Sayed Sadat Man- AT News Report AT Monitoring Desk soor Naderi met Wednesday to dis- cuss financial plans and develop- KABUL: The national police ar- KABUL: The Islamic State (IS), from the Achin district of neigh- group. Daesh militants in the district, he fighters loyal to the Daesh terror- ing projects. rested a drug smuggler with 200 which is also known as Daesh ter- boring Nangarhar province. The “Daesh has also persuaded my said the group was only involved ist group were killed during an Budget expenditure consider- kilograms of hashish in Behsud rorist group had kicked off recruit- recruits are then sent there for train- 22-year-old son who joined their in recruiting process. operation in eastern Nangarhar ing efficiency and effectiveness, district of eastern Nangarhar prov- ing process to bring more fighters ing,” he added. ranks and is being trained in Achin. However, the governor’s province. submission of construction ince, interior ministry said in their militancy rank as already According to him, the terror- I strived to bring him back but spokesman did on comment on the A statement issued in that time projects of the ministries and gov- Wednesday. hundreds of recruited fighters dis- ist group wanted to use the newly failed,” Pajhwok quoted Ibrahim, issue, while saying he was not by the provincial press office, said ernment administrations to the “The hashish was loaded on patched to Achin district to receive recruiters in their terrorist activi- as saying. aware of Daesh activities in Azra that these fighters were killed dur- Ministry of Urban Development an ambulance vehicle and smuggling terrorist training, local officials in ties in the upcoming spring fight Another resident, Bismillah district. ing air and ground operations in and some other important subjects to Ghani Khil district of Nangar- central Logar province said on in different parts of the country.