Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:299 Price: Afs.15 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes MONDAY. MAY 30. 2016 -Jawza 10, 1395 HS Pakistani troops seal Durand Line crossings in Khost KHOST CITY: Pakistani security abad was trying to do something forces have blocked crossing fishy. “Pakistan has always creat- points along the Durand Line in ed problems on the Durand Line southeastern Khost province, re- and the latest adventure may be stricting the movement of travel- the beginning of a new crisis,” the lers and vehicles, an official said commander remarked. Meanwhile, on Sunday. Border Police Com- businessmenand resident com- mander Col. Raz Mohammad plained they could not cross over Mandozaitold Pajhwok Afghan into Pakistan due to the closure of News that Pakistani forces had border crossings. The traders said assigned no reason for blocking the they had to wait for the arrival of border crossing. He believed Islam- their goods. Pajhwok Meshrano Jirga seeks inclusion of AT News Report Pakistan in UN’s ‘terror list’ KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga or urday by a US drone strike in Pa- cause of death and destruction in cess. Sayyaf said this on Satur- Senate on Sunday session asked kistan. Afghanistan. “UN should include day during a gathering to remem- the United Nations (UN) to add He added that it is question- Pakistan to its black list.” A prom- ber 117 people belonging to Pakistan to the list of terrorists able that why UN doesn’t impose inent political figure and former Nahzat Islami killed 37 years ago. and impose sanctions against Is- sanctions on Pakistan despite in- Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab Rasool He furthered that the world has lamabad. surgents leader being targeted there. Sayyaf the other day had warned recognized Pakistan and there Senator Maulavi Mohiuddin Pakistan should be included that Pakistan would be added to will be one day that the name of Munsif said that UN should im- among UN list of terrorist coun- the list of State Sponsors of Ter- Pakistan will be included in the pose sanctions on Pakistan as tries as nothing left for it to hide rorism, if it doesn’t refrain from list of State Sponsors of Terror- Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar from the people and the world. wrongdoings. He said that Paki- ism. Another senator Gulalai Ak- Mansour was killed in Pakistan. “Pakistan’s support to the insur- stan supports to the anti-govern- bari called on administrative “Funeral ceremony was also gent outfits is exposed to every- ment armed insurgent group fight- board of the upper house to or- organized in several cities of Pa- one.” Mohammad Hassan Hotak, ing in Afghanistan. He called on der the government to cooperate kistan to offer prayers for Man- another senator, putted his weight Taliban to renounce violence and with strategic allies of Afghani- sour,” he added. behind recent Sayyaf’s statement join the Afghan-owned and Afghan- stan and add Pakistan to the black- Mansour was killed last Sat- and said that Pakistan is the main led peace and reconciliation pro- list of UN. Two Taliban 41 insurgents leaders killed killed in in SHINDAND: A breakaway Tali- combat mission more than a year near the border with Iran. Snipers ban faction is willing to hold peace ago, but thousands of foreign sol- on hilltops surveyed dirt roads raids: MoD Uruzgan AT News Report talks with the Afghan government diers remain in the country, main- leading to the area, which serves AT News Report but will demand the imposition of ly carrying out training, support as the main base for the mobile Islamic law and the departure of and counterterrorism operations. fighters. The encampment where KABUL: 41 Taliban fighters were KABUL: Two senior Taliban lead- all foreign forces, a senior leader of Mansoor had refused to par- the meeting was held is only ac- killed and 18 others wounded in the group said Sunday. ticipate in a peace process initiat- cessible by motorbike or horse. different crackdowns within past ers including nine insurgents were Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi ed by Afghan President Ashraf The turbaned followers of Ra- 24 hours. killed in a conflict in the southern told a group of around 200 follow- Ghani that included Pakistan, the sool — who is believed to have Ministry of interior said in a Uruzgan province, security offi- ers in eastern Afghanistan that his United States and China. been detained in Pakistan — ap- statement that the national police cial said on Sunday. faction had no faith in the govern- Representatives of the four peared to be armed with new in collaboration with national army The senior Taliban leaders are ment but was willing to negotiate countries have held five meetings, weapons, including automatic ri- and National Directorate of Secu- included the group’s designated without preconditions. without inviting the Taliban. Their fles and grenade launchers. rity conducted operations against provincial governor, Maulavi Jan Niazi is deputy to Mullah aim is to chart a roadmap toward The Taliban have continued to insurgents in different areas of Mohammad Rasool, who split talks between the Afghan govern- launch major attacks on govern- Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Pakti- Aghan and military commission from the Taliban last summer after ment and the insurgents to end the ment forces despite the internal ka, Ghazni, Kandahar, Uruzgan, chief Asadullah, a statement from Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was cho- 15-year war, but the disarray with- conflict, and the war has shown Zabul, Heart, Ghor, Baghlan, the 205th Atal Corps of the Afghan sen to succeed the group’s late in the Taliban has complicated no sign of abating over the past Balkh, Jawzjan, Samangan, Kun- National Army said. founder, Mullah Mohammad those efforts. year. The Taliban attacked check- duz and Helmand provinces. In addition to that, five Tali- Omar. The Taliban’s spokesman, points in the southern Helmand “In these operations, 41 rebels ban insurgents were injured, the Mansoor was killed earlier this Zabihullah Mujahid, has branded province late Saturday, killing four including 11 commanders and one month in a U.S. drone strike in Rasool’s faction “a government police, according to the provincial statement said, adding that five shadow governor of Taliban for improvised explosive devices were Pakistan and was replaced days army in the shape of the Taliban.” governor’s spokesman, Omar Daykundi were killed and 18 oth- later by a little known conserva- Speaking to the AP on Sunday, he Zawaq. Among those killed was ers injured,” the statement added. KABUL: National Security Advi- scourge. also seized. tive cleric, Mullah Haibatullah claimed that Rasool was support- local police commander Safar Mo- The national police also dis- sor Mohammad Hanif Atmar has Atmar said Afghanistan need- The operation was conducted Akhundzada. ed by Kabul and Washington. hammad, who in recent years had covered and confiscated weapons asked Belarus to help train and ed continued support from the in- by the Afghan National Army in The main Taliban faction has “For us he is nothing more than successfully kept highways in the and ammunition in the operations. equip Afghan security forces, the ternational community, including Chora and Khas Uruzgan districts, expressed similar demands, but a local policeman or a puppet of area open to traffic. Zawaq said Unfortunately, three police National Security Council (NSC) Belarus, in terms of training and says it will only enter peace talks Afghan intelligence,” he said. another nine police officers and one the statement added. officers were killed in these opera- said on Saturday. equipment for its security forces. after they have been met. The U.S. Rasool’s followers met in the soldier were wounded in the at- tions. Atmar expressed the view dur- The global fraternity must take and NATO officially ended their mountainous Shindand district, tack.—(AP) ing a meeting with Belarus foreign the war on terror to its logical con- minister, NSA and a number of clusion, the NSA said, explaining Editorial other high-ranking officers in Min- how Belarus could help improve Kabul Municipality senior officials arrested over corruption charges sk, a statement from the council the capacity of Afghan security Two senior officials in Kabul Akrami and Ahmad Kamal Qasim- of the two senior officials by the Kamal Qasimyar was the head said. forces. Exhilarating Municipality have reportedly yar, were arrested by the Major Afghan security forces over cor- of the Human Resources depart- During the meetings Atmar Atmar has been on a state vis- been arrested over corruption Crimes Task Force of the Minis- ruption charges. ment of Kabul Municipality. underlined the need for a joint cam- it to Russian and European coun- peace charges by the Afghan police forc- try of Interior. Engineer Mohammad Aslam Akrami was previously serving paign against terrorism, saying tries, drumming up support and es. According to reports, the two A spokesman for the Kabul Mu- Akrami was the administrative and as the acting head of Kabul Afghan security forces had made technical assistance for Afghan senior officials, Eng Mohammad nicipality has confirmed the arrest finance deputy mayor and Ahmad Municipality. KP huge gains in the fight against the forces. (Pajhwok) See P6 Mansour’s fake identity papers: 2 more suspects nabbed PESHAWAR: Pakistan has de- mad acquire a manual Pakistani ID tained two more individuals in- card. volved in helping Afghan Taliban Riffat Iqbal, another NADRA leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour get official, was picked up in Karachi Pakistani identity documents. for tampering with records to se- The National Database and cure the Pakistani citizenship of Registration Authority (NADRA) Wali Mohammad’s second wife and has been blamed for fraudulently children.