Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:41 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes WEDNESDAY . SEPTEMBER 06. 2017 -Sunbula 15, 1396 HS AT Monitoring Desk of e-NIC has been completed, should have started earlier, but its adding the authority would issue work process has followed KABUL: The Biometric Identity e-NIC as per time table. political issues,” said MP, Ghulam Cards Issuing Authority (BICIA) “The e-ID cards roll out is Hussain Nasiri. has said on Tuesday that timetable going to be launched very soon and “I believe it is still more of for distribution of the electronic the Presidential Palace, Chief slogan and I am not much National Identity Cards (e-NIC) Executive Office and other optimistic in regard,” he added. Qarabagh residents said foreign troops helicopters to be specified next week. relevant organizations are On the other hand, some bombed an engagement party on Monday night, The announcement comes at a supporting the process,” said Wais people believe the issue of e-NIC time when the government has Payab, Deputy Head of BICIA. must not be politicized in a bid to killing two people and wounding three others. already directed the BICIA to start However, some Afghan halt the process. issuing electronic identity cards Parliamentarians (MPs) have not “It is national process which within 90 days. been seen optimistic about the e- has effective outcomes and ensures According to BICIA, 90 NIC roll out process. transparency of the elections,” said percent of process for distribution “The distribution process a Kabul resident, Asadullah. 6 militants killed in Kandahar AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan Special Forces have killed at least six militants and detained nine others KABUL : President Ashraf Ghani in an operation carried out in Shah on Tuesday met relatives and Walikot district of southern KABUL : NATO’s senior civilian Afghanistan. “NATO allies and family members of those killed Kandahar province, an official said representative (SCR) in partners already reaffirmed at the implement an ambitious reform and injured in a recent airstrike in on Tuesday. Afghanistan has urged all regional Defence Ministerial meeting in process in areas of counter- central Logar province and Guests who attended an incident and find those who were Police Spokesman Zia Durrani actors to play a constructive role June the decision to sustain corruption, human rights, gender ordered sending critically injured engagement ceremony in Kabul’s involved. “We want the told Pajhwok Afghan News that in promoting regional stability and Resolute Support beyond 2017.” equality, the rule of law and good abroad for treatment if needed. Qarabagh district on Monday night government to investigate the issue the overnight raid was conducted “do their utmost to shut down “We will continue to support governance at last year’s Warsaw The president offered his have called for a full investigation to prevent the same happening in in Gondalano area on tip-off. sanctuaries for extremist groups.” the Afghan security forces in their Summit. “Remarkable progress has condolences to the bereaved into the air strike in the area that future,” Ahmadzai’s uncle, He added that four vehicles, Ambassador Cornelius ongoing efforts to protect all been made in these domains, but families and shared the grief with killed two people and wounded Mohammad Akbar said. 15 motorcycles, weapons and Zimmerman welcomed the new Afghans and ensure lasting more remains to be done. The them, a statement from the three others. The brother of the groom-to- explosives have been recovers Presidential Palace said. Eleven The guests and residents in the be, Mohammad Anwar, said two US policy on Afghanistan and security in Afghanistan; in this National Unity Government must civilians have been killed and 16 during the raid conducted from South Asia in an interview with regard, we place special emphasis be and must be seen as the better area said the air strike was carried of his relatives were killed in the 09:00pm to 12:00am on Monday others injured in the foreign forces out by foreign troops in air strike. night. Pajhwok Afghan News on on continuing the development of alternative.” To a question about airstrike in Logar last week. Tuesday. The SCR said the new the Afghan Special Forces and the most focus on the war and fighting Governor Halim Fidai provided helicopters. Resolute Support has “I was with them and I left However, the Taliban not commented in this regard. them moments before the attack insurgent group has yet to US policy demonstrated its clear Afghan Air Force.” He said their in Afghanistan in the new American details about the assistance and comment into incident. long-term commitment to approach was ‘conditions-based’ strategy instead of a political efforts reaching out to the victims According to the locals the and then they were killed. I accept Moreover, a body of a civilian Afghanistan. “This is very much and they would stand by the solution, the NATO as directed by the president after incident happened in Jarchi village that they had light weapons with has been recovered from Madad in line with NATO’s policy.” The Afghans as long as NATO’s efforts representative admitted the tragic incident. He said the after guests at the ceremony them,” said Mohammad Anwar. Khan Square in the limits of first NATO official said the western were matched by the Afghan sustainable peace could be brought assistance included the burial of opened fire in celebration. Tribal elders said after the police district of Kandahar City, military alliance remained fully government. He said the Afghan about through military means dead and immediate treatment of One of the victims killed in the attack, the village was surrounded the provincial capital. committed to supporting authorities committed to alone. (Pajhwok) those injured. (Pajhwok) air strike was a policeman who, on the ground and in the air by after four months on duty in foreign troops for three hours and Maidan Wardak province, returned soldiers searched all houses close home on vacation. to the scene of the attack. The policeman, Ahmadzai, “There were neither Taliban joined the police two years ago. nor illegal armed men. They were Relatives of the victims urged ordinary people,” Habib, a tribal government to investigate the elder said. (ToloNews) AT News Report t least 41 militants were killed and 36 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a pressA release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted joint operations against insurgents in different areas Nangarhar, Kapisa, Paktia, Paktika, Paktia, Oruzgan, Balkh, According to a UN report, the number of internally Faryab, Badghis, Jawzjan, Kunduz, Laghman displaced people increased by 11,000 between and Helmand provinces. Statement said that in January and August against the same period last year. these operations 41 insurgents were killed and 36 others were injured. During these operations in the past 24 hours, Afghan National and Humanitarian Response on continued over the control of Defense Security forces shelled and bombed Monday issued the United Nations Janikhel, Paktia. The area has the enemies’ positions by artilleries and air force Office for the Coordination of reportedly already been abandoned During these operations, 24 Taliban were killed Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) by most residents some weeks ago. and 17 others were wounded in Chahardara weekly report and stated that In 2017, a total of 11,990 people district of Kunduz, two ammunition cache, six between 1 January and 31 August have been verified as displaced in Taliban strongholds destroyed and 18 mines this year, 223,874 people fled their the central region, just over five discovered and confiscated in the province, five homes due to conflict in per cent of the total displacement. insurgents were killed and three others were Afghanistan – an 11,000 increase However, insurgent activity in wounded in Ghormach district of Faryab, 11 against the same period last year. villages in Garziwan district, rebels were killed and 12 other were injured in The report stated that the provinces Faryab, led to about 700 people Chora district of Orzgan. Similar two Taliban sheltering the highest number of being displaced to Garziwan fighters were killed and two others were injured displaced people are Kunduz with district center. In addition to this in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand, one Taliban 28,261 Internally Displaced about 5,200 people were displaced insurgent killed in Alingar district of Laghman Persons (IDPs), Nangarhar with from more than half a dozen and two other were wounded in Aqcha district of Jawzjan. In past 24 hours, 11 planed clearing 27,401 IDPs and Uruzgan with villages in Chardarah district, operations, 16 Special Forces operations 17,062. Humanitarian Response Kunduz, due to military conducted in 9 provinces; also, Air forces stated that in the central parts of operations that intensified on conducted 72 aerial operations supporting the country heavy clashes erupted September 2, according to first Afghan National army including 15 strikes on in the past week over the control reports. Those displaced either enemy’s sanctuaries. ANA discovered and of Baraki Barak, in Logar – moved to Kunduz City, Aliabad confiscated weapons and ammunition in the however no new displacements district or remain in Chardara operations as well. were recorded. Clashes meanwhile district. (ToloNews) KABUL : As many as 254 civilians have been foreign forces air strikes in killed and 366 others wounded in the Nangarhar, Herat and Logar Afghanistan conflict last month, the Civilian provinces in August. Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) said on Civilian casualties mostly Tuesday.