Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:IX Issue No:297 Price: Afs.15 TUESDAY . JUNE 02 . 2015 -Jawza 12, 1394 HS www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes DOMESTIC Islamabad must handover REVENUES Afghan Taliban to Kabul: Pak s increase by 7pc: MoF National Assembly Committee AT Monitoring Desk dover the Afghan insurgents to should be dealt with iron hands. Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi Kabul. Afghan security officials We shall not provide shelters to expressed serious concerns in the militants, because if we do so, we KABUL: The Ministry of Fi- KABUL: The committee on for- eign affairs of the Pakistan s Na- past and now as well, over use of are putting our citizens and re- nance (MoF) on Monday said that Pakistan s soil against Afghani- gional security at risk. Meanwhile, domestic revenues had increased tional Assembly on Monday asked the Nawaz-led central gov- stan. Commenting on the issue, a we cannot expect others to be- by seven percent as compared to security affairs analyst M. have the way we want. It is all the last year. Minister of Finance ernment to handover the Afghan Taliban to Kabul. Chairman of the Nadeem Alizai said that Pakistan about security calculus deter- Muhammad Eklil Hakemi, who could not claim improvement in rence for deterrence and détente was summoned by the Wolesi Jir- committee, Sardar Awais Leghari, said that Islamabad should take ties with Afghanistan, unless the for détente, he said while sug- ga, said the domestic revenues in- AT News Report importance for him. No deal will countries, and it tries to conduct latter was satisfied with the steps gesting that Pakistan should do creased five percent beyond the be signed with any country which its activities based on transparen- demand of Kabul seriously regard- KABUL: Following criticisms ing transfer of the Afghan Taliban of the former, taken for its stabil- more to restore the trust. It is target fixed in the first five months is in contravention with the na- cy and seriously. ity. Welcoming the Pakistan s par- said that Afghan government is of the fiscal year 2015. He said about signing of an intelligence tional interests of Afghanistan, Reports recently said that leaders in order to improve the sharing deal between Kabul and he said. A number of issues made Afghanistan and Pakistan intelli- bilateral ties further. He said that liament suggestion, he termed under crippling pressure over giv- that Afs43.32 billion has been col- Islamabad, the Chief Executive transfer of the Taliban leaders into ing new direction to AfPak rela- lected while the target was people concerned in past week, gence agencies signed a memoran- this move would help to bridge Abdullah Abdullah on Monday including the memorandum of un- dum of understanding (MoU) for the trust deficit between the two Afghan authorities custody im- tions. Analysts believe that the Afs41.39 billion in the first five said the National Unity Govern- portant for overcoming the trust country s leadership is annoyed months of the current year which derstanding with Pakistan s spy sharing information, training of neighboring countries.Criticizing ment (NUG) will not sign any agency. Afghan spy service members and his country s Foreign Office for deficit. Pakistan shall handover by the cold-shoulder response of shows seven percent increase as agreement which is against the those all to Afghanistan who are Pakistani authorities, who yet to compared to first five months of We will not sign any deal fight anti-state actors on both poor performance, Leghari said national interests of Afghanistan. which will be against the national sides of the Durand Line. that a meeting with officials of the killing Afghans. There is no favor- support the Afghan-lead peace 2014. However, the minister did He told the session of Coun- ite for Kabul. Militant is a mili- process and dismantle terror out- not provide data about domestic interests and national security of Abdullah said people should foreign ministry would be held to cil of Ministers (CoM) that na- the country, he reiterated. trust their leaders as they will nev- discuss foreign policy challenges. tant whether he is Pakistani, Arab fits. It is believed that Afghan revenues generated last year. tional interests of the country is or Afghan. Stance of the Afghan government would show tough Change in the tax payment mech- He said the government is try- er compromise the national inter- Afghan government has re- his top priority and is of great peatedly asked Islamabad to han- government is very clear in this stance in the coming few weeks, anism to bring transparency and ing to strengthen its ties with all ests and security of the country. regard, he opined. Alizai added if Islamabad failed to prevent the increase in tariffs was the main that those who pose security Taliban from carrying out attacks factors behind the increase in rev- threat to the regional stability in Afghanistan. enues, said the minister, adding Qatar temporarily extends Newly appointed NDS deputy that the taxes were collected as a whole. Big, small and medium tax- DIRECTORS RESUME WORK payers, customs, revenues de- travel ban on Taliban 5 HPC reiterates commitment partments and some ministries are for five years.A US official told KABUL: Chief Executive Officer the major revenues generation AT Monitoring Desk (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on to continue peace efforts sources. The revenues were col- media that Washington was closing KABUL: Qatar has agreed to in on an agreement with Qatar to Monday officially introduced the lected transparently, the minister newly-appointed deputy directors AT Monitoring Desk to bring lasting peace to the coun- said. temporarily extend the travel ban extend the ban for six month. The on five Taliban leaders who were High Peace Council (HPC) said that of the spy agency, National Direc- try. The remarks come at a time He went on to say that increase in released from prison at Guantan- peace efforts are underway; thus, torate of Security (NDS). A state- KABUL: Amid mounting insecu- that the Ministry of Defense customs duty on cigarette from amo Bay in a prisoner exchange the travel ban on the Taliban lead- ment from the NDS said that Adib rity across the country, the High (MoD) recently said that it is six percent to 20 percent has also deal with the US last year. Ac- ers should be left. Shahzada Sha- Fahim was introduced as the first Peace Council (HPC) reiterated its mulling to conduct large-scale op- helped the government to have cording to reports that ban will hid, spokesman for the HPC, be- deputy director and Ajmal Obaid commitment to continue its peace eration against militants across the moderate domestic revenue. He remain in place until diplomatic lieves that extension of the ban will Abidy was introduced as deputy efforts. Maulvi Habibullah Faw- country. Talking to army sol- said that more revenues are ex- negotiations for a long-term solu- not help in bringing the Taliban to for policy at a ceremony in the eign affairs and head director of the zi, a senior member of the HPC, diers in the southern Kandahar pected if reforms were introduced. tion yield results. The Taliban lead- the negotiation table. According to presence of high-ranking officials. second political department of the told Azadi Radio that the Taliban province, the Chief of Army Staff, Hakemi rejected the reports about ers will not be able to travel and the Associated Press report, at least Adib Fahim, son of late Marshal ministry. is building up pressure on the gov- Qadam Shah Shahim, the other forcing taxpayers to pay more tax. will also be subjected to monitor- one of the five Taliban leaders has Mohammad Qasim Fahim, holds Ajmal Obaid Abidy was executive ernment and it is the duty of the said that they will never forgive He said the ministry brought un- covertly contact armed militants. a bachelor in international relations head of Aria Television, former incumbent government to defend the killers of security troops. ing. Mullah Mohammad Fazl, However, the news agency didn t registered businesses into tax net Mullah Noorullah Noori, Khair- and law from American Universi- spokesman to President Moham- Afghanistan. He stressed a nego- Daud Shah Wafa, 205th Atal Mil- in the capital city. provide further details in this re- ty of Sharja and Masters Degree mad Ashraf Ghani and also served tiated solution for wars in Afghan- ullah Khairkhwa and Mohammad gard. This comes at a time that re- itary Corps commander, while ad- For example, there were Nabi Omari are the five senior in Public Administration. Earlier, at the USAID and the UN. istan. Fawzi believe that the peo- dressing the gathering, called on 3,475 registered tax payers. A cently a number of members of the Fahim has worked as deputy pol- Rahmatullah Nabil, NDS di- Taliban leaders who were traded US congress repeatedly express ple of Afghanistan, the govern- security forces to instead of ar- team of experts in the past two icy director at national security rector general, has wished them ment and the HPC are committed resting militants, kill them. months in the seventh police ju- for a US soldier, Sgt. Bowe concerns that the Taliban leaders success in serving their country, Bergdahl, last year. Bergdahl was will pose threat to the US security, council, deputy director of eco- risdiction of Kabul City has nomic affairs at ministry of for- the statement added. (Pajhwok) brought 789 more people into the captured and held by the Taliban if the ban was not extended. Helmand PC links bad tax net.