Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:138 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 2018 -Qaws 27, 1397 HS AT News Report KABUL: Six civilians are feared dead in an aerial attack in Logar UN Secretary General António province, a provincial councilman Guterres on Monday submitted iban that would soon start to work. said, the government however his report on Afghanistan to the AT News Report claims those killed were militants. UN Security Council in which he Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of The Afghan air force targeted Hezb-e-Islami (Islamic Party) as provided an update on the activi- KABUL: The government-desig- a civilian vehicle in Charkh dis- ties of the United Nations in Af- well as representatives from Hezb- trict of the province, said Logar Emirati and Pakistani representa- nated Peace Consultative Board e-Wahdat, Jamiat and other par- tives in the latest attempt to bring ghanistan, including political, hu- held its first session on Monday, provincial council deputy head- manitarian, development and hu- ties believe that negotiations with Abdul Wali Wakil. Some elderlies a negotiated solution to Afghani- but none of the leaders of political Taliban militants would be the only stan’s grilling protracted conflict. man rights efforts, since the issu- and jihadi leaders attended. Presi- from the Mohammad Agha dis- ance of the previous report, on solution but through the political trict were en route home from a A delegation from Afghanistan dent Ashraf Ghani chose most of parties who can attract Taliban’s travelled to the UAE, Deputy September 10 this year. jihadi leaders as members of the meeting with the Taliban to ne- According to the report, par- confidence. The first session of the gotiate a deal to free a young man Spokesman of the Chief Executive board led by himself. The board is consultative board said only the Fraidon Khozontold Afghanistan liamentary elections were held as apparently appointed to consult under the militant’s captivity. He scheduled on October 20. In re- government would hold talks with claimed that six civilians were Times. Officials from the Afghan- and provide opportunities to hold Taliban, not the political parties. istan, United States, Pakistan and sponse to long delays and wide- talks with the Taliban. The politi- killed in the air strike. A resident spread operational difficulties, the Hekmatyar has reportedly left for of Dehnaw area also said all the the UAE held meetings on Sunday cal parties have said they had their Uzbekistan with the aim of peace ahead of the US-Taliban meeting. Independent Election Commission own team for peace talks with Tal- people killed in the airstrike were (IEC) extended voting in some talks with Taliban. civilians. The victims were Jamal Khozon said the Afghan delegation has held talks with the Taliban, polling centres for an additional Din, Abdul Mobin, Asadullah, day. Violence peaked on election Mohammadullah, Mohammada US, Pakistani, Saudi and Emirati day, causing the highest number of Jan and Dawajan, he said. Ac- representatives in Abu Dhabi.The By Farhad Naibkhail er meeting on Monday with US 12-member delegation is led by the civilian casualties in any single day cording to him, Taliban arrested a in 2018. In Kandahar province, man from a village for having links officials in the United Arab Emir- President’s Chief of Staff Abdul KABUL: The Taliban held anoth- ates involving Afghan, Saudi, and Salam Rahimi. The Taliban... elections were delayed for one with the government a few days P2 week following the death of two ago, and those peoplehad met high-ranking security officials in a AT News Report regional countries’ concerns when with the Taliban for setting the Taliban attack. Controversy over it makes deal with other countries. captive free. However, Logar po- the use of biometric voter verifica- KABUL: The Russian Federation Russian diplomat added that fight- lice spokesman, Shapor Ah- tion dominated both the pre-elec- expresses concerns over what it ers loyal to the Daesh terrorist madzai, said that Afghan air force tion and post-election phases, as calls “deals between Afghanistan group had been stationed in Af- targeted a Taliban vehicle in Da- the electoral management bodies and other states”, with Russia’s ghanistan’s northern provinces bara area of Charkh district and and political parties debated Ambassador to Kabul saying bordering Russia’s Central Asian six Taliban rebels were killed. AT News Report security organs to provide more lawmakers on Monday said that whether to count ballots cast with- “Daesh is a great threat for Cen- allies (Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Taliban confirmed the airstrike. elaborations about some unknown unknown helicopters had landed out the use of the technology. The tral Asia”. Alexander Mantytskiy Turkmenistan), after being defeat- The group’s spokesman, Zabi- KABUL: Some members of par- helicopters recently landed in the in the areas under Taliban control, report states that the political lead- said Monday in Kabul that Afghan ed in Syria and Iraq. He called the hullah Mujahid said that... P2 liament want the government and Taliban-controlled areas. These but the government and... P2 ers began negotiations to... P2 government needed to observe the presence of Daesh in ... P2 TUESDAY . DECEMBER 18, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Last week, the IECC invalided all votes for Kabul due to “widespread fraud” and irregularities in the process. The Independent Election Com- plaints are investigated by the In- mission (IEC) on Monday said the dependent Electoral Complaints election management body has Commission (IECC). wrapped up the recounting pro- “More problems arose in the cess of votes for Kabul province provinces of Paktia and Baghlan. and IEC staff is now processing Recounting of votes for Kabul was the data registration of the results. completed yesterday,” said IEC The IEC said the election com- chief Abdul Badi Sayyad. mission will announce the election “Results for large provinces results for Nangarhar, Paktia and such Nangarhar will possibly be Baghlan provinces within the next announced in the next few days. few days, however election results But some other provinces such for Kabul will be delayed once Kabul... I think will have delays in again. the announcement,” added IEC The IEC said the registration commissioner, Maliha Hassan. process of presidential election Over 2,500 candidates were in candidates began on Saturday. the October 20 parliamentary elec- So far the IEC has announced tions race, for 250 seats in the low- election results for 29 provinces. er house of parliament. Kabul But the final results will be an- province has 33 seat reserved in nounced once all electoral com- parliament. (TOLONews) KABUL: The Independent Elec- 2,323 votes tion Commission (IEC) on Mon- Nahid Farid has won 1,959 votes day announced results of the Oc- Sherin Shahabi has polled 1,773 Local 'lawbreakers' interferedinBaghlanelections:Candidates tober 21-22 Wolesi Jirga elections votes from Kunduz, Herat, Helmand and Helmand: Protesting candidates said the head of Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Baghlan has also confirmed ballot stuffing in the province. Kandahar provinces. Based on the preliminary re- Mohammad Zafar Sadiqi has A number of parliamentary elec- khizada, a candidate from Baghlan. Sayed Hafizullah Hashemi. sults, the wining candidates are: gained 4,041 votes tion candidates on Sunday accused “Fraud was reported not only The Hizb-e-Islami leader Gul- Kunduz: Mirwais Popal has won 3,573 “local lawbreakers” in Baghlan in Tala Wa Barfak but also in buddin Hekmatyar who addressed Abdul Raoof Ibrahimi has bagged votes province of fraud in support of Baghlan-e-Markazi, some areas of a press conference in Kabul on 2,986 votes Ghulam Wali Afghan has received their favorite candidates in the Pul-e-Khumri city and other dis- Sunday, made remarks on elections Eng. Kamal Safi has won 2,276 3,341 votes October 20 polls. tricts,” said Humaira Kohzad, a and accused the IEC of being in- votes Mirwais Khadem has got 3,164 The protesting candidates said candidate from Baghlan. volved in “corruption and fraud”. Shah Khan Sherzad has polled votes that at least 25 polling stations re- Meanwhile, the Independent Hekmatyar said all non-bio- 1,996 votes Mohammad Karim Atal has bagged mained closed in the province on Election Commission (IEC) said metric votes should be declared Eng. Mohammad Din Hamdard has 2,798 votes the elections day. the election management body will invalid. He added that that his par- got 1,905 votes Abdul Rashid Azizi has earned “We saw the interview of the probe reports of ballot stuffing in ty’s candidates got majority of Mohammadullah Baktash has 2,580 votes provincial head of the election com- the province. “If there are cases of votes in parliamentary elections. earned 1,699 votes, Nasima Niazai has received 1,463 mission in which he clearly said misuse or there are people who “Despite fraud in the elections, Haji Mohammad Omar Khan has votes that elections in Tala Wa Barfak consult lawmakers and conduct Hizb-e-Islami candidates have got earned 1,631 votes, Wajiba Sadat has received 818 district were not acceptable and the meetings for bribery and corrup- one-third of votes in recent parlia- Fazel Karim Iymaq has got 1,586 votes votes which from the district are tion, please inform the intelligence mentary elections,” Hekmatyar votes Kandahar: invalid,” said Azizurrahman Sa- institutions,” said IEC spokesman said. (TOLONews) Nilofar Jalali Kofi has gained 1,257 Sayed Ahmad Khadem has bagged votes 8,186 votes Dr. Fatima Aziz has received 1,042 Syed Muqtada Miran has got 7,419 votes votes Taliban meet US officials in UAE for peace talks Abdullah says only Afghan Herat: Mahmood Khan Nasrat has re- Habib Rahman Pidram has got ceived 7,041 votes ...P1 and the US have report- ghan officials are not expected to ment has neither denied nor con- govt.