2 Main News Page 4 Kapisa Education Officials 24 Militants Eliminated in Ghazni Offensive Jailed over Embezzlement MAHMOOD RAQI - Four education depart- ment officials have been sentenced to jail by an At least 24 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 14 others wounded during anti-corruption court in central Kapisa prov- an ongoing operation in southern Ghazni province, officials said on Tuesday. ince, officials said on Tuesday. Provincial council chief Mohammad Hussain GHAZNI - CITY Mohammad Sanganee told Pajhwok Afghan News the four Haneef Rizaee, spokesman for officials had been accused of funds’ embezzle- 203rd Thunder Military Corps ment in 1392 solar year. third brigade, told Pajhwok Afghan They were sentenced to jail terms ranging News security forces launched from one month to five years by the primary the clearing operation codenamed court yesterday and were taken into custody (Khalid) two days ago in Gero dis- today. trict. The public representative said Ghulam Hazrat He said 24 militants were killed and and Mustafam, logistics staff at the education 14 others wounded during the of- department, had allegedly embezzled 700,000 fensive in Pana, Ahad and Safarwal afghanis in the oil sector. areas. He added the court also jailed Sardar Khan Vehicles, motorcycles and other and Agha Sherin, financial employees of the ammunition belonging to the Tali- department, for six months on charges of em- ban were also destroyed. He as- bezzlement in clothing and education surveys. sured security forces and civilians He did not reveal the embezzled money. suffered no casualties. Mohammad Nasim Safi, education depart- Police spokesman Faheem Am- ment head, said he was not satisfied with the arkhel confirmed the operation and court decision. He said the four individuals it had ended successfully in Gero had no attorney to defend them during their district. trial. Azizullah, an inhabitant of the lo- But they would be defended by an attorney in cality, confirmed clashes between the appeal court, he said. Pajhwok attempted Taliban and security personnel in to discuss the cases of the four men with the the area over the two days and said authorities but a contact was not established. security ...(More on P4)...(15) (Pajhwok) Taliban Commanders Killed Nearly a Dozen Taliban Militant Kill His two Senior 7 Daesh Rebels in Nangarhar Infighting Militants Killed in Blown up by Own Leaders in Nangarhar Insider Attack Explosives in JALALABAD - Two Taliban commanders have been Uruzgan Clashes JALALABAD - A Taliban killed during infighting in the Batikot district of east- militant who was conduct- Nangarhar KABUL - Nearly a dozen Tali- ern Nangarhar province, an official said on Wednes- ing insurgency activities JALALABAD - At least seven ban insurgents were killed and day.Niamatullah Noorzai, the district’s administra- as a local commander in Daesh (Islamic State) rebels have half a dozen wounded in sepa- tive chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the infighting Bati Kot district has killed been killed by their own explo- rate clashes with security forces took place in Takee area late on Tuesday night. his two senior leaders in sives in the Pachiragam district in central Uruzgan province, of- He said Safiullah and Samiullah, two notorious an insider attack. of eastern Nangarhar province, ficials said on Wednesday. commanders, were killed by Khairullah. He did not According to the local an official said on Wednesday. An official at the provincial go into details that what triggered the clash. government officials, the Attaullah Khogyani, the gover- police headquarters, 2nd Lt. There has been no word yet from the Taliban about incident took place late nor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Zainullah, told Pajhwok Af- the incident. (Pajhwok) on Tuesday night in Takia Afghan News the explosion took ghan News that Taliban rebels area. place in the Godar area of the attacked a police convoy with 6 Soldiers Killed as Rebels Bati Kot district adminis- late on Tuesday night, leaving two of them dead. district ...(More on P4)...(18) Capture 2 Posts in Zabul supplies and equipment in trative chief Nematullah The anti-government armed militant groups have not Chino and Sabzak areas near Noorzai said the assail- commented regarding the report so far. Security Forces’ Tirinkot, the provincial capital, ant has been identified as Infighting among the Taliban insurgents is not rare as Vehicle Burnt to late on Tuesday night. Khairullah who opened numerous incidents have been reported since the death The ensuing two hours long fire on his senior leaders of the Taliban ...(More on P4)...(17) Ashes in Taliban fierce clash resulted in the kill- ing of five militants, including Attack a notorious Taliban command- Gang Leader of Armed MAIMANA - A vehicle was er named Mullah Ismatullah. burnt to ashes on Wednesday Three more attackers were Robbers Arrested in Kabul City when a convoy of security forces wounded. KABUL - A gang leader of The officials further add- the lead of a gang of robbers came under Taliban attack in the QALAT - Local officials on Wednesday said two se- Separately, six militants were the armed robbers has been ed that Najib was previ- soon after he was released Khawaja Sabz Posh district of curity posts have fallen to Taliban militants follow- killed and three others wounded arrested during the opera- ously jailed for a period from the jail and was arrest- northwestern Faryab province, ing an attack that left six security personnel dead and during a firefighting with police tions of the police forces in of fifteen years but was ed after committing a series an official said. five others wounded in southern Zabul province. in Chora district, the district po- Kabul city. released from the deten- of crimes, including armed Police spokesman Abdul Karim A local security official, who wished to go unnamed, lice chief said. 2nd Lt. Asadullah The officials of the Crimi- tion after spending near- robberies. Yoresh told Pajhwok Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News the security posts based said the clash erupted in Niayzi nal Investigation Depart- ly six and half years. The Kabul police com- News the incident took place at in Arghandab district of the province were came un- area and that the police escaped ment in Kabul security The CID officials are say- mandment says Najib has around 9:00am in Qala locality. der the rebels attack on Tuesday night. unharmed. commandment said the ing that Najib was jailed also disclosed the names of Abdullah Masoomi, the district The militants stormed several posts in the area There has been so far no word detained gang leader has over a kidnapping case, the other members of his chief, said civilians and security but the control of two of them was lost to the rebel from insurgents about the two been identified as Khwajah the officials added. gang besides confessing of forces suffered no casualties in group, the official said....(More on P4)...(16) incidents. (Pajhwok) Najibullah. Najib resumed to take ...(More on P4)...(19) the ...(More on P4)...(20) Outlook Horoscope Aries (Mar. 22-Apr.20) Cancer (June 21-July 20) Libra (Sep 23-Oct. 22) Capricorn (Dec.21-Jan19) Someone you like very much may be A sudden flash of inspiration pulls you out Your calendar changes dramatically today Ironically, your coworkers may distract overbearing today, making demands in front of the pack, encouraging you to take as the simplest of tasks become mired in you from your professional responsibilities that provoke your anger. Unfortunately, charge at work. It’s impossible to know how details. Your calculated response may be today. Although you could easily choose confronting the situation without creat- assertive you should be now, yet thankfully, to push back and try to do everything as to procrastinate, it’s not helpful in the long ing additional turmoil is challenging. you might see the big picture from vantage originally planned. 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