Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:XI Issue No:130 Price: Afs.20 www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes THURSDAY . DECEMBER 07. 2017 -Qaws 16, 1396 HS Karim Khalili, head of the high consultation with different parts peace council. of the society through meetings in Khalili who was detailing the capital and provinces. He reporters about the peace council added that the strategy was on AT Monitoring Desk leadership’s recent visit to Jakarta, implementation. thanked the Indonesian “We will soon hold grand KABUL: At least 300 Afghan government and people for their conferences of the clerics and jihadi children in northern Jawzjan commitments in holding Islamic figures, members of the civil province have been under militant scholars’ conference there that is society, tribal elder and women,” training of Islamic State (IS), which supposed to discuss ways put an Ekhpolwak said. is also known as Daesh terrorist end to Afghan war. Mohammad He asked the Taliban to group, local officials said on Akram Ekhpolwak, presidential provide opportunity for peace Wednesday . According to reports AT News Report Islamic country, can play an representative in political affairs, through opening an office in Kabul over 80 percent of Darzab district important role in the peace efforts said that the strategy of the high or the mediation mechanism that in Jawzjan province is under the KABUL: Indonesia as the biggest in Afghanistan, said Mohammad peace council was completed after the group trusts. control of Daesh and the terror group has been engaged in recruiting campaign across the province. The provincial council members of Jawzjan confirmed the news, saying most of the families were unwillingly forced due to Commission office in the Northern by the Afghan National Defense poverty to hand over their children Province, also confirmed receiving and Security Forces and US to the Daesh terror group. reports of Daesh, recruiting airstrikes in the eastern Nangarhar Moreover, a former district children and urged the government province. On his return from governor of Darzab, said the to act urgently to prevent the Azerbaijan, President Ashraf Islamic State of Khurasan province human disaster at the hands of Ghani claimed that Islamic State is (IS –K) is extensively terrorist outfits. The Daesh now fleeing Afghanistan. However indoctrinating and brain washing terrorist group emerged primarily the provincial council chief of Afghan children to use them for in the eastern part of the country Nangarhar province said a few their heinous acts of terrorism in 2014 as a branch of Islamic State days ago that the said terror group The commander of the NATO- which he expressed as a matter of of Syria and Iraq (ISIS). Since has taken control over a significant led Resolute Support Mission great concern. Afghanistan establishing its foothold, Islamic part of Khogyani district in the and the US forces in Afghanistan Independent Human Rights State has been regularly targeted province. General John Nicholson has said the recent operation resulting into the killing of a top Al-Qaeda leader is an example of the lethality of the Afghan Special Forces. “This operation is a testament to the real growth the Afghan forces have achieved over the past year,” he said. Gen. Nicholson further added “It is also another example of the lethality of the undefeated by representatives from political Afghan Special Forces and the parties, election watchdogs, success of working side by side experts and civil society activists. AT News Report with our Afghan partners.” Badghisi hoped the people of The Afghan security Afghanistan, government, political KABUL: Ministries of Defense authorities said Tuesday that a parties and international and Interior in joint venture top leader of the Al-Qaeda community would welcome the developed and signed the Child terrorist network has been killed new strategy. The IEC had earlier Protection policy in order to along with at least 80 other announced it would use protect children in the country on militants during the operations of technology in voters’ registration Wednesday. This policy aimed to the Afghan and US forces. and identification process for protect children from adverse The Afghan Intelligence, upcoming Wolesi Jirga and District effects of armed conflict and to National Directorate of Security Councils elections in order to prevent “all forms” of violence (NDS), the militants were killed against children a as well avoid KABUL: The Independent prevent fraud. The acting IEC head abuse of children by the security during the operations conducted Election Commission (IEC) on said eligible voters would be in Ghazni, Zabul, and Paktia forces. The Ministry of Defense Wednesday said the existing registered at specific voter (MoD) in collaboration with the provinces. National Identity Card (Tazkera) registration centres and they would According to NDS, the senior NATO and children protection would be used to identify and cast their votes at particular centres organizations has developed the Al-Qaeda leader killed during the register voters for the upcoming on the election day. IEC operation has been identified as policy in the past one year. The AT News Report “Lack of capacity and the crimes including drug smuggle. elections. The commission also spokesman Abdul Dadai Sayyad Defense minister and first deputy Omar Khetab who was also scrapped its earlier decision to use said the Population Registration of interior signed the policy last existence of challenges cause one “Fight against different crimes famous was Omar Mansoor. KABUL: The government claimed police officer to fight 200 drug linked to drug smuggling should be technology in voter registration Authority had distributed 10 day afternoon in order to be This comes as the Afghan and process, citing lack of funds and million tazkera and work on implemented by Afghan army and that most of drug from Afghanistan traffickers,” said Khalil Bakhtiar, carried out adequately with its US forces have stepped up is trafficked through the deputy interior minister for nature and threats from the non-cooperative role of the preparing voter lists had been police. “Today Defense Minister, counter-terrorism efforts during international community. IEC started. Without naming anyone, and representative of Interior neighboring countries, with half narcotics. smugglers,” said Gholam Haidar the recent months to suppress the Ministry signed the children through Pakistan and 25 percent Barmak asked those countries Allama, deputy attorney general. acting chief Waseema Badghisi told he said some people were trying terror groups who are attempting reporters here: “Unfortunately the to conspire against the IEC for protection policy to be through Iran. Interior Minister, that have agreements with Interior minister also warned to expand their foothold in implemented and children Wais Barmak said Wednesday that Afghanistan to fulfill their persons carrying illegal arms and strategy to introduce new their personal advantage. Yousuf Afghanistan. Earlier, a similar Rashid, head of the Free and Fair protected in the country,” four percent of the narcotics are commitments because Kabul could tinted-window vehicles of serious technology and get advantage of it Muhammad Radmanish, Defense operation resulted in the death of could not be implemented due to Election Foundation of smuggled through the airports and not lonely fight drug trade and behavior. “The persons that have Qari Yasin, a well-known al Qaida Ministry spokesman told the rest via the northern borders. smugglers. illegal arms, have to hand them over the lack of funds and lack of Afghanistan (FEFA), work on Afghanistan times. He said the by terrorist leader responsible for cooperation from the international creation of voter lists as vital. Afghanistan is reportedly Separately, the attorney to the interior ministry or receive the deaths of dozens of innocent implementation of this policy all producing around 90 per cent of general office demanded serious permit and also remove the tints community.” She added the current However, he warned time was violations against children will be victims, including two American available Tazkera caards would be running out for the election the world’s narcotics. struggle against the organized of their vehicles.” service members. (KP) monitored and investigated. used in voters’ registration process. commission as millions might be Although Afghanistan before had She was addressing the third unable to vote or the elections signed several international Uzbek president National Election Summit attended might be deferred. (Pajhwok) conventions for...P2 supports Afghan peace negotiations KABUL : The Afghan government Nicholson added: "Under my KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani, welcoming increased cooperation has signed and put into force a watch I’ve already made it clear between Afghanistan and child protection policy, shielding and now I’m going to make it very Uzbekistan, on Wednesday hoped children from the adverse effects clear. If soldiers under my KABUL : The Governor of eastern of armed conflict. Minister of command here -- are witness to any KABUL : The US Principal the bilateral relationship would Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuristan province Hafiz Abdul grow stronger with each passing Defence Tariq Shah Bahrami signed gross violation of human rights, South and Central Asian Affairs Qayyuom called on national day. During his visit to Tashkent,