Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3341 Wednesday July 13, 2016 Saratan 23, 1395 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs Quote of the Day Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 www.thedailyafghanistan.com The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) Lawmakers Question HPC Performance, Huge Spending Transport Problems Discourage Investors: Masoud Notorious Taliban Commander Dead in Logar Raid, 13 Held Ghani Expects Pakistan Act Against Groups Pursuing Violence in Afghanistan Decrees on Election Reforms: 7 Senators Named for Parliamentary Team KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the Afghan government leadership expects Pa- kistan act against the militant groups using its soil to pursue violence in Afghanistan. Speaking during a press conference with the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, President Ghani ruled out relations with Pakistan has deteriorated. President Ghani said the relations between Kabul and Islamabad is clear and the Afghan government expects actions against those pursu- ing violence. Recalling Pakistan’s commitment KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday introduced seven of its members for a joint parliamen- tary delegation tasked with de- ciding the fate of the presidents’ legislative decrees on electoral reforms. Following detailed discussions, the upper house elected Hasibul- lah Kalimzai, Maulvi Mohiuddin Munsif, Mohammad Hassan Ho- tak, Farhad Sakhi, Aziz Musleh, Anarkali Hunaryar and Seddiqa Balkhi as members of the team. A day earlier, Wolesi Jirga Speak- KABUL - Some Mesharano Jirga or upper house members on Tuesday demanded the High Peace Council (HPC) to be abounded as the council did not play significant role in bringing peace to the country despite ex- travagant expenditures. Referring to the immense financial cost of HPC, Senator Afzal Shamel said: “Honor- able individuals appointed to the peace council and its committees but due to cor- ruption in the process of council affairs an- nually millions of dollars were embezzled.” He believed security forces could be better equipped if the amount spent on peace pro- cess was allocated for security forces equip- ment and training. He accused the financial cost of peace pro- cess was much higher in recent years and it did not contribute to the process as it was expected. According to HPC as many as 13,000 mili- tants have joined the peace process due to the efforts of peace committees while the expenditures of HPC was at round $8 mil- lion dollars in the past five years. Lawmaker Nisar Ahmad said: “Unfortu- nately the HPC spent 500 million afghanis monthly and had no ...(More on P4)...(3) KABUL - President special envoy on good Governance, Ahmad Zia Masoud, on Tuesday has ex- pressed his deep concerns over the Transportation problems in Afghanistan, saying investors are discouraged for facing such bar- riers however a reformation com- mittee has been established to re- view the following issues. Afghan citizens are facing huge barriers on Transportation sec- tor, meanwhile officials in Minis- try of Transpiration stated that a reformation committee has been established to resolve the follow- ing problems, the members of the committee are coming from Min- istry of Transportation, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Rural and hous- ing, Public interests, and Kabul municipality. ...(More on P4)...(4) PUL-I-ALAM-QALAT - A Taliban commander has been killed and 13 others militants captured during security forces operation in central Logar and southern Zabul prov- inces, an official and a statement said on Tuesday. Governor Mohammad Halim Fidai told reporters Taliban Com- mander Hamidullah known as Shaer was killed, two wounded and four others arrested in securi- ty forces operation in Aspid local- ity on the outskirts of Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital. He said 39,000 Pakistani Rupees, five hand grenades, two guns, one remote control bomb and explo- sives were recovered by security forces during the offensive. Secu- rity forces and civilians suffered no casualties, he added. Gul Ahmad the resident of locality said security forces came to their area in the morning. They stormed a house and arrest some individu- als. Separately, security forces held a group of nine militants in Qalat, the capital city of southern Zabul province, a statement from National Directorate of Security (NDS) said. The detained indi- viduals were involved in terrorist activities in the province, the state- ment said.(Pajhwok) Hundreds of Migrants Including Afghans Reach Serbia Daily Afghanistan to Launch one Stop Shop Carter in Kabul for Talks with President, CEO Govt. Reviews 20 Major Corruption Cases Involving Powerful Individuals Number of Civilian Deaths in U.S. Drone Strikes Report Greatly Understated: Rights Groups Nuristani Faces Opposition for Appointment As Afghan Ambassador to Spain KABUL - US Defence Secre- tary Ash Carter on Tuesday flew into Kabul to meet Af- ghan leaders and America’s top military commanders on the situation in the war-torn country. During the unannounced stop in Kabul, Carter will hold talks with President KABUL - The Afghan gov- ernment is reportedly work- ing on at least 20 major corruption cases involving highly political influential figures. According to a report by BBC’s Afghanistan service, the government is currently reviewing the cases of pow- erful individuals which in- cludes former ministers. The report further added that the suspects are having extensive political support and the review of the cases comes as the Afghan govern- ment has committed to up- root corruption as part of its commitment to international community. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani appeared in a press conference after return- WASHINGTON - Human rights groups are criticizing a recent White House report on the civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes abroad for missing key informa- tion as the numbers are far too low. The report released on July 1 revealed that U.S. KABUL - The Office of the Chief Executive has op- posed with the appointment of Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani as the Afghan Ambassador to Spain. A spokesman for CEO Abdullah Abdullah Javid Faisal has said the Of- fice of the Chief Executive hopes that the selection of Ashraf Ghani, Chief Execu- tive Officer Abdullah and General John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission. Earlier in the month, Presi- dent Barack Obama an- nounced keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan in 2017. Under his previous ing from the NATO War- saw summit in Poland. He promised to bring re- forms to different sectors of the and to abolish cor- ruption in the country. “We are working on bringing reforms to different sectors, and to abolish corruption in Afghanistan,” President Ghani said. President Ghani insisted drone strikes, aimed at terrorists, may have been linked to between 64 to 116 civilian deaths from 2009 to 2015 in countries where the United States is not at war. Critics say the numbers of civilian deaths reported are far too low to be accurate, Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani as Ambassador to Spain is not true. According to Fais- al, Nuristani has been re- peatedly recommended to CEO Abdullah for the post of the Afghan Ambassador to Spain but it was rejected. He said the Chief Execu- tive expects that the back- KABUL - Hundreds of migrants and refugees including Afghans are continuing to arrive daily on Serbia’s border with Hungary, pack- ing inside a makeshift camp without toilets, showers and with one working tap, the As- sociated Press (AP) reported. It comes as the country introduces new meas- ures meant to keep them from entering the European Union. New rules allow Hungarian police to return across the border to Serbia the migrants detained within 8 kms of the Hun- garian border fences protected by razor wire. “Before, it was very ...(More on P4)...(6) KABUL - Afghanistan and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on the establishment of a One Stop Shop on Tuesday. The agreement was signed between Af- ghan Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi and Anam Karimov, Head of Azerbaijan’s Public Services Center. The One Stop Shop is a new innovation which enables simple and quick provision of public services to citizens. “This center will bring significant im- provements in transparency, fighting cor- ruption and delivery of public services,” said Hakimi. According to Minister Haki- mi, the One Stop ...(More on P4)...(9) to act against the group rejecting peace, President Ghani said “We hope that Islamabad makes a cor- rect decision.” He also added that there is no dif- ference between the good and bad terrorists, insisting that the terror groups not only target Afghani- stan but they targeted Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The call by President Ghani to act against the militant groups pur- suing violence comes as the Paki- stani officials have opposed mili- tary option against such groups. Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Advis- er Sartaj Aziz ...(More on P4)...(1) er Abdur Rauf Ibrahimi said the lower house would introduce its members for the delegation after the Meshrano Jirga named the seven senators. Election reforms are a key point of the agreement on establishing the national unity government. The president twice issued the legislative decrees in this regard, but the Wolesi Jirga rejected them. The first decree was thrown out by the Meshrano Jirga, too, but the second one was approved on plan, thetroop numbers were to be cut to 5,500. At the Warsaw summit of the alliance, NATO states pledged maintaining troop numbers in Afghanistan, re- affirming their commitment to give Afghan forces $5 bil- lion annually until 2020. (Pajhwok) that “Our fight against cor- ruption is legal, not politi- cal.” This comes as the Afghan Attorney General Farid Ha- midi earlier promised that a serious and speedy cam- paign against corruption will be launched in the near future. Speaking during a press conference late in the month ...(More on P4)...(5) with some watchdog groups estimating that the actual number could be as high as 800 since 2009. They also blast the report for not con- taining enough details on when and where the deaths occurred. Elizabeth Beavers, policy ...(More on P4)...(7) ground of Nuristani should be considered before ap- pointing him as the Afghan Ambassador to Spain. Faisal further added that the appointment of Nuristani would be in contrast to the promises of the Afghan gov- ernment of national unity in fight ...(More on P4)...(8) June 28.Due to differences over the approval of the decrees, the issue has been referred to the parliamentary team. Article 100 of the constitution says: “If one ...(More on P4)...(2)
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Reg: No 352 Volume No. 3341 Wednesday July 13, 2016 Saratan 23, 1395 www.outlookafghanistan.net Price: 15/-Afs
Quote of the Day
Email: [email protected]: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019
www.thedailyafghanistan.com
The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
Lawmakers Question HPC Performance,
Huge Spending
Transport Problems Discourage
Investors: Masoud
Notorious Taliban Commander Dead in Logar Raid, 13 Held
Ghani Expects Pakistan Act Against Groups Pursuing Violence in Afghanistan
Decrees on Election Reforms: 7 Senators Named for Parliamentary Team
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the Afghan government leadership expects Pa-kistan act against the militant groups using its soil to pursue violence in Afghanistan.Speaking during a press conference with the US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, President Ghani ruled out relations with Pakistan has deteriorated.President Ghani said the relations between Kabul and Islamabad is clear and the Afghan government expects actions against those pursu-ing violence.Recalling Pakistan’s commitment
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday introduced seven of its members for a joint parliamen-tary delegation tasked with de-ciding the fate of the presidents’ legislative decrees on electoral reforms.Following detailed discussions, the upper house elected Hasibul-lah Kalimzai, Maulvi Mohiuddin Munsif, Mohammad Hassan Ho-tak, Farhad Sakhi, Aziz Musleh, Anarkali Hunaryar and Seddiqa Balkhi as members of the team.A day earlier, Wolesi Jirga Speak-
KABUL - Some Mesharano Jirga or upper house members on Tuesday demanded the High Peace Council (HPC) to be abounded as the council did not play significant role in bringing peace to the country despite ex-travagant expenditures.Referring to the immense financial cost of HPC, Senator Afzal Shamel said: “Honor-able individuals appointed to the peace council and its committees but due to cor-ruption in the process of council affairs an-nually millions of dollars were embezzled.”He believed security forces could be better equipped if the amount spent on peace pro-cess was allocated for security forces equip-ment and training.He accused the financial cost of peace pro-cess was much higher in recent years and it did not contribute to the process as it was expected.According to HPC as many as 13,000 mili-tants have joined the peace process due to the efforts of peace committees while the expenditures of HPC was at round $8 mil-lion dollars in the past five years.Lawmaker Nisar Ahmad said: “Unfortu-nately the HPC spent 500 million afghanis monthly and had no ...(More on P4)...(3)
KABUL - President special envoy on good Governance, Ahmad Zia Masoud, on Tuesday has ex-pressed his deep concerns over the Transportation problems in Afghanistan, saying investors are discouraged for facing such bar-riers however a reformation com-mittee has been established to re-view the following issues.Afghan citizens are facing huge barriers on Transportation sec-tor, meanwhile officials in Minis-try of Transpiration stated that a reformation committee has been established to resolve the follow-ing problems, the members of the committee are coming from Min-istry of Transportation, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Rural and hous-ing, Public interests, and Kabul municipality. ...(More on P4)...(4)
PUL-I-ALAM-QALAT - A Taliban commander has been killed and 13 others militants captured during security forces operation in central Logar and southern Zabul prov-inces, an official and a statement said on Tuesday.Governor Mohammad Halim Fidai told reporters Taliban Com-mander Hamidullah known as Shaer was killed, two wounded and four others arrested in securi-ty forces operation in Aspid local-ity on the outskirts of Pul-i-Alam, the provincial capital.He said 39,000 Pakistani Rupees, five hand grenades, two guns, one remote control bomb and explo-sives were recovered by security forces during the offensive. Secu-rity forces and civilians suffered no casualties, he added.Gul Ahmad the resident of locality said security forces came to their area in the morning. They stormed a house and arrest some individu-als. Separately, security forces held a group of nine militants in Qalat, the capital city of southern Zabul province, a statement from National Directorate of Security (NDS) said. The detained indi-viduals were involved in terrorist activities in the province, the state-ment said.(Pajhwok)
Hundreds of Migrants Including Afghans Reach Serbia Daily
Afghanistan to Launch one Stop Shop
Carter in Kabul for Talks with President, CEO
Govt. Reviews 20 Major Corruption Cases Involving Powerful Individuals
Number of Civilian Deaths in U.S. Drone Strikes Report Greatly Understated: Rights Groups
Nuristani Faces Opposition for Appointment As Afghan Ambassador to Spain
KABUL - US Defence Secre-tary Ash Carter on Tuesday flew into Kabul to meet Af-ghan leaders and America’s top military commanders on the situation in the war-torn country.During the unannounced stop in Kabul, Carter will hold talks with President
KABUL - The Afghan gov-ernment is reportedly work-ing on at least 20 major corruption cases involving highly political influential figures.According to a report by BBC’s Afghanistan service, the government is currently reviewing the cases of pow-erful individuals which in-cludes former ministers.The report further added that the suspects are having extensive political support and the review of the cases comes as the Afghan govern-ment has committed to up-root corruption as part of its commitment to international community.President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani appeared in a press conference after return-
WASHINGTON - Human rights groups are criticizing a recent White House report on the civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes abroad for missing key informa-tion as the numbers are far too low. The report released on July 1 revealed that U.S.
KABUL - The Office of the Chief Executive has op-posed with the appointment of Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani as the Afghan Ambassador to Spain. A spokesman for CEO Abdullah Abdullah Javid Faisal has said the Of-fice of the Chief Executive hopes that the selection of
Ashraf Ghani, Chief Execu-tive Officer Abdullah and General John W. Nicholson, commander of the Resolute Support mission.Earlier in the month, Presi-dent Barack Obama an-nounced keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan in 2017. Under his previous
ing from the NATO War-saw summit in Poland.He promised to bring re-forms to different sectors of the and to abolish cor-ruption in the country. “We are working on bringing reforms to different sectors, and to abolish corruption in Afghanistan,” President Ghani said.President Ghani insisted
drone strikes, aimed at terrorists, may have been linked to between 64 to 116 civilian deaths from 2009 to 2015 in countries where the United States is not at war.Critics say the numbers of civilian deaths reported are far too low to be accurate,
Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani as Ambassador to Spain is not true. According to Fais-al, Nuristani has been re-peatedly recommended to CEO Abdullah for the post of the Afghan Ambassador to Spain but it was rejected.He said the Chief Execu-tive expects that the back-
KABUL - Hundreds of migrants and refugees including Afghans are continuing to arrive daily on Serbia’s border with Hungary, pack-ing inside a makeshift camp without toilets, showers and with one working tap, the As-sociated Press (AP) reported.It comes as the country introduces new meas-ures meant to keep them from entering the European Union. New rules allow Hungarian police to return across the border to Serbia the migrants detained within 8 kms of the Hun-garian border fences protected by razor wire.“Before, it was very ...(More on P4)...(6)
KABUL - Afghanistan and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on the establishment of a One Stop Shop on Tuesday.The agreement was signed between Af-ghan Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi and Anam Karimov, Head of Azerbaijan’s Public Services Center.The One Stop Shop is a new innovation which enables simple and quick provision of public services to citizens.“This center will bring significant im-provements in transparency, fighting cor-ruption and delivery of public services,” said Hakimi. According to Minister Haki-mi, the One Stop ...(More on P4)...(9)
to act against the group rejecting peace, President Ghani said “We hope that Islamabad makes a cor-rect decision.”He also added that there is no dif-ference between the good and bad terrorists, insisting that the terror groups not only target Afghani-stan but they targeted Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.The call by President Ghani to act against the militant groups pur-suing violence comes as the Paki-stani officials have opposed mili-tary option against such groups.Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Advis-er Sartaj Aziz ...(More on P4)...(1)
er Abdur Rauf Ibrahimi said the lower house would introduce its members for the delegation after the Meshrano Jirga named the seven senators.Election reforms are a key point of the agreement on establishing the national unity government. The president twice issued the legislative decrees in this regard, but the Wolesi Jirga rejected them.The first decree was thrown out by the Meshrano Jirga, too, but the second one was approved on
plan, thetroop numbers were to be cut to 5,500.At the Warsaw summit of the alliance, NATO states pledged maintaining troop numbers in Afghanistan, re-affirming their commitment to give Afghan forces $5 bil-lion annually until 2020.(Pajhwok)
that “Our fight against cor-ruption is legal, not politi-cal.”This comes as the Afghan Attorney General Farid Ha-midi earlier promised that a serious and speedy cam-paign against corruption will be launched in the near future. Speaking during a press conference late in the month ...(More on P4)...(5)
with some watchdog groups estimating that the actual number could be as high as 800 since 2009. They also blast the report for not con-taining enough details on when and where the deaths occurred. Elizabeth Beavers, policy ...(More on P4)...(7)
ground of Nuristani should be considered before ap-pointing him as the Afghan Ambassador to Spain.Faisal further added that the appointment of Nuristani would be in contrast to the promises of the Afghan gov-ernment of national unity in fight ...(More on P4)...(8)
June 28.Due to differences over the approval of the decrees, the issue has been referred to the parliamentary team.Article 100 of the constitution says: “If one ...(More on P4)...(2)
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