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LASHKARGAH - As the war in the southern prov-ince of Helmand shows no sign of ending, the Af-ghan Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday con-firmed that government troops have suffered a heavy casualty toll.In line with this, a number of military commentators have slammed government’s war strategy saying it is ineffective - an issue they believe has fueled the Taliban insurgency.It has been reported that up to 40,000 government forces are deployed in Helmand to battle only 7,000 to 8,000 insurgents. However, recent reports emerged that a high percentage of these troops are in fact ghost soldiers.“There are around 40,000 security personnel on the list. But reports estimate the number of enemy forc-es in Helmand is seven to eight thousand fighters. We should have eliminated ...(More on P4)...(3)

Ghani Demands UAE Businessmen to Invest in Afghanistan

WJ Delays Voting on Electoral Reform Decree

Experts Slam War Policy Amid ongoing Crisis in Helmand

Security Forces to Launch Large-Scale

Military Op in Helmand

27 Afghan Officers Passed Out from IMA

LASHKARGAH - Security forces in Helmand will soon launch a large-scale military operation in Nawzad and Musa Qala districts to clear the areas of insurgents, said officials on Saturday.“The army troops are preparing to launch a big military operation against insurgents in Musa Qala and Nawzad districts [in Helmand]. The operation will kick off in the near future,” said Colonel Ta-juddin, an army commander in Helmand.Meanwhile, a soldier, Rohullah, said: “We waited the whole night to fight but we spent that night without war. Other nights, we are usually busy in conflict with insurgents.”Helmand police chief Aqa Noor Kentoz meanwhile said their priority is to take control of Lashkargah city’s PD4. According to reports, PD4 of Lashkar-gah city has been under ...(More on P4)...(4)

KABUL - President Moham-mad Ashraf Ghani during his visit in United Arabic Emir-ates has demanded the UAE, Afghan businessmen to invest in Afghanistan for growing economy of the country.President Deputy Spokesman has stated that Afghanistan do need economy growing and investments to be done more than anything else.Meanwhile Afghan economy experts have said that Afghan-istan Government does need to gain the trusts of the foreign countries for investments and growing its economy.

KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or lower house of parliament on Sat-urday postponed voting on a presi-dential legislative decree regarding composition, authority and respon-sibilities of the two electoral bodies.According to Article 79 of the Con-stitution, the president can issue legislative decrees, except regarding budget and financial matters, when the parliament is on recess. But the decrees need to be approved by the parliament within 30 days of return-ing from vacation.Bringing reforms to the electoral re-gime is key part of the unity govern-ment agreement between then presi-dential candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah.President Ghani issued a second leg-islative decree on electoral reform in

TRINKOT - A blind police officer has been appointed as the district police in the restive Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan, local officials said.The move by the Ministry of Interior has been described as unprecedented as the lo-cal officials are saying the appointment of commander Shah Mahmood has been appointed for the post due to his 14 years long experi-ence with the Afghan Na-tional Police (ANP) forces.Mahmood has assumed charge as the district police chief of the restive Deh-rawood district and joined the police forces 14 years ago.He has previously served as the security chief of Tar-inkot city, the provincial capital of southern Uruzgan province.Provincial governor’s spokesman Mohammad Nayab told the BBC Af-ghanistan service that the Ministry of Interior ap-pointed commander Shah Mahmood for the post due to his experience in the field of security.Nayab further added that commander Mahmood is not a professional officer but has a very good experi-ence in the fields of military and security.He said the security situa-tion has changed a lot since commander Mahmood as-sumed charge as the district police chief of Dehrawood district.According to Nayab, com-mander Mahmood was ap ...(More on P4)...(7)

Blind Officer Appointed District

Police Chief in South of Afghanistan

Traders Yet to Export Goods Via Chabahar

Port: ACCI

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan to Mull Prospects for Trade, Economic Co-Op

US Concerned at Afghan Insurgents’ Presence in Pakistan

KABUL - The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Satur-day said Afghan traders have not yet exported their goods through Chabahar port due to the lack of infrastructure facilities.Last month, Afghanistan, Iran and India signed a trilateral agreement on the Chabahar port. India will invest $500 million to develop the port in

ASHGABAT - The sixth meet-ing of the Turkmen-Afghan in-tergovernmental commission on trade and economic coop-eration is planned to be held June 15 in capital Kabul, said the Turkmen government in a message on Saturday.Cooperation in trade, oil & gas sector, the energy industry, transportation and communi-

President Deputy Spokes-man Shahussien Murtazavi said,” the object of the current President trip to UAE was to develop the economy of the Afghanistan and draw more at-tention for further investments, UAE officials have expressed their interests on investing in Afghanistan’s Agriculture sec-tor especially on the private sectors.”“ Dubai could be a good econ-omy bridge for Afghanistan to be connected with the World, but we have failed to provide a good platform for drawing more ...(More on P4)...(2)

DEHRADUN - In a spectac-ular passing out parade held at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun in India on Saturday, 27 Afghan Gentle-men Cadets marched shoul-der to shoulder with their In-dian ‘Brothers in Arms’ and passed out to be proud offic-ers. It is considered a special privilege by the Afghanistan National Army cadets to be raised as an officer in the prestigious IMA. These 27

PESHAWAR - Senior Obama administration officials, current-ly on a visit to Islamabad, have voiced their concern at what they call the continued presence of Taliban and Haqqani network sanctuaries on Pakistani soil.Special Envoy Richard Olson and Director for Pakistan and Afghanistan at the US National Security Council Dr. Peter La-voy expressed the apprehen-sion during their meetings at the Foreign Office and the General Headquarters (GHQ).As the two sides clung to di-vergent views on the Naushki drone strike and its fallout, a knowledgeable official confided to Pajhwok Afghan News both meetings lacked the traditional warmth. Each side tended to blame the other for the latest

Afghan officers were excelled in various military train-ing at IMA and are ready to take their responsibilities in the Afghan National Army. The passing-out parade of young Afghan officers mark another achievement for In-dia’s reconstruction and de-velopmental programmes in Afghanistan implemented based on the priorities of the Afghan government and people. (PR)

downturn in bilateral ties.Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz “conveyed a strong message” on the drone strike that violated Pakis tan’s sovereignty and viti-ated Pak-US ties, the Foreign Office said.“Any future drone strike in Pakistan will be detrimental to our common desire to strength-en relations,”. Aziz warned, saying violence had surged in Afghanistan after the Naushki attack. The raid has set back the Afghan reconciliation effort, he claimed.Separately, the army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, also informed the visiting delegation that the drone raid had affected mutual trust and respect. The incident had ...(More on P4)...(5)

March after his first decree was re-jected by the Wolesi Jirga.

Iran and if materialized, the port will be a gateway for India to central Asian coun-tries.Experts say the Chabahar port will positively impact Afghanistan’s economic, political, security situations and will help resolve Af-ghan traders’ problems in transporting their goods. Af-ghanistan will earn millions of ...(More on P4)...(6)

cations, and agriculture are on the meeting’s agenda.Preparations for the Turk-men-Afghan intergovern-mental commission’s meet-ing have been recently discussed by the Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers with participation of the Presi-dent Gurbanguly Berdimu-hamedov. Addressing the

However, the second degree is yet to be debated at the house despite calls

from political parties, civil society groups and election watchdogs to ap-prove the decree in order to pave the ground for electoral reform and the conduct of the long due parliamen-tary and district council elections.Speaking at today’s session, lawmak-er Sharifa Balkhabi said the house panels in their joint first and second meetings had discussed the decree.She said some commissions rejected the decree, others proposed recom-mendations and some approved it, but there was only one controversial case in the third meeting of the com-missions.About the controversial provision in the decree, she said in the decree it had come that the Chief Executive Office should be also consulted on appointment ...(More on P4)...(1)

meeting, Berdimuhamedov said his country consistently supports the provision of in-ternational assistance to the Afghan government, to help the effective integration of the neighboring country to regional and international economic processes.Such large-scale projects as ...(More on P4)...(8)