www.thedailyafghanistan.com facebook.com/The.Daily.Afghanistan Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 January 28, 2018 Back Page Jalalabad Kandahar Ghazni Mazar Herat Bamiyan Kabul Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Rain Rain Snow 18°C 5°C -2°C 9°C -2°C 2°C 10°C -8°C 4°C 0°C -11°C -10°C 8°C 16°C Daily Outlook Weather Forcast Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan www.outlookafghanistan.net facebook.com/The.Daily.Outlook.Afghanistan Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 Add: In front of Habibia High School, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan Above 14,000 Acres of Land Usurped in Baghlan LASHKARGAH - The Mil- lat Baba Park, a multimillion afghanis recreational area in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, is on the brink of destruction due to sheer negligence. The park was built in 20 acres of land along the Helmand River 12 years ago at a cost of 48 million afghanis. Grass in the park has dried af- ter never waters and its tiles, seats and other things have destroyed. Esmatullah, a resident of Lashkargah, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Millay Baba Park was beautifully constructed but negligence brought it on the verge of de- struction. “It was a great park, but now it gives an ugly look like a bar- ren land, its sitting areas are also destroyed,” he said, and feared the park’s trees would dry soon if paid no attention. KABUL - Minister of Finance EklilHakimi has reviewed pro- gress on a string of ongoing development projects during his visit to eastern Laghman province. Governor AbulJabbarNaeemi, General Director of Civil Avia- tion Authority Mahmood Shah Habibi and MPs Amir Khan Yar and Mohammad Hassan Mamomzai accompanied the minister. A statement from the Minis- try of Finance said provincial council members, government officials and tribal elders also accompanied Hakimi. The minister visited different projects including an airport PESHAWAR - Pakistan has once again underlined the need for ear- ly, dignified sustainable and com- plete repatriation of Afghan refu- gees to their homeland. The global fraternity and the Af- ghan government should invest MAHMODRAQI - A government delegation has been able to medi- ate and end a 15-year-old enmity between residents of two villages in Kohband district of central Ka- pisa province. The enmity between the two vil- lages has caused dozens of casual- ties on both sides during clashes that also threatened local security, Kapisa police spokesman Moham- mad AyubYousufzai told Pajh- wok Afghan News. The government commission that comprised of security and civil organs mediated between the two villages and guaranteed no side would resort to violence. Based on the agreement between KABUL - Reacting to Saturday’s major bombing in the heart of the city, MPs said the deteriorating se- curity situation was a shame and insisted officials step down. A number of members of the Wolesi Jirga (the Lower House of Parliament) and Meshrano Jirga (the Upper House of Parliament) on Saturday sharply criticized in- telligence departments and gov- ernment officials for their inability to prevent attacks, especially in the capital, and called for them to resign. MPs and senators said the dete- riorating security situation was a shame for security officials and stated they must step down. This comes after at least 63 people were killed in Saturday’s deadly ambulance bombing in Kabul city. In addition, at least another 151 people were wounded. This attack was just the latest in a string of deadly incidents in the country this week, including the siege of the Intercontinental Ho- tel last Saturday, which also left dozens of people dead, including foreign nationals. “Unfortunately, today’s attack MEHTHARLAM - At least eight Taliban insurgents, including a notorious commander, have been killed during a nighttime raid in Alingar district of east- ern Laghman province, an offi- cial said on Saturday. SarhadiZwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Af- for the four eastern provinc- es, two dams, a solar energy scheme, a park, roads, a water supply system and the Lagh- man University campus. He also reviewed work on a in the creation of “pull factors” for incentivising the return of refugees, the Foreign Office spokesman said. Dr. Mohammad Faisal told a week- ly media briefing in Islamabad on Thursday the presence refugees in Pakistan enabled Afghan terrorists the two villages, carrying weapons and firing in the air was also restricted, Yousufzai said. Abdul WahabAskinwal, Kapisa tribal affairs di- rector, said tribal elders also played their role in helping the commission to end the long running feud. Militants were also getting benefit of this enmity, he said. Shah Agha, a resident of ...(More on P4)...(6) was a continuation of the previous attacks. A proxy war is definitely ongoing in Afghanistan,” MP Sayed Ali Ka- zimi said. “We are surprised that there is so much weakness. For how long do our people need to suffer and die. Why do these officials not step down from their jobs,” senator Safiullah Hashemi said. A number of former military officers meanwhile said the lack of capacity in investigative, intelligence and se- curity departments are the reasons for the deteriorating security in the country, especially in Kabul city. “Our intelligence and investigative departments are weak, and they should be strengthened. If these depart- ments are not strengthened, prevention of such attacks will be impossible,” former military officer Mohammad Agul Mujahid said. ...(More on P4)...(7) ghan News the security forces conducted the counterinsurgency operation in the Kushardaka area of the district late on Friday night. He said eight fighters were killed, including a commander named FazalGhaffar and five suspects caught alive during the raid. Secu- rity forces remained unscathed during the of- fensive, Zwak concluded. (Pajhwok) Finance Minister Visits Ongoing Uplift Projects in Laghman Millat Baba Park on the Verge of Destruction Villagers End 15-Year-Old Enmity, Turn Friends in Kapisa MPs Lashout at Security Officials, Call for Them to Resign Kabul Asked to Create Pull Factors for Refugees’ Return Commander among 8 Taliban Eliminated in Laghman Raid cricket stadium, an administra- tive complex for the governor’s office, reconstruction of an an- cient fort, garden, a gymnasi- um and other ongoing projects were visited. (Pajhwok) to melt and morph among them. Last year’s peace deal between the Afghan government and the Hezb-i-Islami can serve as a tem- plate for a similar agreement with the Taliban, the spokesman sug- gested. (Pajhwok) PUL-I-KHUMRI - Above 14,000 acres of state and private land has been usurped by powerful indi- viduals and government officials in northern Baghlan province, Pajh- wok Afghan News has learnt. According to the Land Authority, the list of 1,744 land grabbers has been prepared and dispatched to the central government, the Provin- cial Council and the Attorney Of- fice, but there has been no response. Ramazan Rastin, head of Baghlan Land Authority, told Pajhwok Af- ghan News his department had pre- pared documents which showed where and who had grabbed land. He said the documents showed 14,395 acres of land had been usurped by 1,744 government of- ficials and powerful individuals in the province. he did not go into more details about the list. Meanwhile, Khochi Tribe Author- ity, claims thousands acres of pas- ture land belonging to the tribe has been grabbed by powerful indi- viduals. Amanullah Ahmadzai, head of the Kochi Department, said over 65,000 acres of land had been grabbed by former jihadi commanders and powerful individuals. Without naming anyone, he said some of the land grabbers were still in power. He said over 50 percent of pasture areas in Badal Mast, Kar Kar, Gaz, Hassan Tal and Tangi ar- eas in central Baghlan district had been usurped. In addition to districts, incidents of land grabbing happened in Pul-i- Khumri, the provincial capital, as well, he said. Faridon Shinwari, administrative affairs director at the Municipal- ity, said many distributed plots in Pul-i-Khumri had been grabbed. He, however, offered no facts and figures in this regard. “In Karkar area, we distributed 700 plots, but recently it appeared up to 800,000 plots had been distributed and most of them illegally.” Ferozuddin Aimaq, deputy head of the Provincial Council, confirmed land ...(More on P4)...(8) Ulema Can Help End Afghan Conflict A shopkeeper in Lashkargah, Hafizullah, said the Millat Baba Park was unique in its construction on the country level. He said despite the park’s location along the Helmand River, it was facing a draught- like situation. “People pay money when they enter the park, park of- ficials have many times quar- reled over collection of this money,” he said. Abdul Ghani, a gardener in the park, said only four per- sons had been given responsi- bility to protect the park. “We are four gardeners, we only water and protect the park, but we have no facilities or responsibility to clean it,” he said. IkramuddinNiazai, in charge for jungles and green areas protection of Helmand, said the Millat Baba Park was dam- aged ...(More on P4)...(5) KABUL - The Indonesian president has sug- gested the formation of a three-nation commit- tee of religious scholars to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. Currently on an official visit to Islamabad, JokoWidodo floated the proposal at a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart MamnoonHus- sain in Islamabad on Friday night. He said Islamic scholars from Indonesia, Af- ghanistan and Pakistan could promote a peace- ful settlement of the conflict -- a proposal en- dorsed by President Hussain. ...(More on P4)...(4) JokoWidodo, suggested the formation of a three-nation committee of religious scholars to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. ,, ,, President Widodo
