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Jalalabad Ghazni Kandahar Mazar Herat Bamayan Kabul Back Page Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear Clear Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 9°C 14°C 17°C 6°C 19°C -10°C -3°C -3°C 15°C 3°C 6°C 4°C -3°C 5°C Daily Outlook Weather Forcast January 06, 2016 Add: V-137, Street-6, Phase, 4, District 6, Shahrak Omed Sabz, Kabul Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 www.outlookafghanistan.net Add: V-137, Street-6, Phase, 4, District 6, Shahrak Omed Sabz, Kabul Email: [email protected] Phone: 0093 (799) 005019/777-005019 www.thedailyafghanistan.com Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Roadmap for Future of Ties TEHRAN - High-raking Ira- nian and Afghan officials in a meeting in Tehran conferred on drawing a roadmap for the further development of bilateral relations and cooperation be- tween the two countries. The issue was raised in a meet- ing between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Za- rif and Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah in Tehran on Tues- day. During the meeting, the two officials also consulted on the latest developments in bi- lateral relations and the region, and underlined the necessity for more effective cooperation TEHRAN – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Afghanistan has expressed readiness to import one mil- lion tons of diesel annually from Iran and both countries will continue talks to deter- mine the value of the deal. “We discussed Afghanistan’s needs and its import of diesel from Iran topped the discus- KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that Monday night’s explosion in Kabul left two dead and 36 wounded; however, eye witnesses say they saw at least six bodies, two of which were local shopkeepers. MoI spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said they have started investigations into the incident. “The explosion occurred between two foreign camps. Police arrived in the area after a short time and helped take the wounded to hospital and helped those who were affected by the incident,” he said. It is said that the attack has some similarities with the Shah Shaheed truck bomb- ing incident in Septem- ber last year. This explo- sion killed 14 people and wounded more than 400 others. On Tuesday, police kept the Hawa Shinasi area east of Hamid Karzai Interna- tional Airport cordoned off to the public – allowing no one access to the blast site. Meanwhile, eye witnesses and residents said they saw the bodies of at least six people including an Af- ghan security guard and two shopkeepers. “The blast was very heavy. An interpreter for foreign- ers said that [many] tons of explosives were used in the attack,” said Tamim, the owner of a restaurant in the area. “Five to six bodies were there that could not be rec- ognized. I took them to the car – myself,” said an eye witness. Residents also said their houses had been damaged by the explosion. “Lots of damage has been inflicted to the [foreign] camps and to civilian hous- es as well,” said Shafiullah, owner of a car park in the area. “After the blast I left my house. My mother and sis- ter were wounded by [fly- ing] glass,” said Roeena, a resident of Hawa Shinasi area. (Tolonews) IS Territory Shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-Led Coalition Taliban Captures IS Bases in Afghanistan IOM Reports 3,771 Migrant Deaths in Mediterranean Last Year Kabul Ready to Import 1m Tons of Diesel per Annum: Zanganeh Gunmen Kill Samangan HPC Head Police Arrest Suspected Killer of Qari Sadat 15 Daesh Fighters Killed, Blast Rocks Eastern Jalalabad City Ban Ki-Moon Condemns Terror Attack on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan Kabul Attack Left 2 Dead, 36 Wounded: MoI sions,” he told reporters fol- lowing a meeting with visiting Afghan Trade and Industry Minister Humayun Rasa on Tuesday, Shana reported. Afghanistan, he added, im- ports about 200,000 tons of diesel from Iran annually and this figure will be increased once an agreement is reached on its ...(More on P4)...(6) North Africa, in which an estimated 800 migrants died when their overcrowded vessel capsized off the coast of Libya. Only 28 survivors were rescued and brought to Italy. IOM said 77 percent of the deaths occurred in the Cen- tral Mediterranean route mostly used by smugglers operating from Libyan shores. Meanwhile, 21 per- cent of deaths occurred in ated attacks against IS mili- tants from southern Zabul and western Farah prov- inces in November and suc- ceeded in dislodging them from the area, a develop- ment acknowledged by lo- cal Afghan officials. IS, which controls large ar- eas in Syria and Iraq, has recently established bases in parts of Nangarhar before attempting to extend influ- ence to other parts of the war-ravaged country. Afghan authorities insist most of the IS fighters are Pakistani nationals hailing from areas such as Orakzai, Khyber and Bajaur, three of the seven semiautonomous tribal districts of Pakistan lining the border with Af- ghanistan. IS has recently launched its propaganda FM radio sta- tion from an unknown loca- tion in Nangarhar to encour- age Afghan youth to join the group. Afghan authorities U.S. Army Col. Steve War- ren told a press briefing in Baghdad. “Taking together Iraq and Syria .. they lost 30 percent of the territory they once held,” he said. Islamic State swept through a third of Iraq in 2014, seiz- ing Mosul, the largest city the Eastern Mediterranean. Globally, the majority of the estimated 5,350 deaths were recorded in the Mediterrane- an, the most deadly region, followed by southeast Asia (mostly in the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Malaysia and Thailand) which saw at least 800 deaths last year. Within Mexico and along the U.S.- Mexico border there have been at least 330 deaths re- corded this year.(Xinhua) recently claimed to have jammed the broadcast but residents and local media say the transmission is con- tinuing uninterrupted, en- couraging the public to join the IS fight against the Kabul government, its NATO allies and the Taliban. Meanwhile, local media in Pakistan has also quoted of- ficials as confirming the Tali- ban assault on IS militants in the Afghan border areas, saying the hostilities killed more than 150 militants, mostly Islamic State sup- porters and commanders. Pakistan has been conduct- ing counterterrorism army operations on its side of the volatile border and officials have acknowledged some insurgents have fled to Af- ghanistan. Pakistani authorities have also stepped up a crack- down on suspected IS hide- outs in major cities, round- ing up ...(More on P4)...(9) in the north, and reaching the vicinity of Baghdad. Counter-offensives by Iraqi and Kurdish armed forces supported by the U.S.-led coalition, and by Iran- backed Shi’ite militias have forced them out of several cities since, including Tikrit, ...(More on P4)...(7) GENEVA - The International Organization for Migration IOM (IOM) on Tuesday said in a year-end summary that 3, 771 deaths was reported for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in 2015, marking it the deadli- est year on record. By comparison, 3,279 deaths were recorded in the Medi- terranean in 2014. Globally, IOM estimated that over 5,350 migrants died in 2015. IOM recorded total sea ar- rivals to Europe in 2015 at 1,004,356 or almost five times the previous year’s total of 219,000. The deadliest month in 2015 was April when nearly 1,250 migrants died, mainly due to the worst tragedy on record involving migrants cross- ing the Mediterranean from KABUL - Fierce clashes have reportedly erupted between Taliban and Islamic State (IS) fighters in eastern Afghani- stan, leaving dozens of peo- ple dead on both sides. Afghan police reported Tues- day the fighting in the re- mote Batikot and Chaparhar districts of Nangarhar prov- ince, which borders Paki- stan, began after hundreds of Taliban insurgents mounted a big attack on IS bases ear- lier this week. The Taliban offensive is said to have captured the two districts but attempts to dis- lodge the rival group from the nearby Nazyan district, which is considered the IS stronghold in Afghanistan, could not succeed. Separately, the provincial governor’s office told me- dia that security forces am- bushed and killed at least 15 IS fighters near the conflict zone late on Monday. Taliban spokesman Zabihul- lah Mujahid confirmed to VOA that clashes have taken place and claimed Taliban fighters ousted IS militants from the two districts. Muja- hid did not give further de- tails. The Taliban apparently con- siders IS a threat to its on- going violence campaign against the NATO-backed Afghan government. The Islamist insurgency initi- AIBAK - A number of unknown gunmen shot dead the head of the High Peace Coun- cil (HPC) for northern Samangan province on Monday night, said a local official. The Provincial Police Chief, Baqir Massoud, said that the incident took place when Sa- mangan’s HPC head, Qari Saif Sadat, was on his way to home from mosque and was at- tacked by a number of unidentified gunmen. He added that security forces arrested a suspect and investigations were underway. However, he did not provide more details about the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. (Tolonews) KABUL - Police have detained the suspected killer of Qari Saifuddin Sadat, chief of the High Peace Council (HPC) for northern Sa- mangan province. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) told a press conference on Tuesday that the suspect was arrested during a search operation launched by police after the kill- ing. Sediq Sediqi did not specify whether the sus- pect belongs to a terrorist organization or the attack was result of personal enmity but said that he is under further investigation and would be dealt with according to the law. Sadat was returning home after offering prayers at a mosque when he came under indiscriminate fire in the provincial capital Aibak late yesterday. He sustained serious injuries to his chest and later succumbed to his injuries at the hospi- tal.Sadat was appointed to head peace coun- cil’s mission in Samangan province less than a month ago. (KP) JALALABAD - Counter-militancy op- erations and bomb blast have claimed 15 lives of militants loyal to the so-called Islamic State (IS) or Daesh group in the eastern Nangarhar province with Jalal- abad as its capital 120 km east of Kabul on Tuesday, provincial officials said. The clash, which took place in Batikot district of Nangarhar province, have left 15 Daesh fighters dead and several others injured, according to local officials. The crackdown against Daesh fighters would continue elsewhere in the rela- tively peaceful province to ensure lasting peace there, the officials added. Deputy to Afghan Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of parliament, Hajji Zahir Qadir told the house last week that militants loyal to Daesh had penetrated in parts of the province, warning any negligence by central government would prove cata- strophic. Moreover, governor of Achin district of Nangarhar province in talks with local media warned recently that Daesh fight- ers overrun some villages in the district and begun harassing villagers, besides launching ...(More on P4)...(8) NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the terror attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif and said that diplomatic posts need to be protected, reports The Times of India. The attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif obviously is an attack which we condemn...especially an attack on a diplomatic outpost that needs to be protected,” Ban’s spokesper- son Stephane Dujarric said. A 25-hour gun-battle between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists outside the Indian Consu- late in Mazar-e-Sharif came to end to- night with the killing of three attackers. (Agencies) BAGHDAD - Islamic State’s territory shrank by 40 per- cent from its maximum ex- pansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led coalition fighting it said on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from the hard- line Islamist group on the estimates from the coali- tion, made up of countries including Britain, France and Jordan that have been bombing its positions. “We believe in Iraq it’s about 40 percent ... And Syria, harder to get a good num- ber, we think it’s around 20,” coalition spokesman in fight against terrorism and extremism. Zarif also stressed Iran’s support for the Afghan government’s efforts to estab- lish security and move towards peace within the framework of all-inclusive talks among all Afghan groups. He also underscored the neces- sity for the implementation of all the agreements signed be- tween the two countries in the past. Abdullah arrived in Teh- ran at the head of high-ranking delegation on Monday evening to discuss expansion of ties and endorsement of four coopera- tion agreements. (FNA)
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Iran, Afghanistan Discuss Roadmap for Future of Ties
TEHRAN - High-raking Ira-nian and Afghan officials in a meeting in Tehran conferred on drawing a roadmap for the further development of bilateral relations and cooperation be-tween the two countries.The issue was raised in a meet-ing between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Za-rif and Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah in Tehran on Tues-day. During the meeting, the two officials also consulted on the latest developments in bi-lateral relations and the region, and underlined the necessity for more effective cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Afghanistan has expressed readiness to import one mil-lion tons of diesel annually from Iran and both countries will continue talks to deter-mine the value of the deal.“We discussed Afghanistan’s needs and its import of diesel from Iran topped the discus-
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that Monday night’s explosion in Kabul left two dead and 36 wounded; however, eye witnesses say they saw at least six bodies, two of which were local shopkeepers.MoI spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said they have started investigations into the incident.“The explosion occurred between two foreign camps. Police arrived in the area after a short time and helped take the wounded to hospital and helped those who were affected by the incident,” he said.It is said that the attack has some similarities with the Shah Shaheed truck bomb-ing incident in Septem-ber last year. This explo-sion killed 14 people and wounded more than 400 others.On Tuesday, police kept the Hawa Shinasi area east of Hamid Karzai Interna-tional Airport cordoned off to the public – allowing no one access to the blast site.Meanwhile, eye witnesses and residents said they saw the bodies of at least six people including an Af-ghan security guard and two shopkeepers.“The blast was very heavy. An interpreter for foreign-ers said that [many] tons of explosives were used in the attack,” said Tamim, the owner of a restaurant in the area.“Five to six bodies were there that could not be rec-ognized. I took them to the car – myself,” said an eye witness.Residents also said their houses had been damaged by the explosion.“Lots of damage has been inflicted to the [foreign] camps and to civilian hous-es as well,” said Shafiullah, owner of a car park in the area.“After the blast I left my house. My mother and sis-ter were wounded by [fly-ing] glass,” said Roeena, a resident of Hawa Shinasi area. (Tolonews)
IS Territory Shrinks in Iraq and Syria: US-Led Coalition
Taliban Captures IS Bases in Afghanistan
IOM Reports 3,771 Migrant Deaths in
Mediterranean Last Year
Kabul Ready to Import 1m Tons of Diesel per Annum: Zanganeh
Gunmen Kill Samangan HPC Head
Police Arrest Suspected Killer of Qari Sadat
15 Daesh Fighters Killed, Blast Rocks
Eastern Jalalabad City
Ban Ki-Moon Condemns Terror Attack
on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan
Kabul Attack Left 2 Dead, 36 Wounded: MoI
sions,” he told reporters fol-lowing a meeting with visiting Afghan Trade and Industry Minister Humayun Rasa on Tuesday, Shana reported.Afghanistan, he added, im-ports about 200,000 tons of diesel from Iran annually and this figure will be increased once an agreement is reached on its ...(More on P4)...(6)
North Africa, in which an estimated 800 migrants died when their overcrowded vessel capsized off the coast of Libya. Only 28 survivors were rescued and brought to Italy.IOM said 77 percent of the deaths occurred in the Cen-tral Mediterranean route mostly used by smugglers operating from Libyan shores. Meanwhile, 21 per-cent of deaths occurred in
ated attacks against IS mili-tants from southern Zabul and western Farah prov-inces in November and suc-ceeded in dislodging them from the area, a develop-ment acknowledged by lo-cal Afghan officials.IS, which controls large ar-eas in Syria and Iraq, has recently established bases in parts of Nangarhar before attempting to extend influ-ence to other parts of the war-ravaged country.Afghan authorities insist most of the IS fighters are Pakistani nationals hailing from areas such as Orakzai, Khyber and Bajaur, three of the seven semiautonomous tribal districts of Pakistan lining the border with Af-ghanistan. IS has recently launched its propaganda FM radio sta-tion from an unknown loca-tion in Nangarhar to encour-age Afghan youth to join the group. Afghan authorities
U.S. Army Col. Steve War-ren told a press briefing in Baghdad.“Taking together Iraq and Syria .. they lost 30 percent of the territory they once held,” he said.Islamic State swept through a third of Iraq in 2014, seiz-ing Mosul, the largest city
the Eastern Mediterranean.Globally, the majority of the estimated 5,350 deaths were recorded in the Mediterrane-an, the most deadly region, followed by southeast Asia (mostly in the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea, Malaysia and Thailand) which saw at least 800 deaths last year. Within Mexico and along the U.S.-Mexico border there have been at least 330 deaths re-corded this year.(Xinhua)
recently claimed to have jammed the broadcast but residents and local media say the transmission is con-tinuing uninterrupted, en-couraging the public to join the IS fight against the Kabul government, its NATO allies and the Taliban.Meanwhile, local media in Pakistan has also quoted of-ficials as confirming the Tali-ban assault on IS militants in the Afghan border areas, saying the hostilities killed more than 150 militants, mostly Islamic State sup-porters and commanders.Pakistan has been conduct-ing counterterrorism army operations on its side of the volatile border and officials have acknowledged some insurgents have fled to Af-ghanistan.Pakistani authorities have also stepped up a crack-down on suspected IS hide-outs in major cities, round-ing up ...(More on P4)...(9)
in the north, and reaching the vicinity of Baghdad. Counter-offensives by Iraqi and Kurdish armed forces supported by the U.S.-led coalition, and by Iran-backed Shi’ite militias have forced them out of several cities since, including Tikrit, ...(More on P4)...(7)
GENEVA - The International Organization for Migration IOM (IOM) on Tuesday said in a year-end summary that 3, 771 deaths was reported for migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in 2015, marking it the deadli-est year on record.By comparison, 3,279 deaths were recorded in the Medi-terranean in 2014. Globally, IOM estimated that over 5,350 migrants died in 2015.IOM recorded total sea ar-rivals to Europe in 2015 at 1,004,356 or almost five times the previous year’s total of 219,000.The deadliest month in 2015 was April when nearly 1,250 migrants died, mainly due to the worst tragedy on record involving migrants cross-ing the Mediterranean from
KABUL - Fierce clashes have reportedly erupted between Taliban and Islamic State (IS) fighters in eastern Afghani-stan, leaving dozens of peo-ple dead on both sides.Afghan police reported Tues-day the fighting in the re-mote Batikot and Chaparhar districts of Nangarhar prov-ince, which borders Paki-stan, began after hundreds of Taliban insurgents mounted a big attack on IS bases ear-lier this week.The Taliban offensive is said to have captured the two districts but attempts to dis-lodge the rival group from the nearby Nazyan district, which is considered the IS stronghold in Afghanistan, could not succeed. Separately, the provincial governor’s office told me-dia that security forces am-bushed and killed at least 15 IS fighters near the conflict zone late on Monday.Taliban spokesman Zabihul-lah Mujahid confirmed to VOA that clashes have taken place and claimed Taliban fighters ousted IS militants from the two districts. Muja-hid did not give further de-tails.The Taliban apparently con-siders IS a threat to its on-going violence campaign against the NATO-backed Afghan government.The Islamist insurgency initi-
AIBAK - A number of unknown gunmen shot dead the head of the High Peace Coun-cil (HPC) for northern Samangan province on Monday night, said a local official.The Provincial Police Chief, Baqir Massoud, said that the incident took place when Sa-mangan’s HPC head, Qari Saif Sadat, was on his way to home from mosque and was at-tacked by a number of unidentified gunmen.He added that security forces arrested a suspect and investigations were underway. However, he did not provide more details about the incident.No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. (Tolonews)
KABUL - Police have detained the suspected killer of Qari Saifuddin Sadat, chief of the High Peace Council (HPC) for northern Sa-mangan province.Spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior (MoI) told a press conference on Tuesday that the suspect was arrested during a search operation launched by police after the kill-ing.Sediq Sediqi did not specify whether the sus-pect belongs to a terrorist organization or the attack was result of personal enmity but said that he is under further investigation and would be dealt with according to the law.Sadat was returning home after offering prayers at a mosque when he came under indiscriminate fire in the provincial capital Aibak late yesterday.He sustained serious injuries to his chest and later succumbed to his injuries at the hospi-tal.Sadat was appointed to head peace coun-cil’s mission in Samangan province less than a month ago. (KP)
JALALABAD - Counter-militancy op-erations and bomb blast have claimed 15 lives of militants loyal to the so-called Islamic State (IS) or Daesh group in the eastern Nangarhar province with Jalal-abad as its capital 120 km east of Kabul on Tuesday, provincial officials said.The clash, which took place in Batikot district of Nangarhar province, have left 15 Daesh fighters dead and several others injured, according to local officials.The crackdown against Daesh fighters would continue elsewhere in the rela-tively peaceful province to ensure lasting peace there, the officials added.Deputy to Afghan Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of parliament, Hajji Zahir Qadir told the house last week that militants loyal to Daesh had penetrated in parts of the province, warning any negligence by central government would prove cata-strophic.Moreover, governor of Achin district of Nangarhar province in talks with local media warned recently that Daesh fight-ers overrun some villages in the district and begun harassing villagers, besides launching ...(More on P4)...(8)
NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the terror attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif and said that diplomatic posts need to be protected, reports The Times of India. The attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif obviously is an attack which we condemn...especially an attack on a diplomatic outpost that needs to be protected,” Ban’s spokesper-son Stephane Dujarric said. A 25-hour gun-battle between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists outside the Indian Consu-late in Mazar-e-Sharif came to end to-night with the killing of three attackers. (Agencies)
BAGHDAD - Islamic State’s territory shrank by 40 per-cent from its maximum ex-pansion in Iraq, and by 20 percent in Syria in 2015, as international forces pushed it out of several cities, the U.S.-led coalition fighting it said on Tuesday.There was no immediate comment from the hard-line Islamist group on the estimates from the coali-tion, made up of countries including Britain, France and Jordan that have been bombing its positions.“We believe in Iraq it’s about 40 percent ... And Syria, harder to get a good num-ber, we think it’s around 20,” coalition spokesman
in fight against terrorism and extremism. Zarif also stressed Iran’s support for the Afghan government’s efforts to estab-lish security and move towards peace within the framework of all-inclusive talks among all Afghan groups.He also underscored the neces-sity for the implementation of all the agreements signed be-tween the two countries in the past. Abdullah arrived in Teh-ran at the head of high-ranking delegation on Monday evening to discuss expansion of ties and endorsement of four coopera-tion agreements. (FNA)
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