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WASHINGTON - Even as their capacity has improved significantly, Afghan secu-rity forces are not there yet, US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday, justify-ing the need to keep a large number of troops in the country.At an army town hall in Vir-ginia, Obama said the domi-nant fighting force against the government in Afghani-stan was the Taliban, who were not only not affiliated with Islamic State, but in

KABUL - Pakistan welcomes the peace agreement signed on Thursday between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan.Pakistan has consistently emphasized that there is no military solution of the con-flict in Afghanistan. Politi-cally negotiated settlement through an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace pro-cess is the most viable option for bringing lasting peace and stability to Afghanistan. The successful conclusion of the peace deal between

PESHAWAR - Ambassador Dr. Omar Zakhilwal has urged Afghan refugees to return home from Pakistan and join the nation-building process despite the many challenges their homeland is faced with.Reposing confidence in the efforts being made by the national unity government, most of the Afghan refu-gees were returning to their homeland voluntarily, the diplomat said.On Wednesday, the am-bassador visited repatria-tion centres in Azakhel and Chamkani, where he met el-ders of the Afghan Refugee

WASHINGTON - Despite winning independence in 1919, Afghanistan was cur-rently fighting for freedom from fear, Ambassador Hamdullah Mohibsaid on Wednesday, claiming his country had made tremen-dous progress in the last dec-ade.“There is a similarity between the freedom that Afghanistan won in 1919 and what we are fighting to win today. We are still fighting for our freedom -- but this time, we are fight-ing for our freedom from fear,” he remarked.He was speaking to a select Washington audience that comprised of top officials from the White House, Pen-tagon, State Department, and eminent Afghan Americans.“We are fighting for the free-dom to become a self-reliant, peaceful nation. And we are fighting for our children’s freedom to grow up in safety and pursue any dream they have,” he said at the recep-tion marking the Afghan In-dependence Day.“For the past 15 years, Af-ghanistan has worked and endured many sacrifices so it can move forward as a new democracy. Every achieve-ment we have made -- and there have been many -- takes

KABUL - Three more Afghan soldiers training in the US state of Georgia have disap-peared, taking the number of missing trainees to sevenAccording to a US news channel, the missing trio from Georgia had come to Fort Benning and Fort Gor-don. They were working with Americas under a Pen-tagon training programme.11Alive said it was in touch with administration officials on an ongoing search for the missing soldiers. During the current month, seven Af-ghans training in the US have disappeared.Four Afghans disappeared over Labor Day weekend, two from Fort Benning near Columbus, one left a base in Virginia and another from Arkansas.The channel said two Afghan soldiers were in Missouri and a third came from Geor-gia’s Fort Gordon. (Pajhwok)

KABUL - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Friday hailed a recent resolution by jour-nalists from Afghanistan and Pakistan to promote a healthy bilateral relation-ship through constructive reporting.Senior journalists from the neighbouring countries passed the resolution at a seminar organised by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the non-profit organisation Equal Access.The seminar was a follow-up of the Pak-Afghan journalists exchange pro-gramme, in which a num-ber of media representa-tives from both countries participated.The participants discussed the working conditions of journalists in both coun-tries and agreed the media could play a vital role in strengthening the fraught bilateral relationship. They also agreed to continue sharing views on achieving this goal.On the occasion, the PFUJ expressed its willingness to host journalists from Afghanistan to help them enhance their professional skills and urged govern-ments of both countries to improve working condi-tions for them.The IFJ congratulated jour-nalists from Afghanistan and Pakistan on the resolu-tion, saying such solidarity strengthened ties between ...(More on P4)...(12)

TALOQAN - Officials in northern Takhar province on Thursday said the Taliban had been forced into retreat-ing from Khwaja Ghar dis-trict, but the insurgents reject-ed the claim as baseless.Sunnatullah Taimur, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News secu-rity forces had launched huge counter-insurgency opera-tions in Takhar and Kunduz provinces.ZardKamar, Mengchakor, Gelemkhor, Quroq and Qazaq Qeshlaq areas of Kh-waja Ghar districthad been

Shun Biases & Divisions, Sayyaf Urges Afghans

Govt, Taliban Contest Control of Takhar’s Khwaja Ghar District

1,000 Commandos in Uruzgan Amid Looming

Offensive

Karzai Condemns Civilian Deaths in US Drone Strike

Pakistan Welcomes Peace Agreement between

Afghan Govt. and HIA

Zakhilwal Wants Refugees to Return, Rebuild Afghanistan

Afghans Fighting for Freedom from Fear

3 More Afghan Soldiers Training in US Disappear

IFJ Hails Resolution by

Afghan, Pakistani Journalists

the Afghan Government and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan is, therefore, encouraging.It is our earnest hope that this peace agreement provides an opportunity for similar agree-ments between Afghan gov-ernment and other Afghan insurgent groups for achiev-ing durable peace in Afghani-stan. The Government and people of Pakistan reiterate their con-tinued support and solidar-ity with the Government and people of Afghanistan in their pursuit of peace, progress and prosperity. (PR)

Shura and talked to them about their return to Afghan-istan.He also attended the inau-gural ceremony for a second UNHCR voluntary repatria-tion centre in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakh-tunkhwa to facilitate the safe and dignified return of Af-ghan refugees.UNHCR Representative in Pakistan Indrika Ratwatte, KP Chief Commissioner for Afghan Refugees Dr. Imran Zeb Khan, ambassadors of the European Union, Aus-tria, the Czech Republic and Denmark were also in at-tendance. ...(More on P4)...(9)

us farther along that jour-ney,” he added.Last week, Afghanistan signed the first of what he said would be more agree-ments to come. “Our peace deal with Hezb-e-Islami was the result of an Afghan-owned, Afghan-led process. And it showed the world that this government is capable of strength not just on the battle-field, but also at the negotiat-ing table.”US Undersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy said Wash-ington would recommit to Afghanistan’s development through 2020 at next week’s conference in Brussels. He hoped for significant pledges of assistance at the confer-ence.Kennedy said the Afghan forces had improved their capacity to respond to threats but conflict was not just won on the battlefield. “It’s an op-portunity to recommit to a stronger Afghanistan and take pride in what we’ve achieved together.”Major General Van Roosen said the progress made by Af-ghan national security forces was impressive. Among oth-ers, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson also attended the event. (Pajhwok)

some cases fought against the group for the control of territory.“The key thing that we’re doing in Afghanistan is twofold, one, is continuing to train, assist, support and build up capacity for the Af-ghan security forces. They’re still fighting the Taliban. And they’re not where they need to be as a fighting force yet…” Obama said.“This is why I have main-tained a certain troop level there ...(More on P4)...(8)

lah’s command. The two can never be treated as equal,” remarked Sayyaf, a noted religious scholar.Some elements equated mu-jahideen with the Taliban and terrorists, he deplored, slamming the attitude as a serious mistake.

cleared of the Taliban. Earli-er, the areas were considered Taliban strongholds.A statement from the 808thSpinzar Zone con-firmed the large-scale offen-sives in Takhar and Kunduz provinces.

TIRINKOT - A thousand fresh commandos have arrived in central Uruzgan province amid a looming offensive against the insurgents, an of-ficial said on Thursday.Capt. Matiullah, commander of the troops, told Pajhwok Afghan News they had had come to the province to con-duct a special operation against the militants aimed at retaking areas from the Tali-ban.He hoped that the Special Forces, equipped with mod-ern weapons and all nec-essary equipment, would be able to conduct success-

KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned civilian deaths in a US drone strike in the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province.A US drone yesterday hit a house in the district, with lo-cal officials saying killed 18 Islamic State (IS) or Daesh militants and four civilians.But local residents claimed all those killed were civil-ians.A statement from Karzai of-fice said the former president had strongly condemned the airstrike in Achin.He expressed his concern over civilian casualties in Afghanistan and said the

But Taliban spokesman Za-bihullah Mujahid said most of the areas in Khwaja Ghar were still under their control. The security forces did try to flush the Taliban out of the areas but failed to do so, he added. ...(More on P4)...(10)

ful night raids. He assured residents Taliban would be flushed out and government writ enforced.Earlier, the governor had said reinforcements would arrive in the province to counter Taliban attacks and wrest back the areas they had cap-tured. He said a massive op-eration was needed in the province to beat the Taliban.Heavy fighting between the Taliban and security forces have been underway over the past two months, with the militants closing in on the pro-vincial capital and threatening vital security sites. (Pajhwok)

six civilians who suffered fi-nancial and life losses were strongly condemnable.Karzai said the outcome of such irresponsible and blind bombardment in Afghan villages would not be good as such strikes could pro-voke strong reaction from the people of Afghanistan.Meanwhile, a civil society group, Milli Mehwar, also condemned the drone strike in Achin district.In a statement, the group said the bilateral security agreement with the United States did not mean the Americans could kill the Af-ghans and use their soil for all kinds ...(More on P4)...(11)

“We aren’t violators of Al-lah’s orders; we seek in-dependence. But some in-dividuals brazenly brand mujahideen as devious and schemers,” alleged the Da’awat-i-Islami Afghani-stan leader.He called on the govern-

KABUL - Renowned jihadi leader Prof. Abdul Rab Ras-soul Sayyaf on Friday urged all Afghans to shun tribal and linguistic biases in the supreme national interest,Addressing a ceremony marking the 5th assassina-tion anniversary of then president Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul, Sayyaf underlined the need for re-specting jihadi figures.Rabbani, also ex-chairman of the High Peace Council, was killed in a bomb attack inside his Kabul residence by a militant posing as a Taliban emissary with a rec-onciliation message.“One who equates a Mu-jahid (holy warrior) with a non-mujahid violates Al-

ment to pay greater atten-tion to strengthening Af-ghan security forces, and ensure strong national sup-port to them. He hailed the sacrifices of Afghan forces as unprecedented in the coun-try’s history.“Our valiant forces are mo-tivated, not only by a deep sense of patriotism and fi-nancial attraction, but by a strong commitment to their beliefs and religion, the Wolesi Jirga member observed,A graduate from the Al-Azhar University, he said the country was wit-nessing sharp divisions, warning that disunity would damage Pakhtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks and Harzaras alike. (Pajhwok)

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