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N. Korea Successfully Conducts First H-Bomb Test

SEOUL - North Korea said it successfully tested a miniatur-ized hydrogen nuclear bomb on Wednesday, claiming a signifi-cant advance in its strike capa-bility and setting off alarm bells in Japan and South Korea.The test, the fourth time the isolated state has exploded a nuclear device, was ordered by young leader Kim Jong Un and successfully conducted at 10:00 a.m. local time (8.30 p.m. ET on Tuesday), North Korea’s official KCNA news agency said.“Let the world look up to the strong, self-reliant nuclear-armed state,” Kim wrote in what North Korean state TV

MOSCOW - Russia on Wednesday slammed the claimed testing of a hydro-gen bomb by North Korea as a clear breach of international law that could inflame ten-sions across the region.“If this test is confirmed then it will be a new step by Pyong-yang on the path of develop-ing nuclear weapons, which is a flagrant violation of inter-national law and existing UN Security Council resolutions,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.“Such actions are fraught with the possibility of aggravating the situation on the Korean

KABUL - Taliban militants fighting the government to regain power have in-tensified their activities since the beginning of the new year with five suicide bombs rocking parts of conflict-ridden Afghani-stan including Kabul in as many days.On Monday, two suicide car bombs shook the forti-fied capital city Kabul and the second one, which came in the evening, claimed the lives of two people and injured 36 others, all civil-ians, according to police and health workers.The Taliban outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack and in an online statement said that its car bomb, targeting a camp of foreign soldiers next to Ka-bul International Airport, killed several service mem-bers.A day earlier on Sunday, a group of militants stormed the Indian Consulate in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, triggering a heavy gun battle, which came to an end after three suicide attackers were killed and nine others including four civilians injured on Mon-day night.Afghan political watchers believe that the increase in Taliban activities ahead of the proposed peace talks signals the armed outfit’s decision to attend the ne-gotiations from a strong position.“The Taliban by organizing ...(More on P4)...(12)

Women’s Role Low in Diplomacy, Key Entities

Security Forces Claim Advances in Taliban-Held District

Iran, Afghanistan Need to Use Capacities to Broaden Ties: Fazli

N. Korea Test ‘Flagrant Violation’ of

International Law

Residents Blast Govt. Over String of

Kabul Attacks

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Education Director Referred to Judiciary

over Corruption Charges

Afghan army soldiers take part in a military operation in Nad Ali district of Helmand province on Wednes-day January 06, 2016. Some 39 militants have been killed during military operations in Afghanistan since

early Tuesday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Abdul Aziz Safdari)

Balkh Police Probe Identities of Indian Consulate Attackers

Taliban Fighters Intensify Attacks Ahead of Proposed Peace

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peninsula, which already has a very high potential for mili-tary and political confronta-tion,” it said.Moscow called on all sides to “show maximum restraint and to refrain from any actions that could lead to an uncon-trolled increase in tensions”.The foreign ministry reiter-ated Moscow’s commitment to diplomatic talks on resolv-ing tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions and urged a “start soon to a dialogue” aimed at ensuring peace and stability in the region.A spokesman for President Vladimir ...(More on P4)...(7)

two countries’ economies.”Abdullah arrived in Tehran at the head of high-rank-ing delegation on Monday evening to discuss expan-sion of ties and endorsement of four cooperation agree-ments.On Monday, Iranian For-eign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Abdullah Abdullah in a meeting in Tehran conferred on draw-ing a roadmap for the fur-

chief General Abdul Re-hman Sarjang told VOA. He said the counterinsurgency operation has also opened a main road for traffic in the area that was heavily mined by the Taliban.Taliban spokesman Zabihul-

women working with civil society groups, election commissions, political par-ties, provincial councils, the Ministry of Interior, the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commis-sion (AIHRC) and wom-en’s affairs provincial de-partments and education

ther development of bilater-al relations and cooperation between the two countries.During the meeting, the two officials also consulted on the latest developments in bilateral relations and the region, and underlined the necessity for more effective cooperation in fight against terrorism and extremism.Zarif also stressed Iran’s support for the Afghan gov-ernment’s ...(More on P4)...(9)

lah Mujahid refuted the offi-cial’s claim. “The American and forces of the Kabul ad-ministration have suffered heavy losses and in order to divert public attention they are making false claims,” he told VOA. ...(More on P4)...(11)

departments were inter-viewed.Asghari said electoral fraud, lack awareness about politi-cal process, the shortage of female police for security of polling stations, economic problems and insecurity were cited the main causes behind ...(More on P4)...(8)

KABUL - Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli in a meeting with Af-ghan Chief Executive Abdul-lah Abdullah in Tehran on Wednesday underlined the need for the further expan-sion of mutual cooperation between the two countries.“Both Tehran and Kabul are needed to use all their ca-pacities to broaden bilateral ties in political, economic, se-curity and planning fields,” Rahmani Fazli said.The Iranian interior minister noted that a new chapter in Iran-Afghanistan economic relations will open, and said, “By holding the Fifth Iran-Af-ghanistan Joint Cooperation Commission meeting and also holding a joint meeting of the six border provinces of the two countries, we will witness the flourishing of the

LASHKARGAH - Afghan authorities said that secu-rity forces made advances Wednesday in a volatile southern district, killing 43 Taliban insurgents and wounding many others.The fighting in Marjah, a Taliban-held district in the restive Helmand province, erupted a day earlier when Afghan forces backed by U.S. military personnel launched a counter-offensive to try to regain lost territory.“We have evicted the oppo-sition from three places (in Marjah),” provincial police

KABUL - Residents on Wednesday lashed out at government over the resent spike in terror attacks in Kabul city.They said government should launch inves-tigations into ways to find out how suicide bombers make it into the heart of the city, despite having to pass through numerous checkpoints.On New Year’s Day, the Taliban attacked a popular French restaurant, Le Jardin, in the diplomatic quarter of the city. Two civilians were killed and 18 injured.On January 4, Taliban carried out two sui-cide attacks near the Hamid Karzai Interna-tional Airport, which killed three civilians and injured 38. Notwithstanding heavy civil-ian casualties, the second attack on January 4 took place in a heavily populated area, de-stroying or damaging over 80 private homes and shops, confirmed officials.There was a further magnetic bomb attached to a car that exploded in the Wazir Akbar Khan area in the city on Tuesday night. For-tunately there were no casualties.Amanullah, a resident of Hawa Shenasi in Kabul, the scene of Monday’s blast, said his son had been seriously injured in one of the explosions. He accused government of in-competence and said that security organiza-tions are not paying enough attention to the security of Kabul city.“My son was a driver and he was the bread winner of my family and now he has sus-tained a serious injury to his face,” he added.He said that the blast shattered all the win-dows of his house and that he does not have enough money to replace the glass. He said he has had to borrow money to buy plastic sheeting to ...(More on P4)...(13)

QALAT - Director and some other officials of the education directorate of southern Zabul province have been suspended over corrup-tion charges.A source said the decision was taken after a delegation arrived in Zabul from Kabul and conducted investigation into the allegations.The source added that Rahimullah Ludin, the education director, was then referred to judiciary for further legal procedures.According to the source, the 2-member del-egation has also sent its report of findings to the Ministry of Education.The appellate court confirmed receiving Lu-din’s file but did not provide further details.This comes after local residents complained that salaries of the instructors go to armed opponents to buy weapons and ammunition.Zabul is comparatively a restive province where armed opponent groups, such as Tali-ban, are operating in its far flung areas. They often carry out attacks in provincial capital and go to adjacent areas for attacks. (KP)

MAZAR - Police in northern Balkh province have started investigations to identify the identities of the Indian Consulate attackers, security officials said on Wednesday .The officials said they believe the attackers were Urdu speakers.Balkh Police Chief Gen. Abdul Razeq Qadiri said the attackers’ cell phones were recov-ered and efforts are underway to find out their identities and nationalities.“The investigation team has found the at-tackers’ cell phones. We will make it clear if they were from Afghanistan or foreigners – using the cell phones and other resources,” said Qadiri.He added that the police force members will also identify those who helped the attack-ers to reach the building close to the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif city.“No doubt, there is someone involved in this incident that helped the attackers to reach the area. We will find them and will bring them ...(More on P4)...(10)

KABUL - The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Wednesday expressed con-cern over a weak presence of the women in government job nominations and in dip-lomatic missions, asking the government to announce a programme for introducing and selecting females for key public sector jobs.Naim Asghari, FEFA’s pro-grammes director, told a news conference in Kabul his organisation had recent-ly conducted a survey on women’s political participa-tion in Afghanistan.As part of the survey, 233

rea’s two main allies.China expressed “resolute op-position” and said it would lodge a protest with Pyong-yang. No countries were given advance warning of a nuclear test, South Korea’s intelligence service said, according to law-makers briefed by intelligence officials. In previous such tests, Pyongyang had notified China, Russia and the United States beforehand, they said. While a fourth nuclear test had been long expected, the claim that it was a hydrogen device, much more powerful than an atomic bomb, came as a surprise, as did the timing.(Reuters)

displayed as a handwritten note. South Ko-rean intelligence officials and several analysts questioned whether Wednesday’s explosion

was indeed a full-fledged test of a hydrogen device.But the reported nuclear test drew condemnation abroad, including from China and Russia, North Ko-