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NDS-ISI deal Karzai calls on Chinese Vice President Education minister slashed from uncovers ghost schools Wolesi Jirga s AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Ex-President Hamid in restive provinces agenda: MPs Karzai during his visit to China met with Chinese Vice President Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi Li Yuanchao on Wednesday at the Students of higher secondary classes attending schools Great Hall of the People in Beijing. without books| Officials provided misleading data to donors| International partners deny financial support KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Li said that Afghanistan and China are two friendly neighbors to publish Islamic studies books| PC members meddle Jirga (WJ) criticized the chiefs in university entrance exams committee of the house for taking that trust and support each other. out the NDS-ISI deal from agenda Li added that China is com- Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi Ministry of Education. Represen- on Wednesday. Last Monday, the mitted to boost trade cooperation tatives of the donors including the Wolesi Jirga has decided to call up with Afghanistan. We are com- KABUL: Unveiling the deplor- World Bank, UNESCO, Global the adviser of the National Secu- mitted to support the peace pro- able condition of education in Af- Partnership of Education (GPE) rity Council (NSC) and the chief cess of Afghanistan and help the ghanistan, Minister of Education and others in a meeting told me and deputy chief of the National country to achieve durable peace, revealed that there were many that there was no transparency in Directorate of Security (NDS) to stability and development, Xin- ghost schools in insecure parts of the ministry, said Balkhi. He add- brief the MPs over the memoran- hua, a Chinese news agency, quot- the country. Summoned by the ed that misleading data was pro- dum of understanding (MoU) ed Li as saying. Hamid Karzai Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or Lower House vided to the donors in the past with Inter-Services Intelligence lauded friendly relations between of the parliament, Muhammad that hurt their trust. Balkhi fur- (ISI) on intelligence sharing. the two countries and appreciat- Hanif Balkhi said that since his ther said that higher secondary They were also asked to bring ed China for lending its support appoint as minister he found sev- schools do not have books, though the original copy of the agreement to the peace process and devel- eral ghost schools in the country. the academic year has started two on Wednesday (today). Howev- opment of Afghanistan. Chinese Funds are issued to the ghost months ago. Although, sufficient er, the issue was removed from media had previously published a schools. These schools, which are ident walking at the renowned Silk Street Market in Beijing, the cap- ital city of China. amount was collected in donations the WJ s agenda. Though, it was photo of the former Afghan pres- only on papers, are also getting and the government has its own decided to include the NDS-ISI facilities. Before my appointment, funds as well, but the books were deal in the agenda for next ses- officials were providing incorrect not published for the primary and sion, but the MPs showed seri- Salma Dam will open No discrimination information to get more dona- secondary schools, he revealed ous reaction over decision of the tions, he said. However, he did while blaming the caretaker min- administrative board of the WJ. not provide exact details such as ister for the problem.He said that The MPs said that the debate on in 45 days: Herat governor between drug dealers, number of ghost schools. Talking the USAID and other partners the agreement was expected to- about the solution, the minister have promised to provide funds day (Wednesday) as the country Herat Governor Muhammad Asef work has been completed. "From terrorists: Interior Minister said that he has assigned a com- Rahimi announced on Wednesday the conversations that we have had for publishing the books. The is passing through critical junc- mission to assess performance of minister added that seven million ture. Secretary of the Internal Se- that the Salma Dam will start col- with officials and implementers of AT News Report the education sector and bring lecting water in the next 45 days, this project, the technical side of books would be published in the curity Committee (ISC) of the transparency. The minister said country within next 20 days. Re- WJ, Shekiba Hashemi, said that after which point it should be ready this project is in its last days and KABUL: Amidst increase in pop- that donors trust had been erod- to start aiding in irrigation and elec- there is hope that water will start garding delay in printing of the no one has the right to change the py cultivation, drug addiction and ed in the past seven months, as Islamic Studies books in the past agenda, because it is decided by tricity-generation. According to getting stored in 45 days," Rahimi drug dealing, the interior minister, the caretaker ministers were not officials, the plan is to begin stor- said. There are some concerns five years, he said that interna- the MPs with majority. The leg- Noor-ul-Haq Ulumi, on Wednes- performing their duties efficient- tional donors were not interested islators emphasized that they ing water from the Harirod River about security threats to the dam day said he has directed all police ly. Donors have complained in order to test the damn's strength. project. However, the commander in providing funds to print the want to know about status of the chiefs to start serious mission about lack of transparency in Islamic Studies textbooks ..P3 agreement and clarification of the Complete use of the dam is not of the 207 Zafar battalion assured against this illicit business coun- term five phases . Earlier, the expected for another year; once fin- security forces would be able to trywide. Ulumi told a press con- government said that the accord ished, it is expected to help irri- protect the dam. "There are suffi- ference that those who try to en- 63 insurgents would pass through five different gate 70,000 hectars of land and cient security forces for maintain- gage Afghans in drug addiction will NDS rescues phases to get a final shape. The generate 42 megawatts of electric- ing the security of this dam," Gen- be treated same like terrorists. We NSC said that the draft was not ity. Previously, there were con- eral Taj Muhammad Jahed said. are serious in our decision. Coun- KILLED IN kidnapped final and would be signed after na- cerns over transporting the metal "We would like to assure the offi- ternarcotics and anti-drug dealing ing is a big threat to the country s tional consensus was built. Ms doors needed for the dam from In- cials and implementers of this campaigns are our top priority, security and stability and is one CRACKDOWNS dia. But, on behalf of the Indian project that there is no threat to he said. It comes as drugs are dealt businessman Hashmei told the WJ speaker that of the main income sources for ter- AT News Report he should not adopt delaying tac- diplomats and the company that building it." India has spent close and sold freely in different parts rorists. Terrorists have close ties AT News Report tics, and include the deal in the is building the dam, Governor Ra- to 300 million USD to build the of Kabul. At least 1.6 million Af- with mafia groups and these two KABUL: At least 63 armed Tali- agenda. The administrative board himi has said that all the technical dam. (TOLONews) ghans are addicted with different are supporting each other. There- ban fighters were killed and 61 KABUL: The National Director- is not authorized to take out such kinds of drugs. On the same oc- fore there is no difference among others were wounded in different ate of Security (NDS) on Wednes- significant issue from the agenda, Gunmen kill A NINE MINUTES casion, the deputy counternarcot- mafia groups, drug dealers and ter- crackdowns within past 24 hours. day said that an abducted trader she said. Obaidullah Barekzai, a ics department of the Interior rorists. They are posing same chal- In a press release issued here, was rescued in Parwan province. member of the ISC, said that when Takhar district WONDER: Ministry, Baz Mohammad Ahma- lenges and threats to this coun- Ministry of Interior (MoI) said According to a press state- majority of the MPs decided to di, concerned over the rise in pop- try, he explained. that Afghan National Police ment issued by the spy agency, summon the NDS chief and ad- attorney, his son AISAs new staff py cultivation and drug smuggling He said at least 200 tons of (ANP) in collaboration with Af- the NDS operatives succeeded in viser of the NSC then it was be- in the country. He said poppy drugs of different types were re- ghan National Army (ANA) and freeing the kidnapped business- TALOQAN: The attorney inves- cultivation has increased seven yond the logic to remove the deal tigation director of Ashkmash dis- members kicked covered and 2,664 individuals National Directorate of Security man after nine days of captivity with ISI from the agenda. Law- percent in compare with the past were held on charges of drug smug- (NDS) has conducted clearance in Parwan province. trict of northeastern Takhar prov- year, and that the hike in this il- makers want details about the ince was killed along with his son out of office gling in 2014, which 10 of them operations against insurgents in The businessman was kid- agreement. There is trust deficit. licit business results in increasing were international drug dealers. different areas of Kunduz, napped from Qarabagh district of by unidentified gunmen on AT Monitoring Desk of drug addicts in this war-weary Members of the Wolesi Jirga want Wednesday morning, an official In 345 counternarcotics opera- Baghlan, Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, Kabul. Soon after abduction he know that on which basis the of- country. I believe that poppy tions, we succeeded to arrest 21 Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, was shifted to Parwan. After clash said. Provincial police spokesman KABUL: Three officials newly cultivation and terrorism have ficials are selling Afghanistan, be- Maj. Khalil Ahmad Haseeb told appointed in high ranks of Af- police officers, six army officials Paktika, Paktiya and Herat prov- between the NDS agents and kid- cause there is no end in sight to equal share in instability of Af- and six foreign nationals on charg- inces. In these operations 63 nappers, the trader was released. Pajhwok Afghan News district ghanistan Investment Supporting ghanistan, he added. Treating the ongoing insurgency in the attorney Sayed Ahmad and his son Agency (AISA) by the Minister es of cooperation with drug smug- rebels were eliminated and 61 oth- The kidnappers were identified as country. There is war in every part drug dealers and terrorists the glers, he mentioned. ers injured. Hayatullah and Zainullah. were killed when unknown gun- of Commerce and Industries, who same way means that drug deal- of Afghanistan including Uruzgan, men opened fire on them in the is one of the picks of the Chief Zabul, and northern provinces. district bazaar at around 8: 00 am Executive, were forcedly pushed Enemies are moving towards north this morning. He said the incident out of their offices after 2.5 hours. Some projects from south. Therefore, it is nec- was being investigated at differ- 1TVNetwork on Wednesday re- completed, others essary to know about pros and ent angles but no one was arrest- ported that the three individuals cons of the deal, added Barekzai. ed in connection to the attack. were appointed as deputy chief in progress of administrative affairs, deputy head of investment department, KABUL: Several development Pak army s operation in and deputy of industrial parks projects have been completed and Baluchistan creates security department of AISA. This move work on others is in progress in was faced with harsh response by eastern Laghman, northern Balkh problems for Afghanistan: Seddiqi AISA officials as they informed and central Kabul provinces, offi- the High Office of Administrative cials said on Wednesday. Affairs (HOAA). The HOAC of- Two projects costing 24 mil- AT News Report lem is the fighters are dislodged in lion afghanis were inaugurated in military operations there while ficials later reached the AISA com- pound with president s special Laghman. Laghman acting gover- their top leadership still remains nor Dr. Fazlullah Mujeddedi on there, he said. The ongoing guards and forcedly pulled the three newly appointed deputies Wednesday inaugurated construc- crackdown of Pakistan s army in tion work on a retaining wall mea- Baluchistan has created many out of their offices. problems for us. A number of for- The report said that the three ap- suring 230 metres in the Alishang eign militants have escaped to Af- pointed officials had bodyguards district. The 11 million afghanis ghanistan, who took part in fight- and a number of their friends were project would protect nearby ing against security forces in Kun- there with bunch of flowers to homes and agricultural land of res- duz and other parts of the coun- congratulate them on their new idents from being flooded by the try, he added. According to re- posts. Shortly after the incident, Aishang River, the governor said. ports some Taliban militants have the deputy head of AISA, Mo- He said the Japan-funded wall switched their white flag to black hammad Ibrahim Shams, told would be constructed in six KABUL: Pakistani army s mili- after sneaking to Afghanistan from newsmen that he well knows who months and its construction would tary operation in Baluchistan the other side of the Durand Line. are behind appointment of the in- protect nearly 300 hectors of farm province have forced many for- However, Seddiqi said that elimi- dividuals and who have support- land, 400 families, the Mehtarlam- eign militants to escape to Afghan- nation of terrorist groups with ed them. He said that he informed Sarkano bridge from being threat- istan, said the spokesman for the any façade is in the interest of the the HOAA about names and oth- ened by the river. Laghman pro- Ministry of Interior (MoI). people of Afghanistan. Reports er characteristics of the officials. vincial council member Atiqullah While talking to Radio Azadi, recently surfaced that Kabul and However, the Minister of Com- Abdul Rahimzai told Pajhwok Af- Seddiq Seddiqi, said that they will merce and Industries, Humayun ghan News the retaining wall Islamabad are mulling to conduct Civil defense members and residents search for survivors at a site hit by w hat strengthen border police to pre- simultaneous crackdowns on mil- Rasa, accused the AISA officials would prevent people s lives from vent from influx of foreign mili- itants in order to prevent from for using power against the new- being taken by a flooding Alishang activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces of Syria s President Bashar al- tants to Afghanistan. The prob- their movement. ly appointed officials. river. (Pajhwok) Assad, in the old city of Aleppo May 26, 2015. (REUTERS/ Abdalrhman Ismail)

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JALALABAD: Provincial coun- cil head in eastern Nangarhar prov- ince on Wednesday rued around 400 schools had no buildings, urg- ing the authorities to pay utmost attention to the crucial sector in the province. Ahmad Ali Hazrat, Nangarhar provincial council head, while speaking at a gather- ing said students in these 400 schools faced many challenges. He said apart from education department it was important that the Ministry of Education paid attention to resolve the issue. The Ministry of Education should hire professional teachers for schools situated in remote ar- eas and should also raise their wages. Ahmad Ali said lack of qualified teachers in some areas was a major challenge, suggesting Officials from Afghanistan s Cen- bills wear out as quickly as six how to preserve the bank notes. that short-term courses and sem- tral Bank, Da Afghanistan Bank months. Careless handling and Some accused the government inars be held for them to upgrade (DAB), said over 193mn Afghani misusing are cited as the main rea- of using low quality materials in their knowledge. He urged the res- worth of bank notes are deterio- sons behind the premature deteri- making the bank notes. idents also to send their children rating before their shelf-life. oration of Afghani bank notes. The cost of replacing bank especially girls to school. There Afghani paper money is sup- Meantime, some analysts notes is too high for Afghan gov- are reportedly around 897 schools posed to have a shelf-life of three blame the government for failing ernment as the bank notes are in the province. Kabir Haqmal, an tion, told Pajhwok Afghan News ings for schools has started across paid attention to this issue. (Pa- years, but a large amount of the to educate the general public about printed outside the country. official at the Ministry of Educa- the process of construction build- the country. The ministry has jhwok) Afghanistan to Ukraine: The enemies SILK-Afghanistan: 10 years of promoting internet connectivity in Afghanistan of our enemies are our friends Representatives from the Afghan and Afghanistan, consolidating the between research and education government, the European Com- Alliance s efforts in this partner communities in the region and is co- KABUL: When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, for- mission and NATO came together country s reconstruction process, funded by the European Commis- tified with tanks, helicopters, and for a two-day workshop last week and to bring security and stability sion. Ultimately, the aim is for SILK- 100,000 troops, empty-handed to take stock of the achievements to the region, said Ambassador Afghanistan to be funded under Afghan guerrilla fighters like Sayed of the SILK-Afghanistan pro- Sorin Ducaru. The SILK-Afghani- TEIN4 with NATO funding due to Kassem Muzafari said they had gramme, assess current needs, and stan programme Funded through come to an end this year. However, to be innovative. "We fought with set out a plan to ensure a sustain- the NATO Science for Peace and NATO funding may be extended for our sheep-shearing knives and able future for the initiative. Security (SPS) Programme, SILK- a year to bridge the gap between the made our own grenades from ben- SILK-Afghanistan had a big Afghanistan is the sole source for handover to the European Union. zine and empty bottles," says impact on our country because it providing high-speed internet ac- SILK programme timeline Muzafari, who commanded a helps to build capacity, which is cess originally via satellite and now 2002Launch of the Virtual Silk squad of mujahedin in Parwan one of our biggest challenges, said through fibre-optic cable. Highway for partner countries in Province, to the north of Kabul, the Afghan Deputy Minister for Throughout 2014, this flagship the Southern Caucasus and in Cen- and in Bamiyan to the west. It was Administrative Affairs in the Min- project of the SPS Programme con- tral Asia, including Armenia, Azer- far from a level playing field, he istry of Higher Education, Dr Gul tinued to cover about 90 per cent baijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyr- acknowledges. But "if we hadn't Hassan Walizai. We should re- of the bandwidth costs for Afghan gyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan fought, it would have left a heavy mind ourselves of the starting point. universities and other academic and Uzbekistan. burden on our shoulders." It took In 2001, there was only one pub- and governmental institutions. 2004 Virtual Silk Highway ex- more than nine years -- and even- tual supplies of foreign-made lic university, in Kabul, as well as These include 34 Afghan universi- tended to include Kabul University weapons -- for Afghanistan to rout two others, that were not totally ties as well as the Ministry of High- in Afghanistan. the Soviet troops. Now, 26 years functioning. Today, there are 36 er Education itself. The programme 2010SILK-Afghanistan later, many Afghans see parallels public universities, of which 34 are has also been instrumental in as- launched to provide connectivity in Ukraine's war against pro-Krem- connected to SILK Afghanistan. sisting Afghan authorities in devel- initially to 11 universities and sev- lin separatists in the country's east, Women wearing all-encompassing burqas are seen mainly in Afghan villages and poor city outskirts. Marking the importance of the oping their educational system. eral governmental institutions. and are ready to offer advice. "Take event, which took place on 20 and Today, some 150,000 students 2013Two-year extension of the an example from us -- it's possible whelmingly Muslim and tribal- then kept largely in the dark, was that has taken place ever since. 21 May at NATO Headquarters, of whom 35 per cent are women SILK-Afghanistan project until mid- to beat a superpower," says based population. "Our religion furious. The same scenario is now "You can only beat Putin through participants included high-ranking use the internet thanks to SILK- 2015. Muzafari, who now works with was in danger. Our culture and lan- playing out in Ukraine. A newly unity," says Hekmatullah Hekmat Afghan officials from various gov- Afghanistan. It is estimated that Afghanistan becomes the 19th Martyrs' Heirs, an organization guage would have fallen." Analysts published report initiated by slain Zadran, a former mujahedin com- ernmental institutions as well as over two million Afghans have ac- member country in the TEIN4 net- supporting the families of slain in Afghanistan see the current cri- Russian opposition leader Boris mander based in eastern Ghazni NATO Assistant Secretary Gen- cess to the internet. Last year, Af- work. 2015Eighth and final NATO mujahedin. "Ukraine has a govern- sis in Ukraine as an unintended Nemtsov asserts that Russia -- Province, an area of heavy fight- eral for Emerging Security Chal- ghanistan became the 19th mem- expert workshop to discuss the ap- ment, an army, an economy. If they consequence of the Afghan-Soviet despite continued insistence by ing. "My main advice to Ukraine war, which bankrupted the Krem- Russian President Vladimir Putin is to be united as a nation. Don't lenges Sorin Ducaru and Dr Lellis ber country in the TEIN4 network propriate way forward for SILK- don't fight Russia to the end for Braganza representing the Europe- (Trans-Eurasia Information Net- Afghanistan to ensure continuity of their country, history will con- lin and set the stage for the Soviet that his country is not involved in allow a civil war. That's what hap- collapse and the emergence of 15 Ukraine -- has lost at least 220 ac- pens when a nation is fragmented, an Commission. SILK-Afghani- work, phase 4). This regional aca- NATO s decade-long commitment demn them." "The enemies of our stan is concrete proof of great prac- demic network provides a dedicat- to connecting Afghanistan with the enemies are our friends," says Af- independent countries in its wake. tive-duty soldiers in the conflict. and it's terrible." Zadran pauses, ghan historian Habibullah Rafa, "Moscow still thinks that the Some Ukrainians are hoping that, then adds another recommenda- tical cooperation between NATO ed high-capacity internet network international community. speaking simply. "So Ukraine is 14 other former republics are its as in Afghanistan, Western military tion, one certain to have resonance our friend." Culture Wars Afghan- satellites," says Vadir Safi, a pro- aid may also prove a factor. among many in Kyiv: "Remove istan, which last month marked its fessor in the law and political sci- By the mid-1980s, the United former communists and everyone Pakistan detains Axact chief annual commemoration of the ence department of Kabul Univer- States had joined several foreign who supports Russia from pow- 1989 victory over the Soviets, sity. "It's especially hard for Mos- governments in providing the mu- er." Perhaps the most vivid lesson doesn't appear at first to share cow to reconcile itself to the inde- jahedin with heavy weapons, in- Ukrainians can take from postwar Shoaib Sheikh over fake degrees much with Ukraine, either cultur- pendence of Ukraine and Belarus, cluding Stinger surface-to-air mis- Afghanistan is also the most obvi- ally or politically. But there are because they're Slavic states." Safi, siles, marking a turning point in ous: War changes things in ways ...P12 Axact offices have been raid- company was going to launch a gitimate, legal and committed to notable similarities. Both are bor- who spent time in Soviet-era the war. The United States has so that can't be fixed. Moscow has ed by investigators Axact s mis- well-promoted, high-profile print enhancing the quality of IT ser- dered by historically meddlesome Ukraine, says that, even at the time, far provided Ukrainian troops largely failed to reengage with Kab- sion statement is Winning and and electronic media group called vices across the world. It has ac- neighbors. Both have had territo- he noticed a dramatic difference with only nonlethal aid, such as ul in the quarter-century since the caring It was started by Shoaib Bol (Speak up), offering three to cused rival media groups to Bol ry seized by Russia -- Crimea and between Russians and Ukrainians. bulletproof vests and night-vision Soviet withdrawal, and has Sheikh in a small office during the four times the market salaries to of campaigning against it. Anal- potentially Donbas in the case of "Ukrainians are like Afghans -- goggles. watched with chagrin as last year's dotcom boom in 1997 It now has journalists it had hired. A number ysis: M Ilyas Khan, BBC News, Ukraine; in the case of Afghani- they're very freedom-loving peo- But it has reportedly mulled drawdown of U.S.-led troops has a presence in 120 countries with of senior journalists who had been Islamabad Since the New York stan, a large swath of northwest- ple," says Safi. "When it comes to supplying self-guided Javelin an- once again created a security gap more than 25,000 employees and with Bol for several years, pre- Times report, the media in Paki- ern land claimed in an 1885 battle Ukraine, Moscow isn't going to let titank missiles if the conflict con- on its former southern flank. His- associates, according to paring for the launch, have now stan have had a field day lashing and absorbed into Turkmenistan. up on the pressure." 'Be United' tinues. Even if the Ukraine war torian Rafa suggests that a post- its website Media group Bol was resigned from their positions. Ax- out at Axact, betraying a desire, And both have fought Moscow to Moscow, however, may be feeling comes to an end, some Afghans war normalization between states intended to popularise an in- act has strenuously denied the al- some suspect, to make sure the defend their native cultures and pressure of its own: a rising body warn grimly, the aftermath may be that share a border may be even dependent Pakistan Raids took legations against it. On company s promised new media traditions. "Moscow wanted to count. In Afghanistan, Soviet au- even worse. Infighting among the harder to achieve. place at Axact offices in Karachi its website, it said last week: Ax- giant, Bol, doesn t rear its head. take control of Afghanistan," says thorities clamped down hard on mujahedin in the wake of the Sovi- "It takes a long, long time for and Islamabad. Equipment was act provides a comprehensive ed- Axact is registered with the Secu- Mohammad Asif Azimi, a former skyrocketing casualty figures in et withdrawal created a governing two countries to build a relation- confiscated, records impounded ucation management system that rities and Exchange Commission guerrilla commander in his native what was meant to be an easy cam- vacuum that was only filled once ship, but destroying that relation- and dozens of Axact employees benefits diverse bodies of stu- of Pakistan as an IT development Samangan Province, who adds that paign. By the time the war ended the extremist Taliban militia seized ship is easy," he says. "By invad- were briefly detained for question- dents and caters to all types of and export firm that also runs call Kabul's Soviet-backed communist nearly a decade later, the U.S.S.R. control of Kabul. That situation ing Afghanistan, the Russians ru- ing. The wider interest generated educational institutions - online centres, but it has now been ac- government was grossly out of had lost an estimated 15,000 sol- led to the 2001 U.S.-led invasion ined relations with the Afghans for by the newspaper report in Paki- and traditional. All 10 business cused of running a fake degrees touch with the country's over- diers -- and the Soviet public, until and near-daily factional violence a long time to come." stan is attributed to the fact the units of Axact are completely le- empire, a charge it denies.(BBC) Mixed Kung Fu To'a Afghanistan s first lady breaks taboos competition ends in Kabul but insists she doesn t do politics By Lynne O Donnell Since September, hundreds of people have streamed through her cool, wood-paneled meeting room to share their prob- lems and seek the first lady s advice. She says she sees herself as a counsellor ... a listening post someone fulfilling a KABUL: Afghanistan s first lady need for a feminine presence close to the heart of the Afghan government. has broken numerous conventions in a society that traditionally se- The last time Afghanistan had to the Afghan people. But she is though she denounces what she try s conservative society. Earlier questers women behind closed a first lady with such a public pro- Afghan, as well as American and says is a Western media portrayal this month, four defendants in the doors speaking out on issues file was almost a century ago, but also Lebanese by birth a heri- of Afghan women as victims of case were sentenced to death and such as violence against women, few today remember Queen Sor- tage that has given her fluency in misogynistic social and religious eight to 16 years in prison each. the rule of law and the power of aya, who was forced into exile in English, French, Arabic and Dari. traditions. One of my roles is to Eleven policemen charged with religion. But perhaps Rula 1929 after King Amanullah abdi- Born in 1948, she was brought up tell the world that they are very dereliction of duty for not pre- Ghani s biggest taboo breaker is cated. Soraya s modern approach in a Christian family and met her strong women, indeed living in venting Farkhunda s death were simply being the country s first to women s issues and her refusal future husband at the university very challenging conditions, show- sentenced to one year each in pris- presidential spouse in decades to to wear a veil shocked many Af- in Beirut. After they were mar- ing a lot of resilience, a lot of re- on. be seen and heard in public. ghans, and history texts hold her ried, the couple moved to the sourcefulness, and that they need The case has shaken the na- When her husband, President partly to blame for the demise of United States, where they lived to be recognized for that, not for tion, she says. It has also really Ashraf Ghani, took the helm of the monarchy. Zinat Quraishi for 30 years. She studied journal- their weakness, their alleged weak- opened up the eyes of people ... the nation eight months ago, he Karzai, the wife of President ism at Colombia University and ness, she said. we don t want to live in a society did something unprecedented Ghani s predecessor, Hamid had two children daughter The overarching problem in in which violence is the rule. The mixed Kung Fu To'a tourna- participant, Nelab Ashora said. he introduced his wife in his inau- Karzai, was called the invisible Mariam, who is an artist in Brook- Afghanistan, she said, is that af- In her meetings, she says she ment ended on Wednesday in Kab- Alina Neromand, another con- gural speech. first lady and in one of her rare lyn, and son Tarek, an economist ter more than 30 years of war, vi- has seen indications that Afghans ul and a boys club, Zemarai Kar- testant - who also got first posi- From that moment on, Rula interviews, she said Afghanistan who also lives in the U.S. The olence has become the norm. And might be turning the corner. I see dezi, lifted the title of champions tion - has said that "every athlete Ghani has done what first ladies wasn t ready to see a first lady at Ghanis returned to Kabul 12 years it is the Afghan women sold it from the people who have come while the top girls were selected wishes to become a champion and often do in democracies, attend- her husband s side. Rula Ghani ago, so I have some inkling of into marriage and often beaten or here, and how they are starting to for the Kabul team. win the gold medal. I want to also ing public events alongside her begs to differ and insists that Af- what is happening in Afghani- killed with impunity, despite con- raise certain issues that they didn t The boys tournament, which raise my country's flag in interna- husband and speaking before au- ghanistan is going through pro- stan, she said. She has resisted the stitutional protections who are raise before such as whether or ran for two months, also aims to tional competitions." diences on current issues. But her found change. I seem to have expectations of others such as the most vulnerable. not women should be able to walk select the top contestants for a In addition, the boys Kung Fu words have always been soft-spo- answered a need that was there. I suggestions she become an advo- The whole fight to reduce in the street without being ha- Kabul team. To'a competition also finished af- ken, measured and delivered away think previous first ladies were cate for women s rights in a coun- violence against women is within rassed, she added. The girls tournament was held ter two months with the selection from the center stage of the Af- not accessible, she says. And I try regularly labelled as one of the the fight of reducing (all) violence, It s about getting back to re- over two weeks with 20 athletes of the top contestants. ghan political scene. am accessible. The learning curve worst places in the world to be a period. It is within the process of spect something she says is participating. The top contestants "The holding of the competi- I don t do politics, she tells has been steep and she learned woman. Her inclusion in Time trying to bring back peace to this embedded in Afghan culture, were elected for the Kabul team tion was aimed at selecting the top The Associated Press. What she from her missteps. Early on, she magazine s 100 most influential country, she said. despite the layers of war, pover- which will soon compete with contestants, knowing of top club, does do, she says, is listen. was quoted as approving France s people of 2015 was flattering but She cited the horrible, bar- ty and discrimination. teams from over 30 provinces. The the improvements of Kung Fu To'a Since September, hundreds of ban on the all-encompassing premature, she said, recalling Andy baric tragedy of Farkhunda, a If you have a harmonious top female contestants from this in Kabul and selecting of a top people have streamed through her women s veil, known as the bur- Warhol s quote that everyone will woman beaten to death in March society where people within the round will be selected for the na- team," head of Kung Fu To'a Fed- cool, wood-paneled meeting room ka or niqab comments that were be world-famous for 15 minutes. at a Kabul shrine by a frenzied family are living in harmony ... tional team. eration, Abdul Rahim Yousufzai to share their problems and seek taken out of context, she says. A What I ve said from the begin- mob after being falsely accused, knowing what their responsibili- "The competition begun with said. the first lady s advice. She says ferocious backlash from conser- ning is that I am going to try to by a peddler who portrayed him- ties and duties are, and knowing 20 girls participating in which ten Yousufzai said that the select- she sees herself as a counsellor vative and religious figures fol- help all the vulnerable populations self as a mullah, of burning a Qu- how to resolve their issues and of them placed first, second and ed teams will compete with other ... a listening post someone lowed, and her husband s politi- in Afghanistan and to a certain ran. The attack sparked protests their conflicts without violence, third in deferent weight categories. teams from more than 30 provinc- fulfilling a need for a feminine pres- cal enemies claimed she and her extent that s the majority of Af- in Afghanistan and reverberated then violence against women will The competition had high stan- es in the near future and that the ence close to the heart of the Af- children were neither Afghan nor ghanistan, she said. Inevitably, around the world, highlighting the be reduced, and women will feel dards but the girls were well pre- top contestants will be select for ghan government. Muslim and as such unacceptable women are the focus of her work, brutality women face in the coun- they have a voice, she says. (AP) pared for the competition," one the the national team. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY . MAY 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Afghan minerals, another failure In 2010, the Pentagon and Ameri- U.S.A.I.D. is helping reform min- can geologists estimated that Af- ing policy regulation and strength- ghanistan has $1 trillion of un- en the ministry of mines and pe- tapped mineral deposits, includ- troleum. ing huge veins of iron, copper, co- But the report said that there balt, gold and industrial metals like was a lack of overall strategy by lithium. Gen. David Petraeus, who the United States and that the task was then the chief of the United force failed to establish multiyear States Central Command, said plans or written guidelines for se- there was stunning potential for lecting projects or evaluating them. the war-ravaged country, which by There was little interagency coor- now should have begun to reap dination since the task force an- much-needed revenue and equally swered to the Pentagon rather than needed jobs. America s ambassador in Kabul, That development is lagging, who, for example, learned of a $39.6 and there are growing concerns that million task force project to refur- $488 million in American aid could bish a natural gas pipeline only EMERGENCY be squandered if Washington and after Afghan officials thanked him Kabul do not take firmer charge of for United States support. CALLS the extraction projects and put reg- Mr. Sopko s report also fault- ulatory and other reforms in place. ed U.S.A.I.D. for not taking over Police America s troubled attempts to certain task force initiatives, many help Afghanistan with its mineral of which, like mineral and hydro- and hydrocarbon industries were carbon tenders and the gas pipe- 100 - 119 reported last month by John Sop- line, were left incomplete. The ko, the special inspector general projects were transferred to the for Afghanistan reconstruction. Afghan government, but given in- Hospitals His office found that even af- stitutional failings there is a sig- ter America invested millions of nificant risk that American invest- FMIC Hospital dollars to develop infrastructure ments will go to waste, the re- and technical skills, the Afghan port concluded. Some projects Behind Kabul Medical government still lacks the techni- handled by the Afghan government University: cal capacity to research, award and independently have already been 0202500200-+93793275595 manage new contracts without ex- marred by corruption, the report AT News Report and due to the darkness the oper- sible casualties. President Ashraf ly equipped suicide bombers ternal support. Its ability to be said. It cited allegations that small ation lasted till morning. Finally, Ghani has commended the Afghan stormed provincial court in cen- self-sustaining in minerals and hy- mining contracts have gone to war- KABUL: Four Taliban suicide all attackers were killed in the first National Security Forces (ANSF) tral Maidan Wardak. The one blew Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital drocarbons seems a very distant lords and members of Parliament bombers, who launched hours- hour of the daylight, Kabul Po- for their bravery and quick re- himself up at the entrance and three goal, while many American-fi- in contravention of Afghan law. long gun battle in highly guarded lice Chief, Abdul Rahman Rahi- sponse to thwart the terror attack others were shot dead in a brief Pule Bagh-e- Umomi nanced projects are incomplete. American officials dispute diplomatic district of Kabul city, mi, told reporters at the scene of on the guesthouse. exchange of gunfire by security 070263672 It is important for Afghanistan some of Mr. Sopko s complaints were killed by Afghan security the incident, after the attack was He said that anti-state ele- forces. Two policemen were also to move forward more quickly and one argued the task force was forces, early in the morning, secu- ended. No civilian or military ca- ments had lost the courage to face killed. smartly than it has. The country intended to operate differently, and rity officials told Afghanistan sualties were reported, Deputy ANSF in the battlefield. Taliban recently warned, they Khairkhana Hospital depends on foreign aid, which is take more risks, than U.S.A.I.D. Times. Started around 11:00 pm, Interior Minister, Ayoub Salangi, Taliban spokesman, Zabihul- will not classify any national of declining as American troops with- and say they are working on the six hours long failed attack in wrote on his official Twitter ac- lah Mujahid, who took credit for the invading countries particu- 0799-321007 draw, and needs to generate its own some of the weaknesses he identi- Wazir Akbar Khan district, that count. Attackers had one RPG the last night s guesthouse attack, larly from NATO members, as 2401352 revenue. By some estimates, min- fied. The Afghan president, Ashraf houses several embassies, foreign launcher, three AK-47s and one claimed that several foreigners civilian, and will target them, ac- eral development could produce $2 Ghani, has shown more willingness offices and official buildings, was grenade launcher, Salangi said. were killed and injured in attack. cusing them of helping the ongo- billion annually in royalties and to tackle management and corrup- claimed by the Taliban that was The guesthouse, known as Heetal Four armed attackers were ing occupation by foreigners, taxes while oil and gas reserves tion problems in this and other ar- ended early in the Wednesday Plaza, was attacked by the Tali- involved, Mujahid said, they were according to the Taliban spokes- Indira Gandhi Children could be worth $220 billion more. eas, but he has been struggling to morning. Apparently the main tar- ban in December 2009, as well, residents of eastern Afghanistan. man. Hospital, Wazir Akbar The American aid went complete his government and is get of the bombers was Heetal which is now leased to a foreign Several guesthouses have been This was the second armed through a special Defense Depart- butting heads even with some al- Plaza Hotel, frequented by for- company, used as guesthouse and attacked over the past few years attack on guesthouses in Kabul Khan, Kabul 2301372 ment Task Force for Business and lies. If there is any hope of manag- eigners, but were failed to pene- hotel, frequented by foreigners, in this locality, and security has within the last two weeks. At least Stability Operations, which ad- ing Afghanistan s indigenous trea- trate and were kept out of the officials said. The attackers ap- been ramped up in this area as 14 people, including foreigners, ministered 11 projects at a cost of sures into the future, there must building by security guards and peared to have tried to enter the compared to other parts of the were killed in a same attack on Ibn-e- Seena $282 million before Congress shut be rigorous monitoring of how then pushed by security forces to hotel by firing rocket propelled capital city. Park Palace Guesthouse in anoth- down its operations in March, and American aid is spent. That s a hide behind the fortified walls. The grenades at its heavy steel front This was the second group er part of Kabul on May 14. Pul-e-Artan, Kabul the United States Agency for In- difficult feat to accomplish in a war assailants were armed with a rock- gate. But the militants failed to suicide attack by militants within The United Nations figures 2100359 ternational Development, which zone, but it will be even harder if et propelled grenade launcher, AK- destroy the get and make way. All the last 24 hours being carried out show, at least 3,000 Afghan civil- has three programs totaling $206 Mr. Sopko s investigating staff in 47s and other weapons, security roads leading to the area were as part of the spring offensives of ians were killed and injured in first million. The task force awarded Kabul is cut by 40 percent, as the authorities said. The attackers blocked for traffic till morning by armed Taliban, started on April 24 four months of the 2015 in Af- Wazir Akbar Khan contracts for ventures like mineral State Department now intends. were immediately sieged by Spe- Afghan Special Forces, to prevent in the country. ghanistan, 16 percent up than the exploration and seismic surveys; (The New York Times) cial Forces in front of the building movements of citizens, and pos- Yesterday morning, four high- same period of last year. Hospital 2301741, 2301743

VITAL BRIDGE OPENED for traffic in Balkh Lack of coordination Ali Abad MAZAR-E-SHARIF: A new bridge Council. Florian Smitmans, BMZ Shahrara, Kabul has been opened in the village of Development Commissioner in FUELLING HELMAND 2100439 Khwaja Burhan in Khulm district Balkh, represented Afghan-German in northern Balkh province, a state- Cooperation. As part of Germany s ment from the German Cooperation cooperation with Afghanistan, the INSECURITY Malalai Maternity with Afghanistan said on Wednes- Regional Capacity Development day. It said that the construction (RCD) programme is financed by Hospital now connects 16 villages with the the German Federal Ministry for 2201377/ 2301743 district centre and dwellers have Economic Cooperation and Devel- now access to healthcare, schools, opment (BMZ) and implemented markets and administrative facili- by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter- Banks ties. The bridge has been built at a nationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) costs of 16.8 million afghanis fi- man support, addresses one of the Department of Rural and Reha- GmbH. In six provinces in north- nanced by the German government. real needs of residents here in bilitation, Sayed Ibrar Hashimi, ern Afghanistan, RCD supports its Da Afghanistan Bank The new 26-metre bridge is made Khulm, he noted. The bridge was Khulm District Governor, Gholam partners development priorities in 2100302, 2100303 of reinforced concrete, said Sayed officially opened by Zabiullah Akh- Rabani Dastagir, Deputy Head of the provinces and districts, while Ibrar Hashimi, the district adminis- tari, Head of Sector Services of the the Department of Economy in at the same time providing training trative chief while inaugurating the Provincial Governor s Office, Eng. Balkh and Saleh Mohammad Mo- and coaching programmes for civil Kabul Bank facility. This bridge, built with Ger- Abdul Basid Ainey, Director of the radi, Member of Balkh Provincial servants. (Pajhwok) 222666, 070285285 Azizi Bank Private sector 6 militants killed in LASHKARGAH: The provincial that they don t reach to assist each 0799 700900 council chief of southern Helmand others during gun battles. province and some residents com- Atal criticized the Ministry Pashtany Bank investment in Bamyan Nangarhar drone strike plained against growing insecuri- of Interior (MoI) for not paying 2102908, 2103868 ty and blamed security forces for adequate attention to the health than 100 people used to work in JALALABAD: Six rebels, includ- es, security officials said on lack of coordination in their fight issues of policemen, adding half on decline but now everyone was jobless and ing a dreaded commander, were Wednesday. against miscreants. of the police officials on every Air Services there were no activities. killed in two drone strikes in east- Col. Mohammad Noman Hat- Taliban have intensified at- check posts had different health BAMYAN CITY: Private invest- Officials of Bamyan Chamber ern Kunar and Nuristan provinc- ifi, spokesman for the 201st Se- tacks in various provinces, includ- issues. Safi Airways ment witnessed record downward of Commerce and Industries lab Military Corps, told Pajhwok ing capital Kabul, in which both He said the provincial securi- trend in recent years in central (BCCI) said around 10 factories Afghan News a notorious insur- sides and civilians suffered casu- ty officials should clearly convey 020 22 22 222 Bamyan province, which put far- that produced food items, soap, gents commander Maulvi Abdul- alties. About the fresh bout of vi- the status of law and order to the reaching negative impact on the and garments were active in the lah was killed by an unmanned olence in Helmand, Mohammad central government with facts and Ariana overall trade and development ac- past, but now majority of these drone assault in Wata Por district Karim Atal, the provincial coun- figures so that the administration tivities, an official said. factories were closed due to non of eastern Kunar province. cil chief, told Pajhwok Afghan in the centre would take concrete 020-2100270 Ali Raza Hassanzada, execu- availability of electricity and in- Another missile strike took News the government and securi- measures to improve law and or- tive director of Afghanistan Cham- dustrial area. place in Want Waigal district of ty officials seemed to be busy in der in Helmand. ber of Commerce and Industries Masuma Ibrahimi, head of the eastern Nuristan province, which personal matters more as nobody The Police Chief Maj. Gen. Kam Air (ACCI), said lack of government businesswomen union, the author- left five militants, including Mul- was concerned about the deterio- Nabi Jan Mulakhel when contact- 0799974422 support for private sector dis- ities concerned did not support lah Younus, a leading commander, rating security situation of the ed to remark over these state- couraged foreign investment. handicraft production, adding of the area. province. ments, rejected these allegations He told Pajhwok Afghan Bamyan women made tangible However, Taliban have not Personal differences and po- and said that police and other se- Hotels News owners of private factories progress in the industrial sector. yet commented on the incidents. litical wrangling among local offi- curity officials were in close con- Safi Landmark had invested $10,000 and more (Pajhwok) (Pajhwok) cials and security organs were tact with each other. main factors behind growing inse- He said Taliban s spring of- curity, Atal said. fensive was underway and over- 020-2203131 He lamented security officials all security of the country was did not come forward to help one being threatened by the rebels. SERENA another during hard times, adding (Pajhwok) 0799654000 Education minister New Rumi Restaurant uncovers ghost schools . . . 0776351347 ..P1 for schools. Balkhi went on in 2016, he said. Minister for High- Internet Services to say that the United Arab Emir- er Education, Farida Mohmand, ates have shown interest to print was also summoned by the WJ. UA Telecom the books for the primary class- She acknowledged that influential 0796701701 / 0796702702 es. Students of the state-run people were interfering in the uni- schools have complained several versity entrance exams. Accord- times about shortage of the text- ing to her, members of the pro- Exchange Rate books. Schools that do not pro- vincial councils were also trying vide quality education service were to influence the entry tests. Purchase: also discussed in the session. The She vowed that changes minister said that there are 263 would be brought in the universi- schools in the country that do not ty entrance exam to ensure trans- One US$ = meet the outlined standards. parency. Speaking about the pri- 58.15Afs He said the schools would be vate universities, the minister said One Pound Sterling= merged together to improve their that these varsities were vital be- standard. Hostels will be con- cause the state-run universities 87.07Afs structed in these schools. Skilled had limited capacity and could not One Euro = teachers will also be hired. The enroll all students. Responding to ministry also planned to establish a question, she accepted that some 64.58Afs one to two high standard profes- of the private higher education 1000 Pak Rs = sional institutes in the capital of institutes were not providing qual- the provinces in order to provide ity education service. She said the 562Afs optimum quality education ser- ministry has stopped issuing reg- Sale: vice to students, said the minis- istration to new universities in One US$ = ter. As many as 80,830 students, order to make sure that the al- including 15 percent female, are ready established private varsities 58.35 Afs enrolled in technical and vocational had enough facilities. There are One Pound Sterling= schools. At least 2,375 teachers, nearly 111 private higher educa- 87.87Afs including 24 percent female, are tion institutes in the country. Ac- working in 263 vocational schools. cording to the higher education One Euro= Burqa clad women walk past two elderly men in Herat. Elderly men usually have no jobs and recreational parks. There The ministry would produce 28, minister, another deputy minister 65.18 Afs 0000 to 3 00,000 high school grad- is required to assess performance 1000 Pak Rs= 570Afs famous pastime is to sit by roads, in fronts of shops and open places where they talk politics. Photo: AFP uates in 2015 and around 3, 10000 of the private universities. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY. MAY 28 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES After 3-month hiatus, Pak interior minister attends high-level security huddle ISLAMABAD: After a gap of and the return of temporarily dis- HYDERABAD: More than 1,100 three months, Interior Minister placed persons (TDPs) owing to people have died in a major heat- Chaudhry Nisar attended a high- it. wave sweeping India, authorities level civil, military huddle to dis- The Pakistan Army on June said Wednesday, as forecasters cuss matters relating to the securi- 15 launched a military offensive in warned searing temperatures ty of the country. North Waziristan against militants. would continue. The country s top security Since then, the operation has been Southern India has borne the czar had been absent from such expanded to Khyber Agency and brunt of the hot, dry conditions meetings for the past three recently the premier approved for and many of the victims are con- months. Last month, Nisar had the operation to continue in Sha- struction workers, elderly or been conspicuously missing in ac- wal Valley. homeless people unable to heed tion throughout Xi s two-day vis- The meeting also reviewed official advice to stay it. progress on National Action Plan indoors.Noah SeelamAn Indian Nisar isn t known to delegate and discussed measures for its man shields his face from the heat his work, especially when it comes more effective implementation. as drives his scooter in Hyderabad to high-level talks with key allies. Other than Nisar, Defence on May 26, 2015. PHOTO: AFP Yet, the minister was nowhere to Minister Khawaja Asif, Finance Roads have melted in New be seen. Minister Ishaq Dar, Army chief Delhi, where forecasters said they The meeting chaired by Prime General Raheel Sharif and DG ISI expected the high temperatures to Minister Nawaz Sharif discussed Rizwan Akhtar are present at the continue into next week adding progress in the ongoing military meeting among other top civil, mil- to the misery of thousands living offensive codenamed Zarb-e-Azb itary leaders. on the capital s streets with little shelter from the hot sun. Brahma Prakash Yadav, direc- tor of Indian Meteorological De- partment, said top temperatures in the capital would remain around 45 degrees Celsius the national benchmark for a heatwave.A girl bathes to cool off herself with water that is leaking from a broken pipe valve on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, on May 18, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS Maximum temperatures won t fall substantially. Howev- er, major relief can be expected from June 2 as there are indica- electricity grid. Telangana, where temperatures hit urged drivers to stay off the roads transmission lines and overloaded tions of good showers, he said. Authorities in the worst-hit 48 degrees Celsius over the week- during the day. grids. Hospitals in the worst-affect- state of Andhra Pradesh in south- end, more than 200 people have Residents of Gurgaon a The Hindustan Times warned ed states were on alert to treat vic- ern India, where nearly 900 peo- died in the last week.A mahout high-rise satellite city that is home that some of the hot, dry condi- tims of heatstroke and authorities ple have died since May 18, called splashes water on his elephant in to many of the city s workers tions could plunge the worst-af- advised people to stay indoors and for emergency water distribution the river Sabarmati on a hot sum- suffered power cuts of up to 10 fected states into drought before drink plenty of water. areas to be set up. mer day in Ahmedabad, India, May hours a day as the electricity grid monsoon rains arrive. Hundreds of people main- However, P. Tulsi Rani, spe- 20, 2015. Photo: Reuters struggled to cope with the demand The monsoon is forecast to hit ly from the poorest sections of cial commissioner for disaster man- Eleven people were confirmed from millions of air conditioners. the southern state of Kerala to- society die at the height of sum- agement in the state, said meteo- to have died in the western state India s power industry has wards the end of this month be- mer every year across the coun- rologists were forecasting a dip in of Orissa and another 13 suc- long struggled to meet rapidly ris- fore sweeping across the country, try, while tens of thousands suffer temperatures in the coming days. cumbed to the heat in the eastern ing demand in Asia s third largest but it will be weeks before the rains power cuts from an overburdened In the neighbouring state of state of West Bengal, where unions economy, with poorly maintained reach the arid plains. Stop meddling in Bangladeshi Former Sri Lanka army chief says he Three policemen UN gunned down in would welcome war crime investigation Karachi India s affairs, Rajnath peacekeeper Sri Lanka s wartime army chief who had won two consecutive Sri Lanka Freedom party. The main KARACHI: Three policemen were says his conscience is clear and he terms as president, suffered a sur- opposition party, the United Na- killed in a targeted attack early on shot dead in would welcome a war crimes in- prise defeat at the ballot box at the tional party, as well as former pres- Wednesday morning, when four warns Pakistan vestigation to prove his innocence. hand of a broad coalition of civil ident Chandrika Kumaratunga (her- unidentified assailants opened fire Mali The allegations are there, society and political powerbro- self a Sri Lanka Freedom party on a police vehicle in Karachi s A Bangladesh soldier on UN Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka said kers. The winning candidate, member), influential Buddhist Azizabad area, Express News re- peacekeeping mission in Africa's in an interview with the Guardian. Maithripala Sirisena, had been monks, and the leadership of the ported. Mali has been killed and another We have to clear our name. Rajapaksa s health minister and the Tamil and Muslim minorities sup- Initial reports revealed that was injured when militants fired In May 2009 the then General secretary general of his party, the ported Sirisena s candidacy. four unidentified assailants on two at them. Fonseka was the head of the Sri motorcycles opened fire on the Armed forces press wing said Lankan army that defeated the vehicle using 9mm pistols, leaving a vehicle of the Bangladesh trans- Tamil Tigers, or Liberation Tigers three dead. port contingent was attacked at of Tamil Eelam, ending Sri Lanka s Sources further added that the capital Bamako around 7.30pm brutal 26-year civil war. police vehicle was parked while local time. Nearly two years later, a UN police personnel were on their The dead has been identified secretary general s panel of experts night shift and the assailants man- as Nilkanta Hajang, a soldier of the reported that both government aged to shoot at close range. Bangladesh Army, the Inter Ser- forces and the Tamil Tigers had Sub Inspector Sikander and vice Public Relations (ISPR) Di- potentially committed serious hu- constables Ashraf and Asif were rectorate said in a statement. man rights violations in the final killed during the attack. Injured soldier Sirajul Islam stages of the war. Following the incident, a has been admitted to the Level-2 Shocking footage of the war s heavy police contingent cordoned Hospital at Bamako. Citing a news end emerged shortly after, suggest- off the area and conducted a search agency, France24.com reported JAMMU: Sending a clear message question can be raised on their in- ing widespread crimes had been operation. that armed men suspected to be committed by forces under Fon- As investigation is underway, to Pakistan to stop meddling in tegrity and love for the country," militants but yet to be identified India's affairs, home minister Ra- he said. seka s command. While accepting DIG West has taken notice of the opened fire on a vehicle in which that some crimes occurred during jnath Singh on Wednesday said the Singh said India always ex- the two Bangladesh soldiers were incident and has ordered for a re- neighbouring country must stop its tended a hand of friendship to- travelling. Hajang was killed on the the war, Fonseka insists that these port to be submitted on the inci- nefarious activities if it wants its wards its neighbouring countries spot. Over 7,000 Bangladesh were acts of individual offenders, dent within two days. "own welfare". including Pakistan, but Pakistan troops are currently serving as UN and not systematic. The army as "If Pakistan wants its own always resorted to backstabbing. peacekeepers in different conflict- a whole, I can give the assurance welfare, then it must stop med- "Former Prime Minister Atal ravaged countries. A total of 1,755 that we never committed war Taking on China: India s defense ties dling in the affairs of other coun- Bihari Vajpayee extended a hand soldiers and policemen from Bang- crimes, he said. There were no tries. It must stop all its nefarious of friendship towards Pakistan, ladesh are posted in Mali alone. rapes, no torture during my com- activities aimed towards India," but it stabbed in the back. Then Those deployed in Mali are mand during the war. I know there with Vietnam needs to be lauded Rajnath said addressing a Jan Ka- when Prime Minister Narendra said to be in the UN mission of have been a couple of allegations. As India s Look East policy is sale of Indian military equipment Visits by leaders of rival na- lyan Parv in Jammu. Modi took over the office a year highest risk. Since 2013, when the But there should not be reason to moving to the next phase of Act to Vietnam, something which has tions (Japan, Vietnam) to India are Giving a strong warning to ago, he invited all the heads of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali try to declare war against the me- East under the Narendra Modi never happened so far. In a first, closely watched by China. Going those who want to harm India's state of the neighbouring countries got off the ground, over 40 peace- dia or against the international government, Vietnam has emerged India had extended a $100 million by the Chinese track record, the pride, integrity and sovereignty, he to the swearing-in ceremony in- keepers have been killed. Incidents community. We can clarify it. as a key country for taking this line of credit to Vietnam to enable Vietnamese defence minister s In- said that the country would give a cluding the Pakistan Prime Minis- of peacekeepers being attacked by To his supporters, Fonseka is policy forward with an eye on the nation to purchase military dia visit and the signing of a five- befitting reply to such people. ter," he said. militants have been reported often a war hero. But to others he is a China. equipment like patrol boats in Sep- year joint vision statement on de- "Those who want to harm the He said that Pakistan must in the country s Northern region. war criminal. He insists he has a On the night of 25 May, India tember last. fence cooperation during this visit pride, integrity and sovereignty of think over its actions as it has not On Wednesday, a member of a clean conscience. and Vietnam signed a Joint Vision This came up for a specific wouldn t have gone unnoticed by the country will be given a befit- been reciprocating the positive re- security force was killed in an at- My intentions are clear. I did Statement on defence cooperation mention by the Prime Minister s China. What is more, this won t ting reply. We trust our army, our sponse of India towards it. tack at a residential area in Bama- everything in good faith. My job for 2015-2020. A concrete mani- paramilitary and our forces. No TimesofIndia ko. was to save the territorial integri- festation of fast-developing stra- ty and the sovereignty of the coun- tegic ties between New Delhi and try. I have done it. I did it as per Hanoi was signed by Defence Nepal seeks help from Int l experts the rules. Minister Manohar Parrikar and his In 2010 Fonseka unsuccessful- visiting Vietnamese counterpart ly contested presidential elections General Phung Quang Thanh at the over tourism after deadly earthquakes against his former boss, Mahinda end of their delegation level talks. Rajapaksa. Recovering from two recent earthquakes and several aftershocks, Nepal is now seeking the help of inter- Narendra Modi with PM of Speaking to the Guardian in Sri Vietnam. PTI imageNarendra Modi national experts to boost its tourism industry, tourism operators said, according to BBC. Authorities have Lanka s capital, Colombo, Fonse- reportedly requested for expert guidance on the areas that can be declared safe for trekking and mountain- with PM of Vietnam. PTI image ka claimed the former president and An MoU on cooperation be- eering, which are major sources of income for the Asian nation. his family had acted like dictators Nepal attracts nearly 1 million tween the Coast Guards of the two after their 2010 victory. countries was also signed in the Office in a brief statement after go without some kind of reprisal foreigners every year who travel Rajapaksa s conduct was not to the country s World Heritage presence of the two defence min- Gen Thanh met Prime Minister from China. acceptable to this country, espe- isters. According to a defence min- Narendra Modi on 25 May. The China has reportedly put on sites, Unesco monuments, Bud- cially after we finished the war, dhist and Hindu temples, and its istry statement, the two sides dis- PMO statement said: General hold Indian efforts to seek United he said. He and his brother sec- cussed issues ranging from defence Thanh briefed Prime Minister Nations Security Council sanc- majestic mountains, including the retary of defence his whole fam- Everest. The Himalayan nation s cooperation, including cooperation Modi about defence and security tions against Hizbul Mujahideen ily, his children, his wife, every- in the area of maritime security to related developments in the India- chief Syed Salahuddin. China has tourism industry suffered a major body was trying to behave like a blow after a 7.8-magnitude earth- reiterating their commitment to Vietnam bilateral relationship. thrown a spanner in the works by king here; they were behaving like further enhancing the ongoing de- Prime Minister Modi expressed putting the Indian move on hold quake hit the region on April 25, dictators. devastating the country s infra- fence engagements between the satisfaction at the progress made on technical grounds seeking more Mahinda Rajapaksa at an elec- two sides for mutual benefit. in bilateral defence and security information on Salahuddin s links structure and killing thousands of tion rally Facebook Twitter Pin- people. Seventeen mountaineers However, the defence minis- cooperation since the visit of Prime to al Qaeda. terest try statement was silent on spe- Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The The Chinese move has come were also killed after the earth- Mahinda Rajapaksa at an elec- quake triggered an avalanche on the cific issues where the two sides Vietnamese prime minister had vis- close on the heels of PM Modi s tion rally in January. Photograph: are pro-actively engaged. For ex- ited India in October 2014 and had maiden visit to China (14-16 Everest. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters "Before we announce that the ample, Vietnam is keen on purchas- held talks with PM Modi. Gener- May). It clearly shows what the That s why I left him. I want- ing BrahMos missiles from India. al Thanh s just-concluded India Modi government is up against earthquake-hit areas are safe as ed to be away. Then he started tourist destinations, we are deter- The previous UPA government visit is a follow up of his prime while dealing with a country like harassing us. He thought that he had gone slow on the Vietnamese minister s trip to India. China. mined to get an assessment report could intimidate us, terrorise us and from international geologists and experts who will be visiting the ground," Ramesh Dhamala, president of request as Russia, a co-developer Incidentally, Indian move of The Modi government s sus- keep us silent. of the missile, was then edgy about extending $100 million in line of tained efforts to take India-Viet- Trekking Agents' Association of Nepal, said, according to BBC. "Without them first saying which areas no In 2010 Rajapaksa stripped longer have the risk of mountains coming down, we will not be doing this risky business just for an it because of its strategic relation- credit, the fourth one taking the nam strategic relationship to yet Fonseka of his military rank and ship with China. But now Russia amount pledged under this mecha- another level need to be lauded. At immediate benefit. "We are also recommending to the government, in writing, that these areas should not be decorations. The following year reopened (for trekking and mountaineering) before the team of experts make their assessment public is understood to be game and has nism to Vietnam to $191.50 mil- a time when China has pledged to Fonseka was jailed for suggesting conveyed to India that it can go lion, coincided with Chine Presi- pump $46 billion in infrastructure internationally." Major trekking destinations such as Manasalu, Langtang, Rolwaling and Helambu areas in that the president s brother, the central Nepal are at high risk and still prone to landslides, following last month s earthquake, which was ahead in exporting the missiles to dent Xi Jinping s maiden visit to projects in Pakistan, India is left defence secretary, Gotabaya Raja- Vietnam. Some technical issues still India in September last. The Chi- with no option but to counter the followed by another massive 7.3-magnitude quake and several aftershocks on May 12. paksa, had ordered Tamil Tiger lead- The Langtang village, located about 40 miles north of Kathmandu, which falls on a trekking route remain, like India awaiting entry nese ire was demonstrated quick- Chinese string of pearls strategy ers to be killed as they surrendered. into the elite Missile Technology ly as Chinese troops launched a aimed at containing India. Vietnam popular with foreigners, was wiped out by the avalanche, authorities said earlier this month. The Rajapaksas have denied Trekking agents reportedly said that they are concerned the country s tourism industry would suffer Control Regime (MTCR) club. major incursion into Indian terri- fits ideally into Indian scheme of any wrongdoing during the con- Another issue which the de- tory even though Xi was on Indi- things in this context. irrecoverably if trekkers are allowed to visit the quake-hit areas under current circumstances and if another flict. In January 2015 Rajapaksa, such disaster strikes again. fence ministers discussed was the an soil. Firstpost This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY. MAY 28 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Saudi FM: Terrorism Libya PM divides Muslim world survives Acts of terrorism and the practice retary General Iyad Ameen assassination of Islamic extremism aim to divide Madani. Muslim world, Saudi Foreign Min- Issues to be discussed include ister Adel al-Jubeir said on Wednes- engaging civil society across the attempt day at a meeting of Organization Islamic world as a counterweight Libya's internationally recognised of Islamic Cooperation countries to extremism, exploring the unique prime minister, Abdullah al-Thin- (OIC) in Kuwait. role the Muslim world can play in ni, said on Tuesday he had sur- We have been committed in discrediting extremist ideology, vived an assassination attempt by confronting the challenges of ex- establishing counter-measures gunmen who opened fire as he was tremism and violence, Jubeir said against the rising wave of Islamo- leaving a session of the anarchic in one of the meeting s opening phobia and empowering demo- country's elected parliament. statements. graphic groups most vulnerable to The incident highlighted the Terrorism, extremism and radicalization including youth. unravelling of state authority in the sectarianism aim to divide the According to a press release, North African country in which Muslim world, he added, citing OIC Secretary General Iyad two governments and parliaments the current conflict in Yemen as a Ameen Madani said: Terrorism allied to armed factions are fight- reflection of the suffering of the has posed daunting challenges to ing for control four years after global Muslim community. the security and stability of OIC rebels overthrew Muammar Qad- Saudi Arabia is leading an Arab Member States and the global com- dafi. air campaign against Houthi mili- munity alike. Vicious groups like Thinni has faced increasing tias in Yemen who are fighting to ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Shabab, Al- criticism for running an ineffective seize parts of the country and over- Qaeda and the Taleban operate in rump state in the east since losing throw Yemeni President Abdrab- violation of Islamic principles and the capital Tripoli in the west to a bu Mansour Hadi. even threaten the survival of some In his opening statements, Member States. Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al- But we must look beyond just Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said the the security paradigm in our ef- Arab coalition had responded to forts to combat terrorism and ex- the Yemeni president's request to tremism. Sustainable long-term restore legitimacy. solutions require stronger civil so- On the Syrian crisis, Sheikh ciety engagement, the need to uti- Sabah said the four-year-long war lize religiously sound counter-mes- could only be solved through dip- saging and to address socio-eco- rival faction that now controls min- lomatic channels as the humani- nomic challenges like unemploy- istries and key state bodies based tarian crisis escalates. ment that extremist recruiters ex- there. The OIC is convening over 50 ploit. Thinni told pan-Arab news An Iran nuclear deal is not likely foreign ministers from the Mus- He also added: We must also channel al-Arabiya that after he by June 30 because technical de- lim world to form Islamic-world address the extremist narratives left parliament in the town of To- tails will remain to defined and Iran Russia warns against ISIL strategy on combatting terrorism, and vitriolic hate speech that in- bruk and drove off, gunmen in sev- will not get sanctions relief before eral cars followed his entourage and the end of the year in the best of opened fire. cases, western ambassadors said. influence on CIS borders "We were surprised by a lot of Six major powers are seeking bullets... Thank God, we managed to negotiate an agreement under A Russian security official has bordering on the CIS states, and emergence of ISIL and said, We warned against the spillover of the that may deteriorate the operational know what is going on now, say, to escape," Thinni said, adding that which Iran would limit its nuclear one bodyguard had been wound- program in exchange for the easing ISIL Takfiri group's influence to situation in the Commonwealth in the Middle East, in North Afri- the borders of the Commonwealth states," General Novikov stressed. ca, we know problems connected ed. of economic sanctions that have He did not elaborate but his crippled its economy. of Independent States (CIS). "We are particularly concerned with the terrorist organization in It was probable that ISIL Tak- with growing recruitment activi- the region that is called ISIL. cabinet said in a statement the gun- Envoys from Britain, France men had been "paid criminals" and Germany, three of the so- firi terrorists would try to expand ties of the ISIL Takfiri group, he "It is clear that the consequenc- their influence to the post-Soviet said. es are hard. Putin stressed. who had previously tried storm- called P5+1 group that includes ing parliament. China, Russia and the United space, General Andrey Novikov, General Novikov also ex- There was no terrorism in the the head of the CIS Anti-Terror pressed concern about the rede- countries where it (ISIL) is active Parliament speaker Aqila Saleh States, sketched out their expecta- had asked Thinni to leave the as- tions for the end game as a self- Center, said on Tuesday in his ployment of militants from inter- now until a totally unacceptable speech at a meeting of the Council national terrorist organizations outside interference, which oc- sembly for his safety after pro- imposed June 30 approaches. testers opposed to his government "It's very likely that we won't of Security Bodies of the CIS from the Central Asian region to curred without the United Nations member states in Tajikistan capi- the area of armed conflict in the Security Council permission, took gathered outside the naval base have an agreement before the end where the parliament meets, two of June or even (right) after," tal, Dushanbe, TASS reported. Middle East." place, Putin added. According to security service Putin warns against ISIL The ISIL Takfiri terrorists cur- lawmakers told Reuters. French ambassador to the United A burning car could be seen States Gerard Araud said in an ap- analysts, the regrouping of inter- Meanwhile Russian President rently control large parts of Syria national terrorist forces closer to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a and Iraq. They have committed outside the gated venue, lawmak- pearance at the Atlantic Council ers said. The session resumed af- think tank with his British and CIS external borders is conjugated meeting with top security officials vicious atrocities in both countries, with simultaneous attempts by of BRICS - a group comprising including mass executions and be- ter Thinni's departure. Thinni German counterparts. works out of Bayda, near Tobruk The Iranians want to force the IS(IL)-led terrorist organizations to Brazil, Russia, India, China and heading of local residents and for- organize armed actions in countries South Africa, warned against the eign nationals. to the west. six powers' ministers to decide the It was the latest disruption in issues, rather than lower-level of- a tumultuous year for the House ficials, Araud said, saying he ex- of Representatives, which has like pected some melodrama toward Thinni struggled to stamp its au- the end with late nights and doors thority over an increasingly frag- slammed as both sides jockey for violent extremism and hate speech spire both anti-Muslim aggression mented country. the best deal. in a meeting set to run from May in countries like Myanmar and the Thinni's government had orig- "Even if we get the best deal ... 27-28 in Kuwait. targeting of religious minorities in inally planned to set up parliament afterwards, you will have to trans- Entitled Shared Vision in Muslim-majority countries. in the main eastern city of Beng- late it into the technical annexes, Promoting Tolerance and De- Ministerial level meetings on hazi but relocated to Tobruk near so it may be ... we could have a nouncing Terrorism, it marks the the Mali peace process, the situa- the Egyptian border after Benghazi sort of fuzzy end to the negotia- 42nd OIC Foreign Ministers Meet- tion in Somalia and the humanitar- turned into a battleground between tion," he said. ing. The first day of the session ian plight of the Myanmar s Ro- the government and Islamist mili- Speaking after the event, Araud also included a speech by OIC Sec- hingya Muslims will be held. tants. said it could take a few weeks of July to complete the technical an- nexes that are envisaged under an Numerous wildfires in Canada displace 7,000 people agreement if one can be reached. Numerous wildfires in Canada kilometers of homes or oil facili- basca hamlet have been evacuated Iran and the six powers have forced some 7,000 people to ties, said Alberta Agriculture and from the threatened areas. reached a framework agreement on evacuate their homes and business- Forestry Ministe Oneil Carlier. According to officials, govern- April 2, but several issues remain es, officials say. Nearly 2,000 workers from the ment evacuation centers have been unresolved, including the pace of Seventy wildfires broke out in Cenovus Oil Company and Cana- set up for displaced people. sanctions relief and the monitor- Canada's Alberta province, 55 of dian Natural Resources Limited in The likely cause of the wild- ing and verification measures to which sparked on Sunday, not only the Cold Lake region, as well as fires might be the warm and dry ensure Iran does not pursue a clan- threaten homes and businesses on some 4,700 residents of the Wa- weather in the province. destine nuclear program. their path but oil refineries in the Iranian officials have said they ISIL suicide attacks target Iraq military convoys region, officials said on Tuesday. must receive sanctions relief im- More than 1,600 firefighters mediately upon reaching an agree- The Islamic State of Iraq and the Khan, reporting from Baghdad, Ibrahim, the spokesman for the Levant (ISIL) group has reported- said. Joint Military Command, gave a have been dispatched to battle the ment. Western officials have ar- raging flames. gued that sanctions will be eased ly carried out a series of suicide He said that the attacks were a lower death toll. He told The As- attacks on military convoys north- "very big blow" to the military. sociated Press that 17 troops were It's going to take time for our gradually and only after Iran has fire fighters to get in there and get taken steps to limit its nuclear pro- east and southeast of the city of ISIL has routinely used car killed in the attacks. Fallujah, killing at least 55 people, bomb attacks to a "devastating ef- The bombings came as Iraqi the fire under control, said an Al- gram. berta fire official. "Iran needs some time to start Al Jazeera has learnt. fect" against Iraqi forces, he add- forces prepare for a massive bid to Three blasts on Tuesday ed. "Car bombs have proven to be retake the capital of mainly Sunni Twenty of blazes have been the implementation of this agree- described as out of control, mak- ment, so in the best case sanctions struck army convoys travelling in a very big problem for the Iraqi Muslim province. Anbar province to take part in a security forces," he said, noting Thousands of troops and al- ing Canada consider calling in help relief would not happen before the from the United States and Mexi- end of this year," German ambas- planned offensive aimed at retak- that the tactic played a major part lied Shia militiamen have been de- ing the provincial city of Ramadi in the capture of Ramadi. ployed to the area to retake terri- co. sador to the United States Peter Fire has spread to within 20 Wittig said. from ISIL, Al Jazeera's Imran Brigadier General Saad Maan tory seized by ISIL since last year. Saudi-led strikes target Israeli air force unleashes strikes 2.5mn Australians living in poverty: Charity Yemen naval base About 2.5 million Australians are ages of 25 and 59 who took part in the survey spent on average 59 percent of their income on accommodation, on Gaza Strip living in poverty, with many try- leaving them with $17.86 (13.98 USD) a day to pay for food, utility bills, healthcare and clothing, according Saudi-led strikes targeted a naval morning. Israeli jets unleashed four strikes ing to survive on just $18 (14 USD) to the charity. base in Yemen's Red Sea city of Houthi forces meanwhile a day after accommodation expens- Hodaida on Wednesday, Al Ara- shelled the southern city of Aden, across the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, hours after a cross- es, the Salvation Army charity or- biya News Channel reported. a bastion of resistance against their ganization says. The port had been held by Ira- advances into Yemen's south, and border rocket attack. Eyewitnesses said the planes The survey of people visiting nian-backed Houthi militiamen, local fighters built on gains against the Salvation Army's centers which have been the target of the the Houthis in recent days by seiz- targeted training camps belonging to the Islamic Jihad in Rafah, Khan around Australia for help shows Saudi-led coalition s air campaign ing their last military post in the that one in four missed at least one since March 26. nearby city of Dalea. Yunis and Gaza City. Meanwhile, the Israeli military meal a day, half said their situation "The naval base was bombed The United Nations said on was worse than a year ago, and 60 by aircraft and ships. Large parts Tuesday U.N.-backed negotiations said it struck four "terror infrastruc- tures" in the southern Gaza Strip percent of children reported severe of it were destroyed and two war- which were set for May 28 in deprivation. ships were hit, and one of them, Geneva had been postponed. and that hits were confirmed. There were no immediate re- "We are deeply alarmed at the named Bilqis, was destroyed and "The secretary-general is dis- findings of this survey,"The Sal- sank onto its side, and five gun- appointed that it has not been pos- ports of casualties. Late Tuesday a rocket fired vation Army spokesman Major boats shelled the administrative sible to commence such an impor- Bruce Harmer said, adding that buildings of the base," an official tant initiative at the soonest pos- from the Palestinian enclave struck southern Israel, causing no casual- Without sufficient financial in- told Reuters news agency. sible date and reiterates his call for vestment the situation for dis- Meanwhile, residents of the all parties to engage in United Na- ties or damage. "The reality that Hamas's ter- advantaged individuals is likely to Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa tions-facilitated consultations in remain unchanged or further dete- reported air strikes on military good faith and without precondi- ritory is used as a staging ground to attack Israel is unacceptable and riorate." camps loyal to the group on tions," U.N. spokesman Stephane According to the charity which Wednesday. Dujarric said on Tuesday. intolerable and will bear conse- quences," military spokesman has more than 1.5 million mem- The strikes hit a sprawling The U.N. estimates that at bers worldwide, About 2.5 million police commando camp in Sanaa least 1,037 civilians, including 130 Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner said in a statement. Australians are estimated to be liv- sending black smoke billowing into women and 234 children, have ing under the poverty line. Half of the air in the early hours of the been killed in the fighting. Islamic movement Hamas, which de facto rules Gaza, has not Australians couldn't afford up-to- assumed responsibility for the at- date school books or out-of-school tack. Wednesday's air strike was activities for their children. the third since the end of the 2014 The survey found 75 percent war. Last month, tanks fired at a of respondents had cut down on Hamas position following a rock- basic necessities, 68 percent went et attack. without dental treatment and 37 Tuesday's rocket was the third percent went without medical fired from Gaza since the ceasefire treatment. ending the 50-day conflict in sum- The Salvation Army said the mer 2014, which killed about results painted an alarming picture 2,200 Palestinians, most of them of what was happening to many civilians, and 73 on the Israeli side, marginalized Australians. most of them soldiers. The 2,406 people between the This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY.MAY 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion Shared destiny vision a AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir ray of hope for Afghan public Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] By M. Nadeem Alizai China continues to claim the sin- ray of hope for Afghans who are sands of jobs to the local popula- between countries are decided on Email: [email protected] gular distinction of speaking for facing an enormous rebuilding tion and will play an important role the merits. Beijing enjoys compar- more than one-fifth of humanity, task. in attracting local and foreign in- atively warm relations with Kab- because it is pursuing the vision of For Afghanistan, the vision is vestment. ul. Following a series of disap- www.afghanistantimes.af a community of common desti- a step forward in direction of eco- Afghans know that the genie pointments, they hope that China Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi ny vigorously. The improvement nomic integration rather than ex- of terrorism is expected to remain can succeed where others failed - of the regional economy is the core pansion of footprints, because the unbottled for more years despite bringing back peace and stability of this notion, the brainchild of ties between the two countries are the strenuous efforts of Chinese to their country. This factor has Advisory editorial board Chinese President Xi Jinping. The historical and time-tested. Beijing diplomacy. However, the Chinese shaped thinking and policymaking vision paves ground for broader played a vital role in supporting strategic vision will seek a greater in Afghanistan. Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, regional cooperation rather than the new democratic setup in Af- role and prestige for Afghanistan The nature of debate on Af- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal leg-pulling and unhealthy compe- ghanistan after the ouster of the in the region. Thus, amid some ghans economic empowerment tition. Taliban from power in 2001. In concerns, China has emerged as an and the vision of the community Both China s domestic and January 2002, then Afghan presi- important ally of Afghan people. of common destiny is changing Graphic-Designers: foreign policies are driven by the dent Hamid Karzai visited Beijing The Chinese leaders are not only from sporadic comments and rhe- Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari same notion. It is this very idea to reshape ties. China announced helping Afghans in the economic torical generalizations to a relative- that could change the future of the $150 million worth of assistance sector, but in the field of security ly more sustained and coherent Marketing & Advertising: ill-fated region, where every com- to Afghanistan for infrastructure as well. interaction. Afghans take the idea munity member would be connect- building. This month, the two countries seriously, aimed at freeing their Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 ed to each other through the com- Therefore, at a time when in- signed a memorandum of under- countries from the shackles of do- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan mon destiny bridge and shared vestors are afraid of insecurity in standing to build the capacity of nations. economic welfare. Afghanistan, Chinese companies the Afghan police. According to the They want to be independent Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 It is of the utmost importance are defying the odds and under- agreement, China will provide economically, because they need when we speak of Afghanistan. take different economic projects in scholarships, land mine defusing trade not aid. Therefore, the no- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press Afghans are sublimely confident order to have a common destiny. equipment and scanners to the tion will help Kabul in this regard. that the vision will help them China s $3.5 billion investment in Afghan police. Moreover, the bor- The community of common des- achieve economic independence largest cooper field in Afghani- der police commanders of the two tiny concept will continue to and enjoy more trade favors. The stan s Logar province and explo- countries will hold joint meetings guide relations in the years to The constitution says drawdown of the US-led coalition ration of natural gas and oil re- after every three months to share come. (GT) troops from Afghanistan has al- serves will definitely bolster the their experiences. The agreement The author based in Article 147: ready sparked security concerns Afghan economy. speaks volumes about the grow- Afghanistan writes on security, If the presidential term or the legislative term of the National Assembly expires during the state of that resulted in capital flight. This Besides infrastructure build- ing and positive bilateral relations. terrorism and defense. emergency, the new general elections shall be postponed, and the presidential as well as idea of the Beijing leadership is a ing, these projects provide thou- For Afghans, the relationships [email protected] parliamentary terms shall extend up to four months. If the state of emergency continues for more than four months, the President shall call the Loya Jirga. Within two months after the termination of the state of emergency, elections shall be held. The terrorist threat in China Editorial A closer look at the nature of the terrorist threat facing China. Part one of a four-part series. By Marc Julienne, Moritz Rudolf, Johannes Buckow The nature of terrorism in China is for China s international agenda, ern expansion in the 18th century fundamental challenge to differen- changing, as is the Chinese gov- particularly its economic develop- and the annexation of Xinjiang, the tiate between acts of social insur- Landmines a deadliest curse ernment s response to the threat. ment strategy toward the West and region and the central government gency, state repression, and terror- Despite the importance of the is- its growing interests abroad. have had a troubled relationship. ism within the Xinjiang Uyghur sue for China and the world, there Beijing is likely to expand its in- The Uyghurs have long been fight- Autonomous Region. In fact, the The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) is little understanding in the West ternational anti-terror efforts via ing for the preservation of overall social and ethnic situation expressed its concerns over a persistent surge in civilian casualties in about the facts concerning terror- bilateral cooperation and multilat- their culture against the perceived in China s Western region blends ism in China. This is the first arti- eral forums. In fact, China could Han invasion. After a decade of into a broader conflict between terror attacks in the country. When it comes to terror attacks and cle in a four-part series dealing with become one of the major stake- resurgent expression of Uyghur Uyghurs and Han Chinese. civilian casualties, one cannot relegate the danger posed by landmin- the threat of terrorism in China holders in international efforts to culture and religion, 1989 marked The Heidelberg Institute for Inter- es. They don t distinguish among elderly, children, male, female, a its origins and changing nature combat terrorism. a turning point for both Chinese national Conflict Research even as well as the central government s The main terrorism threats in authorities and the Uyghur popu- labeled the situation in Xinjiang a civilian and a military man. It means landmines are blind, but those response. China originate from the Xinjiang lation, as well as a new rise of sep- limited war in 2014. who plant them are extremely blind, as when the planter walks away Beijing, Kunming, Urumqi: Uyghur Autonomous Region in the aratist ideas. From Beijing s per- Still, it is indisputable that from the landmine, it cannot differentiate who is the target. But these between 2013 and 2014, these northwest of the country. For spective, the Tiananmen Square major terrorist attacks have oc- three cities located in the north- roughly three decades, the region incident and the increasing local curred recently in Xinjiang (Urum- blinds have been planting them on an industrial scale. They have east, south and west of China were has been rocked by social unrest (student) protests reinforced the qi 2014) and elsewhere in China turned this land into a field of landmines. What is worth lamenting is the targets of major and extremely involving the indigenous popula- need for tighter control of the pop- (Beijing 2013, Kunming 2014). that what political reason is behind a war, the underlying reason al- violent terrorist attacks. In less tions consisting mainly of Uy- ulation and the crucial establish- The current terrorist threat than eight months, 72 people died ghurs and Han Chinese, the ethnic ment of stability. From the Xin- appears to be caused by scattered ways is economic. The Taliban claim they are fighting to liberate the and 356 were injured in separate majority of the People s Republic jiang separatists perspective, the local unconnected groups rather people. To liberate? Or to explode and mutilate them? Who has asked attacks using suicide car bombs, of China (PRC), but also of Tajiks, defeat of the Soviet Union by the than a single well-organized net- them to fight for their liberation? Is there anybody in the country bladed weapons, and/or explosives Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Mongols, and mujaheddin in Afghanistan was a work with a clear chain of com- (see the interactive map below for Hui. Among the local groups op- source of hope and fueled radical mand. Yet the PRC government among civilians who have called upon the Taliban to liberate them? more details). While the interna- posing Beijing s authority some Islamism in Xinjiang. Neverthe- constantly blames the East Turke- No. There is nobody. Then why the Taliban say they are fighting for tional media did cover these more radical factions have emerged. less, it is crucial to distinguish be- stan Islamic Movement as being the people of Afghanistan. Another problem with war is that men events, there is still little knowl- Xinjiang today is caught in a tween the general Uyghur popula- behind most terrorist attacks and edge in the West about the chang- vicious circle. On the one hand, tion (Uyghurs who are politically insurgencies. who have no personal vendetta are trained to kill one another cold- ing face of terrorism in China. Go- there are violent separatist and ex- active in favour of more autono- This organization, however, bloodedly. The Taliban say when foreign troops are killing people ing beyond widespread precon- tremist groups among the Turkic- my) and others who would go so seems to have been replaced by why civilians and government don t condemn their aggression. Well, ceptions, it is necessary to identi- speaking Muslim Uyghurs, al- far as to take part in terrorist ac- the Turkestan Islamic Party, or fy the facts of the threat, its geo- though the vast majority simply tivities. partly absorbed into the Islamic the Taliban should correct their viewpoint. Civilians and the govern- graphical expansion and transna- seek to freely practice their reli- Although Western countries Movement of Uzbekistan. The ment officials have always slammed their attacks on civilians hous- tional linkages, and how this issue gion and customs. On the other have been very reticent to talk Turkestan Islamic Party did claim es. And the foreign forces have always apologized. This paper doesn t shapes Chinese politics. hand, over the years Beijing has about terrorism in China, facts the attacks against buses in Shang- In recent years, China s anti- become more and more obsessed show that in recent years the PRC hai and Kunming in 2008, as well defend their mistakes and aggressions, but let s call a spade a spade. terrorism policy has evolved rap- with stability. The central govern- has been facing a genuine terror- as the Urumqi railway station at- The Taliban have killed more civilians than the foreign troops and idly from a rather reactive defense ment has increasingly responded ism threat. However, it remains tack in April 2014. The vast ma- they should apologize too. Moreover, when the foreign forces have against terror to a proactive war to social unrest with repression difficult to ascertain the nature and jority of the attacks, though, on terror, along with permanent and has heightened the presence source of all alleged terror incidents remain unclaimed by any organi- announced an end to their combat mission, when will the people of crisis management. Today, of its security apparatus in the re- that occur in Xinjiang. Very little zation. this troubled land can expect the same from the Taliban? Will the Beijing s anti-terrorism efforts are gion. This policy has alienated official information is released and Marc Julienne is a Visiting Taliban ever announce an end to their combat mission? Civilian ca- becoming more comprehensive, many Uyghurs from Beijing and there are very few independent Academic Fellow at the Mercator sophisticated, and high-tech, with nourished anti-Han Chinese senti- journalists on the ground. More- Institute for China Studies (MER- sualties are always the result of wars and conflicts where all the par- an unprecedented reach into affect- ments among the Uyghur popula- over, information relayed by Chi- ICS), Berlin.Moritz Rudolf and ties to the war are blameworthy, but despite that it is the graph that ed regions and into society. As a tion. nese media and officials statements Johannes Buckow are Research determines who is more responsible. As the interior ministry says domestic and transnational issue, The current tensions have a provide hardly any evidence or Associates at MERICS. that after being defeated by Afghan troops and police, the Taliban terrorism is also a major priority long history. Since China s west- verifiable figures. It is therefore a (Courtesy: The Diplomat) have turned to targeting civilian places, therefore, they must renounce violence and opt for peace talks. Now is the time they should talk and express their grievance than later when they are defeated and no room is left for talks. That is eventually happening as they Taliban have already lost support and they are falling short of resources as well, which is why they have started joining Daesh just for economic benefits and influence and not for ideology. The two groups have only one thing in common and that s the use of force. Other than that nothing is common. Last month, UNAMA, painted a grim picture regarding civilian casualties by releasing its first quarter report for 2015. The report said a persistent rise in civilian casualties, but how the Taliban responded to the report is inhuman, which shows their cold-bloodedness. For the last few years international organizations have been asking both parties involved in the war to not involve civilians, but unfortunately, this country has become one of the world s People most insecure countries for civilians. 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Afghan women can t be left out of the negotiations concerning the future of Afghanistan. Both President Obama and President Ghani need to address the historic role of the United States in perpetuating the abject status of Afghan women.

By Sally L. Kitch en s and girls health, well-being, women, many officials considered American policy makers should regime. Without such organiza- most of them, traumatized and After more than a decade of tell- social status, and educational and it collateral damage. Even when learn about the thirty-year histo- tions, Afghan women s plight defenseless against tyranny. ing Afghans what they need, now As part of building the future re- employment opportunities. the Taliban were spawned from ry of women s activism in Afghan- would now be even worse than it There are no good Taliban, these is a good time for our government lationship between the United While I ll be discussing these two this mayhem, as Pakistani Pash- istan, which offers proof that is. With no one to promote wom- leaders say. One said in an inter- to listen, starting with their wom- States and Afghanistan s new lead- points and others at an event at tuns manipulated their close ties women s rights and social justice en s causes, They would die si- view: We don t want such a en leaders. Partnering with wom- ers, President Ashraf Ghani and New America in Washington, D.C. with Pashtun Afghan leaders to are not solely a Western idea. In- lently, activist said in an inter- peace that women will be targets en s groups and leaders is not only Chief Executive Abdullah Abdul- next week, it s worth diving into expand their control across Af- deed, by 2001, dozens of local view. Yet, the U.S. government of the Taliban. Peace at that price good policy but it also makes fi- lah, President Barack Obama the details here, first. ghanistan starting in 1994, the women s and democracy organi- has made little effort to support is not worth it. President Obama nancial sense. The history of should do more than just negoti- Taking responsibility for the United States left them unop- zations were promoting women s or expand such organizations or can alter the history of U.S. mis- enormously costly but failed U.S. ate troop levels and security for United States role in exacerbat- posed until 2001, despite their education and legal rights, enlight- to learn from their successes about steps and misinformation by government mega development Afghanistan. He should also put ing Afghan women s abject status well-publicized draconian treat- ened views of Islam, and econom- developing culturally appropriate working with the new Afghan ad- and infrastructure projects in- Afghan women s fate on the ne- and victimization over decades ment of women. ic survival. Many worked covert- perspectives on social change. ministration and its first lady to cluding those new schools that gotiating table, where, in truth, it involves recognizing how Ameri- Post-2001, the U.S. govern- ly, often from exile, through the Consultation with Afghan advance women s rights and well- were destroyed before they could has never seriously been. Sitting can governments sacrificed those ment did nothing to prevent mi- 1990s: the Afghan Women s Net- women leaders is especially im- being. He can also empower and open, and the corruption that prominently at that table should women s rights to U.S. interests. sogynist former warlords from work, Humanitarian Assistance portant as negotiations begin with strategize with Afghan women tainted such projects are moti- be Afghanistan s new First Lady, For example, when U.S. officials serving in the new Parliament, se- for the Women and Children of the Taliban. Whatever men in leaders who have a record of suc- vation enough to seek another Rula Ghani. decided to empower anti-reform lected a central leader with war- Afghanistan, the Revolutionary power might think of the idea, cess in promoting women s rights way. Taking these steps makes In preparing for a serious con- freedom fighters in Afghanistan, lord associations, and failed to Association for the Women of Af- many Afghan women in leadership and opportunities on local levels sense for Afghanistan and the versation about the future of Af- including Osama bin Laden, in or- build long-lasting social justice ghanistan (RAWA), the Islamic positions are terrified that this as an important part of his future United States. Even better, such ghan women s status and rights, der to oppose the Soviets, they institutions. The United States Center for Political and Cultural ragtag, un-Islamic, and violently planning for the country. They actions would situate the United the president should do two knew their choice eliminated lit- also spent much of its reconstruc- Activities of Afghan Women, and misogynist group might share will tell him that short-term hu- States in the forefront of compli- things that neither he nor his pre- eracy campaigns, efforts to end tion money on American sub-con- the Noor Educational Center. A power. Recent preliminary talks manitarian aid and programs di- ance with U.N. decessor has yet done: Recognize, feudal control over women and tractors, who built schools for newspaper, Afghan Women, was have reinforced their fear that the rected solely toward women can Resolution 1325, passed in learn from, and address the his- marriage, and the equal education girls or instructed Afghan women smuggled regularly from Pakistan first reform under a Taliban co- cause resentment and often do lit- 2000, which requires member toric role of the United States in of men and women in Afghanistan. on skills with questionable appli- to Afghanistan during the Taliban alitional government could be a tle to empower people for the states to make women central in perpetuating the abject status of They also knew that their anti- cation to their lives and little local regime, when thousands of indi- revision of the Constitution s dec- long-term. Afghan women are not peacemaking and social recon- Afghan women; and identify, tap, Soviet rhetoric would further taint input or lasting benefit. Even the vidual Afghan women ran secret laration that that men and women begging, according to Rula Ghani, struction. Mostly honored in the and engage with current and past women s rights in Afghanistan by schools proved ephemeral, as half schools for girls or covert busi- have equal rights and duties be- but they need U.S. support to breach, that Resolution could gain women leaders judges, doctors, labeling them as Communist. of them often built in places nesses in their homes. Arguably, fore the law. Women leaders also help create basic services and em- new force if the United States NGO executives, academics and When the U.S.- backed mujahe- inaccessible to the very girls they women s organizations and soli- warn that the lost decades with- ployment opportunities across chose to recognize it while ad- activists, as well as the first lady deen wreaked carnage and destruc- were designed to serve were darity networks were the most out education, healthcare, and life Afghanistan for themselves and dressing one of its own daunting to develop appropriate strate- tion in the early 1990s, including destroyed by 2006. trusted entities in the country opportunities for so many wom- for men, to deal with displaced geopolitical challenges. gies for increasing Afghan wom- extreme forms of violence against After owning up to this past, during the civil war and Taliban en and girls have left many, if not persons and orphaned children. (Courtesy: Foreign Policy) US is telling new lies about Iraq Is Canada on the path By Gary Younge to totalitarianism? A couple of weeks ago, Republi- brother George Bush s administra- then we are no better equipped to way we could have known that can presidential hopeful Jeb Bush tion. And, as Jeb hinted, it dogged stop them the next time. then. Or as New York Times col- Antonia Zerbisias was asked in an interview with Fox Hillary during her 2008 presiden- Jeb s mistake is that he picked umnist David Brooks, one of the News whether, knowing what he tial bid, too. the wrong lie. It is simply not true most eminent stenographers for knows now, he would have invad- Back then, she claimed if she that almost everybody who saw American state power, put it : To ed Iraq. It is the kind of predict- had known what George Bush the intelligence backed the war erase mistakes from the past is to able question for which most peo- would do with the authority to go 133 representatives and 23 sena- obliterate your world now. You ple assumed he would have a co- to war (i.e. go to war with it) she tors opposed it. Nonetheless, his can t go back and know then what herent answer. They were wrong. would never have given it to him. rationale worthy of any hap- you know now. Jeb blew it. I would have [autho- That did not fly. Now she con- less teenager that he would have The trouble with this is that rised the invasion], he said. And cedes her vote was an unqualified done it because everybody else was we did know then. The world so would have Hillary Clinton, just mistake . doing it has more integrity than knew, which is why majorities in to remind everybody. And so Extracting a moral from this most. almost every other country op- would almost everybody that was disaster would demand unravel- Many of those who support- posed it. The United Nations was confronted with the intelligence ling the deeper meaning of Amer- ed it did so in an act of cowardly trying to acquire proof one way or they got. ica s military impulses, the popu- political calculation. They another, but was not allowed to For the next few days, as he lar consent it enjoys and the cra- thought: This is going to happen, finish the job. Politicians were not, was hammered from left and right, ven political assent it is accorded. so I might as well get on board. in fact, led to war by faulty intelli- he flailed around like a four-star It would require an assessment Opposing the war in 2003 gence; they deliberately commis- general in search of a plausible exit of why so many Americans sup- struck those with more ambition sioned the intelligence that would strategy. In a number of do-overs, ported the war for so long, how an than principle as a career-ending enable them to go to war. he answered the same question ostensibly independent media not act of folly. The administration According to notes taken by with I don t know , I didn t only failed to challenge the state, was selling lies; but they were will- Steve Cambone, aide to the former understand the question , and no but actively capitulated to it, and ing buyers. defence secretary Donald Rums- before finally falling back on the why nobody has paid the price for Broadly speaking, the public feld, just hours after the 9/11 at- perennial Republican default of any of these mistakes. In short, it was of the same mindset. The most tacks, Rumsfeld demanded: The blaming everything on Barack would demand a reckoning with important single factor shaping best info fast ... judge whether Obama . American power how it works, Americans opinions about any good enough [to] hit S.H. [Saddam You can tell a true war story as well as whom it works for, and war is not American casualties, for- Hussein] @ same time not only by the way it never seems to end. to what end. (Britain s pathetic eign casualties or even expense, but UBL [Osama Bin Laden]. The Not then, not ever, writes Tim collusion demands a whole other whether they think America will Pentagon s top lawyer was told to O Brien in his novel about Viet- column.) win, says Christopher Gelpi, a talk w/ PW [Paul Wolfowitz] for nam, The Things They Carried. In In the absence of such an ac- political science professor at Duke additional support [for the] con- a true war story, if there s a moral count, a true war story is not pos- University who specialises in pub- nection w/ UBL . Need to move

Last Tuesday, the Royal Canadi- thinking of doing, at least not with- tection Act and to make related and an Mounted Police (RCMP), an- out substantial evidence that consequential amendments to other nounced that they had made a se- they're thinking of committing a Acts". ries of arrests over the previous crime or a terrorist act. Or as hundreds of legal experts weekend at Montreal's Pierre El- In Canada, it's almost impos- more briefly call it: "unconstitu- liott Trudeau Airport. sible - for now, anyway - to hold tional". The operation was carried out citizens for what they may be Government powers "in order to disrupt the plans of thinking, or even thinking of do- It aims to vastly expand gov- 10 young Montreal residents sus- ing, at least not without substan- ernment powers to detain people pected of wanting to leave the coun- tial evidence that they're thinking who have actually done nothing try to join jihadist groups". of committing a crime or a terror- wrong because, as was demonstrat- Interestingly, the arrests coin- ist act. ed in the case of Couture-Rouleau, at all, it s like the thread that makes sible, and so the political class lic attitudes to US foreign policy. swiftly, Cambone noted. Go cided almost to the day with the And, for the record, Canadi- it's easier to jail people than to track the cloth. You can t tease it out. would rather collude in a huge lie Sure enough, on the eve of the in- massive sweep it all up things release of the government s "2014 ans do - still - have a constitution- all their moves. You can t extract the meaning with- that will continue to infect the US vasion, two thirds of Americans related and not. Public Report On The Terrorist al right "to enter, remain in, and But the cure could be worse out unravelling the deeper mean- body politic, as Vietnam did, until backed it and a slim majority said America got the war it want- Threat To Canada", which focused leave Canada". than the disease. ing. it finds remedy in the truth. they had supported it without a ed; it just wasn t the war it ex- on "travel abroad for terrorism-re- Exit controls "[Y]ou could start incarcerat- Iraq is one such story. The The point here is not to reliti- UN resolution. Support grew once pected. History will allow clear lated purposes". In fact, Blaney declared as ing people who would never actu- troops may have left, but the fall- gate the war. The verdict on that the bombing started and only judgements about which leaders In any case, the Montreal de- much last fall: "Let me be very ally make the step to violence," out from the conflict lingers in the front is clear by the number of soured once it was clear no victo- and which institutions were up to tainees, most of whom are osten- clear: We are really not contem- cautions University of Ottawa law American polity, clinging to its those who once endorsed it and ry was in sight. the challenge posed by Saddam, sibly minors, were not identified. plating exit controls; we'll leave it professor Craig Forcese, an out- elites like stale cigarette smoke to now disclaim it. The point is to The falsehood peddled by Brooks wrote on the week of the Nor were they jailed or charged. to totalitarian [states]." spoken critic of C-51. an Aran sweater it stinks, and reclaim the truth of the past in the most of Jeb s critics amounts to invasion, and which were not. Canada frees ex-Guantanamo But it looks like that determi- "Still, you have now branded they just cannot shake it. Not only hope of a better and more honest this: I wouldn t support it now History has spoken. Sadly, too inmate Omar Khadr on bail nation changed just days later. them terrorists and incarcerated did it trip Jeb up, it remains the future. If those who lied us into because now we know the intelli- many still suffer from selective But their passports were con- First, Martin Couture-Rou- them in facilities with doubtful abiding, shameful legacy of his the war can lie us out of it too, gence was faulty. But there s no hearing. fiscated and, while the conditions leau, who had been arrested at the counterviolent extremism capaci- of their release were not detailed, airport last summer when he tried ties. The result may be to turn we can assume that their parents to fly to Turkey after converting prisons into radicalisation labora- will be taking away their social to Islam, growing a beard and dis- tories. Put another way, be careful media privileges to keep them from playing erratic behaviour, ran down what you wish for in terms of new ETTER TO THE EDITOR being further "radicalised". two Canadian soldiers, killing one. terrorism criminal law." Pre-emptive arrests Then, yet another supposed Right now Canada has a com- Had they succeeded in their "radicalised" convert, Michael Ze- plex web of seemingly disorgan- flight attempt, they would have haf-Bibeau, gunned down an un- ised and disconnected laws related followed at least seven other Mon- armed guard at Ottawa's National to terrorism, including the Pass- treal youths who apparently War Memorial before storming port Order. Recently proposed joined ISIL. But, for now, they're Parliament Hill where Harper in- amendments would grant the gov- 400 schools still without building in the same situation as some 15 famously hid in a closet until the ernment absolute power on dis- other young people who were ar- all-clear was sounded. closing information related to its Improvement in education is one of the main achievements of the government in past 14 years. Millions of girls and boys are rested pre-emptively but also That neither man showed decision to revoke or refuse a pass- going to school even in remote areas. The image in streets of remote areas in Afghanistan is worth-watching in mornings, quickly released. signs of much more than mental port. when schoolchildren are on their way to school. A report on Wednesday said that almost 400 schools are without building in Still, Public Safety Minister illness did not matter. It all played It's as if the Harper govern- parts of eastern Nangarhar province. Steven Blaney trotted out his gov- very nicely into Conservative ment wants to strip Canadians of It is a matter of concern for education in Nangarhar. I am pretty sure that the schoolchildren in Nangarhar are highly ernment's familiar terrorists-are- Prime Minister Stephen Harper's their constitutional rights, even interested to study at school whether it is under tents or in open air. among-us talking points. "Fear Factor" re-election strategy. though last week's arrests proved The education ministry now has a new minister. He should address the issue. Education is the future of Afghanistan and it "The international jihadist This is why, last week, two that the system works under the can lead the country towards development, prosperity and a brighter future. The government should invest in education movement has declared war on days after the Montreal arrests and current legislative regime. Canada," he said in a statement, at the same airport, Harper ap- "A complex problem usually rather than military and security affairs. thanking his security troops "for peared against a backdrop of po- Moosa Joyinda, Qala-i-Fathullah, Kabul requires a complex solution, not their continued vigilance in keep- lice vehicles, law enforcement of- easily advanced in a political envi- ing our streets and communities ficers and a giant Canadian flag, ronment that quickly invokes safe from the ongoing global terror warning that "the threat of violent tough-on-crime polemics," insists threat". jihadism is a present day reali- Since the detainees apparent- ty here in Montreal and elsewhere Forcese. "Our problem in Canada ly are back, if not in the streets, in Canada". is that punitive law of various then at least in their communities, Which is what he's been say- forms is close to the only tool avail- Canadians likely never had much ing for months, as his government able, and if your only tool is a ham- to fear from the "Montreal 10" - rams through its Bill C-51, less mer, the risk is that you'll start which is what one news network commonly known as "An Act to approaching everything as a nail." Disclaimer: dubbed the youths caught in these enact the Security of Canada In- Antonia Zerbisias is an award- so-called "Terror Arrests". formation Sharing Act and the Se- winning Canadian journalist. She The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) But then, in Canada, it's al- cure Air Travel Act, to amend the has been a reporter and TV host most impossible - for now, any- Criminal Code, the Canadian Se- for the Toronto Star, the CBC, as and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. way - to hold citizens for what curity Intelligence Service Act and well as the Montreal correspon- they may be thinking, or even the Immigration and Refugee Pro- dent for Variety trade paper. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY. MAY 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES SOUTH SUDAN: A man-made catastrophe Tens of thousands of civilians have people killed with guns and they been displaced and an unknown abducted many young boys," Ny- number killed in renewed military akenya said. onslaughts against rebels in parts She blamed a sub-tribe from of war-ravaged Unity State, ac- the Nuer ethnic group that has re- cording to survivors. portedly been forming militias to "I saw soldiers in military uni- reinforce and fight alongside gov- form. They burned our homes. ernment troops. They put people inside and then Before the rains come they burned it," said Nyanuoka The influx of newly displaced Tager, a mother of six children, people in Bentiu comes as the UN through a translator. "They raped and partner agencies are about to a young girl and then killed her. I relocate the entire population to saw three women shot dead in an adjoining site to improve living front of me. Then they stole our conditions before the rains. cattle and goats." "It is a stressful time for the Nyanuoka escaped her village staff and the population," Mary of Boaw in South Sudan's tortured Cummins, a UN coordinator, told Unity State after the attack one Al Jazeera. week ago. "We have over 60,000 people She ran with her children, leav- currently in the [camp] and we ing behind all her belongings. One want to see as many as possible child, a boy of 11, was lost in the relocated smoothly and safely be- bush after they fled. He is still fore the heavy rains start next missing days later. month." Smoke rises from what ap- When it began raining last year pears to be burning huts in a vil- the entire site became a festering lage below during the flight over swamp with the population endur- Leer and Koch counties in Unity ing flooded conditions described State [Ashley Hamer/Al Jazeera] by MSF as "barely compatible The family walked for seven with life and incompatible with days and Nyanuoka fed her remain- human dignity". ing children waterlily roots and Those making it to the camp leaves until they finally reached are not spared from violence ei- Migrant domestic worker Suay Ing poses for a picture at a clinic where she works in Bangkok [Reuters] Bentiu, the state capital, last ther. Gunfire can regularly be heard Suay Ing was nine when she was governments to protect their citi- lure women into domestic work ers land in their new countries of who are younger, unable to speak Wednesday, and the relative safe- close to the perimeter and on first employed as a domestic work- zens' rights, said Elizabeth Tang, abroad and charge exorbitant fees employment unable to speak En- Thai or English, and are more vul- ty of a United Nations-protected Wednesday a grenade reportedly er, cleaning for a family and sleep- general secretary for the Hong amounting to six months of wag- glish or the local language, and with nerable. "We are domestic work- displacement camp. exploded inside the camp. ing in their laundry room in the Kong-based International Domes- es, Tang said. no friends, family or money. ers, too, we aren't doctors, we Since the end of April, South Armed incursions allegedly by northern Thai city of Chiang Mai tic Workers Federation. With poverty at home, many Organised networks - such as aren't lawyers. If they need help, Sudan's government forces (SPLA) SPLA have resulted in many for $10 a month. She said Asians have tradition- women have no choice but to pay, the ones the Filipinas, Indone- we have to learn, too, what rights have launched major assaults on wounded and reports indicate at The eldest of four children of ally hired domestic workers from putting homes and property up as sians, and Thais have set up in we have, how we can access those opposition-held areas in Unity in least five deaths over the last six migrant construction workers from indigenous or ethnic minority collateral to pay broker fees. Hong Kong - have helped to give rights and be ready to help oth- a bid to reclaim territory and push weeks at the camp. Myanmar, Ing was 14 when she groups, lower castes or poor fam- "In Cambodia and Indonesia, women support and information ers," said Champa, who belongs back the rebels before the onset of The influx of new arrivals also was trafficked to Bangkok by a ilies, and believe they are doing they have no rights at all and earn to protect themselves. to the Network of Migrant Do- the rainy season in June. puts huge pressure on the water broker who promised her a job and them a favour by doing so. about $30 to $60 a month. This is In Thailand, for example, the mestic Workers, and gave just one The UN mission in South supply. abandoned her. "Employers tend to think, the main reason they have to leave Network of Migrant Domestic name. "I have worked as a domes- Sudan estimates at least 100,000 Hundreds of women wait in Hungry and with no identifi- 'You're so poor. If I don't give you their countries and go abroad, even Workers said about 15 of its 75 tic worker for 20 years, but I nev- civilians have been displaced and line to collect water using hand cation papers or money, the un- work in my house, you will prob- if they don't know what will hap- Burmese members have at least er cared about rights because I nev- more than 300,000 affected by an pumps. Several girls close to the kempt child finally found a noodle ably die, you will have nothing to pen to them ... because what they one day off each week. About 80 er met anyone who told me that I almost-complete suspension of front of one line said they had been shop owner willing to hire her for eat.' These kinds of attitudes are earn at home will get them no- percent work with Westerners, have rights... I just wanted money humanitarian activities caused by there for three hours. 3,000 baht ($100) a month in ex- deep rooted," Tang said. where," Tang said. who tend to pay more. and thought I had to work to earn change for working 12-hour shifts Governments also need to Organised and informed Now they are trying to expand money. But ... then I learned my with three days off a month. tackle unscrupulous agencies that Many migrant domestic work- their network to assist women rights." Aljazeera Over the next 14 years, he taught her to manage the shop, but also beat her, docked her pay, and even denied her food. Banned Russian art squirrelled away in Uzbekistan Hong Kong maid abuse case stirs anger in Indonesia This seems like the least likely ed to divert the waters flowing into Savitsky discovered first-class posite Savitsky's portrait in her "Even if my staff did anything place for an art collection. the Aral Sea to irrigate reclaimed works by contemporaries of office. wrong, I had to take responsibili- This city of 230,000 lies in the steppe and desert. avant-garde apostles such as Ka- "The most terrifying part was ty for it. He would say, 'How do middle of one of the worst man- An institute for development zimir Malevich, Vassily Kandin- the feeling of responsibility that you want to be punished? Do you made environmental disasters in of chemical weapons was secretly sky, and Marc Chagall - but many fell on me." want to be slapped? Do you want history - the desiccation of the Aral moved to Karakalpakstan, with were little known or totally unfa- It was her turn to preserve the me to take your salary?'" recalled Sea - victim of Soviet-era efforts one of the Aral Sea islands turned miliar to art historians. collection, keep it from being trans- Ing, now 31. to boost cotton production in arid into its testing ground. "Without him, they would ferred to the Uzbek capital, Tash- Two years ago, she plucked Central Asia. Karakalpakstan became com- have been gone without a trace," kent, or Moscow - and to promote up the courage to leave her abu- Nukus is the capital of Kar- pletely closed to foreigners, but Babanazarova said. it internationally. sive boss, turning again to domes- akalpakstan, a semi-autonomous Savitsky only widened his hunt- One was Vladimir Lysenko, She learned on the go how to tic work, but this time - armed region in western Uzbekistan, ing circles, coming across master- whose canvas with an ethereal, blue deal with foreign art critics, po- with greater knowledge of her where the rates of tuberculosis, pieces of an absolutely different - bull became the museum's mascot. tential sponsors and media who the fighting in recent weeks. "There was enough water for rights - she got decent pay, days anaemia, infant mortality and can- unsanctioned - kind. The artist was arrested in the had trouble locating Karakalpak- On the way to Bentiu, flying 50,000 people, but now another off and reasonable hours. cer are among the world's highest, In the 1910s, Russian avant- early 1930s, and later, possibly, stan - let alone pronouncing the by helicopter over Koch and Leer 20,000 in just a few weeks, it is Over time, Ing began sharing and where the landscape is often garde art was a vortex of trailblaz- confined to forced psychiatric word. counties in Unity, one can see too much. And also the water is her experiences with other domes- engulfed in toxic salt-dust storms ing movements that considered treatment. The date of his death is "The knowledge of English smoke rising from villages and black very salty. It is difficult to drink," tic workers and she now offers that rise from the Aral's exposed Picasso obsolete, and were first to unknown, and only five of his helped me as I started travelling," smudges that appear to be torched said the UN official. advice on how to find safe, fair bottom. develop abstractionism and helped works survived - all in horrible she said. "But wherever I spoke huts. Man-made catastrophe employment with the Network of And yet, a colossal, mind-bog- shape last century's artistic can- condition that took years to re- about the museum, they looked at The UN said in a statement Beyond the UN base, move- Migrant Domestic Workers. gling collection of tens-of-thou- on. store. me like I was crazy." survivors are reporting gross vio- ment of UN and humanitarian agen- "I tell domestic workers to ask sands masterpieces of Russian After the 1917 revolution, the Many other works still need It's an extraordinary collection lations of international humanitar- cies is being restricted. about their days off, about wheth- communists longing to uproot restoration. because it really does tell the sto- ian law, but human rights moni- SPLA soldiers - at least one er or not they will have their sala- tors have been denied access by seemingly drunk - prevented a reg- ries cut if they go home," Ing said the SPLA to verify allegations of ular UN patrol from crossing the in a voice that speaks to her deter- atrocities. checkpoint into Bentiu town, a few mination to keep others from suf- South Sudan has denied its kilometres north of the camp. The fering hardship. forces are perpetrating violence soldiers gave no reason for the ob- "If the domestic workers ask against civilians in the area. struction. these questions, then the employ- "We have been under a lot of The UN and non-governmen- ers know they can't take advan- pressure from the rebels for the tal organisations have been forced tage of them." last month," Garang Diing Akuong, to evacuate staff and suspend op- Used and abused South Sudan's ambassador to the erations across most of Unity, leav- Asia is home to 41 percent of United States, was quoted as say- ing hundreds of thousands of peo- the estimated 53 million domestic ing. ple without vital food and medical workers worldwide, most of them "Our positions in Bentiu and aid, and no one on the ground to women who enjoy few rights, around Bentiu were being bom- document the situation. work excessively long days, and barded, shelled by the rebels, and "We have no idea of the scale earn far below the minimum wage, we have kept the promise that we of the violence from the last few rights groups say. will keep the cessation of hositli- weeks," said another UN official Under Thai law, domestic ties in place," Akuong said. in Bentiu who was not authorised workers are entitled to at least one The UN base and displace- to speak publicly. day off per week. Labourers have ment camp at Bentiu is already "Based on reports and testi- a right to an eight-hour workday sheltering 53,000 people with more monies from IDPs ... we have a and a minimum wage of 300 baht arriving daily [Ashley Hamer/Al consistent and credible picture of ($10) a day, but these do not ap- Jazeera] large-scale destruction and grave ply to domestic work, which is not Registering new arrivals human rights violations, although considered formal work. In the last four weeks about the government had indicated The MAP Foundation, a mi- 11,000 people have fled to the many times that in the case of fight- grant rights group based in Chiang UN's Bentiu "protection of civil- ing they would make efforts to Mai, said most domestic workers ians" (POC) camp, according to minimise the impact of the violence it had surveyed are paid between avant-garde art - once banned, "bourgeois" traditions supported "There's plenty of work that ry of the twilight zone of the Rus- medical charity Doctors Without on civilians and their properties." 4,300 baht and 5,000 baht ($130- saved from oblivion by a Quixotic the competing diversity of icono- will be done after we're gone," said sian avant-garde. Borders (MSF), which operates a The military onslaught in $150) a month and work up to 14 artist and propelled to international clastic artists. artist Alvina Spady, who has spent John E Bowlt, University of hospital there. southern Unity comes at the end hours a day. fame by a woman who majored in But by the early 1930s, Sovi- more than four decades restoring Southern California Bentiu POC is already the larg- of the dry season when food sup- "Thai society does not see English - has been amassed and et dictator Joseph Stalin ordered hundreds of the museum's canvas- With the Soviet perestroika of est such camp in South Sudan and plies are running low. It is also the domestic work as work, so the preserved here to redefine art his- the propagation of Communist es. the late 1980s and especially after where more than 50,000 people height of the traditional planting person doing housework is not a tory. Party-approved socialist realism in Igor Savitsky travelled by train the 1991 Soviet collapse, Karakal- had been sheltering in filthy and season when villagers should be worker," said Poonsap Tulaphan, Muscovite artist Igor Sav- the arts. to collect art from around the USSR pakstan and its museum, now congested conditions since early planting their crops to harvest and director of the Foundation for La- itsky came to Central Asia in 1950 Those who refused to make [The Associated Press] named after Savitsky, opened to 2014, when the world's youngest feed themselves later this year. bour and Employment Promotion. as part of an archaeological expe- their art understandable to the pro- At first, few Soviet art critics foreigners. nation descended into its now 17- Instead, they are running for The Myanmar domestic work- dition to sketch the ruins of an letarian masses were branded "for- and decision-makers appreciated 'Extraordinary' month-long civil war. their lives from villages burned to ers' labour woes in Thailand reflect ancient civilisation in the lower malists". Savitsky's effort. One of the first dignitaries to "They are registering between the ground. A similar picture of ca- a wider problem across Asia. reaches of the Amudarya, one of Many artists were arrested, "These days, he is an authori- visit the museum in 1990 was Al 500 and 1,000 new arrivals every tastrophe is also emerging from Many migrant domestic work- the two rivers feeding the Aral Sea. jailed, or executed, some were sent ty figure, genius, but at the time Gore, then a US senator, who ar- day right now," a UN official in South Sudan's two other most trou- ers come from the Philippines, In- Like many Russian artists, to mental institutions, and a few they saw him as a weirdo, an ab- rived to examine the consequences Bentiu, who was not authorised bled states. Clashes are simulta- donesia, Laos, Cambodia, and Savitsky was mesmerised by the found safety on the fringes of the solute nutcase," Babanazarova of Aral's desiccation for his book to speak publicly, told Al Jazeera. neously engulfing Jonglei and Up- Myanmar, and work in neighbour- predominantly Muslim region Soviet Union. said. on the environment. "You see they are all women per Nile between the government ing countries as well as the Middle stretching from China to the Cas- Hidden treasures However, in the early 1980s, Several years later, after a New and children. We hear the men are of President Salva Kiir and rebel East. pian Sea that was conquered by Savitsky began to look for lost part of the collection was exhibit- York Times story on the museum, being forced to recruit or they are forces allied to former Vice Presi- Occasionally, cases of violence czarist armies in the late 19th cen- canvases in Uzbek and Russian ed in Moscow, and the Soviet Cul- 85 US art critics landed in Nukus being killed." dent Riek Machar. The intensified make the headlines, such as the 7- tury. cities, where widows and families ture Ministry decided to allocate to be astounded by the collection The reception centre inside the violence is exacerbating a crisis that year-old girl from Myanmar who He also became fascinated by of banned artists kept their works 360,000 roubles - about $500,000 and to spread the word about its camp is bursting. Up to 1,000 peo- has displaced 2 million people and was enslaved for five years in Thai- the culture of Karakalpaks, a small hidden in basements or attics - or - to pay for Savitsky's promisso- creator and current keeper. ple - mainly mothers, young chil- killed at least 50,000. "For more land, or the Indonesian maid Erwi- Turkic nation of nomads, farmers, were about to throw them away. ry notes. "It's an extraordinary collec- dren and the elderly - sit in crowd- than 17 months, women, men and ana Sulistyaningsih, whose em- and fishermen. "He brought back full railroad International fame tion because it really does tell the ed lines sheltering from the scorch- children have been senselessly suf- ployer in Hong Kong was found In 1966, Savitsky became the wagons," Valentina Sycheva, the Savitsky died in Moscow in story of the twilight zone of the ing sun beneath sacks, buckets, and fering through an entirely man- guilty in February on charges in- director of the Nukus art museum museum's chief curator, told Al 1983 of lung cancer - and hand- Russian avant-garde," John E bits of cardboard. made catastrophe," said UN hu- cluding grievous bodily harm. - and, for several years, its only Jazeera as she showed giant shelves picked Babanazarova as his suc- Bowlt, director of the Institute of "We have been here waiting to man rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hus- Abuse and exploitation in the employee. He renovated the mu- in the museum's storage, where cessor. Modern Russian Culture at the register for four days, there are so sein in a statement on Friday. Middle East has been so extreme seum's building on his own dime, thousands of canvases stand side A former English literature University of Southern California many people," said Nyakenya, a "And now, over the past few that Indonesia recently barred do- excavated medieval mounds, and by side. major and the daughter of a re- in Los Angeles, told the New York young mother clutching an ex- weeks, the opposing parties have mestic workers from working in roamed Karakalpak villages pur- The museum was hardly fit for nowned Karakalpak scholar and Times. tremely thin and lethargic baby. actually managed to make a terri- 21 countries, media reports said. chasing thousands of exhibits and the mushrooming collection - it official, she had worked at the "It's a kind of diary, and a very She said her village of Rubn- ble situation much, much worse. Activists say travel bans will giving away promissory notes. was cooped up in a modest, one- museum as a curator - and first sad one." yagai in Unity's Rubkona county The unrelenting, indefensible con- only push women to migrate "He fell in love with Karakal- storey building with no air condi- thought she was not fit to take her With foreigners came foreign was attacked two weeks ago. flict in South Sudan should enrage through illegal channels, putting pakstan," said Marinika Babanaz- tioning and only a tiny fraction of revered boss' place. aid, but most of it went to allevi- "They came in the afternoon. the conscience of each and every them at greater risk of abuse. arova, the museum's current direc- the collection on exhibit, while "I was very scared," Babanaz- ate the humanitarian disaster in the They burned the tukuls [grass one of us in the international com- Deep-rooted discrimination tor, told Al Jazeera. tens-of-thousands of artworks arova, 59, a stately matron with Aral Sea area. Still, the museum huts], they stole cattle, and they munity." The best fix is to persuade Meanwhile, the Kremlin decid- were piled up in the basement. short, wavy hair said sitting op- was not forsaken. Aljazeera destroyed our food supplies. I saw Aljazeera This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY. MAY 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES India tops China in Asian growth league Shifting trade patterns, cheaper oil and a slowing Chinese economy are helping to shake up the league table of Asian growth, with the Philippines and Vietnam joining Crude futures rose about 1 per- India as the region s pacesetters, cent on Wednesday to recover some and Indonesia and Thailand falling ground after steep drops in the to the bottom of the class. previous session, boosted by a Although the World Bank expects weaker dollar and expectations that China to remain Asia s fastest- U.S. crude stocks fell for a fourth growing economy until 2017, straight week. many private sector analysts be- July Brent crude LCOc1 lieve India will outpace its neigh- gained 64 cents to $64.36 a barrel bour as soon as this year. by 0851 GMT, while U.S. crude HSBC forecasts Indian growth of CLc1 was up 68 cents at $58.71 a 7.8 per cent in 2015 compared barrel. with 7.3 per cent for China. Lower oil prices have given the The dollar was trading down Reserve Bank of India greater free- 0.33 percent against a basket of dom to cut interest rates and less- currencies .DXY, following a surge ened the threat posed by the coun- on Tuesday. try s stubborn current account def- A weaker U.S. dollar makes icit. There is also hope that the dollar-backed commodities such as pro-business government of crude oil more attractive for hold- Narendra Modi will be able to un- ers of other currencies. "We are lock India s economic potential, hostages a little bit to the swings just as China s multi-decade boom in the currency markets," said Ole begins to fade. India is expected to Hansen, head of commodity strat- report an annual growth rate of 7.3 egy at Saxo Bank. U.S. commer- per cent in the first quarter of this year when it releases data on Fri- cial crude inventories are expected day, putting it ahead of China s 7 to have fallen by 2 million barrels per cent for the second consecu- last week, a preliminary Reuters tive quarter. However, much of that survey showed. Declining U.S. is down to a change in the way stockpiles of crude and oil prod- India calculates growth, which has ucts in past weeks indicate robust added about 2 percentage points demand in the world's largest oil to the headline figure. Southeast consumer, supporting prices. Asia is also seeing a rejig of its fast- [EIA/S] The American Petroleum est-growing nations. The Philip- Institute will release its data on pines, which reports first-quarter Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET, de- gross domestic product figures on layed by one day because of the Thursday, is tipped to expand 6.3 per cent this year, cementing its U.S. Memorial Day holiday on position as the Asean bloc s top Monday. The U.S. government's performer. Vietnam, long seen as Energy Information Administra- an economic basket case, is not far tion will publish its own data on behind with projected growth of Thursday at 11:00 a.m ET. [API/ 6.1 per cent. S] Identity thieves nabbed 100,000 tax filings in US from the IRS FORD EXPANDS

Identity thieves used social secu- the agency can keep PRESENCE IN MOROCCO rity numbers and other data to ac- the amount it pays cess the tax filings of more than to data-stealing Ford Motor Company is expand- Renault. Ford is expanding its fac- 100,000 Americans this year, the crooks to $50 mil- ing its presence in North Africa tory in Valencia, Spain, and will IRS has admitted. In a statement, lion, it will be an IRS commissioner John Koskinen improvement on said the "Get Transcript" feature, previous years. which which allows people to ac- Just two years ago, cess tax returns and other filings in 2013, Koskinen from previous years, was targeted said the IRS paid by "extremely sophisticated crim- out $5.8 billion in inals" who were then able to ob- fraudulent refunds tain an estimated $50 million in to identity thieves. fraudulently claimed tax refunds. Security researcher Michael Krebs wrote about the problem Bumpy road ahead when Fed finally raises interest rates back in March, but the IRS said it was was only alerted to the thefts When the Federal Reserve raises marks, but made it clear that high- not raise rates until the labor mar- can be a "tricky business," and when technicians noted a higher- U.S. interest rates for the first time er rates are coming. ket has improved further and pol- when the Fed does tighten, poli- than-usual number of people us- in nearly a decade, it should weigh "Markets should not be great- icymakers are confident inflation cymakers are bracing for spillovers ing the Get Transcript feature from the effects on global economies and ly surprised by either the timing is headed back to the Fed's 2 per- to financial markets both at home February to mid-May. Koskinen can expect some bouts of financial or the pace of normalization," he cent goal. and abroad. with a new Moroccan sales office double the amount of wiring, steer- said that of 23 million download- market volatility, a top Fed offi- said, reiterating that the Fed will Still, he said, communications Some of the world's more vul- and plans to double the amount of ing wheels and seat covers pur- ed transcripts, there were more cial said. nerable economies "may find the parts purchased in the North Afri- chased from Moroccan suppliers, than 200,000 attempts to use the "In the normalizing of its pol- road to normalization somewhat can kingdom. said Ford director of the Middle feature which has been tempo- icy, just as when loosening policy, bumpier," said Fischer, a former The expansion of Ford s pres- East and North Africa, Kalyana rarily disabled from "question- the Federal Reserve will take ac- Bank of Israel chief who prefaced ence in Morocco is the latest boost Sivaganam on Tuesday. able email domains." More than count of how its actions affect the his speech with remarks in He- to the country s automotive indus- In addition to car parts, Mo- 100,000 of those attempts cleared global economy," U.S. Federal Re- brew. try which has increased substan- rocco makes more than 200,000 the IRS' authentication proce- serve Vice Chairman Stanley Fis- To smooth the way, he said, tially in the last few years with automobiles a year, mainly from a dures. Although it admits to pay- cher said in Israel. "The actual rais- the Fed will communicate its view investments by companies like Renault plant in Tangiers. ing millions of dollars to crooks, ing of policy rates could trigger of the economy and its policy in- the tax agency says its central further bouts of volatility, but my tentions "as clearly as possible." computer system is still secure, best estimate is that the normal- If foreign economic growth is and that the social security, ad- ization of our policy should prove slower than anticipated, the Fed Global smartphone dress, and other personal informa- manageable for the emerging mar- could raise rates more slowly than tion for taxpayers was obtained ket economies." otherwise, he said. sales growth cools on elsewhere. Koskinen didn't speci- Fed Chair Janet Yellen last "We are working to ensure that fy where that information had week signaled the U.S. central bank our financial institutions and oth- come from, but said that 80 per- is on track to raise rates this year, er market participants are pre- China slowdown: IDC cent of the identity theft the IRS despite a weak first quarter that pared for the normalization of was dealing with related to orga- some analysts believe could force monetary policy and the return to A slowdown in smartphone sales actually declined year over year in nized crime, and that the people the Fed to wait longer before start- a world of higher interest rates," in China is cooling the global mar- the first quarter of 2015, showing involved had access to a "tremen- ing its first tightening cycle since Fischer said. "It is equally impor- ket for the devices, research firm that the largest market in the world dous amount of data." 2004-2006. tant that individuals, businesses, IDC said. has reached a level of maturity Congress is asking the IRS for Fischer gave no time frame for and institutions around the world The market tracker said global where rapid growth will be harder more details about the case, but if raising rates in the text of his re- do the same." smartphone sales will see a rise of to achieve." Reith said China has 11.3 percent in 2015, following been a key driver of Android, ac- robust growth in 2014 of 27.6 per- counting for 36 percent of total cent. volume in 2014. Growth for An- IDC said the overall market is droid, the free operating system still moving forward thanks to from Google, will be only around growth in other countries and esti- 8.5 percent this year due to the mated sales rising to 1.9 billion China slowdown, according to units by 2019 from a projected IDC. The forecast showed Android 1.44 billion this year. is likely to remain dominant this "Smartphone volume still has year with 79.4 percent of the mar- a lot of opportunity in the years ket, while Apple's iOS boosts its to come, but two fundamental seg- share to 16.4 percent. ments driving recent years' growth Windows Phone, the struggling are starting to slow," said analyst mobile system from Microsoft, is Ryan Reith. likely to grab a 3.2 percent market "As reported earlier in May, share as unit sales increase to some smartphone shipments in China 46.8 million, IDC said.

Libya s three main airports have been affected by a strike. (File photo: Reuters) Libya s three main airports can- ing North African country where (Ground) staff started a Tripoli, cancelled all flights for the Flights at Tripoli and Labraq celled flights morning because of two rival governments are compet- strike yesterday because they have same reason, a spokesman said. were due to resume on Tuesday strikes by ground staff complain- ing for power. Authorities are not been paid for two months. The main eastern airport, La- afternoon but Mohamed al-Ayab, ing they have not been paid for struggling to pay salaries because They are demanding quick solu- braq, was shut because of staff one of the protesters at Misrata two months, airport officials said. oil revenues, the country s lifeline, tions, said Abdulsalam Buamoud, demands over pay and equipment, airport, said more strikes would The walkouts highlight a pub- have slumped due to chaos and spokesman for Tripoli s Mitiga its manager Abubaker al-Obaidi happen throughout the week until lic finance crisis in the oil-produc- instability. airport. Misrata airport, east of said. their demands had been met. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY . MAY 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Tanu Weds Manu returns: Praise Happy birthday Kangana, but don t AbRam Khan: The kid ignore others is already a star

ith a more-than-impres sive Rs 38 crore opening Wweekend, Kangana Ra- naut s latest film Tanu Weds Manu Sanam Jung has finished hosting it safe when it comes to selecting Returns looks all set to bulldoze Jago Pakistan Jago, Hum TV s projects; yet her choices have past the other two big winners of popular morning show and is sur- turned out to be well, gold. I May this year: Gabbar Is Back and rounded by fans. Before another have not worked with many dif- Piku. Indeed, the queen of the fan can grab her attention, she ferent teams. Of the four serials I moment is Kangana: The driving quickly moves into the makeup did, three were with Shahzad Kash- force behind this mad caper which room for a breather. In the last six miri as director and Momina Du- lays its canvas between Kanpur months, Jung has not had a day raid has produced all of them. That and Jhajjar. In fact, critics are al- off from hosting Jago Pakistan is my space and I haven t stepped ready speculating she will be the Jago. She has just returned from out of it. I know it can be a draw- toast of all eyes in next year's award Islamabad, where she was hosting back, but that is okay. In an age ceremonies. However, at the risk an episode for Nestlé EveryDay s when celebrities will be celebrities of sounding discordant, we have a 12-episode Khaas Taste Challenge and do it all, from provocative question: Isn't a lead character just TV show. In a few days she will numbers to flying off to Mumbai as good (okay, even bad) as its sup- be shooting the last part of Hum at the first whiff of an offer, Jung porting cast? The truth is that TV s drama serial Alvida, which is has been running in the opposite while we are busy waxing eloquent topping the TRPs these days. Ev- direction and when Bollywood on another Queen-like performance eryone channels, producers, ad- came calling, she turned them by Kangana, we are completely ig- vertisers, audiences will tell you down. When I said I would not noring some other stellar perfor- that for the past two years almost do bold scenes, they replied they mances in the film. Here's giving everything she has touched has could cheat , but even if they As if to confirm the mechanical universe in motion at Warner Bros. credit to three other characters in turned to gold. Yet, despite her cheat a scene, the audience will nature in which the Transformers under the supervision of Zack the film that helped prop up our meteoric rise after her debut role think I have done it. So Bollywood love for Tanu/Datto. The original in the hit TV drama serial Dil-e- is out of the question. None of series refuses to dismantle, Para- Snyder. Sony, failing to realize its 2011 film Tanu Weds Manu pre- Muztar, she remains uncertain these moves has made a dent in mount Pictures has taken bullish lack of shared universe material sented Dobriyal in a completely about her success. After Dil-e- her fan following. Her choice of steps to develop something inexplicably paired the 21 Jump new light. We noticed his latent Muztar people started to recogn- TV commercials has been impec- they've been threatening for the Street and Men in Black series, and potential despite a small role in ise me; when you act in a TV dra- cable and reads like a wish list that past few months: a shared Trans- Paramount, oddly slow on the Omkara (2006), and then Gulaal ma everyone knows you. I did not more ambitious models would kill formers universe with new sequels uptake, suddenly spotted the gold- (2009) gave him the mileage above think it would do so well and even for Cadbury, Fair & Lovely, and spin-offs. mine that brings in a billion dollars other character actors. But he de- now the whole fans-walking-up- KFC and brand ambassador for Following the appointment per movie. served more than a sidekick s role, to-me routine is new. Nestlé EveryDay. Jung is clear that Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Going by the talent they have and that happened with Tanu Weds Jung credits her family with she will only work with the best Mind, I Am Legend, but also Bat- assembled for the Transformers, Manu. His character Pappi was keeping her feet on the ground, brands. I receive a lot of calls about man Forever and Batman & Rob- anything short of that magical bil- Manoj Sharma s docile friend but adding, I am still scolded by my appearing in commercials, but I am in) as the head of a proposed writ- lion dollar club will be considered Dobriyal played it in such a man- father in malls in front of people. careful about what I choose. In- ers' room akin to a television pro- a failure. The writers will map out ner that he became the most re- She also finds it difficult to sit with stead of doing 10 a year, I prefer duction, the brain trust of director the future of the series, develop- membered character of the film. her family and watch herself on to pick one good brand and get paid This time the audience was wait- Shah Rukh Khan s much adorable while watching match with his fa- TV. When the first episode of Dil- well. We work so hard to build our Michael Bay, executive producer ing potential sequels with the new ing for Pappi Jee and he didn't dis- youngest son turns two today. As ther and running around in the field. Steven Spielberg and producer cast and possible spin-offs. Direc- e-Muztar was aired, my mother profile, why throw it all away for appoint. Though some critics say a result of it, his name started trend- He was lucky for his father as wanted to invite friends over to a cheap face cream ad? Although Lorenzo di Bonaventura have set- tor Michael Bay could return once his act was over the top, none of ing on Twitter on May 27 as KKR won the match. watch it with us. I said no, because she thinks my acting is a tukka tled on more high-profile writers he's done with his Benghazi film them cited it as anything hamper- #HBDSRKsPrinceAbRam. The The excited dad shared loads beizzati honay waali hai ( I am (fluke), her choice of serials has to help flesh out their franchise. despite promising not to on multi- ing the flow. If you give Tanuja last year was eventful for the tiny of tweet for his son, from being about to lose face ). Instead I went been flawless and includes TRP The names include Robert ple occasions. Trivedi s (Kangana) overt wild- tot, who made his presence felt excited to take him along to show to a friend s place. Whenever one busters such as Dil-e-Muztar, Kirkman (The Walking Dead), a This strategy was recently at- child act the benefit of doubt, then of my dramas comes on, I end up Alvida and the lead role in Moha- you should also consider Pappi s from Happy New Year to IPL the first KKR match to the les- man well versed with episodic sto- tempted by James Cameron when matches. sons he got from his little ones. watching them online at night af- bat Subh Ka Sitara Hai, written by rytelling and the workings of a he assigned different writing teams character growth in the last 4 years. His absent-mindedness or You just can not miss this cute The father-son duo is amazing and ter locking myself in the room. the doyenne of Pakistani drama writers' room, Art Marcum & Matt to develop his Avatar sequels. Pix- stupidity could only go higher, toddler dressed in KKR jersey, adorable. Her hesitation has made her play serials, Umera Ahmed. Holloway (Iron Man), Zak Penn ar has achieved much success and thanks to the projection Indian (X-Men: The Last Stand, The In- acclaim for their own brain trust cinema is used to. The evolution credible Hulk, Pacific Rim 2) and of writers and directors. of Manoj Sharma s (R Madhavan) I felt powerless Jeff Pinkner (The Amazing Spider- If this works out for Para- emotional fool character wouldn t man 2, Lost). mount, we can expect the new have been possible without the during Charlie's Following the success of the films to arrive in theatres in the support of Pappi s insane manner- Marvel Universe, Hollywood did next few years. As long as these ism. Sharma Jee senior is a veteran painful what Hollywood does best: give movies continue making billions of and he is not doing it for the first time. For the uninitiated, KK Rai- audiences more of the same, with dollars, no one has the right to na played Ajit in Doordarshan s meltdown: added explosions and zanier one- complain about the blatant cash- milestone show Byomkesh Bak- liners. DC set its own cinematic grabs that they are. shi. Martin Sheen eteran star Martin Sheen has admitted it was tough Reese Witherspoon to play Tinker Bell Vseeing his actor son Char- Witherspoon will also pro- lie Sheen getting sacked from the in Disney's movie Tink duce the film with her producing hit series Two and a Half Men in partner Bruna Papandrea through 2011. their Pacific Standard banner, re- The 74-year-old star con- ports variety.com. Victoria Strou- fessed it was "painful" to see Char- se is penning the script. The plot lie go through such hard times in details are unknown yet, but other the public eye but insists there was than that, the film is set in the world nothing more he could have done of the classic novel with Tinker for his son, reported Female First. Bell in full focus. The project is "What he was going through still in development, and there is at that time, we were powerless to no timeline for it to go into pro- do much. Except to pray for him duction. It is yet another project and lift him up. You try to be as based on a classic Disney animat- present as possible. But you have Sky News reports that Johnny (USD252,000). The newspaper Facebook. Australian Politician ed film that is being given the live- to be aware of the circumstances. Depp may face 10 years behind further reports that investigation Richard Colbeck said, A celebri- action treatment. You have to be aware of many bars over illegal entry of his two officials believe that Johnny, his ty brought their dogs in to be pam- Disney has already seen live- things that the public is not aware dogs into Australian territory. fellow passengers and the flight pered. The dogs were duly pam- action versions of Alice in Won- of. Only those of us that knew him Johnny Depp s Yorkshire ter- crew on the couple s private jet, pered and that pampering was put derland, Sleeping Beauty story understood what was going on. I'm riers Pistol and Boo made head- all failed to disclose the presence onto social media. Maleficent and Cinderella become talking about steroids, at that time. lines when they were flown into of the pets on board. In the eyes The Australian government box office hits, and the studio sees He was in a very desperate situa- the country in violation of Austra- of the law, this had increased the had given the actor two days to this as a formula that works as well tion. And he was doing what he lia s quarantine laws. According to seriousness of the offence. Some take his pets out of Australia or for a comicbook film. Witherspoon felt would get him out of it - going the Sydney Morning Herald, in members of the committee stated they would be put down. This had was last seen in Hot Pursuit and public. And it was very painful. order to avoid imprisonment, the that the dogs have attracted atten- prompted Johnny Depp and his Actor Reese Witherspoon has live-action film based on the Peter recently joined drama Pale Blue No less painful for him," Martin superstar may need to pay a max- tion because of the case, saying the wife to fly the dogs out of the coun- been approached to star in Tink, a Pan character Tinker Bell. Dot.? said. imum fine of AUD340,000 pets had become film stars on try immediately. When Bollywood Demi Moore, daughter look films were marred by IDENTICAL IN NEW IMAGE Actress Demi Moore and her #twinning #imnotmad," she wrote. CASTING WOES daughter Rumer Willis looked like The photograph was posted only identical twins in a photograph days after Moore watched her After multiple chop and change, featuring them in the similar out- daughter and her partner Valentin Karan Johar has finally locked the fits and pose. The image was Chmerkovskiy being named as the cast of 'Shuddhi' by replacing shared on photo-sharing website winners of the 20th season of Salman Khan with Varun Dhawan. Instagram on May 25. In the pho- "Dancing with the Stars". They We take a look at films that have tograph, Moore and her eldest took home the Mirror Ball trophy been marred by similar casting daughter sport the same black on May 19. Moore said in an in- woes... There is nothing more frus- trating for a filmmaker than being forced to get a replacement for his/ her original choice of actors what- ever be the reason. Scouting for the "perfect replacement" can often be a tedious task that invariably leads to prolonged delays in the project. Karan Johar almost pulled off a casting coup of sorts by roping in Hrithik Roshan and Kareena Kapoor for his magnum opus, Shuddhi. However, Hrithik opted out soon after, leading to a series of casting troubles for KJo. Later, KARACHI: Retail and ramp, lawn tells The Express Tribune about 25-year-old professional associa- Kareena too bowed out. Rumoured his movie. Howzzat? Considering and lustre are no more the only his experience designing for the tion with Asim Reza, the director lovebirds Ranveer Singh and things that take Pakistani design- film, which stars Mahira Khan, of the film. So, discussing [aesthetic Deepika Padukone were then con- this development, hitlist pulls out a list of films that have encoun- ers fancy. In the wake of a grow- Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui and details] with him and interpreting sidered, but Sanjay Leela Bhansali ing film industry, a few have ven- Adeel Hussain in lead roles. He his ideas about how he wanted the succeeded in signing them for tered the dreaded casting jinx... For his forever pet project, Shekhar tured into dressing up actors for reveals that besides him, there are looks to come across, felt great. It Bajirao Mastani around the same the big screen. The latest designer two designers, who have worked was a thrilling project to take up. time. Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt Kapoor was said to have signed Hrithik Roshan after he waxed elo- heavyweight who is set to expand on the film, but he has been a ma- Sharing the special moments he had have been locked as the lead pair his domain is Umar Sayeed, who jor contributor to the apparel. For while working on this project, he jumpsuit and matching glasses. terview for the show that she ac- for Karan Johar's 'Shuddhi', which quent about the Greek God-like Wearing their straight long hair tually didn't approve of Willis join- actor on his own blog. has long been lauded for his bridal the past six months three months states, The most exciting part was was initially offered to Hrithik couture and recently launched his before the shoot started and later designing the shaadi ka jora for down, they have posed with their ing the dance competition. Roshan and Kareena Kapoor. Hrithik Roshan was appar- hands in their pockets while smil- "When she said she wanted to ently Shekhar Kapur's first choice lawn collection. As he explores this as well I was involved in shaping Mahira Khan. But he feels devis- Salman Khan's name also did the new avenue by designing for the the looks of the characters in the ing different looks for Sonya Jehan ing and leaning their heads toward do 'Dancing with the Stars', my rounds Finally, Karan approached for 'Paani'. The role has now gone to Sushant Singh Rajput cast of upcoming film Ho Mann movie. With Ho Mann Jahaan, and Nimra Bucha, who also fea- one another, reports whole insides - I have to be honest Salman Khan who gave his nod to Jahaan, he s also set to showcase Sayeed has marked his designing ture in the film, was a real chal- aceshowbiz.com. Later, Willis also - were screaming no," Moore said the project. Just when everyone On his part, Hrithik had ad- mitted that he dreams of working at Carnival de Couture, which will debut for a film. He commented lenge. The most important thing shared the specific photograph on at that time. "But one of the most thought the movie was ready to take place this November in Kara- on what it was like to work with for me was to make the outfits, roll, Karan bowled a googly by with Kapur while remaining non- her own Instagram account. "That beautiful things that I've witnessed committal about his presence in chi. Working on costumes for the the movie s cast and crew, saying, which should look relevant through moment when you realize you ac- is watching her passion become announcing Varun Dhawan and entire cast was exciting, Sayeed It was a good experience. I ve a the years to come, he notes. Alia Bhatt as the lead actors for the project. tually are becoming your mother greater than her fear." This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. THURSDAY . MAY 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Pakistan to build on Dan n y In gs subject o f cricket £ 12m To tten ham bid Tottenham are ready to bid £12m the hope they will get the first everybody knows what s been revival: PCB for Burnley striker Danny Ings, chance to talk to the player. going on off the pitch and I want- according to Sky sources. Ings, brought to Turf Moor ed to finish my last game here in chairman Ings is out of contract at the from Bournemouth four years ago, style. end of June, and any club signing scored 11 goals this season for I m just over the moon that I the 23-year-old on a free transfer Burnley but was unable to keep managed to get the winning goal in would have to pay Burnley com- the club in the Premier League. front of all the fans that travelled. pensation. But Sky sources under- He signed off with a winner at I can t praise the fans enough. stand Spurs are ready to steal a Aston Villa on the final day, say- There s an old saying that they re march on any rival suitors by of- ing afterwards: It was quite an like your 12th man and it s defi- fering an eight-figure sum now in emotional day for me today. I think nitely true."

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan on Tuesday hailed the great spirit shown by fans since international cricket returned after a six-year hiatus, promising to gradually at- tract more teams to compete in the country. Pakistan have a short lim- ited over series of two Twenty20 and three one-day internationals against Zimbabwe -- their first since terror attacks on the Sri Lan- kan team bus in Lahore in 2009. Capacity crowds watched the two T20 games on Friday and Sunday despite massive security, compris- DANNY INGS: SCORED 11 GOALS FOR BURNLEY THIS SEASON ing 4,000 policemen, while fans had to go through five check points. Shaharyar said the re- sponse was great. The response is great and beyond expectations, Five things we learnt he told reporters on the sidelines NEW DELHI: Outside Bollywood sive title partnered with Martina to win a WTA singles title in 2005, of the first ODI here. The crowds films, Sania Mirza might be the Hingis. It feels good, Mirza said but after battling knee and wrist in the second week, have been magnificent. People only Indian success welcomed as in an interview. Me and my hus- injuries, feels her switch to dou- have overcome the security has- warmly in Pakistan and the 28- band, we live in a kind of extraor- bles has been vindicated. I ended sles but no one complained and put year-old expects her doubles feats dinary situation because we both my singles career solely for the says Giro d'Italia up a disciplined show and we will to inspire girls on both sides of the are professional athletes from dif- reason that my body was not just definitely build on that gradually. border to pick up a tennis racquet. ferent countries who still represent able to take it anymore, said Mir- Shaharyar said the cricketing Mirza has long been the face their own country after marriage za, calling it a surreal feeling to world have also responded posi- of the women's game in India and and I don't think that happens very top the doubles rankings. I had tively. Zimbabwe have been ap- her high-profile cross-border wed- often. We both are very active, three surgeries in seven-eight years preciative that they got the best ding to cricketer Shoaib Malik five still playing and it's great if it can and in those years ... it was either welcome. The cricketing world has years ago placed her in a unique inspire not just people in India and playing doubles or not playing ten- appreciated our efforts and that position. Pakistan but hopefully girls can nis at all. I love tennis too much to gives us great satisfaction, he stat- Her rise to the top ranking in pick up tennis racquets in the have given up on it so soon. Fi- ed. The PCB chief said the Inter- WTA doubles was hailed in both whole subcontinent, really think nally at peace, Mirza has set her- national Cricket Council (ICC) had countries, though they remain sus- that sports can be a career option. self a couple of goals. It would be Koch names been in touch. Giles Clarke picious of each after fighting three That does not come first to the great to try and get records on how wars since independence in 1947. head of any girl or parent ... Wheth- long I stay there and definitely try (former chairman of the England Malik's international career has er it's India, Pakistan or anywhere and win a women's doubles grand Europe and Wales Cricket Board) and ICC stalled since his last one-day match in the subcontinent, I'd like to be- slam which has not happened. I chairman Narayanaswami Srini- two years ago, but Mirza last lieve people hopefully will get a have come close so many times vice-captains vasan phoned me and congratulat- month became the first Indian to little inspired by this and hopeful- even though I won mixed grand ed me on the revival of cricket in climb to the top after winning the ly things change. Once a top 30 slams. Hopefully try and end the European captain Carin Koch has Pakistan, he said. Sri Lankan in- Family Circle Cup in Charleston, singles player with a potent fore- year at one, if not this year, next added Sophie Gustafson and Maria terim committee chief Sidath Wet- South Carolina, her third succes- hand, Mirza was the first Indian year. McBride as vice-captains for this timuny will come to see the match- year s Solheim Cup in Germany. es and we are also waiting on the The pair have featured in 13 response from Board of Control Solheim Cups between them and for Cricket in India (BCCI) secre- Swindon will join Annika S renstam in as- tary Anurag Thakur s response on sisting Koch, where Europe are an invitation to tour Pakistan. bidding for their third consecutive We want to build on that grad- surge into victory following their historic 18- ually as we have more venues un- 10 win in 2013. I am extremely der consideration besides Lahore, proud to have assembled one of added Shaharyar of the next home top four the most experienced and accom- plished back room teams imagin- series. Karachi, Faisalabad, Mul- able, Koch said. I am delighted tan, Mirpur and Muzaffarabad are that Sophie accepted to be one of good venues and we can have prop- my Vice Captains, as she has er series with Test matches includ- shown such strength over the years ed, likely next year. Shaharyar said in Solheim. Her record and contri- the ICC Board meeting in Barba- bution speaks for itself. Mimmi dos next month will be informed (McBride) has played a hugely about the progress on matches in important role in recent Solheims. Pakistan. We will show a docu- It's great with her being based in mentary of the Zimbabwe tour in The second week of the Giro featuring Marcel Kittel or Mark the USA, as I have another set of the ICC Board meeting and hope- d Italia produced crashes, contro- Cavendish. Having already lost out eyes that can follow the European fully perceptions about Pakistan versies and significant shifts in the to Elia Viviani and Moreno players based over there. Melissa will change gradually, he said. The general classification. Richie Porte Hofland on stage two, Greipel fin- Reid claims she's in a great posi- PCB boss said Pakistan is inclined was given a controversial two- ished behind Giacomo Nizzolo and tion to get into the Solheim Cup to play India in the United Arab minute time penalty for an illegal Sacha Modolo in a sprint for fifth again this year Eelissa Reid claims Emirates, and not in India. No one wheel change Richie Porte was place on stage 10 and then finished she's in a great position to get into from India has suggested us to play given a controversial two-minute only 13th on stage 13. All of the the Solheim Cup again this year time penalty for an illegal wheel aforementioned riders are up-and- Five-time LPGA Tour winner the December (this year) series in McBride, who previously played India. It was agreed in the Memo- Swindon picked up their sixth suc- change Badly, the main talking coming sprinters with their best cessive home win with a hard point of the second week was days ahead of them, but Greipel is under the surname Hjorth, was randum of Understanding that the Richie Porte s two-minute penalty 33 years old in July and his de- part of Europe's last home win in series will be played in the UAE fought 47-43 victory over Elite League leaders Coventry. for an illegal wheel change on stage feats in the second week of the race 2011, while Gustaffson returns to and that is the final situation, he 10, which effectively ended the in particular suggest his powers the backroom staff after helping said. The hosts moved back into the Australian s hopes of overall vic- may be fading. 4. Fabio Aru out- Europe to away victory two years top four after fighting back from tory and simultaneously deprived performed by his team-mates ago. It s a great honour to be named Senior FIFA an early four point-deficit in front the race of one of its chief pro- Mikel Landa has arguably out-per- Vice Captain, Gustafson said. of a bumper Blunsdon crowd. tagonists. The decision provoked formed Fabio Aru Mikel Landa has The Solheim Cup to me is pure officials indicted Anthony Joshua has obliterated opponent that believes ahead of Coventry, who still lead the widespread criticism of the Inter- arguably out-performed Fabio Aru passion. One way or another I was everything in his path since turn- going in with Joshua. Self-belief is table by four points, lost No 1 national Cycling Union s (UCI) Astana have been the outstanding always going to be in St. Leon-Rot ON CORRUPTION ing professional in 2013. But the everything, though I think the ref- Hans Andersen with a hand injury rules, with fans and commentators team of the Giro so far, but the in September, even if it was just to CHARGES British heavyweight contender eree will save Johnson on this oc- and possible concussion after a alike regarding it as punishment for excellent efforts of their fetch coffee for Carin. "As a helper faces arguably the toughest test of casion. Joshua is an animal and heavy first-bend spill in Heat 13. sportsmanship. The rule Porte fell domestiques has not yet been re- in Colorado last time around I feel his career so far this Saturday night Johnson is there for him at the right The Robins secured victory foul of, which forbids riders from ciprocated by their leader, Fabio I did some good and getting to step wiss authorities have arrested when he takes on experienced place and right time. Johnson has with a 5-1 from guest Dakota North different teams assisting each Aru. Despite Tinkoff-Saxo hold- up from there to Vice Captain is six leading FIFA-linked offi American Kevin Johnson, live on extended some of the very best - and Grzegorz Zengota in Heat 14 other, has its merits, but the two- ing the pink jersey, Astana have going to be great fun. Scials in Zurich on racketeer- Sky Sports Box Office. The 2012 he took Vitali Klitschko the dis- after Jason Garrity had been dis- minute penalty is without doubt done the bulk of the pace-setting ing and bribery charges brought by Olympic gold medallist has made tance. Joshua is an animal and qualified. excessive and should be reconsid- on the front of the peloton and you the United States and announced a seamless transition into the pro Johnson is there for him at the right But Coventry did gain some ered by the UCI. Contador dug could only look on with awe at the Epsom they have opened a criminal case ranks, making light work of his first place and right time. Moore on deep to limit his losses following a way Andrey Zeits, Tanel Kangert, in connection with the allocation consolation with a last-heat 5-1 12 opponents, winning all via Joshua v Johnson But Joshua has from Danny King and Chris Har- crash on stage 13 Contador dug Paolo Tiralongo and Mikel Landa of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. knockout. Johnson, however, is a got him at the right time. Once he deep to limit his losses following a decimated the pack on the moun- forecast as The arrested officials are among 14 ris, ensuring they returned with a crash on stage 13 Alberto tainous 15th stage ending at Ma- tough customer and has never been starts landing cleanly and finds his league point. people named in a 47-count indict- stopped during his career - even rhythm, Johnson will feel how Contador s outstanding attribute donna di Campiglio. However, Thunder aim ment that was unsealed in federal Robins boss Alun Rossiter may be his climbing ability but he once again Aru was unable to capi- taking former world champion Vi- hard he punches. Joshua will be- said: The track was different to court in New York City on tali Klitschko the distance. The come the first to stop him and I proved once again in the second talise on the armchair ride he was Olly Stevens is leaning towards Wednesday. Among those charged Panel have their say on how they expect that to happen in four or how it normally is early on and it week of the Giro that his resilience given and it seems highly unlikely running Lightning Thunder in the in the indictment are Jeffrey Webb think events will unfold at the O2 five rounds with an explosive fin- caught us out a bit, but the boys and race craft also have few peers that he will be able to take any Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Ep- and Jack Warner - the current and Arena in London. Via your phone, ish. dug deep. We came stronger as the in the sport. Having already recov- time out of race leader Alberto som next month. former presidents of CONCACAF online or via your Sky remote. To Joshua will stop Johnson, but meeting went on and we managed ered from a dislocated shoulder Contador in the remaining moun- Last season's English and Irish (the continental confederation un- record the event, book via your Sky it will take him more than the usu- to get another win on the table. following a crash on stage six, tain stages, let alone regain the 1000 Guineas runner-up still holds der FIFA headquartered in the US). remote. You've got to have a bit of al two to three rounds to get the Everyone had some good Contador fell for a second time in overall lead. Aru will probably get an entry in the Duke of Cambridge Why are FIFA arrests happening rides, all the boys scored some vi- the race towards the end of stage the plaudits at the end of the race Stakes at Royal Ascot, but the caution here because Joshua has job done. Joshua is hurting people if he consolidates second place, but now? "The defendants also include made short work of so many and now and he likes it. The minute he tal points and I'm glad Dak proved 13 and not only did he once again Chiddingfold handler is instead US and South American sports bounce back up, he also did a bril- the biggest credit should go to his you wonder what will happen if senses blood and knows he has got to be an excellent choice of guest. team-mates. 5. This year s Giro favouring a shot at the extended marketing executives who are al- he's taken a few rounds. Having them hurt, Joshua dives on them. It was great to see so many liant job of minimising his time mile Group Three contest on June leged to have systematically paid has lacked depth The Giro has said that, I don't think Johnson has They don't ever become unhurt in people here, it was a good meeting losses. Porte was also involved in missed the presence of a rider like 5. and agreed to pay well over $150 been in with anyone quite like the fight. The minute he senses in front of the TV cameras and cred- the crash and while he spent vital Chris Froome to rival Contador The daughter of Dutch Art million in bribes and kickbacks to Joshua. Johnson will take him blood and knows he has got them it has to go to Coventry for that as seconds looking for his bike, The Giro has missed the presence failed to make any impression on obtain lucrative media and market- longer than he's been before but I hurt, Joshua dives on them. Contador didn t even bother of a rider like Chris Froome to ri- her return to action earlier this well and in all honesty they de- searching for his and instead ing rights to international soccer still see a stoppage in the sixth or Johnson is tough and durable. served their league point tonight. val Contador Only one of cycling s month after finishing a well-beat- tournaments," the US Justice De- seventh round. McCrory on But Joshua has got the time and jumped straight on team-mate Big Four has been present at this en ninth in the Chartwell Fillies' Coventry boss Gary Havelock Matteo Tossato s. The result was Stakes at Lingfield. partment said in a statement. Joshua v Johnson Joshua has a patience to break him down. He was pleased with his side's deter- year s Giro and the absence of the The indictment alleges cor- fantastic jab, physical size and has proven that he can show a bit Porte lost 2min 8sec but Contador other three has become all too no- Stevens said: "Lightning Thun- Johnson is giving away a fair bit in of patience, although it doesn't look mined display, despite the disqual- lost just 40 seconds ample evi- der is likely to go for the Princess ruption that is rampant, systemic, ification of Garrity. ticeable. Contador has been as height and reach. Johnson will take like it when you look at his record. dence of the value of his tough- competitive as ever, but with Porte Elizabeth Stakes but we have left and deep-rooted both abroad and He said: I m very frustrated ness and speed of thought. 3. Is her in at Royal Ascot. We will just here in the United States, said US him longer than he's been before, So I am going to go for Joshua be- and Rigoberto Uran s challenges but I still see a stoppage in the tween four and six rounds. over the decisions we re getting and Andre Greipel a fading force? both falling apart and Aru lacking see how she works at the week- Attorney General Loretta Lynch. sixth or seventh round. It's a good You've obviously got two guys I can probably list 10 or 15 situa- Andre Greipel won stage six but the punch to trouble the Spaniard end. FIFA officials are in Switzer- test for Joshua because finally his at the different end of their careers tions this season already - but Heat struggled in the second week as yet, the race has desperately "That was not her running in land for the FIFA Congress as the chin will be tested. He will get hit. but the good news is there is no 15 showed once again the team Andre Greipel won stage six but missed one or more of Chris the Chartwell Stakes, and there body gets ready to elect its next We know he can do it privately, doubt Johnson will take Joshua a spirit in the camp. struggled in the second week Froome, Nairo Quintana and was nothing physically amiss with president. but it will now be tested publicly few rounds. And who knows, he It was basically the two rid- Andre Greipel may well have won Vincenzo Nibali. The quartet are her, so I would say you could draw FIFA President Sepp Blatter on a big stage. might even fiddle his way right ers who we had left, and they went stage six in the opening week, but set to go head to head at July s a line under that run. was not among the men arrested, It's an obstacle for him to get over, through to the end because he does out and got a 5-1 to get us a point. that victory doesn t disguise the Tour de France, so we can only "Hopefully when she is next FIFA spokesperson Walter de but I expect it to go between eight know what he's doing, that's for We re still up on top of the league, fact that he was well-beaten in hope that race will compensate for out we will see something from the Gregorio told the Associated Press. and 10 rounds. Johnson is the only sure. which is where we want to be. three other sprints in a Giro not the Giro s shortfalls. form she showed us last year." This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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New governor Emergency department Swiss arrest pledges Kunar inaugurated in Khairkhana Hospital top global development AT News Report soccer officials ASADABAD: The newly-ap- KABUL: Emergency department in US, Swiss pointed governor for eastern Ku- in Khairkhana 102-bed Hospital nar province on Wednesday took was inaugurated on Wednesday. charge, vowing to use all his ener- Public Health Minister Firo- corruption cases gies and available resources for zuddin Firoz, head of Khairkhana development of the province. 102-bed Hospital Dr. Hasib Jeb- Wahidullah Kalimzai, who replac- ran, members of the parliament and es Shujaul Mulk Jalala, was speak- a number of locals were present ing at a ceremony wherein he was in the inauguration ceremony. introduced as the new governor in The emergency department Asadabad, the provincial capital. was reconstructed at a total cost Kalimzai urged the people of Ku- of Afs3 million and is equipped nar to cooperate with him in ev- with all needed facilities. ery sphere, saying without their The health minister termed cooperation, it would be difficult U.S President Barack Obama on how NATO is positioned but also And I m very gratified that the reconstruction of the emergency for him to advance the affairs. In- Tuesday called on all NATO making sure that we finish the job General Secretary I think has made ward a vital move for improve- dependent Directorate of Local member countries to help stabi- with respect to Afghanistan, he this an important focus of the work ment of healthcare services in the ZURICH: Swiss police arrested Governance (IDLG) spokesman hospital. He said the ministry is Tawab Ghorzang told Pajhwok lize Afghanistan. Speaking after a said. And when we meet in War- that s to be done, he said. some of the most powerful fig- Afghan News the ceremony was meeting with NATO Secretary saw later this year, we ll have an American and NATO troops committed to adopt inclusive and ures in global soccer on Wednes- attended by IDLG deputy head General Jens Stoltenberg at the opportunity to assess how we ended their combat role in Afghan- comprehensive plans for im- day, announcing a criminal inves- for policy and technical affairs, White House, Obama said not will continue to support the Af- istan at the end of 2014. Prior to provement of quality health ser- tigation into the awarding of the Farid Mamondzai, who read out only the United States, but also ghan National Security Forces, that, there had been up to 100,000 vices countrywide. next two World Cups and plung- Kalimzai s appointment order. In all NATO members should offer now that we have transitioned out U.S troops in Afghanistan but all Expressing pleasure over re- ing the world s most popular his address, Mamondzai praised training and other support to Af- of our combat mission, to make that have remained are just under construction of the emergency sport into turmoil. In addition to former governor Jalala s contribu- ghan forces following the draw- sure that they can do the job, that 10,000 which form part of the ward, head of the hospital said he Participants of the event the Swiss criminal probe, nine tions and said the IDLG would down of NATO troops. Obama they can secure and protect their NATO-led Resolute Support Mis- and his personnel were commit- talked about activities and strug- soccer officials and five sports support the provincial depart- said the issue will be discussed at own country. That will require sion. In total, the mission has about ted to serve the nation honestly. gles of the Public Health Minis- media and promotions executives ments in meeting their priorities a NATO summit in July in the resources, training, and assistance 13,000 troops in the country We will leave no stone unturned try in improvement of healthcare face extradition to the United and implementing positive activi- Polish capital city of Warsaw. We from not only the United States troops that are here to train and to provide quality healthcare ser- services, and urged the ministry States on corruption charges in- ties. (Pajhwok) had a chance to discuss not only but also from all NATO countries. equip the Afghan national forces. vices to our patients, he added. to do more in this regard. volving more than $150 million in bribes, U.S. authorities said. Those arrested did not include Sepp Blat- Pakistan detains Axact chief 250 kg of drugs ter, the Swiss head of FIFA, but included several just below him in seized from the hierarchy of the wealthiest Shoaib Sheikh over fake degrees and most powerful sports body militants house on earth. Of those 14 indicted by SHIBERGHAN: Police in north- the U.S. Department of Justice, western Jawzjan province recov- seven officials of soccer s govern- ered 250 kilograms of opium from ing body FIFA, including FIFA the residence of an individual with vice president Jeffrey Webb, were links to Taliban, an official said arrested in Zurich. Four people on Wednesday. Police Chief Brig. and two corporate defendants had Gen. Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani already pleaded guilty to various told Pajhwok Afghan News the charges, the department said. The illicit substance was concealed in Miami, Florida, headquarters of plastic bags in the house of Mo- CONCACAF, the soccer federa- hammad Nabi. Nabi said: The tion that governs North America, opium were transferred to my house by Maulvi Syed Moham- Central America and the Caribbe- mad, a Taliban commander in an, were being searched on Dasht-i-Laili, and said to keep Wednesday, the DoJ said. As drug in the house until his last or- charged in the indictment, the de- der. Jawzjani said the next target fendants fostered a culture of cor- Pakistani investigators have de- baseless . The Federal Investi- of seized opium was not known ruption and greed that created an tained the head of a global inter- gation Agency (FIA) chief for but said that Taliban usually uneven playing field for the big- net technology firm suspected of Sindh province, Shahid Hayat, smuggled drugs to fuel militancy. gest sport in the world, said FBI an alleged multi-million dollar fraud told media the agency had enough According to police, 30 suspect- Director James Comey. Undis- selling fake university degrees evidence to proceed against Mr ed smugglers had been arrested closed and illegal payments, kick- online. Axact s CEO Shoaib Sheikh on charges of fraud, forg- with hundreds of kilograms of backs, and bribes became a way Sheikh and his deputy, Waqas ery, money laundering and viola- drugs and smuggled vehicles in the of doing business at FIFA. The province. arrests by plain-clothes Swiss Atiq, were taken into custody af- tion of electronic transactions law. Halima Sadaf, the provincial coun- ter a raid at their Karachi offices Mr Sheikh was taken into cus- cil member, praised the perfor- police were made at dawn at a on Tuesday night. Officials said tody 10 days after the Interna- mance f security officials in con- plush Zurich hotel where FIFA hundreds of thousands of blank tional New York Timespublished trolling the trafficking of drugs. officials are staying ahead of a vote degree forms, student cards and allegations that the software firm She said antinarcotics officials this week where they have been authentication documents were based in Karachi was running a foiled multiple attempts of smug- A protester sets up a barricade during a protest against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza expected to easily anoint Blatter found. Axact has called the claims worldwide degree scam. ...P2 gling in Jawzjan. (Pajhwok) and his bid for a third term in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 26, 2015. (REUTERS/ Goran Tomasevic) for a fifth term in office. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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