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KABUL: At least 18 militants have been killed and 10 others received injuries in multiple ex- tensive military crackdowns con- ducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said on Thursday. In a press re- lease issued here, the Ministry of The former Afghan parliament ex-President Burhanuddin Rabbani Defense (MoD), said that Afghan After two rounds of talks, the Pa- forces had erected fences in most National Army (ANA) in collab- member and vice President Mo- was one of the major achievements kistan military has handed the border area,but certain parts were hamamd Younus Qanooni says and a great honor. In regards to the check-posts constructed on Af- left open to ensure the Taliban con- oration with Afghan National efforts were made by Pakistan US-led invasion to topple the Tal- ghan soil to security forces in tinued to receive supplies, the offi- Police (ANP) and National Di- and Saudi Arabia intelligence dur- iban regime, Qanooni said the Tal- southeastern Paktia province, an cial said. But Col. Fazal Khuda Ibra- rectorate of Security (NDS) per- ing the Bonn Conference to pre- iban group was not fully eliminat- official said on Thursday. Abdul- himkhel, spokesman for the 203rd sonal has conducted joint opera- vent the fall of the Taliban regime. ed as the leaders of the group man- lah Hasrat, the governor’s spokes- Thunder Corps, said the posts had tions against insurgents in differ- Speaking during a gathering in aged to flee the country to remain man, told Pajhwok Afghan News not been constructed on Afghan ent areas of Nangarhar, Kunar, Kabul, Qanooni said Pakistan safe from the invasion. This comes the Pakistani forces had built two soil. They had been built near the Kapisa, Khost, Logar, Paktia, also opposed for the transfer of as almost 17 years pass from the checkpoints in the Inzergai Kan- zero point, he explained. With the Urzgan, Zabul, Herat, Faryab, power to United Front during the fall of the Taliban regime but the daw area of Dand-i-Patan district. main route for Taliban’s movement Balkh, Takhar, Kunduz and Hel- conference and therefore another international community and the He said after two days of negotia- closed by Afghan forces, he said, mand provinces, in which 18 in- option was proposed during the Afghan government have so far tions, Pakistani handed over the Pakistani forces sought to install surgents were killed and 10 oth- conference to replace the Taliban remained short to ensure and peace posts to Afghan officials. For the barbed wire in the area. However, ers wounded. Afghan National regime. He said the other option stability in Afghanistan. On the past three years, the area had been they have been prevented from do- and Defense Security forces included a temporary government other hand, the Afghan officials, under the control of Taliban, ing so. Abdul Malik Zazai, the pro- shelled and bombed the enemies’ led by Hamid Karzai as a con- believe that the ongoing war and whose presence provided Paki- vincial council (PC) chief, con- positions and sanctuaries by ar- sensus already existed for the violence in Afghanistan has links stani guards the opportunity to firmed the Pakistani posts were tilleries and air forces. During same. Qanooni further added the with an imposed war, emphasiz- construct the facilities. Pakistani close to the zero point. (Pajhwok) operations, 10 Taliban fighters peaceful transfer of power by the ing that the Taliban group. (KP) were killed and seven other wounded in Chesht-e-Sharif dis- trict of Herat—four insurgents were killed and three others wounded in Maiwand district of Kandahar—two militants were killed in Chora district of Urzgan province. Similarly, two insur- gents were killed in an explosion in Do Rahi area of Shirkhan bor- der in Kunduz. In the past 24 The Afghan businesswomen sum- aged Afghan businesses, government hours, 16 planed clearing opera- mit has helped identify area of re- officials, interest groups, and indus- tions, and 68 Special Forces op- forms which would assist wom- try leaders from throughout the erations conducted in 11 provinc- en-owned businesses in access to country to examine challenges fac- es; also, Air Forces conducted 34 finance, market and increased rev- ing businesswomen. Convened at aerial operations supporting Af- Three Independent Election along with two policemen in the enue, a statement from the USAID the Kabul Star Hotel, the summit ghan National Army including Commission (IEC) employees Allahyar locality of the provincial said on Thursday. The national encouraged participants to share in- strikes on enemy’s sanctuaries. and two policemen have been capital. He said the commission’s summit of Afghan businesswom- dividual examples of issues they ANA discovered and confiscated freed two day safter their abduc- employees and policemen were re- en had been launched in Kabul face, and work together to create weapons and ammunition in the tion in western Ghor province, leased as a result of mediation by with support from USAID’s Pro- practical and constructive plans that mote: Women in the Economy will help them grow. “USAID is operations as well. ANA as the an official said on Thursday. tribal elders.“The Taliban also re- nation’s defense forces are ready Mohammad Iqbal Nizami, police turned the police personnel’s weap- (WIE) project, in close coopera- proud to support the National Busi- tion of the Office of the Chief Ex- ness Women’s Summit—a unique to give sacrifice to bring lasting spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan ons to the elders but destroyed the peace and security to the people News unknown gunmen had kid- IEC equipment.” ecutive, the statement said. The representation of diverse business- summit brought together more es from across the country”, said and are determined to eradicate napped three workers of IEC (Pajhwok) than 150 women-owned or man- Susan DeCamp. (Pajhwok) terror groups in Afghanistan. FRIDAY .APRIL 20, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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By Nick Dearden in time, a new British identity. "routine" scrutiny from the then, so it has always been. In Despite arriving legally into the school where he worked, he a debate on the Windrush scan- country, many of these people, found he didn't have the re- dal this week, Labour MP Dav- UK Prime Minister Theresa along with their children, did quired evidence to prove his id Lammy pointed out: "The May's Commonwealth Summit not receive proper papers from status, and at 66, he was first ships in the Caribbean ar- has been overshadowed by a the British authorities. In time, sacked. Or Paulette Wilson who rived in 1623. Despite slavery, migration scandal that shows some found out that they are was a cook in the British House despite colonisation, 25,000 what her government really in fact "undocumented". In of Commons, but who was ar- Caribbeans served in the First thinks of Commonwealth citi- fact, papers which could have rested in the infamous Yarl's World War and the Second zens. Inside the summit, Brit- helped them were destroyed, Wood removal centre and was World War alongside British ish government ministers wine despite warnings by bureau- almost deported. troops." here are roughly three types of honey production: the col and dine their Commonwealth crats. This week, after even right- There is a history of slavery, of counterparts, hoping to secure Under policies introduced by wing tabloids thought things plunder and of pillage that pre- lection of wild honey, small-scale production, and in trade and investment deals. Theresa May when she was have gone too far, the govern- cedes the shameful mistreat- dustrial-scale production. With industrial honey produc- Outside, that same government home secretary, many of the ment was forced to apologise ment of the Windrush genera- is trying to deport British resi- children of the Windrush mi- for the pain it has inflicted on tion. To this day, this neo-co- tion, bees may be subject to a variety of processes and proce- dents from Commonwealth grants are finding themselves people; "The Home Office has lonial legacy is embedded in countries whose parents came hounded by the government, become too concerned with British trade relationships with dures. These include artificial feeding regimes, artificial in- here decades ago to help re- thrown out of housing, jobs, policy and strategy and some- the world. It is the role of some semination, treatment with antibiotics, inhumane transportation build the country after World healthcare provision and even times loses sight of the individ- countries to provide our basic War II. This scandal perfectly facing deportation. It's called ual," UK home secretary Am- goods, as cheaply as possible. conditions and culling. It has been said that except for man, sums up the aspirations of so- the "hostile environment" pol- ber Rudd said. They've prom- It is the role of others to accrue called "global Britain": to live icy because it aims to make the ised to speed up the process the profits. Migrants are fine - nowhere in the world is there anything to compare with the off of the resources and labour lives of migrants without pa- needed to guarantee the citi- they can be a useful source of incredible efficiency of the industry of the honeybee. Inside the of others, to oversee illegally pers intolerable so that they zenship of Windrush children. cheap labour, as long as they earned capital flowing into the "deport themselves". And it But of course, the bigger issue have no rights, no ability to beehive each been has a special job to do and the whole pro- City of London from across the does this by requiring more and remains firmly in place. Al- fight for a decent life. Britain developing world and to firmly more people in the British soci- though it's being presented as can only atone for this damage cess runs smoothly. Bees need two different kinds of food. One shut the door on anyone who ety to become, in effect, immi- accidental, in fact, none of this caused in the world by adopt- is honey made from nectar, the sugary juice that collets in the deems him/herself worthy of gration enforcers. Schools, is an accident - it's a deliberate ing policies exactly opposite to living in this great land. First, hospitals, employers, land- policy to intimidate and harass. the ones currently in place. We heart of the flowers. The other comes from the anthers of flow- the scandal: Many thousands lords, bank clerks, even driv- As Polly MacKenzie, a senior must regulate big business and of people came to post-war Brit- ing instructors are increasing- adviser to the former deputy big money, to prevent displace- ers, which contain numerous small grains called pollen. Just as ain at the invitation of the gov- ly required, by law, to ascertain prime minister, tweeted: "There- ment, exploitation and impov- flowers have different colors, so do their pollen. It is worth ernment of the day to answer a immigration status. And it sa May's mission was to make erishment of people across the severe labour shortage. They doesn't take a genius to work it systematically difficult to get world. And we must welcome mentioning that bee honey is a mina ingredient in tradition food were promised work and a home out that ethnic minorities are by without papers." the migrants who come to our for their families. They're going to be specially targeted And the policy is made worse country with open arms and not culture in different regions of the world. Honey is widely uti- known as the "Windrush gen- by the new "enforcers". by breath-taking hypocrisy - treat them as second-class cit- eration" - named after the ship, Some of the stories that have government ministers make al- izens. lized as an ethnic food time. Honey production has been in- the Empire Windrush, which emerged in the media recently most daily speeches about how If the Commonwealth is to creased across the world and it is very good for improving brought the first wave of Car- are sickening. Take Barbados- outward-looking Britain will be move away from its imperial ibbean migrants to Britain in born Michael Braithwaite who after Brexit, how engagement origins, it must demand an end economy. Farmers who are highly engaged in honey production 1948. Though they experienced arrived in Britain as a 9-year- with the world will continue, to such policies and refuse any severe racism upon arrival, the old child in 1961, who has and how they will be interna- trade deal which does not con- could be benefited a lot once their production gets momentum, Windrush generation helped worked as a teaching assistant tional champions of free trade trol capital and free people. and export aboard. The domestic and global honey markets close- build the British economy, and, and has his family here. Under and borderless finance. But (Aljazeera) ly influence reciprocally. Honey production has been emerged as a hobby and an industry in Afghanistan. Recently, marking national honey day, the ministry of agriculture brought together dozens of beekeepers from around the country where some showcased their produce. The plus point is that the production of the sweet substance has increased by 24 percent in the past Pathway to Violence years—indeed a great milestone in honey industry. Afghanistan produces over 2,000 tons of honey a year and that 6,500 people work in the sector. This is not the stop point; the related offi- cials said they will do everything under their capacity to pro- vide more facilities for beekeepers, asking them to put tireless efforts to produce high quality honey. Quality is the number one demand of the honey lovers. It is hard, even impossible for beekeepers to dominate domestic and international markets sans producing high quality honey. At the same time, the related offi- cials must come up to the fore to help the beekeepers in finding market for their products. Lack of market could be one of the key reasons behind little producing honey. Noting this, techni- cal support and to help find market for their honey must be main concern of the government. 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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODE WILL CREATE VALUE, GROWTH, SAYS NCC BOSS

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar The global economy would be se- Garba Danbatta has reiterated verely impacted if the trade dis- the need for telecoms organi- pute between China and the Unit- sations to adhere to good cor- ed States turns into a cycle of wide- porate governance, which he spread actions and counteractions, said would add real value to the economists said on Wednesday. organisation’s operations and Their responses came after the US enhance growth. Danbatta, Commerce Department announced who gave the advice at the just on Tuesday it was starting new concluded zonal sensitisation investigations to determine if cer- tain steel wheels from China are workshop on the code of cor- dumped in the US and whether porate governance for telecoms manufacturers in China are receiv- industry, in Kano, said the ad- ing subsidies. The US government herence to good corporate gov- on the same day also made a pre- ernance code, would create the liminary determination that alumi- real value proposition that will num sheet imports from China are lead to sustainable growth and being subsidized. Maurice Obst- stability in the telecom ecosys- feld, economic counselor and di- tem. Citing the World Bank Re- rector of research at the Interna- port of 2017, which disclosed tional Monetary Fund, said that that Nigeria moved 24 points major economies are flirting with a up in the international ladder trade war at a time of widespread on that body’s index on ease economic expansion may seem of doing business, Danbatta paradoxical,- especially when the said such movement could be NEW DELHI: India has "quite a top spot among the world's fast- expansion is so reliant on invest- attributed to the deliberate ef- high" debt to GDP ratio, but the est-growing major economies this ment and trade. “Particularly in forts of the federal government government is trying to lower it year. The poll, taken between advanced economies, public opti- initiative in that regard under using "the right policies", the In- April 11-18, predicted India's econ- mism about the benefits of eco- the government’s Economic ternational Monetary Fund (IMF) omy will expand 7.4 per cent in nomic integration has been eroded expects the US current account vice-minister of commerce. Wei affect its global dominance. “They over time by long-standing trends Recovery and Growth Plan said on Thursday. India's general the fiscal year that began this deficit for 2019 to be roughly $150 said the US is trying to form alli- will be the next targets after China (ERGP) geared towards creat- government debt remained relative- month. That is in line with the of job and wage polarization, cou- billion higher, considering the US ances with the European Union if they follow the US’s mistaken ly high, at 70 per cent of the GDP IMF's projection, and is a slight pled with persistent subpar ing transparent business in- tax cut and spending changes ef- and Japan to further suppress stance,” Wei said. The US has be- vestment environment, which in 2017, Abdel Senhadji, Deputy upgrade from the January poll. growth in median wages. Many fective in the past months. “The China’s manufacturing, which has gun to attack China’s high-tech Director, IMF Fiscal Affairs De- India is currently a $2.6 trillion households have seen little or no will be attractive to potential Trump administration must broad- been boosted by the Made in Chi- manufacturing because it thinks investors. According to him, partment, told reporters at a news economy and poised to break into benefit from growth,” Obstfeld en economic scales via investments na 2025 strategy. But he said those that will damage the Chinese econ- conference in Washington. "The the top five economies list by said. “These trends are more due in people and enhancing people’s two other economies must be omy, said Dong Yan, director of “These have in less than two debt level is relatively high (in In- 2025. Modi''s policies are being to technology change than to sense of security to adapt to im- aware that the US doesn’t want to the International Trade Office at years yielded positive fruits. dia), but the authorities are plan- praised at global level by every- trade,” he said. The IMF forecasts pending technological changes, see any other country have a tech- Institute of World Economics and These positive trends have ning to bring it down over the me- one. But within India, there is a that recent US policies will actual- rather than advancing trade ten- nological advantage in modern Politics at the Chinese Academy equally resulted in more foreign dium term with the right policies," party led by one Chhota bheem ly widen the US trade deficit. It sions,” said Wei Jianguo, former manufacturing because that would of Social Sciences. (BBC) direct investment (FDI) in the Senhadji said. On the other hand, fan, which is finding problems with period. he said that for China, overall level everything that the PM is doing. The combined focused policy of debt is a major challenge and to Read full report here: India claims strategies of the federal gov- lower it, Beijing must rethink the top spot for 2018 growth among ernment have not only enabled sources of revenues for its local major economies Economists how- the country to exit recession bodies which is responsible for 85 ever suggested that rising trade ten- but also recorded modest con- per cent of government spending. sions between the United States fidence in building positive "The main concern has to do with and China may restrain India's GDP growth rate of 1.4 per cent the level and pace of accumulation growth. "India runs the risk of be- in Q3 of 2017 according to fig- of overall debt, private and public. ing caught in the middle of the trade So, the control over the debt level spat between the U.S. and China," ures released by the National -- in particular, the rhythm of debt said Hugo Erken, senior economist Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for accumulation -- is a major challenge at Rabobank. Erken said growth the quarter ended September, for the Chinese economy," he said. will take a hit if India takes sides 2017.” This aside, in a poll conducted by as the side not chosen may retali- (AP) news agency Reuters, economists ate by imposing duties. suggested that India will claim the (BBC)

LONDON OPEN: STOCKS EDGE UP AHEAD OF RETAI L SALES; BUT DEBENHAMS DI VES U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum nomic institutes said on Thursday. which they expect to grow by 2.2 imports would not dampen Ger- But they warned in a report percent this year and by 2.0 per- man exports if an exemption grant- that an escalation of a trade dis- cent in 2019. The institutes also ed to the European Union expires pute between major economic said an upswing in Europe’s larg- on May 1 without a permanent blocs would have a big impact on est economy was losing momen- solution, Germany’s leading eco- German exports and the economy, tum. (Reuters)

London stocks edged higher in early trade on Thursday as investors eyed the latest retail sales data, with Debenhams casting a small shadow Azerbaijan has a stable economic ed that this project is extremely after it posted a big drop in profit. At 0850 BST, the FTSE 100 was up and political situation that will re- important for Europe, because it 0.2% to 7,332.41, while the pound was down 0.2% against the euro at main in the future as well, Lev wants to have additional sources 1.1459 and 0.1% lower versus the dollar at 1.4156. On the data front, Spivak, director general of the Is- of energy to ensure its security in UK retail sales data for March is due at 0930 BST. Month-on-month rael-Azerbaijan International As- an increasingly escalating interna- sales are seen falling 0.5% after a 0.8% rise in February, leading to a sociation, told Trend April 19. He tional situation. “Today Europe 2.0% rise for the year-on-year figure. Spreadex analyst Connor Camp- said that Azerbaijan is turning into depends entirely on a single gas bell said: "Though not quite a needle-mover of the same pedigree as a very attractive country in terms supplier and Azerbaijan is the only Tuesday’s jobs reports and Wednesday’s CPI data, the figures are nev- of investment, and this will con- country that can provide alterna- ertheless noteworthy enough to define the session’s UK trading. Ad- tribute to the country’s further tive energy sources for Europe,” mittedly March’s number is going to be somewhat complicated by the economic growth in the future. “In- Spivak added. The Israeli expert impact of the ‘Beast from the East’, meaning the severity of the forecast vestors are primarily interested in also noted that Azerbaijan’s role plunge from 0.8% to -0.5% may be written off as an anomaly." Ahead of stability,” Spivak said. “It is im- in the international arena enabled that data, department store chain Debenhams slumped as it posted an portant for them that there are no the country to become a platform 85% drop in half-year profits, with a "material" impact from the afore- risks of political upheaval or eco- for discussing issues of global im- Germany is close to finalizing a deal that will see the country buy its first weapons-capable drone aircraft – mentioned Beast. As expected, directors decided to halve the dividend nomic collapse in a country. That portance. “Over the past fifteen an Israeli designed model – from European aerospace giant Airbus. The deal, worth nearly 900 million euros to 0.5p, 'rebasing' the payout in order to keep dividends covered at least is, there must be certain basic con- years, Azerbaijan has been confi- including training and maintenance costs, has been politically contentious because of fears that having combat twofold by earnings. Rentokil International was the standout gainer in ditions, which guarantee safety of dently moving along this path by drones might make Germany more likely to participate in military action abroad. In a written response to the FTSE 350, however, despite saying that revenue growth slowed in the investors’ deposits.” organizing various forums of in- questions from opposition Left party lawmaker Andre Hunko, Germany’s defense ministry says it aims to 2018 because of the impact of the hurricane in Puerto Rico and cold Speaking about the role of ternational level, and Azerbaijan is sign an agreement by the end of May. weather in the US that delayed the emergence of spring pests. Else- Azerbaijan in ensuring the energy now a mediator in many issues in The government response, obtained by The Associated Press late Friday, adds the agreement foresees where, broadcaster Sky - which is currently the subject of a bidding war security of Europe, he stressed the various international processes,” the deployment of the German Heron TP drones by mid-2020. The initial deal doesn't cover the purchase of - was in the black as it posted a 5% rise in nine-month like-for-like importance of the Southern Gas the expert added. weapons systems or training in their use. revenues as core earnings rose 14%, and the company said it remains on Corridor project. The expert not- (Trend) (BBC) track for the full year. (CNN) FRIDAY .APRIL 20, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Surgeons pack donated organs on storing organs in a way that mim- 34,770 transplants performed. nate, not frozen but cold enough ice while racing them to transplant ics the body might eventually in- Thousands die waiting. Partly, to slow cellular activity and thus patients but it may be time for a crease the number of transplants there are too few donations. Also, their deterioration. Wednesday's warmer approach. British re- — by keeping precious donations donated organs can't be stored for study highlights "the first radical- Even a mild head injury, common- Parkinson's disease was already something to be taken seriously," searchers said Wednesday that usable for longer periods, and al- long — about four to six hours for ly different approach to organ pres- ly called a concussion, makes vet- known, but the most important Dr. Raquel Gardner, the study’s keeping at least some livers at body lowing use of some that today get a heart or lung, and about 12 hours ervation," said Dr. David Klassen erans more likely to get Parkinson's finding was that even mild head lead author and an assistant pro- temperature instead may work thrown away. "The biggest chal- for a liver. And sometimes sur- of the United Network for Organ disease later on in life, a new study injuries can increase this risk. Half fessor of neurology at University better. The livers keep functioning lenge in liver transplantation is the geons discard organs they fear Sharing, which oversees the U.S. shows. This is the same type of of the veterans in the study had of California, San Francisco until they're transplanted thanks desperate shortage of organs," said won't do well because of a donor's transplant system. He isn't in- injury suffered by many Ameri- only a mild head injury, and this (UCSF) and the San Francisco VA to a machine that pumps them full Dr. David Nasralla of the Univer- age or other health characteristics. volved with studies of so-called cans on the sports field or in a motor group was 56 percent more likely Medical Center, told ABC News. of blood and nutrients. It's a life- sity of Oxford, who led the study Still, the vast majority of trans- "normothermic" preservation but vehicle crash each year. A group of to receive a Parkinson’s diagnosis Overall, Parkinson’s is still support system for the organs, and in Britain and Europe. "We found plant recipients survive — show- calls it "really exciting technolo- 165,000 veterans with a history than those with no TBI. The risk very rare. "Even in our study, the similar machines are being explored that livers that went on the ma- ing the decidedly old-fashioned gy" that might turn out to be ap- of traumatic brain injury (TBI) increased more in those with a head vast majority of veterans who had for lung and heart transplants, too. chine were more likely to be trans- method of popping a donated or- propriate for select organ dona- were found to have a higher risk of injury classified as severe. a traumatic brain injury [more than The transplant community planted." Nearly 115,000 people gan into an ice chest with a cold tions rather than all of them. The Parkinson's disease, compared to "This is the highest level of 99 percent] did not get Parkinson’s isn't ditching affordable ice chests are on the waiting list for an organ preservation solution and rushing new study involved 220 liver other veterans of the same age. The evidence so far to establish that disease. for the far pricier approach just transplant in the United States it to an operating room works pret- transplants performed in Britain, link between severe head injury and this association is a real one and (CNN) yet. But proponents hope that alone, and last year there were just ty well. Organs essentially hiber- Belgium, Germany and Spain. More illnesses reported in E.coli Vaping, outbreak linked to romaine lettuce juuling (CNN)The number of people hos- pitalized due to a multistate E. coli latest outbreak linked to chopped ro- maine lettuce continues to grow, the US Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention said. About 53 threats people have been reported sick- ened in 16 states since March 13, the CDC said. Thirty-one of those ill have been hospitalized. Five of to teen, them developed a type of kidney failure associated with an E. coli illness called hemolytic uremic pre-teen syndrome, which can be life- threatening.No deaths have been reported, the CDC said. The high- er number of E. coli cases have health been in Pennsylvania, Idaho, New Jersey and Montana. The outbreak While cigarette use has declined has also reached consumers in among high schoolers, smoking e- Alaska, Arizona, California, Con- cigarettes or “vaping” has become necticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Mich- a new concern, leaving some par- igan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, ents and educators worried about Virginia and Washington. Symp- the negative effects it can have on toms of E. coli typically begin two the health of adolescent users. Lo- to eight days after consuming the cal prevention specialists Melin- Memories of classical ballet per- semia. "I've been transfusion-free bacteria, although most patients and individuals with compromised was the only common ingredient ed. The agency recommends that da Calianos from the Hampshire formances dance in Wanda Siha- since my transplant," Sihanath become ill three or four days after immune systems. Health officials identified among the salads eaten," people across the United States Franklin Tobacco-Free Communi- nath's head when she thinks about said. "I have high hopes for the consumption. Symptoms include had issued a warning for residents the CDC said in a statement. "The stay away from chopped romaine ty Partnership and Kat Allen from her childhood in Elgin, Illinois. She future of thalassemia," she said. severe stomach cramps, diarrhea and restaurants about chopped restaurants reported using bagged, lettuce. "Consumers anywhere in the Communities That Care Coa- remembers balancing at the barre "We are getting closer to a cure, and vomiting. Most people recov- romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, chopped romaine lettuce to make the United States who have store- lition recently hosted a presenta- to Beethoven and pirouetting to and gene therapy is a growing re- er in five to seven days. Those Arizona, area last week. "Most salads. At this time, ill people are bought chopped romaine lettuce at tion at an area high school for those Vivaldi. Even though it rarely af- search field." Among all the pa- most at risk for E. coli illness in- people reported eating a salad at a not reporting whole heads or home, including salads and salad with questions and concerns about fected her dance lessons, she also tients with severe beta thalassemia clude the very young, the very old restaurant, and romaine lettuce hearts of romaine," the center add- mixes. (CNN) the newer forms of using nicotine. remembers being sick -- very sick. who participated in that study, the Each year, a survey of local mid- Sihanath, now 22, was diagnosed gene therapy either reduced or elim- dle and high schools is conducted as a young child with the genetic inated the need for long-term blood to anonymously ask students blood disorder beta thalassemia. transfusions. about their health behaviors and She was treated with occasional Results of the small study, For The First Time In History,APerson conditions in their family, schools blood transfusions, which became which involved two early clinical and community that put them at monthly when she turned 14. "I trials funded by biotechnology greater risk for unhealthy behav- knew for a fact I was sick and I company Bluebird Bio, were pub- iors. Allen outlined the statistics definitely wasn't normal like ev- lished Wednesday in The New Has Undergone Two Face Transplants for the parents and teachers in the ery other kid, but it never really England Journal of Medicine. room and Calianos compiled a pre- A team of surgeons in France made medical history in personally affected me," said Si- Phase three of the trial is currently sentation to inform the audience January when they successfully performed a second face what vaping is. Vaporizers (“va- hanath, now a graduating senior underway. transplant on a man whose immune system rejected his majoring in biomedical engineering Dr. Alexis Thompson led the pes” or “vape pens”) and e-ciga- first face transplant. The surgery was led by Dr. Laurent rettes came out to the mass mar- at Arizona State University. The new study on gene therapy for Lantieri of the Georges Pompidou European Hospital, blood transfusions were a normal transfusion-dependent patients ket in 2007 as a tobacco-free alter- AP-HP, in Paris. Hamon, now three months into his re- native to smoking cigarettes. Usu- part of her life, she said -- until she with beta thalassemia. covery, recently went on his first outing since the surgery participated in a gene therapy Dr. Alexis Thompson led the ally, these devices consist of a and is expected to be discharged soon, according to a “pen” or a “tank” that allows a study in 2014. Wanda Sihanath, 22, new study on gene therapy for press release from the hospital. Face transplant surgery received gene therapy for beta transfusion-dependent patients cartridge of liquid (sometimes involves the full or partial transplantation of facial tissue called “juice” or “e-liquid”) to be thalassemia. Now a college senior with beta thalassemia. from a deceased donor to a person with a severe facial at Arizona State University, she "The standard procedure for a heated up so it can be vaporized deformity or injury that can't be fixed with conventional and inhaled. These devices are bat- says she has been transfusion-free curative option for thalassemia plastic surgeries. Hamon had his first face transplant in for the past four years. Wanda Si- would be a bone marrow transplant tery-powered and rechargeable. 2010 to treat neurofibromatosis, a condition that caused Depending on the device, the user hanath, 22, received gene therapy from a brother or sister, which is tumors to grow on his face. Neurofibromatosis type 1, for beta thalassemia. Now a col- not without significant risk, but either presses a button and inhales, also called von Recklinghausen's disease, is a genetic con- or simply inhales. The device’s lege senior at Arizona State Uni- more importantly, most people dition that causes abnormal skin pigmentation and the versity, she says she has been trans- will not have that appropriate sib- heating element turns the liquid growth of tumors on the nerve tissue or skin, according to into an aerosol vapor that is in- fusion-free for the past four years. ling donor," said Dr. Alexis Thomp- the National Organization of Rare Disorders. The condi- As part of that study, Siha- son, head of hematology and di- haled into the lungs, then exhaled. tion is typically diagnosed in childhood and it can get Calianos explained that when a cig- nath was the first patient to re- rector of the Comprehensive progressively worse over time. The tumors are usually ceive a transplantation in her blood Thalassemia Program at Ann & arette is smoked, particulates fill benign (noncancerous), but the condition can cause se- the air. When water turns to steam, of her own genetically modified Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospi- vere pain, vision loss, speech impairment, and learning stem cells to treat the beta thalas- tal of Chicago. that is vapor. However, vape pens disabilities. do not exactly produce “vapor;” they produce an aerosol, which is “somewhere in the middle” be- tween particulates and vapor, ac- A ‘Breakthrough’ injection could reduce number cording to Calianos. This aerosol contains tiny droplets of heated chemicals. “This isn’t just disap- of migraines patients suffer by 50 percent pearing into people’s lungs or the air, there’s an actual compound Could a weekly injection halve the number of migraines patients suffer see a significant increase in quality tide, or CGRP, a neural pathway that’s being put into the body or A promising new study presented at the American Academy of of life, as it may shorten the length that sends pain signals to the brain the air,” Calianos said. She also ex- Neurology on Tuesday suggests that’s the case. It’s welcome news for of migraines and salvage a sense of during a migraine. Erenumab’s role pressed concern that both vapor- migraine sufferers, who are often bedridden for days due to pounding, normalcy for patients. Here’s how is to stop CGRP from sending that izer juice and the vaporizer devic- debilitating headaches that bring on nausea, vomiting, and light and sound it works: A synthetic antibody signal, quashing it before the start es are unregulated. While the juic- sensitivity. According to the American Headache Society, four million called erenumab is injected week- of a migraine. It’s a huge leap in es don’t contain as many harmful Americans suffer from chronic migraines each month that last between ly. Erenumab’s superpower? It the field of migraine research, substances like the tar found in cig- 10 days to a full two weeks. With the injection, however, patients could blocks calcitonin gene-related pep- which has seen practically. arettes. (BBC) FRIDAY .APRIL 20, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

ore businesses are being tricked into send ing millions of dollars to cybercriminals, but the criminals often betray themselves through lax operational security.

California has the most polluted protect the nation from unhealthy cities in the United States, a re- air," the report said. Almost 134 port issued on Wednesday said, as million people were exposed to Tess could find thousands of President Donald Trump's admin- unhealthy levels of air pollution in istration seeks to force the state to the period studied, up from 125 planets outside our solar system weaken its vehicle emissions stan- million in the previous report, it and scientists are interested to dards. The study published by the added. The "State of the Air 2018" American Lung Association— report found that ozone pollution see which ones could support life. which covers the period from 2014 significantly worsened between to 2016, the year before Trump 2014 and 2016, because of in- took office—said Los Angeles re- creased temperatures resulting mained the city with the worst from a changing climate. At the ozone pollution, and ranked fourth same time, improvements contin- in terms of year-round particle ued in year-round particle contam- contamination. Bakersfield, Cali- ination thanks to cleaner power fornia, number two for ozone pol- plants and increased use of cleaner lution, also maintained its position vehicles and engines, the report as the city with the worst short- said. "Continued progress to clean- term particle pollution. That city er air remains crucial to reduce the and nearby Fresno and Visalia are risk of premature death, asthma at- subject to emissions from the pow- tacks and lung cancer," it said. erful agricultural and petroleum Trump withdrew the United States industries. San Diego and Sacra- from the global Paris Agreement mento were also among the most on climate change, has defended contaminated by ozone. Outside coal-fired power plants, and in ear- Business email compromise (BEC) project. "The actor sort of implied guidance on how to close the IT of California, whose roughly 40 ly April rolled back Obama-era attacks are continuing to rise in that the dealership manager's pro- security governance gap. "The million residents make it the coun- pollution and fuel efficiency rules NASA's Tess spacecraft has blast- ested in those in the so-called Gold- try's most populous state, Phoe- for cars and light trucks, saying ed off from Earth in a search for ilocks or habitable zone of a star, both frequency and severity, with motion would be on the line if this most recent one we had was victims now losing millions of dol- didn't happen," Brogan told the AU$26 million," said Detective nix, Las Vegas, Denver, New York they were too stringent. Califor- new planets that could support where temperatures are right for and Houston had the worst ozone nia last week filed suit against the life. Tess lifted off from Cape water and, therefore, human life. lars in single transactions, accord- Australian Cyber Security Centre Senior Sergeant Colin Keen, the ing to law enforcement agencies. A (ACSC) Conference in Canberra manager for cybercrime investiga- pollution. Pittsburgh, Lancaster Environmental Protection Agency Canaveral in Florida on Wednes- Once Tess has discovered the plan- and Philadelphia, all in the north- over its retreat on air quality pro- day evening local time, riding a ets, strong telescopes will be used BEC attack, also known as a se- last week. "He goes and wires this tions and covert online operations nior executive impersonation at- money. He actually broke all of for the Western Australian Police eastern state of Pennsylvania, tection. California has operated SpaceX Falcon rocket. The Tran- to learn more about them, looking along with Cleveland, Indianapo- under a waiver that allowed it to siting Exoplanet Survey Satellite for signs such as oxygen, methane, tack, is where an organisation's their internal controls." It was three Force. In that particular case, the staff are manipulated into sending days before anyone realised it had money was recovered, but recent lis and Detroit, had the worst year- impose tougher requirements than will spend two years scouring 85% carbon dioxide and water vapour. round particle pollution. "The called for under the Clean Air Act. of the sky and hundreds of thou- The mission is inexpensive by money to criminals. Typically, the all been a fraud, when the employ- BEC cases in Western Australia criminals breach the corporate ee happened to ask his real boss have included an automotive con- United States must continue to But EPA director Scott Pruitt has sands of its brightest stars. The space exploration standards - fight climate change and support said one state cannot "dictate stan- satellite, about the size of a wash- £237m - and Wednesday's launch email system, and spend some time whether he'd received the money. glomerate losing AU$3.1 million, learning the organisation's busi- The Forrester WaveTM: Recur- and a large mining company losing and enforce the Clean Air Act to dards for the rest of the country." ing machine, will scan the stars for went without a hitch. Thomas (AFP) signs of periodic dimming, which Zurbuchen, associate administra- ness, structure, and communica- ring Customer And Billing Man- $2.1 million. These figures are well may mean that planets are orbit- tor of NASA's Science Mission tion style to improve their chanc- agement, Q3 2017 goTransverse up from the AU$900,000 stolen ing around them. It is hoped that Directorate in Washington, said: es of success. "They'll insert them- was among the select companies from a WA company in 2015. Char- Tess will find around 20,000 ex- "We are thrilled Tess is on its way selves by putting a socially engi- that Forrester Research invited to ities are also being targeted, with oplanets - planets outside our so- to help us discover worlds we have neered piece of communication participate in its Forrester one WA charity recently losing lar system - with more than 50 yet to imagine, worlds that could there," said Special Agent Ryan WaveTM evaluation, Recurring AU$615,000. Keen said the cy- expected to be Earth-sized. There possibly be habitable, or harbour Brogan of the US Federal Bureau Customer And Billing Manage- bercriminals are becoming more are already 3,700 exoplanets that life. "With missions like the James of Investigation (FBI). "Those ment, Q3 2017. In this evaluation, sophisticated. "They'll do all this we know of, with another 4,500 Webb Space Telescope to help us emails are very, very convincing." goTransverse was cited as a leader research on the background of the on the not-yet-verified list. Tess study the details of these planets, In one recent case, a local car deal- in recurring... Why do many company, and then they'll do the is looking for the ones that are we are ever the closer to discover- ership lost $7 million after an em- boards leave IT security primarily research on the person they want Earth-like and close enough to al- ing whether we are alone in the ployee received an email, purport- to security technicians, and why to target. That will include social low scientists to study them fur- universe." edly from his CEO, saying he need- can’t techies convince their boards media. We've had incidents where ther. They are particularly inter- (AP) ed to wire then money to a new to spend scarce cash on protecting they've found them on dating sites. account to fund a new special stakeholder information? We offer (BBC)

Amazon has persuaded more than Costco has been selling annual 100 million shoppers to subscribe memberships to get bargains on to its Prime service that offers free goods stocked in its warehouses two-day shipping and other perks for decades, and already been out- that help bind people to the com- done by Amazon's Prime service. pany and its ever-expanding em- Costco has 50.4 million member- pire. CEO Jeff Bezos quantified ships that allow 92 million card- the size of Amazon's Prime mem- holders to shop in its warehouse bership for the first time Wednes- and website. Amazon still isn't the day in his annual letter to the Seat- king of digital subscriptions, tle company's shareholders. Be- though. Netflix has 125 million fore Bezos' revelation, analysts worldwide subscribers who, on had been left to guess how many average, pay about $120 annually people had been willing to pay $99 to watch its video-streaming ser- per year for the Prime service, vice, based on numbers the com- which Amazon launched 13 years pany released with its quarterly ago as a way to foster customer earnings earlier this week. Al- loyalty. The scope of Prime's suc- though providing free two-day cess stunned even the most opti- shipping to Prime orders obvious- mistic of analysts, such as GBH ly drives up Amazon's costs, the (Reuters) — If a new European law restricting what companies can do Insights' Daniel Ives. He had pre- service so far has proven to be with people’s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion viously estimated Amazon had 92 worth the expense. Ives estimates Facebook users around the world would be protected by it. The online million Prime subscribers. that Prime members typically social network is making changes that ensure the number will be much "It's a mind-boggling number that spend twice as much at Amazon smaller. Facebook members outside the United States and Canada, whether serves as a key barometer to how than non-Prime members. The ser- they know it or not, are currently governed by terms of service agreed big Amazon's kingdom has be- vice also helps spur sales of Ama- with the company’s international headquarters in Ireland. Next month, come," Ives said. zon's internet-connect speaker Facebook is planning to make that the case for only European users, with its digital assistant, Alexa. meaning 1.5 billion members in Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America will not fall under the European Union’s General Data Protection Reg- ulation (GDPR), which takes effect on May 25. The previously unre- ported move, which Facebook confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, shows the world’s largest online social network is keen to reduce its exposure Study of 20,000 finds to GDPR, which allows European regulators to fine companies for collecting or using personal data without users’ consent. That removes an income advantage a huge potential liability for Facebook, as the new EU law allows for fines of up to 4 percent of global annual revenue for infractions, which in Facebook’s case could mean billions of dollars. The change comes as for those judged to be Facebook is under scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers around the world since disclosing last month that the personal information of mil- lions of users wrongly ended up in the hands of political consultancy very unattractive Cambridge Analytica, setting off wider concerns about how it handles user data. The change affects more than 70 percent of Facebook’s 2 Do chiselled features garner better pay? Researchers have previ- billion-plus members. As of December, Facebook had 239 million users ously found that income is associated with attractiveness, lead- in the United States and Canada, 370 million in Europe and 1.52 billion users elsewhere. Facebook, like many other U.S. technology compa- ing to the idea of both a beauty premium and an ugliness penalty. nies, established an Irish subsidiary in 2008 and took advantage of the A common explanation is discrimination: employers seek out beau- country’s low corporate tax rates, routing through it revenue from some tiful people and reject or ignore those harder on the eye. But in advertisers outside North America. The unit is subject to regulations the Journal of Business Psychology, Satoshi Kanazawa and Mary applied by the 28-nation European Union. Facebook said the latest Still have published research aiming to upset this. The biggest change does not have tax implications. In a statement given to Reuters, takeaway is that being perceived as very unattractive may not Facebook played down the importance of the terms of service change, incur an income penalty at all. The researchers drew on a longitu- saying it plans to make the privacy controls and settings that Europe dinal study of 20,000 young Americans, interviewed at home at will get under GDPR available to the rest of the world. “We apply the age 16 and then on three more occasions up to the age of 29. Each same privacy protections everywhere, regardless of whether your agree- time the interviewer rated the person’s physical attractiveness, ment is with Facebook Inc or Facebook Ireland,” the company said. from very unattractive to very attractive. While previous research Earlier this month, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told often collapses below-average scores into one category, this re- Reuters in an interview that his company would apply the EU law search treated them separately, which turns out to be important. globally “in spirit,” but stopped short of committing to it as the stan- Kanazawa and Still wanted to see whether the participants’ gross Nissan Motor Co’s premium brand Infiniti plans to at least triple sales interview in Beijing. China’s pre- dard for the social network across the world. In practice, the change earnings at 29 were associated with their physical attractiveness in China within the next five years by making four additional car models mium car market, which Krueger means the 1.5 billion affected users will not be able to file complaints with Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner or in Irish courts. Instead at that or any previous age. Overall, there was a positive associ- locally and shifting to more of an electrified offering - a fast-emerging said generated about 2.5 million market in China. That means Infiniti will aim to boost sales in the vehicle sales last year, is growing they will be governed by more lenient U.S. privacy laws, said Michael ation between attractiveness and earnings. But there was an anom- Veale, a technology policy researcher at University College London. aly: very unattractive participants kept bucking the trend. world’s biggest auto market to roughly 150,000 vehicles a year, up from fast but accounts for less than 10 48,000 last year, the brand’s global chief Roland Krueger said in an percent of the country’s. (CNN) FRIDAY .APRIL 20, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES Steven Spielberg becomes first director to gross over $10 billion After the success of xXx: The Return (Rs 65,000 of Xander Cage, Vin Diesel is set to begin shooting for the fourth film. But will Deepika Padukone return to the crore) franchise as originally planned? teven Spielberg, who most re The rights to Vin Diesel’s xXx fran- announced a fourth film with a re- cently directed Ready Player chise have been scooped up by H turning cast and crew. Directed by One and The Post, has become Collective and the production com- DJ Caruso, the third xXx movie - pany wants to capitalise on xXx: the second in the action-adventure the first director in history whose The Return of Xander Cage’s sub- series to star Vin Diesel as extreme stantial China box office and push sports enthusiast-turned-spy films have made over $10 billion for a new film to begin shooting in Xander Cage - had grossed over worldwide. That’s Rs 65,000 crore. December. Deepika Padukone $300 million worldwide. The film- made her Hollywood debut with had Deepika Padukone as the the film. According to Variety, Vin film’s lead, Serena Unger. The re- Diesel and the H Collective made port adds that Caruso will return a joint announcement on Tuesday. to direct the fourth film, and he “During my time at Paramount I had previously announced that he was lucky to be involved in the would like to bring back the inter- development and distribution of national cast of xXx 3. Replying xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” the to a fan’s question if Deepika will CEO of H Collective said. Para- return, Caruso had said, “Oh yes.” mount Pictures had previously (Hindustan Times)

'Bhavesh Joshi Superhero' starring Three-time Oscar winning film- chise and a remake of West Side Harshvardhan maker Steven Spielberg has creat- Story, is jumping into the world of ed history by becoming the first DC Comics as he is all set to pro- Kapoor is here director whose films have grossed duce the adaptation of Blackhawk. over $10 billion worldwide. E! “It was wonderful working with with quirky Online quoted Box Office Mojo the team at Warner Bros. to bring that with a global total of $475.1 Ready Player One to the screen,” posters! million, his latest film Ready Player Spielberg said in a statement, as One has helped the 71-year-old reported by Entertainment Week- fair my face is in there somewhere. achieve this milestone. The Lord ly. “They bring a blend of passion #MoCapWhilePregnant,” she said of the Rings filmmaker, Peter Jack- and professionalism to everything in another tweet. The Russo broth- son, and Transformers’ Michael they do and have a tremendous ers have also confirmed that Irish Bay are the next two highest gross- history in this genre. I am excited actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor is por- ing directors. Spielberg, whose to reunite with them on Black- traying the villain, Ebony Maw, next two movies are the fifth in- hawk,” he said. while Terry Notary, known for stallment of the Indiana Jones fran- (Hindustan Times) films such as Planet of the Apes trilogy and Kong: The Skull Island, is playing Cull Obsidian. The ac- tor behind Corvus Glaive, the fourth member of the Black Order and husband of Proxima Midnight Aamir Khan on as per the comics, is yet to be re- vealed. Avengers: Infinity War stars Robert Downey Jr, Josh Thugs Of Brolin, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Jo- hansson, Jeremy Renner (?), Sam- The Leftovers actor Carrie Coon an interview with British magazine torted sun and is coated in an in- uel L Jackson, Chris Pratt, Zoe Hindostan role: has been revealed as the voice be- Radio Times. “Carrie Coon is Prox- credibly deadly toxin. Coon also Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Eros international and Phantom hind Proxima Midnight, a member ima Midnight and you may know shared the news on Twitter, say- Cooper, Vin Diesel, Don Cheadle, Pictures are all set to present Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Vikramaditya Motwane directori- of villain Thanos’ Black Order her from season three of Fargo or ing she had performed facial mo- which will be making an appear- the Leftovers,” Joe Russo had tion capture for the role while she Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, He can sell his al 'Bhavesh Joshi Superhero' star- Tom Holland, Benedict Cumber- ance in upcoming Avengers: Infin- said. Proxima Midnight is the only was pregnant. “It’s true! My voice ring Harshvardhan Kapoor. Re- batch, Paul Rudd (?) and Tom Hid- leasing on 25th May, the vigilante ity War. The news of Coon’s role female member of the Black Or- and a dazzle of gifted animators was shared by Infinity War direc- der. She is armed with a spear that have teamed up to play Proxima dleston. drama has been creating the right (Tribune) mother out noise ever since its announcement. tor duo Joe and Anthony Russo in possesses the power of a time-dis- Midnight,” Coon tweeted. “To be The interesting posters are sure to elevate the excitement even further. Featuring Harshvardhan Kapoor as a masked man in an intriguing Govinda and Varun fashion, the posters stir the curi- osity of the audience. Bhavesh Joshi Superhero is the story of one young man's quest for revenge, and Sharma starrer the discovery that he's destined for much bigger things. The film prom- ises some intense action and well- 'FryDay' second crafted hand combat fights, which have been designed by an interna- tional crew, and is shot at some poster OUT Now! never before seen locations in and around Mumbai. It has music by Amit Trivedi and lyrics by Amita- Director Abhishek Dogra is all set for his next venture FryDay, slated to bh Bhattacharya, who have release on 25th May 2018 starring our all time favorite entertainer Govinda worked with Motwane on his ear- alongside Varun Sharma. With this quirky poster coming in, the audi- lier films Lootera and Udaan. Pre- ence can't wait to watch the 'dhamaakedar jodi' this summer! Presented sented by Eros International & by Inbox Pictures Pvt Ltd, Produced by Sajid Qureshi, the film Fry Day For anyone who has grown fond “But [the character] is a very en- Phantom, Bhavesh Joshi Superhe- is directed by Abhishek Dogra. of Aamir Khan and his wholesome tertaining guy. So it’s a very en- ro is directed. (Santa Banta) choice of characters that he plays tertaining kind of a film. No mes- in movies, we may have a news sage this time. Just have a good you wouldn’t like. The actor is time,” he added. Thugs of Hin- breaking the type and will now be dostan also stars Amitabh Bach- Kapil Sharma is off on another break seen as a conniving criminal in his chan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana next, Thugs Of Hindostan. Shaikh. It is directed by Vijay now, but he’ll return to entertain you soon In an interview to South Chi- Krishna Acharya of Dangal. na Morning Post, the actor said Aamir’s last film, Dangal was a Controversies surrounding his citing projects which I will talk drawing bad press when an audio that his character in the film isn’t massive hit in China and the most temperament, love life and uncer- about soon,” Kapil told IANS in call in which he is heard hurling someone you could trust. “Thugs successful film ever made in India. tainty around his show have en- an e-mail interview when asked abuses at a journalist, was made of Hindostan is a big action-adven- It earned Rs 1,700 in China itself. gulfed ‘comedy king’ Kapil Shar- about the reason behind his ab- public. Many of his fans were ture film. There’s no message in There were reports doing the ma. But he says his work will al- sence from the small screen so shocked to see this side of their that. I am playing a character who rounds that Aamir has come on ways be his motivation and he will abruptly. “The reality right now favourite entertainer. Last year, cannot be trusted at all – [so it’s board for Mogul and Osho. “There bounce back soon after he takes is that I have worked very hard Kapil had a mid-air fight with his the] very opposite of Dangal … are many speculations about some “me time” to recuperate. “I and I love what I do. I just need colleague, comedian Sunil Grover. He’s a very slippery character. He Aamir Khan doing numerous think I need some me time and need some time off and I promise you The fight led to a widely talked has no scruples at all – for money projects, but currently he is doing to recuperate. I’ve been working that I will be entertaining you again, about controversy, after which he can sell his mother out. He’s only Thugs Of Hindostan. He has too hard for too long. There is a lot as that is what I thrive on,” he add- they parted ways professionally like that,” he said about the role. not signed any other project. in the pipeline and lot of new ex- ed. Kapil made headlines recently from Comedy Nights.

In a first, director Rajkumar Hirani will release the first look at his surprised to see Ranbir’s transfor- Kapoor and Anushka Sharma will upcoming biopic on Sanjay Dutt before an IPL 2018 match on April 24. mation,” a source told the website. also be a part of the film. The film According to a Times Now report, a teaser will be shown before the The yet untitled movie will see was earlier scheduled to release in match on the Cricket Live, the pre-show, on Star Sports. The report also Ranbir portray the role of Dutt, December but the last official word read that the makers are looking to launch the trailer to the gathered Dia Mirza as Maanyata Dutt, was that the release date had been cricket fans at the Wankhede Stadium. The match will be played be- Sanjay’s current wife, while Kar- set for June 29. However, without tween Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The trailer launch will ishma Tanna and Vicky Kaushal a single official released, it remains likely be preceded by a chat between Dutt, the film’s lead, Ranbir Kapoor will be seen in supporting roles. to be seen if the filmmakers will and director Hirani. “The 30-minute chat will be moderated by Hirani. Manisha Koirala will play Nargis meet the deadline. Ranbir has been While Ranbir will talk about slipping into the character and the challeng- Dutt while Paresh Rawal essays quite excited about his new es they faced while shooting, Sanjay will speak about how he was the role of Sunil Dutt. Sonam project. (Santa Banta) FRIDAY .APRIL 20, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES Sergio Garcia moving on from Masters disappointment at Texas Open

Sergio Garcia is refusing to dwell should have, but it's one of those on his Masters disappointment things." Garcia had posted three ahead of his return to competitive consecutive top-10 finishes on the action at the Valero Texas Open. PGA Tour before his early exit at The Spaniard missed the cut after Augusta, with the 38-year-old fo- posting rounds of 81 and 78 at cused on building on his otherwise Augusta, with the 2017 champion strong start to 2018 when he plays putting five balls in the water on at TPC San Antonio. "You've just his way to taking 13 shots at the got to deal with it (his Masters Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says City is one club that can continue they battle for a top-four finish par-five 15th hole during the open- missed cut) and put it behind and Premier League champions to dominate, to win, not only in and an FA Cup final place. The ing round. When asked how long it keep going forward," Garcia add- Former England batsman Ed Smith liss, will remain on the selection Manchester City could become the England but also to fight for the Blues travel to in-form Burnley on is set to become the ECB's new panel. ECB director of cricket An- took him to get over his horror hole, ed. "The Masters, it's massive, it's dominant force in English football. Champions League. They have the Thursday, live on Sky Sports Pre- Garcia said: "Probably as soon as very important, but it's one week senior selector, Sky Sports News drew Strauss told Sky Sports last City were crowned champions possibility to do this in this mo- mier League, where victory will understands. Smith, who played month that the Ashes defeat to we finished Friday afternoon. It and you can't let one week ruin with five games to spare and Con- ment. "They are a very strong close the gap on fourth-placed was pretty much forgotten and our your whole year. "It (the 15th hole) for Kent and Middlesex, will re- Australia is not behind the shake- te says the manner of their "in- club, they have an squad with great Tottenham to five points, and place head selector James Whitak- up of the England selection pro- week was over and that's what it is one of those things that hap- credible" league success suggests quality, great players. And they three days later they play is. "I think at the end of the day pens and it's happened to me be- er and lead a team of around 12 cess they are capable of competing for want to invest, to improve the sit- Southampton in the FA Cup semi- scouts who will monitor the form The changes, driven by ECB you've got to realise that some- fore and probably will happen further silverware in both England uation. "There are a lot of things in finals. "We have to try and finish times it happens, sometimes it goes again in the future. That's the na- of county cricketers up and down director of cricket Andrew Strauss, and Europe. "They have dominat- the right place." Manchester City this season in the best possible the country. Angus Fraser and are part of the biggest overhaul of the wrong way and without doing ture of golf and there at Augusta it ed this season and I think it is right is one club that can continue to way," said Conte. "It is not right much wrong it can happen. But can happen, so it is what it is. "I Mick Newell will be leaving the England's scouting network in to give the compliment," said Con- dominate, to win, not only in En- to look at the future because we selection panel to continue their years. It was reported last month you learn from it and you move guess at the end of the day I'm ex- te. "This league is not simple, it is gland but also to fight for the are struggling. We need to finish in forward and try to be better. "Ob- cited to come here and keep play- roles as directors of cricket at Mid- that Warwickshire's director of very tough to win. But in the way Champions League. the best possible position in the dlesex and Nottinghamshire re- cricket Ashley Giles had turned viously I was trying to hit the right ing well, like I've been playing pret- they did this, it was incredible. Antonio Conte league and reach the final of the FA shots throughout the process and ty much all year and see if we can spectively. down the chance to become the "They did a great job this season, Conte is focused on the Cup." England's head coach, Trevor Bay- new senior selector. unfortunately the result didn't want get on a good run." on and off the pitch. "Manchester present with Chelsea, however, as (Sky Sport) to come out the way maybe it (BBC Sport) Bellew vs Haye 2: Lenroy Thomas K en D oh er ty loses to defends Commonwealth heavyweight M atth ew S teven s in title against Joe Joyce at The O2 W or ld C h a m p ion sh ip Joe Joyce will challenge Lenroy Thomas for the Commonwealth heavyweight title in only his fourth fin a l qu a lifyin g fight on the undercard for Tony Bellew's rematch with David Haye. The former Team GB fight- er continues his swift progress in the professional ranks by taking on the experienced champion on a packed bill for Bellew-Haye II at The O2 on May 5, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Joyce needed just 38 seconds to stop Donnie Palmer, his third successive knock- out, but is taking a big step up in class against Thomas, who claimed the vacant belt with a points win Former World Championship win- over David Allen in Sheffield last ner Ken Doherty missed out on a May. The Jamaican's rematch with Crucible return when he lost to Allen ended in a technical draw Matthew Stevens in the final qual- after the Doncaster man sustained ifying round on Wednesday. a fight-ending cut in the first round The 1997 champion was beat- last month and he returns to Brit- en 10-2 by Stevens at the English ain for a battle with Joyce. At the Institute of Sport in Sheffield. age of 32, Joyce is being fast- Welsh cueman Stevens, who has tracked to his first title fight, and twice lost in world finals, led 7-2 only joined the paid ranks last year overnight and swiftly wrapped up after gaining a silver medal at the victory over the 48-year-old Irish- 2016 Rio Olympics. man. "I think a lot of people would (BBC Sport) have liked to have seen us both there," Doherty said. "There were from Nuneaton, earned a Crucible dream for all the players. "I'm just a few players you wouldn't like to debut with a 10-1 win against Chi- a normal person and it just shows play in that last match and he was na's Tian Pengfei. The tournament that if you put the hard work in definitely one, because of his ped- draw takes place on Thursday anyone can do well in sport, if you igree, his class and his experience. morning. Wakelin, who practises really put your mind to it. "I feel Dream Walker and Top Notch "I just said to him, 'There's a lot of every week with reigning world really good going into the tourna- players in that top 16 that won't champion Mark Selby, said of his ment. I've got a lot of confidence want to draw Matthew Stevens in breakthrough victory: "I played and hopefully I can put on a good Tonto join Jarlath Fahey the first round'." Chris Wakelin, really well. It was amazing, it's a performance." (Sky Sport) Two of Brian Ellison's stable stalwarts, Dream Walker and Top Notch Tonto, have moved to Ireland to be trained by Mark Cavendish set for cycling Jarlath Fahey. Dream Walker has enjoyed his two most lu- crative victories to date in Ireland, landing the "Ahonoora" Handicap at the Galway Festival in each of the last two return at Tour de Yorkshire years. Top Notch Tonto, a Group Three winner in his pomp and runner-up in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot in 2013, has also run well in Ireland and owner Keith Brown hopes a change of scenery will reignite both horses as they enter the twilight of their careers. He said: "Top Notch and Dream Walker both love it out in Ireland. "They're not get- ting any younger so it makes sense to see how they get on over there. "Jarlath is a very good trainer and I'm sure he'll do a great job with them." Brown is still adjusting to life without Orewa, who had to be put down after suffering an injury. The four-year-old son of Helmet hit the jackpot dur- ing his juvenile campaign when he earned connections 148,000 euros in the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes. Brown said: "Orewa picked up a nail on a back hoof and chipped a piece of the pedal bone. We went to the ends of the earth to get him right, but we just couldn't get him sound. "It's been an awful time. He was such a high-class horse for us, but we've got to move on and look forward Mark Cavendish is close to fitness again and is targeting an appearance at the Tour de Yorkshire in May. with lots of positive thoughts for the season ahead." One Cavendish has not raced since crashing in the final stages of Milan-San Remo last month when he broke a rib horse Brown is looking forward to seeing in action is the and sustained an ankle injury. The 34-year-old Isle of Man rider subsequently missed the Commonwealth Ellison-trained King Billy, a two-year-old by Zoffany. He Games on the Gold Coast in Australia. But Cavendish will race in Yorkshire from May 3-6 and step up his added: "He is a lovely young horse who is very precocious. preparation for this year's Tour de France, in which he will start within four of matching Eddy Merck's "We think a lot of him and if he does what we think he's record 34 stage wins. "I'm delighted to have recovered sufficiently from my injuries at Milan-San Remo to be capable of, we hope he can become a Royal Ascot horse." back racing sooner than I initially thought, he told the Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka website. (BBC) FRIDAY .APRIL 20. 2018 -Hamal 31, 1397 H.S Vol:X Issue No: 261 Price: Afs.20

The United States will be looking mitted to complete, verifiable and paign, things we are very interest- for support at a meeting on a land- irreversible denuclearisation of ed in are maintaining the pressure, The United State is hopeful of mark treaty banning the spread of North Korea,” U.S. Disarmament meaning enforcing sanctions, en- reaching agreement with Britain, nuclear weapons “to continue to Ambassador Robert Wood told a suring that the North is not able to France and Germany to address put pressure on North Korea to news conference in Geneva ahead get access to funds that help fur- U.S. concerns about the Iran nu- fulfil its obligations”, the U.S. dis- of a two-week conference on the ther clear deal, U.S. disarmament am- armament ambassador said on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty his nuclear and ballistic missile bassador Robert Wood told a news Thursday. (NPT) opening next Monday. programmes,” he added. conference in Geneva on Thurs- “The United States remains com- “In terms of the pressure cam- (Reuters) day. Wood said that the discussions were “intense” ahead of a May 12 deadline, and said the United States had concerns about a failure to address Iran’s ballistic missile programme, 10-year “sunset” Yemeni clauses for limits on Iran’s nuclear programmes, and Iran’s general behaviour in the Middle East. officials: “These issues have to be dealt with. We are hopeful that an agreement can be reached that the President 2 al-Qaida can feel comfortable with,” Wood said. fighters (Reuters) killed in south region

Chinese aircraft have again flown first through the Miyako Strait, to Yemeni tribal leaders say secu- around self-ruled Taiwan in what Taiwan’s northeast, then back to rity forces have killed two sus- China’s air force on Thursday base via the Bashi Channel between pected al-Qaida operatives in called a “sacred mission”, as Tai- Taiwan and the Philippines. Late the country's southern prov- wan denounced its big neighbour on Wednesday, Chinese state me- ince of Abyan. They say the over what it called a policy of mil- dia said the military had also con- Police at the helm of the Philip- two men were killed in a shoot- itary intimidation. Taiwan, claimed ducted live-fire military drills with pine war on drugs were given top Qatari forces participated in the region following the rift. But day that was attended by heads out with security forces in a raid by Beijing as Chinese territory, is helicopters along its southeast posts in the national force on joint military exercises that end- a senior U.S. administration of- of state and government, and of their hideout in the district one of China’s most sensitive is- coast after increasingly stern warn- Thursday, indicating no let-up in a ed in Saudi Arabia this week, in ficial told reporters last month the dispute was not discussed sues and a potential military flash- ings by Beijing for Taiwan to toe of al-Wadiah. The tribal lead- point. China has ramped up mili- the line, though the exercises were brutal crackdown that has caused an apparent sign of some com- that the countries had agreed at the gathering. The Qatari ers spoke on condition of ano- international alarm, and defined promise among U.S.-allied Arab to resume participation in mili- military statement did not pro- tary exercises around Taiwan in the more low key than had been flagged Rodrigo Duterte’s 21-month pres- nymity for fear of reprisals. Al- past year, including flying bomb- in state media. Taiwan’s China pol- states locked in a nearly year- tary exercises, without provid- vide details about the size of Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula idency. The job of national police long dispute. Saudi Arabia, the ing any details. Qatari Armed the Qatari contingent that took ers and other military aircraft icy-making Mainland Affairs chief was given to Oscar Albayal- United Arab Emirates, Bahrain Forces Chief of Staff General part in the Gulf Shield exercis- has long been seen by U.S. of- around the island. In a statement Council said the drills - which it de, a strict disciplinarian who has and Egypt cut diplomatic, trade Ghanem bin Shaheen Al es which ran from March 21 to ficials as the most dangerous on its microblog, the Chinese air described as routine and small scale been in charge of Metro Manila, and transport ties with Qatar Ghanim was present on Mon- April 16. offshoot of the global network force said H-6K bombers had “re- - as well as the Chinese air force where the vast majority of the last June, accusing it of sup- day at a closing ceremony, at- An official from one of the founded by Osama bin Laden. cently” flown a patrol around Tai- fly-by, amounted to “military in- thousands of drugs war killings porting terrorism. Doha denies tended by Saudi King Salman 23 participating countries said Yemen is embroiled in a war wan. “The motherland is in our timidation”. “Our determination to have occurred. He was succeeded that charge and says the boy- and other heads of state, for Qatar sent one ship with nine between Iran-backed Shiite hearts, and the jewelled island is in defend the country’s sovereign dig- as commander of the capital po- rebels, known as Houthis, and the bosom of the motherland,” an nity will never give in to any threat cott is an attempt to impinge the Gulf Shield drills, the Qatari officers to join the drills, and H-6K captain, Zhai Peisong, was or inducement of force,” it said. lice by Camilo Cascolan, the ar- on its sovereignty. The United Armed Forces said in a state- had seven other officers ob- the internationally recognized chitect of the controversial opera- government, which is allied quoted as saying in the statement, China had said the live-fire drills States, which has military bases ment. There was no immediate serving. President Donald using another name for Taiwan. would happen on Wednesday off tional plan of the anti-drug cam- in both Qatar and some of the comment from the Saudi gov- Trump publicly sided with the with a Saudi-led military coali- paign, “Double Barrel”. About tion since March 2015. Al-Qai- “Defending the beautiful rivers and the city of Quanzhou, in between 4,100 people have been killed by countries lined up against it, is ernment media office. Saudis and Emiratis early in the mountains of the motherland is the two groups of islands close to trying to mediate the feud. Qatar did not send a senior crisis but is now pushing for a da and a local Islamic State af- police in the Philippines since July filiate have exploited the chaos sacred mission of air force pilots.” China’s coast but which Taiwan 2016 in what the authorities said Washington said in October it representative to an Arab resolution to restore Gulf unity Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said has controlled since 1949, when was scaling back involvement League summit in the eastern and maintain a united front to expand their reach in the two Chinese H-6K bombers had defeated Nationalist forces fled to were shootouts during anti-narcot- poorest Arab country. ics operations. in some joint military drills in Saudi city of Dhahran on Sun- against Iran. (AFP) flown around the island on the island at the end of the Chi- (AP) Wednesday afternoon, passing nese civil war. 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