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US recog- nizes dan- If the US is failing in supporting Afghan security forces, a new security agreement should be signed with Moscow and the BSA with Washington must be revoked: Wolesi Jirga gers in Syria Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi blamed the government and inter- said Pakistan trained terrorists and Page 5 national community for having no now they are a big threat to the ground op- KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) clear policy to counter terrorism. world. He said Pakistan has been on Saturday asked the government The lawmakers also talked the re- supporting these elements for al- eration and the United States to adopt a cent interview of Pervez Mush- most 40 years now. He said that clear standpoint in fight against arraf, the former president of Pa- Pakistan on one hand has been insurgency in the country. The kistan and said that all the allega- supporting insurgents while on lawmakers said that since Kabul tions by Afghanistan were valid other hand receiving funds from US court and Washington are allies there- as a key Pakistani leaders con- the US, British and China in the throws out fore the US government should fessed that Osama bin Laden and name of counter-terrorism efforts. make its standpoint on fighting Haqqani were Pakistan s heroes. Pakistani leaders have provided Iraqi Kurdish insurgency in the country clear as Pervez Musharraf in his re- several training centers to the mil- Page 9 crude suit, it has been fighting in the country cent interview to a private news itants on its territory to challenge with murky policies. They also channel in Pakistan acknowledged the world s safety, he said. He ism, he underlined. As Kabul and curity forces and augmenting the big issue said the US should support Af- that terrorists such as Osama bin added that militants still remain Washington have inked a Bilateral already weak economy of Afghan- unresolved ghan security forces and train them Laden, the late leader of al-Qaeda, under the thumb of Pakistan. We Security Agreement, Wardak said istan should be the main priori- in order to strengthen them in bat- and Haqqani were once heroes for should summon the US ambassa- that US should fulfill its promis- ties of the US, he said. Our se- tlefield against the insurgents. As Pakistan. He said that Pakistan dor to the Parliament to tell him es made in the document of the curity forces don t have their own insurgency has been ramping up supported religious militancy in to talk to Pakistani leaders and agreement. He furthered that Af- air support. Insurgents still are across the country where even the its own favor and against the So- seek explanations from them. ghan masses suffered a lot at the threatening the world, he said. How Palestin- once relatively peaceful regions are viet troops back in 1979. An MP This is necessary for adopting a hands of insurgents. Eliminating Another MP from Balkh, Maw- ian women getting insecure, the lawmakers from Kabul, Sher Wali Wardak, clear standpoint against terror- terrorism, supporting Afghan se- lavi Abdul Rahman Rahmani, ..P2 Page 8 defy Israel's Talks with occupation Taliban a futile exercise, Memo to says Massoud British PM: he fact-finding commission Page 7 Less talk, has submitted a 200-page more action Treport of its findings to the president into Taliban s occupa- India is all set to share evidence with Beijing indicating that infrastructure and on Syria tion of Kunduz City, the capital training facilities are being provided by ISI to terror outfits in Pakistan. of northern Kunduz province, of- ficials said on Saturday. The high- ndia is hoping to counter Paki dia, it is believed that the two coun- Better mechanism for intelligence level commission, tasked with in- stan-sponsored terror by seek tries can now work together in sharing on terror will also be taken Holders vestigating the fall of Kunduz Iing support from China and taking on terror. The big break- up, the official added. Sources said City, had assured getting to the furnishing evidence that Pakistani through came when the home min- India will give evidence of Pakistani Chelsea, Arse- bottom of security shortcomings, soil is being used to nurture ter- istry gave the long-pending secu- sponsored terror targeting India, KABUL: President s special ad- nal knocked insisting that it findings should be rorists. The threat posed by Pa- rity clearance to Chinese telecom including the recent terror strikes visor for reforms and good gover- Page 11 the start of the government s next kistani terror outfits especially major Huawei to set up a manu- in Gurdaspur Punjab and Jammu nance Ahmad Zia Massoud has out of League steps. On Oct, 10, 2015, Presi- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) backed by facturing unit in Tamil Nadu. This and Kashmir. India is expected to termed peace talks with the Tali- dent Ashraf Ghani appointed the its intelligence wing ISI is likely was done despite reservations ex- share intelligence with China that ban as a useless exercise and an Cup high-level fact-finding commission to be taken up at a counter terror- pressed by intelligence agencies as LeT could orchestrate a terror act opportunity for Pakistan to pro- comprising Amrullah Saleh, a ism dialogue between the two the government under Prime similar to the Mumbai 26\11 at- mote its interests. former head of the National Di- countries in New Delhi next week. Minister Narendra Modi was tack. A detailed analysis of LeT in- Speaking at a gathering here, rectorate of Security, Ghulam Fa- India is all set to share evidence keen to have strong ties with Chi- dicates that its capabilities have Massoud said the conflict in Af- rooq Warak, a former education with Beijing indicating that infra- na. Officials from the Ministry of increased and its activities like re- ghanistan was in the interest of Cashing in on minister, Fazel Karim Aimaq, structure and training facilities are External Affairs and Ministry of cruitment, training and funding con- Pakistan and therefore the neigh- Ayub Rafiqi and Abdullah Mo- being provided by ISI to terror out- Home will be meeting their Chi- tinue in Pakistan. A recent intelli- boring country was fueling insur- the decision to hammadi to investigate the fall of fits in Pakistan. Sources said In- nese counterparts for a joint gence report stated that LeT has gency in Afghanistan. He believed Page 6 Kunduz City to Taliban from all dia will seek cooperation from counter terror dialogue on Novem- revived activities of its sea wing Afghanistan could not serve its angels independently, and submit China to extend its support for ber 4. We are hopeful that China and has set up a jetty near Karachi interests in the presence of a keep US troops in their findings to the government combating the terror threat from will extend support in counter ter- for training its cadres. India is also strong government in Kabul. and people of Afghanistan. Tali- Pakistan. With India setting the ror operations. The agenda for the expected to take up the issue of Pakistan would be pleased Afghanistan ban captured the strategic ..P2 stage for opening up relations with talks is being prepared after get- terror camps operating in Pakistan- with a weak government in Af- China by liberalising its visa pol- ting inputs from central intelli- occupied Kashmir (PoK). This can ghanistan in order to get maximum icy for China and giving security gence agencies but the focus will be of great significance as China has benefits from mineral and water clearances to nearly 20 Chinese be on Pakistan sponsored terror- been involved in several infrastruc- resources of the war-torn coun- MoPH rejects manufacturers to function in In- ism, said a government official. ture projects in PoK. try, he believed. The presidential SIGAR s report advisor said access to information was vital and it was media s re- War on poppy about fake clinics Govt hopes sponsibility to keep the people Editorial P6 HERAT CITY: The Ministry of selection com- updated. At the end, Massoud cultivation Public Health (MoPH) on Satur- gave away appreciation certifi- day rejected a report by the Spe- mittee to start cates to different reporters, in- cial Inspector General for Afghan- cluding Pajhwok Afghan News istan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reporter Mohammad Humayun work soon KABUL: The Afghanistan Invest- percent when compared to last Zaheen. (Pajhwok) about the existence of 21 fake ment Support Agency (AISA) on year s $17 million, he said, adding Bridal health clinics in western Herat KABUL: The Presidential Palace province. Dr. Wahid Majroh, the on Saturday said the selection com- Saturday said investments have that the services sector invest- Couture Week ministry s International Relations mittee, a proposed body to nomi- declined in provinces, but in- ments stood at $199 million this Wolesi Jirga Page 10 Department head, told Pajhwok nate members of the two electoral creased by a 10 percent in central year against last year s $220 mil- soon to be Afghan News the SIGAR report bodies, was yet to embark on its capital Kabul. According to AISA, lion. Haqjo said there was 89 per- rejects senior back was baseless and untrue. SI- work due to the delayed introduc- more than $610 million were in- cent decline in investments in Nan- GAR in its recent report has men- tion of representatives by civil vested in Afghanistan during the garhar, 83 percent in Herat, 82 per- economic adviser tioned the existence of 21 fake clin- society and the human rights com- first nine months of 2014, com- cent in Kunduz, 59 percent in ics in Herat and has said the US mission. pared to around $450 million dur- Khost and 52 percent in Helmand. office formation government has no clue where the At the end of August, the Elec- ing the same period in 2015. The But, he said, the investments wit- Afghan conflict funds it provided for these facili- toral Reform Commission (ERC) figures show around 26 percent nessed an increase in Kabul, link- AT News Report ties had gone. Majroh said the re- following discussions with differ- decrease in investments in the ing the decline in provinces to lack and upcoming port was a conspiracy against the ent segments of society submitted country. of political and economic stabili- KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga reject- Page 2 winter compli- Afghan Public Health Ministry, its set of 10 suggestions regarding Qurban Haqjo, AISA head, ty, insecurity, departure of foreign ed the presidential decree on for- saying the SIGAR should have electoral reforms to the govern- told journalists in Kabul this year forces, capital flight, lack of in- mation of the senior economic cate earth- discussed the matter with the the least investments took place frastructure, long-term loans for adviser office as an independent MoPH before disturbing the mind ment. quake relief The president approved sev- in construction, industry, agricul- investors and administrative cor- body. Based on phrase four and of masses. He said the content of article 90 of the constitution Cre- SIGAR s report was confusing as en of the suggestions and tasked ture and services sectors. He said ruption. it failed to identify whether its the panel to find ways for imple- the construction sector saw a 58 Major reasons that hamper ation, modification and or abroga- target was the infrastructure, per- mentation of the other three sug- percent decline in investments. economic development are the lack tion of administrative units is the 1500 families flee sonnel or locations of the hospi- gestions. Formation of the pro- Last year investments worth $200 of a clear vision for future by the National Assembly s duty. The tals. He said the report was pub- posed seven-member selection million had taken place against $83 unity government and political lawmakers rejected President after Taliban s lished at a time when the US was committee is one of the ERC sug- million so far this year, he said. and economic instability, he said, Muhammad Ashraf Ghani s de- capture of preparing for next year s presi- gestions and the committee would He said the industry sector had adding that investors were ready cree regarding formation of the Page 3 dential election and it had links be responsible to introduce fresh also recorded a 25 percent de- for investments but graft, lack of senior economic adviser office Darqad with the struggle of power there. faces as members of the election crease. The investments in the ag- electricity and security dissuaded chaired by the former finance min- (Pajhwok) bodies. riculture sector decreased by 14 them. (Pajhwok) ister Hazrat Omer Zakhilwal.

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SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Co n flict an d upco m in g w in ter co m plicate earthquake relief KABUL: An Afghan family who We were huddled like sheep city of Iran. She said many illegal young son was shot dead and the mind and return back to Kabul. returned to Kabul from Turkish into a container and taken to Khoy migrants died in the caves due to second was wounded by uniden- We surrendered to Iranian borders after succumbing to hard- police who mistreated us, saying ships during their journey to Eu- that we Afghans are going to Eu- rope has urged Afghans not to put rope for money. As I showed my their lives in danger by going to sick daughter to them, they be- Europe through illegal ways. lieved me and took us back to the Recently tens of thousands of hospital, she said, adding after Afghans in droves left for Europe the treatment of their daughter, especially Germany through ille- they directly returned to Afghan- gal ways, but some ended up sink- istan. ing in seawaters between Turkey They returned to their coun- and Greece and others facing nu- try because they lost everything merous hardships on their way. they had in Iran and had no mon- Mohammad Ibrahim Taqad- ey to live on in Iran, she said. dosi, a resident of Neili, the pro- She said human traffickers vincial capital of central Dikundi killed male members of families in province, told Pajhwok Afghan bordering areas and took hostage everal districts near the ep reported heavy fighting around the New he wanted to reach Germa- their women. She said a family icentre of a 7.5-magnitude city on Tuesday evening. Despite ny along with his wife and two who were their relatives including earthquake in Afghanistan the potential for disruption due to children but faced several prob- the mother, four daughters and a are contested by govern- the Taliban presence, the head of lems on the way and finally son, started their journey from ment forces and Taliban insurgents, the National Disaster Management changed his mind in border areas Iran to Europe 20 days ago, but complicating relief to some of those Authority s provincial office in of Turkey and returned to Kabul. since they had been missing. affected by Monday s quake. Badakhshan, Abdul Humayoon The 47-year-old said he had In her message to the people War casualties in northern Af- Dehqan, told UN officials his been in Tehran with his family, of Afghanistan, she said it is ghanistan have been rising sharply teams were reaching the hardest- but a month ago, he contacted meaningless to put ourselves in as government forces battle to halt hit areas near the epicentre in Jurm some human traffickers and start- danger for going to Europe and face the Taliban s expanding reach, es- district. However, the Associated ed the trip to Europe. city of Iran near the border with no access to enough food and wa- tified gunmen in the bordering such problems on the way. Don t pecially around the city of Kun- Press news agency quoted Dehqan We had a happy life in Te- Turkey. It was difficult for us to ter. She saw a dead body lying in area. While quoting the woman, be misled; going to foreign coun- duz. But Badakhshan Province, in as saying that some districts in hran and there was no need to breath in the container, he said. front of one cave. Some other she said, her two daughters and tries has no value to be dishon- Afghanistan s far northeast, hard- Badakhshan remain under Taliban leave for Europe, but I started the He started regretting the trip to women told her that there were the daughter-in-law had been ored for. est hit by the earthquake, has also control and we don t know how trip only for my three-year-old Europe after seeing women and other dead bodies also. They spent missing for more than 10 days but My sister who lives in Ger- been the scene of fierce recent fight- we will be able to help people in disabled child whose treatment children in great trouble. two days in the caves and they she could not find them and now many told me the situation of Af- ing. those areas. Janu Rao, country was impossible in Iran, he said, We paid all of the money we were about to suffocate due to bad she was attending her injured son ghans there saying the people who Abdullah Najay Nazari, pro- director of Concern Worldwide s calling the trip a bitter experience had to the smugglers in order to smell. Their daughter developed in the hospital. In the same hos- came to the country are living in vincial council chief for Badakhs- Afghanistan programmes, told of his life and a big mistake. reach Europe for the treatment of difficulty in breathing and this pital, there was another dead body barren areas without food. They han, said the presence of Taliban IRIN that 19 out of Badakhshan s In addition to other expenses, our daughter, but we were un- forced them to take her to Imam of an Afghan whose wife was also only eat leftover food from Ger- insurgents created problems for the 28 districts were affected, with he paid nearly 200,000 afghanis aware that it was a mistake to take Hassan Mujtaba hospital in Khoy missing in the bordering areas. In man people and wear their old relief effort. 2,700 homes or shelters partially to the human traffickers who took the illegal route, wife of Taqad- city where they saw some Afghans Khoy City, the smugglers told me cloths. "In the districts of Yamgan and or completely damaged. In Takhar them to Turkey borders. dosi said, while holding her three- who had fallen sick in the same that they would first take me to The couple asked the Afghan Warduj, and in parts of Jurm Dis- Province, eight of 17 districts were They conveniently travelled year-old daughter in her lap. caves. She met an old Afghan Turkey and then my husband. At government to improve security trict, no help has been given to affected, and more than 450 homes up to Urmia, the northwestern Recalling their journey, she woman, Hajja, who was trying to the beginning we agreed, but later and living condition of the people people," he told IRIN. "The gov- or shelters damaged. He cautioned city of Iran near the Turkish bor- said the traffickers kept people in cross the Turkish-Iran border I realised such a decision could be in order they were not compelled ernment says help will be dis- that this preliminary assessment der, but after that they faced a lot caves for several days before they with two sons, as many daugh- a fatal mistake, she said. Then to leave their motherland for oth- patched after an assessment, but by the NGO and its partners was of difficulties. could enter Turkey from Khoy ters and a daughter-in-law, but her the couple decided to change their er countries. (Pajhwok) how can the government send sur- liable to change. Before the snow vey teams into areas where the comes Confirming the fears of Taliban are? These are areas where Hettiarachchi at Christian Aid, Rao Fact-finding Afghan national allegedly responsible for over people suffered, and we also wor- said the onset of winter was likely ry because of the cold weather. to make relief efforts more diffi- Warduj was taken by Taliban cult. With temperatures having panel 1,0 0 0 lives in 19 79 arrested in Holland, HRW says fighters as recently as 1 October fallen to below freezing in the past According to Human Rights la, in Kunar province, the report Alamyar and other war crimes justice. and is still under the control of five days, resources such as tents submits . . . . Watch (HRW) security officials states, adding that according to the suspects like him will never be The Netherlands has been one anti-government elements , ac- that would normally be deployed have arrested an Afghan who or- Afghanistan Justice Project, as the out of the reach of justice. of the leading countries to proac- cording to a document listing dis- are no longer suitable in meeting ..P2 city on Sept. 28 and ruled for dered the killing more than 1,000 remaining villagers watched, HRW says thousands of kill- tively implement universal juris- tricts captured by militants, the needs of vulnerable people af- three days before they were grad- people in eastern Kunar province Alamyar s forces then bulldozed ings and systematic torture have diction, an international law prin- shown to IRIN by a Western aid fected by the quake. Winter ually driven by Afghan security of Afghanistan in the year 1979. the bodies into a trench. Many taken place during the Afghan ciple that allows the courts of one official. Three other districts in weather conditions also mean that forces. According to local officials, A report published by HRW were only wounded and buried wars. It s rare when victims of country to prosecute grave inter- Badakhshan have fallen to the Tal- the construction or reconstruction 166 civilians have been killed and on Friday states that Sadeq Alam- alive. The mass grave is still vis- 36-year-old crimes get their day national crimes even if they were iban since June, including Yamgan, of more permanent shelters is also 1300 others wounded during the yar was arrested in the southern ible in Karala. The incident has in court. In Afghanistan s wars, committed abroad, by foreigners and although they have since been no longer a viable option. In neigh- two weeks of clashes which also Holland city of Rotterdam on been described in media accounts there have been thousands of kill- and against foreigners. With its recaptured, security experts note bouring Pakistan, the army has tak- displaced more than 20,000 fami- October 27, 2015 on charges of and documented by human rights ings, systematic torture, rapes, specialized war crimes unit, the that the Taliban often dominates en the lead in earthquake response. lies. ordering one of the most horrific organizations, but no one has ever and a litany of other war crimes Dutch have dedicated significant villages and valleys while Afghan Army Spokesman Lt General Asim The commission on Saturday crimes of the early years of Af- been held accountable for the and grievous human rights abus- resources to ensuring the country government forces control the dis- Bajwal s Twitter feed was a list of said it had honestly and accurate- ghanistan s long wars. atrocity, states the report. es. Many Afghans have called for does not become a safe haven for trict centres. military relief efforts, including ly completed its investigation and If the case goes to trial, survi- In announcing Alamyar s ar- accountability, but few perpetra- war criminals. Since the earthquake, Afghan dispatching emergency supplies by submitted its 200-page report on vors and witnesses are expected rest, the Dutch Public Prosecu- tors have ever faced justice. Hu- In 2005, Dutch convicted two authorities have recorded 115 road and air, clearing landslides and Oct.29, 2015 to the National Se- to recount how on April 20, 1979, tor s Office has called for wit- man Rights Watch has document- former officials of Afghanistan s deaths, while at least 248 fatalities sending medical teams to hard-hit curity Council which would hand troops of the 444th Commando nesses to the massacre to come ed similar cases over the years, then intelligence agency, Khad, for have been confirmed in neighbour- regions. In Afghanistan, the mili- over the report to President Ashraf Force of the Afghan Army, which forward. Those who have done so and Alamyar s prosecution would torture and since then they have ing Pakistan. Those numbers, as tary showed little sign of heavy Ghani. The panel head, Amrullah Alamyar commanded, shot more have already sent a clear message give hope to victims everywhere been serving a lengthy prison well as the figure of more than involvement in relief efforts, but Saleh, said on his facebook page than 1,000 men and boys in Kara- from beyond Karala s mass grave: that they too might one day see term. (KP) 2,000 injuries, are expected to rise the earthquake did not halt a pre- that the National Security Coun- as remote parts of the Hindu Kush planned operation against the Tal- cil carefully listened to remarks mountains are reached in the com- iban. of the panel members and asked ing days. An Afghan army officer, Su- questions from them. The Taliban released a state- laiman Shah, told IRIN that gov- It was decided at the last ment telling charitable organisa- ernment forces were involved in moments of the meeting that the tions to not hold back in providing heavy fighting to take back Kun- organizations and government de- shelter, food and medical supplies duz Province s Dashti Arche dis- partments concerned should be to the victims of this earthquake . trict, which the Taliban captured given time to study the report. Yet, aid agencies have been target- in June. Both sides are using The president once again insisted ed previously in areas where the heavy weapons, Haji Bashir, a that the findings should be confi- Taliban operate, including the local tribal elder, told IRIN. Two dential and that the commission World Food Programme, which mortars have landed inside a home, should serve as a role model from temporarily suspended food deliv- injuring three children and a wom- independence and work perspec- ery operations in Badakhshan an. Civilian casualties have risen tives, he said. Province in September after five sharply in Afghanistan this year, According to Saleh, the pres- of its trucks and staff disappeared particularly in the past two ident promised to the commission overnight on their way back from months, as a resurgent Taliban tries that the government would take making a delivery (the drivers were to tighten its grip on areas beyond all steps needed to implement The team triumphed in both formats on their second visit to Zimbabwe. later released). From a more ex- its rural southern strongholds. ideas and suggestions given by the delegation. (Pajhwok) Paulami Chakraborty born national team got a call from They had visited Zimbabwe before, ton Chigumbura decided to field treme anti- infidel position, the The civilian toll this year is neighbours Pakistan to play in the in 2014. It was their first series first. Afghanistan put up 245 for 9 Taliban is seen to have eased its projected to equal or exceed the While most cricket lovers were second tier of Pakistani domestic against a full member of ICC. The on a batting-friendly pitch. Dawlat stance towards international record high numbers documented cricket. Of the five matches played series was drawn. Though the 2015 again bowled a magical spell of 4 for NGOs in recent years. Still, Ma- in 2014 , said a report by the UN following the engaging series be- tween giants India and South Af- there, they lost three but drew two, series started with a win over the 22 in his 8 overs and Zimbabwe were dara Hettiarachchi, head of human- Assistance Mission in Afghani- leaving a bleak ray of hope. Though Zimbabwe Chairman s XI, Afghan- all out for 172. Afghanistan regis- itarian programmes for Asia and stan, which said 1,592 people rica, another Asian country not as big a name as India registered their first win came in the year 2003, istan lost their first match against tered a huge 73-run win and lifted a the Middle East at Christian Aid, were killed and 3,329 injured in the the most significant one in the early the main Zimbabwean team. The trophy against a full member nation told IRIN that access to vulnera- six months to June. The report was a groundbreaking win that elevat- ed their cricket to another days was the one against a Mike hosts bowled them out for a mere for the very first time. Bear in mind, ble families could be hampered due released on 5 August, days before 122, with 25 being the highest score this was the same Zimbabwe side to security concerns, since the the Taliban launched assaults on level. Afghanistan continued their Gatting-led Marylebone Cricket fairytale rise by winning the One- Club (MCC) team, whom they de- by an Afghan batsman. Zimbabwe- that had beaten New Zealand in an earthquake and conflict-affected the northern provinces of Bada- feated in the Middle East Cup 2006 an debutant Wellington Masakadza ODI mere months prior, and had areas overlap. khshan, Takhar and Kunduz. Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) at Mumbai, where former England (Hamilton s brother) took four cru- nearly upset India as well. The tour We are still closely monitor- The number of people killed continued with the two-match T20 ing the situation, so it is hard to or injured in recent fighting in the series. Zimbabwe, after facing a de- say whether this will be a prob- north is unknown, but a hospital feat at home in the ODIs, set Af- lem, Hettiarachchi told IRIN. that accepts only war-wounded ghanistan 154. Dawlat again chipped There may be potential difficul- people from northern and central ..P1 said that President Ashraf in with 3 for 29. Afghanistan put in ties, but we are hoping to get hu- Afghanistan has seen a dramatic Ghani should not ask Russia for a team effort and picked up the nec- manitarian access through our part- increase in incoming patients. The military support when Kabul has essary runs with five balls and six ners. The potential for overlap is hospital in Kabul, which is run by inked BSA with the US. Howev- wickets remaining to continue their not only restricted to Badakhshan. the Italian medical aid agency er, he said that it is the flawed US winning streak. The final match of In neighbouring Takhar Province, Emergency, has treated 2,640 pa- policy that is pushing Kabul to the tour was the second T20I. This also badly hit by the earthquake, tients this year until the beginning seek military support from Mos- time a desperate Zimbabwe amassed the government has retaken one of October. That s an increase from cow. He added the government 190 runs in their 20, with valiant district recently from the Taliban, 2,402 over the entire course of should ask the US to provide mil- contributions from every batsman. while there are conflicting reports 2014, according to Lucca Radaelli, itary facilities to Afghan security Afghanistan were faced with a huge about (the) status of three more, a programme coordinator for Emer- forces based on BSA agreement. chase, but proved their depth by in- according to the document, which gency. He said that if US was not sup- cluding Usman Ghani and Gulbadin the Western official shared with As suffering has increased porting Afghan security forces, a Naib, both of whom were playing IRIN under condition of anonym- with rising conflict in the north, new security pact should be signed their first matches of the tour. The ity. In all, the document lists 24 humanitarian agencies have been with Russia after revoking BSA duo proved to be the stars of the districts that have been captured forced to halt or scale down activ- with Washington through holding match, scoring 65 and 56 respective- by insurgents since May, includ- ities, making it even harder to bring a Loya Jirga. Salih Muhammad ly. Mohammad Shahzad showed im- ing those retaken by government relief to earthquake-stricken areas. Salih, a member of Internal Secu- mense maturity by constantly ro- forces, and 18 of them are in north- Nazari, the provincial council rity Committee of the Wolesi Jir- series against Zimbabwe, an oppo- skipper Gatting was out for a duck. cial wickets, while the batsmen end- tating strike, unlike his usual style ern Afghanistan. Once considered chief in Badakhshan, demanded ga said that he is worried over cur- The progression continued as they ed the match within 24 overs, with of destructive batting, and provided to be one of the more secure re- urgent action. sition some decades senior to them rent security, political and eco- in international cricket, thereby kept on playing regular overseas 8 wickets still in hand. But the sce- the necessary support to Ghani. gions, the Taliban has been making "I have called the local coun- nomic condition of Afghanistan. tours. Though they did not win most nario took a 180-degree turn as Af- Chasing at 9.63 runs per over, Af- steady gains in the north this year, cils to see if we can provide help continuing to announce themselves We, MPs should use our author- as an emerging talent in the map of of them, the urge of playing kept ghanistan won the next match by 58 ghanistan yet again came out on top and briefly took Kunduz City ear- through them, and the Afghan Red ity to secure Afghanistan from them going till they reached the 2009 runs. Opener Noor Ali Zadran lier this month the first time the Cresent has taken the responsibil- world cricket. Cricket in Afghan- and lifted the T20I trophy with a current dilemma and there is no istan is noted to have started around ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers. scored 60, but Mohammad Nabi clear 2-0 dominance over the hosts. group has held a provincial capital ity to provide help, he told IRIN. need to hold jirgas, he said. Wolesi emerged as the hero, scoring an ex- since it was ousted from govern- We want the government to act the middle of the 19th century, but Their first big achievement in any As ICC World T20 2016 approach- Jirga Speaker, Abdul Rauf Ibrahi- the Afghanistan Cricket Board major ICC event came when they cellent 116. The Afghan bowlers es, Afghanistan have managed yet ment in 2001. fast. People, especially children, mi expressed his deep concerns qualified for the 2010 ICC World then bowled out the home side to An IRIN reporter in Kunduz need help." (IRIN) (ACB) was formed only in the another boost to their confidence and over increasing insecurity in the year 1995. It took them six more Twenty20. Though they failed to draw level in the series. Every bowler their reputation. The team tri- country. He asked the President years to officialise their status as a progress past the group stage, their got a wicket, including debutant umphed in both formats on their Jihadi leaders council urges govt to have a clear foreign policy. He cricket-playing nation, and by remarkable rise was there for all to Rashid Khan, as no Zimbabwean second visit to Zimbabwe. It is spe- said the government should send 2003 they were members of both see. Their morale of the team was batsman was allowed to get past 50. cial indeed, as this was also their first to convene Loya Jirga immediately a draft of its foreign policy to the International Cricket Council lowered as they failed to clear the By the time the fifth match could be ever ODI and T20I series wins away Lower House for approval so that (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council qualifiers to play in ICC Cricket played, the series had taken a dra- against a strong team. It is even more ..P12 traditional Loya Jirga soon. cooperation with the government irresponsible comment could be (ACC). Their path to this stature, World Cup 2011, but they eventu- matic turn. Zimbabwe and Afghani- Convening Loya Jirga is demand have established a committee to avoided in future. He also blamed special as it came at a time when the brought by the Afghan refugees ally made their 50-over World Cup stan won the third and fourth match country lost many innocent lives as of both people of Afghanistan and bring reforms. Ghani for not implementing the hailing from Pakistan, was initial- debut in ICC Cricket World Cup respectively and the series was again the council, said Iqbal Safi, a However, other members of law on National ID cards. He 2015. They could not qualify to the up for grabs for both of them. As- a result of an earthquake. The fable ly banned by the Taliban. Mind- of Afghan cricket continues to en- member of the council. the council said that the govern- called on him him to start issuing sets changed eventually, and the next round, but gave a massive boost ghar Stanikzai had found the team s TOLOnews reported that mem- ment is not interested to work with electronic ID cards as soon as to their reputation by defeating Scot- star batsman in Mohammad chant. charm of the game compelled ev- (Paulami Chakraborty, a singer, ber of the council will soon hold the council. possible. eryone to accept it as a legal sport land in what was possibly the Shahzad, while Dawlat Zadran meeting with President Ashraf Even in some cases the gov- This is worth mentioning the to be played in the nation, and most romantic moment of the tour- seemed to be the bowler who could dancer, artist, and photographer, Ghani to ask him to hold Loya ernment acts against the council, distribution of electronic ID cards Afghan Cricket was born. Amidst nament and running Sri Lanka change the course of the game at any loves the madness of cricket and Jirga without any delay. Members said Dawoud Kalakani, another had already been approved by the distressful situation created by extremely close. Another important stage. The toss for the decider went writes about the game. She can be of the council said that they in member of the council. majority of the lawmakers. the war in Afghanistan, the newly tour awaited the Afghans in 2015. Zimbabwe s way, and skipper El- followed on Twitter at @Polotwitts) 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. SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Earthquake death toll climbs to 118 Access too many of the quake-affected areas remains the most significant disaster response challenge AT News Report to remote areas in eastern Afghan- istan. 20 humanitarian partners have committed to providing hu- KABUL: Death toll from the manitarian assistance, with re- Monday s powerful earthquake ports indicating that humanitari- mounted as the Ministry of Di- an assistance has begun in 19 dis- saster Management Affairs said tricts. It has been assessed that Saturday that the toll have climbed sufficient cash, food and non-food to 118. The Minister for Disaster items (NFIs) are available in the Management Affairs, Wais Barmak eastern region of the country to KUNDUZ CITY: Thirty-six in- told Afghanistan Times on Satur- respond to the needs of some surgents including foreign nation- day the death toll across the coun- als have been killed and a dozen 4,000 families. Additional re- others wounded during an opera- try from the massive earthquake sources will be required to sup- is somewhere between 115 and tion in the Dasht-i-Archi district port an estimated 3,000 families of northern Kunduz province, of- 118. He said that assessment and throughout the winter, and not- relief assistance is in progress in ficials said on Saturday. The dis- withstanding the overall sufficien- trict was fallen to Taliban fighters 70 districts of 13 affected eastern cy of supplies, access difficulties on June, 22, 2015 when the mili- EMERGENCY and northeast provinces. in areas such as Nuristan will in- tants forced their way inside the To address the post-quake variably delay the delivery of district centre, but recently Af- CALLS challenges, we used provincial those supplies. In Takhar prov- ghan forces launched operations stocks and provided people with ince, food, non food items (NFI) to retake the town. During a press foods and shelters in the affected and tents are being provided by conference, the provincial police Police areas, he added. Zafar Hashemi, some three organizations includ- chief, Qaseem Jangal Bagh, said the deputy spokesman for Presi- ing Afghanistan National Disas- Chechen, Uzbek, Tajik and Paki- dent Ashraf Ghani said that 115 ter Management Agency (AND- stani fighters were among 36 mil- 100 - 119 people have been killed, 538 in- MA). Within the health sector, itants killed and a dozen others jured, 7630 houses damaged, 12 the critical trauma and emergency wounded during Friday night op- schools, 17 mosques and 20 of- phase of this disaster has passed erations by Afghan security per- Hospitals fice buildings also damaged by the and the focus has now transitioned sonnel in the district. Two securi- massive earthquake. Provincial to one of managing surgical pa- ty personnel were also killed and FMIC Hospital Council Member for Nangarhar, help more generously. sign of hope, yet the people needs Humanitarian Assistance Program tients and providing psychosocial nine others sustained injuries in Behind Kabul Medical Zabihullah Zemarai, said that re- support to traumatized commu- the clashes, he said. The central Meanwhile Office for the Co- are higher than what the govern- reported that joint assessments, parts of the district are in the con- University: lief items have been distributed ordination of Humanitarian Af- ment and non-government orga- in approximately 30 percent of the nities. With snow already falling trol of security forces, but the gun among the affected people in dif- fairs (UN-OCHA) issued a state- nizations have been doing in terms 120 quake-affected districts, have in parts of Badakhshan province, battle is going on in the remote 0202500200-+93793275595 ferent districts of Nangarhar by ment late last night where the of- of assistance and relief items pro- been completed. 32 humanitarian emergency shelter and winteriza- parts of the district, he added. the concerned government and fice reported that so far 70 dis- vision. There has been an increase partners have been supporting the tion are particularly pressing con- However, the spokesman for non-government organizations, tricts have been identified as worst in the number of houses damaged Provincial Disaster Management cerns. Access too many of the the second brigade of the Afghan Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital however, looking at the needs of hit with houses completely de- as the climbed from 2,460 to Committee-led assessments. The quake-affected areas remains the National Army (ANA) in Kun- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi the affected people, the assistance stroyed in the 13 provinces by 2,504. The government has start- assessments to determine loss of most significant disaster response duz, Maj. Ghulam Hazrat Karimi looked very small. He said the the massive earthquake of Octo- ed distributing cash payments to life and property damage are ex- challenge, so far and once moun- had said on Friday that they com- 070263672 people need more assistance ber 26. This is pertinent to men- those who lost their family mem- pected to continue through the tains are snow-covered and the pletely re-captured the district, therefore the government and hu- tion there has been no increase in bers to the earthquake. Interna- weekend. The Red Crescent Soci- routes are blocked, the relief as- but Taliban had rejected the claim manitarian organizations must the death toll reports, which is a tional Organization for Migration ety takes the lead in reaching out sistance will be hampered. as baseless. (Pajhwok) Khairkhana Hospital 0799-321007 2401352

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Ibn-e- Seena Pul-e-Artan, Kabul 2100359 KUNDUZ CITY: A university student said on Saturday the Tal- Wazir Akbar Khan iban cut off one of his fingers af- Hospital ter arresting him during their oc- Taliban suffer massive cupation of Kunduz City, the cap- 2301741, 2301743 ital of northern Kunduz province. He said the Taliban wanted to death toll in Helmand kill him, but he begged for his life At least 70 Taliban insurgents have mines in the roads but our forces Ali Abad and they sliced off one of his fin- been killed and wounded during the are clearing them and the opera- Shahrara, Kabul gers. Almost one and a half past two weeks as a result of a tion is moving forward," he said. months back, the Taliban overran military operation in Greshk dis- The insurgent presence is now lim- 2100439 Kunduz City and their capture trict in southern Helmand prov- ited to a small town of Konjak in lasted for three days. Afghan forc- ince, local officials said on Satur- Greshk, he added. es, however, cleared the city after day. In addition, four Afghan po- The operation began after the Malalai Maternity weeks of clearing operations. The lice force members were also killed insurgents carried out a coordinat- incident caused causalities to both and seven others wounded. ed attack on Greshk, seizing con- Hospital Taliban and security forces while Greshk district governor Moham- trol of some areas, which were lat- 2201377/ 2301743 civilians also suffered and many mad Fahim Musazai said a num- er re-taken by the forces. developed psychological prob- ber of areas have been retaken from Located in the south, Helmand lems. Abdul Qados, a student of the Taliban during the massive anti- has long been experiencing armed Banks education faculty at Badakhshan insurgent operation in several dis- attacks and suicide bombings by University, was arrested by the tricts. "Insurgents have placed the insurgents. Da Afghanistan Bank insurgents during the capture of Kunduz city. Qados was seized 2100302, 2100303 on his way home. After his cap- ture, the Taliban took him to their Bakhtar Bank leader to decide his fate. The stu- dent said the insurgent leader or- 0776777000 dered his killing and four Taliban took him to a dangerous place. I Azizi Bank told him please don t kill me, I am not a government employee, I mitted any crime and if you prove dus, said his son had no links with 1,300 wounded, 12 government 0799 700900 have a son and I am the son of a that I am ready to be executed. the government or a foreign insti- departments were torched and Pashtany Bank farmer, I would join you if you Subsequently they changed their tution and he was a student at the equipment of 63 others looted want. He said among the Taliban decision but they cut off one of university. Earlier, the deputy during the capture and battle for 2102908, 2103868 one was from Kunduz and a little his fingers at the last moment, he governor of Kunduz had said at regaining control of Kunduz City. merciful. I told him if I had com- said. Rohullah, the father of Qo- least 166 civilians were killed and (Pajhwok) Air Services Taliban blocked Safi Airways Adult cardiac surgery center unveiled at FMIC The operation began after the insurgents carried out a roads to six coordinated attack on Greshk, seizing control of some areas, 020 22 22 222 By Akhtar M.Nikzad Paktia districts which were later re-taken by the forces. KABUL: For the first time an adult AT News Report Ariana cardiac surgery center was inaugu- 020-2100270 rated at French Medicine Institute KABUL: Taliban militants have Serena Hotels wins Big on the for Children (FMIC) in Kabul on been blocked roads leading to at Saturday. Speaking at the ceremo- least six districts of eastern Paktia World Travel Award Forum Kam Air ny, French ambassador to Afghani- province, creating problems to the stan, Jean Michel Marlaud, termed residents, officials said on Satur- 0799974422 that investment in such centers as day. The police chief of Paktia, need of the hour. He said that cur- Zalmay Oryakhel said that secu- Hotels rently scores of Afghan patients go rity forces have launched an oper- for treatment abroad. France and ation to open the roads and push Safi Landmark its private sector partners are com- the militants back as soon as pos- mitted to expand quality healthcare sible. He added that the militants 020-2203131 services to other provinces of Af- attacked security forces from their hideouts, however, the forces ghanistan as well, he said. Minis- SERENA ter of Public Health, Ferozuddin were quick enough in reaction. Feroz, commended FMIC s perfor- Local officials said that Taliban equipments, where both Afghan gioplasties and 163,000 consulta- militants have used explosives to 0799654000 mances and said: Improving health detonate rocks by the side of roads care services is top priority of the and foreign doctors will be per- tions will be conducted in the hos- in Tanga-Showat area so that the government and stand committed form cardiac surgeries. Nurjehan pital over the next 15 years. The rocks could block the roads. The New Rumi Restaurant to support every move to this end. Mawani, representative of Aga new service costs US$ 1.7 million rocks have blocked the roads to 0776351347 He added that a large number of Khan Development Network, said and is funded by the Aga Khan De- Janikhel, Lazha Ahmadkhel, Dan- heart patients go for treatment to that after inauguration of the cen- velopment Network and La Chaîne di Patan, Lazha Mangal, Cham- Pakistan and India. Afghans spend ter, there will be no need to go for de l Espoir. FMIC was founded in kani and Zazi districts, the offi- Internet Services $250 to $300 million on treatment cardiac treatment abroad. She said 2006 through a unique public-pri- cials said. The governor of Zum- UA Telecom abroad, he said. He said that open- that the hospital will perform com- vate partnership between the Gov- rat district said that on Friday ing of the center would enable Af- plicated heart surgeries at a rea- ernments of Afghanistan and night the Taliban also blocked the 0796701701 / 0796702702 ghan patients to receive high quali- sonable price as compared to for- France, the Aga Khan Development road that connects the district with ty treatment inside the country. eign countries. An estimate shows Network and La Chaine de Gardez the provincial capital. He KABUL: Serena Hotels South maximise comfort and luxury in Feroz said that the center is that 6,000 adult cardiac surgeries, L Espoir, with the facility managed also said the Taliban have warned and Central Asia was honoured traditionally hospitable settings. Exchange Rate equipped with modern medical 12,000 angiographies, 2,400 an- by the Aga Khan University. the people to stay at homes. with huge accolades by the World These awards are a testament to Travel Awards at the Asia & Aus- our guests continuing trust in one Sell: 54 insurgents killed in tralasia Gala Ceremony 2015 held of the World s Leading Hotel 1500 families flee after Taliban s capture of Darqad at the InterContinental Grand Brands. Thank you for continu- One US$ = nationwide operations Stanford in Hong Kong on Thurs- ing to support us. Serena Hotels AT News Report TALOQAN: Some 1500 families gents late on Wednesday. The gu- the insurgents were not allowing day 29 October 2015. Kabul Ser- across the world, work under the 64.55Afs have been displaced after the Tal- bernatorial spokesman, Sunatul- inhabitants to move to other parts ena Hotel was awarded Afghani- umbrella of the Aga Khan Fund One Pound Sterling= KABUL: At least 54 Taliban mil- iban captured Darqad district of lah Taimur, told Pajhwok Afghan of the province. Taliban use peo- stan s Leading Hotel at the cere- for Economic Development. They itants have been killed and 35 oth- northern Takhar province, a local News nearly 1,500 families had ple s houses as trenches, making mony, a big honour for the coun- are a hospitality brand of interna- 98.40Afs ers wounded in nationwide mili- official said on Saturday. The Dar- migrated to Khwaja Bahauddin it difficult for security forces to try. Dushanbe Serena Hotel was tional repute, owned and operat- One Euro = tary offensives conducted by Af- qad district fell to Taliban insur- district of the province. He alleged conduct operations, he said, add- awarded Tajikistan s Leading Ho- ed by Tourism Promotion Servic- 73.13Afs ghan security forces over the past ing the security forces planned to tel and the Islamabad Serena Ho- es, that has within its portfolio a 24 hours. The Ministry of Interi- launch an operation after vacating tel won in two categories; it was collection of 35 luxury hotels, re- 1000 Pak Rs = or (MoI) in a press release issued houses from inmates. Most of awarded Pakistan s Leading Ho- sorts, safari lodges, resorts and 618Afs on Saturday said that Afghan Na- the people secretly leave the dis- tel & Pakistan s Leading Hotel heritage properties in Afghanistan, tional Police (ANP) in collabora- trict because Taliban don t allow Suite. The World Travel Awards Kenya, Mozambique, Pakistan, Buy: tion with Afghan National Army them to do so, a resident of the are voted for by travel and tour- Rwanda, Tajikistan, Tanzania and One US$ = (ANA) and National Directorate district, Qudratullah, said. He said ism professionals worldwide, and Uganda. The Islamabad Serena of Security (NDS) operatives con- the Taliban had told locals not to the awards recognise industry Hotel, Kampala Serena Hotel and 64.35 Afs ducted military operations against leave because there was complete leaders in tourism and hospitali- Nairobi Serena Hotel are members One Pound Sterling= insurgents in different areas of security in the district and they ty. CEO Mr. Aziz Boolani who of the prestigious Leading Hotels 98.23Afs Nangarhar, Takhar, Kunduz, Kan- had also distributed their cell dahar, Oruzgan, Logar, Ghazni, spoke at the ceremony said, Ser- of the World and Zanzibar Serena One Euro= phone numbers in order to be ena Hotels philosophy centres Hotel and Kirawira Serena Camp Paktiya and Helmand provinces. called in case of any problem. The 72.53 Afs Some 54 rebels were killed and 35 around its guests, associates and are members of Small Luxury others injured during the opera- Taliban have not yet commented the neighbouring communities Hotels of the World. 1000 Pak Rs= 610Afs tions. on the issue. (Pajhwok) where we are located. We aim to (Press Release) 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. SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Bangladesh opposition de- nies for feigner killings KOLKATA: Bangladesh’s main opposition Bangladesh National- Rights. Clinton wrote this email William Burns, the then Deputy ist Party (BNP) has dismissed ac- on the eve of her meeting with the Secretary of State, writes that Sha- cusations by a senior government then Indian foreign secretary Nir- ran “played a big role” in the In- minister that one of its leaders had upama Rao. “I am on my way back dia-US civil nuclear deal. In anoth- engineered the killing of an Italian from India, where I had a very er email, the secretary of state was aid worker in Dhaka last month as positive meeting with FS Rao and briefed about the appointment of part of a conspiracy to destabilize the Indian Election Commission general Bikram Singh as the next the government. about the prospects for increasing Army Chief in March, 2012. “Not Two days after police an- India’s role in elections globally and particularly noteworthy, given the nounced they had arrested four collaborating more closely in third appointment of a new chief is not people, including three allegedly countries,” Otero wrote to Clin- as big of a deal in India as it is in involved in the September 28 kill- ton on February 14, 2011. “FS Pakistan, but I thought I flag given ing of Cesare Tavella, Bangladesh Rao is discussing this proposal Secretary briefly met him. He ac- Home Minister Asaduzzaman with the Election Commission, companied Defense Minister AK Khan Kamal said that police had which is very interested in greater Antony for his meeting with Sec- “conclusive evidence” that middle- collaboration with American insti- retary in September 2010,” one level BNP leader M.A. Quayum tutions. Bob Blake and I will be Basant S Sanghera wrote in an was involved in the crime and con- following up with India’s Chief email to the Clinton?s personal spiracies. “He is one of the mas- Election Commissioner when he staff. On March 5, 2010; Burns terminds behind the conspiracies. travels to Washington, DC next informed her that he and the then There are also some other people week,” Otero wrote. Blake then Indian National Security Advisor behind him. We need some days was the Assistant Secretary of Shivshankar Menon have reached more to reveal the entire plot. The State for South and Central Asia. a deal nuclear reprocessing agree- contract killers were hired to carry India figures quite a few times in ment. “I spoke four times to Natl out the killing,”Kamal said in a the latest trench of emails of Clin- Sec Advisor Menon over the past news conference in Dhaka Wednes- ton released by the State Depart- couple days, and we have complet- day. Those who orchestrated the ment. Though most of the portions ed nuclear reprocessing agreement, killing of Tavella are living outside related to India-Pakistan has been as you promised PM (Manmohan) Bangladesh or fled the country in redacted, the emails shows that Singh we would do late last year. the past weeks, the minister said. Clinton had a personal interest in US negotiating team on ground (led But the leaders of the BNP US-India relationship. In one of by Dick Stratford of ISN) and Tim said that none from their party had the emails, the Secretary of State Roemer deserve the credit. We been involved with the killing and forwarded an op-ed by Shyam Sa- need to conform texts and prepare charged that the government and The latest set of Hillary Clinton’s emails released by the State Department reveals that, as secretary of state, she had sought the help of India in ran titled ‘Managing the Indo-Pa- for Congressional briefings before the ruling Awami League (AL) par- ensuring free and fair elections were conducted in Egypt in 2011 after a popular uprising that toppled long-time president Hosni Mubarak. “Could cific’ in October 2011. Describing going public, but this is important ty were making false charges to they help in Egypt?” Clinton wrote in an email to Maria Otero who then was Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human the op-ed as “very interesting”, step,” Burns wrote. ramp up pressure on the opposi- tion. “In false cases many of our party leaders are already in jail. In a conspiracy, the government is planning to slap fictitious criminal 11 killed in Pak cases against our senior leaders to trap them in jail,” Hannan Shah, a national standing committee mem- ber of BNP, told VOA. as PPP, PML-F “These false cases look like the part of a blueprint to debar us from political activities and cripple our future political movements.” Kill- workers clash ings to trigger anarchy? In an iden- Comrade Pasang who hasn’t held any official post till date despite tical gun attack five days after his party being in power twice in Tavella's shooting in Dhaka, uni- the last seven years, will replace during local dentified assailants killed Japanese Parmanand Jha. Pun’s election farming expert Kunio Hoshi on comes three days after Nepal’s October 3 near his farm in Rang- parliaments elected Bidhya Bhan- pur, 330 kilometers from Dhaka. dari as the country’s first woman bodies election The Islamic State group (IS) quick- president. The elections are being ly claimed responsibility for the two killings. Bangladesh officials, held as per provisions of the new SUKKUR: At least 11 people were killed on Saturday in constitution adopted last month. however, rejected the claims, say- The fourth among seven siblings firing as a clash broke out between two political groups ing the group did not have a foot- born to Ramsur Pun and his wife during the local bodies’ election in Ranipur Town, Khair- hold in Bangladesh. They instead Mansara at Rangsi in Rolpa dis- pur. The clash also left eight people injured. Polling was blamed local Islamist militants for trict---considered the cradle of suspended immediately after the incident, as the clash- the two crimes. Maoist revolution in Nepal----Pun ing groups expanded in size. Punjab and Sindh go to Police on Monday said that joined the communist movement polls today According to reports, a small scuffle be- three of the four men arrested in while still in school. He soon joined the Tavella case had admitted they the Communist Party of Nepal tween Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan had shot him dead on the order of (Unity Centre) and later became Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) during the elec- a “big brother” to send out a mes- the first district president of Young tions broke into a violent clash. A heavy contingent of sage that Bangladesh was no long- Communist League (YCL)—the the police and Pakistan Army reached the site and have er safe for foreigners. armed youth wing of the party lat- managed to control the situation. No arrests have been Police also said the men were er transformed to Ladaku Dal. Pun promised a sum of at least $9,000 made so far. Eight districts of upper Sindh comprising and were told to kill the Italian was part of the attack on a police 4,618,512 voters headed out to vote for their local rep- post at Holeri in September 1996, national by the "big brother" who which started the civil war. When resentatives on. The polling started at 7:30am and end- asked to focus on killing a white- Ladaku Dal was named PLA in ed at 5:30pm. Due to tense relations between some skinned foreigner to “trigger anar- 2001, he was made in charge of the rival candidates, law enforcers had been deployed in chy” in the country. Then, on first battalion. A master strategist, sensitive areas. Naro and Kingri areas in Khairpur Mirs Wednesday, the home minister said Pun is responsible for planning were declared highly sensitive due to the rivalry be- the ‘big brother’ was Quayum, a most of the attacks the PLA un- tween Pir Pagara and Ghous Ali Shah. “Naro and Kin- former Dhaka councilor now liv- dertook on police and army during ing in Malaysia. This week, sever- Nanda Bahadur Pun, former chief commander of Nepal’s People’s Liberation Army, the military wing of the 1996-2006 civil war, which gri will be the only areas where the army will be de- al local newspapers, quoting po- Maoists who fought a 10 year civil war, was on Saturday elected the country’s second vice president. The 50- claimed over 16,000 lives. He took ployed inside the polling station,” Sindh Home Minis- lice sources, reported that Habib- year-old who had support of the ruling coalition, which includes his party, Unified Communist Party of Nepal part in most of the major attacks ter Sohail Anwar Siyal told The Express Tribune. How- un-Nabi Khan Sohel, another BNP (Maoist), defeated Nepali Congress candidate Amiya Kumar Yadav. Pun secured support of 325 parliamen- in western Nepal. Pun was named ever, local government minister Nasir Hussain Shah leader, had fled to India after car- tarians to beat 69-year-old Yadav, who got 212 votes, by a margin of113 votes. Lawmakers from Madhesi chief commander of PLA in 2008, had clarified that the government only recommended rying out the killing of the Japa- parties protesting against the new constitution abstained from voting. “Since Nanda Bahadur Pun has secured two years after a peace deal ended army deployment in these areas of Khairpur Mirs but nese national, using contract kill- majority votes, I declare him elected to the post of vice president. I congratulate him on his win and convey the civil war and brought Maoists ers. The minister said that Qu- best wishes for his tenure,” speaker Onsari Gharti Magar announced. The Maoist leader more popular as to the political mainstream. the army troops will only be available on standby. ayum, Sohel and other opposition leaders who are among the sus- pects in the killings will face trial Sri Lanka and in Bangladesh soon. “Our Foreign Ministry will swing into action and China agree we will use Interpol and other con- nections to bring them back to to strengthen Bangladesh,” minister Kamal said. Mahbubul Alam Hanif, joint ties secretary - general of the AL, said the BNP and its allies had been Sri Lanka and China have agreed indulging in several subversive ac- to strengthen communication DHAKA:PTwo writers and a pub- tivities for some years since they and cooperation to further en- lisher were stabbed and shot Sat- three of those attacks, but Bangladesh's government rejected that the extremist Sunni militant group had any presence in the country. The are opposed to the war crime tri- hance the development of bilat- urday at a publishing house in Bang- government has instead blamed domestic Islamist militants along with Islamist political parties — specifically the opposition Bangladesh Nation- bunal that was set up to try those eral relations. ladesh's capital, police said. alist Party and its main ally, Jamaat-e-Islami — for orchestrating the violence to destabilize the already fractious nation. involved in the 1971 war. The kill- A Sri Lankan young parlia- The attack in Dhaka comes ings of the two foreigners were part mentarian delegation visited amid fears about the rise of radical of those subversive activities, he Beijing from Oct 27 to 28. The Islam in Bangladesh. At least four said. “Around the beginning of this delegation met with Li Jun, As- atheist bloggers have been mur- year for almost three months, sistant Minister of Internation- dered in the impoverished coun- Khaleda Zia's men indulged in al Department, Central Commit- try this year. country-wide anarchy, launching Three men entered the office tee of CPC, and Wang Xiaochu, petrol bomb attacks and killing of the publishing house, Shudhd- many people. They launched these Vice Chairman of the Foreign hoswar, and attacked the writers NEW DELHI: President Pranab country during a function at his fringe elements. The President's Pakistani cricket board Chiefs and Affairs Committee of National terrorist activities to trouble and and the publisher, said police of- Mukherjee today once again called home town at Suri in West Bengal appeals came against the backdrop blackened the face of Sudheendra destabilize the government,” Hanif People’s Congress. ficer Abdullah Al Mamun. for preserving the multiplicity and on October 19. This was followed of lynching incident in Dadri in Kulkarni. The killing of a truck said to VOA. “After they failed in Sun Guoxiang, Chinese Spe- Local police chief Jamal Ud- pluralistic character of the coun- by an appeal to people for prac- which a Muslim was killed on sus- conductor in Udhampur and a those attempts, in a new strategy, cial Envoy of Asia affairs and din Meer said the assailants then try and said India has thrived due tising tolerance and to accept dif- picion of eating beef, and a string man in Himachal Pradesh on sus- to create more pressure on the gov- former Ambassador of China to locked the wounded men inside the to its power of assimilation and ferences while respecting dissent. of incidents like the one in Mum- picion of cow smuggling for ernment, they have started killing Sri Lanka, also hold talks with office before escaping. "We had to tolerance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi bai where BJP ally Shiv Sena slaughter have also raised politi- the foreigners." Allegation of un- the visiting MPs. break the lock to recover them," The President, who had on a had also endorsed the President's forced cancellation of a music con- cal temperature in the country fair investigation A week after the The Chinese officials intro- Meer said. number of occasions spoken remarks and asked people to ig- cert by Pakistani legend Ghulam that had triggered controversial killing of the Japanese national, duced the political and legisla- The publisher, Ahmed Rahim against growing intolerance in the nore rabble rousing by leaders and Ali and talks between Indian and statements by some BJP leaders. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh tive system of China, the Tutul, was a close friend of Bang- last three weeks, was speaking at Hasina blamed BNP chairperson achievements of China’s devel- ladeshi-American blogger and writ- the Golden Jubilee celebrations of and former Prime Minister Khale- opment during the past decades er Avijit Roy, who was hacked to Delhi High Court here. da Zia for the killings. Nazrul Is- as well as China’s friendly poli- death on the Dhaka University "Our country has thrived due lam Khan, another national stand- cy towards Sri Lanka. Both sides campus while walking with his to its power of assimilation and ing committee member of BNP tolerance. Our pluralistic charac- highly appraised the long-stand- wife in February. Tutul was also said that his party condemned the the publisher of Roy's books. ter has stood the test of time. Our killings of the foreigners and de- ing friendship between the two ancient civilisation has over the countries and between the CPC The two writers who were at- manded punishments of the cul- tacked Saturday were identified by centuries accommodated our diver- prits following proper investiga- and Sri Lankan parties. The two sities. "Multiplicity is our collec- sides agreed to strengthen com- police as Ranadeep Basu and tions. “Following the killings, even Tareque Rahim. tive strength which must be pre- before the investigation began, the munication and cooperation to served at all costs. It finds reflec- further enhance the development All three were hospitalized, prime minister announced that the and Tutul was in critical condition, tion in the various provisions of BNP had orchestrated the crimes. of bilateral relations. Meer said. our Constitution," Mukherjee said The Sri Lanka young parlia- In this situation, it becomes almost No one immediately claimed at the function which was attend- like a responsibility for the gov- mentarian delegation led by responsibility for the attack. The ed by Chief Justice of India H L ernment machineries to establish Anuradha Jayaratne, deputy local Islamist group Ansarullah Dattu, Chief Justice of Delhi High what she said is indeed correct. minister of mahaweli develop- Bangla Team had claimed the blog- Court G Rohini, Lt Governor of How can we expect a fair investi- ment and environment, consist- ger killings. Delhi Najeeb Jung and Delhi Chief gation in the cases now?” Khan ing of 19 young MPs of differ- Earlier this month, a bombing Minister Arvind Kejriwal. said to VOA. If the government is ent parties and parliament offi- targeted Bangladesh's Shiite Mus- In the wake of the Dadri lynch- firmly set on a mission only to cials, will also pay visits to the lims. An Italian aid worker and a ing and subsequent incidents, the malign BNP, actual investigations cities of Guang Zhou, Shenzhen Japanese agricultural worker were President had asked a question will not take place in the cases and and Kunming. (Colombo Ga- also killed in separate attacks. The whether tolerance and acceptance the real culprits will never be zette) Islamic State group claimed all of dissent are on the wane in the booked, Khan said. 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. SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Russian airliner with George Bush says Jeb should ‘stop 224 aboard defending’ him crashes in Egypt's Sinai Former President George W. Bush believes his brother Jeb ISMAILIA: A Russian airliner should stop defending the refusal to put U.S. boots on the carrying 224 passengers and White House decisions the el- ground. Obama okayed a deploy- crew crashed in Egypt's Sinai der Bush made, and he is seek- ment of "fewer than 50" special peninsula on Saturday, and a se- ing to reassure jittery support- operations forces in the north of curity officer at the scene said ers about the health of Jeb's the war-ravaged nation in a bid to most passengers appeared to campaign, according to sourc- strengthen forces fighting ISIS, have been killed. es. Some of Jeb Bush's most spokesman Josh Earnest said. The The Airbus A321, operat- difficult moments on the cam- White House denied the move was ed by Russian airline Kogaly- paign trail have come when he a reversal of Obama's pledge not mavia under the brand name has gotten caught up in a de- to put combat troops in Syria, say- Metrojet, was flying from the bate about George W. Bush's ing Americans would not be "lead- Sinai Red Sea resort of Sharm decision to go to war in Iraq in ing the charge up the hill" and in- el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in 2003. sisting it was not evidence of "mis- Russia when it went down in a More recently, Jeb Bush sion creep." desolate mountainous area of responded aggressively when "Our strategy in Syria hasn't central Sinai soon after day- Republican rival Donald changed," said Earnest. break, the aviation ministry said. Trump charged that the former Instead, officials indicated the An authoritative Sweden-based president did not keep the mission would echo some U.S. aviation tracking service said the United States safe because the operations in Iraq, where military aircraft, having made an appar- personnel coordinate local ground Sept. 11, 2001, attacks took ently smooth take off, lurched forces, channel weapons supplies place on his watch. into a rapid descent shortly af- Jeb Bush's lackluster per- and direct air support. But even in Iraq, the line be- ter approaching cruising alti- formance at Wednesday's de- tude. bate in Boulder, Colorado, fur- tween combat and non-combat troops has been hazy. "I now see a tragic scene," ther fueled a narrative of a can- an Egyptian security officer at didate who is struggling to find U.S. forces took part in a re- cent raid on a jihadist-run prison the scene told Reuters by tele- his footing and who has been phone. "A lot of dead on the forced to cut payroll and staff in northern Iraq, resulting in the first death of a U.S. serviceman in ground and many who died in response to declining cam- whilst strapped to their seats. paign donations. action in Iraq since 2011. For over a year, the U.S. has "The plane split into two, a At a Washington hotel on small part on the tail end that Thursday, George W. Bush led a 65-member coalition that has conducted air strikes against more burned and a larger part that addressed hundreds of people crashed into a rock. We have ex- who had worked in his admin- than 13,000 Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria. tracted at least 100 bodies and istration. Attendees at the the rest are still inside," the of- The decision to send U.S. special forces to Syria is part of a strategy to enable local forces to defeat ISIS but it will put U.S. forces in harm's way, But In Syria, efforts to battle event said the 69-year-old ficer, who requested anonymi- former president was funny U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said . "Our role fundamentally and the strategy is to enable local forces but does that put U.S. forces in harm's jihadists have been plagued by the way? It does, no question about it," Carter said, while on travel to Fairbanks, Alaska. This month a U.S. soldier was killed in Iraq participating in complexities of a civil war that has ty, said. Sinai is the scene of an and self-deprecating and ap- insurgency by militants close to peared to be at peace with him- a Kurdish-led mission to rescue ISIS hostages. Carter did not rule out the possibility of further special forces deployments to Syria if the initial killed more than 240,000 people deployment is successful. "We are going to continue to innovate, to build on what works," Carter said. "As we think of new ways and ... develop since March 2011 and prompted Islamic State, who have killed self and his record. A partici- hundreds of Egyptian soldiers pant said Jeb Bush's struggling new opportunities to support capable and motivating forces we will consider those, we will make recommendations to the president." President the most serious refugee crisis Barack Obama has authorized the first sustained deployment of special forces to Syria, the White House said Friday, relenting on a long-standing since World War II. and police and have also at- campaign came up only brief- tacked Western targets in recent ly in the question-and-answer months. period. The elder Bush said it Russia, an ally of Syrian is still early in the race to President Bashar al-Assad, choose a Republican nominee Special Forces in Syria Libya UN envoy launched air raids against op- for the November 2016 presi- position groups in Syria includ- dential election and that his ing Islamic State on Sept. 30. brother remains a strong can- Civil Aviation Minister didate. George W. Bush volun- to be replaced by does not mean US Mohamed Hossam Kemal was teered that Jeb may feel the quoted in a cabinet statement need to defend him for familial as saying it was too soon to reasons. "But he should not determine the cause of the crash. feel the need to do it," the par- entering war: Kerry German official ticipant said Bush told the Security sources said there was group. "The decisions that he no indication the Airbus had The decision by U.S. President vise opposition forces in their fight to reassure governments that are been shot down or blown up. made back then were unique to Barack Obama to send special forc- against ISIS, which is also known anxious about the threat from Is- that time and space and they Egyptian Prime Minister es to Syria is strictly focused on by the acronym ISIL. lamist militants, especially those Sherif Ismail was heading to the don't need to be defended by fighting ISIS and does not signify The decision marked a policy operating in nearby Afghanistan, him or others today." crash site in the Hassana area the United States is entering Syr- shift for Obama, who has long re- according to a U.S. official who 35 km (22 miles) south of the ia's civil war, U.S. Secretary of State sisted sending troops to avoid get- briefed reporters on the trip. Sinai Mediterranean coastal city US support of Gulf John Kerry said. ting sucked into another war in the Kyrgyzstan's acting foreign of Al Arish with several cabinet at ‘record high’: "President Obama has made a Middle East. Kerry, at the start of minister, Erlan Abdyldayev, said ministers on a private jet, the very strong and forceful and sim- a tour of the five ex-Soviet repub- at the news briefing with Kerry tourism ministry said. Saudi FM ple decision entirely in keeping lics in Central Asia, described Is- that his government was concerned Russian television showed with his originally stated policy lamic State, as "a destroyer and it about instability in northern Af- film of anxious relatives and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minis- that we must defeat and destroy is threatening to take actions against ghanistan. friends waiting for information ter Adel al-Jubeir said on Sat- Daesh," Kerry said, using the Ara- America, Canada and Mexico, He said the subject would be at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo air- urday that U.S. support of the bic term for Islamic State. against countries all around the discussed when, later in his tour, port. Russian President Gulf is at an “all-time high” "It is not a decision to enter world. So ISIL is a... threat that Kerry meets foreign ministers Vladimir Putin declared a day when asked by Al Arabiya into Syria's civil war. It is not an we have to respond to." from the five central Asian states of national mourning for Sun- News to comment on the ab- action focused on (Syrian Presi- Kerry is in the region in part in the Uzbek city of Samarkand. day. sence of aircraft carriers in the dent Bashar) Assad, it focused ex- The A321 is a 185-seat me- region. “The relationship with clusively on Daesh and in aug- dium-haul jet in service since the U.S. in the strategic sense menting our ability to rapidly at- 1994, with over 1,100 in opera- has not changed. The Ameri- tack Daesh," Kerry told a news tion worldwide and a good safe- can presence in the region has briefing on a visit to Kyrgyzstan's ty record. It is a highly auto- in fact increased, whether air- capital, Bishkek. mated aircraft relying on com- craft carriers have been with- Asked about the prospect of puters to help pilots stay with- drawn or not. The number of the United States sending more in safe flying limits. Saturday's American troops and forces in troops, or getting drawn deeper crash is the second fatal acci- the region is almost at a record into the conflict, Kerry said: "I can't dent involving this variant of the high,” Jubeir said. predict what the future will bring A320 jetliner family, according In August, the U.S. navy when our policy is to destroy The United Nations Security on one side and a self-styled ad- Council on Friday approved the ministration holding Tripoli on the to data from the Flight Safety announced that it pull its sole Daesh, to fight back against this Foundation. Airbus said it had evil. But I do think the president appointment of German U.N. of- other, each backed by regional, trib- aircraft carriers out of the Gulf no independent information on this fall – leaving the region has made a judgment that I com- ficial Martin Kobler as the new al or Islamist armed factions. pletely advocated for and concur U.N. special envoy to Libya, said After months of negotiations, the crash and declined to com- without a naval strike force for ment on the aircraft involved. the first time in seven years. (with)." The White House an- diplomats, though it was unclear Leon has presented Libya's rival nounced on Friday that dozens of when he would take over mediat- factions with a proposed national Emergency services and The decision came at a sen- aviation specialists quickly be- sitive time, as Western pow- special operations troops will be ing stalled peace talks. unity government, but hardliners deployed to northern Syria to ad- U.N. Secretary-General Ban on both sides have resisted the gan an inspection of the wreck- ers struck a deal with Iran on age for any patterns of damage curbing Iranian nuclear ambi- Ki-moon notified the 15-member power-sharing deal and talks are council in a letter, seen by Reu- at a standstill. that could point to the cause. tions through a nuclear deal One of two flight recorders was that would see economic sanc- ters, of his intention to replace the The conflict has pushed the current envoy Bernardino Leon North African state to the brink of quickly found, but wreckage tions being lifted. ahrain's For- Australia reportedly was scattered over a wide area. eign Minister Sheikh Khaled with Kobler. But the letter did not collapse four years after the fall of specify when Kobler would take longtime leader Muammar Qadd- The security officer said bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. (Al Ar- 120 intact bodies had been abiya) Jubeir told Al Arabiya up the role. afi. The chaos has allowed ISIS A senior U.N. diplomat, militants to gain a foothold in the found. “We are hearing a lot of News that Saudi Arabia - and mulls sending refugees telephones ringing, most likely by extension the GCC – were speaking on condition of anonym- country. ity, said Leon was currently due Leon said last week consulta- belonging to the victims, and se- not worried by the U.S. deci- late on it." Under Australia's hard- to leave on Nov. 6, but that could tions continued with both sides curity forces are collecting them sion. line policy to stop asylum-seeker be extended if there was a sudden and warned small factional leaders and putting them into a bag,” he to Kyrgyzstan boats reaching its shores, those breakthrough in his mediation ef- not to obstruct attempts to create said. arriving by sea are denied resettle- UN staff fired over forts. a unity agreement and peace deal. The aircraft took off at 5:51 Australia's government refused to "We have had bilateral discussions ment in Australia even if found to Kobler is no stranger to tough Kobler is no stranger to tough a.m. Cairo time (0351 GMT) child porn, death comment on a report Saturday that with other countries, including the be genuine refugees. Instead they U.N. jobs. He most recently head- U.N. jobs. He most recently head- and disappeared from radar said it was considering resettling Philippines at an officials level, at are turned back to their country of threats and trans- ed the U.N. peacekeeping mission ed the U.N. peacekeeping mission screens 23 minutes later, refugees it currently houses on two a ministerial level over a number departure or sent to Nauru or PNG in the Democratic Republic of the in the Democratic Republic of the Egypt's Civil Aviation Minis- porting drugs Pacific islands in the Central Asian of months," Dutton told journal- where more than 1,500 are now Congo. (File photo: Reuters) Congo, and has also been the U.N. try said in a statement. It was state of Kyrgyzstan. Canberra has ists in Canberra on October 9. "If being held. Australia has already Libya has fallen into turmoil special envoy to Iraq and deputy at an altitude of 31,000 feet Four U.N. employees have made no secret of the fact it is in we can strike other arrangements struck an agreement with Cambo- with its internationally recognized U.N. representative in Afghani- (9,400 meters) when it vanished been fired for storing child talks with a number of countries with other countries, we will do dia to accept refugees in exchange pornography on their U.N. government and elected parliament stan. from radar screens. about taking refugees now living that, but I won't publicly specu- for millions of dollars. Accidents at cruising alti- computers, while another was in the tiny state of Nauru and Papua tude are one of the rarest cate- sacked for transporting mari- New Guinea's Manus island but juana in a U.N. vehicle and did not confirm the Kyrgyzstan gories of accidents but also another for threatening to kill option. "We are having conversa- among the most deadly, ac- a U.N. mission head, accord- tions with other countries to sup- counting for 13 percent of fatal ing to a U.N. management re- port our offshore processing ar- incidents but 27 percent of fa- port. The report, obtained by rangements and when we're in a talities since 2005, according to AFP on Friday, outlined some position to make relevant an- Boeing. According to FlightRa- 60 cases of misconduct or pos- nouncements, the minister for im- dar24, an authoritative Sweden- sible crimes committed by migration will do so," Finance based flight tracking service, the some of the U.N.'s 40,000 staff Minister Mathias Cormann told aircraft was descending rapidly between June 2014 to July of Sky News. The Weekend Austra- at about 6,000 (2,000 meters) this year. Four staff members lian story, which named no sourc- feet per minute before the sig- were fired after they "stored es, said that majority-Muslim nal was lost to air traffic con- pornographic material, includ- Kyrgyzstan was seen as a poten- trol. ing pornography involving a tial option for resettling refugees, The Russian RIA news minor, on the staff member's in particular Hazara people from agency, citing sources at Sharm United Nations computer" and Afghanistan. It said other former el-Sheikh, said: "The pilot con- shared the images by U.N. Soviet bloc countries were also tacted the dispatcher and report- email, according to the report. understood to be on the list of ed technical problems, asking Another U.N. employee was options, along with some African for a change of the route and a sacked for using a U.N. offi- and South American states, but landing at Cairo airport, after cial vehicle to transport about named no other country specifi- which communication was bro- 173 kilograms of marijuana. cally and gave no indication of ken." And another staff member's whether talks were underway. A The aircraft cited in track- contract was terminated after spokeswoman for Immigration ing reports had two engines he "repeatedly threatened to Minister Peter Dutton made no from the International Aero En- kill or suggested that the staff comment on the story but referred gines consortium, which in- member could arrange to kill to recent statements in which Dut- cludes United Technologies unit the head of mission." ton confirmed discussions with the Pratt & Whitney and Germa- Philippines and "other countries". ny's MTU Aero Engines 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. SUNDAY .NOVEMBER 01, 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 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Why Obama dropping his promise to end America’s longest Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, war is going to give contractors billions of dollars. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal By Kate Brannen dollars per year. It also means the though, Harrison noted. In recent panies on U.S. bases in Afghani- U.S. government is going to have years, the White House has used stan. In a statement to FP, Dyn- Graphic-Designers: In August, the nation’s top mili- to continue to provide close scru- its war spending bill — also known Corp said it has put policies and Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari tary officer came to President tiny of their work, as major con- as the Overseas Contingency Op- procedures in place to educate em- Barack Obama and bluntly asked tractors have been accused of over- erations, or OCO, fund — to fi- ployees about and prevent human Marketing & Advertising: him to break a promise to bring billing the government, failing to nance the purchases of $20 billion trafficking. In a statement to FP, the last American troops home deliver what they promised, abus- to $25 billion worth of weapons DynCorp said it has put policies Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 from Afghanistan by the time the ing their labor force, and, in some and other programs that really be- and procedures in place to educate Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan president left office. cases, committing outright fraud. long in its base budget. That has employees about and prevent hu- Obama had been repeating the But contractor wrongdoing will be allowed it to effectively hide the man trafficking. “The company Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 vow for years, but Gen. Martin even harder to detect in the years true cost of some of its procure- has developed a strict code of eth- Dempsey, then-chairman of the ahead because the ongoing military ment efforts. But, Harrison noted, ics and business conduct, which Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Unit- drawdown will make it extremely it means the “OCO budget is no includes a zero tolerance policy on ed States needed to keep at least difficult for government auditors longer a good indication of actual human trafficking; created a posi- 5,000 troops in Afghanistan be- to travel the country and check on war costs.” As for contractors, the tion of chief compliance officer; in- yond 2016 to ensure that the Is- specific projects. U.S. civilian per- number in Afghanistan has been troduced global training programs; The constitution says lamic State didn’t take root there sonnel conducting contractor over- steadily falling from its peak of and has taken a number of addi- and to prevent al Qaeda from mov- sight only have access to about 10 117,000 in 2012, as the number of tional steps to ensure a compliant, ing back into the country. In July, percent of the country today, ac- U.S. troops on the ground shrinks. ethical, [and] successful work- 15. Accept credentials of foreign political representatives in Afghanistan; 16. Endorse laws the Pentagon discovered that the cording to an official in the Office There were 15,000 more contrac- place,” a spokeswoman for the terrorist group responsible for the of the Special Inspector General tors working for the Defense De- company said. Fluor said it also as well as judicial decrees; 9/11 attacks had been running a for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or partment in the country last Octo- strictly adheres to a policy of zero 17. Issue credential letter for conclusion of international treaties in accordance with the pair of large training camps in SIGAR. “With the drawdown of ber than there are today. But with tolerance for human trafficking. provisions of the law; southern Afghanistan, including [coalition] forces in Afghanistan, Obama’s announcement, that “We take any alleged violation of 18. Reduce and pardon penalties in accordance with the provisions of the law; one that covered nearly 30 square the ability of U.S. government per- steady reduction will come to a that policy very seriously,” a Flu- miles. The president, anxious to sonnel to go out and kick the tires halt, especially among the major or spokeswoman told FP. Fluor prevent Afghanistan from turning in order to provide proper over- contractors who directly support said it promptly responded to a into another Iraq, told Dempsey sight is limited,” said John Sopko, U.S. troops by providing them request for information from SI- that he was willing to consider the the current head of SIGAR, in a meals, doing their laundry, and GAR in July 2014 and has not troop request. First, though, he statement to Foreign Policy. “With keeping the lights on at the bases in heard from the inspector general’s wanted the general to tell him the less of the country accessible, it Kandahar, Jalalabad, and Bagram. office since. The company will “no kidding” cost of keeping U.S. means the American taxpayer is In Afghanistan, the big players are “proudly continue” to support forces there — including what the footing the bill for billions of dol- DynCorp International, based in U.S. and coalition forces “in Af- Pentagon would pay the thou- lars in projects that a U.S. govern- McLean, Virginia, and Fluor Corp., ghanistan and elsewhere around sands of contractors needed to ment employee may never see.” based in Irving, Texas. The hun- the world as directed and for as house, feed, and support U.S. mil- While Obama may have gotten a dreds of millions of dollars these long as there are requirements,” the War on poppy cultivation itary personnel. Wisened after clearer picture of the costs of an contractors stand to gain because spokeswoman told FP. KBR, for- years of overseeing two wars, extended mission in Afghanistan, of the delayed withdrawal in Af- merly a subsidiary of Halliburton, Obama didn’t want to let the addi- the American public did not. There ghanistan mirrors the lucrative deals used to play a much bigger role in The US government’s watchdog on spending for Afghanistan released a tional cost of contractors escape was no mention of how much mon- the Pentagon has signed with the Afghanistan, but after years of report on American war on drug in Afghanistan. According to the report him, particularly since the military ey it would cost to delay the draw- companies charged with support- winning contracts without having rarely includes it in its proposals. down when Obama finally an- ing the expanding American troop to compete for them and facing the US has spent 8.4 billion on counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan The exchange was first reported nounced in early October that he presence in Iraq. There, contractors charges of fraud and overbilling — since 2002, yet this country still remains the world’s largest producer of by the Washington Post. The had decided to keep 9,800 U.S. like SOS International are winning not to mention failing to protect White House declined to comment troops in Afghanistan through bids to provide everything from soldiers from harmful chemicals in opium. The aid that came in the name of nation rebuilding piled up just in on the president’s decision-mak- most of next year before reducing meals to perimeter security at Iraq’s Iraq — the Pentagon decided to a few hands and pockets, which gave birth to a permanent poor-rich stand- ing. That Obama even factored “in that footprint to 5,500 for 2017 Besmaya Compound and Camp change things up and let other com- contracting costs marks an evolu- and beyond. (Under Obama’s orig- Taji. The contractors stand to pock- panies compete for the business. off. Those who couldn’t benefit from the aid, they turned towards poppy tion in the way leaders think,” said inal 2014 proposal, only 1,000 et even more in Afghanistan because While KBR is not providing base cultivation. Just a visit to Helmand is sufficed to make you believe why Sean McFate, a professor at the troops, all based in Kabul, were more U.S. troops are deployed support to American soldiers in National Defense University and scheduled to stay in the country there and the reconstruction effort Afghanistan, it still is working on some people or an entire tribe turned towards poppy cultivation. The in- the author of The Modern Merce- beyond 2016.) But Todd Harrison, is ongoing. In early October, Dyn- American military contracts in Iraq, equitable distribution of wealth and government jobs gave birth to eco- nary: Private Armies and What a defense budget expert at the Cen- Corp won a $154 million one-year the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, They Mean for World Order. “Just ter for Strategic and International contract modification to continue and other countries. The Supreme nomic inequalities and sense of grievances. When economic metrics are 10 to 15 years ago, contracting Studies, has come up with a good providing support to American Group, headquartered in Dubai, distributed among individuals in a group, among groups in a population, costs came as an afterthought,” he back-of-the-envelope way of esti- troops in Afghanistan. According has also seen its business in Af- said. “Now they are part of stra- mating the cost of operations in to the company, the contract cov- ghanistan dry up. It used to feed tendency to militancy takes birth, poppy cultivation is started, the writ of tegic planning. This makes sense, Afghanistan based on funding ers everything from providing the up to 130,000 troops a day in Af- the government is challenged, terrorism thrive, and illiteracy prevails. since the majority of ground per- trends from 2005 to 2013. When bases with electrical power to sew- ghanistan, raking in a total of $6.8 sonnel are contracted.” This is cer- analyzing the data over that time age and waste management and even billion, but lost its multibillion- Moreover, when there is no programs for alternative economy, people tainly true in Afghanistan, where period, Harrison discovered a lin- food and laundry services. Dyn- dollar contract in 2012 to one of cannot dump poppy cultivation even if they, because they are being haunt- there are 30,000 contractors work- ear relationship where the total Corp’s original contract for base its competitors, Dubai-based An- ing for the Defense Department, annual cost of operations in Af- support in Afghanistan had been ham FZCO. Then, in December ed by economic insecurity. If the money spent in the name of fighting according to the latest Pentagon ghanistan equals the number of awarded in 2009 and has earned the 2014, executives from the Supreme tally. Of these, roughly 10,000 are troops deployed multiplied by company more than $6 billion. The Group pleaded guilty to major narcotics was distributed among the poor population in the areas where U.S. citizens. The rest are local or $1.3 million — the cost per year State Department has also relied fraud against the United States, ad- poppy cultivation is on the rise, there would have been no poor to go and third-country nationals from of keeping each soldier or Marine heavily on the company to perform mitting it had overcharged the gov- states like Nepal. The Pentagon in the field — plus $6 billion in work in war zones, especially in ernment hundreds of millions of toil the fields for poppy. But, unfortunately more and more people are figures don’t include the thousands fixed costs that don’t vary with Afghanistan. Of the $4 billion the dollars for food and water. falling below the poverty line. Since 2002, the US Congress has earmarked of other contractors working for the size of the force. This means State Department spent on recon- Then, in December 2014, ex- the State Department, USAID, the additional cost of keeping struction projects in Afghanistan ecutives from the Supreme Group nearly 109.62 billion for Afghanistan’s reconstruction, and of that amount and the Central Intelligence Agen- 5,500 troops in Afghanistan in fis- between 2002 and 2013, DynCorp pleaded guilty to major fraud 8.93 billion spent. Yet despite that many in Afghanistan and the US call the cy. That means Obama’s decision cal year 2017 is about $13 billion. won 69 percent, or $2.8 billion, against the United States, admit- to extend America’s longest war That would come on top of the according to an April 2014 SIGAR ting it had overcharged the govern- war on narcotics a mission impossible. Besides that until the counter- won’t just keep thousands of money Washington would be report But DynCorp is not with- ment hundreds of millions of dol- narcotics efforts bear fruits, the US and the Afghan government cannot troops in Afghanistan longer than spending on American reconstruc- out controversy. It has been lars for food and water. had been expected; it will also keep tion projects and to pay for the charged with overbilling the gov- It agreed to pay $389 million win the war on terror as the black money earned from this sordid boon thousands of contractors there, Afghan security forces. “So all in ernment millions of dollars. SIGAR in fines and damages. In a more doesn’t only remain confined to the pockets of the drug-traffickers, but ensuring that the gold rush sparked [all], it would probably end up is also investigating the company, staggering case of Washington’s by the 2001 invasion continues for being about $20 billion,” Harrison along with Fluor, in connection to quid pro quo economy, retired also end up in Taliban’s pockets. And see how the US managed things in the next several years. That’s good said. A large portion of that would reports of human trafficking in Af- Army Lt. Gen. Robert Dail was Afghanistan. When poppy cultivation was on the rise and security deteri- news for companies like Fluor go to contractors who are involved ghanistan. The inspector general has hired in 2008 as president of Su- Corp. and DynCorp Internation- in everything from maintaining collected evidence that shows that preme Group’s U.S. branch, after orating, the United States was mulling of withdrawing its troops. al, which have been providing U.S. weapons for Afghan forces to third-country nationals from India, giving the company the New Con- It was the flawed approach and calendar-based withdrawal that made troops with things like electricity building new infrastructure Nepal, and elsewhere have been tractor of the Year award in 2007 and laundry services on their Af- projects across the country. That enticed by labor recruiters to pay when he was serving as head of the US President Barack Obama stepped away from his campaign pledge ghan bases for years. They and the doesn’t mean that’s the number improper “recruitment fees” and the Defense Logistics Agency, to remove all US combat troops from Afghanistan. perhaps Afghanistan other contractors working for the you’ll see the Obama administra- “kickback payments” to obtain which oversaw the company’s tion requesting for its war budget their jobs working for these com- contract in Afghanistan. has become a basket case for the US, and at times it wanted to abandon, military stand to earn billions of but cannot as White House is responsible to its own public in case it has to withdraw with humiliation. Now what should be done? The war on nar- cotics must be fought sternly. Terrorism needs to be redefined. And reli- ance on Pakistan must be reduced and pressure mounted to an extent where Islamabad starts taking actions against Afghan Taliban—including the Factories Haqqani network and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar-led Hizb-e-Islami. If Obama could revisit his pullout plan, why cannot he redefine terrorism and in- clude the Afghan Taliban in terror lists? His decision of retaining a mili- tary force is hailed by the parliament in Afghanistan and its people. This policy has one advantage at least like it provides the lever for Washington to expand its troops in Afghanistan if situation on the ground demands. A complete pullout would give the US no standing to increase troops’ levels even if the situation on the ground demands. If the US wants to expand military troops it will be possible only with the authorization of the Af- ghan government. And now that the US has taken a rational decision, it must take its war to those areas wherefrom the militants come and un- leash terror in Afghanistan. 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SUNDAY .NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

By Abdul Hai Habibi been mentioned several times. Lat- for India with his armies and es- second letter Aba-gan stands in er Mohammed bin Abdul Jabbar tablished the Mughul Empire in place of the Greek Abgan. But the Since the people of China were Utbi in Tarikh-e Yemeni mentions Delhi we can see in history books third word is probably followers of Buddhism thereby a the name in the reign of Subukte- of the Babur Dynasty that the razma + pat=razma+wad=razm+ large number of Chinese pilgrims geen and his family. Ibn-e Asir has, name of Afghanistan has been men- pat. Pat=bad=baz=wad=baiz are By Robert Hunziker very tight news blackout and in- But, wait a moment, where’s visited these cities. One of the however, noted it down as Abgan. tioned according to its formal geo- different spellings of one word and stituted severe secrecy laws to the corium? Chinese pilgrims was Hsuen Tsang Similarly other historians in their graphical background. And the take its source from Pati of Vedic, The Fukushima disaster is radiant- prevent a flow of truthfulness. Not Corium is a lava-like radioac- who came to Afghanistan in the authentic volumes have noted the people of this land, in order to Sanskrit and Avesta which means name. Some of these are Fakhr-i- safeguard their independence, the Owner or Lord. The spelling ly exposed in the Pacific Ocean, only that, but by all appearances, tive hot molten mix of a nuclear first half of the seventh century. At that time Islam was appearing Mudabir who mentions it in were always engaged in wars with of ramzi+yad equals ramz+aud of but as for people behind the disas- there is a hushed, secretive inter- reactor core formed during a melt- in Afghanistan but the Arabs bad Adab-ul-Harb Qazi Menhaj the tyrannical armies of the Mu- Greek. For example Tabari (Vol. 1, ter, it is treated like the Manhat- national protocol amongst the down. The corium is missing at not yet begun their conquests of Seraj in Tabakat-e Nasseri, Ham- ghul Empire of India and the Safa- Page 683) says: In the reign of tan Project, circa 1942… Top Se- world’s brotherhood of nations to Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Pow- Afghanistan. Hsuen Tsang left Li- dullah Mustufi in Tarekh-e Guzi- vids of Iran. Until finally, the great Bashtasab Keyani, there were sev- cret! downplay and ignore one of the er Plant No. 2. Nobody knows ang Chu on the first of August in da, Mohammad Qasim Fereshta Mirwais and Ahmad Shah consol- en great chieftains, one of whom, Still, “Its against international biggest catastrophic events in re- where it is. Nobody knows! Bet- the year 629 and arrived at Samar- and others also discuss the Afghan idated and brought unity among the Mehkabiz lived in the village of law to dump radioactivity into the cent history, see no evil, hear no ter yet, or rather worse yet, find- kand on March 5. On March 20 he and Awgan tribes. people of Afghanistan and suc- Gergan. Since the word Razma is sea, but that is precisely what is evil, speak no evil, or in short, turn ing No.2’s melted core is an ongo- was in Khulm, April 20 in Balkh We can say that the word Af- cessfully established the Greater ancient Persian and Ramsa in Aves- ghanistan is also not a strange word Afghanistan. Now we consider the ta means a battle array and Raja, happening on a daily basis,” ac- a blind eye to a very, very ugly ing challenge of enormous, hu- and April 30 in Bamian. He arrived in Kapisa via the snow capped which came into being in the reign one thousand seven hundred years compared with Raji of Sanskrit cording to Dr. Keith Baverstock, situation. Nevertheless, it will not mongous proportions, kinda like Hindu Kush on May 10, and of Ahmad Shah Abdali. A trustwor- old name Afghan and the seven (Rada meaning row), which is still former regional adviser for Radia- go away! As far as that goes, it hovering at the edge of a Black stayed in the capital of the Kabul thy proof of this is Tarikh-e Herat hundred years old name of Afghan- used in the Pashto, therefore Ras- tion and Public Health, World may never go away! Hole. What’s next? Shahs until the end of summer and authored by Saifi Herawi (circa istan to be the origin of national ma-wad or Rasmi-yad or Health Organization (“WHO”), The drama behind Japan en- As the situation now stands, later journeyed as follows: On 1342) who calls the western lands, unity and significant historical Razma+pat=Razma + bad means speaker at the Citizen-Scientist acting a state secrecy law in the what if the corium leaked or leaks August 15 he arrived at Laghman as far as the Indus, by the name of events in our country. a chieftain of war, thus Razmi+yad International Symposium on Ra- immediate wake of nuclear melt- into the ground beneath the reac- where he stayed for three days. Afghanistan. I have fixed these eras from the as compared with Mehkabiz, as diation Protection, October 23, down only serves to highlight sus- tor’s final cement & steel contain- On August 15 he was in Nangar- From this it is evident that mentioned documents, but the his- Tabri has put it, is also likely to 2015. picions about how bad the situa- ment vessel, the last line of de- har where he stayed for two when Herat was the capital of the tory of the be correct. months. On November 1 he was Kurts, and after the passing of the Pakhtas=Paxtoons=Afghans is [2] In the reign of Babur As intimated by Dr. Baver- tion really is. If not for Japan pass- fense? Answer: Nobody knows in Gandahara, later in the begin- period of political unity of the even older in this land and dates after 1521 most historians refer to stock, inexplicably Fukushima is ing an unconstitutional secrecy because it has never happened be- ning of December he was in Pe- Ghaznavids and the Ghorids, when back to the Vedic eras of 1400 B.C. the eastern parts of Afghanistan immune to international law, stan- law (the new secrecy law clearly fore, but the smell test says it can’t shawar. In the beginning of Janu- the country was being vanquished Afghanistan, VOL. XXII as far as Hasan Abdal as ‘Roh’. dards, and conventions, and no- violates Japan’s constitution), al- be good; in fact, it’s gotta be aw- ary 631 he travelled along the In- by the belligerent armies of Geng- No.2, Summer 1348 (1969) Mohammad Qasim Fereshta has body cares enough to do anything lowing politicians carte blanche ful, really awful and deadly out of dus river and reached Taxila on hiz, Afghanistan was a customary [1] Sir Olaf Caroe, the author noted that its borders stretched about it. authority to determine what’s a control, impossible to stop. April 10. Hsuen Tsang spent 12 name but not to the extent as in of the Pathans (Page 79) has writ- from Herat to Hasan AbdaI. Simi- Surely, nobody intentionally state secret and determine which Tragically, nobody knows years in India and returned to Tax- the period of Ahmad Shah Durani. ten the three words of the inscrip- larly the name is used subsequent- caused the disaster behind the melt- perceived violators should go to what to do. They really don’t. ila on December 15, 643 and once During the Temurid period, tion from the Greek text as read ly in the Pashto literature. again visited the following cities Maulana Kamaluddin Abdul Razaq by Prof. Sprengling (The Sematic In fact this name has been used down, similar to a chain reaction prison for up to 10 years, then out- Still, here’s what sources claim of Afghanistan. Samarkandi Herawi, who was born Magazine of America 1940) as since ancient times in Hindi. In of falling dominoes: an earthquake, siders would not have such strong probably happens when a nuclear On December 21 he crossed the in 1337 in Herat, was a distin- Goundifer Abgan Rismaud. But the India, Afghans have been called tsunami, massive flooding, black- inclinations leading to suspicion, meltdown hits pay dirt, immers- Indus river on elephant back. On guished scholar, historian and Persian text which has been pre- Rohila and their dwelling places outs, loss of power, hydrogen ex- distrust, as well as profound dis- ing into Earth: Some isotopes un- March 15, 644 he arrived at Lagh- statesman of the court of Herat. In pared from the English by Prof. Rohil Kahand. This name is still plosions, nuclear meltdown, and belief in the Abe administration, controllably spread erratically, for man and stayed at the court of the Tarikh-e Mutala’ Sadain and Maj- Sprengling (Archeological Recol- used in India. In the southern four years of highly radioactive which essentially and obscenely example, Cesiun-137, which is King of Laghman for one month. ma Bahrain he describes Afghani- lections Vol. Four, Printed in Multan dialect of Punjab and Bal- water spewing into the Pacific flips the bird to any and all. deadly toxic to all life forms, and On June 15 he reached Fa-La-Na stan’s geography as Saifi has re- Shiraz) the three words have been uchi Roh means the western moun- Ocean, and who knows what else In fact, information about the only one of many dangerous iso- or Banun. On June 20 he reached corded it to be a part of the large written as Vindapharn Aba-kan tain range of that land which is the Khorasani empire ruled by the Razmi-yad. In the first letter the Suleiman range (The Pathans, By or where else? meltdown is controlled via biased topes, is water-soluble and makes O-Po-Kien. On June 25 he arrived at Tsau- Temurids of Herat. proper noun, Vindapharn is Pahl- Sir Olaf Caroe, London 439). (Con- But, “cause” is not the issue sources. According to Dr. Baver- its way into soils and waters and Kue-To or Ghazni. On July 1, he In 1553 when Babur headed avi and Goundifer is Greek. In the cluded) with Fukushima. The issue is stock: It is imperative for “the quickly becomes ubiquitous in the reached Aur-Tsa-Pa-Na or Kabul. whether nuclear power is a satis- IAEA (International Atomic Ener- ecosystem; that’s what happens, On July 5, Kapisa, factory source of energy, whether gy Agency) to have its role clari- “ubiquitous in the ecosystem.” July 20 Andarab, August 1, it is safe. In that regard, Angela fied. It cannot continue to be the Thereafter, assuming a situa- T u k h a r a , Memo to British PM: Less Merkel (61), PhD physics, Uni- promoter of nuclear power and the tion similar to Chernobyl (1986), and December 8 Badakhshan. versity of Leipzig and current chan- organization that is involved for an exclusion zone is established to December 12 Pamir and after that cellor of Germany is shutting safety. So, the failure of the IAEA keep everybody out due to exces- he went to Yarkand and Khotan. talk, more action on Syria The itinerary of Hsuan Tsang down all nuclear reactors because to respond in this particular in- sive levels of radiation. But, ques- entitled Si-Yu-Ki meaning the By Luke Coffey of the Fukushima incident. Ger- stance is very good ammunition to tions like how big of an exclusion memoirs of the land of the East many favors renewable sources of move towards getting that view zone and how prolific the under- has been translated into English British Prime Minister David energy like solar and wind. Mean- heard at the UN General Assem- ground hot radioactive corium re- and printed several times. Part-A Cameron has described ISIL as while, Japan’s PM Abe (61), a grad- bly, and that will be something acts nobody knows how to answer. of this book has valuable informa- an "existential threat" to the uate in political science from Seikei which politicians have to do… When Ihor Gramotkin, director of tion on Afghanistan’s geographi- cal, religious, political and social United Kingdom. University, is reopening nuclear There are some politicians who are the Chernobyl Power Plant was His defence secretary, power plants as quickly as possi- sympathetic to the view expressed asked how soon the Chernobyl events of that time. When Hsuen Tsang reached the province of Fa- Michael Fallon, told an audi- ble, proving that politics overrides here.” reactor site would be inhabitable La-Na, after staying in India, science. According to Dr. Baverstock, again, he replied: “At least 20,000 ence during a major speech that (Page 265 Vol. 1 of Si-Yu-Ki, En- the Royal Air Force is taking In stark contrast to the Ger- there is an urgent need for a prop- years,” Eben Harrell, Apocalypse glish translation) he mentions a man chancellor’s take on nuclear er risk assessment of Fukushima, Today: Visiting Chernobyl, 25 place called O-Po-Kien between part in "a new Battle of Britain" power, the pro-nuke crowd claims and he believes there should be Years Later, Time Magazine, April Banun and Ghazni, north-east of against ISIL. highly radioactive water, which has pressure to get that achieved by 26, 2011. Fa-La-Na and south-east of Ghazi. Even so, the UK does not Before Hsuen Tsang, another Chi- been flowing out of the Fukushi- an independent organization. All Nevertheless, the Abe govern- conduct air strikes against ISIL squadrons!) es an "existential threat" from ma complex like crazy for four of which must be taken up at a ment is already moving people nese traveler Fa-Hi-Yan has called this land Lo-Ye or Roh.[2] in Syria and Cameron's dither- Drop in the ocean ISIL, or if the Royal Air Force is years straight, becomes so diluted worldwide forum like the UN. Af- back into some of the four-year- Many historians especially ing means that the British Par- The 250 soldiers the UK truly engaged in a "new Battle within the vastness of the Pacific ter all, by default, the internation- old exclusion zones of Fukushima. General Cuningham, the author of liament is nowhere close to Ocean that there is nothing to wor- al community is involved when- Meanwhile, the pro-nuke has deployed to help train the of Britain", then surely parlia- the Ancient Geography of India voting on the matter. Now that Kurds is a drop in the ocean - mentarians wouldn't have mind- ry about. But, their cleverness ever and wherever the world at large school of thought should contem- (Page 89), correspond O-Po-Kien Russian planes are flying over merely prompts a raised eyebrow is exposed to dangerous radiation. plate: Two hundred U.S. sailors of to be Awa-gan (Afghan) and fur- essentially a token force best ed curtailing their summer hol- amongst people who closely fol- How could it be any other way? the USS Reagan have a pending ther goes on to say that Hsuen Syria, Cameron's job of con- described as gesture politics - idays. Also read: Will more air low the Fukushima scenario. Well, reprehensibly it can be lawsuit against TEPCO, et al Tsang did not consider their lan- vincing parliament to expand air allowing the British govern- strikes in Syria serve any pur- As it happens, buried within another way, as for example Fuku- claiming that young sailors are al- guage to be Hindi, but he says that strikes to Syria has been fur- ment to say they are doing pose? Now that Russian war- Fukushima’s complexities the pu- it somewhat resembles the languag- ther complicated, and may be shima. ready experiencing leukemia, ul- es spoken in India, thus it must something, when in reality they planes are also flying in the bic encounters an enigma, as ex- After all, a mysterious apathy cers, gall bladder removals, brain have been Pushto. On the other blocked. Talk to Al Jazeera - are doing next to nothing. skies of Syria, many parliamen- pressed by Dr. Baverstock, “I’m surrounds the events at Fukushi- cancer, brain tumors, testicular hand since O-Po-Kien has the same The Syrian conflict: Russia vs If the threat ISIL poses to tarians who were on the fence really appalled at the way the in- ma. Eerily, the ongoing nuclear cancer, dysfunctional uterine syllables as the ancient A-Wa-Gan, the West? the UK is as great as we are about the UK expanding air ternational system has failed… meltdown, which is as hot as a pis- bleeding, thyroid illness, stomach therefore we can say that he meant The rhetoric coming from told, if the terror group really strikes might see the risk of Quite frankly, we don’t get any- tol, has been relegated to second ailments and other complaints un- the present Afghans which still lie Cameron and his ministers nei- thing through the media… T fiddle status in the public eye. In usual in such young adults. between the Indus and Ghazni and threatens to end Britain's exist- confrontation with Moscow is the dwelling place of ancient ther matches the reality of the ence, then surely more nation- not worth it. here is no general understand- turn, the vacuum of transparency The sailors participated in threat to the UK nor the reality ing of the situation here in Europe, leads to all sorts of conspiratorial “Operation Tomodachi,” provid- tribes of the Afghans, who settled al resources should be thrown It is likely that Cameron has in the provinces of Paktia, Urgoon because the media are not putting theories, inundating the Internet ing humanitarian relief after the of the UK's effort to counter into the fight. waited too long. and Ghazni. Hsuen Tsang travelled that threat. Existential threat? this view forward. In fact, I think and serving to radicalize opinion. March 11th, 2011 Fukushima di- from Bunun to Ghazni and crossed Another incoherency of the On a shoestring If Cameron many people would be very sur- Thereby, Abe’s administration saster based upon assurances that these mountainous provinces ISIL does pose a serious UK's air campaign against ISIL has the leadership and politi- prised that it was still a matter for comes across as scheming schle- radiation levels were okay. which were the home of O-Po-Kien threat to the UK's security, but is the fact that the Royal Air cal courage to ask parliament discussion. They would be even miels. According to plaintiff’s attor- or the Afghans. it certainly does not pose an Force will only hit targets in Iraq to expand air strikes to Syria, it more surprised to learn that it’s Of course, it is only too self- neys, more sailors are in the pro- From the pre Islamic pe- existential threat. Like most riod we have the Sassanid, Indian - even though the terror group's will be harder to convince par- still an ongoing accident, and that evident that PM Abe is preparing cess of coming on board as a tem- Western countries, the most headquarters, financing cen- liamentarians now that Russia it hasn’t terminated yet… and for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and pest of nuclear radiation afteref- and Chinese documents in which the name of Afghan has been men- direct threat ISIL poses right tres, logistical hubs, and train- is involved. Even if parliament they would be more surprised to posturing to re-open nuke facili- fects spreads thru the ranks. tioned. During the Islamic period now is from terrorism: shoot- learn that nobody knows how to ties. As of October 22nd, twenty- Then, it’s little wonder that ing grounds are all located in does approve air strikes in Syr- the name has been consequently ing up a shopping centre or Syria. From a military stand- ia, it doesn't mean additional stop it.” one of Japan’s forty-three opera- Einstein prophetically stated: used in Arabic and Dari books. The exploding a bomb in the heart “Nobody knows how to stop ble reactors are undergoing NRA “The unleashed power of the atom most ancient of these books is point, this makes no sense airplanes will magically appear it,” is the storyline in the after- safety reviews. Already, Kyushu has changed everything save our Hudood-ul- Alam which was writ- of a major city. whatsoever. from thin air to conduct the math of Fukushima. EPC’s Sendai 2 nuclear power modes of thinking, and we thus ten in 993 by an anonymous au- Serious stuff - without a If Cameron truly believes strikes. In point of fact, who can know, plant restarted last week, supply- drift toward unparalleled catastro- thor. Minorsky, the late historian, doubt - but hardly existential. that ISIL poses an "existential The reality is that Britain's who can even follow Fukushima? ing electricity to the grid. Nowa- phes.” says that the author of the book But if the prime minister truly threat" to the UK, then he has eight fighter jets being used in was from the family, or related to believes that ISIL poses an "ex- After all, it’s well known that the days, it’s almost as if nothing bad Unparalleled catastrophes, in- the court of the Al-Ferighun of failed to show any sense of ur- Iraq will also have to be used Abe administration established a happened. deed! (counterpunch) Jouzjan. In this book Afghan has istential threat" to Britain's sur- gency to get parliament's ap- in Syria. vival, why isn't he doing more proval to expand the air strikes Unless Britain invests more about it? to Syria. in its defence capability, air Comparing the modest UK Today the situation is much campaigns like the one over LETTER TO THE EDITOR air campaign against ISIL, with different than August 2013, Iraq will continue to be done the role the Royal Air Force when the British Parliament on a shoestring - and will con- played during the Battle of Brit- voted down air strikes in Syria tinue to be ineffectual. ain, would be laughable if it targeting Syrian President If Cameron believes that were not for the fact that these Bashar al-Assad for his use of Britain's existence is at stake, words were uttered by the Brit- chemical weapons. then he needs to start acting ish defence secretary. British Prime Minister Dav- like it. Go to parliament, get ap- Comparing the modest UK id Cameron [AP] The Russian proval for air strikes in Syria, air campaign against ISIL, with problem tell the Russians to stand back, the role the Royal Air Force Traffic accidents on highways are taking lives of hundreds of people annually. The government and drivers are equally responsible Notwithstanding the recent and fully fund the defence for the problem. Most of the drivers don’t obey traffic rules and are driving recklessly and the government is responsible for bad played during the Battle of Brit- election of Labour's anti-war budget to wage the campaign roads and lack of traffic signs. However, the main problem is that everyone can easily receive a driving license by taking bribe. In ain, would be laughable if it leader Jeremy Corbyn, there is properly. some cases, drivers first take driving license then learn driving. were not for the fact that these a large amount of cross party If he is unwilling to do so, I suggest all citizens to observe traffic rules and lay down the foundation stone for the culture of obeying traffic and other rules words were uttered by the Brit- support for UK air strikes in then he should probably stop in the city. The government should set strict rules for issuing driving license. It should also install traffic signs on ish defence secretary. highways. Syria against ISIL. hyping the threat. Khwaja Bari, Khushal Mena, Kabul The Battle of Britain was an But Cameron's window of Luke Coffey is a research example of national survival. opportunity might now be fellow specialising in transat- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and Almost 2,000 British and allied closed thanks to the Russian lantic and Eurasian security at address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] airplanes fought the German intervention. He has had all a Washington DC-based think- Luftwaffe in the battle 75 years summer after his May 2015 elec- tank. He previously served as ago. tion victory to have a vote in a special adviser to the British By contrast, the UK initial- parliament to expand air strikes defence secretary and was a ly deployed six Tornado fight- to Syria. If needed, he could commissioned officer in the Disclaimer: er jets to strike ISIL in Iraq. With have even re-called parliament United States Army. great fanfare a few weeks later, during its summer recess for a The views expressed in this The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) it increased that number to vote. In the past, parliament article are the author's own and and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. eight. (Yes, you read that cor- has been recalled for lesser do not necessarily reflect Al rectly: eight jets … not eight events, and if the UK really fac- Jazeera's editorial policy. 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. SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES H o w Palestin ian w o m en defy Israel’s o ccupatio n FROM MOTHERING A CHILD TO MOURNING ONE, THREE WOMEN SHARE STORIES OF STEADFASTNESS AND RESISTANCE.

Lidia Rimawi wanted a son. But joy and disbelief. Months later, tine has always existed. In the war me is a type of resistance. This she says. "In the war of existence, Jazeera) Oust outside what is now thing, but don't take money.'" her husband is a political prisoner, Majd was born. Majd is saying his of existence, to exist is to resist. painting can say many words." to exist is to resist." While Fulla is East Jerusalem, in the city of Sil- A loud fan hums on her table, serving a 25-year sentence in an first words and walking without Although she doesn't consider her- Fulla sees women as uniquely sit- able to preserve and showcase Pal- wan, which has been renamed the trying to dispel the hot air. Out- Israeli prison, and will be 50 be- his dad [Susan Rahman/Al Jazeera] self an artist, Fulla became inspired uated to play multiple and critical estinian history through her work City of David, Wadid refuses to side, a large group of tourists pass fore he's released. When Majd was an infant, Lidia to paint a portrait of Samer roles in resistance. "I know a wom- at the museum, Lidia has created move. Her house sits with three by and a camera flashes just be- So she did the only thing she took him to visit his father, but others, fenced off from what some yond Wadid's window. The paint- could think of under the circum- the guards refused to let him in and dub a Jewish Disneyland. Tour ing of her son stares back at her. stances: She smuggled his sperm grew angry. She was sent away groups parade past her window. Yusef was 15 when some set- out of the prison. without so much as being allowed Tourists from all over the world tlers chased him for wearing a shirt Thirty-seven-year-old Lidia to show her husband their son come here, stopping at signs iden- with a Palestinian pin on it. He lives in Beit Rima outside the vil- through the glass partition. "My tifying historic areas and snapping fled, but they caught and stabbed lage of Nabih Saleh in the occu- husband was punished for smug- photographs many will later post him. His body was taken to the pied West Bank. It is the site of gling the sperm to me," she ex- on Facebook. It is very difficult Abu Khbir forensic institute in Tel regular Friday vigils and Lidia plains, adding that the captain in to live in this place, but we do not Aviv, where all of his organs, and sometimes brings her son, a round- charge of the prison demanded to move from here. I stay here be- even his tendons, were taken with- faced boy with a shock of black see the results of DNA tests, cause it is our land. It's Palestinian out his or his family's permission. hair. For her family, the birth of showing who fathered the boy. Her land. Wadid, Silwan resident "They took his eyes," Wadid Majd and his daily growth is an husband's sentence was extended Wadid says she doesn't mind says, looking off into the distance. act of liberation. Despite the odds, by two months and he was fined if people come to pray in front of "My son slept with his eyes Lidia's family continues to grow. 5,000 shekels (around $1,300) as her house, but the Israelis who yell open." "Majd is our victory," she says punishment. The Israeli prison and spit at her, she tells to go She later buried what was left of the 18-month-old who bounds authorities still refuse to allow away. of her son. around, his flush cheeks still thick Majd to visit his father and, to this Her small, well-kept home is Sitting in her house, staring at with baby fat. "I did this to chal- day, the two have never met. Lidia filled with much-loved furniture, the painting, Wadid reflects: "It is lenge the occupation." has only been able to show him and framed pictures of children and very difficult to live in this place, He is clearly the crown jewel photographs of the boy. grandchildren cover the stone but we do not move from here. I of the family. Women like Lidia "Majd is saying his first words walls. stay here because it is our land. make up the backbone of the re- and walking without his dad, and A painting hangs above a ta- It's Palestinian land." sistance movement in Palestine it is very hard to live without [a] ble, on which there is often fresh- In June 2014, Susan Rahman [Susan Rahman/Al Jazeera] We are father, but we can live. This is life. ly baked cake. It shows a young interviewed these and other Pales- in Lidia's home, where the curtains And I'm thinking of a new brother man on the ground with a stab tinian women about their acts of are drawn and dark shadows are for Majd," she says, undeterred. wound on his chest. It is Wadid's resistance and quest for a free Pal- cast across the furniture. Full glass- She has vowed to have another son. He was murdered by a settler. estine. They asked that their sto- es of Coca Cola sit on a wooden child with her still-imprisoned hus- An artist who was at the scene ries be shared with people outside tray before her. She knew that her band. "Inshallah [God-willing] we took a photograph of his body and of Palestine in the hope that per- husband was involved with the will try this again," she says. Wom- then painted the likeness for Wa- haps they would inspire action. struggle when they met, she ex- en like Lidia make up the back- did and her family. Susan Rahman is a mother, plains. That made her love him all bone of the resistance movement His killer remains free and his activist, and professor of sociolo- the more. They had been living in Palestine. As givers of life, keep- family lives just a few houses gy, psychology, and behavioural together for just four months when ers of family tradition, and culture away. sciences. Her research took her to he was imprisoned for his involve- bearers, they continue to resist in "The boy who stabbed my son the West Bank in the summer of ment in the second Intifada. Preg- often under-reported and under- was not charged with anything. He 2014 where she connected with her nant with their first child, she acknowledged ways. Most people was a minor," Wadid explains. "We family and conducted interviews watched as he was taken away. are familiar with the marches after know his father very well and we with women who resist the Israeli Many of Lidia's hopes for her fu- Friday prayers, where the Israeli knew the family very well. The occupation. Her work is inspired ture were dashed in that moment - army meets protesters' rocks with family is still around. The boy by the people of Palestine, who including, she thought, her wish to tear gas, live ammunition, and went to jail for a very short time, show great strength, resiliency, and have more children. But, in that skunk spray. But resistance to the but he is free." Despite losing her sumud (steadfastness). Follow her regard, things were not as hope- Israeli occupation of lands that son and the mounting efforts to on Twitter @susanrahman. Her less as she then imagined. "I re- were once Palestine takes many displace her, including offers of book, with detailed interviews of member when I got the [sperm] additional forms. 'The role of cash from the Israeli state, Wadid the women presented here, is sample from my husband during woman as resistor is a vital role,' insists she is staying put. "They called To resist is to exist: voices our visit to him and our little says Fulla Jallad [Susan Rahman/ Majd is saying his first words and walking without his dad [Susan Rahman/Al Jazeera] can't kick me out," she says. But of the women of Palestine. daughter was with me and she said, Al Jazeera] Fulla Jallad, a feisty they are giving it their best shot. Tara Dorabji is a writer, strat- 'Dad come on. Give us my broth- young woman from Tulkerim who Huisawai, a prisoner who was on an who makes flags for the chil- new life and birthed a son despite She remembers the veranda egist at Youth Speaks, mother, and ers.' We were shocked, but happy calls herself a one-woman army, is an eight-month hunger strike at the dren so they would go on peaceful her husband's imprisonment. For that used to be outside. It is now a radio journalist at KPFA. Her and worried," Lidia explains as her not afraid to hurl rocks among time. She was so touched by his demos, and I think that is a form many women, the act of remaining movie theatre in the amusement work is published or forthcoming 12-year-old daughter sits nearby, clouds of tear gas. Yet, she also act of resistance that she felt com- of resistance. A woman can be a on the land is resistance, too. Liv- park that shows documentary in Tayo Literary Magazine, proudly cradling her baby brother understands the deeper, often un- pelled to honour him in some way. teacher, a doctor, a nurse. Every- ing there, raising children, and films about the City of David to Huizache, Good Girls Marry Doc- in her lap. After smuggling the seen ways in which women sup- The painting became a powerful thing that she does that helps lead teaching the young about their his- visitors. tors (Aunt Lute 2016), Center for sperm out of prison in a plastic port the struggle for independence. tool of resistance. "I held it next to to a free Palestine, that's resistance, tory all are forms of resistance and "I was born here. I am 78 years Asian American Media, Mutha, container, Lidia took a taxi straight "The role of woman as resistor is a his mother, in front of [the] Red too." For Fulla, working as a tour demonstrate what many Palestin- old," she says defiantly. Censored 2016, So Glad They Told to the Razan Medical Center in Ra- vital role," she says. "I believe Cross in Ramallah," she says. "He guide at the Natar Resort, the larg- ians describe as 'sumud', which is It was Wadid's husband's dy- Me (Spring 2016), and Midwife- mallah where she was inseminat- woman is the mother of a martyr. is starving himself because he was est museum in the West Bank, is most closely translated into En- ing wish that she stay. "My hus- ry Today. Tara is working on nov- ed. It worked. When she shared She is the sister of a fighter. She's held for absolutely no charge, and one part of the struggle for a free glish as steadfastness. 'I was born band was in the hospital. [H]e said, els, set in Kashmir and Livermore. the news with her husband during the daughter of a hunger striker." I all that he wanted was to be treat- Palestine. "I get to show the world here. I am 78 years old,' Wadid says 'Never take money for the house. Her projects can be viewed at a prison visit, he screamed out in get to show the world that Pales- ed as a human being. So that for that Palestine has always existed," defiantly [Susan Rahman/Al If they kick you out that is one dorabji.com. Al Jazeera Trenches, tactics help rebels survive Syria onslaught After the initial shock of intensive groups backed by Assad’s foreign stay like this then it is great, but Russian air strikes, Syrian rebels enemies, and jihadists such as al the remaining ammunition is not on the receiving end of a major of- Qaeda’s Nusra Front A Syrian mili- at the required level,” he said. ISIS fensive say better organisation and tary source said operations were attack Most of the ground new tactics have helped them to on track. “The progress is stud- offensives have targeted north- stem losses and fight back. ied, and happening according to the western and western Syria, in Locals from a refugee launching point in Kucukkuyu speak w ith Al Jazeera about how the influx has affected them . A month of Russian air strikes plan. This plan includes hitting Hama, Idlib and Latakia provinces, in support of government command and communication areas where rebel gains this year Kucukkuyu, Turkey - By official There are those who try nine or 10 their ultimate goal - nothing luxu- places. Their country is ruined. offensives have cost the rebels in headquarters, cutting supply posed a growing threat to Assad. estimates, Turkey is hosting near- times. The authorities take them rious. When you offer them things, Even if the war ended tomorrow, lives and supplies: commanders routes, thereby keeping the groups While the government has captured ly 1.9 million refugees from Syria, to Istanbul or Izmir, but the refu- they just take what they need. it would take long years to rebuild. have been killed, bases bombed, in a state of siege,” the source told some 13 villages, the rebels have while hundreds of thousands of gees come back to cross into Eu- Nothing more. Their families and children will live and weapons depleted. Supported Reuters. He said rebels were wag- recovered three, the Observatory unregistered refugees from Syria, rope. Cem Arslan, construction in harsh conditions, so they are by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ing a propaganda war to maintain says. More significantly, an attack Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran live and I don't think it is a good gam- worker Cem Arslan [Kevin Kus- trying to reach Europe and settle Corps and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, their flagging morale. The war by ISIS to the southeast of Aleppo work in major Turkish cities. ble. If I were them, I wouldn't leave mez/Al Jazeera] I know refugees there. this is the first multi-pronged at- which spiralled from an uprising - a response to a government of- Most stay just long enough to the camps. They have money. are in a difficult situation. I know Murat Kahraman, local busi- tack of its kind in nearly five years against Assad has killed about fensive against the group - has earn the substantial sum of money Those who are smuggling them are that they are showing great cour- ness owner of war that have diminished Presi- 250,000 people and created more threatened a vital government sup- needed to pay a smuggler to take getting extremely rich off of them. age. Some of them don't know how Murat Kahraman [Kevin Kus- dent Bashar al-Assad’s control to than four million refugees causing ply route. The Observatory says them across the Bulgarian or Greek To be able to love somebody, to swim and have never even seen mez/Al Jazeera] a quarter or less of Syria. But while crises in Europe and neighbouring more than 350 fighters on the borders into the European Union, you need to put yourself in their the sea before, and they try to cross Many countries determine it may be too early to say how countries.Biggest government government’s side have been killed where they seek safety and a bet- shoes. It is a shame. There are ba- it to Greece. Hundreds of them risk quotas to take these refugees in, this new phase of the war will play offensives in the last month, more than the ter quality of life. bies among them who drown in the their lives for a journey towards but the ones they take are all doc- out, analysts say modest govern- Tne of the biggest government 300 rebels it says have been killed The Canakkale peninsula in sea. It is a shame. Humanity can- hope. tors or lawyers. The ones coming ment gains so far do not appear to offensives so far is south of the in Russian air strikes. It did not Turkey's northwest - with its long, not answer for this. I think what Turkey has been to Turkey are uneducated. match the scale of its assault. city of Aleppo. A rebel fighting have a figure for the number of sparsely populated coastline just Orhan, retired geologist and doing is providing a humanitarian Generally speaking, these Rebels have even regained some with one of the groups there, the rebels killed in ground battles. kilometres from the Greek island engineer who served in Turkey's example. They have the freedom people are harmful to us. They positions, and fighters on the Sham Revolutionary Brigades, said Reuters has no way to verify the of Lesbos - has become a launch- parliament to move and live here. The sup- come here, and we take care of them. government’s side are meanwhile he had never seen anything like the numbers. “The overall impression ing point from which many refu- Orhan [Kevin Kusmez/Al port given by our country is admi- I don't have a problem with that, being killed in large numbers, ac- attack that began on Oct. 16. is one of a lot of weight being gees make the last stretch of their Jazeera] rable, but I don't know how it can but if other countries do what we cording to the Syrian Observatory The attacking forces included thrown at multiple fronts. Thus journey to the EU. Societies in the Middle East continue. do, then maybe we can find a solu- far actual regime progress has been The once sleepy retirement have very low standards of living. Their presence here has creat- tion. modest,” said Noah Bonsey, se- community of Kucukkuyu on the There is no law. And when war ed a market for human smugglers. The people who smuggle them nior analyst with the International peninsula has become the Turkish breaks out, there is the additional How safe is a three-month-old have set up this business. This has Crisis Group think-tank. “But it coastguard's depot for the thou- complication of sectarian conflict, baby in his mother's arms crossing become an industry. People are is still early to judge where the sands of refugees they intercept all of whom claim to be killing for the waters to Greece on a dinghy trying to earn easy money by offensive’s top priorities will be, every day, as well as a hotbed for God. In a world which is mired in for about seven or eight kilome- cheating these refugees. let alone the eventual results.” In smuggling activity. Al Jazeera conflict, the Middle East cannot tres? It's not. I think rather than I have not been to other places the city of Aleppo, the army and talked to some of the locals about be an island of peace. External letting these people roam freely, in Turkey, but I can say that they its allies are facing the problem that how the state has been responding powers support them as well. At they need to prevent this illegal will stay here if they cannot cross has exhausted rebels in that region to the crisis. the root of all this is oil. The refu- smuggling and migration. As long to the Greek islands. When they for so long: battling two enemies Fevzi [Kevin Kusmez/Al gees going to Europe through Tur- as the war in Syria goes on, these don't have work opportunities, at once, one of them ISIS. Govern- Jazeera] These are all problems key and North Africa are forced to people don't have homes there. they will resort to other things. ment forces are trying to break created by politicians for their in- do so by the standards of living, Bombs and bullets are raining on This could be bad. ISIS’s siege of an air base to the terests. They are wasting these not their dreams. When we see people. I have a heart, and I feel If world leaders don't know east of Aleppo. Trench warfare in people. them, we pity them; the Turkish sad for them. Children are dying. how to solve this problem, how Latakia hills Russia says its war- Turkey is already beyond its state and people have extended Not only that, people are dying. can we? They need to do the think- planes have hit hundreds of tar- capacity. This is a heavy burden help to them. Unfortunately, the This affects us. There are re- ing here. If they don't want a solu- gets, including command centres, for our country. Whenever we EU, and Germany to a lesser de- sources and expenses being spent tion, what we think does not have and weapons depots. It says in- start to develop, we encounter gree, fail on this issue. This is not on them. Crime is going up, and any importance. They don't care. surgents are losing their fighting obstacles like this. We want to be- just a European problem. Saudi human smuggling has cropped up Aylin, management consultant for Human Rights, which tracks 2,500 Iranian and Afghani fighters, ability, while their control and sup- come stronger, but we are lagging Arabia, Iran, Qatar - these coun- here. This affects us as a society. and owner of summer home near the war. and Syrian troops, said Abu ply systems have been disrupted. behind. The citizens will be pa- tries are wealthy and can take the Mustafa, driver who takes ref- Kucukkuyu Rebels interviewed by Reuters Ahmed, the 36-year-old fighter, After initially portraying its inter- tient to a point - but after that, refugees and help them. But un- ugees from the Turkish coastguard Aylin shows a photo she took say they are learning to live with talking to Reuters from southern vention as against ISIS, Russia has there will be problems. fortunately, their authoritarian to a nearby detention centre from her house of a dinghy of ref- Russian air strikes. They are work- Aleppo. Radio intercepts in Farsi widened the stated targets of its If you ask me, I don't want the mentality and ways of thinking Mustafa [Kevin Kusmez/Al ugees heading to Greece [Kevin ing more closely together and us- gave away the foreign participa- air strikes to include the al Qaeda- refugees here. Peace should be en- prevent this. Gul, banker-turned- Jazeera] Kusmez/Al Jazeera] ing different tactics to fight back. tion. “What changed for us was linked Nusra Front and Jaish al- sured and everyone should go back management consultant Gul [Kevin I have pity for their children, I've seen many refugees around Knowledge of the terrain is cited the huge, abnormal size, and in- Islam, which both operate in west- to their own places. It is not a good Kusmez/Al Jazeera] We see them but I'm angry at the adults. My my house. It's a very sad situation as a crucial advantage. tensity of the bombardment,” said ern Syria. But FSA groups, includ- thing for them, either. For exam- here. We don't know a lot about grandfather was 16 when he fought overall - I find it quite ironic that “It’s a battle of ambushes, of Abu Ahmed, using his nom de ing some that have received train- ple, I have a house, land, and my them. They come here and they in the Battle of Gallipoli. These the countries that caused these surprise attacks,” said a former guerre and speaking via a web- ing from the U.S. Central Intelli- own country. For me, leaving this are either found by the authorities adults are running from war. problems are the ones that these army lieutenant-colonel who leads based messaging system. His gence Agency, have been particu- means death. As a Turkish citizen, or drown. We feel terrible about all The coastguard plucks them people are escaping to. the Jabhat Sham group, a recipient group, another FSA faction which larly badly hit. The FSA is a loose I can't accept leaving. this, but there is nothing else you from the sea and half an hour later, I think all they want is to go of military support from Assad’s has received foreign military sup- alliance of groups, mostly led by Toran Porcak, cafe owner can do. You can only feel sorry. they're taking selfies. An officer somewhere where they can live foreign enemies that fights under port including U.S.-made anti-tank, army defectors. “There is a large Toran Porcak [Kevin Kusmez/ This isn't an issue for society; this tried to stop them from smoking happily. I believe what they ex- the banner of the Free Syrian Army or TOW missiles, lost its com- attrition, particularly of anti- Al Jazeera] is a state problem, and I think the on the buses and they argued and pect is to have better standards for (FSA).New supplies of weapons mander in the fighting. But one armour weapons,” said Abu They think of Europe as the Turkish state is doing enough. pulled out their Turkish IDs. They themselves and for their children. from states including Saudi Arabia week on, Abu Ahmed said the situ- Hamed, the Jabhat Sham com- gate to hope, where everything is There are more refugees here than said: 'You can't touch me. I'm es- I don't think it's possible to say and Qatar have arrived, though not ation had improved. “Yesterday mander. at its best, and you can get every- last year. We are more aware of it. sentially a Turkish citizen.' whether they're doing the right or in the quantities the rebels would there was a big Russian air strike, “The military equipment we thing you want. They want to find This refugee problem is a global They're very cocky here in the wrong thing - I think it's im- like given the scale of Russian and but we organised ourselves, with have - be it tanks, cars or trucks, is a future for themselves there be- concern, but because they mostly Turkey. They get opportunities possible to even think from their Iranian intervention. Still, a steady the rest of the factions. being targeted directly. We lost two cause they don't have one if they want to go to Europe, it is a bigger our own citizens don't. I'm against perspective. flow of weapons including anti- We are used to the new situa- cars today.” stay in Turkey. There are lawyers problem for Europe and the EU. them coming here and becoming a Yet, part of me is asking: What tank missiles do appear to be ar- tion,” he said. “We camouflage In the wooded hills of rural and engineers among them. Recent- It's up to them to accept the peo- liability for the state. happened to the days when peo- riving via Turkey. This may in- headquarters, and cars, and dig Latakia, another focal point of the ly, I even saw a general. What are ple to solve the problem, but they I'm angry. ple would stay and fight for their crease with Saudi Arabia and the trenches,” he said. “But the main offensive, trench warfare is help- professionals going to do here? need to divide the refugees among Last month, there was a wom- freedom? Ninety years ago Tur- United States promising to bolster factor is counter-moves - such as ing the rebels to stave off attacks They want to go to Europe to themselves. an that I drove three times to the key was in the same situation and support to what they call the mod- surprise attacks.” Additionally, the despite their depleted numbers, work. The standard of living there They are going to Europe be- detention camp. They get off the everybody here fought for their erate Syrian opposition. group has been resupplied with said Yousef Hifnawi, a fighter in is much higher. cause it's their last resort. They bus on the road and come back. country. Nobody thought about The offensives are mostly tar- TOW missiles which had run out the Ahrar al-Sham rebel group. And they are spending a lot of would not want to leave their The same woman - three times in a leaving. And now you see this. If a geting areas of western and north- last week, said a member of the “There are people who have money - a lot! - just to cross. The home country, but they have to ... month. similar thing happens here, are we western Syria held by an array of group’s leadership council, Abu not come out of the trenches for ones who get caught come back. They're going to Europe to sur- War is a pretext if you ask me. going to fight or are we going to rebels including Free Syrian Army Ahmed Hani. “If (TOW supplies) more than three weeks,” he said. They try again to go to Europe. vive, to eat and to work. This is They want to go to comfortable try to escape? Al Jazeera 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. SUNDAY . NOVEBMER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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Saudi Arabia's cabinet has deferred ous conditions such as a 35-hour for further study a decision on lim- work week plus big pensions and iting the private sector work week health benefits. Most private sec- to 40 hours, part of proposals de- tor jobs are held by 10 million for- A U.S. judge has dismissed a law- The case was dismissed on Wednes- moot. The end of the lawsuit on Thursday the dismissal shows flawed. A previous finding from the signed to push more Saudis into eign workers. suit over a disputed cargo of Iraqi day by U.S. District Court Judge means U.S. courts have yet to rule there is “no legal obstacle in the judge, which still stands, says his private employment, the Labour To reduce the burden on the Kurdish crude oil that showed up Gray Miller because the vessel car- decisively on the fundamental ques- United States or elsewhere to the court can hear ownership disputes Ministry said. public sector and curb the number last year off the shore of Texas, rying the crude sailed away after the tion of whether the KRG has the to the KRG's exercise of its right between the two sides. That ruling In an announcement on Twit- of foreign workers, the government prompting months of legal wran- U.S. buyer balked at taking delivery right to export oil from its lands under the Iraqi Constitution to could be applied in other U.S. dis- ter late on Thursday, the ministry has been considering a proposal to gling as Iraq sought to block the because of the legal fight. In the eyes without permission from Baghdad. market and sell oil around the trict courts. “If the KRG were to bring said the cabinet had delayed its lure more Saudis into private com- Kurdistan Regional overnment of the court, without a cargo there Washington has struggled to medi- world.” But a source familiar with in crude now to the U.S., they’d get decision in light of feedback from panies by limiting the working (KRG) from directly exporting oil. could be no dispute and the case was ate the conflict. The KRG claimed the case said the KRG view was hammered in court,” the source said. business owners. It did not elabo- week to 40 hours, down from 48 rate or say when a decision would in many firms, and increasing the be made. weekend to two days from one. Consumers growing more Authorities face a dilemma as But much of the business com- they try to boost private sector munity has argued that the move employment in a period of low oil would hurt the economy by rais- positive about personal finance prices, which are straining state ing companies' costs, deterring in- finances and threaten to slow the vestment and possibly forcing but worried over UK economy economy. companies to make up for the Most Saudi workers are in the shorter work week by hiring more public sector, which offers gener- foreigners.

income than in the second quarter. Consumer spending rose 3.2pc in the third quarter, a tad less than the second quarter’s increase. But dis- posable personal income jumped 3.5pc, nearly three times the gain in the second quarter, suggesting a promising set-up to the upcoming holiday shopping season. A down- turn in private inventory investment was a large drag on GDP, the de- partment said, noting declines in in- People are feeling more positive minus four and six points from this vestment in wholesale trade and in about their personal finances, but time last year. The overall con- manufacturing. Trade growth more worried about the general UK sumer confidence index decreased slowed. Exports rose 1.9pc, com- economy, new research today re- by one point to two compared pared to the 5.1pc increase in the veals. The latest UK Consumer with September, although this was step up the pace of easing, either second quarter. Imports, which take Confidence Barometer, conducted a four point improvement from by buying Japanese government away from GDP growth, were also by market research giant GfK, sur- minus two in October 2014. bonds more quickly or by expand- slower, rising 1.8pc, nearly half the veyed 2,000 individuals on how “While belief in our personal ing its purchases of shares via ex- prior quarter’s increase. The GDP the financial situation of their financial situation for the next 12 change-traded funds. But it will data came a day after the Federal household had changed over the months remains strong, growth in INACTION may at first glance have helped Mr Kuroda that Ja- Reserve signalled it could raise its past 12 months. The index in- the top-line index has again stalled seem more timid than pulling out pan is no longer the only devel- near-zero interest rate in December creased by three points this month this month,” said Joe Staton, head the monetary bazooka—but it oped country locked in a tryst with if it decides the economy is strong to four, which is three points higher of market dynamics at GfK. “The took nerve for Haruhiko Kuroda mild deflation; oil-price falls have enough to weather the tightening. than last month and 11 points good news on the domestic front – to hold fire at the Bank of Japan’s affected several economies. “The slowing had been flagged well monetary-policy meeting on Oc- A key worry for the BoJ in WASHINGTON: The US econo- been volatile this year, with the higher than October 2014. Look- with households lifted by wage in advance by the monthly business ing ahead, their forecast for their growth, low interest rates and near- tober 30th. The central bank’s pol- the run-up to the meeting was the my grew at a slower pace in the first quarter mustering only a 0.6pc surveys and higher frequency data, icy board, which Mr Kuroda ef- effect of China’s slowdown on Ja- third quarter as exports and pri- rise amid severe winter weather personal finances was unchan•ged zero inflation – is being tempered and is therefore un-likely to have a last month at six , but two points by concerns about our ability to fectively controls, voted 8-1 to pan’s economy. The bank lowered vate inventory investment fell, but and a West Coast ports shutdown. major impact on policymaking,” said maintain the existing programme its economic growth forecasts for crucial consumer spending re- “That subpar number should not higher than October 2014. shrug off the global downturn. Chris Williamson of Markit. “In- But the respondents were feel- “Upwards momentum in the of quantitative easing (QE, or print- the next two years, chiefly due to mained strong, the Commerce De- be mistaken for slower underlying stead, the Fed will be firmly focused ing money to buy bonds) at its the slowdown in emerging econo- partment said. Gross domestic growth. Much of the weakness ing far less confident about the gen- index is also being dragged down on how the fourth quarter is play- eral economic situation of the coun- by consumer worries about the current level of ¥80 trillion ($660 mies, and weak household spend- product expanded at an annual rate stemmed from the onset of a long- ing out, writing off some of the billion) a year. Given that Japan is ing following a rise in the con- of 1.5 per cent in the July-Sep- awaited correction to private in- try. When asked how they thought past performance of the UK third-quarter weakness as tempo- the economy had changed over the economy and expectations for the officially back in mild deflation for sumption tax from 5% to 8%, last tember period, the department said ventories,” said Nariman Be- rary.” Consumer prices weakened the first time since 2013, when the spring. Data on industrial produc- in its first estimate for the quarter. hravesh, chief economist at IHS. past 12 months, the index fell two economy in the year to come. substantially under pressure from points from September to minus However, despite this month’s BoJ began QE, it was a bold deci- tion out this week were unexpect- The reading came in slightly weak- In a positive sign, the third-quar- falling oil prices. The personal con- sion not to act. The BoJ’s man- edly robust, partly easing fears that er than analysts expected, but the ter growth mainly reflected solid five, although this was still one slip, the overall index score has sumption expenditures price index, point higher than October 2014. remained positive over 2015 in date, after all, is to produce sus- the economy might have slipped economy was widely expected to consumer spending, which ac- the Fed’s preferred inflation mea- tained inflation of 2%. into a technical recession in the have cooled down from the sec- counts for two thirds of US out- Their expectations for the marked contrast to the lows sure, rose at an annual rate of 1.2pc economy over the next year were reached between mid-2007 and But Mr Kuroda kept his faith third quarter after a contraction in ond quarter’s robust 3.9pc expan- put, as consumers found them- in the third quarter after a 2.2pc rise in gradually recovering growth, and the second. sion. Growth in the economy has selves with a lot more disposable even worse, with the index falling early 2014 during the depths of in the prior quarter. two points from last month to the recent economic cycle.” in a range of measures which, he The decision not to ease sug- believes, suggest robust underly- gests closer co-ordination of poli- ing price rises. In July the central cy between the BoJ and the gov- bank began publishing a new index ernment of Shinzo Abe, the prime Taking stock of China's five year economic model Germany of inflation, known as “new core minister, than in the recent past. CPI”, which strips out both the Economists close to Mr Abe had Big changes lie in store for China "In reality, we've already built million yuan ($77m, £50m) worth manufacturing and domestic con- commits price of energy and of fresh food. sent signals that further easing was in the next five years, as the gov- more than 36 million units of sub- of subsidies to build housing that sumption. A labourer marks steel It shows prices rising at a healthy unnecessary. Mr Kuroda’s surprise ernment announces significant pol- sidised housing in five years," ex- did not qualify under the scheme, bars at a steel and iron factory in icy shifts in its new blueprint for plains Jiang Xuemei, a researcher including dormitories and offices. HuaiImage copyrightReuters Im- Rs11b the country. An end to the one- at the Chinese Academy of Social A further 20,600 people were age caption Low-end manufactur- child policy, and a lowered GDP Sciences. "There was an even big- found to have used fake documents ing and exporting still powers Chi- growth goal are the biggest chang- ger process to renovate shanty to obtain low-cost housing under na's economy Did the government investment es to surface so far. towns. We aimed to renovate 4 the plan. "Corruption does exist achieve its economic reform goals In the coming weeks and million but in reality, we renovat- in some places," Ms Jiang notes. under the five year plan? Techni- in Pak months, more details will emerge, ed 10 million of them." But a clos- "The challenge now is to manage cally, yes. Many of the economic explaining how the plan will be er look reveals a more complex pic- the current housing projects and targets in the plan appear to be on ISLAMABAD: Germany on carried out and what objectives will target. "We've reached a prelimi- Thursday committed to invest be met. It's worth it to pay atten- nary goal to restructure our econ- Rs11 billion on development tion to the details. The five year omy to focus more on the service projects in Pakistan this fiscal year. plan system is a Soviet-style industry," explains Chi Fulin, the During the bi-annual negotia- throwback from China's Commu- director of the Chinese Institute tions on development, both the nist past, but it remains a pivotal of Reform and Development, a countries signed an agreement for feature of the Chinese government. think-tank based in Hainan. "The the cooperation. We're just concluding the twelfth service industry now contributes The Pakistani delegation was version of the plan. Communist more than 51% of our GDP headed by Economic Affairs Divi- Party cadres are evaluated on how growth, higher than we expected. sion Secretary Saleem Sethi while pace. In August the new gauge rose decision a year ago to boost mon- well they meet the plan's targets. Secondly, we've reached the goal the German side was led by Dep- by 1.1%, and in September by etary easing, from ¥60-70 trillion Sometimes, this leads to forest-for- of 7% economic growth and third, uty Development Minister Tho- 1.2% (compared to falls in core CPI to ¥80 trillion, displeased the the-trees situations: it's not unusu- consumption became the main mas Silberhorn. of -0.1% for both months). prime minister’s office, because al for the plan's wider objectives driver of our growth, accounting The two German implement- The BoJ duly highlighted the Mr Kuroda appeared to be press- to be thrown out the window in for 60% of the growth of GDP." ing agencies GIZ and KfW bank new index in its updated outlook ing the government into going order to achieve an obscure data However, consumption has grown will use these funds to scale up for the economy and prices today. ahead with a second rise in the con- point. 'Widespread irregularities' in part because the demand for ex- existing projects in governance re- It slashed its forecast for CPI in- sumption tax, which in the end Mr China's affordable housing initia- ports has fallen due to the global lated to Technical and Vocational flation (including energy) for fis- Abe postponed. Policymakers at tive is a good example of this pat- economic downturn. "The restruc- Education and Training (TVET), cal 2015 from 0.7% to 0.1%, the BoJ are also more aware of the tern. In 2010, the goal to build sub- turing of our economy hasn't fully energy and health. On the occa- tweaked its prediction for fiscal risks associated with expanding sidised housing was a key initia- succeeded, the speed isn't fast sion, Silberhorn said: “Our friend- 2016 and left unchanged its pro- monetary easing than they were a tive of the 12th five-year plan. The enough and the service industry ship allows us to discuss about jection for fiscal 2017, acknowl- year ago. A weaker yen constrains specific goal called for 36 million still plays a relatively small part success stories such as reforms in edging the greater-than-expected consumer spending and raises costs units of subsidised housing to be ture. In 2014, China's state audi- make sure they are fully utilised." in the economy," Mr Chi says. taxes and revenue generation, but impact of falling oil. Mr Kuroda for small- to medium-sized busi- built within five years. According tor uncovered "widespread irregu- Balancing the economy Attempts "We still face difficulties. Chi- also about remaining challenges also postponed the bank’s dead- nesses. The bank recognises that to the official statistics, the plan larities" in the affordable housing to steer the economy into a new na is at a stage of development such as the current situation of line for achieving inflation of 2% the scale of its QE purchases is was a success. This photo taken programme. Approximately direction formed another part of where we've nearly reached the end International Non-Governmental by a further six months, until the stifling the world’s second-largest on 1 October 2015 shows Chinese $1.47bn (£958m) in funds was the last five year plan. China's lead- of the industrial revolution." Organisations in Pakistan.” second half of fiscal 2016. sovereign debt market. None of home buyers visiting a housing fair misappropriated to pay salaries, ers have stated repeatedly they Relevance The Pakistani delegation, dur- Financial markets were dis- that, however, will dent financial in Yichang, in China's Hubei office expenses and to "invest in want to move away from a depen- Is the five year plan system ing their visit, also met with repre- mayed by the bank’s inaction, markets’ expectation that weak province.Image copyrightAFP wealth management products", the dence on low-cost exports towards still worth it? Is there a value in sentatives of the federal ministries which wrong-footed many econo- growth and sluggish prices will Image caption China's housing auditing office discovered. Some more sustainable growth that re- planning in such detail, so far in and held meetings at the German mists who had bet that Mr Kuro- make further easing inevitable in market has taken off in recent years companies illegally obtained 485 lies on the service sector, high-end advance? Bundestag and the Bundesrat. da would have no option but to the months to come. 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. SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Reham Khan's departure from Pa- her co-producer Imran Kazmi of which every production faces, our of the shoot, Kazmi revealed, ate time to discuss the level of her kistan after her split from her hus- IRK Films about the film's current team is now completely in sync; "Reham only had to visit the sets involvement in the remaining spell, band PTI Chairman Imran Khan status. "As the popular phrase everyone has their assigned tasks of Janaan a couple of times during given everything, but let me assure may have put a question mark on goes: 'the show must go on' - and and I'm proud to say they are pro- the first spell. She and I both were everyone who's reading: this is a the minds of some about the fate putting all and any speculation to ficient enough to handle all pro- incredibly impressed by the rushes project and story that is quite close of her film Jaanan's production, but rest, I would like to say that this duction-related issues in either we saw; the dedication of all the to her heart. her co-producers are confident that news will not affect the film in any Reham's or my absence." He actors, our writer - who was with She and I conceived it together. its shoot will go on as planned. manner whatsoever." Although it added, "Our director Azfar Jafri, us during the shoot, the produc- I am fully committed to complet- "The film has Masha'Allah suc- is unclear when Reham will return though concerned, is profession- tion team, director and our fantas- ing this project; Reham has com- cessfully completed its first spell; to Pakistan, Kazmi hopes that she ally unperturbed by this news and tic DOP Rana Kamran." So, de- plete faith in me and my team. As the entire production team is cur- won't be gone for long. "Reham is currently working on creating spite Reham's absence, Jaanan's re- a parting note: she was, is, and will rently busy planning for the sec- should Insha'Allah be back soon," the first-look teaser trailer for the maining shoot continues as per always be a part of Janaan. This is ond spell which should hopefully he continued, "But despite the ini- film. This should be out soon." schedule, says Kazmi: just the beginning of our collabo- start in a month's time," informed tial minor roadblocks and setbacks Talking more about the initial phase "I don't think it's an appropri- rative efforts."

Adele finds motherhood hard

Drumroll, please. Telenor Bridal jewellery designers and make-up Couture Week (TBCW) is set to artists are expected to be revealed return for its 11th edition later this soon. Mastering her flair for bridal year and the dates have been wear locked. Slated to take place from The upcoming instalment December 11 to 13, according to a would come on the heels of its pre- press release, the fashion show- ceding edition, which was held in case will feature the works of some June earlier this year. It featured of the leading Pakistani designers 24 showcases by prominent Paki- on the runway. stani designers, such as Asifa & The showcase will take place Nabeel, Adnan Pardesy, HSY and in the country’s cultural hotspot, Zainab Chhotani. The event also Lahore. TBCW will feature the witnessed celebrities, such as Ah- collections of around 27 fashion san Khan, Mehwish Hayat, Aijaz designers. Extending his associa- Aslam and Urwa Hocane, sashay- tion with the event, master coutu- ing down the ramp. rier Hassan Sheheryar Yasin will Previous editions of the event once again choreograph the show. have also been known for featur- TBCW, which is held twice a ing theatrical performances and a year, is known for promoting Pa- dash of drama and glamour on the kistani designer talent with their ramp. Among the notable design- bridal show considered as one of ers who have exhibited their col- the most eagerly-awaited events on lections at previous showcases are the local fashion calendar. The Faraz Manan, Umar Sayeed and names of participating fashion and Ali Xeeshan. Johnny Depp Gwyneth Paltrow feted with Style pranks wife Icon award Amber Heard British singer Adele says she "had me feel young and there's nothing trying to clear out the past. Becom- no idea" motherhood would be so more grounding than a kid kicking ing a parent and moving past my hard. She has even hinted that her off and refusing to do what you're mid-20s, I simply don't have the son is prone to temper-tantrums. asking of them," Adele was quoted capacity to worry about as many Asked how her life has changed as saying to i-D magazine, reports things that I used to really enjoy since becoming a parent, the sing- femalefirst.co.uk "It used to be that worrying about...I used to f**king er said: "It's f**king hard. I thought my own world revolved around me, love the drama of all of it, but now it would be easy. 'Everyone f**king but now it has to revolve around I'm a mum I only have so much head does it, how hard can it be?' him," she added. The "Rolling in the space." "I've got to clear a lot of Ohhhh...I had no idea. It is hard deep" singer also thinks that having stuff the f**k out, which is really but it's phenomenal." "It's the a child has helped her to become less therapeutic, because I can really hold greatest thing I ever did. He makes dramatic and a better artist. "I think a grudge. Life is so much easier when me be a d**khead, and he makes the (upcoming) album ('25') is about you don't hoard your past." OMG! SRK, Elizabeth Banks to direct Salman's fight ‘PITCH PERFECT 3’ is not yet over This happened on a new episode of American reality TV show "Overhaulin". In a sneak peak of the episode Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was obtained by etonline.com, the 29- honoured with the Style Icon year-old actress questioned a po- award at this year's InStyle Awards The launch of the 17th Jio MAMI The actor looked ‘bang lice officer who filmed her and the by her friend and actress Kate Mumbai International Film Festi- banggin’ hot on the red carpet in surroundings with his mobile Hudson. Welcoming Paltrow on val took place at the Gate of India an Anamika Khanna ensemble, phone."Why is he filming," she stage, Hudson said: "From the first last night. The grand opening saw which included an embellished asked. Heard could be seen show- moment I laid eyes on this woman a bevy of Bollywood stars walk- bralet, a similarly adorned capelet The rumours that the 'Badshah of ing her middle finger to the police it was love at first sight." Paltrow ing the red carpet with attendance and a high-waisted skirt, baring her Bollywood' and the 'Dabangg' officer who kept filming her while replied: "I don't have a little sister akin to that at any Bollywood toned midriff. Jacqueline Khan will have a reel-life clash next the other officers were busy dis- by birth, but if I had one, she's the awards night. Mainstream actors Fernandez wore a similar look at year have been confirmed as Shah cussing the stolen car. "Get my incarnation of my beautiful, care- Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt and the IIFA’s and both ladies looked Rukh Khan starrer 'Raees' and Sal- car back," she said. But when free, spirited little sister who brings Katrina Kaif looked ravishing as gorgeous. Her big earrings, and man Khan's 'Sultan' will be released music and spontaneity, and an in- on Eid 2016. Talking about the Heard was told that she was on they attended the event, express- simple hair and make-up elevated "Overhaulin", she looked totally credible unselfconsciousness and ing their support for independent her to knockout status. We only clash, 'Raees' producer Farhan all of this fire into my life." The Akhtar said that this has happened embarrassed. She was previously filmmakers. wish she’d picked open-toe shoes convinced that her car was stolen "Mortdecai" actress was seen in a Alia Bhatt instead of pointed ones. in the past when there have been floor-length low cut black dress, two big releases on the same day as her husband and dad were in- Bhatt made a ‘shaandaar’ en- 4 Bollywood actresses who and both of them have done well, volved in the prank. "I'm blown which was embellisehed with jew- try wearing an Isabel Sanchis claim they’re not feminists so this depends on the audience, Following the success of helming Paul Brooks of Gold Circle away! I'm speechless," she said. els, at the event which was held on strapless gown. Although she was Kangana Ranaut reports the Express tribune. He `Pitch Perfect 2`, Elizabeth Banks Entertainment and Banks and Max "I can't believe all of this." She Monday, reports one of the better dressed on the The reigning queen of further said that it's the right of a is set to return as the director of Handelman of Brownstone Pro- then hit the two men. f how Depp femalefirst.co.uk. At the party, red carpet, this was not Bhatt’s Bollywood, Kangana Ranaut, hit filmmaker to release a film on a the film's next instalment. ductions are returning as produc- could keep a secret to prank his Kim Kardashian flaunted her best look. The cutesy actor has it out of the park with this Ashi chosen date and he hopes that both Actors Anna Kendrick, Britt- ers for the movie. wife, he said: "You know there are blooming baby bump in a flowing been making promotional rounds Studio number. The gown cinched of them will have enough follow- any Snow and Rebel Wilson have On the acting front, Banks is white caped dress whilst singer ers and admirers to watch both the so many times you have to change wearing quirky, off-beat designs, in perfectly at her waist and already closed deals to the new coming off a critically acclaimed the subjects." The crew of the Selena Gomez wowed in a short but with heavy pink bronzer and showed her worked out décolletage. films. Farhan explained that if a monochrome party dress. person makes a good film, then it movie, with Kay Cannon on board role in the Brian Wilson biopic show admitted that it was nice to the proper hairdo, this look lacked The bottom of the gown featured to pen the script, reports `Love & Mercy` and will be seen work with the 52-year-old actor. Other winners included Zoe oomph. The look longed for a bit beautiful embellishments in the will work no matter which film it's Kravitz, who was named Break- chasing and added that if 'Raees' variety.com. The original film was next in `The Hunger Games: Mock- "Working with Johnny, it was cool of youthfulness. Perhaps a messy same colour, which toned down the and 'Sultan' turn out to be good adapted from Mickey Rapkin's ingjay - Part 2". She will also host because he's such a down-to-Earth through Style Star of the Year, and updo or quirky clutch would’ve look. Ranaut kept her make-up films, both will do equally well at book `Pitch Perfect: The Quest for `Saturday Night Live` on Novem- guy and he loves the creative pro- Ansel Elgort, who received the done the trick. light and wore her hair up to com- the box office. Collegiate A Cappella Glory.` ber 14. cess," one of the crew members award for Man of Style of the Katrina Kaif plete this classy and chic look. said. Year. 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. SUNDAY . NOVEMBER 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Blatter again points finger at Sarkozy over Qatar

Chelsea's w o eful seaso n co n tin ues w ith defeat to Sto ke City o n pen alties; Arsen al thrashed by Sheffield Chelsea's woes continued when the holders were dumped out of the Capital One (League) Cup fourth round following a shootout defeat by Stoke City, while Arse- nal suffered a humiliating 3-0 de- feat at second tier Sheffield Wednesday. Boss Jose Mourinho will be under mounting pressure after Eden Hazard failed to convert the crucial penalty following another testing encounter for Chelsea, who only forced extra time thanks to a last-minute leveller from Loic Remy. There was to be no solace for PARIS: Suspended FIFA presi- a reasonably strong Chelsea side, dent Sepp Blatter has again accused whose miserable season dragged on former French president Nicolas as they could not find a winner Sarkozy of influencing the award- against Stoke despite playing ing of the 2022 World Cup hosting against 10 men for all of extra time. rights to Qatar rather than the It looked like it was going to United States. Qatar controver- be their night when Remy cancelled sially won the right to host the out Jon Walters's stunning strike 2022 World Cup, a decision that from early in the second half and has since sparked a series of cor- Stoke's Phil Bardsley was sent off ruption investigations surrounding for a second booking at the close FIFA and its officials. Speaking to of normal time. Yet their killer in- Friday’s edition of Britain’s Finan- stinct from last term deserted the cial Times, Blatter repeated the Premier League champions again claims he made on Wednesday to and after some superb penalties, Russian news agency TASS that Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland FIFA’s executive committee had pulled off a stunning save to palm originally agreed to award the 2018 away Hazard's effort for a 5-4 tournament to Russia and the next shootout win. "Losing 1-0 feeling World Cup to the US. Blatter told the situation against an experienced the FT that there had been a opponent... the team did every- “gentleman’s agreement” that the thing. I tried to help too," two World Cups in question would Mourinho told reporters after suf- this season. "We try, we try, we was no more than we deserved." Hillsborough, a ground where victory, as Arsenal lost to lower- margin for the first time since Feb- go to the “two superpowers” — fering his eighth defeat in 16 games try. When we scored the goal it The shock of the night came at Arsene Wenger has never tasted league opposition by a three-goal ruary 1959. although Moscow denies there was any such arrangement. “It was be- hind the scenes. It was diplomati- cally arranged to go there,” said Bowling action of Bilal Asif Blatter, who has found himself at Farrag w in s Euro pean title the centre of a FIFA corruption found to be legal, says ICC storm ever since being re-elected to a fifth term in May. However, as he stated on Wednesday, Blatter, who is set to stand down after February’s FIFA presidential elec- tion, said Sarkozy’s influence moved the goalposts -- something the French politician strongly de- nies. “Just one week before the election I got a telephone call from Platini and he said, ‘I am no longer in your picture because I have been told by the head of state that we should consider ... the situation of France’. And he told me that this will affect more than one vote be- cause he had a group of voters, “said Blatter. Platini, the sus- pended UEFA chief, admitted to voting for Qatar at the election in DUBAI: The International Cricket month bowling ban after failing as- December 2010 when the World Council (ICC) on Friday con- sessment Earlier, all-rounder Cups were awarded to Russia and firmed that the bowling action of Mohammad Hafeez was banned the tiny desert kingdom, but de- Pakistan’s Bilal Asif has been from bowling for 12 months after nied doing so on the orders of found to be legal, and the player his action was found to be illegal Sarkozy, who was French presi- can continue bowling in interna- for the second time since Novem- dent from 2007-2012, despite the tional cricket. At the assessment, ber 2014. He was initially reported latter having not long beforehand it was revealed that the amount of after the first Test against New invited him to dinner with the fu- elbow extension in all of Asif’s Zealand in Abu Dhabi last year and ture Qatari emir, Tamim ben deliveries was well within the 15- was subsequently banned after an Hamad al Thani, then the prince degree level of tolerance permitted independent analysis found his ac- of Qatar. Speaking to French 24- under the ICC regulations. He was tion to be illegal. Hafeez was later hour news channel BFMTV on reported after the third ODI against cleared to bowl in April after chang- Thursday, Sarkozy also denied Zimbabwe in Harare on October 5 ing his action but the part-time off- using his influence to affect the and the independent assessment spinner was again reported by World Cup vote. “There you go, was performed at the Sri match officials for a suspect action once again someone who attributes Ryan Farrag upset two-weight year-old from Liverpool has now Manchester Utd, Manchester City start to his professional career with Ramachandra University testing during August's Test against Sri great power to me,” said Sarkozy world title challenger Stephane won 14 fights and is unbeaten in & Arsenal all to win (WAS 7/2 a stoppage win in Newport. The centre in Chennai earlier this Lanka in Galle. Ace right-arm spin- from Moscow where he was meet- Jamoye to claim the vacant Euro- four years since suffering his his NOW 9/2)9/2 Bet nowMoney Welsh flyweight floored Haji Juma month. The 30-year-old was a late ner Saeed Ajmal was also sus- ing with Russian president pean bantamweight title in Leige sole defeat against IBF interim back weekend Former World Se- in the first and third rounds before addition to Pakistan's ODI squad pended from bowling after the ICC Vladimir Putin. “That was not my on Friday night. champion Lee Haskins. UPCOM- ries Boxing star Andrew Selby im- stopping the Tanzanian in the at the behest of Test captain had declared his action as illegal in aim, nor was it to manage PSG, Farrag returned from 10 ING FIGHTS - 7th Nov mith- pressed in Wales Former World fourth. Former European amateur Misbah-ul-Haq, who felt the September 2014. But after going nor to attribute the World Cup to months outside the ring to stop vFielding Callum Smith2/7 Rocky Series Boxing star Andrew Selby champion Selby is the younger offspinner could come in handy through assessment tests in Chennai anyone in particular,” he added hometown favourite Stephane Fielding5/2 Draw25/1 Soccer Sat- impressed in Wales Meanwhile, brother of IBF featherweight cham- against England's slew of left- on Jan 24, Ajmal was cleared to play ironically. “But you thank him Jamoye in nine rounds. The 27- urday Price Boost - 31st October Andrew Selby made an impressive pion Lee Selby. handers. Read: Hafeez faces 12- by the ICC's Technical Committee. (Blatter) nonetheless from me. It was doubtless a reference that points to his very great friendship Steele, Thomas with Michel Platini. “Blatter told Melbo urn e Cup draw : GB w o m en w in TASS on Wednesday that after the share the lead Franco-Qatari summit, “four Eu- ropean votes deserted the United at the CIMB States and the result was 14-8 (to Cadeaux in stall eight at pursuit bro n ze Qatar)”. Otherwise, according to Classic Blatter, the United States would Ed Du n lo p's th re e -tim e ru n n e r-u p have won the right to host the Fle m in gto n lo o kin g to go o n e be tte r World Cup by 12 votes to 10 fol- lowing the supposedly secret bal- lot in 2010. Earlier this month, both Blatter and Platini, who is a FIFA vice-president as well as run- ning European football, were sus- pended by FIFA’s independent ethics committee for 90 days as part of a wide-ranging investiga- Brendan Steele posted a bogey- tion into corruption at the heart of free 66 to move alongside Justin world football’s governing body. Thomas at the top of the Those suspensions are related to a leaderboard heading in to the final 1.8 million euro ($2 million) pay- round of the CIMB Classic. Over- ment made by FIFA to Platini in night leader Thomas, who flirted 2011 for consultancy work carried with a rare 59 on Friday before out several years earlier. Both par- Great Britain's women's pursuit Saturday and Sunday. Horne said: closing an 11-under 61, finished ties deny there was anything un- team claimed an unlikely bronze "It was a really good team effort with back-to-back birdies after toward in the payment, for which on the opening day of the UCI throughout the day. We have re- producing a tidy up-and-down there was no written contract, de- Track Cycling World Cup in Cali, ally, really battled in that final and from the back of the 18th green. spite the inexplicable delay. Mean- Colombia, but Sir Bradley Wiggins we are delighted with the bronze." 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AT Monitoring Desk Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah the government should call a Loya Jir- KABUL: The council of former ga within two yours to amend consti- Jihadi leaders stressed that the tution and create post of executive traditional Loya Jirga (a grand prime minister. council of elders) should be con- Member of the council said that vened immediately to amend con- fate of the prime minister s position stitution. should be determined soon. Former Based on the deal signed be- Jihadi leaders and political figures tween the two leaders of the Na- formed the council in the aftermath of tional Unity Government deterioration of security situation (NUG) President Ashraf across the country. The council urged Ghani and the Chief Executive the government to convene the ..P2 Five killed as rocket hits mosque in Nangarhar AT News Report KABUL: At least five worshipers have been killed and four others were injured after a rocket fired by Daesh insurgents hit a mosque in Achin district of Nangarhar province, offi- cial said on Saturday. The governor of Achin district, Haji Ghalib said the as- sault took place in Pando- la area on Friday evening, saying dozens worshipers were in the mosque when a rocket fired by Daesh (ISIS) landed in the mosque, leaving five killed and wounded four others. The wounded people were shifted to a nearby hospi- tal for treatment, he add- ed. He furthered that the Daesh insurgents were tar- geting a security check post. Six rockets were fired by Daesh whereas one of them landed in the mosque. Achin district is considered to be the sanc- tuary of Daesh militants in Nangarhar province where from the group has launched several attacks recently. The government has launched military op- eration in the area and hun- dreds of the terrorists have been killed nevertheless it is still believed that at least 1,000 Deash fighters have their presence in the area.

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