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PAKISTAN reveals Afghan refugees repatriation plan

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KABUL: Chinese Vice President, Li Yuanchao, has arrived in Kabul on his first ever official visit since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, here Pakistani authorities say they have on Tuesday. a plan to begin a phased repatria- Afghanistan and China signed tion of 1.5 million Afghan refugees three cooperation agreements. within the next two years reports The agreements were signed Voice of America (VOA). during Chinese Vice President Li AT News Report Tariq Hayat who is cited as a Yuanchao s visit to Kabul in the Pakistani spokesman by the news KABUL: Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao and his agency says that the repatriation fields of security, construction and education accompanying delegation called on ex-President Hamid plan is Okayed by all stakehold- Karzai at his office on Tuesday. Hamid Karzai appreci- ers and will go to cabinet for ap- President Ashraf Ghani while proval this week. ated China s support for Afghanistan over the past 13 Hayat has told VOA that the See P2 See P2 proposed plan does not seek ex- tension or settlement of the Af- ghan population in Pakistan be- yond the December 31 deadline. There is no decision to ex- tend their stay. However, we can- not send them overnight and we will be sending them in a phased program, which is likely to take something under two years. But at the end of that period they will all be out of here (Pakistan), he said, adding that the plan ensures Afghan refugees return to country In recent weeks, the world has rent Chief Executive Abdullah Ab- Critics say the arrangement has cre- the agreement reached by the elec- with dignity in an organized turned its focus toward helping dullah agreed to hold such an as- ated uncertainty as supporters of tion teams of the two Afghan lead- manner. Afghanistan deal with increasing sembly. It was a key component of the two leaders have often compet- ers, he said. Mainly composed of Taliban presence violence by the Taliban, a threat the power-sharing deal that keeps ed over appointments and exercis- national and provincial lawmakers, that has even raised the specter of their national unity government in ing authority. On November 1, the the Loya Jirga is defined by the cur- seen as a threat Taliban control over major cities office. The power-sharing agree- upper house of the Afghan parlia- rent Afghan constitution as the high- beyond their current hold over large ment, brokered by U.S. Secretary ment, or Meshrano Jirga, called on est manifestation of the will of the to Kunduz City swaths of the countryside. Scores of State John Kerry, envisaged government leaders to fulfill their Afghan people. Such rarely held as- of Afghan lawmakers and political an amendment to the constitution to pledges by convening the assembly. semblies have historically been the KUNDUZ CITY: Public represen- leaders are pushing Kabul to hold a create the post of executive prime First Deputy Mohammad Alam supreme decision-making bodies in KABUL: The time is not yet ripe tatives and residents of northern AT Monitoring Desk Loya Jirga, or grand tribal assem- minister. This will essentially alter Eizedyar emphasized the need for the country. Another member of the for Islamabad to work for the re- Kunduz province have expressed their deep concern over the con- KABUL: Russian Ambassador to bly, to review the country s polit- Afghanistan s presidential form of holding the Loya Jirga as soon as Meshrano Jirga, Senator Sher Mo- sumption of the Afghan reconcili- ical system by debating constitu- government into a presidential-par- possible. I hope that the kind of hammad Akhundzada, also called on ation process, a top Pakistani dip- tinued presence of Taliban fight- Afghanistan, Alexander Man- ers in areas around the provincial tytskiy talking to the newsmen tional changes that will create the liamentary hybrid and formalize the Loya Jirga outlined in our constitu- the government to move swiftly. lomat says. office of a prime minister. Last year, hasty arrangement by essentially tion will be held to decide on the Afghan leaders should convene a capital. Two months back, the Tal- here in Kabul said that Moscow is Adviser on Foreign Affairs iban overran the strategic city and ready to respond to the Kabul s Afghan President Ashraf Ghani turning the post of chief executive current situation. It will also delib- Loya Jirga as soon as possible to Sartaj Aziz was quoted as telling controlled it for three days. How- request for military help. and his then election rival and cur- officer into that of prime minister. erate about the implementation of find out a solution...P2 journalists in Islamabad on Mon- ever, the security forces launched But the Afghan government day: Right now I don t think the a clearing operation to retake the should make clear that what kind PC OF CURED BUT JOBLESS time is opportune. provincial capital after two weeks of military help it needs, he said. 92 The process of Pakistan-facil- of fighting. Provincial Council He also assured of his coun- itated dialogue between the Afghan (PC) Chairman Amruddin Wali said try s support to help boost the ADDICTS RETURN TO DRUGS government and the Taliban was the presence of Taliban in several already weak economy of Afghan- KABUL: The Afghan government scuttled by the disclosure of Mul- localities on the edge of Kunduz istan. He said that Moscow stands would contact five Indian pharma- lah Omar s death in late July. City posed a serious security by Afghanistan to eliminate Islamic JALALABAD: Intelligence officials have arrested Taliban s shadow The first round of the peace threat. He added people were gen- ceutical companies to purchase governor for Laghman in eastern Nangarhar province, Amin Jan Kuchai, State, known as Daesh, and other high quality medicines from them talks was held in the hill resort of uinely worried about the prevail- terrorist outfits in Afghanistan. along with his two associates, the Governor s House said on Tuesday. Murree near Islamabad. Pakistan ing situation. After being flushed and would struggle to collect and A statement from the governor s house said Kuchai was arrested by Questioning NATO s efficien- cure drug addicts in a specific build- has offered the Afghan government out from Kunduz City, the Tali- cy in Afghanistan, he stated that National Directorate of Security (NDS) officials in Samarkhel area of its help in resuming the process. ban had got shelter in the Gor Tepa, ing in Kabul, the Meshrano Jirga Behsud district. The Taliban s shadow governor arrived in Afghanistan despite 14 years of struggle by the was told on Tuesday. But Kabul has not responded to Hazrat Sultan, Kinm, BozKhan- coalition forces, the country is still one month back to conduct insurgent activities in eastern Laghman the Pakistani suggestion. dari, Asqala and Aqtash areas of Counternarcotics Minister province, the statement said. It said Kuchai was travelling in a truck not secure. Alexander added that Salamat Azimi and Deputy Public For the revival of the peace Khanabad district, wherethey despite decades of war Afghani- along with his two friends named Jan Mohammad and Amir Moham- talks, Aziz said, both sides needed roamed freely, he claimed. He de- Health Minister Najia Tariq testi- mad when security officials stopped them in Samarkhel locality. The stan is not safe yet. He elucidated fied before the Senate after being to be convinced of the usefulness manded a clearing operation in the that Moscow seeking a political detainees, who had confessed to their involvement in subversive activ- of the process and should create areasto deal effectively with the summoned to provide information ities, had been transferred to the provincial NDS office for investiga- remedy to the Syria s continuing to lawmakers about the increasing The production of drugs has the right atmosphere for the dia- threat the insurgents posed to the tion. (Pajhwok) provincial capital. crises. number of drug addicts and pop- declined by 50 percent in the coun- logue. py cultivation in the country. try and the cultivation of poppy Forces advancing to Azimi told the upper house reduced by 19 percent, she said, Taliban hideouts in they had collected 1000 addicts in adding more than 500 drug dealers Conflict leaves 43 schools closed in Shinwari zone Kabul and 10,000 in other prov- have been arrested over the past Helmand inces, but many more remained six months in different parts of JALALABAD: The conflict in He said though schools in oth- flict had affected schools in near- uncollected in Kabul due to a lack Kabul. Shinwari zone of eastern Nangar- er districts of the zone were oper- by districts. The official said 60 The anti-insurgent operation in of space. Najia informed 92 percent of har province has led to the closure ational, but they had been nega- schools had been established for southern Helmand province is suc- She asked the government to treated addicts had returned to the of 43 schools, driving about 20,000 tively impacted. children of the displaced families cessfully continuing as the forces specify Camp Qargha, formerly addiction due to lack of work op- children out of school, an official The education director urged from the Shinwari zone, estimat- are pushing the militants back from Camp Phoenix, a NATO military portunities for them, lawlessness, said on Tuesday. influential figures and religious ing the population of the displaced Lashkargah, the provincial capital. installation now handed over to easy access to drugs, ongoing drug Months ago, gunmen loyal to scholars to assist his department families at 13,000. Shinwari also Embedded with the security the Presidential Palace, for treat- smuggling and poppy cultivation, Taliban and Islamic State groups in its efforts to reopen the schools. expressed the concern that equip- forces, TOLOnews correspondent ment of the addicts because it had poverty and low economy. entered bloody clashes in six dis- He also called upon the mili- ment and buildings of the closed Tamim Hamid reported the battle enough space. Currently, there are a total 115 tricts of the Shinwari zone and lat- tants and said: Education sector schools were in danger of being in the districts, including Achin. once again broke out Tuesday in If the government could not clinics for treatment of addicts er government forces launched is home to all. Instead of creating destroyed. There are office equip- Nangarhar police chief Brig. Gen. Lashkargah. allocate the camp for treatment of across the country having the ca- operations against the rival mili- problems, it should be assisted. ment, furniture, laboratories and Fazl Ahmad Sherzad was among However the security officials the addicts, it should find another pacity to annually treat 43,000 tant outfits. Education Ministry spokes- teaching materials at the 43 schools several high officials who described said the militants were repelled similar facility for curing addicts, addicts, she said, adding they have The clashes not only led to the man Mohammad Asif Shinwari and we fear they will be damaged. as successful the ongoing opera- from the area in a counter-attack she said. been working to construct five closure of schools in the conflict- told Pajhwok Afghan News that He said the rights of the teachers tions in the Shinwari zone during a by the security forces. In addition to treatment, the more such facilities to accommo- hit areas, but also negatively im- the education sector in the Shin- were reserved with the ministry press conference last week. They "Taliban use civilian homes as government should prevent culti- date 750 more people. pacted schools in nearby areas. wari zone was in grip of many chal- and they would resume teaching had said the security forces were shields," an Army commander told vation, production and processing The Presidential Palace has Nangarhar Education Director lenges. once the schools were reopened. advancing and many areas were TOLOnews. He said land mines of drugs in the country, she said. assigned the Ministry of Public Raeesullah Dad Ismailzai told Pa- In three district of the Shin- He hoped the schools in the Shin- cleared of militants. The insurgents placed by the militants were in She also said the government Health to identify five Indian com- jhwok Afghan News during an in- wari zone, 43 schools have been wari zone would be reopened giv- who sometimes speak to the me- some cases hindering their opera- should introduce alternative crops panies of high quality to purchase terview: Seven schools in Achin closed and it has deprived more en the effectiveness of the opera- dia about their clashes with secu- tion. The Taliban insurgents have for poppy farmers and facilitate medicines needed the ministry and district, 11 in Kot and all the 25 than 20,000 children of education tions against Taliban and Islamic rity forces have so far said nothing now moved from city to the vil- them in marketing their produce the private sector, she said of low schools in Haskamina district have and 1000 teachers of their jobs, State militants there. Operations about the closure of schools. lages, he continued. and creating jobs for the people. quality medicines in the country. been closed. he said. He also confirmed the con- have been ongoing against militants (Pajhwok)

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WEDNESDAY . NOVEMBER 04, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Khostis dem and special attention to airport project

KHOST CITY: Residents and the Tens of thousands of peo- provincial council have demand- ple from Khost work abroad and ed the government pay exclusive their travelling problem can be attention to the construction of solved with the completion of this Kerala residents the civil airport in southeastern airport which will be another big Khost province. source of income for the govern- Construction work on the air- ment. want Sadeq Alamyar port next to Khost City, the pro- Besides other countries, more vincial capital, was launched than 100,000 residents of Khost about two and a half years ago by are working in the United Arab sentenced to death the Ministry of Transport and Emirates alone and the expatriates ASADABAD: The people of An eyewitness of the massa- Aviation, but the $14 million hope they would directly land in eastern Kunar province Tuesday cre, Khawar, said: The soldiers project was brought to a halt one their home province from the UAE asked the Dutch government to of the then regime came to Kerala and a half years ago due to cor- if the airport is built. announce death penalty for Sad- village and told male members of ruption. Khost provincial council A resident, Spin Rawan member Shukrullah Babkarkhel Noorzai, said the civil airport had eq Alamyar, who they alleged or- families that the government wants told Pajhwok Afghan News Pres- a great importance for Khost peo- dered killed hundreds of people to talk to them about an issue. ident Ashraf Ghani during his vis- ple and the government should near Asadabad, the provincial They gathered all the people in a it to Khost province had prom- give special attention to the capital, in 1979. ground and took women and chil- ised serious attention to the air- project so that the dream of expa- The inhabitants of Kerala vil- dren to the main mosque of the port s construction. But nothing triates could come true. lage, the scene of the massacre, village. happened, he said, adding that the On a daily basis, hundreds said Alamyar was behind the The ground and the mosque airport should have been opera- of expats from Khost land in Kab- mass killing of 1,260 people on were in vicinity to each other, tional now. The president dur- ul and reach here tired in cars. If April, 20, 1979 when the corps- when the people heard gunshots ing his visit to Khost directed the the airport is built, it will not only es were buried in two mass graves that killed all the adult male mem- governor to investigate the airport resolve the problem of expats but through bulldozers. bers of the village, Khawar told contract and present the findings will assist trade development. A statement from Dutch Em- Pajhwok Afghan News. to him for resuming work on the Khost deputy governor Ab- bassy in Kabul stated The Neth- I saw the people surround- project, but unfortunately the dul Wahid Patan said a delegation erlands National Police arrested ed by soldiers who shot them project is yet to be resumed. from Kabul had investigated the 64 year-old Dutch national of dead. They shot deal all then dug His colleague Qadim Afghan airport project and reported back government. After the new gov- winner. The second plan was the said: The airport project has be- Afghan origin Sadeq Alamyar last two ditches through bulldozers told Pajhwok Afghan News if the to the Transport and Aviation Tuesday. He is suspected of hav- and buried them there, he said. situation remained the same, he Ministry. ernment was formed, the aviation airport security which belonged come a football. First deals were did not believe the desire of Khost The matter lies with the minister and the aviation authori- to the provincial government and cut in Kabul over the contract and ing committed war crimes in Af- Khawar said lost his five fam- people to have an airport would ministry to resolve the contract ty chief again visited Khost prov- the third was funding, he ex- now if someone talks about the ghanistan in 1979. Today, the In- ily members to the incident and be fulfilled. issue and resume work on the air- ince and presented their report to plained. Former Khost governor quality he is threatened with vestigative Judge in The Hague later they migrated to Bajaur agen- The public representative port, he said. In Kabul, Trans- the Presidential Palace, he said. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi had told Pa- death. But the contractor, Faiz has extended the pretrial deten- cy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in urged government officials con- port and Aviation Ministry Rahimi said three plans were con- jhwok Afghan News that the air- Construction Company, had re- tion of Alamyar by 14 days. Pakistan through the border with cerned, especially the president, spokesman Qasim Rahimi told sidered for the airport, the first port project had fallen into the jected corruption in the contract, According to the statement, Kunar province. to accelerate efforts for resump- Pajhwok Afghan News the airport presented by the Aviation Au- hands of some mafia groups who saying the project was brought to the former commander of com- Sadeq Alamyar was directly tion of the airport project and its project had been investigated by thority was opened to bidding in committed corruption in the con- a halt due to financial problems. mando unit 444 of the Afghan involved in the killings, he said, completion. a delegation sent by the former which the old contractor was the tract. At that time, Naeemi had (Pajhwok) Army, Alamyar was believed to urging the Dutch government to have been involved in killings in assassinate him. and around the Kerala village of Another resident of the area, Asadabad, on 20 April 1979. Maulvi Obaidullah Bahari, said he The Netherlands are com- lost his father, four paternal un- mitted to not being a safe haven cles and 26 maternal uncles, in- for war criminals and aims to the cluding cousins of his mother, in fight against impunity for inter- the mass killings commanded by national crimes. Sadeq Alamyar during the commu- Moreover, fighting impuni- nist regime. ty is important to Afghans in Af- Government forces laid siege ghanistan and abroad. Impunity to the Kerala village in the morn- also plays a role in the perpetua- ing and then some soldiers started tion of conflicts. The Netherlands searching houses at 8am when International Crimes Unit is they pushed men and boys to the therefore dedicated to tracking ground and women and children and prosecuting war criminals, to the main mosque, he said, re- BAGRAM: While visiting this even if this takes years, it said. calling only those males survived sprawling military installation In the statement, the Dutch who were out of the village. north of Kabul last week, I visited Public Prosecutor s Office asked He said 20 high-ranking offi- the flight line of the 455th Air Ex- persons who were present in or cials of the communist regime peditionary Wing. And then I stum- around Kerala, Dam Kalai or As- were involved in the massacre and bled into a little history. sadabad on or around 20 April some of them had died and others The plane above is an F-16C 1979 and who are witnesses of lived in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Fighting Falcon, commonly known events relating to the investiga- other countries, he said. in the service as a Viper. The U.S. military has at least one pair of tion should contact the Nether- Each year on 20th of April, fighters airborne over Afghanistan lands National Police. the people of the province hold virtually all the time, carrying out Persons who were present commemoration gatherings to re- everything from the armed over- at the time as government troops member the martyrs, he said, ask- watch and protection of ground or government officials may have ing the Afghan government and units to airstrikes against insur- information that is especially im- human rights organizations to con- gents. This plane, however, has an portant for the Dutch investiga- vict the perpetrators of the inci- unusual feature: These kill stick- tion. These categories of persons dent. ers signify that this plane beat are therefore urged to provide Bahari also thanked the Dutch three J-21 fighters in aerial com- such information to the Dutch government for arresting the com- bat. (Photo by Dan Lamothe/ The Police, the statement added. mander who ordered the killing of Washington Post) The green stick- The International Crimes 1260 innocent men and hoped he ers are marked J-21? after the Team of the Netherland National would be convicted. fighter jets it shot down in 1994 in Police may be reached by phone what became known as the Banja at +31-6-51287774, by email at Luka incident. On Feb. 28, two Air raised the prospect that it was an by an Air Force pilot since the then. Enemy fighters haven t test- victories in the current military. [email protected] Force F-16s clashed with six J-21 F-16 involved in the Banja Luka Korean War, according to a service ed a U.S. pilot in ages, although One other possible contender: one and via the Facebook account fighters from the Bosnian Serb Air incident, and the Air Force con- biography. A fourth J-21 was shot there have been incidents in which of the Air Force s F-15 Eagles. Force at the direction of NATO www.facebook.com/dutcharrest- firmed Thursday that is indeed the down in the same mission by Capt. Chinese fighters, in particular, have During Operation Desert Storm in kerala. after they were observed bombing case, noting the plane s serial num- Stephen L. Yogi Allen, another buzzed American planes. 1990 and 1991, the jet recorded 32 a factory in Novi Travnik, a city ber, 89-2137. [An Army Chinook pilot, and a fifth enemy fighter was This F-16C fighter jet shows of the 36 victories notched by the You may also send text mes- in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I post- crew s mission over Afghanistan, lost under uncertain circumstanc- it carrying a standard weapons con- United States against Iraqi fight- sages or a place a missed call in ed a variation of the photograph in pictures and video] The fighter es. Air-to-air combat is rare for the figuration. (Photo by Dan La- ers, according to Boeing, its mak- which case you will be called noting the kill stickers on Insta- was piloted by Capt. Robert G. United States at this point. This mothe/ The Washington Post) er. It wasn t immediately clear how back. You may contact us in Dari, gram on Wednesday. A follower, Wilbur Wright, who tallied the 2009 piece in The Atlantic details It wasn t immediately clear if many each F-15 deployed at the Pashtu, English, German or Marine Capt. Brett Friedman, first single-mission triple victory why, and little has changed since this jet is the one with the most time took down. Dutch. Forces launch large-scale operation in Badakhshan The Afghan security forces on Sunday managed to retake control of sev- locals expressed optimisms that launched a massive anti-insurgent operation eral areas from Taliban. Meanwhile, the operation will force the insur- in northeastern Badakhshan after the mili- members of the provincial council gents to renounce violence and join tants seized control of parts of the prov- welcomed the move by the securi- the government peace process. ince. The operation started in Raghistan dis- ty forces. "The operation will put a huge trict and will be extended to other areas un- They called on the security pressure on insurgents and this will til the insurgents are eliminated, said Bada- officials to install new security likely force them to join peace," khshan Police officials. check posts in the key areas of said Ghawsuddin Rahman, head of The operation has caused casualties to embattled districts, especially Badakhshan peace committee. the Taliban, Badakhshan police Chief Sakhi Warduj and Raghistan. "We one Reports suggest that over 50 Ghafoori said, before adding that at least behalf of the people of Badakhs- villages in Raghistan district are eight insurgents, including two foreign na- han warmly welcome the decision being controlled by the insurgent tionals have been killed. taken by the government," provin- groups. This year, Badakhshan Two security force members also lost cial lawmaker Abdul Bashir said, was among the vulnerable prov- their lives, he continued. "We are commit- urging the government to not keep inces after the Taliban launched ted to clearing Badakhshan from insurgents," the offensive for short period. In their spring offensive in April. Ghafori said, adding that the forces also addition, some other Badakhshan TOLONews Afghan politicians push... Chinese VP in Kabul: Afghanistan . . . P1...to the [political] crisis, he told Radio Free Afghan- P1... addressing a joint press conference with Yuanchao istan. They seem to have lost direction and seem to be commended China s support for Afghanistan. He said that unable to find a fix. The longer this lingers, the situation the first agreement was about installation of scanners in will worsen, he added. His comments followed a similar Kabul s gates to improve security of the city. The sec- ond agreement was about construction of 10,000 residen- demand by influential leaders in Kabul on October 31. tial plots, which will be given to security officers and The Council of Council of Jihadi Leaders and Political heirs of martyrs, and the third agreement is about 50 schol- Parties, a collection of former Islamist guerilla command- arships to Afghan students, he added. The 50 scholar- ers who fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghani- ships are in addition to the 3,000 scholarships pledged stan in the 1980s, counts powerful powerbrokers such as last year. Li Yuanchao expressed his pleasure over Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, Ismail Khan, and a host of loy- signing of the agreements and said that China wants to play an important role in the peace process of Afghani- alists to former President Hamid Karzai among its mem- th bers. One of its members, Mohammad Iqbal Safi, told stan. The 60 anniversary of China-Afghanistan friend- ship was also marked at the Presidential Palace, where the an Afghan television news channel that holding the Loya Chinese Vice President pledged his country s support to Jirga was one of their major demands. If the government an Afgan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. He said does not respond to our demands, we will make out next that China wants Afghanistan to be a peaceful and stable decision in consultation with the people, Safi said. Kab- country. He said that China wanted peace in Afghanistan, ul says it is aware of public sentiments and is already thus it will support Afghan forces in fight against terror- taking steps to hold the grand assembly. We will do our ism. Terming ties between the two countries as time- utmost to convene the Jirga as we have already promised tested, Yuanchao said that a peaceful Afghanistan is in the the people, said deputy presidential spokesman Sayed interest of China and the entire region. China will help Afghanistan to improve its ties with neighboring coun- Zafar Hashemi. Now it would be premature to speak tries, he added. Kabul and Beijing want to continue about any small changes or the timing of the Jirga. There their cooperation under the framework of Istanbul pro- has been no word as to the date, venue, or agenda of the cess and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, he said. grand assembly. Similar events in the past have required President Ashraf Ghani appreciated China s cooperation months of preparation. Shahzada Masoud, a former aide to Afghanistan in the field of security and said relations to Karzai, says the unity government is already late. He between the two countries are based on mutual interest told Radio Free Afghanistan that Kabul should have set and fight against common threats. He said that Afghani- the assembly in motion during its first year in office. stan wants China to invest in infrastructural projects, particularly extraction of mines, construction of irrigation Masoud says only a Loya Jirga can generate the much- systems, hydropower dams and roads. We want Wa- needed consensus on a parliamentary democracy to pre- khan corridor to be used for transit purposes between the vent the country from moving into a deepening political two countries, he added. He said that China was com- crisis. The ongoing uncertainty can prove dangerous for mitted to stand beside Afghans. In its recent move, the the people and the government, he said. country donated $1 million to the people affected by Gandhara RFE/RL recent earthquake, Ghani 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. WEDNESDAY . NOVEMBER 04, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Disturbing footage emerges of Taliban PESHAWAR: Afzal Khan, affec- sistence that ANP agreed to amend respect and protocol, not to men- tionately called Khan Lala by par- its manifesto to incorporate Pa- tion the security he was given to ty workers and supporters, was khtun Milli Wahdat or national protect his abode from constant one of the last veteran Pakhtun unity into it, when he agreed Afzal onslaughts by Fazlullah s men. stoning in Afghanistan nationalists, who continued to cam- Khan Lala, the last champion of But Khan Lala did not seem to paign for Pakhtun national unity Pakhtun unity to rejoin the party abandon his political philosophy. RFE/RL s Radio Free Afghanistan groups run by former warlords and drugs, and the resulting clashes are uniting Pakhtuns on both sides in 2005. While he continued to enjoy re- has obtained video footage from militia leaders are active in Ghor, a seen to be the source of much of of the Durand Line though It is believed that Khan Lala spect and protocol from the men an eyewitness that appears to key transit route for arms and the violence in the province. many in his own Awami National did not change his political philos- in Khaki, he continued to campaign show the brutal stoning last week Party had moved on to embrace ophy even though the tumultuous for the unity of Pakhtuns. of a 19-year-old Afghan woman in pragmatic politics to call for unit- events proceeding the capture of His son Farooq Khan, who left the central province of Ghor. ing the people in one administra- his native Swat valley by Taliban his job at Ghulam Ishaq Khan In- The two-minute clip shows a tive unit on this side of the border. and the subsequent military oper- stitute of Engineering Sciences and group of men throwing stones with His last public political activ- ation to flush them out in 2009, Technology, to stay with his fa- increasing intensity at a covered ity was at Peshawar s Nishtar Hall brought the veteran politician in- ther when militancy was at its peak individual crammed in a hole in the EMERGENCY in May, 2012, when ANP was rul- credibly close to the military es- in Swat, says that what his father ground. ing the roost in Khyber Pakh- tablishment an institution the did was for his people. A crowd of onlookers are seen cap- CALLS tunkhwa. Khan Lala had convened nationalists had come to despise My father staunchly believed turing the incident on their mobile a Qaami Jirga to agitate the death and view with suspicion. in national unity but he also con- phones and a woman s pitiful cries Police of over three million Afghans in Khan Lala s refusal to leave his sidered soldiers as sons of the na- can plainly be heard. Local official the war-battered Afghanistan. ancestral land, his opposition to tion, said Farooq Khan, whose Mohammad Zaman Azimi, in a By his own acknowledgement, the army-backed peace agreement two elder brothers have served in previous report, blamed Taliban 100 - 119 ANP did not initially agree to the with Mulla Fazlullah-led Tehreek- Pakistan Army as a brigadier and a militants for the execution. Azimi concept of convening the jirga, i-Taliban Pakistan in Swat owing colonel. said the woman, identified as 19- Hospitals which, he said, he had convened to what he believed was the un- Khan Lala was a towering fig- year-old Rokhshana, was stoned as an Afghan individual. But representative character of the ne- ure. But he was a disappointed to death after being accused of hav- FMIC Hospital now that it has decided to help gotiating team and later lending full man, when his own party, he ing premarital sex with her fiance, organise the event, it is paying its support to the military operation thought not only failed to bring a 23-year-old man named Moham- Behind Kabul Medical dues, he told the audience. The catapulted him to the spotlight. about Milli Wahdat but also mad Gul, who was reportedly University: party did not agree to it initially, A brave old man, Khan Lala brought a bad name to its political lashed. It was unclear why the he said, bluntly with the then chief earned the admiration of the army, legacy mired by allegations of cor- young woman would have received 0202500200-+93793275595 minister, Ameer Haider Khan Hoti when eventually GHQ did decide ruption. a more severe punishment, al- and other ANP ministers in atten- to eliminate militants from the sce- Corruption was a term of the though Taliban and religious courts Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital dance. nic valley. From then on, he be- 19th century, he would tell peo- in the past have been more lenient And those who knew Khan came a permanent fixture of all ple, who would go to see him at toward men. Azimi added that the Pule Bagh-e- Umomi Lala recalled that it was on his in- military events. He was accorded his home. stoning took place in the village of 070263672 Ghalmin on the outskirts of Firoz Koh, the provincial capital. The Shpageeza couple allegedly had fled their fam- Khairkhana Hospital Come high water ilies in a bid to find a place to be 0799-321007 begins after married. Unmarried girls in Af- ghanistan are often restricted to 2401352 glitzy show of or hell, old teacher their homes and banned from hav- ing contact with men outside their pyrotechnics immediate families. Brutal punish- Indira Gandhi Children walks 18km daily ments often await Afghan women Hospital, Wazir Akbar and girls who break the social KABUL : Afghanistan s biggest norm. Death by stoning for con- Khan, Kabul 2301372 annual cricketing contest got off victed adulterers is banned under to a spectacular start on Tues- to reach school Afghan law, although offenders day after a glitzy show of fire- JALALABAD : A poor school- job, but my father wants me to face long prison terms. The penal Ibn-e- Seena works and a riot of colours at code, originating in 1976, makes JOHNSON CITY :There is more Prize for a photograph of a 12- the Kabul International Stadi- teacher, who cannot afford to pay complete my education. Maluk to Afghanistan than what is re- year-old girl screaming after a sui- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul public transport fares, walks 18 owns an old house of three rooms, no provision for the use of ston- um. Organised by the Afghani- ing. Afghanistan s Constitution ported in media. Two filmmakers cide bombing at a Kabul shrine. 2100359 stan Cricket Board (ACB), the kilometers daily to reach his school which have no windowpanes and and four photojournalists want- His wife, Farzana Wahidy, is also in a remote area of eastern Kunar doors. Unconcerned at the ap- prescribes that no law can be con- T-20 event -- called Shpageeza trary to the beliefs and provisions ed to share those stories, and the a photographer, whose focus on (Sixes) Tournament, feature six province. Saiful Maluk, resident of proaching winter, he is stoically result is the 2015 documentary the lives of Afghan women is Wazir Akbar Khan a far-flung village of Asadabad, has content with a life of privations. of the sacred religion of Islam and teams. The overnight opening sometimes appears at odds with Frame by Frame. causing tension with authorities. Hospital ceremony attracted a large num- been serving as a schoolteacher in He hopes for being transferred to What we found surprised us Photojournalism in Afghan- the Watapur district of the prov- a school close to his house. Kunar more liberal and democratic ele- ber of people. In a major first, ments within it. Capital punish- and made us fall in love with Af- istan is not for the faint-hearted, 2301741, 2301743 this year each side is being spon- ince, bordering Pakistan s tribal Education Director Abdul Qahar ghanistan, co-director/producers Scarpelli told Medium. region of Bajaur. Akhundzada said the teacher him- ment was widely practiced by the sored by leading companies and Taliban regime, which ruled much Mo Scarpelli and Alexandria The photographers find businessmen -- a move that In an exclusive interview with self had opted for being posted in Bombach say in The Daily themselves defending the value of Ali Abad Pajhwok Afghan News, the 65 Watapur. Of his own volition, he of the country from 1996-2001, brings the players and the board when convicted adulterers were Beast. Sure there is dust, there photography as individuals every Shahrara, Kabul enough financial rewards. Me- years old said: I have no trans- is serving there. are burqas, and of course, there is day; there s resistance from the port fare. On a daily basis, I walk Maluk has a special interest in routinely shot or stoned in execu- shrano Jirga Chairman Fazal tions conducted in front of large war. But this is far from the full culture to photograph in public; 2100439 Hadi Muslimyar, parliamentar- through Asadabad to Watapur dis- teaching and wants to stay in the story of Afghanistan. there s a resistance from the gov- trict. When he becomes hungry prophetic profession until the end crowds. In rural areas, where Tali- ians, officials from the Presiden- ban militants exert considerable in- The Mary B. Martin School ernment to cooperate or allow tial Palace, businesspeople, on the way to school or back home, of his life. Apparently, he is unde- of the Arts at East Tennessee local reporters to do their job; Malalai Maternity the teacher eats the bread he takes terred by physical exertion and old fluence, some Afghans still turn to ACB representatives and thou- Taliban courts for settling dis- State University will present there s an ongoing threat of vio- Hospital sands of fans attended the cere- from home. age. A student of the secondary Frame by Frame and filmmak- lence by fundamentalists who The distance between Sar- school, Ehsanullah, said pupils putes, as many view government mony. Following an impressive bodies as corrupt or unreliable. The er Scarpelli as part of the South agreed with the Taliban s law. 2201377/ 2301743 display of pyrotechnics, which kano area and Watapur is 18 kilo- were happy with the teacher s pro- Arts Southern Circuit Tour of I think all of them find com- meters and I traverse it daily. I re- fessional conduct. He described Taliban courts employ strict inter- lit up the night sky over the na- pretations of Shari a law, which Independent Filmmakers on fort in the fact that there are hun- Banks tion s capital, the participants ceive 6,000 afghanis (less than Maluk as a hardworking teacher Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. in dreds of Afghan journalists now, $100) in monthly salary to feed who came to school regularly. prescribes punishments such as were shown the glittering cup stoning and executions. In many ETSU s Martha Street Culp Au- so they are not alone. at stake. ACB Chairman my family, he explains. Maluk has Shamsur Rahman, the school prin- ditorium. Bombach and Scarpelli bring Da Afghanistan Bank a 10 members his family to sup- cipal, hailed the teacher as a com- Taliban-controlled areas, men or Nasimullah Danish, hailing the women found guilty of having a Following a screening of the their collective documentary ex- 2100302, 2100303 contest as a huge achievement port. He has an 18 years old son mitted professional. He felt sorry film, Scarpelli, who is traveling perience making films in over 20 but he does not let him quit his for Maluk s financial vulnerabili- relationship outside marriage or an for the board, said cricket had extramarital affair are sentenced to to ETSU with the documentary, countries to the Southern Circuit. Bakhtar Bank made a lot of headway at the studies. His son Abdul Halim says: ty and his daily, tiresome trek. will lead the audience in a discus- Bombach, who lives on the road, I have tried many times to find a (Pajhwok) death, or in other cases publicly global as well as national level. flogged. Afghan officials often sion about the film and her work is an Emmy Award-winning doc- 0776777000 Shafiqullah Stanikzai, the blame the Taliban for such pun- as a filmmaker. A reception will umentary filmmaker and founder Azizi Bank board s chief executive, urged ishments. Since the U.S.-led inva- follow. The film and reception are of RED REEL. Scarpelli is a non- cricket fans to lend extra zest, sion in 2001, there have been spo- free and open to the public. fiction filmmaker, multimedia 0799 700900 charm and warmth to the com- radic reports of Afghan stonings Frame by Frame depicts journalist and the founder and di- petition by watching all match- but no conclusive evidence. There not only the struggles and suc- rector of Rake Films. Pashtany Bank es in large numbers. have been instances of other harsh cesses of the photographers in Together, Scarpelli and Bom- 2102908, 2103868 On the sidelines of the cer- punishments being meted out, post-Taliban Afghanistan, but bach started the Frame by emony, he told Pajhwok Afghan however, seemingly in keeping tells their stories amid what Scar- Frame project in 2012, planning News ACB had done a lot this with strict interpretations of Is- pelli calls the beauty, hope and on shooting a short film. Once Air Services year to construct more facilities, lam. In one prominent case, in complexity of a country that is there, the filmmakers realized including spectator stands, at 2012, a 16-year-old girl in the west- often represented as war-torn and there was a larger story to tell. Safi Airways the Kabul International Stadi- ern city of Herat was flogged and hopeless. They raised $75,000 on Kick- um. Renowned singers Naghma, then killed along with her alleged Frame by Frame is going starter so they could return to 020 22 22 222 Farhad Ghafoor and Aryan boyfriend. Afghanistan is an Islamic to offer us insights into a culture Afghanistan in 2013 to document Khan entertained the audience country and Ghor is one of the that is different from ours in many a more in-depth perspective of Ariana with songs inspiring cricketers. provinces of Afghanistan, and we ways, says Anita DeAngelis, Afghanistan through the eyes of Conveying a message of peace, cannot disobey what the law of director of the Mary B. Martin these photojournalists. 020-2100270 a dove was released into the air Islam and our constitution says. School of the Arts, but also help Since completion, Frame by at the end of the ceremony. In Ghor Governor Sima Joyenda, us to realize the common ground Frame has traveled all over the Kam Air the opener, Band-i-Amir Co- as quoted by Ariana News In 2013, between us as well as amaze us U.S. and internationally in 2015, 0799974422 bras are squaring off against there was a government proposal with the courage of these pho- winning honors at numerous fes- Miss Ainak Heroes. Spin Ghar to reintroduce public stoning as tographers and others fighting for tivals. Lions, Amu Crocodiles, Bust punishment for adultery. But the freedoms there. Now is an important time Hotels Guardians and Kabul Mashal government backed away from the In 1996, the Taliban stated for the world to pay attention to Safi Landmark are also participating in this proposal after international con- that taking a photo in Afghani- Afghanistan, Bombach tells Shpageeze edition. (Pajhwok) demnation. The abandoned legis- stan was a crime. For five years, artifactuprising.com. Foreign lation had set the punishment for taking photos, even family pho- troops are leaving. International 020-2203131 extramarital sex between unmarried tos, was banned. After the regime media is leaving. And international individuals at 100 lashes; sex out- fell from power in 2001, a fledg- aid is leaving. A new government SERENA side marriage was punished by ling free press emerged and a pho- is now in place and everyone is stoning to death if the adulterer or tography revolution was born. holding their breath to see if they 0799654000 adulteress was married. Masooma Now, as foreign troops and me- will support the fledgling Afghan Anwari, the head of women s af- dia withdraw, Afghanistan is left free press. New Rumi Restaurant fairs in Ghor, expressed grave con- to stand on its own, and so are its We hope the documentary, cern over the situation of women journalists. Scarpelli says, will connect peo- 0776351347 in the province. She said the in- Set in modern Afghanistan, ple to these Afghan photogra- competence of the local authori- Frame by Frame follows four phers enough that they recognize Internet Services Afghan photojournalists as they the humanity behind the current ties in governance and security has UA Telecom paved the way for such incidents. navigate an emerging and danger- situation, and what s at stake in The stoning is just the most recent ous media landscape reframing this time of uncertainty. 0796701701 / 0796702702 in a string of public punishments Afghanistan for the world, and for For more information about in Ghor that have sparked outrage. them. Through cinema vérité, in- the film, visit http:// Exchange Rate On August 31, a young man and timate interviews, vivid photo- www.framebyframethefilm.com/ woman found guilty of adultery journalism and never-before-seen . Sell: were lashed publicly. Sima Joyen- archival footage shot in secret The Southern Circuit Tour of da, Ghor s embattled female during the Taliban regime, the film Independent Filmmakers is a pro- KUNDUZ CITY : With the construction of a 17 kilometres road in on their way to the health clinic. governor, came under criticism- connects audiences with four in- gram of South Arts. Southern Cir- One US$ = northern Kunduz province, a two hours travel between Khanabad district We reach the district center in from rights activists at home and dividuals in the pursuit of the cuit screenings are funded in part 64.55Afs and the provincial capital would be reduced to 30 minutes, an official said two hours. Once the road is con- abroad for supporting the sentence. truth. After more than 13 years by a grant from South Arts in part- on Tuesday.\ Public Works Director Bahram Shinwari told Pajhwok Af- structed, we will be able to get there Joyenda, who is under pressure to of historical growth, free press nership with the National En- One Pound Sterling= ghan News the road project, which was launched recently, was being within 30 minutes, he added. resign, added that the sentence, stands as one of Afghanistan s dowment for the Arts. South Arts, 98.40Afs financed by the Ministry of Public Works and its asphalting took six Nazak Mir, a resident of Sandoq which was carried out based on the most viable hopes for political and founded in 1975, is a nonprofit One Euro = months to complete. The road connected a hundred villages to the district Sai village, said some of their agri- ruling of a primary court, was in social stability, Scarpelli and regional arts organization build- center, he said, asking security organs and local people to cooperate in cultural produce would go rotten keeping with the law. Afghani- Bombach say. Now is the time ing on the South s unique heri- 73.13Afs maintaining security for the project implementation. A resident of the on the way to the Khanabad ba- stan is an Islamic country and Ghor to shed light on the realities of tage and enhancing the public val- 1000 Pak Rs = Ishkchi area of Khanabad district, Mansoor, said they would transport zaar. He is pleased about the road is one of the provinces of Afghan- building free press in a country ue of the arts. Their work re- 618Afs their crops and patients on donkeys and other animals to the district asphalting project, which would istan, and we cannot disobey what whose future may depend on it. sponds to the arts environment center due to the absence of a proper road. At times, patients would dies facilitate the locals. (Pajhwok) the law of Islam and our constitu- Photojournalists Massoud and cultural trends with a region- Buy: tion says, Ariana News quoted Hossaini, Wakil Kohsar, Najibul- al perspective, through an annual One US$ = her as saying last month. Ghor, a lah Musafer and Farzana Wahidy portfolio of activities designed to From P1 Karzai terms Afghan-China relations proverbial 64.35 Afs mountainous and remote province share their stories and their work address the role of the arts in im- One Pound Sterling= years. He termed relations between the two countries as time-tested. Karzai and Yuanchao stressed on in the central highlands, is one of in the 85-minute documentary pacting the issues important to expansion of relations between the two countries. the poorest and most unstable ar- that The Hollywood Reporter the region, and linking the South 98.23Afs The two leaders also discussed the current situation in Afghanistan and the region. They also shed light eas in the country. calls, a work of profound imme- with the nation and the world One Euro= on the peace process of Afghanistan. The provincial government s diacy, in sync with the photogra- through the arts. For more infor- th 72.53 Afs It is worth mentioning that Hamid Karzai also attended the 60 anniversary of Afghanistan and China power extends little beyond Firoz phers commitment and hope. mation on South Arts, 1000 Pak Rs= 610Afs friendship at the Presidential Palace. Koh. Dozens of illegal, armed Hossaini won a 2012 Pulitzer visit www.southarts.org. 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. WEDNESDAY . NOVEMBER 04, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Pak parliam en tary pan el appro ves ISLAMABAD: The electronic under pressure from the United Na- watch-list. However, the list seemed Act “prohibits broadcasting or re- public disorder besides being known media watchdog has banned media tions, the government placed both to be an outdated one as it did not broadcasting any programme to false and defamatory. “All satel- coverage of proscribed JuD and FIF on its watch-list in include the self-styled Islamic State which is likely to create hatred lite television channels/FM licens- death pen alty, life organisations, including the Dec 2008 and March 2012, respec- — or Daesh as it is popularly known amongst the people or prejudicial ees are therefore strictly directed not Lash•kar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jamaatud tively. According to a circular issued — in the list. The government had to the maintenance of law and or- to give any kind of coverage to any Dawa (JuD) and the Falah-i- by Pemra on Monday, the “Minis- added Daesh to the list of banned der or is likely to disturb public proscribed organisation including im priso n m en t fo r Insaniat Foundation (FIF). Fol- try of Foreign Aff•airs and Minis- outfits in July, raising the number peace”. Clause 3 of the Electronic JuD, FIF and LeT. Moreover, any lowing the Dec 2001 attack on the try of Interior, under National Ac- of such organisations to 61. Notifi- Media Code of Conduct, the noti- advertisement or fund collection by Indian parliament, the government tion Plan (NAP), have banned all cation says the organisations are in- fication adds, “obligates that the proscribed organisations in electronic child rapists of Pakistan banned LeT on Janu- kind of coverage of banned JuD, carnations of banned Lashkar-e- licencee shall ensure that no con- media shall also constitute a breach ary 14, 2002. After the proscrip- LeT and FIF under UN resolution Taiba he Pemra notification said that tent is aired which is likely to in- of these obligations,” the notifica- ISLAMABAD: In what will be a had been registered in the country tion, the organisation continued to 1267.” Pemra also att•ached a list JuD and FIF are also incarnations cite, aid, abet, glamorise or justify tion said. Later, the interior ministry historic legislation, a parliamenta- over the last five years. operate, first under the banner of of 60 banned org•anisations and 12 of the banned LeT. According to the violence, commission of any clarified that it had not given Pemra ry panel approved on Tuesday life Punjab, which accounted for JuD and then the FIF. However, organisations which were on the notification, Section 27 of the Pemra crime, terror or leads to serious any instructions regarding the JuD. imprisonment or death penalty for 12,795 of the cases, saw convic- a child’s rapist. tions in just 949 cases. Of the 90 “Whosoever commits an of- rape cases reported in the federal fence under sub-section (1) of sec- capital, there was conviction in tion 376 against a woman when only one case. she is under 14 years of age shall In August, a gang of 20 to 25 be punished with imprisonment men had filmed as many as 400 for life or death,” a source quoting videos of sexual abuse involving at the amended clauses of the Paki- least 280 children belonging to stan Penal Code 1860 told The Hussain Khan Wala village in Ka- Express Tribune. sur, Punjab. As the country’s big- Rape victim dies after setting gest child pornography scandal self on fire outside Muzaffargarh went viral on social media it police station prompted country-wide outrage The bill, which has been ap- while the law enforces sprang into An Indian court has sentenced an proved by the National Assem- action to defend themselves and Uber taxi driver to life imprison- bly’s Standing Committee on In- to downplay the sickening child ment after he was found guilty of terior, will now be sent to the Na- abuse expose. raping a female passenger last year tional Assembly for approval. PPP for joint sitting of parlia- in Delhi. Shiv Kumar Yadav was “It’s a historic legislation which ment on anti-rape legislation also convicted of criminal intimi- will prevent children from rapists,” Last month, a report of the dation and kidnapping. said MNA Shaista Perverz, who Joint Investigation Team (JIT) The 26-year-old woman was moved the bill. The number of cas- probing the scandal revealed that taken to a secluded area and raped es of rape reported each year in as many as 239 children were sex- after booking a journey home with Pakistan run into some thousands. ually abused and 31 cases had been Uber in December. Delhi later Very few, however, ever reach registered. Activists condemning banned Uber and several other web-based taxi firms for many their logical conclusion. the Kasur child abuse case have months, accusing them of failing In November last year, the in- demanded that the case be in tried to carry out adequate driver terior ministry had told the Senate in military court and that the real checks. The company apologised that an alarming 14,583 rape cases culprits behind it be arrested. for the incident at the time and ac- knowledged that it "must do bet- ter". Media captionThe court found Shiv Kumar Yadav guilty of raping a female passenger last year in Delhi, as Pratiksha Ghildial re- ports The woman had also filed a lawsuit against the service in a US court, which was later settled out of court. Yadav, who was wearing a white checked shirt, wiped away tears as the judge read out his sen- tence, the longest possible jail term for rape, reported AFP news agen- cy. "He will serve regressive im- prisonment, which shall mean im- prisonment till natural death," judge Kaveri Baweja told the court in Delhi. Yadav's lawyer, DK Mishra, said he would appeal Uber driver Shiv Kum ar Yadav (centre) was found guilty of rape, kidnap and criminal intim idation against the sentence in a higher court. "My client is innocent," he dent was gang-raped and murdered sexual violence. Correspondents crimes have taken place since then. fore that, a child was raped and told reporters. The issue of sexual on a bus in Delhi in December say tougher laws have failed to Last month there was outrage in slashed with a sharp object, and assault has been high on the agen- 2012. The case prompted global bring down the number of rape the capital after two children were found unconscious near a railway da in India since a 23-year-old stu- outrage and a tightening of laws on cases and a series of high-profile raped on the same day. A week be- track. Slain Bangladeshi blogger's widow urges safe houses for writers on death lists UNITED NATIONS: The widow the surprise speaker at a panel she has also been threatened. Since "Before they used to attack in the ists" - because they know "the and other bloggers living outside moon in a statement marking the of a Bangladeshi-American atheist Monday to mark the second In- the beginning of the year, she said, dark," Ahmed said. "Now the ex- Bangladeshi government will stay Bangladesh have gone from embas- day noted that more than 700 jour- blogger killed earlier this year de- ternational Day to End Impunity five writers, bloggers and publish- tent of impunity is so great that silent, no matter what they do". sy to embassy and talked to "hu- nalists have been killed in the last cried the Bangladesh government's for Crimes Against Journalists. ers have been killed and many more they attack us in broad daylight, "We are living in a country right manist organisations" to try to find decade - one every five days - "sim- failure to prosecute the perpetra- They lived in Atlanta and were vis- wounded for promoting "free in front of thousands of people, or now where the bloggers, writers, a way to get threatened writers out ply for bringing news and infor- tors of deadly attacks on writers iting Bangladesh where he spoke thoughts, secularism and freedom even inside the residences or the journalists do not feel safe to ex- of the country. Ahmed urged na- mation to the public." Monday and urged countries to at a book fair just before the at- of speech". The latest attacks on offices of the writers and the pub- press their views anymore," tional and international organisa- Many perish in conflicts but provide safe houses for dozens tack. Ahmed, who helped her hus- Saturday killed one publisher, Fais- lishers." She called the situation Ahmed said. See: Third secular tions to invite these people to vis- "all too many have been deliber- more on death lists. Rafida Ahmed, band with his writings, said there al Arefin Deepan who published "dire" and said hunting down and blogger hacked to death in Bang- it for a year, in which case they ately silenced for trying to report who was hacked four times in the is a death list of 84 bloggers given two of her husband's books, and "hacking people with a voice" who ladesh Ahmed urged safe countries can get visas to get out of the coun- the truth," he said. "Only 7 per head and had her thumb sliced off to the government by "Islamic ter- critically injured another, Ahmed wanted to make a difference in "to build safe houses so that our try. This is the best way, she said, cent of such cases are resolved and in the Feb 26 attack in Dhaka that rorists", adding that they are also Rahim Tutul, whose wife and chil- their country has become a month- writers can get to safety until the "to save these people". less than one crime out of 10 is killed her husband Avijit Roy, was killing people outside the list and dren fear for their lives, she said. ly activity for the "Islamic terror- situation gets better". She said she Secretary-General Ban Ki- ever fully investigated." So n ia Gan dhi leads Overcrowded bus tilts, plunges down lo n g m arch again st a hill in Nepal; at least 30 killed An overcrowded bus skidded off a itary troops, police officers and lo- should, the government official said. driver apparently lost control road Tuesday in Nepal and plunged cals carried out a rescue operation The mountainous Asian nation -- a around a "hairpin bend" in west- down a hill, killing at least 30 peo- after the crash in Ramche, a village place with plenty of narrow, windy ern Nepal's remote mountains in in to leran ce in In dia ple and injuring 35 more, a govern- in Rasuwa about 20 miles (32 kilo- roads that give way to cliffs -- has September 2012, sending his bus ment official said. People were meters) north of Kathmandu, ac- seen many deadly bus crashes like off a cliff and killing at least 29 riding on the roof of the packed cording to Gelal. Most of the injured this one, some of them involving people, according to police inspec- bus when it tilted over -- appar- have been taken a hospital in Rasu- vehicles teeming with people. In tor Barun Bahadur Singh. And in ently because of the excess num- wa, while a few have been taken to a January 2013, at least 30 people died October 2011, at least 40 people ber of passengers -- on a gravel hospital in the Nepalese capital. A after a bus hit a pole on the side of a died when a bus plunged into an road, said Shiva Ram Gelal, chief fuel shortage in Nepal has hit public road in Doti district and plummeted eastern Nepalese river, Kath- district government officer in Ne- transportation hard, leading to few- nearly 700 feet, police spokesman mandu-based police spokesman pal's Rasuwa district. The vehicle er vehicles in service. As a result, Ramesh Bahadur Dhanuk said then. Binod Singh said. Overcrowding then slid about 650 feet (200 those that are running are more like- A month earlier, 15 died in another may have caused that accident, the meters) down a hill. Nepalese mil- ly to carry more riders than they crash in Nepal's Surkhet district. A spokesman added. Sri Lan ka Ban gladesh w riters stage freedo m rally w illin g to have despite fear o f attack jo in t patro llin g About 1,000 Bangladeshi authors death threat. A branch of al Qaeda and teachers marched through the claimed responsibility for the at- streets of the capital on Tuesday, tacks but police said they had not Sri Lanka Navy’s Commander national boundary, the Indian asserting their right to free speech been able to verify that claim. Po- Vice Admiral Ravindra C. Navy or the Indian Coast Guard days after a suspected Islamist lice joint commissioner Monirul Wijegunaratne on Monday ex- should also join the exercise . pressed willingness to have joint A former Congress legislator patrolling with India to tackle the of Tamil Nadu, who represented problem of alleged poaching by Ramanathapuram, K. Hasan Ali , Indian (Tamil Nadu) fishermen in during his recent visit to Colombo, NEW DELHI: Congress president for his dog analogy, which the and nation to give an announcement to Sri Lankan waters. also reiterated the proposal. Sonia Gandhi led her party’s pro- former Indian army chief had made Indian President Pranab “I have no objection,” he told The Commander also gave an test march to the Rashtrapati after a nine-month-old boy and his Mukherjee to convey their reser- The Hindu in reply to a question. account of the annual joint naval Bhavan, the Indian presidential toddler sister, both belonging to vations on the issue. Every three months, the Navies of exercise by the two countries palace, on Tuesday against the India’s lowest social caste of Dalits, The government earlier re- the two countries, along with which concluded in Trincomalee on group attacked writers and pub- Islam said investigators were look- "continuous rising intolerance" were burnt alive in an arson attack jected the notion that the recent Coast Guards of India and Sri Sunday. The exercise, lasting six lishers critical of religious mili- ing closely at a home-grown group under the Bharatiya Janata Party in Faridabad district. developments were part of a "per- Lanka, have been carrying out flag days, saw the participation of six tancy. Bangladesh is in the throes called Ansarullah Bangla Team (BJP)-led government, according Read: Indian minister’s ‘dog ception being manufactured by meetings. “This is equivalent to vessels of Sri Lanka and three of of a violent struggle between (ABT) as the latest attacks bore to a report on the Hindustan Times comment’ sparks anger certain sections" against the Indian joint patrolling,” he explained. India. hardline groups bent on turning the the hallmarks of earlier killings of website. The party also said that “People are being lynched, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The issue was discussed in the The purpose was to equip the Muslim-majority nation into a bloggers for which it took respon- an atmosphere of fear prevailed in the PM doesn’t find it necessary Sonia Gandhi met the Presi- past too but there had been no Navies of the two countries to re- sharia-based theocracy on the one sibility. The little-known Islamist the country. Prior to the long to say a word,” the Congress vice- dent on Monday evening but party progress. In 2007 when the Eelam spond swiftly to disaster or emer- hand, and Prime Minister Sheikh group wants sharia rule in secular march, Congress president Sonia president told reporters after hold- sources termed it as "personal" War was on, the Indian Navy had gency, he added. Hasina determined to root out ex- Bangladesh and has vowed to kill Gandhi, party-vice president ing a meeting with Indian Presi- meeting. The meeting came on a expressed its reservations over any As for the reported incident tremism on the other. On Satur- critics of extreme Islam. "They just Rahul Gandhi and former Indian dent Pranab Mukherjee. “The heart day Modi targeted her, saying move to carry out joint patrolling. of damage caused allegedly by a day, a publisher was hacked to tell these youth that the bloggers prime minister Manmohan Singh of the problem is that they believe Congress leaders had no right to An observer who has been group of Indian fishermen last death in his office in Dhaka by men are the enemies of Islam. Nobody laid a floral wreath at the statue of in an ideology that is not tolerant,” talk about tolerance when they studying the problem of fishermen week to the Sri Lankan Navy’s wielding sharp weapons, hours has read the blogs. They just Mahatma Gandhi situated at New Rahul Gandhi was quoted in the were involved in the 1984 anti-Sikh says India should now agree to the vessel, Vice Admiral Wijegunaratne after similar attacks on two writ- blindly follow what the ABT Delhi's Parliament House. report. riots. idea. The revival of the idea comes said this took place when the fish- ers and another publisher. Despite says," said a police investigator. The Congress leaders carried Meanwhile, Congress leader “Several recent incidents are in the wake of the latest arrest of ermen were resisting arrest. This the climate of fear caused by the Tensions have risen in Bangladesh placards that said the party will Anand Sharma said there is an at- part of the strategy to divide the six persons by the Sri Lankan au- was why a complaint had been attacks that follow the killings of since Hasina ordered Islamist lead- fight communalism and no attempt mosphere of intolerance and fear society,” the Congress chief had thorities on Saturday night , tak- lodged with the police. “It is now four secularist bloggers this year, ers suspected of atrocities during should be made to disrupt the soli- has emerged in the country. said after meeting the Indian presi- ing the number of arrested persons a legal matter,” he said. writers turned out in large num- the 1971 war of independence darity of the country. "We want the President to dent. “Some groups that are asso- to 126. However, he said “the entire bers for the rally in Dhaka. "No from Pakistan to be put on trial Read: Indian intellectuals make this deaf and mute govern- ciated with or included in Prime During a debate in Sri Lankan issue [of the release] will be sorted one is safe. First they killed for war crimes. Her rivals say alarmed by rising intolerance at- ment understand this issue of ris- Minister (Narendra) Modi’s gov- Parliament in early October on the out today.” The authorities, on bloggers. Now they are targeting Hasina is settling political scores tacks ing intolerance," India's former ernment are part of this... The issue of alleged poaching, Leader getting appropriate advice from the publishers. Soon they will attack by hunting down members of the Congress vice-president Rahul Minister for External Affairs Congress will fight this.” of Opposition R. Sampanthan had office of Attorney General, would anyone who is progressive- Jamaat-e-Islami, an ally of the main Gandhi criticised junior foreign Salman Khurshid said as the Con- She had also submitted a suggested that apart from the Sri move the court concerned for se- minded," said Khaledur Rahman, opposition group head by former minister of India Gen VK Singh gress leaders reached their desti- memorandum to him on the issue. Lankan Navy patrolling the inter- curing the release of the fishermen. an author who is himself facing a prime minister Khaleda Zia. 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. WEDNESDAY . NOVEMBER 04, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Lebanon seeks Obam a says Syria deplo ym en t do esn ’t more aid to clear unexploded mines break n o ‘bo o ts o n gro un d’ pledge

Lebanon asked the United WASHINGTON: US President States Monday for more aid Barack Obama said on Monday the in eliminating landmines plant- planned deployment of dozens of Netanyahu’s ed during the Lebanese civil US special forces to Syria to ad- war and in later conflicts. vise opposition forces fighting Is- The State Department lamic State did not break his prom- peace efforts all published Monday its yearly ise not to put “boots on the report on its program to de- ground” in the Syrian conflict. talk, says Peres stroy abandoned convention- “Keep in mind that we have al weapons. Over a seven-decade career in pol- run special ops already and really itics, Shimon Peres has helped It is a 2.5 billion dollar this is just an extension of what program dating back to 1993, guide Israel through wars and exis- we are continuing to do,” Obama tential threats. But now, with the and allotted around 140 mil- said in an interview on NBC Night- lion dollars last year. country embroiled in a new wave ly News in his first public com- of violence, the 92-year-old elder The United States said ments on the deployment since it that makes it the world's top statesman worries that if its lead- was announced on Friday. ers do not get serious about pur- country in terms of eliminat- “We are not putting US troops ing unexploded ordnance like suing peace with the Palestinians, on the front lines fighting firefights it will be in an eternal state of war anti-personnel landmines. with Islamic State,” Obama said. Speaking as the report and risk losing its Jewish majori- “I have been consistent through- ty. was released, Lebanese Am- out that we are not going to be bassador Antoine Chedid In an interview with The As- fighting like we did in Iraq with sociated Press on Monday, the warned against "donor fa- battalions and occupations. That tigue" in making land in for- former president stopped short of doesn’t solve the problem,” he directly criticizing Prime Minister merly war-torn countries such added. as his safe to walk, farm, or Benjamin Netanyahu. But he also US to send special forces to made no secret that the values he build on. Syria "This is very important, and the assassinated Prime Minis- In announcing the measure, the ter Yitzhak Rabin inherited from that the U.S. will continue and White House said the troops even increase the level of as- Israel's founding father, David Ben- would be on a mission to “train, Gurion, were in jeopardy. sistance and it's absolutely advise and assist” and would num- very important also that the "Better to have a Jewish state ber fewer than 50. on part of the land than have the U.S. puts pressure on other The introduction of US forces donors, international donors," whole land without the Jewish on the ground marks a shift after state," he said. "Israel should im- Chedid told a news confer- more than a year of limiting the ence. plement the two-state solution for Syria mission to air strikes against her own sake because if we should "The reality is that Leba- Islamic State. Before last year, non is contaminated with land- lose our majority, and today we Obama, who has been averse to are almost equal, we cannot remain mines," he added. This dan- committing troops to Middle East ger stems from the Lebanese a Jewish state or a democratic state. wars, had ruled out an American "That's the main issue, and to civil war of 1975-1991 and presence on the ground in Syria. fighting between Israel and my regret they (the government) In a nationally televised ad- do the opposite." Hezbollah in 2006 in south dress in September 2013, Obama Lebanon. Peres negotiated the first in- said: “I will not put American boots terim peace accord with the Pales- on the ground in Syria.” Russia rejects linking its plan in Syria with jet crash tinians in 1993, known as the Oslo White House hits Over the past year, however, Accords, which set into motion a Turkey over vote he has emphasized that he would partition plan that gave the Pales- not send US “combat” troops The Kremlin said on Tuesday it tinians limited self-rule. But after ‘intimidation’ there. was inappropriate to link Russia’s a fateful six-month period in 1995- More than 250,000 people military strategy in Syria with the 96 that included Rabin's assassi- killed in Syria war recent jet crash in Egypt after the nation, a spate of Palestinian sui- The White House on Monday The Obama administration is Arab country’s President Abdul voiced displeasure at the “intimi- cide bombings and Peres' own elec- under pressure to ramp up the US Fattah al-Sisi dismissed “propa- tion loss to Netanyahu, the pros- dation” of Turkish journalists effort against Islamic State, par- ganda” claims by a branch of ISIS during an election that bolstered pects for peace began to evapo- the already strong hand of its ticularly after the militant group that they were responsible for rate. longtime President Recep Tayyip captured the Iraqi city of Ramadi downing a Russian plane. Kremlin Today, senior members of Net- Erdogan. in May and following the failure spokesman Dmitry Peskov told anyahu's hard-line government Just weeks before President of a US military program to train journalists on Tuesday that it was have declared Oslo dead, Palestin- Barack Obama meets Erdogan in and arm thousands of Syrian inappropriate to link Russia’s mil- ian leader Mahmoud Abbas irrele- Turkey, spokesman Josh Earnest rebels. itary strategy in Syria with the re- vant and a Palestinian state noth- said the White House was Russia and Iran have increased sults of an investigation into an ing but a dangerous fantasy. “deeply concerned that media their military support for Syrian airplane crash in Egypt over the Netanyahu only begrudgingly outlets and individual journalists President Bashar al Assad’s fight weekend in which over 200 peo- accepted the concept of a Pales- critical of the government were against rebels in the 4-1/2-year-old ple died. Earlier, Sisi told BBC that subject to pressure and intimida- tinian state in 2009. But he never civil war “when there is propaganda that it appeared to fully embrace it and tion during the campaign.” crashed because of ISIS, this is one Sunday’s election delivered a has since distanced himself from way to damage the stability and the comments. clear victory to Erdogan’s Jus- UN pushes security of Egypt and the image of tice and Development Party Netanyahu accuses Abbas of Egypt.” His remarks came as a top inciting a current six-week wave (AKP), a dramatic turnaround U.S. intelligence official said it was after it lost its parliamentary fo r fin al of Palestinian attacks and just re- “unlikely” ISIS had been involved cently said Israel had to accept that majority in June. in the Kogalymavia airline disas- “We have both publicly and pri- Libyan un ity James Clapper said he could not Smirnov told a news conference in "black boxes", which could solve peace is unlikely and continue liv- vately raised our concerns about ter over the Sinai peninsula that ing "by the sword." killed 224 people on Saturday. rule out ISIS involvement in Sat- Moscow, without elaborating. the mystery of what happened to freedom of the press, freedom of urday's incident, but thought it Debris of a Russian airplane is seen the doomed jet, is expected to be- Those comments clearly ran- speech and freedom of assembly agreement “Believe me, the situation in Sinai kled Peres, who had previously -- especially in this limited area -- "unlikely". "We don't have any di- at the site a day after the passen- gin on Tuesday, according to Egyp- in Turkey,” said Earnest. rect evidence of any terrorist in- ger jet bound for St. Petersburg, tian officials. negotiated on Netanyahu's behalf “We continue to urge Turkish The United Nations on Monday is under our full control,” he add- urged Libya's warring factions to volvement yet," he said. Earlier Russia, crashed in Hassana, Egypt, Analysts have dismissed claims with Abbas and still considers the authorities to uphold universal ed. “All those interested in the Palestinian leader Israel's best po- democratic values.” agree on a unity government after matter are welcome to participate Monday the airline said the plane on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. (AP) the jet could have been shot down they were offered proposals to ease had come down due to "external" However, Alexander Neradko, by ISIS-affiliated groups in the re- tential partner for peace. Earlier Monday the Organization in the investigation.” Experts say "The alternative to two states for Security and Cooperation in concerns over regional distribution the fact that debris and bodies were factors and ruled out any technical head of Russia's aviation authori- gion if it was flying at its cruising Europe (OSCE) issued a damn- in a U.N.-backed power-sharing failure or human error in the disas- ty, criticized the airline's com- height of 30,000 feet (9,000 is a continued war and nobody can strewn over such a wide area maintain a war forever. If you say ing report on the vote, which it deal. points to mid-air disintegration of ter. "The only explanation is some ments, saying they were "prema- meters), but did not rule out that a described as marred by a media The U.N. said in a statement kind of external action," senior ture and not based on any real bomb may have been planted on we should live on our sword don't the aircraft. On Monday, U.S. Di- forget that there are other swords crackdown, violence and other after consultations with both sides rector of National Intelligence Kogalymavia executive Alexander facts". Analysis of the plane's board. security issues. that a proposed presidential coun- as well," he said. Concerns over media freedoms cil would be expanded from six to Peres said that Netanyahu's were already running high in the nine members, including a prime peace overtures have never "es- run-up to the poll after riot po- minister, five deputy premiers and US to o perate ‘w her- UK law m akers caped the domain of talking." lice last week stormed the An- three senior ministers. "A politician and a government kara and Istanbul offices of two Members of Libya's two rival ever’ law allo w s in should be judged by one way only, television stations critical of the parliaments were scheduled to w ary o f go vt plan on the record of what you do or Turkish strongman. meet separately to discuss the U.N. did, not on what you say," he said. proposal on Tuesday. So uth Chin a Sea fo r Syria airstrikes Peres has filled nearly every The product of months of ne- position in Israeli public life since Chalabi, key lobby- gotiations, the U.N. proposal for he became the director general of LONDON: The British govern- militarily decisive, and without a the Defense Ministry at the age of a national government includes ment says it is still considering coherent and long-term plan for ist for US invasion members of both factions and at- 25 and spearheaded the develop- airstrikes against Islamic State defeating (IS) and ending the civil ment of Israel's nuclear program. of Iraq, dies tempts to reflect Libya's traditional group targets in Syria, even though war." The Royal Air Force is part regional balance. Hardliners have an influential group of lawmakers of a U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes A protégé of Ben-Gurion, Peres was first elected to parliament in Ahmed Chalabi, a key lobbyist resisted the deal. says the military action would be against militant targets in Iraq. But Four years after the fall of "incoherent" and ineffective with- in 2013 British lawmakers unex- 1959. for the US invasion of Iraq who He has since held every major was blamed for providing false Muammar Qaddafi, the North Af- out a plan to end the country's civil pectedly rejected the government's intelligence on weapons of mass rican state is mired in a conflict war. The Foreign Affairs Select proposal for military action in Cabinet post — including defense, destruction to justify it, died of between two rival governments Committee on Tuesday dealt a neighboring Syria. In a report pub- finance and foreign affairs — and a heart attack Tuesday, parlia- and loose coalitions of armed fac- blow to Prime Minister David lished Tuesday, the foreign affairs served three brief stints as prime ment said. Chalabi, a 71-year- tions that back them in a struggle Cameron's attempts to expand committee said Russia's interven- minister. His key role in the first old lawmaker who headed the for control. U.K. action against the militants tion in the conflict in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace accord finance committee, “died this Libya's recognized government from Iraq into Syria. Bashar Assad's government "has earned him a Nobel Peace Prize — morning… of a heart attack,” and its elected parliament have Cameron and his defense min- complicated even further any pro- along with Rabin and Palestinian parliament said in a statement ister, Michael Fallon, have said posed action in Syria by the U.K." leader Yasser Arafat — and stat- offering condolences for his operated out of the eastern city of they favor expanding the strikes It said that without an inter- Tobruk since the Libyan Dawn ure abroad as a revered statesman. death. Living in exile as head of to Syria, with the approval of Par- national strategy to end Syria's civil Since finishing his seven-year the Iraqi National Congress armed faction took over the capi- The US military will continue to gretful". liament. But it looks increasingly war, "taking action to meet the (INC), which opposed Saddam tal Tripoli last year, set up a gov- operate wherever international law Foreign ministry spokes- term as president last summer, unlikely that the government could desire to do something is still in- Peres has continued promoting Hussein, Chalabi became a ernment and reinstated the former allows, a top US admiral said in woman Hua Chunying told a regu- win the backing of a majority of coherent." White House favourite for in- parliament. Beijing on Tuesday, a week after lar briefing that Washington's call peace and development in the formation he provided which The country has no national America infuriated China by sail- for Beijing to stop militarising the Middle East through his non-gov- supported the US justification army. Rebel militias fought togeth- ing close to artificial islands it is South China Sea while sending ernmental Peres Peace Center. for attacking Iraq in 2003. building in the South China Sea. warships there itself was "an at- A self-described eternal opti- Nearly nine years on, US with- er against Qaddafi in 2011, but then turned against one another and are "International seas and airspace tempt to deprive China of its self- mist, Peres says he doesn't like to draws from Iraq But he lost belong to everyone and are not the defence right as a sovereign state". think of the past, calling it a "waste favour after the invasion when often more loyal to their cities or tribes or Libya's east, west or dominion of any single nation," Washington says it takes no of time." much of his information regard- Admiral Harry Harris said at the position on sovereignty disputes ing Saddam Hussein’s alleged southern regions than to the state. But on the occasion of the 20th Stanford Center at Peking Univer- in the region and the sail-by was anniversary of Rabin's killing by possession of weapons of mass Western governments see the sity. "Our military will continue intended to protect freedom of destruction and links to Al- U.N. deal as the best option to deal an ultra-nationalist Jewish extrem- Qaeda turned out to be false. to fly, sail, and operate whenever navigation under international law, ist opposed to his peace efforts, with Libya's crisis, which has al- and wherever international law al- which it sees as potentially threat- He was also accused of provid- lowed Islamic State of Iraq and he candidly recalled the night that ing information after the inva- lows. The South China Sea is not - ened by China's activities. many see as a turning point in Is- sion to Iran, where he is well- Syria (ISIS) fighters to gain ground - and will not -- be an exception," The USS Lassen's mission was and people smugglers to take ad- he added, according to a transcript. part of the US's "routine freedom raeli history. received but which was at odds He said the massive peace ral- with the US. Chalabi was also vantage of the chaos to ship thou- Harris is the head of the US Pa- of navigation operations", Harris tried and sentenced to prison in sands of migrants to Europe. cific Command and his public dec- said in his speech, intended to "pre- ly in Tel Aviv on Nov. 4, 1995 was his absence in Jordan in 1992 The European Union says a laration in the Chinese capital is a vent the decomposition of inter- the happiest day in Rabin's life and for financial fraud in the col- unity government would bring mark of US resolve over the wa- national laws and norms". the best moment in their decades- lapse of a bank. Blair commit- more financial aid and training sup- terway, where Beijing has built up Beijing claims sovereignty over long tortured rivalry. "We were in ted UK to Iraq war year before port to rebuild a national army, but rocks and reefs into artificial is- almost the whole of the South a total agreement and really we invasion: report Born in Octo- officials are also mulling sanctions lands with facilities for military China Sea on the basis of a seg- lawmakers. The foreign affairs The committee said the gov- were encouraged," he said. ber 1944 to a wealthy Baghdad against political leaders who block use. Last week the US gave a prac- mented line that first appeared on committee — dominated by mem- ernment needs to answer funda- He said moments before they family, Chalabi left the country tical demonstration of its policy, Chinese maps in the 1940s. were set to leave the stage togeth- in 1956 and spent most of his a deal. bers of Cameron's Conservative mental questions about the pro- sailing the USS Lassen guided mis- The "ambiguous maritime Party — said the debate about posed airstrikes — including their er in a show of unity, Israel's Shin life in Britain and the United sile destroyer within 12 nautical claims" represented by China's States, where he received a doc- airstrikes "is a distraction from the legality without United Nations Bet security agency informed them miles of at least one of the land "so-called nine-dash line" pose a much bigger and more important approval and whether they would of a threat to both their lives — torate in mathematics. He formations China claims in the dis- challenge to navigation, Harris said. organised a Kurdish uprising in task of finding a resolution to the have support from regional pow- from an Arab, not a Jew. Peres de- northern Iraq in the mid-1990s puted Spratly Islands. Chinese of- The Philippines, Vietnam, conflict in Syria." Committee ers including Turkey, Iran, Saudi scended the stairs ahead of Rabin but hundreds of people were ficials rebuked Harris over the ac- Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also chairman Crispin Blunt, a Conser- Arabia and Iraq. and stood in front of the open door killed and he later fled, return- tion, with the People's Liberation have overlapping claims in the sea. vative legislator, said he feared the Until then, it said, "we recom- of his car when the three deadly ing only when US-led invading Army chief of general staff Fang Washington has repeat- government was "responding to mend that it does not bring to the shots rang out. His security guards forces took control. Fenghui telling him it had "created edly said it does not recognise the powerful sense that something House a motion seeking the exten- a disharmonious atmosphere for Chinese claims to territorial zones shoved him into the vehicle and must be done ... without any ex- sion of British military action to whisked him away. our meeting and this is very re- around the artificial islands. pectation that its action will be Syria." 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. WEDNESDAY .NOVEMBER 04, 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] By Nabi Zeerakyar the sacrifices being rendered by home)”. We meet his son, Haroon raise fingers at us,” he said. Bushra www.afghanistantimes.af ANP because they watch such Bilour in the markaz. The time we Gohar, an ANP leader, said that Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Last month, I had the opportuni- news channels which paint the spent with him and others, I felt there was a widespread propagan- ty to visit Bacha Khan Markaz in nationalists either as traitors or the faith, Bacha Khan, has infused da against the Pashtuns that they Advisory editorial board Peshawar and meet a number of responsible for the chaos on Pash- in this party, is still alive but in are Taliban. “I say if Pashtuns are key Awami National Party (ANP) tuns’ land. They have forgotten different forms. I recalled how the Taliban then why they are kill- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, leaders. ANP is the political lega- there is someone who has been Bacha Khan Baba bore the cruel- ing their own Pashtuns. For many Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal cy of the larger-than-life Bacha bleeding for raising the voice for ties by the then British colonial this is indigestible and starkest fact Khan Baba—a Pashtun national- Pashtuns’ rights. The dilemma power in India, which rose Bacha that terrorists were mustered up Graphic-Designers: ist leader in British India, who rose with Pashtun youth is that they Khan’s political stature to such a from across the world. How this to prominence for his nonviolence are educated, but the food (text higher level that if he is kept along- is possible that I am the victim, I Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari movement—Khudai Khidmatgar. I books) tended for their brains is side Gandhi, Martin Luther, and am the perpetrator, and I am being Marketing & Advertising: visited the markaz as a part of an designed in such a way that either Nelson Mandela, he is nowhere blamed? Since terrorism is a com- 11-member media delegation ex- pollute their brains with hatred— behind them, but a parallel. The mon threat, it will be successfully Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 change program. We also visited a thing, the larger-than-life Bacha world knows them as iconic names tackled when there is stronger bond Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Islamabad, Lahore, besides Pesha- Khan has always disapproved, or when it comes to peace and ser- in lar-ao-bar (between the people war. During the visit, we touched it just make them job-oriented, and vice to humanity, but in Pakistan, of Pakthunkwa and Afghanistan),” Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 upon a number of subjects includ- politic-fugal. Since this hatred is Bacha Khan’s stature is being she said. After an informative ses- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press ing health, women empowerment, politically driven by anti-Pashtun dwarfed under a deliberate and vile sion of questions and answers, a terrorism, education, bilateral trade, elements, which is why, it is af- scheme. My heart aches to share savory lunch was served, never- and how mainstream media in the fecting our political future collec- here that his nation is still under a theless I had in mind one question two neighboring countries can ad- tively. Pashtuns in Khyber Pakh- protracted war, which is showing that why the Awami National Par- The constitution says dress the mistrust and confusions tunhwa and Afghans in Afghani- no signs of ending, where there the ty has so far failed in placing Bacha in the region. The visit was orga- stan are being affected alike, from political, economic, educational, Khan Baba in the eyes of the world nized by “Equal Access—an this hatred—because it breeds vi- and physical infrastructures have and getting him nominated for the 15. Accept credentials of foreign political representatives in Afghanistan; 16. Endorse laws INGO, working on bridging the olence. This hatred solely is re- seriously been damaged. Sardar Nobel Peace Prize. as well as judicial decrees; gaps, peace through media, and try- sponsible for violence in our re- Hussain Babuk, the former pro- Bacha Khan deserves to be 17. Issue credential letter for conclusion of international treaties in accordance with the ing to improve AfPak ties through gion. We have the remedy to fight vincial minister of education in nominated for Nobel Peace Prize provisions of the law; track-two diplomacy. When we this mindset of hatred. But the el- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the par- posthumously as he disarmed the 18. Reduce and pardon penalties in accordance with the provisions of the law; reached Bacha Khan Markaz, I saw ements of hatred and violence are liamentary leader of Awami Nation- Pashtuns with the power of his a dim sadness there. It was visible out to kill those leaders who want al Party spoke to the delegates. He political charisma whereas the in- from the walls and halls of the to apply this remedy, which is said that they have been fighting ternational community has failed markaz as it was speaking a hun- nonviolence. Now one wonders for the political rights of Pashtuns in disarming them despite spend- dred stories of how ANP lost its why is violence and chaos so per- in the region, which for they have ing billions of dollars. While they hundreds of political activists, and vasive in our region? The answer been paying a heavy price, yet their were escorting us I asked hurried- key leaders to terrorism. Let alone to question is that billions of dol- determination is infallible. How- ly this question from Dr. Saeed- the walls and halls, even the air lars have been spent in shaping this ever, he gave vent to some griev- ur-Rehman, an ANP leader, and he looked upset. I realized there was mindset of hatred and intolerance. ances against Kabul. The govern- responded me that their chapters a faint sorrow in the voices of the Bacha Khan’s message of non-vi- ment of Afghanistan should take in USA, UK and Europe are work- A kick in the teeth or a people too, we meet there. Yet they olence, love, and harmony has been the ANPs’ grievances into account. ing on it. When we boarded our looked confident. I saw resolute- gagged ruthlessly. The members of “Here, we are being killed and there bus, and looked back at the people ness in their resolve. And why there his caravan are being targeted. State too we are being killed. Here our who had escorted us to the bus, I must not be resoluteness in their and non state actors are targeting economy has been undermined and looked confident that when Bacha new intrigue eyes, as they stand for the rights them. Resultantly, sanity is on the there our economy too has been Khan can be jailed in Peshawar at of Pashtuns—a nation for whom decline and insanity on the rise. ruined. During the past seven the age of ninety-three, for his con- The atrocities faced by the nation are showing no signs of ending. Bacha Khan Baba had spent 33 Political awareness is being sup- years, in parts of Pakhtunkhwa tinued efforts to press for the same There is no lull in the grief and troubles of the nation. We have been years behind the bars, but no im- pressed. And the children of Af- and FATA, more or less some basic rights for his people as he perial power and no dictator ghans and Pashtuns are kept away 5,500 educational institutions were used to in British India, but can- watching the show of bloodshed and terror for the past four de- budged him from his political re- from education under a deliberate damaged. Even in Sindh and not be bent, then how this is pos- cades. The extreme of misfortune is whenever there is a glimpse of solve even an inch. The voice of policy. Some of the members of Balochistan, education centers are sible that his followers can be? hope a new wave of intrigue is triggered. For instance, we sustained ANP is being suppressed violent- Bacha Khan’s caravan have fallen, not being targeted on such a mas- I am of this firmest belief that the floodgates of brutalities by the Taliban, and the government ly yet the violence has increased but in their fall they have risen and sive scale despite the bitter fact his caravan will bravely weather manifold since 9/11. What is more defeated the death—for instance that there is separatist movement out the season of unbearable trou- used its energies in finding out the possibilities of how to put an end tragic is the Pashtun youths’ igno- Bashir Bilour—who used to say in Balochistan. There is no deny- bles—because they are Pashtuns, to the conflict, which is taking heavy toll on the nation in men and rance, for whose political rights and that “Da Gor Shpa Pa Kor Kegee ing the fact that Afghanistan is the with resoluteness kneaded in their material, yet there was only occasion that we started building cas- brighter future, the party is fight- Na (The night destined to be in the worst ever victim of terrorism and genes. Our visit to the markaz was ing. The youth is incognizant of grave can’t be the one spent at if here is silence, the world will concluded with the hope-raising tles of hopes. It was when the representatives of Kabul and the poem of Rahmat Shah Sayal. He Afghan Taliban sat face to face in Pakistan’s hilly tourist resort Reaping the Fruits of the War on Terror in Yemen recited his latest poem, which is “Murree” in July 2015. The two sides agreed to continue peace yet to be published in his upcom- talks round continued, but the process was blown up by the news By Michael Horton ments that arise from short-sight- includes areas that Saudi Arabia and ing collection. He recited it in his ed and uninformed “whack a mole” its allies claim to have “liberated,” typical style. The theme of his of Mullah Omar’s death—the supreme leader of the Taliban, in Yemen was an early victim of the counter-terrorism strategies. Such is being infiltrated by al-Qaeda in poem is: “Os Me Pa Stargo Pasay whose name messages were released to media for at least two years. US led war on terror. The first an outcome is perfectly acceptable the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Garzee Da Ranra Khoboona—The targeted assassination by a US to the thriving military-industrial the Islamic State. Parts of Aden— Dreams of Light Are Chasing My And this is where Kabul’s felt itself betrayed yet again. This time, drone occurred there in Novem- complex that drives and profits Yemen’s major port city—are now Eyes, Now.” When we were leav- very much deeply. Soon, Kabul responded that it will never seek ber 2002. Yemen’s mountains from US foreign policy. Yemen is under the control of AQAP and al- ing Bacha Khan Markaz the cou- and deserts were where the US one of the countries where the di- lied bands of militant Salafis who Islamabad’s support in peace talks. The already bruised trust of developed and tested its flawed sastrous consequences of the war are enforcing their version of Sharia plet of this progressive poet, Rah- Kabul in Islamabad wounded to an extent of perhaps no healing. drone-centric counter-terrorism on terror are most evident and po- law on the once cosmopolitan and mat Shah Sayal, flared up from strategy. A combination of indif- tentially most consequential. Ye- relatively liberal city. Yemen’s in- nowhere in my brain: “Taar Taar Since the collapse of peace talks in July, Pakistan has offered two ference, faulty intelligence, and men’s strategic location across ternationally recognized govern- Prot Dee Cha Ratol Na Kral Saye- to three times to facilitate the talks, but Pakistan’s continued sup- incompetence has led to the from the Bab al-Mandeb—a criti- ment—most of whose members re- la, Da Pakhtun Watan Grewan Da port to Taliban and keeping the news of Mullah Omar for almost deaths of hundreds of Yemeni cal shipping corridor—and its long main in their villas in Saudi Arabia— Liwani De” “They are Torn Apart, civilians. As tragic as these deaths border with Saudi Arabia ensure has been unable to assert its author- and No One Could Bind Them that the chaos that has engulfed ity in the liberated areas. As one of two years, were the reasons, Kabul’s confidence in Islamabad caved are, they pale in comparison with Together, O Sayal! the death and destruction un- the country will not be easily con- the better organized forces in the in. Pakistan’s Prime Minster, Nawaz Sharif, hurled a brazen state- leashed by the current war in tained. The war has already spread country, AQAP is filling the void. The Land of Pashtuns is But ment during his recent trip to the United States. He said that Islam- Yemen, a war that US foreign and across Saudi Arabia’s southern This is undoubtedly being facilitat- the Shirtfront of An Insane.” I left counter-terrorism policies are border where Houthi forces and ed by Saudi Arabia and its allies who the markaz with a dim hope that abad will not push the Taliban to table of negotiations until the partially responsible for. As in elements of the Yemeni Army have view AQAP and militant Salafis as someone will emerge to stitch this Afghan government ceases aerial raids against them. After his un- most parts of the world where repeatedly attacked military tar- useful proxies. Just as they view torn apart shirtfront of the insane. abashed remarks, his security advisor, Sartaj Aziz, too hogged head- the US has waged its war on ter- gets deep within Saudi territory. groups like al-Qaeda affiliate al- Even if it doesn’t look possible in ror, the supposed targets—ter- The same forces have reportedly Nusra Front in Syria as allies in their our life, but this is destined it will lines, for his ludicrous statements that Pakistan didn’t have any rorist organizations like al-Qae- launched anti-ship missiles— war against the government of da and the Islamic State—are the which the Yemeni Armed Forces Bashar al-Assad. So how have US happen one day. (Nabi Zeerakyar control over the Afghan Taliban. He said the other day situation has primary beneficiaries. These or- have in their inventory—at ships foreign policy and its counter-ter- is a nom de pl me, because, the not been ripe for resuming peace negotiations between Kabul and ganizations exploit and feed off belonging to the Saudi Navy. rorism strategies contributed to the author didn’t consent the article Afghan Taliban. The sporadic but incoherent statements by Paki- the chaotic and divisive environ- Much of southern Yemen, which chaos that has engulfed Yemen. should carry his real name.) stan’s top political leaders show two things—either the indifference of Kabul is a kick in the teeth of Taliban and their master, or they want to make the peace process more confused and complicated. So far, the government couldn’t make its standpoint that it will talk to the Taliban only from the position of strength, worth buying. This standpoint, so far, is not worth buying because just a cursory sight on the developments on the ground is enough to make you believe this is not a standpoint but a bluff. Security has been deteri- orating. The glut of jobless youth is growing. More people are turn- ing into IDPs. Then how the government can talk to the Taliban from the position of strength? And on top of that, neither the US nor Afghanistan has brought any seismic policy shift when it comes to dealing with Pakistan for its covert and over support to terror- ists. It means the night of terror is prolonging and the nation is destined to sustain more bloodshed. Pakistan will play on political rhetoric. The US will keep funneling dollars into the cash-and-ener- gy starved Pakistan. And Afghanistan will be sitting idly while think- ing peace will come in its own. 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Ali Jan Khan In connection with 100th birth day celebration of great legendary philosophical poet Khan Abdul Ghani, the Afghan government had arranged colorful events in parts and parcels of Afghanistan. Beside Kabul, the poets, writers and lit- erary circles arranged gatherings in Qandahar, Jalalabad, Kunar, Hirat, Mazar-i-Sharif and other main cit- ies and towns. The Afghan Culture and Infor- mation Ministry has also arranged KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai and Afzal a function in May 2014. Beside Khan Lala while listening attentively to speakers at a others late Mohammad Afzal Khan commonly known as Khan Lala seminar on Ghani Khan, in Kabul, last year. had also attended the event on the Hamid Karzai have shared the grief Today’s Afghanistan is much more special invitation of former Presi- through condolence messages. different of 1988, 1992 and 1996 dent Hamid Karzai. It was last trip No doubt to state that Khan as there exists a constitutional set of Khan Lala to Afghanistan as on Lala’s demise is a serious loss for up with a centralized authority. its conclusion, he had confined all of Afghans, but Khan Lala had Earlier, Afghanistan was scattered himself to his orchard covered Vela left behind his thousands of fol- and lacking a system and an ac- like Hujra in Durashkhela Swat due lowers and juniors. All these fol- ceptable authority. But despite to falling health conditions. lowers and believers in accordance their divisions in different politi- During his around five days with political philosophies of the cal ideologies and identity, the Af- stay in Kabul in connection with larger-than-life Bacha Khan will ghans believe in a system and con- International Conference on the life continue struggle for unification of stitution. of Ghani Khan, Khan Lala had held Afghans, made united by great At this moment, when certain detail talks and meetings with Ahmad Shah Baba. Prosperity and regional and neighbouring countries former President Hamid Karzai, progress of Pakhtuns is depend- are on a bid to get benefits of Af- Dr. Ashraf Ghani who was engaged ing in unification of Afghans. ghan government and nation com- in his election campaign and strat- Instead of exploiting Afghani- pulsions, responsibility rest with By Ahmed Rashid cash while carrying out horren- them by Pakistan, they oppose eo released soon after they egies at that time. He had also at- stan, its people compulsion, Paki- the international community to dous punishments for those the idea of peace talks with the pledged allegiance to ISIL, a lit- tended receptions, hosted in his stan must study ground situation come forward for the safety and The Kabul regime is in a state opposing them. Afghan Presi- Kabul regime, and they resent tle-known former Talib, Hafiz honour by leading Afghans like Haji Contrary to its pledges and protection of its trillion dollars, of panic over the Taliban’s cur- dent Ashraf Ghani has fre- the power now wielded by the Saeed Khan, was appointed by Deen Mohammad, Arif Noorzai, commitments regarding helping invested on reconstruction of war rent offensive which led to the quently warned his Western Alizai Pashtun tribe to which ISIL as the governor of the Prof. Ismael Youn. Even he held resolution to long standing Afghan ruined infrastructures. All are agree first major city to fall into their brief exchange of views with Dr. backers that ISIL poses the next Mansoor belongs. newly named Khorasan Prov- conflict and return of peace and that destablisation and weakening hands since 2002, the capture Abdullah Abdullah, Zia Massoud stability in that already war strick- of Afghanistan is a serious threat major threat to Afghanistan. The new leader of the Af- ince that includes Pakistan, and others. Whereas at the resi- en country, there seem visible con- to global peace. Regional and of a dozen district headquarters Complicated and bloody ghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Afghanistan and parts of Cen- dences of Arif Noorzai and Haji tradiction in statements of high neighbouring countries should and the group’s extensive ter- The reality is that the Af- Mansoor, left, and former lead- tral Asia. Deen Mohammad, Khan Lala met ranking Pakistani officials. Sartaj gauge gravity of the situation as ritorial gains across the coun- ghan battlefield has become er Mullah Mohammad Omar ISIL’s largest gains with a large number of Afghan par- Aziz, Advisor to Prime Minister it’s continue meddling in affairs of try. The situation has further much more complicated and [AP] His deputy, Mullah Abdul liamentarians, intellectuals and Nawaz Sharif in last two days Afghanistan could enable Al Qae- increased the outflow of young technocrats. bloody since the disclosure in More middle ground figures Rauf Khadim from Helmand made different statements. da and IS like forces to exploit the Afghans joining the migrant Known for his very clear On November 1st, 2015 Sartaj situation in favour of its own in- July that Taliban leader Mullah who consider dumping Man- province in the south, was stance on the issue of Pakhtun Aziz said that it is up to Afghan terests. rush to reach Germany. Mohammad Omar had died two soor and adopting ISIL, include soon killed by a US drone strike Wahdat—(Pashtun’s unification), government whether wants to talk The present situation is quite However, even more terri- years ago and the leadership the popular military strategist while ISIL recruiting cells were Khan Lala during his talks with or to fight with Taliban. And in different of recent past. On the fying for ordinary Afghans is was being manipulated by his and ex-Guantanamo Bay pris- also set up in Farah province Afghan leaders and intellectuals such a case, he said that Pakistan name of Arab spring, worst kind the flow of statements by Af- deputy Mullah Akhtar Moham- oner Abdul Qayyum Zakir of the in the west and in northern Af- had made his best to convince them will be in a better position to facil- of violence is in progress in Mid- ghan leaders and media reports med Mansoor. Alizai Pashtun tribe, Mansoor ghanistan. in favour of his point of view. He itate dialogues if the Afghan ex- dle East since 2003 last. Similarly, was of the belief that disintegra- press its willingness. But a day in 80’s and 90’s, the USSR was in that waiting in the wings is an ISIL immediately presented Dadullah of the Kakar tribe, Moreover, significant Cen- tion of Pakhtuns is the main cause later, he said atmosphere is not era of disintegration and its suc- even worse catastrophic and itself as an alternative to Mul- whose younger brother Mullah tral Asian groups such as the of existing turmoil in whole of conducive for dialogues between cessor Russian Federation was not powerful force - the Islamic lah Mansoor’s leadership who Dadullah was killed by British Islamic Movement of Uzbeki- Asian region. In particular, he had Afghan government and Taliban. in position to play its role. But State of Iraq and the Levant was controversially elected as forces, and Mullah Baz Mo- stan (IMU), which had been voiced that unless the unification So far Afghan government, es- now Russian Federation has real- (ISIL). Afghan and foreign me- the new Taliban leader. Dissi- hammed of the Noorzai tribe. devotedly fighting for the Tali- of Pakhtuns, Afghan nation is in- pecially President Dr. Ashraf ized its responsibilities of helping dia reports claim that ISIL is dent hardline factions of the So far, however, ISIL has ban for two decades, decided complete. He had attached return Ghani and Chief Executive Dr. the oppressed communities, expe- of peace and stability in Afghani- Abdullah have not yet given a clear riencing unprecedented aggression making steady military gains Taliban have either refused to been led by minor disgruntled to pledge loyalty to ISIL, al- stan with unification of Pakhtuns. response but it seems that they on the basis of religious faiths and capturing territory, recruiting accept him or only paid lip ser- Taliban figures who first made though that did not stop them Besides voicing, pleading and are much more careful in the light beliefs. Taliban fighters to their cause, vice to his leadership; they be- their disaffection known in Jan- from joining the Taliban in their advocating for unity of Pakhtuns, of previous experiences. Contra- Many Arab rulers are silent spending large amounts of lieve he is being imposed upon uary 2015. In a propaganda vid- assault on Kunduz. Khan Lala had arranged several dictions in “saying and acts” on and carefully watching the situa- conferences and Jirga’s in his per- the part of Pakistan confirmed in tion but internally they are unhap- sonal capacities. He had invited the according to latest statements of py. These rulers feeling threats to intellectuals and elites to such certain high ranking figures, who their rule after becoming witness- The British PM, the Middle East, and human rights events not only from both sides of remain occupants of important es to fate of Saddam Hussain in the contentious Durand Line, but offices like former military dicta- Iraq, Col. Gaddafi in Libya and By Mehdi Hasan en by humanitarian motives then I He sent his Foreign Secretary Phil- truly cared about human rights, he also from western and Arab world. tor Pervez Musharaf, and others. now of Bashar Ul Asad in Syria. have a bridge I'd like to sell you. ip Hammond to Bahrain this week could start by taking a series of In 1993, when 100 years Impo- All of them have confirmed their Instead of helping like 90’s, almost In August 2013, British Prime Talk to Al Jazeera - The Syri- to mark the construction of Brit- small, simple, violence-free steps sition of Durand Line complet- soft-corner not only for the mili- of these Arab monarchs now try- Minister David Cameron urged the an conflict: Russia vs the West? ain's "first new permanent military to prove it. Cameron, of course, ed, Khan Lala had made his best tants but even for Al Qaeda. They ing to fuel crises and complications House of Commons to consider Consider the mountain of evi- base in the Middle East since feigns outrage and shock over such to declare it null and void. In were waiting for the pulling US led for Americans in the region. And military action in Syria in order to dence which shows the British 1971". awful behaviour by one of the this connection, he had arranged a allied NATO troops out of Afghan- Russian President Mr. Putin has "alleviate human suffering" in the government has little interest in the When the Arab Spring came to UK's closest allies in the region yet, well attended Jirga in Peshawar and istan. And finally they confirmed also put on high alert his country wake of a horrific chemical weap- human rights of oppressed Arabs Bahrain in 2011, however, the as the Guardian and other papers made scores of press conferences. such association by capturing when the Afghan resistance ele- ons attack. "The principle of hu- across the region. country's unelected government, reported in September, "Britain The death of Mohammad Kundoz for a brief time. ments have captured Kundoz prov- manitarian intervention," he not- The Cameron who claims to as Cameron and Hammond are well conducted secret vote-trading Afzal Khan Lala is not only a great Whatever might be claims and ince, bordering with Tajikistan. ed, "provides a sound legal basis want to save Syrian lives doesn't aware, violently cracked down on deals with Saudi Arabia to ensure shock for his nears and dears but justifications on the part of Paki- Earlier in 80’s and 90’s Paki- for taking action". More than two seem interested in innocent Egyp- pro-democracy activists. Peaceful both states were elected to the UN also for the whole Afghan nation, stan before media and global fo- stan was enjoying association not years later, and prompted by the tian lives. How else to explain his protesters in Manama's Pearl Human Rights Council [UNHRC], facing worst kind of aggression and rums regarding its role in Afghani- only of US but also of Saudi Arab rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and decision to host General Abdel Square were shot, tear-gassed, tor- according to leaked diplomatic ca- oppression for last four decades. stan affairs but internally they are led Islamic ummah. Now geo-stra- the Levant (ISIL), Cameron again Fattah el-Sisi, elected president of tured and imprisoned on the flim- bles". One Saudi ministry cable, In recent past, he became the third working on an agenda, just to force tegic priorities have been changed. wants parliament to authorise air Egypt with 97 percent of the vote siest of charges. translated by the NGO UN Watch leading leader of Pakhtuns in par- the Afghan government for surren- Neighbouring Islamic Republic of strikes inside Syria. Once again, we in May 2014, after coming to of- A Bahraini protester throws a and the Australian newspaper, ticular and Afghans in general after dering before its terms and condi- Iran is in a reconciliation process are being asked to believe that the fice in a military coup the previ- stone towards riot police during noted the "opportunity to ex- late Khan Abdul Wali Khan and tions. That terms and conditions with US. motive is purely humanitarian: to ous year, in London this week? clashes following a demonstration change support with the United late Ajmal Khattak. are too much harmful to the very Turkey’s strengthening Islam- protect innocent Syrians from Sisi, lest we forget, was re- to mark Bahrain's independence Kingdom, where the Kingdom of After Bacha Khan, this troika interests of Afghanistan, therefore, ic democracy has put at risk no murder, rape and torture. sponsible for what Human Rights day [Getty] Saudi Arabia would support the had experienced multiple intrigues it could be very difficult for Pres- other than Saudi Arab. India be- Don't get me wrong. There are Watch has called the "most seri- And, four years on, the situa- candidacy of the United Kingdom being engineered by aggressive and ident Dr. Ashraf Ghani and his coming another regional economic strong and very legitimate argu- ous incident of mass unlawful kill- tion in Bahrain isn't showing signs to the membership of the council imperialist forces against the Af- team to do so. typhoon with help of US and its ments for intervening in Syria - and ings in modern Egyptian history" of improvement. In July, three UN for the period 2014-2015 in ex- ghans for meeting its nefarious stra- However, continue meddling in Middle East aides. Chinese are equally strong and very legitimate and "one of the world's largest kill- human rights experts condemned change for the support of the Unit- tegic-economic goals in the region. internal affairs of Afghanistan is becoming neighbours of Middle arguments against it. Bashar al- ings of demonstrators in a single the Bahraini authorities for "crim- ed Kingdom to the candidacy of The funeral of Khan Lala was large- not only causing wide range un- East with making operation the Assad is a violent and brutal dicta- day in recent history". More than inalising, prosecuting and impris- the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". ly attended by Pakhtuns from all rest amongst the peace loving Af- Gawadar Fort of Pakistan. In such tor and ISIL is perhaps the world's 800 unarmed protesters were oning human rights defenders" in- Look, let's be clear: The Brit- over Pakhtunkhwa whereas the ghans but it leads to wastage bil- a situation, Pakistan needs to think worst militant group. If you be- killed when Sisi's security forces side the country. ish prime minister has a point Afghans through their leaders like lions and trillion dollars, invested about drastic shifts in its policies lieve, however, that the UK gov- "cleared" the sit-in at Rabaa al- The verdict of Amnesty Inter- when he says - as he did during the President Dr. Ashraf Ghani and by global community after 9/11. towards Afghanistan. ernment, under David Cameron, is Adawiya square in Cairo on Au- national's report on Bahrain in April Libya conflict of 2011 - that "the interested in human rights or driv- gust 14, 2013. was pretty stark: "Human rights fact that you cannot do the right In total, according to the gov- abuses in Bahrain continue unabat- thing everywhere does not mean ernment-appointed National Coun- ed". Unabated. Among the abuses that you should not do the right cil for Human Rights, at least 2,500 listed in the report were "torture thing somewhere". Egyptians were killed in the 18 and other ill-treatment of detain- But who or what is stopping LETTER TO THE EDITOR months after Sisi's July 2013 coup ees, unfair trials, the imprisonment Cameron from doing the "right - including 1,250 Muslim Broth- of prisoners of conscience and un- thing" in these particular, afore- erhood members. lawful killings", with Amnesty mentioned cases? No one is asking An astonishing 41,000 people pointing out how "those respon- Cameron to bomb, drone or invade have been arrested or detained in sible all too frequently [escape] Egypt, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia. TV networks should stop Egypt since the coup ... accountability". And the British But if he truly cared about human An astonishing 41,000 people foreign secretary's response? rights, he could start by taking a have been arrested or detained in "Bahrain is not perfect by any series of small, simple, violence- promoting foreign cultures Egypt since the coup and human means." Exhibit C: Saudi Arabia free steps to prove it. rights groups such as the Cairo The Cameron who claims to He could rescind his invitation Unfortunately most of the TV programs in Afghanistan are in sharp contrast with the culture of the country. Instead of mirroring our own Center for Human Rights, the Cart- want to save Syrian lives doesn't to Sisi, close down the base in society, the TV networks are showing our youth foreign cultures. The TV networks telecast Indian and Turkish drama serials, which are er Center and Human Rights Watch seem interested in innocent Saudi Bahrain, and stop doing behind- considered as cultural hegemony. Unfortunately the television networks lack edutainment programs for youth and most of their shows waste have been forced to relocate their lives. the-scenes deals with Saudi Ara- precious time of our new generation. The Ministry of Information and Culture should establish a special body to control TV networks’ offices and staffs abroad. On average, according to Am- bia which undermine the UNHRC. programs. They should fine those televisions which are telecasting vulgar programs. The ministry should also instruct the TV networks to Meanwhile, journalists - in- nesty International, one person is He could also, incidentally, stop include edutainment in their programs. They should stop them from telecasting foreign drama serials. TV networks should cluding, of course, Al Jazeera jour- executed every 48 hours in the selling arms to these countries. also know that only doing business is not their duty, but are also responsible for safeguarding culture of the country. Thus, nalists - have been locked up after Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The That he chooses to do none of they should avoid from injecting foreign culture into the country and should promote Afghan culture. sham trials and "it may soon be majority of executions are carried these things, that he chooses in- Samim Sohrab, Qasaba, Kabul illegal to publish news the Egyp- out by beheading and cover stead to cosy up to these govern- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and tian government doesn't like". Sisi, "crimes" as absurd and medieval ments while turning a blind eye to address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] concluded the normally sober and as witchcraft. their well-documented abuses, restrained headline writers at The Blogger Raif Badawi was sen- speaks volumes. Economist, is "worse than Mubar- tenced to 1,000 lashes for "insult- The British prime minister ak". The question is: Whatever hap- ing Islam" - 50 of those lashes have cares about human rights? Please. pened to the British prime minis- already been administered. Activ- Mehdi Hasan is an award-win- ter's stated support for "the aspi- ist Ali al-Nimr faces beheading and ning journalist, author, political Disclaimer: rations of people in Egypt for a a public crucifixion - yes, crucifix- commentator and the presenter of more genuine, open democracy" in ion! - for alleged "crimes" commit- Head to Head and UpFront. The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) the wake of the Arab Spring? The ted when he was 17. The views expressed in this Cameron who claims to want to No one is asking Cameron to article are the author's own and do and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. save Syrian lives doesn't seem in- bomb, drone or invade Egypt, not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's terested in innocent Bahraini lives. Bahrain or Saudi Arabia. But if he editorial policy. 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Michelle Obama's campaign to educate all girls has seen her meet, hug and chat with youngsters in Cambodia, Japan and Britain this year while shining a light on the world's 62 million girls who do not see the inside of a classroom. This week, the Let Girls Learn initiative that she launched in March takes her to the Middle East, where she will speak at Qa- tar's World Innovation Summit for Education before going to Jordan to spotlight girl refugees from the civil war in Syria. In a downtrodden district in the capital Amman, she will visit one of the 28 schools that the US has built in a $458m scheme these past five years and meet some of the 1,200 pupils - including 400 Syrian refugee children - who study there. Taliban target girls schools in Pakistan Tina Tchen, Obama's chief of staff, said developing countries have made great strides in getting girls in schools in recent years, but there is still work to do so they can fully catch up with their brothers. "When you dig down into the statistics, you will find huge dis- parities that grow at the second- ary school level, especially in plac- es like Africa, in parts of the Mid- dle East," Tchen told Al Jazeera. "They are confronting cultur- al and societal barriers around the role of women that particularly keep girls out of school." She pointed to Malala Yousafzai, who was shot on a school bus in Pakistan in 2012 by the Taliban for advocating girls' right to education, and the more than 200 schoolgirls who were ab- ducted by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria last year. First Lady Michelle Obama is campaigning to get 62 million girls into classrooms around the world [Reuters] When girls go to school, they are less likely to marry young or achieve parity in education these A survey this year by the char- "lost generation" of boys and girls ly to send children onto the streets tant paramedics, but now, we see control of their lives and more like- die in childbirth, Tchen said. Ev- past two decades so that nowa- ity CARE found that refugee boys across the Middle East. to sell flowers or cigarettes, or get more children on the front lines, ly to be poor and sick. "For par- ery year a girl spends in school, days almost all of the country's are actually more likely - by 38 Increase in Afghan girls boys labouring on building sites or manning checkpoints, carrying ents, there's an added layer of fear her future earnings can grow by as native-born children - both boys percent - to be out of school there schools called a 'revolution' farms. More girls are being mar- weapons, and even as suicide around girls' honour, sexuality and much as 25 percent, making a valu- and girls - get to study in school, than girls, 33 percent), spokes- As families are torn apart and ried off young in the hope they bombers or executioners. It's im- worries that they'll be sexually able fillip to the economy. said Jenkins. woman Nicole Harris told Al impoverished by conflict, chil- will have better prospects, the UN portant to focus on girls, but it's harassed if they go to school," Pa- Obama is more popular than It is tougher for the Syrian ref- Jazeera. dren's education suffers, the UN says. "With boys, we see an in- equally important to focus on tel told Al Jazeera. "With boys, her husband, US President Barack ugees who fled to Jordan, he said. In September, UNICEF re- says. This is often because class- crease in child recruitment into boys, too." Gayatri Patel, a gen- the fear is about whether they will Obama, with approval ratings of Some 80,000 UN-registered Syri- ported that conflicts in Syria, Iraq, rooms are jam-packed in parts of fighting, and that's a huge concern," der expert with CARE, said some be attacked by a gang or recruited about 65 percent in the US. She an refugee children in Jordan are Libya, Yemen and elsewhere were Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, UNICEF spokeswoman Juliette refugee parents prefer to marry off for ISIS," she added, referring to champions uncontentious causes, not in school, but the girls are just keeping more than 13 million chil- where millions of Syrians have fled. Touma told Al Jazeera. "They used their daughters than send them to the Islamic State of Iraq and the such as tackling childhood obesi- as likely to be kept out as boys. dren out of school and warned of a Hard-up families are more like- to work as cooks, porters or assis- school, which leaves them less in Levant (ISIL). Aljazeera ty, helping military families, and educating girls. She wins praise for her fash- Photo Kathmandu shows ‘Nepal still stands’ ion sense, for being a hard-work- On April 25, a 7.8-magnitude What is the significance of holding its community. The festival has ing mother to Malia and Sasha, and earthquake hit Nepal, killing near- it now? raised $14,000 and these funds will for not taking herself too serious- ly 9,000 and destroying hundreds NayanTara Gurung Kaksha- go to rebuilding an old pati [tradi- ly. Her healthy lifestyle initiative of thousands of homes. In the face pati: Six months have passed since tional rest stop] in Chyasal that has seen her appear in comedy of Nepal's worst natural disaster, the earthquake and much remains came down in the earthquake. skits, with Sesame Street puppets the government was slow and cha- to be done with regards to rehabil- Al Jazeera: In curating the fes- and in workout videos. otic to react. itation for those most-affected by tival, how has Photo Kathmandu Her story - of a black, work- Days after the quake, Gurung the disaster. But the world head- utilised Patan's public spaces and ing-class woman who made it to Deployment of Special Forces is seen as a weak attempt to balance the Kakshapati got together with lines have moved on. We felt it was involved the local community? the White House - resonated with friends and volunteers and formed important to bring some attention Gurung Kakshapati: All of our female students at a school in run- effects and optics of Russian intervention. an ad hoc, aid distribution network, back to Nepal in a way that tells 18 print exhibitions are in public down East London in June. In headquartered at The Yellow nuanced stories of Nepal and Ne- spaces around Patan, with a num- March, she was greeted by flag- House, her family's bed-and-break- pali society - stories of resilience, ber of them up on walls in the waving schoolgirls in Cambodia The image of more than 12 foreign committed to sending Special Forc- capture and hold territory. ministers gathered around a nego- es troops to Syria. With the exception of the fast inn located just south of Kath- our ability to adapt quickly to streets and little alleyways. Oth- and Japan. mandu. changes, no matter how sudden, ers are in public chowks and patis, Her focus on education is per- tiating table in Vienna this week to The official explanation is that chemical weapons deal in 2013, the discuss a resolution to the Syrian the troops are being sent to help administration's policies towards Tech-savvy, resourceful, and and the strength of our communi- historically public spaces where sonal. She grew up in a brick bun- multi-skilled - there were organis- ty ties. residents of Patan congregate to galow on Chicago's gritty south crisis will no doubt be one of the coordinate continued air strikes. Syria have been ineffective and its lasting images of the conflict. Why now? The air strikes have influence among the political and ers, trekkers, nurses, doctors, back- Photo Kathmandu will at- relax and talk. Exhibitions like the side during the civil rights move- packers - the volunteers met a cru- tempt to confront the earthquake one featuring a Nagbahal resident ment of the 1960s and 1970s. Hard The absence of any Syrian been occurring for more than a year. militarised opposition increasing- cial need. They did aid runs taking head on while it is still fresh in the Juju Bhai Dhakwa's collection are work and parental backing saw her representation highlights that a res- It is with some ambivalence ly weak. woven tightly into the fabric of his win places at Princeton Universi- olution to the conflict is far out- and resignation that the recent de- The US is, for all intents and community. The Dhakwa photos ty and Harvard Law School. side of Syrian hands. Despite proc- cision by the Obama administra- purposes, incapable of shaping the are being exhibited in the photog- "Education was everything for lamations by the ministers that tion to send Special Forces into local dynamics between rebel and rapher's renovated home, where the me," she said last month. "It was Syrians should decide their own Syria should be understood - de- regime forces on the ground. Un- subjects of the photographs lived the starting point for every oppor- future, the optics of a peace sum- spite Obama's insistence in 2013 like Iran, Turkey, Russia and oth- and worked. This exhibition cuts tunity I've had in my life." mit without Syrian representation that no American troops would be ers, the Obama administration is across time to present an intricate Addressing a female crowd in suggest otherwise. sent to the country - as a weak unwilling to commit the kinds of portrait of the Dhakwa family and New York's Apollo Theater in Sep- the Nagbahal community. tember, the first lady got shrieks For years, Syrians have been attempt to influence the trajecto- military and political resources victims of the violent interventions ry of the Vienna talks. needed to substantially shape the Another exhibition involves of applause for her advice to the Swotha community from Pa- schoolgirls, who should focus on of the same regional states that are conflict and, ultimately, bring it to now telling them that they do not an end. tan and yet another details the past their class work instead of make- and present lives of Patan's patis, up and hairdos, she said. have the ability to decide their fu- This has been a consistent fea- ture. ture of US policy towards Syria medicine, food, tarps and other memories of those of us who sur- many of which were damaged or "If I had worried about who supplies to affected villages - some vived it. The exhibitions will take destroyed by the earthquakes. So liked me and who thought I was The same countries that have since 2011: The administration nearby, others in remote, rural dis- place around the ruins of centu- the festival is taking place with the cute when I was your age, I contributed to the destruction of consistently wants to be seen as tricts. In many cases, they were ries-old heritage sites, as a remind- implicit and explicit participation wouldn't be married to the presi- Syria are promising to bring it back doing something, so as long as this the first to reach hard-hit commu- er of what we have lost and what of Patan and its people. It is pay- dent of the United States today," from the dead. does not tip the balance of the con- nities. Major international aid we hope to rebuild. It is also testa- ing homage to Patan's history, its she told the audience. With the exception of the flict one way or another. In both groups took notice; UNHCR gave ment to the fact that Nepal still people and its capacity to move Her campaign even comes chemical weapons deal in 2013, the respects, the deployment will fail. them tarps to distribute. stands; we have not been complete- forward. with a 20-song playlist via the administration's policies towards Supporters of the deployment The US' policy of wanting to Now, around six months after ly destroyed by the earthquake and Al Jazeera: The festival is website Spotify, with inspiration- Syria have been ineffective, and its believe that the presence of US do something and nothing at the the April 25 earthquake and the we will always persevere. themed 'time' and the exhibitions al anthems, from Diana Ross' clas- influence among the political and troops should serve to contain same time revealed itself quite na- major aftershock of May 12, Gu- Al Jazeera: Photo Kathmandu coalesce to tell a history of Nepal. sic, Ain't No Mountain High rung Kakshapati has turned to takes place in the historic city of The theme is particularly poignant Enough, to Survivor by Destiny's militarised opposition increasing- Russian bombardment, express a kedly this week with the an- ly weak. commitment to solving the Syrian nounced deployment and the start what she knows best - photogra- Patan, which was severely dam- when we think of the recent earth- Child, and TLC's No Scrubs. phy - to co-direct a festival cele- aged in the earthquakes. You grew quakes - devastation caused in such In the Middle East, Obama will What is perhaps most trou- conflict and the elimination of the of the Vienna talks. bling about the Vienna summit and Islamic State of Iraq and the Le- Those that hope the deploy- brating Nepal's history and cul- up nearby; you were even there a brief window of time. Why did be greeted with cheers - particu- ture. on the day of the first earthquake. you choose this theme and what larly in Jordan, where she is set to the political process it hopes to vant (ISIL) group, and strengthen ment will be the start of a larger induce is that each country at the the US' negotiating position in Vi- troop commitment will be disap- Photo Kathmandu, the coun- Since June, in the lead-up to the considerations were you making announce new commitments from try's first photography festival, festival, Photo Kathmandu has run during the curatorial process? What a fund that has secured more than table is pursuing a bilateral policy enna. pointed. So will those who believe runs November 3 - 9 and features an online print sale to raise funds narratives can we draw from this $800m from Japan, South Korea towards Syria that is incompati- UpFront - Who is Qatar back- that the Vienna talks will lead to 18 print exhibitions displayed in to help rebuild Patan and now festival? and Britain. ble with a successful multilateral ing in Syria? any breakthroughs on the diplo- public spaces - alleyways and there's enough money to rebuild at Gurung Kakshapati: The She will post updates about process to end the conflict. However, much like other US matic front. squares; 20 artist talks; slide show least one site. Why did you decide theme of 'time' relates closely to the seven-day trip. Saudi Arabia and Turkey, on attempts at shaping the trajectory So far, on-the-ground develop- nights; and workshops. It's being to hold the festival in Patan and our other underlying theme - Rob Jenkins, an Amman-based the one hand, and Iran and Russia and outcome of the Syrian conflict, ments have not convinced regional held in the earthquake-damaged which historic site will be rebuilt? change. Time and change are im- director for the UN children's agen- on the other, may appear to have the deployment will not likely actors that the conflict is worth historic city of Patan in Lalitpur. Gurung Kakshapati: Patan is plicit in the works being featured cy UNICEF said he supported the complementary goals in Syria, but have any impact on the ground, abandoning. In a context where re- Gurung Kakshapati spoke to a special city. Like many other in the festival. Each exhibition pre- girls' education scheme - but this is not necessarily the case. nor on the strengthening of the US' gional players prefer stalemate to Al Jazeera about putting together places, it suffered much during the sents a chapter in Nepal's history. warned against ignoring boys Nepal's first international photog- earthquake, but it is ready to re- Strung together, they trace the evo- across the Middle East who can- Moreover, as we have seen position. peace, the US deployment will be from past multilateral attempts, This is because the adminis- an ineffectual move that will nei- raphy festival at a time when the build and recover. Patan's commu- lution of Nepali society and the not get behind a school desk. country is experiencing protests nities are intricately linked and re- transformations of the past half- "It's great to have a global lead- countries are more than willing to tration's efforts have been misguid- ther improve their bargaining po- pay lip service to the process while ed, limited and ineffectual in both sition nor change the military cal- over the new constitution, a fuel main steadfast in their desire to century. The April earthquake has er coming to highlight one very crisis, and the huge task of rebuild- rebuild their own heritage and live- definitely been a part of our recent important group of children who simultaneously undermining any their design and implementation, culations of regional states. efforts towards peace by support- and the major players in Syria, es- It may enhance the effective- ing. lihoods, supported, of course, by history. But when you step back, are struggling to realise their right Al Jazeera: It has been a very others. We, the curators and direc- you realise it is one chapter in our to education," Jenkins told Al ing proxies on the ground or pecially Iran, Russia and Saudi ness of air strikes and the disas- difficult year for Nepal. In the tors of the festival, have strong history. Our losses this year feel Jazeera. "But it shouldn't be at the through direct military interven- Arabia, are well aware of this. trous effects on the Syrian peo- wake of the twin earthquakes the connections to Patan and we felt it insurmountable, especially I am expense or exclusion of looking at tion. Even the $500m train-and- ple. recovery needs remain overwhelm- was the right city to begin what sure, to families who have lost fam- the broader picture." The contradictions between a equip programme to train Syrian Unfortunately, the continued ing. More recently, social, econom- we are trying to do. Patan has wel- ily members and homes and liveli- Globally, the 124 million chil- commitment to multilateralism and rebels proved ineffective and was decimation of the country and its ic, and political upheavals have comed us with open arms and we hoods, but it is important for us to dren the UN says are not in school bilateralism were brought to the abandoned by the administration society seems to be the only thing roiled the country following the wish to give back something, per- note that this too shall be one chap- are almost evenly split between fore when United States President while the US-led air strikes have international actors can agree on. promulgation of the constitution. haps even take part in the unfold- ter in our history and we will move boys and girls. Barack Obama's administration not undermined ISIL's capacity to Aljazeera Still, Photo Kathmandu has ing history of the city and become forward. Jordan has worked hard to pushed ahead with the festival. intertwined with the currents of Aljazeera This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. NOVEBMER 04, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Xi says China growth should be at least 6.5pc BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China's annual economic growth should be at least 6.5 percent in the next five years, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Businessmen have voiced their Xi said that growth rate was concern regarding couple of new necessary to achieve the ruling articles of the new labor regulations Communist Party's goal of dou- that were passed by the Ministry bling the size of the economy by of Labor recently. 2020 compared with 2010 levels, The sticking point, according according to the report. to them was particularly those that Chinese growth has slowed dealt with vacations, employment steadily over the past five years of women and allowing expatriates as the ruling party tried to steer to keep their passports. the economy to a more sustain- The new system they noted is able expansion based on domestic more specific than the previous one consumption instead of trade and and it is in the favor of employees. investment. However, it looks at the business- Xi's comment was the latest es narrowly such that they would indication the party might reduce incur swift penalties if anything its official growth target, which has happens. stood at 7 percent in recent years. “We need time to adjust and prepare our homes! They should guide us and visit us to explain the Amazon expands system before imposing the fines or other penalties,” said a business- parental leave man. Regarding the employment of women, Wasif Kabli, chairman of benefits for Kabli Holding Company, said the new regulations might result in re- employees ducing the employment of women Amazon.com Inc. will give new in the private sector. fathers paid parental leave and ex- He noted that one specific ar- tend paid maternity leave for moth- ticle stated that a workingwoman ers, as the online retailer seeks to should be given four months and enhance its benefits as a way to ten days along with complete sal- attract and retain talent. ary if her husband dies. This, said Women who have a child can Kabli, is just adding to the costs of now take as much as 20 weeks of companies since each hour counts. The sticking point, according to the Ministry of Labor was particularly those that dealt with vacations, employment of women and paid leave, up from eight weeks. Further, he noted, that de- New parents can take six weeks of manding different procedures for allowing expatriates to keep their passports. (Photo courtesy: Reuters) paid parental leave. The Seattle- the employment of women with- based company previously didn’t out being specific is another prob- offer paternity leave. The new ben- lem. efits apply to all births or adop- Such procedures include ask- tions on or after Oct. 1, according ing women to wear hijab and work to a memo distributed to employ- in isolations. However, Kabli said Energy-rich Kazakhstan dismisses national Shell says can make BG deal ees Monday. Amazon’s changes come three the problem is that such articles months after video-streaming ser- are vague and are left in the hand bank head as currency slumps work despite weak oil price of labor investigation officials, who vice Netflix Inc. raised the bar on Energy-rich Kazakhstan sacked its define the violations, and therefore Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) sought to ease investor concerns over its time-off for new parents in Au- national bank chief Monday as the impose fines based on their own planned $70 billion takeover of BG Group (BG.L), announcing plans gust by offering as much as one ex-Soviet Central Asian nation interpretations. for further benefits and cost cuts aimed at making the deal work with oil year of paid leave to new mothers struggles to deal with low oil pric- and fathers in the first 12 months Another issue that business- prices in the mid-$60s a barrel. The Anglo-Dutch group, which hopes to es and the impact of Russia’s eco- after a child’s birth or adoption. men raised is that companies are complete the deal early next year, said it now expected synergies to nomic crisis. At Facebook Inc., mothers and fa- to be fined SR2,000 if they keep a increase by $1 billion to $3.5 billion for the combination which will The sacking of Kairat Kelim- thers get four months paid leave worker’s passport. The new regu- make Shell a leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) and offshore oil pro- betov, 46, comes after the bank’s plus $4,000 in “baby cash,” while lations are in the benefit of em- duction in Brazil. Shell, which last week reported a huge third-quarter decision to cease propping up the at Google Inc. employees are enti- ployees only, he questioned, loss due to $8 billion of write-offs in Alaska and Canada, said it would national tenge currency in August, tled to 18 weeks of parental leave. “How could we protect our rights reduce its costs by $11 billion in 2015 as it tackles a prolonged period of allowing it to shed a third of its Microsoft Corp. in August said it if the workers have their pass- lower oil prices, currently trading below $50 per barrel. value against the dollar in the would offer 12 weeks of paid time- ports? This will allow them to "Shell is becoming a company that is more focused on its core months since. off for all new parents. leave at anytime without notice, strengths, a company that is more resilient and competitive at all points “Trust in the bank and the na- Technology companies offer or from under our noses if they are in the oil price cycle and that has a more predictable project develop- generous benefits compared with tional tenge currency has gone involved in any crimes.” ment pipeline. We'll grow to simplify," Chief Executive Officer Ben van other industries because of com- down and we cannot allow this,” Further, he added, that many Beurden said in a statement ahead of a company strategy day in Lon- petition for top talent. Issues of President Nursultan Nazarbayev workers live in accommodations don. Investors have been concerned that the benefits from the deal gender equality and family balance said. Septuagenarian autocrat Naz- social media after joking Kazakhs where one room might have up to would be at risk as a recovery in oil prices is now expected to take much have also become hot-button top- “The country is suffering from arbayev has been keen to distance could live “without foie gras” and five workers and it is not safe to longer than foreseen in April, when the merger with BG was announced. ics in the industry. Only 12 per- a deficit in tenge liquidity and the himself from the recent economic the “hugest Land Cruisers” in a keep passports with them in this Back then, Shell indicated it expected oil prices to recover to $90 a barrel cent of U.S. private-sector em- volume of lending has gone down. troubles of a republic he has ruled new era of austerity. environment. by 2020. BG shares currently trade at a discount of more than 10 ployees have access to any paid These are bad indicators,” Naz- with virtually no opposition since The pro-Moscow strongman, Khalid Obaid, a human re- percent to the valuation of the cash and shares deal, reflecting investor family leave through their jobs, arbayev said, putting forward before independence from the who has no clear successor, won a sources manager, at a private com- concerns over its viability and remaining regulatory hurdles. Shell awaits according to the U.S. Department Daniyar Akishev, 39, as the bank’s USSR in 1991. fresh five-year term with nearly pany noted that an article that the approval of Australian and Chinese regulators before the deal can be of Labor. The U.S. is the only na- new governor. In September he prompted a 98 percent of the vote in a weakly tion in the developed world that states that employees can have up backlash of irony and irritation on contested April election. put before shareholders. doesn’t mandate maternity leave to 30 days leave without excuse Kazakhstan has seen growth with pay. will increase carelessness among shrink to less than a third of 2013 Amazon’s expanded parental employees. levels on the back of the steep de- benefits also follow increased scru- The employment of women in cline in oil prices and the recession SUPPLY GLUT PUSHES OIL LOWER tiny over the company’s treatment completely isolated areas tends to roiling neighbouring Russia. Last year the national bank of workers after a scathing New negatively affect productivity add- Oil fell on Tuesday weighed by a York Times report in August por- ed Obaid. “We are not against the devalued the tenge by almost a fifth glut in supply and worries about a trayed the online retailer as a pres- new regulations but we want the overnight, citing competitiveness fragile demand outlook. sure cooker where worker hard- Labor Ministry to take into con- concerns and sparking rare pro- Brent crude futures LCOc1 ships are ignored and back-stab- siderations the rights of companies tests in the country’s largest city were down 21 cents to $48.58 by bing is encouraged. as well.” Almaty. 0913 GMT, under pressure from Russian production hitting a post- Soviet peak while China's demand BMW finds winning formula as ‘X’ outlook weakened. U.S. crude futures CLc1 were trading at $46.12 per barrel, down 2 cents from their last settlement factor helps drive Q3 revenue after falling in the previous ses- BMW shrugged off a slowing Chi- nology laden 7-Series shown at it grew by more than a fifth to sion due to a rise in stockpiles. nese market to post record third- September’s Frankfurt motor €1.58bn. "It's all about supply," said quarter revenues, helped by de- show. The company’s namesake Harald Krüger, who took over Michael Hewson, analyst at CMC Markets. "Oil's going to remain mand for the German carmaker’s car brand recorded its best third- as chief executive in May, said: “X” range of sport utility vehicles quarter sales volume at almost under pressure with inventories “We continue to chart a course of likely to expand and the potential and strong sales in Europe. 464,000 units, helped by demand profitable growth, with reported for Iranian supply to come on The Munich-based company for larger models such as the X5 figures continuing their upward stream in the next few months." is, like upmarket rivals Daimler and SUV — sales of which are up by trend in the first nine months of Also adding to the supply glut, Audi, highly dependent on China, almost a 20 per cent so far year. the year.” Gulf oil producers are delaying the world’s largest passenger car But while the Mini brand rose The margin in the automotive some field maintenance until next market, where slowing sales have more than 6 per cent to more than division, excluding financial servic- year to keep production high and prompted fears about the sustain- 80,000 units, Rolls-Royce fell back es, came in at 9.1 per cent, ahead reduce costs as they forecast on- ability of luxury automakers’ con- by a similar percentage to just 835 of forecasts and within BMW’s going low oil prices in 2016. tinued expansion. units — because of what the com- An expected dip in U.S. oil However, on Tuesday BMW pany called “significant headwinds targeted range of 8-10 per cent. Analysts said strong net cash, production as a result of low pric- reported a surprise rise in third- in the luxury sector” in China. es is unlikely to significantly dent quarter earnings before interest BMW’s sales in Europe for the at €14.8bn, would reinforce hopes of a special dividend alongside full- a glut, which is seen remaining at and tax, up 4.3 per cent to €2.35bn, first nine months of the year are 1-2 million barrels per day on av- Standard Chartered to cut Swiss Bank partly thanks to a better than ex- up about 10 per cent at about year results in March. erage for 2015. pected recovery in the domestic 730,000 units, versus a rise of less BMW shares are up around 10 "Our framework suggests that UBS sees profit European market. Analysts had than 2 per cent in China at 343,000 per cent in the year-to-date, but (U.S.) production would drop by 15,000 jobs worldwide been expecting a slight decline in cars. suffered in the wake of the emis- 35,000 barrels per day in 2016 at rise 71pc due to operating profit. Overall, BMW’s third-quarter sions test scandal at Volkswagen the current rig count under our well LONDON: Banking group Stan- vealed Tuesday as the bank report- BMW is being aided by the revenues rose 14 per cent to and currently trade about a fifth deferral scenario, more than the dard Chartered is slashing 15,000 ed a third-quarter pretax loss of launch of 15 new and revised mod- €22.35bn, a record for the July- lower than at their recent all-time 20,000 barrels per day year-on- jobs worldwide and has announced $139 million. Standard Chartered tax benefit els this year, such as the new, tech- September period, while net prof- peak in March. year decline estimated a week ago," plans to raise $5 billion from share- said the job losses will be made by GENEVA: UBS has reported a 71 Goldman Sachs said in a note. holders via a rights issue as part of 2018, though some senior manag- percent increase in third quarter However it added that even in a major restructuring to shore up ers are already being cut. profit as the banking giant took a the United States there are indica- its financial position. CEO Bill Winters says the big tax benefit, while predicting tions that production could rise. The Asia-focused bank also company will look to get through "substantial" future costs from "A rapid draw-down of the announced plans to shift opera- the transition stage "as quickly as new Swiss regulations aimed at observed backlog of uncompleted tions away from institutional and possible" and "ensure our people bucking up the country's two big- wells could lead to higher produc- corporate banking toward private are focused on providing value to gest financial institutions. tion later this year and in 2016," it banking and wealth management. our clients across Asia, Africa and The Zurich-based company said. U.S. crude oil stockpiles like- The new strategy was re- the Middle East." said net profit rose to 2.07 billion ly rose by 2.7 million barrels last Swiss francs ($2.1 billion) from week, growing for a sixth consecu- 1.32 billion francs a year earlier. It tive week as supply outstrips de- recorded a net tax benefit of 1.30 mand, a Reuters poll showed. In- billion mainly linked to an upward dustry group the American Petro- revaluation of deferred tax assets. leum Institute (API) will issue its UBS forecast continued preliminary inventory data on "headwinds" due to low interest Tuesday before official numbers rates, negative performance in on Wednesday from the U.S. gov- some investments and a slumping ernment. Traders are also keeping euro versus the Swiss franc. It pre- an eye on U.S. monetary policy as dicted further tax benefits in the a rise in U.S. interest rates would fourth quarter. likely push up the dollar against other currencies, making oil more The bank projected substan- expensive to buyers using other tial costs related to new Swiss rules currencies. to regulate big banks like UBS and Credit Suisse. 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. WEDNESDAY. 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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan adds to the list of stars speak- ing out against intolerance and in support of Pakistani stars work- ing in India. NDTV reported the Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor saying, “If some- one wants a Pakistani actor who can portray a role better, nobody can put a constraint. Bollywood has a huge number of fans in Paki- stan and earns a good share of in- come from the neighbouring coun- In a world that’s so full of colour try.” yet has the potential to be mono- Shiv Sena thanks Pakistan for tone with oft-repeated trends and calling it a terror organisation uninspired aesthetics, Zainab Salman believes in keeping art Chottani has managed to create a and entertainment separate from distinct roadmap for herself. Be- politics because art does not have any boundaries. “Politics and art tween gearing up to open her first should not be mixed. This is not flagship store-slash-studio and win what common people want,” he hearts with her ‘Dil Rubba’ collec- added. tion at the upcoming Fashion Pa- “Now that everything is digi- kistan Week (FPW), Chottani has tal, Indians love to watch each and her hands full with projects. And every entertainment show, includ- she’s not willing to take a breather. ing popular Pakistani shows. So, With her eyes primarily set on es- art and entertainment have no tablishing a physical presence, boundaries. Entertainment is eval- Chottani speaks to The Express uated by what common people Tribune about her upcoming want to watch,” the 49-year-old projects and bridal trends that will said regarding the ongoing intoler- make a comeback. ance by the Shiv Sena regarding Chottani plans on opening Pakistani artists in India. doors to her store-studio in the first Shiv Sena targets Mahira, week of December in Defence, Fawad Karachi. The space will serve a Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan also The invites are in and although the dual purpose, as it will both offer addressed the ‘growing intoler- weather has yet to turn, we’re just ance’ across the border. In an an- her ready-to-wear collections and swer to a question posed on Twit- a few short weeks away from the allow clients to place bridal orders. much-awaited wedding season. ter, King Khan accepted that Indi- With trends changing across the “The store-studio will house my an society was suffering from wide- year and new ones making an ap- cotton prêt, luxury prêt, semi-for- spread intolerance and the biggest pearance, there’s no doubt that mal and formal ranges. mistake a patriot can make is to go wedding apparel too will see re- As for bridal-wear, clients against secularism in India. vived trends. Cholis have become would have to take a prior appoint- SRK also said he would join more daring, lehengas more volu- ment and visit the studio to order the bandwagon and return his minous, and we see artisans in the a customised outfit,” says Chot- awards like many artists have been fashion industry opting for a wid- tani, who set foot in e-tail last year. doing in a symbolic gesture, if asked er array of fabrics. As we move Bridal Couture Week soon to to. “Yes, as a symbolic gesture I away from traditional wedding at- be back would give it up… I do think there tire and become more creative in But she shares that regardless is intolerance. There is extreme in- our choice, here’s a guide to the of how big a reality virtual retail tolerance,” he added. top five trends you can opt for has become, a bricks-and-mortar Malala always welcome in In- this wedding season. store has unparalleled appeal. In dia, says Shiv Sena Shorten that choli fact, she goes on to call it the “need Being a Muslim in India, he We’ve been seeing the lehenga of the market”. She adds that her admitted to facing criticisms and choli dominate every season so far often being involved in controver- space will offer a one-stop solu- sy because of his statements. How- and we’re happy it’s here to stay. tion for the clients’ ever-growing Designers are moving away from ever, he stayed strong and said, the more traditional length, opting sartorial demands. “Women want “No one can question my patrio- for much shorter cholis that are affordable clothes and don’t want tism. How dare anyone?” adorned with embellishments and to rely on tailors anymore or order SRK’s co-star in his upcom- intricate work. As cholis become in advance [unless it’s a bridal suit]. ing movie Raees, Mahira Khan, shorter, lehengas have gone fuller My store will offer this and much was among the artists targeted by and more voluminous, with design- more,” she notes. Chottani is also Shiv Sena. Actor Fawad Khan and ers using diverse fabrics ranging mindful of the increasing number singers Ghulam Ali also faced sim- from net to chiffon to chikankari of working women in the country. ilar ‘bans’. to woven brocades and delicate “They just want to grab an outfit jamawar. and leave. It’s mainly brides who 10 of the world’s most bizarre opt for bespoke outfits,” she CELEBRATING wedding traditions states. Go bolder with off-shoulder While there’s no denying that Bare those shoulders because establishing physical presence re- 50 YEARS OF this season is all about shrugging mains essential for a Pakistani de- off your sleeves. This trend has signer, standalone stores may even- KING KHAN been spotted around town and as tually lose their charm, given the it can be styled in more than one popularity of and ease that multi- He is the one and only reigning way, it’ll most definitely make an King of Bollywood. As Shah Rukh appearance during wedding season. label stores offer. Chottani, who Unlike the crop top, this fad is already stocks her prêt-wear and suitable for most body types. annually showcases her bridal and Look svelte in a sari belt formal collections at Ensemble in Drawing inspiration from our Karachi, Lahore and Dubai, feels Indian neighbours, the sari belt or standalones help maintain a de- kamarband is having a major fash- signer’s individuality. ion moment in the local fashion “Although multi-label stores industry. Seen across collections are cost-effective, their target au- during bridal week, this must-have dience is different. They cater to accessory is traditionally used to clients looking to explore a string keep the sari in place but has be- of different designers and not for a come a sartorial statement. Al- brand in specific,” she says. “A though a small accessory, the belt standalone store offers more inter- is versatile in its use as it’s not action with the clients and has a Khan turned 50 today, all of tinsel limited to be worn on saris but can lot more to offer in terms of de- town turned to Twitter to wish him also be paired with lehengas, waist- on his birthday. coats and gowns. The beautiful Mahira Khan Do the dhoti shalwar sent love to her ‘gangsta’ Raees co- The old-school vintage classic, star: But she wasn’t the only Khan the dhoti shalwar, is making a to wish SRK. Salman Khan, who comeback this wedding season. shares an on-again, off-again Although traditionally part of friendship with Shah Rukh, also menswear, the dhoti-shalwar has wished his ‘buddy brother’ in an been seen throughout bridal col- Having made his feature film directorial debut with horror flick Maya exclusive interview with Indian lections recently and makes for an earlier this year, Jawad Bashir seems to be wasting no time in getting Express: “We are friends. I wish interesting piece when incorporat- started with his next venture – Teri Meri Love Story. During a conver- him all the very best; the best of ed with a short peplum style ka- sation with The Express Tribune, the director revealed that the movie health for him and his entire fami- meez. would see him return to the genre he is most at ease with. “It is a pure ly. May they have the most amaz- Toe the line with shorter hem- comedy film and of the same style as my previous work.” The ing life,” said the superstar. “I hope line soundtrack for the rom-com is yet to be finalised. Co-written by his children take his name forward Although we’re not new to this Jawad Bashir and Ahmed Abdul Rehman, the film is expected to release in April 2016. Elaborating upon his focus from horror to com- and beyond what Shah Rukh Khan fad and many have opted for short- edy, the director said that given his own experience in the genre, it was has achieved,” he added. er hemlines in recent times, trend not much of a hassle. “The reason I worked on Maya before was forecasts say hemlines will con- because I wanted to prove that I can also direct a horror film. Plus, signs and customer preferences.” tinue to creep higher up and can be there was a serious lack of horror films in the country; something I Chottani also plans on opening a Angelina Jolie, primarily paired with flared palaz- wanted to change.” Unwilling to divulge plot details about the film at store in Lahore and a bridal studio zos — bringing back the 70s glam- such an early stage, the director described the story as “a romantic in either Dubai or Doha by next our. Expect shorter hemlines for comedy about confusions in love.” Featuring an ensemble cast with a Brad Pitt shirts in a variety of fabrics, such mix of emerging and seasoned actors like Salman Shahid, Mohib Mir- year. as silk, lace, net and velvet, embel- za, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Syra Yousuf, Uzma Khan, Yasir Hussain Coming to the ramp from the relationship is lished with intricate hand embroi- and Junaid Khan, the movie is expected to go on floors later this racks, Chottani is working at full dery and cut work. month. throttle to devise her ‘Dil Rubba’ 'STABLE' collection for FPW, slated to take Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie place in November. The line will and Brad Pitt have cleared up ru- boast colours such as green, red mours suggesting that their mar- VEENA MALIK MEETS MALALA IN DUBAI and purple. Her fresh and femi- riage is in trouble. Jolie says their nine vibe translates to her designs, It is no secret that Malala Yousufzai has won hearts across the globe. relationship Her courage and gleaming list of achievements have given the young as will be the case with the up- is Â`very activist access to world’s most renowned people. coming line. With a vibrant colour stableÂ` de- From US President Barack Obama to football heartthrob David palette and striking cuts, featuring spite fight Beckham, there are many who have met the teenager. This time both old and new trends, the col- scenes in around the teenager met none other than Pakistan actor Veena Malik. lection will see ghararas modern- their new Is there anything Malala Yousafzai can’t do? ised into pants but with an ethnic movie By The controversial actor, who seems to have turned a new leaf touch. The Sea. "I'm after her marriage, met Malala in Dubai and took to Facebook to “The gowns and jackets will counting on share her excitement. The youngest Nobel Prize winner, Malala, was also juxtapose the old with the the audience recently in Dubai for the preview screening of her documentary film contemporary,” adds Chottani. to know that if it was close to us He Named Me Malala. The designer will also showcase at at all, we could never make this film,Â` Jolie said in a joint inter- Apart from local celebrities, Malala has also interacted with Telenor Bridal Couture Week, Hollywood and Bollywood big wigs in the past. She also appeared view with Pitt on TV show "To- which is scheduled to take place day", reports aceshowbiz.com. on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Late Show with Stephen Colbert. from December 11 to 13 in Lahore. 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. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 04, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

CONTADOR: HSBC extends Froome the flagship WGC event in China, most difficult purse to $9.5m rider I’ve The flagship World Golf Champi- onships-HSBC Champions will stay in China for the next five years faced with an increased prize fund of $9.5 million, officials said on Tues- Tinkoff team leader Alberto Con- day, making it the richest tourna- tador says 2015 Tour de France ment outside the US and major champion Chris Froome is the championships. strongest rider he has ever com- In a slew of announcements at peted with. the HSBC Golf Business Forum Two-time Tour de France in Shanghai, the bank also said it champion Alberto Contador has was extending its sponsorship of labelled Team Sky's Chris Froome Asia's richest US LPGA event, the as the toughest opponent he has HSBC Women's Champions in Sin- ridden against. gapore, to 2020, as well as the The pair have become fierce European Tour's Abu Dhabi Golf rivals on the road in recent years Championship and its association as Froome has battled his way to with the British Open as the the top of cycling, winning the sec- event's patron. ond of his Tour titles earlier this The move comes after an un- year. certain period for HSBC which Contador has taken on plenty was hit with huge penalties over of big names since turning profes- money-laundering in Switzerland sional in 2003, but he says the and foreign exchange manipulation competition with Froome makes in Britain, forcing the bank to set him the hardest opponent of them aside $1.3 billion to cover fines all. imposed by regulators. "I think Froome is the most But any fears that the 150- difficult rider I've faced," the year-old bank's sports sponsor- Tinkoff rider told Cyclingnews. ship portfolio, which also includes "In terms of talent I think that Roger Federer got the better of old foe Rafa Nadal for the first time in more than three years to win a seventh Basel title 6-3 5-7 6-3. Top-seed Federer, whose rivalry with Nadal is one the Rugby Sevens World Series Andy [Schleck] was ahead. He was of the most storied in tennis history, had not beaten the Spaniard since he won a semi-final at Indian Wells in 2012 and had lost their last five meetings. Playing his 12th final in his home and junior golf development pro- town, Federer survived a break point in his opening service game before grabbing the upper hand. The Swiss broke twice to take the opening set and then went about putting pressure grammes in Britain, Hong Kong and on third seed Nadal at the start of the second, crafting a break point at 3-2 ahead. Nadal, however, dug deep to stay in the contest and then claimed his first break of the match for a 6- China, would suffer as a result were 5 lead as Federer netted a backhand, leaving the Mallorcan to serve out to love. The Swiss broke decisively to lead 5-3 in the third set and then served out to take the title, the 88th of firmly allayed by Tuesday's an- his career, after two hours and three minutes of battle. nouncements. The HSBC Champions has been a highlight of the Asian golf- ing calendar since it was founded AMERICAN PHAROAH’S PRIZE in 2005, before joining the four- MONEY TOPS $8 MILLION American Pharoah is heading to his other horses, he walks differently. retirement barn in Versailles, Ken- He's once in a generation." tucky, after becoming the first Zayat said Pharoah heads into horse in history to win the covet- retirement on Monday with total ed Grand Slam of racing. career winnings of $8.65 million. He is also leaving the track as Of that total, $8.2 million has come Eighth-ranked UFC women’s strawweight Joanne Calderwood was scheduled to face rising star Paige one of the top-earning horses of in 2015. His winnings since the fi- class. Remember, he was in VanZant at UFC Fight Night 80 on Dec. 10, but was forced out of the fight with a knee injury. all time, with prize winnings to- nal Triple Crown race in June have [Tinkoff] Saxo before I came here On Friday, the 28-year-old Scottish fighter detailed her injury on Facebook, saying she was “gutted” taling more than $8.6 million. totaled more than $4 million, with so I know a bit about his training, about having to pull out of the bout. American Pharoah closed out the Breeder's Cup adding $2.75 so I know that he was super, su- Just to let everyone know that I'm okay. Everything was going great but I hurt my knee during wrestling his racing career Saturday by win- million. per class. last week and I haven't been able to train since and we reckon it's going to be another week before I can get ning the Breeders' Cup Classic in Others have earned more, with "He wasn't stronger than me back to light training which obviously isn't idea in this stage of my camp. As much as I'm gutted I'm just glad Lexington, Kentucky, in his typi- overseas legends including and T stop World Golf Championships in the time trials and that's really that it's nothing too serious and that I'm only going to be out for a few weeks hopefully. I wanted the just cal record-breaking fashion. M Opera O and Makybe Diva series co-sanctioned by the US the problem with Froome, espe- strap it up and hit her with it idea, but in this sport things like this happen and I want to make sure I can come The victory made him the first topping $14 million each. Horses PGA, European and Asian Tours cially now in the flat time trials. back from this little hurdle sensibly and with a vengeance. horse to win the so-called Grand competing overseas are often fight- in 2009, and is sometimes dubbed "If it's an uphill or hard time Thank you so much for all the messages, well wishes and concerns. Slam, which is achieved by plac- ing for bigger purses, or have a more "Asia's major". trial then I don't have too much of Calderwood is coming off a Fight of the Night award-winning victory of Cortney Casey in July. Third- ing first at the Breeders' Cup and intense racing schedule. Still, This year's WGC-HSBC a problem but when it's flat like ranked Rose Namajunas will now face VanZant on the December fight card in Las Vegas. the Triple Crown races of the Ken- Pharoah is among the top 10 earn- Champions begins on Thursday at the one we had in Mont-Saint- tucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes ing horses of all time, and his big- Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, its Michel in 2013 and you look at and the Belmont Stakes. Pharoah gest value is yet to come: From home for all but one edition of the his average of 55kph, I can't do was the first horse to win the Tri- stud fees. tournament. World number two that with my weight. If the speed ple Crown in 37 years, and the first Pharoah will start breeding in Jordan Spieth and third-ranked is down at 49-50 then I have a to do so since the Breeders' Cup February, and Zayat said that Rory McIlroy are among 41 of the chance." was founded in 1984. based on current estimates, his fees world's top 50 taking part in an Part of Froome's strength Yet Pharoah's big finish was could be worth between $200,000 elite 78-man field competing for a comes from the support team also a major victory for his own- and $250,000 per stud. Only one prize pot of $8.5 million this week. around him at Sky with the likes ers, the Zayat family. They sold other horse, the well-established The defending champion is fourth- of Geraint Thomas, Wout Poels American Pharoah's breeding rights breeder named Tapit (who earns ranked Bubba Watson. and Ian Stannard giving their all to to the Coolmore breeding opera- up to $300,000 per stud) is be- From 2016, the event will re- help the team leader – something tion for an undisclosed sum ahead lieved to fetch more. main at Sheshan in the eastern Contador admits has made him of the Kentucky Derby, with add- "For the first year, [Pharoah's Chinese mega-city of 24 million push himself even further. ed provisions for a Triple Crown stud fee] is almost unheard of," said people for at least five years with He added: "It's not just win. Under terms of the deal, Zayat, who added that his family prize money rising to $9.5 million, Froome, they're a very strong Pharoah had to be turned over to will still retain a financial interest giving it parity with the other three team. They can have two teams, Coolmore after the Breeders' Cup. in the horse. WGC events which are all played two incredible teams, for the Tour. Many horse racing pundits and Given that Tapit typically in the United States, and making it "Look, in the final every rider thoroughbred owners called for stands more than 100 times a year, by far the richest golf event out- has pain in their legs and in 2014 I Pharoah to be retired after the Tri- that means Pharoah could easily side of the US or major champion- trained so much because I realised ple Crown, so there was no risk of bring in more than $20 million a ships. from 2013 that I needed to reach injury. But the Zayats pressed on, year. And there's already a long list "This is an exciting morning for another level. seeing Pharoah as an ultra-rare win- of horse breeders waiting to breed HSBC as part of their 150th anni- "Froome put that pressure on ner who could help revive the Pharoah. versary celebrations but also for me and I gained the right level and sport (and boost their prize win- "The ladies are already lining golf," US PGA Tour commission- I'm sure that in the Tour in 2014, nings) if he kept winning. up for him," Zayat joked. er Tim Finchem told 300 golf in- before my crash, I was in the form Turns out, they were right. Until February, Zayat said dustry delegates gathered at Shang- of my life but the sport is the sport "I'm thrilled," said Justin American Pharoah will "relax and hai's Shangri-La hotel. and these things happen." Zayat, racing and stallion manager just be a horse. And then the good "If you look back, the success for Zayat Racing. "We took a big life starts." Meanwhile, the Zayats of this championship has opened Kansas City end 30-year wait for World Series crown Bellucci sets up risk racing after the Belmont. But — who bred Pharoah — still own up a lot of things in Asia. I doubt we always watched him carefully his sire, Pioneerof the Nile, whose seriously if we would have been Djokovic clash at and made sure he was 100 percent stud fee has also soared, from successful in bringing the Presi- before deciding to race him. And $60,000 to more than $100,000. dents Cup to Korea this year but Paris Masters as my dad always said, we raced And although they sold Pharoah's for the fact that this tournament him for the fans and for the sport." mother, or dam, Littleprincessem- has demonstrated what can be Novak Djokovic will open his cam- He also did it for Pharoah, who ma, they have bred a 1-year-old achieved with golf in Asia." "We paign for a third consecutive Paris relished racing, Zayat said. unnamed filly who is a full sister look forward to continuing this Masters title against Thomaz Bel- "What would he do for all those to Pharoah and is going through partnership for the next five years lucci after the Brazilian earned a months after June, just sit around? the "breaking" process of getting at least," he added. HSBC global first-round win on Monday. He loves to race, he's happiest rac- used to a rider and saddle. head of sponsorship and events The South American defeated ing," Zayat said. "We don't want to compare her Giles Morgan said the bank was Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-4, "What's amazing about this to Pharoah," Zayat said. "But we'll delighted to be able to continue its 6-4 and will now challenge the horse is that he never has an off see how she does. And she's a great investment in golf and in China in world number one and top seed day. He breathes differently from trophy horse." particular. "We are very pleased as who is aiming to stretch a 10- a company to be playing a small match win streak at the Bercy part in the future success of the Arena and starting after a bye give sport," he told AFP. "There are a to all 16 seeds. Seven-time Swiss lot of things we would like to see Open champion Roger Federer, the happen over the next five years Kansas City ended a 30-year wait for a World Series title as the Royals reigned over Major League Baseball third seed, will face Italian Andreas but given the level of our invest- with a 7-2, 12-inning victory over the New York Mets. Seppi for the fourth time this sea- ment here in China, and with our A pinch-hit single by utility infielder Christian Colon scored the go-ahead run off reliever Addison Reed son after Seppi put out Uruguay's youth programmes. "If we had a in the 12th and the Royals added four more runs in the inning as they captured the best-of-seven series 4-1. Pablo Cuevas 7-5, 6-3. Seppi am- medallist from China at the 2020 The visitors swarmed into the middle of the diamond in the hushed Citi Field stadium for a celebration bushed the Swiss in an Australian Olympic Games in Tokyo that by the mound where closer Wade Davis had struck out the side to end it. Open third-round upset - and Fe- would be a wonderful testament derer has been piling on the revenge to the growth of golf here in Asia Catcher Salvador Perez was named Most Valuable Player of the Series after batting .364 with two RBIs, wins ever since. The 17-time three runs scored and a .391 on-base average, and expertly handling a pitching staff that more than held their Grand Slam champion beat Seppi and in China." Tour bosses have own against the vaunted Mets hurlers. in the Indian Wells third round and brushed off concerns over golf in "It is unbelievable we feel like a family here and we knew we were going to do something special this the final at Halle, Germany in June China after the Communist Party year, I felt it in spring training," Perez said. "Now I don't feel pain, I don't feel nothing. I am ready to prior to Wimbledon. Federer banned its 88 million members celebrate." comes to Paris to play the last from playing the game, along with The Royals' triumph was all the sweeter coming after their agonizing Game Seven loss in last year's event of the ATP regular season "extravagant eating and drinking" World Series to the San Francisco Giants and a large contingent of blue-shirted Royals supporters crowded riding a wave of confidence after and "improper sexual relation- around their dugout to share in the joy. his 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 defeat of Rafael ships", in a crackdown aimed at It marked Kansas City's first Fall Classic crown since their 1985 triumph against cross-state rivals the Nadal at his home event in Basel improving governance and disci- St. Louis Cardinals. on Sunday. pline. 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.

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Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi KABUL: The Harakat-e-Inqelab- try. e-Islami Afghanistan party on He called on the Taliban, par- Tuesday urged the government to ticularly the new leader of the ter- put an end to current crises through rorist group Akhtar Muhammad all possible ways. Mansoor, to come to the negotia- Hundreds of members of the tion table, because war is not the Jihadi party, former government solution. Suraya Dalil, the new Permanent officials, religious scholars, civil He also called on leaders of the Representative of Afghanistan to society activists had gathered in NUG President Ashraf Ghani the United Nations Office at Gene- Kabul to demand the National and the Chief Executive Officer va, presented her credentials on Unity Government (NUG) to (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah to put Logar authorities Monday to Michael M ller, Di- change its policies and find solu- their differences aside and work for rector-General of the United Na- tion to the challenges faced by peo- bringing peace to the country. ple of Afghanistan. Qalamuddin said that his par- tions Office at Geneva. Participants of the gathering ty forges friendly relations with She has served as the Afghan urged the government to convene all Jihadi and political parties, be- start demolishing health minister from March 2012 the traditional Loya Jirga and end cause differences should be put to December 2014 during former President Hamid Karzai's govern- ment. illegal houses Dalil, who is a medical doctor, PUL-I-ALAM: The authorities on Tuesday started demolishing has worked with UNICEF, most- dozens of houses illegally constructed on government land in central ly in Afghanistan but also in Nairo- Logar province. bi, covering Somalia, from 1994 to The houses were identified as illegal by a joint delegation of the 2009. She has also worked with governor s office, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the the International Organization for police headquarters, the attorney office, the property department Migration (IOM) from June 1993 to April 1994 and Medicines Sans and the sector department, the governor s spokesman said. current wars through negotiations. aside in order to work for bringing Saleem Saleh told Pajhwok Afghan News some powerful men Frontiers (MSF) from December 1992 to June 1993, in Afghanistan. Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, the peace to the war-hit country. had grabbed hundreds of acres of government land in Pul-i-Alam, former minister of commerce and The party also issued a 10- the provincial capital, and sold them to other people, but the delega- Dalil studied medical at the Medi- industries, expressed his deep con- artcile resolution, where it urged tion had started destroying the structures. cal University of Kabul, and ob- cerns over mounting insecurity and the government to find a political Provincial police chief Brig. Gen. Mohammad Daud Ahmadi tained her Masters Degree from migration of youth to foreign coun- solution to war and steer the coun- said police had so far destroyed nearly 100 houses and surrounding Harvard School of Public Health, tries in pursuit of jobs. He said try towards prosperity. walls which had been illegally constructed in the city. (Pajhwok) Boston, United States. that the Loya Jirga should be con- TOLONews vened in order to put end to cur- rent crises. Fearing Taliban Ahadi termed current policies of the government as failure and attacks, residents said that around 96 percent peo- stop visiting Ghazni KANDAHAR OFFICIALS HOPE Zimbabwe tour was ple are not satisfied with perfor- mances of the NUG. City He also questioned the legiti- a useful experience: macy of the NUG and added that GHAZNI CITY: Residents of POPPY TO DECLINE THIS YEAR people should build up pressure southern Ghazni province on on the government to change its KANDAHAR CITY : Counterna- Zone Programme is aimed at pre- programme to prevent them from ly prepared. He said they reached Tuesday said they avoided visit- policies and convene Loya Jirga. ing the provincial capital for pur- rcotics officials on Tuesday hoped venting poppy cultivation in Kan- growing poppy this year. Stanikzai Zimbabwe before the formal Pacha Khan Zadran, a former matches and played practice games chasing necessary commodities poppy cultivation would decline dahar by creating awareness about Currently 40 development KABUL : Afghanistan skipper MP from Paktia province, said the for fear of Taliban attacks. Public in southern Kandahar province the hazards of drugs and taking projects were underway in more and underwent other trainings to NUG cannot call a Loya Jirga be- Asghar Stanikzai said on Tuesday become familiar with weather con- apprehensions have been on the this season as a result of some de- measures to discourage poppy than seven districts of Kandahar, the successful trip to Zimbabwe cause it lacks legitimacy. Thus, he rise after a series of bombings and velopment projects. cultivation and executing welfare he said. Of the projects, 11 were ditions and grounds, something urged people to come to the fore was a new and effective experience and bring Afghanistan out of the other incidents of insecurity, in- Kandahar counternarcotics projects. construction of canals which were that helped them a lot. About their cluding the blockadeof the busy for them and they learned a lot from defeat in the first ODI, he said, the crises. chief Gul Mohammad Shukran The programme is being im- about to complete in Zheri, Mai- it. Afghanistan, an associate mem- Shahzada Massoud, an advi- Kabul-Kandaharsouthern high- told Pajhwok Afghan News the plemented in Zheri, Maiwand, wand and Panjwai districts. side came under pressure and Zim- way of in Ghazni City. Moham- ber, defeated Zimbabwe, a Test- babwe eventually won that match. sor to the ex-President Hamid projects under the Food Zone pro- Shah Walikot, Panjwai and some He said the under construction playing nation, in both ODI and Karzai, also termed Loya Jirga as mad Akram, resident of Giro dis- gramme had been carried out in dis- other districts of Kandahar. canals were 143 kilometres long After the first game, experts and the only remedy to current crises. trict, told Pajhwok Afghan News Twenty20 series, making a history viewers predicted that Afghanistan tricts where poppy cultivation had Shukran said in areas where the and their completion would enable and breaking a 20-year-old record. Leader of the jihadi and polit- security concerns had prompted increased. bulk of the crop was cultivated had farmers to irrigate their farms and being weak would loss the remain- ical party, Maulavi Qalamuddin, the town s inhabitants to avoid Skipper Stanikzai in an exclusive ing four matches as well. termed peace and stability of Af- visiting Ghazni City. He added: He was upbeat implementa- multiple problems, including wa- orchards. Besides the canals, the chat with Pajhwok Afghan News tion of the projects would help ter scarcity, thus leading farmers Ministry of Counternarcotics had I took the charge after the first ghanistan as desires of the party. The Taliban are spreading ru- on the sidelines of the launch of game and made a plan for the re- He added that Harakat-e-Inqelab- mours that their attacks on the reduce cultivation of the illicit and to grow the banned plant. approved the construction of Shpageeza, the biggest domestic e-Islami stands committed to sup- provincial capital are still ongo- subsequently drug smuggling and He said the government had Ishqabad dam in Maiwand district maining games and the plan proved annual cricket tournament, said effective and we won. port the government to bring last- ing and the group would soon use. addressed some basic issues of and work on the project would be they played against Zimbabwe ful- ing peace and stability to the coun- capture Ghazni City. The USAID-funded Food people under the USAID-funded launched soon, Shukran said. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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