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ABUL : President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said a head of the UN Assistance Mis- lot of work had been done sion in Afghanistan (UNAMA), K went on to say that transparent to eradicate corruption from Af- ghanistan, but still some govern- work by the justice sector will al- ment institutions were rife with the AT News Report low greater scrutiny by the media menace. and will help build public trust. The president named the Min- KABUL: Afghanistan is making The UN official described how istry of Interior (MoI) and the progress in fighting corruption UNAMA has advocated for and Ministry of Foreign Affairs amid many challenges, the UN Sec- supported the ACJC’s move to (MoFA) where corruption still retary-General’s Special Represen- publish not only its decisions and persisted more than other depart- tative for Afghanistan said at an sentences, but also the reasons ments. He accused some govern- anti-corruption conference co- behind those decisions. “This ment departments of creating hur- hosted by the Afghan government transparency ensures that the pub- dles to the anti-corruption mission and the European Union held in lic will know the judgment is based of the government and said the MoI Kabul today said statement. on the rule of law alone,” said Mr. was a hub of corruption while ap- “Corruption is one of the Yamamoto. While identifying pointments at MoFA were made greatest challenges to restoring last- these positive initiatives, on ethnic lines. The president said ing peace and development in Af- UNAMA’s chief said that admin- activities of some foreign organi- ghanistan,” said Tadamichi Yama- istrative reform must continue sations and the UN should be ob- moto, who joined Afghan and in- with more robust implementation served and assurances should be ternational officials, including Pres- of codes of conduct, including spe- obtained regarding appointments ter and the Kunduz division com- to capture districts, but govern- ident Ashraf Ghani and EU Am- cialized ethical norms for prose- at the Ministry of Education and mander, but both ensured me about ment had no any program to fos- bassador Franz-Michael Mellbin, cutors and judges, and noted that transparent transfer of salaries to the situation.” Unfortunately 24 ter security belt. in identifying progress made and the justice sector’s fight against teachers. Ghani, who co-hosted hours after my contact with acting He said that bodies of the mar- the challenges remaining in fight- corruption will be a necessary part co-cost a high level ‘anti-corrup- defense minister and division com- tyr soldiers remained over the road, ing corruption across the country. of Afghanistan’s commitment to tion conference’ at the Presiden- mander Qala-e-Zal has been fallen but no steps have been hold. “The justice sector is Afghan- formulate its national anti-corrup- tial Palace with EU Ambassador to the Taliban hand. Taliban took Since three days ome 50 army istan’s most powerful weapon to tion strategy under the leadership to Afghanistan Franz-Michael hostage eight security personal and soldiers are under siege of Taliban fight corruption,” said the UN en- of the High Council on Rule of Law Mellbin, termed corruption a he- torched police headquarter build- in Nawabad base in Andrab area of voy, noting that the swift estab- and Anti-Corruption. He conclud- reditary problem in Afghanistan ing, he added. Fighting is going on Kunduz, but till date no measure lishment of the Anti-Corruption ed by pointing to the need to pro- and stressed continued fight over check posts in Khan Abad- have been taken to break the siege, Justice Centre, first announced at tect the dedicated men and women against it. Major reforms were in- Kunduz highway and till date mar- he claimed. the same anticorruption confer- combating corruption. “We urge troduced to the customs, national tyrs body remained on the road, He said that government have ence one year ago, is an example of the Ministry of Interior to ensure procurement, land administration, he elaborated. Blaming the Kun- ground and air possibilities to res- the country’s commitment to end- the safety of Afghanistan’s judg- drug trafficking, judicial system, duz division commander with in- cue armies are under siege, thus it ing impunity with a strong, trust- es, prosecutors and judicial staff, banking, municipalities and the se- efficiency, he said that a command- is essential to the related organs to ed and impartial justice sector. especially those of the ACJC,” he curity sector, but still more work er who have no the capability to step up efforts as soon as possi- “Demonstrating equal justice said. According to independent re- was needed to be done, the presi- assess security situation for next ble to rescue the army soldiers. for all, including the highest rank- search, Afghanistan is one of the dent said. He called the...P2 24 hours is an unskilled and ineffi- Another Legislator Zahir Sa- ing and most powerful, is a stark most corrupt countries in the cient commander. He insisted that dat said that districts fall to Tali- indication that the Anti-Corruption world, affecting every segment of By Farhad Naibkhel House Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi. “the Kunduz division commander ban hand and the government en- Justice Centre and other courts are Afghan society, including business Daesh leader killed Praising Afghan soldiers, officers must be fired and introduced to mil- sures that will take it back. free from political influence,” he practices, government services, KABUL: Members of the Wolesi and generals bravely fighting itary court to response to the na- He said that during fall of each rule of law and justice. A new Jirga (Lower House) of parliament said. “The ACJC, for the most se- in Nangarhar against terrorist in frontline, he said tion.” This commander must be ac- district tens of soldier and civilian rious cases, and the justice sector UNAMA report, released on 25 on Monday expressed deepest that still we have challenges in the countable for the sacrifices of sol- lose their lives, it is require of gov- April, found that Afghan authori- concerns over ramp up insecurity in all its cases, should communi- AT News Report aspect of managements. Coming dier who without management and ernment to note down the factors cate its work to the public in a way ties have made progress in this particularly in northern Kunduz. up with an example, Mr. Ibrahimi a proper leading victimized, he as- behind fall of the district and ad- area, but indicated that enormous They termed mismanagement main that is easy to understand.” KABUL: The U.S. Forces in Af- said that “following people con- serted. dress them. Mr. Yamamoto, who is also challenges remain. ghanistan confirm that Sheikh Ab- factor behind fall of the district to cern regarding Taliban threat in Lawmaker Kamal Safi blamed If the district fall due to ne- dul Hasib, the amir (leader) of Is- Taliban hand. “Afghanistan ramp Qala-e-Zal, 24 hours before fall of security officials with neglect re- glect and mismanagement of com- lamic State of Iraq and the Levant up insecurity is the matter of con- Qala-e-Zal district I talked through garding Kunduz, he said that Tali- manders, they must be punished, – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K) in cern,” said Speaker of the Lower phone with acting defense minis- ban made programs during winter he emphasized. Afghanistan was killed in a com- bined Afghan-U.S. raid in eastern Nangarhar on April 27. The raid conducted by Afghan Special Se- Daesh radio destroyed curity Forces (KtahKhas), in part- in Nangarhar, 34 nership with U.S.Forces – Afghan- Over 50 militants militants killed istan, also resulted in the deaths of several other high ranking ISIS-K aesh radio station was de leadersand 35 ISIS-K fighters, said killed in Paktia stroyed and 34 militants were a statement issued by Resolute D AT Monitoring Desk gence reports he said, at least 40 killed in air raids carried out by Support. “This successful joint Afghan air forces in Nangarhar operation is another important armed militants have been killed ABUL: Over 40 insurgents and several others were wounded. province, Afghan interior ministry step in our relentless campaign to have been killed and a number Hazrat Omar Zakhilwa said on Monday. defeatISIS-K in 2017,” said Gen- K “A second strike was conducted of others were received injures in in the Nari Kotal district, in which “In past 24 hours, 34 Daesh eral John Nicholson, Commander an airstrikes carried out by the for- terrorists killed and a radio station U.S. Forces – Afghanistan. “This at least 15 insurgents were killed Zakhilwal spurns eign forces in Paktia province, se- and six others wounded,” Abdiy- run by Daesh terrorists destroyed isthe second ISIS-K emir we have curity officials said on Monday. Pak claim of killing after Afghan Air Forces targeted killed in nine months, along with ani added. Moreover, a local source These militants were killed after claimed that among the dead in militants’ hideouts in the Naziyan dozens of their leaders andhun- their hideouts were targeted by air. 50 Afghan soldiers and Achin districts of eastern Nan- dreds of their fighters. For more Dand Aw Patan includes a Haqqani Provincial Police Chief Abdullah network’s local commander, garhar province,” the statement than two years, ISIS-K has waged Abdiyani, said weapons caches KABUL : Afghanistan’s ambassa- said. The statement added that the AT News Report province. a barbaric campaign ofdeath, tor- Hazrat Mohammad - known as dor to Pakistan on Monday reject- were also destroyed during the Mutmaien. Officials claimed that station was spreading the group’s Karzai’s office said Monday ture and violence against the Af- operation in Chenar area of Dand ed Islamabad’s claim casualties propaganda messages and was is- KABUL: Former President, Ha- that the ex-president said that the ghan people, especially those in there were no civilian casualties claimed by Pakistan on Afghan side mid Karzai in a meeting with the Aw Patan district. Citing intelli- during the airstrikes. suing threats to the people and situation for saffron cultivation is southern Nangarhar.” Abdul Hasib after skirmish on Durand Line in governmental staffs. Since the be- famous saffron producer Moham- suitable in the country, expressing directed the March 8 attack against the Spin Boldak district of Kanda- ginning of the new year, the Af- mad Akbar aka Baba-e-Zaferan hope that farmers restore to this Kabul National Military Hospital, har province. On Sunday, Paki- ghan security forces have launched (father of saffron), praised him for plant. which resultedin the deaths and stan’s Frontier Corps (FC) Inspec- a counter-terrorism offensive his efforts in the increase of saf- He asked the people to encour- injury of over one-hundred inno- 20 suspected gunmen tor General (IG) Maj. Gen. which aims to drive the insurgents fron cultivation and its quality, age and support saffron with buy- cent Afghans. Hasib also directed Nadeem Anjum claimed 50 Afghan from across the country. (ATN) especially the saffron of Herat ing this product. fighters tobehead local elders in security personnel were killed and front of their families and ordered arrested in Kapisa another 100 injured as Pakistani the kidnapping of women and girls forces retaliated to unprovoked fire Geological survey to be held in border villages toforce them to marry ISIS-K AT Monitoring Desk Hino-type vehicle were detained by from Afghan forces. But Ambas- police in the Sherkat area of the dis- fighters. “I applaud the tremen- KABUL: Twenty suspected gun- sador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal, who dous skill and courage shown by trict,” he said, adding that the de- PESHAWAR : Afghanistan and from the two countries, the fresh while, stayed shut. At least 15,000 men, who were travelling from the tainees were currently under inves- is also President Ashraf Ghani’s our Afghan partners,” said Nichol- special envoy, rubbished the Paki- Pakistan have agreed to conduct a negotiations followed two flag people from the affected villages Sarobi district of Kabul to north- tigation. “According to the prelim- geological survey of the villages near meetings on Friday and Saturday have shifted to Chama, Qila Ab- son. “This fight strengthens our ern Afghanistan, were detained in inary investigations, these men stani claim and said only two Af- resolve to rid Afghanistan of these ghan security personnel were killed the Durand Line where heavy that remained inconclusive. dullah, Quetta and other places. central Kapisa province, security were willing to join militant groups shelling happened last week. Frontier Corps Commander Geological experts would con- terrorists and bring peace andsta- official said on Monday. Provin- and seven others injured. “Truth in the northern parts of the coun- During the third round of a flag Brig Nadeem Sohail represented duct a survey of Luqman and Jah- bility to this great country. Any cial Police Spokesman, Moham- try,” he added. Moreover, he in- is that only two Afghan soldiers ISIS member that comes to Afghan- mad Ayub Yousafzai told Pajh- were martyred and seven injured,” meeting at the Friendship Gate in Pakistan while the Afghan delega- angir villages, using the same Goo- formed that Afghan Special Forces Chaman, officials from both coun- tion was led by Col Sharif of the gle and geological maps, the nego- istan will meet the samefate.” Af- wok Afghan News that the men have arrested two men with weap- the envoy wrote on his social me- ghan and U.S. Forces launched a were arrested in Awal Kohistan ons and explosives in the Shokhi dia account, deploring Pakistan’s tries agreed on the survey, Paki- National Army at the meeting, ac- tiators agreed. There discrepancies counter ISIS-K offensive in early district of the province late on area of Mahmood Raqi, the pro- move to celebrate the unfortunate stani media reported on Monday. cording to Dawn newspaper. between the maps presented by March 2017 to drive ...P2 Sunday. “Gunmen travelling in a vincial capital, last night. incident. (Pajhwok) Attended by geological experts The Friendship Gate, mean- the two sides. (Pajhwok) TUESDAY . MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

KABUL: Two weeks ago in a re- have more female judges in our mote village tucked inside Afghan- courts, and more female attorneys istan's northern Baghlan province, and defense lawyers." an angry husband set his wife on Yet along with the U.S. troop fire. She was able to get to a hospi- drawdown three years ago, Af- tal, but died a few days later. Her ghanistan -- and its women -- lost husband fled and has yet to be much of its safety and stability, found. The story didn't attract she said. media attention, perhaps because "We were really hopeful for A general view of the port before the inaugura- such horrors are not an anomaly in the future of women up until then. tion of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port some secluded parts of the coun- We felt we had some security," she try. However, one prominent Kab- explained. "But now with less in Gwadar, Pakistan Nov. 13, 2016. ul-based women's rights activist, troops, increasing insecurity, it is Fariha Easar, is determined to keep hard to plan. We want to help working until that abusive husband women with education and jobs, BEIJING: China is extending its "If Afghanistan becomes in- is caught and brought to justice. but security has to come first. Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to volved in these two (highway) In another of her open cases, a Without that, we cannot do any- troubled Afghanistan, causing an- projects, so it will somehow af- woman last month was killed by thing." While it is challenging alysts to wonder if Beijing is try- fect the security situation in Af- her husband in an escalated domes- enough for Easar and her colleagues ing to expand its role in the Mid- ghanistan, and it will bring more tic violence attack in Helmand to seek accountability in crimes dle East and also putting itself at Pakistani and Chinese economic province. In a final act of barbari- against women, in regions that have the center of the international bat- interests into Afghanistan,” he ty, he dismembered her body. But fallen from government control and tle against terrorism. said. "If there is insecurity in Af- as a result of the tireless work of into terrorist hands -- which is an China's connectivity program ghanistan, (it) can also affect CPEC Easar and her small team of wom- estimated 40 percent of the coun- involves extending the China Pa- and One Belt, One Road.” en's rights activists -- made up try -- it is next to impossible. kistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Link to world power mostly of men working from non- As it stands, 87 percent of which is part of BRI, to Afghani- China's plans are indeed ambi- descript offices concealed in the Afghan women are believed to stan, and then stretching the "belt" tious, and prompted by its foreign red zone of Kabul's increasingly have experienced domestic abuse to its neighbors -Tajikistan, Turk- policy objective to be regarded se- dangerous city center -- he was at least once in their lives, and stilled since childhood. I reminded 11 years, up until last year, and is Even under Taliban rule, Pan- menistan and Iran. riously as a big power. It is impor- arrested. Now, she said, the ac- while there is a long way to go, him that it was a lady who brought now the deputy of Civil Society jshiri continued her activism from Reseacher Ahmad Bilal Kha- tant for China to show it can do cused must face trial and the ap- things could always deteriorate him into this world and slowly we in the province of Panjshir Valley. behind the blue burka, helping lil, with the Center for Strategic what the U.S. has failed to achieve propriate punishment. further. Like Easar, many women started to change this mentality." Wrapped in a turquoise head- women find work and seek pro- and Regional Studies in Kabul, in the Middle East, analysts said. "When I go to work, I cannot fear the now-weakening elastic In her view, the "American in- scarf and scurrying to make fresh tection from violence at home. Tal- who is in close touch with the Af- "If the interest of the Belt and tell my mother for sure that I will band of protection that the U.S.- vasion was good news for wom- bread from the traditional tandoor, iban leaders came looking for her ghan government on the develop- Road is to run through the Middle come home," Easar, in her late 20s, led Operation Enduring Freedom en." "Many programs were found- feed the farm animals and prepare several times, but she was shield- ment plans, provided details in an East, Afghanistan is an area where told Fox News of the increasingly gave them could snap at any time. ed, we have the Internet and many for an impending storm from her ed by locals and simply surged on interview with VOA. China hopes to make a difference," risky profession she has carved for Fawzia Arifi, a 55-year-old more people now are happy for tiny Panjshir Valley mud hut home, -- taking on roles managing an or- The projects include two high- David Kelly, head of Beijing-based herself. "But God willing, I will girls’ science teacher, has been a girls’ education. Americans risked Panjshiri -- who never married and phanage, a mental institution for ways, two railway lines and a ma- consulting firm, China Policy said. not stop helping other women. victims' advocate for more than their lives to help us, and we are had no children -- clasps her females and after 2001 became a jor hydroelectricity dam over the "It hopes that its investments Still now, I just cannot imagine how three decades, but it was only with thankful," Arifi said. "But we need cracked hands and insists she prominent community point per- Kunar river. The idea is to lay a in connectivity will ameliorate the human beings can do these things the influx of international NGOs to continue this struggle, and we wouldn't have her life any other son for USAID and the U.S. mili- road linking Pakistan's Peshawar tensions that are in that country, to other human beings." and U.S. support, post-2001, that are scared what will happen next." way. She was just 19 when she tary. Yet Panjshiri still prays that to Kabul and also to Kunduz in and that they can achieve some- Easar's main goal is to assist she felt her work surrounding do- A report by the Office of Spe- was jailed by the communist gov- her greatest imprint is still to Afghanistan and further into Cen- thing that the Americans and be- victims, which entails cooperation mestic violence really had its great- cial Inspector General for the Af- ernment during the Soviet War in come. She travels to university in tral Asia. Railway lines are expected fore them the Soviets were unable with various government depart- est impact -- specifically in the ghanistan Reconstruction (SI- the mid-80s, for her work as a se- Kabul and stays for three days to run from Landi-Kotal in Paki- to do, that is to dampen the sec- ments such as the Ministry of most far-flung areas. GAR), released at the end of 2014, cret spy for the U.S.-backed Mu- each week, now in her third year stan to Afghanistan's Jalalabad, and tarian violence and conflict," he Women's Affairs and the Ministry With such coalition support found that the U.S. had spent some jahedeen. She endured daily beat- of a degree in law and foreign rela- also from Pakistan's Chaman to said. of Interior Affairs to offer support and also an opportunity to con- $2 billion on more than 600 Af- ings, long periods of solitary con- tions, insisting she will do "what- Spin Buldak in Afghanistan. But these plans are easier said and ensure authorities act to arrest duct research for a U.N. agency, ghan women's programs through- finement and forced sleep depri- ever it takes" for her nation's wom- Ahmad Bilal Khalil said China than done. There are clashes on the and prosecute the perpetrators. Arifi was able to travel to tiny vil- out the then-13-year war. The ef- vation. Yet Panjshiri refused to give en. "With the Americans, things needs to enter Afghanistan with border between Pakistan and Af- But, she stressed, the greatest lages visiting mostly illiterate fectiveness of the initiatives came up names of her associates and were getting much better. Now it economic projects to ensure the ghanistan which have killed more progress they had in this realm women and explaining to them up inconclusive as most were not even refused an offer of immunity. is worse. Please just send the mes- unhindered progress of its ongo- than 50 people in the past two came during the years of heavy U.S. their rights. Equally as important, adequately tracked. But there is Inside those dark concrete walls, sage to please continue to support ing $50 billion project in Pakistan. days. (VOANEWS) presence. she endeavored to educate the now deep concern that whatever her fight for females began -- teach- us, our values and our rights," Pan- "We have had an increased males of the home, too. good that $2 billion may have done ing inmates to read and write in jshiri added. "Please do not forget number of violence cases to work "Once, I was in a home and could not only be flushed away, her self-designated campaign we are here." Hollie McKay has on, but that is only now because saw a young girl had been beaten but the situation could get even against illiteracy. After more than been a FoxNews.com staff report- MoI, MoFA still rife more women feel comfortable re- so severely by her husband and worse than it was pre-U.S. occu- seven years behind bars, she was er since 2007. She has reported ex- porting it. Due to the war, the in- brother. Her dad said it was be- pation. released after the U.S.S.R. fell in tensively from the Middle East on ternational NGOs came in and with cause he was angry he had five ill be good only for the Tali- 1992. the rise and fall of terrorist groups with corruption..., public awareness campaigns en- daughters and only one son, and ban," cautions Miriam Panjshiri, "There was no time to marry," such as ISIS in Iraq. Follow her on couraged women to speak out," girls were useless to him," Arifi 50, who served as director of the Panjshiri quipped. "I had impor- twitter at @holliesmckay ...P1 establishment of ant-corrup- ployment process should be also Easar explained. "And we now recalled. "This sickness was in- Ministry of Women's Affairs for tant work to do." (FOXNEWS) tion tribunal a major achievement ensured, he said. and said reforms brought by the The president said employ- tribunal in the past two years had ment in the Ministry of Foreign never happened in the past 40 Affairs (MoFA) on ethnic grounds years. was unacceptable and he would The presidents said he presid- control it. ed over 99 meetings and assessed “I visited an embassy where 900 contracts about procurement four of its employees could not and saved millions of dollars this speak English, it is unacceptable, way. He said the country’s reve- it should be regularly observed and nue surged by 35 percent in 2016 employment process in MoFA be over 2015 and since late March done through the Administrative some 100 metric tonnes of drugs Reforms and Civil Services Office had been seized. in future,” Ghani said. He dubbed the MoI as the heart He said the performance of the As debate rages about what sup- the challenges the solar industry of corruption and said steps would United Nations and other foreign port should be provided for the currently faces. be taken soon to eradicate corrup- organizations would be also eval- development of renewable energy We recently took an active part tion from the ministry. uated. sources a Highlands entrepreneur in Scottish Apprenticeship Week The president said: “Police “I should be assured whether highlights the impact of a pro- and I was trained by one of our have been fighting against terror- foreign organizations are commit- gramme that has been under par- apprentices Jordan Steele on how ists, but after this they would per- ted to anti-corruption policies of ticularly close scrutiny. to make a solar panel. Having run form their basic duty which is law the UN or not,” he said. 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The president you have to keep in mind what is Forres in Moray. see youngsters working on inter- said individuals who wanted to possible and what is not.” “We sug- What services does it offer? esting projects, their enthusiasm contest parliamentary elections gest creation of a joint framework, should swear they would not in- coordinate your efforts with SI- The design, manufacture and at trying to be innovative and look- terfere in the affairs of the judicia- GAR and other international orga- commissioning of solar energy ing at challenges in a totally differ- ry. Ghani also stressed on trans- nizations’ reports,” he added. systems. We are the only manu- ent way from mine reminds me of parency in procurement and mines Ghani criticized a number of anti- facturer of solar thermal panels in my own youth. I invented so many contracts and said he planned to corruption foundations in Afghan- Scotland and are the longest run- schemes and products and clearly create a system that electronically istan and said such foundations ning manufacturer of panels in remember being filled with joy performed procurement process. had paved the ground for corrup- Europe. We recently launched a when they succeeded and, more “We want the ministry of tion instead. Franz Michael Mel- service to custom build solar ther- often, devastated when they offices around the world. Trans- tinue with an overseas partner. help? mines not to sign a bad contract, bin, EU ambassador to Afghani- mal panels which means the shape crashed. mission speeds were the most im- They sold the company back A substantial financial input. because such contracts create prob- stan, who co-charemd the meeting can be altered to accommodate dif- When was it formed? portant part of the success. 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Afghan forces with the sup- more degrees, or a professional access to companies that did not 70sqm workshop to a 550sqm fac- fully swinging; to get our litera- lesson that you learned? continues. port of international troops im- qualification. We also have three have sufficient telex traffic them- tory and gave us huge publicity ture organised; to ensure that all Never take a person on their To date, the campaign has lib- posed heavy casualties over ter- modern apprentices plus another selves, or could not wait for their and financial backing. The only personnel members are being re- cover, always look what’s behind erated over half of the districts that rorist groups and will continue to staff member who has gained qual- own telex machines being installed. reason for stopping the partner- warded well and kept motivated; the façade. ISIS-K controlled, which hasal- its crackdown to eliminate all in- ification through this route. In the This could take several years in ship was that Royal Econosto sold to extend the premises and enhance How do you relax? lowed local residents to return to surgents groups across the coun- last twelve months, the workforce London at that time. It was an ex- its solar division to another large the facilities. Sleep, sail, hang out with their homes for the first time in try, underlined the statement. has grown by 50 per cent despite citing business ending up with 11 company that did not wish to con- What single thing would most friends. (HERALDSCOTLAND) TUESDAY . MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Deciding next step in Afghanistan comes with grim backdrop

WASHINGTON: As the Trump and oppression increase day by administration weighs sending day.” Another resident stressed,” more troops to Afghanistan, the the war project in Afghanistan will 16-year war grinds on in bloody not end as long as its roots is not stalemate. Afghan soldiers are suf- targeted.” Abdul Hasib also known fering what Pentagon auditors call as Hasib Logari took control of the "shockingly high" battlefield casu- EMERGENCY Daesh group in Afghanistan about alties, and prospects are narrow- one year ago when his predeces- ing for a negotiated peace settle- CALLS fghan defense ministry says not only Abdul Hasib, in the fight ince of Nangarhar on April 27. Yarmand said. sor Hafiz Saeed Khan was killed ment with the Taliban. The insur- killing of Daesh leader in against Daesh we will act accord- Meanwhile, military commen- Ordinary Afghans carefully by a U.S. drone attack. Afghan gov- gents may have failed to capture Police AAfghanistan will shock the ing to our policy in order to ensure tators say that killing of insurgents praised killing of Daesh leader in ernment says he was responsible and hold a major city, but they are group and will have a negative im- security for the people of Afghan- leaders has not been proved as ef- eastern Nangarhar province, where for ordering the attack on the 400- controlling or influencing ever more pact over the group’s destructive istan.” U.S. military also on Sun- fective. “As you were witnessed the group is having a strong pres- bed military hospital in Kabul, the territory. 100 - 119 activities in east of the country. day confirmed killing of Sheikh on the killing of the Taliban lead- ence and is considered as the attack on the “Enlightenment "The situation is deteriorating," Mohammad Radmanish, dep- Abdul Hasib, the leader of Daesh ers, many leaders of the group was group’s main hub. Movement”, the attack on the said Stephen Biddle, a George uty spokesperson for the minis- in Afghanistan, in a raid conduct- killed but there was no major A resident of Jalalabad city American University of Afghani- Washington University professor Hospitals try said,” killing of one or several ed jointly by Afghan special forc- changes in the group,” Afghan mil- said,” we haven’t seen any chang- stan and many more which claimed and close Afghan war observer. influential persons are important, es and U.S. troops in eastern prov- itary analyst, Mirza Muhammad es by killing these people, their war the lives of hundreds. This grim picture forms the FMIC Hospital backdrop for administration delib- Behind Kabul Medical erations on a way ahead in Afghan- University: istan, where U.S. troops are sup- IPL 2017: porting beleaguered Afghans 0202500200-+93793275595 against the Taliban insurgency and stepping up attacks on an extrem- Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital SRH's Rashid ist group considered an Islamic State affiliate. The three most re- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi cent U.S. deaths in Afghanistan 070263672 Khan says were in combat last month against the IS affiliate, which also was the his aim is to target of a much-publicized U.S. Khairkhana Hospital airstrike April 13 using the "moth- 0799-321007 er of all bombs." President Donald Trump will 2401352 do well for receive a proposed new approach to the war within a week, accord- Afghanistan ing to Theresa Whelan, a Pentagon Indira Gandhi Children policy official. "The interest is to Hospital, Wazir Akbar KABUL ): The Road Safety Week move beyond the stalemate," she in tests was launched at an event in Kabul told senators, offering as a preview Khan, Kabul 2301372 on Monday to draw public atten- little more than an echo of the he instant stardom associat tion to the urgency of decreasing Obama administration's goal that ed with impressive perfor fatalities and injuries on Afghani- Afghanistan "reaches its potential." Ibn-e- Seena Tmances in the IPL has not stan’s roads resulting from speed- Whereas Trump called for sig- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul changed Rashid Khan's ultimate ing and reckless driving. nificant changes to how the U.S. cricketing dream – to bowl lethal The event was attended by fights IS in Iraq and Syria, he has 2100359 googlies to the best in the world representatives from the Ministry said far less about the much longer while donning Afghanistan whites. of Public Health, Ministry of U.S. war in Afghanistan. The ba- A dream that is expected to Transport, Ministry of Interior’s sic pillars of President Barack Wazir Akbar Khan soon turn into a reality with ICC Traffic Department, WHO and Obama's strategy - supporting Hospital set to give green light to Afghani- Afghan forces rather than doing the representatives of media outlets. 2301741, 2301743 stan's impending Test status. Ministry of Public Health data fighting for them and seeking a "Any cricketer has one ulti- show 369 Afghans lost their lives political settlement with the Tali- mate dream. To do well in Test in traffic accidents in the past nine ban - are likely to remain in place, Ali Abad cricket for his country. By the grace months while 25,654 sustained defense officials said. of the almighty, we would soon be injuries as a result of road acci- Testifying on Capitol Hill with Shahrara, Kabul playing Test cricket. I am just wait- dents. Whelan, Gen. Raymond Thomas, 2100439 ing for that day when I will be WHO estimates over 4,700 commander of U.S. Special Oper- playing Test cricket for Afghani- Afghans die in road accidents ev- ations Command, said the new stan. For me, success in Test crick- ery year. Low-income countries strategy could include more U.S. Malalai Maternity et will define me as a cricketer," such as Afghanistan have fatality troops and changes in what the the soft-spoken Rashid said dur- rates more than double those in military calls "rules of engage- Hospital ing an interaction. high-income countries: 90% of ment," laying out when force can 2201377/ 2301743 File image of Rashid Khan. road traffic deaths occur in low and be used. The U.S. combat role of- Source: BCCIFile image of Rashid middle-income countries, yet these ficially ended in December 2014. Khan. Source: BCCI states have just over 50% of the Thomas' troops operate separate- Banks Rashid has had a fantastic de- world’s vehicles. ly, targeting al-Qaida and IS fight- but IPL season with 12 wickets This year’s road safety cam- around road safety to decrease the road traffic crashes by 2020...” the roads every year. We can all ers. The Pentagon is considering a Da Afghanistan Bank for the Sunrisers Hyderabad. A paign focuses on slowing down to unacceptably high fatality rates Afghanistan has a national make our roads safer by adopting request for roughly 3,000 more man-of-the-match award against save lives and make roads safer for due to road accidents,” said Dr speed limit law but it is not prop- a few simple habits: slow down troops, as the U.S. commander in 2100302, 2100303 Kings XI Punjab was like an icing all. Speed contributes to up to half Ahmad Jan Naeem, deputy minis- erly enforced. There are currently your speed, wear your seatbelt, Afghanistan has advocated, main- on the cake and every penny of of all fatal traffic crashes in low- ter of public health. no laws regulating the use of seat- make sure other passengers are ly for training and advising. The Bakhtar Bank that Rs 4.5 crore deal has been and middle-income countries, ac- “The newly-adopted 2030 belts or the use of mobile phones wearing a seatbelt, and don’t talk larger question is what they would 0776777000 worth it for the Hyderabad fran- cording to a joint statement from Agenda for Sustainable Develop- when driving and it is not compul- or text on the phone while driv- do and how they'd fit into a broad- chise. MoPH and WHO. ment has set an ambitious target sory for motorcyclists to wear ing,” said Dr Richard Peeperkorn, er strategy for stabilizing Afghan- Azizi Bank "It's been like a dream for me. “We must step up our efforts for road safety: halving the global helmets. “Too many Afghans lose WHO country representative. istan. Sen. John McCain, the Sen- Playing in the IPL with so many and increase public awareness number of deaths and injuries from their lives or get badly injured on (Pajhwok) ate Armed Services Committee 0799 700900 stalwarts. More importantly, be- chairman, has warned the admin- ing able to hold my own and per- istration that it is risking failure. Pashtany Bank form for the team. Our coach Tom Referring to the stalemate, he told 2102908, 2103868 Moody has been constantly tell- Thomas, "If the present status quo ing me that self-belief is key to prevails, then there's no end to it." success. I have always had faith in But it's unclear what Trump Air Services my abilities and it's paying off," can do. Biddle said the Taliban the 19-year-old said, who has have little incentive to negotiate a Safi Airways played 26 ODIs and 24 T20 Inter- peace deal and "the battlefield trend nationals for his country. is against it." 020 22 22 222 His googly has troubled many Anthony Cordesman, a de- batsmen and he mentions three fense analyst at the Center for Stra- Ariana dismissals that have given him im- tegic and International Studies, 020-2100270 mense satisfaction. said Afghan forces aren't capable "David Miller would be top of securing the country. Unless on my list followed by Brendon 'The Kabul government has re- Iraqi cities, including Baghdad and Trump adopts "a far more deci- Kam Air McCullum and Rohit Sharma. All quested Iran to export its gas to Basra,” the deputy oil minister sive approach," security could col- 0799974422 three were foxed by googlies and Afghanistan,” Deputy Oil Minis- noted. Asked about gas talks with lapse "either slowly and painfully are the best in the business," he ter Hamid-Reza Araqi told report- Oman, Araqi said that Tehran and over years or as a result of some stated. ers on the sidelines of Iran Oil Muscat have made progress in shattering military defeat or criti- Hotels Ask him about the best com- Show 2017 on Monday. Araqi, their negotiations. As the official cal political power struggle at the Safi Landmark pliment he has received till date, meantime, pointed to Iran’s gas noted, supply of energy has been top that divides the security forc- he recollected his skipper David exports to Iraq, and said, “The fi- ensured in the recent years due to es and the country," he said. Army Warner's advice. nancial problems are currently be- the endeavors made by the Iranian Gen. John Nicholson, the top U.S. 020-2203131 "Warner told me that I will al- ing resolved.” He went on to say government that took office in commander in Afghanistan, wants ways be a dangerous bowler be- that a meeting was held to discuss August, 2013. The 22nd Iran In- an infusion of U.S. and allied SERENA cause of my high-arm action. This the issue and it was agreed that ternational Oil, Gas, Refining and troops to bolster support for the is something natural and he believes Iran’s gas export to Iraq will start Petrochemical Exhibition, attend- Afghan army. But his request took 0799654000 that it will continue to give me suc- after the opening of the letter of ed by 4,500 national and interna- a back seat to a broader adminis- cess," said Rashid. credit (L/C). “Iran has now the tional companies, started work in tration review of Afghan policy and New Rumi Restaurant Afghanistan mainly plays As- capacity of exporting 50 million the Iranian capital on May 6 for a push for NATO to contribute sociate nations in international cubic meters of gas per day to the four days. (IRNA) more troops. Both of those mat- 0776351347 matches, barring ICC tournament, ters will be discussed at a NATO but Rashid is hopeful that things summit May 25. The U.S. says it Internet Services will soon change. has 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, UA Telecom "Right after IPL, Afghanistan one-quarter of which are for the will be playing West Indies in a counterterrorism mission. Fatigue 0796701701 / 0796702702 series. From here, I would be leav- 1 civilian killed, 3 injured in Khost blast may be setting in. The war is now ing for the Caribbean islands to KHOST CITY (): One civilian in its third U.S. presidency and Exchange Rate play a limited-overs with three T20 has been killed and three others, American taxpayers have commit- matches. Playing T20 Internation- including a child, wounded in a ted $66 billion to equipping and 1.00 USD als in the Caribbean will be an ex- roadside blast in southeastern supporting Afghan security forc- 67.60AFN perience," he said. Khost province, an official said es. Although Afghans have become In order to take his game to on Monday. more effective in recent years, the next level, Rashid is hopeful Police Chief Brig. Gen. Fai- they've been unable to break the that various T20 franchises across zullah Ghairat told Pajhwok Af- Taliban's grip on substantial 1000.00 IRR the world will be interested in him. ghan News the incident hap- amounts of territory. The govern- 17.90AFN "I haven't got any offers from pened Sunday evening in Derai ment controls 60 percent of the any other T20 franchises but hope- area of Khost City, the provin- country's 407 districts, slightly up fully I will be able to play tourna- cial capital. over the past several months. But 1.00 UAE ments like Big Bash and Natwest He said a sick person was in January 2016, the government 18.40AFN T20 Blast. It will only help me being carried out in the car to for controlled 71 percent. The Tali- improve my game." medical treatment when the ve- ban's total now stands at 29 per- The stardom is yet to sink in hicle struck by a roadside bomb. cent, according to a Pentagon in- 1.00 EUR but the response he has got from One man was killed, two spector general report last month. 74.20AFN the social media has been tremen- women and a child was wound- It cited a "shockingly high" figure dous. ed. The injured had been shifted of 807 Afghan troops killed in just "I have not been back home to the hospital and were in good the first two months of this year. for four months. Musafir kitarah condition. The resident of local- © 2017 The Associated Press. All 1000.00 INR zindagi hai (Leading a nomadic life). ity who wished to go unnamed rights reserved. This material may 1030.00AFN I have been living out of suitcase, said the min was recently plant- not be published, broadcast, re- playing at Greater Noida (vs Ire- ed. He said in past incidents of written or redistributed. Learn 1000.00 PKR land) and then in Zimbabwe and blasts did happen in the area. more about our Privacy Policy and 635.00AFN now IPL. (FIRSTPOST) (Pajhwok) Terms of Use. (AF) TUESDAY . MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

'Maryam Nawaz to lead PML-N KSA wants or not, Bangladesh party will defence personnel decide' in anti-IS alliance TOKYO: Japan and India are dis- Bangladesh will not take part in cussing ways to strengthen their the field-level military campaign military cooperation amid rising by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia- tension in the Asian region. led alliance against militant group Indian Defense Minister Arun Islamic State despite Dhaka’s hur- Jaitley told his Japanese counter- ried joining of the bloc one and half part, Tomomi Inada, in Tokyo on years ago. Dhaka has already con- Monday that his county hopes to veyed its position in this regard to pursue a strategic partnership with Riyadh, diplomatic sources have Japan for regional peace and sta- confirmed. bility. Still, the Saudi government is His visit comes at a time of willing to hire manpower from rising tension in the region, includ- Bangladesh for mid-level research ing territorial rows in the South and investigation for the alliance, China Sea and nuclear and missile the sources said. threats from North Korea. Riyadh also wants Dhaka’s Jaitley welcomed a planned collaboration in removing mines trilateral naval exercise among the from Saudi territory, protection of U.S., India and Japan in July as a its boundary and participating in way of strengthening cooperation the defence infrastructure building. in the Asia-Pacific. Diplomats, who are informed Jaitley, who is also India's fi- about the matter, told Prothom Alo nance minister, visited Japan to that the Saudi government has held attend an annual meeting of the discussions with the government Asian Development Bank that of Bangladesh at different levels ended Sunday. (FOXNEWS) since the formation of the alliance. KARACHI ': The Pakistan Mus- The Saudi government formed lim League-Nawaz (PML-N) func- The Islamic Military Alliance tions in a democratic manner and (IMA) in December 2015 to take it is up to the party to decide a common position and fight whether or not it will choose Prime against terrorist activities of the IS Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter militants. Maryam Nawaz as its leader or Saudi defence minister Mo- not, Minister of State for Infor- hammad bin Salam Al Saud made mation and Broadcasting Mar- the formal announcement of the riyum Aurangzeb said on Monday. alliance. Formally known as The “It’s also the party’s job to The head of the Iranian armed forc- he said. Iran's Foreign Minister nority groups in Iran. The group Islamic Military Alliance to Fight chalk out the election strategy in es warned Islamabad on Monday Mohammad Javad Zarif visited claimed responsibility for attacks Terrorism, the bloc initially had 34 case she [Maryam Nawaz] runs that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan last week and asked Prime that killed eight border guards in countries in it. The number in- for elections,” the minister told Pakistan if the government does Minister Nawaz Sharif to improve April 2015 and 14 border guards creased to 41. representatives of the Council for not confront militants who carry border security. Pakistan assured in October 2013. (DAWN) Former Pakistan army chief Pakistan Newspapers Editors DHAKA: A suspected extremist faction of the Jamayetul Muja- out cross-border attacks. Iran it would deploy additional general (retd) Raheel Sharif became (CPNE) during a meeting in Kara- blew himself up and another was hideen Bangladesh. Ten Iranian border guards were troops along its border. the first commander-in-chief of the shot dead after Bangladesh's anti- The militant group has been killed by militants last month. Iran In 2014, Iran warned it would alliance in January 2017. Around chi. Aurangzeb said Sharif was the 5,000 defence personnel from Pa- first Pakistani leader elected thrice terrorism officers raided their hide- blamed for a wave of deadly at- said Jaish-al-Adl, a militant group, send troops to Pakistan to retrieve out early yesterday, police said. tacks against religious minorities had shot the guards with long-range five Iranian border guards kid- kistan are supposed to join the al- by the people of Pakistan as their liance by this time. prime minister and had presented The police cordoned off a one- and foreigners in the Muslim-ma- guns, fired from inside Pakistan. napped by Jaish al Adl. storey building in a remote village jority country. The border area has long been Pakistan said at the time that The issue of Saudi interest in himself as well as his family for plagued by unrest from both drug such action would be a violation Bangladesh joining of the alliance accountability. in the western district of Jhenaid- These include a major attack ah after receiving a tip-off that Is- on a Dhaka cafe last July, in which smuggling gangs and separatist of international law and warned with defence personnel came when She noted that soon after the lamist extremists were holed up 22 people were killed, most of militants. "We cannot accept the Iranian forces not to cross the bor- principal staff officer of the Armed publication of the Panama Papers, there. "There was an exchange of whom were foreigners. continuation of this situation," der. Iran refrained from sending Forces Division lieutenant general the prime minister had presented fire between counter-terrorism The Islamic State in Iraq and Major General Mohammad Baqeri, troops when a local cleric stepped Mahfuzur Rahman visited Saudi himself for accountability without police and the extremists. An ex- Syria group claimed responsibili- the head of the Iranian armed forc- in and resolved the situation. Arabia in the middle of April and any hesitation. tremist was killed," district police ty for that attack and several oth- es, was quoted as saying by state Four of the guards were re- had talks with Saudi military offi- Maryam Nawaz calls Imran chief Mizanur Rahman told AFP. ers, but the Bangladesh government news agency IRNA. leased a few months later, but one cials. Khan a ‘liar’ “The prime minister "And when we got closer to insists that they were the work of "We expect the Pakistani offi- was killed by the militants. Riyadh expressed its interest had addressed the nation after the the building, another extremist car- home-grown groups. cials to control the borders, arrest Jaish al Adl is a militant group in engaging Bangladesh officials in publication of Panama Papers and ried out a suicide blast. He died on The police have arrested scores the terrorists and shut down their that has carried out several attacks mid-level research and investiga- himself called for the formation of the spot." of suspected extremists and killed bases." "If the terrorist attacks against Iranian security forces with tion. a joint investigation team to probe The police chief said the ex- more than 60 people since the cafe continue, we will hit their safe ha- the aim of highlighting what they When asked about this, Bang- into the matter,” she added. tremists were members of a new attack. .straitstimes vens and cells, wherever they are," say is discrimination against mi- ladesh ambassador to Saudi Ara- bia Golam Masih acknowledged She recalled that the prime that the two countries had held minister in his letter to the Su- discussions on defence coopera- preme Court had called for an in- tion. “We hope the defence coop- vestigation into the matter and of- India 'overly eration between Bangladesh and fered to cooperate and assist the Sri Lanka and the Czech Republic Saudi Arabia will take a real shape apex court for this purpose. interpreting' at the end of this year,” he said The minister said the Sharifs over telephone. were the first political family in Beijing's However, defence analysts the country giving an explanation renew bilateral cooperation said the role of Saudi Arabia in the about their past. She hoped that military build Middle East has come under seri- the process of accountability that ous question especially after its COLOMBO: The Junior Deputy operations in Yemen that caused had started with the prime minis- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the up: Daily the death of many including chil- ter would continue in the case of Czech Republic Ivan Jancarek met dren. KSA is also blamed for sharp others too. with Additional Secretary of For- division between the Shia and Sun- “The prime minister will re- BEIJING: India should not "over- eign Affairs (Economic Affairs & spond to all queries at all levels for ly interpret" Beijing's military de- ni Muslims. Experts think Dhaka Trade, Middle East & Africa, and should take time before formally the sake of the confidence the mass- velopment or exaggerate concerns Political Affairs/West) Mrs. Grace joining the operational activities of es have in him,” she added. over the China-Pakistan Econom- Asirwatham, on 5th May 2017, at ic Corridor, a state-run Chinese the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the group initiated by Saudi Ara- Assailing the opposition for bia. A source in Riyadh said the daily said today, days after the Colombo. launching a vilification campaign issue of Bangladesh’s cooperation Indian Army chief suggested New During the meeting, the exist- against the prime minister’s daugh- on protection of Saudi boundary Delhi carry out counter-encircle- ing bilateral relations between the ter, Aurangzeb said neither Sharif was discussed when director gen- ment of its "future adversaries". two countries were reviewed and nor the PML-N had yet nominat- The article in Global Times, a eral of Border Guards Bangladesh ed Maryam as their candidate for the two sides discussed ways of ruling Communist Party publica- meaningfully advancing engage- major general Abul Hossain talked the prime minister’s slot in the fu- to Saudi officials last week. High- tion, said India worries that China ments in the areas of trade, invest- ture. was intentionally meddling in In- ly placed sources in the govern- She added that in fact it was ment, tourism, cultural and educa- ment said the defence adviser to dia-Pakistan disputes, "utilising tion. The two delegations also the prime minister, Tarique Ahmed the opposition that had given the the CPEC (which runs through the agreed to strengthen existing bilat- Siddiqui, visited Saudi Arabia in status of a prime minister to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) to eral relations through mutual co- February 2016. He held talks with Maryam through its consistent grant legitimacy to Islamabad's operation. 04th May 2017 at Hilton Hotel in Colombo. The Business Forum was organized by the Embassy of the vilification campaign which had control over the disputed region." Czech Republic in New Delhi and the Consulate of the Czech Republic in Colombo in partnership with the Saudi officials on defence infra- During the visit to Sri Lanka, structure building and mainte- been going on for more than a year. "India is viewing Beijing and the Czech delegation also partici- Czech Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jancarek was accompanied by Mr. Milan Hovorka, Ambassador of the nance, removal of mines and main- The minister said the PML-N Islamabad as potential threats and pated at the Czech-Sri Lanka Busi- Czech Republic in New Delhi, representatives of the Czech Chamber of Commerce and Honorary Consul tenance of aircraft. (en.prothom) believed in nurturing democratic is suspicious of Beijing's One Belt ness Forum which was held on for Czech Republic in Sri Lanka. (COLOMBOPAGE) values.“If she [Maryam] were to and One Road initiative and the run for elections, the party will China-Pakistan Economic Corri- decide her constituency,” she dor (CPEC)," it said, adding that maintained.“If the party and the "India is exaggerating the situa- tion". "Beijing respects New Del- Nepal the lost girls:One woman's battle to end child marriage people of Pakistan repose their hi's sovereignty concerns, and is confidence in Maryam then we will willing to mediate in India-Paki- have to respect that decision.” NEPAL: Each year, 15 million girls ly to die from pregnancy compli- er's worst fear came true -- an an- carry on." "If I lose hope, if I give called Sambad, which means "dia- stan disputes, on the condition that are married before the age of 18. cations. gry mob confronted Rachana at her up, nobody will dare to take this logue" in Nepalese, to help boys International journalists slam it accords to the wishes of both Maryam Nawaz for calling Pana- That's 28 girls every minute, and Rachana Sunar, 22, lives in a home. But she didn't let the inci- issue ahead," she continued. "I'm and girls alike discover their self- India and Pakistan," it said. The one girl every two seconds. In village in Western Nepal. Her mis- dent prevent her from losing sight happy to put my life at risk." worth. She's been fighting to em- ma Papers ‘crap’ remarks in the Chinese daily came Lauding the role of the CPNE Nepal, one in three girls under the sion is to stop the age-old practice of her main goal. Shortly after filming, Rachana power the youth to focus on the after Gen Bipin Rawat last week age of 18 are married. One in 10 of child marriage, which is no easy "If a girl hears my story, and stopped another three weddings. importance of education. But in and the print media, Aurangzeb said India must have close ties with girls under the age of 15 are mar- feat. how I started my journey, at least Her work has spurred a movement this conservative society, change said her ministry was fully aware Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan consid- ried. In another life, she would have I'm giving hope to them," she add- to end child marriage in her home isn't easy. For some, this is the of the issues faced by regional ering the security matrix. He said The culture of child marriage been forced into marriage by now. ed. "There are some people who district of Surkhet by 2020, ahead only education they will ever re- newspapers and therefore contem- such a strategy will create a two- is accepted in this country. In some She'd have a few kids and would don't like the work I am doing. If I of the government's 2030 target to ceive. For others, it's the only place plating the automation and com- pronged dilemma for Pakistan, and cases it's forced, but in others it's be silenced at home. But she die for this reason, I know my sis- wipe out the practice nationally. they'll ever feel loved. puterisation of the Audit Bureau also help tackle issues with the consensual. The act of child mar- begged, pleaded and managed to get ters will be inspired and they will She recently started an NGO (CBSNEWS) of Circulation. She also assured the other difficult neighbour China, riage, which is punishable by jail a scholarship to study abroad, CPNE representatives that the suggesting New Delhi should "car- time, has been illegal in Nepal since which in turn changed her fate for objective of the ABC reorganisa- ry out counter-encirclement for our 1963. the better. tion was to further strengthen and future adversaries." Referring to CBSN's Reena Ninan traveled Now, Rachana is going door- Bangladesh cabinet okays facilitate the print media industry his remarks, the article said China to a rural village to witness an ille- to-door to spread her message to advocates peaceful development gal wedding firsthand. prevent child marriage. She's as the monitoring of newspapers and it has and will "never seek he- circulation all over the world was "How do you feel?," Ninan phased by little and willingly re- gemony in the region." China's asked the young girl. "Do you feel sorts to extreme measures like go- daft law to boost local, a common and routine phenome- defence budget will rise by about non. The minister said once the on- nervous? Do you think you should ing to the police to report and forc- 7 per cent this year, the lowest have waited a little bit longer to ibly stop marriages, sometimes line system was in place, it would since 2010 and Beijing's military foreign investment not only discourage forgery but get married?" right on the wedding day. To lo- development is "part of its nation- "Yes," the 17-year-old girl re- cals, those actions are seen as pro- also ensure transparency and im- al construction, and New Delhi With a target to encourage local and at the Secretariat in Dhaka with dex of the World Bank, the gov- plied. vocative. Many people believe she foreign investment in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in ernment has formulated the law, prove governance. should not overly interpret it," it In 2014, Nepal pledged to end should quiet down and lower her “The [her department’s] prin- said. The Indian media suggests the government today approved a the chair. Four government organ- he said. child marriage by 2020. But just profile, including her own mother. draft of One Stop Service Act, isations including Bangladesh Eco- According to the index, Bang- cipal information officer along with that China's military expenditure two years later, it pushed back its "She's in the limelight now, but a team of the press information for 2017, about 1.3 per cent of the 2017. nomic Zones Authority (Beza) and ladesh ranks 176 among 190 coun- goal to 2030. that makes me worry," her mother According to the proposed Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Author- tries. department will be sent to the GDP, is three times higher than that Importance of education said. "She has enemies. A lot of the CPNE office to discuss various of India. "Frankly speaking, even law, ministries concerned will have ity (BHPA) will be merged as a Weak infrastructure and poor According to the U.N., child villagers don't like her. I fear that to process an investment applica- single entity under the act, Shafiul business environment are critical issues and problems in detail and if New Delhi's military spending marriage only perpetuates the cy- she may be raped, or that some- will also share a demo of the soft- is boosted to the same level, India tion within seven days, Cabinet Alam said. problems for Bangladesh to at- cle of poverty. When parents force one might knock her off the road." Secretary Shafiul Alam said. In order to improve Bang- tract both domestic investment ware designed to improve the still lags behind its northern neigh- their daughters to marry young, During Ninan's stay, Rachana bour in its military capability. He was talking to reporters ladesh’s raking among 188 coun- and FDI, according to the index. working of ABC,” she added. they drop out of school, face do- stopped a wedding by calling the after the weekly cabinet meeting tries in 2017 Doing Business In- (THEDAILYSTAR) (/TRIBUNE) (Times of Inida) mestic violence and are more like- police. And overnight, her moth- TUESDAY . MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Emmanuel State of emergency Macron's win declared in Montreal after welcomed floods Heavy rain from a weather sys- tem has caused widespread by European flooding across eastern Canada, Hundreds of Syrian rebels began with a state of emergency being leaving the besieged Damascus dis- declared in Montreal. trict of Barzeh on Monday as part The weather system is the of an evacuation deal with the gov- leaders same one which brought severe ernment, state media and a war storms to parts of the southern monitor reported. US and flooding to the eastern State television said fighters Relief as Macron beats far-right Marine seaboard. Flooding was from and their relatives had started de- Le Pen, while Putin urges president-elect North Virginia to New York and parting Barzeh for rebel-held Idlib New Jersey. That same weather province in northwest Syria. to 'join forces' to ensure security. system, containing a mass of The Syrian Observatory for moisture-laden air originating in Human Rights, a British-based war the Gulf of Mexico, has now monitoring group, said buses had moved across eastern Canada. arrived in Barzeh at dawn and hun- There had been concerns dreds of fighters and family mem- about the potential for flooding bers had started to board them. across the region, following one More people would leave over the of the wettest Aprils in many next five days, state TV and the years, plus the effect of snow- Observatory said. melt. The level of Lake Ontario A military spokesman from the was already at a 20 year high. Jaish al-Islam rebel group con- Now Montreal, which lies firmed the evacuation had begun, on the northwestern shore of the but said his faction had not taken lake has been inundated follow- part in any negotiations about it. ing a deluge of at least 80mm of The spokesman, Hamza Birqdar, rain between Friday and Sunday. said the government had conclud- Flooding is now a concern all the ed the deal with a civilian commit- way from Toronto and Lake tee in Barzeh. (Al Jazeera) Ontario downstream along the Many European leaders are voic- told AFP "we have received a vote St Lawrence River. The Minis- ing relief after pro-EU centrist of confidence from France in the try of Public Safety said waters Emmanuel Macron decisively won European Union". were expected to crest sometime Sunday's French presidential elec- Theresa May, UK prime min- Monday in Quebec province. tion victory against Marine Le Pen, ister, also congratulated Macron. Rising floodwaters prompted the far-right nationalist who had "The prime minister warmly Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre threatened to pull France out of congratulates President-elect Ma- to declare a state of emergency the European Union. cron on his election success. France on Sunday afternoon. This was Macron's emphatic victory - is one of our closest allies and we expected to remain in force for he won around 66 percent com- look forward to working with the 48 hours. pared to Le Pen's 34 percent - has new President on a wide range of What caused Colombia’s brought relief to European allies shared priorities," said a Downing deadly downpours?Officials in who feared another populist up- Street spokesperson. Toronto are also monitoring the heaval to follow Britain's vote to He said May discussed Brexit situation with the city’s mayor, quit the EU and Donald Trump's with Macron, saying "the UK John Tory saying that homes on Xie Yang, detained since 2015, worked on numerous cases considered election as US president. wants a strong partnership with a Ward’s Island were, "potential- Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane, secure and prosperous EU once we ly in jeopardy" if more rain falls. politically sensitive by the ruling Communist Party. reporting from Berlin on Monday, leave". By contrast, Nigel Farage, (Al Jazeera) said there is "palpable relief" in former leader of British anti-EU The trial of a prominent Chinese a long way from Beijing and Shang- Germany now that Macron has party UKIP, who backed Le Pen, human-rights lawyer has begun hai - only to be told the trial was won. Steffen Seibert, Angela Mer- said on Twitter: "A giant deceit has Netanyahu's without prior public notice. indefinitely postponed. kel's spokesman, said on Twitter: been voted for today. Macron will Monday's development fol- Since they received no confir- "Congratulations, @Emmanuel- be Juncker's puppet." cabinet seeks to lows delayed proceedings in the mation of the new trial date, dip- Macron. Your victory is a victory US President Donald Trump - case, which has prompted inter- lomatic sources told AFP news for a strong and united Europe and who had said he thought Marine downgrade status national concern after allegations agency they were not prepared to for French-German friendship." Le Pen was the "strongest" candi- of Arabic that he had been tortured. head to remote Changsha again to Our correspondent said that date before the first round of elec- Xie Yang, who had worked on observe the trial. attention will turn to looming prob- tions - also communicated his con- numerous cases considered politi- Local activists said in social lems, including ensuring the gratulations to Macron via Twit- Israeli ministers have approved cally sensitive by China's ruling media posts that they were smooth exit of the UK from the ter. Russian President Vladimir a controversial bill that will down- Communist Party, was among "warned" on Sunday not to go to EU. "Clearly there are many chal- Putin on Monday urged French grade Arabic as an official lan- hundreds of legal staff and activ- Changsha, without providing de- lenges for this important relation- election winner Emmanuel Macron guage and define the country as ists detained in a crackdown in the tails about the warnings. ship that exists at the heart of the to bridge deep rifts and work to- the "national home of the Jewish summer of 2015. A 'pattern of harassment' EU," he said. "The Paris-Berlin gether in the face of the "growing people". The Haaretz newspa- "On May 8 at 9:30am, the tri- Xie says police have used axis, as it were, is the one that has threat of terrorism and violent ex- per reported on Sunday that if al of defendant Xie Yang opened. "sleep deprivation, long interroga- driven the European Union for- tremism". "The citizens of France the bill were to become law, Ara- [He] is charged with inciting sub- tions, beatings, death threats, hu- ward for decades." entrusted you to lead the country bic would no longer be an official version of state power and disrupt- miliations" on him, and the EU has Jean-Claude Juncker, the Eu- in a difficult period for Europe and language and would instead be ing court order," the Changsha In- voiced concern over his case. ropean Commission chief, said on for the entire world community. defined as having special status. termediate People's Court said in Eleven countries, including Twitter: "Congratulations @Em- The growing threat of terrorism In the bill, Hebrew is defined an online statement. Canada, Australia and Switzerland, manuelMacron! Happy that the and violent extremism is accom- as the "national language", which The court also posted what have cited Xie's case in a letter to French chose a European future." panied by an escalation of local would become part of the coun- appeared to be a transcript of open- Beijing criticising China's detention The vast majority of detained prominent rights lawyer, Jiang Félicitations @EmmanuelMa- conflicts and the destabilisation of try's so-called basic law, which ing proceedings. practices. Xie's former lawyer, lawyers were defending citizens' Tianyong, of fabricating detailed cron! Heureux que les Français entire regions," Putin said in a con- is similar to a constitution, it said. Last-minute delays or sudden Chen Jiangang, was detained by au- basic economic, social and cultural accounts of torture suffered by Xie aient choisi un avenir européen. gratulatory message released by The legislation still has to go announcements of sensitive trials thorities last week while he was rights, the UN said. Yang, saying they had made up Ensemble pour une #Europe plus the Kremlin. "In these conditions through further drafting by the are not uncommon, even though vacationing with his family, Chen had remained vocal on "fake news" to grab international forte et plus juste Donald Tusk, it is especially important to over- justice ministry and pass several Chinese law requires courts to give prompting condemnation from the Xie's case, drawing attention to his headlines. Chen at the time told EU Council president, also offered come mutual distrust and join forc- votes in parliament. a defendant's family and lawyers UN's human rights office. former client's allegations of tor- Reuters that the accounts were his congratulations, saying the es to ensure international stability Critics have described the three days notice of any changes. A UN statement on Friday said ture, even after the Changsha court genuine, saying he had interviewed French had chosen "liberty, equal- and security." The Kremlin was proposed legislation, which also On April 25, dozens of sup- the move was part of a "continu- denied Xie his pick of defence and Xie in rooms filled with cameras. ity and fraternity" and "said no to widely seen as backing Le Pen, declares that the "right to self- porters and at least seven diplo- ing pattern of harassment of law- provided a court-appointed law- Xie's new defence lawyers have not the tyranny of fake news". with Putin hosting her during a determination" in Israel is "unique mats had gathered at the Changsha yers, through continued detention, yer instead. In March, state media answered calls from AFP. For his part, Antonio Tajani, surprise visit to Moscow in the to the Jewish people", as imping- court in central Hunan province - without full due process". accused Chen along with another (AFP) European Parliament president, run-up to the vote. (Al Jazeera) ing on the rights of its Arab mi- nority, who make up some 20 percent of the 8.7 million popu- lation. (Al Jazeera) ISIS suffer heavy losses and retreat in western Mosul US rights groups criticise law enabling police to check immigration Warnings by two UN agencies as a third county is reported to be on the brink of status of anyone they detain in border state. famine that has impacted 100,000 people. The Republican governor of Texas ment. The law will take effect on would stretch already meagre re- Republican state Representative has signed into law a measure to September 1. sources by turning local police into Charlie Geren, said in a House of The civil war in South Sudan has famine is likely to spread during ban "sanctuary cities" in the state, The Republican-dominated immigration agents. Representatives debate the bill forced more than two million chil- the lean season for farmers from after months of US President legislature passed the bill on par- The police chiefs said the mea- would have no effect on immigrants dren to flee their homes, according July to September. It says that Donald Trump's crackdown on ty-line votes and sent the measure sure would widen a gap between in the country without documen- to two UN agencies. Children without humanitarian aid, famine undocumented immigrants. to Abbott earlier this month. police and immigrant communities, tation if they had not committed a make up 62 percent of the more could be declared in even more ar- The law prohibits cities from It would punish local authori- creating a class of silent victims crime. He also said there were no than 1.8 million South Sudanese eas. The African nation's civil war, declaring themselves "sanctuary ties who do not abide by requests and eliminating the potential for sanctuary cities in Texas at present cities" and enables police officers to cooperate with federal immigra- assistance from immigrants in solv- and the measure would prevent On Monday, the commander of refugees who have arrived mainly now in its fourth year, has blocked in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and aid to some regions. The combina- to check the immigration status of tion agents. ing or preventing crimes. any from emerging. the Iraqi counterterrorism agen- anyone they detain. Police officials found to be in One of the sponsors of the bill, (Al Jazeera) cy, Major General Maan al-Saa- Sudan, say the UN children's fund, tion of fighting and famine in the UNICEF, and the refugee agency, world's youngest country has cre- The law requires local officials violation of the law could face re- di, announced of the countert- to carry out federal requests to moval from office, fines and up to errorism forces started to liber- UNHCR. More than a million chil- ated one of the world's largest hu- dren have, meanwhile, been inter- manitarian crises. Last month, the hold criminal suspects for possi- a year in prison if convicted. ate new districts in Iraq’s Mo- ble deportation and threatens sher- The measure also allows po- sul. In his interview with Al nally displaced. "No refugee crisis US condemned Kiir for the state's today worries me more than South "man-made" famine and ongoing iffs with arrest if they refuse to lice to ask people about their im- Arabiya Al-Saadi said that cooperate with federal authorities. migration status during a lawful counterterrorism forces had Sudan," said Valentin Tapsoba, conflict, urging him to fulfil a Africa director for UNHCR. Ex- month-old pledge of a unilateral Sanctuary cities limit cooper- detention, even for minor infrac- moved to start the liberation of ation with the US federal govern- tions like jaywalking. Wadi Akkab industrial zone clusive: On the front line with truce by ordering his troops back South Sudan rebels "That refugee to their barracks. "We must see a ment's effort to enforce immigra- A tough road west of Mosul. The command- tion law, with the hopes of reduc- Any anti-sanctuary city mea- er also confirmed the first, sec- children are becoming the defining sign that progress is possible," face of this emergency is incredi- Nikki Haley, US ambassador to the ing deportations so that undocu- sure may face a tough road after a ond and third operations of the mented people will be more will- federal judge in April blocked forces. They surrounded the bly troubling." South Sudan has UN, told a Security Council brief- been riven by a civil conflict since ing on South Sudan on Tuesday. ing to report crimes and enrol their Trump's executive order seeking to districts and broke into the children in schools. withhold funds from local author- Akkab industrial zone. Al-Saa- a split between President Salva "We must see that ceasefire imple- Kiir and his former deputy, Riek mented." (Al Jazeera) Greg Abbott, the governor, ities that do not use their resourc- di told Al Arabiya that the coun- signed the bill on Sunday despite a es to advance federal immigration terterrorism forces are now en- Machar, escalated in December 2013. Tens of thousands have been plea from police chiefs of the laws. gaged in fierce battles with mil- state's biggest cities to halt the Democrats have said the mea- itants in the region, adding that killed and 3.5 million displaced. About 100,000 people are facing a measure, which they say will sure could lead to unconstitution- they would not be able to with- hinder their ability to fight crime. al racial profiling and civil rights stand the powerful strikes. In famine and a million are on the brink of famine. The UN announcements Texas, which has an estimated groups have promised to fight the addition to that, Ahmed al-Has- 1.5 million undocumented immi- Texas measure in court. sani of the counterterrorism came on the same day that a mon- itoring group warned a third South grants and the longest border with "This legislation is bad for Tex- agency said that militants are Mexico of any US state, has been as and will make our communities experiencing their worst condi- Sudanese county is at risk of fam- ine. The Famine Early Warning at the forefront of the immigration more dangerous for all," the police tions now because they have debate. chiefs of cities, including Houston two options, either to continue Systems Network said starvation is likely to occur in Koch county. "As governor, my top priori- and Dallas, wrote in an opinion fighting and eventually die, or ty is public safety, and this bill piece in the Dallas Morning News to flee with nowhere to go - Famine already has been declared in the counties of Leer and May- furthers that objective by keeping in late April. they are trapped and have lost dangerous criminals off our They said immigration was a most of their elements. (AP) endit, with a million people said to be at risk. The new report says streets," Abbott said in a state- federal obligation and the law TUESDAY. MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] By Roman Dobrokhotov Even if Trump was ready to make www.afghanistantimes.af concessions to the Kremlin in the beginning, he now has to work hard Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Roman Dobrokhotov is a Moscow-based to prove that he is not Moscow's journalist and civil activist. He is the editor- marionette. His decision to strike the Syrian regime's airbase was part Advisory editorial board in-chief of The Insider. of that. In Russia, as hope for close cooperation is diminishing, Russian Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, state media has stopped praising Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir Trump, although it hasn't yet start- ed lambasting him. The Kremlin is Yesterday, Emmanuel Macron was taking it slowly, awaiting the meet- Graphic-Designers: elected president of France. On this ing between Trump and Putin in July. Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada occasion, Hillary Clinton tweeted: However, that concludes, it is al- "Victory for Macron, for France, the ready clear that the US will not Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: EU, & the world. Defeat to those change its position on the two main interfering with democracy. (But the issues: Crimea and Assad. It is possi- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 media says I can't talk about that)". ble that Putin is aware that his ag- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan What Macron's victory means for gressive foreign policies will get him France and the European Union, we in trouble with half of the world, but Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 are soon to find out. But we already is not afraid of it because interna- know what it means for Russia - all tional isolation in part helps him Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press hope is lost that Moscow can have consolidate his power at home. Pres- good relations with Paris, a key EU idential elections are coming soon player. And the Kremlin has only in Russia. The main opposition can- itself to blame for this. As early as didate, Aleksey Navalny, was banned February, Macron's campaign an- from running and potentially mass The constitution says nounced that some of its members tourists to go there (the number of tactic is not that bad if it worked so protests are coming. In these cir- are being targeted by a phishing at- Russian tourists in Montenegro has well in the most powerful country cumstances, internal stability is more Article 140 tack from Russian hackers. In the indeed never been lower). It is diffi- in the world - the US. But that's not important for Putin than interna- Article One Hundred Forty: Councils shall be established to organize activities as beginning, not many took this seri- cult to find a European country completely true. Yes, you can win a tional popularity. Domestically, in ously, but in April Japanese compa- which still has not faced Russian in- lot if you bet on zero, but it is clear a state of economic crisis, nothing well as attain active participation of the people in provincial administrations in districts ny Trend Micro confirmed that ac- terference in its domestic affairs – that this is not a good strategy to can mobilise the electorate better and in villages, in accordance with the provisions of the law. Local residents shall elect cording to its analysis Fancy Bear whether through hackers, propagan- put into work all the time. Donald than the public perception that Rus- members of these councils for three years through free, general, secret as well as direct hackers (also known as Pawn Storm da or Russian-sponsored nationalist Trump quickly had to stop being a sia is surrounded by enemies. If this and APT28) launched the attack. movements. The result is always the pro-Russian president exactly be- is indeed so, then this is bad news elections. Participation of nomads in these local councils shall be regulated in accor- This is the same group which earlier same - deterioration of relations. cause Russian interference in the for all Western countries which are dance with the provisions of the law. attacked the servers of the Demo- Some might say that the Kremlin's elections angered American voters. soon to have elections. cratic Party in the United States and (Aljazeera) has targeted many other Western countries. After the hackers released the Macron campaign's correspon- dence, the name of Georgiy Petro- vich Roshka was found in the meta- data of some emails. Roshka, as it turns out, works for a company af- filiated with Russia's defence minis- try which has been known to be in contact with hackers. If anyone had doubted the links between Fancy Bear and the Russian authorities, now the Kremlin served the evidence on a silver platter. On top of all this, Russian state TV, just a day before the elections aired a report on the leaks, claiming that they reveal that cally since the upbeat days of Chi- Jinping, Trump has seemed very Macron is addicted to cocaine and By Fred Hiatt na’s entry into the World Trade taken with the Communist leader that that he has money in offshore Organization? The chamber’s an- and the budding U.S.-China relation- companies. All that despite the fact China is bent on world domination swer: China has changed, not us. Its ship, which he described as “some- that the claims about Macron's off- — not with its missiles and aircraft policy has shifted, McGregor said, thing very special, something very shore activities had been disproved carriers, but by controlling solar from “reform and opening” to “re- different than we’ve ever had.” This as fake news long before the leaks energy, cloud computing and other form and closing.” The Communist could be a prelude, U.S. executives school teacher or in some contests, an educator is a person who and in fact had nothing to do with industries of the future. That is an regime still wants economic growth worry, to economic concessions de- them. So, why did those who took only slightly exaggerated version of and market mechanisms, in other signed to win cooperation on North helps others to acquire knowledge, competences or values. None the decision to release the leaks do a warning coming from the Ameri- words, but without subjecting its Korea. They also worry that, to the it just a day before the elections can chamber of commerce in Chi- economy to open competition from extent the administration remains can deny teacher’s role in promoting culture too, despite several when all polls were clearly showing na. It sent a delegation to Washing- outside. In fact, a recent survey focused on the economy, it is on other things. Teachers may provide instruction in literacy and numera- that Macron was to win? It is diffi- ton last week to warn that “China’s showed that more than 80?percent iron, steel and other heavy manu- cult to say. Perhaps the propaganda aggressive mercantilist policies are of the chamber’s members “feel less facturing sectors rather than tech- cy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion, civics, com- machine has its own inertia and once one of the most serious threats fac- welcome than before,” another del- nologies that will be crucial in the munity roles, or life skills. So we, the Afghans are truly thankful to our it is mobilised, it is difficult to stop ing the future of U.S. advanced tech- egation member, Lester Ross of the future. Most of all they worry, it. Domestically, in a state of eco- nology sectors,” as their policy pa- WilmerHale law firm, told me. Chi- though, because it wouldn’t be easy teachers, and whatever our government and non-government employ- nomic crisis, nothing can mobilise per says — and that the U.S. gov- na has a well-developed, long-term for anyone to come up with an in- ees are today is the result of our teachers—who with receiving fewer the electorate better than the pub- ernment isn’t doing enough to industrial strategy, the chamber says. telligent response to the uneven re- lic perception that Russia is sur- counter the threat. The warning is It limits U.S. firms’ access to its lationship. “Our systems are funda- sums have educated us with enthusiasm. Without them we are nothing. rounded by enemies. In any case, it especially startling coming from market; demands that American mentally different,” explained Tim- Lots of students began dreaming of luxury life by teacher’s motivation. is difficult to imagine that the new AmCham China, as it calls itself, companies share their advanced othy P. Stratford, a delegation mem- French government will be up for a which for years flexed its advocacy technology to get even that limited ber who worked in the U.S. trade Teachers are pushing students and lead them to the next plateau, some- close partnership with Russia. Even muscle persuading the United States access; buys foreign companies that representative’s office from 2005 Macron for some reason wanted it, to let China into the world trading possess technology it needs while to 2010. “We follow process. .?.?. times poking them with a sharp stick called truth—it is very important. his voters would not forgive him for system and rebutting Americans who preventing U.S. firms from invest- China is focused on outcomes.” If When we are truthfully, we would be defiantly an honest employee. it. It is striking that lately, Russia it felt were too hard on China. “Now ing in China; shovels resources to U.S. law allows a Chinese company has been falling into its own trap we’re saying that things are really Chinese companies as they ramp up; to buy an American one, in other And be always loyal to our people and our job. Making all heed to time and time again. This has hap- lopsided, and the government needs and then, once those Chinese firms words, the U.S. government isn’t discharge our obligation honestly and transparently. Without doubt, the pened even with relations with coun- to wake up and take action,” James have fattened on the vast and pro- going to interfere — even if U.S. tries that used to be loyal to Mos- McGregor, chairman of APCO tected Chinese market, sends them firms are being blocked in China and progress in the education sector in Afghanistan has been reported wide- cow. One of these was Montenegro, Worldwide in China and part of last out to compete in the world. “The the overall situation seems unfair. ly as one of the success stories of the national and international efforts a Balkan country where the popula- week’s delegation, told me during a economic relationship is critical to The delegation did not come with tion always welcomed Russian tour- visit to The Post. “This is aimed at both the United States and China,” detailed policy proposals, though since 2002. A large number of Afghans have been enrolled in schools, ists. But after the country embarked domination of the industries of the said William M. Zarit, a former U.S. several members called for new lev- on a NATO membership path, Rus- future. We’re talking about artifi- diplomat and now senior counselor els of review for proposed Chinese including girls—who were prevented during Taliban’s regime. We found sia tried to set up a state coup d'etat cial intelligence and all the things at the Cohen Group and chairman investments. that the demand for education has grown faster than ever before. This and of course failed. The fallout of that are important to the American of AmCham China. “But as strong Mostly they want a recognition that the attempted coup was that the economy.” Given President as it might be, we have an invest- the Chinese economy is not oper- also noticed a significant change in the perception of a large number of Montenegrin parliament ratified the Trump’s anti-China rhetoric during ment and trade relationship that is ating as Americans hoped it would Afghans by sending their sons and daughters to schools and higher NATO membership papers quickly the campaign, you might expect out of whack. .?.?. We need to ad- during the push to open the global while relations with Moscow deteri- U.S. executives in Beijing and Shang- dress this.” During the campaign, trading system — and that waiting education. Teachers have always been highly respected in Afghan soci- orated. Even Russian-Serbian rela- hai to feel optimistic about the pros- Trump maintained that China was for it to “evolve” is no longer a ety. Schools students are also attending school with huge eagerness. tions were affected after it became pects for a U.S. response. They are “ripping us left and right.” “There viable option. “The solution has to clear that the putschists were con- hopeful — but they are also ner- are people who wish I wouldn’t re- be some combination of offense and Despite the fact that the enemies of Afghanistan still creating problems spiring in Serbia. Russian state TV vous, for reasons I’ll get to in a fer to China as our enemy,” he wrote defense,” said Randal L. Phillips, ahead of education, but none can stop Afghan education lovers from and the foreign ministry soon start- minute, that the administration may in 2015. “But that’s exactly what Asia managing partner for the Mintz ed a campaign claiming that Mon- miss this opportunity to course-cor- they are.” But will his earlier skep- Group. “China has to face some going to schools. Male and female teachers are doing their best to edu- tenegrin resorts were terrible and rect. First, though: Why has Am- ticism translate into smart policy? consequence.” cation Afghan children in the best manner. During Taliban era, many that it was dangerous for Russian Cham changed its tune so dramati- Since meeting Chinese President Xi (WP) female teachers were barred from working and many girls were not allowed to go to schools. But that has all changed dramatically. But with due respect to our teachers, the close of school door is not the best way toward any objective. Teachers recently have closed 219 schools in southeastern Khost province in protest against what they say the government’s failure to distribute them land plots. The schools have been shut in Khost City, the capital of southeastern Khost province, and its four districts. Numbering around 3,449, teachers accuse the government of being unable to facilitate them. The teachers said that schools would remain shut and student would be on vacation until the government hears their voices. Nothing this, protesting is the right of every Afghans, but the closing of schools are not. It would be very much better for the protesting teachers to reopen schools, and keep land plots issue separate from schooling. There is a proverb, “when our students fail, we, as teachers, too, have failed.” Taking this in view, it’s time for the teachers to reopen school doors and conquer land plots issue together with school students. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. 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Donald Collins is an Associate Profes- sor of History with University of Mary- land University College.

By Norman Solomon away is almost taboo. Elected offi- er in March, citing a lack of juris- cials join with business groups and diction, a local judge dismissed charg- At dusk I stood on a residential street public-relations officers from the es against four people who set up a with trim lawns and watched planes military in extolling the benefits and "nativity tableau" in front of the approach a runaway along the oth- virtues. Rarely does anyone ac- main gate at the Hancock Air Force er side of a chain-link fence. Just a knowledge that civilians are maimed Base two days before Christmas last few dozen yards away, a JetBlue air- and killed as a result of the extolled year. In a press release, Upstate From the musings of New York tory was at Carnegie Mellon Uni- liner landed. Then a United plane activities, or that -- in the name of Drone Action said that the activists Times columnist David Brooks to versity in 1994, and the professor followed. But the next aircraft a war on terror -- people in foreign had been "protesting the hunter/kill- the ravings of Rep Steve King (R- for whom I taught was Peter Stearns. looked different. It was a bit smaller lands are subjected to the airborne er MQ-9 Reaper drones piloted over IA), there is a growing sense among He, along with Jerry Bentley and and had no markings or taillights. A presence of drones that is (to use Afghanistan by the 174th Attack many that Western values, even Herbert Ziegler, brought world his- propeller whirled at the back. And Rohde's word) "terrifying." Such Wing of the New York National Western civilisation, is in mortal tory as a course to many US high instead of the high-pitched screech matters are a far cry from Syracuse, Guard" at the base. The US drone danger. So-called radical Islamic ter- schools and colleges in the 1980s. of a jet, the sound was more like… a where the local airport's role in war is escalating in numerous coun- rorists are the ultimate threat. But For at least that long, the issue of a drone. During the next half-hour I drone warfare is visible yet virtually tries. A year ago the head of the Air so too is an education in which any strong Western bias has remained a saw three touch-and-go swoops by unseen. My random conversations Combat Command, Gen. Herbert aspect of Western civilisation is big concern among educators. In the drones, their wheels scarcely reach- with dozens of Syracuse residents in Carlisle, told a Senate subcommit- treated as anything less than sacred. sections of the course I taught, we ing the runaway before climbing many walks of life turned up scant tee that "an insatiable demand" was France’s clash Arab Muslims, Latino immigrants, spent a week on classical India and back above Syracuse's commercial knowledge or concern about the causing US drone operations to grow and African migrants have served as China (roughly the period between airport. Nearby, pilots were at the nearby drone operations. What's at a "furious pace." That pace has the straw persons for the economic 500 BCE and 500 CE) discussing controls in front of Air Force com- front and center is the metropoli- become even more furious since within civilizations uncertainties and racial anxieties women's roles in patriarchal societ- puters, learning how to operate the tan area's economic distress. Unlike President Trump took office. In stemming from globalisation and the ies. After a discussion of Hindu po- MQ-9 Reaper drone that is now a the well-financed Air National Guard early April a researcher at the Coun- 2008-09 financial crises. And those etry, one of my students wrote in an key weapon of US warfare from base, the city's crumbling infrastruc- cil on Foreign Relations, Micah Ze- By Hussein Shobokshi tions and cultures in absolute terms uncertainties explain much of the essay, "Chinese women resisted pa- Afghanistan to the Middle East to ture and budgets for relieving urban nko, calculated that President — ideas, religions, creeds, and sects anxiety over the possible fall of triarchy, but Indian women were Africa. Since last summer the De- blight are on short rations. When I Trump had approved an average of talked with people in low-income one drone attack per day -- a five- that collide and wrestle in a crazy Western civilisation to anti-West- demure." This was a typical exam- fense Department has been using the The results of the first round of and bloody way. It may be the be- ern teachings and demographic ple of what I have come to call runway and airspace at the Syracuse neighborhoods of Syracuse -- one fold increase from the rate under the presidential elections in France of the poorest cities in the United the Obama administration. Upstate ginning of the collapse of tradition- shifts in the United States and in "world stereotypes" - the quick, Hancock International Airport to brought to the fore the growing al institutions as defined by hu- Europe. This is all part of a larger dirty, and Eurocentric ways in which train drone operators, who work at States -- despair was often unmis- New York is leading the way for the signs of the end of the traditional the adjoining Air National Guard takable. A major study by the Cen- Pentagon's plan to expand its drone manity in its recognized forms and theme, of the West's obsession with high school teachers and college pro- party system in the world, wheth- may be the beginning of the for- seeing itself as the pinnacle of ev- fessors teach world history. It is the base. Officials say it's the first time tury Foundation identified Syracuse program from isolated areas into as the city with the highest concen- populous communities, which offer er it is the right-wing party or the mation of new institutions. The erything humanity has achieved. But idea that Western civilisation is au- that the federal government has al- left-wing party; both of them have make no mistake. White and Euro- tomatically better and that "non- lowed military drones to utilize a trations of poverty among African ready access to workers. One hun- clash of civilizations is old, not Americans and Hispanics in the dred and sixty miles to the west of decisively been hit. Today, there new, and the conflict has turned pean populist nationalism has always Western others" can neatly fit pre- commercial airport. It won't be the is the emergence and ascendancy been a part of modern Western po- existing stereotypes. It means that last time. No longer will the pilots United States. Locally, the latest Syracuse, just outside the city of different historical stages into who steer drones and fire missiles influx of federal largesse is for the Niagara Falls, an Air National Guard of one-person political system of clashes and battles between the litical thought. With the United courses like world history often governance rather than a party- Kingdom's Brexit vote and Donald serve as tools that reproduce a while staring at computer screens drone war, not for them. A group base -- the largest employer in the east and west, north and south, Trump winning the presidency in strong, pro-Western bias, and rein- be confined to remote areas like the called Upstate Drone Action has county -- is in the final stages of based setup. Individuals, who de- religions and sects. Sometimes it 2016, however, these fringe-group, force racial, ethnic, religious, and Nevada desert. With scant public in- been protesting at the Air National building a cutting-edge digital tech cide to walk against the mainstream is for political reasons, sometimes master race proponents are now fully gender-based prejudices. In the past formation or debate, sizable Ameri- Guard base on the outskirts of Syra- center with huge bandwidth. There, politics and read what the street for economic factors and some- mainstream, like they were in the few years, a number of school dis- can communities are becoming en- cuse with frequent vigils and persis- pilots and sensor operators will do wants, are taking the reins of gov- times for religious and cultural rea- 1930s. Last month in his column tricts have resisted even minor meshed in drone warfare on other tent civil disobedience. A recent dem- shifts at computer consoles, guiding ernance. We saw it in Britain’s vote sons. It can also be for employ- "The Crisis of Western Civ," Brooks changes in history curricula in which continents. Along the way, how deep- onstration, on Good Friday, includ- MQ-9 drones and firing missiles on and its exit from the European ment and re-employment accord- wrote, "Starting decades ago, many the idea of Western civilisation as ly will we understand -- in human ed nine arrests. The participants said kill missions. The center is on track Union. We also saw it clearly in ing to objectives of the situation. people, especially in the universi- something other than a positive terms -- what the drone war is doing in a joint statement: "What if our to become fully operational in a the election of Donald Trump as Today, the political West is living ties, lost faith in the Western civili- force for the world was a consider- to people far away? And to us? The country were constantly being spied matter of months. At the main gate the president of the United States in a striking and important phase. zation narrative … Now many stu- ation. takeoffs and landings of military upon by drones, with some of us of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Sta- of America. They managed to con- The society that was built and dents, if they encounter it, are taught This resistance has included Jeffer- drones at the Syracuse airport get killed by drones? What if many by- tion, a sergeant from the public-af- vince the people of globalization standers, including children, were fairs office was upbeat about the founded on a set of values, noble that Western civilization is a histo- son County, Colorado's school little attention in New York's fifth- that the world is flat — as described and lofty goals is now living in a ry of oppression." King tweeted in board, where one board member in- largest city. Already routine, the killed in the process? If that were base "operating the MQ-9 remote- by writer Thomas Friedman — happening, we would hope that some ly piloted aircraft." At city hall the state of “shock” with itself first March, "Wilders understands that sisted that the new Advanced Place- maneuvers are hardly noticed. In an and is full of twists and turns and then it is colliding with other culture and demographics are our ment curriculum for US History elevator at a hotel near the airport, people in that attacking country mayor of Niagara Falls, a liberal formed by the sectarian, ideologi- I mentioned the Reaper drone exer- would speak up and try to stop the Democrat, sounded no less pleased, through an unprecedented series of destiny. We can't restore our civili- should only "present positive as- cal and religious affiliations and far policies and legislations, which can sation with somebody else's babies." pects of the United States and its cises to an American Airlines flight killing. We're speaking up to try and while carefully sidestepping my ques- stop the illegal and immoral drone tions about whether he could see any removed from the idea of coexist- easily be described as aggressive, Brooks' column was a half-baked heritage." The Texas state school attendant who had just landed on ence, tolerance and fraternity. Even response to the rise of strongmen board has also been in this mix. They the same runway as the drones. "I attacks on countries against which downsides to the upcoming drone exclusionary and negative. It is ex- had no idea," she said. The Reaper Congress has not declared war." The role. A local businessman who chairs the notion of the end of the world, actly the opposite of what the in geopolitical affairs, including Pres- proposed a Mexican American her- as propagated by American author ident Donald Trump, Vladimir Pu- itage textbook that suggested Mex- drones using the Syracuse runway are last couple of months have not gone the Niagara Military Affairs Coun- political West was glorifying itself unarmed, the Air Force says. But well for authorities trying to discour- cil -- a private organization that has Francis Fukuyama in his famous as the protector of rights and the tin in Russia and Recep Erdogan in ican Americans had "adopted a rev- book with the same tile, that the Turkey, and the possibility for oth- olutionary narrative that opposed when trainees go operational, their age civil disobedience -- what orga- long spearheaded efforts to prevent fortress of minorities A clash with- ers like Marine Le Pen in France. Western civilization and wanted to computer work includes aiming and nizers call "civil resistance" -- at the closure of the base -- told me that fall of the Soviet Union is the end in civilizations might be a more King's nasty tweet was an indirect destroy this society". In Tennessee, launching Hellfire missiles at targets base. In early March, a jury in the getting the drone mission was cru- of the world as we know it. The accurate description of what is reply to Dutch right-wing politician the state school board stirred con- many thousands of miles away. De- Dewitt Town Court took just half cial for keeping the base open. In only one had foresight is famous happening within the West. A new Geert Wilders, who had repeatedly troversy in September 2016 when spite the official claims that drone an hour to acquit four defendants such ways, functioning locally while American writer and historian identity is trying to emerge. But called for the "de-Islamification" of it gutted Islamic history and culture strikes rarely hit civilians, some on all charges from an action two enabling globally, the political econ- Samuel P. Huntington, who raised the young Emmanuel Macron, the Netherlands, including an end from its seventh-grade social stud- evidence says otherwise. For exam- years ago that could have resulted omy and mass psychology of mili- the slogan of a “clash of civiliza- who beat others in the primaries, to Muslim immigration, the banning ies curriculum for fear of religious ple, leaked classified documents (ob- in a year behind bars for disorderly tarism do the work of the warfare tions” in his book with the same has now beaten Marine Le Pen, a of the Quran, and the closing of all "indoctrination." There is nothing tained by The Intercept) shed light conduct, trespassing and obstruction state. controversial title. What we see symbol of racism and hatred. mosques. Both Brooks and King wrong with teaching the history of on a series of US airstrikes code- of government administration. Lat- (Truthout) today is also the clash of civiliza- (Alarabiya) perceive the US and the West to be Western civilisation. The problem named Operation Haymaker. From under siege from anti-Western val- is that millions want the world to January 2012 to February 2013, ues and demographic shifts that see Western civilisation as sacro- those drone attacks in northeast would reduce European - or really, sanct. The problem is that Western Afghanistan killed more than 200 White -dominance in the US and in civilisation would not exist without people, but only about one-sixth of Europe. The problem is that West- the significant contributions of di- them were the intended targets. ern civilisation would not exist with- verse peoples and other civilisations Even without a missile strike, there out the significant contributions of from all over the globe. are traumatic effects of drones hov- diverse peoples and other civilisa- The problem is that Western civili- ering overhead. The former New tions from all over the globe. Amer- sation has also done much harm to York Times reporter David Rohde icans, in particular, are obsessed with the world. Slavery, global warfare, has described what he experienced the US being #1 and with continued and climate change are as much the during captivity by the Taliban in expressions of greatness and patri- legacy of Western civilisation and tribal areas of Pakistan: "The drones otism. But this is the opposite of the US as are industrialisation, fem- were terrifying. From the ground, it By Josh Rogin what Brooks believes regarding the inism, and parliamentary democra- is impossible to determine who or teaching of Western civilisation at cies. White Americans and Europe- what they are tracking as they cir- cle overhead. The buzz of a distant For almost four decades, the United the college and high school levels, ans should understand the full cata- States has upheld its commitment that professors have de-emphasised logue that is Western civilisation. A propeller is a constant reminder of imminent death." As civic leaders to help Taiwan provide for its own Western greatness. If anything, more white-washed history and more self-defense against China — but the many of these courses reinforce the European babies will definitely not in Syracuse and elsewhere embrace Trump administration has yet to stereotype of the West as fundamen- make America and the West great the expanding domestic involve- affirm it. As a planned arms-sales tally good for the globe. The first again. ment in day-to-day drone warfare, package lingers in limbo, officials, time I taught a course in world his- (Aljajeera) clear mention of the human toll far lawmakers and experts worry that President Trump may be granting yet another unreciprocated conces- sion to Beijing. The relatively small sale to Taiwan — worth just more than $1 billion — was set to go in LETTER TO THE EDITOR late 2016, but the Obama adminis- tration never pulled the trigger. Af- ter some early pro-Taiwan signals from President Trump, including a phone call with its president, most Taiwan watchers expected the new administration to move the pack- age forward quickly. Now, adminis- tration and congressional officials say, the deal is stalled due to a lack Afghanistan has been in war for more than three decades. The Afghan masses want a of administration consensus and the full stop to this prolong war. This war should be ended through any ways and means as fear that angering Beijing could the Afghan masses have been tired of war and desperately looking toward peace and complicate Trump’s top Asia prior- ity: solving the North Korean cri- ton won’t sell Taiwan the defense security to be restored in the war-hit country. sis. Those inside the government and expected the administration to fenses in the Trump era. Many are items it needs. Even if Tsai reaches Peace is the first demand of the masses. The National Unity Government should take on Capitol Hill who favor the sale quickly approve the still-pending advocating for a return to a more her goal, Taiwan cannot keep pace every available resource to restore peace and security in the country. No more room left say the administration risks giving package and notify Congress. Now, regular process whereby requests are with Beijing. Taiwan will spend about for the already troubled Afghans to further bear the brunt of casualties. Government in to China on one of its top prior- administration and congressional considered and sales notified on an $11.6 billion on defense this year, should convince the Taliban insurgents to renounce violence or they will face with iron ities in exchange for nothing con- officials say the White House has annual basis. “This is the only way compared with $146 billion spent crete, while putting the safety of not provided clear policy direction to avoid the speed bumps of the U.S.- by the Chinese government, accord- hands of the Afghan security forces through military operations in order to eliminate the island democracy in increased to the national-security agencies or China relationship stalling arms ing to official figures. The Penta- them all. danger. “I think it’s important we Congress, causing significant con- packages for years on end,” one U.S. gon’s 2016 report on China’s mili- Mudasir Ahmad, Kabul Afghanistan keep our commitments under the fusion. Adding to those concerns defense official said. The State De- tary states that the nation’s “pri- Taiwan Relations Act and under were the president’s comments last partment said it does not comment mary emphasis” is to develop capa- Ronald Reagan’s ‘Six Assurances,’?” month that he would consult with on pending arms sales. The White bilities for a potential conflict with House Foreign Affairs Committee Xi before speaking again with the House did not respond to requests Taiwan. China must be reminded that Chairman Edward R. Royce (R-Ca- Taiwanese president. Trump said he for comment. No matter which it cannot push the United States lif.) told me. “This helps keep the would not want to be “causing diffi- route the Trump administration away from its commitments to part- peace and stability in the Taiwan culty” for Xi while seeking his help takes, congressional support is as- ners in the region with vague prom- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must Strait.” The 1979 law to which with North Korea. One possibility sured. “I will strongly support any ises of help on North Korea that have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: Royce referred states that U.S. pol- is that the administration is prepar- arms package the Trump adminis- may never come. If China really [email protected] icy will be to “provide Taiwan with ing to bundle the limited Obama Tai- tration will put forward for our friend does believe that helping to solve arms of a defensive character,” and wan arms package with more robust and ally, Taiwan,” said Sen. Cory that crisis is in its interest, no Tai- Reagan’s 1982 “assurances” made weapons. The Taiwanese govern- Gardner (R-Colo.), who chairs the wan arms package will change that. clear that there was no end date for ment is expressing interest, for ex- Senate Foreign Relations subcom- The Trump administration must U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and that ample, in acquiring the F-35 Joint mittee on East Asia. Gardner was resist the temptation to sacrifice Disclaimer: the United States is not required to Strike Fighter. But doing so might one of seven senators who visited long-term objectives for short-term consult with Beijing on the issue. complicate the surrounding diplo- Taiwan last year and pressed Presi- aspirations. There will always be The views and opinions expressed in the articles are These two documents have been the macy even more and cause further dent Tsai Ing-wen to increase Tai- some imperative with Beijing that bedrock of bipartisan U.S. strategy delays. Some U.S. officials want wan’s own defense spending to 3 seems more urgent. But as Reagan those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or on Taiwan ever since. Trump to move forward with the percent of its gross domestic prod- well understood, the U.S. commit- Following the successful summit smaller arms package now, to estab- uct. Lawmakers worry that U.S. calls ment to Taiwan’s defense is too opinions of the Afghanistan Times. between Trump and Chinese Presi- lish that the United States is still for Taiwan to spend more on de- important to deal away. dent Xi Jinping last month, many committed to aiding Taiwan’s de- fense will ring hollow if Washing- (Truthout) TUESDAY. MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES 91pc of German firms in Russia demand removal of western sanctions

After arresting two American uni- an retaliation. But the current rhet- versity instructors and laying out oric from Pyongyang has a some- what it says was an elaborate, CIA- what familiar ring to it. Case in backed plot to assassinate Kim point: the movie "The Interview" Jong Un, North Korea is claiming in 2014. In June that year, the to be the victim of state-sponsored North denounced the Seth Rogen terrorism - from the White House. comedy, which portrays the assas- The assertion comes as the sination of Kim Jong Un for the U.S. is considering putting the CIA by two American journalists, North back on its list of terror spon- as "a most wanton act of terror sors. But the vitriolic outrage over and act of war." A few months lat- the alleged plan to assassinate Kim er, hackers broke into Sony Pic- last month is also being doled out tures Entertainment computers with an unusually big dollop of and released thousands of emails, retaliation threats, raising a famil- documents, Social Security num- iar question: What on Earth is go- bers and other personal informa- ing on in Pyongyang? North Ko- tion in an attempt to derail the rea's state-run media announced movie's release. The U.S. govern- German businesses with offices in newspaper noted. Trade volumes More than one third of companies Sunday that an ethnic Korean man ment blamed North Korea for the Russia are more concerned with between Germany and Russia in- also think that anti-Russian sanc- with U.S. citizenship was "inter- attack. Pyongyang denies involve- economic problems than with the creased by 43 percent up to 6.7 tions have a serious negative im- cepted" two days ago by authori- ment, but has praised the hackers. politics, Deutsche Wirtschafts billion euro in January and Febru- pact on bilateral business cooper- ties for unspecified hostile acts The North's claims of a plot to kill Nachrichten wrote. Many compa- ary compared with the same peri- ation between Germany and Rus- against the country. He was iden- Kim Jong Un with a biochemical nies demand the removal of anti- od of the previous year, the news- sia. According to the survey, 49% tified as Kim Hak Song, an em- agent also have an eerie similarity Russian sanctions as they negative- paper wrote. "Despite the ongo- of the respondents call for the im- ployee of the Pyongyang Univer- to the assassination of his es- ly affect business relations be- ing crisis in Russia, German com- mediate abolition of economic sanc- sity of Science and Technology. tranged half-brother, Kim Jong tween the countries. Canada's panies in the country see a signif- tions, while 42% demand their That came just days after the Nam, at an airport lobby in Ma- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ar- icant improvement in bilateral re- gradual reduction. Only 8% of the North announced the detention of laysia in February. In that attack, rives to adress the European Par- lations," the article said. companies want the sanctions to an accounting instructor at the seen by many as orchestrated by liament in Strasbourg, France, Feb- Russia's Foreign Minister Ser- stay in place, while 1% calls for same university, Kim Sang Dok, the North, two young women who ruary 16, 2017. gei Lavrov and Federica Mogheri- their extension. Since 2014, rela- also a U.S. citizen, for "acts of were allegedly tricked into think- In its publication, DWN re- ni, High Representative of the Eu- tions between Russia and the West hostility aimed to overturn" the ing they were taking part in a tele- ferred to a poll conducted by the ropean Union for Foreign Affairs deteriorated amid the crisis in country. PUST is North Korea's vision game show, rubbed the dead- Russian-German Chamber of For- and Security Policy and Vice Pres- Ukraine. Brussels, Washington and only privately funded university ly VX nerve agent onto the face of eign Trade. According to the sur- ident of the European Commis- their allies introduced several and has a large number of foreign the unsuspecting victim, who died vey, "91% of German firms oper- sion, during a meeting in Moscow. rounds of sanctions against Rus- teachers, including Americans. soon after. ating in Russia demand the aboli- At the same time, there are still sia on the pretext of its alleged in- What, if anything, the arrests have (AP) tion of anti-Russian sanctions," the serious economic obstacles that volvement in the Ukrainian con- to the alleged plot is unknown. But hinder fruitful cooperation be- flict, which Moscow has repeat- they bring to four the number of tween the countries. Sixty percent edly denied. In response to the re- U.S. citizens now known to be in of the companies believe that the strictive measures, Russia im- custody in the North. The others inflation and fluctuating exchange posed a food embargo on some are Otto Warmbier, serving a 15- South Sudan crisis: rates are among the most disrup- products originating in countries year prison term with hard labor tive factors affecting economic co- that have targeted it with sanctions. for alleged anti-state acts - he al- operation between the countries. (Sputniknews) Uzbekistan to strengthen legedly tried to steal a propaganda One million child banner at his tourist hotel - and Kim Dong Chul, serving a 10-year civil rights protection term with hard labor for alleged espionage. The reported arrest of refugees More than half of The Uzbek presidential appara- protection of their rights, freedoms another "Mr. Kim" - the North tus’ service for control and coordi- and legitimate interests, said the Korean man allegedly at the center nation of work with appeals of decree. The service will analyze of the assassination plot - is more individuals and legal entities estab- how the Uzbek government agen- ominous. According to state me- vapers in UK have lished in late 2016, has been trans- cies and the bodies of the econom- dia reports that began Friday, he is formed into the service for the pro- ic management ensure the civil a Pyongyang resident who was tection of civil rights, control and rights protection in the country. "ideologically corrupted and given up smoking coordination of work with appeals The service will also develop pro- bribed" by the CIA and South of individuals and legal entities of posals for improving law enforce- Korea's National Intelligence Ser- the country’s presidential appara- ment practices and the existing vice while working in the timber cigarettes: Survey tus, according to the decree of Uzbek legislation. industry in Siberia in 2014. The Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziy- This improving is aimed at elimi- Russian far east is one of the main oyev. The main task of the service nating the causes and conditions places where North Korean labor- is to ensure functioning of a quali- of systemic violations revealed ers are allowed to work abroad. tatively new and effective system during the consideration of appeals, The reports say Kim - his full name of work with appeals of individu- the decree said. has not been provided - was con- als and legal entities, aimed at full (Trend) verted into a "terrorist full of re- pugnance and revenge against the supreme leadership" of North Korea and collaborated in an elab- IlhamAliyev: Hope France’s orate plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un at a series of events, including More than one million children Children make up 62% of the efforts to contribute to fair a major military parade, that were have fled South Sudan because of 1.8 million people who have fled held last month. They allege Kim escalating conflict, the United Na- to neighbouring countries since the settlement of Karabakh conflict was in frequent contact through tions says. civil war started, according to the A similar number are also dis- latest UN figures. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham bly, OSCE, NATO, European Par- satellite communications with the "murderous demons" of the NIS placed within the country, accord- The conflict began in 2013 Aliyev said he hopes France’s liament, PACE, Non-Aligned ing to Leila Pakkala the regional when President Salva Kiir fired his hopes will contribute to a fair set- Movement, Organization of Islam- and CIA, who instructed him to use a biochemical substance that director of the UN children's agen- deputy. tlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan ic Cooperation and other interna- cy Unicef. (BBC) Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “I at- tional organizations regarding the is the "know-how of the CIA" and tach special importance to France’s conflict. “Armenia ignores all of that the hardware, supplies and efforts and hope that they will fi- the resolutions and decisions on funds would be borne by the South More than half of the millions of The survey into the use of elec- nally contribute to a fair settlement the conflict. France, like the other Korean side. Kim Jong Un attend- people who vape to help them quit tronic cigarettes and vapourisers of the Nagorno-Karabakh con- OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing ed the military parade on April 15 smoking have since given up ciga- found that people were over-esti- flict,” President Aliyev told countries, considers the status quo and made several other appearanc- rettes, a new survey has found. For mating the dangers of using the France’s President-elect Emman- unacceptable. Azerbaijan’s posi- es around that time to mark the the first time, more than half of smoking device. It showed that uel Macron in his congratulatory tion is that the conflict must be anniversary of his late grandfa- the current 2.9million people in only 13 per cent of those surveyed letter. The Azerbaijani president resolved only in accordance with ther's birthday. The initial reports the UK who vape no longer smoke said e-cigarettes were less harmful pointed in his letter to the four res- the norms of international law of the plot concluded with a vow using tobacco at all, the annual data than smoking. Some 26 per cent olutions of the UN Security Coun- within the territorial integrity of by the Ministry of State Security found. thought it was equally as harmful. cil, as well as decisions and resolu- Azerbaijan,” President Aliyev not- to "ferret out to the last one" the But Action on Smoking and The most common reasons for tions of the UN General Assem- ed. (BBC) organizers, conspirators and fol- Health’s (Ash) survey also found ditching tobacco and picking up a lowers of the plot, which it called that many vape users are still ex- vapouriser given were to help them "state-sponsored terrorism." posed to cancer-causing substanc- quit completely, and to save mon- The North Korean reports es found in tobacco smoke. This is ey. Will Sutton boss Doswell be Azerbaijan announces also said a "Korean-style anti-ter- A hiatus in “freedom of navigation” terway, one of the world’s busiest because they still “dual-use” regu- 'vaping' next to Wenger? rorist attack" would begin imme- operations in the South China Sea shipping lanes that carries more lar and electronic cigarettes. But Ash chief executive Deb- traffic rules on days of diately. Follow-up stories on the under Donald Trump’s presiden- than $5 trillion in annual trade. But Ann McNeill, professor of orah Arnott pointed out that there plot have focused on outraged cy does not mean the disputed he’s since made clear he’s counting tobacco addiction at King's Col- were still nine million active smok- North Koreans demanding re- waterway is becoming a dimin- on cooperation with Beijing to rein lege London, said the new figures ers. She said: "The rapid growth opening and closing of venge. It's anyone's guess what a ished priority for the U.S., accord- in North Korea, and has frequent- on the rising numbers of quitters in e-cigarette use has come to an "Korean-style" attack might entail. ing to Pacific Fleet Commander ly praised President Xi Jinping. are “encouraging”. She added: end while over a third of smokers Islamic Solidarity Games North Korea is known for its loud Scott Swift. Sense of Uncertainty “This year's Ash survey finds that have still never tried e-cigarettes, and belligerent rhetoric in the face “We just went through a change in Leaders of the 10-nation As- around 1.5 million vapers are ex- saying the main reasons are con- Baku Transport Agency and Baku ilar avenue to Yusif Safarov street of what it deems to be threats to administration,” Admiral Swift said sociation of Southeast Asian Na- smokers, for the first time a larger cerns about the safety and addic- Main Police Department have an- will be closed for movement after its leadership, and the reference to on Monday in a briefing in Sin- tions have also signaled a warmer number than those who continue tiveness of e-cigarettes. "It's very nounced traffic rules that will be noon. On the opening and closing ferreting out anyone involved in gapore. “I am not surprised that approach to China in recent to smoke. "This is encouraging important smokers realise that va- applied on the days of opening and days, spectators can go the Olym- the plot could suggest not only process has continued in a dialogue months. They put out a statement news as we know that vapers who ping is much, much less harmful closing of the 4th Islamic Solidari- pic stadium by subway and ex- action abroad but possible purges as the new administration gets its after a late-April summit in Ma- continue to smoke continue to be than smoking." ty Games. On the days of open- press buses specified by the Baku or crackdowns at home. "I wonder feet on the ground and determines nila noting “the improving coop- exposed to cancer-causing sub- The survey also found that ing and closing of the 4th Islamic Transportation Agency. Specta- if Kim Jong Un has become para- where would be appropriate to eration between Asean and China” stances. "The message for the 1.3 fruit has usurped tobacco as the Solidarity Games (on May 12 and tors will be brought to Baku Olym- noid about the influence Americans take advantage of these opportu- in the South China Sea. million vapers who still smoke is most commonly used flavour to 22), the traffic in some streets and pic stadium on three express are having on North Koreans, and nities and where we may want to They also welcomed that they need to go further and use in vapes. avenues of the capital will be re- routes, that is, from 20 Yanvar, about the possibility of U.S. ac- switch completely." (STANDARD) stricted. On those days, the roads Ganjlik and Gara Garayev metro wait.” “progress to complete a frame- tion against him," said Bruce Ben- “We just present the opportuni- work of the Code of Conduct in from the junction in front of Ex- stations from 6:00pm to 9:00pm nett, a senior defense analyst and celsior Hotel in Heydar Aliyev on the opening day and from ties when we have a ship in the the South China Sea” by the mid- North Korea expert at the RAND area and there is an area of inter- dle of this year. Immigrant asylum seeker avenue to Sabunchu settlement 5:00pm to 8:00 on the closing day. Corporation. "Will Kim increase and from Azneft square in Neftch- (Trend) est,” he said, adding the Navy con- Swift downplayed any shift in his internal purges of North Kore- tinues to propose such operations. policy, saying within the military an elites? Will he focus on North Get the latest on global politics in the process for proposing threw woman out of Korean defectors, people who the your inbox, every day. Get our FONOPs continued. Kazakh foreign ministry on regime would like to silence? Or newsletter daily. He said there would be advan- window, broke her legs will he do both?" Tensions between The U.S. hasn’t conducted any tages in doing them, noting a sense outcome of 4th talks on Syria North Korea and its chief adver- FONOPs in the South China Sea of uncertainty in Asia since the elec- when she refused sex saries - the U.S. and South Korea - since Trump took office, a Penta- tion about the U.S.’s future role. Astana hosted on May 3-4 the have been rising over Pyongyang's gon official said previously. Such “From that sense of uncertainty An asylum seeker who has settled in Germany has been accused of day meeting were announced at a nuclear and missile programs, as throwing a woman out of a window and breaking both her legs because Fourth High-level International plenary session with the partici- operations -- where ships sail near comes a sense of angst in the re- Meeting on Syria within the frame- well as joint U.S.-South Korean features claimed by China and oth- gion,” he said. she refused to have sex with him. The man, identified only as Dawit A., pation of all parties. In his re- military exercises that include work of the Astana Process, the marks, Kazakh Foreign Minister ers to challenge their assertions to “One could argue that is 34 years old. His country of origin is not known though it is believed Kazakh foreign ministry said. training for a possible "decapita- exclusive access -- have typically FONOPs would be one way to to be in Africa. He arrived in Germany in 2014. It is claimed he drank Kairat Abdrakhmanov stressed tion strike" to kill the North's se- "Delegations of the government of that the Astana Process, which was produced protests from Beijing. reduce that sense of uncertainty.” alcohol at the refugee center where he lives in the town of Bensheim, Syria and the Syrian armed oppo- launched with the direct partici- nior leaders. Bennett noted that The U.S. is not a claimant in the Still, Swift said, they also carried southern Germany, before threatening the woman – identified as Tirhas sition, the guarantor states of the pation and full support of the Pres- such training has been included and and also thought to be of African origin – with a broken bottle. Frankfurt expanded upon in annual war- South China Sea, where China has negative implications in the way ceasefire regime – Iran, Russia and ident of Kazakhstan, Nursultan built military airstrips and boost- they were publicized. State Court heard Tirhas visited Dawit’s room in July 2016 with anoth- Turkey, – as well as high repre- Nazarbayev, has become an impor- games hosted by South Korea, er couple for dinner. She alleges he later turned violent, made her lie sentatives of the United Nations, which were bigger than ever this ed its naval presence. “We are losing the broad mes- tant negotiating platform, meaning- Trump called out China during his sage that this is a rules-based ap- down, asked if she had ‘another man’, then threw her from the window. Jordan and the United States took fully complementing the Geneva year. The wargames, called Key She fell 15ft onto concrete below. The prosecution said he became angry part in the negotiations," the re- Resolve/Foal Eagle, just finished, election campaign for its reclama- proach,” he said. format. tion of rocks and reefs in the wa- (Bloomberg) because he wanted sex and she refused him. lease said. The results of the two- (Kazaq) without any signs of North Kore- (BBC) TUESDAY . MAY 09, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Singapore wants e-commerce com- panies to expand and the digital Turkish industrial output was economy across South East Asia higher in March compared to the to grow, the government's minis- same month last year, according ter for trade and industry has said to official data released on Mon- as it looks to take over as chair of day. A report from the Turkish Sta- ASEAN (Association of South tistical Institute (TurkStat) re- East Asian Nations) next year.08 vealed that Turkey's calendar-ad- May 2017 justed industrial production rose Lim Hng Kiang told the Sin- by 2.8 percent year-on-year in gapore Business Federation's March 2017. The term "calendar- ASEAN conference that Singapore adjusted" is used to refer to data is preparing measures to help com- that has removed calendar and hol- panies in the ASEAN economic iday-originated effects. Among community (AEC) region expand three sub-indexes compared with when it takes over the role from the same month last year, the min- the Philippines in 2018. "We have ing and quarrying index suffered identified e-commerce and other by 3.8 percent in March 2017, ac- initiatives relating to the digital cording to the report. The electric- economy as [priorities]. This is a ity, gas, steam and air conditioning new focus area under AEC 2025. supply index and the manufactur- groupings (MIGs) were examined, the largest increase was in durable There is interest among most ing index surged by 7.7 percent consumer goods by 6.4 % in March 2017, compared with previous ASEAN member states to devel- and 2.5 percent, respectively, in month," the institute said. The production of intermediate goods was op their e-commerce capabilities, the month compared to March last the second best performer among the main industrial groupings -- 2.7 to tap on emerging opportunities year, according to TurkStat. percent -- from the previous month. Turkey's industrial output is deemed presented by the digital economy," The report also showed that as a vital indicator for economy as it is seen as a preliminary gouge for Lim said. Regional trade rules gov- the production level was also high- Gross Domestic Products (GDP) growth of the country, which estimat- erning e-commerce will be stream- er -- 1.3 percent -- in the month ed to be 4.4 percent in 2017 according to Medium-Term Program of lined to promote greater digital compared with the figure from Turkey's Development Ministry. connectivity in the region and lower April 2017. "When the sub sec- (DAILYSABAH) operating barriers to entry. tors of the seasonally and calen- "We will also ensure that these dar-adjusted industrial sector are incorporated into our current [based on 2010=100] were exam- regime and new trade agreements," businesses to enjoy lower admin- foreign economic policy", Lim ASEAN cyber capacity pro- ined, mining and quarrying index Financial experts lift he said. Singapore will also work istrative and time-to-market said. "ASEAN has consistently gramme will pay for resources, increased by 2.1 percent, manu- on trade facilitation measures in the costs," Lim said. By 2030, ASEAN been Singapore’s most important expertise and training. facturing index surged by 1.6 per- region, Lim said, introducing an is forecast to have an economy market and largest trading partner. Singapore also launched an ini- cent, while electricity, gas, steam 2017 UK economy ASEAN-wide self-certification re- worth $6 trillion and a population In 2016, 25.7% or S$217.1 billion tiative called CyberGreen, which and air conditioning supply index gime and an ASEAN 'single win- of more than 700 million, Lim said. ($154 billion) of Singapore’s world aims to improve countries' aware- decreased by 1.1 percent in March dow' (ASW). The self-certification "This is attributed to the grow- trade was with ASEAN. Singapore ness of the state of their own cy- 2017, compared with previous growth expectations scheme will let authorised export- ing foreign direct investment, a accounts for the majority of intra- ber health and potential vulnera- month," TurkStat said. According ers self-certify that their goods young and rising middle class, and ASEAN trade, at 31% and is a key bilities. to a survey conducted by Anadolu meet requirements for preferential an abundance of natural resources. intermediary for external trade All ASEAN member states Agency's Finance Desk on Friday, treatment, and the ASW will use ASEAN is also envisaged to be the flows into ASEAN," he said. will be able to access CyberGreen the median estimate for annual in- despite Brexit talks electronic information exchange to fourth largest single market in the Singapore said in October last through Singapore for free, and get dustrial production in 2017 stands speed up customs clearance. "This world by 2030 after the EU, US, year that it would invest S£10 mil- a report on the state of their own at 2.5 percent. will facilitate seamless movement and China," he said. The AEC "re- lion ($7 million) in cybersecurity country’s cyber health status. "When the seasonally and cal- of goods within ASEAN, allowing mains the cornerstone of Singapore for the whole ASEAN region. The (OUT-LAW) endar-adjusted main industrial Iran Presidential Hopeful Raisi Vows to Tackle Unemployment

The Australian Dollar took a little knock Monday thanks to news of a huge drop in building-permit is- suance which eclipsed more up- This Thursday, markets are expect- creased their 2017 UK economy beat numbers released simulta- ing the Bank of England (BoE) to growth expectations. Now, econ- neously. Well it might. Issuance predict steady economic growth omists’ UK GDP forecasts stand dropped by 13.4% on the month for the current year. Moreover, at 1.7pc, up from 1.6pc. More- and 19.9% on the year in March, market consensus sees the UK over, they cut their unemployment according to the Australian Bureau GDP rebounding from the sluggish outlook from 5.2pc to 5pc. of Statistics. Both were massively start of 2017. On the 11th of May, 2018 contradicting forecast Mark Carney will be speaking on However, financial experts are below February's figures which the latest UK inflation report. This not this optimistic, when looking showed a monthly rise of 8.9% and report is reflecting the growth of further in the future. Forecasts for an annualized fall of 4.9%. Build- the bank and the forecasts for in- 2018 show that they anticipate a ing permits are a sign of future con- flation levels. Moreover, inflation slowdown in the UK economy struction plans. report is presenting the risks to growth in the upcoming year. The They are essential for gauging likely the UK economy. In addition to experts have decreased their 2018 investment and housing demand, the inflation report, markets are UK economy growth forecasts which don't look great on this Seyed Ebrahim Raisi who is run- said, adding that it means the ad- expecting BoE’s decision in regards from 1.4pc to 1.3pc. These two showing. Permits had rebounded Euro rallies after ning for Iran’s presidency ex- ministration should create one to to the interest rates. Also, the BoE conflicting forecasts are mirroring since the start of 2017, but contin- pressed deep concern over the un- one and a half million jobs annual- Monetary Policy Summary report the difficulty of analyzing the mar- ue to show a broad slide from peak employment rate in the country ly. Raisi, a Principlist, is believed is due this Thursday. ket situation in the UK. For in- levels the year before. Other March Emmanuel Macron and pledged to resolve the crisis. to be a serious rival for President Bank authorities’ forecasts stance, Visa’s consumer spending data have suggested better health In a live televised interview Hassan Rouhani, who is seeking a were slightly wrong about the UK index, household spending growth for the construction sector overall aired on Sunday night, Raisi, who second term. Two major political economy growth in 2016. Initial- slowed down in April. The figures , even as new-home sales fell. Aus- is the chief custodian of the Holy camps are at the heart of Iran’s ly, after Brexit referendum took came at 0.5pc, down from 1pc in wins French election Shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) in politics, which are known as Re- place in June 2016, officials have the 12 months to March. On the tralia's housing marked is propped the northeastern Iranian city of formists and Principlists. All oth- been prediction the sharp slow- other hand, business confidence up by record-low interest rates . Mashhad, expounded on his plans er possible candidates not affiliat- down in the UK economy devel- data is on the rise. The Institute of However, last month's policy min- to resolve the country’s economic ed with any one of these two opment. However, after the UK Chartered Accountants in England utes from the Reserve Bank of problems, including unemploy- camps are considered as indepen- showed some potential, BoE mem- and Wales’s (ICAEW) index has Australia showed growing concern ment. He criticized the incumbent dent. bers changed their mind. They lift- entered the positive territory for over housing market risks. House- administration’s performance in The 12th presidential election ed their expectations in November the first time since mid-2016. The hold credit growth is a particular job creation and said if the admin- in Iran will be held on May 19. and February, as the UK economy ICAEW’s director of business worry. It continues to roar ahead istration wants to proceed with the The previous presidential election advanced quicker than expected. Stephen Ibbotson has stated: “It’s of income growth. This has raised same strategy that it has adopted in June 2013 saw Rouhani emerg- Below, see the chart of the UK Q- encouraging to see that confidence question marks at the central bank over the past four years, it will ing victorious by garnering 50.7 o-Q GDP growth. Yet, the contin- is starting to rise after a sustained over the economy's longer-term take 10 years to resolve the unem- percent of a total of over 36 mil- uous rise in the employment and period of decline.” stability. ployment problem provided that lion votes. Nearly 50.5 million Ira- the strong UK services sector met- The overall financial and busi- Away from construction t here was no more people enter the work- nians were eligible to vote in the rics impacted economists’ beliefs. ness environment is advancing better news on the overall busi- force. 11th presidential election, while the They now thought that the poor across the UK. The information ness-sentiment front. The National “In order to tackle the unem- voter turnout in the polls stood at numbers were just a random devi- technology, manufacturing, and ployment crisis, several millions 72.7 percent. ation from the normal trend. There- utility sectors are also on the rise. Australia Bank's survey showed of jobs should be created,” the cleric (BBC) fore, independent experts have in- (BBC) firms assessment of business con- The euro rallied to $1.1010 from $1.0998 in early forex trading in Asia ditions perked up in April. That on Monday after pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron won the index rose to 14, to its joint high- French presidency, scoring a resounding victory over far-right rival est since 2008 (confusingly the Marine Le Pen. previous peak had been last month The 39-year-old's victory effectively eliminates any risk of France but that was revised lower). The leaving the single currency bloc, although markets had largely priced in Pakistan, Oman agree to enhance Le Pen's defeat after polls consistently showed Macron well in front. long-run average for this series is (CNN) way below current levels , at just 5 . Business confidence jumped to trade, economic relations 13, NAB said, from just 6 a month ago. Job advertisements also got a Kuwait Energy boost, in another sign of domestic Pakistan and Oman have agreed to economic health. They rose by enhance their trade and economic 1.4% on the month in April ac- relations. cording to Australia and New seeks premium The understanding came at a meet- Zealand Bank. Th a t was well ing between Adviser on Foreign above the 0.3% rise seen in March. Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Oman's Overall the data paint a pic- Foreign Minister Yousaf Bin ture of an Australian economy in listing on LSE Alawi Bin Abdullah here on Mon- reasonable shape, but the collapse Oil and gas firm Kuwait Energy a premium listing. day. in building permits clearly flags a said on Wednesday it is seeking a Chief Executive Sara Akbar Later addressing a joint news con- potential problem. premium listing on the London described the London Stock Ex- ference, Adviser on Foreign Affairs Investors will be very keen to Stock Exchange in a bid to fund change as a “natural home for Ku- Sartaj Aziz said the two countries see what sort of trend develops, growth across the Middle East and wait Energy” and stressed its have historic association and there North Africa. The company, with “track record of operational deliv- are tremendous opportunities for and we can expect unusual focus enhancing relations in different on this data next month. assets across Oman, Egypt, Iraq ery in the MENA region” which is and Yemen, said the initial public expected to provide “a stable plat- fields including investment and That said markets don't expect enhanced people to people con- any change in Australian interest offering (IPO) is expected to raise form from which to take the com- gross primary proceeds of about pany to the next level of growth.” tacts. rates this year, and possibly into To achieve that objectives, the next, even if they are reasonably $150 million from an issue of new ordinary shares. It will apply for The London Stock Exchange two countries have agreed to sign certain that the next move will be a admission in June, hoping to is targeting more listings from com- of different memorandum of un- rise. achieve a sufficient free float to panies in the Middle East, follow- derstanding, he added. (CNN) meet the eligibility requirements for ing a dearth of initial public offer- (Dailytimes) TUESDAY. MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Mahhi Vij says that she and Jay Bhanushali are keen on starting a family this year

Actor Mahhi Vij is making the strengthened our relationship. time for each other. With hectic point to somehow find time for most of her married life. Unlike [Also], we are mature enough to shooting schedules that most TV each other,” shares Mahhi. popular perception that being not let such things affect us in any actors have, does it become tough On quizzed about whether married to a person of the same way,” says Mahhi who has worked to manage time to spend with each they plan to start a family any time profession can be a bane, the actor in TV soaps such as Shubh Kad- other or take a quick vacation? “It soon, Mahhi quips, “Yeah, that’s believes that it rather makes it eas- am, Kaisi Lagi Lagan and more, but mostly happens that when I’m on my mind and I’m keen to start ier to understand the person and she’s famously known for her role working, he’s free, and on days a family this year. Right now, I’m be more involved in each others’ as Nakusha in TV show Laagi when he’s shooting, I have no working on something, which I can lives. “It makes it easy for the other Tujhse Lagan. It’s never like we work. So this is something that has reveal only after a month or so. person, as they provide you with [Jay and I] both are busy at the been continuing, and it’s seldom Once that [project] finishes, we a helping hand and you can talk to same time. If that happens, we that we both are busy at the same definitely would plan our family.” each other without holding back make it a point to somehow find time. If that happens, we make it a (Hindustan Times) anything,” says Mahhi, who is married to actor Jay Bhanushali. National Award winning star, flattery. And it just showcases ad- Muslim, Sikh, Issai…'”. The two, who silently tied the knot Sonam Kapoor has urged fans and miration. Please don’t get person- Wedding bells for Sonam in a courtroom, have been married Never read a Chetan Bhagat social media users not to get per- al and troll,” Sonam posted. Kapoor, Anand Ahuja? The col- for six years now. Ask her how sonal and troll celebrities. Sonam, On April 21, a part of the umn was her way of expressing being in the same field has worked who was trolled on social media Khoobsurat actor’s column went anguish at being trolled by people wonders to her marriage, Mahhi book in my life: 2 States, Half for misquoting the national anthem viral on the internet highlighting her and the trend of trolling on the net adds, “It actually helps deepen in her column that she writes for a misquoted lines from the anthem. lately. In the past, the actress has your understanding. Jay and I dis- publishing house, posted the re- It read: “I love my country but been trolled for talking about the cuss almost everything . From quest on Twitter on Sunday. for some of you – and you’re the four-day meat ban in Mumbai in money to the projects we are work- Girlfriend star Arjun Kapoor “I request my followers and bigots, not me – I become ‘anti- 2015. Sonam had said that “India ing on. We always seek each oth- He is gearing up for the release of fans not to hate someone and get national’ only because I ask ques- will remain a third world country er’s advice.” So are there any con- his second film based on the best- personal towards other celebrities. tions or choose to be critical. Lis- because of the intolerant misogy- flicts or clash of opinions, since selling writer but Bollywood ac- Be better than that. Please remem- ten to the national anthem… recall nistic close minded few”. both of them are in the same work tor Arjun Kapoor has claimed that ber imitation is the best form of the line you heard as kids, ‘Hindu, (Tribune) sphere? “No. It has rather he has “never read” a Chetan Bhagat book. “I have never read a Chetan Bhagat book in my life. But yes, I have worked on two films Diana adapted from his novels. I think I never faced any problem on that because none of my directors sug- Penty gested me to read them and those scripts were pretty substantial for me to understand the character. Since in both the films, Chetan was signs an a part of the scripting process, I am sure he kept the essence of the character,” the actor said. Arjun action Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor are is conditioned in such a manner that thought developed in our subcon- starring together for the first time we tend to think that knowing scious mind,” he added. “I think in Half Girlfriend. Arjun earlier fea- English makes a person intelligent this is a very special film because drama tured in 2 States opposite Alia and smart. “In my daily life, if he has given me arguably the best Bhatt and will soon be seen along someone is not comfortable to and toughest role yet. My charac- side Shraddha Kapoor in Mohit speak in English, I quickly start ter Madhav Jha is a selfless man Suri’s Half Girlfriend - both based speaking in Hindi as I am at ease who is preparing himself to do film on Bhagat’s books. Directed by with both the languages. But judg- something good for his villagers, Mohit Suri, Half Girlfriend re- ing someone based on that... I don’t especially women. You really do volves around the journey of a man do that consciously. However, the not get a chance to play such a opposite from Bihar who faces difficulty in thought (of the other person not character in a love story in the getting accustomed to urban life knowing English) crosses our mind present time. And working with and get college admission due to for once,” Arjun said. “We devel- Mohit made me live through the John Dave Bautista his lack of command over the En- op this mentality where knowing character. I think that is why work- glish language. Talking about the English is mandatory to get work ing with the right director for the issue, Arjun said it always hap- opportunity, and to socialise with right character is important for an thinks Marvel pens in real life as people’s mind urban people... So it’s an unsaid actor to grow,” Arjun further said. Abraham (Santa Banta) Indian audiences fell in love with Diana Pety when she essayed the role of a simple Indian girl in Cocktail. She then surprised the audience by will soon acquire playing the free spirited 'Happy' in Happy Bhag Jayegi - a complete Alia Bhatt comes every other contrast to Cocktail's Meera! Now, get ready to see her in a totally different avatar in her first action-drama venture, which is being pro- Spider-Man duced by KriArj Entertainment and John Abraham. The movie, tenta- tively titled Shantivaan, is a gripping action thriller, based on the real life day and sits for hours with events that took place in 1998, around the five nuclear bomb test explo- sions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in rights from Sony Jaisalmer. Talking to a news daily Diana said, `I read the script and liked Actor Dave Bautista says he feels that they’re staying so true to the Yash, Roohi: Karan Johar it instantly. It's quick paced, intelligent and what's most exciting for me Marvel Studios will one day re- comics with this whole series and is that it's based on a true story. To be able to tell a story of such great claim the Spider-Man franchise, I think that’s because Marvel Stu- Karan Johar became a father to his national importance and recreate history in a way, is what really drew which they had sold off to Sony in dios has gotten involved. “I think twin babies Roohi and Yash Johar, me to this film. And yes, this is my first film in the action-drama genre. 1985. The 48-year-old wrestler- before, I think it was Sony who who were born two-and-half The idea has always been to try something different each time, and I'm actor says he is eagerly waiting for had control. And I think they’re months prematurely on February glad I've had the opportunities to do so.` The script has been written by 7. The twins were discharged from Spider-Man: Homecoming which doing a partnership now, but I think hospital on March 29, and has tak- Saiwyn Quadros and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh (the writers behind the is a collaboration between the two they will - I don’t know this for hit film, Neerja) and will be directed by Abhishek Sharma. The film goes en over Karan’s life. His world now studios, reported FemaleFirst. sure - but I think they’re going to revolve around theirs. Karan, ar- on floors on May 30 this year. Apart from this, Diana is also rumoured “Spider-Man is the one I’m really reacquire Spider-Man,” Bautista to be starring in the sequel of Happy Bhag Jayegi. Anand L Rai's pro- guably Bollywood’s most invet- looking forward to. I love that kid said on Talk Is Jerichos podcast. erate party animal, has been out duction venture was a sleeper hit in 2016, and was Diana's return to the - I love Tom Holland. I also love (Tribune) screen after a long break. She is also seen featuring in a very popular TV much in the last 18 days. Or commercial alongside Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt these days. Ru- thought about work. He quite sim- mours are rife that fans are keen on seeing the three actors together in a ply has his hands full at home. film. Diana has also just finished shooting Lucknow Central, a jail break “My life has changed since An immigration officer Roohi and Yash arrived,” Karan thriller, in which she plays the role of an NGO worker. The film stars said in an interview with Hindustan Farhan Akhtar and is slated to release on 15th September this year. made a bizarre comparison Times. “At 44, this is my biggest blockbuster. I still haven’t realised the enormity of what’s happened. between me, Mahira: They’re only two months old. But It will be I can’t get over the fact that they are mine. It’s like a powerful very wrong Sara Khan switch has suddenly come on in Pinkvilla. Giving her two cents about how Indian and Pakistani industry my life, filling the emptiness in my personal space with new energy. to choose varies, Sara said, “Working culture is different. A few though yet major My universe was Dad, Mom and differences are there. Over there they don’t believe in creating sets at all. films. But now there are Roohi and between my Every location is a real location. The makeup is also very natural. It Yash. My two new friends.” He doesn’t feel as if it is some shoot happening but like a real life thing, it’s went on to say, “I’ve decided that so natural.After working in Pakistan I realised that realism is very im- as soon as they are old enough, father and portant. The real incidents that they focus on are executed well in their and before they start school, I’m shows.” Sara further talked about how people here perceived Indian going to bring Roohi and Yash to brother: cinema. “I have met so any people out there who love India for its the office. Why not! Aren’t they beauty and culture. They love Bollywood. In their cinema halls, most of productions of Dharma Produc- Varun Dhawan has worked with Varun our Bollywood movies run while on their TV sets, our shows are al- tions? I want everybody here to his father David Dhawan (in Main ways playing,” she said. She was also asked if she faced any problems know them. I want them to be all Tera Hero; 2013, and is currently during her star in Pakistan, to which she responded, “I never faced any over the place. And I’m already shooting for Judwaa 2) as well as Dhawan tension or stress at work. You know, my producers out there were very looking at building a crèche here. It his elder brother, Rohit Dhawan considerate considering I was the only Indian out there. I got more will be like Disneyland!” “I’m also (in Dishoom; 2016). But when actor reveals that he “had to beg respect because I was an Indian.” She went on to say that an immigra- looking forward to them travelling he’s asked which of the two he Rohit” to cast him in his film, be- tion officer in Pakistan said to her “When Mahira Khan was not let go with me when I go outstation on would prefer to work with, the cause Rohit had refused to consid- off easily in India and was deported from the Indian airport at Delhi, so shoots. Bebo’s son Taimur is a few actor says, “I can’t choose. It will er Varun for any of his films. “I why should we let you go off so easily.” Reflecting on this incident, she months older than Roohi and Yash, be very wrong for me to choose had to tell him that I really wanted shared, “That was the only incident that happened at the immigration and she and I have already started between them. First of all, I think to work [with him] and that I counter, else nowhere did I face any kind of comparison or was held making plans for holidays togeth- it’s wrong to compare Rohit to dad. thought we would do a good job,” against the happening with Mahira in India. In fact, outside, they all er!” he adds. The nursery Gauri But I feel, for any director who says Varun. Varun Dhawan was took every care of me. You know, I have been going to Pakistan for 6-7 Khan designed for Karan Johar’s Since India-Pakistan relations went to shoot her latest Pakistani dra- twins is what dreams are made of has made just two films, Rohit is directed by his brother, Rohit Dha- sour recently, not many artists ma, Laiken. The Baykhudi star has months. This is my second show out there. The way we were unaware right up there, among the best [di- wan in Dishoom. The actor, who Karan reflected on the day his ba- have attempted to cross over for always been very vocal about how about a lot of things and relied on news channels, similarly, over there, bies came home, “The day they rectors] any actor can work with.” debuted with Karan Johar’s Stu- collaborations. The situation well she was treated in Pakistan, people weren’t aware of the scenario faced by Mahira and Fawad in dent of the Year (2012), adds that came home from the hospital is an Varun Dhawan’s father, David hasn’t improved enough but for- and it wasn’t any different this detail. They too relied on news channels. I used to travel after 15 days experience that’s going to stay Dhawan directed him in Main Tera his father and brother “aren’t dif- tunately, TV actor Sara Khan took time when she exclusively shared to both the countries and see that things were pretty normal here and etched in my memory. Hero. The Badrinakth Ki Dulhania ficult” to please on the set. a bold step and crossed the border her experience on working here to there as well.” (Tribune) (Santa Banta) TUESDAY . MAY 09, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES England Jonny Bairstow U17s 4-0 targets Ukraine Champions U17s: Trophy place for Jadon England Under 17s beat Ukraine debutant Aidan Barlow of England 4-0 on Sunday to secure their spot Manchester United rounded off the in the UEFA U17s European win in the 69th minute. England Jonny Bairstow is still unsure if Sancho Championship in Croatia. have now won all eight of their he can force his way into England's Manchester City winger Jadon matches in the 2016/17 season, and starting Champions Trophy XI, Sancho was the key man for the the defeat for Ukraine means they despite delivering a timely remind- Three Lions, setting up two goals are now eliminated. England, who er of his quality against Ireland at stars in before scoring himself in the fine beat Norway 3-1 on Thursday, are Lord's. Bairstow struck an unbeat- victory. Sancho teed up Chelsea's now on six points, two ahead of en 72 from just 44 balls which pro- George McEachran on 20 minutes second-placed Netherlands with a pelled England to 328-6 on Sun- Players Championship Novak to give England the lead, before his game remaining. Steve Cooper's day, a total they defended with ease easy cross for Rhian Brewster's header young lions now face the Nether- to clinch a 2-0 series win. Speak- made it 2-0 on 32 minutes. lands in Zapresic on Wednesday ing after the victory, Sky Sports' memories: Fred Couples’ Djokovic Sancho then scored himself, evening as they look to finish top Nasser Hussain said he did not rebounding after his initial effort of the Group D standings. think there was a way for Bair- victory had hit the bar on 36 minutes, and (BBC Sport) stow to force his way into En- hole-in-three from 1999 could gland's starting line-up for the Champions Trophy, which is live on Sky Sports in June. bring in Despite Hussain's verdict, Bairstow said: "It's something I've been targeting (the Champions new super Trophy); I want to be a part of every England side going forward. "We have a heck of a lot of coach to talent in the group, but if I put in the performances then who knows? The rest is completely follow in above me." Bairstow had also lost the wicket-keeping position to Bill- Boris ings and admitted that had been a tough blow to take. "It's something I've worked Becker’s very hard on, and when I have kept in the ODIs I'd like to think I've With Players Championship week reached the penultimate hole of his done pretty well," he added. finally upon us, we continue our opening round, where he proceed- footsteps "It was obviously desperate- countdown of iconic TPC ed to splash his tee shot in to the ly disappointing but when selec- Sawgrass moments by recalling hazard. Couples elected against tion is made it is what it is, and Fred Couples’ crazy par from heading to the drop zone and had that's how you move forward. 1999. Couples, a former winner of another attempt from the tee box, "It's a case of taking the op- golf's unofficial "fifth major", is with his next effort dropping portunity if it arises. There are part of an elite group to have posted straight in to the cup for a slam- two ways of looking at it. a hole-in-one at the signature 17th dunk par! That unlikely three "When I was left out of the - where he also signed for arguably sparked a Couples comeback, Test side, you either go back to the most unlikely par ever seen at where he made the cut before Yorkshire and you hide or stand the Stadium Hole. shooting up the leaderboard to end up and try and take it forward." The American was struggling the week in fourth spot. (Sky Sport) at five-over-par in 1999 when he (Sky Sport)

Novak Djokovic says he won't Tony Bellew hints WBO "rush" but has hinted at bringing in a stellar name after surprisingly parting company with his entire coaching team. The former world heavyweight champion No 1 and 12-time Grand Slam Lukas Postlberger upset the odds to settle for second and third re- more than a minute in the late con- champion ended his successful and to take victory on the opening stage spectively, while Bennett was fusion, with LottoNL-Jumbo's long-term partnership with his of the 100th Giro d'Italia in Olbia. 10th. Coupled with the climber's general classification hopeful coach Marian Vajda, fitness coach A bunch sprint had been expected blue jersey for his team-mate Ce- Steven Kruijswijk giving up 13 Joseph Parker could be Gebhard Phil Gritsch, and phys- at the end of the 206km stage from sare Benedetti, part of the day's seconds. iotherapist Miljan Amanovic after Alghero, and Postlberger went to breakaway, it was a glorious day With time bonuses applied, Postl- last month's Masters tournament the front of the peloton with two for Bora-Hansgrohe, who hold all berger leads the race by four sec- in Monte Carlo having also ended kilometres left to start the lead- four jerseys at the end of the first onds from Ewan. "It's a surprise," his next opponent a three-year relationship with leg- out for his Bora-Hansgrohe team- stage. Overall contenders Nairo Postlberger said. I knew my shape end Boris Becker at the end of last mate Sam Bennett of Ireland. Quintana of Movistar and Geraint was good. We wanted to try to Tony Bellew says he has already season. Andy Murray ousted the However, he opened up a gap on Thomas of Team Sky finished safe- lead Sam Bennett out but he lost been sounded out by Joseph Park- Serb as world No 1 at the end of the chasing pack and pushed on to ly in the pack, despite the disrup- my wheel and, when I saw a gap, I er’s camp after the New Zealander last season after rehiring Ivan Lendl, take his first WorldTour victory - tion caused by a late crash, which decided to try myself. retained his WBO world heavy- while another former world No 1, and the famous pink jersey - much occurred just outside the 3km cut- "I gave all I had, it worked out. weight title. Parker laboured to a Carlos Moya, has joined Rafael to the Austrian's own disbelief. off point that guarantees riders will This is my first professional win points win over Razvan Cojanu in Nadal's coaching team this season. Behind, big-name sprinters Caleb not lose time because of an inci- and I get the maglia rosa. It will his first WBO title defence on Sat- And with barely two weeks Ewan (Orica-Scott) and Andre dent. However, not everyone was take me a long time to believe this." urday and has made no secret of until the defence of his French Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) were left so lucky, as some riders conceded (BBC Sport) his desire to step up his career Open begins, Djokovic has been overseas. Dillian Whyte told Sky joined on tour by his brother, Sports on Saturday he will knock Marko, and his spiritual guru Pepe Parker out if he gets the chance to Imaz. But Djokovic has hinted face the Kiwi following his clash that he will follow the trend of hir- NBA: LeBron James helps with former world title challenger ing a highly successful former play- Mariusz Wach in London on June er, but says he will take his time to 3. But it would appear that Park- make the right decision. "It's going er's people fancy a fight against to be someone that has been Zealand just last night after Joseph Parker had won. "Everyone is say- through similar experiences like I Cavaliers complete clean Bellew, who broke his hand en ing 'Tony Bellew will you fight Joseph Parker and become heavyweight route to beating David Haye in a have," said the 29-year-old. "Not champion of the world?' The answer to that question is yes I would, but too many people in the past in ten- British heavyweight blockbuster in the salt and pepper has to be on my side of the table. "It has to be on my March. "I've punched with the nis have managed to get to that terms not on his. As important as it is being WBO champion of the stage and play at that level, so I'll sweep of Raptors right hand since it broke against world it's not as important as being a box-office draw and that's what I see. "I'm thinking slowly and thor- the 'Haye-faker' so I'm back now, am these days. "I've got so many options and I just don't know which LeBron James and the Cava- I'm ready to work again and every oughly about it. I don't want to one I'm going to pick yet." But Bellew's path to a world title shot against take things with a rush. "I also liers are headed back to a famil- man and his dog is calling my Parker is far from straightforward, with the WBO indicating they are iar place after sweeping aside name," Bellew told Sky Sports know that I'll not stay by myself expecting the Kiwi to face unbeaten Manchester man Hughie Fury next. without a tennis coach for too long. another outclassed opponent. News HQ at WWE Live! at Liver- Tyson Fury's cousin Hughie was pencilled in to fight Parker in Manukau James scored 35 points and pool's Echo Arena. "I'm a guy in I'm sure difficult paths lead to City at the weekend but was forced to pull out of the contest a fortnight beautiful destinations, so I'm stick- Kyrie Irving 27 as Cleveland demand at the moment, probably ago due to a back injury. "Fury is the mandatory," WBO Asia Pacific eased past Toronto, beating the the second most valuable heavy- ing with that." Djokovic will begin vice president Leon Panoncillo told www.stuff.co.nz "The injury has life without Vajda on Wednesday Raptors 109-102 on Sunday to weight in the world at the moment been proven by documentation submitted to the WBO. We don't know give James his seventh consec- only after AJ. "I'll sit down with at the Madrid Masters against the severity of it or if it's a hoax. But he does have proof from a doctor Tommy Robredo or Nicolas Alma- utive trip to the NBA Eastern Eddie Hearn this week but new that he was injured and that's legitimate for us to declare him as still the options are coming to us every day. gro. Conference Finals. "It's reward- mandatory. (Sky Sport) ing when you can advance," I spoke to people from New (Fox News) James said. "It's not just given to you, you have to go out and earn it "Once again I'm part of a team that's been able to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. It's going to be my ninth time in 14 years. I'll take those num- bers." Kyle Korver scored 18 points to help the Cavaliers become the first team to win eight straight play-off games Roger Varian will step last year's the year following a title, and Ribblesdale Stakes runner-up the first team to win eight Ajman Princess back into Pat- straight in consecutive post- tern race company for the Pin- seasons. nacle Stakes at Haydock next "The fact that we play our month. best basketball in the post-sea- The four-year-old filly made it son lets us know that we're up two out of two this campaign for the challenge," said James, with a win in a Listed contest who had nine rebounds and six at Goodwood on Saturday. assists. Plans are now in place for "When LeBron is shooting the daughter of Teofilo to run the 3 ball the way he is, at the at Haydock on June 10 in a rate he's shooting it, they're dif- Group Three Varian has won on ficult," Toronto coach Dwane two previous occasions. Casey said. Varian said: "Obviously we "It's going to take a Her- are all delighted that she won a culean effort to beat them." stakes race on Saturday. The Cavs will face either "That was a Listed race and the Celtics and Wizards - cur- I would now like to target the rently tied at 2-2 - in the the Pinnacle Stakes over a mile and Eastern Conference Finals. a half." (Sky Sport) (Sky Sport) TUESDAY . MAY 09. 2017-Sawar 19, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 275 Price: Afs.20

Abdul Latif Pedram, the leader of ring to the arrival of Hekmatyar. the National Congress Party The NCP leader said the murder (NCP), on Monday raised con- last week of Assadullah Kohzad, cerns over Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s one of the party’s senior members recent remarks and said the Hizb- in Baghlan, had been a politically e-Islami leader’s comments give the motivated assassination. “The in- impression that Afghanistan could cident happened after our last gath- be heading for another civil war. ering about the Durand Line and Speaking at a press conference the establishment of a federal sys- in Kabul, Pedram said that the re- tem in Afghanistan; the assassina- cent developments in the country tion in Baghlan was a political in- ABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Monday met with senior Pakistani media indicate that Afghanistan was cident,” he added. Neither Hizb-e- delegation at his office. The media members discussed Afghan-Pak relations with moving toward another bloody Islami nor the U.S embassy in former President. Better relations and the return of peace and stability to both countries civil war, however he stated that Kabul would comment on Pe- and region were emphasized. the U.S would be the key player dram’s claims. Meanwhile a num- behind such a move. Pedram said ber of parliamentarians said that the return of Hekmatyar was a U.S Hekmatyar’s move to join the plan and stated that Washington peace process should not be ig- Abdullah vows wanted to create a mono-ethnic nored. “Peace brings blessings, let government in Afghanistan. “The the peace which is achieved work justice to come to an end,” said border between Afghanistan and to protect U.S wants to establish its hege- and do not evaluate it from a nega- another MP Habiba Sadat. Pedram Pakistan, but said that those who monic government in Afghanistan tive point of view,” said MP Mul- meanwhile once again said he rec- show sensitivity toward the issue journalists’ and it (U.S) will maintain such a lah Tarakhail Mohammadi. “We ognized the Durand Line as Af- in fact represent a certain ethnici- government with the help of simi- want all criticisms against the com- ghanistan’s official border with ty that pursues to tighten its grip rights lar groups which have returned to ing of Hizb-e-Islami and slogans Pakistan. Pedram reiterated that on power and monopolize it. the country,” said Pedram, refer- which are chanted for maintaining the Durand Line was the official (ToloNews) KABUL : Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday promised serious steps Logar schoolteachers for protection of journalists and fight against forces their rights. Abdullah, addressing a World Press Freedom Day cere- in Taliban ranks mony in his office on Sunday, also distributed appreciation letters to PUL-I-ALAM : Dozens of school- some journalists. Talking on behalf teachers in the ranks of Taliban of other journalists, Pajhwok Di- insurgents are fighting against gov- ernment security forces in central Earlier, Pakistan declared a four-km area adjacent to the Chaman rector Danish Karokhel said free- KHOST CITY : Teachers on Mon- border with Afghanistan a "no-go area" amid the tensions. Logar province, local officials dom of speech still faced with great day called off their strike in south- claimed on Monday. Logar gover- challenges in Afghanistan. These eastern Khost province after boy- nor’s spokesman, Salim Saleh, al- ISLAMABAD: Reiterating its remains in contact with Washing- challenges could be overcome if the cotting classes for three days over leged these teachers worked half charge that India and Afghanistan ton, told The Nation. He said the government cooperated with the the delay in distribution of land day with the government, pocket- had formed a nexus against it, Pa- US was concerned over the recent media, he believed, adding: “The plots to them. ed salaries and then fought along- kistan has asked the US to help firing incident along the Chaman current press freedom in Afghani- The teachers had been on side Taliban against security forc- break the alleged alliance "for the border and "appreciated Pakistan's stan is achieved at the cost of jour- strike in Khost City, the provin- es the rest of the day. To substan- sake of regional peace", a media restraint". "We told them the na- nalists’ blood and we would con- cial capital, and three districts, de- tiate his claim, Saleh said even to- report here said on Monday. tion was furious over the firing tinue our struggle in this area.” priving thousands of students of day morning one teacher was killed A senior official at the Paki- from the Afghan side, which left Karokhel asked journalists and lessons for three days during a clash with security forces stan Foreign Ministry said that several dead. We obviously do not media organizations to keep na- They ended the strike after the in Padkhab Shana area on the out- during recent contacts Washington want the situation to get out of tional interests supreme over the government sought two months skirts of Pul-i-Alam, the provin- was urged to play its role to de- hand," the official added. press freedom. He said journalists time for solving their problems, cial capital. He said the clash left fuse Pakistan-Afghan tension. Earlier, Pakistan declared a paid millions of afghanis in tax to one of the teachers told Pajhwok two militants dead and one of them "We know the US has a stake four-km area adjacent to the Cha- the government annually, but the was later identified as teacher at Afghan News. Usmania High School. He identi- in Afghanistan. They (the US) man border with Afghanistan a government did not count their He said the government had time, the teachers would resume months time from teachers to re- want peace between us but India "no-go area" amid the tensions. deeds as work experience. “Jour- their strike. solve their issues. fied the slain teacher as Naqibul- promised distribution of land plots lah. A resident of Padkhab Shana is trying to disrupt these efforts. Last week, Afghan forces opened nalists perform a sacred job, they to teachers after completion of le- Khost education director Ba- The teachers claim former area, Ahmad Zia, said four people We have asked them to take care firing on Frontier Corps person- pay tax to the government, but it gal process. He said classes would kht Noor Bakhtyar confirmed the president Hamid Karzai had or- suffered casualties in the early of India if they can. New Delhi is nel appointed for the security of a is unfair that their work experience resume tomorrow. teachers had ended their strike af- dered the Ministry of Education morning clash between security obviously pulling their (Afghani- population census team, killing 10 is not considered for a government He said if the government did ter talks with the department offi- in 1386 to give land plots to de- forces and Taliban gunmen. stan's) strings," the official, who FC troopers. (INDIATIMES) job,” he said. (Pajhwok) not honor its promise in the given cials. He said they had sought two serving teachers (Pajhwok) (Pajhwok)