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AT News Report KABUL: At end of two-day all-Afghan conference in Doha, Qatar,a very optimisticimpression has been come KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai said out in framework of a joint resolution to end the cycle of Tuesday that he supports the results of a two- violence against Afghan civilians by stopping attacking day meeting between Afghan politicians and public areas. The third intra-Afghan conference was Taliban representatives in Qatar called intra- carried by a group of 17 members of the Taliban who Afghan dialogue. “I welcome the positive met with at least 60 delegates from Kabul, where they results of the Afghan peace meeting in Doha. agreed to reduce violence by stopping attacks on The return of peace to Afghanistan is only “religious centers, schools, hospitals, educational centers, possible when the Afghans... bazaars, water dams and workplaces”.... DOHA: Taliban delegation’s head Mullah Abbas Stanikzai on Tuesday said the two-day meeting between their representatives and Afghan officials in Qatar was not formal and its decisions were unlikely to be implemented. He expressed these views at the end of the intra-Afghan talks while talking to journalists Monday night in Qatar. The meeting initiated, jointly by Germany and Qatar, was attended by 60 people in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Sunday and Monday. A 17-member Taliban delegation and Afghan civil society activists, right activists, women representatives and prominent political figures from Afghanistan and Europe participated in the meeting. The meeting was ended with the release of an eight-article resolution ... Afghan delegation members at the Qatar talks in Doha on July 8, 2019: AFP

AT News Report AT News Report KABUL: At least 16 security KABUL: Concluding his seventh personnel have been killed in a round of peace talks with the Taliban attack in northern Kunduz Taliban representatives in province, not long after a two- Doha,US Special Representative day intra-Afghan conference in for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Doha just wrapped up on Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday Monday whenthe Taliban and said he headed toward China—a Afghan elites promised ‘to reduce reflective of optimism by the violence’. The Taliban political Afghans over the recent all- representatives, Afghan Afghan talks. “I had a meeting government officials participating with Taliban this (Tuesday) in individual capacity, politicians, morning. Headed to China now and women and civil society activists then will return to Washington to agreed on a roadmap for peace AT News Report province took to the streets on report and consult on the Afghan and underscored the need to Tuesday to give vent to their Peace Process,” Khalilzad twitted. “minimize civilian casualties.. KABUL:A large number of anger over martyrdom of at... The seventh round of peace... residents in northern Baghlan WEDNESDAY . JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

(Project Coordination Unit) Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING Invitation for Bids (IFB) For Procurement of Works forRehabilitation of Noorgal Canal Irrigation scheme in Noorgal District of Kunar province (Grant No: - 012029(ARTF)Date:July 10, 2019

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business published on 11 January 2011. 2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy and Water Irrigation Restoration Development Project (IRDP) has applied for a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) and Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for the Sub project packages/lots given in para 3 below. 3. The Ministry of Energy & Water/PCU, now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the following package/lots. The construction period is as mentioned against each lot which includesslack period of 3 months for flood/adverse weather conditions and resolving community/farmers needs/disputes etc.

Package ID No &Name Lot No Lot Description Completion (ID) Period (in months) Rehabilitation of Lot-1 Rehabilitation of Noorgal Canal 16 Noorgal Canal Irrigation scheme Irrigation scheme separately and the contracts will be awarded accordingly. 4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, dated January 2011 and revised in July 2014and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents.6. Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s requirements include: (a) The minimum (b) Experience as prime (c) Liquid assets and/or required annual volume contractor in the credit facilities, net of other Requirement---> of construction work construction of at least contractual commitments Lo Lot Id for the successful one works of nature and and exclusive of any t bidder in any of the last complexity equivalent to advance payments which No five years (in AFN) this work during the last may be made under the five (5) years (in AFN). Contract (in Million AFN). 1 Lot-1 78 Million 39 Million 16 Million (d) Proposals for the timely acquisition (own, lease, hire, etc.) of the essential equipment as given in the bidding document. (e) Contract Manager with five years’ experience in works of an equivalent nature and volume, including no less than three years as Manager.

For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I - Instructions to Bidders and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied. 7. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of5,000 AFN. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:30Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday, and On Thursdays from 8:00 am to 1:00 (Except public holidays). 8. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take place on30-July - 2019at 10 AM in the meeting room at the address given below to explain the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage. 9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10 AM of 08 August- 2019(if this date is announced an official holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10 AM of 08- August- 2019 10. All bids shall be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of amounts under: Lot No: Minimum Required Amount 11. The address referred to above is: 1 3,000,000 Afghanis or equivalent Eng. Nasir Ahmad “Ahadi” Procurement officer IRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL Mobile: 0700686110 Ministry of Energy & Water, Darulaman Road Sanatorium PCU Main Office- IRDP Meeting Room Hall I nvitation for Bids I slamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Ministry Of Energy & Water) Project Coordination Unit (Irrigation Restoration and Development Project International Competitive Bidding(ICB) No:MEW/PCU-IRDP/ICB/G- 232 Date: 10Jul , 2019 1. The Islamic Republic Of Afghanistan (Ministry Of Energy & Water) has receivedfinancing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (Grant No H-681-AF), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply of 50 Water Universal Current Meters with their accessories, other essential associated items and spare parts (G- 232/ICB). 2. The Ministry Of Energy & Water(project Coordination Unit) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply of 50 Universal Water Current Meters with their accessories, 7 other essential associated items and 5 spare parts to be delivered at Kabul within 3 to 6 months. No margin of preference will be applicable. 3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowersdated January 2011 (“Procurement Guidelines”), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines. In addition, please refer to paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Ghulam Mohammad Arifi (email:[email protected] ; Mobile No: +93(0)799346011, Acting Director, Project Coordination Unit, Main office and inspect the bidding documents during office hours. 0800 to 1600 hoursat the address given below 5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be obtained by the interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application or email to the address below The document will be sent by email. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 25 August, 2019: 10 AM. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who choose to attend at the address below 25 August, 2019: 10 AM. 7. All bids must be accompanied by a “Bid-Securing Declaration”given in the”Letter of Bid” form. 8.The address(es) referred to above is: Director Project Coordination Unit (PCU) Attention Eng. Ghulam Mohammad Arifi, Acting Director, Procurement Unit, 4th floor, Ministry of Energy & Water, DarulAman Road, Kabul Afghanistan. Email: : [email protected] Tel : +93(0)799346011 WEDNESDAY . JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

DABS spokesman says efforts are underway to use the solar power energy as a backup for the imported electricity.

Officials from the Da Afghanistan Private Sector announced that Breshna Sherkat (DABS), they are providing $7.85 million Afghanistan’s biggest power loans to a Turkish company to distributor firm, on Sunday said complete work on a 15.1- that work on two solar power megawatt solar power plant in projects in Kabul and Kandahar the southern province of provinces will be completed within Kandahar.Turkey’s 77 Group, a the next two months. The DABS Turkish construction firm, has spokesman Wahid Tawhidi said invested $12 million in the the solar power project in project which will be completed Kandahar will have the capacity in the near future. The loan of generating 10 megawatts of provided by the ADB and the The delegates of power. He said that another solar Canadian organization will be power project is under spent on maintenance of the the Doha implementation in Kabul which plant, as well. meeting said has the capacity of generating 20 According to DABS megawatts of power. “Besides statistics, Afghanistan has four A 60-member delegation of that the these projects, there are some other solar power plants in Bamiyan, Afghan politicians, civil society projects also which can generate Herat and Kandahar provinces. members and activists who conference was electricity from the solar system. Critics said that investment attended a two intra-Afghan successful. The projects are in different in solar energy is a key to improve dialogue conference on peace in phases of implementation,” said access to power in the country Doha with 17 members of the Tawhidi. Last month, the Asian which gets most of its required Taliban, have expressed hope that again in this format. As soon as possible these talks should Development Bank and the electricity from neighboring the event will facilitate concrete Canadian Climate Fund for the countries. (TOLONews) steps towards holding direct talks produce results, results in the between the Afghan government interest of Afghan people, results and the Taliban. for the good of Afghan people,” “It was a successful said Potzel. conference,” said Habiba Sarabi, The Special Envoy of Qatar a participant of the conference. for Counterterrorism and “Many differences were made Mediation in Conflict clear in the two days [of the Resolution, Mutlaq bin Majid Al meeting], meanwhile, common Qahtani, said the intra-Afghan points were recognized. These dialogue conference was the first common points will provide the step towards creating ground for more trust and [direct] understanding between the talks between the Afghan warring parties. government and the Taliban for “This is the first step ending the war,” said Nader towards creating an Nadery, a participant of the understanding between the meeting. Germany’s special opposition parties. But we all KABUL: Police have arrested a there. He came to Afghanistan envoy for Afghanistan Markus need this process to continue. We brother and two other individuals several days ago and wanted to Potzel said at the closing hope that this event emerges as a in connection with a businessman’s sell some of his properties. ceremony of the conference that practical step towards murder that happened in Kabul But on July 6 his brother Sher Balkh women said saffron cultivation the resolution issued after the nationwide and sustainable peace two days ago. Ajam killed Shir Daud in Dasht- generates good incomes for them two-day intra-Afghan dialogue in in Afghanistan,” he said. Kabul police spokesman i-Miakhel village mysteriously. Doha was beyond his The ceasefire which has been Faramarz Ferdous told Pajhwok The source said the victim had compared to other crops. expectations and was the crucial aspiration of the Afghan News that the Dubai-based received six bullets. unprecedented in the recent past. Afghans, in general, was not Afghan businessman Haji Shir A relative of the slain trader, “My expectations weren’t mentioned in the eight-article Daud was killed in the limits of who did not want to be named, very high, but I just learned that resolution of the Doha delegates. 12th police district two days ago. said: “Daud had business in Dubai you agreed on a joint statement The resolution has also not He said the trader’s brother and he came here to sell some of as an outcome document of this mentioned the issue of the along with two others (driver and his property in order to pay off dialogue conference. I hope this presence of terrorist groups in a relative) had been arrested in his loan in Dubai.” is the starting point for Afghanistan. The conference was connection with the case. He said Sher Ajam and two comprehensive and meaningful co-hosted by Germany and Qatar A security source, who wished others took the trader to a garden peace process. I would like to where the Taliban keeps a anonymity, said Haji Shir Daud in Bagrami district and shot him individual and urged the encourage all participants to meet political office. (TOLONews) lived in Dubai and had business dead. He called Daud as a graceful government to punish his killers.

Saffron cultivation has turned will collect more this year,” she into good business for farmers said. Shazia Qasimi, a female in the northern Balkh province, farmer from Samangan province, especially for women who make said she is interested in saffron 40 percent of those who are cultivation, therefore, she has busy in cultivation of the spice visited Balkh to purchase saffron to support their families bulb. economically. “I started saffron cultivation compensation. Seeking A local official said that as eight years ago. It is a good forgiveness, he puts his life in the part of efforts to improve the business and it has improved my hands of the village justice system saffron cultivation, the economy,” said Qasimi, a farmer – the Jirga. It is a unique look at Provincial Directorate of from Balkh. soldiers and how they handle The reconstruction of Darul Aman engineers or labors in the project Palace has completed 90 percent rather it was an Afghani Agriculture distributed eight Figures by Ministry of PTSD. Sam Smith stars as the tons of saffron bulbs to farmers Agriculture, Irrigation and soldier, Mike. The film was meant and will be ready to host the movement,” said Abdul Rahman celebration of Afghanistan’s Atash, a government official who in five northern and Livestock show that at least 200 to be shot in Pakistan, but after northeastern provinces. women are busy in saffron the government refused to grant Independence Day in another two is overseeing the reconstruction months. Darul Aman Palace was of the project. Officials said that “We have 70 hectares of cultivation in northern provinces them permits, they went on to saffron fields and around 40 who earn almost $500 from one shoot on the fly in Afghanistan built during the era of King the reconstruction of Darul Aman Amanullah Khan who ruled Palace cost nearly $10 million, percent of woman farmers are jerib (0.2 hectares) of land. with a single camera bought at a busy in saffron cultivation,” said Afghan saffron is considered shopping mall. Much of the film Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929. two percent less than the amount Engineers say they have used which was predicted by foreign Mohammad Salim Saee, head of among the best in the world and was made as they were filming, the agriculture directorate in has scooped international awards rewriting scenes on the set based materials produced in Afghanistan companies. “The work of the to rebuild this historical palace [Darulaman] palace structure is Balkh. on numerous occasions. on their real experiences inside the A female farmer from Balkh, The western province of country. As odd as all this sounds, including marble from Herat completed hundred percent. I can province and wood from Kunar say our project is completed 90 Khalida Nazari, said she started Herat is famous for saffron it looks like a good film. Check this saffron cultivation four years ago cultivation and processing. out. province. Nearly 1,000 Afghans percent,” said Javid Huma, an are employed by the project to Afghan engineer working at the and that her incomes have Statistics show that A modern morality tale about increased. Afghanistan produces 15 tons of a former Australian soldier, Mike, rebuild the Darulaman and Tajbeg, palace. Tajbeg Palace is a palace the two historical palaces which built in the 1920s to house the “I collected 20 grams of saffron annually, most of which is who returns to Afghanistan to find saffron in the first year, 35 produced in Herat province in the the family of a civilian he were severely damaged during the Afghan royal family and is civil war in Afghanistan. “There located near the Darul Aman grams in the second year, up to west of the country. accidentally killed during the war. 50 grams in the third year and I (TOLONews) Seeking forgiveness, he puts his life was no foreigner advisor, Palace. in the hands of the village justice system – the Jirga. Jirga is written and directed by Australian filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour, his second feature film after making Son of a Lion in 2007; he also directed episodes of the show "My Family Feast". Produced by John Maynard, Gull Hussian Baizada, Benjamin Gilmour, Sam Smith, and Amir Shah Talash. This originally premiered at the Sydney Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival last year; it was Australia's official "I say kill him." Lightyear US theaters this summer. The submission to the Academy Entertainment has debuted the story of the film is of a soldier Awards. Lightyear Ent. will release official trailer for an indie drama who returns to Afghanistan as a Gilmour's Jirga in select US titled Jirga, described as a one-of- tourist to find the family of a theaters starting on July 26th, 2019 a-kind feature film that is luckily civilian he killed, apologize to this summer. For more info, visit getting a theatrical release in select them and offer them the film's official website.

KUNDUZ CITY: A powerful reporter about the incident. physically beat and verbally individual in Dasht-i-Archi Lotfullah, one of the victims, said insulted us,” he said. district of northern Kunduz the powerful man known as Ramina, a female member of province has been accused of Javid physically beat their the family, said they reached the beating and insulting a family family members and insulted district police station to register travelling in a car. them. “Javid’s bodyguards their complaint, but they were also The victims reached Pajhwok sprayed water on us while we insulted there. “We will not return Afghan News office in the were traveling in a car, but when home until the incident happened province and informed the agency we asked for the reason, they to us is investigated,” she said. WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES NAspeaker Karnatakarebels,AzadrushestoBengaluru suspends Karnataka crisis: Congress leader Siddaramaiah warned that rebels could return or standing face disqualification and accused the BJP of trying to destabilise the government. committee sessions In an apparent bid to limit Paki- ister, PPP’s Noor Bukhari stat- and regulations in tantamount to stan Peoples Party Asif Ali Zar- ed the premier is “in dire need to deviation from the constitution,” dari’s visit to the parliament, study the rules and regulations Bukhari stated further. According National Assembly Speaker Asad of the Parliament”. Zardari was to Qaiser, the decision to cancel Qaiser on Tuesday indefinitely to attend the session of the the session of the standing com- suspended sessions of the stand- Standing Committee on Indus- mittees was taken owing to the ing committees, stating they tries and Production on Tuesday, austerity drive. The ban will not should only be called during the while Bilawal Bhutto, the Chair- apply to Public Accounts Com- meetings of the lower house. man of the Standing Committee mittee (PAC) and parliamentary PPP demanded the withdrawal on Human Rights had to preside committee meetings. After the of this decision, calling it “tanta- over the meeting. “The parlia- cancellation of the session of the mount to deviation from the mentary committees are a pivot- standing committees, the issue of Constitution”. Calling the speak- al part of legislation and running Zardari and Saad Rafique’s pro- er a ‘puppet’ of the prime min- Parliament in violation of rules duction orders was also deferred. Bangladeshi PM slamsUS congressman’sproposal

The Karnataka Congress on Tues- Speaker should be satisfied . Un- three JD(S) MLAs sending their the majority mark becomes 106. day warned its rebel MLAs to der the 10th schedule the Speaker resignations to the Speakers’ of- The coalition will have 104 mem- return to the fold or be disquali- is Supreme.” Congress MPs fice, this was followed by two bers (including the Speaker who fied even as the party’s Central walked out of the Parliament pro- independent lawmakers who had cannot vote in a floor test, except leadership rushed a senior leader testing against the political situa- been inducted into Kuma- to break a tie) while the BJP will to help sort out the political cri- tion in Karnataka. Congress MP raswamy’s cabinet just last have the support of 105, and the sis triggered by resignations of 12 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused month, H Nagesh and R Shan- likely backing of two indepen- MLAs. “According to us these BJP of resorting to ‘poaching pol- kar, writing to the Governor with- dents. In a last ditch effort to save are anti-party activities and they itics’ while speaking in Lok Sab- drawing support to the state gov- the government, HD Kuma- (rebels) have colluded with the ha. This followed Assembly ernment. Congress’s suspended raswamy and top coalition lead- BJP. These people are trapped. Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar’s MLA and ex-minister Roshan ers held multiple meetings on Even now I request them to come statement earlier in the day that Baig also handed over his resig- Monday and announced that all back, withdraw their resignations. he would act ‘according to the nation to the speaker on Tues- 32 ministers had resigned in a bid The party has taken a decision Constitution’. The Central lead- day . All eyes are now on the to make room for some of the dis- requesting their disqualification,” ership decided to rush Ghulam Speaker, who has to take a call gruntled leaders. But the strategy Congress leader Siddaramaiah said Nabi Azad to discuss the issue with on resignations and rebel lawmak- appeared to have floundered with on rebels after a meeting of the the state leadership on the day er Anand Singh who quit a week several rebel leaders reiterating Congress Legislature Party in another MLA Roshan Baig sub- ago. If their resignations are ac- their commitment to quit the coa- Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah added “ mitted his resignation. The state cepted, the strength of the House lition. Last night, Congress lead- the resignations of MLAs were plunged into a political crisis on falls from 224 (one additional ers KC Venugopal, Dinesh Gun- not voluntary and genuine. .. Saturday with nine Congress and member is nominated) to 211 and du Rao, Siddaramaiah. DHAKA—Bangladeshi Prime has been to support the territo- Chatterton Dickson also dis- Minister Sheikh Hasina on Mon- rial sovereignty of countries. missed the idea of ceding north- day rejected a U.S. congress- “Myanmar will retain her sover- ern Rakhine State to Bangladesh, man’s idea to recognize Rakhine eignty, as will Bangladesh,” Ha- saying such a proposal offers no President of srilanka appointsa State as Bangladeshi territory sina said on Monday, ultimately pathway to a sustainable solution. over Myanmar’s denial of citi- coming down hard on the U.S. Hasina’s press conference fol- zenship rights to the ethnic Ro- congressman. “Why do they lowed a five-day official visit to National Security Advisory Board hingya that have long occupied want to include Rakhine in Bang- China she took last week, where the land. In a U.S. congressional ladesh? I believe this type of pro- she attended the annual meeting hearing, Congressman Bradley posal is reprehensible and un- of the World Economic Forum in Sherman, chairman of the Sub- just,” she said. Dalian, China on July 2. After, committee on Asia Pacific, pro- “Why should we include a she held talks with Chinese Pres- posed bringing Myanmar’s Ra- trouble-prone area within us? I ident Xi Jinping and Prime Min- khine State under Bangladeshi will never do it.” “On the other ister Li Keqiang in Beijing on July territory in response to the stale- hand,” she said, “Myanmar is our 4 and 5, respectively, and met sep- mate over Rohingya repatriation. neighbor. Yes, when there was a arately with Communist Party of “We are happy to have existing problem inside Myanmar, we China Minister for International territory and we never expect to sheltered their people on human- Affairs Song Tao. Hasina report- grab others’ land,” Bangladesh’s itarian grounds, [but] sheltering edly spoke with the Chinese lead- longest serving prime minister does not mean we take over a ers about Rohingya resettlement. told reporters at a press confer- part of their state. We do not Bangladeshi media reported that ence held at her official residence want it. We want each country Chinese officials said they would on Monday. In the U.S. congres- to enjoy their sovereignty, and help Bangladesh solve the crisis sional hearing, a U.S. State De- the congressman should consid- by trying to convince Myanmar partment official responded sim- er that,” she added. Separately to resettle the refugees. Also at ilarly, telling the congressman on Monday, British High Com- the forum, Bangladesh and China that the traditional U.S. position missioner to Bangladesh Robert signed nine agreements.

President Maithripala Sirisena ident's Counsels Kalinga Indatis- undertaken to ensure the nation- at the Official Residence of the has taken measures to set up a sa, Nigel Hatch, Attorneys- at- al security by expressing its President. National Security Advisory Board Law Javid Yusuf, Dr. Ram Mani- views and suggestions in an in- Meanwhile, President left for HaryanaCongresschief AshokTanwar to look into the matters related to kkalingam, Dr. Suren Ragavan are dependent manner said President the United Kingdom today on a national security. Dr. Sarath Amu- the other members. The National Sirisena when the Board was con- private visit to attend the gradua- nugama has been appointed as the Security Advisory Board is ex- vened for the first time under the tion ceremony of his son, Presi- lockshornswithAICCover pollpanel Chairman of the Board while Pres- pected to strengthen the process patronage of President today (9) dent's Media Division said. On Sunday, Haryana Congress in-charge Nogroundsfor Ghulam Nabi Azad had murder charges, E x-U N officia l ja iled told reporters in Delhi that the “committee” IGP, ex-Defense in question was set up Secretary for ch ild a bu se in N epa l without “any authorisa- A former UN official has been but it is upon the judge to de- Kids International in the 1980s tion of the party high releasedonbail jailed for sexually abusing children cide," Trital said. Dalglish has which merged with Save the Chil- command.” in Nepal, officials said Tuesday, also been told to pay compensa- dren. In the last decade, Dalglish A Sri Lankan court today decided following a trial underscoring the tion of 500,000 Nepali rupees held key positions in UN agen- The tussle over the election plan- to release former Defense Secre- tary Hemasiri Fernando and In- country's growing appeal for for- ($4,550) to each of the victims. cies, including a chief for UN Hab- ning and management committee spector General of Police (IGP) eign paedophiles. Peter John Dal- Dalglish was arrested in April last itat in Afghanistan in 2015. In Ne- set up by Haryana Congress Pujith Jayasundera on bail as glish, 62, from Canada, a former year in Kavrepalanchowk dis- pal, Dalglish was an advisor in a chief Ashok Tanwar intensified there is not enough ground to high-profile humanitarian worker, trict, near Kathmandu, by Ne- child programme for the Interna- on Monday after he refused to charge them with murder. Former was sentenced on Monday to pal's Central Bureau of Investi- tional Labour Organization in the disband the panel even after the Defense Secretary Hemasiri terms of nine and seven years in gation. The two boys were at the early 2000s. Weak law enforce- All India Congress Committee Fernando and IGP Pujith Jaya- two cases after being convicted house where police detained Dal- ment has made Nepal notorious (AICC) dubbed it as “unautho- of the party high command.” However, even after receiv- sundara have been remanded on last month. Thakur Trital, a dis- glish, investigators said. Dalglish for sexual predators, with several rised”. Not just this, Tanwar de- Azad, a former Union minister, ing this sharp rap on the knuckles charges of criminal negligence and trict court official, told AFP that denied the charges, and his law- arrests and convictions in recent cided to call this panel a “group” had said constituting commit- from the AICC, Tanwar dug in murder for failing to prevent the Dalglish had been sentenced for yer could not be reached for com- years. In 2015 a Canadian orphan- instead of a “committee” after tees, such as election and cam- his heels on Monday as he went terrorist attack on Easter Sunday. nine years for abusing a 12-year- ment. The aid worker, who in age volunteer, Ernest MacIntosh, the AICC pointed out that the paign committee, was the pre- ahead with the meeting in Delhi Colombo Chief Magistrate old boy and seven years jail for 2016 was awarded the Order of 71, was sentenced to seven years state party chief was not autho- rogative of the AICC and that as per the schedule with his con- Lanka Jayaratne stated that there molesting another 14-year-old. Canada -- the country's second- in prison for sexually abusing a rised to set up any “committee.” the state president had no au- fidant and panel convener Sudesh was insufficient evidence to sub- "The judge is yet to decide wheth- highest civilian honour -- made disabled 15-year-old boy, while in On Sunday, Haryana Congress thority. “If any such committee Aggarwal, a former national pres- stantiate the murder charges against them. Accordingly, the er he should serve a total 16 years his name as a humanitarian work- 2010 French charity worker Jean- in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad had has been set up, it does not have ident of Smast Bhartiya Party Magistrate decided that there was in jail or be released after nine er advocating for street children, Jacques Haye was convicted of told reporters in Delhi that the our approval,” Azad said after that merged with the Congress in no reasonable basis for the sus- years. In most cases of a similar child labourers and those affect- raping 10 children at a Kathmandu “committee” in question was set Tanwar disclosed this conten- March this year. pects to be charged. nature, sentences get overlapped ed by war. He co-founded Street orphanage. up without “any authorisation tious move last Friday. (Tribune) Hammad Azhar takes China helps restore Nepal's oath as federal minister earthquake-damaged palace Previously serving as Minister of State for Revenue, Hammad With the help of Chinese con- importance on the reconstruction but the Nepalese experts pro- Azhar took oath as federal minister in Islamabad on Monday. Pres- servation experts, the earth- of the Basantapur Tower, a posed that some damaged parts ident Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath to him in a ceremony at quake-damaged Basantapur UNESCO world heritage site of to be pulled down and rebuilt. Aiwan e Sadr that was attended by cabinet members and parlia- Tower and its affiliate architec- great artistic and historical val- Chinese experts found the walls mentarians. Azhar also earned plaudits for his composure during tures in Durbar Square, Kath- ue. At the request of the Nepalese were strong and solid even though the budget session, with Prime Minister Imran Khan saying Azhar mandu, is recovering day by day. government, a Chinese assistance they hadn't been repaired in near- had proved himself to be an emerging young leader with the capac- Basantapur Tower is a nine-sto- group officially started the res- ly 40 years. ity to deliver. ry 18th century palace built by toration project in 2017. At the To tear them down and replace A barrister by profession, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf the king of Nepal's Shah Dynas- beginning, the Chinese team held them with new ones will not only in 2011. He is the son of former Punjab governor Mian Azhar – ty. It was severely damaged by a a different restoration concept destroy the structure of the build- who started out as a politician in the PML-N and then played a devastating earthquake which hit from their Nepalese counterpart. ing, but would also cut down its role in the formation of PML-Q. Nepal in April 2015. The Ne- They insisted on restoring the historical value. (Tribune) palese government places high palace to its original appearance, (BBC) WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES News-in-Brief Mexico steps up TurkeycallsonEU raids on migrant- smuggling trucks, tobe'sensitive' uses giant X-ray Mexican officials have captured more than 200 migrants hidden onmigrationissue in trucks over the past two days, including dozens spotted by a Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister calls on EU, interna- large X-ray scanner huddled in tional community to share burdens of refugees secret compartments, as the country steps up a crackdown China urged Washington on Tues- A Turkish deputy foreign min- are 258 million migrants all around under U.S. pressure. Footage of day to “immediately cancel” the ister on Tuesday called on EU the world -- including 71 million the X-ray shows a ghost-like potential sale of $2.2 billion in to be more sensitive and respon- forced migrants and 26 million ref- truck filled with the brightened weapons to Taiwan, including sible on migration issue. “We call ugees. Highlighting Turkey’s ef- silhouettes of the migrants - battle tanks and anti-aircraft mis- some sitting and others lying on the EU to be more sensitive forts in hosting more than 4 mil- siles, AFP reports. “The sale of and responsible on this [migra- lion refugees, he said the country down - along two levels of the weapons by the United States crowded compartments on Sun- tion] issue,” Yavuz Selim Kiran cannot handle the issue just by it- day. to Taiwan… seriously violates said at the Migration and Di- self. "It is out of question that the one-China principle… gross- aspora forum, which is orga- Turkey remain insensitive to the ly interferes in China’s internal nized by the Center for Middle fire which broke out in the coun- South Korea rejects affairs and undermines China’s Eastern Studies (ORSAM) in try [Syria]. We opened both our Japan media reports on sovereignty and security inter- cooperation with the Turkish doors and hearts to our Syrian transfer of material ests,” Foreign Ministry spokes- Ministry of Culture’s Presiden- brothers,” Kiran noted. He stated person Geng Shuang said. cy for Turks Abroad and Relat- that there are more than 3 million to North Korea The US State Department has ed Communities (YTB). Syrian refuges in Turkey and near- South Korea on Tuesday denied approved the possible sale to Kiran also called on internation- ly 268,000 irregular migrants have accusations in Japanese media Taiwan of M1A2T Abrams al community to share fair bur- entered Turkey since January. that it had transported Japanese tanks, Stinger missiles and relat- den and responsibility of refu- Syria has been locked in a devas- high-tech material to North Ko- ed equipment with an estimated gees. Highlighting the impor- tating conflict since early 2011, rea, calling for an immediate halt value of $2.2 billion, the Penta- tance of the need for a joint ac- when the Assad regime cracked to such comments.Japan should gon said on Monday, despite tion, he said that the reasons of down on demonstrators with un- “stop making groundless claims Chinese criticism of the deal. the migration should be deeply expected brutality. Since then, immediately,” South Korean In- (Reuters) analyzed. He stated that there hundreds of thousands. dustry Minister Sung Yun-mo told a news briefing. He was re- sponding to reports that South Korea was suspected of shipping Japan’s hydrogen fluoride, a Trump says won't deal with UK chemical covered by Tokyo’s re- Iranwarns UKthat oil tanker cent export curbs, to the North. The neighbors are embroiled in a ambassador after leakof 'inept' memos diplomatic row over wartime. seizurewon't go'unanswered' Donald Trump said he would not ful United Kingdom is that they we believe the leak is unaccept- deal with Britain’s ambassador to will soon have a new Prime able,” May’s spokesman told re- Two Turkish “Capture of the Iranian oil tank- the ship, Grace 1, off the coast of warned the country could seize a Washington after a leak of confi- Minister.” The spat between the porters. “It is, of course, a matter er based on fabricated excuses ... Gibraltar on Thursday and seized British ship in retaliation. dential memos in which the dip- two close allies followed the of regret that this has happened.” soldiers killed in will not be unanswered and when it over accusations it was breaking "If Britain does not release the lomat described the U.S. presi- leak to a British newspaper on May is also due to leave office attack by Kurdish necessary Tehran will give ap- sanctions by taking oil to Syria. Iranian oil tanker, it is the author- dent’s administration as “inept”. Sunday of memos from Darroch before the end of the month and propriate answer." Britain’s sei- Iran has demanded the immediate ities' duty to seize a British oil Trump also attacked Britain’s to London in which he said has previously clashed with militants: Ministry zure of an Iranian oil tanker off release of the oil tanker, while an tanker," Mohsen Rezai, a Major outgoing Prime Minister There- Trump’s administration was Trump over a number of issues Gibraltar last week will not be Iranian Revolutionary Guards General in the Revolutionary sa May, who had said her gov- “dysfunctional” and “diplomat- from Brexit to the Iran nuclear deal. Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) “unanswered”, Iran’s armed forc- commander threatened on Friday Guards Corps and head of the ernment had full confidence in ically clumsy and inept”. May’s However, the timing of the dis- militants launched an attack on a es chief of staff, Major General to seize a British ship in retalia- country’s influential Expediency ambassador Kim Darroch, criti- spokesman said while Dar- cord comes as Britain is hoping to Turkish military vehicle in south- Mohammad Bagheri, said on tion. According to the British Min- Council, which advises the Su- cizing her handling of Brexit and roch’s opinions did not reflect strike a major trade deal with its east Turkey on Tuesday, killing Tuesday, according to the semi- istry of Defense, the Iranian ves- preme Leader Ayatollah Ali saying she disregarded his advice. the view of the government or closest ally after it leaves the Eu- two soldiers and wounding an- official Tasnim news agency. sel was seized at the request of Khamenei. “What a mess she and her repre- ministers, he said the diplomat ropean Union, an exit scheduled other, the country’s defense min- “Capture of the Iranian oil tank- their U.S. partners. "Islamic Iran in its 40-year histo- sentatives have created,” he wrote had London’s backing and am- for Oct. 31. The two contenders istry said. It said the attack oc- er based on fabricated excuses ... Shortly after its seizure, U.S. Na- ry has never initiated hostilities on Twitter. “I do not know the bassadors needed to have the to replace May, former London curred in the Hakkari province will not be unanswered and when tional Security Adviser John Bolt- in any battles but has also never Ambassador, but he is not liked confidence to give their frank mayor Boris Johnson and foreign of Turkey, which borders Iraq necessary Tehran will give ap- on applauded the British Royal hesitated in responding to bul- or well thought of within the U.S. assessments. “Contact has been minister Jeremy Hunt, have both and Iran, and was carried out propriate answer,” Bagheri said. Marines for this move. lies," Maj Gen Rezai added. We will no longer deal with him. made with the Trump adminis- indicated they could support leav- from a distance. It did not speci- British Royal Marines boarded On Friday, an Iranian general (BBC) The good news for the wonder- tration, setting out our view that ing the EU without a deal. fy what form the attack took. The PKK, which is deemed a ter- rorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European UAE is committed S eou l su m m on s J a pa n ese em bassy Union, launched its insurgency Ukraine'sZelensky in 1984 and seeks autonomy in to ensure officia l to pr otest Abe's r em a r ks Turkey’s largely Kurdish. proposesnewpeace stability, integrity Spanish man dies Seoul's Foreign Ministry has and conveyed its regret and Earlier last week, Koichi Hagiuda, after being swept of Yemen summoned an official from the protested the matter. a close confidant of Abe and a se- talkswithVladimir Putin The UAE is committed to the le- Japanese embassy to protest re- Appearing on a local TV pro- nior member of Japan's ruling Lib- away by floods gitimacy-supporting coalition for marks made by Japanese Prime gram on Sunday, Abe said that eral Democratic Party, also raised ensuring the stability of this Minister Shinzo Abe who linked South Korea clearly does not suspicions over where Japanese One man’s body has been found brotherly country, maintaining his country's export restrictions abide by international promis- chemical exports to South Korea after a river burst its banks dur- the integrity of its institutions against South Korea to the issue es, referring to the issue of end up. Seoul's Foreign Ministry ing sudden, torrential rain in the and supporting the peace stream of North Korea sanctions. A For- forced wartime labor. The prime has asserted the country faithful- northern Spanish region of Na- under the auspices of the UN, a eign Ministry official said that minister went on to say that ly implements UN resolutions on varra on Monday night, the local UAE official source said, under- Seoul stressed to the summoned South Korea may not even com- North Korea sanctions as well as government said. Footage showed scoring the UAE commitment to official on Monday that Abe's ply with North Korea-related its commitments to the four mul- the raging Cidacos river, which fighting terrorism and ensuring remarks are completely not true sanctions or trade control. tilateral export control regimes. surged from 11 centimeters (4.3 the security of Saudi Arabia inches) to over four meters in a against Houthi aggressions. The few hours, spilling onto the source told Al Khaleej, whose streets and sweeping away any- sister publication is Gulf Today, thing that lay in its path. The that the redeployment plan of the storms in Navarra caught the re- UAE forces in Hodeidah operat- Britishprime gional government by surprise, ing under the Arab coalition does with four times as much rain fall- not mean there will be a military vacancy if we take into consider- ing than originally forecast and Ukraine's President Volodymyr discussing Russian-annexed Crimea ministerial ation the efficiency of the Yeme- coming just a week after a Eu- Zelensky has proposed holding and the five-year-old conflict in rope-wide heat wave that caused ni legitimate forces. The source talks with Russian counterpart eastern Ukraine where Ukrainian noted that redeployment is tak- two deaths in Spain. The govern- Vladimir Putin to discuss the forces are battling Moscow-backed ment of Navarra recommended ing place for strategic reasons in contenders conflict in the east and Russia's separatists. The conflict has killed people stayed in their homes on Hodeidah and tactical reasons in Tuesday around the worst of the 2014 annexation of Crimea, ahead more than 13,000 people, accord- other areas and is also aimed at floods as heavy rains continued of Ukraine's July 21 parliamen- ing to United Nations estimates. enhancing peace opportunities. The source pointed out that the ready for and surging waters smashed tary vote. Zelensky's plan came "Let's discuss who Crimea belongs through major highways. through a social media video ad- to and who isn't in the Donbass decision is not new but was part dress on Monday evening, with region," Zelensky said, hinting at of strategic plans aimed at im- the new leader suggesting that he the fact that Russia denies there proving the efficiency of the Ye- debate Sudanese anxiously and Putin meet in Minsk, Be- are Russians fighting in Ukraine's meni legitimate forces. Stressing await signing of larus. "I suggest the following Donetsk and Luhansk regions, col- that the Arab coalition is solid and line-up for talks: me, you, US lectively referred to as Donbass. successful, the source said with- power-sharing President Donald Trump, Brit- Russia has presented itself as noth- out the coalition, the Houthis The two contenders to replace took questions individually from the contest around. would have captured the entire British Prime Minister Theresa Conservative Party members. But it comes late in the cam- agreement ish Prime Minister Theresa ing more than an intermediary. Pu- Yemen currently. May, German Chancellor Ange- tin has previously spoken on be- May will be squaring off in their They are voting to choose a new paign: Ballot papers have already “The Houthi militia has not only head-to-head debate in the party leader who will automat- gone out to the party's estimated The Sudanese people are anx- la Merkel [and] French President half of the rebels at international achieved any field progress for Emmanuel Macron," Zelensky peace talks. Speaking after Mon- campaign. The television debate ically become prime minister. 180,000 members, and many peo- iously waiting on the Transition- two years now and we, thanks to Tuesday between front-runner Hunt's supporters have ex- ple will already have voted. That al Military Council (TMC) and said, pushing for his earlier plan day's talks with European Union the efforts of the coalition’s forc- to change the format of the pre- leaders Donald Tusk and Jean- Boris Johnson and Foreign Sec- pressed frustration at the reluc- means that the impact may be lim- Forces of Declaration of Freedom es and the Yemeni legitimate forc- retary Jeremy Hunt comes after tance of Johnson to take part in ited even if Hunt's performance is and Change Forces (FDFC) to vious Minsk talks that included Claude Juncker in Kiev, Zelensky es , could stop the deployment only Russia, Ukraine, France and said his government could consid- numerous events around the direct debate, and hope that this strong. draft the power-sharing agree- of the Houthi militias”, the source country in which the candidates debate offers a chance to turn (CNN) ment they reached last week. The Germany. Zelensky suggested er lifting the economic. said. drafting committee will submit the final version of the deal Tues- day and consultations will be completed before it is signed on Turkish prosecutors RussianMPs Thursday, a source from the UAEsupportedLibyacoup,provided FDFC told Asharq Al-Awsat. callingfor The deal, reached in the early order arrest of 176 hours of Friday after two days of hard-won talks brokered by Haftar withmilitants:Report military personnel over anti-Georgian Ethiopian and African Union mediators, provides for the inter- Sources say a large-scale troop mobilization was underway across alleged Gulen links sanctions im governing body to have a ro- Egypt's western border and Libya's southern border The State Duma called on the gov- tating presidency. ernment to opt out of purchasing Emirati officials have concluded been concluded with militants from April, Haftar, who commands wine and water from Georgia, as Swiss named UN agreements to provide East Lib- Chad, funded by the UAE and Sau- forces loyal to a rival government well as to slap the ban on money head’s personal envoy ya-based military commander di Arabia, in an attempt to "reduce based in eastern Libya, launched transfers to this country in re- Khalifa Haftar with fighters from the Turkish intervention in favor a wide-ranging campaign to take sponse to insulting Vladimir Pu- for Mozambique Sudan and neighboring countries of the UN-recognized Government the capital Tripoli from the GNA. tin in a live television broadcast, in his bid to capture the capital of National Accord (GNA)". Ac- His forces, however, have failed RIA Novosti reports. “We find United Nations Secretary-Gen- dishonouring our country, our eral António Guterres has ap- Tripoli, a London-based news- cording to the source, Emirati offi- to achieve their primary objec- pointed Mirko Manzoni, the paper reported. Al-Araby Al- cials also reached a deal with the tive, although they have captured people, our president unaccept- Swiss ambassador in Maputo, as Jadeed daily, citing Libyan and deputy leader of Sudan's ruling several strategic towns and cities able. With that in mind, we sug- his personal envoy for Mozam- Egyptian sources, said large-scale military council, Mohamed Ham- in the vicinity. Libya has re- gest that the government should troop mobilization was under- dan Dagalo, to provide Haftar’s mained beset by turmoil since consider the possibility of halting bique. In a statement on Tues- Turkey has ordered the arrest of and navy, according to the state- day the foreign ministry wel- way across Egypt's western bor- militias with militants from Sudan. 2011 when a bloody NATO- the imports of wine and water 176 serving military personnel ment. Ankara says the failed from Georgia; we even discussed comed the decision “which rec- der and Libya's southern border, A Libyan source with Haftar's mi- backed uprising led to the ouster for their suspected links to the putsch was masterminded by with funding from the United litia said "supply lines were un- and death of long-serving Presi- the issue of termination of money ognises Switzerland’s longstand- network that Ankara says was US-based Muslim cleric Fethul- Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi derway by our allies in Egypt and dent Muammar Gaddafi after transfers from the territory of ing commitment to the UN and behind an attempted coup in lah Gulen, who has denied any Arabia. The newspaper, citing an the UAE through the Egyptian more than four decades in power. Russia,” Vyacheslav Volodin, underlines its active role in the 2016, the Istanbul chief prose- involvement in it. More than Egyptian source, said agreements border to support us in the bat- Since then, the country’s stark Speaker of the lower house of ongoing peace process in cutor's office said on Tuesday. 77,000 people have since been have been signed in recent days tle". Another Egyptian source said political divisions have yielded Russia’s parliament, said. On July Mozambique”. Manzoni has Among those facing arrest were jailed pending trial and about served as ambassador to with African militias from coun- UAE planes had carried out attacks two rival seats of power -- one in 7, journalist Giorgi Gabunia used a colonel, two lieutenant-colo- 150,000 civil servants, military Mozambique since 2014. He has tries neighboring Sudan to take on positions of GNA forces in Tri- Tobruk and another in Tripoli -- obscene language when being live nels, five majors, seven captains personnel and others have been also chaired the International part in Haftar's operation to cap- poli. Anadolu Agency could not get and a host of heavily armed mili- on TV station Rustavi 2. He in- and 100 lieutenants, Reuters re- sacked or suspended from their Contact Group supporting the ture Tripoli in return for money. comment from Egypt, the UAE, tia groups. sulted Russian leader and said that ports. The arrest operation en- jobs in the three-year purge since peace process in Mozambique. The source said agreements have or Sudan on the claims. In early there was no place for such per- compasses the army, air force the failed coup. sons as Vladimir Putin in Georgia. WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Afghanistan’sBloodyPeaceProcess Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy E ven a s officia ls con t in u e t o t a lk pea ce, Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] violen ce h a s su r ged in Afgh a n ist a n . By Ezzatullah Mehrdad Email: [email protected] ohullah Nabizada, a 30-year www.afghanistantimes.af old police officer and father of two, had returned to his Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi R duty in the provincial capital of Ghazni with the hope that peace Advisory editorial board talks between the United States and the Taliban would lead to the Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara reduction of violence. His hope was dashed by an explosive-laden Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir Humvee military vehicle on May 22 this year. Nabizada became the Graphic-Designers: first member of his family to lose his life to the ruthless war, already Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada into its 18th year. Like thousands Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: of others, Nabizada was sent back home to his mother in a wooden Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0782344728, 0778894038 box. Each morning, when the sun- light first hits remote Suka village Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan in the Malistan district of Ghazni An Afghan boy rides Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 province, Khadija, Nabizada’s a bicycle through the mother, cannot wash her face aftermath the day after Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press without crying. Her son is buried the July 1, 2019 attack right in front of their house, on the top of a hill dedicated to fallen in Kabul, Afghanistan. soldiers. The sorrow goes deep The constitution says and she falls apart regularly. “They lilzad paused negotiations so the ker a deal with the United States bands. Children were orphaned; [the Taliban] are not forgivable,” intra-Afghan talks could take based on U.S. troop withdrawal parents lost their sons and daugh- Article 119: said Basir Nabizada, father of place. “The last 6 days of talks and Taliban assurances that Af- ters to the war. Sisters lost broth- Members of the Supreme Court shall take the following oath of office in the presence of the Rohullah. “We do not forgive have been the most productive ghanistan’s soil will not be used ers and brothers lost sisters. “The President: “In the of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, I swear in the name of God Almighty to them and his mother does not for- session to date,” said Khalilzad by terrorist groups to attack the gap and wounds have widened too attain justice and righteousness in accordance with tenets of the Holy religion of Islam, provisions of give them.” In July 2018, the Unit- in a Twitter post. But on the U.S. and its allies. much,” said peace activist Hami- this Constitution as well as other laws of Afghanistan, and to execute the judicial duty with utmost ed States opened direct talks with ground, the six days of talks co- “It is easy to deal with the di, who directs a project called honesty, righteousness and impartiality.” the Taliban with the goal of end- incided with bloodshed. U.S.,” said Nazar Mohammad Mothers of Peace. “An ice moun- ing the war. But on the ground, Numerous attacks claimed the Mutmeen, a political analyst in tain is between the groups in- the war continues, claiming the lives of scores of fighters from Kabul. “But making peace with volved in the war and it is going lives of members of government both sides. At least 264 pro-gov- each other in the country is much to take a great deal of work to security forces and Taliban insur- ernment forces and 58 civilians more complicated.” bring people together.” “The Af- gents alike and deepening the coun- were killed in the country, the The continuation of the si- ghan war has also rooted in the try’s wounds. In late June and ear- highest death toll of 2019, ac- multaneous fight-and-talk poli- social structure of the country,” ly July, violence surged across the cording to the New York Times. cy between the Afghan govern- Hamidi continued. “The culture country even as Zalmay Kha- On July 7, even as a select ment and the Taliban could lead of revenge has driven this war so lilzad, the U.S. special envoy on group of Afghan activists, civil to a further surge of violence long. If you lose a family member Afghan reconciliation, sat to talk society members, and Afghan across the country. to the violence, you seek re- with the Taliban delegation led by politicians sat face-to-face with “There is a difference be- venge.” For now, there is no mech- deputy chief Mullah Baradar in Taliban officials, Taliban fight- tween the political peace process anism to collect the demands of Doha, Qatar. Dr. Orzala Ashraf ers loaded a truck with explo- and the social peace process,” the victims and incorporate them Nemat, who directs Afghanistan sives and drove to hit an office said Rahim Hamidi, a peace ac- into the peace talks, Hamidi add- Research and Evaluation Unite, of Afghanistan’s intelligence ser- tivist. “The more violence [there ed. The war has dragged on for so said that both the United States vice, the National Directorate of is], the less nonviolence works.” long and caused so much pain and the Taliban want to negotiate Security (NDS), in Ghazni city, The political peace process that resolving the conflict is now from a position of leverage. Thus, the provincial capital of eastern has limited the sphere for the so- far more complicated than a U.S. as Washington and the Taliban in- Ghazni province. The Taliban- cial peace process to allow Af- troop withdrawal or even an hough the Qatar based political office of Taliban Tehrik yet to make minds tensified their talks, they also in- claimed car bomb killed at least ghans to come together to make agreement between the Afghan tensified the ruthless combat 14 people, including eight mem- peace with each other, as the in- government and the Taliban. The for announcing a permanent and durable ceasefire to around 18-year long across the country, Nemat ex- bers of the security forces and tensifying war has only widened scars of the war remain on the armed resistance but so far they earned hearts of war-stricken, agreeing for plained. On July 1, the third day six civilians. The attack wound- the gap between the Afghan gov- hearts of thousands of country- of the seventh round of peace ed as many as 179 people, in- ernment and the Taliban. During men. In the case of the fallen Ro- reducing violence by halting attacks on “religious centers, schools, hospitals, edu- talks between U.S. diplomats and cluding civilians and schoolchil- the last two decades of insurgen- hullah Nabizada, the entire fami- cational centers, bazaars, water dams and workplaces”. Beside common Afghans, Taliban negotiators, Taliban fight- dren attending a nearby school. cy, around 100,000 people were ly shows an intense hatred toward former President Hamid Karzai and several other leaders have welcomed the move ers drove a car packed with explo- “They [U.S. officials] jump to killed and tens of thousands were the Taliban insurgents. Not only sive devices into a military instal- peace,” said Daoud Naji, an in- wounded. The scars of the war his parents, brothers, and sisters and hopeful of its positive and fruitful outcomes. All 17 members of Taliban Move- lation in the capital, Kabul. The dependent political activist, who have reached almost every fami- but even his cousins and aunts ment who have attended the intra-Afghan Peace Conference at Doha made agree attack sent a tower of smoke into believes that previous peace ly in the country, making it hard- cannot tolerate seeing the Taliban during course of talks with around 60 delegates from Kabul. Later consensus re- the Kabul sky and rocked the en- talks failed because of the lack er to reconcile those who were return to power. Mohammad Zia tire city. Following the car bomb, of a a ceasefire. “There is a fire fighting for the government and Mohseni, a high-school student garding reducing of violence in the country came in the form of a resolution pre- five Taliban fighters exchanged bul- that burns people. Are you ready for the Taliban. Mr. Mutmeen, and cousin of Nabizada, woke up pared by a committee of six members from Kabul and three members from the lets with security forces. The at- to stop firing bullets for two who was a Taliban official dur- in the early morning to learn that Taliban. Following are the main points agreed upon through a resolution; 1) Con- tack saw students of a nearby pri- years before any peace agree- ing the group’s rule, said that the Nabizada had been killed in a Tal- vate school caught in the cross- ment?” Naji called on the Tali- victims of the war from both iban attack. For weeks, he could sensus on all-inclusive Afghan negotiations, 2) All Afghans are committed to a unit- fire, with 52 of them wounded. ban to come to Kabul and open sides want peace more than any- not believe his cousin was gone. ed and Islamic country, putting aside all ethnic differences, 3) Afghanistan shall not Conflicting reports suggested var- an office to pursue their politi- body. “The five members of the He set a photo of Nabizada as the ious causality tolls. The govern- cal interests: “Who knows, I Taliban negotiation [team] were wallpaper of his smartphone. witness another war. The international community, regional and internal elements ment confirmed 16 dead and 105 may make a Talib [Taliban fight- imprisoned by the U.S.,” Mut- “When I hear the name of shall respect Afghans’ values accordingly, 4) In order to facilitate effective intra- wounded, including media staff er] friend and they might see we meen emphasized. “Mullah Bara- Taliban, I feel hatred and recall Afghan talks, the warring parties should avoid threats, revenge and conflicting words members of local TV channel are also Muslims in Kabul.” But dar [the political deputy chief of the memories of my cousin,” said Shamshahd, a leader in Pashto-lan- the Taliban group demands the the Taliban] is a victim of the Mohseni. “Peace with a terrorist and shall use soft words, 5) The Doha peace conference participants strongly sup- guage broadcasting. Unverifiable full withdrawal of foreign troops war — he was twice wounded in and barbaric group is port the ongoing peace talks in Doha and believe that effective and positive out- reports suggest the death toll before any agreeing to hold peace U.S. airstrikes, lost family mem- meaningless. Living with the Tal- come from the talks will benefit Afghanistan, 6) Following steps should be taken to reached as high as 40 people, in- talks with the Afghan govern- bers, and he was imprisoned for iban in the same city and neigh- cluding security forces and civil- ment or declare a ceasefire. Still, ten years in Pakistan.” The vic- borhood is not imaginable.” build a trusted environment for peace and keep the nation safe from the war and its ians. On the same day as the Kab- many hoped that current peace tims of the war may want the Ezzatullah Mehrdad is consequences. (A) – Unconditional release of elder, disabled and ill inmates. (B) – ul bombing, U.S. senior diplomat talks would result in some kind end of the war, but the real rec- a freelance journalist based in Ensuring the safety of public institutions including schools, madras’s, hospitals, mar- Khalilzad announced an intra-Af- of agreement between the Unit- onciliation has remained far dis- Kabul. His work has appeared in ghan dialogue scheduled for July ed States and the Taliban. With- tant. Thousands have been killed The Diplomat Magazine, South kets, water dams, and workplaces. (C) – Respect educational institutions. (D) – 7-8. After talks with the Taliban out reaching any deal over a by suicide bombings, airstrikes, China Morning Post, Times of Is- Respect and protect the dignity of the people, their life and property and minimize ended in Doha on July 6, Kha- ceasefire, the Taliban could bro- and bullets. Wives lost hus- rael, and many more. civilian casualties to zero, 7) Assuring that women’s rights are ensured in political, social, economic, educational and cultural areas within the framework of Islamic values, 8) Agreeing on a roadmap for peace based on the following conditions, 9) Institutionalizing Islamic system in the country, 10-1) Start of the peace process M oder n ity, r igidity fa ce to simultaneously with the accomplishment of all terms and conditions set forth, 10-2) Monitoring and observation of the peace agreement, 10-3) Required reforms and support of basic institutions, defense and other institutions which are belonged to fa ce a t Afgh a n ta lk s in D oh a Afghans, 10-4) Repatriation of migrants and return of internally displaced persons ter the secure conference area. (IDPs), 10-5) Support and assistance from donor countries for peace agreement "We want to go to the dialogue based on the new cooperation and relations, 10-6) Insist during international con- but they are not letting us," Stan- ferences regarding the assurance of Afghanistan’s peace agreement10-7) Assur- ikzai said to an officer, who re- ance on zero interference from neighboring and regional countries in Afghanistan’s plied: "We are not joking with you, stop shouting at us." affairs. In a bid to materialize the commitments in practice, the participants of first Prominent Afghan figures includ- ever intra-Afghan dialogue in Qatar and third in the series after Moscow of Russia, ing journalists, activists and poli- urged upon the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the United Nations, the Euro- ticians huddled in the angular lob- pean Union and Afghanistan’s neighboring countries to approve and support the by's plethora of corners and cub- bies alongside guests -- some in joint resolution of the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Conference on Peace in Doha. The the niqab Islamic face-covering resolution proved that all Afghans are desirous for peace, which is possible with worn by some women, others in sincere cooperation and support of not only international bodies like UN, OIC and beachwear. Prominent Afghan women attend EU but also regional and neighbouring countries. Return of peace and normalcy in the Intra-Afghan Dialogue talks Afghanistan is not only a dream for those who suffered a lot throughout Afghanistan in the Qatari capital Doha but also for peace loving nations throughout the world. Return of peace, end to "I've been to Afghanistan so I don't hostilities and violence in Afghanistan could be move towards political stability, eco- really mind it," said one guest in shorts, sandals and a t-shirt who nomic progress and social prosperity throughout Asia. And for getting such goals, said he was unaware the hotel was war affected Afghans deserve support of international community in general and of A woman in skin-tight trousers among the delicate issues on the iban members, who wore mini- being used for talks between Af- regional community in particular. Due to turmoil in Afghanistan almost of regional passed the Taliban delegation as table at the Sunday-Monday mal but immaculate robes and ghan figures and the Taliban. and neighboring countries also suffered a lot, therefore, now the regional countries they waited to enter the cavern- talks. Women's rights have prov- neatly trimmed beards, cut a far "The Qataris are moderates in this ous ballroom of the luxury Doha en particularly important as more modest image than the Ger- region and if they bring the Af- needs to avail opportunity. hotel hosting key peace talks be- when the Taliban ruled Afghani- man and Qatari hosts. ghans together then that's a good tween rival Afghan parties. The stan, they imposed a rigid inter- - Nervous silence - thing." The German co-hosts, in- sight of the young woman in heels pretation of sharia Islamic law Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, se- cluding an official with a man-bun brandishing a box of electrical that set curbs on women's dress, nior official of the Afghan Tali- hairstyle, looked nervous as me- Subscription Rates equipment breezing past the tur- behaviour and rights. The beach- ban and former envoy to Paki- dia covering the forum's opening baned delegates of the Islamic mil- front hotel was noticeably qui- stan, speaks to reporters during photographed and filmed the del- Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. itant group neatly illustrated the eter for the second day of talks, the Intra-Afghan talks in the egates who sat silently and im- Categories Fee depth of differences yet to be with one Afghan journalist de- Qatari capital A security ring of passively. They were arranged in Afghanistan Times bridged. Taliban representatives scribing the whole of Doha as a steel was in place for the talks a vast semi-circle under an octag- Annual Afg: 5400 were holding two days of talks "ghost city". with the hotel's customary suit- onal chandelier at desks bearing at your door step with members of the Afghan gov- An eager lobby pianist played ed African security officers re- name plates -- but not their affil- For fast delivery service ernment, civil society, political an eclectic song-book that veered placed with an army of men in iation. Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the opposition and several women in from the possibly prescient Abba traditional thobe robes and ear- The invitees were there in a "per- names, addresses of your hope of bringing peace after 18 hit "Winner Takes it All" to So- pieces. sonal capacity", circumventing years of war. viet rockstar Viktor Tsoi as Taliban negotiator Abbas Stani- International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of the Taliban's refusal to negotiate copies you want. A ceasefire, women's rights and roughly 70 delegates arrived for kzai had a brief altercation with with the Kabul government. minority representation were the intra-Afghan talks. The Tal- one guard as he attempted to en- (dailymail) WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES MarathontalksbetweenTalibanand bringscountry closer to peace prominent Afghansconcludewith positive—if vague—peace‘roadmap’

By Pamela Constable time,” he told the Reuters news Kabul. agency from the Qatari capital, The joint statement said the Doha. “peace process” would begin “si- KABUL — A marathon two-day But some delegates and outside multaneously with the accom- meeting between Taliban officials observers raised cautionary plishment of all the terms and con- and a range of influential Afghans notes. They said insurgents at ditions set forth.” Those included concluded Monday night in Qa- the “peace conference” ex- international monitoring, assur- tar with a strikingly positive joint pressed no regret for two recent ance of no interference by neigh- resolution that included an eight- bombings that injured more than boring countries, establishing an point “road map for peace,” even 100 Afghan children, that they “Islamic system” and securing fu- as insurgent violence is spiking did not explicitly agree to nego- ture support from donor countries. in Afghanistan. tiate with the government, and “Even the most hardened skeptic All participants agreed that that they did not soften their has to admit that this statement is meaningful peace would come earlier insistence that the coun- encouraging, but the ‘what next’ only through “Afghan-inclusive try must come under full Islam- factor is critical,” said Michael negotiations,” but the Taliban still ic, or sharia, law. Kugelman, an analyst at the Woo- refuses to negotiate directly with Among eight conditions listed drow Wilson International Center the Afghan government, and no in the road map for peace, the for Scholars in Washington. “The dates were set for further talks top item is “institutionalizing Taliban still have their eyes on a among Afghans. [the] Islamic system in the coun- prize — a troop withdrawal deal The informal meeting came dur- try.” This is familiar Taliban lan- that the U.S. isn’t ready to con- how constitutional reform will ing, an airstrike in Afghanistan's were there as ordinary Afghans ing a pause in the latest negotia- guage that directly contradicts cede until there’s more progress By KATHY GANNON the demand of many Afghans, with an intra-Afghan dialogue. come about, and what will be- northern Baghlan province killed and not in their official capacity. tions between U.S. and Taliban officials, and it appeared to add including most of those in Doha, That has new momentum now, but ll-Afghan talks that come of the many local militias seven people, six of them children. Washington is hoping the road- to keep Afghanistan a democrat- the Taliban buy-in is still ques- affiliated with the country's Early on Tuesday, a strike hit Ko- map can be decided by Sept. 1, momentum to those talks as they brought together Afghan resume Tuesday. In a tweet after ic Islamic republic with a mod- tionable.” istan's warring sides end- powerful warlords, who are af- tuk Khiel village. The residents also allowing the withdrawal of midnight, top U.S. negotiator ern constitution. One partici- Delegates also expressed concern ed Tuesday with a statement that filiated with Kabul. They will carried the bodies of the dead to U.S. and NATO troops. Zalmay Khalilzad said the meet- pant from the government, that the Taliban leaders were only appeared to push the country a also have to tackle how women's the provincial capital of Pul-e- An All-Afghan conference that ing “gives hope for further speaking on the condition of giving lip service to issues includ- step closer to peace, by laying rights fit into the definition of Kumri, where Afghanistan National brought Afghanistan’s warring progress” to end years of war anonymity to offer a candid as- ing women’s rights and the pro- down the outlines of a roadmap the "Islamic values," as well as Defense Forces had blocked the sides together appears to get the and “terrible suffering.” sessment, said the comments by tection of civilians. The joint agree- for the country's future and end- whether to set up an interim ad- road. Safdar Mohesni, the provin- country a step closer to peace American officials have said they Taliban leaders at the meeting ment said all sides supported “as- ing nearly 18 years of war. Wash- ministration and when elections cial council chief, said the airstrike with a statement that laid out the seek to reach a basic peace deal “proved that they have not suring women’s rights .?.?. within ington's Peace Envoy Zalmay should be held. was carried out by "foreigners," a foundations for a roadmap to end by Sept. 1 before Afghan presi- changed.” He said it was good the Islamic framework of Islamic Khalilzad has said he is hoping The conference agreed to keep reference to the United States. to nearly 18 years of war. Wash- dential elections scheduled for that they had a chance to “hear values.” During four years in pow- for a final agreement by Sept. 1, the momentum going with confi- There was no immediate comment ington is hoping the roadmap can Sept. 28. But some observers from Afghans how the country er from 1996 to 2001, extremist has changed” in recent years, Taliban rulers severely repressed which would allow the withdrawal dence building measures. These from the U.S. military to a request be decided by Sept. 1, also al- have warned that the two paral- included the unconditional re- from The Associated Press. The lowing the withdrawal of U.S. and lel efforts could collide before and remarked that they seemed women’s rights to work, study of U.S. and NATO troops. He will less “arrogant” than in the past. and leave their homes without a begin an eighth round of peace lease of old, disabled and sick Taliban have also been deeply crit- NATO troops. In a statement fi- then, deepening political divi- sions and adding to violence. But he also said the Taliban lead- male escort. talks with the Taliban later on prisoners — though there was icized for their many attacks that nalised in the early hours on Tues- ers proudly told the visiting del- Some delegates wept during the no mention of the affiliation of have killed or wounded civilians, day, a much touted two-day meet- Fighting between insurgent and Tuesday also in Qatar's capital, government forces has intensified egates that they had “defeated meetings as they listened to fel- Doha, where the two-day confer- the prisoners or whether it in- including a devastating suicide car ing in Doha, Qatar, attended by in recent months. the U.S.” low Afghans describe their own ence was held. cluded those captured in the war. bombing on Sunday in Ghazni Taliban, representatives of Af- Participants preparing to return It was not clear how the intra- suffering at Taliban hands, includ- Tuesday's statement said that a The warring sides also agreed not province that killed 12 people and ghanistan’s government, women to Kabul praised the cordial tone Afghan encounter, which fol- ing losing family members to con- post-war Afghanistan would have to attack institutions such as wounded more than 150 others, and members of the country’s of the encounter. They called it a lowed two similar conferences flict and facing brutal detentions an Islamic legal system, protect hospitals and schools, as well as including many students at a near- nascent civil society, agreed a watershed of sorts because it in- in Moscow, would affect the during Taliban rule. women's rights "within the Islam- national infrastructure such as by school. Tuesday's statement post-war Afghanistan would have cluded Afghan officials, who were U.S.-Taliban talks that have Participants were also shaken Sun- ic framework of Islamic values," hydro-electric dams. They also also said all sides in the conflict an Islamic legal system, protect allowed to participate as private been taking place since Septem- day by a deadly suicide bombing and ensure equality for all ethnic agreed to be more diplomatic in would want international guaran- women’s rights “within the Is- citizens. The Taliban has repeat- ber in an effort to end the 18- in the capital of Ghazni province groups. The much-touted confer- their references to each other. tors of any final agreement. It said lamic framework of Islamic val- edly derided the elected Kabul year conflict. Khalilzad said Sat- that was claimed by the Taliban. ence was attended by Taliban, There was no mention of a cease- that future meetings would be all- ues,” and ensure equality for all government as a U.S. puppet. urday that the latest talks had The attack, which killed 12 peo- made “substantive progress” on ple and wounded 180, was aimed Afghan government representa- fire, which Khalilzad has said the inclusive — without any mention ethnic groups. The next step is “Glad to see common under- negotiations on the final deal of direct talks with the Afghan gov- to start negotiations. Meanwhile standing on difficult issues. The four major issues, including a at a compound of the national in- tives, women and members of the timetable for U.S. troop with- telligence agency, but the blast in- country's nascent civil society. It would address. Both sides did ernment. The Taliban have stead- Khalilzad's talks with the Tali- conference itself was a success in pursuing peace agenda,” tweet- drawals and a permanent cease- jured many children at a nearby aimed to produce a new level of agree, however, to do more to fastly refused to talk with Presi- ban will continue on the time- fire. Several analysts said the school. A similar attack in Kabul protect civilians. The United dent Ashraf Ghani's government frame for U.S. and NATO troop ed Fawzia Koofi, a legislator and consensus among Afghanistan's one of six women out of a Kabul joint resolution was a positive on July 1 killed six people and fissiparous society. Nations has expressed growing calling it a puppet. Participants at- withdrawal, verifiable anti-terror delegation of 50. The joint reso- step because it listed specific wounded 105, mostly children. No date was given for the tougher concern over civilian deaths in the tending the all-Afghan conference, guarantees, intra-Afghan negoti- lution said “all participants in- conditions needed to achieve “It’s sad to see not a single sen- negotiations to follow, when the conflict, and has criticized all which Germany and Qatar jointly ations, and an eventual cease-fire. sist” on continuing the dialogue. piece. tence of condemnation of the at- many sides in Afghanistan's pro- sides for rising casualty rates, in- sponsored, attended as ordinary Associated Press this articale Nadir Naim, deputy chairman of On the other hand, they said it tacks on children of Afghanistan tracted conflict will sit down to cluding from stepped up U.S. Afghans "on equal footing," and writer Amir Shah in Kabul, Af- Afghanistan’s High Peace Coun- did not address key issues, es- in Ghazni and Kabul,” a woman hammer out the details of what airstrikes. while there were senior govern- ghanistan, contributed to this re- cil, said he hopes that a U.S.-Tal- pecially how the timing of for- named Rosa Afghan tweeted in an Islamic system will look like, Even as the conference was end- ment officials in attendance they port. iban deal on foreign troop with- eign troop withdrawals would response to Khalilzad’s upbeat drawals is now imminent. “A lot relate to further talks with Af- tweet. “How can murders and ne- of the differences are being re- ghan leaders and whether those gotiations continue side by side?” solved, so it’s just a matter of would include authorities in (WP) High-Impact Opportunities Exist toRestore Tropical

rently at 92.4 runs per match. RainforestsAround the World Australia, England and In- dia were penciled in for the BY Robin Chazdon countries in Africa – Rwanda, blocks that had lost more than 10% semifinals by nearly everyone Uganda, Burundi, Togo, South of their tree canopy cover in 2016. before the tournament. The Sudan and Madagascar – hold Each of the seven factors we stud- fourth team turned out to The green belt of tropical rain- rainforest areas where restora- ied had equal weight in our calcu- be New Zealand, which beat forests that covers equatorial re- tion is expected to yield the high- lation of total restoration oppor- the weaker teams, but lost to gions of the Americas, Africa, est benefits with the highest fea- tunity scores. The top-scoring Australia and England in the Indonesia and Southeast Asia is sibility. We hope our results can blocks, which we call “restoration group stage. Its early-round turning brown. Since 1990, In- help governments, conservation hotspots,” represent the most match against India was donesia has lost 50% of its orig- groups and international funders compelling regions for tropical rained out, so Tuesday’s semi- inal forest, the Amazon 30% and target areas where there is high forest restoration, with maximum final will provide a resolution. Central Africa 14%. Fires, log- potential for success. overall benefits and minimal nega- The Busts ging, hunting, road building and Where to Start tive trade-offs. South Africa has earned a fragmentation have heavily dam- Intact forest landscapes in trop- Forest Restoration Aligns With reputation as a poor World aged more than 30% of those that ical regions declined by 7.2% Other Global Pledges Cup performer; it has been remain. These forests provide playing in the event since 1992 from 2000 to 2013, mainly due The top 15 countries with the larg- many benefits: They store large to logging, clearing and fires. est areas of restoration hotspots but hasn’t made a final. The amounts of carbon, are home to team was on the wrong side These losses have dire conse- are distributed across all tropical numerous wild species, provide quences for global biodiversity, rainforest regions around the of this tournament’s biggest food and fuel for local people, upset, losing to Bangladesh, climate change and forest-de- world. Three are in Central and purify water supplies and im- pendent peoples. As my work South America, five are in Africa and despite a late win over al- prove air quality. Replenishing ready-qualified Australia, it has shown, tropical forests can and the Middle East, and seven them is an urgent global impera- recover after they have been are in Asia and the Pacific. Impor- finished seventh. tive. A newly published study in Even worse was the West cleared or damaged. Although tantly, 89% of the hotspots we Indies, winners of the first two the journal Science by European these second-growth forests will identified were located within ar- World Cups in the 1970s, but authors finds that there is room never perfectly replace the old- eas that have already been identi- for an extra 3.4 million square By Victor Mather World Cups. Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Austra- without much to boast about er forests that have been lost, fied as biodiversity conservation The team relies particular- lia, but wins over India and New since then. Expectations were miles (0.9 billion hectares) of can- planting carefully selected trees hotspots in tropical regions. opy cover around the world, and After a slow-moving group ly heavily on David Warner, Zealand saved its semifinal low, but a ninth-place finish, and assisting natural recovery These conservation hotspots have the tournament’s second- place. The big-hitting Eoin better only than winless Af- that replenishing tree cover at this processes can restore many of exceptionally high concentrations stage that started in May, the full potential would contribute Cricket World Cup will end in leading scorer with 638 runs. Morgan, an Irishman who plays ghanistan, did not even meet their former properties and of at-risk species. They have been He is one of the best batsmen for England, has a tournament- them. significantly to reducing the risk functions. But restoration is not been focal areas for investment and a flash this week. Four top of harmful climate change But teams will clash in semifinal in the game, but his feats are leading 22 sixes, the cricket Who Will Win? uniformly feasible or desirable, activities to promote biodiversity matches on Tuesday and clouded by his participation equivalent of a home run. When England-Australia is the there aren’t enough resources to and the benefits that forests conservation for nearly 20 years. Thursday, and the final will be in a ball-tampering scandal a you consider India’s hundreds pick of the semis, with the two restore all tropical forests that provide are not evenly distrib- This finding makes sense, since Sunday in London at Lord’s, year ago. of millions of passionate fans old rivals playing one of their have been lost or damaged. And uted. To make informed choices two criteria for designating con- the spiritual home of cricket. On the bowling side, and thriving Premier League, most important games in restoration can conflict with other about restoration efforts and servation hotspots – high rates of The event is played in the Mitchell Starc, a fast-throw- you might expect it to win near- years. (In August and Septem- activities, such as farming and investments, organizations need forest loss and high concentration 50-over cricket format, with ing lefty, has been the work ly every match it plays. But its ber, they will meet again in the forestry. As a tropical forest ecol- more detailed spatial informa- of endemic, or locally distributed, matches that can stretch to horse, taking 26 wickets, six team has only two World Cup Ashes Tests, playing five-day ogist, I am interested in develop- tion. Existing global maps of res- species – were also variables in eight hours. That format has more than any other bowler wins and one second place in matches.) England will hope ing better tools for assessing toration opportunities are based our study. Our results strongly been overshadowed in recent in the Cup. the 11 events held so far. Many home field can carry them, but where these efforts will be most on actual versus potential lev- support the need to develop and years by the fast-paced, TV- On Thursday, Australia expect that shaky record to Australia has looked the cost-effective and beneficial. els of tree canopy cover. We implement integrated solutions friendly Twenty20 cricket, will play England, which as change this year. India’s super- sharper team. Over the past four years, tropi- wanted to go beyond this mea- that protect remaining forest eco- where matches are typically the inventor of the game al- star is the fiery Virat Kohli, but India won the group cal forestry professor Pedro ways has irrationally outsized he has been outshone at this surement to identify where the systems and restore new forests resolved in less than three stage, has the batting muscle Brancalion and I have led a team greatest potential payoffs and within these high-priority regions. hours. But the World Cup expectations, compounded Cup by Rohit Sharma, who and is a deserved favorite to of researchers from an interna- this year by being the tour- opens up the batting and often beat New Zealand and then challenges lay. Our study used We also found that 73% of tropi- gives the longer game a tional network in evaluating the high-resolution satellite imagery cal forest restoration hotspots are chance in the spotlight once nament host. The team has seems to put away the match win the tournament in the fi- benefits and feasibility of resto- struggled in the World Cup, before most of the rest of his nal. But in the one-day format, and the latest peer-reviewed re- in countries that have made com- every four years. ration across tropical rainforests search to integrate information mitments under the Bonn Chal- The Final Four though. England has never team even bats. Sharma has a when Bangladesh can beat around the world. Our newly won it and is appearing in its tournament-leading 647 runs South Africa and even Af- about four benefits from forest lenge, a global effort to bring some Australia has been the ac- published findings identify res- restoration: biodiversity conser- 580,000 square miles (150 million knowledged master of the first semifinal since 1992. and five centuries, scores of at ghanistan can come close in a toration hotspots – areas where Another disappointing least 100, two more than any couple of games, no one is vation, climate change mitiga- hectares) of the world’s deforest- event, producing a seemingly restoring tropical forests would tion, climate change adaptation ed and damaged land into restora- endless supply of top players Cup seemed in the offing other player. Indeed, he is al- out. be most beneficial and least cost- to win four of the last five when England lost games to most averaging a hundred: cur- (Nytimes) and water security. We also as- tion by 2020, and 1.35 million ly and risky. They cover over sessed three aspects of feasibil- square miles (350 million hectares) 385,000 square miles (100 mil- ity: cost, investment risk and the by 2030. By making these pledg- lion hectares), an area as large as likelihood of restored forests es, Bonn Challenge participants Disclaimer: Spain and Sweden combined. surviving into the future. have shown that they are politi- The five countries with the larg- We studied these variables cally motivated to restore and con- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) est areas of restoration hotpots across all lowland tropical moist serve forests, and are looking for and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. are Brazil, Indonesia, India, forests worldwide, dividing restoration opportunities. Madagascar and Colombia. Six them into 1-kilometer square (Truthout) WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to the streets to demonstrate short of saying it had been with- draw,” he added. Lokman Tsui, says the controversial bill that against the bill that would allow drawn completely. “We suspend- who teaches journalism at the would have allowed extradition to the extradition of individuals to ed it and we have no time table, Chinese University of Hong the Chinese mainland is “dead”. mainland China. we reiterate that when the cur- Kong, wrote on Twitter: “If it’s “What I said today is not very Some of the protests in- rent legislature ends, i.e. July next dead for all purposes, then why different from before, but maybe volved violent clashes with po- year, it will be automatically ex- not just say the words and offi- people want to hear a very firm lice. On 1 July, hundreds of ac- pired,” she said. Political oppo- cially withdraw it? Carrie is just response … the bill has actually tivists stormed the city's legisla- nents have already expressed playing a PR game at this point.” died,” the chief executive of the ture, vandalizing and occupying their dissatisfaction with the sta- Yesterday, Hong Kong activist city-state said in a statement. “So it for several hours before retreat- tus of the legislation. “The bill is and pop star Denise Ho clashed people won’t need to worry that ing in the face of a police clear- dead is a political description and with a Chinese representative to there will be renewed discussions ance. Lam added that she felt it is not legislative language,” the UN as she urged the interna- on the bill in the current legisla- “heartbroken” over the conflict Civic Party lawmaker Alvin Ye- tional community to stand up for ture.” The statement came after caused by the proposed law, ung told the BBC. “We have no Hong Kong's democratic rights. weeks of unrest in the city, in which she described as a “total idea why the chief executive re- CNN reports that China's delega- which millions of residents took failure”. However, she stopped fuses to adopt the word with- tion interrupted.

Venezuelan president Nicolas tic... Today they had a five-hour coup plot. The suspicious death Maduro said on Monday he was session, and I think that step by of retired naval officer Rafael “optimistic” after dialogue be- step, with strategic patience, we Acosta Arevalo had sparked in- tween his government and the can find a path to peace,” Maduro ternational condemnation. UK government stands by ambassador to opposition resumed in Barbados. said in a broadcast on the state tele- Guaido said Sunday he wants the The South American nation was vision channel VTV. Without giv- talks to lead them towards Ma- plunged into political turmoil in ing details, he said that a six-point duro’s departure from the presi- US after leaked cables criticising Trump January when National Assem- agenda was being discussed with dency he has held since 2013 to a The United Kingdom's ambassa- “inept” and "incompetent". The selective extracts leaked do tics in their country", May's bly speaker Juan Guaido declared “the whole country in mind.” “If transitional government, and then dor to the United States, Kim Downing Street announced as not reflect the closeness of, and spokesperson stated. himself acting president in a di- you work with goodwill and there “free elections with internation- Darroch, still has Prime Minister quoted by the broadcaster Sky the esteem in which we hold, the UK Foreign Secretary Jere- rect challenge to Maduro’s author- is no American interventionism, I al observers”. Ravaged by crises Theresa May's "full support" af- News that Darroch "continues relationship. At the same time my Hunt noted on Monday that ity. The opposition leader is rec- am sure that we will reach an agree- Some members of the opposition ter the leak of diplomatic cables to have the prime minister's full we have also underlined the im- London would not allow "any in- ognized by the United States and ment,” said Maduro, who blames oppose the Barbados talks, fear- criticising US President Donald support". portance of ambassadors being terruption" to its "superb rela- more than 50 other countries, but the United States for fanning the ing they may reinvigorate Ma- Trump. In a batch of leaked ca- "We have made clear to the able to provide honest, unvar- tionship" with the United States. has been unable to dislodge Vene- crisis. The Barbados talks will be duro, but Enrique Marquez, vice bles, Darroch described Trump as US how unfortunate this leak is. nished assessments of the poli- (AP) zuela’s socialist leader, who is the third round since the Oslo talks president of Venezuela’s oppo- backed by Russia, China and in May, although Guaido had orig- sition-controlled National As- Cuba. Delegations from both sides inally said last Tuesday there were sembly, said they are the best PMLeeRefutes arrived in Barbados Monday no plans to re-open talks with option. “A violent solution... U N h u m a n r igh t s exper t s morning to revive discussions, Maduro’s “murderous dictator- could generate loss of governance Abe'ssuspicionfor after a previous round in Norway ship” following the death of an even for a new government,” he petered out. “I am very optimis- officer in custody over an alleged told AFP. d en ou n ce in t er n et S-Koreansanctions violations Tory leadership: sh u tdown in S u da n Seoul has slammed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for Boris Johnson's N human rights experts have de- Aristide Nononsi, Independent fied under any circumstances. accusing South Korea of poten- nounced measures taken by the Expert on the human rights situ- "We urge the authorities to tially violating sanctions on authorities to shut down the In- ation in Sudan; Clement Nyalet- immediately restore Internet ser- North Korea, calling his remarks EU aid comments ternet in Sudan, as the military sossi Voule, Special Rapporteur vices. The Human Rights Coun- "dangerous." On the first day of council said the measure is crucial on the right to peaceful assem- cil has unequivocally condemned the parliamentary interpellation 'entirely to protect the deal reached with bly and association; David Kaye measures that intentionally pre- session on Tuesday, Prime Min- the opposition. After, the bloody Special Rapporteur on the pro- vent or disrupt access to infor- ister Lee Nak-yeon addressed unacceptable' attack on the pro-democracy sit- motion and protection of the right mation online, and recommend- Abe's remarks from Sunday, in Boris Johnson's ideas for how in on 3 June, the military junta to freedom of opinion and ex- ed all States to cease and refrain which the Japanese prime minis- cash replacing EU aid is spent in shut down the internet fearing to pression "In the past few weeks, from such measures," further said ter cited suggested sanctions vio- Kyrgyz former president dismisses Wales post-Brexit are "entirely hamper the protest movement in we have continued to receive re- the statement. In a briefing to for- lations were behind his export re- unacceptable", first minister the country following calls for a ports on Internet blocking of eign diplomats in Khartoum on strictions against South Korean police summons as 'circus' Mark Drakeford said. He said Mr general strike. However days af- social media platforms by the Sunday about the agreement tech giants. Lee called Abe's re- Johnson's comments confirm ter reaching a deal with the Force Transitional Military Council," reached with the opposition marks dangerous, saying they BISHKEK - Police investigators summoned former Kyrgyz presi- "some of the fears" he had around for Freedom and Change, the in- the three experts said in a joint FFC, military council spokesper- could damage long-standing secu- dent Almazbek Atambayev for questioning on Monday, setting the Conservative plans for a replace- ternet blackout continues stifling statement on Monday. The son and head of its political com- rity structures. The South Kore- stage for a stand-off between him and his successor, incumbent Sooron- ment Shared Prosperity Fund. freedom expression in the coun- statement underlined that the mittee Shams al-Din Kabbashi an prime minister also noted that bai Jeenbekov, in the volatile Central Asian nation. Jeenbekov, who But Mark Drakeford wel- try without a valid explanation. internet shut down is a clear vio- explained the continuation of the the UN Security Council Sanc- came to power in 2017 with Atambayev's support and used to be his comed the pledge to match what The shut down was condemned lation of international human internet blackout by the protec- tions Committee on North Korea close ally, sidelined his predecessor last year by reshuffling senior Wales gets from EU funds. The by three UN experts including rights law and cannot be justi- tion of the deal. has repeatedly recognized South security officials and wresting control over the ruling party out of Tory contest frontrunner made Korea thorough implementation Atambayev's hands. An escalation of the conflict between the two the comments at a hustings in of sanctions. Appearing on Ja- could be of concern to Russia which has a military air base in the Cardiff. Foreign Secretary Jere- pan's BS Fuji TV on Sunday, Abe former Soviet republic and counts it among its closest political allies. my Hunt also told the audience argued that Seoul is not fulfilling Atambayev dismissed the summons as illegal. Kyrgyzstan's parlia- SatelliteimageryshowsMiG-21 its international commitments re- at the All Nations Centre that ment voted last month to strip Atambayev of immunity normally "Wales will not lose out" on garding the issue of Japan's war- enjoyed by former heads of state. On Monday, the investigative unit funds. Under EU structural funds time forced labor, and thus it's of the interior ministry summoned Atambayev to its headquarters for Wales would have received more Fishbedat RussianairbaseinSyria “natural to presume” South Ko- questioning on Tuesday morning as a witness, without saying what than £5bn by 2020. But Mr rea would not properly enforce the summons was linked to. He has not yet been charged with any Johnson went further by saying Analysis of commercial satellite airbase in Latakia seems to be entrance to the airbase. The most sanctions against the North. Last crimes, but some of his allies have been charged with corruption and there should be a "strong Con- imagery from 11 June suggests the latest addition to the Rus- widely produced supersonic jet week, Japan said it was imposing abuse of office and parliament, and state prosecutors have said they servative influence" over how the that Russia deployed MiG-21 sian air force’s arsenal in Syria,” fighter of all time, the MiG-21 export curbs on South Korea due could investigate similar allegations against Atambayev. Atambayev, replacement money is spent in Fishbed interceptor aircraft to its he said on Twitter. Fishbed is an incredibly prolific to a breakdown in bilateral trust 62, who has taken part in two violent revolts which overthrew his Wales despite it being currently Hmeymim airbase in Latakia, Syr- At this moment there is no aircraft. The Fishbed project had and "inappropriate cases" in con- predecessors in 2005 and 2010, said he would ignore the summons. "I administered by the Welsh Gov- ia. Satellite imagery released by exact information about the pur- been set up in the mid-50s , as a nection with export controls. am not even going to touch and read these papers, the government ernment in Cardiff. Asked about military enthusiast Samir’s Twit- pose of the appearance of the natural evolution of arrow-wing Abe's remarks on Sunday appear must first start following the law," he said in a video posted online. "I the comments at the Welsh As- ter page on 7 Jule shows Soviet- legendary Soviet MiG-21 fight- fighters. Approximately 60 to indicate that Japan interprets am not going to play along in this circus." sembly's External Affairs Com- era MiG-21 fighter aircraft at er on the Russian base, but avia- countries over four continents those inappropriate cases to be mittee, First Minister Mark Hmeymim airbase. This airbase is tion geeks on Twitter began de- have flown the MiG-21, and it alleged non-fulfillment of sanc- Drakeford said it was "good to a component of Russian perma- bating suggest that this is one of still serves many nations six de- tions against North Korea on the have confirmation that the mon- nent military contingent stationed the Syrian aircraft that will be cades after its maiden flight. part of Seoul. Tajikistan, China to hold ey in full will come to us. in Syria. “MiG-21 at Hmeymim installed as a monument at the (BBC) (BBC) another joint military drill in Pamirs Theseizureof anIraniantanker Tajikistan will later this month conduct another round of joint mili- Howademocrat tary exercises in its high-altitude Pamirs region with China’s armed forces, lending weight to suspicions that Dushanbe is looking to in- creasingly outsource its security needs to Beijing. The exercises will andthelethaltollof sanctions take place along the Afghan border, in the Ishkashim district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO. A Tajik para- canwinover a The seizure of an Iranian oil tank- trooper battalion and a company of the Chinese People’s Liberation er allegedly bound for Syria by Army will take part in the drill, a source in Tajikistan’s Defense British Royal Marine comman- Ministry told Asia-Plus newspaper on July 9. Aviation, armored dos off Gibraltar is the latest vehicles, artillery and firearms will be deployed during the exercise, never-Trumper episode in the long and disastrous which will reportedly simulate a coordinated response to an incur- history of economic sanctions in sion of militants from Afghanistan through Tajikistan and into China. Dear 2020 Democrats—all 23 of never topped 46 percent, and the Middle East. The UK claims A similar drill, involving seemingly the same number of troops and you who are running for presi- among younger voters, millenni- that it is implementing EU sanc- types of equipment, took place in October 2016. China’s role in dent: You are itching to be rid of als and Gen Zers, his support is tions on Syria, but the act will helping Tajikistan secure its border has been growing steadily over Donald Trump. Who can blame 30 percent or below. But Trump be seen by Tehran – and most the past few years. One month before the 2016 exercise, the Tajik you? Of course, if this were a was elected with the lowest ap- other states – as the British en- government announced that China would build 11 border guard posts normal Republican presidency, I proval ratings of any major candi- forcing US sanctions on Iran that ous northeast Iraq in 1996 which jump into the air to waist height along the Afghan border and a border training center. Last month, the would not share your feelings. date in history. Polls can disguise the EU said it opposes. An Ira- was in the Kurdish-controlled and the main charge explodes, Wall Street Journal cited an unnamed Tajik official as saying that Not remotely. As a lifelong con- as well as reveal. The “shy Tory” nian official said a British tanker area, but still subject to UN sanc- spraying 1,200 metal balls over a China had in fact agreed to “refurbish or build up to 30 to 40 guard servative, I think your policy phenomenon—in which voters should be seized in retaliation. tions. I wondered why so many range of 100 yards. posts along the country’s border.” ideas are ill-advised. But this cy- seem disinclined to tell pollsters Jeremy Hunt, foreign secretary people in the main streets had “I defuse the mine with a piece of cle, other Trump-disgusted Re- that they support conservatives— and aspirant prime minister, ea- lost an arm or a foot. The expla- wire,” Sabir Majid, a middle-aged publicans and I can contemplate is real across the globe, as evi- ger to show himself walking tall nation given to me by the villag- man who had formerly been a Turkmenistan, Bahrain voting Democrat. We could do so denced most recently by the up- on the international stage, tweet- ers lives in my mind as a grisly farmer, told me. “Then I unscrew not because we’ve become pro- set victory of the conservatives ed: “Swift action has denied valu- example of the straits to which the top of it and take out the alu- hold political consultations gressives, but because we think (called “liberals”) in Australia. able resources to Assad’s mur- people can be reduced by the minium around the explosives. it’s in the long-term interests of Right-wing populism continues to derous regime.” But that is ex- impact of sanctions on top of When I have taken apart six mines, The Turkmen Foreign Ministry hosted political consultations with a conservatism and the country to show strength worldwide as re- actly what has not happened. their many other burdens. I have enough aluminium to sell delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister of Bahrain Shaikh Abdulla be rid of Trump. If he gains a cent election results in Brazil, In- Economic sanctions in the Mid- People in Penjwin said they were for 30 dinars (about 75 pence) to bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Trend reports with reference to the second term, conservatism may dia, Hungary, Poland and the Phil- dle East and elsewhere have in- very poor and lived in the mid- a shop in Penjwin.” He said this Turkmen Foreign Ministry. The sides, speaking of their interest in the well be irredeemably tarnished. ippines attest. And if the results variably been a collective pun- dle of vast minefields laid during was just enough to feed but not development of bilateral relations in trade, economic, cultural, human- Still, much will depend upon of the 2018 midterms have you ishment of an entire people while the Iran-Iraq war. The one way to clothe his family. Few of those itarian, as well as contractual and legal areas, exchanged views on their whether the Democratic Party feeling confident, you should look leaders and their security forces they could make money was by who made a mistake in defusing a further activation, the report said. The implementation of the signed can resist its own drift toward to the not-so-distant past. Demo- come through unscathed. UN defusing one particular mine, the Valmara survived, but it was sur- interstate agreements and arrangements was reviewed. The parties Trumpiness. I’ll explain, but crats were pasted in the 2010 mid- sanctions on Iraq between 1990 Italian Valmara, and selling the rounded by small, difficult-to- also discussed a wide range of regional and international issues of first, let me make the case that terms and yet President Barack and 2003 did not stop Saddam aluminium wrapped around the spot anti-personnel mines which mutual interest. The diplomatic relations between the two countries you should court Republican ref- Obama glided painlessly to reelec- Hussein building luxurious pal- explosives. The Valmara is a le- looked like large mushrooms and were established in December 1995. The sides discuss joint projects ugees like me in 2020. You may tion in 2012. While we’re on the in the investment, banking, oil and gas and chemical industries. Bahr- aces and giant mosques while thal device with five khaki-co- could easily take off a foot or a think you don’t need us—but subject of the midterms, remem- ordinary Iraqis were reduced to loured prongs at the top that hand. At that time, the UN esti- ain’s financial-industrial groups were offered to begin to create joint you’d be wrong. I know things ber that your 2018 victories were ventures in leading industries based on mutual investments. Bahrain’s selling their furniture and crock- looked like dried grass. If any mated that between six and seven companies were invited to participate in the project for the construc- are looking good for you: not a left-wing triumph. Your 40- ery in the streets. I visited a vil- prong is disturbed a small charge thousand Iraqi children were dy- tion of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. Trump’s approval rating has seat pickup was due. lage called Penjwin in mountain- was detonated making the mine ing every month because. WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES Abu Dhabi opens commercial, service sector to industrial firms In a major move aimed at achiev- ing the emirate’s economic pros- perity and helping expand invest- ment activity to gain more value for the segment, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Devel- opment (ADDED) has issued a new resolution that now permits licensed industrial companies in the emirate to add commercial and Moon reiterates service activities to their existing licences. As per administrative resolution number 70 of 2019, fair economy which was issued by ADDED, industrial establishments in Abu Dhabi would be allowed to add initiative some of the commercial or ser- vice activities that support the li- President Moon Jae-in said cussed ways to promote fair trans- censed industrial activities, includ- Tuesday that fair competition action practices, especially among ing sales, installation, design, dis- needs to be guaranteed in order public agencies. tribution, transportation, mainte- to revitalize the economy and President Moon pointed out nance, import, export, manage- increase the potential growth that public institutions must play ment and operations, warehous- rate. Speaking at an interagency a leading role in the fair economy ing, consultancy, studies and re- meeting on economic strategies initiative as the terms of their search in the fields of natural and held at the presidential office, transactions serve as a benchmark engineering sciences, and services Moon said a fair economy is the for the private sector and influ- offered by offshore and onshore foundation for innovative and ence the market. He said measures oil and gas fields and facilities. inclusive growth. The Tuesday to promote a fair economy will be The resolution also stipulates that meeting was aimed at examining expanded to all public agencies industrial companies wishing to the interim results of the admin- through trial periods, and also add any of the mentioned activi- istration's push to build a fairer asked for parliamentary coopera- ties are enjoined to comply with economy over the past two tion for the swift passage of relat- the regulations related to the add- years. Participants also dis- ed pending bills. ed activity according to the re- quirements of the competent au- thorities; readiness of the factory site to include this new activity regarding having a sufficient President Trump touted his en- the right way to produce a better defended his record and ripped chief also riffed about the impor- US adds India space and the non-interference vironmental record during a environment or a better economy. Democrats for what he called tance of forest management in between the production lines and White House speech Monday — We have rejected this failed ap- wildly expensive schemes for the preventing and containing forest the display area, it stated. The declaring that he’d proven it was proach and we are seeing great re- environment, such as the so-called fires. along with China, move is part of ADDED’s strate- possible to have both a strong sults.” Trump said America was a Green New Deal. “These radical But activists, including Sierra gy to enhance the key role of the economy and a clean environ- leader in providing clean drinking plans would not make the world Club chief Michael Brune, were industrial sector and turn it into a ment. “A strong economy is vi- water, had slashed air pollution and cleaner. They would just put not impressed. “[Trump] is the EUto Steel tariff key driver in the emirate's eco- tal to maintaining a healthy envi- was cutting carbon emissions, all Americans out of work and they worst president in history for the nomic development process, it ronment,” the president said. while boosting industry, creating put them out of work rapidly,” environment,” Brune said. added. Saif Mohamed Al Hajeri. “Punishing Americans is never jobs and reducing regulation. He he asserted. The commander in (AP) dispute at WTO The United States has com- by unfairly discriminating against plained at the World Trade Or- US imports vis-à-vis those from Kazakhstancan ganization about Indian tariffs other WTO members and by ac- Chinese Central Bank’sblockchain imposed in response to US steel cording less favourable treatment becomeoneof and aluminium tariffs last year, to US goods than that provided a WTO filing showed. The dis- for in India's schedule of conces- trade platform processed $4.36b pute follows similar complaints sions," according to an official re- global leaders against China, the European lease. India's argument in support The blockchain trade finance so- the business volume is still pro- the State Administration of Taxa- such as accounts receivable and Union and others who retaliat- of its duties is that retaliation is lution of the People’s Bank of portionately small. PBoC repre- tion signed a strategic cooperation trade financing. In May, the Shen- ininvestment ed in the same way. "The US permitted under the WTO's China (PBoC) processed over 30 sentatives explained in the report agreement. The aim of the cooper- zhen Fintech Research Institute claims that the additional duties, Agreement on Safeguards. But the billion yen ($4.36 billion) in for- that blockchain technology ation is to realize automatic tax fil- — which the PBoC jointly orga- attractiveness which India imposed through a US maintains that its tariffs are eign exchange transactions, local avoids the slow paper trail be- ing in the central bank's trade fi- nized with local government bu- series of notifications issued not a safeguard measure but were finance news outlet SINA reports tween multiple receiving depart- nance blockchain platform. The reaus — posted several job open- Kazakh President Kassym- between June 2018 and June taken under Section 232 of the US on July 8. Per the report, the plat- ments that is typical of trade fi- PBoC — which is China’s central ings for blockchain-related posi- Jomart Tokayev, during his inau- 2019, are inconsistent with pro- Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on form is supported at 483 branch- nance in the traditional banking bank — officially launched the test- tions. At the end of June, a re- guration speech last month, stat- visions of the WTO's General grounds of national security. es of 28 banks in Shenzhen and is environment. On July 4, the ing phase of its blockchain trade port by Big Four audit and con- ed that one of the key priorities Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (BBC) currently operating normally. Shenzhen Municipal Central finance platform in September last sulting firm Deloitte claimed that for Kazakhstan is to create new Still, due to an allegedly uneven Bank Branch of the PBoC and year. The platform aims to facili- as much as 73% of Chinese en- jobs and provide people with adoption of financial technology, the Shenzhen Taxation Bureau of tate trade and financing activities terprises believe. good wages. One of the ways to achieve this objective is to attract Greek voters welcome centrist more foreign investment to Ka- zakhstan. This is why the Gov- government, reject leftists ernment has been actively work- ing to create a favourable invest- ment climate in the country. The amid long financial crisis results so far have been promis- ing. Fifty-seven projects with econ om ic coop . wit h I r a n : E n voy foreign capital, worth $5.1 bil- lion, will create more than 10,000 The Italian ambassador to Tehran jobs in Kazakhstan by the end of Giuseppe Perrone announced the the year. This is in addition to readiness of the Italian Embassy 6,000 new jobs that were created for any cooperation with the Ira- between January 2018 and the nian parties. He made the remarks present day, thanks to 29 at Iran-Italy Joint Chambers of projects that are currently being Commerce Assembly which was implemented. Overall, Kazakh- held in Tehran at the presence of stan remains the number one in- Iran's Head of Chamber of Com- vestment destination in the re- merce. Given the level and type gion. As was noted recently by Greeks elected a conservative ward," says Nick Malkoutzis, of relations between Iranian and Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister party led by the scion of a pow- editor of the political analysis Italian economic activists, it Zhenis Kasymbek, the country erful political dynasty in nation- website MacroPolis. "They want- seems that there is high interest accounts for approximately 75 al elections on Sunday, a rejec- ed to hear about how their coun- for cooperation between the two percent of the total foreign direct tion of the country's left-wing try might change for the better, countries, Perrone said. Both sides investment inflows into the Cen- government seen as being too rather than rehash old arguments are in a special condition created tral Asian region. Given Kazakh- slow in improving the economy about who was to blame for its as the result of sanctions pres- stan’s active involvement in ma- after a long financial crisis. "The demise." By subscribing, you sure and under such circumstanc- jor international projects, such as Greek people gave us a strong agree to NPR's terms of use and es, Iranian and Italian govern- the Belt and Road Initiative, this mandate to change Greece," privacy policy. This site is pro- ments and private sectors have a figure is not surprising. For in- Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the tected by reCAPTCHA and the double responsibility to remove stance, right now Kazakhstan, New Democracy party told re- Google Privacy Policy and Terms the barriers, he mentioned. Ex- together with Chinese compa- porters shortly after he was of Service apply. Just a few years pressing his satisfaction over the nies, is implementing 55 indus- sworn in as prime minister on ago, Greeks blamed their demise eagerness of Iranian and Italian trial projects worth almost $28 Monday. "I'm confident we will on New Democracy and another private sectors for cooperation, ready for any kind of coopera- rone, the two countries should de- relations as well as maintaining billion as part of the New Silk rise to the challenge." Mitso- establishment party, the center- the envoy said Italian embassy is tion with Iran. According to Per- velop new ways of strengthening the current relations. Road project. takis' win for the center-right left Pasok, run by its own politi- New Democracy party, which cal dynasty. In late 2009, the Pa- has been a fixture of Greek pol- sok government revealed that the itics for decades, cuts against a country was deeply in debt. Germany saysit needs recent trend of Europeans favor- Greece was shut out of interna- Europeans tell Germany tospend ing populist nationalist parties tional markets, forcing it to seek Nord Stream 2, denies and euroskeptic candidates. bailout loans from the European being captive to Russian "Mitsotakis proved more adept Union and the International Mon- moretoboost euroeconomy than his political rivals, even etary Fund. In exchange for those within his own party, at realiz- loans, the EU and IMF enforced energy supplies European ministers and institu- ing that after nine years under punishing spending cuts and tax tions told Germany on Monday economic adjustment programs, hikes that pushed the Greek econ- The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline tion in Europe (OSCE). On Sun- (8 July) to increase public spend- Greeks wanted to look for- omy into a depression. is one of the ways for Germany day, the OSCE Parliamentary ing in order to support the ailing to meet its growing energy de- Assembly’s committee adopted growth in the eurozone, as deci- mand, Economy Minister Peter a resolution against the Nord sion-makers and investors see a Erdogan writesunorthodox Altmaier has said, rebuffing criti- Stream 2 and Turk Stream growing risk of recession looming cism that the project increases projects, labeling them a tool that on the horizon. Eurozone finance interest rate theory into Russia’s energy leverage on Ber- Moscow could allegedly use for ministers (the Eurogroup) assessed lin. Germany will have an in- its political purposes. Russian on Monday whether the region’s economic blueprint creased demand for natural gas, officials have already slammed overall public spending level (fis- as the country is phasing out coal the OSCE resolution as an at- cal stance) should be increased to Turkish President Recep Tayy- duction of goods and services,” the and nuclear power, the minister tempt to pressure countries in- boost the output in the euro area. ip Erdogan inserted a controver- draft of the plan stated, according said in an interview to Bild short- volved in the project, which is The ministers discussed the report sial theory on the relationship to the news website. “Rising in- ly before his trip to the US – one scheduled to be finished by the published last week by the Euro- between interest rates and in- flation then causes an increase in of the most vocal critics of the end of this year. “These resolu- pean Fiscal Board. During the pre- flation into an economic blue- interest rates in a vicious circle. Nord Stream 2 project. “We do tions reflect only the West’s po- paratory talks, the national gov- very low interest rates and weaker hosted by the Bruegel think tank, print for the next five years, "Therefore, steps to lower inter- not depend on Russia. It is about sition that is geared to contain, ernments endorsed the board’s rec- economic activity suggest that it French finance minister Bruno Le Gazete Duvar reported on Tues- est rates will cause a reduction in shortening delivery routes and isolate and discredit Russia, to ommendation for a neutral fiscal would be timely for these coun- Maire said that “given its politi- day. Erdogan says that higher inflation and an increase in invest- creating new supply structures,” divert potential partners from it,” stance, a senior EU official said. tries to use at least part of their cal weight in the euro area, Ger- interest rates cause inflation, the ment, thus paving the way for Altmaier said. He added that the Konstantin Kosachev, the head But the report made a few ex- available fiscal space in 2020, in many has an important respon- opposite of what classical eco- more production. Rising produc- completion of the pipeline, de- of the Foreign Affairs Commit- emptions and that recommended particular to increase spending on sibility”. “There is a desperate nomic theory states. The 2019- tion will then pull inflation down." signed to deliver Russian gas to tee of the Upper House of the Germany and the Netherlands investment and enhance poten- need for more investment in the 2023 plan, Turkey’s 11th de- Erdogan’s comments to investors Europe, serves the same purpose Russian Parliament, told RT. The open their wallet, given their low tial growth,” the report said. The euro area, especially in innova- velopment programme, was in London last May that interest as building new terminals for US has frequently spoken out levels of public debt. The Europe- board stressed the “positive sp- tion and infrastructure. It will presented to parliament for ap- rates spur inflation contributed to American liquefied natural gas against the construction of the an Commission called on Spain, illover effects” that would have benefit Germany, its neighbours proval this week after Erdogan a currency crisis that brought a (LNG) in the country. The state- pipeline as it promotes the sale Italy, France and Belgium to do on eurozone countries with lim- and the whole euro area,” he add- sacked the governor of the cen- recession and a series of central ment came as the Nord Stream 2 of its own LNG to Europe. Eu- more efforts to balance their pub- ited fiscal space. Fellow Europe- ed. Against the backdrop of the tral bank at the weekend for fail- bank rate hikes. Inflation surged received another barrage of criti- ropean investors are reluctant to lic accounts yesterday (7 May), an countries joined the board’s low-interest regime, Spain’s min- ing to cut rates. “High interest to 25.2 percent in October before cism, this time from the Organi- bow to the pressure, with Aus- citing a slowing economy. “Both call ahead of the Eurogroup dis- ister of economy, Nadia Calviño, rates cause inflation by directly a rate increase of 625 basis points zation for Security and Coopera- tria and Germany repeatedly. the favourable environment of cussion. Speaking at an event said that member states. impacting the cost of the pro- the previous month started. WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Rajkummar Rao: ‘No I am not doing Dostana 2, neither Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan’

Refuting rumours that he will be seen in Janhvi Kapoor-Kartik Aaryan’s Dosatana 2 and Ayush- mann Khurrana’s Shubha Man- gal Zyada Saavdhan, actor Raj- kummar Rao has reportedly said that he met producer Karan Jo- har for a sequel to Dostana but it did not work out. A Pinkvilla report quoted Raj- kummar as saying, “No, I am not doing Dostana 2 and neither Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan. About Dostana 2, I met Karan. Of course, I have immense respect for him but this one did not work out but I am sure, very soon, you will hear something very exciting from both of us.” Karan’s 2008 comedy featured Priyanka Chop- ra, Abhishek Bachchan and John The first trailer for Disney’s live action remake of Mulan trailer Abraham in lead roles. He an- brings back the fierce Chinese warrior, played by Yifei Liu. The upcoming Fast and Furious chise regulars like Michelle Rod- nounced the sequel recently with film is going to feature some fa- riguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese miliar faces. On Monday morn- Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridg- a tweet. ing, Vin Diesel, one of the epic es and Nathalie Emmanuel. In “The return of the franchise with Disney has released the first trail- herself. The trailer captures the Jun, she is tested every step of Ma, Donnie Yen, Yoson An, er for the live action remake of their mood perfectly and is also heavy the way and must harness her in- Gong Li and Jet Li are also a part franchise’s stars and producers, 2016, Mirren spoke with ET unlimited madness! @TheAary- hit 1998 film Mulan. Featuring on action. Watch it here: The of- ner-strength and embrace her true of the cast. Directed by Niki posted a video of himself stand- about getting the opportunity to anKartik, #Janhvi & a soon to be actor Yifei Liu as the protagonist, ficial synopsis for the movie potential. It is an epic journey that Caro, the new film features a ing before a barren landscape, join the action franchise, admit- launched fresh face - making it the film brings back all the action reads: “When the Emperor of will transform her into an ho- script originally penned by Eliz- where he discussed who’s going ting it’s something she’d been af- the trio for #Dostana2, directed that the original was famous for. China issues a decree that one noured warrior and earn her the abeth Martin and Lauren Hynek, to be in the ninth installment. ter for a while. "I've always want- by @CollinDcunha. Watch out Mulan is the daughter of an man per family must serve in the respect of a grateful nation…and and rewritten by Rick Jaffa and "Week three. Fast 9. Here on ed to be in a Fast and Furious for the third suitable boy,” he ageing warrior, Fa Zhou, who im- Imperial Army to defend the a proud father.” Disney shared the Amanda Silver. Apart from Mu- set. We’ve got a lot of the origi- movie but they've never asked wrote. Janhvi and Kartik are re- personates as a man to replace her country from Northern invaders, first poster of the war action dra- lan, Disney is also working on nal cast here, including Oscar me," Mirren said. "I don't under- portedly playing siblings who fall father during a general conscrip- Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter ma on Instagram on Sunday. “Dis- the live action remake of The Lit- winners like Charlize Theron and stand why!" Following the eighth in love with the same person. tion during the Han Dynasty. Her of an honoured warrior, steps in ney’s #Mulan, in theatres March tle Mermaid and the live action Helen Mirren," he tells the cam- film, Theron also stated that Die- (SANTA BANTA) family expects her to get married to take the place of her ailing fa- 27, 2020,” the post read with Yifei version of The Lion King will era. "Uh…a few new surprises, sel kisses "like a dead fish," add- but Mulan has bigger plans for ther. Masquerading as a man, Hua in the first look from the film. Tzi hit theatres on July 19 in India. including John Cena, who I be- ing that she prefers "more move- lieve is going to completely shine ment." "I'm the crazy chick that’s in this movie." As fans will re- doing this horrible thing to him member, Theron played Cipher, and, as he should've, his character a cyberterrorist who managed to is just standing there frozen, like Samantha Akkineni’s Oh Baby strikes gold break up the team inThe Fate of a dead fish," she said on The Ellen the Furious. As for Mirren, she DeGeneres Show in 2017. When also briefly appeared in the most Diesel also visited the daytime at the box office, mints Rs 17 crore in 3 days recent sequel as Deckard and talk show, he offered a rebuttal, Samantha Akkineni Owen Shaw’s (Jason Statham and telling DeGeneres: "What?! Luke Evans) mother, Magdalene C'mon, guys! Do I look like a dead and Lakshmi starrer Shaw. She’s also slated to reprise fish?! First of all, you don't come Oh Baby has triumphed ‘Halloween’ the character in the spinoff- on Ellen with the wonderful ani- at the box office; the Rumor: David Hobbs & Shawthis summer. The mation of Finding Dory and com- film has made Rs 17 film's cast will also include fran- pare me to a dead fish." crore in three days Gordon Green of its release. returning to Shahid Kapoor reveals Actor Samantha Akkineni’s lat- direct Back- est Telugu comedy Oh Baby, a what he found toughest in remake of South Korean comedy to-Back Sequels Miss Granny, has grossed a whopping Rs 17 crore in just An extremely reliable insider hit Kabir Singh as film set to three days since its release, its me up with bonkers news late makers announced via a poster Sunday evening that I haven’t cross Rs 250 cr mark on Monday. The makers released been able to verify (I’m being a special poster to celebrate the 100% transparent here). What blockbuster opening of the film, I’m told is that David Gordon which has been directed by Nan- Green has decided to return and dini Reddy. Sharing the poster on direct back-to-back sequels to her Twitter page, Samantha Halloween (2018), his direct fol- wrote: “What a weekend. Thank lowup to John Carpenter‘s 1978 you for all the Baby love. We are slasher that ignores all of the fran- doing back flips.” In the US, the chise’s sequels and continues film has breached into half mil- stars Naga Shaurya, Rao Ramesh universe, to God and to the peo- I just know in my heart that this Laurie Strode’s story 40 years lion club and is going strong and Rajendra Prasad in crucial ple who have been instrumental one is going to be special,” she had later. From what I’m told, not across theatres. Oh Baby is the roles, marks the second time col- in helping me find my direction. tweeted. With Oh Baby raking in only will they be filming two story of a 70-year-old woman laboration of Samantha and Nan- I have taken some time to grow big numbers, Samantha now has sequels back-to-back, but they Baby (played by veteran actor dini after Jabardasth. In March, Sa- both personally and profession- three blockbusters to her credit are discussing releasing both in Lakshmi) who wakes up one day mantha completed shooting for ally. There have been many ups this year. Her two previous releas- the same month. Yes, it’s within to find herself in the body of a Oh Baby and she thanked her di- and downs. But today I feel the es of the year Super Deluxe and the realm of possibility that 24-year-old Swati (played by rector for giving her a special film. satisfaction of that growth as I Majili were also adjudged hits. we’ll see two Halloween films “Today I am so grateful to the wrap yet another film Oh Baby. (Hindustan times) released in October 2020. Even as critics slam Kabir Singh ror in an article Shahid said, “The Samantha). The film, which also for promoting toxic masculinity part I was apprehensive about and misogyny, the audience have was the one in which I had to received the Shahid Kapoor-star- portray a younger avatar. At 38, I Quentin Tarantino shares rer with love. The film is expect- was expected to play a boy of 25. ed to cross the Rs 250-crore mark Today’s audience is much evolved soon at the box office, having and won’t overlook any discrep- a Brad Pitt coincidence earned almost Rs 240 crore al- ancies in appearance, knowing ready. Trade analyst Taran that I worked hard to get my look that shaped 'Once Upon Adarsh called KabirSingh a lot- right. I play a surgeon in the film, tery. “Continues to surprise with and here I must mention that my solid trending on [third] Mon... director Sandeep Vanga who is a a Time in Hollywood' Will cross *lifetime biz* of Sim- qualified physiotherapist himself mba today [Tue]... Inches closer was of great help. I did my basic to Uri... Fri 5.40 cr, Sat 7.51 cr, R&D too, but beyond that, I Sun 9.61 cr, Mon 4.25 cr. Total: wanted to find the character and ? 239.97 cr. India biz,” he report- not just focus on his profession.” ed. With Kabir Singh becoming He also talked about the physical his biggest solo hit ever, Shahid changes he had to go through for has said that the film -- an offi- the film: “For my just-released cial remake of Arjun Reddy -- film Kabir Singh, I had to create was quite challenging for him. three different silhouettes, one of Directed by Sandeep Vanga Red- which needed me to be out of dy, the film also stars Kiara Ad- shape. My normal weight is Dhaakad poster: Kangana Ranaut vani. Writing for Mumbai Mir- around 71-72 kg. is scarred and intense as she Mission Mangal teaser: Akshay The actor once stopped by the acter of Cliff Booth, the stuntman Kumar, Vidya Balan begin the filmmaker’s house with a DVD, for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick picks up guns to fight her fight only to learn the director already Dalton in Once Upon a Time in countdown for India’s Mars Mission had the same film ready to play Hollywood.Pitt visited Tarantino’s Even as she gears up for the Ra- we wanted to explore this genre.” Since the film has many action on 35mm. Long before the cam- home and said he had a film he jkummar Rao-starrer Judgement- The first poster of Dhaakad set-pieces, we are looking at eras started rolling on Once Upon wanted to watch with the filmmak- al Hai Kya, Bollywood actor showed Kangana’s silhouette stunt coordinators with differ- a Time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt er as a starting place for his char- Kangana Ranaut has announced holding guns and reminded us in- ent skill sets. We have already and Quentin Tarantino were al- acter, Cliff. Pitt pulled out a DVD her next, Dhaakad, which is tout- stantly of Angelina Jolie’s Lara met action directors from Hong ready on the same page. They just of 1971’s Billy Jack, which starred ed to be an action flick and the Croft from the 2001 film, Tomb Kong and Thailand for the Gun didn’t know it yet. During a re- filmmaker-actor-activist Tom latest poster from the film proves Raider. The makers may bring a Fu [a mix of guns and martial cent and lengthy guest appear- Laughlin. “I go, ‘Brad, I have a it will be a thrilling affair. The Hollywood action director to film arts] sequence.” Kangana Ranaut ance on the Pure Cinema Podcast, 35mm print of Billy Jack, thread- new Dhaakad poster is a front the action sequences. in Dhaakad’s first poster. Tarantino discussed July’s pro- ed up on the projector, waiting for shot of Kangana as she holds guns Talking about working with Talking about her role in gramming at his historic Los An- you to get here,’” Tarantino told and stares intensely at the cam- Kangana, Razy added “She is an Dhaakad, Kangana earlier said in geles movie theater, New Bever- Pure Cinema Podcast’s Elric Kane era; her face is scarred and blood- intelligent actor who understood a statement, “After the success ly Cinema, and how each choice and Brian Saur. “He couldn’t be- ied. Speaking about the film, di- that there is an opportunity to of Manikarnika, it has been prov- relates to what could be his final lieve that we both were thinking rector Razy Ghai said in a press attempt something completely en that audience across the globe The makers of Mission Mangal, a film which stars Akshay Kumar, film — Once Upon a Time in of Billy Jack — and more Tom statement, “There is a big void different. We are constantly hav- are loving larger than life films Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Kulhari, Shar- Hollywood. The Oscar-winning Laughlin than Billy Jack ... Billy when it comes to female-orient- ing brainstorming sessions with with a female hero. Dhaakad is man Joshi and South?Indian actor Nithya Menen in prominent filmmaker also relayed an anec- Jack always has a little preamble ed action films. I haven’t heard her, and her ideas have further el- not only a benchmark film for roles, dropped the first teaser of the film. The Mission Mangal dote about the first time he met … a folksy story that he tells be- of a lead heroine in an out-and- evated the film. I’m not a fan of my career but will be a turning teaser gives us a behind-the-scenes as India’s ambitious Mars mis- with his Inglorious Basterds star fore he fucks you up, and [Cliff] out action entertainer in a con- gravity-defying action sequences, point for Indian cinema as well. sion is ready for take-off. Sharing the teaser, Akshay wrote: “Ek Pitt in order to develop the char- kinda has his own little folksy. temporary space. That’s why so we will show realistic action. The film is mounted. Desh. Ek Sapna. Ek Ithihaas. The true story of India’s #SpaceMis- sion to Mars is here. #MissionMangalTeaser out now!” WEDNESDAY .JULY 10, 2019 AFGHANISTANTIMES Nasser Hussain expects big things from MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli in World Cup semi- final

Nasser Hussain expects MS three of the greatest white-ball Dhoni and Virat Kohli to show players of all time in Rohit Shar- their big-game mettle in India's ma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, World Cup semi-final against while KL Rahul's form of late has New Zealand - but says Lockie been excellent. But there are some Ferguson's expected return from holes in there that they don't know injury could be a massive boost what to do with. Do they play for the Black Caps at Old Traf- the extra batter in Dinesh Karthik ford... India are favourites for or do they play Kedar Jadhav for the first World Cup semi-final more of a bowling option? Will but any side with Kane Will- they play Ravi Jadeja or another iamson in it has a serious frontline spinner? Is it Moham- chance. South Africa beat Aus- med Shami or Bhuvneshwar Ku- tralia and so, of course, New mar? One thing to say about India Zealand can beat India, though is that I can't see them being obviously on present form, In- bowled over cheaply. They played dia have the advantage. They are what I would call an OK game flying and lost just one game in against England, yet they still got the group stage, while New 300. That total is about par for Brentford have completed the mier League. The Swedish inter- year. "We are very pleased with of the season. "Pontus is a top in the squad to get the perfect Zealand are going into the semi- that line-up - it's whether they can signing of Leeds defender Pontus national made 120 appearances Pontus' arrival. The defence is an defender who brings immense balance. To have someone with final on the back of three straight go on and get 340 or 350. Howev- Jansson for an undisclosed fee. for the Elland Road club but has area that we have been looking to professionalism, a great attitude, his CV turn down other offers to defeats. The Black Caps have er, 300 may be enough with the Sky Sports News exclusively re- now completed a switch to strengthen and we feel that Pontus experience, defensive robustness, join us shows where we stand as really struggled with the bat - way New Zealand are batting. vealed that the two sides had Leeds' fellow Sky Bet Champi- will bring a lot to the group," Brent- leadership qualities, and threat a club now." Jansson started his Williamson keeps going in the Rohit, in contrast, is batting agreed a fee over the weekend, onship side. Brentford said the ford head coach Thomas Frank told from set-pieces to our side. "Ev- career at Malmo before joining first couple of overs with the beautifully. You want cricketers to believed to be an initial £4m and central defender had completed the club's website. "Pontus will add eryone knows about the Brent- Italian side Torino in 2014. He openers out of sorts. Martin entertain, and I have watched two potentially rising to £5.5m based a medical in London on Monday to the quality and competition for ford model but to develop the moved to Leeds on loan initially Guptill has a great record in of his five hundreds and been roy- on appearances and if Brentford before signing a three-year con- places that we need to adapt to young players we have here, we in August 2016 before signing World Cups and in England, but ally entertained. He makes batting can earn promotion to the Pre- tract, with the option of an extra different situations over the course also need experience and quality permanently in 2017. he has found various ways of look ridiculously easy. He has a getting out. For New Zealand great hunger for runs and I like to fire, it can't just be The Kane how he has been busy at the Williamson Show. crease, running well between the India do have a few areas to wickets for other people. GeorgeWilliamstoleave think about, though. They have (Sky Sport) Sarah Klau, Shamera Wigan,JacksonHastingssigns Sterling and Laura Langman feature in Vitality Netball World Cup namesto watch AnthonyJoshuaandTysonFury havedifferent rematchconcerns toconsider,saysJohnnyNelson "He's under pressure, because Ruiz Jr knows his weakness, and Ruiz Jr is walking in the shoes of a champion" Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury ing him. You think 'can he fix are working towards rematches, that?' You've got to remember so we asked Johnny Nelson to that Joshua has only boxed 10 analyse the contrasting fights, years in total. He's told us he's Sky Sports netball experts Dan Suncorp Super Netball has been Wigan have announced England to join them as a marquee player developed into one of the world's mindsets and ambitions of the still learning and he's not the fin- Ryan, Pamela Cookey and Tam- undeniable. This athletic machine stand-off George Williams is to from next year. On a day on finest half-backs and, although we British heavyweight duo. Joshua ished article. He made a funda- sin Greenway reveal the play- has nullified some of the best become the latest Super League which the club made Adrian Lam are naturally disappointed to lose is awaiting confirmation of a date mental mistake. When he had his ers to keep an eye out for at the shooters in the world with her player to make the switch to the their permanent head coach, the a home-grown player of his cali- and venue for another fight with man hurt he thought, I'll go in for Netball World Cup. Liverpool ability combat all types of shoot- NRL. The reigning champions say Warriors also announced the de- bre, we wish him the best in his Andy Ruiz Jr after he suffered a the finish. It's easier to be wiser will host the 10-day tournament ers. Likely to sit behind Courtney they have accepted an undisclosed parture of centre Dan Sarginson, move to the NRL. "I have no doubt shocking upset defeat to the after the event, but maybe he where 16 of the world's best Bruce in the pecking order initial- fee for the 24-year-old Williams, who is expected to join Salford. he'll take that competition by Mexican at Madison Square Gar- could have jabbed, set him up and teams have qualified to compete ly, expect this superstar in the who is expected to join his old As part of the release agreement, storm." Williams, who has made den in New York last month. then closed him down. It was in- for the sport's ultimate prize. making to do some damage if op- Wigan team-mates John Bateman Wigan will have first refusal on 172 appearances for his home- Fury says his return bout experience and that's not an in- Although a team game at heart, portunity knocks. When you and Ryan Sutton at Canberra on a Williams' services should he re- town club, said: "Firstly I want to with Wilder will be staged on sult to Anthony. He had six the World Cup will also become think of the Sunshine Girls you two-year contract from 2020. turn to Super League once his say a massive thanks to everyone February 22, with the former weeks to formulate a plan to beat a stage for individuals to shine think of the brilliant bookends of Wigan will replace Williams with time in the NRL has come to an at Wigan Warriors for everything world champion set to take one Ruiz Jr, it wasn't enough. Now and we've turned to our panel Jhaniele Fowler and Shamera Ster- Salford's Australian half-back end. Wigan executive director they have done for me. more fight later this year before he's got months and I think he of experts to bring you the ling, but keep an eye out for a fi- Jackson Hastings, who has agreed Kris Radlinksi said: "George has (Sky Sport) resuming his rivalry with the comes back, adjusts to that, and names to look out for - and in ery speed demon, called Jodie- American following their draw in fixes it. keeping with a netball line-up Ann Ward. With a season in the December. But what challenges Johnny Nelson we have seven names to shine... Vitality Netball Superleague un- lie ahead for Joshua and Fury He had six weeks to formu- As the only uncapped Dia- der her belt, Ward plays a vital Johanna Konta ahead of these crucial second late a plan to beat Ruiz Jr, it mond, Sarah Klau might be un- role in the defensive mid-court or clashes... wasn't enough. Now he's got tested in international competi- circle, responsible for supporting Joshua vs Ruiz Jr II months and I think he comes tion, but she's more than capa- and protecting Sterling at the back. through to Wimbledon The tougher task is obvious- back, adjusts to that, and fixes it. ble of causing some serious cha- The dynamic and tenacious WD ly for Anthony Joshua. We've But you also know that Ruiz Jr os in Liverpool. The bolter into and GD is one of the best ball win- quarter-finals with seen the vulnerabilities of Joshua, has already beaten him - and now the final 12, Klau's form for the ners in the business. Capable of Petra Kvitova win we've seen the blueprint to beat- has the heads up. ladder-leading NSW Swifts in turning a game. Konta to face Czech 2014 quarter-finalist Barbora Strycova on Beat TheBankout for Summer Milerepeat Tuesday for place in Wimbledon semi-finals Beat The Bank will attempt to gelding we may as well keep him repeat his win of 12 months ago busy. "As long as he comes out of in the Fred Cowley MBE Me- this race well, he can still go to morial Summer Mile Stakes at Goodwood (for the Sussex Stakes). Ascot. The Andrew Balding- "Stepping him up in trip is on the trained five-year-old came up plan, probably after the Sussex, agonisingly short in the Queen but it's just a case of waiting for Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot last the right race. "Ascot does seem time out when beaten a neck by to bring out the best in him. The Johanna Konta made it through "Overall I'm just pleased that I the first few games as she struck a Lord Glitters. While that race ground should be fine for him, and to the Wimbledon quarter-finals competed well. Also towards the number of top-quality winners but was on the straight track, the he's won four Group Twos al- for the second time in three years end I thought I had good perspec- the Czech produced strong serv- round mile clearly holds no fears ready." Last year's Queen Anne thanks to a three-set victory over tive because she started playing ing to save two break points in the either - and although he will car- winner Accidental Agent, who re- big-hitting Czech Petra Kvitova. very freely," Konta said. "The eighth game, before a forehand ry a penalty on Saturday for last fused to leave the stalls this year, Konta showed character and de- balls were coming through quick. which missed the mark from Kon- year's win, he certainly sets the could bid to redeem himself for termination to come from a set Just happy I was able to keep a ta sealed things in the next. standard. Owner King Power Eve Johnson Houghton. behind to defeat Kvitova 4-6 6-2 good perspective and just enjoy Konta began turning the match Racing's bloodstock manager, Royal Hunt Cup winner 6-4 in impressive fashion. She competing against her because around right at the start of the sec- Alistair Donald, said: "He came Afaak, Sir Michael Stoute's Zaa- found herself up against it after she's very tough to play on this ond set with a first break of the out of his last race well - he goes ki, Mark Johnston's Matterhorn losing the first set in a fierce-hit- surface." The British No 1 did Kvitova serve. She held for 2-0 af- well at Ascot, he won the race and Ed Walker's Stormy Antarctic ting contest on Centre Court. well to stay with Kvitova during ter an epic service game. last year, and as a five-year-old are also among the 13 entries. EnglandWomen19-17CanadaWomen:RedRosesmakeit twowinsfromtwoinSuper Series The Red Roses made it two wins the match off the back of a win the first try when a series of pick sent to the sin bin for her off-the- perb nudge by the forwards in from two at the Women's Rugby over France - who themselves and drives saw Tyson Beaukeboom ball challenge on Amber Reed, but white saw them awarded a pen- Super Series after a 19-17 victory earlier in the day beat world No go over. Those were the only a breakaway saw wing Paige Far- alty try. It was two tries in two over Canada Women in San Di- 1 ranked New Zealand in round points of the first 40 minutes en- ries race in from her own half for minutes for the Red Roses as ego. After opening with a 38-5 vic- three of the Super Series. It was capsulating the tight encounter as a second try for the North Amer- they took the lead for the first tory over USA Women in round a tight opening quarter with no Canada led 0-5. Minutes into the icans. After a driving lineout maul time when a slick backs move was one, England faced a real physical scoring in the first 20 minutes, second half, Canada were down to by England was held up, from the worked to Kelly Smith who test against Canada who came into but it was the Canadians who got 14 players as Gabby Senft was resulting five-metre scrum a su- avoided two tacklers. WEDNESDAY . JULY 10.2019 -Saratan 19, 1398 H.S Vol:XI Issue No:334 Price: Afs.20

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AT News Report AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” KABUL: At least 37militants condemned an attack on a hospital have been killed and 15 others in Wardak province that killed and received injures in multiple wounded a number of civilians AT News Report constitution. Some 70 politicians, reads Taliban’s 18-year long war that the real mujahideen (holy Senator, Mohammad extensive military crackdowns including women and children. civil society activists and women against security forces and warriors) are security forces, not Akbari, called the constitution carried out across the country by The attack took place in the KABUL: The members of senate representatives met with civilians as “jihad”, which Taliban fighters who claim the as best one and most Islamic of Afghan security forces within TangiSayedan village of Jelga strongly criticized a joint representativesof Taliban for the sparked a reaction in the senate. live of civilians by terrorist all constitutions in the Islamic past 24 hours, security official said district. Karzai called on the war resolution released by the third round of the intra-Afghan The senators rejected this as attacks,” Muslimyar said. states, expressing surprise for Tuesday. Ministry of Defense, in parties to avoid any attacks that Taliban-Afghan politicians after dialogue co-sponsored by opposing the constitution, with He urged that the resolution the Qatar meeting demand for a statement saidthe Afghan cause civilian casualties and focus their two-day meeting in Qatar Germany and Qatar and the Qatari senate speaker, was not acceptable by Afghans an Islamic system. NationalArmy (ANA) in their efforts on the peace called as intra-Afghan dialogue capital. A resolution released after FazlHadiMuslimyar saying that in any means, addressing Taliban Akbari also rejected the collaboration with Afghan negotiations. The former president for calling Taliban’s war as the second day of the meeting, reads the jihad ended after the to abandon killing of civilians resolution as against the NationalPolice (ANP) and.... wished paradise for the dead, “jihad”. The senators in their that Taliban would reduce attacks withdrawal of Soviet troops because they would certainly sit constitution, saying that the patience for their survivors and Tuesday session rejected parts on civilians. (1989) and any war after that was for a face to face meeting with people of Afghanistan fully quick recovery for the injured. ... of the resolution as the An article of the resolution not jihad. “They need to realize the government. support the constitution.

AT News Report AT News Report spokesman for the ministry of interior. He said that the detained KABUL: At least 36 drug runners KABUL:Taliban’s military insurgents were on their way to pleaded guilty of drug trafficking commission deputy for Northern Kunduz that have been identified and had been sentenced to years provinces, have beendetained in and apprehended. behind bars during the past one an operation carried out in Balkh Police also seized a pistol, a map week. A statement issued by the province. Afghan National Police with some Pakistani rupees with Courts of Criminal Justice Task arrested Gul Haidaralong with his a corolla vehicle from the Force (CJTF) said that 36 drug two comrades in DorahiHayratan captured rebels, the statement traffickers were sentenced to over area, said NasratRahimi added. one–five years’ incarceration after examining their dossiers by primary and appeal court of the CJTF. Counter Narcotics ...

MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Iran’s deputy foreign minister Jaber Ali Ansari has said Tehran fully supports the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan. Addressing a gathering here, A delegation of Afghans from a cross-section of society met with a Taliban delegation on Sunday in Doha, Ansari said the time had come to Qatar.CreditCreditKarim Jaafar/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images put the decades old conflict in Afghanistan to an end. He said after Balkh province, AT News Report now. The newly launched By Mujib Mashal war, now in its 18th year. social, economic, educational, escalate the violence in he would travel to Kabul, Herat airways would facilitate flights In a joint declaration after two cultural affairs.” Afghanistan, it does help push and other provinces to meet local KABUL: Afghanistan’s Civil from Afghanistan and connect DOHA: Taliban and Afghan days of unprecedented and often The declaration is not forward a peace process officials. He said Iran had been Aviation Authority (ACAA) said eastern and western Asia, ACAA representatives, including some emotional discussions in the binding, and at best is a starting between American diplomats under pressure from the US since Tuesday that two alternative new said in a statement, adding the government officials, agreed on Qatari capital, Doha, the two point for when the two sides and the Taliban that has been years but the tense relations air routes have been inaugurated routes passed through the Tuesday to a basic road map for sides emphasized a need to work meet later for negotiations that making strides in negotiations, would have no negative impact on following closure of Pakistani airspace of Tajikistan to travel negotiating the country’s political for reducing “civilian casualties could lead to fixed terms. but which has been struggling the good Tehran-Kabul ties. airspace for the Afghan over to China and East Asia.... future, a major step that could help to zero” and assuring women their But even if the declaration to overcome the Taliban’s... Ansari said efforts were on to flights for more than four months propel peace efforts to end the long fundamental rights in “political, might not immediately de- facilitate and bring reforms in visa policy. (Pajhwok)

GARDEZ: Information and culture officials say the ancient fortress Bala Hesar in this capital city of southeastern Paktia province has been in a bad situation and is on the verge of collapse. Gardez residents criticize the government for its negligence to preserve the historic fortress and say officials had several times promised reconstruction of the Bala Hesar, but nothing happened in action so far. Fazal Haq, a resident of third police district of Gardez city, told Pajhwok Afghan News that there were many ancient sites in the province but the Gardez Bala Hesar was known on regional level.

Stolen artefacts likely removed Afghanistan and Iraq. Nine most likely caught up in the most by Taliban will go on display sculptural heads and a torso were intense period of Taliban before being sent to Kabul intercepted at Heathrow in 2002 iconoclasm in early 2001, during Terracotta heads The fourth- after a flight from Peshawar in which giant Buddha statutes in century sculptural heads were Pakistan. After a long legal process, the Bamiyan valley were blown discovered stuffed in wooden they were sent to the British up. The sculptures tell a story of crates at Heathrow airport in Museum last year to be analysed, Buddhism’s heyday in what is SHIBERGHAN: Taliban 2002. Photograph: Trustees of conserved and catalogued. St John now Afghanistan. Hundreds of militants have released 32 Afghan the British Museum Fourth- Simpson, a senior curator at the monasteries were built and then Local Police (ALP) and 22 century Buddhist terracotta museum, said the heads would have abandoned after the arrival of the national police personnel in heads probably hacked off by the been painted and had bodies and Arab armies in the 8th century northern Jawzjan province, an Taliban and found stuffed in would have adorned the walls of and the establishment of Islam as official said on Thursday. poorly made wooden crates at Buddhist monasteries in the ancient the predominant religion. “The The security forces had been Heathrow are to be returned to kingdom of Gandhara about 1,500 return of any object which has captured by militants as a result Afghanistan where they will be years ago. “They are stunning,” he been illegally trafficked is hugely of an assault on Qush Tepa star museum exhibits. The British said. “These are quite outstanding. important symbolically,” said district a week back. Around a Museum gave details on We’ve returned thousands of objects Simpson. “But these pieces will week back, the Taliban militants Monday of one of the most to Kabul over the years but this is form one of the largest groups of stormed the district center and significant repatriation cases it the first time we’ve been able to Buddhist art to be returned to the captured it along with nearly 100 has dealt with relating to the work on Buddhist pieces.” Simpson Kabul museum. security forces. (Pajhwok) illegal looting of artefacts from said the Gandharan sculptures were (THEGUARDIAN)