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AT Monitoring Desk forces have been engaged fencing the Durand Line in Shalman, KABUL: The Provincial Council Torkham and Dur Baba district. (PC) of eastern Nangarhar province Zabihullah Zmarai, secretary of the on Sunday called on the unity PC, said the Afghan nation had government to stop Pakistan from neither accepted the Durand Line fencing the so-called Duran Line. as an international border between “If the government did not take the two countries nor would accept action in the next 10 days, they fencing of it. He also predicted would confront the Pakistani public reaction if the unity aggression with the help of government did not take action masses,” the public against Pakistan’s unilateral representatives warned. They said fencing of the Durand Line. the government would be Naser Kamawal, another PC responsible for any mishap. member, alleged the Afghan Speaking in a press conference government had struck deal on the along with other local issue behind the curtains and asked situation. representatives, PC Head, Ahmad why the government had adopted The senators said in the Ali Hazrat said Pakistan’s security silence. Sunday session that the country’s security situation was worsening day after day. They added that the Loya Jirga should be called for assessing and making decision to AT Monitoring Desk Swaraj also thanked the Iranian government for providing required get out from the current crisis. KABUL: Foreign Ministers of They also criticized the assistance in facilitating the Afghanistan, Iran and India on movement of this gift through government of choosing the one- Sunday have flagged off a sided policy against the regional Chabahar seaport on its soil. She shipment of 15000 tons wheat also thanked Salahuddin Rabbani countries, saying such policy plus from New Delhi to Kabul through for joining her in the flag off the presence of the US military has the Iranian Chabahar port. This is ceremony. Salahuddin Rabani also made the region concerned. 1st shipment of wheat that comes held a video conference with his Head of Senate, Fazl Hadi to Afghanistan, connecting India to Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj. Muslimyar, slammed Pakistan for Afghanistan via seaport. Sushma AT News Report “This shows the convergence way to meet the current problems. intensifying the border fencing, Swaraj said it is a gift from Indians between the ancient civilizations AT News Report They said Sunday that people saying it was against the to Afghan brethren. of Afghanistan, India and Iran to KABUL: Some senators were willing for the Jirga, asking international norms. He also called Afghanistan’s foreign minister spur unhindered flow of commerce KABUL: At least 64 militants Salahuddin Rabbani, his Indian were killed and 11 others were emphasize on the call for the Loya the government to hold it on the government to break silence and trade throughout the region,” Jirga, believing it would be the only considering the bad security for Pakistan’s recent moves. counterpart Sushma Swaraj and Swaraj added. wounded in different crackdowns Javad Zarif of Iran were attended within past 24 hours. “The people of Afghanistan, the flagged off ceremony in India. India and Iran have been connected In a statment, Ministry of The shipment is a part of Defense said that Afghan National through centuries; shared commitment made by the Indian commonalities of art and culture, Army with the cooperation of the government to supply 1.1 million Afghan National Police and ideas and knowledge; language and tons of wheat to Afghanistan on traditions. Today, we are National Directorate of Security grant basis. According to the conducted joint operations rejuvenating these connects and commitment, India would send six commonalities. I believe that this against insurgents in different more wheat shipments to areas of Ghazni, Paktia, Paktika, is the starting point of our journey The Independent Election Afghanistan over the next few to realize the full spectrum of Logar, Uruzgan, Zabul, Kandahar, Commission (IEC) officials on months. Rabbani, Swaraj and Zarif Herat, Farah, Balkh, Jawzjan, connectivity - from culture to Sunday said due to financial and renewed their pledge to bolster commerce; from traditions to Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand procurement challenges, they will mutual cooperation in the interest provinces. technology; from investments to not be able to roll out a digital voter of the people of Afghanistan and IT; from services to strategy; and The statement added that in list and that a paper ballot election the region as a whole. these operations 64 insurgents from people to politics, that has is their only option for next year’s New Delhi would continue been visualized by Prime Minister including a local commander was parliamentary and district council supporting Afghanistan’s killed and 11 others were injured. KABUL : Chief Executive Officer innocent Afghanistan people and UNSC sanctions committee head Narendra Modi,” Swaraj added. elections. reconstruction, capacity-building She further reiterated India’s Afghan forces during According to IEC officials, a (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has they are responsible for the Umarov reiterated their and socio-economic development, operation arrested nine insurgents commitment to work closely with paper ballot can however pave the asked the United Nations Security destruction of this country. They commitment to working and including under the framework of its regional and international and handed over them to judicial way for electoral fraud but that at Council (UNSC) to impose should be deemed as terrorists.” standing with the Afghan the New Development organs for further inquiry, added partners to bring durable peace, this stage they have no other sanctions on Taliban’s supreme The CEO asked the UNSC’s government in preventing security Partnership, Swaraj said. security and stability in statement. option. The Independent Election leader Mullah Haibatullah and sanctions committee to add the threats and bringing peace to the She also highlighted India’s During these operations in the Afghanistan. Commission has been working to other leaders. Haibatullah was names of Mullah Haibatullah and country. commitment to working closely Similarly, Indian Prime past 24 hours, Afghan National roll out a digital voters list for the appointed the militant group’s other members of the militant According to him, they were with regional and international and Defense Security forces Minister Narendra Modi in his past five months, but on Sunday leader about one and a half years outfit to its sanctions list. cooperative in the fight against partners to bring peace, security, message on Twitter account has shelled and bombed the enemies’ the IEC’s operational deputy head stability and prosperity to positions by artilleries and air back after the death of Mullah Abdullah also asked the sanctions terrorists, especially the Taliban, also congratulated Afghanistan and Wasima Badghisi said they will not Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. A committee to strengthen their and they would give priority to Afghanistan. Iran on wheat shipment that was force During these operations, 15 be able to get this done in time for She added, it is testament to Taliban fighter including a local July elections. “I think holding a statement from the CEO office observation and assessment the Afghan government’s flagged off from Kandla to said CEO Abdullah on Sunday met mechanism to limit activities and suggestions. He expressed the continued commitment of the Afghanistan. commander named Mulla Adam paper ballot election seems more government and the people of along with a Pakistani terrorist possible for the upcoming with UNSC’s sanctions committee movement of terrorists and bring gratitude to the Afghan The civil society activists and head Kairat Umarov, and members their financial resources to a halt. government for preparing needed India to support our Afghan General Afghan masses have killed and nine other arrested in elections. But the 2019 brethren in building a normal, Atghar district of Zabul, 10 here in Kabul. It quoted Abdullah He said this way conditions for conditions for better functioning strongly appreciated the Indian (presidential) elections will be peaceful, prosperous, secure and initiative of providing wheat insurgents killed and one wounded digitized,” said Badghisi. as saying at the meeting: “Armed peace would be prepared. of the committee inside the bright future for them. in Shahbaz and Khushk area center (ToloNews) Taliban are ruthless killers of According on the statement, country. (Pajhwok) through Chabahar port. of Ghazni, nine rebels killed in Wazakhwah district of Paktia, nine armed insurgents killed and two other injured in Chora district of Urzgan and six Taliban fighters were killed and three others wounded in Nish district of Kandahar province. Separately, four insurgents killed in Nadirshahkot district of Khost, three Taliban terrorist killed and four other wounded in Poshtroad district of Farah, three in central Logar province, an operation and many militants had rebels killedin Zurmat district of official said. Salim Saleh, the been killed but he had no figures. Paktia, two insurgents killed and governor’s spokesman, told In the same district, Saleh said three others wounded in Sangeen Pajhwok Afghan News Afghan another five militants were killed district of Helmand, three armed forces carried out the clearing in an airstrike that targeted a Taliban killed in Pashtonkot of operation in Hawzay area of vehicle carrying the militants. to the law, a case should be Faryab and Shindand district of Kharwar district in the morning. Police chief Shapur Ahmadzai said finalized within a year. Herat province. Eight militants were killed, clearing operations were ongoing Zabuli said 180 inmates were In past 24 hours, 12 planed including Taliban’s shadow district in different parts of the province above 75 years of age and they clearing operations, 20 Special chief Mullah Mukhtar in the and several militants had so far should be released according to the Forces operations conducted in 10 operation and one machinegun, one suffered casualties. But the Taliban law. “Some inmates cannot even provinces; also, Air forces walk due to their old age, one of conducted 58 aerial operations rocket launcher, one motorcycle rejected these claims. The group PUL-I-ALAM : At least 13 Taliban and two Kalashnikovs were spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid them is 105 years old,” he said. supporting Afghan National army About prisoners with including five strikes on enemy’s insurgents were killed on Sunday destroyed. Mohammad Nasir, a said their fighters had suffered no during an operation and airstrike tribal leader, confirmed the casualties in Kharwar district. incurable diseases, he said, no sanctuaries. commission had so far been created to identify inmates with such diseases. Some inmates were even infected with by transmissible diseases, he said. Zabuli said 710 prisoners had KABUL : A Meshrano Jirga Zalmai Zabuli, a senator from been declared as innocent by courts delegation says cases of 1,850 southern Zabul province, but they were still kept behind bars prisoners held at the Pul-i-Charkhi expressed concern about the illegally for years due to lack of a jail have not been processed while situation of inmates and said tens guarantee. The senator said 400 around 900 other inmates are of thousands of inmates were kept prisoners had been sentenced to illegally kept in the facility on the in a prison made for only 2,000 death in the last few years but non eastern outskirts of Kabul. inmates. He said no hearing in the could be executed. He asked the The Meshrano Jirga or upper cases of 1,850 prisoners at Pul-i- government to create a special court house panel recently visited Pul-i- Charkhi prison had taken place in for addressing cases of Pul-i- Charkhi prison which is home to the past six years. Charkhi inmates as well as create a some 400 death row inmates. Cases of some inmates have commission for addressing the Presenting the delegation’s not even been decided by the issue of incurable inmates. report, the delegation’s head, Dr. primary court, he said. According (Pajhwok) MONDAY .OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

October 31st is the World Cities Day which aims to mobilize efforts in overcoming challenges in cities.

there are more people and traffic in Kabul,” said Tawakoli. then drag them to their police But how long will it take for a person like district police stations for works.” Jawad, who has come from a place with no air Ghafori denounced the act as pollution and traffic problems, to get used to life a violation of humanitarian rights, in a city like Kabul? asking organizations concerned, Tawakoli said for having a less polluted and especially the provincial police more organized city, peoples’ cooperation with headquarters, to prevent this act government is a precondition. by identifying and punishing the “In Herat people have worked a lot with the police involved. government and government was able to implement Unawareness of officials more infrastructure projects there,” Tawakoli. regarding addicts’ human rights However, despite all the challenges and lack of abuse Ahmad Ziya Langari, an cooperation between people and government for employee at Afghanistan improving the city situation, there are youths who Independent Human Rights have dedicated their efforts to resolving the Commission (AIHRC), said the challenges in Kabul. commission had no agency in Farah A Kabul resident, Aryan Paktyar, has prepared and they had received no such a 10 articles street development plan that according report. However, he said: to him not only will be useful in overcoming “Addicts just like other humans corruption, but also will increase government have their rights. They are patients revenue. and they shouldn’t be treated “By implementing this plan, the traffic system badly. If police have really will change to a circle shape. Using city busses misbehaved with them, they have have been considered in this plan and also traffic violated human rights. Police As we are approaching World interviewed three Afghan youths fines are computerized,” said Paktyar. should take such people to Cities Day which is October 31, of whom one has come from a rural Another Afghan youth, Agha Malook Sahar, hospitals for treatment instead of the question that arises in area for a career in Kabul and two who graduated from computer science faculty has FARAH CITY : Drug addicts in western Farah province refuse to give us food and water behaving with them in bad everyone’s minds is that although others are planning to give a hand developed a software program to digitalize traffic say police take them to do some hard works such as during work. We take our own manner.” He said the issue would numerous projects have been in overcoming the existing management in big cities of the country. digging trenches and beat them on demanding wages or bread in a bag but we cannot eat be pursued by AIHRC’s Herat implemented in Kabul and other challenges in Kabul city. “Not only can traffic use this application, but food. A number of drug addicts live in caves in famous them as long as we work. Police chapter. cities in the past decade in the Jawad Tawakoli 23, left Herat people also can cooperate via this application with Qala-i-Faridon. Their weak bodies, dirty clothes and their beat us with sticks and kicks.” Abdul Waheed Hidayat, country, is Kabul in line with global province four months ago and came the traffic police. Whenever there are any traffic or complaints against police speak of the volume of their Another youngster with dusty representative of the High cities standards? to Kabul with his family to start a terrorist incidents, people can inform the traffic hard life. Abdul Karim, 35, a resident of Farah City, has face and cracked lips, Sayed Commission for Combating Crimes The question mostly focusses career at a private company. Jawad police through the app,” said Sahar. been living in Qala-i-Faridon with other addicts away Ahmad, said: “A while ago, ANP of Abduction and Trafficking in on environmental and traffic issues said due to his career, he must put The United Nations General Assembly has from his wife and two daughters over the past four years. personnel came here and tried to Persons, told Pajhwok they had which are a big challenge in cities. up with many challenges in Kabul, designated the 31st of October as World Cities He consumes opium and shisha. force me into going with them but received no such complaint so far. In this report, TOLOnews even in his work environment. Day to overcome problems that have resulted from Coming out of a dark and fogy cave, Karim in dirty I refused as I was not feeling good. “If such kind of issue exists, journalist Tamim Hamid has “In contrast to other cities, urbanization. (ToloNews) dress and hairs tightened a piece of cloth around his head They beat me up until my head then it is violation of human rights. and started complaining about police. On spotting camera, started bleeding. I then fell We will share the issue with the the addict showed an injury in his leg and said: “It is due unconscious.” Ministry of Interior (MoI) in order to police, see how much they beat us. They receive money Naimatullah, another drug they investigate it thoroughly.” DACAAR for construction of trenches but put the money in pockets addict in Bagh-i-Kafi, said: Pajhwok shared the complaints and force us to work for free.” On a daily bases, he “Military and NDS members say and pains of Farah drug addicts TENDER NOTICE claimed, police came to the area and took with some nothing to us. But only police with the Provincial police DACAAR ITB 44 PRF-1173/1740-50/DFD2.2/23-2002/10.2017 addicts to work for free. “They ask addicts to clean their forcibly take us to government or headquarters, not much far from offices, construct trenches, dig wells and do other hard their private work. In addition, Qala-i-Faridoon and Bagh-i-Kafi. Date: October 29, 2017 works.” Abdul Karim said police never paid to addicts they beat us and trample on our Lt. Col. Gulbahar Mujahid, for the work they did and behaved with them in cruel rights. If we try to raise our voice, provincial deputy police chief, said Sealed offers are invited from qualified companies for supply of Female Goats & Livestock manner. He said his physical condition did not allow him they hit us and no one has so far he was not aware if addicts were Materials for DACAAR Regional Office in Herat Province. to work but police often forced him to work. He added heard our complaints.” mistreated, saying they had also police had twice taken him by force to work in A number of area residents also not received complaints. “Workers Please get the detailed tender documents from websites at www.dacaar.org/www.acbar.com/ construction of Sultan Amir check-post. He said he was confirmed police forced drug are hired by police against wages www.acci.org.af or DACAAR Main Office in below mentioned address. The offers should reach to living in the case because his family’s economic condition addicts into work. Abdullah, a for fortifying security posts or was bad and that he could not afford his treatment. resident of Bagh-i-Kafi, confirmed any other construction works.” DACAAR till Nov 18, 2017 4:00 P.M. The tender opening session will be held on Nov 19, 2017 at Abdul Karim said his father was responsible for he had many times witnessed He said addicts’ complaints 10:00 AM in DACAAR Main Office. Your participation in the bid opening session is highly supporting the family and he too should work and support police throwing junkies forcibly would be investigated, adding, “I his family, asking police not to deny wages of addicted into pick-ups. “They beat them send a warning to police personnel appreciated. laborers. Samiullah, another drug addict, said: “Police and take them for work.” from here. always force us into work, they deny wages, we have no He condemned the police act, How can police be so cruel to DACAAR Address: option but to rob people’s homes. We need money, we saying in an Islamic society, drug people who have already fallen have to buy drug.” Abdul Manan, 28, who was sitting addicts shouldn’t be oppressed or prey to harm? They should show DACAAR Logistics Unit next to a wall in terrible condition, agreed with Abdul treated as such. compassion to such segment of DACAAR Main Office , Qala e Fatullah, Road No. 12, Street No.3, House No. 403, Paykobe Karim. “Police take us by force to work and keep us until Barayalai Ghafori, a civil society, if policemen really do this, evening. They daily come here and take four or five of us society activist, about the topic, they are doing persecution.” Naswar, Taimani Project, Kabul, Afghanistan. and in return give us nothing.”He said harassment of said: “We hear people saying this Mujahid said if addicts addicts by police had a long history. Khalil, 30, who was and we also have seen police expressed willingness to do work Email: [email protected] or [email protected] somehow in stable condition, also complained against capturing drug addicts on various they should be employed against mistreatment of police. He said: “Despite no wages, police pretexts. The police beat them and fair wages. (Pajhwok) MONDAY .OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

KABUL : Dozens of residents of AT News Report “In the course of history, such the 1st municipality district of mechanisms have never been lead Kabul have staged a protest against Kabul: Experts participated in the to peace and prosperity in the incompetence of the Rana Think Tank monthly session Afghanistan, instead fueled further authorities, especially the district EMERGENCY municipal head. have expressed their deepest war,” he said, adding that new US ALLS concerns over rump up war in strategy is lacking regional The demonstrators staged C Afghanistan, said that the new US consensus. protest on Saturday in Bagh-i-Qazi strategy has focused more on “Since the strategy formulated area, lasting more than an hour. Police military solution than soft ways, without regional countries They branded the district and reconciliation process. consultation, not only showing municipal chief and other officials Political and social experts, weak points, but also gave birth to as “corrupt dealers”. 100 - 119 who attended the Rana Think new challenges in the region and Ahmad Jan Ahmadi, speaking Tank, said the US new strategy on Afghanistan,” the expert added. on behalf of protesters, told Hospitals Afghanistan would import He furthered, the US strategy Pajhwok Afghan News: “Chief, deputy chief and manager of the different impacts to the country, has enhanced India’s more roles in FMIC Hospital including both positive and Afghanistan, but there is no single district are dealers, corrupt and negative. They called on the point to encourage Iran, Pakistan, cannot handle affairs of this area.” Behind Kabul Medical He added: “While streets are government to get more advantages China and Russia, which are key Forces (AAF). a kind of colonialism views in the for the National Unity University: from positive points of the full of rubbish, the district chief, regional players. Second positive point in the country. Government to call upon 0202500200-+93793275595 strategy and use it as a great According to him, Iran, Russia taking bribes from the owner of a strategy is the US tougher and hard Head of the Center for Regional Washington to provide states-of- high-rise house, allowed him to dig opportunity for bringing durable and other regional countries, approach on Pakistan for harboring Strategic Studies, Rafiullah Niazi, the-art weaponries to the Afghan peace, political and economic opposing the new US strategy, up sidewalks for safety tanks and exporting various terrorist said following the new strategy, US security forces,” he said, lamented which damaged the road.” Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital stability in the country. have been directly and indirectly outfits in order to destabilize has been making efforts to that Afghan forces and civilians, A political expert, and keynote involved in Afghanistan’s affairs. Ahmadi said cars were stuck Pule Bagh-e- Umomi Afghanistan and to undermine the maintain its own interest. being a front line, have been the on the road but no one was held speaker, Ahmadullah Naweed told He termed regional discussions ongoing US-led NATO war on He added, further involvement victims of global war on terror. 070263672 the participants that the US a key point to bring peace and accountable. At the end of the terror, he said, adding, Washington of India in Afghanistan’s affairs can We have rendered the largest demonstration, the protestors President Donald Trump has stability in the country. has termed Islamabad as the root ignite a kind of proxy war in number of sacrifices, but peace and focused more on war in his new “It is right that one of the warned if the municipality did not Khairkhana Hospital cause of expanding and fueling Afghanistan and it would oblige us stability still seem a distant dream, deal with this issue, they would strategy on Afghanistan rather than options is military action to violence and conflict in to be in conflict with neighboring Faizy said, while terming the US 0799-321007 peace and reconciliation process. suppress enemies and terrorists in continue agitation. The Afghanistan. for long time, in which only Afghan tough approach toward Pakistan— municipality has yet to take any “The strategy directly focused over the battlefield, but economic “Despite all negative and masses would be the victims. the mother of terrorist groups, 2401352 war.” growth, job opportunities, action, but Agha Masoomi, positive points in the new US Moreover, he said the long according to him, a very significant municipal district chief, According to him, the US increased local and foreign strategy, still the Afghan term presence of US troops is not move in the fight against terrorist. administration in its new strategy investments and other acknowledged the claims as Indira Gandhi Children government has opportunity to acceptable for any neighboring Kabul former Governor, and baseless. He said his to Afghanistan and South Asia has developmental projects were overcome internal rifts and adopt country in Afghanistan. “Thus we head of governor association, Hospital, Wazir Akbar concentrated regional polarization always the fundamentals to get rid administration was facing a balanced mechanism in a bid to would be victims of a regional Andul Jabar Taqwa, said Pakistan challenges. (Pajhwok) which is completely a military of challenges,” he said, adding the get enough advantages from the proxy war for longtime.” is more valuable for US, thus the Khan, Kabul 2301372 action. US strategy is completely tight relationship with US and regional Mansoor Ahmad Faizy, US only issued some warnings to The expert believes that the US lipped over development in the countries,” he said. Editor-in-Chief of Afghanistan this country, but never would be strategy toward Afghanistan is far war-hit country. Political Expert, Professor Times Daily, believes that US can brought into the court of justice Ibn-e- Seena from ground realities, and designed However, he hinted towards Qasem Jamdar said, the US has do much more in Afghanistan to for its wrongdoings. Midwifery Pul-e-Artan, Kabul in an inverse fact of Afghanistan positive points, terming presence been following its colonialism plan bring peace and stability. “We are He added: “Pressure that has and region. of US troops in Afghanistan of in Afghanistan and pursuing its truly thankful from what the US been posed to Pakistan through the centre helps 2100359 Coming up with an example, tremendous importance. own interest. is doing in Afghanistan, especially new US strategy is in a bid to make he said: “India’s more engagement “Positive point in the new US To support his words, he said in war on terror, but there is much Pakistan more loyal to the United in Afghanistan is a positive and strategy is Washington’s unlimited the Special Inspector General for has to be done,” he said, adding States. reduce Wazir Akbar Khan welcoming move, but we should determination and commitment to Afghanistan Reconstruction that Afghanistan needs a strong However, the Afghan Hospital not forget that such developments Afghanistan and strengthening the (SIGAR), assessing ministries of army and air forces. government welcomed US strategy, Kapisa could fuel the ongoing conflict in Afghan defense and security the unity government, has “Since US focused more on saying Afghanistan’s interest is 2301741, 2301743 Afghanistan.” forces, particularly, the Afghan Air reported that such action showed war in its new strategy, it is time observed. maternal Ali Abad deaths Shahrara, Kabul MAHMOOD RAQI : Maternal 2100439 Rehabilitation work deaths have declined in central Kapisa province following the establishment a midwifery training Malalai Maternity launched on historical centre, an official said on Sunday. Hospital Public Health Director Dr. Shoaib Danish told Pajhwok 2201377/ 2301743 sites in Khost Afghan News in the past years more incidents of mother-child Banks KHOST CITY : Officials of death would occur and the issue Information and Culture was more serious in areas where Da Afghanistan Bank Department of southeastern Khost female health officials were not province say reconstruction of 2100302, 2100303 As one of the historic monuments has begun in available. different parts of the province. However, the Public Health commitments Ministry established the Kapisa Bakhtar Bank Based on information from the Midwifery Training Center made by department, there are around 20 0776777000 historical sites in the province, (KMTC) which has produced few batches of trained midwives that government at the including a number of shrines, were Azizi Bank helped reduce maternal deaths. hundreds of years old. Brussels summit, a The graduates have been 0799 700900 Information and Culture posted in different local health cash injection will Director Mohammad Amin Shah facilities to properly deal with Pashtany Bank be granted to help Ulfat told Pajhwok Afghan News pregnant women. Danish said 2102908, 2103868 the monuments needed to be building for a midwifery training reconstructed and the ministry had centre in Lomrai Kohistanat with funding and promised rehabilitating them. district was being constructed and Air Services “It’s the first time ancient sites skills development half of the work had already been are being restored in Khost. The historic sites and hailed the Safi Airways for women. sites’ protection is a national initiative as significant in the completed. Shema, a midwife at responsibility so the government history of the country. Sarbolai area of Nejrab district, 020 22 22 222 A resident of the area, Yaqoob said: “We completed the nursing The Ministry of Labor, Social encourage them to start up their the economic status of women and and people should know their duty and midwifery course in the to safeguard Afghanistan’s national Shah Paiman, said the sites which Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled own businesses. create jobs for them, the export Kohistanat-1 district in 24 months. Ariana assets.” remained safe were protected by (MoLSAMD) said Saturday that According to Zaki, besides the sector needs to increase. Besides lectures, we were $250 million USD will be allocated financial support for women, “We strive to increase the He said the department had the people. He urged the 020-2100270 recently started reconstruction government to pay more attention practically trained.” She said they towards the implementation of a assistance will also be given to export of domestic goods in this received academic and practical Women's Economic women on how to start up sector, and by increasing exports, work on an ancient shrine named to such sites. “There are many historical places in Khost, which lessons and now she attended Kam Air Empowerment Program over the businesses and to help with skills we can deal with the problems Godakhrai. He called on the public clients. Lal Jan, a resident of Ala and government to take part in offer a glimpse into the past to the 0799974422 next five years. development. faced by businesswomen,” said Sei district in Askan area, said: “In protecting the historic monuments. new generation,” he said. “We Acting minister Faizullah Zaki “The program includes grants Kamila Siddiqi deputy minister. the past, there was no male or “The Godakhrai shrine walls want the relevant department to said the role of the international for women who invest or start a At the moment, the lack of female doctors but now a clinic is Hotels community in the implementation business, and the skills of these specific bazaars for women, the are perfect, but the interior and take care of all such places. Dad exterior need to be repaired. The Mohammad, Kikarak Baba, Gagar established in Askan and there are Safi Landmark of this program is also extremely women will be enhanced for them lack of long-term loans and lack of female doctors as well.” He added rehabilitation is being financed by Aba and other shrines such as important. to improve their businesses,” said infrastructure for them are among in the past female patients had to the Ministry of Information and Hasarak Ghondai, Karwan Sarai, Zaki said the program will also Zaki. the challenges that most women be shifted to hospitals on difficult 020-2203131 Culture,” Ulfat said. Ghazni Babrak Khan Qala are provide financial assistance to Meanwhile officials at the face. trains but now the issue had been Resident of Khost expressed famous historical monuments. women. The main aim of the ministry of commerce and industry A number of businessmen said resolved. (Pajhwok) SERENA program, which was one of the said that in order to improve local that in the last few years, due to happiness over the repairs of the (Pajhwok) commitments made by the Afghan commerce in the country, the the many problems in this sector, 0799654000 government in Brussels, is to government needs to implement most of the small and medium- improve living standards for other necessary programs. sized enterprises run by women New Rumi Restaurant women in the country and to Officials said that to improve have gone bankrupt. (ToloNews) 0776351347 Internet Services UA Telecom Spin Ghar, Bost beat 0796701701 / 0796702702 Exchange Rate rivals in test tournament 1.00 USD KABUL : Spin Ghar and Bost Spin Ghar chased the target 68.50AFN zones won their matches in the with eight wickets in hand. Muslim ongoing Ahmad Shah Abdali cricket Musa was the man of the match. tournament in Kabul and Jalalabad, In Kabul, Bost club defeated 1000.00 IRR the cricket governing body said Mes Ainak by 73 runs, thanks to 18.00AFN Sunday. Karim Sadiq’s 114. The matches were played in Bost scored 282 runs in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan cricket first innings and 263 in the second stadium in Jalalabad, the capital of despite Mes Ainak’s Mohammad 1.00 UAE eastern Nangarhar province, and Alam 11 wicket-haul. 18.60AFN central capital Kabul. Mes Ainak made 247 runs in Afghanistan Cricket Board the first and 224 runs in their 1.00 EUR (ACB) spokesman Farid Hotak second innings, with Bost winning told Pajhwok Afghan News Spin the four-day match by 73 runs. 82.20AFN Ghar defeated Amu on the Ghazi For Bost, Karim Sadiq played Amanullah Khan Cricket ground. well and contributed 114 runs Amu won the toss and scored followed by Sami Agha with 63 1000.00 INR 196 run all out in their first innings and Bahar Shinwari with 64 runs. 1055.00AFN and in response Spin Ghar scored For Mes Ainak, Fazil Zazi Ziaul Rahman clinched 7 wickets 282 runs. Hotak said Amu set Spin made 63 runs, Rahmat Sahak 54 and Karim 4. Mohammad Alam 1000.00 PKR Ghar 136 target in their second and Rahim Mangal 68 runs. was declared the man of the match. 641.00AFN inning. Other Mes Ainak bowlers (Pajhwok) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Ch in ese am b assad or : Congress leader Ahmed Dh ak a, Beijin g t o sit Patel writes to Rajnath t oget h er t o solve t h e Singh; seeks fair probe Roh in gya issu e into arrest of I SI S terrorist Addressing the issue of a suspect- the Gujarat ATS on Thursday, was ed ISIS terrorist working in a hos- employed at a Bharuch hospital pital where he was a trustee, Con- where Ahmed Patel was a trustee. gress leader Ahmed Patel on Sun- Kasim worked as an echo tech- day wrote to Home Minister Ra- nician in Sardar Patel Hospital and jnath Singh to take stock of the Heart Institute in Bharuch. He, matter and probe the issue in an however, tendered his resignation 'impartial and objective manner'. to the hospital management on "The guilty, irrespective of faith October 4 this year and served or affiliation must be brought to there for another 20 days. Two justice and the government has my days later, he was arrested for al- support in this," Patel said in his legedly plotting an Islamic State- letter, which was accessed by ANI. inspired lone-wolf terror attack on Patel also added that framing ter- a synagogue in Ahmedabad. Ad- ror charges must be done by agen- dressing a press conference, the cies and not political leaders. "Na- Gujarat CM today asked for clar- tional security matters cannot be a ification from Patel and Congress prisoner of politics, neither to be vice-president Rahul Gandhi. reduced to maligning political op- "These two accused were working ponents for electoral gains," Patel in the hospital run by Congress added. Earlier, Gujarat Chief Min- leader Ahmed Patel who was a ister Vijay Rupani on Friday trustee there. Patel along with Con- launched a scathing attack on gress leader Rahul Gandhi should Ahmed Patel and asked him to ex- clarify how suspected ISIS recruits plain how a suspected ISIS terror- were employed at the hospital," ist was employed at a hospital Rupani said. The Gujarat CM de- Patel was one of the trustees. One manded to take the responsibility of the two ISIS terrorists, Kasim and resign from the Rajya Sabha Stimberwala, who was arrested by on moral grounds. (Dindai)

Chinese Ambassador to Bang- tance certificate of Chinese fire- ters. “Even today, you’re also fac- ladesh Ma Mingqiang has said fighting equipment to Bangladesh ing disaster…a serious problem of Bangladesh and Myanmar will sit with Chinese grant. Ma Mingqiang refugees.” Terming Myanmar and together and solve the Rohingya signed the acceptance certificate on Bangladesh as friendly countries, problem. behalf of the Chinese side while the Chinese Ambassador said, “We “We also expressed our commit- the Secretary of the Disaster Man- hope our two brothers (Bangladesh ment that we stand with Bang- agement and Relief Md Shah Ka- and China) will sit down and solve ladesh (regarding Rohingya prob- mal on behalf of the Bangladesh this problem. I did see that there’s lem). We do hope that this issue side. Noting that China faces dif- some visible progress in terms of will be settled as soon as possible ferent kinds of natural disaster like discussion.” Last month, the Chi- peacefully,” he said on Sunday. flood, drought and earthquakes nese envoy said China has been The Chinese envoy was address- every year resulting in billions of maintaining close contact with ing a function at the Economic RMB Yunun every year, Ma Bangladesh on the influx of Ro- Relations Division (ERD) here Mingqiang said that Bangladesh hingyas into Bangladesh from the marking the handover of accep- also faces similar types of disas- Rakhine State of Myanmar.

Amidst reports of widening cracks cles close to the N-League’s chief Shehbaz has held meetings with to know about their interaction in the ruling camp, Punjab Chief and former prime minister Nawaz party office-bearers from various with the members of the ‘Shehbaz Minister Shehbaz Sharif is hold- Sharif, while efforts for a reconcil- parts of Pakistan — Azad Kash- camp’, it is learnt. This is said to ing marathon meetings with office- iation between the two Sharif mir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Federal- have sent shockwaves in the elder bearers of the Pakistan Muslim brothers have not worked so far, ly Administered Tribal Areas. De- Sharif’s camp at a time when re- League-Nawaz (PML-N) from The Express Tribune has learnt. tails of some of these meetings ports are doing the rounds that the across the country in an apparent Recently, the CM met in Lahore a were made public but others were PML-N is on way to getting trans- bid on his part to exert control over delegation of the PML-N’s Sindh kept secret or low key since the formed into a ‘Shehbaz league’ with At least four people including a and the Manik village in Kosgoda One boy was shot at Manik the party. The development has chapter, led by its President Sal- office-bearers involved did not the Punjab CM as its head. young boy were killed when uni- around 3.45 a.m. today. Three men Village and he had been admitted set off alarm bells in the party cir- eem Zia. In the past few days, want the party’s central leadership (Tribune) dentified gunmen on motor cycles and a 13-year-old boy were injured to the Balapitiya Hospital. The opened fire in Kosgoda early this at the shooting at Yudha Pitiya in gunmen had fled on the motor cy- morning, the Police said. The Po- Kosgoda and they succumbed to cles. No one has been arrested yet lice said four gunmen arrived on their injuries after admitted to the in connection with the shootings. two motor cycles early this morn- Balapitiya Hospital. The victims The motive for shootings is not Sri Lanka Hum an Right Myanmar ing and carried out shootings at were residents of Urugasman- known yet. Yodhapitiya, Kurundugampiyasa handiya and the Manik village. (AP) Com m ission warns of charges foreign ECdecides Armyfinalises mega im postors scam m ing journalists, to print procurement planto public claim ing to others separate replaceobsolete render HR services for flying ballot The Human Right Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has warned the drone papers weapons public of impostors who are charg- ing money from people claiming Myanmar authorities have to provides services of the com- charged two foreign journal- mission. Issuing a media state- ists, a local freelancer who for FPTP ment, the Chairperson of the HRCSL Dr. Deepika Udagama said works as an interpreter and elections it has come to the Commission's their driver for allegedly flying attention that certain unscrupu- drones illegally over and lous organizations and individuals around the government’s par- are posing as the HRCSL or its pression that funds are solicited human rights institution entrusted liament buildings, police said representatives and charging mon- by the HRCSL, the HRCSL said. with promoting and protecting Sunday. Mok Choy Lin, a Ma- ey for "services" they claim they Further some groups use the human rights at a national level. laysian, and Lau Hon Meng, a are rendering as the Commission. state logo on their vehicles, letter The Commission asserted that it Singaporean, journalists for Those "services" include provid- heads and institutional IDs accom- does not charge fees for any of its Turkish Radio and Television, ing complaint forms and letters panied by organizational names services. People are requested to were detained along with their declaring human rights violation using words such as "national hu- call HRCSL hotline 1996 or 011 local interpreter and freelance for a fee. Some organizations have man rights organization/institution/ 2505575 if they have observations journalist Aung Naing Soe af- raised funds for seeming human center" to mislead the public. HRC- and or/questions in this regard. ter flying drones over the par- rights campaigns giving the im- SL affirmed that it is the only State (Colombo) liament building on Friday, po- lice said. New Delhi: The Army has fina- there was only one vendor left af- The four were charged under lised one of its biggest procurement ter a series of field trials. The plan the Export and Import Law and plans for infantry modernisation is to initially procure around face up to three years in prison under which a large number of light 10,000 LMGs. The Army has also Wedon't believeinpoliticsof if found guilty, police said, machine guns, battle carbines and finalised the specifications for a adding that a trial would begin assault rifles are being purchased new 7.62 mm assault rifle and the at a cost of nearly Rs40,000 crore Defence Acquisition Council at the end of a 15-day remand. KATHMANDU: The Election Police officer San Aung said Commission on Sunday decided to to replace its ageing and obsolete (DAC), the defence ministry’s intimidation:FarooqSattar weapons. The broad process to highest decision making body on the drone was imported with- print separate ballot papers for out permission. The detained first-past-the-post elections of the acquire around 7 lakh rifles, 44,000 procurement, is expected to give House of Representatives and light machine guns (LMGs) and the go-ahead for the much- needed journalists and driver have not State Assemblies slated for No- nearly 44,600 carbines has been procurement soon. “The General been allowed to see family vember 26 and December 7 respec- finalised and the defence ministry Service Quality Requirements members since the arrest on Fri- tively. EC was preparing to print is on the same page with the army (GSQR) for the new assault rifle day, one of the family members a single ballot paper for the House in moving ahead with the procure- has been finalised. The procure- said. of Representatives and State As- ment, officials said. The world’s ment plan will soon be placed be- The Myanmar ministry of infor- semblies elections. second largest standing army has fore the DAC for approval,” said mation said in a statement Sat- Earlier, Rastriya Janata Party been pressing for fast-tracking the a senior official, who is part of the urday that the government has Nepal leader Sarbendra Sukhla had procurement of various weapons acquisition process. In June, the informed the Singaporean and filed a writ petition against Elec- systems considering the evolving army had rejected an assault rifle Malaysian embassies about tion Commission decisions of security threats including along built by the state-run Rifle Facto- their citizens’ detention. A printing a single ballot paper of the India’s borders with Pakistan and ry, Ishapore, after the guns miser- China. Apart from kick-starting the ably failed the firing tests. The state-run newspaper said the House of Representatives and journalists intended to take State Assemblies at the Supreme procurement process, the govern- procurement of assault rifles has ment has also sent a message to witnessed significant delays due to Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pa- Karachi Deputy Mayor and about the development, Sattar said photos of parliament buildings Court. Despite changes in EC’s de- and pagodas in the capital, cision of printing separate ballot the Defence Research and Devel- a variety of reasons including the kistan (MQM-P) chief Dr Farooq MQM-P leader Arshad Vohra an- he would speak on Vohra’s deci- papers today, it has clarified that opment Organisation (DRDO) to army’s failure to finalise the spec- Sattar said on Sunday that his par- nounced that he was joining the sion tomorrow as he was more Naypyitaw, when security the upcoming elections will be held expedite its work on various small ifications for it. The army needs ty did not believe in the politics of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP). Vo- concerned about the issue his par- guards spotted them. Copy- on stipulated dates. arms, particularly on an LMG. The around 7 lakh 7.62x51 mm assault intimidation and subjugation. Sat- hra told reporters at the PSP head- ty was taking up now. “We are right 2017 The Associated As per the constitutional re- officials said a fresh RFI (request guns to replace its INSAS rifles. tar was talking to reporters in Kara- quarters Pakistan House that he here for the future of our children. Press. All rights reserved. This quirement, all level of elections for information) to procure the The army had issued RFI for the chi about his party’s reservations had switched parties because the Every student here with us is [as material may not be published, should be held by January 21 for LMGs will be issued in the next rifles in September last year and on admissions to educational in- MQM-P lacked vision. Police de- important as] Arshad Vohra,” he broadcast, rewritten or redis- the implementation of constitution few days, months after the de- around 20 firms responded to it. stitutions through the National cide to form JIT to probe MQM added. The MQM-P chief said the tributed. and federalism in the country. fence ministry scrapped the ten- An RFI is a process whose pur- Testing Service (NTS), Express leaders over August 22 fiery students of Hyderabad. (WP) (AFP) der for the 7.62 calibre guns as pose is to collect. (Dindia) News reported. Earlier in the day, speech Responding to a question (Tribune) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Missing Russian helicopter found on seabed in the Arctic HELSINKI — Norwegian rescue officials say the wreckage of a Russian helicopter that crashed with eight people onboard off the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has been located on the seabed. The Joint Rescue Coordination Center for northern Norway said Sunday that the Mi-8 helicop- ter, which went down Thursday near the Svalbard settlement of Barentsburg, is around two kilo- meters (one mile) east of Cape Somali security forces have ended Heer at a depth of 210 meters a night-long siege at a Mogadishu (685 feet). A remote-controlled hotel by five extremist attackers submarine was involved in the who stormed the building after a search, which will now focus on suicide car bomber detonated an the chopper’s passengers. The explosives-laden vehicle at the en- helicopter had been en route to trance gate on Saturday afternoon. The attack killed 23 people.Troops Barentsburg from the Russian regained control of the Nasa- settlement of Pyramiden, carry- Hablod hotel on Sunday morning, ing five crew members and three having killed three attackers and staff members from Russia’s captured two alive, said Capt. Arctic and Antarctic Research Mohamed Hussein. Al-Shabab, Institute. Norway has sovereign- Africa’s deadliest Islamic extrem- ty over Svalbard, which is 800 ist group, quickly claimed respon- kilometers (500 miles) north of sibility for the attack. The assault its mainland. Copyright 2017 started Saturday afternoon when The Associated Press. All rights a suicide truck bomb exploded out- reserved. (WP) side the popular hotel in the capi- tal. The blast twisted vehicles and caused massive damage to nearby Aid group says buildings which were left with only The Trump administration is ument is still being debated with a pare a nuclear test. Trump has fre- their walls standing. The attackers Iraq fighting working on a nuclear weapons target for completion by the end quently voiced his intention to invaded the hotel and gunfire con- policy that is intended to mark a of this year or the beginning of build up the US arsenal. tinued as security forces fought decisive end to the era of post-cold next. According to one report, he was them inside the building. Two more shoot-out. Some extremists hurled of the hotel’s fortified gate, said threatens war disarmament, by bolstering Among the new elements under outraged at a meeting with mili- blasts were heard, one when an grenades and cut off the building’s police Col. Mohamed Abdullahi. the US arsenal and loosening the consideration are a low yield bal- tary leaders in July when he was attacker detonated a suicide vest. electricity as night fell. Included in Al-Shabab often targets high-pro- access to Syria conditions under which it would listic missile intended primarily to shown a downward sloping graph Saturday’s attack came two weeks the dead were a mother and three file areas of Mogadishu. Although be used. A draft of the new Nucle- deter Russia’s use of a small nu- of the US weapons stockpile since after more than 350 people were children, including a baby, all shot it quickly claimed responsibility BEIRUT — Doctors Without ar Posture Review (NPR) was pre- clear weapon in a war over the the cold war, and had to be talked Borders said Sunday that fight- killed in a massive truck bombing in the head, Hussein said. Other for Saturday’s attack, it has not sented in September at a White Baltic states; a sea-launched cruise out of ordering a tenfold increase. victims included a senior Somali commented on the massive attack ing between Iraqi forces and Kur- on a busy Mogadishu street in House meeting between Donald missile; a change in language gov- The White House denied the re- Somalia’s worst-ever attack. police colonel, a former lawmaker two weeks ago; experts have said dish fighters near the border Trump and his top national secu- erning conditions in which the US port but it has repeatedly made and a former government the death toll in the earlier bomb- threatens the delivery of human- The government’s Minister of rity advisers. Congress and US al- would use nuclear weapons; and clear it aims to adopt a more ag- Electricity & Water Salim Aliyow minister.Saturday’s bomber had ing was so high that the group hes- itarian aid to half a million newly lies have been briefed on the investments aimed at reducing the gressive nuclear stance. Ibrow was rescued from the hotel pretended his truck had broken itated to alienate Somali citizens. displaced civilians in northeast- progress of the new draft. The doc- time it would take the US to pre- (CNN) as heavy gunfire continued in the down before detonating it in front (AP) ern Syria. The medical charity, also known as MSF, said it is “extremely concerned” because the fighting threatens its only cross-border supply routes be- tween the two countries. Scat- Tu r k ey d et ain s tered clashes have erupted in re- cent weeks as Iraqi forces have retaken disputed territory from 61 p eop le over the Kurds, part of a crisis sparked by last month’s Kurdi- sh vote for independence. Fed- eral forces have sought to regain su sp ect ed control of the country’s borders from forces loyal to the Kurdish regional government. The Fish- Islam ic St at e khabur crossing is the only gate- way for residents, aid workers and journalists to enter north- Hundreds of thousands have gath- Speaking shortly before the march, lin k s: An ad olu ered in central Barcelona to call for Inés Arrimadas of the Ciutadans eastern Syria. A nearby crossing, Spanish unity two days after the (Citizens) party, said: “The silent used for commercial traffic, was Catalan parliament voted for inde- majority of Catalans are once again closed on Thursday due to fight- pendence and the Spanish govern- taking to the street to show that ing in Iraq, and has yet to reopen. ment took control of the region. the majority of Catalans feel Cata- U.S. officials say the fighting has Sunday’s demonstration, which lan, Spanish and European.” also hindered the movement of began at 12 noon local time, was Arrimadas said the time had military equipment and supplies convened by the anti-indepen- come to “restore Catalonia’s insti- in Syria and Iraq, where Iraqi, dence group Societat Civil Catala- tutions” and prepared for the re- Kurdish and other allied forces na, which organised a similar event gional elections called by the Span- are battling the Islamic State earlier this month that was attend- ish government for 21 December. group. ed by hundreds of thousands of Juan Montalvo, a retired 65-year- (WP) people. People with Spanish flags old from Mataró, a town 30km tied around their necks headed to- from Barcelona, had travelled to Turkish police detained 61 people Early in the morning, police Babylon Berlin: wards the Passeig de Gràcia, one the protest with his 29-year-old over suspected links to Islamic also detained 22 people in the of Barcelona’s main thoroughfares. son, Roger. “We’ve come to give State in anti-terror operations in northeastern province of Erzurum lavish German Other carried white banners with our opinion and show that part of two cities, the state-run Anadolu as part of an investigation into ter- the flags of Catalonia, Spain and Catalonia feels Spanish as well,” Agency said on Sunday. Counter- rorist organisations. The detained the EU surrounded by a heart. The he said. “Catalan society is divid- terrorism police raided houses in included suspected senior mem- crime drama event’s slogan was: “We are all ed. We need to achieve more unity, Bursa, a northwestern province of bers of the organisation, Anadolu Catalonia. Common sense for co- but also to show [pro-indepen- Turkey, and detained 39 people said. Police confiscated several tipped to be existence!” and drew people from dence Catalans] that we are 50% including 28 Syrian nationals and weapons, ammunition and docu- Catalonia and beyond as well as and they need to respect us like two Azerbaijani nationals, Anado- ments during the operations at sev- global hit members of the Spanish govern- we need to respect them.” lu said. Eight of the detained sus- eral addresses, Anadolu said. ment and pro-unity Catalan MPs. (Reuters) pects were minors, it said. (WP)

A lavish 16-part TV series set between the two world wars is USpressure being tipped as the first big-bud- get German production that could delays Israel's become a global TV blockbuster. Babylon Berlin, a period drama 'Greater set in the Weimar Republic re- plete with crime, corruption, sex Jerusalem' and decadence, cost €38m (£33m) to make and is the most expen- bill: Legislator sive TV series ever filmed in Ger- many. Critics are predicting it will U.S. pressure delayed an Israeli compete with the likes of Break- Washington informed the United summit on condition that it does Nov. 10, the Congress of Peoples federal state” alike the Russian ex- Aleppo to the Russian army. Ac- ministerial vote on Sunday on a ing Bad, House of Cards and Nations Special Envoy for Syria not include the Kurdish Democrat- of Syria at the Hmeimim air base ample. Meanwhile, the SNC was cording to the Hmeimim military proposed bill that Washington Downton Abbey. The series be- Staffan de Mistura on Saturday ic Union Party. A western official on Nov. 18, in addition to the eighth surprised on Saturday by the re- base, the move aims to “cut off fears entails annexation of Jewish gan airing in Germany this month about the need to include Kurds in told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday round of the Geneva Syrian intra- quest of Turkey’s Deputy Foreign the road in the face of Turkey, settlements near Jerusalem, an Is- to critical acclaim and attracted the political negotiation, a request that the next phase would be im- talks next Nov. 28. There are cur- Minister Sedat Onal, who said it which was preparing to attack the raeli lawmaker said. The “Greater that would anger Ankara at a time portant to set the final dates of rently ongoing talks between Rus- was important to “positively” base.” The Syrian Observatory for Jerusalem” legislation would put the sort of attention usually re- some settlements in the occupied served for Scandinavian crime when the Turkish foreign minis- several summits, including the As- sian and Kurdish experts to set the deal with the Hmeimim Summit. Human Rights quoted reliable try advised the opposition Syrian tana meetings on Monday and principals of the Constitution and Also on Saturday, Syrian Demo- sources as saying that the deploy- West Bank, built on land Palestin- dramas or US productions. It has ians seek for a future state and been sold to 60 countries, includ- National Coalition (SNC) to posi- Tuesday, the expanded Syrian op- how much it was possible to ac- cratic Forces units handed over the ment of Russian forces at the Me- tively deal with Russia’s Hmeimim position meeting in Riyadh next cept transforming Syria into a “con- Menagh military air base north of nagh airbase. (WP) viewed as illegal by most coun- ing the UK, where it will be tries, under the jurisdiction of broadcast on Sky Atlantic from Jerusalem’s municipality. The bill, next Sunday. Die Zeit called it proposed by a member of Prime “extremely dynamic ... combin- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ing sex, crime and history in a Nor t h Kor ea con d u ct s right-wing Likud party, was to pleasantly undemanding way”, have been submitted for approval but added that its artistic success on Sunday to a ministerial com- was topped by its ability to mir- mittee on legislation, a first step m ass-evacu at ion d r ills as before a series of ratification votes ror some aspects of the current in parliament. But Likud lawmak- political mood. The series charts er David Bitan, chairman of Net- the fragile democracy in the We- t h r eat of w ar h eigh t en s anyahu’s coalition in parliament, imar Republic shortly before the said a vote by the cabinet com- Nazi rise to power, and comes at North Korea has been conducting rare mass evacuation and black out drills throughout the country in preparation for war, it emerged this weekend. Multiple sources told NK News that the drills have taken mittee would be delayed because a time when fears are growing place in secondary and tertiary cities and towns, particularly along the east coast, but not in the capital city, Washington told Israel the bill’s over the successes of the popu- Pyongyang. The revelation comes during a time of heightening tensions between the hermit state and the US passage could impede U.S. efforts list right across Europe, includ- after a series of nuclear and missile tests, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of to revive peace talks that col- ing the entry into the German striking mainland America. The threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating, US Defence lapsed in 2014. parliament of the rightwing Al- Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday during a trip to the South Korean capital, Seoul, to meet his “There is American pressure that ternative für Deutschland (AfD) counterpart, Defence Minister Song Young-moo. “North Korea has accelerated the threat that it poses to its claims this is about annexation and neighbours and the world through its illegal and unnecessary missile and weapons programmes,” he said, that this could interfere with the party. peace process,” Bitan told Army (CNN) adding that US-South Korean military and diplomatic collaboration had taken on “a new urgency.” Mr Mattis warned that the US would never accept a nuclear north and that dictator Kim Jong-un was over- Radio. matched by American firepower. (AP) (AFP) MONDAY. OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af By John Weight Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Former French President Francois Hollande has berated Donald Trump for pursuing protectionist policies. Advisory editorial board Speaking to Sputnik, French ana- lysts said that the US often used Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar "hidden protectionism" even before Trump was elected and that EU Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir countries are just starting to deter- mine strategies for resisting com- Graphic-Designers: petition from American multina- tionals. Marc German, a specialist Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada in competitive intelligence and en- terprise diplomacy, told Sputnik Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: France that Trump "loudly declares Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 the protectionism of the American economy." "But his battle cry, which Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan boils down to the slogan 'America first', is in fact an unwritten pream- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ble to the American Constitution. And we have been seeing this for Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press two centuries already!" German add- ed. He was echoed by Lawyer Oliv- ier Piton, who said that "the United States has always professed protec- is not new because Americans have already started to merge in order to America, which he claimed wants The constitution says tionism, albeit in a hidden form." always acted like this," he said. Ac- contain competition from Ameri- unlimited power in the global arena. He recalled that "even Barack cording to Piton, the traditional can companies. "In the economic Earlier, the French business news- Obama found a way to save the American use of hidden protection- war which has been waged for many paper Les Echos cited a spate of Article 73: American automotive industry" dur- ism in trade policy-making comes decades between the United States, strategic industries in which Presi- The Ministers shall be appointed from amongst members of the National Assembly or outside. If a ing his tenure. At the time, it was amid "the review of multilateral which seeks unipolarity, and the rest dent Trump is ready to abandon member of the National Assembly is appointed as Minister, that individual loses membership in the reported that it was clearly protec- agreements." In other words, he add- of the world, there are movements market principles to protect his National Assembly and instead, another individual shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of tionist measures, and no one made ed, there is a return to the narrow that resist the Americans," German country' national economy. the law. any special hype about this, accord- national vision of trade relations, said. These include industries related to ing to Piton. "Americans have al- at least from the American point of Urging Europe to finally "wake up", the production of steel, aluminum, ways believed that they should de- view. German, for his part, recalled German quoted former French Pres- cars, aircraft, ships and semiconduc- fend their sovereignty in a number that a whole array of enterprises and ident Francois Mitterrand as saying tors. of areas. That is, this phenomenon large corporations in Europe had that France is in a "deadly" war with (Spuntak)

By Dr. Azeem Ibrahim ly now with the military crackdown Sheikh Hasina, the leader of ernment to believe, or maybe just which pushed them over the border Bangladesh, has certainly had a good pretend to believe, that the refugee to Bangladesh. When the army is rhetorical approach to the refugee population is going to be tempo- shooting at your children you flee – issue. Her voice stands in stark con- rary. In these circumstances, the you do not go back to your burning trast to the tone-deaf coldness of seggregation can be justified. And ndoubtedly in the past years, hundreds of millions of dollars house to get birth certificates. Ms Aung San Suu Kyi. For that, at least, even the fact that Bangladesh has had been spent to promote health sector in the country, in Suu Kyi, of course, knows this. The she is the hero of this story. But her so far refused to give the Rohingya offer is an empty platitude from a policies fall rather short of the rhet- full refugee status under international which, hundreds of hospitals and private clinics either re- fallen rights icon who is just going oric. Perhaps she fears that her coun- law can also be quitely ignored. Yet through the motions, and who, as try does not have the resources to Myanmar will not allow the Ro- paired or newly constructed across the country. Despite that our far as we can see, is just as eager as live up to her expressed good inten- hingya back. You do not go to all the military leaders who are leading tions. Or perhaps she fears the po- the trouble of ethnically cleansing a Afghan masses don’t get standard health treatments. We have doc- The tussle between Myanmar and the crackdown to see the cleansing litical backlash from hardliners – of population, and radicalising them, tors, some best doctors, but there is no treatment. That’s why Af- Bangladesh over the fate of the of the Rohingya from her country which her country has plenty. But just to take them back with open Rohingya refugees looks likely to over and done with. The inevitabil- Bangladesh is doing its best to con- arms. And even if they were allowed ghans are flooding to neighboring countries for medical treatment. It become the next chapter in the ity of this genocidal process is plain strain the Rohingya to the refugee back, who in their right mind would Rohingya tragedy. Myanmar’s Aung for all to see. But as if removing the camps they are building, enforcing want to go back to a life of constant is really unpleasant? Thousands of Afghans travel abroad in search San Suu Kyi has said that those Ro- entire Rohingya population from strict edicts which tightly control threat and endless genocidal discrim- of medical treatment. Poor healthcare and mistaken treatment in Af- hingya who can prove their origin Myanmar was not enough, this the movement of Rohingya individ- ination? Whether Bangladesh wants in Myanmar will be able to return. promise will also make the lives of uals. Not too dissimilar to how My- to accept it or not, their new Ro- ghanistan are causing his number to grow. For Afghan patients, a This promise is meaningless because the refugees in Bangladesh much anmar treated them for decades. hingya population is going to be per- 99% of the refugees will not be able more difficult. Bangladesh is not a There seems to be a real concerted manent. But by treating them as a journey to foreign countries is not only stressful, but also very much to prove their origin. Myanmar has wealthy country. It is not a particu- effort from the government of temporary population, Bangladesh expensive—the cost of a flight, hotel, translator, and treatment can done its best over the past few de- larly politically stable country ei- Bangladesh to ensure that the Ro- will inflict many of the same miser- cades to deny Rohingya individuals ther. The efforts they have made to hingya do not interact with the lo- ies upon them as Myanmar did. add up to several thousand dollars. So, only those patients that have proper documentation, from resi- absorb the inflow of refugees deserve cal population. The parallels with They were born stateless in Myan- dency cards to birth certificates. Of all the more credit for that. But for how they were treated in Myanmar mar, and their children will be born money can afford, but what about those who are poor, or too poor the few who had managed by some all that they have done, to say that are, once again, painfully obvious. stateless (in refugee camps) in Bang- means or other to obtain such doc- Bangladesh has been ‘welcoming’ to But Ms Suu Kyi’s promise of the ladesh. If Bangladesh does not take that living under meager resources. Unemployment is at boiling point, uments, most will have had them the Rohingya would be a gross over- possibility of return is justifying and a realistic approach to this, they risk so all patients are not rich. Quality medical treatment has to be pro- seized or destroyed during the last statement. enabling the position of Bangladesh repeating all the mistakes of Myan- few years of violence, and especial- Constraining the Rohingya on this matter. It enables the gov- mar. vided inside home. It is hard for poor people to go abroad. The (Alarabiya) biggest problem of our country is that we are a consumer society. We have fewer products and more we import—medicines along other accommodates is what we bring home. Afghanistan is largely reliant on imports to meet its medicine needs. There is hospital and clinic with good doctors, but poor management and control over import- ed medicines is a hurdle. Illegally supply of low quality and counter- feit medicines by individuals and companies is a major challenge. And that’s why patients get diagnose of their sickness, but the drugs did not heal he/she, due to poor quality. To get rid of low quality medicines, the National Medicine and Health Product Regulatory Authority (NMHPRA) said licenses of 817 drug-importing compa- nies have been suspended. This is outstanding move. Not only li- censes suspension, but the culprit has to be triggered to the court of justice for its immense crime against their own people. Dr. Noor Shah Kamawal, head of NMHPRA informed of a campaign to col- lect smuggled and spurious medicine in all 32 provinces. This camping will be continued for three months. Smuggling of medicines into the country is a serious problem that had to be dealt with through close monitoring, quality checks. There is no denying to the fact that three decades of war has damaged health sector and also contributed to non-professionalism. Low quality medicine in the market across the country is threatening the lives of people despite related officials have taken stringent measures to put a check poor quality drugs. Afghanistan Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. MONDAY. 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party). This amendment took out an under 155, he announced early elec- initial proposal to take control over tions in Catalonia for December 21, the main Catalan TV channel, TV3, earlier than anticipated, which should also perceived as having become a also mark the beginning of the end of Secu r it y propaganda outlet. As a result of close Article 155 phase and the return to negotiations between Rajoy's govern- order and rule of law in Catalonia. ment, keen on amplifying political This move is seen as shrewd, if risky, an alyst : support for Article 155, and PSOE, aimed to hollow out the secessionist these steps now enjoy the legitimacy narrative, with pro-independence provided by two-thirds of the Span- parties now faced with the dilemma ish Parliament. They are nonethe- on whether to boycott "elections by NATO p u t t in g less opposed by Podemos (leftists, Madrid", but in accordance with Cat- somewhat caught wrong-footed giv- alonia's own laws, or take part. It is en their opposition to both Article unclear what will happen. Some polls 'u n p r eced en t ed ' 155 and the UDI), and the national- show that parliamentary forces of ist parties. In turn, as a result of this pro-independence and non-secession- UDI, Artice 155 enjoys support in ists could roughly remain even, a tad Catalonia from Ciudadanos, Rajoy's up, a tad down - though minor chang- level of p r essu r e PP (a small force, though) and the es could be a game-changer for any main leaders of PSC, Catalan Social- majority in Catalonia, given the frag- ists. In parallel but distinct to Article mented political space. The call for on Ru ssia 155, the judicial response to some of elections enjoys majority support in the actions by Puigdemont and other Catalonia and could provide an open- core leaders goes on. The Spanish ing for returning to political normal- Prosecutor could file charges against isation, including progress towards Puigdemont - in theory, and until yes- constitutional reform in the mid-term By Francisco de Borja Lasheras eral declaration of independence eliminate the Generalitat (the Cat- terday, the highest representative of - a process Rajoy agreed to with PSOE (UDI). Most of the opposition par- alan executive body, restored prior the Spanish state in Catalonia- on a few weeks ago, including more home In a way, what happened yesterday ties, led by Ciudadanos (non-nation- to the entry into force of the 1978 grounds of provisions applicable to rule in Catalonia. The main Catalan at the Catalan Parliament was the alist liberals, second political bloc Constitution) and the Catalan Par- coup d'etats and rebellions. It goes newspaper, La Vanguardia, welcomed second act of a drama that started in Catalonia), boycotted the session liament. The 2006 Statute of Au- without saying, these measures will the move, noting that "on this occa- during the session on the eve of 6-7 and left the chamber - together with tonomy remains in force, with the probably lead to different measures sion, it cannot be denied to Rajoy, so September, when the so-called "dis- its lawyers, who warned that the res- powers and competences contained of resistance by secessionist leaders often prone to slow motion, a funda- connection laws" - one law allowing olution violated both the Statute of therein. The measures approved do and their mobilised constituencies, mental virtue: the speed with which for the referendum and another on Autonomy and the Spanish consti- nonetheless severely restrict the au- concentrated around the platforms he seeks to protect, through elector- the "Legal Transition" (with the tution and could trigger legal respon- tonomy at the highest political lev- of Catalan National Assembly (ANC), al means, the rights of all Catalans, elements of an independent Cata- sibility. The 11 members of Catalu- el, chiefly with the dismissal of the Omnium Cultural as well as CUP, an half of which have been abridged, in lan Republic) - were passed. Then, nya Sí Que Es Pot (leftists, mostly entire Catalan government of Pres- anti-system party against any nego- an unacceptable and repeated man- the pro-independence bloc, which against independence, especially a ident Carles Puigdemont, of the head tiated settlement. This is coupled ner, by the government of Puigde- enjoys a wafer-thin majority (short UDI) stayed, with 10 voting "no" of the Catalan Police (defendant in with the fact that many Catalans, mont". Long live the Catalan Repub- By Byanyima borders is indeed growing," the ana- of the two-thirds required to amend and one blank vote. In the end, the a judiciary process on his actions on though opposed to independence and lic? Time will tell whether this Cat- lyst said. "For several years now, the Statute of Autonomy), passed resolution garnered support of 70 October 1st), as well as of the Cata- UDI, also reject what they perceive alan Republic proclaimed yesterday, NATO has deliberately fueled ten- these laws riding roughshod over MPs out of 135. That is roughly lan government's foreign delega- an abridging of their self-government. not recognised by a majority of Cat- sions, mainly on the Baltic flank; Catalonia's parliamentary rules, its Russian Defense Minister Sergei the pressure on our western borders around 35 percent of the census and tions (with the exception of Brus- In turn, the presence of the Spanish alans or any relevant actor, will sur- Shoigu has warned that the situa- own Statute and the rights of oppo- provides a good measure of actual sels) and its PR body, "Diplocat", state in Catalonia, an essentially self- vive 2017. is simply unprecedented." "Of sition MPs, in a grotesque late-night tion on the border between Russia course, this does not mean that support for independence in Cata- widely perceived to be engaged in a ruled region, is very limited, compli- Some argue that this is the end of the and NATO countries has worsened, plenary, against the warnings of the lonia, with recent polls showing very very effective pro-independence cating the equation. Authorities in secessionist process' leap forward. It NATO has deployed some truly in- and may escalate. Speaking to Sput- timidating forces on our borders, and lawyers of the Catalan Parliament limited support for UDI - especially (and anti-Spanish) lobbying cam- Madrid are eager to avoid violence is evident that in their naked asser- nik, security analyst Igor Nikolay- and ignoring the Council of Statu- when the option of more home rule paign abroad. The powers of the and thus mainly focus on law enforce- tion of plebiscite majoritarianism is prepared to make a march into chuk suggested that NATO's efforts Russia to capture Moscow…as Hit- tory Guarantees (binding under Cat- is on the table. What happens now: Catalan government are now tem- ment through police forces. But some over pluralistic democracy; in their on Russia's western frontiers are part alan law). The anti-independence Article 155 and judicial response porarily assumed by the authorities level of violence and pockets of re- contempt of other Catalans' prefer- ler planned," Nikolaychuk noted. of the alliance's effort to justify its "But compared to the situation five, opposition bloc left the session in Right at the same time, the Senate in Madrid. This process has done sistance, hopefully peaceful, cannot ences; in a post-truth that spins existence. Speaking at a session of protest and did not vote. The dis- approved the implementation of much to both impoverish and di- be ruled out. Symbolic images of mar- "Spanish oppression", asserted by an or even four years ago, the situa- Russia's Defense Ministry Board on tion has changed," he added. NATO connection laws and the referendum Artice 155 of the 1978 Constitu- vide Catalonia, as shown by a semi- tyrdom that are surely to further in- elite firmly in control of power in Friday, Shoigu said that the situa- were declared null and void by the tion, based on the federal coercion empty Catalan Parliament voting cense secessionists and their narra- Catalonia for nearly un-interrupted eFP battle group soldiers wait for tion on the NATO-Russian frontier NATO Secretary General Jens Stol- Spanish Constitutional Court. This principle and similar to Article 37 UDI, but little to further its legiti- tive on Spanish oppression. Elec- 40 years, that denies the dramatic "shows a tendency toward escala- is pretty much what happened yes- of the German constitution upon mate self-government claims. tions: stalemate or beginning of new capital flight, this process has done tenberg visit in Tapa military base, tion," with the alliance beefing up Estonia September 6, 2017 At the terday. The secessionist bloc, again which it is based and other constitu- Nonetheless, the actual roadmap political settlement? much to both impoverish and divide its strength in Poland and the Baltic on the basis of their parallel legisla- Rajoy, a nimble, old guard politician, Catalonia, as shown by a semi-empty same time, the observer suggested tions. Contrary to widespread as- approved by the Senate is a some- states with new multinational bat- that the rhetoric the alliance uses tion and a very disputed referendum sumptions, the measures requested what watered down version of the is mindful of the stakes. This is why, Catalan Parliament voting UDI, but talions, in addition to a US Army on October 1st, tabled a resolution right at the same time he announced little to further its legitimate self- to justify its action is not subject to by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano proposal submitted by the Council brigade and army aviation based in sort of criticism or logic. "Some- to proclaim the "Catalan Republic", Rajoy do not amount to a full sus- of Ministers, after an amendment the dismissal of Puigdemont and the government claims. Poland and Germany. The defense thus moving forward with a unilat- entire Catalan government and also (Aljazeera) where, something clicked, and it was pension of autonomy, which would of PSOE (Socialists, first opposition minister also pointed to expanding declared, for no reason, that Russia US efforts to build missile defense is an 'aggressor', and that it is neces- systems in Poland and Romania, and sary to somehow stop it. They claim the continuing escalation of NATO while, Austria's Chancellor-Elect that Russia's goal in the near future drills near Russia's borders. "In the will be the Baltic states, where some Sebastian Kurz has ruled out his coun- past three months alone there have try's accession to the Visegrad Group, sort of absolutely fantastical Crimea- been over 30 drills in Eastern Eu- like scenario will be realized. But this calling Austria the European Union's rope and the Baltic states," Shoigu foothold. is complete nonsense. NATO is just said, adding that these drills often looking for some way to justify its Kurtz emphasized that he wants carry an "openly anti-Russian char- close cooperation with Germany, existence, to show that it is need- acter." Russia has responded with its ed," Nikolaychuk said. NATO has France and other states as well as own drills, conducting over 20 ex- justified its continuing troop build- "good contacts with Eastern Eu- ercises in the Western Military Dis- up, maneuvers and drills as a safe- rope." He said that it could contrib- trict to deter the alliance, the se- guard against potential 'Russian ag- ute to defusing tensions in the Eu- nior officer said. Speaking to Sput- gression'. Moscow, meanwhile, has ropean Union but that it does not nik, independent international se- repeatedly emphasized that it has indicate Austria's drive to join the curity analyst Igor Nikolaychuk said no intention of attacking any Visegrad Group or any other such that the Russian defense minister's NATO members, and risking start- organization. concerns are justified. "The aggres- ing World War III. (Spuntak) siveness of the NATO bloc on our (Truthout) Chineseacademic explainswhat US-Taiwan arms deal maylead to

aged to preserve friendly ties," Norb- ert Freiherr van Handel of the Hab- sburg-Lorraine dynasty said. He add- ed that it is impossible to repeat his- tory and that it was impossible to Hungary has signaled its readiness to develop closer ties with the new return to 1918, when the defeat of By Ramona Wadi Austrian government. Speaking to Sputnik, Norbert Freiherr van Handel, a the Central Powers spelled an end arms to Taiwan. The deal includes na policy, which stipulates that there member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, called for full-fledged cooper- to centuries of Habsburg rule. "But deliveries of anti-radiation missiles, is only one sovereign state named ation between Vienna and the member states of what was once known as you can look at an economic space By Peter Van Buren heavyweight torpedoes, as well as China, he admitted. the Austro-Hungarian Empire. "I see, of course, not only Austria, but also where people get along with each components for SM-2 missiles and The policy means that coun- the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia, countries which man- other — both culturally, and in terms air-to-ground missiles. However, it tries seeking to establish diplomatic of traditions, religions and their If the Trump administration wants is possible that the US Congress will relations with Beijing must bring common history. to further develop the US-Chinese push ahead with the plan to boost their official relations with Taipei And here, I think, we need closer relationship, it should hear out arms supplies to Taipei which ex- to a halt and vice versa. The issue political and economic coopera- Beijing's concerns over the US in- ceed the volumes approved under originates with the fact that Tai- LETTER TO THE EDITOR tion," Van Handel said.He noted that creasing its military ties with Taipei the previous administration. Poten- wan's other name is the Republic of Austria's neighbors Croatia, Slove- under the Taiwan Relations Act of tially, the future deal may also in- China (ROC). The ROC lost con- 1979, Jiang Yuechun, director of the nia and Northern Italy as well as clude fifth generation F-35 stealth trol of mainland China in 1949 as a Chinese Institute of International multifunctional fighter-bombers. In result of its defeat in the Chinese Visegrad Group member states Po- Studies' Center for World Economy land, the Czech Republic, Slovakia total, the Obama administration sold Civil War between the Kuomintang and Development told Sputnik. $14 billion worth of weapons to the (KMT)-led government and the and Hungary, are especially close to While maintaining relations with Joblessness sole reason behind drug addiction Vienna. These countries, which have Taiwanese, compared to about $30 Communist Party of China (CPC). Taiwan, Washington must take con- billion under the preceding Bush ad- The Trump administration's al- been tied to each other for centu- cerns of the Chinese mainland into ries, could form a community under ministration and about $18 billion leged plans to bolster weapon sup- Unemployment is the core reason behind drug addiction of the youth. Widespread joblessness account and keep in mind the cur- under Bill Clinton. plies to Taiwan has already sparked the common keyword "Central Eu- rent state of affairs and prospects in the country is seen as the principal reason behind youth’s involvement in a variety of crimes, rope" and act within the EU as one The military cooperation be- sharp criticism from Beijing, which for building a new type of major- tween the countries is being con- views it as an "incorrect signal" to drug addiction and illegal migration, despite knowing well about danger on their mission to state, according to Van Handel. It country relationship, Jiang Yuechun, Europe. Unemployment youth left with no option but to turn to drug addiction aimed at forget- could tackle "the constant diktat of ducted in accordance with the Tai- the separatist forces on the island. director of the Chinese Institute of wan Relations Act of 1979, which The Chinese leadership has repeat- ting their plights. But they don’t know that the short plight will make its sneak to a whole life with Germany and France, which angers International Studies' Center for the small countries of the European remains the apple of discord between edly reminded the US that the Tai- no cure in sight. The government should utilize every available resources to generate jobs for World Economy and Development the US and China. Following the US' wan issue remains an internal affair Union," he said. Van Handel was told Sputnik. "Despite the US' prom- youth. Large-scale migration is also due to unemployment and that’s why they see prominent echoed by German political analyst recognition of the People's Repub- of China, related to the territorial live somewhere to European countries. It is a great challenged for the government to create job. ise to China, [Washington] has never lic of China (PRC) in January 1979 integrity and sovereignty of the Herbert Auinger, who told Sputnik curtailed its contacts with Taiwan, But if they want to discourage brain-drain and prevent youth from getting addict to drugs, there that he does not expect a new by then-President Jimmy Carter, the PRC.Observers assume that Wash- especially in the field of arms trade," act outlined the substantial but non- ington's move to arm Taiwan de- is only one remedy and that is to create job for them. Danube monarchy, but that the new Jiang told Sputnik China. positioning of Central European diplomatic relationship between pends on the upcoming visit of the Aziz Ahmad, Kabul Afghanistan He voiced concerns over the Washington and Taipei. It also US president to China on Novem- states is likely. "A fresh positioning increased military cooperation be- is expected throughout Europe, and obliged the US to continue arms sales ber 8-10. tween the US and Taiwan, which to the Taiwanese government to Although the US State Depart- the old Austrian prudence has al- includes the US supplying Taipei ready ended. You can remember provide the latter with sufficient ment has confirmed its commitment with both light and heavy weapons. self-defense capabilities. to the One China policy, it is ex- Brexit and it becomes clear that each "Naturally, China opposes the US- European state, including Austria, Before the disruption of offi- pected that Donald Trump would Taiwanese collaboration," the cial diplomatic ties between the US continue to use the Taiwan issue to Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must should realize with whom or against scholar underscored. have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: whom it is going to achieve some- and Taiwan, the two had been par- exert pressure on Beijing. The South China Morning Post ticipants of the Sino-American If Trump increases US arms de- [email protected] thing," Auinger said. Prime Minis- reported Wednesday that Taiwan- ters of the Visegrad Group (V4), Mutual Defense Treaty between liveries to Taipei, the Chinese lead- ese and US military officials are due 1955 and 1979. "The US policy ership may regard it as an attempt Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor to meet in November "to discuss towards Taiwan has remained un- to undermine Sino-American rela- Orban (L-R), Czech Republic's Taiwan's shopping list of arms," add- changed," the Chinese scholar em- tions. Speaking to Sputnik in June, Disclaimer: Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka, ing that the move is likely to prompt phasized. Andrei Karneev, deputy head of the Poland's Prime Minister Ewa Ko- criticism from Beijing. Taiwanese "There is a contradiction be- Institute of Asia and Africa at Mos- pacz and Slovakia's Prime Minister military maneuver U.S.-made M60 tween US-Taiwan cooperation with- cow State University predicted that The views and opinions expressed in the articles are Robert Fico pose for a group photo battle tanks during the annual Han in the framework of the Taiwan Re- the move will definitely spark a back- those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or during an extraordinary Visegrad Kuang military exercises in Hsin- lations Act and the relationship be- lash from China, which objects the Group summit aimed at resolving the chu, northwestern Taiwan (File) In tween China and the United States." altering of the balance of power in opinions of the Afghanistan Times. migration crisis in Prague, Czech June, the Trump administration ap- However, the US officially the Taiwan Strait, or Formosa Strait. Republic, September 4, 2015. Mean- proved the sale of $1.42 billion in continues to adhere to the One Chi- (Truthout) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Catalan independence parties seen losing parliamentary majority in election: Poll

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani resentatives voted in favor of leg- on Sunday said Iran will continue islation last week that would hit to develop ballistic missiles despite individuals and entities assisting US criticism of its program, insist- Iran’s missile development with ing the weapons are defensive and fresh sanctions. The bill was do not violate international agree- prompted by US President Donald ments. “We have built, are build- Trump’s decision earlier this ing and will continue to build mis- month to not recertify the 2015 siles, and this violates no interna- deal meant to limit Iran’s nuclear tional agreement,” said Rouhani in program, saying the agreement had a speech to parliament, according failed to curb Iran’s missile pro- Catalan independence parties are Spanish and Catalan flags as they Pro-independence parties were to Reuters. Get The Times of Is- gram and destabilizing activities in seen as losing their parliamentary gather in Barcelona, Spain. The seen as taking 42.5 percent of the rael's Daily Edition by email and the Middle East. In his speech, majority in an election, according poll was taken from last Monday vote while anti-independence par- never miss our top stories FREE Rouhani attacked Trump for de- to a poll published on Sunday, to Thursday, just as Spain’s cen- ties would win 43.4 percent, ac- SIGN UP “We will produce any certifying the accord, despite the though the wafer-thin margin be- tral government was preparing to cording to the poll of some 1,000 weapons of any kind that we need United Nation’s nuclear watchdog tween the two sides predicts a take control of the restive region, people surveyed by Sigma Dos and and stockpile it and use it at any- saying Iran was in compliance with hard-fought campaign to Decem- which then made a unilateral dec- published in the anti-indepen- time to defend ourselves,” he add- the deal. “You are disregarding ber’s ballot. laration of independence on Fri- dence newspaper El Mundo. ed. Rouhani’s vow to push ahead past negotiations and agreements Pro-unity demonstrators wave the day. (Reuters) came after the US House of Rep- approved by the UN Security Council and expect others to ne- gotiate with you,” he said. “Be- cause of the behavior it has adopt- ed, America should forget any fu- Most Americans ture talks and agreement with oth- er countries,” he added, in appar- ent reference to North Korea and worryabout full its nuclear program. While the oth- er parties to the nuclear deal have said they will uphold the accord scale war with North despite the US decision, French President Emmanuel Macron said Korea,but lack last month. (BBC) Turkmenistan releases three confidencein Trump Iranian fishermen Three Iranian fishermen detained boring country's waters, according tohandleissue by Turkmenistan has been re- to the source. Most of the people, leased, an informed source told including the three fishermen, who IRNA on Sunday. The Iranian fish- live near the Gomishan Beach in ermen were arrested and put be- the northern province of Golestan hind bars in Turkmenistan alleg- earn a living through fishing in the edly for illegally entering the neigh- Caspian Sea. (AP) Syria: Turkey not committed to Astana agreements Syria regards as positive the As- dominated by them to the Syrian tana talks as the country trusts its government, and normalizing con- guarantors, namely Iran and Rus- ditions for people to live are among sia, Adnan Mahmoud told the Is- goals parties involved in the As- lamic Republic News Agency tana talks are following to achieve,' (IRNA) during a recent interview. he said. The sixth round of negoti- 'The Astana talks resulted in de- ations over the Syrian conflict in Nearly three-quarters of Americans with 36 percent saying they trust escalation in some regions in Syr- Syria began Thursday in Astana, are concerned the United States Trump at least "a good amount" ia. We are pursuing the talks to Kazakhstan, focused chiefly on the could get involved in a full-scale to deal with the issue, while 63 prevent further killing of people,' creation of a “de-escalation zone” war with North Korea, even as a percent have "just some" or less Mahmoud said. 'Abolishing terror- in Idlib province in northwestern majority lacks trust in President confidence. Four in 10 say they ist groups in the country and re- Syria. Trump to handle the situation, ac- do not trust Trump "at all" on the turning the control of the regions (Reuters) cording to a new Washington Post- issue, nearly twice the number who ABC News poll. A new high of 66 express "a great deal" of confi- percent say North Korea poses a dence. As with approval of Trump Azerbaijan predicts huge "serious threat" to the United in general, there is a large partisan States, up from 54 percent in a divide in the public's faith in growth of own pharma 2005 Post-ABC poll and 55 per- Trump on this issue. An 81 per- cent in 2003, with concern span- cent majority of Republicans trust industry over next 5 years ning partisan and ideological lines. Trump at least a good amount to The parliament will hold a session group Umed Hoshnav said that Mehmud, the abolishment of the The pharmaceutical production ing to the document, the pharma- The poll was conducted shortly handle North Korea, while only 11 with the abolishment of the presi- Barzani is seeking to extend his presidential system is within par- will increase by 58.4 times in Az- ceutical production volumes will after North Korea launched its far- percent of Democrats say the same. dential system on the agenda. Bar- term as region’s president and post- liamentary authority but warned erbaijan over the next 5 years, ac- reach 1.5 million manats in 2017 thest-reaching missile test to date Independents are closer to Demo- zani will not be present but his pone the elections for another year. that a change shouldn’t be expect- cording to the concept of social and and 1.9 million manats in 2018. At in July with a range experts say crats, with 31 percent trusting message to the MPs will be read at Also, officials of Patriotic Union ed. Barzani became the president economic development of the present, pharmaceutics is almost could reach Alaska. Secretary of Trump a good amount or more the parliament. Deputy chair of of Kurdistan stated that resigning on 12 May 2005. He was elected country in 2018 and the next three undeveloped in Azerbaijan, most State Rex Tillerson said the mis- while 66 percent trust him just Southern Kurdistan Parliament from the presidency is not men- president by popular vote on 25 years, submitted to the country’s of the medicines and other phar- sile test was a new escalation of some or not at all. Ideological dif- Cafer Eminki confirmed that Bar- tioned in Barzani’s letter. “There July 2009 for another term. But al- parliament for discussion. Accord- maceutical products are imported. the threat posed to the United ferences are also sharp but unbal- zani sent a letter but did not give shouldn’t be high expectations for though his term ended in August States and the world, and that anced. While 86 percent of liberals any details about the content. A today’s parliamentary session. If 2013 the parliament decided to ex- Washington would bring North trust Trump just some or not at all KDP official, who asked not to be the parliamentary term is extend- tend it for another year. On the sum- Kazakhstan creating stock Korea's action before the U.N. Se- to deal with North Korea, a small- named, told Reuters that Barzani ed for another year, the presiden- mer of 2015, Barzani shut down the curity Council. The Post-ABC er 66 percent majority of conser- will resign from his post on 1 No- tial term will be extended too” PUK parliament because PUK and other exchange of Astana Int’l poll finds lagging confidence in vatives express faith in his leader- vember. But another KDP official, MP Salar Mehmud posted on his fractions didn’t agree to extend Bar- Financial Center Trump to handle the situation, ship. (WP) the chair of KDP’s parliamentary Facebook account. According to zani’s term for another two years. A decision to create Astana Inter- partners of the Astana Internation- national Exchange JSC of the As- al Exchange JSC. The Shanghai tana International Financial Cen- Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock 100 years ter (AIFC) has been made within Market are among the five major the framework of the meeting of stock exchanges in the world. The after Balfour: the Board of Directors of the Astana International Exchange JSC AIFC, the AIFC press service said. will become the main platform for The reality The Shanghai Stock Exchange, privatization of companies most with which a shareholder agreement attractive for investment, which was signed, and Nasdaq Stock belong to Samruk-Kazyna JSC, a which still Market, which provided a techni- sovereign wealth fund in Kazakh- cal platform, are the main strategic stan. (Trend) shames Russia has banned the importation Canada, Australia, Norway, Ukraine and the violent annexation quently expanded several times. In of live pigs and cattle by-products Ukraine, Albania, Montenegro, of the Crimea. At the end of July response, in August 2014, Russia Israel from the European Union, the Iceland and Liechtenstein. "The of the same year, the European imposed a food embargo on prod- Azerbaijan mulls ways Next week, exactly 100 years will United States, Canada and several imposed restrictions on the import Union and the United States ucts from the United States, the have passed since British foreign other countries, as stated in a de- of goods will not affect the domes- moved from targeted sanctions EU, Australia, Norway and Cana- to soften blow to loan secretary Arthur Balfour wrote his cree by the Russian government. tic needs of Russia," the resolu- against certain individuals and da. Albania, Montenegro, Iceland, famous letter to Walter Rothschild, The ban will be valid until Decem- tion says. Relations between Rus- companies to measures against a and Liechtenstein were added to defaulters promising that Britain would help ber 31, 2018 for the countries of sia and the West worsened in 2014 number of sectors of the Russian the sanctions list in August 2015; Four years ago, Lala Bunyatova casus ruled by authoritarian Pres- to create a “national home for the the European Union, the USA, due to the situation in eastern economy, which have been subse- Ukraine, last year. decided to help a friend out by ident Ilham Aliyev since 2003. In Jewish people” in Palestine. Cur- co-signing for a bank loan in Az- 2015, the Azerbaijani Central rent prime minister Theresa May says that the Balfour Declaration erbaijan. Proving no good deed Bank twice devalued the coun- was “one of the most important goes unpunished, Bunyatova is try's currency, the manat, as letters in history”. It led within not only being hounded now by slumping global prices for oil and barely three decades to the creation Home Office letter tells EU the bank for her friend's failure to natural gas sent the economy reel- of the state of Israel. No wonder pay down the loan. On October ing. The currency lost half of its then that Benjamin Netanyahu 17, she was arrested and sen- value vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar and flies to London next week to cele- citizen to ‘go home or go elsewhere’ tenced to 10 days in jail. Her fam- average Azeris lost half their life brate its anniversary. It’s under- ily, including her sister, was out- savings as a result. For those hold- standable Palestinian leaders The Home Office is warning EU nationals held in detention centres that raged. "This is certainly unjust, ing bank debt there was the extra weren’t invited. But they weren’t they should leave the UK to “avoid becoming destitute”, in the latest because my sister has a place to burden of having to pay back the even consulted. This is wrong. The instance of a hardened tone towards citizens from European countries. A live; she has a job; and they [the loans -- fixed in U.S. dollars -- Balfour Declaration not only government letter, written on behalf of home secretary Amber Rudd and promised to deliver a homeland for seen by the Observer, also advises EU nationals that they should consid- bank] already want to garnish her with devalued manats. A sharp the Jews. It also promised that wages [to pay off the loan]," Ley- rise in the suicide rate in Azer- er leaving because they have the “right to travel freely across the EU and “nothing shall be done which may can visit, live, study and in most cases work in any other EU member la Tagiyeva says. To the family's baijan is being blamed, in part at prejudice the civil and religious state” – an observation that appears to preempt the UK’s departure from relief, Bunyatova was released least, on the growing consumer- rights of existing non-Jewish com- the union. The letter, dated 18 October and written by officials from the from jail in Baku on October 25. debt crisis there. And banks, munities in Palestine”. Has this Home Office’s immigration section, tells a Romanian national in an immi- But her problems with the bank squeezed for revenue themselves promise been kept? I flew to Isra- gration detention centre that his request for emergency accommodation are likely far from over. Consum- amid the crisis, are not exactly in el and the West Bank to find out. has been rejected and he should consider another country. It states: “You ers have taken it on the chin over a charitable mood when it comes The treatment of the Palestinians could avoid becoming destitute by returning to Romania or another EU the past two years in Azerbaijan, to delinquent loan customers. I witnessed is not just physically member state where you could enjoy access to all your ECHR [European an energy-rich country in the Cau- (RFERL) degrading for them. (BBC) Convention on Human Rights] without interference.” (Presstv) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Powell is favorite asTrump nears Federal Reserve

For the first time, the total num- live in Asia, according to a report billionaire was created in the re- ber of billionaires in Asia has ex- of 1,550 billionaires compiled by gion every other day, on average. decision ceeded that of the US; according UBS and PricewaterhouseCoo- A man speaks on his mobile phone opment, Asia is also tipped to over- which is home to 552 billionaires. nese real estate prices, infrastruc- to a new report, three quarters of pers. After a decline in 2015, last outside the Reserve Bank of India take the US in total billionaire Germany was in third place with ture spending, the growing middle the world's new billionaires hail year billionaire wealth increased 17 (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, wealth within four years. China 109 and India in fourth with 100. class and buoyant commodity pric- from China and India. The majori- per cent to $6 trillion. Amid eco- India October 4, 2017 recorded the highest number of bil- "A combination of geopolitical sta- es all joined together to boost ty of the world's billionaires now nomic expansion in Asia, a new At the current rate of devel- lionaires, 609, followed by the US, bility in Greater China, rising Chi- wealth," the report said. (BBC) Sou t h Afr ica President Trump is expected to econ om y in announce his choice to lead the Federal Reserve as soon as this week, potentially reshaping U.S. monetary and financial regulatory d ir e st r ait s policy. Current Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen's term expires next February, and Trump has spoken highly of the incum- The US has slapped anti-dumping ment had implemented a similar a s p olit ica l bent since the president took of- tariffs on Chinese aluminum prod- measure – tariffs ranging from fice in January. But Republicans ucts ahead pf President Trump’s 16.56 percent to 80.97 percent – eager to break from Yellen's mod- visit to Beijing early next month, in a bid to warn China and contain erate monetary policy and defense signaling the US administration’s its dumping practices, but that st ak es r ise of Dodd-Frank want to see Trump serious plans to refurbish bilateral didn’t help. This comes ahead of pick a more conservative candidate. trade by making it more fair, trans- President Trump’s visit to main- Here are the five candidates parent, and market-driven. Kris- land China, where he will push Trump could choose to lead the tian Rouz – The Commerce De- Beijing on its unfair trade practic- Fed beyond February. Powell — a partment said Friday that it found es, and seek a joint platform on Fed governor, former Treasury China had been selling aluminum the North Korean issue, as well as Department undersecretary and foil in the US market at unfairly other issues. The move suggests investment banker — appears to low prices. The revealed dumping that President Trump is adamant be Trump’s most likely choice to practices have hurt domestic man- to eliminate the deep US trade def- lead the central bank. Powell had ufacturers, as well as other export- icit, and seeks to negotiate trade overseen the Fed’s financial regu- ers of aluminum to the US, thus with China by demonstrating the latory efforts until the confirma- challenging the World Trade Orga- possible negative effects on Chi- tion of Fed governor Randy nization’s (WTO) rules. US 100 nese industries in the event of non- Quarles, and earned the support dollar banknotes and Chinese 100 cooperation. Last year, Chinese of Treasury Secretary Steven yuan banknotes are seen in this aluminum foil imports to the US Mnuchin though their working re- picture illustration in Beijing, Chi- stood at $389 mln; in other words, lationship. He’s also the rare na, January 21, 2016. The Com- foil only accounts for a small share Obama appointee that would gain merce Department also said it had of what the US imports from Chi- support from Senate Republicans, imposed preliminary customs tar- na. In 2016, the US trade deficit JOHANNESBURG: South Afri- Zuma, who is accused of enriching and had previously been con- iffs on the Chinese aluminum foil. with China was $309.6 bln, while ca's finance minister received some a new corrupt elite rather than help- firmed by a Democrat-controlled These new duties ranged from the total volume of bilateral trade faint praise last week - not for the ing the poverty-stricken black Senate. He could be Trump’s best 98.61 percent of the cost of the was $578.6 bln, with US exports economy's performance, but for majority. "President Zuma is un- bet to reshape key financial regu- foil to 162.24 percent. Previously, to China valued at $115.8 bln, and admitting the country is in a dire likely to pursue any real reforms latory and monetary policy with in August, the Commerce Depart- total imports at $462.8 bln. position that is set to get worse. that would reverse the very nega- little Democratic resistance. (Spuntak) Malusi Gigaba delivered a mid- tive sentiment amongst investors Janet Yellen: The incumbent term budget that laid bare South and consumers," London-based Trump’s opinion of Yellen has Africa's struggle with slow growth, Eurasia analyst, Darias Jonker told drastically changed over the course tax income shortfalls, rising debt AFP. "Gigaba is being more hon- of his presidency. While he accused Lebanon and high unemployment. The est about the scale of the problem Yellen of being “obviously politi- daunting challenges recently as he wants to put distance be- cal” under President Obama, caused business confidence to dip tween himself and an increasingly Trump has praised Yellen’s push wants to the lowest level since the apart- unpopular Zuma." But Jonker behind a slow, steady return to heid era -- reflecting wider fears warned that Gigaba's budget "did higher interest rates. Yellen has led that the achievements of the new, not offer a tangible solution for the Fed since 2014, presiding over stronger democratic South Africa are turn- getting out of the low-growth a relatively strong U.S. economy. ing to dust. Gigaba's budget state- trap," and added that the ruling Employment has lingered below 5 ment on Wednesday slashed the ANC party could lose in the 2019 percent, the Fed’s ideal level, for economic GDP growth forecast for 2017 election as urban voters feel the most of her chairmanship, while from 1.3 per cent to just 0.7 per pinch. In his speech to parliament, businesses boast record earnings cent, and revealed that by 2020, Gigaba vowed not to "sugar-coat" and the stock market soars. Presi- and trade 15 per cent of government reve- the state of the economy and said dents have traditionally renominat- nue would be eaten up by debt re- that "the period ahead is not going ed the Fed chair they inherit from cooperation payment. Much of the criticism to be an easy one". their predecessor, regardless of has been aimed at President Jacob (AFP) party. (WP) with Cyprus Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who met President Nicos Egypt'sinternational cooperation Anastasiades late Saturday, said he would like to see stronger economic and trade cooperation, noting that ministrysignsMOUwithHSBCon Beirut values its relations with Nicosia, which he described as “our closest European neighbour.” Har- iri stressed his support for the ter- attractingforeigninvestment ritorial integrity and sovereignty Egypt’s minister of international of Cyprus, reiterating his support cooperation and investment has to UN resolutions and the good signed a memorandum of under- offices mission of the UN Secre- standing with HSBC Egypt to sup- tary-General. Speaking after the port Cairo’s plan to attract more meeting, Hariri thanked the presi- From a slugging economic growth, This looming standoff between the tent protests after the nullification foreign direct investment to the dent for Cyprus’s support to the country. Sahar Nasr said that the Lebanese Armed Forces and the job losses and rising concerns of government and the opposition has of the results later in September. food shortages and high costs, the done more damage to the econo- In the past one month alone, bank will contribute to the orien- security sector as a whole. “My tation and connection of interna- government firmly believes that administration of President Uhu- my, scaring away investors, slow- investors at the Nairobi Securities ru Kenyatta's second term will ing down the economy and de- Exchange (NSE) have lost $2.27 tional investors to the booming in- strengthening state institutions is vestment opportunities in the the only way towards building a have its plate full as he starts his pressing tax collections. On Mon- billion. The bourse has seen the last five-year term. The adminis- day, the Kenya Private Sector Al- monthly volume of trading drop Egyptian market. Jacques-Em- strong state free of non-state ac- manuel Blanchet, CEO of HSBC tors,” he remarked, stressing “the tration will now be keenly watched liance (Kepsa) said that the four- by almost 50 per cent to more than by the business community with month electioneering period had 490 million shares traded from a Egypt, said that the government’s need for stronger economic and “strong efforts to push forward trade cooperation.” Lebanon today expectations that it will move cost the country $7 billion in loss- monthly high of 740 million, while quickly to prop up an economy es, with most of it coming from the average traded volume before economic reforms, boost interna- is providing a global public service tional trade and improve the busi- on behalf of the international com- greatly hit by the political stale- the frequent disruption of trans- the August 8 election was 640 mil- mate that has dragged on since the port and industrial operations dur- lion shares data from Reuters ness atmosphere are worthy for munity by hosting around 1.5 mil- the bank to cooperate with the lion Syrian displaced persons. country's Supreme Court annulled ing the campaigns ahead of the shows. the August presidential election. August 8 election, and the persis- (Reuters) Ministry of Investment to support These displaced fled the Assad re- its development strategy in line gime in search of safety. “We have with the Egyptian government eco- a moral and humanitarian obliga- nomic reforms plan." "The recent tion towards them. However, this IMF report on Egypt's GDP is putting great strain on our econ- growth, which is expected to reach are on the right track," he added. capabilities to connect internation- omy and infrastructure and there- 4.5 percent in the fiscal year 2017/ Blanchet said that HSBC's global al companies looking to invest in fore we need our friends and the 2018, is an indication that the ef- network and presence in 67 coun- Egypt. international community to sup- forts of the Egyptian government tries gives the bank exceptional (BBC) port the stability of our economy and the government plan to start growth. Here I am confident that Despite stronger-than expected Q3 economic growth, some officials argue the UK is not ready for the first Cyprus as a long standing friend Bank of England rate hike in over a decade due to underlying structural weaknesses, and Brexit risks. of Lebanon and member of the EU Kristian Rouz –Given that the UK’s economic growth once again outperformed expectations in Q3, the Bank will play an important role,” he of England’s (BoE) rate hike decision – due in November – is almost certain. While market participants are said. Hariri thanked the president already pricing in the rise of base borrowing costs to 0.5 percent, some officials point to falling retail sales, for Cyprus’s symbolic contribu- saying feeble consumption doesn’t support the rate hike case. The UK’s economy rose 0.4 percent quarter- tion to UNIFIL, noting that this on-quarter in Q3, or 1.5 percent year-on-year, outpacing earlier expectations of 0.3 percent and 1.4 percent, was Cyprus’ only involvement in respectively. Stronger growth was driven by the ongoing expansion in services and manufacturing – despite a UN peacekeeping mission. This, a stronger pound, UK’s exports in manufactured goods are doing well. However, construction is in recession, he added, reaffirmed Cyprus’ con- as tougher immigration policies affect prices, while domestic consumption is faltering due to the lack of wage viction that Lebanon’s stability growth amid full employment in the labor market. Subsequently, inflation picked up again, overshooting the was important to its own. “I 2-percent target by almost 1-percentage point, meaning the BOE will use its firepower to contain the growth stressed to President Lebanon’s in prices. But former BOE member David Blanchflower says the economy might not withstand higher central commitment to the territorial in- bank interest rates, which would harm GDP expansion. "Inflation is set to drop after the one-off effects of the tegrity and sovereignty of the Re- pound’s decline (following last year’s Brexit vote)," Blanchflower says. However, the pound has rebounded public of Cyprus. We have repeat- to $1.31 in the recent months compared to its lowest rate of $1.16 after the Brexit vote last June – but edly called for the full implemen- inflation is still spiraling out of control. Blanchflower says the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) tation of relevant Security Coun- decision to raise rates from the current 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent might be ‘a huge error’, and ‘there’s zero cil resolutions. (CNN) data to justify the raise’. (Reuters) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Born to a Persian mother and Pa- role played by none other than invited me over to read a few lines issues and was being made for a away from family, coming back home at three khtun father, Naimal Khawar nev- Mahira Khan. Verna will be her and it was so strange! So, so weird! good cause so they eventually said in the morning…. But yeah, I did enjoy it. er thought she’d become an actor. debut film and many are calling it a After that, when they offered me okay. I honestly never thought I’d ET: ‘Verna’ wasn’t an easy film to shoot, was She grew up in Islamabad and was dream debut. How does she feel the role, I still didn’t quite under- be an actress… Never. ET: Do you it? I used to wake up at 7 am for shooting. I studying visual arts before Verna about that? The Express Tribune stand what was happening. And enjoy acting now? Everything hap- haven’t even woken up for my college at 7 came along. Written and directed finds out. ET: How did ‘Verna’ when I brought it up with my fam- pened very fast for you but has am! Makeup, wardrobe, etc…it would all go by Shoaib Mansoor, the upcom- come about? How did you land the ily, they were a little weirded out the experience worthwhile? I don’t on till 3 am. There were some shots in winter ing thriller appears to be the pow- role? It was all quite surreal. I got too because when you think of the know if I can say I enjoy it. Peo- which were physically challenging. But I’ve erful story of a woman’s quest for a call from Shahbaz Shigri, the as- word ‘film’ you think of all kinds ple say it’s very easy and some- learnt so much from everyone one the sets! It justice wherein Naimal stars as the sistant director, as he had seen my of negative things. But I told them thing that just happens. But when was tough but a good learning experience for second female lead, with the lead photos on Instagram. The team that this one was based on social I did it…waking up at 7 am, being sure. (Tribune) Padman: Akshay Kumar shares a happy new poster, reveals release date Akshay Kumar has shared a new poster for Padman, his upcoming film with director R Balki and also revealed its release date.

Priyanka Chopra has shot for the cover of Femina’s November issue and was spotted on sets of Quantico season 3.

Priyanka Chopra is back on a mag- to find out ‘what powers Priyan- Daniel Bauer and the photos are anka plays FBI agent Alex Parrish Johnson and Zac Efron. She will azine cover and this time, she has ka Chopra’ and includes several clicked by Rohan Shrestha. Priy- on the show. The show, despite be seen next in supporting roles in put up a very shiny display. The more pictures from the shoot. Her anka is currently in New York, its bad ratings in the second sea- movies A Kid Like Jake with Jim actor posed for Femina’s Novem- look has been styled by one of shooting for her American televi- son, was renewed for another and Parsons and Claire Danes and in ber issue in a shimmery silver Bollywood’s favourite stylists, sion show, Quantico. She was spot- will be out soon on ABC Network. Isn’t It Romantic? with Liam dress, adorned with a hundred Mohit Rai, her hair is done by ted on sets of the show, which is Her last film was her Hollywood Hemsworth and Rebel Wilson. She The very patriotic Akshay Kumar Kapoor and Radhika Apte. Not all embellishments. The issue intends Marce Pedrozo, make-up by currently in its third season. Priy- debut, Baywatch, with Dwayne is currently not working on any has chosen a very patriotic release superheroes come with capes! Bollywood project. date for his upcoming film, Pad- Bringing you the true story of a (Hindustan Times) man. The actor took to Twitter to real superhero, #Padman this Re- share a new poster for the film public Day - 26th January, 2018! which revealed the release date of Akshay’s wife and author Twin- December 26, 2018. Akshay can kle Khanna is also a producer on be seen in an ecstatic mood as he the film. In an interview to PTI in rides a bike on the banks of a river August, Twinkle had said, “Twin- and though two massive doors. His kle says they will be taking some hands, in classic ‘khiladis-don’t- creative liberties to make the film After completing her graduation in English care’ attitude, are up in the air and entertaining. When I wrote the literature, Ketaki Mategaonkar’s focus is not on the handles. “The true sto- book The Legend of Lakshmi Pras- ry of a true super hero,” the post- ad (her book), I fictionalised it. So back on Marathi music and films er reads. Padman tells the story of while making the film also we will Tamil Nadu-based social activist be taking some creative liberties. Arunachalam Muruganantham, We want to give a message but we Ketaki Mategaonkar was a 15-year-old teen- music director Parag Mategaonkar and who revolutionised the concept of want to make it entertaining, oth- ager when she started shooting for her debut singer Suvarna Mategaonkar, Ketaki has menstrual hygiene in rural India by erwise it won’t be interesting to with Sujay Dahake’s Shala (2012). She went been musically inclined from a very creating a low-cost sanitary nap- watch. We are working towards on to star in films such as Kaksparsh (2012), young age. “While films took a back kins machine. The film is directed it.” Taani (2013), Timepass (2014) and Phuntroo seat in the past one year, I continued by R Balki and also stars Sonam (Hindustan Times) (2016). The singer-actor was then missing from recording songs and was active in the the film scene for over a year. Rajesh to make music industry. Recently, my duet ‘Aal his directorial debut aabahal’ (Chhand Priticha) with singer In an exclusive chat with HT Café, Ketaki Javed Ali was released, and there are a shares, “I deliberately took a break as I wanted few more songs which will be releasing to complete my graduation. I spent all my en- soon. I am also working on my music ergy and time studying and finishing my de- album and learning western music. I am gree in English Literature. Education holds a appearing for advanced level exams at very important place in my life and it matters the Trinity College of Music, London.” the most to me. Fortunately, my career is going Ketaki’s fans will also get to see her in great, so I decided to complete my education more films in 2018. first, and now I am back to work.” Daughter of (Tribune) Ali Fazal on Alia Bhatt posts photo Hollywood from Raazi sets as she filmmakers: wraps up shoot for the film They don’t depend Alia Bhatt has finished the shooting of her upcoming film Raazi and the actor said she hopes the audiences will enjoy on set formulas watching the movie as much as she loved working on it. Directed by Megh- Actor Ali Fazal, whose second in- is a huge difference. We are almost na Gulzar, the movie also features Vicky ternational project Victoria and 20 years behind, but we can catch Kaushal. “And we wrapped RAAZI Abdul recently released, has signed up with them. Filmmakers like last night... Last days are always very a Hollywood biopic. And while Anurag Kashyap and Vikrama- emotional because you live with the "Golmaal Again", has minted Rs 203 crore in its first week of release, working in the West, he has made ditya Motwane are breaking the character for so many months and then read a statement from the presenters of the film. certain observations about Holly- mould and creating some good you have to let it go. “This is pretty "We waited more than seven years for the right subject to take the wood’s filmmaking procedure. stuff.” Ali, who wants to give a much how our life looked like on set - 'Golmaal' franchise forward. What we have achieved is very exciting and “The international filmmakers perfect shape to his career in Hol- My director and I just totally lost in humbling, all thanks to the love showered upon us by fans across the don’t depend on formulas. In Bol- lywood, has a plan of action in our own little world. Hope you guys globe," Rohit Shetty, director of the film, said in a statement. The lywood, we don’t trust our in- place.“I met a couple of filmmak- love the film as much as we loved mak- fourth installment of the "Golmaal" franchise released worldwide on stincts. I’m not an authority to say ers there . ing it,” Alia, 24, wrote on Instagram October 20. "Golmaal Again" features Ajay Devgn, Parineeti Chopra, what change we can make here, but It’s important to see what the mar- along side a photo with Meghna. The Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Kemmu, and if we begin to adapt, the change ket has in store for me and then film, produced by Junglee Pictures and Tabu. Shibasish Sarkar, chief operating officer at Reliance Entertain- will happen organically,” says Ali, take further steps. When I began Dharma Productions, is based on ment, said: "'Golmaal Again' has been an incredible journey for all of us. whose first Hollywood venture acting in Bollywood, I had limited Harinder Sikkas novel, Calling Sehmat, Our friend and partner, Rohit Shetty and his team, have outperformed was Fast and Furious 7 (2015). choices; similarly, I don’t have a thrilling saga of a spy who gave all of every benchmark, and we are delighted with their unprecedented suc- Elaborating on the difference be- major choices in Hollywood now,” herself and that of her family in the cess." The film is presented by Reliance Entertainment in association tween the filmmaking process in he says. service of her nation. with Mangalmurti films and Rohit Shetty Picturez. India and abroad, Ali says, “There (Tribune) (Santa Banta) (Santa Banta) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

JustinRose snatches victoryat WGC-HSBC Champions

Justin Rose capitalised on a final- round collapse from Dustin Johnson to snatch a remarkable victory at the WGC-HSBC Cham- pions. Final leaderboard WGC-HSBC Champions The Olympic champion over- Manchester United scored a key nation for his shush gesture to the agers but this win felt like a state- and his team's lacklustre loss to turned an eight-stroke deficit to win over title rivals Tottenham on TV cameras after seeing his side ment from the Portuguese, Mour- Huddersfield, this was a fitting re- claim a two-stroke win at Sheshan Saturday - and here we take a look edge Tottenham 1-0 on Saturday. inho reminding the young coach of sponse. It may not have been pret- International Golf Club, posting a at the main talking points from the There had been sounds of disap- his own tactical talent. Indeed, ty, but it was effective. Manches- five-under 67 to claim a first vic- clash. Anthony Martial was the proval from the Old Trafford home United have scored more goals ter United's French striker Antho- tory of 2017. Johnson took a six- match winner, stepping off the support when the manager opted from substitutions than any other ny Martial shoots to score the shot lead into the final round, but bench to score the decisive goal in to replace the popular Marcus Premier League side this season and opening goal of the English Pre- missed out on the chance of be- the 1-0 win for the Old Trafford Rashford with Martial. But the they're top for late goals, too. That mier League football match be- coming the first player to win three hosts. We examine his partnership Frenchman's winner meant Mour- is partly down to this United tween Manchester United World Golf Championship title in with Romelu Lukaku, what the inho's move paid off and he was squad's resilience - a trait Gary Martial on target after Rash- a calendar year after stumbling to result means for the managers and able to enjoy an important win over Neville praised on his podcast af- ford and Lukaku fail to click a bogey-filled 77.The world No 1 how much Spurs missed Harry one of the big six - and his own ter the game - but also thanks to That saying would suit Mar- finished in a share of second spot Kane... "Some people speak too head-to-head duel with Spurs' their manager's acumen. After crit- tial's winner perfectly. There was on 12 under alongside Henrik Sten- much; calm down, relax a little bit." Mauricio Pochettino. There is no ics had their say on his approach little finesse about a long kick son and Brooks Koepka, who bird- That was Jose Mourinho's expla- bad blood between these two man- to the goalless draw at Liverpool downfield. (Sky Sport) ied the last to close a one-under 71. Overnight leader Johnson bo- geyed the first and lost his ball on his way to a dropped shot at the next, only to be handed back his advantage when Koepka posted back-to-back blemishes from the third. Rose birdied the second and third and cancelled out a dropped shot at the sixth with a gain at the EliseChristiehonouredto next, only to card consecutive bo- Australia seamer Mitchell Starc tired from international cricket geys from the eighth to find him- continued his Ashes build-up with Starc will lead Australia's attack in self six back at the turn. Stenson followinfootstepsof career-best first-class figures of 8- the Ashes with 2013-14 star made successive gains from the 73 for New South Wales against Mitchell Johnson (left) now re- sixth to get within three of the lead, South Australia in the Sheffield tired from international cricket The while Koepka put pressure on JessicaEnnis-Hill by Shield. Starc, who will be Austra- series begins in Brisbane on No- Johnson by birdieing the first two lia's spearhead against England, vember 23, with games at Adelaide, holes of his back nine. Johnson starred in the day-night round of Perth (Dec 14), Melbourne (Dec gave the chasing pack another life- winningSundayTimes domestic fixtures, including dis- 26) and Sydney (Jan 4) to follow line when he dropped a shot at the missing Ashes hopeful Travis as England attempt to retain the 12th, allowing Koepka to close the Head for a golden duck during his urn they won at home in 2015 gap to one with a birdie at the par- Sportswomanof theYear 24.4 overs in the second innings. England flew out to Australia on five next. Three birdies in a four- The 27-year-old, playing his Saturday, with Joe Root confirm- hole stretch from the 11th lifted maiden first-class game since re- ing in his leaving press conference Rose to two off the pace alongside turning from a foot injury, bowled at Lord's a day earlier that his team Stenson, who cancelled out a blem- quickly and swung the pink ball were preparing as if Ben Stokes ish on the same hole with a birdie- Speed skater Elise Christie de- taking her career to new heights in Holmes. She said: "These people scribe it. Jessica Ennis has always prodigiously in Adelaide, a poten- will miss the entire series. two at the 12th. As Johnson scribed winning the Sunday Times Rotterdam in March, claiming are prolific winners, they're big been my hero so to be on the same tially ominous sign for England, Stokes, named in England's ini- dropped another shot at the 15th, 2017 Sportswoman of the Year golds in the 1000m, 1500m and names, and then when they said page as her now is incredible." The who will play Australia in a day- tial Ashes squad, is not being con- where Koepka racked up a dou- award and following in the foot- overall competition. Christie was my name I was like, I'm up there 27-year-old Scot endured a tough night Test at the venue from De- sidered for selection while police ble-bogey, Rose grabbed further steps of Jessica Ennis-Hill as “in- shocked to have picked up the with those names, that's crazy. time at the 2014 Winter Olympics, cember 2. continue an investigation into his birdies at the 16th and the 17th to credible”. The former Sky Sports award, which has seen previous "Just to be known as a prolific when she was disqualified for col- Starc will lead Australia's at- arrest on suspicion of actual bodi- grab a one-shot advantage. Scholar capped off a great year by winners such as Ennis-Hill, Paula winner such as them, a sporting liding with an opponent, but over- tack in the Ashes with 2013-14 star ly harm in Bristol in September. (BBC Sport) lifting the prestigious award, after Radcliffe, Denise Lewis and Kelly hero is amazing. "I can't even de- came her desire to quit.(BBC Sport) Mitchell Johnson (left) now re- (BBC Sport)

ca's undefeated champion is an think he could have a final elimina- "easy" fight to make. Whyte de- tor for the IBF, he could fight De- feated Robert Helenius on points ontay Wilder, there's also other in Cardiff on Saturday night. "If fights out there - Dominic Brea- Deontay Wilder will travel there's zeale, Lucas Browne. "He's going Deontay Wilder against Dillian champion Robert Helenius in an easy fight to be made on Febru- to fight on February 3 at The O2 Whyte for WBC world heavy- Cardiff on Saturday night to win ary 3 for the WBC title in Lon- whatever happens. weight title is the biggest fight out- the WBC 'silver' belt, which don," Hearn said. "It opens up the But ultimately we want the big- side of Anthony Joshua, accord- strengthens his position in the rank- division because this is where it's gest fight out there outside of AJ ing to promoter Eddie Hearn. ings for a shot at Wilder's title. And at, in the UK." "He's [Whyte] in a which is Deontay Wilder for Dil- Whyte secured a unanimous points Hearn believes a clash between the really good position. He could have lian Whyte." victory over former European Brixton heavyweight and Ameri- a final eliminator for the WBC, I (Fox News) Newbury: Nebo claims Roger Fed er er h a m m er s Group glory at last David Goffin t o set u p Maisons-Laffitte. The son of Ko- J u an Mar t in d el Pot r o fin al diac was a 4-1 chance for this sev- en-furlong Group Three - registered Roger Federer produced another spellbinding masterclass as the Horris Hill - and with Frank- to reach another Swiss Indoors final with a 6-1 6-2 semi- ie Dettori on his back for the first final victory over David Goffin. In a repeat of the 2014 time, he knuckled down well to get final in Basel, Federer was expected to be handed his tough- the better of Tangled by half a est test of the week by world no 10 Goffin but the Swiss length. Hills said: "I thought Frank- great was too strong for the Belgian, losing just three games ie gave him a brilliant ride. He read on his way to victory in precisely one hour. Federer will the script beforehand and did ex- face another familiar Basel foe in Sunday's final, which actly what he said he was going to you can see on Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports Action do. "The horse has been so consis- from 2pm, when he faces Juan Martin del Potro, who beat tent all year. He's been placed in him to the title in both 2012 and 2013. Del Potro is run- four Group Twos, been to just ning into form at just the right time and an unlikely place at about every major meeting and the season-end ATP Finals is on the cards after he beat only went to France a fortnight Marin Cilic in Saturday's first semi-final. However, if he is Nebo enjoyed a well deserved day in the sun after claiming top honours ago. "He's super tough and it was to repeat those successes over Federer of a few years ago in the Bathwick Tyres Stakes at Newbury. The Charlie Hills-trained important to win a Group race he will have to overcome the world no 2 playing some of juvenile looked a smart prospect after making a winning debut at New- with him this year. "He'll have a the best tennis of his career, yet again. Goffin got on the bury in May and although he has failed to add to his tally since, he has break now and we'll bring him back board soon after but he was no match for Federer as the been placed in the Superlative Stakes at Newmarket, the Richmond here for the Greenham in the 36-year-old reached moved around the St Jakobshalle court Stakes at Goodwood, the Mill Reef at Newbury and a Group Two spring." (Sky Sport) displaying the sort of movement. (BBC Sport) MONDAY . OCTOBER 30. 2017-Aqrab 08, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 30 Price: Afs.20

At least nine policemen and 12 Taliban insurgents were killed in separate clashes in central Ghazni AT News Report “Armed Taliban attacked a Afghan police and Taliban fighters for the attack, the group’s province on Saturday afternoon, checkpoint in Khanabad-Kunduz was continued for around two spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid local officials confirmed. KABUL: At least 13 Afghan police highway at around 3:00am which hours in the area. said that their fighter attacked the In addition, two policemen and officers were killed after Taliban as result, 13 police officers were One police survived the check post in Khanabad district four other Taliban fighters were fighters attacked their checkpoint killed,” said Khanabad district incident from the check post, he and get the control of the check wounded in the clashes. in northern Kunduz province early chief, Hayatullah Amiri. added. post after killing commander and The clashes took place in the Sunday, officials said. He said that the clash between Taliban claimed responsibility soldiers. city of Ghazni, and in the districts of Zana Khan, De Yak, Qarabagh, Khaja Omari and Ab Band after Taliban insurgents attacked police check posts, police officials said. Clashes took place in a number of districts in Ghazni However, the officials did not provide further details about the province on Saturday, including Ghazni city, after clashes. (ToloNews) Taliban insurgents attacked numerous check posts.

Ata Mohammad Noor, the Procurement Commission. They against corruption. He also accused governor of northern Afghan offered me ministerial portfolio and unity government leaders of province of Balkh, on Sunday I rejected. I will candidate myself 'negligence' in ensuring security. signaled he could run for president for presidency if I wish to do so "In terms of mental security, MAIMANA : A young woman in 2019 election. and if I have the mood," he said we are in a situation worse than has committed suicide by hanging "I am not interested in during a speech in Mazar-i-Sharif Taliban era," Noor said. herself in the Khanchar Bagh becoming head of National city. Noor emphasized on fight (1TVNEWS) district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Sunday. Dortaj Yamaq Khaliqi, the district’s administrative chief, confirmed that Shakira, 20, hanged herself from the roof of her house Saturday night. She said the cause of her suicide could not be ascertained, but her parents showed several copies of a medical report to FARAH : A driver trafficking 12 detectives and said she was kilograms of heroin has been suffering from a mental problem. arrested by Afghan National Army She added the woman’s body (ANA) forces in Bakwah district had been sent to the Andkhoi of western Farah province, an hospital for forensic examination. official said on Sunday. Farah Hospital officials said only rope police chief, Iqbal Bahir told marks were seen around her neck. Pajhwok Afghan News the man The Provincial Independent was smuggling the heroin in a Human Rights Commission said Corolla model car from Bakwah 23 cases of suicide by women and district to Nimroz province on Saturday evening. He said the girls in Faryab had been recorded narcotic was rigged in bottles of during the current year. drinks and skillfully placed in the (Pajhwok) car. (Pajhwok)