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The European Union is reviewing removed the leader of the group, a plan to offer millions of dollars Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s name to support the peace deal signed from its sanctions list following a between the Afghan government request from Afghanistan, but and Hezb-e-Islami Hekmatyar in Hekmatyar is still a U.S.-designat- AT News Report order to encourage peace and rec- ed “global terrorist”. Afghan gov- onciliation process in Afghanistan. ernment is expecting Hekmatyar KABUL: Hamid Karzai, the According to a report pub- to appear in Kabul, but the group former president “strongly” con- lished by the Wall Street Journal, demands the release of hundreds demned the killing of civilians in the EU is reviewing a proposal of its prisoners who have been the southern Helmand province, submitted by the government of previously detained in Afghanistan his office said Monday. Afghanistan before deciding on the on charges of being members of the “The former president terms amount it will commit. Taliban and asks U.S. to remove attacks on houses and villages and The report suggest that an ini- Hekmatyar from its terror list. killing of helpless civilians an un- tial commitment may fall between This comes as millions of dollars justifiable act that is against every $2 million and $5 million. have been spent in previous efforts humane and Islamic principles,” By Farhad Naibkhel Based on the peace accord, the to rehabilitate militants, but little Karzai’s office said in a statement, KABUL: Members of the Wolesi United Nations Security Council gains were achieved. (ATN) adding that the former president Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament had called for the immediate end on Monday came hard over re- of operations against civilians. He marks of Latif Pedram, the head of wished paradise for the deceased Congress Party of Afghanistan re- and recovery for the injured. garding the Durand Line, saying that no individual, group or eth- nicity has the right to express 4 intelligence views about its recognition. Parliamentarians believed that officials killed in Afghanistan had sacrificed hun- AT News Report Paktika, Ghazni, Kandahar, Uruz- dreds of thousands of people to gan, Farah, Zabul, Faryab, Kun- Ghazni’s Andar defend its territory (Afghanistan KABUL: At least 68 Taliban mili- duz, Balkh, Sar-e-Pul and Helmand believes that the Pashtoon-popu- tants were killed and 15 more were provinces. SHARANA : Four spy-service lated areas across the line are parts wounded in different operations Statement said that in these members have been killed by Tali- of its territory), thus this line be- launched by military within past operations, 68 insurgents includ- ban insurgents in the Andar dis- longed to the Afghan nation and 24 hours. In a press release issued ing a Taliban commander and 15 trict of southern Ghazni province, only Afghan nation can decide here, Ministry of Defense (MoD), Daesh fighters were killed and 15 officials in the neighboring Pakti- through Loya Jirga convention. said that Afghan National Army others were injured. This joint ka province said on Sunday. Dep- Pedram, who is also a repre- (ANA) with the cooperation of the operation of the Defense Security uty police chief of Paktika, Col. Afghan National Police (ANP) and Dadullah Khan Hotak, told Pajh- sentative from Badakhshan prov- Forces was supporting by the ar- ince in the parliament, said recent- cific individual, group or ethnic has marks that spark anger and ten- avoided. No one is allowed to talk the National Directorate of Secu- tillery and air forces, added state- wok Afghan News the National the right to take decision about sion. Wolesi Jirga Member Mir- over Durand line, Oxus and Kunar rity (NDS), conducted joint oper- Directorate of Security (NDS) of- ly that he recognizes the Durand ment. ANA discovered and con- Line as an official border point Durand,” said Speaker of the Wole- bat Khan Mangal Afghanistan has Rivers, otherwise all Afghan na- ations against insurgents in differ- fiscated weapons and ammunition ficials were killed in Chahardiwal si Jirga Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi. He sacrificed hundreds of thousands tions will be stand against them, ent areas of Kapisa, Nangarhar, area of Andar district by Taliban between Afghanistan and Pakistan. in the operations as well. He persisted on recognition of said that all Afghan nation can of youth to defend the Durand line he asserted. Female Legislator insurgents on Sunday afternoon. make decision in the aspect and Oxus River, so no one has the Aryan Yuon coming hard over Pe- He didn’t provide further details. the line as the official border be- An official at the civil hospital in tweenAfghanistan and Pakistan through Loya Jirga. “Touching to right to express view about Du- daram’s remarks said that those Sharana, Paktika’s capital, said can help Afghanistan to solve part such national issue is not at the rand. Expressing view regarding who express negative remarks CEO chairs high-level meeting they had been delivered four corps- of current challenges. “Durand line favor of unity and national inter- Durand line will create rifts among about national interests must be es of NDS personnel at the hospi- is a national issue and belongs to est,” he added. He called on all rep- Afghan nation, so those who listed as treacherous and dismiss on Uruzgan security situation tal. (Pajhwok) the nation of Afghanistan, no spe- resentative to avoid from such re- toughing to the subject must be from Wolesi Jirga. KABUL : Chief Executive Officer Tarinkot, the provincial capital, (CEO) Dr. Abdullah has reviewed reforms in local governance, better IEC expresses the security situation in central coordination among different se- Uruzgan province during an extra curity institutions. They also pessimism over ordinary meeting and ordered po- urged the government to launch licemen salaries to be paid till to- crackdown against the Taliban as holding morrow, said a statement from the the group was behind terrorist at- parliamentary CEO office on Monday. National tacks in the province and halted Security Advisor, Defense and In- the transfer of food items to the election this year terior Ministers, Army chief, Uruz- districts. CEO tasked the high rank- The Independent Election Com- gan governor, provincial council ing officials to review the prob- mission (IEC) officials aren’t sure members elders and other high lems of Uruzgan as soon as possi- if parliamentary and provincial ranking security officials attended ble and respond to the expecta- council elections to be held this the meeting, the statement said. tions of the residents of this prov- year. The officials of the commis- Provincial government officials and ince. He also insisted on the sala- sion ties the holding of elections local representatives briefed CEO ries of Uruzgan provincial police to smooth transition of election over situation in the province and to be given in the next day. Abdul- work process from manual to elec- discussed the problems they are lah ordered the Interior Ministry tronic. With election commissions faced with. Uruzgan governor ex- to bring needed reforms in the po- to start electrification of the pro- plained the deteriorated security lice force in Uruzgan province and cess, hopes increased for the offi- situation in the province and de- to meet the needs of the security cials to hold the election on time. ormer President, Hamid Karzai met Monday with manded the security situation, forces. During the meeting CEO “We would be able to hold parlia- banking and telecommunication asked for report over the activities mentarian and district elections Hugo Llorens, the US charge d affaires in Kabul, services to improve. The governor of local policemen and said there this year only if electrification of discussing Afghanistan affairs, bilateral also demanded reopening of roads was need for proper strategy to the process to be done smoothly. relationships and the current regional situation. that connected districts with organize the local security forces. AT News Report ministry said in a statement. Shall the election delayed this year, The statement added that the we would inform the people.” KABUL: A student of the Kabul killer was arrested by police when Mohmmad warimach, General Sec- city’s Nadereya high school was trying to flee for Panjsher. retary of election commission told Badakhshan PC concerned about worsening security killed by another student Monday Ariana News. The government Most of the school, particu- however repeatedly insists on FAIZABAD : Public representa- dullah Naji Nazari said the securi- to face incidents similar to those the next one month. Nazari said inside the school, the education larly the state-run high schools holding election on time with tives on Monday expressed con- ty situation in Badakhshan would happening in Helmand, Kunduz the current strength of security ministry confirmed. have turned to unsafe places for cern over the worsening security further worsen if security forces and Baghlan provinces,” he said. forces and resources with them in th Mujib Rahimi, spokesperson for “Serajuddin, an 11 grade stu- students and teachers. Some stu- government’s chief executive office situation in northeastern Badakhs- did not conduct effective clearing He said the winter opportunity to Badakhshan were inadequate and dent was stabbed dead by Mah- dents armed with knives and even says “there is no any political in- han province, saying the govern- operations in areas under militants’ ensure security was missed by the there was a dire need for deploy- boobullah, a dismissed student pistols attend classes and threaten terference in the process and we ment ignored the opportunity to control this year. “Last year the government and the situation might ment of special units, commandos while searching students at the their class-fellows and other stu- would try our best to hold the elec- eliminate militants in winter sea- security forces remained in defen- deteriorate if the central govern- and air forces to improve security entrance of the high school,” the dents in verbal disputes. tion this year.” (ATN) son. Provincial council head Ab- sive mode, Badakhshan is likely ment did not take needed steps in situation. (Pajhwok) MONDAY . APRIL 03, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Election system to be computerized,

With at least 60 new amputees reg- what is going on with their pa- flict area." Mahpekay Sidiqy is officials istered in Syria and Afghanistan tient." Humam Sadek, 21, from studying prosthetics from Kabul each week, medical professionals Aleppo in Syria, is a prosthetics in Afghanistan. Kabul: The election system are struggling to keep up with the technician and is studying for a She lost both her legs when she would be computerized a move demand for prosthetics. bachelor's degree with Dr Puli. was a child after stepping on a land- if done, would guarantee trans- A program called the Human Mr Sadek's brother was killed mine. "The number of people with parent elections, officials of the Study is trying to help by using several years ago during a protest disability day by day increases in Independent Elections Commis- the internet to reach students in against the Syrian regime and he Afghanistan due to war," she said. sion (IEC) said. some of the most dangerous plac- has seen many others maimed dur- Ms Sidiqy said she wanted to In fact, this will be effective es on earth. Louise Puli is a pros- ing the conflict. get into prosthetics because there for holding transparent elections thetist and orthotist based in Mel- "My friend he has his young- were few women working in the and acceleration of votes’ count- bourne. "I actually came across Hu- er brother, he lost both legs be- field in Afghanistan. ing process, they further said. At man Study whilst working in Tan- cause of a barrel bomb so I wanted Ms Puli said giving people the the same time, the Population zania and I could just see the huge to learn," he said. power to help their communities Registration Administration de- need for prosthetists and ortho- But Mr Sadek said the ongo- has been hugely rewarding. "Peo- clared it is ready to start distri- tists in developing countries," she ing conflict meant his work and ple's personal image of themselves, bution process of electronic ID said. "On a daily basis we use dif- study was often interrupted. their body image, their self worth cards within three months, ferent methods like Whatsapp or "War in Syria, there is no rules often revolves around having all the Homayoun Mohtat, head of the Viber, Skype, sometimes for them for it so many times they bomb pieces that they need and often administration said. At the first to send me real-time information the hospital," he said. "One month people find it really difficult to find stage, the electronic ID cards will about what's happening and if the they bomb four hospitals in my employment, even to enter educa- tentatively be distributed for six time difference allows for it we'll area so it's so dangerous for any- tion, if they have a disability," she months and then, the process will have a real live conversation about one to be working inside this con- said. (ABC) practice all-over the country. These programs are promising for holding transparent elections in the country. The government of Afghanistan had earlier been using the oldest mechanisms in Harassment of Women Nabi, Rashid playing electoral system which resulted in many problems in collection of votes, specifying the number of voters, wide frauds and an- in Afghanistan: A hidden IPL is a huge motivation nouncing the result of elections. The issue had faced the coun- committed to improve with every try’s election with a failed expe- game... that is exactly why I took rience, an action which would phenomenon addressed for Afghanistan: it up," said Rajput, who is on a have Election system to be com- two-year contract with the Af- puterized, officials led the pro- ghanistan cricket team. cess to crisis. in too many laws "After taking over I realised The past electoral crises Lalchand Rajput that I had to work a lot on the mind have caused the people not to Afghan women and girls often qui- in the workplace or the public reveals a different story: the cases and fitness aspect. The batsmen trust in elections anymore, thus, etly endure harassment, including sphere, is a little talked about phe- presented by Salam Watandar Ra- were always on fifth gear and used the government should pay seri- sexual harassment. Speaking out nomenon. A report by the Afghan- dio Station, in a series of social re- to throw their wicket away after ous heed to pave the way for brings with it the possibility of istan Independent Human Rights porting in the first half of 2016 Afghanistan's emergence as a crick- mates as well," Rajput told PTI. holding fair and transparent elec- et team has been quite a story thus "They both are world-class getting a good start. They don't do tions throughout the country. their honour being called into ques- Commission (AIHCR) document- (see here) indicate that with the that anymore. They value their tion, and could lead to further re- ing violence against women be- increased presence of women and far. If their latest achievement on players who will learn a lot by Now, the plan which is about to strictions being placed on their tween March and November 2016, girls in the public sphere, cases of the field was the conquering of Ire- sharing the dressing room with wicket a lot more now. Fitness wise be done by IEC can really be an lives. Over the past few years, sev- for example, only included 34 com- harassment had also increased. land in both the T20I and the ODI some of the biggest names in world also the boys have improved a lot essential step toward holding eral legal initiatives have sought to plaints relating to harassment The only other, more compre- series in India, off the field, Mo- cricket. Going forward, I think the and that is showing in their game," transparent elections in the coun- address the issue of harassment. against women. Latifa Sultani, the hensive survey specifically focus- hammad Nabi and Rashid Khan number [of Afghans in IPL] will he explained. try. Indeed, this is not that easy This has led to a situation in which Coordinator of the AIHRC’s ing on sexual harassment of wom- becoming the first two Afghan only grow. In June. Afghanistan will be to apply but will take long. To two of them, in particular – the Women’s Rights Unit told AAN, en was carried out by the Women players to be picked for the Indian "I feel Rashid Khan is the one playing their first full series against computerize the election process more progressive Elimination of “all the registered cases of harass- and Children’s Legal Research Premier League (IPL) explains of the best spinners in the world a full member nation, barring Zim- will cost much. Above all, using Violence against Women Law (the ment against women were commit- Foundation, based in Afghanistan. their growth in the cricketing fra- at the moment. He is always accu- babwe, when they travel to West advanced technology particular- EVAW Law) and a more recent, ted by husbands or close relatives The survey, carried out in 2015, ternity. rate, bowls a great googly and Indies to play three T20Is and ly in remote areas will face the narrower Anti-Harassment of of the female victims.” She added was based on interviews with 346 Over the years, Nabi has prov- knows how to vary his line and three ODIs. The coach exuded IEC with serious problems, be- Women and Children Law – have that the AIHRC had not received women from seven provinces: en himself to be a quality all-round- length. The young boy has a bright optimism and even hoped that In- cause, there is not enough pro- er, while 18-year-old Rashid future ahead of him. Nabi is an- been pitted against each other. any complaints about women fac- Kabul, Badakhshan, Herat, Balkh, dia and Afghanistan could soon fessional force to use such sys- grabbed eyeballs with his wonder- other one who can fit into any in- AAN’s Ehsan Qaane (with input ing harassment in public spaces, Nangarhar, Kandahar and Kapisa. play a bilateral series. tems in different parts of the from Sari Kouvo) unpacks these workplaces or educational institu- 90 per cent of the women inter- ful execution of leg-spin bowling. ternational side along with top-or- country. Furthermore, it needs Lalchand Rajput, Afghanistan's der batsman Rahmat Shah," he "After the IPL we have the much time if the IEC wants to legal initiatives and looks at how tions. Sayed Ehsan Khaleq, a mem- viewed said that they had faced West Indies tour coming up which the issue of harassment has be- ber of the legal board of the Minis- harassment at least once in public current coach, believes that being added. Rajput, who was the Indi- establish the capacity for the come embroiled in old conflicts try of Labour, Martyrs and Dis- spaces, 87 per cent had experienced roped in by Sunrisers Hyderabad an team manager when they won is exciting. The more they play process through trainings. On the among Afghan women’s rights ac- abled People told AAN that while it in their workplaces and 91 per for IPL-10 is not just a big land- the 2007 World T20, took over the against Test playing nations, the other, the distribution process of tivists and between the presiden- the ministry had received com- cent in educational institutions. A mark for the duo, but also serves role of head coach of the Afghani- better they get. That is the only electronic ID-cards has not been cy and parliament. plaints from employees, including smaller survey, carried out in 2016 as a massive motivation for Af- stan cricket team from Inzamam- way Afghanistan can improve fur- started so far and if it starts within There is no official record of female employees, about unfair- by the Youth Development Asso- ghanistan. ul-Haq. The 55-year-old Rajput ther. In fact we have spoken to the three months, the related office the cases of harassment against ness in the work environment, ciation focused on Daykundi prov- "These two guys playing in termed the experience as "life- BCCI as well for a series. The In- cannot surely distribute ID-cards women in Afghanistan. Harass- none of the complaints had been ince, showed the occurrence of IPL is not just huge for them but changing." dian board has always been there to nearly 14 million eligible peo- ment, whether it occurs within the about harassment. “sexual harassment at an alarming for the entire country. It is hugely "To work with guys who have for Afghanistan and I am confident ple before the parliamentary elec- family or educational institutions, The lack of any official record rate” of over 80 per cent of the motivating for their national team- risen after a lot of struggle and are the two teams will be playing each tions. other soon," Rajput revealed. Anyway, implementation of Afghanistan have done well in such plans can take long and if red-ball cricket as well. They top the government wants to execute the points table chart currently in them, it is not that easy to be completed in six months. Delay the ICC Intercontinental Cup with in holding election process is a two more games to go and a top- great blow to newly-established finish would enable them to play democracy body of Afghanistan, the lowest-ranked Test side next as the parliamentary elections year, with the winner of that game which was about to be held two having the opportunity of earning years ago, has been postponed a Test status. Rajput spoke of ed- so far. Likewise, if the parliamen- ucating the players about the val- tary elections are not held this ue of Test cricket and opined that year will affect the next presi- the team would be battle-ready for dential elections. The National Tests in two-three years time. Unity Government tenure will "Playing Test cricket has to be end by 2019—a year that the the goal. I feel there is still another presidential elections should be two or three years before the team held. Thus, if the parliamentary is fully ready for the five-day for- elections are held in 2018, the mat. A lot depends on the ICC as government might be unable to well. I keep telling the players that hold the presidential elections in in India, we don't rate someone 2019. Therefore, delay in parlia- highly unless he plays Tests. So mentary elections will follow the players know the value of get- with delay in presidential elec- ting there," says Rajput, who is tions, an action which will face with the team on a two-year con- the democratic process and coun- tract," he concluded. (CRICBUZZ) try with challenges. (BNA) DACAAR TENDER NOTICE DACAAR ITB 11 PRF-380-381-382/RNE-ROI/03.2017 Date: April 03, 2017 Sealed offers are invited from qualified companies for supply of 4 Months Chicks (Rhode Island Red Breed) & Poultry Farm Materials for DACAAR Regional Offices in Kabul, Faryab & Balkh Provinces. 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Fragrant fields EMERGENCY CALLS paying off Police for Nangarhar 100 - 119 Hospitals farmers FMIC Hospital Behind Kabul Medical Flower farmers in Nangarhar are “We nurture the flowers and slowly making inroads into the from one side it increases our in- University: perfume essence sector but have come and from the other side it 0202500200-+93793275595 called on government to provide creates jobs for people working in more support. the perfume factories,” Khan said. The farmers say they are start- “The cultivation of orange flow- Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital ing to earn a fairly good income ers and roses is very good,” said Pule Bagh-e- Umomi from orange blossoms and roses – Haris Khan another gardener. fac- from which they extract the es- tory After harvest these flowers 070263672 sence for the perfume industry. are taken to the distillery for fur- Currently there are an estimat- ther processing. The distillery then ed 1,500 such farmers in the sells the essence. Khairkhana Hospital Sorkhrod, Achin, Kot and Dar-e- Currently there is only one 0799-321007 Noor districts who have changed distillery. Employees say they are over to flower farming. doing well and fetch good prices 2401352 The farmers sell their flower on international markets. to a local distillery which in turn “Both farmers and factory extracts the essence. owners must be supported as this Indira Gandhi Children According to distillery em- brings profit for the farmers and if Hospital, Wazir Akbar ployees, there has been a marked enough work is done in this sector increase in cultivation of orange and more factories start produc- Khan, Kabul 2301372 trees and rose bushes in the prov- tion here it will create job oppor- ince, which has had a positive im- tunities for hundreds (of people),” pact on their businesses. said Abdullah Arsala, the distill- Ibn-e- Seena One farmer, Musa Khan, said ery’s marketing manager. Distill- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul he has planted more rose bushes ery workers have also called on this year, compared to last season, government to support and devel- 2100359 as he hopes to increase his income. op the industry. (Tolo News) Wazir Akbar Khan Afghanistan has been labelled one was in an abusive relationship, she decorated Afghan restaurant called threats from her own brother and Hospital of the most dangerous places in already had three children. Bost. Bost Hope is at the heart of was then shot down by unknown I ndia to build centre 2301741, 2301743 the world to be a woman. One Find out more its mission. The place is run by gunmen on her way to work. Their study suggested 87% of women in From Our Own Correspon- survivors of domestic violence and stories are not forgotten. Another the country experience some form dent has insight and analysis from here, women are celebrated as wall pays homage to Afghanistan for WTO in Kabul Ali Abad of domestic violence. Sodaba Hai- BBC journalists, correspondents strong, independent human beings, itself, with images of three differ- Shahrara, Kabul dare visited one place in the capi- and writers from around the world not just victims. Bost is a base for ent women in vibrant, traditional AT Monitoring Desk tal Kabul that offers hope to wom- Listen on iPlayer, get the pod- eight women, of all ages. Working clothes. They symbolise each re- KABUL: The spokesperson for 2100439 en escaping abuse. cast or listen on the BBC World empowers them to write a new gion of this fractured nation. the Ministry of Commerce and Aryan's shift in the kitchen has Service or on Radio 4 on Thurs- chapter in their lives. There's a small stage, decorat- Industries (MoCI), Musafir Qo- come to an end. She removes her days at 11:00 BST and Saturdays It's a long and often difficult ed with a handmade Afghan rug. qandi has said that Indian govern- Malalai Maternity apron and hat. Glimpses of her at 11:30 BST process. Still, it helps that every Here female performers sit and ment has promised to provide tech- Hospital personality are revealed - she's One day, when Aryan's hus- corner of this restaurant pays hom- play the long-necked string instru- nical assistance to build a research 2201377/ 2301743 wearing a colourful tunic over her band left for work, she examined age to powerful women. The place ment known as the Tambur - or and training centre for the World alyst quoted by TOLO News, black jeans, and she he has a mole the fresh bruises he'd left on her screams female empowerment. even the guitar or violin. It's an Trade Organization (WTO) in saying as, “Our membership to the exactly between her eyebrows - as face, then packed her bags and took Every wall is hung with pic- unusual sight in Afghanistan's con- Kabul. The centre would provide WTO was a strategic mistake for Banks if someone planted it in the per- her children to the police station. tures of women with unique sto- servative society, where many be- valuable training to the concerned the country’s economy. We should fect position. Women who suffer domestic ries. lieve music should be forbidden - people on rules and regulations of not have joined the organization. Da Afghanistan Bank She places a glass of fresh lem- abuse are usually turned away by There is Queen Soraya, the never mind played by women. the WTO. According to Qoqandi, But now that we have joined the on juice on the table sits down Afghan police or persuaded to go wife of King Amanullah, who Now a divorcee, Aryan has the draft for the institute was draft- WTO, so we should use every 2100302, 2100303 across from me. Aryan is striking- back to their husbands for their dressed in European fashion and adored the three months that she's ed six months ago and during the opportunity available in order to ly beautiful and moves with confi- family's honour. But Aryan believed women should shed the spent here. It has changed her. recent meeting with Indian author- benefit from the membership.” Bakhtar Bank dence. Yet it's hard to believe we thought her injuries would make veil, and that a man should only She is no longer the insecure ities, they pledged to help estab- Afghanistan received member- 0776777000 are the same age. She is 24 but has the police take her seriously. And have one wife. She was also the and scared woman she once was, lish the centre. ship of WTO at the 10th Ministe- the look of a much older woman. they did. minister of education, who opened who had to raise her arms in self- “We have commercial high rial Conference in Nairobi, Kenya Azizi Bank It's because of the years of abuse She was sent to a women's the country's first school for girls defence, who would cower at the schools, but since we have become in December 17, 2015. Afghanistan she endured at the hands of her shelter, where she and her children in the 1920s. slightest aggressive word. But her a member of the WTO, it is im- is 164th in the World and 36th among 0799 700900 violent husband. lived ever since, with other wom- Then there is the current first husband has left her with a lasting portant to have the centre, aimed the less-developed countries that Pashtany Bank She was only 16 when her par- en who have also escaped domes- lady, Rula Ghani, a Christian-born hatred of men. She thinks all men at getting knowledge and required have received the membership of ents arranged her marriage to a man tic violence. She often dreams of a Lebanese woman, who surprised are abusive - but little by little that's information about research on the organization. Receiving WTO 2102908, 2103868 she'd never met. Soon after the future where she has her own Afghans by speaking out about changing too. trade and investment, he added. membership is a long process. Af- wedding, her husband and moth- place, where she can live without women's rights. Wall in Bost There Here, every day she sees men Moreover, a number of eco- ghanistan was admitted after 11 Air Services er-in-law started beating her. She the fear of her ex-husband coming are also lesser-known faces, Af- come to the restaurant with their nomic analysts have said that in years of negotiations. Being a mem- stuck it out, hoping things would near her or her children. ghan women who have been killed families - men who are kind and the light of the on going situations, ber of WTO, there are some ex- get better with time. But they got The path to this dream becom- simply for doing their jobs. Lt Is- caring. And she sees something that the centre remains crucial for ca- pectations that it might impact Safi Airways worse. ing reality lies in the heart of Kab- lam Bibi, for example - a young she never experienced. Love. pacity building in the relevant field. newly emerged industries in the 020 22 22 222 By the time she realised she ul. And it begins in a traditionally police officer who suffered death (BBC) Samim Sarim, an economic an- country. Ariana 020-2100270 Kam Air 0799974422 Hotels Safi Landmark 020-2203131

WASHINGTON: As Afghan se- Currently, Special Forces con- used in several provinces includ- meeting in Brussels on Friday. country’s security sector. about the long-term prospects of SERENA curity forces continue their mili- duct 70 percent of the country's ing Helmand, Nangarhar and Kun- As planned, U.S.-led NATO Last week, the Afghan Defense the Afghan national security forc- tary operations against the Tali- military operations. The elite forces duz. “The surveillance drones that forces ended their combat mission Ministry dismissed nearly 1,400 es. “We can see a gradual improve- 0799654000 ban and Islamic State-backed mili- are trained as quick reaction forces we have started using are very help- in Afghanistan at the end of 2014. of its officials over corruption ment in the Afghan security ser- tants in the country, the govern- and conduct regular night raids ful in monitoring militant activi- Under a new mission, NATO charges over the past year. A se- vices and we believe that we will New Rumi Restaurant ment plans to improve its securi- against militants in various regions ties in the northeastern zone,” Lt. troops have kept a rather passive nior general leading a military corps see additional improvements this ty forces in the next few years to of the country. Gen. Sher Aziz Kamawal, com- role, but they continue to take part in the restive Helmand province, year,” Captain Salvin told VOA 0776351347 help beat the growing threat posed NATO has confirmed that mander of the Spinzar Corps in in combat missions from time to Moheen Faqiri, was fired and ar- last week. “It takes a while to build by militant groups, Afghan offi- more commandos will soon join the northeastern Kunduz province time to help the Afghan security rested on charges of corruption last an institution like an army or a Internet Services told VOA. Kamawal added that forces. week. Despite challenges, NATO police corps.” cials said. Afghan national security and de- UA Telecom As part of a four-year securi- fense forces. Captain Bill Salvin, drones are operated by Afghan Last month, U.S. Army Gen- officials in Kabul seem optimistic (VOANEWS) ty plan, Kabul plans to beef up spokesperson for Resolute Sup- military personnel, trained by eral John Nicholson, the current 0796701701 / 0796702702 the country’s elite Special Forces, port headquarters in Kabul, said NATO forces. NATO commander in Afghanistan, and efforts are underway to im- recruitment and training for more NATO’s combat role asked U.S. officials to send a few Exchange Rate prove its air force. commandos is already underway. Despite successes, Afghan se- thousand more U.S. troops to Af- “Our commando forces would Growing Air Force capabilities curity forces continue to struggle ghanistan to break what he termed Purchase: be further strengthened and they The Afghan government also against a potent insurgency and an a "stalemate" in the fight against should receive more arms, new and wants to increase its air force ca- emerging threat posed by Islamic the Taliban and Islamic State. sophisticated equipment,” Gener- pabilities to provide logistic and State. The Afghan government wel- One US$ = al Dawlat Waziri, the spokesper- close air support to Afghan forces Afghan officials say continued comed Nicholson’s call for addi- training, support and equipment tional troops, citing the country’s 66.75Afs son for the Afghan Ministry of on the ground. One Pound Sterling= Defense told VOA. Spokesperson Waziri told will turn the tide of the war in fa- ongoing war on several fronts The plan would double the VOA the country's air force is ex- vor of the Afghan government. against different militant groups, 80.87Afs special operation forces currently pected to soon receive up to 200 Currently, around 13,000 which has stretched the country’s NATO troops, including 8,400 security forces increasingly thin. One Euro = serving in the capacity of a mili- helicopters and other aircraft. 70.05Afs tary division of 17,000 troops. A Afghan security forces have Americans, are part of the Reso- Corruption charges new military corps is to be created also been provided with surveil- lute Support Mission, which is Besides battling an embold- 1000 Pak Rs = within the Afghan National Army lance drones for use in restive re- tasked with training Afghanistan's ened insurgency, Afghan security 611Afs structure to accommodate the gions. “We do use drones to col- 300,000 national security and de- forces also face rampant corrup- growing number of elite forces. lect intelligence on militant groups fense forces. tion in their ranks. Sale: Given the nature of the war- as part of our military tools in the “NATO’s train, advise, and The U.S. Special Inspector One US$ = fare, Afghanistan has shifted its fight against terrorism,” General assist mission is essential to our General for Afghanistan Recon- shared goal of ensuring that Af- struction (SIGAR) has repeatedly 68.30 Afs focus from conventional warfare Mohammad Radmanesh, the dep- One Pound Sterling= to special operations in an effort uty spokesperson for the Afghan ghanistan develops the capability warned that corruption and mis- to help defeat a growing insurgen- Ministry of Defense told VOA. to contribute to regional stability management could lead to military 81.67Afs cy that has become potent in re- According to Radmanesh, the and prevail over terrorist threats, failure in the country. One Euro= cent years and an emerging Islamic Afghan army received 10 drones including al-Qaida and ISIS,” U.S. President Ashraf Ghani has 72.50 Afs secretary of State Rex Tillerson vowed to crack down on corrup- State threat that has made inroads from the U.S. for surveillance pur- 1000 Pak Rs= 631 in various parts of the country. poses last year which are being told a NATO foreign ministers tion in the government and the TUESDAY. APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Iran concerned over Raheel's appointment as head of Saudi-led military alliance: Envoy

Iran has expressed its reservations regarding the appointment of the former army chief, retired Gen MORE planeloads of passengers were approved for the six major “This will have a big impact dra Modi here on Saturday. Liow said the next move was Aviation Policy 2016, Liow said Raheel Sharif, as head of the Sau- from Malaysia will fly into India cities of Chennai, New Delhi, on expanding our tourism poten- Malaysia has been seeking ad- for Malaysia to raise the number for countries fully or partly with- di-led 39-nation Islamic military every week under a new air pact, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru tial,” Liow told The Star here yes- ditional traffic rights to India in a of weekly seats to the six Indian in a 5,000km radius from New alliance, saying it is not 'satisfied' the first to be signed between the (Bangalore) and Hyderabad. terday. series of talks held between 2010 cities to 40,436 as well as an extra Delhi, extra air traffic rights could with the coalition. two countries in half a century. He said the designated airlines He is among the 10 ministers and last year. eight points to the existing 18 sec- only be considered if India’s air- "We are concerned about this The latest Air Services Agree- from Malaysia would also be al- accompanying Prime Minister The last air services agreement ondary cities. lines were able to use up at least issue... that it may impact the uni- ment will bring the number of seats lowed to enter into a domestic Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on a between the two countries was “It is tough negotiating addi- 80% of their entitlement. ty of Islamic countries," Iran's approved for Malaysia to a new code-sharing arrangement with In- six-day visit to India. signed 50 years ago in 1967. tional air traffic rights with India. “The present rate of utilisa- Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi total of 22,531, up by 1,861 pas- dia’s airlines. The air pact was among the Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and “We are prepared to be liberal tion by India’s airlines to Malay- Honardoost said. sengers. “With this, we can fly more main agreements reached during the Malindo are the local airlines op- with India in line with Asean’s sia is only about 5%. So, the new Iran's state-run IRNA news Transport Minister Datuk Seri Malaysians into India and the other bilateral meeting between Najib erating services to India from Ma- Open Skies policy,” he added. agreement is a breakthrough for agency quoted Honardoost as say- Liow Tiong Lai said the extra seats way around too. and Indian Prime Minister Naren- laysia Under India’s National Civil us,” he added. (THESTAR) ing that Pakistan had contacted Ira- nian officials before issuing the no- objection certificate (NOC) to Gen Sharif to lead the Saudi alliance. "But that does not indicate that Iran is satisfied with this decision Bangladesh will not harbour or it has accepted the same," the envoy said. The ambassador said Iran had conveyed its concerns to the Paki- elements inimical to stani government. He said Tehran had informed Islamabad that Iran would not be- come part of such a military alli- neighbours: Sheikh Hasina ance, adding that neither had Iran been extended an offer to join a coalition of this sort. DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Min- Bangladesh and we deal everything He proposed that all impor- ister Sheikh Hasina today reaf- with equal status...The armies of tant Islamic countries come togeth- firmed her country's commitment the two countries have equal sta- er to form a "coalition of peace" in not to harbour elements inimical tus in all fields (as) size of the coun- order to resolve their issues "rath- to any neighbouring nations as In- try doesn't matter here," Rawat er [than] forming a controversial dian army chief General Bipin Ra- said. He said a joint cycling expe- military alliance". wat made a courtesy call on her. dition of the two armies was un- Gen Sharif is likely to assume "Bangladesh is maintaining the derway reflecting their "very ex- command of the anti-terrorism al- commitment strongly," Bangladesh cellent relations". liance, being dubbed the ‘Muslim premier's press secretary Ihsanul Rawat had arrived here with a Nato’, in April. Karim quoted her as saying. four-member delegation on March he government had issued an Rawat called on Hasina ahead 31 at the invitation of his Bang- NOC for Sharif to join the alliance of departing for home, ending his ladeshi counterpart General Abu after an understanding was reached three-day visit here. Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq. between Pakistan and Saudi Ara- Hasina recalled with gratitude "This visit is a part of the on- bia on the matter, retired Maj Gen India's and particularly the Indian going high-level exchanges between Ijaz Awan, a defence analyst and Army's contribution to Bang- the armed forces of the two coun- close associate of the former army HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka -- A face of a looming debt repayment ladesh's liberation war in 1971. tries," an Indian High Commission chief, had told Dawn. South Korean ship unloads its car- crisis. According to state-run BSS statement earlier said. A controversial appointment go of cars at a terminal in Hamban- By 2019, the country needs news agency, Rawat on the other During the visit, General Ra- The appointment of Gen tota port, providing the only sign to repay $3.99 billion to foreign hand praised Bangladesh's devel- wat also paid courtesy call on Pres- Sharif as the leader of the 39-coun- of life at Sri Lanka's newest har- debtors, compared with payments opment process saying "we are ident Abdul Hamid and held talks try military alliance sparked de- bor, sited on its southern coast. of $1.82 billion in 2016. Foreign happy to see a stable Bangladesh with chiefs of three armed servic- bate over how the move will im- The rest of this $1.4 billion port, reserves fell to $4.23 billion in under the leadership of Prime es and the principal staff officer ern Gobindaganj war field of 1971 and Bogra Cantonment where his pact Pakistan's foreign policy, and built with a loan from China's Ex- November 2016, according to the Minister Sheikh Hasina". (PSO) of the Armed Forces Divi- battalion, 5/11 GR, had fought during Bangladesh's war liberation war. whether it was fully sanctioned by port-Import Bank, sits idle. In International Monetary Fund, "We value our friendship with sion. He also visited northwest- (ECONOMICTIMES) parliament. Pakistan had initially some areas, weeds are spreading. which warned after a visit to Sri found itself in the crosshairs of Visitors to the port's administra- Lanka in March of impending re- Middle Eastern politics as Saudi tive offices must tiptoe around fe- payment problems. "Net interna- Arabia named it as part of its new- ral dogs stretched out in front of tional reserves fell short of the tar- ly formed military alliance of Mus- an empty entrance hall. get, and progress on implementing lim countries meant to combat ter- Emptiness has dogged the port structural benchmarks was some- Australia’s Minister for rorism, without first getting its since it opened in 2012. Five years what uneven," the fund said. consent. However, after initial am- later, only a handful of car carriers "Major plus" Indrajit Cooma- biguity, the government had con- drop anchor each week. The ruling raswamy, governor of the central firmed its participation in the alli- coalition government, led by Pres- bank, regards the Hambantota deal Development to visit Sri Lanka ance, but had said that the scope ident Maithirpala Sirisena, says the as a "major plus" for the reserves. of its participation would be de- port is a "white elephant" left by "This year, at least, we could get fined after Riyadh shared the de- the previous regime, led by the $400 million if the deal goes Australia’s Minister for Interna- ing economic reform and empow- support for Sri Lanka’s education tails of the coalition it was assem- autocratic former President Mahin- through," he said at a press con- tional Development and the Pacif- ering women in the workforce and system. bling. Gen Sharif last March ac- da Rajapaksa. Mounting operat- ference after the cabinet announce- ic, Senator Concetta Fierravanti- trade and economic opportuni- The Minister will launch a companied the prime minister to ing losses, estimated at $235 mil- ment. A member of the bank's mon- Wells, will visit Sri Lanka from 4- ties,” the Australian High Commis- photographic exhibition that cele- Raadal Shamaal, the first military lion, deepen the impression that etary board echoed a similar senti- 7 April. This will be the Minis- sion in Colombo said. brates Australia’s longstanding exercises of the alliance in which the Magampura Mahinda Raja- ment at the Ceylon Chamber of ter’s first visit to Sri Lanka as Min- In Colombo, the Minister will partnership with Sri Lanka and Pakistani troops also participat- paksa Port, as the facility is offi- Commerce, the country's oldest ister for International Develop- launch a new $15 million program strong people-to-people links and ed. The coalition was envisaged to cially known, was a Rajapaksa business organization, saying, ment and the Pacific. over four years ‘Women in Work’ highlights some of the many posi- serve as a platform for security vanity project. Qiu Xinli, chief of "The government wants to look at “Sri Lanka is a long-standing which will cooperate with Sri Lan- tive results of the development cooperation, including provision of the political section at the Chinese this transaction to address some economic and development part- kan businesses to create extra and cooperation. training, equipment and troops, embassy in Colombo (Photo: Mar- of the broader macroeconomic is- ner. This year, we celebrate 70 better jobs and entrepreneurial The Minister will also visit the and involvement of religious schol- waan Macan-Markar) The ruling sues, so the deal is not just about years of diplomatic relations. Aus- opportunities, for women. Northern Province to see the im- ars for dealing with extremism. coalition wants to end this drain the port." Most foreign direct in- tralia’s$80 million aid program The Minister will meet some pact of the $250 million Australia The Saudi government had on the country's economy. The vestment in Sri Lanka flows into over four years is entering a new of the 1,000 Sri Lankans who have has contributed toward reconcilia- surprised many countries by an- cabinet has just endorsed a public- the thriving property sector, shap- phase. It is focused on developing received scholarships to study in tion and reconstruction since the nouncing that it had forged a coali- private partnership agreement ing Colombo's shifting skyline skills, creating market opportuni- Australia as well as students who end of the conflict in 2009. tion for coordinating and support- with China Merchants Port Hold- (Photo: Marwaan Macan-Markar) ties for small business, support- have benefited from Australia’s (Colombo Gazette) ing military operations against ter- ings, a state-run Chinese compa- Coomaraswamy has set his sights rorism in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt ny, which will take an 80% debt- on increasing Sri Lanka's foreign and Afghanistan. Iran, Saudi Ara- for-equity stake in a joint venture exchange reserves to $7.5 billion bia's archrival for influence in the that will run the 1,500-hectare port. by the end of this year, part of Arab world, was absent from the The government is hoping to re- which will be achieved through a Here’s why China is financing states named as participants, as cover $1.12 billion over the 99-year planned $1.5 billion sovereign bond proxy conflicts between the two lease, and will look for more Chi- issue and a $700 million syndicat- regional powers rage from Syria to nese cash if plans are approved for ed loan. "We are operating on a thin Yemen. (DAWN) a 6,000-hectare special industrial margin, and if there is some shock zone on an adjacent site. The Chi- or volatility then there can be a local elections in Nepal nese government is strongly sup- crisis," the governor told the me- portive of the port, which Beijing dia. The reserves recovered to $5.6 Following a summit between Chi- overt - as that in Nepal. ister and Minister for Local De- of Chinese investors and contrac- sees as part of its ambitious Belt billion in February 2017, accord- na’s President Xi Jinping and Ne- But Madhesis oppose the velopment Kamal Thapa, may in- tors. China, Nepal to cooperate in SHCsuspends and Road Initiative for a network ing to the central bank, but Sri Lan- pal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Ka- election until their demands for stigate ‘separatists.’ several sectors under Belt and Road of land and maritime trade routes ka will require $7 billion by 2019 mal Dahal Prachanda, Beijing an- territorial re-demarcation and po- The question is why would Initiative Sindh govt around Asia. "We want to help Sri to cover loans and bridge its rising nounced $1 million towards the litical representation are met. China want this? Its stakes in Ne- Indian Army Chief arrives in Lanka build a transport hub and a deficit on the capital account of country’s local elections in May. China’s funding is viewed as pal are rising. China feels making Kathmandu, to be conferred with move to hand logistics center," Qiu Xinli, chief the balance of payments. Accord- The move brings Beijing’s non- an act “fanning chances of conflicts inroads into political decision- honorary rank of Nepal General of the political section at the Chi- ing to the IMF, total external and interference doctrine under the in Nepal.” making is the only way to protect Nepal is an important coun- over iconic nese embassy in Colombo, told the domestic public debt amounted to scanner again, after it was first Immediately after his China its interests. This situation is iden- try for its One Belt One Road Nikkei Asian Review. "It is a good 76% of gross domestic product at questioned during the Sudanese visit Prachanda confirmed the tical to the one that surfaced in (OBOR) project and during this Karachi park to project, no matter which govern- the end of 2015, the latest figures civil war. China allegedly fuelled May elections stating nonpartici- Sudan where Beijing had already summit, Prachanda assured Kath- ment is in power in Sri Lanka." available, compared with 70.7% in the civil war by providing the pation would be viewed as seces- invested billions in the nation’s oil mandu’s participation. Bahria Town For Sri Lanka, giving a new lease 2014. About $8 billion is owed to money - through the purchase of sionist tendencies. sector by the time of the war. In- China announced a $8.3 billion of life to Hambantota port is a big China for loans secured by the oil - and arms. What the next India-China war vesting in the elections would give investment plan. Several projects step toward building a maritime Rajapaksa regime between 2005 Back then, China had to resort might look like Why India needs Beijing the room to arm-twist Ne- (key to OBOR) need speeding up economy, the ruling coalition's vi- and 2015. The loans, written at to covert tactics to ally with a po- to take China’s One Belt One Road pal’s resource starved political cir- - Kathmandu Ring Road Phase II, sion for the South Asian island. But commercial interest rates, funded litical faction. Today it’s far more initiative seriously cle. As this Global Times op-ed Pokhara International Airport, it is also a crucial element in the a raft of infrastructure projects, powerful with a bigger stake and Failure to induct ‘Madhesi- clearly states: China has every rea- Gautam Buddha International Air- government's attempts to build up including Hambantota port. influence across the globe, and centric parties’ in the elections, son to require the Nepalese gov- port and the West Seti Hydropow- its depleted foreign reserves in the (NIKKEI) thus an expression that’s more fears Nepal’s Deputy Prime Min- ernment to safeguard the interests er. (HINDUSTANTIMES.)

The Sindh High Court on Mon- day suspended a provincial gov- ernment notification to hand over Karachi’s iconic park, Bagh Ibn-e- Qasim, to real estate giant Bahria Delhi:Man arrested for luring Uzbek woman Town for 10 years. A special bench of the SHC was hearing a petition filed by Muttahida Qaumi Move- ment-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and Karachi Mayor Waseem to I ndia, raping her over six months Akhtar. Akhtar's petition followed a notification issued by the Sindh local government ministry which A Mehrauli resident was arrested “Sonu took her passport and stated that the decision to hand on Sunday for allegedly raping a money, claiming that he needed to over the park "for adoption" had 22-year-old woman from Uzbeki- keep them as security deposit. He been taken after its approval by a stan for nearly six months. then moved in with the woman and competent authority, but made it Police said the woman filed a raped her for nearly half a year,” a clear that salary of its staff would complaint on Friday, accusing one police officer said. be paid by the Karachi Metropol- Sonu alias Sumit of duping her into The accused was arrested af- itan Corporation (KMC). For this coming to India for employment. ter a medical examination of the ‘handover’, the Pakistan Peoples He had allegedly contacted her woman confirmed rape. Police Party-led Sindh government had first taken over the control of the through Facebook by posing as a have registered a case against him, park from the city’s municipal ad- senior executive at a Gurgaon- and are investigating if he is part ministration, which is dominated based IT company. He received the of a larger human trafficking rack- mainly by the Muttahida Qaumi woman at the airport, and offered et. Movement. (DAWN) her a place to stay at Mehrauli. (HINDUSTANTIMES) TUESDAY . APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Air strike Norte de destroys Ciudad Juarez hospital in newspaper shuts down in Idlib's protest Maaret A Mexican newspaper has an- nounced it will no longer pub- lish after 27 years in existence al-Numan because of increasing insecurity along the border with the Unit- ed States. The director of the newspa- per, Norte de Ciudad Juarez, in may destabilise the North and be some kind of an air strike, ground the state of Chihuahua an- send millions of refugees across options would certainly spark a nounced the plans on Sunday to their border. It is also unclear what major war, I don't think that is what suspend publication in an edito- the US might do on its own to de- the Trump people want. It is hard rial, saying the decision was flect North Korea from the expan- to see what naval action could hap- made in part due to a lack of sion of its nuclear capabilities and pen so I presume the Trump peo- guarantees for critical journalism. from the development of missiles ple mean air strikes, drones, bomb- The announcement by Os- with ever-longer ranges and the ca- ings and things like that, but the car Cantu comes just weeks af- pacity to deliver atomic warheads. North Koreans have been prepar- ter the shooting to death of a Trump's national security aides ing for an American air strike for journalist who worked for Norte. have completed a review of US decades - the US bombed North Miroslava Breach, 54, wrote options to try to curb North Ko- Korea heavily during the war. Any about organised crime for Norte rea's nuclear and missile pro- air strike would not be pinpoint or and the publication La Jornada. grammes that includes economic surgical or short it would proba- She was shot dead in her car and military measures but leans bly take several days if not weeks. by one or more unknown gun- more towards sanctions and in- "The North Korean military men. Her death occurred just creased pressure on Beijing to rein might feel compelled to respond, days after the killing of the di- in its reclusive neighbour, a US the North Korean military's pres- rector of the news portal El Po- official said. Although the option tige in the system and its access to litico in the state of Veracruz. of pre-emptive military strikes on the North Korean budget - which Mexico is ranked 149th in North Korea is not off the table, is very small - is all predicative in Reporters Without Borders' list the review prioritises less-risky its ability to protect the state so of countries based on press free- steps and "de-emphasises direct there will be a lot of pressure in- dom, which is the most danger- military action," the official add- side North Korea to do something ous of any country that is not ed, saying it was not immediately if the campaign dragged on," Kelly experiencing war. US President Donald Trump held resort in Florida this week. would consider a "grand bargain" known if the National Security said. "I don't know how much Rising numbers of journal- out the possibility on Sunday of "China has great influence over in which China pressured Pyongy- Council recommendations had Trump cares about what China ists are being targeted in Mexico using trade as a lever to secure North Korea. And China will ei- ang in return for a guarantee the made their way to Trump. thinks but if the Americans went The Committee to Protect Chinese cooperation against North ther decide to help us with North US would later remove troops Rex Tillerson on North Korea: over the heads of the Japanese and Journalists (CPJ) has said that Korea and suggested Washington Korea, or they won't. And if they from the Korean peninsula, the ‘All options on the table’ The the South Koreans that would im- at least 38 journalists have been might deal with Pyongyang's nu- do that will be very good for Chi- newspaper quoted Trump as say- White House declined comment on mediately end the alliance of the killed since 1992 in Mexico with clear and missile programmes on na, and if they don't it won't be ing: "Well if China is not going to the recommendations. two of them, mostly because if the Suspected Russian fighter jets have a motive confirmed to be their its own if need be. good for anyone," Trump was solve North Korea, we will. That Robert Kelly, an associate North Koreans did strike back they bombed a hospital in a city in the work. (Al Jazeera) The comments, in an inter- quoted as saying, according to an is all I am telling you." It is not Professor of Political Science at would not be able to hit the US northern province of Idlib, wound- view published on Sunday by the edited transcript published by the clear whether Trump's comments Pusan National University, told Al they would probably strike back ing several people, a rescue group Financial Times, appeared de- newspaper. Asked what incentive will move China, which has taken Jazeera that some people predict on the American allies and that is said. Anti-racism signed to pressure Chinese Presi- the US had to offer China, Trump steps to increase economic pres- the US might in some way attack Japan and South Korea so we At least ten people were in- dent Xi Jinping in the run-up to replied: "Trade is the incentive. It sure on Pyongyang but has long North Korea. would need their approval to do jured when three strikes targeted campaigner his visit to Trump's Mar-a-Lago is all about trade." Asked if he been unwilling to do anything that "Most people assume it could it," he added. (Al Jazeera) the main hospital in Maaret al- Numan on Sunday evening, de- Darcus Howe stroying the building, a Syrian Civil Defence official told Al Jazeera. dies aged 74 Syria's war: Dozens killed in Mocoa: Rescuers Idlib air strikes Darcus Howe, one of Britain's "At around 7:30 pm last night most prominent anti-racism cam- suspected Russian warplanes tar- paigners, has died in London aged hunt for survivors geted the hospital, destroying most 74. An uncompromising cham- of the building. As our rescue team pion of racial justice and fierce were inspecting the damage and opponent of police brutality, Right-wing opposition candidate rescuing those injured another air Howe was born in British-ruled as death toll rises Guillermo Lasso alleged fraud in strike struck the hospital injuring Ecuador's presidential runoff elec- at least ten people," he told Al Trinidad in 1943 and moved to A grim search operation for the Others frantically knocked on the the UK in 1961. tion and said he would contest the Jazeera. missing has resumed in Colombia doors of neighbours, hoping to find result after a partial count showed "Most of the emergency and He intended to study law at after surging rivers sent an ava- someone with information about London's Middle Temple, but him losing. Leftist government surgery rooms have been de- lanche of floodwaters, mud and their relatives. candidate Lenin Moreno had stroyed. Rescuers evacuated the abandoned his plans for activism, debris through the southwestern "People went to their houses joining the Black Panthers - a claimed victory in Sunday's vote, hospital and transferred the pa- city of Mocoa, killing more than and found nothing but the floor," bucking a shift to the right across tients to other medical facilities," movement inspired by the Amer- 200 people. Gilma Diaz, a 42-year-old woman ican group of the same name - South America as Lasso's support- the official, identifying himself Residents on Sunday pried from another town who came in ers took to the streets in protest. only as Hamid, added. after experiencing racist abuse through piles of rocks and wood- search of a cousin, told the Asso- and prejudice from white Brit- "They've toyed with popular The Syrian Civil Defence, a en planks that entombed houses, ciated Press news agency. will, we are going to defend the rescue group also known as the ons towards the Afro-Caribbean while search and rescue teams Heavy overnight rainfall community. will of the Ecuadoran people in the White Helmets, operates mostly combed the rubble for signs of life. caused several rivers to overflow face of an attempted fraud that aims in opposition territory. Howe would later begin a Streets were covered in thick their banks, sending mud and de- successful career in journalism, to install what would be an illegit- "For the past week, Idlib has sand, mud and tree limbs from the bris crashing onto houses as peo- imate government," Lasso said. been targeted by ongoing air strikes, writing a regular column for the rivers and rainforest that surround ple slept and sweeping away ve- Maduro, an ally of Ecuador's cur- so supporters swarmed in front of New Statesman magazine, but Ecuador vote could decide rent government. the electoral council offices in cap- and after yesterday's attack, one Mocoa, the capital of Putumayo, hicles and trees. Julian Assange's fate of its main hospitals has been most- gained public attention in 1970 near Colombia's border with Ec- Many of the victims did not A bitter Lasso disputed the ital Quito and coastal city Guayaq- as a member of a group that A Moreno victory would results on Sunday night. uil, Lasso's hometown, chanting ly destroyed and can no longer uador. Colombia mudslides death have enough time to climb on top come as a relief for Wikileaks function," Majid, another member marched on a west London po- toll climbs of their roofs, or seek refuge on He cited the first round of the "no to fraud" and "no to dictator- lice station to protest against re- founder Julian Assange after Las- election in February, when final ship". Al Jazeera's Daniel Schwe- of the Syrian Civil Defence, told There was little drinking wa- higher ground. What caused Co- so vowed to remove him from the Al Jazeera. peated police raids on Mangrove, ter and no power, which forced lombia’s deadly downpours? results took days to come out and imler, reporting from Quito, said a popular Caribbean restaurant. Ecuadorean embassy in London if his supporters massed in front of Moreno was already celebrating Hospitals targeted authorities to suspend the search "We've declared an emergency in he won the runoff. Last week, a hospital in Syr- Howe and the eight others - and rescue effort during the night. the area so we can help people as the electoral council to guard victory. "Moreno was singing known as the "Mangrove Nine" Moreno, a paraplegic former against what they said were fraud along with the outgoing Rafael ia's Hama province, supported by Officials said at least 207 peo- best we can," Colombia's President vice-president, had secured 51.07 Doctors Without Borders (MSF) - endured a 55-day trial before ple were killed in Saturday's land- Juan Manuel Santos, who flew to attempts. Correa. He's absolutely convinced finally being acquitted of the main percent of the votes compared to Moreno won 39.36 percent of he is the president-elect," he said. was also hit in an air strike, MSF slides, which were triggered by Mocoa on Saturday to oversee res- Lasso's 48.93 percent, with just reported in a press release on Fri- charge: incitement to riot. The tri- heavy rains. cue efforts, said. the vote in the election's first round "Both sets of supporters are al managed to successfully high- over 94 percent of votes counted, on February 19, falling just short out on the streets and while clash- day. "Latamneh hospital in north- Yet, the death toll is changing He added that 30 percent of according to the electoral council. ern Hama governorate was target- light tensions between the black regularly as rescue teams find more monthly rain fell in just one night. of the 40 percent and 10-point- es have been reported, police are community and the British legal It has not yet declared a win- lead necessary to win outright. keeping both sides apart. Things ed by a bomb dropped by a heli- bodies. Authorities say another "All of our hearts are with the ner. Right-leaning governments copter, which hit the entrance of process, after Howe demanded 200 people, including many chil- victims of this tragedy." After his Lasso won 28.9 percent of the are tense but relatively peaceful." an all-black jury. His request was have come to power in Argentina, first round's votes, but was expect- Moreno, who has been in a wheel- the building. Information collect- dren, were injured and just as many first visit on Saturday, Santos on Brazil, and Peru recently as a com- ed by the hospital medical staff rejected. Howe would gain fur- remain unaccounted for amid the Sunday returned to Mocoa with ed to pick up more votes after con- chair since losing the use of his legs ther prominence in 1981 when modities boom ended, economies servative Congresswoman Cyn- two decades ago after being shot suggests that chemical weapons destruction. several ministers. The priority is flagged and corruption scandals were used. he led 20,000 people on a "Black "Rescue teams working here to restore roads, electricity and the thia Viteri, who finished third in during a robbery, would become People's March" to protest grew. Lasso, a former banker, had the first round, threw her support one of the world's rare presidents Syria hospital buckles under are telling us that 36 hours after water supply, he said. promised to denounce embattled strain of war against an investigation into the these mudslides hit the town, no- Herman Granados, an anesthe- behind him. Street protests to use a wheelchair if he takes of- New Cross Fire, when 13 black Venezuelan President Nicolas On Sunday, hundreds of Las- fice on May 24. (Al Jazeera) "Immediately after the impact, body really hopes to find anybody siologist, told AP that he worked patients and staff reported suffer- teenagers were killed in a suspect- alive," Al Jazeera's Alessandro throughout the night on victims. ed arson attack. (Al Jazeera) ing severe respiratory symptoms Rampietti, reporting from Mocoa, He said the hospital did not have a and burning of mucous membranes said. "They will continue, of blood bank large enough to deal DA charges Helen Zille over colonialism tweets - symptoms consistent with an course, searching for the missing with the number of patients and attack using chemicals," MSF re- Israel unveils bodies," he added. was quickly running out of its sup- South Africa's main opposition colonialism was ONLY negative, of freedom of speech. This case is ported on their website. "In the meantime, a lot of the ply. Some of the hospital workers party has formally charged its think of our independent judicia- not about freedom of speech. Our The group said at least two latest missile attention is going to the survivors; came to help even though their own former leader with misconduct af- ry, transport infrastructure, piped party has stood for South Africans people were killed as a result of those who are alive but lost their relatives remained missing. "Un- ter a series of social media posts water," Zille had written. from all walks of life," Maimane the attack, including Doctor Dar- defence system homes. They are in need of clean der the mud," Granados said, "I where she suggested colonialism In a statement, DA leader said. "People can express a view wish, the hospital's orthopaedic water and food - just basic neces- am sure there are many more". brought benefits to the country. Mmusi Maimane on Sunday said but does that view do damage or surgeon. At least 13 people were 0A joint US-Israeli missile inter- sities." 'Many more under the Colombia has been hit by several Helen Zille, the ex-head of the Zille had "violated the party's fed- harm to the interests of the organ- transferred for treatment to other ceptor meant to counter medi- mud' Throughout the city, people deadly landslides in recent months. Democratic Alliance (DA) party eral constitution by acting in a isation, which is what this is," he facilities. um-range missiles has become dug through the ruins, salvaging Last October, a landslide in the and the current premier of the manner which has brought the par- added. Zille, who apologised for "The loss of Dr Darwish operational, completing Israel's what they could of their posses- north of the country killed 10 peo- Western Cape province, could be ty into disrepute". He also told the tweets in mid-March, respond- leaves just two orthopaedic sur- multi-layer defence system amid sions and looking for the missing. ple in October last year. A month expelled for last month's tweets, reporters that disciplinary pro- ed to the charges on Twitter, say- geons for a population of around tensions on its frontiers with Dozens of people were in the door later, another landslide killed nine which prompted public outcry ceedings had begun against Zille, ing: "I have only one comment: I 120,000," Massimiliano Re- Lebanon's Hezbollah, Syria and of a hospital looking for family people in the southwestern rural from opponents and those within but she would not be suspended will abide by due and fair process baudengo, MSF's head of mission the ruling group of the Gaza members who were not on the list town of El Tambo, officials said at her own party. during the investigation. "Our party of SA and DA constitution and the in northern Syria, said in a press Strip, Hamas. of those confirmed injured or dead. the time. (Al Jazeera) "For those claiming legacy of has always stood for the principle rule of law". (Al Jazeera) release. The medium-range intercep- Over the past year, MSF has tor, which became active on Sun- received reports of at least 71 at- day, was developed with US tacks on at least 32 different health backing and is designed to fill the Egypt court voids block on islands transfer to Saudis facilities, which it runs or supports gap between the longer-range in Syria. Hospital staff struggle to Arrow missile defence system An Egyptian court ruled on Sun- latest lawsuit, said. islands were originally Saudi terri- pressure by Israel and the US on maritime passage through the respond and the shorter-range Iron Dome day that a controversial deal to Sunday's decision is subject to tory, having only come under Saudi Arabia to challenge the sov- strait". The Union of Medical Care interceptor. hand over two strategic Red Sea appeal and any final deal must be Egyptian control in the 1950s ereignty of the islands because "in The fate of the two islands has and Relief Organizations David's Sling was developed islands to Saudi Arabia can go for- approved by parliament. when Riyadh asked Cairo to pro- case the Saudis have control over been at the heart of friction between (UOSSM), another medical organ- by Israeli defence firm, Rafael, ward, voiding an earlier ruling that The court's ruling comes amid tect them. the island [of Tiran] it becomes an Riyadh and Cairo over a string of isation, released a report on Sun- with American defence giant, blocked the transfer. signs that bilateral relations be- Lawyers who have opposed international strait so Egypt can- regional issues, including Syria and day that said at least 107 hospi- Raytheon. Saudi Arabia, Egypt agree to tween the two countries are warm- the accord, however, have con- not at any point block out Israel's Yemen. (Al Jazeera) tals examined in Aleppo, Idlib, Israel lists several aerial build bridge over Red Sea ing after months of tension. tended that Egypt's sovereignty Latakia, Hama, Deraa, Quneitra, threats, some on its borders and The Court of Urgent Matters Egyptian President Abdel Fat- over the islands dates back to a and Homs were targeted at least others, such as Iran, far beyond. ruled against a verdict of the High tah el-Sisi and Saudi Arabia's King treaty in 1906, before Saudi Ara- once by direct or indirect air strikes. One is Lebanon's Hezbollah, Administrative Court in January Salman met in Jordan last week, bia was founded. Some hospitals were hit as with which it fought a devastat- that halted the handover of the on the sidelines of the Arab League The islands at the mouth of many as 25 times. The average ing 2006 war. The Israeli mili- uninhabited islands of Tiran and Summit. the Gulf of Aqaba control the nar- hospital was attacked three times, tary believes Hezbollah today Sanafir to Riyadh, Egyptian state The territorial deal, announced row shipping lanes running north UOSSM said in the report. has between 100,000 and television reported on its website. in April 2016, caused public out- to the Red Sea port cities of Eilat More than half of all hospi- 120,000 short- and medium- The urgent matters court ruled rage among many Egyptians who and Aqaba, in Israel and Jordan. tals' staff had no training to pre- range missiles and rockets, as "in favour of disregarding the rul- said the islands belong to their Al Jazeera's Middle East ana- pare for or respond to air strikes, well as several hundred long- ing of the high administrative country. lyst Yehia Ghanem said the loca- or to document air strikes; and one range missiles, with the medium- court", as "the judiciary doesn't Saudi and Egyptian officials tion of islands has great strategic third of the hospitals' staff had no range missiles capable of reach- have the authority to interfere with had argued that the agreement sets and maritime value. experience in occupational safety ing Tel Aviv. (Al Jazeera) matters of sovereignty", Ashraf out a sea boundary between the According to Ghanem, since or risk management. (BBC) Farahat, the lawyer who filed the two countries and insists that the the 1950s there has been a lot of TUESDAY . APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

By E.J. Dionne Jr last month, Putin staged a highly public audience in Moscow with Ma- rine Le Pen, the far-right candidate By Robert J. Samuelson in this spring’s presidential election in France. Of course, Putin denied he was trying to influence French Neoliberalism is killing voters. Putin is active in the United States, too. In a recent Time maga- zine article titled “Moscow Cozies us: Economic stress as It is jarring to see pro-Trump con- Up to the Right,” Alex Altman and servatives indifferent or even hos- Elizabeth Dias reported on Russia’s tile to investigations of Russian in- efforts to build ties with America’s tervention in the 2016 campaign. It isn’t often that economics raises a driver of global Christian conservatives and the gun Just a few years ago (it feels like an lobby. These days, any liberal who the most profound questions of hu- eternity), conservatives were jump- man existence, but the recent work raises alarms about Trump’s rela- depression, suicide ing all over President Barack Obama tionship with Russia confronts of economists Anne Case and Angus for his Russian “reset” and his first- Deaton (wife and husband, both of neoliberal reform agenda meant to charges of McCarthyism, hysteria By Noelle Sullivan term eagerness to negotiate with and hypocrisy. The inclination of Princeton University) comes close. stimulate economic growth in the Moscow. Even further back, con- You may recall that a few years ago, short term. In imposing austerity, many on the left to assail Putin is In anticipation of World Health Day servatives hailed President Ronald often ascribed to partisan anger over Case and Deaton reported the star- on April 7, the World Health Orga- the IMF restricted West African Reagan’s description of the Soviet government spending on health sys- his success in undermining Clinton’s tling finding that the death rates of nization (WHO) published a report Union as “an evil empire.” Reagan candidacy. There’s no doubt that lib- non-Hispanic middle-aged whites showing rates of depression in- tems. The result was massive hu- ran a brilliant ad during his 1984 man-resource shortages and weak- erals are angry, but ask yourself: had gotten worse — they were dy- creased 18 percent between 2005 reelection bid that showed a bear Shouldn’t everyone, left, right and ing younger. The results were star- and 2015, now estimated to afflict ened health systems, allowing Ebo- roaming through the woods. With- la to wreak havoc in West Africa, center, be furious over Russia’s ef- tling because longer life expectan- deprivation.” The central problem the American Dream killing us? over 300 million people worldwide. out mentioning the words “Russia” forts to inject calumny and false- cies have been a reliable indicator is a “steady deterioration in job op- American culture emphasizes Approximately 800,000 people and threaten rich countries as well. of improvement in the human con- portunities for people with low edu- striving for and achieving econom- commit suicide each year. Accord- The epidemic demonstrated that dition. In 1940, U.S. life expectan- cation.” One setback leads to an- ic success. In practice, realizing the ing to the WHO, poverty and un- poverty is everyone's problem, and cy at birth was 63 years; by 2010, it other. Poor skills result in poor jobs American Dream is the standard of employment are leading causes. To not just for humanitarian reasons. was 79 years. The gains reflect med- with low pay and spotty security. success, vague though it is. It surely be sure, mental health services are Beyond health crises, according to ical advances (drugs, less invasive Workers with lousy jobs are poor includes homeownership, modest in critically short supply globally. the World Bank (another major surgery), healthier lifestyles (less marriage candidates; marriage rates financial and job security, and a While often correlated with pover- proponent of neoliberalism), em- smoking) and safer jobs (less physi- decline. Cohabitation thrives, but bright outlook for our children. ty, mental illnesses can cause mis- ployment and economic inclusion cally grueling factory work). These these relationships often break When striving accomplishes these ery regardless of one's socioeconom- combat violent extremism. No de- trends were expected to continue. down. “As a result,” write Case and goals, it strengthens a sense of ac- ic status. However, as a faculty mem- gree of military expansion would But in a new paper, Case and Deaton, “more men lose regular complishment and self-worth. But ber in Global Health Studies at help "win the battle against ISIS" Deaton confirm and extend their contact with their children, which when the striving falters and fails Northwestern University, I find it (also known as Daesh) like econom- findings. In the new century, mor- is bad for them, and bad for the chil- — when the American Dream be- striking that the WHO highlights ic stability would. tality — that is, dying — has in- dren.” comes unattainable — it’s a judg- poverty and unemployment as lead- Perhaps it's time to acknowl- creased among middle-aged non-His- To Case and Deaton, these ment on our lives. ing causes of depression, yet sug- edge the role of our current global or “Soviet Union,” an announcer hood into the American political panic whites, mainly those with a gests exercise, school-based preven- economic system in exacerbating intoned: “There is a bear in the bloodstream? “slow-acting and cumulative social By our late 40s or 50s, the reck- the very problems we're trying to high school diploma or less. By con- forces” seem the best explanation oning is on us. It’s harder to do then tion programs, therapy and medi- woods. For some people, the bear is As last week’s Senate Intelli- trast, life expectancy is still improv- cation to solve it. If poverty and address, from extremism to mental easy to see. Others don’t see it at gence Committee hearing revealed, for the rise in death rates. Because what we might have done earlier. health crises. Of course, there are ing among men and women with a the causes are so deep-seated, they We become hostage to unrealized unemployment are major causes of all. Some people say the bear is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), one of college degree. It’s also increasing depression, shouldn't our remedies no panaceas when it comes to men- tame. Others say it’s vicious and Trump’s 2016 primary opponents, will (at best) “take many years to hopes. tal health, but it's time we began among blacks and Hispanics, whose reverse.” But even if their theory More Americans are now in this address economic drivers of pover- dangerous. Since no one can really was also targeted by Russia. Sen. mortality rates have traditionally ty and unemployment, rather than acknowledging some of the struc- be sure who’s right, isn’t it smart to Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) was right survives scholarly scrutiny, it’s in- precarious position. Our obsession tural issues that fuel anxiety and exceeded whites’. complete. It misses the peculiarly with the American Dream measures narrowly focusing on school pro- be as strong as the bear? If there is a in what he told MSNBC’s Chris The conclusions largely corrob- grams and exercise? Is expanding depression. Perhaps it's time for bear.” Hayes last week: Russia is trying to American aspect of this story. our ambition — and anger. economic innovations, instead of orate the work of conservative The proper question may be: Is (WP) mental illness solely a health issue, Thought-provoking opinions spread fear among American politi- scholar Charles Murray. In a 2012 or is it also a foreseeable response the tired claims around reduced gov- and commentary, in your inbox dai- cians in both parties that if they book — “Coming Apart: The State to expanding economic stress? ernment spending, tax cuts and de- ly. The drift on the right toward dare criticize Putin’s regime, as Clin- of White America, 1960-2010” — This gets at a fundamental issue regulation. Some of this innovation Vladimir Putin is remarkable. An ton did when she was secretary of he argued that the country was splin- with how global health is conceptu- is already happening. Portugal made Economist- YouGov poll in Decem- state, they risk being attacked in the tering along class lines as well as ra- Yemen, two years alized at the highest levels. We pre- enormous economic gains on an ber found that while only 9 percent same way she was. Moreover, the cial and ethnic lines. Like Case and fer quick and "doable" solutions in- anti-austerity agenda. Several coun- of Trump voters had a favorable problem with McCarthyism was not Deaton, he focused on people with- stead of addressing complex prob- tries, and even Silicon Valley, are view of Obama, 35 percent had a that it was directed against a totali- out a college degree. Some political favorable view of Putin. In Febru- tarian regime. Liberals, social dem- of confronting Iran ary, Gallup reported that the pro- ocrats and democratic socialists were analysts have attributed President Trump’s victory to support from By Abdulrahman al-Rashed missiles in Iranian ships heading to portion of Republicans viewing Pu- overwhelmingly anti-Soviet, too. this angry group. The main causes Yemeni ports. The rebels use simi- tin favorably rose from 12 percent McCarthyism was about lies and false of rising death rates among non- The Houthis and former president lar missiles to shell southern Saudi in 2015 to 32 percent this year. Not charges — often against those on Hispanic whites 50?to 54, men and Ali Abdullah Saleh’s takeover of the areas. The war in Yemen, just like surprisingly, given what Putin did to the left who were actually opposed women, are so-called “deaths of de- Yemeni capital Sanaa through the other wars in the region, is not a defeat Hillary Clinton, his favorabil- to the Soviet Union. Doesn’t that spair” — suicides, drug overdoses and power of arms marked the end of mere dispute among local groups. It ity among Democrats dropped, sound a bit like the fake news sto- the consequences of heavy drink- the Yemenis’ peaceful uprising and is planned and funded by regional from 15 percent in 2015 to 10 per- ries aimed at Clinton? It is not in ing. Since 1990, the death rate from the beginning of the war. I was cer- powers, mainly Iran, which appears cent now. But note how unpopular the least hysterical to wonder about these causes for this group has tain that the war be will long and determined to expand its influence Putin was with Democrats in both the behavior of Trump’s first na- tough for several reasons. For in- and besiege it neighbors. Two years surveys. What’s striking is that a tional security adviser, Michael roughly doubled to 80 per 100,000. three-point gap between the two Flynn, who was once paid by Pu- These deaths offset mortality gains stance, former president, Saleh, was on after the war in Yemen began, it still in control of the armed forces is important to remind of the facts parties in 2015 is now at 22 points. tin’s propaganda network Russia among children and the elderly, lead- It’s true that Moscow’s inter- Today. It is not McCarthyite to ask ing to a fall in overall U.S. life ex- and the Houthi movement is a group which are often forgotten amid the that takes orders from Iran. This is developments of war. First of all, it vention in Western politics goes why Trump has spoken with such pectancy in 2015, Case and Deaton back a long way. Throughout the warmth about a Russian autocrat or say. in addition to the lack of a central was the Yemeni people who ousted authority in Yemen and the coun- Saleh and established a new political lems. We innovate around the di- experimenting with universal in- Cold War, the Soviets gave strong taken so many positions (on NATO Why? That’s the mystery. Try- support to communist parties around and the European Union, for exam- ing to answer takes us afield from try’s rough terrains. The Iranian situation. The people revolted lemma -- more antidepressants, come, and have observed gains in links to the war could be traced since more mental health services, more prosperity and mental health. The the world. Putin, of course, will lend ple) that can be fairly seen as more economics to questions usually left against Saleh as a result of his fail- support to any political movement in line with Russia’s interests than to literature. How do people judge the beginning and Iran did not hide ure in governance. Saleh was the exercise -- but we fail to address the results of these experiments may them because it viewed the war as underlying structural issues. At what suggest new insights about ways to — right or left, separatist or na- our own. And as Clint Watts of the themselves? What do they expect longest-serving leader in the world tionalist — that disrupts the West. Foreign Policy Research Institute from life? How do they deal with regional. Iran believes that opening and the most unsuccessful as well. point will we tackle drivers of glo- stimulate economic growth while bally expanding health problems? avoiding crises that go along with But he seems especially interested told the Senate, Trump’s choice to disappointments and setbacks? a front against Saudi Arabia in Ye- Altering the regime was not the de- in creating a new international po- “parrot” Russian-inspired conspir- One theory attributes the spike men is part of the geopolitical bal- sire or plan of Gulf countries. It was We actually know quite a bit about it. Global threats, from extremism why poverty spreads but often to mental illness to humanitarian litical alliance focused on conserva- acy theories made Putin’s disinfor- in deaths of despair to growing in- ance in Syria and Bahrain’s conflicts. a result of the Arab Spring, which tives and the far right. He is casting mation campaign all the more ef- come inequality. There would be Although many observers have de- toppled several rulers – Moammar blame poverty, unemployment and emergencies, can only be addressed inadequate social services on gov- if we take seriously the economic himself as a strong supporter of re- fective. Yes, there is a bear, and we fewer suicides, drug overdoses and nied this possibility since the begin- Qaddafi in Libya, Hosni Mubarak in ligion and conservative values, and need to know what it has done to alcohol-related deaths if incomes ning and mocked it, they later ad- Egypt and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ernment corruption and incompe- systems that foster them. tence. However, while this view has (Truthout) as an opponent of gay rights. Late our democracy. were distributed more equally, the mitted Iran’s involvement. What’s in Tunisia. After protests erupted in (WP) argument goes. People take out their interesting is that Tehran had not Sanaa, the UN acted out of fear and some merit, it is shortsighted, par- frustrations and anger by resorting even bothered to hide it. Saudi Ara- sought to organize the situation by ticularly in low and middle-income to self-destructive behavior. Al- bia’s and other Gulf Cooperation assigning an envoy whose task was countries. In fact, institutions in though this sounds plausible, Case Council (GCC) countries’ only op- to maintain civil peace and propose wealthy countries carry significant and Deaton are skeptical. They tion in Yemen was confronting the a political plan which the GCC, the responsibility for weakened econo- mies worldwide, and thus for the rise How many lives must be don’t discount it entirely but think Iranians who are fighting via their US and Europe agreed to. The solu- the argument is oversold. They Houthi proxies and Saleh’s forces. tion was establishing a democratic of global health crises. point out that, in many places and There are documented reports of system through which a president For instance, the International among many populations, growing arrest of Iranian military men who and a parliament could be elected. Monetary Fund (IMF) has been in- were present in the warzones. This strumental in expanding our neolib- lost for lack of mental income inequality has not increased All Yemeni parties agreed to this death rates. For example, American war aims to defend Gulf countries and a temporary transitional gov- eral global economic system. Neolib- blacks and Hispanics are living longer against Iran that wants to expand ernment was formed for the period eralism advocates "freeing" the despite growing economic inequali- and threaten its neighbors. The mis- of 18 months. During this phase, market from government con- ty. In Europe, slow economic siles which the rebels in Yemen fired they were supposed to draft a con- straints through tax cuts, deregula- health services? growth and more inequality have not deep into Saudi Arabia confirmed the stitution and prepare for the elec- tion, privatization, reduced govern- ment spending for social services and Washington is in the top five states with the highest prevalence of mental illness and the lowest led to higher death rates. Instead, fear that Saleh and Houthis have a tions. However, Saleh and the rates of access to care for both adults and youth. When are we going to say enough is enough? Case and Deaton advance a tenta- missile system that threatens Saudi Houthis planned the coup, seized the reduced protections for workers -- Arabia’s security. Later on interna- whole of Yemen and arrested most key tenets of Republicans' plans to tive theory — they emphasize ten- ily and a home of his own one day. of access to care for both adults and tative — that they call “cumulative tional navy inspectors also found ministers and political leaders. stimulate economic growth in the By Ashley Fontaine and United States. Resulting economic It is easy to be angry at the po- youth. When are we going to say growth is supposed to ensure that Keith Binkley lice when a desperate call for help enough is enough? How many more benefits "trickle down," bringing ends in a death — but the truth is, lives must be lost? everyone increased prosperity and IT is a tragedy when someone in there are many contributing factors Our crisis-oriented system re- the freedom to purchase whatever the midst of a mental-health crisis that created the system we have lies on emergency responders and LETTER TO THE EDITOR ends up being killed by police. Un- social services they desire. Except which leaves us with police as our the criminal justice system to re- decades of robust data prove neolib- fortunately, it has become a com- first and last resort. spond to people with acute mental- eralism is not all it's cracked up to mon occurrence. It feels far more There is a reason that we are health symptoms. This approach is be, even by economic standards. personal than usual — we lost Alex forced to rely on first responders dramatically more expensive than The IMF itself -- a major propo- Dold, a sibling of one of our Na- during mental-health crises: Wash- funding comprehensive, communi- Improving security tional Alliance on Mental Illness nent of the ideology -- states neolib- ington state ranks 48th in the coun- ty-based mental-health services. Efforts are being done to improve security across the country, especially in Kabul, the capital city of eralism has been "oversold," because team members. try for mental-health services. We This legislative session, we have Afghanistan. As part of efforts, China and the United States delivered eight scanning devices to the Afghan it exacerbates inequality and unem- Alex was experiencing a men- are facing a severe shortage of men- heard over and over again that many security forces, helping them to detect explosives and other such lethal materials. The Ministry of Interior ployment. Neoliberalism has in- tal-health crisis about 10 days ago, tal-health professionals. We don’t Washington legislators support the received four scanner from China and four from USA. Such devices are highly important keeping in view the creased inequality in the United and his family called for help. But have enough inpatient beds for peo- need for more mental-health ser- current needs of Afghan police. States as well. The US has worse in- instead of getting him to a hospital, ple who need them. Our involun- vices and funding, but that because come inequality than China, with he died in police custody at the fam- tary treatment standard requires that of the McCleary decision and the It would play key role in improving security situation as security agencies could detect explosives after ily’s Echo Lake home in Snohom- its installation in different areas of the city. According to officials, the devices were easily movable to a an economically disastrous wealth someone be an imminent danger to mandate to fully fund education, gap. Due to decades of forced re- ish County after police used a Taser themselves or someone else before their options are limited. While fund- suspected area and it could detect suspected material and individuals. forms tied to IMF and World Bank on him. Kabul residents are pinning high hopes on these scanners, and hopeful security would be restore in the there is any available mechanism to ing may be a difficult problem to loans -- often referred to as "condi- A human lost his life because intervene and help them. We have solve, real lives are at stake here. city after its installation. The related organs should leave no stone unturned to install the scanners and tionality" -- poverty, inequality and we, as a society, have not addressed provided a peaceful atmosphere for Kabul residents at least. criminalized mental illness and put There is a human cost to the policy unemployment have spread even our health-care crisis and are using people who are ill in jail. choices we make, and the way we Mubashir Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan more acutely in poorer countries. the criminal justice system as a stop- Washington is in the top five are currently operating, those costs If, as the IMF claims, the current gap measure. states with the highest prevalence are just too high. global economic system increases ‘My take’ of mental illness and the lowest rates (Seattletimes) the global wealth gap, and unem- Got something to say about a Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must ployment and poverty rates with it, topic in the news? We’re looking have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: it's no surprise depression is up 18 for personal essays with strong opin- [email protected] percent worldwide. After all, one can ions. Send your submission of no only be so resilient when one can't more than 500 words to get work to feed one's family. [email protected] with the Poverty and inequality, and sub- subject line “My Take.” Ashley Fon- sequent depression, may seem like taine, who holds a Master of Social Disclaimer: someone else's concern, but the glo- Work, is executive director of the bal spread of inequality and poverty Seattle chapter of the National Al- potentially puts everyone at risk liance on Mental Illness. Keith Bin- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are regardless of location or socioeco- kley is board president of NAMI those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or nomic status. For instance, the IMF Snohomish. Alex, at 29, was a gen- has been imposing austerity condi- tle giant, sweet and funny, with a opinions of the Afghanistan Times. tions on countries undergoing eco- soft spot for animals. He loved his nomic crises for years as part of a family and dreamed of having a fam- TUESDAY. APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES By Michael I. Niman year trademark for exclusive rights common to Western democracies, unexpected decision more of a gov- Editor: Mansoor Faizy to use the Trump name on construc- the Chinese government appears to ernment policy statement than what tion projects. As a one-party state have a strong influence over its we would recognize as a legal delib- Phone No: +93-797070563 Candidate Trump was pretty hard without the checks and balances courts and their rulings, making this eration. Coming on the heels of E-mail: [email protected] on China, terming the country a Trump's reversal on the One China "currency manipulator," which, ar- policy, this decision appears to be a guably, it appears to be. He prom- quid pro quo settlement of a debt, Email: [email protected] ised that on day one of his presiden- The TPPmay be dead, but only on a nation-to-person (or na- cy, he'd officially label the country tion-to-family) rather than nation- as such, which would be his first step to-nation basis. Trump is a good www.afghanistantimes.af toward placing a 45 percent import big pharma’s still getting deal-maker, at least when it comes tariff on Chinese goods. Once in Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi to making deals to enrich himself office, Trump took his rhetoric up away with murder and his family. At the time of his a notch and shocked the diplomatic unexpected Chinese court victory Advisory editorial board world by also threatening to end the last month, the Associated Press re- United State's One China policy, ported that Trump also had 49 oth- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, which was instated by Richard Nix- er trademark applications pending on as a condition of normalizing re- in China. In early March, however, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir lationships between the US and Chi- Chinese officials issued a wholesale na. preliminary approval for 38 of these Graphic-Designers: The policy is rhetorical, view- By Vijay Das Trump requests, covering potential ing China and Taiwan as one na- businesses from security services to Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada tion. On the ground, however, the The Trans-Pacific Partnership may son Mandela and then-United Na- hotels and golf resorts. The Guard- policy is essentially meaningless, Marketing & Advertising: officially be dead yet a looming free tions Secretary General Kofi Anan, ian cites a Hong Kong-based intel- with the US still conducting trade trade battle remains in the Pacific Pharma dropped its case in 2001. lectual property consultant, Dan Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 with and supplying military aid to Rim. In March, the Regional Com- Since this episode and others, WTO Plane, who remarked that he never Taiwan. For China, however, who prehensive Economic Partnership saw so many applications approved still views Taiwan as a breakaway ministers clarified TRIPS provisions Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan concluded its 17th round of talks. and trade flexibilities for low-in- so expeditiously in China, saying, province, this rhetorical concession "It's weird." Plane speculated that is the foundation beneath our friend- RCEP is a five-year-old proposed come nations to access affordable Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 trade agreement between 10 coun- versions of Big Pharma's high priced officials from the ruling Commu- ship -- and it's also the third rail nist Party were monitoring these running through our relationship. tries of the Association of South- medicines. In 2001, in Doha, Qa- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press east Asian Nations, like India, Chi- tar, ministers adopted a declaration dealings, surmising that the decisions Mess with it and we rewind the clock were "just way over your average to 1970. na, and Laos and six states, like Ja- on TRIPS to allow nations to prior- pan and Australia, that have exist- itize public health over intellectual trademark examiner's pay grade." Obama's Terrible, Terrible Deal As with the court ruling in fa- Trump apologists in the Repub- ing free trade agreements in the re- property and solidify WTO's medi- The constitution says gion. It's essentially comprised of cation access commitments to sup- vor of Trump over Dong, these lican Party were quick to walk back quick and favorable decisions appear his threats to blow up the One Chi- TPP nations, without the Americas port low-income patients. But for and the United States. every trade advancement in the to be part of the same quid pro quo na policy, explaining that their lead- deal where Trump risked our nation- er was just doing what he does best, RCEP trading partners repre- name of improving public health and Article 156 sent 30 percent of global GDP and access to essential medicines, Big al security to negotiate a personal throwing out an opening salvo and business deal to enrich himself and The Independent Elections Commission shall be established to adminis- maneuvering into position for ne- about half of the world's population. Pharma counters. Their demands As the talks continue, global health now infect the RCEP and stifle glo- his family. This is exactly what the ter and supervise every kind of elections as well as refer to general public gotiating and deal-making -- his sig- emoluments clause of the US Con- nature skill. Our trade relations with activists are alarmed. Like the TPP, bal access to medicines. the pharmaceutical industry has a South Korea and Japan have stitution was designed to prohibit. opinion of the people in accordance with the provisions of the law. China, born in the Nixon adminis- In addition to these new trademarks, tration and amped up and refined lot at stake in this deal. So do much introduced policies, many that are of the world's poor. Today the world's commonly referred to as TRIPS- and the other 11 that are still pend- under the free-trading Ronald Re- ing, the Trump family also holds agan's tutelage, are, according to the largest pharmaceutical corporations plus, that boost Pharma's rights be- dictate the way their products come fore the courts, while extending their another 77 currently registered Chi- amnesiac Trump, a "terrible deal" nese trademarks. These trademarks cooked up by "worst president in to market. They sculpt global free monopoly power and patent life. trade. Indeed, one of the most con- With these provisions, it's certain are scheduled to come up for renew- history," Barack Obama. Trump's al during Trump's scheduled presi- apocalyptic moves to release mili- tentious parts of the TPP was pro- what little flexibilities the WTO al- viding excessive market protections lows poor countries to access ge- dency, giving China more currency tary and economic chaos between to bid on US foreign policy deals. the US and China, we're supposed to for American drug companies and nerics are under assault. New ar- their allies. Nations push Big Phar- rangements should bolster such flex- Meanwhile, a plethora of Chinese believe, actually belied skillful bar- companies with no relation to gaining to pressure China to walk ma's agendas, likely to curry favor ibilities, not make them ineffective. with the industry and good will with Fortunately, India and some South Trump, such as luxury toilet manu- back "Obama's" terrible, terrible deal. facturer, Shenzhen Trump Industri- countries in which its executives call East Asian countries are playing An unbelievably bad deal. But then, al Company, continue to use the after breathing fire in China's direc- home. The global health communi- tough. They added a provision to Trump name on their branded prod- tion for months, that odd little ty must insist RCEP's Big Pharma safeguard trade flexibilities that per- ucts, leaving the door open for years mouth that seems to crawl all over demands not find their way into the mit affordable access to lifesaving of Trump family litigation in Chi- Trump's face uncharacteristically final agreement. treatments. India was able to remove nese courts. Business negotiations and unexpectedly ceased its Sino- The RCEP negotiations are un- an evergreening provision that's ter- with the Chinese government aren't phobic fury. When it opened again, der wraps, without much input from rible for access. Evergreening is a limited to Trump's nuclear family, the negotiator-in-chief was quietly public health experts. At the ex- patent reform proposal that allows but appear to also enrich his extend- reversing course, recognizing and pense of medicine access, all 16 pharmaceutical companies to slight- ed kinship network. The family of committing to support the One RCEP countries already accept fairly ly modify a drug and extend its mo- Trump's son-in-law and senior pres- The National Unity Government has frequently declared that it would China policy while seeming to for- pro-Pharma terms like protecting nopoly life without making it more idential adviser, Jared Kushner, just get about his 45 percent tariff prom- 20-year patents for a swath of treat- novel, safe or effective. Activists secured a sweetheart deal from a exert utmost efforts to improve the lives of people and lead the coun- ise. Trump made his move. He came ments that prohibit generic drug cite it as an emerging health access Chinese company which the US to the chessboard with a machete competition. Leaked text reveal threat. But whatever such nations government had previously suspect- try toward a better and sustainable economic, but despite passing but China didn't lay down their king. South Korea and Japan advancing challenge Pharma with, they need ed with having close ties to the Chi- two and half years since establishing of NUG people not witnessed After bringing US-China relations intellectual property provisions that more support. Pharma's free trade nese government. In a deal that to the brink of destruction, where go beyond current World Trade Or- tactics kill. In New Delhi, India I Bloomberg Business Week's sources for any significant economic progress, but even poverty increased in was the deal? What did we finally ganization arrangements. In 1994 spoke with Doctors Without Bor- term as unusually favorable for the the country. get from China that was worth this at the behest of the United States, ders' Access South Asia Head Leena Kushner family, the Kushners get risk? If the deal Trump struck with the European Union, and other de- Menghaney to learn how the fear- out from what they describe as a Inverse to the NUG commitments economic condition has gotten China is not self-evident, it's because veloped countries WTO member less Nobel Peace Prize winning or- problematic real estate investment our question -- "What did we get nations ratified the Agreement on ganization is tracking RCEP and and receive over $400 million from worse and hundreds of thousands of people lost jobs and business- from China?" -- is flawed. We get Trade-Related Aspects of Intellec- staging campaigns to confront Phar- the Chinese company, the Anbang es due to different reasons across the country, even jobless caused nothing from China. Trump, how- tual Property Rights, giving Big ma overreach. She said that "Phar- Insurance Group. Also benefiting ever, between his anti-China blov- Pharma exclusive monopoly power ma's role in these trade talks is over- from this sudden influx of Chinese to hundreds of thousands of people particularly the educated youth iating and his ultimate retreat, seems to market their drugs in WTO mem- whelming. For every pro-patient cash, according to Bloomberg, is the left the country and took illegal refuge to European countries. If the to have gotten quite a bit for him- ber nations. Public health safeguards proposal advocates make, Pharma Vornado Realty Trust, which part- self. We were never anything more were included to boost access for works with the world's most power- nered with the Kushners and others government had properly managed its economic strategy and con- than pawns in this game. lower cost generics in lower-income ful countries to crush affordable on the same troubled real estate in- Trump vs. Dong member countries. Yet, they were medicines access. That's the cruel vestment. They're scheduled to re- centrated on fundamental projects and infrastructure, unemployment It unfolds like this. Trump largely open for interpretation be- tactic." Without public pressure, ceive a 1,000 percent return on their would not increase and we did not witnessed unemployment as Af- claimed in 2015 that the trademark tween Big Pharma, their allies, and Leena warned a final deal could investment in the office portion of value of the Trump name was worth developing countries. The AIDS prove devastating for poor patients. the property and a 100 percent re- ghanistan is a rich country with mines. $3.2 billion, roughly the same as epidemic gripping the world imme- She cautions that that RCEP is part turn on the retail portion. The current government could focus on mines to create jobs and Fanta or Chipotle. This represents diately put these safeguards to the of a global access to medicines fight. Bloomberg reports that Vornado is about one third of his claimed net test. In 1998, a feud erupted between She's watching how low-income pa- President Trump's partner in his two lead economy toward progress. But unfortunately, Afghan people worth. That number could have been Big Pharma and South Africa, en- tients in the United States are re- highest-valued properties. significantly higher if Dong Wei, a tangling the United States and the sponding to sky-high drug costs and Vornado's CEO, Steve Roth, is did not see extracting of any mines in the past two and a half years Chinese citizen, didn't oddly also world. The South African Pharma- what U.S. officials are doing about an infrastructure investment advis- even they learned of looting of mines by illegal armed groups and the own specific business rights to the ceutical Manufacturers Association it. It's important for the public not er in the Trump administration. To Trump name in China, the world's and 39 multinational pharmaceuti- to withdraw or fall for pharmaceu- move forward, the China Kushner Taliban fighters in different provinces particularly in insecure areas. second-largest and fastest-growing cal corporations filed suit against tical public relations antics that pro- Vornado deal will need federal ap- The government not only failed to run a big mine project, but even economy. Trump had spent much South Africa on the grounds they tect their image in the face of their proval, which you can bank on it of the past 10 years fighting Dong violated their international WTO pricing decisions. As RCEP talks receiving. could not protect the mine resources. over the name in Chinese courts, to trade agreement and the South Afri- continue, Leena's words of caution Yes, we are in uncharted terri- no avail. Like Trump, China also ca constitution. are friendly reminders that activists tory. But there's really no great Afghanistan’s Anti-Corruption Network (AACN) recently released seems to know how to negotiate. South Africa passed a law to need to stay vigilant if they care mystery behind Trump's policy- a report, revealing that armed insurgents including Taliban and Daesh After Trump reversed his position import cheaper generic drugs and about patients getting the life-sav- making decisions, especially when and promised Chinese President Xi generic substitution of off-patent ing medicines they need to survive. they align with his family's business have gained 46 million dollars through illegal extraction and export of Jinping that he would support the medicines to largely treat its AIDS In parts of the world where patients needs. The Trump corporate foot- mines only in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province in One China policy and recognize patients. At the time, 65 percent of live on less than one U.S. dollar a print extends all over the world. So Taiwan as a province of China, Chi- HIV-positive cases were in Africa day, Pharma's greed proves to be a many excellent countries. So many 2016. nese courts, in a surprise February and one in seven new cases were in death sentence for many. We all tremendous trademarks. ruling, also reversed course and South Africa. Through the resolve know it doesn't have to be. (Truthout) The report also said that in 2015, the NUG vowed to ban illegal granted Trump, and not Dong, a 10- extraction of mines, but still illegally and unskillfully mines are ex- of activists, former President Nel- tracted in different parts of Afghanistan by mafia and illegal armed groups including Taliban and Daesh (Islamic State), thus the govern- ment is required to adopt clear policies for protecting and extracting of mines. Relying on foreign donation would put negative impacts over big policies of the outcry. Therefore, the government of Afghanistan should take steps to embark toward self-reliance, although it is not possible to stand on its own feet in near future, but concentrating on minerals can be a beginning to lead toward self-sufficiency and break bowl of begging in future. Concentrating over mines will pave the ground for foreign investment inside the country as well as would bring good incomes with creating enough job opportunities for peo- ple across the country. Transparency in extraction and contract of mines is the most im- portant issue, thus the government must make better policies and managed it properly to create the basis for a vibrant sustainable econ- omy for the country in future. Subscription Rates Note:The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. 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Charity worker who tried to smuggle three refugees into Britain in the boot of her car is spared jail

The American president said his administra- United States President Donald do that will be very good for Chi- tion would 'totally' succeed, though he did Trump on Sunday said his admin- na, and if they don’t it won’t be istration would “solve North Ko- good for anyone.” not reveal how he planned to do so. rea” on its own, if China was not This comes days before Chi- HUMAN willing to do it. Though he said he nese President Xi Jinping’s visit would “totally” succeed, he did not to the US, which is scheduled for RIGHTS reveal any details about how to later this week. The countries are planned to deal with the nuclear expected to discuss North Korea WATCH SAYS threat from the isolated nation, re- and the South China Sea, among ported BBC. other things. ISRAEL “If China is not going to solve In February, Trump had as- North Korea, we will. That is all I sured Japan of his full support af- BLOCKING am telling you,” Trump told Brit- ter North Korea test-launched a ish newspaper Financial Times. missile. “I just want everybody to “China has great influence over understand, and fully know, that ACCESS TO North Korea. And China will ei- the United States of America is ther decide to help us with North behind Japan, our great ally, 100 GAZA Korea, or they won’t. And if they percent,” Trump had said. A refugee charity worker who tried planned and she was well aware it (Scroll) to smuggle a mother and two chil- was illegal. The Judge added: dren into Britain in the boot of her “There is a considerable amount car has been spared jail. Alice Hor- of naivety in how you have con- ton, 25, admitted trying to bring ducted yourself.” Horton told of- China to launch three illegal immigrants - a 33-year- ficials she was taking time off from old Albanian woman and her two her job at Holland and Barratt. She teenage sons - into Britain from claimed she had visited Brussels France. and stayed overnight at a B&B af- special economic She was caught red-handed ter friends had told her how beau- when she was stopped by UK tiful the city was. Mr De Banzies Border Officers in a rented Skoda said: “She was then asked to open zone in province Octavia at Coquelles in January the boot and pressed a button this year. But she was handed a which resulted in the indicators suspended jail sentence after Can- flashing. “She then said: ‘I am not hit by layoffs terbury Crown Court heard that sure how to open it. Can you help her “heart strings had been well me?’ and truly tugged”. “The officer then pressed the China is establishing a new special establishing special economic Robert De Banzies, prosecut- boot button and it opened and economic zone in Hebei, a north- zones — with varying degrees of ing, said Horton would later claim could see legs and arms. “Horton’s ern province that has been hit by success. she believed she was asked to take response was: ‘Yes, but how did massive job layoffs, in an effort to Ones that have fared better part because she had no criminal they get there?’” Horton, of Elth- boost domestic growth. were in Shenzhen and Shanghai. An international human rights record and looked inconspicuous. am, south east London, then ad- The Xiongan New Area, about Established in 1980, the Shenzhen group on Monday accused Israel But she avoided an immediate jail mitted she had been to Bruges and 100 kilometers from Beijing, will special economic zone helped of barring foreign researchers from sentence - after a judge accepted it wasn’t taking time away from house "non-capital functions" jumpstart reforms and turned the entering the Gaza Strip to docu- had been done for “misguided, but Holland and Barrett but from her moved from the capital city. This fishing village into today's manu- ment abuses, saying the restric- humanitarian reasons.” Horton had volunteer post at the Lewisham RAF projects in is part of a wider initiative to sup- facturing and high-tech center, tions call into question Israel's stat- been told that the mother and chil- Refugee and Migrant Network. port the economy, and to integrate while the Pudong area in Shanghai ed commitment to investigating dren wanted to be reunited with Mr De Banzies said Horton Kyrgyzstan help families Hebei with the capital city and is now a major financial center. possible rights violations. In a 47- her husband in Britain - although then asked the official: “How did nearby Tianjin, according to state Another goal with the Hebei page report, Human Rights Watch there was no evidence to support you know to pull me over? It’s Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foun- the project. The project was im- media. zone is to help alleviate urban is- accused Israel of "systematically" dation for Humanitarian Services plemented by RAF in collabora- the claim. amazing. You are really good at Beijing is maneuvering eco- sues in Beijing, according to state preventing its researchers from vis- Judge Heather Norton told your job. What would I have done (RAF) implemented 61 income tion with Al Sanabel charity or- nomic growth away from manu- media. Beijing's population has iting Gaza since 2008, only grant- generation projects at a cost of ganisation, its local partner in Kyr- Horton that the operation had been when I got to the UK?” facturing toward services, and de- exploded over time to 22 million, ing them one exceptional permit (Mirror) QR265,000 for poor families in gyzstan. A filed survey was con- veloping Hebei — ground zero for close to that of Australia, increas- last year. The group also said that Kyrgyzstan recently. The projects ducted to register the names of the transition — is one step in that ing pollution and traffic in the city. Egypt has prevented it and Lon- were financed by the endowment most deserving people in several direction. The province is the main Still, no specific details have yet don-based Amnesty International fund of Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah areas in suburbs of Bishkik city, hub for iron and steel production, been publicly laid out, especially from entering Gaza from its terri- Al Thani for charity works. Un- Tashwi governorate of Kyrgyzstan two sectors that have been hit with concerning pollution — Hebei it- tory since 2012. 80 years on, Picasso’s der the income generation pro- and their capacity to carry the in- massive overcapacity cuts and self is already quite polluted, and Israel and Egypt have imposed gramme, the beneficiary families come generation businesses. Twen- millions of layoffs, and transform- developing the Xiongan area could a blockade on Gaza, home to near- received six taxis, 20 sewing ma- ty families with experiencesin the ing it successfully could pave the potentially pose more environ- ly 2 million people, since the mil- anti-war ‘Guernica’ chines, 20 cows and 150 sheep. agriculture sector were selected for way for the next phase of growth. mental risks. itant Hamas group took over the Priority was given to families with breeding cows for dairy produc- China has a long history of (CNBC) territory in 2007. Israel and Ha- still resonates orphans, the disabiled and those tion. Another 15 families were se- mas, an Islamic group sworn to left without breadwinners and lected for breeding sheep for milk Israel's destruction, have fought source of income. More than 400 and meat. three wars since then. Internation- people are expected to benefit from (Thepeninsulaqatar) al rights groups have accused both sides of committing war crimes, while the International Criminal Court is conducting a preliminary Azerbaijani, Turkish, investigation into possible wrong- doing by both sides. Israel has long accused Human Rights Watch of Georgian customs’ being unfairly biased against it. Last month, Israel refused to grant heads to meet a work permit to the New York A meeting of heads of Azerbaijani, soon,” Baghirov said. “Most part group's regional director, though it Turkish and Georgian customs ser- of the work has already been com- later allowed him to visit the coun- vices will be held in Baku in May pleted, and some minor work re- try as a tourist. 2017, Shahin Baghirov, deputy mains to be done on the Georgian Human Rights Watch said the chairman of the State Customs and Turkish sections of the rail- Israeli restrictions cast doubt on Committee of Azerbaijan, said. He way. This minor work will be com- the government's claims that it is made the remarks in Baku at a tri- pleted in the coming months.” The conducting its own investigations lateral technical meeting on cus- BTK railway is being constructed and there is no need for the ICC to Close to 80 years ago, Picasso staged a coup against a fledgling toms issues regarding the Baku- on the basis of the Azerbaijan- get involved. "If Israel wants the painted “Guernica” in a Paris at- left-wing republic. Led by Gen. Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway Georgia-Turkey intergovernmental Big clean-up under way in ICC prosecutor to take seriously tic, a haunting work of art that has Francisco Franco, the nationalist project. He said that types of cus- agreement. Peak capacity of the its argument that its criminal in- become a universal howl against camp had the support of Nazi toms bodies’ activity after the com- railway will be 17 million tons of flood-ravagedAustralia vestigations are adequate, a good the ravages of war, from 1937 Germany and fascist Italy. The at- missioning of the BTK railway will cargo per year. At the initial stage, first step would be to allow hu- Spain to 2017 Syria. The canvas tack, which is estimated to have be defined and the corresponding it will serve one million passen- man rights researchers to bring rel- mixes stark images of agonizing left 150 to 300 dead, was the Na- memorandum will be signed at the gers and transport 6.5 million tons A massive clean-up was in full pleasant." "It will be a lot of work evant information to light," said humans and animals to depict the zis‘ first attempt at terror bomb- meeting. “Construction of the of cargo. swing Monday (Apr 3) as flood- for those people as they return to- Sari Bashi, Israel and Palestine ad- horror of the bombing of the small ing civilians -- a tactic they would BTK railway will be completed (Trend) waters receded across parts of day," he said. vocacy director at Human Rights Basque town of Guernica on April go on to use in World War II. Two Australia devastated by a cyclone, Military and emergency per- Watch. 26, 1937 during Spain‘s civil war. days later, Pablo Picasso, who had with residents and business own- sonnel continued to work to re- The report also criticized Luis Ortiz Alfau, a 100-year- lived in France since 1904, saw the ers returning to thick mud, piles of store essential services such as Egypt for barring access to Gaza, old Spaniard, was there that day first photo reports of the tragedy. debris and ruined property. At least water and electricity in affected and for Hamas' refusal to cooper- “to pick up the dead and the in- On May 1, he started his own Kazakh president visits two people were killed and three towns, where hundreds of homes ate with investigators. It said Ha- jured,” he told Agence France- “Guernica.” remain missing after torrential rain have been deemed uninhabitable. mas has failed to protect local hu- Presse. “Around 4 pm, three On a large canvas more than 7 Heydar Aliyev’s grave in and powerful winds pummelled The Insurance Council of Aus- man rights workers from retribu- planes started arriving every 15 meters wide, he painted deformed large swathes of Queensland and tralia has estimated the damage bill tion and sometimes arrested or minutes, they were German and figures of women and children New South Wales states over the could reach Aus$1 billion (US$770 harassed its critics. The absence Italian planes,” said the former writhing in a burning city. A bro- Alley of Honors past week, forcing the evacuation million), as people braved mud- of foreign rights investigators, who soldier on the Republican side. ken sword in hand, a dismembered President of the Republic of Ka- Aliyev Apr. 3. of tens of thousands of people and caked streets to begin clearing out are less susceptible to Hamas pres- “They dropped explosive bombs, fighter lies with wide open eyes, zakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev President Nazarbayev also causing huge damage. homes and shops, with mountains sure, limits the ability of Palestin- then incendiary bombs, and the an impassive bull, a wounded dove visited the Alley of Honors to lay put flowers at the grave of promi- While the worst of the weath- of ruined possessions piled on ian rights groups from document- town started to burn.” To mark the and an agonizing horse nearby. “It a wreath at the tomb of national nent ophthalmologist, academician er is over, with Cyclone Debbie pavements. New South Wales Pre- ing abuses by Hamas, the report 80th anniversary of one of the seems the faces are screaming out,” leader, founder and architect of Zarifa Aliyeva. moving out to sea on Saturday, the mier Gladys Berejiklian, speaking said. The three parties "should most famous paintings in the said Takahiro Yoshino, a 20-year- modern Azerbaijani state Heydar (BBC) daunting task facing those affect- in flood-ravaged Tweed Heads, change their policies to protect the world, studied by generations of old Japanese tourist contemplat- ed is just beginning. New South said the government would do all vital work of human rights groups schoolchildren, Madrid’s Reina ing the painting for the first time Wales State Emergency Services it could to help those who have seeking to protect Palestinians and Sofia Museum, where it now in the Reina Sofia, which saw 3.6 Deputy Commissioner Mark lost everything. Israelis from abuses by the author- hangs, was set to hold a major ex- million visitors last year. Nearby, Morrow said it would be a long "It is not just about the few ities and armed groups," Bashi said. hibition from Tuesday. Sonia Seco Cacaso had taken her Rahmon’s son Rustam haul for towns such as Lismore and days when the floods hit and the Cogat, the Israeli defense body that “Guernica‘s importance in the kindergarten class to see Guerni- Murwillumbah that were inundat- water recedes. coordinates access to Gaza, denied collective unconscious is such that ca. “When there is a problem, you ed by floods. "The mud, combina- This is when the work starts. barring rights groups from visiting I define it as a spiritual work of have to resolve it and not through Emomali elected tion of chemicals, raw sewage, We know that," she said. The cy- the enclave. It said in a statement art, with a constant vocation of war,” she told them. paint which gets into everything. clone dumped more than a metre that it allows over 1,000 people to promoting peace,” Bernard Ruiz- ‘All we love will die’ member of Two to three metres above floor of rain on parts of Queensland and cross through the border each day Picasso, the Spanish artist’s grand- Black, white and gray, the oil level. Nothing escaped this. It was the huge volume of water is still for a variety of purposes, includ- son, told AFP. painting was Picasso’s response to Dushanbe council a very, very big flood," he said. slowly spilling down river sys- ing business, medical treatment Rosario Peiro, head of collec- a commission by Spain’s embat- Many of those who fled the tems, with Rockhampton next in and academic studies, and said all tions at the museum, said Syrians tled republic for the upcoming Rustam Emomali, President's son, The voter turnout made area have begun heading back, with the firing line. criteria are in line with security had used images of the painting in World Exhibition in Paris. When it mayor of Dushanbe, has been 86.69%, said the report. Morrow warning "it won't be (AFP) needs. "We coordinate the cross- their protests. They “were trying opened on May 25, 1937, Hitler’s elected as member of the Dushan- (Akpress) ing of many human rights organi- to say: ‘enough with this war in Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union be council replacing in this post zations," it said, naming the group Syria.’” At the United Nations last competed with gigantic pavilions. ex-mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaid- "Doctors Without Borders" as an year, French Ambassador Francois Inside Spain’s more modest pavil- ulloyev, who earlier refused from example. The statement made no Delattre compared the destruction ion, Guernica loomed large and was his deputy's seat, reports Avesta mention of Human Rights Watch in the Syrian city of Aleppo to greeted with mixed reviews. news agency. The election took or Amnesty. Cogat accused Hamas Guernica. In his memoirs, Jorge Sem- place on April 2. Rustam Emomali of trying to exploit Gaza civilians “Aleppo is to Syria what Guer- prun, a Spanish writer who later won 84.81% of the votes. Other traveling through Israel for military nica was to the Spanish war, a hu- served as culture minister, remem- candidates for the seat in the Dus- purposes, "causing a constant ten- man tragedy, a black hole destroy- bered that British art critic Antho- hanbe council were Fazliddin Ik- sion between the will to help the ing all we believe in,” he said. ny Blunt disapproved. “Picasso romov from the Agrarian party of civilian Gaza residents and our ‘Screaming out’ belongs to the past,” he was quot- Tajikistan (7.81% of votes) and duty to protect the citizens of Is- The Spanish Civil War kicked ed as having said. Hikmatullo Saidiyon from the rael." off nine months before the attack (Koreaherald) Democratic party (2.65%). (AP) on Guernica when army generals TUESDAY.APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Singapore blocks Asian markets gain on Japan data, awaiting visas for Indian US-China meeting Asian markets were mostly higher payrolls, the meeting between the IT professionals Monday, cheered by a positive leaders of the U.S. and China, and report on the Japanese economy, the U.S. central bank March meet- as players awaited a meeting be- ing minutes are some of the few tween U.S. President Donald items lined up ahead,” said Jingyi Trump and his Chinese counter- Pan, market strategist at IG. part later in the week. KEEPING Japanese manufacturers are SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Ni- feeling slightly more upbeat than kkei 225 added 0.6 percent to they were late last year, according 19,033.52, while Australia’s S&P/ to a quarterly survey by the Bank ASX 200 inched down 0.1 percent of Japan. The survey’s findings fell to 5,858.60. South Korea’s Kospi slightly below economists’ fore- rose 0.3 percent to 2,166.07. Hong casts, but were seen as a sign ex- Kong’s Hang Seng gained 0.4 per- ports are underpinning growth in cent to 24,195.21. Shanghai’s the world’s No. 3 economy. bourse was closed for a holiday. The Dow slid 0.3 percent to U.S.-CHINA: Markets are 20,663.22 on Friday. The S&P 500 closely watching for the outcome lost 0.2 percent to 2,362.72 and of the meeting with Chinese Pres- the Nasdaq fell 2.61 points to Chinese President Xi Jinping be- of Chinese immigrants is Zhuang est country. As a whole, they hold ident Xi Jinping at Trump’s Mar- 5,911.74. lieves that overseas Chinese play Guotu, 64, a distinguished profes- the eighth-largest amount of assets a huge role in shaping the coun- sor at Xiamen University and a in the world, meaning they can ex- try's economy and politics. That leading expert on the subject. His ert the same amount of influence view is no doubt informed by the research helps the government for- as a developed country. We esti- large contribution Chinese immi- mulate policies for engaging with mate they own more than $2.5 tril- While the focus has been on the be cut unless the concerns of do- grants in the Philippines, Indone- those overseas communities. Xi lion in assets. The richest Chinese US, visas for IT professionals to mestic industry are addressed. sia and elsewhere have made in even wrote the introduction to one immigrants come from Fujian, work in Singapore have dropped Sources told TOI that Sin- driving China's spectacular growth of Zhuang's books. The Nikkei re- where Xi spent 17 years. It's where "to a trickle", prompting the gov- gapore authorities were insisting during Xi's tenure -- a time marked cently spoke with Zhuang about most of the affluent people in the ernment to put on hold the review on what is called "economic needs by his increasingly strong grip on the roles overseas Chinese play in Philippines, Indonesia and Sin- of the Comprehensive Economic test" (ENT), which requires com- power. Many of those overseas Xi's China. gapore originally hail from. Thai- Cooperation Agreement (CECA) pliance with certain economic cri- Chinese originally hail from the Q: What roles do ethnic Chi- land has a large population of Chi- citing violation of the trade pact. teria, to deny access to Indian pro- southern province of Fujian, where nese living abroad play for Xi? nese born in the Guangdong Prov- With Indian companies being fessionals. "They are doing it de- Xi spent 17 years in high-level gov- A: The number of Chinese ince city of Chaozhou, which is advised to hire local talent, they spite the CECA clearly stating that ernment posts. He became the vice immigrants, including those who culturally close to Fujian. are looking at relocating some of there will be no ENT or quotas on mayor of Xiamen in 1985 before have changed their nationalities, is Chinese immigrants have been their operations to other countries agreed services. This is a violation going on to serve as mayor of estimated at about 60 million. The involved in most of the economic in the region. From HCL and TCS, of the agreement," said an Indian Fujian's capital, Fuzhou, and later number continues to rise as more development projects in Xiamen which were the early movers to officer, who did not wish to be governor of Fujian, a post he held people study abroad. In terms of and Fuzhou, so Xi regards them as Singapore, the list has expanded identified due to the ongoing nego- until 2002. One person who shares population, 60 million is nearly enormously important. to include Infosys, Wipro, Cogni- tiations. The view in the govern- Xi's views about the importance equivalent to the world's 25th-larg- (Nikkei) zant and L&T Infotech. ment is that it is necessary to as- "This (visa problem) has been sess the benefits that Indian indus- lingering for a while but since ear- try derives from the agreement ly-2016, visas are down to a trick- before going ahead with agreeing a-Lago estate in south Florida lat- Benchmark U.S. crude lost 8 le. All Indian companies have re- to expand its scope. Turkish economy proved er this week. The two are expect- cents to $50.52 a barrel in elec- ceived communication on fair con- Trump is racist but the Sin- ed to discuss various contentious tronic trading on the New York sideration, which basically means gapore president is not racist, issues including North Korea, Mercantile Exchange. It added 25 hiring local people," Nasscom pseudo LIBTARDS logic. Servic- trade and territorial disputes in the cents to close at $50.60 per barrel president R Chandrashekhar told es trade globally faces such barri- credit rating agencies South China Sea during their sum- on Friday. Brent crude, used to TOI. For all practical purposes, ers for professionals with coun- mit on Thursday and Friday. price international oils, slipped 13 visas have stopped for our peo- tries insisting on fulfilling various ANALYST’S TAKE: “The cents to $53.40 a barrel. ple, added another industry exec- conditions, including ensuring that wrong: Erdogan start of the week marks the first In currency trading, the euro utive. Prompted by problems for a local professional is given the trading day of the month and quar- weakened to $1.0680 from $1.0737 IT and the banking sector — where first chance if he or she possesses ter, also kicking start an action- and the dollar rose to 111.41 yen there is lack of transparency on the same or similar talent. packed week with various items from 111.30 yen late Friday in the capital requirement, the Indian In recent years, Singapore has to keep watch on. U.S. non-farm Asia. government has now decided emerged as a key opponent of al- (Seattletimes) against expanding the scope of lowing foreign professionals into goods where import duties would the island nation. (Timesofindia) Organizers win Australia dlr slips on lawsuit against data disappointment, United Farm NZ$ steady Workers for nearly $1m in stolen wages

A California judge last week or- ers.” Turkey's economy grew by 2.9 key's economic growth rate, it is proved them wrong. dered the United Farmworkers of UFW officials vowed to ap- percent in 2016 despite negative significant compared to others. Turkey's gross domestic prod- America (UFW) to repay nearly a peal the decision. Giev Kashkooli, forecasts by credit rating agencies "The average economic growth uct (GDP) growth rate came in million dollars in back wages to political and legislative director for and a series of incidents, President rate of the European Union is 1.5 above the latest expectations at organizers it cheated out of their the UFW, told the Los Angeles Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on in the same period," Erdogan said, 2.9 percent in 2016, while per cap- pay. Monterey Superior Court Times that the lawsuit had been Sunday. adding that this figure is 1.7 per- ita income was $10,807, according Judge Thomas Wills found that funded by growers and claimed Speaking at a grand opening cere- cent in average in OECD countries. to data released by the Turkish over a period of four years the that Cerrito had been paid to dis- mony of 193 projects in the capi- He noted that credit rating Statistical Institute (Turkstat) last union had required 24 different rupt union activities by “outside tal, Erdogan said that even though agencies' forecast was one percent week. employees to work over forty agents.” some may look down upon Tur- lower, but Turkish economy has (Dailysabah) hours a week and over eight hours The union also claims that the a day without proper compensa- law firm Noland, Hamerly, Etienne tion, did not provide paid meal & Hoss, which represented Cerri- breaks, and would routinely issue tos and the other workers, has a pay stubs that did not break down conflict of interest due to the fact The Australian dollar dipped on lia's corporate watchdog on Mon- the hours worked. The judge that it represents agricultural in- Monday after domestic data on day said it was launching a new awarded the plaintiffs $885,000 in terests in other cases against the retail sales disappointed, though round of industry surveillance to damages and an additional UFW. The courts rejected a simi- strength in home prices and con- ensure banks and brokers were not $235,000 in penalties. The lawsuit lar argument by the union in a case struction helped limit the damage. recommending overly expensive and judgment reveal the bankrupt last year. The UFW’s claim that The Australian dollar interest-only loans to customers. character of the UFW, which func- its organizers are “outside agents” eased to $0.7613, from $0.7633 That follows steps announced last tions as a for-profit business and expresses the anti-communism and before the data, but remained with- week by the banking watchdog, the The economic gap between Korea treats is own employees as such. nationalism of this right-wing in- in the recent trading range of Australian Prudential Regulation and Japan may widen again, ac- The lawsuit originated in 2013 stitution. $0.7587 to $0.7679. The New Authority, to tighten rules on in- cording to Hyundai Research In- when former UFW organizer Fran- Agricultural workers in the Zealand dollar was terest-only loans. stitute on Monday. The institute cisco Cerritos was fired for alleged state of California, numbering in little changed at $0.7008. The Auss- [nL3N1HA0U6] The Reserve said Korea's potential economic disciplinary infractions. Cerritos the hundreds of thousands, are ie decline came after data on retail Bank of Australia (RBA) is con- growth rate continues to decline was a founding member of La among the most ruthlessly exploit- sales showed a 0.1 percent fall in cerned that debt-fuelled specula- while Japan's is inching up. The Union Es Para Todos (The Union ed sections of the working class. February, when analysts had tion in property could ultimately gap has been narrowing gradually is for Everyone), an employee According to state law, farm labor- looked for a rise of around 0.3 per- hurt both consumers and banks, a since the 1980s. union within the UFW formed to ers are supposed to earn minimum cent. Sales have been subdued for major reason it has resisted pres- In 1980, Japan accounted for bargain on behalf of the union's wage. In reality, the average farm some time in part because dis- sure for more cuts in interest rates. 9.8 percent of global GDP com- organizers. Cerritos was fired two worker, often subjected to the counting in the highly competitive The central bank holds its April pared to Korea's 0.6 percent, but weeks after the UFW signed a col- "piecemeal” method of payment sector is eating into nominal earn- policy meeting on Tuesday and is by 2016 that narrowed to 6.3 per- lective bargaining agreement with whereby workers are paid accord- ings. There was brighter news on considered certain to hold rates at cent for Japan and 1.9 percent for the new organization. In other ing to the volume of produce they housing with approvals to build 1.5 percent, and perhaps expand Korea. And the difference in per- words, the UFW used the same harvest, makes little more than new homes jumping 8.3 percent in on its warnings over housing. capita GDP stood at only tactics against its own organizers $11,000 annually. February and blowing away fore- "These (regulatory) measures US$9,671, compared to a $30,196 that the farm owners use against These workers, who generate casts of a 1.0 percent drop. Ap- won't be enough to cool the mar- difference in 1995. But Korea re- farmworkers. over $40 billion in revenues every provals to build new houses boast- ket to the extent needed to allow mains behind Japan in terms of Cerritos, who worked as an year and pick a large majority of ed the biggest increase in 14 the RBA to cut rates further to technological competitiveness and organizer for farm workers in the the fresh produce sold in the Unit- months, suggesting the construc- bring wage growth and inflation ability to respond to the fourth Monterey region, told the Los ed States, labor under abhorrent tion pipeline should stay healthy back to normal levels at a quicker industrial revolution, raising con- Angeles Times, “It's shameful that conditions. Working from dawn for some time yet. Fresh supply pace," said CBA economist Kris- cerns that the gap could widen a union that says it protects the until dusk, farm workers are rou- is badly needed given how demand tina Clifton. Australian government again. First of all, the portion of human rights of farmworkers has tinely exposed to hot weather, ag- is driving prices ever higher in Syd- bond futures edged higher, with the domestic consumption in Korea of been violating the rights of its own ricultural chemicals, insects and the ney and Melbourne. Property three-year bond contract value-added products fell from employees. It's a product of the brutality of the field supervisors. consultant CoreLogic's index of up 1 tick at 98.060. The 10-year 45.1 to 40.2 percent between 2000 new management of the UFW. (WSWS) home prices for the combined cap- contract rose 2.5 ticks and 2014, but in Japan it only They no longer represent the work- ital cities climbed 1.4 percent in to 97.2950. New Zealand govern- inched down from 53.6 to 51.8 March, taking annual growth to ment bonds <0#NZTSY=> also percent. Japan is still ahead of Ko- 12.9 percent. [nL3N1HA0KU] gained, pushing yields as much as rea in its ability to produce value- Regulators are responding with 4.5 basis points lower at the long added products, while Korea's is tighter lending restrictions. Austra- end of the curve. deteriorating quickly. The gap also (Nasdaq) remains wide in terms of scientific and technological prowess. In an evaluation in 2009 by the Swiss Germany criticizes Trump executive orders on trade Institute for Management Devel- Following US President Donald campaign to pinpoint nations and must seek constructive dialogue about seeking to bring back indus- opment, Japan ranked second and Trump's executive orders signed on goods responsible for his country's and explain that the reasons for the trial jobs to the US. Before signing Korea third, but Korea's ranking Friday to review causes of US huge trade deficit. It's a protection- US trade deficit are not just the orders, he said it was time to slid to eighth last year while Ja- trade deficits, Germany's Econo- ist warning shot directed at trade abroad." The orders that Trump "correct" bad agreements with oth- pan's remained the same. Invest- my Minister Brigitte Zypries said partners like China and Germany. signed will look into why it has er countries and claimed that ment bank UBS ranked countries US President Donald Trump is sig- "The US obviously wants to move trade deficits with some of its most "thousands of factories have been last year based on its ability to re- naling policy decisions that would away from free trade and trade important partners, including Chi- stolen from our country." Zypries spond to the fourth industrial rev- send the country in "completely agreements," Zypries said in an na, Canada and Germany. Trump is scheduled to meet with Trump olution gauged by labor market flex- the wrong direction." US Presi- interview with the German week- repeated on Friday claims that he in May, and said she would dis- ibility, technology, education, in- dent Donald Trump is launching a ly "Welt am Sonntag," adding, "We made throughout his campaign cuss the trade deficit with him. frastructure and legal frameworks. TUESDAY.APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Power Rangers actor Elizabeth Banks has said she couldn’t have come into Holly- wood at a worst time. She aspired to act in romantic comedies, but made her debut at a time when the industry stopped making Adah Sharma: I them. was told to do my ctress Elizabeth Banks says her career has turned out very differently to what hair a certain way she expected as she initially hoped to make romantic comedies like Pretty Woman star because someone Julia Roberts. The Power Rangers actress jokes that her timing was terrible when it came to successful did it launching her movie career, reported Contact- Actor Adah Sharma, who was last seen in Com- music. mando 2, says that she received a lot of unwanted “I actually wanted to be Julia Roberts, and advice from people when she entered the film in- then they stopped making romantic comedies. dustry. “There are people who want to change My timing was terrible. I came into this business you and make you into a stereotype of someone who is successful. So they will tell you to make and everyone was like, ‘We’re gonna make bro- your hair in a certain way because someone else mances now!’ and then every movie suddenly (who is successful does it) has a particular hair- stars Jason Segel and Paul Rudd,” Banks says. style or not wear something because someone else But the actress is happy that there is now doesn’t wear it. I feel it’s important to be confi- dent about who you are,” says Adah, who made “some really interesting non-traditional women her Bollywood debut with the film 1920 (2008). in comedy, women like Melissa McCarthy and The 27-year-old says she loves being part of the Amy Schumer”. Banks, however, does not have Mirza Juuliet cast industry because of the love she has received from any complaints with her life. her fans. “If you like what you are doing,then ev- “And I have a lovely life. I’m not complain- erything is worth it. When a movie releases, the audience loves you equally. They don’t care whose ing. But I do feel like all planning goes out the surprised as CBFC daughter or son you are. With social media, you window. know it (their reaction to your work) directly. It Actually, I think that’s probably why I pro- makes me happy,” says Adah. The actor has been duce and direct, because I really felt like the keeps masturbation seen in films such as Hum Hai Raahi Car Ke (2013) and Hasee Toh Phasee (2014) besides Telugu opportunities for me - especially compared to projects. “My first film was a horror movie and my male peers - were so limited and uninterest- many people told me not to start with horror. ing.” sequence intact (Tribune) (Hindustan Times) The upcoming film Mirza Juuliet has apparently received an A certificate, keeping most of the raunchy scenes intact. Arrest warrant Aashiqui 2 meets Aashiqui against Rakhi Sawant for inflammatory at special screening of remarks Begum Jaan A local court in Ludhiana issued an arrest warrant against Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh sage Valmiki, who wrote the mythological Hindu epic ‘Ramayana’. Bhatt’s Vishesh films celebrated 30 years in the industry by hosting a special screening of Begum Jaan. While many celebrities were spotted at the event, this special moment of Aashiqui 2 stars Shrad- While it mostly enrages movie ing out her name. Surprisingly, the dha Kapoor and Aditya Roy buffs with weird cuts and irratio- CBFC has allowed the bold se- Kapur meeting the Aashiqui stars nal explanations, the Central Board quence,” it quoted a source as say- Anu Aggarwal and Deepak Tijori of Film Certification (CBFC) has ing. made everyone nostalgic. surprised us with their “censor- Reacting to the development, The 30-year-old-actress took ship, or lack of it” on a few rare Chanda told DNA, “Thought of it to Instagram and shared the click occasions. a challenge for me as an actor. Sur- and captioned it, “Celebrating !!! The upcoming film Mirza prisingly female audiences who Will always be so proud to be a Juuliet has apparently received an have watched the scene have part of this. In the photo, all the A certificate keeping most of the laughed. My character is so horny actors can be seen string a lovely raunchy scenes intact. Manoj Ba- all the time, he’s funny. He has the pose for the shutterbugs. payee’s Aligarh (2015) and Swara audience in splits. I am surprised Donning a white outfit, Anu Bhaskar’s Anaarkali of Aarah are that the CBFC didn’t cut out the clearly looks happy as she stands other examples of similar benevo- masturbation scene.” When asked in between Deepak and Shraddha lence from CBFC recently. Pia Ba- how the movie made it without A local court in Ludhiana issued religious sentiments of a large in one of her rare public appear- jpai and Darshan Kumar in a still any cuts, CBFC chief Pahlaj Ni- an arrest warrant against Bolly- number of his followers,” the com- ances. from Mirza Juuliet. halani told DNA, “We are not wood actor Rakhi Sawant for al- plaint said. Looking elegant in a cold shoul- Mirza Juuliet, directed by prudes. When sex is an integral legedly making objectionable re- “A two-member team of the der dress, the Ok Jaanu actress was Rajesh Ram Singh, even has a scene part of the plot, we allow it. Mir- marks against sage Valmiki, who Ludhiana police has left for Mum- seen flashing a broad smile. with the hero masturbating, which za Juuliet is defined by the poli- wrote the mythological Hindu epic bai with the arrest warrant,” a po- (Santa Banta) has not been cut, a DNA report tics of violence. We’ve cut as little ‘Ramayana’. lice official said. said. “The film is set in the north as possible.” The warrant was issued on March Sawant had failed to appear Indian heartland and is quite raw, Hindustan Times could not 9 on the basis of a complaint filed before the court during the last visually and verbally. The Censor independently verify the report. against her for allegedly hurting hearing held on March 9 despite Board has allowed a lot of it (read: Mirza Juuliet is a fight between religious sentiments of the Valmi- the court issuing her repeated sum- cusswords) to remain. Chandan lust and love and stars Pia Bajpai, ki community with the comments mons. Roy Sanyal plays a horny suitor Darshan Kumar and Chandal Roy she made in a programme last year, The next hearing of the case is of the heroine. He is constantly Sanyal in lead roles. police said on Sunday. scheduled for April 10. lusting, and in one sequence, he is (Hindustan Times) “By doing so she has hurt the (Santa Banta) even seen masturbating while call-

Charlize Theron Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra has been Zayn Malik voted second most beautiful woman in the world, after beating the likes of Emma Watson, honoured to essay the Taylor Hill, Gigi Hadid and Angelina Jolie. Ac- cording to the poll conducted by LA-based pho- on his eating to, journal, and video-sharing social media net- first female villain in work BuzzNet, Priyanka secured second posi- tion while Queen Bey topped the list. disorder, anxiety While Beyonce topped the poll, here are Fast, Furious series the top 10 most beautiful women in the world. Soon after the split with the boy a control thing. Every area of my 1. Beyonce band, Malik seemed to be living life was so regimented and con- 2. Priyanka Chopra his life to the fullest. With his al- trolled; it was the one area where I 3. Taylor Hill bum Mind Of Mine, ruling UK and could say, ‘No, I’m not eating 4. Emma Watson US charts, Malik’s fashion state- that.'” Malik continued: “Once I 5. Dakota Johnson ments too, have landed him some got over the control, the eating just 6. Hillary Clinton pretty good deals. But since fly- came back into place, super natu- 7. Margot Robbie ing solo, former One Direction vo- rally. Not supernaturally! Just re- 8. Angelina Jolie calist opened up about his strug- ally naturally. I came back to the 9. Fahriye Evcen gle with anxiety. UK and spent some time with my 10. Alexandra Daddario The Pillowtalk hitmaker has mum and got some TLC, and she also unveiled his first show line cooked me food and I got back in with celebrated shoe designer touch, mentally, with a lot of the Giuseppe Zanotti and is now things I’d lost.” working on a Versace collaboration. In his autobiography, Malik Zayn, in a recent interview confessed that his anxiety issues with Sunday Times Style revealed stemmed from going public and his that he longer faces anxiety issues. eating disorders. “It wasn’t as “I now have no problem with anx- though I had any concerns about iety. It was something I was deal- my weight or anything like that; ing with in the band,” said the Like I’d just go for days—sometimes I Would singer. two or three days straight—with- In the interview, the Still Got out eating anything at all,” he Time crooner said, “It wasn’t spe- wrote. Hollywood actor Charlize Theron male villain… That’s a real ho- cifically an eating disorder. “It was (Tribune) is honoured to essay the first fe- nour,” Theron said in a statement. male villain in Fast and Furious “Cipher is the real deal, too. series. At her core she is completely this The eighth installment of Fast and rapacious, and that says a lot about Furious will be star-studded with a character. actors like Theron, Helen Mirren, As an actor, there is something Scott Eastwood, Vin Diesel, great about witnessing a character Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, just coming in and taking what she Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Kurt wants… And doing it in a way Russell. that’s unexpected,” she added. Di- Theron will be seen as Cipher, the rected by F Gary Gray, the film legendary hacker. has been co-produced by Original “What a great place to find your- Film, One Race Films and Perfect self in; to not only be offered a World Pictures. great role in one of the greatest fran- The film will release on April chises ever, but to be the first fe- 14. (Tribun) TUESDAY.APRIL 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Who were the best Premier League strike. While he was mostly kept challenge, has struck gold with the players from the weekend games? quiet in the first half, putting a late capture of Sakho. We take a look at the man-of-the- decent chance over the bar, he In 360 minutes in a Palace shirt, match performances in our hotlist. showed how he can perform in the a Sakho-inspired Eagles have been The former Manchester Unit- second half and looked to be in his breached once, by Cesc Fabregas ed player put in a masterclass in full attacking flow when Son was early on at Stamford Bridge. No how to defend your penalty box introduced. The 20-year-old has player made more clearances than for the well-organised Baggies, stepped up to the mark with Har- the Liverpool loanee on Saturday, who ground out a 0-0 draw at Old ry Kane out injured, and will need and several of those were from al- Trafford. to continue to do so as the star most underneath his own cross- When United put the ball in striker makes his way back from bar. His playing style may be a the box, Evans was there to head injury. Britos finally got his first little unorthodox, but Sakho's abil- or boot clear. When Marcus Rash- goal in a yellow shirt, and it proved ity to read the game is second to ford or Anthony Martial got free to be a crucial one at Vicarage Road. none. Diego Costa has rarely en- inside the box, Evans was quick to The Uruguay international dured a more frustrating afternoon. snuff out the danger. Aided by cen- was dependable all afternoon and The midfielder put Leicester tre-back partner Gareth McAuley, did an excellent job of keeping City on their way to a crucial 2-0 Evans was the rock at the heart of Sunderland's main goal threat Jer- win against Stoke City at the King a back four that was keeping its main Defoe quiet. He made a num- Power on Saturday afternoon with first away clean sheet in 13 match- ber of timely tackles and intercep- an absolute piledriver. Ndidi re- es. tions to ensure the Hornets kept ceived a pass from Danny Simp- In a match dominated by both their first clean sheet since Janu- son midway through the first half Michael Carberry defences, the bright attacking spark ary 14. Coutinho scored the goal before striding forward unchal- throughout at St Mary's was Tad- of the game as Liverpool beat Ever- lenged and thumping an unstop- scores century on ic. The Serbian midfielder was un- ton 3-1 at Anfield. With the score pable 25-yard effort past a help- lucky not to give Saints the lead in at 1-1, the Brazilian picked the ball less Lee Grant. the first half with a deft curling up midway inside the Everton half The Nigeria international, 20, Hampshire return after effort which came off the outside and evaded a tackle from Idrissa has previous when it comes to of the post, while his delivery Gueye before cutting inside Mat- long-range strikes after scoring his opened up a stubborn Cherries thew Pennington in the box and first-ever Foxes goal with a bril- cancer diagnosis defence on several occasions. He curling a brilliant shot into the far liant effort against Derby County made more key passes (four) than corner. He continued to look a con- in the FA Cup in February. Former England batsman Michael appearances for England, returned any player on the pitch, and con- stant threat for the hosts and set It takes guts to take off your Carberry scored a hundred for to training with his county over stantly looked forward with his up Divock Origi to score the third captain halfway through the Hampshire in his first appearance the winter, having undergone a suc- first touch in a cagey affair on the goal. match, but for Marco Silva it since being diagnosed with cancer. cessful operation, and marked his south coast. It was another fine "Coutinho has been struggling proved to be a tactical master- The 36-year-old was told he had a return to the middle in some style. showing from Alli as Tottenham for form in the last couple of stroke. Curtis Davies was partly cancerous tumour last summer and New NOW TV customers: won their first away Premier months but he was back to his at fault for Andy Carroll's opener immediately started treatment, Grab a Sky Sports Month Pass shire's game against Cardiff he found the hands of Matthew League game since New Year's Day, best," said Gary Neville in his for West Ham, prompting Silva to with his last cricket match coming for half price. The left-handed MCCU at the Rose Bowl. He was Norris off the bowling of David and he has now been involved in post-match podcast. The January shift up proceedings at half-time on July 8. opener scored exactly 100 from given a standing ovation as he left O'Sullivan. 11 goals in 11 league appearances transfer window can often make to give his side a chance at forcing Carberry, who made six Test 121 balls on day one of Hamp- the field, his knock ending when (BBC Sport) for Spurs in 2017 as he set up or break a team's season, but Sam a valuable three points. Heung-Min Son for the second Allardyce, not averse to a survival (Sky Sport) So Yeon Ryu claims Dereck Chisora issues Oxford see off play-off win over Robert Helenius warning Cambridge in Lexi Thompson at Varsity Boat Race ANA Inspiration ahead of rematch Oxford led from start to finish to bridge's favour. Oxford had gone win the Varsity Boat Race for the into the race the lighter crew by Dereck Chisora will travel to Fin- fourth time in five years. Although 26kg. In the women's race, Cam- land in search of revenge against Cambridge stayed in the hunt for bridge posted a record time in de- Robert Helenius, he has warned. the majority of the contest, Ox- stroying Oxford by 11 lengths. The London heavyweight (26- ford never slackened their grip on Cambridge clocked 18 minutes 7) was on the wrong side of a split the lead and were always in con- and 33 seconds to end a run of four decision when he first fought Hele- trol over the Putney to Mortlake straight losses registering only their nius (24-1) in Helsinki in 2011, but course. second success during the last 10 is determined to avenge that con- During the early stages the two years. tentious result on May 27 with boats were often just yards apart, Cambridge won the toss and the WBC 'silver' belt on the line. with oars clashing on more than selected to start from the Surrey New NOW TV customers: one occasion. Oxford, who won station on the south side of the Grab a Sky Sports Month Pass the toss and started from the Sur- Thames. And victory was assured for half price. "I don't think Rob- rey station, led by three seconds fairly early on as Cambridge ert took me seriously last time," after 10 minutes of racing, and their opened a sizeable lead, long before said Chisora. advantage was still only around they reached Barnes Bridge. Ox- "But this time he will need to one length by Barnes Bridge. ford crossed the line 31 seconds train harder than ever. When I come nius said: "Dereck is a tough fight- my goal." However, Cambridge were behind their rivals in this the 72nd back to Helsinki, I'm going to be in never able to close the gap as Ox- instalment of the race, trailing 30- war mode. er and I think we will put on a Chisora's original loss to Hele- great show for the fans. My hand nius was followed by defeats to ford crossed the finishing line with 42 in the overall standings. So Yeon Ryu birdied the first extra ican was tournament officials that Dereck Chisora a winning margin of 1¼ lengths - Before either race could be play-off hole to claim a dramatic she was being punished for incor- "I'm going to take him to plac- was raised after our first fight and Vitali Klitschko and David Haye, I can't see any other outcome this but his stock has risen again after the closest since an identical mar- staged, specialist officers had to victory over Lexi Thompson in an rectly replacing a marked ball on es he has never been before, and gin in 2007. And Oxford's time of remove a submerged bomb that incident-packed final round at the the 17th green on Saturday, while I'm going to stop him. I'm not play- time. being narrowly outpointed by "This is a big opportunity for London rival Dillian Whyte in his 16 minutes and 59 seconds was was spotted by a member of the ANA Inspiration. also incorrectly signing her score- ing around. This guy is in trouble. the fastest for 12 years as they public on Saturday and examined Ryu rolled in a six-foot birdie card. Thompson bounced back im- When I come back to Helsinki, I'm me. A victory will bring me closer most recent fight. to a world title fight, and that is (BBC Sport) closed the gap in the overall his- by marine experts. at the 18th in the play-off to edge mediately a drained a long-range going to be in war mode." Hele- toric standings to 82-80 in Cam- (Sky Sport) ahead of Thompson, who was con- birdie at the 13th to retain a share troversially handed a four-stroke of the lead, before cancelling out a penalty mid-round for an incident gain at the 15th with a bogey-five from the previous day. The pair at the next. had finished level on 14 under for Trailing clubhouse leader Ryu Ballcasey made all to win the tournament, with Inbee Park by one as she headed to 18th, Th- and Minjee Lee a further stroke ompson found the par-five green back alongside Suzann Pettersen. in two but left her 15-foot eagle the Normans Grove Chase "I cannot believe the situa- putt for victory just short to close tion," Ryu said. "I didn't even a five-under 67. Pettersen had the April 16th-18th Novice Hurdle. check the leaderboard, Lexi was chance to make it a three-way The well-fancied Invitation playing so well. I didn't expect it." play-off but missed a final-hole Only looked set to justify 11/10 Taking a two-shot lead in to the birdie chance, while Park and Lee favouritism when travelling final round, Thompson extended posted matching 69s. smoothly into contention but he her advantage with three birdies in Michelle Wie also carded a weakened very quickly after the his opening seven holes but card- three-under 69 to end the week in second-last and it was the yard's ed a first blemish of the day at the sixth spot, while England's Char- second string that picked up the par-four 12th. ley Hull finished the week in a pieces. It was at that point the Amer- share of 14th. (Fox Sport) Why Robyn Broughton believes in her Roger Federer to take eight youthful Hertfordshire Mavericks week break until French Open Willie Mullins continued his ex- get again this year. He might not cellent record in the Normans be as well in this year as last year!" Fresh-faced and fearless, Hertford- netball, however, is providing a new challenge as Broughton explained Grove Chase as Ballycasey made Walsh chose the right one of the shire Mavericks' youthful squad to Sky Sports. "What's exciting about this Mavericks squad, in my all in the Grade Two contest at Mullins quartet as he partnered have a bright future, according to opinion - having come from eight years of ANZ where I had teams full Fairyhouse. The County Carlow Bleu Berry to victory in the Rath- their coach Robyn Broughton. of experienced members - is the youth of some of my players," she handler had won five of the previ- barry & Glenview Studs Novice When they opened their season says. ous seven renewals of the race and Hurdle. with a 52-48 victory victory over "With Sophie [Drakeford-Lewis], Zara [Everitt], and Hali [Adio], his charge was sent straight to the His stablemate Montalbano Northumbria, the temptation was I've got three schoolgirls - it's exciting for them, and for me too, seeing front by Ruby Walsh, with only blazed a trail under Danny Mul- to believe that Mavericks had con- them develop and come on." (Sky Sport) Flemenstar for company for much lins in the Grade Two contest but tinued where they left off last sea- of the way. Ball D'Arc was sent was challenged by Outspoken and son. A semi-final defeat last year off 6/5 favourite in his bid for a the winner approaching the last continued their record as perenni- four-timer and Gordon Elliott's six- and the trio jumped it in a line to- al top-four contenders but that year-old laid down a challenge af- gether. The 2/1 favourite put in a masked a summer of change that ter the last, but the 15/8 winner better leap and stayed on strongly has seen the franchise put their had enough in hand to hold his to record a two-and-a-quarter- faith in some of the brightest young younger rival by half a length. length verdict over Outspoken, talents in the game, under the guid- Rejuvenated Roger Federer says he changed in a big way and I proba- Mullins said: "He's found his who was a first comeback ride for ance of one of it's most experienced will not be returning to competi- bly won't play any clay court mojo again. We were trying to make Barry Geraghty after he was coaches. A brutal run of fixtures tion until the French Open, which events except the French. "That is a stayer out of him but he obvi- forced to miss the Cheltenham followed that opener - Bath, starts at the end of May. The 18- what it is going to look like. I need ously enjoys going a shorter trip Festival through injury. Mullins Wasps, and Surrey Storm - three time Grand Slam champion admits rest, my body needs healing and I and using his jumping. He's got his said: "He's improving with every of the league's fiercest title con- he has reached an age where he has need time as well to prepare. You confidence back. "I wish the run and he'll probably head to tenders, and a trio of losses for the to take greater care of his body and will probably see me at the French. Topham was another fortnight or Punchestown next and go novice Mavericks and their coach, Robyn believes, following the rigours of "I want to stay healthy and enjoy three weeks away. It was either chasing next season. He could go Broughton. Broughton is not a Melbourne, Indian Wells and Mi- myself because - when I am there or here, and we chose here. out to two and a half miles (at woman used to losing. The New ami, that he needs to take a rest. healthy and feeling good - I can Hopefully he will run in Punch- Punchestown), but we'll decide Zealander won seven titles in ten Speaking moments after he produce tennis like this. estown and he will probably have closer to the time when we see years coaching the Southern Sting, had beaten Rafa Nadal in the final "When I am not feeling this to go for the Grade One what we have." Invitation Only worked with the formidable Silver of the Miami Open, the 35-year- good, there is no chance I will be in (Boylesports Champion Chase). proved disappointing as his Mul- Ferns from 2000-02, and led the old from Switzerland said: "I'm not the finals competing with Rafa. "He was third in the Galway Plate lins-trained stablemate Al Boum FastNet Ferns to a World Netball 24 anymore, so things have (Sky Sport) last year, and that's a possible tar- Photo took the Easter Festival Series title. Conquering English TUESDAY . APRIL 04. 2017-Hamal 15, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 241 Price: Afs.20

Hamid Karzai, the former president met a number of elders and youth of CHARIKAR : Thousands of kilo- grams of (C4) explosives have been Khogyani district of Nangarhar province on Monday in his office. seized by intelligence operatives in the Bagram district of central Parwan province, officials said on Over 380,000 Monday. Bagram district’s admin- istrative chief, Abdul Shakoor Qu- dusi, told Pajhwok Afghan News Afghan the 30,000 kilograms of explosives, placed in 200 bags and buried skill- refugees fully, were recovered late on Sun- KHARIKAR : Four children were under 10 years. The bodies that day. He said the explosives were killed and eight houses damaged as belonged to two families were return from later transported to Barikab area result of mountain slide in Siagard pulled out from the mud and sands for destruction. Mirza Gul, who district of central Parwan province by local officials and residents this Pakistan in was accused of keeping the explo- on Monday, officials said. morning, he said. sives, managed to escape. Police Siagard district’s administra- Provincial Council Member 2016 : UNHCR have launched a search for him. tive chief, Noor Aqa Sami told Pa- Qari Abdul Rahman Ahmadi, said Ziaur Rahman Faez Syedkheli, jhwok Afghan News the victims the children came under the hill deputy police chief, said if the of the incident included two boys slide when they were playing be- militants had used the explosives, and two girls and all of them were side their houses. (Pajhwok) civilians and security forces would have suffered heavy casualties. (Pajhwok) ISLAMABAD : Over 380,000 Afghans Refugees returned from Pakistan in 2016 and other regis- 54 Taliban claimed killed in Uruzgan offensive tered refugees will be sent back to their country in April and May this TIRINKOT : At least 54 es had made significant progress year. The repatriation and reinte- Taliban have been killed and recaptured three villages from gration grant for registered Afghan and 32 others wounded Taliban militants, killing 54. Kakar refugees returning from Pakistan during a week of ongoing said the Tirinkot-Hararod road this year has been halved to $200. operations in southern would be reopened as a result of 27 Daesh rebels eliminated Previously, every registered refu- Uruzgan province, securi- the operation. gee used to get $400 under the ty officials said on Sunday. The offensive would be ex- in Nangarhar raids UNHCR’s repatriation pro- Brig. Gen. Gulam tended to other areas as well and gramme, said an official of UNH- Hazrat Kakar, Atal Mili- would continue until majority of JALALABAD : Twenty-seven were carried out during the past CR while talking to APP. Around tary Corps spokesman, the areas were recaptured back, Daesh (Islamic State) fighters have 24 hours. 16,000 refugees had registered told Pajhwok Afghan Kakar added. been killed as a result of air-and- He said 11 Daesh militants themselves for repatriation with News the “Operation Taliban spokesperson Qari ground operation in the Achin dis- were killed during a clearing oper- the UNHCR in Khyber-Pakh- Khalid” operations was Yousuf Ahmadi tweeted that the trict of eastern Nangarhar prov- ation by Afghan Special Forces in tunkhwa. Currently, Pakistan ongoing since one week on rebels had pushed back security ince, an official claimed on Mon- Shadall and Abdulkhelo areas. An- hosts 1.3 million registered Afghan the outskirts of Trinkot forces in Tirinkot. He claimed a day. Provincial police spokesman other 16 rebels including a notori- refugees, according to UNHCR city, the provincial capi- security forces tank was destroyed Col. Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal ous commander named Farooq, data. Nearly a million unregistered tal. and 15 security forces personnel told Pajhwok Afghan News the were eliminated in a US drone refugees also live in Pakistan. He said security forc- suffered casualties. (Pajhwok) airstrike and ground operation strike in Tangi area. (Pajhwok) (APP)