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AT News Report morning.” Appreciating the Taking advantage of the hostile neighborhood of only in heart of Asia, but in the bravery and timely response of the season, recently the terrorist Afghanistan. region as well. It is responsibility KABUL: Taliban’s offensive Afghan security forces, he said groups have geared up their This is a sacred fact that of the US and NATO member against two security check-posts during the exchange of fire four terrorist and destructive activities Afghan National Security Forces countries to force the hostile in southern Zabul province was border police personnel have lost across the country. continue to battle militants on neighbors of Afghanistan to shun strongly retaliated by the brave their lives, and seven others As per reports terrorists multiple fronts across the country terror factories and sheltering Afghan security forces, which sustained injuries. After receiving launch offensives against security and rendering highest level of terrorist outfits. resulted into killing of 30 huge causalities, the Taliban forces check-posts and other sacrifices. Keeping in view the ground insurgents, Provincial Governor militants have been escaped the government compounds, plotting Viewing this, there is a serious realities, the Afghan people would Spokesman, Gul Islam Siyal told area. “Now situation is under roadside bombs and conducting need for the Afghan and US-led not remain silent spectators against Afghanistan Times on Friday. control of the government,” he suicide attacks at public places and NATO forces to hit militants in the ongoing bloodshed, insecurity, “The attack was happened in added. In addition to that, seven mosques, targeting Afghan and US- their strongholds and safe instability, poverty and double Shemalzai district on Thursday Taliban insurgents were also led NATO forces and then take sanctuaries in a bid to establish standards by our foreign allies and evening, and continued till Friday wounded in the attack shelters in the eastern and southern durable peace and stability, not neighbors. Technology to be used in voters registration, verification

processes: IEC AT Monitoring Desk Military sources said that but they haven’t been in action headquarters in Kunar on July 11. Taliban militants during the he Independent Election yet.” He said that no “huge “Daesh is strongly trying to KABUL: The Afghan National operation have received heavy Commission (IEC) on operation” has been conducted in increase its militants in Achin and Defense and Security Forces have casualties on their part. TFriday said the use of the province yet to target the IS Shinwari districts of Nangarhar as regained the control of Janikhel The Janikhel district was fallen technology would be limited to militants. well as in some areas in Kunar and district of eastern Paktia province, to Taliban’s hands late last month the voters’ registration and The Afghan defense ministry Nuristan provinces,” said military officials said on Friday. which is situated at a distance of verification during the Wolesi Jirga rejected the provincial governor’s lawmaker Hazrat Ali. During the During the offensive against 150 kilometers to the west of the and district council election. IEC The governor of Afghanistan’s province. “Daesh [the Arabic statement, saying Abu Sayed, the last one week, the Islamic State Taliban militants, the Afghan provincial capital Gardez City. The Secretary General Imam northeastern Kunar province on acronym for the IS group] has third leader of ISIS-K in group has claimed responsibility National Army was supported by said district has very much Mohammad Warimach while Friday expressed concerns over the launched recruiting people in Afghanistan, was killed in Kunar for two attacks in Kabul and Herat Commando Unit which kicked off geographic importance as it shares stressing over the use of modern Islamic State (IS) group Kunar province,” said Kunar province. Sayed was killed in a that left dozens of people death early on Friday morning, the a border with Kurram Agency and technology said it will help recruitment process in the governor Wahidullah Kalimzay,” U.S. airstrike on the group’s and injured. (ATN) Thunder Corps Commander its capital city, Parachinar across resolved many challenges during Major Gen. Abdul Wase Milad, the Durand Line, the unauthorized the election process. He said the quoted by TOLO News, as line between Afghanistan and IEC demanded the international saying. Pakistan. community to provide Explosion targets technology support to the election civilian vehicle in body in voters’ registration, verification and vote count Kabul city processes.He added the Taliban storms security forces international community assured An explosion ripped through a civilian vehicle in Kabul city earlier the use of technology in the this evening, almost a week after a posts near Kamal Khan Dam voter’s registration and coordinated suicide attack by the verification processes but ISIS terrorist group on Iraqi ZARANJ : The Taliban have hard for security forces to respond declined the help provide the embassy in Kabul. The incident has attacked security forces check- to the attack. modern facilities in the remaining taken place in the vicinity of the posts and installations of Kamal Four militants were killed and two areas citing inappropriate third police district of the city with Khan Dam in the Chahar Burjak five other injured during the conditions. He said the global U.S. senators have said that the situation will worsen in Afghanistan if “serious” attention is the eyewitnesses saying a Toyota not paid to the country. district of southwestern Nimroz overnight clash. The body of community believed that Corolla type vehicle was targeted. President Trump is going to make instead U.S former president Barak province, a reliable security source militants’ group leader left in the Afghanistan was not prepared to A source in the 3rd Police District a decision and he will own it,” Obama and U.S. president Donald said on Friday. An official who ground. the full use of technology and police station confirmed the A number of U.S. Republican Graham said. “If you do not add Trump are responsible for what is wished not to be named told Qari Mohammad Yousuf suggested its gradual use. incident and said the explosion has senators have expressed their capability to the fight, is going to happening in Afghanistan. The Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban Ahmad, the Taliban spokesman, Warimach said: “Until now no not incurred any casualties. concerns over Afghan war, saying get worse not better. What you senators’ remark comes after attacked installation of Kamal confirmed the clash and said the voter has been registered in any However, the eyewitnesses are that the situation in Afghanistan saw in Iraq is going to happen in Trump’s remarks over asking top saying that two people were will turn ten times worse than Iraq Khan Dam in Chahar Burjak Taliban attacked security forces polling center and with the use of Afghanistan tenfold. It’s a place security advisers to provide more district. The insurgent were came heck-posts not in the vicinity of technology every voter would be injured after a magnetic bomb if the country is not considered now where an international information on why after 16 years planted in the vehicle went off in seriously by the Trump in seven vehicles and faced strong Kamal Kham Dam but away from connected to the specific polling terrorism is on the rise. ISIL presence in Afghanistan the war is resistance from security forces. the facility. the vicinity close to Pul-e-Surkh administration. In a chat with (Daesh) has a foothold we're trying still ongoing. During a meeting in center with his/her fingure print reporters on Thursday, Senator According to the official, the He said the Taliban did not and photo.” During the Election area. No individual or group has to dislodge them.” American well- July 19, Trump told Defense so far claimed responsibility Lindsey Graham said he expects known senator, John McCain in a assailants were furnished with suffer casualties during the attack. Day every voter would be eligible Secretary James Mattsi and Josef night vision binocular attacked Kamal Khan Dame situated 75 behind the incident. This comes as Trump administration to change its statement reacted over possibility Dunford, Chairman of the Joint to vote in the locality where he/ a group of insurgents including two strategy in fighting the Taliban in from the western side over the kilometers to the south of Zaranj, she is registered. It is pertinent to of dismissal of Gen. John Chiefs of Staffs to consider firing suicide bombers belonging to the Afghanistan or will face failure. Nicholson, U.S. forces commander General John Nicholson, installations and outposts of the provincial capital. The facility mention that the election ISIS terrorist group launched a “We need more troops, General in Afghanistan, and said Nicholson Kamal Khan Dam. A powerful is considered to be essential for commission has set the date for commander of U.S. force in coordinated attack on the Iraqi Nicholson I think has done a fine is not responsible for America’s Afghanistan over not winning the storm simultaneously happened Afghanistan agriculture sector and Wolesi Jirga and District Council embassy in Kabul city on Monday. job from my point of view, but failure in Afghanistan war, but long-lasted war. (ToloNews) during the attack which made it power generation. (Pajhwok) Election as July 18, 2018. (KP) (Pajhwok) Those shouting 5 Border Police personnel killed, 7 McCain urges Trump not to fire Nicholson injured in Taliban attack today are in fear WASHINGTON : Powerful US has earned my full confidence,” United States was not winning in senator John McCain on Thursday McCain, Chairman of the Afghanistan. “The reason for this of the loss of urged President Trump’s powerful Senate Armed Services failure is a lack of successful policy administration not to fire Gen John Committee, said in a statement. and strategic guidance from their personal Nicholson, as he believes “the Responding to news that Washington over many years, interests: Ghani reason of US failure in Afghanistan Trump wants to fire Gen which has continued in the first is lack of a strategy.” Nicholson, the top American several months of this new “General John Nicholson has commander in Afghanistan, for not administration. Our commanders- President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said those who are served our country with honor and winning the war in the country. Six in-chief, not our commanders in the shouting today are in fearing of distinction for 35 years. He has months ago, Nicholson testified field, are responsible for this losing their personal interests, earned the trust and admiration of before the Senate Armed Services failure,” McCain said. mainly from the imports of the those he has served with. And he Committee and warned that the (Pajhwok) resources. The President was apparently gesturing towards the growing criticism he has been Over 60 rebels dead facing, mainly from the political 6 rebels killed,3 civilians hurt in Logar raid in country-wide circles opposing the circumstances involved in his PUL-I-ALAM : Six militants have offensives: MoD presidency. He was speaking been killed and three civilians during a gathering organized in injured in a clearing operation in KABUL : Sixty-three militants ARG for the signing of a LASHKARGAH : Five Boarder while unit Commander Tor Jan Pul-i-Alam, the capital of central have been killed and 29 others Memorandum of Understanding Police personnel, including an injured. The incident happened Logar province, an official said on wounded during security forces between the Ministry of Urban officer, have been killed and seven Thursday night. Separately, a Friday. Governor spokesman Mir operation in the past 24 hours, The Development and Housing and others injured during the Taliban’s suicide car-bomb took place in the Ahmad Selab told Pajhwok Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the newly formed Chamber of coordinated attack on police posts Gerishk district and fighting was News security forces had launched on Friday. The operations had been Commerce and Mines. President in Lashkargah, the provincial underway in the vicinity of the clearing operation in the Alwazir, conducted by ground forces in Ghani thanked the private capital of southern Helmand district, district chief Mohammad Doghabad and Jummah Kala areas however, claimed five civilians, that killed Gul and his four Nangarhar, Kapesa, Paktia, investors for their efforts and said province, an official said on Friday. Salem Rodi said. and established check-posts. including four children, had been children. Paktika, Maidan Wardak, Khost, the industrialists are conveying Col. Zahir Gul Maqbol, 4th Governor spokesman Umar But a government official who killed in security forces raid. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Logar, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, the message of peace and Unit commander, said the Taliban Zwak said no security personnel wished to go unnamed said five Zabihullah, the resident of Mujahid said a man and four Badghis, Faryab, Baghlan, development while the enemies of stormed Border Police posts in the was killed in the suicide car civilians had been injured in Alwazir locality, said a mortar shell children were killed by a mortar Badakhshan, Kunduz and the country only convey message Bolan locality in which the group bombing while some injured. security forces raid. fired by security forces hit the shell fired by security forces. Helmand provinces, the MoD of death and destruction. (KP) commander Ghosuddin was killed (Pajhwok) The resident of locality, house of Samar Gul, a local elder, (Pajhwok) statement said. (Pajhwok) SATURDAY . AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES The White House’s elusive Afghanistan strategy Bottom Line Up Front:• On August 3, the U.S. identified the much of the last 15 years on immediate reaction from Arizona two soldiers killed in a suicide repeated combat tours in Sen. John McCain seeking to bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan commanding large defend Nicholson. Afghanistan.• The deaths come numbers of troops in the field. "He has earned the trust and amid reports that President The White House meeting admiration of those he has served Trump is unhappy with the also took place before retired with. And he has earned my full current military strategy and General John Kelly was appointed confidence," the Republican leadership in Afghanistan, and is to be the President's chief of staff. chairman of the armed services considering firing the top general It's not clear to what extent Kelly committee said. in charge of the U.S. war effort in may be willing to protect McCain has been publicly the country.• While the U.S. is Nicholson. critical of the Pentagon, Mattis and likely to send around 5,000 more But the calendar may provide the White House for not settling troops without an effective a less dramatic solution if the White on a new strategy for Afghanistan. strategy, the absence of any kind House wants to remove Nicholson. "Six months ago, General Nicholson took command in Nicholson testified before the of diplomatic strategy diminishes March 2016 for a tour of duty that Senate Armed Services Committee the chances that a viable political typically does not last longer than and warned that the United States solution will be found. • Any two years. But several recent was not winning the war in ramped-up U.S. military effort commanders have served shorter Afghanistan," McCain said in a in Afghanistan must be matched tours for a variety of reasons. statement Thursday. "The reason by a surge in American diplomatic Typically the Pentagon would for this failure is a lack of power in the region. On August start looking for a replacement successful policy and strategic 3, 2017, the U.S. identified the candidate to recommend to the guidance from Washington over two American soldiers who were President months in advance for a many years, which has continued killed when a suicide bomber senior job like Afghanistan. in the first several months of this attacked their convoy in This could all lead to Nicholson new administration. Our Kandahar, Afghanistan. still being replaced in the coming commanders-in-chief, not our Specialist Christopher M. Harris, weeks or months pending what commanders in the field, are 25, of Jackson Springs, NC, and might be a controversial responsible for this failure." Sergeant Jonathon M. Hunter, 23, confirmation process for a new Mattis had promised McCain of Columbus, IN, were in the commander. Some military officials a strategy for Afghanistan by mid- 82nd Airborne Division; when General John Nicholson, a highly removed with a simple have been seen by some as getting Afghanistan. One official told believe the current national July, but missed that deadline the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in respected four-star Army general announcement that he is being ahead of a White House decision. CNN "it's just personalizing the security adviser, Lt. General H.R. when the administration could not 2001, the men were ages 9 and 7, with 35 years experience may be replaced with another commander. Nicholson also made a very public President's frustration," by singling McMaster, could be a likely agree on what to do next. Multiple respectively. Their deaths come in the White House's political If the decision is taken, it's not pledge to defeat and eliminate the out Nicholson. White House replacement. McMaster is a three- officials say the options still being as several deeply-set trend lines crosshairs and become the first known if he would agree to retire local Afghan branch of ISIS known adviser Sebastian Gorka says the star general but would still have to discussed range from a complete converge to undermine renewed high-ranking military officer or demand to be fired as General as ISIS-K, promising to do so by President "absolutely" has face Senate confirmation. withdrawal to adding to the 8,400 U.S. efforts to craft a strategy President Donald Trump decides David McKiernan did when the end of 2017. To that end he confidence in General Nicholson. Officials familiar with the US troops already there. Nicholson toward ending the war. The to fire. CNN has spoken to more Defense Secretary Robert Gates authorized the use of the MOAB The Pentagon was less effusive, White House meeting say Trump has advocated for adding a few Taliban are increasing their than half a dozen currently serving replaced him in 2009 as the Obama bomb, the most powerful non- with spokesperson Dana White looks at the war against ISIS in Iraq thousand US troops specifically attacks in Kandahar Province as military and civilian defense administration adopted a new nuclear weapon in the US arsenal, issuing a statement saying simply, and Syria and sees success. But in order to "buy time" for the well as in provinces far from their officials who say the fate of counterinsurgency strategy in a decision that made headlines "Secretary Mattis has confidence when it comes to Afghanistan, he Afghan forces to be better trained original stronghold, including in Nicholson as the commander of Afghanistan. The thrust of White while inviting some to wonder in General Nicholson's leadership." doesn't see a winning effort. and look after their own security, the country’s north and east. some 13,000 US and international House criticism of Nicholson whether Nicholson considered the It's widely believed Defense Mattis has also said the US is not one official close to him told CNN. Since at least 2008, this trend has forces in Afghanistan is being appears be that he has been unable political impact such a decision Secretary James Mattis and winning in Afghanistan and Trump McMaster has backed sending persisted through troop surges discussed in administration circles. to win the war in Afghanistan. might have. He also caused General Joseph Dunford, chairman is looking for a strategy he can be more troops, so if that option and drawdowns because the Officials emphasize that no While Nicholson is respected, he consternation inside the Pentagon of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assured will lead to a win. becomes the approved strategy it insurgency feeds off of the root decision has been made to replace has also caused some irritation in by unilaterally changing policy on support Nicholson staying in his The chatter about Nicholson, might bolster the case to send him causes of the country’s Nicholson. Because he is a serving senior defense circles. His public how the public is notified of role over a public firing of a who also has strong relationships to Afghanistan, several officials instability: systemically corrupt officer, Nicholson could be comments seeking more troops troops killed in action in respected general who has spent on Capitol Hill, sparked an say. (CNN) and weak central government, military and security forces devastated by terrible losses from combat and desertion, and a militant sanctuary in neighboring Black w at er fou n d er w an t s t o Pakistan. While the U.S. will likely add 5,000 troops to the 8,700 currently in the country to p r ovid e a "Tu r n Key" Mer cen ar y help ‘train and advise’ Afghan Young men in war-torn Afghanistan are putting away their units, these troops—even in much larger numbers—are soccer balls and cricket bats to pick up a pair of fighting unlikely to be able to reverse or gloves as mixed martial arts gains in popularity. air for ce for Afgh an ist an meaningfully impact those trend lines.President Trump is reportedly frustrated with the But the new proposal from infamous Erik Prince could immediately face legal and logistical problems. current situation in Afghanistan, and with the options being considered by his national Though a debate remains over the security team, a sentiment shared exact reasons why, it’s increasingly by both Presidents Obama and widely accepted that the United Bush during their terms in office. States and its allies are not winning The current U.S. strategy in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan is to stay there at Afghanistan at the moment. One great cost and hope for a tipping suggestion for how to turn things point in the performance of the around – unsurprisingly proffered central government and its overall up by the infamous Erik Prince and military capabilities that has yet Stephen A. Feinberg, the owners to transpire. With a dismal of private military company outlook, the options being DynCorp – was to dramatically considered include privatizing the increase the number of contractors U.S. combat role in Afghanistan, supporting Afghan forces. Part of which has reportedly been that proposal now reportedly pitched by Erik Prince, the includes setting up a mercenary air In war-torn Afghanistan, where Championship is Afghanistan's wing in the war torn country. former owner of defense poverty and economics tear apart first private MMA tournament. It Military Times broke the news contracting firm Blackwater. the country on a daily basis, hosts the fights and supports that Erik Prince had gone straight President Trump reportedly held young men are looking past eager fighters who pay a small to the government of Afghanistan a highly-contentious meeting of historically played sports like membership fee to take daily to suggest he could supply a fully- his national security team and soccer and cricket. Instead, they classes. Afghan men are seriously staffed air arm able to provide close suggested firing General John are opting for the self-defense and into fitness, going to small gyms air support, intelligence and Nicholson, the commander of the encouragement they get from the all over Kabul. Some fighters surveillance, and logistics support U.S. military effort in burgeoning sport of mixed martial started training as kickboxers, functions across the country. It is true that Afghanistan’s Air Blast, more commonly known as In 2010, Afghanistan’s then- Afghanistan, over the lack of arts. Within Afghanistan, there was wrestlers and traditional boxers, Lancaster6, a Dubai-based private Force at present, despite more than the Mother of All Bombs, on President Hamid Karazi oversaw progress in the country. General no place to fight until 2015, when and now they get to use all of their military company, would be the a decade of investment from terrorists belonging to ISIS' the institution of major restrictions Nicholson had testified last Kakail Nuristani joined forces with talents to learn MMA. Seeing actual contractor for this “turn-key foreign allies, lacks the ability to franchise in the country. This was on private military companies in month that the U.S. was ‘losing’ his family members -- including Afghans like Siyar Bahadurzada composite air wing.” provide critical support for forces the first time the United States had the country after accusing these in Afghanistan, an accurate if brother Amanullah, CEO of and Baz Mohammad Mubariz Posted in THE WAR ZONE on the ground or do so on a regular dropped this bomb in combat organizations of undermining his uncomfortable assessment of the TeaHouse Consulting -- to build a make their way into a multibillion- The new unit would include basis. This can only have limited anywhere. government. One of the firms that situation. The U.S. military has new venture, the Snow Leopard dollar global promotion like the an unspecified number of A-4 the ability of the country’s regular It seems difficult to imagine had to shut down its operations been tasked with an impossible Fighting Championship. Housed UFC, fighters hope the sport can Skyhawk attack jets, LASA T-Bird military to quickly respond to that Prince's air wing could provide was Erik Prince’s Xe, a rebranding mission in Afghanistan: buy in a custom-built gym with a succeed locally and bring about armed crop dusters, Gazelle and crises and has likely been a major more sorties than American forces of his infamous outfit Blackwater. enough time through improved professional fighting cage, the change to a region where anything Super Puma helicopters, An-26 reason for its dangerous over can, though it is possible his force LASA ENGINEERING security for systemic political Snow Leopard Fighting positive can make a major impact. light transports, and a drone called reliance on better trained and could be more flexible and The T-Bird can be loaded change in the Afghan government Lioneye, which is reportedly a equipped special operations responsive under direct Afghan heavily with rudimentary or and society to generate lasting proprietary design belonging to forces. USAF control. This in turn, however, advanced weapons. peace.The absence of a Lancaster6 that can fly for up to A pair of Afghan Air Force L- raises concerns about the ability In place of these companies, permanent U.S. ambassador to 12 hours at a time. Military Times, 39s in formation in 2007. of Afghan forces to identify targets Afghan authorities established the Afghanistan is compounding the which did not publish a copy of In theory, a private air arm and the potential for increased Afghan Public Protection Force, a deteriorating situation in the the proposal itself, did not say could give Afghanistan’s military civilian casualties, which could in sort of dubious public-private country. While the U.S. plays a where the aircraft would come some space to catch up and get its turn inflame public sentiment partnership that nevertheless critical role in the country’s battle from, how much the entire package own Air Force up and running to against the government in Kabul became a critical guard force for for stability, the conflict in might cost, or how many full capacity. Lancaster6's obvious and the foreign coalition, as it has NATO-run facilities across the Afghanistan is fundamentally not individuals it would take for the pitch is that instead of waiting for in the past. Even having well- country. In 2014, Karzai disbanded a U.S. fight—the abysmal air wing to function as advertised. years to get critical capabilities into trained American and other this group, possibly because he felt relations between Pakistan and There would reportedly be place, the government in Kabul coalition personnel on the ground it had become disloyal to him, in Afghanistan, and the competing enough aircraft and personnel to could have them immediately. With directly coordinating with Afghan favor of a new Facilities Protection influence of India, China, Iran, provide close air support its own fast moving jet attack forces has not prevented serious Force. Karzai’s successor Ashraf and Russia have far greater anywhere in the county within one planes, airborne intelligence accidents from occurring, such as Ghani inherited this arrangement influence on the conflict than hour. The attack planes would be collectors, and extra logistical the inadvertent and immensely and seems equally wary of foreign U.S. troop levels. Such a linked to troops on the ground in support, Afghan forces would have controversial strike on the Doctors private military firms. complicated situation requires the part via an iPhone app called more options when planning Without Borders hospital in “President Ghani has told me best diplomatic team that the SafeStrike, commercial software missions and when responding to Kunduz in October 2015. he won’t accept it,” Ronald U.S. can field, both in that can help deconflict airspace time-sensitive situations. If troops USAF Neumann, who served as U.S. Afghanistan and in Washington A team from Paktia province, 90 miles outside of Kabul, arrives to try over a given area and mark targets. know that there is reliable organic A pair of Afghan Air Force Mi- ambassador to Afghanistan D.C. The well-documented chaos out for the amateur fight at the Snow Leopard Fighting The proposal insisted that while air support and improved medical 35 Hinds sit at a forward location between 2005 and 2007 and is now in the U.S. State Department is Championship gym. Thirty fighters from all around Afghanistan Lancaster6's employees would fly evacuation capabilities on call it ahead of a mission in 2011. President of the American knee-capping the larger converged on Kabul to compete for a spot at the amateur gym. all the missions, Afghan authorities could help reduce casualties and The U.S. military is clearly Academy of Diplomacy, told international effort in would make key final decisions, improve morale, both of which are skeptical of the idea, too, according Military Times. “Afghans will including about whether to strike Afghanistan. While U.S. troops perpetual problems for to Military Times. U.S. Army never accept this.” continue to fight and die alongside or not. Afghanistan's security forces. Gen. John Nicholson, in charge of Members of the Afghan Public A-4 Skyhawks belonging to their Afghan partners in an However, there’s no explanation all U.S. and coalition forces in Protection Force. attempt to hold on until private air services contractor about how Lancaster6’s plan Afghanistan, has refused to meet From what we can tell, Draken International. negotiations can bring about a would be able to do this any better with Prince to discuss the plan. If Lancaster6 itself might not be the viable resolution, the utter lack Some of the aircraft and than the U.S.-led coalition’s efforts. the United States declined to best company to change the minds helicopters would also be able to Though the overall number had include Prince's air arm under the of anyone in Afghanistan’s of U.S. diplomatic strategy in the gather intelligence information. We declined in recent years, there has legal umbrella of its own activities government, either. Prince’s own country will continue to obviate don’t know how Lancaster6 been a dramatic spike in American in Afghanistan, Lancaster6 would relationship to the firm is unclear, the conditions in which such a planned to share this information air strikes in support of Afghan have to operate independently but its CEO, according to resolution could be reached. with Afghanistan officials. security forces in 2017. Most within the bounds of both LinkedIn, is Christiaan Durrant. Thus, any ramped-up U.S. Without knowing all the notably, in April 2017, the U.S. international laws regarding Durrant used to be head of military effort in Afghanistan details, it’s hard for us to say how Air Force dropped one of its mercenaries and the country's own operations and aviation for must be matched by a surge in realistic, legally or logistically, this largest non-nuclear weapons, the complex rules for foreign military Prince’s Chinese-funded Frontier American diplomatic power in deal might be for any of the parties. GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air contractors. Services Group. (THEDRIVE) the region. (SOUFANGROUP) SATURDAY . AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Why Afghanistan’s Death toll from attack on Herat mosque climbs to at least 36, including father of 14-year-old Fatima Qaderyan ambassador The death toll from a suicide EMERGENCY attack on a mosque in Herat in western Afghanistan has climbed to Canada was CALLS to at least 36, prompting anti- government rallies in what is Police usually regarded as one of called home Afghanistan’s safest cities. Among the victims was the 100 - 119 father of a teenage girl who Amidst claims of a ‘fake’ dispatch to Kabul, a ‘conspiracy’ captained an all-female team in an against her and a staff revolt, the ambassador was recalled Hospitals international robotics competition and may not return to Ottawa in the US last month. FMIC Hospital Islamic State loyalists claimed Behind Kabul Medical responsibility for Tuesday’s Less than a year into former administration, and the political attack, which targeted a Shia Afghan MP Shinkai Karokhail’s leaders of the country’s ethnic University: mosque. All those reported killed appointment as Afghanistan’s Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks, only 0202500200 were civilians. Critically injured ambassador to Canada, the Afghan rarely within reach of power in +9 3 (0 ) 7 9 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 people were transferred to embassy in Ottawa is a shambles Kabul, have been re-organizing hospitals in nearby Iran. and Karokhail has been called back themselves increasingly along Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital The attack was the latest in a to Kabul to explain herself. A ethnic lines, fed up with what they string of attacks on Afghan Shias, diplomatic calamity has been see as Pashtun bullying. Pule Bagh-e- Umomi who have also been targeted in averted and an investigation has At the embassy in Ottawa, 070263672 mosques and public only just begun, but it seems staff noticed that Karokhail demonstrations in Kabul and unlikely that Karokhail will be seemed to hire only Pashtuns, and Mazar-i Sharif On Wednesday, as returning to Canada any time soon. her lobbying efforts were largely Khairkhana Hospital relatives were mourning the dead, Troubles at the embassy broke focused on aid projects in out into the open July 25 when a Afghanistan’s Pashtun areas. 0799-321007 citizens in Herat took to the street, Fatima Qaderyan takes a photo with her father at Herat airport last month. protesting against the document surfaced on social media (Maclean’s did not have the 2401352 government’s inability to stem the in Kabul which appeared to be a opportunity to raise this assertion to do something different,” who are primarily concentrated in our community, must not be letter from Korokhail advising with her.) While the last Canadian escalating Afghan conflict. The Qaderyan told the Guardian in a few pockets in the mountainous affected by such attacks. Isis number of civilians killed in the “retaliatory action” against troops were pulled from Indira Gandhi Children July. Her interest in technology eastern region. wants to increase sectarian conflict Canadian diplomats in Afghanistan in December 2014, Afghan conflict reached a record was piqued when she saw her first However, facing growing between our communities. If we Hospital, Wazir Akbar annual high in 2016, according to Afghanistan, owing to Global the Liberal government has robot in a cartoon at seven years military pressure in the east, the let them, we help them to reach Affairs Minister Chrystia committed roughly $150 million a the UN. This year, with more than old. Fatima Qaderyan (pictured) group seems to be shifting focus their aims,” said Hassan Anwari, a Khan, Kabul 2301372 1,700 civilians killed, is on track Freeland and her officials year until 2020 in both military and her team mates were to urban areas, with a string of Shia resident of Herat. repeatedly refusing to meet her. and reconstruction spending. to beat that number. celebrated when they returned to violent attacks targeting primarily Azim Kabarzani, a Sunni “We have seen many such Freeland’s office had been assured “When she came I was happy Ibn-e- Seena Afghanistan with silver medals Shia gatherings. It is unclear, provincial council member, said: “I that the letter was fake—Karokhail because we would have a woman attacks on holy sites in recent from the international robotics though, whether the suicide witnessed Shias and Sunnis, and Pul-e-Artan, Kabul months in the city, but the has met with Freeland informally, ambassador,” Sharif told me. “But competition Facebook Twitter bomber in Herat acted with even women donating blood in the and also with her officials, and with she told me I couldn’t even have government has done nothing. The Pinterest Fatima Qaderyan logistical support from the group’s hospital. Hospital authorities said 2100359 morale of the enemy is growing,” Status of Women minister Maryam maternity leave.” Sharif relied on a (pictured) and her team mates were leadership. Speaking to the there is no need for more blood. It Monsef and International month’s holiday time to rest as her said Mehdi Hadid, a Shia member celebrated when they returned to Guardian from an undisclosed shows the unity of our of Herat’s provincial council. Development Minister Marie- due date approached. When she Wazir Akbar Khan Afghanistan with silver medals location in Nangarhar province, a communities.” Claude Bibeau. returned home after giving birth “Nothing has been done to from the international robotics militant commander loyal to Isis Isis fighters in Afghanistan are Hospital secure Shia holy areas since the Then copies of the letter were Nov. 27, a letter was waiting for competition. Photograph: Jalil said the group was behind the estimated to number no more than obtained by Afghanistan’s Tolo her, telling her she had been attack. Our community is worried Rezayee/EPA Herat mosque attack. 1,000, but they are able to take 2301741, 2301743 they can be targeted by an Isis News, and an Afghan foreign dismissed from her position as the Her father, as the head of the For Afghanistan's all-girl team, advantage of the country’s ministry official in Kabul told me ambassador’s executive assistant. terrorist in the city at any family in a country where girls robotics contest represents many lawlessness. Most other insurgent Ali Abad moment,” he said. the letter was real: it had been “None of the men I have worked rarely travel without the victories groups are religiously opposed to stamped as received by the with at the embassy ever treated The victims included the father permission or company of a close “Shias are apostates, and they Isis’s methods and thought. Shahrara, Kabul of Fatima Qaderyan, 14, who was ministry after having been formally me badly like this,” Sharif said. male relative, was her greatest are our prime target. That’s why “This is not a neighbourhood dispatched from the embassy in Karokhail replaced Sharif with one of five girls initially denied US supporter, and went to the airport we killed them in their so-called where Isis will find many natural 2100439 visas to participate in a robotics Ottawa. a fellow Pashtun, Mohammed to see her off to the US. mosque in Herat, and will continue friendships,” said Michael When I caught up to Karokhail Rafiq Amadzai, whose conduct at competition in Washington DC. The team’s mentor, Ali Reza to attack them in Afghanistan and Kugelman of the Woodrow Wilson Malalai Maternity The US embassy later by telephone, she was between the embassy ended up provoking Mahraban, said the girls were Pakistan,” he said. Center, a thinktank. “Isis is a clear flights at the airport in Istanbul, a revolt. A July 15 letter signed by reversed its decision, and the girls devastated by grief. Afghanistan suffers less and present danger in Afghanistan Hospital were hailed as national heroes when heading to Kabul, and the plot six Afghan diplomats and sent to “They are so sad, and nobody sectarian violence than other and the surrounding region, but we thickened again. “There is a very the Afghan Foreign Ministry 2201377/ 2301743 they won silver medals for can stop Fatima crying. She hasn’t countries in the region, and many shouldn’t overstate the nature of “courageous achievement”. Back organized mafia making a complained that Amadzai was been able to eat or drink for 24 Afghans are loth to be pulled into this threat,” Kugelman said. conspiracy,” Karokhail told me. unqualified and unsuited for his home, the team were received by hours, and she can’t move from the kind of ethnic or religious Additional reporting by Akhar Banks the president, Ashraf Ghani, and “They are Taliban in suits and ties. position and had crossed “all the one room to another,” he said. conflict they experienced during Mohammad Makoii in Herat and They are making all this rubbish red lines” and “offended all the first lady, Rula Ghani. The attack was a rare incursion the civil war in the 1990s. Haroon Janjua in Islamabad. Da Afghanistan Bank “Since I was a child, I wanted against me because I am a woman diplomats here. . . we are kindly into western Afghanistan by Isis, “People of Herat, especially (THEGUARDIAN) ambassador, and because of my asking your office to either fire Mr. 2100302, 2100303 ethnic group.” Amadzai or accept our collective How badly has Canada failed resignations or ask us to come back Bakhtar Bank Killers of Afghanistan? to Kabul.” Only then did Karokhail Those linked to Herat attack Afghans to be Karokhial was still insisting dismiss Amadzai. 0776777000 that the letter was “fake, not true,” Karokhail told me her reference Azizi Bank treated but a former embassy employee to an ethnic “mafia” conspiring told me that Karokhail’s version against her was not intended to 0799 700900 must held accountable: UNAMA ruthlessly: Ghani of events is backwards. Sitara describe the six diplomats—two Sharif, who served several Pashtuns, a Hazara, two Tajiks and Pashtany Bank The deputy chief of UNAMA also praised staff at the Herat hospital who KABUL : President Ashraf Ghani ambassadors at the embassy going a Kabuli. She said the July 15 2102908, 2103868 on Thursday stressed a back a decade, told me Karokhail, protest letter “was just a small worked through the night to save lives after the attack. comprehensive investigation into a Pashtun, dismissed her last conflict between my office staff a recent attack in Kabul, promising November because she was and the diplomats, a small issue, a Air Services conflict and also to have the the perpetrators would be arrested Hazara, and pregnant. Karokhail small administrative matter.” opportunity to visit the regional and treated ruthlessly. Addressing denies this and said it was a mere In Kabul Tuesday, Foreign Safi Airways hospital yesterday," said Lanzer. a memorial ceremony for July 24 coincidence that Sharif’s annually- Affairs Ministry spokesman The majority of those attack victims in the capital, the renewed contract expired the week Sebghatullah Ahmadi told the 020 22 22 222 wounded in the suicide attack were president pledged a thorough she was in hospital. BBC’s Persian service that an taken to the Herat zonal hospital. probe and deterrent punishment Pashtuns have long dominated investigative team will be sent to Ariana All staff were called in to work for the assailants. Afghan politics. Afghanistan’s Ottawa to look into the matter. As 020-2100270 on Tuesday night in the wake of At least 24 people, including liberal President Ashraf Ghani, the for Karokhail, “we are not sure if the bombing and according to 15 officers of the Ministry of conservative former president she is going back or not.” officials more than 30 surgeries Mines and Petroleum, were killed Hamid Karzai, the notorious Adam Austen, a spokesman for Kam Air were carried out that night. warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Global Affairs Minister Chrystia Daesh attackers killed over 30 and 45 others wounded in the 0799974422 suicide attack. leaders of the murderous Soviet- Freeland, declined to comment on people and wounded more than 60. backed regime of the 1970s, the the case. “Canada and Afghanistan “As per need, all cases were “The victims of this incident, who were groomed for years and Taliban leadership, the Haqqani have a strong relations built on Hotels handled professionally and all network—all Pashtuns. The we expected them to be an asset. close cooperation, including in the basic services were provided,” said Hazaras are a marginalized and fight against terrorism. We remain Safi Landmark Arif Shahram, the hospital chief. Unfortunately they were cut and mostly Shia minority from committed to helping Afghanistan Before leaving Kabul for Herat, the vacuum created by their demise Afghanistan’s northern provinces. build a stable, secure and 020-2203131 Lanzer announced a $35,000 would never be filled,” Ghani In recent months, Ghani’s democratic country and will Toby Lanzer, UN’s Deputy Special condemned the attack and called pledge for the expansion of the remarked. “We have ordered an government has been subjected to steadfastly support the efforts of SERENA Representative for Afghanistan on for the punishment of those who emergency ward at Herat hospital. investigation into this incident. As withering criticism over what his the Afghan people to govern Thursday praised staff at Herat’s planned the attack. Meanwhile, former Jihadi you have seen, we have arrested critics have called the themselves and take control of their 0799654000 Zonal Hospital for their work in On a visit to Herat on leader Mohammad Ismail Khan has perpetrators of the Kandahar “Pashtunization” of his destiny.” (MACLEANS) dealing with the wounded after Thursday Lanzer also met some asked the Afghan government to attack. We hope we can arrest the New Rumi Restaurant Tuesday's mosque attack. of the mosque attack survivors. respond to the needs of the families organisers of this incident too. The Lanzer pledged that the UN He said that the UN of Herat victims investigation is complex and we 0776351347 will fund a project to expand the appreciates the zonal hospital for “How is it possible that two need time,” he said. Two civilians, one RS soldier emergency section of the hospital. its efforts to treat the patients and people from far away enter Herat Ghani reiterated the enemies Internet Services “It is almost unimaginable and that this was something the city and carry out a major tragedy, of Afghans would be shown no killed in Qarabagh blast the fact that it happened is international community expects. naturally there were some mercy. The government’s stance on UA Telecom something that we have protested “Coming to Herat was a elements who guided and spurning the demands of those 0796701701 / 0796702702 against vehemently, our statement natural thing for me to do and I cooperated with them (terrorists), threatening it with bloodshed At least two civilians and one being treated at the U.S. military Resolute Support (RS) soldier hospital at Bagram Airfield. speaks for itself and we certainly had the opportunity to listen to because of this, the people do not should be clear to the people, he Exchange Rate hope that in support of the people here, to listen to different feel they are a partner in security," said. Khadim Hussaini, speaking were killed when the foreign forces Taliban has claimed patrol was targeted by a suicide responsibility for the attack. authorities of Herat that such communities, to meet men and said Khan. In addition to this, the on behalf of the bereaved families, 1 USD attacks don’t take place again and women, to meet people outside Afghanistan Independent Human asked the president to create a bombing in Qarabagh district in On Wednesday, at least one those responsible are held the city and have a look at how Rights Commission (AIHRC) has scientific and cultural complex in Kabul. civilian was wounded and seven 68.40AFN accountable,” he said. they are living, people who have also labeled the attack a war crime. memory of the victims. Sources say that seven foreign troops were reportedly The UN envoy strongly been displaced because of the (ToloNews) (Pajhwok) civilians and five foreign troops killed in a suicide car bombing in were wounded in the attack. Kandahar, a source told 1000.00 IRR The explosion took place close TOLOnews. A suicide bomber to Qarabagh Police Headquarters targeted a foreign troop’s convoy 18.00AFN at around 8pm local time on in Kandahar city, the governor's 5 development projects launched in Uruzgan Thursday. media office said adding that the The Resolute Support mission troops had been on their way to 1.00 UAE in Afghanistan said in a statement the airport when the incident 18.60AFN TIRINKOT : Work on five Funded by the Ministry of foundation stone of a new building structure would cost four million that one coalition soldier was killed happened. development projects was Finance, the projects were for the finance section of the afghanis and would take four and six Resolute Support One of the vehicles was launched in Tirinkot, the capital estimated to cost 14.1 million Revenue Department, said the months to complete. (Pajhwok) personnel including five troops and damaged in the blast, the governor's 1.00 EUR of central Uruzgan province, on afghanis, said the governor. He an interpreter were wounded in the media office said. 78.40AFN Thursday, the governor said. informed about construction of attack. Local officials confirmed that Mohammad Nazir Kharotai two retaining walls and two The patrol was conducting a a civilian was wounded in the told the projects’ inauguration irrigation canals in Garmab Manda partnered mission with the Afghan attack and that there were ceremony that four of the schemes area of Tirinkot as part of the 1000.00 INR National Army when a personnel- casualties among the foreign troops 1060.00AFN would be implemented by the projects. He said both the borne IED detonated, the RS . They did not however provincial Agriculture and sidewalls each 350 meters would statement said. disclose details. But a source said Livestock Department and one by be constructed on both sides of two The statement said the seven foreign troops had been 1000.00 PKR the Revenue Department. canals. Kharotai, who also laid the personnel who were wounded are killed. (ToloNews) 632.00AFN SATURDAY. AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Bangladesh ambassador to the US, Mohammad Ziauddin has praised Washington for its support to enhance Bangladesh armed forces’ professionalism now recognised as among the best in the world. S u sh m a S wa r a j in tr ou ble as

Through the annual military to military dialogue, Con gr ess, oth er opposition the Ambassador said, USA has been providing Bangladesh hardware assistance, capacity build- ing, institution and leadership development and pa r ties m ove pr ivilege information sharing. The Bangladesh envoy made the remarks at a reception accorded to a 23-mem- ber delegation of Bangladesh National Defense Col- m otion a ga in st h er for lege at Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC on Wednesday evening. Lt Gen Hasan Sarwardy, the Commandant of the NDC, led the delegation, which m islea din g th e H ou se was on a study tour of the United States, said a press release of Bangladesh Embassy today. For- eign envoys and senior civil and military officials NEW DELHI: The Congress and claimed there were no terror at- Singh, omitted Jawarharlal Nehru’s from Department of State, Department of Defense other Opposition parties on Fri- tacks after his visit. However, name from his address at the Asia and other US organizations attended the recep- day reportedly sought a privilege sources and Opposition claim that Africa relations conference. Sush- tion. On Dhaka-Washington bilateral relations, motion against Union External Af- the Pathankot terror attacks hap- ma Swaraj had refuted this allega- Ambassador Ziauddin said Bangladesh and the fairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, in pened immediately after the visit. tion by senior Congress member USA enjoy the best of relations marked by grow- Bangladesh ambassador to the US, Mohammad Ziauddin on the Rajya Sabha. The move comes They added that there were a se- Anand Sharma, and said India was ing confidence, trust and cooperation. He said the August, 2, 2017, praises Washington for its support to enhance after allegations that Swaraj mis- ries of terror attacks after that. The not included in the three nations bilateral relations are deepening and broadening Bangladesh armed forces’ professionalism now recognised as led the House on two occasions. second motion is for misinforma- that addressed the occasion. Pan- because of the two-way effort based on mutual among the best in the world. Photo: Courtesy One pertains to Prime Minister tion on the Bandung Conference dit Nehru was one of the founding respect and non-interference in each other’s inter- Narendra Modi’s visit to Lahore, in Indonesia where Minister of members of the Bandung Confer- nal affairs. (Reuters) Pakistan last year where she State for External Affairs, V K ence of 1955. (Newindianexpress)

BAGLUNG: At least six people, Municipality and Khagisara (75), including four from the same fam- of Nishi Khola-1 in the district. ily, were buried to death in a land- BK’s spouse and daughter, slide at Bahun vaill of Nishikhola however, escaped injuries, police rular municipality-2 in Baglung said. Khagisara was missing fol- district Thursday night. Baglung lowing the disaster and found bur- District Police Office identified the ied at his house. Many other plac- deceased as 80-year-old Maniman es in the district also witnessed the Chantyal, his spouse 63-year-old landslides, said Khadka, adding Nandakali Chantyal, sister-in-law that the rescue is going on in the Bindu Chantyal, (22) and daugh- disaster-hit areas. “More details ter Geeta Chantyal, (18). The dead are awaited,” shared DSP Khadka. body of Nanda Kali and Bindu Relief operation is also due to were found buried in their houses launch in those areas. today morning while Madiman and More than 150 households are Geeta’s bodies were recovered at at high risk of landslide in Nishi noon, said DSP Anil Khadka at the Khola-1, Salla Bote, Deurali Tole Baglung District Police Office. and Gaun Kharkha among other in The other deceased are Om the district, according to place. Bahadur BK, (54), of Dhorpatan (Thehimalayantimes)

The acting assistant secretary of of cooperation across a range of United States for South and Cen- sectors and mutual interests, in- tral Asian Affairs and acting spe- cluding security, trade, and the sta- cial representative for Afghanistan bility and security of Afghanistan. and Pakistan, Ambassador Alice During her two-day trip, Wells Wells, stressed that Pakistan’s soil met Foreign Minister Khawaja must not be used to plan or con- Asif, Foreign Secretary Tehmina duct terrorist attacks against its Janjua, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, neighbours. According to a state- and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ment issued by the Foreign Office of Staff General Zubair Hayat. on Friday, Ambassador Wells vis- She appreciated Pakistan’s ited Islamabad as part of her intro- significant sacrifices in the fight ductory trip to the region. Noting against terrorism, read the FO the ongoing South Asia policy re- statement. view, Wells underscored the value (Dwan) LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister nation, he added. The conscious Shehbaz Sharif, referring to PTI, people of Pakistan are solidly has said that the party has crossed standing against their negative all boundaries of decency. In a plans. An account has to be taken S r i L a n k a , U N statement issued on Friday, he from all those thieves and robbers lashed out his political rivals, say- who sucked the blood of the peo- ing that the elements who have ple, he added. This is the time to sign S u st a in a b le tried to create uncertainty in the heal the wounds of a nation suf- country to achieve personal agen- fering for 70 long years; the nation das have been exposed. The lies of would not allow anyone to alter Sikkimstandoff:India,Chinato D evelop m en t those who leveled baseless allega- its fast bettering destiny, the state- tions on an honest and true leader- ment read. find solution through diplomatic F r a m ewor k , ship have now been exposed to the (Tribune) channels,saysMEAspokesperson U S D 3 0 0 m opal Baglay further said that terror and p led ged talks would not go hand in hand. Sri Lanka’s Government and the United Nations have signed the 2018 – 2022 United Nations Sustainable Development Framework (UNSDF), The Ministry of External Affairs itancy, Baglay stressed that terror and talks will not go hand in hand. which pledges to invest US 300 million dollars over the next five years. of Friday said New Delhi will con- “There is a strong international consensus to fight against terrorism and The agreement pegs UN assistance to Sri Lanka’s long term develop- tinue to engage with Beijing also against cross-border terrorism in our region,” he added. Baglay took ment priorities. “We are extremely pleased that the UN will be invest- through diplomatic channels to find a jibe at Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed after reports claimed that ing over US 300 million dollars for the development of Sri Lanka over a mutually acceptable solution to the militant was planning to enter politics. “The person who has traded the next five years,” Harsha De Silva, deputy minister of National the border standoff at Doklam in in bullets to take human lives is trying to hide behind ballot,” Baglay Policies and Economic Affairs said speaking at the occasion. “The four the Sikkim sector. “It has already said. “That is a matter of concern.” According to reports, Saeed is likely strategic areas of the framework are improved data, innovative public been conveyed to China that peace to rebrand JuD as a political party named Milli Muslim League Paki- institutions, social security and resilience to climate change and disaster and tranquility is required in the stan. (Hindustan Times) and especially evidence based policy planning are extremely important border areas between India and for the development of Sri Lanka.” The UN Country Team in Sri Lanka China,” MEA spokesperson Go- worked in collaboration with the Government, and in consultation with pal Baglay said during a press con- civil society and development partners, to ensure that the framework is ference. On Thursday, Swaraj had grounded in the realities of the country. The UNSDF will guide the said that India would not negoti- collaborative work of UN agencies for 2018 – 2022 and support nation- ate on the border issue at Doklam. al efforts to reduce disparities and make a positive difference in the lives “We are talking about bilateral re- of all people. UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Regional lations with China. That is the only Director and chair of the Regional UN Development Group Haoliang way to find a solution,” she had Xu said that the UNSDF will support the Government to achieve said. Talking about combating mil- peaceful, just. (BBC) SATURDAY. AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Vatican urges Venezuela's Maduro to suspend new legislative superbody

The Vatican called on Friday for Venezuela's government to sus- pend its new legislative super- 'I have always thought that he was never going to body and made a direct appeal fulfil his full term,' member of House Permanent to the security forces to avoid excessive force in dealing with Select Committee on Intelligence says opposition protests. Current in- itiatives including the constitu- ent assembly "create a climate of tension and conflict and take the future for granted", the Holy See Secretariat of State said in a state- ment, calling for the changes to be prevented or suspended. The spiritual home of the world's 1.2 New Zealand billion Catholics also urged Ven- ezuela's security forces to avoid "excessive and dispropor- denies visas tionate use of force". More than 120 people have died in four months of opposition protests. to North Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has defended the newly minted superbody, created as a Korean result of a vote on Sunday, and which countries around the world have criticized as a bid to indefi- academics nitely extend his rule. Turkey is opening a military train- lia, involved in training exercises. (Reuters) ing camp in Somalia in September, It is unclear whether the troops the Anadolu Agency reported. will be involved in any other con- to attend The camp has been under con- flict related mission. Women struction for the past two years, Up to 1,500 troops can be sta- Somali Defence Minister Ab- tioned at the camp at one time in conference candidates face dirashid Abdullahi Mohamed con- what will become Turkey’s larges TOKYO — The American-led ef- firmed in a statement yesterday. overseas base. fort to isolate North Korea from curses and The camp will be used for securi- Turkey has taken a keen inter- all aspects of the international ty and military forces in the Turk- est in Somalia and opened an em- community has apparently spread worse in Donald Trump would resign be- he will leave before any impeach- the House to start to think in terms ish Army. bassy in the capital Mogadishu in to New Zealand, where a group of fore Congress is able impeach him, ment would take place.” On Fri- of impeachment is not outside the Some 200 Turkish soldiers will 2016. North Korean academics — includ- a senior US representative has said, day it emerged that the special realm of possibility. “It is not be stationed at the base in Soma- (AP) ing a historian, a philosopher and Kenyan as pressure mounts over his team's counsel appointed to investigate something that would be happen- a linguist — were denied visas for alleged links to Russia. Jackie Spei- Russian meddling in the 2016 vote, ing any time soon but if the Presi- a conference this week. The 10- elections er, who sits on the House Perma- Robert Mueller, was using a grand dent were to act precipitously at member delegation from the Py- nent Select Committee on Intelli- jury – suggesting his probe was any of these situations, pardoning Since entering politics, Kenyan ongyang-based Academy of Social gence, said attempts by the Presi- entering a new, more serious, his family members, taking actions Israel blockades Sciences were not permitted to at- lawmaker Sarah Korere has been dent to pardon members of his phase. The move piled further to try and get rid of Mr Mueller, I insulted, shot at, slapped by a tend the International Society for family or fire the man appointed pressure on the President, whose think those would be tipping Korean Studies conference in colleague and cursed by tribal el- to investigate Russian meddling in seven months in office have been points and could end up in the ders - but she's still trying to take Auckland this week. Their special- last year’s presidential election dogged by accusations that his House calling for impeachment.” Palestinianvillage ties include Korean folklore, phi- a man's parliamentary seat in one could trigger an impeachment vote. team worked with Russia to swing In order for Mr Trump to be im- losophy, classical literature, histo- of Kenya's most violent regions. “I have always thought that he was the vote. Speaking on Radio 4’s peached, a simple majority (50 per Korere's experiences are symp- ry and education. There were to never going to fulfil his full term,” Today programme, Ms Speier cent plus one representative) is be accompanied by two “minders,” tomatic of a wider hate campaign she said. “I am more convinced that said: “I do think the potential for needed in the House. as is standard for North Korean against female candidates in Ken- (Independent) groups traveling abroad. One of the yan politics, women representa- academics due to travel was Jo Hui tives say, which helps give the Sung, who has some renown in his east African nation the lowest Venezuela: Vatican calls on Nicolas field: the history of the Koguryo representation of women in pol- era, one of the three kingdoms on itics in its region. The result is the Korean Peninsula until the sev- women lack legal protection in Maduro's government to suspend enth century. But the New Zealand areas such as property rights, government rejected the visa ap- child support, health and educa- plications last Friday to comply tion. Kenya passed a law out- constitutional assembly with sanctions against North Ko- lawing domestic violence only in rea, according to people familiar 2015. Korere helped finalise that with the process. “They said it was bill, and introduced another re- he country is de e ply divide d and because of the United Nations quiring employers to provide fa- sanctions,” said one, who spoke cilities for breastfeeding staff af- many fe ar the pros pe ct of more on the condition of anonymity to ter she showed up to parliament viole nce give details of the decision. As Kim with a three-week-old baby and Jong Un’s regime has continued to found nowhere to nurse. "They defy the international community have called me a traitor and a pros- The Vatican has urged Venezuela’s ment, to ensure full respect for ongoing initiatives such as the new Israeli occupying forces have im- week Israeli forces stormed the by launching missiles, the United titute," the 40-year-old said with president not to proceed with a human rights and fundamental free- Constituent Assembly which, in- posed a total lockdown on the oc- house of 19-year-old Ismail Ibra- Nations has imposed sanctions to a grin. "When elders cursed me, controversial new assembly that doms and the existing constitu- stead of fostering reconciliation and cupied West Bank village of Yatta, him Abu Aram in Yatta who is ac- try to cut off North Korea’s abili- my mother cried for a week and his critics say would give him un- tion”. peace, foment a climate of ten- after a resident was allegedly in- cused of stabbing an Israeli man in ty to buy parts for its weapons begged me to leave politics." In precedented power. In a statement “The Holy See appeals firmly to sion”. volved in a stabbing attack against a supermarket in the city of Yibna. program by clamping down on both East Africa, nearly two-thirds of issued on the day Mr Maduro was all of society to avoid all forms of Venezuela has been rocked by an Israeli. After the village was raid- Israel regularly closes entire logistics and financing. At the same Rwandan lawmakers are wom- set to install the new assembly - a violence and invites, in particular, months of protests against the gov- ed for a second time yesterday, all Palestinian villages and towns fol- time, the United States has im- en, and in neighbouring Uganda. vote for which last week was boy- the security forces to refrain from ernment of Mr Maduro, who was roads have been blocked and Pal- lowing actual or alleged attacks, a posed much more aggressive uni- (WP) cotted by the opposition parties excessive and disproportionate use elected in 2013 following the death estinians were left unable to enter policy which human rights groups lateral sanctions against North and denounced as “rigged - the of force,” it said. The statement of Hugo Chavez, and there have or exit the area without detailed have called “collective punish- Korea, blacklisting individual peo- Vatican called on “all political ac- also it urged the government of Mr been at least 125 deaths. security checks, according to ment”. ple and companies that the Trea- Nine family tors, and in particular the govern- Maduro “to prevent or suspend (Reuters) Ma’an news agency. Earlier this (CNN) sury Department claims are in- volved in running or financing the members killed weapons program. On Wednesday, the State Department’s top envoy for East Asian affairs, Susan in Yemen air Thornton, told reporters that the New US sanctions are more than United States was seeking possi- strike ble ways to suspend North Korea from Asia’s biggest security group, the 27-nation ASEAN Regional Three women and six children Forum. The group, which includes from the same family were killed problematic: German minister the United States and South Ko- in an air strike by the Saudi-led rea, is scheduled to hold its annual coalition on their home in north- gathering on Monday in the Phil- ern Yemen on Friday, a local ippines. None of the sanctions in health official said, the latest in a The new sanctions against Russia Moscow in the past. "The draft place or planned — whether uni- series of attacks since 2015. Ye- that U.S. President Donald Trump law makes clear that they're pur- lateral or multilateral — have tar- men has been torn by a civil war signed into law on Wednesday are suing economic interests and we geted humanities professors. New in which the exiled government "more than problematic", German think that's not acceptable," he Zealand’s foreign ministry declined of President Abd-Rabbu Man- Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. "Aggressively combining for- to comment, referring inquiries to sour Hadi, backed by the Saudi- said.Speaking in the northern Ger- eign policy issues with American the immigration department. “Im- led coalition, is trying to roll back man city of Wolfsburg on Friday, economic interests and saying: we migration New Zealand can con- gains made by the Iran-aligned Gabriel criticised the United States want to drive Russian gas out of firm that these visa applications Houthi group which controls for departing from its cooperation the European market so we can sell were declined for not meeting im- most of northern Yemen, includ- with the European Union on Rus- American gas there is definitely not migration instructions,” said Marc ing the capital Sanaa. The head sia, saying this had been key to something we can accept." Piercey, a spokesman for Immigra- of the local health department, providing a strong response to (AP) tion New Zealand, declining to Dr Abdel-Ilah al-Azzi, said the comment further for “legal and attack at dawn on the family privacy reasons.” The visa deci- home of Taha al-Dharafi in Mah- sion was made just days after Re- da district on the south-western corded Future, a threat intelligence outskirts of Saada city, also in- firm, released a report saying that jured three other people. "We are North Koreans were accessing the recording all the crimes of the Internet through a handful of coun- enemy and we will not forget tries, including New Zealand. them," Azzi said. "All the crimi- However, it was not clear whether nals will be put on trial soon, God 5 H ezbolla h m em ber s the report had anything to do with willing," he added. A spokesman the decision. The International So- for the Saudi-led coalition did not ciety for Korean Studies’ two-day respond to a request for a com- r etu r n to L eba n on conference was held at the Uni- ment. It was not immediately versity of Auckland and was at- clear if the house was hit by mis- tended by 130 academics from take, but the coalition says it around the world, including the does not target civilians. A fami- followin g pr ison er United States, Europe, China and ly relative, who declined to be South Korea. The Japan-based identified, said the attack hap- group convenes the conference pened before dawn while the every second year, with the last family slept. He said the bodies at the Sa’an Crossing in Hama, exch a n ge dea l Syria. The source also noted event being held in Austria in 2015. were taken to the morgue while Twelve North Koreans, many of rescue workers continued to that the exchange occurred in five batches including the ar- them the ones slated to travel to search for a missing woman in Five members of Hezbollah who had been imprisoned by Tahrir rival of buses carrying the New Zealand this week, attended. the rubble of the house. Pictures Al-Sham in Syria arrived in the Lebanese town of Qaa yesterday fighters and their families, as Proponents of engagement were from the scene showed the house following a prisoner exchange deal, according to the Anadolu well as Syrian refugees in Arsal dismayed by the news. “If you’re completely destroyed by the Agency. A number of Tahrir Al-Sham fighters and their families who wanted to accompany interested in bringing about gradu- strike. Residents who rushed to were also returned to Idlib, after being in Lebanon’s Arsal, as part them to areas under the con- al change in North Korea, surely the scene were afraid to start res- of the deal. Hezbollah and Tahrir Al-Sham reached an agreement at the end of July, brokered by Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Leba- trol of Tahrir Al-Sham. One one of the best ways to do so is by cue work while aircraft hovered Hezbollah prisoner was re- bringing out as many people as overhead. non’s General Security intelligence agency. A Lebanese source told Anadolu that the exchange between the two sides occurred leased in exchange for each possible and exposing them to the (AA.com) batch. (BBC) outside world.” (BBC) SATURDAY . AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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Email: [email protected] Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Trump also trade, against Iran, which he deems the ground, no one expected Trump By Hanaa Hasan used his speech as an opportunity a more potent threat. to be able to solve the crisis quickly. www.afghanistantimes.af US President Donald Trump has had to announce trade agreements with ‘Peace’ for Israel What most did not expect how- an eventful six months in office. If Saudi Arabia amounting to almost Trump possessed a confident ever, was for the Trump adminis- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi his own domestic exploits were not $400 billion, promising the creation arrogance as he approached the long- tration to cut CIA funding to “mod- enough to fill the headlines, his pol- of thousands of jobs in the US. The est running conflict in the Middle erate” Syrian opposition groups in icy towards the Middle East would Kingdom’s bolstered confidence was East, stating in May that a solution the hope of appeasing Russia. To Advisory editorial board certainly have compensated. When shown upon Trump’s departure. was “maybe not as difficult as peo- many this seemed a catastrophic not sacking, hiring, shuffling and Days later, it increased its offensive ple have thought over the years”. decision that would only increase the Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, reshuffling his staff, his official vis- on Yemen and it swiftly moved to He seemingly pushed ahead with the strength of Daesh on the ground. its to Saudi Arabia and Israel, and lead a diplomatic boycott with Egypt, promise of peace talks, sending se- Yet for others, this position seemed Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir meetings with delegations from Pal- the UAE and Bahrain against Qa- nior adviser and son-in-law Jared diplomatic, sensible even; the US estine, Jordan and Egypt have al- tar, accusing the small Gulf state of Kushner, who is also a family friend seemed to have recognised that Graphic-Designers: lowed him to carve out his own for- supporting terrorism. Qatar denies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin propping up certain rebels was prov- eign policy path. In an enduring iro- all allegations. In an embarrassing Netanyahu, to kick start the pro- ing unsuccessful from an economic Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada ny, before the election Trump fre- U-turn having discussed the pur- cess. But Kushner proved inexperi- and political perspective, as subsi- quently referenced the region and chase of “lots of beautiful military enced and the talks quickly fell dised weaponry fell into the wrong Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: its peoples negatively, as shown by equipment” with the Emir of Qatar apart. Israeli Defence Minister Avig- hands and opposition groups failed Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 his call for a ban on all Muslims en- weeks before, Trump took to Twit- dor Lieberman later rendered US to further American aims. As with tering the US, and his declaration in ter to commend Saudi Arabia’s deci- special envoy for the peace process Saudi Arabia, Trump prioritised se- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan a television interview that “Islam sion, expressing hope that this would Jason Greenblatt useless, when he curing a national geopolitical inter- hates us”. Having moved beyond the “be the beginning of the end” of advised him not to broker peace, est, over a chance to supposedly Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 rhetoric, the Trump administra- terrorism. However, the US presi- but help Israel build relations with engage in democracy promotion. tion’s policy to the Middle East dent’s secretaries of state and de- other Arab countries instead. Mean- A return to conventional US Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press seems erratic, and has been mostly fence scrambled to limit the diplo- while Tel Aviv progressed ahead with interference met with criticism. Only time will matic damage done, given Qatar its settlement programme, despite As with everything, Trump has tell whether such censure is warrant- plays host to the largest US mili- a weakly worded request from dived, tweets first, into the com- ed, or if a grander US strategy is in tary base in the Middle East. The Trump to hold back on construc- plexities of Middle Eastern rela- The constitution says play. However, one thing that can division in the US administration was tion. Last month Trump and Net- tions. Yet despite his inability to be said is that for his part, Trump is quick to appear as the US state de- anyahu revealed their “deal of the comprehend the varying dynamics staying true to his promise of partment rebuked Saudi Arabia’s de- century”: one in which, unsurpris- of the region, the advice of his staff Article 24: “America first”. cision and have since praised Qa- ingly, no Palestinian state existed; and often which side he should be Saudi Arabia and Trump against tar’s efforts at countering terrorism. the regions currently under some on, there seems to be one distin- Liberty is the natural right of human beings. This right has no limits unless affect- the world? Trump’s allegiance with the Saudis form of Palestinian control would guishing factor between Trump and ing others freedoms as well as the public interest, which shall be regulated by law. Trump was infamous for his caused his cabinet to split again last merely be handed to either Egypt previous US presidents: the absence Liberty and human dignity are inviolable. The state shall respect and protect liberty as strong statements in regards to Sau- month, when he differed with US or Jordan. This week, the plan was of rhetoric promoting democracy di Arabia during his election cam- Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in undermined even further following in the Middle East. Since former US well as human dignity. paign. Between accusing it of being attempting to withdraw from the leaked audio of Kushner doubting President George Bush’s call for a responsible for 9/11 to promoting 2015 nuclear deal and place new sanc- whether the conflict was solvable. “global democratic revolution” in the “jihadi ideology”, he was unre- tions on Iran. When Tehran ap- As expected, Trump’s presidency 2003, American policy has largely strained in his criticism. Yet not only proached the international body has already failed the Palestinians. referenced the need to export such did he choose the Kingdom as the that supervises the pact’s implemen- His half-hearted attempt at a peace principles to the region. Whilst his- destination of his first foreign visit tation, he was forced to relent on deal seemed only to be for the sake tory shows that their intervention, as president, but upon arrival pho- his plans. During his trip to Saudi of appearing to keep his campaign often by armed invasion, has never tos emerged of him happily engaged Arabia, Trump had directed much promise and the pro-Israeli stance been successful, the US needed to in a traditional sword dance along- of his criticism towards Iran, blam- of some of his closest and most se- justify such interference as promot- side Saudi officials. His speech at the ing its “rising ambitions” for insta- nior officials have empowered Isra- ing democracy in order to maintain Arab Islamic American Summit the bility in the region. In the ongoing el more than it has been in years. its image as the leader of the free day after featured not only an ab- struggle for domination between Whilst Israel’s security has always world. Trump, who is incapable of sence of the rhetoric he had previ- Iran and Saudi Arabia, for the most been top priority for the US, Trump thinking of the US as anything but ously espoused, but in fact advocat- part he seems to have sided with the has abandoned all attempts to ap- the “land of the free”, has no such ed the total opposite: We are not latter. Trump’s performance in the pear to care about the fate of the concerns and as promised in his elec- here to lecture – we are not here to Gulf mainly revealed the extent to Palestinians. tion campaign wants to put Ameri- tell other people how to live, what which his own ignorance has led him Relinquishing the Syrian oppo- can interests unashamedly first. to do, who to be, or how to worship. to overrule himself and his cabinet sition Trump is unafraid to openly align Instead, he went on to emphasise members. But it is unlikely that The Israeli-Palestinian conflict himself with dictators, regardless of that the fight against terror “tran- Trump’s opinions that he so vehe- may be the longest running conflict the impact on the peoples of the scends every other consideration” mently expressed on the Kingdom in the region, but the Syrian civil region, for the sake of business and and the need for Arab countries in have changed. What is more likely war has undoubtedly developed into security. To some who have aban- particular to unite and “drive them is that in a return to traditionalist the most complex. With at least six doned all hope of achieving democ- [the terrorists] out”; a message glee- American policy, Trump has set different nations attempting to pro- racy in the Middle East, this is the fully met by the range of autocrats aside his grievances, on the condi- tect their vested interests in the re- right strategy. present, including Egypt’s President tions of defence cooperation and gion and numerous other players on (Middleeastmonitor)

he Afghans are listening things that some people want to make fronts of fight against the insurgents by their own and even assure the central government that they and their armed men can curb the war in some specific areas if those areas are under their own control. A prominent jihadi personal- ity asked recently the government to give the authority of the northern areas to him. He assured that he could curb the war in By Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi and the security forces. In March, Muslims are facing ethnic cleansing government has treated the Rohing- the United Nations Human Rights and genocide. The head of the UN ha more brutally than previous ones, the north within six months. Though, their feelings for stopping There is a verse of a poem written Council constituted a fact-finding Human Rights Commission has re- especially after the October attack. by the great Arab poet Abu Al-Tayyib mission to investigate alleged hu- placed Jaising with Indonesia’s This attack might have been the the war is appreciable and the people without doubt wants war Al-Mutanabbi more than a thousand man rights violations, such as mur- former Attorney General Marzuki handiwork of the authorities to jus- years ago that states that some facts der, displacement, looting, rape, and Darusman who was earlier in charge tify their atrocities against Rohingya to be ended, but this is not the way that every powerful individ- are undeniable. In the present day, the burning of houses and places of of making an assessment of the hu- Muslims after branding them as ille- ual decide to unofficially open a front of war in this or that area. this describes the pathetic condition worship by members of the Myan- man rights situation in North Ko- gal migrants from Bangladesh even of the Rohingya Muslims who have mar army and security forces against rea. The UN rights chief did not cite though their existence in the region There is a government with the president on the top who has been subjected to genocide and eth- Rohingya Muslims. It is obvious that any reasons for this change. How- can be traced back for centuries to a nic cleansing in Myanmar. This has the regime in Myanmar is a racist. ever, some observers pointed out time when they had their own emir- also the authority of command in chief of the all security and been the testimony of all interna- This is evident from the law that that Jaising was removed following ates and kingdoms in the Arakan tional human rights organizations they have enacted entitled “Protec- her remarks to a section of the me- (Rakhine) region. It is obvious that defense forces. There is the ministry of defense that plans the as well as prominent international tion of religion and race.” dia that Rohingya Muslims are ex- the regime in Myanmar is a racist. figures who have been able to visit Attack on military post posed to the danger of genocide, and This is evident from the law that war and decides how to encounter the enemy. There is the par- that country, which was closed to This was in response to an at- that this was no longer a secret. they have enacted entitled “Protec- liament and other institutions that officially decide about the the outside world for more than half tack on a military post allegedly by What prompted the Myanmar gov- tion of religion and race.” Rohingya a century. Thousands of Myanmar some Rohingya insurgents in Octo- ernment to oppose the UN fact-find- Muslims are deprived of citizenship, important matters of the country. Such measures remind the peo- Muslims have been killed at the hands ber 2016. The mission was headed ing mission and was it because of its as well as all rights that citizens en- of Buddhist extremists with the by the noted Indian woman lawyer chairperson, who was eventually joy, in addition to freedom of move- ple of decades back when the monarchs had demanded the local blessing and connivance of the se- Indira Jaising with Radhika Cooma- replaced? Will the government en- ment besides imposing restrictions curity forces. Tens of thousands of raswamy (Sri Lanka) and Christo- tertain the new mission and facili- on marriage and childbirth. The au- powerful men to suppress the kings’ opposition or enemies and others have perished while fleeing pher Dominic Sidoti (Australia) as tate it to discharge its duties by grant- thorities are involved in encourag- to escape persecution in their coun- members. The response of the My- ing them visas and allowing them ing Buddhist extremists to get rid of had given them full authority of controlling the area. This result- try. The mass graves unearthed re- anmar government was not in fa- access to the places where the vic- Rohingya Muslims by killing and ed anarchy and the local powerful men did not send the taxes of cently in Thailand are clear proof vor of entertaining the UN mission. tims reside? Or will the government expulsion. Now the state and its army of the extent of the atrocities being The country’s de facto leader Suu continue denying visas to members and security personnel are carrying the areas under their control to the central government and did perpetrated against these hapless Kyi and her government refused to of the mission based on the false out ethnic cleansing. Since last Oc- people. Those who survived death grant visas to the mission members justification that sending such a pan- tober, more than 1,000 people have not obey the king’s decrees. There is no doubt that the people of and who are languishing in camps in and she justified this by saying that el to Rakhine state would further been killed and over 75,000 have Bangladesh and elsewhere account sending such a panel to Rakhine exacerbate the situation, as if the been expelled while large numbers Afghanistan are thirsty for peace and stability, they want a situ- for hundreds of thousands of peo- state would lead to a further wors- intentions of the current govern- of women have been victims of ation that no war and bloodshed be in. But these desires should ple. All of this happen at a time ening of the conflict between dif- ment are different from the inten- rape. Moreover, hundreds of thou- when the elected leader of the coun- ferent sections of society in that tions of previous governments that sands of Rohingya have fled to neigh- be fulfilled by an official body which is the central government. try Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace region. The government also denied deprived Muslims of their most ba- boring countries. According to UN Prize laureate, vehemently denies the entry of media persons, relief sic human rights? reports, Rohingya Muslims are the If the government Okays this demand, tomorrow, another pow- all the atrocities against Rohingya workers and human right activists Handiwork of authorities most persecuted minority in the erful individual will suggest similar demand in his home town Muslims at the hands of the army to Rakhine state where Rohingya Many think that the incumbent world. (Alarabiya) or village. This is what our sworn enemies will use the oppor- tunity to divide the people under the names of area, sect and language which will eventually tear the country to several piec- es. Therefore, the government should ask all the powerful per- School sons and parties to join the end of war through the security forc- es and integrate their armed men in the army and empower the security forces, instead of private fighting. Our people, though, under different pressures and conspiracies, did not lose their unity and this is a great honor. So, let’s maintain our unity and defend our motherland together. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. SATURDAY. AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Kenya's election: What is at stake for the region?

By Yasin Ahmed Ismail he e le ctions in Ke nya matte r not jus t to Ke nyans but to the re s t of the African contine nt tinental ballistic missile during a mous Region involving Taiwan and the disputed By spuntaknews parade dedicated to the 90th anni- Needless to say, US military Isle of Senkaku (Diaoyu-doo) may and the world. versary of the founding of the Peo- analysts and experts have raised the result in serious military escalation, China's conventional missile capa- ple's Liberation Army (PLA). Be- alarm over the PLA's missile capa- Plekhanov warned, adding that in bilities pose a serious challenge to sides, according to Pentagon esti- bilities. "The greatest military any event "China will give a [po- US dominance in the Pacific region, mates, the People's Republic of Chi- threat to US vital interests in Asia tential] adversary a chance to re- RIA Novosti contributor Ilya Ple- na possesses 1,200 short-range mis- may be one that has received some- treat and only then resort to 'active khanov noted, citing a 2017 Center siles (SRBMs, 300-1000 km range), what less attention: the growing ca- defense.'" Still, "the very real possi- for a New American Security 300 conventional medium-range pability of China's missile forces to bility of strikes against US bases is Yasin Ahmed Ismail leads (CNAS) report. According to the GLAFPOL, a research, missiles (MRBMs, 1,000 to 3,000 threaten US bases in the region," changing the course of the game in journalist, Washington has no alter- km) and 300 ground-launched cruise Thomas Shugart, a senior military the region," he believes. The Peo- analysis and consultancy native but to take this into consid- missiles (GLCMs, 1500+ km). fellow at CNAS and a submarine ple's Republic of China flag and the group operating in East eration. China's non-nuclear weap- Moreover, "according to the RAND warfare officer in the US Navy, U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Penn- Africa. ons allow the People's Republic to Corporation's report, while Chinese wrote. "Growing in size throughout sylvania Avenue near the US Capi- defeat American and allied ballistic missiles could miss a target by hun- this transformation, the Chinese tol during Chinese President Hu Jin- missile defenses in the Pacific re- dreds of meters back in the 1990s, missile force now consists of about tao's state visit in Washington, DC, On August 8, two political heavy- gion, RIA Novosti contributor Ilya now their accuracy [improved] to 100,000 personnel — by compari- US on January 18, 2011. The jour- weights will compete for power in a Plekhanov noted, citing a 2017 5-10 meters," Plekhanov empha- son roughly 10 times that of the nalist assumed that the Americans tightly fought presidential election CNAS report. "For a long time, it sized. The journalist noted that if US' primary ballistic missile force, would take this factor into consid- in Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyat- was believed… that any military the Pentagon's assumptions are true the US 20th Air Force," the mili- eration and reduce the level of claims ta, who came to power in 2013, is confrontation between superpowers that actually means that Beijing is tary analyst emphasized. Shugart for military and political hegemo- seeking a second and final term in will immediately result in the ex- capable of taking US forces in the argues that a potentially surprising ny in the Pacific. However, some office. Raila Odinga, who lost to change of nuclear strikes. But now Asia Pacific region out of play. In preemptive missile strike by the hotheads in the Pentagon continue Kenyatta in the last election, is his the opinion of experts has this photo released by China's Xin- Chinese "could be consistent with to send mixed signals to Beijing, run- main challenger. The results of the ing a question and answer session at violence changed," Plekhanov wrote. This hua News Agency, Chinese People's China's claimed overall military ning the risk of further deteriorat- Chatham House last autumn, Odin- Kenya has a long history of file photo taken on July 10, 2008 Liberation Army (PLA) troops per- strategy of 'active defense.'" He quot- ing Sino-American relations. Adm. election, the sixth since the end of shows a Chinese soldier (L) next to the one-party state in 1991, are sig- ga voiced support for the region's dealing with political violence: it form a flag raising ceremony Sun- ed a 2007 RAND study which Scott Swift, the commander of the independence, stating that he was occurred during the elections of an Indian soldier at the Nathu La day, July 30, 2017 for a military claimed that the Chinese military United States Pacific Fleet, said nificant not just for Kenya, but also border crossing between India and for the wider region. Kenya is a po- "a strong supporter of the full rec- 1992, 1997 and, most notably, in parade to commemorate the 90th doctrine defines an enemy's first Thursday that he would launch a ognition of Somaliland". As expect- 2007, when Odinga challenged the China in India's northeastern Sik- anniversary of the founding of the strike as "'any military activities nuclear strike on China if President litical and economic powerhouse, kim state and a relative bastion of peace in ed, his statement garnered a force- then incumbent President Mwai PLA on Aug. 1 at Zhurihe training conducted by the enemy aimed at Trump ordered it. "The answer ful rebuke from the Somali govern- Kibaki. Most polls and early results China-India Border Crisis is base in north China's Inner Mongo- breaking up China territorially and would be: Yes," Adm. Scott Swift East Africa. Regional leaders will be Unfolding at 'Most Unfavorable anxious about the outcome of the ment. If an Odinga-led government pointed to a strong lead for Odinga lia Autonomous Region In this pho- violating its sovereignty'… and said, responding to a hypothetical recognises Somaliland, Kenya would over Kibaki; the days that followed, Time' for Beijing "Powerful high- to released by China's Xinhua News thereby rendered the equivalent of question at a security conference at election and - in the case of an Od- precision weapons' strikes against inga administration - about the pri- become the first country to do so. however, saw Odinga's lead quickly Agency, Chinese People's Liberation a 'strategic first shot.'" However, ac- the Australian National University, Such an action will undoubtedly narrow. Three days after the elec- military facilities are not inferior in Army (PLA) troops perform a flag cording to Plekhanov, the possibil- ABC News reported. Commenting orities of the new government. Over destructive power to low-power nu- the years, Kenyatta and Odinga have wreak diplomatic havoc, not only tion, in a closed-door meeting, the raising ceremony Sunday, July 30, ity of China launching a bolt-from- on the matter, Vladimir Kozin, a clear charges. The effect is the same. 2017 for a military parade to com- the-blue strike is highly unlikely. "It Russian military expert and profes- differed widely on important policy causing Somalia to sever ties with Electoral Commission of Kenya Thus there is no reason for the im- issues that affect security and coop- Kenya, but also threatening the Af- announced Kibaki as the winner by memorate the 90th anniversary of would take effort to provoke China sor at the Academy of Military Sci- mediate use of nuclear weapons," he the founding of the PLA on Aug. 1 into launching rocket attacks," the ences, suggested that this statement eration in the region. Odinga has rican Union, which considers the less than a quarter of a million votes. pointed out. The journalist calls at- taken issue with Kenya's involve- recognition of Somaliland as the be- The announcement triggered wide- at Zhurihe training base in north journalist noted. However, active US could be interpreted as an attempt tention to the recent demonstration China's Inner Mongolia Autono- military interventions in situations to put pressure on Beijing. ment in the African Union Mission ginning of a domino effect that could spread protests across the country of China's new DF-31AG intercon- in Somalia (AMISOM), a major re- cause other distinct groups within as Odinga's supporters accused Kibaki (Spuntak) gional peacekeeping operation in the continent to also declare inde- of stealing the presidency. The pro- which Kenya plays a central role. pendence. tests quickly turned into the worst He has often called for the with- EAC integration efforts violence the country had witnessed drawal of Kenya's Defense Forces An Odinga administration could, since independence - with more than (KDF), despite being the prime min- however, bring some much-needed 1,300 killed and 600,000 others dis- ister of the government that sent enthusiasm to the East African Com- placed from their homes. Unfortu- Kenyan soldiers to Somalia for the munity's (EAC) integration efforts. nately, this year's vote has many of first time. Numbering more than Tanzania's protectionist policies, the same tell-tale signs that marked 3,600 and mainly responsible for which impose both tariff and non- the 2007 post-election violence. Sector 2 - a large swath that encom- tariff barriers, threaten the free flow These include low public confidence passes the western and southwest- of trade within the EAC. Tanzanian in the Independent Electoral and ern border of Somalia with Kenya - President John Magufuli has man- Boundaries Commission, the appear- the KDF deployment plays a signif- aged to upstage other regional lead- ance of a partisan judiciary, and a icant role in the regional effort to ers, including President Kenyatta, tightening race, with most opinion dismantle and defeat al-Shabab. and increase the profile of his na- polls putting the two candidates with- Even though territorially weakened, tion on the global stage. This led to in the margin of error. Supporters al-Shabab remains a potent threat interstate competition between the of both sides firmly believe their eo of Hezbollah members in Leba- Itaani who was back then a support- ically and politically submits to it. for the region; controlling territo- member states of the EAC and has candidate will win - with many op- By Huda al-Husseini non with Nasrallah standing at the er of the group spoke about his ex- It’s also well-known that the Revo- ries in southern and central parts of worked against the goal of advanc- position supporters adamant that podium as they cheered “We are the perience to BuzzFeed. The report lutionary Guards has two tasks. The Somalia that act as a haven for the ing the common regional interests. the only way they can lose is if votes sons of Khomeini” and of Hezbol- detailed how “after witnessing the first one is internal and it includes group to plot attacks. For example, As a result, Kenya's relations with are tampered with. Furthermore, lah members in front of Khomeini’s spectacle in the Bekaa Valley that suppressing protests and assigning over the past two years, al-Shabab Tanzania have been lukewarm un- during a recent presidential debate, shrine as they chanted “We are the day in 2011, Itaani asked a contact thousands of the Basij members to has overrun three of AMISOM's der the Kenyatta administration. Odinga said there would be no vio- sons of the Khamenei” as Khame- in Hezbollah’s intelligence unit why spy on people on a daily basis, mon- Forward Operating Bases (FOB): Unfortunately, this year's vote has lence if the elections are conducted nei himself saluted them? It seems so many men were being trained so itor the internet and satellite dishes KDF FOB in Ceel Adde, Uganda's many of the same tell-tale signs that in a free and fair manner, adding Iran is using these militias in sectar- aggressively. Were they preparing and hack public, private and region- FOB in Janaale, and Burundi's FOB marked the 2007 post-election vi- uncertainty to an already tense sit- ian and geopolitical wars while pit- for another war against Israel, he al companies and supervise what in Leego - all in South-Central So- olence. In an effort to de-escalate uation. After the August 8 vote, if ting the states and Shiite militias it wondered. ‘We are training them in audiovisual and audio media outlets malia. AMISOM has plans to start the ongoing trade war between the Odinga loses and does not either Hezbollah fought and negotiated supports against Sunni blocs in Sun- everything,’ Itaani said the Hezbol- broadcast. The second one is for- withdrawing troops from Somalia in two nations, Kenya and Tanzania concede defeat or seek judicial re- with al-Nusra Front and then ni countries. The video was cap- lah official told him. ‘Municipal eign in which the guards target those October 2018, with a scheduled full reached an agreement last week to course, a repeat of 2007's political swapped prisoners and corpses. As tioned: “Following the divine vic- governance, self-defense, religion, who defected from the regime out- withdrawal completed by 2020, yet lift a ban with immediate effect on violence is a real possibility. Unrest if what happened is in a state other tory achieved by the Resistance’s how to use the infrastructure of the side Iran and target other countries. the AU mission is unlikely to leave wheat flour, cigarettes, milk and in Kenya will destabilise a region than Lebanon but it’s in fact Leba- arms in Jroud Arsal, we, for the first state, electricity, water, civil de- The revolutionary guards had car- if assessments still show that the na- milk products. However, despite this already facing myriad challenges. non and we’re particularly remind- time broadcast, a video of Hezbol- fense.’ ‘Assad may leave,” he de- ried out terrorist operations to dem- scent Somali National Army is in- agreement, Tanzania made a u-turn South Sudan, the youngest country ed of that when we recall how lah youths.” Jroud Arsal is very far scribed his contact as saying. ‘If so onstrate its strength. It blew up the capable of taking control. Moreover, a few days later and blocked 20 Ken- in the block, is facing a civil war Hezbollah said it will not fight ISIS from Iran but it’s very important we will take a small part of Syria. If Marines headquarters in Beirut and the mission still requires an extra yan companies, including Kenyat- that broke out in 2013 and a cata- but it will let the Lebanese army especially that the timing of the he wins, we will take all of Syria.’” the headquarters of French troops. 28,000 troops to pacify al-Shabab ta's Brookside Dairies, from access- strophic humanitarian crisis. In Bu- perform the task. Hezbollah how- battle came amid the Palestinians’ Iran is the victim of the sectarian Terrorist operations in the south-central regions of Juba- ing the Tanzanian market. With the rundi, ongoing political unrest has ever decides when to fight its bat- defense of Al-Aqsa. At the begin- division policy which Ayatollah It was responsible for blowing land and Hiiraan. KDF withdrawal trade row now escalating, these re- killed hundreds of people and dis- tles and imposes certain battles on ning of the “victory speech,” Nas- Khomeini paved way for. The sec- up a Jewish center in Argentina and under a new Odinga government will cent developments add to an already placed hundreds of thousands more the Lebanese army. Hezbollah Sec- rallah only saluted them and the tarian extremism policy emerged for the Khobar explosions in Saudi severely affect the mission, creat- tense relationship between the two as the government cracks down on retary General Sayyid Hassan Nas- Houthis and then saluted the Leba- with Khomeini’s rise in 1979 when Arabia in 1996. This is in addition ing a vacuum that will allow al-Sha- leaders, and there is not much chance dissent and opposition. In Somalia, rallah said he dedicates the victory nese army. Iran established Hezbol- he raised the slogan of exporting to terrorist operations in other bab to re-group - endangering not of an immediate improvement if al-Shabab continues to wage a war to Lebanon and the Lebanese peo- lah in Lebanon and then formed the revolution to Islamic states and countries as perpetrators were only the progress made inside So- Kenyatta wins another term in Au- against the newly inaugurated So- ple. He knows that no one is with other armed Shiite militias in order sought to remove geographic bor- caught most of the time and their malia but also the security of Kenya gust. However, Odinga and Magufu- mali government and poses a secu- al-Nusra or ISIS. We’re grateful to for its “land bridge” to extend from ders. To achieve this aim, Khomeini ties to the Revolutionary Guards and the stability of the wider region. li enjoy a close personal relation- rity threat to Kenya and other neigh- anyone who saves Lebanon and the Tehran to Lebanon, Israel’s border, needed a military power with a strong have been exposed. Since what em- ship, with Odinga recently being ac- bouring countries. If Kenya also suc- Lebanese people from these groups Jordan and eventually to the Gulf of basis in Tehran to continue to ex- powers the Revolutionary Guards is In contrast, Kenyatta has urged re- but why don’t we believe that this gional leaders to deploy more troops corded something approaching a cumbs to political violence, region- Aden. It seems Iran is using these pand in the region. He did not trust exporting the revolution, the Quds state visit by Magufuli. Perhaps with al peace will become a lot harder to battle was for Lebanon’s sake? militias in sectarian and geopoliti- the regular army and executed most Brigade was established. Its task is and has called on the international What’s the role of linking Jroud Arsal community to help with the addi- Odinga in office, Kenya's relations achieve. Economically, the inland cal wars while pitting the states and of its prominent officers. The Rev- to recruit, educate and organize with Tanzania will improve and the EAC members, including Uganda, to Qalamoun? Where will Iran’s land Shiite militias it supports against olutionary Guards was thus estab- groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon. tional deployments. If Odinga wins bridge to reach the Mediterranean the election, a regional diplomatic stalled EAC integration efforts will Rwanda, and South Sudan, will suf- Sunni blocs in Sunni countries. lished as a military tool to suppress The guards’ relations with extrem- pick up steam. However, none of fer if a repeat of electoral violence Sea pass through? A Hezbollah offi- The Arab Spring others and protect the governance ist Sunni groups have been strong crisis may also be on the cards, with cial said during a tour with the press: Somaliland, a semi-autonomous re- this matters if political violence occurs, as they rely on Kenya's In the summer of 2011, at the of the jurist and develop the Islamic since the 1990’s and many of these erupts in Kenya. Mombasa port and the Northern “We will hand Jroud Arsal to the beginning of the Arab Spring, hun- revolution according to Khomeini’s groups’ leaders, including al-Qaeda, gion that declared independence Lebanese army once it’s capable be- from Somalia, at centre stage. Dur- The posibility of post-election Corridor for imported goods. dreds of Lebanese and Syrian youths agenda. The Revolutionary Guard’s were transferred to Iraq and Syria cause it has the battle of confront- gathered in the Bekaa valley and system stipulates that it is an insti- after these countries hosted the Quds ing (ISIS).” Is it a coincidence that were militarily trained by Hezbol- tution which is under the command Brigade for years. Iran’s supreme guide Ayatollah lah. Lebanese journalist Fidaa al- of the supreme guide and it ideolog- (Alarabiya) LETTER TO THE EDITOR Khamenei’s website published a vid- sation into de jure apartheid. In my ment blocs. Israel annexed East Jerus- reading, this is how Israel’s end- alem half a century ago, and it has game dovetails with Trump’s “ulti- ceased to exist as a coherent urban mate deal” which the US president entity. A major part of the settle- and Israeli prime minister have said ment bloc annexation will be accom- will end the 70-year occupation and plished by simply annexing the three analysts have said will see Egypt blocs of “greater” Jerusalem to the Substandard food items governing the besieged Gaza Strip: municipality: Givat Zeev, Ma’aleh Gaza, which neither Israel nor Egypt Adumim (which extends as far as Jer- Afghanistan is a consumer society and most of the products in the market are being imported want, will be politically detached icho, thus compromising the conti- from neighboring countries. The main problem with the imported goods is that they are mostly from the West Bank and become a guity of Palestinian territory) and the substandard, particularly those being imported from Pakistan. separate Hamas-governed entity on Etzion Bloc. Together with that its own. The Fatah strongman Mo- sleight of hand, steps are already un- However, the government should assign a commission that copes with the challenge where it hammed Dahlan could conceivably derway to detach 140,000 Palestin- consists of officials from ministries of Interior; Public Health; and Irrigation, Agriculture and be installed as a kind of caretaker at ians who live in Jerusalem but beyond Livestock as well as Attorney General Office, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the insistence of the US, Egypt and the wall from the Jerusalem munici- Independent Directorate of Security and Afghanistan National Standard Authority. the Gulf States, both to ensure that pality, thus restoring the Jewish ma- The commission frequently should visit shops and collected tons of poor quality food stuffs Hamas “behaves” and as a token jority to its desired 70 per cent or Fatah/PA presence. There are many more while setting the stage for a from Kabul markets. The commission should control quality of commodities in the country’s signs of an Israeli-Hamas rapproche- historic “compromise”: either giv- ports and customs instead of domestic markets, and should stop import of sub-standard goods to and on the international scene. He ment: Hamas changing its charter ing up “East Jerusalem” (now defined the country and don’t let the enemy of Afghanistan to play with the live of Afghan masses. By Jeff HalperJeff Halper has been tremendously enabled by to accommodate Israel; Minister of as the areas beyond the Wall) to the Murtaza Alizada, Kabul, Afghanistan the combined ability of his own gov- Defence Lieberman speaking of Is- PA, or “allowing” the Palestinians ernment and military to quiet the rael rebuilding Gaza’s airport and to develop Al-Quds as a separate Is- situation in Occupied Palestinian seaport, and giving work permits to raeli-controlled municipality. Israel Territory (OPT), helped, of course, Gazans; and an almost unanimous will then annex three additional set- by the PA and one could today ar- consensus in the Israeli cabinet (ex- tlement blocs in area Area C: the Jor- cept Lieberman) to build an island dan Valley in the east of the West De facto what we have in Palestine gue, by Hamas. Indeed, taking ad- vantage of the Sunni-Shia split and that would house Gaza’s seaport and Bank (Israel’s “security border,” vir- today is precisely what the Zionist infrastructural facilities. The rap- tually emptied of Palestinians); the movement, the pre-state Yishuv and the many conflicts it has engen- dered, Israel has placed itself – with prochement between Israel and the Modi’in Bloc in the east running down Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must successive Israeli governments have Saudi bloc, reflected in the demand to Jerusalem; and the Ariel Bloc cut- been working towards since the start its weaponry, systems of repression have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: and population control and gate- that Qatar end its sponsorship of ting across the West Bank, which [email protected] of the twentieth century: the com- Hamas, and the strong security links connects the other two while further plete “judaisation” of Palestine – keeper status to US political, mili- tary and financial aid – squarely on between Israel and Egypt that con- fragmenting the West Bank. transforming an Arab country into strain Hamas, create a regional en- To make the map look cosmeti- the Land of Israel. Having reached the side of the Sunnis, led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt. As a result, it has vironment in which this makes cally better, it will cede pieces of Area the de facto stage of complete ju- sense. Egypt may take part in in- C between some of the Palestinian daisation, Netanyahu’s government managed to marginalise the Pales- Disclaimer: tinian issue to the level of lip ser- ternational supervision of the Ga- enclaves of A and B to make them is now “mopping up” – construct- zan state, but I doubt that it would look a little more viable. And in or- ing infrastructure and settlements, vice; if the 2002 Arab Peace Initia- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are tive conditioned normalisation with assume actual control over it. der to make the annexation palat- eliminating along with the Palestin- In the West Bank Israel is mov- able, it will grant citizenship to the ian Authority (PA) effective sourc- Israel on resolving the Palestinian those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or issue that no longer seems the case. ing fairly quickly to secure the prom- few thousand Palestinians remaining es of resistance, normalising the oc- ise made in the Bush letter (reaf- in the gerrymandered areas that Isra- opinions of the Afghanistan Times. cupation itself and transforming it The Netanyahu government is now poised to transform de facto judai- firmed by Obama if not yet clearly el annexes. into a non-issue, both domestically by Trump) of annexing the settle- (Middleeastmonitor) SATURDAY.AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

THE US Navy may send two air- dent Donald Trump has refused craft carriers the Korean Peninsu- to rule out going to war with North HE US Navy may send two aircraft carriers the Korean la as a response to North Korea’s Korea, saying "all options are on Peninsula as a response to North Korea’s latest ballistic latest ballistic missile tests. The the table" as Washington insisted missile tests. USS Ronald Reagan and USS Carl it would prefer a diplomatic reso- Vinson aircraft carriers are being lution to the crisis. Americans have considered for deployment to the been ordered to leave the North region, according to South Korean Korea by September 1 as the US's military officials. Pentagon offi- travel ban takes full cials have reportedly been mulling swing.Photographer Eric Lafforgue over whether to fast-track the war- ventured to North Korea six times. ships as part of a forward deploy- Thanks to digital memory cards, ment after North Korea launched he was able to save photos that its second intercontinental ballis- was forbidden to take inside the tic missile (ICBM) – capable of segregated state. Vice President reaching the US – last Friday. In Mike Pence has also rejected calls April it was though the Vinson was to hold talks with Pyongyang. Ear- en route to the Korean Peninsula lier this week, US Secretary of following an announcement by US State Rex Tillerson insisted Amer- Defence Secretary James Mattis. ica was not the enemy of Pyongy- But US military officials quickly ang. He said: ”We do not seek a rejected the notion, clarifying it regime change, we do not seek the would first head for planned joint collapse of the regime, we do not exercises with the Australian seek an accelerated reunification of Navy. North Korea’s illicit nucle- the peninsula, we do not seek an ar weapons programme has report- excuse to send our military north edly been gaining steam with some of the 38th parallel [the border with experts suggesting the rogue state South Korea]. “But you are pre- could develop a warhead with the senting an unacceptable threat to capacity to strike the US within us, and we have to respond.” the next five to 10 years. Presi- (CNN) I TALY: MI GRANT MI SSI ON OFF LI BYA GOI NG AHEAD

Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan The Spanish embassy in Venezue- product of a flawed process de- la has been hit by explosive devic- signed by the Maduro dictatorship to discuss implementations of es lobbed by two people on a mo- to further its assault on democra- torcycle. Prosecutors reported the cy,” Nauert said. Opposition lead- incident Thursday, describing the ers are calling for a mass protest UN Resolution on preventing the explosives as gasoline bombs. Friday. “The only way they’ll get There are no reports of casualties. us out of here is by killing us,” proliferation of weapons of It appeared that the building sus- said opposition spokesman Fred- tained no damage. The first meet- dy Guevara. “They will never have mass destruction ing of the 545 delegates elected to the seat that the people of Vene- Members of Tajikistan’s national the second such trilateral meeting rewrite Venezuela’s constitution is zuela gave us.” Freddy Guevara, working group responsible for the since August 2016, the OSCE re- scheduled for Friday at the legisla- first Vice-President of the Nation- implementation of UN Security ported. The participants will re- tive palace in Caracas, setting the al Assembly and lawmaker of the Council Resolution 1540 on pre- view progress made in the imple- Italy's ambassador to Libya says ning over the hundreds of thou- sion." A European Union official stage for a possible showdown Venezuelan coalition of opposition venting the proliferation of weap- mentation of Resolution 1540. his country's naval mission to sands of asylum-seekers rescued says more than 850,000 people are between President Nicolas Maduro parties (MUD), attends a session ons of mass destruction, together Experts from the UN 1540 Com- thwart migrant smugglers is going at sea in recent years and taken to now benefiting from a EU-funded and the political opposition, which of Venezuela's opposition-con- with representatives of relevant mittee, the UN Regional Centre for ahead despite threats. The general Italian ports, Parliament this week project that provides cash assis- says the election of the constitu- trolled National Assembly in Car- ministries and other state agencies Peace and Disarmament in Asia commanding militias in eastern Lib- approved sending naval units to tance to the most vulnerable refu- ent assembly was not fair. The acas, Venezuela, Aug. 2, 2017. Fred- from Belarus and Kyrgyzstan, will and the Pacific and the US Export ya which oppose the Tripoli-based assist Libya stop smugglers boats. gee families in Turkey. The pro- United States will not recognize dy Guevara, first Vice-President of take part in an OSCE-supported Control and Related Border Secu- government had been quoted as Italy's government insists the ves- gram, billed as the EU's largest the National Constituent Assem- the National Assembly and law- trilateral peer review meeting from rity (EXBS) Programme. saying he'd have Italian naval ves- sels are being deployed at the Tri- humanitarian program, provides bly, the U.S. State Department maker of the Venezuelan coalition August 2-5 in Dushanbe. This is (Trend) sels bombed if they help Libya's poli-based government's request. debit cards to the most disadvan- Spokeswoman Heather Nauert of opposition parties (MUD), at- coast guard in territorial waters off Italian newspaper Corriere della taged families allowing them to said in a statement, adding that the tends a session of Venezuela's op- 4 more candidates to the north African country's west- Sera Friday quoted Ambassador buy food and meet other needs. It election lacked credible internation- position-controlled National As- ern coast, where many of the smug- Giuseppe Perrone as saying the was launched last year following al observation. The U.S. considers sembly in Caracas, Venezuela, president of Kyrgyzstanmight glers are based. With patience thin- threats "won't stop the Italian mis- an agreement. (AP) the Assembly “the illegitimate Aug. 2, 2017. (voanews) quit presidential election Four more people might be exclud- will not be registered as presiden- ed from the list of presidential can- tial candidates. According to the didates running for president, the schedule published on the official Central Election Commission told website of the National Commis- AKIpress. "Four candidates did sion for State Language, Mirlan not manage to open the election Sherikul uulu should pass the state funds within 5 days — Igor Trofi- language test on August 4. Igor mov, Mirlan Sherikul uulu, Marta Trofimov should have passed the Kydyraliyeva and Mukanbai test on August 3, but did not show Amanbayev," the CEC said. The up for test. CEC Chairperson Nurjan Shailda- Anvar Sartayev and Nusret Musa- bekova earlier reported that those, Ogly Mamedov withdrew from the who fail to open the election funds election campaign. ith Egypt's inability so far to cripple ISIS in accordance with the legislation, (Akpress) fighters in the Sinai Peninsula and expunge its presence from its midst, combined with Kyrgyzstan: Two opposition the terror group's demonstrated appetite for extend- ing hostilities into Israel, Jerusalem prepares for trials conclude with lengthy construction of 3 kilometer underground barrier; 'It's fundamental for protecting the communities adjacent sentences to the Gaza Strip.' Courts in Kyrgyzstan wrapped up Kaptagayev has in turn, for the two separate politically charged duration of the trial, denied having trials on August 2, sentencing mul- any recriminations against Japarov tiple opposition figures to lengthy and criticized the proceedings. Israel is planning to construct a absolutely necessary for provid- terms in prison. A judge in Pervo- Hours after the verdict was huge underground barrier on its ing security to Israeli residents in maisky district court in Bishkek passed, Kaptagayev posted a Fa- southern border with Egypt and the area. “The barrier is fundamen- sentenced former member of par- cebook status update to say: Gaza as a precautionary measure tal for protecting the communities liament Sadyr Japarov to 11-and- “Fairness in the justice system has to stave off threats posed by ISIS adjacent to the Gaza Strip in terms a-half years in a high-security pris- died.” Japarov has described the terrorists seeking to infiltrate via of the threat of tunnels and pene- on at the end of a trial that saw trial as a “political hit” and accused the Sinai desert through tunnels. trations into our territory,” Yarko- prosecutors advance accusations the judge of rushing through the Expected to be complete within ni said. “We reiterate our concern N ot or iou s m ot h er of I S m ilit a n t s the defendant fomented unrest in proceedings and denying the de- one-and-a-half years, the new bar- about the increasing threat on the the town of Karakol in 2013. In fense the right to question two of rier will set Israel back NIS 3.4 bil- Egyptian border at every oppor- the end, however, Japarov was its key witnesses in the dock. “Just lion. In its first phase, one kilome- tunity, and therefore this is a nec- k illed in h ou se colla p se in T a l Afa r only found guilty on only one because they are putting me in jail, ter only has been approved which essary and required step that will Tal Afar (IraqiNews.com) A noto- at a house in Tal Afar, the last ma- said the source. The Iraqi govern- count — organizing the kidnapping it doesn’t mean there will be any will help the IDF identify and lo- ensure maximum protection for rious mother of three Islamic State jor Islamic State stronghold in Nin- ment has recently set Tal Afar as of Issyk-Kul governor Emil Kapta- fewer politicians. Tomorrow some- cate any tunnels being dug in the our residents who are exposed and militants died Thursday when her eveh. the next target of operations gayev and subsequently using him body else will be dealing with these Sinai. As the construction contin- affected by the war taking place in house partially collapsed west of “She was in her sixties and had al- against the Islamic State. So far, as a hostage during a standoff with issues. ues, the barrier will stretch across Egypt,” he continued. “The tun- Nineveh, a local source was quot- ways bragged about her affiliation the town has been isolated from the authorities. The alleged victim, (BBC) a total of three kilometers. Accord- nel threat is a strategic one around ed saying. Alsumaria News quot- with the group and used to threat- the Syrian borders and from Mo- ing to Omer Gadi Yarkoni who the Gaza region and around the ed the source saying that “Um en locals with her three sons who sul by the pro-government Popu- heads the Eshkol Regional Coun- whole of Israel.” Daesh” (mother of the Islamic were behind several executions of lar Mobilization. Iran, Turkey Coordinate Plans cil, the new protective measure is (YNETNEWS) State) died under a collapsing wall innocents over the past years,” (IRAQINEWS) for Syria Astana Talks Ranking diplomats from Iran and est regional and international de- Turkey met in Ankara for prepa- velopments in the meeting, partic- Venezuela’s president delays rations for the expert-level meet- ularly the situation in Syria and ings prior to a new round of Syria Palestine. The sixth round of As- peace negotiations, due to be held tana peace talks is slated for the in Kazakhstan this month. As a last week of August. The upcom- launch of new assembly fresh round of Syria peace negoti- ing conference will be preceded by Venezuelan President Nicolas duro said at a press conference in day. "We are in the face of a grave ations will be held in the Kazakh expert meetings, due to be held in Maduro decided Thursday to Caracas. The 545-member Consti- and unprecedented action that city of Astana in late August, Ira- Tehran. Syria’s warring sides have postpone the launch of a legisla- tutional Assembly was elected could constitute a crime," Ortega nian Deputy Foreign Minister for so far attended five rounds of peace tive superbody by 24 hours amid Sunday and will have authority to said in a statement published by Arab and African Affairs Hossein talks in Astana, brokered by Iran, reports of fraud. “The Constitu- rewrite the Constitution. One of her office. Smartmatic, the British Jaberi Ansari and Undersecretary Russia and Turkey, known as the ent is getting prepared for its in- Maduro's biggest opponents, At- technology firm contracted to han- of Turkey’s Foreign Ministry guarantors of a ceasefire in the Arab stallation [on Friday]. There is a torney General Luisa Ortega, an- dle the ballot, said Wednesday the Umit Yalcin met in Ankara on country. The fourth round of those good mood. I ask everyone for nounced late Wednesday she figure of 8.1 million votes was in- Thursday for preparatory talks. talks in May produced a memo- peace, tranquility and confidence opened an investigation into flated by at least 1 million. “An Apart from the ways to hold a randum of understanding on de- in the steps we are going to take in "scandalous" electoral fraud, alleg- audit would make it possible to successful round of expert-level escalation zones in Syria, sharply the coming days, weeks and ing the election council manipulat- know the exact amount of partici- sessions before the Astana talks, reducing fighting in the country. months. Always in peace,” Ma- ed turnout figures on the vote Sun- pation,” the company’s CEO said. the two officials discussed the lat- (Akpress) SATURDAY . AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

C h in a , m ove over ! Turkey may send raw materials to Qatar, hit by a trade blockage by Gulf countries, to be used for food production at local factories, me- I n dia con sider s its dia reported Thursday, citing Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci. Shoppers stock up on supplies at own 'S ilk R oa d', a supermarket in Doha, Qatar af- ter Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, through which the tiny Gulf nation imports most in vites I r a n to join in of its food On June 5, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE broke off diplomatic relations and India has pitched the idea of a dubbed North-South, would would bring transportation costs communication with Qatar, accus- transport corridor to Iran, Russia, stretch to Russia via Iran and con- and travel time down by 30 per- ing it of supporting terrorism and the Caucasus region and Central nect the Persian Gulf and the Indi- cent. It is with these consider- interfering in their internal affairs. Asia as an alternative to China’s an Ocean with the Caspian Sea, ations in mind that Iran, Russia and Kuwait handed the ultimatum of “One Belt, One Road” project. thus making the Islamic Republic India are now discussing the use the four Arab states with 13 de- Indian workers unload freight from a key player in the region. of the Chabahar or Bender Abbas mands to Doha, which Qatar has an Indian Railways train at a new In an interview with Sputnik ports to bring cargoes to the Irani- refused to comply with. On Mon- ganize the consultations with the sustainable energy and raw mate- cargo planes of daily use items to private freight terminal in Sachana Persian, Iranian political analyst an ports on the Caspian Sea,” Pir day, Qatar filed an official com- three blockading states. "Produc- rial needs," the Turkish minister Qatar since the beginning of trade village near Viramgam, some 50 Pir Mohammad Mollazehi spoke Mohammad Mollazehi said. He plaint to the WTO against Bahr- tion could start here [in Turkey] was quoted as saying at a Turkey- blockade imposed on Qatar by kms from Ahmedabad about the potential benefits the added that India was also looking ain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but continue [in Qatar]… One of Qatar business forum by the Ana- Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Unit- Road vs Rail: India Counters North-South project promised Iran for a way to deliver its goods by saying the economic sanctions vi- the most important things we need dolu News Agency. According to ed Arab Emirates (UAE). China's One Border One Road and Russia. rail or by road to Russia and Eu- olate trade rules and asking to or- in our future goals is to ensure our Zeybekci, Turkey has sent 221 (AP) With Freight Train to Turkey via “What makes the North-South rope. Iran The proposed corridor, corridor so important is that it (BBC)

Governor of the Bank of England markets or make investments, ty, ample availability and low cost slowed… That could have conse- Mark Carney said that the conse- Governor of the Bank of England of capital and limited spare capac- quences for monetary policy, de- quences of uncertainties regarding Mark Carney said Thursday. ity. The consequence of that is pending on the evolution of de- Brexit are becoming apparent as "I think it is evident… that starting to build," Carney told a mand," Carney said. On June 23, lacking clarity of future relations uncertainties about the eventual press conference. The governor 2016, the United Kingdom voted with the European Union is hav- relationship [with the EU] are noted that decrease in investment to leave the European Union in a ing impact on some companies' weighing on the decisions of some could impact the monetary poli- referendum. Brexit negotiations decisions to enter new markets or businesses… Around 40 percent cy. "Deferral of investment is go- between the United Kingdom and make investments. Pro-Brexit flags of these businesses are affected in ing to mean that the supply ca- the European Union officially fly from a fishing boat moored in some way, either through the sup- pacity of the economy expands at kicked off on June 19, and are due Ramsgate on June 13, 2016. ply chain or end markets by un- a slower rate. The speed limit, if to be completed by the end of The consequences of uncer- certainties around Brexit. We see you will, of the economy has March 2019. (Spuntak) tainties regarding Brexit are becom- it directly in the macroeconomic ing apparent as lacking clarity of numbers. Investment has been future relations with the Europe- weaker than we otherwise would an Union is having impact on some have expected in a very strong companies' decisions to enter new world, high degrees of profitabili- G er m a n econ om ic Russia's Rosatom intends to ensure mass com m it t ee production of fuel for western reactors h opes U S Russia's Rosatom nuclear energy TVEL, Rosatom's nuclear fuel cy- Commission website suggest it corporation is planning to build a cle company, signed a contract might be Braidwood power plant manufacturing center for the mass with Swedish Vattenfall Nuclear in the state of Illinois. In March, sa n ct ion s won 't production of TVS-Kvadrat (FA- Fuel company on the deliveries of Exelon operator was seeking the Square) nuclear fuel for Western Kvadrat fuel to Ringhals power NRC's permission for Braidwood reactors by 2021. plant. Station Unit 1 to begin using the t a r get p ip elin e Rosatom wants to build a facility TVEL also reached an agree- fuel starting in fall 2019. capable of one full production cy- ment with a US nuclear power Rosatom is counting on Kvad- cle a day at the Novosibirsk Chem- plant operator. The name of the rat to enter the market of fuel for ical Concentrates Plant in 2018- plant and its operator was not pro- pressurized water reactors (PWC) p r oject s 202, according to a bid description vided, but the documents on Unit- for Western-design power plants. on the company's site. Last year, ed States Nuclear Regulatory (AP) E U u n lik ely t o st a n d a ga in st U S sa n ct ion s on R u ssia

The Chairman of the German to improve the bill's language. d esp it e econ om ic r isk s Committee on Eastern European "If Trump is serious in his Economic Relations said that he statements, then, at least, there will hopes that the statement, made be no sanctions against pipeline earlier by US President Donald projects between Russia and Eu- Trump, mean that joint pipeline rope, because the decision regard- projects between Russia and EU ing them should be made by the could be relieved from anti-Mos- US president, according to the new cow sanctions. Germany in Touch law," Buechele said. He noted that With EC on 'Proportionate Reac- even if the US sanctions were ap- tion' to New US Anti-Russia 'Ex- plied to the European companies traterritorial' Sanctions Chairman and projects, the European Union of the German Committee on East- would take appropriate measures ern European Economic Relations to avoid losses to the European Wolfgang Buechele told Sputnik on economy. The new US sanctions, Qatar has concluded a 5 billion two countries,” Sheikh Moham- Thursday that he hopes that the imposed over alleged Russia's euro deal with Italy for seven navy med said. He said the deal was es- The European Commission Russian banks and energy compa- sanctions against Russia will hurt statement, made earlier by US meddling in the US presidential vessels, the Qatari foreign minis- timated at 5 billion euros but gave vowed to consider countermea- nies. In addition, the US will con- the interests of Washington’s al- President Donald Trump, mean election, are supposed to limit the ter said on Wednesday, part of a no further details and did not name sures in response to the new US tinue to oppose the implementa- lies in Europe. that joint pipeline projects between financing period for sanctioned military cooperation agreement the companies involved. In June law on anti-Russian sanctions tion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipe- 'Violation of International Law' Russia and the European Union Russian banks to 14 days, and for which risk damaging Europe's eco- line project, citing the alleged ad- Brussels vowed to take mea- could be relieved from anti-Mos- sanctioned oil and gas sector com- between the two countries. Sheikh last year Italy’s state-controlled cow sanctions. On Wednesday, panies to 60 days. The law also Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al- shipbuilder Fincantieri said it had nomic interests. At the same time, verse impact it exerts on the ener- sure to defend its economic inter- Brussels is unlikely to engage in a gy security of the European Union. ests in the face of a new round of Trump signed into law a bill over- provides for counteracting the con- Thani made the announcement at signed a 4-billion-euro agreement whelmingly supported by the US struction of the Nord Stream 2 gas a news conference with his Italian to build ships for Qatar. At the time full-fledged standoff against Wash- The law also limits the US presi- anti-Russian sanctions. "We are ington. On Wednesday, United dent's ability to ease any sanctions ready … We must defend our eco- Congress, that stipulates tougher pipeline project, a joint venture of counterpart Angelino Alfano in Fincantieri said it would supply sanctions on Russia, Iran and Russia’s Gazprom with France's Doha after talks about efforts to the Gulf Arab state with four cor- States President Donald Trump on Moscow by requiring congres- nomic interests, including vis-a-vis signed into law a new bill stipulat- sional approval to lift any restric- the United States, and we shall do North Korea. At the same time, Engie, Austria’s OMV AG, Royal end a rift between Qatar and four vette warships, two support ves- Trump released a statement with Dutch Shell, Germany's Uniper Arab states. “I am pleased to an- sels and an amphibious landing ing additional sanctions against tions. On Wednesday, the White that," European Commission Pres- Russia, Iran and North Korea. The House also issued an official state- ident Jean-Claude Juncker told the criticism of a number of bill's pro- and Wintershall, as it allegedly nounce the conclusion of a deal platform dock, along with support visions, noting that the adminis- threatens the energy security of between the Qatari Emiri Naval services in Qatar for 15 years after law presumes sanctions against ment in which Trump said that the NDR radio broadcaster. Reflection Russia's defense, intelligence, min- law remains "seriously flawed." In of the EU flag in a window of a tration took seriously the EU con- Ukraine and the European Union, Forces to buy 7 naval units from delivery. All the ships will be built cerns regarding the energy sanc- and proposes to export US energy Italy in the context of the joint in Italian shipyards, with construc- ing, shipping and railway indus- particular, the US president ex- building in Brussels. tries and restricts dealings with pressed concerns that the new (BBC) tions provided in the legislation to ensure the energy security of military cooperation between the tion starting in 2018, it said. when working with the Congress US allies. (CNN) SATURDAY.AUGUST 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Angelina Jolie denies luring kids with money for film,interview transcripts say otherwise

nge lina Jolie ’s film, Firs t The y Kille d My Fathe r, has run into trouble d wate rs afte r s he s aid in an inte rvie w that kids we re lure d with mone y to be cas t in he r film.

Angelina Jolie’s new film as direc- turbing in its realism’, to find the during an audition is false and up- tor, First They Killed My Father, perfect actor. The kids from slums setting. I would be outraged my- got embroiled in controversy after and orphanages would be offered self if this had happened.” Vanity she revealed how they cast child money which would be snatched Fair, however, has released tran- actors in the film in an interview away if the child couldn’t provide scripts from her interview to Ev- to Vanity Fair. Jolie wanted to find a good enough reason for why they genia Peretz which clearly suggest children who had experienced real want it. The actor then told Huff- that Jolie mentioned real money hardship in their lives, and devised ington Post: “The suggestion that (and cookies) being used to cast a game, which even she called ‘dis- real money was taken from a child the kids. (Hindustan Times) Aa m ir K h a n , S a lm a n K h a n a n d I h ave a k in d of n on -blood br ot h er h ood : S h a h R u k h K h a n The much awaited 'Phurrr' is final- hah Rukh Khan says that if he, Aamir Khan and ly out. The electrifying song is the first ever collaboration of Shah Salman Khan “sat down and chatted”, one would Rukh Khan and Grammy award see a “very different relationship”; adds that they winner Diplo. The American rap- per, singer, and songwriter Diplo never discuss work. has composed the song, `Phurrr` with Pritam and Rocky Wellstack, for Jab Harry Met Sejal. The song sung by Mohit Chauhan and Tush- ar Joshi was filmed on Anushka Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan in Portugal. While the opening visu- als of the song showcase Shah Rukh Khan and Diplo coming to- gether, the song further progress- es into the journey of Harry and Sejal. The song starts with Sejal aka Anushka Sharma trying to se- duce Harry aka Shah Rukh Khan. While Sejal is trying to lure Harry into her magic with her sizzling moves, Harry is seen enjoying the show. The video showcases the bond between the Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma as they are seen enjoying their tour. We can also see the duo dancing on the streets as they get into a celebra- tion. The songs from 'Jab Harry met Sejal' have made it to the top of all music charts. The peppy and Whenever a new film starring any Sejal hits the theatres, HT chats doing this [acting] for too long. Ini- upbeat 'Radha', groovy 'Beech of the Khans — Shah Rukh, Sal- with the superstar about his equa- tially, for the first 5-6 years, when Beech Mein', power packed 'But- man or Aamir — releases, trade tions with the other two Khans there are new actors, such things terfly', soulful 'Safar' and heart- world as well as the media turn and if they ever discuss work. (competition etc.) might happen, warming 'Hawayein' have capti- their focus to their respective film’s What is your relationship with especially when people around you vated the hearts and minds of peo- businesses, and comparisons are your contemporaries — especial- talk on those lines but when you ple. With only one day left for the made between the box office fig- ly the Khans? I wish everyone have been there [in the industry] for release of 'Jab Harry met Sejal' the Aksar 2 poster out now! ures of the films. As Shah Rukh well, and I am sure they wish me so long, two things become very anticipation for the film knows no Khan’s latest film, Jab Harry Met well too. We (the Khans) have been clear. (Hindustantimes) bounds. (Santa Banata)

he first poster of upcoming erotic thriller Aksar 2 has been released. The makers have released the poster on twitter. A motion Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Shar- title, everyone has been trolling poster is also shared on ma‘s sizzling chemistry in Bom- Anushka and team about its inspi- bay Velvet and Ae Dil Hai Mush- ration from When Harry Met Sal- the social media. kil impressed everyone. But it was ly. Now according to a report in Gautam Rode, Abhinav not only their on screen chemis- Mid-Day, The NH10 actor has Shukla, Zareen Khan and try, but their off screen appear- started responding to the trolls by ances that drew attention as well. blaming Ranbir for his title sug- Mohit Madaan starrer The duo share a warm camaraderie gestions. Anushka is extremely fed Aksr 2 is directed by and we have always seen them up of of the flak on the title of the Ananth Narayan Mahade- have fun when they are around film. “Those who don’t like the each other. But looks like Anush- title Jab Harry Met Sejal can blame van. It is presented by ka is uber upset with Ranbir these Ranbir Kapoor. We’re going to Siddhivinayak creations, days. Why? Not because of his start a website so that people can Produced by Narendra pranks, but because of Jab Harry blame Ranbir for this. We will Met Sejal… The trailer of ‘Harry shortly publish the address of that Bajaj & Chirag Bajaj. Met Sejal’ reminds us of some icon- website and everybody can just Music of this movie has ic films and we’re not complain- come and write their complains been scoed by Mithoon. ing! Reportedly, Ranbir Kapoor about the title,” The Jab Tak Hai had suggested the title of Imtiaz Jaan starlet remarked defensively (Santa Banta) Ali’s film – Jab Harry Met Sejal. at a recent event. Since the makers announced the (Tribune)

Katrina Kaif to Sidharth Malhotra: I’m always around for cuddles, piggybacks, skipped heartbeats Alia part from s haring vide os for Alia Bhatt, S hah Bollywood actor Sidharth Mal- or piggybacks or cuddles or danc- hotra has been flooding his time- Rukh Khan and S onaks hi S inha, he als o up ing .... Jacqueline I’d post a pic of shares her lines with custom-made versions loade d a vide o for Katrina Kaif. me and you cuddling also but alas of the latest song from his upcom- I do not have one ...... yet ???? excitement ing film A Gentleman, Chandrale- @s1dofficial @jacquelinef143 kha. Apart from sharing videos for #AGentleman,” she wrote, shar- Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan and ing a picture with him. for 'Phurrr' Sonakshi Sinha, he also uploaded Bollywood actor Sidharth a video for Katrina Kaif. A still Malhotra has been flooding his from Jacqueline Fernandez’s A timelines with custom-made ver- Gentleman. Sharing the video, sions of the latest song from his Sidharth wrote, “To the one and upcoming film A Gentleman, Chan- only @katrinakaif - you make all dralekha. Apart from sharing vid- our hearts skip a beat! #Chandrale- eos for Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh kha #AGentleman @jacqueli- Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, he also The 'Jab Harry met Sejal' fever is high on everyone. The magic of the nef143.” Sidharth has often con- uploaded a video for Katrina Kaif. film's music has not only enchanted the audience but also the B-town. fessed that he has a crush on Kat- A still from Jacqueline Fernan- The songs from 'Jab Harry met Sejal' have made it to the top of all music rina and the latest Instagram post dez’s A Gentleman. Sharing the vid- charts. The peppy and upbeat 'Radha', groovy 'Beech Beech Mein', only proves it. Interestingly, Kat- eo, Sidharth wrote, “To the one power packed 'Butterfly', soulful 'Safar' and heartwarming 'Hawayein' rina, too, replied to him in a fresh and only @katrinakaif - you make have captivated the hearts and minds of people. Alia Bhatt seems to be Instagram post. “Awww Sid . Saw all our hearts skip a beat! #Chan- hooked to the music album. The actress had earlier expressed her love ur post ..That did make me smile . dralekha #AGentleman @jacque- for the soothing track 'Safar' saying she's playing it on loop, now the ?? I’m always around for when linef143.” actress is eagerly awaiting the release of 'Phurrr'. skipped heart beats are required (Santa Banta) (Santa Banta) SATURDAY.AUGUST 05 , 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Paris Saint-Germain sensationally completed the world-record sign- ing of Neymar this week by acti- vating the £198m buyout clause in his Barcelona contract. Although uncommon among top players outside of La Liga, buyout clauses are required by law in Spain, mean- ing Barcelona were powerless to stop Neymar's departure. Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Neymar for a £198m fee. So how does the Brazilian's buyout compare to those of the other leading stars? Unsurprising- ly, Cristiano Ronaldo is top of the list with an astronomical clause of £894m (one billion euros). Karim Benzema, his Real Madrid team- mate, would command the same fee. The next highest clauses be- long to three other Real Madrid players, with Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and James Rodriguez, who recently joined Bayern Munich on loan, commanding buyouts of £447m. (Sky Sport) K ia S u per Usain Bolt and Mo Farah run on L ea gu e: Am y opening day of London World J on es ba cks Athletics Championships L ou gh bor ou gh to figh t for title "Ellys e Pe rry has be e n fantas tic. Rory McI lroy S he is s uch a cons is te nt profe s - s ional and it is brilliant to have a happy with ke y playe r like that." first round alongside Usain Bolt and Mo Farah will be hot favourite, having won eight on Thursday, but said he remained looking to light up London on Fri- individual finals at the past four optimistic in the post-Bolt era de- day when the World Champion- Worlds as well as in four 4x100m spite the cloud of doping still hang- ships gets under way at the Olym- relay finals. The 30-year-old Ja- ing over the sport. "I'm an athlet- new caddie pic Stadium. Jamaican sprinter maican has only suffered one hic- ics fan, I take my federation hat Bolt kicks off the defence of his cup - when he false started in the off, the guy has been a sensation," 100m crown in his swansong sea- 100m final in Daegu in 2011. Coe said. "He's connected in a way son as he starts to bring down the "That's not going to happen this that few, in or out of their sport, at Firestone curtain on his glittering career. Bolt, time," joked the eight-time Olym- have connected. I can't think of dubbed an "extraordinary compet- pic gold medallist. "If I show up at someone who's connected that itor" by IAAF president Sebastian a championships I'm fully confi- way really since Muhammad Ali. Rory McIlroy was encouraged feet for birdie at the 11th - his sec- Coe, will take to the track as red- dent." Coe heaped praise on Bolt (BBC Sport) with the start he made to the "next ond - before giving the shot back chapter" of his career as he opened at the 13th, but a precise wedge to Proximity is power, so goes the Australians. That trio includes the the WGC-Bridgestone Invitation- four feet set up a three at the 18th theory. It’s where Amy Jones, world's premier all-rounder, Ellyse al with a 67. McIlroy offset five and further gains at the second and Loughborough Lightning wicket- Perry, returning to the club having birdies with two bogeys, includ- third followed. McIlroy nailed an- keeper-batter, believes her side has rattled off five consecutive half- An dy Murray w ithdraw s ing a three-putt from long range at other confident putt at the sixth, an advantage in season two of the centuries in the recently complet- his finishing hole as he closed on but he tugged his approach to the Kia Super League. "Most of our ed Women's World Cup. Joining three under par, two shots adrift ninth and needed three putts to get girls are students and all living pret- her is leg-spinner Kristen Beams, of early leader and Ryder Cup down from 50 feet to slip back into ty close so they've all found it who takes her international T20 fro m 20 17 Mo n treal team-mate Thomas Pieters. The the group on three under alongside quite easy to get together and train wickets at less than 17 runs apiece, 28-year-old hit the headlines earli- Spieth, Jon Rahm, Bubba Watson, over the summer," explained the and Elyse Villani, a regular in Aus- er this week when it emerged that Ross Fisher and Kevin Kisner. "It England international. "Hopefully tralian colours since 2009, usually Masters 10 0 0 he had ended his nine-year part- was good with Harry on the bag, that'll give us a bit of a kick-start. at the top of the order. "They are nership with caddie JP Fitzgerald although a little weird at the start," At Loughborough we found it great all great girls so it will be really Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week's Rogers less than a fortnight after shower- said McIlroy, who first linked up that we had one base, the facility cool to play alongside them," Jones Cup in Montreal as he continues his recovery from a hip ing praise on his bag man for in- with Fitzgerald shortly after turn- is top class, and brilliant coaching. said. "Ellyse has obviously been injury. The world No 1 was undergoing an extensive spiring his first-round fight back ing professional in 2008. "Obvi- We spent a lot of time together, fantastic and she is such a consis- rehabilitation program following his injury issues which following a dreadful start at The ously it's been nine years since I've and didn't have much travelling, tent professional so I'm really ex- impacted his performances at Wimbledon. Roger Feder- Open. McIlroy explained his rea- had anyone else on my bag, so even which definitely helped." The cited to have her back. It is bril- er and Rafael Nadal have been named on the entry list for sons for the "tough" split at his just hearing a different voice, it's a Lightning were beaten semi-final- liant to have a key player for us the tournament, live on Sky Sports Action, which plays pre-tournament press conference little different. "But I thought we ists in the inaugural edition of the like that." But this time around a key role in the lead-up to the US Open, the final major and confirmed that close friend did well out there, and we consult- competition. It satisfied their goal they will be without Sophie De- of the year. Who will be the next No 1? Andy Murray's Harry Diamond, the best man at ed each other when we needed to. for the season, but they are now vine, the huge-hitting New time as men's world No 1 looks to be coming to an end, McIlroy's wedding earlier this I sort of did all my own stuff when determined to go two steps better. Zealander moving north to York- for now, but who will take over at the top? "I am sad to year, would be his caddie at Fire- I felt like I was good and then what- "We're very confident," Jones said. shire Diamonds. "We are definite- be missing the tournament in Montreal because I have stone Country Club and also at ever decisions I made, whether "Our aim last year was to get to ly going to miss Soph as she many great memories from my time in Canada," Murray next week's PGA Championship. they were good or bad, it was on the finals and our aim this year is brought a lot to our team on the said in a statement. "I am doing everything I can to return The 2014 champion, playing me. I didn't have anyone to get frus- to win the competition. We have field and off," Jones said. "But I as quickly as possible." Murray, a three-time Canada alongside Open champion Jordan trated at or than myself. So it went our eyes set on that." To help in think in Beamsy and Elyse Villani winner whose most recent title there came in 2015, has Spieth and Jason Day, made a con- well out there. that mission the Georgia Elwiss- we have two very similar charac- not played competitively since a five-set loss to Ameri- fident start as he holed from 25 (BBC Sport) led side will have three first-choice ter. (Cricket News) can Sam Querrey in a Wimbledon quarter-final last month.

Rajasinghe is set to head to France give him the opportunity to return for the Prix Morny, subject to him there's nothing we can do about it. for Group One success in the Dar- to wining ways after he lost his being healthy and the ground not "It's just typical that historically ley Prix Morny at Deauville on unbeaten record in the July Stakes. being too soft," said Phil Cunning- this race has a small field yet when August 20. Connections of the Ri- However, finishing third was no ham, of owners Rebel Racing. "I we have one it might be quite big. I chard Spencer-trained colt are keen disgrace under a 3lb penalty for was hoping a few more might have think there was 28 at the first en- to go to the Normandy coast with his Group Two triumph at Royal run at Goodwood so the field try stage. the Coventry Stakes winner and Ascot. "He's definitely going to go would be smaller in France but (Sky Sport) Thousands enjoy RideLondon as cyclists takes over the capital Just one week after Team Sky's Chris Froome rode into Paris to win his fourth Tour de France yellow jersey, 100,000 cyclists took to the closed streets of London and Surrey across the three-day Prudential RideLon- don. The festival of cycling - featuring seven events, from free rides and sportives to the first ever UK World Tour one-day race for the pros - reflected the sport's boom on these shores. Perhaps the best example of cycling's growing popularity was the sight of 70,000 riders rolling around 10 miles of closed central London roads on Saturday. The 46 mile sport- ive on Sunday - now in its second year - attracted thousands of people new to cycling challenges, including Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams, whose previous longest ride was 13km. (Sky Sport) SATURDAY . AUGUST 05 . 2017-Asad 14, 1396 H.S Vol:XII Issue No: 14 Price: Afs.20

Progress in Afghanistan Afghanistan eyes regional trade reviewed Czech republic fghan government officials and private sector met in investment in AKabul this week with representatives from European Union and International Trade Centre to take stock of progress livestock sector on efforts at building Afghanistan’s capacities to Agriculture Minister said the livestock sector has remained participate in regional trade. A untouched in the past two decades and that Afghanistan is statement from the EU delegation in Kabul said the 31 July meeting seeking to improve investment in the sector. brought together members of the ‘Steering Committee’ of the Advancing Afghan Trade (AAT) project, an EU-funded initiative “The unpleasant incident was launched last November which occurred on Thursday evening aims to strengthen the country’s when the family members were trade capacities so as to capitalize traveling through a Corolla model on the recent accession of the car, and as a result of some country to the World Trade negligence of the driver, the car Organization. The project plunged into a ditch,” he said. supports Afghanistan to build Moreover, he added the rescue trade policy, and trade facilitation teams reached the spot of incident capacity, as well as to develop where they made efforts to save trade and export strategies and them, and pull out the car from the strengthen product quality small brook, but unfortunately, the standards. passengers were drown into the Participants used the meeting water and lost lives. to plan activities for the year Traffic accident is increasing ahead. “Finalizing a national as recently a member of the Wolesi export strategy will be a top Jiga or Lower House of the Afghanistan intends to break the (livestock) has been left untouched priority, to be followed by the Parliament, Parveen Nuristani has implementation of its two decade deadlock on the in the past two decades,” Zamir died of a traffic accident on the “untouched” livestock sector by added. recommendations for reforms to Kabul-Jalalabad highway. She was catalyse export-led growth and job approaching Czech Republic At the same event, Czech a medical doctor by profession. investors in the hope of using their Republic’s Agriculture Minister creation in promising sectors,’ Moreover, on July a total of said George Cunningham, Deputy expertise to develop the sector, the Marian Jurecka, who was on a visit 14 passengers were killed and 26 Ministry of Agricultural, Irrigation to Kabul , said his trip was aimed Head of the EU Delegation in others wounded as their bus turned Afghanistan. ITC will support and Livestock (MAIL) said. at improving cooperation with turtle in the northern Baghlan Agriculture Minister Afghanistan’s agriculture sector. the development and province. The passenger bus was implementation of the national Assadullah Zamir, who this week “On behalf of the Czech heading from the northern Mazar- met with his Czech counterpart, government and on behalf of the export strategy, together with a AT News Report single family have been killed after Khost province, Provincial e-Sharif city towards Kabul, but national trade policy, and a said the ministry continues its ministry of agriculture I would like their vehicle plunged into a narrow Governor Spokesman, Mubariz due to reckless driving turned turtle efforts to attract the attention of to say that our task is to support strategy on trade facilitation. KABUL: Seven members of a ditch in the premises of southern Zadran told Afghanistan Times. in Kilagi area of Dushi district. The project will also assist Czech businessmen in the not only in the area of security and the secretariat of the WTO Inter- agriculture sector in Afghanistan. education but also in the area of Ministerial Committee, which He said Afghanistan sees development of agriculture operates under the leadership of livestock as a key sector for the projects and this is precisely the the Ministry of Commerce and country’s economy, adding that he purpose of my visit today,” he said. Industry, to develop a detailed has discussed the issue in detail He said he is looking forward trade-facilitation action plan. with the Czech Republic's to opportunities in which the The action plan will guide the agriculture minister. Czech Republic could partner with reform process as Afghanistan “Livestock, animal breeding in Afghanistan. implements the WTO Trade particular, is one of the areas where According to MAIL, the Facilitation Agreement over the we can use the Czech Republic’s Czech Republic has implemented upcoming years. Additionally, expertise to improve the sector in a number of livestock projects in ITC is assisting Afghanistan in Afghanistan. This sector Afghanistan. (ToloNews) the organization of regular bilateral consultations with other countries in the region to enhance bilateral trade through addressing Musharraf: Some groups issues related to tariffs and non- tariffs barriers. The project earned money in Afghan war steering committee was Family of Beheshta, who got the highest score among girls in university entrance exam, urges others to support girls’education. established to support the KABUL : Former Pakistani against the government of former project’s activities; monitor its Despite facing numerous entrance exam, said they have be educated to leave behind the for girls to do what they want, implementation and progress; president and military ruler Pervez president Hamid Karzai. hardships, an Afghan family has ignored unwanted believes with the challenges,” said Abdul Hamid, specially, when they are not linked Musharraf has denied the Pakistan Musharraf criticized some ensure that the project outputs supported their female members hope to make a better future for father of Beheshta. “Fortunately, with a party or do not know respond to the country’s military earned money from the actions of former president Ziaul to pursue their education and one the young members of their family. my family does not consider someone (in government or private Afghan war, but acknowledged Haq, but supported his decision priorities; and advice on next of them has received the highest “Those who do not allow their education negative for girls. I can institutions),” said Nooria, (Pajhwok) some groups did so. to support from the Afghan war steps. score among girls in the university children, especially girls, to go to go to school freely,” Beheshta said. Beheshta’s sister. Beheshta’s In an exclusive interview with and the Afghan Mujahidin. entrance exam announced last school are wrong. Because most Beheshta said she has two sisters mother, Zarifa, said they had to BBC Urdu, Musharraf claimed Musharraf, who rule Pakistan week. Parents of Beheshta, the top of Afghanistan’s problems are who are also busy in pursuing their face bitter words from their friends that the Pakistani army had not after ousting then prime minister ‘Green zone’ scorer among girls in university rooted in illiteracy. People must studies at university. “It is hard and relatives for giving a special earned any money from the Afghan Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless freedom and chance to their conflict in the16 years, but some military coup in 1999, also said all to change daughters to study and make their people and individuals earned Asian countries witnessed Targeted future. “We were told that girls money through US arms sales. progress due to dictators. 2 NDS personnel killed in should not study. But now I believe In 2015, Musharraf for the He said in Pakistan whenever social life in killings on the that they must be educated in order first time acknowledged that the a marshal law was imposed, it was to have a better future,” said Zarifa. Pakistan intelligence agency (ISI) the need of the hour. Kabul: Ghani Helmand suicide bombing rise in Khost: (ToloNews) was supporting the Afghan Taliban (Pajhwok) he Capital Zone Development Authority UNAMA T has said ten kilometers of KHOST CITY : UNAMA’s new roads will be built and people regional office in the southeastern whose houses are being zone has reported an increase in demolished as part of the ‘Kabul targeted killing involving Green Zone plan’ will be provided unidentified armed in new homes. southeastern Khost province Ilham Omar Hotaki, the during the first six months of the authority head, made the year. announcement at a meeting with A statement from the President Ashraf Ghani to discuss UNAMA’s regional office in the green zone plan at the Gardez, the capital of Paktia, Presidential Palace on Wednesday received by Pajhwok Afghan evening. A statement from the News said that at least 22 people Presidential Palace said the were individually targeted in the meeting was attended by officials capital of Khost and its districts of the Capital Zone Development in the first six months of 2017. Authority and representatives of While more than a dozen (13) countries implementing the people were killed and nine others project. It said Hotaki presented injured in insurgent attacks and security plan for the Kabul Green LASHKARGAH Two personnel Yakhchal locality of Gerishk the victims included tribal elders, Zone housing the diplomatic of the National Directorate of district on NDS personnel, District government officials and other missions of several countries. He Security (NDS) have been killed Police Chief Mohammad Ismael people. said the plan had been devised to in a suicide car-bombing in southern told Pajhwok Afghan News. “After suicide and bomb improve security of citizens and Helmand province, an official said A reliable source claimed a blasts, targeted killing is another foreign missions. He said short and on Friday. Humvee vehicle was used in the form of violence”, the statement long term measures had been The bombing took place in the suicide bombing. (Pajhwok) said. UNAMA did not provide considered in the security plan statistics about last year’s under which five security zones targeted killing cases in Khost, would be established in Qala Gunmen storm local market but said the number of such Musa, Bibi Mehro, Qala Khatir incidents increased this year in and Qala Khayat. He said 10km in Helmand's Gereshk district the province. Meanwhile, Jawas of new roads would be Khan, a resident, told Pajhwok constructed and new homes were Local officials say the ongoing clash in Gereshk' market has Afghan News that easy escape considered for people whose of target killers from security houses would be destroyed for closed Kabul-Kandahar Highway to traffic. forces was a reason behind the implementation of the plan. He increased such attacks. “I have said the Kabul Green Zone plan A group of armed men attacked a the district, he added. personally witnessed police would bring about a positive money exchange market in the Meanwhile, Zwak said that at searching a different area while change in the living style of Kabul center of Gereshk district in the least five security force members the attackers escaped from residents and would play a role in southern Helmand province on were killed when a car bomb blast another location,” he said. He said improving their economic and Friday morning, local officials said. occurred close to their outpost in there was no coordination among social standard. President Ghani Helmand governor’s the district on Thursday evening. security forces, which paved the said the government would also spokesman Omar Zwak said that A number of soldiers were ground for such incidents. contribute to the execution of the clash is ongoing between security wounded in the blast, he said. However, Khost police chief Brig green zone plan, which he called forces and the attackers in the area. A security source however Gen Faizullah Ghairat rejected as effective in bringing about He said four attackers are says that at least 20 soldiers were increase in targeted killings and change in social living and involved in this attack. killed in the explosion. Details will said in some cases personal improving security of the foreign At the same time, the Taliban be provided later about the enmity was involved. diplomatic missions. has attacked the security belt of incident. (ToloNews) (Pajhwok)