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NEW DELHI: India has reiterated its support for a negotiated political reconciliation in Afghanistan that is Afghan led, Afghan owned and Afghan controlled. During a fleeting visit to Afghanistan, Tillerson made it Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who is in New Delhi on a clear that Islamabad needs to take action to undermine the day-long official visit, held detailed support the Taliban receives in Pakistan. discussions with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Taliban and other terrorist put forth.” Included in the meeting Tuesday. organizations receive in Pakistan. was the US’s envoy to Kabul Hugo The two sides emphasised that Addressing some members of Llorens and the commander of US- renunciation of violence and terror; the press after his meeting with Forces and NATO in Afghanistan closure of cross border safe havens the National Unity Government General John Nicholson. and sanctuaries were essential for (NUG) leaders at Bagram Airfield He said: “I think the US has any meaningful progress and outside Kabul, Tillerson said he felt made it clear in terms of our lasting peace. it was important for him to visit support for Afghanistan, support Deep appreciation was Afghanistan while in South Asia – for a sovereign, unified, and expressed for the bravery with particularly in the wake of the democratic Afghanistan, charting a which the Afghan forces were fighting terrorism imposed on recently announced South Asia path to peace, prosperity, and self- Afghanistan. policy by the Trump reliance. It is imperative at the end The Indian side agreed to administration. “I thought it was that we are denying safe haven to stable, peaceful, united, the meeting of the Strategic extend further assistance progressive, prosperous and Partnership Council on 11 very important to stop here in any terrorist organizations or any depending upon the needs of the pluralistic nation. September was assessed as a US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Afghanistan coming to the South extremists to any part of this – the Afghan defence and police forces. Both sides reiterated their significant step in building upon paid an unexpected visit to Abdullah Abdullah and made it Asia region as part of the recently world.” He said the US wants to The support extended by commitment to their strategic the highly successful development Afghanistan on Monday where he clear that Pakistan needs to take announced South Asia policy and work with regional partners to India in the defence and security partnership and positively cooperation of the past 16 years. discussed a range of issues with action to undermine the support strategy that President Trump has ensure that there are no...P2 fields, including training of assessed the outcomes of the recent The new generation India thousands of Afghan defence and high level bilateral exchanges, assisted projects, including in the security personnel was positively including the visits of fields of health, agriculture, assessed. The Indian side agreed Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Dr drinking water supply, education, to extend further assistance Abdullah Abdullah and Foreign renewable energy, infrastructure depending upon the needs of the Minister Rabbani to India last development, skill development Afghan defence and police forces. month and that of the National and capacity building, among Both sides agreed that the Security Adviser of India Ajit others will further contribute to recent convergence and alignment Doval to Afghanistan last week. Afghanistan’s reconstruction, of views at regional and GHAZNI : Afghan forces are being in unstable areas and establishment security. A member of the The New Development economic development and international arenas have created Partnership that was launched at effective governance. (ANI) poised to start clearing operations of check-posts. provincial council, Abdul Jameh opportunities for bringing peace, in some areas of southern Ghazni Sherzad said a special plan had Jameh, called the provincial police security and stability in province against militants, an been devised Nawa district and the leadership as weak and changes Afghanistan. It was agreed to official said on Tuesday. plan would be implemented at a should be made. “The security further deepen the bilateral Maj. Gen. Asadullah Sherzad, right time to recapture the district. situation deteriorated under the strategic dialogue and 303 Spin Ghar zone police Nawa district has been under current police chief.” consultations at all levels in order commander, told Pajhwok Afghan Taliban control for the past 13 However, the zone commander to achieve the shared objectives. News they would conduct years. said the provincial police chief had The two countries also agreed operations against Taliban in some Besides Taliban, the Haqqani recently been appointed and the to work closely with the regional areas of Ghazni, but said they network militants and others were provincial council should help him and international partners; and might not be able to keep cleared also fighting against government in insuring security. district, killing 25 police and consult, coordinate and cooperate areas longer due to lack of facilities. forces in Ghazni, Sherzad said. He Earlier, Taliban insurgents wounding 20 others. Some 100 in various international fora, with Earlier, residents of Ghazni called on residents to cooperate carried out a car bombing as part militants also suffered casualties the view to further the objective US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have repeatedly urged operations with security forces in insuring of a coordinated attack on Andar in the attack. (Pajhwok) of seeing Afghanistan emerge as a got a frosty welcome to Pakistan Tuesday after Washington turned up the heat on Islamabad for allegedly providing “safe havens” for Taliban militants. America’s top diplomat was quietly greeted by a mid-level Pakistani Foreign Office official at the military airport in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, an AFP AT News Report photographer saw — a welcome devoid of the pomp that usually senior Trump administration KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday marks high-level visits. official, comes months after the US said that several villages were cleared from Taliban He was then driven in a President angrily accused militants during Afghan forces operations in the convoy of Land Cruisers amid Islamabad of harbouring “agents of Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province. tight security to the US embassy chaos” who could attack US-led “Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army in Islamabad’s diplomatic enclave, NATO forces in neighbouring and NDS forces carried out a joint clearance before scheduled meetings with Afghanistan. operation to clear some of the areas from terrorists Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan It follows on the heels of an and enemies of peace and stability in Helmand Abbasi and the powerful military unannounced stop in Afghanistan province,” said a press statement issued by MoI. chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Monday, where Tillerson Statement said that the operation carried out in The secretary’s visit, the first reiterated America’s commitment Nad Ali district, southern Helmand province, which to nuclear-armed Pakistan by a to the country and...P2 as a result, five armed Taliban were killed and several villages of Nad Ali district cleared of armed Taliban. Three different types of weapons, 45 roadside bombs and some amount of ammunition were also seized during the operation, added the statement. The security operation still continues in insecure villages of Nad Ali district, mentioned statement. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have stepped up Counter- Terrorism operations to suppress the insurgency activities of the terror groups, concluded the statement.

AT News Report Taliban terrorists were killed and 31 rounds of mine discovered and KABUL: At least 104 militants neutralized in Nadali, district of were killed and 23 others wounded Helmand, 38 insurgents were in different operations launched by killed, 14 wounded and 11 others the security forces within past 24 were arrested in Andar and Nawah hours in different areas. districts of Ghazni, 14 rebels were The Ministry of Defense said killed, seven injured and eight Tuesday that Afghan National others were arrested in Nawbahar Army (ANA) in collaboration with district of Zabul, 13 armed Taliban Afghan National Police (ANP) and fighter killed and their four National Directorate of Security stronghold destroyed in (NDS) personal has conducted Shirintagab district of Faryab joint operations against insurgents province. in different areas in Nangarhar, Similarly, four insurgents were SHIBERGHAN : At least 70 kilograms of opium Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Logar, killed in Nerkh and Saydabad have been seized from a vehicle on the Mazar- Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, district of Maidan Wardak, two Shiberghan highway in northwestern Jawzjan Nimroz, Ghor, Balkh, Jawzan, Daesh affiliates were killed and one province, an official said. Brig. Gen. Faqir Faryab, Kunduz, Baghlan and was wounded in Achin district of Mohammad Jawzjani, the police chief, said a Helmand provinces Nangarhar and two terrorist killed vehicle guided by a motorbike was seen by police It said in a statement that in and one wounded in Aqcha district on patrol on the highway on Monday. “The these operations 104 insurgents of Jawzjan province. vehicle full of drugs and the motorcyclist including two Daesh affiliates were In past 24 hours, 17 planed attempted to flee after being signaled to stop by killed and 23 others were injured. clearing operations, 21 Special police. Police opened fire at the smugglers, who During operations 19 armed Forces operations conducted in 13 left behind the car and managed to escape. “These insurgents were arrested and provinces; also, Air forces drugs were doubtlessly being smuggled. If the handed over to judicial organs for conducted 107 aerial operations opium had reached its destination, the money further inquiry, added statement. supporting Afghan National army would have gone to insurgents for intensifying During these operations in the including nine strikes on enemy’s war in this area.” He promised an enormous past 24 hours, Afghan National and sanctuaries. amount of drugs recovered during intelligence- Defense Security forces shelled ANA discovered and based operations and stored in depots would be and bombed the enemies’ positions confiscated weapons and destroyed soon in front of the officials concerned. by artilleries and air force ammunition in the operations as (Pajhwok) During these operations, 31 well. WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

‘Peace initiatives in Afghanistan should be led,...... P12 Separately, President Ashraf Ghani met Indian external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj in his residence in New Delhi, discussing the US new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia and the region’s conditions after the after the declaration of the strategy, news conference. “So there are an obvious loss in the country. president’s office said Tuesday. opportunities to strengthen the Commanders will be allowed to Ghani left Monday for New Delhi foundations of a prosperous request troops as needed, and the for an official visit. The two sides Afghanistan society.” administration emphasized that it called the US strategy useful for Mr. Tillerson saw none of that would increasingly rely on regional the region, according to a statement hoped-for blooming. partners like India to improve issued by the president’s office When the huge maw of the C- stability. that said Ghani and Swaraj also 17 aircraft that he flew into Bagram Mr. Trump also promised to talked about trade and transit opened, he was greeted by Gen. pressure Pakistan, which United cooperation as well as regional John Nicholson, the commander of States officials have long accused affairs. President Ghani told Indian United States operations in of playing a double game in external affairs minister that the Afghanistan, along with a sizable Afghanistan — publicly Kabul-Delhi air corridor was contingent of soldiers and security supporting the United States successful, suggesting that India guards. They piled into a mission here while secretly connect Central Asia through a sea motorcade and drove the few bankrolling and giving shelter to the corridor. He termed the role of minutes to the base’s bunkerlike Taliban and other insurgent groups. neighboring countries vital in this headquarters, passing hangars But the massive air base here respect, saying that a sea corridor between India and Central Asia constructed by Russia, another of demonstrates why the could turn the region to the center the foreign forces to be humbled in administration cannot get too of economic cooperation. The Afghanistan. Huge concrete blast tough with Pakistan, since nearly president asked India to help his walls lined much of the route. all of the supplies for this fortress country in the sectors of mines, Helicopters patrolled the city are transported by air or land textiles and handicrafts, perimeter, and two security blimps through Pakistani territory. considering good capacity of equipped with long-range cameras Soldiers can order supplies and Afghan women in handicraft. Mrs. hovered. At the headquarters gifts from Amazon, which delivers Swaraj assured Ghani that New building, a former prison, Mr. daily to the base. Delhi would be a partner for Tillerson and General Nicholson Mr. Tillerson will visit Afghan government and people as met in another windowless room Islamabad on Tuesday for his first it was in the past. She said that with Afghanistan’s president, talks with Pakistani leaders since she was happy that India was a Ashraf Ghani; its chief executive, he delivered a speech last week in strategic partner for Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah; and its national which he called for improved ties adding that New Delhi wants security adviser, Hanif Atmar, as with India, Pakistan’s rival. In the expansion of relationships in an armored truck and Humvee speech, Pakistan got only a brief, different sectors with Afghanistan. guarded outside. After the men sat none-too-complimentary mention. She touched the Afghan peace process, saying that India aims a down, Mr. Tillerson said: “We had On Monday, Mr. Tillerson said sustainable peace in the region a pretty smooth flight.” Mr. Ghani that the United States was which would be ensured through replied, “We arranged the weather increasingly concerned about the the joint efforts of all regional for you.” Newsletter Sign stability of Pakistan, which has a countries. UpContinue reading the main story large nuclear arsenal. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson arriving at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Monday. The trip was kept secret until after he had left. The Interpreter Newsletter “Pakistan needs to, I think, Understand the world with sharp take a cleareyed view of the BAGRAM : Secretary of State Rex 16 years of war, thousands of lives controlled areas. the previous two decades, he said insight and commentary on the situation that they’re confronted W. Tillerson made a secret two- lost and hundreds of billions of President Barack Obama paid the country’s predicament was not major news stories of the week. with in terms of the number of Pakistan must hour visit to the main American air dollars spent was testimony to the a secret visit to the air base in May nearly as dire as his own security You agree to receive occasional terrorist organizations that find base in Afghanistan on Monday, stalemate confronting the United 2014. Afghanistan’s president at precautions suggested. “But I updates and special offers for The safe haven inside of Pakistan,” he stop providing arriving in a military transport States because of a stubborn and the time, Hamid Karzai, declined think if you consider the current New York Times's products and said. Mr. Tillerson said the United plane to meet top Afghan officials effective Taliban foe that is an invitation from American situation in Afghanistan, and we services. States would remain in Afghanistan safe havens to... Mr. Tillerson brought with until peace was restored. Or inside a massive bunker. increasingly ascendant. officials to meet Mr. Obama at the were talking about this a few ...P1 threats in the region and that Nearly 20,000 military Mr. Tillerson would not even base, saying that doing so would minutes ago, and you look a few him a six-person press contingent perhaps until things get much that was taken aside late the night worse. “The president has made it the strategy is a regional effort. personnel, contractors and others risk the short trip to Kabul to visit be a breach of protocol, though the years in the past to what the “So we’re demanding others live and work at the base, Bagram the heavily fortified United States two leaders spoke by telephone. circumstances were, Afghanistan before and sworn to secrecy about clear that we’re here to stay until also deny safe haven to terrorists Airfield north of Kabul. Many Embassy or Afghan presidential Trump’s Request for India’s has come quite a distance already the trip until his plane returned to we can secure a process of anywhere in the region. We are were on high alert as the secretary palace, as his predecessors have Help in Afghanistan Rattles in terms of creating a much more Doha, Qatar, where the trip had reconciliation and peace,” he said. working closely with Pakistan in arrived, fearing the kind of rocket done. The change reflects the Pakistan AUG. 22, 2017 vibrant population, a much more originated. “It’s not an unlimited that regard as well,” as well. or mortar attack that has become increasingly uncertain security Mr. Tillerson’s visit was his vibrant government, education After eight months of internal commitment. He’s also made it He went on to say that Ghani common. situation in Kabul and the fact that first to Afghanistan as secretary system, a larger economy,” he said discussions, President Trump in clear it’s not a blank-check had assured him of his That top American officials the United States’ presence is now of state, and like nearly every other in a small windowless conference August announced his policy for commitment. It’s a conditions- commitment to bringing reforms must sneak into this country after surrounded by vast Taliban- top American official to visit over room during a hurried eight-minute Afghanistan, an effort to prevent based commitment.” (nytimes) and to fighting corruption. According to him discussions were also held on the parliamentary elections scheduled for next year. “It’s very important that those Sentencing delayed in US elections go forward as well. And One deadly bullet shatters finally, we discussed regional developments and agreed on the vital importance of all regional Afghan deserter case as judge stakeholders to work with us, thousands in Afghanistan work with the United States, but also work with our other partners, the NATO partners and others The International Committee of the Red Cross is “first in, last out” weighs Trump comments who take a great interest in this region, to fight against terrorists, of conflict zones. Their scaling back in Afghanistan is a bad sign. fight against insurgents, to support Sentencing for Bowe Bergdahl, the peace and stability for U.S. Army sergeant who pleaded Afghanistan,” he said. guilty to endangering his comrades But he made it clear that a lot by abandoning his post in of hard work lies ahead and that Afghanistan in 2009, has been there are many challenges to be delayed as a military judge weighed overcome. the impact of comments by “The United States and our President Donald Trump on the partners here in Afghanistan are case. committed to seeing this through,” Sentencing was due to start on he said. October 23, but the judge, U.S. Tillerson, who is in Pakistan Army Colonel Jeffery Nance, for talks on Tuesday, was heard last-minute arguments by emphatic that Pakistan needs to defense attorneys that earlier take action “to undermine the comments by Trump had support that the Taliban receives prevented a fair proceeding. and the other terrorist Nance, who allowed attorneys Berghahl will be sentenced on organizations receive in Pakistan.” Bergdahl's attorney, Eugene He reiterated the fact that the Fidell, argued Bergdahl -- who to question him about the impact charges of desertion and US’s strategy is a conditions-based faces a possible life sentence -- of Trump's comments, said he did misbehavior before the enemy after approach, which in turn means should be spared prison time not believe he was influenced by pleading guilty on October 16. their relationship with Pakistan because Trump had unlawfully the remarks and that he had no Bergdahl, 31, was held captive will also be conditions based. influenced the proceedings. "doubt whatsoever that I can be for five years by allies of the He said this was not only "[Trump's] statements clearly fair and impartial in the Taliban after he left his military about peace efforts in Afghanistan called for Sergeant Bergdahl to be sentencing." He indicated he would post in Afghanistan. In a deal with but that it was also to ensure a severely punished," Fidell argued issue a written ruling later on his captors, the Obama secure and stable Pakistan. in the Fort Bragg, North Carolina, defense attorneys' request to have administration in 2014 agreed to Pakistan needs to “take a clear- court. During the 2016 presidential the case thrown out over Trump's release five Taliban prisoners from eyed view of the situation that campaign, Trump called Bergdahl comments. the military prison at Guantanamo they’re confronted with in terms "a no-good traitor who should have Sentencing was scheduled to Bay, Cuba, in exchange for of the number of terrorist After seeing six staffers killed and Afghan government or another the country. Weapons are strictly been executed." resume on October 25. Bergdahl's release. (RFERL) organizations that find safe haven two others go missing already this international organization. Two forbidden on the premises of all inside of Pakistan. And so we year, Olivier Chassot, the head of other offices in northern Red Cross orthopedic centers — want to work closely with Pakistan the local Red Cross office here, Afghanistan will be closed entirely. and that rule is respected. When to create a more stable and secure didn’t want more staff joining and The number of Afghans who will the Taliban ruled the country from Pakistan as well,” he said. possibly putting themselves in no longer have access to care, an 1996 to 2001, they obeyed. Pak ist an gives Tiller son On a more positive note he harm’s way But his team prevailed ICRC spokesman said, “can be Patients and staff receive just a said that considering the current upon him to make an exception for counted in the hundreds of cursory pat-down. situation in Afghanistan, the the return of Lorena Enebral Pérez, thousands.” Enebral, on her first day back fr ost y w elcom e aft er US country has made substantial an ebullient 38-year-old Its departure is alarming at the clinic, had stayed late to strides in terms of “creating a much physiotherapist from Spain, because the ICRC has an outsized finish a mid-morning cerebral more vibrant population, a much w ar n s over Taliban h aven s more vibrant government, whose boundless energy, good reputation for braving conflict palsy session with a child patient; educational systems, a larger cheer, and packages of Spanish zones. “Globally, they are the first around the room, soft toys and economy. And so there are cheeses and cured meats, they in and the last out,” said Cindy giant rubber balls jostled for space ....P1 warned that Washington has ally. - No pleasing the US? - little Islamabad can do at this point made “very specific requests” of The US-Pakistan relationship to convince the US that it had opportunities to strengthen the hoped, would help boost sagging Issac, the U.N.’s recently departed with children’s leg braces and foundations for a prosperous – a morale. senior human rights officer for walking aids disguised as toys. She Pakistan seeking to “undermine the has waxed and waned dramatically prevented militants from using its prosperous Afghanistan society.” On Sept. 11, the day after she Afghanistan. If ICRC presence, or left the room and walked down the support that the Taliban receives”. since Trump took office in territory to target forces in But he said it was clear the arrived for her second stint at the lack thereof, is a barometer for corridor and through a door Washington and Kabul have January. Afghanistan. fight against Taliban needs to orthopedic clinic in the last year, conditions on the ground, northern separating the patient areas from long accused Islamabad of Pakistan said the President had “I think they would like to continue and that the insurgent Enebral was shot and killed by a Afghanistan’s outlook right now workshops; the first room held a supporting Afghan militant groups praised its then-prime minister assure to the Americans that they group needs to know it will never 21-year-old patient who’d been is bleak. tailor who sewed Velcro straps and including the Taliban. They are Nawaz Sharif as “terrific” in an are sincere and they are taking win “a military victory”. receiving treatment at the center The orthopedic center in elastic belts for the in-house-made believed to have links to Pakistan’s effusive phone call when Trump action against some of the groups,” He also stated that the US since he was a toddler. She became Mazar-e-Sharif, a short walk but prostheses. That is where Nasim, shadowy military establishment, took office in January. Hussain told AFP. believes there are some sectors of the seventh staff member of the mandatory drive from the a 21-year-old patient with polio which aims to use them as a regional But Trump’s blistering speech “The perception here is the Taliban that do not want the International Committee of the guesthouse where Enebral lived, who’d been coming to the clinic bulwark against arch-nemesis India. in August accusing Pakistan of whatever they do, it is not going war to continue forever – “they Red Cross (ICRC) killed while has more than 26,000 registered for treatment for 19 years, was Pakistan has repeatedly denied harbouring militants saw Islamabad to please the Americans.” do not want to continue to fight working in Mazar-e-Sharif this patients and beds for 77. Since sitting in his wheelchair. the charge, insisting it maintains angrily hit back at the claims, Earlier this month Pakistani forever. They don’t want their year. The entrance courtyard and 1991, the center has treated He raised the pistol he’d contacts only to try to bring the insisting the US took no account forces acting on American children to fight forever. So we are wheelchair basketball court of the Taliban fighters and government concealed and fired a single bullet militants to peace talks. of the thousands of lives lost and intelligence rescued a US-Canadian looking to engage with those voices During his brief visit to billions spent in fighting extremism. family which had been in Taliban and have them engage in a now-closed ICRC orthopedic troops, simple villagers and those into Enebral’s chest from less than reconciliation process leading to a center in Mazar-e-Sharif. A patient born with cerebral palsy and those 6 feet away. The bullet severed a Afghanistan’s Bagram air base Following the August speech, captivity for five years, sparking Monday, Tillerson told reporters Tillerson cautioned Pakistan that hopes that ties were on the mend. peace process and their full fatally shot 38-year old who’ve contracted polio — and vital artery, exited through her involvement and participation in physiotherapist Lorena Enebral fitted them with and trained them back, and eventually lodged in the Pakistan needs to “take a clear- it could lose its status as a The rescue was followed by a the government. Pérez on Sept. 11. (Andrew to use orthopedic braces and door she’d just passed through. She eyed view of the situation that they privileged military ally if it series of drone strikes on both “There’s a place for them in Quilty/Foreign Policy) wheelchairs. stumbled through the tailor’s door are confronted with in terms of the continued providing support to sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan the government if they’re ready to The tragedy for Enebral’s Unlike the armed guards and and collapsed on the tiled floor, number of terrorist organisations Afghan militant groups. border targeting long-time foes of come renouncing terrorism, family and friends also has serious high walls that most humanitarian unconscious in seconds. that find safe haven inside” the As one of 16 “Non-NATO both Washington and Islamabad. renouncing violence, and being consequences for the ICRC’s outfits in Afghanistan rely on for Co-workers got her into a country. Major Allies”, Pakistan benefits The US has vowed to send committed to a stable, prosperous operations in Afghanistan and the security, the Red Cross depends wheelchair and then into a Red US and Pakistani sources say from billions of dollars in aid and more than 3,000 additional troops Afghanistan,” he said. patients who’ve come to depend on relationships it builds with all Cross vehicle parked near the front his visit to Islamabad will be has access to advanced US military to Afghanistan, on top of the He also said that the US on them. sides of the conflict, nurtured over gate and rushed her to a nearby followed later in the year by technology banned from other 11,000 already deployed there, to believes India has a very important The ICRC temporarily closed 30 years, which gives the military base run by German Defense Secretary Jim Mattis as countries. train and advise Afghan troops and and positive role to play in the the orthopedic center and is organization unparalleled access to soldiers. She was pronounced dead Trump seeks to send a tough However political analyst police as part of a new strategy process to achieve a peaceful, stable looking to hand it over to the even the most hostile territory in soon after. (foreignpolicy) message to the wayward Cold War Zahid Hussain said there may be outlined by the administration. Afghanistan. (ToloNews) WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

of them. There were 15 of us left alive," Shams said. "The bodies were sent back to Iran and the families in Afghanistan held funeral ceremonies in mosques without a coffin or grave." Ali Alfoneh, a Afghans. In this desperate pool senior fellow at the Washington- Iranian recruiters targeted Shiites based think tank Atlantic Council, KABUL : Foreign traders and to swell the ranks of Fatemiyoun estimates more than 760 Afghans investors will be facilitated with soldiers, who HRW says fight have been killed in Syria since visa-on-arrival at the Hamid Karzai EMERGENCY alongside Syrian government September 2013. Another man International Airport, the Ministry forces. "I went there (Iran) because who fought in Syria in 2014 when of Foreign Affairs says. CALLS I was jobless and it was a way to he was 17, said it was not just Certain provisions of a draft get money for my family," said Afghans in Fatemiyoun. "There amendment to the Law on the Police Shams. "My idea was to find a job were also Pakistanis, Iraqis -- all Travel and Stay of Foreigners in in Iran. I had no plan to go to fight the Shiites," he told AFP. Afghanistan provide for the in Syria but after a month of being "We were mixed up with the facility in line with Presidential 100 - 119 jobless I decided to go. Arabs, we didn't understand their Decree No 147 issued on "They were encouraging us language." September 5. saying 'you will be a freedom HRW says the Iranians refuse A statement from the ministry Hospitals fighter and if you return to Iran to provide accurate figures, but said the new amendment to 10th, alive you can stay with a 10-year estimates there are nearly 15,000 16th and 27th clauses of the travel FMIC Hospital residence permit'. But my main Afghans fighting for Fatemiyoun. law were in compliance with Behind Kabul Medical goal was to earn money." - Treated like slaves - paragraph 16 of Articles 64 and 70 University: Afghan Shiites are given 1.5 "They are used by the Iranian of the Constitution of Afghanistan. million toman (about $450) to government, which treats them like The new provisions were drafted 0202500200-+93793275595 register at a recruitment centre for slaves," said Ramazan Bashardost, by the Cabinet in September and the Fatemiyoun, Shams said. Once a Hazara member of parliament in then endorsed by the president. Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital they have signed up they receive Kabul. Foreign entrepreneurs entering three million toman a month, a "The sorrow, pain and hunger Afghanistan would be provided Pule Bagh-e- Umomi fortune for many poor Afghans. of the people is not a major with visas on arrival at the Karzai 070263672 - Bodies - concern of the Afghan Airport. Shams' first mission was in government." Afghanistan's foreign The statement added the June 2016 in the Syrian capital of ministry called on Iran in October exclusive visas would be issued by Khairkhana Hospital representatives of Afghan Border Damascus, where he was assigned to stop sending young Afghans to 0799-321007 Fleeing grinding poverty and Tehran-backed Fatemiyoun for religious reasons," said Shams, to protect a barracks for two Syria after the HRW report Police (ABP) under the Ministry unemployment, thousands of division fighters in Syria, said who now lives in the Afghan months. He went back to the condemning the recruitment of of Interior (MoI) after an 2401352 Afghan Shiites have been recruited HRW and ex-members who spoke capital Kabul. country in September and was minors. assessment of documents by by Iran to defend Syrian President to AFP on condition their real Afghan member of parliament deployed to Aleppo, where he was But preventing Afghans from MoFA officials at the airport. The Bashar al-Assad's regime, former names were not used. Ramazan Bashardost (2nd R) talks given his first AK-47 after volunteering will not be easy. visas will be granted on payment Indira Gandhi Children fighters and rights activists say. "For me it was just about to a Kabul resident, on October receiving rudimentary weapons "Money and the prospect of a of specific amount of application Afghan men and boys as young money," said Shams, a former 10, 2017 The withdrawal of US- training from Iran's Revolutionary guaranteed residency for your fee based on the amended Article Hospital, Wazir Akbar as 14 are signing up to fight on the fighter. The 25-year-old, a member led NATO combat troops at the Guards. On the front line of the family in Iran are major draw 27, according to the MoFA Khan, Kabul 2301372 promise of money and legal of the Hazara ethnic group, went end of 2014 drained the Afghan battle between Islamic State cards," said Shuja. Shams returned statement. (Pajhwok) residency in Shiite-dominated to Syria twice in 2016 to fight in a economy and left many people out militants and the Al-Nusra Front to Afghanistan after pleas from his Iran, Assad's regional ally, conflict that has now been raging of work, fuelling the flow of jihadist group, Shams said he family and he now hopes to buy a Ibn-e- Seena according to Human Rights Watch for more than six years. migrants into Iran in search of a found himself caught up in an shop. He has no intention of going (HRW). Since 2013 the Afghans, "Whoever I saw was going for better life. intense and deadly battle. "In back. "I would never advise anyone IED DEATHS Pul-e-Artan, Kabul including undocumented migrants money and to have free entry to HRW estimated last year that Aleppo we faced an ambush -- out to go there if he has a job here," he 2100359 living in Iran, have joined the Iran. I never saw anyone fighting Iran hosts around three million of 100 fighters we lost almost all said. 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KABUL : Not a single girls’ school for girls. “Although militants have Banks has a proper building in the Alasai a presence in the areas, the schools district of central Kapisa province, are run with the cooperation of Da Afghanistan Bank an official said on Tuesday. residents. Students face huge 2100302, 2100303 Education Director Mohammad problems in the summer and The number of U.S. service Nasim Safi told Pajhwok Afghan winter,” Safi added. members killed in Afghanistan by News there were four schools for Shukrullah, a resident of Skeen improvised explosive devices — Bakhtar Bank girls in the district but all of them area, said students attended their or IED’s — is rising. 0776777000 were without buildings. classes under trees in the summer A Foreign Policy report Lack of buildings hampered and among rocks in the winter. The released Friday states that from Azizi Bank girls’ education in the backward schools have seating rugs, but some April to June IED’s killed or 0799 700900 district, he acknowledged. “We students bring blankets to sit on. injured more than 3,000 people. have started primary and middle District chief Ghulam girls’ school problems and said he officials many times. He project had been implemented in That’s a 39-percent increase Pashtany Bank schools in Skeen and Ashpi valleys Naqashbandi Safi confirmed the had shared the issue with higher complained no reconstruction the province in the past five years. compared to the previous 90-days, and a 17-percent increase 2102908, 2103868 compared to the same time period in 2016. IED’s have long been used Air Services Kabul’s first soccer match in decades defies Taliban attacks by terrorist groups, but Afghanistan was the only country Safi Airways KABUL: The lights beamed on title in the Afghan Premier League. Anmadi, 23, who brought his program on Moby's TOLO TV those days evoked the fear of in central command to see an inside the Afghan Football This was the first evening brother Alyus, 12, to watch their channel and a music production Taliban reprisals that still increase in attacks. President 020 22 22 222 Federation stadium and 5,000 spectator event held in the country favorite team from Kandahar's house for budding artists in Kabul. permeates Afghan society, keeping Trump is expected to send an people, drawn to a spectacle since the 1979 Soviet Union Maiwand district play, while dance But a fun night in a Kabul soccer many home at night and away from additional 4,000 troops to the Ariana unheard of for nearly four decades, invasion. Mostly beside the point music thumped over loudspeakers stadium carries extra symbolism large crowds vulnerable to suicide country, adding to the 11,000 came out to see a match. Security was that the "Maiwand beneath the bright stadium lights. for millions of Afghans. Many bomb attacks. Before the Soviet already there. Meanwhile, the Air 020-2100270 in Afghanistan's capital is tenuous, Champions" cruised to a 2-0 "We don't usually go out at night remember the gruesome public invasion in 1979, night events in Force is reportedly preparing to a fact underscored in the past week victory over Nangahar's "Eagles of because of the security situation," executions held inside Kabul's older Kabul were routine, said Mubarez, place bombers armed with nuclear Kam Air by several attempted suicide bomb the White Mountain" in the match, Anmadi said. "This offers a fresh Ghazi Stadium — about a half-mile who was deputy minister of weapons on 24/7 alert. In an 0799974422 attacks around the city. Elsewhere which was also broadcast across kind of hope." The event, several away from the Afghan Federation culture under former Afghan King interview, the Air Force chief of in the country, dozens of Afghan the country on television and years in the making, is part of a Football stadium — during the Mohammed Zahir Shah. Crowds staff said the possible change police and soldiers were killed by radio. Instead, the men and women larger campaign to reintroduce a Taliban regime in the late 1990s. gathered inside Ghazi Stadium to would not be in response to any Hotels Taliban fighters in one of the year's who crowded into the outdoor sense of normalcy into Afghan Fans who couldn't get tickets to watch the Afghan national soccer one particular threat, but would be Safi Landmark deadliest spates of violence. But, soccer stadium — tooting horns culture led by the Dubai-based the sold-out game pitting team compete against Iran or to ensure military readiness. This on last Thursday night, another and cheering loudly at each shot Moby Media Group, which, with Afghanistan and Pakistan's soccer Pakistan. During Eid or comes as North Korea continues battle was taking place between the on goal — were out to win back the Roshan telecommunications teams Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, Independence Day festivals held to provoke the U.S. and develop 020-2203131 De Maiwand Atalan soccer club something far more valuable: a company, created the Afghan scaled the walls for a peek at the in August, live music filled the air its missile program. If enacted this from Kandahar province and the sense of public joy that has long Premier League in 2012. With some action. The match was the first as families traveling to Kabul from would be the first time U.S. B-52 SERENA defending champion De Spin Ghar eluded the nation battered decades U.S. State Department backing, the international held on Afghan soil nearby provinces celebrated with bombers have been put on 24-hour Bazan team from Nangahar by tyranny and war. "It's a very effort also includes a popular in 10 years. Abdul Hameed elaborate picnics, often sleeping in alert since the end of the Cold War. 0799654000 province for a shot at this year's different feeling," said Sayed Omar Afghan "Sesame Street" children's Mubarez, a local historian, said outdoor camps. (STRIPES) (OANN) New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Kunar starts registering Internet Services UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 ‘Afghan-hand’ drive cars Exchange Rate ASADABAD : The process of issuing documents to unregistered 1.00 USD left-hand drive cars began in 68.50AFN eastern Kunar province on Monday. Right-hand traffic (RHT) is 1000.00 IRR Afghanistan’s official traffic flow 18.00AFN and rule of road. Kunar Governor Waheedullah Kalimzai spoke at a gathering held to launch the registration process 1.00 UAE in Asadabad, the provincial capital. 18.60AFN The governor said the process was launched in compliance with a decision of the National Security 1.00 EUR Council. “Vehicles with their 82.20AFN steering at the right side (left-hand traffic) should be disassembled and Afghanistan-hand cars will receive A resident of Asadabad, Nisar, have long been plying roads in 1000.00 INR documents against customs duty.” said the government should Kunar without having documents. 1055.00AFN He said by launching the provide documents to both right Some people call such vehicles registering process, many terrorist and left hand drive vehicles in order as ‘stolen’. Now the process of 1000.00 PKR and criminal incidents would be to boost revenue. registering the vehicles has started. 641.00AFN proactively prevented. Many ‘Afghan-hand’ cars (Pajhwok) WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Th ar oor u r ges HC t o st op Gosw am i fr om m isr ep or t in g the news. The Thiruvanan- thapuram Lok Sabha MP has filed on Pu sh k ar an interim application for stopping the channel from broadcasting the incident in the pending Rs two crore civil defamation suit against the TV anchor and Republic TV. Senior advocate Salman Khurshid, appearing for Tharoor, submitted that the court must direct Goswa- mi and the channel not to mention the expression "murder of Sunan- da Pushkar", as it is yet to be es- tablished by a competent court that her death was "murder", and en- sure that the trial is not prejudiced. "Goswami and channel must not involve in rhetorical assertions," Khurshid contended. Senior advo- cate Sandeep Sethi, appearing for Goswami and the channel, said they have neither "condemned" Rohingya Muslim refugees arriv- overwhelmed by the scale of the munity to save lives in Bangladesh and a range of specialized services Tharoor, nor suggested that he was ing in Bangladesh tell of the hor- crisis amid humanitarian funding and Myanmar, and take concerted for women and girls. In Myan- involved in the death of his wife. rors they endured as their families shortfalls, people are living in in- action in what is undoubtedly the mar, the IRC is gradually resum- The counsel also submitted that were attacked and their villages creasingly dire conditions in the most urgent refugee crisis in the ing critical health and protection Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to- tice Manmohan, who reserved the the Congress leader was not called burned in Myanmar's western refugee camps in Bangladesh. An world," said Johnson.How the programs in Rakhine State, serv- day urged the Delhi High Court to verdict on Tharoor's plea seeking "the killer" of his wife by the jour- state of Rakhine. “The levels of IRC assessment released on Oct IRC helps ing both Muslim camps and Ra- stop journalist Arnab Goswami to restrain Goswami and his chan- nalist or the channel, as claimed trauma that we are seeing here are 23 found that their greatest needs The IRC and our partners are khine villages—but humanitarian and his news channel Republic TV nel from airing any news or debate by Tharoor. After hearing the ar- severe," said Sanna Johnson, the are health care, food, protection for launching an emergency response access remains restricted for hu- from "misreporting" his wife Su- about the death of Pushkar. The guments of all the parties, the court IRC's Asia regional director. "We women and children, shelter and in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh fo- manitarian groups and thousands nanda Pushkar's death, saying his journalist and the channel, on the reserved its order. Tharoor has filed have spoken to women who have sanitation. “In a crisis of such un- cused on essential health assis- remain out of reach of lifesaving "right to be left alone" and "right other hand, said they had only three different applications seen their children slaughtered be- precedented scale, we need the full tance, treatment of malnutrition, aid. to silence" must be respected. The placed the actual evidence and the through his counsel Gaurav Gup- fore their eyes." With aid agencies weight of the international com- protection of vulnerable children, (WP) submission was made before Jus- police report while broadcasting ta seeking various directions. (Dindia) High Court com m ences trial against Rohitha

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said tion restored Earlier this month, added. “Back in 2013, our econo- Abeygunawarde na on Tuesday that the gaffe in the the government had rectified a my was on the decline and we were Khatm-e-Nabuwwat declaration in “clerical error” in a clause of the labelled one of the most dangerous the election nomination form was Election Bill 2017 on Khatm-e- countries in the world,” he noted. rectified as soon as it was pointed Nabuwwat (finality of the Govt tells NA: No change in out and there was no need to turn prophethood) in the declaration oath avowing Khatm-e-Nabuwwat the matter into a major controver- form of the public office holders. “However, now we are among sy. “There is no difference of opin- ‘Development work’ the top five attractive markets for ion when it comes to the matter of Iqbal said political opponents investors and an emerging econo- Khatm-e-Nabuwwat so this issue were downplaying the develop- my.” Iqbal said all this had been shouldn’t be misused for political ment work which had taken place possible because of competency gains,” he told reporters in Islama- in the country during the Pakistan of the government to steer the econ- bad. Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML- omy towards growth. “It’s a bless- He pointed out that all politi- N) government. He added that Pa- ing that Imran did not come into cal parties had jointly prepared the kistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief power in 2013 or the nation would new nomination form, and it was a Imran Khan only pointed out the have been doomed.” The minister collective error that was fixed with- problems for his own vested in- maintained that the Panamagate in 24 hours. “Any other legisla- terests, and ignored the progress verdict had caused political uncer- tion in our Constitution can be achieved by the government. “Oth- tainty, negatively affecting the amended except for this [Khatm- er countries are acknowledging economy. e-Nabuwwat law],” he remarked. Pakistan’s economic progress,” he (Tribune) The Colombo High Court today Abeygunawardena for the unlaw- “There is no reason for stag- commenced recording evidence in ful acquisition of assets estimated ing protests over this issue. That a corruption case filed against at Rs.41.1 million. In his indict- will only create unrest in the coun- former Minister and Kalutara Dis- ment, the Director General of the try.” Khatm-e-Nabuwwat declara- trict Parliamentarian Rohitha Bribery Commission alleged that Abeygunawardena for the alleged the former Minister had commit- unlawful acquisition of assets es- ted this offence by way of unde- Two dead, timated at Rs.41.1 million. When clared assets in between 2004 to the case came up before High 2006. The Director General alleged Court Judge Sampath Wijeratne, a that the former minister had un- Mayawati threatens to two wounded prosecution witness gave evidence lawfully made 66 monitory trans- and further trial fixed for January actions, constructed a house and 16. At an earlier occasion, the High purchased a jeep in contravention Court had overruled a preliminary to the section 23(a) of the Bribery emulateAmbedkar and in shooting objections raised by former Min- Act. ister against the Bribery Commis- The Director General further sion's decision to amend the charg- alleged that former Minister Abey- es and decided to proceed with the gunawardena had owned these convert to Buddhism if incident trial. properties-deems under the pro- The Director General of the vision of the act to be property Commission to Investigate Allega- acquired by bribery. President's tions of Bribery or Corruption had Counsel Kalinga Indatissa with BJP doesn't change on Burma- filed an indictment in the Colom- Counsel Niroshan Siriwardena ap- bo High Court on two counts peared for the accused. against former Minister Rohitha (Colombo) 'mindset' towards Dalits Bangladesh that after witnessing discrimination in the 'varna vyawastha' (caste En er gy system) in Hinduism, he had called border on the Shankaracharyas and seers to modify it. Min ist er Since it was not done, Ambedkar, a little before his death, converted to Buddhism in Nagpur along with Th ap a p led ges his followers, she said. The BSP chief said that she too is giving an t o in cr ease opportunity to the Shankarachar- yas, religious leaders and people associated with the BJP to change p eop le’s their thinking or else she too will convert to Buddhism at the right time along with crores of support- access t o elect r icit y ers. BSP chief Mayawati today at- casteist and communal mindset Accusing the BJP of taking the tacked the BJP claiming it should towards Dalits, Adivasis, Back- "casteist agenda" of the RSS for- change its mindset towards the wards and also those who have ward, she blamed it for the suicide Dalits, Tribals and backward class- changed their religion or else I will of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad es or else she would be forced to also have to take a decision towards and the Una case of Gujarat where convert to Buddhism like Bhim- changing my religion to Bud- some Dalits were assaulted result- rao Ambedkar. "I throw an open dhism," she said at a party rally ing in outrage and protests. challenge to the BJP to change its here. Recalling Ambedkar, she said (Hindustan Times) Sindhgovtwon’tgiveSteel Mills

Two hunters from a remote village ers were treated at a hospital in landtocenter,saysCMMurad in the north of Burma’s troubled the regional town of Maungdaw, HETAUDA: Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Kamal KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister be around Rs65 billion,” he said. for establishing a steel mill com- Arakan State were killed and two some 60 kilometres (37 miles) Thapa, has pledged to ensure 35 per cent populations’ access to elec- Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that The chief minister said that the plex in 1970s. Now, the federal others were injured by unidenti- south of where the incident took tricity in the country. Works were going on at the war-footing level the provincial government would federal government has failed to government has failed to run the fied gunmen after crossing the bor- place. The hunters belong to a small through joint efforts of the Energy Ministry and Nepal Electricity never give its land for the proposed run Pakistan Steel Mills which is a mill professionally, therefore it has der into Bangladesh, the Burmese ethnic group from northern Ara- Authority (NEA) to provide electricity to the people who are still recovery of Pakistan Steel Mill. national asset. “The steel mill has set its eye on its pricy land which government said on Monday. kan called the Daingnet who are deprived of this facility, Thapa added. Addressing a programme organ- “The land belongs to the peo- a vast potential to turn it a profit- doesn’t belong to them. “We would The incident took place on mostly Buddhist. Unlike the Ro- ised by NEA regional office, Hetauda on Tuesday, Thapa said the ple of Sindh and we would never making orgnisation but it needs never allow any bank or corpora- Sunday evening near the village of hingya Muslims, they are recogn- government had already called on domestic and foreign investors to barter away on their rights.” This political will and clear business tion to take an inch of the land of Aung Thabyay, which is located ised among Burma’s 135 “national invest in energy sector. he said while giving instructions plan which seems to be lacked with the mill,” he said and added the some 2 kilometres (1.24 miles) races.” About 600,000 people have He viewed that completion of the under construction Kulekhani III to Sindh Chief Secretary Rizwan the people at the helm of affairs,” extra land of the mill would also be from Burma’s border with Bang- crossed the border since 25 Au- project as soon as possible would help reduce the load-shedding from Memon and asked him to write a he said.The seriousness of the fed- resumed. The chief minister said ladesh. “The four crossed the bor- gust, when Rohingya Muslim in- the country for a long term. letter to the federal government eral government to run the mills that the provincial government has der fence while searching for a boar surgent attacks on security posts On the occasion, Energy Secretary Anup Upadhyay stressed on that the land of Pakistan Steel Mills can be gauged from the fact that it its own plans to utilize the land and got shot by 15 people wearing were met by a counter-offensive the need of cracking down on illegal power leakage in the Terai and belongs to the provincial govern- has no CEO from the last one year. available there. “We are going to civilian clothes with guns 100 by the Burmese military in Ara- promoting the small scale hydropower projects. The taskforce has ment. “We would never allow its The chief minister said that establish new industrial units, yards from the border fence,” Bur- kan. The United Nations says the been formed to control power leakage, said Executive Director of the [land] doling out to settle the lia- the provincial government had giv- power plants and such other es- ma said in a statement that gave no government’s actions amount to Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising. bilities of mills which are said to en land to the federal government tablishments,” he said. other details. The wounded hunt- ethnic cleansing. (AP) (AFP) WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief North Korea's nuclear Singapore: Iraqi Kurd no more parliament threat now at 'critical cars postpones elections for and imminent allowed 8 months level', says Japan on the road: Parliament in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region decided on Tues- day to hold legislative elections Government in eight months after they were delayed amid tensions over dis- Singapore, one of the most ex- puted territory with the central pensive places in the world to government in Baghdad. Simul- buy a vehicle, has announced taneous legislative and presiden- it will freeze the number of pri- tial elections in the Kurdish re- vate cars on its roads from next gion had been due to take place year but vowed to expand pub- on November 1 but were delayed. lic transport. The growth cap There was no immediate word for all passenger cars and mo- on a date for a new presidential torcycles will be cut from 0.25% election. The elections would a year to zero with effect from have taken place just over a month after a September 25 ref- February, the Land Transport erendum in the Kurdish areas re- Authority (LTA) said. The af- sulted in a massive "yes" for in- fluent city-state of 5.6 million dependence. The referendum, set people already imposes a quo- in motion by long-time regional ta on the number of vehicles leader Massoud Barzani, was sold and the number on its strongly opposed by Baghdad. roads, and has avoided the Iraqi forces last week swept into massive traffic jams that choke the oil-rich Kirkuk province in other Asian cities. Singapore the north, restoring it and Kurd- The threat from North Korea’s North Korea and the West. Since Assembly, Donald Trump said the makes it costly for those want- ish-held parts of Nineveh and developing nuclear and convention- Kim Jong-un assumed leadership US may be obliged to “totally de- ing to buy a vehicle, who must Diyala provinces to the control al weapons programme has reached of the country in 2011, he has over- stroy” North Korea. He has also first get a “certificate of entitle- of the central government. The a “critical and imminent level”, Ja- seen a rapid escalation of its nu- denounced the outreach endeav- ment”, valid for 10 years – the rapid Kurdish retreat triggered recriminations among Kurdish pan’s defence minister has claimed. clear weapons programme. In re- ours of his top diplomat, Secre- average cost of a certificate is politicians and prompted the re- Speaking in the Philippines, in the cent months, it has continued to tary of State, Rex Tillerson. “I currently around Sg$50,000 gional parliament to postpone company of his US and South test intercontinental ballistic mis- told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful (US$37,00). A Toyota Corolla both elections. Korean counterparts, Itsunori siles, despite repeated calls from Secretary of State, that he is wast- Altis, a five-door sedan, can (WP) Onodera said it was essential those the international community not ing his time trying to negotiate with cost up to around Sg$111,000 countries concerned about the to do so. Many experts believe Little Rocket Man,” Mr Trump in Singapore, including the threat acted to confront it. “[The] those missiles - which North Ko- said on Twitter earlier this month, price of the certificate, or about Saudi Arabia threat posed by North Korea has rea has tested by firing them over using the nickname he has adopt- four times what it costs in the grown to the unprecedented, criti- Japan - could reach the US main- ed for the North Korean leader. reduces work cal and imminent level,” he said. land. At the same time, it has also “Save your energy Rex. We’ll do US. There were more than According to Reuters, he added: been testing the nuclear payloads what has to be done!” Mr On- 600,000 private cars in Sin- visa validity for “Therefore, we have to take cali- that could be carried by such mis- odera’s remarks, which highlight- gapore at the end of 2016. No brated and different responses to siles. The US has responded by ed the deep concern in Tokyo timetable was given for the private sector meet with that level of threat.” The sabre-rattling and a barrage of rhet- about North Korea’s weapons test- freeze but the number of buses comments from Mr Onodera came oric. During his first speech be- ing, were more outspoken than the and goods vehicles will be al- amid escalating tension between fore the United Nations General comments. (CNN) lowed to continue growing. In a statement announcing the Turkish President Recep Erdogan benefit European leaders. The change Monday, the LTA said said yesterday that his country Turkish president slammed Aus- does not need Europe but Europe trian authorities for a recent inci- 12 percent of Singapore’s total needs Turkey. “A Europe with- dent in which they used police land area was already taken up out Turkey can only lead to lone- dogs to inspect Turkish citizens by roads and there was limited liness, despair and internal strife. at Vienna airport. “Can you not room for expansion. However Turkey does not need Europe, but perform the body search your- it said the government would Europe needs Turkey. They do selves? If the citizen is a woman, spend Sg$28bn over the next not want to admit it, but the solu- you should have a female police five years to expand and up- tion to Europe’s chronic problems officer search her. But they don’t grade the transport system, in- Saudi Minister of Labour and is Turkey’s full membership of the do that because this behaviour is cluding the metro, which has Social Development Dr. Ali Al- EU,” Erdogan said during an event characteristic of them. We do not recently faced criticism for a Ghafis issued a decree yesterday in Ankara. Erdogan said that reach- do the same because Muslims do series of breakdowns. reducing the validity of employ- ing power through anti-Muslim not oppress others,” Erdogan (AFP) ment visas issued by the minis- and xenophobic acts would not said. (Reuters) try for the private sector from two years to one year. The deci- sion does not include visas is- sued for government agencies and domestic workers. The decision is expected to in- crease the cost of recruiting for- Six crew from a German container eign workers. vessel have been kidnapped in Ni- According to the ministry’s an- gerian waters, a shipping compa- nual report issued earlier this year ny said on Tuesday. Four of those the number of work visas issued taken are Filipino, and one is a for the private sector fell by 29 Ukrainian national, according to per cent to reach 1.4 million in the Philippines department of la- 2016 compared to 1.97 million bour and Ukrainian foreign minis- issued in 2015. try. Kidnapping for ransom is a (AFP) common problem in parts of Ni- geria. A number of foreigners have, in the last few years, been kid- napped in the Niger Delta, source Facebook: no of most of the crude oil which is Nigeria’s economic mainstay. “The current plans vessel was attacked by pirates on early Saturday morning when it to make was approaching one of the ports nian and one Hungarian, officials said. Germany’s foreign ministry of Nigeria,” said a spokesman for from the countries involved told did not immediately respond to an 'catastrophic' Peter Doehle Schiffahrts KG. “Six Reuters. At the time of the state- email seeking comment. Four of the of the crew were taken off the ship ment there was no official contact six abducted crew members are news feed and they are now held by kidnap- with the kidnappers and the ves- Filipinos, the Philippines labour pers in Nigeria,” he said. There were sel had moved away from Nigeri- secretary told Reuters. An official no German nationals among the an waters with the 12 remaining at Ukraine’s foreign ministry said change kidnapped but the spokesman de- crew safe, the spokesman said. preliminary information indicated clined to say where those abduct- “The top priority is to try and a Ukrainian citizen was among worldwide ed were from. Those kidnapped establish contact with the kidnap- those kidnapped. He gave no fur- Facebook is testing whether or comprise four Filipinos, one Ukrai- pers and try to have a quick and ther details. not people prefer “personal and safe release of our seafarers,” he (AP) public content” being separated as part of its test in which it hid all non-paid posts, said the com- Lieberman: The EU has called for raising the in Europe, radar2 has reported. European countries. In the wake pany’s head of news feed, Adam level of security cooperation with Moroccan media reported of the vehicular attacks that took Mosseri. Speaking after a Guard- US d en ies Hezbollah Morocco and securing personal that the EU want to exchange per- place in major European cities the ian report revealed the radical information transmission in an sonal data between Moroccan se- EU revealed new measures which change, forced on six small na- attempt to tighten security mea- curity and EU bodies in order to aim to protect people at large gath- tions around the world, Mosseri behind said Facebook “currently” has no con d u ct in g sures at major occasions such as trace crimes in which technology erings. plans to roll the experiment out rockets music concerts and sports events is used to carry out attacks in (AFP) further. But he did not address whether or not the test would launched d ea d ly become general policy worldwide if the results show that Facebook users do prefer the news-free from Syria news feed. The test, which rele- Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Syr ia st r ik es gated all published content in six different countries to the “ex- Lieberman said yesterday that plore feed”, a new Facebook fea- Hezbollah was behind the five ture rolling out worldwide, had a rockets which were launched from devastating effect on engagement Syria towards occupied parts of for journalistic organisations in the Golan Heights on Saturday, those countries, which include Palestine Online reported. Slovakia, Guatemala and Boliv- “We are not talking about sp- ia. In Slovakia, a broad selection illover,” he said, “this is directed of the 60 largest Facebook pages fire carried out by Hezbollah with saw a decline in engagement of The Italian government is ready to are not calling into question Italy put and are home to around 25 between two-thirds and three [Syrian dictator Bashar] Assad’s permission, in an attempt to draw open negotiations with Lombardy and its unity,” Gentiloni said dur- percent of its population. Italy’s quarters. Local journalists in and Veneto after the two wealthy ing a visit to an oil refinery close poorer, less developed southern Guatemala expressed concern at us into a conflict”. Speaking dur- ing a factions meeting for his Jew- regions voted overwhelmingly for to Venice, the capital of the north- regions are worried that they will the “catastrophic” change, re- greater autonomy, Prime Minister eastern Veneto region. “The gov- receive less funding in future if porting that the new feed mixed ish Home party in the Knesset, Lieberman said that Hezbollah Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. ernment is ready to look into the Lombardy and Veneto get to keep their work in with “preposter- The US-led coalition battling the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gen- merits of this ... it will be a com- more of their own tax take. Five leader Hassan Nasrallah personal- ous” sites, enabling the spread of denied it had carried out deadly airstrikes around the Syrian city of Deir tiloni takes part in an EU summit plex discussion that can’t be done regions in Italy -- the islands of propaganda with a potentially ly ordered the launch of the rock- az-Zour that caused dozens of civilian casualties. "Russian-backed pro- in Brussels, Belgium October 20, in five minutes,” he added. Regional Sicily and Sardinia and three rela- pernicious effect on democracy ets towards Israel. He said, accord- regime forces are conducting operations in Deir az-Zour and the coali- 2017. REUTERS/Julien Warnand/ governments have the right to ask tively small border areas with lin- as a whole. Dina Fernandez, a ing to Israeli media, that Israel tion does not support pro-regime operations," said coalition spokes- Pool Unlike a recent referendum for greater oversight in 23 policy guistic minorities -- already have journalist with Guatemalan site holds Syria responsible for what man Ryan Dillon. The strikes on Deir az-Zour, where Syrian regime on independence in Catalonia, areas, including the environment, special autonomous status under Soy502, said that she is “very happens in the territory under their forces backed by Russia have seized most of the city from IS, were which sparked a political crisis in infrastructure, health and educa- the constitution. Veneto wants to very worried” by the change, control. “We want to say that we reported late on Monday by a monitoring group, a local official and Spain, the Italian votes this week- tion. join them. “not only because it has decimat- see Assad as responsible for any Syrian state television. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said end were legal, but not binding on The most delicate negotiations However, this would need a ed our numbers but also because 22 civilians were killed in strikes by unidentified aircraft in the al-Qusur rocket fire from his territory,” Rome. Making clear he had no in- are likely to be over tax returns, change to the constitution, which the feed pops up with prepos- neighbourhood, in the west of the city. A local official said 14 people tention of making a drama out of with Veneto demanding that it be the government seems unwilling to terous sites”. “The danger for the Times of Israel reported him say- were killed and blamed coalition strikes – a claim denied by the coalition. ing. Lieberman called on Syria and the twin ballots, Gentiloni said he allowed to spend 90 percent of all accept. “We are ready (to grant spread of propaganda and the "The allegation that a coalition strike may have killed 14 civilians and was ready to discuss how Lom- the taxes raised on its own territo- greater powers) within the limits political instrumentalisation of Russia to restrain Hezbollah, wounded 32 others in Deir az-Zour is false," Dillon told AFP Dillon which, he said, sought to “drag us bardy and Veneto wanted to pro- ry. Among Italy’s 20 regions, Lom- fixed by our laws and by our con- social media, particularly in coun- said the coalition had carried out only one strike in the area in the last ceed. “Here we are talking about bardy and Veneto account for just stitution,” Gentiloni said. tries with. into the Syrian swamp”. two months, on September 16 in support of US-backed forces fighting how to make Italy work better. We under a third of its economic out- (Reuters) (AP) (BBC) IS east of the city. (AFP) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir Graphic-Designers: Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada By John Weight ing Afghan civilians in raids and with ic advantage, a foreign military and kind of advantage over the almost Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: airstrikes," Pierce said. "It is predict- an unpopular minority population 35 million population of Afghanistan, The former US Army officer Todd able that these kill teams’ only ef- cannot overcome the inherent advan- he said. The New York Times report- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Pierce commented on Monday on fect will be to increase the number of tage held by the majority and domi- ed on Sunday that President Donald the new military policy of the US insurgents, the Taliban, just as simi- nant population," he said. In Afghan- Trump’s administration has given the Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Central Intelligence Agency against lar US policies had that result in Viet- istan, that inevitably dominant ma- CIA the go-ahead to expand its co- the Taliban movement in Afghani- nam." The new kill team policies will jority was represented by the nation- vert operations in Afghanistan, in- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 stan. Pierce has told Sputnik that also fuel anti-American hostility al insurgency led by the Taliban, Pierce cluding deployment of small squads Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press sending the so-called "kill teams" throughout the Muslim world, Pierce observed. This April 13, 2016 file of highly experienced officers and to destroy the militants across the added, especially considering they will photo shows the seal of the Central contractors alongside Afghan forces country might increase the activity be perceived as "consistent with Intelligence Agency at CIA headquar- to hunt and kill Taliban militants. In of the Taliban insurgency. The new Trump’s rhetoric." US policymakers ters in Langley, Virginia. In the colo- August, US President Trump an- CIA "hunt and destroy" policy in still failed to acknowledge that they nization and conquest of most of hab- nounced a new Afghanistan strategy The constitution says Afghanistan will backfire and gen- had no hope of winning the now 16- itable North America over 300 years, in which he pledged to continue US erate more support for the Taliban year-old war in Afghanistan being White Anglo-American settlers had support for the Afghan government rather than eliminating them, re- conducted against the wishes of most steadily developed a massive demo- and military. Trump also said the au- Article 70: tired US Army major and former of the country’s people, Pierce ex- graphic advantage over the indigenous thority of US troops to target terror- The salary and expenses of the President shall be regulated by law. The President, after completion of military lawyer Todd Pierce told plained. "Intelligent people, as dis- Native American peoples to establish ists in Afghanistan would be expand- his term of service, except when dismissed, shall be entitled to financial benefits of the presidency for the Sputnik on Monday. "Let’s not use tinguished from ‘intelligence,’ have their permanent supremacy, Pierce re- ed and he approved sending an addi- rest of his life in accordance with the law. euphemisms. These ‘kill teams’ have learned from time immemorial that called. However, today the US armed tional 4,000 troops to the country. been accused of indiscriminately kill- without a corresponding demograph- forces had no hope of establishing that (Spuntak)

fghanistan-Pakistan relationship and being a neighbor with it, is our country’s biggest problem. The recent deadly attacks across the country had claimed by those terrorist outfits that have been enjoying hideouts in Pakistan. Last ten days was deadly for Afghanistan as hundreds of civilians and military personnel have been killed and wounded. Terrorist groups, like the Taliban and al-Qaeda, are threats to our security, and providing them (militant outfits) with sanctuaries is a bigger problem. Not only this, Pakistan also support- ing Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorists. In the past, several Pakistanis including female were detained in eastern Nangar- from within the police institution titude out of fear of being struck by with past terrorist acts. It contin- har province, while they were transforming sensitive documents to Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh itself, which was referred to by missiles. It is clear that the police ued to broadcast its programmes former chief of the police academy, institution was in a state of confu- normally and even broadcasted the Daesh militants how to make bombs. This is really annoying to There is no doubt that 20/10/2017 Lieutenant General Sami Annan, and sion and bewilderment, not know- shows, as it usually does on Fridays. see our neighbor is hell-bent on destroying Afghanistan, forgetting is a sad day that will remain engraved Lieutenant General Ahmad Shafiq. ing how to deal with the situation. It did not mention this incident at in the public Egyptian memory and The unit was deployed completely It also failed in its planning ahead all, as if nothing happened. The news peace and stability in Afghanistan is in the very best interest of Paki- is a black day in the history of the confidentially after receiving a tip of the operation itself. All of these remained censored until the next stan as well. Our hostile neighbor—Pakistan has been supporting and police in particular. It is the day that that Hisham Ashmawi was located factors combined made it easy prey day, when the interior ministry is- the crème de la crème of the police in Al-Wahat. How did the terrorist for the terrorist group. A leaked tape sued its statement, 24 hours after harboring various militant outfits. It sees its interest in destruction of were betrayed. On this day, 55 of group find out the exact time the of one of the doctors working in the incident. Even stranger than this Afghanistan. However, environment is on the brink of change. United the finest police officers, who have unit was deployed and manage to the hospital the wounded officers is the fact that Al-Sisi went to El- distinguished skills, are highly intercept and attack them? They were transported to showed this Alamein to attend a ceremony mark- States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson during meeting with President trained, and who are members of destroyed their tanks, stripped them clearly. According to the doctor, the ing the 75th anniversary of WWII, Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah, despite discussing range special units, were killed in the big- of their weapons, overtook them terrorists did not kill the soldiers the and he did not mention the incident gest massacre against the Egyptian and shot them to the ground. It is same way they killed the police of- in his speech. This raised many of issues, made it clear that Pakistan needs to take action to under- police. Fifty-five police officers and clear that the unit was lured into the ficers. The soldiers were shown mer- doubts and speculations regarding mine supporting Taliban and other terrorist organizations. “Pakistan soldiers were killed in an ambush by ambush. It was said that one of the cy and wounded to incapacitate who is behind the act, if a state body a group of terrorists, while the of- officers was a double agent for the them. This shows the humiliation was involved, and if there was a bat- needs to take a clear-eyed view of the situation that they’re confront- ficers were on their way to appre- police and the terrorist group. It is and degradation inflicted on the of- tle within the state bodies. There ed with in terms of the number of terrorist organizations that find safe hend a “big catch”, allegedly dis- also strange that this unit, which ficers by the terrorists. The most are many questions given the lack missed Thunderbolt officer, Hisham consisted of several high-ranking surprising thing about this terrorist of certain facts and information due haven inside of Pakistan.” He furthered: “I think the US made it clear Ashmawi. He has been accused of senior officers, including generals act, despite its heinousness, is the to the lack of transparency. This the majority of the serious terrorist and lieutenants, was not secured by fact that the state did not address it makes anything possible, especially in terms of our support for Afghanistan, support for a sovereign, uni- crimes committed, such as the as- planes in their mission, which raises the same way it did with other acts since the interior minister remained fied, and democratic Afghanistan, charting a path to peace, prosperity, sassination of the Attorney-Gener- several question marks regarding the that were of a lower severity. The in his position and was not dismissed al. He has become the scapegoat on whole situation. A unit of this size state did not declare a state of nor did he resign after such a major and self-reliance. It is imperative at the end that we are denying safe which they blame all their failures was left to its own defences. Even mourning and therefore, the media incident. This makes us wonder why haven to any terrorist organizations or any extremists to any part of to protect national security, but their after the ministry learned of the sit- did not go into mourning. Mean- he is being kept in his position de- incident exposed another kind of uation, it did not send any planes or while, the Jordanian media went into spite the consecutive terrorist acts this—the world.” US make it clear that they respect Afghanistan sov- flaw, i.e. betrayal, that may have backup forces to help the unit, until mourning. Even the official Egyp- committed during his time, the likes ereignty, but Pakistan not only feeding insurgents—the very agent of surprised them more than it sur- ten hours later. The plane that was tian television did not display a black of which have not occurred during prised us. Indeed, it was a betrayal sent continued to hover at high al- band on its screen, as it had done the time of any of his predecessors. chaos that killing the Afghan, and US forces that have been fighting (middleeastmonitor) for peace and stability, also violating our sovereignty. Residents of Zazai Maidan district in south-east Khost province expressed concern as Pakistani forces have been establishing check-post in the parts of the district. Pakistan army making check points on Afghan soil, a great violation of our sovereignty. About 200 families living in a village called Bandrogha said that Pakistan army has planted mines in areas they established check posts. The residents of the village said if they go to those areas, the Pakistani forces fire on them. This is leaving to doubt that Pakistan never wanted a brotherhood relation with Afghan- istan. Let’s not forget that the live of monster is less. At outset, mon- ster might have received some leverage for its evil acts, but at end its death is guarantee. Pakistan cannot escape; one day will be triggered to the court of justice for its atrocity against its neighbor. International Community, especially the United States of American must hold Paki- stan accountable for its wrongdoings. 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. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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The US policy of pouring weapons into the Iraqi army and autonomous Kurdish militias has ensured that Washington faces a nearly impossi- ble task in trying to mediate or pre- vent a full-scale war between both sides, analysts told Sputnik The United States is seeking to avert a full-scale conflict between the Iraqi national government and the Kurd- ish autonomous region, which held a referendum last month for inde- By Evan Schuurman was no time to take anything or save water pools everywhere. The roads pendence from Baghdad. However, her family. It was a brutal, planned inside the camps are a hive of activ- the US ability to mediate between massacre, says Ali, whose parents ity, with large trucks plundering up the two sides is gravely compro- were murdered, too. Thankfully, a and down carrying tonnes of aid. mised because successive administra- group of villagers decided to take Shirtless men run large bundles of tions have poured weapons into both care of Hamida. Carrying nothing bamboo while lone children wander of them, analysts advised. US, Al- but the clothes on their backs, they in search of food, money or some- lies Deluged Iraq, Region with Weap- walked for days on end, up and down thing to do. Umbrellas are every- ons The US policy of indiscrimi- mountains and through driving rain. where, protecting people from the nately supplying weapons to any and Evan Schuurman is part Battered and bruised, they eventu- harsh sun or heavy rains - it feels as all forces that Washington believed ally made it to Bangladesh's Cox's though there's nothing in-between. the US government had no real com- "If it's any consolation, I'm sure cessionist militia in Syria also backed of Save the Children's Bazar district, which is now home This foreign place is home for Ha- would oppose the Daesh terror mitment to achieving and maintain- the US president will demand many by the United States, would suffer emergency response team in group had made Baghdad and Erbil to some 800,000 Rohingya, includ- mida for now, along with more than ing Kurdish independence and there- times in the coming weeks that ev- the same precipitous reversal of for- Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. ing over half a million who've ar- 300,000 other newly arrived Ro- more ambitious and intractable au- fore the Kurds would not be able to eryone honor the US flag in the tune as the Kurds in Iraq, Brenner thor and political activist David rived in the past seven weeks. Most hingya children, many of whom rely on the strong US military sup- name of freedom," he said. Univer- predicted. "The YPG Kurds in Syria Nine-year-old Hamida* has a ban- have taken refuge in the makeshift spend their days in a similar trau- Swanson said. "Nothing makes the port they had anticipated. "The sity of Pittsburgh Professor of In- will suffer the same fate. They have resolution of conflicts more diffi- dage wrapped around her head and settlements less than an hours walk ma-induced daze. Over the past few rights of Kurds to independence, in ternational Affairs Professor Micha- lost — once again," he said. A flag vacant eyes that suggest her mind from the Naf River, which divides weeks, I have interviewed nearly two cult than weapons," Swanson stat- Washington, DC rank far below el Brenner agreed that confused and of the autonomous Kurdistan region ed. "The region has been saturated and body are worlds apart. I've nev- the two countries here. They can dozen Rohingya women, men and those of Kosovans, and ways below contradictory US policies support- flies as Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga er seen a child's face look so empty. still see the hills of Myanmar on children about what happened in with weapons from the UN Security those of Quebecois or Catalans, and ing both, Iraqi Prime Minister Haid- fighters take position to monitor Council permanent members plus Her uncle Ali, who cares for her now the other side. Ali tells me he Myanmar and what their lives have probably not far from those of er Abadi and Kurdistan Regional the area from their front line post - despite her being the eleventh searched everywhere for Hamida, become in Bangladesh. Every single Germany, and first and foremost Crimeans. The right of any of these President Masoud Barzani, had led in Bashiqa, a town 13 kilometres from the United States." Baghdad mouth he must feed - says she rare- and eventually caught word that she one of them told similar stories of people not to be bombed is com- to the looming conflict between north-east of Mosul (File) All that ly speaks any more. That is, until was in a local hospital. In a time of deadly attacks on villages and des- Surprised by Tillerson's Claims About pletely unrecognized," he said. Pres- them. "Washington has seen an in- the different Kurdish factions could Foreign Fighters in Iraq Instead of dusk each evening. That's when the endless despair, this reunion was a perate escapes. The heartbreak is ident Donald Trump had no person- terest in backing the Barzani fac- now expect from the United States terror returns. "She starts to cry and rare joy. I've deployed to a lot of everywhere. The interviews were working for peace and security and al, strategic or even business inter- tion in Erbil while at the same time was diplomatic advice to accept sub- helping restore stable government scream out for her mother," Ali says. humanitarian crises over the past raw and emotional. Women wept be- est in strongly supporting the Kurds building up Abadi. A clash was inev- ordinate positions short of full in- "During the day she's OK, but ev- five years including places like South fore my eyes as they recounted their in the region, the United States was in any conflict with the government itable," he said. dependence in both Iraq and Syria, continuing to use its armed forces erything changes at nightfall. She Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. But I've relatives being killed and their of Iraq, Swanson recalled. The Kurds had sought to conquer Brenner advised. "The United States feels a lot of pain. She cannot sleep." never seen anything like this, where homes being turned into a blaze of to devastate cities, intensifying the "So, unless the Kurds launch a plan and hold on to non-Kurdish territo- has no choice but to placate all par- chaotic conditions that had allowed I learn that Hamida's mother, fa- so many people - especially chil- raging fire. I've deployed to a lot of to build several Trump Towers in ry after their US-backed battlefield ties and reconcile the Kurds with ther and three brothers were all killed dren - are so visibly distressed or humanitarian crises over the past extreme Islamists to seize power, Erbil, I can't see the US government successes against the Daesh, but now their fate," he said. On Monday, Rus- Swanson warned. "The United by the Myanmar military forces. traumatised. five years including places like South becoming an ally in the cause of their ambition to hold on to this sian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Her entire immediate family wiped The settlements themselves are Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. But I've States, far from learning any les- freedom," he stated. However, extra territory had rebounded said Moscow hopes the Iraqi gov- sons from its disastrous destruction out in a few minutes. Soldiers en- a sight to behold. Once lush green never seen anything like this, where Trump would likely to try and use against them, he warned. "The ernment and Iraqi Kurdistan, which tered their village in Myanmar's hills have been stripped bare. Ter- so many people - especially chil- of Iraq, is continuing to destroy cit- any new conflict between Iraq and Kurds have over-reached by grab- held a referendum on the region's ies in order to save them [from northern Rakhine State and opened races have been cut into the clay to dren - are so visibly distressed or the Kurds to distract attention from bing non-Kurdish territory under the independence in September, will fire, setting homes ablaze and kill- make space for more bamboo and traumatised. Dealing with this trau- Daesh] and ordering everyone other failed US policies and to boost cover of fighting the Daesh," Bren- manage to avoid a full-scale mili- around in ‘liberated’ Iraq [including ing indiscriminately. In the chaotic plastic shelters. When it rains the ma will form a critical part of the popular support for his own armed ner said. The People's Protection tary conflict. scramble for life, people fled into ground turns into a series of muddy humanitarian response. Already ordering Iranian militias out]," he forces, Swanson remarked. Units (YPG), a mainly-Kurdish se- (Spuntak) said. Swanson cautioned that that the jungle, including Hamida. There waterfalls, and dirty, contaminated agencies like Save the Children are running dozens of special playgroups for younger children known as "child-friendly spaces". But what's really needed is education. School isn't just about learning; it provides routine and a sense of normality, a place where children can make friends, play and remember what it's like to be children. It's also a critical form of protection from exploita- tion and abuse, such as trafficking. Yet right now, more than 450,000 school-aged Rohingya children aren't going to school. Ensuring chil- dren can access education in emer- gencies like this saves lives. Seeing the haunted faces of so many trau- matised children like Hamida, I've never been surer of this. *Name changed to protect the identity of the child. (Aljazeera)

very bad for any American presi- Louisiana, home of the 2nd Bomb Wing By Christian Chesnot dency to have any other country and Air Force Global Strike Command, that doesn’t have any other clear is currently being renovated and could Amid escalated tensions on the Ko- and mutual understanding about nu- soon house nuclear-armed B-52 bomb- rean Peninsula, the US Air Force clear weapons to be in a position, in ers at the ready. Goldfein and other se- reportedly intends to put its B-52 principle to attack the United nior defense officials stressed that de- bombers back on 24-hour alert. Sput- States,” Dunn said, adding that now spite the alert having not yet been giv- nik spoke with professor of politi- North Korea is probably capable of en, it could come. If ordered the mea- cal science John Dunn about this is- firing a nuclear device that could sure would be unprecedented. Nothing sue. The United States has started reach Guam. The professor voiced like this has been seen since 1991, the preparations to place its B-52 nu- the opinion that North Korea may end of the Cold War. Goldfein’s state- clear-armed bombers on combat even be able to hit Los Angeles with ments come on the heels of a new spike alert for the first time since the end a nuclear device and if that were to in tensions on the Korean Peninsula of the Cold War, according to the happen then the US would “heavily due to Pyongyang’s missile launches and Defense One news outlet, citing US attack North Korea and that will be a nuclear test as well as Washington’s the end of the regime.” “The Unit- repeated threats to resolve the crisis Air Force Chief General David Gold- By Editorial Board secretary of state John F. Kerry, dures and remove officials involved marred by fraud. The result was con- fein. In an interview with Sputnik ed States has no coherent plan for with force. In particularly, US Presi- praised a vote that appeared to give in the previous irregularities. stitutional changes meant to ensure professor emeritus of political the- what to do about North Korea. It is dent Donald Trump has threatened to a decisive victory to Mr. Kenyatta Last week, one member of the fair elections and head off such con- ory at Cambridge who has a long- actually difficult to know what to take a "devastating" military option andKENYA’S FRAGILE political sys- over challenger Raila Odinga. But electoral commission took refuge in flict. Now those institutional pro- standing interest in the politics of do with rogue nuclear state, which "totally destroy" North Korea, whiletem has veered between break- to the surprise of all sides, Kenya’s New York, saying that she had re- tections are being demolished. Polls the Korean Peninsula, John Dunn, has new other ways to securing con- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hasthrough and breakdown over the past Supreme Court ruled on Sept. 1 that ceived death threats and noting that as well as the August vote suggest has said that both North Korea and tinuation of its political safety,” warned Washington of "hardline coun-two months amid a hotly contested election officials had not observed the murder of a commission official that Mr. Kenyatta would defeat Mr. the United States are playing an Dunn said. According to Defense termeasures" against possible aggres-presidential election. Now the coun- proper procedures for tabulating and shortly before the August vote had Odinga in a free and fair election. “extremely dangerous” game. “It is One, Barksdale Air Force Base in sion. (Truthout) try itself appears in danger of a vio- reporting the vote, and it annulled not been solved. The commission’s That makes the president’s insis- lent implosion. The government of the election. That, too, could have chairman then said that his attempts tence on going forward with the vote Uhuru Kenyatta insists it will go strengthened Kenya’s institutions — to correct the failures cited by the on Thursday, instead of delaying it ahead with a rerun of the presiden- if Mr. Kenyatta and Mr. Odinga had court had been blocked and that “un- and encouraging reforms by the elec- ETTER TO THE EDITOR tial vote on Thursday even though not both played a spoiling role. der such conditions, it’s difficult to tion commission, self-defeating. At L the incumbent’s principal challeng- Under pressure from Western gov- guarantee a free, fair and credible best a nominally reelected Mr. Ken- er has withdrawn and senior elec- ernments, Mr. Kenyatta accepted election.” Mr. Odinga meanwhile an- yatta will be left with a weakened tion officials have warned that the the Supreme Court’s decision. But nounced his withdrawal from the domestic mandate and a lack of in- outcome will not be credible. That he then did everything possible to second election and began calling for ternational credibility. Mr. Odinga, could lead to mass protests and nullify it. His supporters in parlia- street rallies of his supporters. That’s for his part, has never appeared will- bloodshed — not to mention a ma- ment pushed a new law making it a dangerous tactic, given Kenya’s ing to accept defeat, fair or other- jor setback for African democracy. harder for the court to invalidate history: In 2007, at least 1,500 peo- wise, without a fight. His tactics and Substandard food items The election system appeared to elections. Meanwhile, his support- ple were killed when Mr. Odinga’s the government’s harsh response have worked in August, when inter- ers on the electoral commission followers took to the streets fol- risk a conflict that Kenya cannot Afghanistan is a consumer society and most of the products in the market are being imported from neighbor- national observers, including former blocked proposals to reform proce- lowing his defeat in an election afford. (WP) ing countries. The main problem with the imported goods is that they are mostly substandard, particularly those being imported from Pakistan. However, the government should assign a commission that copes with the challenge where it consists of officials from ministries of Interior; Public Health; and Irrigation, Agriculture and Livestock as well as Attorney General Office, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Independent Directorate of Bywar or dialogue,Syrianarmywill Security and Afghanistan National Standard Authority. The commission frequently should visit shops and collected tons of poor quality food stuffs from Kabul markets. The commission should control quality of commodities in the country’s ports and customs instead retrieveSyria'soil reservesfromSDF of domestic markets, and should stop import of sub-standard goods to the country. Mudasir Ahmad, Kabul, Afghanistan, Kabul By Suliman Mulhem cover much of the Turkey-Syria bor- the SDF have revenue-sharing import oil. Despite the US provid- der. Meanwhile, the SDF now effec- agreements for some oil fields in ing military support to the SDF tively controls around 80% of the northern Syria, but it's unclear is such against Daesh, and attacking a war- Militants from the Kurdish-led Syr- nation's oil reserves, with the Al- deals will suffice post-war. Certain- plane belonging to the Syrian Arab ian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Omar and Derro oil fields in Deir ly, such deals won't be deemed ac- Air Force (SYAAF) when it alleged- pro-government troops, spearhead- ez-Zor, and the Tishreen oil field in ceptable by the Syrian government ly targeted SDF positions earlier this ed by elite units from the Syrian Al-Hasakah province, in addition to for oil fields in Raqqa and Deir ez- year, President Trump is unlikely Army, are battling Daesh terrorists several others across Syria. Although Zor, as these areas had majority non- to intervene in defense of the SDF Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must in Syria's eastern province of Deir President Bashar al-Assad and his Kurdish populations prior to the against a wide scale offensive by pro- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: ez-Zor, seemingly racing one anoth- government are open to the idea of conflict. Syria's allies, particularly government forces, for numerous [email protected] er to gain control of oil fields in the holding negotiations with the Kurds Iran, have supplied oil to the war- reasons. Members of Iraqi federal oil-rich province. On Sunday, Oc- to grant them some autonomy in a torn state to help keep the econo- forces gather to continue to advance tober 22, the SDF seized control of post-war context, they are unlikely my afloat throughout the crisis, but in military vehicles in Kirkuk, Iraq the Al-Omar oil field from Daesh to accept the SDF's disproportion- President Bashar al-Assad will sure- October 16, 2017. Attacking the terrorists in the area. This strategic ate control of Syria's oil wealth. The ly be keen to reduce the country's Syrian Army and its allies on such a Disclaimer: oil field accounted for around a quar- fact that many of these oil fields lie dependence on foreign parties to large scale would risk retaliation ter of Syria's pre-war oil output — outside of predominantly Kurdish meet domestic demand for oil. Al- from Russia in some form, as Russia circa 8,000 barrels per day (bpd). areas, or the theoretical Kurdish though Syria's oil reserves and pro- already has military assets in Syria The views and opinions expressed in the articles are Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forc- state, makes the status quo even less duction capabilities aren't significant backing the Syrian Army in nation- those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or es dance along a street in Raqqa, tolerable by the Syrian government, relative to regional energy giants, wide counterterrorist operations. Syria October 18, 2017. Less than its armed forces, and the wider Syr- such as neighboring Iraq, they will Iraqi forces, namely the Popular opinions of the Afghanistan Times. 15% of Syria's current population ian population. According to re- bolster the embattled state's fragile Mobilization Units (PMUs). live in areas held by the SDF, which ports, the Syrian government and economy, and reduce the need to (Spuntak) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES 'I fear USis planning pre-emptive strike':South Korea's top war 'prepper' moreworried about Trump than Kim or years, Woo Seung-yep was a own emergency supplies include lone voice in the wilderness, warn- water, freeze-dried food, a torch, British Foreign Secretary Boris ing fellow South Koreans to pre- radio, hat, raincoat, medical kit and Johnson said there is 'no doubt' that pare for impending doom. But as warm blanket. While there is grow- the 2015 nuclear deal officially tensions with North Korea rapid- ing interest in private bunkers like known as the Joint Comprehen- ly escalate, he is no longer mocked. the $19,000 US-made BombNado sive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will Mr Woo, 44, has become the face shelter currently popular in Japan, survive. UK foreign minister says of the South’s war preppers, a Mr Woo believes a simple under- 'no doubt' Iran Nuclear Deal will growing band of urban-disaster ground garage or cellar is the safest continue “I have absolutely no specialists who keep survival bags haven under fire. “If you live in an doubt that with determination and laden with essentials that they can apartment building, your under- courage the [deal] can be pre- grab at a moment’s notice to one ground garage would be safer than served,' Johnson said while speak- of the country’s many nuclear fall- running to the closest subway sta- ing at Chatham House in London. out shelters. In recent months he tion,” he said. “Going outside to He added, 'It is vital to understand has seen a surge in interest in his look for a bunker could be more that [US] President [Donald] online forum, Survival 21, found- dangerous.” Mr Woo admits he still Trump has not withdrawn from ed in 2010 to discuss how to stay faces accusations of scaremonger- the JCPOA. He has not junked it. alive during war, disaster or nucle- ing. Prepping has traditionally held He has continued to waive nucle- ar holocaust. a negative stigma in a country used ar-related sanctions against Iran. Close to 20,000, among them to living with a nuclear bomb 'This is not just because the essen- teenagers, old people, business threat on its doorstep. Weapons tial deal is in the interests of West- executives, professors and stu- of mass destruction aside, the un- ern security – though it is – but then, in time, a very different rela- continue to work to demonstrate dents, have now signed up. “Many leashing of North Korea’s build- because it is profoundly in the in- members profess their worries,” up of artillery along the border tionship is possible with the mod- to that population in Iran that they terests of the Iranian people. “Iran ern heirs; after all, Iran is one of will be better off under this deal the former office worker told The could, in the worst-case scenario, is a great nation, of 80 million peo- Telegraph in an interview. “The kill over 100,000 in the greater the greatest of all ancient civilisa- and the path of re-engagement that ple – 2 thirds of whom are under tions.' Expressing some concerns it prescribes.' Johnson's state- main question today is ‘will a war Seoul area in the first 48 hours of the age of 30. They are highly ed- break out in Korea? And if so, battle. But the constant barrage of regarding Iran’s role in the region, ments are made while the US pres- ucated, both men and women. the head of British diplomatic ap- ident took a new strategy towards when would that be?’” Mr Woo, war-mongering rhetoric between They use and understand technol- who has advised on a government Pyongyang and US President paratus said, 'But that does not Iran and decertified Iran's compli- ogy and they are bursting with a mean for one minute that we should ance with the landmark nuclear deal awareness manual, tells his follow- Donald Trump, is beginning to rat- capitalist and entrepreneurial spir- ers to keep a survival pack stocked tle even South Korea’s sanguine write Iran off, or that we should on Oct 13. Trump's approach has it.” “If we”, Johnson said, “can refuse to engage with Iran or that been criticized by many countries, at all times and to know where to public. show them that they are welcome run to if conflict breaks out. His (BBC) we should show disrespect to its international bodies, political com- in the great global market-place people. On the contrary, we should munities. (ANA) Syriantroopsseizemilitant

Turkmenistan actively armsdepot containing cooperating with int’l latest weaponsmade migration organization Turkmenistan is actively cooper- other issues. Recently, a meeting ating on various issues with the of employees of the Turkmen State inNATOcountries International Organization for Migration Service with IOM rep- Syrian governmental troops, sup- es," he added. Migration (IOM), according to a resentatives has been held. The ported by the Russian Aerospace Mayadin was a logistics center with a well-ar- press release from the country’s parties discussed key aspects of Force, have seized the largest arms ranged system of depots and maintenance facilities. State Migration Service. The main providing safe, reliable and cost- depot from militants of the Islam- After liberating the city, Syrian forces seized light points of partnership are the coun- effective services for people in ic State terror group (outlawed in arms, anti-tank weapons, artillery guns and ammuni- teraction to various threats and need of international migration. Russia) in the eastern Syrian city tion, improvised mines, as well as tanks and armored challenges, migration and health, Turkmenistan joined the IOM as of Mayadin, a TASS correspon- personnel carriers that terrorists had taken from the fight against human trafficking and a full member in 2013. (Trend) dent reported. "We will need no Iraqi troops. Syrian military also showed to report- less than six days to remove all the ers satellite communication devices, radar equipment, ular, a UK-made 155 mm howitzer, manu- of the provincial capital of Deir ez-Zor, items that IS militants left behind medical devices that had been seized in Mayadin, and factured in 2011, was discovered in the arms on a key highway connecting Aleppo and Kazakhstani students will get before fleeing," said Brigadier Gen- a facility for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles, depot in Mayadin. "We have seized the lat- the Abu Kamal city on Iraq’s border. Un- eral Suheil al-Hassan, who led the containing dozens of such drones used by militants est weapons made in the US, Belgium and til recently, Mayadin was the most im- virtual education in foreign operation to free the city. "There for reconnaissance purposes and targeted bombing. the UK, that are also used by NATO states," portant terrorist stronghold in eastern Syr- are a lot of foreign-made weapons Weapons manufactured in NATO member states General al-Hassan stressed. The city of ia, considered to be "the IS capital." universities Mayadin is located 40 kilometers southeast (Daily Mail) The students of the Caspian state vost of university "The universi- and various communication devic- make up the bulk of the terrorists’ arsenal. In partic- university of technologies and en- ty cannot finance the trips of the gineering named after Sh. Yesenov students to the world universities, will get virtual education in the we have limited funding. But we leading world universities with the can provide a platform for com- ‘Soros plan’: Hungary slams help of technologies of virtual re- munications; students can get ex- ality, said Berik Akhmetov, pro- perience from foreign universities. EU ‘institutionalisation Baku says Mexican MPs’ illegal visit to Karabakh of mass migration’ ‘under investigation’ with new asylum rules Azerbaijan is investigating the il- by Armenia, Hikmat Hajiyev, Prime minister of Hungary Viktor Agreement, which regulates the cation quota,” Mr. Orbán told legal visit of Blanca Margarita, head spokesman for the Azerbaijani Orbán blasted the European Par- EU’s Common Asylum System, press. “It is true that we are waist- of Mexico-Armenia Friendship Foreign Ministry, told APA. liament for adopting changes to the which would see all member states deep in the struggle to protect this Group, group member Maria Cris- The Embassy of Azerbaijan in bloc’s asylum system which the forced to accept asylum seekers slice of our national sovereignty, tina Teresa García Bravo and oth- Mexico has already been given Hungarian government sees as the against the will of their people and but so far we have succeeded, be- er persons accompanying them to appropriate instructions on the implementation of the ‘Soros Plan’ for funds to be withheld from na- cause until now we have been the Azerbaijan’s territories occupied matter, noted Hajiyev. to flood the continent with an un- tions that refuse to comply. “The ones who decide who can live on (Kazaq) limited number of third-world mi- musket is not only primed but Hungarian territory,” Mr. Orbán grants. On Friday, the European loaded: in Europe in the future a said, “but the attack on our sover- Parliament’s Committee on Civil permanent and mandatory migrant eignty that the European Parlia- More than 1 million tons Liberties, Justice, and Home Af- relocation quota mechanism will be ment has now launched is fiercer fairs (LIBE) adopted a report on established, with no upper limit than any previous one.” of cotton collected in the amendment of the Dublin on numbers: the mandatory relo- (AFP) Turkmenistan Cotton growers of Turkmenistan domestic textile industry and sell have harvested more than one mil- the remaining amounts through the Peshmerga lion tons of cotton, Turmenistan.ru State Commodity and Raw Mate- reported. "Transportation of har- rials Exchange. H a ck er s defeat Iranian- vested cotton to the collection cen- According to a U.S. Department ters and ginneries is under way, of Labor 2016 report, forced labor backed Shia payments to farmers are made in cotton had been documented in timely basis," the state-run maga- eight countries - with Uzbekistan b r ea ch PMFmilitia zine wrote. and Turkmenistan widely con- The President of Turkmenistan demned for state-sponsored forced attack near Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov or- labor - and child labor in 17 na- t op p la st ic dered to calculate the amount of tions. raw cotton for the needs of the (Akpress) Rabia, su r ger y clin ic northern Iraq Belarus,Kyrgyzstan to A high-profile plastic surgery clinic have now targeted our patients." Kurdish Peshmerga Forces on has said it is "horrified" after hack- A spokeswoman for the Metro- Tuesday repelled an Iranian- discuss development of ers allegedly stole data during a politan Police said it was notified backed Shia Hashd al-Shaabi mili- cyber-attack. London Bridge Plas- of a suspected breach on 17 Octo- tia assault near the town of Rabia, regional air defense tic Surgery (LBPS) said its IT ex- ber. She added that there had been northwest of Mosul. "Peshmerga perts and police found evidence of no arrests and that enquiries by have destroyed two armored bad- systems in CSTOcountries the breach. the Organised Crime Command ger vehicles and a Humvee used Belarus and Kyrgyzstan will dis- united CIS air defense system, A group claiming to be behind the were continuing. LBPS is known by the militia," Peshmerga Com- cuss the formation and develop- will be shared. Plans have been breach said it had "terabytes" of to have high-profile clients, includ- mander Mansour Barzani, who is ment of regional air defense sys- made to discuss prospects of ad- data, the Daily Beast news site ing model and TV presenter Katie currently on the front lines, told tems in the Collective Security vancing military cooperation and reported. The Metropolitan Police Price, who recently used her Ins- Kurdistan 24. "Following the de- Treaty Organization (CSTO) military and technical coopera- is investigating the attack. The al- tagram account to thank the clinic feat, the militia retreated." The at- member states, representatives of tion between the Belarusian Air leged hackers, using the pseud- for her facelift. The Information tack took place on Tuesday morn- the Belarusian Defense Ministry Force and Air Defense Command onym The Dark Overlord, said Commissioner's Office said, "We ing in the village of Mahmoudiya, told BelTA. Chief of the Air De- and the Air Defense Command they had obtained photos show- are aware of this incident and are near Rabia, according to the Pesh- fense Command of the Kyrgyz of the Armed Forces of Kyr- ing various body parts of clients, looking into the details. "All or- merga Commander, who is also army Kylychbek Aidaraliyev is gyzstan. Members of the Kyr- including genitals. Some of these ganisations are required under data President of the Kurdistan Region images have been sent to the Daily protection law to keep people's in Belarus on a visit on 24-26 gyz delegation will also be made “The world can't just stand idly by and be witness to the atrocities,” Masoud Barzani's son. The Kurd- Beast. The hackers also claimed personal data safe and secure." said U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week, condemning the ish Commander reported that the October. During the visit repre- familiar with the production, re- that the data contained informa- The Dark Overlord has claimed to Hashd al-Shaabi militia, also sentatives of Belarus and Kyr- pair, and modernization of weap- Myanmar military for its attack on Rohingya Muslim civilians. Secre- tion on "royal families" and added be behind high-profile data breach- tary Tillerson is absolutely correct. And his much-needed call to action known as the Popular Mobiliza- gyzstan are expected to discuss ons, military hardware and spe- that they planned to distribute the es before, including one at US me- tion Forces (PMF), suffered heavy matters concerning the formation cial hardware for Air Force and could start by acknowledging that the situation in Myanmar may con- patient list and corresponding pho- dia firm Netflix earlier this year. In stitute the “crime of crimes”: Genocide. The crime of genocide involves casualties. and development of regional air Air Defense units at Belarusian tos online. April, 10 episodes of the new se- the commission of certain acts with the intent to destroy a group of Iraqis Forces were alongside defense systems of the CSTO defense industry enterprises. "We are still working to establish ries of TV show Orange is the New people, or part of it, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, race, or the PMF when they launched the member states. The best practic- If you use BelTA’s materials, you exactly what data has been com- Black were released online after nationality. Those acts include murder, causing serious bodily or mental attack on Kurdish Forces in the es in organizing air defense com- must credit us with a hyperlink promised," LBPS said in a state- Netflix refused to pay a ransom. harm, and creating conditions of life calculated to be destructive. disputed area. bat duties, including as part of the to eng.belta.by. (Akpress) ment. "We are horrified that they (BBC) (Daily Mail) (AFP) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

at removing trade barriers among There is still chance for the imple- to continue talks on the Trans-Pa- ganizations, Abe was cited as say- Asia-Pacific region. The TPP its signatories and negotiated un- mentation of the TPP free trade cific Partnership (TPP) despite the ing that economic partnership members might reach a final deal der former President Barack deal despite the US decision to US withdrawal from the free trade agreements such as the TPP were on the TPP during November's Obama, was one of US President withdraw from the agreement, deal and expressed hope that To- regarded by his administration as meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Donald Trump's first steps in of- which was called a key engine of kyo would take up leadership in a key engine of growth. Business Cooperation leaders. The decision fice. He explained this step as part growth by the Japanese leader. the trade bloc, the NHK broad- leaders echoed Abe, saying that the to withdraw from the Trans-Pa- of his "America First" foreign trade Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo caster reported. During a meeting TPP may become a significant cific Partnership, a 12-nation deal policy, saying that the deal would Abe has announced Japan's desire with leaders of major business or- source of economic growth in the among Pacific Rim nations, aimed cost jobs to his country. (Reuters) Mexico Indianeconomyonstrongwicket with mulls sound fundamentals,says Arun Jaitley buyingover Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the Indian economy was on a strong wicket with sound macro-economic fundamentals. At a press briefing adozen to detail state of the economy, he said India has been the fastest growing major economy for the last three years and the attempt was to maintain high growth Russian rate in coming years. In a presentation made at the briefing, Economic Affairs Secretary S.C. Garg said inflation had consistently come down since 2014 Ansat and will not cross 4% this fiscal. Detailing macro- economic fundamentals, he said that current account deficit will be less than 2% this year and that foreign exchange reserves had crossed $400 billion. On fis- helicopters cal deficit, he said the government was committed to sticking to the target of 3.2% of GDP for the current fiscal but a review would be done in December. Stat- by 2020 ing that the GDP growth slowdown had bottomed out and the economy was turning around, Mr Garg International credit rating agency ment’s ability to successfully es- said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had S&P says a prolonged crisis of tablish its governance in Catalo- recently projected that the country would achieve a Catalonian independence could nia, Spain’s economic growth 8% growth rate soon. Mr. Garg further added that potentially complicate both Cata- would falter due to deteriorated the government was confident of surpassing the dis- lonia’s and Spain’s fiscal situation. investor sentiment and fears of an investment target of ?72,500 crore for this fiscal. This would affect the latter’s near- extended political turmoil. “Esca- Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa said that total gov- term credit rating prospects, whilst lating political tensions between ernment expenditure so far this fiscal had been ?11.47 the former would face enormous Catalonia’s government and lakh crore out of ?21.46 lakh crore budgeted for this uncertainty. Kristian Rouz – Po- Spain’s central government could financial year. Out of capital expenditure target of litical tensions surrounding Cata- put into question the full and time- lonia’s proposed independence ly refinancing of Catalonia’s short- The CEO of the Mexican Craft ?3.09 lakh crore, ?1.46 lakh crore had already been spent. (AP) from Spain might affect Madrid’s term debt instruments or under- Avia Center (CACSA) Jose de Vi- international borrowing rating, as mine the effectiveness of the cen- cente has told Sputnik that the the nation’s economy deprived of tral government’s financial support company is mulling over buying Catalonia’s manufacturing base to Catalonia,” S&P wrote earlier up to 15 Russian multi-purpose would be exposed to heightened this month. Spain has a BBB+ sov- light helicopters over the next sev- downward pressures. Adding to ereign borrowing rating, and a “pos- eral years. "At the moment we have the economic concerns typical for itive” outlook, as economic growth a commercial offer on the purchase Southern Europe, the standoff has recently accelerated in the of one helicopter, but we could buy over Catalonia’s independence once-troubled Southern European up to 15 Ansat helicopters be- could spark lengthy turmoil in economy. Spain was one of the tween now and 2020," Jose de Vi- Spain’s banking sector; whilst the worst-affected nations in the cente said Monday. The CASCA nation’s productive forces would 2011-2012 European debt crisis, official added that the helicopters take a hit as well due to the dis- as the lack of monetary policy flex- could be used for a wide range of ruption of established economic ibility by the European Central purposes, including transportation During the first five months of the current Iranian year, 1.5 ties. International credit rating Bank’s (ECB) drove its govern- of VIP passengers, ambulance tons of Persian carpet with a value of 120 million dollars agency S&P Global says that re- mental debt higher. However, S&P flights, as well as for fire fighting have been exported to foreign countries, an Iranian official gardless of the Spanish govern- says. (BBC) activities. The website of the Rus- said on Tuesday. sian Helicopters company, which Iran exports $120m carpets in 5 months: Economic offi- produces Ansat, says the helicop- ters can be used to carry goods and cial passengers, as well as for surveil- 'The carpet exports in the first five months of this year lance purposes, search and rescue (March 21-August 22) show 18 percent growth compared R u ssia 's oil a n d missions, and medical evacuation. to the same period last year,' Head of Iran National Carpet The Ansat model can be also re- Cetner Hamid Kargar said. equipped easily for a wide range 'Although the average annual export of Persian carpet ga s r even u e to of missions. Mexico is one of the export has decreased from 500 million dollars to 300 million largest purchasers of Russian heli- dollars, the decreasing trend has been stopped in the past copters and equipment in Latin few years,' according to the official. m a ke u p on ly 1/ America. The Mexican pilots high- The new trend of increase in carpet export is one of the ly appreciate the technical features outcomes of the Iran nuclear deal implementation, he said. of Russian hovering machines. Ac- The deal was signed by Iran and the five permanent cording to the Russian Helicopters 3 of a ll bu dget company, hundreds of Russian- members of the United Nations Security Council plus Ger- made helicopters are currently in many in 2015. Iran accepted to limit its nuclear activities in operation in Latin America and the exchange for sanctions lift. in com e: P u t in Caribbean. (AFP) (FNA)

The US government issued a rare the report said. US authorities have public warning about hacking cam- been monitoring the activity for paigns targeting energy and indus- months, which they initially de- trial firms, the latest evidence that tailed in a confidential June report The Russian president has delivered a speech to the 9th annual "Russia cyber attacks present an increas- first reported by Reuters. That Calling" investment forum in Moscow. The event, which begins today, ing threat to the power industry document, which was privately seeks to facilitate cooperation among the members of the global business and other public infrastructure. distributed to firms at risk of at- community. The "Russia Calling" forum includes panel discussions as The Department of Homeland Se- tacks, described a narrower set of well as separate meetings between international investors and represen- curity and Federal Bureau of In- activity focusing on the nuclear, tatives of Russian businesses. The event is scheduled to come to an end vestigation warned in a report dis- energy and critical manufacturing on October 26. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik that tributed via email late on Friday sectors. Department of Homeland Russian President Vladimir Putin has briefly spoken to Qatari Finance that the nuclear, energy, aviation, Security spokesman Scott McCo- Minister Ali Sharif Emadi on the sidelines of the forum. According to water and critical manufacturing nnell declined to elaborate on the President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s authorities expect that the non-oil industries have been targeted along information in the report or say and gas budget deficit to decrease to 5.9 percent of its GDP in 2019, as with government entities in attacks what prompted the government to compared to the current level of 8.5 percent. "The dependence of the dating back to at least May. The go public with the information at federal budget from the oil market situation is confidently decreasing. If agencies warned that hackers had this time. “The technical alert pro- in 2014 the oil and gas revenues accounted for more than half of the succeeded in compromising some vides recommendations to prevent budget revenues, 51.3 percent, then this year, already about 39 per- targeted networks, but did not iden- and mitigate malicious cyber ac- cent." He further said that the Russian government expects the "the tify specific victims or describe any tivity targeting multiple sectors non-oil and gas budget deficit will decrease from 8.5 percent right now to cases of sabotage. The objective and reiterated our commitment to 5.9 percent of the GDP as early as 2019, and the general deficit of the of the attackers is to compromise remain vigilant for new threats,” federal budget will be less than 1 percent." Thus, in the following three organizational networks with ma- he said. FBI representatives did years, oil and gas revenues are set to become only 1/3 of all income in the licious emails and tainted websites not respond to requests for com- Russian budget, according to the president. Commenting on the state of to obtain credentials for accessing ment on Saturday. Russian economy, the Russian president noted the end of stagnation and computer networks of their targets, (WP) said that Moscow is ready to boost cooperation on the international level. (Spuntak) WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Saumya Tandon: I will never participate in Bigg Boss as I am a very private person

Actor Saumya Tandon says she is too ‘boring’ to give the re- quired TRPs to a show like Bigg Boss. Interestingly, her former Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par hai co-star Shilpa Shinde is a contestant in Parineeti the on-going season. Chopra: I ’m Actor Saumya Tandon is exhaust- takes up all my time, and I have scious decision? “I miss hosting around today which is exciting Shinde, and Vikas Gupta who used ed and at her wits’ end these days. little time for anything else,” says shows”, says Saumya, “But I keep enough. Nothing good has really to head the channel that aired the Her show Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai, the 32-year old, who shot to fame doing many events, because I love come my way. If it does, I will show, are there in the house to- glad that people which revolves around two men by hosting reality shows such as talking and always have the desire definitely do it.” Season 11 of the gether. The two had a public fall- who have an eye for each others’ Dance India Dance and Zor Ka to be there, up on the stage with a controversial reality show Bigg out with Shilpa accusing Vikas of wives, keeps her busy all the time, Jhatka: Total Wipeout. But we mic, with a crazy number of peo- Boss is making a lot of noise, pri- ‘throwing’ her out of the show. don’t just know so much so that she doesn’t get haven’t seen her hosting any show ple packed for the show. But I marily due to the fact that her Asked if she would be game to time for anything else. “My show in a long time. Has that been a con- don’t know if any show is there former co-star in her show, Shilpa enter the show, Saumya refuses. (Tribune) me as Priyanka Two-timing, Chopra’s cousin suicide and Actor Parineeti Chopra, who turned 29 on October 22, is celebrating the success of Gol- one-night maal Again, and she says that ‘some really gutsy films’ helped her establish her own stands: identity in Bollywood. Nawazuddin A year that had begun on a low professional. No other profession note for Parineeti Chopra has start- goes through so much scrutiny and Siddiqui ed looking up — and it’s hard to emotional highs and lows as that beat success as a birthday gift. The of an actor. So, I feel I’m being pre- reveals all actor, who turned 29 on October pared very well,” says Parineeti. Presenting Ittefaq Se (Raat Baaki) - the title song of 22, says that working in the com- Often referred to as “Priyanka the film Ittefaq, which intrigued audiences with its edy drama Golmaal Again has been Chopra’s cousin” during her first trailer. The song is a beautiful rendition of 1982 a “surreal experience” so far, more days in Bollywood, Parineeti is Namak Halal's song 'Raat Baaki Baat Baaki'. The so because her Bollywood career happy that she has carved a niche film stars Sidharth Malhotra, Sonakshi Sinha and until now has been “a mixed bag of of her own. “We’re always going Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, and is directed by emotions.” She had several hits to be cousins, but today, I have Abhay Chopra. This promotional song has been during her initial years — Ladies my own identity, which I am very crooned by Jubin Nautyal and Nikita Gandhi. The Vs Ricky Bahl (2011), Ishaqzaade proud of. And that has only hap- original lyrics of the song was penned by Anjaan (2012), Shudh Desi Romance pened because I did some really and additional lyrics have been penned by Tanishk (2013), and Hasee Toh Phasee gutsy films at the start of my ca- Bagchi and Groot. The music for this track was (2014) — followed by two flops reer. I want my entire career to be originally composed by Bappi Lahiri and now it has suspects. The suspects - Vikram (Siddharth there can be only one truth. Dev is torn — Daawat-E-Ishq and Kill Dil like that, so that I can always sur- been recreated by Tanishk Bagchi. Ittefaq is a mys- Malhotra), an acclaimed writer, and Maya between the two versions of the story, and (2014). And this year’s previous prise my audience and they keep tery thriller in which Dev (Akshaye Khanna), a police (Sonakshi Sinha), a young homemaker, have will not settle till he finds out what hap- release Meri Pyaari Bindu didn’t feeling that I’m my own person, officer, is investigating a double murder case that different narratives about the events of that pened that night. do well. “Of course, it’s very dif- instead of just being my cousin’s has only two witnesses, who are also the prime fateful night. Both the stories seem true but (Santa Banta) ficult to take [low points], but I sister,” says Parineeti. However, realised that even the biggest of she’s quick to add, “I’m proud of actors [go] through ups and being [Priyanka’s] sister. When downs. You always feel, ‘Oh, it’s people come up to me and say, happening with me’, but it’s actu- ‘Look, how well she is doing,’ I ally happens with everyone,” says feel as if I have done something Parineeti, adding that she’s glad she [great]. It’s that love for her that I saw the full spectrum of being an have. And she herself told me, actor. “That really helped me be- when I was starting out, that ‘You come a better actor and a better have to do this on your own.’ (Hindustan Times) Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s biography An Ordinary Life is an explosive documentation of his life as a com- moner and then an actor. The actor has revealed a lot about his love life, one-night stands, affairs and the number of women in his life. The release of separate The Bajrangi Bhaijaan star even revealed about his long affair with posters for each of the his Miss Lovely co-star Niharika characters in Baad- Singh, revealed The Indian Ex- press. The actor said that before shaho is followed by the his relationship with Niharika, he met a Jewish girl named Suzanne same publicity trick for from New York City. The book Padmavati and Ittefaq. mentioned, “We met there and hit it off. She came to Mumbai and We explore whether began to live with me. Every few this is the demand of months, she kept extending her visa. The shooting of Miss Love- the story, or if it’s about ly commenced. Suzanne used to accompany me there. Then came star egos. the day when her visa expired and she needed to return to New York to sort it out. She was gone for many months.” He then revealed how things went weird all of a sud- Posters are the first point of con- films with fewer characters, e.g. coming film Padmavati. Analysing leasing Deepika Padukone’s post- den between Niharika and him and tact every viewer has with any film, Padmavati, Ittefaq, and Parmanu, the trend, trade expert Atul Mo- er first, then Shahid Kapoor, and eventually led to their affair. be it a big-budget spectacle, or a are doing exactly the same thing. han says that the Internet helps then Ranveer Singh. [They give] Can’t understand why every- small indie project. A good poster This trend is a stark departure from filmmakers to exploit the fan fol- something every few days till the body wants to work in Hollywood: should be able to tease the audi- the classic Bollywood posters, lowing of each leading cast mem- movie is finally released.” Akshaye Nawazuddin “One day, while we ence, and at the same time be able which gave viewers the full spec- ber. “In the age of social media, Khanna and Sidharth Malhotra in were shooting a dance scene, some- to keep the buzz going. It’s easy trum of the cast. Ranveer Singh, filmmakers get to sustain the buzz posters for Ittefaq. Milan Luthria, to see why multi-starrers such as Deepika Padukone, and Shahid by focussing on different actors. director of Baadshaho, has a simi- thing happened to my co-star Ni- Baadshaho would release separate Kapoor got separate posters for They can easily keep the respec- lar viewpoint. harika Singh. She was suddenly posters for each character, but each of their characters in the up- tive stars’ fans occupied, like re- (Hindustan Times) cold, went out of her way to main- tain a distance from me and began to keep mum. I was puzzled. She used to be friendly, social and talk quite a bit. I thought it was best to Mouni Roy joins ask her what had happened and so I did, not once, not twice, but sev- eral times, for several days,” Ranbir Kapoor, Nawaz revealed. “I invited her over for a home-cooked meal, a mutton We last saw Aishwarya Rai Bach- Menon. The sizzling chemistry of dish which was my specialty. She Alia Bhatt in chan and Abhishek Bachchan shar- Amitabh and Jaya was highly ap- politely agreed and came over. Not ing the screen in Raavan. The A- preciated. It would be interesting only did she eat everything that list couple will now be working to see Abhishek and Aishwarya was on her plate, but she praised Brahmastra together again in a new Bollywood essaying the same roles in the re- it as well.” The Raman Raghav 2.0 film, according to various Indian make. Just like the original Abhi- actor shared, “I was speechless Even before her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar, Gold, is released, publications. The real-life couple maan, Abhi-Ash will portray the with amazement. A hundred, or so TV star Mouni Roy has already bagged another major project in tinsel is reportedly coming together in role of a couple who are singers it seemed, little candles flickered town. Reports claim she will be part of Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra that the remake of the 1973 classic film who get torn apart when the wife beautifully. I, being the lusty vil- stars Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Alia Bhatt in lead roles. A Abhimaan. The original film becomes more successful than the lage bumpkin that I am, scooped Mumbai Mirror quoted a source as saying, “Mouni recently came on starred Abhishek’s father and husband. A source informed the board and will start shooting early next year, when the film goes on the mother Amitabh Bachchan and publication, “For a very long time, her up in my arms and headed floors. For now, Ayan is keeping other details of her role under wraps.” straight for the bedroom. And just Brahmastra is a fantasy adventure film, the first part of a trilogy and it Jaya Bachchan as the two leads. Abhishek and Aishwarya have like that, out of the blue, I began a will hit the screens on August 15, 2019. Talking about his film, Ayan had Aishwarya Rai’s upcoming ‘Fan- wanted to do another film togeth- relationship with Niharika Singh, earlier said, “I will not be able to give information right now but all I can ney Khan’ to talk about body er. Abhimaan seems like a perfect a relationship which I did not know say is, this film is a modern day film. It is set in India as it exists today but shaming in big way According to vehicle to showcase their shared then would last for almost one and the name of the film is ‘Brahmastra’ because the energy, wisdom and Deccan Chronicle, the remake of affections.” Aishwarya Rai Bach- a half years.” powers in the film come from ancient India. As far as costumes are the hit film by Hrishikesh chan gives up partying with SRK (Tribune) concerned, there are some which may not be the way you would expect Mukherjee will be helmed by Tamil for daughter Aaradhya. them to be.” (Hindustan Times) cinematographer-director Rajiv (Tribune) WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 25, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

European sides can't strengthen their squads would not be willing to trigger that clause, and Champions League glory. (Mar- until January, but that doesn't stop deals but are said to be interested in making a bid ca) Real Sociedad boss Eusebio Sac- from being struck and contracts being agreed of around £30m for a player who made his ristan has said that interest in Alvaro ahead of the winter transfer window open- professional debut less than a year ago. Odriozola is 'inevitable' given his im- ing. Our friends at Football Whispers have (Marca) Swansea v Manchester Utd Real pressive form. scoured the continent to bring you all the Madrid were the big winners at FIFA's The The 21-year-old right-back made latest transfer news and gossip from the Best awards on Monday night. Cristiano his debut for the Spain national team European newspapers. Ronaldo was crowned Male Player of the recently and has become a Real Spain Valencia midfielder Carlos Soler Year for the second year in a row ahead of Madrid and Barcelona target. "It is in- has emerged as a Manchester United target. Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Paris Saint- evitable that there are teams who will The 20-year-old signed a new deal with the Germain forward Neymar. Real manager look at him and be interested," Euse- La Liga club in May until June 2021, with a Zinedine Zidane scooped the FIFA Coach bio said. (Marca) buyout clause of €80m (£71.2m). United of the Year after guiding the side to La Liga (Sky Sport) Joshua vs Takam: Frank Buglioni to defend belt against Craig 'Spider' Richards

ued to enjoy witnessing their Lahore to play a limited-overs se- major concern. The advent of the teams in home stadia. It was a sit- ries. The games were held with Pakistan Super League in 2016 uation which was brought about great fanfare, with hopes of a re- was, therefore, a major step in re- Sri Lanka's return to Lahore, eight tack was the Sri Lankan cricket by a number of factors, many of vival of international tours to Pa- introducing the world of cricket to years after the terror attack on their team but the aftershocks of the which were sadly beyond the con- kistan mentioned at every oppor- what Pakistan could offer. team bus in the city, represents a incident were destined to be felt trol of Pakistan's beleaguered crick- tunity, but the realists knew full While the 2016 edition was entire- historic, and potentially game- for many years in the shape of et authorities. All the Pakistan well that without the blessings of ly held in the UAE, it provided an changing, moment for Pakistan desolate cricket grounds in Paki- Cricket Board could do was to wait the ICC and its members, the visit opportunity for the PCB to un- cricket, writes Saj Sadiq of stan and in the desperation of a for the geopolitical situation to by Zimbabwe was nothing but derstand and re-establish the pro- PakPassion.net… The tragic team which could not play cricket improve and for calmer minds in notional in nature. The effort re- cesses needed to hold major events of March 2009 in Lahore on its home grounds and in front the international community to quired to create conditions condu- events. Subsequently, in 2017, the that led to the cessation of inter- of its own fans. For almost six take sympathetic notice of the cive for cricket in Pakistan was a PCB ventured one step further by national cricket tours to Pakistan years after the attack in Lahore, plight of cricket in Pakistan. In mammoth one and mere goodwill holding the final of Pakistan's pre- are firmly etched in the minds of Pakistan's cricket-mad millions May 2015, after a great deal of would not be enough to convince mier Twenty20 tournament in all cricket followers in the coun- could only watch with envy as convincing and financial incentives, top cricketers or teams to visit Lahore. try. The target of the wanton at- crowds across the world contin- a Zimbabwe squad arrived in Pakistan, where security was a (BBC Sport) SimonaHalepandCaroline Craig ‘Spider’ Richards will step at super-middleweight. I'll bring a in at short-notice to challenge for lot more excitement and entertain- Wozniacki easetoopening Frank Buglioni’s British title this ment." The 26-year-old London- weekend. Buglioni was set to de- er, Richards, has campaigned pre- fend his light-heavyweight belt on dominantly as a super-middle- the Cardiff undercard to Anthony weight although last weekend's victoriesat WTAFinalsinSingapore Joshua vs Carlos Takam against fight was contested at the heavier Simona Halep and Caroline Wozni- 88 minutes at the Singapore Indoor world No 8, known for her pow- Callum Johnson, who has now had weight. Richards' late-notice call- acki stormed to impressive open- Stadium in the Red Group's open- erful baseline hitting, began the to withdraw. The opportunity will up for this weekend will be his first ing victories at the WTA Finals in ing round-robin match. Garcia, match in a positive fashion bring- now go to Richards, who is un- fight that is scheduled for 12 Singapore on Monday. Halep, the France's first representative at the ing up two break points in Halep's beaten in 10 fights, and won a four- rounds. Johnson, who withdrew world No 1, recorded a compre- season finale for 11 years, was on opening service game of the match. round bout last Saturday. Earlier on Monday, "was in hospital over hensive 6-4 6-2 victory over the an 11-match winning run after se- Garcia was unable to take advan- this month, Richards told Sky the weekend" according to a tweet in-form Caroline Garcia, who had curing back-to-back titles in Wu- tage of the early opportunity and Sports: "I'm a massive puncher at from promoter Eddie Hearn. beaten the Romanian in the China han and Beijing to force herself into soon suffered a break of serve in light-heavyweight, which I'm not (BBC Sport) Open final earlier this month, in the eight-player tournament. The the fifth game of the match only to recover the break of serve immedi- ately. However, Halep quickly grew in confidence and she gained a decisive break in the ninth game of the match, thanks in part to two Hurdler and Sky Scholar costly double faults from the French player, and secured the opening set with a precise back- AndrewPozzi named in hand winner. The second set con- tinued in favour of Halep as the Madrid Open champion in the England's Commonwealth third game of the second set be- fore she fought off three break Games squad points on her serve to consolidate her advantage and confidently Hurdler Andrew Pozzi has been selected by Team England closed out the match to secure vic- for next year's Commonwealth Games in Australia. It is tory in her maiden match as the another welcome boost for the 25-year-old from Stratford- world No 1. (BBC Sport) upon-Avon who has bounced back from long-term injury problems and was recently unveiled as one of the new Sky Sports Scholars. Pozzi will head to the Gold Coast in Queen- sland for the Commonwealths between 4 and 15 April in 2018 as part of a 75-strong England squad including Adam Gemili, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Greg Rutherford and Dina Asher-Smith. "I'm delighted to have been selected to represent England at the Games in Australia," said Pozzi who will be desperate to impress on the big stage after struggling at the 2016 Rio Olympics and World Champion- ships in London last summer. (Sky Sport) Jamie Donaldson among players to

Trainer Clive Cox is confident secure European Tour card for 2018 Harry Angel will add to his Group One tally next season after round- ing off a fine campaign by finish- Jamie Donaldson was among the players to secure their European Tour ing fourth at Ascot on Saturday. futures with strong performances at the Andalucia Valderrama Mas- The Godolphin-owned three-year- ters. Donaldson grabbed fourth spot at Valderrama, seven strokes adrift old has struck twice at the highest of winner Sergio Garcia, moving him inside the top 101 in the Race to level in 2017, dominating his ri- Dubai standings and securing his playing privileges for 2018. The 2014 vals in both the July Cup at New- Ryder Cup star needed at least a top-eight finish to avoid a trip to market and the Sprint Cup at Hay- Qualifying School or using his Career Money List exemption next sea- dock. He was unable to complete son, but moved up 19 places to 99th position in the standings. "You've the hat-trick when a hot favourite got to finish a certain position to guarantee things, so you've always got for the Qipco British Champions that in the back of your mind, but you've just got to play the golf course Sprint, finishing only fourth, but as you planned to play it," Donaldson said after his level-par 71. "I had Cox feels there is a lot to look for- a bit of a cushion knowing that I didn't completely need to keep my ward to. "I'm pleased to report he has come back from Ascot very card because I do have a year left of my Career Money List exemption well," said the Lambourn-based but, even so, you don't want to use it." The Welshman was one of three trainer. "It was a bit of a slog and it players to move inside the top 101, with Daniel Brooks rising to 97th was just a little bit too deep a test place after finishing third and Australia's Wade Ormsby leaping to 82nd of his stamina on the day. "We are spot after grabbing fifth. all very much of the opinion we next year as he has proved he is a top-flight performer. "There is no (Fox News) have got an exceptional horse for shadow of a doubt that he will win more Group One races. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 25. 2017-Aqrab 03, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 88 Price: Afs.20

government and people of Ghani for the astute leadership Afghanistan, emphasizing on that he had provided to continuation of good bilateral Afghanistan through difficult relations and cooperation. times and commended him for From his part, Indian strengthening bilateral relations President, Kovind “strongly between India and Afghanistan. condemned” the recent terror Recalling Mr. Ghani’s speech at attacks in Afghanistan, including the Heart of Asia Summit in in the provinces of Kabul, Amritsar in December 2016 and Kandahar, Ghazni and Paktia, his visit to the Golden Temple, he which have claimed the lives of said that for India, Afghanistan was over 200 people. not just a strategic partner, but a Mr. Kovind said India was a nation that evoked endearing victim of state-sponsored, cross- affection. Strategic partnership border terrorism for decades and The President said that could fully empathise with the civilisational links and people-to- ongoing quest of the Afghan people contacts provided a strong people to secure peace. foundation to the ever-growing “India believes that whatever friendship. The two countries have AT News Report elimination of domestic generation districts and provinces will be initiatives are taken for bringing deepened their strategic animals through artificial discussed in the conference, added peace in Afghanistan should be partnership in recent times, he KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture insemination. statement. Statement stated that AT/Thehindu Ghani, in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Afghan-led and Afghan- noted. The India-Afghanistan Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) Statement said that teachers financial management and President Ghani appreciated controlled,” a statement from Trade and Investment Show in on Monday run a conference titled from universities, dairy officials establishing of unions for artificial KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani President Kovind and the Indian Rashtrapati Bhavan, quoting the New Delhi brought the Breeding (artificial insemination) and livestock staffs from 34 insemination will be another agenda arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, people for warm hospitality, President, said. Securing sustained businessmen of the two countries first national conference in order provinces were invited in the in the conference. The artificial in which he met with Indian saying Afghanistan and India have peace and security remained the together and generated business to boost up artificial insemination national three days conference. insemination is the proper way for President, Ram Nath Kovind at old relations. He added that key fundamentals in leading worth over $200 million, Mr. programs across the country. Artificial insemination, reform increasing and boost up of meat Presidential Palace of India. common culture between the two Afghanistan on the pathway of Kovind said. He expressed According to a statement the of generation, outgoing ways from and dairy production thought the Initiatives to bring peace in states will further deepen relations economic recovery and growth. happiness at the opening of the air MAIL will struggle to avoid challenges as well as relation with country, underlined the statement. Afghanistan should be led and between Kabul and New Delhi. “Unfortunately, mindless and freight corridor between Kandahar controlled by Afghans, President President Ghani expressed senseless violence is being and Kabul and Delhi and noted Ram Nath Kovind said while gratitude to the India for its imposed on the people of that the Afghan cities of Mazar-e- welcoming his counterpart from the extensive cooperation in various Afghanistan,” he said. Mr. Kovind Sharif and Herat were connected neighbouring country, Ashraf fields over the years with the expressed his admiration of Mr. directly by air to Delhi...P2

The Financial Commission of the Wolesi Jirga has approved the allocation of money to newly-formed organizations despite concerns.

The Wolesi Jirga, Lower House of made are against the law. “The it will prevent parliament from Parliament, on Monday approved amendments in the budget from putting pressure on government Mujib Khelwatgar said Ghani’s the mid-year budget despite some page six to eight are all about the regarding the implementation of move to travel without concerns among lawmakers about allocation of millions of dollars in development projects,” said journalists is against the the amendments. MPs said the salaries, for trips and for vehicles Ahmad Behzad, another MP. Constitution and in violation of amendments in the budget are (for these organizations). These are But members of the Financial the access to information law. related to money being allocated the issues that we (MPs) criticize Commission of the Wolesi Jirga said to newly established every day,” said Ramazan that according to the law, Nai, an organization supporting organizations. They argued that Bashardost, an MP from Kabul. government can amend the budget open media in Afghanistan, on the budget was not transparent and “There is no transparency. This at any time during the year. Tuesday criticized Afghan that in some cases the allocations will open the way for misuse and (ToloNews) President Ashraf Ghani for not allowing journalists to KABUL : Taliban’s splinter group accompany him on foreign trips. leader Mullah Rassoul on Monday BEIJING : Chinese President Xi discipline inspection. The Mujib Khelwatgar, head of Nai, claimed his loyalists were attacked Jinping says his country is willing Congress endorsed its works. said Ghani’s move to exclude Pakistan by the main Taliban group “for journalists was against the protecting dams in the to deepen relations with its The Congress called on the neighbours in accordance with the central and local commissions for Constitution and in violation of southwestern Afghanistan.” principle of amity, sincerity and discipline inspection to hold high the access to information law. He establishing Local officials in western Herat mutual interest. the banner of socialism and follow said that all official presidential province said on Sunday that at trips should be reported on. check posts least 40 Taliban militants were Xi expressed the view at the the guidance of Leninism, Mao Ghani also does not usually hold killed during an overnight clash closing session of 19th CPC of Zedong’s thought. press conferences during foreign between two rival factions in National Congress in Beijing. He Xi, 64, was a member of the said Chin would forge Standing Committee of the visits. “We should remember that Shindand district. inAfghan inclusiveness and policy of Political Bureau of the 18th CPC this act by the president is against Another 19 gunmen on both friendship and partnership with its Central Committee. The closing the Constitution and against the the sides were injured in the clash neighbours. Over 3,000 journalists session started in the Great Hall law on access to information, territory: that occurred in Khofyan area of including 1,800-plus from of the People in Beijing Tuesday because the people of Afghanistan the district on Saturday night, the overseas covered the CPC meeting. morning. have the right to know about the governor’s spokesman, Jilani The president was elected into the Delivering the report to party results of the president’s trips. It residents Farhad, had said. 19th Central Committee of the members and journalists, Xi is the right of the people of Residents of Zazai Maidan district The clash was between Communist Party of China (CPC) underlined the need for regional Afghanistan,” Khelwatgar said. in south-east Khost province on Taliban commander Mullah Samad at the closing session on Tuesday. peace and stability. He said China The presence of free media Sunday told TOLOnews that loyal to the group’s supreme reporters is critical to the coverage Pakistani forces have been leader, Mullah Haibatullah, and Xi added the 19th National wanted to work with neighbours Congress of CPC had reviewed and on issues of mutual interest, of the president's trips, he said. establishing check-posts in parts fighters of a splinter group led by approved the report on the work including economic cooperation. “This act by President (Ashraf of the district. TOLOnews Commander Mullah Nangyali. of the 18th central commission for (Pajhwok) Ghani) can be called censorship journalist Tamim Hamid, who (Pajhwok) because we are left unaware about visited the district recently, spoke what has happened during the to the locals about the issues president’s trips ,” he said. This around the check points is not however a new trend as established by the Pakistani army. Ghani has failed to take Officials in the Afghanistan’s High government must relocate Taliban’s The locals said Pakistani forces journalists with him on key Peace Council (AHPC) urged on office “to a third country” based have even planted mines in parts foreign trips in the past including Tuesday the government to close on an agreement between the of villages and that they cannot go that to United Nations meetings Taliban’s office in Doha, the Kabul government and the to these areas. A local man, Shir capital of Qatar. militants. Ahmad, 70, living in a border village in New York, Brussels meeting, called Bandrogha said in recent and to other countries, including “After the allegations against “We should open their office months they fought many times this week’s trip to India. “Even Qatar, the National Unity in a third country. The country with Pakistani border forces over in dictatorial and closed-system Government should reconsider must be able to host the armed the establishment of check points governments, presidents take about Taliban’s office in Qatar,” opposition groups unbiasedly but in Afghanistan. “They have journalists with them on their Abdul Khabir Oqchon Deputy we haven’t seen the move by the established new check posts on trips. For instance, we can name Head of AHPC said. government yet,” he stated. hilltops. Most of these check Iran,” Khelwatgar said. However, Oqchon added that Taliban’s This comes as earlier reports posts did not exist in the past,” the Presidential Palace has said political office doesn’t have to be emerged that the Trump said Shir Ahmad. About 200 that journalists are welcome to in Qatar, but emphasized that an administration is pushing for the families live in Bandrogha village accompany Ghani but they have address is needed for continuing Taliban’s Qatar-based office to be and before this they got their water to cover their own costs. peace efforts with the insurgents closed down after years of failed and produce from areas near the (ToloNews) group. He further said the peace talks. (ATN) Afghanistan-Pakistani border.

KABUL : Some lawmakers on Defence Minister Tariq Shah matters. Lawmaker Abdul Rahman space but on Afghanistan land and Monday termed the security Bahrami requested the session be Rahmani said the Saturday session everyone know that the insurgency bosses’ request for holding closed- held behind closed doors as sensitive was not different than the open door was going on in the districts of doors sessions of Wolesi Jirga as matter were to be discussed. sessions of the house. “When an Afghanistan, said Rahmani. In an attempt to deceive people, Lawmaker Samea Khogyani while agreement was about to be linked response to Dawlat Waziri, saying the Saturday’s session had criticising the summoning of security with Pakistan its copies were made spokesman for the Ministry of nothing special. The Wolesi Jirga officials said lawmakers disclosed available on television screens and Defence, Rahmani said why the on Saturday summoned security everything to the media on the opinion holders discussed them on individuals who brought Humvee bosses to brief the lawmakers on Saturday evening. She asked the TV shows.” The Taliban and Daesh vehicles inside police headquarters deteriorated security situation but members to understand sensitive insurgency was not underway in the have been not named. (Pajhwok)