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with the Taliban in recent times (only), but now these relations have been clarified. Pakistanis, Ira- nians and the Russians are jointly supporting the terrorists, howev- er the Russians do their work through Iran, for instance sending the Taliban weapons and money,” said Raziq. It is a matter of shame AT Monitoring Desk for the Taliban insurgents to ask foreigners for support to achieve ABUL: At least 580 candi their evil ambitions in the country. dates were appeared on He accused the group of destroy- KFriday in a written test for ing themselves for foreigners. “We 165 vacant positions of teachers want to tell the Taliban that it is in the central Bamyan province, very shameful for them to fight in an official said. Acting Education the name of Jihad (holy war) but Director Mohammad Ayub Ameri ask for money from Russia. This told Pajhwok Afghan News the is the Russia which destroyed our successful candidates would be ap- country and deprived us of devel- pointed in various government opment for years. It is now forty schools in Shaibar, Waras and Seg- years that we are fighting with han districts of Bamyan province. ourselves, so our demand from the In addition to that, he said in Bam- Taliban is to avoid such action,” yan province there are 134,000 added Raziq. “The war will be in- students, comprising 47 percent creased on some special fronts. girls are getting their education in The former NDS chief claims the president has They hail only minor gains. There 339 schools where 2,800 teachers monopolized power, which is one reason for government is a possibility about the rise in are performing their noble jobs. He not being able to deal with problems in the country. casualties among our forces, but at pointed out that there is a need for the end, Afghanistan will be victo- more up to 2,000 teachers to be Former head of the National Di- said. He added that the monopoli- rious, so far the insurgents have hired. Governor Mohammad Ta- rectorate of Security, Rahmatullah zation of power by Ghani, the es- managed to take over only a small hir Zaheer, while examining the ex- Nabi, said in an interview with tablishment of parallel institutions locality,” said civil society activist amination, said: “Merit is based TOLOnews a “complicated envi- and politicization of security agen- AT Monitoring Desk Kandahar Police Chief, Gen- Afghanistan.” There are enough Ahmad Shah Sepahr. This comes on qualification and talent, no oth- ronment” within the National Se- cies have prevented government eral Abdul Raziq has said that coun- evidence, showing that Pakistan, at a time that heavy fighting is be- er character is important.” He curity Council (NSA) has resulted from addressing the problems faced KABUL: There are certain coun- tries like Pakistan, Russia and Iran Russia and Iran are funding the ing witnessed in a number of urged the examination committee in a delay in making big decisions by the country. “We (the country) tries in the region that are trying to are funding and equipping the Tal- Taliban and other militant outfits southern provinces including to ensure transparency and fair- about important matters by gov- will face problems if political keep the Taliban’s war machine iban and other insurgent groups in in the country, he claimed. “The Uruzgan, Zabul and Helmand – ness while preparing the results. ernment. He said the NSA has thoughts were included in (activi- operational, as they believe that a bid to fuel the war machine and Russians have been in contact with which has been a hotbed of con- Moreover, Niak Bakht, a candi- complicated the situation instead ties of) security forces and if we conflict in Afghanistan protects pursue their own objectives. the Taliban militants since 2004 or flict between government forces date, belonging to Yakawalang dis- of handling it. According to him, prioritize minority and majority their interests, a famous Afghan “Some Countries in the region have 2005. It is not correct to say that and the Taliban over the past few trict, said she was graduated from the politicization of security agen- ethnic groups in our activities,” he General said. a vested interest in the conflict in they (Russians) engaged in ties years. Bamyan teacher training institute cies, lack of clear war strategy and stated. Meanwhile, the Presiden- and was confident to be qualified political rifts among government tial Palace rejected claims of “mo- for the post of teacher. Knowledge leaders are the biggest challenges nopolization of power” by the is power and light in every corner for the National Unity Govern- president. of the world. The government ment. “The president (Ashraf “President (Ashraf Ghani) is at should prioritize it across the coun- Ghani) and Chief Executive (Ab- the top of the (National Security) try because it is the light and pow- dullah Abdullah) should have a council. And government leaders er of knowledge to defeat the man- clear definition of duties and au- including security and defense min- made religious fundamentalism and thorities of the National Security isters are members of the council. ongoing terrorism in the country. Council. The NSA has further All issues are discussed collectively complicated the environment and and decisions are made collective- has slowed down the decision ly,” said Shahussain Murtazawi, a Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary Gen- long run is to build local capacity, makings instead of it benefiting spokesman for Ghani. eral of NATO, said at a press con- train local forces, and then able ARG (Presidential Palace),” he (ToloNews) ference on Thursday that the Af- them to fight terrorism. That's what ghan forces are professional and we are now doing in Afghanistan,” have the ability to shoulder the full he added. Meanwhile, the Minis- responsibility of security in their try of Defense said the main rea- country. He said NATO troops son behind the “stalemate” in the will continue their assist, advise Afghan war is the lack of suffi- and train mission and will not take cient equipment for the Afghan part in battles. “There is no ques- military forces. “We don’t have tion about NATO going into any the weapons and equipment in dif- combat operation Afghanistan. We ferent levels which we can use on will continue to train, and assist, duty in accordance with NATO and advise the Afghans. They have norms. However, there is commit- proven capable, they have proven ment that the forces will be professional, and they have taken equipped,” said Mohammad Rad- over the responsibility for the se- manish, deputy spokesman for curity in their own country,” he Ministry of Defense. This comes AT Monitoring Desk said. He said the Afghan forces are after reports emerged about a prob- the best option for the ongoing war able change in the U.S's war strat- ABUL: The Taliban mili ith Casualties on Rise, Review Targeting, against terrorism in Afghanistan. egy and a surge in the number of ficer called on NATO to be pre- Trump and other heads of states tants have gunned down a Tracking to Minimize Civilian “I strongly believe that the best foreign troops in Afghanistan. On pared to move fast to deploy ad- agree to bolster the alliance's mis- local commander of upris- way we can fight terrorism in the Wednesday, a top U.S military of- ditional forces if U.S President sion in Afghanistan. (ToloNews) K Harm Show More Services ing groups in Gilan district of southern Ghazni province on Fri- day, an official said. District Chief Abdul Karim Taraki told Pajhwok Concerns raised Afghan News that a militant, riding over 'sharp on motorcycle opened fire on Ab- dul Rahim targeted his head and increase' chest near the Ghandi Bazaar area. The assailant was succeeded to flee in insecurity the area after shooting bullets on in North the local uprising commander. Tal- iban spokesperson Zabihullah Mu- The US Defense Department deaths and 7,920 injured), accord- Pakistani businessmen have sug- Afghan traders,” he said. ment should provide better secu- jahid has claimed responsibility for number of political and ji should promptly adopt measures ing to the United Nations Assis- gested to the Afghanistan Cham- Meanwhile, officials from the rity for northern provinces in or- the terrorist attack. He claimed to better protect civilians in the tance Mission to Afghanistan hadi figures said they are ber of Commerce and Industries Ministry of Commerce and Indus- der to make Pakistani and Tajiki- that the uprising commander for extremely concerned about Afghanistan armed conflict, Hu- (UNAMA). While the Taliban and A (ACCI) that they will provide tries (MoCI) said Afghanistan is stani businessmen reliant on Af- Gilan district was killed by the man Rights Watch said in a letter other insurgent forces have caused the “sharp increase” in insecurity high quality, fortified foods at rea- no longer reliant on Pakistan mar- ghanistan trade ways,” said Shabir Taliban insurgents. in the country’s north and that the to Defense Secretary James Mat- most of these casualties through sonable prices if Afghan traders kets and that Afghan businessmen Bashiri, a political affairs analyst. tis. The US government is current- deliberate and indiscriminate at- “inattention” of government in this start importing their goods once have found better trading options According to the ACCI, much of respect will provide grounds for ly conducting a review of its Af- tacks on civilians, casualties caused again, said the ACCI deputy head with countries in the region. the Pakistani imports have been ghanistan strategy and support to by US and Afghan forces have also “a sectarian” war in northern prov- Khanjan Alokozay. According to the ministry, replaced by products from other inces. the Afghan government in its ef- been on the rise. A recent UNAMA He said Afghan businessmen Iran, China and Turkmenistan are countries including Turkey, Iran forts against the Taliban, Al-Qae- report shows that in 2016, aerial The Taliban has overrun a have in the past few months found proving to be solid markets for and India. (ToloNews) number areas in the northern and da, and Islamic State-affiliated operations by US and Afghan gov- alternative markets and have cut Afghan businessmen at the mo- armed groups. “Increasing num- ernment forces resulted in the north-eastern provinces. back on imports from Pakistan. ment. Currently, the group has con- bers of civilian deaths and injuries deaths of 250 civilians and injuries According to him, the ACCI “Many opportunities have from US airstrikes in Afghanistan to 340 others, which is nearly dou- trol over seven districts in Bada- has told Pakistani businessmen been created to facilitate Afghani- UL-I-ALAM : Eleven peo khshan, Kunduz, Baghlan and Sar- raise concerns that the procedures ble the total from the previous that they will consider purchasing stan’s trade with many other coun- ple of a family were killed for vetting airstrikes are inade- year. Aerial operations remained e-Pul provinces. their goods on condition that Pa- tries including Turkmenistan, Iran when a Saracha type vehicle “Threats exist but currently no P quate,” said Brad Adams, Asia di- the second leading cause of civil- kistan traders bring their products and China through Central Asia,” they were traveling in hit a road- district (of Faryab) is faced with rector. “The US review of its Af- ian casualties by Afghan govern- to the Torkham and Spin Boldak said Mohammad Qurban Haqjo, side bomb in the Mohamad Agha ghan strategy is a crucial opportu- ment forces in 2016, causing 43 the threat of collapse and the se- crossings. acting deputy minister for com- district of central Logar province curity forces' operations are ongo- nity for adopting changes to mini- percent of civilian casualties. Most The products mainly include merce at the Ministry of Com- on Friday, an official said. mize civilian casualties.” Increas- support for Afghan air operations ing,” said Anwar Sadat, governor flour, rice, and ghee among others. merce and Industries. A number of Governor Spokesman Saleem of Faryab province. ing numbers of civilian deaths and has come from the US military, “Pakistanis say that they will analysts meanwhile called on gov- Saleh told Pajhwok Afghan News injuries from US airstrikes in Af- though Afghan civilian casualty “The north will be turned into send us fortified foods if we want ernment to provide better and stan- Pakistan exporters have the incident happened this after- a second Syria and sectarian wars ghanistan raise concerns that the tracking and mitigation measures to import their goods, but we say dard trade opportunities for Af- said they will provide noon near the Zarghaoon Shahr procedures for vetting airstrikes are are significantly lacking. NATO will be fueled if government takes that the Paksitani businessmen ghan businessmen with the regional area. Five children, as many wom- no action. I am concerned about high quality goods at inadequate. Brad Adams Asia Di- has provided guidance to the Af- should bring their goods to countries. They said using alter- en and a man were killed in the rector Civilian casualties in Af- ghan government in developing its this situation. Government should Torkham and Chaman border native options instead of Pakistan reasonable prices to blast, he added. Saleh claimed mil- not stay silent about the situation,” local businesses if ghanistan have steadily risen in own civilian casualty mitigation crossings and then they should sell will give provide Afghans with itants planted the mine, but rebels recent years, with 2016 seeing the policy, which reportedly remains said Balkh governor Atta Moham- them to us because problems on more opportunities. “We must rely Afghans start importing have not yet spoken about the in- mad Noor. (ToloNews) highest toll recorded since 2008 under review by Afghan authori- the other side of the border affect on our own capacities. Govern- their products again. cident. (Pajhwok) with a total of 11,418 (3,498 ties. (HRW) SATURDAY . MAY 20 , 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES What’s behind the Taliban’s Major gains in Northern Afghanistan? Why have the Taliban been able to make inroads in northern Afghanistan?

PANJSHIR VALLEY, Afghanistan 6, 9 and 10 and she says she still – At just 22 years old with a small doesn't know what happened to baby to tend to, Fada Astana re- her husband. ceived a message every spouse of Yet in joining the force, many a soldier in combat dreads: Your have found a family-like support, husband has been killed in action. not only to overcome the grief of Suddenly without an income losing a loved one, but also to find and fearing for her future, Astana the confidence to assert control of two years ago joined the national their lives and their perpetually police force, stationed in Afghani- conflict-torn country. stan's Panjshir Valley province, a "We can help each other. We couple of hours drive north of cook, get together outside of work. Kabul. After joining the uniformed It gives us independence," Fedq Over the past few weeks, the north- Kunduz fell, it was because there ranks of another 26 women, typi- explained. "For me, I know now I ern Afghan province of Kunduz — was fighting between two or three cally between 18 and 30 years old, can survive." Fedq said that all the until recent years a region relative- heads of militia[s] who were re- it didn't take long for the now 24- women in her division are or were ly unaffected by the Taliban in- ceiving support from Kabul. Then year-old Capt. Astana to realize married, and that they have offic- surgency — has been the site of the Taliban came and took them she wasn't alone. An estimated 100 es entirely separate from their male heavy clashes between the Taliban from both sides. Both sides were Afghan soldiers a day die protect- colleagues. Pay is generally the and Afghan security forces. happy to let the other side fall to ing their country from encroach- same irrespective of gender, around The Taliban recently seized the Taliban, so this allowed the ing insurgency, every day leaving $200 a month. control of Qala-e-Zal, a western Taliban to easily take over.” scores of widows with little means For many of the women, the district of Kunduz, and are also He also has observed this dy- but to find alternative ways of country's highest-ranking female making advances on the province’s namic in Takhar: making ends meet. officer, Brig. Gen. Muslima Amani, eastern border. These Taliban tri- “We are fighting the Taliban, Typically, war widows receive has become both a mentor and in- umphs raise troubling questions but we are also fighting with the only a one-off payment from their spiration. Amani, the deputy of the taking victim and witness state- in the relative safety of the Pan- down getting into her car in the about the future of Kunduz, which mafia (the ‘power mafia’). They government of around $1,400 af- passport branch for all of Afghan- ments and operating checkpoints. jshir Valley, but the vast majority terrorist hotbed of Helmand prov- has seen its provincial capital (also are well-funded and basically un- ter death. istan, joined the force under the Amani said that she has un- of their female counterparts across ince. Her murder came just months called Kunduz) briefly fall to the touchable, as they receive support According to Maj. Suraya Communist regime of the 1980s, dergone an array of these curricula the country aren't as fortunate. In after her predecessor, too, was Taliban twice over the last few from some element in the central Fedq, who is director of the wom- but when the Taliban took over and was even sent on an official many other provinces, the female killed. years. Once considered relatively government… Everyone has their en's police division in Panjshir, was relegated to her house and training trip to South Korea, but officers often have to live in se- Nonetheless, the U.S.-led Op- stable, northern Afghanistan more own personal militia, and this is there are some women who sign forced to wear a burka. Then the weapons component comes cure on-site compounds and are eration Enduring Freedom, fol- broadly has become increasingly what makes for an internal war. up out of sheer patriotism. How- Amani, 49, emerged back into uni- most naturally of all. frequently the target of terrorists. lowed by the post-2014 NATO volatile since the drawdown of for- This is one of the major problems ever, the vast majority come amid form after the U.S.-led invasion. "All of Afghanistan -- men and Much of the danger of the pro- mission known as Resolute Sup- eign troops at the end of 2014. Just facing Afghanistan, and it is why I grief-stricken circumstances. "We have many widows who women -- know how to use guns," fession comes not just from being port, has spent hundreds of mil- last week, the Taliban overtook keep saying they need to be incor- "We are all coming here with need to feed their kids, but beyond she said with a sly smile. in the line of duty, but in battling lions on bolstering female police Ishkashim district, in Badakhsan porated into the police system and different kinds of problems. Most the salary, the job brings empow- Training in each province var- the deeply conservative gender tra- numbers -- with steady success province near the Tajik border. And serve under the police chief. This of us are poor people, our hus- erment," Amani told Fox News ies, but women typically undergo ditions of their country. Many In 2005, there were only 180 last month, Taliban forces brazen- will avoid their becoming the per- bands or our brothers have died from her compound in the west of two months of "basic training" -- women still can't patrol the streets women out of a total of 53,400 ly raided an Afghan Army base in sonal militia of local actors.” and we need the money," Fedq, 33, Kabul. "The American support learning how to use various weap- in uniform because of possible re- military personnel, but by 2013 Balkh Province and slaughtered Amid all this bad news from who became an officer about five brought a great hope to us, because ons, including the AK-47, automat- taliation. Many cannot tell male there were 1,551 policewomen out dozens of troops. northern Afghanistan, one good years ago, told Fox News. "Of we know the value of freedom. We ic rifles and pistols. They have relatives of their job and endure of 157,000. Today, as relayed to Enjoying this article? Click news story is that Islamic State — course I wanted to work for my know the Taliban and we have since learned skills more akin to a on-the-job harassment. Fox News by a ministry official, here to subscribe for full access. the terror group that has developed province and my country. But I overcome terrifying times." "quick reaction force" to respond "In the eyes of some, this is there are 3,137 females in the force Just $5 a month. a presence in Afghanistan, mainly needed to work for myself and my In recent years, an array of to emergencies and search homes. still a man's job, so it’s very strange of 157,000 -- a modest but grow- As insurgents make strides in the east, and was notoriously children. I had three small children programs run by international gov- And of increasing importance, the for them," Fedq said. ing 2 percent of the force. across northern Afghanistan, the targeted in recent weeks by the larg- and my husband -- one day I just ernments and the United Nations women have become more adept Just more than a year ago, a "We are in a war situation. We problem of displacement has in- est non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. never heard from him again." Development Programme's Law at detecting "wannabe" suicide female officer working in the pro- are always getting information tensified. Around 91,000 people arsenal — has struggled to gain a Fedq said six years ago the and Order Trust Fund have col- bombers -- both females and males vincial passport department in about threats in our lives," Amani nationwide have been displaced strong foothold in northern Af- calls from her husband, who was laborated with the Ministry of In- disguised as females -- all shroud- southern Kandahar was targeted added. "But I tell the girls together this year due to fighting and inse- ghanistan. Zia, who previously working as a local security con- terior, which oversees the police ed behind the burka. and shot dead by an unknown as- we must not leave, we must stay curity, adding to what is already a served as head of Afghanistan’s tractor in Herat province, abrupt- force, to train female officers. Such "This is a big problem," Fedq sailant. And although she was and fight for our families and our crisis situation. In 2016, the figure counterterrorism unit and deputy ly stopped. After a few months programs have focused on training said. "They come and we don't flanked by bodyguards, in 2013 the country. And to be proud every was 661,000 – according to OCHA chief of the Afghan intelligence passed, she painfully realized she them in specific skills such as in- know who they are." country's top female police offic- day of serving, of helping bring (The United Nations Office for the agency, the National Directorate of needed to open a new, harder chap- formation technology, crime scene Astana and Fedq acknowl- er, Sub-Inspector Negar, known changes to lives in Afghanistan." Coordination of Humanitarian Af- Security, contends: “My back- ter in her life. Her children are now investigation, handling evidence, edged how lucky they are to work only by one name, was gunned (FOXNEWS) fairs), 33 out of 34 provinces re- ground is intelligence so I know ported some amount of forced dis- exactly what is going on in this area. placement. And yet the majority I do not have any information or of those uprooted have been in the knowledge of Daesh [another name north. To understand why the Tal- for Islamic State] being in this area, iban insurgency has made such dra- which includes Takhar, Baghlan, The US plan to give Afghanistan a matic inroads in a region so far from Badakhshan and Kunduz.” its traditional bastions in the coun- The Islamic State’s weak pres- try’s east and south, one must un- ence in northern Afghanistan, a re- derstand the brutalities committed gion near Central Asia, also under- fleet of black Hawks is deeply flawed by members of the Afghan Local cuts Russia’s justification for en- Police (ALP) and by pro-govern- gaging with — and, according to The United States is moving ahead aircraft, the Mi-17 is considered altitudes. Rapid changes can pre- ment militias in the north more U.S. military officials, supplying with a plan, known as the Afghan the “workhorse” of the AAF,” the vent a chopper from getting suffi- broadly. As far back as 2011, these arms to — the Taliban. Moscow’s Aviation Transition Plan (AATP), Pentagon noted in an annual review cient lift and lead to catastrophic actors’ activities were highlighted rationale is that the Taliban can to help replace the bulk of the Af- of military activities in the coun- accidents. in a detailed report by Human serve as a deterrent against the pres- ghan Air Force’s helicopters with try in December 2016. “The AAF Unfortunately, this steadily Rights Watch. It outlined their al- ence and spread of Islamic State in the UH-60 Black Hawk. Unfortu- is capable of deploying and oper- became an untenable political leged abuses, including rape — as Central Asia. And yet, the Taliban nately, while Afghanistan’s mili- ating Mi-17s throughout the coun- proposition. American legislators well as their links to the central arguably serves as a greater threat tary is in dire need of additional try.” wondered why U.S. military aid government. to Central Asia than does Islamic choppers, it’s not clear whether But as essential as the helicop- was going to foreign companies at Six years on, this problem per- State. Consider the widely report- provide them with the American- ter have been, there just aren’t all and to Russia in particular. At sists, and top officials in northern ed alliance between the Taliban and made aircraft is a good choice. enough of them to go around. As issue initially was Moscow’s his- Afghanistan willingly admit that the Islamic Movement of Uzbeki- In May 2017, both U.S. and of November 2016, Afghanistan’s tory of supplying weapons to re- the brutish behavior of the pro- stan (IMU). As Zia explains, “Rus- Afghan officials confirmed to Mil- air arm had 47 Mi-17s to serve a gimes the U.S. government consid- government militias has invariably sia’s backing of the Taliban only itary Times that the Pentagon was national army of more than ered hostile to the American inter- strengthened the insurgency. Ya- creates more problems for the ar- looking to provide as many as 159 160,000 troops. By comparison, ests, such as Iran and Venezuela. sin Zia, the governor of the north- eas they [Russia] claim to have Black Hawks to replace Afghani- each one of the U.S. Army’s Black Kremlin aid to Syrian dictator east province of Takhar, told one concerns about – the Central Asian stan’s existing Russian-made Mi- Hawk-equipped assault aviation Bashar Al Assad after he began a of us in an interview earlier this countries. They are supporting a 17V1 and V5 Hip helicopters over battalions has 30 choppers. And brutal crackdown of his own peo- year that the ALP program in the terrorist organization that for the the next four to six years. In No- not all of the Afghan Hips are op- ple in 2012 only prompted fur- north “has completely failed, and long term will be strategically more vember 2016, the Pentagon sub- erational. By April 2017, the Af- ther calls to cancel deals for more sense since the Pentagon has easy ried,” Pentagon spokesman Adam is creating further problems. When dangerous for Tajikistan, Uzbeki- mitted a budget proposal that in- ghan Air Force had a 46 Mi-17s in Russian helicopters. access to excess UH-60s and no Stump told Military Times. The they are abusing the locals, the lo- stan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan cluded a request for funds for the total, of which 18 were not flyable In July 2013, a group of 80 trouble accessing the necessary most likely choice would be the cals begin to think that the Taliban because their militants are with the first 53 upgraded UH-60s for Af- either due to scheduled overhauls members of the House of Repre- support systems and supply General Electric T-700-GE-701C, is a better alternative to the gov- Taliban.” ghanistan. or major repairs, according to a sentatives sent a letter to then-Sec- chains to train Afghan aviators to which is found on the U.S. Army’s ernment.” U.S. National Security Advis- Speaking about the situation quarterly report from the U.S. retary of Defense Chuck Hagel fly them and keep the aircraft air- more recent UH-60Ls and Ms, as When Kunduz fell for the first er H.R. McMaster recently said broadly, “offensive capability is Special Inspector General for Af- demanding to know why the Pen- worthy. It’s not clear if or how the well as the up-coming UH-60V. time, in 2015, it didn’t just fall that Russian President Vladimir what will break the stalemate in ghanistan Reconstruction (SI- tagon was still buying Mi-17s new plan will impact the separate The bigger issue may be that because the Afghan security forc- Putin is “acting against the Rus- Afghanistan,” U.S. Army John GAR). through the Kremlin arms broker, Special Mission Wing, part of the the Mi-17 and UH-60 are not anal- es couldn’t handle the Taliban. The sian people’s interest” in his sup- Nicholson, in charge of all Ameri- On top of that, the United Rosoboronexport. “Even as Afghan National Army’s Special ogous in general, let alone in how reasons behind the Taliban take- port of the Taliban, who “overlap can and coalition forces in Afghan- States had hired contractors to help Rosoboronexport was providing Operations Command, which had the AAF has been employing over were more nuanced, and root- with groups like the Islamic Move- istan, had told American legislators keep them flying because of the weapons to the Syrian regime last another 28 Hips on hand as of them, which could provoke a need ed in the clout of local power bro- ment of Uzbekistan, and other ter- on Feb. 9, 2017. “The key offen- heavy wear and tear from near con- year, DOD entered into no-bid December 2016, according to the for the AAF to completely reori- kers and their personal militias. rorist groups that pose a great sive capabilities for the Afghan stant sorties. Much of the “heavy contracts to purchase Mi-17 heli- Pentagon. ent its doctrine and tactics to suit Because these local power brokers threat to Russia.” security forces are their special maintenance” occurred outside of copters … from the firm,” their “We are in the midst of an in- the new helicopter. The Hip is a had links to the government, their Russia clearly knows all this. forces and their Air Force.” the country, further reducing the letter noted. surgency where the enemy is get- significantly larger and more pow- militias enjoyed a measure of im- Consequently, its peddling of the Both of these points are true. number of available helicopters at The matter came to a head ting tacit support from neighbor- erful helicopter at base, able to car- munity. This dynamic, together engage-the-Taliban-to-deter-Islam- In March 2017, Reuters reported any one time. when the Kremlin’s forces invad- ing countries,” Ahmad Shah ry nearly 9,000 pounds of cargo with the government’s lack of over- ic State narrative is likely meant to that Afghanistan’s special opera- “At the current attrition and ed Ukraine’s Crimea region in Katawazai, the defense liaison and internally depending on the weath- sight over the ALP, made the ALP mask its real intention: Undermine tions forces were responsible for flying hour rates, the number of 2014, subsequently becoming sig- resident security expert at the er and other factors. A large rear vulnerable to the power and con- the United States by strengthen- approximately 70 percent of the AAF Mi-17s available for 2017 nificantly involved in their neigh- Embassy of Afghanistan in Wash- door – a ramp or a clamshell de- trol of local strongmen. ing Washington’s core foe in Af- country’s combat operations. And will be significantly diminished,” bor’s civil conflict. Sanctions ef- ington, D.C., told Military Times. sign depending on the specific vari- Because the government has ghanistan. And yet, the United air mobility and close air support the Pentagon’s 2016 report con- fectively halted future weapons “Our security forces are under ant – makes it easy for crews to outsourced security responsibili- States is already being undermined has been vital to the operations of tinued. “The Mi-17 fleet will be- deals regardless of their merits. By immense pressure as they are fight- load larger individual items, too. ties to local ALP in the north, the in Afghanistan, regardless of what both the American-led coalition and come unsustainable by mid-2018, the end of 2016, the United States ing each day, on several fronts, The Black Hawks cabin is much job of resisting the Taliban has in- the Russians may be up to. The Afghan security forces in general, virtually eliminating the AAFs ver- had already come to rely on War- with more than 20 terrorist orga- smaller and can only load some variably fallen to the local power- Taliban’s major gains across north- which often have to quickly re- tical transport and lift capability.” saw Pact members turned NATO nizations.” 2,600 pounds of cargo through brokers. Consequently, these re- ern Afghanistan, a region that once spond to fleeting militant attacks As the U.S. government began allies with previous experience However, there are immediate slide doors on the side of the gional figures have been able to enjoyed relative stability, accentu- across a country nearly the size of working to rebuild Afghanistan’s with the Mi-17 – Bulgaria, the concerns about how well the Black fuselage.And then there are the ar- form and augment their personal ate America’s failure to help belea- Texas. military in the early 2000s, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia – to Hawks can take over for the Mi- mament options. While the Black militias, which has created an ad- guered Afghan forces rein in an in- To compound matters, despite Pentagon had been inclined to sim- conduct major repairs on the Af- 17s in Afghanistan’s rugged envi- Hawk can carry rockets and mis- vantageous tactical situation for the surgency that in many ways has years of foreign investment, Af- ply buy more Hips to fill out the ghan Hip fleet. In April 2017, Gen- ronment. The U.S. military has al- siles on special stub wings, these Taliban. This is because these never looked stronger. ghanistan’s road infrastructure re- AAF and improve its capabilities. eral Nicholson declined to refute ready conceded that the 1980s-era severely limit the helicopter’s abil- groups are prone to pursuing di- Barin Sultani Haymon is an mains relatively limited, and what Kabul’s existing aviators, many of reports that Russia was actively UH-60As destined for the AAF ity to perform as a transport. Of vergent agendas motivated by self- independent London-based re- does exist can often be treacher- which had received their training supporting Taliban militants in will need new engines. American the 159 the United States plans to interest, which are often at odds searcher. Her research has focused ous because of the ever present from the Soviet Union, were fa- April 2017, suggesting the U.S. officials have not specified what deliver, nearly 60 will reportedly with one another, resulting in com- on refugees and social and securi- threat of improvised explosive de- miliar with the helicopters, which government’s position wasn’t like- powerplants it will install for these be in a dedicated gunship configu- petition and infighting. Such dis- ty issues in Afghanistan and among vices (IEDs). This makes resup- performed well in the country’s ly to change any time soon. modified UH-60A+ helicopters, ration. On the other hand, the Rus- ruption undercuts efforts to devel- the Afghan diaspora in the West. ply of often remote forward bases “hot-and-high” environment. Ro- The United States hopes to but they “will be able to perform sians designed the Mi-17 from the op a common front against the She is also currently the head of by air an important consideration, tary wing aircraft in general are finally alleviate these issues for almost all of the same missions that outset as an armed troop carrier, Taliban. research for the Afghan Profession- too. sensitive to any changes in the den- good by swapping out the Hips the current Mi-17 fleet has been with the necessary power to lug Governor Zia describes the sit- al Network (APn). “Making up just less than half sity of the air, such as hot and hu- for U.S.-made Black Hawks. In conducting in terms of number of both passengers and weapons on uation as follows: “The first time (THEDIPLOMAT) of total AAF [Afghan Air Force] mid weather and thinning air at high theory, the plan makes perfect people and cargo typically car- up to six pylons. (THEDRIVE) SATURDAY . MAY 20 , 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

KABUL : A number of media ad- vocacy groups and journalists on EMERGENCY Thursday denounced yesterday’s attack on the Radio Television Af- CALLS ghanistan (RTA) office in eastern Nangarhar province as ‘a war Police crime.’ Seddiqullah Tawhidi, head of Nai, an organization that supports 100 - 119 open media in Afghanistan, told a press conference in Kabul that the governor and security organs of Hospitals eastern Nangarhar province had been informed four days in advance FMIC Hospital about a possible attack. Behind Kabul Medical He said security organs had University: committed negligence in protection of the RTA building in Jalalabad, 0202500200-+93793275595 saying local officials should be in- terrogated about the incident. Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital “Terrorists once again target- ed media and journalists who are Pule Bagh-e- Umomi neutral and exhibited their enmity 070263672 with innocent and non-military security forces in a gun-battle. people,” he said. The Afghan Independent Jour- Afghanistan Journalists Cen- nalists Association (AIJA) also Khairkhana Hospital ter (AJC) also in a statement called condemned the attack a clear hos- the incident a criminal and terror- tility towards the media and jour- 0799-321007 ist act, asking security officials to nalists. 2401352 prioritize ensuring security of me- The association in a statement dia facilities and journalists and said the RTA building and equip- prevent such incidents in future. ments had been damaged in the at- Indira Gandhi Children Four assailants wearing suicide tack besides many people were vests and carrying AK-47s entered killed. Hospital, Wazir Akbar the RTA compound, with one of It said journalists and media Khan, Kabul 2301372 them detonating his suicide bomb workers would continue to meet at the entrance to the building be- the same fate in Nangarhar until fore the others opened fire. The the security situation was im- Ibn-e- Seena three attackers were then killed by proved. (Pajhwok) Pul-e-Artan, Kabul 2100359 Notorious Taliban Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital commander 2301741, 2301743 Ali Abad among 7 dead in Shahrara, Kabul Khatira Ahmadi, a producer of Zan TV station, works in the editing room in Kabul, Afghanistana Maidan Wardak 2100439 ABUL: A new TV channel "I am so happy that this TV with a crowded TV landscape of and enthusiasm make up for what dedicated to women is set station has been created for wom- around 40 stations - there is no it lacks in experience. Around 16 Malalai Maternity Kto begin broadcasting in Af- en because there are women in our guarantee of success. Media entre- male technicians work behind the Hospital ghanistan, the first of its kind in a society who are not aware of their preneur and Zan TV founder Ha- scenes in areas such as graphics, country whose media industry, rights," said 20-year-old Khatira mid Samar said he was banking on camera operation and editing, as 2201377/ 2301743 like many areas of society, remains Ahmadi, a producer at the station. potentially large female audiences well as teaching female colleagues dominated by men. "So this station represents wom- in big cities such as Kabul who are who have little access to media Banks Zan TV ("Women's TV") en and we work to raise the voice hungry for news and discussion training.Some of the female staff launches on Sunday (May 21) of women so they can defend their that reflect their own experiences. such as Ms Ahmadi have had to with an all-female staff of present- rights." Get The Straits Times "There has been a lot of talk about cope with disapproving family Da Afghanistan Bank ers and producers, following a newsletters in your inbox women's rights and media rights," members or even brush aside 2100302, 2100303 high-profile marketing campaign Women's rights and education, he said. "But we've never seen any- threats in order to pursue their on billboards in Kabul and on so- as well as media freedom, are of- thing special for women and that's media careers. But for Ms Ahma- Bakhtar Bank cial media. ten cited by the government and why we've done this." Zan TV di, among the few staff members Female newsreaders appear foreign aid organisations as among runs on a shoestring budget using with prior television experience, 0776777000 regularly on many Afghan chan- the biggest achievements in the low-cost digital technology and giving a new generation of women Azizi Bank nels, but an entire station for wom- country since the Taleban was top- operating out of a basic studio in a chance to work in media is a ma- en is a novelty. Its arrival highlights pled in 2001. Kabul. It focuses on talk shows jor benefit of the station. "I came 0799 700900 the fact that behind the daily sto- Still, Afghanistan is one of the along with some programmes on to share my experience with col- ries of violence, change is taking most difficult places in the world health and music. It relies heavily leagues here and I am really happy Pashtany Bank place in Afghanistan, even if it is for women in the media, and in a on a team of mainly young wom- working along with the other girls," 2102908, 2103868 often slow and patchy. poor and war-ravaged country - en, many of them students. Youth she said. (REUTERS) Air Services Safi Airways 020 22 22 222 Ariana 020-2100270 KABUL: Seven rebels, including Maidan Wardak province. notorious commander and Taliban Aminullah the resident of Kam Air shadow governor for Kabul prov- Arghandi area said Hameedullah President Ashraf Ghani on Thurs- iyan’s economy. project will extend Bamiyan’s will be turned into the country’s ince, have been killed in security was the resident of lower Arghan- 0799974422 day inaugurated the start of the “This project will not only trade relations with other parts of transit hub after the implementa- forces airstrike and ground offen- di and confirmed his killing in second phase of the National open the arteries of Bamiyan but the country. tion of the development projects,” sive in central Maidan Wardak Thursday airstrike. Hotels North-South Corridor which will it will turn Bamiyan into Afghani- “The people of the country said Mahmoud Baligh, acting min- province, an official said on Fri- He said Hameedullah was the cut through more than 37 villages stan’s heart and government is want you (the president) to con- ster of public works. The contract day. Taliban shadow district chief for Safi Landmark and connect Dare-e-Suf district in committed to balanced develop- tinue the construction of the Na- for the second phase of the project Police spokesman Naqibullah Paghman district, but he was cur- northern Samangan province to ment,” he said. tional North-South Corridor,” he was signed between the Ministry Amini confirmed to Pajhwok Af- rently appointed as shadow gov- 020-2203131 Yakawlang district in neighboring At the same time, Ghani in- said. Ghani meanwhile also said of Public Works and a Chinese firm ghan News that Haqqani Network ernor of Kabul. Aminullah did not Bamiyan province. troduced Murad Ali Murad, the the power project for the prov- in January. The first phase of the key member Hameedullah and his give information about the killing SERENA The second phase of the corri- deputy chief of army staff, as the ince will kick off in the near fu- corridor which connects northern six colleagues were killed in secu- of six more insurgents, but the res- dor is 178 kilometers long, said new senior deputy minister of in- ture, a subject that was reiterated Mazar-e-Sharif city to Yakawlang rity forces operation in the Narkh ident of Narkh district who wished 0799654000 Mahmoud Baligh, acting minster terior for security. by Second Vice President Moham- has already been completed, and district on Thursday evening. to go unnamed said two Taliban of public works. “I want to give you the good mad Sarwar Danish. “Practical the ministry of public works is He said Hameedullah and six were killed in Narkh on Thursday New Rumi Restaurant Addressing the event in Bam- news that Gen. Murad Ali Murad work on the transfer power line, currently in the process of plan- other rebels were involved in ter- evening. The slain Taliban hailed iyan, Ghani said the project is the will work as the senior deputy with a capacity of 220 kilowatts, ning and surveying the third phase rorist activities in Paghman district from Paghman district, he added. 0776351347 key towards “balanced develop- minister of interior for security of will kick off within the next month of the corridor, a 550-km road, of Kabul and Narkh district of (Pajhwok) ment” in Afghanistan. Afghanistan,” he said. and currently development which will connect Bamiyan to the Internet Services Ghani said the implementation At the same event, Bamiyan projects are ongoing in different southern Kandahar province. of the project will improve Bam- governor Tahir Zaheer said the road aspects,” said Danish. “Bamiyan (TOLONEWS) UA Telecom Nabi, Rashid return 0796701701 / 0796702702 home after IPL journey Exchange Rate Peace agreement with HIA may encourage 1.00 USD The all-rounder Mohammad Nabi told TOLOnews. The two were 67.60AFN and the leg-spinner Rashid Khan also brilliant in the Bangladesh Pre- other groups to reconcile: Ghani thanked the president for condol- on Thursday returned home after mier League with Nabi claiming 19 ing the demise of Sardar Ahmadzai their successful journey in the In- wickets in 13 games and Rashid and termed him honest and peace dian Premier League (IPL). 13 in eight games. (ToloNews) 1000.00 IRR KABUL: President Mohammad peace deal with HIA said the agree- agreement with HIA which was an loving personality. He also thanked Rashid was picked by Sunris- 17.90AFN Ashraf Ghani has said the success ment was reached on the bases of Afghan owned and led process. He the president for economic and ers Hyderabad for a whopping of peace agreement with Hizb-i- sincerity, strong commitment, and hoped the continuation of this pro- uplift projects and the success he $600,000 USD in the IPL auction. Islami Afghanistan (HIA) was judgment. cess would help to reconcile other achieved during the last more than The team also bought his senior made possible as a result of sin- He hoped peace agreement groups as well. Khaleq Dad two years. (Pajhwok) teammate Mohammad Nabi, for 1.00 UAE cere efforts and strong commit- with HIA would help encourage $46,000 USD. 18.40AFN ments and hoped the agreement other militant groups to renounce “These trips are useful for may encourage other rebel groups violence and join the reconciliation Afghanistan’s cricket because our to join peace process, presidential process. 1.00 EUR country’s name was taken when 74.20AFN statement said on Friday. “Your are the ambassadors of one of us were entering the The president expressed the peace and stability with the valu- ground,” Nabi told TOLOnews. views during a meeting with elders able advises of you more ways for “At first I was under pressure from southeastern Paktia province. peace would be explored and fur- when I entered the ground for the 1000.00 INR The meeting was organised to ther killing and destruction can be first time because one of world’s 1030.00AFN commemorate the death of Haji prevented,” Ghani told the elder. best players Chris Gayle was Sardar Ahmadzia, a Jihadi and trib- Maulvi Khaleq Dad, one of the against me but later when I got the al personality. tribal elders, congratulated the 1000.00 PKR first wicket I found my confidence 635.00AFN The president referring to the president over successful peace and continued the match,” Rashid SATURDAY. MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

A three-member bench of a special court, headed by Justice Yahya Afridi, on Friday continued its hearing of the high treason case against former president Pervez Musharraf. During the court pro- ceedings, a representative of the Interior Ministry confirmed that the government was ready to pro- vide Musharraf foolproof securi- ty upon his return. "Musharraf has to appear before the court under any circumstance [now]," Justice Afridi observed. The ministry also submitted details regarding Mush- arraf's property holdings to the court, in which it stated that a re- port regarding the former presi- dent's house in the Army Housing Scheme has yet to be submitted A Bangladesh court on Wednesday by the Director, Military Lands, sentenced to death 23 persons, in- while the ministry has also yet to cluding a Bangladesh Nationalist receive a response from General Party (BNP) leader for killing four Headquarters regarding the ac- Awami League activists in 2002. cused's property on Khayaban-e- The verdict was pronounced Faisal, Karachi. by Second Additional District and The report by the Interior Sessions Judge Kamrunnahar. Ministry also stated that though be summoned to court. Represent- trial had been completed. "There submit a written reply. Nonethe- Of the 23 sentenced to death, the Islamabad Commissioner had ing Musharraf, Akhtar Shah main- is no need for the accused to sub- less, "Pervez Musharraf should 19 persons including, BNP leader confirmed Musharraf's ownership tained that his client had no resi- mit a statement under Section surrender in court and we will pro- Abul Bashar Kashu were present of the Chak Shahzad farmhouse, dence in Pakistan as all his prop- 342," Sheikh told the court. "The vide security to him," Sheikh said, in the court while the remaining reports regarding his properties in erties had been forfeited. He fur- court must announce a verdict assuring a similar level of security four were absconding. Lahore, Karachi and Gwadar are ther added that the former presi- now." enjoyed by Musharraf when he The convicts are Abdul Bashar yet to be furnished. Expressing dent was refraining from returning Responding to Sheikh, Justice was president. "A fugitive cannot Kashu, Dalim, Yakub Ali, Rafiq, displeasure with the 'incomplete' to the country due to security Yawar Ali said that the court has dictate his terms," he added. "The Halim, Ruhel, Shahabuddin, Liakat report, the court ordered the min- threats. Based on this, Shah plead- to question the under Section 342. government has no ill-intentions," Ali Master,Siraj Uddin, Edris Ali , istry to furnish full details regard- ed to the court to adjourn the hear- To this, Sheikh insisted that instead he assured. Mohammad Hossain, Abu Kalam, ing the accused's properties, fail- ing to a later date. On the other of waiting for Pervez Musharraf The next hearing has been Ahad Ali, Hojir Uddin, Faruk Hos- ing which the administrators of hand, the government's lawyer, to return to the country, it would scheduled for July 18, 2017. sain, Golam, Abdul Hey . DHA Lahore and Karachi would Akram Sheikh, insisted that the be sufficient for the defendant to (Dwan) Barek, his cousin Badal, Faruk and Kabir were picked up from their houses on March 12 in 2002. Later, they were tortured and 180 Dalit families Nepal Cabinet burned to death by the convicts," Dhaka Tribune quoted Narayan- ganj District Court additional pub- ‘convert’ to Buddhism lic prosecutor Jasmin Ahmed as accepts Madhesh saying while confirming the ruling. Barek was involved with after arrests of Bhim Chhatra League activities while the movement as others were activists of the Bang- ladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Ha- army activists sina's Awami League party. Political movement (ANI) The cabinet meeting on Thursday accepted the Madhesh and Tharus protest as a political movement and has thus taken steps forward to drop charges filed at that time. The cabinet meeting which lasted for Sri Lanka calls on SAARC over two hours has directed the Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamen- tary Affairs to make preparations to drop the charges against those convicted. The Madhesh movement had claimed the life of more than countries to collaborate to boost hundred people and scores of people were jailed on charges of inciting violence and spreading hatred. The cabinet meeting has also decided to end the current session of the Parliamentary meeting which has been trade and foreign investment going for over a year. With the end of the session, the amendment proposal will be stalled until the next session of parliament is called. Sri Lanka's Minister of Industry (AP) and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen has called on the South Asian As- sociation for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to collaborate rather than compete to boost the trade and investments. "I believe more FDIs can be sourced for Lucknow: Around 180 families they can get away with crimes by SAARC if we collaborate, rather from Rupdi, Egri and Kapurpur indulging in such activities, I would than compete. Even trade within villages of Saharanpur district in like to tell them that the Indian the SAARC countries is less than Uttar Pradesh reportedly convert- Penal Code is equal for everyone.” 6 percent," Minister Bathiudeen ed to Buddhism by immersing Hin- So far, 10 FIRs have been reg- said addressing a press briefing held du idols into a nearby canal. istered against administrators of to announce the SAARC Invest- The immersion, families said, Facebook and WhatsApp ac- ment Forum & Trade Fair in Sep- was symbolic of them giving up counts which were spreading ru- tember. He pointed out that Sri Lanka's historic Free Trade Agree- Hinduism and embracing Bud- mours and inciting communal ha- many prospective large scale investment opportunities available among dhism to express their discontent tred in Saharanpur. The adminis- ments (FTAs) started not with any distant continents but in its own SAARC members in heavy infrastructure, energy, tourism, and agro and over the ‘unfair’ treatment meted trators named in the FIR mostly dairy sectors. out to the Bhim Army, which they belong to the Bhim Army. Besides backyard-and more investments in South Asia can help stop the brain "The Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement and Pakistan-Sri Lanka think ‘is a conspiracy to defame 10 cases registered under IT Act, Free Trade Agreement allow more than 8000 product lines to be export- the group of Dalit activists’. Saharanpur police have lodged 14 drain from the region where a quar- ter of global population are living. ed to these two markets at zero duty. Minister Bathiudeen and added “The police is intentionally other FIRs and have arrested 36 that Sri Lanka is also a proud partner of South Asia Free Trade Agree- harassing us. Bhim Army founder persons. In the past one week, 25 The briefing was jointly orga- nized by the Federation of Cham- ment. Minister Bathiudeen said the brain drain has become an issue in Chandrashekhar Azad is being tar- houses have been burnt down, 23 SAARC countries. "We cannot retain skills if we do not have invest- geted because he raised his voice vehicles have been torched and sev- bers of Commerce & Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCSL), and Islama- ment," he said. He pointed out that low time period given for SAARC against the atrocities inflicted by eral buses have been damaged. visa is also impacting SAARC business. Lack of investment and integra- upper caste people on Dalits,” said An unregistered group and a First Bangladeshi bad based SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SAARC- tion in South Asia are also reasons for these obstacles. Therefore events Deepak, a resident of Kapurpur movement as they call it, Bhim such as this SAARC Investment Forum & Trade Fair not only help to village. Army started as a social media CCI). At the session Islamabad's woman elected speaker of SAARCCCI presented a study expand investment and trade in the region but also create closer relations Additionally, the villagers also phenomenon more than two years among members. He said the SAARC Investment Forum is expected to wrote to police officials, saying ago. In a short span of time, thou- report on "SAARC Investment Outlook" while FCCISL unveiled welcome over 250 investors and will have local and foreign investors that Dalits were not safe. Police sands of Dalits across the country Tower Hamlets Council and entrepreneurs fund managers CEO's and owners of enterprises. officials, however, had a different started identifying themselves with its report "Eliminating Non-Tariff Barriers on Sri Lanka to Improve President of SAARC Chamber of Commerce & Industry Suraj Vaidya story to tell. Speaking to News18, this ‘aggressive’ and new kind of called for a stop to skills migration out of SAARC region. "Our skilled Saharanpur SSP Subhash Chandra Ambedkarite politics. There are Trade with SAARC Countries on Selected Products". "SAARC In- employees are leaving and working elsewhere. The reason is the low Dubey said, “Firstly, we do not more than 40,000 Dalits who are investment. Drawing more FDI can create more and better employment have any information about any members of this organization and vestment Outlook" manual by Is- lamabad's SAARCCCI introduces in the region," he said. such activity. Secondly, choosing it is spreading its wings outside (Colombopage) what faith to follow is a matter of Uttar Pradesh also. personal choice. If people think (NEWS18) Locals protest, block roads Nearly 2,000 Ceylinco Life The first-ever Bangladeshi wom- “I look forward to working with an speaker of Tower Hamlets the mayor, the people, charities policyholders celebrate Council was elected without op- and organisations over the coming against lynching in Jharkhand position at last night’s annual gen- municipal year.” Her appointment eral meeting at the town hall. Share was welcomed by mayor John life at Lei of the Family Savari promotion for Agitated locals today protested article from The Docklands and Biggs, who also announced his re- the lynching of three persons in Nearly 2,000 Sri Lankans from 2017 is to be followed by a series East London Advertiser on face- shuffle after two councillors of all-expenses-paid overseas Nagadih and blocked the Bistupur- every district of the country were book Tweet article from The Dock- stepped down from the cabinet. Station road, demanding arrest of united in a day of fun and frolic tours later in May and in June for lands and East London Advertiser Sharia Khatun and Mayor Biggs another 260 people from 65 Cey- those involved. Altogether, six when the 10th edition of the Cey- Share article from The Docklands at Whitechapel rally for knife- persons were yesterday lynched linco Life ‘Family Savari’ pro- linco Life policyholder families – and East London Advertiser on death victim Sayed Islam as Tow- 50 families to Singapore, 10 fami- by villagers in Seraikela-Kharswan gramme got underway at the Lei- Google Pluspost article from The er Hamlets community safety cab- district after they suspected them sure World theme park last week. lies to Dubai and five families to Docklands and East London Ad- inet member. One leaving was Shir- England. A total of 2,260 people of being child lifters. While three Comprising of 500 policyholders vertiser on reddit email article from ia Khatun, who has held cabinet persons were beaten to death in and members of their families, the win overseas holidays or the local The Docklands and East London responsibility for community safe- excursion from Ceylinco Life ev- Sosomoli and Shobhapur villages group was the first set of winners Advertiser ty during a fraught year when the under Rajnagar police station area, selected by the life insurance mar- ery year through the Family Sa- Mayor John Biggs with new East End’s knife crime has risen vari programme. The total number as many were lynched in Nagadih, ket leader to be rewarded under the Tower Hamlets Council speaker sharply. Among her most recent within the limits of Bagbera po- Family Savari initiative. Given the of people benefitted by the pro- Sabina Akhtar and deputy mayor public roles was with the Mayor motion to date is 20,000. The Cey- lice station. Protesting against the run of the rides, slides and facili- Rachael Saunders. Picture: LBTH at last month’s rally at Whitechap- incident, hundreds of locals ties of the theme park for the day, linco Life Family Savari promo- Mayor John Biggs with new Tow- el’s Altab Ali Park to mark 20-year- tion has as its Brand Ambassadors blocked the main road between these families were treated to an er Hamlets Council speaker Sabi- old Sayed Islam’s death who was Jugsalai roundabout and Bistupur- experience that generated lifelong the Sri Lankan actors Sriyantha na Akhtar and deputy mayor stabbed outside his home at Mile Mendis, Sanjeewani Weerasinghe Station road, demanding immedi- memories of quality time spent Rachael Saunders. Picture: LBTH End. Her community safety role ate arrest of the culprits involved together. Adding to the excitement and Roshan Ranawana and his wife Cllr Sabina took up the post un- has gone to Asma Begum. Ayas police said. Seraikela sub-divisional magistrate Sandeep Dubey said that Kushlani who participate in the in the incident. The locals also put was the presentation of five aerial opposed at the meeting which also Miah has also left the cabinet as up road blockades at several other the situation is peaceful today and adequate security forces, and magis- sightseeing tours by helicopter for Savari outings and overseas tours. saw the mayor’s reshuffled cabi- environment member to take up trate have been deputed to maintain law and order in the area. Locals in Over the past four years, Ceylin- places in Jugsalai and Bagbera, in- five families selected at a draw at net for the new municipal year. the role of deputy council speaker cluding Bagbera chowk, disrupt- Musaboni under Ghatsila sub-division also took out procession de- the location, and won by Ceylinco co Life has presented winners of “Tower Hamlets is the most excit- to Cllr Akhtar. Joining the cabinet manding the arrest of the villagers involved in the killing. the grand prize at the Family Sa- ing traffic movement. Life policyholders from Galle, Aral- ing borough in the UK,” Cllr is Abdul Mukit for culture and The situation is under control and The procession was later withdrawn following assurances by the ad- aganwila, Kamburupitiya, Kadu- vari with holidays in Paris (2013), Akhtar told the meeting. “There youth and Amina Ali for environ- ministration to look into their demands. Japan (2014). (Dailymirror) negotiations are on with the pro- ruwela and Maho. This first phase are so many opportunities here. ment. testers to withdraw the blockade, (Newindianexpress) SATURDAY . MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Yemen US court cholera dismisses lawsuits cases accusing could hit Facebook of ‘supporting 300,000 terrorism’ within six A US court on Thursday dis- missed a lawsuit accusing Face- book Inc of supporting terrorist ‘Trum p sum m it months: groups by letting them use its social media platform to further their goals, including violence w ill en sure Iran WHO against Jews. According to Reu- ters, US District Judge Nicholas Yemen could have as many as Garaufis in Brooklyn dismissed 300,000 cases of cholera within six the $3 billion damages lawsuit by behaves months, the World Health Organi- relatives of American victims of zation representative in the coun- Hamas attacks, saying the feder- try, Nevio Zagaria, told reporters BEIJING — Two Chinese fighter in Geneva by phone on Friday. al Communications Decency Act jets have buzzed a U.S. spy plane norm ally’: regulating internet content immu- "We need to expect something that sniffs out nuclear radiation that could go up to 200,000- nises Facebook from liability. while flying over the East China That law "prevents courts from 250,000 cases over the next six Sea, underlining Beijing’s discom- Saudi FM months, in addition to the 50,000 entertaining civil actions that seek fort with American surveillance in cases that have already occurred," to impose liability on defendants its neighborhood. The incident, re- like Facebook for allowing third he said. ported Friday, also comes amid "You can understand that with parties to post offensive or harm- disagreement between the two ful content or failing to remove this number the price that we will countries on how to confront the pay in terms of lives will be ex- such content once posted", Ga- nuclear and missile programs of raufis wrote. Garaufis also dis- tremely, extremely high." North Korea, which depends on (Reuters) missed a lawsuit by roughly China as its main economic life- 20,000 Israeli citizens who feared line. The American plane, a WC- harm from future violence. He 135 Constant Phoenix, collects said they had no legal right to samples from the air to detect nu- demand changes to Facebook's clear explosions. The U.S. Air Force platform because they could not said it was on a routine mission in show any "actual or imminent" international airspace. An Ameri- injury. can official told CNN, however, (BBC) that the plane has been regularly deployed in Northeast Asia to gath- Myanmar failing to Gambia issues er evidence of possible further nu- Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has the summit, where they will feast clear tests by North Korea. The said that US President Donald with Trump at a banquet and "forge Chinese military has become in- stop spread of religious Trump's visit to Riyadh will ad- a new partnership" in the war arrest warrants for creasingly unhappy with Ameri- dress combating Iranian aggression against extremism. Iran and Syria can surveillance in the East China in the region to ensure it "behaves have not been invited to the sum- suspected killers Sea and in Southeast Asia in the violence: UN envoy normally". Adel al-Jubeir said on mit as they are not part of an Is- South China Sea, where Beijing Thursday that Trump meeting this lamic military alliance that Saudi of journalist claims full sovereignty in an ongo- weekend will reinforce the "stra- Arabia has established to fight ter- ing dispute with U.S. allies in the tegic partnership" between Riyadh rorism. The kingdom backs efforts A Gambian court has issued in- region such as the Philippines. In- and Washington in its fight against to topple the Syrian government, ternational arrest warrants for tercepts are not uncommon in both Islamic extremism. "We will work which considers Iran and Russia Turkey urges two ex-soldiers suspected of areas. But the latest incident ap- with our allies, particularly the US as its closest allies. murdering a journalist during the peared an unusually tight encoun- to make sure that Iran behaves like Saudi Arabia has welcomed dismissal of rule of former president Yahya ter. Two Chinese SU-30 fighters a normal country," Jubeir said. Trump's hard rhetoric on Iran, flew up close to an American WC- "The Trump administration's which contrasts with the outreach Jammeh, who fled into exile in 135 on Wednesday, the U.S. Air January after 22 years of power views are fully inline with Saudi that culminated in the Obama ad- US envoy for Force said in a statement, saying Arabia, particularly in regards to ministration's nuclear deal with marred by alleged human rights the American aircrew had described abuses. Banjul Magistrates Court Syria and Yemen. It believes in Tehran. The Sunni-ruled kingdom the intercept as “unprofessional,” strengthening relations between views Shia-ruled Iran's influence in anti-IS issued the warrants for former based on the Chinese pilot’s ma- Colonel Kawsu Camara and Ma- the two countries," Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Lebanon neuvers and the speeds and prox- He said that Washington and Iraq as a danger to its security. jor Sanna Manjang late on Thurs- imity involved. “The issue is be- agreed about "confronting Iran's Prince Mohammed bin Salman coalition day, said principal magistrate Isa- ing addressed with China through aggressive policies and its support has ruled out any dialogue with tou Janneh-Njie. appropriate diplomatic and mili- for terrorism. Trump has been Iran, framing the tensions in sec- Both suspects are thought to have tary channels,” said Air Force Myanmar must do more to pre- ists raided the home of a family very clear about the need to push tarian terms and accusing Iran of been members of Jammeh's al- spokeswoman Lt Col Lori Hodge, back against Iran." On Sunday, the trying to "control the Islamic leged assassination squad known adding a U.S. military investigation vent the drastic escalation of reli- they believed was hiding Rohingya gious intolerance and violence fol- Muslims, members of a persecut- US president will join Saudi King world". as the "junglers". The warrants into the intercept was underway. Salman and other Muslim leaders Trump's focus at the summit Chinese foreign ministry spokes- lowing clashes between ultrana- ed minority deemed by many to are part of attempts by authori- tionalist Buddhists and minority be illegal immigrants. for the Arab Islamic American will also likely be on securing more ties under new President Adama woman Hua Chunying declined to Summit that aims to combat ex- multi-billion dollar military deals, comment on the specific incident, Muslims in Yangon, a senior Unit- The violence, which left sev- Barrow to redress abuses under ed Nations envoy has said. Speak- eral injured, came two weeks after tremism and promote moderation. advancing economic ties and iso- Jammeh, who lost an election in referring questions to the defense King Salman has invited more than lating Iran. ministry which not yet comment- ing to the Guardian, Yanghee Lee, another radical group, involving December but initially refused to the UN special rapporteur on hu- some of the same people, forced 50 Arab and Muslim leaders for (ALARABY) step down. West African troops ed. “But as we said before, for a long time, the surveillance activi- man rights in Myanmar, called on the closure of two Islamic schools. entered the country to pressure the year-old National League for While the Myanmar authorities him to leave power. ties of U.S. military planes and ships near China’s territory are Democracy government led by have arrested several Buddhists in Veteran reporter Deyda Hydara Aung San Suu Kyi to strengthen connection with the recent vio- Sweden drops was a critic of the government very likely to lead to misunder- standing, miscalculation, and acci- its efforts to curb hate speech and lence, they bowed to nationalist Turkey called on Thursday for the and co-owner of the independent dents on the sea or in the air,” she violence drummed up by national- pressure to shutter the Islamic removal of the US diplomat coor- newspaper The Point. He was told a regular news conference. “So ist groups. “I have, in the past, schools. Zaw Htay, a spokesper- Julian Assange dinating the international coalition shot dead in his car in 2004 and we hope the U.S. side can respect raised concerns regarding incidents son for Aung San Suu Kyi, de- fighting the Islamic State group, the murder was never explained. China’s reasonable national secu- of hate speech, incitement to dis- clined to take questions, saying he accusing him of backing Syrian (CNN) rity concerns.” Whether the close crimination, hatred and violence, was in a meeting that would last rape investigation Kurdish militias. Washington and encounter was meant to send a sig- and of religious intolerance, and all day. In Yangon’s Mingalar Ankara are bitterly at odds over nal to the Americans or was mere- these appear to be drastically es- Taung Nyunt township, the ma- US support for the Kurdish Peo- Syria, Russia ly the action of an over exuberant calating,” she said. jority Muslim neighbourhood ple's Protection Units (YPG) in pilot is not clear, experts said. The “I believe that the spread of where last week’s violence took Syria, which Turkey considers a condemn U.S. official told CNN the Chinese anti-Muslim sentiments and rhet- place, many residents are too front for outlawed Kurdistan jets came within 150 feet of the oric is not receiving the serious at- frightened to talk. But inside her Workers' Party (PKK) rebels. US-led strike U.S. plane, with one of the Su-30s tention that it requires, and is too flat, 47-year-old Ma Win recalled "Brett McGurk is definitely giv- flying inverted, or upside down, often left unchecked by the author- how nationalists, accompanied by ing support to the PKK and YPG. directly above the American plane. ities. This cannot be tolerated any police, stormed in shortly before It would be useful if this person on pro-Assad “U.S. military aircraft routinely longer. The government must step midnight last Tuesday and de- was replaced," Foreign Minister transit international airspace up to take more concerted efforts manded to see identity documents Mevlut Cavusoglu told NTV tele- forces throughout the Pacific, including to tackle and address such inci- proving the family was not Ro- vision. Washington immediately the East China Sea,” Hodge said. dents.” Last week, a fight broke hingya. They broke off the door dismissed the idea. In a statement, “This flight was no exception.” out in a Muslim neighbourhood of handles. State Department spokesperson Syria and its Russian ally have Yangon after dozens of national- (Theguardian) condemned a deadly US-led coa- China is also deeply unhappy Heather Nauert said that McGurk lition air raid against pro-Syrian about the deployment of a U.S. "has the full support and backing" government forces in a desert area missile defense system in South of both Secretary of State Rex Korea, which is meant to protect Tillerson and President Donald near the country's border with Swedish prosecutors have dropped tinued their investigation into that Jordan and Iraq. Coalition fighter the country against attack from the Iranians vote in Trump's White House. "Special North but which Beijing fears will a rape investigation into Julian matter, Mr Assange remains want- presidential envoy Brett McGurk jets on Thursday struck a con- Assange, the founder of anti-se- ed for a much less serious offence," voy of militiamen advancing in- also be used to spy on its territo- is leading the diplomatic charge for ry. Du Xiaojun, an expert in East crecy website WikiLeaks, bringing it said in a statement. "The Met- the D-ISIS Coalition and the ad- side a protected "deconfliction presidential election to an end a seven-year legal stand- ropolitan Police Service is obliged zone" north-west of the south- Asian security at Guangxi Univer- ministration commends the tre- sity for Nationalities, said incident Iranians have begun voting in a closing, the semi-official Fars news off. Assange has been holed up in to execute that warrant should he mendous work that he has done to ern town of At Tanf, the military the Ecuadorian embassy in Lon- leave the Embassy." Britain's alliance said in a statement. The highlighted the “security dilemma” closely-fought presidential elec- agency said. The elections are also date to coordinate and lead the co- between China and the United tion that could determine Iran's for city and village councils. The don since 2012, after taking refuge Crown Prosecution Service said alition in achieving significant US, which is leading an air cam- there to avoid extradition to Swe- that breach of bail is punishable paign in Syria targeting groups States. “The United States, Japan pace of social and economic reform election is seen by many as a ver- progress against ISIS in Syria, Iraq, and South Korea always say their and its re-engagement with the dict on Rouhani's policy of open- den amid fears that he would have by up to a year in prison or a fine. and in turning the tide against this such as the Islamic State of Iraq been handed over to the US to face In a Twitter post, WikiLeaks and the Levant (ISIL, also known moves are targeting North Korea, world. Friday's poll is expected to ing up Iran to the world and his barbaric enemy," she added. Last but China has many reasons not to be a two-horse race between re- efforts to rebuild its stagnant econ- prosecution over the publication said the UK has refused to com- year, McGurk visited YPG mem- as ISIS), said the convoy's ad- of classified documents by ment whether it has received a US vance had posed a threat to US believe so,” Du said. “It’s hard for formist President Hassan Rouhani omy. Having been elected in a land- bers who controlled the Syrian China to tell whether the surveil- and conservative challenger Ebra- slide four years ago on a promise WikiLeaks. "The investigation is warrant to extradite Assange, and town of Kobane and was awarded and US-backed Syrian rebel forc- discontinued," Marianne Ny, the added: "Focus now moves to UK". es in the area. "This brazen at- lance was targeting North Korea him Raisi. Two other candidates to reduce the country's interna- a plaque, drawing Turkey's wrath. or China’s military deployment,” are also on the ballot - conserva- tional isolation, Rouhani negotiat- director of public prosecution, told The rape accusation against As- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tack by the so-called internation- reporters in Stockholm on Friday. sange dates from August 2010 al coalition exposes the falseness he added, comparing it to Ameri- tive Mostafa Mirsalim and reform- ed a historic deal with world pow- angrily told Washington at the time can mistrust about China’s island ist Mostafa Hashemitaba - though ers in 2015 to curb Iran's nuclear "In order to proceed with the case, when an alleged victim, who says to choose between Ankara and "ter- of its claims to be fighting terror- Julian Assange would have to be she met him at a WikiLeaks con- ism," a Syrian military source told building in the South China Sea, they are not expected to win more programme in exchange for sanc- rorists". But Ankara is now up- which Beijing insists is for civilian than a few percent of the vote. tions relief. But the president fac- formally notified of the criminal ference in Stockholm a few days beat about the future of relations state media on Friday, confirm- suspicions against him. We cannot earlier, filed a complaint. She said ing that the bombing had killed "a use. “Both sides suffer from mis- Iran's state television showed long es strong competition from Raisi with Washington under Trump, understandings and lack mutual queues outside voting stations in who has made grounds by posi- expect to receive assistance from she was "shocked" by Ny's Fri- with Cavusoglu praising the new number of people" and caused Ecuador regarding this," she said. day decision, according to her law- material damage. Russia, which trust.” President Trump has several cities, shortly after polls tioning himself as a defender of the administration as "more sincere" praised China’s President Xi Jin- opened at 03:30GMT. Some 56 poor and calling for a much tough- Christophe Marchand, a member yer. "It is a scandal that a suspect- after Erdogan's talks with the US launched its own air campaign in of Assange's legal team, welcomed ed rapist can escape justice and September 2015 in support of ping for helping the United States million people are eligible to vote. er line with the West. "The elec- leader this week. Erdogan met put pressure on North Korea to "Everyone should vote in this im- tion boils down to whether Rou- Ny's decision as "the end of his thereby avoid the courts... no de- Trump at the White House on Syria's President Bashar al-As- nightmare". "We have been wait- cision to (end the case) can make sad, called the strike "a breach of convince it to dismantle its nuclear portant election ... vote at early hani is allowed a second term to Tuesday, with the two leaders and missile program, and China hours," Supreme Leader Ayatollah finish what he began, or potential- ing a long time for this decision," her change that Assange exposed pledging to improve ties between Syrian sovereignty". "Such ac- he said, adding: "Julian Assange has her to rape," the plaintiff's lawyer tions that were carried out against says it is enforcing United Nation Ali Khamenei said after casting his ly Iran taking a different turn and the NATO allies - even as Erdogan sanctions and has suspended coal ballot in the capital, Tehran. "The standing up to the outside world," been a victim of a huge abuse of Elisabeth Fritz said in a statement. gave a stern warning about Wash- the Syrian armed forces ... [are] procedure. We are very pleased and Assange, however, has repeatedly completely unacceptable," Gen- imports. However, experts say country's fate is determined by the Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull, reporting ington's arming of Kurdish militia Beijing is unwilling to push the Py- people," he added. Polls close at from Tehran, said. He added that a very moved". Shortly after the an- reiterated his innocence and said in Syria. "It is absolutely unaccept- nady Gatilov, Russia's deputy nouncement, Assange posted a the sex was consensual, insisting foreign minister, was quoted as ongyang regime too far, and does 13:30GMT, although authorities high voter turnout "would tend to able to take the YPG-PYD into not want to see the regime fall. It is often extend voting into the favour the moderate reformist side picture of himself smiling broadly, that the accusations are "political- consideration as partners in the re- saying by state-run RIA Novosti without comment. After the Swed- ly motivated". The probe has suf- on Friday. A member of the US- pushing for dialogue between the evening. Ballot counting will start of President Rouhani and anything gion, and it's going against a global two sides. This latest incident, at midnight and final results are ex- less than 60 percent would spell ish prosecutors' decision, British fered from endless procedural com- agreement we reached," Erdogan backed Syrian rebel forces told police said they will arrest Assange plications since it began in 2010. the Reuters news agency that the together with the furor over the de- pected within 24 hours of polls trouble for him". (BBC) said in Washington, referring to the ployment of the Terminal High as soon as he walks out of the Assange's Swedish lawyer last Kurdish Democratic Union Party, convoy comprised Syrian and embassy because he has broken his month filed a new motion demand- Iranian-backed militias and was Altitude Aerial Defense (THAAD) whose armed wing is the YPG. system in South Korea, is a re- conditions for bail by failing to sur- ing that the arrest warrant be lifted The United States sees the headed towards the Tanf base, render on June 29, 2012 for extra- after US Attorney General Jeff where US special forces operate minder of how even defensive ac- YPG as the most effective force tions by the United States relating dition to Sweden. "Now that the Sessions said in April that arrest- on the ground in the fight against and train Free Syrian Army situation has changed and the ing Assange would be "a priority". rebels. (BBC) to North Korea can spook China. IS militants. (WP) Swedish authorities have discon- (Aljazeera) (CNN) SATURDAY. MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir By Zulfiqar Shah the nation is appreciated. However, our times? Sindh and Balochistan eignty and security of Sindh and Graphic-Designers: Holy Quran never suggests military have expressed themselves by par- Balochistan, regarding issues rang- Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada offense; and the wars waged during ticipating Second World War for the ing all fields of statehood of the fed- In 2013, Jammat-e-Islami Pakistan the period of Holy Prophet were freedom of Sindh; in 1946 British erating provinces. When armed Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: declared Mohammad Bin Qasim not offensive. These were either Indian provincial elections; in 1948 forces and services actions referred ‘First Pakistani’. Later on in 2013, defense or defensive offense. Why through Balochistan parliament, and to the Sindh High Court and Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Pakistan Army Chief General Per- not, if unavoidable and enviable, later on until now. After dismem- Balochistan High Court, an attempt Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan vez Kiyani while addressing the with the consent of Sindh and berment of Pakistan in 1971, Sindh of justice was made. Sindh and army men said that Mohammad Bin Balochistan, and rest of the prov- and Balochistan, and Khyber Pakh- Balochistan officially, publicly and Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Qasim is the ‘First Pakistani’. Apart inces and federating nations of In- tunkhuwa also were not sought their popularly, politically and socially from the dissents concerning his- dus lands, Khudaijatul Kubra Allaih Will through election for the con- have been mentioning the discrimi- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press torical and contemporary narratives Sallam (A. S.), and Hazarat Ali A.S. stitutional assembly? Thus, Sindh nation, humiliation, intrusion and about Pakistan, it is established fact chronologically first Muslims, be and Balochistan ascertain that their non-cooperation by Punjab in terms according to the official record; the declared First Pakistani? One of being part of State of Pakistan is of economic, social and political name of newly found country was Saduzai Pashtun, Sindhi and Baloch violation of their will. Sindh and acts and actions. Chief Minister and ‘Pakistan’ in 1947. Pakistan was of- Asehaba Akraam should not be de- Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhu- representation of Sindh Government The constitution says ficially named Islamic Republic of clared First Pakistani? A Sindhi wa, and Siraiki southern Punjab also have formally mentioned the Pakistan in 1973. It means Paki- woman was Harem in the family of through their elected political rep- colonization of Sindh by Punjab. Article 147: stan was not Islamic country or re- Holy Prophet, why then she should resentations, although their partic- Government of Balochistan has public on August 14, 1947. This is not be declared first Pakistani? ipation in Pakistan Armed Forces time and again been expressing its Article One Hundred Forty-Seven: If the presidential term or the legislative term also validated by the speeches by Imam Hussain wanted to settle in was negligible, never gave consent, opinion on Gwadar and other mat- of the National Assembly expires during the state of emergency, the new general M. A. Jinnah after creation of Paki- Sindh of Hindu King. Why Imam opinion or suggestion for waging war ters and issues. This is nothing but elections shall be postponed, and the presidential as well as parliamentary terms shall stan. If this is very same Pakistan Hussain should not be declared first on East Pakistan. Thus, around sev- seventy years long federal failure, extend up to four months. If the state of emergency continues for more than four of M. A. Jinnah, then why one needs Pakistani? Would it not be ideolog- enteen Punjabi speaking districts to which seventy years long popu- to choose First Pakistani from ical security of ‘Islamic Republic’? declared 1971 war on East Pakistan lar will has been expressed through months, the President shall call the Loya Jirga. Within two months after the termina- among the Arab invaders? Was Jin- Pakistani Passport carries word ‘Pa- and on its people — men, women, all legitimate and recognized means, tion of the state of emergency, elections shall be held. nah not the First Pakistani? Besides, kistani’ for the Nationality of the and children. Hence, Sindh and institutions and forums, and in last how a General who leads an Army passport holders. Suppose national- Balochistan terms action by the forc- one decade reiterated in all forms as of existing country can term an in- ity of the people in Pakistan is Pa- es of the State on the political dis- mentioned above. Sindh and vader a hero? Can a general be al- kistani, then, why to claim Muslim sent and difference on federalism Balochistan, therefore, gave option lowed to claim Alexander the Greek nationhood? What about two-na- against historical homelands and to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ‘First Pakistani’? Sindh Balochistan, tion theory? Is there any formal their people. to transform into a new statehood, together one country Sindh at that treatise of Two Nation theory be- Sindh and Balochistan re-ascer- a Union of Sates that falls around time under Raja Dasrath, gave Al- cause theories are always expressed tain their sovereignty in terms of the Indus with the popular and con- exander a tough fight; and ironical- in philosophy? Besides, when Islam- territory, people, political will, and stitutionally elected will of the his- ly Punjab, having capital at that time ic Republic of Pakistan’s military governance including economy. torical lands, for ensuring sovereign between Taxila and Islamabad wel- wages war against another Islamic Government of Sindh and autonomy and self rule for the his- comed Alexander without any fight. Republic’s army, for example Af- Balochistan, through their Assem- torical nations and lands around the If Pakistani armed forces are feder- ghanistan or Iran? Both would be blies, Chief Ministers, Cabinet Min- Indus. Let the foundation civiliza- al, can they claim invaders of any raising the slogan ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ isters, political leaders, religious tion and urbanization of humankind part in the federation of Pakistan (God is great). Whose God would be scholars and persons of opinion rooted in Sindh and Balochistan as their hero? Holy Quran says that great? And, if soldiers killed, whose have time and against protesting and spread across the Indus and beyond, faith / religion is ones’ personal soldiers would be martyr? expressing their will against armed contributes into polity and culture matter. Why then, a Republic can If Mohammad Bin Qasim is the forces and services actions against of human interaction in Pakistan, and should be Islamic? Wasn’t it the first Pakistani, Jinnah is the last. people and the lands. The collec- South Asia and across the world. ational Cricket Team of Afghanistan is representing the coun reason that Holy Prophet chose Sindh and Balochistan do not tive will has been expressed by the Shah is a Sindhi refugee jour- word Khalafat (Caliphate) despite believe in Two-Nation theory. Be- legislatures, governments, political nalist, analyst and activist current- try in international cricket matches, which makes us more Islamic Republic? God himself says sides, in 1971 East Pakistan became and social leadership, and millions ly staying in New Delhi, India. in Holy Koran by mentioning word Bangladesh on ethnic-national of people’s action for taking to the www.zulfiqarshah.com proud of our players. Some people views this sport some- bases. Wasn’t it the great truth of streets concerning broader sover- thing new, but cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid “nation” that waging war to defend 19th century, but it is only in recent years that the national team has becomes successful and shinning one. The long-war has affected every sector in Afghanistan, including sports. The Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed in 1995 and become an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and member of the Asian By Dr Altaf Ali Siyal Cricket Council in 2003. Afghanistan Ranked 19th in International T- Already battered by soil salinity, 20 cricket as of 7 January 2017 ahead of full members Bangladesh waterlogging, humidity, temperature and rainfall, Mohenjo Daro is fac- and Zimbabwe. In the same year we won our first Intercontinental ing a new threat of flooding due to Cup, beating Scotland in the final. Cricket team also won the Asia Vs the migration of the Indus River towards the right bank and the pos- Caribbean T-20 Championship and beat T&T, Bangladesh and Bar- sible break of the levee near Hakra village. The shift in the course of bados. There are several other achievements at domestic and interna- the river began in 2016 towards Hakra Pattan, which is about four tional level. There is no deny to the fact that Afghanistan Cricket kilometres upstream of Mohenjo Board has done a great development in cricket at a grass root level as Daro. After eroding the floodplain consisting of slums and a cemetery, well as improved the enthusiasm of players into national cricket by the course of the Indus River is now hitting the Larkana-Sehwan flood conducting as many as tournament they can. Recently it initiated the protection levee and the water flows corporate entries in cricket so that players can earn thorough cricket about half a kilometre along it. This rapid rightward migration of the riv- and junior players can took cricket as a prior game. This is the first er poses a threat not only to Mo- henjo Daro but also a flood risk to time they are conducting Shpageeza league tournament auction by the Cadet College and Benazir Bhut- been so close to the right bank of involving corporate. We believe that our cricket team would go high to Medical University in Larkana strengthening of the levee near of the river increased the flow from the river. Though the protection at as well as Mohenjo Daro airport and Hakra Pattan. A two-member bench 1.4 in 1972 to 1.61 in 1990, to 1.42 Hakra provides a second line of de- in home leagues and higher in international levels. Our two legend several villages in the vicinity. In has been set up to hear the case. In and 1.47 in 2010 and 2016, respec- fence, the fears expressed by locals 1980, Unesco declared Mohenjo fact, according to reports, Unesco tively. The river migration rate was and the analysis of the satellite data cricketers among several others, Mohammad Nabi—the all-rounder Daro a world heritage site by launch- sent a hydrologist in 2016 to visit calculated as 45.12 m/year with net shouldn’t be ignored. The possibili- and Rashid Khan—the leg-spinner returned home after their success- ing a campaign to preserve and pro- the site and assess the degree of in- migration of 17.5 m/year rightwards. ty of a flood poses serious risks to tect it from floods. Up to five T- tensity of the situation. But no ac- The Digital Elevation Model the 5,000-year-old heritage of the ful career journey in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rashid was shaped spurs measuring between 220 tual report could be prepared because (DEM) of the Mohenjo Daro and Indus Valley civilisation. Based on and 980 metres in length and an the required data about river dis- the neighbouring areas was analysed the analysis of the satellite data and picked by Sunriser Hyderabad for whopping $600,000USD in the average height of six metres were charge, sinuosity, river migration and for flood flow direction in the case nature of the river flow, it would be IPL auction. The team also bought his senior teammate Mohammad constructed along the right bank of other related parameters was un- of any breach of the Larkana-Seh- wise to not only strengthen the Lar- the river to divert the flow towards available. However, a study has been wan levee. The analysis of the DEM kana-Sehwan levee through stone Nabi, for $46,000USD. Despite financial benefits, Afghanistan’s the left bank. Out of fear of a possi- conducted at the US-Pakistan Cen- showed that Mohenjo Daro lies at a pitching but also construct a sixth ble break of the levee, many villag- tre for Advanced Studies in Water at low-lying area and if the levee at T-shaped spur measuring 300 me- sports loving scene have emerged to the world, showing the Afghan ers staged a protest. They appealed the Mehran University of Engineer- Hakra is broken the resultant flood tres in length nearly one kilometre to the Sindh government to assess ing and Technology, Jamshoro, with flow after submerging the cadet col- upstream of the already construct- people have become fed up with war, wants to have more role in the gravity of the flood risk. Re- remote sensing and GIS tools using lege, the airport and villages, will ed spur at Nai Gudd village. The pro- sports and other social activities. Not only Cricket, but in every sports cently, a petition was filed by locals satellite data. The initial results of directly hit the ancient city and posed spur will help in diverting the in the Sindh High Court’s Larkana the study revealed that the river re- Balhreji village. Analysis of the sat- river flow leftwards and thus mini- we are being proud of having best players despite meager resources. registry asking the irrigation depart- mained highly meandering within ellite data from 1972 to-date re- mise the risk of a flood. Sports as whole brought plenty of smiles to the face of war-hit na- ment for stone pitching and the considered reach. The sinuosity vealed that the river flow has never (Tribune) tion. What Rashid and Naib did in IPL was really meant a lot for the Afghan masses, and when there was match of Sunriser, it was a joy moment for Afghans at least for some hours. These tow outstanding players would rest for a few days and would join their teammates in India, who are preparing for their match against West Indies. Afghan- istan would play three T20s and three One Day matches against West Indies in the near future. Sports are key elements for promoting unity and patriotism among the people of their respective countries, even can eliminate enmity between two states. There are several countries that renounced hostility through sports. The Afghan masses are tak- ing sports as a roadmap to bring peace and stability in their country. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. SATURDAY. MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES The president who cried wolf By Fareed Zakaria

By Marwan Bishara By Eva Kusuma Sundari Marwan Bishara is the senior political Eva Kusuma Sundari is a member of the analyst at Al Jazeera. House of Representatives of Indonesia.

I've just finished watching Get me religious diversity that has existed Roger Stone, a new Netflix docu- in Indonesia for centuries and pro- mentary about the man who's argu- Indonesia has an extremism prob- claims it as an asset. In this way, it ably produced Donald Trump's pres- lem. On May 9, a court convicted forms the basis for Indonesia's his- the sitting governor of Jakarta, Ba- idential victory, or at least the cul- torical embrace of pluralism and learn from Indonesia's experience. Pancasila has also been used in crafting ture behind his dirty, populist cam- suki Tjahaja Purnama, known as moderation. Under Pancasila, Ahok, to two years in prison for successful de-radicalisation programmes and strategies to counter violent paign. Roger Stone has been the whether you are Muslim, Christian, extremism and terrorism. But Pancasila itself is also under attack from For most of his life, Donald Trump dark knight of American politics and blasphemy despite a startling lack Buddhist, or Hindu, you are a citi- has found words to be his friends. of evidence. The presiding judges hard-liners today. The leader of FPI, Rizieq Shihab, for instance, has argued the "master of right-wing political zen of Indonesia and a valued mem- that the pillar about belief in God should be more important than the He has used them to build his busi- hit jobs" for the past the past five issued this ruling under immense pres- ber of society. But the other pillars ness, dramatize his achievements sure from hardline Islamic groups, others, even going so far as to criticise Indonesia's founding father, Sukar- decades. From Richard Nixon's are equally important to sustaining no, for his supposed downgrading of religion within the ideological frame- and embellish his accomplishments. "dirty tactics" to George Bush's "fear overruling the wishes of even the a culture of tolerance. Commit- As important, he has used them to prosecution, which had recommend- work he created. The argument is a clear attempt to undermine Pancasila tactics", through Reagan and Bush ments to shared humanity, social by creating a battle over interpretation of its principles - a common tool explain away his missteps and to I, and of course Trump, Stone was ed against a prison sentence. The justice and national unity form the paper over his problems. He built a ruling sent shockwaves through In- used by extremists to dilute the power of alternatives to their preferred active in every phase of American building blocks of an inclusive soci- ideology. An effort, therefore, must be made to recover this influential 58-story building in glass and steel, politics - producing lies, fake news, donesian society, and outpourings of ety, and democracy helps to ensure but through his wordplay, it became grief echoed across the nation. In- indigenous ideology as a critical component of Indonesia's unique approach and character assassinations. Infor- that the people's voice is heard. His- to confronting fundamentalism. Indonesian President Joko Widodo issued 68 stories tall. He owns an 11,000- mative, entertaining and at times a campaign is nothing like govern- donesian politicians have been jailed tory has shown that respect for dem- square-foot apartment in Manhat- in the past - often for corruption - a decree on June 1, 2016 proclaiming the anniversary of the birth of infuriating, the documentary ex- ing a democracy. The bombastic ocratic freedoms, human rights and Pancasila as a national holiday and urging the nation to reflect on the tan, but in his telling, it’s 33,000 poses the cynical new drivers be- businessman-cum-politician has fi- but never has someone this promi- shared prosperity are some of the square feet. Trump has used words nent fallen victim to Indonesia's ideology's significance. This year, with Ahok consigned to a prison cell and hind the victories of the American nally come face to face with the most successful tools for combating the Indonesian public more polarised than ever, the second annual Pancasi- extravagantly and cleverly to serve Right. So disturbing is the chronicle frustrating checks and balances of strict blasphemy statute. And never extremism in the long run. Pancasi- his ambition. He has called his meth- before has the impression of a "trial la Day should be an occasion to renew our commitment to tolerance. As of cunning and deceit that at times I the American system that will not la has served Indonesia well in the Indonesia's future appears increasingly uncertain, we must not give in to a od “truthful hyperbole,” and often- had to pause several times in order allow him to govern like a "Third by mob" been so stark. Only weeks past as an ideology compatible with times it is not even truthful. But it earlier, Ahok had lost his bid for re- narrative of "us versus them". We cannot abandon our democracy, our to catch my breath. The film World" leader. Each and every move both Islam and human rights. It also commitment to consensus-based decision-making, or our work to enshrine has worked — so far. The White evolves through multiple conversa- he makes is now unpicked, dissect- election after a campaign in which presents a model for other nations House understands the gravity of the he was repeatedly targeted for his human rights principles in policy and legislation. The nation already pos- tions with Stone and revolves ed, and judged by various branches characterised by significant ethnic sesses the tools to confront this challenge - tools rooted in our founding allegation that President Trump around his so-called Roger rules. of the American government and religion and ethnicity by hardline and religious diversity. The Indone- asked then-FBI Director James B. groups. As a Christian and an ethnic documents and successful past approaches. In forging a path toward progress Rules such as "if you can't be fa- the media. Congress continues to sian government has received offi- and away from extremism, Indonesia must return to its roots and redouble Comey to end the Michael Flynn look into his campaign's shady deal- Chinese, Ahok is a double-minority cial religious delegations from Mus- mous be infamous", "hate is stron- among Indonesia's majority Muslim its efforts to strengthen the nation's resolve behind the unifying ideology investigation. That’s why the ad- ger than love", "never apologise", ings and its possible collusion with lim countries such as Iraq, Afghani- of Pancasila. ministration has vigorously denied Russia and the Justice Department population. His ascent to the gov- stan, and Egypt, who are eager to and "attack, attack, attack" etc Alas, ernorship of Indonesia's capital in (Aljazeera) the charge. And perhaps it’s not Stone's pompous and sleazy charac- has appointed a special prosecutor true. But the challenge for the ad- to look into it with the ability to 2014 was a milestone in the coun- ter is more than suitable for the role. try's efforts to strengthen its respect ministration is that in the court of You might have noticed how Trump assign a special jury. Likewise, jour- public opinion, this is likely to turn nalists are continuing to investigate for diversity and tolerance. But de- has been getting his cues from Fox spite this milestone, over the past into a case of “he said, he said” — his possible interference with an news since he was elected president. several years, Indonesia has also seen unless there are, in fact, tapes. On But during the campaign, he seems ongoing FBI investigation and his an alarming rise in religious extrem- the one side, you have Comey, a to have relied mostly on Stone's lies, controversial firing of its director ism and the growing popularity of distinguished civil servant with a smears, and innuendos for his James Comey. When its journalism hardline groups such as the Islamic history of speaking truth to power. speeches and interviews. The Donald trumps its strictly corporate con- Defenders Front (FPI) and Hizbut While his critics feel that he has appreciates Stone and considers him cerns, the US media functions like Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). These made several bad judgments over the a friend and a "quality guy". It's no no other. Trump has also come to groups led mass protests calling for past year, most people believe he is surprise then, that Stone has been realise that many of his campaign Ahok to be jailed - some of which honest and sincere. On the other dubbed a racist sexist bigot who's promises, whether to build a wall on turned violent - and pressured Mus- side, you have Trump. The Post’s been banned from many US net- the border with Mexico, scrap trea- lim residents to vote against him reporters Glenn Kessler and works. Frame by frame you see and ties or ban Muslims from coming to because of his religion. Ahok's elec- Michelle Ye Hee Lee describe Trump hear Stone spouting certain outra- America, are easier said than done. tion loss and subsequent conviction as “the most fact-challenged politi- geous allegations, accusations and Just as one flinches watching Roger are the latest and most striking signs cian” they have “ever encountered.” claims that are then repeated by Stone (legally) misusing and abusing that groups such as FPI may be gain- They pointed out that, after having Trump and devoured by the US me- the American system to advance his ing the upper hand - with the help received a whopping 59 “Four Pi- dia. You really need to watch it to and the Alt-right's agenda and en- of politicians who do not mind nocchio” ratings during the cam- understand what I mean. But when riching himself in the process, one politicising religious concerns to win paign, Trump in his first 100 days Stone took to centre stage with more is in awe watching a democratic sys- elections. There has been plenty of By Fran Quigley made 492 “false or misleading of the same outrageous smears and tem in action. Federal prosecutors claims,” at an average of 4.9 a day. hand-wringing about how Indonesia Drug prices are skyrocketing in the the media began to refer to him as and judges can freeze the president's can confront this rising threat, and These fact checkers clarified that "Donald's brain", the egotistical executive action on the Muslim Ban US, and eye-watering Big Pharma “those numbers obscure the fact that how countries around the world can profits are rising right along with Trump finally distanced himself on legal grounds through the US jus- address similar challenges. But we the pace and volume of the presi- tice system and there's little he can them. With millions of Americans from Stone, but only officially. need not reinvent the wheel. For skipping medicine doses due to cost, dent’s misstatements means that we Trump then hired Stone's former about it other than make a better years, Indonesia has been viewed as cannot possibly keep up.” By their legal argument in his defence. If any- widespread public frustration has lobbying partner, Paul Manafort, to a model of moderate Islam, and with spurred lawmakers to propose some count, there were only 10 days in lead his presidential campaign, put- thing, this shows how democracy is good reason. There have been rela- the first 100 days in which Trump more than the vote or rule of the good ideas for addressing the crisis. ting Stone back in the action. And tively few terrorist attacks in the Lifting the ban on Medicare negoti- did not make a false or misleading yet, Stone's most important discov- majority, it is also the rule of demo- past two decades, and the country claim. And his fibs are not over small cratic values and the protection of ating the price it pays for drugs and ery is his cynical belief that Ameri- does not suffer from the kind of sig- allowing prescription drugs to be matters. Before being elected, can politics is irredeemably corrupt minorities as enshrined in democrat- nificant radicalisation that many imported from other countries Trump claimed that Barack Obama and that the US media is two things: ic constitutions and defended by an Middle Eastern or even some Euro- would be helpful. So would the US was not born in the United States; "They're either evil or they're lazy, independent judiciary. These vari- pean countries have experienced. government overriding patents and that he had met Vladimir Putin, who or they're both. And if you under- ous branches of the US government Returning to 'Pancasila' licensing generic manufacture of “could not have been nicer”; that stand that, you can do whatever you and establishment do not make for This reputation for tolerance is drugs that were discovered with tax- he opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq want." Alas, the US corporate me- a "deep state" ala Egypt; they make rooted in Indonesia's founding ide- payer funding. Another popular idea, “from the beginning”; that he dia's hunger for sensation and polit- up the totality of the US democrat- ology of Pancasila, literally mean- featured in pending Congressional watched Arabs in Jersey City, N.J., ical acrobatics to make a profit on ic tradition and institutions with all ing "five principles", which is fea- legislation and more than a dozen cheer when the World Trade Center the cheap fed on Trump's circus as its pluses and minuses. America tured in the preamble to the Indo- state proposals, is forcing pharma was attacked; that America’s unem- much as he fed on them, affording that leads by the power of its exam- nesian constitution dating back to corporations to open up their black ployment rate (just last year) might him incessant coverage that pro- ple will always trump America that independence in 1945. Pancasila's box on drug pricing and research be as high as 42 percent; and that its pelled him to the helm of the Re- leads by the example of its power, principles are: belief in God, shared costs. At first glance, so-called murder rate was the highest in 45 publican candidacy; indeed the pres- whether military or financial. At the humanity, national unity, democra- transparency legislation, which is years. Since his election, he has idency. Fortunately, that's not the end of the day, the democratic sys- cy, and social justice. In forging a already the law in Vermont and has claimed that his electoral vote mar- only face of the US democracy. At tem that allowed Trump to become path toward progress and away from passed the Maryland legislature, can gin was larger than anyone’s since the end of the day, the democratic president has an armoured capacity extremism, Indonesia must return seem a bit tame. After all, what dif- Ronald Reagan, that China stopped system that allowed Trump to be- to impeach him as he and his cro- to its roots and redouble its efforts ference will it really make, as long manipulating its currency in re- come president has an armoured ca- nies continue to abuse his position. to strengthen the nation's resolve as companies remain free to hike sponse to his criticism and that pacity to impeach him as he and his The system that made him is the behind the unifying ideology of Pan- up their prices, with the limited re- Obama had his Trump Tower cronies continue to abuse his posi- system that can and perhaps will casila. This first pillar, belief in God, quirement that they disclose and phones tapped. Every one of these tion. Since his elections, Trump has break him. is distinct from embracing any one explain the increases? might provide. Instead, they are still make a nice profit off of those claims is categorically false, and yet learned rather quickly that running (Aljazeera) religion. Instead, it recognises the There is a reason why Big Phar- forced to pay pharma's named price prices, just not as much as the wind- Trump has never retracted one of ma fiercely resists transparency pro- for monopoly products that often fall they reap in the unregulated US. them. Trump’s approach has never posals. They represent a logical first mean the difference between life and The US Veterans Administration been to apologize because it wouldn’t step toward a reform of the US pre- death. Of course, the industry ar- uses a similar formulary approach make sense to him. In his view, he scription medicines landscape that gues loudly against price controls. in its medicines purchases, and as a wasn’t fibbing. As his sometime ri- LETTER TO THE EDITOR would be both meaningful and em- But Big Pharma is so profoundly result pays 40 percent less for drugs val and now friend Steve Wynn, a braced by an angry public: treating dependent on government largesse than negotiation-barred Medicare casino tycoon, put it, Trump’s state- the pharmaceutical industry as a that it would have no choice but to does. The pharma industry responds ments on virtually everything public utility, with their business ultimately acquiesce to tighter reg- to this disparity by claiming that its “have no relation to truth or fact.” practices and prices closely regulat- ulation. Secondly, utility regulation high prices in the US are necessary That’s not really how Trump thinks ed by the government. If pharma- is as American as apple pie. The tra- to support research that benefits the of words. For him, words are per- ceuticals were a public utility, they dition of US political and cultural global community. But that argu- formance art. It’s what sounds right would be subject to the same kind of resistance to government regulation ment has been thoroughly debunked. in the moment and gets him through price review and approval process of private industry does not extend A recent study conducted by physi- the crisis. So when describing his for prescription drugs that already to the idea of public utilities. Every cians at Memorial Sloan Kettering economic policy to the Economist, Afghanistan has been in war for more than three decades. However this war should be exists throughout the country for state already has a public utility com- Cancer Center showed that US price he explained that he had just invent- goods like electricity, water and gas. mission that sets rates on some es- gouging enabled by our "anything ed the term “prime the pump” a concluded through any ways and means as the Afghan masses have been tired of war and Treating pharma as a utility already sential goods, even when those goods goes" regulatory approach yields far few days earlier. Never mind that desperately looking toward peace and security to be restored in the war-hit country. has the support of some US physi- are provided by private for-profit more profits than the industry spends the phrase was coined a century ago, Peace is the first demand of the masses. The National Unity Government should take cians and public health experts. Last companies. University of Michigan on R&D. And that calculation even has been used countless times since every available resource to restore peace and security in the country. No more room left for fall, the National Academy for State law professor Nicholas Bagley has gives the industry credit for the huge and was in fact used by Trump re- the already troubled Afghans to further bear the brunt of casualties.Government should Health Policy issued a "Call to Ac- written a comprehensive account of amount of its research aimed at du- peatedly in the past year. At that tion" on drug prices, urging states the long US history of utility regu- plicating existing medicines in pur- moment, it seemed the right thing convince the Taliban insurgents to shun violence or they will face with iron hands of the to use their legal power to regulate lation, which has often spread far suit of high-profit products, many to say. But Trump is now more than Afghan security forces through military operations in order to eliminate them all. the industry. "Prescription drugs are beyond so-called natural monopo- of which are better at making mon- just a real estate developer, a fran- Ahmad Sayeed, Kabul Afghanistan an essential good; they are as neces- lies (such as tap water and electrici- ey than improving health. In fact, chise marketer, or a celebrity TV sary to quality of life -- and life it- ty) to prevent consumer exploita- the most impactful medicines re- star. He is president, and he is deal- self -- as water and sanitation," the tion in transportation, food and the search traces its roots to govern- ing with matters of war and peace, National Academy insisted. There financial sector. "Public utility reg- ment funding. Treating the phar- law and justice. Words matter, and are three core reasons this proposal ulation was developed precisely to maceutical industry as a public util- in a wholly different way than he makes sense. First of all, the phar- address the concerns with supply, ity is not a cure-all for the problem has ever understood. They build na- maceutical industry is already gov- access, discrimination, and unfair of medicine access in the US, much tional credibility, deter enemies, re- ernment subsidized. Contrary to its pricing that have begun to plague less globally. Long term, a better so- assure allies and execute the law. In Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must free market rhetoric, the pharma- the modern medical industry," Bag- lution is redirecting the billions of high office, in public life, words are have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: ceutical industry's business model is ley writes. Finally, utility regulation dollars in existing public funding of not so different from actions. They [email protected] completely dependent on govern- is a proven success at controlling medicines into a system that by- are everything. It would be the ulti- ment subsidies and protections. Cor- medicine prices. Regulation of med- passes the many private sector in- mate irony if Trump now faces a porations depend on early-stage re- icine pricing may be a new concept efficiencies altogether. crisis in which his lifelong strength search funded by the National Insti- to most Americans, but it is the norm And, of course, medicines are turns into a fatal weakness. His rich tutes of Health and other govern- for many other high-income coun- just one component of the over- and checkered history of salesman- Disclaimer: ment agencies, rely on bulk govern- tries. It is the chief reason why pa- priced, underperforming US health ship, his exaggerations, fudges and ment purchases of their products, tients in countries like Canada, Aus- care system that desperately needs falsehoods, leave him in a situation The views and opinions expressed in the articles are and collect prices that are artificial- tralia and the UK pay half as much to be addressed by reform, such as a now where, even if he is right on ly inflated by government-granted or less for their medicines compared single-payer health care program. this one, people will have a hard those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or monopoly patents and protection- to US patients. In those countries, But treating medicines as a public time believing that this one time ist trade agreements. Moreover, pa- the governments establish a formu- utility would be a powerful first step Donald Trump is finally telling the opinions of the Afghanistan Times. tients and families rarely enjoy any lary of valuable medicines and ac- toward a more ambitious fix. truth. of the choices that a free market ceptable prices. Pharma companies (Truthout) (WP) SATURDAY. MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

there was no improvement in Ven- ezuela following weeks of wors- ening instability At least 43 peo- ple have died in the last seven weeks in violence related to the anti-government protests. What is behind the crisis in Vene- zuela? The opposition and the government accuse each other of trying to stage a coup. "I have not been able to travel," Mr Capriles said in a video posted online. "I will not be able to attend the meet- ing with the High Commissioner for Human Rights." "They robbed my passport, for that is how I would describe it, in the migration zone." Mr Ca- After the initial mayhem, which plus households in India to pay was used to spread the worm, was priles, who is seen as the opposi- affected over 200,000 computers Rs 300 within 3 days or Rs 600 in also disclosed in March 2017 by tion's best hope of defeating Pres- in more than 150 countries, Wan- 6 days, or else they stand to lose Shadow Brokers. If reports are to ident Nicolas Maduro in elections naCry’s spread seems to be shrink- their property, investigations be believed, Microsoft had the next year, has been at the forefront ing. As the attacks reduce, focus would have begun instantaneous- patch ready for affected Windows of demands for a presidential re- will shift towards investigation. ly. Massive manhunt would have XP systems about a month in ad- call referendum. He was recently Surprisingly, however, in spite of been carried out by the police to vance but did not release it as they banned from politics for 15 years. India being among the worst hit, trace the criminals. Investigations discontinued supporting Windows In Thursday's video, he said as per Moscow-based Kaspersky would have included deliverers of XP from April, 2014. Isn’t this a Venezuelan opposition leader Hen- he would return to the streets to rique Capriles says he has been Labs, reports of compromise are ransom notes, writers of ransom criminal negligence? The role of join an anti-government march. relatively few. Even in these re- notes and the main conspirators. developers of such faulty operat- stopped from leaving the country a man wearing swimming gog- to meet UN officials in New York. ported cases, there is hardly any In case someone paid up the ran- ing systems, as possible facilita- gles and playing the violin, cov- news regarding possible investiga- som amount he would have been tors of such attacks, needs inves- As protests against the leftist gov- ered in dustImage copyrightAFP ernment continued in the capital tions. Crime of this nature is not included as abettor of such crime. tigation and liabilities apportioned. President Trump told a press the handiwork of just those who But in the present case and many Similarly, there are those who Caracas, he said his passport had conference in Washington he would been seized at the airport and perpetrated the attack. There are unreported in the past, there ap- have silently paid up the ransom "work together to do whatever is other players too. These other pears to be no such investigation. without reporting to any law-en- would not be returned until 2020. necessary to help with fixing" the US President Donald Trump has players include those who facili- One reason could be absence of forcement agencies. They have si- crisis. Relations between the US tated or abetted the crime, be it criminal complaints. In situations lently abetted the criminals behind described Venezuela's crisis as a and the Venezuelan government "disgrace". through selling vulnerable operat- where complaints are not forth- WannaCry attacks. Finding these have been chilly for years. In Feb- ing systems, paying up ransom or coming, the state has powers to persons who paid up from India The US treasury has put eight su- ruary, the US designated Mr Ma- preme court members on a finan- keeping their systems open to at- suo moto investigate. Attacks like should not be difficult as payments duro's Vice-President, Tareck El tack. In fact, instead of being in- these certainly deserve such inter- were to be made in Bitcoins and cial blacklist. It called this punish- Aissami, as a major international ment for undermining the country's vestigated for complicity, a few of ventions. It’s a known fact that Blockchains maintain complete drug trafficker. these players are blaming the at- Windows platforms, though of transaction details. Fixing criminal democratically elected congress by He dismissed the allegation at assuming its powers in late March. tackers and also those who dis- older generations, were compro- liability on such persons is needed the time as an "imperialist aggres- closed hidden vulnerabilities. This mised and were eventually used to to stop funding of such criminal A senior official in Washington said sion". Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan further action would be taken if indeed is shocking. If ransom notes spread the attack. Stolen, Eternal- attacks in future. Besides the above (BBC) were physically sent to 40,000- Blue tool of NSA, which possibly two obvious categories of facilita- to hold high-level tors and abettors, another catego- ry of persons who need to be pe- nalized are those who negligently talks inAvaza Chinese fighter jets Iran publishes list left their computers open to at- Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat effective cooperation developed tacks. This may sound drastic, but Mirziyoyev will pay a working on traditions of friendship and in an interconnected world, visit to Turkmenistan on May 20, good-neighborliness, on an equal, conduct ‘unprofessional’ strength of any security is mea- the Turkmen government said in a constructive and long-term basis. of new blacklisted sured only by the weakest link. message. Turkmenistan’s Presi- Energy sphere is one of the strate- While they may claim to be vic- dent Gurbanguly Berdimuhamed- gic areas of the two countries’ part- intercept of tims, attacks like these could spread ov will have negotiations with his nership. US companies to such gigantic proportions only Uzbek counterpart in Avaza (Bal- Turkmenistan has been delivering due to easy availability of un- kan Province). Projects are being natural gas to China through patched computers. Those who implemented in this region in or- Uzbekistan since 2009. The two US plane keep their systems open and let der to develop rich natural pan- countries are discussing at this attackers use them need to be tries, their recreational opportuni- stage the project on creation of the fined. This is on the same lines as ties. Meanwhile, a big sea port is Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran- the charge which is levied on pol- being built in Avaza. Bilateral doc- Oman transport route. This will luting vehicles as pollutants emit- uments are planned to be signed allow increasing significantly the ted by them affect the surround- after the meetings. Information on international freight transit and ing environment. While technical preparations for the Turkmen- providing with a new communica- discourses regarding possible Uzbek high level talks was given tion corridor to world markets. In retaliation of imposing sanction 14 source and method used to spread at a governmental meeting. Presi- Presidents of Turkmenistan and on Iranian companies, involved in Oshkosh Corporation the payload of the worm are wel- dent Berdimuhamedov noted that Uzbekistan signed an agreement on missile program by Washington on 15 come, such crimes can only be con- regular high-level meetings testify strategic cooperation in Ashgabat May 18, Iran has in turn blacklist- Magnum Research Inc trolled by investigating each play- the mutual aspiration and interest in March 2017. ed US citizens and companies. 16 er in the crime. If this is over- of both countries in building up (Trend) According to a report, released by Kahr Arms looked, the threat from Shadow Iran’s Foreign Ministry, nine new 17 Brokers that June 2017 will see American companies and citizens Military Armament Corpora- more severe attacks might lead to Kyrgyz government must were blacklisted due to their co- tion much louder shrieks than the operation with Israeli, supporting 18 present silent and hidden cries due solve basic organizational, extremist Muslim groups, sup- Lewis Machine and Tool Com- to WannaCry. BEIJING — A pair of Chinese and has refused to recognize. Chi- pression of regional nations and pany (DNAINDIA) fighter jets conducted an “unpro- na has demanded foreign aircraft posing threats to Iran’s national 19 finance, legal problems: fessional” intercept of an Ameri- operating within the zone declare security. The total number of sanc- Daniel Defense can radiation-sniffing surveillance their intentions and follow Chinese tioned companies by Iran reached 20 Thousands ICAO council president plane over the East China Sea, the instructions. Hoge declined to say 23. Bushmaster Firearms Interna- U.S. Air Force said Friday, the lat- whether Wednesday’s incident was Number tional Kyrgyz government and aviation round table discussion on the role est in a series of such incidents that within the self-declared Chinese List of US companies, black- 21 of Hezbollah authorities must solve basic orga- of air transport in the economy of have raised U.S. concerns in an al- zone. “U.S. military aircraft rou- listed by Iran O.F. Mossberg & Sons nizational, finance, and legal prob- Kyrgyzstan on May 19 in Bish- ready tense region. On Wednesday, tinely transit international airspace 1 22 lems, the International Civil Avia- kek. The aviation's contribution to the two Chinese SU-30 jets ap- throughout the Pacific, including Huntington Ingalls Industries H-S Precision, Inc forces tion Organization (ICAO) Coun- the GDP growth is significant, he proached a WC-135 Constant the East China Sea,” she said. “This 2 23 cil president said, Tazabek corre- noted. He added that the efforts Phoenix aircraft conducting a rou- flight was no exception.” Unex- Booz Allen Hamilton M7 Aerospace spondent reported. ICAO Coun- should be made for the next 15 tine mission in international air- pected and unsafe intercepts in- 3 The Islamic Republic under- deployed in cil pays special attention to the years to raise the number of flights space in accordance with interna- volving U.S. and Chinese military Horacio D.Rozanski (CEO of lined that it will not stop its mis- development of aviation in the to 200,000 a day, especially in the tional law, Pacific Air Forces aircraft have occurred occasional- Booz Allen Hamilton) sile program amid a new round of Al-Tanf to Central Asian countries, especial- developing countries like Kyr- spokeswoman Lt. Col. Lori Hodge ly over the South China Sea, which 4 sanctions imposed by US on Ira- ly in Kyrgyzstan, Mr Olumuyi- gyzstan. said in a statement. The WC-135 China claims virtually in its entire- KingFisher Systems nian and Chinese figures for sup- wa Benard Aliu said during the (Akpress) crew characterized the intercept as ty. Although China says it re- 5 porting Iran's ballistic missile pro- foil US plot unprofessional “due to the maneu- spects freedom of navigation in the Roy L. Reed (CEO of King- gram. Iran’s foreign ministry issued vers by the Chinese pilot, as well strategically vital area, it objects Fisher Systems) a statement saying that the coun- Baku says OSCE MG as the speeds and proximity of both to U.S. military activities, espe- 6 try will continue its missile pro- in Syria aircraft,” Hodge said. She declined cially the collection of signals in- McAlester Army Ammunition gram in line with its “inalienable to provide further details and said telligence by U.S. craft operating Plant and legal right” to upgrade the Thousands of Hezbollah troops co-chairs’ standard statement the issue would be addressed with near the coast of its southern is- 7 country’s defensive capabilities, were sent to al-Tanf passageway China through “appropriate dip- land province of Hainan, home to The BIRD Foundation the ministry’s spokesman Bahram at Iraq-Syria bordering areas to is ‘symptomatic’ in nature lomatic and military channels.” several military installations. In re- 8 Ghasemi wrote on his Telegram prepare the Syrian army and its “We would rather discuss it pri- cent years, the sides have signed a The standard statement made by “Although nearly 80,000 Lachin The BSF Foundation channel May 18. US President allies for thwarting the US plots in vately with China,” Hodge said in pair of agreements aimed at pre- 9 Donald Trump on May 17 extend- the region and establish security the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs residents, like the population of an email to The Associated Press. venting such encounters from on May 18, 2017, which only re- other occupied districts of Azer- DynCorp International ed wide sanctions relief for Iran at the Palmyra-Baghdad road. “This will allow us to continue sparking an international crisis, as 10 called for under the 2015 interna- Hezbollah has deployed 3,000 fers to the ceasefire regime despite baijan, have been living as refugees building confidence with our Chi- happened in April 2001 when a the 25th anniversary of the occu- and IDPs for 25 years, the Minsk BENI Tal tional nuclear deal. forces in al-Tanf region to partici- nese counterparts on expected Chinese jet fighter collided with a 11 Trump imposed narrow pen- pate in Badiyeh operations in Syr- pation of Azerbaijan’s Lachin dis- Group co-chairs made no mention maneuvering to avoid mishaps.” U.S. surveillance plane over the trict by Armenian armed forces and of this fact in their statement made RAYTHEON alties on Iranian and Chinese peo- ia. Most of the forces had earlier China declared an air defense iden- South China Sea, leading to the 12 ple and companies regarding the been stationed in al-Zabadani, the Armenian president’s recent on the day that commemorated the tification zone over a large section death of the Chinese pilot and remarks that denied the updated 25th anniversary of the occupa- ITT Corporation Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile Madhaya and Sarqaya regions as of the East China Sea in 2013, a China’s detention of the 24 U.S. 13 program. well as the Western parts of the Madrid Principles, is symptom- tion of Lachin district. This is an move the U.S. called illegitimate crew members for 10 days. (AP) atic in nature, Azerbaijan’s Foreign unfair and biased approach,” not- Re/Max Real Estate (Trend) town of al-Tofail and Brital, Ham Ministry spokesman Hikmat ed Hajiyev. and Ma'araboun heights in the Hajiyev told APA on May 19. (Trend) Eastern mountain. Other units, including the Syrian Trump-Russia is now a criminal matter, army allies, have also been sent to this front to block the way to the US-backed forces. A well-informed MP suggests to allow military source said on Wednes- senators say after ‘sobering’ briefing day that the Syrian army forces proms in Kyrgyzstan The counterintelligence investigation into possible collusion by the cam- will not allow the US and its west- paign of President Donald Trump with Russian meddling in the 2016 ern or regional allies to create a U.S. presidential elections has become a criminal probe, several U.S. buffer zone in the Southern part MP Dastan Bekeshev (SDPK) has proposed his colleagues to of the country as a safe heaven for allow a promenade dance in cafes in Kyrgyzstan. senators said after a briefing Thursday. That revelation came after near- ly the entire complement of the U.S. Senate attended a briefing with militants' activities. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in a secure auditorium be- The Russian-language Izvestia dai- neath the Capitol. The briefing came a day after Rosenstein had ap- ly quoted a field source as saying pointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller to lead the probe. “The that the Syrian pro-government takeaway I had,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., “was that you need sources are getting ready to take to treat this investigation as if it may be a criminal investigation. The control over a chunk of Damascus biggest legal change seems to be that Mr. Mueller is going to move road to Baghdad to restore sustain- forward with the idea of a criminal investigation versus a counterintelli- able security to the main supply gence investigation.”Many of the senators leaving the hearing were re- line of importing arms and other luctant to speak about what had been said. military equipment from Iraq. (BBC) (CNN) SATURDAY . MAY 20, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Access to Iranians cast presidential basic ballots, with the nuclear energy via deal, economy on solar does their minds not unlock broader socio economic benefits, finds Dan DiMicco, who was passed over by US President Donald Trump for the US trade representative study post, said he was ‘not at all’ satisfied with the US-China trade relationship

China’s lower labour and produc- his mind on one of his signature partners such as Japan, Germany negotiations told the Post. An of- tion costs were blamed for causing campaign promises was that Chi- and China. The causes to be ex- ficial from the US trade represen- American job losses at a US Com- na hadn’t been manipulating its plained could include trade barri- tative’s office asked DiMicco dur- ISTANBUL — Iranians were head- former jurist appealed to voters’ merce Department hearing on fac- currency for months and he didn’t ers, currency issues, subsidies, reg- ing the hearing about the differenc- ed to the polls Friday to cast their concerns over a slow-growing tors contributing to the US’s ap- want to put his talks with Beijing ulations, dumping and tariffs and es between the US, Japan and Ger- ballots for president in a vote that economy. He attacked Rouhani for proximately $750 billion annual on confronting North Korea’s nu- other import restrictions. Can many on trade deficits. In 2016, could either boost ties with the what he said was the president’s trade deficit. Dan DiMicco, a clear threat into jeopardy. US Washington narrow its trade defi- Japan announced its first trade West or return the country to dip- “weak” stance in negotiations over former chairman of top US steel Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross cit with Beijing in 100 days? The surplus in six years and Germa- lomatic isolation. The race pits the international deal, which curbs producer Nucor Corp., who was told the hearing that US trade with Trump administration, however, ny’s surplus reached a new high. President Hassan Rouhani, a mod- Iran’s nuclear program. Rouhani, passed over by US President China accounted for nearly half the has been holding off on starting a DiMicco said Japan and Germany erate, against conservative cleric in contrast, has championed the Donald Trump for the US trade trade deficit last year. Combined trade war with China in lieu of were “true protectionists” who Ebrahim Raisi, who is backed by deal as the first step in opening up representative post, said on the trade with Japan, Germany and reaching a bilateral agreement al- “use currency manipulation, either Iran’s powerful security establish- Iran to the world, pointing to in- sidelines of the hearing he was “not Mexico represented a quarter of lowing more American exports and direct or indirect”. The hearing on ment. Iran’s Guidance Council, a creased foreign investment and the at all” satisfied with the results of the total. “The last time the US market access into the world’s sec- the trade deficit came as the clerical body chaired by the su- removal of what he has called “the the US-China trade relationship. had a trade surplus was in 1975,” ond largest economy. Trump administration started a preme leader, closely vets all can- shadow of war” with the United DiMicco said the US “gave away” Secretary Ross said. The US and China last Friday countdown to renegotiating the didates. At stake is Rouhani’s leg- States. Domestically, Rouhani has trade benefits to China, and the The eight-hour hearing was de- released the first results from their North American Free Trade Agree- acy as the leader who negotiated pledged to push for greater free- an end to international sanctions doms in Iran, calling his conserva- Decentralised solar power, when uti- American manufacturing sector signed to collect public input on so-called “100-day plan” an- ment with Canada and Mexico to “got nothing”. DiMicco lost his bid factors contributing to the US trade nounced during the April meeting win better terms for US workers as part of a nuclear deal with world tive opponents “extremists who lised by unelectrified households, powers. If elected, Raisi has prom- use violence.” This week, Supreme reduces money spent on kerosene to be Trump’s top trade negotia- deficit, which will be used to in- between Trump and Chinese Pres- and manufacturers. US Trade Rep- tor to Robert Lighthizer, a former form a report that must be sub- ident Xi Jinping. resentative Robert Lighthizer said ised to uphold the agreement, but Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei but is not conducive to accessing he has criticized Rouhani for the urged Iranians to go to the polls, larger social and economic benefits, trade official in the Reagan admin- mitted to the president by June China agreed to allow in US he triggered a 90-day consultation istration. DiMicco added he 30. From his first day in office, beef, natural gas and certain finan- period with Congress, industries deal’s failure to bring major eco- saying “no matter who is elected, a study published in Science Advanc- nomic gains. Raisi’s populist cam- the winner of the election is . . . the es, an online publication, has found. thought Trump still could label Trump has made reversing the US cial services by mid-July when the and the American public that China as a currency manipulator, trade deficit one of his priorities. two sides are scheduled to ham- would allow talks over one of the paign gained momentum in the fi- Iranian nation.” The study was conducted over a year nal week of the campaign, as the (WP) in 1,281 households from 81 non- even though Trump has said his Trump signed an executive order mer out a final deal during negotia- world’s biggest trading blocs to electrified rural communities in Su- administration would not do so. in late March demanding a clear tions in Washington. At least an- begin by August 16. Renegotiation ratganj block of Barabanki district, “We hope he will change his explanation of the causes of the other two meetings have been of the trade pact was a key Trump Uttar Pradesh. While half of the mind,” DiMicco said. Trump said trade deficit as a reference for for- planned before mid-July, a source campaign promise. population was selected randomly in April the reason he had changed mulating action against trading with knowledge of the ongoing (SCMP) Nigeria’s economic and put into a "treatment" group, which was offered cost-effective solar microgrids by solar service situation changing for provider Mera Gao Power, the oth- Bank of England’s Japan’s labor woes, er half, the "control" group, was not given power. The researchers ob- the better: Udoma served over the period of the study pay forecasts too that basic energy access through the Filipinos’ gains micro-grid did not appear to pro- vide broader socio-economic bene- optimistic: Economists TOKYO -- Japan's rapidly aging the country's housekeeping indus- fits. Installing a solar lighting sys- and shrinking population is result- try to expand sixfold to an annual tem had little effect on the house- ing in a labor shortage. In March, 600 billion yen ($5.4 billion) as hold patterns of time spent on work, the jobless rate was 2.8%, near full stay-at-home mothers disappear studying using the light, expendi- employment. and more women find their way tures, savings or business ownership. For the president and CEO of into the workforce. However, However, after comparing the treat- Magsaysay, a Philippine human housekeeping is a demanding job, ment and control groups, the study resource and shipping group, this and the industry faces a significant found that electrification rates (per- is a promising opportunity. In a labor shortage. The average job centage of households with access recent interview with the Nikkei offers to applicant ratio for house- to electricity) in the former in- Asian Review in Tokyo, Doris keeping related services in Japan creased by 29-36 percent. The elec- Magsaysay Ho said the group is was 3.87 in 2016, according to the trified households also spent about ready to dispatch more Filipino Ministry of Health, Labor and Rs 47-49 less on black market ker- housekeepers to its two Japanese Welfare. Japanese service opera- osene per month, while the average partners. And more partnerships tors hope to welcome more for- The Minister of Budget and Na- nearing completion. He added that spending earlier on black market may be on the way, Ho said, eign recruits. Staffing agency Pa- tional Planning, Senator Udoma Government is drastically cutting kerosene was about Rs 73. "We though she declined to name them. sona, a Magsaysay partner, hopes Udo Udoma, has said that the coun- costs and improving efficiency of worked in very small and margina- Pasona’s 25 Filipino housekeep- to have 1,000 Filipino housekeep- lised communities, even by Uttar try’s economic situation is chang- service delivery; and Nigeria is ers recently started working in ers by 2020. The company recent- ing for the better, as the macroeco- poised to attain food sufficiency Pradesh standards," Michaël Aklin, Kanagawa Prefecture. With the ly began dispatching maids to one of the authors of the paper, told nomic environment is being stabi- in major agricultural products, par- LONDON: The Bank of England’s year-on-year in the three months help of the Japanese partners it homes in Kanagawa Prefecture. lised and inflation rate trending ticularly rice, by next year. A lot of IndiaSpend over email. "For in- (BoE) growth and wage forecasts to March, the weakest increase already has, Magsaysay entered Poppins recently welcomed 5 Fil- stance, other communities might downwards in the last two work, he added, is being done are too rosy, according to econo- since July, data showed on the country's housekeeping indus- ipino recruits, who will undergo months. According to him, govern- through the Presidential Enabling differ considerably in terms of how mists polled by Reuters who were Wednesday. Since last June’s ref- wealthy they are or how close they ment’s interventions, particularly Business Environment Council divided on what a large Conserva- erendum vote to leave the EU, Brit- in fixing the broken infrastructure, (PEBEC), to improve the business are to the grid. Similarly, if we think tive majority in June’s UK elec- ain's stance has hardened. Prime about other countries, we would also are making impacts and there are environment with very encourag- tion would mean for Britain's di- Minister Theresa May has said positive signs that the economy is ing responses from investors in the need to think about the price of vorce terms from the EU. BoE she expects divorce talks to be kerosene. The impact of these mi- working its way out of recession last few months. Senator Udoma Gov. Mark Carney said the fore- tough and EU leaders have agreed this year unto a path of sustained said President Muhammadu Bu- crogrids could be larger in places in casts hinged on a “smooth” transi- stiff terms. Previous Reuters polls which kerosene is more expensive inclusive growth and develop- hari’s aim is to create a self-reliant tion to Brexit, as well as a big pick- have concluded that talks turning ment. According to a statement by country and people. “As the Pres- (which would be the case, for in- up in wage growth and stronger fractious would pose the biggest stance, in places without government Udoma Special Assistant on Me- ident says, ‘We will change our exports and investment — things risk to Britain’s economy and to dia, Akpandem James, the Minis- habits and we will change Nige- subsidies)." the central bank has predicted be- the pound. Hoping to build a dom- Around 90 million households ter, was speaking on Tuesday at ria’. A nation in which ‘We grow fore, but which have largely not inant position in parliament and the Town Hall Meeting in Abuja what we eat and consume what we still use kerosene for cooking and materialized. Wage inflation would strengthen her hand in the EU lighting requirements, according to organised to brief Nigerians on the make.” He explained that the Fed- rise to 3.75 percent in 2019, the talks, May has called a snap elec- achievements of the Buhari Admin- eral Government has continued to estimates by the Ministry of New bank said. But all except four of tion for June 8. The prime minis- and Renewable Energy (MNRE). istration in the last two years. He hold frequent and extensive con- the 26 economists polled this week ter’s ruling Conservative party has pointed out that government is sultations with the private sector, Companies like Mera Gao Power who answered an extra question a runaway lead in opinion polls, a that build small energy grids to pow- making progress in changing the NGO’s and various interest groups said that was unlikely or very un- result which could give a vote of economy and also changing the to build consensus on economic er a few households or a village, have likely. The median forecast was 3.1 confidence in a vision for Brexit the potential to reach 73 million people’s attitudes. Apart from the policies and programmes. “We did percent. “The risks have in our which now sees the country out- policies and plans guiding the coun- this when developing the NERGP. unelectrified households that still use view shifted toward a hard Brexit, side the EU’s single market. kerosene as their primary source of try’s economic trajectory, the Min- We have also continued with the in which case the UK economy in But most respondents, who an- try this year. Magsaysay Global further training in Japan. (Courte- ister indicated that many infra- tradition of co-hosting the annual electricity -- a polluting source that 2018-2019 will be facing headline- swered an extra question, did not Services, which sends workers to sy of Poppins) produces earth-warming carbon di- structural projects are on-going Nigerian Economic Summit. grabbing reductions of UK opera- take that view. A dozen said if the other countries, has so far dis- Tokyo-based child care service across the country and some are (Guardian) oxide, in addition to emitting gases tions by foreign corporations, re- opinion polls were correct and the patched around 30 Filipino house- Poppins recently welcomed five such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen location to continental Europe and Conservatives get a sizeable ma- keepers to Japan. Established as a Filipino recruits from Magsaysay oxides, and particulate matter, with lay-offs,” said Marius Gero Da- jority, there would be no effect on shipping company, Magsaysay and aims to hire a total of 100 by severe health consequences. An es- heim at SEB. the success of Britain’s divorce ne- now hires and trains chefs, room next year, according to Noriko JP Morgan says the soft timated 1.16 billion people (17 per- “This environment does not bode gotiations. Nine said that outcome clerks, engineers and other work- Nakamura, the company's founder cent of the world's population) did well for pay increases in the order would bring about a more construc- not have access to electricity in ers for shipping, hotel and IT com- and CEO. "Based on the shortages of 4 percent.” British pay growth tive relationship while six said it panies. It sends them to North Japan is going to experience," Ho underbelly ofAustralia's 2015; an estimated 615 million of lagged inflation for the first time in would add distance between the them are in Asia and the majority America, Europe and elsewhere in said, "we are sure this will become 2-1/2 years in early 2017. Exclud- two sides. Asia. Japan's Ministry of Econo- an important market." of those in India (306 million), ac- ing bonuses, it rose 2.1 percent (Arabnews) economy is about to cording to the International Renew- my, Trade and Industry, expects (NIKKEI) able Energy Agency (IRENA), an inter-governmental organisation be exposed that supports transitions to sustain- Debbie had caused a material re- able energy. JP Morgan has downgraded its duction in Queensland coal sup- For people without access to forecast for Australian GDP ply. Furthermore, those losses electricity, off-grid renewable sys- IMFraises growth forecast for SA growth in the first half of this year. won’t be covered in later periods tems, which are cheaper than ex- Analyst Ben Jarman said weak- because the industry was already tending the national grid, are the The International Monetary Fund per capita incomes." Mining pro- ness in net trade would be the main operating at full capacity prior to most economical way to get elec- raised its forecast for economic duction surged 15.5% year on year cause of lower growth, as exports the disruption. Queensland coal tricity, according to IRENA. The growth in SA, saying the end of in March, beating analysts’ esti- fall on the back of supply disrup- shipments have fallen sharply, Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar the worst drought in more than a mates and compared with growth tions to coal and LNG production. from around 10 million tonnes to Mission (JNNSM), one of eight mis- century will lift agricultural pro- of 4.6% in February. Manufactur- He subsequently downgraded his below 5 million tonnes: Jarman sions initiated to combat climate duction and rising commodity pric- ing output rebounded in March forecast for 2017 growth to 2.1% said that the LNG industry also change through clean energy gener- es will boost the mining sector. The from a decline the previous month. from 2.8%, with significant reduc- suffered “significant outages” in ation, is a major policy initiative to Washington-based lender forecast The economy grew 0.3% last year, tions in Q1 and Q2: Jarman cited April and May. The negative ef- promote solar energy, including off- growth of 1% for Africa’s most- the slowest since a 2009 recession. the importance of net trade to Aus- fects on growth resulting from falls grid power development, IRENA industrialised economy in 2017, up The government faced a dual chal- tralia’s recent growth, given the in LNG production will be exacer- said. India aims to add 2,000 MW from the 0.8% prediction it made lenge of stimulating growth while recent weakness in domestic de- bated, given the high rates of off-grid solar applications by 2022 in April. The consumer inflation making the economy more inclu- mand. “Net trade has consistently growth that the sector had been under the JNNSM. This is a part of rate would probably fall below the sive, the IMF said. That would re- contributed over 1 percentage contributing. This chart shows the a larger target to install 175 GW (1 6% upper limit of the Reserve quire reforms of the labour market point to growth per year since recent downturn after a steady rise GW is 1000 MW) of renewable gen- Bank’s target band in the second as well as state-owned companies, 2013, as major capacity expansion in exports from fuels including erating capacity by 2022, under its half of this year, it said in a state- it said. The lender welcomed the projects in the export sector LNG: Jarman said that given the commitment to the 2015 Paris ment after a so-called Article IV government’s affirmation of fiscal reached completion (first coal, then importance of net trade to GDP Agreement to combat global warm- visit by officials from May 3 to goals following the appointment iron ore, and LNG),” he said. In growth, the unexpected supply ing. Off-grid installations will make May 16. "Following last year’s in March of Malusi Gigaba as fi- view of that, Jarman said that disruptions in the first half of this up a very minuscule part of this tar- near-stagnation, there are signs that Paolo Mauro, who led the IMF team, said in the statement. However, nance minister, replacing Pravin growth forecasts have “significant year have exposed the “weaker get. a modest improvement in the pace he warned: "The pace of recovery this year and the next is unlikely to Gordhan. sensitivity” to any supply shocks. underbelly” of the Australian econ- (Firstpost) of economic growth is under way," prevent a further increase in unemployment and a continued decline in (Bloomberg) He said that flooding from Cyclone omy. (Businessinsider) SATURDAY. MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES H alf Girlfrien d Rude First Wonder Woman m o vie review : behaviour reactions are in! Gal Arjun Kapo o r, alert: Gadot’s film is spectacular, say critics Shraddha Kapo o r’s Ranbir’s Wonder Woman is the best film in the DC Extend- film appears thin ed Universe, say the critics who shared their first latest reactions to the film on Twitter. Madhav Jha (Arjun Kapoor) is a Bihari lad who gets admission in Delhi University’s prestigious St. Stephen’s controversy College through the sports quota. revealed! Previously, Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor seem to have landed them- selves in hot water as reports and a video of them thrashing media guya had gone viral. If reports are to be believed, Ranbir recently misbehaved with one of the pho- tographers yet again at an airport, when the paparazzi tried clicking pictures of the Jagga Jasoos star. Did Rishi, Ranbir attack newsmen with his car. However, no police on Pakistani artists unfair: Rishi at religious ceremony? Couple of complaints were made when this Kapoor What followed next will days ago, the actor was spotted happened. But that wasn’t it! sort of change your opinion of RK visiting a doctor and he wasn’t too According to a report on Pinkvil- forever. This happened right in Most of the films based on Chet- From here onwards, Half Girl- keen on getting clicked. So instead la, the same thing happened again. front of his eyes and when he saw an Bhagat’s bestsellers have been friend becomes a story of lust, love of requesting the cameramen to not Recently, the actor was at the it happening, Ranbir said, “Don’t box office hits except Hello which and separation with two leads click him, Ranbir directly asked one Mumbai airport and was sur- you remember what you guys did was inspired from One Night At crossing paths quite often. Half of his bodyguards to intervene. rounded by the paparazzi. When two days ago?” The Call Center. The makers of Girlfriend seems to be one of those And well, they were extremely he was making his way to the exit, Talk about being rude! The first reactions to Wonder ber’s Justice League. Happy to re- Half Girlfriend, Bhagat is also one films which tries to encash the rude to the paps. In fact, in an at- the photographers tried to click Now, with this incident coming Woman, the fourth film in Warner port 'Wonder Woman' is a blast and of them, have left no stone un- youthful University tempt to keep the paps away, one him, but suddenly, the actor’s driver into light, we wonder how will his Bros. DC Extended Universe, are @GalGadot is fantastic. Her turned to promote their film, and romance..Interestingly, it works.. of the bodyguards even ended up came in the way of the people with fans react. What are your thoughts out - and fans should breathe a sigh chemistry with Chris Pine is mag- now they will be hoping for a good Director Mohit Suri has tried hurting a photographer. Not just the luggage trolley and ended up about it? of relief because they’re all uni- netic. Absolutely recommended. show, but it might be a tough task to remain true to the book but plots that, Ranbir’s driver pushed him hurting a few of them. Sudden ban (Tribune) formly positive. Following the Wonder Woman is the DC as actors don’t seem completely appear thin and don’t hold much negative reception to 2016’s Bat- movie I've been waiting for. It's soaked in their characters. Madhav weight. Arjun Kapoor’s accent is man v Superman: Dawn of Justice exciting, inspiring, funny, and has Jha (Arjun Kapoor) is a Bihari lad problematic, but that’s not the and Suicide Squad, Warner Bros’ some truly awe-inspiring action who gets admission in Delhi Uni- only issue with the film. Narrative superhero universe got off to an scenes. WONDER WOMAN: versity’s prestigious St. Stephen’s technique used in the film makes it unsteady start. And with rumours Easily my favorite DCEU film. College through the sports quota. even more discreet. Secondary swirling around that the upcoming Has the humor and heart the fran- There he meets Riya Somani characters and songs help the sto- Justice League film is in trouble chise so desperately needs. Gadot (Shraddha Kapoor), a rich Delhi ry march forward, but will that be (the latest reports said that the film and Pine are charming as hell. girl, and immediately falls for her. enough for a 130-minute film? had almost completely been re- #WonderWoman is the best shot), Wonder Woman had a lot DCEU film so far. The heart of riding on it. Fans would be glad to Gal Gadot's Diana powers it, and know that the moment the studio the shift from mythic into WWI lifted the embargo on non-spoiler story really works. Irrfan Khan to star social media reactions, the inter- Loved WONDER WOMAN. net was flooded with tweets from She reminds me of Christopher the journalists who were given ad- Reeve's Superman: true north su- in film adaptation of vance screenings. Full reviews are perhero w/ no angst or cynicism, still under embargo. Critics praised which is needed right now. the film’s tone and writing, Patty Wonder Woman also stars Pakistani novel Jenkins’ direction and Gal Gadot’s Chris Pine, Danny Huston, Robin performance. The Israeli actor Wright, David Thewlis and Con- made her first appearance as the nie Nielsen. It is scheduled for a superhero in Batman v Superman, June 2 release. and will reprise her role in Novem- (Hindustan Times)

Kriti Sanon, who plays a chocolate maker in her up- coming film, Raabta, learned how to make chocolates as Cannes film festival opens with glam, part of her character prepara- tion for the movie. The actress is getting glitz. Netflix controversy scores high too into the skin of her character and has learned to make tomes d'Ismael) during the open- offer films for streaming until three amazing chocolates. Kriti ing ceremony of the 70th edition years after their box-office release. who is a big time foodie loved of the Cannes Film Festival . The row has divided the cinema to indulge in making choco- (AFP) “I wish you 12 days full of industry and sparked soul-search- Actor Irrfan Khan will feature in a again and Moth Smoke excites lates as a part of her prep. enthusiasm,” Oscar-winning Irani- ing over its future. Almodovar film adaptation of the novel Moth both of us. We believe it can be set The actress had a great time an director Asghar Farhadi said as took a tough line, telling reporters Smoke by Pakistan-born author in contemporary times,” Irrfan learning the process as she he declared the festival officially he could not imagine “the Palme Mohsin Hamid. The film will be said. Set in 1998 against the back- is also fond of chocolates and open alongside French-American d’Or nor any other prize being given helmed by Oscar-winning film- drop of nuclear tests by India and other desserts. Kriti says, "I actress Lily-Rose Depp, daughter to a film, and then not being able maker Asif Kapadia. Irrfan, Kapa- Pakistan, the Lahore-based novel love gorging on sweets. Al- of Hollywood star Johnny Depp. to see that film on a large screen”. dia and independent producer Dina follows Darashikoh Shehzad, a though I am not fond of cook- “Twelve days to discover films that Many read his comments as indi- Dattani (executive producer on social misfit who begins an affair ing at all, it was super fun to make you think about the human cating that neither of Netflix’s high- Bombay Velvet) acquired the with his best friend’s wife. Irrfan learn how to prepare differ- condition today. Welcome to the ly-touted films — Okja, starring rights to the novel, reported Vari- Khan is all praises for Saba Qamar ent kinds of chocolates. Post 70th Cannes festival.” The festi- Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhaal ety. Hindi cinema needs to raise and we’re so proud! Other cast the class, I would take a box- val got off to a rocky start earlier nor The Meyerowitz Stories with its standards: Irrfan Khan members will be decided in the ful of the sweets, which I had Wednesday as Spanish director Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller — Kapadia will direct and co- coming months. “Given the ongo- prepared, for everyone in the Will Smith and Jessica Chastain — who are both on the jury charged Pedro Almodovar, head of the jury, would win anything at Cannes. write the film while Dattani will ing political tension between India with awarding the coveted Palme d’Or top prize — were among the A- fired a warning shot at Netflix — But Almodovar may not have his introduce it to the buyers in and Pakistan, it is not immediate- production house." way on the jury. Actor Smith, who The actress is now gear- listers gracing the red carpet at a glittering ceremony to launch the 12- declaring that the movie taking Cannes. Irrfan, who starred in Ka- ly clear where the film will be shot. day festival in the palm-fringed French resort. Susan Sarandon wore a home the Palm d’Or should be was nominated for an Oscar for padia’s The Warrior, will play the It is too early to decide on loca- ing up for her upcoming film deep plunging black velvet gown with oversized sunglasses, while shown in cinemas. Netflix has re- his portrayal of boxer Muhammad lead role in Moth Smoke. “I have tion. We will consider both Paki- Raabta and will also be seen Julianne Moore was resplendent in red feathers. Chinese actress Fan fused to release its two movies in Ali, launched a spirited defence of been eagerly waiting for something stan and India for the shoot,” Dat- in Bariely ki Barfi. Bingbing, who is also on the jury, wore a sweeping duck-egg blue dress the running for the prize in French Netflix, saying it “broadens my on which I could work with Asif tani said. (Santa Banta) (Santa Banta) with a built-in cloak. US actress Susan Sarandon poses as she arrives on cinemas due to strict rules that children’s cinematic global compre- May 17, 2017 for the screening of the film Ismael’s Ghosts (Les Fan- mean subscription services cannot hension. (Hindustan Times)

eepika Padukone wore a Brandon Maxwell and Elle Fanning. Earlier in the day at the French Riviera, Deepika spent gown with diamonds by De Grisogono, Chloe some time gorging on a croissant, painting her nails and browsing through Gosselin shoes, and her hair in a high updo on her wardrobe. She was seen in a sunshine yellow figure-hugging dress her second red carpet outing at the Cannes Film Festi- and later, she even spent time with Fanning at the beach in a pink dress. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor will also make it to the val. Cannes red carpet later in the week as L’Oreal Paris brand ambassadors.

Deepika Padukone’s second red quotient in a Brandon Maxwell carpet appearance at the Cannes gown, teamed with diamonds by Film Festival saw her make a bold De Grisogono, Chloe Gosselin statement with smoky eyes in an- shoes, and her hair in a high updo. tique green, matched with a bottle Apart from the slit and Deep- green gown which had a thigh-high ika’s svelte frame, the attention slit to add the oomph. Deepika was grabbed by her smoky eyes. looked elegant and sophisticated The look was much different as she made her way to the red from her loose-tressed look in a carpet as ambassador of global cos- jewel toned maroon gown on the metic giant L’Oreal Paris on the opening day of the gala, where she second day of the gala on Thurs- shared the frame with names like day. She turned up the glamour Susan Sarandon, Julianne Moore, SATURDAY . MAY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Dustin Jamie Carragher: What Shahid Johnson do Spurs need in summer Afridi three returns to strokes off to improve further? Hampshire for third early lead T20 spell at AT&T Former Pakistan international Sha- hid Afridi will return to Hampshire for a third spell after signing for WADA to develop Byron this season's NatWest T20 Blast. The 37-year-old, who had spells at the Ageas Bowl in 2011 uniform anti-doping Nelson and 2016, will be available to Hampshire for the full campaign. Afridi, a big-hitting batsman and dangerous leg-spinner, is the code before Winter highest wicket-taker in T20 inter- nationals with 97 in 98 matches. Hampshire director of cricket Olympics in Giles White said: "We're thrilled to welcome Shahid back to the club for the coming T20 Blast cam- South Korea paign. "He's been an important part of our success in the short form of the game in previous seasons and Jamie Carragher questioned how of [Sadio] Mane, who they were easy, but they need someone in we feel his talents fit well with the Tottenham can improve this sum- reportedly interested in last sum- that position that is better than current squad." mer after seeing them thrash Le- mer. That's the one player they lack Sissoko to lift the level." Spurs fin- Watch the Indian Premier icester 6-1 on Thursday. Harry - someone with blistering pace in ish the season with a trip to Hull League final live on Sky Sports 2 Kane scored four times in the rout the front four or five. "They get on Sunday when Kane will be look- this Sunday, May 21 from 3pm, as Spurs produced a fantastic per- that from the full-backs, but is that ing to wrap up the Golden Boot then join us for the first ODI be- formance at the King Power Stadi- a problem away from home? Some- award. The striker is now two clear tween England and South Africa um. Spurs have won more points times you get forced back and you of Romelu Lukaku at the top of from 1.30pm on the same channel than any other side in the Premier need to play on the counter. They the charts, and Carragher was full on May 24. James Hahn and Ricky Barnes League over the last two seasons, don't have too many players who of praise for Spurs after their (Cricket News) share the lead after the opening but have no trophies to show for can make that run in behind. If they thrashing of Leicester. "They have round of the AT&T Byron Nel- their efforts. had Mane instead of Sissoko may- a great team," he said. son, where world No 1 Dustin And, speaking on Sky Sports, be they would get more points "But they don't want to be Johnson also made a solid start. former Liverpool defender Car- away from home." mentioned with other teams in the Rafael The American both posted a ragher asked what they need to do Carragher conceded, though, past…This team is too good. Kane Countries failing to meet a new revisions go into effect in 2021. six-under 64 in the calmer morning to improve further and win silver- that it won't be easy for Spurs to and Dele Alli are the best front two Nadal uniform code of anti-doping prac- The urgent move has been conditions at TPC Four Seasons, ware. "The big thing for Totten- strengthen their team, having tried in the league, they get great assists, tices will face sanctions in the same sparked by doping scandals in with Johnson three off the pace ham, if you go through the team in last summer with the signings of great goals, and are we talking way athletes do, the World Anti- Russia and the International Olym- after shooting a three-under 67 lat- every position, is who can you get Sissoko and Vincent Janssen, nei- about their performances week in, beats Jack Doping Agency (WADA) has an- pic Committee's (IOC) decision to er in the day. Barnes birdied the who is better and replaces who you ther of whom has made an impact week out. nounced. Every nation and sport- ignore WADA's recommendation first but gave his shot back with a have got?" he said. "I always talk yet. "It isn't easy going forward "With the quality they have So ck w hile ing organisation within that coun- that the entire Russian Olympic failed up-and-down at the next, about the right-hand side, but who and that was proven last summer got you'd love to see them win try will soon have to adhere to the team be banned from Rio 2016. before surging up the leaderboard can you get to go straight in? That's because they spent £50-£60m something next year. It doesn't International Standard for Compli- Russia and Kenya are among the with four gains in a five-hole stretch the one position, but I don't know without improving the starting XI," have to be the league, just win some- Dominic ance and Code after WADA's countries accused of having inade- from the fourth. who it is. "[Moussa] Sissoko he said. "It's not a criticism of Mau- thing." Foundation Board agreed to fast- quate anti-doping practices by Hahn, playing two groups hasn't worked, and then you think ricio Pochettino because it's not (Sky Sport) Thiem track revisions at a meeting in Que- WADA. If the new changes are ap- ahead, reached the turn in 32 and bec, Canada. The changes are proved, the IOC and all WADA added further gains at the 10th and progresses hoped to be implemented by early signatories would have to adhere 13th, as Barnes picked up a shot 2018 before the Winter Olympics to a new system of sanctions, sub- at the 10th and holed a 15-footer in South Korea, as opposed to ject to appeals. at the 14th. The former US Open Savannah Marshall in Rome waiting until the next WADA code (BBC Sport) runner-up then cancelled out a bo- gey at the next with a birdie-four Rafael Nadal underlined his at the 16th to get to six under, while credentials as the favourite for Hahn closed his blemish-free card joins Floyd Mayweather the Rome Masters after he de- with a 20-foot gain at the last. feated Jack Sock in straight Giro d'Italia: Matt Kuchar birdied two of sets. Nadal maintained his un- his final three holes to grab a share Savannah Marshall has joined the beaten run on clay this season of third spot, joining Jhonattan promotions by winning 6-3 6-4 to set a quar- professional ranks of boxing and Vegas, Jason Kokrak and Cameron signed up with Floyd Mayweath- ter-final clash with Dominic Fernando Gaviria Tringale on four under. Johnson, er's fighting stable. The former Thiem. Sock used his doubles looking for a fourth win in six world amateur champion, sup- skills to good effect at times but starts, mixed five birdies with two ported by Sky as one of their was unable to thwart Nadal's claims stage 12 bogeys to sit alongside Brooks Academy Sports Scholars since progress. The American 13th Koepka in the group on three un- the London Games, described the seed was broken in his first ser- der, while Jason Day and Jordan venture as "a dream come true". Spieth lie a further stroke adrift. vice game of the second set but Mayweather Promotions revealed hit back immediately to reassert Ian Poulter birdied his opening the deal at a press conference in three holes but had to settle for a himself in the match before London on Thursday afternoon Nadal secured the pivotal break level-par 70, with Masters cham- where his IBF world super-feath- pion Sergio Garcia in danger of erweight champion Gervonta at 4-4. The Spaniard then missing the cut following an open- Davis will defend his title this served out the contest under ing-round 73. weekend against Britain's Liam the lights. Thiem overcame (Sky Sport) Walsh. American Sam Querrey in an Marshall, 25, from Hartlepool, absorbing three-set contest to was also Commonwealth champi- maintain his brilliant recent run on in 2014 and missed out on a of results on clay. podium spot in Brazil in the sum- The Austrian survived a bar- mer after losing to her Dutch nem- rage of big-hitting from Quer- esis Nouchka Fontijn in the mid- rey to prevail 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a dleweight quarter-final. Women's titanic contest which lasted boxing is hugely on the rise with nearly two hours. Fernando Gaviria sprinted to vic- whose overall chances were effec- Marshall following in the foot- Thiem will be hopeful of exact- tory on stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia tively wiped out by a major crash steps of Nicola Adams and Irish ing some revenge against Nad- on what proved another disap- on Sunday, lost another 48 seconds legend Katie Taylor, who is repre- pointing day for Team Sky's on the leaders and now lies in 15th thrilled as we are and is very keen al who has beaten the world No sented by British promoter Eddie 7 in both the Madrid and Bar- Geraint Thomas. Quick-Step's place, six minutes and 46 seconds to have this horse supplemented Hearn on Sky Sports. Nicknamed Gaviria burst clear at the end of back. Gazprom-RusVelo's Sergey for the Derby. "Permian will be celona finals during the clay- the Giro's longest stage to claim Firsanov led an early breakaway the 'Silent Assassin', Marshall is court swing. Juan Martin del supplemented. Saeed (Bin Suroor) the second female fighter to sign his third win ahead of Jakub on the stage which at one point had Best Solution win the Ling- with Mayweather, joining junior Potro set up a quarter-final Mareczko (Wilier-Triestina) and reached more than six-and-a-half field Derby Trial and Benbatl fin- middleweight LaTondria Jones. meeting with world No 2 No- Ireland's Sam Bennett (Bora-Hans- minutes before Italian Mirco Mae- ish second in the Dante so we have Tony Lester, head of the Sky vak Djokovic in the quarter-fi- grohe). It was another impressive stri went solo. Maestri maintained to sit down, think, decide and talk Scholarships, said: "This is a new nals in Rome following an im- performance from Colombian his advantage until he was swal- to Sheikh Mohammed about that and thrilling chapter for Savannah pressive and confidence Gaviria, a former two-time Omni- lowed by the peloton with around and what he thinks is the right thing and I'm very very excited for her. boosting 7-6 6-3 victory over um world champion on the track, seven kilometres remaining, hand- to do." Godolphin now appear to "The professional ranks will be a Japanese seventh seed Kei who is competing in the first ing a predominantly flat and unre- hold a strong hand for Epsom and huge challenge and it will be tough Nishikori. Grand Tour of his career. markable stage over to the sprint- Ferguson added: "With the way taking herself away to the USA but Del Potro, world No 34, has There was no change at the top ers. Bennett did his best to better Benbatl has run on there, there's I'm confident she can succeed if only played at the Estoril Open of the overall standings with Sun- the two third places he has already every chance (could go to the Der- she gives it everything and uses all in Portugal during the clay sea- web's Tom Dumoulin preserving achieved in this year's race but ul- by). The Epsom Derby is the Ep- the talent she possesses. son but is proving that he is his two minutes and 23 second timately it was Gaviria who blazed som Derby. "If you look at the "I've seen her develop and dangerous opposition before lead over Movistar's Nairo Quin- home as the Colombian continues form leading up into this race, mature as an individual inside and the French Open. The Argen- tana, with Bauke Mollema (Trek- to impress. Permian gave the Investec Derby decision to supplement him for there's a lot of respect for Aidan's outside of the ring during her time Segafredo) in third. But Thomas, (Sky Sport) hopes of Cracksman a direct boost this, but when the rain came, we (O'Brien) horse who won the Dee tinian Davis Cup winner, who on the Sky Academy Sports Schol- defeated Britain's Kyle Edmund after running out the winner of the thought our chance had gone. We Stakes (Cliffs Of Moher) and he arship scheme and I'd like to wish Betfred Dante Stakes at York. Af- spoke to John and he said we've was followed home by Bay Of in the second round, was forced her all the very best of luck with to withdraw from last year's ter finding the John Gosden's paid 12 grand to put him in, so Poets, who wasn't far behind this her new adventures." charge - who was declared a non- we'll run him, even if it's a bog. horse and Cracksman at Epsom. Marshall, who used to train in French but will be hoping to Superleague runner on this occasion due to the "He's clearly progressing, but I "Luckily there are still cards, not Sheffield with the GB boxing team, produce a good performance in ground - too strong at Epsom last can't say we weren't fearing to play, but to analyse. It's just took time away from the ring after Paris this time around. month, the son of Teofilo took a Cracksman coming here. He looks great to be in a season where so the Olympics and admitted that (BBC Sport) giant step forward to back up his to have come on a lot with each many three-year-olds have a live preview: Week 16 2017 would be all about finding last-time-out Listed win at New- run, but I'm sure Cracksman will chance and no doubt in time we herself. "This is a new year, it's a Sirens travel to Team Bath on Friday night knowing they must win to market with a ready success. Kept have come on for his run, too. "I will find out exactly where they new start, I've got a new outlook handy in behind the early pace set wasn't thinking of the Derby a few keep alive their Vitality Superleague play-off hopes. A defining week- stand. "If Churchill stays the mile and I'm fired up for boxing," she end in the race for the top four gets underway on Friday night as the five by Wolf Country, the 10-1 shot - weeks ago, but you could see from and a half he is going to be a very told Sky Sports in January. "I'm who is not entered in the Epsom two out today he was going to teams still in the race face pivotal fixtures. For Manchester Thunder and tough nut to crack, but these hors- weighing up my options and I'm Wasps they can clinch their top four spot with victories, while Sirens, Classic but will be supplemented win. "Epsom obviously holds no es all deserve to take their chances just very excited about the future. - moved through to join the early fears for us and I can't remember Bath and Storm know wins are crucial to aide their ambitions of extend- and it's just great to be going to the Boxing has made me who I am and ing their season. Guangzhou Evergrande v Jiangsu Suning F.C. Wasps leader along with favourite Ben- my last Derby runner. "As John party." Bin Suroor felt the runner- whenever I go back to my home batl approaching the final quarter said to me before the race, in the and Storm conclude the Week 16 action live on Sky Sports Mix on up would learn again for the expe- club in Hartlepool and do sparring, Monday night, by which time defending champions Surrey could have of a mile. As the pair pulled clear Dante you find out if you're a Der- rience. He said: "I'm happy with I just love it. I still always get but- to fight out the finish of the Group by horse and we've got one." God- dropped out of the top four for the first time this season. Team Bath are that, he still needs more experience terflies inside my stomach." hot on the heels of Storm having drawn level with them in Week 14 and Two contest, it was Permian who olphin chief executive Ferguson but he's learning all the time. "He Adam Smith, head of Sky found more for pressure when was impressed with the perfor- both teams need to keep winning with Sirens still not out of the equa- shows us he is a good horse at Sports Boxing, said: "Savannah tion. (Sky Sport) pulling out plenty for Franny mance and confirmed Permian will home. A mile and a quarter looks was one of our Academy Sports Norton to score by three-quarters be supplemented for Epsom. He to be his trip, but we're still look- Scholars and we're very proud as of a length, giving trainer Mark told ITV Racing: "It was a genu- ing at the Derby as his aim, along she makes the switch from a suc- Johnston his first winner in the inely-run race. William (Buick) with Best Solution. Obviously, cessful amateur career to the pro- race. The Sir Michael Stoute- was keen to make it on Wolf Coun- Sheikh Mohammed will make the fessional ranks. "She will be based trained Derby gamble Crystal try and gave Franny a chance to decision." Stoute expressed doubts in Las Vegas now with Mayweath- Ocean was a further half a length sit in. Permian finished it off real- about Crystal Ocean's Derby er Promotions and we hope to back in third. Johnston said of the ly well, with Benbatl at his girths claims before the race and when catch up with her soon when we Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al all the way down the straight. asked about Epsom, he said: "I head back there for Andre Ward's Maktoum-owned winner: "I'm de- "We're delighted with the two hors- wouldn't (run), but he has an own- rematch with Sergey Kovalev next lighted to have a live chance in the es there. I've already spoken to er that might want to." month." Derby. 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Five policemen killed in Nangarhar ABUL: The Jamiat-i-Isla mi Afghanistan (JIA) par AT Monitoring Desk but also took away their weapons joined the rebel group. Earlier, an- ty on Thursday said polit- after leaving the check-post, he other policeman in Khogyano dis- K ical reform and horizontal distri- KABUL: Five sleeping security said. Moreover, an elder of the lo- trict killed his two policemen and bution of power were possible in personnel have been killed by their cality who wished not to be named, joined the Taliban in injured con- a parliamentaryMilitants killed system. uprising Salahud- lead- fellow policeman in the Ghani said the policeman who killed oth- dition. Such type of unpleasant din Rabbani, JIA leader and acting Khelo district of eastern Nangar- er security personnel belongs from and shaking incidents remain an- er in Ghazni foreAigTneMr omniintoisrtienrg, tDoeldskthis to a har province, an official said on Achin district and had links with other challenge for the security and gathering observing the fourth Friday. the insurgents. He added that the intelligence forces of Afghanistan KABUL: The Taliban mili- tdaenattshhaanvneivgeursnanreydofdoMwonhaamlmocaadl District Chief Abdul Wahab Daesh terrorist group is active in which needs proper attention and Rassoul Mohsini, former Baghlan told Pajhwok Afghan News the Achin district and the killer might scrutiny to put an end to insider commander of uprising groups in Gpriolavnindcisatlriccotuonfcsilohuethaedr.nRGabhbazani unpleasant incident was occurred had joined rebels after the incident. attack. If required preventive mea- said social justice and people’s in a check-post in the Marko Ba- However, the militant groups sures did not adopt, it would give province on Friday, an official said. partnershipDistrict inC shapinghief Ab dtheirul K desti-arim zaar area on Thursday night. have not commented into the mat- birth to trust-deficit among the cir- ny were among main goals of the The policeman who was on ter yet. Prior to this, another po- cles of security forces, which Taraki told Pajhwok Afghan News thatparty. a militant,The JIA ridingwas preserving on motorcy- so- AT Monitoring Desk covertly supporting militant out- ing terrorism in Afghanistan. duty has not only killed his fellow liceman in Khogyani district was would suffer the image of our se- ciety’s principles against commu- security personnel who were slept, killed his two fellows and later he curity forces and country as well. cle opened fire on Abdul Rahim fits, aimed at increasing their sup- At the same time, provincial tnistarg eideasted h andis h wasead fightingand che sagainstt near ABUL: The Ministry of port to play major role in regional governor Mohammad Khalid thedes pGhandiotism sBazaarince it area.was founded, Interior, Taj Mohammad politics. He visited Kapisa to as- Hashami demanded for more de- he sTaihde. a“sTshaielagnatinwsasinsuthcceefeidgehdt KJahid has said that militant sess the security situation. ployment of police to the prov- toag afleeins tthete rarearoris afterm an shootingd promo bul-ting with the support of some coun- “Afghan security forces with ince in a bid to improve security Development is letsdem onoc rtheac ylocalare uprisingnot eno ucommand-gh for us tries trying to capture some areas the support of people are fully situation, and to safeguard the nat- key, foundation er.and that’s we are seeking reforms and block highways—an attempt prepared to thwart veil designs of ural resources of the province. in politicalTaliban systemspoke sandper wantson Z hori-abi- they would never succeed to do the enemy,” he added. However, Hearing the demand, Jahid for peace in hzontalullah powerMuja hsharing,”id has chela isaid.med There- so. During his trip to the central without Pakistan, he did not name pledged to increase the number of sponsibilityJIA believe dforp othelit iterroristcal syst eattack.m re- Kapisa province, he said that Pa- any other country that support- police in the province. Afghanistan: formHseancldaihmoeridzothnatatltdhiesturipbruistinogn kistan and some other countries commanderof power w eforre Gilanonly pdistrictossibl ywasin Chinese envoy killedparlia mbye nthetar Talibany system insurgents.as central systems could not respond in na- Chinese Ambassador to Afghani- scent democracies, he said. “The No global, Afghan appetite for Trump wants stan, Yao Jing says development JIA and its allies in the previous is key, base and foundation for elections were able to mobilize resumption of foreign troops peace in Afghanistan. In an inter- people for achieving this goal, we NATO-like view with Ariana News the Chi- also took steps for horizontal dis- presence in Afghanistan: Ghani nese envoy said that security will tribution of power and now we force for the come to Afghanistan when people believe this primary step of work for the betterment of their amending the constitution could be Middle East life by engaging in trade and busi- taken through a Loya Jirga,” he ness. “Peace and security is very said. Rabbani also said the JIA senior White House offi important, we have different per- supported every step taken to- cial told Al Arabiya News ception, always we believe when wards ending the ongoing war and Channel’s correspondent people working for a better life and A would back all efforts at ensuring in Washington on Thursday that a better society usually develop- peace in Afghanistan. “When we US President Donald Trump ment is the key, the bases and the emphasize on a fair peace process, wants to set up a NATO-style foundation for security,” “We be- it does not mean we are against security organization in the Mid- lieve that if the economy gets im- peace, but we mean we should not dle East. proved and the society be busy in lose the achievements by an un- The official, who spoke with trade, business, construction and just peace deal,” he said. a small group of journalists and did such things the security could be (Pajhwok) not want to make his name public, secured,” Yao Jing said. He said ALALABAD: Some teachers sociates fill the posts. But the move said Trump is going to announce China wants to contribute in de- the formation of the regional secu- velopment of Afghan economy by in eastern Nangarhar province may also scare away students, have accused the Taliban of in- they say. Subjects like culture and rity organization during his visit trade, people-to-people contacts J to Saudi Arabia. and by offering facilities so Af- terfering in their work, saying they arts have already been banned by ghanistan get engaged in develop- have been warned not to prepare the Taliban, one teacher claimed. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani questions regarding this, the con- The framework and structure ment scheme and that is to work results without being supervised Instead, he revealed, there were six has said that there is no global and sensus will break.” of this organization will be estab- together for common prosperity by the insurgents. The Taliban Talimul Islam (Teaching of Islam) Afghan appetite for resumption of The Afghan President said that lished after eliminating ISIS to bring of the region that benefits both have allegedly ordered teachers in periods daily. Education Director scale of foreign troops presence in what they need is the NATO-led stability and security to the region countries. In other part of his Khanikhel and other districts not Taj Mohammad acknowledged the Afghanistan. In an interview with Resolute Support Mission’s ad- through a joint security coalition speech, Ambassador Jing said that to go to banks to collect salaries problems created by the Taliban. Time Magazine, President Ghani vise, train and assist, the way it is that includes many of Washington's Afghanistan plays an important and receive pay from accountants He said they had been threatened has said that he has been the only defined and also it’s in their bilat- allies, according to the source. He added that the entity will role as far as “One Belt, One Road” within schools. The rebels also in- by the Taliban on the issue of sal- ABUL: Police in central person who never asked U.S. for eral security agreement. initiative is concerned. “Some peo- sist on supervising compilation of ary payments through banks. anything, referring to the possible “In these functions, the num- also enhance and create employ- Parwan province have ap ment and investment opportuni- ple thing Afghanistan is not includ- results. A teacher from Ghanikhel, Mohammad Asif Shinwari, prehended one suspect in deployment of an additional 3,000- bers that have been proposed are ed in the scope but I should say who wished not to be named, said spokesman for the education de- K 5,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. the right numbers,” Ghani said. ties, which will boost a state of connection with the killing of Ule- that this initiative is nothing to do he had a verbal clash with the Tal- partment, also confirmed teachers “My relationship with both In response the question prosperity that will help econom- with geographical scope. When ma Council Head Maulvi Abdul ic growth, reconstruction, the re- iban last month over their increas- had been restricted from going to Rahim Hanafi, an official said on President Obama and President whether Afghan forces can hold China moves to the west, Afghan- ing meddling in school affairs, in- banks, which were under threat of Trump is not to ask for things. back the insurgents without a sig- turn of refugees and will also put istan is the first neighbor that we Friday. Hanafi was killed in a blast an end to conflicts. cluding the payment of salaries in attack. He said for the time being, last week when he was delivering President Obama called me on his nificant surge in international are in contact with, so we take Af- their presence. Another teacher salaries were sent to schools. Shin- The official said to a small ghanistan is major partner.” Ac- lecture in a classroom. Deputy last day in office and said the only troops Ghani said: said: “The Taliban haven’t ad- wari rejected Taliban interference person who never asked him for “We can hold [them back], be- group of journalists that “empow- cording to Jing, when President Governor Shah Wali Shahid told ering Iran at the expense of US al- vanced a clear argument for teach- in school results, but acknowl- Pajhwok Afghan News Qari Na- anything was me.” cause, again, we need to see, 2015 Ashraf Ghani visited on October ers receiving salaries through edged the ban on certain subjects lies coupled with a declined the US 2014, he was the first among the seer Ahmad, 24, was arrested in Ghani said he is not getting into [the year after the end of the banks. Some Taliban may be and introduction of new ones by the executive decision-making pro- NATO combat mission in Afghan- leading role in the region has re- international leaders who recog- connection with killing of the Ule- sulted in causing a lack of confi- nized and supported the “One among the teachers who can’t go the militants. On the other hand, ma Council Head last week. He cess of his partner countries. He istan] was a battle for survival. We to banks. Maybe there is some Taliban spokesman Zabihullah said it has to be “interest-based”, did everything the Taliban, Paki- dence. Thus, the plan for the US Belt, One Road” initiative, fol- alleged Naseer Ahmad, the student president was to visit Saudi Ara- lowed by chief Executive Abdul- other reason.” School staffers be- Mujahid said they were involved of 14th class in central Dar-ul- it has to be a “factual and demon- stan and others were saying, we lieve that Taliban’s pressure tac- in the result compilation process strable” set of propositions. brought a massive reduction of se- bia “first and to collaborate with lah Abdullah who visited the coun- Ulum, was tasked by the terrorist Saudi officials to build strong rela- try last year where he signed MoU tics are aimed at forcing teachers was to ensure transparency and group to kill Hanafi. He said Nass- “The security transition [with curity forces. But instead of com- to quit their jobs and let their as- fairness. (Pajhwok) the end of the NATO combat mis- ing to consensus over a political tions and President Trump com- of cooperation under this initiative. er, hailing from Tamdari locality municated this message during of Charikar, the provincial capital, sion in 2014 and the departure of solution in Afghanistan, they ac- most foreign troops] is a done celerated the fight.” President Deputy Crown Prince Moham- has confessed orchestrating and med bin Salman’s visit to Wash- executing the killing of Hanifai for thing. There is no global appetite, Ghani further said that the Taliban there is no Afghan appetite, for a and their backers have had two ington.” The official added that the which he was disappointed. He administration of President Trump said information had been obtained resumption of that scale of pres- goals, first to overthrow the gov- ence,” Ghani said. “We need to put ernment and second to create two is not at war with Muslims but Ex-Taliban commander why Hanafi was killed but could against extremism and radicalism. this to rest because if there are political geographies. (ATN) not be disclosed to the media due (Alarabiya) joins Daesh in Jawzjan to security concerns. (Pajhwok) SHIBERGHAN: A former Taliban lic.” Maulvi Mohammad Akram, unknown what program Daesh has Chinese jet 'flies upside commander, who reconciled with the peace committee head for Jaw- set for him.” Bismallah, a resident the government along with 220 zjan, said: “Nimat used to have of Sar Dara village of the district, associates about two years back, problems with Darzab residents said: “Over the past two days, Ni- has joined Daesh militant group in and it will be difficult for him to matullah has been living with Qari fghan Finance Minister Ek down' over US spy plane northern Jawzjan province, the regain his lost status and it’s been Hikmat.” (Pajhwok) lil Hakimi and Saudi Ara Two Chinese fighter jets have car- and military channels," air force cause unexpected incidents at sea police chief said on Thursday. bia’s Commerce Minister Brig. Gen. Rahmatullah Turki- A ried out what the US military de- spokeswoman Lieutenant Colonel or in the air," she told the Reuters Majid Bin Al Qasabi met in Riy- stani identified the former Taliban scribed as an "unprofessional" in- Lori Hodge said on Thursday. Chi- news agency. (Al Jazeera) adh on Thursday to discuss a range tercept of a US aircraft designed nese foreign ministry spokeswom- leader as Maulvi Nimatullah who of issues including the peace pro- joined Daesh two days back. He to detect radiation while it was fly- an Hua Chunying declined to com- cess, bilateral relations and ing over the East China Sea. US ment on the specific incident and said Nimatullah had the intension projects funded by Saudi Arabia. to conduct destructive activities in officials told CNN that one of the referred questions to the defence According to a statement from Sukhoi Su-30 jets that approached ministry which has yet to com- Darzab district. the Afghan Ministry of Finance, “Nimatullah first went to Qush the WC-135 plane on Wednesday ment. "For a long time US ships the two parties have agreed to sign was flying upside down, coming and aircraft have been carrying out Tapa district and then visited Qari a memorandum of understanding Hikmat, a Daesh leader in Jawzjan, as close as 46 metres. "The issue close up surveillance of China in the near future on strengthening is being addressed with China which can really easily cause mis- in Sardar village of Darzab and trade relations. (WADSAM) since he has not appeared in pub- through appropriate diplomatic understandings or misjudgments or