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The US uses the Islamic State insurgency as a tool in Afghanistan, AT Monitoring Desk aimed at destabilizing the whole region, the former Afghan KABUL: Contrary to Pakistan president told RT, urging the army claims, the CIA Chief has said international community to that the US-Canadian couple AT News Report convince the US that it needs to kidnapped by Taliban insurgents actually fight terrorism. in Afghanistan, but they were held KABUL: At least 15 people have No action was taken against inside Pakistan for five years before been killed and 10 others received Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ being freed. CIA Chief’s remark Women and children injuries in a suicide bombing on ISIL) terrorists despite their has been doing round in media were among those Friday in a mosque in western atrocious acts being well known while it is for the first time a US Ghor province of Afghanistan, “since the arrival of Daesh [an official has publicly stated that the who were killed and couple and their children spent provincial official said. Arabic acronym for IS] on the wounded in the Provincial Governor Afghan scene,” former President their captivity in Pakistan, not in Afghanistan. While addressing the mosque attack. Spokesman, Abdul Hai Khaibi, Hamid Karzai said. He then Foundation for Defense of said the attacker detonated his mentioned reports of “unmarked Democracies think tank in explosives inside the Khwajagan foreign helicopters” providing Washington, CIA Chief, Mike Mosque of the Khwajagan village support to the terrorists. Pompeo said that they had a great “From the two years onwards unmarked helicopters, unmarked of the Valdai Forum in Sochi, of Dulayna district of the province. outcome last week when four US “The bombing occurred at to today, every day the local foreign helicopters, would go in Russia. “There’s a lot of evidence, nationals who had been held for people, the local elders, and support extremists in all parts unfortunately, that shows that five years inside Pakistan were 5:00pm when a local uprising government officials, media and of the country,” the former these extremist forces are supplied successfully rescued. Prior to this, commander and his men were others began to report that president told RT on the sidelines from the foreign bases...P2 Pakistan army and government inside the mosque to perform made a claim that the US-Canadian evening prayers,” he added. couple and their children were While having no exact details, rescued shortly after entering he said that the commander along Pakistan from Afghanistan. The with some of his fighters and couple was kidnapped in 2012 in Afghanistan and their children were villager were killed in the mosque born in captivity. The CIA chief’s bombing. “More than 10 others remarks comes at a time when the have been wounded. Moreover, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson AT News Report bombing.” He added that the Iqbal Nezami, Provincial Police has scheduled visit to Pakistan suicide bomber took position Spokesman said, “It was a suicide next week, who said on Wednesday KABUL: Dozens of people were among the worshipers inside attack that killed over 15 people, killed and scores more wounded mosque and detonated his the United States expected including the commander, and over Pakistan “to take decisive and after a suicide bomber detonated explosives among them. President meaningful action against terrorist his explosives inside a mosque in Ashraf Ghani “strongly” 10 others received injuries.” He groups on its soil.” Moreover, US Police District 13 of west Kabul, condemned the attack against the added that Fazal Hayat Khan, the officials, speaking on condition of the capital city, security official worshipers. Moreover, Ministry uprising commander and few of his anonymity have previously said said on Friday. Najib Danish, a of Public Health said they have men, who have been fighting there was no indication the spokesman for the interior received 22 dead bodies from against the Taliban insurgents kidnapped US-Canadian hostages ministry said that their latest mosque bombing. However, among those killed in the bombing. AT Monitoring Desk findings show that 39 people were had been in Afghanistan before casualties fear as Imam Zaman is a However, there is no immediate they were freed. According to the killed. He counted the number of grand mosque with lots of prayer KABUL: More than 30 Taliban official, the US believed the injured 45. A suicide bomber blew holders on daily gathering to claim of responsibility for attack militants have been killed by the kidnapped couple and their himself up among the worshipers perform prayers, and by any terrorist groups. brave Afghan security forces last children were held by the notorious inside the Imam Zaman grand unfortunately the suicide attack night (Friday night) in violent Haqqani network in or near its mosque in the Dasht-e-Barchi took place inside mosque among clashes and airstrikes carried out headquarters in the northwest neighborhood during the evening worshippers. Islamic State (IS), in Andar district of southern Washington think tank, that if Pakistan the entire time. Regarded prayers. which is also known as Daesh Ghazni province, where conflict The MoI strongly condemned terrorist claimed responsibly for has been entered a third day, an history is to be a guide, then very as the most frightening and Taliban’s low expectations should be set for effective Taliban ally, the Haqqani mosque bombing, in which a the attack. official said. Late on Wednesday number of civilians were martyred This comes as United Nations in night, the Taliban militants first Pakistan’s willingness to cooperate network enjoys supports from a with the US in fighting “radical large number of elements of the and wounded, and termed it an act its reported release last week said response carried out a car bombing and then against humanity. Earlier, Kabul at least 84 people killed and 194 attacked security posts, killing 22 Islamic terrorism.” Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), US officials have long accused Pakistan’s powerful military-run Police Spokesman, Basir Mujahid wounded in attacks on their security personnel and five had said that 32 including women mosques and religious ceremonies. civilians. It was feared until Pakistan of turning a blind eye or intelligence agency, US officials to peace helping the Afghan Taliban and the said, but Pakistan denies it. and children were killed and 41 Among those were at least two yesterday that the district would others received injures from attacks on mosques in Kabul were allied Haqqani network. Pakistan “We see this as a first step and fall to the insurgents, but on we hope that we can build on it,” today’s (Friday) mosque in August and September. call P-06 Thursday evening, airstrikes were has repeatedly denied ties with the said the official, adding that conducted before the commando militant groups. Washington is “very frustrated that forces reaching the conflict zone, This comes after the US Taliban and Haqqani militants local official said. Provincial AT Monitoring Desk Secretary of State Rex Tillerson continue to fine sanctuaries in Governor Spokesman, Arif Noori, said at a debate at the Center for Pakistan.” It’s the freedom of told Pajhwok Afghan News that KABUL: CIA Director, Mike Strategic and International Studies movement; it’s the ability to fresh security forces, including Pompeo said that the United in Washington DC on Wednesday, transport weapons and materials, commandos, had reached the Andar States will do everything it can to the United States will remain in district last night. He said last night the ability to raise funds. This is military operations and airstrikes bring the Taliban to the negotiating Afghanistan as long as the Taliban what makes a sanctuary, the official had resulted into the killing of 30 table in Afghanistan, but Pakistan refuse to join the peace process. noted. A senior Pakistani security Taliban insurgents in the district. must first deny the militants a safe “So it is about a commitment, source said last Friday that He added the killed militants haven on its soil. a message to the Taliban and other Pakistani troops and intelligence elements that we’re not going operatives, acting on a US included some Pakistanis and their Hinting toward talks and peace AT News Report caused the increase of “Loya Jirga means notorious commanders as well, settlement, Pompeo the Taliban anywhere. And so we’ll be here as intelligence tip launched a raid on long as it takes for you to change a vehicle carrying the hostages as “unprecedented civilian consultation which God the adding, irregular exchange of firing must have no hope of winning on casualties”. They said some almighty has allowed,” said a continued in Andar till Friday. He the battlefield in Afghanistan, and your mind and decide you want to they were being moved into the KABUL: Some clerics in the Kabul engage with the Afghan Kurram tribal region. After release city asked the government to call individuals have taken the power, scholar in a Kabul mosque. “The furthered, more troops were that means making it no longer of the family, Pakistani officials but they are dealing the lives of Loya Jirga is a nationwide expected to be deployed to Andar possible to cross the Afghan- government in a reconciliation the traditional Loya Jirga (Grand emphasized on the importance of Assembly) for finding a solution the people. assembly through which, today (Saturday). He said since Pakistani border and hide inside process and develop a form of cooperation and intelligence Thursday two security forces have government that does suit the for what they called “the current The clerics believe that representatives of people will Pakistan, the Associated Press sharing by the Washington which continuing the current situation discuss to find a solution, thus, the been martyred and nine others reported. needs of the culture of crisis”. has threatened to cut military aid The scholars during the Friday meant continuing of crisis and Jirga should be called and given injured. Moreover, Andar District The CIA director said in a Afghanistan,” he said at the debate and take other punitive measures Chief, Mohammad Qasim Desiwal titled “Defining Our Relationship prayers, accused the government problems, asking the people to opportunity to make decision for speech at the Foundation for against Pakistan. stand for determining their destiny. the country and people’s destiny.” had told Pajhwok that the Taliban Defense of Democracies, a with India for the Next Century”. of inefficiency, saying this has militants captured three security posts on Thursday. “But the reinforcement reached last night and the district was rescued from Taliban reps, falling,” the official said. He added they had been besieged by the Afghan insurgents for the last two days amid fierce clashes because the politicians to reinforcement could not reach them in-time. On the other hand, KABUL : The Afghan Ministry goals, but failed. In recent days, commando forces and 15 regional LASHKARGAH : Hundreds of and lacking knowledge about Taliban spokesman Zabihullah of Defense (MoD) on Thursday dozens of Afghan soldiers and operations supported by air forces people on Friday erected protest sensitive culture issues. meet in Dubai Mujahid said dozens of policemen accused Pakistan intelligence civilians have been killed in Taliban were ongoing today, in which tents in front of the governor’s He said the two officials had were killed and wounded in the agencies of being behind recent attacks in Paktia, Kandahar, Farah dozens of militants had been killed house in southern Helmand held him in illegal detention and KABUL : The United Arab attacks in Andar district. He attacks in Afghanistan, saying the and Ghazni provinces. and wounded. province, seeking removal of some insulted him. Another speaker, Haj Emirates (UAE) will be hosting a claimed that rebels were careful in assaults were beyond Taliban’s Waziri said the recent attacks “These attacks are organized two-day meeting between Afghan government officials. Rahmatullah Khan, said they had politicians and Taliban their raids to avoid civilian ability. MoD spokesman, Dawlat did not mean the enemy was by the enemies of Afghanistan The protest began a day earlier resolved the land issue for a cricket casualties. He admitted the killing Waziri, in an exclusive interview succeeding but they would face from across the border, the terrorist representatives next month, an in Lashkargah, the provincial ground and work on the facility official said on Friday. Organized of three insurgents in clashes with with Pajhwok Afghan News said with the same fate they faced in attacks carried out in the recent capital, and the protestors today had started and they supported the security forces and the district the Taliban used all its resources the spring. days were out of Taliban’s ability,” by the Canadian organization remained besieged by the militants. erected tents to continue their project. He said the two officials Pugwash, the event will take place this spring to achieve their strategic He said 20 operations of he said. (Pajhwok) agitation. The protestors demand using the land issue had insulted on November 1 and 2, one of the removal of the provincial deputy tribal elders and had threatened expected participants of the governor for administration and them. Deputy governor for gathering told Pajhwok Afghan finance and the provincial attorney. administrative and financial affairs, News, but declined to be named. They say the government Sardar Mohammad Hamdard, said He said some politicians and should send a powerful delegation Haji Hafeezullah Khan among former Taliban officials were to investigate abusive remarks by tribal elders who had sided with expected to attend the conference. the same officials against tribal the people who claimed ownership He said it was expected that 10 elders and jihadi figures. Among the of the cricket ground and had called representatives of the Taliban’s KABUL : Turkmenistan is including specialized UN agencies, organizational and other issue The business cooperation. The protesters was Hezb-i-Islami the government as un-Islamic. He office in Qatar would attend the former jihadi commander and tribal said the land belonged to the meeting. The source said from preparing to hold the 7th Regional are expected to attend the forum on report said discussion and exchange RECCA, initiated in 2005 in Kabul Anwarul Haq Ahadi, Haji Economic Cooperation Conference November 14-15, the Turkmen of views will take place during the Kabul, aims to consolidate the elder Haji Hafeezullah Khan government and the court had given Rohullah Wakil, Qudbuddin Hilal, on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) in Dovlat Habarlary state news conference on issues related to efforts of the countries of the region Haqyar, who said the two officials its verdict in the case. He said Khan Dr. Farooq Azam, Ziaul Haq Ashgabat next month, a media agency reported. Turkmenistan’s implementation of energy, transport in stabilizing the situation in had insulted all elders of the was detained after uttering abusive Amarkhel, Shujaul Mulk Jalala and report said on Friday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs has and communication projects with Afghanistan and promoting province. He said the two men had words against the government, but politicians and civil society Representatives from 35 countries created a special coordination participation of Afghanistan, trade, regional economic integration of been appointed to key government he was released soon. activists had been invited to the and 36 international organizations, commission to successfully resolve private sector development and South and Central Asia. posts despite being not qualified (Pajhwok) summit in Dubai. (Pajhwok) SATURDAY .OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES ISIS in Afgh a n ist a n is US t ool t o ca u se t r ou b le in w h ole r egion : Ka r za i t o RT ...P1 within Afghanistan,” Karzai 16 years they knew that. And they said. “The question is, ‘Why? For kept saying there were sanctuaries what reason?’ And if it is in Pakistan, President Obama said continuing, if it doesn’t stop, of that, Secretary Clinton said that, course the conclusion is they are other State Secretaries and Defense being used as a tool.” Secretaries of the US government This tool is used by the US to said that,” Karzai said. “Michael pursue larger regional goals, Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint according to Karzai. Chiefs of Staff said in 2010, I “The support to Daesh in believe, just before his retirement, Afghanistan is not definitely that the Haqqani network [a meant for the purposes in Taliban-affiliated Afghan insurgent Afghanistan. The US has already group] was a confirmed, veritable established itself in Afghanistan. arm of ISIS. Even then they It doesn’t need to have a reason to continued their relationship and establish itself there. It must be began to supplying Pakistan.” for objectives beyond Afghanistan, “For the US now to come after 17 to cause trouble in the region,” years to say, ‘We just woke up to efforts, no matter how well- with its restrictions toward other operations, then we should be Karzai said. this,’ is a bit dishonest in our view intentioned, were doomed to failure faiths will undoubtedly take dismayed that only a small portion While Afghanistan welcomes and counterproductive,” Karzai due massive cultural ignorance, primacy. This massive failure to of the coalition internalized and the US to provide help in the fight said. The new round of US both implicit and explicit, in appreciate cultural friction in applied this knowledge. Since against terrorism, using the country accusations against Pakistan began Western forces. The essays focus Afghanistan and the West’s these successes were not replicated as a puppet in a bigger regional this summer, with US President on the official war period from the insistence on forcing Western at scale, we should need Our Latest game is unacceptable, the former Donald Trump claiming that initial 2001 invasion to the closure solutions to Afghan problems, Longest War's guidance about the president said. Islamabad “often gives safe havens of ISAF in 2014 with essayists resulted in precious time being lost utility of force in transforming “Afghanistan should not to agents of chaos, violence and ranging from former Ambassador between 2001 and 2005. cultures. suffer for your larger, bigger terror” and promising to put Neumann to officers involved with More than simply resistance In more ways than one Our objectives. Afghanistan should not pressure on the country. The the development of the Afghan to outsiders, the cultural heritage Latest Longest War mirrors the be used against our neighbors or allegations were backed up by legal system and Army. of Afghanistan is fundamentally seminal 1973 RAND Study the major powers in our other top officials, namely US O'Connell leads the book with unsuited to the civilizing veneer “Bureaucracy Does Its Thing." neighborhood,” he stressed, adding Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, a scathing critique of the American Westerners take for granted. That study concluded that the that the international community who threatened Pakistan with and NATO strategic/operational Marine Captain Aaron MacLean institutions of the US Government and regional powers should talk cutting off US aid. The Chairman planning. According to him, a demonstrates this in his excellent and military failed to implement the US into seeing sense and help of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, combination of arrogance, hubris, “Liberalism Does Its Thing.” sound, collaborative, and to restore the international Joseph Dunford, and US Defense and idealism lead the Western MacLean was an infantry platoon deliberative policies in Vietnam. cooperation against terrorism in Secretary James Mattis, however, world to grossly overestimate the leader during Operation Each service or agency pursued the country. “Otherwise things somewhat softened the accusations challenges inherent in post-Taliban Moshtarak, the invasion of Marjah actions in line with institutional will [get] out of hand in Afghanistan earlier this month, putting the Afghanistan and under deliver on in Helmand Province. He explains prerogatives: the Army conducted and there will be troubles for all of blame for the alleged Taliban links a variety of efforts. O'Connell in detail that coalition forces were Search and Destroy because it us, including for the US,” Karzai solely on the ISI, instead of demonstrates that while the Bush indeed able to clear ground, the allowed a firepower-focused concluded. US knew about terrorist Pakistan in whole. It remained Administration did lose focus on "government in a box" promised service to utilize firepower and sanctuaries in Pakistan for years, unclear whether Washington would Afghanistan as a result of the Iraqi by ISAF Commander GEN control the tempo (but not results) did nothing about it. The recent actually take any steps against its Invasion, this was not the Stanley McCrystal never of battles; the Air Force bombed accusations voiced by top US major regional ally, however. proximate cause of strategic failure. materialized because centralized, North Vietnam because its officials against Pakistan’s main The US policy in Afghanistan, A lead-nation construct in which federal administration doesn't work weapons and doctrine told it to; intelligence agency, the Inter- in the meantime, has not changed Germany performed police in Afghanistan. MacLean argues the State Department did not focus Services Intelligence (ISI), of one bit with the new Trump development, Americans that Westerners go abroad ignorant on the development of an effective supporting terrorism include a fair administration, according to the conducted counter-terrorism raids, about their own heritage; we may South Vietnamese Government but share of hypocrisy, Karzai told RT. former president of Afghanistan. and Italy led judicial reforms was have better values (in our view) rather the relationship of that “The Americans for years knew “I only see continuity of the wholly impractical in Afghanistan. and systems than the Afghans, but government to other South Asian that there were [terrorist] US policy in Afghanistan,” Karzai It turns out feudal, Islamist, they are predicated on the same states. In short, institutional sanctuaries in Pakistan. For the last stated. (RT) tribal Afghanistan was not well- brute force seen in the third-world. constraints, both known and suited to a centralized Western We just have the veneer of unknown, coerced the American parliamentary system. Moreover, civilization, tempered over the government into operational Fencing the Durand Line is the liberal norms of Western states, past 600 years since the beginning methodologies wholly consistent where the rights of minorities, of the modern era. In fact, the with individual agency doctrine, no different than creating individual freedom, and equality horror of the Thirty Years War goes but wholly out of place and under the law are fundamental beyond much of the intra-Islamic unadjusted for reality that existed precepts, they simply do not exist violence seen today. In short, we in South Vietnam, especially after the Wall of Berlin... in Afghanistan (as well as much of have modern systems earned and the (American-supported) the world). For example, the 2004 developed through violence, but assassination of Prime Minister ...P12 society, represented by state affairs should be run In Afghanistan Americans seemed lessons and re-resolving to avoid Afghan Constitution, forget about the struggle (and Diem. Pakistani liberals, progressives, according to the constitution. determined to validate F. Scott the same mistakes while pledging simultaneously declares “The violence) that got us here. Our Latest Longest War is not nationalist groups, and Saath, Pakistan like any other country Fitzgerald's aphorism that to essentially do more of the same. sacred religion of Islam is the The only dissenting essay a book for optimists. Even with which stands for “South Asia needs a military, but that military American lives have no second act. We have failed to even ask the basic religion of the Islamic Republic of comes from Lt CDR Daniel R. multiple strategic reviews and Against Terrorism And For Human should operate within its own legal Fitzgerald didn't mean we don't get question of “If we weren’t there Afghanistan. Followers of other Green, a Navy Special Forces presidential administrations, our Rights”, is an effort towards sphere and they must not be second chances (Afghanistan as we are, would be still be?” faiths shall be free within the officer. In “Organizing Like the failure to take stock of creating a broad network of people allowed to exceed the limits. This policy has had plenty) but that Given the President’s recent bounds of law in the exercise and Enemy” he documents the success fundamentally (flawed) who want Pakistan to give up is not the job of the military to Americans are determined to avoid speech on Afghanistan the timely performance of their religious had by embedded SF teams that assumptions about Afghanistan terrorism, to normalise relations define state policies, but its job is the hard choices, struggle, and release of Our Latest Longest War rituals” and “No law shall had limited goals and placed should give pause to all. The rosy with Afghanistan, and to become a to defend the country. dissonance that makes the second is a welcome addition to contravene the tenets and Afghan concerns at the forefront projections and hubris of 16 years normal country that doesn’t The Pashtun Times: What do act of so many plays rewarding. Afghanistan literature. A collection provisions of the holy religion of of operational planning. All of these of “we are on the verge of winning” threaten the global order. you say about the American Instead, we want to skip to act of essays edited by Marine Islam in Afghanistan.” To a efforts were enabled by extensive are stripped away in favor of So, this is the meeting of President Donal Trump’ policy three's resolution. Consequently, Lieutenant Colonel and Annapolis Westerner—who, even if religious, cultural and language training. intelligent cultural, historical, and intellectuals, academics, social and for South Asia? we have tactically and strategically history professor Aaron holds that government should be However, the success of SF teams strategic analysis predicated on a political activists, who share a Hussain Haqqani: President re-lived basic decisions about O’Connell, Our Latest Longest secular in application—this is not may actually be the exception that simple premise: that culture is of common view. Trump’s policy basically assumes Afghanistan multiple times since War sets out a simple, but effective a major contradiction; but to an proves the rule; if culture is, as paramount importance. The Pashtun Times: What do that Pakistan’s behavior will 2001, each time re-learning obvious thesis: that American and NATO Afghan, this simply means Islam, O'Connell argues, critical to (SMALLWARSJOURNAL) you think about the success of this change only when Pakistan is told conference? Do you think it will that America doesn’t accept all herald the desired results? excuses and explanations of Hussain Haqqani: Many Pakistan. And that if Pakistan Pakistanis who challenged the doesn’t behave like an ally it will Nearly half narrative in Pakistan are eliminated not be treated like an ally. physically. There are. many I am one of those who feels people, who have disappeared. that this different policy might of Laghman The people who support Baloch bring different results. In the past and Sindhi nationalism are also the United States showered schools missing. So, we don’t want the Pakistan with aid which made people face such kind of Pakistan more dependent on persecution. We have more than a American aid which didnt make member of the council, said the without hundred participants who came Pakistan a power house like South killed and the killer were cousins. from all over the world, including Korea or Taiwan. He said the slain man was first Pakistanis. And I think, we have Contrarily it has fueled conflict injured during a physical fight but buildings laid the foundation of a group that in the region. I hope that the policy later died due to his old age. MEHTARLAM : Nearly half of will try to challenge the very can be different, but we will have Gul Mohammad Luqmani, the schools in eastern Laghman narrow minded narrative of to wait and see how its results another member of the jirga, province have no buildings, Pakistan, which legimitizes emerge. announced the jirga’s decision drinking water facilities, toilets and individuals and groups like the The Pashtun Times: In your ending the enmity and asked the boundary walls, officials said on Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani book “Pakistan: Between Mosque killer’s family to pay 1,600,000 Wednesday. Sarhadi Zwak, the Network, and Lashkar-e- and Military”, you have criticised Pakistani rupees in blood money governor’s spokesman, told Tayyeba’s Hafiz Saeed is accepted only Pakistan’s military but not to the slain person’s family. “If any Pajhwok Afghan News that as a Pakistani patriot, but people the United States. Many people side breaks the agreement, it should Governor Abdul Jabar Naeemi who advocate 21st Century vision are accusing that the US is also not pay three times higher of the presided over a meeting with for the country are not. willing to eradicate terrorism in the amount mentioned above in fine education officials. Education We want to change that and I region. What do you say regarding to the tribe,” he said. director Mohammad Hazrat think we have laid the foundation this? A member of the killer’s family, Mujadadi, and district education of a group which challenge this all. Hussain Haqqani: In my first Basharmal said the man from the officers attended the meeting, in The Pashtun Times: India was book “Pakistan: Between Mosque other family had been mistakenly which achievements and problems divided, but before that the and Military”, I pointed out the killed and they had always in the sector were discussed, Zwak Pashtuns were divided. And now close connection between regretted it. said. He quoted the education this division is given permanence Pakistan’s military and Pakistan’s He thanked the Jirga for ending director as saying that of 298 by erecting a fence along the jihadist groups. In my second their enmity and making them schools in Laghman, 43 percent Durand Line. You have touched book “Magnificent Delusions: friends and brothers again. have no building, 50 percent lacked upon the Durand Line issue a bit Pakistan, the United States, and Mir Agha, eldest son of Sana drinking water, 48 percent toilets earlier in the conference, what is an Epic History of Gul, said blood could not be and 67 percent lacked boundary your take on this matter? Misunderstanding”, I pointed out washed by blood that was the walls. Mujadadi said about 12 Hussain Haqqani: Pakistan that American policy has often reason they accepted the jirga schools needed retaining walls to will be much better off by having contributed to Pakistani decision to end their enmity. be protected from flooding. He JALALABAD : Two families irrigation water in Markikhel enmity. cited lack of playgrounds, normal relations with India and dysfunction. Both books need to agreed to end their two-decades- village. As a result, Sana Gul was Haji Wali Khogyani, head of It was the third Jirga in two Afghanistan. The Pashtuns of be read together. weeks in Nangarhar that resolved electricity, teachers and other staff, old enmity, thanks to tribal elders’ killed and the two families entered the council, told Pajhwok Afghan books and transport facilities as Pakistan and the Pashtuns of I think the United States mediation in the Sherzad district enmity. News that they began their efforts years-long enmities between Afghanistan have not only ethnic shouldn’t continue to support major problems. The education of eastern Nangarhar province. However, tribal elders from for ending the enmity between the families. director said about 308 schools kinship, but a historical Pakistan as a dysfunctional state. Around 20 years ago, the Sherzad and Khogyani districts two families about a year back, but Most of such enmities develop relationship as well. Therefore, to Its policy should be aimed at were operational in Laghman --- families of Adam Khan and Sana arranged a jirga (council) and invited finally succeeded on Wednesday. due to disputes over land and 298 state-run and the rest private. build a wall along the Durand Line guiding in a direction where Gul engaged in a dispute over the disputing families to end their Dr. Fazal Karim, another irrigation water. (Pajhwok) would be no different than the Pakistan doesn’t pose any threat (Pajhwok) “Wall of Berlin” that was created to its neighbors or its own people. in Germany. The Pashtun Times: Do you I think instead of resorting to think, like many others, while such extreme measures, Pakistan looking into the changing political should just focus on befriending landscape in our region that 70pc of highways damagednationwide:ATU the people of Afghanistan, to have geographical changes will take normal relations with them as a place? KABUL : The Afghanistan landmines or heavy traffic that not be loaded above 48 tons. On neighbor. Hussain Haqqani: What we Truckers Union (ATU) on carried more weight than the every single extra ton, a truck The Pashtun Times: Now that need to do is to find peace with Wednesday said 70 percent of the permissible,” he said. should be fined 50,000 afghanis, there is a serious rift between the existing states that are there in country’s highways had damaged The ATU head said extortion he added. civilian political forces and the South Asia. However, what might due to landmine blasts and heavily of drivers had reached the peak and He said the tonnage law was Pakistani military leaders, what do happen in the future should only loaded vehicles. different government institutions not being implemented, allowing you think how it will affect be considered by those who are in Addressing a gathering marking were involved in the practice. truckers to carry load according to Pakistan? The civilian political the game of predictions. I am National Transport and Transit Police, traffic personnel, public their wish. leadership says that state within someone who focuses on Day here, ATU head Tela works officials, municipalities and Mohammad Younis, deputy state cannot be tolerated anymore? analysing. I don’t go around making Mohammad Otmanzai accused the security personnel at check points head of the Chamber of Commerce Hussain Haqqani: Pakistan predictions. government of not paying attention demanded money from truckers and Industries, said the has a long history of interventions The Pashtun Times: Thank to their issues. under different pretexts. government should take measures in politics by its military. And I you for sparing a few moments for “Sixty-five to 70 percent of He alleged the Public Works to improve the transfer of goods, think the time has come for the this interview with The Pashtun the country’s highways have been Ministry charged 3,050 afghanis rehabilitation of highways, insecurity. “A truck between extorted at more than 50 places,” political leaders to insist that the Times. damaged due to blasts caused by per ton of goods and a truck should eradication of corruption and Herat’s Islam Qala and Kabul is he said. (Pajhwok) SATURDAY .OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

to $1,000 USD,” said Najibullah, owner of a plastic factory in Kabul. The factory owners called on government to provide sufficient electricity to the industrial parks. “The industrial parks should have 24 hours electricity. We send our products to all provinces. Lack of electricity will affect our products,” said Ehsan, a factory owner. “We are not receiving the EMERGENCY required electricity despite that the cost is very high for us (factory CALLS owners). Electricity shortage has increased recently,” said Siyam Police Psarlai, spokesman for Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries. 100 - 119 Meanwhile, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the country’s electricity company, said they Hospitals continue their efforts to increase their capacity for industrial parks. FMIC Hospital “The need of the factories for Behind Kabul Medical electricity has increased GARDEZ : A visiting government for security of the city and five University: unprecedently. Now they need delegation on Thursday said more security districts should be more than 100 megawatts of buildings affected by recent created keeping in mind the city’s 0202500200-+93793275595 power. But our capacity is the terrorist attacks in the capital of expansion. same as the past. We will face this southeastern Paktia province He said the new police Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Factory owners say they will need 160 megawatts of power problem until the new power line would be reconstructed. headquarters would be constructed is connected,” said Waheedullah Headed by Urban Affairs in a proper place. He asked the Pule Bagh-e- Umomi for the industrial parks in the coming winter season. Tawhidi, spokesman for the Minister Syed Sadaat Nanderi, the interior ministry to provide needed 070263672 Factory owners from an industrial every day. The investors told some while, the plastic and other company. delegation was formed in equipment to Paktia police. parks in Kabul said lack of TOLOnews that they are damaged materials which stuck inside the The factory owners said they compliance with a special president Shysta Khan Ahadi, former electricity, in a long term, has thousands of dollars with each machines are wasted. Every time will need 160 megawatts of power decree. It visited Gardez on member of the Provincial Council, Khairkhana Hospital affected their products as they break of electricity during the day. the electricity goes off, the factory for industrial parks in the coming Thursday to assess losses inflicted said business markets, the state- 0799-321007 have “only eight hours of power” “When the electricity goes off for owners are affected between $200 winter season. (ToloNews) by the deadliest attack. run university, Zamzam Private At least 40 people, including University and dozens of homes 2401352 the police chief for Paktia in the area had sustained damages province, were killed and 235 in the attack. others wounded in a powerful He added: “Our people Indira Gandhi Children explosion in Gardez on Tuesday suffered huge losses, their markets, morning. Besides human losses, shops and homes were damaged. Hospital, Wazir Akbar the massive attack on the police Security institutions should be Khan, Kabul 2301372 facilities in Paktia caused heavy established far from public places.” financial losses to people as well. Bismillah Totakhel, owner of Abdul Naseer Alamyar, head a petrol station in front of the Ibn-e- Seena of Afghanistan Chamber of bomb blast site, said he suffered Commerce and Industries (ACCI) $250,000 loss as his five cars and Pul-e-Artan, Kabul for Paktia, said the attacks caused two shops were damaged in the 2100359 $800,000 financial losses by Tuesday bombings. destroying buildings in the area. In the past, similar terrorist Addressing a joint press attacks and bombings have caused Wazir Akbar Khan conference, Governor Shamim losses to civilian installations, Hospital Khan Katawazai said the current homes and market places. strength of police was insufficient (Pajhwok) 2301741, 2301743 Ali Abad Shahrara, Kabul KABUL : Reacting to a deadly living the last moments of their ready to respond to the new phase of security forces, the president 2100439 Taliban attack in southern lives. “These criminals after hitting of attacks with full force”, the offered sympathies and Kandahar province, President targets in Paktia and Ghazni statement said. condolences to the armed forces Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the provinces, attacked the military The president said security over the loss of their colleagues in Malalai Maternity perpetrators achieved nothing but base in Maiwand district and they forces were defending every inch the Maiwand attack. barbarism and massacre of killed and wounded some security of the country with their blood, Forty-three Afghan National Hospital humanity. personnel and civilians.” courage and their remarkable gains Army soldiers were killed and nine 2201377/ 2301743 The president said elements “In this critical phase, the would be remembered for decades others wounded on Thursday involved in such barbaric attacks people of Afghanistan stand to come. when the Taliban stormed their were being eradicated and they were behind their security forces and are Praising the courage and valor base before dawn. (Pajhwok) Banks Da Afghanistan Bank No response 2100302, 2100303 yet from centre Bakhtar Bank to my security 0776777000 plan: Matin Azizi Bank 0799 700900 GHAZNI CITY : The governor of southern Ghazni province on Pashtany Bank Thursday said he had shared a security plan with the central A two-day expo, showcasing the 2102908, 2103868 government but the idea was yet latest farming equipment, opened to elicit a formal response. Abdul in Kabul on Thursday. Air Services Karim Matin, addressing a press Women from villages also had conference in Ghazni City, said stalls, displaying their handmade Safi Airways Taliban militants had tried several goods. times to capture the provincial The Ministry of Agriculture, 020 22 22 222 capital and districts, but failed in Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) their designs. said it organized the expo Ariana “I have shared my security showcasing the machinery, which plan with the central government, will be available to farmers. 020-2100270 but no one has so far got back to “These are automatic and fast initiative,” said Abdul Hakim me,” he said. However, added, the and can cover at least one hectare Saberi, head of Sancharak Oqab Kam Air Afghan forces were still able to of land in one hour,” said company. push back Taliban attacks. Assadullah Ghawsi, an official Farmers said they want further 0799974422 Matin said Deh Yak district from MAIL’s engineering assistance from government in was faced with serious security department. terms of providing them with Hotels problems. Air and ground The private sector also marketing opportunities as well as operations were needed to clear the participated at the exhibition. fertilized seed. Safi Landmark area of insurgents, he stressed. “This exhibition is crucial for “This tractor is doing He said the militants had marketing. We had more visitors everything for my land. It has many 020-2203131 suspended telecom services in last year but this year people have facilities,” said Ghulam Ali, a Andar district and the provincial shown less interest to the farmer. “Farmers have less access SERENA government was unable to contact exhibition,” said Delawar Noori, to machineries therefore they the Afghan forces stationed in the head of Nor Isnsaaftarin company. cannot increase their crops,” said 0799654000 district centre. (Pajhwok) “Many people are visited the Nangiyalai, a farmer. exhibition. 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The especially female university applications, a health center for incubatees will validate their ideas, graduates. women, landscaping services, and develop business models, conduct 1.00 UAE Out of over 150 applications, a seeding and agriculture venture, market research, develop viable and 30 selected candidates, these to name a few. 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Over the five Didar, Executive Director of 1000.00 PKR said Susan DeCamp, Director of month course of their incubation AGHAEZ Professional Services. 641.00AFN USAID’s Gender Office. period, these startups will take (Wadsam) SATURDAY .OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES UNMigration Chief ends visit to Bangladesh as bleak picture emerges of Rohingya settlements over 6,900 Rohingya refugees who ders to hundreds of thousands of were stranded in dire conditions in desperate Rohingya refugees flee- no-man’s land at Anjuman Para on ing Myanmar. During Ambassador Bangladesh’s side of the border, Swing’s meetings with high level were moved by the Bangladesh officials, the Bangladesh Govern- military to several makeshift set- ment reconfirmed its commitment tlements in the Ukhia and Teknaf to allow Rohingya seeking protec- the settlements where IOM and possessions they had salvaged and pans, the odd water carrier. Cabinet minister sub-districts of Cox’s Bazar. Some tion from violence in Myanmar to its humanitarian partners are on from their homes. Children carried One family arrived with their three 800,000 Rohingyas are now living continue entering the country. It the ground providing lifesaving younger siblings on their backs and daughters, but told IOM staff they in the settlements, 589,000 of also confirmed its willingness to assistance. They walked in long women trudged through the mud had to leave their two sons behind urges Nawaz to whom have arrived since August consider additional options for the lines – exhausted, hungry and mud- with infants in their arms under to come later with neighbours. 25th. Also yesterday, IOM Direc- settlement of the new arrivals, in- died after days of walking from the rain. The entrances to the Ku- Another family said they had to tor General William Lacy Swing cluding the creation of more man- villages in Myanmar’s North Ra- tupalong refugee camp and make- leave their two young sons with concluded a three-day visit to ageable, smaller camps to alleviate khine State to Anjuman Para. Men shift settlement are a surging sea neighbours, as they would not hand over Bangladesh and thanked the gov- public health and security con- carried tired children and old peo- of humanity. Most families have have been able to carry the boys, ernment for its continued willing- cerns. On Thursday, men, women ple in baskets on shoulder poles, nothing. The lucky ones have man- given the fact that their mother was ness to open the country’s bor- and children continued to pour into together with whatever meagre aged to bring some clothes, pots ill and needed her husband’s help. PML-N reins (AP) to Shehbaz Minister for Inter-Provincial Co- Shehbaz’s suggestion was ignored, ordination Riaz Hussain Pirzada it would split the PML-N. “One has said that the best option for cannot achieve anything by keep- Nawaz Sharif to avoid rifts within ing a rigid stance [and not listening the PML-N is to hand over the to others],” he remarked, in an ap- party reins to Punjab Chief Min- parent reference to elder Sharif’s ister Shehbaz Sharif. He also cau- intensifying stance about the state Sri Lankan President Maithripala munities. He made these remarks was only a report based on draft- tioned that if the ‘advice’ of Sheh- institutions. The minister men- Sirisena has warned all the citizens while addressing the Deepavali ing a constitution. We only want baz was ignored in the current po- tioned that in a meeting he had ad- of the country that they must be Festival 2017 organized by the to take ideas and proposals on that litical scenario, a chaos-like situa- vised Sharif that “when the storm aware of the attempts by some Presidential Secretariat to mark the regard," he stated. tion could engulf the party in the gets on someone, he should sit and section of the society to mislead Festival of Light at the President's The ceremony included many coming days. Speaking at the Na- wait to let it die down”. After them regarding a new constitution House in Colombo, yesterday (19). cultural events of Hindu tradition. tional Press Club on Thursday, the former interior minister Chaudhry which is still not drafted. He said "When the current government is Prime Minister Ranil Wickre- minister observed that Shehbaz Nisar Ali Khan, Pirzada is the lat- that the country had to face a near- re-building the friendship and mu- mesinghe, Speaker Karu Jayasur- should take over party affairs at est addition to a like-minded group ly three decade long, brutal war as tual understanding which were lost iya, Opposition Leader R. Sam- least until deposed PM Nawaz of senior PML-N leaders that have a result of not providing solutions due to thirty year long war, some panthan, Minister D. M. Swami- Sharif cleared himself from charg- openly sided with Shehbaz by gen- for the issues in the country in a extremists are trying to destroy this nathan, State Minister V. es of corruption. He was respond- tly and honestly recommending timely and appropriate manner. process," he said. The President Radhakrishnan, Central Bank ing a question related to the fast Nawaz to not to indulge in the President Sirisena requested all explained the importance of rec- Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomar- unfolding difference of opinion, in game of maligning state institutions the Sri Lankans, as true human ognizing the identities of all cul- aswamy and the Secretary to the the backdrop of the Panamagate and pass on party leadership until beings who loves the country, to tures in the country. "We haven't President Austin Fernando were scandal, within the Sharif family the corruption references have join with him to build peace and drafted any constitution so far. among those participated in this in particular and the PML-N in been settled. Pirzada also used the reconciliation among all the com- What was submitted to Parliament occasion. general. opportunity to once again assure (Colombo) Hamza Shahbaz calls for end- the concerned quarters that he has ing politics of confrontation deliberately shut his eyes like a “Shehbaz Sharif has a differ- pigeon over the issue of the Intel- ent working approach. He lives in ligence Bureau letter – where he the field and among the public. He and 36 other MPs were accused of rightly gauges the general public’s having alleged links with sectarian opinion amid current controversy and militant outfits – ‘in the great- and give the right and timely ad- er interest of his party’. vice,” said Pirzada, adding that if (Tribune)

113 foreign workers Imran’spetitionagainst detained in ECPreferred toIHCCJ ing Justice Farooq, Justice Mohsin supermarket Akhtar Kayani and Justice Mian- gul Hassan Aurangzeb, already hearing a similar matter. In the pe- chain for not tition, the PTI chief’s counsel, Babar Awan prayed the court that arrest warrants issued on October having 12 by the ECP against his client “be set aside and proceedings ini- tiated [by the ECP] against the valid petitioner” may be declared “void, unlawful, without lawful authori- documents ty, against the Constitution and law on the subject in the interest of justice”. The PTI chief has made re- spondents the ECP and a disgrun- tled member of PTI, Akbar S Ba- bar, who has questioned PTI’s sources of foreign funding. On Oc- tober 12, a five-member bench of the ECP issued non-bailable arrest Solicitor general Ranjit Kumar, the to him said it was for “personal collegium was considering his A single bench of the Islamabad challenged the issuance of arrest warrants for the PTI chief. The country’s second highest law of- reasons”. name as a judge of the apex court. High Court (IHC) on Thursday warrants by the Election Commis- arrest warrants were issued after ficer, resigned on Friday for “per- He was appointed solicitor Recently, Mukul Rohatgi had referred Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf sion of Pakistan (ECP) in a con- Khan repeatedly failed to person- sonal reasons”. The office of law general in June 2014 after the Modi written to the government that he (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s pe- tempt case. ally appear before the ECP in re- minister Ravi Shankar Prasad re- government came to power. His was not interested in a second term tition against the electoral watch- Justice Aamer Farooq sent the sponse to a show-cause notice is- ceived his resignation letter on Fri- second term as solicitor general was as attorney general. Senior lawyer dog to the IHC chief justice for case to IHC Chief Justice Moham- sued on August 24 for defaming day. renewed recently. K K Venugopal was appointed as hearing by a larger bench. mad Anwar Khan Kasi for placing ECP in a foreign funding case. While Kumar confirmed to PTI There was speculation a few new attorney general. Khan, in his petition, had it before a larger bench, compris- (Reuters) that he had resigned, sources close months ago that the Supreme Court (Hindustan Times)

The Malaysian Immigration De- partment (JIM) raided a leading supermarket in Jalan Kebun, Klang, Selangor yesterday (Oct 19) Chidambaram takes a dig at and detained 113 foreign nationals found working without having val- id documents. govt, EC over Gujarat poll Those detained during an op- eration code named ?OPS Mahir' carried out following complaints and intelligence carried out on the dates, Rupani hits back supermarket, which was suspect- ed to have recruited foreign work- ers without valid permits, com- prised 40 Nepalese men, 39 Bang- ladeshi men, 27 Pakistani men, two The reclamation of the port city is ment roads will be built connect- there will be further investment in Indian nationals (males), three men expected to be completed by 2019 ing the port city to the marine drive the Hambantota port with the joint and two women who were Viet- and the first investment on the re- and the airport highway. The gov- venture and first of all about US$ namese nationals. JIM Director- claimed land was expected to be- ernment was also working on set- one billion will be coming into the General Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali gin by mid next year which would ting up other industrial zones in country. The debt burden of the said investigations revealed that the be an investment of US$ one bil- Bingiriya, in the Matugama area, Hambantota port will come off foreign nationals were supplied to lion, said Law and Order Minister and the Weligama Charly Mount with this and then the joint ven- the employers concerned by com- Sagala Ratnayaka addressing the Estate will be locally developed as ture will invest on the equipment panies supplying foreign workers Sri Lanka Retailers' Association an industrial zone and the govern- that was needed which will be but a check revealed that they were first AGM in Colombo on Tues- ment hoped to go for a JV with about US$ 600 million. Ratnaya- not companies licensed by the day. The Minister also said that India over it, he said. Ratnayaka ka said that the BOI is being re- Home Ministry (KDN) to supply the ground breaking of the Ham- said that this year FDI has grown vamped and it is being strength- foreign workers. bantota Industrial Zone was by 88 percent and it was likely ened to be a proactive agency as On examination, not less than scheduled to take place on Novem- that the full year figure will cross opposed to being a reactive agen- three companies or agents supply- ber 4. Minister Ratnayaka said the US$ one billion figure. The cy and a regulator and a significant ing foreign workers were involved that there was no doubt that the BOI outside the G2G and the amount of work has been done in based on the copies of the agree- port city would be the best piece Hambantota investments is also the last few months. The new Ex- ments or contracts signed by the of real estate in the entirety of targeting US$ 1.6 billion for next change Management Act introduc- South East Asia, a state of the art year and an excess of US$ two bil- es and the old draconian Act has Senior Congress leader took aim early on Friday at the Election Commission and at the Union government employers. over the delay in the announcement of the election schedule for Gujarat, drawing a rebuke from chief "The employers only referred well planned modern city where lion for 2019. He said that tourism been abolished, exporters will own the Colombo Financial Center was also been revamped with the their money and there will be a re- minister Vijay Rupani. “EC has authorised PM to announce date of Gujarat elections at his last rally (and to the supply contract between the kindly keep EC informed),” he said deridingly in posts on Twitter from his verified @PChidambaramIN companies without checking would be based. This would result Tourism Strategy 2020 being duction on the controls of exports. in continuous investment over the worked out. The government is The Minister also said with the handle. EC will be recalled from its extended holiday after Gujarat Govt has announced all concessions whether the companies concerned and freebies. Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are the next to go for state elections, and the Election were outsourcing companies giv- next 10 years as the city continues also focused on developing the tour- new Inland Revenue Act the tax to be developed and this will re- ist industry to be a US$ 7 billion regime has been simplified and with Commission announced the dates for Himachal last week. Its decision not to announce the Gujarat polls en approvals by the Home Minis- — announcements put in force an election code that prohibits governments from announcing measures try or otherwise," he said. sult in the change of the whole city business by 2020, he said. Minis- that there will be clarity and con- line. To support these develop- ter Ratnayaka also outlined that sistency. (AFP) that could sway opinion in their favour — prompted the BJP’s rivals to allege that the delay was (AP) engineered to give the ruling party an edge. (Dindia) SATURDAY .OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Macron warns UKand EUare 'far from agreement' on Brexit divorce bill

The French president's contrast- ed with European Council pres- ident Donald Tusk, who said EU The United States does not aim to members had given the "green impede European trade and busi- light" to the next phase of nego- ness transactions with Iran despite tiations. Speaking at a press con- President Donald Trump’s deci- ference in Brussels this lunchtime, sion last week to decertify the 2015 Mr Macron said: "Michel Barn- nuclear agreement, Secretary of ObamaandBushlaunchdual ier, who is conducting the nego- State Rex Tillerson told the Wall tiations, has highlighted the fact Street Journal. U.S. Secretary of that while the negotiations have State Rex Tillerson arrives to de- made progress, there remains a codedattacksonTrumpas substantial effort for the UK to liver remarks on Relationship with India for the Next Century at the make on the financial issue. Center for Strategic and Interna- David Davis 'steps up prepara- tional Studies (CSIS) in Washing- former presidentsdenounce tions for no deal Brexit' as May ton, U.S., October 18, 2017. RE- calls for new 'dynamic' from EU UTERS/Yuri Gripas European "We are far from agreement and Union leaders in Brussels on 'politicsof division' while we wish - as Prime Minis- Thursday highlighted the need to ter May set out in her Florence protect their companies and inves- speech - to be sure that no one George W Bush and Barack Obama House on Thursday morning. old politics of division that we tors dealing with Iran from any will pay any more or receive any have both publicly criticised the Speaking at a Democratic campaign have seen so many times before, adverse effects should Washington less than they should, and that political climate in the US, in what rally in Newark, Mr Obama said: that dates back centuries." Earlier reinstate sanctions against Iran, the UK will honour its commit- has been interpreted as a thinly- “Our politics is so divided and so in the morning, the last Republi- officials said. “The president’s ments as an EU member, today veiled attack on Donald Trump’s angry and so nasty.” “Instead of can before Mr Trump to occupy been pretty clear that it’s not his administration. Neither of the we are far from having reached intent to interfere with business our politics reflecting our values, the White House, Mr Bush issued the financial agreement to pro- former presidents named Mr we’ve got politics infecting our his own warning while speaking in deals that the Europeans may have ceed to phase two [of negotia- Trump, but Mr Obama railed communities. New York. under way with Iran,” Tillerson tions]." (BBC) against the “politics of division”, Instead of looking for ways of Mr Bush said: “Bigotry seems told the Journal in an interview and implied the Trump adminis- Thursday. “He’s said it clearly: working together to get things done emboldened. Our politics seems tration had set US democracy in a practical way, we’ve got folks more vulnerable to conspiracy the- ‘That’s fine. You guys do what you Yemeni army “back 50 years”, while Mr Bush who are deliberately trying to make ories and outright fabrication.” want to do.'” Trump last week adopted a harsh new approach to criticised the “casual cruelty” and folks angry, to demonise people “There are some signs that the regains “bigotry”, which he said threatened who have different ideas… to pro- intensity of support for democra- Iran by refusing to certify its com- American politics. An unwritten vide a short-term tactical advan- cy itself has waned - especially pliance with the nuclear deal struck control over rule in US politics is that former tage.” He added: “If you have to among the young.” He added: “At with the United States and five win a campaign by dividing peo- other powers including Britain, presidents maintain a silence over times it can seem like the forces their successors, but Mr Bush and ple, you won’t be able to govern pulling us apart are stronger than strategic areas France and Germany. Mr Obama delivered an unprece- them.” the forces binding us together. (Reuters) in Shabwa dented twin blow to the White "What we can't have is the same (CNN)

Aden – The Yemeni national army regained control over new stra- tegic locations in Shabwa, south- Romanian ern Yemen, during the last 24 hours of fighting against the Houthi and Saleh militias as in- border tense air raids by the Saudi-led coalition to support the legitima- cy continued. Army spokesman police Major General Mutlaq al-Maar- oufi told Asharq Al-Awsat that take 28 the army had regained control of al-Akda, Al-Abara and Abdul Rahman strongholds in Osailan migrants after bloody clashes with the militias, hours after the gunmen took control of these areas. The into militia withdrew from these ar- eas before the army intensified its targeting and siege, Maaroufi custody said. The Saudi-led coalition Romanian border police have tak- warplanes mounted an attack on en into custody 28 migrants who gatherings of militias in Osailan, are suspected of trying to cross resulting in many casualties. into Hungary illegally. Maaroufi said the army had a new US and Israeli delegates came un- However US Ambassador Nikki The border police agency said plan to impose its control over der fire from the Russian repre- Haley and Israeli representative in a statement that the group of the militia-controlled Beihan dis- sentative at the UN for their fixa- Danny Danon targeted Iran, accus- nine women, eight men and 11 chil- trict, following the new military tion with Iran during Wednesday’s ing Tehran of being a “threat to dren was spotted close to the Hun- changes to the command of the Security Council meeting. The ses- peace and security”. Danon alleged garian border early Friday and 19th Brigade. Local sources told sion’s agenda called for a discus- that Iran was financing terror and ny, refute the US allegation. The discuss how they themselves were Palestine.” Delegates from various Russian delegate, Vassily Neben- implementing that agreement nor countries protested against the 11- couldn’t explain why they were in Asharq Al-Awsat that Houthis sion on the situation in the Middle “sought to wipe Israel off the map the area. are sending reinforcements for East, including the Palestinian by any means necessary”. Haley zia, expressed dismay over the US did they mention the Palestinian year-old siege on Gaza saying that and Israeli representatives for ob- Question.” “Resolving the Pales- it was in violation of UN resolu- The agency says they original- their troops in the border areas question with representatives took aim at the nuclear deal with ly were from Afghanistan, India, between Beihan and Osailan. from 15 member countries draw- Iran, which the US President sessing over the nuclear agreement tinian situation is fundamental to tions, and urged Israel to immedi- with Iran and evading the main normalising the situation in the ately open the border crossings to Iran and Iraq and had been living in For his part, activist Ahmed al- ing attention to the severity of the Donald Trump decertified last refugee centers around Romania Mus’abi told Asharq Al-Awsat humanitarian crisis and continuing week, accusing Iran of not holding agenda in the meeting which was Middle East,” Nbenzia continued. the Strip to allow delivery of hu- to discuss the situation in Pales- “Russia is openly concerned by manitarian aid. Representatives after registering as asylum-seekers. that Houthi militias are carrying human rights abuses in the Gaza up to its end of the bargain. The Border agents took the group out mass abductions and arrests while also condemning illegal Is- other parties to the deal; UK, tine. “It was sad,” rebuked Nben- the fact the Israeli and US delega- also condemned Israeli settlement zia, “that those speakers did not tions didn’t even utter the word activities. (BBC) into custody for investigation. The and are storming many houses in raeli settlement construction. France, Russia, China and Germa- travelers told police they wanted Beihan. He said that during the to reach Western Europe. past two days, the militia had Hungary is a member of the kidnapped dozens of people, in- Schengen visa-free travel area, but cluding children amid . (BBC) Romania isn’t. Copyright 2017 Aleppo:250,000people The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be North Korea's published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Nuclear Tests displacedaswinter approaches (WP)

Could Be A quarter of a million people displaced in the displaced people to cope with the era region, confirmed that there are no northern Aleppo are in urgent need of winter, and the organisations have noth- initiatives to prepare for winter in the Changing the humanitarian aid as the upcoming winter ing to offer the camps in the foreseeable camps, also specifying that aid provi- season sees the temperature drop, Syrian future,” Hussein Daraj, manager of the sion had been stopped due to a lack of Country's news agency Zaman Al-Wasl reported Dahiyet Sajo camp, said. Aid has so far approval from the Turkish Ministry yesterday. Refugees from one of Syria’s been limited to providing civilians with for Disaster and Emergency Manage- Geology most populous provinces are awaiting cleaning services, bread and water, but ment (AFAD). Turkish troops are The North Korean mountain basic supplies from charities and camp replacement shelters are urgently needed currently heading towards the suburbs used for the underground testing administrators, including tents, heaters as current tents lack appropriate insula- of Aleppo alongside Russia and Iran, of nuclear weapons might be suf- and blankets, as more civilians continue tion or waterproof materials. Tempera- to enforce de-escalation zones in the fering from “tired mountain syn- to flee fighting in the Jizera area. Howev- tures can fall to as low as three degrees West of the country were they have drome,” according to experts er, camp administrators have little to of- Celsius in December and January; heavy clashed with Syrian jihadist groups. studying satellite photos of the fer as international organisations fail to rain and snow is also expected. The Turkey has been one of the biggest test site. “Tired mountain syn- provide the sites with the necessary aid. Camps of Jarablus organisation, which supporters of opposition forces. drome” is the name for increased “So far there are no preparations to help manages thousands of refugees in the Jiz- (AP) fractures and permeability in the surrounding rock, caused by mul- tiple underground nuclear tests. Mount Mantap is a 7,200-foot- high peak in the north of the EUconsiders reducing $5b country, which scientists say 94 deaths from plague “visibly shifted” during North Korea’s most recent detonation accession aid toTurkey on Sept. 3. During that test, an 85-acre area on the mountain was The EU is considering cuts to the in Madagascar, UN observed to visibly subside, and aid that it gives Turkey after Ger- landslides were reported shortly man Chancellor Angela Merkel put after. Three small earthquakes the issue on the summit agenda in have been detected near the Pung- Brussels. She linked the move to health agency says gye-ri test site since the last test, Western criticisms of Turkey's in an area not known for seismic rights record. "We have huge con- GENEVA — An unusually large teams. treated with common antibiotics activity. But experts Frank Pabi- cerns," she said, referring to the plague outbreak in Madagascar has Plague is endemic in Madagas- if caught in time. an and Jack Liu said there is no mass arrests in Turkey since Pres- taken 94 lives, the World Health car, but this year’s outbreak is un- WHO has said the risk of glo- reason to believe the site is un- ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan Organization said Friday. The usual because for the first time the bal spread of the outbreak is low able to take future testing. Writ- quelled a coup attempt in June number of suspected cases has disease has affected the Indian and it advises against travel or ing in a specialist publication that 2016. As a candidate to join the reached 1,153, Dr. Ibrahima Soce Ocean island’s two biggest cities, trade restrictions. It seeks $5.5 monitors North Korea, they said EU, Turkey is receiving 4.5bn eu- Fall, Africa emergencies chief for Antananarivo and Toamasina. million to support the plague re- this was based on the precedent ros (£4bn; $5.3bn) in aid from the the U.N. health agency, told re- More than 70 percent of the sponse. set by U.S. underground testing, EU in 2014-2020. The aid is aimed porters in Geneva. More cases are cases are pneumonic plague, a The Red Cross is sending its and the fact that the mountain at raising Turkey's public institu- expected, “but we think we can more virulent form that spreads first-ever plague treatment center still has two unused tunnel com- tions to EU standards, including them Syrians who fled their coun- 3bn that we have already commit- affect the curve very quickly through coughing, sneezing or spit- to Madagascar. plexes that could host tests. The the judiciary, but there is also aid try's devastating war. On that ted. We need to deliver on this thanks to the deployment of hu- ting and is almost always fatal if Copyright 2017 The Associ- most recent detonation was the for education, training, infrastruc- score, Mrs Merkel said, "Turkey promise." The EU sees that aid as man resources and all types of in- untreated. ated Press. All rights reserved. This most powerful so far; analysts ture and agriculture. It is separate is doing a great job." Turkey coup: vital to keep Turkey committed tervention,” he said. In some cases, it can kill with- material may not be published, say it was at least 17 times as from the EU funding that Turkey Soldiers on trial for bridge deaths to a 2016 deal to stop boatloads of International agencies have sent in 24 hours. Like the bubonic form broadcast, rewritten or redistrib- powerful as the bomb. (BBC) gets to help more than three mil- "We have promised 3bn euros for migrants and refugees entering the more than one million doses of that often is found in Madagas- uted. lion refugees on its soil, most of the coming years in addition to the EU via Greece. (WP) antibiotics and deployed medical car’s remote highlands, it can be (CNN) SATURDAY. OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] By the most measures, China has www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi passed the U.S. and is pulling away. Advisory editorial board By Noah Smith na. Adjusting the market-exchange- the histories of Japan and South na). But when the war began, the Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar rate GDP numbers by that ratio Korea — both of which climbed out U.S. greatly outproduced its oppo- would put China even farther ahead. of poverty to achieve rich-country nent. The U.S. also had a 2-to-1 Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir What’s the most powerful country In some dimensions, China’s lead is status — with the recent rise of manpower advantage. When two in the world? There’s a good case to even larger. The country’s manu- China. They find that China’s insti- countries of similar technology lev- Graphic-Designers: be made that it’s China. There are facturing output overtook that of tutions are, broadly speaking, devel- els fight, numbers tend to tell. Chi- many kinds of power — diplomat- the U.S. almost a decade ago. Its oping along the same path followed na has a larger GDP, more manufac- Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada ic, cultural, military and economic. exports are more than a third larger by its successful neighbors. In other turing output and four times the pop- So an easier question to ask is: as well. American commentators words, not only is China already the ulation. And as its recent advances Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: What’s the world’s largest econo- may be slow to recognize China’s world’s largest economy, the gap in stealth technology, directed en- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 my? That’s almost certainly China. economic supremacy, but the rest between it and the U.S. can be ex- ergy weapons, hypersonic missiles Many might protest when hearing of the world is starting to wake up pected to grow even wider. This con- and other areas demonstrate, its Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan this. After all, the U.S. still produc- to the fact. This doesn’t mean Chi- tinues to be borne out in the growth military technology isn’t that far es the most when measured at mar- na’s population is the world’s rich- statistics — though China has slowed behind the U.S. In a drawn-out war, Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ket exchange rates. But this com- est — far from it. The countries in recent years, its economy con- once the mighty Chinese steamroller parison is misleading, because things with the highest income per per- tinues to expand at a rate of more got moving, it would be unstoppa- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press cost different amounts in different son, in order, are Qatar, Luxem- than 6 percent, while the U.S. is at ble. In other words, China is now in countries. Gross domestic product bourg, Singapore, Brunei and the just over 2 percent. If that disparity a position similar to that of the U.S. is supposed to measure the amount United Arab Emirates. But few would persists, China’s economy will be at about the turn of the 20th centu- of real stuff — cars, phones, finan- argue that Qatar or Luxembourg is double that of the U.S. in less than ry — a formidable superpower that The constitution says cial services, back massages, etc. — the world’s leading economy — two decades. So economically, Chi- just hasn’t yet felt any reason to that a country produces. If the same while per-capita numbers are impor- na has surpassed the U.S., and is on exercise its dominance. Once the Article 67: phone costs $400 in the U.S. but tant for the well-being of a nation’s track to zoom far ahead in the near U.S. woke up to the need to throw In case of resignation, impeachment or death of the President, as well as an incurable illness impeding only $200 in China, China’s GDP is people, they don’t translate into future. But what about military pow- its weight around, no one doubted performance of duty, the First Vice-President shall assume authorities and duties of the President. The getting undercounted by 50 percent comprehensive national power un- er? Here, it still looks like the U.S. its primacy. China may never make President shall personally tender resignation to the National Assembly. Affirmation of an incurable illness when we measure at market ex- less a country also has a large popu- reigns supreme. It spends more mon- the same decision. It may choose to shall be verified by an authoritative medical team assigned by the Supreme Court. In such cases, elections change rates. In general, less devel- lation. China’s modest per-person ey on its military than China, has a remain restrained on the interna- for the new President shall be held within three months in accordance with Article Sixty-One of the oped countries have lower prices, income simply means that the coun- larger nuclear arsenal, and — thanks tional stage, with a modest nuclear Constitution. The First Vice-President, in acting as interim President, shall not perform the following which means their GDP gets sys- try has plenty of room to grow. to its recent wars in Afghanistan and arsenal and a light footprint in glo- duties: 1. Amend the Constitution; 2. Dismiss ministers; 3. Call a referendum. The Vice-Presidents can tematically undercounted. Whereas developed countries can Iraq — has a more seasoned fight- bal institutions. If so, its dominance Economists try to correct for only get richer by inventing new ing force as well. will remain a lurking, looming po- according to the provisions of this Constitution, nominate themselves as presidential candidates. In the this with an adjustment called pur- things or making their economies But that doesn’t mean that the tentiality instead of a real and absence of the President, the duties of the First Vice-President shall be determined by the President. chasing power parity (PPP), which more efficient, poor countries can U.S. would win a war, if the two coun- present fact of life. But I wouldn’t controls for relative prices. It’s not cheaply copy foreign technology or tries fought. A full nuclear exchange, count on that happening. This col- perfect, since it has to account for imitate foreign organizational prac- of course, would have no winners. umn does not necessarily reflect the things like product quality, which can tices. That doesn’t always happen, But in a protracted conventional opinion of the editorial board or be hard to measure. But it probably of course — many poor countries struggle, there’s a good chance that Bloomberg LP and its owners. gives a more accurate picture of how find themselves trapped by dysfunc- China’s weight of numbers and man- To contact the author of this much a country really produces. And tional institutions, lack of human ufacturing prowess would win out. story: here, China has already surpassed the capital or other barriers to develop- As an analogy, consider the U.S. and Noah Smith at U.S.. If you don’t trust the murky ment. But there’s good reason to Japan in World War II. At the be- [email protected] PPP adjustments, a simple alterna- think that China will overcome at ginning of the war, Japan’s aircraft To contact the editor tive is just to look at the price of a least some of these obstacles. Econ- carrier force outnumbered that of responsible for this story: Big Mac. The same burger costs 1.8 omists Randall Morck and Bernard the U.S., and its navy was far more James Greiff at times more in the U.S. than in Chi- Yeung have a new paper comparing seasoned (due to Japan’s war in Chi- [email protected] Afghandeadlock:HowUS'regional

ust 20 hours after the quadrilateral meeting participated by policieshavelarger political goals representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the By John Weight United States, Taliban militants carried out a chain of attacks Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has slammed the US for targeting the security forces across the country. On Tuesday, the failing to take any action against insurgents killed nearly 100 people both police officers and ci- the Daesh terrorist group in Af- ghanistan. Shahid Raza, director of vilians in the south, east and western provinces, the most casual- Geopolitical Research project at Command Eleven consulting, told ties in Paktia’s provincial capital, Gardez that the target was a Sputnik that the US' presence in police training center in which, the provincial police chief was the country has "nothing to do with Afghanistan itself." In this regard, among the dead. Less than 48 hours from that, the militants rushed Shahid Raza pointed to the cur- an army camp in the Maiwand district of the western province of rent multi-polar world order, "be- ing developed by such nations as Kandahar. In this attack, at least 43 soldiers were martyred, some China, Russia, Iran and to some extent Turkey." He said that the ten more wounded, while a number of others went missing. Oth- US is seriously concerned about er attacks in the northern Balkh and western Farah provinces "this level of multilateral coopera- tion in Asian region and this shift also claimed the lives of army and police on the same day. Though in geopolitical landscape." "Af- ghanistan is a strategically pivotal soldiers and police officers are almost routinely killed and piece of geography for US estab- wounded, but recently, the number of the insurgents’ attacks against lishment to try and sabotage this field" for the US given that "the ther exacerbate. In August 2017, nating terrorists. Saying that US the security forces have enhanced, as the deputy minister of inte- geopolitical alignment," Raza international community does not President Donald Trump an- troops would "fight to win," pointed out. According to him, the have any appetite for Afghan af- nounced a new US strategy on Trump added that there was no rior, General Morad Ali Morad termed Paktia’s incident “the US does not seek to find a "credi- fairs." U.S. soldiers patrol the pe- Afghanistan, vowing to continue deadline and refused to disclose ble solution" to Afghanistan's rimeter of a weapons cache four support for Afghan authorities in how many personnel would stay largest attack” this year. The attacks are carried out while the problems, something that Raza miles of the US military base in their fight against Islamic extrem- behind. The United States has been government insistently seeks the ways to result peace and tries to said ought to be resolved by means Bagram, Afghanistan (File) Reza ists. Afghan security police stand in Afghanistan for almost 17 years of a full-fledged national reconcili- urged Russia and China to create guard at the destroyed house after following the 9/11 attacks on encourage the opposition armed groups to the negotiation table. ation process. "The US establish- "a correlated mechanism to build an operation in Asad Khil near the Washington and New York. Before ment actually benefits from insta- diplomatic pressure on the US and site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin becoming President, Trump con- Pakistan as the main side that has influence over the insurgent bility in Afghanistan because it express open opposition to the US' district of Jalalabad, east of Kab- demned sending US troops and group seems not honest in assisting the government of Afghani- justifies their continue occupation continued occupation of Afghani- ul, Afghanistan He said that the resources to this Central Asian of the country," Raza said. He de- stan." Otherwise, he concluded, the United States will not be involved country. stan in reaching a sustainable peace and Taliban with this attack, scribed Afghanistan as "an open situation in Afghanistan will fur- in nation building, but in extermi- (Spuntak) actually indicated that peace does not mean to them and they would continuously kill the people of their country and it does not matter whether it is army and police or the helpless children and women. Considering these issues which had been repeated in past too, the insurgent group is insisting the way of battle. So, the government is expected to bring changes in its peace policy. Pakistan foreign policy toward Afghanistan This does not mean that the peace program be quit the peace efforts which the desire of the people of Afghanistan should be followed, but the government should give tough response to each violence. While the peace efforts are going on, this is the gov- ernment’s responsibility not to stay calm against the bloody at- tacks that claims the lives of those young men who are defending the same government. The government should respond Taliban’s one attack with several attacks to take revenge of the people’s lives. Otherwise, this will mean that Taliban are getting power- ful and the government by any means, inattentive or weak against the militant groups. 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. OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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‘WhyistheUSeventhere?’ By Juliana Nnoko-Mewanu

Anti-War criticsquestion US President Donald Trump took to Twitter to blast “fake media” for sweeping under the carpet revela- tions about a controversial Obama- AmericanpresenceinNiger era uranium deal with Russia that moting the RussiaGate witch hunt, of conspiring to disrupt her presi- corporate entities of strategic com- was tied to Hillary Clinton. Trump, is now being drawn into the narra- dential bid. The FBI's special coun- modities like uranium were ap- By Ashley Starr Kinseth was "used by the Democrats" during looking for a little bit of structure, who often derides the mainstream tive. "She did start it. Her campaign sel, Robert Mueller, as well as the proved. "[Trump] put Patriot mis- the 2016 election, as hers has been. they're looking for opportunities to media as "fake news," on Thursday folks, John Podesta, we know, in- US House of Representatives and siles in the Baltics — that'd never After a bloody militant attack in "My grief and the power of the an- pay for college. Eventually they'll lashed out at the networks again, tentionally came up with the Rus- Senate Intelligence Committees, are been done before. He has made it Niger that killed four US soldiers and tiwar movement was used by the say 'We want to make sure the world this time for ignoring what he felt siaGate claims within 24 hours of examining Russia's alleged meddling clear we are going to fund the Ukrai- five Nigerien service members ear- Democrats," she said. "The question is a safer place, fight for freedom was a bombshell story. That day, her concession speech… in order to in the 2016 election and whether nian military forces… He is acting lier in October, US foreign policy nobody is answering is: 'Why are and democracy.' I go in front of The Hill published a report that the deflect blame away from herself and collusion with Trump associates quite dangerously in Syria… He shut critics have questioned why the US there special forces in Niger any- them and tell them about my expe- FBI had investigated corruption in her campaign for what seemed to be took place. Kovalik pointed out that down the largest Russian consulate has a troop presence in countries way?' Why is the US even militarily rience, and the world is a far more the nuclear industry before the State an impossible loss to Donald in fact Trump's policy is in some in America, in San Francisco," Kov- like Niger in the first place. Brian involved there?" The US military dangerous place as a result of the Department, at that time headed by Trump." Meanwhile, Clinton con- ways more hostile to Russia than alik said. Trump has repeatedly de- Becker and Walter Smolarek of Sput- claims that its presence in Niger is last 16 years. Between 1980 and Clinton, and the Obama administra- tinues to accuse Moscow and that of the Obama administration, nied all allegations of collusion with nik Radio's Loud & Clear were to train Nigerien troops and deploy 2001, there were 381 suicide bomb- tion approved a 2010 deal giving WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange during which major sales to Russian Russia. (Spuntak) joined by anti-war activists Rory surveillance drone missions in the ings around the world, only 10 per- Moscow control of one-fifth of all Fanning and Cindy Sheehan. Fan- fight against Islamic terrorist groups cent aimed at the US or US inter- uranium production capacity in the ning is a former US Army Ranger in neighboring Mali, where US-ally ests. Since 2001 there's been as US. According to The Hill, the con- who fought in Afghanistan before France has been waging a war against many as 3,000 suicide bombs around troversial deal that made Russian becoming a conscientious objector Al-Qaeda affiliates since January the world, with up to 90 percent atomic energy agency Rosatom one and public speaker, while Sheehan 2013. Eight hundred US troops are aimed at the US or US interests." of the world's largest uranium pro- became a vocal opponent of the US deployed in Niger, with the permis- Three US Green Berets Killed in ducers, was inked despite substantial military following the death of her sion of Niamey. Niger is far from Ambush in Niger, But What Were evidence obtained by the FBI during son, US Army Specialist Casey Shee- the only African nation to have a They Doing There? "The world is a the probe. There was also specula- han, in Iraq in 2004. "It's not bad rarely discussed US troop presence. far more dangerous place, so sign- tion that Clinton, then secretary of enough that our loved ones were According to Fanning, the United ing up for the military is not neces- state, approved the agreement ben- killed in one of the many illegal, States has been "conducting military sarily making the world safer, it'll efiting Russia in exchange for dona- immoral wars that the US empire operations in 49 of the 54 African make it more dangerous," said Fan- tions to the Clinton Foundation wages, but then we get so mistreat- countries since 2011 alone. Sixteen ning. "As far as freedom and democ- from Canadian mining industry lead- ed," Sheehan complained. "After years of this, and unfortunately all racy goes, national sovereignty ers involved in the deal. Clinton we're used as political cannon fod- these incidents only take away fo- seems to exist just for the United denied that she helped support the der, then we are just pretty much cus from the fact that many thou- States. It doesn't really apply to any donors' interests. "Uranium deal to just discarded by the country that sands of American soldiers have died other country. The fact that the US Russia, with Clinton help and Obama supposedly is so grateful for our ser- since 2001, plus hundreds of thou- is conducting military operations in Administration knowledge, is the By Radhya Almutawakel - to the Saudis and their partners, to Too often, the causes of peace vice." On Thursday, Trump alleg- sands of people around the world, the vast majority of African coun- biggest story that Fake Media the Ansar Allah armed group (also and justice are presented as irrecon- edly told Myeshia Johnson, the preg- the majority of them innocent ci- tries, let alone other places around doesn't want to follow!" Trump known as the Houthis) and their ally cilable in conflict, but in Yemen, the nant widow of slain Green Beret La vilians." Fanning then turned the the world — that's not freedom and tweeted Thursday, criticizing news former Yemeni President Ali Abdul- establishment of this new UN in- David Johnson, that the soldier topic of conversation to his speak- democracy for those people. It's outlets for keeping silent on the is- lah Saleh, to current Yemeni Presi- vestigative mechanism can help ad- "knew what he signed up for," a ing engagements in schools about about making a small percentage of sue. The Senate Judiciary Commit- dent Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's forc- vance the peaceful resolution of the comment for which he received his time in the Rangers. "I spend a the population wealthier and con- tee recently launched an investiga- es and armed groups loyal to him - conflict, by shining a light on viola- enormous flak. The White House lot of time, when I can get in front trolling various regions of the plan- tion into the matter and sought per- that the world finally is watching, tions by the parties and making clear denied Trump said any such thing, of the students here, in the Chicago et." "The conversation we need to mission to interview an FBI infor- that impunity will no longer reign that victories on the battlefield can- and accused Representative Freder- public schools talking to them about be having is: Why are people still mant who helped agents uncover the in Yemen, and that violations of not lead to political gains. Coupled ica Wilson (D-FL) of fabricating the the military. Chicago has 10,000 being killed?" Sheehan asked. "Why scheme. "To me what this shows is Radhya Almutawakel is human rights and of the laws of war with diplomatic pressure, it could story. An American flag covers the students signed up to JROTC [Jun- is the US still a military empire with what Julian Assange has frankly been the Chairperson of Mwatana, will meet consequences. Having incentivise all parties to go back to casket of Lance Cpl. Christopher ior Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Trump threatening North Korea, saying all along, that what he is see- a Yemeni human rights made this promise of accountabili- the negotiating table. The interna- Fowlkes as it is carried by an honor a US military program aimed at high Iran and Venezuela militarily? We ing is not any collusion between organisation. ty more than two years into the tional community should use this guard during grave side services Fri- school students] which is more than just have to be more vocal, and it Trump and his people and Russia, conflict, the international commu- moment of heightened scrutiny to day, Sept. 18, 2009, in Gaffney, S.C. any other school district. I'm in a doesn't matter who's president. but that in fact Hillary herself was nity owes it to the people of Yemen restart the UN-led peace process. Fowlkes, 20, died last week from his county that's 50 percent black, 45 Obama bombed seven countries, he compromised, let's put it that way, Earlier this year, I left my home in to ensure that the words of the Hu- The US, the UK, and France - as injuries from a ground bomb on Sept. percent Latino. When you talk to was at war every day of his presi- in her dealings with folks in Russia," Yemen to try to tell the world the man Rights Council's resolution are permanent UN Security Council 3 battle in Helmand province, Af- them about the military you'd be sur- dency, he dropped almost 27,000 Dan Kovalik, human rights and la- story of a collapsing and suffering translated into reality. The UN must members who did not support a ghanistan. According to Sheehan, prised by how little they can tell bombs in his last year. We need to country, a story that largely has been select strong, impartial experts for strong UN inquiry - have a special you about the last 16 years." "When stop being partisan politicos and bor lawyer, told Radio Sputnik in an the political mistreatment of Gold interview. He said he found it absurd ignored despite the United Nations this panel, women and men of char- responsibility to seize this moment. Star families spans the political spec- they do say why they're all wearing really start opposing US empire as calling it "the largest humanitarian acter who will not be afraid to iden- If the international community miss- a uniform once a week for these much as possible." that Clinton, who bears some re- trum: the family of Humayun Khan, sponsibility for starting and pro- crisis in the world". Ignored, despite tify perpetrators of violations on es this opportunity and continues a US soldier killed in Iraq in 2004, JROTC classes, they say that they're (Truthout) grave violations committed by all all sides. Countries like the United to ignore Yemen, the consequences parties to the conflict since 2014, States, the United Kingdom, and will be dire. Not only will Yemen's including the use of starvation as a France, which have stood by their people continue to suffer starvation, weapon of war. Ignored, despite the Saudi and Emirati allies despite doc- bombardment, and disease on a scale war having driven seven million ci- umented attacks on civilians - and unseen anywhere else in the?world, vilians - more than the entire pop- indeed, have continued to sell Saudi but?the threat to the West will in- ulation of the Washington, DC, met- Arabia and the UAE bombs and other crease from terrorists and extrem- ropolitan area - to the brink of fam- weapons for use in their air strikes ists whom the US State Department ine. Ignored, despite more than on Yemen - must give the UN panel has confirmed are using Yemen's 750,000 cases of cholera, the proper backing, no matter its find- instability to multiply their strength world's worst outbreak of that dis- ings and conclusions. And the UN and numbers. The story of Yemen ease. Last month, the international experts must realise that their man- that I have told on my travels to community took the first step to date is to speak truth to power, and date has been one of tragedy, suffer- By Radwan al-Sayed no longer ignore the conflict in Ye- to identify those responsible for kill- ing, and neglect by the rest of the almost a pyrrhic victory,” said Bi- ray of problems exposed after sentatives in those discussions.” ing innocent men, women, and chil- world. If the international commu- lal Saab, a senior fellow at the Mid- Daesh’s ouster from Raqqa were The official said that the United men, when the UN Human Rights The defeat of Daesh in its de facto Council established a new interna- dren in Yemen. If the international nity takes this opportunity to work dle East Institute. “Addressing the where to find money to help re- States and allies would continue to community takes this opportunity to end the conflict, Yemen's next capital Raqqa may only be the start economic, political grievances of build the shattered city, how to sup- provide humanitarian assistance tional panel of experts to report on the violations that have been com- to work to end the conflict, Yemen's chapter could be one of hope, and of a wider struggle by the United the Sunnis so that another ISIS port fledgling local government in and support efforts to stabilize ar- next chapter could be one of hope, we could begin rebuilding our bro- States to contain any insurgency (Daesh) doesn’t come about will be the face of a likely insurgency and eas freed from Daesh rule “to in- mitted by all sides to this horrible conflict. In so doing, the interna- and we could begin rebuilding our ken country and saving millions of launched by the militant group and as important as the military fight.” how to keep Assad, backed by Iran clude continuing the removal of broken country and saving millions lives from being lost. to stabilize the region, as Washing- tional community finally has sent a Raqqa was the first big city Daesh and Russia, from trying to regain IEDs and other explosives … re- clear message to all warring parties of lives from being lost. (Aljazeera) ton struggles to define a compre- captured, before its rapid series of control. “The real challenge is that storing basic services and refurbish- hensive strategy in Syria. US- victories in Iraq and Syria brought ISIS (Daesh) will turn into a venge- ing schools.” The official said the backed militias declared victory millions of people under the rule of ful ghost, will try to stalk and to US goals included “supporting lo- over Daesh in Raqqa on Tuesday, its self-declared caliphate, which wreak havoc on the post-conflict cal governing bodies that are rep- raising flags over the last jihadist passed laws and issued passports and security and governance and admin- resentative of the area, civilian-led, footholds after a four-month bat- money. Daesh has lost much of its istration in order to undermine the and credible in the eyes of the pop- tle. The Sunni militant group often territory in Syria and Iraq this year, US and its partners,” said Nick Heras ulations.” Assad’s use of force to referred to as Daesh, overran Raqqa including its most prized posses- of the Center for a New American crush an initially peaceful uprising in January 2014, seizing control sion, the Iraqi city of Mosul. In Security. A US State Department of- against his family’s more than four- from rebel factions opposed to the Syria, it has been forced back into ficial said Washington remained decade rule triggered the country’s rule of Syrian President Bashar al- a strip of the Euphrates valley and committed to a peace process in civil war in 2011. The conflict Assad. “While recapturing Raqqa is surrounding desert. Middle East an- Geneva and supported the “broad- helped create a vacuum that Daesh important symbolically, talk about alysts said that among the wide ar- est possible group of Syrian repre- eventually filled by seizing parts of Syria. Russia stepped in with mili- tary support for Assad in 2015. “The greatest challenge for Raqqa and local Syrian partners that are LETTER TO THE EDITOR trying to rebuild Raqqa is the ambi- By Edward Tse ernments in China are offering fi- billion valuation – like Didi Chux- guity of Trump administration Syr- nancial incentives to encourage AI- ing and Xiaomi are either adopting ia policy,” Heras said. “A signal If all goes as planned, China hopes related innovations. With the gov- AI technology already in their op- needs to be sent that the US in- to be the world leader in artificial ernment’s assistance, Guizhou, erations or investing in it. Baidu, tends to keep a residual force in intelligence by 2030. If success- one of the poorest provinces in the for example, has shifted its com- the areas that it has conquered from ful, Beijing’s “moonshot” initiative country, has become known as pany strategy from “mobile-first” Endemiccorruption ISIS (Daesh) in order to oversee the – recently unveiled by the govern- China’s “big data hub.” Major In- to “AI-first.” Some of its initia- stabilization mission and to have ment – has the potential to be a ternet companies such as Apple, tives include DuerOS, a conversa- Corruption is endemic in the country, and it has been eating our infrastructures at high level. Corruption is the broader, publicly unstated aim, game-changer not just for Chinese Alibaba, Tencent and Qualcomm tional AI system that can be inte- a form of dishonest or unethical that being conducting by a person entrusted with a position of authority. to constrain Iran’s ability to recon- society but for global geopolitics have set up new big data centers in grated into smart devices such as Recently, we are aware that ten officials have been arrested in charge of corruption in Kapisa province. The quer all of the country in the name as well. My bet is that China will the province, in large part due to speakers, televisions and refriger- corruption is phenomena that directly affects economic and politics situation of the country. of Assad,” he said. Several analysts indeed reach its goal over the next this initiative. And in 2016, gov- ators; Project Apollo, an open Despite efforts made by the government to bring corruption at least to low level in security organs, but, said the United States does not ap- decade, in part because of how far ernment data reported a 10.5 per- source platform for the research pear to have a durable strategy to it has already come. While so much cent growth in Guizhou’s gross and development of autonomous however, it took further inroads in these important institutions. This trend is more dangerous for the stabilize the region, let alone to stability of the government. of the world today lacks clear di- domestic product, one of the high- vehicles; and Baidu Brain, an AI revive the moribund UN talks in rection, China has an edge in its est GDP increases among China’s platform with 60 different AI-en- At the same time it is the responsibility of our countrymen to take step against those officials who Geneva aimed at ending the civil takes bribe from them. The Afghans should also corporate with the government organize in recognizing the ability to combine strong, top- provinces and municipalities. An- abled services. Its rival Tencent has war. “We’ve captured and lost cit- down government directive with other example is the municipality also established its own AI lab, corrupt officials, and through this provide an opportunity for corruption-free environment in Afghanistan. ies before,” said Senator Ben Sasse, Basir Ahmad, Kabul Afghanistan vibrant grassroots-level innovation. of Chongqing. It was one of the which developed the software that a Republican. Beyond this, China has an abun- first municipalities in China to es- famously defeated high-ranking “This victory underscores the need dance of data to train AI-learning tablish a bureau to support local Japanese “Go” player Ryo Ichiri- for a comprehensive Syria strate- algorithms because of its huge pop- AI development. In May, Chong- ki earlier this year. Additionally, gy.” A US official who spoke on ulation of Internet users – more qing partnered with Baidu, a local Chinese health care start-up iCar- condition of anonymity said “If the than 700 million. China’s thriving search engine, to foster AI and big bonX is building a digital “ecosys- Russians truly want to … have some- mobile Internet ecosystem also data. Elsewhere in China, Xiong’an tem” using AI technology to col- thing that will really put Syria back provides a test bed for AI research- New Area, a newly established lect users’ biological and psycho- together, we will see if they are will- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must ers to collect and analyze valuable district near Beijing, and Guang- logical data, provide personalized ing to return to the Geneva pro- demographics and transactional dong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater health analysis and predict users’ have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: cess.” Saab, of the Middle East In- [email protected] and behavioral big data and to con- Bay Area, a city cluster, have also health status. And SenseTime, a stitute, suggested US influence in duct large-scale experiments at a incorporated AI in their develop- Chinese AI start-up founded in Syria may be too slight to shape much higher level than foreign coun- ment plans as a key economic 2014, focuses on innovative com- events. “Our investment has always terparts. This combination places growth engine. The Chinese gov- puter vision and deep learning tech- been and will always be quite limit- Beijing in a unique position to dom- ernment’s favorable policies have nology. In July, SenseTime claimed ed,” he said. Disclaimer: inate AI in just over a decade. It inspired innovations across a wide it had raised the largest single round “We have ceded the terrain to Rus- range of tech players in the coun- investment in AI globally at $410 sia and the Iranians and it’s almost would be imprudent to expect oth- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are erwise. To understand why, look try. Leading Internet giants such million. Alpha1 Pro, a humanoid too late now, for us, to get involved as Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, ris- robot for entertainment and edu- effectively, you have to have some no further than the country’s cur- those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or rent technological advancements. ing start-ups like iCarbonX and cation, at the Canton Fair in Guang- skin in the game.” SenseTime, as well as “unicorns” zhou, China. Oct. 16, 2017. opinions of the Afghanistan Times. (middleeastmonitor) China is investing in AI at the local level Today, a number of local gov- – companies that have reached $1 (WP) SATURDAY . OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES P u tin says R u ssia h as 'WARNO:prepare 'ca u gh t u p with U S cruise missile m issile capabilities' strike.' This is the a n d will r espon d if order given to a Am er ica qu its Cold USdestroyer off W a r a r m s tr eaty North Korea Russian President Vladimir Putin designed to see the mutual elimi- the forum with scholars. said today that Moscow has nation of ground-launched ballis- The Russian leader con- 'caught up with US missile capa- tic and cruise missiles with ranges demned North Korea's nuclear bilities' and will respond if Ameri- of between 500 and 5,500 kilome- tests but insisted the crisis around ca quits a landmark Cold War nu- ters between the two countries. the Korean peninsula should be clear treaty. Speaking to interna- Putin said the accord was tilted in resolved through dialogue. 'We tional policy experts at the Valdai the US's favor, effectively amount- condemn the nuclear tests carried forum in Sochi, Putin said Russia ing to 'unilateral disarmament,' as out by North Korea,' Putin said. will respond immediately and sym- it failed to ban missiles carried by 'But it is absolutely necessary to metrically if the United States quits navy ships and aircraft that the US resolve this problem through dia- the 1987 Intermediate-range Nu- had and the Soviet Union didn't. logue and not drive North Korea clear Forces Treaty. U.S. officials He said Russia has since developed into a corner, threatening it with have accused Russia of develop- such cruise missiles for its navy the use of force, and not to fall ing missiles in violation of the trea- and air force. Moscow is also into outright insolence.' Putin crit- ty, a charge Russia has denied. The ready to develop new weapons icized the US and its allies for 'miss- 1987 agreement, signed by Presi- systems, both nuclear and non- ing a chance to build a safer and dent Ronald Reagan and Soviet nuclear, in response to other coun- more stable world after the Cold leader Mikhail Gorbachev, was tries doing the same, Putin said at War'. (Daily Mail) Just how close is the world to nu- ing a quick strike response should clear war? This offers a clue. Amer- 'Rocket Man' make an irrational ican international affairs news ser- decision and overt provocation," vice Foreign Policy (FP) reports a FP quotes former naval command- US navy guided missile destroyer er Ted Johnson as saying. was in September issued a flash 'BY MILITARY FORCE IF Whereis WARNO. The naval parlance NECESSARY' translates to "warning order". Pre- The revelation comes as CIA pare for a Tomahawk cruise mis- director Mike Pompeo warns that theleader sile attack on North Korea. Toma- the United States should assume hawk cruise missiles can carry con- Kim Jong-un's regime is "on the ventional explosive warheads. Or cusp" of getting a nuclear missile nuclear ones. capable of striking mainland tar- of ISIS? "It's not unheard of to do that," gets. The CIA head said President a former senior defence official told Donald Trump is determined to Foreign Policy. "But I would say prevent North Korea from making it is a fairly significant indicator such a military technological break- that the possibility of using Tom- through "whether it happens on ahawks is rising." A WARNO is Tuesday or a month from Tues- essentially a battle-stations alarm: day." Both Pompeo and US Na- be prepared to take instant action. tional Security Adviser HR Mc- Speaker: Council of Europe But it does not necessarily Master said Trump would still mean Washington is preparing to prefer to use sanctions and diplo- shows unfair attitude attack Kim Jong-un. It's a warning macy to force Kim to come to the towards Azerbaijan to be ready for anything, with fin- table to discuss disarmament. But, The Council of Europe wants to tions against Azerbaijan. The gers on triggers. In the case of the speaking to a Washington policy use paragraph 46.4 of the Europe- speaker reminded that today there Tomahawk cruise missile, it means forum, both also warned that the an Convention on Human Rights are more than 10,000 unfulfilled the advanced weapon needs to be use of US military force remains that has not been used for 68 years decisions of the European Court checked. Is it properly fuelled? Are an option to prevent Pyongyang in its history, against Azerbaijan, of Human Rights. “There are big its guidance computers - designed from acquiring a long-range nucle- said Speaker of the Azerbaijani European countries, where more to fly through a window from its ar missile. "They are close enough parliament Ogtay Asadov. Asadov than 1,000 decisions have not been As US-backed forces this week launch point hundreds of kilome- now in their capabilities that from made the remarks at a session of fulfilled, and they do not even pay announced they'd ousted ISIS tres away after flying low through a US policy perspective we ought the parliament Oct. 20 while com- fines for non-compliance. In Az- from its self-declared capital in terrain to remain undetected - prop- to behave as if we are on the cusp menting on recent PACE resolu- erbaijan. (Trend) Syria, the fate of the terror group's erly programmed? of them achieving that objective," reclusive leader, Abu Bakr al-Bagh- Does it have any faults? Does Pompeo said. Pompeo said US in- dadi, remains a mystery. Even with it have the appropriate warhead telligence had kept close tabs on Uzbekistan calls for a $25 million State Department fitted? "You would certainly want the North Korean program in the bounty on his head, Baghdadi has your Tomahawks ready in a fast- past, but that its missile expertise academic, scientific managed to avoid detection from moving scenario like that should is now growing too quickly to be cooperation with Iran the US coalition, which worked the president or secretary of de- sure when it will succeed. "But Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister oration between the two countries. with Syrian Democratic Forces to Russian President Vladimir Pu- ing of Muslims during the 1992- fence make the judgement to re- when you're now talking about Abdulaziz Khafizovich Kamilov During the meeting in Astana on retake Raqqa. Baghdadi was first tin said on Thursday the closing 95 Bosnian War. spond with an offensive strike," months our capacity to understand in a meeting with Iranian Vice Pres- Thursday, Kamilov said that Iran declared the leader of the caliphate of Russia’s borders with rebel re- He said Europe was to blame FP quotes an unnamed former that at a detailed level is in some ident for Scientific and Technolog- can help Uzbekistan to develop its in June 2014, after ISIS had made gions in eastern Ukraine would for the Ukraine crisis and that only Pentagon official as saying. "The sense irrelevant," he said. "The ical Affairs Sourena Sattari in Ka- academic institutions and to train considerable territorial gains in Iraq. result in a “Srebrenica-like mas- European powers could act to fact that it's for a Tomahawk strike president's made it very clear," he zakhstan called for deepening of experts and engineers. Shortly after, the first and only sacre”, referring to the mass kill- change the situation. into [North Korea] feels ominous, added. scientific and technological collab- (AP) footage emerged of Baghdadi lead- (Reuters) but my guess it's more about hav- (CNN) ing prayers at the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul. ISIS later de- Kyrgyzstan intends to stroyed the historic mosque. In early November 2016, ISIS re- officially reject Kazakhstan's leased an audio recording of Bagh- TheKurdish independencebid dadi ahead of the battle for Mosul, in which he addressed ISIS fight- $100mln aid ers and told them "holding your Kyrgyzstan intends to officially tocol on the order of providing as- ground in honor is a thousand has turned intoashooting war reject Kazakhstan's $100-million sistance and control over the use times better than retreating in dis- and denounce the agreement with of aid, the protocol on technical grace." The Russian Defense Min- If you thought the Catalonian in- Kazakhstan on development of assistance signed in St Petersburg istry claimed in June that Baghda- dependence bid in Spain was go- economic cooperation within the and Moscow. Minister of Econo- di might have been killed in an air- ing poorly, that one is looking like Eurasian economic integration my Artyom Novikov was ap- strike it launched on May 28 in a stunning achievement in diplo- signed in 2016, Tazabek reported. pointed a rapporteur on the draft Syria, but the US military remained macy compared to what’s going on A bill initiated by the Government law. The draft law will be consid- skeptical. If Baghdadi were dead, with the Kurds in Iraq. What start- of Kyrgyzstan was submitted to ered by the Parliament in urgent US intelligence would have expect- ed as a debate over autonomy is the Parliament for consideration. and extraordinary manner. ed more chatter in ISIS communi- turning into a straight-up shooting The bill aims to denounce the pro- (WP) cations and social media accounts, war, with Iraqi federal forces mov- US officials told CNN. But no ing on the Kurds and pushing them communications confirming his out of regions they’ve been occu- Uzbekpresident holdsmeeting death were intercepted. "I really pying for a while now. Last night don't know where he is," Lt. Gen. reports of federal troops moving on preschool education Stephen Townsend told reporters into the town of Altun Kupri be- on August 31, in his final press gan to come in. The Peshmerga had reforms conference as the top US command- fortified the area and were well er in Baghdad, adding he hadn't seen armed, but apparently rather small The issues of radical improvement 2017. The expansion of the state convincing evidence that Baghda- in numbers. When the government of preschool education system and non-state network of pre- di was dead. "So, therefore, I be- troops arrived they weren’t just were discussed at a meeting held school educational institutions, the lieve he's alive." A month later, exchanging small arms fire, either. on Oct. 19 under the chairmanship solution of personnel issues, and Townsend's skepticism was vali- Iraqi and Kurdish forces are ex- of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat the radical improvement of the dated when a 45-minute audio re- changing fire at the border between Mirziyoyev. According to the quality of the preparation of chil- cording surfaced of the ISIS leader federal and Kurdish lands, days Uzbek president’s press service, dren for school are among the new mocking the United States, rally- after Kurds withdrew from disput- the meeting was attended by the ministry’s tasks. The work carried ing remaining jihadis against the ed territories across northern Iraq. rising from a checkpoint just north holding their own, within a few Perhaps even more disturbing was country’s prime minister, state out in this direction was discussed Syrian regime and insisting that Iraqi artillery forces shelled of the town. Kurdish forces re- hours we learned that the Pesh- the makeup of the Iraqi forces. It advisors to the president, minis- at the meeting. Moreover, the is- ISIS "remains," despite mounting Kurdish military positions north sponded with rocket fire. While the merga had mostly been flushed wasn’t just the federal troops, but ters and other officials. A new sue of organization of high-quali- casualties and the loss of large and south of the town of Altun first communications from the from the town and the attacking a mix of those fighting alongside structure – the Ministry of Pre- ty medical service in preschool swaths of its territory. The record- Kupri. Thick smoke could be seen Kurds indicated that they were troops had raised the Iraqi flag. police units. (AP) school Education – was estab- educational institutions, establish- ing, which came after an 11-month lished in Uzbekistan by the presi- ment of healthy food system fully silence from Baghdadi, "appears to dential decree, dated September 30, in line with sanitary. be authentic," Timothy Barrett, spokesman for the US Office of the Director of National Intelli- Turkmenistan-Russia gence, told CNN at the time. US officials previously indicated they partnership of strategic believe Baghdadi is hiding some- where in the Euphrates River Val- nature: president ley, now the last strip of ISIS' ter- ritory. It crosses the border of Syria President of Turkmenistan Gur- built on an equal, long-term ba- and Iraq. Visiting Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mo- banguly Berdimuhamedov sis. The Russian diplomat reiter- IHS CONFLICT MONITOR hammad Hossein Baqeri hailed recent advances of Syria and its allied stressed the strategic nature of the ated “the continued interest of the The United States over the forces against foreign-backed extremists and said the terrorist groups are Turkmen-Russian partnership Russian side in further strength- summer believed it had an oppor- taking their last breaths. “Thanks God…, we are witnessing remarkable that meets the objectives of wel- ening and expanding the tradi- tunity to kill Baghdadi in an air- successes of the resistance front and the shrine defenders against the fare of the two countries’ peoples, tionally friendly interstate dia- strike and "tried to take several terrorist groups,” Major General Baqeri said, addressing a gathering of shots" at him, according to offi- Iranian military advisers and resistance front forces in Syria’s northern the Turkmen government said in logue across its entire spectrum”. city of Aleppo. The advances and victories of the resistance front a message. The Turkmen presi- The parties exchanged views on cials who spoke to CNN. But the self-professed caliph's death was forces are continuing and the lives of the terrorist Takfiri groups have dent made the remarks during his priority directions of bilateral never confirmed. While Baghdadi's reached their end, he noted. The commander also described the coordi- meeting with Russian State Sec- cooperation in the context of im- death would be a blow to ISIS and nation among the Syrian army, people, and the resistance forces as retary and Deputy Foreign Min- plementation of agreements its so-called caliphate, it likely “exemplary” and stressed the need to continue the close cooperation. ister Grigory Karasin in Ashgabat. reached at the highest level. More- wouldn't deter the terror group Heading a high-ranking delegation, the top Iranian general has trav- Berdimuhamedov said that Turk- over, the effectiveness of the from its broader mission, which it eled to Syria to broaden defense and military cooperation with the Arab menistan and Russia are linked by Turkmen-Russian talks, which often carries out via social media country and promote cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Syria long-term fruitful cooperation, took place in early October as part and lone-wolf terror attacks. has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist which has a solid potential and is of the official visit of Russian. (CNN) groups, including ISIS, controlling parts of it. (BBC) SATURDAY . OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

The move comes just days after Donald Trump refused to certify Tehran's compliance with the nu- clear deal and called for more sanc- tions against the country. On Tues- day, Saga Energy, a Norwegian solar company, and Iran's Amin Energy Developers signed a $4 bil- lion investment deal to install two Qatar has said it has withdrawn gigawatts of solar panels in the $20 bln of its overseas investments country’s deserts, according to a owned by its sovereign wealth report released by Iranian Press fund and brought them onshore to TV The project is set to be fi- rescue its economy, which has been nanced by a consortium of Euro- in a stalemate since several Arab pean private and state investors. states boycotted Doha over its ?"We hope to build a factory in support for regional terror groups. Iran to build the panels so that we Qatar’s Finance Minister Ali are also generating jobs," the broad- Shareef al-Emadi told the Finan- caster quotes Saga's Development cial Times that Qatar Investment Manager Gaute Steinkopf as say- Authority deposits were being ing. "Norway is fully committed used to create a “buffer” and pro- to the JCPOA (Joint Comprehen- vide liquidity in the banking sys- sive Plan of Action) and this is tem after the gas-rich state suf- proof that we have taken the open- fered capital outflows of more than ing very seriously, and we will see he delivered a speech where he gave back in 2015 by members of the said that Berlin would try to per- $30 bln. “We are not liquidating more investment very soon," Nor- the US Congress 60 days to de- P5+1 group. Following Trump's suade the US Congress to keep the anything. What we have done is way’s Ambassador to Tehran Lars cide whether to re-impose econom- announcement, EU foreign policy deal. Iranian flag fluttering in front taken some of our liquidity from Nordrum noted during the signing ic sanctions on Tehran which had chief Federica Mogherini has said of Iran's Safir Omid rocket, which outside to inside. This is through ceremony. The deal comes just been lifted under the nuclear agree- that the EU, which was also part is capable of carrying a satellite into the Ministry of Finance and the days after US President Trump ment. The US leader, however, did of the deal, remains committed to orbit, before it's launch in a space QIA, which is very normal in this taken is much more of a pre-emp- Moody’s said last month that Qa- refused to certify Iran's complian- not pull Washington out of the the agreement, while German For- station. type of situation,” told FT from tive and precautionary measure,” tar had injected $38.5bn into its cy with the JCPOA. On Friday, agreement, which was brokered eign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has (AFP) London. “The measure we have Emadi added. Rating agency economy since the crisis erupted. (BBC) Azerbaijani gov’t expects stable GDP growth Bahrain on Tuesday announced it home to the US Fifth Fleet, the President Donald Trump has ex- had signed a $3.8 billion deal with state-run BNA news agency re- pressed its intention to proceed Lockheed Martin for 16 upgraded ported. US President Donald with a $5 billion deal to sell Bahr- until 2021 F-16 fighter jets. The Bahrain De- Trump has eased restrictions on ain 19 Lockheed Martin F-16 fense Force signed the agreement arms sales to countries including fighters and related equipment, a with the US company during a Bahrain. In March, Al Arabiya re- deal was suspended Last year due Azerbaijani government has fore- defense exhibition in the country, ported that the administration of to of concerns over human rights. cast growth of Azerbaijan’s real (Alarabiya) GDP in 2018 at 1.5 percent, ac- cording to the presentation of draft state and consolidated budgets for 2018 and the next three years. According to the document, Azerbaijan’s GDP next year is ex- pected to reach 69.4 billion manats. At the same time, 47.6 bil- lion manats of the GDP will ac- count for the non-oil sector, which will grow 2.9 percent next year. According to the document, 83 percent of Azerbaijan’s GDP will account for the private sector. In 2016, Azerbaijan’s GDP decreased by 3.1 percent. The Azerbaijani government expects Kenya and Tanzania will power South Asia. The East African re- that this year, the country’s econ- economic growth in the East Afri- gion powered this growth with a omy will grow 0.3 percent and will can sub-region, which is expected 5.3 per cent economic expansion continue growing until 2021. to record the highest economic with the North African sub-region Incomes of Azerbaijan’s state growth rate in Africa, according to coming second at 3.3 per cent. East budget for 2018 are projected at the latest economic report from the Africa's growth was driven by 20.127 billion manats (including African Development Bank Kenya at 5.9 per cent and Ethio- centralized incomes - 19.476 bil- (AfDB). The Bank's quarterly eco- pia at 6.9 per cent. The AfDB says lion manats, local incomes - nomic report says East Africa will the expansion will be boosted by 650.671 million manats), expendi- record the fastest growth rate capital investment and strong do- tures are projected at 20.905 bil- among the sub-regions of Africa at mestic expenditure. However, the lion manats (including centralized 5.4 per cent this year and then ac- Bank has downgraded economic expenses - 20.182 billion manats, celerate to 5.8 per cent in 2018. growth for Africa, saying that poor local expenses - 724.092 million Growth in East Africa will be driv- weather will slow growth to 3.0 manats). It is projected that Azer- en by strong domestic demand and per cent. The North African region baijan’s state budget for 2018 will J a p a n : E con om y high public infrastructure spend- is expected to grow by 3.1 per cent be based on oil price of $45 per ing. Kenya is expected to grow by and 3.6 per cent in 2017 and 2018 barrel. (Trend) 5.1 per cent while Tanzania's eco- respectively, with expected pick st ill in gr ea t nomic will expand at a 7.2 per cent up of growth in Morocco of 4.5 clip this year. Despite a major per cent in 2017 and 3.9 per cent slowdown in commodity prices, in 2018. The bank however warns sh a p e b u t Africa retained its position as the that continued political uncertain- second-fastest growing continent ties and reduced oil production in globally recording an average gross Libya continue to drag growth in domestic product (GDP) GDP the North Africa region. sa les t a x h ik e growth of 2.2 per cent, behind (WP) is loom in g: D a n sk e B a n k Angry workers

Should Abe’s coalition stumble at nomics (structural reform). No at bankrupt Air the finish line in the upcoming elec- matter what, it remains a challenge tions, Japan is not likely to change for Abe to keep the economic up- political course dramatically, feels turn going for another two years Berlin protest the analysis team at Danske Bank. so Japan does not go into reces- “Party of Hope is a conservative sion when the sales tax hike hits. party close to the LDP in many It might be wiser to make the in- 'immoral' €4.5m areas. One key difference relates crease gradually in order to avoid a to the planned sales tax hike in situation like 2014, where private October 2019, though. Abe needs consumption surged due to exact- it to fund social security spending ly a sales tax hike. We saw some payoff for CEO and at some point pay down Ja- improvement in domestic demand pan’s enormous debts. Koike earlier this year, but generally the wants to freeze it to ensure eco- economy is still very dependent Thousands of Air Berlin employees are facing unemployment after the nomic recovery and impose a tax on the global economic recovery company went bankrupt; despite having led the company into insol- Saudi budget carrier flynas on Flights between Iraq and Sau- influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Mo- on companies' internal reserves and an ultra-accommodative eco- vency, its chief executive is guaranteed a multimillion-euro salary until Wednesday made the first commer- di Arabia were suspended some 27 qtada Sadr, who led a militia that instead. Also, the CDP does not nomic policy still looks necessary.” 2021, which has outraged former staff. Germany's second-biggest air- cial flight from Riyadh to Baghdad years ago in August 1990 after fought against the US occupation want to impose the hike all at “In our main scenario, we ex- line, Air Berlin, entered insolvency earlier this month, putting thou- since 1990, as ties with neighbor- former Iraqi president Saddam of Iraq. once.” “We expect the Japanese pect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to sands of jobs at risk. For these employees, the revelation that chief ing Iraq show signs of improve- Hussein ordered his troops into Private carrier flynas, in which economy to stay on track, sup- keeps its policy unchanged, main- executive Thomas Winkelmann will nevertheless continue to draw a ment. "Our first flight took off to- neighbouring Kuwait. Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed ported by the global economic re- taining the short-term policy in- salary until 2021 is a bitter pill to swallow. On Monday, Air Berlin day from Riyadh to Baghdad," the In recent months, ties between bin Talal holds a 34-percent stake, covery. The large Japanese manu- terest rate at -0.1% and the 10Y employees demonstrated their displeasure with the situation, holding a company wrote on Twitter, post- Saudi Arabia and Iraq have begun plans to expand its routes from facturing sector recently showed Japanese government bond (JGB) protest at Berlin's Tegel Airport. "4.5 million for Winkelmann! Hartz ing pictures of the cabin crew and looking up . Saudi airports to major cities across the most optimistic business out- yield at 0% over our 12M forecast IV [unemployment benefit] for us!" one placard read. "No one is talking passengers. Tickets for the maid- Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al- Iraq. look in a decade and the economy horizon, assuming BoJ governor to us," protesting workers told Der Tagesspiegel. Winkelmann took en flight were advertised for as low Jubair headed to Baghdad in Feb- National flag carrier Saudia, in general seems in good shape. Haruhiko Koruda is reappointed over the running of the business in February this year and was evident- as $7 (six euros) excluding taxes as ruary for talks with Iraqi Prime also known as Saudi Arabian Air- That said, it is a risk that Abe will when his term ends in April - this ly aware that the firm was facing financial difficulties. He agreed to a flynas CEO Bandar al-Muhanna Minister Haider al-Abadi on the lines, is also scheduled to operate focus too much on revising the seems likely, as Abe can do this salary of €950,000 ($1.12 million) per year plus a bonus of €400,000 said the move to reopen the route first visit of its kind since 2003. a flight to Baghdad from Thurs- constitution and refrain from work- with a simple majority.” ($472,000) for the first year, as well as a bank guarantee to insure his would help "link the two sisterly Abadi then visited Riyadh in day. ing hard on the third pillar of Abe- (Reuters) earnings in the event of the company winding up. countries". June, followed the next month by (Alarabiya) SATURDAY. OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

KARACHI : Mawra Hocane is larger-than-life set that will make on a roll! The Sammi starlet is all the project all the more believable. set to join the cast of the sequel of Previously, it was reported Humayun Saeed starrer Jawani that Rishi Kapoor was also offered Phir Nahi Aani. The movie also a role in the movie. The actor later stars Fahad Mustafa in a titular turned down an offer to star in role. Previously, talking to Fifi Jawani Phir Nahi Ani sequel. Rishi Haroon, Saeed revealed that the revealed the main reason behind his shooting of the movie will start refusal. Would love to work with from next month in Turkey. The Kareena Kapoor Khan: Humayun cast will also be shooting a por- Saeed The Kapoor & Sons actor tion of the movie in Dubai. said he wouldn’t work in Pakistani She’s back: Mawra Hocane to films because his “country won’t star in a pre-partition-era drama like him to do it.” “Recently, I was ‘Aangan The news come after approached for a Pakistani film; it Mawra signed a pre-partition dra- was the sequel to one of their big- ma Aangan. Ahsan Khan has also gest hits. I heard the story and reportedly been roped in for the found it interesting. Now, of same show. A little birdie also tells course, it is not possible to act in us that this upcoming venture will it. The situation was ironic,” Rishi be made on a massive scale, deem- was quoted as saying by the Hin- ing it one of the most expensive dustan Times. TV productions to date. Expect a (Tribune) Taylor Swift has released a third new song from her upcoming album Reputation. The peppy song talks about falling in love with someone you aren’t supposed to.

Taylor Swift dropped her new song Listen to it here: Gorgeous much to the surprise of Taylor sings about wanting to her fans. The 27-year-old singer hate someone but still not being The first reviews for Marvel Studios’ Thor: ously entry, Thor: The Dark World, took to Instagram where she teased able to because they are so ‘gor- Ragnarok, the third film in the Thor series, is considered one of its weakest. the new track with a three posts - geous’. She talks about how the are out, and they’re ecstatic across the board. Sample a few of the reviews: one featuring the song’s introduc- person ‘ruined her life’ by not be- The critics’ consensus on review aggregator “Thor: Ragnarok is the most fun of tion, a baby voice saying “gor- ing hers and how she tries to avoid site, Rotten Tomatoes, declares, “Exciting, the Thor movies by a long shot, but it geous” over an electro- pop sound him/her everywhere they go. funny, and above all fun, Thor: Ragnarok is a is still very much a Thor movie for bed. Gorgeous is the third song colourful cosmic adventure that sets a new better or worse,” writes the Associat- The other messages were di- from Swift’s upcoming album, standard for its franchise -- and the rest of the ed Press’ Lindsey Behr. “In a world rect that said the new song was Reputation, after Look What You Marvel Cinematic Universe.” The film, di- of portentous blockbusters getting “available everywhere” and “mid- Made Me Do and Ready For It? rected by Taika Waititi, sits proudly at 98% ever darker, it’s a joy to see one throw- night tonight eastern” hinting the Her sixth studio LP releases No- ‘fresh’ on the website - the highest-rated (at ing on the disco lights.” says Phil De time from when it will be available vember 10. least as of now) movie in the Marvel Cine- Semlyen, Time Out. “Both the banter to her fans and followers. (Hindustan Times) matic Universe. Some critics are calling it the and the fighting, it should be noted, saviour for the Thor franchise, whose previ- are excellent. (Hindustan Times)

Aamir Khan holds his press screenings well in advance. At least, that’s what he has done for his last two films.

Aamir Khan is not insecure. The Wasim. In an industry known for tion of his confidence. These days, the first show. The audience has Bollywood superstar habitually its cut-throat competition among many major filmmakers and stu- also become smarter, and wide- lets his co-actors take the spot- actors, such restraint shows how dios prefer to skirt these events spread coverage from the local light, first in Dangal and now in Aamir has gained enough confi- for fear that their films may re- press ensures that potential ticket Secret Superstar. And his trust has dence in his craft to place himself ceive negative reviews on opening buyers get film reviews as soon as been reciprocated by his prodigies above petty concerns. His timely day. It’s a different matter altogeth- possible even in the remotest parts – Fatima Sana Sheikh and Zaira press previews are also an indica- er that such tactics can only save of India. (Hindustan Times)

he second song of Qarib not to be the conventional love Qarib Singlle, named Tu 'Tu Chale story as it unfolds to a fun ride TChale Toh is out and it takes and adventure with an unusual us on an exciting journey with Yogi fresh pairing of Irrfan Khan with and Jaya. 'Tu Chale Toh' is a Di- Toh' Parvathy, who is making a Bolly- wali treat to all Irrfan Khan fans as wood debut with this film after a the film Qarib Qarib Singlle brings strong decade long career in Ma- to celluloid Irrfan in a never seen escapades layalam, Tamil and Kannada films. before lover boy avatar. The song The movie is directed by Tanuja hits the right chord as it displays Chandra and the trailer and the two the journey of a quirky couple's the Qarib recently released songs definitely romantic travelogue? as they cruise promises an intriguing concept and across various parts of the coun- a quirky storyline. Qarib Qarib try. The song showcases the fun Qarib Singlle traces the love story of a and romantic sides of Yogi and Jaya middle aged couple via a dating as the music composer Rochak Singlle app. The contemporary love sto- Kohli spices the song up with the ry is a desi adventure combined exquisite voice of Papon. Irrfan has with a millennial twist. Presented been riding high on the success of love story by Zee Studios, 'Qarib Qarib Sin- back to back hits. He has become glle' is A Jar Pictures production synonymous to good content cin- and is helmed by filmmaker Tanu- ema, and now after delivering the of Yogi ja Chandra, the film is shot across huge hit Hindi Medium, Irrfan is real locations of Bikaner, Rishikesh, all set to deliver another out of the and Gangtok and is all set to re- box content movie with Qarib and Jaya! lease on 10th November 2017. Qarib Singlle. The film promises (Santa Banta) Shahid Kapoor announces his next Farhan Akhtar, film, to be directed by Toilet: Ek Prem other celebrities give Katha’s Shree shout out to 'Verna' Narayan Singh Mahira Khan’s upcoming venture Verna will portray her in various avatars. The badass trailer of the Shoaib Mansoor directorial came out recently and made quite a On the occasion of Diwali, actor Shahid Kapoor stir on social media. Characters are so intense at times, they stay with you very long: on Thursday announced the title of his upcom- Mahira Khan Not only in Pakistan, but people across the border couldn’t help but ing film -- Batti Gul Meter Chalu. praise Mahira on her stellar acting prowess. Bollywood celeb Farhan Akhtar also gave a shout out to the Raees star and took to Twitter to express his excitement and On the occasion of Diwali, actor Shahid Kapoor on Thursday announced wish the team best of success… Mahira responded to the Rock On star’s tweet and the title of his upcoming film -- Batti Gul Meter Chalu. The movie will wrote, “Thank you. Hope you get to watch it!” Not just Farhan, but Mahira’s be directed Shree Narayan Singh of the Toilet: Ek Prem Katha fame. Bollywood debut, Raees’ director Rahul Dholakia also lauded the trailer and tweeted: “Let’s celebrate the festival of light with the hope that soon electricity To which, Mahira retorted, “You better!” Emmy winner, Sharmeen Obaid-Chi- will be a right and not a privilege for all. ‘Batti Gul Meter Chalu’,” noy also commended Mahira’s latest venture and wrote, “Love the intensity in the Shahid tweeted alongside a video revealing the title of the film. The trailer @TheMahiraKhan can’t wait to watch it!” Music journalist Fifi Haroon also project is produced by T-Series and KriArj Entertainment. Shahid will raved about Verna: Film-maker Nabeel Qureshi calls Verna hard-hitting and wrote: next be seen alongside Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh in film- Verna is surely making quite a buzz in the industry and across the border! We can’t maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavati. The film is wait for the movie to release already! (Tribune) slated for release on December 1. (Santa Banta) SATURDAY . OCTOBER 21, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Luke List leads CJ Cup after Justin

Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers insists he will changed squad for Saturday's League Cup semi- Thomas stick to his principles following criticism of final against Hibernian, said: "As a manager, his Champions League tactics. Rodgers refused what you learn, especially with experience, is to compromise his usual 4-2-3-1 system in a that if you ever go down as a manager, go struggles 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich, despite missing down with your own vision. Not with some- defenders Jozo Simunovic, Erik Sviatchenko one else's. "People say park the bus or be and Anthony Ralston through injury. The de- pragmatic. We tried that in Barcelona. We lost on day feat could have been heavier and followed on 7-0. "It's not how I work. We have an idea of from a 5-0 opening loss to Paris Saint-Ger- how we play which is first and foremost fun- main, but Celtic won 3-0 at Anderlecht in be- damentally an aggressive way to defend. "If two tween while playing Rodgers' way, and he will you look at the competitions, we defend well, not change despite his critics advocating a more we press well. pragmatic approach. Rodgers, who has an un- (Sky Sport) Women'sAshes:CoachMark Robinson says England's WorldCupwinners still Luke List emerged as the surprise halfway leader at the CJ Cup in havealong waytogo South Korea as Justin Thomas slipped up in the second round. List birdied his final two holes to cap a flawless 67 which lifted him one shot ahead of Lucas Glover on nine under, but overnight-leader Thomas failed to find the form he showed in his opening 63 and was 11 strokes worse on day two as blustery conditions caused a sig- nificant rise in the overall scoring. After opening with a solid 68, List made a confident start to his second round with a birdie at 10, and he followed a steady run of pars with another gain at the long 18th before also taking advantage of the par-five third. The 32-year- old, chasing his maiden PGA Tour victory, rounded off an excellent day with back-to-back birdies at eight and nine to snatch the out- World Cup winners and the No 1 and he thinks there's plenty of paign, all 18 centrally contracted right lead from Scott Brown and ranked one-day international side room for improvement. "What we England players featured in the Kia Glover, who has started the new in the world, England Women look proved is we're a proper team and Super League just three weeks lat- season in fine touch The 2009 US to be on the cusp of dominating they are proper players," he said. er. After Finals Days on Septem- Open champion, who tied for sev- once again. A chastening 18 months "They have showed that they are ber 1, the players were given 10 enth at last week's CIMB Classic, which saw them fall to a heavy resilient and can respond to pres- days off before returning to train- continued his encouraging form as defeat in the Women's Ashes in sure. "We are nowhere near where ing. Having coached in the men's he picked up shots at two of the England in 2015 before losing in we want to be but we have showed game too, the former Sussex coach last three holes to return a seven- birdie 67, while Brown recovered the World T20 semi-final to Aus- that we have got something about understands the importance of Ronnie O'Sullivan was allowed to sponse, O'Sulivan threatened to reeled off four in a row, including tralia in March 2016, seems a dis- us, we have a togetherness, we're managing big workloads. "It's the wear trainers as he raced into the pull out of the tournament and from an outward 38 with five bird- breaks of 68, 50, 136 and 134 to ies on the back nine to salvage a tant memory now for England. better together. "You have to have modern world and the world we third round of the English Open in posted a picture of his injured an- progress. Liang Wenbo produced This new, youthful, exciting, un- goals, have challenges and prepare want to play in, we have to learn Barnsley with a 4-1 win against kle on Twitter and the game's gov- battling 70. Thomas was in a class the first 147 break of the season of his own on Thursday and threat- shackled side bounced back from for things to go wrong to grow." to be more resilient," Robinson Mark Davis. The five-time world erning body allowed O'Sullivan to on his way to winning a final-frame losing their opening World Cup With expectation of the team un- said. "It's up to the support staff champion courted controversy in wear trainers again, saying he ened to post his second 59 of the decider against Tom Ford. Wenbo year, but he showed vulnerability match to be crowned champions derstandably raised once more, to help get the players ready men- his opening-round win over Zhang would be exempt from "standard was a frame from elimination at 3- as they won their first major tour- there is concern for Robinson that tally, physically and skill-wise for Anda by wearing blue trainers due dress code protocol" in order to on the second day and littered his 1 down but fought back to level card with three bogeys as he just nament since 2009. ahead of such an important Ashes the Ashes. "Since the Delhi World to a sprained ankle, and he was "help manage the effects of an an- things up with the maximum be- England coach Mark Robin- series his side may be fatigued. T20 everything has been massive- instructed by World Snooker to kle injury". O'Sullivan wore black managed to break 40 for the front fore a break of 60 in seventh frame nine. The PGA champion im- son believes his side showed their Following a mentally and physi- ly focused on 50-over cricket, so correct his footwear for his match trainers for his second-round saw him edge through. Neil Rob- true character in the World Cup - cally draining World Cup cam- it will be a challenge." (BBC Sport) with Davis on Tuesday. In re- match and lost the first frame but proved after the turn and birdied ertson also won a tense final-frame 10, 14 and 15 before making a mess shootout to edge a high-quality of the last, coming close to putting match against Li Hang. Breaks of a bunker escape in the water and 69 and 62 put Robertson in con- then pitching well past the flag as trol but Hang responded with 77, he signed for a scrappy six and a 78 and 54 to move close to victory round of 74. Thomas shares fourth before Robertson reeled off the on seven under with Cameron remaining two frames with runs of Smith (68), whose fellow Austra- 92 and 134. Michael White lian Marc Leishman is a further knocked out Ding Junhui after rac- shot off the pace alongside Patrick ing into a three-frame lead. Ding Reed, Chez Reavie and Whee Kim. replied with breaks of 81 and 86 Ryder Cup star Thomas Piet- but a 95 from White clinched the ers carded six birdies in a 68 that victory. Elsewhere, reigning world lifted him to five under, but Xander champion Mark Selby was a 4-1 Schauffele crashed out of conten- winner against Ross Muir and John tion after a spectacular collapse. Higgins beat Matthew Selt by the The Tour Championship win- On a disappointing evening for Brit- for two poor games in a row to match. Broady, who saved match same score, while Mark Williams ain's women, Heather Watson and put her behind for the first time, point against former Wimbledon ner and PGA Tour Rookie of the saw off the highly-rated Luca Year was in the mix on four under Naomi Broady crashed to quarter- conceding a 5-4 deficit with a hor- finalist Sabine Lisicki in the previ- Brecel 4-1 as well. Judd Trump final defeats at the Luxembourg ribly hit forehand as her serve col- ous round, was overwhelmed in after an early birdie at the 13th, was a 4-0 winner over Mark Joyce his fourth, but he then bogeyed Open. Watson fell 6-4 6-4 to Elise lapsed. The decisive game saw the the opening set and the second and there were 4-2 victories for Mertens and never looked like trou- British No 2 continue to produce looked destined for a similar out- three of the next four holes before Matthew Stevens and Shaun Mur- losing his focus completely on the bling the Belgian, while Broady errors at a rate of knots - a short- come as she trailed 3-0, cutting a phy against David Gilbert and was beaten 6-0 5-7 6-1 by Puerto coming throughout the match - and frustrated figure as her serve also front nine. Daniel Wells respectively. (BBC Sport) Rico's Monica Puig. Watson was having temporarily stemmed the continued to unravel. The British (Fox News) well beaten in the first set but made flow of points, she directed a fore- No 3 showed tenacity to re-cali- a better fist of it in the second only hand well wide to concede the brate her sights. (BBC Sport)

Look back at Anthony Joshua's epic world title win over Wladimir Klitschko in a behind the scenes documentary on Sky Sports. The Joshua vs Takam : British world heavyweight champion defends his titles against Takam in Cardiff on October 28, live on Sky Sports Box Office, just a few months after he climbed off the canvas to defeat Klitschko at Wembley. We were granted special access ahead of the unification clash in April, Look back at with Klitschko revealing his prediction was on a USB stick at the final press conference, while Joshua allowed our cameras backstage at the weigh-in. Anthony Joshua's After the first bell chimed at the national stadium, you can watch plenty of unseen angles as Joshua battled back from the brink of defeat to stop Klitschko in the 11th round. epic victory over In the aftermath of Joshua's memorable triumph, we also bring you the post-fight celebrations that continued long into the night. Don't miss this Sky Sports documentary as we set the scene for Joshua-Takam fight week. Wladim ir Klitschko (BBC Sport) at Wem bley

Clive Cox believes Harry Angel is the "finished article" as the speedster lengths. "We were thrilled with his performance at Haydock and he attempts to sign off a wonderful season with victory in the Qipco came out of the race absolutely super," said Cox. "We've got no concerns British Champions Sprint at Ascot. While he was defeated by Caravag- from a going point of view, which is great. I know a lot of people say a gio in the Commonwealth Cup in June, he then had that rival a long way good horse will go on any ground, but finding that one is pretty difficult behind him in the July Cup at Newmarket. But it was his performance in my mind. We are very lucky. "In the Sandy Lane, he was very impres- in desperately heavy ground at Haydock last time that took the breath sive and our concern at Haydock last time was the heavy ground, but we away. Having broken the track record there on firm ground earlier in the all witnessed he was equally impressive - breathtaking, really. "He was season, the odds on him performing to the same level on such different a baby to begin with, but I'm delighted that with maturity - physically terrain were high, but he blitzed his rivals to win the Sprint Cup by four and mentally - he has become the finished article. SATURDAY . OCTOBER 21. 2017-Mizan 29, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 84 Price: Afs.20

Hussain Haqqani – Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the US: Photo: The Pashtun Times

AT Monitoring Desk of violence and called on related parties to participate in the The Pashtun Times conducted an Misunderstanding”, Hussain mainstream religious extremist KABUL: The People’s Republic reconciliation process to ensure interview with Pakistan’s former Haqani. groups, and Pakistan national of China has condemned in durable peace and development in ambassador to the United States The Pashtun Times: Can you narrative, which revolves totally strongest terms the recent terrorist the country. The Taliban militants abmnd Sri Lanka, and the author tell us about today’s conference around either religious hatred or attacks in various parts of the stormed on a military camp in of Pakistan: Between Mosque and and the objectives of the Saath hatred for Pakistan’s neighbors, country carried out by Taliban southern Kandahar province where Military, and Magnificent organisation? therefore, this is important to try insurgents that took lives of at least 43 Afghan troops were killed, Delusions: Pakistan, the United Hussain Haqqani: At a time to and get together the very weak 71 people and 170 others Afghan officials said. States, and an Epic History of when when Pakistan is trying to elements of Pakistani...P2 wounded, a China official said. The pre-dawn attack on the Chinese Foreign Ministry army camp was composed of two Spokesperson, Lu Kang told a suicide car bombs, said Ministry daily news briefing that China was of Defense Spokesman Dawlat shocked at the heavy casualties and Wazir, who claimed the terrorist extended condolences to the attack was beyond the Taliban’s government, and conveyed sincere ability and capability. sympathy to the injured and Moreover, nine other soldiers bereaved families. sustained injuries and six have gone Late Wednesday, Taliban killed policemen during an attack on He said that China was missing, Waziri said, adding that six police personnel in northern their posts in western Farah concerned about the recent wave 10 attackers were killed. Balkh province and killed nine province the same day. 2 agriculture officials go missing in Faryab MAIMANA : Suspected militants HERAT CITY : Police have have abducted two Agriculture arrested an Iranian national on Ministry employees after killing alleged drug trafficking charge, an their driver in Dawlatabad district official said on Thursday. of northern Faryab province, an Police spokesman Abdul Ahad official said on Thursday. The two Walizada told Pajhwok Afghan officials --- Nooruddin and News the Iranian national was Mohammad Ismael --- were on arrested in Islam Qala locality for their way to Maimana from Kabul smuggling six kilograms of crystal, on Wednesday evening when they an improvised brand of drug. were kidnapped in Dawlatabad “The arrested smuggler is the district, Faryab agriculture director driver of a truck and had placed Mohammad Saleem Ranjbar said. the drugs cleverly in bottles of A reliable source at the Agriculture fruit juice.” Department said: “Family The detained Iranian national members of the kidnapped has been referred to the authorities employees have telephoned us many times since last night asking concerned for further Last month, 21 Iranians held under an agreement between the about the missing persons.” investigation. in Afghanistan were extradited two countries. (Pajhwok) (Pajhwok)