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Haqqani-linked militant group busted in Paktia operation in southeastern Paktia and information about govern- AT Monitoring Desk province. ment employees to the terrorist The NDS in a press statement is- organization. The arrested KABUL: Operatives of the Na- sued the other day said that they Haqqani network facilitators were tional Directorate of Security have detained three Haqqani net- identified as Mustafa, Zakaria (NDS) arrested three members of work militants. The arrested men known as Amerullah and Din Mo- Haqqani network during a special were allegedly providing bombs hammad Mohammadi. 1,800 drug dealers apprehended this year, tons of drugs seized

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KABUL: As many as 1,800 drug dealers have been detained and tons of drugs seized this year across the country, said the Min- istry of Counternarcotics on Sun- day. Addressing a press confer- ence, the Interior Deputy Minis- sources, all of the kidnapped peo- ter for Counternarcotics, Baz ple were from Hazara ethnic mi- Mohammad Ahmadi, said that nority. Seddiqi Seddiqi, spokesman more than 1,800 drug dealers have for the MoI, told reporters in Kab- been nabbed so far this year. He ul that security forces in coopera- said that the anti-narcotics police tion with local elders secured re- during counter-narcotics opera- lease of nine captives from the gun- tions have seized more than 100 men. He said that efforts are under- tons narcotics and alcoholic bev- erages over the year. The anti-nar- way to secure release of the remain- cotic police had also seized over ing seven captives. He added that 400 vehicles, 240 weapons and they have initiated serious efforts 244 mobile phones during the to ensure security of Kabul-Kan- operations. Ahmadi furthered that dahar highway to prevent from rep- nearly 12.5 tons of different etition of such incidents in the fu- types of drugs were seized alone ture. “After this very incident, we in Kabul. During the operations a have increased our efforts to en- caches of weapons were also re- hance coordination among Afghan covered. Ahmadi said some drug National Police (ANP) and Afghan factories are situated in insecure National Army (ANA) to ensure areas and most factories have been safety of passengers on highways,” moved to northwestern parts of Seddiqi said. This incident came the country. He said lacking air around eight months after that un- An internally displaced boy stands outside a temporary shelter at a camp on the outskirts of Kabul. According to UNHCR support was creating hurdles in AT News Report known gunmen kidnapped 31 pas- figures, the number of internally displaced persons stood at 683,000 by mid-2014, with estimates of 900,000 by the end of eliminating drug factories during sengers on the same highway in 2015. (epa/Hedayatullah Amid) the operations. KABUL: Nine of the 16 passen- Shahjoi district of Zabul province. gers kidnapped on Kabul-Kanda- The kidnapped passengers were re- har highway have been released, leased after several months in cap- said the Ministry of Interior tivity. Around two weeks ago, mil- Stricter immigration (MoI) on Sunday. Unidentified itary loyal to Daesh beheaded sev- gunmen kidnapped 16 passengers en hostages in the same district that in Nurak area of Zabul province triggered massive protests in Kab- the other day. According to some ul and other provinces. regulations in Norway – those requests.” According to a AT Monitoring Desk report of the Eurasianet.org, in a visit to Ashgabat this week, Dep- important information! KABUL: Government of Turk- uty Assistant Secretary State menistan has categorically told the Daniel Rosenblum said: “We have Immigration to Norway is strictly regulated. United States that it doesn’t need seen reports, some in the press If you wish to work or study in Norway, you must apply for the relevant permit(s) before any sort of support in protecting and elsewhere, about incidents its border with the neighboring happening on the border not just you travel to Norway. Afghanistan, an American diplo- recently but going back to last not achieved the goals regarding mat said. Earlier this year, the US year on the Afghan-Turkmen bor- AT Monitoring Desk elimination of poppy in Afghani- military officials said that Turk- der. Persons who do not qualify for a permit in Norway and whose applications are denied stan, Mellben also stressed on im- menistan had approached the There was one incident that must return to their country of origin or country habitual residence. If you do not leave KABUL: Director General of proved cooperation among the part- Obama-administration for assis- we have heard about in which Iran’s Anti-Narcotics Headquar- ner countries. Speaker of the Irani- tance to help its forces to protect some Turkmen border guards were voluntarily, you will be returned by force. ters for International Relations an parliament, Ali Larijani, last week borders with Afghanistan. The killed. We have discussed this with Mahmoud Bayat said that global said that flow of the narcotics from recent decision of the Turkmen our partners here in Turkmeni- support is needed to curb poppy Afghanistan should be stopped to government means that Ashgabat stan, representatives of the gov- People from safe areas of Afghanistan or who have been granted residence in cultivation in Afghanistan. In a Iran and other countries. He stressed has changed its mind and is able ernment as well as other interna- meeting with the European Union on putting an end to poppy culti- to ensure security at the southern tional organizations. And the another country will have their application rejected and will be deported. Peo- special envoy to Afghanistan vation in the neighboring country in border without seeking help of Turkmenistan government has ple from areas that are not considered safe may be returned to other parts of Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin in a meeting with Afghan lawmakers another country. Or perhaps it is said that it feels they can guaran- Tehran, the Iranian official in Tehran. “Replacing poppy cul- not willing to displease Russia. tee the Turkmen border and Afghanistan. Very many Afghans who have their application rejected will be referred stressed on introduction of alter- tivation with a suitable crop, the In testimony to the Congress doesn’t require any additional as- for “internal flight” to Kabul. native crop to replace poppy. Afghan people can even benefit from in March, the commander of US sistance from outside.” Last “We demand Europe’s practical it,” Larijani said in the meeting with Central Command Gen. Lloyd month, Kazakhstan President cooperation with Iran in exchange the group of Afghan legislators. He Austin said, “The Turkmens re- Nursultan Nazarbayev made an The government intends to: of information and modern facili- pledged his country’s support to cently expressed a desire to ac- innocuous statement about “inci- ties, such as X-ray machines, for Afghanistan in the fight against nar- quire U.S. military equipment and dents on the border with Tajiki- 1. reduce benefits for people living in reception centres by 20%; benefits for families easier discovery of narcotics,” the cotics, adding that restoration of technology to address threats to stan and Turkmenistan”. Minis- with children will be reduced by 10%. Fars News Agency quoted Bayat. security in the neighboring country their security along their south- try of Foreign Affairs of Turk- Acknowledging the fact that the is important for stability of the oth- ern border with Afghanistan. We menistan responded with an in- United Nations and the EU have er neighboring countries. will do what we can to support dignant denial. T 2. change the period of residence to become eligible for permanent residence from 3 to 27 militants killed 5 years. in Dasht-e-Archi Govt to assess NSC structure, says Hashemi The Afghan government on Sun- report, police in Kunduz have been their recommendations and we will 3. issue temporary residence permits and facilitate return if the situation in the country of district of Kunduz day said an assessment of the directed to take necessary mea- consider those recommendations in habitual residence changes. AT Monitoring Desk structure of the National Security sures to maintain better security line with the country's security sit- Council (NSC) will be considered in the province. uation." KABUL: At least 27 Taliban mil- in line with the security situation The Kunduz fact-finding commis- Meanwhile, the MoI has reiterat- 4. use integration criteria for the granting of applications for permanent residence. itants have been killed in clearance in the country. This comes a day sion had been assigned by Afghan ed that the Afghan security forces of Afghan security forces in after the Kunduz fact-finding team President Ashraf Ghani to probe were still continuing their military Dasht-e-Archi district of northern released its findings on the fall of the fall of the city late September. campaigns against insurgents in 5. limit family reunification and family establishment rights for refugees. Kunduz province, said the provin- the city to the Taliban and pointed The commission released its find- various parts of Kunduz province. cial police chief. Muhammad a finger at the NSC. They said there ings on Saturday. They said there "Operations are still going on in Qasim Jangalbagh told Azadi Ra- is no coordination or unity among had been no conspiracy over the Kunduz in areas of Dasht-e-Archi More information: www.government.no/asylumregulations dio that Afghan forces have con- the NSC members. The commis- fall of the city but that poor man- and Qala Zal. Those areas are ducted clearance operations sion recommended a change in the agement had led to the crisis. where insurgents have been oper- against the Taliban militants in all structure of members. Hashemi Hashemi said: "The president had ating and are keeping facilities, but districts of the province after re- said however that this had not been given full authority to the delega- we have almost destroyed these taking Dasht-e-Archi. He added part of the commission's task to tion [task team] to investigate all facilities," MoI spokesman Sediq that around 27 Taliban insurgents assess the NSC but government aspects of the issue independent- Sediqqi said. have been killed in Dasht-e-Archi will consider their recommenda- ly and include it in to the report. The MoI has also vowed to district, while five others wound- tions in line with the security situ- Although specifically this was not take necessary steps to recover ed. Jangalbagh said that there was ation in the country. Meanwhile, a part of their job but they did as- military equipment seized by Tal- no casualty to security troops and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said sess the National Security Coun- iban fighters during the collapse of civilians in the operation. that following the release of the cil's activities and they did offer Kunduz. (TOLONews)

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President Ashraf Ghani signed a and administrative reforms. At a friendly ties with Kazakhstan will agreements. "A new agreement that trade volume between Afghani- tons of wheat in aid - as Afghani- strengthening U.S dollar, Hashemi number of agreements during his meeting with Ghani, Kazakh Presi- pave the way for improving our which was signed on natural di- stan and Kazakhstan is at least stan is looking for an alternate sup- said Afghanistan was not the only one-day visit to Kazakhstan this dent Noor Sultan Nazarbayev said: trade, transit and economic ties. We saster management encompasses $300 million USD per year. This plier to Pakistan. According to him, country affected by this but that week and stressed the need for "Kazakhstan and Afghanistan are are trying to work with Astana in three parts including technical, fi- is expected to increase in the com- Kazakhstan has also agreed to the countries around the world were Kabul to strengthen economic, cul- two brother and friend countries. order to strengthen our economic, nancial and other types of coop- ing years. Meanwhile Ghani's lower the price of exports to Af- struggling. Hashemi also said the tural and political ties with Astana. We talked about strengthening eco- cultural and political relations with eration," said Wais Ahmad deputy spokesman Sayed Zafar ghanistan. He went on to say that trip to Kazakhstan helped to put During his trip, Ghani signed nomic and cultural issues." Ghani that country," Ghani said. Barmak, State Minister for Disas- Hashemi said at a press conference Kazakhstan has shown an interest forward the Afghan government's agreements on the management of then thanked the Kazakhstan "Afghan people are thankful ter Management and Humanitar- on Saturday that Ghani had signed in purchasing Afghanistan's dried intent to turn the country into a natural disasters, a cultural agree- president for his support in dif- for Kazakhstan's cooperation with ian Affairs. "Kazakhstan will sup- an agreement to buy 600,000 tons fruit, nuts, saffron and marble. In transit hub for the region. ment and Memorandums of Un- ferent sectors, and said he hopes Afghanistan." Meanwhile, minis- port us in tackling natural disas- of wheat from Kazakhstan. addition, Kazakhstan will ease the Hashemi states that terrorism derstanding (MoUs) on agricul- to develop trade and transit ties ters from both countries signed ters as it has lots of experience in Hashemi said Kazakhstan has in visa issuing process for Afghan is a regional threat and that Afghani- ture, diplomacy, foreign relations between the two countries. "Our four draft agreements and two this regard," he added. It is said addition agreed to provide 400,000 traders. On the issue of the stan needs help.

Farhad Darya, a ren o w n ed sin ger, w as appo in ted as am bassado r to lead the drive again st breast can cer.

AT News Report Farhad Darya said that along with all members of the Group of KABUL: Ministry of Public Combatants he would exert utmost Health (MoPH) on Sunday signed efforts to increase awareness and an agreement with the “Group of improve facilities for the breast Combatants Against Cancer” to cancer patients. fight breast cancer. He said that his father died The ministry would launch because of cancer and his wife awareness and fundraising cam- suffered much from it but finally paign. got well. “So these two cases Farhad Darya, a renowned made me to take part in the anti- singer, was appointed as ambas- cancer campaign.” sador to lead the drive against He added that awareness and breast cancer. fundraising campaign would start Speaking at a press conference from the country. The drive would here, Minister of Public Health also be launched in foreign coun- Ferozuddin Feroz said that in- tries aimed at fundraising. creasing awareness, fundraising Farhad Darya termed role of and fighting cancer are objectives media important for success of the of the campaign. campaign.

Like politicians who carp about en there actually helped in some videographer who gave us footage “tax-and-spend” liberals (never cases,” Bombach said during a introduced me to the others, Wakil mind that Obama has reduced the screening Manhattan, “because Kohsar and Najibullah Musafer. I deficit, and taxes) commentators you’re not taken seriously.” One thought it was a short film, but he Afghan mission. We’ve is not clearly seen, thank heavens on the Oscar doc race seem to conversation she captured, involv- once I did the interviews, each four been obliged to think about – showing how IS deals with cap- think it’s still 1997— when Spike ing a doctor at a burn hospital in hours long, it was obvious that it Lee was complaining, with some Herat where Wahidy wants to in- needed to be a bigger story. The Tit recently, given the work tured Taliban fighters. They take justification, that the odds of beat- terview women who have self-im- first time I went for two weeks on this newspaper did on soldier sui- them to a field and make them kneel ing a Holocaust film for Best Doc molated, something the doctor my own dime. The second time cides, Remembrance Day events on land mines. were worse than being the Knicks, hedges about, and then denies ex- we did Kickstarter, Mo came on and the extraordinary stories told We also see an Islamic State down 10 points in the fourth quar- ists, and then explains that the as co-director, for 2 1/2 months, in War Story: Afghanistan. school in which small children are ter. Lee’s “Four Little Girls” lost political situation locally will put with both of us shooting. I was Afghanistan, that bewildering, taught only about jihad and about to “The Long Way Home” (argu- him in peril if he admits anything directing the first shoot, then the unforgiving country, shifts from the use of weapons such as ma- ably, an act of larceny). But a Ho- and then asks them to not to pho- two of us did camera and sound, the news radar and then returns. chine guns and hand grenades. The locaust-related movie hasn’t won tograph -- all the while providing a both producing, directing and Late last week, according to an same children are also subjected to since 2000 (“Into the Arms of very eloquent case study of his shooting. How did that work? We Associated Press report, there were relentless propaganda videos from Strangers: Stories of the Kinder- own about terror and intimidation. were shooting mostly with the large protests in Kabul and other IS in Syria, showing all manner of transport”) and in more recent And he does it as if the cameras [Canon] Mark III. We had the shot- cities. The protesters demanded killing, including beheadings. “We years, the doc branch—and those aren’t there, perhaps because gun on top; we always had a juice better security after the brutal kill- must impose God’s will all over who ultimately vote in the finals— they’re being held by women.— link that would interrupt the sig- ings of seven people from the mi- the world,” the teacher tells those have generally been making selec- John Anderson More details be- nal so the DSLR input was at the nority Hazara ethnic group. The small children. tions off Doc Lite menu. Over the low about how this remarkable bottom of the camera, we put the bodies of the four men, two wom- Meanwhile, Quraishi asks a last 10 years, the winners have in- film got made in Anne Thompson's wireless and shotgun mic into that cluded two music docs, one about interview with Bombach, who which would sync the sound so wouldn’t want to show that from ple film festivals and winning jury en and a nine-year-old girl had been Taliban leader what he thinks penguins, one about dolphins, one started shooting video at 13, stud- found beheaded in Zabul province about the arrival of IS. “We do not we didn't have to worry about the start. Farzana's an amazing and audience awards (Camden, about football and one about a man ied business but shot videos in that. We were riding around on photographer in her own right, the Ashland, Brooklyn, Nashville where, apparently, rival Taliban agree with those who want ISIS on a wire. It’s hard to say how college, and graduated at the height monopods a lot of the time. We dynamic between [her and her hus- among others). Have you made factions have been battling each here in Afghanistan,” he says. “Un- much past history influences the of the recession. "There was no wanted to make it as cinematic a band] is amazing, it's the first time connections? other for control. der the Taliban we are already Is- choices, or how the doc branch re- work, so I decided to do what I possible. We were under pressure you see an Afghan couple so very I met people on the circuit: I Yes, the Taliban, our enemy. lamic. We pray the faithful won’t sponds to criticism (on the face of want to do," she told me at the to match the quality of the pho- modern and unique. It's enlighten- loved the people at the Ashland The Taliban that now controls take part in this fight with ISIS, it, Spike seems to have had an ef- BendFilm Festival in Oregon. "In tography. I hadn’t seen a lot of ing for people to see that. Film Festival, made friends in Bend large areas of Afghanistan. The because it is divisive.” fect). But if they want to pick a 2009 I started my production com- films coming out of Afghanistan Who helped you to pull this and Camden. The fests allow film- murder of members of the Hazara Later, Quraishi says, off cam- movie that’s beautiful, empathetic pany." This young doc nomad is that took time with the imagery of off? Editor Doug Blush ("Twenty makers to meet and mingle, there's group was particularly gruesome. era, some of the Taliban leader’s and deals with harsh political real- at the start of a promising career such a beautiful country. On Kick- Feet from Stardom," "Hunting such camaraderie, "is this a good Was it the Taliban? Perhaps. But men told him they are thinking ities while still elevating one’s faith indeed. Anne Thompson: How did starter we set out to raise $40,000, Ground," 'The Invisible War") was idea?" "is this a normal number?", perhaps it was the Islamic State. about defecting to IS because of in humanity, they could look to- you meet your directing partner and raised $70,000. We spent a lot associate producer and consulting just talking to each other. We usu- Yes, they are there, too. the money. Some 17,000 families ward “Frame by Frame" (Oscar- Mo Scarpelli? Alexandra Bom- of time and most of the budget, on editor. He loves the film and ally pay the screening fee, they pay Frontline: ISIS in Afghanistan have fled the area taken over by qualifying one-week runs in LA, bach: Mo originally hired me as multiple translators, to make sure helped, he came on at the end. for travel and lodging, but it de- (PBS, 10 p.m. ET) is a sobering IS. Locals who have lived under November 6th, NY November 20) cinematographer and sound person it was accurate. There was so Davis Coombe ("Saving Face" pends on the festival. Port and soul-scalding look at ISIS – to the Taliban are traumatized by Is- which seems to have come out of for a shoot she was doing in Ethi- much vérité footage, a big chunk "Keep on Keeping On") told us, Townsend we had to go to no mat- nowhere just as the doc steeple- opia. We worked on two different of the first three months in edit "that’s the end of the film." We ter what, and bigger fests like use the U.S. term for the group – lamic State rule. One local man chase is entering the final turn. Co- projects together. When I decided was figuring out what was in our and how it is operating in areas of says, “Our lives are wrecked by had another half hour! Jeff Or- SXSW don't do screening fees, directed by first-timers Alexandria to do this trip [to Kabul, Afghani- footage. I now appreciate making lowski, the director of "Chasing don't cover anything, but you're Afghanistan it controls. It’s main- these fighters. They punish all the Bombach and Mo Scarpelli, it’s stan] she was the first one who films in a different language. We Ice," helped us to navigate the busi- getting to meet distributors and ly a report by Afghan filmmaker time. Then your children will be about the emergence of photojour- came to mind, she's self sufficient, wanted that access into the foot- ness side, he has a sharp mind, so make connections. Fests are like and journalist Najibullah Quraishi, made to watch as you are behead- nalism in Afghanistan since the and I needed that. How did this age. How did you end up spend- many great people on the film fell camp! What was your final bud- who made the remarkable docu- ed.” It is a bizarre and deeply trou- 2001 U.S. invasion -- and a lifting idea come to you? In 2012 I did a ing more time on Farzana Wahidy? in love with the story. get? In the mid $300,000 range, mentaries The Dancing Boys of bling situation to observe from of the ban on all photography, im- short in Afghanistan about anoth- She’s going through obstacles the How did you edit the film? which doesn't include outreach. We Afghanistan and Opium Brides. here, this new circumstance in Af- posed by the Taliban when it came er non-profit. A videographer liv- other photographers aren’t; she We started in January 2014— had an executive producer donate He went on what he acknowl- ghanistan. Canada’s mission was to power in 1996. (And which ing in Kabul handed me a hard drive also has access [to the intimate Mo and I edited it together. I come money to bring all four Afghans to edges was a fraught and dangerous to help wrest control of the coun- could become law again, should the of footage, with B-roll down the world of women] they don't, they from Santa Fe, but I've lived out of the U.S. for a university tour. expedition into IS-held territory in try from the Taliban. Now anoth- power dynamic shift yet again). middle of a street, he let it roll for admire her for doing that. They a suitcase for the last five years, Will you work with Scarpelli Afghanistan and the resulting foot- er group is trying to wipe out the Bombach, originally from New 20 minutes. I was set back on my can’t photograph women at the which is where I need to be. I like again? age is both unique and terrifying. Taliban. A young boy, ready to be Mexico (and a resident of "the heels by the normal everyday life same level of access into a room or to edit on the beach in Baja, 10 This was more of a one-off. First he talks to a former Tali- a suicide bomber for IS, describes road" for the last five or so years) of people walking down the street. hospital. Even our fixer often had hours on the computer and the oth- Mo has a journalism background, ban leader who defected to IS. The the Taliban enemy who must be had set out to make a short, but I was shocked by my own sur- to stay behind. er hours in the water; it's inexpen- which was appropriate for this reason? Not ideology, but money. killed as “heretics and slaves of one thing led to another, Scarpelli prise. I wanted to make a film That hospital scene with the sive. We got a film fellowship from film. She'll be doing more journal- came on board and what has re- about the perception of this place unsure doctor gives us a picture of Port Townsend [Film Festival], ism; I want to stick with docs. IS pays better. We are informed infidels.” sulted is a visually elegant, deftly from local storytellers. You got what she faces every single day. that many Taliban fighters are de- Brace yourselves, if you they asked how they could help, Where have you traveled with edited piece, one which shows the amazing access for the film. The Yes —it's not black and white, it's we needed a place to edit for three your movies so far? fecting because IS pays about choose to watch this excellent and beauty of Afghanistan in a way the photographers gave us the access very complex, it was a half-hour months. It was great, it separated Ethiopa, Kenya, El Salvador, $700 a month, a goodly sum in disturbing primer on the state of West virtually never sees. The peo- that would have been impossible interaction. It was a crazy scene us from other parts of life, it's a Afghanistan, and Montana, a very Afghanistan. “Once they join IS, things in Afghanistan, where so ple, too – the four photographers and made it unique. That's how to edit, to make sure each of the great town with a support network, exotic place. they can get a normal salary and many Canadians fought and died. profiled by “Frame by Frame” take important it is to have local pho- elements is in there: him almost on the straits two hours north of What's next? feed their families,” Quraishi says. Also airing tonight their own courage and intensity in tojournalists in a country, who threatening her, going through de- Seattle, gorgeous, the last town I'm juggling a few other There are about 1,000 such Chicago Med (NBC, 9 p.m. stride, the film doesn’t beat us over have access no one else has. Going meaning her, alternately misogy- before the ocean. We also worked projects, I'm terrified of sopho- men in Afghanistan, but the num- ET) joins Chicago Fire and Chica- the head with it either, but it in for two weeks and leaving is a nistic, wanting to help, being ner- out of Portland and Boulder for a more slump. I've been asking my ber is growing and, we’re told, the go PD as, you know, a running doesn’t have to: Nothing they do different thing. How did you se- vous, seeing a lot of emotions on few months. What was your fes- mentors about it, trying to figure group controls a considerable area chronicle of life in Chicago. This requires anything less than cojones lect the photographers? That came Farzana’s face too. We see the tival strategy? it out. My new film is about hu- near Kabul. Not that they talk time, inevitably, it’s about the ER the size of a camel. And that par- around when I found out that pho- emotions. We didn't know what We knew SXSW was a goal. mans as an invasive species, with about the money they get. One department at a Chicago hospital. ticularly applies to Farzana Wa- tography was banned. It seemed was going on that day, we thought We had a lot of recommendations a combination of characters: peo- man explains the superiority of IS The gist of the pilot episode is this: hidy, the most prominent female the right way to tell the story, a we'd have more time there, you from Doug and Jeff, who have a ple who have intimate relation- by saying, “The Taliban are pup- “An elevated train crash interrupts photo-journalists in Afghanistan, powerful thing to move things for- could feel the energy in the room lot connections and knew the right ships with animals like camels in pets of Pakistan while ISIS takes the grand opening of the emergen- one who specializes in the plight ward and capture the truth in a one and at the end of that conversa- festivals for us to be at: London the Outback and boa constrictors of women in a fundamentalist Is- click kind of way. While writing tion, he looked back at us, "ok let’s was our first European premiere, in the Everglades, so I'd weave dras- orders only from God.” cy department when an influx of lamic society -- which of course is and film have influence on things, go," but we got permission from Those orders, it seems, in- crash victims arrive at Chicago and HotDocs in Canada got great tically different landscapes. It's her plight, too, and that of Bom- photography is hard to argue with. him before, and got him to sign a response. The story came first. about survival, eradication of spe- volve a brutal campaign against Med.” These shows are, one gath- bach and Scarpelli, who went ev- Massoud Hossainihad just won the release! You also include a romance People end up falling in love with cies, who gets to live or die, who those Taliban who oppose them. ers, very popular in Chicago. erywhere their subjects did, and Pulitzer Prize; Farzana Wahidy with two photographers who are these four humans. That’s the goal: gets to say who belong where? The most horrifying segment of the Follow John Doyle on Twit- managed to get some truly remark- was a woman known for her work married to each other. We had this a one on one connection. We’re all moving around so much. program involves a video – which ter: @MisterJohnDoyle able footage. “I think being a wom- with Afghan women, and the same conversation in post, that we You have been going to multi- I don't belong anywhere!

PNG, one of the most improved four wickets remaining in the first skittled out ODI status side Af- stands with Sese Bau (34) and splendidly with his right arm me- down Mohammad Shahzadi (29), Yamin Ahmadzai (12) to add some sides in second tier cricket, took innings, after the islanders' steady ghanistan for 144 runs in less than Assad Vala (62). Also in the main dium paced stuff to return figures two down Hashmatullah Shahidi crucial runs to the first innings. one more step forward in their medium pace attack put them on 40 overs during the morning ses- contributors list was opener Vani of 4-36 from seven overs. Vanua (19) and skipper Asghar Stanikzai Brief scores: march towards bigger internation- the right track on the opening day sion. Morea who put up 29 runs. was backed up well by opening with a run-a-ball 26 gave hopes of Day 1: Afghanistan 1st innings al recognition when they skittled of the four-day ICC Intercontinen- In their reply, PNG put on a For Afghanistan, medium pac- bowlers, the quick and fiery Loa a middle order revival but their 144 all out (M. Shahzadi 29, As- out ODI status side Afghanistan tal Cup fixture at the Sharjah Crick- fine show to finish the day on 205- er Yamin Ahmadzai (3-49) and Nou and Chad Soper who snared stays at the wicket were cut short ghar Stanikzai 26, S. Ashraf 25; N. for 144 runs in less than 40 overs et Stadium, on Saturday. 6 from 49 overs, thanks to a su- Zahir Khan (2-19), the left arm two wickets each. soon (5-79) by reckless shot mak- Vanua 4-36, L. Nou 2-37, C. Sop- during the morning session. PNG, one of the most im- perbly compiled unbeaten 84-ball chinaman exponent, kept the oth- Afghanistan, whose main ing and good fielding by the island- er 2-27) AdTech Ad proved sides in second tier crick- knock of 67 by Mahuru Dai. His er PNG batters confined to mod- training base is the UAE, had en- ers. PNG 1st innings 205-6 (M. Papua New Guinea (PNG) et, took one more step forward in stay at the wicket saw him clear est scores. couraging starts after the loss of Then it was the turn of the Dai 67 n.o., A Vala 62, V Morea held the upper hand against Af- their march towards bigger inter- the ropes for three 6s and five 4s. Earlier in the Afghan innings, two wickets for 27 runs. tailenders Gulbadin Naib (15), 29, S. Bau 34; Y. Ahmadzai 3-49, ghanistan to lead by 61 runs with national recognition when they Dai was involved in fruitful young Norman Vanua bowled Keeper-batsman and one Sharafduddin Ashraf (25) and Z. Khan 2-19). This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

By Akhtar M. Nikzad ernment strengthen its ties with Jakarta it would pave the ground KABUL: The former Afghan am- for balancing political relation in bassador to Indonesia said that the region. Jakarta has signed 12 agreements The participants believed that with Kabul and is keen to have enhancement of diplomatic rela- deep bilateral political, economic tions with Jakarta could have and cultural relations. Speaking at momentous outcomes in im- a gathering organized by the Rana provement of professional knowl- Think Tank, Ghulam Sakhi Ghair- edge of Afghans. at said that unfortunately the Af- Indonesia in the last four EMERGENCY ghan government could not bene- years had good relations with Af- fit from the agreements because it ghanistan and trained tens of Af- CALLS lacks a clear foreign policy. Re- ghan policewomen. At least 56 garding role of Indonesia in devel- university students are pursuing Police opment of Afghanistan, the higher studies there. former Afghan ambassador said They stressed the Afghan gov- that Indonesia is a populous and ernment should regulate its for- 100 - 119 powerful Islamic country in the eign policy and leave out its pas- region and can play momentous sive foreign policy behind and re- role in political and economical good relations with Islamabad—a tics, military, economical and cul- regulate its foreign policy for at- ambassador said that Indonesia is inforce bilateral cooperation with Hospitals areas. He said that due to lack of political rival which is alleged of tural cooperation. The ex-diplo- tracting economical and cultural the founder of the Association of regional countries. foreign policy, Afghan government supporting insurgency in Afghan- mat said that all the agreements cooperation of regional countries, Southeast Asian Nations Indonesia acquired its liberty FMIC Hospital has not-so-fruitful relations with istan. were approved by parliaments of particularly Indonesia. Nearly 42 (ASEAN) established on August in 1945 from Holland. Ahmed Behind Kabul Medical the regional countries, adding that Ghairat stressed that Afghan the two countries and requires ef- percent of Indonesian population 8 in 1967. Its aims include accel- Sukarno, leader of the liberal par- Indonesia is one of the countries government in the current situa- forts of the Afghan government is Muslim and the remaining is erating economic growth, social ty, was selected as president. Af- University: with which the relations have tion needs to regulate its foreign to implement these through diplo- Buddhist. Around 200 races are progress, and socio-cultural evo- ghanistan was one of the countries 0202500200-+93793275595 dropped to low level as result of policy and create balance in the macy. “Some of the agreements living in Indonesia. Due to ex- lution among its members, protec- that formally recognized its free- the government’s inattention. regional policy through expansion are under the process of imple- pansion of scientific and cultural tion of regional peace and stabili- dom and began diplomatic ties in Indonesia has around 250 mil- of friendly ties with Jakarta. mentation but unfortunately mul- centers, it is known as the biggest ty, and opportunities for member 1950. After several decades of civil Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital lion individuals. It has 5 up to 6 According to him Jakarta has tiple bilateral agreements with Islamic and cultural country in the countries to resolve differences wars in Afghanistan, the political percent economical growth and it signed 12 agreements and memo- Jakarta remained on desk due to region as around 500 universities peacefully. He underlined that In- relations with Indonesia declined. Pule Bagh-e- Umomi is one the fourth largest democratic randum of understandings with negligence of the government,” he and educational institutions are donesia has close relations with In 2011, Kabul recommenced the 070263672 country of the world. Jakarta has Kabul including in field of poli- said. He asked the government to active in that country. The former Pakistan and if the Afghan gov- friendship ties with Jakarta. Khairkhana Hospital 0799-321007 2401352

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Speaking at a conference on wom- areas. Women's rights activist "Besides other challenges, govern- edged the shortcomings in terms Ministry of Hajj and Religious key reasons for women not get- Ibn-e- Seena en's access to justice, a number of Zahra Sultani said: "Government's ment's weakness in rule of law is of ensuring women's rights. Affairs officials said old beliefs ting fair justice. rights activists and officials said weakness in the judicial sector and one of the main obstacles in quest Hekmat Shahi, the head of the among people are the main reasons Within the past month, two Pul-e-Artan, Kabul on Sunday that government's the culture of impunity, a lack of to ensure justice for women. The human rights department at the for violence against women. Most serious cases of violence against 2100359 weakness in terms of rule of law government effort to address cas- first step should be for government MoI, said: "Unfortunately insur- violence is being carried out by in- women have occurred. The first was the reason for women not hav- es of violence against women and to ensure rule of law, especially in gents want to sabotage achieve- fluential people, they said. incident saw Rokhshana, a 19- ing proper access to justice. public executions by insurgents are insecure areas, and ensure the rights ments made over the past 10 years. An increase by Taliban in pub- year-old Ghor resident stoned to Wazir Akbar Khan According to delegates, wom- reasons why women have less ac- of citizens." The government's first step should lic executions, executions of wom- death while last week another en living in areas under the Tali- cess to justice." However, officials from the be to ensure security in order to en based on local and traditional woman died from her injuries sus- Hospital ban's control have markedly less Meanwhile, university profes- Interior Ministry and Ministry of make sure its citizens rights are reasons and the lack of access for tained during a public lashing. This 2301741, 2301743 access to justice to those in other sor Mohammad Amin Ahmadi said: Hajj and Religious Affairs acknowl- upheld." women to judicial institutions are incident also took place in Ghor. Ali Abad Shahrara, Kabul 2100439

Malalai Maternity Hospital 2201377/ 2301743 Banks Da Afghanistan Bank “They are believed to be killed in Afghanistan’s sout hern 2100302, 2100303 province Khost, bordering North Waziristan, in US drone attacks. The militants belonged to al-Badar militant group, a breakaway Kabul Bank faction of Jamat-e-Islami led Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. KABUL: Threatening letters from their home countries. Last month, They were from Upper Dir and Lower Dir.” 222666, 070285285 the Taliban, once tantamount to a Germany’s top security official Azizi Bank death sentence, are now being complained of an “unacceptable” From our correspondent ed from 15 to 20 forged and sold to Afghans who influx of Afghans from relatively years. Names of at 0799 700900 want to start a new life in Europe. safe areas of the country. Germa- PESHAWAR— A large number of least 20 killed across the border in The handwritten notes on the ny’s federal office for migration and militants associated with al-Ba- Afghanistan have been secured. Pashtany Bank stationery of the so-called “Islam- refugees said it was aware of the dar, a splinter group of Jamaat-e- Some of them according to offi- ic Emirate of Afghanistan” were letters but that no statistics are Islami’s Hizb-ul-Mujahideen has cials in Dir were on missing list. 2102908, 2103868 traditionally sent to those alleged kept on them. Since such letters been killed across the border in Al-Badar, a militant group, to have worked with Afghan secu- are not official documents, the Afghanistan and several dead bod- broke away from Jamaat Islami’s Air Services rity forces or US-led troops, list- weight granted to them is general- ies have been dispatched to na- Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, primarily ing their “crimes” and warning that ly limited, said spokeswoman Su- tive villages and towns, mostly in focused on Kashmir, some 15 a “military commission” would sanne Eikemeier. Dir region of Khyber Pakhtunkh- years back is supporting war and Safi Airways decide on their punishment. “While they can be drawn on wa which borders Swat Valley— resistance against what its leader 020 22 22 222 They would close with the as evidence of a threat by the Tal- once a Taliban-infested region. called US led allied troops and its mafia-style caveat that insurgents iban, the applicant’s entire account Through various sources, it backed Afghan government. The “will take no further responsibili- has to be coherent, comprehensi- was come to known that 24 dead headquarters of al-Badar group is Ariana ty for what happens in the future”. ble and credible,” said Ms Eike- bodies have been arrived whereas situated at Chamkani Peshawar. 020-2100270 But nowadays the Taliban say meier. number of killed al-Badar mili- The group is headed by Bakht they have mostly ceased the prac- Even the Taliban, who have tants is over 40. Reason for kill- Zamin who belongs to Dir region. tice, while those selling forged stepped up their 14-year insurgen- ing of these militants couldn’t be All the dead bodies are being ar- Kam Air threat letters are doing a brisk busi- cy in recent months and spread to ascertained but social media re- rived in al-Badar headquarter, vis- ness as tens of thousands of Af- new areas, say most of the threat- ports indicate they were killed in ible from surrounding area as 0799974422 ghans flee to Europe, hoping to ening letters are forgeries. US drone attacks. white colour flag is hoisted on it claim asylum. Forgers say a con- Taliban spokesman Zabiullah According to sources, the around the clock. Hotels vincing threat letter can go for up Mujahid said that when fighters dead bodies first arrived in al-Ba- Dir region, both Lower and to US$1,000 (Dh3,670). suspect someone is working with dar headquarter at Peshawar and Upper Dir districts are considered Safi Landmark “Of the threat letters now be- the government or security forces, later on dispatched to their re- strong holds of Jamaat-e-Islami. ing presented to European author- they contact the person’s relatives spective native villages and towns. The al-Badar was an affiliated 020-2203131 ities by Afghans, I’d say only one to request that he stop. “We don’t So far 24 dead bodies have arrived. militant group of Jamaat-e-Islami. per cent are real and 99 per cent send threat letters, that’s not our Funeral of three persons offered But its commander Bakht Zamin SERENA are phony,” said Mukhamil, 35, style,” he said. “All these so-called at one place Rehan Kot, Upper who also belongs to Dir had made who has forged and sold 20 such Taliban threat letters are fake,” he Dir. Majority of those killed be- a revolt when late JI Chief Qazi letters. He sticks to a simple for- added, reeling off a list of people long to both Upper and Lower Dir Hussain Ahmad had refused to 0799654000 mula – accusing the buyer of work- who he says falsely claimed to districts. However, they also in- support Taliban war against oth- ing for Afghan or US forces – and have received threatening letters cluded one namely Zia Ullah son er Afghan Mujahideen groups in New Rumi Restaurant adds a Taliban logo copied from from the Taliban. An official at Af- of Anwar Shah from Mingora Afghanistan in late 90’s. The their website. ghanistan’s intelligence agency, the swat, Mohammad Ayaz son of Taj group also supporting armed re- 0776351347 “To this day I have only ever national directorate of security, Malook Bajajur and Gul Deen sistance against Indian govern- known one guy who genuinely got also dismissed the letters, saying belong to Spargai Kurram Agen- ment in Indian-administered Kash- Internet Services a threat letter from the Taliban. All it was clear many people were cy. Ages of all killed persons stat- mir. the rest are fake,” he said. buying them to strengthen their UA Telecom There is no shortage of cus- case for asylum. No one has been 0796701701 / 0796702702 tomers. With unemployment at 24 arrested in connection with the Child among 3 dead in per cent and the insurgency raging forgeries. Hazrat Gul, 25, made it Exchange Rate across much of the country, the to Italy more than three years ago A man displays a forged letter written in Pashto, in Dand district, government expects that 160,000 with a fake Taliban threat letter, Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Threatening Faryab explosion, clash Afghans will have left by the end saying it helped him to success- letters from the Taliban, once tantamount to a death sentence, Purchase: of the year – four times the num- fully claim asylum along with his are now being forged and sold to Afghans who want to start a MAIMANA: Three people have from pro-government gunmen. ber of departures in 2013. wife and their three children. But new life in Europe. Allauddin Khan/ AP Photo been killed and six others wound- The incident occurred at the post, Germany is struggling to ac- while it worked for him, Mr Gul ed during separate security inci- he claimed. Separately, one man One US$ = commodate hundreds of thou- said it is becoming well-known in dents in northwestern Faryab was killed and two others were 68.51Afs sands of refugees, but has said eco- Europe that most letters are fake. courts to accept these letters, as them in shops in Afghanistan,” he province, an official said on Sun- wounded during a clash between One Pound Sterling= nomic migrants must return to “It is rare these days for European the word is out that you can buy said. (AP) day. Provincial council head, Mo- two illegal local commanders in the hammad Tahir Rahmani, told Pa- Aqblaq area of Balcharagh district. 102.52Afs jhwok Afghan News one child was Pashtoonkot district chief, Abdul One Euro = killed and four others were wound- Qadir Qadiri, said the clash erupt- Female Khost PC member disqualified, replaced ed in a bomb blast. The explosion ed as a result of personal enmity. 72.59Afs happened on Saturday evening One illegal commander was killed 1000 Pak Rs = KHOST CITY: A female member fake during an investigation by a vious two terms but that time edu- Hakmina told Pajhwok Afghan when the improvised explosive and two of his gunmen were 613Afs of the provincial council of south- committee appointed by the pro- cation was not a condition for con- News there was no problem in her device (IED) the children were wounded. “The problem between eastern Khost province has been vincial IEC office. He said Hak- testing the PC polls. However, lat- academic certificate, but she fell playing with went off in the Kala the two commanders is yet to be Sale: disqualified and replaced by her mina was replaced by another pro- er the electoral law was amended prey to a conspiracy. She said she Shakh area of Pashtoonkot dis- resolved; we have sent a delega- One US$ = runner up in the provincial coun- vincial council candidate Nimat making high school graduation man- had completed her high school dur- trict. Ehsanullah, a doctor at the tion to the area to sort it out,” he cil elections. Khost Independent Bibi who had grabbed the second datory for candidates. Khost PC ing the former Soviet Union inva- Afghan-Turk Hospital in Faryab, added. Elsewhere, police gunned 68.71 Afs Election Commission head Abdul most votes after Hakmina in last head Abdul Wali Wahidzai, howev- sion of Afghanistan at Malalai High said the injured children were aged down a bodyguard of a Junbish-i- One Pound Sterling= Rahman Mohabbat introduced the year’s elections. Nimat Bibi had er, praised Hakmina’s services and School in Peshawar. Hakmina between 10 and 12 years and one Islami party member in Khwaja 103.32Afs new provincial council member at been member of the provincial efforts at strengthening women’s vowed to get her right back through of them was in critical condition. Sabzposh district. Abdulla Ma- a ceremony held in this regard here council during the last two terms, rights. He urged the new member, any possible means. An uprising commander, wishing sumi, the town’s administrative One Euro= on Sunday. He said the former fe- but could not make it to the body Nimat Bibi, to make untiring efforts The Khost provincial council anonymity, said the Taliban had head, said the highway policeman 73.19 Afs male PC member Hakmina’s high last time. Hakmina had also been towards serving the people, espe- has 15 members, including three fe- taken the children to destroy a involved in the incident had joined 1000 Pak Rs= 641Afs school certificate had been found member of the council in the pre- cially the women. But disqualified males. (Pajhwok) post they had captured last week Taliban militants. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Modi in Malaysia: We must delink terror from religion Minister Narendra Modi on Sun- day called on the international com- munity to ensure that no country in the world promotes terrorism. Addressing around 15,000 members of the Indian communi- ty at the Malaysia International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Modi, without naming Pakistan, said, "We have to ensure that no country uses or promotes terror- ism. We have to ensure internet doesn't become recruiting grounds." "World must ensure that coun- tries do not use or promote terror- ism - no sanctuaries, no funds, no arms," Modi said while describing terrorism as the biggest threat fac- ing the world. "We also must delink terrorism from religion," Modi added. Speaking at the 10th East Asia Summit (EAS) earlier on Sunday, Modi had called for a new global resolve to fight the scourge of ter- rorism while outlining five ele- ments to make the 21st century the century of India. "The barbaric terrorist strikes in Paris, Ankara, Beirut, Mali and on the Russian aircraft (that was brought down in Egypt's Sinai lat month) is a stark reminder that its shadow stretches across our soci- Bangladesh Sunday hanged two top the main opposition Bangladesh Despite having long been ac- eties and our world, both in recruit- opposition leaders for war crimes Nationalist Party (BNP). cused of leading massacres of pro- ment and choice of targets," he said. during the independence conflict Jamaat, banned from contest- independence figures and minori- "We must build new global re- with Pakistan and strengthened ing the 2014 general election, said ties, both Chowdhury and Muja- solve and new strategies for com- security nationwide over fears the the executions were part of a strat- hid held cabinet posts a little over bating terrorism, without balanc- executions could spark fresh un- egy "aimed at eliminating" its lead- a decade ago when the BNP was in ing it against political consider- rest. ership. power. ations," the prime minister added. Thousands of extra police and The BNP also accused Prime Relatives of war victims cele- border guards were deployed in Minister Sheikh Hasina of presid- brated the hangings. Dhaka and other major cities and ing over a politically-motivated "I've waited for this day for a Sharif blames ‘regressive policies’ for all crises towns on the eve of a general strike killing, which was carried out only long 44 years," said Shawan Mah- on Monday called to protest hours after BNP leader Khaleda Zia mud, daughter of top musician Al- Going back even further in his- make Pakistan prosperous. “Elim- against the executions. returned from a lengthy stay in taf Mahmud, who was killed by tory, he said former rulers had di- ination of terrorism and load shed- Supporters of the ruling Awa- London. the notorious Al Badr militia that vided the countrymen, leading to ding are the top priorities of the mi League meanwhile greeted the Some of the tightest security Mujahid was convicted of leading. the dismemberment of East Paki- government.” Progress in Pakistan executions of Ali Ahsan Moham- measures were in force in the home But both men's families said stan. “Contrary to such negative due to institutional harmony: mad Mujahid and Salahuddin towns of the two executed men, they maintained their innocence to tendencies, our government has Rashid About the energy crisis, Quader Chowdhury by holding whose funerals were held on Sun- the end, denying they sought clem- always fostered affection among Premier Nawaz said his govern- street parties and doling out day morning. ency in what would have amount- all parts of the country by closely ment had reduced the price of elec- sweets to children. "We've stepped up security ed to an admission of guilt. integrating them into one cohesive tricity and would eliminate load Bangladesh has been roiled by across the country to prevent any "He said they are killing him unit,” he added. Pakistan moving shedding in the next two years. violence for much of the last three violence, including on the roads because they could not beat him in away from terrorism under Nawaz: Addressing the cultivators of years since a domestic tribunal along which the bodies were tak- elections," Chowdhury's son Hu- US Linking the construction of sugarcane, he said the growers began delivering its verdicts on en," police spokesman Munstash- mam Qauder Chowdhury told roads with close interaction among should not accept less than the fixed opposition figures accused of or- irul Islam told AFP. AFP after a final meeting with his people of different places, he said price of Rs180 per mound, which chestrating massacres during the A television journalist suffered father. shortened distances would remove has been set for all four provinces. 1971 war. minor injuries after being shot in Both the BNP and Jamaat ethnic and linguistic divides and “We are not negligent of any of Islamabad on Sunday branded the town of Raojan hours after claim Hasina is trying to neuter her people would get closer to each our duties,” he said. “The govern- the tribunal's trials flawed, and Chowdhury's burial there, private opponents, having won re-election other. He also urged the nation to ment is trying its best to help the called for reconciliation over the television Channel 24 said. A local two years ago in a controversial learn from the bitter lessons of the people who were affected by the nine-month war which pitted Pa- police chief told AFP officers were contest boycotted by rivals. past. “Balochistan, Sindh, Khy- recent earthquake.” kistani forces and allied militias checking if the incident was con- Thousands of BNP support- KHANEWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has blamed the ‘retro- ber-Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Bal- Brushing aside criticism over against Bangladeshi freedom fight- nected to the executions. ers have been arrested in recent gressive policies’ of previous governments for the country’s myriad tistan have been closely integrated the route of China-Pakistan Eco- ers. Chowdhury, 66, was convict- months, further hampering its ef- crises, including terrorism and power outages. now and they feel stronger attach- nomic Corridor, the premier said "Pakistan is deeply disturbed ed of atrocities including genocide forts to regain a footing in upcom- Addressing a gathering in Shamlakot after inaugurating a 56-kilome- ment with other regions,” he said. the entire nation would enjoy the at this development," a foreign during the 1971 war when the then- ing municipal elections. tre, four-lane motorway between Khanewal and Multan, the premier The Khanewal-Multan motor- benefits of the multibillion-rupee ministry spokesman said in a East Pakistan split from Islama- Authorities say those arrest- regretted that the policies of former rulers had adversely affected the way section has been constructed project. statement in reaction to the execu- bad. He served six terms as a mem- ed have either carried out or plot- countrymen and took a huge toll on the country’s economy.PM Nawaz at a cost of Rs12.9 billion. The M4 Addressing his political rivals, tions. ber of parliament and was one of ted firebombings and other at- wants terrorism stamped out “Instead of completing the projects after section consists of 44 underpass- the prime minister said the results A total of 18 people have been Zia's top aides. tacks. dislodging our government in 1999, they gifted power outages to the es, 4 interchanges, 17 bridges and of the local government elections convicted but only two had been The 67-year-old Mujahid, The political violence has industrial, domestic and agriculture sectors,” he alleged. 28 subways. This section is an spoke for the performance of the sent to the gallows before Muja- Jamaat's official number two, was worsened tensions in the mainly Referring to the scourge of terrorism, he said precious lives of po- extension of the Lahore-Karachi Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. hid and Chowdhury were hanged sentenced for war crimes such as Muslim country, which is also reel- licemen, soldiers, civil administration officials and common citizens had Motorway. The premier said farm- “Those who speak against the at Dhaka's Central Prison shortly the killing of top intellectuals. ing from a string of killings of sec- been lost. “The situation worsened in the past decade under the former ers would be able to deliver their Metro bus project do not speak before 1:00am. Although international rights ular bloggers and the recent mur- regimes with the country going through untold miseries,” he added. “We commodities to markets with the against the project, but they speak While the other three were groups have criticised the trials as der of two foreigners. Hasina says have taken bold decisions vis-à-vis terrorism and followed them with expansion of roads. The motor- against all those poor people who members of the largest Islamist unfair, the government says they three million people were killed in actions,” the premier said. “We will not budge on our stance against way will reduce the travel dura- travel on these buses,” he claimed. party, Jamaat-e-Islami, are vital for Bangladesh to confront the independence conflict. Re- terrorism and soon Pakistan will be a better place, banishing the dark- tion from Lahore to Multan by 2½ PM inaugurates Khanewal- Chowdhury was a senior figure in its traumatic birth. searchers put the toll much lower. ness of load-shedding and terrorism forever.” hours. He added that he wanted to Multan section of motorway. IS calls Nepal police shoot dead 2 Madhesis in fresh clashes Nepal police shot and killed two into seven provinces in the new The violence came a day after ences through dialogue. the supplies to the landlocked Hi- Indian-origin Madhesis participat- Constitution. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki- Madhesi protesters in Nepal malayan nation, and is set to seal Bangladesh new ing in a blockade of a key highway Over 40 people have been moon said he is “alarmed” over on Friday had torched an ambu- its first oil trade deal with Beijing in the volatile southern plains over killed in the violent agitation that obstruction and destruction of lance and a truck carrying medi- that has pledged to provide the the new Constitution, officials said has also overwhelmed Indo-Nepal medical supplies to Nepal due to cines worth over Rs two million petroleum products at an afford- on Sunday, as violence returned to ties as transit of goods and fuel to the ongoing blockade of key bor- imported from India near the bor- able price. Nepal has also accused battleground the country reeling under acute the Himalayan nation has been der trade points with India and der. Nepal has turned to China for India of siding with the protest- shortage of essential goods. badly affected. called on all sides to resolve differ- fuel, ending India’s monopoly over ers, a charge New Delhi denies. The Islamic State (IS) militant group has warned that it is preparing for An indefinite curfew was to- fresh attacks in Bangladesh “to rise and expand in Bengal.” The group day clamped down in Saptari dis- dedicated a full article to their activities in Bangladesh or "Bengal" as it trict, some 280 km southeast of refers to the country in the latest edition of its online propaganda mag- the capital, after police firing killed azine Dabiq where its strategic expansion to countries like Bangladesh is two protesters blocking the discussed at length. The article titled The Revival of Jihad in Bengal East—West Highway late Satur- claimed that while IS was busy preparing for further attacks, the secular day night. Awami League government continued to “twist the facts” on the ground Police said they resorted to fir- and play a blame game. That perhaps refers to the claims by the Bang- ing after the nearly 2,500—strong ladesh government that there was no Islamic State presence in the coun- crowd attacked them with petrol try and that elements out to destabilise it were behind the murders of bombs and bricks when they tried two foreigners. The IS also referred to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to forcibly remove cadres of Unit- (BNP)-Jamaat alliance as a ‘coalition of murtaddin (apostates)’. “The ed Democratic Madhesi Front former government, which consisted mainly of a coalition of murtaddin blocking the nation’s main high- from both the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, foolishly thought way. that the call of tawhid, jihad, and khilafah would be crushed by the Two Madhesis, Birendra Ram martyrdom of a few righteous scholars,” read a paragraph of the article. and Nageshwor Yadav, were killed However, the IS article calls the banned Islamic militant outfit Jamaatul during violent clashes between the Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) a “proper jihad organisation in Bang- agitators and the security person- nel, who were escorting vehicles ladesh based on the Kuran and Sunnah.” “A security cell belonging to carrying passengers. the soldiers of the Khilafah in Bengal assassinated an Italian crusader The fresh clashes injured as named Cesare Tavella on the streets of Gulshan in the city of Dhaka … many as 17 protesters and 25 po- only days later another security cell targeted a Japanese citizen in the lice personnel, of whom five pro- northern region of Rangpur,” the magazine said reiterating its claim testers and two policemen are said earlier circulated by the U.S. based monitoring website, SITE, of carry- to be in serious condition. ing out the attacks. “These back-to-back attacks have caused havoc The protesters started pelting among the citizens of the crusader nations and their allies living in Ben- stones at the security personnel gal and forced their diplomats, tourists and expats to limit their move- which led to the clashes, Saptari ments and live in a constant state of fear,” it claimed. The article claimed District Police Office Chief Bhim that Bangladesh had been drowned in “shirk and bidah” - polytheism Dhakal said. and religious innovation for hundreds of years due to the “effects of “We had to use force to dis- both European colonisation and Hindu cultural invasion.” It concluded perse the mob of protesters after by saying that the soldiers of the so-called caliphate would continue to they inadvertently started attack- rise and expand in “Bengal” and would continue to carry out acts of ing the security personnel with terrorism. 'Boasting' about Paris attacks In the magazine, IS boasted that homemade weapons,” Mr. Dhakal its “brave knights” brought Paris “down on its knees.” The issue of the was quoted as saying by the Kath- English-language online magazine also talked about the horrific multiple mandu Post. attacks in Paris which claimed over 130 lives. “France haughtily began The violence comes as the Hi- executing air strikes against the Khilafah. Like Russia, it was blinded by malayan nation, which is heavily hubris [arrogance], thinking that its geographical distance from the lands dependent on India for supplies of the Khilafah would protect it,” the magazine read. IS also put out of essential goods, continues to reel images of what it claims to be the bomb that downed a Russian jet last under acute shortage of fuels, med- month, killing over 220 people. The photograph shows a soft drink can icines and other items for over two and two components that appear to be a detonator and a switch. Quot- months now. ing the article, USA’s NBC News reported that the militant group IS is Nepal was limping to normal- displaying a “voracious appetite” for conventional military conquests, cy after the devastating April 25 an expansion into countries such as Bangladesh. It also said U.S. and quake but has been hit by the allied counterterrorism officials are scrutinising the publication for indi- blockade led by Madhesis, the In- cations of what IS might do next. It mentioned that, in a separate article, dian-origin inhabitants of Nepal’s Terai region protesting against di- IS described Bangladesh as a new battleground as it continues its strate- vision of their ancestral homeland gic expansion. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Syrian groups: Russian China says won't Egyptians head to polls again to elect cease building new parliament strikes kill over 400 civilians Russian air strikes in Syria have period resulting in the death of in Douma just outside of the cap- in that period resulting in a total of Egyptians began voting Sun- killed over 400 civilians since Sep- 6,889 civilians, including 1,436 ital Damascus, SOHR said. At 6,889 civilians deaths, including on South day across 13 of the country’s tember this year, monitoring children, and injuring another least seven civilians were killed in 1,436 children. Another 35,000 27 provinces in the second groups say. The UK-based Syrian 35,000 civilians. At least 100,000 government air strikes in Aleppo civilians have been injured. At phase of parliamentary elec- Observatory for Human Rights people have fled from Aleppo, on Saturday, SOHR added. On Fri- least 100,000 people fled from tions after a low turnout (SOHR) said the death toll from while another 1,000 fled an Atma day, Russia fired cruise missiles Aleppo due to Russian air strikes, China Sea isles marred the first stage in the September 30 - when the strikes displaced camp in Idlib's suburbs. from the Caspian Sea for a fourth SNHR said, while another 1,000 absence of any strong opposi- were launched - until November The Syrian conflict has killed day against what it described as fled a camp for the displaced in tion. The election is expected 20 stood at 403 civilians, a figure at least 250,000 people, according ISIL targets. Atma, in Idlib city's suburbs. Rus- to elect lawmakers who firm- that includes 97 children. to the UN. Sources: Syrian Obser- Russian and Syrian officials sia says the goal of its military ly back President Abdel Fat- What the bombing has caused vatory for Human Rights & Syri- said their jets hit 50 ISIL targets in operation in Syria is in response tah al-Sisi, who has crushed Over 400 civilians killed since an Network for Human Rights Deir Az Zor province, the most to a request by Syrian President all forms of dissent since oust- September this year, including 97 Meanwhile, the Syrian Network intense air raids since Russia be- Bashar al-Assad and on the basis ing his Islamist predecessor children. The Syrian Network for for Human Rights (SNHR), anoth- gan its air strikes. Since last Octo- of a decision granted by its parlia- Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. Human Rights puts the figure at at er monitoring group, said at least ber, at least 42,234 air strikes that ment. The Syrian conflict has killed Polling for the two-day least 526, including 137 children. 526 were killed, including 137 chil- targeted farms, villages, towns and at least 250,000 people, according second phase opened at 9:00 Since last October, at least 42,234 dren, since Russia launched its first cities have been documented, ac- to the UN, and more than half of am (0700 GMT) across 13 air strikes have been documented. air strikes. On Sunday, govern- cording to SOHR. It said over Syria's pre-war population of 22.4 provinces, including in Cairo, Over 22,370 'barrel bombs' ment air strikes killed at least sev- 22,370 so-called barrel bombs million has been internally dis- with few voters seen trickling have also been dropped in that en people, including three children, were dropped across the country placed or fled abroad. in to cast their ballots. Only a dozen voters wait- ed at three polling stations in the capital’s central district of Shubra. The first round of the Kerry to meet Israeli, Palestinian election was held across 14 of the country’s 27 provinces on KUALA LUMPUR : China said a recent spate of attacks by Islam- October 18 and 19, and pro- on Sunday it will continue to build ic State in Paris, Mali and Leba- duced a turnout of 26.6 per- leaders on ending violence military and civilian facilities on non. U.N. Secretary-General Ban cent. A run-off held days later its artificial islands in the disputed Ki-moon urged Russia and the produced an even lower turn- two-state solution. South China Sea and the United United States on Sunday to coop- out of 21.7 percent. If neces- “There is no agreement to be States was testing it by sending erate in rooting out terrorism and sary, the second phase will reached between the parties now,” warships through the area. said he would unveil a comprehen- also have a run-off on Decem- the official said, adding: “There is "Building and maintaining nec- sive plan to fight extremism and ber 1-2. A run-off is held after nothing we’re trying to get them essary military facilities, this is violence early next year. the initial voting fails to pro- to agree to, we’re trying to encour- what is required for China's nation- "We need to show global soli- duce a winner with a clear ma- age both of them to do the kind of al defense and for the protection darity to address ... the common jority. things that will be helpful and in of those islands and reefs," Vice enemy of ISIL, Daesh, some other Analysts expect voting to their interest and our interest in Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told extremists and terrorist groups," be low in the latest phase too, preserving stability.” a news conference in Kuala Lum- he said, referring to Islamic State. given the overall disinterest Kerry will urge the leaders to pur. Obama told a news conference among voters who expect the take concrete steps to restore calm, China planned to "expand and at the end of the summit the Unit- new 596-member parliament the official said. “We want to see upgrade" the civilian facilities on ed States and its allies would not to simply rubber-stamp Sisi’s bigger changes on the ground to the islands "to better serve com- relent in the fight to combat Islam- decisions. Sisi remains popu- stabilize the situation in a more mercial ships, fishermen, to help ic State extremists and would hunt lar to many Egyptians tired of sustainable way,” he said. distressed vessels and provide down their leaders and cut off the years of political turmoil trig- This week, Washington criti- more public services", Liu said, group's financing. gered after the 2011 ouster of cized Netanyahu’s decision to ap- adding that China rejects the no- "Destroying (Islamic State) is longtime strongman Hosni prove the marketing of land for the tion that it is militarizing the South not only a realistic goal, we're go- Mubarak. Egypt’s last general construction of 454 homes in two China Sea. He said China has most- ing to get it done," Obama said. election was held in 2011 at a East Jerusalem settlements which ly built civilian facilities. "We will destroy them. We will time of widespread enthusi- previously had been shelved. Liu's comments at the annual take back land they are currently Among the causes of the tur- asm, months after the ouster U.S. Secretary of State John Ker- Kerry last met with Netan- explore a “variety of ideas” on how East Asia Summit, this year host- in, take out their financing, hunt of Mubarak, and the first moil is Palestinians’ anger at what ed by Kuala Lumpur, were some down leadership, dismantle their ry will meet next week with Israeli yahu in Berlin in October to try to to ease tensions, the official said they see as Jewish encroachment round saw turnout of 62 per- and Palestinian leaders in the re- end a spate of bloodshed and stop without elaborating. of the most forceful explanations networks, supply lines and we cent. The resulting Islamist- on the al-Aqsa mosque compound that China has given regarding its will destroy them." gion to try to stop ongoing vio- what Washington regarded as pro- The official said violence had in Jerusalem’s Old City, Islam’s dominated parliament was dis- lence, although senior U.S. official vocative statements by Israeli and abated somewhat over the course position on the South China Sea. Obama said it "would be help- solved in June 2012, days be- holiest site outside Saudi Arabia, Washington was testing Beijing ful" if Russia directed its focus on insisted it was not a renewed ef- Palestinian leaders over the man- of a few weeks but picked up again which is also revered by Jews as fore Morsi became the coun- fort to broker a peace accord. agement of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa in recent days, with the killing of with its insistence on "freedom of tackling Islamic State and he hoped try’s first freely elected presi- the location of two ancient tem- navigation" patrols in the strategic Moscow would agree to a leader- The State Department said mosque. five people in attacks in Tel Aviv ples. Eighteen Israelis have been dent. Kerry will travel to Tel Aviv, Jerus- With the latest visit, Kerry and in the occupied West Bank. waterway, Liu said. ship transition in Syria that meant killed in Palestinian stabbings, China, which claims almost the its president stepping down. alem and Ramallah on a trip that hopes to move things in a “more An American was among the dead. shootings and vehicle attacks since will also include a stop in the Unit- positive direction” and prevent the The official said it was not entire energy-rich South China Sea, Russian Prime Minister Dmit- Nearly 100 dead in the start of October. Eighty Pales- has been transforming reefs into ry Medvedev said countries with ed Arab Emirates to discuss the collapse of the Palestinian Author- Kerry’s intention to try to urge the tinians have been killed in attacks Myanmar jade Syrian conflict. ity, the official said. The talks will sides to resume peace talks on a artificial islands in the Spratly ar- large populations of Muslims, in- and during anti-Israeli protests. chipelago and building airfields and cluding Russia, should unite to mine collapse other facilities on some of them. fight against Islamic State. That has prompted concerns in Medvedev said "it is now clear At least 90 people have died in Washington and across the region we can only fight this threat by a huge landslide in a remote jade US religious leaders make that Beijing is trying to militarize bringing our forces together and by mining area of northern Myan- its claims in the South China Sea. working through such internation- mar, officials say. Rescuers were Earlier this month, U.S. B-52 al institutions as the United Na- still battling to dig through the bombers flew near some of the is- tions”. The U.N. Secretary-Gen- mountains of loose rubble at the forceful appeal to admit refugees lands, signaling Washington's de- eral said he "highly commended the site in Hpakant on Sunday, as termination to challenge Beijing's leadership of the Russian Federa- search teams continued to find In rare agreement across faith and shouldn’t allow them to change crucial and “we should insist on U.S. House voted by a veto-proof claim. At the end of October, the tion together with the United bodies in one of the deadliest ideological lines, leaders of major who we are as a people.” it,” but he said evangelicals should majority to pass legislation which USS Lassen, a guided-missile de- States to address some of the roots disasters to strike the country's American religious groups have About 70 percent of all refu- not “demagogue the issue as many in effect would suspend admis- stroyer, sailed around one of them. causes of terrorism". shadowy jade industry. Dozens condemned proposed bans on gees admitted to the U.S. are re- politicians are doing right now.” sions of Syrian and Iraqi refugees. "This time, in a very high pro- Ban said the United Nations are still missing, most of them Syrian refugees, contending a le- settled by faith groups, according “Evangelicals should be the Stephan Bauman, president of file manner, the U.S. sent military is now gathering ideas and experi- villagers who were sifting gitimate debate over security has to the U.S. State Department of- ones calling the rest of the world World Relief, called the bill “with- vessels within 12 nautical miles of ence from its member states. "Ear- through a mountain of tailings been overtaken by irrational fear fice for refugees. The bulk of the to remember human dignity and the out rational basis” and “a huge dis- China's islands and reefs," Liu said. ly next year, the U.N. is going to and waste. and prejudice. Top organizations work is done by the U.S. Confer- image of God, especially for those service.” “Differential treatment, "This has gone beyond the scope present a comprehensive plan of The region is home to some representing evangelicals, Roman ence of Catholic Bishops and Luth- fleeing murderous Islamic radical with no clear justification, amounts of freedom of navigation. It is a action to defeat violence and ex- of the world's highest quality Catholics, Jews and liberal Prot- eran Immigration and Refugee Ser- jihadis,” Moore said. to discrimination on the basis of political provocation and the pur- tremism." jade, bringing in billions of dol- estants say close vetting of asy- vices. World Relief, the humani- Lawmakers and more than half nationality,” Bauman said. Reform pose is to test China's response." Before the start of the East lars a year, though researchers lum seekers is a critical part of tarian arm of the National Associ- of U.S. governors, mostly Repub- Judaism, the largest American Jew- Obama on Saturday called on Asia Summit, the 10-member As- say most of that money goes to forming policy on refugees. But ation of Evangelicals, and Church licans, have said they were wor- ish movement, joined the Ameri- countries to stop building artifi- sociation of Southeast Asian Na- individuals and companies tied these religious leaders say such World Service, representing Prot- ried Islamic extremists may try to can Jewish Committee, an influ- cial islands and militarizing their tions formally established an to Myanmar's former military concerns, heightened after the Paris estant and Orthodox groups, are take advantage of the U.S. refugee ential policy group, the Anti-Def- claims and said the United States ASEAN community. It attempts rulers. "We found 79 dead bod- attacks a week ago, do not warrant each responsible for about 10 per- process. Some governors are refus- amation League, the Jewish civil would continue to assert its free- to create freer movement of trade ies on November 21 [and] 11 blocking those fleeing violence in cent. The Hebrew Immigrant Aid ing Syrian refugee settlement in rights organization, and the Ortho- dom of navigation rights in the sea. and capital in an area of 625 mil- today so the total so far is 90," the Middle East. “The problem is Society and Episcopal Migrant their states for now. They point dox Union, in opposing any halt Vietnam, the Philippines, Ma- lion people with a combined eco- said Nilar Myint an official from not the Syrian refugees,” said Arch- Ministries also handle several thou- to a passport found near the body in resettlement. Episcopal Church laysia, Taiwan and Brunei also have nomic output of $2.6 trillion. the local administrative author- bishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, sand cases. of one of the Paris suicide bomb- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, territorial claims in the South Chi- "In practice, we have virtually ities in Hpakant, northern who noted how his state has wel- The Rev. Russell Moore, head ers that had been registered along said, “we will not let the night- na Sea. eliminated tariff barriers between Kachin, adding that the rescue comed a large number of Cuban of the public policy agency for the the route asylum seekers are tak- mare” of terrorism “keep us from Leaders from 18 countries in- us," said Najib, the summit host. operation was ongoing. "We are refugees over the years. “This is conservative Southern Baptist ing through Europe. It’s not clear carrying out the words of Jesus cluding the United States, China, "Now we have to assure freer seeing only dead bodies and no falling into the trap of what the Convention, the country’s largest how the passport ended up near who told us to be a neighbor to India, Russia, Japan and Southeast movements and removal of barri- one knows how many people terrorists wanted us to become. We Protestant group, said screening is the attacker. On Thursday, the those in need.” Asia who gathered for the summit ers that hinder growth and invest- live there," he told the AFP news issued strong calls for action after ment." agency. Myint added that only one person had been pulled alive from the rubble, but had died soon after. Measures taken against chemical attack: France Lebanese minister: French Defence Minister Jean- Russia’s Mediterranean Yves Le Drian said Sunday that a Emergency drills ended chemical or biological attack “was declared in Crimea among the risks” but that all pos- sible precautions to avoid one had over power crisis Lebanon's transportation min- been taken, Agence France-Presse ister says Russia has wrapped reported. A state of emergency has been up military drills that disrupt- He said French authorities declared in Crimea after pylons ed air traffic in and out of were not ruling anything out in the carrying electricity from Ukraine Beirut, allowing flights to re- wake of the Paris attacks even were blown up, cutting off power sume on their normal routes. though it was “very complicated” to almost two million people, The state-run National for anyone to use chemical weap- according to local media and the News Agency quoted the min- ons and “all the precautions have Russian government. ister, Ghazi Zeaiter, as saying been taken to avoid this kind of The Russian energy minis- Sunday that Russia informed risk.” The minister also warned that try did not say what had caused Lebanon that the aerial exer- rival sides in chaos-ridden Libya the outages but Russian media cises over the Mediterranean must reach a deal to create a new reported that two pylons in the were complete. unity government in order to stop Kherson region of Ukraine north Russia began the drills on ISIS from taking over. of Crimea had been blown up Friday. Although flights con- “There must be an intra-Liby- by Ukrainian nationalists. Ac- tinued in and out of Beirut, an accord between these two rival cording to Ukraine's state ener- carriers had to take different factions, or else Daesh will win,” gy company, the damage was routes that avoid flying over Jean-Yves Le Drian told Europe 1 caused by either shelling or ex- Syria's waters, and some air- radio, using the Arabic acronym plosives. In Search of Putin's lines canceled flights. for ISIS. The minister’s comments Russia - Kremlin Rules The py- Russia has been carrying came after a Turkish security lons had already been damaged out airstrikes in neighboring source told Reuters that there were by the activists on Friday. The Syria and has intensified those multiple chances to stop the men disruption on Saturday meant strikes in recent days after who attacked Paris. The source large parts of the region, which confirmation that a bomb said in January, Turkish authori- was annexed by Russia last year, brought down a Russian plane ties detained one of the suicide went without electricity. Accord- over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, bombers at Turkey’s border and ing to the energy ministry, the killing all 224 people on board. deported him to Belgium. Brahim explosion has left 1,896,000 The Islamic State of Iraq Abdeslam, Turkish authorities people without power. The min- and Syria group claimed re- told Belgian police at the time, had istry said emergency supplies sponsibility for the attack. been “radicalized” and was sus- had been turned on for critical The state-run National pected of wanting to join ISIS in needs and 13 mobile gas turbine News Agency quoted the min- Syria, a Turkish security source generators were being prepared. ister, Ghazi Zeaiter, as saying told Reuters. On Saturday, the pylons were Sunday that Russia informed Meanwhile, Le Drian said the scene of violent clashes be- Lebanon that the aerial exer- French aircraft carrier Charles de tween activists from the Right cises over the Mediterranean Gaulle sent to help operations Sector nationalist movement and were complete. against ISIS militants in Syria will and “ready to act.” France has intensified its aerial bombing in Syria since ISIS militants attacked a concert hall, cafes and restaurants and a stadium paramilitary police, Ukrainian be “operational” from Monday in Paris, killing 130 people and wounding hundreds. media reported. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY .NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion Afghanistan and Pakistan: The AFGHANISTAN TIMES poisoned legacy of the Durand Line Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir By Joseph V. Micallef tribal lands, a region informally ing. Moreover, the loss of Bal- government in 1992, and the sub- Phone No: +93-772364666 referred to as Pasthunistan in two, uchistan left it landlocked, with- sequent four years of chaos, would E-mail: [email protected] Pashtun Mujahidin on the Du- with half of the Pashtun tribal re- out any access to the Arabian Sea set the stage for the rise of the Tal- rand line between Pakistan and gion now part of British India and and Indian Ocean except through iban in 1996 and create an oppor- Afghanistan, 1985 the balance remaining part of Af- Pakistani territory. For Pakistan, tunity for Pakistan’s ISI to emerge Email: [email protected] Historically, Afghanistan has ghanistan. The line also resulted in the issue of the Durand Line is an as both the Taliban’s financer, or- lain astride the invasion route from the loss of the province of Bal- existential one. The territory in ganizer and principal patron. The www.afghanistantimes.af central Asia into the Indian sub- uchistan to British India, depriv- question amounts to some 60% of Taliban, in turn, would give Paki- continent. It was also the shortest ing Afghanistan of its historic ac- its present sovereign territory. stan’s ISI an unprecedented oppor- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi route from central Asia to the In- cess to the Arabian Sea. The Du- During the cold war the Af- tunity to exert its control over Af- dian Ocean. This was the route that rand Line also ensured that there ghan-Pakistani dispute was sub- ghanistan and its government. An Advisory editorial board the Persian conqueror Darius I would be a thin strip of Afghani- sumed to the larger Soviet-Ameri- opportunity that Pakistan’s gov- took in 516 BC. Alexander the stan running to the Chinese bor- can rivalry. Pakistan aligned itself ernment has pursued for the last Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Great followed suit in 326 BC. In der, thus separating the Russian with the United States, becoming 20 years. Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal turn they were followed by, among empire from British India. The as founding member of CENTO President Ronald Reagan others, Muslim armies under Durand Line would become one of (Central Treaty Organization), meeting with mujahidin fighters in Graphic-Designers: Qutaybs ibn Muslim in 705, by the principal issue of Afghani- while Afghanistan refused to set- the oval office, February 1983. Mahmoud Ghazni of the Afghan stan’s foreign policy for the next tle its differences with Pakistan as Ironically, even the Taliban, Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari Ghaznavid Empire in 1001, Mu- century and even now remains at a precondition of joining CENTO which is dependent on Pakistani hammad Ghori of the Ghurid Em- the heart of Afghanistan’s relations and instead sought diplomatic and military and financial support for Marketing & Advertising: pire in 1175, and the Mongol, with Pakistan. military support from India and its survival, has refused to accept Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Genghis Khan in 1219. The original agreement was the Soviet Union. Afghanistan was the legitimacy of the Durand Line. Timur (Tamerlane), during his only a page long. The treaty was one of the few “holes” in the ring Despite Pakistani pressure, the Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan conquest of northwest India in written in English with copies in of containment with which the Taliban, both when it was in pow- 1383, took the same route and his Dari and Pashto. The English copy, United States surrounded the So- er and to the present day, has sid- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 descendent Babur, whose grave is a language that the Afghan Amir viet Union. The emergence of Pa- ed with previous Afghan govern- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press in Kabul, also passed through the Abdur Rahman Khan could neither kistan and Afghanistan as Soviet ments in maintaining that the Du- Khyber Pass on his way to creat- read nor understand, Durand in- and American proxies meant that, rand Line was void. ing the Mogul empire in India in sisted, was to be the definitive other for ongoing border skirmish- The result of the ongoing dis- 1526. Ahmad Shah Durrani of the copy. The 1,584-mile boundary es and covert operations, the larg- pute over the legitimacy of the The constitution says Afghan Durrani Empire followed was subsequently delimited be- er issue of the Durand Line was Durand Line has meant that Paki- suit when he attempted to conquer tween March 1894 and May 1986. left unsettled. stan has a vested interest in ensur- the Punjab in 1748. The last inva- The Durand Line precipitated a ing that the Afghan government Article 73 sion of Afghanistan from central long-running dispute between the Soviet troops withdrawing never gets strong enough to unilat- The Ministers shall be appointed from amongst members of the National Asia was the Soviet one in 1979. governments of Afghanistan and from Afghanistan, 1989 erally change the current frontier Assembly or outside. If a member of the National Assembly is appointed as The invasion route ran both ways. Great Britain and prompted a third The Soviet invasion of Afghan- with Pakistan. Given that Pakistan Minister, that individual loses membership in the National Assembly and instead, The Sikh Empire invaded Afghan- Anglo-Afghan war in 1919. Under istan in 1979 ushered in a new has six times the population of another individual shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the istan from the southeast in 1813, British pressure, subsequent Af- phase in Afghan-Pakistani rela- Afghanistan and a formidable mil- law. and the British fought three wars ghan governments reaffirmed the tions and laid the foundation for a itary, the only practical scenario with the Afghans (1838, 1878, and boundary line in additional trea- vastly expanded Pakistani role in under which Afghanistan would 1919). ties and agreements in 1905, 1919, Afghanistan’s internal affairs. Un- regain its disputed territories would The Himalayas block access 1921, and 1930. der the guise of Operation Cy- only be as a consequence of a com- from central Asia to the Indian sub- clone, a program funded by the plete collapse of the Pakistani gov- continent and to the Indian Ocean. Blue areas indicate historic Central Intelligence Agency, Paki- ernment. Most likely as a result of Their western most extension, the “Pashtunistan”, red line the Du- stan’s Inter-Services Intelligence a fourth Indo-Pakistani war, a Pa- Hindu Kush, is penetrated by the rand line border. Agency (ISI) organized large num- kistani civil war, domestic revolu- Salang Pass, which separates The newly formed state of bers of mujahidin militant groups tion, or all of the above. northern Afghanistan (and Central Pakistan inherited the boundary that it recruited mainly from the To avoid that possibility, Pa- Asia) from the rest of Afghanistan, line delineated by the 1893 Du- Pashtun tribes on its side of the kistan continues to rely on an ex- and the Khyber Pass through the rand agreement and upheld by the Durand Line. At the time, the gov- ternal patron, bouncing back and Spin Ghar Mountains between subsequent treaty of Rawalapindi ernment of General Muhammad forth between either China or the Afghanistan and Pakistan, in turn (1919) that ended the Third Ang- Zia-ul-Haq had started a program United States, as the ultimate guar- an extension of the Hindu Kush. lo-Afghan war. The government of of aggressive Islamization, so the antor of its security vis-à-vis In- The two passes are the traditional Afghanistan however has, subse- ISI favored militant jihadist groups dia. The byzantine complexity of trade and invasion route from cen- quently, refused to acknowledge as Pakistan’s (and the United Afghan-Pakistani-Indian relations tral Asia to the Arabian Sea or into that the frontiers represented by States’) proxies in Afghanistan. and the subsequent interest of the Punjab of north India and from the Durand Line were legally bind- American covert funding for Russia, China, and the United there the rest of the Indian sub- ing. In 1947, when Pakistan joined the mujahidin began in response States in any changes in the status Is it a day after the fair? For pessimist, it might be yes, but for continent. For millennium, Afghan- the United Nations, Afghanistan to the communist People’s Demo- quo means that barring a negotiat- optimists still there is a hope. Still the government has time to fix istan has been fought over by was the only member to vote cratic Party of Afghanistan seizure ed settlement for some kind of di- would be conquerors, both for its against its membership. On July of power in the Saur Revolution vision of the disputed territories many issues. Corruption has reached record high, but yes it can be mineral wealth and also for its stra- 26, 1948, followed two years of and predated the Soviet invasion or an Afghan acceptance of the cured. Joblessness is rampant, but yes it can be overcome. Youths tegic position at the crossroads of steadily deteriorating relations be- by six months. The original pro- Durand Line in exchange for the are flocking towards Europe, but yes, the issue has a solution. Se- central and south Asia. Even in the tween the two countries, the gov- gram was relatively modest and end of Pakistani support for the technologically driven world of the ernment of Afghanistan declared only amounted to about 20 mil- Taliban, either of which are highly curity is deteriorating, but yes there is a remedy. When economic, twenty-first century, geography that it did not recognize “the imag- lion dollars a year. By 1989, the unlikely events at the moment, security and job outlook remained very dismal, the fall of Kunduz still matters. inary Durand nor any similar line.” year the Soviet Union withdrew there is no immediate solution to In the nineteenth century, Af- It also declared that all previous from Afghanistan, it had increased the Afghan-Pakistani dispute over city, let loose the floodgates of terror. ghanistan became a pawn in “the Durand Line agreements, includ- to over 630 million dollars a year. the Durand Line and this issue will And now finally the Kunduz probe-team, appointed by President Great Game” between the Russian ing the subsequent Anglo-Afghan The U.S. program continued continue to complicate the rela- Ashraf Ghani and led by the former NDS chief Amrullah Saleh Empire and Great Britain for con- treaties upholding it, were void through 1992, but after the Soviet tionship between Afghanistan and trol of central Asia. As Russia gob- because they had been imposed on withdrawal financial support Pakistan. released its findings into the fall of Kunduz city to Taliban. The bled up one central Asians khan- Afghanistan by British coercion. quickly declined. Moreover, in Given that the United States report contains too much to make you upset. But one must tries to ate after another, the steadily ex- Moreover, it is widely held in October 1990, the Bush Adminis- has a vested interest in the estab- learn from mistakes. Yet at the same time the report spurned that panding Russian Empire began to Afghanistan that the original agree- tration refused to certify that Pa- lishment of a secure and stable encroach, in British eyes, danger- ment with Great Britain was only kistan did not possess nuclear ex- Afghan government and that Paki- there was a government-hatched conspiracy behind the fall. Since ously close to British India. In an for 100 years after which the lands plosive devices, triggering the im- stan seems determined to use the we live in a country where conspiracy theories are rife, however, attempt to preclude any further in question would revert back to position of sanctions and a sus- Taliban and possibly other jihad- still there are too many people who have the capacity to think out of Russian expansion south, Great Afghanistan. The official treaty, pension of economic assistance and ist groups to ensure that doesn’t Britain twice invaded Afghanistan however, makes no reference to a military sales. happen, the issues that surround the box and don’t fall for conspiracy theories. Those who want to only to be defeated by a guerilla specific term. Past Afghan govern- Over the course of the program the Durand Line will continue to pull the wool over an entire country or in fact even an entire world’s army drawn primarily from the ments have implied that the Dari the ISI trained over 100,000 mili- have an impact on the formulation eyes are failed by such people. Now that the fact-finding commis- Pashtun tribes that inhabited the and Pashto copies of the original tants to fight the Soviets and Af- of U.S. policy in the region as well region. agreement specified the 100 year ghanistan’s communist govern- as complicate U.S.-Pakistani rela- sion has made its report public, the government must come into In an effort to secure control term (1893-1993) and that this ment. The CIA funded some 20 tions. movement and reform security mechanism and governance, because of the strategic Khyber Pass, in provision was deliberately left out billion dollars of expenditures, al- The most enduring and de- it what you do today that will set you either free or pushes you into 1893, Great Britain dispatched a by Mortimer Durand in the “offi- though some of those funds may structive legacy of five centuries British diplomat, Mortimer Du- cial,” English language version, of have come from contributions of of European colonialism are bor- shackles. However, we want freedom—a freedom that is lasting, rand, to negotiate an agreement to the treaty. No evidence of this con- Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf ders that were drawn for the sake which can herald a new era of peace, development and change. The delineate the border between the tention has ever been produced, states that were funneled directly of political and military expedien- Emirate of Afghanistan and Brit- however, and it is not clear wheth- to the CIA. cy but which, given the region’s nation knows there is no easy and quick fix to the issues, which ish India. The resulting agreement er the Dari and Pashto language Operation Cyclone has two underlying history, culture, and have flooded us, however, consistency, honesty, and diligence can resulted in a frontier that ran from versions of the original agreement lasting consequences. First in con- ethnicity, make no sense today. The make a difference. We, as a nation cannot bear slipups, goofs, and the Karakoram Range in the north- still exist. tributing to the subsequent col- dispute over the Durand Line is east running south through the Spin The question of the legitima- lapse of the Soviet Union it de- just one more example of an ill- everyone pitching in. So no goo-ups in the future as even just one Ghar mountains (Safed Koh and cy of the Durand Line borders has prived Afghanistan of its princi- conceived frontier that continues mistake can be so fatal that the entire nation will have to pay a heavy Toba Kakar Ranges) before turn- poisoned Afghan-Pakistani rela- pal patron and supporter. Second- to inflame the long running dispute price to come out of its implications. ing west along the Chagai Hills to tions for the better part of a centu- ly, it presented to Pakistan and the between Afghanistan and Pakistan the border with Iran. ry. For Afghanistan, the loss of half ISI a model for how it could inter- and which will shape the region’s As per the report of the commission, poor leadership and lack of The new border, dubbed the of the traditional Pashtun territo- vene in Afghanistan’s internal af- politics well into the twenty-first cooperation led to fall of the Kunduz city to the Taliban. The report Durand Line, divided the Pashtun ries divided its largest tribal group- fairs. The fall of the Najibullah century. (The Huffington Post) also says that the national intelligence service, NDS, had intercept- ed the calls to militants in Kunduz from Peshawar, where they were directed how to fight and what to do. NDS handed the audio re- cordings to the commission. Moreover, Saleh said that the com- mission remained absolutely free in finding facts out and had no pressure from the government, which is the beauty of democracy and makes us confident. According to Saleh, complexity in the power structure in the province also led to the chaos in Kunduz as no one knew it clearly what is his mandate and wherefrom to take orders and how to exer- cise their own authority. Now that the problems have been pointed at, there must improvements and reforms. The most horrific fact that came to surface is a grey network has been ruling the roost in Kunduz and is a form a parallel government. Unfortunately, this grey network has its roots in Kabul. Now it will test the mettle of the government how it tackles the issue. If a grey network can bring upon us such a biggest catastro- phe in a province, imagine what could be our fate if the wings of this grey network are not clipped and brought to the book. Subscription Rates Categories Fee Afghanistan Times Terrorism Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.

MONDAY .NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Stigmatising Muslims in France can only do more harm

coalition’s engagement in Af- national community is well ghanistan, terrorists have killed aware of the nuisance capacity 3,506 soldiers from 21 countries of Pakistan. Many experts are including 2,372 American sol- sending alarm signals urging diers. Terrorism is still ravag- the US to reconsider a flawed ing the lives of Afghans who partnership. For long, realpoli- remain the first victim of this tik has crossed the line of com- war. Since 2001, 26,000 Afghan mon sense. It is now impera- civilians have died directly tive to confront the reality and from terrorism and some persuade the Pakistani military 360,000 indirectly. According to to stop these paradoxical poli- a UN report, homemade bombs cies for the sake of the region and suicide attacks launched and for the global peace. by Taliban and their allies are The author served as Af- responsible for 72% of all Af- ghanistan’s Ambassador to Vi- ghan civilian casualties. 2014 enna, Brussels and Rome. Dr. Zia Nezam was the worst year ever record- ed. In the first half of 2015, 1,500 We’ve learnt to Since the US launched a mili- people were killed, increasing cope with daily tary engagement in Afghani- the year-on-year number of fear of terror stan 14 years ago, Pakistan has victims by 23% for women and recovered the former position by 13% for children. This is the By Rong Xiaoqing highest number of civilian ca- of being one of closest ally of When Paris was attacked by the US in the region. Still, this sualties in a 6-month period terrorists last Friday, many friendship remains largely over- since 2001. In addition, almost people added the line “we all stated and billions of dollars one million Afghan are suffer- are Parisians today” to their poured in support to Pakistan ing the conditions of internally social media accounts. That led did not produced tangible re- displaced persons (IDP). A fig- to criticism. Skeptics said it has sults. The role of Islamabad re- ure that is expanding rapidly become a cliché that makes the mains questionable and the sit- with 103,000 additional IDPs speakers feel good but doesn’t uation is worsening in Afghan- during the first six months of help the victims in any mean- 2015. ingful way. istan. Moreover, concrete evi- We have the frequency of dences have confirmed that the Moreover, the efforts sus- terrorist attacks in recent years tained for the reconstruction of legislative framework; rather, it ports have shown that the me- well-reputed and known to be Inter-Services Intelligence to blame for the fatigue. Such By Nabil Ennasri (ISI), the Pakistani military in- the country are being jeopar- is in the medium and the hu- chanics of radicalisation are a place for the exchange of sympathy, however sincere, telligence agency, has been dized by this imported destabi- repeated too many times in a France is in mourning. Struck man resources, especially, that materialised outside of ideas and dialogue with other supporting Taliban attacks in lization. The financial support short period of time, can feel by a carnage that killed 129 in- are devoted to the surveillance mosques and that the principal communities - would be used Afghanistan. Therefore, the provided by the international hollow. nocent people and injured more missions. place of brainwashing and re- as a weapons and situation in Afghanistan can- community now largely ex- The line is no longer an ex- than 300, the country is now Already, some human cruitment is the internet. ammunition depot? not be fixed, without Pakistan ceeds the $103 billion of the pression of sympathy from recovering from the worst at- Marshall Plan that organized people who are far away from rights organisations (such as Wrong strategy The images circulating on becoming a sincere partner in the bloody scene, but a state- tacks it experienced since Human Rights League) or some Many observers in France the social media have angered this fight against terrorism. the reconstruction of Europe ment of a simple fact: We are World War II. Confronted by judges put the kibosh on this also realise that 2,500 imams the Muslim community who Without any doubt, Paki- after WWII. This huge mobili- all Parisians because the next such a tragedy, national unity propensity to capitalise on the provide indispensable support questioned how this mosque - stan has engaged a fierce fight zation has raised Afghanistan terrorist attack is always pend- is no longer a need but an im- against terrorism. This country out of the crippling deprivation ing, and could hit us in our cit- emotion to justify a shift in se- for the containment strategy of whose leaders were invited observed 15 years ago. Infra- perative. claims a regional vision but ies next. We don’t know when curity policies. sectarian speeches. Being on to the first Forum for Dialogue sticks exclusively to national structures have been rebuilt, and where it will happen, but However, the common The other element on which the ground, they are the ones of the French government with interests. The war waged schools are opening every- we will one day be attacked like stance that the nation, with all the government seems to pre- that convey hopeful messages Islam only a few months ago to against the Tehrik-i-Taliban where, new roads are connect- the Parisians for sure. No one its components, must express cipitate in is the issue relating and are the go-to sources of the discuss the future of Islam in Pakistan (TTP) highlights the ing remote regions, and the is safe in a world shadowed by in such circumstances should a depressing mixture of barbar- to the mosques and imams. faithful. France - could undergo such paradox of Islamabad. On one economy is back on tracks. ism and certainty that it will not be at the expense of adher- This is a crucial matter since Similarly, they are often an aggression. side Pakistan sustains a sub- However, drug trafficking still happen again. ence to the republic’s values. some 2,500 mosques in France viewed as ideological shields Naturally, nothing incrimi- stantial military effort to eradi- generates substantial reve- Still, there doesn’t seem to So, while security is an in- represent the gathering space facing the ISIL propaganda, nating was found at the cate any threat considered dan- nues in support to terrorism and be as much fear as one might alienable right and the first of most of the Muslim commu- and more than one of those mosque, but the images of gut- gerous to its security. But on the number of cultivated hect- think. In New York, a city sovereign prerogative of the the other side, it is widely ac- ares has doubled since 2009. that’s very likely to be on the nity. Several intellectuals, poli- imams in France received a ted libraries or stoned ceilings Hidden agenda “to do” list for the suicide state, it should not, however, knowledged that ISI is support- ticians, and journalists have ac- death threat precisely because attest to the violence of the ing, training, and even harbor- Therefore, no solution will bombers of Islamic State, the jeopardise the exercise of civil cused the mosques of being they provide a presence in raid. be acceptable as long as Islam- police tightened security after ing Afghan Taliban and insur- the Paris attacks. A small fire in liberties - nor should it leave centres of radicalisation. In re- mosques and neighbourhoods For many, it is an attempt to gent groups such as the abad sustains this two-faced room for raising suspicions a building at the Times Square ality, there is no problem with that prevents the spread of ex- prove to public opinion that the Haqqani network. For years, policy. The strategy of Pakistan stirred a round of speculations about a particular segment of the overwhelming majority of tremist messages. authorities will not give up. the Pakistani tribal regions regarding Taliban ranges from on social media but there was our society. mosques in France. Most cater Finally, Cazeneuve’s However, it is, of course, intol- along the Afghan border have benign neglect to unabashed no panic. Immediately after the This balance between secu- to congregations from Moroc- words seem also to cater to the erable to accept that for the been a safe harbor for insur- patronage. The late US repre- September 11 attacks, an emp- rity and freedom is one of the co, Algeria or Turkey. So, most media hysteria at a time when sake of media coverage, one gents and terrorists who are sentative to Afghanistan and ty black plastic bag in a sub- way could trigger a few dozen major challenges in the imme- speeches are controlled. Few the government wants to bang can trample on certain princi- operating in Afghanistan. Pa- Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, once said, “We may be fighting emergency calls; that hasn’t diate future. In this sense, the mosques are Salafist whose its fist on the table to demon- ples of respect and dignity. kistani authorities keep pre- tending that they are acting the wrong enemy in the wrong occurred here after the Paris authorities are held responsi- speeches can be debatable, but strate to the public opinion its If a state of emergency is tragedy. I asked a few friends alongside the US to fight ter- country.” The US former chair- who have young children ble for negotiating that out- in no case are they violent. capacity to respond. needed today, it cannot justify rorism while they are actually man of the Joint Chief of Staff, come because how the situa- whether they worry that the Moreover, on the internet or in Since the attacks on Char- everything. In this sense, it is supporting our most danger- Admiral Mike Mullen, echoed next generation may live in the tion will evolve on a national their English-language digital lie Hebdo in January, not one imperative that the authorities ous enemies. The presence of this opinion when he referred shadows of terrorism for their level largely depends on the magazine, Dabiq, the Islamic mosque in France is unlisted or separate the issues and stop Osama Bin Laden and Mullah to the Haqanni network as “the whole lives. They just shrugged. choices that are made today. State of Iraq and the Levant not being closely monitored - jeopardising our nation’s cohe- Omar in Pakistan was the bla- Afghan Taliban’s most destruc- “It is what it is,” a mom of two Security policies and the (ISIL) often considers the whether through the French sion through such measures - tant evidence that this country tive element and a veritable told me matter-of-factly. Some may say this is be- Muslim community imams of these mosques to be authorities’ surveillance or the dangerous and unnecessary as has been intentionally deceit- arm of Pakistan ISI. For exam- ple, ISI has close links to the cause people have gotten used However, two recent deci- “infidels”. However, foreign consulates. they are - only for the sake of ful. Experts are pointing at the to a new norm and are deter- sions raised concerns. The first double standard of Pakistani Haquani network by equip- mined to lead their lives despite the statement made by French Cazeneuve’s strategy has political or electoral interests. ping them and contributing is the entrenchment of the state authorities. The security situa- the threat of terrorism. I think Interior Minister Bernard Caze- also been an unfortunate illus- That would be playing in the tion has significantly improved heavily to their funding. This of emergency. In a country that, it’s more like people having re- neuve on the closure of tration: as we learned that, ear- populists’ backyards by all in Pakistan after a “deal” to terrorist group is still favored alized that today’s world, what- since 9/11, voted seven anti- mosques where radical dis- lier this week, the oldest sides and empowering ISIL sanctuarize the Pakistani terri- by the Pakistan’s military.” ever the horrors, is actually no terrorism laws - one every two course takes place is somehow mosque in the city of Aubervil- ideologues whose fatal project tory. But the result has been a Pakistani vocally rejects such more screwed up than yester- years on average - stressing on awkward, to say the least. In- liers in Saint-Denis as well as is to highlight the hypothetical transfer of terrorism across the accusations but the facts have day’s, and today’s children are a security policy shift seems to deed, pointing out that some the mosque in Gennevilliers persecution of Muslims in or- border and a terrible deteriora- been clearly established and not going to be exposed to more confirmed. Similar previous de- danger and evil than their par- be related more to a political mosques (estimated between town were raided. der to generate recruits. tion in Afghanistan. To make it ents or ancestors. issue. The current security ap- 80 and 100, depending on the For many, this is an incom- We have a historic oppor- short, terrorism has simply nials regarding the presence of Terrorism, though it may paratus is quite sufficient, and source) would be radicalisation prehensible action. Indeed, tunity. We must do been displaced from Pakistan Bin Laden and Mullah Omar seem like a new invader into our if there is a deficiency, it is not to Afghanistan. have seriously damaged the lives, has been with us for spots is primarily a counter- how can one think of this place absolutely everything to avoid credibility of Pakistan. Today, so much in the nature of the Imported destabilization many, many years. The term sense. Many experts and re- of worship in Aubervilliers - the trap of division. Held responsible for a great Akhtar Mohammed Mansour “terrorism” was first minted in number of terrorist attacks, the and other Taliban leaders are the 18th century in France to Haqanni network is the most commanding terrorist opera- describe the actions of those brutal terrorist group in Af- tions from the Pakistani town who conducted mass execution ghanistan. Recently in July of Quetta. Terrorists not only of political enemies and creat- LETTER TO THE EDITOR ed the Reign of Terror after the 2015, they were responsible for enjoy safe havens in Pakistan, onset of the French Revolution. the devastation of the Shah- but they are actually being In the non-state sense, it took Shahed district of Kabul, kill- supported by Pakistan’s mili- hold with the spate of anarchist ing and injuring hundred peo- tary elite. bombings toward the end of the ple mostly civilians. This group On this point, many experts 19th century. But terrorism, Kunduz fact finding team’s report is building capacities in sanc- are raising questions regarding whose main weapon is fear, is tuaries located in North the purposes of this hidden only one type of bloody con- Waziristan, a remote border re- agenda of Islamabad. Is Paki- flict that has plagued society. Kunduz fact finding team released its report on Saturday. The report termed poor leadership and no coordination as the main reasons behind fall stan escalating a proxy-war of In the time long before you and of Kunduz city to the Taliban. Kunduz was the major city to fall to the Taliban in the past 14 years. Fall of the city to the Taliban raised doubt gion of the Pakistan’s Federal- me were born, wars between about capabilities of the incumbent government to ensure safety of people. On the other hand the crimes committed by the Taliban in the city ly Administered Tribal Areas. influence with India? To which tribes, countries, or people of once again proved brutality of the militants and increased hatred of people towards the insurgent group. Money, arms, infrastructures extent keeping Afghanistan in different religions had already If the government is truly committed to prevent from repetition of fall of districts such incidents in the future, it should assess the reasons and logistics are being provid- a weak condition is serving the stirred much more fear and behind fall of the city and should take all necessary measures to correct the mistakes. The leadership should be strengthened in all the provinces, ed by the host country. Paki- interest of Pakistan? What is claimed many more lives than the problem of complications in structure of the local administrations should be addressed and coordination should be increased among security stani authorities are claiming Pakistan expecting from an un- modern terrorism. In the 20th forces. People should also keep their hope on their security forces and should lend them their support, for they are not the that Haqanni terrorists have likely return of Taliban in Kab- century alone, 160-200 million ones responsible. However, those who should be held accountable for the collapse are high-ranking security officials. people died in wars. Conven- rd been eradicated by military op- ul? Does the military contribu- Hamid Azizi, 3 part of Khairkhana, Kabul erations but recent reports tion of Islamabad justify the tional conflicts are still going position of strategic partner in today. For example, the war in have confirmed that Islamabad Afghanistan which started in Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and is turning a blind eye to their the region? Supporting some address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] 2001, has claimed more than presence. Last month, Kunduz, terrorist groups while combat- 26,000 civilian lives. The war the largest city in North-East- ing some others is a dangerous in Iraq, since the US invasion ern Afghanistan was captured game. This tactic may bring in 2003, has claimed more than mostly by Pakistani Taliban-af- short-term benefits for Paki- 100,000 lives. These wars filiated insurgent groups pre- stan. But in the long-run, this don’t always get as much at- Disclaimer: viously located in Pakistan and cynical calculation cannot pro- tention as terrorist attacks be- forced out by the Pakistani duce positive outcomes. In this cause many of us believe that a highly volatile environment, war, with clear targets, more The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) army. As widely publicized in defined boundaries, and a spe- and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. the news, they killed, raped and uncontrolled Taliban may back- cific cause, is less unpredictable pillaged the city. fire anytime and Pakistan will and less harmful to innocent Since the beginning of the have to foot the bill. The inter- people. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES How easy is it to obtain a Syrian passport on Facebook? When a man who blew himself up as part of the attacks in Paris last week was found to be in posses- sion of a fake Syrian passport, it highlighted just how easy it was to come by such a thing. To get a fake Syrian passport appears not very difficult at all in the Turkish city of Istanbul, for example - a place that many Syrian and Iraqi refugees call home. I did not have to pay a deposit or sign any pa- pers. All I had to do was give the seller my name, the date and place of my birth, and a photo. Face- book, Twitter and other forums are full of posts and ads offering refu- gees of any nationality counterfeit Syrian passports, birth certificates, international driving licences - and even college degrees. One such Facebook post seen by Al Jazeera asked those who were interested to contact a would-be seller on WhatsApp. "To all the Syrian brothers who are now in Istanbul. To whom it may concern and wants these documents and travel ar- rangements. Syrian and European In th e afte rm ath o f th e passports. Legal and illegal travel, Paris attacks , th e Syrian and international driving li- qu e s tio n re gard in g th e cense. Ninth grade, high school, pre s e n ce o f th e affiliate s bachelors, and Masters Degrees. Family documents and birth cer- an d s u ppo rte rs o f th e tificates. All other needed docu- m ilita n t Is la m ic S ta te ments. You can reach us on the (IS) gro up in whatsapp number *****" Anoth- P a k is ta n er ad offering Syrian passports and has be co m e other documents, including certi- e ve n m o re fied graduate degrees and marriage im p o r ta n t. licences, offered to ship those doc- uments anywhere in the world via a well-known courier firm. Hasan, MUHAMMAD AMIR RANA rorist groups is as diverse as these a Syrian refugee living in Istanbul, groups themselves. AS Pakistan’s militant landscape knew that trying to get a fake Syr- Educational institutions and ian passport was risky in the af- evolves, we continue to ignore the radical segments of religious termath of the Paris attacks, but emerging threats, deeming them in- groups are still attractive as sources he told Al Jazeera's Khalil significant. of recruitment for sectarian terror- France calls itself “the homeland ever more security, even at the price premises and arresting 90 people, human rights in order to defend Mabrouk that it was a risk he was It seems the security institu- ist groups, as are tribal militant willing to take. The 24-year-old, tions also do not want to shift their of human rights” but has focused of sacrificing its own freedoms,” the Interior Ministry said on Fri- them,” said John Dalhuisen, who declined to give his second groups like the TTP and Jamaatul in the past week on limiting them said Noel Mamere, one of the few day. They also seized 174 weap- Amnesty's director for Europe and focus away from the immediate Ahrar. name, said he wanted the passport threats confronting the country at as the government pushed through deputies to vote against the new ons, illegal drugs and 250,000 eu- Central Asia. to travel to Europe for work. He Radical tendencies among edu- sweeping curbs on basic freedoms measures. ros ($266,100) in cash. How long an emergency? present. cated youth, from both public and paid $800 for it, got it last May, In a way, that is understand- in the wake of the Paris massacre. “In a few months, these same Some 164 people have been Mamere, a prominent environ- and said it took the counterfeiter private educational institutions, In the edgy days since mili- people will wake up with a hang- put under house arrest, it said. mentalist, compared the new law just a few days to produce it. He able because a prospective evalua- have the potential to serve the tion of emerging threats requires tants killed 130 people on Nov. over and realize that, in the name The new law extends these to the Patriot Act on enhanced sur- said he was convinced to get the purpose of global terrorist move- 13, the government declared a of fighting terrorism, the country powers for another three months veillance that the United States false document by a friend who concerted efforts while denial costs ments as well as local violent radi- nothing. “war on terrorism”, extended its has been locked down and our in- and gives authorities other pow- quickly passed after the Sept. 11 did the same. He did not say what cal groups. Self-radicalised indi- initial post-attack state of emer- dividual and collective liberties ers, such as dissolving any group attacks in 2001. happened to his original Syrian In the aftermath of the Paris viduals who are influenced by mili- documents or whether he had an attacks, the question regarding the gency for three months and laid violated,” he told Reuters. judged to be a threat to public or- “The U.S. was the first to en- tant ideologies fall in this category. out plans to write further restric- Shocked by the attacks and der. Its wording implies this is ter this unbearable spiral with the original Syrian passport or not. presence of the affiliates and sup- Many among them, not for- Hasan left Aleppo in Syria last year porters of the militant Islamic State tions into the constitution. concerned that more may come, aimed at suspected jihadist net- Patriot Act,” he said. “We’re fol- and entered Turkey as a refugee, mally affiliated with any local or Civil libertarians protest that the government says it has no time works. It gives authorities wider lowing the American scenario.” (IS) group in Pakistan has become international terrorist organisation, but, because of that refugee sta- even more important. the crackdown could leave funda- to lose. powers to detain people if their Asked why there was so little tus, he said he has not been able to remain in search of causes that mental rights curtailed even after President Francois Hollande behavior is considered to be a public debate about this, Mamere But, predictably enough, the resonate with their radicalised find work or finish a university Foreign Office spokesperson has the crisis has past. cited the 1789 Declaration of the threat, which is less narrow than said the French - much more than degree he started at home. "I did worldview. But their objections have been Rights of Man and the Citizen - the old law that focused only on Americans - look to the state to not have to pay a deposit or sign come out with a categorical denial The members of conventional of any footprint of the terrorist hard to hear amid calls for tougher the document that gives France its threatening activities. Hollande protect and support them. “Here any papers. All I had to do was militant groups like Jamaatud laws, details about the attacks and claim to be the birthplace of hu- also plans to submit a constitu- the state is the protector, but it is give the seller my name, the date group in the country. Dawa and the banned Jaish-e- Notwithstanding this official reports of French retaliatory bomb- man rights - to defend the crack- tional amendment early next year becoming a threat,” he said. and place of my birth, and a pho- Mohammad always remain avail- ing of Islamic State of Iraq and down in a speech on Monday. including a new power to strip dual What he now fears, he added, to," he said. Two months ago, an stance, it is a fact that IS’s Khorasan able for Al Qaeda and ultra-radical undercover reporter from the Brit- chapter exists in this region and Syria’s (ISIS) Raqqa stronghold in That historic text states “that nationals of their French citizen- is that Muslims will be suspected violent movements. Syria. security and the resistance to op- ship if they join a militant group as a “fifth column” and anti-immi- ish paper, the Telegraph, said it many militants, commanders and Understanding the dynamics took just one phone call to a num- small terrorist groups have already The National Assembly, or pression are fundamental rights,” and to restrict French militants grant politicians will use security ber listed on a Facebook group to of conventional militant groups is lower house of parliament, passed he said. “So we should exercise from returning from abroad. concerns to turn away migrants declared allegiance to IS. always a difficult task. The mili- arrange passage from Turkey to The denial on the part of the the sweeping new security mea- them.” The influential daily Le Monde now flocking toward Europe, most Greece, with a fake Syrian pass- tant groups do not operate like sures on Thursday by an almost “Security is the first of all free- was skeptical but not dismissive. of whom are Middle Eastern Mus- state stems from a weak and su- criminal syndicates; they fight for port included, for about $3,000. perficial understanding of the unanimous vote of 551 for and doms,” Prime Minister Manuel “We remain to be convinced,” it lims. "The Garages of the Displaced" certain political and ideological only six against. In the Senate the Valls said in the debate on the new wrote in an editorial. “Security is He thought the state of emer- group has over 150,000 members threat matrix. Ironically, the secu- causes and need public support to rity institutions also do not ap- next day, the tally was 336 votes measures on Thursday. necessary, but not at any price.” gency might last longer than the and hundreds of people use it sustain their activities. Therefore, for and none against. Wider powers Civil libertarian groups such as three months that parliament has share information useful to refu- pear ready to expand their threat they also have to be on the surface perception beyond the Pakistani In an Ifop public opinion poll The state of emergency, ini- the League of Human Rights or just approved. “When the govern- gees - including smuggling routes to sustain and expand their sup- published on Tuesday, 84 percent tially declared for 12 days but now Amnesty International concede ment proposes to lift it, there will and legal advice. But for Hasan, Taliban in the tribal region and sec- port base. the planned journey ended when tarian terrorist organisations in of those surveyed said they were extended to Feb. 14, gives police the initial 12-day state of emer- be people like the police unions The religious-ideological dis- “ready to accept more controls and wide powers to search people and gency was necessary, but have and politicians who will ask why. his friend was arrested at Istan- mainland Pakistan. course has acted as a catalyst for bul's main airport. Given that and Evolving militant movements a certain limitation of freedoms.” houses if any conspiratorial activ- strongly criticized its three-month “It’s meant to address terror- the attention the Paris attacks them. It has not been easy for these “The government is giving ity is suspected. extension and Hollande’s further ism and everyone knows the ter- like IS can pose a significant threat groups to survive on the strength brought to bear, he decided it was to the country’s internal security. guarantees of security to a trau- Police have made ample use of security plans. rorist threat will not be gone in best to burn his fake passport. of their old religious-nationalistic matized population that asks for this in the past week, raiding 793 “It is a paradox to suspend three months,” he said. Hwo alarming reports have tendencies or to adopt a more po- Al Jazeera appeared in the Pakistani media in litical role. recent months. The first was about Militant groups can shift the the arrest of some self-radicalised focus away from an enemy-cen- individuals in Karachi, who were tric to a condition-centric ap- on their way to Syria to join IS. proach. This is what happened in They told investigators how the fight against the militants in they had made contact with the Pakistan’s tribal areas, where the terrorist group in cyberspace. It is state remained confused over the an alarming indication of an emerg- exact status of the enemy, and ing trend of self-radicalisation where it tried to pursue the ‘talk- among educated Pakistani youth. and-fight’ approach, which did not However, Pakistan’s political prove effective. Such approaches and security circles consider the have an impact on policymakers’ phenomenon, also linked to the assessments. Despite significant challenges, startups are making progress in Lebanon's impoverished second city. ‘lone wolf’ concept, as being con- On the other hand, militants’ Tripoli, Lebanon - Now may be a poli Entrepreneurs Club The win- fined to Western countries. strategies continue to evolve, and The second report was about better time than ever to launch a ner, a social network for athletes their overall strategy combines business in Beirut. called Derby, received sponsorship about an operational IS network both violent and political means. in Sindh, the existence of which Despite myriad political, en- from the Tripoli Chamber of Com- A generational perspective of vironmental and social challenges merce, free design help and was disclosed by senior police of- the militants can help improve the in Lebanon, the picture remains mentorship. Since graduating from ficials. threat perception. rosy for entrepreneurs in the the programme last December, the I have said time and again in The conventional militant country's capital, with major ac- Derby team has developed the this column that the IS factor has groups are custodians of the first quisitions and new funds launch- product to the point where it is provided a lifeline to the militant generation of militants, who ing seemingly every month. now testing with potential clients. groups operating in our region. evolved under the influence of the Outside of Beirut, though, en- VIDEO: Syrian refugees learn busi- The IS model has illustrated jihadi culture of the 1980s-1990s trepreneurs struggle to attract the ness skills in Lebanon Sankari of the importance of controlling ter- and who had certain nationalist attention of banks, investors and CardioDiagnostics sees his busi- ritory in order to project and es- tendencies. support services. Lebanon's sec- ness as a potential model for young tablish power on the ground. IS’s The second generation was ond largest city, Tripoli, located Tripolitan entrepreneurs and start- territorial gains in Afghanistan are nurtured in the post-9/11 world about 80km north of Beirut on the ups. "The way to break the cycle also an indication of emerging under the influence of changing glo- Mediterranean's eastern coast, [of poverty and despondency] is threats for Pakistan. "benefits the least from the crazy to make CardioDiagnostics a big bal and regional political scenarios; amounts of funding available now success, so the story can become a The Khorasan chapter is not this was the transformational gen- only meant for Afghanistan but also in Lebanon", said Fadi Mikati, se- model" for others to be inspired eration. nior credit analyst at Kafalat, a by, the founder said. Sankari's de- includes this country and parts of Though the third generation is Central Asia. Lebanese National Bank-spon- sire to see more Tripolitan entre- also the product of a changing po- sored company that provides guar- preneurs has taken the form of a Though it would be difficult litical environment, it also experi- anteed loans to small and medium- series of workshops on technol- for IS to penetrate Pakistani terri- enced an ideological transforma- sized enterprises. ogy development and software. tory, it can add to the insecurity at tion. Mikati is also the founder of Although the CardioDiagnostics the Pak-Afghan border and Most militants from this gen- the Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club in the country are to residents of city, with bombs and shells rain- fore". To address this hopeful team has only hosted two so far, heighten the risk of cross-border eration have not had any experi- (TEC), an initiative to provide Beirut and its suburbs, according ing down constantly," said trend, Mikati, his colleagues and eventually "this will be a formal violence and attacks inside Paki- ence of the first or second genera- education and support for to Lebanon's Central Administra- Soumaya Mehri, who founded friends, and other Tripolitan en- series of events accommodating 30 stan. tions. Their views were taking Tripolitans curious about starting tion of Statistics. Bread Basket, a wheat-free bak- trepreneurs are working to provide to 40 engineering and computer There is a need to understand shape amid the socio-religious their own ventures. Inside Story - Lebanon's deep- ery in the northern city, in 2013. education and tools to anyone who science students", Sankari said. that the security challenges facing changes at the time and in a static RELATED: Satirical show ening crisis Tripoli tour guide Mira Minkara is interested. The TEC's first Sankari also taught two semesters Pakistan do not come only from political environment. This genera- asks: Is Lebanon ready for change? And although sectarian vio- confirms this perception: "People project, shortly after its launch in of an entrepreneurship course at banned groups like the Tehreek-i- tion feels more attraction towards Despite sectarian divisions, a lence between Tripoli's two fa- think, 'Oh, it's not safe, there are 2013, was a business plan simula- the Beirut Arab University's Tri- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and groups like IS. looming threat from the war in mously restive neighbourhoods of lots of Islamists and it's full of ISIL tion programme, which attracted poli campus. Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) but that neighbouring Syria, and stigma Jabal Mohsen and Bab al- [the Islamic State of Iraq and the around 50 participants, mainly Two of his students went on First, during their affiliation against the city from other Leba- to launch businesses, he said evolving terrorist movements like with the TTP, LJ or conventional Tabbaneh has quieted down over Levant] … Women should cover through social media. Overwhelm- IS can also pose a significant threat nese, Tripoli's proto-entrepre- the past two years, many Leba- themselves'." As a result of the ingly positive feedback from the proudly. Given the many chal- groups, members of this genera- neurs are trying to carve out a lenges, the fact that new businesses to the country’s internal security. tion transform themselves on an nese still associate the city with poverty, history of violence and first event validated the idea of the No doubt groups such as the space for themselves in the rap- violence. stigma, Mikati believes that a self- club, Mikati explained, and gave are still springing up in Tripoli, ideological level to reach a stage idly evolving Lebanese business Ziad Sankari is a young defeating mind-set has spread them the confidence to launch the especially in the hospitality sec- TTP and LJ have been losing their where they start acting like inde- ecosystem. tor, is cause for hope. Mikati, operational edge since the launch Tripolitan whose mobile health among the city's youth. "Youth in 12-week Young Entrepreneur Pro- pendent groups. Once they be- Tripoli is far poorer than start-up CardioDiagnostics has the north don't believe in them- gram in 2014, which comprised an Sankari, and others want the seeds of military operations in parts of come independent in following Beirut, which, despite pockets of they are sowing take root into the country, but their supply line garnered investment from Qatar selves," said the Tripoli native. idea-generation phase, an intensive their ideological drive, they are poverty, is a generally affluent city. Foundation and Berytech, and even "The only plan they have is to leave training retreat, and a seven-week smart, scalable businesses - but of human resource is still intact. more prone to joining groups like According to the United Nations gained the attention of US Presi- Lebanon. Through the Tripoli En- mentorship phase to develop a that is still a long way off. As these groups are further weak- IS. In this perspective, the actions Development Programme, 57 per- dent Barack Obama. But, Sankari trepreneurs Club, we're trying to business plan. We're not expecting "We're not expecting that even ened, there is a possibility that this of this third generation of militants cent of Tripoli's population is con- said, he has struggled just to get show them other options." De- that even 50 percent of our stu- 50 percent of our students will start supply line will divert to other are key to shaping and transform- sidered poor. Only two percent of potential employees living outside spite this defeatist mentality, dents will start a business. If even a business," said Mikati. "If even groups including Al Qaeda and IS. ing the militant landscape. bank loans in Lebanon are awarded of Tripoli to come for interviews Mikati said, "there are more one or two percent change their one or two percent change their The nature of the human re- The writer is a security ana- to Tripoli residents - whereas a in the city."People think Tripoli is people in Tripoli interested in en- minds, it would be a success for minds, it would be a success for source available to Pakistani ter- lyst. whopping 83 percent of bank loans a very closed-off, conservative trepreneurship now than ever be- us. Fadi Mikati, founder of the Tri- us." Al Jazeera This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEBMER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Dutch companies interested in Pak en - ergy secto r

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will fa- Hong Kong: Reserve Bank of In- forecast for the current fiscal year cut the benchmark policy rate by cilitate Dutch companies in mak- dia (RBI) chief Raghuram Rajan to 7.4 percent from 7.6 percent a half percentage point to 6.75 ing investment in various sectors, said Asia's third-largest economy previously, well below the govern- percent in September, after months said Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is being hampered by a drop in ment's target of 8 to 8.5 percent, of pleading by government leaders the other day. public and private investments, but but still faster than China. and industrial groups for more Talking to Dutch Ambassador, held out hope that strong foreign Despite the slowdown in stimulus to stoke growth. Ms Jeanette Seppen, the minister capital flows will help rectify this growth and investments, Rajan He declined to comment on the stated that Pakistan offers liberal weakness. said strong foreign direct invest- appropriate level of the rupee, but investment regime to foreign inves- Weak capital investment has ment and some traction in infra- said policy makers should guard tors. been a hurdle in India's quest to structure development may en- against a debt build-up in the glo- The minister spoke on current realise its growth potential and courage private investments. bal economy in another swipe at profile of national economy, and with factories running 30 percent During the period from Janu- quantitative easing policies pur- said that after achieving economic below capacity, private companies ary to June, foreign direct invest- sued by global central banks. stability, the government was now are in no rush to invest in new ment (FDI) flows into India rose Rajan has been an ardent critic focused on growth and employ- projects. to $19.4 billion, up 30 percent of the ultra-easing policies of the ment generation. Rajan said Asia's third-largest from a year earlier, a sign of what Fed and other central banks, warn- He added that efforts were economy is being hampered by a the government called investors' ing that cheap money was creating afoot to bolster power generation drop in public and private invest- growing confidence in the country. dangerous leverage in the global fi- and the government has plans to ments, but held out hope that Earlier this month, India eased nancial system and posed prob- add close to 10,000MW to the strong foreign capital flows will foreign direct investment norms in lems for emerging markets. national grid by December 2017. help rectify this weakness. 15 major sectors, including min- However, he said the global Ms Seppen said that Pakistan #indian economy #Indian in- ing, defence, civil aviation and economy isn't likely to remain in a and Netherlands have a long his- vestment #Raghuram Rajan #rbi broadcasting. long period of sub-par growth. tory of economic cooperation and "On the growth front, the cen- "We are seeing a lot of traction "I would doubt this (low- that her country would continue tral concern is with investments," in FDI, in both announcements and growth) is a twenty-year phenom- cooperation in various sectors, said Rajan, who was speaking at a actual investments on the ground," enon and I think we should be com- particularly agriculture and energy. business event in Hong Kong on Rajan said. ing out of it," Rajan said. A number of Dutch companies Friday. "Private investment has "Once we start seeing a little "That is why we should be were interested in exploring busi- fallen back quite a bit and so has stronger demand, we will start see- careful of creating an environment ness opportunities here, she said. public investment." ing more projects being pulled out that leads to a significant creation Rajan said Asia's third-largest economy is being hampered by a drop in public and private investments, The minister also apprised Ms The RBI has cut its growth of the drawer." The central bank of debt." but held out hope that strong foreign capital flows will help rectify this weakness. Jeanette about Pakistan’s contin- ued efforts to eliminate the scourge of extremism and the achievements made in the operation Zarb-i-Azb. He said that the government was Japan ’s eco n o m y co n tracts again now also focusing on rehabilitation of temporary displaced persons. Careem raises $60m, but is that enough to com- pete with Uber? Gulf-based on-demand cab service Careem has raised $60 million in its third round of financing, the company announced on Tuesday. The funding will go towards “enhancing and deepening Careem’s presence in new mar- kets”, the company’s managing As s et s u n d er m a n a g em en t a t Chin a ’s t r u s t co m p a n ies director in Pakistan Junaid Iqbal in first quarterly decline in five years said, adding that the company plans on rolling out a major opera- tion in Pakistan over the next year. Uber set to launch operations in Pakistan Careem is already opera- tional in Lahore and will be launch- ing in Karachi soon. The company serves 20 cities across the Arabian Gulf, North Africa and Pakistan. With international on-demand cab service Uber set to launch opera- tions in Pakistan, it will be inter- esting to see how the on-demand market takes shape in the coming months and years. More impor- tantly, how does Careem plan on tackling the San Francisco-based transportation giant? Uber, which is reportedly worth $60 billion to $70 billion, is planning on raising another $1 billion in new venture capital, a move that, according to Wo rkers lo ad co n tain ers o n to trucks at a po rt in To kyo . PH OTO: REUTERS The New York Times, could make Uber the world’s most valuable Separate gauges of China’s prop- quarter earlier. The association also TOKYO:Japan’s economy shrank to total around ¥3 trillion ($25 bil- drop in inventories cut 2.1 percent- ing a sustained recovery. Sluggish private start-up. Pakistani entre- erty market and its vital-but- said its lending to the property again in the third quarter, under- lion). Mr. Abe took office nearly age points from total growth, out- wage growth continues to burden preneurs launch ‘Uber for rick- murky shadow-banking system market remained flat at 1.29 tril- scoring the challenges Prime Min- three years ago pledging to restore stripping positive contributions consumer sentiment. Japanese offi- shaws’ But Iqbal says Careem has both showed more weakness, as lion yuan in the third quarter amid ister Shinzo Abe faces in trying to Japan to robust, sustainable from private consumption and ex- cials acknowledged the risk posed differentiated itself significantly the country’s economic growth caution over a glut of homes. Prop- engineer a sustainable recovery. growth with a package of unprec- ports. That could turn into a posi- by external conditions, including a and will continue to localise the engine continues to sputter. Assets erty developers that are still ex- Yet the contraction was rela- edented monetary stimulus, fiscal tive in coming months, though. slowdown in China and the after- service over the next 18 months, under management at China’s trust panding are increasingly turning to tively mild, and a decline in inven- spending and structural changes. When inventories are low, compa- math of last week’s terrorist attacks with a new feature introduced ev- companies posted their first quar- China’s domestic bond market. tories was the biggest factor. Japa- But Japan’s economy has nies usually increase output, lead- in Paris, with the attacks perhaps ery month or two months. He terly decline in five years, due to China’s richest cities have seen nese government officials high- struggled to gain traction, contract- ing to faster growth in subsequent chilling sentiment among businesses wouldn’t say what these features the cooling economy and a sum- declines in inventories of unsold lighted the positive, expressing ing in five of 11 quarters. Gross quarters. Business investment and consumers worldwide. Few could be, but enumerated the ways mer stock-market rout, according homes, said property consultancy Careem already differs from Uber. confidence that a recovery was al- domestic product—the broadest shrank an annualized 5.0% during economists predicted the latest eco- to data released Wednesday. Trust Centaline Group, “but looking at ready under way. “Of course I be- measure of a nation’s economic the quarter, a second-straight de- nomic data would prompt additional Or, more precisely, how it differs companies, which take money China as a whole, cutting down from Uber’s international opera- lieve the economy will return to activity—shrank at an annualized cline, as a global slowdown monetary stimulus by the Bank of tions, since the US company from investors and lend out to other inventories remains difficult.” In positive growth in the fourth quar- pace of 0.8% in the July-Septem- weighed on corporate earnings. Japan. The central bank confounded hasn’t launched operations in Pa- firms, are an important part of the property market, the average ter,” Economy Minister Akira ber period from the previous quar- Steel makers and machinery pro- many economists late last month by kistan. In addition to using an app China’s informal—or shadow— price of new homes in 70 cities Amari said. Mr. Amari said a fiscal ter, government data showed Mon- ducers have slashed their earnings refraining from taking action. With to request a ride, Careem users can banking system, which is a key rose for the sixth straight month in stimulus package to be prepared day. That followed a revised 0.7% forecasts for the business year. Monday’s data showing consumer simply call a number or use the source of funding for companies October from the month before, by the end of the year would fo- contraction in the second quarter. Private consumption, which ac- spending improving, the negative company’s website, something underserved by the state-run bank- according to new data released on cus on targeted measures such as Two consecutive quarterly con- counts for some 60% of Japan’s GDP reading won’t prompt the BOJ Iqbal says is an effort to localise ing system. Total assets under trust Wednesday, Still, it was the slow- direct help for the poor and more tractions is commonly considered GDP, grew 2.1% after contracting to act now, said Mari Iwashita, chief the service. Careem also allows management stood at 15.62 trillion est pace since May, when prices child-care facilities for working a technical recession. It was the 2.3% in the previous quarter. But market economist at SMBC Friend users to pay cash and has corpo- yuan ($2.45 trillion) at the end of first staged a turnaround. Home parents. The package is expected second in two years for Japan. A few economists see this as herald- Securities. rate invoicing options, and allows September, down 1.58% from the prices rose by 0.07% in October for bookings for a later time and second quarter, according to data from September, following the repeat booking, e.g. if you travel from the government-backed China 0.2% gain recorded in September the same route every day. Uber Trustee Association. It marked the and a 0.17% increase in August, drivers in Egypt to get anti-sexual first quarterly decline since the according to calculations from The F1 co n tributio n to UK eco n o m y is harassment training Carrying on first quarter of 2010. Trust assets Wall Street Journal based on data with the localisation ethos, Iqbal still were up 20.6% on a year-to- from the National Bureau of Sta- adds that even the investors of the year basis. Net profit for the whole tistics. “Pent-up demand for homes un derrated, says William s bo ss company come from the countries trust sector was also down 30% may be coming off,” said Jinsong the service operates in, such as from a quarter earlier to 15.69 bil- Du, a Credit Suisse analyst, who Saudi Arabia and the UAE. But iams said the sport was showcas- la One teams in the UK remain a as Kers. Williams has set up an lion yuan in the July-September added that home prices in the rela- ing the pinnacle of technology and bright spot for industry. Williams, advanced engineering division to he’s caught off-guard when asked period, driven by intensified com- tively wealthy manufacturing hub if there are Pakistani investors in was a vital test bed for new inno- the deputy team principal and transfer the innovations developed the mix. However, he offers that petition in the financial sector and of Shenzhen, which has seen the vations. Seven of the 10 Formula commercial director of the team, in Formula One into other areas, the Abraaj Group, principle inves- slower growth of new business. sharpest gains in home prices this One teams are based in Britain and said: “Having the UK as the F1 such as road cars. “Technology tor in the $60m funding round, has The latest data also showed that year, are decelerating. “Shenzhen invest an estimated £1bn into re- heartland shouldn’t be underesti- and engineering are at the centre of “a significant footprint in Paki- trusts have scaled back their lend- is a harbinger of trends for the rest search and development every mated. I think it is undervalued the what we do and always have been,” stan”. Uber driver gets life sen- ing to infrastructure projects due of China’s property market,” Mr. year. The motorsport industry contribution we make.” She was she added. “The cars are extraor- tence for rape in Indian capital to China’s looser monetary policy, Du said. On a year-to-year basis, employs more than 40,000 peo- one of the main speakers at the dinary pieces of kit. That is one of When asked if Careem would have which made the returns from lo- the decline in home prices contin- ple in the UK. George Osborne’s CBI conference last week and is the most exciting things about it tiered services, something along cal-government investment ued to narrow in October, falling march of the makers has suffered a the daughter of the team’s founder [the sport].” Formula One has been the lines of uberX or UberLUX, projects less attractive, the group 1.1% after September’s 2% decline. The head of the Williams Formula setback in the last month, with and principal, Sir Frank Williams, criticised for placing too much em- Uber’s low-cost and luxury op- said. Meanwhile, stock-market China’s economy decelerated to a One team has said the value of F1 Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems although she effectively has day- phasis on the technology of the tions respectively, Iqbal said there swings forced them to cut lending, 6.9% growth rate in the third quar- to the UK economy is underval- announcing job losses. We hoped to-day control. The 39-year-old cars rather than the skill of indi- will be multiple options, but they the group said. At the end of the ter, its slowest since 2009 despite ued and that the sport is at the for a march of the makers, but even said Formula One is leading the vidual drivers, with television au- will only be introduced once the third quarter, trust investment in pro-growth efforts taken by Beijing BAE is failing to produce the way in the development of hybrid diences dwindling as the Mercedes Lahore and Karachi markets ‘ma- forefront of vital research and de- equities stood at 2.67 trillion yuan, to prop up the world’s second-larg- velopment that can boost the man- goods However, the investments technology in engines and kinetic team led by Lewis Hamilton dom- ture’. For now, there’s only the down from 3.02 trillion yuan a est economy. (AF) “business” option being offered in ufacturing industry. Claire Will- being made by the leading Formu- energy recovery systems, known inates races. Lahore, which is usually a Toyota Corolla sedan. This will also be the only option when the service first starts operating in Karachi. Secu- 10 ben efits the Tran s-Pacific Partn ership w ill brin g Sin gapo re rity With Uber horror stories emerging from the US, India and After much criticism over the Vietnam - and ratified by their leg- in 2013 and 30 per cent of foreign trade between other TPP nations, elsewhere, there are legitimate con- transparency of the biggest free islatures. The Straits Times picks direct investment here. Exporters said Mr Shivaji Das, a senior vice- cerns over security with other ser- trade agreement struck to date, sev- out 10 key takeaways from the will benefit from the removal of president at consulting firm Frost vices based on that model. Since eral governments involved in the trade deal for Singapore. Mexico duties on more types of goods & Sullivan. For instance, the TPP the drivers are contractors, not trade talks released the full text of is an emerging manufacturing pow- than previous trade agreements will phase out the 2.5 per cent US employees, the companies cannot the Trans-Pacific Partnership erhouse still heavily dependent on provided for. duty on imported cars over 25 easily be held responsible for the (TPP) two weeks ago. The docu- the US market. Mexico will be For instance, a Singapore ice cream years and scrap the levy on many drivers’ misconduct. Uber invests big in China in ment, spanning 30 chapters and looking at Asia as a key market. manufacturer could find it easier auto parts. face of fierce rival Iqbal says running into more than a thousand Mr SHIVAJI DAS, a senior vice- to qualify for lower tariff rates This is expected to boost Japan's Careem has verification protocols pages, is the actual text agreed on president at consulting firm Frost when exporting to the US under automobile exports to the US, he in place – verification of ID cards, by the 12 countries which signed & Sullivan, on how the region may the TPP. This is because milk from noted. Singapore companies which driver’s licence, residence and ref- the agreement. It goes into the fine benefit from Mexico as a free trade New Zealand, sugar from Austra- provide services such as shipping erences – and that these protocols print of the agreement that will partner Singapore already has 21 lia and cocoa from Mexico used in and trade financing "could benefit will be expanded. cover 40 per cent of the world free trade agreements and economic the production of the ice cream will from increased trade between the He adds that the service shares economy. The pact must now be partnership agreements in force, so count as input from TPP countries, big players". information about the driver and signed formally by the leaders of additional benefits from the TPP and can combine to help qualify Developing regional economies, tivity, said Mr Nicholas Lingard, while Malaysia could experience a the vehicle with the user even be- the nations - Australia, Brunei, may be incremental. Still, the TPP the end product for preferential such as Malaysia and Vietnam, will arbitration partner at law firm 5.5 per cent expansion in the same fore they get into the car, and that Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, countries represent a large market tariffs. While the direct benefits benefit strongly from the trade Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. period, based on a Peterson Insti- trip can be tracked online through- Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, for Singapore, accounting for 30 might be few, Singapore could be deal, and there will be payoffs for Vietnam could see a 10 per cent tute for International Economics out the course of the journey. Singapore, the United States and per cent of its total trade in goods an indirect beneficiary of increased Singapore from the growth in ac- boost to its economy by 2025, study.(straitstimes) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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MUMBAI: It's the country that CBFC head Pahlaj Nihalani said, old. Read: India's censor blocks 'Fif- ting scenes, including those that are Bond film. "Spectre is an interna- gave the world the Kama Sutra, but referring to separate kissing scenes ty Shades of Grey' from cinemas deemed too racy or may cause re- tionally applauded film, but again India's notoriously prudish film between Daniel Craig, who plays A source at Sony Pictures Enter- ligious offence, with filmmakers #PahlajNihalani messes it up by board has ruled that long kissing Bond, and his co-stars Monica tainment confirmed to AFP that accusing censors of intolerance. shading it with his own thought scenes in the new James Bond Bellucci and Lea Seydoux. "Our the edits had been made. "Two kiss- Earlier this year the CBFC process #JamesBond," he wrote. movie "Spectre" are not suitable work is for censoring the movie ing scenes have been reduced by a blocked the release of "Fifty The decision sparked a frenzy for Indian audiences. The Mum- according to the rating of the film few seconds," the source said, Shades of Grey" in India, despite on the social media site, where bai-based Central Board of Film so we have done that," Nihalani speaking on condition of anonym- being shown a toned-down version many users mocked the move. Certification (CBFC) has reined in said of "Spectre," which hits ity, adding that two swear words of the erotic movie. "Censor Board is clear. Make the fictional British spy's famous- screens in India on Friday. Nihalani had also been deleted. Nihalani said Dissenting CBFC board mem- in India? Good good. Make out in ly lusty romantic life by cutting said the film had been given an the film's promoters had the right ber Ashoke Pandit earlier this year India? NEVER," tweeted Ramesh MUMBAI: Actress Priyanka the US all day even before the trail- the length of two passionate em- unrestricted adult rating, which to object to the edits but had not called Nihalani a "tyrant," and on Srivats, referring to Indian Prime Chopra says the cast and crew of er came out. This is a part of his- brace scenes, its chairperson told means parental guidance is re- done so. India's censors have a long Wednesday tweeted his displea- Minister Narendra Modi's slogan her international TV series Quan- tory, but it is Sanjay sir’s fictional AFP. "We have reduced them," quired for children under 12 years history of barring movies and cut- sure at the edits made to the new to attract foreign investment. tico are excited about her period version of the story of Bajirao and drama Bajirao Mastani. Mastani. It’d be wonderful to see “There is a lot of excitement how people respond to it interna- for Bajirao Mastani in the US. My tionally,” she said. Adele’s triumphant return entire cast and crew is going to Bajirao Mastani narrates the have a special screening. They want story of the 18th century Maratha clothes from [the] film and they’re warrior Peshwa Bajirao I and his with ‘25’ a sentimental look back very excited,” Priyanka told re- second wife Mastani. The film will porters from the US through vid- release on December 18. ‘Bajirao NEW YORK: Adele has had nearly eo conferencing during the trailer Mastani’ milestone in my life: Priy- five years to savour the massive launch of Bajirao Mastani. anka Chopra Priyanka is in the US success of her last album but, on a Priyanka Chopra first friend shooting for Quantico where she release that could be even bigger, in Bollywood: Deepika Padukone plays Alex Parrish, an FBI agent. she is looking back wistfully on Ranveer Singh and Deepika When asked how she managed to what once had been. On Adele’s Padukone, who also play lead handle two completely different third album 25, which came out roles in the film, were present dur- and difficult projects at the same Friday, the singer has little interest ing the launch with the director of time, she says that its her “job”. in gloating about fame or experi- the film, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. “It’s my job as an actor to be menting in style, instead returning Priyanka said that the response she able to differentiate between my to the emotional depths that have is getting for the film is amazing. characters and over the years I’ve so resonated with her vast fan base. Adele, her soaring but soulful voice “People are very excited. We been able to learn to slip in and out possessing the same power, retrac- were trending (on social media) in of characters,” she said. es the memories of her working- class childhood around London as she reflects from her new, uncom- Meet the fourth wild card fortable perch. Adele goes under- cover, pranks fans “I feel like my contestant of Bigg Boss Nau life is flashing by / And all I can do is watch and cry,” she sings to a delicate, Spanish-tinged guitar on Million Years Ago. “I miss the air, I miss my friends / I miss my mother Yet romantic tumult clearly still ano, “All I ask is / If this is my last / I miss it when life was a party to has a hold over Adele. All I Ask, night with you / Hold me like I’m be thrown / But that was a million one of the most emotionally sear- more than just a friend / Give me a years ago.” Adele’s last album, 21, ing songs on the album, intimates memory I can use … ‘ Cause what was led by the raw intimacy of the at a future rather than a past break- if I never love again.”Adele — who, heartache song Someone Like You. up. More magical music enters despite the album’s title, is 27 — But the man who broke Adele’s Grammy Hall of Fame In a boom- has described 25 as a look at her life heart — whoever he was — is ing voice sure to leave many lis- “teetering on the edge of being an long gone, and Adele has since be- teners in tears or at least with goose old adolescent and a fully fledged come a mother and found new love. bumps, Adele sings over the pi- adult.” Time for Wazir’s move I was a stripper in my last life, says Kate Moss Priya Malik, who was part of the dience. The list of people I dis- Australian version of controversial like is a lot longer than the peo- show "Big Brother", will be seen ple I like in the house at the mo- MUMBAI: Wazir, which was ear- entering the "Bigg Boss Nau" ment. lier slated to release in October this house as a wild card entrant. "Other than Rochelle Rao, I One of the biggest fall-winter foot- appropriate feel. If you’re wear- year, and was then pushed to De- She says her experience at the do like things about her... Then wear trends is lace up boots! ing a lot of black or dark tones, a cember 2, will now release on Jan- international show will be an "ad- Keith Sequeira. I like him if he is You can also make a fancy fem- lighter-coloured boot provides uary 8 next year. vantage" for her here. coming back, and I like Diganga- inine dress work for the daytime some contrast and helps soften Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra Asked if she was jittery about na Suryavanshi as there is noth- by pairing it with combat boots as your look, while maintaining its says the delay happened because entering the "Bigg Boss Nau" ing to dislike (about her); she has it makes your ensemble look way edgy vibe. If you’re wearing a sim- he wanted to improve the quality house, Priya, who is popularly done nothing, she's like a little more casual, says an expert. ple outfit, adding other interesting of the film. At the unveiling cere- known as Posh Spice of Austra- statue and so I don't mind a stat- Here are some winter footwear accents, such as an embellished mony of the trailer, Chopra shared lian TV told IANS over phone from ue," quipped Priya, who has been tips shared by Ronnie Khanna, the belt and fringe purse, will make two reasons behind then delay. Lonavla: "I am not jittery at all! In living in Australia for the past owner of an Indian luxury foot- your look feel more complete. Sim- “First I was not happy with the fact, I have been on "Big Brother" seven years. wear brand Saint G: Lace up boots ple ways to winterise summer special effects we were doing on (Australia), which is a similar for- While on "Big Bother" in There are so many to name like wardrobe Ankle boots Bachchan saab’s leg and, second- mat, if not identical. I think that Australia last year, she reported- over-the-knee, below the knees, Throw fashion rules out the ly, I never want to make a film in a puts me at an advantage." ly faced severe racial backlash ankle lace-up boots. Pair your lace- window and wear your ankle boots hurry,” said Chopra. Priya, who is a high school which even escalated to death up boots with lacy white summer with visible socks pulled up and a “If we spend more time, we teacher in Adelaide, has her roots threats long after getting evicted dress with a leather jacket or blaz- skirt. Add a leather jacket for some can make a better film. So we are in Dehradun. She was part of "Big from the show. Priya has faced er and it also looks decent when added toughness. Ankle boots look taking time on every reel. If you Brother Australia" in 2014, and is bullying and trolled on social the fourth wild card entry to enter media. Asked who according to paired with leggings, a tunic, and a amazing with a maxi dress or skirt. remember, PK was delayed by six Supermodel Kate Moss believes shoots on a particular song. printed scarf. Designer Shamaeel In the colder weather, throw on a months. Why did we do that? Not "Bigg Boss Nau". her doesn't deserve to be in the Ansari launches winter collection jacket or cardigan. she may have been a stripper in "Music influences everything She says her "strategy is to not house, Priya said: "Rimi Sen because of any other films was re- her past life but wants to be a bal- I think. I have a specific song in Combat boots Make a fancy fem- 15 trendy ways to add spice leasing, we thought we need time.” to be afraid of showing who I tru- doesn't deserve to be in the house. inine dress work for the daytime and drama to your Fall wardrobe Here’s why Farhan Akhtar lerina or rock star in the future. my mind when I do photoshoots ly am unless I am Kishwar (Mer- It's really insulting to sign a show by pairing it with combat boots. It Leather boots opted out of Raees "I was a ballerina in my last and base myself on that song. I did chant) because that's not what ev- and to not be a part of it. I'm go- makes the look way more casual. Boots are my preferred foot- Wazir, which has been direct- life. No, a stripper in my last life this shoot with Daria Werbowy for eryone wants to see." ing to tell her like it is." Combat boots toughen up floral wear during the fall. With so many ed by Bejoy Nambiar, will be ready and in my next life, I'll be a balleri- Vogue that was based on this wom- The 28-year-old says she The show features celebrity dresses, and make them look more options available — over the knee, by December 20. “I think rushing na or a rock star, depending on how an called Niagara who was a punk doesn't have any "favourites" in contestants in a game of survival appropriate for fall weather. This flat, heel, wedge, pointed toe and things up affects the filmmaking this one goes," she told Hello! in the 70s and in a band called De- the house and dislikes maximum wherein they are locked in an iso- boots can make you look grown ankle. There is a boot to go with process. We like to make films with magazine, reports stroy all Monsters," she said. housemates, who are a mix of lated house for around three up. Thigh high boots every outfit style. There are boots ample time at hand, we are not in femalefirst.co.uk. "Almost everything I do has showbiz celebrities. months sans the luxuries they are Style yourself with thigh-highs for casual outfits, dressing up and any hurry, we are a bit lazy,” he Moss is always inspired by some musical influence or a refer- "I don't have any favourites used to, under 24X7 camera sur- and a coat for a more seasonally work professionally. quipped. music and bases all her photo- ence to it," Moss added. this season... I'm talking as an au- veillance. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 23, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

MADRID: Luis Suarez and Ney- victims before kick-off. However, mar continued their sensational the sombre atmosphere quickly goalscoring form as Barcelona turned hostile as the home fans saw moved six points clear of Real their side completely outplayed by Madrid at the top of La Liga with Barca. Sergi Roberto was reward- a 4-0 thrashing of their bitter ri- ed for his great form of late with a vals at the Bernabeu on Saturday. start in the position normally oc- Barca even had the luxury of cupied by Messi and he repaid leaving Lionel Messi on the bench, Luis Enrique's faith with a big role but the Argentine did make his re- in a fine opening goal. The Span- turn from a two-month injury lay- iard collected Sergio Busquets's off half an hour from time and pass and drove at the Madrid de- played a part in Suarez's second fence before threading a pass and Barca's fourth goal. through for Suarez who coolly slot- Suarez got Barca off to the ted home with the outside of his perfect start after just 10 minutes right foot. Roberto should then and Neymar deservedly doubled have made it 2-0 midway through the visitors' advantage just before the half when he fired over from half-time. At that point Neymar close range. Karim Benzema start- and Suarez had scored every one ed for Madrid for the first time of Barca's last 19 La Liga goals, since he was charged with com- but Andres Iniesta ended that run plicity to blackmail and conspir- in style when he blasted a third ing to commit a criminal act in his into the top corner. And Messi, native France in a case involving a Neymar and Suarez all combined sex tape featuring French interna- for the latter to score a fourth be- tional teammate Mathieu Valbue- fore Isco sealed an embarrassing na. And after six weeks out, Ben- defeat for Madrid by getting sent- zema's rustiness showed as he off late on. Despite just two de- failed to make a clean contact when feats in 16 games in charge, Madrid presented with a great chance from boss Rafael Benitez's job is now Jeremy Mathieu's slip. Barca's in doubt as the home fans turned dominance in possession was re- on club president Florentino Perez warded with a second before half- towards the end of the game. time when Iniesta's through ball The build-up to the match had was perfectly timed for Neymar been dominated by security fears and his effort squeezed under after last week's series of deadly Keylor Navas. Gareth Bale in ac- attacks in Paris which killed 130 tion with Lionel Messi. —Reuters people. Suarez celebrates after Gareth Bale in action with Lionel scoring the fourth goal for Barce- Messi. —Reuters It could even lona. —Reuters Suarez celebrates have been three before the break after scoring the fourth goal for as Marcelo cleared Suarez's shot Barcelona. —Reuters A minute's off the line and Raphael Varane silence was held to the tune of the blocked Ivan Rakitic's follow-up French national anthem La effort. The hosts started the sec- Marseillaise and a large French flag ond period slightly better as James was unfurled by the Madrid fans Rodriguez forced Claudio Bravo But any hope of a comeback was strike by Iniesta as he latched onto after the break. ting in acres of space moments lat- their famous 5-0 mauling of Jose before kick-off in honour of the into a brilliant save low to his right. emphatically ended by a brilliant Neymar's backheel eight minutes Suarez fired into the side-net- er as Barca threatened a repeat of Mourinho's Madrid five years ago. Djokovic H afeez refuses faces Federer in final to play alo n gside Novak Djokovic produced a clini- cal performance at the O2 to set Am ir in BPL up a showdown against six-time champion Roger Federer in Sun- Moore day's ATP World Tour Final. World No 1 Djokovic pro- lands Japan duced a spellbinding performance to cruise past Rafael Nadal 6-3 6- Grade One 3 in a one-sided contest illuminat- ed by several displays of brilliance while Federer, reached his 10th fi- nal in 14 appearances by beating fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-5 6-3 in the evening clash. Djokovic was at his serene best from the very first serve of the match - worryingly, Nadal was also striking the ball crisply from the get-go yet was still brushed away in the opening exchanges. Ryan Moore claimed Grade One The first game was perhaps glory in Japan as Maurice landed the best of the match as Nadal, the Mile Championship at Kyoto against the serve, bludgeoned a pair racecourse. of fantastic forehand winners that The four-year-old, who is had the crowd on their feet but trained by Noriyuki Hori, won the they weren't enough to prevent Grade One Yasuda Kinen at the Djokovic holding. track back in June and Moore took Pakistan's batsman Mohammad alongside Mohammad Amir even The Serb then struck four con- Anthony Crolla has become WBA er Joe Gallagher, his team and what ed, the atmosphere became tense an early hold before producing him Hafeez turned down an offer from after the ICC cleared the bowler? secutive winners in Nadal's first world lightweight champion after seemed like the whole of Manches- as both fighters tried to find their with around a furlong and a half to Chittagong Vikings to feature in the The 35-year-old has publicly aired service game before holding to go a stunning fifth-round stoppage of ter. Anthony Crolla says winning range and be first to the punch. run. Bangladesh Premier League as the his feelings about Amir, Salman 3-0 up. Nadal was deservedly on Darleys Perez on Saturday night. a world title feels even better than Anthony Crolla celebrates victo- Maurice found plenty when franchise had already signed taint- Butt and Mohammad Asif in the the scoreboard next but Djokovic, The Manchester man landed a in his dreams Anthony Crolla says ry with trainer Joe Gallagher and asked, powering away to beat Fie- ed fast bowler Mohammad Amir. past as well. Recently, when the almost riled by losing a game, re- single body shot that left Perez winning a world title feels even promoter Eddie Hearn (left) An- ro, who also finished second in the Hafeez reportedly turned Pakistan team was practicing at the sponded with a brilliant lob to crumpled in a heap, unable to make better than in his dreams "I've thony Crolla celebrates victory race last year. down an offer of around 10 mil- National Cricket Academy in make it 4-1. the count and handing over the dreamt this dream since I was 10 with trainer Joe Gallagher and pro- AUTEUIL - Today 10.55 Auteuil lion Pakistani rupees as the fran- Lahore, its former bowling coach Djokovic's serve was not strap he retained via split draw in years of age," he told Sky Sports. moter Eddie Hearn (left) Both CerigoSP Class Conti4/6 Cour- chise snapped up Amir in a pre- Mohammad Akram invited Amir threatened, and he noticeably the same arena back in July. The "I didn't know it would be this swapped crisp, clean jabs at will, vite13/2 GREYVILLE - Today draft deal. The former captain said to bowl to Hafeez in the nets but caused Nadal a host of problems judges' decision in their first meet- good, honestly. It's even better than with Crolla the busier, although 11.05 Greyville Global FlyerSP he could not 'share a dressing room Hafeez flatly refused to face the with his deceptively intricate de- ing was controversial but the re- I dreamt. Perez picked him off with a lovely PichichiSP Master Sam8/13 Bet with a player who tarnished the left-armer because of his tainted livery. He cruised over the line for match was over in explosive, emo- "I believe I am getting stronger uppercut in the second. nowBet £5 get £20 free image of Pakistan.' “It is not about past. Hafeez is also said to be the first set and almost caused a tional and, given the cautious start, all the time, but I thought it was The third saw both men miss Moore told individuals or any personality among a group of players in the break in the opening game of the almost unexpected fashion. I didn't going to be a head shot. I was real- with wild shots but it was a rarity www.japanracing.jp: "I knew that clash. It is about the image of Pa- Pakistan side who are strongly second. know it would be this good, hon- ly confident that I was going to get as many of the exchanges were im- he was probably going to be the kistan cricket. I cannot play with opposed to allowing the spot-fix- Nadal was able to hold, with a estly. a head shot, but I'll take that body pressive. The third saw Perez in- best miler in the race and it was any player who has tarnished and ing trio to play for the national significant battle underlined by a It's even better than I dreamt shot any day of the week." crease his pace but the fourth saw just a question of getting a clean brought a bad name to the coun- team again in any format. The BPL fist pump when he eventually won, Anthony Crolla Crolla, who prom- Anthony Crolla set up the Crolla's combinations come into trip and hopefully if we kept things try,” Hafeez was quoted as saying has signed around 16 top players and the first four games all went ised he would be even better sec- knockdown with a classic combi- play and a couple of short upper- straight forward, he would be able by ESPNCricinfo. “This is my from Pakistan and most of these with serve. Djokovic earned the ond time around, set up the deci- nation Anthony Crolla set up the cuts suggested he was in better to show that he's the best horse, personal opinion and this is not players will go to Bangladesh first break of the second set to go sive shot with a classic combina- knockdown with a classic combi- shape than last time. and he did. just about Pakistani players, it's straight from Dubai after the T20 3-2 ahead, winning four consecu- tion and as Perez kept his defence nation Crolla looked like he was He proved the point around Sky Tickets SS Racing about all players,” the 35-year-old series against England. The top tive points off Nadal's serve. The high, a quick dip down and a even more focused and determined 2mins 20secs of that fifth - press- Fast, secure racing tickets: Ex- added. “I didn't get a direct offer players include Shahid Afridi, effort required the Serb's best ten- crunching left to the body proved than in their first bout but, with ing the champion back onto the clusive racing offers near you from the BPL team but some agent Saeed Ajmal, Umar Akmal, Kam- nis, as he outlasted the Spaniard in too much for the Colombian. Perez Perez also looking a different fight- ropes, unlocking the door with "He showed a really good turn came up with the offer and I turned ran Akmal, Wahab Riaz, Yasir a rally. He broke for the second looked a beaten man before the er, it seemed sure to go to the score- work upstairs and then sending a of foot in the last 400 meters. I it down only because I didn't want Shah. time, crucially, to win the match count hit 10 and as soon as the cards again. The Manchester Are- crashing left home to leave the rode him when he was a two-year- to share a dressing room with that Amir, the Akmal brothers and after outlasting Nadal in a back- referee waved the fight off, Crolla na crowd roared their hero into the champion in pain and Britain with old but he's developed into a fast, player.” o you think Mohammad Ajmal have all been signed up by and-forth tussle. leapt in celebration with his train- ring but as soon as the fight start- another new world champion. strong horse." Hafeez is right in refusing to play Chittagong. Chauhan : Plan tin g the In dian flag in En glish fo o tball

In September, the second season the season and beyond. Women's but it did take some adjustment ive. Being a government employ- of the multimillion dollar Indian football in India is limited to a na- from the scorching heat and dry ee, it was a big deal for my father Super League (ISL) kicked off in tional championship spread over grounds of India to the wet out- to send me here on his limited in- Chennai amid fireworks and a Bol- a few weeks. International fixtures fields and groggy weather in En- come. Now, when they are intro- lywood-style glamorous opening are few and far in between. Last gland. But her search for playing duced as Aditi Chauhan's parents, ceremony. Eight teams compris- December, the AIFF announced opportunities restarted once her it brings them pride and joy." Her ing players from the national team plans to launch an ISL-style foot- year-long degree came to an end. father did object to her choice of and former internationals prepared ball league for women by the sum- 'My parents have always been sport and encouraged his daughter to compete in the three-month long mer of 2015. The summer has very supportive,' said Chauhan to pick up the tennis racket, think- league worth $2m in total prize- come and gone but the promise of [Hafsa Adil/Al Jazeera] "I gave tri- ing it would be a wiser decision in money. A little over 8,000km away, investing in the women's game re- als for Millwall Ladies, which is a the long run. The few tennis les- Aditi Chauhan, Indian women mains unfulfilled and probably for- second division club, and although sons that the then 16-year-old girl team's star goalkeeper, was weigh- gotten. Chauhan's football journey their goalkeeping coach liked me, I took weren't enough to sway her ing her options as she looked for began at the age of 15 when her was unable to sign for them on my heart away from football. sponsors to help complete her basketball coach sent her to the student visa." But soon, Chauhan "Sometimes, in the middle of first season in the English Wom- Delhi under-19 women's football was signed up by West Ham as my career, I have wondered if I en's Premier League. Men: Feder- team trials. "Having played bas- their first-choice goalkeeper on a should have picked up an individ- ation Cup, Durand Cup, Santosh ketball for so many years, my season-long contract, and an inad- ual sport," she confesses. Trophy, IFA Shield, Indian Super coach thought I had a firm grip on vertent PR officer. "It is an added "There aren't many football Cup Women: Indian Women's the ball so I would make a good responsibility now that everyone tournaments for women in India Football Championship By sign- goalkeeper," she told Al Jazeera. is watching me and following my and international fixtures are also ing a season-long contract with Apart from having a black belt in ship." Featured: An 11-year-old get a chance to play for the coun- national championship, Chauhan progress. I feel like I am represent- limited to a handful, so I find my- third-tier West Ham Ladies Foot- karate, Chauhan was also a zonal- village boy is India's next golf prod- try. It was then that I got serious decided to continue her education ing India here so I have to be care- self wondering 'What next?' and if ball Club (WHLFC), Chauhan had level track and field athlete when igy But this brief stint with her and set my sights on becoming the within the realm of sports. Last ful as I am not just playing for I should really have chosen an in- become the first Indian woman to she first made her way into pro- state team was followed by some first-choice national keeper." Three October, she made the cross-con- myself now." dividual sport." play English league football. But fessional football. "At first, foot- time away from the game due to months later, Chauhan was named tinental hop to study sports man- Coming from an urban military Her trepidation is not un- the grass was yet to turn the shade ball was just another sport for me. lack of opportunities. A year later, on India's U19 squad. And she fell agement at Loughborough Univer- family, Chauhan didn't face much founded. Modern Indian sports of green she wanted as she sought I got selected as a reserve goalkeep- she was called for trials for the na- in love with the sport. After grad- sity in England. opposition at home for showing history is embellished with female financial and legal sponsors to help er and was part of the Delhi U19 tional U19 team. "Once at the uating from Delhi University and It did not take her long to slot interest in sports. "My parents stars winning international acclaim her stay in the UK until the end of team at the national champion- training camp, I realised I might playing for the state side in the into the university football team have always been very support- and fame. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 23 . 2015-Qaus 02, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:115 Price: Afs.15

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the onciliation thing very quickly de- his interlocutors,” the source said. intelligence leaked the news about er. “It would have been impru- stan is co-hosting with Afghani- United States have agreed to work pending on the conditions,” a se- Inter-Services Public Relations the death of Mullah Omar days dent to set the time frame with- stan on December 7-8. It is spec- together for an early resumption nior diplomatic source - who had Director General Lieutenant Gen- before Islamabad was set to host out getting the Afghan government ulated that Afghan President of the stalled Afghan reconcilia- been briefed on the trip - told media eral Asim Bajwa had in one of his the second round of reconciliation and China on-board,” the source Ashraf Ghani would visit Islama- tion process. The understanding in a background briefing on Satur- tweets said that requirement of an dialogue. Bilateral relations be- explained. China - it should be re- bad on this occasion. was reached during the recently day. Afghanistan was the focus of environment conducive for re-ini- tween Pakistan and Afghanistan called - has been lately playing a Chinese Special Envoy on concluded visit of Chief of Army General Sharif’s visit, during tiating Afghan peace process was also got strained because of the proactive role in Afghanistan and Afghanistan Ambassador Deng Staff Gen Raheel Sharif to the US which he also discussed Pakistan’s emphasised during the army suspension of the peace dialogue participated in the first round of Xijun - who visited Pakistan last ASADABAD: Students of Syed where he held extensive discus- strained ties with India, military chief’s meeting with the US lead- and the accompanying increase in talks on July 7 as an observer along week - too had offered to facili- Jamaluddin Afghan University in sions with key figures of the cooperation, strategic (nuclear) ership. The two sides (Pakistan violence. Resultantly the relation- with the US. tate the Afghan dialogue, provid- eastern Kunar province say they Obama administration - including issues and other regional matters. and the US), however, have not ship - which had undergone a ma- However, the source said it ed other stakeholders agreed to the are faced with numerous prob- Vice President Joe Biden. “There “The general conveyed his views set any time frame for getting back jor transformation earlier in the was expected that a “lot of ground proposal. A concerted diplomatic lems on the campus and urge gov- is a sort of agreement that there is on the issue - both the political on track the talks process, which year - once again slipped back into would be covered during the Heart push for resumption of reconcili- ernment officials to address them. a need to move on the Afghan rec- and the strategic perspective - to was disrupted after the Afghan compulsive mistrust of each oth- of Asia Conference”, which Paki- ation process is clearly afoot. The university was established six years ago in front of the river in Yargul and Salar Bagha areas in Asadabad, the provincial capital. MoPH, EU sign agreement on mental health, disability services Currently hundreds of students have been enrolled in the univer- training of 250 new psychosocial sity. Though buildings of the fac- AT News Report councilors and five million Euros ulties have been constructed on on improvement of health servic- modern pattern, students say they KABUL: Ministry of Public es and physiotherapy facilities for face problems like the lack of elec- Health (MoPH) on Sunday signed disabled patients. He said the two tricity, space, laboratory and hos- an agreement with the European projects would be implemented tel. Abdul Matin Haider, a third Union (EU) to foster healthcare by the Handicap International and year student at education faculty, services for mental and disabled the Health Net International and told Pajhwok Afghan News their patients. Minister of Public the ministry would monitor the major problems were the absence Health, Ferozuddin Feroz, said implementation process. The of hostel, library, electricity and that based on the agreement the minister further said that current- laboratory. He urged the Minis- EU would provide eight million ly there are 200 psychosocial try of Higher Education to first Euros to the ministry in order to councilors in the country. After resolve the issue of hostel and then improve disability and mental training of 250 new psychosocial others. He said most students health care services across the councilors the number would in- country. Speaking at a press con- were living in private buildings in crease to 450. He said that cur- The EU’s Head of Cooperation in the MoPH. He said that this EU- Asadabad against rent. “We have ference here he said that three mil- rently around 30 percent of Af- Afghanistan, Maurizio Cian, funded program would be imple- lion Euros would be spent on voiced pleasure over assistance to mented over the next three years. no problem in the teaching sys- ghans are facing mental problems. tem. If the problems I mentioned are resolved, the Syed Jamalud- din Afghan University will be BAMYAN CITY: During a panel tions. But Lt. Fatima Ahmadi, a VAT reduction in India benefits Meshrano Jirga approves among the best university on the discussion in the capital of central senior policewoman, said the role national level.” A final year stu- Bamyan province, young speak- of women in provincial govern- Afghan dry fruit exporters dent at Shariah faculty, Abdul ers called for women’s more pro- ment, especially in security insti- FY 2016 draft budget Wahid, said students direly need- active participation in politics. tutions, was satisfactory. Cur- change of political situation in AT News Report ed library but this facility was not Supported by the United Nation rently, 50 women are part of the AT Monitoring Desk Afghanistan has passed the bene- percent) and development budget available on the campus. “This is Assistance Mission in Afghanistan police force in Bamyan. During fits to Delhi. The Indo-Foreign 2.8 billion (39 percent). Interna- our last year, but we don’t have a (UNAMA), Saturday’s event in recent elections for the provincial KABUL: Afghan dry fruit export- Chamber of Commerce (IFCC), KABUL: Despite concerns of tional donations make 68 percent library to write monographs and Bamyan City was attended by council’s administrative board, ers are looking for a profitable which took up the matter with the some senators over the imbalanc- ($4.9 billion) of the total budget. we are in trouble.” He said their more than 300 youth, mostly Tayeba Khawari, who had been season as the state government of provincial government, has wel- es in the accounts, the Meshrano According to the MoF 2.4 billion faculty had no building of its own women. Representing a diverse the council’s chairperson, lost her India’s Punjab has brought down comed the decision. The IFCC Jirga approved on Sunday the draft (50 percent) of the international and Shariah students attended cross-section of society, the seat to Hussain Dad Khalili. The the value-added tax (VAT) at 4.95 president, BK Bajaj, thanked the budget for fiscal year 2016. On donations has been allocated for classes at the agriculture and live- speakers highlighted women’s role panel included the head of the lo- percent. According to the Tribune deputy chief minister Sukhbir November 8, Minister of Finance ordinary budget. Most part of the stock department. Abdul Wahid in the society and politics. They cal political parties’ coordination News Service of India, the deci- Singh Badal and Revenue Minis- (MoF) Mohammad Eklil Hakimi donations would go to the securi- said the lack of electricity and the agreed a greater role in politics and council, a religious scholar, a so- sion has been widely welcomed ter Bikram Singh Majithia for submitted the draft budget for the ty sector. Internet was among major issues decision-making was central to cial activist and an academic. Pan- by the dry fruit traders of Punjab bringing down the VAT. next Afghan fiscal year to Meshra- “The development budget of the students faced and the gov- women’s empowerment. Moham- elists considered challenges facing as it has brought the traders at a He said that members of the no Jirga with a total outlay of $7.3 the next year shows 14.5 percent ernment should take serious mea- mad Sadiq Ali Yar, Bamyan Peace the political participation of wom- level playing field with their coun- IFCC had held a meeting in Feb- billion. increase as compared to the last sure in this regard. He said a build- Committee head, told Pajhwok en. Religious scholar Hanif Hus- terparts in New Delhi. Traders in ruary 2015 with Cabinet Minis- Head of the Meshrano Jirga’s year,” said the Minister of Fi- ing for hostel had been complet- Afghan News after the fall of the saini said: “Women have played a Delhi were enjoying the benefit ter Majithia over the issue. They Finance and Budgetary Commis- nance, Eklil Hakemi. He added ed, but it was not inaugurated. A Taliban regime, women had got the great role in social and political earlier. Afghanistan is a major ex- apprised the minister about the sion, Anar Kali Hunaryar, placed that Afs16 billion of the develop- second year education and train- opportunity to join mainstream life according to Islamic history. porter of red raisin, hard almond, tax disparity between the Nation- the draft budget before the sen- ment budget is allocated for pro- ing faculty student, Adila, said politics but they did not have real Islam encourages women to take pomegranates, licorice root, car- al Capital and Punjab during the ate. She said that budget was draft- tection of environment, Afs18.9 there was no hostel for girl stu- power. The current level of wom- active part in the social wellbeing pet, saffron, precious stones, meeting. The rate of VAT in Delhi ed while keeping the available re- billion for rural development and dents and urged one such facility en’s presence in parliament and of society.” SadiqAliyar, an expert watermelons, fresh apples and is 5 per cent while the same in sources in view. Of the 63 sena- Afs8.9 billion for agriculture sec- for them in the university. She told other government departments on politics and the peace process, grapes to India. Before the eight- Punjab is 6.05 percent. He said as tors present during the session, tor. “13 percent of the develop- Pajhwok Afghan News the uni- was far from satisfactory, he ac- identified challenges women face ies, Amritsar dry fruit market was a result most trade was growing 61 voted in the favor of the pro- ment budget is allocated for health- versity was yet to provide exclu- knowledged, suggesting 50 percent when trying to participate in so- the leading market in India. Ter- in Delhi while it was static in Pun- posed accounts. The general bud- care services, 12.4 percent for ed- sive recreation facility for female seats for females in state institu- cial and political life. (Pajhwok) rorism in Punjab province and jab. get of the year is 4.5 billion (68 ucation sector,” he added. students. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.