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Top Haqqani terrorist arrested in Paktika AT News Report

KABUL: The National Director- ate of Security said Sunday that a AT News Report top leader linked with the Haqqani terrorist network was arrested in southern Paktika province. KABUL: United Nations Educa- In a press statement, the intel- tional Scientific and Cultural Or- ganization (UNESCO) on Sunday ligence agency said that its opera- while granting the first lady “Bibi MPs concerned at tives succeed to arrest a leader of Gul Literacy Prize Award” insist- Haqqani terrorist network through ed that all illiterate Afghans must an operation in Zurmat district. be covered through literacy pro- “The terrorist was identified gram across the country. growing as Syed Rahman also known as Illiteracy program must be run Khyber,” the statement said. in better manner to ensure that all It added that during primary illiterate Afghan including men and women achieved literacy and nu- Russia-Taliban ties investigation he confesses that he meracy in Afghanistan, said Pro- KABUL: Senate Chairman Fazl Mesharano Jirga members who was involved in major terrorist ac- gram Manager of UNESCO Naomi Hadi Muslimyar on Sunday lashed asked the Afghan government to tivities including explosions, assas- Matsumoto. out at the government for its si- immediately halt Moscow’s med- sination of government officials, She said that Afghan govern- lence over Russia’s interference in dling in Afghanistan’s internal mat- target killing of the tribal elders. ment must strive hard to deliver According to statement, the literacy program with the support Afghanistan’s internal matters. ters. Muslimyar expressed concern Lawmaker Jumma Din Gay- network’s commander was leading of international relevant organsto a group of at least 20 militants to all illiterate people. over growing relations between anwal said: “Russia has close co- Director and Representative of Taliban and Russia and said: “The ordination with Taliban and if the conduct insurgency activities in UNESCO Patricia McPhillips said Afghan government’s silence in this government does not halt these the province. that despite tireless working in regard is disappointing and Kab- links, Afghanistan will become an- This comes as a top command- education fields, still 11 million ul’s friendly countries should play other Syria or Iraq.” er of the Haqqani linked terrorist people under age of 15 years are was killed during an operation of can’t read and write as well as don’t their role in this regard.” He claimed some of Afghan He said helping the enemy of elders had cooperated with Russia the security forces in the province know mummery skills earlier this month. She said that according to lit- The Haqqani terrorist network eracy national action plan 34 per- cent men and 18 women are bene- is accused of staging numerous fited literacy in low level. deadly attacks in the country in- In rural area 90 percent of cluding a coordinated attack on women and 63 percent of men VIP protection unity in Kabul can’t read and write, she added. NATO PRAISESAFGHAN which left at least 74 people dead She said that UNESCO will and over 300 others wounded. continue to support literacy pro- The network was formed in gram for further achievement in FORCES’ BATTLEFIELD GAINS the late 1970s by Jalaluddin future. Haqqani. The group is allied with Acting Minister for Education KABUL: NATO’s assistant sec- against terrorist groups. efforts and regional situation, a Assadullah Hanif Balkhi said that al-Qaida and the Afghan Taliban according to repost still around 40 retary general for operations National Security Advisor statement from the Presidential and cooperates with other terror- percent of population is illiterate Patrick Turner during a meeting Mohammad Hanif Atmar was also Palace said. ist organizations in the region. in the country. with President Ashraf Ghani on present at the meeting that con- President Ghani thanked He said that ministry will Saturday praised the Afghan secu- ferred on various issues particu- NATO for continuously support- strive hard to deliver literacy train- rity forces’ gains in the campaign larly security, counterterrorism ing Afghanistan in diverse fields Security forces gun ing program every hook and pave particularly security and defence. the ground for people to become NATO’s assistant secretary down suicide literate. general for operations Patrick Turn- Currently 15000 literacy train- bomber in ing is active, in which 500,000 stu- er praised the Afghan security forc- es’ achievements on the battlefield Afghanistan and maintaining dip- in developing links with Taliban dents including male and female are lomatic relations with them was in who had agreed to cooperate with Badakhshan undertraining throughout the coun- as unparalleled and said the Afghan try, he underlined. forces had been successful due to fact enmity against the people of Russia. He claimed Russia had pro- AT News Report First Lady Bibi Gul urged all their organized plans. Afghanistan. vided sophisticated weapons to Afghans men and women learn He assured President Ghani of He demanded the government Taliban. Abdul Katif Nuhzatyar, KABUL: A suicide bomber was knowledge to achieve their goals. NATO’s continued cooperation stop Russian meddling in Afghan- another member of Mesharano Jir- shot dead by security forces be- Educated people can play with Afghanistan. Ghani also paid istan’s internal affairs and not al- ga, said: “Russia wants to convert fore managing to target a market in more important role in develop- low Moscow to organize confer- Afghanistan into a battlefield and ment of the country, she mentioned. tribute to the national forces in rec- northeastern Badakhshan prov- ognition of their patriotism, com- ences on Afghanistan without in- they should refrain from repeating forming Kabul. the past mistakes.” ince, security officials said Sunday. mitment, achievements and sup- In a statement ministry of in- Kidnapping gang pressing the enemy. Earlier, Russia’s special envoy The Russian envoy had an- (Pajhwok) for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov nounced Moscow was organizing terior said that the operatives man- busted in had said Moscow was developing a four-nation conference on Af- aged to gun down the suicide bomb- links with Taliban on matters of ghanistan next month. Russia, Af- er in the Baharak district late Sat- Kandahar mutual interest such as fighting ghanistan, China and Pakistan AT News Report India reaffirms support to restore Afghanistan’s urday. against Daesh. would participate in the talks. The bomber planned to deto- KABUL: Security forces in a role as land bridge of the region Kabulov’s statement irked (Pajhwok) nate his explosives among people joint operation arrested four kid- in a busy market, but was identi- nappers in southern Kandahar India has reaffirmed support to Forces. Member States, whose societies Afghanistan and to work with the He said as s the draft resolu- were being torn apart by terror- 36 projects worth 200m afs in the pipeline fied and gunned down by the se- province, security officials said curity forces before reaching the Sunday. neighboring countries to restore tion promoted regional coopera- ism. KABUL: The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development target, the statement added. “They were identified as La- Afghanistan’s role as the land tion, India was committed to work (MRRD) on Sunday signed contracts for 36 projects financed by the tif, Mohammad, Najebullah and bridge of the region. with neighbouring countries to re- Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be implemented in 17 provinces. By killing of suicide attacker Abdul Ahad,” ministry of interior The Indian envoy to United store Afghanistan’s role as the land The contracts were signed between MRRD Minister Nasir Ahmad security forces operatives succeed- said in a statement. Nations Syed Akbaruddin made bridge of the region. Durrani and representatives of construction companies in capital Kab- ed to prevent a bloody incident. It added that they are accused the remarks during a meeting of the On combating terrorism, he ul. MRRD spokesman Akbar Rustami told Pajhwok Afghan News the This comes as reports emerged of several human criminals includ- United Nations on Afghanistan. said that the United Nations had projects included construction of roads, retaining walls, irrigation dams, earlier last night said that a group ing killing, abduction and stealing The UN General Assembly to do more to send the right mes- bridges and culverts. He said the projects would be implemented in of suicide bombers attempted to Adopted resolution supporting sage. “Inconsistent implementa- in the province Kabul, Logar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Baghlan, Kunduz, Ta- attack the Baharak district admin- “The security forces during the Afghanistan’s efforts as speakers tion of sanctions on some terrorist khar, Sar-i-Pul, Samangan, Ghor, Paktia, Maidan Wardak, Kapisa, Pan- vowed to help the conflict-affect- outfits eats away at the United jsher and Nimroz provinces by the Regional Integration Program (RIP). istrative compound. operation rescue a man who was Separately, top Taliban com- kidnapped earlier this month by ed nation achieve untapped poten- Nations authority,” he said. The construction process of the projects would begin next week and kidnappers and they demanded tial. Akbar further added unless the would take from six to nine months to complete, he said. Rustami added mander was killed in a clash with 5,000,000 Pakistani Rupees from Akbaruddin expressed alarm at Security Council and its organs the projects would generate job opportunities for a large number of security forces in northeastern his family,” the statement said. the expansion of the theatre of war were part of a cohesive response people and benefit 187,000 people when completed. Badakhshan province, local offi- The abductors were involved in Afghanistan and increasing ca- to global terrorism, it could be- Minister Durrani, during the contracts’ signing ceremony, said 637 cial said. in majority of insecurities police sualties suffered by the Afghan come marginalized from the most irrigation projects worth two billion afghanis had been implemented “The terrorist was identified also seized and confiscated some National Defence and Security fundamental security priorities of through RIP program in the past five years. (Pajhwok) as Rahm Khuda and involved in weapons from the kidnapers. different terrorists activities in the Kidnapping is considered a province,” district police chief major problem in Afghanistan, Police helpless before illegal gunmen: Baghlanis Abdul Wodoud Rasekh said. with ransom being motive in most “The attack took place in Ba- of the cases. PUL-I-KHUMRI: Residents cial capital, told Pajhwok Afghan several hours, but police were provincial council member. had tried to disarm these armed harak district after a number of The National Directorate of on Sunday expressed concern over News that two days ago a number watching and did anything against He said police and other secu- groups, a number of individuals Security (NDS) operatives last Taliban insurgents attacked a mili- the presence and highhandedness of protestors equipped with small them. rity forces could not improve se- from inside the government had tary check post.” week rescued a boy kidnapped in of illegal armed individuals in and heavy weapons entered the “People have completely lost curity in the province. However, prevented our move.” the western Farah province and northern Baghlan province. city and blocked the Kabul-Maz- trust in police because they can- Baghlan police spokesman Ahmad Basharat did not name those “A soldier was also killed and arrested four suspects. They said the armed men ar-i-Sharif and Kabul-Kunduz not do anything,” he said. Javid Basharat said that police had supporting the illegal armed three others were wounded in the “The six-year-old Naveed was posed a serious threat to security highways. Mohammad Salam, a shop- prevented an armed clash among groups, but said the central gov- clash,” Rasekh said adding that kidnapped from Police District 3 of the province and police were He said the armed men pre- keeper in Pul-i-Khumri city, said the protestors who were very an- ernment should make a decisive “the insurgents fled the area after of the provincial capital city, Farah unable to put hand on the groups vented shopkeepers from opening the gunmen who entered the city gry. Calling the presence of irre- plan on disarming the armed groups their commander was killed.” and the kidnappers demanded Mohammad Nasim, a tribal their shops, harassed people and and harassed people were linked sponsible armed men a big threat threatening the security situation. However, he did not provide $100,000 from his family,” the elder in Pul-i-Khumri, the provin- took control of the entire city for to a Wolesi Jirga member and a to police, he said, “Whenever we (Pajhwok) more details about the clash. NDS said in a statement.

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Ministry of Energy andWater Islamic Republic ofAfghanistan National Individual Consultants Organization: Project Coordination Unit (PCU) Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP) Reference No.: MEW/PCU/REOI/325 Announcement Date: 21- Nov-16 Closing Date: 12-Dec-16 Nationality: Afghanistan Duration: one year (Likely to be extended) The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has applied for a grant from the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this “grant” to payments for hiring the services of following qualified national individual consultants.

S/No Brief details of the consultant’s position Job Description/Duties and responsibilities Required Qualification and Experience

1 I. Together with the Senior MIS/IT Specialist, and the other MIS developers, undertake BS in computer science – Master Position: MIS Developer Specialist a detailed user requirements analysis of each department of PCU, and ministry in the long is advantage A minimum of 5 years of Vacancy No: C-695 run; experience in the field of web No. of Post: Three II. Together with the Senior MIS/IT Specialist, and the other MIS developers, Duty Station: Ministry of Energy and Water, programming, database design participates in the development, programming, testing, debugging and implementation of Kabul(One for WRD and two for PCU) , with travel and development using PHP, to Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad and new features, modules and functionalities of IRDP-IMIS; Apache and MySQL. Online GIS Kunduz regions III. Manages, designs, creates, produces and maintains technical documentation for application designing is an Objectives: to Develop a new MIS system for PCU/ relevant computer application systems and products; manages and administers changes to advantage. IRDP and MEW. technical documentation in accordance with prevailing change management procedures; IV. Individually test the database applications and ensure that the applications work as a system; V. Serves as team member in projects dealing with the planning, specification, design, development, implementation and maintenance of simple computer application systems; liaises with users to define and specify requirements; VI. Contributes to feasibility studies, systems analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation and testing of online MIS improvements and new features; VII. Provides guidance to new/junior staff. plans day-to-day work and supervises other staff as required; assists in the implementation of new technologies VIII. Together with the PCU and MEW departments, develop standard data collection forms and reports; IX. Integrate any new requirement into IRDP-IMIS; X. Together with the GIS Specialist, integrate the GIS and remote sensing applications into the developed IRDP-IMIS; XI. Ensure that all data collection by all departments of PCU and MEW is done using the standard forms; XII. Assist in the cleaning, validation and entry of data into the DMIS database; XIII. Ensure the developed MIS is capable of producing information of IRDP and other related statistics and report for all stakeholders; XIV. Develop, maintain and promote data standards within the departments of PCU, MEW and donor community; XV. Train a ender users staff of PCU and MEW in regional office of IRDP; XVI. Carry out other tasks as directed by the IRDP management;

1. Perform survey and leveling with data collection (maps, benchmark levels, etc.) required 2 Position: Assistant Surveyor Possess Technician Survey for design of irrigation schemes. Vacancy No: C-642 degree from a recognized 2. having practical familiarity with the basic surveying practices, likewise chain surveying, No. of Post: One (1) institute. Well conversant with compass surveying, traversing, plane table surveying, leveling and contouring, book keeping Duty Station: Mazar with extensive field visits to all the use of standard survey and etc. provinces within one region. leveling instrument and 3. conducting survey using theodolite, total-station, GPS, D-GPS, level and other standard Objectives: knowledge of data analysis and equipments for civil works contracts and plotting the collected data plotting. Possess relevant I. Ensure implementation of high standards 4. conducting trigonometric survey to establish the Bench Mark at safe commanding locations working experience of 5 years. technical survey as per the instruction of Design and data analysis as per requirements Fluency in English (speaking and Engineer on civil works contract. 5. Conduct joint survey with the contractor, community for proper handing over of the site reporting), Dari or Pashtu is Develop and implement effective field surveying system to the contractor at the start essential. Full computer literacy to improve documentation, analysis and reporting of 6. checking structure layout set out by the contractors, site levels, angles etc before, during and knowledge of professional the surveyed works all as per the globally accepted and after the construction activities to confirm the contractors Interim/final Payment certificates programs on the subject is a standard practices. and completion of construction as per designed drawing levels and dimensions. prerequisite. 7. conducting setting out works on the site as per the design drawings 8. setting out curves at site all as per design drawing. 9. Conducting and preparing Longitudinal Section and cross section of each canal under the project with reference to the established bench marks or establish additional bench marks as per requirements. 10. Conducting and prepare topographical maps of the irrigation sites and irrigation fields as per requirements for design purpose. perform any other duties as required by the PCU Director.

The Project Coordination Unit (PCU) of Project: Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP) under Ministry of Energy and water now invite National eligible consultants to indicate their interest. Interested eligible candidates must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services and are invited to submit their CV (Curriculum Vitae), including employment records, description of similar assignments carried out, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills etc. The covering application letter should indicate that he meets all the required qualifications and experience (as mentioned above) quoting references to various paragraphs of CV to demonstrate this. A consultant will be selected in accordance with Section V Selection of Individual Consultants procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (May 2004 as revised in October 2006 and May 2010).

Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from the address below during the office hours 08:00 am to 16:30 pm from Saturday to Wednesday or by e-mail. Expressions of interest must be delivered or sent by e-mail to the address below no later than 12-Dec-16 Eng .Nasir Ahmad “ Ahadi” Director, Project Coordination Unit (PCU), Ministry of Energy & Water, Darul Aman Road, Kabul Afghanistan. E-mail add Nasir Ahmad Ahadi [[email protected]] Copy to [email protected] MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Members of the Afghan national used Galpin’s money – and that of women’s cycling team have kept two other unsuspecting funders – on riding through misogyny, ha- to pay for fertility treatments for rassment and physical violence. his wife. Now a corruption scandal threat- Galpin also accuses Seddiqi of ens to knock the trailblazers off using the women’s cycling team as their bikes for good. a front for prostitution and human As a member of the Afghan smuggling. “The girls who are rac- women’s national cycling team, 17- ing have not been affected,” she year-old Zhala Sarmast has grown says. “There is an outer ring of used to the harassment she gets girls he has brought on to the team for riding her bike down the streets who don’t train and don’t ride but EMERGENCY of Kabul. Local men, many who who say they are part of the team, still adhere to the Taliban ideology [but] instead [they] are prosti- CALLS that deems women who ride bikes tutes.” Some in Afghanistan’s cy- as dishonorable, ridicule her as she cling community also alleged that Police whizzes past. Seddiqi had married three of the But one evening this summer, girls on the women’s team. the harassment turned physical. Sarmast refused to comment 100 - 119 As Sarmast pedaled down the on the allegations of prostitution, street she uses as a training path, but she did confirm that while there she was suddenly caught off guard are currently only three members Hospitals by the sound of skateboard wheels who ride and compete for the grinding next to her. women’s team, “there are many FMIC Hospital “There was a man riding the girls who are trying to get involved Behind Kabul Medical skateboard, and he pushed me off in our team.” University: my bike,” Sarmast says. He Seddiqi, who was recently shoved her so hard, she broke her fired from his roles as men’s coach 0202500200-+93793275595 hand when she hit the ground. and head of the federation, re- “When [he] realized I was hurt, he sponded to the accusations in an Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital laughed at me, and that’s what made interview with the New York me start to cry.” Times, saying he had never been Pule Bagh-e- Umomi But Sarmast got back on her married to any of the team mem- 070263672 bike. bers. He also denied the charges of The Afghan women’s cycling corruption, calling them “a lot of team was first established in 1986, made-up crap.” Khairkhana Hospital but was shut down during Soviet Galpin says she is trying to and then Taliban rule. Since re-es- get the women’s team to follow 0799-321007 tablishing it in 2011, Sarmast and the men’s team and drop Seddiqi 2401352 her two other teammates have re- as their coach. “The girls are scared fused to let cultural prejudice and to leave him; it’s almost like Stock- physical risk keep them off their holm syndrome,” she says. “The Indira Gandhi Children bikes. Their determination is the girls are scared that without Coach subject of the documentary Afghan they won’t be able to continue to Hospital, Wazir Akbar Cycles, which is due for release in ride bikes [in the national team].” Khan, Kabul 2301372 2017 and earned them a nomina- When asked if the loss of Gal- tion for this year’s Nobel Peace pin’s funding has impacted her Prize. But allegations of corrup- team, Sarmast says, “I know that Ibn-e- Seena tion and abuse by their coach mean we are losing sponsors, and our the team might only now be facing trips to cycle [in other countries] Pul-e-Artan, Kabul its biggest challenge. are getting canceled.” She finds the 2100359 Shannon Galpin, head of the canceled travel plans particularly US-based charity frustrating because it means the Mountain2Mountain, which seeks team loses out on opportunities Wazir Akbar Khan to empower women through edu- to learn from other teams and Hospital cation by providing access to bi- coaches around the world. cycles, supported the team finan- But for Sarmast, the benefits 2301741, 2301743 cially for four years. Before then, of being on Afghanistan’s women’s she had already traveled Afghani- cycling team outweigh the disap- stan extensively by bike. “I would pointments. Learning to ride a bike Ali Abad find myself in different parts of taught her to fight for her rights as Shahrara, Kabul country having spontaneous con- a woman in Afghanistan, she says. versations with men who would Currently in her final year of high 2100439 see me riding and because they school, Sarmast hopes to study were curious … about what I was science and technology at Hamburg Malalai Maternity doing in Afghanistan and why I was University in Germany next year. In a large-scale action in the than previously informed. After One of the arrested boys tried The police has confirmed that riding a bike,” she says. She says the simple act of riding a past week, Norwegian police ar- medical and dental examinations, to commit suicide regarding the all the arrested people have been Hospital In the autumn of 2012, she was bike is an agent of change for girls rested 73 Afghan men who were the age was determined to be over court hearing. According to the informed about the negative deci- 2201377/ 2301743 introduced to Haji Abdul Sediq like her: “Riding a bike was the to depart immediately as their asy- 18 years old. court document, he could not be sion of the UNE after they had Seddiqi, who was then head of the very first action I took in fighting lum applications had been refused, According to Aftenposten, all present when passing the sentence, been arrested, Aftenposten wrote. Afghan Cycling Federation and for my rights. It is a small thing, newspaper Aftenposten reported the imprisoned are Afghan men because he "tried to commit sui- "This is very problematic for Banks coach of the country’s men’s cy- and there are many things that need on Saturday. and only five of them have stated cide in the break before the deci- many reasons. It weakens the rule cling team. It turned out he was to change. But we can all start with The National Police Immigra- the date of birth earlier than in sion and was hurt." of law because the asylum seekers Da Afghanistan Bank also coaching a women’s team of riding a bike – it is the first step.” tion Service (PU) has released 11 1991. They had been placed in asy- The Afghan said that he was are deprived of the possibility of around seven girls. “It was very huffingtonpost of them after determining that they lum reception centers throughout 16 when he came to Norway and going through the decision in a 2100302, 2100303 underground, and the girls had very would not try to escape from the Norway. When an asylum appli- one year later his age was deter- proper way and check that there little experience,” Galpin says. She police before the departure. The cation is refused by the Norwe- mined to be 20 years old. were no errors committed in the Bakhtar Bank offered to fund the women’s team Migri to update others appeared in the Oslo dis- gian Directorate of Immigration For the last few days the Nor- treatment. They do not get possi- and also helped out the federation trict court on Wednesday and (UDI), the applicant can submit wegian Organisation for Asylum bility to contact us or their law- 0776777000 with mentoring, training and coach- security Thursday. an appeal against the decision to Seekers (NOAS) has received sev- yer, for example. In addition peo- Azizi Bank ing for other teams. According to the court docu- the Norwegian Immigration Ap- eral inquiries that have risen con- ple are deprived of the possibility Keeping their daughters off assessments for ments, the prison meetings lasted peals Board (UNE). In case the cern about Afghan asylum seekers of choosing voluntary return," Jon 0799 700900 bikes allows fathers to continue to not more than 10 minutes and in appeal is rejected, the applicant being picked up by the police with- Ole Martinsen, a senior advisor in Pashtany Bank control their daughters. Iraq, Somalia, and many of the cases the expulsion usually gets a deadline of four out having been informed of the NOAS, told Aftenposten. With Galpin’s support, the was due to the older age of the boys weeks to leave the country. UNE's decision. (Xinhua) 2102908, 2103868 women’s team successfully chal- Afghanistan lenged cultural notions of woman- hood, faith and sport. A bike is a Following the Swedish Migration Air Services form of transportation and with Agency's reevaluation of its secu- NPC approves 6 contracts worth 370m afghanis transportation comes indepen- rity assessment of Iraq, Finnish Safi Airways dence, so “keeping their daughters Immigration Service (Migri) says off bikes allows [fathers] to con- it's also reevaluating its assessment KABUL: The National Procure- 020 22 22 222 tinue to control their daughters,” of Iraq as a safe place to return ment Commission (NPC) has ap- says Galpin. By riding a bicycle, a asylum seekers. However, Migri proved six more contracts worth Ariana girl could also be seen as jeopar- stresses that any potential amend- 370 million afghanis, the Presiden- 020-2100270 dizing her chances of making a good ment would rely more on Finnish tial Palace said on Sunday. marriage match. “It is believed by administrative law than on deci- A statement from the Presi- many in Afghanistan that riding a sions made by its neighbour. dential Palace said the contracts Kam Air bike takes a girl’s virginity,” says Finnish Immigration Service were signed during a meeting 0799974422 Galpin. “If a girl doesn’t bleed on Migri says that if it changes its chaired by President Ashraf Ghani her wedding night, she will be sent security assessment of Iraq as a on Saturday. back to her family, and her family safe place to return asylum seek- The contracts approved were Hotels will be shamed. So any risk to the ers, thousands for negative deci- for construction of an information Safi Landmark girl’s hymen being broken is a real sions would need to be reevaluat- technology center in Faryab Uni- concern.” ed. versity, graveling of a road between Sarmast adds that many Af- In addition to its security as- Janikhel district of Paktia to Surki 020-2203131 ghans believe bike-riding is forbid- sessment of Iraq, Migri will also Kutal area of the province and re- den in Islam, “which isn’t actually re-consider its security assess- construction of the road between SERENA true,” she says, adding that she ments in January for Somalia and Zaranj, the capital of Nimroz prov- blames lack of education for feed- Afghanistan -- two other countries ince, and Kang district. 0799654000 ing the misperception. Finland has deemed safe for return- The NPC also amended the Despite the team’s success as ing asylum seekers to. contract for construction of a 44- New Rumi Restaurant trailblazers, in August Galpin an- The news follows on the heels kilometer road connecting Faiza- nounced on her website that she of Saturday's announcement that bad, the capital of Badakhshan 0776351347 was officially withdrawing her Sweden's Migration Agency has with Baharak district due to its high support for the Afghan Cycling changed its security assessment of cost. Internet Services Federation because of what she Iraq owing to the ongoing armed The meeting also extended ti- UA Telecom calls “inherent and illegal corrup- conflict and deteriorating human mescale for consultative services tion” within the federation and the rights in the country. of road construction process and 0796701701 / 0796702702 women’s national cycling team. Migri is stressing, however, for maintenance of building con- According to Galpin, Seddiqi that Finnish administrative law has struction of environment protec- Exchange Rate had stolen money from the wom- a greater effect on Finland's secu- tion center of Badakhshan. of the Ministry of Interior, regis- Karzai International Airport. project management offices en’s team and was selling equip- rity assessments than assessments However, the commission re- tration of non-custom paid vehi- The NPC appointed the pres- (PMOs) in projects financed by Purchase: ment that belonged to them, includ- made by other countries. jected contracts for providing cles and a suggestion in the con- ident’s advisor on infrastructural the Asian Development Bank ing bikes, for personal profit. Fa- equipment and cloths to hostels tract for maintenance of Hamid affairs to assess performance of (ADB). (Pajhwok) tima Haidari, 19, founder of the One US$ = Kabul-based Girl Up cycling club, 66.89Afs who worked as a Farsi translator for Galpin during one summer in One Pound Sterling= Afghanistan, says she translated a Social activist Omarkhel attacked, hospitalized 86.77Afs conversation between Galpin and KABUL: Young social activist and twice in his the chest and shoul- to hospital. The attackers fled af- will arrest the assailants so they One Euro = Seddiqi where Galpin questioned a Ministry of Finance employee, der, but he was now recovering. ter the arrival of other people. could be punished”, he added. the coach about the whereabouts Mirwais Omarkhel, was shot and “I was going home last night Omarkhel said had no enmity (Pajhwok) 74.18Afs of the missing bikes. “Shannon injured by unknown gunmen in when some four or five people with anyone, but he had been re- 1000 Pak Rs = asked him what he had done with capital Kabul last night. wearing commando coats came ceiving threats from domestic and 621Afs the bikes, and he couldn’t answer Dr. Aimal Sherzad, a close close to me. They wanted to hit foreign circles. – he was just defensive,” she says. friend of Omarkhel, told Pajhwok me in the head and knock me un- Security officials remained si- Sale: Galpin says the last straw was Afghan News the incident occurred conscious and then either kill me lent about the attack on Omarkhel. One US$ = when Seddiqi, who the girls call in Old Macro Rayan area. Omar- or kidnap me”, said Omarkhel. However, National Security Coun- 67.09 Afs Coach, took them to India to com- khel was shot twice and had been But he ran and the gunmen cil spokesman Tawab Ghorzang One Pound Sterling= pete in the Asian Cycling Cham- shifted to Wazir Akbar Khan hos- opened fire at him. The gun used condemned the incident and said pionship, a trip that Galpin paid pital. was silencer-fitted, the activist efforts were being made to arrest 87.57Afs for. “He took the girls [to India] In a telephonic interview, Mir- said. the assailants. One Euro= but never took them to race,” she wais Omarkhel confirmed the at- He said local residents then “The government will investi- 74.78 Afs says. Instead, she says, Seddiqi tack on him and said he was shot gathered in the area and took him gate this incident very deeply and 1000 Pak Rs= 629 MONDAY . NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

At least 100 people were killed and hospitals had been placed on alert "I am lucky to be alive and safe. more than 150 injured when a train and around 30 ambulances had been But it was a near-death experience derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh, deployed to transport the injured. for us." India's biggest state, police said. India's Home Minister Ra- Suresh Prabhu, India's rail- The train was travelling be- jnath Singh said the Patna-Indore ways minister, said in a tweet that tween the northeastern city of Pat- Express train had derailed near the government would immediate- na and the central city of Indore Kanpur, in northern India and that ly investigate the causes of the on Sunday when the incident hap- the National Disaster Response derailment and promised account- pened, throwing several carriages Force was overseeing the rescue ability with the "strictest possible off the track, according to railway efforts. Al Jazeera's Faiz Jamil, re- action". India's creaking railway officials. porting from the capital Delhi, said system is the world's fourth larg- It is the worst disaster since the crash happened at around 3am est, ferrying more than 20 million 2010 when a passenger train local time. people each day, but it has a poor crashed into a freight train in the "It happened about 450km safety record, with thousands of eastern state of West Bengal, kill- southeast of Delhi and the local people dying in accidents every ing 146 and injuring over 200. rescue teams have now been joined year. Nitika Trivedi, a student who Authorities have launched an by the state and national teams. boarded the train with her family, official investigation into the acci- The railway officials have said said images of the victims' bodies dent, which junior railways minis- they will be looking into the cause would long haunt her. ter Manoj Sinha said may have of the derailment," he said. "I had never seen anything like been caused by damage to the TV footage showed rescue this in my life before. I am shaken tracks. "As we know a major acci- workers trying to cut through se- to the core," she said. dent has happened in which the verely mangled coaches with suit- Anxious relatives thronged the entire train turned turtle," Daljit cases and other luggage strewn station in Indore in central India Singh Chawdhary, the additional around. Witnesses spoke of being where the train originated, many police director general of Uttar woken up by a huge bang and be- clutching pictures of their loved Pradesh state, told AFP news agen- ing thrown around. ones, and railway officials said cy. "A lot of teams are currently "We woke up to a great thud special trains had been deployed there including local police, doc- this morning. It was pitch dark and for stranded travellers. Local me- tors and members of the National the noise was deafening," a pas- dia reports said the train was Disaster Response Force. The res- senger told reporters as he waited packed with families, some of cue operations are on." All local with his family at the accident site. them travelling home for weddings. Nearly 250,000 Pakistani

Mitali Banik is worried about friends and relatives who she left migrants behind in Bangladesh. “All of these people are scared,” Banik said at Saturday’s rally at the Legislature to raise deported in 3 years awareness of the oppression of such minorities as Hindus in her ISLAMABAD: Nearly 250,000 home country. “No one knows Pakistanis have been deported, when it comes to somebody else mostly from Saudi Arabia and the and somebody can get attacked, or United Arab Emirates over the this kind of thing.” past three years, the Federal In- Banik was one of about 50 vestigation Agency statistics re- people calling themselves the Con- vealed on Saturday. cerned Minority Groups in Win- According to the Labour Mi- nipeg who showed their solidarity gration from Pakistan: 2015 Sta- with the oppressed. tus Report’ through Deportation “Minority groups and tribal Statistics, a total of 242,817 irreg- communities in Bangladesh have ular Pakistani migrants have been been going through waves of tor- deported between 2012 and 2015. ments, murders, rapes, pains, and The largest number of deporta- repressions,” Sanjay Dash wrote tions, 73,064 to be precise, took in an e-mailed message. “In the place in 2014, while the year 2010 past few months, many Hindu witnessed the smallest number of priests and monks have been deportations (46,032). chopped to death. Over the last NatGeo fame: K-P moves to the trend might be indicative of an quently deported. The largest few weeks, hundreds of houses halt Gula’s deportation increase in the trafficking of per- number of stranded Pakistanis, and temples of the minorities have Majority of the irregular mi- sons and smuggling of migrants. 882,887 to be precise, had been been ransacked, looted and demol- grants — 131,643) – have been A study by the United Nations deported from Jeddah, Saudi Ara- ished by fanatic groups in Nasir- deported from Saudi Arabia fol- Office on Drugs and Crime has bia, followed by Doha, Qatar nagar, Brahmanbaria ... According lowed by the United Arab Emir- found that the majority of irregu- (4,200). PM approves Rs500m for to Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist ates (32,458), Iran (28,684, Oman lar migrations involved migrants families of Pakistanis stranded in Christian Unity Council BHB- (17,248), Greece (14,145), the originating from Punjab, especial- Saudi Arabia CUC), around 600 minority hous- United Kingdom (9,778), and ly from Gujrat, Gujranwala, Man- Around 14,628 migrant work- es and 17 temples were damaged Malaysia (8,861). di Bahauddin, Dera Ghazi Khan, ers had been detained in destina- in a month.” said Syeed Khan, another former you cannot do anything because letter to the ambassador from Most of the deportees from Multan and Sialkot districts. tion countries during the said peri- BHBCUC general secretary Bangladeshi who has been here for you are living abroad, it makes for Bangladesh in Ottawa and writing Saudi Arabia and the UAE were The report says that around od while consulate officials or com- Rana Dasgupta told Reuters news 12 years. “I’m a Muslim and a lot of tension within the commu- to the president of Bangladesh to job-seekers and businessmen, 513,231 individuals have been de- munity welfare attaches had made agency the violence was aimed at Muslim is a majority over there, nity here.” Banik is hoping the Ca- make sure they’re aware of what’s while those sent back from Iran ported from different countries 4,200 monitoring visits to the em- driving people from their homes. so my family isn’t living in fear. nadian government can help “stop going on, and also that we’re aware were in transit to Greece. Depor- between 2007 and 2015, register- ployment sites of the migration Hindus comprise about 8% of But it is minorities like our friends this kind of killing, rape and burn- here in Canada to ensure them to tations from Gulf Cooperation ing a year-wise upwards trend. workers. the population there. Bangladesh who have become part of our fam- ing, and torturing the people,” she make the right decisions because, Council (GCC) countries are at- From 2005-2006 to 2014- Most of the visits were made police have arrested more than 50 ily here, and we’re concerned said. Liberal MP Robert-Falcon at the end of the day, we have a tributed mainly to security-relat- 2015, around 932,051 migrant in Dubai, UAE (1,863), followed people for the the attacks. about their families back home. Ouellette joined the rally on the duty to ensure that everyone has ed issues, the report reveals. workers had been stranded in des- by Kuwait (652), Manama, Bahr- “It used to be a very peaceful They are definitely in danger and spur of the moment. human rights around the world, not These statistics suggest that tination countries due to a lack of ain, (496) and Seoul, South Korea country, but things have changed,” when there’s any oppression and “I’ve committed to sending a just here in Canada,” Ouellette said. deportations are on the rise and proper documentation and subse- (400), says the report. Belt and Road INDIA’S CHINA POLICYOFF trade, investment TARGET, SAYS MODI’S platform MANDARIN-SPEAKING launched in KARACHI: Police submitted on lah were charged with allegedly ments, a judicial magistrate (south) Saturday a report before a judicial causing wrongful restraint by en- exonerated them for lack of evi- Nepal magistrate for the cancellation of tering the so-called high-security dence. A case was registered against ‘GUIDED MISSILE’ an illicit weapon case registered zone on Feb 25 on a tractor-trol- the activist and the driver under The Nepal Chapter of the Belt and against former Pakistan Peoples ley filled with garbage in an at- sections 341(punishment for “Indian and Chinese brains must ta Party (BJP) to power in 2014 siding with Pakistan. China has Road International Trade and In- Party senator Faisal Raza Abidi. tempt to dump it in front of Chief wrongful restraint) and 34 (com- be very differently wired,” China and gave him a cult following been carefully watching India flirt vestment Platform, a mutual ex- The ex-senator was arrested in Minister House. mon intention) of the Pakistan historian John Fairbank quipped among BJP cadres. He is now dog- with the South China issue and its change platform of global purchas- a raid on his house in New Rizvia After recording evidence of Penal Code at the Civil Lines po- to Subramanian Swamy one win- gedly pursuing an embezzlement overtures to the US and Japan. ers and suppliers, was launched Housing Society on Nov 5 and witnesses and concluding argu- lice station. try morning in Harvard circa 1963. lawsuit against Congress president “At this point, the Chinese are here on Saturday. subsequently booked in a case for “I have never seen an Indian who Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul. only interested in one thing: are It is the one of the private sec- allegedly keeping an illegal sub- has managed to learn Chinese.” But his deep China connections you independent or not? Are you tor-led initiatives to promote the machine gun. Later, he was released That little joke was enough to get would also make him a go-to guy joining the US axis or are you on Silk Road Economic Belt and the on bail. young Swamy to take up the chal- in Delhi to communicate with Chi- your own? We have failed this 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road The investigating officer sub- lenge of learning Mandarin. Hav- na. In 1978, he was the first Indian test,” Swamy told This Week in in Nepal with the Himalayan coun- mitted an investigation report in ing finished his PhD in economics politician to be sent to China to Asia last week. In May, Swamy try already signing agreement with the court of a judicial magistrate in one and a half years, he had plen- restart dialogue after the 1962 bor- was in China on a 10-day visit at China to become a part of the Chi- (Malir) and asked the court to can- ty of time on hand. He learnt Man- der war that saw all relations bro- the invitation of a think-tank of nese initiative for global connec- cel the case as during the investi- darin in six months, he says, after ken off. And it was his meeting China’s foreign ministry. As he tivity. The Belt and Road initia- gation the suspect provided a per- which Harvard asked him to teach with Deng Xiaoping (???) in 1981 does on his yearly trips to China, tive, proposed by China in 2013, mit for the weapon. a course in Chinese economic his- that would prompt China to re- he met senior leaders, exchanged brings together countries in Asia, According to the prosecution, tory. Modi’s key aide blames poor open the sacred Kailash-Manasa- views and took the pulse. “We Europe and even Africa via over- a number of weapons ranging from planning for India’s currency cri- rovar route in Tibet (??) for Hindu think Indians are sentimental, but land and maritime networks. sub-machine guns to Kalashnik- sis Thus started the 76-year-old pilgrims. When Xi meets Modi, a the Chinese are even more so. And The international trade and in- ovs, were found during the search maverick parliamentarian’s long little less love this time A straight right now, they are not happy with vestment platform was formed of his house, but police alleged that association with China, marking talker, Swamy is one of the very us,” said Swamy. “I have conveyed with a joint initiative of chamber he could not provide the licence/ him out as a rare Indian politician few Indian leaders who openly ad- this back home, I have made it clear of commerce, associations and au- permit for an SMG. with a deep understanding of Chi- vocate better relations with Chi- to my government and my party thoritative organizations from all A case was registered under na and extensive contacts in Chi- na. In a country where China is that we have no business in the countries along the Belt and Road. Section 23(1)(a) of the Sindh Arms na’s power circles. In the course widely viewed with suspicion and South China Sea. It’s a dispute Nepalese Deputy Prime Min- Act, 2013 at the Sachal police sta- of the 40-odd years in public life the political class is wary of ap- between the parties involved. Why ister and Finance Minister Krish- tion. ‘Fix it’ campaigner acquitted that would follow, Swamy would pearing even remotely pro-China, are we being dragged into it?” Why na Bahadur Mahara inaugurated the A judicial magistrate acquitted earn a reputation as a crusader Swami’s China-friendly world- China is caught in India-Pakistan platform, which aims to enhance on Saturday a political graffiti cam- against corruption and unpredict- view was never going to be easy. crossfire It’s plain-speaking like economic connectivity between paigner and a tractor-trolley driv- able muckraker and litigant par ex- But, of late, it seems to have got this that makes the articulate Har- China and Nepal as well as other er in a wrongful restraint case. cellence. He played a major role in even tougher. After years of rapid vard economist stand out in a mi- Asian countries. Alamgir Khan, who runs a so- the court case against the multibil- rapprochement, there are signs the lieu of mostly underwhelming pol- Chairman of Nepal Chapter cial media campaign called ‘Fix it’ lion-dollar mobile telephony li- two Asian giants may be drifting iticians. In recent days, he has Bhaskar Raj Rajkarnikar said the by spray-painting political graffi- censing scandal in the last Con- apart. India resents China’s forays called India’s venerable tycoon Nepal-based platform would ba- ti and portraits of the then Sindh gress-led government, which into the Indian Ocean, blames it Ratan Tata “most corrupt”, defied sically focus on promoting four chief minister on roads near open paved the way for the rise of for blocking its entry into the elite popular mood to campaign against sectors - tourism and culture, in- manholes, and tractor driver Saiful- Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Jana- Nuclear Suppliers Group, and for “rock star” central bank governor MONDAY . NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief

Saudi officer Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis – ISIS-af- filiated extremist group in Egypt – killed in has released images purporting to show the execution of a 100-year- Dammam gun old man. The group, who rebranded as attack ISIS-Sinai when they pledged alle- giance to the extremist group hold- identified ing swathes of Iraq and Syria, killed A Saudi officer has died of his Sheikh Sulaiman Abu Haraz after injuries after being shot at in the kidnapping him earlier. eastern city of Dammam early Abu Haraz, considered one of on Saturday. the symbolic Sufi clerics and el- Adel Khardali was killed af- ders of the Sinai Peninsula, was ter an unknown gunman opened taken by the group from in front fire as he was inside his private of his house in Arish city under vehicle after work just past mid- gun point. night in the al-Noor neighbor- ISIS-Sinai accused the elderly hood in north-west Dammam. sheikh of “practicing witchcraft”. AlArabiya.net has published first pictures of the 30-year-old man, who served on Saudi Ara- Bahrain launches bia's army ranks in al-Qatif for nearly seven years. two new visas According to his wife, whom he was married to for the for 114 countries past four years, Khardali Bahrain launched the fourth dreamed of moving back to Ji- phase of its new visa policy, with zan to be close to her and his the announcement of a new single family. Police are now opening entry visa and one-year multiple investigations into the attack to reentry e-visa. The new single en- conclude motive, a spokesman try visa will enable up to two- from the Saudi ministry of inte- week stay, while the one-year rior has said. multi-entry visa will allow for a The attack comes less than a stay period of up to 90 days. A month after two other police of- total of 114 countries are eligible ficers were killed after coming for the new visas, including GCC under heavy gunfire in the same residents. Also announced was a city. That October 25 incident change to the three-month multi- happened as one of the officers ple reentry visa, which now allows was driving his private car back for a one month stay. Stays were to his residence when three un- previously restricted to two weeks. known gunman started opening fire on the vehicle, leading to fa- tal injuries. Iran appoints Turkey: Refugees new chief for set deportation centre army’s ground forces on fire, escape The website of Iran’s Supreme Around 50 refugees have escaped refugees taking advantage of the incident. Turkey currently hosts Leader is reporting that he has from a repatriation centre in cen- commotion caused by the fire, 2,764,500 registered Syrian refu- appointed a new chief for the tral Istanbul after starting a fire with dozens of them bursting open gees, according to the latest UNH- national army's ground forces. inside the building, according to the building's main gate and scat- CR statistics. The country is also The Saturday report says Turkish media. tering into the district's back believed to be home to thousands Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who The men, most of them re- streets. of other registered and unregistered has final say on all state matters, portedly from Afghanistan and 50 foreigners nationals held in migrants and refugees from coun- has appointed Gen. Kiumars Pakistan, burned furniture on the #Istanbul,#Kumkapi repatriation tries such Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Heidari to the post. third floor of the building in center for deportation have es- Pakistan. The 52-year-old Heidari Kumkapi district protesting over caped fire.Operation launched to The EU, faced with its worst was formerly the acting com- poor living conditions, Turkish catch them refugee crisis since World War II, mander of the ground forces. He national daily Hurriyet said on Police and fire department signed a controversial deal with is a veteran of the 1980-88 Iran- Saturday. teams were immediately dis- Turkey in March, in which the Iraq war that cost both sides over Video footage from the scene, patched to the scene. country agreed to take back Syri- a million people. published online by Turkey's Authorities said they had an asylum seekers from Greece in Separately, Khamenei also state-run Anadolu agency, showed started an investigation into the return for billions of euros in aid. appointed the former chief of ground forces Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan to the post of acting commander of the army. Pour- dastan has served seven years in the post. Both the national army and the elite Revolutionary Guard have their own separate air, na- val and ground forces. Counterterrorism units entered es seized control. and in crossfire. Civilians are be- into the left coast of Mosul in Iraq Joint forces progressed in the ing targeted by ISIS,” she told Re- Houthis hold amid fierce clashes against mem- southern axis and reached Mosul’s uters. A 100,000-strong alliance of bers of ISIS. The unit’s forces fight- borders and they will later try and Iraqi forces, with air and ground ing in the eastern axis of the city head to Mosul’s airport which is support from a US-led coalition, relief ships, UK students protest planned managed to liberate the neighbor- few kilometers away from them. have nearly surrounded Mosul but hoods of al-Moharebeen, al- Mosul casualties overwhelm aid so far only breached the extrem- violate truce Moalmeen and al-Oalmaa. groups Mounting civilian casual- ists’ defenses from the eastern side, university reforms According to a statement is- ties from fighting in eastern Mo- establishing a small foothold inside A shaky 48-hour truce has seen British student leaders have con- tia said the legislation was an at- bled university fees from $3,700 sued by the commanders of the sul between Iraqi forces and ISIS the city. An elderly Mosul resi- at least 185 violations commit- demned government plans to al- tempt to privatise education. to $11,000. “We are coming Nineveh” opera- are overwhelming the capacity of dent is treated for shrapnel wounds ted by Houthi militias, mostly in low universities to raise tuition "It's incredible to feel the Many of those attending Sat- tion, forces fighting ISIS continue the government and international to his head at an Iraqi Special Forc- the beseiged city of Taiz, Al Ara- fees in line with inflation, among strength of our movement uniting urday's protests were only just liberating the neighborhoods of al- aid groups, the United Nations said es 2nd division open air field clinic biya's sister channel Al Hadath other changes. in the face of this government's starting high school when that fee Bakr, al-Zahabiya, al-Khadra, al- on Saturday. in the Samah neighbourhood of News Channel has reported. At a protest in London on Sat- attempts to privatise our educa- hike took place. Qadisiya al-Oula, al-Tahrir and al- Nearly 200 wounded civilians Mosul on November 17, 2016. Meanwhile, Yemeni Minis- urday, the National Union of Stu- tion," Bouattia told protesters Alice Dermody-Palmer, an 18- Walaa. Meanwhile, the army’s and military personnel were trans- (AFP) Militants are dug in among ter of Local Administration and dents (NUS) and the Universities gathered near parliament. year-old planning to study histo- ninth division continues to ferred to hospital last week, the more than a million civilians as a Chairman of the Higher Commit- and Colleges Union (UCU), which "The struggle for an open, ac- ry and politics at university next progress south east of Mosul in highest level since the campaign to defense tactic to hamper air strikes. tee for Relief Abdalraqib Saif Fa- represents lecturers, said they cessible, and critical education, is year, said the government had its the neighborhoods of the left coast push the extremists out of their They are moving around the city tah has confirmed that militias of would not comply with any at- crucial in determining what tomor- priorities wrong in making educa- and continues to liberate the neigh- last major stronghold in Iraq began through tunnels, driving suicide car Houthi and Saleh have held a tempt to implement the ruling row will look like," she added. tion more expensive for students. borhoods which it stormed in the on Oct. 17, said Lise Grande, the bombs into advancing troops and number of relief ships from do- Conservative party's Higher Edu- The NUS believes the govern- "We (students) think it's not past few days. UN humanitarian coordinator for hitting them with sniper and mor- nor countries. cation bill. ment measures would put at risk fair that we are made to pay for A member of forces from Iraq's Iraq. The proportion of civilians tar fire. Spokesman of the Arab coa- The new measures would rank university departments where education to the level that we are," elite Rapid Response Division among the wounded also appears The Iraqi authorities do not lition supporting the legitimacy universities against a framework graduates traditionally had lower Dermody-Palmer said. patrols on November 19, 2016 in to be on the rise, reaching 20 per- release comprehensive casualty in Yemen Maj. Gen. Ahmed As- that included graduate employment job prospects, such as in the arts "Cuts to our schools mean that the village of Tall Adh-Dhahab, cent in the first month of the of- statistics, but the UN figures prob- seri was quoted by Al Hadath as rates and a survey of student sat- and humanities. we're not getting the education that located some 10 kilometres (6 fensive, according to a Department ably represent just a fraction of saying most of the violation took isfaction, allowing those that per- 'Everything is closing for our we're entitled to have." The teen- miles) south of Mosul. (AFP) of Health official, though part of the total as they capture only the place in Taiz. form well to raise fees. generation' ager warned that she probably It has also seized control of the increase is likely due to im- most severe cases that cannot be "Houthi militias attempted The move would also make it Bouattia put the number of could not pay back the debt she some towns towards the north of proved access to areas newly re- treated on site, and do not include to shoot a ballistic missile target- easier for for-profit institutions to those attending the march at would likely leave university with. Nimrud. Federal police forces taken from ISIS. fatalities. ing Marib city," he said. "They obtain university status. 15,000 but police sources put the "I'm just never going to pay it off clashed with ISIS members in south “Authorities are doing every- “We are very worried that did not abide by the truce at all. Officials believe the plans figure at less than 5,000. and there are so many other debts west of the city as the latter tried thing they can to help but there more and more civilians will be hurt All violations," he added. would improve the competitive- The last major student pro- ... the chances of me owning a to seize control of areas in the east- isn’t sufficient trauma capacity at and victimized as the campaign The truce which began mid- ness of British universities and give tests in the UK took place in 2010 house are so minimal that it feels ern district of al-Shirqat. The bat- the field level to deal with the intensifies,” said Grande. “Civil- day on Saturday aimed at getting students more value for money, but after the newly-elected Conserva- like everything is closing for our tles ended with the death of many numbers of people being wound- ians are not being caught in cross- humanitarian assistance to sev- the NUS president Malia Bouat- tive-led coalition government tre- generation and it's not fair." ISIS members and the police forc- ed by sharp-shooters and snipers fire, they are being targeted.” eral areas at the request of Ye- men's President Abedrabbo Man- sour Hadi. Six attempts to clinch a ceasefire in Yemen have foun- dered, including a three-day Oc- tober truce that fell apart as soon US president-elect Donald Trump long list of people Trump was it might actually be worth cooper- as former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee. as it went into force. and the 2012 Republican presiden- meeting with on Saturday and Sun- ating with the transition," New Putschists hold relief ships tial nominee Mitt Romney have day as he sought to fill out his cab- York Magazine's Eric Levitz told in ports under their control set aside a bitter rivalry and held inet and gather advice ahead of his Al Jazeera. "Trump must priori- In a meeting with Russia's talks likely to feed speculation that January 20 move to the White tise ISIL over Assad" Ambassador to Yemen Vladimir Romney could be in line to be the House. In March, Romney said "I think what is interesting Dedushkin, he said that the put- next US secretary of state. Trump would be dangerous as right now is Romney's motivation. schists, dominating the ports of Trump and Romney emerged president, with policies that could Whether he genuinely wants a po- Al-Salif and Hodeidah, west of from their meeting after an hour touch off a recession. sition within Trump's administra- the country, were preventing en- and 20 minutes, and Trump told Romney also said: "I'm afraid tion - the administration of a man try of aid to the provinces under reporters the talks "went great". that when it comes to foreign pol- he has called a phoney, fraud - or their control, resulting in a fam- Romney said the pair "had a icy he is very, very not smart." whether he wants to take this op- ine in a number of these provinc- far-reaching conversation with re- Trump had denounced Rom- portunity similar to how Obama es, especially Hodeidah. gards to the various theaters in the ney as a "choke artist" for losing has used his access to Trump to According to the official Ye- world". "We discussed those ar- the 2012 election to President try to influence the president- meni news agency, the Minister eas, and exchanged our views on Barack Obama. elect's position." If given a job, called on international communi- those topics - a very thorough and However, some analysts be- Romney, a more mainstream Re- ty to put pressure on the coup in-depth discussion in the time we lieve Trump's meeting with Rom- publican, would serve alongside leaders and convince them to al- had," Romney said. ney represents an olive branch to more hawkish Trump appointees low the access of relief aid to the "And I appreciate the chance establishment Republicans. named on Friday: Senator Jeff Ses- provinces under their control, to speak with the president-elect 'A phoney, a fraud' sions of Alabama as attorney gen- pointing out that under the lead- and I look forward to the coming "Trump is having some diffi- eral, retired Lieutenant General ership of President Abed Rabbo administration and the things that culty in getting some really expe- Michael Flynn as national securi- Mansour Hadi, the Yemeni gov- it's going to be doing." rienced republicans and civil ser- ty adviser and Representative ernment is doing all efforts to Romney, who was a leader of vants and republican intellectuals Mike Pompeo as CIA director. establish peace in Yemen, accord- the establishment Republican to engage with his administration Analysts say that Trump has ing to the terms of reference "Never Trump" movement that and Mitt Romney would be a sign been considering former New York agreed upon nationally. tried to block the tycoon from be- to them that they are going to have Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a close ad- coming the nominee, was first in a some clout, some buy-in, here and viser, for secretary of state, as well MONDAY. 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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 Strategic alliance for national freedom and elimination of fundamentalism: AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir An inevitable historical need of the Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] oppressed nations chained in Pakistan Email: [email protected] By Shafi Muhammad Burfat www.afghanistantimes.af Its historical need of the acy to convert these nations Central Asian markets, is national secularism and in- oppressed nations chained in into ethnic minorities. constructing the deadly Eco- dependence of the op- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Pakistan’s forced annex- After the end of the cold nomic Corridor starting from pressed nations, hence I in- ation (slavery of Punjabi im- war, the international politi- Chinese occupied Xinjiang vite and appeal all the op- Advisory editorial board perialism) to form a single co-economical war front has region and running through pressed nations (Baloch, Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, strategic alliance for their been shifted to another eco- the Pakistani occupied ter- Pashtun and Sariaki) of my freedom and extermination nomic point. The study of ritories of Pashtun, Saraiki, region chained in the forced Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal of fundamentalism from the Dialectics tells us that things, Sindhi nations and ending up integration of the federation region. This was, too, need- reaching their extreme to the Gwadar Port of the of Pakistan, their intellectu- Graphic-Designer: ed earlier at the time of the points, convert into their op- occupied Baloch nation, is als and pro-freedom political Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi elections of 1970, when Ben- posites e.g. in the course of obviously to be built upon the parties to unite to launch a Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: galis were contesting to end millions of years the north mass genocide and blood- joint struggle for the single Punjabi dominancy; if Sindhi, and the South Pole had been shed of these oppressed na- cause of national freedom Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Baloch, Pashtun and Sarai- repeatedly converted into tions. On the other side, to from the slavery of Punjabi Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan ki nations were united to their opposite sides. In the accomplish its impure plans, imperialism and elimination support Bengalis at that time same way, yesterday’s The Punjabi imperialism has of religious fundamentalism Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 to get their democratic na- western Europe and USA become the nursery of the from the region, through dis- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press tional rights and indepen- backing the conservative religious fundamentalist ter- integration of Pakistan. Be- dence, Punjab could not have war of fundamentalist reli- rorist Al-Qaida and Taliban cause religious fundamental- obtained its supremacy as gious extremist forces forces, intended to be used ism is being used as an im- The constitution says “Greater Punjabi State” in against the history’s pro- to butcher the people of the perialist tool by China-Pun- the name of Pakistan. But gressive force Soviet Union, oppressed nations that are jab joint venture and Saudis mass misleading propagan- had become a negative resisting their (Punjab’s) ne- for instability of secularist Article 18: da of Punjabi establishment force of the history has now farious exploitative imperial and democratic values of the pushed the political future of been converted into the pro- designs, in near future; just civilized world. On the oth- Article Eighteen: The source for the calendar year of the country shall be based oppressed nations in the gressive and positive force like the cold blooded Al- er hand, Pakistani fascist upon the migration of The Prophet (PBUH). The basis for state offices shall be the darkness by rejecting the due to the shift of the axis Shams and Al-Badar terror- theocratic state is using it as solar calendar. Fridays, as well as the 28th of Asad and 8th of Saur, shall be public rightful mandate of Shaikh of economic interests. His- ists were used in East Paki- a psychological tact against Mujib-ur-Rehman (Leader tory is waging war against stan in 1971. It (Greater the freedom of the oppressed holidays. Other holidays shall be regulated by law. of Awami League: Bengali the conservative, undemo- Punjabi state of Pakistan) nations chained in its feder- nationalist party) and killing cratic monarchies, aristocra- has become the world’s top ation. three million innocent Ben- cies and religious extremist, most nuclear programming Therefore, it’s the inevi- galis, raping 1m women, put- fundamentalist, terrorist state. Recovering Osama table need of the history and ting the pro-freedom leaders forces today. Human histo- bin Laden from Pakistan’s time that the oppressed Sin- of other oppressed nations ry tells us that whenever his- top garrison discloses the dhi, Baloch, Pashtun and i.e. G.M Syed, Nawab Khair torical forces disqualify to truth that it’s an ideological Saraiki nations must cooper- Bux Khan Marri, Mir Ghaus accomplish the intension of Island, spiritual Sultanate ate, support and unite from Bux Bizenjo, Sardar Attaul- the history, the history de- and womb of the Internation- the grass root level of the lah Mengal, under house ar- prives them of the right to al Islamic terrorism. Which, mass struggle at the nation- Direct contacts rests and imprisonments progressiveness and throws in accomplishment of its im- al grounds to international After emergence of Daesh, known as the Islamic State in the global north, while Khan Abdul Ghafar them in the hell of the con- perial designs, intends to diplomatic forums, to present Khan exiled, passing the ex- servatism and backward- launch international Jihad to their case and raise their Afghanistan’s neighbors particularly Russia, China and Iran are exploring tremely unjust constitution ness. In the same way to- drag out the rotten corpse of voice more efficiently on the ways to stop the notorious terrorist organization from making inroads of 1973 through a truncated day’s Russia, China and their the Pan Islamism of Otto- national as well as interna- into their respective territories. Unlike the Taliban, Daesh has global de- assembly (representing the allied forces i.e. N. Korea man Empire from its grave. tional levels. vested interests of bourgeois and Pakistan, leading the Such video trailers, released Let us unite to free our- signs. The terror outfit has also earned fame for destruction of historical and Punjabi imperialism) conservative negative forc- by its intelligence agencies, selves from the chains of places and killing all those who are outside of its narrowly defined fold. that had no mandate to for- es of the history, are fight- have also been circulating on slavery of Punjabi imperial- mulate a constitution after ing the war of the survival social media. Until and un- ism and hoist our national Therefore, the terror group is killing children, women, unarmed civilians the majority mandate had of the retrogressive conser- less the civilized world forc- flags on the flag place of and beheading journalists. The IS terrorists spare lives of only those who been separated by the sep- vative undemocratic monar- es do not play their histori- free nations at UN. pledge allegiance, rest of others are enemies for them. Daesh is spread- aration of Bangladesh from chies and aristocracies and cal role to liberate the op- Therefore, I, as a Chair- rest of the federation. Thus on the other hand USA, pressed Sindhi, Baloch, Pa- man of Sindhi pro-freedom ing like cancer in the region. the Punjabi political domi- NATO and their allies are shtun and Saraiki nations political party Jeay Sindh Countries that are afraid of the growing power of the Islamic State are nancy was given a legal priv- consciously or unconsciously from the death cage of Pa- Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM), trying to establish contacts with the Taliban. In international relations the ilege through allocating ex- safeguarding and accom- kistan; humanity would be place this advice, proposal tra mandate over other three plishing the present day pro- enduring the fierce conse- and invitation in front of the enemy of your enemy is your friend. That is why many countries that have nations in the constitution of gressive interests and needs quences of Islamic extrem- pro-freedom national parties, seen the Taliban as threat and radical force are now seeing the militant 1973 to enslave and govern of the history of modern ism and terrorism. intellectuals and leaders of group as a strategic ally against Daesh. Russian officials including the the remaining parts of Paki- capitalism. The internation- Today, as a representa- the oppressed Baloch, Pash- stan. In order to occupy the al political scenario tells us tive of an oppressed nation tun and Saraiki nations aimed special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan on multiple occasions acknowl- lands of the oppressed na- that the world is explicitly I want to make it clear to the at assembling the political edged that Moscow is in contact with the Taliban. After coming under tions this unjust constitution, aligned in two distinct blocs, world that civilized world, leadership of the oppressed too privileged the wealthier one of the conservative fun- Western Europe, USA, Ja- nations on one table to dis- severe criticism the Russian authorities assured that they would not aban- with the right to buy and sell damentalist forces and oth- pan and India could never be cus and formulate the terms, don the Afghan government. Moscow has supplied 10,000 AK-47s to Af- the property in any of the er of the modern capitalist able to restore the global conditions, modes, actions ghan security forces to prove its commitment to the people and govern- states chained in the feder- progressive forces repre- peace until and unless they and points of the joint activ- ation which let the wealthi- sented by NATO and US. do not prioritize the princi- ism and agree upon a single ment of Afghanistan in the war against terrorism and extremism. er nation of the Punjabis and Our region, the South Asia, pal of international justice for alliance of the oppressed na- Iran, China and Pakistan have already established contacts with the Tal- specially the military offic- has become the battle field the freedom of the oppressed tions aimed to strive for their iban. According to officials of the three countries the contacts would help ers to harass and take the for both of the retrogressive nations by demolishing the basic universal right to na- lands of poor and commons and progressive economic imperial theocratic Punjabi tional freedom and to take a the Afghan-owned peace process and restore stability to the war-hit coun- of Sindh and Balochistan. forces. Imperialist China, federation (Pakistan). This collective part in the inter- try. Some of the neighboring countries such as Iran and China have kept This too enabled the outsid- partnering the Punjabi impe- is the one of the important national struggle for the the meetings with the Taliban representatives secret. But there are numer- ers/aliens to migrate in vast rialism, to accomplish its ob- points included in the Char- elimination of religious fun- numbers to the less populat- sessive plan of permanent ter of United Nations Orga- damentalism, extremism ous reports regarding the Taliban delegation visits to Beijing, Islamabad ed states and occupying the occupation over the lands, nization that “no any nation and terrorism from the and Tehran. Looking at the growing insecurity in Afghanistan, it becomes economic resources and cit- seas and other resources of can enslave another nation.” world. The writer is chair- ies of the oppressed nations the oppressed nations and to This is the era of the in- man of the Jeay Sindh Mut- clear that the visits had not helped the Afghan reconciliation process if and this was a pure conspir- approach and control the ternational democracy, inter- tahida Mahaz (JSMM). the objective was restoration of peace and stability. The Meshrano Jirga or Upper House of the Afghan parliament has ex- pressed concerns over the direct contacts between Russia, Pakistan and the Taliban. The senate chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar criticized Mos- cow for building relations with the Taliban. He and his colleagues in the Meshrano Jirga urged Russia and other neighboring countries to stop meddling in internal affairs of Afghanistan. The senators are right. No country has the right to interfere in affairs of another country. If the contacts are aimed at helping the Afghan peace process, Kabul should welcome the efforts. However, the Afghan government should not be kept in dark by these countries. But, if the relations between these countries and the Taliban are aimed at targeting Daesh alone while by- passing the Afghan government, it would result in serious repercussions. It will strengthen the Taliban who have waged war against Afghan people and government. Afghans would not welcome such contacts and efforts. It will turn the nation against the neighboring countries. They would be in their right to ask the government to revise relations with all those states that have established direct contacts with the Afghan militants. Subscription Rates Fee Categories Afghanistan Times 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. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Raqqa will mark Islamic State downfall By Manish Rai ish led and comprises of about as a whole, not only its capital. State will be at a disadvantage. 30,000 local fighters, 20,000 of It also counters the concept of While the SDF is focusing whom are Kurdish and the rest the capital that implies the ex- most of its attention on attack- Sunni Arabs. istence of an Islamic state. ing the jihadist group, the Is- byCharles Swift Most of the major territori- The control of Raqqa and lamic State has to contend with al losses of the IS in Syria be it its province has supplied IS the Syrian rebels, Syrian gov- Kobane, Tal Abyad or Manbij with considerable source of rev- ernment forces, Kurdish pesh- were at the hands of the Kurds. enue, from the sale of oil from merga and Iraqi forces. Devot- People’s Protection Units the nearby Al-Habari and Al- ing additional attention and re- (YPG) that liberated the Kurdi- Thawra oil fields and from cash sources to Raqqa when it is al- sh regions of northeastern Syr- the group has demanded from ready overstretched will inevi- United States backed, Kurdish ia, have proved the most effec- the Assad regime in Damascus tably hurt the extremist group led Syrian Democratic Forces tive force against ISIS, liberat- for the electric power generat- elsewhere on the battlefield. (SDF) are gradually pushing ing some 20,000 sq.km from the ed by the Euphrates and Baath Driving the IS terrorist from ahead in an offensive towards extremists since 2015. Islamic dams. For the Islamic State, the their stronghold will not be Raqqa, Islamic State’s de facto State which once had direct loss of Raqqa would be a dev- easy or cheap, but if the SDF is capital in northern Syria. The access to the Turkish border, astating blow. The city not only successful, it will greatly accel- Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has now shrinked to its core in has symbolic value as the cap- erate the Islamic State’s defeat have wrapped up the first phase Syria, stretching from Raqqa to ital of the group’s so-called ca- in Syria. of their operation against IS Deir Ez-zour. Against this back- liphate, but it is also an impor- But although Islamic State named Euphrates Wrath ac- ground, the SDF clearly has an tant hub for transporting peo- will continue to win battles and cording to SDF military upper hand. The battle for ple and supplies. Raqqa sits on take villages and towns, the sources. The first phase of the Raqqa which overlap with the the Euphrates River and is a extremist group’s peak in Syria Euphrates Wrath aimed to iso- major ongoing battle for Mo- key to control several strategic is clearly past. The group’s late Raqqa from its northern sul in Iraq clearly indicates that highways in Syria. Without it, strength will diminish despite President-elect Donald perceived to be Muslim. their political and religious be- countryside. This was accom- the days of Daesh as we knew the Islamic State would have a its nominal gains. Even so, the Trump campaigned on restor- Vague and questionable liefs, the mosques they attend, plished by securing the towns it are coming to an end. Slowly much harder time moving fight- Islamic State and groups like it ing economic security by curb- factors such as unusual travel beliefs of other persons in the of Tel al-Samn and Hazima, but surely, ISIS’s empire of ter- ers and goods from Aleppo will never fade completely as ing illegal immigration, and re- patterns to countries with high community, etc. which link Ain Issa city with Su- rorism, rape and murder is province to eastern Syria and long as Sunni grievances per- storing physical security by levels of terrorist activity, large UpFront - Zizek: Electing luk District. The operation’s about to be liberated. It is fit- beyond. Instead it would sist. banning outright or severely transfers of funds, or proficien- Trump will 'shake up' the sys- long term objective is to iso- ting that the plan to subdue it be forced to rely on the Resafa- Full eradication of ISIS limiting immigration of Muslims cy in certain technical skills can tem late and eliminate Islamic State in Raqqa is named after the riv- Ash Shola road, which is in- however, will require accom- to the United States. land applicants on this secret Based on Trump's rhetoric, in Raqqa. The current battle- er that ISIS used to spread it- creasingly threatened by the plishing the less tangible task When challenged during separate track. these are precisely the type of field strategy is to first bomb self like a cancer across Syria Syrian government’s advances of turning the population the debates about his propos- CARRP mandates the rejec- policies that he wants to pur- IS fighting positions inside Al- and Iraq in 2014. Located on the toward Deir el-Zour. Given the against the Islamic State some- al to deport millions of undoc- tion of any person whose name sue to curb terrorism. The key Raqqa city destroying weap- northeast bank of the River city’s significance to Islamic thing that can happen only if umented immigrants, Trump appears on a Terrorist Watch to CARRP was maintaining a Euphrates Raqqa was the first State operations in Syria, the Syria’s civil war is resolved. As responded by pointing out that List. These lists are shrouded fig leaf of neutral language that ons storehouses and lines of "President [Barack] Obama has in secrecy, and there is no way did not identify any religious communication while eliminat- provincial capital in either Syr- group can be expected to fun- Jihadist in Syria are thriving on moved millions of people out. for a person to know whether or ethnic factors, to hide what ing top IS battlefield command- ia or Iraq the group captured nel substantial resources and the instability of conflict zones Nobody knows about it. No- he or she has been placed on amounted to religious and ra- ers. Stage Two, which is cur- and it has been even more than reinforcements toward its de- and the gaps in government body talks about it. But under the list, let alone challenge cial profiling. rently underway, would be to Mosul been the administrative fence. In addition to sending authority. Obama, millions of people have such placement in a court of law. Whereas President Obama enforce a full blockade of the centre of the ISIS so called ca- more fighters to Raqqa, the Is- The author is a columnist been moved out of this coun- Omission from a Watch succeeded in his programmes city and prevent any arms or liphate and the city from which lamic State will likely launch for Middle-East and Af-Pak re- try. They've been deported." List, however, does not mean by keeping them secret, Trump fighters from reaching Raqqa. terror attacks against West are counterattacks along the SDF’s gion and Editor of geo-politi- US sanctuary cities offer that a perspective Muslim seek- prides himself on "telling it like Step Three would be to march planned. Liberating Raqqa from other front lines, including al- cal news agency, Views support for undocumented im- ing to obtain residency or citi- it is". on Al-Raqqa. The Syrian Dem- ISIS is also important because Hasaka, in an effort to distract Around. He can be reached migrants zenship is in the clear. CARRP For Muslim Americans, ocratic Forces (SDF) are Kurd- it will destroy the “caliphate” its foe. However, the Islamic at [email protected] Trump's statement that no- mandates that anyone who Trump's repudiation of politi- body talks about President demonstrates other "national cally correct language may Obama's aggressive deporta- security indicators" in their ap- have a silver lining, by strip- tion policies was an over-gen- plication also be placed in that ping away the artful denials of Victoria’s secrets: What the Royal archives didn’t eralisation, as the Department separate track for adjudication. discrimination in American im- of Homeland Security's statis- Vague and questionable migration policy and demon- tics on deportations are matters factors such as unusual travel strating the pervasive anti- want you to know about England’s Queen of public record and have been patterns to countries with high Muslim bias. Julia Baird widely reported and protested. levels of terrorist activity, large Whether Trump maintains SYDNEY, Australia — To work in Bryce, a former governor general thicket of clichés around the great of “more openness” at Windsor, What Trump presumably transfers of funds, or proficien- President Obama's discrimina- the Royal Archives at Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II’s representa- queen: that she was an implacable since the appointment in 2014 of meant was that none of his cy in certain technical skills tory policies or tries to expand Castle in England is one of the most tive in Australia), pressed my cause puritan, a harsh mother who hated the respected Oliver Urquhart Ir- supporters were aware of Pres- (which includes foreign lan- them, religious tests for gov- delicious prizes for a researcher. that I was finally admitted. Hav- her children, a reluctant monarch, vine as the royal librarian. But there ident Obama's vigorous en- guage expertise) can land ap- ernment benefits are plainly Climbing the steps to the Round ing first been crushed, I was jubi- a puppet and a creature of the men is a long way to go. forcement policies. The same plicants on this secret separate prohibited by the First Amend- Tower, where you can read centu- lant — but what of the many oth- around her, and a widow who re- The Times of London has can be said for Trump's pro- track. ment of US Constitution. ries-old correspondence between er worthy historians who hap- fused to rule. But what I learned been campaigning to see docu- posal for "extreme vetting" of OPINION: Can the Muslim Trump is about to discover monarchs and their ministers, un- pened not to have an influential through my interactions with the ments relating to correspondence tie ribbons binding intimate fami- supporter? Royal Archives was that their con- between the royal family and the Muslim immigrants, which he American family survive that telling it like it is has a price ly records and feel the parchment The secrecy and selectivity of trol of vital records make it hard Nazi regime before World War II. apparently believes is a novel Trump? and that before his administra- crackling in your fingers, is viscer- the Royal Archives are well known for historians not to hew to the The Guardian fought a decade-long idea, ignored by the Obama For example, an individual tion subjects Muslim immi- ally thrilling. among academics and historians, myths. battle (which it won in 2015) for administration. with a PhD in South Asian lan- grants to extreme vetting, his You are also, at every stage, many of whom have encountered Every weekday, get thought- access to Prince Charles’s secret He was wrong here, too. guages who has traveled to and policies are likely to be subject reminded of the privilege it is. You delay and censorship by the ar- provoking commentary from Op- “black spider memos,” so named The Obama administration, from Pakistan for a conference to the strict scrutiny of the US must pass through several layers chives’ custodians. Attempts to Ed columnists, the Times editorial for his distinctive handwritten ink without congressional autho- will be identified as a possible courts. of security, dress appropriately control what is published have of- board and contributing writers annotations, in which he lobbied risation, has already engaged potential national security con- Charles Swift is a retired and use only “non-propelling” ten led to protracted disputes. from around the world. government ministers. in extreme vetting, but when it cern, whose application will be Lieutenant Commander with pencils. Disconcertingly, visitors While the success of recent TV Receive occasional updates “Without compelling individ- must expect to be escorted to the dramas like “The Crown” and and special offers for The New ual reasons otherwise,” a Times comes to the Obama adminis- delayed or denied under CAR- the United States Navy and bathroom and searched before de- “Victoria” proves the enduring York Times's products and servic- editorial argued, “there should be tration's extreme vetting of RP. worked in the Office of Chief parture (to prevent the theft of popular appeal of fictional ac- es. a systematic presumption that Muslims, Trump and his sup- Once a person is caught in Defense Counsel, Military precious documents). counts of the British royal family, I have great respect for the ar- royal documents will be made porters' ignorance is more for- CARRP, the time limits set by Commissions from 2003 to 2007. It’s rarefied, elevated, lofty. historians are still fighting subter- chival librarians, who are careful, public. Royal history is British givable. Congress for adjudication be- He is a past Visiting Professor And extremely frustrating. ranean battles to tell the uncensored rigorous and exacting, and I was history.” Extreme vetting of Muslims come meaningless, and under for Emory University School of Established by King George V truth. And the censors can be ca- very grateful for the opportunity And not just British history began in 2008 under a pro- the best of circumstances ad- Law and currently serves as the in 1914, the archives are a private pricious. to study there. But after a senior but the history of the Common- gramme dubbed the Controlled judication will be withheld for Director of the Constitutional collection, with no public right of “On one occasion something archivist read my final manuscript wealth, and of all the countries of Application Review and Reso- years while appointments are Law Center for Muslims in access. Their records are exempt was taken out of my Queen Moth- to check any references to materi- the former British Empire. Aus- from freedom of information laws er book,” says the biographer al in the Windsor collection — a tralia’s prime minister, Malcolm lution Policy, also known as cancelled by the government America, a legal nonprofit or- and the rules covering Britain’s Hugo Vickers — only for the in- precondition of entry — I was Turnbull, wants to shed light on CARRP. Shrouded in secrecy without explanation and case ganisation which challenges National Archives that have tradi- formation to appear later in some- asked to remove information for the 1975 constitutional crisis when and barely publicised by the requests administratively unconstitutional treatment of tionally allowed for the release of one else’s book. “That made me which I had uncovered evidence Sir John Kerr, the governor gener- media, CARRP authorises spe- closed without notice. Muslims through the legal sys- most government documents after cross.” outside the archives. This con- al, dismissed one prime minister cial vetting by the FBI of per- At best, an applicant can tem. 30 years. When writing a book about cerned Victoria’s burial instructions and appointed another. Mr. Turn- sons thought to pose a terror- expect to be interrogated by The views expressed in this Even for highly qualified schol- Victoria’s daughter Louise, Lucin- and other evidence of her loving bull wants historians to be able to ism threat. As a practical mat- FBI agents on matters entirely article are the author's own and ars, it is difficult to gain entry to da Hawksley was warned off even intimacy with John Brown, her view the correspondence between ter, all of the immigrants sub- unrelated to the application do not necessarily reflect Al the Royal Archives, which cover trying the archives by other au- personal servant in the Scottish the queen’s representative and the jected to CARRP are Muslim or under examination, including Jazeera's editorial policy. two and a half centuries and hold thors. “You will come up against a Highlands. My reference to an palace. roughly two million documents. An brick wall,” she was told. Princess episode of postpartum depression It is as though the archives’ unspecified number of boxes and Louise, an artist and a beauty, mar- was also queried. keepers have taken too literally the files are off limits for no stated rea- ried a man assumed to be gay and After months of consultation words of the Victorian constitu- son, and there is no public catalog. enjoyed a storied love life; her lov- with lawyers and rewriting to tional historian Walter Bagehot: And the process by which the ers are believed to have included avoid any breach of “crown copy- “We must not let in daylight upon LETTER TO THE EDITOR keepers decide who may enter is her brother-in-law and a prominent right,” which lasts 125 years for magic.” He meant only that the mysterious and opaque. Research- sculptor said to have died in her unpublished documents, I decided queen must be kept above poli- ers are left with the uncomfortable presence. not to take out the material. But I tics, not that she should be kept a feeling that there may be material When Ms. Hawksley request- suddenly understood the reason mystery. Hurdles for mechanizing Afghan agriculture withheld, and that their quest for ed Louise’s file, she was simply for the exclusion of such material By rationing access and sup- historical accuracy and complete- told it was closed. She thinks this from other, approved works on pressing evidence, the Royal Ar- Almost 70 percent of Afghan population is engaged in agriculture sector. However, ness could be thwarted. is pure censoriousness — and that Victoria. chives have accomplished the very farmers in Afghanistan are faced with numerous challenges, including lack of modern It is hard not to conclude that Louise, famously candid, would Still, there is hope. reverse of their intention. In the missionary, lack of proper irrigation system and most importantly lack of market for the gatekeepers regard their role, have been “horrified” at this Bowd- One historian who has recent- absence of the full historical truth in part, as guarding the reputation lerization. ly been researching in the archives about the British monarchy, sen- agricultural products. Due to these challenge Afghan farmers cannot make enough of the British monarchy. Even to- The purpose of my book on (but wished not to be named for sationalism, suspicion and spin reward, as compared to the volume of efforts that they exert. day, nearly two decades after the Victoria was to hack through the fear of repercussions) reports signs have reigned for too long. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) should devise a spe- death of Diana, Princess of Wales, it is deemed too risky to let slip cial strategy to resolve the challenges. The ministry should import modern machinery the mask of monarchy and reveal and should organize training session for farmers to teach them new techniques of cul- that, as for us mortals, life can be a tivation. It should also find market for agriculture products of Afghanistan. Another messy business involving illness, infidelity, complicated marriages, important point that I want to mention is that the government should not rely in Paki- mistakes and prejudices. stan’s port in Karachi for export of their products to international markets, but should Such discretion about the pri- find alternative routes. vate lives of living members of the royal family is understandable, but SherzaiPathan, Khairkhana, Kabul why must those of monarchs long dead remain shaded and secret? My own requests to study in the Round Tower were repeatedly rebuffed — despite my credentials as a writer working on a forthcom- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must ing biography of Queen Victoria have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: and a clear commitment to good [email protected] scholarship. After several attempts and many months, my request was rejected — on the grounds that I had not written a biography or roy- al history before. Disclaimer: Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, sixth child of Queen Victo- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are ria and Prince Albert, and wife of John Campbell, Duke of Argyll. those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or Credit Hulton-Deutsch Collection/ opinions of the Afghanistan Times. Getty Images It was not until Quentin MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

First came the mothers, one political prisoner, said on Friday. It has not been an easy road Beji Caïd Essebsi was notably ab- lambasted during both Thursday's ist Desmond Tutu and former UN sion of Inquiry for Syria, told Al after the other. "But after much debate, I decided for the TDC, either. Much of the sent from both hearings, as were and Friday's hearings. "You are our High Commissioner for Human Jazeera. Tunisia joins more than They condemned the security to. History is not to be written in Tunisian media coverage of the representatives from Nidaa last hope," said Raida Kadousi, Rights Navi Pillay - stress that it 40 countries that have set up truth- officials who killed their sons dur- the palaces. Our history is a falsi- commission's work has been nega- Tounes, the ruling party. whose son Raouf was killed in Jan- is an integral process for a country finding commissions after periods ing Tunisia's 2011 revolution that fied history." tive, misrepresenting the victims, Whatever condemnation the uary 2011. emerging from dictatorship. of turmoil. ousted dictator Zine el-Abidine For two years, members of the criticising its usefulness and ques- TDC has received, its victims are "It's not about revenge", insist- "Even if [truth commissions] Ultimately, the public hearings Ben Ali, and the botched judicial TDC travelled around the country tioning its 27m Tunisian dinar strong supporters of the commis- ed Ibtihel Abdelatif, president of don't bring immediate change, they are about the victims and their procedures that followed. to gather testimony. They revealed ($11.8m) budget. Government of- sion and believe it is better the Commission on Women. Pro- facilitate change in the future," truth. And "truth", said Gilbert Then came victims of state- grim patterns that had long been ficials have not been unanimously equipped to help them than the ponents of the TDC - who include Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, chairman of Naccache, Thursday's last speak- sanctioned rape, torture, and suspected, showcasing the system- supportive: Tunisian President current government, which was South African anti-apartheid activ- the UN's International Commis- er, "is always revolutionary". forced disappearances. atic and widespread use of torture, Their voices rang clear on tele- sexual violence and political intim- visions and radios across Tunisia. idation at the hands of state secu- A few years ago, this would have rity forces. been unimaginable; a public con- Leftists and Islamists were demnation of the brutal violations particularly targeted. Nearly under Tunisia's consecutive dicta- 15,000 claims were filed by wom- torships, and a scathing review of en, and 70 percent of torture claims the country's justice system. But, included sexual abuse. for several hours on November 17 Sami Brahem, who spoke at and 18, nearly six years after its the TDC hearing on Thursday, was revolution, Tunisia gave the floor a former political prisoner who to its victims. was shuffled between 14 prisons "Ben Ali is watching us now, in eight years. He was subjected and I'm telling him, if you are brave to beatings, verbal humiliation and enough, come back and face us fam- prolonged solitary confinement. ilies of martyrs!" one mother said, An entire bottle of diethyl ether eyes rimmed red. She held up a was poured on his genitalia. photograph of her son wearing a "They want to castrate your baseball hat. "We want the truth," soul. They want to destroy you," she continued. "We would die to he said of his torturers. Like most get the truth." abusers, Brahem's torturers have Inside Story - Healing the not been criminally prosecuted. wounds of abuse in Tunisia The TDC has said that alleged per- The hearings were organised petrators might give public testi- by the country's Truth and Digni- monies in the future. ty Commission (TDC), estab- The hearings are largely cathar- lished in late 2013 after the Na- tic, a collective exhalation for a tional Constituent Assembly country that spent six decades (NCA) ratified a comprehensive under the thumb of authoritarian transitional justice law. Tasked rule. It was a moment to confront with investigating human rights the past, and to bring it squarely abuse claims dating back to July 1, to the present. 1955, the TDC has since received "I'm willing to forgive my tor- more than 62,000 documents and turers, but I want them to admit conducted 12,000 private audienc- the truth, apologise and explain es. why they did it," said Brahem. They want to castrate your Many victims want to shed light soul. They want to destroy you. on their abuse to ensure it never I'm willing to forgive my tortur- happens again. ers, but I want them to admit the Since its revolution in 2011, truth, apologise and explain why Tunisia has ushered in a relatively they did it peaceful transition of power, Sami Brahem, former political avoiding the cataclysmic fate of its prisoner regional neighbours, including Lib- "These public hearings are a ya and Egypt. The country creat- historic opportunity for citizens ed a new constitution, held elec- to understand what happened in tions and its National Dialogue Tunisia, and why it happened," Quartet was awarded a Nobel Salwa el-Gantri of the International Peace Prize in 2015. Center for Transitional Justice told But economic disenfranchise- Al Jazeera. ment continues in Tunisia, some The mood at the hearings, held former regime members are back in a former residence of Ben Ali's in public life, and instances of tor- wife, was heavy with significance. ture are still reported, according to "I hesitated a lot before giving this a 2015 report by Amnesty Inter- testimony," Bechir Labidi, a former national. Trump’s rhetoric brings Jewish, Analysis: End of a golden era Muslim Americans closer together for the Islamic Republic of Iran The Republican victory in the US The outcome of the election Alteration in status quo election has hit Tehran with a has laid bare the concerns of Iran’s Beneath the veneer of these bombshell, leaving the ayatollahs hardliners and their desire for the idle threats and warnings by Te- dazed regarding the future of the JCPA to remain intact. This is in hran hides a deep apprehension of Iran nuclear deal as President-elect sharp contrast to their previous not merely the JCPA’s fate, but a Donald Trump vowed during his posturing, portraying themselves general alteration in the regional campaign to revoke the Joint Com- as being reluctant in dealing with status quo that may well turn prehensive Plan of Action (JCPA) the ‘Great Satan’ due to their ‘rev- against the ayatollahs once the new that was struck in July 2015 be- olutionary’ principles and brand- US administration assumes office tween the P5+1 and the Islamic ing the nuclear talks an initiative and starts implementing its foreign Republic. that was led by the so-called mod- policy. This will inevitably over- Iran’s President Hassan erate faction within the theocracy. turn considerable regional foreign Rowhani sought to reassure his The clerical regime has utilised policy achievements of Tehran cabinet members subsequent to the various occasions and platforms in that were made possible due to the election results by asserting that order to voice its discontent with favourable Iran strategy espoused the future US administration could the potential Iran policy under a by the Barack Obama administra- not carry out its promise, empha- Trump administration that will tion throughout its tenure. sizing that “Iran’s understanding enjoy Republican majorities in Obama’s main argument in in the nuclear deal was that the both houses of Congress. July 2015 in support of the Iran accord was not concluded with one Tehran’s Friday prayer leader nuclear deal underscored that it country or government but was Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami used “will make America and the world approved by a resolution of the the event last week to issue threats safer and more secure.” A glance at UN Security Council and there is against the US president-elect by the current state of affairs in the no possibility that it can be uttering that Trump should know Middle East undeniably illustrates changed by a single government." better than to play with “the tail that the world is anything but on Rowhani’s elucidation was of the lion.” course for safety and security and soon dashed by US State Depart- Iranian Defence Minister that Tehran has an active part in it. ment’s Mark Toner who in re- Hossein Deghan warned the US Exporting the revolution sponse to the Iranian president recently that “Any delay, viola- The ayatollahs have effective- stated that the deal could be an- tion or return from the agreed path ly exported Khomeini’s brand of nulled by a US administration, de- will entail high costs for them [the Islamic Revolution to Iraq and have scribing it as an agreement “that Americans] and they will be the throughout the years, particularly any party can walk away from.” main loser of any of their ignorant after ISIS’ lightning advance across Jewish Americans showed istering Muslims in the US. If this “highlight contributions” by the variously called for banning all Posturing and proud measures.” the country in June 2014, politi- solidarity with their Muslim coun- happens I call on EU to cut ties two communities to the US soci- Muslim visitors to the United cally and militarily reinforced their terparts following Republican can- with US. https://t.co/qlr1P1U32O ety “in the best traditions of Amer- States, subjecting those in the coun- authority through the Islamic Rev- didate Donald Trump’s high-pitch At least 44,326 so far have also ican democracy.” try to loyalty tests and even for olutionary Guard Corps’ extrater- election campaign during which he signed an open letter written by Thousands of Americans have some to be deported. ritorial branch and Iraqi Shia mili- floated many controversial ideas, the Jewish progressive social jus- also pledged online to stand in sol- Asked on MSNBC in Novem- tias who propagate Khomeinism including registering American tice organization Bend The Arc to idarity with Muslims in the Unit- ber last year whether the White and answer directly to Iran. Muslims. protect minorities including Mus- ed States. On Friday, more than House should institute a database In the Syrian conflict, Tehran This was presumably to elim- lims saying: “We are with you 13,000 people had signed a pledge system to track Muslims in the has intensified its substantial po- inate any threats emanating from know” since Trump’s win on the on website Register US, promis- country, Trump replied, “Oh, I litical, financial and military in- any would-be terrorist members Nov. 8 elections. ing to register as Muslims in the would certainly implement that, volvement in order to prevent the among the minority immigrant “To the millions of immi- event of a national Muslim data- absolutely.” Trump was then fall of Bashar al-Assad and his re- Muslim community. grants, Muslims, people of color, base being rolled out, so as “to stand asked by NBC News what the dif- gime, while in Yemen the Houthis For US Jews, it was painful LGBT people, women, people together with Muslims across the ference was between a Muslim reg- continue to be trained and reminder of a past when Nazi Ger- with disabilities, and everyone who country.” Many among those who istry and the registration of Jews equipped by Iran and its terrorist many required them to register, is threatened by the President- took the pledge on Register US’s by Nazis in Germany. “You tell proxies in order to further destabi- with some receiving serial number Elect and his administration, we website posted on Twitter a mes- me,” he said. “You tell me.” How- lise the region. tattoos at concentration camps want you to know: we are with sage, prepared by the group, de- ever, Trump campaign attempted As the ayatollahs are poised during the Holocaust. you,” it said. tailing their intentions. to walk back his pledge on Thurs- to dominate the Middle East, Pres- Jonathan Greenblatt, chief ex- It added: “We are with you “If Trump requires Muslims day, saying in a statement that the ident Barack Obama has shown to ecutive of the US-based Anti-Def- now. And we will be with you ev- to register with the government, I president-elect “never advocated” be indifferent to this reality as he amation League (ADL), said on ery day for the next four years.” pledge to register as Muslim too,” a registry. Demonstrators hold has failed to formulate an adequate Thursday he would register as a And in a new development, the message said. signs during a protest against Pres- strategy in foiling Iran’s regional Muslim if needed it to be. probably marking a new shift in Registering Muslims in the ident-elect Donald Trump and in expansionism and has instead ad- “If one day Muslim Ameri- Jewish-Muslim relations, the United States has been likened to support of Muslims residents in vised US’ traditional allies to share cans will be forced to register their American Jewish Committee an- the US government’s internment downtown Hamtramck, Michigan, identities, then that is the day that nounced on Monday its partner- of Japanese-Americans in camps US on November 14, 2016. (Reu- the neighbourhood with Tehran. this proud Jew will register as a ship with the Islamic Society of during World War Two - for which ters) Jason Miller, communica- This indicates that bolstering Iran’s Muslim,” Greenblatt told an anti- North America, when the two an official apology was later issued tions director of Trump’s transi- position in the region has been an semitism conference in New York. formed the Muslim-Jewish Advi- - and with Nazi Germany’s laws tion team, said in an emailed state- integral part of the Obama admin- Geenblatt also told AFP that sory Council. that required Jews to register with ment to the Thomson Reuters istration’s foreign policy. “we can remember. We have pain- While not citing Trump as its authorities. Foundation on Friday that “Pres- However, as Obama’s term is ful memories of when we our- main reason, the new council said I'm an atheist. I will not stand ident-elect Trump has never ad- coming to an end and a new US selves were identified, registered on its website that “it will devel- for registering Muslims or any oth- vocated for any registry or sys- administration is set to be installed, and tagged.” op a coordinated strategy to ad- er group. We've done that before. tem that tracks individuals based it almost certainly means the end This is such a wonderful state- dress anti-Muslim bigotry and It didn't end well. #RegisterMe- on their religion, and to imply oth- of the golden era for the Islamic ment against the Nazi idea of reg- anti-Semitism in the US,” and to First During his campaign, Trump erwise is completely false.” Republic of Iran. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Scores of Hong Kong-listed are closed systems aimed at pre- companies - many small - are on a venting Chinese money leaking roadshow blitz in China to whet offshore. the appetite of mainland investors Chinese investors pay for their ahead of the launch of a cross-bor- Hong Kong purchases in yuan and der investment link between Shen- receive the proceeds in yuan when zhen and Hong Kong. they sell the shares. They can not Mainland investors are enthu- use their Hong Kong shares as col- siastic, viewing the cross-border lateral for offshore loans. channel as a way to buy relatively A range of companies, includ- cheap growth companies and hedge ing Kingdee International Software against a rapidly falling yuan, Group Co (0268.HK), Bloomage which hit an eight-year low on Fri- Biotechnology Corp (0963.HK) day against the dollar. and sportswear maker 361 Degrees "Valuations of Hong Kong (1361.HK), have taken part in the stocks are very low. In addition, charm offensive. the Hong Kong dollar is pegged to Others include Concord New the U.S. dollar, so when you buy Energy Group (0182.HK), natu- Hong Kong dollar assets, you're ral gas seller Blue Sky Power Hold- actually buying into the U.S. dol- ings Co (6828.HK) and public re- lar," Ma Hong, general manager of lations firm Wonderful Sky Finan- Shanghai TopFund Investment cial Group Holdings (1260.HK). Management Co, said at an event Many are hoping Chinese in- in Shanghai promoting the Hong vestment will lift their share pric- Kong-Shenzhen Connect trading es and market valuations and so link. boost their fund raising potential. "For us, the Hong Kong mar- It could also add liquidity to ket represents a strong currency trading in their stock, making the plus cheap assets ... we need to equity more attractive to a broad- embrace it." er investment base. China and Hong Kong have not Still, companies will have to specified when the link would expect greater volatility, said Li open, but the head of Hong Kong Qian, board secretary of BYD Co Exchanges and Clearing Ltd Ltd (1211.HK) (002594.SZ), a (0388.HK) said on Friday it would Chinese automaker which is dual- go live "in a few more days". listed in Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The link would allow Chinese "Mainland investors hold investors access to about 100 stocks for a much shorter period smaller companies listed in Hong (than global peers)," he said, not- Kong. The existing Shanghai-to- ing the firm's Chinese sharehold- Hong Kong link allows investment ers change frequently while global in 318 bigger Hong Kong-listed institutional holdings are more sta- companies. ble. Since the Shanghai link opened Pang Jiahong, chief financial two years ago, Chinese investors officer at Hong Kong-listed Uni- have bought a net 294.7 billion versal Medical Financial & Tech- yuan ($42.8 billion) of Hong Kong nical Advisory Services Co shares, more than double the pur- (2666.HK), said she welcomes chases of Shanghai shares by Hong speculation. Kong, highlighting the more luke- "If mainland investors take a warm interest of foreign investors shorter-term trading approach, I in Chinese shares. think that's good for the company The southbound money flow in terms of the stock's liquidity." has halved the premium that Chi- Universal, which counts CIT- nese listed shares had over Hong IC Capital Partners, the Vanguard Kong shares this year alone. Group Inc, and Hanwha Asset .HSCAHPI Management Co as major share- UBS forecast net inflows from holders, trades at a price-to-earn- China into Hong Kong next year ings ratio - a common measure of would be 160 billion yuan under comparative value - of 13. That is the two links, but some are mak- significantly lower than the aver- ing bolder predications. age of 52 for the healthcare sector Wells Fargo has said customer in- regulators a more influential role Industrial Securities, a Chinese on the Shenzhen exchange. teractions with its tellers are on in the bank’s operations than ini- brokerage, estimated that Chinese China's small-caps are about the wane. tially agreed in the September set- insurers, which have recently been 4-6 times more expensive than Wells Fargo & Co. must now tlement. While it did not admit to allowed to participate in the con- their Hong Kong peers, so invest- allow more oversight of its opera- wrongdoing in that deal, the lender nect schemes, will invest 400-600 ment opportunities under the Shen- tions after a regulator revoked key accepted a $185 million fine over billion yuan into Hong Kong stocks zhen connect are very attractive, parts of a September settlement in “widespread, illegal” sales practic- by the end of 2017. said Zhou Weida, vice general man- a sales practices scandal, the Wall es after its employees opened mil- China maintains tight controls ager at Invesco Great Wall Asset Street Journal has reported. lions of accounts using faked or on capital movements across its Management Co. Outperformance The San Francisco bank has to unauthorized customer informa- borders and since the stock mar- by the Hang Seng Small-cap Index get permission from the Office of tion. The regulator did not explain ket crash last year has been clamp- .HSSI suggests that some inves- the Comptroller of the Currency its motive for imposing the new ing down on capital outflows. tors in Hong Kong may already be before taking on or dismissing se- conditions, which took Wells Far- Zhou Jie, chairman of Haitong pre-empting the Chinese demand. nior executives or overhauling its go by surprise, the Journal report Securities (600837.SS), told a pro- The index is up over 12 per- board of directors, and Wells Far- said. On Thursday, the bank re- motional event sponsored by the cent since the Shenzhen link was go can no longer make “golden vealed that account openings and brokerage in Shanghai that there is approved by China in August. It parachute” payments to executives visits to its branches have fallen in pent up demand in China for glo- has outpaced rises of around 9 leaving the company. the wake of the scandal. The num- bal investment opportunities. percent in both the Hang Seng In an announcement late ber of accounts opened in October The Shanghai and Shenzhen Composite Mid-cap Index .HSMI Friday,the OCC said Wells Fargo by consumers were down 27% on trading links provide a valve for and the Hang Seng Composite WFC, +0.63% must run changes the month and 44% on the year, it that demand. But while they give LargeCap Index .HSLI respective- in its business plans past regula- said. Wells Fargo is now under in- Chinese investors a chance to ly, which are included in the Shang- tors before undertaking them, the vestigation by the Securities and hedge against the falling yuan, they hai link. Journal reported. That would give Exchange Commission, which is looking into matters related to its sales practices. While it has ac- knowledged the probe, the bank has not divulged what matters it Bond traders sound inflation alarm amid worst rout since 2001 covers. However, the Wall Street The rout in the fixed-income uni- Journal has reported that the agen- ing demand from a group that in- preferred gauge of inflation hasn’t a 100 percent probability of a rate cent is because the international “The market is focused on the cy looking into whether Wells Far- verse deepened into the worst in cludes non-primary-dealer inves- reached its 2 percent target in more hike at the Fed’s meeting in De- demand will still be there," said inflationary pro-business aspects 15 years as traders sounded the go violated rules around investor tors that place bids with the Trea- than four years. The forces rip- cember. Treasuries have also BlackRock’s Rieder. of what the incoming Republican disclosures. alarm on inflation amid specula- sury. In the week ahead, the U.S. pling through financial markets cheapened up to the point where There’s also the prospect that administration should be able to tion Donald Trump’s spending is scheduled to sell two-, five- and may wind up limiting the bond buyers may emerge. The extra yield some of Trump’s proposals may deliver,” said Ian Lyngen, the New pledges will boost economic seven-year notes. market’s slide. For one thing, the on U.S. 10-year notes over Ger- spur volatility in financial markets York-based head of U.S. rates Microsoft: growth. A bond-market measure of in- dollar has surged in the wake of man equivalents rose this week to that fuels demand for Treasuries strategy at BMO Capital Markets, Yields on benchmark 10-year flation expectations over the next Trump’s victory as traders antici- the highest since 1989, according as a haven. During his campaign, one of the 23 primary dealers that Shares Are Treasuries posted their steepest decade peaked at 1.97 percentage pated Fed rate increases, promis- to data compiled by Bloomberg. he blamed China and Mexico for trade with the Fed. However, “the back-to-back weekly increase since points this week, the highest since ing to keep down import prices. "The reason why the 10-year American job losses and threatened extreme of what he said should be 2001, and a bond-market gauge of April 2015. The Federal Reserve’s Futures contracts indicate close to Treasury are not going to 3.5 per- punitive tariffs on imports. bad for risk assets." Soaring,And expectations for U.S. consumer prices reached the highest in more Not Finished than 18 months. Investors re- sponded by demonstrating a solid Yet appetite for an auction this week of U.S. inflation-linked debt. OIL MAY RISE TO $55 IF ALL Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) The leap in yields shows in- has grown earnings significantly as vestors are bracing for the pros- a result of an up tick in cloud rev- pect that Trump and a Republi- enues. can-led Congress will push PRODUCERS COOPERATE, SAYS IRAN In spite of increased competi- through some of the real-estate tion, I expect Azure to maintain Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanga- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is moving closer towards finalizing its first deal since 2008 to limit oil output, with its competitive advantage in the magnate’s pledges, which include neh expressed optimism on Satur- most members prepared to offer Iran significant flexibility on production volumes, ministers and sources said on Friday. industry. tax cuts and investing as much as day about an upcoming OPEC Iran has been the main stumbling block for such a deal because Tehran wants exemptions as it tries to regain oil market share after the easing I forecast a target price of $70- $1 trillion in infrastructure invest- meeting and said crude prices of Western sanctions in January. ment. could jump to $55 a barrel if an 80 for the company. "The paradigm has shifted in agreement is reached and non- Previously, I had somewhat terms of inflation," Rick Rieder, OPEC producers cooperate. mixed feelings about Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). I had ac- chief investment officer for global “We are receiving positive sig- knowledged that while cloud was fixed income at BlackRock Inc., nals that increase the likelihood of proving an area of strength for the which oversees $5.1 trillion, said agreement at the meeting ... and I’m company, it still remained to be in an interview with Bloomberg optimistic about the situation,” Television. "Long-end interest seen as to whether the company Zanganeh told state television by could sufficiently drive earnings rates are dangerous. Make sure you telephone, after meeting OPEC are being really careful about the Secretary-General Mohammed higher. long-end exposure as we saw this Barkindo in Tehran ahead of the My previous article, titled "Microsoft: Investors Are Betting week." Nov. 30 meeting. On The Cloud: Can The Stock The Treasury 10-year note “I think if we can reach an Reach The Stars?", illustrated my yield rose 58 basis points over the agreement, God willing, the price sentiment that Microsoft's future past two weeks, or 0.58 percent- would rapidly reach above $50 per growth potential rested heavily on age point, to 2.35 percent, accord- barrel ... If non-OPEC (producers) how well the company can mone- ing to Bloomberg Bond Trader also cooperate, I don’t think $55 tize cloud services going forward. data. It was the biggest climb for a per barrel would be out of reach.” However, after a period of fall- similar period since 2001. Benchmark Brent crude rose ing earnings which were in part due Inflation-protected debt has by 37 cents to $46.86 per barrel been a better bet in 2016. The se- on Friday. to a strong dollar and declining hard- curities, dubbed TIPS, have re- Output cap ware sales depressing EPS growth, turned 4.8 percent this year as of Asked about an OPEC pro- earnings have since rebounded Nov. 17, versus 1.5 percent for posal for an output cap of 3.92 very nicely, after the company's nominal Treasuries, based on million barrels per day for Iran, cloud annualised run rate hit $13 Bloomberg Barclays index data. Zanganeh said: “We have not billion for its first quarter: TIPS Demand reached any agreement. We have Additionally, Microsoft's rate An $11 billion sale of 10-year expressed our views and we look of earnings growth has allowed the company to significantly exceed Treasury Inflation-Protected Secu- forward to explaining them.” rities on Nov. 17 saw the highest my prior price target of $53 for direct bid since January, illustrat- the company. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Mallika Sherawat reveals how she fought Paris attackers

ollywood actor Mallika Sherawat who was te argassed and hit by three masked intruders in Paris has finally opened up about the inci- dent. The actor who was attacked along with her French boyfriend Cyrille Auxenfans has vowed to not let the incident change her life. Describing her- self as a “strong woman”, the 40-year-old told CNN, Bollywood actor John Abraham's “He was hurt a little bit. We both fought them off. film "Force 2" is all set to release I’m not going to let this change my life at all.” “I on Friday and he believes it is an fought them off. They are strong men but I didn’t "important and legitimate film" in just cower down,” she said. Kim Kardashian held up the country's current situation. "I in Paris, deprived of millions in jewels: police The think 'Force 2' is an important film actress said the teargas temporarily blinded her for India right now. It is the first and she has been left with “a few bruises and legitimate film after Prime Minis- marks” and “the feeling of having to look over your ter Narendra Modi's decision to shoulder.” Her boyfriend also suffered minor inju- demonetise Rs 500 and 1,000 cur- ries. Sherawat did not delve into further details re- rency notes. It's a game-changing garding the incident but said, “”t was extremely trau- film," he said. John, who is re- matic. No one should be made to suffer the insecu- prising his role of ACP Yashvard- rity of having their home broken into or the physi- han was speaking to media during cal and mental abuse of such an attack.” Mallika the promotional interview on Sherawat beaten up by intruders near where Kim Thursday. "After US Presidential Kardashian was robbed in Paris The crime took election and demonetisation, peo- place on November 11 about 4.3km from the luxu- ple want some relief and 'Force 2' ry private mansion where American reality TVstar will bring a break for them. I would Kim Kardashian West was robbed of an estimated like to say all, that come and enjoy $10 million worth of jewelry on October 3. Com- the movie," he added. Sonakshi, menting on Kardashian’s incident, the 40-year-old his co-star in "Force 2", seconds said, “I really feel extremely empathetic towards him. She said: "It is a coincidence her, she suffered the same emotional, physical and that our film matches the current mental trauma that I have.” The actor was without a situation perfectly. Although we bodyguard at the time of the incident and doesn’t started to make this film one and regret that. “Do I get paranoid, do I get security half years ago, the film talks about guards around me? Do I want to do that? I want to many issues that reflect today's have a normal life,”she said. After the interview, the society but not in a preachy way." actor to Instagram to share a picture with the host "The film has been inspired from captioned, “It takes more than three masked men some true stories. 'Force 2' is a grip- to take me down, I am a strong woman.” ping and intense film," she added. Producer Vipul Shah feels that 'cash shortage' would not affect much to the movie as there are many 'cashless offers' to book tickets.

LAHORE: The second leg of Brid- al Couture Week (BCW) 2016 is returning to Lahore and will be held from November 25 to Novem- ber 27. According to a press re- lease, the showcase will feature a total of 26 designers this time, in- The eighth annual Governors Awards — hosted by the cluding some emerging talent. While most of the designers par- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — took place ticipating will be displaying col- in Hollywood last week and the red carpet, unsurprisingly, lections that have already been viewed previously, BCW is one was filled with some seriously stunning looks from the A- platform that always provides listers. However, two attendees clocked by our fashion radar great entertainment and buzz for were actors Michelle Williams and Emma Stone, both of those who watch it on TV. The Express Tribune caught up with a whom showed up sporting shimmery,metallic floor-length few of the designers showing at gowns that had us drooling! Compiled from Instyle, here’s the upcoming three-day fashion ex- what each starlet wore on the night. travaganza, to get an inside look. Nickie Nina will be showing Nou- velle Mariee, which they describe as a collection comprised of bro- cade, organza and sheer tissue in gold, silver and jewel tones. For a design house that has been around as long as Nickie Nina, one can only hope they innovate further in their technique and silhouettes to avoid looking run of the mill — an un- fortunate destiny for most bridal collections. Wardha Saleem, will be showcasing for the first time since she stepped down as CEO of Fashion Pakistan Week (FPW), the collection is very intricate and of bags for next year. Saleem’s col- Umsha by Uzma Babar and Ziggi they held a solo show for last bringing a brand new collection. detailed. “We have amalgamated lection is one that we’re most ex- Menswear will also be showing. month. After all, it makes sense to “Rungraz is the secret of colours,” different techniques together, in- cited to see from showcases on all Zonia Anwaar, Ivy Couture by show at BCW following that where Saleem shared. “I usually draw in- cluding block prints, screen and three days. Other than this, Aisha Shazia & Sehr, Faiza Saqlain and they are likely to get extensive spiration from the subcontinent digital prints, hand embroidery Imran, Anees Malik, Amir Adnan, HEM are scheduled to make their media mileage. Nida Azwer and but this time, my inspiration is with gota work, Swarovski crys- Asifa & Nabeel, Charcoal, Chiny- debuts on the BCW platform as Republic will be repeating their colour itself. Every colour has a tals and dabka to create textures.” ere, Erum Khan, Hina Butt, Meh- well. Another design house to collections from the recent FPW different impact on our personali- She added that the pieces can be di, Munib Nawaz, MNR Design watch out for at the event is Élan, while The House of Kamiar Rokni ty and that’s what I’ve played styled individually and also re- Studio, Shazia Kiyani, Sobia Na- which will be showcasing their will show its PFDC L’oreal Paris with.” According to the couturier, vealed that she is working on a line zir, The House of Arsalan Iqbal, Palais Indochine collection that Bridal Week (PLBW) collection. Shooting with Shah Rukh Khan is a very big deal, says Alia Bhatt

UMBAI: Alia Bhatt – whose film Dear Zindagi is all set to hit theatres on November 23 – says that after working with Shah Rukh Khan, she has realised both of them share a similar thought process. Asked about her personal equation with Khan, the actor said, “I got to know Shah Rukh as a person during the shooting. Before this, I hardly spent time with him. We met socially sometimes but only now have I realised that our thought process is quite similar.” “Shooting with Shah Rukh Khan is a big deal, espe- cially for me as I have been in industry for just four years. But he is a very warm person. He goes out of his way to make you feel comfortable and did exactly that. So after half day of shooting, I was feeling quite relaxed,” Bhatt added. She recalled her experience of reading the film’s script for the first time and how she connected with it immediately. “I had never looked at problems or life from that angle. I think everyone will connect to the film. There is a family angle too and parents will also learn from it,” Bhatt stated. According to Bhatt, she always chooses her films based on instinct. “I always go with my instinct when I read a script. I didn’t have any doubt about Dear Zindagi,” she said. “And at that time, Shahrukh wasn’t onboard even!” Bhatt – who has portrayed a wide range of roles within her short career – claims Dear Zindagi is a different film and admires the director Gauri Shinde for it. “People have not seen or experienced this kind of story before. It’s a story about life and people will definitely take something away after watching it,” she said. “I loved working with Gauri and would love to do it again! Her thinking is very precise and her concepts are very clear. I feel Gauri is a very unique voice of our film industry.” The 23-year-old Bhatt – who is known for her poor jokes and even poorer general knowledge – feels that one’s flaws should not be hidden away, but celebrated. “They have to be there. To have flaws is awe- some. If you have them, do not hide,” she said. “Like I have a flaw of speaking too fast but I celebrate it instead of hiding it. Everyone has some flaws but it’s not bad as they are also necessary.” The Highway star also went on to praise fellow Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone, who has begun shooting for San- jay Leela Bhansali’s next historic drama Padmavati. Bhatt visited the set of the film on Wednesday and without revealing much, expressed, “It was lovely meeting with Sanjay Sir and Deepika. Sh MONDAY . NOVEMBER 21, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic: Their previous meetings

days without scoring a Premier goal himself at every opportunity. League goal. Mourinho was long His numbers for shots and goals gone by the time he ended the have gone up 3.3 per 90 minutes, drought in a 4-1 win over while key passes and assists have Bournemouth in April, but it is dropped top 2.0 per 90 minutes. only this season that the 25-year- Hazard has been one of the old has finally discovered the self- main beneficiaries of Conte's ish streak he needed to take him to switch to a 3-4-3 formation in the next level. October. Marcos Alonso's overlap- So far, Hazard has scored sev- ping runs on the left flank have en goals in 11 Premier League freed him up to move into goal- games, with five of them coming scoring positions, and his defen- in his last five appearances. It is sive responsibilities have also been his best scoring run since joining reduced. In fact, Hazard's average Chelsea. Only Sergio Aguero and position has been even more ad- Diego Costa have netted more, and vanced than Costa's in four of the Hazard is already halfway to last five games. Hazard is unshack- With Andy Murray set to face old The Scot's wretched record in matching his highest total for a sin- led, and the freedom to play high- rival Novak Djokovic in the ATP major finals continued, however, gle Premier League campaign. er up the pitch is helping him flour- World Tour Final on Sunday for as he went down in straight sets to Hazard has found that killer ish. "In this moment, he is putting the right to be year-end world No an inspired Djokovic, who began touch in front of goal, and the sta- his talent and himself in the team," 1, we look at their previous en- the season by winning 43 consec- tistics show how he has changed said Conte recently. "This is fan- counters. utive matches and ended it with his approach to focus on scoring. tastic and the right way to become When Djokovic secured a sixth three major titles. Hazard has already taken more one of the best in the world." But Australian Open title and a first at "Djokovic not only broke the shots than in the whole of last sea- while Hazard is spending less time Roland Garros to become only the Nadal-Federer stranglehold on the Eden Hazard is leading Chelsea's gium international had been named of a player he had compared to son. He is shooting once every 34 defending, that's not to say his third man to hold all four Grand game's major trophies, the 23-year- Premier League title charge with PFA Player of the Year after in- Cristiano Ronaldo that summer. minutes on average - far more reg- work-rate has dropped. Premier Slams at the same time, it looked old Serbian made a compelling case five goals in his last five appear- spiring Chelsea's title triumph a The Chelsea boss wasn't alone in ularly than in previous years - and League tracking data shows he is like the Serb would go on and dom- to be admitted to their elite com- ances. But what's behind his pro- few months earlier, but he hadn't his frustration. "You have to ques- his shooting accuracy of 63 per covering an average of 9.5km per inate the rest of the season. pany," said the Sydney Morning lific form? We examine the statis- scored a single goal in 2015/16 and tion Hazard's mentality," said Sky cent is also at its highest. game compared to 8.4km last year, He was halfway towards a cal- Herald. 2012: Australian Open, tics ahead of their Nissan Super his performances had dipped dra- Sports pundit Gary Neville. "I Antonio Conte has changed the and his sprints per game have ris- endar Grand Slam, a feat only semi-final, Djokovic won 6-3 3-6 Sunday clash with Middlesbrough. matically. think he's a good boy but is he a emphasis. Hazard no longer has en from 48.8 to 62.5. Hazard is achieved by two men, Don Budge 6-7 (4-7) 6-1 7-5 This time last year, Eden Haz- Chelsea's title defence was in killer? Is he really selfish like Messi the same creative responsibilities, more dynamic with and without and Rod Laver, the last of which Murray had the perfect oppor- ard was in the middle of the tough- tatters, and Jose Mourinho was and Ronaldo?" and rather than seeking out a team- the ball in Conte's pressing sys- was in 1969. tunity to exact revenge on Djok- est period of his career. The Bel- unimpressed by the contribution Hazard eventually went 355 mate, he is encouraged to go for tem. But then his season unravelled ovic the following year in Mel- while Murray's took off with suc- bourne, and he almost did it during cess at the Rio Olympics and Wim- an epic encounter that lasted four bledon. hours, 50 minutes. When Djokovic was beaten in Having just appointed Ivan the final of the US Open by an Lendl as his coach, Murray fought Gary Anderson reached the semi- inspired Stan Wawrinka, Murray back from losing the first set to finals of the Grand Slam of Darts seized his opportunity to chase win the next two, but defending after staging a late charge to seal a down his arch-nemesis for top champion Djokovic recovered to 16-13 victory over Raymond van spot by winning back-to-back ti- clinch victory and give Murray the Barneveld on Saturday night. tles in China and followed by more unwanted tag of being the first man The world champion looked success in Vienna before landing in the open era to be eliminated in to be in a precarious position when the coveted world No 1 spot at semi-finals at four successive he trailed 13-12, but reeled off four the Paris Masters. Grand Slams. legs in a row to secure a last-four And now the two men will Just a month after suffering a match with James Wade on Sun- meet at London's magnificent O2 heartbreaking Wimbledon final day in Wolverhampton. Arena on Sunday when they go loss to Roger Federer, Murray en- Wade had earlier shown his head-to-head for the right to end joyed what was then his finest run superior class in a comfortable 16- this season as year-end world No and it came on the All England Club 5 win over Chris Dobey. 1. Murray will enter the final just grass, beating Djokovic to guaran- James Wade declared himself a mere 130 points ahead of Djok- tee himself a medal at his home 'buzzing' after beating Chris Do- ovic, who had spent 122 consecu- Olympics. Murray lapped up the bey in the quarter-finals tive weeks as No 1 from July 2014, attention from the raucous crowd The eagerly anticipated en- but the Serb will be out to regain before going on to exact revenge counter between Anderson and Van top spot. against Federer in the final to win Barneveld, world champions of Djokovic holds a 24-10 win- gold. past and present, started in scrap- loss record against the Scot and has Murray ended Britain's 76- py fashion and the 'Flying Scots- lost only three times in their last year wait for a Grand Slam men's man' pulled into a 4-1 lead. 16 meetings dating back to the singles champion following an epic But the current PDC king be- Wimbledon final in 2013. This will victory that took four hours, 54 gan to fumble with his finishing, be their first meeting since the minutes to achieve. allowing 'Barney' to level at 5-5 on French Open final in early June. The Scot sank to his knees and double 16, much to the delight of Here, we delve into the ar- covered his mouth in disbelief at his raucous supporters. chives and look back at their most what he had achieved following Van Barneveld then rattled off memorable matches. four failed attempts to win a Grand a finish of 164, ending on the bull, 2011: Australian Open, final, Slam final. and Anderson then answered with trade legs, with Barney edging into 13 lead and then sealed a memora- The gulf of experience be- Wade was hitting the double Djokovic won 6-4 6-2 6-3 "When I realised I had won, I a 121 checkout of his own as the a slender lead, but Anderson's time- ble victory with double 20. tween Wade and the 26-year-old, 20 with unerring accuracy, while Having lost to Roger Federer was a little bit shocked, I was very match caught fire. ly spell of heavy scoring turned In the opening quarter-final, who was playing in his first tele- Dobey flailed at this finishing, and the previous year and in New York relieved and I was very emotion- Anderson gave his reaction to the match in his favour. Wade had ended Dobey's impres- vised quarter-final, soon became the 2010 runner-up found his two years earlier, Murray was al," Murray said after recovering beating Van Barneveld in their quar- The Scot produced six 180s in sive run in the tournament with a evident as 'The Machine' motored favourite target yet again to com- looking finally to prove he could from letting a two-set lead slip ter-final Both men continued to five legs while breaking for a 15- ruthless display of finishing. into a 6-1 lead. plete an emphatic victory. cut it in a Grand Slam final. away to win in five.

Andre Ward survived an early ty of his corner but, hardly sur- knockdown to edge a nail-biting prisingly, struggled to resurrect his great character and skill to fight back from the heavy knockdown in round two.'Krusher' hit back in the penultimate as his jab and some clever stuff from one of the umpteen clinches, points win over Sergey Kovalev chances in the third. saw him try to close it out. The final round did not produce the sort of barnstormer between two men who had nothing to lose, suggesting they were both convinced they'd won. Perhaps and capture the IBF, WBA Super Kovalev's jabs - up and down they also knew that the slightest slip could end the fight as jaw-dropping as it had started. The decision didn't go down well among the crowd and certainly not Kovalev after the closest and WBO world light-heavy- and doubled - set up his trademark of close unanimous decisions was read out. Ward - keeping his card's close to his chest as ever - refused to commit to a rematch, but the fight could well happen again in 2017. weight titles. right but Ward gradually started to The American held onto his close the gap, clinching the bigger unbeaten record courtesy of a unan- man to try and redress the balance. imous decision, with all three judges He enjoyed some inside work at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Ve- in the fifth but the Russian re- gas scoring it 114-113 in his favour. turned the compliment in the sixth Ward was put on the canvas in with both of them trading blows, a sensational second round as Kov- looking to gain the edge; Kovalev alev made the faster start and had on the attack, Ward on the counter. the majority of the vociferous The second half of the bout crowd expecting him to get the though saw a shift in momentum. decision. Ward's confidence was back in The Russian called for an im- abundance, taking the centre of the mediate rematch and insisted pol- ring, his jab now switching up and itics had played a hand in the first down and his short, checked hook loss of his stellar light-heavyweight working when the range shortened career on a night when the winner closed. was likely to be labelled as the new Andre Ward said he refused to pound-for-pound best. let Sergey Kovalev bully him in Ward will take the glory but his unanimous decision victory after an opening round that saw against the Russian to become the him on the backfoot, Kovalev put pound for pound king. him through a career-defining test Kovalev, for the first time, in the second with a stunning seemed to drop his pace with his knockdown. foe circling around, just out of Andre Ward says he knew his range, and although 'Krusher's jab fight with Sergey Kovalev was was still working, it was the Amer- close but he deserved to take the ican who seemed to be enjoying it verdict on the judges' scorecards. for the first time. With almost 30 seconds re- The frustration crept into the maining a ramrod jab caused the former unified light-heavyweight American to try and respond with supremo, his shots falling short a counter only for a short, chilling and as his frustration grew, so did left to land flush and send him to Ward's impact. the floor for the first time since he Ward's left hook was the best fought Darnell Boone 11 years shot of a close ninth round but in ago. the 10th, the former super-middle- Sergey Kovalev scored a spec- weight star produced two left- tacular knockdown against Andre right-left combinations, and anoth- Ward in the second round. er short left to leave Kovalev's nose The man called 'Son Of God' bloodied. The Sky Sports pundits made it to his feet and to the safe- all agreed that Andre Ward showed MONDAY. NOVEMBER 21. 2016-Qaws 01, 1395 H.S Vol:XI Issue No:112 Price: Afs.15

The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World The lack of clear rules created or- post in exchange for not running. ganization difficulties, but the free- This would have avoided a clash KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga on as commissioners on merit. for-all discussions had their own with Islamist factions within the Sunday said professional individ- He said the government should value. Speaker after speaker rose Loya Jirga who were threatening uals should be appointed as com- take special measures for holding to discuss a wide range of subjects. her on the grounds that her candi- missioners on the electoral bodies. the Wolesi Jirga and district coun- Some were trivial-complaints dacy, because she was a women, The upper house asked the cil elections. about bed food in the Loya Jirga violated Islam. Instead of acqui- government to set a date and take Chairman Fazal Hadi Muslim- dining hall or the sorry state of escing, she proceeded with her bid, needed measures for holding the yar also said the government was camels in Afghanistan, among oth- delivering strrring remarks in fa- long due elections to the Wolesi committed to holdinf the Wolesi ers, but most speakers raised im- vor of women’s rights, security, Jirga and the district councils. Jirga and district council elections. portant concerns. and freedom from warlords. The The president has chosen sev- The Wolesi Jirga’s five-year Some delegates used the op- other candidate was Mir Moham- en individuals as commissioners on term expired on June 22, 2015, but portunity to denounce the war- med Mahfooz, a lesser known the Independent Election Commis- lords, including some of the muja- physician. In a secret ballot elec- the president extended its term hedeen leaders in unusually harsh tion, Karzai won 1295 of the 1575 sion (IEC) and five on the Inde- until fresh elections to the house pendent Electoral Complaints terms. In a widely broadcast ex- votes cast. When the tally was are held. change an elderly delegate-his frail announced, the delegates erupted Commission (IECC). (Pajhwok) The Presidential Palace had body shaking with emotion-won a in cheers and shouts of “Allahu said names of those chosen as com- rousing round of applause for lam- Akbar.” would end up with a system that missioners would be published basting “those whose hands were One of the most contentious accommodated sharia principles next week. Iran backs promotion of security in Afghanistan wet with the blood of our people.” debates concerned the role of Is- and also committed Afghanistan to Iran's Ambassador to UN stressed Dehghani then referred to the ates, are doing whatever in their In response, Syyaf appeared on lam. A Shia cleric, Ayatollah Mohs- The Selection Committee had stage to defend himself and others eni, warned Karzai to abide strict- international norms, principles, introduced a final list of 15 mem- Iran's full support for the promo- trilateral agreement between Iran, power to prevent the country to and laws regarding human rights. tion of security in Afghanistan, Afghanistan and India to develop return to normal and continue on involved in the civil war of the ly by sharia law and proposed for bers for the IECC and 21 members 1990s. “Insulting the military and good measure that the transitional Even during the pre-war period, for the IEC to the president for saying a peaceful Afghanistan will the Iranian port of Chabahar, as the path of peace and develop- the mujahedeen is an insult to our government by named the Islamic when Islamic fundamentalism was approval. greatly contribute to the security part of Iran's various projects to ment. country’s history,” he said. “With- Transitional Government of Af- a far less influential force in the A Meshrano Jirga member, Gul of the region. help with the development of Af- He went on to say his govern- out the mujahedeen’s sword and ghanistan. Mohseni’s proposal in- country, the afghan legal system Ahmad Azami, said the president Iran's Ambassador and Depu- ghanistan. ment continues to reiterate its sup- its defeat of the Russians, we spired passionate chats of “Alla- had been based on a mix of French has to consider merit in choosing ty Permanent Representative to He said: "As it has been the port for any Afghan-led peace pro- would not have this meeting here bu Akbar” from some in the audi- law and principles from the Ha- commissioners. the United Nations, Gholam- case in the past several years, ter- cess, and acknowledges peace talks today.” ence. But Kandahar governor nafi School of Islamic jurispru- He said the government was hossein Dehghani, addressed the rorist groups have continued their between the Afghan government At this point, Karzai’s elec- Sherzai pushed back. “The Islam- dence. yet to come up with a date for General Assembly on the situation subversive and criminal activities and the Taliban but deplores the tion as head of state was basically ic name should be omitted from After further deliberations the in Afghanistan, and reiterated Iran's in Afghanistan in the past year. My continued prevailing uncertainty in Loya Jirga managed to strike some- holding Wolesi Jirga and district a forgone conclusion. Rabbani was the government because in the past thing of a compromise. Chief Jus- council elections. “The govern- support for the Afghan-led peace people and government strongly this regards. "At the same time, the only serious potential chal- it has been misused,” he stated. process and deplored the "contin- condemns the perpetrators of we condemn any cooperation with tice Fazl Hadie Shinwari an- ment should remain committed to lenger, but he too, decided not to Amid threats against Sherzai, the nounced that sharia principles its pledges and set the election date ued prevailing uncertainty" in these barbaric atrocities that cul- the Taliban as we believe that it step forward. Only two other can- motion passed in favor of adding would help guide up judiciary’s as soon as possible.” peace talks between the Afghan minated, among many others, in will encourage them and other ter- didates declared. The first was “Islamic.” decisions. He said the elections should government and the Taliban, Irani- the bombings of peaceful demon- rorist groups in their odious be- Masuda Jalal, a female doctor and I had told the Afghan leader- He clarified, however, that the not be delayed under the pretexts an news agencies reported Sunday. strations and religious gatherings havior and will prove to be coun- U.N. official who had taught at ship ahead of time that the United new government would ensure ba- of poor security and transparency He also called on the interna- on 23 July and in mid-October this terproductive to establishing Kabul University’s medical school States andn the international com- sic liberties and that it would not in elections tional community to support the year, which led to hundreds of ci- peace and stability in Afghani- until the Taliban came to power. munity would find it difficult to condone stoning and other harsh Another senator Mohammad Afghan government, "which con- vilian deaths and injuries. stan," he said. He stated that Iran Though she had little chance of support Afghanistan if sharia were punishments permitted under the Rahim Hassanyar also asked the tinues to be imperative to bring the "In committing these crimes, has and continues to warn about winning, her candidacy was sym- imposed and basic rights for wom- bolically powerful. Karzai and en and minorities were not pro- Taliban. government leaders to hire people fight against terrorism and extrem- the terrorist groups, led by the the emergence of Daesh and its af- To be continued ism to its successful conclusion". Taliban and Daesh and their affili- filiates in Afghanistan. Fahim had offered her a cabinet tected. But realistically, I knew we