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Iran, Afghanistan sign $2million contract AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: During the 2nd Iran-Af- tion line which would be benefi- ghanistan joint economic exhibi- cial for both sides. The current tion, Iranian and Afghan business- volume of trade between Iran and men and firms inked contracts Afghanistan is $2,600,000,000, he AT Monitoring Desk worth $2m, Iranian Commercial added. On the sidelines of the attaché in Afghanistan said. event, a joint meeting was also held KABUL: Former security advi- has opened the gate for the World Iran, Afghanistan sign $2-mil- between Iran and Afghanistan in sor Rangin Dadfar Spanta said beasts to recognize Taliban as le- lion contract which Afghan merchants called for that state-building process has gitimate political movement? Mohammadreza Karimzade importing Iranian famous firms’ failed in Afghanistan, urging “Obscenity of Taliban by our said that over 10,000 people visit- production lines, Karim Zade said. powerful countries are strength- leaders has been followed regular- ed the exhibition in 4 days which The 2nd Iran-Afghanistan joint ening ties with Taliban instead ly since 14 years, this has caused was unpredictable. economic exhibition was held with of the government. that the International countries rec- He noted that Afghan mer- attendance of some 32 Iranian and Giving good faces for Tali- ognize Taliban as legitimate polit- chants agreed with Iranian side to 8 Afghan firms on December 6-9 ban by both the pervious and the ical movement.” import some part of their produc- in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. current governments caused the Further he went on and said: international countries to legiti- “the governmental sources are mate Taliban and start negotia- drumming for Daesh trying to in- tion. troduce Afghanistan as the safe PARLIAMENT ORDERS “State-building process haven for the region, to have Tali- failed in Afghanistan, there is no ban stood against Daesh threats.” DISMISSED MINISTERS unity among the International Meanwhile, deputy president countries for Afghanistan, Tali- spokesman Shah Hussien Murtza- ban were more united on defend- vi, said, that the national unity TO STOP WORKING ing the Government project, government legitimacy is coming Parliament's administrative com- the matter to the Supreme Court there is hypocrisy international from the Afghan votes, Afghan mittee said on Sunday the seven to interpret article 92 of the con- arena, Russia calls Taliban as government is having huge inter- ministers dismissed by MPs re- stitution – which relates to the dis- political movement, Obama does national consensus with, all the Warsa summits are the important sion the National Unity Govern- clared as good tool for support- cently must stop work immediate- missal of ministers by parliament. not behave against Taliban as ter- countries in the world without ly. But the Supreme Court has rorists,” Spanta said. Pakistan is supporting Afghan indicators of having International ment was announced out of legiti- ing Iran, Russia and the US from supports.” In the following ses- macy, laws breaker and it was de- Taliban group in Afghanistan. Abdul Raouf Anami, the com- not yet ruled and the ministers A question raises that who Government, the Brussels and mittee's secretary, said govern- have continued to work, albeit in ment's decision to refer the matter an acting minister capacity. to the Supreme Court for interpre- "Government is waiting for the Eshchi released tation is interfering with the au- Supreme Court to share the inter- Mawlawi's Air and ground raids underway in thority of parliament. pretation of article 92 of the con- "The article does need further stitution. Any interpretation that anti-women Uruzgan, 18 Taliban militants killed after 16 days in interpretation. Parliament author- is released by the court is valid for ity cannot be decreased or in- government," said Jawed Faisal, A major operation involving the air has not commented regarding the The Afghan forces have NDS detention creased based on interpretations. the CEO's deputy spokesman. comments are and ground forces of the Afghan report so far. stepped up counter-terrorism op- When ministers are dismissed, According to law, a minister National Defense and Security Uruzgan is among the relative- erations against the group in this KABUL: The family of Eng. Ah- they cannot continue as acting even cannot work as an acting minister Forces (ANDSF) is underway in ly volatile provinces in southern province after they launched a mad Eshchi, a tribal influential in for one day ," he said. for more than two months. his own: Ulema southern Uruzgan province with Afghanistan where the Taliban in- major attack to take control of the northern Jawzjan province, on A number of Ulema Council mem- Saturday said the elder has been One month ago MPs dis- "The interpretation that gov- the local officials saying at least surgents are actively operating in strategic Tarinkot city earlier in missed seven ministers over un- ernment expects to hear from the bers have said the recent anti-wom- 18 militants were killed in the lat- a number of its districts. September. Scores of additional released by the provincial Nation- en remarks by Mawlawi Abdul al Directorate of Security (NDS) der-spending of their development court is more a political interpre- est raids. The militants are often con- forces including special forces of budget after a vote of no confi- tation than a legal interpretation," Samad, head of Takhar's Ulema The officials further added that ducting insurgency activities by the Afghan national army were de- department after spending 16 days Council, were his personal views in detention. The family had earli- dence. said Ainuddin, deputy of Afghan- the operations were launched two carrying roadside bombings, target ployed to the area as the group Government however referred istan's Lawyer Union (ALU). and not that of the council. days ago and are still being con- killings, and coordinated attacks on managed to take the war in the er accused 1st Vice President Gen. They also said Samad insulted Abdul Rashid Dostum of kidnap- ducted in the restive parts of the the government compounds. outskirts of the city. KP ping the elder and holding him cap- women by saying they are "defi- province to clear from the militants cient and the most shameless peo- tive. Batoor Eshchi, the elder son presence. of Eng. Ahmad, told Pajhwok Af- ple" in the world. Provincial police chief Wali Jan ghan News that his father had been "This is disrespectful to hu- Sarhadi said the militants were held captive by Gen. Dostum for man beings. Not only me, but killed during the operations con- 16 days. Around 1pm, Eng. Ah- scholars, intellectuals and women ducted in the vicinity of Tarinkot mad was freed with mediation of are upset about such words from a city, the provincial capital of Uruz- tribal elders from the National Di- religious scholar," said Abdul Hadi gan. rectorate of Security (NDS) de- Hedayat, a religious scholar. He said at least 25 militants partment, he said, adding his fa- Head of Takhar's Women's were also wounded during the same ther was in good health. Affairs Department, Razm Ara operations. Earlier, Eng. Ahmad’s sons had Hawash, meanwhile said Samad There are no reports available said Gen. Dostum had a verbal must apologize to women and he regarding the casualties of the Af- clash with his father at the Buz- should be dealt with in accordance ghan security forces and possible kashi ground in Shiberghan, the Health contracts against with the law. provincial capital, and after that casualties of the civilians. Dostum’s bodyguards came and "It is has been about one week The Taliban militants group procurement procedure: Ghani since we shared the issue with se- took him away. (Pajhwok) curity forces, but they have not KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani The president said he would taken any action. We hope that he has said contracts for the Basic assess health services of 27 nation- is dealt with according to the law. Package of Health Services (BPHS) al and international organizations His speech bothered all Takhar AFGHANISTAN AGREES TO BUDDHA and the Essential Package of Health with governors of the provinces women, even women around the Services (EPHS) in 21 provinces concerned through video confer- world," she said. of the country were against the ences. Civil society activists also STATUE’S REASSEMBLING procurement system. He directed public health min- warned if Samad is not brought to A statement from the Presi- ister to closely review the imple- justice, they will embark on dem- BAMYAN: The Afghan govern- decision how to repair the statue He said previous meetings on tance for Afghanistan. Tahir Za- dential Palace to Pajhwok Afghan mentation of the projects and onstrations. ment has agreed with international would be taken at another meeting rehabilitation of the statues had heer said the statue’s fixing would News quoted President Ghani as share his findings with him. "If government does not take experts on reassembling one of the scheduled to take place in Japan in failed to reach a decision and the attract tourists to Bamyan. saying this at a meeting of repre- Such contracts with non-gov- action in this regard, we are ready two destroyed Buddha statues in October next year. latest decision had a great impor- (Pajhwok) sentatives from the Ministry of ernmental organizations would be to take to the streets to restore our central Bamyan province, the pro- Public Health, the National Pro- signed based on their performance reputation," said Khaida Khilwat, vincial governor said on Sunday. curement Office and the World in future, Ghani added. a member of Takhar's Youth Par- Mohammad Tahir Zaheer, Bank at the Presidential Palace on The statement said World liament. who returned from an internation- Friday evening. Bank representative Shubham Noor Mohammad Hakimi, al meeting in Germany, told report- The president said people in Chaudhuri confirmed the presi- Takhar provincial police chief how- ers here that the meeting that re- 21 provinces were not satisfied dent’s statement and said the per- ever said police cannot arrest any- cently took place was attended by with health services by 27 nation- formance of non-government or- one until an official complaint has representatives from Afghanistan, al and international organizations. ganizations should be accurately been made against them. Germany, South Korea, Japan, It- He said corruption, incompe- assessed after their projects were "I also heard his remarks about aly and UNESCO. tency, late payment of salaries to implemented. women, but unless a complaint has He said it was agreed at the staff and absence of facilities for The public health minister as- been made against him, we cannot meeting that the small statue called women threatened lives of moth- sured the meeting that he had arrest him. Anytime the women ‘Shahmama’ would be repaired by ers. launched work on eradication of officially register a complaint using the original material and a The president did not name corruption in his ministry. against him, we are ready to im- recreation park would be estab- any particular organization, but He assured if any public health plement the law," he said. lished in the area between the two said previous contracts for three officer was found guilty of corrup- TOLOnews tried to get com- statues. years with non-governmental or- tion, he or she would be brought ment from the Takhar governor but The Taliban during their regime ganizations were against the pro- to justice. were unable to reach him. dynamited the two Buddhist stat- curement procedure. The purpose of the BPHS is Samad last week said women ues --- Salsal 55 metres and Shah- The president extended the to ensure that all primary health are the most shameless people in mami 37 metres --- shocking the contracts of the organizations for care facilities deliver a standard- the world and at the time said he world. another six months, the statement ized package of basic services. did not regret saying this. The Bamyan governor said a said. (Pajhwok)

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75: 48 72: 68 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES CANADA´S ´MARATHON MAN´ FINALLY ACHIEVES The impact of three decades of war and violence in Afghanistan. AFGHAN AMBITION BAMIYAN: Crossing the finish line of Afghanistan´s Bamiyan marathon, hand in hand with a young female runner from the coun- try, Canada´s famed ´Marathon Man´, Martin Parnell felt a double victory. Just a year earlier he had been diagnosed with blood clot on the brain. Doctors put him in a coma to save his life, and it was unclear if he would ever run again. But while convalescing, he stumbled across news of the first Afghan woman to run a marathon. Inspired, he made a promise to himself. "I said... if I get better and I can run again, and I can run mara- thons again, I will come to Afghan- istan and run that marathon to sup- sport as a form of meditation and port those women that are free to admits he struggles when he´s un- run and are helping to change able to run. things," he told AFP. "One of the hardest times was He was one of a handful of after I was diagosed with the clot. foreigners taking part in the sec- I had double vision and had to sit ond edition of the ancient city´s on my sofa. It was five months marathon in the country´s central before I could start running again," highlands: a loop that starts and he explains. ends at the base of the world fa- It hasn´t always been his pas- mous Buddha caves. sion, the retired mining engineer The route, at an altitude of al- came to the sport late in life. most 3,000 metres, passes dusty Parnell says: "When I started “Is it okay for me to cry?” the consultation room where diagno- stairs room, eyes cast down, and back onto his bed. Amanullah is disorder and anxiety with a gener- villages and is set against a back- in 2002 it certainly filled a gap that woman asks from inside the soli- sis and treatment are discussed in his legs chained as a preventative thirty-four years old and bipolar. ic variant of Prozac or other sero- drop of dusky-pink cliffs; sheep was left after the death of my wife, tude of her frock. the presence of others waiting their measure. He’d been taken to the His mullah had told him he was tonin re-uptake inhibitor, you like- and donkeys amble freely across Wendy, due to cancer. If I hadn´t “It is good for you to cry”, the turn. Doctors use basic tests and hospital by the police, at his fa- possessed by a jin, or demon, and ly ease the symptoms of PTSD in the landscape. found running maybe I would have soft-spoken psychiatrist replies, X-ray to eliminate other potential ther’s request, and was restrained ordered he be chained in a dark any event. And, besides, PTSD Bamiyan is a rare oasis of tran- turned to something less healthy with a nod to the husband sat along- causes of health problems. Male and given an injection to calm him room for forty days, his sustenance requires time to diagnose in a world quility, which has largely been like alcohol or drugs." side. He writes out a prescription patients have their vital signs down. limited to water, bread, and raw where patients outstrip doctors by spared the wrenching conflict that Instead he channelled his en- and sends her and her husband, checked behind the screen. Right: Diagnosed with schizophrenia spinach. The mullah made daily a large margin, meaning time comes afflicts the rest of the country. ergy into sporting challenges, run- handwritten medical file and all, on With so many patients travelling and drug-induced psychosis, his visits to flog Amanullah, using a at a premium. Her children brought The marathon, where both sex- ning renowned marathons around their way. long distances for consultations father is evasive when I ask him horsewhip, to target, he had said, Zahra to Mazar’s public hospital es compete together in public, has the world before taking on more Nearly four decades of conflict with Doctor Alemi, most of the about the son’s condition. He be- not him but his jin. When, forty after her depression got worse. become a symbol of freedom for gruelling endeavours such as the have bankrupted Afghanistan’s in- treatments are pharmacological. came increasingly aggressive, he days later, there had been no mi- They said she has taken medica- Afghan women. Canadian Death Race (125 kilome- frastructure, if not also the resil- Generic drugs are imported from says, and had stabbed his brother raculous recovery, his brother de- tion for as long as they can remem- For Kubra and others like her tres) and the Lost Souls (160 kilo- ience of its people. Its rudimenta- India, Pakistan or Iran, and have in law. The three-month prison cided to take him to a hospital they ber. Zahra believes her problems -- 15 women took part in total in- metres). ry healthcare system? – once the to be cheap and available in the sentence that followed did little to could ill afford, where he’d been began when she was very young cluding six from Afghanistan -- just He is also in the Guinness poster-child of NATO’s develop- areas where patients live. If not, assuage his hostility, leaving the given an injection to help him sleep. when she was often scared at night the act of running in public is con- World Record books after taking ment agenda? – ?is scarcely able to patients won’t be able to continue father and family to fear the worst. The impact on the family has been whilst looking after cattle in the troversial, widely seen as a sub- part in the longest games of net- cope with the physically ill, let treatment, and many are not able When, in private, I ask Najee- profound. “We keep him chained desert. (Photo: Magda Rakita) versive act. ball (61 hours), lacrosse (24 hours) alone those with mental illness and to afford repeat trips to the hospi- bullah why he thinks he’s here, he up or else he destroys everything Diagnosing PTSD is also com- Parnell says he advised her to and five-a-side soccer (42 hours). others left psychologically wound- tal. (Photo: Magda Rakita) says his brother accused him of and everyone. We dare not leave plicated by the inability of many set aside her nerves about taking His antics are all in aid of char- ed by a cruel epidemic of violence. “My liver is bleeding”, one of raping one of their cousins while him alone with our mother.” His patients to express how and what part and focus on the road ahead, ity. After a trip through Africa, he Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, them replies when asked how he they were visiting?—?something brother says his wife was beaten they feel in a nuanced way. It is ten minutes at a time. And while it began working with NGO Right and drug-induced psychosis are is feeling. It is the most commonly he says his brother, and not he, is repeatedly by Amanullah and, for uncommon nowadays for Afghans was not his first race after recov- to Play, which aims to improve the common fare here; more common- expressed sentiment here. It means guilty of?—?and in the ensuing their protection, he had moved her to talk openly about their feelings ering -- he competed in Calgary in lives of children through sport. In place yet are major depressive dis- he’s unhappy. The next in line tells feud, his parents had taken his and their eight-month old daugh- to others, either because they don’t May -- it is one he won´t forget. 2010, he ran 250 marathons -- cov- order and anxiety. What is surpris- the doctor her heart is tight, to let brother’s side. In anger he had ter out of the family home. The trust even those closest or because "My best memory is holding ering some 10,000 kilometres ing is that PTSD, or the trauma him know she is sad; others tell lashed out at his brother in law, aggression comes and goes, he they are ashamed of having such hands with Kubra as we ran across (2,600 miles) -- in a year, and rais- that follows exposure to violence, him they’re impatient, to say and remains convinced he killed says, the latest spell set off by a feelings. Or they think it inappro- the line at 6 hours 52 minutes," ing $185,000 for charity. Parnell is barely diagnosed at all. The ques- they’re angry. him. Why he went after his broth- recent spat with the traffic police priate to burden others with prob- the 60-year-old recalls. sees it as everyone´s responsibili- tion is why. Occasionally, Alemi will pe- er in law rather than brother re- who had hit him across the head lems seeing they have plenty to Parnell, known in Canada as ty to do what they can to help Billboard advertising Doctor ruse a ticker-tape printout of their mains a source of confusion, par- with a baton. worry about themselves, and so the ´Marathon Man´, sees the those less fortunate.The News Alemi’s Hospital on the outskirts ECG or a facial X-ray before of- ticularly as he thinks of the former Asked when it began, he tells why heap misery upon misery. of Mazar-e-Sharif, where it is lo- fering a diagnosis and prescription. as “not a bad man, and not as bad me of an incident when they and Not talking about how they feel cated. It is the first private hospi- If only he had someone with ex- as the rest of my family”. When I their father had been selling fruit means they lose fluency in ex- tal in Afghanistan to provide ser- pertise in reading ECG printouts, ask him what he will do when re- from their street cart. A Taliban had pressing themselves emotionally. Female Afghan cyclists vices for patients with neurologi- he says. As it is, it took him a year- leased, he is firm: “I will to teach purchased a watermelon and, furi- Thus, ironically, the harshness of cal and mental health problems. and-a-half to find someone able to my family a lesson”, he says, “I ous at it not being ripe enough to life has made it difficult to articu- push boundaries one (Photo: Magda Rakita) interpret X-rays, and only then will do to them what I did to him.” eat, had smashed it over their fa- late how difficult living here can Billboard advertising Doctor after he’d sent him to India for a While the brevity of his custodial ther’s head. The injustice had so be. Alemi’s Hospital on the outskirts month to qualify. Qualified staff sentence suggests the victim sur- enraged Amanullah that he’d “By keeping things to them- wheelie at a time of Mazar-e-Sharif, where it is lo- are hard to come by, and harder to vived, his family will scarcely be jumped from behind the cart and selves, people lose the ability to cated. It is the first private hospi- retain. There are no local psycho- looking forward to Najeebullah’s pushed the Taliban to the ground. express themselves”, says clinical tal in Afghanistan to provide ser- therapists or psychologists in homecoming. But since Mazar has Fearing repercussions, his family psychologist Stephanie Lockery. vices for patients with neurologi- Mazar, and so mental illness is no insane asylum, and the hospi- arranged for him to be taken across Use it or lose it, is the argument, cal and mental health problems. treated pharmacologically: by tal cannot keep him indefinitely, the border immediately, into Iran, and it is for this reason that IAM’s (Photo: Magda Rakita) popping pills. he must be released within the next for his own protection, and ever Mental Health Training Centre in Afghanistan’s first-ever pri- Even if originally designed to few days. since then, the brother said, he’s Herat introduced emotional vocab- vate neuro-psychiatric hospital is provide relief for the well-to-do- Najeebullah in his room. Chain- never been the same. ulary training. “We ask people to located in Mazar-e-Sharif, a city and-able-to-pay in the West, ing is a desperate way families Sayed, a much older in-patient, tell others in the room how they tucked into its northern, mountain- Prozac’s real value today may be without access to treatment can likewise has a history of violence. feel, the rule being that they can- ous border with Uzbekistan. The that of appeasing the Afghan mind. protect themselves against the ag- While he sleeps off last night’s in- not re-use an expression already hospital bears the name of its Without it, said one Afghan, he gression from ill family members. jection, his son tells of his father’s used by someone else.” While talk- founder, Doctor Nader Alemi, and would want to kill every foreigner It is however grave violation of antics. “He talks to himself and ing about emotions may be diffi- can accommodate up to twenty in- in sight. Generic versions of it are their human rights and doesn’t pro- beats himself, and so we have to cult, recounting experiences isn’t. patients on two upstairs floors. Its relatively inexpensive and widely vide solution to the underlying keep him chained to the ground Stories of Taliban occupation are outpatient clinic downstairs caters available. Consultations cost problem. (Photo: Magda Rakita) with four pins.” He says his elder- passed on through the generations to anywhere from 80 to 120 peo- around three dollars per patient, I am here to try and understand ly father has night terrors so fright- such that Mazar-e-Sharif now has ple each day, not counting their with ECGs and X-rays costing how Afghanistan’s epidemic of vi- ening that he arranged for his own a generation of 13 year olds that entourage, meaning it takes some another $3.50 and $4 respective- olence is impacting on the psyche children to stay with neighbours never experienced war first-hand skill to manoeuver from the crowd- ly. Serious cases are offered one of of its everyday citizens. Having so as to minimize the impact on yet talk about it as if they did. ed, dimly lit corridor-cum-waiting the rooms upstairs for observa- seen first-hand the tragic human them. Diagnosed as schizophren- Theirs is a vicarious trauma. area to the doctors’ room midway tion, though few can afford the fee cost of combat during a deploy- ic, it is imperative that he contin- Or perhaps PTSD isn’t con- through. Here patients straddle of 1,500 afghanis ($23) per night, ment with military surgeons in ues to take his medication. But sidered problematic because it isn’t old-fashioned scales prior to their or the inconvenience of yet anoth- Helmand in 2011, I wondered they ran out, the son says, and there a priority. Poverty and joblessness consultation; if they are over- er day away from work or home. about the long-term psychological are no pharmacies where they live, are. As Jawed Nader, director of weight, Doctor Alemi tells them Lisa hadn’t planned on stay- impact of war. We worry about the and so they spent the equivalent the British and Irish Agencies Af- so, though never unkindly. Many ing overnight, but seeing the late impact on our soldiers, as we of two weeks’ household budget ghanistan Group, put it: “Mental are embarrassed to be here, and so hour she and her relatives have no should, but what about those left just on the six-hour road trip to health is part of a bigger challenge he works hard at reassuring them choice, for the road back home is behind? Alemi’s hospital. and with unemployment having that there’s no shame in what they long and treacherous. When the Doctor Alemi offered to be my A sequence of brutal wars since spiked at 40 per cent, poverty is feel; that their experiences are more Taliban seized nearby Kunduz city host. His outpatient clinic will re- 1978 has had a profound impact widespread, and so are the bitter- common than they might think. in October, she took to the streets main open until the last of the pa- on Afghanistan’s psychology. It is ness and self-loathing that accom- Brushing aside suicide bombings and public scorn, the young women of The door swings open. and fled, taking nothing but a tients have gone, which is often estimated that 42 to 66 per cent of pany it”. At no point did inter- Afghanistan’s first freestyle cycling club hope their pop-a-wheelies, “I forget everything, doctor. I change of clothing. Since then, not until after 11pm. His hospital Afghans suffer from PTSD, though viewees speak of PTSD or ideolo- bunnyhops and backflips will trailblaze a new path for future genera- cannot remember whether I’ve said she’s been unable to sleep or con- has never been short of people it is not clear how meaningful these gy, though they had much to say tions in this conservative nation. my prayers”, an old man says ag- centrate, is anxious and angry, and since it was founded twelve years figures really are. Reliable data on about instability, insecurity, and Fifteen women, mainly teenagers, are among 50 members of the itatedly and oblivious to the con- cries for much of the time. Her first ago. Such is his reputation that PTSD is hard to come by in a coun- joblessness, and more yet of the small Kabul club, established two months ago to help keep young Af- sultation he’s interrupting. Doctor port of call was a local mullah who some travel 700 kilometres for try that doesn’t even know the violence it breeds – not just on the ghans away from drugs, petty crime and violence. Alemi, however, is unruffled by supplied her with an amulet con- what may be no more than a ten- size of its population. None of the outside but inside the family home. “Most of the time people are harassing us because they see girls the commotion, as are the dozen taining a tightly rolled scrap of minute consultation with him. His patients during my two-week vis- At the end of the day, what cycling as a bad thing,” said Zahra Ronna, 18, wearing a black Nike hat or so others sat or stood around. If paper bearing a handwritten verse dedication to his profession is leg- it were diagnosed with PTSD. In Afghans want is no different from on her red and white bicycle. there is one quality Afghans have from the Qur’an, to be boiled and endary, as is his impartiality: his fact, Mazar’s civil hospital and what we would want were we to “We are tired of war and we want to practise new things in our in abundance, surely it is patience. downed with a glass of water. Hers security guards do not carry Alemi’s neuro-psychiatric hospi- find ourselves in the same circum- lives,” she told Reuters Television. Unlike comparable clinics in was a similar amulet to those Kalashnikovs? – ?they carry no tal very rarely offer a formal diag- stances. As the British psychia- Under the Taliban in the 1990s, women in Afghanistan were banned the West, consultations are public Farkhunda, a 27-year old volun- arms at all? – ?and his clientele in- nosis of PTSD. Records of a men- trist Derek Summerfield observed, from going to school or stepping outside their home without a male events. The only privacy is that teer teacher, lost her life criticizing clude rich and poor, the neurotic, tal health clinic in Herat, operated “the question of how people re- family member. conferred on women by their bur- as un-Islamic. When, in March psychotic and suicidal and, given by International Assistance Mis- cover from the catastrophe of war Women’s rights have made gains since the hardline Islamist group’s kas. The men have no such recourse 2015, the caretaker of Kabul’s his fluency in Pashto, the Taliban sion (IAM), suggest that only 1.2 is profound, but the lesson of his- ouster in 2001, but observers worry that progress is at risk as violence in a country where demand for Shah-e Du Shamshira shrine ac- too. He has treated well over a thou- per cent of their patients were di- tory is straightforward … recov- against women persists and they remain under-represented in politics. psychiatric expertise vastly out- cused her publicly of having sand Taliban, he thinks, a number agnosed with the disorder. So why ery from trauma happens in peo- “We ask people to set their girls free so they can achieve their goals strips supply. Thus, as shades of burned the Qur’an, presumably in that is hard to verify but easy to isn’t there more of it? ple’s lives rather than in their psy- and liberty. Women are not only supposed to work at home,” Ronna blue file in ghost-like from the pink response to her reproach, a crowd imagine seeing the continuous One reason why PTSD isn’t chologies. It is practical and un- said. corridor outside, others, clutching rapidly gathered. She was struck stream of outpatients every day, more readily diagnosed is that some spectacular, and it is grounded in Ronna and other cyclists gather three times a week at a concrete their prescriptions, file out en down, beaten, stepped on, run six days a week. So long are his of its symptoms?—?hyper-arous- the resumption of the ordinary playground in the capital, using metal tables, wooden crates and boxes route to the dispensing room op- over, stoned, and set alight. For- working days, in fact, that he al, vigilance, and anxiety?—?are rhythms of everyday life.” to perfect stunts they have seen performed on YouTube, Facebook and posite. Patients are escorted by ty-nine men were ultimately moved his family to the upper not considered particularly abnor- To provide Afghans with the other social media. relatives?—?most wouldn’t be charged for their role in Farkhun- floor of the hospital such that they mal here. PTSD is nowhere be- means, security, opportunity, and The club’s founder, Asghar Mehrzada, said the group is attracting a here if not for exasperated family da’s killing though, on appeal, get to see their father at least occa- cause it is everywhere. By con- freedom to rebuild the social struc- lot of interest from young Afghans, who pay a membership fee of 400 members?—?and take their seat as many were let off with relatively sionally. “Doctor saib, ma mokhles trast, a 2004 survey, the last avail- tures that make their lives intelli- afghanis ($6) per month. Doctor Alemi eyeballs the hand- light sentences. In the event, hav- shoma astom. Khuda tora az ma able, found 68 per cent of respon- gible and meaningful is essential. He hopes the Afghan government and international aid groups will written notes of his junior doctors ing seen no improvement in Lisa’s kam nakona (Respectable doctor, dents to suffer from depression, One year on from the withdrawal help fund its expansion with better bicycles and facilities. and fixes his gaze on them. The condition, the family decided to I am sincerely yours. May you and 72 per cent from anxiety. Each of international combat troops, it “The big challenge that we face is insecurity. We are not confident of room may be full and the corridor seek treatment at Alemi’s hospi- always be there for us).” A young of these causes people to withdraw is clear such change is not yet on the security to go out and do this sport,” said Mehrzada, a civil society noisy, but for a short, precious tal. man with a bright piece of cloth from social situations, and given the horizon. If Doctor Alemi, IAM activist when he is not on his bike. moment it is as if the patient were The few relatives who willing- tied pirate-style around his head, that, culturally, Afghans are com- and others are to play their part in For Fatima Mahdawi, another female cyclist, the club offers a much- the only one present. ly take up the overnight option shoots out of bed and embraces munity and family orientated, the supporting Afghanistan’s war- needed escape from violence, which has worsened over the past year Left: With a continuous stream often have good reason to. Take the doctor, kissing him repeated- wish to be left alone is seen as the weary population, international due to a resurgent Taliban. of outpatients to attend to there is twenty-five year old Najeebullah. ly. “It’s good to see you too my real outlier, and one that relatives support focused on sustainable “There are lots of problems in this country we live in,” she said. little or no privacy. Patients and I find him standing submissively friend”, Alemi replies with a smile may decide needs treating. More- self-reliance must continue for “But whenever I come to the club, it gives me huge energy and joy. I feel their relatives are called into the against his unmade bed in an up- and a kiss, and gently presses him over, by treating major depressive many years to come. scroll.in like I’m flying.” gulf-times This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

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Indira Gandhi Children Economics explains how anti-drug This not only gives ordinary citi- Prohibition doesn’t work, and making something illegal doesn’t stop the sale and consumption of the item prohibited. Those who lose out most Hospital, Wazir Akbar operations have undermined the zens a stake in Taliban success, but of all are the people of Afghanistan. For 15 years their country has been in chaos, in no small part thanks to US efforts. And without a serious change war on terror. makes them much less likely to in policy, this problem is unlikely to go away anytime soon. Khan, Kabul 2301372 According to a recently re- support or cooperate with coali- defenseone leased report by the Afghan Min- tion forces or the new Afghan gov- Ibn-e- Seena istry of Counter Narcotics and the ernment. United Nations Office on Drugs DON'T MISS Pul-e-Artan, Kabul and Crime (UNODC), opium pro- The next Air Force One, a FILMMAKER FLEES AFGHANISTAN, duction in Afghanistan has risen Boeing 747-8, will likely look like 2100359 by 43% in the last year. The coun- this. Buying a New Air Force One try’s drug trade employs some 2.9 Is Complicated IS STILL SEEKING TO BE HEARD Wazir Akbar Khan million people—12% of the Af- Gen. John F. Kelly stands at Hospital ghan population—and generates attention during the Southern NEW YORK: Filmmaker Hassan ing movies about women’s rights a started. further into Europe. Film festi- approximately $68 billion in reve- Command change of command cer- Fazili fled Afghanistan last year decade ago after marrying his wife, “I received phone calls saying val organizers said they have pe- 2301741, 2301743 nue a year. emony in Miami, Monday, Nov. in search of a home where he Fatima, who in Afghanistan’s con- that they will kill me making mov- titioned UNHCR to allow Fazili This increase comes despite 19, 2012. Defense Secretary Leon could speak freely after the Tali- servative society had been pre- ies like this,” he said. to make the trip. the fact that drug eradication poli- Panetta took part in a leadership ban threatened him with death vented from going to school. From Afghanistan to Serbia “We are desperate for Has- Ali Abad cies have been a cornerstone of US change at U.S. Southern Command over one of his movies. “I must do something to raise While living in Afghanistan, san to come to Berlin and share Shahrara, Kabul policy in Afghanistan since the in- headquarters. Here’s What Ameri- But Fazili, who moved to up this issue to the world,” he told Fazili said he was forced to turn his story,” said Paula Kewskin, vasion in 2001. In fact, winning ca’s Longest-Serving General Most Serbia, will nevertheless be voice- the Thomson Reuters Foundation down invitations to show his films a festival spokeswoman. 2100439 the war on drugs in Afghanistan Fears less at a German film festival next Friday from Belgrade, speaking in the United States and Britain Serbian authorities could not has been described as essential for U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams week, when his work will be Farsi through an interpreter. because of visa restrictions. be reached for comment. winning the war on terror. The US tanks during a military exercise in screened but he cannot attend He took up filmmaking and He had hoped this time would Not part of the conversation Malalai Maternity government has spent some $12 Europe in 2015. Saudi Losses in because of his refugee status. also taught his wife, who has be- be different. But Fazili said he is resigned Hospital billion in eradication efforts—more Yemen War Exposed by US Tank The Censored Women’s Film come a filmmaker in her own right, “It was really important for to missing the opportunity to than four times the size of the en- Deal Festival, opening Monday in Ber- he said. He opened Kabul’s Art me to be there, to know what peo- present his work to an interna- 2201377/ 2301743 tire pre-invasion economy. Yet, This local support combined lin, plans to show his short fic- Cafe and Restaurant, hoping to ple get from this movie,” he said. tional audience. His regret is that Afghanistan now supplies around with the desire of the Taliban to tion film, “Mr. Fazili’s Wife,” a provide space for men and women Fazili is one of about 6,400 now, freed from persecution and Banks 90% of the world’s opium. protect its business interests is bad 10-minute drama about a single to meet and discuss art and poli- migrants from Syria, Iraq, Pakistan bent on making women’s rights This expansion of the opium news for US troops. The UN has mother who fights expectations tics openly. and Afghanistan in Serbia, accord- heard, he still is not part of the economy in the face of such vast acknowledged that the Taliban in- that she will become a prostitute. But in 2014, police and reli- ing to the United Nations High conversation, he said. “They Da Afghanistan Bank prevention efforts is actually a surgency and drug trade are inti- It is a rarely expressed cri- gious authorities began a crack- Commissioner for Refugees (UN- might have questions about the 2100302, 2100303 wholly predictable consequence of mately linked. But research has tique by an Afghan man on patri- down that forced him to close the HCR). movie and, as a director, I’m sup- US drug policy. also found that provinces produc- archy in Afghanistan. cafe. At the same time, the Taliban They have been stranded in the posed to answer the questions,” Bakhtar Bank Economics teaches us that ing more opium see higher levels Women’s issues criticized his latest film, “Peace in Balkan country since border clos- he said. “But we can’t do much banning a substance does not make of terror attacks. Moreover, there Fazili, 37, said he began mak- Afghanistan,” and the death threats ings prevent them from moving from here.” voanews 0776777000 it go away. Instead, it pushes the appears to be a correlation between market into an underground or spikes in the number of terror at- Azizi Bank “black” market. Black markets lead tacks and the months in which 0799 700900 to higher prices for banned goods. opium is harvested. This not only The higher prices for illegal opium makes the job of US forces more Pashtany Bank have proved Afghan citizens a difficult, it also puts them in real major incentive to produce opium danger. 2102908, 2103868 on a scale never seen before. The fact that US eradication As if the increase in the Af- efforts in Afghanistan have been Air Services ghan opium supply and $12 bil- met with more opium production lion weren’t enough to illustrate than ever would be laughable if it Safi Airways the utter failure of US operations weren’t so lamentable. Simply put, in Afghanistan, consider the fact US attempts to reduce the drug 020 22 22 222 that anti-drug operations have ac- trade in the country have failed and tually worked to strengthen the are now effectively undermining Ariana Taliban and undermine the war on the goals of the war on terror. terror. Again, economics can tell us The best way to help Afghan- 020-2100270 why. istan is to get out of their way and In addition to creating black allow for sovereign nations to rule Kam Air markets, another classic conse- without US interference. Not sur- quence of prohibition is the rise of prisingly, many scoff at such an 0799974422 cartels. Enticed by the potential idea. How could permitting the for high profits, organized crime production and sale of drugs weak- Hotels may find lucrative business oppor- en a terrorist group that relies on tunities manufacturing and selling such an industry for its income? Safi Landmark illegal goods. Once again, the answer is basic Cartels form in a variety of il- economics. 020-2203131 legal drug markets—from Chinese Milton Friedman, the Nobel- opium gangs in the early 1900s to winning economist, famously not- SERENA Pablo Escobar’s multi-billion dol- ed that, “If even a small fraction of lar cocaine empire in Colombia to the money we now spend on try- 0799654000 Mexico’s cartels today. In each of ing to enforce drug prohibition these cases, existing criminal were devoted to treatment and drug New Rumi Restaurant groups have taken advantage of rehabilitation, in an atmosphere of their penchant for violence and compassion not punishment, the 0776351347 working outside the law to earn reduction in drug usage and in the Two Afghan women, hidden in suitcases, Iraqi serious cash. harm done to users could be dra- Internet Services In Afghanistan, the drug cartel matic.” The solution is as relevant is the Taliban. In fact, the terror today as it was when Friedman man hidden under seat, found in train at border UA Telecom group takes in an estimated $200- first offered it. According to a press release didn't have a valid visa," the IGPF men found in the morning in the applicant in Romania. In the case, 0796701701 / 0796702702 $400 million annually from the il- Indeed, when nations are al- sent to AGERPRES, on the night points out. In the case, the border international train running on the the border policemen drew up licit opium economy. But US drug lowed to control their domestic of Friday to Saturday, at the Cur- policemen drew up criminal inves- route Jibou-Debrecen a man from criminal investigation papers for Exchange Rate policy doesn’t just offer the Tali- drug policies, dramatic reductions tici border crossing point, on the tigation papers for attempt to ille- Iraq who was planning on illegally attempt to illegally cross the state ban a profitable business oppor- in drug use have often resulted. For country exit lane, in the Inter Re- gally cross the state border and exiting Romania, hidden under a border, and at the end of the inves- tunity; it also drives Afghan citi- example, Switzerland during the gion train running on the route complicity to this offense, and at seat. "The first verifications re- tigations the required legal mea- Purchase: zens toward the terror group. 1980s found itself battling a hero- Bucharest North-Vienna, border the end of the investigations the vealed that he is Iraqi citizen Mo- sures will be taken," the release Recall that some 12% of Af- in epidemic that was increasing policemen noticed two voluminous required legal measures will be tak- hammed B., aged 20, who said he reads. AGERPRES (RO — author: One US$ = ghans work in the illegal drug trade. HIV/AIDS rates. Instead of crack- suitcases in an empty compart- en. wanted to get to Germany. The Catalin Alexandru, editor: Mihai 66.89Afs Many of these people are poor ing down on users and sellers, ment. They opened them and they Moreover, the release reads, young man had on his person a Simionescu; EN — editor: Adina farmers. Farmers say other crops Switzerland adapted a harm reduc- found two women hiding inside. the Bihor County border police- temporary document of asylum Panaitescu) One Pound Sterling= simply do not provide enough tion policy. This program opened 86.77Afs money to support their families. free centers for addicts where they "Following the verifications, it One Euro = Growing poppy, with its high were given clean needles, high- was established that the persons black market price, provides the grade heroin, showers, beds, and in question are from Afghanistan, 74.18Afs opportunity for a better life. Not most important of all, treatment aged 25 and 59. Extending the 1000 Pak Rs = only does US policy threaten their for their addiction. check-ups, in another compart- 621Afs source of income, but it automati- The results speak for them- ment the policemen identified an cally criminalizes a large segment selves—the majority of addicts Afghan man suspected of having Sale: of the population. were able to secure regular employ- helped the two women hide in the One US$ = This has caused many people ment because they could focus on suitcases, in order to illegally exit 67.09 Afs in Afghanistan to turn to the Tali- other things besides financing their Romania. The women did not wish ban for help. Recognizing a big rev- addiction. Today, over 70% of to make statements during the first One Pound Sterling= enue opportunity, the Taliban be- opiate or cocaine users in Switzer- hearings on the manner in which 87.57Afs gan offering protection to farmers land utilize harm reduction treat- they ended up in the suitcases, One Euro= in exchange for payment or part of ment centers. Contraction of HIV having only pointed out that they 74.78 Afs their crops. Farmers, desperate to has dropped dramatically and so wished to reach the Schengen Area preserve their incomes, obliged. have drug overdoses. and resorted to this method as they 1000 Pak Rs= 629 This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Hasina’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim said she has plans to visit India including authorities of the two nations would work out the calendar of the visit as Akbar made a cordiality approach on the pre- mier. Hasina told Akbar that “there might be problems between two neighbouring countries, but these Just after the Dalai Lama visited posed by China. should not affect the friendship and Mongolia in November 2016 for As expected China’s Global cooperation”. “We won’t tolerate four days, China’s tail caught fire. Post went berserk frothing at the any sorts of terrorism and militan- There was actually no apparent mouth, and in its typically jaun- cy and won’t allow our land to be reason for going hyper since this diced language warned Mongolia used for carrying out terrorist acts was the ninth visit of Dalai Lama of dire consequences for seeking against any country,” the official to Mongolia. But then China's financial help from India, dubbing said quoting the premier. Hasina comprehensive national power it "politically harebrained", adding, said the Dhaka cafe attack in July (CNP) has risen since, even as the “Mongolia should be alerted that which slaughtered 19 outsiders in- economy is slowing down. China it cannot afford the risks of such cluding an Indian young lady and perhaps also wanted to signal geopolitical games." But why the vandalizing of temples in Bang- strong resolve on Tibet to US Pres- should be China so mortally scared ladesh were organized to destabi- ident-elect Donald Trump, other of the Dalai Lama when she has lize the nation’s advancement and than the Communist Party of Chi- succeeded in systematic destruc- progress. The PM reviewed with na (CPC) indicating to the Chinese tion of the Tibetan-Buddhist cul- appreciation the commitment of public that it is in total control and ture of Tibet and settled seven Indian military in Bangladesh’s can dictate terms to any country. million Han Chinese in Tibet over- War of Liberation in 1971 against So post the Dalai Lama’s visit to whelming the Tibetans through Pakistan. She likewise said that Ulan Bator, China forbade her of- demographic invasion. There is no Indian forces came back to their ficials from any interactions with insurgency in Tibet — quite op- nation instantly after freedom of Mongolia. But this is not all: Mon- posite to Xinjiang. Tibetan self- Bangladesh. “It has created a his- golian trucks crossing into China's immolators in China include teen- tory as no allied force in the world autonomous province of Inner agers, nuns and monks, majority did return home immediately after Mongolia are now charged a toll in China's Sichuan province, espe- the victory,” she said. The premier tax of Yuan 10 (Rs 97.9) per truck, cially around the Kirti Monastery likewise talked about with Akbar and 0.1 percent of the worth of in Ngawa City, Ngawa County, the issue of developing water sup- the cargo if it is beyond Yuan Sichuan, Labran Monastery in Xi- plies on both sides of the outskirt 10,000. ahe, and some in Gnasu and Qing- for guaranteeing water security. bilateral relations has been wid- amongst Bangladesh and India es- Abdul Naser Chowdhury and In- yesterday on a two-day visit to Mongolia’s Buddhist popula- hai provinces, besides TAR. Akbar said Prime Minister Naren- ened due to pragmatic steps of the pecially in the field of hydroelec- dia’s High Commissioner to Bang- represent India at the 9th annual tion was some 1,459,983 people In recent years, CCP’s policy dra Modi and Hasina took India- two leaders,” the official quoted tricity and energy. Hasina’s Inter- ladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla meeting of the Global Forum on during the census held in 2010, has become harsher against Tibet- Bangladesh two-sided relations to Akbar as saying. Akbar said there national Affairs Adviser Gowher were likewise present, among Migration and Development which was 53 percent of the total an monasteries. Many Buddhist another tallness. “The horizon of are vast areas of cooperation Rizvi, Principal Secretary Kamal others.Akbar arrived in Dhaka (GFMD). population of 2,753,685. As on monasteries including Dron-na, January 2015, Mongolia's total Tarmoe and Rabten have been population was estimated to be forced to shut down in Driru Coun- 3,000,251 people. About 59 per- ty, Kham Region of eastern Tibet cent of the total population is be- in TAR, where monks have been low age of 30 years, of which 27 forced to vacate — all under the percent are below the age of 14 garb of CCP's "patriotic re-educa- years. This arbitrary Chinese ac- tion" campaign, even issuing or- tion of imposing toll tax on Mon- ders for the Chinese flag to be put golia portrays the pettiness of the atop private homes. Some closed CPC; Mongolia being a country monasteries have been converted with GDP of $11.76 billion (2015 into prisons and as per reports fil- figures) that over the past 20 years tering out despite total clampdown has transformed into a vibrant on media and communications in multi-party democracy with TAR, least details of the cultural booming economy, and is at the genocide gets revealed. There is lit- threshold of major transformation tle chance of Tibetan rebellion over- driven by exploitation of its vast throwing the Chinese regime in mineral resources as per World Tibet. So why be scared of the Bank. China surely is not in penu- Dalai Lama who has never even ry to require money from such toll talked of independent Tibet? On tax variety of 'sanctions' but would the other hand, if the west con- this be the norm for the much trum- spires to orchestrate an implosion peted one belt, one road (OBOR) of China, which may well happen KOLKATA: India will get the first such obsolete MiG-27 fighter air- eration fighter aircraft (FGFA), project — countries on China’s in case the CPC’s aggression cross- tranche of Rafale fighter jets from craft in front of the Netaji Subhas Raha said they are already work- periphery acquiesce to CPCs dik- es western redlines, it is unlikely France in the next three years, In- Chandra Bose International Air- ing with Russia on research and tats or pay toll tax? Obviously, to centre on Tibet considering the dian Air Force chief Arup Raha said port in Kolkata. The installation development. BEIJING: The first major consign- Chinese telecommunication goods China decided to "punish" Mon- multiple fault-lines that China has. today. was inaugurated by the Air Chief "The project is already nego- ment of goods worth $2.8 million and facilities. The flow of goods golia in this manner for entertain- What China is mortally scared "Rafale contract caters for de- Marshal. tiated. Preliminary design on our has left the Chinese border for from China, its northern neighbour, ing the Dalai Lama since Mongolia of is a group of any people getting livery time between 36 months to He also said the government is part is over and if this R&D nego- Nepali capital of Kathmandu. This will encourage Nepal to accept the is landlocked; sandwiched between together that may set them think- about 66 months if I am not wrong. also thinking of procuring another tiations are over and we sign the is the biggest goods movement be- Chinese offer for rail connectivity, Russia and China, besides Mon- ing in one direction; call it phobia So within three years' time we will fighter aircraft to fill up the gaps contract then we should have these tween the two countries since observers said. "Nepali Prime golia being largely dependent on of the CPC devolving around its have the first few aircraft deliv- faster. aircraft in another 5-6 years," Air 2005 when China built what it calls Minister Prachanda is encouraging China for transit. In addition, Rus- own insecurity. That is why a sim- ered to us and within five and a On the Indo-Russian fifth gen- Force Chief Raha said. the Friendship Highway to link this move because he wants to per- sia has warmed up to China with ple exercising group like Falun half years we will have two full towns on two sides across diffi- suade Chinese president Xi Jin- the Obama administration having Gong was banned in China. And squadron of aircraft in operation," cult mountain terrain, observers ping to visit Nepal. Such a visit gone all out to ‘squeeze’ Russia in that is why the atheists of CPC Air Force Chief Raha said at a func- said. The move, which involves will enhance his image," Pramod every possible manner, economic abhor any religion because religion tion in Kolkata. transporting goods of daily use, Jaiswal, senior fellow with the In- sanctions included. Mongolia implies gatherings at the place of He said the fighter jets, capa- electronic and electrical applianc- stitute of Peace and Conflict Stud- sought India’s support against worship, leave aside gatherings at ble of carrying nuclear weapons es, will severely hit Indian busi- ies told TNN. "I think China also China’s obstructionist move, in the religious ceremonies and other ac- and equipped with latest missiles, nesses which had unfettered access wants Prachanda to continue in the backdrop of such arbitrary Chi- tivities. That is why the clamp- will tremendously increase the to the Nepali market for decades. post for long. His rival, Sher Ba- nese action despite Mongolia al- down on Buddhists in Tibet, beat- force's capability. Dozens of trucks set off from the hadur Deuba, recently attended a ways supporting China’s ‘One ing of monks and Buddhists gath- When asked about the deplet- Tibetan border port of Gyirong for meeting in which the prime minis- China’ policy. Mongolia till now ered to celebrate Dalai Lama’s birth- ing strength of jets, he said besides Kathmandu, which is 860 km ter of the Tibetan government in was dependent on Russian transit day, and the genocide in Xinjiang. Rafale, India is going to produce away, Chinese news agency Xin- exile was present. China would not rights but China’s imposition of But China makes exceptions in Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Te- hua said. China has been actively have liked this at all," Jaiswal said. the blockade-like situation will tax portraying a benign face for reli- jas in large numbers. encouraging Kathmandu to reduce The consignment of shoes, the Mongolian economy. India has gious tolerance where her strategic "The effort is on to increase Nepal's dependence on India for cloths, hats, furniture, kitchen util- said it is sympathetic to the prob- interests override CPC’s inherent production lines. The more the the supply of goods and services ities, appliances and building ma- lems being faced by Mongolia and phobias. Prominent example is number of aircraft we produce, the like energy and telecommunication terial has already traversed a 5,200- will help them utilise the $1 bil- China’s $3 billion investment in faster we ramp up the capacity to since early this year. Nepal signed km long journey by train from the lion financial assistance offered in Nepal’s Lumbini project that close the gap created by obsolete an agreement with China on move- south Chinese province of Guang- 2015 during the visit of Prime would help China achieve its long- and old aircraft," Air Force Chief ment and exchange of containers a dong to the Tibetan city of Xigeze Minister Narendra Modi to tide term strategic goal of bringing Ne- Raha said. week ago. Last month, Nepali Tele- before they were loaded onto over the economic sanctions im- pal irrevocably under its influence. IAF has put on display one com entered into a deal for use of trucks, Xinhua said.

ISLAMABAD: Even though the out the “next line of action”. The PTI chief also hinted this Panamagate case hearing has been “[The] party is planning [to while addressing a news confer- adjourned till January next year, organise] rallies during this time. ence in front of his residence on Imran Khan put on a brave face on Initially, three cities — Rawalpin- Friday. When asked about the Friday, pledging that his party di, Lahore and Peshawar — are PTI’s future course of action, Im- would keep the issue alive by under consideration where the par- ran said: “We [PTI] have been building public pressure on the ty plans to organise rallies. How- busy in the Panamagate proceed- government. ever, a final decision will be an- ings for the last one-and-a-half In the intervening period, Pa- nounced soon,” said a senior par- months. A political party’s ulti- kistan Tehreek-e-Insaf will not ty leader privy to the develop- mate destination is the general ease up on its mobilisation cam- ment. public and the PTI will do the paign, rolling out a series of public He said the PTI chairman same.” ‘gatherings’ in the hope that the would inform the general public in “I want to make it clear to PM momentum it helped create over ‘simple’ words about some new [Nawaz] Sharif and his N-League the issue remains on the political facts unearthed during the last two that the PTI will not let the nation horizon. hearings and the Sharif family’s forget the Panamagate. It’s my SC hard-pressed to adjudicate complete failure to defend their promise to the people of Pakistan on leaks case claims about the money trail in the that I will take the issue to its log- When the court resumes hear- court. ical end,” he said. ing, the new chief justice, Mian He clarified that the public ral- Imran said though the PTI re- Saqib Nisar, will form a new larger lies were not intended as mark of a spected the SC adjournment deci- bench to hear the case anew. protest against the SC adjournment sion, he was a “bit disappointed”. “The PTI wants to take full of the case. Their sole purpose is “We were expecting day-to-day advantage of the three-week break to keep up pressure on the gov- hearings so that the case can end and put in place an aggressive plan ernment. early. Still we respect the Supreme under which it will organise at least When contacted, PTI spokes- Court and its decision.” two ‘big’ public rallies, the venues person Fawad Hussain confirmed PM, Imran turn to same audi- of which will be announced in a the development, saying the op- tor for tax advice couple of days,” sources in the tion was “under consideration”, He took the opportunity to party told The Express Tribune. adding “the basic aim to hold ral- express the hope that “we [the it will be the prerogative of the new chief justice of Pakistan, it is our desire that these judges continue to hear the case and decide the matter as the Soon after the adjournment was lies will be to sensitise the general PTI] hope the same bench [after case was pretty much clear to them now,” he said while congratulating Justice Saqib Nisar over his appointment as the CJP. Imran reiterated that announced, the PTI chief went into public about corruption of the rul- the inclusion of another judge] will time to form a judicial commission had gone. “Forming a commission will be a waste of time. Already this nation has been held captive to this issue a huddle with his top leadership at ers and the country’s fast unfold- continue to hear the case from the for the past seven months,” he said. He said PM Sharif’s case was simple: he used public office to make money, send it out of the country, his residence at Bani Gala to chalk ing political scenario”. first week of January”. “Although transferred it in his children’s name and then absolved himself of all the blame”. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Four people killed in cargo train explosion in Bulgaria Four people were killed and an- other 25 were injured after a car- go train derailed and exploded in the northeastern Bulgarian vil- lage of Hitrino, demolishing at least 20 buildings, police said on Saturday. Two of the train’s tanks, carrying propane-butane and propylene, derailed at the sta- tion of the village, hit electricity line and exploded in flames ear- Blasts kill dozens near I stanbul's Besiktas stadium ly on Saturday, a senior police officer said. Two explosions have hit the Turk- Akdag said 20 people were dis- sions within 30 seconds of each rim also ordered flags to fly at half uled visit to Kazakhstan for talks Al Jazeera's Sinem Koseoglu, “Two blasts have caused a ish city of Istanbul, killing at least charged from hospitals while six other," Omer Yilmaz, a cleaner at mast, Anadolu said. Turkish Pres- with his counterpart Nursultan reporting from Istanbul, said all the serious fire and ruined at least 38 people, mostly police person- of the wounded were in intensive the nearby Dolmabahce Mosque, ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Nazarbayev. Police evacuated the roads leading to the arena were 20 buildings. There are many nel, and wounding more than 160 care, according to Turkish nation- told Al Jazeera. "I saw flames. I the blasts were timed to cause area around the Besiktas football closed to the public. Public trans- people injured ... many with others, according to authorities. al daily Hurriyet. Three of the walked towards the police bus maximum loss of life. "A terrorist arena following the explosions, portation were also suspended in burns,” Interior Ministry Chief Suleyman Soylu, the interior wounded are still in a critical con- which was on fire and and I saw attack has been carried out against which the interior ministry said the wake of the blasts, which oc- Secretary Georgi Kostov said. minister announced that 30 police dition, he said. We have witnessed policemen inside." Turkey de- our security forces and our citi- was a car bomb attack. The sec- curred about two hours after a foot- Some 150 firemen are try- officers, seven civilians and an un- once more here in Istanbul the ugly clared a one-day morning after the zens," he said. "We have witnessed ond explosion at a nearby park was ball match attended by thousands ing to put out the fire and are identified person were killed. So face of terror which tramples down twin blasts ripped through the once more here in Istanbul the ugly reportedly carried out by a suicide of people at the Besiktas Vodafone searching for survivors in hous- far, 13 suspects have been detained any form of value and morals Re- heart of Istanbul, the state-run face of terror which tramples down bomber. The arena is located across arena. A video posted on Twitter es near the train lines. in connection with the attack, Soy- cep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Anadolu news agency said on Sun- any form of value and morals." the historic Dolmabahce Palace captured the moment of the explo- Prime Minister's appeal lu said. Health Minister Recep president "I heard two loud explo- day. Prime Minister Binali Yildi- Erdogan postponed a sched- overlooking the Bosphorus Strait. sion. Police said they are investi- gating the incident. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov is traveling to the village, some 280 km northeast of Sofia and home to around 800 people. Borisov appealed to Bulgarians in the northern city of Shumen to donate blood to the local hospital where the in- jured are being transported. ISIS re-enters Palmyra as Russia strikes intensify More than 30 people have died ISIS regained control of the city after a fuel tanker crashed into oth- of Palmyra in the Homs gover- er vehicles and burst into flames norate on Saturday while Syri- outside the town of Naivasha in an regime forces withdrew from Kenya, officials have said. it. The Syrian Observatory for "At 5:00 am local time, the Human Rights said Russian air death toll was 33, but the search is force heavily shelled many ar- still on," Pius Masai of Kenya's eas in the city in an attempt to National Disaster Unit said early prevent ISIS from advancing in on Sunday. He added that rescuers the city and its countryside. were continuing to comb the area ISIS re-entered Palmyra af- for bodies. ter it withdrew from it eight According to Masai, over 11 months ago. It also seized con- vehicles burned when the tanker trol of the Palmyra castle after Iran summoned the British ambas- again.” Addressing the GCC Sum- rammed into others on the road and the regime forces withdrew from sador on Saturday to protest mit in Bahrain, Ms May on caught fire. Kenya's Red Cross said it. against “interference” by prime Wednesday reaffirmed British the driver had lost control of the According to the observa- minister Theresa May after she support for traditional allies in the fuel tanker, which then crashed tory, clashes are ongoing be- told GCC leaders she would help region and said her country would into other vehicles and "burst into tween ISIS and regime forces in counter the country’s influence in help “push back against Iran’s ag- flames". A passenger minibus and the southern neighborhoods of the region. gressive regional actions.” a police truck were among the ve- the city and on the outskirts of Nicholas Hopton was told by In a joint statement, GCC hicles gutted by the ferocious al-Dowa area and Palmyra Air- a senior Iranian diplomat that “ir- states and Britain agreed to a “stra- flames. port. responsible, provocative and divi- tegic partnership” and said they The accident occurred at Ka- After entering Palmyra, ISIS rai at the bottom of a long down- sive comments by Theresa May “oppose and will work together a private hospital in Naivasha. others as they tried to escape," over 100 people were killed and detained many of the city's res- at the [Gulf] summit are unaccept- to counter Iran’s destabilising ac- ward hill on the busy Nairobi-Na- idents and led them to unknown kuru highway, the main cross-coun- Death toll expected to rise said a police officer on the scene, 200 injured elsewhere on the same able and we reject them”, foreign tivities”. Iran and Britain reopened Witnesses described a fireball according to AFP news agency. road after a petrol tanker over- locations. ministry spokesman Bahram their respective embassies in 2015 try road leading from Kenya's cap- On December 8, ISIS seized ital to the west of the country and engulfing the vehicles with passen- Some survivors were treated turned and local people had gath- Ghasemi said, quoted by state tele- after a nuclear deal with world gers inside. After firefighters put on the scene by civilians and the ered to collect the leaking fuel when control of al-Mahr oilfield, Jazal, vision’s website. powers. The two states appoint- on to Uganda. Police and witness- Jahr, Qasr al-Hallabat and Hey- es said the truck with Ugandan reg- out the flames, rescue workers col- Red Cross, while others were tak- a fire ignited. “It is expected that such unac- ed ambassadors in September for lected bodies from among the en to the hospital. Corpses were Given the scale of Saturday's al Mountains in the eastern ceptable remarks will not be made the first time since 2011. istration plates was travelling fast countryside of Homs following when it hit a speed bump and then wreckage of charred cars strewn put in body bags and loaded into disaster it is expected that the violent clashes with regime forc- lost control ramming into others. across the highway. pick-up trucks. death toll may rise. The accident es. At least 50 people injured in "It's a terrible incident, people The busy highway is notori- comes as Kenya is in the throes of The observatory added that the accident have been received at are burnt, some in their cars and ous for deadly accidents. In 2009 a nationwide doctors' strike. hundreds of ISIS fighters arrived in ar-Raqqah from Iraq to par- ticipate in the battles across Syria. Hundreds of African As Iraqi forces continue their mil- tal engineering at Lulea University itary operation to take Mosul in Sweden and a published expert refugees from the Islamic State of Iraq and on the Mosul Dam. the Levant (ISIL, also known as Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ansari storm Spain's ISIS), another equally important said the 3.4km-long dam, the fourth battle to save the Mosul Dam, lo- largest in the Middle East, is built Yemeni President Abd Rabbu cooperation with citizens. ered to collect their salaries at the known suicide bomber who was killer fence cated 60km north of Mosul, is on unstable grounds and its col- Mansour Hadi ordered establish- At least 45 soldiers were killed camp’s main gate. able to break into the camp and under way. lapse is inevitable. "It is just a ing an inquiry commission to im- in Saturday’s explosion at the al- The attacker detonated his ex- detonated his suicide belt as sol- After six months of frantic se- matter of time. It will be worse mediately investigate the explo- Sawlaban army camp in the Yeme- plosives belt as hundreds of troops diers were gathering to collect their More than 400 people from Af- sion at al-Sawlaban army camp. ni port city of Aden. gathered to receive their monthly salaries. rica stormed a border fence to curity and logistical preparations, than throwing a nuclear bomb on an Italian company has kicked off Iraq," Ansari said. Hadi also voiced the impor- ISIS claimed the suicide attack pay at the barracks in al-Sawla- The militants have taken ad- enter Spain's North African en- tance of strengthening security vig- which was carried out by an uni- ban. (AFP) vantage of Yemen's civil war be- clave of Ceuta from Morocco in the repair works to beef up the A recent study by Norwegian dam, under the protection of five experts shows that bedrock set- ilance and activating cooperation dentified man who stood among a Sources confirmed that the ex- tween the government and the Iran- one of the biggest illegal cross- among the different apparatuses in crowd of army forces as they gath- plosion was a result of an un- aligned Houthi militias. ing attempts in recent years at hundred Italian soldiers and Kurd- tlements and lateral movement the frontier. ish Peshmerga forces. continue at a preoccupying pace. Jose Antonio Nieto, the The Italian company,TREVI, Ansari explained that a bathy- Spanish interior ministry's state will have about 18 months to pre- metric survey of the bottom of the secretary for security, said about vent the foundations of the dam reservoir in 2011 showed the pres- 800 people had tried to get over from plunging deeper underground, ence of hundreds of sinkholes the fence in the early morning averting an impending catastrophe. north of the dam, some as large as crossing on Friday, and 438 suc- Experts warn that if the dam col- 20 metres, that probably have in- ceeded. lapses, up to 11.11 billion cubic- creased, in number and size, with He said 49 were treated in a metres of water known as Lake time. The Mosul Dam, the fourth Ceuta hospital for injuries. Two Dahuk, will submerge Mosul and largest in the Middle East, is built police officers were also slight- create an inundation that will af- on unstable grounds and its col- ly injured. Nieto said some peo- fect the lives of millions of people lapse is inevitable [Ahmed Jadal- ple used sticks and stones living along the banks of the Tigris lah/Reuters] against the officers. river. "I don't know if it's a race Fact Sheet Walls of Shame: The Span- against time, but we have the If the 113 metre-tall dam col- ish-Moroccan Border know-how and the technology to lapses, it would submerge Mosul. Television images showed make the dam safe for the time- The World Bank has funded a many people celebrating and giv- being," said a company source on $300m contract for Italian compa- ing victory signs on having made the phone, on condition of ano- ny, TREVI, to take charge and start it across. nymity for security reasons. More working on maintenance to try and It was one of the biggest funds are needed to save Mosul keep the dam safe. Mosul Dam in mass charges in recent years on dam in Iraq Under a $300m con- the fourth largest in the Middle Ceuta's border barrier, known as tract, funded by the World Bank, East at 3.4km in length. the "killer fence" because of the the Italian company is doing main- If the dam were to collapse, it barbed and bladed wire that caps tenance and repair works, in addi- puts nearly seven million Iraqis in it. "Fortunately, we did not have tion to consolidating the founda- danger. to regret any deaths or too many tions of the dam with injections of Iraqi environmentalist Azzam injuries this time," Helena Male- a cement mix, in a process called al-Wash said the dam's movement no Garzon, a member of the grouting. The engineering compa- may not seem to be very large, but Caminando Fronteras (Walking ny is also training local staff to use for a dam of such significant size, Borders) group that works with its technology. it may be a tell-tale sign of an up- potential border violators in But scientists say the repairs coming disaster. Referring to the Morocco, told The Associated are just a temporary solution and repair works, he said: "this is akin Press news agency by telephone that the Iraqi population should to putting a Band-Aid on a gun- from Tangiers city. get ready to evacuate the Tigris' shot wound and pretending that She said those attempting banks. "No matter how much everything is going to be all right". the crossing include teenagers grouting and maintenance the com- An in-depth study by the Eu- and minors fleeing conflict in pany will do, it may expand the ropean Commission's Science Cen- Mali, or who had lost family life span of the dam, but it is just tre, released last April, puts the through the Ebola disease in going to delay the disaster," said number of Iraqis that could be af- Guinea. Nadhir al-Ansari, professor of fected by the dam's floodwater af- water resources and environmen- ter its collapse at seven million. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.

MONDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] By Massoumeh Torfeh Email: [email protected] Tajikistan may be a small coun- try in Central Asia, but it was www.afghanistantimes.af once hailed by the United Na- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi tions as one of the few interna- tional success stories of peace Advisory editorial board and reconciliation. Yet the events of this year Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, alone have turned Tajikistan into a model, not for success, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir but for the failure of the inter- national community in sustain- Graphic-Designer: ing the democratic achieve- Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi ments of a nation that lost Marketing & Advertising: 100,000 lives to end a five-year civil war between 1992 and Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 1997. Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan The Tajik president, Emo- mali Rahmon, has moved to Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 make himself president for life, Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press ban and imprison all opposi- tion and silence the media - and the world has remained silent. Today is the 17th anniver- The constitution says sary of the Electoral Law of December 10, 1999, which led to the first multi-party elections Article 34: observed by the UN and the Article Thirty-Four: Freedom of expression shall be inviolable. Every Afghan shall have the Organisation for Security and right to express thoughts through speech, writing, illustrations as well as other means in Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). accordance with provisions of this constitution. Every Afghan shall have the right, according This was supposed to put to provisions of law, to print and publish on subjects without prior submission to state in place a parliament truly re- authorities. Directives related to the press, radio and television as well as publications and flective of the peace and rec- other mass media shall be regulated by law. onciliation accord of June 1997, guaranteeing a power-sharing system with a 30 percent quota Yet in the process, the par- in June 2015, Ban and Rahmon While it has criticised the pro- of positions for the opposition, ty made too many concessions discussed water sanitation. In cesses every time, it has not made up mainly of the Islamic to the president to ensure a joint press conference that been outspoken enough about Renaissance Party of Tajikistan those government posts re- followed, one small sentence the failures of the electoral pro- (IRPT) and the Democratic Par- main intact. This, in turn, creat- was uttered about "implement- cess, the sham referendums ty of Tajikistan. ed conflict within the IRPT lead- ing UN human rights recom- and the human rights abuses. Today, that opposition is all ership, and deep frustration mendations". As for Iran and Russia, the but obliterated. Many have among many of its members. Even at the outset, when two main supporters of the faced suspicious deaths, oth- The failed democratisation President Rahmon changed the conflicting sides, they seem to ers allegations of terrorism in in Tajikistan provides a perfect constitution to increase his ten- have concluded a more impor- "blatantly unfair [trials] behind breeding ground for youth rad- ure from five to seven years, tant deal between themselves closed doors, marred by seri- icalisation. the UN and the OSCE stood by over regional power-sharing. ous violations of due process Moreover, IRPT did not use in silaence. This is why Iran has remained and credible allegations of tor- its power for protecting demo- A special UN office was set surprisingly silent on the treat- ture or ill-treatment in pre-trial cratic institutions and demo- up in May 2000 with the task of ment of Islam and the IRPT, The Milad-un-Nabi, (the birth day of Prophet Mohammad detention." In May 2016, Tajik cratic rights. Some IRPT mem- "helping to build democratic in- which it once supported whole- (PBUH) was observed Sunday all over the world. It is cele- prosecutors demanded life sen- bers continued to use mosques stitutions, and promoting re- heartedly. tences for leaders of IRPT, and madrasas for political ac- spect for human rights", but it While the international brated in the third month of the Islamic calendar.Aimed at mass which was banned in Septem- tivities, despite a legal prohibi- proved ineffective. community remains silent on commemoration of this holy day, all Islamic countries declared ber 2015. tion. The president used their Other UN agencies have the abuses in Tajikistan, its Tajik President Rahmon, in activities as an excuse to ban been equally silent. While Pres- failed democratisation has be- public holidays. In Afghanistan we also celebrated this pre- power since 1992, has gradual- and confront them, and then to ident Rahmon has taken part in come a perfect breeding ground cious day widely. ly tightened the noose: taking prohibit Islamic teaching. several UNESCO events, cele- for youth radicalisation. Offi- full control of the parliament, Now, 70 percent of all brating Tajik culture, UNESCO cial figures say 1,094 Tajik na- President Ashraf Ghani, speaking in an event celebrating the judiciary and the elections mosques are closed. Important has never highlighted the tionals have joined the Islamic Milad-un-Nabi, said Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) wanted in- process, thus overruling the preachers, such as Eishan abysmal state of freedom of State of Iraq and the Levant justice and oppression to be removed from the society. “Wel- separation of powers. Nourdinjon Tourajonzoda and expression in the arts (and oth- (ISIL, known as ISIS). Other Controversial constitution- Eishan Abdul Khalil, are er sectors) in Tajikistan. militant groups in the region fare of the country is in peace, not in war.” He called on anti- al amendments in May 2016 banned from preaching, reli- Human Rights Watch and area also recruiting: the Taliban government armed insurgents to join Afghan-led and Afghan granted him to rule indefinite- gious schools have been Reporters Without Borders in Afghanistan, Islamic Move- ly, effectively removing all the closed down and there are cas- have often raised alarms over ment of Uzbekistan and the Ui- owned peace and reconciliation process. He called on the mil- term limitations. The minimum es of forced beard-shaving and the treatment of imprisoned ghur East Turkestan Islamic itants to shun destructive activities. age for a candidate has been removal of headscarves. Mu- journalists, but little UN or Movement of China. lowered so that the president hiddin Kabiri, the leader of OSCE condemnation has been It will soon be clear that this The High Peace Council (HPC) also asked Taliban militants could hand over to his son. IRPT, escaped Tajikistan and is voiced. international silence will cost to renounce violence and join the peace process. The HPC in a Where did all go wrong? currently somewhere in Eu- Khikmatullo Sayfullozoda, the region dearly. But how did this drastic rope, fearing for his life. the editor of Najot, a newspa- Massoumeh Torfeh is the statement said that despite many problems, it has been able to misuse of a UN-observed rec- International silence per linked to IRPT was arrest- former director of strategic contact different groups of militants and invite them to peace. onciliation accord happen, and The second reason for the ed in September 2015, and sen- communication at the UN As- Moreover, they urged armed militants to signal positively to why are the UN, OSCE, Russia deterioration is that the need tenced to 16 years in prison. sistance Mission for Afghani- and Iran, which designed and for post-conflict stabilisation in Harassment of independent stan and is currently a research the peace talks, and prevent the country from further troubles. observed the process, quiet? Tajikistan was never tackled journalists has also intensified. associate at the London The call for peace, despite several timesof rejection comes The first reason is the seriously by the two main in- Mohiedin Dustov, the editor of School of Economics and Po- weakness of the opposition it- ternational guarantors: the Nigoh newspaper, is receiving litical Science specialising in as recently Taliban posed new demands to peace talks. A Qa- self. The leader of the IRPT, OSCE and the UN. Both organ- death threats. Several lawyers Iran, Afghanistan and Central tar-based Taliban spokesman, SohailShaheentermed the US-led Said Abdullah Nuri, presided isations initially pledged "con- who defended the IRPT's lead- Asia. over a party that became pow- tinued international support", ers were themselves tried and She was the UN spokesper- foreign troops in Afghanistan as the “root cause” of war and its erful in the year 2000, with its yet neither really followed convicted, while two-thirds of son in Tajikistan between 1998 continuation. members filling most of the through. the country's lawyers have and 2000 during the peace and government positions allocat- On the 10th anniversary of been disbarred. reconciliation process. “That is why there is need for America and its allies to come ed. It had transformed from an the peace accord, a statement The OSCE having the The views expressed in this to the table for direct talks with the Islamic Emirate (the Tali- armed organisation to one com- by the UN Secretary-General "longest-running operation in article are the author's own and ban) for negotiating and end to the occupation,” Shaheen was mitted to peaceful and legal Ban Ki-moon made no mention Central Asia", has observed do not necessarily reflect Al quoted by several media. political methods. of any problems. At a meeting five elections in Tajikistan. Jazeera's editorial policy. Such statement raise may eyebrows, because Afghan gov- ernment always asked the Taliban to come to the table of nego- tiations. They’re (Taliban) reconciliationdirectly facilitates the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country. There would no question, once Taliban stop killing of innocent people. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “The most hated person in the sight of Allah is the most quarrelsome person,” (Bukhari). It is time for the Taliban to stop being quarrelsome persons and come honestly to the table of talks. Such mere demands will cure nothing, rather complicate the peace process. We are all Muslims. There is no doubt. “Be kind to your children, and perfect their manners,” this the teachings of Islam. However, the children and civilians are bearing the brunt of causalities at high level.Taliban and other militant outfits must stop killing innocent human being. The Holy Quran says, “whoever kills a person unjustly, it is a though he has killed all mankind. 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By Ahmed Al Sheikh themselves being descendants considered an enemy and are In the social media era, every- of settlers and immigrants. being attacked constantly. body publishes whatever they They used it to promote their In days after Trump won want. Fake news websites are electoral programme and en- the presidential elections, he widely common, publishing lies courage anti-liberal sentiments. would often go on social me- and fabricated news. Far-right At the same time, Hillary dia and accuse media organi- politicians in the post-truth era Clinton's campaign was not as sations of provoking protests appeal to emotions and impose effective in mobilising voters against him. personal views; they hide the on those platforms, appealing He behaved like the lead- truth and convince people of to their emotions or encourag- ers of what the West calls "the what is untrue. ing their populist instincts. third world", many of whom Where do mainstream me- Trump's camp did not seek have blamed Western media for dia organisations stand in the objectivity and integrity in their their failure. Using social me- post-truth era? How do they campaign, but their social me- dia to spread truth maintain people's trust, identi- dia posts were immediately re- So, facing this juggernaut ty, credibility and originality? ceived by white voters as in- of misinformation, what do The British Oxford Dictio- disputable facts. This is the mainstream media organisa- nary made "post-truth" word of problem with social media tions do? Mainstream media the year. It defines it as: "relat- tools. They offer a quick way must use social media tools in- ing to or denoting circumstanc- to convey one-sided informa- tensively in order to defend the es in which objective facts are tion or opinion, without the op- truth, present the correct infor- less influential in shaping pub- tion or capability to verify the mation and balance opinions. lic opinion than appeals to authenticity of this information Arab mainstream media is emotion and personal belief". or to present the opposite opin- the most in need of this in the The Listening Post: Speak- ion for the sake of balance. post-truth era, as the wave of ing truth to power - Journalism By contrast, traditional me- racism and Islamophobia is in a post-fact era (8:22) dia are platforms that pursue strengthening representations It is the post-truth era, the presentation of opposing of our culture and values as when the West goes backwards opinions and fully detailed ob- backwards and reactionary. and gives up the values of lib- jective information. It is important to do an in- eralism, objectivity, integrity, It is no surprise, therefore, trospection and see what we are powers, such as Abd al-Karim mainstream media organisa- maintain the context of their identity with what does not suit human solidarity and globali- that the far-right has found so- currently presenting to the al-Khattabi, Ahmed Urabi, Ab- tions took it into consideration core and original content, based them. Ahmed Al Sheikh is the sation, which had been praised cial media much more useful and young generations and how it delhamid Ben Badis, Ahmed and adopted it as part of their on which they built their expe- former chief editor of Al Jazeera by many of its intellectuals. conducive to their message does not properly challenge Ben Bella, Hassan al-Banna, visions. rience and people's trust, thus Arabic. He worked for BBC Ar- Francis Fukuyama, being one than traditional media. these hateful discourses. Most Gamal Abdel Nasser and oth- In the post-truth era, main- becoming their main asset. abic before joining Al Jazeera of them, once said (though lat- Peddling false information online media programming fol- ers? Why don't we use them to stream media, and particularly In the post-truth era, main- in 1996. He has worked in the er retracted his stance) that his- Another negative effect of lows the idea that our youth reinforce in their hearts and TV channels, must formulate a stream media organisations media field for almost 40 years. tory ended here at the borders the overuse of social media want something fun and quick. souls the values of Arabism, clear vision based on their ex- must maintain their identity, in The views expressed in this of political and cultural liberal- platforms to convey informa- But, if we follow this logic religious tolerance and human perience and expertise, away which they take pride in front article are the author's own and ism. tion and opinions is the bub- in the content we produce, we solidarity? from amateur experimenting and of other people. They should do not necessarily reflect Al It is the post-truth era, ble phenomenon, where users will just encourage the shallow- All of this is possible if imitating others. They must never trade the elements of this Jazeera's editorial policy. when the West resorts to pop- with matching political views ness of the youth's knowledge. ulism, which ushered in the exchange one-sided informa- Who says our youth would likes of Donald Trump and will tion and opinions that suit their not watch detailed and serious probably pave the way for own convictions, reinforcing productions, if they were well- rightist Francois Fillon, to win them even further, even if those made, visually appealing and the elections in France, or per- were based on false informa- quick? Such production is not haps even his rival the far-right tion. difficult to make. leader Marine Le Pen. Social media also distanc- Besides, our causes and It is the post-truth era, es people, because it limits torn realities deserve to be con- when Britain exits the Europe- communication to mobile tinuously presented to our an Union because it rejects the phones. It deprives people of youth, so that they learn from policy of open borders be- human contact and the accom- what happened in the past to By Abdulrahman al-Rashed of the region’s crises. The signifi- them to fight in Syria and Iraq. It’s wants to alter political geography tween member countries and panying intimacy and ex- prepare for the future. cance of Gulf countries is a lot big- also pursuing a sectarian war in and dominate the north, east and Before he was declared king and ger than the size of its citizen pop- Yemen. The alliance between ter- south of the Arabian Peninsula - a only wants to benefit from the change of opinions, which For example, we need to re- before he was named crown prince, EU, but refuses to pay back. could lead to changing a wrong member and remind youth of ulations and these states currently rorism and sectarianism is clear and move that will threaten the coun- King Salman bin Abdulaziz was play a balancing role in the region the only party which benefits cil’s survival and its members’ safe- It is the post-truth era, impression or correcting an in- what Britain's Mark Sykes, known for handling Gulf affairs in when Vladimir Putin slams the accurate belief. France's Francois Georges-Pi- amid the absence of traditional from it is Iran while the parties ty. There is no doubt that King the Saudi government. He knows Arab powers. Gulf countries are which lose as a result of it are Syr- Salman, with all the respect he en- truth and oppresses every sin- Mainstream media must use cot and Russia's Sergey Sa- the Gulf well, its countries, roy- trying to fill the vacuum which re- ia, Iraq and Yemen. This also joys and thanks to his expertise gle opposing voice in Russia, social media tools intensively zonov cooked up in 1916's als, government, people and his- sulted from the revolutions and threatens the rest of the region, and special relations with the Gulf, supports the likes of Trump and in order to defend the truth, agreement to partition the Ot- tory. He also knows about their chaos of the Arab Spring as they including Gulf states. is capable of correcting, or rather Le Pen, and anyone else who present the correct information toman Empire. affairs and about bilateral and mu- are now the only standing pillars Riyadh knows that the solu- developing, Gulf relations and end- calls for isolationism and and balance opinions. Arab mainstream media li- tual relations. Although relations of the region, especially since ev- tion to confront all these accumu- ing disputes amid the real threats between Gulf Cooperation Coun- eryone is preoccupied with the lating crises and enemies’ alliances which the region is going through chants the slogans "Russia Besides, tens of thousands braries are full of images and cil member states are close due to First, France first, America of "fake news" websites have footage, and we can use the struggle of survival. is through the cooperation of the in general and which the Gulf is what they have in common, these The most important project GCC. Most of these countries, if going through in particular. So, can first". emerged, offering false informa- Sykes-Picot agreement materi- relations do require a sensitive ap- But how did we get here, to tion to an audience that is used al to make short videos and for Riyadh is to resume convinc- they reunite and agree, are capable those who have disputes among proach. ing the group of Gulf states to of forming a massive front against each other put their controversial the post-truth era? And how to traditional media doing the present them to our youth. This Most GCC member states are work together to confront Iran Iran and its allies and against ter- matters on hold, at least tempo- can we get out? fact-checking for it and that will urge them to think about aware of the transformations in the We can look at the royal tour rorist groups, including ISIS and rarily? A far-right and social me- believes anything that appears what happened and what might region, of the threats resulting from within the framework of improv- al-Qaeda. They would be capable This article was first published dia symbiosis We, journalists, on a presentable webpage. happen with a "new Sykes-Pi- them and of the problems of inter- ing relations inside the GCC, a bloc of settling international stances in Asharq al-Awsat on December have been happily using social With these websites and cot" being planned in front of national relations with concerned which has remained steadfast de- which fluctuated during the phase 11, 2016. Abdulrahman al-Rashed countries. They are also aware of spite previous disputes and de- of chaos. They can finalize the is the former General Manager of media platforms since they ap- social media tools multiplying, our own eyes in the Middle the issues which pose difficulties peared. We still stress their im- it seems that we have become East. spite the sometimes different vi- stances of most superpowers in Al Arabiya News Channel. A vet- for their economies, their govern- sions regarding the council’s re- their favor if they can form a uni- eran and internationally acclaimed portant role in spreading infor- helpless and unable to stop the Besides fun, light and quick ments’ budgets and their domestic mation. However, what we have flow of false information or one- productions, we can present to sponsibilities toward the region’s fied stance regarding most of the journalist, he is a former editor-in- and foreign commitments, espe- affairs. Everyone is aware that the region’s affairs. chief of the London-based leading witnessed during Trump's cam- sided opinions. our youth the history of the cially following the collapse of oil GCC is a necessity amid the sur- There’s no doubt that ever Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat, where paign, and those of far-right This is the post-truth era! Palestinian cause in short vid- prices and the overflow of produc- rounding crises. since he assumed power, King Sal- he still regularly writes a political candidates on the other side of It is when lies replace the truth, eos revealing the scope of the tion which once again threatens During the GCC summit which man has sought to narrow distanc- column. He has also served as the the Atlantic, is how social me- emotions replace honesty, per- tragedy and the grave disap- revenues and their political clout. was held in the Bahraini capital last es between Gulf capitals consid- editor of Asharq al-Awsat’s sister dia has been exploited to dis- sonal analysis replaces verified pointment caused by friends King Salman’s tour of the Gulf, week, King Salman said crises are ering he knows them well as he’s publication, al-Majalla. Through- which included four capitals, and marked with “terrorism and do- dealt with their leaders and insti- out his career, Rashed has inter- seminate untruths. It is like the information and one opinion and strangers alike. his participation in the Gulf Sum- old Arab proverb: The magic replaces multiple opinions. Why don't we use these mestic disputes,” adding that tutions for a long time. viewed several world leaders, with mit in Bahrain are both a bid to “bloodshed is an inevitable result After the royal tour and the his articles garnering worldwide turned on the magician. This is the post-truth era, short videos to keep our youth improve relations - something the Social media was the most when extremists use social me- constantly informed about the of the alliance between terrorism, GCC summit’s conclusion, the recognition, and he has successful- Gulf region needs. The stability of sectarianism and flagrant interfer- most important project for Riy- ly led Al Arabiya to the highly re- effective tool used by Trump dia as alternative communica- tragedies in Syria and Iraq and the Middle East is mainly the re- ences.” By that, he indicates that adh is to resume convincing the garded, thriving and influential and his right-wing Anglo-Sax- tion channels to the mainstream the miserable stories of refu- sponsibility of Gulf countries Iran leads the sectarian armies and group of Gulf states to work to- position it is in today. He tweets on camp of people who could media organisations (which gees across the world? which are a major party in many militias of five countries and uses gether to confront Iran which @aalrashed not accept a black president in used to ignore them) to pro- Why don't we use those the White House and who mote their extremism. short videos to remind the were worried that immigrants Now, these same main- youth of the nation's revolu- would replace them, despite stream media organisations are tionists who fought colonial LETTER TO THE EDITOR By Samar Fatany cial trends. General Electric and some are in- Lubna Olayan, the chief exec- Social injustice against wom- volved in research work at King utive of Olayan Financing Com- In a Royal Decree on December 2, en requires effective laws, so that Abdulaziz City for Science and pany, in her presentation at the Custodian of the Two Holy all are aware of women’s legal rights Technology (KACST). MiSK forum held in Riyadh re- Mosques King Salman reshuffled and violators are held accountable Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd cently said, “It has been our expe- Substandard food items for transgressions. Fortunately, University in Dammam opened its the country’s top religious body, rience, and that of other organiza- the Council of Senior Scholars, and there are more men today who electrical engineering college for tions, that Saudi women have con- Afghanistan is a consumer society and most of the products in the market are being the consultative Shoura Council. welcome the participation of women in 2016. “We are planning sistently proven their profession- imported from neighboring countries. The main problem with the imported goods is New members of the Council of women in all government sectors. to open other engineering programs al worth despite a culture that lim- that they are mostly substandard, particularly those being imported from Pakistan. Senior Scholars include moderate Educated and capable women for women because there is a de- its their roles and career advance- However, the government should assign a commission that copes with the challenge clerics who support a more liberal have succeeded in leadership and mand for female engineers,” said ment; irrespective of financial lifestyle promoting entertainment management positions in the pri- Dr. Muhammad S. Al-Mulhem, where it consists of officials from ministries of Interior; Public Health; and Irrigation, vate sector. There are also many vice rector of the university. He needs. These traditions are deeply and women’s participation in the embedded in our social and eco- Agriculture and Livestock as well as Attorney General Office, Afghanistan Chamber labor force. The Royal Decree also who are highly qualified and are said that female engineering gradu- contributing in various fields. ates are absorbed in giant compa- nomic infrastructure, and have re- of Commerce and Industries, Independent Directorate of Security and Afghanistan appointed three members to the sulted in decades of negligible in- Shoura Council who represent a Some 500 students are pursu- nies like Saudi Aramco and Sabic. National Standard Authority. ing electrical and computer engi- “There is a growing demand for volvement of women in the work- The commission frequently should visit shops and collected tons of poor quality food new wave of young, accomplished force, particularly in sectors other and progressive women. Lina Al- neering in Effat University and six- our law program as well,” said Dr. stuffs from Kabul markets. The commission should control quality of commodities in ty percent of students are major- Al-Mulhem. than education and healthcare.” maeena, the youngest, is a popu- How privatization, salary cuts the country’s ports and customs instead of domestic markets, and should stop import lar sports advocate; Mody Al- ing in architecture. Dr. Zainab Furthermore, the inclusion of Abuelma’atti, Assistant Professor women in the workforce at all lev- and the hike in fees will affect our of sub-standard goods to the country. Khalaf is a prominent former dip- fiscal future over the next decade Mudasir Ahmad, Kabul, Afghanistan, Kabul lomat and Kawthar Al-Arbash is a and Dean of Admission and Regis- els could reduce the dependence journalist who is better known as tration at Effat University, said on on foreign labor. This process has are also issues of public concern. the mother of a martyr who the sidelines of a higher education already started and an example of There are a lot of uncertainties and stopped a Daesh attack on a conference in Dubai that “the rea- this is the employment of women the consequences are still unclear mosque. son the colleges of engineering and as receptionists, office workers and to working-class Saudis. architecture and design are popu- sales assistants and in the produc- Young entrepreneurs starting Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must The new appointments are quite significant as they indicate a lar is because there is a huge de- tion lines of some factories and their own businesses are facing have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: mand now for female engineers.” industrial units. major obstacles especially when it [email protected] new inclusive and moderate direc- tion toward modernizing the King- How privatization, salary cuts Women can now be the solu- comes to hiring expatriate employ- dom and marginalizing the hard- and the hike in fees will affect our tion to the vast dependence on for- ees on work visas and dealing with liners who do not support the Saudi fiscal future over the next decade eign labor in Saudi Arabia. Unfor- new tax regulations that in many Vision 2030 reforms. are also issues of public concern. tunately, progress has been slow cases make opening stores and Disclaimer: Meanwhile, the transforma- There are a lot of uncertainties and due to social inhibitions and cul- manufacturing centers financially tion plan to implement efficient the consequences are still unclear tural barriers. However, economic unrealistic. Qualified young wom- cooperation between the ministries to working-class Saudis necessity dictates the participa- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are Samar Fatany tion of women in the national econ- en if denied opportunities would of justice, education and labor may ultimately opt to seek better pros- those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or finally create the necessary poli- Many Effat University engi- omy. Economists affirm that in- neering and architecture graduates vestment in women is the way for- pects and search elsewhere for opinions of the Afghanistan Times. cies to support women and end more business-friendly environ- the prevailing discriminatory so- are working with the mayoralty. ward and the most effective means Some students are working with of eliminating poverty. ments. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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One image captures a fierce shoot- Mexican music, fashion, and lan- child." al state that protesters took to the listen to narcocorridos," Felix said. drug trafficker as an almost un- ridos. out between rival drug cartels, with guage - on local children. Michoacan state has been at streets to demand the release of "Plenty of us reflect narco-culture touchable figure," Chavez Martin- "They've tried, but they've had several lifeless bodies slumped on "We never thought we would the centre of the drug war since Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El in our dress or word choice. It's ez told Al Jazeera. "A species of few real results," said Anajilda the street in pools of their own find this in primary schools," Pri- December 2006, when Mexico's Chapo" Guzman after his arrest in Sinaloa. That's the culture here." antihero, but a figure worthy of Mondaca Cota, a social scientist blood. Another shows a gang mem- eto Quezada told Al Jazeera. government launched a full mili- 2014. His subsequent prison es- Jose de Jesus Chavez Martin- admiration." at Culiacan's Western University. ber hurling a grenade at a police "These children know more about tary offensive against cartels in the cape further cemented his folk hero ez, a lecturer in communication Mexican narco-culture dates "The phenomenon of drug traffick- officer. A third features a collec- the history of the drug trade than state. status and when he was recaptured sciences at the university, conduct- back at least 45 years [PDF], when ing has permeated all levels of the tion of Kalashnikov and Armalite the history of Mexico." While the security forces failed last January, police had to patrol ed an analysis of 42 samples of Sinaloans formed cartels in re- population." assault rifles, the weapons of Most of this knowledge is to restore order, the crackdown hit the streets to prevent another em- classroom desk graffiti. Allusions sponse to the growing demand for Mondaca Cota told Al Jazeera choice for Mexico's cartel hitmen. gleaned from the morbidly graphic civilians hard, with complaints of barrassing display of support. to the drug trade featured promi- illicit drugs in the United States. that the state must focus on edu- These are not photographs, website The Narco Blog and from mistreatment to the National Hu- A study of graffiti at the West- nently, with references to "bucho- "I don't think the government cation and poverty in order to re- but children's drawings depicting narcocorridos, Mexican folk bal- man Rights Commission (CNDH) ern University in Culiacan, the nas" [cartel-affiliated girlfriends] has designed a programme or strat- duce cartel recruitment. She argued the harsh realities of Mexico's de- lads that glorify drug traffickers. in Michoacan increasing more than state capital, revealed that well- and drawings of the expensive egy that can compete with the cul- cade-long drug war. They uncover Many children could name person- 2,000 percent in five years [PDF]. educated undergraduates are also SUVs favoured by drug traffick- tural influence of drug trafficking," that citizens need to resist despair the mental scars borne by a gener- al heroes from the world of organ- "We noticed the children made immersed in narco-culture. ers. said Tomas Guevara, a psycholo- and actively speak out against the ation exposed to extreme violence, ised crime. Some had over 100 nar- no distinction between police and Francisco Felix is a student and One drawing depicts a dark gy professor at the Autonomous destructive influence of the drug many of whom distrust govern- cocorridos downloaded on their criminals," said Cristian Lopez singer who performs narcocorridos vehicle and an AK-47 hovering in University of Sinaloa. trade. ment forces and admire narco-cul- phones. Raventos, a psychology professor such as "El Mercenario" (The midair. In the foreground, a terri- Local authorities have made "In the face of narco-culture, ture. While the internet has popu- who helped select drawings for the Mercenary) and "El Bajito" (The fied soldier looks away, unable to attempts to combat narco-culture, we need to look for a more peace- Elementary school students larised narco-culture, the students' book. One shows an angry police Short Man), an homage to Guz- face the menacing threat behind including violence prevention pro- ful path," she reflected. "We hope produced the drawings as part of drawings and interviews revealed officer pointing his gun at a civil- man. him. grammes in schools and banning that society can somehow recover an investigation into the effects of that much of what they see online ian. Another depicts a giant shoe "About 40 percent of students "Many young people see the public performances of narcocor- what it has lost." the conflict on children in north- is reflected in their daily lives. In labelled "justice" crushing young ern Jalisco, an impoverished area recent years, the remote munici- victims. plagued by violent crime. palities of northern Jalisco have The pictures also point to an More than 500 children be- seen gun battles as opposing car- awareness that cartels prey on tween the ages of eight and 13 par- tels battle for control of the region. minors. ticipated in the study, which was "There are lots of drug traf- More than 19,000 children and led by Maria Teresa Prieto Queza- fickers in these parts," said Juan, young people under the age of 19 da, an educational psychologist at 10. "Every day you see federal were murdered between 2007 and the University of Guadalajara. police, state police, the navy and 2015, according to Mexico's Na- The investigation involved army. When you see them pass, tional Institute of Statistics and surveys and interviews, as well as you know something's going Geography (INEGI). To drug traf- drawing. Most subjects portrayed down." fickers, children represent a low- themselves as victims or trauma- No distinction between police cost pool of recruits. Around tised spectators of the drug war, a and criminals 30,000 have been pushed into ac- conflict that has claimed more than A drawing competition to tive participation in the ongoing 170,000 lives since December 11, mark Mexican independence in conflict, according to Child Rights 2006 [PDF], when then-President neighbouring Michoacan state elic- Network, an alliance of civic or- Felipe Calderon deployed troops ited similar results, with children ganisations in Mexico [PDF]. in an ill-fated attempt to stamp out interpreting the theme "The Mex- Experts believe this heightened organised crime. ico I live" as a prompt to portray exposure to violence carries into A collection of Kalashnikov their experiences with drug-relat- the classroom, where seven out of and Armalite assault rifles ed violence. 10 primary and secondary school [Stephen Woodman/Al Jazeera] Of vast majority of the 3,500 students have suffered bullying or Admiration for outlaws elementary school children who harassment, according to the Prieto Quezada's most dis- participated in the contest depict- CNDH [PDF]. turbing find was that many of the ed crime and injustice. Forty-five "Educational institutions are a children respected drug traffickers. drawings were collected into a barometer for the problems in their "Sometimes I think I would like book that was published by the communities," said Juan Martin to be like them," David, 11, told Michoacan state Human Rights Perez Garcia, executive director of researchers. "I would like the pow- Commission and a local universi- Child Rights Network. er, the money, the luxury cars and ty. Cradle of cartels all the rest. On the other hand, you "The Mexico they perceived Narco-culture originated and don't live as long… People want was not a Mexico where they remains most pervasive in the sun- to come to your house and kill played happily in the streets," said baked highlands of Sinaloa, where you." Ana Maria Mendez Puga, a pro- the local economy revolves around The investigation revealed the fessor of psychology and the co- cannabis and opium production. profound impact of narco-culture compiler of the book. "It was not Sympathy for drug traffickers - a phenomenon that has impacted what you would expect from a runs so high in this western coast-

BANGKOK: It's the sort of sta- Bangkok's turnaround demon- one in Bangkok who would even Bangkok's ubiquitous motorcycle tistic that will make most long- strates at once the far-reaching think of buying an air purifier now. taxis. Zipping through the lanes of term residents of this city sit up positive influence of the EPA and Bangkok's buses and cars have gridlocked cars, motosais - as mo- and do a double take. the potential global repercussions switched to natural gas in recent torcycle taxis are commonly called In a comparison of air quality of any lowering of its standards years [EPA] The rest of the devel- - are the city's get-out-of-jail card in popular tourist destinations, the on Donald Trump's watch. oping world has taken several for those who actually need to get Big Mango - as the Thai capital is On the campaign trail, the Re- steps backwards, sacrificing the somewhere on time and can't af- often called - was found to have publican president-elect repeatedly environment for economic growth. ford to spend an hour stuck in traf- the best air quality of them all. boasted that he would repeal as For instance, four of the 10 cities fic. Authorities pushed motosais The city can be expected to much environmental regulation as in the world with the worst air to adopt cleaner four-stroke en- comfortably outrank fume facto- he could get his hands on. And this pollution are in India, according to gines. The efforts aren't stopping ries like Beijing and Delhi. week, Trump picked a known the WHO. Two are in China. Del- there. The transport ministry is But what's surprising about sceptic of climate science to be the hi comes in at number 11. In fact, now taking steps to purchase 200 this ranking is that Bangkok - once next EPA administrator. 12 out of the 25 worst cities are in electric buses to replace old ones notorious globally for its thick Under siege in Delhi India, while five are in China. Both which are not as environmentally blanket of smog - now outperforms When I first moved to Bangkok countries would do well to look to friendly. San Francisco, Melbourne, Paris in 2010, I barely noticed the dif- Thailand as a role model. One of Bangkok has really cleaned up and Berlin. ference between it and the city I the biggest causes of air pollutants its act, even if most people still For the first time in 20 years, Egyp- economic cooperation, Slovenia is lieved to be a conflict between The change didn't take place had moved from: New Delhi, a city in Bangkok were diesel buses - cling to the old stereotype, with tian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi one of the countries that identify Sunni and Shia forces... Now the overnight. Instead, it was the re- notorious for its dust storms. many of them were also pumping air pollution regularly featuring as made an official visit to Portugal. with the transitional conditions largest Arab Sunni state has taken sult of a concerted, coordinated This November, the Indian out dangerous levels of lead into one of the top concerns in opinion Two weeks later, Sisi received the through which Egypt is going at the side of Syria’s government to effort by the city authorities and capital found itself under siege, the air. Driven by a strong aware- surveys of residents. president of Slovenia in Cairo. The the moment and Egypt needs this become a coalition ally with Rus- international organisations such as choking on smog that was 16 times ness campaign about the environ- In an age when 8.4 million peo- two visits were given extensive kind of support in the European sia. The sectarian interpretation of the World Bank. the level the Indian government mental and health costs of these ple die every year from air pollu- media coverage in Egypt and were Union.” Singer also added that the conflict is not valid anymore,” The strongest proponents of considers acceptable. Things got particles, Thailand managed to go tion-related illnesses, and residents greeted by many as the first steps Donald Trump’s wife is of Slove- he wrote, adding that such trans- these plans were a group of Thai so bad that an emergency was de- lead-free before the US. of most mega-cities find themselves toward a new foreign policy the nian origins. “Establishing ties be- formation is bound to impact the technocrats who had gone to the clared. Schools were shut down as India solar power besieged by smoke, dust, and smog, current regime is planning to adopt. tween Egypt and Slovenia will, balance of power in the region: “a US for higher studies and came residents huddled with their chil- Buses and cars also quickly a tip of the hat then to Bangkok. The choice of countries, however, therefore, be beneficial in US-Egyp- regional anti-terrorism entity or back armed with the regulatory dren by their air purifiers to avoid switched to natural gas, which The heat and humidity here aroused considerable curiosity and tian relations,” he said. He did not, even a military block independent knowledge that underpins the stan- breathing what was the equivalent Thailand possesses in greater quan- can be stifling, but at least I'm not dards of the Environmental Pro- of two packs of cigarettes a day. tity than oil. slowly poisoning myself with made many wonder if Egypt is however, explain how exactly the from the US might emerge at some tection Agency (EPA). In comparison, I don't know any- The other major target were each breath. drifting away from the leaders of two issues are linked. Professor of point in future.” the European Union and forging political science Gehad Ouda ar- Journalist Mohamed Abul new alliances that in the long term gued that Sisi’s visit to Portugal Fadl said that the new shift in could be quite beneficial or wheth- and the Slovenian president’s visit Egypt’s foreign policy is directly er this new approach is a reaction to Cairo reveal a new strategy he linked to three major lessons that to the uncertainty that shrouds is following as far as foreign poli- Egyptian diplomacy has learned Egypt’s relations with superpow- cy is concerned. “Sisi is replacing lately. “First, you cannot bet on ers. Political analyst Moataz Ab- countries in the European Union one horse since there isn’t one sin- del Fattah believes that interest in that still have reservations on their gle party that is capable alone of Portugal could be related to the relationship with Egypt such as resolving a conflict or ending a cri- similarities between them, partic- France and Germany,” he said, sis. Second, there is no place for ularly between the 1974 Carnation adding that while France sells weap- political feuds and wars no longer Revolution and the June 30 pro- ons to Egypt, there is no real part- erupt to settle old scores. Third, it tests that toppled the Muslim nership between the two countries. is important not to put all the eggs Brotherhood in 2013. “It was the “Egypt has problems related to in one basket through being fully army that toppled Salazar’s dicta- tourism and investment with sev- allied to one country or group of torship and General Spinola be- eral European countries including countries because part of power is came president later on,” he wrote. France, Germany, Italy and the always having alternatives,” he “The Portuguese people took to United Kingdom.” Sisi, explained wrote. Journalist Moustafa al- the streets to support the ‘coup’ Ouda, is accessing Europe through Saeid argues, on the other hand, and this turned it into a ‘revolu- “untraditional paths.” against Fadl’s theory, which ac- tion.”’ For Abdel Fattah, Portugal The recent rapprochement cording to him does not work for a has gone through “a political and with Portugal and Slovenia also long time. For Saeid, Egypt has economic cycle” that is very simi- revealed other significant changes been shifting between too many lar to what Egypt is going through in Egypt’s foreign policy that are parties, which made its foreign at the moment and that explains not related to either country. For policy seem too confused. “No why the two countries are getting example, Sisi announced his sup- matter how good you are at ma- closer. “Through dealing with very port for the Syrian army on the neuvering, you can never satisfy similar conditions to ours, Portu- Portuguese TV network RTP: all parties or send mixed signals gal eventually managed to reach the “The priority is that we support because in real crises, avoiding relative stability it is currently en- the national armies to impose con- polarization is extremely difficult,” joying.” Professor of political sci- trol over the territory, deal with he wrote. Saeid said that Egypt is ence Asharf Singer noted that Nass- the extremists, and impose the nec- not currently in a position to take er’s Egypt had very strong ties with essary stability in Libya, Syria and risks in its foreign policy because Yugoslavia, of which Slovenia was Iraq,” he said. According to Tyler it already has too much on its plate part, under Josip Tito so current Durden, this shift is not only sig- domestically. “At this moment, relations are some sort of exten- nificant in the way it reveals a ten- Egypt could simply detach itself sion of this historic alliance. “As dency towards supporting the regionally and internationally and part of the Yugoslav union, Slove- Russian position on Syria, but also only get involved when there is a nia was a strategic industrial base because of the way it alters the direct threat to its security,” he and this continued after it gained entire global perspective on the explained. “Otherwise, Egypt independence then joined the EU Syrian conflict: “In the West, the should better focus on education, in 2007,” he said. “In addition to war in Syria has been widely be- healthcare, and unemployment.” This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Market question of the week: what signal will the Fed send? The last US central bank meeting of the year will unfold on Wednes- day with all eyes on officials’ lat- est assessment of the economy and the press conference of Fed chief Prudential Financial Inc. was ac- amid accusations of a cover-up at not comment on employment mat- bankers, including insurance prod- Janet Yellen. Plenty has changed cused of covering up fraudulent Prudential, alleged fake accounts ters,” Hoffman said. “We are con- uct referrals, which were previous- since their previous gathering just sales of life insurance policies are infecting another financial gi- fident that the court will agree once ly part of the incentive plan. We before the US election. through Wells Fargo & Co. to low- ant. ‘Perp Walk’ the true facts are revealed during made this change because we want Dollar strength and record- income customers, marking the lat- The three employees of Pru- the litigation.” Bogus Accounts to ensure nothing gets in the way breaking US share markets have est flareup of the fake-accounts dential Insurance Co. of America’s Wells Fargo admitted in Sep- of focusing on the best interests of been accompanied by higher Trea- scandal plaguing the third-largest corporate investigations division tember that its bankers may have our customers.” sury yields, which are pricing in a U.S. lender by assets. said executives ignored their re- created millions of fraudulent ac- The Prudential MyTerm poli- quarter percentage-point increase Many of the customers, who ports of the abuses for fear of alien- counts. It fired more than 5,000 cies were aimed at people who in the Federal funds rate. Assum- often had Hispanic last names, ating Wells Fargo as a business employees over five years, refund- couldn’t otherwise obtain life in- ing the Fed delivers the first nudge didn’t know what they had pur- partner. They said they were ed customers and agreed to pay surance and could be purchased higher in official borrowing costs chased and there were “a large num- placed on administrative leave and fines totaling $185 million. That only at kiosks located at Wells for a year, the focus will be on the ber of similarities” between the escorted from the building in a was followed by congressional Fargo branches or online using trajectory of tightening for 2017 way Wells Fargo employees “perp walk” and now have a hearings and Stumpf’s resignation Wells Fargo credit cards or bank and 2018. There is some risk that opened bogus bank accounts with- “threat of imminent termination on Oct. 12. The bank still faces accounts, according to the com- hawkish members of the Federal out customers’ knowledge and the hanging over their heads,” accord- dozens of lawsuits by former em- plaint. Prudential’s Review Open Market Committee lift their OPEC and non-OPEC producers as prices continue to rise, compli- way Prudential’s “MyTerm” pol- ing to a copy of the complaint in ployees, customers and investors. A review found that 70 per- forecasts for where they expect on Saturday reached their first deal ance will erode," said veteran icies were sold by the bank, three New Jersey state court that was Wells Fargo, which isn’t a defen- cent of the policies sold in 2014, rates to head. since 2001 to curtail oil output OPEC watcher and founder of Pira of the insurer’s former employees confirmed by a lawyer for the dant in the lawsuit against Pruden- the year the program started, Until now the FOMC had jointly and ease a global glut after Energy consultancy Gary Ross. said in a lawsuit filed in New Jer- plaintiffs. The lawsuit, reported tial, has eliminated product sales lapsed, and that sales of the poli- forecast two rate increases during more than two years of low prices Amrita Sen from consultancy sey state court. late Friday by the New York goals that helped fuel the creation cies spiked near the end of each 2017, but that was before Donald that overstretched many budgets Energy Aspects said: "Compared Three months after the Wells Times, couldn’t be confirmed im- of fake accounts by bankers eager quarter, according to the complaint. Trump’s election victory and the and spurred unrest in some coun- to two months ago when the pros- Fargo scandal erupted, resulting in mediately in court records. for bonuses or fearing being fired. The policies were sold predomi- prospect of substantial fiscal stim- tries. pects of a deal were fading rapid- the October departure of Chief “These former employees Mary Eshet, a spokeswoman nantly to people with Hispanic ulus next year. With the deal finally signed ly, this is a huge turnaround. Skep- Executive Officer John Stumpf, the were terminated for appropriate for the bank, said selling those in- names in Southern California, “The biggest hawkish risk is after almost a year of arguing within tics will argue about compliance San Francisco-based lender is still and legitimate reasons that were surance products was required as South Florida and southern regions that the number of FOMC partic- the Organization of the Petroleum but the symbolism in itself cannot struggling to move past the crisis. entirely unrelated to Prudential’s part of Wells Fargo employees’ of Texas and Arizona, according to ipants that expect three or more Exporting Countries and mistrust be understated." Even as Donald Trump’s surprise business with Wells Fargo and Pru- incentive plans, but no longer is. the plaintiffs. election may ease pressure from dential’s decision to examine sales “As of October 1, we elimi- Invoking New Jersey’s Con- hikes in 2017 increases from the in the willingness of non-OPEC Ross added that OPEC would seven dots at the September meet- Russia to play ball, the market's target an oil price of $60 per barrel Washington, an attempt to force of the MyTerm product,” Scot nated product sales goals for retail scientious Employee Protection aggrieved customers into closed- Hoffman, a spokesman for the in- bankers,” she said in an e-mail. Act, the three seek lost wages and ing,’’ says Steven Englander, glo- focus will now switch to compli- as anything above that could en- bal head of currency strategy at ance with the agreement. courage rival production. door arbitration is drawing a legis- surer, said in an e-mailed statement. “There are no incentives for direct other compensation, plus punitive lative backlash in California. Now, “Beyond that, Prudential does or referred product sales for retail damages. Citi. “The market could probably OPEC has a long history of Oil prices have more than swallow eight or nine but if it goes cheating on output quotas. The fact halved in the past two years after above 10, it would probably be that Nigeria and Libya were ex- Saudi Arabia raised output steep- viewed as a warning shot about the empt from the deal due to produc- ly in an attempt to drive higher- possibility of a steeper pace next tion-denting civil strife will further cost producers such as U.S. shale year.’’ pressure OPEC leader Saudi Ara- firms out of the market. Will US equities maintain their bia to shoulder the bulk of supply The plunge in oil to below $50 bullish momentum? reductions. per barrel - and sometimes even Mr Trump may have sold his Russia, which 15 years ago below $30 - from as high as $115 failed to deliver on promises to cut in mid-2014 has helped reduce stock holdings earlier this year, but in tandem with OPEC, is expected growth in U.S. shale output. plenty are buying and have sent to perform real output reductions But it also hit the revenues of Wall Street further into record ter- this time. But analysts question oil-dependent economies including ritory. Since the US election the whether many other non-OPEC Saudi Arabia and Russia, prompt- S&P 500 has gained more than producers are attempting to ing the two largest exporters of $900bn in market value, with fi- present a natural decline in output crude to start their first oil coop- nancials accounting for 40 per cent as their contribution to the deal. eration talks in 15 years. of that shift, according to S&P "This agreement cements and In April in Doha, an attempt Global’s Howard Silverblatt. The prepares us for long-term cooper- to clinch a deal collapsed. Novak Non-OPEC oil producers agreed 600,000 bpd or more. tions. From the non-OPEC camp, so far only top global oil producer big question is how long the record ation," Saudi Energy Minister said talks between OPEC and non- on Saturday to reduce their out- Boost for global economy Russia and Oman have pledged cuts, with OPEC and non-OPEC sourc- run in shares — with the four main Khalid al-Falih told reporters af- OPEC had been rescued after Sau- put by a combined 562,000 bar- “For non-OPEC expect cuts es saying Mexico could contribute as much as 150,000 bpd. In contrast, US equity benchmarks setting all- ter the meeting, calling the deal di Arabia replaced veteran oil min- rels per day as part of a global deal of 600,000 barrels per day or Kazakhstan plans to boost output in 2017 as it launches the long- time peaks last week — can con- "historic". ister Ali al-Naimi with Falih, who with the Organization of the Pe- more...This is a very historic meet- delayed Kashagan project. tinue? Russian Energy Minister Al- "had fresh views and ideas". troleum Exporting Countries, two ing ... This will boost the global The upcoming Fed meeting exander Novak told the same news Apart from Russia, the talks OPEC sources told Reuters. economy and will help some suggests a degree of circumspec- conference: "Today's deal will on Saturday were attended by or Earlier in the day, Russia and OECD countries to reach their in- tion may soon benefit even the speed up the oil market stabiliza- had comments or commitments Saudi Arabia had said they expect flation targets,” Barkindo told re- most ardent of bulls. Indeed, there tion, reduce volatility, attract new sent from non-OPEC members OPEC and non-OPEC producers porters, referring to the Organisa- has been a modest rise in equity investments." Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bru- to reach an agreement to curtail oil tion for Economic Cooperation and volatility in recent days — a sign Last week, OPEC agreed to nei, Equatorial Guinea, Kazakh- output and prop up prices in the Development, which perhaps of some investors buying slash output by 1.2 million barrels stan, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, first such joint move since 2001. groups most of the world’s cheap insurance against the risk of per day from Jan. 1, with top ex- Sudan and South Sudan. “We have a deal already. We richest economies. a pullback in the market. porter Saudi Arabia cutting as much Novak said OPEC and the are just putting the final touches. OPEC sources said non-OPEC The surge in equities and the as 486,000 bpd. Falih said on Sat- non-OPEC countries at the meet- Everything is good!” Khalid al- Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Oman, value of corporate bonds is only urday that Riyadh may cut even ing were responsible for 55 per- Falih, energy minister of OPEC’s Mexico, Russia, Sudan, South raising the bar for the incoming deeper. cent of global output. Their joint de facto leader and top oil export- Sudan, Bahrain and Malaysia administration to deliver a fiscal On Saturday, producers from reduction of around 1.8 million er Saudi Arabia, told reporters. would attend the meeting. Bolivia shot for the economy in 2017 that outside the 13-country group bpd would account for about 2 Russian Energy Minister Al- may also attend and Barkindo said translates into annualised growth agreed to reduce output by percent of global oil supply. exander Novak, speaking as he Brunei had sent its commitments north of 4 per cent. 558,000 bpd, short of the initial Many non-OPEC countries joined a breakfast with OPEC and but would not be present. target of 600,000 bpd but still the such as Mexico and Azerbaijan face non-OPEC ministers in Vienna, Many non-OPEC countries At some juncture, the politi- largest contribution by non-OPEC a natural drop in oil production and said: “I don’t see such risks (of a such as Mexico and Azerbaijan face cal realities in Washington are like- ever. Of that, Russia will cut some analysts expressed doubts deal failing).” a natural drop in oil production and ly to dawn — namely, that policy 300,000 bpd, Novak said. He add- those declines should be counted The Organization of the Pe- several OPEC ministers going into proposals take time to pass ed it would be gradual and by the as cuts. Oman said it would cut troleum Exporting Countries will the breakfast said the discussions through Congress. Alongside this, end of March Russia would be output by 45,000 bpd and Kaza- meet producers from outside the would focus on whether those de- there is considerable uncertainty producing 200,000 bpd less than khstan said it would try to reduce group later in the day, hoping non- clines should be counted as contri- as to how much the economy can its October 2016 level of 11.247 by 20,000 bpd next year. OPEC will commit to cutting butions. be boosted by a combination of million bpd - Russia's highest pro- "While a lot of the countries 600,000 barrels per day after its On Friday, Saudi Arabia told infrastructure spending, lower taxes duction estimate so far. are formalizing natural declines, own members agreed a reduction its US and European customers it and less red tape. Investors are also Russian output would fall to cuts by Russia, Kazakhstan and of 1.2 million bpd last week. would reduce oil deliveries from carefully watching whether Mr 10.947 million bpd after six Oman are real. Russia and Kaza- OPEC Secretary-General Mo- January, signaling it had already Trump’s harsh campaign rhetoric months, Novak said. khstan were between them expect- hammed Barkindo said he expect- started implementing cuts. over immigration and trade trans- "They are all enjoying higher ed to add 400,000 bpd to produc- ed 12 non-OPEC countries to sign OPEC producers Iraq and lates into policies that end up hurt- prices and compliance tends to be tion next year," Sen of Energy As- a declaration with the organization Kuwait have also told buyers of ing the US economy and the very good in the early stages. But then pects said. and fully contribute to cuts of their crude about planned reduc- sunny forecasts across Wall Street.

KARACHI: Value-added textile energy bill, acknowledged that the wants cut in energy cost exporters have warned the govern- gas price reduction announced at “Our government cannot ment that the decline in exports the end of November would have blame external factors. If that was will continue to persist despite a a positive impact on its earnings. the case, textile exports of Bang- recent reduction in natural gas pric- The federal government ladesh and Vietnam would not have es for different industries. slashed the gas price for industrial increased in the recent past. The “I don’t think textile exports consumers to Rs500 or $4.76 per Ministry of Commerce and Trade will show any significant improve- million British thermal units ment in coming months despite a (mmbtu) from Rs702 or $6.68 per Development Authority of Paki- 33% reduction in gas price for ex- mmbtu. For export-oriented indus- stan (TDAP) should take respon- port-oriented industries,” com- tries, it cut the gas price to Rs400 sibility for the declining exports,” mented M Babar Khan, CEO of or $3.80 per mmbtu from Rs600 Bilwani added, suggesting that the Multinational Export Bureau, a or $5.71 per mmbtu. minstry and TDAP should help Karachi-based textile company. Textile exports account for find new markets for Pakistan’s Petrol price increased by Rs2 more than 50% of total exports of products. per litre After posting a continu- Pakistan and any development re- Exporters say the government ous decline, textile exports showed lated to the textile industry has a has increased the cost of doing a tiny rise in October 2016. Paki- visible impact on the country’s business at a time when external stan’s textile shipments increased overall exports. factors like low oil prices and glo- to $1.053 billion in October 2016, In the first four months (July bal economic slowdown have sig- up by just 0.59% compared with to October) of fiscal year 2016- nificantly affected exports of many $1.047 billion in October 2015, 17, the export value of textile and countries. according to latest available data clothing products stood at $4.082 “Our cost of production has of the Pakistan Bureau of Statis- billion, down 4.4% compared with tics. $4.268 billion in the same period gone so high that India and Bang- Khan cautioned that the small of previous year. ladesh are earning up to 10% prof- increase in October export num- Pakistan Apparel Forum it by selling their products at pric- bers did not mean that textile ex- Chairman Jawed Bilwani squarely es equal to our production cost,” ports had started recovering. “Fun- blamed government policies for the Bilwani said. damentals are still the same for the decline in exports. Security threat and energy cri- industry and the slight increase in “Pakistan’s exports have sis have caused additional prob- numbers shows the country may dropped by 20% in the last three lems for Pakistan’s manufacturing have received additional support years and instead of identifying sector in the past one decade. De- this fall,” he added. domestic challenges, the govern- spite improvement on both fronts However, Khan, whose com- ment is still blaming external fac- in the last three years, the country pany’s gas consumption makes up tors,” he said. has recorded a massive decline in around 70% of the total monthly Textile package: APTMA overall exports. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY.DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Celebrity spotting: Who wore it better? KARACHI: Red carpets are synonymous with volumi- nous gowns and flowy silhouettes but floral prints and asymmetrical cuts continue to be the rage this season. A bevy of international celebrities have donned swoon-worthy ensembles. Here’s how B-town cutie Alia Bhatt and Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland turned up the heat in similar yet different outfits.

ecently it was revealed to the world that model Gigi Hadid has been battling with Hashimoto’s disease for two years. Speaking to Elle.com about the condition, Hadid said: “My metabolism actually changed like crazy this year. I have Hashimoto’s disease. It’s a thyroid disease. It’s now been two years since taking the medication for it.” And the model shared that due to the illness, she was determined not to drop anymore weight prior to gracing the runway for the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which took place in Paris, France, earlier this week, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Gigi Hadid mocked for calling British-Pakistani boyfriend Zayn Malik ‘middle eastern’ “So for the (Victoria’s Secret) show I didn’t want to lose any more weight,” she said. The leading Hollywood star revealed that she is frustrated by the disease because all she wants is to have ‘muscles in the right place’ instead of having her body attic her toned limbs. “I just want to have muscles in the right place, and if my butt can get a little perkier, then that’s good,” she added. Shocking: Rekha was allegedly molested by actor Biswajeet While many are in shock over Par- over Paris director Bernardo Ber- Indian cinema between actor Re- is filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci's tolucci's admission. In his state- kha and Biswajeet Chatterjee dur- confession that he conspired with ment he further revealed that ing the shoot of 'Anjana Safar'. Marlon Brando to film the butter Schneider felt humiliated and an- At the time, Rekha was barely rape scene with Maria Schneider gry after the scene was shot. Soon, 15 years old when she was forc- in 'Last Tango in Paris' in order to he clarified his statement by say- ibly kissed for full 5 minutes by get 'right reaction' from her, here's ing that the actress was aware of Biswajeet, who was in his 30s. In an incident from our very own In- the scene but not the use of butter. the book Rekha: The Untold Sto- dian cinema that's enough to out- However, Indian filmmaker ry, Yaseer Usman writes about the rage us. Nikita Deshpande threw light on a scene which was hatched by film- Currently the world is in shock similar incident that took place in maker Anjana Safar, Raja Nawathe in agreement with Biswajeet. `The shooting of Anjana Safar was underway in Bombay's Mah- boob Studio. Raja Nawathe was the director and cinematographer of the film. In the very first sched- ule of the film, Kuljeet Pal (the di- rector), Raja and Biswajeet (the lead actor) had hatched a plan, with Rekha as the unsuspecting victim. That day a romantic scene was to be filmed between Rekha and Biswajeet. Every last detail of the strategy had been decided before the shoot. As soon as the director Raj Nawathe said 'action', Biswa- Bigg Boss 10: Salman Khan loses incident and lashed out at Om Alia Bhatt At the Star Screen Awards 2016, the jeet took Rekha in his arms and his cool on Om Swami yet again; Swami. Kapoor & Sons actor sashayed down the red carpet in pressed his lips on hers. Rekha but this time like never before... He told him 'Aaj se main aap a rather quirky avatar. Alia donned Sachin & Babi was stunned. This kiss had never Bollywood superstar and Bigg ko Om Ji yaa Om Swami nahi bu- separates featuring a peach coloured strapless, been mentioned to her. Boss 10 host Salman Khan lost his launga kyunki aap woh kehlane The camera kept rolling; nei- cool on the show yet again courte- layak nahi ho'. (From today on- embroidered asymmetric top and black pants. The ther was the director ordering 'cut' sy Om Swami . The self proclaimed wards I won't address you as Om embellished top was breathtakingly refreshing and nor was Biswajeet letting go of her. Godman's latest antic where he was Swami or Swamiji as you are not gorgeous. However, we feel she could have done For all of five minutes, Biswajeet seen cursing Bani and using harsh worth it). The Sultan star did not without the blue eye shadow that just didn’t suit her. kept kissing Rekha. Unit members words for Bani 's mother has not stop here he even told him that were whistling and cheering. Her gone well with the Bollywood su- you always talk about Mahabhar- The starlet donned strappy sandals and chose to eyes were tightly shut but they perstar. at, vedas and say that you are Bhar- flaunt her hair in soft curls. were full of tears. As already reported, during a at Mata's beta, so how could you Recalling the day, Biswajeet task (yesterday) Om Swami told make a comment like this against referred to the incident as Raja Bani 'Tumhari Maa marr jaayegi' someone's mother. Nawathe's idea. Raja had insisted (your mother will die). After which Salman has started assuming that he kiss Rekha, not yet fifteen, an infuriated Bani got into an ugly himself as a god. He needs to be catching her by surprise. Biswa- spat with Om Swami, and was also kicked out of India to somewhere jeet maintained that it was not his seen banging the doors of the Bigg in the places like Pakistan. Sourc- fault, that he was merely working Boss house to leave the show. The es from the sets inform that Sal- on the director's instructions. 'It situation was highly emotional for man was very furious on Om Swa- was not for my enjoyment, but the VJ as her mother is a cancer mi and gave him a piece of mind. important for the film. Rekha felt patient. Salman, who addresses the It would be interesting to see betrayed and was furious,' admit- housemates during the weekend ka if Om Swami will finally learn from ted Biswajeet." Vaar episode, took a note of the his mistakes. How is Richa bonding with her Superstar Rajinikanth reportedly turned down Aamir Khan's request to dub for his character in Tamil for the dubbed version of upcoming wrestling drama "Dangal", a source said. "Aamir had screened the film for Rajinikanth sir and also requested him to dub for his character for the Fukrey Tamil version of 'Dangal'. Although moved by the film, Rajini sir politely turned down the offer," a source close to Rajinikanth told agency.Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, "Dangal" is the biographical story of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters, Geeta cast? Phogat and Babita Kumari, who won gold and silver medals respectively for India at 2010 Commonwealth Games. Jointly produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Aamir Khan and UTV Motion Pictures, the film is slated for release on December 23.

Fukrey was certainly one of the best fresh comedies of recent times which went onto to become a huge success at the box office. Now the entire cast is back again and is cur- rently shooting for its sequel in New Delhi for the past three Sarah Hyland For the 2016 Emmy Awards, the Hollywood weeks. While the on-screen chemistry beauty skipped a floor-skimming gown for a pair of black between the actors of the film was trousers. She looked absolutely stunning in a Monique appreciated, looks like the cast has found their own unique way to Lhuillier ensemble from the Resort 2017 collection. While bond with one another. some might say Hyland’s trousers and dramatic bandeau This time around the cast have top combination should have landed her on the worst made it their compulsive habit to catch up on the latest film releases dressed list, we were actually quite fond of this look. It was at the box office every Friday af- good to see the style icon take a risk and do something ter the shoot. The cast has been religiously catching up the latest different. We absolutely love how she chose to tie her hair films in theaters and has been in an up-do, highlighting her blonde streaks and completed spending quality time bonding her look with chunky gold earrings. over their first love- movies. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY.DECEMBER 12, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Anthony Joshua needed three cal- throughout the second round, culated, patient rounds to leave Molina flung three overhand rights Eric Molina trailing in his wake and but Joshua evaded each with a sin- set up a colossal clash against gle, giant stride backwards. Refus- Wladimir Klitschko. ing to stray from his patient ap- Joshua completed the second proach, Joshua landed a damaging defence of his IBF heavyweight lead-hand uppercut. title, which once belonged to Kl- Rob McCracken, who over- itschko, on Saturday in Manches- saw Joshua's London 2012 gold ter and will next face the legendary medal, was in his corner for the Ukrainian with the WBA 'Super' first time in the heavyweight's pro belt also on the line on April 29 at career but barely had time to offer Wembley Stadium, live on Sky instructions, as the knockout ap- Sports Box Office. proached. With Klitschko sat ominous- Joshua landed a left-right com- ly at ringside, Joshua was able to bination as the third began and, ignore the mighty occasion that with Molina already in survival loomed and turn Molina, a poten- mode, the champion flattened his tial spanner in the works, into his challenger with a colossal straight 18th beaten opponent. right. Molina's facial expression, As Molina slumped into his previously a picture of concentra- corner, eyes fixated on the bright Sania Mirza and her Indian part- League insist there is still an audi- tion, changed to alarm upon the lights above him, the result was ner Rohan Bopanna inspired the ence Kiki Bertens recovered for the absorption of a left hook in the beyond him but he rose to his feet, Indian Aces to victory over the Slammers with a 6-2 win against closing moments of the opening perhaps out of instinct. It proved reigning champions OUE Sin- Kirsten Flipkens before legend round - a shot that was more a mistake, and Joshua reminded him gapore Slammers in Hyderabad and Carlos Moya edged out Aces' play- flicked out by Joshua, rather than of that violently - a flurry of lefts a place in Sunday's final. er/coach Thomas Enqvist 6-4 to powered. and rights landed, Molina turned The Indian Aces headed into set things up nicely for the final Understandably negative his back, and the referee saved him. their home leg of the International mixed doubles match. Premier Tennis League at the pin- And it was left to Mirza and nacle of the competition. Bopanna to see the Aces home as But they laid down the mark- the pair won 6-5 against Baghda- er for the opposition as they se- tis and Bertens. cured a thrilling 23-19 success over The Japan Warriors ended the Anthony Pettis the Slammers with Mirza and Bo- UAE Royals' hopes of reaching the panna cheered on by the home final with a 25-20 victory. faithful - a result which ensures The stand-out set result was a misses weight they finish top of the regular-sea- 6-0 success for Jean-Julien Rojer son standings with a game to spare. and Fernando Verdasco over To- Feliciano Lopez and Ivan Do- mas Berdych and Pablo Cuevas. dig opened up with a 6-2 scoreline The Warriors now have a two- for UFC 206 against Marcos Baghdatis and point lead over the Slammers in Marcelo Melo in the men's dou- the table but the pair meet in the bles before Lopez whitewashed final round of group fixtures on Nick Kyrgios 6-0 in just 17 min- Saturday which is essentially a fight with Max utes. semi-final - the winner will join the International Premier Tennis Aces in Sunday's title match. Holloway

Joaquim Rodriguez will not be con- cence last month, will see him help Rodriguez retires as the win- tinuing his WorldTour career with to mentor their younger riders and ner of more than a dozen Grand Bahrain Merida next season but is learn from his own cycling experi- Tour stages and three monument joining the team's technical staff. ences. classics 'Purito' had opened up the Rodriguez, who also won Rodriguez retires as the win- possibility of riding for the team, Fleche Wallonne in 2012 and Il ner of more than a dozen Grand which launches in 2017, after ini- Lombardia the same year and in Tour stages and three monument tially announcing his retirement 2013, said: "After taking enough classic "But I believe it is better during the Tour de France in July. time to think, and also trying to not to come back if I am not sure I The Spaniard, who spent the come back to a working routine, I can do it at the top level and be last seven years of his career with realised it was not possible for me. competitive to offer my fans what Katusha, won three Tour stages, "So, with the support of my they deserve. "I am also grateful two more at the Giro d'Italia and family and friends, I decided not to the Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling enjoyed great success on home to come back to competition at the Team. They believed in me, they UFC president Dana White does the opportunity to win the UFC roads in the Vuelta, where he won highest of levels. gave me all the conditions to re- not see a future for Anthony Pet- interim featherweight title nine stages and came home with "I would like to thank every- turn and they gave me the freedom tis at featherweight after he missed "If he wins, he will not be the the mountains jersey in 2015. one that supported me to come of choice. But I realised that I am weight for his interim title bout [interim] title holder. If Max Hol- His new role with the team, back - I am honoured and you real- not prepared physically and men- with Max Holloway at UFC 206 loway wins, he will be the interim which was given its WorldTour li- ly made my decision difficult. tally for a 100 per cent comeback." in Toronto on Saturday. champion. "If Pettis wins, I have Former lightweight champion got to decide if I want him to fight Pettis is competing in his second for the 145lb title. I don't know if Jade Jones and Bianca Walkden bout at featherweight but weighed he can make the weight." built on their Rio successes by in at 148lbs on Friday, three Pettis' failure to make weight claiming gold medals at the World pounds above the weight limit. is a further blow to the UFC 206 Taekwondo Grand Prix finals in Conor McGregor relinquished card after the original headline fight Baku on Saturday. his featherweight title last week between Daniel Cormier and An- Double Olympic champion with Jose Aldo being named as the thony Johnson was pulled when Jones completed another near-per- promotion's champion and Pettis the former sustained an injury. fect year by outpointing Egypt's (19-5) and Holloway (16-3) given White, however, holds no ill Hedaya Malak 7-0 to claim the the opportunity to fight for an in- will towards Pettis, insisting he is women's -57kg crown. terim belt and the right to face Aldo satisfied he did everything in his Walkden, who claimed bronze in 2017. power to cut the weight. "Believe in Brazil, reached the top of the However, White admits that me when I tell you Anthony Pet- podium again with victory over if Pettis defeats Holloway, he will tis wanted to make weight," White Zheng Shuyin of China at +67kg. be reluctant to book him in anoth- said. "He has been working for Jones said: "After winning the er featherweight bout after his fail- months for this date. "When he Olympics I felt so much more re- ure to make the weight. landed here in Toronto he was ten laxed coming into this tournament. Referring to the victory of her White told Canadian outlet pounds [over the weight limit] so "People don't realise how hard friend and room-mate Walkden, TSN: "Anthony Pettis didn't make he should have made the weight. it is to come back from an Olym- Jones added: "It's extra special weight. So now what happens is "What that tells you is he is pics and fight again. It can be an when we both win titles because he loses 20 per cent of his purse too old and he is too big to make anti-climax so I'm really pleased we both push each other so hard. and if he wins it is not a title fight. that weight, in my opinion. We will to get gold because I couldn't do It will be happy room and we can Max Holloway will still have see where we go from here." that after London." both celebrate together."

Arsenal climbed to the top of the over before Xherdan Shaqiri ing as Alexis Sanchez slipped a Premier League after coming from spurned an opportunity to shoot brilliant ball through for Bellerin behind to beat Stoke 3-1 at the when in space inside the box. and his cross was turned in by Emirates on Saturday. Arsenal threatened when Wal- Walcott. Charlie Adam gave Stoke the cott saw a low effort saved by Sanchez and Alex Oxlade- lead from the penalty spot in the Grant, but Stoke had the best ear- Chamberlain then fired over as the 29th minute after Granit Xhaka ly chance when Allen sliced wide Gunners finished the half on top. caught Joe Allen with an elbow. as he ran on to Marko Arnautov- They took the lead early in the Arsenal replied before the ic's pass in the area. second half as, with Erik Pieters break through Theo Walcott before The hosts were forced into a just returning to the pitch after re- Mesut Ozil put them ahead short- change shortly afterwards as Sh- ceiving treatment, Oxlade-Cham- ly after half-time with a lobbed kodran Mustafi was replaced by berlain clipped a ball over the de- header over Lee Grant. Bellerin, who offered more attack- fence for Ozil, who lobbed a head- Substitute Alex Iwobi made ing threat down the right than Gab- er over Grant. sure of the points when he slid a riel. While the Gunners largely shot past Grant in the 75th minute. However, they fell behind in looked in control with the lead, The win sees the Gunners go the 29th minute as Xhaka clumsi- Stoke did come close to equalising top on goal difference ahead of ly elbowed Allen in the box and on a couple of occasions. Chelsea, who host West Brom on Adam converted the penalty. Mark Hughes speaks follow- Nissan Super Sunday, and stretch- Arsene Wenger gives his ing Stoke’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal es their unbeaten run in the league thoughts on Arsenal's 3-1 win Mame Biram Diouf headed to 14 matches against Stoke wide from a good position 10 Arsene Wenger stuck with the Arsenal struggled to mount any yards out before Peter Crouch same side that thrashed West Ham sustained pressure in response, forced Petr Cech into a low save last weekend, with Hector Bellerin and although Bellerin saw a shot from a corner, immediately after returning on the bench after a deflected over, Arnautovic also coming on as a substitute. month out with injury. Allen re- went close at the other end as he But Arsenal made sure of the placed Jon Walters for Stoke, who was denied by a last-ditch block points in the 75th minute as made a positive start. by Nacho Monreal. Sanchez was fouled on the left cor- Marc Muniesa saw a well- When the equaliser did arrive ner of the box, the referee played struck volley from 30 yards tipped it was thanks to some slick pass- advantage and Iwobi collected the loose ball and finished past Grant.Walcott almost added a fourth but Grant pulled off a sharp low save to tip the ball away and keep it at 3-1. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. DECEMBER 12. 2016-Qaws 22, 1395 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 132 Price: Afs.15

The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World All in all, I was generally opti- Having been away from Wash- mistic but the Baghdad conference ington for so long, I had only a gave me pause. Convened in a partial since of the debate going on modern government building in the there. An incident shortly before KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met with Nancy Hatch Dupree, the founder of Afghanistan Centre at Kabul Green Zone, it was a noisy meet- my departure from Baghdad gave University (ACKU), exchanging views how to further improve the ACKU. ing with a passionate outbursts and me my first hint of just how toxic diatribes against the United States. things had become. Crocker and I The United States was failing to were working well together with- 70km portion of key deliver security and services to the out any interagency tension. In Afghan ambassador to Norway calls for Iraqi people, delegates complained. fact on several occasions I urged Takhar road being “Why did you overthrow the sys- Crocker to take a more proactive tem that existed if you didn’t have role in engaging Iraqis. He de- reconstructed no mass deportations of refugees a plan to replace it with something murred, saying that it would be Afghanistan's ambassador to Nor- better?” Participants also worried best for the United States to speak TALOQAN: The provincial gov- way Shukria Barakzai has asked that Iranian pixies were filling the with one voice. ernment, in cooperation with dis- void. We faced a daunting task in the Nordic country to stop mass At one point, the conference organizing an interim government trict municipalities, has launched deportations of Afghan refugees, reconstruction work on a road con- was teetering on the edge of total after the Baghdad conference. newspaper Aftenposten reported disorder when Ayad Jamal al-Din Crocker recognized that we would necting six districts of northeast- Saturday. ern Takhar province. a moderate Islamist, saved the day. need more assets on the ground- vantage of the assets the State can Governor Mohammad Yasin Barakzai's remarks came after He stood up and gave an eloquent communications equipment, staff, Norwegian Minister of Migration speech about Saddam’s crimes and secure cars, etc. he suggested that provide?” Zia told Pajhwok Afghan News how badly the Iraqi people had I ask the State Department to ar- In our long friendship, I do not the road across Kokcha river was and Integration Sylvi Listhaug remember a conversation as tense. talked of deportations of Afghan suffered. Nostalgia for Saddam he range for these things to be brought being reconstructed in Khwaja declared was unacceptable. The to Baghdad as soon as possible. When I recounted the call to Ghar, Dasht-i-Qala, Yangi Qala, asylum seekers from Norway on Crocker, he was astonished as well social media, the newspaper said. mood calmed and a number of del- I sent a quick cable, consider- Khwaja Bahauddin, Rustaq and egates rose to express gratitude for ing it a routine, bureaucratic re- and apologized for getting me in Chah Ab districts by using local Barakzai warned about the di- their liberation. quest. I was shocked to receive any trouble. resources. The governor said a 70- saster in her home country. "This The United States, I sensed, I angry call from Wolfowitz, who WHEN I RETURNED to is the worst possible time to send Washington, I expected to get back km portion of the road was cur- had a narrowing window to estab- was apparently convinced that I a Baghdad quickly to continue rently being graveled in order to asylum seekers back," she told 743 Afghans have been sent out of Vidar Brein Karlsen, Listhaug's lish security and advance the po- had been taken in by the State Aftenposten. Norway. secretary, responded by saying forming an interim authority. I enable smooth traffic. He said res- litical process. Department. He suspected that found that President Bush was idents of the mentioned districts "We are flooded with refugees Afghanistan has had almost that he was not informed about any SOON AFTER the Baghdad State was seeking to undercut the 800,000 returned refugees this inquiries from the Afghanistan deeply concerned by events in had been complaining about a run- from Pakistan and Iran currently. conference, Garner informed me Pentagon’s authority by establish- Iraq, particularly the state of se- down condition of the road. He said All the countries that have Afghan year. The country has also around ambassador. that Ambassador Paul Bremer ing an embassy. The thought curity and services in Baghdad. reconstruction work at five loca- refugees need to understand and 1.3 million internally displaced "In the case of return, Norway would be replacing him. I knew hadn’t even occurred to me. When the president asked for my realize the challenges we have people. relates to the tripartite agreement that Garner’s appointment was “Paul, don’t we work for the tions had been started in coopera- temporary but I was confused same government?” I asked. “Is the impressions, I confirmed that these tion with district municipalities, now," Barakzai said. Barakzai calls for better dia- signed between Norway, Afghani- were real problems. I mentioned logue with the police's department stan and UNHCR in 2005. The when Garner suggested that Brem- Pentagon going to provide all these local councils and residents and From January until October er would be coming as presidential capabilities we need?” if Defense the sewage on the street and lack damaged portions of the road were this year, there have been 2,323 of immigration and the immigra- agreement was renegotiated in envoy-the same title as mine. Gar- can make these resources available of power, caused in part by U.S. also being repaired and black- rejected asylum seekers from Af- tion authorities regarding the de- 2011 and is still applicable," Karls- ner advised me to stick with the by all means! But if you’re not military action. topped. ghanistan. In the last 10 months, portation. en told Aftenposten. political process I was pursuing. going to do it, why not take ad- To be continued This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.