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www.afghanistantimes.af www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimeswww.twitter.com/ afghanistantimes SUNDAY . MAY 22. 2016 -Jawza 02, 1395 HS Yo ur Yo ur ad ad he re he re 0778894038 GOVT MUST DELIVER ON PROMISES PLEDGEDTONATO:ANALYSTS Political commentators have said that the foreigners not only have ruption, improve good governance that the National Unity Govern- decreased their forces, but they and consider electoral reforms. We ment (NUG) must deliver on prom- will withdraw from Afghanistan are trying to attract the coopera- ises it pledged to the international and the balance of power will tion from international communi- community including the North change in their favor," former U.S ty by delivering on these promis- Atlantic Treaty Organization ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmai es," deputy presidential spokes- (NATO) and take solid steps to Khalilzad said. Meanwhile, at the man Dawa Khan Menapal said. Former U.S ambassador to Afghan- should also brief the U.S Depart- promote good governance, devel- two-day conference, the Afghan istan Zalmai Khalilzad, warned ment of State on its activities and op rule of law, fight corruption and delegation committed to accelerate Gunmen kill Pakistan it would become the next should restrain the activities of protect human rights. This comes efforts to fight corruption, im- North Korea, a country with just Haqqani network and it will be help- a day after the alliance wrapped prove rule of law and provide bet- retired judge a few nuclear bombs but in global ful for security in Afghanistan, in- up its foreign ministers meeting in ter facilities to the people of Af- isolation, if it does not end its sup- cluding major cities and Kabul," said Brussels, reaffirming the organiza- ghanistan. "The commitments in Kabul tion's financial and military aid to made by the NATO foreign minis- port for terrorism. Hinting at a re- Jawed Kohistani, a political ana- AT News Report cent report by the U.S, which has lyst. A number of other political Afghanistan beyond 2016. Ana- ters was a step forward for Af- attached conditions regarding its analysts believe that this is a gold- lysts warned that NATO commit- ghanistan, however there is a need KABUL: Unidentified gunmen military support to Pakistan, Kha- en opportunity for Afghanistan to ments could be threatened if gov- for the Afghan government to ad- shot dead a retired judge in the cap- lilzad said that Islamabad should make good use of this international ernment does not expedite the pro- dress the commitments it has made ital city of Kabul, police said Sat- take a wise decision. "Pakistan will pressure on Pakistan. "Two ways cess of delivering on promises and and implement them in letter in urday. Feraidon Ubaidi, head of become the next North Korea, a should be considered, the first that meet the needs of the Afghan pub- sprite," political analyst Barna Kabul police’s criminal investiga- country that would have a few the relations should be strength- lic. On Friday, the organization Salehi said. The Afghan officials in tion told the media that the gun- nuclear bombs but be in global iso- ened as part of a strategic policy of wrapped up its two-day confer- the past have constantly asked the men attacked “a retired judge in lation and the second thing is that the Afghan government. The sec- ence in Brussels where it renewed international community to keep the PD 8 and shot him to death.” eventually Afghanistan and the ond that in the clear lines that Af- the alliance's military, political and the flow of global cooperation for Ubaidi did not identify the victim, world will be compelled to take ghanistan is drawing [policy] to- Pakistan in the fight against ter- the deputy spokesman for Presi- financial cooperation to Afghani- the country so that it can tackle but said that the gunmen escaped direct action against the sanctuar- ward Pakistan, these should be rorism can prove helpful in bring- dent Ghani. The U.S gives $900 stan beyond 2016 and once again challenges on the ground effectively. the area and police started investi- ies of extremism in Pakistan," he made clear, and there shouldn't be ing peace and stability to Afghan- million USD to Pakistan annually, pledged the delivery of $4.1 bil- "The Afghan government can pre- gation to find the reason of the added. The U.S congress recently any flexibility [towards Pakistan] istan. "To lead peace talks led by $450 million USD of the amount lion USD in aid to the Afghan forc- serve the cooperation and support event. He added that the slain was froze $450 million USD in mili- again," said Nasrullah Stankzai, Afghan government towards suc- is for the fight against terrorism. es. It is said that to continue the of donor countries and that it im- a retired judge and did not have tary aid to Pakistan and has warned another political analyst. Kabul has cess and to suppress those groups This time the U.S congress has war against terrorists in Afghani- plements the commitments it has any official job. No insurgent it will be conditioned – to be used long accused Pakistan of support- that are not ready to talk peace, blocked the amount and said Paki- stan, lasting support of the inter- made, because continued aid is a group has yet claimed the respon- against terrorist groups, particu- ing terrorist groups in Afghanistan our global allies have reached a con- stan will not receive the money, national community is needed. serious need," MP Ghulam Farooq sibility of the attack, but mostly larly Haqqani network. "Pakistan and it believes that destroying mil- sensus that Pakistan should take unless it take practical steps against "Still there are some enemies Majroh said. "We have committed Taliban were involved in majority in addition to sincere cooperation itants' hideouts across the Durand more steps to deliver on its prom- terrorist groups, particularly who are not defeated or who have to the international community of such incident in various part of with Afghanistan and the U.S Line and sincere cooperation from ises," said Sayed Zafar Hashimi, Haqqani network. (ToloNews) not changed their ideas, they think particularly NATO to fighting cor- the country. Six militants killed Access to Health Services In the recent past, the villagers in all aspects of life had many difficulties. They were deprived of all facilities of life and had to in Bamyan live in a very desperate situation in many parts of country. In most villages, there was no clean water to drink and the children AT News Report tioned that 100 Taliban fighters were at risk of catching numerous diseases due to unclean water that they were consuming. People were suffering from various took part in the attack to capture By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: President diseases because they were dirking the same water drunk by animals from streams, rivers accumulated dams. In most villages, KABUL: Six Taliban insurgents the local security checkpoints, but Ashraf Ghani said that there were no medical facilities, as patients were treated by barbers and locally brought-up midwives that could cause other were killed and 10 others injured they were confronted with rough the government would remain committed to boost potential problems to human life. They had to take their patients to the capital, Kabul or even abroad for treatment. As most of in a clash with the Afghan security security resistance. The attack up women’s role in all government affairs across Afghan villages are situated far from the provincial centers in, the villagers have to cover long distances in order to take the forces in the Sighan district of started at 9 am and continued up the country. “We have a long way to foster wom- patients on their backs or in the pushcarts on the roads and paths, even difficult to travel bake and forth on either by foot or by Bamyan province, provincial of- to late Friday night. “The en’s empowerment, but there is hope for women vehicle. Most of the times, the patients would lose their lives on the way before reaching the health centers. fice said Saturday. Bamyan gov- Taliban insurgents attack from progress in the country,” said the president, speak- Such deaths in most villages have occurred frequently, as communities in Tanai district, Khost province have never remained ernor’s office said in a statement Tala-o Barfak district of Baghlan ing at a women’s gathering. “Afghan women are intact of such plights. In addition, inaccessibility to essential human needs has deeply suffered the residents of this district. that Taliban fighters attacked the province after dispatching the spe- involved in all aspects of government affairs shoul- Every day, they experienced a new problem. Fortunately, their problems reduced day by day after the National Solidarity police checkpoints but faced tough cials security forces in the area they der by shoulder and they will move toward.” Ghani Programme of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/NSP) covered the villages and districts by resistance of security forces. The were scattered and retreated,” said urged women to discuss all issues and make sug- establishing the Community Development Council (CDCs) as well as implementing the infrastructure projects across the statement said that six insurgents the statement. Bamyan is the only gestions according to Afghan culture that is posi- country. were killed, 10 injured and two safe province of the country’s 34 tive for women progress. Foreign minister Salahud- In 1394 solar year, the CDC members and people of six villages including Hesark, Kutgai, Haji Yaqoob, Mir Zahid, Nazarabad others including a commander were provinces. Provincial officials din Rabbani said women’s empowerment was on and Said Gul gathered together and decided to build a health clinic to benefit all villages. The implementation of health clinic arrested. According to the press claimed that Taliban militants at- top of the government’s agenda. He insisted that project was supposed to take longer; however, the consistent efforts and strong determination of people and the CDCs made it statement, three police officers tempted to insecure Bamyan prov- elimination of violence, empowerment of women, possible to complete it in a short period of time. were also killed and five others ince through its neighboring prov- boosting up education facility for female and their As such, the residents of communities located in Tanai district do not have any concerns about their health. They built a health wounded. The statement men- inces. access to health care services will be on prior of clinic at a sum of AFN 9,000,000 funded by MRRD/ NSP including 10% community contribution (financial, labor or in-kind). the government. Foreign minister said that the Now, they can take their patients to the hospital on a timely manner. Upon construction of the health, the mortality and presence of women in cabinet, parliament, diplo- morbidity rates have dramatically declined in this district. matic posts and other government organs were the Indeed, the local CDCs have demonstrated great initiative in encouraging two or three CDCs in order to construct a joint health Taliban kill tribal clear sign of progress of women. Norwegian Froe- clinic project that could benefit overall residents in the region. Certain practices have taken place in many provinces where the ign Minister Børge Brende said that Oslo would villagers are happy and satisfied. It is worth mentioning that in most communities, the people in cooperation with their CDCs be a long partner with Afghan women and govern- have constructed many health clinics with even more than 10% contribution and secured their lives usually threatened by elder in Kandahar ment. “We will help Afghan government to em- drinking unsafe water. AT Monitoring Desk but the security forces had con- power women and improvement of women will In addition to rehabilitating and developing our villages, the MRRD/NSP has consistently worked hard to provide villagers lead to peace, stability and development,” he said. including men, women, children and the elderly with basic human needs in the country. The construction of a health clinic could KABUL: The Taliban insurgents ducted a hunt to detain them, he said. The Taliban spokesman, Qari The US special envoy for Afghanistan and Paki- be one of the examples of essential human needs that reflect the commitment of the MRRD/NSP towards the vulnerable people on Saturday shot dead a tribal el- stan, said that the US government will support of Afghanistan. More and more a number of other necessary activities including construction of social centers, water reservoirs, der in the capital of southern Kan- Yousuf Ahmadi, said that the trib- al elder was working on the Na- Afghan government in the aspect of empowerment pavement of kariz (underground canals) and roads, excavation of wells equipped with hand pumps, extension of water supply dahar province, an official said. of women. He said that US along with Afghan networks, conduct of community collective for clearing irrigation canals, etc have so far successfully been channeled by the “The tribal elder, Hidayatul- tional Directorate of Security, and to the Shah Wali Karzai, a brother government will strive to enhance social justice in MRRD/NSP across Afghanistan. lah, was gunned down in the Aino Afghan society. It is pertained to mention that Recently, the National Unity Government has announced the implementation of Maintenance Mina area at around 10am,” pro- of former President Hamid Karzai. However, Khpalwak, told Pa- the abovementioned symposium was attended by Cash Grant (MCG) project designed to operate under the “National Employment Generation Programme for Peace” in order vincial governor’s spokesman different Afghan and foreignaffairs mostly women to maintain the projects already executed through the MRRD/NSP. So far, this programme has been implementing in many Samim Khpalwak, told Pajhwok jhwok that the tribal elder who killed by Taliban had no govern- activist to discuss challenge faced Afghan women provinces as villagers showed full support and interest in implementing this project. Afghan News. and seekingoutgoing ways. The assaulters fled the spot, ment job.

LAHORE: As the government of ness delegation recently came to provision of logistics for different projects. Com- Pakistan is making concrete de- Pakistan with an interest in under- merce Minister Khurram Dastgir chaired a meeting liberations towards building mod- taking this large-scale project. The with this delegation. ern rail tracks and refurbishing the delegation was led by M/S Grind- President of APBF – Ibrahim Quraishi welcomed existing ones for direct and tran- rod Rail - a Multi-Continent In- the plan to build the new rail-road infrastructure to sit trade with Afghanistan and vestment Company, represented Iran & Afghanistan and stated that; “Despite huge Iran, the ‘All Pakistan Business by Willem Goosen. The high-level trade potential, the trade between Pakistan, Iran and Forum’ (APBF) has appreciated meeting was facilitated by Ashfaq Afghanistan has remained low, due to inadequate this trans-national venture and ex- Anwar – a Pakistani businessman trade infrastructure like; poor rail, road and air links. pressed its intent to utilize the from South Africa. The delegation It is heartening to see a robust initiative among these proposed rail-link infrastructure offered its support to Pakistan in friendly nations. to optimize the trade potential terms of funding, rail-infrastructure APBF is consistently striving to enhance Pakistan’s with the friendly neighboring development, technology transfer, portfolio of exports to these two neighboring coun- countries. A South African busi- training of human resources and tries and beyond.—(The Nation)

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of two transformers have already commenced and civil works are expected to commence soon,” the statement said, adding that these initial works of immediate nature will cost approximately US$ 150,000. The statement also added “During the subsequent 09 (nine) years, an amount of US$ 60,000 would be released each year to Habibia High School for annual routine maintenance. The balance amount of US$ 310,000 will be utilised for modernization pro- gramme, teachers’ training, upgra- dation School labs and equipment.” Habibia High School, one of the largest and most reputed schools in Afghanistan, was estab- lished in 1904 by King Habibul- lah. An Indian, Dr. Abdul Ghani, AT News Report Scholarship Scheme for Afghan ening of education infrastructure was the school’s first Principal. Students since 2009. He informed in Afghanistan, particularly the Many prominent Afghan person- KABUL: Pakistan’s Ambassador the participants that more than construction of Liaqat Ali Khan alities have graduated from the to Afghanistan, Syed Abrar Hus- 600 Afghan students had been se- Engineering University, Balkh, Sir school including President H.E., sain, reiterated his country’s re- lected this year, who would pro- Syed Post Graduate Faculty of Dr. Ashraf Ghani and former Pres- solve to continue efforts for the ceed to Pakistan in the last week Sciences, Nangarhar University, ident H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai. promotion of education in Afghan- of current month. The Ambassa- Allama Iqbal Faculty of Arts, Kab- The School was renovated istan. dor congratulated the successful ul University, Rahman Baba with the assistance of Government The government of India has ment of India (GoI) has decided to in a transparent manner, the state- He stated this while address- students and urged them to con- School, Kabul and Rahman Baba of India during December 2003 – ing the send-off ceremony, orga- centrate upon their studies during Hostel in Kabul. Ambassador pledged $1 million for the annual grant financial assistance of US$ ment added. March 2006. The renovated school routine routine maintenance of 1,000,000 to Habibia High School The statement further added nized for Afghan students, held in their stay in Pakistan and, subse- Hussain apprised the participants building was inaugurated jointly by the embassy o Saturday. quently, play a positive role in the that more than 35,000 Afghan had Habibia High School in Kabul. over a period of 10 years,” a state- that the MoU was signed by H.E. H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, President The funds will be spent uti- ment by the Embassy of India in Mr. Manpreet Vohra, Ambassador Speaking on the occasion, the reconstruction and development of graduated from Pakistan over the of the Islamic Republic of Afghan- ambassador said that Pakistan had Afghanistan. He also highlighted past three decades and now they lized for replacement of electrici- Kabul said. A Memorandum of of India, H.E. Mr. Assadullah istan and H.E. Dr. PM Manmo- ty transformers and related works, Understand was signed on 18 May Hanif Balkhi, Minister of Educa- been offering fully funded schol- the contribution made by Pakistan are playing active role in the de- han Singh, Prime Minister of India arship, under the Prime Minister’s for the development and strength- velopment of their country. immediate civil repairs, moderniza- 2016 between Embassy of India, tion and Mr. Sayed Shah Lala on August 28, 2005. Since then, tion programme and annual rou- Kabul, Ministry of Education, Bakawly, Principal of Habibia India has been assisting Habibia tine maintenance. “In pursuance of Government of Afghanistan, and School. School by way of repair and main- India’s long-standing support to Habibia High School, to adminis- “Under this assistance, elec- tenance, upgradation of labs, train- Habibia School in Kabul, Govern- ter the assistance efficiently and trical works including replacement ing of teachers, etc. (KP)

In any counterinsurgency cam- paign, foreign forces helping an- other country must strike a bal- ance. They must wean local forces off their dependency on outside help as rapidly as possible. But MAZAR-I-SHARIF : A female they also must not rush the job provincial council member in and lose what has been gained northern Balkh province has along the way—especially when a sought political asylum in Germa- part of their core mission is to build ny, the council chief said on Satur- up the indigenous police and mili- day. Afzal Hadid told Pajhwok Af- tary forces to which they seek to ghan News the council member, pass the baton. Sawgand Frangis, had obtained a For 10 years U.S. leaders have three-month leave four months ago understood the need for this deli- for medical treatment abroad. cate balancing act in Iraq and Af- He said her office leave had ghanistan, though both the Bush seized the northern city of Kun- East fight against extremist forces, expired 11 days ago but she was and Obama administrations did, in duz, Afghanistan’s fifth largest, for still matters. We went there to take yet to return her duty. Hadid said certain cases, hand off to indige- a stretch last fall and may attempt away from al Qaeda the sanctuary Frangis traveled to Germany and nous forces and draw down more a similar endeavor this year. in which the 9/11 attacks were sought political asylum there. rapidly than was advisable. We are Yet the Taliban are not invin- planned. We have stayed to ensure He added the provincial coun- at risk of doing that again now in cible. Though they took Kunduz, that this remains the case. cil would decide on cancelling the Afghanistan. they were soon driven out by an And we also must remain for membership of Frangis in their next The immediate issue is how Afghan-led operation. They do not now to deny sanctuary to the na- meeting. However, deputy provin- we are using American and broad- hold any other major cities or ma- scent ISIS force in eastern Afghan- cial council head, Shujauddin Shu- er NATO air power. There is a jor transportation arteries, though istan. U.S. forces in-country to- ja, denied the claim and said Frangis great deal of it—many dozens of security on the “ring road” that day are far smaller than they were had traveled to Germany for per- combat aircraft at bases from Hel- connects the country’s major cit- before, our casualties are relative- sonal work and would return to mand and Kandahar provinces in ies is again tenuous. The Taliban ly few, and the burden on our na- office. the south to the cities of Khost are broadly despised by the ma- tion’s military as well as its check- Frangis had also worked as re- and Jalalabad in the east to the cap- jority of the Afghan people. With- book is far less than it once was. porter with Bayan Radio Station ital region of Kabul and points out the sanctuaries they enjoy in But that doesn’t mean that we of ISAF in the northern region. north. But we continue to hand- Pakistan, it is doubtful that they should allow the Taliban to regroup She also survived a militant cuff those deploying these jets, could mount an organized threat and turn back the clock on the attack before being elected to the helicopters and unmanned aerial to the country, even if they re- progress. provincial council. An official of vehicles. Existing U.S. and NATO mained—in cahoots with drug deal- When the international effort Bayan Radio Station also con- policy generally allows them to ers and other criminals—a threat in Afghanistan began after 9/11, firmed to Pajhwok Afghan News strike targets on the ground only to individual communities and cit- that country had been decimated that Frangis had sought refuge in when hostile forces can be identi- izens. by a generation of warfare in which Germany. (Pajhwok) fied as al Qaeda or ISIS loyalists, In other words, we have a real we helped brave local fighters de- when they pose an imminent threat fight on our hands in Afghanistan, feat the Soviet Union, only to see to NATO personnel, or, reported- but not a hopeless one. And in this America and other Western pow- ly, when a strategic collapse is im- context, even modest U.S. and ers desert the nation once Soviet minent. NATO military contributions have forces were defeated and with- The rules of engagement mean the potential to make a consider- drawn. Thus, it is no surprise that that the indigenous Afghan and able difference. the country, always poor and Pakistani Taliban generally get a Which brings us to the Obama struggling even in the best of cir- pass. Yet it was the Taliban that administration’s policy that seeks cumstances, will need more time allowed al Qaeda the sanctuary in to minimize U.S. and allied in- to recover. Afghanistan in which the 9/11 at- volvement in the war. Per this pol- Bear in mind as well that for tacks were planned, and which icy, NATO aircraft dropped only the first seven or eight years of presumably would make the Tali- about 1,000 bombs in Afghanistan this fight, we devoted very few ban a legitimate target under the in 2015, very few against the Tal- American resources to the prob- FARAH CITY : Area under green- A fewer others grew pepper and crops was not available and the crops to Afghanistan and sell them 2001 Authorization for Use of iban. That was a fivefold reduc- lem, even though Afghanistan house cultivation has increased by back eggplant, he said. agriculture department did not help on double prices,” he said. Military Force. tion from the war’s peak level of didn’t have a sizable army or po- 50 percent in western Farah prov- “Earning more money with them in this regard. Shah said crops collected from And it is the Taliban that now activity. So far, 2016 looks simi- lice force of its own. We only be- ince, compared to last year’s, en- less investment has encouraged Ahmad Shah, a resident of Rigi greenhouses had better quality and seek to overthrow the unity gov- lar, with 300 bombs dropped in gan to build up the Afghan air force abling farmers to boost their econ- greenhouse farming in Farah,” he area of Farah city, complained the government should pave the ernment of President Ashraf Ghani the first three months. seriously in the last two years or omy. Provincial Agriculture, Live- said. Mohammad added green- about a lack of cold storage for their ground for their exports to foreign and Chief Executive Abdullah Ab- These figures stand in contrast so. stock and Irrigation director Eng. house farming was now a tradition crops and said: “The market is countries. Meanwhile, agriculture dullah. They seek as well to jetti- to what we are doing in Iraq and This is because forging a via- Abdul Manan Matin told Pajhwok in the capital of Farah province and better this year after imports of director, Abdul Manan Matin said son the progress in education and Syria. According to Pentagon data, ble Afghan army and police force Afghan News greenhouse farming a number of districts. Ninety per- cucumber and tomato were banned they had increased tax on tomato human rights that has been we dropped 6,000 bombs there in were the more urgent tasks for the had progressed in the province, cent of greenhouse crops were ex- from Iran and Pakistan, but the and cucumber imports from Iran achieved since 2001. The Taliban 2014, almost 30,000 in 2015, and NATO mission once we finally did yielding positive results. ported to other provinces from amount of crops is very high that and Pakistan and traders no longer also aim to cut off the cooperation almost 7,000 in the first three devote substantial resources to the The area under greenhouse cul- Farah, he said. requires a proper market to be sold.” imported the two items to Farah. with the international community months of this year. Modern air fight, including at the time one of tivation last year was 1,650 acres Sheikh Ahmad, 53, a farmer in “We have no cold storage in He said his department was that Afghanistan still so badly power—when combined with a us commanded that operation in of land, but now had increased to Bagh-i-Pul area of Farah City, said Farah so we cannot keep our crops trying to pave the ground for ex- needs to recover from a generation suitable ally on the ground that can 2010-11. It will take perhaps two 2,500 acres, he said, adding crop he sent 800,000 afghanis to estab- fresh for a long time, therefore Iran ports of greenhouse crops to Turk- of war. This is the same group that seize the advantage created by the more years for the Afghan air force, yield collected from greenhouses lish a greenhouse on his one acre and Pakistan in winter export their menistan. (Pajhwok) also enjoys the sworn support of bombing of enemy positions, still training pilots and still receiv- had also increased this year com- of land. al Qaeda’s senior leadership—fol- camps and supply routes—is im- ing aircraft, to reach its intended pared to last year. While collecting tomato crops lowing al Qaeda leader Ayman al pressive. ISIS has lost about 40% strength. Each farmer using greenhous- from his greenhouse with the help Zawahiri’s endorsement of the new of the territory it once held in Iraq The bottom line is simple: es would collect 30 tons of har- of his two sons, Ahmad said: “We head of the Afghan Taliban, Mul- and Syria and stands to lose more. While we also need to keep a fo- vest from each acre of land last collect tomatoes after every sec- lah Akhtar Mansour. And it is the By contrast, while exact fig- cus on whether U.S. and NATO year, but the outcome increased to ond day. We collect more than same quasi-terrorist movement ures are hard to come by, a reason- forces are adequate in size for the 33 tons this year, Matin explained. 1,600 kilograms of tomatoes and that, in alliance with the Haqqani able unclassified estimate is that current mission, we need to take Around 4,500 people are directly cucumbers each day and send them network based in Pakistan, has re- the Taliban now hold 5% to 10% the gloves off those forces already engaged greenhouse farming, he to market.” cently carried out the horrific more of Afghanistan—as measured in-country. Air power in particu- said. He sold a kilogram of tomato bombings in Kabul. by the population under their in- lar represents an asymmetric West- He said farmers, the private for 28 to 30 afghanis and the same The Taliban have taken back fluence—than they did a few years ern advantage, relatively safe to sector and the government had in- amount of cucumbers for six to large swaths of Helmand province ago before the drawdown of allied apply, and very effective against vested from $22 million to $25 eight afghanis. and areas in eastern provinces such forces. Civilian fatalities from the massed (or even individual) ene- million in greenhouse farming in Ahmad was happy with his as Nangarhar and Kunar over the continuing war in Afghanistan, my forces and assets. Farah. income and said he would possi- past several years. This happened while still far less than in many Simply waging the Afghanistan Based on an estimation, farm- bly earn 2.5 million afghanis from after the sizable NATO troop battle zones (including Iraq and air-power campaign with the vig- ers in Farah would earn $15 mil- his crops. drawdown that began in 2011 and Syria), have been moving upward or we are employing in Iraq and lion from greenhouse crops this However, Ahmad, another that, by last year, had reduced the as well. Syria—even dropping bombs at a year, Matin said. farmer complained about non- alliance’s strength in Afghanistan Some might reasonably ask, fraction of the pace at which we Meanwhile, agriculture pro- availability of market and support by some 90% relative to its peak. after 15 years of war in Afghani- are conducting attacks in those motion manager, Shah Moham- of government for their production. (Total foreign forces peaked at stan, why do we need to keep at Arab states—will very likely make mad, said 90 percent of farmers He said greenhouses were in- around 150,000 uniformed person- it? The answer is simple—because much of the difference between grew cucumbers and 10 percent creasing by each passing day in nel in early 2011 and are now down Afghanistan, effectively the east- some version of victory and de- tomatoes in greenhouses in Farah. Farah, but a proper market for the to about 15,000.) The Taliban also ern bulwark in our broader Middle feat.—(The Wall Street Journal) SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

The agreement to develop Phase-I of Chabahar port, to be inked during PM Modi's two-day visit to Tehran

With the China-developed Gwa- Chabahar is the closest port ar-i-Sharif, Kabul, Ghazni, and dar port in Pakistan fast nearing to Afghanistan. It is connected to Kandahar to Tajikistan. Giving fur- completion, India will on Monday the city of Zaranj in Afghanistan's ther impetus is Japan evincing in- EMERGENCY ink a key agreement with Iran to south-western province of Nim- terest in joining the Chabahar port develop Chabahar port that will ruz An agreement for Exim Bank project, which offers prime access CALLS give a fillip to New Delhi's push to provide $50 million line of credit to shipping lanes in the Indian for connectivity and transit with for the development of Chabahar Ocean. According to Japanese me- Police Afghanistan and beyond in Cen- port is also to be inked during dia reports, Prime Minister Shin- tral Asia. The agreement to devel- Modi's visit. zo Abe is hoping to ink a deal when op Phase-I of Chabahar port, to The Indian investment in the he visits Tehran later this year that 100 - 119 be inked during Prime Minister Phase-I of the port project would would see Japan teaming up with Narendra Modi's two-day visit to be more than $200 million. The India on the development of a port, Tehran, is seen as India's counter commercial agreement on develop- logistics and industrial complex in Hospitals to the development of the deep- ment and operation by India of the Chabahar free trade zone lo- sea port of Gwadar, in Phase-I of Chabahar will be signed cated on the Gulf of Oman. FMIC Hospital Balochistan, that opens into the between Indian Ports Global Pvt The Japan International Co- Behind Kabul Medical Arabian Sea, close to the Strait of Ltd, a joint venture between Jawa- operation Agency is expected to University: Hormuz, and will allow China ac- harlal Nehru Port Trust and Kandla draw up plans for investments by cess to the Indian Ocean. Port Trust, with Arya Bandar the end of the year. 0202500200-+93793275595 The development of Chabahar Company of Iran. The Indian com- India is also reportedly to fi- port, located just over 70 km from pany will undertake the develop- nance another road network inside Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Gwadar, will allow India to circum- ment of two jetties in Chabahar Afghanistan to enable Iran to ac- vent Pakistan and open up an al- port for a period of 10 years and cess as far as Tajikistan through a Pule Bagh-e- Umomi ternative land-sea route for its trade will transfer all cargo consignments shorter route. The Chabahar port 070263672 with Afghanistan. India has already except for oil products. project has been over a decade in spent $100 million in building the The development of the Cha- the works. India and Iran first de- 220-km Zaranj-Delaram highway bahar port is also expected to give cided to develop the port in 2003. Khairkhana Hospital in Afghanistan, also known as a fillip to the International North However, matters did not move Route 606, which connects to Cha- South Transport Corridor, anoth- due to the US sanctions on Iran 0799-321007 bahar. The trilateral agreement on er geo-strategic initiative being over Tehran's nuclear programme, 2401352 Monday between Iran, India and pushed by India to connect with which were lifted earlier this year. Afghanistan will be inked in the Central Asia and Russia. Pakistan has also been eyeing presence of Iranian President Has- Once Chabahar port is devel- the Chabahar port. In March this Indira Gandhi Children san Rouhani, Prime Minister oped, its link with the Zaranj- year, Pakistan and Iran discussed Narendra Modi and Afghan Presi- Delaram highway will boost fur- the possibility of better connec- Islamabad. The contract for Cha- lows after he visited Saudi Arabia spects". He is to release a rare Hospital, Wazir Akbar dent Ashraf Ghani who would at- ther connectivity to Afghanistan tivity between Gwadar and Cha- bahar will be the highlight of Modi's in early April. He will also visit a manuscript in Persian brought out Khan, Kabul 2301372 tend a ceremony to break the via the over 2,000 km-Afghanistan bahar during talks between Paki- Iran visit during which he will meet gurdwara in Tehran and inaugurate by the Indian Council of Cultural ground to develop Chabahar port Ring Road, which connects 16 Af- stani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with Supreme Leader of Iran Ali an international conference on "In- Relations at the conference. infrastructure. ghan provinces, from Herat, Maz- and Iranian President Rouhani in Khamenei. Modi's visit to Iran fol- dia-Iran: Prospects and Retro- (business-standard) Ibn-e- Seena Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Elmar Mammadyarov: 2100359 Azerbaijan supports Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital Afghanistan on its path 2301741, 2301743 towards stability Ali Abad Shahrara, Kabul 2100439

Malalai Maternity Hospital 2201377/ 2301743 Banks RIDEALONGFOR Da Afghanistan Bank 2100302, 2100303 STRAFINGPRACTICEIN Bakhtar Bank AFGHANISTAN'S 0776777000 Azizi Bank SPUNKY LITTLEMD530 0799 700900 of the most important factors in "Azerbaijan remains committed to "Azerbaijan has already made ghanistan's challenges when it Pashtany Bank comes to standing up its air arm keeping that insurgency at bay, a long-term political partnership relatively substantial donations to ATTACKCHOPPER that being plentiful precision air and a practical cooperation with the Afghanistan National Army with high-tech equipment. Still, 2102908, 2103868 these aircraft have their critics, support and surveillance capaci- Afghanistan." Elmar Mammad- (ANA) Trust Fund and pledged As Afghanistan struggles to build of levels of advancement. This in- ty. But still, these helicopters are yarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs to continue financial support to some of which are within Afghan- Air Services up its aerial attack capability, it cludes commercial models that of- istan's air arm itself. simple, affordable, and rugged, and of the Republic of Azerbaijan has ANA Trust Fund by the end of seems like less is more for the em- fer light utility capabilities up to in most situations can provide sur- addressed the NATO RS Ministe- 2017." Afghanistan's MD530s have battled country's air arm. Case in the potent and technology-packed their clear limitations, including gical air support for indigenous Safi Airways rial, the press service for the For- "Moreover, Azerbaijan re- point: their MD530F Cayuse War- AH-6i, the most capable military troops in contact. Albeit it does eign Ministry of Azerbaijan re- mains committed to a long-term anemic hot and high performance, 020 22 22 222 rior (AKA Little Bird in the Amer- variant that's getting good traction literally no armor or defense aids, take a brave pilot to employ them ports. According to his address, political partnership and a practi- ican spec-ops world) light air sup- on the export market. Afghani- as a weapon system in the face of Azerbaijan stands firmly together cal cooperation with Afghanistan. and rudimentary weapons and port helicopters. stan's relatively simple MD530F sensors. And, yes, they may be heavy enemy ground fire. Addi- Ariana with Afghanistan on its path to- After conclusion of the Resolute The type's origins can be Cayuse Warrior model falls some- tionally, like the OH-6’s entire lin- wards stability and self-reliance. Support mission, my country en- yet another symptom of the Pen- 020-2100270 traced back to the Vietnam era OH- where in between. It's more gun- tagon's total ineptitude and near- eage, they're very nimble, as the "Today, the Afghan National visages the contribution through 6 "Loach" scout helicopter. Today, ship than anti-tank, missile-sling- video below, showing Afghani- Defense and Security Forces as- the enhanced Enduring Partner- sightedness when it comes to the design is offered in various con- ing night fighter, and that's proba- wanting to leave ongoing insurgen- stan's MD530Fs executing gun- Kam Air sumed full responsibility for se- ship," the address says. figurations featuring a wide range bly a good thing considering Af- nery training, demonstrates: curity throughout Afghanistan, In his address, Mammadyarov cies while not leaving behind one 0799974422 following the conclusion of the also stressed that his country’s ISAF mission. However, we rec- contribution to the stability of AFGHAN CYCLISTS TAKE MESSAGE OF PEACE TO UN HEADQUARTERS Hotels ognize that the country remains Afghanistan goes well beyond its Safi Landmark challenged and we should all do involvement in NATO operations. On a round-the-world trip to pro- eral Ban Ki-Moon, presenting him more with our Afghan friends. Az- "As a country with a cultural mote peace, that included cycling with a traditional Afghan 'Chapa' erbaijan is committed to continue and geographical proximity, we over 11,000 km from Istanbul, an coat. "You have been sending out a 020-2203131 its efforts to this end and contrib- support Afghanistan on its path Afghan father and son arrived Fri- strong message to many people ute significantly to the Resolute of reforms towards self-reliant fu- day morning at the United Nations around the world with your bicy- SERENA Support Mission (RSM) by pro- ture by enhancing practical contri- Headquarters in New York, the fi- cling. It's a very powerful message. viding troops, multimodal transit, butions in the areas of education nal destination of the first leg of I really appreciate it," Ban told the 0799654000 training and financial assistance," and training, infrastructure and this epic journey. cyclists. The pair said they hope the Foreign Minister said in his transport development, invest- Calling their mission, which that their journey will promote the New Rumi Restaurant address. ments, increasing role of women has so far crossed three continents, importance of harmony in their In this regard, he firmly reiter- in society. As being a critical piece "a journey of peace and solidari- homeland. "We the people of Af- 0776351347 ate his country’s commitments to of the New Silk Road, Azerbaijan ty," Nader Shah Nangarhari and his ghanistan are tired from war," said continue its contribution to the will link Afghanistan and Europe son Firoz Khan began their jour- 18-year-old Firoz Khan. "We just Internet Services Resolute Support Mission to support Afghanistan’s sustain- ney in July 2015. want peace, education and unity UA Telecom throughout 2016. able future," he said. (news.az) They met with Secretary-Gen- in Afghanistan." 0796701701 / 0796702702 Exchange Rate Purchase: After discussing the Resolute center, talks with Army Gen. John been very aggressive this year in antly surprised by the attitude of - not a cyclic rate of fire.” The cy- Support mission during the W. Nicholson Jr., commander of going after the Taliban early, so his fellow chiefs of defense, and clic rate means the gunner jams his One US$ = NATO's Military Committee/ NATO's Resolute Support mis- they understood what the Taliban the will of American forces remains finger on trigger until the barrel 68.61Afs Chiefs of Defense session in Brus- sion, at the Military Committee/ campaign plan was for the sum- strong, too. “Special operators, burns out. Short, aimed bursts al- One Pound Sterling= sels this week, Joint Chiefs Chair- Chiefs of Defense session in Brus- mer,” Dunford said. “What we aviation units, human exploitation low a weapon to be used far long- man Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dun- sels, Belgium, May 18, 2016. DoD think is the Afghans did some pre- units, intel units have all been run- er. Defense leaders continue the 98.76Afs ford said he detects among allied photo by D. Myles Cullen emptive operations to break that ning pretty hard,” he said. “I ask conversation with President One Euro = nations "a strong commitment to Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dun- up.” The chairman mentioned that the question and … what I sense Barack Obama about troop levels 76.69Afs finish what they started" in Af- ford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs the Islamic State of Iraq and the is when they know what the mis- in Afghanistan. Now there are ghanistan. "I think most NATO of Staff, center, talks with Army Levant has been under enormous sion is, and they believe in it and 9,800 troops in the country, and 1000 Pak Rs = nations have invested quite a bit, Gen. John W. Nicholson Jr., com- pressure in Afghanistan, and Tali- are committed, they keep wanting they will remain there through the 643Afs and everybody is interested in mander of NATO's Resolute Sup- ban forces took on the foreign ter- to run.” U.S. leaders across the year. The plan calls for that num- landing this in a good place,” he port mission, at the Military Com- ror group causing “quite a bit” of spectrum are keeping an eye on ber to drop to 5,500 at the end of ford said. “The biggest thing they Sale: said. Army Gen. John Nicholson, mittee/Chiefs of Defense session ISIL attrition. Czech Gen. Petr the deployment-to-dwell time, 2016. “General Nicholson has not were concerned about was enabling One US$ = commander of the Resolute Sup- in Brussels, Belgium, May 18, Pavel, NATO's Military Commit- Dunford said. “From a readiness provided a recommendation for capability, especially the lift and 68.81 Afs port Mission, briefed the chiefs 2016. DoD photo by D. Myles tee chairman, said yesterday that perspective, it is really two is- 2017 that is different from the de- sustainment capability,” he said. 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Comprehensive Commit- to reset.” In infantry terms, Dun- are concerned about the number of the strategic lift, medevac support, 1000 Pak Rs= 651 man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Afghanistan. “The Afghans have ment Dunford said he was pleas- ford wants “sustained rate of fire - American forces dropping, Dun- the aviation capability.” SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Foreign aid reaches flooded Sri Lankan capital, 71 dead

COLOMBO : Foreign aid began from moving back to their homes arriving in Sri Lanka Saturday, on the banks of the Kelani river. bringing help to half a million peo- "Colombo did not receive any ple forced out of their homes by significant rain last night and the heavy rains and landslides that water levels of the Kelani went have killed at least 71 in a week of down slightly," Disaster Manage- extreme weather wreaking havoc ment Centre spokesman Pradeep in South Asia. Kodippili told AFP. As the heaviest rains in a quar- "But there were showers up- ter of a century battered Sri Lan- stream and we are worried that the ka, Cyclone Roanu barrelled into water levels can rise again in a day." the Bangladesh coastline leaving six - Buddhist holiday - people dead and forcing the evac- Nearly 300,000 people were uation of 500,000 as it unleashed staying in about 500 state-run re- winds as strong as 88 kilometres lief centres Saturday, which also (54 miles) per hour and heavy marks the Buddhist holiday of downpours. Vesak, while a further 200,000 Torrential rains have deluged people were staying with friends Sri Lanka since last weekend, trig- or family. gering huge landslides that have Officials said there was a fresh buried victims in up to 50 feet (15 landslide in the worst-hit central metres) of mud and left 127 peo- district of Kegalle, but that no ca- ple missing. sualties were reported because the As aid began to arrive Satur- area had been evacuated. day on a military plane from India The country's influential Bud- and a commercial flight from Ja- dhist clergy urged the faithful to pan, Sri Lankan authorities said divert at least half of the money their priority was now preventing spent on holiday celebrations to diseases such as diarrhoea, with help flood victims. many areas still under water. "There are lots of people who "We have sent a large number have lost their homes, some have of doctors and nursing staff to en- only the clothes they are wearing," sure there is no outbreak of water- top Buddhist monk Warakagoda borne diseases," Health Minister Sri Gnanarathana said. Rajitha Senaratne told AFP. "Consider this your meritori- In Colombo, residents clung to ous deed to celebrate Vesak." ropes as they battled to cross tor- Vesak celebrations were mut- President Barack Obama will host victory in 2014 polls. tough negotiating line. Talks have boosting the economy. ened by the dominance of coal-fired rents of water pulsing through the ed Saturday in Colombo compared Indian Prime Minister Narendra Obama has assiduously court- been stalled over several issues, Observers say there could be power plants and reduce depen- streets of the flooded capital, with with previous years when the en- Modi at the White House on June ed the Indian premier, cultivating including the lack of protection for more progress on security and en- dence on foreign gas and oil. some forced to take shelter in rick- tire city was decorated with lan- 7, as the pair try to flesh out na- a strategic relationship seen as a foreign firms in disputes with the ergy cooperation. A series of military agreements shaws. terns and coloured lights. scent trade and security ties. counterweight to an increasingly Indian government. A series of technical steps linked to support and logistics The Indian government has President Maithripala Sirise- White House press secretary assertive China. “I think there is a reasonable could allow the men to announce could also be signed by the two provided inflatable boats, outboard na called on Sri Lankans to pro- Josh Earnest said Modi’s visit It has been a dramatic trans- chance we will see the leaders re- US nuclear companies entering the leaders and could pave the way for motors, diving equipment, medi- vide shelter and donate cash or would “highlight the deepening of formation for a man who in 2005 commit to engaging in BIT negoti- potentially lucrative Indian mar- deeper military cooperation. cal supplies, electricity generators food to flood victims as offers of the US-India relationship in key was denied a visa to the United ations,” said Rick Rossow of the ket. In 2005, then-president Many of the agreements have and sleeping bags, officials said. assistance came in from overseas. areas since the president’s visit to States on human rights grounds. Center for Strategic and Interna- George W. Bush lifted a three de- been stalled for years by India’s The first of two Indian naval The accommodation booking New Delhi in January 2015.” He had served as chief minis- tional Studies, predicting limited cade long moratorium on nuclear concerns about weakening the abil- ships arrived Saturday at the port website airbnb.com listed at least “The President looks forward ter in his home state of Gujarat, progress. cooperation with India, introduced ity to act alone militarily. in Colombo, 29 places offering free lodging for to discussing progress made on our when anti-Muslim riots killed hun- India’s economy is rapidly after the country developed a nu- Modi will also address a joint while Australia and the Unit- anyone affected by the floods in climate change and clean energy dreds. growing, but poverty remains per- clear bomb. session of Congress on June 8. ed States have made cash donations Sri Lanka. partnership, security and defense But turning Obama and vasive and foreign investment has The issue had been a major Modi was invited to address to help victims. Disaster management officials cooperation, and economic growth Modi’s warm words into concrete lagged behind China, Brazil and hurdle to relations between two of the US Congress by Republican Floodwaters in parts of the said there had been a huge outpour- priorities.” agreement has proven difficult. even advanced economies like Ire- the world's largest democracies. speaker Paul Ryan, who called the capital subsided slightly overnight, ing of sympathy for victims with This will be Modi’s second A proposed bilateral invest- land. Modi, who faces reelection Modi has made nuclear ener- US-Indian relationship “a pillar of officials said, but heavy down- donations of food, clothing and dry White House visit since his Hindu ment treaty has languished for in 2019, has pegged his political gy a priority, to offset horrendous stability in a very, very important pours on Saturday prevented many rations. nationalist party won a sweeping years, as New Delhi has taken a future on a reform agenda and levels of air pollution that is wors- region.” India's Narendra Modi 11 killed as bus, truck collide in Jhang JHANG: At least 11 people were killed in a collision between a pas- senger bus and a truck here on Sat- woos Iranian leaders urday, police and rescue sources said. The accident took place when a speeding bus collided with a truck coming from the opposite direc- tion on Khushab Road near Nasir- abad, Jhang. The bus was travel- ling from Karachi to Khushab. At least 19 people were also injured in the incident. The dead and injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. Five of the injured were said to be in a critical condition. Earlier last month, 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck near Faisalabad. Poor roads, badly maintained vehicles and reckless driving are cited as common reasons behind accidents in Pakistan. More than 4,600 people were killed in road traffic accidents in 2013, which is the last year the government re- leased official data on the matter. When Indian Prime Minister fairs analyst based in the US. chelles, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Narendra Modi arrives in Tehran During his first two years at France, Germany, Canada, Chjina, this weekend, he will find out office, Mr Modi focused more on Mongolia, South Korea, Bang- whether it's the beginning of a new India's immediate neighbourhood ladesh, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, era in bilateral ties - or a missed and Indian Ocean rim countries. Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, China objects to presence of Indian opportunity. Relations with the United States Tajikistan, UAE, Ireland, UK, Sin- Delhi's relations with Tehran and the west were given a priority. gapore, Russia, Afghanistan are multi-faceted and complex. The Inida hopes investment in State visits in 2016: Belgium, two countries share centuries-old Chabahar port will provide it with Saudi Arabia, Iran, US (to come). ships in South China Sea cultural and linguistic links. In a gateway to Afghanistan Profile: Narendra Modi modern times, the relationship is "There is very clear sense in With the security situation in NEW DELHI: China has upped Azhar banned as well as India's upholding freedom of navigation self, India, Japan and Australia. more economic and strategic. India that he has to engage more Afghanistan deteriorating, India is the ante on its claims in the South entry into Nuclear Suppliers and overflight in the region and Meanwhile, on the issue of ban on Tehran was the second biggest with Muslim countries in the re- also looking to find various ways China Sea region ahead of Presi- Group, both ostensibly at the be- speaking against use of unilateral Azhar under 1267 sanctions com- supplier of crude oil to India until gion, in the extended neighbour- to maintain its foothold in the war- dent Pranab Mukherjee's four-day hest of Pakistan . On May 24 moves in the region that will im- mittee of UN, the Chinese official 2011-12. Iran is also strategically hood. Mr Modi has already been torn nation to counter Pakistani trip to the country from May 24, Mukherjee is scheduled to land in pact stability in the area. The US said his country has made no dif- located in the Gulf, and it offers an to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and plan- influence. With the land route to objecting to the presence of Indian Guangzhou, one of China's most has recently said that the Malabar ference between India and Paki- alternative trade route to Afghani- ning to visit Qatar. Afghanistan through Pakistan un- Navy ships in the region where it prosperous regions, to seek to at- exercise is an important element stan's terrorism. "You need strong stan and to Central Asia. "The visit to Iran comes as part available, it's looking at Iran to has significantly expanded its pres- tract business and investments. He for assessing the maritime capa- evidence. It is not a bilateral issue, India is home to the world's of the strategy," says Rahul Roy- trade with Afghanistan. ence since 2009 through artificial will be in Beijing on May 25-27 bilities of all the three countries. It it is at the UN. He (Azhar) is not second highest Shia population, Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for India is investing more than islands and military presence. for political dialogue and meetings has also issued warnings over what an Indian citizen," the official said. next only to Iran. Iran's influence South Asia at the International In- $150m to develop Chabahar port Indian Navy ships taking part with Peking University. The Chi- it calls China's growing "militari- He said that "terrorism sponsor" over an estimated 45 million Shias stitute of Strategic Studies in Lon- in south-eastern Iran. It hopes the in maritime exercise in the South nese leadership has gone an extra sation" in the region. American as a term for Pakistan was a "too in India is regarded as significant. don. port will give a transit route to China Sea is "a matter of concern", mile for the President, with plans warships and aircraft have under- heavy title". With Iran emerging after interna- When the international sanc- Afghanistan. a senior Chinese official, who did for several official banquets and taken a number of operations in The Chinese official said that tional sanctions, it offers great in- tions were in place, India could not In the future, it also wants to not wish to be identified said in meetings. Guided missile stealth the region to challenge China's it was good that foreign secretar- vestment opportunities to Indian pay for the oil it had imported bring gas from Central Asia and Delhi on Thursday night, a day frigates INS Satpura and INS Sahy- moves even as the US hopes to ies of India and Pakistan met re- companies. But the bilateral ties from Iran. It still owes $6.5bn in then transport it to India. The after four naval vessels set sail for adri; INS Shakti, a sophisticated bring Asian military powers into a cently. "We encourage this kind of suffered setbacks following inter- unpaid dues and Delhi is still find- project will also give sea access to participating in Malabar exercise fleet support ship; and INS Kirch, closer cooperation. The US has talk. You don't have a language bar- national sanctions on Tehran over ing a way to facilitate the pay- Afghanistan. Map of Chabahar with the United States and Japan. a guided missile corvette, had set also been pushing for a quadrilat- rier and you have been in the same its nuclear programme. As succes- ment. "From India's perspective, Chaba- The Chinese official alleged sail on Wednesday on a two-and- eral security dialogue involving it- family," he said. sive Indian governments moved Western banks are still reluc- har port is a gateway to Afghani- that the Western powers are using a-half month long operational de- closer to the US, their Iran policy tant to do business with Iran when stan. From Chabahar there is a road the colonial tactics of "divide and ployment to the South China Sea took a back seat, much to the dis- some of the US sanctions are still which goes all the way to Afghan- rule". "When there is some trouble and North West Pacific. The ships pleasure of the Iranians. in place. istan and it will link up with a road in the South China Sea, India is will also take part in the Malabar Iranians were dismayed when India is aware that China is which India has already built in- worried. When Indian ships par- exercise near the South China Sea India voted against their country making inroads into Iran to rebuild side Afghanistan. In a way, India ticipate in maritime exercises in the in the waters of Philippines. Chi- at a vote in the International Atom- the economy devastated by the is ensuring that there could be no South China Sea, of course China na claims sovereignty on almost ic Energy Agency in 2009. Then sanctions. The Chinese president, exit strategy from Afghanistan," will show concern," the official the entire South China Sea region, India significantly reduced oil im- Xi Jinping, visited Iran in January says Mr Roy-Chaudhury. Mr told a select group of media per- a claim disputed by Vietnam, Phil- ports from Tehran following US this year to firm up business ties. Modi plans to visit Kabul in June sons. ippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Tai- pressure. Beijing is already Iran's largest trad- and he is expected to sign a trilat- The remarks come ahead of wan. China has upped the ante "That was a bitter lesson for ing partner. eral trade agreement with Iran and the President's visit to China, ahead of UN tribunal verdict in a the Iranians. They understood that Much travelled Modi: Afghanistan for Chabahar port. where he is expected to raise all case involving Philippines over India would not take Iran's side on As of May 2016, Prime Min- During his meeting with the issues of political, regional and entitlements in the region. While any dispute and India would not ister Modi has made 40 foreign Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, strategic significance including India is not a direct stakeholder in sacrifice its relations with the US trips on five continents since his Mr Modi would want to assure China's efforts to block India's bid the South China Sea territorial dis- and the West for Iran," says Fate- election in 2014 that India is keen to establish deep- at the United Nations to get Jaish- putes, the country has over the meh Aman, an Iran-South Asia af- State visits in 2015: Sey- er and long-standing ties. e-Mohammad chief Masood past few years been asking for SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief

US general: Iraq ‘on course’ to crushing ISIS

The top American general for the Middle East said Friday he is confident that Iraq is on course to defeating ISIS, but his words were spare and cau- tious, his tone notably muted. Gen. Joseph Votel, the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasral- perts on the militant group, new head of US Central Com- lah admitted on Friday that his Hezbollah has sent thousands of mand, spent the day consult- militia has lost “a large number” of combatants to Syria since 2013, ing with US and Iraqi military fighters in Syria. This is the first and up to 2,000 of its fighters have officials and visiting a base time the Shiite militant group af- been killed in battles there. north of Baghdad that is train- filiated with Iran recognizes such Hezbollah has accused Islam- ing Iraqi army combat units. loss through its leader’s words. ist extremists of killing Badreddine, "They are getting better," Nasrallah repeated his threats but did not name any group. Nas- he told reporters later, refer- to Syrian opposition by warning rallah said no evidence pointed to ring to his broad assessment that his group would boost its sup- Israel -- the Shiite movement's of Iraq's progress after the port for the Syrian regime despite sworn enemy -- being involved in stunning collapses in 2014-15 the killing of one of its top com- the killing. that ceded large swaths of ter- manders there last week. He paid tribute to Badreddine, ritory to ISIS in the north and "We will increase and bolster saying he tried to convince him to west. "That said, there is still our presence in Syria," Nasrallah not “go to Syria.” However, ac- a lot left to do." said in a speech during a ceremony cording to Nasrallah, Badreddine Noting the Iraqis' recent to mark a week since Mustafa Ba- “insisted on traveling to Syria as battlefield successes, including dreddine was killed in an artillery he did not want to lead the battle the recapture of Ramadi late attack near Damascus. "More remotely.” Badreddine was killed last year and their retaking this commanders than before will go to in an area technically under the week of Rutba, a strategic Syria. We will be present in differ- control of the Syrian army, where crossroads in western Iraq, ent ways and we will continue the Hezbollah and Iranian fighters have Votel said he sees momentum fight," he said. According to ex- are present too. developing and Iraqi confi- dence rising. "I think their readiness is improving," he said, adding, "I US moves think they're getting a better handle on the challenges that US:No joint strikes with Russia in Syria they face." US official announced that his fire, as well as weapons and mili- ers on Raqqa but it's the first time "IS, Raqqa province, checkpoint". force against ISIS in Syria and have to unseal The backdrop to this as- country refuses the proposal made tants crossing into Syria from Tur- that they've addressed residents Abu Mohammad said that ISIS received US military support. sessment is a persistent ques- by Russia for joint strikes in Syr- key, starting from May 25. and asked them to leave," a found- fighters in Raqqa were increasing- "There has been information ISIS tion not voiced explicitly by ia. Earlier, The Russian defense Russia long has accused Tur- ing member of the citizen journal- ly using residents as human shields circulating about the Kurds pre- Votel but suggested by his care- minister proposed on Friday that key of serving as a conduit for ist group Raqqa is Being Slaugh- against coalition air strikes. paring a campaign against IS in ful description of progress in Russia and the U.S.-led coalition weapons and supplies flowing to tered Silently (RBSS) said. "Their positions used to be Raqqa with the support of the in- defector’s rebuilding the Iraqi army. The launch joint action against al-Qai- the Islamic State and the Nusra Flyers usually address ISIS clear but since the beginning of the ternational coalition," Abdel Rah- question is: If, as US com- da's branch in Syria, known as the Front - claims which Ankara has fighters in the city, telling them air campaign against them, they've man said. manders expect, Iraq eventu- Nusra Front. denied. "Your time is coming, your end is started to resort to hiding among But "that's not likely now be- case ally pushes ISIS off its terri- Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the Russian pro- coming", Abu Mohammad said. civilians," he said. cause (retaking) Raqqa will require US prosecutors on Friday sought tory, will a divided government Shoigu said that Moscow had pro- posal should help secure the cease- On its Facebook and Twitter At least 408 civilians have died planning a massive battle, and huge in Baghdad be capable of sus- to unseal the to-date secret crimi- posed to Washington that the coa- fire, adding that Moscow has co- accounts, RBSS shared an image in coalition air strikes in Syria since preparation of fighters and popu- nal case of an ISIS defector after taining that success and ward- lition call on all factions eager to ordinated it with Damascus. He of what they said was the flyer they began in 2014, according to lar support," he said. ing off yet another collapse? NBC News broadcast an interview abide by a cease-fire in Syria to claimed that the Russian military dropped on the militants' de facto the Syrian Observatory for Human "If the extremist group had with the New York man in which leave the areas where the al-Qaida has started discussing the idea with capital in Syria. Rights. feared a battle against it in Raqqa, he spoke out against the militant Canada’s aboriginals branch is active by May 25. the U.S. representatives. "The time you have been wait- "It's the first time residents it wouldn't have sent its best fight- group. Moscow suggested that start- Coalition flyers urge residents ing for has come, the time has come have been advised to leave the city," ers to take part in fighting in the Unsealing the case could allow tell Trudeau they can ing from that date, Russia and the to quit ISIS Syria bastion to leave Raqqa," reads the top of Observatory chief Rami Abdel north of Aleppo province." the US Justice Department to U.S.-led coalition conduct joint Meanwhile, the US-led coali- the comic book style water-col- Rahman said. ISIS and its militant rival Al- make public details of why the man block pipelines strikes against the Nusra Front and tion fighting the ISIS group has ored sketch. But "these flyers are just a part Qaeda are not party to a February turned against ISIS at a time when any other groups refusing to hon- dropped flyers on Syria's Raqqa It shows residents -- three men of the propaganda campaign ceasefire between government forc- the government is trying to com- Trudeau told Reuters on or the truce, Shoigu said. urging residents for the first time wearing backpacks, a veiled wom- against IS," he added. es and other rebel groups. bat the group’s online propagan- Thursday that unanimous However, the Russian minis- to leave the jihadist stronghold, an an and a child -- fleeing a grey bat- Kurdish forces, which control Air strikes against them have da. consent is not needed for the ter warned that Moscow reserves activist and a monitor said Friday. tered city into an idyllic green coun- a swathe of territory north of continued, not only by the coali- The 27-year-old man had been government to approve pipe- the right to unilaterally strike mil- "It's not the first time that co- tryside, running past dead soldiers Raqqa, are regarded by Washing- tion but also by the Syrian gov- cooperating in investigations and line projects to bring Canadi- itants refusing to respect the cease- alition airplanes have dropped fly- and ISIS fighters and a sign marked: ton as the most effective fighting ernment and its ally Russia. had explored speaking publicly an oil to market, even as he against the militant group “for pledged consultation with ab- some time” before agreeing to the originals and environmental- NBC interview broadcast Thurs- ists who oppose projects. day, prosecutors said in a letter At the heart of the con- filed in federal court in Brooklyn, flict are the rights of aboriginal New York. people, particularly in British The man, identified only as Columbia, where many groups “Mo,” pleaded guilty under seal never signed treaties and a in November 2014 to charges in- 2014 Supreme court decision cluding that he provided material made clear that in cases where support to ISIS, the letter said. aboriginal title is proven, “con- US authorities arranged the sent” is required before major NBC interview after learning the projects can go ahead. network was preparing a story on “The record of the federal Mo, who NBC said attended Co- government where consulta- lumbia University, prosecutors tion is concerned is abysmal said in the letter. at best,” said Ernie Crey, chief “ISIS is not bringing Islam to of Cheam First Nation east of the world,” Mo said during the in- Vancouver, adding that it is up terview. “And people need to to the courts to decide on ve- know that.” toes. Crey told Reuters his A spokeswoman for Brooklyn community is not opposed to US Attorney Robert Capers de- development, but they want clined comment. Mo’s lawyer did their rights and needs to be not respond to requests for com- treated with the same gravitas ment. NBC had no immediate as those of other Canadians. comment. That concern was echoed by Mo is one of more than 85 Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of people since 2014 to face US charg- the Union of B.C. Indian es over crimes related to ISIS, Chiefs, who said Trudeau which controls territory in Syria should keep in mind that the and Iraq and has claimed responsi- economic considerations of the bility for attacks in Paris in No- oil industry do not outweigh vember that killed 130 people. aboriginal rights. Prosecutors said in June 2014, Mo traveled from Brooklyn to Syria, where he enlisted with ISIS. Gun rights group Once there, they said, he received military training and served as a NRA endorses Trump sentry at one of its headquarters for US president and in various administrative po- sitions. But Mo became “disillu- sioned,” prosecutors said. During the NBC interview, Mo said “to- wards the end as things were get- ting more and more serious, I did At least four people were killed the district that houses government ond breach of the Green Zone in by Islamic State militants. demned the Green Zone breach and see severed heads placed on spiked and 90 injured among anti-corrup- buildings, parliament and embas- less than a month. The government briefly im- warned against chaos and strife: poles.” tion protesters who stormed Bagh- sies. The toll, compiled from four Protesters included support- posed a curfew on Baghdad on "The law must take its course with In November 2014, Mo es- dad's heavily fortified Green Zone hospitals where casualties were ers of powerful Shi'ite Muslim cler- Friday and authorities later said every transgressor." caped across the border into Tur- on Friday, hospital sources said on taken as well as Baghdad's central ic Moqtada al-Sadr and people that order had returned after what Sadr expressed support for key and found his way to a US Saturday. morgue, accounts for bullet from other groups upset with the they called rioting at the Green what he called a "peaceful sponta- State Department outpost, prose- Iraqi security forces used live wounds only, not cases of suffo- government's failure to approve Zone. neous revolt" and condemned the cutors said. Once back in the Unit- and rubber bullets as well as tear cation caused by tear gas. anti-corruption reforms and im- Prime Minister Haider al-Aba- government for "killing its children ed States, he was arrested and be- gas to dislodge the protesters from The disturbance was the sec- prove security against bombings di, in a late-night speech, con- in cold blood". gan cooperating.

The National Rifle Associa- tion endorsed Republican Donald Trump for U.S. pres- ident on Friday and he re- sponded by promising to Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda holds key congress serve the country’s top gun lobby group well. Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party “We want religious activity to a triumphal welcome after the up- Trump, his party’s pre- on Friday opened a three-day con- be completely independent from rising and won post-revolution elec- sumptive nominee for the gress during which it is expected political activity. tion in October 2011. Nov. 8 presidential election, to make moves to separate its reli- “We are leaving political Islam But two years later the now praised the NRA and took a gious and political activities. and entering democratic Islam. We 74-year-old Ghannouchi had to swipe at Democratic front- Thousands of people attend- are Muslim democrats who are no step aside amid a deep political runner Hillary Clinton, say- ed the opening ceremony of the longer claim to represent political crisis. ing she wants to abolish the congress -- the first since 2012 -- Islam,” he added. In 2014, the secularist Nidaa U.S. Constitution’s Second held at a sports complex in Rades, Ghannouchi, an intellectual Tounes party of President Beji Amendment, which guaran- south of the capital Tunis, amid who once advocated a strict appli- Caid Essebsi won parliamentary tees the right to bear arms. heavy police security. cation of Islamic law, and other elections, beating Ennahda which The billionaire business- On the eve of the congress, intellectuals inspired by Egypt’s came second. man has opposed gun-free French daily Le Monde published Muslim Brotherhood in 1981 On Friday Ennahda support- zones and promised to pro- an interview with Ennahda chief founded the Islamic Tendency ers in Rades chanted “we want tect Americans’ rights to self- Rached Ghannouchi in which he Movement, which became Ennah- Ennahda again”. defense. said there was no longer any room da in 1989. Around 1,200 Ennahda dele- “I will not let you down,” for “political Islam” in post-Arab Banned under the dictatorship gates will meet over the weekend Trump told the gathering in Spring Tunisia. of strongman Zine El Abidine Ben in Hammamet, south of Tunis, to Louisville, Kentucky. “Tunisia is now a democracy. Ali, the party was legalised after discuss the party’s future and The NRA is the country’s The 2014 constitution has im- the 2011 uprising that ousted the adopt economic, political and so- leading gun-rights advocacy posed limits on extreme secular- veteran leader. cial roadmaps. group. ism and extreme religion,” he was Ghannouchi, who lived in ex- Ghannouchi is expected to be quoted as saying. ile for 20 years, returned home to re-elected as head of the party. SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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By Mike Ludwig sides of the political spectrum lim sentiments in the news. toward wider war” instead of — Fox News was analyzed Hallowell said the news examining the real roots of vio- Does the mainstream news ever alongside NPR and PBS — but outlets often frame their cover- lence and political upheaval. feel like the pounding of a war the results were often the same. age of “terrorism” in a way that A whopping 75 percent of drum? Longtime advocates for “One of the things that we fails to tell the whole story. In- the news stories on extremism peace say their work has got- found most striking was how stead, most of the coverage in covered violent responses to ten a lot harder ever since ISIS similar the articles were,” said her sample appeared to pit the conflict, such as drone strikes (also known as Daesh) became AFSC researcher Beth Hallow- “spectacular bad guys” and bombings, but only 16 per- a household name, and that has ell. against the “rational good cent mentioned nonviolent re- a lot to do with how the media Violent extremism takes guys,” even though the real sponses such as peace talks covers violent extremism, ac- many forms all over the world, world is a lot more complicat- and economic development in cording to a new report by the but 90 percent of news items ed. countries where extremists re- American Friends Service Com- including the word “extremism” AFSC found that 57 percent cruit. Some news outlets mittee (AFSC). also mentioned Islam, whether of news items characterized ex- seemed more focused on vio- Addressing the third international symposium of Afghan women AFSC researchers looked Islam or Muslims were part of tremists to be psychotic, blood- lence than others; for example, empowerment, President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani vowed to in- at 600 news stories published the story or not. In comparison, thirsty and “irrational,” but 61 Fox News, ABC, CNN and CBS by 20 national outlets in the only 13 percent mentioned percent of news items de- did not include any discussion crease participation of women in all governmental organizations, United States last year and dis- Christianity, and 4 percent men- scribed just how “rational” of nonviolence in their report- from peace process to foreign affairs. As the symposium was inter- covered a pervasive tendency tioned Judaism. Nearly two- these actors can be, including ing. national, the minister for foreign affairs of Norway Børge Brende toward painting violent extrem- thirds of the articles mentioned coverage of ISIS’s ability to re- Hallowell said there are ism as an inherently Islamic ISIS at least once, with al-Qae- cruit internationally and use plenty of nonviolent strategies and the US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan were also problem that is only solvable da coming in a distant second. complex military tactics. A sur- for confronting extremism. For present on the occasion, besides the Afghan foreign minister Salahud- with the use of This pattern paints the Is- prising 21 percent of news items example, the AFSC runs “peace- force.Unfortunately, US mili- lamic religion as a source of vi- fit into both categories. building” programs in Somalia din Rabbani and other high-ranking officials. According to presi- tary interventions in the Mid- olent extremism, rather than the Hallowell argues that pre- and Indonesia that address the dent of the country, Afghan women are making good progress in all dle East, during which extrem- use of radical religious rhetoric senting groups like ISIS as “cra- root causes of extremism, such ism becomes a constant focus as a weapon and recruiting tool zy” yet “cold-calculating” and as poverty and war. sectors. He said that women are capable of independently repre- of the news media’s attention, by certain extremist groups, “cunning” suggests that vio- Such efforts get little media senting themselves. Many know the truth behind such statements. have — over and over again according to the report. lence is the only constructive attention, and that’s one thing — failed to forge any kind of Years of research conduct- way to respond to the problems that needs to change, Hallow- Probably, the speakers have won hearts of many women in the lasting peace. Still, national Pew ed since the 9/11 attacks have they create. Violence has nev- ell said. Journalists should also symposium because the speeches were well-written and provided a polls show support for military documented how news media’s er solved problems in the Mid- tell more stories highlighting glimpse to a better future. But as a matter of fact Afghan women interventions in Iraq and Syria habit of equating violence and dle East, but there is little dis- our common humanity that up- was as high as 64 percent at extremism with Islam has con- cussion in the dominant media lift the voices of historically had seen no positive change in their lifestyle; though, such sympo- the end of 2015, and 66 percent tributed to upticks in violence, of the history and political com- marginalized groups, including siums and workshops are held on regular basis. Since fall of the of people in the US think that discrimination and hate crimes plexities behind violent extrem- Muslims. waging more war would suc- against Muslims, particularly ism, even though groups like Doing so would stem reac- Taliban regime, the international partners and Afghan officials are ceed in the long term. Muslims of color. The number ISIS do not appear out of a vac- tionary violence against Mus- pounding the drum of women’s rights protection. The leaders, law- The AFSC researchers of hate crimes against Muslims uum. lims and give peace a chance looked at some of the largest in the United States tripled last Violence and sensational- in the public debate. makers and bureaucrats had discovered a pervasive tendency to broadcast and print outlets in year after the terrorist attacks ism have always sold newspa- “[That would provide] a connect violence against women with insecurity. Women’s rights the US, ranging from CBS and in Paris and California, and re- pers and raised TV ratings. fuller and better picture of what NBC to The New York Times searchers at the Center for Thus, Hallowell said, the prob- is possible and improve the had not improved as per expectations. Work environment has be- and The Wall Street Journal, as American Progress have iden- lems in coverage of extremism public conversation, which [is] come more insecure ever since establishment of the democratic well as “influencer” outlets tified a well-funded network of raise concerns that the main- stuck in this racist and Islamo- such Politico and Foreign Af- war hawks, pundits and policy stream media are more interest- phobic rut,” Hallowell said.— system in the country. fairs. The news came from both groups that promote anti-Mus- ed in “funneling the discussion (Truthout) Violence against women is an inherently political problem. All those who can change fate of Afghan women by approving the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women were at the symposium. From that medical store When the leaders and lawmakers cannot approve the law from the parliament in the capital city, how can they address women’s issues in the remote area and increase their participation in decision-mak- ing process at the district and provincial level. So the well-funded network of activists, pundits and policy groups that claims safe- guarding women’s rights in Afghanistan should not give false hopes to women of this country who had been deceived regularly. Likewise, owners of private media organizations should not rely on sensationalism to sell newspapers or raise ratings. Media shall call a spade a spade. There are many ways to convince the govern- ment to device productive strategies to confront violence against women. Unfortunately, these ways are getting little media attention. This profiteering mindset needs to change. 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By Sourajit Aiyer innovate in the age of technol- Companies suffering from a ogy-led production, has inten- continued leadership vacuum When the going gets tough, the sified competition. were punished badly in the tough get going. The world is Established corporations stock markets, like in SpiceJet. in trouble and the corporate were faced with too many cooks Methods employed by world equally so, and it has spoiling the broth. Then came CEOs are dissected to see if compelled people to bet on the the 2008 financial crisis and the they justify their performance, force of one personality to get ensuing economic slowdown. like in the case of United States it out of difficult times. Profit margins of estab- banks. Launch ceremonies in In politics, the rise of asser- lished behemoths suffered, new markets and products are tive nations led by forceful per- market shares were eroded, led by CEOs themselves, such sonalities is challenging the capital sources dried out as as Amazon's Jeff Bezos. post-World War II bosses. better credit ratings moved glo- CEOs host news confer- In business, the post-2008 bally south, and many had to ences after acquisitions, not crises have coincided with the shut their doors or were bought just the mergers and acquisi- rise of emerging economies as out in the ensuing market con- tion directors. The focus now strong "producer nations", and solidation. is as much on the leader as it is technology disruptions have Now, many companies are on the business. hit several corporations. As a controlled by managers who Free market economics cre- result, many have appointed were brought in to reinvent ates a business environment for forceful personalities to keep their business models - by the the less competitive ones to them running in business. US force of their personalities - shut down - be they companies conservatives divided over more so in sectors witnessing facing losses or political par- Donald Trump Global failure hyper-competition such as soft- ties losing seats. In politics, strong people ware, hardware, automobiles, But as of now, the threat of have always existed. What banking, steel, media, fast- technology disruptions in busi- makes it different now is that moving consumer goods and ness means a new set of com- today most are democratically consumer packaged goods. petitors, and the threat of vot- elected, not dictators. The Enter the CEOs er disillusionment in politics common citizen is now voting One often knows the means a new set of ideological for the personality, not for the names of CEOs in these sec- messages. That also means party. tors more than those in others, continued troubled waters and Countries led by the force as media gives them more cov- a demand for strong leaders. of one personality today show erage. Their brand often over- Sourajit Aiyer works with a some common traits, which give shadows the brand of the com- leading capital markets compa- a clue. panies. ny in India. The bane of fragmented co- In quarterly financial re- The views expressed in this alition politics where there is no sults, analysts often question article are the author's own and barrier to entry for new parties, new appointments or succes- do not necessarily reflect Al the failure of many established sion plans, like in Infosys. Jazeera's editorial policy. governments to bring in order and prosperity, corruption be- tween existing parties for vest- ed interests, failure to improve the quality of people's daily By James Denselow camp in Kenya, with a popula- to reach the continent. Last burdened with people and un- lives and continued interfer- tion of 330,000, is a reminder of year saw a million people reach der-resourced with services, ence by foreign powers into a The International Rescue Com- the intractability of certain con- Europe by sea and the latest leads to people risking their country's internal affairs at the mittee Director, David Mili- flicts. It was set up in 1992 and deal between the EU and Tur- lives to move further afield as cost of its welfare, are a few rea- band, made the headlines earli- recent proposals for its closure key to return those travelling well as becoming political sons for opting for strong per- er this month with a call for a have led to concerns that refu- illegally has been challenged pawns in the games of others. sonalities in politics. closure of refugee camps across gees will be forced back into by senior UN officials as po- A new humanitarian architec- The degree may vary from the world. This radical shift in war-torn Somalia. Miliband ar- tentially "illegal". ture must take into account the nation to nation. But the per- thinking comes at a moment of gued that refugee camps were So how will closing refugee nature of modern conflict and sonalities of some leaders have greater pressure on the human- "designed for yesterday's camps help against this back- suffering. I would argue that replaced party programmes and itarian system than at any time problems, not tomorrow's". drop of bigger, more intracta- this should be a rights-based ideologies in several countries since World War II. How will closing refugee ble conflicts? The contrary ar- approach that focuses far more around the world. The rise of nantly (around 90 percent) rural There are now 60 million camps help against this back- gument says that refugee on ensuring that host commu- far-right By Ehtesham Shahid and mountain dwelling communi- refugees worldwide and the drop of bigger, more intracta- camps can provide security and nities are incentivised to grant Another reason is the grow- ties. The community took the ad- average time spent as a refu- ble conflicts? the ability to deliver humanitar- these empowering protections Veteran journalist and writer vantage of living in naturally de- ing sense of nationalism, in a Eyad Abu Shakra delivered a les- gee is 17 years. When the UN In this new era of the refu- ian services effectively in one than it does on creating unsus- world where non-physical fended mountainous regions. refugee agency, UNHCR, was son in history at an Al Arabiya However, like most other minori- gee, there is a need for radical place. tainable bubbles within them in boundaries have blurred and roundtable session recently. The launched in 1950 its annual thinking and for a serious de- Refugees attempt to cross the form of refugee camps. This ty groups in the region – Christian diluted national identities. London-based thinker’s geo-po- Maronites and Alawis (Nussairis) budget was $300,000, by 2013 bate about the future existence the Greek-Macedonian border won't be easy, and requires Each nation was once litical analysis of the Druze com- it had grown to $5.3bn. of such camps. This debate will near the village of Evzoni, political leadership and commit- etc. – urbanization played its part known for something distinct. munity gave us a glimpse of the in luring these people away from Recent conflict-specific ap- surely be helped by the inter- Greece [Reuters] Having a be- ment to resource whatever But over the past few decades past and the present of this rath- peals continue to break records vention of UNHCR Special En- spoke area also means it is eas- emerges from a realisation that their roots. those heterogeneous identities er miniscule minority, which has With economic transforma- as the needs grow. The latest voy Angelina Jolie this week. ier to manage the impact on the the old way of doing things is have blurred, as similar produc- been an integral part of the Mid- Syria appeal in February raised tion, social and political changes While traditional appeals "host" community in terms of no longer fit for purpose. Mean- tion processes were set up ev- dle East for ages. becoming the order of the day, cit- $10bn to help support a popu- and celebrity support tends to further pressures on security while retrofitting a new system erywhere, people's mobility has This Arabic-speaking esoteric ies grew at the expense of the coun- lation from a country where half focus on raising the issue up and employment in particular. on old camps from Dadaab to increased all around the world, ethno-religious group – estimat- tryside. Prior to this, land always have been forced from their the agenda and much-needed Not a long-term solution Shatila will mean change and and trade and technology have ed to be around 1.2 million all over meant livelihood for the commu- homes. cash to fund work, Jolie, who Yet all these arguments are compromise on behalf of all in- the world – has faced numerous nity as there were no marketplac- made everything available ev- existential challenges. It has been Inside Story - Do Europe's has seen her fair share of the based on the notion that return- volved. The system as it erywhere. es or industries to earn them a liv- refugees represent an econom- world's refugee camps, said ing home is realistic and some- stands, with its swollen refu- at the forefront of old tribal and ing. Free market economics cre- clan factionalism of the Levant, ic opportunity? that the global refugee system thing that will happen relative- gee camps and suffering, was ates a business environment for This began to change in the The vulnerability of refugee was "breaking down". ly soon, and that it is best for born out of World War II's con- evolving for centuries. If the com- mid-20th century when the com- the less-competitive ones to munity wasn’t divided by loyal- camps was highlighted earlier Fixing it means looking se- all concerned that refugees are flict between states. It is time shut down - be they companies munity’s reliance on agriculture and this month when an air strike riously at whether refugee kept in a separate space. the system changed to recog- ties it would be torn apart by husbandry started declining. To facing losses or political par- conflicts, as is happening in Syr- hit a camp near Sarmada in camps should exist at all in the Instead state collapse and nise that only a rights-based ties losing seats. offset this detachment, the com- northern Syria. ia today. munity reinforced its sense of iden- modern day. This is not an ar- the nature of modern civil con- approach can adequately re- Therefore, distinctive qual- The community’s size in Camps in Lebanon, Turkey gument for closing borders and flict often render return an im- spond to the conflicts within tity, communal solidarity and es- ities that any nation was once northern Syria, for instance, has prit de corps. However, the move- and Jordan, whether formal or imagining that a problem else- possibility. states that exist across the known for became available in dwindled from 20,000 just before informal, have become symbol- where is not one country's is- Having a long-term popu- world today. James Denselow ment away from roots had become other places too, and the 2011 to 5,000 now. Half of the 4 an irreversible process as has been ic of the "separate" status of sues. As Jolie said: "If your lation denied the rights of those is a writer on Middle East poli- uniqueness of nations was lost. percent population in Lebanon refugees where economic and neighbour's house is on fire who are indigenous and de- tics and security issues and a the case around the world. There is a tendency to re- does not reside in the country any Now, when the community is social exclusion drives down you are not safe if you lock pendent not on the fruits of research associate at the For- claim national identities. Citi- more. Yet, despite all the chal- the living standards of vulner- compelled to ponder over its fu- your doors. Strength lies in their own labour but rather the eign Policy Centre. The views zens seem to think that a force- lenges, the Druze community has ture, it can barely take solace from able populations even further. being unafraid." generosity of the international expressed in this article are the ful personality will bring back managed to survive in this very the embattled Middle East, which Intractability of certain con- Yet in Europe leaders are community is not a long-term author's own and do not nec- those national identities. turbulent region for 1,000 years. has been their land for centuries. flicts Meanwhile the world's afraid of the huge expansion in solution. The terrible condi- essarily reflect Al Jazeera's ed- While this is debatable, sev- In the lecture, Eyad described As enterprising members of the largest refugee camp, Dadaab people willing to risk their lives tions in camps, typically over- itorial policy. eral strong leaders today in the Druze as a “Muslim hetero- Druze community migrate to dif- dox minority”, which has lacked ferent parts of the world they con- Asian or European nations be- the strategic depth needed to ex- long to the far-right ideology, tinue to be distinguished by their ercise political space. To tide roots in the villages of Syria, Leb- which has generally prioritised over its shortcomings, it banked an identity-based discourse to anon, Israel, Jordan and Turkey. LETTER TO THE EDITOR on its survival instinct during test- It will be an absolute tragedy appeal to their nations and ing times. According to Eyad, communities. if a deeply-rooted community such apart from a strong sense of com- as the Druze gets obliterated in Competition and offshoring munal identity, the Druze also today’s orgy of violence. In an ideal In business, a small num- mastered the art of “dissimula- world, they should all return to ber of corporations from the tion” when faced with over- their roots and live side-by-side the Drug addiction developed world were the larg- whelming force. various original inhabitants of this est producers of most prod- As enterprising members of land. But, as they say, it is easier ucts until 1980s. The situation the Druze community migrate to said than done. Unemployment is the sole reason behind drug addiction of the youth. Widespread joblessness in the country is seen as the created a brain-drain from the different parts of the world they principal reason behind youth’s involvement in a variety of crimes, drug addiction and illegal migration, despite knowing well A wistful Eyad cites a recent developing and least devel- continue to be distinguished by example that gives him hope. “Five about danger on their mission to Europe. Last year 24 percent of eligible individuals were reported jobless only in Samangan oped nations towards the de- their roots in the villages of Syr- members of a family belonging to province. Unemployment youth leave with no option but to turn to drug addiction in order to forget their plights. But they don’t veloped countries. ia, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan and Shouf district of Mt Lebanon trav- know that the short plight will make its sneak to a whole life with no cure in sight. The government should utilize every available But as those corporations Turkey. eled all the way from the US to resource to generate jobs for youth. Large-scale migration is also due to unemployment and that’s why they see prominent live kept on selling their products Ehtesham Shahid their village solely to vote in the somewhere to European countries. It is a great challenged for the government to create job. But if they want to discourage brain- to developing and least devel- In other words, the commu- municipal elections”. They voted drain from the country and prevent youth from getting addict to drugs, there is only one remedy and that is to nity did not keep all the eggs in with their feet indeed. More such oped countries, a need for in- the same basket but rather “sub- create job for them. creased household income in families need to demonstrate cour- Obaid Alizada, Kabul Afghanistan divided” itself while awaiting the age for nothing more is expected recipient countries emerged to outcome of struggles between sustain the consumption cycle. of warmongers. Ehtesham Shahid competing regional powers. In is Managing Editor at Al Arabiya Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and This situation has also cre- the words of Eyad: “when a vic- address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] ated a high wage rise in home English. For close to two decades tor emerged, its Druze allies he has worked as editor, corre- countries. As an outcome of the would still co-opt their brethren spondent, and business writer for increasing operating costs of who were allied with the van- leading publications, news wires the corporations in host coun- quished”. Call it clever or con- and research organizations in In- tries, offshoring production fa- niving, the community has figured dia and the Gulf region. He loves Disclaimer: cilities has become the only vi- out a way to survive, which is to occasionally dabble with teach- able option to ensure compa- what matters at the end. ing and is collecting material for a The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) nies' competitiveness. The mountain dwellers book on unique tales of rural con- Emerging corporations in Eyad’s one passing reference flict and transformation from and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. developing countries, coupled during the lecture was indeed tell- around the world. His twitter han- with the need to reinvent and ing – the Druze were predomi- dle is @e2sham. SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES A slow recovery for injured fighters in northern Syria Border closures have caused problems for hospitals in the area, with shortages of key medicines and equipment. Hasakah, Syria - The ambulance ing," Adnan, 26, a Syrian army delivering the injured fighters bore defector from Hasakah, told Al no markings. Jazeera. It did not arrive with the flash The United States, which has or wail of a siren, and the uncon- allied with Syrian Kurds in the scious men inside were carried out conflict, estimates that ISIL-con- not on wheeled stretchers, but on trolled territory has shrunk by 20 thin, polyester sheets. percent since its peak in 2014. But Red tape hampers medical the priority for Syrian Kurds is to supplies to Syrians connect Afrin, in northwestern Moments before its arrival, Syria, to the Kurdish-controlled doctors, nurses and wide-eyed region in the northeast. "[We will trauma patients - still clad in mili- do this] with or without the help tary fatigues - sat in the reception of the international community," of the Martyr Sarya Hospital, just said Akram Hasso, president of the outside of Hasakah in northern Kurdish government in northern Syria, drinking sugary tea, smok- Syria. ing cheap Russian cigarettes and You can smuggle people and swatting flies. guns across borders, but you can't Like the three injured fighters smuggle an x-ray machine. who arrived this afternoon, a ma- Hamgeen Sulieman, manager of jority of the hospital's patients a YPG medical facility in Qamish- came from south of Shaddadi, an li In March, the Syrian Kurdish area of strategic importance that Democratic Union Party (PYD) was recently liberated from the and allied groups declared a feder- Islamic State of Iraq and the Le- al democratic system in northern vant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) Syria, and Kurdish authorities have group. Most of the patients are opened representative offices this Kurdish or Syrian opposition fight- year in Moscow, Stockholm and ers. Berlin. "They were clearing a house "Kurdish leaders perceive the in Shaddadi. A remote-controlled international support from Russia explosive collapsed the building on and the US to be an important part them," radiologist Akram Chikho of their campaign - yet, they wor- told Al Jazeera, referring to the ry that it's merely a marriage of three new patients. Most patients convenience," Renad Mansour, a at the hospital were injured by car fellow at the Carnegie Middle East bombs, shot by ISIL snipers or Center, told Al Jazeera. "As such, wounded by improvised explosive politically, their efforts are still devices, he added. weak and they have anxieties about Buoyed by recent military and the future." equipment stranded on the Turk- cle for Syrian Kurds in their fight in uncomfortably humid wards, point near Shaddadi, told Al alties greater in number than now. political gains, some injured fight- Following the unilateral decla- ish side of the border, doctors told against ISIL. "Comrades who have the walls hung with large portraits Jazeera that he read Ocalan's work When an injured fighter needed a ers at the hospital said they were ration, which was met with inter- Al Jazeera. "You can smuggle peo- lost legs or eyes need to go abroad of Abdullah Ocalan, the founder during his recovery and now be- blood transfusion, a nurse would eager to rejoin the battle against national condemnation, neighbour- ple and guns across borders, but for treatment, and can't because of of the Kurdistan Workers' Party lieves the PKK leader had found a run to the nearest mosque and call ISIL. In February, Syrian Kurds in ing Turkey and Iraq imposed bor- you can't smuggle an x-ray ma- the embargo," the commander said, (PKK). In each ward, at least one solution, not only for the Kurdish out for donors over the loudspeak- the country's north gained control der closures. This has caused prob- chine," Hamgeen Sulieman, the speaking to Al Jazeera on condi- copy of Ocalan's writings can be people, but "for the whole of the er. Hundreds of volunteers would of Shaddadi, viewed as an impor- lems for medical facilities in Hasa- manager of a People's Protection tion of anonymity. Syria civil war found. One YPG commander said Middle East". Sulieman, who be- arrive, eager to donate, Sulieman tant precursor to retaking ISIL's kah, with one pharmacist saying Units (YPG) medical facility in - Physicians under fire Meanwhile, that this "ideological training" had gan managing the YPG facility in said. Many doctors have also cho- self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa. she now lacks close to half of the Qamishli, told Al Jazeera. One at the YPG medical facility in become part of the recovery pro- Qamishli on a volunteer basis sen to volunteer their time at such "I'll go back to the frontlines medications she would normally YPG commander at a rehabilita- Qamishli - the would-be capital of cess. A 22-year-old YPG fighter when it opened almost two years facilities, he added: "It's the least when I've recovered. I don't want need. Surgical equipment is also tion centre in Hasakah said border an autonomous Kurdish region in from Qamishli, who was shot in ago, said the facility used to be they can do when the militants are my efforts to have been for noth- lacking, with some key medical closures presented a major obsta- northern Syria - injured fighters lay the kidney while manning a check- much less organised and the casu- fighting to protect civilians." Meet the man using Facebook to help

Kiryat Luza, occupied West Bank Hosni Cohen, Samaritan priest gions in the Middle East, told Al a battle to preserve their culture Yemen's destitute - As the sun sets over Mount Ger- "We don't go with Palestine, Jazeera that many members of the and heritage. izim, it is easy to see why the Sa- and we don't go with Israel," Hos- Samaritan community were forced The Samaritan language, an- maritans regard it as the holiest ni Cohen, a Samaritan priest, told to convert to other religions over cient Hebrew, is not used on a dai- place on earth. Looking out over Al Jazeera. "We must go straight the years. "Samaritans] had over ly basis within the community, the Palestinian city of Nablus on down the middle." 1,000 years of being exposed to while young members of the com- one side and rolling hills on the While the Samaritans of domination of missionary faiths," munity continue to leave Mount other, the mountain is an oasis in Mount Gerizim are staunchly Pal- he said. "Who knows why else Gerizim to seek employment op- an increasingly troubled region. estinian in their nationality, their they didn't hold out quite as well portunities elsewhere. As they are The Samaritans, a tiny ethno- religious identity is more closely as, say, the Mandaeans in Iraq, but in a unique situation, carrying both religious community of fewer than aligned with their Israeli counter- probably their location in a highly Israeli and Palestinian passports, 1,000 people who live in an area parts across the Green Line, as desirable and strategic location travelling and leaving the occupied between Mount Gerizim, in the Samaritanism shares roots with didn't help. They also didn't be- West Bank is much easier for Sa- occupied West Bank, and Holon, Judaism. Samaritans worship in a lieve in emigration, so couldn't es- maritans than for their Muslim and in Israel, trace their roots back to synagogue, speak ancient Hebrew, cape as the Jews did by moving to Christian Palestinian counterparts. two ancient biblical tribes that ex- and their holy book is called the another country." Some efforts are being made isted more than 3,000 years ago. Samaritan Torah. Ishaq Shloabi, 16, has no plans to preserve the sect's culture. Now they are fighting a battle to This unique mix - along with to leave the Samaritan community Classes on Samaritan history, rit- keep their community alive. Samaritan history, which has seen yet - but he worries about its fu- uals and language are compulsory "Welcome to Kiryat Luza, the the ethno-religious group's num- ture [Matthew Vickery/Al Jazeera] for all children in Kiryat Luza, home of the Samaritans," one man bers depleted significantly through Although Samaritans' numbers with children as young as seven said with a welcoming smile near bloody conflicts in the past, in- have risen slightly in recent de- learning to speak ancient Hebrew. the entrance of the Samaritan vil- cluding the Samaritan revolts cades, community members say Village teenagers, including 16- lage on Mount Gerizim. against the ruling Byzantine Chris- they are just barely clinging to their year-old Ishaq Shloabi, reel off Kiryat Luza, which sits at the tians in the 5th and 6th century - heritage. facts about Samaritan history with end of a long, winding drive up the gives the Samaritans a chance to The lack of a robust resurgence pride. mountain and behind a set of slid- play an important role in Israeli- in the Samaritan population has led "I can tell you all of our histo- ing metal gates, feels like a little Palestinian relations, Cohen be- the community to amend some of ry, but I need to keep learning. world of its own. lieves. its traditions. Although Samaritans Even these small kids here, they But Mount Gerizim has not "We can be a bridge between were historically barred from mar- have done so much reading," Shlo- always been the Samaritans' home. both people, to show that there rying outside the religion, men in abi told Al Jazeera, gesturing to- During the second Intifada, they are similarities and that it is possi- the community have been told by wards the young children playing moved en masse from Nablus to ble to live together," Cohen said. Samaritan priests in recent decades in the street. "At 4pm, they come the mountain to avoid being caught "Three thousand years ago, we that they can look outside for mar- and learn, and the priest will come up in clashes between Palestinians were three million; now we are just riage, as long as the woman con- to teach them how to describe our and the Israeli army. a small sect. Why? Because of war. verts to Samaritanism. Women book and know it, not just to Mukalla, Yemen - Last year, Iman contacted me and agreed to donate students for years," he said. The sect, which prides itself War is not good for the Palestin- have not been granted the same free- memorise it." Ibrahim's mother and siblings, fear- half of the money." To reassure donors that their on being politically neutral and ians, and war is not good for the dom. Shloabi says he is proud to be ing the Houthi rebel group's rapid I could not believe my ears. I money is given to the beneficia- whose members hold both Israeli Israelis. We have to go together Several dozen women - includ- a Samaritan and has no plans to advance into southern Yemen, fled was so happy. ries, Baras scans receipts and pos- and Palestinian citizenship, has towards peace." ing Israelis, Europeans and Azer- leave the small community yet - by boat to Somalia. Iman Ibrahim, aid recipient es for photos with those who re- made significant efforts over the The depletion in numbers of baijanis - have married and con- but he worries about its future. But months later, Iman's moth- To raise the remaining amount, ceive the donations. "People have decades to avoid being caught in the Samaritan population, from verted in recent years, according "We are a small community, so er told her she could not make ends Baras wrote another post, urging increasingly trusted me," he said. the crossfire. three million to fewer than 200 in to Cohen. we have to keep learning so we meet in Somalia, and wanted to followers to help the troubled fam- "They do not ask for evidence that War is not good for the Pales- the mid-1910s, has made this com- Despite the new converts, don't lose the knowledge, our his- return. She asked Iman, who had ily. "Hours after posting the ap- their donations were given out to stayed in Yemen to sit school ex- peal for the second time, another the right people." tinians, and war is not good for the munity all but disappear. many Samaritans fear they will be tory and who we are," Shloabi said. Israelis. We have to go together Gerard Russell, an author who fighting an uphill demographic bat- "I hope there are still Samaritans ams, to collect $2,310 for her trip man offered to pay more than Amid Yemen's ongoing war, towards peace. has documented disappearing reli- tle in the years ahead - along with in the future." back to Yemen. $1,000," he explained. Baras said, requests for aid have "She found herself trapped in After receiving the funds from increased, especially among resi- Somalia ... I contacted relatives local exchange companies, Baras dents who have lost their jobs. He here and asked them to help me," called Iman and told her he would does not post all requests that he said Iman, who lives in a small transfer the money to her mother receives, but rather scrutinises each house in the impoverished suburbs in Somalia. "I could not believe my case and posts the most needy. "I north of the port city of Mukalla. ears. I was so happy," Iman said. give priority to those cases that I But her relatives turned her down, Baras, who works as a librari- can verify personally," he added. saying they were unable to help. an at a secondary school in Mukal- Baras, a father of three chil- "One day, my former class- la, said he began raising money on dren, said he does not own land, a mate told me that a man called social media in 2011. His first on- house or a car. His wife is a teach- Salim Omer Baras was famous for line humanitarian appeal was on er. using social media networking sites behalf of a poor family that was Most of Baras' donors are from to raise funds for the needy who "crammed into a room that had no Saudi Arabia and the United Arab approach him," she said. "I reached windows or doors", he recalled. Emirates, he said, while others out for his contact." Baras posted an appeal on Face- come from Europe, Africa and Baras has become known in book to help the family. Two Sau- North America. He said he was Mukalla for using social media net- di philanthropists gave 35,000 considering turning his online hu- works, mainly Facebook, to col- Yemeni rials ($140) apiece. "I col- manitarian campaigns into a regis- lect thousands of dollars to help lected the money and fixed two tered foundation, in order to be able critically ill people, hungry fami- windows, a door for the toilet, and to receive larger donations. lies and those in need of life-sav- gave them the remaining money," In the meantime, his charita- ing surgery. The aid goes to desti- Baras said. His online fundraising ble work continues as usual. Last tute people in Mukalla and neigh- is also financing breakfast for as week, a poor nomad from a remote bouring regions. many as 100 students in Mukalla. area in Hadramout asked Baras to Baras, 42, told Al Jazeera that "One day, teachers at the 14th of help him to buy a tent to settle he has raised more than $100,000 October School found out that stu- down in a remote area. "The man in charitable donations since 2011. dents who faint during morning was visually impaired," Baras re- He recalled that this January, Iman queue skip breakfast. Students said called. "I told him, let's treat your visited him in his home, and ex- they had no food at home. They eyes first and then buy you a tent." plained her family's ordeal in So- are hungry." When he learned about Soon afterwards, Saudi donors malia. "I posted her appeal online the problem three years ago, Baras agreed to pay for an eye operation and asked for $2,310 [the total asked his followers to support the for the old man, and Baras took cost of the journey] to help her hungry students. "They generous- him to a hospital in Mukalla. "He family return home … Some peo- ly responded to my appeal. I man- got more than he expected," Baras ple from Saudi Arabia privately aged to secure breakfast for the said. SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Increase in taxes, duties should be avoided, says

The World Bank on Saturday said LCCI: Proposal it was launching a $500 million, fast-disbursing insurance fund to combat deadly pandemics in poor countries, creating the world's first insurance market for pandemic risk. Japan has committed the first $50 million towards the facility, which will combine funding from reinsurance markets with the pro- ceeds of a new type of World Bank- issued high-yield pandemic “catas- trophe” bond, the bank said. In the event of a pandemic outbreak, the facility will release funds quickly to affected poor countries and qual- ified international first-responder agencies. The genesis of the new facility was the slow international response to the Ebola outbreak in 2014, when it took months to muster meaningful funds for affect- ed countries as death tolls mount- ed. "The recent Ebola crisis in West Africa was a tragedy that we were simply not prepared for. It was a wake-up call to the world,” World Bank President Jim Yong Kim told a media conference call. “We can’t change the speed of a hurricane or the magnitude of an earthquake, but we can change the trajectory of an outbreak. With enough mon- LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of hence the federal budget should be ey sent to the right place at the Commerce and Industry (LCCI) formulated while keeping their right time, we can save lives and President Sheikh Muhammad Ar- stakes in mind. protect economies,” Kim added. shad has emphasised the need for All the departments including The so-called Pandemic Emergen- avoiding an increase in duties and the Federal Board of Revenue and cy Financing Facility will initially taxes in the upcoming budget. the Punjab Revenue Authority provide up to $500 million that Speaking at a pre-budget con- should act as facilitators to the can be disbursed quickly to fight a sultative meeting with a delegation business community, Arshad said, pandemic, with funds released of traders, led by Babar Mahmood, adding smuggled goods needed to once parametric triggers are met, at the LCCI office, he said, “There be stopped at the border instead based on the size, severity and is a dire need to evolve policies to of conducting raids in the market. spread of an outbreak. The facili- discourage the illegal trade in goods. Former LCCI president Mu- ty was developed in conjunction The government should encourage hammad Ali Mian said the cham- with the World Health Organiza- honest businessmen and join hands ber was struggling for the cause of tion and reinsurers Swiss Re and with them in the interest of na- business community. Munich Re, which are acting as tional economy.” LCCI Vice President Nasir insurance providers. It will include He said the business commu- Saeed and executive committee catastrophe, or cat bonds, in which nity was a power force to make member Mian Zahid Javed also purchasers would lose principal if the country an economic leader, spoke on the occasion. fund flows are triggered by a pan- demic outbreak, the World Bank said. But the insurance mechanism is limited to certain classes of in- fectious diseases most likely to cause major outbreaks, including G7 finance several types of influenza, respi- ratory diseases such as SARS and MERS, and other deadly viruses including Ebola and Marburg. Kim leaders debate said the types of qualifying dis- eases had to be limited in order to secure the insurance policy, for which the World Bank will pay global premiums. The mosquito-borne Zika virus now spreading in Latin America is not included in the in- surance scheme, but Kim said economy, risks funds for Zika and other diseases that could lead to pandemics would SENDAI: Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced econ- be made available through a sepa- omies gathered in the northeast Japanese city of Sendai for a two-day rate cash window, which is likely discussion on issues ranging from the global economy, its risks and an to be in the $100 million range. appropriate policy response. "We (G7) reaffirmed the importance of Kim, who announced the facility currency stability given recent market movements. Japan has commit- at a Group of Seven finance minis- ted to avoiding competitive devaluation of currencies." "I understand to ters and central bank governors' a certain degree that (the yen) may move up or down. However, looking meeting in Sendai, Japan, said he at the past several weeks, the yen has moved by 5 yen in two days or 8- expected more contributions from 9 yen in 10days and we cannot clearly say such a move is orderly. From G7 and other donors. He said he the U.S. standpoint, they may say the yen was at 70 yen or so until hoped the new facility would spur recently. That was natural for them. They are facing elections, we are A top Chinese official on Tuesday buying Chinese corned beef. terior motives were attempting to able to us," he said in a statement. development of a market for pan- facing elections too, and both have (Trans Pacific Partnership). It is our dismissed reports in Zambian me- The woman claimed that Chi- destroy the long-standing partner- "We hereby express our utmost demic risk, similar to that for nat- job to make statements. We must prevent such differences of opinions dia that China has been selling hu- nese beef companies were collect- ship between Zambia and China. anger and the strongest condem- ural catastrophe risk since the from becoming emotionally complicated by exchanging opinions." "We man meat as food in Africa, accord- ing dead human bodies, marinating "Today a local tabloid newspaper nation over such an act," he added. 1990s. The bank estimated that had have growth, but it needs to be stronger and more sustainable. There is ing to state run Chinese news agen- them, packing them in tins labeled is openly spreading a rumor, claim- The Chinese envoy has since asked the facility existed in mid-2014, an a consensus that monetary policy is well-adapted and there are no big cy Xinhua. as corned beef and sending them ing that the Chinese use human relevant government departments initial $100 million could have been discrepancies in currencies, so there is no need to intervene." "We don't Reports on social media and a to Africa. Chinese Ambassador to meat to make corned beef and sell in Zambia to investigate the tab- mobilized as early as July of that need a big fiscal stimulus package similar to 2008, but countries that can local newspaper quoted an un- Zambia Yang Youming issued a it to Africa. This is completely a loid and source of the rumor in or- year to severely limit the spread should work on fiscal measures." "The G7 did not talk about a 'Plan B' named Zambian woman living in statement expressing how unfor- malicious slandering and vilifica- der to clear the name of the Chi- and severity of the Ebola epidem- to respond to what would happen if Britain left the European Union. China warning people to stop tunate it was that people with ul- tion which is absolutely unaccept- nese people. ic. We talked about ways to help Britain stay in the EU."

NEW YORK : Economic data will the narrative changed," said Peter tion," said Scott Keifer, global investment specialist at JP Morgan Private Bank in Orange County, California. garner most of the attention next Kenny, senior market strategist at "It is just the market pricing in and taking the complacency out of the thought the Fed is not going to move, that June is live." week, with investors placing a Global Markets Advisory Group heavy weight on a host of reports in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. as they try and determine the like- "The narrative changed from lihood of a rate hike by the U.S. cautious, very cautious to some- Federal Reserve at its June meet- thing more constructive in terms ing. of the economy." Multiple gauges of the manu- The increased expectations facturing sector will be released could bring about a rotation in along with durable goods orders, a stocks rather than a broad decline reading on consumer sentiment and in the S&P 500 (.SPX), however. the revised gross domestic prod- With financials among the prime uct report for the first quarter. Signs beneficiaries of a rate hike, that of improvement in the data would could spark them to take a leader- likely heighten expectations of a ship position after struggling for rate hike and put equities under most of the year. That rotation pressure. would likely make sectors such as "These are some important utilities, telecoms and real estate data points and my sense is the investment trusts (REITs) vulner- investment community is in a able. ‘good news is bad news’ frame of That underperformance has mind right now," said Jack Ablin, made banks extremely cheap, with chief investment officer at BMO valuations on the S&P 500 bank Private Bank in Chicago. index last month at their lowest As recently as Monday, inves- relative to the overall index in more tors were nearly certain the cen- than 10 years, according to DataS- tral bank would hold off on an in- tream. terest rate hike in June, as Fed The S&P bank index (.SPX- funds futures rates showed only a BK) has jumped nearly 4 percent 4-percent chance according to this week and was on track to snap CME Group's FedWatch tool. a 3-week losing streak on the pros- But the minutes from the Fed's pect of higher rates helping to boost April meeting, coupled with com- banks' earnings. ments from New York Federal Sectors that have been attrac- Reserve President William Dudley tive to investors in the low-rate turned those expectations on their environment, such as telecoms head, with expectations for a June (.SPLRCL) and utilities (.SPLR- hike standing at 30 percent on Fri- CU) were both down more than 2 day. percent on the week, set for their "This week was really the worst week in five. week where the Fed pivoted, where "We will see more of the rota- SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

As one of our staffers was driving to work one day she noticed not one, not two, not three, but seven hoardings sporting lawn adverts at a single roundabout, all featuring women in various iterations of the shalwar-kameez-dupatta that comprises our national dress. Lawn is everywhere this sum- mer: on our Instagram feeds, in our magazines, in public spaces, on celebrities, in stores, and, most importantly, on our backs. But have we ever stopped to question how it's sold to us? A quick glance at the lawn cat- alogues littering our office revealed some fascinating — and hilarious, if you squint — lessons that lawn adverts apparently want to teach us, and why, next summer, we might want to see something dif- ferent. 1) A Pakistani woman wearing lawn... must not live in Pakistan Oh, the irony! This season most lawn campaigns were shot abroad, like Elan, Maria B, Feeha Jamshed and Shehla Chatoor. While an average Pakistani woman usually poses for a pic- ture in new spanking-new design- er lawn jora in her lawn or on her balcony, our lawn ads paint an ex- travagant picture of the lawn-wear- er, showing models defining the lawn experience in a completely opposite environment. Here's your average lawn- wearer at a beach in Bangkok! We get that advertisments are in Lahore. Or at that important TV. But if people were to take lawn the rest of us, who, you know, 3) Don't get in the driver's seat. meant to be 'aspirational' and that presentation you're scheduled to ads seriously, they'd think that don't lounge about and instead That's a big no-no. give next Monday in Karachi. Or women enjoy the sweetest slum- work for a living. You might ask: are we still talk- Randeep has evidently worked hard to fully embrace the character most people aspire to travel for pleasure... but honestly, we don't how the dupatta would stand up ber in their best lawn joras, fully How hard would it be to plan ing about transport, or is this a usually wear lawn joras outside to whipping wind at Islamabad's made up and hair styled to a tee. a photo shoot around women pur- metaphor for life? In her new movie Sarbjit, Aish- Randeep has evidently worked Pakistan (except to Mimi Aunty's Monal restaurant. Amo B's sweet repose in Sana suing real-life professions or ev- We were confused too. These warya Rai Bachchan comes to hard to fully embrace the charac- annual Eid dinner in Florida — ugh). 2) A lawn jora is best enjoyed Safinaz lawn eryday activities, without compro- lawn adverts seem to be saying: work with her greatest asset – her ter Randeep has evidently worked What do we really want to see? in deep slumber Is this a case of lawn market- mising on the shoot's glamour ap- it's cool to have somewhere to go, gorgeous face. In scene after scene, hard to fully embrace the charac- How that lawn jora stands out at We thought this was a trope ers pushing the 'ladies of leisure' peal? That's a challenge we'd like but you should struggle to get Rai Bachchan flashes her eyes, ter an eight-year-old's birthday party limited to soap operas on Indian image too far? We feel it isolates to see a photographer take. there. Better yet, don't ever arrive. curls her lips, flares her nostrils Were it stripped of its insis- and twists her features out of tent melodrama, Sarbjit might have shape. been an interesting (if heavily fic- Sarbjit is the kind of movie in tionalised) account of an ordinary Vin Diesel wants Justin which emotions are deemed un- family caught in the midst of a geo- Speechless: Lady Gaga to the rescue worthy of existence unless they political war. The screenplay by are screamed out with every sin- Utkarshini Vashishtha and Rajesh Lin to return to helm last ew strained. It’s more labour than Beri has its share of anti-Pakistan Rai Bachchan has ever performed sentiment, but it takes care to hu- in her spotty career, and if nothing manise ordinary Pakistanis, who Fast &Furious movie else, she deserves full marks for are shown as helping Sarbjit, effort. whether it’s smuggling letters to Vin Diesel wants to bring Justin rector says, “and he’s very per- Directed by Omung Kumar, him in prison or standing up to Lin, who directed four Fast & Fu- suasive.” Diesel is currently film- the production designer-turned- represent him in court despite crit- rious movies back to direct the fi- ing Fast and Furious 8 with tear harvester, Sarbjit is based on icism (the lawyer Awaid Shaikh’s nal Fast and Furious film. Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana the real-life account of the unfor- character is played by Darshan Vin Diesel said he wants to Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludac- tunate Sarabjit Singh. Singh was Kumar). bring the director back to the Furi- ris, Elsa Pataky, Lucas Black, The arrested by Pakistani border guards The writers put Sarbjit’s fate ous franchise after helming the Rock, Kurt Russell and Charlize in 1990, accused of being an Indi- against the backdrop of repeated third-through-sixth films in the Theron. Read: Here’s your first an spy who had been involved in terrorist attacks on India, but the series. Read:?Everyone! Come footage from Fast & Furious 8 with bomb blasts in Lahore and Faisal- jingoism is dialled down to the take the first look at Charlize Ther- Vin Diesel and gang Fast & Furi- abad, and thrown into prison. His minimum requirement. They also on from Fast 8 When asked if Jus- ous ? ?@FastFurious #F8 is mak- sister, Dilraj Kaur, proclaimed his slip in the point that there are many tin will direct the finale, Diesel ing history in Cuba. #FastFridays innocence and campaigned tireless- Sarabjits in Indian prisons. Some said, “I’m going to bring him back. 3:18 AM - 7 May 2016 5,496 ly for his release. But Singh lan- moving sequences survive the de- Whenever we had a day off-even 5,496 Retweets 5,983 5,983 likes guished on death row until he was lirium. In an early scene that es- on Thanksgiving, his favourite hol- Directed by Straight Outta Comp- killed in an attack by prison in- tablishes the relationship between iday-it was Justin and me working ton director F Gary Gray, Fast 8 mates in 2013. the siblings, Sarbjit persuades Dil- on how far we could take it. Suc- will be released in the US on April Opinion is divided on Singh’s raj to give up the corpse of her cess comes from 10 years of that 14, 2017. Fast 8 will be followed real identity: was he a low-level stillborn child – a rare moment of mentality.” Watch the trailer for by a ninth film to be released on intelligence operative who made subtlety. A family reunion before The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo April 19, 2019 and a tenth film the mistake of being caught or a Sarbjit’s death is bathed in bathos, Drift Lin laughed when asked planned for an April 2, 2021 re- farmer who strayed into Pakistan but manages to be touching in its about Diesel’s remarks. lease. Universal also plans both and paid heavily for his mistake? portrayal of the family’s enduring “Vin says you finish what you Fast and Furious spin-offs and pre- The former theory could have loss. In a later conversation, Sarb- started,” the Star Trek Beyond di- quels. made a fascinating scapegoats-of- jit dismisses his sister’s despair statecraft account. But it’s far eas- that her efforts have been futile. ier to make a three-hankie weepie “What have you done for me?” he about an innocent man who suf- tells her. "You made my name roam fered along with his family, and free across the world." that’s just what Omung Kumar has But some of the lines are unin- done. telligible. In an effort to reach for LOS ANGELES: Singer Lady Gaga board Music Awards on Sunday a link to a story about the contro- The 132-minute movie opens authenticity, much of the dialogue has slammed music producer Dr after his label Kemosabe Records versy and wrote “Isn’t it strange in the border village where Sarbjit is in unsubtitled Punjabi. Hooda, Luke and compared him to Ursu- rescinded its approval following that it’s legal to own a woman this (Randeep Hooda) lives with his who is from Haryana, and Chadha, la, the villainess who steals Ariel’s concerns she would speak out way?” Earlier it was reported that wife Sukhpreet (Richa Chadha), who is from Delhi, manage their voice in Disney’s The Little Mer- about their on-going legal battle. Kesha was planning a statement two infant daughters and his wid- bits but here again, Rai Bachchan maid, after he reportedly banned Comparing Luke to Ursula, performance in which she would ower father. Dilraj (Rai Bachchan), flounders. Her accent wavers wild- Kesha from performing at the Bill- Gaga tweeted, “Listen Ursula, we make direct references to her bat- who is deeply attached to her ly, but then the director did make board Music Awards. The 30- want her voice back. #FreeKesha.” tle with Luke. Following the news, brother, has left her husband and his debut in 2014 with the similar- year-old singer is horrified that Gaga, who has been one of Ke- Luke denied all allegations against returned to her family (in real life, ly loud boxing drama on the Ma- Kesha — who claims Luke sexual- sha’s most vocal supporters in her him and demanded Kemosabe Singh was part of a much larger nipuri boxer Mary Kom that ly abused her for years — has been battle to be released from her con- records to ban the Tik Tok hit brood). When Sarbjit accidentally starred Priyanka Chopra. If Chop- banned from performing at the Bill- tract by Luke’s label, also tweeted maker from taking to the stage. crosses the border in a drunken ra could pass off as a Manipuri state and is jailed on charges of athlete, a dubious Punjabi accent spying, Dilraj swings into action. can be overlooked. Kangana Ranaut is happy with This or that? Kate Moss vs Lottie Moss at Cannes She bangs away at her sewing ma- Sarbjit has some lovely and Priyanka Chopra, Vidya Balan’s concern chine with determination, stomps expressive faces, but not all of them hey’re both notable models thigh-split gown, but one glimpse through the corridors of power to are suited for their parts. The tal- and have a creditable sense at her black peep-toe heels, and persuade officials of her brother’s ented Richa Chadha has barely in fashion. Kate and Lottie we were taken! The towering high- innocence, and delivers lectures on anything to do, and gets her big TMoss proved to onlookers at heels enhanced her incredible out- Indo-Pak peace on every possible moment only in a scene in which Cannes that they’re the ultimate fit with minimal effort. Dazzling occasion. Sukhpreet, depicted as a she gently reproaches her sister- fashionista siblings to count on. the crowd with her diamond ear- diffident and docile woman, con- in-law for her martyr complex. Arriving at the screening of Lov- rings and corresponding chunky tributes to the general hysteria by Hooda is similarly reduced to play- ing, the sisters were ravishing in bracelet, Kate looked aptly pre- fainting at opportune moments. ing a half-mad prisoner with a red — wearing sumptuously taste- pared for the festivities. Some moving sequences sur- gleam in his eye, evoking little else ful gowns that we want in our clos- Following her sister’s foot- vive the delirium. In an early scene than pity. ets right away! Hope the Jenners steps, Lottie’s makeup couldn’t that establishes the relationship The movie is unfortunately don’t get green with envy! have been more perfect, from the between the siblings, Sarbjit per- driven by Dilraj. Rai Bachchan has Sporting the ultimate minimal flawless arch of her brows to the suades Dilraj to give up the corpse been working hard to shed her fa- yet ultra graceful demeanor, the neatly done smokey eye. As for of her stillborn child – a rare mo- mously icy demeanour. In Jazbaa, iconic supermodel highlighted her her dirty-blonde mane, the bud- ment of subtlety. In a later conver- she played a lawyer who is forced flawless complexion with a bout ding model, who recently bagged sation, Sarbjit dismisses his sister’s to defend a rapist in order to free of illuminating sweeps of bronzer the cover of Vogue magazine styled despair that her efforts have been her kidnapped daughter, but that and a nude-pink lip. The timeless it slicked back, showcasing an ele- futile. “What have you done for performance resulted in more runway star styled her blonde gant mid-part. Yes, we were im- me?” he tells her. "You made my memes than encomiums. Kangana Ranaut has found “thick” function in New Delhi. (PTI) locks in a simple bun and let her pressed. name roam free across the world." It’s more labour than Rai Bach- friends in Vidya Balan and Priyan- “All my girls are just amazing. swoon-worthy face steal the show. Unlike Kate’s skimpy number, Meanwhile, Sarbjit wastes chan has ever performed in her ka Chopra and the Queen star says We are so thick. We don’t discuss Catwalk dreamers warned as the 18-year-old star channelled a away, his wrestler’s body and spotty career, and if nothing else, they have expressed concern as her our personal lives, like nobody Instagram creates new model army more demure appeal in a high- mind eaten up by his miserable she deserves full marks for effort legal war with Hrithik Roshan con- ever questioned me, ‘What hap- It’s not a show without Kate necked, floor-skimming number. conditions and the lasting regret It’s more labour than Rai Bach- tinues. Kangana, 29, and her Krrish pened?’, but all I get is calls, lots Moss, and the “model of all mod- The voluminous bright red gown that he was in the wrong place in chan has ever performed in her 3 co-star Hrithik, 42, have been at of love and concern. Everybody els” made sure to match the red boasted layers of fabric at the hip the wrong time. spotty career, and if nothing else, loggerheads since early this year has called me and asked me, wheth- carpet in Cannes this year with a and was close-fitting at the waist Despite the title, it’s Dilraj she deserves full marks for effort with both the stars slapping legal er it’s Priyanka, Vidya or Sonam. vivid red, draped one shoulder dress — doing more than a good job ac- who drives the story, refusing to Will Sarbjit suffer the same fate notices at each other. While he says A lot of men have responded — she looked nothing short of a centuating the diva’s nimble frame. accept her brother’s seemingly in- as Jazbaa? Rai Bachchan literally they never had a relationship, Kan- too...,” Kangana told PTI in an in- Greek Goddess. The asymmetri- The up-and-coming fashion evitable fate and making enough of yells out her intention to be taken gana maintains otherwise. terview. cal toga-style dress that comprised icon amped up her style game by a ruckus this side of the border to seriously as an actress in her new Vidya, Sonam Kapoor and Read: A mail every 6 minutes- a sultry thigh-high split was super keeping accessories to a complete buy him a longer lease of life at the innings, but she might actually Kalki Koechlin have praised Kan- Kangana’s ‘conversations’ with seductive but classic to the core, minimum. other end. By the second half, even have been better cast as Sukhpreet, gana for taking a stand for herself Hrithik revealed The Tanu Weds and the hue struck the balance per- Sporting a classic diamond Hooda, who is convincing in the who passively watches her sister- in the legal battle. Read: Kangana Manu Returns star says she is hap- fectly between ‘fun’ and ‘sophis- necklace and a couple rings, Lottie initial sequences, cannot be unaf- in-law create dust storms while she Ranaut, you are hero and don’t let py that people in the industry have ticated’ — a win-win so to speak! aced our ‘bling contest’ for sure. fected by the overwrought air waits for a husband who never re- Hrithik Roshan change it also reached out to both her and The mother-of-one made her Rounding it all up, the Calvin Klein around him and contributes his own turns. The face is still a draw, but Kangana Ranaut after receiv- the other side as that is a testa- way up the famous red carpet out- model opted for a deep-crimson overly dramatic bits to a movie it cannot support the strain of ing the Best Actress award at the ment to the strong bond the actors side the Palais Des Festivals, ex- manicure to correspond with her that refuses to quiet down. working overtime. 63rd National Film Awards 2015 share with their colleagues. hibiting her extensive legs in the fiery gown. Well done! SUNDAY . MAY 22, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Djo ko vic, Nadal lin ed up fo r 50 th m eetin g at Fren ch Open

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PARIS: Novak Djokovic and Rafa- beating Djokovic in the Rome el Nadal could meet for the 50th Masters final, will meet a qualifier time after they were placed on a in the first round with a potential French Open semi-final collision quarter-final against Japan’s Kei course. World No.1 and top seed Nishikori. Murray has been hand- Djokovic, who turns 29 on the ed a relatively smooth path al- opening day of the tournament on though a mouth-watering clash Sunday, needs a Roland Garros ti- with Nick Kyrgios of Australia is tle to complete a career Grand Slam a potential last-eight match-up after losing three finals in four should Nishikori stumble. The years, including last season to Stan Japanese fifth seed has never got Wawrinka. past the quarter-finals in Paris but Should Djokovic and nine-time was runner-up to Nadal this year French Open champion Nadal on clay in Barcelona and a semi- meet in the last-four it will be their final loser to Djokovic in Madrid 50th career clash in a rivalry which and Rome. Nishikori starts against began in 2006 at Roland Garros. Italian veteran Simone Bolelli. Djokovic has the edge at 26-23, Wawrinka opens against Lukas claiming the pair’s last seven en- Rosol, the Czech who shocked counters. Fourth seed Wawrinka Nadal at Wimbledon in 2012, while is scheduled to take on second seed his potential last-eight rival would Sevilla survived a first-half batter- matically when Kevin Gameiro strike which was reminiscent of low cross which was tapped in by Six minutes later, Ever Banega Andy Murray in the other semi- be Canada’s Milos Raonic. In the ing before hitting back with three turned in Mariano Perreira's cross Brazilian Ronaldinho at his best. Gameiro. found Coke who scored again amid final. Top seed Djokovic, bidding women’s draw, defending champi- second-half goals to beat Liverpool less than one minute after the re- The goal inspired a superb The Frenchman was put furious protests from Liverpool for a 12th career major, starts his on and top seed Serena Williams, 3-1 in the Europa League final and start. Europa League - Last 10 win- spell from the Premier League team through again two minutes later whose coach Juergen Klopp campaign against Taiwan’s Lu Yen- bidding for a fourth Paris title, win the trophy for the third sea- ners Coke fired Sevilla ahead and and they should have scored a sec- and, although Kolo Toure got back rushed down the touchline to con- Hsun, the world No.100 who made starts against Slovakia’s Magdale- son in a row. Liverpool dominated added a controversial third after the ond when Nathaniel Clyne fired a to block his shot, Liverpool were front the match officials. the Wimbledon quarter-finals in na Rybarikova, the world No.76. the early stages and went ahead linesman initially raised his flag for low cross across the face of the suddenly on the ropes. The defeat leaves Liverpool 2010. The 27-year-old Slovak has never through an exquisite goal by En- offside, only for referee Jonas goal but nobody made contact. Vitolo set up Sevilla's second with no European football next Djokovic is seeded to face To- made it beyond the second round gland striker Daniel Sturridge, who Eriksson to award the goal follow- The Spanish side equalised al- in the 64th minute when he ex- season and dealt coach Juergen mas Berdych in the last-eight in Paris. Serena, just one short of nonchalantly curled an inswinging ing a lengthy consultation. most immediately from the re-start changed passes with two players Klopp a fifth straight loss in a cup while he could tackle volatile Aus- Steffi Graf’s Open era record of shot inside the far post with the Sturridge seemed to have set when Alberto Moreno headed a before Coke sped in from nowhere final. For Sevilla, the triumph takes tralian Bernard Tomic in the fourth 22 majors, could face 2010 cham- outside of his left foot. Sevilla clung up a Liverpool win when he gave clearance straight to Mariano who to fire a low shot past Simon Mi- them into the Champions League round. Tomic was accused by the pion Francesca Schiavone in the on until halftime and hit back dra- them a 35th-minute lead with a burst to the byline and produced a gnolet from the edge of the area. group stage next season. Serb of lacking commitment after third round. Former world No.1 a tame exit at the Madrid Masters and two-time Australian Open last month. Nadal, who lost to winner Victoria Azarenka is a po- Djokovic in the quarter-finals in tential quarter-final foe for the 34- 2015, had originally been set to be year-old American. Fifth seed Az- seeded at five until 2009 champi- arenka, a semi-finalist in 2013, on Roger Federer withdrew opens against Italy’s Karin Knapp. through injury on Thursday. Nad- Second seed Agnieszka Rad- al starts his French Open against wanska is scheduled to face 2014 big-serving Sam Groth of Austra- runner-up Simona Halep in the lia with a potential quarter-final last eight. Radwanska, yet to get against home hope, and two-time past the quarter-finals, takes on semi-finalist, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski first American heavyweight Eric Moli- nobody knows who he is. Haye's With his 30th birthday just around up. Australian Open champion na has dared David Haye to step second fight since he ended his hi- the corner, Nadal has arguably the Angelique Kerber, the third seed, up his comeback by facing him atus is against Arnold Gjergjaj toughest draw of the top men but is lined up for a last-eight duel with next. Two-weight world champi- Haye's second fight since he end- will be buoyed by a recent return 2015 semi-finalist Timea Bacsin- on Haye continues his ring come- ed his hiatus is against Arnold to form which saw him claim the szky. Kerber starts against Dutch- back against Arnold Gjergjaj on Sat- Gjergjaj "I'm not trying to disre- Monte Carlo and Barcelona titles. woman Kiki Bertens. Wimbledon urday after a three-and-a-half year spect Haye but I want exciting Italy’s Fabio Fognini, who came finalist Garbine Muguruza and US hiatus from boxing ended with a fights. I don't want to protect my back from two sets down to beat Open runner-up Roberta Vinci is quick-fire win over Mark de Mori record or duck anybody - Molina Nadal at the US Open last year, is the other potential quarter-final if in January. But Molina (25-3- vs Haye is an exciting fight that a possible third-round opponent. seedings go to plan. The women’s KO19) believes his 6'4'' height and would be appreciated by UK fans. Rising Austrian Dominic Thiem, tournament is missing two-time 79'' reach could trouble Haye who "England and the UK is the place the man who knocked Federer out champion Maria Sharapova who is an inch shorter in each depart- to fight, it's got more buzz than in Rome, is lying in wait in the is serving a doping suspension and ment. Joseph Parker2/9Draw33/ the US. It's somewhere I want to round of 16. Murray, fresh from the injured Caroline Wozniacki. 1Carlos Takam3/1 £10 Free Bet, fight." Since losing a WBC title New customers only. If he wants fight to Deontay Wilder last year, to get back in the mix he needs to Molina has stopped Rodricka Ray beat somebody like me. "I was sur- and Tomasz Adamek, in a fight Afridi targets international prised by how small he is when I that he regards as his finest so far. first met him at the Chris Arreola- Molina's last five wins have been Bermane Stiverne world title via stoppage Molina's last five comeback, lashes out at seniors fight," Molina exclusively told Sky wins have been via stoppage The Sports. "I have met a lot of heavy- 34-year-old insists that, should for 'maligning his name' weights - line [Haye] up against Haye opt to step up a level in com- somebody like Tyson Fury and petition, he would represent the there's a massive size difference. Londoner's stiffest test since his It's incredible. "If he wants to get return to competition. "Style- back in the mix he needs to beat wise, I can adapt to anybody you have no amateur experience and I've es that I have. ous fight for anybody. Every, sin- somebody like me. I don't even put me with," Molina said. "Peo- been boxing for 10 years, that's it. "But I'm committed to getting gle person I have been in the ring know where he found Gjergjaj, ple underestimate me because I They write me off for certain loss- better and that makes me a danger- with has been hurt." Do d s o n w ea t her w a t ch fo r An g el Wiggin s thw arted o n TT co m eback

KARACHI: Former Pakistan cap- from Tests six years ago, said he tain Shahid Afridi lashed out at the was looking forward to returning senior team management saying "it to Hamps ire for the first time since was disappointing that people lied 2011. “It will help me force my and tried to drag my name in the way back in the Pakistan Twen- mud”. ty20 team and I will always be Afridi said hopes to force his ready to play for my country,” he way back into the cricketing cir- said. Once a leading light in the cuit and put the disastrous World game's shortest format who helped T20 behind him with a strong re- his country to their only turn to English club Hampshire this WorldT20 win in 2009, Afridi's season. The 36-year-old all-round- form has slumped badly in recent er was not included in an ongoing times. He managed only 107 runs Sir Bradley Wiggins' hopes of win- hit a bump in the road Alex Wasser- boot camp ahead of Pakistan's tour across his last 10 matches at an ning the individual time trial at the man, who was following in the of England that begins in July, with average of 13.4 — almost half of Amgen Tour of California were WIGGINS team car, said: "On the many pundits suggesting it was them coming from a 49 against Michael Dods is hoping enough run. If we don't and the ground run yet she broke the track record. scuppered on Friday night by a transition over the bridge, there was time for the flamboyant all-round- Bangladesh. His once sharp leg- rain arrives for Mecca's Angel to doesn't alter then she won't. I'll "I didn't take her anywhere for a broken handlebar. a point there with some pretty er to call time on his two-decade bowling has also fallen away, man- begin her 2016 campaign in the only make the decision when we've gallop last year so I haven't done The former Olympic and bumpy sections. Brad was hitting long career. Afridi issued a video aging seven wickets over the same Temple Stakes at Haydock on Sat- seen what the weather does. "She'll this time, I can get her ready at world time trial champion tri- out because it sounded like he re- apology to the cricket-mad nation period at an average of 36.0 and a urday. The Darlington trainer is go down there and I'll make a deci- home. If the ground is right she'll umphed on an almost identical ally wanted to go for the day. "He after Pakistan's exit at the group best return of 2/27. But he has en- very much on weather watch as he sion on Saturday - we won't make run her race. It looks a decent race 20km course two years ago and hit a really solid piece and it stages of the WorldT20, and his joyed success for English clubs contemplates giving his Group a decision until we see what rain but she's where I want her. We feel was looking for a repeat in what cracked off his extension. But he leadership style was slammed in throughout his career. Turning out One-winning sprinter her first run comes. It's a tough race. These rac- she's in great form but, as always, was his first time trial on the road gutted it out. His head is out of the separate leaked reports by then for Hampshire in 2011, he took 17 of the season in the five-furlong es are never going to be easy. You've she needs the right conditions. in almost 15 months. race at that point, but he rode the coach Waqar Younis and team man- wickets in 10 matches and dash on Merseyside. However, just got to send them there right "We'd like to go for the King's But one of his aero bars rest of the race on the cowhorns ager Intikhab Alam — both since thumped 80 off 42 balls in the T20 conditions do have to be right for and hope they run well. She's Stand, Nunthorpe and a race in Ire- snapped when he hit a bump in and just finished it off." Wiggins is sacked. semi-final defeat to Somerset, ce- the five-year-old daughter of Dark proved that if she doesn't get the land and we'd also like to try her the road and he consequently could riding the Tour of California main- “It was disappointing that menting his place as a fan favou- Angel. Dods faced the same dilem- ground, she struggles." Dods re- over six at some stage. But because only limp his bike home in 92nd ly to build endurance for racing on people lied and tried to drag my rite. “I have played for Hampshire ma last year and had to plug a few ports his stable star to have thrived of her need for the right conditions place, 3min 41sec down on win- the track at this summer's Olym- name in the mud,” he told AFP, before and enjoyed the stint and I times. Mecca's Angel only had over the winter and expects her to we'll need back-ups." In contrast, ner Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing). pic Games. He is now 126th in the without directly referring to the am going to have another blast this three starts in 2015 because con- be better for the run, hopefully Goldream is a proven fast-ground Wiggins still managed to catch general classification, 1hr 4min leaks. “They tried to save their po- time around as well,” he insisted. ditions went against her, but she ahead of a crack at the King's Stand speedster, so his trainer Robert Mark Cavendish (Dimension 55sec off the overall lead. sitions and then I was subjected to Pakistan are set to play four showed her class when winning the Stakes at Royal Ascot. He said: Cowell is praying there is no dete- Data), who had set off a minute His team-mate Owain Doull a trial by media,” he added. “We Tests, five one-day internationals Nunthorpe Stakes at York on her "She strengthened up over the win- rioration of conditions. He relished before, and the pair crossed the line was Britain's best performer on played badly and lost but it was and a T20 on the tour of England. final outing. "We're just watching ter. She'll come on for the run but a fast surface last term to win the in close proximity. One of Wig- stage six's time trial, briefly lead- not correct to blame one man only. In September and October, they the forecast. Obviously, we'd need she's ready to go. You can train her King's Stand Stakes at Royal As- gins' handlebars snapped when he ing with his time of 25min 21sec It was a collective failure." will host the West Indies in a se- rain," said Dods. "If we get the rain on the light side - first time out cot and the Prix de l'Abbaye at hit a bump in the road One of Wig- before eventually finishing 1min Afridi, who retired from one- ries either in United Arab Emir- and the ground goes decent, she'll last year I thought she'd need the Longchamp. gins' handlebars snapped when he 5sec down in 14th. day internationals last year and ates or Sri Lanka. SUNDAY . MAY 22. 2016-Jawza 02, 1395 H.S Vol:X Issue No:291 Price: Afs.15

Britain to provide ANDSF $102m a year until 2020 AT News Report Now they usually target Afghan the NATO combat mission. On turned his gun on his colleagues as in Uruzgan’s neighboring province KABUL: Six police officers were soldiers and police after the end of Thursday, an Afghan policeman they were manning a checkpoint of Zabul, killing eight policemen. killed after three of their comrades Taliban claimed responsibility for attacked them in the southern that attack. On January 26, a po- province of Uruzgan, local officials liceman defected to the Taliban, said Saturday. “Six Afghan po- killed 10 of his fellows in Uruzgan licemen were killed by three fel- province. He first drugged the po- low policemen while they were in licemen before killing them. Again check post in Shahid Assas dis- in January, a policeman in Uruz- trict,” provincial governor spokes- gan shot dead nine comrades and man Dost Muhammad Nayab told joined Taliban. He took weapons Afghanistan Times. He added that and ammunition from the check- the incident took place late Friday point. On January 16, four cops and the attackers managed to es- were killed in an apparent insider attack in Khakriz district of Kan- cape, taking weapons and ammu- KABUL : Britain would continue demonstrating the alliance’s con- nition of their dead colleagues. “It dahar province. The attackers were in uniform. No one is sure that to support Afghanistan National tinuing resolve.” is not clear whether they joined Defence and Security Forces The Warsaw Summit in July Taliban,” Nayab said. “The pro- when there will an end to such at- vincial security officials have al- tacks. These attacks had broad (ANDSF), Foreign Secretary Phil- would be an important moment ready started investigation.” The psychological effects over perfor- ip Hammond promised on Friday. for the international community attackers had been recently trans- mance of the security forces be- Speaking at the NATO For- to recommit to supporting Af- ferred there from Kandahar prov- cause policemen and soldiers don’t eign Ministers’ meeting in Brus- ghanistan’s security and stabili- ince, according to officials. No- know that when their comrades sels, Hammond confirmed Britain ty, the minister added. body has yet claimed responsibil- will turn their guns on them. How would provide £210 million ($102 The UK is currently con- ity for the attack. Insider attack is can a solider or a cop focus on the million) to sustain its contribution tributing £70 million per year not a new thing and often takes war on terrorism and insurgency of £70 million a year until 2020.In over 2015-2017 to the Law and a statement from Foreign & Com- Order Trust Fund (Afghanistan). place by the Taliban sympathiz- ABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met Borge Brende, Norwegian Foreign Minister when he cannot trust his fellows ers in the army and police. Taliban in the line of duty? The govern- monwealth Office, the secretary The £210 million announced to- Saturday in Kabul. Karzai thanked Norway for its assistance to Afghanistan in past 13 was quoted as saying: “We also day means that this level of sup- infiltrators killed the NATO-led years, calling for further strength of mutual ties. Norwegian minister assured for his ment should make its last-ditch international troops in the so- efforts to a put a full stop to this look to partners in NATO’s Reso- port for the ANDSF will now called ‘green-on-blue’ attacks. country’s continuous support to Afghanistan. insider attacks. lute Support Mission to join us in continue until 2020. (Pajhwok) Afghans handed over Angoor Ada military installations The United Nations Children's ing that children in conflict zones particularity in southern provinc- Fund (UNICEF) on Friday re- must be treated like children of es. Meanwhile, the Afghan govern- KABUL/SHARANA : Pakistani in a row. Zakhilwal said Pakistan leased its annual report on Afghan- New York. "Four schools and hos- ment has accused armed oppo- forces on Saturday handed over had promised the military instal- istan for 2014, citing that 163 pitals are attacked every day and nents of targeting schools, saying military installations they had built lations in the Angoor Ada area schools and 38 health care centers its shocking and has devastating that government plans to take in the Angoor Ada area inside Af- would be handed over to the Af- were attacked in the country in impacts on children and they are steps and reopen these schools to ghanistan to an Afghan Ministry ghan government within a week. 2014 either by militant groups or becoming targets by military the Afghan pupils to continue their of Defence (MoD) delegation, the He said the handover would see government forces. Amid groups or government forces. And education. "The people know that Afghan ambassador in Islamabad the Pakistani forces returning to UNICEF's constant appeals to also different countries from Af- who really targets the schools, said. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal their previous centres. “I am hap- warring sides to protect public util- ghanistan to Syria to northern Ni- bridges and hospitals of this coun- wrote on his Facebook wall that py that the Pakistan Army fulfill- ity institutions, it seems that these geria and there is no reason for this try, the armed opponents must he raised the issue of the military ing their promise is the verge of attacks have increased against in this war situation. Schools and stop doing this and stop damaging installation in the Angoor Ada vil- handing over all the military instal- schools and health centers. Based hospitals are meant to protected public utility institutions," depu- lage, which straddles both sides of lations to a visiting Afghan Defence on the UNICEF report, in 2014 under international humanitarian ty presidential spokesman Dawa the boundary between the two Ministry delegation right now.” 163 schools and 38 health centers law," a UNICEF Deputy Execu- Khan Menapal said. countries, with Pakistan Army Zakhilwal said the Afghan nation- were targeted which brings the tive Director Justin Forsyth said. In addition, officials of the Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif few days al flag would be raised at the in- country to the top of the list. Sec- Based on the report, UNICEF Ministry of Public Health ago. The President Ashraf Ghani’s stallations this afternoon. The ond was Syria with 60 attacks on Afghanistan supported the Min- (MoPH) have expressed deep con- special representative for Pakistan Barmal district chief in southeast- schools and 28 attacks on health istry of Education (MoE) to cerns over a rise in attacks against said Islamabad should take some ern Paktika province, Hayatullah care centers. Two attacks on strengthen its capacity in educa- health workers. practical steps required to deepen Safi, confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan schools recorded in Yemen while tion in emergencies and provided "Doctors are the ambassadors relations and improve trust be- News the arrival of a MoD delega- 543 training centers in Palestine teaching and learning materials to of peace and there is no discrimi- vices," advisor to the minister of facing education and training sec- tween the two countries. He said tion in the district. He said a Paki- were also affected between 2012 38 schools affected by floods and nation in treatment of the patients health, Khawja Qamaraduddin tors in the conflict-hit nations. Ab- after his meeting with Gen. Raheel, stan military delegation that visit- and 2014. UNICEF has slammed landslides in the northern regions. wherever they belong. Therefore Sediqqi said. UNICEF is set to dullah Abdullah, the Chief Execu- first the Torkham border crossing ed the district handed over the mil- the discriminatory approach The report illustrates that we appeal to the armed opponents convene an important meeting in tive of Afghanistan will represent was reopened with his orders, af- itary installations to the Afghan adopted against children in con- overall more than 500 schools have to avoid harming public assets so Turkey where the delegates will Afghanistan at the meeting. ter remaining closed for three days delegation. (Pajhwok) flict-hit regions of the world, say- been closed down in Afghanistan that people benefit from the ser- focus on addressing the challenges (ToloNews)