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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani welcomed the na- tionalist leaders, representing Pa- shtuns of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan provinces as well as tribal areas. Following President Ghani’s invitation to attend a reference in the memory of late Pashtun na- tionalist leader Afzal Khan Lala, the delegation arrived in Kabul the other day on three-day official visit. The nationalist leaders in- clude Dr. Salim Khan (son of Afzal Khan Lala), Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Welcoming the delegation at ways welcome because mutual delegates have arrived on a three- Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Awa- the Presidential Palace, the presi- visits strengthen relations and re- day visit aimed at promoting AT News Report Chairman of Awami National Par- delegation on a feast. The dele- mi National Party (ANP) presi- dent told the guests that Afghans sult in peace and stability,” Pajh- peace in the region and goodwill ty (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan, gates have arrived on a three-day dent Asfandyar Wali Khan, ANP were feeling pride that the nation- wok Afghan News quoted Ghani. between the neighbours, Afrasiab KABUL: A delegation of Pashtun Head of the Qaumi Watan Party visit to promote peace and good- central leader Afrasiab Khattak, alist leaders have arrived with He said that it was their responsi- Khattak told Pajhwok Afghan nationalist leaders from Pakh- Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, will in the region. On November Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) lead- peace messages. He said that de- bility to accomplish the wishes News. “Our objective is to create tunkhwa called on ex-President Salim Khan, Afrasiyab Khattak, 7, in a condolence ceremony for er Aftab Sherpao, QWP’s senior mise of Afzal Khan Lala was pain- and desires of Bacha Khan and a positive environment for con- Hamid Karzai at his office here Osman Kakar, Ayaz Wazir, the departed soul of Afzal Khan provincial leader Sikandar Sherpao ful for Afghans. “His thoughts, Shaheed Abdul Samad Khan structive interaction and strong on Friday. Shawkatullah Khan, Sekandar Lala, the former president said and PkMAP’s senior central lead- goals and conversations were un- Achakzai. On the occasion, Aftab relations between the two coun- The delegation was com- Khan Sherpao and Mirwais that the nationalist leader had ex- er Osman Khan Kakar. Former KP affected,” the president said while Sherpao said that people living on tries,” Pajhwok quoted Khattak. prised of the Chairman of Pakh- Achakzai. The leaders shed light erted indefatigable efforts for governor Shaukatullah Khan and recalling his last telephonic con- both sides of the Durand Line share The delegates would attend today tunkhwa Mili Awami Party (Pk- on current situation in the region. strengthening unity among Af- ex-ambassador Ayaz Wazir was version with Afzal Khan. grief and pain, adding they came (Saturday) a reference in memory MAP) Mahmoud Khan Achakzai, Later, Hamid Karzai hosted the ghans. also part of the delegation. “It is your home, you are al- with the message of peace. The of Afzal Khan Lala.

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani spoke by phone Iran buries with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammad bin AT Monitoring Desk against Afghanistan. During his militant groups use their terrorism peace process with the Taliban and tions and the peace process and the five Afghans Zayed Al Nahyan, and discussed meeting with the Turkish Ambas- to achieve their political targets. He the government considers peace pro- Istanbul process. The Turkish am- issues of mutual interest. The Af- KABUL: The National Security sador, Atmar lambasted Pakistan warned that stability and peace is cess from different dimensions. Ac- bassador reasserted his country full killed in ghan president and Sheikh Mo- Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar for not taking stern action to oust impossible if the militant groups cording to the spokesman of the support to Afghanistan and in host- hammad discussed bilateral ties said the other day that the the militant groups which are still enjoy safe havens in Pakistan and national security advisor, Tawab ing peace talks between the Afghan and the ongoing war on terrorism, Haqqani Network and the Tali- receiving training in Pakistan and launch attacks against people and Ghorzang, the national security ad- government and the Taliban. He also Syrian war the UAE’s official WAM news ban’s Quetta Council (Shura) are attacking Afghan security forces government of Afghanistan. He said visor and the ambassador of Tur- reaffirmed the training of the Af- AT Monitoring Desk agency reported on Friday. The still operating from Pakistan and civilians. Atmar added that the the Afghan government supports key also discussed bilateral rela- ghan female police officers. two leaders discussed ways to improve bilateral relations be- KABUL: Five Afghan refugees tween the two Muslim countries killed in the Syrian civil war by further. The UAE’s contribution rebels were buried in Iran, media reported on Friday. The refugees and cooperation in economic and were recruited by the Iranian au- social areas, particularly educa- thorities to support the Syrian tion and health sectors, came un- president Bashar al-Assad against der discussion. Both agreed that the west-supported rebels. Ac- terrorism pose great threat to the cording to Radio Farda, the killed regional and global stability and Afghan mercenaries aged between needed joint efforts to deal with 19 to 21 years. The Afghans were this complex phenomenon. part of the group that Iran has sent KABUL: The Ministry of Com- winter. He said the government had to Syria. They were buried in merce and Industries on Friday established 40 selling booths, in- Damavand and Tehran. Media re- Nangarhar governor announced purchasing 150,000 cluding mobile sale arrangements, ports suggest that around 3,500 bars officials from tonnes of gas from Azerbaijan to in Kabul to provide gas at low pric- Afghans were fighting for Assad bring down the commodity price es in the capital. Currently, 2,000 KABUL: The non-profit Afghan sential measures in this regard had in August. The Iranian authorities depositing govt funds in the country. Head of fuel enter- tonnes of gas reserves were avail- Landmines Survivors Organisa- not been taken. He said the land- promised nationality for those in personal accounts prise at the ministry, Faridullah able at the Hairatan dry port, 1,000 tion (ALSO) on Thursday said the mines killed 374 people and in- Afghan refugees who were ready number of people fell victim to jured 666 in 2013, but the fatali- to die for Assad. Each mercenary Sherzai, told Pajhwok Afghan tonnes in Aaqnina, as much in receives $700 per month. In April AT News Report NewsMohammad Shakir Kargar, Kandahar, 500 tonnes in Pul-i- the home-made bombs in Afghan- ties rose to 575 in 2014 when an- istan increased by 23 percent in other 721 people were wounded this year, a video from Syria has special representative of the pres- Khumri, as much in Badakhshan gone viral on media where four KABUL: Governor of the east- ident, recently signed a contract and 600 tonnes in Ghor province. 2014 compared to the figures in by the explosives. Citing the re- ern Nangarhar province, Salim 2013. ALSO head Islamuddin Mo- port, he said, the dead and wound- Afghans were purportedly shown Khan Kunduzi, barred government from importing 150,000 tonnes of He said 2,000 tonnes of gas by the Syrian rebels. Two teenage gas. At least three tonnes of gas stocks were available at the Gen- lack of storage in the country were hammad told a press conference ed in Afghanistan included 470 ci- boys are seen among those taken officials from depositing budget- in Kabul the information was part vilians, 16 deminers and 710 secu- ary allocations in their personal had arrived in Afghanistan south- eral Directorate of Fuels and 7,000 the main reasons for the soaring hostage by the rebels during clash- bank accounts. The governor said western zone, he said, hoping the tonnes in the Pul-i-Matak area of price, the official explained, ask- of a report published on Thurs- rity personnel. CCD deputy head es. The group was dispatched by that no one was authorized by the price would come down with the Parwan province. Although the ing the security personnel to pre- day. A total of 3,678 people were Ahmad Shah Azimi said landmin- the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. government or law of the land to delivery of the commodity to the government has fixed the price of vent illegal transfers. killed or wounded by landmines es leftover from the three decades The men in the video speak in deposit the budgetary allocations country. The ministry has also one kilo of gas at 55afs, the rate The private sector hada stor- worldwide over the last year, of war in Afghanistan had killed Dari—one of the two officials lan- in their own bank accounts. The bough gas from Russia and Turk- ranges between 48 and 52afs in age capacity of 50,000 tonnes about 10 per day — up from 3,308 and maimed hundreds of Afghans. guages in Afghanistan. They warning came after local media menistan as part of plans to check some parts of Kabul. The priceis while the government had17,000 in 2013, the report said. The vast He said Afghanistan topped world- blamed unemployment as the reported that some officials in the the price and ensure availability in expected decline in the near future. tonnes, which was not sufficient, majority, about 80 percent, of re- wide landmine casualties. He urged main driving factor behind their province were depositing the bud- all parts of the country in the harsh Smuggling the gas to Pakistan and he concluded. (Pajhwok) ported casualties were civilians. the parties to the conflict not to decision to join Iran’s proxy war getary ollocations in their per- Non-state groups were still using use landmines and urged the gov- in the Middle East. Since Iran and sonal accounts. the deadly devices in the 12 ernment to increase efforts at im- Saudi Arabia have locked horns in The provincial governor’s months to October 2015 in Co- proving the lives of the disabled the Middle East for political ma- spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, Taliban torch policemen’s houses in Helmand lombia, Libya, Myanmar, Paki- persons. Labour and Social Affairs neuvering therefore in a new esca- told media that the officials have stan, Syria and Yemen, and in Af- deputy minister Jamila Afghani lation of its sectarian involvement been warned of disciplinary ac- AT Monitoring Desk forces retook some areas but the the country where Taliban still ghanistan, where there was a sharp said her ministry keeping in view in Syria, the Iranian Revolution- tion if found depositing the bud- ary Guards Corps is reportedly militants still control some areas control some areas. increase in casualties from impro- available resources was assisting training and dispatching scores of getary allocations. He said the close to the district. A local po- Police and soldiers have been vised explosive devices (IEDs). the disabled persons. She said governor has been very clear in KABUL: Taliban militants have Afghan refugees to fight alongside his warning to the officials as the burnt scores of policemen’s hous- liceman said the Taliban came and engaged in combat with insurgents The ALSO chief said the study 200,000 people with disabilities President’s Bashar al-Assad forc- practice was illegal and needed to es in Marja district of Helmand set their houses on fire including for more than a month in some had been jointly compiled by the were registered with the Labour and es. According to media reports be discouraged. The spokesman province, said local officials on their gardens. Hashim Alkozai, a parts of the province. Security International Campaign to Ban Social Affairs Ministry, with each scores have been killed and further said the governor has or- Friday. According to the provin- senator, said that the residents of forces have recaptured most parts Landmines (ICBL), a lobby group, receiving 5000 afghanis in month- wounded this year. The driving dered the disaster management cial officials, the Taliban torched Marja district have joined the lo- of the province from the Taliban and the Community Centre of the ly stipend. A Senate member had force that goads them on joining officials in the province to pur- the houses of policemen in Mar- cal police commander Mawollah insurgents and killed scores of Disabled (CCD). He said the 23 recently claimed that 78000 ghost Assad’s forces is that Iran’s gov- chase edible and non-edible items ja, after the Taliban captured the in a bid to defend their areas from Taliban. However the Taliban percent increase in landmine ca- disabled persons received salaries ernment has offered them perma- for the earthquake-affected fami- Camp Bazar in the district a few the Taliban insurgents. Helmand come back and engage in battle sualties in Afghanistan was of and other privileges from the gov- nent residency in Iran and other lies in Nangarhar. days ago. However, the security is one of the insecure provinces in against security forces. great concern and it showed es- ernment. (Pajhwok) benefits.

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KABUL: The Free&Fair Election- the Wolesi Jirga for the Hindu the performance of the paneland promises regarding the electoral Foundation of Afghanistan minority, delineation and shrink- approved its suggestions for reforms. A delay in the process (FEFA) on Friday voiced its grave ing of constituencies. Other pro- short-term reforms, a statement shows the electoral reforms are concern over the inordinate delay posals include distribution of com- from the Presidential Palace had not in the priorities of the govern- in the selectioncommittee’s work. puterised identity cards, a 25 per- said. ment,” he charged. The delay in the nomination cent representation for women in In the decree, the president A member of Afghanistan Civ- of election commission members provincial and district councils directed the reform panel to scru- il Society Elections Network (AC- by the selection committee could and invalidation of the current tinise all legal, technical and prac- SEN), Habibur Rahman Nang, said push back further parliamentary voter cards. The ERC has also tical aspects of their suggestions they believed both coalition part- and district council polls, a senior suggested the number of Indepen- and present detailed proposals to ners were trying to include their FEFA official warned. The Elec- dent Election Commission (IEC) the chief executive office (CEO). own people in the committee elec- toral Reform Commission (ERC) commissioners be reduced from Executive Director of FEFAY- tion commissions. was formed on July 21 in compli- the current nine to seven and the ousef Rashindi, concerned over the “The commencement of the ance with a presidential decree. IECC members from seven to five. day in the launch of ERC work, committee’s work is the first step The commission collected public Earlier, President Ashraf Ghani alleged the government had failed toward the electoral reform. As views regarding electoral reforms decreed seven suggestions of the to honour its commitments or take soon as the committee starts its and submitted them to the gov- ERC and called for urgent mea- any practical steps in this regards. work, we will be start moving to- ernment. Some of the major sug- sures to provide legal cover for The inscrutable procrastina- ward the elections,” he remarked. gestions include registration of the proposals approved. Follow- tion would impinge upon elector- Nang asked the government to voters, making the election bod- ing elaborate discussions with dif- al reform and push back Wolesi pay attention to the independence ies accountable, the presence of ferent segments of society, the Jirga and district council elections, of the selection committee, which two foreigners on the Independent ERC submitted its first set of sug- he said. must represent all people of the Election Complaints Commission gestions last week to the presi- “For political reasons, the country and work in the supreme (IECC), reservation of one seat in dent. In his decree, Ghani praised government could not keep its national interest. (Pajhwok)

As Haji Muhammad watched Is- get of American drones and it lost from Achin who wants to remain “ISIS is offering a lot of money to maximum six provinces since ear- lamic State (ISIS) militants take six leaders in the next six months, anonymous, scared of ISIS, the family and in any case, every- ly this year. In two of those it has control of his village in Achin dis- including its emir, Hafiz Saeed said: ”The militants started roam- body knows that the organization ceased to exist; those operating trict in eastern Afghanistan’s Nan- Khan. The organization suffered ing around in my village to enforce is running at least four jails in there are leaving for Nangarhar, the garhar province, he realized a new another setback in September their laws. Long pants were pro- Achin,” Muhammad said. Any- hub of ISIS activities, he pointed era of terror was unravelling. when its cell in Helmand was al- hibited and we had to let our beard body can be arrested on flimsy out. “For the Islamic State to ex- Muhammad is accustomed to most routed by the Afghan Tali- grow longer. Those who were ground and put in jail for weeks. pand, it would need the movement the presence of Islamic militants - ban. This month, an ISIS cell in caught listening to music were A local from Abdul Khel valley in of Afghan Taliban to break into a the district had been under Afghan Zabul joined hands with a break- whipped in the open for all to see.” Nangarhar explained that “a father myriad of small groups that would Taliban’s rule for several years as away faction of the Taliban. Af- Achin’s Sufi shrines were also at- was asked to pay 7,000 Pakistani then turn to Daesh to find ideo- the Afghan army and NATO forc- ghan Taliban leader Akhtar Man- tacked and tombs destroyed. rupees to have his son released. logical support. But this is unlike- es were never able maintain a pres- sour sent a force to crush the dis- The Pakistani Taliban had But when he showed up with the ly at present.” Yet, in Nangarhar ence in the mountains there. sidents and it is not clear how committed similar atrocities when money, his son was beheaded in ISIS reportedly pays its soldiers “When ISIS expelled the Af- strong ISIS is in Zabul. But in Nan- they took control of various dis- front of him. And ISIS took the up to $600 a month. That can be a ghan Taliban, I got worried be- garhar, ISIS managed to create a tricts of north-west Pakistan such money.” ISIS is unlikely to pose a strong incentive for Taliban fight- cause I knew how cruel these mil- stronghold for itself and its fight- as Swat, Dir, Khyber and Orka- threat to India at the moment even ers to sign up. “Nonetheless Af- itants were,” said Muhammad, ers quickly implemented well- zai after 2007 and they knew how though it could attract young In- ghan authorities seem to be exag- requesting his name be changed as thought measures to establish effective these could be to subju- dians willing to fight with them. gerating the phenomenon, which he feared ISIS reprisals. “They are firm control over their new terri- gate the locals. But as they occu- Achin villagers assert that apart led them to report to United Na- former Pakistani Taliban from the tory aimed at deterring anyone to pied Achin they were crueler than from Pakistani fighters coming tions experts earlier this year that tribal areas of Khyber and oppose them along with a policy before. Eager to build strong alli- from Khyber and Orakzai whom Daesh were present in 25 prov- Orakzai, close to the Afghan bor- of matrimonial alliances. ance with villagers, they kept on they can easily spot with their inces earlier,” said Borhan Osman. der.” Muhammad and his family Khairullah, a teacher hailing looking for bride. According to distinctive Pashto accent, they “This is because Kabul needs for- encountered the Pakistani Taliban from Bander valley explains that locals, women were instructed to have not seen or heard about any eign military and financial assis- when they left Achin for Khyber “their first step was to kill any- wear white burqa to signal their other foreigners yet. How much tance as the Taliban insurgency Agency a few years ago, hoping body who could challenge them. unmarried status. Married wom- of a threat According to Osman intensifies. The government ap- to find a peaceful place to live and Teachers, doctors and local mul- en had to wear green burqa while Borhan, an analyst at a Kabul- pears to be on an effort to attract work. “At that time, most of the lahs were executed.” widows were to wear black ones. based Afghanistan analyst net- the attention of the international Khyber Agency was controlled by Implementation of Draconian When parents were asked to give work, “however loosely you de- community at a time when it is a Pakistani Taliban group, which laws was the second step to es- their girl away, they were made fine the presence or activity of concerned about the situation in committed various atrocities. So tablish total control. A young man an offer they could not refuse: ISIS, it has not gone beyond a the Middle East.”—(Catch News) when these Taliban arrived in Achin, it was evident to me they would behave the same way,” Muhammad said. Muhammad fled Achin as fighting between ISIS and Afghan Taliban intensified in June. Thousands of civilians poured into the neighboring city of Jalalabad or to Kabul. Muham- mad settled his family in a small place called Haji Munji Dagh on top of a dry and dusty hill, an hour’s drive from Kabul. Fear of deja-vu He remembers how the nightmare started: Hundreds of Pakistani Taliban started coming in Nangarhar a year ago. Last sum- mer they pushed the Afghan Tal- iban out of several districts. ISIS ISLAMABAD: Every stroke of to carry on. first gained a foothold in the coun- Manizha’s brush tells a story. Today, Manizha is working on try when 10 commanders affiliat- Through her art, hundreds of a series of nine paintings called ed with the Afghan Taliban and women have been given a voice, a ‘The Untold Narrative’ about the the movement of the Pakistani chance to speak out about their suppression of Afghan women Taliban pledged allegiance to Abu harrowing experiences of life un- under the Taliban. She works on Bakr al-Baghdadi on 10 January der the Taliban. canvas with oil paints, acrylics in a 16-minute video. After that, But each painting reminds and charcoal. Each painting focus- ISIS in Afghanistan became the tar- Manizha, a 26-year-old Afghan es on her main character’s strug- refugee, of her own struggle, gle, which according to Manizha which began in 1997 when she and may not otherwise have ever been her family were forced to flee heard. Afgh an in t er p r et er flees t h e Gr aveyar d of Em p ir es Kabul. “When I meet brilliant refu- Even now, she can still remem- gee youth like Manizha I see a B James LaPorta leader to the foreign advisor pla- fled Afghanistan after the Taliban to Afghanistan. Currently, they interpreters (their families can ber the family’s desperate break more promising future for Afghan- toon.” For Fleming and Kazikhani, had found out that he was work- are in a temporary refugee camp travel to the U.S. and are not for the border. “En route to Paki- istan in them,” remarks Indrika At the end of a combat deploy- their deployment between June ing with the U.S. Marines. two hours south of Stuttgart, counted against the total allotted stan our van was stopped by the Ratwatte, UNHCR’s representa- ment, most American troops can 2011 and February 2012 came at Kazikhani’s cover as an inter- Germany. They are a part of the number). Taliban,” she says. “They tive in Pakistan. return safely home. a particularly deadly time for U.S. preter had been blown while at- 800,000 migrant refugees expect- To qualify for the visa, appli- searched our belongings, took all In a country where children It’s a different story for the and NATO coalition forces in the tending his brother-in-law’s wed- ed to seek asylum in Germany and cants need to be employed for a our family photos out and [set fire] and young people constitute near- interpreters they leave behind. war-torn country of Afghanistan, ding ceremony back in his home- other countries throughout the minimum of one year between to them, saying, ‘It’s forbidden’. ly 70 percent of the Afghan refu- Sami Kazikhani, 32, served as especially regarding insider threat town of Jabul Saraj, located in the West, according to the German Oct. 7, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2015, A cold shiver still runs down my gee population, Ratwatte recog- the interpreter for former Marine attacks. Parwan province of Afghanistan, interior minister and reports from and experiencing an “ongoing se- spine when I think of that mo- nizes the importance of Man- Sgt. Aaron Fleming, 33, of Camp In Afghanistan, there were 16 just north of the capital city of The Guardian. rious threat” as a consequence of ment and recall their ferocious fac- izha’s work. Lejeune’s 1st Battalion, 6th Ma- total so-called Green on Blue at- Kabul. “He’s at a temporary loca- their employment with the U.S. es.” “With one of the youngest rine Regiment. tacks in 2011, with the number “The problems began there…. tion,” Fleming said. “He’s got to military or NATO ISAF forces, After the family found safety populations in the world, resid- The two worked together dur- sky-rocketing in 2012 to 44 re- One of the ANA soldiers (at the first go through German immigra- according to the State Depart- in Pakistan, then eight-year-old ing both in and outside of the coun- ing Fleming’s 2011 deployment to ported cases. The attacks account- wedding ceremony) told every- tion and get his German travel ments website. Manizha had the chance to attend try, investing in empowering Af- Afghanistan’s southwestern prov- ed for 15 percent of coalition forc- thing about me.… He didn’t know documents and all his administra- Approximately 9,000 Af- school for the first time in her life. ghan youth with education and ince of Nimruz. They were part es killed that year, according to that it would bring me a lot of trou- tive stuff squared away. Then he’s ghans and their families were ad- She quickly rose to the top of the skills to ensure the sustainable of an 18-man foreign military ad- The Long War Journal. ble,” Kazikhani told The Daily got a couple of immigration inter- mitted last year under the SIV class and even began funding her reintegration of these youngsters visor team under Regional Com- “We were in a very kinetic News via Facebook Messenger. views coming up with German program, according to the Office own studies. is imperative,” he says. bat Team-8 out of Camp Lejeune. environment,” Fleming said. “The Most combat interpreters authorities, and from there he may of Refugee Admissions at the State But, as the years went by, a Like so many Afghan refugees Members of the Marine task team before us and after us had who served alongside coalition be placed into a permanent facili- Department. sense of despair that Manizha felt living in Pakistan, Manizha force lived among the Afghan Na- both been shot up (in insider at- forces during the post 9/11 wars ty for a short amount of time, “But right now, European asy- in exile only increased. “I was an- dreams of one-day returning tional Army, known as the ANA, tacks).” in Iraq and Afghanistan kept their which I am hoping is enough time lum is only granted for six gry at the treatment of Afghan home. There, she hopes to exhibit at Patrol Base Deh Mazang, help- Eventually, the deployment work a secret, even from the rest for us to work our magic over here months,” Fleming said. “So time women,” she says. “I was sad her work and share the skills and ing to train army members for ended safely for each of them. of their families, out of fear of re- and get him to the U.S.” is really of the essence here, be- about the war in my country and techniques she has learned in Pa- their opposition to the Taliban. They stayed in contact through prisals from the Taliban. Fleming is hoping to get Ka- cause if he doesn’t get expedited I had so much going on inside my kistan. “We were paired up 24/7. Ev- social media after Fleming rotated “It was too late,” Fleming zikhani and his family expedited to the U.S., he will face deporta- head which I wanted to vent “Pakistani art is amazing and erywhere I went he went… The back to the U.S. said. “The bounty was already out under the State Department’s tion and certain death when he gets through writing, but I did not have diverse,” she says with excite- trust between us went way be- “I had lost touch with Ka- for them. If they didn’t leave the Special Immigrant Visa Program back to Afghanistan.” enough money to get admission ment. “Art is like the global lan- yond just his language transla- zikhani about a year and a half country immediately, they would or SIV for Afghans employed by to a university master’s degree guage of communication where tions,” Fleming said. “His ability prior for about six months,” Flem- have lost their heads, so their fam- the U.S. government. Coming Friday: Death threats programme.” colours speak for you and every- to adequately distinguish between ing said, “But (a couple of ily told them to run.” According to the Afghan Al- from the Taliban led Sami Ka- In time, she turned to art, and one understands it. I want to pro- the differences in atmospherics months) ago, Kazikhani contact- That was almost two years lies Protection Act of 2009, which zikhani and his then-pregnant decided to focus instead on draw- mote peace and harmony through and non-verbal body language was ed me over Facebook. He had end- ago. was amended by Congress, under wife to set out on an arduous, al- ing lessons. Her paintings were so my work and I wish one day Pa- a great asset…. He wasn’t just a ed up in Lesbos, which is a little Today, Fleming is working to the National Defense Authoriza- most two-year 3,056-mile journey compelling that her first two were kistani artists could also go to mouthpiece who spoke three dif- Greek island off the Greece pen- get Kazikhani and his family ex- tion Act for fiscal year 2015, the to a refugee camp in Germany sold on the second day of an exhi- Afghanistan and showcase their ferent languages. He was very insula.” pedited to the United States be- State Department is authorized to where they are today.— bition, giving her the confidence work.”—(UNHCR) much a country guide and a key Fleming said that Kazikhani fore Kazikhani is deported back allocate 4,000 visas for Afghan (JDNews.com) Hek m at yar seek s com eback , lever age in Afgh an ist an

..P12 In his student days, he was da leader fled Sudan in 1996, ac- sent an envoy to Kabul to meet Hekmatyar talks of an “inter- ul is a mini-Pentagon and the pres- group, Hezb-i-Islami Gulbuddin, “The Afghan people and the known for throwing acid in the cording to the State Department. with senior Afghan officials and Afghan dialogue” that pointedly idential palace is a mini-White was in 2013, when at least 15 peo- Afghan government will never ac- faces of women who did not cov- But history has relegated Hekmat- offer his services as an interlocu- excludes neighboring Pakistan, House,” he added, with sarcasm. ple, including six American sol- cept his proposals,” Ali said. “He er up. He switched allegiances on yar to the sidelines and political tor, an associate of his told the which has been key mediator and Since the withdrawal of inter- diers, were killed in central Kab- has lost credibility.” the battlefields, fighting first the analyst Haroun Mir describes him AP. host for Taliban-Kabul peace national combat forces at the end ul. Hekmatyar is said to have of- Soviets, for which he received today as a “spent force, frozen in According to the associate talks. of last year, there are about Afghan security analyst Ali fered himself as interlocutor to millions in cash and weaponry time.” and one Afghan official, the en- “If America and the Kabul 13,000 foreign troops, roughly Mohammad Ali says Hekmatyar former President Hamid Karzai in from Washington, then the Tali- “We cannot deny him the status voy met with President Ashraf government want peace, then this 10,000 of them American, in Af- can no longer run a private army 2008, but was deflected amid con- ban. In politics, he espoused rad- as a prominent leader during the Ghani and, possibly, other senior is the only way,” Hekmatyar said ghanistan. The U.S. and NATO because “most of his people have cerns over his extremist reputa- ical Islam, served twice as Afghan anti-Soviet war,” Mir said. Hek- leaders. The president’s office did while also ridiculing Ghani’s gov- mandate is now to train and ad- joined the Taliban” or other mili- tion and human rights abuses. prime minister and saw Hezb-i- matyar sees himself “as part of not confirm the meetings had tak- ernment and claiming the real “au- vise Afghan security forces. tant groups, including the emerg- “I was, I am and I will be here Islami, the party he founded in the dialogue, but he lives in a to- en place. Both the associate and thority in Kabul is with the Amer- The size of any following ing Islamic State affiliate which has in my country when foreign forc- 1969, fracture and abandon him. tally different world and does not the official spoke on condition of ican ambassador and the NATO Hekmatyar could muster is diffi- established a presence in Hekmat- es leave,” he said. “Then, with the The party’s military wing offered see the realities on the ground.” anonymity because of the secret forces commander.” cult to gauge. The last known at- yar’s former strongholds in east- grace of God, you will see me in bin Laden shelter after the al-Qai- Earlier this year, Hekmatyar nature of the subject. “The defense ministry in Kab- tack carried out by his militant ern provinces bordering Pakistan. Kabul.” (AP) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

member of the Smart City needed in the investigation. technical and legal issues – was thority and said the signing of the cluding that of the AGO. Ferozi was jailed for 10 years housing project investiga Osmani also said that once the related to security organizations, Smart City contract and the release "Clear interference of in a court verdict last November Ative team said on Thursday investigation is complete, govern- the Attorney General's Office of Ferozi from prison as having Mohammadi is visible and after being found guilty of default- that some government agencies in- ment needs to prosecute those in- (AGO), the Urban Development been against the law. "The contract Mohammadi was adviser to the ing on loans that helped lead to the volved in the release from prison volved. Ministry, Kabul municipality, the was signed on September 1 this president and his duty was only collapse of Kabul Bank in 2010. of Khalil Ferozi and the signing of "We started our enquiry on president's (suspended) legal ad- year between Nabi Wardak (a con- to give advice to the president noth- Mohammadi meanwhile allegedly the housing scheme contract are Saturday and have collected some visor and the Kabul Bank clear- struction company) and Khalil ing else," Hafiz added. facilitated the signing of the Smart not cooperating with them. documents but there are some or- ance department." Meanwhile Ferozi. Where the contract has been Although the Smart City in- City project - worth over $900 Chairman of the joint Anti- ganizations that have been asked Hafizullah Hafiz, former head of signed Mohammadi must answer vestigative team has already USD. The deal was inked about Corruption Monitoring and Evalu- for information but have neglected the complaints department within to this," Hafiz added. According started its work, Mohammadi is two weeks ago. However, after ation Committee and member of to hand over their documents," said the AGO blames President Ashraf to Hafiz, Mohammadi not only the only official to have been sus- mounting criticism of government, the task team Mohammad Yassin Osmani. Ghani's suspended legal advisor worked outside the parameters of pended so far – this despite other Ghani cancelled the contract within EMERGENCY Osmani said some agencies have Osmani went on to say: "The Abdul Ali Mohammadi for acting his authority but also interfered in officials having been suspected of a week and ordered an investiga- still not handed over documents Smart City (project) - based on outside the parameters of his au- the affairs of other departments in- also being involved. tion into the issue. CALLS Police 100 - 119 Hospitals Political commentators on Thurs- nicity and language, religious per- day blasted government and some spective and gender. In the sense FMIC Hospital individuals for using the youth in that you are a woman and I am a Behind Kabul Medical Afghanistan to achieve their own man, you are a boy and I am a girl. political goals. hese remarks were He is a leader whose nation trusts University: made during a seminar in Kabul on him and he trusts the nation," Kha- 0202500200-+93793275595 the "Role of Youth In National lili said. Consolidation". Speakers outlined "Over the years, Afghan social and political problems faced youths have been used as tools by Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital by the youth of Afghanistan to- certain individuals and political cir- day and accused certain elements cles and were burnt like fuel in elec- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi and political groups of using them tion campaigns and demonstra- 070263672 as tools to further their own cause. tions," Afghan journalist Shah Some speakers said that despite Hussain Murtazavi said. decades of struggle and sacrifice, Some Afghan lawmakers in Khairkhana Hospital the youth have been sidelined and parliament also criticized the pre- that politicians are ignoring their vious government's policies in the 0799-321007 potential value to society. past for 'sidelining the youth'. Law- 2401352 Former Afghan ambassador to makers declared the youth a key Spain, Massoud Khalili said in his element which has the potential to speech that much blame could be bring about change and reform in anj said. been able to grow is only because Indira Gandhi Children attributed to Afghanistan's neigh- the country. They urged govern- Some Afghan youths also add- of individual efforts," a member of bors for, what he said, was efforts ment to take steps and consider ed their voices to the mix and raised Afghanistan Social and Cultural Hospital, Wazir Akbar to create ethnic division among the the role of youth in the nation questions over whether govern- Association, Ahmad Fayaz Bakhi people of the country in the course building process. ment actually wanted to help them said. Khan, Kabul 2301372 of political gain. "We must give the youth a overcome their problems. This comes amid the growing "The Afghan youth should find chance and stop ignoring them. We "Until now the government refugee crisis in Europe which has a leader. Who is a leader? A leader must realize that they are a dy- does not have an integrated pro- seen tens of thousands of young Ibn-e- Seena is the one who does not believe on namic generation and can bring gram to ensure the development Afghans flee the country in search Pul-e-Artan, Kabul discrimination on the basis of eth- change," MP Bashir Ahmad Tayy- of the youth. Youths who have of a better life. 2100359

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Ali Abad Shahrara, Kabul ince's security situation. Zar 808 Zone Command that have Concerns were raised at a gath- come here [Kunduz] to show off? 2100439 ering in Kunduz city where resi- Why have they not launched any dents praised security force mem- operations?" he asked. bers for their response against the He called on the security forc- Members of Laghman provincial Khan Kasai areas where they also Malalai Maternity insurgents during the fall of the city es to speed up their military oper- council on Friday reported that search passengers and create prob- Hospital about two months ago but said the ations as winter closes in. security threats have drastically lems for them, Laghman provin- insurgent group was planning an- "Now we need security and increased along the key Kabul-Jala- cial council said. Amid the grow- 2201377/ 2301743 other attack. "It seems that a num- this is a good time for the security labad highway in recent weeks, ing security threats, passengers ber of Taliban fighters have been forces to launch military opera- putting the lives of travelers at great have called on the security institu- Banks living on the outskirts of Kunduz tions against the militants," he add- risk. tions to take measures and ensure city, after they took the city and ed. Meanwhile, residents in Lagh- security of the highway. were pushed back," said Abdul The acting governor of Kun- man province have said that un- "Gun shots are heard here on a Da Afghanistan Bank Ghafoor Hotak, head of Kunduz duz Hamdullah Danish meanwhile known armed men apparently af- daily basis. They [insurgents] do 2100302, 2100303 youth organization. He said that said there are enough troops to filiated with insurgent groups fre- not care whether they are firing on Taliban militants are preparing for defend the province. quently appear on the highway and security personnel or ordinary their next attack on the city. "They "There are enough forces to sometimes open fire on vehicles, people," one motorist who uses Kabul Bank are busy working on their next at- clear areas and secure the insecure an issue which has created major the Kabul-Jalalabad highway 222666, 070285285 tack on Kunduz city," he claimed. parts in the province and they [the concern among regular commuters. Bashir Ahmad said. Meanwhile, Ghulam Rabbani Rab- security forces] will do it in a good As concerns over the volatili- "Looters exist in Surkhakan Azizi Bank bani a member of Kunduz provin- coordination," he said. ty of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway area near the square and also in cial council called the activity of This comes after President grow, Laghman governor Abdul Kasai," said another driver Bahar. 0799 700900 A number of Kunduz residents and again fall to the Taliban in next some security force units as mere- Ghani on Thursday visited Kun- Jabbar Naeemi on Friday said that "Shootings on Kabul-Jalalabad Pashtany Bank provincial council members have year's fighting season if serious ly symbolic. "What can we do with duz and promised residents that the provincial government has and Laghman highway occur on a warned that Kunduz city will once attention is not paid to the prov- the Pamir 20 Unit and the Speen security would be improved. been in contact with the central daily basis. Firings and attacks by 2102908, 2103868 government in Kabul in an effort armed groups on security check to push security institutions to points have increased and this is come up with concrete measures very unfortunate," said a member Air Services to secure the road. "Certain profi- of Laghman provincial council Za- Three policemen hurt in Kunduz blast teers and armed opponents inflict hir Hussainkhail. Safi Airways harm on the people. We raised the "It is not only Laghman that AT News Report about the blast which took place the man, the ALP commander for Char- launched attack on Kunduz city in issue with the leaderships of min- has to deal with security threats 020 22 22 222 other day, the governor’s spokes- dara district was among the injured. late-September. At least 21 people istry of defense and interior. They where insurgents create issues for KABUL: A bomb blast in north- man, Abdul Wasi Basil, told media The injured ALP personnel were were killed when the Taliban have taken a number of steps in the people but the entire country Ariana ern Kunduz province has left that a magnet bomb was attached to rushed to a hospital. Two police- stormed the capital city of the prov- this regard. We will continue our is at war. We are trying to improve three Afghan Local Police (ALP) a vehicle of ALP in Madrasa-i-Khy- men remain in critical condition. ince. The Taliban captured parts of engagements with them until se- security in joint cooperation with 020-2100270 personnel, including their com- aban area. The area is on the out- Chardara district of the province was the city. Afghan Special Forces had curity is restored completely," he the people," another member of the mander, injured, official sources skirts of the provincial capital, Kun- considered stronghold of the Tali- retaken control of Kunduz city from said. Insurgents frequently appear provincial council Abdul Rahimzai said on Friday. Providing details in Tangi, Mashala Kamar and Aziz said. Kam Air duz city. According to the spokes- ban militants from where they the Taliban on October 1. 0799974422 Ghani appoints team Hotels to probe Qadir’s allegations Safi Landmark 020-2203131 SERENA 0799654000 New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Internet Services UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 KABUL: President Mohammad the Constitution, the law on in- Ashraf Ghani has appointed a ternal and external crimes, and oth- delegation to investigate the alle- er laws including the lower house Exchange Rate gations of Wolesi Jirga’s first dep- code of conduct. The team is also uty speaker who accused the gov- responsible to investigate arming Purchase: ernment of supporting Islamic of some irresponsible people and State (IS) or Daesh in the coun- to provide a report about the is- try. A statement from the Presi- sue to the president within a One US$ = dential Palace quoted President week. The decree has mentioned 66.53Afs Ghani as saying that such claims that the National Security Coun- by Zahir Qadir could disturb peo- cil (NSC), the government minis- One Pound Sterling= ple’s mind, weaken the morale of ter’s office in parliamentary af- 99.07Afs security forces and damage the fairs, the Ministry of Information country’s reputation in the fight and Culture, the National Direc- One Euro = against IS terrorists. The state- torate of Security (NDS) and the 70.41Afs ment said the allegations would ministries of interior and defense be investigated in order to respect have been directed to cooperate 1000 Pak Rs = the rights of people’s representa- with the team during its investi- 616Afs tives and improve security in the gation. On November 23, Zahir country. According to a decree is- Qadir told a general session of the Sale: sued by the president, the delega- Wolesi Jirga that officials of Daesh One US$ = tion has two members and a chair- were living in capital Kabul. He 66.73 Afs man – including Nasrullah Stani- also accused the government of kzai as its head and Abdul Fatah supporting the IS group. Qadir One Pound Sterling= Azizi and Mir Mohammad An- claimed having evidence that the 100.50Afs war Sadat as members. The de- NSC was directly involved in cree said the team has been tasked supporting Daesh group and said One Euro= with assessing evidence produced he would share the document with 71.01 Afs by the first deputy spokesman of the Wolesi Jirga at an appropriate 1000 Pak Rs= 624Afs the Wolesi Jirga in accordance with time. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES In boost for 'Make in India', Dassault may manufacture Rafale fighter aircraft in India

NEW DELHI: India's largest-ever military deal is likely to bring in big business for the private sector with the French side looking to set up a production centre for the Ra- fale fighter aircraft as well as a low- cost executive jet in India, besides sharing vital aircraft technology for the indigenous Tejas project. Officials familiar with the project have told ET that major partners for this 'Make in India' project are currently being identi- fied by the French side and are like- ly to include Anil Ambani's Reli- ance Defence Systems, Noida- based Samtel and Bharat Electron- ics. These officials, both Indian and French, spoke on the condition they not be identified. In boost for 'Make in India', Dassault may manufacture Rafale fighter aircraft in India Spokesper- sons of the Anil Ambani-led Reli- ance Group told ET "there is no development". Officials on the French side told ET, on condition of anonymity, that the agreement between Rafale and an Indian part- ner will be on the lines of the 2012 agreement between the French company and the Mukesh Am- bani-led Reliance Industries. ISIL claimed responsibility after The US-based intelligence nationals in recent months, as well The NDA government had re- gunmen killed one Shia Muslim and group SITE, which monitors the as the grisly killings of several blog- formatted the UPA government wounded three others at a mosque commications of armed groups, gers. On October 24, ISIL claimed deal and ordered 36 aircraft, instead in Bangladesh, a US monitoring said ISIL had taken responsibility responsibility for a series of blasts of 126. The Rafale fighter deal, website said Friday, the second online for the mosque assault. targeting Shia Muslims in Dhaka which will bring in at least $4.5 assault targeting the religious mi- But Muntasirul Islam, depu- during a religious procession, kill- billion into 'Make in India' projects nority in a month. ty commissioner of Dhaka Met- ing one person. as per the contract being negotiat- However, a Bangladeshi offi- ropolitan Police, said he doubted But Islam told Al Jazeera local ed, is set to involve a third pro- cial denied that Islamic State of Iraq the veracity of ISIL's statements, armed groups were behind past duction line for the aircraft in In- and the Levant was operating in adding past claims by the group attacks, not ISIL. "They use the dia, French officials have told ET. ing exports, will be fulfilled with being finalised but would include transfer of technology and produc- the South Asian nation of 160 mil- could not be corroborated. name of Islamic of State [of Iraq While two lines for the fighter the new line," a person involved in several systems to make the LCA tion could be inked with the De- lion people. Three masked attack- "We have spoken to the media and the Levant] to attract media are currently active in France at the discussions has told ET. "At more effective. Technology to be fence Research and Development ers entered the Imam Khomeini before, categorically denying attention," he said. the same facility, a third line in In- most, the final painting of the last transferred includes the air intake Laboratory (DRDL) that special- mosque in Haripur village and be- ISIL's claims in the past. Investi- Bangladesh's Prime Minister dia would take care of export or- ten aircraft to be delivered to India system for the fighter, an under- ises in advanced armaments. gan shooting indiscriminately be- gating agencies did not find any Sheikh Hasina said those carrying ders for the fighters and also pos- could be carried out at the Indian carriage for the naval variant of the Engineer-General Stephane fore escaping, witnesses told Al relations with the murder of blog- out attacks are not real Muslims. sible future orders by the Indian assembly line. This itself is a very LCA, cutting edge radar absorbing Reb, Director of the International Jazeera. At least 20 people were gers and foreign nationals to out- "Killing people during prayers Navy and Air Force. The line high technology process as the painting technology as well as an Directorate of the DGA (General performing evening prayers at the side terrorist organisations," Islam at mosques is not a job done by a would also support the produc- fighter has a special anti-radar integrated production line software Directorate for Armament) of the time on Thursday. told Al Jazeera. true Muslim ... nor is suicide a job tion of a low-cost variant of the coat," the person added. and management system for the French Ministry of Defence is in Two suspects were arrested in Seventy-year-old Moazzem of a true Muslim," she was quoted 'Falcon' executive jet for the Indi- Besides the joint production fighter aircraft. While the main Ra- New Delhi this week to finalise connection with the attack in Bogra Hossain - the mosque's muezzin, as saying. Amid rising threat to for- an and Asian markets. facilities in India, the French side fale contract is likely to be signed the inter-governmental agreement district, 125 kilometres northest of the man who calls Muslims for eign nationals, Australia on Friday "It will not be possible to roll is also set to transfer some key this financial year, as was report- draft that is likely to be signed be- the capital Dhaka, according to lo- prayer - died shortly after being asked its citizens to voluntarily out any of the 36 fighters being technologies to DRDO that would ed by ET, a separate contract for fore January 26 when French Pres- cal media reports. admitted to a local hospital. leave Bangladesh, adding that it will acquired by India from the pro- benefit the Light Combat Aircraft armament systems will be signed ident Francois Hollande will visit Bangladesh festival overshad- ISIL has claimed responsibili- withdraw government-funded vol- duction line as it would take time (LCA) project. A complete list of at a later date with French compa- India as the Chief Guest at the owed by attacks ty for the murder of two foreign unteers by December 31. to set up but future orders, includ- the technology to be transferred is ny MBDA. A partnership for Republic Day Parade. Many Pakistani asylum seekers sent back as applications

Bangladesh has refuted the claim were ‘without of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights that the trials of war criminals at merit’: Norway the International Crimes Tribunal were not fair. Saying that the statement is “highly disturbing,” the govern- ment has sent a reply to the OHCHR and protested such claim. The Ministry of Foreign Af- fairs issued a press release in this regard on Thursday, two days af- ter the UN rights body issued the statement involving war crimes tri- al in the country. On Tuesday, the UN human rights body renewed its call to the government of Bangladesh to im- mediately institute a moratorium on the death penalty and abolish it. The statement came two days after BNP leader Salauddin Quad- er Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Isla- ISLAMABAD: Norwegian Am- deal back on track, says EU offi- mi leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad bassador to Islamabad Tore Nedre- cial Mujahid were executed for crimes bo has said over 400 Pakistani cit- “Applications from Pakistani against humanity during the 1971 izens had applied for asylum in nationals generally falls into this Liberation War. In a statement, Norway, with many of them being category,” added ambassador Ne- spokesperson for the UN High sent back as their applications drebo. Commissioner for Human Rights were ‘without merit’. Ravina Shamdasani said: “We’ve “Most of them have crossed Like in other European coun- long warned given the doubts that the Norwegian-Russian border in tries, the number of asylum seek- have been raised about the fairness the High North during the last ers arriving in Norway has recent- of trials conducted before the Tri- month,” the ambassador said in a ly increased sharply. It is estimat- bunal, the government of Bang- statement issued by the Norwe- ed that between 30,000 and 40,000 ladesh should not implement death gian embassy. asylum seekers will come to Nor- penalty sentences.” In reply, the “Many more will soon be sent way in 2015. foreign ministry press statement back to their home country or to “The new rush is particularly said: “Both the convicted individ- ty and its electoral allies. In this party to the ICCPR, along with with the rights of the accused en- sioner for Human Rights empha- Russia, as the Norwegian govern- challenging at the Norwegian-Rus- uals have been handed down the regard, Bangladesh has given a full its Optional Protocol, Bangladesh shrined under article 14 of the IC- sised that the International Crimes ment has now introduced stricter sian border crossing station at Stor- death sentence by the ICT-BD for account of the trials and proceed- is obliged to maintain internation- CPR. The Government recognises (Tribunals) Act, 1973 (ICT Act rules for asylum seekers.” skog, where winter has now set charges proven against them be- ings related to the two cases of al standards in its judicial process. its responsibility towards its citi- 1973) of Bangladesh was enacted Islamabad, EU agree to revise in,” said the statement. yond reasonable doubts. The ver- Messers Salauddin Quader The provisions of the Internation- zens and is committed to fulfill its by the Bangladesh Parliament migrant treaty Legislative amendments dicts were subsequently upheld by Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mu- al Crimes (Tribunals) Act, 1973 obligations to the citizens of Bang- which is vested with the legisla- Norwegian authorities consid- adopted by Oslo last week enable the Appellate Division of Bang- hammad Mujahid,” it added. Bang- (ICT Act 1973) and the rules made ladesh. Bangladesh’s response to tive powers of the Republic under er most of those currently cross- a speedy return of asylum seek- ladesh Supreme after a full bench ladesh also reiterated that as a state thereunder are not inconsistent the Office of the High Commis- the Constitution. ing the border are not fleeing from ers, without real need of protec- hearing. “On the judgment of the civil war or persecution. Earlier tion to their home country, or to Supreme Court, the Review Peti- this autumn, the majority were their country of habitual residence, tions submitted by the convicted from Syria. Now over a half are which may be Russia. persons have also been heard by from countries such as Afghanistan The new legislation also has the Appellate Division of the Su- Singapore confident of ties with Sri Lanka and Pakistan. A large proportion provisions making it possible to preme Court on 18 November of them are single young men. arrest and remand in custody for- 2015, and subsequently disposed Singapore has expressed confidence that the relations with Sri Lanka “Few are entitled to protec- eign nationals whose asylum ap- of.” Bangladesh explained that the would be further deepened and strengthened. These views were ex- tion and they are putting an un- plications will most likely not be ICT-BD trials takes solely into pressed when the newly appointed High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to necessary burden on the Norwe- processed, or to impose on them a consideration the crimes commit- Singapore, Nimal Weeraratne presented his credentials to Tony Tan gian system”, said the ambassador. duty to report to the authorities ted by the individuals accused and Keng Yam, President of the Republic of Singapore, the Foreign ministry Nedrebo pointed out that to and to stay in a specific place. convicted for crimes against hu- said . The ceremony was held at the Istana, the office and the official be eligible for asylum under the Serbia shuts borders for Paki- manity they had committed in residence of the President of Singapore where the High Commissioner international Refugee Convention, stani migrants 1971, and has no preoccupation was welcomed with a Guard of Honour upon his arrival. After the a person must be in real need of Meanwhile, benefits for asy- with their present political status, welcome ceremony, High Commissioner Weeraratne presented creden- protection. lum seekers have been reduced and reads the press release. tials to President Tony Tan, and held a brief discussion. The First Lady He said people whose appli- rules for family immigration are “Mr Chowdhury or Mr Mu- of Singapore, Mrs. Weeraratne and senior officials of the Ministry of cations were denied must return tightened. The new rules also in- jahid’s cases have nothing to do Foreign Affairs of Singapore were present at the meeting. In his re- to their home country or country crease the discretion of Norwegian with their political identity or af- marks, the High Commissioner conveyed warm greetings and best wishes of habitual residence, adding those immigration authorities not to pro- filiation, and the point that they of President Maithripala Sirisena and those of Prime Minister Ranil who do not leave voluntarily cess an asylum application if the belong to some opposition politi- Wickremesinghe to the Singaporean President which was warmly recip- would be returned by force and applicant has already resided in a cal parties is only a coincidence as rocated. Referring to the bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Sin- asylum applications that appear safe third country. far as the trials are concerned.” gapore, the High Commissioner Weeraratne stated that the two coun- likely to be denied will be given “Norway considers Russia to “Moreover, certain accused tries enjoy excellent relations, and Sri Lanka would like to enhance the priority and fast-tracked. be a safe country,” said the Nor- and convicted individuals in the existing cooperation with Singapore, especially in the fields of trade, llegal migrants: Deportation wegian ambassador. ICT-BD trials are with ruling par- investment and economic cooperation, capacity building and training, This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

News-in-Brief Kurds ‘should’ Six children drown be at Saudi- on route to Greece held Syria Turkish state media has said six children have drowned when opposition boats carrying asylum seekers to Greece sank in two seperate ISTANBUL : Turkish President meet incidents off the Turkish coast. Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia Syrian Kurds need political and A wooden boat smuggling not to "play with fire" on Friday, military representation at a Syri- some 20 people to the island but added he did not want to harm an opposition conference orga- of Kos capsized in bad weath- relations with Moscow, comments that look more likely to inflame nized by Saudi Arabia next month er off the Aegean resort of Bo- because they are a main partner drum early on Friday. The state- than quell the dispute over a downed Russian bomber this fighting Islamic State of Iraq and run Anadolu Agency says most Syria (ISIS) and important to of the migrants made it to shore week. Relations between the former Cold War antagonists are Syria’s future, a Syrian Kurdish with the help of rescuers, but leader said. Saudi Arabia says it two sisters aged four and one, at their worst in recent memory drowned. after Turkey shot down the jet near is in contact with opposition Their nationalities were not the Syrian border on Monday. groups about a potential meeting immediately known. Russia has threatened economic re- in the kingdom to unify their po- The agency says a second taliation against Ankara, which Er- sition ahead of upcoming peace boat carrying as many as 55 dogan has dismissed as "emotion- talks. Some groups fighting migrants from Syria and Af- al" and "unfitting". against Syrian President Bashar ghanistan sank hours later off "We very sincerely recom- al-Assad are wary of the Kurds, the town of Ayvacik, further mend to Russia not to play with whom they see as collaborating north. Four Afghan children fire," Erdogan told supporters dur- with Damascus, a charge they drowned in that incident, Ana- ing a speech in Bayburt, in north- east Turkey. "We really attach a deny. dolu reported. Saleh Muslim, co-chair of the Ayvacik is a main crossing lot of importance to our relations with Russia... We don't want these Kurdish Democratic Union Par- point for those trying to reach ty (PYD), said no official invita- the island of Lesbos. relations to suffer harm in any way." Erdogan said he may speak tions for the conference had been with Russian President Vladimir received yet but that the PYD ex- Tunisia detains 30, Putin at a climate summit in Paris pected to be represented via the identifies bomber next week, a discussion that would National Coordination Body, a after attack be welcomed by the United States broader internal opposition and EU, both of which fear the spat group. has distracted from the battle What was more important Tunisian authorities have de- does not want to apologize for the downing of the jet, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday. Erdogan said Turkey downed the jet as a result of tained 30 people suspected of against Islamic State militants in was representation of armed fac- Syria. Putin has so far refused to what he called the automatic enforcement of the rules of engagement. Russia's lower house speaker, Sergei Naryshkin, said on Friday that Moscow tions, Muslim said. This meant having extremism links after a had the right to make a military response, calling the incident an "intentional murder of our soldiers". suicide bombing targeting pres- contact Erdogan because Ankara the Democratic Forces of Syria, idential guards, and identified a new U.S.-backed coalition force the bomber as a local street involving the Kurdish YPG mili- vendor. France pays tribute to Paris attacks victims tia and Arab fighters, must be al- The Interior Ministry said lowed to attend. in a statement on Thursday “They are the main partner France has paid tribute to the 130 "Every French citizen can take part that forensic police identified against Daesh (ISIS). Those forc- the attacker as 27-year-old people killed in the November 13 [in the tribute] by taking the op- Paris attacks, with President Fran- portunity to deck their home with es are taking the areas liberated Houssam ben Hedi ben Miled from the regime and from Daesh, Abdelli by his DNA. It said cois Hollande leading a solemn cer- a blue, white and red flag, the co- he was from a working class emony in honour of the victims. lours of France," government so this group should be a part of neighborhood on the edge of Families of those killed in the spokesman Stephane Le Foll quot- it,” he told Reuters by telephone, Tunis. attacks, claimed by the Islamic ed Hollande as saying. describing the new armed alliance ISIS claimed responsibili- State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Some victims' families and sur- as “a project for the future of Syr- ty for Tuesday’s attack on a group, joined some of the wound- vivors, however, said they would ia.” bus in central Tunis, which left ed at ceremonies on Friday at the snub the event. “If there is Free Syrian Army 12 dead plus the attacker. Invalides, the gilded 17th-century "At least two families did not (invited), this group should also In a later statement, the complex in central Paris that houses attend, as well as one survivor," be represented. The representa- ministry said it detained 30 a military hospital and museum and Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland, re- tion of the autonomous (Kurdi- people suspected of links to Napoleon's tomb. porting from Paris, said. sh) area also should be there be- extremist groups and seized The tribute was "national and "In all three cases, they said cause they are a main factor in republican", an official at the Ely- the authorities had not learned se- several weapons in 526 raids this conflict,” he said. see presidential palace said, refer- curity lessons after the Charlie around the country over the Saudi Arabia has not yet set past 24 hours. It didn’t say ring to the French republic's creed Hebdo attacks back in January. of liberty, equality and fraternity. Back then, the government had a date for the conference, which whether any of the suspects is seen as an opportunity to bring had ties to the attack. "It will take place in sobriety made lots of promises about im- The blast shook Tunisia and solemnity, reflected by the proving security and intelligence together groups whose lack of and its fragile young democra- beauty of the surroundings," the gathering in order to make the pub- unity has been a long-standing cy after two attacks on tourist officials said ahead of the event. lic safe. But these people say that problem in seeking a peaceful sites this year by Islamic rad- Some victims snub event the government did not deliver on solution to the nearly five-year icals that killed 60 people. Hollande broke away from a those promises, and cite how the conflict. A disgruntled Tunisian whirlwind diplomatic bid to build attackers were able to move freely The YPG militia has seized vendor set himself on fire in a broad military coalition to defeat between France and Syria." swathes of Syria from ISIS with 2010, sparking a nationwide ISIL. The marathon has taken him France and its allies continued the help of U.S.-led strikes. The uprising that overthrew the from Paris to Washington to Mos- a manhunt for two key suspects - Syrian Kurds have declared an au- president and led to revolts cow in just a few days. Salah Abdeslam, who allegedly tonomous administration across across the Arab world. He made a 20-minute address played a key logistical role in the parts of northern Syria along the at the one-hour ceremony, which attacks, and Mohamed Abrini, who Turkish border, rankling Ankara, Algeria jails former was shown live on television. French and Belgian authorities In the run-up to the commem- claim was seen with Abdeslam two which has fought a decades-long counter-terror oration, Hollande called on the days before the November 13 at- stepped up its air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq, where the group controls large areas of territory, and insurgency against Kurdish PKK French to hang out the Tricolour: tacks. Meanwhile, France has wants to create a more coordinated, concerted international effort to destroy the armed group. separatists. Turning the tables chief for 5 years Muslim accused Turkey of shooting down a Russian jet ear- Algeria’s former counterter- Eight IS lier this week in order to further rorism chief has been sen- disrupt the Syrian war, where he tenced to five years in prison supporters said armed groups backed by for destroying documents and Turkey had lost some ground. disobeying military orders, his killed in “Turkey wanted to turn the lawyer said. tables because they don’t want Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, Philippine the Syrian conflict to go towards better known as General Has- a peace process and a political san, was tried behind closed clash solution. I think there was plan- ning for such a thing,” he said, doors in a military court in Eight members of a criminal gang echoing Russian comments about second city Oran in the coun- that pledged allegiance to Islamic Turkey. try’s first ever prosecution of State of Iraq and Syria militants were killed in a firefight with the Turkey has said the Russian a high-ranking secret service military in the southern Philip- jet violated its airspace and that officer. pines, officials said Friday. MOSCOW : Russia will keep co- tablish constructive work by our tion under the aegis of the United that was shot down this week. its air force had responded cor- Lawyer Khaled Bouray- The hour-long battle took operating with the United States military specialists to avoid dupli- Nations," Putin said. "Why did we pass this infor- rectly. “It’s a new escalation in ou described the sentence as place on Thursday in Palimbang, a and its partners to fight Islamic cation and avoid strikes on those The Russian leader said, un- mation to the Americans? Either the Syrian conflict,” Muslim said, “retribution”, saying his cli- remote town in the south - home State in Syria, but that coopera- territories and groups which are der the cooperation already estab- they were not controlling what pointing out that Russia had al- ent had “not benefited from to the predominantly Catholic na- tion will be in jeopardy if there are themselves ready to fight terror- lished with the U.S.-led coalition, their allies were doing, or they are ready retaliated by bombarding a extenuating circumstances tion’s Muslim minority and the any repeats of Turkey's shooting ism." "We view this as the forma- Russia's military had passed on leaking this information all over the rebel-held border crossing on down of a Russian jet, Russia's tion of a wide anti-terrorist coali- details of the flight plan of the jet place," Putin said. such as his age, his health and scene of decades of conflict. Wednesday which he said insur- his contribution to the anti- The bandits were from Ansar Vladimir Putin said. Speaking after talks in the gents had been using to ferry in terrorist battle.” al-Khalifa, a small group that de- clared its support for ISIS in a vid- Kremlin with French President supplies from Turkey. Journalists had not been eo circulated on the Internet last Francois Hollande, Putin voiced “We are worried but it is be- allowed to attend the hearing, year, regional military spokesman lingering anger at Turkey's actions, coming clearer and clearer what even before the judges ordered Major Filemon Tan said. saying he viewed the downing of is going on,” he said, saying that it held behind closed doors. The military has said that sup- the jet as an act of betrayal by a Turkey had been supporting For two decades, Gener- port for ISIS - which controls vast country Moscow had thought was groups that cooperated with hard- al Hassan had embodied the swathes of territory in Syria and its friend. line Islamists in Syria. army’s fight against Islamist Iraq - in the Philippines was limit- But he said he would order “There is Daesh, there is an groups. ed to local bandits claiming alle- Russia's military to intensify co- Al-Qaeda-related organisation, He was forcibly retired giance to the group. operation with the French armed Nusra Front, which works with forces - including exchanges of in- on the orders of a military But it has said there is no evi- groups like Ahrar al-Sham and the dence showing that such gangs formation about targets - and judge at the end of 2013 and others. Many of those are sup- were receiving support from the viewed that as part of creating a ported by Turkey - this is the placed under surveillance, militants. broader international coalition then arrested in August. bringing together Russia and West- problem. Everything has been The larger Abu Sayyaf group, made very clear in front of our Analysts interpreted his a U.S.-listed terrorist organization ern states. removal as President Ab- that is holding at least four foreign "We are ready to cooperate eyes,” he said. Denial delaziz Bouteflika consolidat- nationals hostage and has demand- with the coalition which is led by Turkey has denied support- ing his hold over the intelli- ed millions of dollars in ransom, the United States. But of course ing hardline groups in Syria. gence services, which some has likewise pledged allegiance to incidents like the destruction of our Muslim said Russia had been considered a “parallel state” ISIS. Tan told AFP that five black aircraft and the deaths of our ser- bombarding insurgents in Syria vicemen... are absolutely unaccept- which included Chechen and within Algeria. flags similar to those used by ISIS fighters were recovered from the able," Putin said at a news confer- Asian fighters Moscow sees as a In September, the presi- bandits after the clash. ence, standing alongside Hollande. threat to its national security. dent also replaced General Criminal gangs operate kidnap "And we proceed from the “Russia is dealing with them Mohamed Mediene - better for ransom and extortion activities position that there will be no re- because they see them as a threat known as General Toufik - alongside Muslim and communist peat of this, otherwise we'll have for Russia in the future if they after 25 years at the head of separatist campaigns in the restive no need of cooperation with any- come back. They are talking about the powerful DRS intelligence south. While the relatively new body, any coalition, any country." 5,000 people that are there,” he agency. Ansar al-Khalifa had extorted from He said he and the French lead- er had "agreed how we will coop- said, referring to foreign fighters. In a statement published businessmen and stolen cattle from He added that the PYD had in Algerian newspapers on farmers, it had no proven links erate in the near future, on a bilat- eral basis and with, as a whole, the however not increased its con- Thursday, General Hassan’s with ISIS, national military spokes- man Colonel Restituto Padilla coalition led by the United States. tacts with Moscow since Russia lawyers said that he was “a said. “This group is trying to ride "We are talking about a desig- started bombing Syria two collateral victim of the fero- on the popularity of the ISIS, but nation of the territories against months ago. cious clan war being waged at they’re not really ISIS,” he told which we can conduct strikes, and “It is just ordinary contact... the highest level of politics.” AFP. “We view them as mere crim- where it is better to refrain from we have a representative in Mos- The former general was inal gangs.” Tan said the military strikes, about the exchange of in- cow who relays information from “one of the valiant officers was verifying intelligence reports formation on various issues, and them. But there is nothing new,” who saved the country from that one of the eight killed was an the coordination of our actions on, he said, adding that Moscow had the perils of terrorism,” Indonesian national. so to speak, the battlefield," Putin not offered increased support for Bourayou and Ahmed Some three dozen others who said. the Kurds either. On bilateral cooperation with Touphali Tayeb said. involved in the encounter escaped “They don’t offer and we after the fighting, he added. France, he said the aim was to "es- didn’t ask for it.” This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY .NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi By Rooh-ul-Amin blasphemy or apostasy? And lam), makes the punishment ston- ic jurisprudence, they cannot be when it comes to “zina”, who is ing to death if the offender is a punished right away. If a Muslim Advisory editorial board Rukhsana was stoned to death. the authoritative body to award married person. Whenever, there man commits apostasy, he should And her fiancé was flogged. The punishment? A few ignorant, in- is an act of apostasy, blasphemy, be kept in a solitary confinement Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, couple’s only crime was “love and tolerant, and extremist militants or zinna, the extremist elements for three days to give him enough Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal elopement”, a matter of family and some individuals full of ven- become made all of sudden, and time to rethink, and recant. Even if honor. She defied marrying a man om of revenge or the government they kill those accused of adultery, on the third day he doesn’t recant, who was of her grandfather’s age and its supreme court? And what apostasy or blasphemy. They by- he is to be beheaded. If a Muslim Graphic-Designers: and by a profession a “maulvi”. does the Qura’n and hadiths say? pass the procedural and evidentia- woman commits apostasy, the Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari Stoning one and lashing the other To answer these questions one ry conditions. procedure is the same except she shows how much misogynist is the must keep two things in mind. One The punishment requires four gets exile not corporal punishment. Marketing & Advertising: society, we live in. It doesn’t mean is Sharia-based governance. And eye witnesses, who can verify that These punishments are supposed at all, I am pleading that the lad one is democracy. In Sharia-based the act of adultery has taken place. to be awarded by an Islamic State Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 must have met the same tragic end. governance and an Islamic State In order to accept their accounts where the supreme law of the land Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan The tragic tale of Rukhsana, a 19- (not the one like ISIL in Syria and (Shahadah), all four eyewitnesses is Sharia. yeard old Afghan girl—numbed Iraq), the will of God is the ulti- must be of sound mind, be an adult, Ideally around the Muslim Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 my brain. I was unable to work mate authority. While in democra- of good character, be at the same world there is hardly a country smoothly for a couple of days. Her cy people have the authority to place, at the same time, and must where the supreme law of the land Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press pitiful cries are still haunting me. devise laws on their own while tak- have witnessed the same act di- is Sharia, in such a case, the pun- The two-minute video clip shows ing public’s interests into account. rectly. If the account of any of the ishments are considered to be null a group of men throwing stones Since, the Constitution of Afghan- four is different from the rest ones, and void. The emergence of Islam- with precipitating intensity at her istan is a blend of democracy and hadd—an Arabic word for punish- ic Republics has given birth to the The constitution says while standing her in a dug-out hole Sharia, which is why there is ment, cannot be awarded. In case blend of God’s will and people’s in the ground. This incident hap- enough room for reforms. of no eyewitnesses, confession will. It has also given birth to the pened when Afghanistan was try- Now that both Rokhsana and must be there. Confession cannot emergence of non-Sharia courts. Article 77 ing to come out of the shock caused Farkhunda, were killed with a reli- be forced. It must be made by the These alternative courts allow the The Ministers shall perform their duties as heads of administrative units within by the tragic story of Farkhunda— gious tag on their cases, therefore person who had committed the ruler to administer law in the pub- a 27-year old Afghan woman, who it is necessary to explain it under adultery out of free will. And that lic interest. However, in the case the framework of this Constitution as well as other laws prescribe. The was beaten to death by an angry religious teachings. too at four different times. In case of Farkhunda and Rokhsana, the Ministers shall be responsible to the President and House of Representatives for mob in Kabul on 19 March. The As for as the blasphemy and someone retracts his/her confes- ruler have abysmally failed to ad- their specified duties. angry people ran a car over her apostasy (ridda in Arabic) are con- sion, their retraction must be cred- minister law in the public interest, corpse, set her dead body on fire, cerned, ridda is condemned by the ited, and s /he must be released whereas the civilians have chal- and then threw her charred remains Qura’n in the strongest term, but immediately. The capital punish- lenged the writ of the government, onto the dry riverbed of the Kabul it doesn’t prescribe any punish- ment is for married persons. If their ignorance have become the River opposite Shah-e-Dou Sham- ment for apostasy in this life. There unmarried persons commit zinna, judge and authority. Resultantly, shera Shrine. Both the tragic inci- are certain schools of thoughts and they will get 100 stripes in pun- humanity bleeds and is crying for dents have many things in com- jurists who consider apostasy an ishment. By going through the help an end to sectarian and jihadi mon. Farkhunda was allegedly in- offense punishable by death as toughest evidentiary standards, literature. There is ever-felt need volved in burning a copy of the prescribed in Sunna. And when it this is quite easy to conclude that to subdue the diehard mindset, in- Qura’n—an act of blasphemy and comes to zinna, the Qura’n speci- this is nearly impossible to pun- tolerance, and sexism. There is also perhaps apostasy as well. Later fied one hundred lashes sans refer- ish someone. Now this is also es- need to overcome the implications on it was found out she was inno- ence to the marital status of the sential to talk on punishment for caused by the uneasy marriage of Alarming increase in cent. And Rukhsana was stoned offender, whereas, the Sunna (acts apostasy. If someone is found of theory and practice of the Sharia to death allegedly for having “zin- and words of the prophet of Is- committing apostasy, under Islam- law and democracy. na”—(adultery). This is strange that marrying a man of your choice IEDs casualties is considered “zinna”. In both the cases, the public took the law in The West must learn from failed attempts Rebels and terrorists in 10 countries reversed the long-term progress their hands. And in both the cases By Muhammad Ali Ehsan tim president’ who was promising only hope that this does not hap- extremism, particularly ignorance, to bring the enemy to justice. Can pen. Hollande, during his speech, in reducing the number of landmines casualties. Researchers said ruled the roost. In both the cases, ‘Restraint’ is the only word that keeps coming to my mind as I wit- what failed to work out for Amer- also announced the activation of Thursday that 2014 had been the deadliest year since 2006 as casu- when they were being tortured to ica, work for France? During his French reserve forces. Tradition- death, some onlookers were film- ness the quick unfolding of the alties caused by landmines rose to a horrific level. Afghanistan is events post the Paris attacks. second term, the US president has ally, reserve forces are mobilised ing the horrific episodes. In both done everything in his power to when national survival is under the cases religious sentiments were Hearing the French president ad- among the ill-fated 10 countries where people survive accidentally dress both houses of parliament, wind up the two distant wars that threat. French operational reserves involved. Yet despite the common- his country chose to fight. Today constitute a total of 20,000 per- as none knows when they are hit by landmines, suicide attacks, or alities, there are some differences proclaiming that “France is at war” reminded me of George W Bush’s he is being credited for pulling out sons. Hardly a potent force for a mortar shells. too. Farkhunda’s lynching caused the American ground forces from population of 66 million, but a furious outrage. The government speech after 9/11 in which he told the American people that “terror- Iraq and Afghanistan, but not be- France’s militarised police force — Militants have been using deadly devises in the 12 months to machinery came into movement. fore offering battle space to the IS, or gendarmerie — has a 40,000- The international community also ist attacks can shake the founda- October 2015 in Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan and a num- tions of our biggest buildings, but thus enabling it to advance up to strong reserve of its own. The fact joined the outcry. Human rights Syria and capture many strategic that Pakistan, too, has a national ber of other countries, which has caused a sharp surge in causali- organization mounted pressure on they cannot touch the foundations of America”. Francois Hollande locations, including the cities of guard of over 30,000 persons re- the government. And eventually Palmyra and Raqqa. If there had minds me of our lack of attention ties from IEDs. There has been an international struggle to demine there were some arrests and court expressed similar feelings to defend his country and its way of life as been no ill-fought war in Iraq, there to utilise them in a similar role. Held the conflict-hit countries and the world has made a great progress, proceedings. Even, there were would have been no IS and obvi- in reserve to be utilised in case of some dismissals of the government he vowed to fight the Islamic State yet it was reversed last year. The report released by the Internation- (IS) externally, by announcing the ously no terror attack in Paris. Yet war or emergency, they have not officials and deputy ministers. But again, military power is readily been activated even when we face al Campaign to Ban Landmines, said it has very much been disturb- in the case of poor Rukhsana there movement and deployment of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier being applied in seeking revenge. a shortage of security forces in our is no public outrage. No outcry France is doing exactly what Amer- cities. Well-trained, retired armed ing to see that the past year has been disturbing steps backward in from the international communi- for use in Syria, while internally proposing a law extending the icans did post-9/11. On October forces personnel can also be called terms of new use of and casualties from IEDs. A total of 3,678 ty. The government looks uncon- 7, 2011, the latter fired 75 Toma- upon to assist the civilian govern- cerned. No dismissals. No arrests country’s state of emergency to people were killed or injured by landmines over the last year. The three months. The Americans set hawk Cruise missiles at Afghani- ment and the Rangers in mainte- and no court proceedings. The stan. Fourteen years and $1 tril- nance of law and order in security- actual figure is like to be higher than given in the report because way the two horrendous incidents high goals in the aftermath of 9/11 to ensure no one could touch the lion later, the Taliban, al Qaeda, starved urban cities like Karachi. took place and the way they were the IS and many other terrorist Having heard the French presi- many of the incidents are not reported. handled showed the intellectual foundations of their country. Se- curing those foundations, howev- organisations still exist in Afghan- dent’s speech, my immediate According to Mark Hiznay, a senior researcher at Human Rights and moral decay of Afghan soci- istan and continue to pose a threat thoughts reach out to the 3.5 mil- ety. As a society and a nation, the er, came at a cost — largely paid Watch, the new use of antipersonnel mines by non-state armed groups by Muslim countries, including internally, to the Afghan govern- lion Muslims living in France. I can people of Afghanistan neither fol- ment and externally to the whole only hope that the French under- lowed Islam, nor democracy. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, in Yemen and Ukraine, and the continuing massive-scale use of IEDs Iran, Pakistan and scores of others world using client terrorist cadres stand that it is not any religion that Farkhunda neither had committed similar to the ones deployed and is violent, but a small minority of in Afghanistan and Iraq, has been troublesome. New landmines are blasphemy nor apostasy. whose very foundations were shak- en by American military power. Si- used in Paris. The IS will not be people who are and that a vast laid on daily basis. The people of Afghanistan are looking for the But suppose she had commit- eliminated and destroyed through majority of Muslims subscribe to ted the act of burning a copy of multaneously, as the French pres- day when will this country be declared mine-free. Mozambique was ident was addressing both houses air strikes alone. President Obama non-violence. Qura’n, what might have been the admitted this in his speech. The The speech also reminds me of our punishment, under Islam or the of parliament, the US president the 28th country that declared itself mine-free, in September. We was addressing the G20 Summit French will learn this after they vulnerability as a nation. Let there Constitution of Afghanistan? Who overcome their initial national fury, be no doubt that if the IS was to live in a country where chances of life are too meager and the risks is the authoritative body to award in Turkey and the striking contrast between the contents of the two anger and rage. To finish the job, execute such an attack in a city like of deaths are too endemic. We have seen a wedding-bound vehicle the punishment, an intolerant, ig- they will have to lead the deploy- Karachi, it will not be due to its norant, and angry mob or the gov- speeches was very hard to miss. exploded by landmines and turned the wedding into a funeral pro- The ‘seen it and done it all presi- ment of yet another coalition force superior strategy or skills, but due ernment and its supreme court? to fight yet another war that will to lack of our preparedness to meet What does Qura’n say regarding dent’ sounded more restrained and cession. controlled as opposed to the ‘vic- cost trillions of dollars. One can such a challenge. We have seen pregnant woman killed by landmine blast. We have seen an entire family vanished by landmine explosion. And we have countless people with disabilities. The disabilities are inflicted by landmines. It takes no time when your good luck turns into bad luck. More than 1,000 people have already lost their lives to land- mines during the first three months of the year and over 3000 others have received injuries. Shouldn’t be it a serious moment for us all that how civilians could be protected? After years of armed conflicts, thousands of explosive remnants of war still remain in the country. Hundreds many more landmines are being planted by the merchants of blood. Since easy access to explosives and the capacity to manufacture explosives makes it near to impossibility to fully weed them out and defuse them, there- fore, successfully addressing the challenge is a herculean job. The t worst victim of the landmines is civilian population. 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BY LARRY YOUNG he and his teammates travelled vanced in athletics. The na- BY DAN GLAZEBROOK back to Nangarhar province, tion’s second women’s soccer The idea proposed is: can they were greeted by thou- league tournament drew a sports be a unifier for a broken sands of fans cheering, wav- crowd of thousands. country – torn apart by tribal ing and celebrating. Not a bomb In one of the more conser- rivalries, ideological and reli- was thrown, not a suicide vative provinces, in Bamian, gious differences to the point bomber, nor was there any as- where women rarely drive cars of waging war on its own peo- sassin shooting anyone. Ev- or ride bicycles, a group of ple? eryone came together to cele- young women have started a Our recent view brate the victory led by this successful bicycling team. of Afghanistan has been new 23 year old hero and his Because the Kabul soccer opened to us and channeled teammates. stadium that hosts almost all of by a young former U.S. and Ayobi has earned an avid the league soccer matches has N.A.T.O. troop interpreter in fan following in Kabul, Jalala- no lights, the games start gen- Afghanistan who is now bad, and his home province in erally at 3:00 p.m. which is also attending Norwich University the last two years since he the middle of Kabul rush hour. in Northfield, Vermont. joined the team and become its Hopes are upbeat for con- Ali Shahidy came to Nor- star player. tinued aid from U.S. and its al- wich University as a civilian Many people are too poor lies for help in funds to upgrade scholarship student as U.S. in that area to have television, the country. As Ali found on troops were downsizing and but nevertheless they follow his recent trip back to Kabul, largely pulling out ofAfghani- the team matches on the radio after a heated stand-off in the stan, not a wholesale abandon- and vividly identify with recent elections, with the num- ment, but major pullback after “their” team and “their” heroes. ber two candidate for president, more than a decade of intense Even while hundreds line up U.S. and allied cajoling and involvement. outside passport offices and power-brokering resulted in the As an interpreter, Ali saved embassies to find a way to creation of a new post for him, many American and N.A.T.O. leave the country, thousands “Chief Executive” and he was troops lives as he passed on more, of all tribal and income installed in that position while information given to him by groups, and different ap- Ghani assumed the post sympathetic villagers as to proaches to Islam, the main re- of President. This “unity” gov- where Taliban ambushers were ligion, watch, listen, and avid- ernment, while not fully unified, set up and waiting, and where ly follow their team. has moved forward to assure Taliban bombers were seen hid- In 2013 Afghanistan won U.S. and allied donors of a sta- Turkey’s shooting down of a Rus- wars, there are only ever really two squad project in Syria. From the port to the G20 on the issue last ing their roadside bombs set to its first international sporting ble government in which to rely sian jet shows the utter despera- sides: those who want the insur- start the key to ISIS success has month was a whitewash, and de- explode as unwary American trophy, defeating India, a big on to rebuilt and upgrade the tion currently sweeping through gency to overthrow the govern- been, firstly, the porous Syria- manded that the international Fi- and allied troops passed by. the regime change camp as Russia ment, and those who want the gov- Turkey border, through which nancial Action Task Force be much power in Southeast Asia, for the country. Japan is one of those When death threats began closes in on the death squads in ernment to defeat the insurgency. Turkey has allowed a free flow of more explicit in its report to the South Asia Football (soccer) donors, and it is considering coming to him on his supposed Syria – and does so with massive In the Syrian civil war, NATO re- fighters and weapons back and next G20 finance meeting in Feb- Federation Championship. paying for the installation of “secure” cell phone. Ali con- international support. mains on the same side as ISIS. In forth for the past four years, and ruary about which countries are lax In addition, Afghanis are stadium lights (no small cost- tinued his work, ignoring them At 9.30am on Tuesday morn- this sense, Putin is entirely cor- secondly, the massive amounts of in terms of terror financing. The showing an aptitude for crick- just ask any U.S. college or high ing, a Russian SU-24 jet was shot rect when he commented on the finance ISIS receives both from oil move is very likely to expose not as best he could. The most di- et. (“Blimey, cricket, you school board), as one of its down by Turkish fighter planes. Turkish attack it was a “stab in sales and from donors in countries only Turkey and Saudi Arabia but rect one however, “We will slit say?”). Yes they beat Scotland contributions. One official stat- Its pilots were then allegedly killed the back, carried out by the accom- prepared to turn a blind eye to ter- also, given HSBC’s links to Al your throat, you Infidel-loving to win their first World Cup ed that if they could get stadi- by Syrian Turkmen anti-govern- plices of terrorists” and asked: “do ror financing. In recent weeks, all Qaeda, the City of London. Indeed, pig, and watch your blood spill match. um lights so they can play lat- ment militias, with the body of one they want to make NATO serve of this has been threatened by the as the Politico website noted, Sapin upon the road.”, was a little paraded on camera in a video that ISIS?” Russian-led alliance (of which specifically “said that considering Even women who when the er, it would transform the games more disconcerting especially was immediately posted on you- Russia’s direct entry into the France is increasingly willing to be the reputation of the City of Lon- Taliban were in control, were and make it more accessible to since calls also began coming tube. Turkey claimed the jet had Syrian conflict two months ago, a part). don, he would be “vigilant” on the barred from work places and thousands of more fans.—(The to his family. encroached on Turkish airspace, however, has caused utter panic in The past week has seen a large U.K.’s implementation of EU- from school, have also ad- Northfield News) but Russia maintains the plane was the ‘regime change’ camp. Belying scale Syrian ground offensive, sup- agreed measures to clamp down on The family left the country shot down well inside Syrian ter- all their ‘anti-ISIS’ rhetoric, the US ported with Russian air cover, in money laundering and exchange fi- and took refuge in Turkey, ritory, 4km from the Turkish bor- and Britain were openly horrified precisely the Syrian-Turkish bor- nancial information on shady awaiting calm and peace to re- From Roma to refugees: der. Rather than calling Russia to that Russia might actually be put- der region which is the death transactions or individuals”.The turn to their native land. defuse any tension arising from the ting up an effective fight against squads’ lifeline: a move which reactions to his demands that im- Recently, when Ali returned Sweden's impossible choices attack, Turkey then immediately the group and restoring govern- prompted the Turkish foreign min- plementation of tougher EU regu- to Kabul for a short summer called an emergency NATO meet- mental authority to the ungov- istry to warn of “serious conse- lations be moved forward will also By Mark LeVine ghans, who in fact have made up ing to ramp it up – “as if we shot erned spaces in which it thrives. quences” if the Russian airstrikes be instructive (in another move stay to gauge the mood of those perhaps the largest group of re- he knew in Kabul, the capital, It's 12:30am at Malmo Central cent arrivals. Of course, Afghani- down their plane”, Putin comment- Immediately, the West began warn- continued. Simultaneously, Russia exposing the total lack of urgency Station and there are well over 150 stan remains an active war zone, ed, “and not they ours”. ing of ‘blowback’ to Russia, and has embarked on a major campaign in the West’s supposed ‘war on he was buoyed by the almost refugees milling around. The no matter how the Swedish Mi- To make sense of this appar- ramping up advanced arms ship- against ISIS’ reportedly 1000- ISIS’, they are currently not due universal belief among his con- southern gate to Sweden, only 40 gration Agency chooses to define ently senseless provocation, it is ments to the insurgency. Within a strong oil tanker fleet which is so to be implemented for another two tacts in various government minutes by train from Copen- it. A large share of the Afghan ar- necessary to cut through the mul- month, a Russian passenger plane crucial to the group’s financial suc- years). ministries that secret peace hagen, Malmo has seen tens of rivals in Malmo are ethnic Hazara tiple layers of obfuscation which was blown up, with ISIS claiming cess. As the Institute for the Study And on top of all this, the UN talks were going on, despite thousands of refugees pass who are brutally targeted for ex- surround Western narratives responsibility and British Foreign of War reported, “Russian military Security Council finally passed a through the city since the explo- termination by extremists. Eritre- official government denials, sion of refugees rushing to Eu- ans who have suffered intense po- around Syria and ISIS. The reality Minister Philip Hammond calling chief of staff Col. Gen. resolution authorizing ‘all neces- between the government, the is that the forces essentially line the attack a “warning shot”. It was Andrey Kartapolov announced on sary measures’ to be used against rope this summer. Upwards of litical persecution are also rou- 2,000 refugees a day disembarked up today just as they did at the a “shot” alright, aimed not only at November 18 “Russian warplanes ISIS, Al Qaeda and other terrorist Taliban, and representatives of tinely denied asylum. Imminent the Pakistani government. at the relatively small station dur- danger And not all Syrians left im- outbreak of this crisis in 2011: Russia, but also at her allies; the are now flying on a free hunt” groups in Syria, effectively grant- ing the peak of the crisis, which minent danger. One volunteer at the with the West, Turkey and the gulf downing of the plane on Egyptian against ISIS-operated oil tanker ing UN approval to Russia’s in- The Pakistani Secret Intel- was almost reached again the be- train station explained that he left monarchies sponsoring an array of soil was a deliberate act of eco- trucks traveling back and forth tervention. As Pepe Escobar ligence Service, after all, has ginning of November, when 1,700 one of the "safe cities" under gov- death squads bent on bringing nomic war against the Egyptian from Syria and Iraq, claiming that has pointed out, French support long been known to provide came through in one 24-hour pe- ernment control, not because he down the Syrian government; and tourist industry, a punishment for Russian strikes had destroyed over for the resolution rendered it po- safe haven, supplies, and even riod. Despite the strains such a feared for his life but because the Russia, Iran, Iraq, Syria (obvious- Egypt’s support for Russia and 500 ISIS-operated oil trucks in the litically impossible for the US or training to the Taliban, and also large influx has caused, Sweden economic situation there left very ly) and Hezbollah resisting this Syria and its choking off of fight- past “several days.”” This mas- UK to use their veto – although has managed to process far more little chance for a future there. Al- suspected of helping arrange refugees per capita than any oth- ready a productive member of his project; the rise of ISIS has not ers to Syria since Sisi came to sive dent in the group’s oil trans- US ambassador Samantha Power, for the safe-house compound fundamentally changed this under- power. Then, two weeks later, porting capacity even shamed the an extreme Russophobe and ‘re- er country in Europe - more in a adopted society (with functional fortnight than the UK has agreed lying dynamic. Indeed, the next- came the attack on Paris. White US into belatedly and somewhat gime changer’, registered her dis- that was the residence of Osa- Swedish and a decent job), should ma Bin Laden, located in a to take in for the next five years. he be returned? Is he any differ- to-useless impact of the West’s supremacist niceties prevented half-heartedly launching similar approval by failing to turn up for Sweden is overwhelmed by ent, he wondered, from the smor- year-long phony war against ISIS Hammond calling that a “warning attacks of their own. The smash- the vote and sending a junior offi- neighborhood of military fami- record refugee arrivals But be- gasbord of nationalities and eth- – alongside its relentless funneling shot”, but that is precisely what it ing of ISIS’ oil industry will not cial along instead. lies. neath the relative efficiency of the nicities comprising the arrivals he of weaponry to militias with an, was, this time at those within the only be a blow to the entire death In other words, on all sides the Pakistan is a “player” in this large-scale refugee absorption by tries to help each evening? Mi- at best, ambiguous relationship regime change/ anti-Russia camp squad project, but will directly af- net is closing in on the West’s death geo-political scene and is de- Sweden lies a series of political, grants, mainly from Syria, prepare with Al Qaeda and ISIS – has dem- who were showing signs of ‘wob- fect Turkey, widely thought to be squad project in Syria. Turkey’s termined to wield considerable social and moral inconsistencies to board a train in southern Den- onstrated that the Syrian state (or bling’. Hollande had suggested involved in the transportation of actions have merely demonstrat- that reveals the limits of tolerance mark headed for Sweden [Al influence now and in the future. and acceptance in one of the Jazeera] The thousands of other “Assad” to use the West’s puerile back in January that sanctions on ISIS-produced oil, and even Er- ed, again, the impotent rage of Amidst war, intrigue, double- personalization) remains the ulti- Russia should be lifted asap, and dogan’s family itself, as it is the those who have thrown in their world's, and certainly Europe's, sub-Saharan Africans, from Niger most proudly welcoming societ- mate target of the West’s Syria more recently had showed a will- company run by his son Bilal that chips with a disastrous and bloody dealing, and a U.S. mission to Nigeria, as well as their North winding down has come some ies. Threat of persecution Since African neighbours who have made policy. As Obama himself put it, ingness to cooperate with Russia is believed to be running the illicit attempt to remake the Middle East. World War II international law the sea-borne journey (as he did) the goal is not to eliminate ISIS, militarily over Syria: a ‘red line’ trade. Syria is indeed becoming the Stal- interesting information. In differentiates between people for years are characterised as "eco- but rather to “contain” them – that for France’s ‘Atlantic partners’. Finally, France announced a ingrad of the regime changers – the America, the great ethnic, ra- fleeing the threat of persecution nomic migrants". But the reality is is, keep them focused on weaken- This is what France was being crackdown on ISIS’ financiers, and rock on which the imperial folly cial, religious “melting pot”, (the original object of the term that their villages, regions and even ing Syria and Iraq, and not US al- punished for. demanded other countries do the of the West and it’s regional imita- (some call it more correctly the "refugee" in the 1951 Convention countries have been rendered in- lies like Jordan, Turkey or the US’s Nevertheless, the net contin- same. French Finance Minister tors may finally be broken. (Coun- “mixed-fruit salad,”) its society on Refugees) and/or war-related creasingly uninhabitable by de- favoured Kurdish factions. In civil ues to close on the West’s death Michel Sapin implied that the re- terpunch) death in their homeland (which cades, even centuries of, colonial- is often, city by city, region by was incorporated into the legal ism, war, systematic economic ex- region, united by the love of definition of refugee, starting with ploitation, and environmental deg- sports. Football, baseball, bas- the 1969 OAU Convention), and radation for which Western poli- ketball, ice-hockey, and ascen- those leaving their countries be- cies bear first and primary respon- LETTER TO THE EDITOR cause of ostensibly economic sibility. The most glaring example dant soccer have millions of motivations. Those fleeing war of the problem with discriminat- fans crossing all ethnic, racial, and/or persecution are guaranteed ing between "deserving" refugees religious backgrounds cheer- the "right of non-refoulement" - and "merely" economic migrants ing their favorite teams. They that is, not to be returned to their is the untold thousands of Roma not only boast or express de- homeland while the threat per- who have entered Sweden in the sists. This principle has led Swe- last decade. Roma have been living Find Alternative to Pakistan’s Gawadar port spair to each other, but even to den to give near-automatic asy- in Sweden for half a millennium strangers and newfound ac- lum to any Syrian who reaches and, as in almost everywhere else quaintances depending on the its soil today. While Sweden they've "travelled" in Europe, they Recently the Minister of Finance, Aklil Hakimi, paid a visit to Pakistan to attend a key economic meeting. According to reports, the Afghan fortunes of their favorite teams. adopted an open borders policy have faced rampant discrimination delegation was expected to ask Pakistan to allow Afghan trucks to enter India through Wagah port. It is still not clear that whether Islamabad during the height of the crisis, a and worse - forced sterilisations, nodded to this demand of Kabul or not. However, Afghanistan allows Pakistan trucks to enter Central Asian countries via Afghanistan. They identify with their team large share of those entering the removal of children and, most re- According to reports most of Afghan products, particularly agricultural products, cannot make to the international market for numerous and the star players, often re- country will ultimately be sent cently, police lists - for the entire- reasons. Pakistan frequently increases duty on import of agriculture products from Afghanistan. Thus, our traders are not willing to export galing each other with tales tall back to, or as near as possible to, ty of their history here. All this agricultural products to the international markets. their home countries. But this continues to leave them the "last The government should exert its utmost efforts to find alternative ways to send Afghan products to international markets. One of the most and true about the lives (and peccadillos) of their favorite narrow and legalistic reading of ethnic group ... against which it is feasible and economic alternative to Gwadar is development of Chahbahar port in Iran. Once we find an alternative to the obligation towards refugees acceptable to discriminate" and Pakistan’s Gawadar port, then we can also use the land route to Central Asia as a tool of pressure on Pakistan. players. generates significant problems, as "almost completely excluded from Karimullah, Paktiakot, Kabul Last month the Afghani evidenced by an informal poll of mainstream society". Even as the soccer team DeSpringhar led the refugees sitting along the glass full weight of Swedish government Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and by the star forward 23 year old walls of the Malmo Central Sta- and civil society moves to help address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] tion. To begin with, while Swe- Syrian refugees, a few blocks away Shafag Ayodi won the Roshan den adopted an open-borders from the Central Station an en- Afghan Premier League title, policy during the height of the campment of recent Roma "EU defeating the two-time champi- crisis, a large share of those en- migrants", largely from Romania onship squad from Kabul. The tering the country will ultimately and Bulgaria, was forcibly evicted team Ayobi plays on represents be sent back to, or as near as pos- and destroyed, most of its inhab- Disclaimer: sible to, their home countries. itants forced to sleep on the Nangarhar province, which has Thus Iraqi arrivals who aren't from streets. In protest, some set up an seen some of the heaviest Mosul or Anbar province today encampment outside of City Hall, The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) fighting in recent years. So are largely seeing their asylum an Occupy-style protest that re- and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. when his team won the 8-team claims rejected. So are most Eri- minds us of the global frame in treans and other sub-Saharan Af- which their struggles must be situ- Premier league championship, rican arrivals, as well as most Af- ated. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES How a normal day Russian aircraft, did not respond ended in to multiple warnings," he said. "Turkey has always acted in tragedy for good faith by issuing multiple warn- ings and informing other govern- ments about its rules of engage- Palestinian ment." Emphasising that the new Turkish government would soon teens be forced to make a decision about Qalandia refugee camp, occupied its role in the fight against ISIL, he West Bank - One by one, the said: "The US' priorities and deci- schoolgirls filed into the living sions will inevitably shape Tur- room. Backpacks still on their key's interactions with Russia." shoulders, the ninth graders em- But what does this showdown braced Maleeha Awad and kissed mean for the war efforts in Syria? her on each cheek. The official pointed out that "May she rest in peace," the Turkey was not willing to change girls whispered. Some wiped away its stance on Syria, nor was the tears as they turned and left the Erdogan government willing to room. Shock etched into her face, compromise with Russia on what Maleeha softly mumbled her grat- constitutes a legitimate target in itude. The girls had worn black Syria. headscarves to school that day as Turkey, added the official, re- a mark of respect for their class- mains strongly against attacks on mate Hadeel Awad, 14, who was Turkmen in northern Syria, who shot dead on Monday morning in are fighting against Assad's forces Jerusalem. Her mother, Maleeha, and have been subjected to Rus- thought her daughter had gone to sian air strikes in recent weeks. school along the normal route that "As a member of the interna- day. It's not logical. She was not tional anti-ISIL coalition, Turkey's poor. She was not very political. priority is to restore peace and sta- She did not want to end her life. bility in Syria and the region by She was happy; she was a good facilitating the formation of a dem- student. There's no explanation. ocratic government which reflects Abdelhamid Awad, brother of the Syrian people's preferences," slain teenager Hadeel Awad he added. "I woke her up and made her a On the other hand, Buyukak- bowl of cornflakes," Maleeha told inci said the confrontation between Al Jazeera. "She ate a spoonful of Russia and Turkey was partially honey and she ate some dates. I rooted in their disagreement over gave her some money. She got "which parts of Syria should be dressed and told me she wanted to bombed". The Turkish official go to get her cousin and go to Despite the forceful rhetoric that it from there." A Turkish official, speaking to litical necessity" and should not agenda," Buyukakinci said. concurred. school. When she left, the neigh- has been coming from both Turk- On Tuesday, Turkey shot Al Jazeera, however, insisted that be taken as a genuine indication that "NATO's first concern would be "We have, however, repeated- bour saw her and told her she ish and Russian leaders in the past down a Russian warplane for vio- Turkey had no desire to escalate Moscow is ready to sever all ties to weaken ISIL, maybe with the ly warned that targeting moderate looked very nice. Everything was 48 hours following Turkey's lating Turkish airspace. The Rus- the situation further. with Turkey. support of ground forces, before rebels, such as the Turkmen com- normal." shooting down of a Russian plane, sian Su-24 plane attacked by Turk- "Turkey and Russia share a "I believe Putin's harsh state- the end of winter." As a result, munity in Bayirbucak, might ac- Hadeel's 16 year-old cousin, relations between the two coun- ish F-16s near the Syrian border long history and enjoy close rela- ment about the confrontation is NATO's only contribution to this tually empower ISIL and facilitate Norhan, lives across the street in tries will largely continue as nor- was the first Russian (or Soviet) tions in a range of areas," he said. more for his domestic audience and situation would be advising Tur- the expansion of terrorist-held ter- the Qalandia refugee camp, close mal in the medium to long-term, warplane shot down by a NATO Nonetheless, Erhan Buyukak- his allies in the region, like Iran and key to become a part of, or at least ritory." to the Israeli separation wall. The Turkish analysts told Al Jazeera. country since the organisation was inci, a Russia expert from Istan- Assad," Aybet said. support, Russian air strikes in "Ultimately, our expectation is two girls attended the same high "In terms of taking this to the founded in 1949. bul's Galatasaray University, said Turkey-Russia relations sour- Syria. for the international community to school and would walk there to- next level, I do not really see the Hours after the news was con- Russia is expected to implement ing over Syria conflict However, if Russia is to con- unite against terrorism and tyran- gether every morning. Russian state as an adventurous firmed by the Turkish government, harsh economic sanctions. Another factor likely to defuse tinue with its air strikes against ny." Pointing out that Russia was But on Monday morning, the state in its foreign policy," said "World War 3" became a trending Another retaliatory option, the situation is that Turkey's ISIL near the Turkish-Syrian bor- not willing to "walk into" a pro- girls headed for Jerusalem instead. Gulnur Aybet, the head of politi- topic on Twitter, while the world according to analysts, could see NATO allies will not want it to der, some violations of Turkey's tracted war, Aybet said that the "The school principal called cal science and international rela- media began to debate what this Moscow limiting Turkey's access escalate when their sole focus is airspace will be inevitable, Russian leader would be careful the house and said Hadeel and tions at Bahcesehir University, in unexpected confrontation might to Russian natural gas, but this on eliminating the threat posed by Buyukakinci said, and as a result, not to act hastily. Norhan didn't show up at school. Istanbul. mean for the future of internation- seemed unrealistic, Buyukakinci the Islamic State of Iraq and the "Turkey needs to come to an un- "Even though they are in the And I said, 'No, they left the house, Russia's reaction to the con- al relations and the chances of said. Levant (ISIL). derstanding with Russia regarding theatre of war in Syria, Russia can- they went to school,'" Maleeha frontation with Turkey, a valued achieving world peace. "If nothing unexpected hap- France, Germany and Belgium this issue". not afford a protracted war. They recalled. "After a while, we heard trading partner, would be limited I believe, Putin's harsh state- pens to escalate the situation, Rus- are concentrating on preventing The Turkish official insisted cannot afford to be there for a long there was an attack in Jerusalem." to economic and diplomatic sanc- ment about the confrontation is sia's sanctions will be limited to ISIL cells from establishing them- that Turkey's rules of engagement time," she said. In video footage recorded that tions, Aybet said. "Of course there more for his domestic audience and restricting the circulation of tour- selves within European Union bor- had always been clear. "Obviously, Russia needs a morning on Jaffa Street, a thor- will be a souring of relations ini- his allies in the region like Iran and ists and putting some of their eco- ders. "The Turkish authorities did face-saving way to back down on oughfare in West Jerusalem, Ha- tially. But I think, diplomatically, Assad. nomic partnerships with Turkey "NATO members will not be everything in their power to avoid this, especially after Putin's very deel is seen wearing her school they [the Russians] will work with Gulnur Aybet, international on hold," he added. eager to make the confrontation military engagement but followed harsh statement. And I think the uniform and a white hijab, along- the Turks to try and find out ex- relations professor, Bahcesehir Russia's strong initial reaction between Russia and Turkey an the rules when the unidentified Turks will give Russia a way to do side Norhan. Suddenly, Hadeel actly what happened and then take University to the incident was mostly a "po- important item on their political plane, which turned out to be a that." runs towards a nearby pedestrian, her arm raised at head level, wield- ing what appears to be a pair of scissors. She springs towards the man, who reaches for his waist and pulls out what appears to be a handgun. He points it at Hadeel while re- treating from her. Meanwhile, Norhan stands in place, apparent- ly holding a pair of scissors in the air. A man in a black T-shirt emerg- es from a parked white car with a Late afternoon on November 24, Gaulle has increased capacity for which previously were not hit for 6,471 airstrikes -- 3,768 in Iraq and groups abroad -- from Algeria to ever, in Syria no large, reliable, handgun and shoots Norhan; an- four French fighter jets launched bombardment is unclear but ques- fear of hitting civilian populations 2,703 in Syria -- and coalition part- the Philippines -- pledge allegiance ground force exists for the coali- other man then hits her with a chair. from aircraft carrier Charles de tionable says Leenders. relying on or working in those oil ners have conducted a further to it and continues to attract for- tion to support, while Russia has On the walls in Qalandia refu- Gaulle in the eastern Mediterra- “It makes a political differ- fields. 1,818, of which 1,664 were in Iraq. eign fighters from around the been lending air cover to a severe- gee camp, local children have plas- nean. Their mission was to hit ISIS ence, the U.S. is less lonely in skies Leenders says “an element of The estimated cost to the U.S. thus world. The skies over Syria are be- ly weakened and embattled Syrian tered posters of Hadeel Awad targets in Syria and Iraq, in retalia- over Syria but militarily it doesn’t posturing” is often behind the in- far is $5 billion -- $11 million per coming increasingly congested. army. And as ISIS expands its op- [Marcus Whisson/Al Jazeera] tion for the group’s attacks in Par- do much. 75% or more of airstrikes creased raids, as France and others day. And Russian media has re- Alongside large numbers of Rus- erations outside its “caliphate,” the The pedestrian appears to fire is 11 days earlier that killed 130 are still done by the U.S. It’s not a must be viewed as responding firm- ported that in the 48 days to No- sian planes, the extra deployment reactionary response of revenge a shot at Hadeel, who stumbles and people. capability issue, it’s a targeting is- ly to the attacks. “But I’m not sure vember 17, Russian warplanes car- of French fighter jets and those of strikes may become even less ef- falls to the ground. The man in the Over the course of the next five sue and political issue.” that this [bombing] is going to be ried out nearly 2,300 sorties over the other coalition nations, the UK fective. The Paris attack, the down- black T-shirt then fires multiple hours, the warplanes would release Operation Inherent Resolve, an adequate response,” he contin- Syria. This is a significantly high- could hold a vote as soon as next ing of the Russian passenger jet shots at Hadeel from close range 20 missiles on a command centre the American-led coalition to “de- ues, “A major source of finance [for er rate per day than coalition strikes week on joining the coalition strik- and a spate of other international as she lies on the ground, before and training facility belonging to grade and ultimately destroy” ISIS] is now coming from extor- than the coalition’s 8,289 strikes ing ISIS in Syria. But without sub- attacks – including the recent returning to Norhan, who is also ISIS near the town of Tal Afar in ISIS, began launching airstrikes in tion of local populations and that’s in 450 days. stantial ground forces, Leenders bombings in Beirut, Tunisia and lying on the ground. He shoots her northeast Iraq, the French defense Syria and Iraq over a year ago in just not a bombable target,” Leen- But the militant group has re- and Bakker say, the expanded air Iraq – show that ISIS terror cells again at close range. ministry reported. response to the militant group’s ders says. mained firmly in control of both wars will not be enough to defeat abroad are effective tools for the Norhan, who was shot twice, Since the simultaneous attacks atrocities in both nations. Instead, the strikes have come Mosul and Raqqa, its headquar- ISIS. In Iraq, numbers of Kurdish militant group. The analysts be- was taken to hospital, where she on the French capital this month, Jordan, Egypt and Russia at a high price but with little change ters in Iraq and Syria respectively. forces, the National Iraqi Army and lieve that tackling these will require remained on Friday, prohibited France has stepped up its com- strike back on the ground. In the 15 months It has continued to fight on multi- government militias are beginning a comprehensive security, social from speaking with her family. mitment to the U.S.-led coalition Predictably, as the militant since the coalition’s inception, ple fronts in both countries, has to take back territory, with signif- and political solution that goes far Hadeel, who was shot four times against ISIS -- but analysts say that group commits another horrendous American forces have conducted seen a steady stream of extremist icant coalition air support. How- beyond air strikes. in the upper body, was pro- may not be enough to eradicate the crime, nations carry out “revenge nounced dead on Wednesday. In militant group. strikes” on ISIS targets. After the the moments before the video was “ISIS has France on a hook group shot down a coalition air- taken, the girls attacked a 70-year- because Hollande said [the Paris craft and executed its Jordanian old Palestinian man with scissors, attack] was an act of war,” says pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh earlier this in an apparent case of mistaken Dr. Edwin Bakker, Director of the year, Jordan pounded ISIS’s identity. He was lightly wounded. Center for Terrorism and Counter- strongholds in Iraq and Syria. The footage has troubled the Awad terrorism of Leiden University in However, many of the statistics family, who believe that the armed The Hague. “You don’t sit at home released by authorities aggregate men used excessive force against and say this is an act of war. No, non-U.S. coalition partner strikes the teenagers. "The man who shot you have to do something,” he making it challenging to know the her, he didn't have to kill her," said adds. actual number of missions that Menal Awad, the victim's aunt. "He The arrival of the French flag- Jordanian pilots undertook. Much did it deliberately to kill. It was an ship in the eastern Mediterranean like in the wake of Paris, many execution." In a letter to Israeli this week has more than tripled experts speculate that the numbers Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- the number of strike aircraft avail- are minimal. yahu, Israeli human rights group able to fly missions over Iraq and The pattern has continued B'TSelem highlighted the shooting Syria. Since September 19, 2014, when ISIS executed 21 Egyptian of the Awad cousins and demand- 12 French jets have conducted just hostages in Libya earlier this year, ed an end to "the horrific string of over 285 strikes on ISIS targets which was also met with Egyp- summary street executions". The from bases in Jordan and the UAE. tian airstrikes. These strikes were youngest sibling among 16, Hadeel And with the Charles de Gaulle short lived, however, as they was a strong student and recently carrier’s 18 Rafael M multirole lacked political backing when a came first in her school term, scor- fighter jets, eight Super Étendard number of European countries and ing an average of 94 percent in her carrier strike jets and assorted re- the U.S. issued a joint statement classes. Quiet and headstrong, connaissance and support aircraft, calling for political solutions not Hadeel was ambitious, focused and the total number of strike aircraft military ones to Libya’s conflict. driven, her relatives said. Menal, available to the French mission As with the recent attacks on who often spent Fridays with now lies at 38. According to the Paris, when ISIS claimed to have Hadeel, said that last week she French defence ministry, the air- downed a Russian civilian aircraft seemed like a happy, funny teen- craft have struck 35 ISIS targets carrying 224 people over the Sinai ager. "We had a really good time since November 13. in October, they too intensified together. She was laughing and jok- “It has become an automatic airstrikes in Syria. With every in- ing with her uncles and brothers," response to ‘terrorist attacks’ to cident, the victimized country re- Menal told Al Jazeera. "This Fri- step up the number and intensity sponds with a barrage of missiles day, we planned to go to Jericho of airstrikes,” explains Dr. Reinoud at the militant group. and have lunch with her brother. I Leenders, a Middle East expert in An adequate response? wanted to reward her for her good the War Studies department of Unlike in Iraq where forces on grades in school. She had the best King’s College London. the ground supported by the U.S. mark in the class." In Hadeel's small “But, if you look at the actual can call in coalition air support, in bedroom, the walls are painted number of sorties, we’re talking Syria there is less information pink, and her homework assign- about just scores of French strikes passed by assets on the ground. ments still sit on the desk next to since the Paris attacks. This al- Stepping up the number of mis- her semester report. On the shelf ready says something about the sions over Syria therefore requires above the desk is a framed photo- impact these fresh strikes can have a reassessment of what is consid- graph of Hadeel's older brother, -- as in, very little,” explains Leen- ered a relevant target. Recent Mahmoud, who was fatally shot ders. French and Russian airstrikes have in the head by Israeli forces at a Whether this number will climb targeted ISIS oil infrastructure, in- protest at the Qalandia checkpoint sharply now that the Charles de cluding hundreds of fuel trucks, in 2012. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATUDAY . NOVEBMER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES China stocks tumble most since that saw the contract swing be- tween positive and negative terri- summer tory for most of the morning. Before U.S. markets went on slump as holiday, the U.S. Department of Energy released data showing the country’s commercial crude sup- brokerage plies in the week to November 20 rose at a slower pace, giving a bit probe widens of relief from a supply glut. Reports that Russia is not tak- SHANGHAI: Chinese shares sank ing military action against Turkey more than 5 percent on Friday in for the shooting down of one of its their biggest drop since this sum- fighter jets on the Syrian border mer's rout after Reuters reported also eased fears that the tense sit- the stock regulator had widened its uation in the region could escalate probe on brokerages to include the and disrupt oil supplies. country's fourth-biggest securities Moscow on Thursday said firm. retaliatory measures will focus on The sharp drop in afternoon using its leverage to tighten the trade highlights the volatility of screws on Turkey’s economy, in- China's markets ahead of an expect- cluding the halting joint economic ed decision by the International projects, restricting financial and Monetary Fund (IMF) on Mon- trade transactions and changing day on whether to include the yuan customs duties. currency in its global reserve bas- With the global crude supplies ket. still outpacing demand, traders are China Haitong Securities is waiting for a meeting of the OPEC under investigation by the China cartel of oil producing nations next Securities Regulatory Commission month to see if it will slash high (CSRC), two people with direct output levels. knowledge of the matter told Reu- Traders will also be monitor- ters, following similar probes into ing a December meeting of U.S. two other domestic brokers. central bank, where policymakers The brokerage later confirmed are expected to lift interest rates the news, saying in a statement for the first time in almost a de- published on the Shanghai stock cade. A hike would likely boost the exchange that it is being probed for dollar, making dollar-priced oil possible violation of securities reg- more expensive, denting demand. ulations. “Prices are finding it hard to Little has emerged as to the move higher or lower on the un- specific reasons for the probes, but changing fundamentals (of supply Gu Yongtao, an analyst at Cinda Oil prices traded below $43 in Asia on Friday as U.S. markets took a break for Thanksgiving and Russia ruled out a military strike against Turkey for shooting down one of its warplanes. and demand),” Phillip Futures said Securities, said the regulator could At around 0315 GMT, U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate for delivery in January was 52 cents lower at $42.52 and Brent crude was up one cent to $45.47 in volatile trade in a market commentary. be trying to get a better grip on leveraged trading after a near full- blown market crash a few months ago. New domestic "We think the purpose of the probes is to bring all businesses airlines’ in related to stock financing to the U.S. stock index futures indicated ket which, while largely symbolic, table so that regulators can have a Saudi Arabia a mixed open on Friday as traders would elevate the currency and clear picture of the leverage situa- digest a 5 percent slump in Chi- China's influence in the global econ- tion," he said, adding it is likely an take-off nese stocks and look towards a big omy. Fed Chair Janet Yellen is set extension of an ongoing clean-up week ahead. to speak twice next week, and is in illegal margin trading. delayed US stock index futures mixed expected to hammer home the U.S. Markets had already been jit- as Street braces for Fed CNBC central bank's message that it wants tery after Reuters reported that the Wall St. rises with Apple, bio- to raise rates in mid-December, regulator is urging brokerages to New domestic airlines — Al-Maha techs, but Fed jitters remain Reu- barring any unexpected economic cease financing clients' stocks pur- Airways and Saudi Gulf Airlines ters In Asia, Chinese stocks tanked blowup. chases through swaps and other — have been further delayed due after authorities launched probes On the data front, next Fri- over-the-counter contracts, a to technical reasons as the General for alleged violations of trading day's U.S. November jobs report move aimed a curbing leveraged Authority of Civil Aviation rules. The Shanghai Composite is the highlight of the week because trading. “The move towards (GACA) asked them to complete (Shanghai Stock Exchange: .SSEC) it is the last big piece of data for deleveraging is certainly having a safety procedures in order to start closed 5.48 percent lower, while the Fed to mull before its rate hike negative impact on investor senti- operation next year. the Shenzhen Composite finished meeting December 15 and 16. ment," said Shen Weizheng, fund “The two private airlines were 6.1 percent lower. Japan's Nikkei The European Central Bank manage at Shanghai-based Ivy supposed to begin their services (Nihon Kenzai Shinbun: will meet in Frankfurt next Thurs- Capital. At a weekly news confer- this month but their flights were .N225)finished 0.30 percent low- day, where it is expected to expand ence in Beijing on Friday, the se- delayed because of technical rea- er. U.S. markets were closed for its easing program. Oil will also be curities regulator confirmed that it sons,” said Abdul Hakeem Al-Badr, Thanksgiving on Thursday, and on the agenda, with the Organisa- has ordered securities firms not to assistant president for safety and will shut earlier, at 1:00 p.m. ET, tion of Petroleum Exporting Coun- finance securities trading by clients transport. today. tries (OPEC) set to meet in Vienna using over-the-counter derivatives. He urged the two airlines to In spite of the gloomy news next Friday. The CSRC probe into Haitong complete safety measures to re- out of China, the International In oil markets, Brent crude come on the heels of investigations ceive the license. Monetary Fund (IMF) is expect- traded at around $45.39 a barrel into CITIC Securities and Guosen “The two airlines have bought ed to grant China's yuan reserve on Friday, down 0.11 percent, Securities , two bigger rival firms. a fleet of aircraft required for op- currency status on Monday. The while U.S. crude was at around Earlier selling pressure inten- eration in the Kingdom,” he said, yuan would be included in the $42.26 a barrel, down 1.88 per- sified late in the stock trading ses- adding that the first plane for Sau- fund's Special Drawing Rights bas- cent. sion, pushing the blue-chip CSI300 di Gulf Airlines would arrive by index down 5.4 percent and the the end of this month. Shanghai Composite Index (.SSEC) “We expect the two operators 5.5 percent lower in their biggest to complete final procedures to get Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes airspace one-day percentage loss since the the necessary license, including MOSCOW : Tensions between cubic meters to about $230. winter. Temperatures in Ukraine, where most homes rely on gas for central heating, were below freezing nadir of the summer rout in late safety measures,” Al-Badr told Al- Russia and Ukraine escalated Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller Wednesday morning. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk also announced that his government has August. Watan Arabic daily. Wednesday as Ukraine decided to on Wednesday warned Ukraine and decided to close the country's airspace to all Russian planes as "an issue of the national security as well as a The flagship indexes also post- “The operation of the new air- stop buying Russian natural gas Europe of possible gas disruptions response to Russia's aggressive actions.' ed their worst weekly performance lines will not affect activities of — hoping to rely on supplies from following the cut-off. Russia uses since August, losing over 5 per- the Kingdom’s hub airports,” he other countries — and closed its Ukraine's pipelines to transport a cent. Market sentiment was al- added. airspace to its eastern neighbor. part of its gas deliveries to other ready fragile as investors braced Al-Badr disclosed plans to Russia's annexation of Crimea European countries. for a fresh batch of initial public transform Hail Regional Airport from Ukraine in March 2014 and Ukraine's "refusal to buy Rus- offerings next week, and are cau- into an international airport. “The its support for separatist rebels in sian gas threatens a safe gas transit tious ahead of a possible U.S. in- expansion of its terminals has been the east has brought relations be- to Europe through Ukraine and gas terest rate increase next month that completed. Hail has been selected tween the two countries to a post- supplies to Ukraine consumers in would be the first in around a de- to become a hub airport consider- Soviet low. Ukraine has since been the coming winter," Miller said. cade. After the stock market slump ing its strategic position. The trying to cut its dependence on The Gazprom chief said began in mid-June, Beijing project will be launched in the first Russian gas. Ukraine had been buying up gas to launched a massive and unprece- quarter of 2016,” Al-Badr said. Russia's state-controlled gas store for the coming winter in the dented rescue effort and began He said Hail airport would give company, Gazprom, said Wednes- past two months but claimed it was cracking down on insider trading quick connections to Al-Jouf, Arar, day that it stopped sending gas to not enough to get it through the and short-selling, which it said Gurayat, Qaisuma, Turaif and Raf- Ukraine on Wednesday morning winter. were partly to blame for volatili- ha, adding that it would receive 33 and will supply no more because On the other hand, the EU's ty. Haitong, along with Guotai flights daily. Ukraine has not paid in advance executive arm, the European Com- Junan Securities , is also being “We also intend to convert for more deliveries. mission which has been mediating probed by anti-corruption inves- Abha into a hub airport consider- Ukraine said it was its own the gas row between the sides, tigators, the official Xinhua news ing the intensity of flights,” he add- decision to stop buying gas from noted that Ukraine's gas reserves agency reported on Tuesday. In ed. Meanwhile, Hail Governor Russia after it was offered better are well stocked and that the mild September, Haitong was fined 86 Prince Abdul Mohsen opened an prices from other European coun- recent weather means that con- million yuan (9 million pounds) by aviation conference in the city in tries. Those other countries import sumption has been below average. the regulator for breaching securi- the presence of Sulaiman Al-Ham- gas from Russia but can pipe it "We are not particularly con- ties rules. In August, state media dan, president of GACA on Tues- back to Ukraine. cerned about the gas flows from reported that a CSRC official and day. An exhibition is being held on The stoppage comes less than Russia to Ukraine at the moment," four senior executives from CIT- the sidelines of the conference two months after the two coun- said Commission spokeswoman IC Securities had confessed to in- with the participation of 40 exhib- tries signed an EU-brokered deal Anna-Kaisa Itkonen. sider dealing. The yuan itors. ensuring supplies through March. Past gas disputes between (CNY=CFXS) softened to a three- Al-Hamdan said the hub air- Under the deal, Russia lowered the Russia and Ukraine have led to month low against the dollar on port system launched by GACA price it charged Ukraine to the cutoffs. One standoff in 2009 Friday and was set for its longest would serve domestic passengers same level granted to neighboring caused serious disruptions in ship- weekly losing streak in five to reach their destinations easily countries, from $251 per 1,000 ments EU countries in the dead of months ahead of the IMF's deci- and improve aviation services. sion next week.

Sony on Wednesday announced that PlayStation 4 video game consoles have sold at a furious pace, topping 30 million units worldwide. PS4 has seen the fastest and strongest adoption since the first generation of the video game console was introduced in late 1994, according to Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). Some 30.2 million PS4 consoles were sold worldwide as of No- vember 22, according to SCE. Microsoft has not released recent Xbox One console sales figures, which have been estimated at about half of rival PS4. PS4 and Xbox One were both released in late 2013. “We are sincerely grateful that gamers across the globe have continued to choose PS4 as the best place to play since launch two years ago,” SCE global chief executive Andrew House said in a release. Sony last month posted a six-month net profit of almost $1.0 billion, crediting its PlayStation video game unit and a weak yen for a big improvement in its finances as the company moves past years of losses. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES I'm deeply motivated by fear: Will Smith

LAHORE: We used to bank on the British Fashion Awards to feature a parade of the most fashionable on its red carpet. Celebrity A-listers seem to pull out all the stops for this London event, which is not surprising given the roster of stars in attendance. But this time around, the event featured more misses than hits. While some shone through, others got it oh-so-wrong, with their style statements going awfully awry. ate Bosworth The natural beauty and usually im peccably dressed Bosworth looked like a hot mess in in a patchwork pale blue chiffon dress by Er- dem. From sheer sleeves to the panelling, to the seams lined with buttons, to the diagonal waterfall layering and black ribbon collar, the dress had too much going on. We can see the actor KARACHI: It takes more than just tiaras, gowns and stilettos to win tried to balance it out with hair sleekly tied back but that hearts and Sarish Khan tells us ex- dress had no redeeming quality. It looked like she had actly how she does it. The 26- refashioned her grandmothers’ prom dress for one of year-old American beauty of Pa- the most fashionable nights in London. Actor Will Smith, who has been part of the entertainment industry for kistani origin is the current title the past few decades, says he still lives in `complete terror` while holder of Miss Pakistan USA. A shooting, but tries to get motivated from his fear and build his reper- student at George Mason Law Victoria Beckham toire. Asked whether he still gets nervous or afraid while facing the School in DC, she not only repre- Victoria cut a chic fig- camera, Smith told hollywoodreporter.com: `I live in complete terror. sents the refined class of Pakistani Everything for me about this business and about what I've been trying beauties, but also their intellect on ure in the fitted tuxedo to build and what I've been trying to do with my life keeps me in a global platform. But it comes as with cropped trousers terror. I am deeply motivated by fear. `With a movie, it's like you a surprise to know that this mé- and thr ee-quar ter never know; you can love it, you can have done what you think is the lange of beauty and brains was a best work you've ever done, and you put it out on that Friday, and complete stranger to the word ‘pag- sleeves. She put her everybody hates it - and you've taken a year. `And they don't just eant’ some time back. Speaking to hair in a messy bun dislike it, you know? They want to be really creative with how they The Express Tribune, Sarish re- and accentuated her let you know they hate it.` Smith also explained why he turned down vealed what inspired her to com- the offer of starring in filmmaker Quentin Tarantino's 2012 film `Djan- pete for the title. “I hadn’t watched look with a pair of sti- go Unchained`. He said he would have loved to have starred in the a pageant in my life until I heard lettos. Letting her style film, if it wasn't for all that vengeance and violence. The 47-year-old all the chatter about Nina Davu- shine through by keep- explained that he turned down the role that eventually went to Jamie luri, the first Miss America of In- Foxx, because Tarantino refused to turn it into a love story. Smith dian descent to win the title,” she ing colour-blocking at said: `I wanted to make that movie so badly. I wanted to make the said. That led her to think, “if a bay, she slipped a black greatest love story that African-Americans had ever seen from an pre-med student can put India on top under neath and American cinema. `But with that story I felt the only way I could a global platform then what’s stop- make that movie, is it had to be a love story, not a vengeance story.` ping a Pakistani law student from maintained the subtle- following suit?” Alternative histo- ty of the look. The 41- ry: ‘South Asian women are the most beautiful’ The desire to place year-old mother of four her community’s women in a pos- looked incredible with itive light, transcending the do- her football icon hus- mains of law, entertainment and philanthropy, led her to look for band on her arm. The possible options. That’s when she couple sported coordi- was first introduced to the title of nated suits, shunning Miss Pakistan USA. Sarish had been an active member of the South the usual red-carpet Asian community in DC and was brouhaha in favour of aware of the fact that winning the a polished look. coveted title would bring her more responsibilities. “The moment they announced my name, I knew my world was about to change as my responsibilities would escalate tremendously,” she said. And that made her stand even taller. “I am not just a beauty queen without a purpose,” said Sarish while shar- ing, “I aim to bring to light the di- versity and adversity in the Paki- stani community — particularly for women — in America and across the globe.” She currently serves as a Women mpowerment Ambassador for a on-profit or- ganisation, Comprehensive Disas- ter Response Services. Previous- ly, she worked for USAID on an Miranda Kerr Education Crisis project in Kara- chi for almost a year that involved some eye-opening experiences in critical areas of Lyari and Korangi. 'embracing' Sarish’s family and friends were supportive of her decision to par- ticipate in the pageant. Although she was met with a few reserva- motherhood tions, she managed to convince them through her aims. Model Miranda Kerr says she had a "wonderful experience" for being a part of the luxury lingerie giant Victoria's Secret and is currently "embracing" her role as a mother. "I'm embracing the other stage that I'm at in my life. It was such a wonderful experience for me being a part of Victoria's Secret, and they really were such a family to me for such a long time. It was a magical time in my life and I feel like I embraced it while I was there," Ker r said on a TV show, repor ts femalefirst.co.uk. Despite parting ways with the luxury lingerie brand, rumours about a possible collaboration between Kerr and the company began to circulate earlier this year, with people speculating that she might make a brief appearance on the runway at next year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Kerr is currently focusing on her five-year-old son Flynn, whom she has with her former actor husband Orlando Bloom, and her successful skin care line KORA Organics This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Louis Van Red Bull confirm Andy Murray ready to lead Gaal not they have signed worried Great Britain to Davis Cup title about Andy Murray insists he is ready an engine deal to shoulder the responsibility of Manchester leading Great Britain to a first Davis Cup title since 1936. United's goal for 2016 season The world No 2, who has been involved in eight of the nine win- struggles ning rubbers it has taken for Brit- “We’ve entered the world championship, we’ve ain to reach the final, will take on Manchester United manager Lou- signed a contract for an engine, but I can’t tell Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans on is Van Gaal says he is not worried you what it’ll be or called at the moment,” team Friday in Ghent after debutant by his team’s continued struggles Kyle Edmund has faced David in front of goal this season. boss Christian Horner tells Sky Sports F1 Goffin. United travel to the King Pow- Barring major opening upsets, er Stadium this weekend to take Murray could have the chance to on Leicester City in a top-of-the- clinch the tie with victories in the table clash as they look to bounce doubles with brother Jamie and back from their disappointing 0-0 then against Goffin in the reverse draw at home to PSV Eindhoven singles on Sunday. in the Champions League on Murray said: "I'm pumped. Wednesday. There's nerves there, obviously. That result leaves United need- That's really a positive thing. When ing a win in Germany against I'm not nervous is normally when Wolfsburg in their final group game I worry a little bit. It's obviously a to be assured of progression to the big opportunity for all of us. knockout stages. "But I believe that we prepared Van Gaal's conservative ap- as best we can. I trust everyone in proach has been a source of frus- the team from all of the staff to all tration for many United fans this of the players. Everyone's played season, but the former Barcelona a huge part in getting us here. boss is happy with how the team Murray is backing British deb- are performing and is confident utant Kyle Edmund to put in a good goals will return to his side. performance against David Goffin "If we weren't creating chanc- Murray is backing British deb- es I'd be worried, but we are and utant Kyle Edmund to put in a good we don't give too much away - performance against David Goffin normally our results are good," Van "I think everyone should be Gaal said. "Our defensive organi- excited about the prospect of play- sation is normally the best part of ing in a Davis Cup final. Hopeful- our game. We've proved that more ly we can play well and win at the than ever this season. "That is why end of the weekend. we are second in the league and "I'm happy to take as much second in our Champions League Red Bull team principal Christian they thought they had a Merc, then pressure on my shoulders as is group." United boast the best de- Horner has confirmed they have they tried for a Honda and Ferrari needed. I've been in that position a fence in the Premier League, con- signed an engine deal for 2016 and and got knocked back and a some- lot of times in my career. I think I ceding just nine goals in their open- will be on the grid "unless some- what bruised engine partner is now will be able to deal with it okay." ing 13 games, but it will be tested Feaver backs the Brits Former on Saturday by Leicester's Jamie thing extremely untoward hap- supplying them again for 2016 and have to play on all three days. The 28-year-old will continue to offer his compatriots support from courtside pens". Speaking to Sky Sports F1 I think they will now allow others Davis Cup player John Feaver Vardy. Vardy goes into the game believes GB have the momentum after previously cheering on Ward when he stunned John Isner in the first round and sitting in among the fans having equalled Ruud van Nistel- at the Abu Dhabi GP, Horner re- in to try and help progress the en- at the French Open to back Edmund during his first-round win over Stephane Robert in May. "I think maybe fused to reveal just who the con- gine like Mario Illien of Ilmor," said to lift the trophy rooy's feat of scoring in 10 succes- With singles players Edmund as a person it helps you," Murray said. "I think throughout the rest of the year you have to be quite selfish. sive Premier League games and will tract is with, although expectations Sky Sports F1's Martin Brundle. But when you're playing as part of a team, your job is more than just about preparing for yourself. "You want point to a renewal with Renault - "So we will see how it is and James Ward both included in surpass the Dutchman if he scores the team ahead of doubles special- to try to help the team as much as you can, whether that's on the sidelines watching and supporting the on Saturday, and Van Gaal is well albeit with the team themselves de- badged and I know some other ideas matches, or if that's making sure when you're practising that you're not just concentrating on yourself." veloping the power unit. they have for names on that en- ist Dominic Inglot, Murray will aware of the England internation- "We've entered the world cham- gine in the future too." al's talents after watching him score pionship, we've signed a contract Such a move would come after in Leicester's shock 5-3 win over for an engine, but I can't tell you Red Bull repeatedly criticised First day-night Test attracts 47,441 as United in this fixture last season. what it'll be or called at the mo- Renault's own attempts to devel- "He was already last year a ment," Horner said. op their power unit, and indeed very nasty player for us," Van Gaal The former world champions tried to walk away from their con- said. "He scored, he provoked a are expected to use Renault power tract. Subsequent attempts to se- Australia bowl New Zealand out for 202 penalty and now he is scoring in a units but develop them themselves cure an engine supply from Mer- A crowd of 47,441 witnessed Aus- pm local time during the break of McCullum fell in the next over, before shovelling a catch to David row ten goals so now you are a The former world champions cedes, Ferrari and Honda all fell tralia bowl New Zealand out for play to mark the first anniversary flailing at Starc. Warner off Hazlewood, who fin- great player. "I only know, for ex- are expected to use Renault power flat, however. 202 before reaching stumps at 54- of the death of Phillip Hughes, the Mitchell Santner (31) coun- ished with 3-66. ample, Dennis Bergkamp as a play- units but develop them themselves "It's an engine that will hope- 2 on the first day-night Test in his- 408th Australian Test cricketer. tered in partnership with BJ Australia began their first in- er with me that did the same with The news comes in a week fully improve during the course of tory, in Adelaide. The attendance Latham's downfall - caught Watling (29) before he was bowled nings under lights and lost Warner Ajax and that is not so easy." Le- which saw Red Bull owner Di- the year, so it's going to be a tough figure - higher than that for all five behind off Nathan Lyon - was the by Starc and when Siddle claimed in the fourth over when the open- icester's presence at the top of the etrich Mateschitz again question start to the season for us but we're days of the second Test combined first of three wickets to fall for four his 200th Test wicket - Doug er slashed Trent Boult to third slip. Premier League in November has their F1 future, yet has also seen confident we'll make strides," Hor- - ensured there was a strong sense runs, a collapse that left the Black Bracewell picking out Joe Burns Burns (14) also fell cheaply, surprised many but Van Gaal be- the former world champions ex- ner added. of occasion at the historic match, Caps faltering on 98-5. at short midwicket - New Zealand bowled as he poked tentatively at lieves the wealth of English clubs tend a number of partnership and Toro Rosso expected to sign the first Test featuring pink crick- Ross Taylor (21) drove tame- looked unlikely to post 200. Bracewell, but skipper Steve Smith leads to greater parity than in oth- sponsorship deals. Ferrari deal as Ron Dennis ques- et balls. Concerns that the ball ly at Peter Siddle (2-54) and was Tim Southee (16) rode his luck (24no) and Adam Voges (nine not er European leagues, and he refused "We're announcing different tions Lewis Hamilton would misbehave under lights were caught behind before Brendon to take the tourists past that mark out) successfully saw out the day. to rule Claudio Ranieri's side out partners - and we've some great Indeed, with a deal only being largely unfounded despite 12 wick- as legitimate title contenders. partners to be announced in the agree in late November, Brundle ets falling in the day. When asked if the Foxes could win week ahead - so yes we'll be there expects Red Bull to be on the back Mitchell Starc (4-119) led a the league, Van Gaal said: "I don't unless something extremely unto- foot at the start of 2016. strong Australian performance but think anybody has expected that ward happens," Horner said. "I'm sure they've had to be was forced to head to hospital for [Leicester to be top], even Leices- The suggestion has been for moving along on some kind of as- X-rays on a long-standing ankle ter themselves. some time now that with Renault sumption of an engine and at least injury he appeared to aggravate "Normally these kind of clubs set to buy Lotus and become a they are not changing engine, so bowling his first ball. can be a long time competing, but works outfit again next year, Red they can fast-track that a bit," the New Zealand suffered an ear- normally at the end it's more diffi- Bull will conduct their own devel- Sky F1 pundit said. ly setback after winning the toss cult. "But in England because of opment of the French manufactur- "But there is no doubt about when Martin Guptill fell lbw to the quality of the teams, because er's hybrid under the auspices of it, their preparation has not been Josh Hazlewood in the fourth over every team has the money to buy renowned engine builder Mario Il- ideal not knowing for sure what of the day. Kane Williamson (22) players - and they have bought lien. "It is kind of gone full circle, engine they have got." fell lbw to Starc's yorker after a players - the difference in the Pre- run of 15 dot-balls but Tom mier League between the clubs in Latham (50) pressed on, reaching level is not so high. "So it is possi- his fifty off 92 balls just before tea ble I think." Meanwhile, Van Gaal - the first interval of the day. Aus- confirmed Ander Herrera and Phil tralia v New Zealand: Third Test Jones will miss Saturday's game Day One November 27, 2015, as they still have not recovered 1:30pm from injuries sustained in last A ceremony was held at 4.08 weekend's 2-1 win over Watford.

Tyson Fury is ready to beat odds Fury has stated the bout will of "seven billion to one" by snatch- be an easy win for him but has ing the world heavyweight title also heaped praise on the 39-year- from Wladimir Klitschko. old champion. Fury faces Klitschko for the Carl Froch and Glenn McCro- Ukrainian veteran's WBA, WBO ry believe that Tyson Fury de- and IBF titles in Dusseldorf on serves to face Wladimir Klitschko Saturday and the 27-year-old in- Carl Froch and Glenn McCro- sists he will succeed where 19 pre- ry believe that Tyson Fury de- vious challengers failed. serves to face Wladimir Klitschko It is a tall order for the 6ft 9in "I've got a lot of respect for challenger but he believes he is just the man," he said. "He's done a lot one win away from achieving his in boxing and he's been at the high- destiny. est level for a long time and has "I'm so happy and privileged made so many successful title de- to be involved in this and God has fences. blessed me to put me in this posi- "He's achieved a lot and he's tion, to be fighting for the world done something I haven't - he's won heavyweight championship, as the a world title and defended it. He mandatory challenger. can hold onto that glory train but Tyson Fury says he is gong to as long as I come out of it being the 'deal with' Heavyweight champi- driver and the captain then it's a International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach says Russia on Wladimir Klitschko when the different story." [I'm] a 6ft 9in has taken "important first steps" to reform the country's anti-doping two meet on Saturday night switch-hitter who is as unortho- program. Russia's track and field athletes are indefinitely banned from "From a young age, when I dox as two left feet on a clown global competition and could miss the Olympics in Rio. The country's started boxing, I believed I would facing backwards. Tyson Fury athletics federation was provisionally suspended by the IAAF last week become world champion. I believed Fury believes his height, age following a report by a WADA-appointed commission that accused the it all the way through and against and unique fighting style are key country of operating a state-backed doping program. Bach confirmed he odds of seven billion to one, I've to victory. had spoken with the Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhuk- made it. "The difference between me ov, who informed him of "some first very important steps" taken by the "If I can make it then I'm living and the previous challengers Kl- country to get its house in order on doping. The Russian committee proof to anybody who thinks they itschko has beaten in a row is that issued a statement reaffirming its commitment to punish athletes, coaches can't do something in life that if none of them were like me. They and officials involved in doping to ensure Russia can return to track and you want it badly enough, and were pretty much all 6ft 1in, 6ft field competition at next year's Olympics. The committee also said it stick with it and be dedicated, then 2in heavyweights just coming for- planned to expel former Russian athletics federation president Valentin you can make it in life. ward looking to land power shots. Balakhnichev from its executive body. Balakhnichev has been accused with his heavyweight title belts They were average heavyweights. of participating in a plan to extort money from marathon runner Liliya "All being well on Saturday it's "Klitschko has never fought Shobukhova. Balakhnichev has also been expelled from Russian Presi- definitely going to be the icing on anyone like me; a 6ft 9in switch- dent Vladimir Putin's advisory council on sport and fitness, the ROC the cake for this stage of my career hitter who is as unorthodox as two said. Bach was speaking in Prague at the general assembly of the Euro- and then we will move onto an- left feet on a clown facing back- pean Olympic Committees. other level." wards." This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . NOVEMBER 28 . 2015-Qaus 07, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:120 Price: Afs.15

ith Washington set to But John Sopko, who has ported on a compressed natural have suffered from outright fraud. priated but not yet spent. And lion since 2001 to eradicate pop- send billions of dollars in spent more than three years prob- gas filling station in Afghanistan’s In September, SIGAR reported we’re probably going to put in $6 pies, the main ingredient in heroin Wfresh aid to Afghanistan ing U.S.-funded projects as the far north that cost $43 million to that one current and three former billion to $10 billion a year, for and Afghanistan’s chief export. despite the military drawdown, special investigator general for build but has never been used be- American soldiers had been sen- years to come — because if we The crop is worth about $3 bil- the U.S. official in charge of au- Afghanistan reconstruction (SI- cause there is no demand for the tenced to four to eight years in don’t, the Afghan government will lion a year and is a key source of diting assistance programs says GAR), said the government is fuel. A similar station built in prison by a North Carolina court collapse.” The intensifying war income for the Taliban. “it’s not too late” to address the partly to blame for the misused neighboring Pakistan would have for their involvement in a bribery with the Taliban and the with- “It’s the gorilla in the room fraud and mismanagement that funds. “What I’m identifying are cost a little more than $300,000, scheme in southern Kandahar drawal of aid groups and inves- we just want to ignore, but that has bedeviled the 14-year effort not just Afghan or Afghan-related SIGAR said. It said the Pentagon province that resulted in the theft tors has devastated Afghanistan’s gorilla will eat this room,” Sopko WASHINGTON: Students of an to rebuild the country. problems. They are problems was unable to explain how the of more than $10 million worth of economy and sent unemployment said. elite military-run university in Pa- The military intervention with the way the United States Afghan plant “produced no dis- fuel. Since it was formed in 2008, soaring to 24 percent. Officials say SIGAR found last year that kistan have been trained to use started after the Sept. 11 attacks, government operates,” he said. He cernible macroeconomic gains and SIGAR has identified more than unemployed youth are increasing- the United States has spent $7.6 social media sites in support of has cost the United States $1 tril- said the Pentagon and the U.S. a discounted net loss of $31 mil- $1 billion in potential savings to ly joining the insurgency out of billion on counter-narcotics ef- banned terrorist groups like LeT lion, including some $110 billion Agency for International Devel- lion.” In May, Sopko wrote to U.S. taxpayers and published hun- economic desperation, helping the forts in Afghanistan since 2001. and JuD which have been protect- in aid aimed at rebuilding one of opment suffer from corruption as Secretary of Defense Ash Carter dreds of reports, including 50 au- Taliban to expand its footprint. Opium production has dropped ed and supported by the ISI, ac- the poorest, most violent and well as poor planning, oversight about the building of a $36 mil- dits of reconstruction projects. Sopko said it’s time to “hit by 50 percent this year, not be- cording to US national security most corrupt countries on earth. and accountability. He said they lion warehouse in the main Ma- “The money that’s been wast- the reset button and take a look at cause of eradication efforts, but sources. Less than a week after the Afghanistan relies on foreign aid often fail to coordinate with each rine Corps base in Afghanistan. ed has been wasted,” Sopko said. what worked and what didn’t because of drought, pests and oth- US visit of Pakistan's army chief as it battles an increasingly po- other or measure programs’ effec- The warehouse was never used for “But we have still got $10 billion work.” The biggest failure, he said, er environmental factors, Sopko General Raheel Sharif who met top tent Taliban insurgency. tiveness. In October, SIGAR re- anything, he said. Other programs that has been authorized, appro- was the outlay of nearly $8 bil- said. (AP) officials of the Obama administra- tion including Vice President Joe Biden, sources in the national se- curity establishment here said they have fresh evidence of the ISI train- ing people to engage in a social media war on behalf of these banned terror groups on Facebook and Twitter. Speaking on condi- tion of anonymity, the sources shared a recently prepared docu- ment which provides such a link between the Pakistani establish- AT News Report Affairs, Sayed Husain Alami provincial deputy governor will vey,” he added. The minister as- ment and those indulging in pro- Balkhi, during his recent visit to be responsible for distribution of serted that the displaced families paganda on social media for terror KANDAHAR CITY: The ad- the province said that the minis- the plots. Balkhi said that inse- will be given residential plots in organisations like Lashkar-e-Tay- dress the problems faced by re- try will distribute the plots to curity has forces thousands of fam- their own provinces. aba (LeT) and its wing Jamaat-ud- patriating refugees and internally some 1,600 families in the first ilies to leave their houses and live Hinting at forced repatriation Dawa (JuD). The document was displaced people (IDPs), The phase. “We will start distribution in IDP camps in Zheri and Mai- of Afghan refugees from Pakistan, prepared based on publicly avail- Ministry of Refugees and Repa- of the plots once the township wand districts of the province. “In Balkhi said that they had trilater- able sources on the Internet. For triation (MoRR) earmarked was provided with all the facili- order to pave the ground for re- al meetings with Pakistan and the instance, Malik Salman Javed, di- 12,000 acres land for a refugee ties, including potable water, elec- turn of the displaced families to UN officials. He urged Islamabad rector of the recently formed Strat- township in Kandahar. The Min- tricity, and roads,” he added. He their respective provinces, the to stop forced repatriation of Af- agem magazine is a graduate of the ister of Refugees and Repatriation said that a commission led by the ministry will soon conduct a sur- ghan refugees. National Defence University's (NDU) national security work- shop. Javed, who on his website writes that he is a NDU-Pakistan Ghani fires Kunduz NDS chief alumni, has been posting pro-JuD As war-hit Kunduz city in north- the Afghan opposition groups and content on Twitter for the past ern Afghanistan slowly returns to the general public. But in address- several years. "In addition to KABUL: After more than 40 years normal following its fall to the Tal- ing Kunduz residents on Thurs- PKKH (Pakistan Ka Khuda at war, one of Afghanistan’s most iban almost two months ago, Pres- day , Ghani announced that his Hafiz), Fortress and NDU, there notorious warlords, designated a ident Ashraf Ghani on Thursday government will endorse the report is strong circumstantial evidence “global terrorist” by the United vowed to improve its security and of the Kunduz fact-finding com- that at least some Stratagem mem- States and blacklisted by the Unit- strengthen local governance. Dur- mittee. "The NDS was fully in- bers have a strong affinity for if ed Nations along with Osama bin ing his day-long visit to the city, competent, and security officials not direct membership in Jamaat- Laden, wants to come out of the Ghani also announced the dismissal committed negligence while on ud-Dawa (JuD)," according to the shadows. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, of National Directorate of Securi- duty. Today I dismissed them from US dossier, a part of which was now in his late 60s, says he wants ty chief for Kunduz - because of the job. Based on the military law, seen by PTI. Notably PKKH, a a “real and fair peace” but with what officials described as incom- legal action will be taken against strategic policy institute, has a his- conditions the Kabul government petence in the run up to the siege. some of them and new cadres will tory of collaboration with JuD is unlikely to even contemplate, The president also warned that be appointed for the Kunduz in- since at least 2010 when PKKH such as the withdrawal of all for- some officials will be investigated telligence agency department," launched "Mere Log" - a disaster eign troops from Afghanistan and HERAT CITY: Professors and sponsiveness of the law for the over additional lapses in security Ghani said. Ghani did however relief operation to provide food new elections in 2016. The re- Higher Education Ministry offi- necessity of Afghans,” dean of law in the city. But as insurgents con- urge residents to put forward their and shelter to victims of that year's marks reflect Hekmatyar’s at- this week after being videotaped cials, attending a meeting in this and political science faculty, Gu- tinue to clash with security forces suggestions and perspectives on deadly floods. "Mere Log" was tempt to assert influence and gain in Hekmatyar’s hiding place, pre- capital city of western Herat lam Shah Adel, said in his address in some areas of the province, the appointment of new officials conducted under the supervision new leverage in Afghan politics, sumed to be somewhere in Paki- province, on Thursday said re- to the meeting. Deputy Higher Ghani warned them of severe re- for the province. He asked resi- of JuD and the Pakistan Army, the but what role — if any — the once stan, where he moved to after be- spect for law could pave the way Education Minister associate pro- percussions unless they lay down dents to give the government three brief report said. In the first issue feared warlord could play is un- ing ejected from Iran following the for a stable society. The first ev- fessor Abdul Rahim Husainian their arms and join the govern- more weeks to clear the province of Stratagem magazine, author M clear. “Peace can be established 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghan- ery academic meeting titled respect to the law could pave the ment's peace process. from insurgents. "The entire per- Zainulbedin Ameer used JuD's and the fighting can end once the istan that removed the Taliban “peace, national construction and way for stability in the country This development comes just sonnel of the local police will come Maulana Hamza as an example of occupation is over, foreign forces from power. His associates insist, political system” brought togeth- and his ministry was trying en- days after the Kunduz fact-find- under the command of provincial people working to protect Islam. leave and the people of the Af- however, that the warlord is in er academics, professors from dif- sure the rule of law through creat- ing team submitted its final report police departments. They (local The dossier said that Ameer's Fa- ghan nation are given the right to Afghanistan. Hekmatyar has led ferent universities and Higher Ed- ing awareness about problems es- on the fall of the city – saying the police) will be accountable to gov- cebook page also regularly features choose their own destiny and es- an extreme life; his mujahedeen ucation Ministry officials to ex- pecially in sphere of the Consti- primary reason was the lack of co- ernment. I want to give the last JuD propaganda that suggests he tablish their own choice of gov- followers have been responsible plore ways how to reach peace in tution. Professor Mohammad An- ordination between government warning to illegal armed groups to has a close affinity if not member- ernment and governance,” Hek- for the deaths of thousands dur- accordance with the national Con- war Shams, advisor to the higher leadership and the National Secu- join the security forces or face ac- stitution. “We want to evaluate education minister, said nothing ship of the group. Now in exist- matyar said. The comments were ing the devastating Afghan civil rity Council (NSC) that led to the tion. No group is allowed to col- ence for more than six months, provided to The Associated Press war. ...P2 access to peace in accordance with had been done so far to reach per- crisis. The fall of Kunduz was fol- lect levies from the people in Kun- the Constitution and also the re- manent peace in the country. lowed by a major backlash from duz," he said. (TOLONews) Stratagem contents confirm to a right-wing Pakistani national ide- ology based in certain fundamen- tal premises that "democracy is a failure" in Pakistan, India is "de- Charchino blast leaves 2 soldiers dead, 5 injured termined" to destroy Pakistan, its TIRINKOT: Two Afghan Nation- said. The patrol came under at- diers were wounded, some of them military is both faultless and in- al Army (ANA) soldiers were tack in the Chambarak area of critically, in the roadside bomb- vincible and that Pakistan and Is- killed in a bomb explosion on a Charchino district before noon, an ing, Brig. Gen. Mohammad Rasool lam are under attack from internal military patrol in central Uruzgan ANA commander told Pajhwok said, without blaming any group as well as external forces, the dos- province on Friday, an official Afghan News. At least five sol- for the attack. (Pajhwok) sier said. Baghlan peace council. He said that much of the money had been em- bezzled and that if the money had instead been given to local officials, more effective projects would have been accomplished. "Baghlan peace council did nothing constructive. The council held only one meeting since the start of the current year which shows that the council is not ef- fective. From the total amount of $13 million USD, if $5 million of it had been spent in the right way, today there would be no war in Baghlan province," Shamsulhaq Barakzai, a member of Baghlan provincial council said. But civil society activists in Baghlan have said that those who From the total amount of $13 million USD, spent the money should be held if $5 million of it had been spent in the right way, today there accountable. "$13 million USD is would be no war in Baghlan province," Shamsulhaq Barakzai, a a huge amount, the money was em- member of Baghlan provincial council said. bezzled. Those who spent the money should be held account- Baghlan high peace council has said that if the money had been able," head of Baghlan provincial spent more than $13 million USD spent in the right way, there would council Mohammad Atif Arifyan as part of government's peace ini- be no more violence in the prov- said. 13,000 insurgents have how- tiatives since the peace council of- ince today. ever joined the peace process since ficially started its activities in the "$13 million USD was spent the high peace council officially province, but they have confirmed on various projects in Baghlan since launched its activities in the prov- that the projects were "unsuccess- the start of the peace process in ince. Despite this, insecurity in the ful", officials said on Thursday. the province. However, the major- province has increased and fewer Meanwhile, a number of civil ity of projects carried out were not insurgents are currently laying society activists in Baghlan have successful," said chairman of down their weapons. Sancharak district of Sar-i-Pul likely to collapse: Official AT News Report center could not be saved from not repulse the Taliban’s attack collapse to the insurgents group, with the available resources and KABUL: Fearing large-scale mil- who are seven kilometers far. The might. The Taliban had tightened itant attacks, authorities of San- acting administrative chief for San- its grip over Topkhan, Gajwa, charak district of Sar-i-Pul prov- charak district, Ghulam Ali Mohs- Masjid Sabz and other parts of the ince asked the central government eni, told Pajhwok Afghan News district which are not far away from for additional troops and police that they have repeatedly urged the center. According to the pro- force deployment to prevent pos- the central government for the re- vincial council member, Asadullah sible collapse of the district cen- quired military support. Howev- Khurram, if reinforcement does not ter to the Taliban. The officials er, the district administration has reach to the district soon then the said on Friday that if the govern- not received positive response Taliban would face no major prob- ment failed to provide the imper- from the government. It is feared lem in capturing the district center ative military support then the that the local administration could within next few hours. Armed Syrian Turkoman villagers are seen near the northern Syrian village of Yamadi, near the Turkish-Syrian border. (Reuters) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.