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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Hundreds of people AT Monitoring Desk including tribal elders, university students and the youth gathered KABUL: Lawmakers in Wolesi Wednesday to ask the government Jirga on Wednesday expressed to immediately convene the anger against certain circles within traditional Loya Jirga to get the the unity government over country out of the current crisis. “making conspiracies” against Speakers claimed that the political movements and situation is now out of control. parliament. A number of They urged that only the Loya Jirga parliamentarians claimed the could help both the nation and the government’s leadership, including government to bring the worsening President Ashraf Ghani seeking situation under control. Religious their political interests in scholars and tribal elders from all provoking ethnic tensions in the the province’s districts expressed country, Ariana News reported. support of the traditional Loya Zahir Qadir said: “The government Jirga. They said that the current hatches conspiracy against the situation was leading the country parliament and political to a worse time. They emphasized movements.” “The government is that to put an end to the crisis, it is corrupted and this issue is necessary to call the traditional unacceptable for the people,” he KABUL : A plane carrying 20.5 coordination and cooperation Loya Jirga, through which, the added. “Certain circles in the metric tons of goods, including among government entities and the people get the chance to decide government are attempting to fruits and fresh fruits, departed private sector. We therefore about the future of the country. create ethnic tensions,” said Abdul from Kabul to New Delhi on entered the very optimal stage, The speakers accused the Rahim Ayoubi, an MP. Another Tuesday, taking the number of where we have almost solved most government of poor performance MP, Saleh Mohammad Saleh, said: flights between the two countries of the challenges to the program.” in its responsibilities, saying that “The President is being engaged in via the India-Afghanistan air The Presidential Palace said most of people were repentant of hatching conspiracies. “We corridor to 46. The flight took off flight operations conducted voting for the leaders of the shouldn’t be targeted by these from the Hamid Karzai recently had been smooth and national unity government. conspiracies, and should try to International Airport at 10:30am standard. Meanwhile, Afghan They also blamed the improve the system,” he vowed. for the Indira Gandhi International traders exported 3.3 metric tons government’s international allies Moreover, Deputy Speaker of Airport in New Delhi, according of fresh fruits from the for paving the ground for Daesh of Afghanistan. they would continue their struggle who are opposing their wish in Parliament, Humayoun to a statement from the International Airport in southern empowering in the eastern areas Tribal elders also warned that and would stand against those calling the traditional Loya Jirga. Humayoun, said that sparking Presidential Palace in Kabul. The Kandahar province to Dubai on ethnic bias is a national crime. “It 47th flight from Kabul to New two flights last week on November can be compared to terrorism and Delhi was scheduled for Friday 8 (2MTs) and November 19 it will lead the fate of the people (Nov 24) to be carrying 19 metric (1.3MTs). In near future, the into darkness.” The lawmakers, tons of fresh and dry fruits, it Afghan government plans to start refereeing to Loya Jirga added. The process of transferring exporting more goods through the emphasized on strong national goods to India via the air corridor air corridor to other regional and unity and solidarity among all the program continues on a regular neighboring countries, particularly ethnic sects in the country which basis. “The credit for the program’s the UAE, the statement said. is the only remedy to overcome success goes to the strong (Pajhwok) the ongoing challenges in the The US’s envoy to the United Nations said at a UN session that “victims of violent country. However, the extremist groups like ISIS and Taliban suffer from particularly severe trauma.” Presidential Palace has previously denounced such allegations. A report by the United Nations session also called for more heard from media that they reveals that insurgent groups are pressure to be put on terrorists (terrorist groups) have misused involved in human smuggling often groups, including sanctions. “The and sexually abused children. for the purpose of sexual slavery nature of today’s conflict has These acts are condemned by the and forced labor. Addressing a UN encouraged growth of armed (Afghanistan Independent Human session, the US ambassador to the groups, terrorists and powerful Rights) commission,” said Bilal United Nations Nikki R. Harley criminal networks. They all thrive Seddiqi, spokesman for said Taliban and Daesh are in the absence of rule of law and Afghanistan Independent Human involved in human smuggling. “As they profit on an unprecedented Rights Commission. The United noted in the Secretary General’s scale from the chaos of ungoverned Nations Security Council in the KABUL : The next year’s draft report, victims of trafficking by spaces,” said Matthew Rycroft, report reiterated its condemnation AT News Report budget with a total outlay of 361 violent extremist groups like ISIS Permanent Representative of the of human trafficking. The Security billion afghanis was tabled at the (Daesh) and the Taliban suffer United Kingdom to the United Council reiterated its KABUL: The National Directorate Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the KABUL : Abdul Latif Roshan, the from particularly severe trauma,” Nations. “We have witnessed that condemnation of trafficking of of Security (NDS) on Wednesday Parliament for approval on Acting Minister for Higher she said. “Not only is the United anti-government armed militants in people at its session on Tuesday said that 49 armed insurgents were Wednesday. However, some Education, on Wednesday States fully committed to the Afghanistan are involved in this – especially regarding the sale of killed and 25 others wounded in lawmakers said they would not stepped down from his post, complete defeat of these violent respect by using the security and people by Daesh, as well as other different operations carried out by approve the budget until the citing personal and political extremist groups, but we join you safety gaps and unfortunately violations and abuses by Boko its operatives in the past 24 hours demands of people from western reasons. Abdul Roshan told in complete commitment to they use children for war purposes Haram, al-Shabaab, the Lord’s across the country. The intelligence Ghor province were responded to. Pajhwok Afghan News that he had helping those victims.” The and their operations. We have Resistance Army and...P2 personnel have conducted 11 They would not approve the handed over his resignation letter special operations, 14 aerial and draft budget until a 10 percent tax to President Ashraf Ghani due to four joint ones in different on telephone users was cancelled. personal and political reasons. provinces against Taliban The draft budget for 1397 He did not go into the details ANSF retaliates fiscal year was approved by the revenue, allocations based on of his reasons. “I don’t want to insurgents and Daesh fighters in the past 24 hours, it said in a Meshrano Jirga or Senate with money effectiveness, stability of be (a) victim of rumors,” he said. against Pakistan’s long-term and short-term He added that he will continue his statement. The statement added some suggestions on Tuesday. barrage of missiles that in these operations 49 Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi expenditures, resources, promises academic services as an Afghan of donors and domestic revenue. academic cadre. Roshan also said insurgents including one Daesh told today’s Wolesi Jirga meeting that he had achieved many gains on Kunar affiliates were killed and 25 others that lawmakers’ suggestions had He said 167 billion afghanis or during his tenure as the acting wounded. Statement said that 12 been considered in the budget draft. 47 percent of the whole budget minister, which he will publicise akistan has fired off armed rebels including one Daesh An additional three billion afghanis would be met from domestic soon. Roshan was appointed as over 1,000 missiles fighter and one foreign terrorist had been added to the accounts revenue and the rest would be the Acting Minister of Higher were also arrested during based on lawmakers’ suggestions. provided by donors. Most of the in the last week on budget for next year would be Education on June 22 this year Kunar, which residents say operations. Also seven suspected According to the finance through a Presidential Order. and one smuggler were detained minister, 267.2 billion afghanis has spent on security, education, Meanwhile, twelve minister- has resulted in dozens of been set aside for general expenses infrastructure, agriculture and rural families fleeing during raids, added statement. designates are also scheduled to Statement said that three and more than 93.7 billion afghanis rehabilitation and development, he be introduced to the Wolesi Jirga their homes. strongholds of insurgents for development activities for the said without giving details. this Saturday (November 25) for next fiscal year starting from Hakimi did not provide The Afghan National Security destroyed and four suicide vests a confidence vote. discovered and confiscated by December 22. The budget for the information about projects planned TheAdministrative Office of Forces (ANSF) have retaliated previous fiscal year was 461 billion for next year under the budget, but the President (AOP) has also against the bombardment of intelligence forces during operations. Some light and heavy afghanis. said 21 water dams, building conducted an online survey for the missiles fired by Pakistani military industrial parks, rural roads and appointment of the nominated weapons belonged to Taliban Hakimi said the next year’s forces on Kunar province in the budget was prepared keeping in other projects were among the ministers. (Pajhwok) eastern regions of Afghanistan in fighters discovered and seized by Afghan forces, underlined the view the government’s structure, projects to be carried out next year. the past week. Kunar police chief balance between expenses and (Pajhwok) on Wednesday claimed that the statement. 3 injured in clash ANSF successfully destroyed several key Pakistani check points. over Ghazni PC According to local officials in head election KABUL : Afghanistan and Capt. Ghulam JelaniWafa, the Kunar, over the past week, Uzbekistan on Wednesday signed Director Operations ACAA, said Pakistani forces have fired over an air services agreement to start that the agreement would help GHAZNI CITY : An armed clash 1,000 missiles on Kunar, which has direct flights between Kabul and towards creatingan environment of over the election of the provincial resulted in a number of civilian council head in southern Ghazni Tashkent, according to a statement cooperation between the civic casualties. Reports indicate that MAZAR-I-SHARIF : An official while inaugurating the newly The Wolesi Jirga had earlier province left three people injured by the Afghanistan Civil Aviation aviation authorities of the two at least five civilians were either from the Population Registration constructed provincial building in rejected the presidential legislative on Wednesday, an official said. Authority (ACAA). countries. (Pajhwok) killed or wounded as a result of Authority (PRA) said on northern Balkh province, said that decree regarding the amendment to A source in the provincial the shelling on six districts of Wednesday that the department is no serious issues are being the census law, but the Mesharano council office, wishing Kunar. “We inflicted massive fully prepared for the distribution encountered regarding the country- Jirga had approved it. Now a joint anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan destruction on bases of Pakistani of the much awaited computarised wide distribution of computarised commission of the two houses has News the clash occurred inside the 1 person killed in Balkh blast military forces, we used artilleries identity cards. identity card. been convened to take the final council building at about 2pm and directedly hit their bases,” said Although he did point out He said they are currently decision. The distribution of the today. MAZAR-I-SHARIF : One person Afghan News the blast happened Kunar police chief Juma Gul some technical difficulties, he waiting for the decision of the joint computarised identity card become He said three individuals was killed in a blast in Mazar-i- at around 3:00pm in Balkh Hemat. “We are very concerned added that PRA is hopeful that commission of the Wolesi Jirga (the controversial over the induction of suffered bullet injuries in the Sharif, the capital of northern Darwazai area. He said it was not about these attacks, government everything would be set up on lower house) and the Mesharano religion, nationality and ethnic conflict before police reached the Balkh province, on Wednesday, an ascertained that the blast was should stop it,” said a local time for the process to begin. Jirga (the upper house),which will identify, which has prevented its area and brought the situation official said. Police spokesman resulted by magnetic bomb of it resident in Kunar Anwarul Haq. Mohammad Karim Seghani, decide the fate of the Population initiationfor the past few years. under control. (Pajhwok) Sheer Jan Durrani told Pajhwok was gas cylinder explosion. (ToloNews) the Deputy Director of the PRA, Registration Law. (Pajhwok) THURSDAY .NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Pakistan yet to act against terrorist safe An Associated Press investigation has found scores of reported cases of sex abuse within a far-reaching system that teaches over two million children in Pakistan. An investigation by the sex abuse within a far-reaching morning, my class-fellows received closely scrutinized, said one senior According to police, she "forgave" with police. AP reported that the Associated Press has found that system that teaches more than two calls from their parents (after the ministry official who wished to the cleric, accepted the equivalent boy isn't sure of his age. Maybe sexual abuse is a pervasive and million children in Pakistan. boy told his classmates, some of remain anonymous. of $300 USD and he was set free. 10 or 11, he says. He says the cleric havens: longstanding problem at The investigation was based on whom were his cousins, what had Among the weapons they use There are more than 22,000 threatened him with death if he told madrassas, religious schools, in police documents and dozens of happened. They then informed to frighten their critics is a registered madrassas or Islamic anyone. "I was scared. He told me Pakistan. interviews with victims, relatives, their parents). I told them, call my controversial blasphemy law that schools in Pakistan. The students if I told anyone - my brother, my Abdullah But in a culture where clerics former and current ministers, aid parents and tell my mother pull carries a death penalty in the case they teach are often among the family - he would kill them all, he are powerful and sexual abuse is a groups and religious officials. me out from here," the nine-year- of a conviction. country's poorest, who receive will hang me." KABUL : Chief Executive Officer taboo subject, it is seldom Kausar Parveen struggles old rape victim, son of Kausar AP stated that the Interior food and an education for free. Local police deny charges that Abdullah Abdullah has informed discussed or even acknowledged in through tears as she remembers the Parveen (name withheld), was Ministry, which oversees According to AP, there is no they favoured the cleric, or the United Nations Secretary public, the report says. night her nine-year-old son was quoted as saying in the report. madrassas, refused repeated central religious authority that intimidated the family. General of no change in Pakistan’s The AP investigation found raped by a cleric, the report says. The secrecy and shame around written and telephone requests for governs madrassas. There is also They say they have consulted policy on terrorist safe havens, a that sexual abuse is even more "It is only because of Allah sexual abuse means that numbers an interview. no central body that investigates a local Islamic scholar about the statement said. Abdullah, who met seldom prosecuted and that police that my son is alive, what if he had are hard to come by. A tally of The man accused of raping or responds to allegations in rape allegations, and that the UN chief Antonio Gutter in New are often paid off not to pursue died?" asked Parveen as quoted by cases reported in newspapers over Parveen's nine-year-old son swore religious schools. madrassa has not come to their York, drew a clear picture of justice against clerics, victims' the AP report. the past 10 years of sexual abuse his innocence as he waited to go “The big problem is here that attention previously for any Afghanistan political, security and families claim. The boy had studied for a year by maulavis, or clerics and other before a judge. "I am married for the police don't help the poor. wrongdoing. regional situation and talked about Cases rarely make it to the at a nearby madrassa in the town religious officials, came to 359. the last six to seven years. My Police ask the victim, "give us "Intent ingredients (elements) the new US strategy for courts, because Pakistan's legal of Kehrore Pakka. In the blistering AP reported that the fear of wife is pretty," he said. "Why money, then we will register your of the section of the law demand Afghanistan and South Asia, system allows the victim's family heat of late April, in the two-room clerics and militant religious would I do this to a child?" He had case,"" said Azam Hussain, a local eyewitnesses", pointed out Sajjad efforts for regional cooperation and to "forgive" the offender and Islamic school, he awoke one night organizations that sometimes withdrawn an earlier admission of councillor. Mohammed Khan, Vehari's durable peace and stability in his accept what is often referred to as to find his teacher lying beside him. support them, suppresses further guilt made to the police. The family of a boy who says deputy superintendent of police. country. Abdullah said Afghanistan "blood money," AP reported. "I was crying, he was hurting reporting of abuse. The victim's mother vowed he was repeatedly sexually Those eyewitnesses are fully supported the new US The AP investigation has me. He shoved my shirt in my Pakistan's clerics close ranks that she would never give up the assaulted by a cleric in a Punjab unlikely to be forthcoming, strategy because the demands of found scores of reported cases of mouth. I wept the whole night. In when the madrassa system is too struggle, but in the end she did. madrassa talks about their tussle reported AP. (TOLONEWS) the war-torn country had been embodied in the plan. The Afghan CEO said terrorists after losing the ability to face Afghan security forces were now hitting sort targets in cities. WAR HAS MADE ICC requests He claimed there was no change in Pakistan’s counter- terrorism policy to eliminate terrorists and their safe havens. They expected Pakistan would AFGHANISTAN’S $1t IN authorization avail the opportunity at its best and would cooperate in the war on terror with Afghanistan and the international community. Referring MINERALS WORTHLESS to investigate to counter-narcotics effort, Abdullah said the government was determined to eradicating and military context of such work. cultivation and smuggling of the The survey was only made US involvement illicit substance and fresh raids had possible by the 2001 U.S. been conducted on factories invasion, with work beginning in processing drugs. He said the unity 2004. Mirzad says the Russians government was committed to had already done significant surveying work during their in Afghanistan implementing its reform agenda and eradicating corruption. In this military occupation of the country regard, he continued, necessary in the 1980s. Mirzad also toes the changes had been brought to the line for U.S. corporations, arguing, “The Afghan government should war crimes election bodies, which would conduct Wolesi Jirga, district not touch the mining business. We council and presidential elections have to give enough information in future. (Pajhwok) to potential investors.” One reason Afghanistan’s minerals received extra publicity in 2010 may have been a worldwide shortage of rare earth elements that year. The shortage was of particular concern as China controlled roughly 97 percent of rare earth production that year and temporarily embargoed Japan from exports in a diplomatic dispute. However, Eugene Gholz points out that the rare earth supply has turned out not to be the national security threat some interests portrayed it to be. The market for Chinese-controlled elements Middle East observers surfaced war,” he has not exclusively benefits of developing mining in adapted to conditions as ...P1 other such groups for the last month to remind the American embraced the liberal language that Afghanistan. This has been a competitors opened mines in other purpose of sexual slavery, sexual public that the United States’ war has long justified it, such as potential objective in Afghanistan locations and users switched exploitation and forced labor. in Afghanistan had entered its advocating the protection of civil since the USGS released a report International Criminal Court (ICC) subjected to acts of torture and consumption to other materials. [official website] Chief Prosecutor cruel treatment [and] one Al Qaeda Unanimously adopting seventeenth year. This makes it by rights. Rather, he continues to in 2010 estimating the country had The 2010 scare is rather a resolution 2388 (2017) ahead of a far the longest military conflict in claim that the United States should $1 trillion in mineral ore deposits. Fatou Bensouda made a formal detainee was allegedly general sign of the volatility of the request to investigate alleged war waterboarded 183 times within the day-long debate on that subject, American history. Although have “taken Iraq’s oil.” This has These ores mainly contain iron, markets in raw materials and the the Council underscored the Trump ran on a platform of had the odd effect, however, of copper, cobalt, and gold, but also crimes and crimes against humanity span of one month." potential folly of waging war to committed by U.S. military and the While this is the first time importance of collecting and military disengagement around the pulling back the curtain on the hold rare earth elements used in control them. Making a profit in preserving evidence relating to such world, he has appointed retired economic imperatives for U.S. war cutting edge electronics, such as CIA. Fatou Bensouda has targeted mining is challenging, as prices rise The proposed investigation American's for alleged war crimes, acts so as to ensure that those generals James Mattis as his and empire that have always neodymium and dysprosium for and fall. Mining requires a large responsible could be held Secretary of Defense and John existed. magnets in headphones and cell focuses on alleged crimes the request reasons: The capital investment to produce and committed in Afghanistan by the Prosecution recalls the gravity of accountable. It reaffirmed its Kelly as his chief of staff and Afghanistan’s mineral ore phones. refine ore and in infrastructure to condemnation, in the strongest adopted their imperial outlook on deposits contain iron, copper, Science magazine interviewed U.S. military in May 2003, in the alleged crimes identified and bring the finished product to addition to crimes at secret CIA described in this Request. The terms, of all instances of trafficking U.S. national security. The U.S. cobalt, and gold, but also hold rare two USGS geologists involved in market. The ongoing Taliban in persons, especially women and military is once again expanding its earth elements used in cutting edge the survey, including Said Mirzad, detention facilities in Poland, seriousness and extent of war insurgency against the government Romania, and Lithuania since July crimes and crimes against humanity children, who made up the vast troop presence in Afghanistan with electronics. an Afghani who had run the of Afghanistan and the U.S. majority of all trafficking victims a vague mandate to fight terrorism, Since launching his troop Afghanistan Geological Survey in 2002. The allegations of war crimes allegedly committed in occupation consequently makes and crimes against humanity Afghanistan, highlighted by the in areas affected by armed conflict. a battle with no end in sight. expansion plan in August, Trump the 1970s. The interview focuses Afghanistan’s mineral bounty very The Council stressed that Although Trump has has met with Afghan President on their fieldwork procedures, but against both U.S. military and CIA extended period of time over which difficult to quantify—or count on. personnel are brought under crimes have been and continue to trafficking undermined the rule of embraced this globalist “forever Ashraf Ghani to tout the mutual reveals the ever-present political (JSTOR) law and contributed to other forms articles 7 and 8 of the Rome Statute be committed, the wide range of of transnational organized crime [text] and include murder, unlawful perpetrators among all the parties that could exacerbate conflict and imprisonment, intentionally to the conflict, the recurring foster insecurity and instability, directing attacks against civilians, patterns of criminality, and the thereby undermining development. USMilitaryNoLonger Cool WithNarcotics torture and cruel treatment, limited prospects for The Council also underscored the outrages upon personal dignity, accountability at the national level, importance of cooperation in rape and other forms of sexual all weigh heavily in favor of an enforcing international law in violence, and using, conscripting investigation. The request was investigating and prosecuting LabsinAfghanistan,BombsThem or enlisting children under the age made to the ICC's Pre-Trial trafficking cases. of fifteen years. Chamber, and if approved, would In addition it expressed its The US Commander in The prosecutor's office said permit the prosecution to begin an intention to give greater Afghanistan announced several there was reason to believe that at investigation, the sole objective of consideration to how airstrikes on Sunday against opium least 54 detainees were abused by which must be to "independently, peacekeeping and political production facilities, marking a U.S. military personnel and at least impartially, and objectively missions could help host countries shift in the Pentagon's approach 24 by CIA operatives. investigate and prosecute alleged combating human trafficking. It toward the booming illicit drug Describing a CIA detention war crimes and crimes against also requested that the UN industry in the country. facility in Poland, the request humanity, committed in the Secretary General ensure the Army Gen. John Nicholson states, between 2002 to 2003, "at context of the conflict in inclusion of trafficking in reported that roughly ten opium least five victims were allegedly Afghanistan." (JURIST) assessments of country situations laboratories in the Northern and in the training of mission Helmand province were destroyed personnel, which would help in in the barrage. identifying, confirming, responding The purported aim of the and reporting on situations of strikes was to cut off Taliban trafficking. insurgents' revenue streams. UN Secretary-General The Washington Post noted António Guterres briefed delegates the assault was the "first at the meeting and declared “it is significant use" of new authorities our collective responsibility to President Trump bestowed upon KABUL : The Ministry of they had so far received $7 million stop these crimes” by bringing the Pentagon, giving military Refugees and Repatriation and the from donor countries and efforts perpetrators to justice, increasing commanders more latitude in UN High Commission for Refugees were underway to obtain the humanitarian aid and strengthening targeting decisions. Nicholson (UNHCR) have devised a joint plan remaining $8 million from other national capacity to protect the added that more strikes against of providing essential aid to half a donor organizations. According to vulnerable. There was also an Afghanistan's opium network "will million displaced people this winter. this year’s winter strategy, each urgent need to ensure more continue." The Drug Enforcement Hafizullah Miakhel, media advisor family will be assisted with opportunities for regular migration Administration reports there are to the Ministry of Refugees and various goods worth $200. “We and to restore the integrity of the as many as 400 to 500 such forged alliances with the US during One of the largest recipients the total value of the crop grew by Repatriation (MoRR), told have the plan to assist 78,000 refugee protection regime. facilities across the country. the war. According to Special of federal dollars to dismantle roughly $1 billion between 2012- Pajhwok Afghan News in an families, including internally “Slavery and other such Since the US occupation of Inspector General for Afghanistan opium production in Afghanistan 2013. exclusive interview that around displaced and destitute families,” egregious abuses of human rights Afghanistan began at the end of Reconstruction (SIGAR) John was the defense contracting firm Sunday's strikes were carried 47,000 families, comprised of he said, adding the aid process had have no place in the twenty-first 2001, the Pentagon has been Sopko, the US has spent $8 billion Academi -- formely known as out in conjunction with the Afghan nearly half a million people, were been conducted in four eastern century,” he stressed. However, unable to get a handle on illegal trying to stem the flow of Afghan Blackwater. According to data from armed forces. "We're determined to newly displaced nationwide this provinces and would be extended reports from UNODC showed opium production -- despite narcotics. SIGAR, Academi was paid $309 tackle criminal economy and year. He said the MoRR and to other provinces as well. The that increasing numbers of victims spending vast sums on Last year, Sopko told the million between 2002 and 2013 to narcotics trafficking with full force. UNHCR every year prepared a MoRR official said the repatriation trafficked from Iraq, Syria and counternarcotics. In some cases, House Oversight and Government clamp down on drug It's the main source of financing program for the uprooted families, process of Afghan refugees from Somalia were appearing in Asia, officials turned a blind eye to illegal Reform Committee that he feared manufacturing. violence and terror," Afghan but their this year’s plan required Pakistan would be put on hold for Europe and the Middle East, he drug activity when it was Afghanistan was descending into During that time, opium President Ashraf Ghani said on $8 million to meet the total cost three winter months and resumed noted. (ToloNews) conducted by warlords who had a "narco-terrorist state." production steadily increased, and Twitter Monday. (TRUTH) estimated at $15 million. He said in March 2018. (Pajhwok) THURSDAY .NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

KABUL : Insecurity and negative traditions have a negative impact on women’s lives in central Maidan Wardak province, but the election of three women to lead the Provincial Council has raised hope for a positive change. For the first EMERGENCY time in Afghanistan, three women CALLS were elected to top administrative posts by the Provincial Council of Maidan Wardak province on Police Saturday. The elected provincial public representatives voted on 100 - 119 Saturday to elect the council’s new administrative board. The 15- KABUL : The Meshrano Jirga or A number of Senators in provinces that would receive member council elected all three Senate on Tuesday approved the today’s session said that balance double amount of budget national budget for 1397 fiscal year had not been observed in next compared to the last year, he said. Hospitals female members in the body as with some suggestions. year’s draft allocations among the He said balance had been observed head, deputy head and secretary. The next year’s budget draft is provinces. The lawmakers said the in the draft and the Citizen Charter FMIC Hospital According to Maidan Wardak 357.6 billion afghanis, one billion Meshrano Jirga had shared its projects would cover 2,500 villages Behind Kabul Medical media office, Halima Askari and Dr. dollars less than the 1396 solar suggestions about the budget with across the country next year. University: Asmatullah Asim vied for the slot year’s budget. the Ministry of Finance, but The senators finally approved KABUL : Hundreds of Kabul Khawari, confirmed frequent of the council’s head while Nasifa 0202500200-+93793275595 University students staged protest rejection of monograph by her According to the Ministry of received no details about the the draft budget with a majority Selai Wardak and Sharifullah Hotak Finance, 267 billion afghanis has suggestions. Finance Minister vote. Under Article 98 of the rallies in central Kabul and Bamyan teacher drove her to take the eyed the deputy head position. provinces on Tuesday, days after extreme step. Rona Tarin, a been set aside for general expenses Eklil Hakimi, who appeared before Constitution, the general and Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Halima Askari collected nine votes and more than 90 billion afghanis today’s session of the upper development budgets are prepared a veterinary student committed legislator at the Meshrano Jirga from the present 13 members, Pule Bagh-e- Umomi suicide after her thesis were during Tuesday’s session said: “A for development for the next fiscal house, said senators’ suggestions in light with Meshrano Jirga’s winning the contest while Selai year starting from December 22. would be considered as much as recommendations before being sent rejected for eighth time. student commits suicide because Wardak obtained eight votes and 070263672 Zahra Khwarai ate a poisonous of teachers. This serious case The budget for previous fiscal year possible. The next year’s budget to the Wolesi Jirga for final was elected as deputy head. Hajira was 461 billion afghanis. focused more on less-developed approval. (Pajhwok) substance after she submitted her should be investigated.” Mirzai was elected unopposed as Khairkhana Hospital monograph last Sunday, said the Abdul Latif Roshan, acting secretary of the provincial council. protesting students, numbering minister for Higher Education, who All members of the council voted 0799-321007 nearly 1,000, who had gathered in met the protesting students, said: for Mirzai. According to the Efforts on 2401352 front of the Veterinary Faculty of “Gul Mohammad Tanin and the Independent Directorate of Local the Kabul University. dormitory in-charge have been Governance (IDLG), 37 percent of The protestors students asked taken into police custody.” He candidates making it to the to deal with Indira Gandhi Children the government to investigate assured the protestors anyone provincial council leadership board Khawari’s case. Classmates and found guilty in the case would be were women in this year’s Hospital, Wazir Akbar roommates of Khawari alleged she punished. The minister signed the elections. Maidan Wardak Women’s foreign Khan, Kabul 2301372 committed suicide after her thesis resolution letter of the students. Affairs Director Wahida Khkuli supervisor several times rejected The letter had asked for suspension says women face many problems cultural her monograph. “And the last of the Veterinary Faculty head, in the province, but their situation Ibn-e- Seena time, when her monograph was Tanin, and dormitory in-charge. is improving with the passage of rejected by ‘Professor Gul The letter also said a minaret time. In an exclusive interview with Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Mohammad Tanin’ she committed must be established and named invasion: Pajhwok Afghan News, Khkuli 2100359 suicide by eating raticide.” They after Zahra Khawari to signify said 550 women worked in public said Tanin was a strict teacher students’ oppression by a and private organizations in Bawari whose harshness last year led a girl dictatorial system of education.” Maidan Wardak and the women’s Wazir Akbar Khan to jump off a high building. The In central Bamyan province, a he interior ministry said they have launched an CHARIKAR : Acting Information affairs department was entirely investigation into the former call center chief’s protestors further said the number of university students managed and led by women. She and Culture Minister Mohammad Hospital dormitory’s warden didn’t allow staged a protest, calling for added there were 316 female claims against the ministry and vice versa. Rasool Bawari said on Tuesday 2301741, 2301743 Khawari to be taken out of the investigation into Khawari death. teachers in the province and their efforts were underway to rescue hostel and taken to hospital for 24 By issuing a statement, they contribution had a positive impact Afghanistan from “foreign cultural hours after she had eaten the asked the government, the on the key sector. “There is invasion.” Ali Abad poison. “She died the on way to National Assembly, the EU and the fortunately no shortage of The acting minister said this Shahrara, Kabul hospital for being late.” Shirin international community to deal midwifes in the province”, Khkuli while inaugurating a three-day Hazara, a fourth-year student at legally with people involved in the added, but complained about cultural exhibition in the capital of 2100439 Economic Faculty of Kabul incident. They warned of women’s lack of interest in central Parwan province, Charikar. University, said Khawari was not continuing their protest in case the Historical and cultural portraits, incompetent to the level that her perpetrators weren’t dragged to government or private job after completing vocational trainings her books and paintings have been put Malalai Maternity monograph be rejected eight times justice. Wasiq, a Bamyan on display at the show that also by her supervisor. “After Khawari university student, called the department offered due to cultural Hospital restrictions. “It is encouraging that offers an opera, theatre and music ate the poison, she was alive for incident a catastrophe, saying: shows, representing ‘original 2201377/ 2301743 seven hours, but the dormitory in- “Students are obliged to commit the provincial council of Maidan Wardak has elected women to Ministry of Interior (MoI) on “The system is active and is Afghanistan.’ charge didn’t allow us to take her suicide under unwanted pressures Tuesday said they have started working, but working (upgrading) Speaking on the occasion, out, saying she lacked dormitory and even illegitimate demands by leadership posts for the first time, Banks it may bring positive changes in investigations into corruption on it was a need. But the work on Bawari said serious efforts card.” Fatima Behzad, a cousin of some teachers.” (Pajhwok) underway at preventing cultural women’s situation,” she said. allegations against the head of the system should be done based Kabul’s 119 Police Department on a transparent system,” Najib invasion of Afghanistan and Da Afghanistan Bank Pointing to women’s problems, today’s expo was part of those she said: “Family problems exist, Humayoun Aini and also a probe Danish, interior ministry 2100302, 2100303 into Aini’s allegations against the spokesman said. Aini however efforts. He said such exhibitions for example, a person if lives in would be conducted in other Crime cases 40pc down Kabul lets his/her daughter to get ministry itself. The head of 119 stated in his resignation letter that Bakhtar Bank Police Department on Monday an unofficial adviser to the acting provinces of the country as well. education but people live in “Afghanistan’s culture is under provinces do not allow their resigned from his post and sent a interior minister stopped the 0776777000 in Sar-i-Pul this year copy of his resignation letter to the construction of the new 119 center a huge invasion, we all should make daughters to go to educational efforts at preventing this; Azizi Bank centers due to security problems media in which he stated that a in the interior ministry’s SAR-I-PUL CITY : Local security this year, showing a 40 percent telecommunication company has compound. But an interior otherwise we wouldn’t have a 0799 700900 and lack of facilities.” About good situation in future. There are officials on Tuesday said criminal decline in the crime graph. cultural activities of her own been blocked from the emergency ministry source said that there has cases decreased by 40 percent in Meanwhile, a provincial council 119 call center. He said this meant been allegations of corruption and a lot of documents that show the Pashtany Bank department, she said she formed cultural invasion is ongoing.” the first eight months of the solar member, Mohammad Ali Hakimi, the Village Sisters Movement and all subscribers to this particular misuse of authority lodged against 2102908, 2103868 year in northern Sar-i-Pul province said crime cases could increase if company are not able to access the Aini. Sources said there have been Bawari said international partners she was trying to continue had paid no attention to Afghan over last year’s incidents in the security forces did not disarm publication of Pizwan monthly emergency call center from their claims that in some instances the same period. Sar-i-Pul deputy illegal armed groups. He expressed phones. The 119 emergency call identity of people who have called cultural issues compared to other Air Services journal. On the other hand, Nafisa sectors they paid heed to. He said police chief Col. Ghulam Sakhi concern over the presence of illegal Seli, the newly elected deputy center falls under the interior the 119 center have been revealed Nikpi in an exclusive interview armed men and said, “The number ministry. Aini on Monday also and when the acting interior public safety and support could Safi Airways provincial council head of Maidan prove effective in reducing the level with Pajhwok Afghan News said of illegal armed men is double Wardak province, said no progress accused the acting interior minister minister appointed a team to the crimes committed this year compared to Afghan security of negligence in upgrading 119 investigate the issue, Aini resigned. of foreign cultural invasion. He 020 22 22 222 could be achieved in with regard to called people’s support as vital in included murder, injuring, forces in Sar-i-Pul, it is a matter of improving women’s lives in the computer software and said a lot of Danish said they have started robberies, sodomy, adultery and concern.” the call center’s equipment was not investigations into allegations preserving and protecting cultural Ariana province. She said she received heritage and artifacts, requesting others. Without giving more On the other hand, a civil society many congratulation messages working. However, the interior against Aini and that they have also details, he said 47 men and 21 activist in Sar-i-Pul, Hekmatullah ministry said all equipment was in launched an investigation into public support in this regard. 020-2100270 from rural women and villages after Parwan Governor Mohammad women had been detained in Haidari, said most parts of the her election as deputy head of the working order. A source from the Aini’s allegations against the interior ministry meanwhile said ministry. “It is too soon to speak Asam Asim said cultural invasion connection with these crimes. province were under militants’ provincial council. “Our goal is to Kam Air Nikpi said 168 criminal cases were control. Security officials should $50 million USD has been spent on about this - before the intelligence, started one and a half decades ago take out women of cultural barriers the 119 department so far and that investigative and audit offices and was still underway, negatively 0799974422 registered during the first eight win people’s trust otherwise and support their rights, we want months of last year compared to crimes could surge, he said. when Aini asked for $2 million USD finish their investigations and share influencing Afghan’s lifestyle and 120 cases during the same period (Pajhwok) fundamental changes in women’s to upgrade software the acting their findings,” said Danish. The customs. “The information and Hotels situation in this province,” Seli minister said he would approve the interior ministry also said that culture ministry is responsible to said. Besides other problems, request after an assessment was sending a copy of his resignation prevent this by conducting cultural Safi Landmark insecurity has a negative impact carried out. The source said before letter to the media was in itself a exhibitions, programs and on women’s situation, she said, this could be done, Aini resigned. violation of the law. (ToloNews) conferences.” (Pajhwok) 020-2203131 adding only a limited number of women worked in government SERENA offices. Suhaila Spesali, a resident of Maidan Shahr city, who works 0799654000 in a government organ, also said women were paid less attention in the province. However, she said New Rumi Restaurant hopes about women’s situation 0776351347 raised after three women were elected to the leadership board of Internet Services the provincial council. “This election would positively change UA Telecom women’s situation and would 0796701701 / 0796702702 reduce violence against the gender,” she said. She cited insecurity and bad traditions as Exchange Rate major problems of women but said fortunately some improvement 1.00 USD had recently been made. “But this 68.50AFN change is limited to the provincial capital and women’s situation in rural areas is yet to improve.” 1000.00 IRR An Afghan woman has opened her here we sell our garments at Violence against women, their lack 18.00AFN own garment factory that between $200 and $250 USD, of access to judiciary organs and manufactures clothes which are a which covers our costs,” said lack of trust in such organs were other problems in the province. blend of Afghan and Western Mohammad Qayoum Qayoumi, a 1.00 UAE designs under the label Sara. designer employed by Sara. Wahida Khkuali said violence Sara staff said their unique Factory staff said they against women was common in the 18.60AFN approach has attracted many welcome the growth in sales and province but such incidents often customers including dozens of said workers are hired from around went unreported due to insecurity and cultural restrictions. A major 1.00 EUR foreigners. the country, especially the 82.20AFN They say that with a little bit embroiderers. reason of violence against women of help, they will be able to Anayatullah, one staff is illiteracy among women. Wahida compete on the global market. member, said he is a tailor but Khkuali said there no problem for Their design approach is working at the factory has many women in judiciary organs but lack 1000.00 INR mainly Western-type garments benefits. of awareness, fear, family 1055.00AFN that are finished off with Afghan “Many foreigners are our problems, insecurity and cultural embroidery. customers and buy our products,” restrictions discouraged women to 1000.00 PKR approach the judiciary. “If you see the same products said Mohammad Sulaiman, another 641.00AFN in Dubai, the prices are high, but staff member. (ToloNews) (Pajhwok) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Hasina says Bangladesh continues talks with Myanmar to resolve Rohingya crisis

Centre’s standing counsel Anil Soni said the govern- ment was also concerned about Gandhi’s security, but skipping it was an ‘irresponsible’behaviour.

The Delhi High Court rejected a plea against Congress vice-presi- dent Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleging he had skipped SPG secu- Bangladesh has emphasised bilat- discussions,” Hasina said in par- clearance operations following in- rity and put himself in danger. eral talks to resolve the Rohingya liament. Bangladesh has already surgent attacks on 30 police posts Holding that the petition against crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Ha- handed over a draft of a deal to and an army base. Myanmar's gov- Gandhi was not maintainable, a sina says, a day after Myanmar’s repatriate the refugees, which she ernment has denied most of the bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she said was now being discussed and claims, and the army last week said Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar hopes the talks will yield an un- evaluated. A military crackdown in its own probe found no evidence said “we are not the appropriate derstanding as early as this week. Myanmar's Rakhine State has driv- of wrongdoing by troops. forum” to decide on security as- She said Bangladesh has been suc- en more than 600,000 Rohingya Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH pects. “We are not going to decide cessful in garnering the international out of the Buddhist-majority coun- Mahmood Ali was scheduled for a on security. For security also, we community’s support for a safe try since late August. Rights mon- meeting with Suu Kyi on Wednes- depend on the government. We rely return of the Rohingyas. “Our dip- itors accuse the military of atroci- day in Myanmar on the sidelines on their assessment,” the Acting lomatic efforts are ongoing to re- ties, including mass rape, against of the Asia Europe or ASEM meet- Chief Justice observed and dis- solve the crisis through bilateral Rohingyas during the so-called ing. (Presstv) missed the plea. It also said in case any action was required, the author- ities were open to deal with it. Centre’s standing counsel Anil Soni said the government was also con- Rajendra cerned about Gandhi’s security, but I mran Khan skipping it was an “irresponsible” behaviour. He submitted that if Mahato something happened to him, “we approaches SC (government) will be held respon- sible.” The court was hearing a plea seeks by Mumbai BJP spokesperson Tuhin A Sinha who had sought a to help merge direction to Gandhi and the Centre Madhes to ensure that the Congress leader SPG. The petitioner also sought a er. Gandhi’s car had come under at- The BJP leader had then reported- does not violate the Special Pro- direction to Gandhi to submit an tack from some stone-pelters when ly said Gandhi had not followed tection Group Act and put himself affidavit to the court that he would he was on a tour of flood-affected the security protocol even when votesfor FATA with K-P in danger by giving a slip to the not travel without taking SPG cov- areas in Gujarat in early August. he travelled abroad. ‘Madhes rights’

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena will undertake a state visit to South Korea from 28 to 30 November 2017, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between two countries. Foreign Ministry said President will undertake this visit on an invitation extended by South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. On 29 November, President Moon is scheduled to meet President Sirisena Rastriya Janata Party Nepal In a bid to merge the Federally points of reforms in the Fata as for summit talks, and host the Sri Lankan President to a state dinner. The (RJP-N) presidium leader Rajen- Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) lawmakers from the tribal regions two Heads of State will discuss matters of mutual interest to deepen with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), agreed to the merger with K-P. cooperation between Sri Lanka and South Korea. dra Mahato has said the respon- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on FATA’s mineral resources to be sibility of addressing the basic Agreements on Economic Cooperation, Economic Development Coop- Wednesday approached the apex exploited: JhagraThe consensus eration Fund (EDCF) and cultural cooperation, as well as MOUs on needs of the Madhesh and court. In his application, petition- was made during a meeting in Is- Madeshi people has now come investment cooperation and the Employment Permit System (EPS) are er Chairman PTI Imran Khan main- lamabad chaired by Minister for to be signed between the two Governments during the visit. upon the shoulders of Madhes- tained that the provincial govern- States and Frontier Regions (Sa- President Sirisena is also scheduled to attend a business luncheon co- centric parties. In his address to ment was willing to make Fata a fron) Lieutenant General (retd) hosted by the four major Korean Business Associations, and meet with an election assembly organised at part of it. “The K-P assembly has Abdul Qadir Baloch and attended the Sri Lankan community in South Korea. Nagarain Municipality of Dha- already passed a resolution for the by most of Fata lawmakers as well (Colombo) nushs today, he appealed to peo- union of Fata while President as State Minister Ghalib Khan ple vote for the Madhes-centric Mamnoon Hussain has also an- Wazir. (Tribune) parties in the upcoming elections nounced the Fata Reform Pack- to the House of Representatives age,” he said in the petition. “The Constitution of Pakistan in and State Assemblies for their its preamble dictates to observe the rights, dignity and recognition. principles of democracy, freedom, Leader Mahato who is compet- equality and social justice and also ing in the federal election from the all rights of territories of the feder- Dhanusha constituency no. 3, ation including the areas of Fata,” went on to say the people of said the PTI petition. The peti- Madhes would in this elections tion continued that “the govern- give a lesson to those who de- ment of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K- ceived them in return to the trust P) fulfilled its constitutional re- Bangladesh police have started Tekpara Aziz Street in Cox's Bazar and votes of the Madhesi peo- quirement and consented to forth- rounding up Rohingyas who are town, said District executive magis- ple. He added that their agitation with include areas of Fata into the not in designated camps and are trate Ehsan Murad, who made the for the rights of Madesh would province of K-P.” “For this pur- sheltered elsewhere. Late on Tues- arrests. Bangladesh government has continue until the Madhes and pose,” it added, “all arrangements day, police arrested 15 Rohingyas asked all district officials to spot have been made and decisions tak- -- six children, five women and those Rohingyas who are not stay- Madhesi people became empow- en by the K-P government, includ- ered. “The Madhesh will win three men -- from the apartment ing in designated camps and have ing the resolution number 848 owned by a leader of the hard-line moved to other locations. 'We want only in the victory of RJPN can- adopted by the provincial assem- didates,” he claimed, urging the bly.” The federal government, in Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami all of them to stay in camps so that people of Madhesh to make the September 2017, managed to de- Shahidul Alam Bahadur. The apart- they can be repatriated to Myan- party victorious. velop a consensus on the major ment is located on the seventh floor mar," said one Bangladesh official in in House no 121 City Complex on Chittagong. (AFP)

Ousted prime minister Nawaz his family members appeared be- Bangash and Rashid in the court hot words with the counsel of Sharif, his daughter Maryam fore the court today due to a change today. It is also expected to decide Nawaz Sharif as the former ac- Nawaz and son-in-law Captain in their plans. The court had grant- on declaring Hassan Nawaz and cused the latter of trying to con- (retd) Muhammad Safdar appeared ed them an extension on the Hussain Nawaz proclaimed of- fuse one of the witnesses. Sharing in an accountability court in the grounds that both wanted to see fenders. During the hearing, NAB his views just before the start of federal capital on Wednesday as it Kulsoom Nawaz, undergoing treat- prosecutor Afzal Qureshi traded the hearing with the media. resumed hearing corruption refer- ment in the United Kingdom. Ac- ences filed against them by the cording to Express News, Nawaz National Accountability Bureau Sharif and Maryam Nawaz have (NAB). The senior leadership of now filed new applications in the the Pakistan Muslim League- court requesting a change in the SLPolice not anyone’s private property:IGP Nawaz (PML-N) and party work- exemption period. Maryam now ers were also present at the court wants that the period of an exemp- IGP Pujith Jayasundara yesterday criticized the verbal order, given by an individual during the previous regime, to stop the construction work of the Attidiya Police University within amid tight security. Last week, tion from appearing in the court 24-hours and said the Sri Lanka police was not anyone's property. Addressing those present at the opening of the new administrative building of the Weeraketiya Police Station on Judge Mohammad Bashir had ac- should be changed from December Tuesday, the IGP said the Sri Lanka Police had to grapple with an unfortunate incident during the previous regime.“We received a verbal order to stop the construction of the Police cepted Nawaz Sharif’s application 5 this year to January 5, 2018. The University on an 18-acre block of land at Attidiya within 24 hours. It was being built at an estimated cost of Rs.365 million. Did the person giving the order thing that the Sri Lankan for exemption from hearings until court had summoned four witness- police was somebody’s private property,” the IGP said. He said if police personnel were able to improve their higher educational levels, the outcome would not be for personal benefits November 27. However, the es of the prosecution including but to the public efficiently and in a better way. (Colombo) former prime minister along with Malik Tayyab, Shehbaz, Mazhar THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Nor t h Kor ea Egypt Lebanon’s detains Hezbollah ca lls t er r or denies 29 on supplying r elist in g charges Houthis with weapons 'ser iou s theyspied The leader of Lebanese Hezbol- lah movement denied sending for Turkey weapons to Yemen or being be- hind the ballistic missile which p r ovoca t ion ' the Houthis fired against Riyadh CAIRO — Egyptian prosecutors earlier this month. “We did not have ordered the detention for two send weapons to Yemen, Bahr- weeks of 29 suspected members ain or Iraq,” the movement’s Sec- by Tr u m p of the outlawed Muslim Brother- retary-General, Hassan Nasral- hood on charges they spied for lah, said in a televised address, Turkey. A prosecution statement adding, “we did not send weap- Wednesday says the 29 illegally ons to any Arab country, not facilitated international calls made ballistic missiles, sophisticated by people in Egypt through Turk- weapons or even a pistol.” Nas- ish-based servers offered at dis- rallah has categorically denied the counted charges. The statement accusations against his move- accuses them of then eavesdrop- ment saying: “No man from the ping on the calls to gather infor- Lebanese Hezbollah has any con- mation on conditions in Egypt nection with the launching of this that they passed onto Turkish in- missile.” Nasrallah said the move- telligence. The money earned from ment has sent weapons only to the calls was allegedly also used to two places, Palestine and Syria set up media platforms outside where its fighters are engaged in Egypt that used the information the conflict. He appealed to the to spread fake news and rumors to Arab countries to call on Saudi incite Egyptians against their gov- Arabia to stop its war in Yemen. ernment. Egypt and Turkey have Nasrallah said the accusation been at loggerheads since the mili- against his movement was not tary’s 2013 ouster of an Islamist new. “We heard it during previ- president who hails from the ous meetings for the Arab for- Brotherhood and enjoyed the sup- North Korea denounced on authoritarianism that can be at- port of Turkey. eign ministers and therefore there Wednesday U.S. President Donald tached or removed at any time in is nothing to call for tension.” Copyright 2017 The Associated Trump’s decision to relist it as a accordance with its interests”. The Press. All rights reserved. This state sponsor of terrorism, calling U.S. designation only made North material may not be published, Syrian activists it a “serious provocation and vio- Korea more committed to retain- broadcast, rewritten or redistrib- lent infringement”, North Korean ing its nuclear arsenal, the official uted. call for boycott state media reported. North Kore- said. “As long as the U.S. contin- (WP) an leader Kim Jong Un provides ues with its anti-DPRK hostile of pro-Moscow guidance with Ri Hong Sop (3rd policy, our deterrence will be fur- L) and Hong Sung Mu (L) on a ther strengthened,” he said, refer- group, as Russia nuclear weapons program in this ring to North Korea by the initials undated photo released by North of its official name, the Democrat- BritishMPs looks to decide Korea's Korean Central News ic People’s Republic of Korea. Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang “The U.S. will be held entirely ac- sponsor Eight people have been found alive Force (JMSDF) ships and aircraft. Iwakuni to USS Ronald Reagan at the peace September 3, 2017. Trump put countable for all the consequences and are in "good condition" after a The names of the crew and pas- the time of the crash, the U.S. Syrian activists are calling for North Korea back on a list of state to be entailed by its impudent prov- U.S. Navy plane with 11 aboard sengers were being withheld pend- Navy said in a statement. The air- opposition groups to exclude sponsors of terrorism on Monday, ocation to the DPRK.” The desig- motion on crashed into the sea off Japan on ing next of kin notification. The craft's role included the transport pro-Moscow delegates from ne- a designation that allows the Unit- nation came a week after Trump Wednesday, the military said. The aircraft was taking part in an on- of high-priority cargo, mail, duty gotiations with the regime, as ed States to impose more sanctions returned from a 12-day, five-na- search and rescue for three other going U.S.-Japan naval exercise off passengers and distinguished visi- Russia looks to direct peace talks and risks inflaming tension over tion trip to Asia in which he made Israel’s personnel continues, the Navy the coast of Okinawa in which tors between USS Ronald Reagan towards Bashar al-Assad's sur- North Korea’s nuclear weapons containing North Korea’s nuclear said in a statement. The aircraft is some 14,000 U.S. personnel were and shore bases throughout the vival. Out - is being used and a and missile programmes. In North ambitions a centerpiece of his dis- military believed to have crashed around participating. Western Pacific and Southeast petition set up by Syrians call- Korea’s first reaction to the desig- cussions. Announcing the designa- 500 nautical miles southeast of The annual exercise is "designed Asia, the statement added. The ing for the isolation of the "Mos- nation, a spokesman for the for- tion, Trump told reporters at the Okinawa at approximately 2:45 to increase the defensive readiness Navy said the incident would be cow Platform", as opposition eign ministry denied in an inter- White House: “In addition to detentionof p.m. local time (12:45 a.m. ET) and interoperability of Japanese investigated. The crash comes at a groups head to the Saudi capital view with the state media outlet threatening the world by nuclear while on the way to the USS and American forces through train- time when the Navy's 7th fleet and to prepare for upcoming Geneva KCNA, that his government en- devastation, North Korea has re- Palestinian Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier. The ing in air and sea operations," a the U.S. Pacific Command have negotiations. "Reject the Mos- gaged in any terrorism. He called peatedly supported acts of inter- ship, which is in the Philippine Sea, statement on the event said earlier come under increased scrutiny af- cow Platform is a campaign the state sponsor of terrorism la- national terrorism, including assas- is part of the Japan-based 7th Fleet. this month. The plane was con- ter two deadly collisions in Asian launched by Syrian activists de- bel “just a tool for American style sinations on foreign soil.” children Search and rescue efforts were be- ducting a routine transport flight waters this year left 17 sailors signed to send a message to the (Reuters) ing conducted by the U.S. Navy carrying passengers and cargo dead. participants in Riyadh, demand- and Japan Maritime Self-Defense from Marine Corps Air Station (AP) ing the exclusion of the [pro- Moscow] delegation from nego- tiations," the anti-regime activ- ists' group said on Facebook. Activists view the Moscow Plat- form - which touts itself as an Half a dozen British parliamentar- opposition group - as little more ians have launched a parliamenta- than a front for Russian and Syr- ry Early Day Motion (EDM) con- ian regime interests, and includ- demning the military detention of ing them . (AP) Palestinian children at the hands of Israeli authorities. The primary sponsor of the EDM, officially Zimbabwe's tabled on Monday, is Labour MP Richard Burden, joined by five co- next leader sponsors: Labour’s Lisa Nandy, Andy Slaughter, and Grahame heads home Morris, along with the Liberal Democrats’ Alistair Carmichael, and SNP MP Tommy Sheppard. after Mugabe The EDM begins by noting “with concern that hundreds of Palestin- exit ian children continue to be arrest- ed, detained and tried in Israeli L eb a n on military courts, despite the prac- Zimbabwe's former vice presi- dent Emmerson Mnangagwa will tice involving widespread and sys- return to the country on Wednes- tematic violations of international day to take power after Robert a r m y on a ler t law and being widely condemned.” Mugabe's resignation brought a The motion also notes “allegations sudden end to 37 years of au- of ill-treatment at the hands of Is- thoritarian rule. Ahead of his ar- raeli authorities include blindfold- rival, state media said he would for possible ing, physical violence and arrest at be sworn in as president at a cer- night”, and “the disparity between emony on Friday. Mugabe's iron the treatment of Israeli and Pales- grip ended in a shock announce- tinian children by Israeli authori- ment to parliament where MPs t h r ea t fr om ties”. The MPs urge Israeli author- had convened to impeach the 93- ities “to treat Palestinian children year-old who dominated every in a way that is not inferior to the aspect of Zimbabwean public life way they would any Israeli child”, for decades. On the streets, the I sr a el noting that “as the occupying news that his long and often bru- power in the West Bank, Israel has a responsibility under internation- tal leadership was over sparked General Commander of the Leba- dition, division, chaos and posing wild celebrations which lasted late al human rights conventions for the nese Armed Forces, Commander danger to Lebanese unity, civil safety, welfare and human rights into the night, with crowds danc- General Joseph Aoun, called on peace and Lebanese interests.” ing and cheering ecstatically amid protection of Palestinian children his army to be in a state of “full In the middle of a political ordeal living under occupation”. a cacophony of car horns. "Com- readiness” as tension is rising in Lebanon due to the resignation rade Mnangagwa is coming back The parliamentarians’ EDM also amidst Israeli military drills on the of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, “notes with concern that the rec- today," senior aide Larry Mavhi- Lebanon-Israel borders, Al Aoun said: “The exceptional po- The United Nations’ Yugoslav war deadly three-year siege of the Bos- matic climax to a groundbreaking ma, told AFP, saying he was ex- ommendations of UNICEF’s 2013 Jazeera reported yesterday. litical situation in Lebanon makes Children in Israeli Military Deten- crimes tribunal convicted Bosnian nian capital, Sarajevo, and the 1995 effort to seek justice for the wars pected to brief the media after Aoun also spoke about “threats it important for the army to be on Serb military chief Gen. Ratko massacre of some 8,000 Muslim in the former Yugoslavia. Presid- landing at a military airport out- tion Report remain largely unmet”, and violations of the Israeli ene- high alert.” and “urges the Government to ur- Mladic on Wednesday of genocide men and boys in the eastern en- ing Judge Alphons Orie read out side Harare. Mnangagwa, 75, was my, as well as aggressive inten- He also called for the army to com- and crimes against humanity, and clave of Srebrenica, which was the judgment Wednesday after or- sacked by the president on No- gently engage with the Govern- tions against Lebanon, the Leba- mit to the UN Security Council ment of Israel to end the wide- sentenced him to life in prison for Europe’s worst mass killing since dering Mladic out of the courtroom vember 6 in a move that pushed nese people and the army.” Resolution number 1701 in coop- atrocities during Bosnia’s 1992- World War II. A three-judge panel for the final verdict over an angry infuriated army chiefs to inter- spread and systemic human rights He stressed the “importance of eration with the UN forces in Leb- violations suffered by Palestinian 1995 war. Mladic, 75, was found at the court formally known as the outburst. Mothers of Srebrenica’s vene, triggering a series of events facing any attempt to exploit the anon in order to “maintain stabili- guilty of commanding forces re- International Criminal Tribunal for victims clapped when the convic- which led to Mugabe's ouster. children in Israeli military custo- ongoing circumstances to cause se- ty”. dy.” sponsible for crimes including the the Former Yugoslavia convicted tions were read out. A former key Mugabe ally, (BBC) worst atrocities of the war — the Mladic of 10 of 11 counts in a dra- (WP) Mnangagwa fled the country af- (CNN) ter his dismissal, saying he would not return without guarantees of his safety. His sacking was the result of an increasingly bitter Former Saudi minister says violence unacceptableeven in Israel succession battle with Mugabe's wife Grace, who had been push- Former Saudi Justice Minister, Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, has denounced violence including in ing to take over from the ageing Israel, Israeli Ma’ariv newspaper reported yesterday. “Any act of violence or terrorism that tries to hide leader."My decision to resign is behind the religion of Islam has no justification, not even in Israel,” the newspaper quoted Al-Issa as saying. voluntary," Mugabe wrote in his Maariv said the remarks by Al-Issa, who serves as the Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, was resignation letter, expressing his an attempt to “remove from Saudi Arabia the image of the state sponsor of terrorism and extremist Islamic "desire to ensure a smooth, peace- organisations, such as a Daesh”. “Since his appointment as president of the Muslim World League, Al-Issa ful and non-violent transfer of has been spreading a new image for moderate Saudi Islam as a religion which seeks peace, tolerance and power". Mnangagwa is a long- openness to the world and other religions,” the paper added. The newspaper said the Saudi official intends to time party loyalist who has close meet with the Chief Rabbi of France, and participate in a similar meeting in the United States with different ties with the military, with crit- Jewish communities. ics describing him as a ruthless Saudi news agency, Elaph which is close to the decision-making circles in Riyadh, published a few days ago hardliner responsible for years of an interview with the Israeli army chief of staff, Gadi Eisenkot, which was described by Israeli sources as a state-sponsored violence. new step by Saudi Arabia to bring relations with Israel to the public. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Israeli Energy Mugabe's resignation capped a Minister, Yuval Steinitz revealed that Israel maintains secret relations with Saudi Arabia and Sunni Arab week in which the military seized countries in the region, adding that the Arab side prefers to maintain the confidentiality of these relations and control and tens of thousands of Israel respects this. Zimbabweans. (AFP) (Reuters) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] By Lloyd Russell Moyle Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi A decade ago, the military govern- Advisory editorial board ment in Myanmar cracked down on peaceful protests for economic and Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar political reform, killing an estimat- ed 100 monks and triggering a wave Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir of international diplomatic activi- ty to curb the violence. In preced- Graphic-Designers: ing years, the UK's Labour Party had been lobbying within the EU, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada successfully securing tighter sanc- Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: tions on the Myanmar military. The UK was instrumental in bringing a Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0782344728, 0778894038 debate on Myanmar for the first time to the UN Security Council, a Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan path to binding resolutions. When the military started killing Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 the monks in 2007, Gordon Brown the UN has called a "textbook case crimes. We should be rallying inter- ceding limited power to her demo- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press led the world in the international of ethnic cleansing". We have heard national actors, especially China and cratically elected party. This is why effort to de-escalate the situation. credible and corroborated reports, India, both bilaterally and through Britain supported, with GBP10m He expended political capital by lob- since August, of mass killings, rape, the UN, to stop the slaughter and to ($13m) in finance and political sup- bying the US president and Chinese arson, looting and extortion. Thou- allow unfettered humanitarian ac- port, a census which omitted the premier to take diplomatic action sands have been killed, hundreds of cess in Rakhine state. While we are Rohingya as a minority - an ugly The constitution says and made representations directly villages have been destroyed and still in the EU, we should be using and significant step to ethnic cleans- to influential people within Myan- some 600,000 Rohingya have been our membership to build support for ing, but one which the government mar itself. David Miliband, the then forced to flee to Bangladesh. The the banning of any sales of equip- made as a concession for the wider Article 90: foreign minister, coordinated EU UK government has responded to ment to the Myanmar military, and reforms. The whole point of sup- The National Assembly shall have the following duties: 1. Ratification, modification or abrogation of leaders into a unified bloc against these crimes against humanity by calling for a UN-mandated global porting constitutional reform in laws or legislative decrees; 2. Approval of social, cultural, economic as well as technological development the military government. Fast for- announcing an aid package and send- arms embargo to stop unscrupulous Myanmar was to help reduce human programs; 3. Approval of the state budget as well as permission to obtain or grant loans; 4. Creation, ward and Myanmar civilians are suf- ing out a handful of Foreign Office nations from profiting off these war rights abuses. modification and or abrogation of administrative units; 5. Ratification of international treaties and agree- fering a considerably graver human staff on a fact-finding mission. Yes, crimes. And we should be openly call- But those have instead dramatically ments, or abrogation of membership of Afghanistan in them; 6. Other authorities enshrined in this Consti- rights catastrophe at the hands of aid is important, but it is only poli- ing for a referral to the Internation- increased, and Aung San Suu Kyi has tution. the same military. But this time they tics that will stop the killing, and al Criminal Court of those involved not used her current power to re- will find no help in Britain. Last the UK government seems to be in this campaign of ethnic cleans- lease political prisoners or change a week, David Mepham, the UK di- demonstrating a distinct lack of ing, wherever that may lead. These 1982 law, which stripped the Ro- rector of Human Rights Watch, told political will over the slaughter of steps will not, alone, end the vio- hingya of citizenship. Instead, she the International Development the Rohingya. We should be leaning lence, but they will help, and, at the has dismissed reports of ethnic Committee that the British re- on Israel, a major supplier to the very least, they will show the mili- cleansing in her country as "fake sponse is "ragged" and insufficient military government, to end the tary government, the Rohingya and news".The military government is compared to previous human rights trade of light arms and vehicles the world where the UK stands. The not interested in reversing the piece- crises. This is, sadly, of no surprise. which are being used to commit war government is also labouring under meal reforms. They know that they The top Foreign Office civil ser- crimes. If Israel were to rightly ar- the delusion that Aung San Suu Kyi, have won international sanctions vant has said the government has gue that Britain should perhaps end Myanmar's top civilian leader, will relief and that this provides a shield deprioritised human rights for its so- its own material support of the Sau- rescue the Rohingya any day now. to international action, allowing called "prosperity agenda". And di bombing campaign and maritime The theory goes that putting pres- them to kill their own people with Tory infighting has rendered the blockade of Yemen, Labour would sure on the military government impunity. Our deadly silence has government sclerotic and unwilling happily agree with them. Neither would risk snuffing out the post- proven them right. Let’sobeypeople’swish to respond to the violence, which of us should be profiting from war 2011 reforms that they allowed, (Aljazeera)

fghanistan is universally famous for its own traditions that are not or at least less popular in other countries. The historical Buddha statues in Bamyan, Buzkashi sport and hospitality are the elements that have made the peo- ple of Afghanistan famous in the world. Besides, this country is known as the land of jirga (local or national assembly). By Christian Chesnot volving two of its main allies in the ly intervention, the president is do- ident, there is certainly room for The jirgas are the main factors through which people all around region. To settle the Hariri case, ing a tight balancing act between Paris to play a different tune. The mediation of Emmanuel Ma- President Macron was able to en- Saudi Arabia and Iran. His bet is to “France is available”, the Elysee the country refer for solution when they feel unable to over- cron in the Hariri affair confirms gage with Crown Prince Mohammed have the ear of both Riyadh and repeats. Seen from Paris, accumula- France’s desire to play a central role bin Salman with whom he speaks Tehran. Is it possible? But above all, tion of crises that pile up and feed come the problems they face in the level of family, local and in the Middle East. The principles frankly. Apparently, the two men is it tenable? The Iranians are furi- off each other, increases the risk of of the diplomatic posture of Paris have good chemistry and, accord- ous that France has put on the table a destructive embrace for the entire national. The jirga has so far proved to be the most useful are regularly hammered by the ing to a diplomat, even exchange the question of Islamic Republic’s region. Realistically, the current pri- French president’s advisers. France text messages on their phones. ballistic missile program as well as ority of French diplomacy remains way rather than other ones in solving the problems in which speaks to everyone – be it Saudis or Young leaders the influence of Tehran in the re- the stability of Lebanon. Paris wants Iranians – and does not have to take This is not surprising considering gion. On the other hand, French to “distance” the country from Ce- both sides are happy and satisfied. The then king of Afghani- sides in the struggle for influence in they are both young leaders belong- president has sent several messages dar regional crises, because in the stan, Ahmad Shah Baba was selected by a jirga just in a situa- the region. In this context, the Leb- ing to the same generation and yet to the Saudi leadership suggesting current highly volatile context, no- anese crisis was a promising test case embody political succession in their that Paris does not wish to call into body has interest in its destabiliza- tion that the country lacked a wise ruler. This event indicated for the French president who was respective countries. Thanks to this question the Vienna agreement on tion. As a firefighter diplomat, this able to deploy all his talent as a dip- successful mediation, Emmanuel the Iranian nuclear deal and espe- is the message that Emmanuel Ma- that how the jirga was useful in the national level that saved lomat. If Emmanuel Macron has got Macron scored points. This is an cially does not share the anti-Irani- cron repeats to all the Lebanese involved in this, it is because Leba- indisputable personal success that an approach with Riyadh. parties, but also to Teheran and Riy- the country from uncertainty. In the contemporary era, former non remains the main gateway to France had not known for a long Ideal position adh. To match the words with ac- French influence in the Levant and time. Seen from Paris, accumulation France thinks that it is today in an tion, the French president also in- president Hamid Karzai was appointed as the interim head of that Saudi Arabia was promoted by of crises that pile up and feed off ideal position to try to make rea- tends to organize an international his predecessor Francois Hollande each other, increases the risk of a son, pragmatism and realism pre- aid conference for Lebanon in Paris the country through the jirga and this assembly also approved to the rank of strategic partner. Paris destructive embrace for the entire vail. Will it be heard though? Faced next year. the new constitution and paved the way for a democratic coun- could not stay away from a case in- region However, beyond this time- with an unpredictable American pres- (Alarabiya) try that the administration was run by the law. These all ex- plain the level of the people’s interest and belief in the jirga as an element easing problems in the national level. Now, the country is in an era that there is no horizon seen to help them get released from the surrounding problems, but the Harm terrorism Loya Jirga. Almost everybody in 34 provinces think that the Loya Jirga should be convened because the government looks to be unable to provide them with a safe and peaceful life along with job opportunities and improve their economy. Un- fortunately, the government does not show interest in con- vening the Loya Jirga and is less listening to the voice of the people. The government has reportedly taken a tough posi- tion against the people’s demand, warning officials not to participate any meetings discussing the Loya Jirga call, which is against the freedom of thought and speech. Though the reason of the government’s opposition to the Loya Jirga is not clear, but the thing that is clear is that it is getting dis- tance from the people. The government is requested to pay respect to the people and what they want if it is a democratic state. The people’s wish at this time is convening of Loya Jirga, so, let’s obey their wish. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Post -Mu gab e Zim b ab w e w ill b e

By Mahan Abedin som eon e nuclear dispute was intensifying, then French foreign minister Ber- With the defeat of Daesh in Syria nard Kouchner caused a big stir by and Iraq, the mainstream media is warning of “war” short of a speedy else's focussing on the growing tensions diplomatic resolution. As it turned between Iran and Saudi Arabia as the out no war broke out, but Kouch- next big showdown in the region. ner’s extremist position (which out- The tension is apparently mount- flanked even the most hawkish voic- fiefd om ing daily especially on account of es in the US) betrayed the French reports of covert contacts between establishment’s nostalgia for colo- By Pedzisai Ruhanya to the commissariat of ZANU-PF Israelis and Saudis over shared con- nial-style ultimatums. In the con- and the Zimbabwe Electoral Com- cerns on the Iran “threat”. Further- text of the security, defence and stra- For long in Zimbabwe's politics, the mission (ZEC) to campaign and ad- more, extra-regional powers are tegic arrangements of the Gulf, the military has been the decisive force minister elections respectively. Its wading into the dispute with a view French occupy an important posi- keeping President Robert Mugabe in personnel occupies various positions to bolstering their own strategic tion by virtue of their military pres- power. In early November, it proved in government ministries such as ag- position. France has been the most ence in the United Arab Emirates. yet again that it is the kingmaker of riculture, land, justice and economic active of late, as demonstrated by Whilst France’s so-called “Peace Zimbabwean politics, thwarting first development. They run state pro- President Emmanuel Macron’s sur- Camp” in Abu Dhabi was established lady Grace Mugabe's plans to take grammes such as the Fast Track Land prise visit to Saudi Arabia earlier this in May 2009, recently it has gained over from her husband. The influ- Reform and, of late, the Command month. Macron’s visit to Saudi Ara- greater prominence, as evidenced by ence that the army has exerted over Agriculture scheme. Retired members bia at a time of not only heightened Macron’s visit to the military base the past decades has shaped Zimba- of the military with liberation back- regional tensions over Lebanon and earlier this month. In terms of pol- bwe's regime into a neopatrimonial, grounds are appointed as judges of Yemen, but also significant politi- icy, whilst the French military pres- personalistic, military oligarchy, the High Court, such as the current cal upheaval inside the Kingdom, ence, and the broader French stra- with a primary role of keeping Judge President, retired Major Gen- inevitably creates the impression of tegic posture, can be considered as Mugabe and ZANU-PF in power. eral Justice George Chiweshe. Oth- the French siding with the new Sau- part of a wider Western position, After Mugabe's resignation, the gen- ers head key government parastatals di strongman Crown Prince Moham- nevertheless at certain critical mo- erals seem intent on introducing such the Grain Marketing Board and mad bin Salman. Outside meddling ments the French have been known another member of the oligarchy the National Railways of Zimbabwe. has been the bane of Middle Eastern to dissent from the American and into the presidency - most likely While in these positions, members stability for over a century. Ma- British line. The best recent exam- growing tensions between Tehran due to potential French over-reach ations. This analysis chimes with former vice president, Emmerson of the military are involved in parti- cron’s intervention, apparently ex- ple was France’s stalwart opposition and Riyadh, France may be hoping and miscalculations. In the immedi- broader expert-level assessment of Mnangagwa. But whoever takes over san distribution of food handouts in ploiting a gap in American leader- to the US and British led invasion to capitalise on the strategic, eco- ate term, it is not unreasonable to bilateral tensions, with Iranian strat- the reins of power in Zimbabwe is times of drought. Those deployed in ship, is the latest example of the and occupation of Iraq in 2003. On nomic and commercial dividends. claim that the French position, as egists clearly accepting that Mo- unlikely to change the status quo. the justice system have been accused negative influence of Western pow- the recent escalation of regional France is a major arms exporter to demonstrated by Macron’s cordial hammad bin Salman will succeed in The regime and its many clients (in- of subverting the rule of law, through ers on regional stability. The French tensions, prompted in large part by the region, and a continual state of meeting with Mohammad bin Sal- consolidating his leadership. The cluding the military) will stay in- selective application of the law intervention risks emboldening Saudi Arabia’s forceful intervention tensions is conducive to sustaining man, is deliberately designed to scup- implication is clear: tact. The war of liberation in the against opponents of the regime. Mohammad bin Salman to pursue in Lebanese politics (by forcing the major arms contracts with the Gulf per a partial Iranian-Saudi rap- Tehran will have to come to terms 1970s charted the political future The same applies to retired military his destabilising regional policy. Fur- Lebanese Prime Minister to resign), states, and in particular with Saudi prochement, or failing that at least with a new Saudi regime that is both of Zimbabwe in many ways. The two personnel in the police force. They thermore, at minimum, the French there is a clear gap between the Arabia. In this sphere too, France a more effective management of relatively modernist at home (in military groups which led the war - rarely arrest members of the ruling intervention makes it more diffi- French and American positions. may be hoping to exploit a void in bilateral disputes. France’s unhelp- terms of a shift away from religious Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary party for human rights abuses or oth- cult for Iran and Saudi Arabia to find Whilst the US warned against inter- US leadership, effectively playing ful intervention is unfolding against conservatism) and strident at the Army (ZIPRA) affiliated with Zim- er crimes. A continuation of the old a partial accommodation in the ference in Lebanese politics, at min- on Riyadh’s fears of not being able a backdrop of bilateral efforts to regional level. babwe African People's Union regime The vice-like grip of the mil- short term. imum the French have created the to rely on strong US military sup- lower tensions, as demonstrated by Underscoring a commitment to di- (ZAPU), and the Zimbabwe African itary on political affairs is likely, if French spoiler perception of a tilt toward the Saudi port in the long term. Compared high-level Iranian and Saudi state- plomacy, Iranian strategists are con- National Liberation Army (ZANLA) not certainly, going to continue in The French have a history of act- position. This is certainly how the with the British and the Americans, ments of a clear desire to avoid war. fident that the Islamic Republic can affiliated with the Zimbabwe Afri- the post-Mugabe era, and it will be ing tough in the Middle East, as Iranians view the development, with the French have relatively little ex- The statements by the Iranian and manage the unpredictability of the can National Union (ZANU) - laid the bedrock of a possible Mnangag- demonstrated by their imperial leg- the foreign ministry in Tehran de- perience in managing tensions and Saudi foreign ministers reflect the new Saudi leadership and by exten- the foundations of the Zimbabwean wa presidency. In this regard, the acy in Egypt and the Levant. More crying French “bias” in the regional conflicts in the Gulf arena. The positions of both countries’ diplo- sion control the instability flowing army. The two political move- role of the military in the transi- recently the French have demon- stand-off.Bilateral solution French colonial heritage in the re- matic and national security estab- from Riyadh’s policy choices. It re- ments, ZAPU and ZANU, dominat- tion, given its power, economic in- strated a propensity to talk tough It is difficult not to detect a whiff of gion was mostly confined to Egypt lishments. For example, a former mains to be seen whether France, ed the political scene after indepen- fluence, and monopoly of coercive and even threaten war, especially French opportunism and duplicity and the Levant. The risk is that a senior Iranian diplomat explains in and other Western powers, will give dence in 1980 and eventually merged force, will shape or break this transi- when they detect an absence of U.S. in Macron’s apparent affirmation greater French role in regional af- painstaking analytical detail both Iran and Saudi Arabia the space to into one party called (ZANU-PF) tion. If the military decides not to leadership. For example, back in of Mohmmad bin Salman’s aggres- fairs may be destabilising, in part Tehran’s and Riyadh’s capacity to resolve their differences. in 1987. The war of liberation re- hand over power to the preferred September 2007, when the Iranian sive leadership style. By exploiting owing to lack of experience, but also resolve differences through negoti- (middleeastmonitor) mained the main source of political civilian faction led by Mnangagwa, legitimacy, as the majority of the the country could be turned into a political elite had a role to play in vicious military dictatorship. If the the armed struggle. The vice-like military resists such temptations and grip of the military on political af- hands over power to Mnangagwa, A st at e w it h ou t a st at e an d an fairs is likely, if not certainly, going Zimbabwe's future will be more of to continue in the post-Mugabe era. the same: a limited political sphere Robert Mugabe himself was the and a dwindled economy exhausted commander of ZANLA. His vice by continuing kleptocracy. The new president, Mnangagwa, was also part president will continue to treat the a u t h or it y w it h ou t au t h or it y of the ZANLA, although his "strug- state as his private fiefdom and give gle credentials" were questioned dur- only rhetorical attention to formal By Laura Haigh estinian territories is considered Israel has the right to establish set- ing of the Oslo Accords, we still ing to normalise and legitimise Arab ing the political campaign against political institutions. The elite's ac- ethnic cleansing, he is exercising tlements anywhere in Jerusalem and have not reached a state, as believed relations with Israel and integrate him led by Mugabe's wife, Grace. cess to farms, government inputs like all forms of ethnic cleansing the West Bank, on public or pri- by those who signed it. Unfortu- it into the region as a natural com- Therefore, since independence, the maize seeds and fertilisers for farm- Israel’s Channel 2 has revealed the against the Palestinian people. He vate Palestinian land. He even de- nately, it has led us to the disas- ponent. It sees Israel as a “friend- military has played a major role in ing, mining claims, fuel, government features of the American plan to plans to expel, evacuate and dis- scribed Israel’s occupation of the trous situation where the PA is noth- ly” state and that Iran and its ad- the political scene in Zimbabwe. financial resources, and immunity resolve the Palestinian issue. The place Arab Jahalin Bedouins from West Bank as false claims and al- ing more than a civil administra- vanced arm in the region, Lebanon’s Following the formation of the op- from prosecution will be more com- essence of the solution is based on the Jabal Al-Baba area, near Al- leged occupation. tion and local police that has no Hezbollah, which Saudi Arabia has position Movement for Democrat- pelling grounds for them to hold on Netanyahu’s economic project, a Eizariya, because these Bedouin Israel’s ‘Jewish nation-state law’ to security or civil control, even in classified as a terrorist organisation, ic Change (MDC) in 1999, the mil- to power than to push for reform. state without a state. The Palestin- communities on the outskirts of have first Knesset vote next month the areas that are supposed to be is the real threat to the security itary was involved in torture, kid- Mnangagwa and his military backers ian issue and the rights of the Pal- Jerusalem prevent the Ma’ale Therefore, Netanyahu’s proposals under complete Palestinian author- and stability of the region. nappings and killings of opposition are likely to go for authoritarian estinian people are also being ad- Adumim settlements, which include align with Friedman, Kushner and ity, i.e. Area A. The occupation vi- Why the Balfour Declaration did supporters in the 2000 parliamen- state capitalism along the Chinese dressed by Netanyahu and the Amer- Mishor Adumim, Kedar and Mitz- Greenblatt’s vision, as well as his olates and breaches the PA’s areas not promise a Jewish state There- tary elections. Before the 2002 elec- model. There will be liberalisation ican Zionist team in the US admin- pe Yeriho, from being linked and expulsion of the Jahalin Bedouins however and whenever it wants, fore, Abbas’ approval of the Amer- tions, all senior military officers annexed to the city of Jerusalem. from the areas surrounding Jerusa- without referring back to the Oslo ican plan means pumping millions of the economy without democrati- istration who are tasked with for- pledged that they would not serve sation as long-term political and mulating this plan (Kushner, Green- Construction in the area known as lem. Furthermore, pushing back the Accords, and even considers its ac- of dollars, perhaps billions, to the under a president other than E1, 12 kilometres northwest of the Al-Walaja barrier by 2.5 kilome- tions part of the agreement. In PA treasury. economic trajectories. This means blatt, Nikki Haley and David Fried- Mugabe, and the army joined the that ordinary citizens would not en- man) who have worked in the US Ma’ale Adumim settlement, would tres in order to control the Ain short, our situation is exactly how Rejecting the plan would mean a campaigns of intimidation of op- completely isolate the city of Jerus- Haniya area, and creating a con- President Abbas put it at the UN financial blockade and the creation joy the benefits of the mining and President’s office in real estate. position supporters. The army also agriculture potential of the econo- Therefore, they look at our cause alem from its Palestinian surround- nection in order to annex settle- General Assembly 72nd session, “an of alternatives, and perhaps even participated in the 2000 land re- as a real estate issue that can be ings and permanently bury the two- ments south of Jerusalem, the Gush authority without authority”. The America’s failure to renew the per- my, as elites will continue to loot forms which saw the forceful ex- the resources. The lack of medicine, resolved with a package of huge state solution. This would separate Etzion settlement blocs, and the new “creative” American plan to mit for the Palestinian representa- propriation of land from white farm- economic aid, presented by the Ar- the northern part of the West Bank settlements located east of it to the resolve the Palestinian issue accord- tion office in Washington. This is good hospitals, clean water, schools ers. In 2001, Mugabe deployed and the general improvement of the abs and Gulf sheikhs in order to from the south and separate its city, making them under its sover- ing to the so-called regional frame- all a part of America and its allies’ troops on white-owned farms to make the plan a success. northern and southern parts from eignty and authority are all part of work preserves and legitimises the policy to pressure the PA to accept population will continue. Therefore, "speed up" the process, which re- life for the average Zimbabwean is The proposed plan abandons the its central area. It is a plan to sep- the American plan. This would presence of setters in the West the plan. Just as the disastrous Oslo sulted in the death of more than a notion of an independent Palestin- arate and fragment the West Bank. make the area of Jerusalem 10 per Bank. Accords led us to an authority with- unlikely to change under the new dozen white farmers. Most notably, presidency, unless there is huge in- ian state on the 4 June 1967 bor- Netanyahu is well aware of the de- cent of the West Bank. This also The plan also has the support, bless- out authority, the so-called deal of the army launched a violent cam- ders. Instead, it states that the pres- tails and clauses of the American means pumping 150,000 settlers ing and participation of Arab back- the century will lead us to a state vestment to attract new money, to paign in the June 2008 presidential open closed industries and create new ence of settlers in the West Bank is plan expected to be put forward, as into Jerusalem and removing ers and funders of this plan. We are without a state. It will lead us to election run-off, after Mugabe lost legal and any evacuation of these the American team preparing the 100,000 Jerusalemites from the well aware, whether or not Presi- economic peace, which is Netan- ones that come with jobs for the over the March 29 presidential election 90 percent of unemployed people in invading settlers who have taken plan is more Zionist than Netan- city, as well as the villages and dent Abbas and the Saudi officials yahu’s project, entailing of the ex- to MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai. over Palestinian territories is a yahu himself. He is the most hos- towns behind the wall, including denied this, that the purpose of his change of the Palestinian’s legiti- Zimbabwe. The new regime faces tile and denies the rights of the Kafr Aqab, Shuafat Camp and parts summons to Riyadh was not to fill mate right to freedom and indepen- Mugabe won the run-off through challenges of political legitimacy and form of ethnic cleansing, accord- military intervention, but the out- ing to Netanyahu. Hence, the plan Palestinian people, and therefore, of the village of Sawahra. This plan him in on the details of the Amer- dence for economic projects and an economy under recession and in- it is not surprising that Netanyahu is proposed by the so-called minis- ican plan and what is required of bribes that improve the Palestin- come was dismissed by the interna- formalisation. In order to address the legitimises the presence of the oc- tional community. Apart from be- cupation and permits the confisca- has described the evacuation of set- ter of Ze’ev Elkin in order to en- the Palestinians according to the ians’ living situation under occupa- legitimacy question, the new regime tion of others’ land by force. At tlers from the occupied territories sure a Jewish majority in the city plan, but to present the American tion. This will be achieved through ing regularly mobilised to solve will most probably seek to form a the same time Netanyahu is stating as a form of ethnic cleansing. The and shifting its demographic reali- plan and reveal its temptations and Arab and international funding, with Mugabe's political problems, the coalition government with opposi- that evacuating settlers from their Zionist American Ambassador to ty in favour of the settlers. threats. Saudi Arabia is part of the the occupation’s support and legit- military has also acquired power over tion leaders such as Tsvangirai of the settlements built on occupied Pal- Israel, David Friedman, said that Twenty-four years after the sign- financing of this plan, and one of imisation. decision-making in various levels of MDC. its enthusiasts, as it is strongly seek- (Truthout) the state. The military is deployed (Aljazeera) ETTER TO THE EDITOR L Ex-Air forceofficer:Pentagon reporting systemunable to track civilian deaths The US military reporting system and intelligence are an ongoing nat- Securitysituation by design prioritizes measuring is- ural and predictable part of war, she sues like weapons effectiveness over said.The Defense Department also Since the establishment of the national unity government security situation in the country is deteriorating on counting civilian casualties with re- sought to minimize the casualties daily basis. Recently Taliban insurgents attacked across the country which dozens security forces and spect to counterterrorism airstrikes, that its forces were inflicting because innocent civilians were killed. Related officials should device compressive security strategy in order to the former US Air Force Lieutenant it was aware that Congress had nev- prevent Taliban attack. Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski told er formally approved any declara- Time is ripe that the government should pay a serious look into the matter and realize that inside Sputnik. "The main thing being mea- tion of war that could legally direct- sured is military contracts and sup- ly justify them, Kwiatkowski com- difference between national unity government leaders, cure nothing but to loss legitimacy at eyes of public. ply chains for these bombs, bullets, mented. "Remember that the US has Putt difference and work for the national interests instead of personal. Security situation of the country is weapons systems and contractors to not declared war, there is no agreed- like open book to all of us. Indefatigable efforts must be done to maintain security and stability in the war- operate them," she said. "The hu- upon national security motive or in- torn county. man impact and the mistakes are ternational consensus for these Basir Bakhtari, Kabul, Afghanistan not what the ‘monitoring system’ strikes and bombings by the US and is looking for in terms of ‘results.’" her allies in the Middle East," she The human factor has never been a said The wars currently being fought priority for purposes of the mili- by the US and her allies in the Mid- tary system of acquisition and tech- dle East and South Asia were tech- nological improvement of intelli- nological and commercially-driven gence, monitoring, and targeting — activity, not a serious effort to bring Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must except in order to avoid embarrass- self-government to the various coun- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: ment and media backlash, Kwiat- tries, Kwiatkowski stated. The Pen- [email protected] kowski said. "For this reason, the tagon preferred to apply market- Department of Defense internal re- driven costs rather than token hush porting is shaped to justify techni- money for the human and property cal improvements in weapons and losses it caused and therefore at- targeting systems, in terms of mod- tempting to minimize the human Disclaimer: ifying and maintaining contracts," toll of operations to improve the she said. This way of thinking en- military’s public image seemed like in Iraq are conducted in coordination with Baghdad, those in Syria are not sured that generals were not moti- a good idea, Kwiatkowski conclud- authorized by Damascus or by the UN Security Council. Last week the The views and opinions expressed in the articles are vated to minimize or eliminate ca- ed. The US-led coalition of some Defense Department claimed that only 89 civilians had been accidentally those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or sualties among civilians. Falsehoods 70 nations is conducting airstrikes, killed in US air strikes against the Daesh terrorist group. However, the New about the actual destruction of life ground-based and rocket-propelled York Times reported on Friday that the US air strikes against Daesh had opinions of the Afghanistan Times. and property caused by the com- artillery fire against Daesh targets killed 31 times as many civilians as the US military claimed. plex matrix of US technology, time in Syria and Iraq. While the strikes (Spuntak) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Mass st ar vat ion an d an u n con st it u t ion al w ar : US, Sau d i cr im es in Yem en Moscow claims to be developing miles) and a depth of 1,000 meters a nuclear super-torpedo that can (3,300 feet). They will be launched radioactively contaminate econom- from Russia's newest “Belgorod” ic targets on enemy coasts, which and “Khabarovsk” nuclear missile presumably includes fishing sub projects. As if that's not grounds. The weapon was revealed enough, despite government last month when Russian state TV spokesmen calling the leak an ac- "accidentally" broadcast a shot of cident and removing footage of the a document being read by a mili- document, the state-run Rossi- tary commander during a meeting iskaya Gazeta newspaper de- with President Vladimir Putin. The scribed Status-6 as a "giant torpe- Status-6 torpedo is designed to do—essentially a robotic subma- create "wide areas of radioactive rine" with a speed of 100 knots contamination," according to the (115 miles per hour) and armed with BBC translation. The submarine- a cobalt warhead. This isn't a weap- launched weapon can "destroy on. It's a Transformer. Before the important economic installations U.S. spends trillions on develop- of the enemy in coastal areas and ing on strategic anti-torpedo de- cause guaranteed devastating dam- fense, let's take a close look at the age to the country's territory by alleged Russian super-weapon. The New York Times editorial world’s worst cholera epidemic. creating wide areas of radioactive First, a torpedo with a 6,000-mile board recently took an unusual More than 900,000 people have contamination, rendering them un- range weapon isn't a torpedo, it's position of denouncing what it been sickened and, although chol- usable for military, economic or an underwater ICBM. Except that called “war crimes” by a US ally, era is normally easily treatable, other activity for a long time." But a real ICBM can reach targets on in a war in which the United States thousands have died. All of this is that's not all. The "leaked" docu- the other side of the world because government is actively participat- well known, although neither the ment describes a torpedo with a missiles zoom into open sky, into ing militarily. atrocities nor the US role in per- range of 10,000 kilometers (6,200 outer space. (AP) “Saudis Try to Starve Yemen Into petrating them have gotten the at- Submission,” was the headline, and tention they deserve. But the ef- it was no exaggeration. As the forts of humanitarian and antiwar Times noted, there are nearly sev- groups, as well as members of en million people in Yemen, includ- Congress who believe that US mil- USairstrike Nor t h Kor ea ing millions of children, who are itary involvement without congres- facing famine. “At least 10,000 sional consent is unconstitutional, people have been killed, many by are beginning to close in on the inSomalia Saudi-coalition bombings carried perpetrators. at t ack fear s out with military assistance by the Last week, the US House of Rep- United States,” the editorial stat- resentatives passed a resolution, killsmore ed. by a margin of 366–30, which did as sat ellit e The famine and shortages of med- two unprecedented things: first, it icine result from the Saudis delib- acknowledged the US role in the than 100 erately blockading Yemeni ports, war, including the mid-air refuel- im ager y r eveals including Hodeida, through which ing of the Saudi-led coalition planes 80 percent of Yemen’s food im- (which is essential to their bomb- 3 Armenian soldiers killed, one al-Shabaab ports arrive. Combined with the ing campaign) and help in select- Saudis’ destruction of Yemen’s ing targets; and second, that this wounded in anti-tank mine militants TERRIFYING water and sanitation infrastruc- military involvement has not been explosion in Karabakh More than 100 al-Shabaab mili- ture, the Saudi war and blockade authorized by Congress. Three servicemen of Nagorno- forces. Nagorno-Karabakh’s Min- tants were killed Tuesday in a US has also delivered to Yemen the (AP) Karabakh’s ethnic Armenian army istry of Defense said the incident airstrike on a camp in Somalia, US act ivit y in have been killed and another one occurred on Tuesday evening. It Africa Command said in a state- was seriously wounded in a mine identified the killed servicemen as ment, the latest in a series of explosion reported at one of the 22-year-old leutenant Gegham strikes against the al-Qaeda-affili- h er m it st at e military units stationed in the Zakarian, 19-year-old private Sar- ated group and ISIS fighters in the northeastern direction of the line gis Abrahamian and 20-year-old war-torn country. The strike on an The tricky UN of contact with Azerbaijan’s armed private Sargis Melikian. (Trend) al-Shabaab training camp was car- ried out by a manned aircraft, ac- Turkmen refinery starts cording to a US defense official. Africa Command, which oversees resolution on US troops on the continent, said it high-octane gasoline took place 125 miles northwest of the capital of Mogadishu.US De- production fense officials told CNN about the Middle East The Seydi oil refinery in eastern used in the production of motor strike earlier on Tuesday. The De- Turkmenistan after reconstruction gasoline has been recently launched fense Department now has 500 produced about 100,000 tons of at the plant. The unit’s capacity is personnel in Somalia including mil- high-octane car fuel, the Neutral 500,000 tons of gasoline per year. itary, civilians and contractors, peace Turkmenistan newspaper report- The project was implemented by more than double the 200 person- ed Nov. 22. LCh-35/11-1000 cata- the US company Westport Trad- nel that had been reported to be in lytic reforming unit designed for ing Europe Limited. “Currently, 92 Somalia in March 2017, according producing high-octane component RON (AI 92) car fuel. (AP) to US Africa Command. The personnel are part of the ef- North Korea has spent the past forgue ventured to North Korea six fort to support African forces fight- few months threatening to destroy times. Thanks to digital memory ing al-Shabaab as well as ISIS forc- America, Japan and South Korea, cards, he was able to save photos Tajikistan lays out its CIS es there. While estimates have fluc- and new photos indicate an accel- that was forbidden to take inside tuated over time, the US now esti- eration of military testing activity. the segregated state 38 North said Presidency priorities in 2018 mates there are between 3,000 and Photos taken from mid-September activity at Magunpo was hard to Ambassador of Tajikistan to Be- intends to focus on strengthening 6,000 al-Shabaab fighters and less to late-October show a hive of ac- conclusively attribute to a full- larus, Permanent Plenipotentiary the role of the CIS in ensuring the than 250 ISIS operatives in Soma- tivity at the Magunpo Rocket En- scale rocket test - but warned it Representative in the CIS statuto- security and stability on the south- lia. Airstrikes in Afghanistan ramp gine Test Facility - although a test could not be ruled out. Photos tak- ry and other bodies Kozidavlat ern borders of the CIS. Coopera- up as ISIS fight in Iraq and Syria Koimdodov laid out the concept tion will be strengthened to com- winds down US troops have pri- event cannot be confirmed from en on October 19 and 24 show an of Tajikistan's Presidency in the bat terrorism, extremism, neo-Na- images alone. 38 North, a Wash- "excavated area" emerge before marily operated in Somalia to pro- being filled in, a possible indica- CIS in 2018, BelTA learned from zism, drug trafficking, economic vide training and assistance for lo- ington-based North Korea watch- dog, analysed the images, which tion of a test. They said: “The ex- the press service of the CIS Exec- crimes, illegal migration and human cal forces. But US special opera- utive Committee. Among the pri- trafficking. Kozidavlat Koimdo- tions forces also continue to ro- could prove a key insight into des- cavated area appears to have been orities Kozidavlat Koimdodov dov reported that in the area of tate in and out of Somalia, con- pot Kim Jong-un’s secretive mili- filled and graded flat by October noted the promotion of interaction energy, Tajikistan will intensify ducting counter terrorism opera- tary plans. While the dictator’s 24. The most likely reasons for the missile tests attract world atten- removal of the wall and associated of the CIS countries in the United cooperation in energy saving tech- tions according to defense officials. tion and are met with a volley of construction activity are to either Nations and other international and nologies, rehabilitation of parallel Early November saw a decided Fifty years ago, the UN adopted a with Israel, no reconciliation and condemnations and sanctions from modify the stand to accommodate regional organizations and the sus- operation of the energy systems uptick in US airstrikes in Somalia. resolution on an Israeli withdraw- no recognition of the Jewish na- leaders across the globe, the more larger engines or to repair damage tainable development goals (pov- and a sustainable mechanism for Africa Command and the Penta- al from occupied territories that tion. Israel believed the areas it had low-scale rocket tests are harder from a recent test.” erty reduction, clean water and af- transit of electricity. Harnessing gon insist the series of airstrikes. remains the reference for peace in taken were essential to ensure its to detect. Photographer Eric Laf- (CNN) fordable clean energy). Tajikistan renewable. (BBC) (BBC) the Middle East, even though it security, a stance adopted by its has never been implemented. UN US ally after several attacks on Security Council resolution 242 Israel from these positions. The was agreed unanimously on No- dispute was referred to the United Armenia violates ceasefire Uber confirm s cyber attack vember 22, 1967, five months af- Nations for arbitration, and of the ter a crushing Israeli offensive dur- various resolutions proposed to with Azerbaijan 138 times ing which it occupied vast swathes the Security Council, it was a Brit- of Arab territory. While the reso- ish initiative that was adopted. Armenia’s armed forces have 138 fire from the Armenian army posi- affecting m ore than 57 m illion lution lays the foundation for ne- Resolution 242 underlines the "in- times violated the ceasefire along tions located in Voskevan village gotiations on the basis of a return admissibility of the acquisition of the line of contact between Azer- and on nameless heights in custom e rs of land in exchange for an end to territory by war and the need to baijani and Armenian troops over Noyemberyan district, in Berkab- hostilities, it contains a subtle dif- work for a just and lasting peace in the past 24 hours, using large-cal- er, Paravakar village of Ijevan dis- The ride-hailing app's new chief ference in its French and English the Middle East in which every iber machine guns and 60 millime- trict. executive, Dara Khosrowshahi said texts that has instead further soured State in the area can live in securi- ter mortars (2 shells), the Azer- Meanwhile, Armenia's armed two hackers had managed to down- relations. In June of that year, Is- ty". But there is a single-word dif- baijani Defense Ministry told APA units stationed in Chinari, Ayged- load "personal information of 57 rael's army had struck out with ference in the English and French on Nov. 22. The Azerbaijani army zor villages of Berd district opened million users around the world." lightning speed and occupied versions of the text that follows, positions in Kohnegishlag village fire at the Azerbaijani army posi- Names, e-mail addresses and 70,000 square kilometres (27,000 both of them official, which has of Aghstafa district, in Kamarli, tions located in Aghdam, Kokhane- phone numbers of customers were square miles) of Arab land in what given rise to divergent interpreta- Gaymagli, Mazam, Gizilhajili vil- bi, Munjuglu villages of Tovuz dis- among the data accessed – along- became known as the Six-Day War. tions that persist decades down the lages of Gazakh district underwent trict. side the driver's licenses of 60,000- thousand people. The names and Israel took the West Bank and East line. The English version calls for driving licence numbers of about Jerusalem from Jordan, the Gaza the withdrawal of Israeli forces 600,000 Uber workers in the US Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from "from territories occupied in the President of Uzbekistan were also compromised in the Oc- Egypt, and the Syrian Golan recent conflict", but without say- tober 2016 incident. Heights. The human losses were ing which ones.The French version Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived Hidden breach also heavy. That August, Arab na- is more specific, demanding with- Bloomberg News reports that the tions voiced their anger at a sum- drawal "des territoires occupés in the Republic of Korea firm paid the hackers €85,000 to mit in Khartoum remembered for lors du récent conflit". its "Three No's": no negotiation (Daily Mail) On November 22, the President logical continuation of the regular delete the data and keep the breach of the Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan – South Korean high- quiet, instead of notifying regula- Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in level meetings, giving the oppor- tors and the people affected. Uber the Republic of Korea with a state tunity to discuss a wide range of has said it does not believe its cus- visit at the invitation of President issues of bilateral relations be- tomers need to take any action. Moon Jae-in. tween our states, identify priority "We have seen no evidence of fraud Russian tanks cross non-controlled The national flags of the two areas of cooperation, exchange or misuse tied to the incident," says countries were raised and a guard views on current regional and in- a help page on its site. "We are of honor was lined up at the air- ternational issues. President of monitoring the affected accounts port in Seoul, in honor of the Pres- and have flagged them for addition- Ukrainian border,enter Luhansk Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev ident of Uzbekistan. Deputy has arrived in the Republic of Ko- al fraud protection." Russia-made armoured vehicles crossed the militant-held section of civilians – in the view of the growing number of Russian troops and the Prime Minister and Minister of rea During the high-level negotia- Mr Khosrowshahi said the data Ukraine’s state border and entered Luhansk; it took place on Krasnodon recent activity of pro-Kremlin mercenaries,’ he said. As 112 Interna- Strategy and Finance of the Re- tions it is planned to discuss a wide had been stolen from a "third-par- district of Luhansk region, where Ukraine’s border guards have no ac- tional reported, Interior Ministry of the self-proclaimed Luhansk Peo- public of Korea Kim Dong-yeon range of issues on bilateral agenda, ty cloud-based service" and that cess to the border line. Users of social networks uploaded videos with ple’s Republic claimed detention of Ukrainian saboteurs; they allegedly met the Head of our state. After prospects for further development "we subsequently identified the Russian tanks on the city’s streets on Tuesday – the same day when ‘infiltrated the territory of the LPR and planned terrorist acts’ there. the ceremony, the delegation of of interstate relations in political, individuals and obtained assurances well-armed masked fighters appeared in Luhansk. Given the unstable However, it appeared to be a serious internal face-off: local users of Uzbekistan left for the residence trade-economic, financial-invest- that the downloaded data had been situation in Luhansk, President Petro Poroshenko called the urgent ses- social networks reported presence of well-armed men without insignia allocated for them. This visit is a ment, scientific-technical. destroyed". sion of the National Security and Defence Council. ‘The Ukrainian in the downtown Luhansk; ‘the little green men’ they name them – after (Akpress) (AFP) Armed Forces are ready for any scenario and ready to protect peaceful the Russian troops, which annexed Ukrainian Crimea in 2014. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Nigeria: Again,CBN retainsall rateson growth very high. Mobile and broadband subscribers rose by 23 percent in fears the same period, reaching 62.2 mil- lion. The report noted that in 2016, The Central Bank of Nigeria 68 percent of mobile phone users (CBN) yesterday retained all rates had smartphones. Mobile data for the 16th month after a decision traffic grew by 92 percent since to move the nation's benchmark 2013 and reached 102 million gi- interest rate from 13 per cent to gabytes in 2016. The growing 14 per cent in July 2017.The rates number of smartphone users con- retained are the Monetary Policy tributed to these figures. In 2016, Rate (MPR) at 14 per cent; Cash 13 million smartphones were sold Reserve Requirement, 22.5 per in Turkey, the report said, adding cent; and Liquidity Ratio at 30 per that at least 10 million had Android cent, with the asymmetric corri- operating systems. Google’s Tur- dor also steady at +200 and -500 key Director Bülent Hiçsönmez basis points around the MPR. said Turkey is one of the leading CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, countries in mobile data usage. Elif had hinted recently that although Koç, an executive of OC&C Strat- rate easing may be imminent, it egy Consultants, said the high would only be at the right time, number of mobile users in Turkey adding that this time is not a time supports the rise of data subscrip- to take chances. But yesterday, tion. PM vows to reach e-com- Emefiele, while presenting the merce volume worth $88.5 bln by communiqué of the Monetary Pol- 2023 Meanwhile, Prime Minister icy Committee, raised concerns Binali Yildirim said on Nov. 21 that about potential adverse external Turkey hopes to achieve an e- developments and the cautious commerce volume worth $88.5 bil- lending and financial intermedia- lion on the country’s 100th anni- tion by commercial banks.He said versary in 2023. “Turkey aims for that while loosening the rates would an e-commerce volume worth 350 strengthen and stimulate consump- billion liras on its 100th anniver- tions through reduced cost of bor- sary in 2023,” Yildirim said at an rowing, it could also aggravate the international e-commerce confer- fragile consumer prices and gener- ence in the southern province of ate exchange rate pressures. The report by Google Turkey and predicted. In 2015 Turkey’s mo- key’s national income for the year. He said that developments in out- consulting firm OC&C Strategy bile internet ecosystem valued 87 The report also added that the Antalya. “Our infrastructure needs to be equally developed every- put and inflation at present require Consultants said this figure was billion liras ($22 billion), equiva- Android economy will grow in effective and close monitoring to equivalent to 4 percent of the coun- lent to 3.7 percent of the coun- 2023 and reach 3.5 percent of Tur- where in Turkey… Your wish to become an information society gain clarity on the optimal path of try’s national income in 2016. This try’s national income of that year. key’s national income. Mobile monetary policy direction in the figure will climb to 289 billion Google’s mobile operating system phone applications play a major will mean nothing if there are huge medium term, hence the commit- Turkish Liras ($73 billion) in 2023, Android contributed 54 billion li- role in increasing the number of differences between cities and vil- tee members opted for more time. equivalent to 5.2 percent of Tur- ras ($13.6 billion) to the 2016 fig- internet users in Turkey, as the lages in terms of infrastructure,” "Overall, the economy has begun key’s national income, the report ure, equaling to 2.1 percent of Tur- mobile phone penetration rate is he also said. (Reuters) to show strong signs of recovery as public investment has picked up with increased housing con- struction at the federal and state levels, as well as shipping activi- At his meeting with Myanmar’s nership between the two countries. ties at the ports."However, we are State Counsellor and Foreign Min- Given the complementary eco- of the view that policy makers ister Aung San Suu Kyi on Sun- nomic nature of China and Myan- must not relent in their aggressive day, visiting Chinese Foreign Min- mar, the proposal, if realized, will policy initiatives aimed at continu- ister Wang Yi proposed a China- serve as a flagship project of the ing the positive growth trajecto- Myanmar economic corridor, Beijing-led Belt and Road Initia- ry," he said. which will start from Southwest tive. For China, the economic cor- While admitting that there is a pos- China’s Yunnan province and ex- ridor would open its less devel- itive output for the economy till The Turkish lira hit record lows in tend to the central Myanmar city oped southwestern region to over- first quarter of 2018, he said that value against the US dollar on Tues- of Mandalay, and then east to seas markets, contributing to the much is predicated on continued day as investors took fright over Yangon and west to the Kyauk- local economy and China’s pover- implementation of the 2017 bud- an impending trial in the United pyu Special Economic Zone. The ty alleviation efforts. The pro- get into early 2018, anticipated im- States and changes to banking reg- plan, Wang said, will be made in posed China-Myanmar economic provements in government reve- ulations. The lira was down over accordance with Myanmar’s na- corridor, which can build synergy nue from the Voluntary Asset and one percent to 3.97 to the dollar at tional development plan and actu- with the Bangladesh-China-India- Income Declaration Scheme 0652 GMT before rallying slight- al needs to strengthen the compre- Myanmar economic corridor, has (VAIDS), as well as favourable ly to 3.96 at 0800 GMT. The drop hensive strategic cooperative part- the potential to expedite trade. crude oil prices. (BBC) followed the delay on Monday of a scheduled trial of Turkish-Irani- an gold trader Reza Zarrab and Mehmet Hakan Atilla, the deputy chief executive of Turkish lender Halkbank, accused of defying US sanctions on Iran. The trial has caused anger in Ankara, with the Turkish government on Monday calling the case “political” and a plot against Turkey. The govern- ment spokesman and Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag claimed the suspects were being held like hostages. Judge Richard Berman announced that jury se- lection, which had been set to be- guilty verdict. The NATO allies’ Turkish authorities also announced nied claims that Halkbank would be gin Monday, was delayed until ties have already been strained over new regulations in the “merger, di- absorbed into another bank: “There November 27. Opening statements Washington’s support for a Syri- vision, transfer of assets and ex- is no such thing,” he said, quoted by are now scheduled for December an Kurdish militia that Turkey change of bank shares” in the Offi- Anadolu. As the lira weakened, the 4.There are concerns over the im- views as a “terror” group as well cial Gazette on November 16, state- Turkish central bank announced that pact of the case on US-Turkey re- as the failure to extradite a Penn- run news agency Anadolu report- banks would not be able to borrow lations and the possibility of fines sylvania-based Muslim cleric ed. But Deputy Prime Minister funds overnight in the interbank against Halkbank in the event of a blamed for last year’s failed coup. Mehmet Simsek on Monday de- money market from Wednesday. (AP) International equity index compil- er MSCI may shift to using off- Saudi budget shore foreign exchange rates to val- Policymakers weigh end ue Qatar's equities market because sanctions against Doha have made report puts it more difficult for foreign inves- of NAFTA as fifth round of tors to obtain riyal onshore, MSCI Q3 revenue said. If it goes ahead, the shift could lead to changes in the weight- talks grind to a stalemate ing of Qatari stocks in MSCI’s at $37.9 emerging market index, which is NAFTA negotiations appear to weekend, putting the fate of the trade deficit, as many US-based used as a benchmark by funds have stalled once again, despite the trade bloc into question. A deal to enterprises moved their facilities managing around $1.6 trillion of billion US giving it a second try by push- update and extend NAFTA must to Mexico because of the lower assets. Saudi Arabia, the United ing the deadline to March. be reached before March 2018, labor costs and looser regulations Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt A Saudi finance ministry budget Kristian Rouz – The fifth round of otherwise, the trade pact will be there, subsequently importing cut diplomatic and transport ties report released on Sunday put the NAFTA talks opened Friday, and unilaterally terminated by the US. manufactured goods back into the with Qatar in June. As a result kingdom's total third quarter reve- almost instantly sparked com- The end of NAFTA would pose US. "The talks are really not go- many Gulf and other foreign banks against the greenback. But it trad- tion of any changes by Dec. 5, it nue at 142.1 billion riyals ($37.9 plaints of US inflexibility, as the significant challenges for the Ca- ing anywhere," Jerry Dias of Can- reduced their business with Qatari ed at 3.87 offshore. said in a statement late on billion), up 11 percent year-on- Trump administration seeks to cut nadian and Mexican economies, ada’s biggest private-sector trade banks, distorting the foreign ex- Potential implementation Tuesday.“Over the recent months, year. The Q3 report affirmed Sau- and reverse the US trade deficit by enjoying a substantial presence in union, Unifor, said. "As long as change market, where onshore and MSCI is taking feedback from the the level of accessibility of the lo- di Arabia's commitment of trans- any means necessary. The negotia- the US consumer and raw materi- the United States is taking the po- offshore rates have diverged. The investment community on the pro- cal currency market for interna- parency and financial disclosure, tions are at risk of coming to a com- als markets. President Trump has sition they are, this is a colossal Qatari riyal last traded at 3.6403 posed shift until Dec. 1, and will tional institutional investors has as key factors which are consis- plete halt as of Sunday as no break- repeatedly said NAFTA is killing waste of time." against the US dollar in the onshore announce its final decision and the decreased significantly,” MSCI tent with the Kingdom Vision 2030 through has been achieved over the US jobs and contributes to the (Spuntak) market, level with the riyal’s peg date for the potential implementa- said. (WP) and its objectives. The report high- lights the progress in achieving the defined objectives within the Fi- nancial Balance Program. The re- port's results showed an increase in revenues comparing with the 3rd quarter in 2016 in addition to ris- ing rates of non-oil revenues with (80%) during the same period. The report also highlighted that the Saudi government seeks to ratio- The four-day summit of the Gas "The event is extremely important ta Cruz, Bolivia, November 20, 2017 nalize spending in order to benefit Exporting Countries Forum for Latin America, since many coun- Established in Iran in 2001, the of its citizens positively. (GEFC) kicks off in Bolivia on tries of the region participate in it. GECF consists of 12 member coun- The biggest portion of the govern- Tuesday; it is hoped that partici- From Mexico to Argentina, these tries: Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equa- ment spending was directed to the pants such as Qatar and Egypt will lands were blessed with deposits torial Guinea, Iran, Libya, Nigeria, be able to overcome their recent of oil, gas and other sources of re- Qatar, Russia, Trinidad and Tobago education sector in the first nine newable and non-renewable ener- and the UAE. The seven observer months in 2017. The recent fig- differences for the benefit of the industry as a whole, South Amer- gy. Many economies in the region countries are Azerbaijan, Iraq, Ka- ures of the budget disclosed that depend on this sector," analyst Ale- zakhstan, Netherlands, Norway, the Kingdom is still in the right ican analyst Alejandro Sanchez told Sputnik.The fourth summit of the jandro Sanchez told Sputnik Mun- Oman and Peru. "The summit is tak- track in order to reach its long-scale do. Bolivia's President Evo Mo- ing place at a time when the gas goals with achieving balanced fi- Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GEFC) starts in the Bolivian city rales visits the venue where the market is going through several stag- nancial performance. GECF (Gas Exporting Countries es of development, it has become (Alarabiya) of Santa Cruz de la Sierra on Tues- day. Forum) Summit will be held in San- very competitive." (Reuters) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Kendall Jenner dethrones Gisele Bündchen as world's highest paid model Kriti after 15 Sanon's years hair game In a rather surprising turn of events, dering the highest-paid model al- Hadid, 21, at number give and nine son of colour on the list, reflecting Kendall Jenner has knocked Bra- ready. The 37-year-old Gisele respectively. the lack of diversity that contin- sets zilian beauty Gisele Bündchen off scored second place with $17.5 Gigi raked in $9.5 million and the ues to plague beauty contracts and of the top spot as the world’s high- million, marking the first year she younger sibling earned $6 million. runways. Adriana Lima, 36, came est paid model for the first time in has not topped the list since 2002. Ashley Graham, 30, is the first in fourth place with earnings of 15 years, reported Daily Mail. The Rounding out the top three is sing- ever plus size model to make the $10.5 million, with new mother major catwalk queen and reality star, 22, er John Legend’s significant other highest-paid list, coming in at 10th Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 30, has topped the annual Forbes list Chrissy Teigen, 31, who joins the place with $5.5 million from her ($9.5 million) and Karlie Kloss, 25, thanks to earnings of $22 million list for the first time with $13.5 lingerie and swimsuit lines and ($9 million) rounding things off in goals over the past year. Kendall’s earn- million over the past 12 months. high-profile contracts. In eighth sixth and seventh places, respec- ings have more than doubled since Also making the cut for the first place with $6.5 million is Chinese tively. The Bareilly Ki Barfi star Kriti the $10 million of last year, ren- time are sisters Gigi, 22, and Bella model Liu Wen, 29, the only per- (Tribune) Sanon is surely slaying her looks with these casual hairdos, giving some serious hair goals to all the young girls out there. The half bun style or the messy ponytail, Kriti has set trends in a casual. The Braid Game A twist to the basic hairdo is always the catch. Kriti Sanon al- ways nails the braid game with multiple experiments that turns out to be a perfect look. Be it her Reality TV star Kris Jenner re- side braids or the high ponytail Shraddha Kapoor’s last few releas- my movies doing well or not well portedly wants to film her pop- braid, the actress has tried out some es, including OK Jaanu, Half Girl- is priceless,” Shraddha said. “I ular TV show Keeping Up With best of the styles. friend and Haseena Parkar, failed think ups and downs are part of the Kardashians in space. Essaying the elegance to elicit expected response. But the life, and I just hope that I keep on According to a source, the Essaying the perfect elegance actress is unfazed by the failure making people proud.” The daugh- 61-year-old is considering is the key to beauty, Kriti Sanon and has said ups and downs are ter of actor Shakti Kapoor talked splashing out on seats on Ri- has undoubtedly amused each one part of life. Shraddha began her about her career when she came to chard Branson’s Virgin Galac- of you with her minimalistic hair- Bollywood journey with films like inaugurate on Tuesday Bioscope tic’s commercial space flight. do which is a win-win situation Teen Patti and Luv Ka The End, Village -- a part of ongoing 48th “Kris is fascinated by out- for the actress. By keeping it sim- but made it big only with Aashiqui International Film Festival of In- ple yet elegant, Kriti has done it 2. She followed it up with success dia (IFFI) . “I think you just want er space and is looking into right. Kriti Sanon is currently on a of Ek Villain,ABCD 2, Haider and to try doing something different. paying for her and her family career high with her last film, Ba- Baaghi. “I think that my initial Whether it does well or doesn’t do to be among the first passen- reilly ki Barfi, where she was huge- films did very, very well, so any- well, it is not in your hand but I gers on Virgin’s commercial ly appreciated for her performance thing that didn’t match up to that wanted to try something else,” the space shuttle,” the source con- and now she has also recently will be viewed as falling short. I actress said, adding that she is con- firmed. signed Arjun Patiala opposite Pun- would love to say that the kind of sciously picking different roles. The source further jab's heartthrob Diljit Dosanjh. love I still have received despite (Hindustan Times) explained,”Kris just signed a $150 million deal that will keep their reality show on air until the end of 2019. The pressure is on to keep things exciting With Padmavati and what better way than film- ing an episode in space?” “They would be the first family to orbit the planet, and not releasing, Fukrey Kris is convinced she’s hit on the ultimate storyline,” the source added. Returns shifted to Dec 8 (Tribune)

ukrey 2 was on Tuesday pre-poned to its original date of December 8 after Padmavati was removed from its December 1 release date. “It was always meant to be December 8. Game of FEven our teaser said 8th. But we moved up as Padmavati was shifted to December 1 and we needed a 2-week gap. Now that there is no movie on December 1 we are going back to our original plan,” Ritesh Sidhwani of Excel Entertainment said. Fukrey 2 is a sequel of 2013 super Thrones hacker hit film Fukrey. Fukrey 2 is not the only film planning to make use of the space provided by the exclusion of Padmavati from its schedule. Other films slated for early 2018 are also plan- ning to rush into December. (Tribune) identified: ‘Winter has come for Behzad Mesri,’ Padmavati row: Police protection says lawyer for Deepika Padukone’s Get Out, Call Me by parents, CM Siddaramaiah Your Name lead pledges support Independent Spirit An Iran-based hacker plotted to extort HBO out of $6 million by threat- Police personnel have been posted outside the residence ening to release stolen episodes and scripts of hit shows, such as Game of Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone’s parents house Awards nominations of Thrones, at one point taunting the network with a twist on a catch in Bengaluru following threats over her role in the Hindi film Padmavati, the police said on Tuesday. “Two po- Coming-of-age tale Call Me by Your Name led the pack of independent films tipped phrase form that series: “Winter is coming. HBO is falling.” An indict- lice personnel have been deployed outside Deepika for Oscars glory as the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced ment filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan accuses Behzad Mes- Padukone’s parents home in J.C. Nagar (northern sub- on Tuesday. Set in 1980s Italy and starring Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer, ri of hacking into the cable network’s computer system in New York. It urb),” Inspector Girish Naik of J.C. Nagar Police Sta- it tells the story of 17-year-old Elio as he begins a relationship with his father’s says he stole unaired episodes from shows including Curb Your Enthu- siasm and The Deuce, story plot summaries and scripts for Game of tion told IANS. Although the 31-year-old Deepika lives in Mumbai, she hails from Benga- American research assistant, Oliver. The film was nominated in six categories, in- luru, where her family, including her father and legendary badminton champion Prakash cluding best feature, best director for Luca Guadagnino and best lead and supporting Thrones and confidential cast and crew contact lists. Padukone, mother Ujjala, younger sister Anisha and grandmother Ahilya live in the city’s male for Chalamet and Hammer, respectively. This image released by Sony Pictures Iranian national Behzad Mesri, also known as Skote Vahshat, charged northern suburb. Prakash Padukone runs a badminton coaching academy in the city. Hary- Classics shows Timothée Chalamet, left, and Armie Hammer in a scene from Call Me by US prosecutors with hacking into cable TV network HBO and steal- ana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kunwar Surajpal Singh Ammu had offered a reward By Your Name. (AP) Breakout horror satire Get Out, written and directed by ing episodes and plot summaries for unaired programs including Game of Rs 10 crore to anyone who would “behead” Deepika and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali debutant filmmaker Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams, of Thrones then threatening to release the data unless he was paid $6 for the film, which is based on the life of 13th century Indian queen Rani Padmini, also secured five nominations, including best screenplay and directing for Peele and male million, is shown in this undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau known as Padmavati. (Hindustan Times) lead for Kaluuya. (Tribune) of Investigation (FBI), in New York. (Hindustan Times) THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Sergio Garcia excited for new season and Hong Kong Open debut

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has admitted a move to Manchester United remains "a possibility". The France international was re- peatedly linked with a move to Old Trafford last summer and was quoted as saying his chances of going there were "six out of 10". Sergio Garcia is hoping to end his He ultimately extended his con- “crazy” 2017 on a high as the tract in Spain instead but speaking Masters champion kicks off his in his new biography, 'Behind a new season at the UBS Hong Kong smile, the life of the Little Prince June, I extended my contract. I'm mean to say I won't go one day. United is a possibility. "As much I do not exclude anything." He joined the capital club from Open. The Spaniard claimed his told by himself', he concedes a linked to the club until 2022. "I haven't made that decision. as I repeat that I am delighted at Griezmann has scored just three Real Sociedad in 2014 and has major maiden title at Augusta - one move remains in his thoughts. "Although I might be missing It all depends on various factors. I Atletico, I have a great coach and goals for Atletico this season, com- made almost 300 appearances in of three worldwide victories this Griezmann, whose form has out on titles, I have everything here have nothing against England ex- great team-mates, they regularly pared with 26 last term - including La Liga. year - to help him finish third on dipped in recent weeks, said: "In to be happy but that does not cept for the weather. Manchester ask me about my future. nine by this stage of the campaign. (Sky Sport) the Race to Dubai. Garcia went into the season-ending DP World Tour Championship still with a chance of finishing the year as Eu- ropean No 1, with a final-round 65 seeing him fall two strokes short of tournament champion Jon Rahm. Off the course, Garcia got married and is set to become a fa- ther early next year, with the world No 11 looking to continue his pos- itive stretch when he makes his tournament debut at Hong Kong Welterweight world champion Er- veteran that I definitely will not GC. "There's always things that rol Spence Jr will defend his IBF overlook," said Spence Jr. "I you want to achieve and I think title for the first time when he sparred him in the amateurs and I that 2017 has been a crazy year on meets former two-division cham- know what he brings to the table. I and off the golf course, which is pion Lamont Peterson in New have to get through him to achieve great," he said. " "Getting married York in January. The American my goals and that is what I plan and then obviously having a baby ripped the IBF belt from Kell on doing January 20th." Peterson, coming and with the three victo- Brook with an impressive stop- who has won titles at 140 and 147 ries and winning the Masters, but page victory in May and had pounds, said: "First off, I'm hap- you start a new year and you kind hoped to head directly into a uni- py to be getting back in the ring. of reset. You want to keep improv- fication bout. But an elbow injury "I've stayed in the gym and I'm ing. "You don't want to get com- sidelined WBA and WBC champi- ready to go. This is a fight I want- fortable with what you've done. on Keith Thurman until next year, ed and as I said before when I be- You want to make sure that you resulting in Spence Jr failing to se- came a welterweight, I want to fight keep moving forward and keep cure a second fight of 2017. "My the best and make the fights that putting yourself in position to win goal is to unify the welterweight people want to see. "I'm ready to more tournaments and all those Meet I rish division in 2018, but this fight is a give it my all and give the fans a things. sailor and true test and Lamont Peterson is a great show." (Sky Sport) (Sky Sport) Turn the Tide on Plastic crew member Jake Ball has been passed fit to take his place in the England starting XI for the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. The 26-year-old seamer Annalise takes the final place, ahead of fellow seamer Craig Overton, in an England line-up which has otherwise been inked in for several weeks. Captain Joe Root did not take the opportunity to name his team for Murphy the Gabba at his final pre-series press conference but following England practice at the ground on the eve of the opening match, a Only a year ago Annalise won the starting my watch every time team spokesman announced Ball had made the cut. It will be the 26- silver medal in the women's laser 'cause it kind of makes me feel like year-old's fourth Test cap, but first in an Ashes series, following his radial at the Rio 2016 Olympic I have a purpose. And the boys recovery from a sprained ankle suffered in England's second warm- Games. Turn the Tide on Plastic are pretty happy to let me stand up match in Adelaide two weeks ago. Speaking to ecb.co,uk, Root skipper Dee Caffari spoke to her there and do it. "It's not just about said: "It wasn't an easy decision. Craig's come into the squad, and about the transition from Olym- the sailing bit - that's the really fun everything that's been asked of him he's done brilliantly well but pian to Volvo crew member. "I gen- bit - it's making sure that you're Jake has bowled well when he's had his opportunities on the tour. "I uinely thought that after a few taking care of yourself on your off think the way he goes about things on these surfaces could be really days in I was going to want to get time. That's the important bit as challenging for the Australians. "He wouldn't be playing if not," said to land but I haven't really felt like well." And you have become a bit Root when asked about Ball's fitness. "He's worked really hard and that," Murphy says. "Yeah, I am of a team mum because you have done everything he can to make sure he's in top shape for this first looking forward to having a show- taken on looking after everybody Test." Australia, meanwhile, have drafted all-rounder Glenn Max- er and a real bed and pizza and almost. Do you feel that you've well into their squad with opener David Warner and middle-order beer, but I also am pretty happy got that role? "I always cook for batsman Shaun Marsh battling neck and back injuries respectively. out here. There's still such a rou- people when I'm at home or away. Home skipper Smith, however, is confident his vice-captain Warner tine in the day - you know, your Now I'm just on the boat so I'm will play in Brisbane. "He said he'll even bat like Shivnarine Chand- watches are four hours on, four just like 'oh do you want me to erpaul if he has to and face the other way. So, I think he'll be alright," hours off. "And then - I don't know- make your dinner for you', or the 28-year-old told reporters. I kind of don't mind standing on a things like that." (BBC Sport) grinding pedestal for two hours and (BBC Sport)

The Australian Open will feature of the new ruling could earn a player you don't want a great show, of at the sport's four Majors in an attempt a shot clock while all four Grand a fine of up to $20,000. The new course it's a great improvement." to make the early rounds of the competi- Slams will now have 16 seeds as implementations, ratified by the Grand Slams have previously al- tions more competitive, leaving the pos- part of a raft of rule changes. The GSB, are aimed at widening the lowed players 20 seconds between sibility that higher-ranked players could Grand Slam Board (GSB) ap- sport's appeal. World No 1 Rafael points but the time permitted will meet before the last 16. The timing of proved the Australian Open's re- Nadal has already said he is an be increased to 25 seconds, bring- the pre-match warm-up will be strictly quest to implement a 25-second opponent of the move, insisting in ing them into line with the ATP enforced, with one minute allowed after 'serve/shot clock' system in line August it would ruin the chances Tour. Meanwhile, tennis chiefs walk-on to be ready for the pre-match with the scheme trialled at the 2017 of future epic matches. "I think have also decided to reduce the toss, followed by a five minute warm- US Open and Next Gen ATP Fi- [the shot clock] is not possible for number of seeds from 32 to 16 for up, then a further one minute to be ready nals to speed up play - violation a great show," Nadal said. "But if the men's and women's main draw to commence the match. Unowhatimeanharryreadyfor Newburytest Harry Fry feels Unowhatimeanharry is perfectly positioned "It is all systems go for the Long Distance Hurdle," the trainer confirmed. "He was just so well at home we to take on Thistlecrack in the Ladbrokes Long Distance Hur- thought the race at Aintree fitted in perfectly. He has come out of that perfectly, so that did the job and was dle at Newbury on Friday week. The nine-year-old has won ideal." 10 of his 11 starts since joining the Seaborough-based trainer, Unowhatimeanharry won the Long Distance Hurdle 12 months ago and looks set to be taken on by the suffering his only reverse when third in the Stayers' Hurdle previous year's victor Thistlecrack. Colin Tizzard's brilliant gelding has not been seen in competitive action at Cheltenham in March. He avenged that defeat when turn- since January, however, and with the King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day his major aim for the ing the tables on Nichols Canyon at Punchestown and looked first half of the season, Fry is hoping Unowhatimeanharry can catch him cold at Newbury. as good as ever when winning on his unscheduled reappear- He added: "It's going to be a good race and I think we will be giving 6lb to Thistlecrack as he has lost his ance at Aintree earlier this month. penalty having spent a year over fences. It will be intriguing. "For Thistlecrack this is not his be-all and end- Fry was at Newbury's Ladbrokes Winter Carnival official all, it's a start and run to put him spot-on for the King George. gallops morning on Tuesday to see his Ladbrokes Trophy "We know how good a horse he is. Even a half-fit Thistlecrack is still going to be a formidable opponent. contender American go through his paces, after which he "We will be there to take our chance and see how it goes." provided a positive update on his star staying hurdler. (Sky Sport) THURSDAY . NOVEMBER 23. 2017-Qaws 02, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 117 Price: Afs.20

AT News Report KABUL : The revenue of the center in the Bahramcha area of which as result 15 Taliban were Rahmani and Sadam were arrested. Ministry of Transport and Civil KABUL: The US airstrikes Desho district last night,” said a killed and five others were Ten other armed Taliban were Aviation (MoTCA) has increased targeted some opium factories and statement issued by the provincial wounded, added statement. On killed during operations by Afghan by 36 percent in the last three a Taliban center Tuesday night in press office. The statement said the other hand Afghan forces raid forces, noted statement. Some light months, compared to the the southern Helmand province, that large amounts of narcotics a Taliban center in Herai area of and heavy ammunition also corresponding period of last year, local officials said. “The US air were eliminated in the airstrike. Lashkargah center of Helmand, discovered and seized during an official said on Tuesday. Acting force’s strikes have targeted four Also in the area, a Taliban center which as result 10 Taliban operation, underlined the transport and civil aviation opium factories and one Taliban was targeted by US aerial forces, including two group leaders named statement. minister, Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi, at a press conference in Kabul, stressed the need for boosting revenue and ensuring transparency in the collection process. New tax registration journals would be distributed within a week, he said, adding the step was taken to jack up incomes and prevent fraud in recovery. The new journals will register vehicles owned and Afghan-led peace day world offers,” he said. He said of all kinds, the amounts of load process and China being a China foreign policy’s first priority they carried and the routes they responsible nation wanted to play was fostering cordial relationship plied. “This journal is a short-term KABUL : The UN Assistance an effective role in Afghanistan’s with other countries based on plan. We plan to computerise the Mission in Afghanistan stability. The envoy said his mutual respect, common interest, whole transport system in the long (UNAMA) has concluded this term,” he said. The ministry’s year’s Global Open Days events country backed cordial relations and assistance which benefited all. between Afghanistan and Pakistan The second priority was to income went up by 36 percent in AT Monitoring Desk In the gathering called by the across Afghanistan with focus on Kabul in the last three months and ‘Islamic Movement’, the political strengthening women’s so that the two countries could improve public lives and for this KABUL: Some political parties in cooperate in the fight against purpose, “we should have a more than seven percent in other parties believe that the participation in all aspects of the provinces. Bilateral agreements a vast gathering called on the government’s policy was against electoral process, the statement terrorism and resolve their developed world where peace and government to convene the problems through dialogue in a stability and political environment would be signed between Central the regional policies, saying the said on Wednesday. Addressing Asian countries (Uzbekistan, traditional Loya Jirga. These “current crisis” was the result of delegates in Kabul who friendly environment. enable people enjoy their lives.” parties expressed concerns over the He added China was striving Shedding light on the historic Turkmenistan and Tajikistan) that such wrong policy. participated in final event of the would pave the ground for the current instable situation in the The participants urged the year, Tadamichi Yamamoto, the to remove trust deficit between relationship between Afghanistan country, emphasizing that Loya Pakistan and Afghanistan in order and China, Zhixin said the movement of cargo trucks and government to refer to a national Secretary-General’s Special passenger buses between Jirga would be the only option that consensus in which the armed Representative for Afghanistan KABUL : Chinese envoy in Kabul the two countries could effectively relationship between the two on Wednesday renewed his Afghanistan and the former brings stability and peace. The opposition should also attend. said: “Women’s political deal with terrorism. Zhixin said the countries was 2,000 years old. government has recently showed country’s commitment to 19th National Congress of the “In the past, the two countries Russian republics, he revealed. Meanwhile, the participants empowerment is essential to Tahmasi welcomed the president’s opposition to call the Jirga, accuse some “certain individuals” Afghanistan’s development, cooperating with Afghanistan in China Communist Party was were connected through the Silk the fight against terrorism -- a order banning Pakistani trucks ordering officials not to participate inside the government of making Women’s participation in elections, recently held, in which China’s Road. The historic relationship in the meetings discussing about common threat to both the foreign policy and Afghanistan was based on mutual respect and from entering Afghanistan and said plots against the political both as voters and as candidates, the action had been taken in the people’s demand. The opposition, saying these is crucial.” The UN envoy, who is countries. Addressing a gathering were discussed. “We try how to cooperation. During this period, no at the Chinese Embassy here, reaction to the non-implementation government has also dismissed a individuals are trying to divide the also head of the UN Assistance work for common welfare so that issue annoyed us. We are proud of number of senior officials who Charge D’Affairs Zhang Zhixin all people can develop and enable this historic relationship and want of Asia Pacific Trade Agreement nation through different programs. Mission in Afghanistan wanted the Loya Jirga be convened. (KabulNews) (UNAMA), added that when said China supported an Afghan- themselves to get what the modern to continue it.” (Pajhwok) (APTA) by Pakistan. (Pajhwok) women’s participation in elections was fully supported, “Afghanistan benefits from the Six Afghan pilots get their wings to fly Black Hawks opportunity of tapping into their immense capacity to contribute to At least six Afghan Air Force can positively impact our missions Captain Jamshed, another pilot. At shaping laws and policies that will helicopter pilots have completed because they are technologically the same event, Gen. Raziq impact their lives and those of their a six-week training course at advanced and can be used in Shirzai, Commander of Kandahar fellow Afghans.” Yamamoto Kandahar Airport and will now fly defensive situations. Meanwhile, Air Regiment, said the US stressed that “every effort should Black Hawks. The pilots, who our missions will cost less with helicopters will be used in Afghan be made, as well as concrete steps have until now flown Russian MI- the Black Hawk helicopters,” said missions from now on. taken, to ensure women’s 17 helicopters, said they were Jawad Saqib, an Afghan Air Force “Today, we celebrate the today that if the opportunity is meaningful participation.” At ready to fly Afghanistan’s latest pilot who completed the training completion of the first round of given to the youth of the country, today’s event to mark the 2017 acquisitions – the US-sponsored course. “The cost (of flying) Black Afghan pilots’ training program to they will win on the field; the ‘Global Open Day on Women, Black Hawks. Addressing a Hawks is much less than that of fly Black Hawk helicopters. The country that has spent years at Peace and Security,’ Afghan ceremony at Kandahar Airport, Air MI-17 helicopters. For every 800 pilots will receive their certificates war has come together and this women outlined the challenges Force officials said they will now liters of fuel for the MI17s we will today and will fly Black Hawk time became the champions of women face as voters, candidates be able to use the helicopters for consume only 400 liters of fuel for helicopters after this,” he said. Asia,” Lotfullah Mashal, head of and activists. their missions. “The Black Hawks Black Hawk helicopters,” said (ToloNews) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), said. “It is a great pleasure for us that our future youth generation, which is the U-19 cricket team, became the Asia champions which The Afghan U-19 cricket team Airport in Kabul. In the run up to in reality showed they are the world returned home late Tuesday after their win, the Afghan U-19 cricket champions,” said Minister of winning the U-19 Asia Youth Cup team beat UAE and Pakistan in Urban Development, Sayed Sadat in Malaysia over the weekend. their group matches but lost to Sri Mansoor Naderi. “Our youth for In their final match, they beat Lanka. After beating Nepal in the Asia and the world have shown Pakistan U-19 cricket team by a semi-finals they moved through to that our youth have strength and sterling 185 runs. the finals where they beat determination to win and can raise On arrival home, the team Pakistan. This was the first time Afghanistan's flag in all areas,” received a warm welcome at the in history that the Afghan team transport acting-minster Hameed Hamid Karzai International scooped the title. “We showed Tahmasi said. (ToloNews)