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King Zaher Senate Shah approves strengthened Afghanistan national unity: related 7 WTO Karzai draft laws AT News Report KABUL : The Meshrano Jirga or upper house of parliament on TEHRAN – Iranian Interior Min- Wednesday held an extraordinary ister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli session and approved seven draft said on Tuesday that “foreign in- Taliban trying to overrun Andar laws of the World Trade Organi- terference” is the main reason be- zation (WTO), consolidating Af- hind insecurity and instability in district, says district chief ghanistan’s membership of the or- the region, especially in Afghani- ganization. stan. “It has been for many years GHAZNI CITY: Administrative chief of Andar district in southern Ghazni province has said the Taliban strived to overrun the district and Fahad Sakhi, first deputy that there is insecurity and insta- chairman who chaired the session, bility in Afghanistan and the Af- the group for this purpose planted landmines in areas used by public. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News Moham- said the Meshrano Jirga held the ghan people have suffered a lot and session under Article 107 of the the main reason behind this situa- mad Qasam Desiwal said the Taliban had been involved in fierce clash- es with security forces in the district multiple times and there had been Constitution and at the president’s tion is foreign interference,” Rah- explosions often due to the landmines the insurgent had planted the request. mani Fazli told a meeting of Irani- target of which were usually common people. “The militants planted The Article says: “The Na- KABUL: Former President Hamid an and Afghan border provinces’ Karzai called the late king Moham- landmines in the vicinity of schools, mosques and civilian homes that tional Assembly shall hold two governors in Mashhad. “Sine (the usually hit innocent people, including women and children,” he said. regular sessions annually. The term mad Zaher Shah well-wishing, invasion of) Soviet to NATO forc- peace-loving and democrat person He claimed the provincial bomb disposal squad often worked late of both regular sessions shall be who supported the national unity. es the seeds division have been in the night until 10:00pm to defuse the bombs they discovered. Desi- sowed in Afghanistan,” he lament- nine months every year, and when “Afghanistan took slow but wal termed improved communication and effectiveness of security needed, the Assembly shall extend fruitful social, economic and cul- ed. He said, “The foreigners should forces which halted the attacks of Taliban for the district control. He tural steps during his long-time not be permitted to interfere in our claimed the insurgents would suffer heavy losses if they tried to attack its term.” reign,” Karzai said in a message affairs and should respect nation- the district. “The Taliban made many attempts to take control of “Extraordinary sessions of the over Shah’s ninth death anniversa- al sovereignty of other countries.” situation in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen are caused by “inhu- Andar district so from here they would stage attacks on Ghazni city, Assembly during recess shall be ry, calling the 1965 constitution as The interior minister said that in- mane” and “non-Islamic” Takfiri ideology, he noted. He also said the the provincial capital easily,” he said.” Despite worries due unstable convened by Presidential order,” the beginning of democracy during terferences in the region are most- issue of insecurity is a challenge that should be discussed by Iran and law and order situations Desiwal said the development work was going it adds. his monarchy. Afghanistan, adding that two countries, which share many affinities, smoothly in the district. He believed the development of infrastructure Meshrano Jirga secretary Na- Karzai said the maintenance of ly guided by the Zionist regime of Israel. Rahmani Fazli also suggest- should be forerunner in helping establish regional peace and security. and execution of uplift projects was the only way to improve the law jiba Hussaini said if the WTO draft the national unity was another Rahmani Fazli said that the regional countries can take effective action great achievement of the late king, ed that that Islamic countries must and order situations. (Pajhwok) laws were not approved, Afghani- adding that his achievements counter the ideology behind the to resolve challenges in the region through interaction with each other. stan’s membership of the group would remain in history. Takfiri movements. The current NA/PA would be suspended for the next 53 insurgents killed five years. 10,000 REFUGEES She said the president had re- in raids: MoI quested an extraordinary Senate RETURN HOME FROM AT News Report session to approve the laws be- KABUL: At least 53 Taliban in- fore an Afghan delegation visited surgents were killed and 18 others the WTO headquarters next week. PAKISTAN IN 4 DAYS wounded in different crackdowns Ghulam Nabi Farahi, the par- Afghanistan's Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations conducted by Afghan security liamentary affairs minister, wel- forces across the country during (MoRR) said on Wednesday that the number of Afghan past 24 hours. In a press release comed the president’s request for refugees returning home from Pakistan is on the rise and issued here, the Ministry of De- holding the meeting about approval that 10,000 have returned home in just four days. MoRR fense, said that Afghan National of the draft laws. statistics show that up to 200,000 refugees have returned Army (ANA) in collaboration with The minister told the lawmak- home in the past six months. Increasing pressure by Paki- Afghan National Police (ANP) and ers that the laws had already been stani forces is believed to be the main reason for the influx National Directorate of Security passed by the Wolesi Jirga or low- of return refugees. "The government is also trying in part (NDS) operatives conducted joint military operations against insur- er house and hoped the upper to provide shelter to the refugees coming home, certain gents in different areas of Nangar- house would also endorse them. NGOs are also providing them with cash which enables har, Paktia, Paktika, Kandahar, The senators approved all of the refugees to consult health services," said Hafiz Ahmad Zabul, Badghis, Jawzjan, Kunduz the laws without suggesting any Miakhail, media advisor for the MoRR. "Following in- and Helmand provinces, in which creasing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the 53 militants, including two Daesh amendment to any part. political pressure also increased on Afghan refugees, so fighters were killed and 18 others The WTO finally accepted repatriation levels increased in the wake of efforts made wounded. In addition to that, ANA Afghanistan membership in No- by government for voluntary repatriation; cash support arrested five insurgents and hand- vember 2015. ed them over to the judicial organs According to Afghanistan also increased and these issues are the main aspects of the for further inquiry, the statement rise in the repatriations," said Miakhail. Abdul Salam is added. The statement furthered Chamber of Commerce and Indus- one refugee who has returned. He lived in Pakistan for 35 that Afghan security forces discov- try, the WTO has set Afghanistan years. "Pakistan has imposed additional restrictions and ered and confiscated weapons and July 2016 the deadline to process pressure, police now easily arrest a refugee and investigate ammunition during crackdowns. legal procedures for its member- them, police arrested my son despite the fact he had a Unfortunately, seven army sol- ship. diers were also killed in the opera- refugee card. " he said. (ToloNews) tions, the statement added. (Pajhwok) War Child UK PushesAlternatives to Detention in Kabul Meeting of Justice Stakeholders In partnership with Afghani- stan Human Rights Organization and Herat Legal Clinic who con- ducted a “Comparative Study be- tween Alternatives to Detention as Against Effects of Detention to Chil- dren”, the study found out that 28.57% of the survey respondents said that in their opinion there will be a lot of benefit if alternatives to detention will be implemented while 45.70% said there will be a medium benefit both to govern- ment and society while 2% said there will be less benefit. KABUL: Project Manager of War Child UK, Eshaq Karimi, presents results of “Comparative The today’s (Wednesday) Study between Alternatives to Detention as Against Effects of Detention to Children”. meeting explored both sides of the alternatives to detention through KABUL: War Child UK based in Herat, Af- It further provided a commentary about an open forum wherein represen- ghanistan hosted a high-level meeting on Article 35 (1, 2, 6) of Juvenile Code of Af- tatives from Ministry of Justice Wednesday at Intercontinental Hotel here to ghanistan by Supreme Court of Afghanistan all agreed that it is high time alter- discuss the policy recommendations on Alter- about implementing Alternatives to Detention natives to detention be considered natives to Detention which War Child UK ini- in courts decisions. for all provinces (considering high tiated to help bring together justice representa- It also pushed for an agreement that application in Kabul). tives to push forward review of Article 35 of should exist between judicial- judiciary organs Herat Justice Director, Mr. the 2005 Juvenile Code of Afghanistan. and Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Sayed Ghulam Mohammad Rah- The War Child UK recommendations Industry to use commercial companies as one mani emphasized that more than looked into the gaps of the Juvenile Code of of the alternatives to detention as well as gov- the benefits of possible halving the Afghanistan such as the apparent disregard of ernmental and private institutions’ support is cost of government if alternatives the application of the alternatives to detention required for community service institutions. to detention will be implemented, with detention as being preferred by the judges War Child UK is also rooting for the experi- it will also open best avenues to in their decision making thus, resulting to a ences of Turkey and other neighboring coun- rehabilitate children and the best more punitive than corrective way of handling tries in the implementation of alternatives to way to support their families to juvenile cases. detention in Afghanistan. avoid the vicious cycle of crime.”

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76: 51 74: 51 THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Lost childhood: Afghan child bride’s harrowing story of marriage at 15 In Afghanistan, 75% of girls are 18. forced into marriage between the “Each of my sisters can tell ages of 11 to 15 and the statistics you how much pain and harass- show that this tendency is on the ment they had to endure from rise, according to the report of the their husbands and his relatives. Independent National Commission There was no peace.” on Human Rights. However, she said that she is Maliha is 21 years old now, in deeply convinced that the prob- her 6th year of marriage and al- lem is not related to domestic cir- ready has two daughters and a son. cumstances but the fact that She spoke to Sputnik in an inter- women are married off at a very view about getting married as a young age in Afghanistan. child and bearing children at such a “She does not have any ex- young age. perience or even the ability to “Of course, six years ago, think independently and make when I was just 15, I was very basic decisions; hence, she silly. It seemed to me that all the doesn’t understand much about girls would be jealous about the the complexities of family life,” fact that I got a marriage proposal. Maliha said. I was just thinking about my beau- She further noted that she un- tiful wedding dress, the reality of derstands the fact that for a fa- it all came later,” Maliha said. ther of 5 daughters it is not easy She further said that the groom to raise so many children. was chosen by her parents. “Back “I know why my dad and then I had no doubt that it should even my mother wanted to quick- be the choice of my parents and ly marry us off so they found me that is the only right choice for a husband. I remember how I left me.” my parents’ home when I was “On the one hand, my parents going to my husband’s house. made their choice not wanting to Even now these memories create harm me. On the other hand, it was a lump in my throat,” she said. wrong of them not to consult with She recalled feeling sad, anx- me. Now I realize that I did not ious and afraid. “It was like going even see my husband at the time into complete unknown but trust- everything was decided. I would ing that your parents they have have discussed it with them,” made the right choice,” Maliha Maliha told Sputnik. concluded. Talking about her life after Young girls in Afghanistan are marriage she said that she was commonly used as bartering tools lucky that she and her husband got to settle disputes or arrange mar- a separate house, so they did not riages between families. have to huddle together with rela- Despite efforts by the inter- tives, as it often is the case in Af- national community to strength- ghanistan. According to her, living en the country’s formal justice with relatives often leads to many system, where the legal age of With 2,000 babies delivered each lem. Despite laws banning marriage under the nity ward throughout the Taliban period, one of only a "Lots of patients come to me with problems. marriage for women is 16, Af- month, the Malalai Maternity age of 16, many Afghan girls are married in their handful of women allowed to work under suffocating con- fistula," Gulbibi says. "So I “I want to mention that my ghans still largely prefer tradition- Hospital in Kabul buzzes with a early teens, often before their pelvises are fully ditions. Today, each of the doctors file in to Nafiza's of- thought that I should increase my husband always handled our quar- al forms of mediation over the joyous kind of bedlam. developed to cope with childbirth. Ninety per- fice, wearing vibrant, sequin-studded coats, one carrying a knowledge [and] experience to be rels with restraint and wisdom, country’s legal courts. Clipboard-wielding nurses cent of the fistula cases I see are because of leopard-print bag, greeting each other with hugs and cheek more supportive and helpful to my realizing that I was still a child. A recent UN report showed power walk through the hallways. poverty Dr Nafiza, chief surgeon, Malalai fis- kisses. Nafiza's office doubles as a tiny changing room. patients." Fistula patients at Mala- But I know that in other families it how the Afghan court system New mothers coo at tiny new- tula clinic Giving birth so young often leads to They each change into scrubs in their favourite colour. lai receive a local anaesthetic. As is different.” “Men do not have fails to provide access for wom- borns. Every so often, a woman in obstructed labour where prolonged pressure on Nafiza is decked out in all pink, Kohestani wears forest we enter the operating theatre, enough patience, as well as respect en, with the result that only 5% labour is rushed through the throng the pelvic bone cuts off blood supply to the green, Dr Gulbibi Totakhail Yare, ice blue. With Kobra's Kobra grunts quietly with pain as for their young wives. But with us of domestic violence cases end in towards the delivery room. surrounding tissue. That tissue dies, gradually consent, I am invited to watch Kohestani, with Gulbibi a spinal injection is administered, everything is smooth, quiet and criminal prosecution. According But at the end of a long hall- wasting away, creating a hole between the blad- supporting, perform surgery to cure her fistula. Gulbibi before she lies down on the oper- good. Seemingly, that is why we to Human Rights Watch, 95% of way, away from the chaos, is a der, or less commonly the rectum, and the birth has her own private clinic but has come in to assist Ko- ating table, her legs eased into stir- have managed to live together for girls and 50% of women in Af- wing where women lie silent and canal. "We see a lot of girls, maybe around 70 hestani. The two doctors have been friends for 20 years. rups by the nurses. Aljazeera 6 years now,” Maliha said. ghanistan’s prisons are jailed for downcast, swaddled in heavy blan- percent, who come in [with fistula] because they She further said that she has 6 “moral crimes”, such as running kets, and the only laughter comes gave birth too young," says Nafiza, noting that sisters and 5 of them were married away from home to escape a vio- from a Turkish soap opera play- she often has patients as young as 15. Afghan as minors, only one got married at lent husband. sputniknews ing on a television set. girls, particularly from rural, impoverished ar- Over the entrance a sign reads: eas, often suffer stunted growth due to poor MINISTRYOF Fistula Clinic. nutrition, meaning their teenage bodies are even Inside, 44-year-old Kobra, less prepared for childbirth. While no reliable who has beautiful, strong features statistics exist, an estimated 3,000 women in worn by years of tough rural liv- Afghanistan have fistula, according to Dr Ban- ing, sits on a bed covered with a net Ndyanabangi, the country director for the ENERGY&WATER plastic sheet. United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in "I have thought to myself ev- Afghanistan, which works to improve maternal ery night," she says, stretching her and reproductive health. One indicator is ma- hands out, palms up, "why did this ternal health, Ndyanabangi says. "When mater- happen to me?" nal mortality is high, then the prevalence of Project Coordination Unit (Irrigation Restoration and Explained in medical terms, fistula is high." Today, Afghanistan's maternal fistula, as dealt with at Malalai mortality rate is about 327 per 100,000 live Development project) (H-681-AF) Hospital, is a hole between the births, according to UNFPA. It's a dramatic re- vagina and the bladder or rectum, duction from the 1,600 per 100,000 live births or sometimes both. It is often, but recorded in 2002, but it is still high. "That means Amendment dated 25 – July –2016 to Invitation for Bids not always, obstetric - the result you have 12 women a day in Afghanistan dying of a difficult, lengthy childbirth. in childbirth," Ndyanabangi says. "Fistula cas- (IFB) No: MEW/IRDP/IFB (B-038) There are many other causes too, es could be three or five fold that." For an inju- including trauma from sexual as- ry so prevalent, fistula remains so poorly un- the deadline for submission of bids and Date & Time for bid sault and prolonged infections. derstood in Afghanistan that it is known by It has been all but eliminated several different names across the country. It is opening as given in clause ITB 22.1 & 25 for Renovation of in developed countries. When it also common for local doctors to send patients does occur, it can nearly always away with medicine, which does little but give MEW/PCU building (B-038)/(Lot -1) Corrigendum be cured by inexpensive, uncom- the afflicted woman temporary false hope. Far- plicated surgery. ida*, a 44-year-old from Takhar, a remote north- Advertised against above IFB is hereby extended from 27 KABUL: In the news item “Business condition deteriorating in Kabul, But in countries such as Af- eastern province, was one of the many women Balkh: Survey” on the nation page in Wednesday’s issue, the business ghanistan, it is destroying thou- who received nothing but useless medicine for July 2016 10:00AM to 06 August 2016 10:00AM. trend decline “from -9 to -20” in Kabul has been inadvertently sands of women's lives. her fistula. In the recovery ward at the Malalai published as “from nine to twenty”. We regret the error.—City Editor Psychological trauma fistula clinic, she explains that before her sur- A woman with fistula suffers gery 10 days prior, she had unsuccessfully chronic incontinence. She con- sought help from doctors for 16 years. But re- stantly leaks urine or faeces cently, a doctor in Takhar, having received basic through her vagina, forcing her into UNFPA-funded fistula training from Nafiza, a never-ending, futile battle to stay finally referred Farida to Malalai, where she clean, made all the more difficult was quickly diagnosed and admitted for sur- for the many without ready access gery. Farida had obstetric fistula as a result of to clean water. Some endure burns childbirth. Like many poor Afghan women, she on their legs from acid in the urine. had no prenatal care, and attempted to give birth But above all, fistula's great- at home without a skilled attendant. After 20 est impact is psychological. The days of labour, her husband finally summoned chronic incontinence emits a foul a local doctor, who gave her an injection to abort smell, bringing the woman intense, her stillborn baby. Fifteen days later, still griev- constant shame. ing for her lost child, Farida's constant leak of Kobra has had fistula for sev- urine began. She was fortunate to have an un- en years. She has iatrogenic fistula derstanding husband, she says, but felt morti- from a botched hysterectomy. fied by her evening ritual of bathing immediate- She counts herself lucky to ly before bed. After having sex with her hus- have a supportive family, but has band, she would sleep in a separate room, the not held her young children in her sheets slowly soaking with an acrid smell. "I arms for years: she's afraid they'll used to cry all night," she says. I used to cry all recoil from her - her clothes are night Farida also felt like a social outcast. often soiled and wet. Though cured, she breaks down in tears as she Her poverty has only exacer- recalls her humiliation whenever she attended a bated the toll of her fistula. With wedding. "I would wear my nicest clothes and incontinence, she is unemployable. [incontinence] pads," she remembers in a quiet Her husband earns only a small voice. "I would sit among the other guests and daily labourer's wage - just enough eventually I would notice them holding their to cover the basics for a family of noses because of my smell." The extreme stig- seven, but not for a modicum of matisation and shame often stems from a deep comfort. misunderstanding of how the injury is caused. Unable to afford incontinence "I hear a lot from my patients that they believe pads, she would make three trips [their fistula] is a punishment from God," Nafi- to the bathroom every night, but za says. Families and communities often share would still soak her sheets. "I this belief. It is not uncommon, Nafiza says, would wake up ashamed," Kobra for husbands to accuse wives afflicted with fis- says. tula of adultery or other "sinful" behaviour. Maternal health "Often their husbands divorce them and they're "Ninety percent of the fistula forced to go back to their parents," she says. cases I see are because of pover- "Once we had a patient at the hospital for two- ty," says Dr Nafiza, the chief sur- and-a-half years and she didn't have a visitor geon at the Malalai fistula clinic. that entire time." The Malalai fistula clinic is Malalai is Afghanistan's only pub- staffed entirely by women. Nafiza heads a small lic hospital providing fistula sur- all-female team of doctors, nurses and support gery. For those who can afford it, staff, serving hundreds of patients every year. there are a few private clinics pro- UNFPA funds 150 obstetric fistula surgeries viding treatment for fistula. each year. The cost of the surgery is covered, Afghanistan's limited access to as is travel and accommodation and the majori- healthcare, lack of skilled birth at- ty of food and medicine, which comes to $1,200 tendants such as midwives, and for each patient. poor education create a perfect Perhaps surprisingly, the surgery for such storm for fistula, Nafiza explains. a debilitating injury can take as little as 30 min- Other factors are cultural: utes. Women in Afghanistan are often Many of the female doctors count decades deprived of choice in family plan- of medical experience, but like millions of other ning and even their own healthcare. Afghans, left during Taliban rule. Dr Pashtun Early marriage is another prob- Kohestani, 48, worked at Malalai in the mater- THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

PESHAWAR: Thousands of Af- ghan families are packing up to leave for their homeland after the recent crackdown against those il- legally staying in Khyber Pakh- tunkhwa, particularly in the pro- vincial capital. Many have sold MERGENCY their shops and businesses and E have either left or preparing to CALLS leave for Afghanistan. Some of the departing Afghan refugees were born in Pakistan af- Police ter their parents and other family members arrived here following the 100 - 119 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The majority of the Afghan Hospitals refugees decided to leave after the police intensified action against FMIC Hospital those not possessing documents to legalise their stay in Pakistan or Behind Kabul Medical who had obtained fake Pakistani University: computerised national identity cards (CNIC) through dubious 0202500200-+93793275595 means. Pakistani authorities have an- Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital nounced a cash reward of Rs10,000 for those providing information Pule Bagh-e- Umomi about any foreigner who has ob- tained a fake Pakistani CNIC. “We 070263672 knew Ismail since our childhood. He owned a tailor shop on the Kohat Road which he sold a week Khairkhana Hospital ago to leave for Afghanistan,” said 0799-321007 Safeer Ahmad, a resident of Pesha- war. He added that some of the 2401352 Afghan prayer leaders, vendors, labourers and others have also started packing up to leave Pesha- Indira Gandhi Children war before December 31, the last Hospital, Wazir Akbar day until which the registered Af- ghan refugees can stay in Pakistan. Khan, Kabul 2301372 “Many living in our streets have left while others are planning to leave in the coming few weeks Ibn-e- Seena after selling their shops, business- es and household items. Those liv- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul ing in rented houses have already 2100359 informed their landlords that they are leaving,” said Zulfiqar, a resi- dent of Hayatabad. Wazir Akbar Khan Over 8,600 Afghan refugees have been rounded up during snap Hospital checking, search and strike opera- 2301741, 2301743 tions and other actions by the po- lice during the current year in Pe- shawar alone. Ali Abad They were charged under the A migrant was hacked to death in countries such as Eritrea and entire refugee camp in the French said the camp ‘is already a pres- In March, demolition experts Foreigners Act leading to their de- the Calais Jungle last night when Sudan, as well as Afghanistan. port town is about to be destroyed, sure cooker about to blow – the supported by CRS riot squads Shahrara, Kabul portation via Torkham. Action 200 UK-bound refugees from ri- Migrants regularly try to get leaving the migrants with nowhere situation is extremely tense.’ dismantled the southern half of the 2100439 against Afghans who neither ob- val African and Afghan gangs aboard lorries on the A16 motor- to stay while they wait to get Rioting frequently breaks out camp. tained the proof of registration card clashed in a vicious battle. way, and sometimes start fighting across the Channel. in and around the camp as migrants The operation involved tear (PoR) or valid travel documents The bloodbath took place in between themselves in the process. Numerous aid groups offering fight over everything from food gas and baton charges being used Malalai Maternity and visa to justify their stay in the early hours as the men fought It came after aid workers help to more than 6000 men, wom- supplies to deals with people against mainly young men fleeing Pakistan was expedited since ear- running battles in the giant shan- warned of a ‘pressure cooker about en and children staying in the camp smugglers. war and poverty. Hospital ly last year under the National tytown, and by the A16 motor- to blow’ as the French authorities say the tactics are a recipe for di- Natacha Bouchart, the Mayor Up to 6000 migrants still live Action Plan (NAP). 2201377/ 2301743 According to Senior Superin- way nearby. began tearing down cafes and res- saster. of Calais, has already warned that in the remaining northern half of tendent of Police (SSP), Opera- The deceased was described taurants in the Calais ‘Jungle’. A spokesman for L’Auberge the Jungle will be ‘torn down’ im- the camp, according to the region- tions, Peshawar, Abbas Majeed by the French authorities as a 37- Charity groups fear that the des Migrants (Migrant Shelter) minently. al prefecture and charity groups. Banks Marwat, policemen have been year-old Ethiopian who had been Now Ms Bouchart says she strictly directed not to bother those hoping to claim asylum in Britain. has received assurances from offi- Da Afghanistan Bank who have PoR cards or valid trav- ‘Two fights broke out close to cials close to Interior Minister 2100302, 2100303 el documents. the camp between African mi- Bernard Cazeneuve that the north However, there have been a grants and Afghans between 2am side will soon go the same way as number of complaints that those and 4am,’ said a source at the local the south. Bakhtar Bank having valid documents or PoR prefecture. Ms Bouchart Tweeted this 0776777000 cards were rounded up and charged ‘Knives and batons were be- month: ‘We can’t wait any longer, by the police to show their effi- ing used, causing one death and we need to know as fast as possi- Azizi Bank ciency. leaving six other Ethiopians seri- ble when and how the Jungle will Some cases of this nature were ously hurt.’ be torn down.’ 0799 700900 reported to the police bosses de- The murder victim – who has Thousands of police and se- Pashtany Bank spite directives by the federal and not been formally identified – was curity officials remain deployed provincial governments not to ha- rushed to hospital by an activist around the Jungle, as those living 2102908, 2103868 rass those having valid documents. with the No Borders protest group, there make nightly attempts to There have been similar com- said the source. reach Britain. Air Services plaints in the past that Afghans ‘The Ethiopian died from the Favoured illegal routes include with valid documents were ha- wounds,’ the source added, saying stowing away on lorries, or board- Safi Airways rassed by the police and other law- that riot police immediately sealed ing ferries or trains. enforcement agencies. The inspec- tor general of police, KP, demoted off the scenes of the fighting and There is currently an ‘official’ 020 22 22 222 a cop in May after he allegedly began appealing for witnesses. camp within the Jungle in which harassed an Afghan refugee in Ko- ‘A murder enquiry has been some 1500 people, including wom- Ariana hat. “As many as 195 illegally re- launched,’ said a local police en and children, live in a series of siding foreigners (Afghans) have spokesman, saying that detectives converted shipping containers. 020-2100270 been arrested under the Foreigners were also examining roadside Another 400 odd mothers with Act in Peshawar during the last CCTV footage. young ones can sleep in the Jules Kam Air three days,” a spokesman for the The 200 suspects directly in- Ferry centre nearby. Peshawar Capital City Police said. volved in the fighting all came from Dailymail 0799974422 The capital city police author- ities said over 8,600 have been held Hotels under the Foreigners Act during the Windies to host Afghanistan in current year till July 24. “Many Safi Landmark of the illegal foreigners were in- Etisalat celebrates ‘1 million volved in various crimes and acts historic series of terrorism. The crackdown Afghanistan will tour West Indies very entertaining cricket in T20s 020-2203131 against illegal Afghans has helped for an eight-match limited overs and ODIs. On behalf of Afghani- series next June, marking the first stan Cricket Board, I am very data users’ milestone SERENA improve law and order and reduced By Akhtar M. Nikzad crimes by 42 percent,” claimed the time the ICC associate nation will thankful to West Indies Cricket try to connect to the world in a under 2G and voice services. capital city police. face the Caribbean side in a full Board for agreeing to be hosts for KABUL: The Etisalat, a telecom- more efficient and reliable way. Some customers of Etisalat 0799654000 According to the estimates of series. the series.” munication company on Wednes- “I would like to congratulate believe that the impact of Etisalat the United Nations High Commis- The Afghanistan Cricket ACB chairman Nasimullah day announced that its internet this great achievement to Etisalat fast internet on Afghans live has New Rumi Restaurant sioner for Refugees, there are Board announced Monday that the Danish said facing a nation with users had soared up to one million employees as well to Afghan peo- been quite remarkable. around 1.5 million Afghan refugees Asian side would play the Wind- the calibre of West Indies, would in Afghanistan. ple which had extraordinary choice So far people utilize from in- 0776351347 living in Pakistan, including a huge ies in five One-Day Internationals be a boost to Afghanistan. “Today, we are not only cele- in their live,” stated Zerguerras. ternet to communicate, do busi- number settled in Peshawar. Be- and three Twenty20 Internation- “Playing with [the] Twenty20 brating one million data users mile- He assured of qualified inter- ness, online shopping. Internet Services sides, another one million Afghans als starting mid-June, but revealed champions will boost technical stone, but are also taking a mo- net services for Etisalat customers Etisalat Afghanistan is part of UA Telecom live in Peshawar and the rest of no specific dates. prospects for us,” he noted. ment to appreciate our customers and stressed that it will continue Etisalat Telecommunication the country without having PoR For the Afghans, it will be only Afghanistan made a bold state- trust and loyalty,” the company’s for fright future of Afghanistan. Group, headquartered in UAE one 0796701701 / 0796702702 cards or travel documents. their third full series against a Full ment during the Twenty20 World chief executive in Afghanistan Salah Etisalat is currently providing of the largest telecommunication Thousands of families have ICC member following similar Cup in India last March when they Zerguerras told a gathering. 3.75G internet services in 24 prov- group in the world. Since 2007 the Exchange Rate obtained Pakistani national identi- tours against Zimbabwe last year, stunned eventual champions West He added that Etisalat’ voice inces while the company covers company has invested $400 mil- ty cards through fraud and bribe. and ACB chief executive, Shafiq Indies by six runs in Nagpur, in 34 provinces across Afghanistan lion in Afghanistan. Action has already been launched and data services enable the coun- Purchase: by the government announcing a Stanikazi said the tour would be a the first ever meeting between the reward of Rs10,000 for informa- crucial one for them. two teams in an international. tion about Afghans having fake “This is a major series with The success came against the One US$ = Pakistani CNICs. very attractive teams featuring backdrop of positive results last 68.99Afs Some Afghans are ready to some of the world’s best players,” year when they beat Zimbabwe in One Pound Sterling= surrender their fake CNICs in or- he pointed out. limited overs series in Harare and der to get PoR cards as they want “We look forward to some in Sharjah. 99.12Afs to stay in Pakistan. “Thousands West Indies Cricket Board One Euro = of families want to stay in Paki- chief executive Michael Muirhead stan as there is no business, edu- said the upcoming series was a 77.79Afs cation, health and other facilities welcomed one. 1000 Pak Rs = in Afghanistan,” said one Fazal “This series will add to the 647Afs Rabbi, an Afghan born in Pesha- variety of cricket our teams will war. be playing for the next year and Sale: Observers believe the return of we are happy to be able to have One US$ = such a large number of Afghans to teams visit the region to add expo- 69.19 Afs their homes would bring down the sure for all our players,” he was prices and rents of properties and quoted as saying. One Pound Sterling= create jobs and business opportu- West Indies are currently 99.92Afs nities for the locals and reduce bur- ranked eighth in ODIs, two spots One Euro= den on hospitals and educational above Afghanistan, and are third institutions. 78.39 Afs in the T20I rankings with the Af- 1000 Pak Rs= 655 The News ghans lying ninth. THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Ready to visit Pakistan in near future, says John Kerry DHAKA: Bangladesh on Wednes- ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of day launched a hunt for the survi- India, China to State John Kerry said on Tuesday vor of a police raid on an extremist he would visit Pakistan in the near hideout which killed nine suspect- get special future to review bilateral coopera- ed extremists who claimed to be- tion and discuss regional issues. long to the Islamic State group. economic Kerry met Prime Minister’s Bangladesh police say 9 ‘Is- Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj lamists’ killed in Dhaka raid Aziz on the sidelines of ASEAN Investigators hope the escaped zones in Regional Forum (ARF) ministeri- extremist and another man who al meeting in Vietinae, Lao People’s was arrested during a major gun- Sri Lanka Democratic Republic, said a For- fight in Dhaka Tuesday will shed eign Office statement. light on the group’s proclaimed ties COLOMBO: India and China will He assured the US was ready with the IS. be allotted Special Economic to improve and expand its multi- “We’ve alerted all checkpoints Zones to set up industries in Sri dimensional partnership with Pa- in the capital in a bid to arrest him Lanka, the Minister for Interna- kistan. (the escapee),” deputy commis- tional Trade and Strategic Devel- During the meeting, both the sioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Po- opment, Malik Samarawickrama leaders exchanged views on the re- lice, Masud Ahmed, told AFP. told reporters yesterday. gional situation with special refer- Officers believe the nine slain “Indians will be setting up ence to Afghanistan and agreed on extremists were part of the same pharmaceutical and auto-parts in- the importance of promoting the group that killed 22 people during dustries in their zone. The Chinese Afghan-led reconciliation process. an attack on an upscale Dhaka cafe have asked for 55 sq km (15, 000 Secretary Kerry appreciated on July 1 — an attack claimed by acres) of land in the Hambantota Pakistan’s determined efforts to IS. area in the Southern Province for eliminate terrorist groups in its Police said they recovered IS’s their zone, and we are in the pro- tribal belt with considerable suc- black flag and robes from the Dha- cess of acquiring the land. When cess. The two sides also reviewed ka hideout, but maintained the ex- developed, this area will generate Pakistan-US bilateral relations. tremists are actually members of one million jobs,” Samarawickra- The ARF ministerial meeting the domestic extremist group ma said. The location for the Indi- was attended by 10 ASEAN mem- Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh an SEZ is yet to be finalized. bers and 17 dialogue partners. (JMB). An Indian delegation will be in Bangladesh arrests two more the island next week to begin talks over boy’s brutal killing on a framework for the Economic “We’re conducting an investi- and Technical Cooperation Agree- gation. Hasan has claimed that they ment (ETCA). were IS members,” a senior securi- The week after that, a Chinese ty official told AFP, referring to a delegation is expected for talks on 25-year-old arrested in the raid a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). who is being treated in hospital. The Sino-Sri Lanka FTA is “We suspect he is one of the likely to be signed in 2017. An FTA leading members of the group.” with Singapore is also on the cards. Investigators are also trying to retrieve information from a laptop and several mobile phones recov- ered in the raid. IS has claimed responsibility Muslim women beaten up for dozens of murders of religious 39 dead as landslides hit Nepal minority members and foreigners At least 39 people were killed as at railway station in India in Bangladesh in recent months. flooding led to landslides in Ne- Bangladesh arrests four female pal. over beef rumour militants in hunt for cafe attackers The heaviest casualties oc- Bangladesh authorities, how- curred in the Pyuthan district in NEW DELHI: Two Muslim wom- has been a recent upsurge in at- ever, have steadfastly maintained central Nepal, where 15 bodies en have been beaten up at a rail- tacks by vigilantes from the Hin- that the IS has no presence in the were recovered from areas affect- way station in central India on sus- du right on people suspected of world’s third-largest Muslim ma- ed by landslides on Wednesday, picion of carrying beef, an offence killing cows. jority nation. They blame home- district authorities said. in many parts of the Hindu-ma- “We had prior information and grown groups such as JMB. In the Palpa district three jority country, police said Wednes- had deputed force to arrest them Following the Dhaka cafe at- members of the same family were day. but unfortunately some people tack, IS released photos of five killed by a landslide and in the gunmen posing with the group’s Jhapa district in eastern Nepal, five flag. They also published gruesome people were killed when they images of the carnage before com- drowned in a flooded river. mandos ended the siege. The most recent death was that of an infant who was buried by a landslide in the Myagdi dis- TTP claim trict on Tuesday night. The Nepalese Home Ministry responsibility expects the death toll will rise. Monsoon season in Nepal, for killing army which lasts from July to Septem- ber, causes disasters in the form of men in Karachi landslides and flooding every year. DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A faction Nepal's mountains have been of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan more prone to landslides after (TTP) has claimed responsibility heavy rainfall due to the earthquake for Tuesday’s killing of two mili- of 2015, which claimed the lives tary officers in Karachi, a spokes- of more than 8,000 people. person for the militant group said. The killings were the latest at- tacks in the busy port city of 20 million people, where paramilitary The meat the women were car- attacked them,” said Manoj Shar- forces have been cracking down on India child labour bill rying has since turned out to be ma, district police chief of Mand- militants and criminal gangs for al- buffalo, but police in Madhya saur where the incident occurred. most three years. Pradesh state said they were at- None of the people who at- The officers were killed as they tacked on Tuesday at a busy sta- tacked the two women had been were on the Pakistani Taliban fac- amendments criticised by UN tion, apparently after a group of arrested for the assault, Sharma tion’s “target list”, Ehsan Ullah vigilantes raised suspicions. said. Meat in lynched Muslim Ehsan, the spokesperson for the India has come under criticism af- ing assent from President Pranab justify economic exploitation of children. It is misleading the society by Video footage broadcast on lo- man’s fridge was mutton not beef, group, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, said late ter its parliament approved sever- Mukherjee, will expand the ban on blurring the lines between learning in a family and working in a family cal television channels showed a forensic test reveals on Tuesday. Gunmen attacked the al controversial amendments to the child labour to all sectors and in- enterprise," he said in a statement, adding that the government had failed group of women slapping, kicking It comes days after a group of vehicle carrying the soldiers, who country's child labour bill. crease penalties for those employ- its children once again. and punching the two as a large low-caste Hindu men were beaten belonged to an intelligence agency, The new bill prohibits children ing children. crowd gathered. by vigilantes in the western state while they were patrolling a crowd- under the age of 14 from working - But activists say that the ex- The two women were subse- of Gujarat on suspicion of killing a ed area of the city, police had said. but makes an exception for "fami- emption that allows children to quently arrested on suspicion of cow — a charge they denied. The crackdown has boosted ly businesses", including extended work for family businesses after carrying beef. Tests found it was The men said they were tak- security in Karachi, although in family. It also reduces the number school hours and during holidays actually buffalo, and they now face ing the dead cow to be skinned — recent months, a popular Sufi mu- of jobs 15-18 year olds are banned clears the way for children to be the lesser charge of carrying com- a task commonly given to low- sician, Amjad Sabri, was shot dead from doing. The government says employed in industries like dia- mercial quantities of meat without caste villagers in India, where the and the son of the provincial chief the law will help poor families earn mond cutting, scavenging, brick a licence. animals roam freely. justice was kidnapped, but later a living and give children a chance kilns, slaughterhouses or as domes- Cows are revered by Hindus Opposition parties raised the rescued. to acquire skills. tic help. and slaughtering them is illegal in latest attack in parliament on According to the ISPR, the However, the UN children's "Under the new Child Labour most Indian states. Wednesday and demanded the deceased personnel were identified agency Unicef and Indian Nobel Act, some forms of child labour Several states also bar the sale government act against vigilante as Sepoy Abdul Razzaq and Lance prize winner Kailash Satyarti are may become invisible and the most and possession of beef, and there groups. Naik Khadim Hussain. among those to have criticised the vulnerable and marginalised chil- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif bill. 'Invisible labour' dren may end up with irregular Sri Lanka to conserve climate-friendly strongly condemned the terrorist Labour and Employment Min- school attendance, lower levels of attack on military personnel. ister Bandaru Dattatreya told par- learning and could be forced to mangrove forest “The prime minister has direct- liament that the exemptions would drop out of school," Unicef India's ed the ministry of interior and gov- allow the government to "practi- Chief of Education Euphrates Go- Sri Lanka's government and environmentalists are working to protect tens of thousands of acres of mangrove forests - the seawater-tolerant ernment of Sindh to hunt down the cally implement" the act. bina said in a statement. attackers. We will not allow these trees that help protect and build landmasses, absorb carbon from the "We have enabled many safe- The agency estimates that environment and reduce the impact of natural disasters like tsunamis. terrorists to derail the ongoing op- guards in the new bill," he said. there are approximately 10.2 mil- All 15,000 hectares of mangrove forests in Sri Lanka are now ear- eration for restoration of peace in Under current legislation, chil- lion children working in India. marked for preservation. Researchers say at least 2,428 hectares were Karachi,” a statement issued by dren younger than 14 are only pro- Indian Nobel peace prize win- previously destroyed, mostly in the last 25 years. Mangroves were the PM’s office quoted him as say- hibited from working in jobs that ner Kailash Satyarti said the bill cleared to make room for shrimp farming, to produce salt or to make ing. Meanwhile, Sindh IG AD Kha- are defined as "hazardous". was a "missed opportunity" for firewood. Government forces destroyed forests during the country's waja took notice of the attack and Media captionThe Indian gov- India. nearly 26-year civil war, which raged until 2009, because rebel fight- ers used them as hideouts. Now the South Asian island nation is directed the AIG Karachi to sub- ernment proposes younger chil- "The definition of family and mit a comprehensive report on the showing an interest in retaining what is left. President Maithripala dren be allowed to work family enterprises is flawed. This Sirisena, who took office last year, has retained the environment port- incident. The new bill, which is await- Bill uses Indian family values to folio and has shown a personal interest in the project. THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Fresh clashes between Yemeni forces, militias Fierce clashes continued on Wednesday between Yemeni re- sistance forces and Houthi mili- tias in the areas of Masloub and al-Aqba in the Jawf district. Sources close to Al Arabiya A double bomb attack killed a least News Channel confirmed that 44 people in the Kurdish-majori- Houthi militia commander ty city of Qamishli in northeast- Mabkhoot al-Husan and his sup- ern Syria on Wednesday, Syrian porters surrendered themselves state television reported. to the popular resistance forces. The official SANA news agen- Coalition forces also con- cy said at least 140 people were firmed that they were able to suc- also injured when a suicide bomb- cessfully strike Houthi targets er in a vehicle blew himself up in a and destroy vast weapons cash western neighborhood of the city. in the district of al-Ghayl. The attack was initially de- The clashes comes after Sau- scribed as a double bombing, but di Arabia ramped up its shelling sources in the city and the Britain- on Houthi targets near the bor- based Syrian Observatory for Hu- der a day after five of its soldiers man Rights subsequently said the were killed in the frontier prov- initial attack had caused a gas tank ince of Najran. to detonate. The five soldiers had been The area targeted houses sev- killed in eight hours of fighting eral ministries of the local autono- when the Saudis confronted “en- mous Kurdish administration. emy elements of armed groups In a statement published by who tried to infiltrate in several the ISIS-linked Aamaq news agen- places” in the Najran area, the cy, the group said it carried out the state-run SPA news agency re- attack in Qamishli, describing it as ported a ministry spokesman as a truck bombing that struck a com- saying. plex of Kurdish offices. Houthi sites along the Saudi- The extremist group has car- Yemen border were targeted by ried out several bombings in Kur- the coalition, in which dozens of dish areas in Syria in the past. the Iranian-backed militias were killed. EU vows to help France fight ISIS Jordan foils bid to enter Israel with petrol bombs Clinton wins Jordanian border guards on Tues- day arrested a man as he tried to ‘barbarity’ enter Israel in a car containing US petrol bombs, an official said. The head of the European Com- He was detained after ignoring Democratic mission on Tuesday pledged “Eu- orders at a checkpoint and trying rope’s solidarity and cooperation to drive through roadblocks lead- in the fight against barbarity”, in a ing to the border, the source told nomination letter to French President Francois AFP, speaking on condition of an- Hollande after a church attack onymity. Hillary Clinton secured the claimed by ISIS. The source said the car was Democratic Party’s US presi- “More than ever, all over Eu- seized and found to contain petrol dential nomination on Tuesday, rope, solidarity and cooperation bombs which the driver had “in- coming back from a stinging will be essential in the fight against tended to use illegally”. 2008 defeat in her first White barbarity and to ensure that our A statement from the armed House run and surviving a bitter shared values prevail,” Jean- forces also reported the arrest of a primary fight to become the first Claude Juncker wrote. man and the seizure of his vehicle woman to head the ticket of a “The European Commission is for “trying to cross the check- major party in US history. fully mobilized, along with other points on the road to a neighbor- In a symbolic show of par- European institutions, to provide ing country”. ty unity, Clinton’s former rival, all the support it can to France in “Materials used to carry out US Senator Bernie Sanders of these painful moments,” he add- illegal acts were found in the vehi- Vermont, told the chairwoman ed. cle, and the driver admitted that he from the convention floor that In a statement, the EU’s for- intended to use them,” the state- Clinton, 68, should be selected eign policy chief Federica Mogh- ment said. as the party’s nominee at the erini also expressed solidarity and Attempts to infiltrate Israel dramatic climax of a state-by- offered her “condolences to the from Jordan are rare because of state roll call at the Democratic families of the victims, to France strict security measures on both convention in Philadelphia. and the Catholic Church.” sides of the border. Capping nearly a quarter “Targeting a man of faith, of The two countries signed a century in public life, Clinton any faith, is always a crime against peace treaty in 1994. will become the party’s stan- our common humanity because it dard-bearer against Republican means targeting the deeper essence nominee Donald Trump in the of our lives, believers and non-be- Nov. 8 election when she accepts lievers alike,” she said. Iran announces official date for 2017 presidential election the nomination on Thursday. Iran’s Guardian Council an- “If there are any little girls nounced Wednesday that next out there who stayed up late to year’s presidential election will watch, let me just say: I may take place on May 19 with embat- become the first woman presi- tled incumbent Hassan Rowhani Terrorist attack 'highly dent, but one of you is next,” expected to run for a second term. Clinton told the convention via Rowhani, a moderate who a video satellite link. oversaw a deal with world powers likely' in UK: In nominating Clinton, del- to end sanctions in exchange for egate after delegate made the curbing Iran’s nuclear programme, Intelligence agencies point that the selection of a faces mounting pressure from con- woman was a milestone in Amer- servatives who want to limit rap- British security services have agency, which is affiliated to the ica’s 240-year-old history. US prochement with the West. Hard- warned that a terrorist attack in Takfiri terrorist group, announced women got the right to vote in liners argue the nuclear deal has the country is "highly likely” fol- that two of its members had car- 1920 after ratification of the 19th brought few economic benefits to lowing attacks in other parts of ried out the attack. Amendment to the Constitu- struggling Iranians, and Rowhani Europe. Images threatening attacks in tion. has also been hit by a scandal over "The threat level currently London and other major capitals Clinton’s husband, former exorbitant pay at public sector stands at SEVERE (sic), which have also been reportedly posted President Bill Clinton, por- companies after payslips were means that an attack in the UK is on messaging app Telegram. trayed her in a speech to the leaked to the media. Although the highly likely," read a writing argu- The UK National Police convention as a dynamic force president is the public face of Iran ment by James Eadie QC for the Chiefs' Council urged communities for change as he made a case for to the world, real power remains security services. to stay alert, but not alarmed. her White House bid. with the supreme leader and insti- He presented his argument “As we have seen, Daesh and “Hillary is uniquely quali- tutions such as the Revolutionary before the Investigatory Powers other terrorist groups have target- fied to seize the opportunities Guards that are dominated by con- Tribunal (IPT) in London as Brit- ed Christian as well as Jewish and and reduce the risks we face, and servatives. If Rowhani loses, it sitting president has not won a conservative-minded Guardian ain's intelligence agencies were de- other faith groups in the West and she is still the best darn change- would be the first time since the second term. No candidates have Council oversees elections and has fending themselves against allega- beyond,” said Neil Basu, deputy maker I have ever known,” he Islamic revolution in 1979 that a yet been formally announced. The powers to veto candidates. tions of mass collection of com- assistant commissioner of the said, hitting back at Republican munications data and UK citizens' Metropolitan Police. arguments she is a Washington personal information without "We are reiterating our protec- insider tied to the status quo. Japan police search home of stabbing-spree suspect proper legal safeguards. tive security advice to Christian The Democratic nominee, In the latest terrorist attacks places of worship and have circu- who promises to tackle income Japanese police have searched the asleep or otherwise helpless, were go. Because of the country's extreme- in Europe, two knife-wielding men lated specific advice today. We are inequality, tighten gun control home of the suspect in a mass stab- not immediately known. Howev- Uematsu asked he be judged ly strict gun-control laws, any at- interrupted a French church ser- also taking this opportunity to re- and rein in Wall Street if she be- bing spree at a facility for the men- er, all those killed were patients. innocent on grounds of insanity, tacker usually resorts to stabbings. vice on Tuesday, took a number of mind them to review their securi- comes president, is eager to por- tally disabled in a neighbourhood Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett, and be given 500m yen ($5m in In 2008, seven people were people hostage and killed an 85- ty arrangements as a precaution," tray Trump, a businessman and west of Tokyo. reporting from Sagamihara, said aid) and plastic surgery so he could killed by a man who drove a truck year-old priest. he said. "While the threat from ter- former reality TV show host, as At his house in Sagamihara on the attack was "deeply disturbing" lead a normal life afterwards. into a crowd of people in central The two assailants were later rorism remains unchanged at se- too unstable to sit in the Oval Wednesday, police took in card- on so many levels: "The sheer scale "My reasoning is that I may Tokyo's Akihabara electronics dis- shot and killed by police officers. vere, we urge the public to be vig- Office. board boxes to carry out any evi- and horrific nature of the attack, be able to revitalise the world econ- trict and then stabbed passers-by. After the incident, Amaq news ilant," he added. Trump, 70, who has never dence. Parts of the property were the twisted reasoning that appar- omy and I thought it may be pos- In 2001, a man killed eight chil- held elective office, got a boost sealed off with yellow police tape. ently lay behind it and the fact that sible to prevent World War III," dren and injured 13 others in a knife in opinion polls from his nomi- Suspect Santoshi Uematsu, he set out in such specific detail the letter says. attack at an elementary school in nation at the Republican conven- 26, turned himself in to police ear- what he intended to do and was The letter included Uematsu's the city of Osaka. tion last week. He had a 2-point ly Tuesday, about two hours after still able to do it." name, address and telephone num- This month, a man stabbed four lead over Clinton in a Reuters/ the attack in the Tsukui Yamayuri- Uematsu had worked at ber, and reports of his threats were people at a library in northeastern Ipsos opinion poll released on en facility that left at least 19 peo- Tsukui Yamayuri-en, which means relayed to local police where Ue- Japan, allegedly over their mishan- Tuesday, the first time he has ple dead and 25 others injured. mountain lily garden, from 2012 matsu lived. dling of his questions. No one was been ahead since early May. Kanagawa prefectural author- until February, when he was let Mass killings are rare in Japan. killed. ities said the attacker left dead or injured nearly a third of the ap- Palestinian proximately 150 patients at the facility in a matter of 40 minutes. killed in gun He had delivered a letter to parliament in February outlining fire with his plan and saying all disabled people should be put to death. It demanded that all disabled Israeli army people be put to death through "a A Palestinian man accused of kill- world that allows for mercy kill- ing an Israeli rabbi died on Tues- ing". day in an exchange of fire with Security camera footage Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, played on TV news programmes the military said. showed a man driving up in a black “A terrorist behind the at- car and carrying several knives to tack in which Rabbi Michael the facility. Mark was assassinated on July The man broke in by shatter- 1 was killed on Tuesday night ing a window, according to a pre- during exchanges of fire with sol- fectural health official, and then set diers,” the military statement about slashing the patients' throats. said. Details of the attack, includ- ing whether the victims were THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] BY JOHN DUNCAN widespread and mobile sites of lo- increasing agricultural productivi- forces returned to the Helmand and cal resistance constituted a serious ty.” With respect to the primary Arghandab River valleys in south- www.afghanistantimes.af In February, near the end of his challenge to the occupation, and in goal of prestige, it is difficult to ern Afghanistan in order to refur- term as commander of U.S. forces the end, after a decade and a half of overlook the fact that the project bish the very same dams, reser- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi in Afghanistan, General John F. expending buckets of blood and was driven forward despite its re- voirs and canals built during the Campbell reported: “2016 is at risk treasure, a stable hold on Afghani- curring failures until Afghanistan previous century. Canada spent Advisory editorial board of being no better, and possibly stan still eludes everyone, includ- fell under Soviet influence in early $50 million on the Arghandab Irri- worse, than 2015.” ing the Coalition. 1978. Despite decades of signif- gation Rehabilitation Project, and Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, This was not good news. Foreign powers have had little icant involvement resulting in dis- at least five Canadians were According to the April report success in Afghanistan, largely be- appointing outcomes, each of the killed—Troopers Good, Diab, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal of the U.S. Special Inspector Gen- cause holding the country would two superpowers would blunder Hayes, Bouthillierand Blais—and eral for Afghanistan Reconstruc- require holding too many of the into Afghanistan to conduct a 14 wounded while working in the Graphic-Designer: tion, the 2015 fighting season nearly uncountable villages, each lengthy occupation that ultimate- greater dam area in the few months Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi brought new highs of 3,500 Afghan enclosed in one of the many tribal ly failed. In the end, a small under- leading up to Prime Minister civilians killed (with 7,500 wound- valleys scattered across the coun- developed nation repelled both the Stephen Harper’s surprise visit to Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: ed), and 6,637 Afghan National ty. The capital can be taken, but USSR (1979-1989) and the U.S./ the site in 2009. The rehabilitation Defense and Security Forces killed effectively managing any aspect of NATO-led Coalition (2001-2014, project was one of Canada’s major Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 (with 12,471 wounded). the dispersed bucolic population and counting), not to mention the “signature” development projects, Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Most recently, according to the is extremely difficult. British Empire during the height meant to win the hearts and minds UN Secretary-General’s June re- On the other hand, within the of its power in the nineteenth cen- of regular Afghans so they would Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 port on Afghanistan, for the peri- iron grip of Saddam Hussein, large- tury. The fact that no centralized not defend the insurgents in their od between March 7 and June 10 ly-urban Iraq presented relatively power pulls together the tribal vil- midst. However, only about half Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press of this year, the “security situa- formidable and undivided defenc- lages throughout the country nudg- the work required to make the irri- tion was characterized by contin- es (despite decades of war and sanc- es effective and ongoing occupa- gation system function adequate- ued and intense armed clashes, tions). However, once Iraq was tion out of reach. As was the case ly was completed, relegating farm- which were at their highest num- taken in the 2003 U.S.-led inva- in the classical Greek city-states, ers to less-thirsty but illicit pop- The constitution says ber recorded since 2001.” sion it could perhaps have been each divided from the others by py cultivation, and a great deal of Cherry-picked metrics such as held if the U.S. occupation author- mountain or sea, in Afghanistan the money was wasted. At great rapid population growth in Af- ity had not purged the country’s each village, valley and tribe are financial and human cost, we inad- ghanistan’s capital, Kabul, are tout- administration and military. In gut- divided from the others by diffi- equately refurbished an irrigation Article 88: ed in some reports to suggest that ting Iraq of its experienced admin- cult terrain. However, compound- system plagued with problems Article Eighty-Eight: Each of the two houses of the National Assembly shall form the “unity government” there is istrative and military personnel, ing the dispersion in Afghanistan well-known for half a century, win- winning against the nearly coun- the U.S. all but destroyed the coun- is a lack of social and political in- ning few, if any, hearts and minds commissions to study issues under discussion in accordance with the Regulations of trywide insurgency, but that is far try’s governing capacity (devastat- tegration, indicated consistently by beyond those of the warlords, etc., Internal Duties. from true. In reality, such metrics ing its ability to win the hearts and very low scores in the UN Human invested in the illegal opium trade are little more than shrouds spun minds of Iraqis by providing them Development Index. Afghanistan that continues to plague Afghani- over an increasing number of vic- with governance and services) and currently ranks 171st overall, still stan. tims of violence in a country that generated a cadre of unemployed near the bottom of the world (de- Familiarity vs. the foreigner has been occupied by U.S./NATO- and experienced personnel with spite having improved 0.131 For at least a decade and a half led Coalition forces since late 2001. fervent reasons to resist the occu- points from 2000 to 0.465 in “things have been falling apart” in Although boots on the ground have pation. To a large degree, the ca- 2014). We are deeply unfamiliar Afghanistan because “the centre fallen to about 10 percent of the pacity contained in Iraq’s central- with a nation of villages between has no hold” on them, and “anar- 140,000 troop high a couple of ized government was handed over which social and political activity chy has been loosed upon” the years before the end of the combat to the resistance, making ongoing is insufficient to transcend the ru- country, to borrow freely from the mission, in the post-2014 environ- occupation virtually impossible. dimentary independence of each poem Yeats wrote in 1919, just ment it is still the Coalition mis- Today, Iraq no longer exists. It is village. Repeated mistakes after World War I. sion that is keeping the estimated irreparably split into three dis- However, not only did the cen- The Taliban were able to hold 350,000 Afghan National Defense tressed quasi-states, one of which tre dissolve in the first instance of Afghanistan reasonably well until and Security Forces in the fight, is ruled by the so-called Islamic invasion back in 2001, leaving the the Coalition invasion, and they and there is no end in sight. State (ISIS or ISIL). policies of occupation without ef- continue to exhibit significant re- The mission includes both an- The centre dissolves fective national purchase, but soon silience despite massive interna- nual funding approaching US$5 Many have said that the Af- enough mistakes, collateral dam- tional efforts to destroy them for billion and a train, advise and as- ghanistan mission began to fail age, broken promises, and insur- 15 years. This is not only because sist force on the ground, not to when the U.S. turned its attention gent spin drove members of the of external support and severe rule, Recent terror attacks in the United States, Germany and France has mention crucial support for diplo- to Iraq in 2003, leading to neglect rural population to glimpse what but also because many of them matic and other initiatives. The on the Southwest Asian front. it was for an Afghan as such to be arose from the border-bisected created several and severe challenges for the asylum-seekers and annual summer fighting season, not However, there were blunders in threatened by the occupation. Par- homeland of the ancient Pashtun immigrants, especially Afghans. Opposition parties in Germany has yet at the halfway mark this year, Afghanistan from the very begin- adoxically, although the concrete nation, an Afghan-Pakistan liminal already includes both the highest ning—some rooted in the inability independence shared by the clas- zone that effectively spawned a came to fore to criticize the government for its liberal refugee policy. number of continued and intense to grasp challenges unique to the sical Greek city-state and the Af- movement not so much of foreign- armed clashes since 2001, and ca- country despite the availability of ghan village of today is largely in- ers as of similarly local regional Public support for the governments supporting free movement of sualty rates predicted to meet or relevant concrete experience. We different with respect to the na- hardliners. Although what they exceed 2015’s record high levels. are not yet past all these problems. tional centre, that same indepen- have brought to the village-bound refugees is on decline. No doubt, Muslim refugees are going through Holding the centre During the Cold War, the U.S. dence may nevertheless coalesce and deeply traditional population most difficult time as insecurity and intolerance follow them in the In Chapter IV of his notorious poured at least US$80 million with the rudimentary commonali- of Afghanistan has been often— book The Prince, the renaissance (worth perhaps half a billion dol- ties of land and custom to develop though not always—disagreeable, host countries. The Islamic State is spilling a great deal of blood in Italian historian and political phi- lars today) into the construction into a national sensibility of sur- it is also often familiar. We blunder losopher Niccolò Machiavelli suc- of huge irrigation projects in the prising breadth. Thus, once invad- every time we measure the hard- Europe to turn the host countries against asylum-seekers with objec- cinctly differentiated between two Helmand and Arghandab River val- ed, a common project of harassing liners against our own aspirations kinds of states that a prince might leys in southern Afghanistan, vy- and fighting off occupiers becomes for Afghans instead of against Af- tive to recruit the returnees as brutal killers. Disappointment forces attempt to conquer and hold. ing with the Soviet Union and its widely acceptable, as does the re- ghanistan’s deeply traditional mo- good people to become evil and pawns. On the one hand, because it is own developmental projects in the turn to the local—land, custom and res. By assuming that most Af- not easily divided, a state with an north. A 1983 U.S. Agency for In- independence—after the invaders ghans want to be like us, we fail to Yet, there is a ray of hope. A 20-year-old Afghan immigrant, Amir effective centralized government is ternational Development evalua- are thrown off. Our great gift in see that when push comes to not easily conquered, whereas be- tion report noted that the massive the war for Afghan hearts and shove—that is, when development Najazada, is commended by the government and people of Germa- cause it is relatively easy to di- development project was rooted minds was development, but too comes to military force—many ny for saving lives of nearly 200 people during attack in Munich. vide, a state within which effec- in the “goal of protecting U.S. pres- many Afghans did not open the Afghans see at least as much kin- tive power is dispersed locally is tige” in order to “counterbalance gates of their compounds to admit ship in the hardliners as they do in Najazada not only shifted the scared people to the basement of the easier to conquer. On the other the significant and growing pres- the gift. Development is inconsis- our troops. A very similar process hand, once conquered, the appara- ence of the Soviet Union” in Af- tent with lives defined by land, occurred when previous national mall but also provided them water and courage—things that are es- tus of a centralized government, if ghanistan. Short and medium-term custom and independence, and it leaders tried (and failed) to mod- maintained, makes ongoing occu- results were mixed at best, includ- has been hurried to and beyond the ernize or Westernize the country sential for survival. pation easier, whereas dispersed ing excessive irrigation leading to very limits of corruption-free and from the top down. Having very Indeed, it is good news for Afghans—a nation caught in a ruth- sites of power and allegiance make water reserve depletion, soil salin- successful integration and imple- little to lose, the population of the challenges of ongoing occupa- ization and desertification, exces- mentation. In effect, a weapon of Afghanistan holds on all the more less geopolitical game and victims of an imposed war. However, tion great. The one is difficult to sive cultivation leading to declin- war against traditional ways of tightly to what it has. To make bet- seize but easier to hold, the other ing soil fertility, and unprepared- being, development in Afghanistan ter sense of this, we may compare Afghan immigrants should do more to build their image as tolerant difficult to hold but easier to seize. ness with respect to major efficien- has been a fiction greater than the underdeveloped Afghan villages and moderate people. They should tell the communities, where they Machiavelli gave the examples cy losses due to inevitable and famous Trojan Horse. Despite the with the undeveloped village life of centralized Turkey and decen- continuous siltation in the reser- major failures of the Cold War in- political philosopher Jean-Jacques live, that they are open to embrace positive change and compete tralized France in his day. Today, voirs and canals, to name only terventions and the Soviet occu- Rousseau, in his Discourse on the Iraq and Afghanistan are better ex- some of the problems. Engineers pation, each of which offered up Origin of Inequality (1755), argued with the modern world. amples. Modern Afghanistan has had flagged the likelihood of many the gift of development, we let the was the natural zenith of human never had a centralized government of the negative results up front, fiction captivate us again. That we existence: in such villages humans Involvement of a couple of brainwashed Afghans in terror inci- with much reach beyond the fed- but, as Indiana University profes- did so, despite the evidence of the attained the highest stage of devel- dents in the United States and Europe had created challenges for the eral (and the odd provincial) capi- sor Nick Cullather has argued so Cold War failures especially, is in- opment that did not ensnare them tal. It was effectively invaded and well, the “project was primarily dicative of persistent ideological in the coercive social structures of law abiding and peace-loving Afghan immigrants. Due to the evil occupied in one month in late 2001. about…prestige, and only second- shortcomings on our part. Indeed, economy, government and legali- acts of a few, a large number of Afghans are facing difficult situation However, within a couple of years, arily about the social benefits of during the last decade, Coalition ty. (To be continued) and choices. They fear losing the freedom and rights for which they sold their properties, left their families, and went through long and dangerous journey. Therefore, Afghan social media users, especially those living in Europe, should be very careful. Followers of Daesh had launched campaigns on Twitter, Facebook and other networking sites aimed at fishing new recruits. Besides that, the immigrants should educate their colleagues to avoid friendship and contact with extremists. Watching propaganda videos on YouTube can make a love connec- Kabul tion between the user and terrorists. Thus, there is need for a large- scale campaign to guide Muslims in the developed countries. Afghan asylum-seekers should also launch an online campaign to Cutting of show support for the host countries. They shall their role in sup- forests porting the communities where they live by discouraging the extrem- ist mindset. Vehicle increases Increasing of population Subscription Rates House surges Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Death and rebirth in contemporary Coups work only for Ukrainian journalism autocracies, not democracies By Ahmed al-Burai byPeter Zalmayev The government is in control," dent, wrote an article titled "Tur- cessitates the approval of 367 pol- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip key's coup may have failed - but iticians in the Turkish parliament. Erdogan told a crowd of people history shows it won't be long be- Legislators must also approve the gathered upon his call in Istanbul's fore another one succeeds". enforcement of capital punishment Ataturk International Airport in Although his deductive rea- verdicts retroactively. the early hours of Saturday, July soning seems to be no more than Article 15 of the Turkish con- 16. misgivings about Turkey's "man stitution stipulates that even un- He added "We are not going to who would recreate the Ottoman der the conditions of war, martial compromise ... we will continue Empire", Fisk completely lost his law or state of emergency, crimes to cleanse the virus from all state objectivity when he designated and punishments cannot be im- institutions." Erdogan as one of the "potentates posed retrospectively. Thus, the Without hesitation, in the fol- and dictators" who changed the perpetrators of the purported lowing days, the Turkish govern- constitution for his own benefit coup attempt would be legally ex- ment vehemently embarked on an and restarted his wicked conflict empt. unprecedented massive crackdown with the Kurds" and went on "de- That wouldn't extinguish the to purge the military of mutineers. nying the 1915 Armenian geno- rage of the families of martyrs. Erdogan pledged a conclusive cide" - one needs to wonder wheth- Also, it wouldn't satisfy Erdogan, army overhaul. However, the op- er this has anything to do with the who is unequivocally determined eration toll surpassed 50,000 civil military coup. to severely punish the putschists. servants, including judges, prose- Nonetheless, this shall not Even with the promised sup- cutors, academics, deans, and jour- preclude one from pondering how port of the 40 MPs of the Nation- nalists. realistically Fisk is foreseeing the alist Movement Party (MHP), Turkey shakes up security future. along with the votes of the 317 forces after coup attempt Double standards MPs of the ruling Justice and De- Some were suspended, others Internationally, the ongoing velopment Party (AKP), they were asked to resign, while the rest crackdown has fuelled growing won't be able to secure constitu- were immediately taken into cus- criticism. Amnesty International tion amendment simply because tody. called upon the Turkish govern- both the main opposition Repub- Moreover, eight top-level of- ment to show restraint and respect lican People's Party and the pro- ficials in the Turkish parliament to human rights, as the sheer fig- Kurdish People's Democratic Par- have been suspended, while two ures of detentions and suspensions ty (HDP) proclaimed their reluc- others were rotated. are alarming. tance to introduce capital punish- All are believed to have direct Turkey was also warned by ment. links to the self-exiled cleric in the European leaders that it could face The available democratic tool United States, Fethullah Gulen, international isolation and even a is to call for a national referendum, who is blamed for orchestrating the probable suspension of its mem- and that requires the approval of foiled coup on July 15. bership of NATO if Erdogan over- 330 MPs - a figure that seems con- Maintaining the historic na- plays his hand after the botched ceivably feasible. tional unity coup. Should the referendum fail, Indisputably, in the aftermath President Tayyip Erdogan re- another snap election would be of such a brutal coup that has views a guard of honour as he ar- inevitably the last democratic re- claimed the lives of more than 265 rives at the Turkish parliament in sort to guarantee the threshold nec- As with every other analyst, fession, and it is likely that That idealism has led an magazine is published bi- innocent people, destabilised a Ankara [Reuters] essary for a constitutional change. activist, journalist, critic and Sheremet's death will haunt authority no less than monthly and is a perceptive pundit involved with Ukrai- Kiev for a decade or more George Soros to declare on cultural publication, one that nian politics, it was with ex- in the same way that multiple occasions that "Eu- focuses on the new Ukrai- treme sadness and trepida- Georgiy Gongadze's kidnap- rope needs Ukraine even nian civic cultural identity as tion that I heard about the ping and killing in 2000 has. more than vice versa". well as obsessing about the assassination of Pavel Sher- All of us in this trade un- The country is now in the glorious past of the roman- emet. derstand our utter vulnera- midst of a romance with the tic Black Sea port town. The prominent investiga- bility in such moments. In outside world, which led "We plan to be a bridge tive reporter for the respect- fact, I myself had driven President Poroshenko to de- between Ukraine and the ed Ukrayinska Pravda had through the same intersec- clare that 2016 be the year rest of the world, and we been driving to work when tion where the journalist was of English language. hope that the traffic goes in the car he was in was blown killed a mere 20 minutes be- Breaking the mould both directions," Davidzon up with an explosive placed fore the explosion took place. As it happened, I had explained to me in between under his seat. There has been a verita- been driving down the same editing the review of a The intrepid Belarusian- ble influx of talented foreign road on which one of screening at the film festi- born journalist was killed in journalists to Ukraine to re- Ukraine's leading voices val. the centre of Kiev, a short port on the war and peace was about to be silenced, ''The energies that have distance from the ornate realities here. and accompanying a promi- been unleashed by the 19th-century opera house. The world, on the other nent Western reporter to see Maidan are reshaping the He had loved his adopt- hand, needs intelligent cultur- another talented expatriate culture in all sorts of remark- ed city, to which he had been al criticism and coverage of journalist in Odessa. able ways, and the cultural democratic sovereign state, unprec- On the other hand, Turkey Latest developments in the exiled from his native coun- Ukraine and its exciting new We arrived in this city in ferment that has resulted edentedly attacked its parliament expectedly declared a state of emer- aftermath of the coup attempt, the try and had become a house- civic-based culture now the midst of its marquee an- needs to be brought to the and presidential compound, and gency for three months, ignoring expected colossal retreat in the hold name across Ukraine more than ever. nual cultural event: the 7th world's attention." provoked horror among its citi- the European Union's warnings, popularity of the HDP, the rift zens, precise deterrent measures resulting in mounting bashful crit- among the leaders of MHP, and and far beyond its borders How the reverberations annual Odessa Film Festival, Ukraine deserves to have to be decisively taken. icisms against it. the public momentum that is im- for his intrepid muck-raking of this assassination will be which is a bridge to the West break out of the "sick man The purge procedures should But people forget that it was patiently eager to punish traitors, exposes. felt among this cohort is yet and to international film cul- of Europe" mould, known be cautiously carried out, primari- France which also declared a state would possibly secure a landslide It is a well-known truism to be seen. But Ukraine's ture. primarily, if not solely, for the ly to maintain the historic national of emergency for six months in the victory for the AKP in any com- unity that was uprightly manifest- aftermath of the November 13 at- ing election. that investigative journalists political crisis over the past Vladislav Davidzon is a protracted war in the east ed during the anti-coup public re- tacks in Paris. have many enemies. Sher- three years has created myr- consummate cosmopolitan: and pervasive corruption. Turkey is not a banana repub- sistance. Yet Austrian Foreign Minister lic, and as far as it holds on to its emet's death has already iad opportunities as well as he was born in Uzbekistan The world, on the other Turkey is not a banana repub- Sebastian Kurz was acutely criti- promising democracy, Fisk and roiled the capital, and threat- an acute need for commu- and had spent his childhood hand, needs intelligent cultur- lic, and as far as it holds on to its cal of Turkey's imposing the state people like him need not to worry. ens to create serious fissures nicating the complexity of in Moscow before immigrat- al criticism and coverage of promising democracy, Fisk and of emergency, claiming that it They are rather advised to change people like him need not worry. would lead to strengthening author- the set of history books they have within the Ukrainian political the political situation here ing with his family to New Ukraine and its exciting new It also needs to mobilise pub- itarianism. life. with the outside world. York. civic-based culture now lic opinion solely against that rogue Division over the death penal- recently read. This wanton killing of a Gifted foreign journalists He had worked for more than ever. faction of the army that instigated ty Ahmed al-Burai is a lecturer at respected foreign-born jour- and writers have come from Ukraine Today as its Paris We must honour the the coup endeavour. Otherwise, an The straw that will break the Istanbul Aydin University. He excessive operation may backfire camel's back is Turkey's mulling worked with BBC World Service nalist will require a serious all over the world with the correspondent. Having roots memory and work of a cou- and the purge may lead to social over reinstating the death penalty, Trust and the LA Times in Gaza. response and investigation express ambition of telling and family in Odessa, he had rageous journalist like Pavel unrest against the government. which might jeopardise Turkey's He is currently based in Istanbul from President Petro Po- the stories of a country and returned to Ukraine with his Sheremet by continuing his Robert Fisk, the Middle East EU accession efforts. and is mainly interested in Middle roshenko's embattled gov- society under siege, waging Odessa-born wife to found work of explaining the di- correspondent of The Indepen- Constitutionally the step ne- East issues. ernment. a war for survival, and en- an English-language cultur- verse happenings in Ukraine Ukraine blast: Journalist gaged in the reconstitution al magazine. to the outside world. killed in Kiev car bomb and revitalisation of its cul- Peter Zalmayev is direc- Peace in Syria? It takes more It can happen to anyone ture. The Odessa Review tor of the Eurasia Democ- I had come to know Sher- Post-Maidan Ukraine joins the newly revamped racy Initiative, an interna- emet slightly over the years, has been in the spotlight of Kyiv Post and the Hromad- tional non-profit organisation than regime ceasefires and have grown to like him, world news as it struggles to ske international television dedicated to the promotion By Peter Harrison but the news of his death balance the war in its east- station as exciting fonts of of democracy and rule of This week the Syrian regime an- homes, their children who look on tion due to displacement and shifts was much more than a per- ern parts with its proclaimed dedicated English language law in post-Communist tran- nounced that it was prepared to as they do it. in gender roles. sonal blow. aspiration to find a rightful journalism and analysis of sitional societies of Eastern enter peace talks ‘without condi- If a country is to return to These figures were compiled tions’. Almost immediately mem- peace and stability, then surely it in 2013 – I can only assume things Such killings always have place in the European fami- Ukraine. and Central Europe, the Cau- bers of the opposition rejected the needs a peaceful and stable popu- have got much worse with the rise a chilling effect on the pro- ly of nations. This smart and glossy casus and Central Asia. claim. It’s not entirely surprising lation. of ISIS and Nusra Front, as well as – previous ceasefires that the re- Peter Harrison the intensification of bombing in gime has signed up to have been The World Health Organiza- built up areas. breached within hours of them tion has documented that these Syria is not alone - in Afghan- starting. people suffer a wide spectrum of istan – a once wealthy and aspira- LETTER TO THE EDITOR But let’s for one minute as- emotional problems, from the most tional nation – which was exposed sume that this time the peace talks basic of anxiety and sadness, to to almost two decades of war, a ended the war – let’s pretend that loss of control and hopelessness. study of 799 adults aged 15 and the bombs stopped falling, that the They suffer physical com- above revealed 62% suffered trau- guns fell silent – would it make a plaints, loss of appetite, and so- matic events over the previous 10 difference? I’m not so sure it would cial and behavioral problems, such years. The researchers also found Agriculture sector – I can’t see how the nation can as withdrawal, aggression and in- depression in nearly 70% of re- simply return to any form of nor- terpersonal difficulties are also spondents, while more than 72% Almost 70 percent of Afghan population is engaged in agriculture sector. However, farmers in Afghanistan are faced with numerous mality after the horrors so many common. suffered anxiety and 42% showed challenges, including lack of modern missionary, lack of proper irrigation system and most importantly lack of market for agricultural of the people have been exposed As a result, more than half of signs of post-traumatic stress dis- products. Due to these challenge Afghan farmers cannot make enough reward, as compared to the volume of efforts that they exert. to over the past half a decade. those researched have experienced order. If a country is to return to The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) should devise a special strategy to resolve the challenges. The ministry A few years ago I was chatting mental illness, including post-trau- peace and stability, then surely it should import modern machinery and should organize training session for farmers to teach them new techniques of cultivation. It should to a sales assistant in a Dubai shop matic stress disorder and depres- needs a peaceful and stable popu- also find market for agriculture products of Afghanistan. Another important point that I want to mention is that the government should – he was clearly shaken – and then sion. Researchers also found that lation – I cannot see how the peo- not rely in Pakistan’s port in Karachi for export of their products to international markets, but should find alternative routes. he explained why: “Sorry, but I 40% of adult refugees experienced ple of Syria can hope for that any Farooq Hadiar, Kabul have just found out that my two nightmares, and 50% had vivid time soon – irrespective of any cousins were killed by a mortar in flashbacks reliving traumatic peace agreement.There’s an image Syria,” he explained. “My mother events they had been exposed to. from Syria that has stuck with me had just walked them to the bus Fatigue, fear and loss of con- for some time – a picture of a man stop on their way to school. As trol desperately scrambling through the the bus drove away the mortar fell In 2013 research carried out by rubble of a building that has just – they were killed instantly in front UNESCO revealed that 8.1 million been hit by a barrel bomb. At one Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must of her.” Syrians were displaced inside their point he stops, the look of des- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: This man’s mother is not alone. own country - half of these peo- peration on his face is heart break- [email protected] Internally displaced people living ple were children struggling to sur- ing. He holds his head, then grabs in Syria have faced war-related vi- vive and cope with the crisis. And at the debris beneath him. olence for half a decade. There have these children are not going to Another man tries to console been hundreds of thousands of school – there’s a whole genera- him and lead him away, the grief- people killed and millions dis- tion of children of school age cur- stricken man resists, he is now Disclaimer: placed. rently receiving no education. sobbing uncontrollably, he sits These people cannot be ex- Those living within Syria in back down and weeps. What I have pected to simply forget these areas around places like Damascus, watched is a man so utterly des- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) things they see. The parents who were confirmed as suffering high perate and emotionally broken, he’s and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. pull the lifeless bodies of their ba- levels of fatigue, fear and loss of helpless – his emotional pain is bies from the rubble of their control, as well as family separa- visible. THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

In April 2014, Kim Sang-ho re- ceived a phone call at his home in Seoul from a fellow diver, plead- ing with him to get down to the country's southern coast as soon as possible. It was several days after the Sewol ferry had sunk, and Kim had been glued to his television, watch- ing the constant coverage as a team of rescuers tried to retrieve the bodies of more than 300 people still inside the ferry. Kim accepted his colleague's request after he learned that there weren't enough certified divers on the scene, and drove several hours to the site. He would spend two months risking his own life, mak- ing several deep-sea dives every day searching for bodies. More than two years later, South Korean society still hasn't reckoned with the legacy of one of its worst peacetime disasters and Kim is still suffering the physical and emotional trauma of the expe- rience. "My biggest regret is that I got there late, that I couldn't save even one person," Kim said during an interview at a small restaurant in Gangnam, the affluent Seoul dis- trict where he lives. With an athletic build, taut skin and a slightly receding hair- line, Kim looks younger than his 43 years, and dresses in a form fit- ting white t-shirt and grey slacks. Though there were no survivors by the time he arrived, he kept div- ing. "I felt like I could die myself, but after a while, that stopped mattering to me." The stuff of nightmares The Sewol went down in a stretch of water with strong cur- rents and poor visibility, which complicated divers' efforts to reach the hull. Kim says that even when he managed to reach the ferry, things only got harder. He had to squeeze through an opening slightly small- er than his muscular shoulders, then slither down narrow hallways The fields around Aweil town were to Sudan. Northern Bahr el Ghazal, which to the passenger rooms where covered with a promising, lush Five years after South Sudan's heavily relies on goods brought most of the bodies were. green carpet of budding sorghum independence, the border remains from the north. Kim and the other divers plants. In three months, it would officially closed amid simmering The market in Aweil is running worked around the clock in three- be harvest season in South Sudan's tensions between the governments low on basic staples such as sor- hour shifts, followed by three hours Northern Bahr El Ghazal region. in Khartoum and Juba, stoked by ghum and maize, with Sudanese of rest. Kim said the stress of dan- Yet three months was longer mutual accusations of support for traders struggling to sneak past gerous deep dives, and the grim than many here could afford to rebel groups. Few South Sudanese corrupt border officials. Risking task of searching for waterlogged wait. Hunger had already forced are able to secure the necessary exit confiscation of their trucks if they corpses, made it difficult to get tens of thousands to abandon their permits from their country's Na- don't pay, they are forced to char- restful sleep. fields and migrate north to Sudan, tional Security Services. While ter their course through the bush, Even now he doesn't sleep a country they seceded from only young adults tend to take the risk using small, muddy trails that be- soundly, bothered by regular night- five years ago following decades of sneaking across illegally, fami- come impassable during the rainy mares that evoke the texture of of brutal civil war. lies with children often remain season. flesh decomposing in salt water, "All of the young people have stranded at the border. "The money the Sudanese trad- and the sensation of clinging to gone to Sudan," said Abak Achuil, Displaced at Sudan border ers make is very little given the dead bodies as he carried them to while kneeling in the dry soil to In the town of Kiir Adem, lo- risk they take, so they have the surface. remove the weed that had en- cated in a contested border area stopped coming. In the last three The anxiety was increased for croached on her sorghum plants. known as Mile 14, thousands of weeks, I saw only one truck com- the divers who had to use a thin, "My own son left in February women and children have lingered ing from the north," said Mubarak flexible air hose, which could po- to find work there." Aged 65 and for months without food, waiting Adam, a Darfuri shop owner in tentially fold over with every turn too weak to attempt the long and for an opportunity to cross the riv- Aweil's market. and cut off the diver's air supply. risky journey, she had no choice er Kiir to Sudan. The river, called After more than two years of Such a hose was necessary, Kim but to stay behind. The fledgling Bahr El Arab by the Sudanese, cur- conflict, South Sudan's economy said, as a more rigid hose would crop was her only hope. rently marks the de-facto border is on the brink of collapse. have made it impossible for divers The region of Northern Bahr between the two countries, but the to make the intricate manoeuvres el Ghazal was spared much of the official borderline has yet to be needed inside the ferry. violence that engulfed South Sudan delineated. The situation was frightening when the most recent conflict With four small children in tow, WHAT DRAWS FOREIGN FIGHTERS TO IRAQ AND SYRIA? even for Kim, who has a wealth of erupted in December 2013 between Barnia Kon Dumo had walked for In the small, northern Iraqi town for the Kurds. motives are? ing in Iraq for contacts who nev- experience with challenging dives, forces loyal to President Salva Kiir three days along the deserted gravel of Tel Eskof, a white pick-up "My small group was with the Hannah Bohman, foreign fight- er materialised. going back to his time serving in and his rival Riek Machar. road to reach the border town. truck rolled down the dirt road Peshmerga for a few months when er Former foreign fighters told the South Korean navy in his ear- In the latest escalation of the Except for the occasional mil- towards a nearby frontline, car- we decided to cross into Syria," "We're painted as lost souls or Al Jazeera that despite the me- ly 20s. He quickly found that he volatile relationship, President Kiir itary truck, there had been no cars rying part of a new medical unit. Stan, 28, told Al Jazeera. "Fight- thrill seekers, but so what?" Bo- dia attention their presence gen- had a knack for diving; his speed replaced Machar, who had been to give them a lift. Knowing all too The men in the truck waved ing had slowed down quite a bit, hman, 47, told Al Jazeera. "Some erated, they have felt increasing- and zeal in the water earned him reappointed as vice president. well the difficulties of the journey, as a tall soldier standing at the and when there were fights, it people skydive, some people race ly unwelcome in both Syria and the nickname "Jaws" from his As food shortages gripped Barnia decided to split the family roadside, clad in combat gear and seemed like the Peshmerga were cars, and some people like to fight. Iraq. In Iraq's Kurdish region, comrades. conflict-ridden areas further east, in half, leaving her other four chil- dark Ray-Bans, bellowed in an keeping us away from them. We Who cares what their motives are? there have been regular reports Collective trauma the surroundings of Aweil town dren behind with relatives. unmistakable southern US drawl: seemed to be brought around cam- I would instead ask those people of arrests by the Peshmerga of Throughout his career, he has remained relatively stable, allow- "I don't have the papers to "Welcome to Tel Eskof, y'all!" eras and reporters more than the who question our motives why it foreigners attempting to cross in been assigned to the epicentres of ing subsistence farmers to eke out cross to Sudan, but maybe they Spanning various ages and frontline." bothers them so much." and out of Syria. And this past some of South Korea's darkest a meagre living. will let us through anyway. There's nationalities, the fighters here Stan says he was motivated to This strange kaleidoscope of April, Kurdish Foreign Minister episodes. But last year's harvest failures, nothing left for us here," she said. comprise part of a small yet well- fight in Syria after a gunman at- foreign fighters, who drift back and Falah Mustafa warned that for- In 1993, he retrieved victims caused by erratic rains and pests, "In Sudan, I can at least try to find known contingent of foreign vol- tacked two military institutions in forth along the porous Iraq-Syria eigners could complicate matters from the country's gravest mari- proved too much to stomach for work making tea or cleaning hous- unteers who left their homes his hometown of Chattanooga, border, are often caught up in broad- in the region, advising those who time disaster before the Sewol, the this vulnerable population of re- es and send some money back." thousands of kilometres away to Tennessee, killing four marines and er ideological tensions between Ira- might have been considering join- sinking of the Seohae ferry, in turnees. With only 40 South Sudanese help the Kurds battle the Islamic a sailor. The gunman was report- qi Kurds and the YPG. ing the Peshmerga to stay at which 292 people died. The next "The rain came very late, and pounds (less than $1) to her name, State of Iraq and the Levant group edly displeased with the US war Earlier this year, three foreign home. year he was dispatched to the wa- when it came, it only rained a few the pot of porridge Barnia had pre- (ISIL, also known as ISIS). on terror. fighters - who had been smuggled Stan, who is now back in the ters beneath the Seongsu Bridge in times," Abak said. "By the time pared for her children that day "They come to help us. It's Stan, who is also a veteran of into Syria by the YPG - were ar- United States, said that his time Seoul, which collapsed during a the harvest time came, the crop could well have been the last proper good that they're here, but I don't the Iraq War, said that the motiva- rested by Peshmerga forces upon fighting with both Iraqi and Syr- morning rush hour, causing 32 had just withered away." meal they would eat for a while. know why they would leave their tions of some of the foreign volun- trying to cross back into Iraq. De- ian Kurds left him conflicted deaths. Returnee regrets Since their arrival, most of homes for this," Ahmed, a sol- teer fighters were mixed. spite proclaiming their joint goal about the role of foreigners in the Those episodes, and the Se- Many of the area's inhabitants those stuck in Kiir Adem have re- dier with the Kurdish Peshmer- "I met plenty of volunteers of defeating ISIL, they were asked ongoing conflict. wol sinking, have special resonance only recently came back from lied on nothing but leaves, palm ga, told Al Jazeera in hushed who did have good intentions. to pay a fine of 5,000 euros "In the beginning, I did what among South Koreans, as they Sudan, where they had fled during fruits and fermented roots. The tones. They went for the revolution. ($5,500) for breaking visa regula- many did. 'Fight 'em here so we highlight the corners that were cut the second civil war, which began United Nation's World Food Pro- To many Peshmerga soldiers, They went to help in the medical tions, in an incident that highlight- don't have to fight 'em at home' - regarding safety in the country's in 1983. gramme had registered hundreds of these new fighters are a compli- field," he said, noting that others ed the schism between Erbil, the all that kind of of talk. Then I rush to develop economically af- A peace deal signed in 2005 families for an upcoming distribu- cated ally, and fear of any nega- were not as well-intentioned. "I've capital of Iraq's Kurdish region, and realised that this wasn't really my ter being decimated in the 1950-53 between the Khartoum govern- tion of food, although some com- tive international attention means heard plenty of volunteer combat the newly self-proclaimed Syrian fight," he said. Korean War. While many South ment and the SPLM, the former plained of having been left out. that those who arrive with the stories that went public that were Kurdish capital of Qamishli. "As I said to the Kurds, ISIS Koreans take pride in rising from liberation movement and current Despite the hardships, South sole intention of fighting ISIL are completely false. I've seen some Joshua Molloy, a 25-year-old is just another enemy in a long postwar poverty to developed ruling party, ushered in South Sudanese authorities have refused often held back from the front- volunteers getting 'internet fa- British former soldier who was list of enemies who were endan- country status, such mishaps serve Sudan's independence in 2011, to let those uprooted by hunger lines - leading some to cross the mous', and they never left the wire." among those arrested, said he felt gering Kurdish independence. as a painful reminder of how far prompting hundreds of thousands cross the border to Sudan, uneasy border into Syria to fight instead Some foreign volunteers oper- as if he was being held to "political That's not my fight. Though I there still is to go. of South Sudanese to return in hope that so many chose to abandon with the Kurdish People's Pro- ate social media accounts featur- ransom" for joining the YPG. support the Kurds fully, I can't Victims' families and their sup- of starting a new life in their own their young nation and return to a tection Units (YPG), where sol- ing glossy, digitally altered images "They weren't interested in fight their battles for them." porters are pushing for a thorough country. country the ruling party still views diers can move from unit to unit of them in battle - a phenomenon gathering intelligence on ISIS. Al Jazeera investigation into the causes of the Now, only five years later, with animosity. with fewer restrictions. criticised by other fighters, who They just asked how much mon- Sewol sinking, arguing that aspects South Sudanese authorities say "The South Sudanese are a As many come from civilian believe the priority should be the ey we had, and who brought us of how and why the vessel went that more than 100,000 have gone problem. They don't feel good backgrounds with no military fight on the ground. over to YPG," Molloy told Al down, and why such a large por- back to Sudan. about the movement of people to training, and without local lan- Hannah Bohman, a former Jazeera. "It was like we were be- tion of the 476 passengers died, "The situation in Northern Sudan. That's why we are now guage skills, these volunteer forc- Canadian model who left her home ing held to some strange political haven't been clarified. Experts say Bahr el Ghazal is really critical. stuck here in Kiir Adem," said Ter- es are sometimes viewed as a in February 2015 to the join the ransom. It was clear that this in- it is normal for victims to seek a Most of the returnees who came esa Alakir, one of the displaced. hindrance by those whom they female brigade of the YPG, often tolerance of foreign fighters in Syr- clear understanding of the details from Sudan are thinking about go- Others said that even if they are coming to assist. At least 10 features in photographs beside ia was a new development, and of a traumatic episode before mov- ing back," said Deng Kuel from the managed to get past the South foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria heavy machine guns, such as Dush- they were only concerned about ing on. "We had a collective death government's Relief and Rehabili- Sudanese authorities, Sudanese have died within just over a year. kas and Kalashnikovs - but she money." of our kids, our friends, our broth- tation Commission in Aweil. officials would often send them Erwin Stan, a former US sol- rejects the criticism that some for- A YPG-linked Facebook page ers and sisters. It is no wonder that Half the region's population back unless they bribed their way dier who fought with both the eign fighters are not taking the task called Lions of Rojava, which was we question how this happened," grapples with severe food insecu- across. Peshmerga and the YPG for close sufficiently seriously. largely seen as a recruitment tool said Ansuk Jeong, a PhD in com- rity, according to recent figures re- Trade stagnation to a year in total, says foreign Some people skydive, some for foreign fighters, began losing munity psychology and lecturer in leased by the United Nations. The closure of the border has fighters are sometimes used mere- people race cars, and some people steam in recent months after many the University of Utah's psychol- Still, the government has been compounded the effects of the har- ly to foster a good public image like to fight. Who cares what their volunteers found themselves wait- ogy department. Aljazeera reluctant to let them migrate back vest failure on the population of THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES UK economy grew faster than forecast before Brexit vote Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) warned that deeper cuts may be The U.K. economy had a stron- needed to turn itself around, after ger-than-expected performance revenue fell sharply in the second before the shock decision to leave quarter as the low interest rate en- the European Union. vironment and volatile markets Growth accelerated to 0.6 per- weighed on the business. cent in the second quarter from 0.4 "If the current weak economic percent in the first, the Office for environment persists, we will need to be yet more ambitious in the National Statistics said in London timing and intensity of our restruc- on Wednesday. The median fore- turing," Chief Executive John Cry- cast in a Bloomberg survey was an said on Wednesday. "We will for an expansion of 0.5 percent. not deviate from tough decisions For a daily update on Britain just to flatter earnings in short and the EU, sign up to our Brexit term." Shares in Germany's largest Bulletin. lender fell 4.2 percent by 0850 The pickup may mark the end GMT, making them the biggest of more than three years of unin- decliner in Germany's DAX index terrupted growth. Recent surveys .GDAXI of blue chip companies. suggest the Brexit vote last month Cryan said Deutsche was mak- delivered an immediate and sharp ing progress on restructuring, re- moving risks from its books and blow to business and consumer investing in better IT infrastruc- sentiment. Economists predict ture, but analysts said they had gross domestic product will fall expected more focus on cost cut- this quarter and next, putting Brit- ting given falling revenue in sever- ain into its first recession since al business areas. 2009. "We are disappointed that Twitter: Philip Hammond on Deutsche Bank is not adjusting its cost target ... considering the low- Twitter er revenue environment," JP Mor- The loss of confidence could gan analysts wrote in a note. hit investment, jobs and consumer KBW analysts said they ex- spending, piling pressure on Bank pected Deutsche would probably of England Governor Mark Car- not be able to exceed the cost tar- ney and Prime Minister Theresa gets it set for 2018 and therefore would have trouble generating May to deliver monetary and fis- needed capital in an environment cal stimulus. of negative interest rates. The latest figures show servic- "Concerns over capitalisation es, the largest part of the econo- and internal capital generation re- my, grew 0.5 percent. Industrial main since litigation charges were production expanded 2.1 percent, minimal," KBW said. the biggest increase since 1999, as Quarterly litigation expenses fell to 120 million euros ($132 mil- manufacturing jumped 1.8 percent lion) from 1.2 billion a year earlier, and energy output surged. Con- offsetting a rise in restructuring and struction fell 0.4 percent. GDP severance costs. rose 2.2 percent from a year earli- Deutsche's efforts to restruc- US home prices er. ture and boost profit have been Growth was skewed toward dogged by billions of euros in costs The Chinese Company Behind the Vizio Deal rise at steady pace the start of the quarter, with all for litigation, settlements and fines BEIJING—The Chinese compa- con Valley and India, and I would pay for its content services, form- cloud businesses were able to raise dating back to before the financial three sectors posting strong gains ny that is buying American TV say they are the first Chinese tech- ing an ecosystem. The company roughly 9.3 billion yuan in total as sales heat up in April. Services and industrial crisis. brand Vizio Inc. defies a simple nology company which actually rebranded itself from LeTV to from outside investors over the Chief Financial Officer Mar- production were broadly flat over definition. leaves a real footprint on the pro- LeEco last year. Revenue from the past year, not including funds from WASHINGTON — U.S. cus Schenck said the bank aims to Although often compared cess of globalization,” said Fang video-streaming service can help Mr. Jia, according to the compa- the following two months and con- bring an end to its four largest liti- home prices extended their steady with Netflix, LeEco has no U.S. Xingdong, who runs ChinaLabs, a subsidize LeEco’s smartphone ny. “I hope LeEco could be criti- upward march in May, spurred by struction declined, suggesting ac- gation cases this year. equivalent. It would be like Goo- technology think tank. hardware, in a way that is not fea- cized like this all the time…and tivity was weakening prior to the These would include settling rising sales and a dwindling sup- gle’s YouTube making TVs, smart- LeEco bought Vizio through a sible for pure hardware makers, we would always focus more on ply of available houses. referendum. U.S. investigations into mis-sell- phones and even driverless cars, subsidiary, LeEco Global. Both are Feng Xing, president of LeEco’s bringing more meaningful stuff to ing of mortgage-backed securities, The Standard & Poor's Core- The estimate is the first for the or Apple Inc. producing its own privately held and controlled by smartphone business, told The industries and to our shareholders,” Logic Case-Shiller 20-city home and ending a case involving alleged online video content and staging company founder Jia Yueting. Wall Street Journal last year. The Mr. Jia told reporters Tuesday in quarter and is based on less than manipulation of foreign exchange price index increased 5.2 percent professional soccer games. LeEco conducts its online con- idea is to hook consumers with Hollywood, where the deal was in May compared with a year ago. half of the data that will inform rates, where the bank reached a LeEco has its roots in online tent business in mainland China popular films and TV shows, and announced. That is down from a 5.4 percent later reports. settlement in Europe, but where video content. But since its found- through Leshi Internet Information then sell them phones on which to In China, LeEco’s sports divi- annual gain in April but still above Twitter: Philip Hammond on negotiations with four U.S. regu- ing in 2004, it has sprawled into Technology Co., a publicly traded watch the programming. Many in- sion LeSports is well known last summer's growth rate. lators are ongoing. Twitter hardware and futuristic technolo- company on the Shenzhen stock dustry observers questioned among Chinese audiences for its Solid job growth and near- In a one-time survey taken in It also hopes to put behind it a gies. exchange, with a market cap of whether LeEco could compete ambitions in broadcasting and op- record low mortgage rates are spur- the aftermath of the referendum, probe by European and U.S. regu- By acquiring Irvine, California- 90.9 billion yuan ($13.8 billion). against much bigger players in an erating domestic and international ring more Americans to buy homes. lators into suspicious equities based Vizio for $2 billion, LeEco Shares fell 2% on Wednesday to increasingly saturated market sports games in one of the world’s Yet higher prices haven't encour- Markit Economics found business trades in Russia, as well as remain- is moving to realize its long-held 48.5 yuan. when it launched its first smart- biggest sports market. aged more people to list their prop- activity contracting at the fastest ing investigations by the Office of ambition to expand its brand to the Much like Amazon with its phone in April last year. Skeptics Mr. Jia is a big basketball fan erties for sale. That is forcing buy- pace since the last recession seven Foreign Assets Control on alleged U.S. Kindle e-readers, LeEco believes also abounded when the company who is also known for his atten- ers to compete against each other money laundering, already partly years ago. Virgin Money, the bank “LeEco is spending lavishly on its content service is compelling unveiled a driverless electric con- tion to detail, according to colleague and bid up prices, particularly in backed by billionaire Richard Bran- settled. coastal cities with strong job their overseas expansion by hiring enough that users will want to use cept car earlier this year. Even so, who wasn't authorized to speak son, has postponed plans to start Schenck said 2016 net profit lots of people in places like Sili- LeEco’s TVs and smartphones and LeEco’s smartphone, sports and publicly. growth. "Sellers are in the driver's seat, lending to small businesses, citing as buyers contend with fierce com- the potential economic impact of petition and very fast-moving mar- Brexit. Homebuilder Taylor kets," Svenja Gudell, chief econo- Wimpey said on Wednesday that EGYPTIAN mist at real estate data provider Zillow, said. it saw a “small increase” in cus- Home prices are slowly edg- tomer cancellation rates after the ing back to their peak levels EU vote. POUND reached during the housing bubble With BOE policy maker Mar- a decade ago. After falling 35 per- tin Weale declaring this week he’s cent from 2006 through 2012, the now in favour of immediate stim- HELD 20-city index is now just 8.8 per- cent below its peak. ulus, investors are convinced the Portland, Oregon, Seattle, and Monetary Policy Committee will STEADYAT Denver posted the biggest year- cut interest rates to a new record over-year gains in May for the low next week. Weale told the Fi- fourth straight month. Home pric- nancial Times that any action tak- es increased 12.5 percent in Port- AUCTION, land, 10.7 percent in Seattle and en now will take time to feed into 9.5 percent in Denver. the economy and therefore may While the 20 city-index re- not stop output declining in the FIRMS ON mains below its bubble level, sev- near-term. en cities reached new peaks in Fiscal Stimulus April, including Portland, Seattle Markets are also prepared for and Denver as well as Boston, BLACK Charlotte, Dallas and San Fran- the government to allow higher cisco. borrowing after Chancellor of the Ralph McLaughlin, chief econ- Exchequer Philip Hammond said MARKET omist at online real estate service last week that he’s ready to “re- Trulia, points out that home price set” fiscal policy to help the econ- gains in San Francisco, one of the nation's most expensive housing omy deal with the shock of Brexit. markets, finally appear to be slow- In a statement released by the ing. They rose 6.5 percent from a Treasury, Hammond said the lat- year earlier, the smallest annual gain est growth figures show Britain is in nearly four years. The housing entering negotiations to leave the market has been mostly healthy EU from a position of economic this year, adding to its steady re- covery from the bust that began in strength. 2006. Sales of existing homes rose “Those negotiations will sig- 1.1 percent in June to the highest nal the beginning of a period of The Egyptian pound was held stable at 8.78 level in more than nine years. Still, to the dollar at the central bank's weekly for- adjustment, but I am confident we sales may be held back in the com- have the tools to manage the chal- eign exchange auction on Tuesday but strength- ing months by the lack of available ened marginally on the black market. The bank homes. The number of houses for lenges ahead, and along with the said it sold $116 million at the current rate, sale has fallen 5.8 percent in the Bank of England, this government confirming earlier comments from bankers. past year, to 2.12 million, accord- will take whatever action is neces- Egypt is struggling with an acute dollar short- ing to the National Association of sary to support our economy and age that is hampering trade, increasing pres- Realtors. That constraint could al- sure on the central bank to devalue the curren- maintain business and consumer ready be having an impact. The confidence,” he said. cy for the second time this year. The pound number of Americans who signed was devalued by about 14 per cent in mid- contracts to buy homes fell in The pound was trading at March in an effort to crush a burgeoning black May, according to the Realtors, and $1.3112 as of 9:35 a.m. in Lon- market for dollars, but the black market rate is below its year-ago level for the don, little changed from a day ear- has since depreciated further. The gap between first time in nearly two years. lier. the official and black market rates reached its Builders are breaking ground on Britain is the first Group of widest last week on speculation that the cen- more single-family homes, which tral bank would devalue the pound again. The boosts construction jobs. But the Seven nation to report second- pound strengthened marginally on Monday increase in homebuilding hasn't lift- quarter GDP. The U.S. is due to to a range between 12.8-12.9 pounds per dol- ed the supply of homes enough to publish its estimate on Friday, two lar, five traders told Reuters on Tuesday, with- slow price gains. Mortgage rates days after the Federal Reserve an- out giving trade volumes. A day earlier traders are near historic lows, which can nounces its latest policy decision. were quoting up to 13.10 per dollar. Import- offset price gains by keeping Economists see U.S. growth accel- dependent Egypt has faced a dearth of foreign monthly payments in check. The currency since a popular uprising in 2011 and average 30-year fixed mortgage rate erating to 2.6 percent on an annu- subsequent political unrest drove away tour- rose to 3.45 percent last week, ac- alized basis. The U.K. grew at an ists and foreign investors, with reserves tum- cording to Freddie Mac. That's annualized pace of 2.4 percent in bling from $36 billion that year to about $17.5 down from 4.04 percent a year ago. the period. billion last month. THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Secret lives: Lovato opens up about mental Slamming speculation that she illness might give up working in films post her pregnancy announcement, Ka- reena Kapoor Khan feels she is the only Bollywood A-lister who keeps career and marriage going hand in hand. The actor shared she will continue working on upcom- ing projects. “When I was getting married, many had predicted my career was over. I think I am the only Bolly- wood A-lister to get a career and a marriage going on full-fledged, to have worked in as many movies, if not more, after marriage as I have done before,” Bollywood.com quoted Bebo as saying. While the 35-year-old actor is currently busy with her prior shooting commit- ments, she is all set to begin film- ing her upcoming film, Veere Di Wedding from next month. Asked to comment about hus- band and actor Saif Ali Khan’s take LOS ANGELES: Singer Demi Lo- on her decision to continue work- vato recently opened up about ing, the Udta Punjab star said, “Saif mental illness during a performance and I are on the same page on this. at the Democratic National Con- He tells me never to give up on my vention and called for greater ac- career.” She added, “Saif is a mod- cess to mental health care. “Like millions of Americans, I ern man. He tells me that if he is am living with mental illness,” going out to work, it is a little self- variety.com quoted Lovato as say- ish to expect that I should sit at ing. “But I am lucky. I had the re- home.” sources and support to get treat- Kareena has also criticised her ment at a top facility. Unfortunate- contemporaries such as Deepika ly, too many Americans from all Padukone on the same topic. Ear- walks of life don’t get help, wheth- lier this month, when Deepika er they fear the stigma or cannot afford treatment.” snubbed marriage rumours, she Lovato has been open in the said, “I am not getting married and past about her struggles with bi- I am not pregnant.” While this has polar as well as eating disorders nothing to do with Kareena, the and substance abuse. “This is not comment has left her fuming. Ac- about politics. It is simply the right cording to sources, she feels that thing to do,” she said. while Deepika has all the right to Lovato also talked about sup- deny her marriage rumours, there porting Hillary Clinton. In Octo- ber last year, she performed for was no need to bring pregnancy Clinton at a rally in Des Moines. into it. “I stand here today as proof that you can live a normal and empowered life with mental ill- Exclusive CNN called ness. I am proud to support a pres- Rajinikanth a Revealed: Qandeel Baloch was set to idential candidate who will fight to ensure all people with mental First Look of health conditions get the care they 'Bollywood' star need to live fulfilling lives. That Akshay perform at Lux Style Awards 2016 candidate is Hillary Clinton,” she and all hell said on stage. “Let’s make her the Kumar's Slain internet sensation Qandeel ments alongside Vasay Chaudhary. next president of the United States broke loose Baloch had committed to perform- Who do you think will win at Lux Style Awards ’16? of America.” ing at the upcoming Lux Style Raees star Mahira Khan will be gracing the stage for her first-ever live dance performance. She will be seen Cameo in With the success of his latest film Awards 2016 hours before she was alongside her Ho Mann Jahaan co-star Sheheryar Munawar as well as Mohsin Abbas Haider. Kabali, Tamil actor Rajinikanth is strangled to death by her brother. Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan will also be putting on his dancing shoes to perform alongside Sohai Ali Dishoom making headlines around the It has been revealed that LSA Abro, although there’s no confirmation on this. BOLLYWOOD'S world. Even CNN got the Rajini- Talent Manager Maaz Ghazi was Here's the surprise package of kanth fever, and decided to do a coordinating with the social media ARMAAN Dishoom ! Presenting Akshay feature on him, but ended up mak- starlet. Kumar in a never seen before ava- ing a blunder that Indians (espe- Talking to The Express Tri- ALIK SINGS tar for a special cameo in Rohit cially South Indians) won’t forgive bune, Ghazi said he tried calling M Dhawan's Dishoom. anytime soon. her several times on the evening of Dishoom, presented by Eros When CNN took to Twitter July 15 but she did not answer. FOR 'JANAAN' International and Produced by “Then she called back around 9 pm Nadiadwala Grandson Entertain- and I told her that we want her to Bollywood playback singer Ar- ment, starring Varun Dhawan, John become a part of the show.” maan Malik has marked his Paki- Abraham and Jacqueline Fernan- Ghazi said Qandeel was set to stani debut with the title track of dez, directed by Rohit Dhawan, perform in the opening act along- Janaan. releases on 29th July 2016 side singer-actor Ali Zafar. “It was The award-winning singer, not a dance or singing performance. who has hits such as Main Hoon It was a short humorous skit that Hero Tera to his credit, launched we had prepared,” he added. the song yesterday in London in He said they had then decided the presence of the lead actor Bilal to also rope her in to sing at the Ashraf along with other members to share the story titled “Rajini- event as well, considering Qandeel of the crew. kanth: Meet the superstar you had recently released a new song. Armaan lent his soulful vocals may not have heard about,” they “She had agreed but the very next to the composition of Bollywood’s made the mistake of referring to morning we heard about her death.” power musician duo, Salim-Su- the star as a “Bollywood hero,” LSA organiser Frieha Altaf was laiman. and that’s when all hell broke loose. not available for a comment. LSA Janaan also stars Armeena Meet Rajinikanth, the Bolly- media manager Fareshteh Aslam Rana Khan and Ali Rehman in lead wood hero you may not have heard could not be reached despite mul- roles, and the music video portrays about https://t.co/HV4Z39pznC tiple attempts. the love triangle between the three. pic.twitter.com/hXm2RkMSbu This is a special year for LSAs Here’s why Janaan’s trailer is Employees in southern India as 2016 marks 15 years of Paki- everything you’ve already seen given holiday to watch Rajini- stan’s most prestigious award cer- before kanth’s Kabali emony. Besides hosting, Ali Zafar Here, check out the title track: While Rajinikanth has starred will be performing on a song he Apart from Armaan, Shreya in many Bollywood films, the has composed specifically for the Ghoshal has also lent her vocals to Baasha actor reached superstar sta- event. Ayesha Omar is hosting the one of the tracks, but we have yet tus for his work in the Tamil film red carpet while Ahmed Ali Butt to see what she has to offer. industry, often referred to as Kol- is also expected to make an ap- Ghani Khan’s ‘Reidi Gul’ to lywood. pearance during one of the seg- add essence to ‘Janaan’ Speaking to The Express Tri- bune earlier, the music director of Janaan, Ahmed Ali, shared his ex- KALACHASHMA: CHECK OUT THE POWERFUL Anushka Creates History perience of working with the cross border talents. “It was great! A totally differ- DANCE NUMBER FROM 'BAAR BAAR DEKHO' With two All Time Top ent experience because they Hey! All you die hard par- brought something very unique to ty fans just put on your the table,” said Ahmed. dancing shoes because Grossers Sultan and PK! Produced by Reham Khan, much awaited dance an- Anushka Sharma is riding a crest of appreciation from film critics and Hareem Farooq, Munir Hussain them of the year is here. adulation from movie buffs with Sultan. But that's just part of her and Imran Raza Kazmi, Janaan Yes, you got it right we are stupendous success story. Be it leading men or women amongst current will hit the theaters on September talking about much await- actors, Anushka is the only actor of her generation to have two of the 13. ed party track of the year topmost grossers in the history of Hindi cinema. In just two weeks' Kala Chashma from the time, Sultan has grossed 280 crores, with audiences still queuing up film 'Baar Baar Dekho' is across India to watch the film, once or repeatedly. What's more, in both out now. Although we did films, Anushka's role is both significant and applauded. not get a chance to see the PK! which made over 600 crores across the world featured her as trailer of the movie, but we the feisty Jagat Janani, a role model for young girls. In the film, her guess, whatever makers character is pivotal to finding the story's resolution and stands by val- have doled out was worth ues of independent thinking and life choices. Similarly, in Sultan, which a wait. Featuring sexy pair has made over 300 crores in the span of just two weeks, Anushka of Kat and Sid this foot played a significant role in a larger than life Salman Khan film. Here, as thumping dance number Aarfa, she makes empowered choices and lives life on her own terms, was originally created by despite hailing from a rural background. Prem Hardeep and fetched That Anushka's work speaks the loudest, making her the top choice tons of accolades from the for filmmakers who shape Hindi cinema and for films that resonate with listeners. Now after listen- audiences for generations, is testament to her choice of placing work ing to this recreated ver- above all else. During the course of her career, she has chosen to keep the sion of Badshah, which focus on her acting and cinematic achievements, beyond personal life also has the voices of Amar and easy publicity gimmicks. Her restraint in her public behavior and Arshi and Neha Kakkar we her straightforward persona connect with young women across India can conveniently say that making her a youth icon worth aspiring to. Which is why, when she is this audio delight will sure cast in powerful, strong roles like her parts in Sultan and PK!, she makes emerge as the chart buster a lasting impact and pulls in audiences. of the year. THURSDAY. JULY 28, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Manchester City are in talks to sign Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus and Marlos Moreno, according to Sky sources. Schalke midfielder Sane is ex- pected back at his club on Wednes- day after an extended break fol- lowing Euro 2016 having told them last week he wanted to leave, with the German club valuing the 20- year-old at £40m. The winger was outstanding in the Bundesliga last season scoring eight goals and registering six as- sists. He can operate on either flank and his potential arrival would fur- ther bolster Pep Guardiola's at- tacking options following the ac- quisition of Nolito for £13.8m from Celta Vigo earlier this sum- mer. City remain in negotiations with the Bundesliga club, who are believed to want around £40m for the pacy 20-year-old. The deals for Jesus and Moreno could be more complicat- ed, however, with work permits potentially an issue, but City re- main in talks with Palmeiras in Brazil and Colombia's Atletico Nacional for the two players. Atletico Nacional would like around £8m for Moreno, while Jesus, who is part of the Brazil squad for the Olympics is likely to cost City more than £20m. Roger Federer Donjuan Triumphant set to drop Rory McIlroy looking to will not play freshen up game on break in grade after Royal Ascot flop after PGA Championship again until Rory McIlroy says he is looking don't really need to trick it up forward to a break as he prepares much," he added. for his second major of the month "It's a fair golf course. This next year, he at the PGA Championship in New week especially, I feel like every- Jersey. thing's - as I said, everything is McIlroy bounced back from a straight out in front of you. There's has confirmed missed cut at the US Open when no real hidden secrets to it. And I Roger Federer will miss the rest of he finished fifth in The Open at feel that's what really let's me ex- 2016 in order to further recuper- Royal Troon, but because of the cel. ate his previously injured knee. Olympics now finds himself tee- "I feel like I can play my game The 17-time Grand Slam has ing up at Baltusrol for the season's in PGA. I can hit driver off the tee endured a troublesome campaign last major only two weeks later. the most time, and from there, if I which included withdrawing from The former world No 1 will drive it well, I feel like I have a big the French Open due to a back not compete in Rio, and memora- advantage. complaint, although he did reach bly said at Troon he wouldn't even To whet your appetite ahead the Wimbledon semi-final before be tuning into the tournament, and of next week's US PGA Champi- losing to Milos Raonic. he will use his time off to gear up onship, here's a look at ten of the However, an upcoming ap- for a busy end to the season. best shots played at the tourna- pearance at the Olympics will now McIlroy said: "There's not ment be cancelled as Federer prepares many seasons you go where you "it's a long golf course for a to sit out until next year as a result play two tournaments in a row and par 70, and the two par 5s coming of ongoing issues with his knee. they are two majors. The sched- at the end of the course. You've I need more extensive rehabil- ule's been a little different this year got to drive the ball in the fairway, itation following my knee surgery for obvious reasons. and pretty long, as well. Looking earlier this year. "But it is what it is, and I'm at the scorecard there, there's a lot "I'm extremely disappointed to looking forward to three weeks off of par 4s that are sort of up in the announce that I will not be able to after this and getting ready and 480-500-yard mark. You've got to represent Switzerland at the Olym- fresh for the FedExCup Playoffs. drive it well." pic Games in Rio and that I will And then The Ryder Cup, I'm Just to show off his driving, also miss the remainder of the sea- playing five weeks out of six. I'll McIlroy cracked one 345 yards to son," Federer posted on Facebook. be as fresh as I can be for that. take the lead in the Long Drive "Considering all options after "The guys that are in form, you Contest, something he would clear- consulting with my doctors and my come off the back of an Open, and ly love to compete in more often. team, I have made the very diffi- you might play Canada last week He was eventually passed late cult decision to call an end to my and you're straight into here. in the day by Korea's Byeong Hun 2016 season as I need more exten- There's no time to really dwell on An, who scorched a drive two sive rehabilitation following my anything. You can just keep going yards further than McIlroy's mark. knee surgery earlier this year. Donjuan Triumphant could be forward. It could actually be a good "I'm a little bit gutted," McIl- "The doctors advised that if I dropped in grade after failing to thing for some people." roy said with a smile. "That would want to play on the ATP World feature in the Commonwealth Cup Leo Santa Cruz inspired by father McIlroy is searching for a first have been a mini victory this week Tour injury free for another few at Royal Ascot. win since the Irish Open in May - and I hit mine at half eight this years, as I intend to do, I must Although the three-year-old a tournament he hosted - and he morning when there was no wind. give both my knee and body the holds an entry in next month's Prix ahead of Carl Frampton title defence feels Baltusrol is going to be a tough I pulled it a little bit, so I was a proper time to fully recover. Maurice de Gheest at Deauville, test for everyone in the field. little concerned it might just miss "It is tough to miss the rest of connections of the Richard Fahey- Leo Santa Cruz admits he was in defence of his crown following a Leo Santa Cruz tells Michelle McIlroy feels driving could be the fairway left, but it just hung the year. However, the silver lin- trained colt are favouring a shot at tears at the prospect of his father majority-decision victory over Joy Phelps he'll leave everything key to victory in New Jersey on. ing is that this experience has made the Group Three Prix de Meautry being absent from his world title Abner Mares and a fifth-round in the ring when he takes on Carl McIlroy feels driving could be "I think it's a great concept. me realise how lucky I have been at the same track on August 28 in- fight against Carl Frampton. stoppage win over Kiko Martin- Frampton The 27-year-old had key to victory in New Jersey Obviously the PGA of America throughout my career with very stead. Santa Cruz and Frampton go ez. feared his father would not be in "I think the PGA do a great have had this long drive competi- few injuries. After finding only Quiet Re- head-to-head for the WBA world Leo Santa Cruz tells Michelle attendance as he is undergoing job in choosing their venues. I feel tion for a long time. I now Jack "The love I have for tennis, the flection too strong on his return in featherweight title at the Barclays Joy Phelps he'll leave everything treatment for cancer, but is delight- like a lot of the courses that I've Nicklaus still carries his money clip competition, tournaments and of the Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock Center in New York, on Saturday. in the ring when he takes on Carl ed he will be able to call upon his played in PGA Championships from 1963 when I won it wherev- course you, the fans remains in- in May, the son of Dream Ahead It will be Santa Cruz's third Frampton support. "I am so happy my fa- have been very fair. Everything is er it was. It's a nice little accolade tact. I am as motivated as ever and beat just one home when promot- ther is here with us,'' Santa Cruz straight out in front of you. You to have." plan to put all my energy towards ed back to Group One level at the said. "We thought he might not be coming back strong, healthy and Royal meeting. able to make it, but thank God he in shape to play attacking tennis Tim Palin, spokesman for is here with us. "Not having my in 2017." owner Middleham Park Racing, dad here in New York with me said: "To try to pigeon hole it, we would have been hard. It actually think he bounced. He put in a big brought tears to my eyes. See and effort on his return in the Sandy hear from Carl Frampton as he Lane and this sort of thing often trains in New York for his WBA happens on their second run when featherweight title fight against Leo they have had a break. Santa Cruz on July 30 See and hear "Equally though, he could just from Carl Frampton as he trains in not be good enough and maybe he New York for his WBA feather- was in the form of his life at the weight title fight against Leo Santa end of his two-year-old career. We Cruz on July 30 "But I am very have given him a bit of a break and happy that he is here and will be given him an entry in the Maurice in my corner for my fight. "Thank de Gheest and the Park Stakes at you to all of the people who are Doncaster. here and all of the people that sup- "The Prix de Meautry is also port me. I am so happy to be here in the mix and that is probably the and hopefully I can make you all favourite at the moment as he has proud and put on a great show this lost his Group Two penalty for Saturday night." this race." Trevor Bayliss admits England will miss injured Ben Stokes Trevor Bayliss admits the expect- Watch the moment England's in for England in the third Test at in for England in the third Test at ed loss of Ben Stokes for the third Ben Stokes sustained a calf injury Edgbaston if Ben Stokes is ruled Edgbaston if Ben Stokes is ruled Test against Pakistan has left "a Watch the moment England's out through injury out through injury bit of a hole" in the England team. Ben Stokes sustained a calf injury The Verdict panel play selec- "I don't see any reason to pan- Stokes, who missed the first "Stokes is a big player for us, tors and debate who should come ic at the moment," Bayliss said. Test after knee surgery in May, he adds a lot of spark to the team. "But as I said after the last game, suffered a calf injury during En- He bats, bowls and he's a leader in runs will count. It doesn't matter gland's series-levelling win at Old the field so it is a bit of a hole," what you look like getting them... Trafford on Monday and is expect- said Bayliss. it gets down to how many runs ed to be out for up to six weeks. "But someone like Chris and how many wickets. Fast bowlers Steven Finn and Woakes has done brilliantly so far "I'd like to see people given a Jake Ball, along with leg-spinner this season so we are lucky in that little bit more of an extra go rather Adil Rashid, are the likely candi- aspect." than one game. If there's someone dates to fill the vacant spot, al- Bayliss also urged patience else who warrants a place to re- though Bayliss is confident Chris with batsman James Vince, whose place a player like that... I'm sure Woakes, who has enjoyed a prof- place is under threat after averag- it will be discussed." itable series, can help fill the all- ing only 18.57 in his five Tests. England take on Pakistan in the rounder void for Alastair Cook's The Verdict panel play selec- third Test at Edgbaston starting on side. tors and debate who should come Wednesday, August 3, live on Sky Sports. THURSDAY. JULY 28. 2016-Asad 07, 1395 H.S Vol:XI Issue No:05 Price: Afs.15

The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World “You look like you know what you are doing so you don’t need to be lectured by me” was how she dealt with the premarital counseling. “But since you are my first mar- ried couple,” she continued, “I’m KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday met Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul, Syed Abrar Hussain. They going to need you to keep your discussed Afghan-Pak relations and ways to improve bilateral ties between the two brotherly states. vows and make a success of this. Stay together.” If we didn’t, she explained, it would be bad karma for her. “Promise me that if you ever run into trouble, you’ll call Volume of trade between Pakistan, me for counsel.” We promised, and she proceeded to marry us, glanc- ing down at her manual intermit- Afghanistan growing: Pakistani minister tently to make sure she got the The volume of trade between Pa- ceremony right. kistan and Afghanistan is growing, It was unconventional and cer- the Senate was informed on Tues- Ghani cancels tainly a long way from my Mus- day. lim upbringing, but there was During the question-hour, contracts of 3 something touching about our un- Minister for Commerce Khurram likely pastor’s sincerity. It’s been Dastgir Khan told the House that dams, citing thirty-five years now and count- the current volume of trade be- ing so you can’t argue with the tween the two countries stood at progress, outcome. $2.28 billion annually. People sometimes ask how my The minister said state-of-the- quality issues family reacted to my marrying a art dry ports were being estab- Christian American. Actually, it lished at Torkham, Chaman and Ashraf Ghani on NDS and DM created no difficulties. Perhaps my Wahga borders to expedite trade. nomineesPresident Mohammad parents would have preferred that Ashraf Ghani has cancelled the I marry an Afghan girl, but they To a question, Dastgir said a contracts for 3 dams and has or- number of food exhibitions had dered the Ministry of Energy and never said anything. been organised across the world to Water to launch a new and speedy In fact, foreign brides were not introduce Pakistani products at the process for the completion of the uncommon in Afghanistan and international level and enhance the remaining works of the dams. tended to be welcomed and warm- country’s exports. The Administrative Office of ly enfolded. Several of my fellow He said Indonesia had agreed the President (AOP) said the con- Afghan students also chose inter- to import 100,000 metric tonnes tracts for the construction f Almar, national brides. Ashraf Ghani mar- of rice from Pakistan during the Machalgho and Pashdan were pre- ried a Lebanese Christian woman, next four years, adding that the viously awarded. and other friends married Palestin- Philippines had also shown inter- India strengthens military However AOP said the con- ians, Americans, and Europeans of est to import Pakistani rice. tracts works had turned into an various nationalities. Things were The minister said serious ef- issue due to work progress and more complicated with Cheryl’s forts were being made to establish cooperation with Afghan govt quality of the works. family. Her father knew me from full banking relations with Iran to his business trip to Beirut and we facilitate rice exports to Tehran. to help fight the Taliban According to a statement by Dastgir, to a question, said in- AOP, the contractors of the men- got along but Cheryl’s mother was Afghanistan is an area of great strategic importance in Central Asia. It tioned dams will also be fined and not happy. She had nothing against returned with them to their home- amy. Happily, we eventually de- centives for the development of lands. Instead of the modern apart- veloped a warm relationship of mines and minerals in Khyber Pa- was ruled by the Taliban, backed by Pakistan. It gave refuge to Osama the Ministry of Energy and Water me, personally; the problem was bin Laden and overall enforced a puritan form of Islam that relegated and the Ministry of Finance were that German media, including the ment that had been described to mutual fondness; we have a simi- khtunkhwa, Balochistan, FATA women and minorities to the back chamber. The US launched a war after and other less-developed areas of instructed to resolve the issue of Bild Zeitung newspaper that was them, they would find themselves lar sense of humor, and I have 9/11 and the Taliban was overthrown and a democratic government the residents Pashdan dam. her daily reading, were filled with whisked away to a distant primi- learned a lot from her stories about the country had been announced ushered in. Osama and other Taliban leaders escaped to Pakistan and to increase value addition. He said In the meantime the National dramatic stories of the terrible tive village to be abused by their civilian suffering during World War were given safe havens. Presently the elected president of Afghanistan Procurement Commission ap- in-laws, kept locked up in seclu- II and the rebuilding of Europe af- a fund of Rs 6 billion had been sanc- is Ashraf Ghani. Unfortunately, despite a sizeable military presence of things that happened to Western proved 6 contracts worth 490 mil- girls who married Muslim men and sion, and forced to tolerate polyg- ter that war. To be continued tioned for this purpose. the USA the Taliban and now ISIS have been launching attacks against lion AFN which include the modi- The minister urged the com- his government. India is also a major player in Afghanistan and has fication of second turbine installa- panies working in the sector to avail invested money and development projects to shore up the Afghan re- funding and other facilities being gime. Beset by all-around militancy and terror attacks by the Taliban, tion for Kajaki dam, procurement Afghanistan ANA adopts 'aggressive' offered by the Ministry of Com- the Afghan government for quite some time had been requesting for of 1 million passports for machine merce. The minister ruled out any military aid from India. The Manmohan Singh government in a timid readers, procurement of food items approach had not acceded to this request. The advent of Modi has seen for hostels and hospitals and oth- optimism operations to eradicate the IS extra duty on Pakistani imports af- er items. ter Britain’s exit from the Europe- a more proactive approach and reports indicate that 4 Heligunships HERAT: One year after NATO from NATO for the anti-IS opera- an Union, and said the United have been transferred to the Afghan forces to help it fight the Taliban. In This comes as President Mo- over addition, India has signed a tri-party pact with Russia as well as Afgan- hammad Ashraf Ghani earlier said combat troops withdrew from Af- tions over the next three years. Kingdom had shown interest in ghanistan, the Afghan National The operations, called signing a free trade agreement istan. This envisages direct supply of weapons from Russia to Afghan- work on key infrastructure istan with the payments to be made by India. This is an excellent projects including construction of Iranian Army (ANA) has stepped up its "Shafaq" or Dawn by Ghani, in- (FTA) with Pakistan. He said Pa- method to supply arms to Afghanistan as it has a contagious border water dams will start in accordance recruitment drive to boost securi- volve "aggressive" measures in- kistani exports to the EU had wit- with Russia The Afghans were wary of letting Russia, who they had with the available resources. port ty in the war-torn nation that has cluding increasing U.S. airstrikes nessed eight per cent growth dur- fought earlier, back into the country. The geopolitical situation has During a meeting of the Na- been the site of surging civilian to eliminate IS fighters in Nangar- ing the first three months of the changed and the Afghans have not opposed the idea. In addition, an old tional Procurement Commission Afghani fresh fruit merchants are deaths as Islamic State (IS) mili- har, where the majority are con- current year. To another query, factory is being refurbished in Kabul to repair and make serviceable complaining of Pakistani officials’ Minister for Parliamentary Shaikh (NPC) late in March this year, tants attempt to make a foothold centrated, according to the U.S.- thousands of Russian weapons lying abandoned in Afghanistan.These President Ghani reviewed a report attitude toward Afghanistan’s in the east. based Military Times news site. Aftab Ahmad told the House that weapons were left behind by the Soviet army. The chief of the Afghan by the Ministry of Energy and the new Islamabad International army is visiting Delhi with a bigger wish list. He plans to ask for Indian fresh fruit exporters. Dozens of youths this week American President Barack Water regarding the construction Chabahar port in Iran is viewed as sat an exam at the headquarters of Obama this month also postponed Airport would be fully operation- trainers and expertise to train the Afghan army. The Narendra Modi of 29 large, medium and small wa- al by June next year. Pakistanto- government will certainly consider it. The battle lines are drawn in a golden opportunity for Afghan the 207th combat Corp of the plans to reduce the roughly 9,800 day Afghanistan with the USA having India on its side. blastingnews ter dams. KP ANA in the western city of Herat, American soldiers in Afghanistan, businessmen to swiftly move their less than a week after IS militants pledging that some 8,400 soldiers goods and services across borders. claimed responsibility for a suicide would stay throughout 2017. The Chabahar port is 700 km attack on a peaceful protest in But despite pouring more than Abdullah Ishkamesh cleared of Taliban presence from the Afghan border. Orchard Kabul that left at least 80 people $113.1 billion into Afghanistan for AT News Report owners urged the government to dead and hundreds injured. reconstruction, aid and army sup- vowsto explore markets for their produce. The Afghan government has port since 2001, the security situ- expressed confidence in overcom- ation since the ANA took over the KABUL: In a well-coordinated Forces (ANSDF) have inflicted insurgents were killed in the past This year’s production of grapes military operation in Ishkamesh heavy casualties on the Taliban 24 hours in Qala-e-Zal district of ing the growing threat of the IS, reins of security from NATO has introduce district of northern Takhar prov- after the militant group launched a Kunduz province. is better, but they may not benefit known in Arabic as Daesh, which declined, according to the Special ince, Afghan security forces cleared series of attacks to take control of The Taliban insurgents ex- farmers as the exports are confined at the end of March had over inspector General for Afghanistan administrative the district from the presence of Qala-e-Zal and Dasht-e-Archi dis- panded their fresh phase of the to Pakistan and some other coun- 10,000 fighters in Afghanistan, ac- Reconstruction (SIGAR). Taliban insurgents, provincial se- tricts in restive Kunduz province attacks, as last night they attacked tries, due to the lack of a port on cording to Russian special envoy Since January 2016, there have curity official said. and as well as Khwaja Ghar dis- Khwaja Ghar district of Takhar Afghan soil. to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov. been 5,166 civilian deaths and more reforms in "I want to announce from this than 3,565 people have been “Eighteen Taliban insurgents, trict of Takhar province, security province, provincial official said. Eng. Abdul Baqi Beena, depu- including Qari Ramatullah, depu- officials. “After Taliban insurgents cap- platform that the brave Selab wounded - overall four percent Takhar ty shadow district governor, were “Tens of them [Taliban] were tured Qarloq area in the Dasht-e- ty head of the Afghanistan Cham- Army Corps will destroy Daesh more than the same period last year AT News Report killed in clashes with security forc- killed and wounded,” defense min- Archi district of Kunduz province, ber of Commerce and Industry within a few weeks," said Afghan - reports the United Nations As- es on Tuesday night,” provincial istry’s spokesman, Gen. Dawlat they also attacked Khwaja Ghar (ACCI), said 97 percent of grapes President Ashraf Ghani, referring sistance Mission in Afghanistan KABUL: Chief of Executive Ab- police spokesman Jawid Neyazee Waziri, told Afghanistan Times in district of Takhar province,” the to the 201st Army Corps respon- (UNAMA). dullah Abdullah in a meeting with were exported to Pakistan and In- was quoted by TOLONews, as that time. He said that the districts spokesman for Takhar governor, dia. A small portion is also sent to sible for many of Afghanistan's "We will act against all hostile the elders and representatives of eastern districts, where the IS is plans by Afghanistan's internal Takhar province, pledged to take saying. However, he did not elab- are under control of Afghan secu- Sunatullah Temor, told Afghanistan the United Arab Emirates (UAE). orate about the operation. rity forces. Times. “In their attack, the Tali- hiding, as cited by local Tolo news- enemies and foreign accomplices measures for reforms in this north- He said they were in contact ern province, his office said This comes after the Afghan In a press statement, Minis- ban insurgents captured Gor Tapa paper. and we will resolutely defend our Wednesday in a statement. National Security and Defense try of Defense said that at least 30 area of Khwaja Ghar district. How- with Iranian authorities to explore Ghani added that the 352,000 country," stressed General Zaman He said that the government ever, the Afghan security forces ways of getting fresh fruit exports soldiers serving in the ranks of de- Waziri, of the ANA's 201st Selab team completed the report regard- are ready to push back the Taliban from Afghanistan via Chabahar fense and security would receive Corps in Kabul, ahead of the ex- ing Takhar and submitted it to the Daeshbomb-maker and recapture the area,” he said. port. additional support and funding ams for potential recruits. government, which will be dis- cussed in ministers’ council. He pledged to take serious arrested in Nangarhar measure after reports assessment AT Monitoring Desk in order to overcome challenge in US deploying 800 aviation troops toAfghanistan Takhar. KABUL: Afghan intelligence op- nitions also seized and confiscat- Takhar elders complained of eratives on Wednesday detained a ed from the possession where the The U.S Army has confirmed that people. Daesh claimed responsi- the Republican chairman of the than the entire nine months before, bunch of challenges including in- key member of the Islamic State insurgent detained, the statement about 800 soldiers from an avia- bility for the attack. House Armed Services Committee and we've only had to drop one security, political and social prob- terrorist group, who was making furthered. tion unit are deploying to Afghan- Meanwhile, the U.S has said said Monday after a visit to the bomb, but just having an airplane lems in the province particularly bombs in eastern Nangarhar prov- Daesh fighters are active in dif- istan this summer. new authorities given to U.S. country. overhead is a huge boost for the in Rostaq and Farkhar districts, ince. ferent district of Nangarhar prov- The 1st Combat Aviation Bri- troops in Afghanistan to more pro- "One of the commanders, this Afghans and does huge damage to statement added. gade of the 1st Infantry Division actively target the Taliban have al- may not be an exact quote, but I the morale of the Taliban,'" Rep. It said that Takhar residents The National Directorate of ince, where they commonly target Security (NDS) in a statement said Afghan security forces and civil- at Fort Riley, Kansas will deploy ready made a difference, but troop wrote it down at the time: 'We've Mac Thornberry said he was told asked the government to be seri- on a regular rotation, according to caps continue to present problems, done more good in the last 30 days during his trip. ous in probing the issues and for that terrorist has been identified ians. as Azizullah, and was operating as The destination comes as key a news release issued on Tuesday. "And that sort of sentiment we solution. According to Lt. Col. saw in a variety of places. The province elders said that explosives expert of militants loy- Daesh commander Saad Emarati there were some local officials and al to Daesh terrorist group. was killed in a face to face clash Kimeisha McCullum, a division "I think there are really signs opportunists who struggled to in- The detained militants was in- with Afghan troops in Sarai Bazar spokeswoman, the unit will uti- of progress," he added. flame discord in the province and volved in different subversive ac- area of Kot district on Tuesday. lize Blackhawks, Chinooks and "At the same time, there's still take advantage from situation, tivities in the province, the state- Defense ministry in a state- Apache helicopters with a prima- lots of threats there." mentioned the statement. ment said. ment said that Afghan security forc- ry mission of supporting Afghan U.S President Barack Obama Takhar people asked the gov- The statement said that the es raided Daesh fighters’ hideouts military efforts. in June approved new authorities ernment to assign honest and count- militant, who was professional in in the Achin and Kot districts, kill- McCullum said the soldiers can for U.S. troops that allow them able figures in the province, un- expect medical evacuation and lo- greater ability to accompany con- derlined the statement. making bombs was arrested along ing 123 including a deputy mili- with 12kg of explosives in a crack- tary commander and arresting 20 gistical support missions, but de- ventional Afghan forces that are According to report Lack of clined to say whether U.S. troops fighting the Taliban, as well as pro- coordination among local depart- down carried out in Watapoor area others. of Kama district in Nangarhar The airstrike targeted the will play a role in close air sup- vide more close air support. ments has led to spiraling insecu- port or training their Afghan crew- In addition to the help of more rity in northern Takhar province. province. Daesh big hideout after receiving Takhar was one of the secure prov- The detained expert, was also exact intelligence information, member counterparts. U.S. airpower, the Afghan forces inces but anti-state rebels have re- involved in planting roadside where a number of foreign fighters The deployment comes after themselves are performing better, cently stepped up their activities bombs in the province. also were killed, according to the a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul Thornberry said. in the province. Two mines with other ammu- statement. on Saturday that killed over 80 Tolonews