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AT News Report KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday expressed deepest concerns over recent civilian casualties across the country. Wolesi Jirga members asked government and the insurgents to By Farhad Naibkhel pave utmost attention to prevent civilian casualties during conflict KABUL: The US President throughout the country. Donald Trump recently released a “All provinces are insecure, new strategy for Afghanistan, in but condition in Northern which key issues including war on provinces is more critical terror and elimination of militants’ particularly in Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul safe havens in Pakistan were provinces,” said Wolesi Jirga clearly mentioned. However, it Member Abdul Satar Darzabi. doesn’t offer details about change He said that since two day to troop level, but reports suggest conflicts resumed in Aqcha, that more than 3,000 troops would Qushtepa and Darzab districts. be deployed to Afghanistan. Although Afghan army The most waiting Afghan operating in the area, but mostly strategy decision follows months civilian suffered in the area, he of deliberation within the Trump added. Coming up with an Pakistan’s new prime minister fighting there (in the tribal areas Administration, involving top example, he said that yesterday Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the along the Durand Line), but we military commanders, political and last night airstrike have been bombers behind a deadly truck don’t have control of the full area. advisers and even enlisted veterans conducted in an area in the bombing in the diplomatic zone of [Militants] often cross the border of the nearly 16-year war. mentioned district to target Eventually, new strategy revealed, Kabul in May, which killed over from the other side and attack our enemies, but unfortunately people 150 people, were likely to have people. If the Afghan army cannot with more war as it has rare who made brick all civilian were mentioned about peace and killed and wounded. come from Pakistan. control them, and US forces cannot reconciliation. Even US clearly He stated that Ministry of In an interview with Financial control them, what are we said that they would no longer Defense must make decision to run Times, published Monday, Abbasi supposed to do?,” Abassi said. involve in nation-building. Brave Afghan security forces that chasing militants in every corner of the country. ground operation along with also admitted the limitations of its Abbasi also warned the US “In Afghanistan and Pakistan, airstrike in order to get good result operations but said it was doing that it risks fuelling terrorism in America’s interests are clear. We his speech. and other groups that pose a threat the nation that it was time for and push back enemies in the all it could to eliminate terror the region and undermining must stop the resurgence of safe “We can no longer be salient to the region and beyond.” Pakistan to change its approach districts. Strengthening of police groups such as the Taliban and military efforts in Afghanistan if havens that enable terrorists to about Pakistan’s safe havens for Supporting this, earlier, and that Afghanistan has never and local uprisers are also a great Haqqani Network. the Trump administration follows threaten America.” Trump said in terrorist organizations, the Taliban, President Ashraf Ghani addressed taken steps to destabilize...P3 option in defeating Taliban in the On the truck bombing incident through with a threat to downgrade district, which must be focused by he said: “I don’t know all the its relationship with Islamabad, related organs, he asserted. details, but it seems three or four Financial Times reported. Another Member of the Wolesi people crossed over the border. The prime minister told Jirga Arian Yon said that “security There was a vehicle which Financial Times in an earlier situation get worse day by day and travelled from that area to Kabul interview that the US’s hardline the most victims are civilians.”She and was parked in an embassy approach against Pakistan could said that in the last two months compound before it blew up,” he backfire. mostly civilian were killed during said. Just days after the Financial attacks by insurgents. Similar during operation and airstrike by “We have 250,000 troops Times revealed that the...P2 Afghan and foreign troops also civilian sustain casualties, she added. She elaborated that civilian were killed and wounded during airstrike in Nangarhar, Logar and Shindan of Herat provinces in the past two months. It is required of all conflict involved parties to AT Monitoring Desk consider civilian casualties serious Mamand Dara area of Achin and take step for solution, she insisted. Speaker of the Wolesi KABUL: A dozen Islamic State district on Sunday night. Jirga Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi while (IS) militants, which also known “Several weapons and calling civilian casualties a matter as Daesh terrorist, including ammunition belonging to Daesh market,” Sayed Hussain Alem might have join Taliban or other of concern, asked all involved Pakistanis, have been killed during were also destroyed in the Balkhi, Afghan Minister of militant groups. parties to take measure in order to operation in eastern Nangarhar overnight attack.” AT Monitoring Desk to Afghanistan, leaving them with Refugees and Returnees said. According to Ministry, protect civilians across the country. province, an official said on Separately, three Pakistani an uncertain future as the war “In 2016, 120,000 Afghan currently 1.5 million Afghans are According to expert Taliban Monday. militants were killed by the Afghan KABUL: As many as 730,000 entered 16th years with no end sees refugees have been forcefully living in Iran, and about 800,000 mostly rely over suicide attack and Attuallah Khogyani, the Special Force in the Chahardara undocumented Afghan refugees insight. deported from Iran,” Ariananews of them are undocumented. planting mine in roadside, markets, governor’s spokesman, told area of Batikot district. The have been forced to leave Iran and mosque and public areas which is Pajhwok Afghan News nine Daesh militants were involved in terrorist It also reported that Iran quoted him, as saying. “Insecurity and economic one of the main reasons behind high return back to their county since would longer on in its deportation It is also concerned that with issues have caused Afghan youths fighters were killed during an air activities in the area, Khogyani civilian casualties including women raid by foreign forces in the alleged. last 12 months, it has been process of Afghan refugees. increase in number of Afghan to leave for Iran and Pakistan,” the and children across the country. reported. “Forced deportation of deportees from Iran, and taking source quoted Shekiba Hashimi, an The government of Iran forced Afghans from Iran is not a solution, note of unemployment in the Afghan parliament member, as these Afghan refugees to go back and it only warms up smugglers’ country, these young returnees saying.

AT Monitoring Desk city, the provincial capital. All six individuals onboard the KABUL: At least six civilians have truck, were killed in the blast, he MoD said the militia unit been killed in a roadside bombing said, accusing militants of emplacing the improvised will fall under army corps Australian Defence in Aman district of southern commands in different Minister Marise Payne Kandahar province on Monday, explosive device. provincial official said. Confirming the incident, provinces and they will Provincial Governor Kandahar police spokesman, Zia receive a regular salary. Spokesman, Fazal Bari Baryalai Durrani said police had reached the told Pajhwok Afghan News the area and launched an investigation. explosion occurred in Haji village The roadside bombing takes The Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the district at around 04:00pm place in Kandahar after a lull in on Monday said it is in the final local time. violence. Officials say police stage of setting up a militia unit, in He added that hidden bomb defuse dozens of landmines order to help Afghan defense and tore through a civilian truck loaded planted in public areas on a daily security forces maintain stability basis in Kandahar. in certain parts of the country. with flour on its way to Kandahar Defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the militia will be made up of reserve soldiers and KABUL : Australian Defence officers and they will receive a Minister Marise Payne would be salary like other forces. travelling to Washington this week According to the MoD, they need to discuss her country's role in the to make contingency plans to Afghan conflict, a media report secure areas – especially vulnerable said on Monday. Senator Payne areas that have been cleared of of the Labour would hold talks with insurgents. This is a problem and senior Trump administration often an area is retaken by officials, including US Secretary of insurgents as the military does not Defense Jim Mattis, during her MAIMANA : Six members of a led by commander Mohibullah, local uprising group and four joined the militants in the Zaghan have the capacity to safeguard these visit from Monday to Thursday. areas. As well as Afghanistan, the policemen have joined Taliban’s area of Pashtoonkot district, said “We will announce at a ongoing fight against the Islamic ranks in Qaisar and Pashtoonkot Mohammad Naeem, a militia provincial level that those people State militants in Iraq and Syria districts of northwestern Faryab commander. They also surrendered who were in the army in the past and the North Korean nuclear province, officials said on Monday. eight weapons to the insurgents. and want to again serve in the army, threat are likely to dominate the Qaisar district chief Rahmatullah District chief Abdul Rahim Uzbek they can join the militia,” said agenda. The Turnbull government Qaisari said four police personnel Oghli confirmed the development. Waziri. has not ruled out increasing surrendered to Taliban with their Naeem said two days ago, Zghan According to the MoD, the Australia's military commitment to weapons in Bora Ghan area on area came under Taliban control. new militia unit will be organized Afghanistan after President Donald Sunday evening. He said three of Mohib allegedly invited militant into battalions and will work under Trump unveiled his new war them were brothers. Elsewhere, six Commander Mullah Yaqoot to his the command of army corps in blueprint in late August. (KP) members of a local uprising group, home. (Pajhwok) different provinces. (ToloNews) TUESDAY .SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Pentagon to fortify Kabul for unending Afghanistan war The Pentagon is implementing a plan to expand and more heavily A trio of vets in Afghanistan are braving bomb blasts and discrimination to head up an animal welfare practice and inspire a new generation of women fortify Kabul’s “Green Zone,” the section of Afghanistan’s capital where the American and other Unpredictable and indiscriminate Afghanistan’s female boxing foreign embassies, NATO and bomb blasts don’t deter the three champion while still a teenager – other military headquarters, women heading up Afghanistan’s her extended family were international organizations and only large-scale animal shelter and unremittingly scornful. government ministries are located. veterinary clinic, in Kabul. Neither “My parents and brothers and This major project, reported do the attitudes of the people who sisters supported me and made me by the New York Times Sunday, told them they couldn’t, or feel that I could be anything I coincides with a major US shouldn’t, be vets. wanted to be,” says Rezayi, 27, escalation of the nearly 16-year- Afghanistan is one of the who had an amicable arranged old war, and signals Washington’s lowest-ranked countries in the marriage two years ago. “But my intentions to maintain what is world for gender equality. In this wider family members were not effectively a permanent strictly patriarchal society, women supportive. Most of them grew up occupation of the war-ravaged but are still traditionally married off in Afghanistan and thought girls strategically situated south Asian soon after school age and remain can’t go out. This is not a good nation. housewives for the rest of their culture here. The Pentagon is reportedly lives. They may face “Of course it was hard, but it sending another 4,000 troops into imprisonment for running away made me work harder, to prove the conflict, the longest war in US from home and many are still everyone wrong. The attitude was history. This short-term response behind bars for “moral crimes”. that girls can’t do anything and I to escalating reversals for the So for Dr Maliha Rezayi, Dr wanted to show them that girls security forces of the Afghan Malalai Haikal and Dr Tahera aren’t less than boys.” puppet government has been Rezaei to be at the helm of the When she went to Kabul accompanied by the US military’s Nowzad Conrad Lewis Clinic in University in 2012, there were admission that—with the Kabul, they are not only changing around 20 women and 140 men on complicity of the corporate the course of animal welfare in the course. Her experience was media—it had long deliberately Afghanistan, but resetting the mixed; although there were some undercounted the number of US course of history for women in supportive tutors, there was also troops already in the country, with society too. a culture of oppression towards the real number exceeding 11,000, The women, all in their 20s, female students. rather than the 8,400 previously say they are “always busy” at the “Some of the teachers didn’t reported. clinic, which was founded by want us to do well and would mark President Donald Trump has former British Royal Marine Pen my grades down,” she says. “In maintained the pretense that he is Farthing. These are Afghanistan’s our society, there is a belief that keeping the exact numbers of next generation of women, the you can’t do things because you’re troops to be sent into Afghanistan millennials changing the future of a woman. So when I go out to help a secret, so as not to tip off the their country, animal by animal, someone’s animal, sometimes insurgency there, however, the real person by person, through a people don’t want me to touch it. to us. Then when we start teaching few hundred metres away from the women to do well out of fear that than family support, that will help motive is to conceal the buildup as gradual but potent ripple effect. But after I get them to trust me, them interesting information, they blast. “The situation is hard,” she they would become “stronger” than change attitudes and stifle gender much as possible from the Rezayi’s parents were born in they thank me.” start to listen.” says. “Our families are always them. Rezaei grew up in Iran with inequality is education. American people. Nonetheless, Iran after her grandparents moved For three years, the trio has The women live with the worried about us. But we’re used her nine siblings as refugees of the “[It is] the only solution,” says there are local reports of there to escape the civil war in the been leading clinic-based sessions constant fear of civil unrest. When to it. It is normal for us.” Haikal, civil war. Now 26, she moved to Rezayi. “The media can help, but ceremonies marking the departure early 1990s. When she was 13, the with the next wave of veterinary we speak, Rezayi’s uncle is 24, was educated at home in Afghanistan aged 15. After the main thing is education. of some 6,000 US soldiers being family, including her six siblings, students, giving them the recovering in hospital after being Pakistan, where her parents had graduating, she worked at Kabul “When I first went to uni, sent from the 4th Infantry Division moved back to Afghanistan. opportunity to gain vital severely injured several weeks gone to flee the civil war, and upon Zoo, where visitors were some members of my family said in Fort Carson, Colorado, along Although her parents, a experience. before in a truck bomb explosion her return to Afghanistan under dumbfounded when she told them it was a bad thing. But when I with an undisclosed number from shopkeeper and a housewife, “The women are happy to that killed more than 150 people Taliban rule, she was confined to she was working there. graduated, they started saying to the 10th Mountain Division in backed her determination to attend have a female teacher,” Rezayi on May 31, making it the deadliest the family home. When she was at their daughters, you need to go to Fort Drum, New York. There are school and eventually go to says. “But the men often ignore single attack since the start of the university, she says, people – All the women agree that the school so you can be like Dr no grounds for anticipating that the university – and to become us at first and don’t want to listen war in 2001.Rezayi was only a “especially men” – didn’t want single most important thing, other Maliha.” (THEGUARDIAN) beefed-up force of 15,000 US troops will fundamentally shift the situation in Afghanistan, where the government has lost control of roughly 40 percent of the country HER E'S HOW to the Taliban, which is stronger than at any point since the October 2001 US invasion that drove the P R IVATE Islamist movement from power. While it was previously said CON TR ACTOR S that the US-backed Afghan government was in firm control of nothing outside of Kabul, the CAN HELP WIN Afghan capital itself has become the target of increasingly The deaths of a minesweeper and a Red Cross employee last week are a sign that Afghanistan has become more THE AFGHAN WAR devastating attacks, suffering the dangerous for aid workers. Organizations are being forced to shut down, leaving victims in need. largest number of casualties of any region in the country. The plan to The president has declared a “path past to stop civil wars and to bring more than double the size of the now has nowhere else to seek help. forward” for Afghanistan. Given parties to the table in moves Green Zone, absorbing a nearby "I was hoping to get an that the United States is at a nexus toward peace. Successful PSCs US military base, and bringing in artificial leg there and be able to for strategic change, might there be understood the physical terrain as the kind of heavy security and walk again, but now the center is an increased role for private well as the human terrain, fortifications utilized in the Green closed. I have lost all hope again," contractors in positions previously something Erik Prince claims his Zone in Baghdad, Iraq is in part a he told DW. held by U.S. troops? A proposal warriors know from their years of response to a truck bomb attack Karte Afghanistan Mazar-i- from Erik Prince, formerly the head experience in wars in Iraq, last May that demolished the Sharif Englisch (DW) of Blackwater Worldwide, claims Afghanistan and other conflicts German Embassy and killed some Afghan victims with nowhere that with the use of his “corporate around the world. Where U.S. 150 people. The plan reportedly to turn warriors” he can end the war in troops rotate every year to calls for the Green Zone to be The ICRC has been one of the Afghanistan. Can it work? History eighteen months, Prince says that expanded from its current 0.71 longest-operating aid organizations suggests that it can. But to be if given the chance his forces will square miles to 1.8 square miles, in Afghanistan, helping war and successful, it would require a level be there over the long term, and with streets leading into the polio victims get access medical of commitment and integration not see the war to its conclusion. He fortified district closed to all but assistance, including prosthetics. yet demonstrated. It also relies contends that consistency of official vehicles. Pointing to the Perez had been helping people upon the imperatives of capability, personnel and experience will rhetoric of the Pentagon about a afflicted with these types of capacity and efficiency, as well as make all the difference. In contrast, new strategy of a “conditions- disabilities before she was the effectiveness of those chosen our current model of rotating based withdrawal” as well as murdered, and now, victims have to perform the task that the U.S. soldiers (and leadership: seventeen Trump’s bombastic speech last nowhere to turn for help. military has been unable to commanders in sixteen years) month vowing that his The organization also helps accomplish: winning the war. First, through Afghanistan has not administration would “push war prisoners of the Afghan though, there must be a real worked. A Baseline for Success onward to victory” in Afghanistan, conflict to have communication the Times report acknowledges understanding of what private There is historical precedent for with their families. security contractors (PSCs) the successful use of PSCs to end that “the Trump administration’s "ICRC helps prisoners from new strategy for Afghanistan is actually do, and how they can and conflict. In the 1990s, two both sides of the Afghan conflict will be held accountable for their companies temporarily halted civil likely to keep the military in place Spanish physiotherapist Lorena United Nations Mine Action The two killings last week are and if they come under attack, that well into the 2020s, even by the Enerbral Parez was in Afghanistan Service (UNMAS), attackers not isolated incidents. Aid means most other aid organization actions. wars in Sierra Leone and Angola: most conservative estimates.” working for the International reportedly affiliated with the so- organizations and their employees members are at danger too," the What We Are Doing Is Not Executive Outcomes, led by Eeben Among the long-term military Committee of the Red Cross called "Islamic State" (IS) asked for are increasingly becoming soft former ICRC employee from Working Barlow; and Sandline, helmed by plans already on the books is the (ICRC), helping people learn to the man's identity before slitting targetsfor the Taliban, IS and other Kandahar told DW. As has been evident since the Tim Spicer. Both former soldiers, building of an Afghan Air Force, walk again. Though Perez had a his throat. He had been working groups of terrorists. The Taliban "People who work for earliest forms of combat, the two men also understood with the US set to pour some $6.5 decade of humanitarian experience, for AREA, an Afghan demining have boosted their attacks in recent demining organizations are at more exclusively conducting one method Africans—how they lived and how billion into the effort between now this was her first mission to NGO. years to gain control over more risk because, in most cases, or way of war is rarely effective in they fought. Comprised almost and 2023. These plans, along with Afghanistan. The motive of the killing districts while IS has been trying insurgent groups who plant mines the long term. Sustained victory entirely of former special-forces the proposal for fortifying Kabul, On the morning of Monday, remains unclear, but demining to re-establish their footprint in to protect areas under their control requires an adaptable force that soldiers, the two companies were pre-date Trump. As the Times September 11, at the ICRC operations in Afghanistan are often Afghanistan since early 2015. don't want them removed," he understands and adjusts to extremely well-trained in combat reports, “The process of turning orthopedic rehabilitation center in the targets of attack. According to After Perez was killed, the added. With the Afghan conflict changing political, social and and the use of force. This benefited Kabul into a fortress started before Mazar-i-Sharif, a young man who the United Nations Assistance ICRC closed its orthopedic center claiming more victims each day and economic landscapes. This force them when they needed to protect Mr. Trump took office, of was being treated for polio pulled Mission in Afghanistan in Mazar-i-Sharif. It had been the aid organizations limiting activities does not need to be drawn only villages or assist the government course—security measures were out a pistol he had concealed in his (UNAMA), in 2016 there were 20 only operational center in northern in Afghanistan, Afghans will no from national militaries, or troops in driving rebels from tightened and an obtrusive wheelchair and shot Perez dead as separate incidents of attacks Afghanistan. The ICRC had longer be able to get the help at a provided by the UN or so-called villages and towns. They were also network of blast walls was she approached him and another against minesweepers, which previously reduced its operations time when they need it the most. “coalitions of the willing.” PSCs adept at working with the established in some places years man waiting outside the facility. resulted in nine deaths and 10 in Afghanistan after six of its staff (DW) have been used effectively in the population. (nationalinterest) before President Barack Obama According to media reports, injuries. "One of my neighbors who members were killed by unknown left office.” Aside from the the 21-year-old shooter was working for a demining gunmen in northern Jawzjan escalation in the number of troops arrested at the scene, but no motive organization received a warning province in February 2017. on the ground, the shift in US has yet been given. from the Taliban, telling him to The ICRC is not the only strategy is characterized above all The murder of the 38-year-old leave his job or pay the price for international aid organization Abbasi admits Kabul truck by an increased use of firepower Spanish woman was the second it," a former ICRC employee in shutting down centers that provide that will inevitably drive up attack on aid workers in southern Kandahar province told vital help for Afghans. Other Afghan civilian casualties, which Afghanistan in the span of only DW. organizations such as the World already number more than 1,500 four days. "That man not only left his job Health Organization (WHO) have bombers ‘came from Pakistan’ this year alone. US B-52 bombers Screenshot Twitter: Physical but fled to Iran with his whole also been forced to closed health flying from Qatar have been staging therapists pay tribute to Lorena family because he was worried centers due to security issues. ...P1US was considering a source close to the Pakistani army on media reports to find out what increased numbers of airstrikes Enebral Pérez: http://bit.ly/ about his and his family's security," A new report by the WHO stripping Pakistan of its status as saying: “We could make it harder Trump’s plans were. since March, while new artillery 2xkTtYY (Twitter/WCPT1951) he added, asking not to be named revealed that 164 health facilities as an ally because of a perceived for the US to use supply routes “The signals we get from units are being sent into the Therapists pay tribute to because he was not authorized to were closed due to Afghanistan's failure to tackle terrorism, Abbasi through Pakistan to serve its Washington are confusing, but country to shell districts under Lorena Enebral Pérez talk to the media about security deteriorating security situation in said the hardline approach risked troops in Afghanistan, and we our message is very clear: we are Taliban control. Trump, ceding On September 9, a group of related issues. this year alone, limiting access to backfiring. could stop co-operating on drone committed to fighting terror and control to the cabal of active-duty armed men murdered an Afghan Afghanistan ICRC healthcare for around three million He also hinted that Islamabad attacks. That would make the war we will continue to fight terror,” and retired generals who are setting man working for a demining non- Orthopädie (DW/S. Tanha) Afghans. could drop the US as a supplier in Afghanistan a lot more difficult.” Abbasi told the Financial Times. his administration’s foreign policy, governmental organization (NGO) Perez was helping disabled Balkh province resident of military aircraft. Abbasi also told the Financial “All it will do [if the US has placed rules of engagement for in Afghanistan's eastern province Afghans like these at a ICRC Khalifa Hakim, who lost a leg more He did not however go into Times that US President Donald downgrades Pakistan as an ally] US troops in the country entirely of Nangarhar. othopedic center in Herat than a year ago and was hoping details as to what other measures Trump’s new war strategy for is degrade our efforts to fight in the hands of local commanders. According to a statement Aid organizations forced to receive and artificial leg from the Islamabad could take. Afghanistan and the region was terror, and I am not sure if that (WSWS) released after the incident by the leave ICRC center in Mazar-i-Sharif, But Financial Times quoted “confusing” and that he had to rely will work for the US,” he said. TUESDAY .SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

...P1 Pakistan. Ghani added that and terrorisms. Afghanistan’s war is not only If pressure could have applied rooted in the country, but that it is on Pakistan in the past years, also affected by regional and global Afghan and US forces would have influences. Moreover he put never been victimized in the war weight behind US strategy toward on terror—because terrorists come Afghanistan, saying, “Both US’s from Pakistan and fight against interest and that of Afghanistan are forces. EMERGENCY secure in the new strategy”. Pointing toward deploying Ghani also made it clear that in additional foreign troops, he said: 80 percent of suicide CALLS the past two years there have been “It will be better for the US to tough, but now with the new US equip Afghan security forces with cases are females, says Police strategy in place, Afghanistan has modern weapons, instead of a better idea of its future. sending more troops.” Afghanistan Independent Reacting to Trump’s strategy According to him, pressurizing 100 - 119 for Afghanistan, Chief Executive, Pakistan, and equipping Afghan Human Rights Abdullah Abdullah said: “Our forces is the only way to overcome message to our neighbors is that current challenges throughout the Commission official in Hospitals the new US policy is a chance for country. them (countries in the region) to “New strategy has focused capital Kabul FMIC Hospital utilize and benefit from this only to prevent Taliban insurgents Behind Kabul Medical opportunity.” from “moving forward” while Trumps clearly mentioned that Washington ignored other University: his administration “will no longer important needs of Afghanistan,” 0202500200-+93793275595 use American military might to Director for the Center for construct democracy in faraway Strategic and Regional Studies lands or try to rebuild other (CSRS), Abdul Baqi said. Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital countries in our own image”. “The US strategy is like a “We are a partner and a friend, killing poison for the Afghans that Pule Bagh-e- Umomi but we will not dictate to the will prolong the war for years 070263672 Afghan people how to live or how without any party winning,” he to govern their own complex said, adding, “It will only bring society. We are not nation building more bloodshed. Khairkhana Hospital again. We are killing terrorists,” The only good point in the Trump said. strategy according to Amin, is 0799-321007 However, Trump termed pressurizing of Pakistan to stop 2401352 Afghanistan as friend and partner, harboring and supporting but he himself tweeted multiple terrorist—a terrorist group that times that Afghanistan was attacking Afghan soil. essentially a bad idea. In December However, another member of Indira Gandhi Children 2015, he tweeted after a suicide Wolesi Jirga of the Parliament, Hospital, Wazir Akbar bombing in Afghanistan that “We Qazi Nazir Ahmad Hanafi called are being led to slaughter.” He also on US to fulfill commitments made Up to 3,000 people are committing “Families avoid reporting According to the World Health official survey held in Kabul, and Khan, Kabul 2301372 criticized President Barack Obama in Bilateral Security Agreement suicide in Afghanistan each year, cases of female suicides due to [fear Organization estimates, more than Herat and Logar provinces for leaving more troops in the (BSA) signed with Afghanistan 80 percent of whom are women, that it would tarnish their] ‘honor’. 800,000 people die by suicide and indicated that more than 2,000 country. So this is pretty major government, and then follow the an official said Sunday. The statistics we have documented up to 25 times as many make a individuals, mainly teenaged girls, Ibn-e- Seena shift for Trump, who made his new strategy. Speaking at an event on suicide are from cases reported at suicide attempt around the world. had tried to burn themselves to bones as something of a non- “Based on BSA contents, US Pul-e-Artan, Kabul interventionist. must defend Afghanistan against prevention in capital Kabul, hospitals and at our commission, Ministry of Public Health death. 2100359 Former President, Hamid stranger’s raid, often Pakistan Afghanistan Independent Human which proves that up to 3,000 officials acknowledged at the Speakers highlighted under-age Karzai who has almost full interfered and raided, something Rights Commission (AIHRC) suicides are being committed each gathering that latest figures of marriages, outdated social norms knowledge of US policy as he even Pakistan officials confessed, Commissioner Qudri Yazdan said year,” Yazdan said. suicides in the country were not and ragging violence as main Wazir Akbar Khan worked with administration more but US forces never took action.” while suicides continue to be on She pointed out the alarming known for various reasons. factors behind the surge in number than any others, strongly opposed Increasing troop won’t be the rise in the country, several cases fact that 80 percent of the cases Fida Mohammad, director of of suicides in Afghanistan. Hospital the new strategy of the United solution, US have to boost up go unreported. were females. the ministry, said a previous (AA.COM) 2301741, 2301743 States for Afghanistan and Central intelligence operative and target Asia. networks of terrorist if want to “I very strongly oppose the bring peace, he added. Ali Abad new US strategy for Afghanistan Moreover, a female member of as it is against peace and the Wolesi Jirga of parliament, Shikiba Shahrara, Kabul national interest of Afghanistan,” Hashimi, said “US new strategy former president said in a has different positive points such 2100439 statement. as strengthening of Afghan army He furthered: “The strategy and Afghan Air Force, which excludes brining peace and defiantly make Afghan security Malalai Maternity prosperity to Afghanistan, and is forces more capable to eliminate Hospital focused on more war and rivalry in insurgents nationwide. the region. US must seek peace and Another good thing according AIBAK : Seventeen Asian 2201377/ 2301743 stability in Afghanistan rather than to her is putting pressure on Development Bank-funded extending conflict and bloodshed in Pakistan to renounce backing agricultural projects worth 68 Afghanistan and the region.” terrorist outfits. million afghanis have been Banks This is not only former “Pressure on Pakistan should executed in northern Samangan President that shows concern, not be remained in the paper only province. Da Afghanistan Bank while some analyst and experts just like in the past years. US have Rural Rehabilitation and 2100302, 2100303 believe that neither the troops to implement its words and Indira Gandhi Development Director Abdulrab increase nor military efforts will demolish terrorist save havens Hakimi , told Pajhwok Afghan end the longest war in history of there in Pakistan.” Children’s Hospital News the projects were completed Bakhtar Bank America. She furthered, if US implement officials said they are in nine villages of Khoram Sarbagh 0776777000 Military analyst, Atiqullah its strategy honestly, there would district by the ministry concerned. Amarkhil, said he does not believe be very sooner to reach a durable equipped to deal with Ten percent of funds were paid by Azizi Bank that increase in the size of troops peace and stability in the war-hit is shuffled, of about 4,000 country. 300 patients a day but residents. 0799 700900 according to sources of the US One thing the she raised take in over 500 a day. He said the projects included congress, is enough to put the criticism toward was not the construction of five irrigation Pashtany Bank Taliban in a difficult situation. mentioning the name of Islamic dams, canal protective wall of 2102908, 2103868 With an increase still to be State (IS), which is also known as about 589 meters, reconstruction determined from its current Daesh terrorists in the strategy. of irrigation canals and two ponds contingent of 8,400 troops, but “Daesh is another big threat beside for agricultural land. would benefit from them. canal. He said the problem of Air Services Trump aims is to put the Taliban the Taliban insurgents,” she said, Meanwhile, Qari Abadullah According to him, work on irrigation water had been resolved on the ropes to reach a political adding “suppose if US eliminate Mujahid, administrative chief of these projects was completed in in their area. Meanwhile, the RRD Safi Airways solution to the conflict—something Taliban insurgents, but remain Khoram Sarbagh, said canals in nine 18 months through public director said work on six which has been steadily growing silent over Daesh, insurgency villages had been destroyed by development councils. The infrastructure projects costing 020 22 22 222 since the end of the NATO combat would still continue as both are floods last years. Farmers faced projects provided work more than 18 million afghanis was mission in 2015 that left Kabul with terrorists.” problems in irrigating their lands. opportunities for 38,000 people underway in five villages of the Ariana only 60 percent control of the There has been two different He added with the implementation for a day. Residents of the villages district. The projects include the country. points visible in new US strategy, of these schemes the agricultural are happy with the schemes. One construction of two bridges, each 020-2100270 “When 100,000 US troops at said a political expert, Sayed problem affecting 5,800 acres of of them, Mohammad Ayub, 10 metres long, 630 metres of the height of the deployment failed Dawood, adding, one pressuring land and gardens had been be resident of Khaderyan, hailed the retaining walls and a waterhead. to defeat the Taliban, what are they Pakistan, and the second completion of the 305-metre-long (Pajhwok) Kam Air going to change in these few involvement of India in security Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital resolved and about 8,000 families 0799974422 thousand military personnel?” issues, beside the country playing (IGCH) officials on Sunday Amarkhil said, referring to the role in construction and confirmed 32 babies and toddlers, maximum number of troops development of Afghanistan. including newborns, have died at Hotels deployed in 2001. These two points differentiate the Kabul facility in the past two US,Australia to discuss Afghanistan role Furthermore he predicted that US new strategy from what there weeks. Safi Landmark Taliban insurgents would increase were during past 16 years, he The officials said they don’t Defence Minister Marise Payne is militants in Iraq and Syria and the total troops in Afghanistan to 300. their attacks amid at responding the added. have the capacity to cope with the expected to discuss Australia's role North Korean nuclear threat are Senator Payne will also meet US 020-2203131 new US strategy, unfortunately, He believe this new strategy number of patients coming in daily. in the war in Afghanistan during a likely to dominate the agenda. The Congress members and a leading with the Afghan troops as their also listed some responsibilities for According to them they are visit to the US this week. Turnbull government has not ruled group of women in Washington DC SERENA (Taliban) main target. the National Unity Government equipped to deal with 300 patients Senator Payne will have talks out increasing Australia's military who work in the national security Trump himself acknowledged (NUG), as US already said they a day but on average they take in with senior Trump administration commitment to Afghanistan after arena. She'll also stop in Honolulu 0799654000 in his speech that the Afghans, who would no longer engaged in nation- 500 a day. members including US Secretary US President Donald Trump for talks with Commander US took over from the international building process. The director of Indira Gandhi of Defense Jim Mattis during her unveiled his new war blueprint in Pacific Command, Admiral Harry New Rumi Restaurant forces almost three years ago, will According to him, the message Children’s Hospital, Noorulhaq visit from Monday to Thursday. late August. In May, Australia's Harris and will pay her respects continue to carry on their shoulders has submitted some homework to As well as Afghanistan, the government made a modest boost to US military personnel who lost the great weight of the conflict. the leaders of the NUG, and they Yousufzai, said many of these ongoing fight against Islamic State of 30 to its mission, bringing the their lives in world wars. (news) 0776351347 It has been the heavier weight have to fulfill in the best manner patients were coming in from that only in the first four months when it comes to the matter of provinces because of the lack of Internet Services decent healthcare facilities outside of the current year caused 2,500 internal affairs. UA Telecom dead and 4,200 wounded between However, the Ministry of of Kabul. the local troops. Defense (MoD) termed the new Yousufzai said hundreds of 0796701701 / 0796702702 Moreover, he called on US US strategy has a very much useful babies and children were brought administration to give more as it showed strong commitment in from provinces every week but equipment and state-of-the-art in strengthening Afghan security by the time they reach the hospital Exchange Rate weaponries to the Afghan security forces. MoD Spokesman, General, it is often too late and doctors are forces, instead of spending as much Dawlat Waziri said the new US unable to save them. He said this 1.00 USD on its own troops. strategy has different positive is one reason why so many children 68.50AFN However, Ahmad Naveed, an points which can be helpful in have died in the past two weeks. analyst at the Afghanistan Regional reaching durable peace and Hospital officials said wards Studies Center (RSC) said that stability. “Ministry of Defense were completely overcrowded and 1000.00 IRR troop increase was the best option (MoD) already made a four years two patients had to share a bed 18.00AFN on the table instead of complete plan for developing of Army and in some cases there were even withdrawal and privatization of Forces, which this program is in war. progress very well, and even there three in a bed. “We don’t have enough beds “What is more concerning is is already a good result,” he added. 1.00 UAE the implementation of strategy,” he Another positive point is to or equipment, and too many said, adding that if words in pressurize Pakistan, and its patients. We have to put two in 18.60AFN strategy not translated into action, unprecedented move by the US at one bed,” Nawab, a doctor said. The hospital’s director said the result will be useless as big platform, asking Pakistan to 1.00 EUR previous one. shun supporting insurgent outfits. child mortality would drop in However, a member of Wolesi There are both, positive and Afghanistan if more decent 82.20AFN Jirga or Lower House of negative viewpoints. But the main hospitals were built in the Parliament, Wadood Paiman backed question is to see whether US provinces and good doctors US strategy, saying, “US had a clear implement its strategy or it’s mere recruited. Another doctor, Sediqa, 1000.00 INR message to Pakistan in the strategy, in the piece of paper with no said: “Sick children travel far to 1055.00AFN and this is a positive point.” outcome. get here and by the time they reach He believes that pressure on Mansoor Faizy, Editor-in- the hospital it is often too late and Pakistan would definitely have Chief of Afghanistan Times, also we can’t do anything for them.” 1000.00 PKR positive effect against insurgency contributed to this report (ToloNews) 641.00AFN TUESDAY . SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

NOWSHERA: Claiming that his Maryam Nawaz revealed every- he message of the ARSA militant group in Myanmar is resonating with Rohingya party will form government in thing in her speech after Kulsoom refugees who have been forced from their homes. DW spoke with refugees at a camp Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pa- Nawaz’s victory. “If you listen to in Bangladesh who said they would fight if given the chance. kistan Peoples Party (PPP) co- Maryam Nawaz’s statements fol- T chairman and former president lowing the victory, there is a lot to Asif Ali Zardari Monday said that observe,” he remarked. Respond- KP should not lose hope because ing to a question asked by a jour- PPP will “combine the powers of nalist, Zardari said, “I don’t see the province with its own the establishment backing me up,” strength” to bring an end to all the and added while pointing towards issues in the province. The co- a party worker at his back, that he chairman also claimed that he un- sees a ‘Jiyala’ backing him. The derstood nation’s pain better than co-chairman also said that if all others. Addressing a workers Nawaz Sharif intended to imple- convention in Nowshera, the ment the ‘Charter of Democracy’ former president said that PPP was back in the day, then the PPP work- a party of the whole federation, ers wouldn’t have languished in with its presence in all four prov- jails. According to reports, during inces. He added, “Efforts are be- his speech, the workers got unru- ing made to weaken our party but ly and chanted slogans against the we are not afraid to face this be- party leadership because the PPP cause we preach love and democ- co-chairman did not meet them. racy.” Earlier during the day, while The former president’s address addressing a crowd in Peshawar, came just a day after the hotly- Zardari had said that he had warned contested NA-120 by-elections, PML-N government not to rule where PML-N candidate and like royals but they did not pay former PM Nawaz’s wife Begum heed to it and went on to rule like Kulsoom Nawaz secured the seat kings and princes. The PPP su- from her party’s stronghold. She premo also informed that he had was contesting the election main- told former prime minister (PM) ly against Pakistan Tehreek-e-In- About two weeks ago Mohammad Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh. tack so far on Myanmar security Nawaz Sharif that he would refrain saaf candidate Yasmin Rashid who Ayub, 20, had to flee from the vi- In only four weeks, over 400,000 officers in Rakhine. The govern- from doing politics during the first was the runner-up in the key by- olence in Myanmar's Rakhine Rohingya have fled Myanmar in ment's military responded with a four years of the government, but poll on Sunday. Among others were state. But just like many other what UN Secretary General Anto- counter offensive to hunt down the not in the final year before the 2018 Milli Muslim League’s candidate Rohingya Muslims, he is eager to nio Guterres described as"a text- militants. Since then, entire Mus- General Elections. Talking about Muhammad Yaqoob Sheikh and return and join the Arakan Ro- book example of ethnic cleansing." lim villages have been burned down the recently concluded NA-120 PPP candidate Faisal Mir, both of hingya Salvation Army, the mili- "I'm very positive about ARSA and at least 1,000 people have been by-poll, he said that the by-elec- whom failed to gather a sizeable tant group better known as ARSA. and I'm happy they are there to killed. tion was a story of conflicting in- number of votes. He wants to fight the soldiers protect us and our rights," Ayub The fighting has also caused a terests and as it happened, (Tribune) that drove him and his family out said. "We have been suppressed refugee exodus to Bangladesh, with of the country. "If ARSA gives me by the Myanmar military for such many of them bringing stories of military training and a weapon, I a long time. indiscriminate killings, executions, will surely join them," Ayub told They have taken all of our civ- arson and sexual violence. Sodu DW at the Leda refugee camp in il rights and our freedom. I wish Mia is one of the Rohingya men Nep al h old s Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. ARSA all the best and would join who managed to escape the vio- Ayub is far from alone in his them if they ask me to. I want to lence. "The army came to my vil- point of view. When asked if they fight to protect our community.” lage and gathered all the young men feel sympathy for the militants and On August 25, ARSA, previously they could find. They brought fin al p h ase would consider joining them, many known as Harakah al-Yaqin (Faith them into the jungle and shot Rohingya refugees say they feel Movement), attacked 30 police them," Mia told DW in a make- the time has come to fight back. and army posts in Rakhine state, shift camp behind a small market, Their eagerness to join the re- killing 12 people. close to the Myanmar border. of lan d m ar k sistance follows a mass exodus of It was the largest militant at- (PressTV) elect ion

Nepal on Monday completed its concerns that caused delays to QUETTA: A session judge on first local elections for nearly two scheduled food distributions," Pip- Monday charged Balochistan decades, a key step in the coun- pa Bradford, WFP's Nepal head, MPA Abdul Majeed Achakzai in try's protracted post-war transi- told AFP. Protests erupted after a the hit-and-run case which killed a tion to a federal democracy. Most new national constitution was traffic cop on duty. In a video that of the country has already voted, adopted in 2015, nearly a decade went viral, Pashtunkhwa Milli but the local polls had been repeat- after a long-running civil war end- Awami Party MPA Abdul Majeed edly delayed in a southern prov- ed with a fragile peace agreement. NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today put on hold the trial court ince bordering India which was the Ethnic minority groups, especial- Khan Achakzai was seen in the scene of deadly ethnic turmoil two ly in the south, said the charter driving seat of a speeding vehicle proceedings against Uber India in respect of challaning and impounding of vehicles operating under its banner, by the AAP government for years ago. The government de- left them marginalised and agitat- along GPO Chowk intersection ployed troops and sealed the bor- ed for a greater stake in Nepal's when it ran over a traffic cop named alleged violation of licence conditions. Justice A K Pathak issued the direction on the pleas of Uber India President Amit Jain and General der before the ballot, fearing vio- future governance. Simmering ten- Haji Ataullah. The traffic sub-in- Manager North Gagan Bhatia, who were directed by the magisterial lence in the third phase of voting sions have remained. A political spector succumbed to his injuries court to appear before it. They were also aggrieved by the lower court's which covered around 2.6 million party representing the Madhesi on the spot. In Monday’s hearing, August 19 decision that it will frame notice against them on the next people. The election commission ethnic minority, who live in the Achakzai appeared before the court date of hearing on September 23. The high court, however, stayed the put turnout at just over 60 per- lowlands that border India, had where he refused to accept the magisterial court proceedings till February 23, 2018 by when the trans- cent as booths closed. There were refused to take part in the local charges against him. In its next port department of Delhi government has been asked to file their re- a few arrests for voter fraud but polls unless an amendment to the hearing, the court has directed the sponse to the pleas of the two Uber India officials. The application no reports of unrest, it said.The constitution was passed. The par- seeking stay of the trial court proceedings was moved in the main plea province around the city of Janak- ty later softened its stance, anger- witnesses to appear as well. The filed by them against the transport department's action of challaning pur was hardest hit by deadly ing some voters who still refused police had initially registered a and impounding vehicles operating under the Uber banner. Senior ad- monsoon flooding last month to vote Monday without those criminal case at the Civil Lines vocate Rajiv Nayar, appearing for the Uber India officials, said the which killed over 150 in Nepal and crucial concessions being made. Police Station against unidentified department could not have issued the challans or impounded the vehi- more than 1,200 across South Asia. "The big parties have always persons. However, after the vid- cles as the Delhi High Court had allowed the company to operate as a Some aid agencies, including the pushed our agendas away and now eo showing Achakzai in the driv- cab aggregator till the Motor Vehicle Act was amended to regulate UN's World Food Programme, sus- the Madhesi party has also be- ing seat which went viral on social them. He said the amendment of the Act has been approved by the Lok pended aid distribution before the trayed us by going to elections Sabha and was awaiting approval of the Rajya Sabha, when the action polls. "Political tensions have been without amending the constitu- media, Achakzai was subsequent- by the transport department was taken. A transport department offi- ly arrested. cial, who was present in the court, submitted that after the high court running high in these districts in tion," said Saroj Mishra, a resident (Tribune) allowed the cab aggregators like Uber and Ola to function till a law is the run-up to the 18 September of Janakpur, who refused to vote framed and no challans have been issued. (Dindia) elections, giving rise to security Monday. (DailyMail)

The United States has stressed that there shall be no major change in its on re-negotiating NAFTA as well Sri Lanka Trade & Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) trade policy towards Sri Lanka in the aftermath of its new administra- as correcting our current trade def- was signed in July 2002 in Washington D.C., to enhance tion, Island’s Commerce Ministry said. During a meeting with Ministry icits too,” Linscott said. “Despite trade and economic relations between the two countries. Lin- officials, Washington DC based new Assistant US Trade Representa- this I am not expecting any signif- scott has hinted stronger bilateral economic relations in the tive for South and Central Asian Affairs, Mark Linscott however has icant changes in bilateral trade with future under TIFA, to which Colombo consented readily on said that it is tough to predict the future. “The new US administration Sri Lanka or our Trade and Invest- 18 September. “We are looking to move on from the past and has a significant shift in change towards several of its trade agreements- ment Framework Agreement create a special (trade) plan for Sri Lanka on TIFA,” he mainly the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal; and there is a big focus (TIFA) with Sri Lanka.” The US- stressed. (LBO) PemaKhanduexpressedconcernedontheissueof grantingcitizenshiptoChakmaandHajong GUWAHATI: Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu reiterated the concerns of the people of Arunachal issued under the hand and seal of the preamble of this regulation, to special protection rights to the State. “Therefore, as mentioned Pradesh on the vexed issue of granting citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees in the state. In a letter to the CEO of such district or such acquire any interest in land or the people of the State. These provi- by me in our meeting recently, I Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Khandu said the matter is of deep emotional concern and that the state officer authorised to such function. product of land beyond the said sions were legislated with the sin- reiterate that the people of my is not ready to accept any infringement of the Constitutional protection bestowed on the tribals of the state. “Further, Section 7 of the Regula- “Inner Line”….,” Khandu cited. gular objective to protect the tribes State are not ready to accept any Chief Minister pointed that Arunachal Pradesh with its unique history is governed by a special Act namely tion reads as, “It shall not be law- He added that Arunachal Pradesh of the state from the onslaught of infringement on the Constitution- the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, which prescribes a line to be called the “Inner Line”. Section 2 ful for any person, not being a na- is a predominantly tribal state and alien culture and overwhelming in- al protection bestowed on the trib- of which prohibits all citizens of India or any class of such citizens from going beyond such line without a pass tive of the district comprised in the Constitution of India gives flux of non-Arunachalees in the als of Arunachal Pradesh. TUESDAY . SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief US sh ow s Putin U.S. Navy fires watches as two commanders m ilit ar y after Asia sea Russia’s accidents m igh t in military The U.S. Navy dismissed two senior officers on Monday after a series of collisions involving fligh t s Seventh Fleet warships in Asia, exercises citing a loss of confidence in their ability to command. Rear Admi- ral Charles Williams, command- over Kor ean turn up the er of Task Force 70, and Captain Jeffrey Bennett, commander of Destroyer Squadron 15, were firepower fired by Seventh Fleet command- Pen in su la er Vice Admiral Phil Sawyer, the Navy said. In August, Sawyer LUGA, Russia — Russia moved replaced fleet commander Vice into the main phase of the largest Admiral Joseph Aucoin, who military exercises in years on Mon- was fired after the accidents. day with a barrage of firepower to “Both reliefs were due to a loss repel an imaginary, invading force of confidence in their ability to resembling NATO as Russian Pres- command,” the Navy statement ident Vladi-mir Putin looked on. said. The shakeup in the Seventh Under frigid rains, a revitalized Fleet command followed a pre- Russian military sent tanks, para- dawn collision between guided- troopers, artillery, antiaircraft missile destroyer USS McCain weapons, jets and helicopters to and a merchant vessel east of Sin- engage the forces of a mock enemy gapore and Malaysia on Aug. 21, called the “Western Coalition.” The which killed 10 sailors and was show of force, part of war games the fourth major incident in the that began last week, was watched U.S. Pacific Fleet this year. In personally Putin. Monday’s “en- June, another destroyer, the USS gagement” — set to last 45 min- Fitzgerald, collided with a Phil- utes — underscored the rapid de- ippine cargo ship, killing seven scent in relations between Russia U.S. sailors. Several other offic- and the Western alliance to Cold ers have also been relieved, with War lows. In the run up to the war administrative action. (AP) games, NATO officials have ex- pressed concern that the military maneuvers with Russian and Be- Venezuelan larusan forces involve far more personnel than Russia has declared and that the exercises were simu- charged over lating an attack against NATO members in Eastern Europe.The Supreme Court scenario for Zapad, which means “West,” reflects Moscow’s own helicopter The U.S. military flew stealth jets Japanese fighters also flew over fear that Western governments and bombers over the Korean Pen- waters near Kyushu, Japan’s most might try to wrest Belarus from attack insula on Monday, days after southwesterly island, the U.S. Pa- its alliance with Russia by waging North Korea launched an interme- cific Command said. a campaign of influence and spon- diate range ballistic missile over A North Korean soldier stands soring separatists. This is how Japan.The show of force came in on the bank of the Yalu river near Putin sees the rebellion that Venezuela's chief prosecutor's response to Friday's missile the North Korean town of Sinuiju, brought a pro-Western government office has charged a man named launch, the U.S. Pacific Command opposite the Chinese border city to power in Ukraine in 2014, and as Frank Cabaña with "complic- said in a statement. The missile of Dandong, in China's northeast he has said Russia should not let it ity and association with terror- flew 2,300 miles from the North’s Liaoning province on Sept. 4, happen again. Meanwhile, the Bal- ism" over a June helicopter at- The United States and Iran quar- a wider range of sites in Iran, in- ence to each and every nuclear-re- tic countries that would be on the relled over how Tehran’s nuclear cluding military ones, to verify it lated commitment under the capital of Pyongyang and landed 2017. AF Captions for photos tack on the Supreme Court. in the ocean. Four U.S. F-35B that accompanied the military front lines of any potential West- The office did not give any fur- activities should be policed at a is not breaching its nuclear deal JCPOA,” Perry added, referring to ern conflict with Russia say that meeting of the U.N. nuclear watch- with world powers. Her remarks the deal by its official name -- the Lightning II jets and two B-1B statement said the mission dem- ther details, except to allege that Lancer bombers joined four South onstrated “the United States’ iron- the exercises are intended to leave Mr Cabaña is linked to the rogue dog on Monday, in a row sparked were rejected by a furious Tehran. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac- them rattled. Lithuania’s President last month by Washington’s call “We will not accept a weakly en- tion. The flag of the International Korean F-15K fighter jets and four clad commitment to our allies in policeman Óscar Pérez, who said Japanese F-2 fighter jets for the the face of aggressive and unlaw- Dalia Grybauskaite that Russia he had piloted the helicopter. for wider inspections. Key U.S. forced or inadequately monitored Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) might use the exercise as an excuse allies are worried by the possibili- deal,” U.S. Energy Secretary Rick flies in front of their headquarters drills. The Lancer bombers came ful North Korean missile tests.” Mr Cabaña has been remanded from the Andersen Air Force Base While the latest missile launch to leave troops and equipment in in custody. Mr Pérez remains at ty of Washington pulling out of a Perry told the IAEA General Con- during the General Conference in Belarus along the country’s bor- 2015 landmark nuclear deal under ference, an annual meeting of the Vienna, Austria September 18, in the U.S. territory of Guam, posed no threat to the Guam, it large but has appeared in a num- which North Korea has threatened was the longest-ever such flight of der with Lithuania, Latvia and Po- ber of videos. Surprise air attack which Iran agreed to curb its nu- agency’s member states that be- 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger land. The exercises, however, of- clear programme in exchange for gan on Monday. He did not say Perry was speaking shortly after to launch four missiles toward. a North Korean missile and clear- The attack on 27 June came amid The U.S. and South Korean air- ly showed that the island is within fered a new chance for Western a wave of anti-government pro- sanctions against it being lifted. whether he thought the deal was the General Conference formally officials to appraise the strength U.S. Ambassador to the United currently weakly enforced. “The approved the appointment of craft “practiced their attack capa- range of the country’s weapons. tests. A lone helicopter flew over bilities by releasing live weapons" Guam is located about 2,100 miles of the Russian military, which has the capital, Caracas, fired 15 Nations Nikki Haley last month United States ... strongly encour- Yukiya Amano, a 70-year-old ca- undergone a decade-long modern- called for the International Atomic ages the IAEA to exercise its full reer diplomat from Japan, to a third at the South’s Pilsung Range train- from Pyongyang. shots at the interior ministry and ing area, and the U.S. aircraft and (USA Today) ization program. dropped four grenades on the Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect authorities to verify Iran’s adher- term as IAEA director general. (Reuters) Supreme Court before flying off. Media captionThe helicopter circles Caracas buildings before bangs and sustained gunshots are Abbas heard No one was injured in the Saudi planto‘accept Israel asabrotherlystate’ attack. Images published on so- cial media showed two people arrives in inside the helicopter, one of them Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed drawn in Egypt which is the “sup- states and the recklessness of masked. A flag reading "350 Free- Bin Salman is working to “wester- plier of cadres who will deal with Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Sal- dom", a reference to a clause in US,prepares nise” the Kingdom and change peo- the issues of media, security, Is- man. Trump, Mujtahidd tweeted, the Venezuelan constitution cit- ple’s mindsets when it comes to lamic movements, education syl- supported the plan and this en- ed by opponents of President Israel, Twitter user Mujtahidd has labuses and religious institutions.” couraged Bin Salman and Crown Nicolás Maduro to claim his gov- UNspeech reported. The account, which is According to Mujtahidd, it aims Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed ernment is illegitimate, hung from believed to be reporting from in- to “distance any political, cultur- Bin Zayed to kick start its imple- the helicopter. A video later side the ruling family in Saudi Ara- al, educational, financial, religious mentation earlier than planned. emerged on social media platform calling for bia, wrote: “Arrangement among effect on the people of Egypt and The plan includes hiring hundreds Instagram showing a member of the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States in order to reach a of Egyptian officials and officers the police identifying himself as Bahrain is wider than our expecta- state of full and eternal normalisa- in the Gulf States to supervise se- Oscar Pérez and claiming he had state based tions. Israel and American bodies tion with Israel.” It also said that curity, armies, media, religion and carried out the attack. linked to Trump are involved.” the arrangement for this plan start- education.Mujtahidd added that (BBC) “The plan is complete. It is based ed in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE the plan includes arresting hun- on 1967 on unifying the bases of security, and Israel before US President dreds of religious scholars, stress- media, culture and education, in- Donald Trump was inaugurated, ing that Bin Salman was enthusi- Stanislav borders cluding religion, in Egypt and all noting that former American Pres- astic about the implementation of the Gulf States except Oman.”The ident Barack Obama did not join the plan due. Petrov, Soviet Ramallah – Palestinian presiden- plan, according to Mujtahid, was the plan because he feared these (AFP) tial spokesman Nabil Abu Rudain- soldier credited ah said President Mahmoud Ab- bas’ speech before the United Na- with saving tions General Assembly later this world from week will be extremely important. Iraqi Kurdish referendum Abu Rudainah said Abbas will nuclear war, emphasize the need for a two-state solution for Palestine and Israel, dies at 77 based on the 1967 borders and with must be suspended: Iraqi PM East Jerusalem as the capital of the A Soviet soldier credited with independent state of Palestine. He saving the world from nuclear reiterated the position of the lead- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al- September vote on Friday. Iran, populations - also fear a Yes vote holocaust has died at age 77. ership that there should be no “tem- Abadi has formally demanded the Turkey, the US, the UK and the will bolster separatist movements Stanislav Petrov was the duty porary [Palestinian] state nor a suspension of next week's refer- UN have been among those voic- in their countries. Iraqi Kurdish officer monitoring an early warn- state in the Gaza Strip without the endum on Kurdish independence. ing strong objections internation- referendum: What is at stake? ing system from a bunker out- West Bank and Jerusalem.” The The Supreme Court also ordered ally. There are concerns the refer- Sykes-Picot: The map that side Moscow on Sept. 26, 1983, Palestinian leadership will only that the poll must be postponed endum will provoke further insta- spawned a century of resentment when the radar screen suddenly accept an “independent and sov- until questions over its legality bility in the country and hamper Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Bar- appeared to depict a missile in- ereign state based on the 1967 bor- have been addressed. Despite glo- the battle against the Islamic State zani has insisted the plans will go bound from the United States. ders,” he added. Abbas arrived bal opposition, the Kurdistan Re- group. Neighbouring Iran and Tur- ahead. “All my subordinates were con- Sunday in New York to take part gional Government backed the 25 key - which both have Kurdish (BBC) fused, so I started shouting or- in the proceedings of the 72nd ses- ders at them to avoid panic," sion of the UN General Assembly. Petrov told the Russian news He is expected to deliver his speech agency RT in 2010. "I knew my on Wednesday and meet US Pres- decision would have a lot of con- ident Donald Trump and a num- sequences." The alert siren ber of world leaders and heads of wailed. A message on the bun- delegations joining the session. ker's main screen reported that Abbas’s trip comes amid contin- four more missiles had been ued efforts by the United States launched, he said. Petrov had 15 to resume stalled Israel-Palestin- minutes to determine whether the ian peace talks. Trump expressed threat was real and report to his new hope over a potential peace commanders. deal between the Israelis and Pal- “My cozy armchair felt like a estinians during a meeting with red-hot frying pan and my legs Illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank ensure Israel’s security, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman Jewish leaders Friday on the occa- announced yesterday evening at an event celebrating the Jewish New Year. In his toast at the event, held in the went limp," he told RT. "I felt sion of the Jewish new year. He like I couldn't even stand up. settlement of Vered Yeriho which overlooks the Palestinian city of Jericho, Lieberman emphasised how said that the new year “offers a settlements were increasingly necessary as Israel faces threats from missiles and cyber-attacks. From my That's how nervous I was." The new opportunity to seek peace.” incident occurred at a time of high perspective, it’s clear that the settlements in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank], and those here in the area of He added that he was “very hope- Jericho and the Dead Sea, are the State of Israel’s true defensive wall. Lieberman used the event, attended by tension between the countries. ful that we will see significant Less than a month earlier, the numerous settler leaders, as an opportunity to emphasise his commitment to construction in the occupied progress before the end of the territories, alleging that he has done more for settlement building than anyone else over the past 17 years. He Russian military had shot down year,” Trump said that his team, referred to his role in granting settlers in Hebron a separate municipal authority to better cater to their needs and a Korean Air Lines flight that had which includes Jared Kushner, his approval of the construction boom witnessed since US President Donald Trump took office, which has deviated from its flight plan and David Friedman and Jason Green- seen the marketing of 3,500 settler units and plans to build some 8,000 more. Lieberman, who lives in a flown over Russian airspace. The blatt are working hard to reach a settlement himself, also promised to complete a plan to protect all the settlements with smart fences and better Berlin Wall would not come down peace agreement, “something that access roads by November. The speech came on the eve of a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin for six more years. actually could happen.” Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, during which they will discuss upcoming peace negotiations (Reuters) (AP) between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). (Middleeastmonitor) TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir Graphic-Designers: Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 By John Weight arms and ammunition supply pro- for example, by intelligence and se- across the Middle East. According Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press gram that will cost $2.2 billion. curity services," he said. When asked to the investigation by the OCCRP Among other countries, the report about should Czech authorities ac- and the BIRN, the Pentagon is buy- ing the munitions through two chan- The Czech Republic cannot be in- mentioned the Czech Republic. "As tively intervene in the arms trade- far as I know, these accusations per- related issues if there are suspicions nels: the Special Operations Com- volved in delivering arms to terror- mand (SOCOM) and the Picatinny The constitution says ists, Jan Skalicky, chairman of the tain to the ruling circles of the Unit- that these weapons will subsequent- ed States rather than the Czech arms ly be re-exported to countries where Arsenal, a US Army weapons facili- Association of Manufacturers and ty in New Jersey. The supplies are Sellers of Firearms and Ammunition, manufacturers. With all due respect armed conflicts are taking place, to the money-does-not-stink prin- Skalicky said that "they certainly transported by sea and air from Eu- told Sputnik, commenting on a re- rope to Turkey, Jordan and Kuwait Article 54: port about the US working with var- ciple, I do not think that Czech firms should." "However, it is absolutely Family is the fundamental pillar of the society, and shall be protected by the state. The state shall adopt are engaged in such perversions as impossible for such trade operations and then distributed to US allied ious contractors in Eastern Europe rebel forces in northern and south- necessary measures to attain the physical and spiritual health of the family, especially of the child and to supply arms to Syrian militants. the supply of weapons to terrorists," to be carried out under the guise of mother, upbringing of children, as well as the elimination of related traditions contrary to the principles of Jan Skalicky told Sputnik. He said state armed forces or the govern- ern Syria. This equipment report- Speaking to Sputnik, the head of a edly includes firearms, mortars, AK- the sacred religion of Islam. Czech arms-selling association gave that he "cannot imagine a situation ment," he pointed out. Earlier, Scott when a Czech firm would ask for Bennett, former US Army psycho- 47 rifles, heavy machine guns, rock- his thoughts on a report by the Or- et-propelled grenade launchers and ganized Crime and Corruption Re- permission from the Ministry of In- logical operations officer and State dustry and Trade, which, according Department counterterrorism con- various types of ammunition. In its porting Project (OCCRP) and the arms supplies for Syrian militants, Balkan Investigative Reporting Net- to the law of 38/1994, is necessary tractor, told Sputnik that the report- for all trading operations, and would ed US supplies of Soviet-era muni- the US is using "misleading docu- work (BIRN). According to the sur- mentation," undermining the UN's vey, the Pentagon is working with indicate terrorists as an end user." "I tions to Syrian rebels not only cannot imagine that such a request "openly violates" legal norms Arms Trade Treaty, the report said. various contractors and sub-con- However, the Pentagon denied the tractors in Eastern Europe and the would then be considered by the against financing terrorism, but also ministry. Such requests are handled, risks igniting a greater conflict claims, saying that all of its papers post-Soviet states to implement an are correct. (Spuntak)

o see the progress in Afghanistan, there has to be stop view ing the country through warfare point and some propagating news. Real progress has been made, but it’s lost in the news By Radwan al-Sayed not do anything when the Kurdis- party in Syria and Iraq. Russia also feared that the operation to seize tan workers’ party settled in Sinjar. took both to the Astana meetings. Idlib and its towns – where al-Nusra about Taliban and other militant outfits and corruption—something Turkish forces entered to areas They also held bilateral talks to dis- is in control – will be launched amid The situation between Iran and Tur- around Mosul and said they will not cuss cooperation against terrorism the war in Aleppo. After the idea of that at the same time making huge obstacles in front of develop- key reached its worse between 2014 allow Popular Mobilization forces and to discuss their fears of the the de-escalation zones was pro- ment. But that doesn’t mean that we are far from progress path. and 2016. Before that, the two to enter Tal Afar because there is a American support of the Kurds in posed, Russia and Iran urged Turkey countries had disagreed over their Turkmen minority there. Turkey’s Syria and Iraq. Practical coopera- to push al-Nusra out of Edleb. When Economic progress in Afghanistan is an understated success story. stances towards Bashar al-Assad. rapprochement with Russia in north tion between them appeared during this did not work, Russia and Iran Ever since the revolution erupted Syria and allowing it to defy Kurds the war in Aleppo. The Turks, who handed the matter over to Turkey, The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted 2.40 percent in in Syria, the two allies, Qatar and and ISIS on its border with Syria viewed Aleppo as their influence which recently announced that it will Turkey, who were friends with the mitigated Iranian-Turkish conflict zone, had to negotiate with the Rus- storm Edleb along with 20,000 Arab 2016 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Afghani- Syrian president since 2004, voiced Anger and mistrust sians to withdraw gunmen from the Syrian gunmen if it has to. Mean- stan averaged 8.78 percent from 2003 until 2016, reaching an all the importance of reform to Assad. Trade relations were not affect- city and its neighboring areas after while, the Iranians went to help re- Iran stood with Assad from the start ed but mutual visits of Turkish and most of the old town was destroyed. gime forces raid Deir az-Zour which time high of 28.60 percent in 2003 and record low of -2.40 percent and Russia did the same particularly Iranian officials between 2014 and The Iranians were thus present is close to the Iraqi border. They are following its negative experience 2015 were charged with anger and alongside the Russians in North Syria aided by Russian air force and the in 2016, according to report. Certainly, we are least developed coun- with the West in Libya. Between mistrust. The scene then entirely on the Kurdish-Turkish borders. Americans’ shelling of Deir az-Zour 2012 and 2013, the Iranians mili- changed when Russia intervened in While negotiating the borders of and Raqqa. Iran and Turkey exploit- tries in the world, but since the collapse of the Taliban regime, the tarily intervened in Syria through Syria in 2014. After downing a Rus- influence in the Syrian east and ed terrorism or redirected its fac- economy has been steadily growing. However, security threat, the Hezbollah. Things were no longer sian jet, Turkey had to reach a truce north, the Turks realized that Iran’s tions. And just like the Iranians will- limited to providing experts for ad- with Russia and it was pushed to do relations with ISIS and al-Nusra are ingly got ISIS and Al-Nusra out of lack of infrastructure and endemic corruption have been hampering vice and help in operations rooms. so due to the Russians’ anger and to sometimes stronger than its own Lebanon’s Jurud, the Turks may also The Turks and Qataris went ahead the deterioration of relations with relations with the two groups. Tur- willingly get Al-Nusra out of Edleb. economic activity, but determination toward having a stable and and supported the Brotherhood in the US. Turkey’s rapprochement key supported several armed orga- The partnership is back between prosper country have never been down. From President to ordinary Egypt and Syria and began to arm with Russia in north Syria and al- nizations in the Syrian north and Iran and Turkey to prevent the groups near Damascus and north of lowing it to defy the Kurds and ISIS it’s concerned about the situation Kurds from becoming independent Afghan masses, we all have strong commitment toward building the country. This disagreement over on its border with Syria mitigated on its borders there. Meanwhile the in Syria and Iraq. They are cooper- interests reached its peak when ISIS the Iranian-Turkish conflict. Mos- Iranians are concerned about Syrian ating so each can have its own in- our motherland. For instance, big fight against corruption and cor- and al-Nusra emerged. The Iranians cow entered as a mediator between border areas with Iraq. fluence zone as Iran wants one on and Washington thus began to sup- the two parties and pushed each to The war in Aleppo Iraq’s borders and Turkey wants one rupt individuals is the most visible showcase of the National Unity port the Kurds in Syria. The US did recognize the interests of the other The Russians and Iranians on its borders. Government (NUG) to have a stable country. Corruption is eating (Alarabiya) infrastructures, and it’s imperative to be eliminated fully for the sack of having flourish country. Moreover, we have mineral and under- ground resources that make us rich. Mining has been growing rap- idly due to exploration of the country’s vast mineral resources. So everything is here to be optimistic about a peaceful and durable Afghanistan. Perhaps some of the most pronounced advances over the years, have been in information and communications technolo- gy and media industry. The progress in the area is like open book to us all. Building and rebuilding is also in the full card. The landscape of Kabul city is too different from previous one. Today we have sky-rocketing buildings, asphalted roads, big shopping malls, hos- pitals and so others... Like Kabul, Afghanistan as whole changed a lot with more development ahead. Construction of water dams to generate electricity is very much famous as our neighbor Iran showed reaction, opposing construction dams. Once water dams construct- ed, the problem of electricity would be resolved and even can trans- form it to other countries. So it is obvious that nothing can stop us from progress as on Sunday the first ever plant solar to produce 2mw energy through wind and sun was inaugurated in Herat prov- ince. Many developments have been made, naming all of them is not possible. The core point is that don’t see us from war binocular only. There are a lot of developments and we are proud of it. One day we will build a strong and peaceful Afghanistan with hard work- ing. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Afghanistan Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

but the Ramallah-based PA contin- est Palestinian decision-making ues to pay the salaries of public ser- body. Despite Hamas agreeing to all amas says it's finally ready for a rec vice employees in Gaza, as well as a these principles on paper, the im- onciliation deal, but questions remain variety of public service costs such plementation of any such agreement as electricity and water. The PA also has proven to be tricky in the past. as to whether it will follow through. continues to pay the guaranteed Also, there is still the issue of the monthly stipend of families of Pal- problematic international border estinian martyrs and prisoners between Gaza and Egypt. Egypt has whether they live in the West Bank been at odds with Hamas since Sisi (including East Jerusalem) or the overthrew former President Mo- By Daoud Kuttab Gaza Strip. Legally, the Palestinian hamed Morsi in a 2013 military government in Ramallah has waived coup and outlawed his Freedom and the need for Gazans to pay any tax- Justice Party, strongly linked to the Daoud Kuttab is an award- es, although a number of fees are Muslim Brotherhood. Dahlan and his winning Palestinian journalist. still being collected by the prevail- UAE sponsors have been hinting ing powers. For its part, Israel has that they are eager to see closer ties placed a land and sea blockade on between Hamas and Egypt and a new (UAE) started to put immense pres- Gaza, in addition to having destroyed relationship between Egypt and sure on Qatar to end its support for the international airport of the Hamas has indeed been formed in Hamas. These developments weak- Strip, which was opened with lots of the last couple of months. But there The number one priority for any ened Hamas, and Abbas decided that fanfare in the last year of the Clin- is still no easy solution to the bor- world leader should be the well-be- the time was ripe to put pressure on ton presidency in 1999. Interna- der problem. Israel, the US and the ing of his/her own people. For the group to surrender the control tional efforts to break up the Israeli international community are not Palestinian President Mahmoud of the Gaza Strip. As he is categori- blockade have failed to produce the likely to allow the border between Abbas, however, following this ba- cally opposed to using violence desired humanitarian breakthrough. Gaza and Egypt to remain open. Also, sic principle is challenging, as his against fellow Palestinians, the Pal- Thanks to his Emirati sponsors, Egypt is not keen to empower Ha- concern for his people has to in- estinian president's first move was Dahlan is in a good position to help mas any further in this way, as it clude the besieged people of the Gaza to stop paying Gaza's energy costs. deliver a substantial amount of hu- accuses its leadership of providing Strip. The complicated situation in This reduction in financial support manitarian aid to Gaza, which would support to Islamic militants that the Hamas-controlled Gaza makes caused political difficulties for Ha- help the Hamas leadership to sur- have been attacking Egyptian sol- it difficult for Abbas to determine mas, but has not immediately deliv- vive the Israeli blockade and to diers on the Sinai Peninsula on a his priorities, causing internal poli- ered a concrete victory for Abbas. counter Abbas' decision to reduce nearly daily basis. The only way tics to sometimes influence his per- Instead, the pressure from Ramal- financial support. Yet, Dahlan's re- forward The siege on Gaza and the ception of Palestinian national in- lah has produced a strange bedfel- turn to Gaza is unlikely to solve the split between Gaza and the West terests. Gaza has proven to be a dif- low to the newly elected Hamas lead- besieged strip's fundamental prob- Bank have gone on way too long. ficult nut to crack, but recent geo- ership: Mohammad Dahlan. lems and end the destructive rivalry In addition to the human cost, the political changes in the region pro- The Dahlan factor between Hamas and the PA. Numer- situation has crippled the ability of duced a rare opportunity for Abbas In 2007, Dahlan led a coup ous attempts to resolve the conflict Palestinians to negotiate as a united to reinforce his influence on the against the newly elected Hamas that has produced two competing people. The only way to resolve the strip. Abbas seems to have embraced government and was eventually Palestinian leaderships have done current stalemate is for Hamas to this opportunity and placed enough forced to leave the Strip. The Gaza little to ease living conditions of the swallow its pride and allow Abbas's pressure on Hamas to produce dra- native, who, over the years, became nearly two million Palestinians presidential guards back in control matic results: On Sunday, Hamas has a beloved protege of the UAE lead- trapped in the tiny Gaza Strip. While of the terminals in and out of the agreed to talks with the rival Fatah ership, has recently agreed to coop- many reconciliation arrangements Strip and follow up on all other as- movement and expressed its will- erate with his former nemeses in and agreements were produced and pects of past reconciliation agree- ingness to hold general elections in Gaza in order to return to his home- publicly announced over the years, ments. Most importantly, Hamas the Palestinian territories. land. More importantly, he will con- none have been executed, leaving needs to hold presidential and par- Putting pressure on Hamas tinue needling Mahmoud Abbas, who the people of Gaza disappointed. liamentary elections in Gaza. For a long time, Hamas has not threw him out of the Fatah move- Currently, the Egyptians appear to Once such elections are held, been willing to accommodate the ment, which Dahlan once had high have found a compromise agree- the PLO should be reformed to in- return of the Ramallah-based Pales- hopes of taking over. Dahlan's re- ment, but it is unclear if this will clude Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. tinian National Authority (PA) lead- turn to Gaza is unlikely to solve the lead to a long-term solution unless A reformed and unified PLO can hold ership to the Gaza Strip. Syria, Iran, besieged strip's fundamental prob- By Josh Rogin As world leaders converge on New Nikki Haley and deputy national se- there is a guarantee for elections and a Palestine National Council session Qatar and Egypt have been support- lems and end the destructive rivalry York this week for the U.N. Gener- curity adviser Dina Powell. In July, a mechanism to allow a single win- and such a meeting can set an agreed ive of the group, allowing them to between Hamas and the PA. Hamas' al Assembly, a U.N. body is set to after Iran handed down a 10-year ner of the elections to run both Gaza on national strategy and elect those resist international as well as domes- decision to bury the hatchet with publicly call for the release of two sentence for Chinese American grad- and the West Bank. Past agreements who will carry on the torch in the tic pressures to cede control of Dahlan is possibly linked to its de- Iranian Americans imprisoned un- uate student Xiyue Wang, the White focused on the need to allow the post-Abbas era. Sunday's press re- Gaza. Recent developments in the sire to end Gaza's financial predica- justly in Tehran. That creates an House issued a statement announc- return of the PA's presidential guards lease by Hamas agreeing to dissolve region, however, put Hamas in a ment and find a government spon- opportunity for the Trump admin- ing that the administration was “re- to the border crossings in the north the administrative committee and tight spot. Hamas leaders abroad sor. This plan appears to have istration to make good on its prom- doubling efforts” to secure the re- and south of Gaza, to allow a unity to allow for elections appears to be have been forced to abandon their worked, as Cairo leadership - which ise to ramp up efforts to bring Amer- lease of Americans held hostage in government to operate in Gaza un- satisfactory to all parties. The ques- ambitions in Syria and the rise of has strong ties to Dahlan - agreed to Josh Rogin is a columnist til presidential and parliamentary tion remains whether this time they anti-Muslim Brotherhood strong- ican hostages home. With Iranian Iran, including the Namazis and do just that and played an active for the Global Opinions President Hassan Rouhani and For- former FBI official Robert elections take place and to reform will indeed follow through on their man Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in Egypt has role in the process that led to Sun- section of The Washington the PLO in a way that would allow promises and commitments. resulted in the blocking of the Rafah eign Minister Mohammad Javad Levinson, who has been missing for day's decision. Hamas has been rul- Post. He writes about foreign Zarif present with him in New York, more than a decade. “President Hamas to become part of the high- (Aljazeera) crossing. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia ing the Gaza Strip for over a decade, policy and national security. and the United Arab Emirates President Trump is expected to fo- Trump is prepared to impose new cus on the future of the Iran nuclear and serious consequences on Iran deal, Iranian military expansion in unless all unjustly imprisoned Amer- the Middle East and the regime’s ican citizens are released and re- human rights abuses. But the subject turned,” the statement read. Admin- of American hostages is also a stat- istration officials said punitive mea- An a n ti-pover ty 'Youngmenonthemargins' ed priority of the Trump White sures on Iran related to the hostages House. The question is whether the were being considered as part of the president will give it equal billing or administration’s overall Iran policy put the fate of the U.S. prisoners on review, which is reportedly near pr ogr a m th at arenewchallengeto a back burner. The U.N. Working completion. That policy could be Group on Arbitrary Detention, a rolled out next month, when the body created by the U.N. Human White House is also required to an- traditional anti-terrortactics Rights Council, has issued an offi- nounce the way forward for the nu- m a kes it pay cial opinion stating Iran is unjustly clear deal. In the meantime, Trump imprisoning two Iranian Americans, and his senior national security aides By Tomas Mckine Rogers, Emeritus Professor of conflict in Afghanistan in the 1980s, Baquer and Siamak Namazi, in vio- could do several things to bring the Peace Studies at the University of when Soviet troops fought muja- lation of the Universal Declaration issue of Iranian hostage-taking to to wor k Bradford, told Radio Sputnik. hideen groups who received money of Human Rights and the Interna- the fore. First, Trump could men- "There are important offshoots par- and arms from abroad, including the tional Covenant on Civil and Polit- tion the issue in his first-ever ad- The fight against terror needs a rad- ticularly Fateh Al-Sham in Idlib US. "That is when you had the real ical new approach to eradicate al- ical Rights. The judgment is being dress to the U.N. General Assembly By Aditi Katti ic Senator Sherrod Brown, and province in Syria, and it has also growth of a religious, ideological released Monday. “The Working on Tuesday. Next, the administra- former President Obama. Their Qaeda, Daesh and other terror version of ve inspired groups in many parts of the ry militant Islam. Group considers that .?.?. the ap- tion could announce new human- ideas include expanding the credit groups, Dr. Paul Rogers, Emeritus world including Libya, Yemen, So- It's always been a very small minor- Imagine a government-funded anti- Professor of Peace Studies at the propriate remedy would be to re- rights-related sanctions designations, poverty tool that encouraged peo- for childless workers and increasing malia, Nigeria, Mali and the Sahel. ity of Muslims who've accepted this, lease [them] immediately and ac- which are not prohibited under the the credits given to low-income University of Bradford, told Radio But as an individual movement, lo- ple to work. Now imagine that it's but it has been problematic and it cord them an enforceable right to nuclear deal. The Trump adminis- families. However, the federal gov- Sputnik. The Al-Qaeda leadership cated principally in north-west Pa- tends to be in a sense drawing from popular with both Democrats and should "count their days," accord- compensation and other repara- tration could also use its meetings Republicans, in red states and blue. ernment has been dragging its heels, kistan, it is a shadow of its former people who are relatively marginal- tions,” the opinion states. Both with allies in New York to work on leaving it to states to try to fill the ing to CIA director Mike Pompeo. self." ized, whether that's across the Mid- Turns out we've had just such a tool Namazis were sentenced this past a broader prisoner swap to bring the gap. Hawaii recently adopted a state- "If I were them, I'd count my days," "But that does not mean that the dle East, in Western Europe, the since 1975: the Earned Income Tax Pompeo told Fox News, in an inter- October to 10 years in Iran’s noto- Americans home. When Zarif vis- Credit, or EITC. level EITC, bringing the total to 29 concept of extreme Islamic para- Caucasus and elsewhere." "It has a rious Evin prison after show trials ited the United States in July, he (plus the District of Columbia). Oth- view, 16 years after the terror group military movements has gone away, life of its own given that you have a The EITC is of the most popular for the charge of “collusion with an complained that the administration ers include Republican-led states like attacked the US on September 11 essentially al-Qaeda has been re- lot of young people, particularly and effective anti-poverty tools. It's 2001, killing 2,999 people and in- enemy state,” referring to the Unit- had orchestrated the arrest of sev- a refundable tax credit for workers Oklahoma, Louisiana, Iowa and placed by other movements which young men, who essentially feel on ed States. Behind the scenes, the eral Iranians here and in several oth- Kansas. But the feds just can't agree juring over 6,000 more. He said that have become much more significant, the margins and are willing to be in eligible low-income families, es- the CIA is "working diligently" to White House has been working with er countries and called for their re- pecially those with children.The on how to fund it. At a time of ex- notably Daesh/ISIS." recruited, sometimes into very ex- Babak Namazi, Baquer’s son and Sia- lease “from a humanitarian perspec- treme inequality, the best option find and bring to justice the suspect- A picture taken with a mobile phone treme movements." credit works on a phase in, phase- ed current leaders of the organiza- mak’s brother, to press for their re- tive.” In January 2016, the Obama out system. Qualifying families re- would be to raise the funds by in- early on May 24, 2014 shows Al- Iraqi army with Shi'ite Popular Mo- lease. Babak Namazi told me in an administration struck a prisoner deal creasing taxes on the wealthy. In tion, Osama bin Laden's son Hamza Qaeda militants posing with Al-Qae- bilization Forces (PMF) gather dur- ceive more tax credits as income and Osama's former confidant Ay- interview that Rouhani and Zarif with Iran that resulted in the release increases up to a certain threshold, Hawaii, for example, the credit is da flags in front of a museum in ing fighting with Islamic State mili- should not be allowed to visit the of four Americans, but Siamak offset by higher rates for those earn- man al-Zawahiri. Compared with its Seiyun, second Yemeni city of tants on the outskirts of Tal Afar, and then slowly phases out as in- United Nations without being con- Namazi was not among them. Zarif ing more than $300,000 annually. "high-point" in the aftermath of 9/ Hadramawt province, after launch- Iraq, August 24, 2017 Rogers said come increases past that point. That 11, al-Qaeda is now "relatively lim- fronted about the imprisonment of reportedly promised to secure his makes it less likely that workers will More than 107,000 low-income ing a massive pre-dawn assault that that eradicating terrorism is "not his family members. “The interna- release but then failed to deliver. In Hawaiians are expected to benefit ited" but it has spawned several more killed at least 15 soldiers and police possible given the way we're doing turn away jobs or raises for fear of radical Islamic groups across the tional community and the U.S. have previewing the administration’s par- losing benefits. The federal EITC from this legislation. Yet others fa- The ideology of militant Islam it," and called for a new approach. to press upon them that taking hos- ticipation in this week’s General vor raising revenue from existing Middle East and Africa, Dr. Paul gained a significant boost during the (Spuntak) helped 6.5 million low-income fam- tages is a great injustice,” he said. “I Assembly, Haley touted a renewed ilies in 2015, including 3.3 million taxes that hit the poorest the hard- hope member states take this ruling U.S. commitment to making the children. However, the current est, like gas and sales taxes. Howev- as further evidence that Iran is in United Nations more relevant and EITC -- which tops out at around er, this seems unfair, since people violation of international law and more geared toward confronting and $5,500 for families with two kids -- without jobs have to pay these tax- LETTER TO THE EDITOR press them to release them, before solving real problems. The United isn't enough to help the millions of es even though they don't benefit it’s too late.” Baquer Namazi is 81 Nations is now “not just about talk- families struggling financially. Child- from the EITC. A better solution and in poor health. He served for ing, it’s about action,” she said. Con- less workers get almost no benefit would be to reduce these regressive more than a decade as a senior offi- fronting Iranian leaders about Amer- at all, and millions of single parents taxes and make sure wealthy indi- cial at UNICEF, which is also in- ican prisoners while the leaders are still struggle. viduals and large corporations pay volved in advocating his release. on American soil this week could Proposals to expand the credit are their fair share. Since taking office, Babak Namazi has met with senior show there is something behind that popular among politicians of both President Trump hasn't displayed Securitydeterioration Trump administration officials, in- claim. any interest in expanding the EITC. parties, including Republicans Paul cluding U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (WP) Ryan and Marco Rubio, Democrat- (Truthout) Since the establishment of the national unity government security situation in the country is deteriorating on daily basis. Recently Taliban insurgents captured Khanabad district of Kunduz province. Thought the Afghan forces recaptured the district, but that does not mean that the Taliban would not attack the district for the second time. Related officials should device a comprehensive security strategy in order not to lose the district again. Heavy clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents are underway in Egypt is the countryof contradictions different parts of the country. In northern and southern provinces of the country, the Taliban have launched a large-scale attacks to capture strategic districts. By Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh the Egyptian coup-led government real force inside Gaza, and that 16 Al-Sisi wants to complete the deal Time is ripe that the government should pay a serious look into the matter and realize that inside backed this campaign and threatened out of 34 Fatah members of the of the century by taming Hamas and difference between national unity government leaders, cure nothing but to loss legitimacy at eyes of public. to bomb Gaza. After all this hatred Legislative Council belong to the gradually controlling the move- Putt difference aside and work for the national interests. Security situation of the country is like open book While Egypt is receiving a senior level Hamas delegation headed by and hostility positions changed group, meaning it is considered a real ment, if he cannot actually elimi- to all of us. Indefatigable efforts must be done to maintain security and stability in the war-torn county. Ismail Haniyeh, head of the move- overnight. We suddenly found that current and component in the Pal- nate it completely by means of the Basir Bakhtari, Kabul, Afghanistan ment’s political bureau, Egypt’s le- Hamas officials, after days of back- estinian arena that cannot be over- planned elections. What is needed gitimate president is being tried on to-back meetings with Egyptian in- looked. In addition to this, Dahl- now is an authority in Gaza that charges of plotting with Hamas. This telligence, announced that the rela- an’s members provided tangible hu- agrees and blesses the annexation is after Hamas was accused of being tionship between Hamas and Egypt manitarian and social assistance to of Sinai to Gaza to make it an alter- a terrorist organisation, affiliated is leaning towards mutual trust and alleviate the siege on Gaza without native homeland for the Palestin- with the Muslim Brotherhood, and strategic cooperation. During these being asked by anyone, at a time ians. Since Hamas, in its capacity as accused of plotting against Egypt meetings the parties decided that when Abu Mazen cut salaries and the a resistance movement, would not Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must and infiltrating its borders with some Hamas figures would remain electricity from the Gaza Strip. agree to this, it must be replaced have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: armed militants, breaking down in Cairo to be the point of contact What happened and what is hap- with a new authority or it must be [email protected] doors, opening prisons, and releas- between Egypt and the movement pening behind the scenes in the dark revamped, replacing the old Hamas ing prisoners during the January 25th in order to follow up on various is- rooms where CIA spy Muhammad with a new Hamas, dressed in new revolution – including Muslim sues. Hamas also announced it would Dahlan usually pokes his head out clothing produced by Dahlan, em- Brotherhood political prisoners – be dissolving the administrative from? Is what is happening part of broidered by Egypt, and sewed by stealing cattle, creating chaos in the committee that manages affairs in the deal of the century promoted Israel. Therefore, if Hamas is not Disclaimer: country and killing protestors in Gaza and invited the unity govern- by Trump since becoming president, careful regarding this suspicious rap- Tahrir Square. They were then ac- ment in Ramallah to return to Gaza especially since the person promot- prochement with Egypt, it will fall The views and opinions expressed in the articles are cused of sending terrorists into Si- in order to manage affairs there. The ing this deal with him is the coup- into the trap. It is Hamas’s head that nai via tunnels to kill Egyptian sol- movement also agreed to hold elec- leading Egyptian President Abdel is wanted on a platter; it is the head those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or diers in Sinai and were accused of tions, as well as agreeing to Pales- Fattah Al-Sisi. This could be the of the Islamic resistance and the being Egypt’s enemy, against which tinian reconciliation with Fatah and case, especially since Al-Sisi is cur- movement’s military wing, the Qas- opinions of the Afghanistan Times. a fierce media campaign was President Abu Mazen. They also rently in the US to attend the UN sam Brigades, that is wanted on a launched in Egypt. Netanyahu and confirmed that Dahlan’s group is a General Assembly meetings. I think platter. (Middleeastmonitor) TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

North Korea has called increased tile imports and capping petrol cy as a further show of force. A UN sanctions a "hostile act" supply - were unanimously im- pair of B-1B bombers and four F- aimed at stifling average people's posed by the UN Security Coun- 35 jets flew from Guam and Ja- lives. In response to fresh sanc- cil against Pyongyang one week pan, joining four South Korean F- tions - imposed after the coun- ago. The mandate came after 15K fighters as part of the latest try's sixth and most powerful nu- North Korea successfully fired a drill. Meanwhile Russia and Chi- clear test - the secretive state has Hwasong-12 intermediate-range na have also begun naval exercises said that it will now develop its ballistic missile over Japan at the not far from the Russia-North nuclear programme at an increased beginning of September, in defi- Korea border, to the north of Ja- rate. A foreign ministry spokes- ance of existing sanctions. Inter- pan. Japanese Prime Minister man for the North called the sanc- national tensions were then in- Shinzo Abe has previously said tions "the most vicious, unethical creased when Pyongyang diplomacy and dialogue will not and inhumane act of hostility to launched a second ballistic mis- work with Pyongyang, calling for physically exterminate the peo- sile across Japan two weeks later. the entire international communi- ple of the Democratic People's Re- As N Korea responded to the sanc- ty to apply pressure. A UN Gen- public of Korea (DPRK) let alone tions on Monday, US bombers eral Assembly meeting will be held its system and government", ac- and jets conducted "mock bomb- on on Tuesday, with North Ko- cording to The Korean Central ing drills" over the Korean penin- rea's nuclear threat expected to be News Agency (KCNA). Fresh sula, in what was described by high on the agenda. UKsigns measures - including banning tex- South Korea's Yonhap news agen- (AP) arms S en ior N AT O officia l says deal with Qatar Z a pa d 2 0 17 dr ills seen a s after US pr epa r ation for "big wa r " jet sales

NATO is increasing efforts to re- on borders ahead of Zapad-2017 The UK has signed a major mili- establish the military-to-military military drills - President Despite tary deal to sell Qatar 24 Euro- communications with Russia to assurances from Moscow that fighter Typhoon jets amid accusa- avoid any "unintended conse- "NATO is not considered as an tions that the West is exploiting a quences of potential incidents dur- enemy" and that "the exercise is diplomatic row among the Persian ing the exercise," Gen. Pavel told not aimed at NATO," Pavel said Gulf Arab states for its own prof- the Associated Press, according to Russians have not been transpar- it. British Defense Secretary VOA, as defense chiefs of NATO ent about the facts of the exercis- Michael Fallon and his Qatari op- member countries were holding es. He says the number of troops posite number Khalid bin Moham- their annual conference this year in the exercises — which the Rus- med al-Attiyah signed a "state- in the Albanian capital of Tirana. sians say is about 12,700 — could ment of intent" on Sunday that will see British defense giant BAE Sys- "All together, what we see is a se- actually be between 70,000 to tems provide the planes and sup- rious preparation for big war," he 100,000. Read also Sweden hosts port capabilities worth billions of told The Associated Press. "When huge war games exercise with dollars. The Qatar Armed Forces we only look at the exercise that is NATO - Euronews "We have a high S n a p block s said in a statement on Sunday that presented by Russia, there should concentration of troops in the Bal- the strategic letter of intent agrees Karabakh FM:Azerbaijan be no worry. But when we look at tics. We have a high concentration to lay the "groundwork for Qatar's supplies weapons to the big picture, we have to be wor- of troops in the Black Sea, and intention towards procuring 24 ried, because Russia was not trans- potential for an incident may be Al J a zeer a in advanced Eurofighter Typhoons Islamic State parent." The Zapad war games, quite high because of a human mis- and supporting capabilities." The Baku is periodically attempting to nian Conference that got underway being conducted this year mostly take, because of a technology fail- deal comes amid reports that the give a religious connotation to the in Armenia’s capital city of Yere- in Belarus, run until September 20 ure," said Pavel. "We have to be US and UK are exploiting the rift Karabakh-Azerbaijani conflict. van. and reportedly involve 5,500 Rus- sure that such an unintended inci- S a u di Ar a bia between several Arab countries of The Foreign Minister of the Re- The Artsakh FM noted that the sian and 7,200 Belarusian troops. dent will not escalate into conflict." the Persian Gulf and Qatar through public of Artsakh (Nagorno-Kara- exploitation of the Islamic factor Read also Ukraine boosts security (Reuters) designating both sides as “priori- bakh Republic/NKR), Karen Mir- is distressing, especially in the ty markets” for their arms sales. zoyan, on Monday said the afore- context of the present-day situa- The widening rift in the region oc- mentioned along the lines of the tion in the Middle East. curred on June 5, when Saudi Ara- 6th Armenia-Diaspora Pan-Arme- (AFP) bia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emir- Iran boasts it has ates (UAE) and Egypt severed ties with Qatar over what Doha brands Uzbekistan hands over as false claims and assumptions. developed 'the "This will be the first major de- humanitarian aid to fense contract with Qatar, one of the UK's strategic partners," Fal- Myanmar's Muslim-refugees father of all bombs' lon said in Doha, where he met Uzbekistan on September 18 de- biggest humanitarian aids, which with the Qatari defense minister. livered a humanitarian aid to the was received from foreign coun- "This is an important moment in Bangladesh Red Crescent Society tries to the refugees on the territo- as the country warns our defense relationship and the office in Dakka for further distri- ry of Bangladesh. According to the basis for even closer defense co- bution of the aid to Rohingya ref- official reports, the number of ref- operation between our two coun- ugees from Myanmar, the Jahon ugees exceeded 400,000 people it will react strongly tries," he added. The deal has been news agency reported. According over the past days. clinched after a lengthy negotiat- to the BDRCS, this was one of the (Trend) The company has blocked Al Jazeera’s Snapchat Discover channel ing period. Fallon said the deal had to any 'wrong move' under pressure from the government of Saudi Arabia, reports Tech- been "on the table" back in March Crunch. The Al Jazeera Snap Discover channel was launched in Sau- 2016. A photo provided by the Azerbaijan buys new artillery di Arabia in May of this year. The Saudi government has long ac- Qatar News Agency shows Emir by the US over its cused the channel of being a tool for neighboring Qatar to incite Saudi Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani units from Czech Republic opposition. Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Tech- attending the inauguration of the Azerbaijan purchased new artillery military personnel, more than 150 nology Commission justified the ban of the Snapchat channel saying new Hamad Port in Doha on Sep- units from the Czech Republic, tanks and armored vehicles, up to nuclear deal that it violated, among other laws, Article 6 of the Saudi Anti-Cyber tember 5, 2017. (Photo by AFP) Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said 120 rocket artillery systems, mul- Crime Law, which states “production, preparation, transmission, or It is the second billion-dollar mili- Sept. 18. “DANA” wheeled self- tiple rocket launcher systems and storage of material impinging on public order, religious values, public tary agreement signed by Doha propelled artillery units were de- mortars, 20 combat aircraft, as well morals, and privacy through the information network or computers” since the eruption of the crisis be- livered to Azerbaijan for large-scale as new types of electronic warfare is to be censored. Addressing the blockage of Al Jazeera, a Snap tween Qatar and the four Arab na- exercises, being held in the coun- equipment and unmanned aerial spokesperson told TechCrunch, “We make an effort to comply with tions. Shortly after the dispute local laws in the countries where we operate.” (AFP) erupted, the US signed a $12 bil- try on Sept. 18-22. The drills in- vehicles are involved in the exer- lion deal to sell F-15 fighter jets to volve various military branches of cises. Qatar even though President the Armed Forces. Up to 15,000 (BBC) Donald Trump accused the tiny nation of supporting terrorism and sided with the Saudi-led bloc fac- Azerbaijan hosts Turkeyfor ing off against Doha. The agree- ment between Qatar and the UK air force drills also comes as Britain seeks to boost its post-Brexit economy through BAKU -- The air forces of Azer- tary cooperation plan between the striking further trade deals with baijan and Turkey have begun a two countries and will end on Sep- countries outside Europe. The deal, however, is expected to fur- two-week military exercise in Az- tember 30. ther dismay human rights groups, erbaijan. The Azerbaijani Defense Azerbaijan and Turkey have close who have slammed the UK over Ministry said that TurAz Qartali- relations and are foes of Armenia, arms exports to Saudi Arabia and 2017 (Turkish-Azerbaijani Eagle which is sandwiched between the other states accused of major hu- 2017) drill got under way on Sep- two countries. Iran has boasted of developing the ar deal with world powers, but said man rights violations. Saudi Ara- tember 18. It said that 30 military Azerbaijan's armed forces also be- 'father of all bombs' amid warn- it had yet to decide whether to bia is also one of the operators of aircraft would be used in the exer- gan their own exercise on Septem- ings it will react strongly to any maintain the agreement. Trump the Eurofighter Typhoon jets in cise, which focuses on practicing ber 18. Some 15,000 troops, 150 'wrong move' by the US over its must make a decision by mid-Oc- the Middle East. (Presstv) joint search-and-rescue operations, armored vehicles, 120 artillery, nuclear deal. Tehran claims to have tober whether to certify that Iran the destruction of ground targets rocket, and mortar pieces, and 20 made a 10-ton explosive to match is complying with the deal, known with air strikes, and other maneu- military aircraft are involved in the America's - Massive Ordnance Air as the Joint Comprehensive Plan vers. According to the ministry, the September 18-22 exercise. Blast Bomb - used by the US Air of Action (JCPOA). If he does not, exercise is part of an annual mili- (Akpress) Force for the first time in April to Congress has 60 days to decide destroy a network of ISIS tunnels whether to reimpose sanctions. in Afghanistan. The country's 'Today, despite all the commit- Armenia and Turkmenistan most senior general Amir Ali ments and discussions in the ne- Hajizadeh described Iran's own gotiations, America's attitude to- presidents discuss cooperation version as the father of all bombs wards these negotiations and their and said the weapon was now 'at outcome is completely unjust and in energy and transport areas our disposal, can be launched from amounts to bullying,' Khamenei aircraft and they are highly destruc- said in a speech to Iranian police tive', according to state media. It academy graduates. 'The Ameri- comes as Iran's Supreme Leader cans should know ...there will be Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned no retreat by the Islamic Repub- the country will not be bullied by lic.' The Foreign Ministry in Te- Washington over Tehran's nuclear hran condemned as 'continued Ira- deal. Iran has boasted of develop- nophobia' Washington's move on The Latest on tensions following North Korea's firing of an intermediate-range missile over Japan (all times ing the 'father of all bombs' amid Thursday to impose sanctions on local): 6 p.m. China's Communist Party newspaper, the People's Daily, has criticized the United States for warnings it will react strongly to 11 individuals and firms, including demanding that Beijing put more pressure on North Korea to rein in its weapons programs. It said Beijing any 'wrong move' by the US over two based in Ukraine, state news "will never accept the 'responsibility' imposed by the U.S." China accounts for about 90 percent of North its nuclear deal. U.S. President agency IRNA reported. The U.S. Korea's trade. The newspaper also said sanctions should not interfere with legitimate trade between North Donald Trump said on Thursday Treasury accused the 11 of sup- Korea and the outside world, or harm everyday people. Sanctions are not "a tool for stifling the regime," it that Iran was violating 'the spirit' porting Iran's ballistic missile pro- said Later, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters that "some related parties" - a reference to the U.S. and North Korea - "keep sending threatening messages both in words and deeds that Armenian President Serzh Sargsy- Indoor Games organized at a high of the 2015 deal under which it got gramme or its Revolutionary sanctions relief in return for curb- Guards, or engaging in cyber at- include warnings of military action." "These kinds of actions don't help solve the problem but further an paid a working visit to Turk- level will pass successfully. Dur- complicate the situation," he said. North Korea launched a missile over Japan on Friday as it protested menistan on Sunday to attend the ing the meeting, the leaders of the ing its nuclear programme. State tacks against the U.S. financial television quoted Khamenei as say- system. U.S. Secretary of State Rex against tough new U.N. sanctions over its sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3. 2:30 p.m. Germany's foreign minister official opening ceremony of the two countries discussed issues re- is calling for direct talks with North Korea in the standoff over its nuclear and missile programs. Officials in 5th Asian Indoor Games to be held lated to the Armenian-Turkmen re- ing Iran was standing firm 'and any Tillerson said on Sunday he be- wrong move by the domineering lieved Iran was in technical com- Germany, which holds an election Sunday, have been adamant that there must be a diplomatic solution. in Ashgabat, Armenia's presiden- lations in various areas, including Chancellor Angela Merkel has pointed to the negotiations that led to Iran curtailing its nuclear program as a tial press service reported. Serzh cooperation in energy and trans- regime regarding the (nuclear ac- pliance with the nuclear deal but cord) will face the reaction of the had stepped up destabilizing ac- possible model. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told Monday's edition of the Bild daily that the world Sargsyan met with the president port areas, touched upon the im- should wait for sanctions to bite, but "visions and courageous steps" also are needed. He said "a security of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Ber- plementation of the agreements Islamic Republic.' Washington ex- tivities in Yemen and Syria and tended some sanctions relief for continued to have an active ballis- guarantee other than the nuclear bomb" is needed for North Korea and pointed to Cold War detente as an dimuhamedow. Armenian Presi- reached at the last high-level meet- example. Gabriel said that requires direct negotiations with North Korea and argued that the U.S., China and dent expressed hope that the Asian ing in Yerevan. (AFP) Iran on Thursday under the nucle- tic missile program. (Daily Mail) Russia should participate. (AP) TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Qatar has announced that it has Black market bombsquad: signed a memorandum of under- standing with the British govern- ment to buy 24 British Typhoon warplanes. The arms deal between How North Korea gets Qatar and Britain was signed dur- ing the visit of the Qatari Minister of State for Defense, Khalid bin around UNsanctions Mohammed Al-Attiyah, to the British capital to strengthen coop- Sanctions against Pyongyang have ang's sanction workarounds, while substitutes for currency in many eration between Qatar and the barely stopped the nation from China is seen to be backing away transactions as. where there is no United Kingdom in the field of going on with the development of from its unruly neighbor. SCMP currency payment, there is no defense and counterterrorism, ac- weapons of mass destruction, as reporter Liu Zhen outlined eight record of an exchange. This also cording to a statement by Qatar’s well as the sale of its own military primary tools that allow the DPRK comes in handy as the North Ko- government. The deal is part of a hardware to other countries. In a to continue functioning as a viable rean national currency — the won series of agreements Doha has detailed report, the South China nation-state. In this Thursday, (KPW): trading about 1000 to one spent billions of dollars on since Morning Post summarized sever- Sept. 7, 2017 file photo, President US dollar — has been devalued to the beginning of the crisis. The al means by which Pyongyang Donald Trump, center, gestures as the point that some Pyongyang British defense and security orga- avoids the international obstacles he greets the Amir of Kuwait department stores insist on pay- nization, announced that Qatar has to trade and commerce. Earlier this Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah ment in dollars, euros or Chinese become the third largest importer week, the US Treasury Depart- as he arrives at the White House in renminbi, according to the Wash- of weapons in the world, and its ment disclosed before Congress Washington. Kuwait says it will ington Post. According to the US military spending has increased that the People's Democratic Re- expel North Korea's ambassador Treasury, Chinese businessman significantly during the past two public of Korea (DPRK) used a and four other diplomats from its Chi Yupeng allegedly used his years. The report drew attention spy-movie scheme to sell coal as embassy in Kuwait City. First, company Dandong Zhicheng Me- to the sudden rise in Qatar’s arms international trade is increasingly North Korea has developed a prac- tallic Materials to buy steel and imports arms by nearly 300% be- constrained by UN sanctions. Ac- tice of direct barter, instead of us- anthracite coal from North Korea tween 2012 and 2016. cording to the US Treasury, Rus- ing currency payments. DPRK in exchange for nuclear and missile (Alarabiya) sia plays a major role in Pyongy- coal, the nation's primary export, components. (Spuntak)

India’s demography will make it economic superpower: A Chinese state-owned investment it line, the China Development Xi Jinping visited Iran a week after it came into effect, firm has provided a $10 billion cred- Bank signed preliminary deals vowing to boost bilateral trade to $600 billion within a Deloitte it line for Iranian banks, Iran’s cen- with Iran worth $15 billion for oth- decade. Although trade was just $31 billion in 2016, it has tral bank president said on Satur- er infrastructure and production jumped more than 30 percent in the first six months of day. The contract was signed in projects, Seif announced. The con- 2017.China is already Iran’s biggest oil customer and ac- Beijing between China’s CITIC tracts reflect “a strong will for con- counts for a third of its overall trade.Since the lifting of investment group and a delegation tinuation of cooperation between sanctions, Beijing has opened two credit lines worth $4.2 of Iranian banks led by central the two countries,” Seif said. billion to build high-speed railway lines linking Tehran bank president Valiollah Seif. The Bypassing sanctions with Mashhad and Isfahan, Iran Daily reported. The lat- Iran Daily said the funds would The credit line will use euros est move follows an eight-billion-euro credit deal signed finance water, energy and trans- and yuan to help bypass US sanc- with South Korea’s Exim bank last month. European banks port projects. Iran is vital to Chi- tions that have continued despite remain wary of penalties from Washington for working na’s trade ambitions as it develops the nuclear deal between Iran and with Iran, but talks are said to be at an advanced stage for its trillion-dollar “One Belt, One world powers in 2015. China was $22 billion in credit deals with banks from Austria, Den- India will emerge as an economic Road” strategy aimed at dramati- a signatory to the deal that lifted mark and Germany. China’s new $10 billion credit line superpower supplying more than cally boosting its ties to Europe sanctions in exchange for curbs to will go to Iran’s Refah Kargaran, San’at va Ma’dan, Par- half the increase in Asia’s poten- and Africa. In addition to the cred- Iran’s nuclear program. President sian, Pasargad and Tose’e Saderat banks. (Reutes) tial workforce over the coming de- cade in a developing scenario where demography is shifting the balance of power in Asia, accord- ing to Deloitte’s “Voice of Asia” report. “India is among a handful of South Asian countries that sits on a demographic gold mine. India has a median population age of 27.3 years compared to that of 35 years for China and around 47 years for Japan,” the Indian arm of British financial services multi- national Deloitte said in a release here on Monday. “Demographic growth is significant as it is intrin- sically linked to economic growth and, therefore, cannot be ignored,” it said. With about 12 million peo- ple added to the working age pop- Beijing is angry with Washington ed editorial decrying what it con- US President Donald Trump is president to quickly sign a drafted ulation every year, India will drive for preventing its purchase of a US sidered a "short-sighted" means of being "penny wise and pound fool- executive order denying the sale. the third great wave of Asian chip-making company, and has di- "implementing protectionism," ish," according to Xinhua. Follow- Signed Wednesday by the US pres- growth after Japan and China ear- rected its media to express displea- according to Reuters. In denying ing revelations that the Canyon ident, the executive order directs lier. India’s potential workforce is sure with the move. After the China's state-backed Canyon Bridge investment group was fund- Lattice and Canyon Bridge to "take set to rise from 885 million people White House blocked the sale of a Bridge Capital Partners permission ed in part by China's Central Bank all steps necessary to fully and now to 1.08 billion people in the US microchip manufacturer to a to purchase the intellectual prop- and was linked to the country's permanently abandon the pro- next twenty years. Deloitte India Chinese-held investment group, erty and physical assets of San rapidly emerging space program, posed transaction," cited by Reu- Lead Economist Anis Chakravar- Beijing's state-run Xinhua media Jose, California-based Lattice Semi- advisors to the Trump administra- ters. ty said: “India will account for outlet published a strongly-word- conductor, the administration of tion moved to encourage the US (BBC) more than half of the increase in Asia’s workforce in the coming decade. The consequences for busi- nesses are huge.” While India and some Southeast Asian economies are seeing an increase in their work- ing age population, most Asian nations are ageing, which will also generate a growth cluster of new business opportunities, according to Deloitte. “Ageing populations may well be challenging to some nations, but they will also present some incredible business oppor- tunities within those same na- tions,” it said. By 2042 there will be more over-65s in Asia than the populations of Europe and North According to a Rosneft press re- press release Monday. "The par- at a drilling rig at a well pad of the Rosneft- America combined. This will pro- lease, the company plans to team ties held talks on the possibility owned Prirazlomnoye oil field outside the West vide a target-rich environment of up with Iraqi Kurdistan to launch of Rosneft's participation in the Siberian city of Nefteyugansk, Russia, August business opportunities arising a pipeline in 2019 to export gas to project to finance the construction 4, 2016 "The Kurdistan regional gas pipeline from trends such as rising life ex- Turkey and Europe. Rosneft and of Iraqi Kurdistan's gas pipeline will not only provide natural gas supplies to pectancy, increasing relative health Iraqi Kurdistan are planning to infrastructure. It is expected that a power plants and factories in the region, but care costs and tightening public launch a pipeline to export gas to separate agreement on this project will also provide an opportunity in the coming sector budgets. Asia is ageing fast, Turkey and Europe by 2019, the will be signed before the end of the years to export a significant amount of fuel to with a billion people in the region Russian energy company said in a year," Rosneft said. Workers look Turkey and the European market," the press to be aged 65 and over by the mid- release said. (CNN) dle of this century, Deloitte said. “The money being spent by and on ageing populations will grow even faster than Asia ages, because the impact of new technologies and Here comes the sun:Speedygrowth of solar power the on-going management of in- creasing chronic conditions means health care costs will rise faster ing to Norway-based energy exec- bal output is resulting in a concur- than most other costs,” it said. signals global economic shift utive Steve O'Neil. "Every two rently rapid drop in the cost of years, the installation rates are producing the resource, another “Private sector opportunities The use of solar power doubled globally in 2016 and is on track to spiraling upward, as current annu- hundreds of thousands of terawatt will grow even faster still, because doubling and so it's happening indicator fueling the speedy devel- double again over the next two years. As nations and economies signal al production estimates calculate hours, the small solar percentage around the world now very quick- opment and implementation of stretched government budgets their intention to move away from the widespread and indiscriminate some 305 gigawatt-hours produced is expected to fuel its rapid adop- mean the share of health-related ly," he said, cited by CNBC. Fol- sun-based energy technologies use of fossil fuel, the solar power industry is leaping into the breach, globally, an enormous increase tion as a global energy source, ac- lowing economies of scale, a rapid around the globe. "There's no doubt costs borne by taxpayers is likely growing exponentially while an old-guard oil industry studies how to from 2010's 50 gigawatt-hour fig- cording to a CNBC report. "Solar to decrease in the decades ahead,” rise in the use solar power up from that costs are going to continue to jump on the bandwagon without impacting the bottom line of share- ure. While current total global en- is growing exponentially, is what I single-digit percentages in the glo- come down," O'Neil observed. it added. (Dindia) holders and investors. The implementation of solar energy is rapidly ergy output is measured in the don't think people realize," accord- TUESDAY .SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Bhoomi actor Aditi Rao Hydari: Filmmakers not often thought of me as a strong face

leana says she was approached for Bollywood films long before Barfi hit theatres but she wasn’t prepared at the time.

Ileana D’Cruz has been a part of kan actor says she eventually decided to get her feet “back several successful movies in Bol- on ground” and focus on taking her career forward. “I told lywood and down South but the myself, this is never really going to last for a long time, actor says there was a time when about time I start doing good work. Then I put my head she would sign a film without even into it completely... I had no idea about the South film thinking properly. The 30-year-old industry and how it worked. When get Bollywood offers even before actor has worked in more than 15 I was offered a film there, I thought my first South film and I am thank- films in her six year-long career in how would I do it, I don’t even ful that I didn’t make a mess of it. the South, before making a debut speak the language. When I start- If I had done a Bollywood film, in the Hindi film industry with ed doing it, I was like anyway peo- which has far more exposure than Waluscha De Barfi in 2012. “I keep joking, I was ple won’t watch my film even if I the South ones even though they the Akshay Kumar of South, I used do bad in it. It was a very stupid, get released worldwide, I would to do four films a year. He does carefree and careless attitude that have made a fool of myself.” The Sousa Sets The good films, but some films of mine I had.” Ileana says she was ap- actor says she was in two minds were good, some weren’t. I was proached for Bollywood films long about Barfi as well, which was both just signing films, there wasn’t this before Barfi hit theatres but she a critical and commercial success. thing of ‘wanting to do good Ramp On Fire In wasn’t prepared at the time. “I did (Hindustan Times) ll geared up for her upcoming release, Bhoomi, touted to be work’,” says Ileana. The Mubara- Sanjay Dutt’s comeback film, actor Aditi Rao Hydari is con tent with the way her career has shaped up. However, look- An Anj Kreations ing back at the seven years she has been a part of Bollywood, with a dozen films to her credit, the actor feels that it’s disappointing that filmmakers never really thought of her for a strong role to portray Lehenga on-screen. “When I was offered Bhoomi, I couldn’t believe it for a moment and I actually wondered as to how they [makers] thought of me, because I am usually not very often thought of as a very strong face, though I don’t know why that is. I think most filmmakers have a very narrow sort of view of who is strong and who is delicate,” says Aditi, who has been a part of films such as Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011), London, Paris, New York (2012) and Murder 3 (2013). Aditi plays the role of Dutt’s daughter in Bhoomi, a revenge drama that shows an intense father-daughter relationship. On what might have worked for her for this particular role, she adds, “Here, they needed vulnerability for the character. So, I guess that worked in my favour. They needed that sunshine girl, who then goes through something, so it was that combination that they were looking for.” Aditi also feels that makers didn’t want someone who is already a big name in the industry, to play the titular role. “Apparently, they were looking at people who had not done a lot of work, though I have been here for almost seven years now. They were looking at people, who were much newer may be and who had just done a few films,” she says, adding, “And then somewhere, I don’t even know how, maybe it was just the right time and place when somebody just thinks of you, and they called me.”

Bollywood’s ‘Munna Bhai’ San- Maanayata (wife) to call me and my story in detail.” The Kaante jay Dutt has experienced many she would lie and say I’m away actor went on to speak about the highs and lows during his time in shooting in the mountains, where type of projects he would like to the film industry. However, the there is no network.” He contin- be a part of in the future, “I want Khalnayak star has only risen ued, “Luckily the jail authorities to work in the kind of films they from the ashes and come out stron- allowed me one call every fortnight make in Hollywood. I don’t want ger. He is all set to make a striking and I would make that call to to romance girls much younger comeback in Bhoomi, which has them.” We’re portraying a very than me. I want to do entertain- already made many headlines post- fraud man: Ranbir Kapoor on San- ment films that send a strong so- trailer. Sanjay has previously ex- jay Dutt biopic When questioned cial message.” I pray my son is pressed his familial circumstances about whether his children now not like me: Sanjay Dutt Sanjay, during his time in jail, reports know the truth, he added, “They who is the son of celebrated film A fashion favourite & Bollywood body in a desirable shape. Ditch- Pinkvilla. “Children these days are are aware but I’m waiting for them stars — the late Sunil and Nargis actress Waluscha De Sousa who ing the typical bridal colours, this so smart. My kids would ask to grow up so that I can tell them Dutt. (Tribune) made her debut in Shah Rukh Khan lehenga was coloured in beige with starrer 'Fan' was seen walking the gold zardozi work all over which ramp at a preview show for an was paired with a sheer net dupat- upcoming exhibition named 'Joya'. ta with mirror work on the bor- Huge responsibility to This exhibition organized by the ders. What was interesting was the Varun Dhawan Moranis of Cineyug held a pre- off shoulder blouse that lets the view of top 8 designers participat- bride of today be comfortable in present Saina ing in the exhibition taking place her own skin. The whole look was was rejected for on 22nd & 23rd September at paired with crystals and pearls NSCI Dome in Worli. Celebrities choker along with jhumkas. Her Nehwal on big screen: graced the stage for their respec- hair and make up was done by 'Life Of Pi' and tive designers, among whom was A'Kreations Hair & Beyond. Hair supermodel Waluscha who dazzled kept partly swept on one side with Shraddha Kapoor in a beige and gold lehenga from soft curls, while her makeup was Aamir Khan's the brand Anj Kreations. kept natural with an addition of She imbibed the contempo- red lips. Among the many actress rary Indian bride who desires to celebrities who previewed the var- 'Dhobi Ghat' stay traditional yet bring elements ious designers' collections, Walus- of modernity onto her bridal ava- cha stood out for her style and Within a relatively short time period, the Dishoom tar. The new age bridal lehenga had grace. actor Varun Dhawan has won everyone’s hearts with a very young cut accentuating the (Santa Banta) his unsullied acting and dance skills. One after another, the star has delivered super hits which prove he is here to stay. It is public knowledge that Varun started his career with Karan Johar’s Student of the Year however, not many know that he auditioned for two big films before casting in his first, reported India.com. Although none of the actor’s movies have done poorly at the box office, Varun was rejected for both the roles he audi- tioned for, prior to Student of the Year. The Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania star tried his luck for Academy Award winner Life of Pi and Aamir Khan Productions’ Dhobi Ghat. Varun spilled the beans when he made an appearance at Jagran Cinema Summit. He also shared that his director father David Dhawan, at the time, felt As Shraddha Kapoor gears up to bring the journey of ace Indian shuttler that he was not ready to face the camera and therefore, Saina Nehwal to the big screen, the actor says it will be one of the most decided against him working in Dhobi Ghat. challenging projects of her career. “I feel her (Nehwal) career is going (Santa Banta) great guns, especially the way she has bounced back after her injury, it is tremendous and so inspiring. It is a huge responsibility on all of us to Prabhas’2011 film Mr Perfect in legal trouble, make sure that we do a thorough job of presenting her on the big screen. It is a daunting and challenging job,” said Shraddha. Shraddha is current- ly busy doing preparation for the biopic on the 27-year-old London producer Dil Raju booked for plagiarism Olympics bronze medallist and the actor says she is enjoying playing Prabhas starrer Mr Perfect and its producer Dil Raju have been dragged into a legal battle over plagiarism, badminton. “I fell in love with the game when I started playing it. But it six years after the film was released. The film was a major hit for the Telugu star. That was years before his is very challenging. On the days when I practice badminton, my days another blockbuster Baahubali was made. According to a report in Indian Express, writer Shyamala Rani are completely different and I am a different person when I don’t play. has claimed that Mr Perfect that came out in 2011 is based on her novel Na Manasu Ninnu Kore published I usually start playing it from 6 am in morning everyday for two hours in 2010. She said that makers have used her story without her permission. Rani filed a case against Dil Raju, or so. We aim to practice everyday but if my arms or legs get too sore director of the movie K Dasarath, dialogue writer Abburi Ravi and co producers Sirish and Lakshman at then I don’t do the class. I feel tempted to play that time as well but I Miyapur court accusing them of cheating. Following this, the court has directed the Madhapur police to have been advised not to play as I would get prone to injuries.” file a case of cheating and conspiracy against them. The case was filed under the Copy Rights Act. (Hindustan Times) TUESDAY .SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES England's LiamPlunkett wants to end the year as leading ODI wicket-taker

Liam Plunkett has finally found his feel like I deserve to be in the 11, portant than statistics," he added. niche with England as he looks to which is always nice. "I've felt in a "That's why this team has been so end the year as the leading wicket- good place these last 18 months. good, people want to win games taker in one-day internationals. In the last few years even when it for England and it's not so much Plunkett has 28 scalps in 13 ap- didn't go well you've got the back- stats driven." Plunkett does not pearances in 2017, placing him ing to play, which maybe I didn't lack the ability to take pace off the third behind Pakistan's Hasan Ali have previously. ball, but neither does he relish it. (31) and Afghanistan's Rashid "It's good to have that feeling and "I'm trying to smash the pitch," he Khan (36) with a five-match se- it would be great to be the number said. ries against the West Indies still to one wicket-taker. I've never been "I've got the plan to hit the pitch play. He is already warmed up for in that situation before for England hard, the odd bouncer, and if peo- Paris Saint-Germain head coach penalty, only to then miss it, while and I want the two to alternate in also learning a lot. I am going to the task having taken three for 27 and it would be great to achieve ple are hitting me from there, fair Unai Emery told Neymar and Ed- Dani Alves got involved in a dis- this exercise. "If there is no agree- develop plenty and I have a lot of in the one-off T20 between the that but also good to win the se- enough. I don't look to change too inson Cavani to sort out their is- agreement over a free-kick and gave ment, I will decide. I do not want work to do here. I will progress sides and is only a couple of strong ries." The Yorkshire seamer dou- much early. sues after they squabbled over a the ball to his fellow Brazilian it to be a problem for us." Kylian well alongside these players and displays away from claiming a rare bles down on the final point, "If people start moving around I penalty and a free-kick on Sunday. Neymar. "I have told them to sort Mbappe made his home debut for staff. "The club has placed its con- individual accolade. stressing the importance of results might throw in a few slower balls Big-spending PSG continued their it out between themselves," said his new side and played a part in fidence in me. I am trying, little by The 32-year-old made his England over recognition. or whatever but I enjoy the role of perfect start to the Ligue 1 season Emery "The penalties are to be the second goal as Lyon suffered little, to repay their faith. "It is a bow 12 years ago but was fre- Highlights of the T20 internation- getting my groupings together and as they beat Lyon 2-0 thanks to a struck by a few players, one is their first defeat of the season. "It great group of players. I was a lit- quently on the periphery of Test al between England and the West whacking the pitch." Watch En- couple of own goals. However, one Cavani and the other is Neymar. was a great debut," Mbappe told tle apprehensive because it is a and limited-overs squads and did Indies from Durham. Highlights of gland's five-match ODI series with of the big talking points from the "It takes a gentleman's agreement Canal+. "It was a complicated star-studded squad. However, the not play a single international be- the T20 international between En- Windies live on Sky Sports Crick- match was the apparent tension on the pitch to take the penalties. match, a good game against a good chemistry is strong here. There are tween February 2011 and June gland and the West Indies from et. The opener, at Old Trafford, between Cavani and the world's Afterwards, we will arrange inter- side. "Together, we can do beauti- many Brazilians - this helps the 2015. "I'm quite comfortable in my Durham. "It would be nice to get starts at 12pm on Tuesday, 19 most expensive player, Neymar. nally for the penalties, because I ful things. We proved ourselves good mood!" own skin with England now," he the eight wickets and a milestone September. Cavani won an argument to take a think both are able to score them, here. I am enjoying myself. I am (Sky Sport) said. "I feel in a good place and I for sure but winning is more im- (BBC Sport) Mar c Leish m an w in s BMW Ch am p ion sh ip aft er lat e J u st in Rose ch ar ge Marc Leishman held off an out- 17th, Leishman made his 29th bird- the back nine. With playing-part- standing final-round charge from ie of a memorable week at the final ner Rickie Fowler unable to build Justin Rose before completing a hole to close out a 67 and a five- on his birdie-birdie start, Rose sud- wire-to-wire victory at the BMW shot victory on 23 under par. Leish- denly emerged as Leishman's big- Championship in Chicago. Leish- man, who won his second PGA gest threat when he followed an G G G vs Ca n elo: man led by five overnight and Tour title at the Arnold Palmer In- outward 32 with three birdies in looked in complete control until vitational back in March, opened four holes immediately after the his advantage was suddenly with a sublime pitch-and-putt for turn. Leishman then three-putted trimmed to two shots when he an opening birdie although he from 70 feet at the 13th and missed G en n ady bogeyed the 13th shortly after opened the door for the field with a great chance to repair the damage Rose had made his sixth birdie of a bogey at the fifth following a on the par-five next, but he atoned the day at the same hole. But the wayward drive. But the 33-year- with a perfect 30-foot putt for bird- G olovkin Australian got back on track with old responded with a nerveless ie at 15 which he backed up with a birdie at 15 and he then matched putt from 25 feet for birdie at the another from inside 10 feet at the Rose's three at the next and, after sixth, and he picked up another 16th which restored his command- bla sts 'ter r ible' the Englishman's challenge effec- shot at the eighth to maintain his ing lead for the final two holes. decision after tively ended with a bogey at the significant advantage heading to (Sky Sport) dr awn L as Nick Kyrgios Vegas bou t puts Australia Gennady Golovkin branded Ad- computer, all total punches, I saw alaide Byrd's disputed scorecard people's reaction," said Golovkin, level in Davis as "very bad for boxing" after his who landed 218 punches to his draw with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in opponent's 169. "It's terrible, for Las Vegas. Byrd gave Alvarez 10 me it's terrible. This is not correct, Cup semi-final of the 12 rounds in Las Vegas, scor- this is very bad for the sport." ing the world middleweight con- Boxing dignitaries weighed in on test 118-110 in favour of the chal- social media, Lennox Lewis among lenger. A largely pro-Mexican those to criticise the scoring, while with Belgium crowd immediately made its dis- GGG mocked his rival for failing pleasure known, and even Alva- to fight like a true Mexican. "He The two Davis Cup semi-finals are both locked at 1-1 following Fri- rez's promoter Oscar De La Hoya talked too much before the fight," day's opening singles rubbers. Australia needed an inspired Nick Kyr- called the judge's interpretation "a the Kazakh said. "He said he's a gios to battle back from two sets to one down in Brussels to beat Steve shocker". Golovkin was given a true Mexican man [and that he Darcis over five dramatic sets after David Goffin had overcome John 115-113 verdict while the third would] bring Mexican style. But Millman in the opening rubber. In Lille, it was France who had to rally judge scored it 114-114, leaving he moved every round, moving, from 1-0 down as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Laslo Djere to level the both fighters to claim moral victo- not staying." tie after Dusan Lajovic had shocked Lucas Pouille. Both matches head ry and call for a rematch. "I saw (BBC Sport) into Saturday's doubles seeking the win that will put them just one winning rubber away from a place in the final. In France, the home crowd will be cheering on Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert when they take on Nenad Zimonjic and Filip Krajinovic, while in Bel- TeamSkytakebronzein teamtrial gium, Australian duo Jordan Thompson and John Peers will attempt to silence the crowd with a victory over Ruben Bemmelmans and Arthur De Greef. Kyrgios, who has often spoken of his love for Davis Cup at Road World Championships tennis and relishes the nature of team sport, eventually wore down Chris Froome's Team Sky took was not to be, with the latter pair they were up by a second. We world no 77 Darcis in a match lasting three and a half hours on Friday. bronze in the team trial on the first dropping off leaving Froome, Va- waited a bit on the climb as we Having taken the first set, Kyrgios saw Darcis rally to reel off the next day of competition at the UCI sil Kiryienka, Michal Kwiatkows- knew ideally we needed five guys two sets and put last year's beaten finalists, who have never won the Road World Championships in ki and Gianni Moscon to battle for the end, but the guys did a su- competition, on the brink of a 2-0 lead. However, Kyrgios produced his Bergen. Team Sunweb won both manfully. "Like we said from the per job to bring it home. "Third is best tennis of the match to claim the final two sets for the loss of just the men's and women's races, with start it was never going to be easy. a bit of a consolation prize. Sun- three games and seal a 6-3 3-6 6-7 (5-7) 6-1 6-2 success to keep Austra- Sky trailing them and BMC Rac- Teams have always stepped up a web are a really well-drilled team lia firmly in the hunt for a first Davis Cup crown since 2003. Earlier in ing in the men's. Froome was joined lot in this event," team director and hat's off to BMC who were the day, world no 12 Goffin, who recently returned from injury, beat in the Team Sky team by Geraint Brett Lancaster said. "The guys did great.” late Australian call-up Millman despite losing the first set. (Sky Sport) Thomas and Owain Doull but it their best effort and at the first split (Sky Sport) Sir Michael StoutehasanExpert EyeonDewhurst Expert Eye remains on course for next month's Darley Dewhurst Stakes everything was fine." Gosden sets umphing by six lengths at Kempton last time and prompting Gosden to after a minor setback saw him miss his intended run in the National sights on Royal Lodge John Gos- eye a switch up to Group Two level at Newmarket on September 30. He Stakes. Sir Michael Stoute's Acclamation colt had been due to tackle the den is looking towards the Jud- said: "He has won his first two starts and he might be running at New- Curragh event after landing the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood on his dmonte Royal Lodge Stakes with market, hopefully in the Royal Lodge Stakes at the end of the month." most recent outing. A dirty scope put paid to those plans though, and promising juvenile Roaring Lion. Stablemate Persuasive could also be in action at Headquarters, with the Newmarket Group One on October 14 is now in Stoute's sights. He The Kitten's Joy colt has won Gosden targeting the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes on Octo- said: "That's what we are planning. He worked yesterday morning and both of his two starts to date, tri- ber 7 following her third place in the Matron Stakes. (Fox News) TUESDAY . SEPTEMBER 19. 2017-Sunbula 28, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 53 Price: Afs.20

AT News Report Interior in a statement. After Taliban failing in face to KABUL: Afghan National Police has foiled Taliban Six armed Taliban were killed face fight in battle ground, struggle attempt to block strategic road in Northern Baghlan and 11 other armed Taliban were to block roads, destroy electricity provinces. “A group of armed Taliban struggled to wounded following an attack by lines in order to bring pressure over block a road leading from the capital of Baghlan police, added statement. civilians and government, but provinces to Shashma-e-Shir region yesterday, which During this incident, no ANP fortunately their plans foil by faced Afghan police raid in the area,” said Ministry of and civilian were harmed. brave Afghan forces.

and-e-Amir Dragons defeated Kabul Eagles by five wickets in the 15th match of Shpageeza Cricket League season 5 at Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Ground on Monday. Band-e-Amir will face table-toppers Mis Ainak Knights in Qualifier 1 of the tournament on Wednesday. The Rashid Khan-led side, who were put to field, restricted Kabul to 133-9, with opener Karim Sadiq and captain Asghar Stanikzai making 32 and 27 each respectively. Najibullah Zadran hit 22 including Knights will face Band-e-Amir In reply, man of the match Shahidullah Kamal the winning shot for six in the 19th Dragons in the Qualifier 1 while hit 51, including four fours and two sixes, to help over. The match was the final of Kabul Eagles will take on Boost Band-e-Amir chase down the target. SCL 5 fixture before the playoffs Defenders in the Eliminator during Javed Ahmadi contributed with 27 while begin on Wednesday. Mis Ainak the day. (1tvnews)