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Afghanistan and China to pursue peaceful and prosperous future: Hamid Karzai

By Farhad Naibkhel the party from UN black list, he added. KABUL: The government has Government sent letter to the sent a letter to United Nations UN security council, while prepa- Afghanistan and China will work China, as a global economic pow- Security Council, asking for the ration are going on to welcome HIA together to pursue peaceful and er, is taking the lead in lifting the removal of the names of Hezb-e- leader Hekmatyar in eastern Nan- prosperous future, writes former region to economic prosperity. Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leaders garhar province. Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Afghanistan can play its part in from the black list. Long-awaited peace deal, China Radio International (CRI) in helping China turn this vision into “Ministry of Foreign Affairs which was started two years ago an article. As this year marks the reality. The Silk Road Economic sent a letter to our permanent mis- formally signed by both president 61st anniversary of the establish- Belt is an important component sion in New York to follow the Ghani and leader of HIA around ment of diplomatic ties between of this vision. It involves building removal of names of Hezb-e-Isl- two months ago and entered to the two countries, the former pres- railways and highways to better ami leadership from consolidat- practical stage. ident has lauded both sides in pro- connect Central Asia, South Asia ed sanctions of UN Security HIA had set different condi- actively pursuing common inter- and the Middle East. Afghanistan Council,” Deputy Spokesperson tion including removal of the par- ests and called on both sides to wants to be fully integrated into for Office of the Chief Executive ty members name from UN black pursue peaceful and prosperous the regional economy and function Faisal Jawid told Afghanistan lists, freed of HIA members from future. Karzai has hailed the Chi- as the Asian land bridge. In August Times. prisons and transferring of Afghan na-proposed "One Belt One Road" of this year, the inauguration of He said that removal of HIA refugees from Pakistan. initiative and says Afghanistan the “Sino-Afghan Special Railway leadership from UN black list was Afghan government, HPC and stands ready to paricipate in the Transportation” that connects Af- a part of peace agreement signed HIA also have been reached to program and join China in creating ghanistan’s Hairatan Port to the between Afghan government and agreement over several issues in- economic prosperity in Eurasia. coastal state of Jiangsu was a his- the party. cluding accept of constitution dur- To achieve these goals, Karzai toric milestone. The railway con- HIA after signing peace ing recent long term negotiation. has called on Afghanistan and Chi- nects Afghanistan through Uzbeki- agreement pledged to announce HIA, led by Gulbudin Hek- na to enhance exchanges and dia- stan and Kazakhstan all the way ceasefire and sever their ties with matyar, was the second largest logue. The former president also to the city of Nantong in Jiangsu all insurgents groups across the anti-government party, which has says Afghanistan and China can Province. The railroad cuts down country, thus it is essential to re- significant influence in different work together to ensure security cost and travel time and opens new move the names of leadership of part of the country. and stability along the "One Belt trade and transit opportunities for One Road" region. Here is the full Afghanistan. To realize the objec- text of Karzai's article to CRI: tive of the “One Belt One Road” IEC prioritizes This year marks the sixty-first initiative, we must also overcome Taliban’s key 87pc of women face acts of violence: Minister anniversary of the establishment the challenges by building regional working agendas, of diplomatic ties between Afghan- support through engagement and commander istan and China. While we reflect consultation, and by taking into The Minister of Women's Affairs experts skeptical on and celebrate our past, we are account the concerns and interests killed in Dilbar Nazari said on Monday that very excited about the prospects of people along the Silk Road. In 87 percent of the women in the The Independent Election Com- for the future. China and Afghani- this regard, Afghanistan’s legitimate Parwan country somehow face instances mission (IEC) said Monday that stan have proactively pursued our historic rights must be taken into of violence. "Deprivation has it has started finalizing a number common interests, so that our com- account. The Project will succeed AT News Report caused a lot of threats for women of key programs related to the elec- mon future is peaceful and pros- if all the stakeholders, including the across the country, we have wit- tions such as that of the voter lists, perous. In the past decade, the level Pashtoons and Baluchs, see its KABUL: A top commander for the nessed bitter events including poi- election calendar and reducing the Taliban insurgents was killed dur- of diplomatic engagement between benefits. In order to realize the soning, throwing acid on girls, sex- number of electoral districts. our countries has been unprece- potential of this initiative, we must ing an operation launched by the ual abuse, immolation of woman The IEC called on government security forces in the northern Par- dented. In 2012, China and Afghan- also work together to ensure secu- and young girls, stoning and rape to finalize the rollout of digital na- istan established the Strategic and rity and stability in our region and wan province, local security offi- allegations and accusations of them tional identity cards so that the cials said Monday. Cooperative Partnership. Its in- to prevent the use of extremism running away from home," said elections are held in free, fair and vestment in copper mine of “Mes and terrorism as means of foreign “Civil Order Police has con- Nazari. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief transparent manner. Meanwhile, ducted a special operation in Siag- Aynak” and in the oil fields of Amu policy. Countries of the region Executive Officer Mohammad some election monitoring groups Darya are two good examples of must adhere to a policy of living in erd district yesterday, killing a top Mohaqeq has reaffirmed govern- have warned officials against be- commander of the Taliban identi- their commitment to the long-term peace with their neighbors. ment's commitment to combating ing negligent in the finalization development of Afghanistan. Af- The Afghan people are com- fied as Mullah Naim Kor (blind),” the trend. process of the voter lists and poll- said a press statement issued by ghanistan welcomes China’s eco- mitted to creating an environment "We must all call on our fami- Commission (AIHRC) has said and food at hospitals," said ing centers adding there would be nomic development framework for where Afghanistan is a contribu- Ministry of Interior. lies, civil society, government in- repercussions. "Voter lists, an elec- Three other insurgents were that lessons pertaining to the pro- AIHRC commissioner Qadria integrating trade and investment in tor and a constructive force for the stitutions, activists and all to take tection of human rights must be Yazdanparast. This comes after the tion calendar and reducing the num- Euro-Asia through its ambitious future of this integration oriented also wounded during operation in initiatives and implement it," said ber of election constituencies are the district, added statement. taught at schools. Afghanistan Attorney General's “One Belt One Road” initiative. economic project. ENGLISH.CRI. the CEO's first deputy Moham- Addressing a gathering mark- Office (AGO) recently announced part of the working agendas," said Mullah Naim, was one of the mad Khan, while referring to the IEC secretary Gula Jan Abdul key Taliban insurgents, who was ing the end of 16 Days of Activ- that it had registered around 3,000 law preventing violence against ism Against Violence Against cases of violence against women Badee Sayyad. Experts meanwhile involved in different subversive women. "When you give someone said the IEC is facing major chal- No positive polio activities including killing of inno- Women, Nazari talked about in the country this year. an opportunity, he demonstrates events of violence which have hap- The 16 Days of Activism lenges and these challenges would cent people in Siagerd district. his ability, so I favor women show have implications on future polls. Afghan police struggle to tar- pened to women in the country Against Violence Against Women their abilities in all sectors and that and said almost 50 percent of started on November 25 and end- "The government has been reluc- cases recorded in get Taliban leaders and command- they are respected and their rights tant to ensure the rollout of na- ers through anti-insurgents opera- women in Afghanistan deal with ed on Saturday. 16 Days of Activ- are given to them," said Mohaqeq. teenage marriages which is a seri- ism against Gender-Based Violence tional identity cards and also gov- tion in different provinces, where Both officials said that along- ernment has never shown willing- eastern zone: officials till date tens of Taliban command- ous issue. "We are edging to the is a campaign aimed at galvanizing side men, women have equal rights. ness to prepare the voter list and AT News Report ers have been killed across the end of the campaign at a time that action to end violence against vaccination reduced from 75,000 In addition to this, the Afghan- there are women who lose their women and girls around the world. polling centers according to the to 15,000.” However, Kamawal country, mentioned statement. istan Independent Human Rights standards. ToloNews KABUL: Local public health offi- lives because of a lack of medicine (ToloNews) cials on Monday said no positive stated there was still security polio cases have been recorded in threats for the anti-polio campaign PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR UNITYOF AFGHANS TO AVOID ENEMIES’ CONSPIRACIES the eastern zone of the country in Parando, Gurguri, Kasona, Awg- during the past 14 months. Najibul- haz, Lagharjo, Shadal Bazar and The Speaker of the lower house of He said, “In the sensitive cur- “We need to live like lah Kamawal, public health direc- Dakhal Nazian areas of Pachirag- the parliament Abdul Rauf Ibrahi- rent condition the Afghanistan en- brothers, one of the main tor for Nangarhar province, said am, Haska Mina, Kot, Achin and mi said our enemies are using any emies are trying to create division plots of our enemies is to that they would launch an anti- Nazian districts. Meanwhile, Maul- options to create religious and tribal among Afghans, but we need to be blaze religious war between polio campaign in the eastern in avi Abdul Zahir Haqqani, a reli- divisions among our Nation, its on alert and stay together to de- Sunni and Shiite, we are to- the upcoming three days. “More gious scholar in the area said anti- obligated that all the people stay fuse the upcoming plots from the gether and enemies will not than 650,000 children of one mil- polio vaccination was legitimate together and avoid the ongoing con- enemies side.” be benefited from what they lion children would be covered by from Islamic perspective, urging spiracy of the enemies. Meanwhile law makers have are launching.” Lawmaker the vaccinating campaign in the the families to vaccinate their chil- Members at Wolesi Jirga stated the world extremist groups Shazadah Shahid said. eastern zone,” he said. He added dren. He said he had sent letters to marked the Prophet Hazrat Mo- have judged killing of millions of Further the members of the general situation was better all imams (clerics) in different dis- hammad Peace Be up on Him on human beings. the house have urged that comparing to last year as no polio tricts, asking them to support vac- Monday amid the chairman of the MP Mohammad Akbari said, Afghan security forces do cases had surfaced during the past cinators and encourage parents to house Mr. Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi “Unfortunately we have poor po- need political and military 14 months. “Threats posed by vaccinate their children. Eight po- urged enemies are using any plots litical, and religious information, supports in order to stand militants to anti-polio campaign- lio cases were recorded in the coun- to expand insecurity by blackmail- we cannot recognize our enemies against the ongoing conspir- ers had decreased and the number try last year, with four surfacing ing the Islam religion. at one glance.” acy of the enemies. ATN of children previously deprived of in Nangarhar alone.

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Throughout its history, Afghani- liamentary elections, remains respondents cite concerns relating stan has long been regarded as one stalled, and most Afghans say they to weak governance. of the major centers of Islamic civ- have no confidence in the Indepen- "The desire to leave Afghani- ilization and home to several dy- dent Elections Commission to do stan is greater among those who nasties. Its geography has enabled its job. Confidence in every level think the National Unity Govern- Afghanistan to bridge Central Asia of government appears to have fall- ment is doing a bad job than among to Iran and to India; its madrasas en since 2015," the report claimed. those who think it is doing a good and Sufi lodges were boosted by Revealing the misery of Af- job, 33.2 percent and 26.5 percent, visits from many important figures ghan citizens, the report said only respectively. More than half of in Islamic history. 29.3 percent of Afghans believe Afghans (51.5 percent) cite unem- However, with the American their country is going in the right ployment as a reason they would invasion, emergence of radical direction, while more than 60 per- leave the country if given the op- groups like the Taliban and Daesh, cent had no hope for a brighter fu- portunity," the report revealed. have all but prolonged the politi- ture. The biggest problem for the Besides these, illiteracy and cal and economic straits of the al- Afghan youth was unemploy- inaccessibility to educational facil- ready-poor country, worsening its ment, which stands at around 50 ities have also appeared as some situation. The U.S.-based Asia percent, leading more than half of of the major problems. Foundation, which has been track- the young participators to say "More than half of Afghans ing the country since 2004, has they would leave the country as (52.0 percent) report having no conducted a comprehensive sur- soon as an opportunity knocks. formal or informal government or vey to reveal the country's current "Motivations to emigrate in- private education, including two- economic and social situation. clude a combination of 'push' and thirds (66.4 percent) of women and In a survey carried out in all 'pull' factors. Push factors are do- 37.7 percent of men. Just over half its 34 provinces and with 12,658 mestic circumstances that motivate (51 percent) of women say they Afghans from 16 different ethnic people to leave their country, such have never been to a government groups participated, its reports as economic, social, political, or school nor a madrasa for any type that "Afghans in 2016 are more security problems. Pull factors are of education, compared to less than fearful for their security, more dis- external influences that attract a quarter of men (23.4 percent)," satisfied with the economy, and would-be migrants to a particular the report said. less confident in their government." destination, such as the destina- Meanwhile, security continues "Repercussions of the with- tion's reception and resettlement to remain one of the biggest prob- drawal of international troops in policies, or the presence there of lems in the country, as peace talks 2014 can still be felt in the Afghan family and friends. Respondents with the Taliban failed at the be- economy, where slow job growth who say they would leave Afghan- ginning of this year and led to more has contributed to high rates of istan are asked to give two reasons. deadly attacks all across the coun- urban unemployment, and more Almost three-quarters (73.6 per- try. Some 70 percent of the partic- than one-third of Afghans say their cent) cite insecurity as one of two ipators said they were in fear of household financial situation has reasons, including answers such as their own security, as suicide at- become worse in the past year. The 'Taliban are killing people,' 'suicide tacks, kidnapping and physical promise of electoral reform, a key attacks,' 'fear of Daesh,' and 'kid- assault are very common in the issue ahead of the upcoming par- nappings.' Another 28.8 percent of country. DAILYSABAH Afghanistan veteran still searching for BELGRADE: Inside an aban- doned Belgrade warehouse, its walls blackened with smoke, sev- war dog eral dozen youngsters huddle to- gether under blankets in a bid to fend off the freezing temperatures lost in Iowa as the Serbian winter sets in. Most have left home and family in Paki- stan and Afghanistan to seek safe- Seven years ago, Jathan Chicoine "Jack has a, you know, real ty or work in Europe, but have met his best friend, Jack. healing quality to him. And if we found themselves caught in state- "Jack Gdeshka - and Gdeshka lost somebody, I'd always see less limbo as successive European means Spot," he said. troops over there spending time nations have slammed shut their Chicoine was stationed at a with him," he said. doors. Fort Operational Base - or "FOB," One of Jack's favorite pas- “We are waiting for Christmas for short - in Afghanistan, when times is exploring; four days ago, Day. Maybe they will open the Jack, a war dog, entered his life. that activity got him lost. borders,” says Waseem Afridi, a "He was one of two dogs that "This time, he just kind of went 23-year-old Pakistani stuck in this would actually go out on patrol a little too far," he said. "And I frigid cul-de-sac on the path to the with the troops, kind of picked that imagine he's probably smiling at European Union. About 1,000 up," he said. "But he had a pretty this time, but I'm hopeful he's try- migrants are sleeping rough in serious job of keeping a lot of jack- ing to find his way back now." downtown Belgrade, the UN refu- als and hyenas off the FOB." A post on Facebook quickly gee agency says, many settling in But eventually, the FOB took off. With nearly 3,000 shares, the warehouse squeezed between stopped allowing animals on-site. Chicoine says he's gotten a few the central railway station and a Chicoine knew he had to ensure leads. Animal Control officials luxury apartment construction site Jack had a home. So, he rescued have confirmed Jack was spotted on the Sava river bank. him, bringing him to Ames. near I-80 around Newton. During the night they brave temperatures falling below zero degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahr- enheit). “It is getting colder every day,” says Afridi who comes from Pakistan’s tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. The acrid air inside the warehouse irritates eyes and throat. For heat, the migrants burn whatever they can find. The lucky ones put carpets on the glacial con- crete, while others use cardboard. Those who get up from their blan- kets, tired-looking, try to warm up with a hot tea and eat some bread. Those first up head towards two fuming barrels filled with heated in smaller numbers, often brought which unlike Serbia are EU mem- the Taleban. Hashim Zia-Ulhaq, ing refugees like this,” he says. water to wash up. there by traffickers. ber states. “They caught us near travelling with his two younger “The attacks in France and 7,000-euro journey Mohamed Darwich, from east- the border. They beat us and sent brothers from eastern Afghanistan, Belgium made things worse…. We The young men, some of ern Afghanistan, said he does not us back,” claims Ihsan Ullah, a 15- claims that back home he was ac- are stuck here.” Wrapped in a blan- whom are still teenagers, refuse to want to go to a reception centre year-old Afghan. Ullah says Serbs cused of having worked for a road ket, Mohamed Khan, a 23-year- go to one of the 13 official recep- because the authorities “will send treat them better. His desired des- construction company cooperat- old Pakistani student speaking tion centers which accommodate us back to Bulgaria where again we tination is London where he has ing with Westerners. perfect English, is angry. “Euro- some 5,300 people, according to will have to pay money” to smug- an uncle who has financed his od- In any event the 25-year-old peans can say that they are for the Serbian refugee agency. Serbia glers. Darwich, who said he is 17, yssey. feels he had no other choice but to human rights. But, where are hu- lies on the so-called Balkan route started his journey a year ago. It ‘We are stuck here’ leave. “If I had a solution to my man rights when it is minus five, that has been taken by hundreds cost him 7,000 euros ($7,380) ob- It is not possible to verify problems, would I have left my minus seven, minus 10” degrees of thousands of migrants from the tained from the sale of his family’s whether their stories that could wife, my four-year-old son, my Celsius? Khan asked. He refuses Middle East, Asia and Africa since land. Others finance their journey enable them to obtain refugee sta- mother and my father?” Unlike to explain why he left Peshawar in 2015. The route was effectively by selling livestock or shops. tus are true. Afridi says that in Afridi he is not counting on Christ- northwestern Pakistan. “Nobody shut down in March, but migrants Some have tried to cross ille- Pakistan he took part in polio vac- mas goodwill. “Europe is not what leaves his country without a rea- have continued to cross the region gally into Croatia or Hungary, cination campaigns that displeased it used to be. They were not treat- son,” he simply says. – AFP

FAIZABAD : Heavy snowing has tions and would be distributed blocked roads to five districts of among needy people when need- southeastern Badakhshan prov- ed. ince, obliging residents to reach Eng. Abdul Ghani, the provin- neighboring Kunduz province cial Public Works Director, said his through Tajikistan, an official said department had devised pro- on Monday. grammes based on the annual plan The snowfall has been ongo- provided by the Ministry of Pub- ing over the past few days, block- lic Works (MoPW). The pro- ing roads leading to Kofab, Nasi, grammes included safety and main- Mayami, Shaki and Khwahan dis- tenance of roads especially during tricts. winter season, he added. People who want to travel to He said private companies and Kunduz have to get Tajikistan vi- local council had been awarded sas to reach the province, Afghan- contracts to keep tunnels cleared istan National Disaster Manage- of snow in order to allow vehicu- ment Authority (ANDMA) head lar movement. for Badakhshan told Pajhwok Af- However, Ghani believed the ghan News. snow-capped roads to the five dis- He said food and other items tricts would possibly remain had been stored in the districts blocked until April, 2017 due to with the help of welfare organiza- continued snowfall. (Pajhwok) TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division will deploy 1,500 of its El Paso- based soldiers, roughly half the brigade’s strength, to Afghanistan. The Army will deploy an ar- mor brigade and an aviation bri- gade totaling about 2,300 soldiers to Afghanistan this winter as Af- EMERGENCY ghan forces struggle to contain a Taliban resurgence there, the ser- CALLS vice announced Thursday. 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Di- Police vision will deploy 1,500 of its El Paso-based soldiers, roughly half the brigade’s strength, to Afghani- 100 - 119 stan, said Major Allie Payne, a bri- gade spokeswoman. The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th In- Hospitals fantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington FMIC Hospital will deploy about 800 soldiers this Behind Kabul Medical winter to support Operation Free- University: dom’s Sentinel, the Army said. In addition, the Army an- 0202500200-+93793275595 nounced a third deployment Thursday of 3,000 soldiers from Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital the 3rd Armored Brigade, 1st Cav- alry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, Pule Bagh-e- Umomi to deploy to Kuwait this winter. 070263672 The 1st Brigade’s assignment is a routine deployment in sup- port of Operation Freedom’s Sen- Khairkhana Hospital tinel, the U.S. mission to train Af- ghan forces and conduct countert- 0799-321007 errorism operations against terror- 2401352 ists including al-Qaida and the Is- lamic State group. The unit, outfitted with Stryk- Indira Gandhi Children er troop-carrying vehicles, will fo- ghanistan, was the site of a Nov. Soldiers with the 16th Com- vac flights across the country re- troops in Afghanistan. The num- NATO agreed to extend operations cus on ‘advise and assist’ missions 12 suicide bomb attack inside the bat Aviation Brigade will help their covered 125 dead Afghan troops ber will drop to 8,400 by Jan. 20. there beyond 2016, the U.S.-led Hospital, Wazir Akbar to strengthen the ailing Afghan se- perimeter. It killed two soldiers, Afghan counterparts, who are and 280 wounded, the Washing- Operation Enduring Freedom, coalition said in May. Khan, Kabul 2301372 curity forces near the city of Sgt. John W. Perry and Pfc. Tyler pushed to their limits in air mede- ton Post reported. By comparison, launched in 2001 to dislodge al- The 3rd Armored Brigade will Bagram in the northeast portion R. Iubelt. A third soldier, Sgt. 1st vac operations in the fight against the worst month for U.S. forces in Qaida and the Taliban in Afghani- stay combat-ready in Kuwait, as of the country, Payne said. Class Allan E. Brown, died this the Taliban, al-Qaida and the Is- Afghanistan was in August 2011, stan, was reflagged to Operation operations continue against the Ibn-e- Seena Bagram Air Field, the largest week from wounds sustained in lamic State group. when 71 troops were killed. Freedom’s Sentinel in 2014 to re- Islamic State group in Iraq and U.S. military installation in Af- the blast. In one week in August, mede- There are now 9,800 U.S. flect the new role for U.S. troops. Syria. TASKANDPURPOSE Pul-e-Artan, Kabul 2100359

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For the first time since Canada Ali Abad went to war in Afghanistan, the number of soldiers who served Shahrara, Kabul there and retired will outnumber 2100439 those still in the military, a tipping point that will shift a significant mental-health care burden from the Malalai Maternity army to overstretched provinces Hospital and Veterans Affairs. As of late November, 22,059 2201377/ 2301743 of the 40,026 military personnel who served in Afghanistan re- mained in the Canadian Armed Banks Forces, according to the military. At the recent rate of retirement, Da Afghanistan Bank the number will slip below half in 2100302, 2100303 2017 and fall rapidly from there. Veterans Affairs Minister Bakhtar Bank Kent Hehr says his department is ready for the sudden increase in 0776777000 volume of former soldiers with re- By the time Sonita Alizadeh was deh herself would be married to a Azizi Bank cent combat experience. Advocates 16 years old, her parents had al- man in Afghanistan. and mental-health experts doubt ready tried to sell her twice. At the "I love my mother, I'm not mad 0799 700900 the department’s preparedness, time, Alizadeh was living with her at her," she told The New York Pashtany Bank noting civilian patients already face family in Afghanistan, where the Times. "That moment I was think- long waits for mental-health treat- custom of forced child marriage is ing about society, about traditions, 2102908, 2103868 ment. still common. Alizadeh, however, so I was sad because my mother A Globe and Mail investiga- was able to end the arrangement couldn't understand what was in- tion into suicide by men and wom- both times; most recently, through side me. But also I could under- Air Services en who served in the Afghanistan the power of her first love: rap stand, because her family did not war confirmed 71 cases up until music. According to The New listen to her." At this time, Aliza- Safi Airways November. Among those people, York Times, Alizadeh discovered deh's burgeoning rapping career 020 22 22 222 15 had been released from the mil- rap music when she was living as a had come to the attention of Irani- itary, but advocates like Mr. Har- refugee in Iran. Her family had fled an filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaem- ding say many more than 15 have to the country from Taliban-ruled maghami. Unwilling to compro- Ariana died this way and gone undocu- Afghanistan, but without an ID or mise the truth of the the documen- 020-2100270 mented. A study of Canadian vet- proper papers, Alizadeh was un- tary he was working on about Al- erans using data from a 2010 sur- able to attend school. She worked izadeh, but also wanting to help vey found 6 per cent had suicidal at an NGO cleaning bathrooms and the young rapper, the filmmaker Kam Air thoughts. Other surveys have spent her free time watching mu- paid her family $2,000 to put off 0799974422 found 25 per cent have suffered sic videos. Eventually, inspired by the marriage. The experience in- from post-traumatic stress disor- the artists she saw on TV, she start- spired the lyrics for the song that der, depression or drug and alco- ed writing her own lyrics. would be featured in Alizadeh's Hotels hol abuse. Singing solo in Iran was illegal first music video. Called "Brides Safi Landmark The Canadian Armed Forces for women without special per- for Sale," the song talks about her invest heavily in the well-being of mission from the government. But, country's tradition of selling girls its personnel and has made according to CNN, she was able to as brides and the experience of 020-2203131 progress screening, tracking and released, and the first annual re- to watch for signs of struggle. Sick- cial services of the provinces and find a handful of music producers growing up knowing she didn't ERENA studying mental-health issues in port is not expected until late 2017. leave benefits are excellent.” territories. The system can be a who recognized her talent and al- have the right to choose. At the S the ranks – particularly suicide Veterans Affairs’ share of car- Five veteran suicide cases ex- bewildering tangle for vets. lowed her to record in their stu- time of publication, the video has rates that seem to be growing ing for Afghanistan combat veter- amined in detail in The Globe in- Alexandra Heber, the newly dios — despite her gender. amassed over 700,000 views on 0799654000 among soldiers who fought in Af- ans has accelerated rapidly in re- vestigation bolster the point that appointed chief psychiatrist for As Alizadeh continued work- YouTube. When it was spotted by ghanistan. But care shifts to over- cent years. In 2013, only 21 per access to services drops when sol- Veterans Affairs, said untangling ing on her music, her mother, who Strongheart Group, an organiza- New Rumi Restaurant burdened provincial and territorial cent of soldiers who served in Af- diers retire. The parents of retired that web is one of the keys to plan- had returned three years earlier to tion that helps individuals impact- health-care providers as people ghanistan had been released. In private Tyler Hulme described ning for the biggest cohort of com- Afghanistan, arrived in Iran with ed by social issues tell their story, 0776351347 leave the military and are no long- 2016, that figure reached 45 per how he overdosed on medication bat vets since the Korean War in an announcement. Alizadeh's old- the group offered to sponsor a stu- er CAF’s responsibility. Mean- cent, and will pass 50 per cent by about a month after his release. He the 1950s. “Over the years, we’ve er brother was to be married, and dent visa for Alizadeh to study in Internet Services while, Veterans Affairs still has no the fall of 2017. had been told it would be a four- had one service added on top of in order to pay the dowry, Aliza- the U.S. APLUS comprehensive system for moni- Mr. Hehr said his department month wait for a civilian psychia- something else and something else. UA Telecom toring veterans’ health. is ready. “I believe we are,” he said trist in Ontario. Retired sergeant We are creating more organization 0796701701 / 0796702702 “The day a soldier takes off in a recent interview. “We under- Raynald Côté did seek and receive for all of those services,” she said. the uniform, they cease to be sys- stand that the people who served treatment, but fell into isolation and But Deborah Harrison, a psy- tematically tracked,” said Brian in Afghanistan will be coming out. despair with little of the peer sup- chologist and retired professor, has Exchange Rate Harding, a veterans’ advocate who We started mapping this out, that port he had in the army. studied the effects of deployment is a member of Mr. Hehr’s mental- many will need mental-health sup- Retired sergeant Claude on military families and recently Purchase: health advisory group. For several port and physical support when Emond had a civilian psychiatrist co-wrote a book on military chil- years, Mr. Harding and others have they leave their service.” and massage therapist. “He had dren called Growing up in Ar- One US$ = been pushing Veterans Affairs to While Veterans Affairs cannot services, but when he’d come back myville. She says Canada is un- 66.89Afs produce data on the scope of the force veterans to get help or sub- from sessions, he felt it was su- prepared for the mental-health suicides. “Canada did not previ- mit to public-health tracking, he perficial. They didn’t understand burden the war will place on prov- One Pound Sterling= ously have a reckoning of mental- said the department must contin- his military background and inces already short of psychia- 86.77Afs health issues among veterans in ue to improve communications. seemed to just be checking boxes,” trists, psychologists and other One Euro = any sizable cohort in modern his- “What we have to do as Veterans said his wife, Sylvie Duchesne. providers. “We don’t always grasp tory. We didn’t have Vietnam. We Affairs Canada is say we’re open Veterans Affairs provides an how historically significant the Af- 74.18Afs had to deal with this fresh,” Mr. for business,” he said. “We’re here array of services from 1-800 crisis ghanistan deployment was,” Dr. 1000 Pak Rs = Harding said. for support. But we can’t force hotlines to education funding and Harrison said. “It was the longest 621Afs Veterans Affairs officials say anybody to come through our mental-health treatment. The de- military engagement in Canadian they are in contact with 250,000 doors.” partment started funding new clin- history. It was a very dangerous Sale: of Canada’s 600,000 military vet- Soldiers have a host of health ics for operational stress injury in deployment and much more stress- One US$ = erans, most of whom never served advantages over veterans and oth- major centres in 2007. They have ful for soldiers and families than 67.09 Afs in Afghanistan. Under current leg- er civilians, Mr. Harding said. slowly spread across the country previous deployments. “It was islation, veterans must initiate “They have easy access to health and are operated by provincial known there would be casualties, One Pound Sterling= contact with the department. Vet- care, better access to mental-health health authorities. but nobody was prepared for the 87.57Afs erans Affairs is setting up a sys- resources than civilians, and ready Most front-line services are unmeetable demands on Canada’s One Euro= tem to collect statistical data on access to peer support,” he said. provided by insurance companies, mental-health care system from 74.78 Afs suicide among veterans from out- “They get specific training in men- private contractors, service groups that deployment.” side agencies. Details have not been tal resilience. Leadership is trained and the health ministries and so- THEGLOBEANDMAIL 1000 Pak Rs= 629 TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Three weeks before China's "tech- nical hold" on delaying India's bid to sanction the Pakistani terrorist Masood Azhar expires, Beijing said its position on the issue was "unchanged", suggesting it would likely veto the application when it is reviewed at the end of this month. China's Foreign Ministry on Monday said its stand on India's bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) - another thorny is- sue that has strained ties - was also unmoved. This came after India's Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Friday called on China to "not give a po- litical colouring" to India's NSG bid and its desire to access civilian nuclear technology, instead seeing it as a developmental aspiration. Jaishankar also lamented the lack of effective cooperation on terror- ism, saying that "as diverse and pluralistic societies, we both face threats from fundamentalist terror- ism" yet "do not seem to be able to cooperate as effectively we should in some critical internation- al forums dealing with this sub- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ad- every human life should be equal ject". dressing a Seeratun Nabi confer- to the respect of Kaaba," the PM ALSO READ | India, China ence in Lahore on Monday urged said, stressing upon the importance discuss bilateral issues; skip NSG religious scholars to play their role of humanity and equality in Islam. and Masood Azhar ban for the elimination of the root caus- In his address, PM Nawaz The Chinese Foreign Ministry es of extremism in society, Radio Sharif said Prophet Muhammad's spokesperson Geng Shuang told a Pakistan reported. (PBUH) last sermon taught us that briefing on Monday, in response PM Nawaz regretted that 'cer- civilised societies are formed on the to questions on Jaishankar's com- tain elements' had distorted Islam's basis of equality and mutual re- China's position on both issues to its logical outcome, says Syed when members may seek addition- cal hold will expire on December ments, that it was "only natural that have strained ties in the past Akbaruddin The issue of sanction- al information. 31, by when Beijing will have to image as a religion of peace by spect. for us to not see eye-to-eye on spreading anarchy and bloodshed. "The Prophet (PBUH) raised year remained unmoved. ing the Pakistani terrorist and head Given that the committee has decide whether to approve or es- every issue" but insisted that "the "As for India's application for of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, Ma- already proscribed Azhar's organ- sentially the veto the bid, which The premier pointed out that the society's standard of respect mainstream of bilateral relations is the hideouts of terrorists had been and gave us a practical example of NSG membership and the listing sood Azhar, has upset ties. Beijing isation, the JeM, the view in Delhi the UNSC's 14 other members cooperation". "The Chinese side issue... (with respect to) the UN placed a technical hold in March is that Beijing is acting at the be- have supported. eliminated due the efforts and sac- all these things to live by." he said. is willing to work with the Indian rifices of the national leadership, "We need to look back at Paki- Security Council 1267 sanctions when India applied to sanction the hest of Pakistan. Chinese officials Beijing's comments on Mon- side to expand bilateral mutually committee, China's position re- terrorist, and further extended the have previously accused Delhi of day suggest that with less than religious scholars, armed forces stan's journey and check if we have beneficial cooperation and reduce and police. He added that it is now adhered to all the guidelines of gov- mains unchanged," Geng said. hold by three months in Septem- seeking to pressure Pakistan and three weeks to ago, India's bid to differences," he added. ALSO READ | India will pursue ber, which is allowed under the "play politics" with the listing. sanction Azhar appears increasing- the responsibility of religious ernance and social standards laid Geng however stressed that scholars to reestablish a link be- down by Prophet Muhammad resolution against Masood Azhar UNSC sanction committee's rules After nine months, the techni- ly unlikely. tween Islam and peace, taking guid- (PBUH)," the PM added. ance from the life and teachings of "We need to take our country the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon forward in a positive manner and Him). Prime Minister Nawaz do it in the light of Prophet Mu- Sharif said, "Prophet Muhammad hammad's (PBUH) teachings," he (PBUH)... spoke up against name- stressed. calling and hate speech." Religious scholars and mem- "Respect for humanity became bers of civil society attended the an integral part of Islamic teach- the Seeratun Nabi conference held ings through the many examples on 12 Rabiul Awwal, the day of COLOMBO – Sri Lankan naval warning shots to disperse the vy’s intervention, the Japanese ship ers fear they may lose their jobs as built with the help of Chinese loans of Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) birth of Prophet Muhammad troops fired warning shots to break crowd, considering their action an sailed Saturday afternoon toward its the government is planning a deal and contractors. Tressel Silva, the life. He said that the respect for (PBUH). up a protest by striking dock work- “act of piracy,” navy spokesman next destination, Oman, Alavi said. with a Chinese firm — the China general manager of ABC Shipping, said the Japanese ship was carry- ers who have held up a Japanese Akram Alavi said. The protesters Temporary workers began striking Merchants Ports Holding Company ing 5,000 vehicles and had left vessel for four days at the island’s had prevented the Japanese vehi- Tuesday, demanding to be made per- — to hand over a 80-percent stake in some of them at the port. He said southern international port. cle carrier Hyperion Highway manent employees of the state-run Sri the loss-making $1.4 billion port. The the shipping line was losing Troops entered Hambantota port from leaving the port. No casual- Lanka Ports Authority, which manag- Chinese firm says it will invest $1.12 $100,000 per day due to the pro- from the sea Saturday and fired ties were reported. After the na- es the island nation’s ports. The work- billion to revive the port, which was test.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on binding force and that "China nei- ment, and finalisation of the Re- Monday said that India and Indo- ther accepts it nor recognises it". gional Comprehensive Economic nesia have agreed to ensure safety But Beijing has since decided to go Partnership. and security of the sea lanes while for bilateral talks with Manila. "We also underscored the im- prioritising defence and security Indonesia, the largest of the portance of deepening our two cooperation. Southeast Asian nations, howev- decades old valuable cooperation "My extensive conversation er, does not have any such issue in the field of space," he stated. with President Widodo today fo- with China. He also welcomed Indonesian cused on the full range of our co- In Monday's address to the flag carrier Garuda Indonesia's de- A crowd of curious locals gathered He says they paid 30,000 Bur- operation," Modi said in a joint media, Modi said that Indonesia cision to commence direct flights around the group, which included mese kyat to travel across the bor- press conference with Indonesian was one of India's most valued between Jakarta and Mumbai as it five children, as they waited in an der on the Naf river. President Joko Widodo following partners in its Act East Policy. would help boost people-to-peo- open area next to the city’s An- The family fled after Kashem’s delegation-level talks between the "It is the largest economy in ple contacts. darkilla Jame Mosque on Sunday older brother, Ali Jahar, was mur- two sides. Southeast Asia. And, India is one On his part, Widodo said that evening. dered by armed assailants. "We agreed to prioritise de- of the fastest growing large econo- Indonesia wanted to increase bi- Some policemen were also seen His widow, ‘Anwara’ told fence and security cooperation," mies in the world," he stated. lateral trade ties and also diversify in the area. bdnews24.com “We fled to a neigh- he stated. The Prime Minister said that exports to India. The group said they had fled bouring village immediately after a "As two important maritime he and President Widodo agreed He said that his country want- from the Maungdaw area in My- group shot and killed my husband.” nations that are also neighbours, to build a strong economic and de- ed to increase investment oppor- anmar's Rakhine state, crossed the “We were in Kutupalang,” said we agreed to cooperate to ensure velopment partnership that tunities with India in the areas of border at Kutupalang in Cox’s Ba- Kashem. “The locals said we the safety and security of the sea strengthened the flow of ideas, pharmaceuticals, information tech- zar’s Teknaf district, and had ar- would need money to build hous- lanes, in disaster response and en- trade, capital and people between nology and automotive. rived in Chittagong that very day. es. But we had no Bangladeshi vironmental protection." our two countries. Earlier in the day, Widodo, who Fifty-year-old Nasima Khatun taka. The locals said we could find Modi said that a joint state- "I agreed with President Wido- assumed the presidency of Indo- said she had been a resident of money here, so here we are. Once ment on maritime cooperation do to encourage Indian companies nesia in October 2014, was accord- Hatiparha village in the Maungdaw we raise enough money we’ll go signed after Monday's talks out- to work closely with Indonesia in ed a ceremonial welcome at Rash- area. She described an attack on back to Kutupalang.” lined "the agenda of our engage- the fields of pharmaceuticals, IT trapati Bhavan here. He is accom- India has broken into the world In 2016, the total global de- her village to bdnews24.com, say- Though the group managed to ment in this field". and software, and skill develop- panied by his wife Iriana Joko top-five defence spenders’ club. fence spending increased to $1.57 ing armed groups surrounded the reach Chittagong with the help of "Our partnership will also ex- ment," he said. Widodo, the Ministers for Foreign Asia’s third-largest economy trillion. Here are the 10 nations village, shot and beat the men to two Kutupalang residents, the tend to combating terrorism, orga- "As two developing countries, Affairs, Trade, Industry, Invest- spent $50.6 billion in 2016, up with the highest defence budgets death and tortured the women. Rohingyas do not know anyone in nised crime, drugs and human traf- we also decided to move on infra- ment, and Health and a very high- from $46.6 billion last year. India for 2016: “They would take 50 to 60 of the city. ficking," he stated. structure development two-way level business delegation which now has the fourth-largest defence Since coming to power in May the men at a time, kill them and Asked about the group, Kot- Besides the joint statement on investment flows leveraging our includes the President of Kadin, budget, followed by Saudi Arabia 2014, the Narendra Modi govern- dump the bodies in holes.” wali Police Station Inspector Nur maritime cooperation, the two respective capabilities." the premier business chamber of and Russia, according to the 2016 ment has laid tremendous stress After the attack, 8-10 days Ahmed told bdnews24.com “We sides also signed two memoran- Modi said that both sides Indonesia. This is the first presi- Jane’s Defence Budgets Report, on ramping up the country’s de- ago, Nasima fled with her son, have sent a team to look into the dums of understanding (MoUs) on agreed for early implementation of dential visit from Indonesia to In- released by research firm IHS fence facilities. In 2014, India pur- daughter-in-law, grandson, daugh- matter and will be able to provide cooperation in the areas of youth India-Association of Southeast dia in nearly six years since the Markit on Dec. 12. While Russia chased some Rs36,900 crore ter and son-in-law. more details after they return.” and sports, and standardisation. Asian Nations (Asean) free trade visit of then President Susilo Bam- was at the fourth place last year, ($5.57 billion) worth of arms, am- Her daughter, Julekha, was Bangladesh has been witness- The agreement on maritime agreement in services and invest- bang Yudhoyono in January 2011. in 2016, it slipped to the sixth spot. munition, and related goods from lost on the way, she said. ing a wave of Rohingya refugees cooperation assumes significance The US, China, and the UK abroad. Earlier this year, India also The family paid a middleman ever since the Myanmar military as several Southeast Asian nations remain the top three, IHS Jane’s signed a €7.8-billion (around 40,000 Burmese kyat for the boat began a crackdown in Rakhine state have problems with China over the data shows. The report says that Rs58,000 crore) deal to buy 36 journey from Myanmar to Bang- three months ago. Bangladesh bor- South China Sea. by 2018 India will become the Rafale fighter jets from France. ladesh. der guards have been pushing back In July, an international arbi- third-largest in the group, surpass- Under Modi, the government On reaching Bangladesh, they boats with refugees from various tration tribunal at the Permanent ing the UK. “Procurement spend- has been looking at increasing the sought refuge at Cox Bazar’s Kut- points of the border. Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled ing has been constrained in India share of domestic manufacturing upalang. Tens of thousands of Rohing- that China violated the Philippines' over the last three years as per- in defence goods. India spends “We have no home there,” yas have fled to Bangladesh since rights in the South China Sea, one sonnel costs have increased,” Craig some 1.8% of its GDP on defence. Nasima said. “There wasn’t even the Myanmar army started a mas- of the busiest commercial shipping Caffrey, principal analyst, IHS Of this, up to 36% is spent on enough room for all of us to sleep. sive crackdown against them in routes in the world. Jane’s, said in a statement. “How- capital acquisition. We could only sit. So we decided 1979. In 2012 the Bangladesh gov- The court accused China of ever, what we expect to see from The government had also to come here.” ernment barred Rohingyas from interfering with the Philippines' 2017 onwards is a military focused raised foreign direct investment Worshippers at the mosque entering Bangladesh and have not fishing and petroleum exploration, on modernisation. India needs new limit for the sector to 49%, help- arranged food for the group after relented since. Prime Minister building artificial islands in the equipment to fulfill its modernisa- ing Indian private players partner they sought refuge there. Sheikh Hasina has said, however, waters and failing to prevent Chi- tion drive. Over the next three global heavyweights. India needs Md Kashem, a 24-year-old that those Rohingyas who had al- nese fishermen from fishing in the years, India will re-emerge as a key to spend some $130 billion to Madrasa student, fled ready entered Bangladesh would zone. growth market for defence suppli- modernise its military over the Maungdaw’s Shilkhali village with be provided with humanitarian as- China reacted angrily, calling ers.” next seven years. seven members of his family. sistance. the verdict null and void with no TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Israel urges Egypt to ‘fight terrorism together’ Residents in rebel-controlled east Jazeera. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Aleppo - now down to a handful We went from street to street Netanyahu on Sunday called on of neighbourhoods - say they fear and the sound of bullets doesn't Egypt to “fight terrorism togeth- retribution if they flee to govern- stop. There was no one else but us er” after a bombing killed 25 ment-held areas. on the street. I can't risk something people in a Coptic Christian Aisha, a mother of three chil- happening to my children by leav- church in Cairo. dren, is one of them. Last week, ing. There's bombing happening… “Israel condemns the repre- she and her family fled farther throughout the day and night. hensible terrorist attack at the south in Aleppo when government Aisha, east Aleppo resident Coptic cathedral in Cairo,” a forces took over her neighbour- Civilians still trapped in rebel- statement from the premier’s hood. Despite the bombings, weak controlled parts of the city say office said. utilities and sanitation, and deplet- they are facing immense hardships, “Israel shares in the grief of ing food supply, Aisha says she especially those who recently fled the families of the victims and prefers to live in rebel areas. the army's advance. "We don't of the Egyptian people. We must "We're hearing about the army know how to sleep or eat. I don't unite forces and fight terrorism taking and arresting people, so I'm have anything with me, just a little together.” content to wait for a route to open money," said Aisha, who claims Sunday’s was the deadliest so I can go to live with my family to have walked to her current loca- attack on Coptic Christians in in the countryside," she said. On tion. "We went from street to Egypt since 2011, when more Friday, hundreds of men from street and the sound of bullets than 20 were killed outside a Aleppo went missing after enter- doesn't stop. There was no one else church in the northern coastal ing government territory, includ- but us on the street." city of Alexandria. ing some of Aisha's family mem- The fear of violence keeps Media in Israel say the Jew- bers with whom she lost contact. Aisha and others from leaving east ish state and Cairo cooperate in After the military onslaught Aleppo altogether. "I can't risk the struggle against jihadists that began three weeks ago, the something happening to my chil- fighting Egyptian security forc- Syrian army is now controlling dren by leaving. There's bombing es in the Sinai Peninsula. around 85 percent of previously happening … throughout the day Israel gave its green light for rebel-held parts of east Aleppo. and night," said Aisha, referring to the Egyptian army to use tanks, The UN and rebel sources say Syrian army air strikes. aircraft and infantry against ji- 100,000 people are now in east The UN also said it heard re- hadists in the Sinai, which was Aleppo, crammed into a handful ports of rebel groups preventing demilitarized under the peace of neighbourhoods that amount to some civilians from leaving for gov- treaty the two countries signed around 15 percent of the area the ernment areas. According to Ismail Abdullah, whose group performs limited gas for power, and intense aged or out of service and roads po continue to fight on, despite in 1979. rebels held three weeks ago. Abdullah of the Syrian Civil De- search-and-rescue missions in the fighting, the medical situation re- are totally blocked with rubble what appears to be an imminent Jasim, another east Aleppo fence - aka the White Helmets - city, says space is running out for mains grave. According to Doctors from the destruction, making move- government victory. "We cannot do resident, says he fled from his the residents who remain in the city those in the area. "There's no place Without Borders (MSF), medical ment very difficult for first re- anything to protect the civilians in Iraqi forces neighbourhood now under Syrian are civilians and fighters. "Most for people to live. Many of the supplies are running extremely low sponders, and putting at risk the the city. The regime has all kinds army control. "When we left the of them are families, and women people are in sub-par housing … in east Aleppo, and hospitals have severely wounded who often can- of weapons," said Ahmad Jalal, a regain control neighbourhood, the bombing was and children. A lot of them are fam- with no doors or windows," he been severely damaged from air not access emergency care on fighter in one of the armed groups. all around us, and we couldn't take ilies of fighters, and the Free Syri- said. And the situation appears to strikes. First responders such as time," said Evita Mouawad, an "We all face the same fate. Every of 31 Mosul anything with us except for the an Army. And there are families of be getting worse for them. In addi- Abdullah face hardships, too. adviser for MSF in neighbouring place in east Aleppo faces bomb- districts clothes we could carry," he told Al the opposition," said Abdullah. tion to food shortages, reliance on "Most ambulances are also dam- Jordan. Meanwhile, rebels in Alep- ing and there's no safe place at all." Iraq’s joint operations com- mand said on Saturday that counter-terrorism forces re- gained control of 31 neighbor- hoods on the left coast of the city of Mosul. They continue to advance in three other neighborhoods after inflicting heavy losses on ISIS during recent battles. The joint operations’ com- mand also said that their forces are less than two kilometers away from Mosul’s bridges, adding that the coalition’s air force continues to destroy ISIS gatherings in east Mosul. Two days ago, Abdul Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the counter-terrorism apparatus, Police have detained 199 people in the southern city of Mersin and Iran may spare the life of business- said the first phase of military in raids across Turkey, targeting five in the northwestern province man Babak Zanjani, sentenced to operations in the battle to re- officials from the pro-Kurdish of Manisa. death for fraud, if he can pay back store Mosul ended after 50 days Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) The leaders of the HDP, the large sums he owes to the govern- of launching it. over allegations of links to an out- second-largest opposition group in ment for oil sales despite sanctions, He added that his forces will lawed Kurdish armed group, the parliament, have already been a judiciary spokesman said on Sun- completely control the left coast state-run Anadolu agency said. jailed pending trial over alleged ties day. Earlier this month, Iran’s su- of Mosul after seizing the last Monday's operations were to the PKK, and Ankara regularly preme court upheld the death pen- few neighborhoods. Mean- launched a day after Kurdistan accuses the HDP of being an ex- alty against Zanjani, accused by while, security sources said Freedom Hawks (TAK), an armed tension of the armed group. prosecutors of owing the govern- counter-terrorism forces raided group believed to be a splinter of The PKK is designated a "ter- ment more than $2.7 billion for oil al-Taameem neighborhood and the Kurdistan Workers Party rorist group" by Turkey, the US sold on behalf of the oil ministry are fighting fierce battles to ex- (PKK), claimed responsibility for and the EU. by circumventing sanctions. pel ISIS members from it. twin bombings that killed 44 peo- 'Fight terrorism to the end' “The sentence has been up- ple and wounded 155 outside an President Recep Tayyip Er- held, but the law stipulates that if Istanbul football stadium. dogan called a security meeting on he returns the money, something Putin friend Hours after that claim, Turk- Sunday after declaring at the fu- can be done,” judiciary spokesman ish warplanes carried out air neral in Istanbul of five of the slain Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei told Tillerson set to strikes against PKK targets in 30 police officers that Turkey a weekly news conference, the of- northern Iraq, destroying a base of would "fight terrorism to the end". ficial news agency IRNA report- be US top the fighters and surrounding gun Turkey was observing a day ed. Ejei said Zanjani would be al- positions and shelters, an army of mourning on Sunday, with flags lowed to contact unidentified peo- diplomat statement said. flown at half mast. ple overseas who could pay back Istanbul: Armed group TAK In June, TAK claimed respon- his debts, IRNA reported. United States President-elect claims deadly attack sibility for an attack that killed 11 Critics of the sentence, includ- Donald Trump moved closer to Around dawn, about 500 po- people in Istanbul. Dozens of peo- ing President Hassan Rouhani, nominating Exxon Mobil CEO lice officers, backed by armoured ple were also killed by the group said Zanjani’s execution might make vehicles and a helicopter, launched in the capital Ankara in February Rex Tillerson as his secretary it impossible to recover the funds an operation in the southern city and March. Turkey has been hit and uncover the identity of offi- of State, a decision that would of Adana and detained 25 HDP by a series of bombings this year cials who supported him. bring a business leader with officials, Anadolu said. and last year, including five in By his own account, Zanjani close ties to Russia into the Counter-terrorism police teams Istanbul. Dozens of attacks had for years helped circumvent Cabinet. in Istanbul separately took into blamed on the PKK and the Islam- sanctions by arranging billions of Trump has privately sig- custody 20 HDP officials, includ- ic State of Iraq and the Levant dollars of oil deals through a net- naled that he plans to tap Tiller- ing its provincial head, and carried (ISIL, also known as ISIS) groups work of companies stretching from out searches at various addresses took hundreds of lives. $10 billion, along with debts of a similar scale, the tycoon once told an Iranian magazine. son for the powerful Cabinet Turkey to Malaysia and the Unit- including the party's main offices The country is also still reel- ed Arab Emirates. At the time of his arrest in December 2013, a judicial spokesman said: “He received funds from certain post, but had not formally of- in the city, the agency said. ing from a failed July 15 coup Zanjani amassed a fortune of bodies ... and received oil and other shipments and now has not returned the funds.” fered him the job as of Saturday The top HDP official in An- blamed on the US-based preacher evening, according to people kara was among 17 people from Fethullah Gulen which has been who have spoken with Trump the party held in raids in the capi- followed by a mass dismissal of and his transition team. Some tal, according to Anadolu, which his alleged supporters from state advisers worry that Tillerson's added that 51 people were detained institutions. Russia connections would lead to a contentious Senate confir- mation hearing and keep alive questions about Trump's own relationship with Moscow. Trump and Tillerson met The battle over land and resources in human rights atrocities against farmers and indigenous people, according to PANAP. privately in New York on Sat- turned bloodier in the past year poor rural communities embroiled Massive infrastructure projects in China, and its hunger for resourc- urday, their second meeting in a with treble the number of land in land conflicts underscores the es are leading to the displacement of rural communities, both within the week. The president-elect's rights defenders killed, according impunity with which these killings country and in the region, PANAP said. Harassment and killing of land to a human rights group that fears and brutalities are being commit- rights defenders in India are also on the rise, as land is increasingly transition team said an an- the violence will get even worse. ted." In the fight for land and the sought for industrial use in the world's fastest growing major economy. nouncement was not expected An average of nearly 16 farm- environment - which UK-based In Brazil, more than 20 land rights activists were killed as of August this over the weekend. ers, indigenous people and advo- watchdog Global Witness calls "a year, according to the Pastoral Land Commission watchdog. But com- Tillerson rose to promi- cates of land rights were killed ev- new battleground for human munities are fighting back, staging protests, stalling projects and seeking nence through Exxon's Russian ery month through November rights" - communities are locked legal recourse In Cambodia, for example, a group of farmers is at the energy business and was award- worldwide, or three times the av- in deadly struggles against govern- centre of a landmark legal case that could change the way global corpora- ed Russia's Order of Friendship. erage in 2015, according to advo- ments, companies and criminal tions manage large-scale land acquisitions. cacy group PAN Asia Pacific gangs exploiting land for products He has argued against sanctions (PANAP). including timber, minerals and palm the U.S. and European allies From January to end-Novem- oil. 185 murders imposed on Russia after it an- ber, 171 people were killed in rela- Global Witness documented nexed Crimea from Ukraine in tion to land rights, PANAP's data 185 murders in 16 countries last 2014. showed. year, or more than three people a In an interview airing Sun- At least 118 were detained week being killed defending land, day, Trump praised Tillerson through November, compared with forests and rivers in the deadliest 82 last year, as conflicts with rural year on record. as “much more than a business- communities and indigenous peo- In Asia, the Philippines, Indo- man.” ple intensified. Environmental ac- nesia and Cambodia saw the most “He's a world-class play- tivist deaths on rise number of victims, while in Latin er,” Trump said on Fox News "People's collective rights to America, it was in Honduras, Bo- Sunday. “To me, a great advan- own or control their land and re- livia and Peru, PANAP data tage is he knows many of the sources for livelihood and cultural showed. players and he knows them needs are wantonly being violated In Africa, the countries most by corporations and govern- affected were Ethiopia, Kenya and well. He does massive deals in ments," Sarojeni Rengam, Sierra Leone, it said. Russia, he does massive deals, PANAP's executive director, said Conflicts between rural com- not for himself, for the compa- in a statement. munities and governments and cor- ny.” "The sharp rise in the number porations will intensify further, of killings and the overall increase hurting and massively displacing TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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By Diana Buttu the Executive Committee that er countries, this would be the United States - Fatah spent Last week's Palestinian Fatah preceded it. called a dictatorship, yet in Pal- its time treating the leadership conference ended with disap- But that is not where the estine Abbas is treated as a of Palestine and the future of After nearly two years of formal and informal negotiations, President Ashraf Ghani pointingly predictable results. disappointment rests, for oth- world leader and the represen- Palestine as though it is a mat- and Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan’s (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar formally signed Of the 18 members of the Exec- er political parties around the tative of Palestine and its peo- ter of inheritance where leader- the long-awaited peace agreement. The HIA considers second largest militant group utive Committee, the govern- world have similarly chosen ple. For me, and millions like me, ship is passed on by decree and ing body of Fatah, once again leaders out of touch with their this octogenarian-led, male- not through the will of the peo- after the Taliban. The peace deal with the group was inked late September. The 17 are men, and only one per- constituents, only to be faced dominated leadership does not ple. group’s reintegration into civil society positively helps Afghanistan a lot in areas of son is in his 40s - he is consid- with the wrath of the elector- represent me. And instead of ensuring bringing peace and stability, which is very important to steer the country toward progress ered to be part of the "youth" ate. The ramifications of these that his own political party, Fa- of the movement. And herein lies the prob- policies will, however, extend tah, is able to represent Pales- and transparency. “Ending war, rescuing Afghans from dependency on strangers and The average age of the Ex- lem: Abbas, in his quest to con- beyond Abbas's rule for he has tinians for generations to come, standing on own feet, was the will of the government and Hezb-e-Islami,” President ecutive Committee is pushing solidate power, has spent years made it commonplace, indeed Abbas and his cronies have Ghani said at that time. past 65 and is advancing with effectively ensuring that there normal, that a Palestinian lead- effectively written Fatah's It is a crystal fact that peace has its own cost. To achieve peace the Afghan gov- each conference, as no new will never be elections as long er can cancel elections because death certificate, for no politi- members join its ranks. as he remains alive and that his ratings are unpopular and cal party, no matter how long it ernment and the people are rendering huge sacrifices. It cannot be achieved easily. The results were not the Palestinians will be for ever that a leader can harshly quash has been in power, can survive More importantly, Afghanistan is home to all of us. We welcome all terrorist groups only problems with the elec- bound by the failed Oslo Ac- dissent with impunity. without ensuring that future who are willing to shun violence in this home. tions - the process was flawed cords that he authored. Rather than use this con- generations have a say in how from the outset. Whether failing to reconcile ference to discuss, plan and it is run. For me, and millions We understand the value of peace, because it has been for 35 years that Afghan With Mahmoud Abbas des- with Hamas (and, of course enact a new strategy to liber- like me - whether in 1948 Pales- bloods are shed. Thus, Afghan masses know the significance of peace more than perate to cling to and consoli- blaming Hamas for the lack of ate Palestine (or even endorse tine, in the West Bank and Gaza anyone else. date power despite being in his reconciliation) or cancelling lo- the Boycott, Divestment, Sanc- Strip, in the diaspora or lan- 80s, and working to quash any cal elections, Abbas has halt- tions (BDS) movement), Fatah guishing in Palestinian refugee Hekmatyar voiced pleasure through video speech over the peace deal with the opposition to his ineffective ed and stymied Palestinian de- seems content with sticking to camps - this octogenarian-led, government. “We hope for an independent and respected Afghanistan,” the group rule, he actively set out to un- mocracy. He is now in the 12th the same failed negotiations male-dominated leadership leader said, calling on Taliban group to join peace process and follow their legal goals dermine Fatah by not allowing year of his rule, despite having process; the same process that does not represent me. And through political ways. dissenting members to attend been elected to serve only four has served only to further fortunately, it will soon not rep- the conference, disqualifying years. The Palestinian Legisla- shackle Palestinians, bring resent the rest of us either. To implement pledges vowed in the peace agreement, the Afghan government members and appointing those tive Council's term expired more more Israeli settlements and Diana Buttu is a Palestin- officially sent letter to the United Nations Security Council, (UNSC) to remove the who would support his oppres- than six years ago; it has not normalise Israel's near 50-year ian lawyer and analyst who leader of HIA from black list. sive rule. met in more than nine years and military rule. served as a legal adviser to the And so, unsurprisingly, has not passed a single new Instead of putting into Palestinian negotiating team It is very fact that terrorism is wreaking havoc in different parts of the world. No Abbas was once again elected law in a decade. Abbas rules place a new model for the failed from 2000 to 2005. one is feeling safe in the modern world which has become global village. Afghanistan head of Fatah and, once again, by presidential decree with the Palestinian Authority - a gov- The views expressed in this is a state which braved terror attacks for years. Optimistically, with the involvement of the top 12 members of the Ex- support of a prime minister that ernment that is subservient to article are the author's own and ecutive Committee are the same has never received the legisla- the whims of the international do not necessarily reflect Al UN in Afghan reconciliation through removing sanctions against HIA, will defiantly members (in the exact order) of tive council's approval. In oth- community and chiefly those of Jazeera's editorial policy. facilitates further ways toward having peace. Once HIA group removed from UN black list, and their fighters shun fighting, half of Afghanistan’s villages would be in peace and security.The backbone of the Taliban militants that use different tactics to further insecure Afghanistan, would be broken after HIA fighters renounce anti-state activities, which at somehow they already did. It comes clear to all that Taliban insurgents can’t move an inch without permission of their lords. We have given more opportunity to the Taliban, but they rejected every call for peace. Taliban would be easily defeated after HIA remove from sanctions, and especially in that time when the group’s fighters join the rank of Afghan security forces.With no doubt, the upcoming spring offensive would be very much easy if HIA fighters don’t land into battleground against security forces. Optimistically, HIA fighters under Afghan security forces would sustain huge cau- salities to the Taliban and other armed militants who don’t give up fighting in the upcoming spring war. Don’t get wrong picture, the Afghan security forces alone has defeated all form of insurgents including the Taliban insurgents in the battlefield. The true son of this soil has the ability to launch major attacks against insurgents and kill them all.

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By Rupert Stone does not need to withdraw from achieved an objective, which is With the appointment of retired the deal to maintain them. a 15-year hiatus in the pro- General James "Mad Dog" Besides, the highly draco- gramme". Mattis as Donald Trumps's nian measures in place before Although Israel's Prime secretary of defence, another the agreement did not stop Ira- Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staunch critic of Iran joins the nian nuclear development. The strongly opposed the agree- next United States administra- Islamic Republic went from ment, military chief Lieutenant- tion. having 164 centrifuges in 2003 General Gadi Eisenkot and oth- Lieutenant General Micha- to 19,000 by the start of talks in er members of the Israeli secu- el Flynn, Trump's pick for na- 2013, despite comprehensive rity establishment have ex- tional security adviser, and UN sanctions. pressed their support . Mike Pompeo , his CIA direc- An American or Israeli mili- A possible confrontation- tor, have both taken a hard line tary attack would likely only So, it seems likely that the deal on Iran. During the presiden- delay, not destroy, Iranian nu- will remain in place. But that tial campaign, Trump repeated- clear advances doesn't mean Trump's admin- ly bashed the nuclear deal, say- Also, if the US pulled out istration will cosy up to Iran. ing his "number one priority" of the agreement, Iran may use Far from it. would be to dismantle it. With that as an excuse to withdraw, Mattis is deeply hostile to a cabinet of anti-Iranian hawks, too, and start enriching urani- the Islamic Republic, and ap- this could well happen. um to much higher concentra- parently lost his job as US CEN- Or maybe not. The advan- tions. TCOM commander under Pres- tages of honouring the deal An American or Israeli mili- ident Obama due to his extreme Despite calling Iran the "sin- tary attack would likely only attitudes. gle most enduring threat to sta- delay, not destroy, Iranian nu- In the speech cited above, bility and peace in the Middle clear advances, as Mattis sug- he even implied that Iran was East", Mattis has defended the gested. colluding with the Islamic State deal. In a recent speech, the Furthermore, both coun- of Iraq and the Levant, despite retired Marine Corps general tries have allegedly attempted the fact that Iranian forces are explained, "I don't think that we to disrupt Iran's nuclear capa- fighting the group in Iraq. can … take advantage of some bilities using highly sophisti- This is painfully reminiscent new [president] - Republican or cated cyber warfare and sabo- of George W Bush's allegations Democrat - and say, well, we're tage, with only limited success. about al-Qaeda and Saddam Barack Obama's nuclear ac- Hussein. Indeed, Politico has There is life left in OPEC after all not going to live up to our word on this agreement. I believe we cord is seemingly the only way reported that some in the Pen- By Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady rather than the Asian, specifi- Rosneft was not a national oil chance to succeed. The mar- would be alone if we did, and to contain the Iranian pro- tagon fear Mattis' excessive The demise of OPEC (Organi- cally the Chinese market, where company like OPEC member’s kets will be watching like hawks unilateral economic sanctions gramme. If Trump abandons it, antipathy to Iran could result zation of the Petroleum Export- Saudi Arabia sells more than 60 state controlled oil company for compliance from February from us would not have any- he would likely struggle to pre- in confrontation. ing Countries) has long been percent of its crude. entities. It would not be sur- onwards once the January pro- where near the impact of an al- vent Iran from developing a nu- Then there is Michael proclaimed and its obituary was There could still be surpris- prising to see further invest- duction figures are released. lied approach to this." ( PDF ) clear weapon. Flynn, who described the threat written long before the historic es along the way to unhinge ments in the Russian energy Moreover, long before This view is shared by oth- Impossible to renegotiate posed by Iran in almost apoca- OPEC and non-OPEC produc- the historic agreements made, sector also by Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s next meeting in June er Trump allies, like Senator Renegotiating (rather than lyptic terms during congres- ers managed to pull off one of such as the news that Kuwait given that several high level 2017 the world will have either Bob Corker, and with good rea- killing) the deal would be diffi- sional testimony last year the least expected agreements and Saudi Arabia would start MOUs have been signed be- witnessed the birth of a long son. The Iran deal, known for- cult, too. The current agree- (PDF). As head of the Defense in Vienna on December 10. production from their joint Neu- tween the two countries by lasting cooperative mechanism mally as the Joint Comprehen- ment was the product of Intelligence Agency, he report- They managed to coordinate a tral Zone when both countries President Putin and Deputy between the two blocs or a col- sive Plan of Action (JCPOA), lengthy and intensive negotia- edly believed that Iran had a joint production cut between had committed to cuts at the Crown Prince Mohammed bin lapse in such efforts, with ma- is a broad multilateral agree- tions between multiple parties. role in the attack on the US con- the two groups. November 30 Vienna meeting. Salman. jor producers reverting to max- ment involving the five perma- It significantly curtailed Iran's sulate in Benghazi, and insist- The meeting between Last month, former Kuwaiti oil The November 30th OPEC imizing their market share strat- nent members of the United enrichment capabilities and lift- ed analysts find evidence to OPEC and 21 non-OPEC coun- minister Al-Saleh and Saudi en- meeting has taken many by sur- egy at the expense of countries Nations Security Council and ed economic sanctions, allow- prove his convictions (there is tries resulted in a supply reduc- ergy minister Khalid Al-Falih prise and the OPEC and non- with little spare capacity, high Germany (the so-called P5+1), ing European and other com- no evidence of Iranian involve- tion commitment by 12 non- had an initial agreement to re- OPEC meeting even more so be- production costs and fiscal along with the European Union. panies to benefit. ment). OPEC countries of 558,000 bpd sume output from Wafra and cause of the cynical view that stressed economies. While it would be possible, Would the P5+1 really want The parallels with the intel- cuts – slightly less than envis- Khafji shared fields, without no agreement would take place Everyone stands to gain by legally, for Trump to nullify the to go through another tortuous ligence failure leading up to the aged at the OPEC meeting on agreeing on a date for the re- in this organization. Repeated abiding, as much as they can, nuclear accord, doing so could series of negotiations to amend 2003 Iraq War do not need to November 30 for six months sumption. Both countries hold attempts to get OPEC to speak to the current production cut isolate the US from the interna- a deal that already gives them be spelt out. According to starting from January 2017. The equal shares of production and in one voice have failed since agreements, otherwise indeed reserves at Wafra and Khafji, 2008 and there exists a percep- the demise of OPEC will be very tional community. Indeed, Chi- what they need? Moreover, the former CIA analyst Paul Pillar, oil-producing countries that which have a combined output tion that the organization has real. na and Iran have already urged accord was controversial in writing in the National Interest, agreed to the deal were Azer- capacity of more than 500,000 passed its use-by date. Dr. Mohamed Ramady is an Trump not to rescind the agree- Iran, and it is highly unlikely "Ingredients are falling, tragi- baijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brunei, barrels a day. However, OPEC seems to energy economist and geo-po- ment. And killing the JCPOA that a more punitive agreement cally, into place for a possible Equatorial Guinea, Kazakhstan, Some put this down to last have reinvented itself now, al- litical expert on the GCC and would likely alienate Russia would gain political acceptance war with Iran". Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Rus- minute strategy from the Sau- beit with some rough patches former Professor at King Fahd and jeopardise Trump's plans there. So, while it is unlikely sia, Sudan and South Sudan. Even the US' Gulf allies, who Trump will torpedo the nuclear The significance of the dis to make everyone come on along the way. The crucial University of Petroleum and to improve relations with board the OPEC agreement. point of these meetings – inde- Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Ara- Vladimir Putin. are deeply suspicious of Iran, deal, his administration may non-OPEC cuts lays not in the final production cut figure, However, others felt that the pendently monitored by the bia. Other countries that are backed the deal in 2015 and may still pick a fight with the Islam- which came slightly lower than Saudi output from the Neutral IEA – is that for the first time party to the deal may well refuse resist any attempts by Trump ic Republic. That is something the 600,000 bpd that OPEC had Zone was to compensate for some serious inter-group nego- to re-impose sanctions, given to change course. we should all fear. Post-Brexit, expected, but in the diversity production cuts from older tiations and dialogue has tak- they have already started trad- As former Saudi intelli- Rupert Stone is an indepen- of countries making the pro- fields. en place and borne fruit, as ev- May seeks to ing with Iran. gence chief Prince Turki al-Fais- dent journalist working on na- duction pledges. These includ- The November 30 OPEC idenced by the willingness of The US already has its own al said at an event recently, "I tional security and counterter- shape a new don't think he should scrap it. rorism. ed Azerbaijan (35,000), Bahrain meeting has taken many by sur- Mexico, one of the largest non- unilateral sanctions against (12,000), Brunei (7,000), Kaza- prise and the OPEC and non- OPEC producers to change its Iran, going back decades, It's been worked on for many The views expressed in this British profile years and the general consen- article are the author's own and khstan (50,000), Malaysia OPEC meeting even more so be- mind and join in the planned which were just extended by (35,000), Mexico (100,000) and cause of the cynical view that production cut when it had de- in the Gulf Congress. The JCPOA did not sus in the world, not just the do not necessarily reflect Al Oman (45,000) besides Russia, no agreement would take place clined all along. By Talmiz Ahmad lift those sanctions, and the US United States, is that it has Jazeera's editorial policy. which reconfirmed its 300,000 in this organization The major unknown factor The population of London, its bpd cut. Other surprising token Russia onboard that still remains is the speed politicians, officials, financiers cuts were pledged by Sudan Russia’s participation, with which the US shale will and bankers, and its corporate and South Sudan, Bolivia and however, whether in a produc- come back on-stream and add leaders, were stunned by the tion freeze or an actual cut was to the missing barrels. This popular vote in favor of “Brex- LETTER TO THE EDITOR Equatorial Guinea. it”, that is, public support for If fully met, these non- always the major issue for time, however, there is certain- the UK to snap its economic and OPEC cuts would take the total OPEC, and specifically for Sau- ly a palpable feeling of serious- political links with the Europe- pledged cuts by OPEC and di Arabia, which had seen re- ness among OPEC countries to an Union (EU). peated Russian promises made cooperate – despite geo-politi- Prime Minister David Cam- non-OPEC to 1.8 million bpd, eron had rather indiscreetly ini- and far more than the initial but no action taken. The appar- cal differences between Saudi tiated the referendum and then August Algiers OPEC agree- ent Russian commitment to a Arabia and Iran. There also ex- had not done enough to win the ment of under 1 million bpd, and production cut, whether from ists close working relationship vote. He quickly resigned and would indeed have a significant current production levels or via between energy ministers of the handed the baton to Theresa technical maintenance field two largest oil producers rep- May in July to steer the coun- The Milad-un-Nabi, (the birth day of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was observed Sunday all over the element in helping to restore a try out of the EU and shape a world, including in Afghanistan, the war-hit country. Public holiday was declared nationwide in order to semblance of balance between shut downs has taken every- resenting OPEC and non-OPEC new role for Britain in world af- celebrate this holy day widely. supply and demand. Of more one by surprise. blocs – i.e. Saudi Arabia and fairs, focusing on the opportu- In this sacred day, President Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to shun violence and reintegrate into civil significance is that Saudi Ara- However, Russia seems to Russia – which have made this nities thrown up by the debacle society. At the same time High Peace Council also called on Taliban militants to join peace talks. have been convinced that this agreement possible. This indi- rather than the challenges that The Taliban insurgents should take peace call of Afghan officials very seriously because this call comes bia is once more in control of a suffuse the island nation. from a very holy day, “Milad-un-Nabi”. disparate OPEC cartel and has time OPEC would indeed come cates that a certain level of trust May has been upbeat from The Taliban and other insurgent outfits should understand that there is no solution in continuation of even hinted of yet greater pro- to an agreement, especially has been established. the outset, speaking of a “new war, rather it is dialogues and negation that works out. Killing of innocent people is not justifiable at nay duction cuts over and above with Iran, so as to allow it to This is important as a key global role” for the UK, without laws. There is verses of Holy Quran as saying, “whoever kills a person unjustly, it is as though he has killed the agreed 30 November target join in the new production tar- hurdle to overcome going for- the limits placed on it by its all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he saved all mankind.” gets and this had always been ward is verification and there membership of a continental The Taliban should come up to the fore and turn every available stone in savingmankind, not killing of 486,000 barrels per day it union where it was not neces- them. committed to. the argument put forward by is the belief that even if there sarily the most influential or even Ahmad Bilal, Kabul, Afghanistan What is also going to un- Russian Energy Minister No- was some non-compliance tak- the most congenial member. In derpin current market prices vak. ing place, it will be minimal and her first weeks, she embarked The news that Qatar and mostly from countries who had on a “diplomatic blitz”, inter- comfortably above the $50 pb acting with EU leaders in an at- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must levels was the news that after Glencore are acquiring a 19.5 argued that their production tempt to obtain the best arrange- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: percent stake in Russia’s larg- cuts should be based on their ments the UK could obtain from [email protected] some initial conflicting reports, Saudi Arabia and other Arab est private oil company Ros- own primary sources rather the untidy mess, wanting access OPEC Gulf states have official- neft might have been coinci- than secondary sources. to a single market but with re- strictions on migration, a tall or- ly notified their clients that they dental, but seemed to have fo- As an old saying goes: der in the view of several Euro- Disclaimer: will indeed cut oil shipments cused Russian minds about co- “where there is a will, there is a pean commentators. And, then, from January 2017 to comply operating with OPEC. This is way” it certainly indicates that she has engaged with UK’s ma- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are with the latest OPEC agreement, given that Rosneft Chief Igor there is a large element of will- jor economic partners. Not sur- Sechin was always lukewarm at ingness this time from both prisingly, these first interactions those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or and analysts expect, the reduc- have been with countries with tions in delivery to be more for best in his commitment to join OPEC and non-OPEC produc- which the UK had forged close opinions of the Afghanistan Times. the North American markets in any Russian freeze or cut, as ers to give this agreement a ties during the colonial era. TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

As Iraqi forces continue their mil- tlements and lateral movement collapses, the study predicts a itary operation to take Mosul continue at a preoccupying pace. flood of catastrophic proportions from the Islamic State of Iraq and Ansari explained that a bathy- [Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters] the Levant (ISIL, also known as metric survey of the bottom of the A symposium of experts, who ISIS), another equally important reservoir in 2011 showed the pres- met in Rome last April to discuss battle to save the Mosul Dam, lo- ence of hundreds of sinkholes the Mosul Dam, came to a dire cated 60km north of Mosul, is north of the dam, some as large as conclusion: "The question is not if under way. 20 metres, that probably have in- the dam will collapse due to cur- After six months of frantic se- creased, in number and size, with rent factors, but when," said the curity and logistical preparations, time. The Mosul Dam, the fourth scientists, convened by the Peace an Italian company has kicked off largest in the Middle East, is built Ambassadors for Iraq, in their fi- the repair works to beef up the on unstable grounds and its col- nal statement. "The reality of a dam, under the protection of five lapse is inevitable [Ahmed Jadal- deluge of almost biblical propor- hundred Italian soldiers and Kurd- lah/Reuters] Fact Sheet tions rushing down the Tigris Riv- ish Peshmerga forces. If the 113 metre-tall dam col- er, killing millions of people, is The Italian company,TREVI, lapses, it would submerge Mosul. very apparent and time is running will have about 18 months to pre- The World Bank has funded a out." It is just a matter of time. It vent the foundations of the dam $300m contract for Italian compa- will be worse than throwing a nu- from plunging deeper underground, ny, TREVI, to take charge and start clear bomb on Iraq. Nadhir al-An- averting an impending catastrophe. working on maintenance to try and sari, Lulea University Experts warn that if the dam col- keep the dam safe. The panel said the issue has lapses, up to 11.11 billion cubic- Mosul Dam in the fourth larg- come down to essentially two op- metres of water known as Lake est in the Middle East at 3.4km in tions: Attempt to prevent the flood Dahuk, will submerge Mosul and length. If the dam were to collapse, by investing heavily in reinforcing create an inundation that will af- it puts nearly seven million Iraqis the dam or building a new struc- fect the lives of millions of people in danger. ture entirely; or focus on how to living along the banks of the Tigris Iraqi environmentalist Azzam evacuate millions of lives from the river. al-Wash said the dam's movement impending devastation following "I don't know if it's a race may not seem to be very large, but the dam's inevitable failure. against time, but we have the for a dam of such significant size, Formerly known as "Saddam know-how and the technology to it may be a tell-tale sign of an up- Dam", the structure started con- make the dam safe for the time- coming disaster. Referring to the struction in 1981 above a soft and being," said a company source on repair works, he said: "this is akin soluble foundation of gypsum, the phone, on condition of ano- to putting a Band-Aid on a gun- anhydrite and karstic limestone potential of the foundation, Mo- The cement factory remained million and 1.47 million Iraqis liv- Mahdi Rasheed also commented nymity for security reasons. shot wound and pretending that that started eroding upon the fill- sul Dam is the most dangerous dam under ISIL's control and few of the ing along the Tigris river "proba- that "the Mosul Dam is working More funds are needed to save everything is going to be all right". ing of the reservoir back in 1985. in the world," said the Corps. "If a 320 technicians employed at the bly would not survive". very naturally, and grouting and Mosul dam in Iraq An in-depth study by the Eu- Under the rule of Iraqi Presi- small problem at Mosul Dam oc- dam returned to their jobs. Only after repeated warnings additional construction and repairs Under a $300m contract, fund- ropean Commission's Science Cen- dent Saddam Hussein, General curs, failure is likely." The interruption of the grout- by the international and scientific are constant." ed by the World Bank, the Italian tre, released last April, puts the Taha Ramadan chose the site with One of the dam's two spillag- ing under ISIL created new alarm communities that repairs may not However, scientists and envi- company is doing maintenance and number of Iraqis that could be af- the aim of providing jobs and im- es gates had not been functioning about a possibly imminent col- come in time, the Iraqi government ronmentalists say the only perma- repair works, in addition to con- fected by the dam's floodwater af- proving the living conditions of the since 2013[Azad Lashkari/Reu- lapse. In addition, one of the dam's has reportedly advised people liv- nent solution is building a second solidating the foundations of the ter its collapse at seven million. population in the Mosul area. ters] Stuart Bowen, Jr, Special In- two spillages gates had not been ing along the Tigris to move away dam. The US Corps of Engineers dam with injections of a cement The 58-page report by the Joint At that time, Turkey and Syr- spector General for Iraq Recon- functioning since 2013, thus con- from the river banks. has encouraged the Iraqis to ex- mix, in a process called grouting. Research Centre simulates differ- ia had been already impounding the struction, in 2007, criticised the tributing to building the mass of More funds are needed to save pand and complete the construc- The engineering company is ent scenarios that may result from waters of another important river, grouting programme and said that water behind it. Mosul dam in Iraq tion of Badush Dam, but the also training local staff to use its the dam's breakdown. the Euphrates, turning large parts none of the budget allocated for "The destruction or failure of A statement issued by the project could cost upward of $2bn, technology. If just 26 percent of the dam of Iraq into desert. the dam had been of use to the Ira- the dam could be disastrous for Peace Ambassadors for Iraq, at and the Iraqi authorities are wary But scientists say the repairs collapses, the study predicts a Advised by the Swiss Consult- qis. He cited "lack of quality con- areas downstream on the Tigris their gathering in Rome, said "mod- of committing to such an expendi- are just a temporary solution and flood of catastrophic proportions. ants Consortium, Saddam and his trol, allowing deficient drawings, River, covering them in up to [20 est investment aimed at mitigating ture while a war against ISIL is in that the Iraqi population should "This simulation … results in entourage ignored warnings that inadequate construction, incorrect- metres] of water. If that dam was the threat proves that the situa- full swing and budgets are limited. get ready to evacuate the Tigris' a very high wave of water, [up to the site for Mosul Dam was high- ly delivered equipment and mate- breached, it could have proven cat- tion has yet to [elicit] a serious In addition, some Iraqi politi- banks. "No matter how much 25 metres high] ... arriving at ly risky and that the foundations rials, and failure to track comple- astrophic," said US President response from leading Iraqi offi- cians believe the US warnings grouting and maintenance the com- Mosul after [100 minutes]. The would require routine continual tion". In short, corruption and Barack Obama upon the dam's re- cials". The panel criticised the Ira- about Mosul Dam may just be pany will do, it may expand the capital Baghdad is reached after 3.5 grouting. In 1988, Saddam agreed mismanagement of the funds allo- capture. The Iraqi government has qi government for "continual down- conspiracies to maintain Western life span of the dam, but it is just days with a maximum water height to build the Badush Dam with the cated for the dam's conservation reportedly advised people living play [of] the issue". influence on the northern region of going to delay the disaster," said of 8 metres and a mean of around 2 aim of containing the wave in case turned the dam into a time bomb. along the Tigris to move away The Iraqi minister of water re- Iraq. Nadhir al-Ansari, professor of metres." Floodwater will destroy of the Mosul Dam's failure. Peshmerga and Iraqi forces recap- from the river banks [Youssef sources, Mohsin Al-Shammari, As Italy announced it would water resources and environmen- the infrastructure of all the cities However, the project halted in ture Mosul dam Boudlal/Reuters] said rumours of the Mosul Dam's commit to sending its troops to tal engineering at Lulea University along the Tigris banks, including 1991, when sanctions were im- Grouting resumed under the In early March, General Lloyd collapse were just aimed at disrupt- protect both the dam and the com- in Sweden and a published expert Tikrit, until the water eventually posed on Iraq in the aftermath of supervision of the Iraqi Ministry Austin, III, head of US Central ing state affairs. pany working on repairing it, Min- on the Mosul Dam. stops 700km south of the dam. the first Gulf War and the Badush of Water Resources, but ISIL Command, told Congress that if "The danger is not imminent, ister Shammari, a supporter of Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ansari Professor Ansari, a former Dam was only 40 percent com- seized the dam and its 750 MW the Mosul Dam failed, it would be it's far off," he told Iraq's al-Sume- Muqtada al-Sadr, a prominent Ira- said the 3.4km-long dam, the fourth consultant to the Iraqi Minister of plete. After the overthrow of Sad- hydroelectric plant, in early Au- a catastrophe. "There will be thou- ria TV recently. "The danger is 1 qi religious leader, said Iraq did not largest in the Middle East, is built Irrigation back in 1995, was in Brus- dam, the US Corps of Engineers gust 2014, interrupting the grout- sands of people downstream that in 1,000 … The danger for Mosul need any "foreign support" in on unstable grounds and its col- sels in June to present his research undertook a $27m programme to ing works. will either be injured or killed, cer- Dam is no greater than that of oth- guarding the dam. lapse is inevitable. "It is just a on Mosul Dam. He said EU offi- supply a grouting system for the Two weeks later, US, Kurdish tainly displaced. And the damage er dams." "It would be cheaper to build matter of time. It will be worse cials and diplomats discussed the dam to the Iraqi Ministry of Wa- and Iraqi ground forces cleared could extend all the way down to In one of its press releases on Badush rather than continuing than throwing a nuclear bomb on need to prepare evacuation plans ter. A report by the US Corps, in more than 500 ISIL fighters from Baghdad, or into Baghdad". Mosul Dam, the ministry said: "it with the grouting and maintenance Iraq," Ansari said. and to identify possible locations 2006, warned that the conditions the site, only to find that most of In a communique released in stressed multiple times that the works, but the problem is, there is A recent study by Norwegian for refugees camps. of the dam were extremely precar- the equipment had been stolen or March, the US embassy in Bagh- situation in Mosul Dam is nothing no political agreement about it," experts shows that bedrock set- If just 26 percent of the dam ious. "In terms of internal erosion destroyed. dad said that between 500,000 to worry about". Spokesman said Ansari.

Cape Town, South Africa - When land in Pniel, a rural town outside A four-year transition period Hotelier Andreas Vasileiou had instructors made available through She is at present sharing a room at provided Syrian food to local res- Ruben November's great-great Cape Town. followed the enactment of aboli- watched with despair as refugees the accommodation program teach Hotel Rovies with her two older idents and refugee children deco- grandfather Zyzer arrived in Cape Another 98 people also relo- tion, during which time the former were shown living in wretched con- refugees theatre skills and swim- siblings: her brother, 24-year-old rated a school in Rovies village by Town, South Africa, at the begin- cated to the town, and today slaves learned trades. ditions across his country Greece. ming at the beach outside, while Ashraf, who is partially blind, and painting a mural on the wall. ning of the 19th century, like many Ruben and his children still live Gavin Wood, the man who ini- Vasileiou headed the family- the refugee women cook tradition- her sister, 22-year-old Ghufran, Now the village locals fre- other slaves, he was stripped of here. Ruben teaches woodwork at tiated the exhibition and calendar run, seaside Hotel Rovies on al meals in the collective kitchen, who has developmental disabili- quently visit the hotel to say hel- everything - his clothes, his pa- the local primary school, which project, says he didn't know the Greece’s second-largest island of and Arabic channels are eagerly ties. lo, and bring cooked food and also pers, his identity. will celebrate its 175th anniversa- story of the slaves and their names Evia. This spring he decided to act followed on the TV in the recep- Salam admits that it is not ide- to drop off donations. He was given a new name: ry in 2018. He took over the job before his visit to the museum, and opened the hotel’s doors to 88 tion area. Manar, a Syrian refugee al. “It’s not home, but it’s the clos- Syrian refugees and Solidarity Zyzer November. November indi- from his father, as his father took where he learned about South Af- asylum-seekers from Syria, Iraq, who fled home with her three chil- est we could have right now,” she Now staff, a Greek non-profit, cated the month of his arrival. All over from his. rica's history of slavery. Eritrea and other countries, half of dren, teaches English to a group of says. oversees the refugees’ day-to-day other slaves were named in a sim- "I think what our ancestors' "I never knew about this sto- them children. The move was ini- young children. (Courtesy: UNH- Under the EU’s Dublin Regu- care, prepare lunch in the hotel's ilar manner. story can teach us is how a com- ry before that visit, but that's when tiated by UNHCR, the UN Refu- CR/Achilleas Zavallis) Classes in lation, Salam and her siblings, have communal kitchen. (Courtesy: The name was passed down munity must stay strong together, I knew I had to tell the story of gee Agency, and the plan was for German, English and French are a legal right to family reunion. Her UNHCR/Achilleas Zavallis) through the generations to Ruben, especially in the most trying these people, it's an important and hotels in Greece to host refugees - taught to the children by Greek mother and 19-year-old brother are The success of Hotel Rovies’ one of the 12 faces portrayed in a times," said Ruben. relevant story to tell. A story of part of an accommodation program teachers as well as fellow refugees. already in Sweden. But there is a refugee initiative have made an calendar and exhibition currently Ruben imagines his ancestors hope," he explained. funded by the European Commis- The community they have built is lengthy wait times of up to 12 impression other Greek hoteliers showing at the Izikio Slave Lodge as strong, proud, and fighting for a Chie executive of the Iziko sion, and Vasileiou’s heart-warm- an example of solidarity in action. months or longer for both reloca- who have become curious enough Museum, in Cape Town, "My better life. The exhibition shows Slave Lodge, Rooksana Omar, says ing gesture is featured on the UN- Vasileiou says that together tion and family. to enquire about joining the refu- Naam is Februarie: Identities Root- that between 1653 and 1856, "the purpose of the exhibition is HCR website. Vasileiou not only they “make them feel that this is The UNHCR accommodation gee accommodation program. ed in Slavery". 71,000 slaves were brought to not to showcase 'The History of responded to the call but took their home and that they are part program has resulted in 18,200 Even though the refugees are "This speaks for the voiceless. Cape Town. Slavery' in South Africa, but to upon himself to create a welcom- of a family.” The UNHCR pro- stays for refugees in apartments, naturally eager to leave the hotel They should make this a living Zyzer November and his fu- continue to drive awareness about ing and learning environment by gram to accommodate refugees has hotels or with host families. to their new countries, it is emo- museum, where the descendants ture wife may have met at the Izi- a tragic part of our history that is roping in his staff and the village facilitated 18,200 stays for asy- Community interaction tionally difficult to bid goodbye could speak and tell stories of our ko Slave Lodge, which is hosting all but forgotten. This exhibition neighbors to join the refugees eat- lum-seekers in apartments, hotels Refugees staying at Hotel when the time comes. ancestors," said 57-year-old the exhibit. The lodge housed aims to bring these shared histo- ing, working and living together – or with host families. Rovies are not confined to the ho- Vasileiou admits that, “We cry Ruben proudly, his son Stephan 9,000 slaves in Cape Town, from ries back into our collective con- and learn from each other. Teach- Ten-year-old Salam, from out- tel but step out and interact with a lot. The bonds between the refu- November at his side. its foundation in 1679 by the sciousness." ing skills, languages As a result of side Damascus, is a good example the local community, thus helping gees, the staff and the villagers are The two of them attended the Dutch East India Company, to the Former human rights advocate, this solidarity, a sense of commu- of someone who is vulnerable and to dispel prejudice or mistrust. very strong. They all promise to opening of the exhibition along time it became government offices co-author of the South Africa con- nity prevails. Inside Hotel Rovies, deserves international assistance. This June, during Ramadan, they come back.” with the 11 other descendants of in 1810. Before becoming the mu- stitution, and anti-apartheid icon, slaves who were featured in the seum that is open today, in 1966, Albie Sachs attended the opening calendar. the Iziko Slave Lodge became a of the exhibition. Sachs' wife One of the descendants had his centre of government and justice Bridget is a descendant of slaves picture taken for the first time for in South Africa. and bears the name September, as the exhibition. "My family is not When Dutch colonialists like does his son, Oliver Lukutandu one that takes pictures," Alfred Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van September Sachs, who was unable May told Al Jazeera. He doesn't Riebeeck , the Dutch colonial ad- to attend because of his university know much about his family and ministrator and coloniser of Cape studies. "I wish my son was here its past, he explained. "It was not Town, arrived in South Africa, they today, because he would be so something we ever talked about." used slaves to do the hardest and proud of his name," Albie Sachs Like Alfred, some of the de- dirtiest work, say historians. told Al Jazeera. scendants of slaves knew of their Under Riebeeck's leadership, Human rights icon Albie Sa- family's history, but never dis- slaves were imported from colo- chs in front of his son's family cussed it. Others portrayed in the nies in Indonesia and Madagascar name - September. 'They weren't exhibition, such as John January, to fill a labour shortage left by what just slaves, they were freedom Margaret Julie and Cecilia Augus- the Dutch slavers described as the fighters,' Sachs said [Peter Lind/ tus, didn't even know that they "uncooperative" nature of the lo- Al Jazeera] were descended from slaves. cal Khoisan groups, who refused "They weren't just slaves, they But Ruben November did, and to be subjugated and went on to were freedom fighters," Sachs told he is proud of his family's history. lead numerous uprisings against visitors during a speech at the open- Finding freedom the colonial powers. ing of the exhibition. Like Ruben, In 1843, after slavery was of- Although slavery was abol- Sachs believes South Africans, and ficially abolished in the Cape Col- ished in South Africa in 1834, when the rest of the world, must ac- ony by the British Empire, the Slavery Abolition Bill was knowledge the stories and contri- Ruben's ancestors were freed, and passed by the British House of butions of slaves. "Our history lies Zyzer November and his wife, Commons and House of Lords, the in the faces and names of these Ruben's great-great grandmother, slaves of the Cape were some of people. We must not reduce them who had been brought over from the last to be freed, as the region to objects, they brought cuisine, Indonesia to be enslaved by Cape- was one of the last under Com- language, a lot of inner life, to the tonian slave merchants, obtained monwealth rule to enact the bill. culture," he said. TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

BEIJING - European stocks rose cent to 3,152.97 points and Hong pected to look at Fed comments member output by 1.2 million bar- wrongdoing. Monday while Asian markets de- Kong’s Hang Seng lost 1.5 percent on the economic outlook for clues rels a day. Saudi oil minister Kha- WALL STREET: U.S. stocks clined ahead of a Federal Reserve to 22,410.10. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 to its next move on rates. lid Al-Falih said Saturday’s deal rose for a sixth day Friday. Big meeting that is expected to raise shed 0.9 percent to 19,155.03 and ANALYST’S TAKE: “A quar- would stabilize the market through gains went to companies that have U.S. interest rates and oil prices India’s Sensex lost 0.5 percent to ter-point rate hike looks almost next year and encourage industry been mostly left out of the post- surged after producers agreed to 26,606.01. Seoul’s Kospi gained certain,” Jim O’Sullivan of High investment. Al-Falih said the deal election rally, including health care cut output. South Korean stocks 0.1 percent to 2,027.24 while Syd- Frequency Economics said in a re- “is meant to accelerate the natural companies and makers of house- were little changed after the coun- ney’s S&P-ASX 200 was un- port. “The tone of the statement process of rebalancing” the oil hold goods. Coca-Cola and Pfizer try’s president was impeached. changed. Benchmarks in Taiwan, will probably be a more upbeat market. both gained 2.5 percent. Investors KEEPING SCORE: In early New Zealand Singapore declined. than last time, but we don’t ex- SOUTH KOREA: The oppo- have mostly avoided consumer trading, France’s CAC 40 gained FED WATCH: Investors ex- pect projections to change signifi- sition-controlled legislature passed goods makers and health compa- 0.3 percent to 4,778.80 and Brit- pect Fed governors, meeting cantly.” OIL MARKET: The club an impeachment motion Friday nies in recent weeks. Instead they ain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent Thursday, to raise rates for only of major oil exporters persuaded against President Park Geun-hye have bought banks and machinery to 6,968.10. Germany’s DAX shed the second time in a decade. The 11 non-members to cut oil produc- following accusations by prosecu- companies, which could benefit 0.1 percent to 11,194.45. On Fri- Fed has kept rates close to zero tion, a move aimed at draining a tors that she colluded with a long- more from economic growth. day, the DAX rose 0.2 percent to since the 2008 global crisis but its worldwide oil glut and boosting time friend to extort money and ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. finish the week up 6.6 percent. The leaders have indicated the U.S. low prices that have squeezed gov- favors from South Korea’s biggest crude surged $2.42 to $53.92 per CAC 40 rose 0.6 percent and the economy has strengthened enough ernment finances in Russia and companies and gave that confi- barrel in electronic trading on the FTSE 100 added 0.3 percent. On to start gradually returning to nor- Saudi Arabia. The Organization of dante influence over government New York Mercantile Exchange. Wall Street, the future for the Dow mal policy. The election of Donald Petroleum Exporting Countries decisions. Prime Minster Hwang The contract rose 66 cents on Fri- Jones industrial average was up 0.1 Trump, who has promised tax cuts said non-members agreed to cut Kyo-ahn is to lead a caretaker gov- day to $51.50. Brent crude, used percent and that for the Standard and higher spending, has raised 558,000 barrels per day for six ernment while a court weighs to price international oils, jumped & Poor’s index was unchanged. questions about whether the Fed months starting Jan. 1. Those non- Park’s fate. Park has apologized $2.27 to $56.61 in London. The ASIA’S DAY: The Shanghai will delay future moves to see how member cuts come on top of an for putting trust in her friend, Choi contract added 44 cents the previ- Composite Index tumbled 2.5 per- that plays out. Investors are ex- OPEC decision Nov. 30 to reduce Soon-sil, but has denied any legal ous session to $54.33.

NORTHAMPTON: As 2016 November 9, 2016 (election night), Asian Uber rival Grab draws to a close the world has wit- Mexican peso also reacted sharp- nessed a wave of nationalism ly as it started to become evident spread across countries. Described of an eventual Trump win. by The Economist, a global wave The Pakistani experience of ‘ethnic nationalism’ has set in, Pakistani rupee has broadly secures investment being aggressive in nature and draw- remained stable in the wake of re- ing on race and history to set na- cent events that have sent shock- tions apart. waves to global currencies. This This has already been exhibit- has been on the basis of stable for- from Honda ed in the form of ‘Brexit’, busi- eign exchange reserves and high Boeing Co. clinched a deal to sell 80 partment and Congress mainly ness tycoon Donald Trump win- portfolio investment flows in the jetliners to Iran, completing the first linked to any potential financing Japanese automaker Honda has kind with carmakers including One of the ways Grab looks ning the US general election and country. This has also been reiter- major agreement between a U.S. arrangements, said people familiar invested an undisclosed sum into Volkswagen and General Motors to do this is by accepting cash pay- the rise of nationalist parties else- ated by the recent monetary poli- company and the Islamic Republic, with the sales process. This pre- Southeast Asia ride-hailing service pouring money into ride-hailing ments because many consumers in where in Europe and Britain. cy statement released by the State just as the political winds are chang- sents new potential obstacles to Grab, the start-up said on Mon- services as they bet on shifting Southeast Asia don't have bank The economic factors behind Bank of Pakistan on November26, ing. Planned aircraft sales by Chica- any transaction should Mr. day, as it looks to boost its servic- models of car ownership. accounts or cards. Uber, however, this phenomenon were explained 2016. The report states that the go-based Boeing and European rival Trump, an outspoken critic of the es amid increased competition Grab is focused on the South- has also introduced cash payments by renowned columnist Martin continuous buildup of external Airbus Group SE to Iranian carrier Iran deal, oppose these kinds of from the likes of Uber. east Asia market and currently is in certain cities such as Jakarta, Wolf in a recent issue of the Finan- buffers has improved the country’s Iran Air are among the most high- commercial openings with Iran. An In September, Softbank led a present in six countries and 34 cit- Indonesia. cial Times. He is of the view that resilience against external uncer- profile transactions signed since Iran aide to Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.), $750 million funding round in ies in the region. But it is facing Maa joined Grab in October the Eurozone has not only suf- tainties. and Western powers concluded a a critic of the Boeing deal, said it is Grab, and the company said that increasing competition from the from Japan's SoftBank where he fered poor overall economic per- Increased portfolio investment nuclear accord that removed sanc- likely Congress will oppose the the Honda investment formed part likes of Uber, which is expanding was involved in many of the com- formance post the global financial has also helped keep the rupee ex- tions on Tehran. U.S. officials deal next year and that the new of that deal. in Southeast Asia, and Go-Jek, a pany's investments. Speculation crisis of 2007 but has also proved change rate steady. Portfolio in- cleared the way for Airbus and Boe- administration is expected to block Honda is the largest manufac- motorbike taxi service. Go-Jek has been rife that the company to be a machine for generating eco- vestment increased by $660.5 mil- ing to start contract talks in Sep- the aircraft transaction rather than turer of motorcycles in the world closed a $550 million funding could go public soon, but Maa said nomic divergence among members lion in July-October FY17 relative tember. Now, Western executives are force lawmakers to act. Officials and the partnership with Grab will round earlier this year. there were no specific plans for an rather than convergence. This has to the same period last year. A large trying to figure out whether Presi- with the Trump transition team see the two work together on safe- Maa explained that Grab initial public offering (IPO). been a pivotal reason behind the proportion of this foreign invest- dent-elect Donald Trump will step didn’t respond to a request for ty initiatives for the ride-hailing could stay ahead of competitors "We are laser-focused on keep- rise of nationalistic sentiments ment has been in energy primarily in to slow, or stop, the tentative comment about the Boeing aircraft firm's drivers. "Our number one like Uber by "being local." ing our heads down and focused across the globe. This wave has coal power projects and oil and gas approaches many companies have sale to Iran. Despite new wariness missions is to provide a safe and "Transportation is a very lo- on solving problems for consum- had widespread economic impli- exploration. The stability in the already made. The Boeing deal was after the election of Mr. Trump, reliable transportation service, and cal problem. The transportation ers. We are not specifically plan- cations, rattling domestic financial rupee exchange rate could also be first announced in June and official- many big and small Western com- so the key focus of this will be issues in Jakarta are very different ning for an IPO, but anything is markets, as witnessed globally explained by a general portfolio ly sealed between Boeing and Iran panies continue to move ahead Honda doing driver safety training to New York or San Francisco," obviously possible," Maa told through volatility in the foreign rebalancing effect in which inves- on Sunday. It is valued at $16.6 bil- with early plans to enter Iran. Ger- at centers and also at their deal- Maa told CNBC. CNBC. exchange markets. tors shift their investments to- lion, based on the company’s list man conglomerate Siemens AG, ers," Ming Maa, president of Grab, Exchange rate volatility wards more profitable markets. price, which doesn’t include typical French oil giant Total SA, French told CNBC by phone. Following the vote on Brexit, Future outlook discounts. Airbus has a similar deal telecommunications firm Orange A GrabCar driver displays the the pound sterling sharply fell Globally, outlook for various for jet sales to Iran pending. The tim- SA and British telecom giant support information page on the against other big currencies on fears exchange rates remains grim. Ac- ing of the final announcement is Vodafone Group PLC are all among Grab app on a smartphone in an of UK’s weak economic outlook. cording to a recent foreign exchange awkward, given how the aerospace other big Western companies pur- arranged photograph in Singapore, Investors feared Britain’s weak outlook by Scotiabank, currency giant’s relations with the president- suing their own deals, with vary- on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. trading position would spark re- markets remain vulnerable due to elect were strained last week when ing degrees of investment commit- A GrabCar driver displays the cessionary trends in the economy various uncertainties. he criticized the potential cost of re- ments. Still, many have held back support information page on the which resulted in the Bank of En- Investors are uncertain about placing the jets that serve as Air on big commitments. Royal Dutch Grab app on a smartphone in an gland Governor Mark Carney to the outlook for the dollar due to Force One. A Boeing spokesman de- Shell PLC, for instance, signed a arranged photograph in Singapore, step in to calm financial markets shifting policies of the newly elect- clined to comment on whether it in- deal last week to cooperate broad- on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. that all measures would be taken ed US administration. Ongoing formed the incoming administration ly in the energy sector with Te- Maa said that the company is to secure economic and financial process to commence the Brexit about the progress of the Iran sale, hran, but didn’t commit to any still "working on finding out how stability. negotiations also poses risks for but the company said in a written specific investment. Amid the tran- the partnership will evolve over Sterling has, however, contin- the pound sterling and the euro. statement that the deal has the po- sition in Washington, executives time." There are technology-fo- ued to depreciate from a high of Lastly, emerging market currencies tential to sustain thousands of U.S. are likely to forgo the sort of spe- cused areas that the two "would $1.49/pound on June 23 to $1.27/ are also prone to heightened vola- jobs. It has also said it will work cific, investment-heavy deal that love to collaborate on," Maa said pound on December 6 2016, fall- tility. All eyes would be on China. with Mr. Trump on the cost of the might be unwound should Mr. without giving specifics, but these ing by almost 15%. Large current account deficit Air Force One deal. Boeing’s Iran Trump or Republican lawmakers conversations are at early stage and The outcome of the recent US currencies in the emerging market Air sales, because they involve a turn against the commercial open- "anything is possible." election also led to significant vol- universe may be especially vulner- state-owned airline, require approval ings that have followed the nucle- Honda's strategic investment atility in various exchange rates. able. The writer is an economist from the U.S. Treasury, State De- ar deal. in Grab marks the latest deal of its Japan’s Nikkei plunged 5.4% on and ex-central banker

The last two weeks in Europe theless. Last week, the euro fell to feeding a little more the populist future growth. This expansionary tem, European leaders partially research efforts (electronics, robot- Donald Trump and increased as- have been marked by a series of 1.05 dollar, its lowest level in wave or simply the Euroscepticism stance taken by the European released their pressure to repay ics, encryption, etc.) and as a fi- sertiveness from Moscow, it seems elections and political decisions twenty months and Italian banks that now assimilates Brussels to Commission was also confirmed lenders. Finally, Brussels also an- nancial instrument to facilitate joint clear that the European institutions that have a direct impact on Euro- floundered at the Milan Stock Ex- austerity, globalization and lobbies. by the debt relief measures offered nounced a series of common in- purchases of equipment and there- are moving away from a dogmatic pean stability and economic devel- change. Several establishments, Similarly, markets thought that the to Athens. In light of the colossal vestments in the field of security by reduce costs. Although official- respect of economic rigor towards opment in both the short and long such as Monte dei Paschi di Siena, European Central Bank would ini- structural efforts made by the and defense, suggesting the cre- ly this decision has nothing to do a much needed adaptation to po- run. Some provide reassuring per- are hampered by more than €350 tiate a tapering of its monetary in- Tsipras government which re- ation of a “defense fund” of €5 bil- with the likely geopolitical realign- litical imperatives and security spectives such as the victory of billion in doubtful loans and are centive strategy to the European formed the national pension sys- lion per year to be used both for ments following the election of concerns. Francois Fillon in the French Re- seeking to raise fresh capital to economy in light of the recent pos- publican primaries, Angela Mer- strengthen their position. The sit- itive results. The euro area unem- kel’s decision to run for a fourth uation is worsened by the high level ployment rate was indeed 9.8 per- term or the clear defeat of the ex- of Italian government debt, exceed- cent in October 2016, down from treme right in Austria which avoid- ing 130 percent of the gross do- 10.6 percent in October 2015, its ed the need for yet another debate mestic product. Even though in- lowest rate recorded since July on the EU’s values and viability as terest rates remain low – thus eas- 2009. Nevertheless, the Frankfurt a common political project. Final- ing the debt burden – this dire fi- Institute left its interest rates un- ly, the decision taken by Francois nancial situation limits the govern- changed and extended its program Hollande to withdraw from a re- ment’s already constrained room of purchase of public and private election bid in France and the fore- for maneuver. In light of those sys- debts – quantitative easing – be- casted nomination of his Prime temic risks, the European Com- yond its forecasted end in March Minister Manuel Valls as the so- mission has finally opted for a stra- until December 2017. This nine- cialist nominee offers comforting tegic change to sustain economic month extension will bring all debt perspectives on the monetary, fis- activity on the continent. For the purchases to at least €2,280 bil- cal and regulatory policies that will first time, it explicitly proposed lion at the end of 2017 (the equiv- likely be implemented over the to end the austerity policy it has alent of 21 percent of the euro ar- next five years in France. On the been recommending to implement ea’s gross domestic product). If this other hand, the stinging defeat of since the 2008 crisis and, on the decision answers an economic need Matteo Renzi last week in his contrary, advised to proceed with – with an inflation rate that remains quest to seek political legitimacy budgetary expansion in the euro very low at 0.2 percent/year and a in Italy through a dangerous con- area, at least for countries that can very modest annual GDP growth stitutional referendum have in- afford it. The suggestion to increase forecast of 1.6 percent – the ob- creased worries over the economic budgetary spending in the euro area jective is also very political. Ahead stability of the peninsula and con- by 50 billion dollars was applaud- of a crucial year for European pol- tagion risks to the rest of the EU. ed by southern European countries itics with general elections in Ger- Some feared a revival of a sover- but viscerally contested by Hol- many, Holland and France, pro- eign debt crisis comparable to that land and Germany who do not European government in power of spring 2012 when speculators want to cover the bill. Even in the can use the financial leeway of- questioned Greece’s belonging to absence of consensus, the Com- fered to appease their population the single currency. Perspectives mission chose to send a strong sig- and stand to populist and xeno- are different however. Italy’s long- nal. After the trauma of the Brexit phobic movements. The ECB de- standing membership of the Euro- referendum and the election of cision is also a clear signal of en- pean Union and the maturity of Donald Trump in the United couragement for countries to make its economy do not pose the same States, the European Union real- the most of the low interest rates systemic risk to the euro area. The ized that without a change in its globally to invest in their econo- situation remains uncertain never- economic strategy, it would risk my and prepare the conditions for TUESDAY .DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Koffee With This m ashup o f Karan S5: Raees, Narco s When Khan brothers is go in g viral stole all the attention

Koffee With Karan Season 5: Here are ten most memorable moments brothers Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan shared dur- ing the 100th episode of the Karan Johar show. If you thought nothing can get bigger and better in terms of celeb- rity gossips and all the B-town The trailer of SRK, Mahira Khan starrer Raees was released last week dope on Koffee With Karan, well and had genius written all over it. exactly that happened tonight. And The trailer which reportedly broke all records as it amassed 19 million if you thought it takes some ef- views in three days has made the wait to the release of the film even forts to get the Khan brothers to- harder. gether in the same frame, well host If Raees wasn’t enough on its own, someone decided to mashup Karan Johar managed to do that. the trailer of the much-awaited film with the recently-launched trailer To grace the celebrity talk show's of season 3 of America’s favourite TV series, Narcos. Needless to say, 100th and very special episode, the mashup is a must-watch. superstar trio - Salman Khan, Did Raees trailer break all records? Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan With accurate cuts and exciting effects, the mashup of Raees and graced the famous couch of KJo, Narcos will leave you mindblown. The fusion of Pablo Escobar’s and and stole the entire thunder. It was SRK’s villainous characters produced a hilarious outcome for all the perhaps one of the biggest epi- right reasons.Created my Sumit Purohit, the mashup has gone viral and sodes on all the seasons combined even secured SRK’s stamp of approval. till date. And no points for guess- SRK Tweeted the link to the video with the caption, “My favourite ing, we couldn't take our eyes of show done on Raees dialogues. I like.” Salman and all the revelations he The first trailer for the eighth film for months now is a Fast & Furi- er on this one flimsy twist was an surdly over-the-top here.As for all made about his personal and fam- in the Fast & Furious franchise, ous movie unlike any we’ve seen odd choice. that dramatic heft those Oscar win- ily life. The Fate of the Furious, was re- before: More emotional, more ac- But remember the Rio bank ners were supposed to bring? For- koffee salman episode, koffee leased in a grand event on Times tion-packed, and more dramatic. vault chase from Fast 5? Remem- get it Dom, it’s a Fast & Furious with karan salman khan, salman Zeba Bakhtiar, Square, New York, and subsequent- We saw none of that in this trailer. ber that endless runway from 6? movie. Director F Gary Gray’s khan koffee with karan, koffee ly online on Monday morning. Instead, Vin Diesel, for some And that Dubai skyscraper jump film also stars Michelle Rodrigu- salman 100 episode, koffee 100 Shall we discuss? completely nonsensical reason, from 7? Fate of the Furious doesn’t ez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris ‘Ludac- episode, salman on koffee with Mahno o r Balo ch First things first, the trailer it- went rogue - on his family, no less. have one of those money shots, at ris’ Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, karan, salman sohail arbaaz, salman self is ridiculously long (more than Now we all know, this is just a least for now. That submarine at Elsa Pataky, Kurt Russell, Scott khan karan johar, salman khan 3 minutes!), and nothing in it jus- major diversion tactic and he’ll the end might turn into something Eastwood, and Helen Mirren. The brothers, salman khan sohail an d Am n a Baber in tifies that length. What Vin Diesel probably come around sooner or bigger - it probably is - but at least Fate of the Furious opens in the- arbaaz koffee, koffee with karan and Co. have been promising us later, but to balance the whole trail- as of now, there’s nothing as ab- atres on April 14, 2017. season 5, koffee with karan 5, koffee karan johar salman, salman new photo -sho o t khan episode, salman koffee epi- Dubai is falling sode, koffee with karan written update, koffee with karan dec 11, fo r Bo lly w o o d koffee with karan 11 dec, televi- sion news, indian express, indian and Ranveer express news Koffee With Karan Season 5: Salman Khan made some Singh is its surprising and lesser known rev- latest love elations about his childhood, fam- ily and bond with brothers Sohail and Arbaaz, on the Karan Johar show. In case you missed watching it, we list down the best moments from the epic episode, right here. 1. Salman is still a virgin, hell yeah! When Salman came on the last Everybody loves Dubai. Indians season and made the startling an- of course! And then can Indian nouncement that he was still a vir- stars be far behind. One of the sev- gin, it literally shook the industry. en Emirates in the United Arab Karan Johar and Salman's fans Emirates, and the most popular of might have given him three years, the lot, Dubai was -- as this writ- until the latest season, and Salman er’s cabbie, an old man from Mum- is still a virgin! All the more, when bai, says, been built by Indians. he told KJo, `So are you`. A red- Hence, “Indians love Dubai”. That faced Karan averted the comment the Indian workforce is now grad- by adding `I'm a recycled version ually being replaced by other na- of virgin.` tionalities is something he does not 2. Arbaaz said all the brothers know or perhaps refuses to accept. got close to Salman's girlfriends. Whatever that be, he is determined Salman very conveniently to bring his family of wife, daugh- avoided the question of dating Iulia. ter and son over to Dubai. He instead said `I'm not the nicest The fascination for Dubai is guy.` Arbaaz added `because he not just confined to the driver and was good to other people at that his ilk, but also to the rich and the time`. All the three brothers agreed famous in India -- actors included. that they all have been close One is told that some of Bolly- friends with each other's girlfriends, wood stars have plush apartments always. even in the Burj Khalifa, reported- 3. The Khan brothers shared ly the world’s tallest building. each other's underwear. If Indian stars are in love with As much as it left Karan Johar Dubai, those here -- including non- shocked, so were the audience. Indian expats -- are quite crazy Narrating how their family began about Bollywood (though Malay- from living in a house of two rooms alam and Tamil movies also do roar- with the three of them sharing the ing business here). Alison Wilcox, same room, Salman eventually re- the head of PR at the ongoing vealed that such was their close- Dubai International Film Festival, ness, that they even shared each was smitten by Befikre -- which other's underwear. While Sohail premiered here. “I just love the f some accounts are to be be unlikely. But the general consen- days, but the schedule for Rogue agreed, Arbaaz tried to stay in de- Am n a Baber.PH OTO COURTESY way Bollywood cinema is shot lieved, Rogue One: A Star Wars sus seems to be very positive. One has been noteworthy. Disney and shown,” she gushed, unable to nial. Story has had a production as This is a big relief, especially brought in veteran writer/director 4. When father Salim Khan said SAVVY PR AND EVENTS hide her excitement. tumultuous as the war it de- considering the less-than-positive Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) to True enough, when this writer 'Beta duniya mein ek Salman Khan picts. But the film finally pre- buzz that has plagued the film for do considerable work on the film’s hai.` was interviewing the renowned miered on Sunday, and the first months now. Back in June, it was third act, and some reports sug- Zarqash’s latest collection, Bel of refined craftsmanship with the British auteur, John Madden, at a Salman accepted that he was reactions are in. reported that director Gareth Ed- gest he made up to $5 million for scared of his father because Salim Amour by Zarqash, has redefined ideal balance of elegance and up- bar in one of those Arabian Nights Keep in mind, these tweets are wards’ film was being sent back his work on the film. royalty with absolute finesse. Its town confidence. It is no wonder hotel, Mina Al Salam, in walked Khan used to hit him till very late. mostly by fans and industry fig- into the war zone for ‘expensive But it seems like it has all paid Sohail said that once Salim told him shoot images tell the tale of an eter- that the brand was able to persuade Ranveer Singh in an eye-blinding ures who were invited to the pre- reshoots’. off. The reactions praise the tone, nal love; a journey that explores named like Bakhtiar, Baloch and bright, bright blue suit with a `Beta duniya mein ek Salman Khan miere by Disney, so for them to Reshoots are a standard prac- and the action, especially the once- hai. Main teen produce nahi kar the essence of love with regality Baber to come on board. “I have strange pair of goggles. have been exceptionally harsh is tise with big studio films these problematic third act. mixed into some gorgeous silhou- never been one to do too many fash- sakta.` Arbaaz said the last word ettes. ions shoots but I couldn’t help but that it was Salman who actually But even better than that, im- agree to this one because all of its needed Salim Khan the most in his ages feature three leading ladies of elements were just right,” said Ba- life. the Pakistani entertainment indus- khtiar, when asked what prompt- 5. The perfect combination of try, each a veteran in her own right. ed her to take up the project. “The Why Kangana doesn’t believes in awards? mutual adulation between the Zeba Bakhtiar graces the shoot with clothes are beautiful, Ather’s styl- ramp for designer Manish Arora Khan brothers. a grace like no other while Mah- ing is great and more than that, I at the Blenders Pride fashion show Salman - Both of them are noor Baloch wants you to know have always encouraged new de- on Saturday night. Asked to more talented than I am. Whatever that she is still right here, if no long- signers and fashion houses to come choose between Alia Bhatt and I am in my movies is what I learned er on television. Amna Baber, who forth.” Perhaps it was also the Sonam Kapoor for the most de- from them. seems to have sealed a spot in the chance to don a sari that attracted serving actress to win the best ac- Arbaaz - Salman has extreme local modelling spheres, accompa- the actor to the shoot. “All my tor award, she said: "I am not an dedication. If we would've put a nies them, all three styled and pho- life, I have worn saris as formal awarding jury. It's not my job to little bit of that much, we would've tographed by none other than wear. They are timeless ensembles decide who should win. I don't become a better person. Ather Shahzad. The elaborate set and look just so elegant!” shared believe in awards, then why should Sohail - Salman put in more has been created by Qasim Yar Bakhtiar. “I love wearing saris and I bother? I don't care who wins." than we did. We look forward to Tiwana and the collection designed for this shoot, I got to wear one Kangana however, praised Alia. holidays, he looks forward to by Areeba Naeem. that truly made me feel beautiful.” "Alia is one of those people I reach work. According to the designer, she Naeem explained that idea to out to. I have a very beautiful equa- Arbaaz - When we are taking and her team tried to make the associate the collection with such tion with her. It's very sweet that family holidays, Salman would be shoot memorable by building upon big names arose from the brand’s she wants to know my where- planning those 3-4 days in our ab- the concept of ‘modern-day heir- ideology that average women abouts. The "Queen" actress who sence. looms.’ “We have used pure fab- should also get to feel like royalty. was looking stunning in a neon Salman- I only take offs be- rics like chiffons, massouri, zari, “The larger than life beauty of pink lehenga and green crop top tween December 25 and January net and jacquard to make the Zeba, Mahnoor and Amna reso- worn with an embellished jacket, 5. But that wouldn't happen this clothes,” Naeem told The Express nated with our philosophy which expressed her happiness as the year because of Bigg Boss. When Tribune. “All the fabrics are fully is to add sparkle to the stars of first actress to walk for the design- I'm working, there are daily wa- embroidered with a variety of tech- today and tomorrow,” Naeem said. er. "As I have no release this year, gers who are getting their salaries. niques used, such as resham, tilla, “The idea of shooting with walking for Manish is a great People forget where they come sequins and cut work. We deliber- celebrities was a thorough pleasure. achievement for me. Manish is my from. ately opted for a very royal, yet Add to that the clothing and it was favourite Indian designer and I am I've kept that in mind. God has subtle, colour palette and used a a match made in heaven!” stated the first actress who has walked put me in that position that I can great deal of ivories, navy blue, co-owner of the brand Omar Sal- for him. This is the highest point work. deep reds, black, gold and silver. eem. “We try to bring the very best of 2016," she said. Kangana will When a film doesn't do well, I This is a very modern royal col- of both design and creativity for be next seen in Vishal Bharadwaj's feel sad. I don't want to bring down lection.” our beloved clients and this dream "Rangoon" which is slated to re- someone's level to bring mine up. The festive collection boasts project is for our loyal customers.” Actress Kangana Ranaut says she doesn't attend award functions. tions and I don't believe in awards," Rather I want them to bring their doesn't believe in awards and "I don't go to your award func- said Kangana who walked the lease February 24, 2017. level up. TUESDAY .DECEMBER 13, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Bo rn to bat, destin ed to fail — ho w Paki- stan i cricket fails talen t

This kid has God gifted tal tween domestic and international ent, he is born to bat” is a cricket is the level of pressure, and frequently echoed sentiment perhaps Hasan’s career was bur- for some. And yes, some of ied under the burden of expecta- them are just special from day one. tions. The free flowing natural You see them and you know they stroke-maker bottled up and could have an ability superior to their never express his ‘A’ game that peers and are more endowed than came through his impulse and made others. him a local genius. Like most young Pakistanis, I In the 608 balls he faced in Test also played a lot of cricket. In the cricket, he scored 235 runs at an Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragh- week and has come out and had a Carragher was also critical of And you get in no-man's land." you buy a 'keeper, it is a big thing back yard, the front driveway, the agonising strike rate of 38.65. er has questioned whether goal- pop at Gary Neville and men- Karius' part in West Ham's second As a result, Carragher says to buy a 'keeper, it is not one plays street , in class, in narrow school Hasan played seven Test keeper Loris Karius is good enough tioned me and my advice would goal, scored by Michail Antonio Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp one week, one plays the other. He corridors, and on nasty cement matches, under four different cap- to play for Liverpool after the be: 'Shut up and just do your job,'" six minutes before half-time to give must now decide whether to re- is your No 1. pitches with rocks in the outfield tains, in a career spanning 10 years. German made another error against he said. the visitors a 2-1 lead. tain faith with Karius, or replace "But when he has been asked and garbage dumped in the corner. In December 2004, when West Ham United on Sunday. "And doing your job and an- Initially there appeared little him with back-up 'keeper Simon two questions, he has had nothing My cricket fanatic father had Hashim Amla made his debut for Karius was unable to keep out swering your critics would be sav- danger as a long ball was played Mignolet. else to do, and the answers are not four sons, all equally obsessed with South Africa at the age of 21, he Dimitri Payet's first-half free kick ing that [Payet's free kick]. That is over the top, with Liverpool cen- And if it were up to the former there again. the sport. Add uncles, cousins and was touted as the most talented at Anfield as Liverpool dropped not difficult, I think the position- tre-back Joel Matip seemingly Liverpool and England internation- "Now you have Middles- nephews, and it was a brood full young Proteas batsman. In his first more points in their bid to keep ing is fine, he gets across and reads there to deal with the threat. al defender, he would bring back brough away on Wednesday and of cricket experts. three years of Test cricket, he av- pace with leaders Chelsea at the it well and he is there. "And his However, the Cameroon inter- the Belgium international, starting then the derby on Monday and Almost all of us played club eraged 22 in 17 innings with one top of the Premier League by only wrists, again like the first goal at national got his feet in a tangle, al- against Middlesbrough at the Riv- Liverpool are going through a cricket but my brother Shahpur score over 50. When coach Mickey drawing 2-2 with the struggling Bournemouth, are not strong lowing Antonio a sight of goal, erside on Wednesday night. tricky spell. Jurgen Klopp may feel Agha was the biggest talent in the Arthur took over from Ray Hammers. enough. It is not even in the corner which the forward took after Kar- "The big decision now for Ju- it will kill the lad's confidence, but family; he was special. He always Jennings as South Africa’s head This latest mistake comes hot and Payet has not even hit it that ius went to ground too easily. rgen Klopp is, does he stick with at this moment he is killing the team scored more runs than the other coach in 2005, he assured Amla of on the heels of another gaffe late hard. "I have bigger problems with "The 'keeper is doing the hok- the 'keeper or change to Mignolet? on the pitch in terms of not getting kids on the block and got more his place. The rest is history. on at Bournemouth last weekend goals like that than mistakes, be- ey cokey, he does not know if he "I have been critical of Migno- the points. wickets too. Explore: Remembering Fazal that cost his side a point at the cause mistakes happen, a 'keeper is coming or going and then he com- let over the two or three years he "Liverpool should have anoth- Read next: The rise and fall of Mahmood: Pakistan cricket's first Vitality Stadium, with the former will drop one or do something stu- pletely freezes," Carragher said. has been here, but this season Mi- er five points and so the big deci- Pakistan cricket's young mavericks ‘poster boy’ Liverpool captain advising Karius pid, every 'keeper does that "And his confidence is obvi- gnolet was doing okay and he sion now for the manager is wheth- Ahmed Mustafa ran the CCC Arthur has now suggested that to concentrate more on his goal- "That to me, you look at goals ously all over the place and as he changed him. er to bring Mignolet back, or does (Cricket Coaching Center) off Gar- a major reason for Pakistan’s fail- keeping than responding to his crit- like that and think: 'It should not comes out, it is that panic, what "Now I am not having a go at he stick with Karius? And right den Road, a popular cricket acad- ure was that a lot of its cricketers ics. "The 'keeper got criticism last go in, is the 'keeper good enough?'" do I do, do I stay or do I come? Jurgen Klopp for that, because if now, I would change to Mignolet." emy located in the densely popu- were often playing for their place lated heart of Karachi. In the early in the side, failing to get the op- nineties, Faisal Iqbal and Owais portunity to express themselves. Shah were being polished there, For optimal results, there should along with Shahpur and many other be a culture where players are iden- skilled youth of the city. tified and then backed, he believes. It was a fine bunch of ex- 223 Test caps have been given tremely capable boys, clocking out by Pakistan, a staggering 41 of countless hours at the CCC's nets. those cricketers never played a But there was something extraor- second Test match. dinary about this one bloke, Hasan In modern times, with the Raza. He stood out from the availability of statistical data and crowd; at the age of 12, he was slow motion cameras, batsmen get already a class apart. found out much faster at the inter- Hasan was a lanky lad with national stage than they did in yes- barely any muscle on his arms, but teryears. Any technical chink in he found the fence almost at will. the armour is exposed and preyed Hasan was to the other kids at the upon. CCC what Shahpur was at home. Thus, cricket nurseries are set He was clearly better than every- up to varnish and shine raw gems one else. It was evident that Hasan coming through the ranks. Psy- was destined for greatness, he had chologists are hired, and everything a gift from God, and he was born that can be improved upon is to bat. worked on. This creates an essen- Top of the list is myself. I would Those are the three biggest fights would've gone for a unification fight now, so there is still that mystery reasons why you can see Joshua Hasan made his Test debut at tial need for good coaches and acad- obviously like to see him across for Joshua. with Joseph Parker. He is still wild as to whether he is the same winning or losing. a world record age of 14 (the PCB emies at all levels of cricket. the ring from me. Another good The big one is Wladimir and inexperienced and I can only fighter. Did he just have an off- There's huge fights out there, later withdrew the claim, as his Many Pakistani batsmen burst fight may be a rematch with Dillian Klitschko. The big question - is it see Joshua taking care of him and night? Wilder is wild by name, wild but they might not necessarily be actual age was uncertain) in 1996. on to the scene with a good in- Whyte.I think that would be a too early for Joshua? We don't having two world titles. Then I by nature. He's a dangerous fight in the right time-frame. The easi- Realising that Hasan was too stinct for the game. However, far good fight for him. It's pretty much know until he steps up into that would look at taking a bit of a risk, because he is so unpredictable, so est fight for Joshua is Joseph young for the biggest stage, he was too often our system is not able to a low-risk fight, but it's a fight that level. Klitschko is the big one, someone like Alexander Povetkin strong, rugged, crude, and he can Parker, so I'd have liked to have not given another go for the next groom and build its human re- would cause headlines. Dillian while Tyson Fury is out of the or even Deontay Wilder. Povetkin bang. One of the opponents who done after Molina. Parker is made two years. source, and at the international tier Whyte always makes some noise, equation. I'd like to see someone is tricky and not easy to break is not conventional - Wilder throws for him, and Joshua would run Hasan was prolific in domes- their technical or mental frailty is so I would say a rematch with him, like Bermane Stiverne. Everyone down and Wilder is a supreme ath- punches from every different straight through him. tic cricket and broke through the quickly unmasked. and Wladimir Klitschko. wants to see Joshua vs Deontay lete, a true world champion and angle, he is tall and rangy. But he is As a fan, I'd like to see him Test team again in 1998, only to Bowlers on the other hand need Klitschko, Wilder, Fury. The Wilder but, before that happens, physically strong. There should be beatable even though he hasn't been fight Deontay Wilder. I want to play a solitary innings of three relatively lesser tweaking and can big three. If Fury doesn't come it's good to go in with an oppo- a small matter of the WBC on the beaten. know who's the best out of those runs, spending 40 minutes at the remain truer to their powers. Un- back, we'll have a domestic defence nent that your rival has fought. line if it's Povetkin too. The final Haye is a fight for the nation two. For me, this fight comes down crease. Pakistan batted once as the like the batsmen, their job inher- against David Price. But the three Stiverne went the distance with one has to be Wladimir Klitschko and will sell out any arena. The to whoever lands a bomb first. It match was abandoned due to ently gives them greater leeway to biggest would be Klitschko, then Wilder, so I'd like to see Joshua do - I can't wait to see that fight. new taking over the old. Is Haye won't be down to experience, so I heavy fog. And Hasan’s career err and opportunities to redeem if he gets past that, Wilder. If he a better job. Fingers crossed Fury Klitschko is a massive scalp, even anywhere near the guy he was? would say to do the Wilder fight. went behind a cloud for another themselves, sometimes on the very gets past him too then he fights is back on the scene by the end of though he lost against Fury, I still What has Haye got left in the I hope Tyson Fury comes back four years. He only played a game next delivery. Subsequently, the the man who beat the man. Fury is the year - that would be the icing think it will be a massive journey locker? Or has AJ really graduated at the top of his game, and I'd like and a half in his first six years in bowling tank in Pakistan is con- the best heavyweight out there, on the cake, for me. If and when he for AJ. Was it bad preparation to the level of an experienced fighter to see Joshua fight him. Fingers international cricket. sistently well stocked; it is the he's yet to lose any titles in the comes back, until somebody beats against Fury? We don't know. We like Haye? That is why this is such crossed Fury is back, but if not, Also read: Dark knights: From batting that is a worry. ring. He's been the lineal champion. him, he is regarded as the No 1. I won't see that rematch with Fury an intriguing fight, there are many Luis Ortiz is probably next. Akram to Amir Infrastructure at junior and In 2002, against the likes of domestic cricket in Pakistan has Glenn Mcgrath, Jason Gillespie, never been up to international stan- Brett Lee and Shane Warne, Paki- dards. More so, in recent times Nicho lls o utlin es plan s stan was bundled for a total of 59 other countries with greater eco- Aces face Slam m ers fo r title and 53 in Sharjah. With the heavy nomic muscle and better govern- Indian Aces will take on defending 20 victory against the Japan War- singles. fo r recen t w in n ers weight of first class runs and form ing bodies have taken large strides champions Singapore Slammers riors in a winner-takes-all match. Home favourites Sania Mirza behind Hasan, he made yet another in strengthening their roots, leav- for the International Premier Ten- Thomas Johannson routed and Rohan Bopanna suffered a Paul Nicholls is giving Cliffs Of tion at Kempton on Boxing Day. comeback in the third test of a ing Pakistan even further behind nis League title on Sunday. Mark Philippoussis 6-2 in the leg- tame 6-3 defeat at the hands of Dover a break before preparing him The trainer said: "As he looks as sealed series. in the game. The Aces suffered a 24-20 de- ends singles before Kirsten Flip- Daniel Nestor and Ivanovic, al- for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at though he wants to go right-handed He remained not out at 54 in Shahpur gave up on his dream feat against UAE Royals on Sat- kens pulled one back for the Aces though Bopanna and Ivan Dodig Cheltenham in March. I might run him in the Kauto Star the first innings and was the ninth of playing for Pakistan very early urday but the Slammers assured with a 6-3 win over former world reduced the deficit to one point The three-year-old will have a Novices' Chase at Kempton on wicket dismissal in the second in- and moved for higher education their place in the final with a 30- No 1 Ana Ivanovic in the women's with a 6-3 win in the men's dou- prep run in the Adonis Hurdle at Boxing Day, which is sure to cut nings, scoring 68, as Pakistan abroad while he was still in his bles against Pablo Cuevas and Kempton in February before head- up if Thistlecrack goes for it." crumbled to a second consecutive teens. Faisal Iqbal played 26 Test Nestor. ing to the Festival. Stablemate Arpege D'Alene could innings defeat. Hasan got half-cen- matches and 18 ODIs. He laments The match came down to the Cliffs Of Dover earned quotes also be in action over the Christ- turies in each innings while no that some forces in Pakistan men's singles in which Czech star between 12-1 and 20-1 for the Tri- mas period, with the Coral Welsh other Pakistani batsmen crossed cricket always wanted him to fail. Tomas Berdych defeated Dodig 6- umph after taking his tally over National an option if the rain stays 50 in the game. Two more Tests Owais Shah, who went rather 3 to seal victory for the Royals. jumps to six wins with an impres- away from Chepstow. The novice that year (that included three in- under-noticed like many other kids Singapore, who needed to over- sive display in the Grade Two plugged on promisingly for second nings), and Hasan was dropped for at the CCC, surprisingly played turn a two-point deficit, were far Summit Juvenile Hurdle at place behind Singlefarmpayment another three years. 94 international matches for En- more comfortable against the War- Doncaster on Saturday. over nearly three and a quarter Hasan was blessed with abun- gland across three formats, a lot riors in the end with Carlos Moya, Nicholls said: "Cliffs Of Do- miles at Cheltenham on Friday. "He dant natural talent, but without more than the combined total of Kiki Bertens and Marcos Baghda- ver will have a proper break now. has 10st 7lb in the Coral Welsh proper nurturing, it didn’t add up games that the talents of Hasan and tis all winning their singles "We will just keep him ticking National but is unlikely to go to to a lot. He was perhaps pushed Faisal could manage. Hasan still matches.And they won both their over before aiming him at the Ado- Chepstow if the ground is soft," into the fray before it was his time. turns up at List-A and T20 games doubles clashes with Melo and nis Hurdle at Kempton ahead of the Ditcheat handler told Like many other young debutantes but has lost that zinc of the little Bertens edging past Jean-Julien the Triumph Hurdle at the www.paulnichollsracing.com. in Pakistan, Hasan never got the kid at the CCC. He failed miser- Rojer and Jelena Jankovic while Cheltenham Festival." "Further ahead, he looks one environment to flourish and meet ably at international cricket. And Nick Kyrgios teamed up with Nicholls also struck at for the four-mile National Hunt the demands of international in his case, so did Pakistan cricket. Melo to defeat Rojer and Prajnesh Doncaster with Present Man, who Chase at Cheltenham and the Scot- cricket either. Hasan was born to bat, but Gunneswaran. could make a quick return to ac- tish Grand National." The biggest difference be- destined to fail. TUESDAY . DECEMBER 13. 2016-Qaws 23, 1395 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 133 Price: Afs.15

The Envoy:From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World I regret, in hindsight that I didn’t provide the President with more context. I didn’t realize it at the time, but looking back, my brief- AT News Report placed by conflict so far this year, the highest number on record, the ing may have contributed to his KABUL: At least two civilians UN Office for the Coordination of ADB APPROVES $ 415M GRANT impression that Garner was not on were killed and six others wound- Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) top of things. ed while a motorcycle and a car in Afghanistan announced in a re- TO ASSIST AFGHANISTAN’S Garner’s small team, which had struck a couple of bombs placed port earlier December. been pulling together only a few at a roadside in southern Zabul As of 30 November, 515,815 ENERGY SECTOR weeks earlier, could not have been province, local officials said Mon- internally displaced persons expected to impose law and Oder. day. (IDPs) have been recorded as new- That was the responsibility of co- Provincial governor, Gul Is- ly displaced in Afghanistan in alition military forces. In my view lam Seyal said that the blasts took 2016. the coalition was simply unpre- place in the Shinkay and Maiwand This surpasses last year’s pared to operate as a government districts while a policeman was record of approximately 471,000 once Baghdad fell, Garner was also killed in the blast. IDPs, and is around 15 percent making a heroic effort in a tough Meanwhile, provincial gover- higher than the same time last year, situation. nor spokesman Samim Khpolwak according to the report. Looking back, I suspect that said a woman was also wounded More than 1.3 million Afghans the president’s lack of conference in the incident and two victims have been internally displaced by in Garner made him question the were in critical conditions. conflict in the past five years, with broader transitional plan that we No group has claimed respon- severe humanitarian impact. As the were pursuing on the ground. sibility for the attack, but it is be- conflict continues, increasing num- At the time, though I had ev- lieved to have been carried out by bers of Afghans need humanitari- ery reason to believe that the plan an assistance, at the same time the for a rapid transition to Iraqi rule Taliban militant group. Asian Development Bank ap- stan draw more electricity from Although the terrorists have humanitarian community are fac- was in place. The principals ap- ing greater challenges in safely ac- proves $415 million in grants to its neighbors. One power line is proved a plan to send two envoys. been pushed out of Zabul and oth- help Afghanistan increase access expected to stretch from neigh- er major cities by the government cessing vulnerable families, it said. Bremer would head the Coalition “When forced to leave their to reliable sources of energy. boring Turkmenistan all the way Provisional Authority (CPA) forces and the international “Insufficient energy supplies to the capital city, Kabul. troops, they continue to carry out homes because of conflict, Afghan which would take over from families face enormous challenges. constrain growth and income op- The regional lender is sup- ORHA. I wanted work with the incursions into the country. portunities that can fuel ethnic and porting Afghanistan’s target of in- Years of instability, violence They often lose their homes and Iraqis to advance government for- livelihoods. It is not uncommon for regional tensions, as well as inse- creasing the electrification rate mation. I saw this as a sound ap- and famine have left a million peo- curity,” Asad Aleem, an energy from 30 percent to just over 80 ple dead and more than half a mil- displaced people to live in tents, proach sine it would allow me to and to be unable to feed their chil- specialist with the ADB, said in a percent, while boosting the share focus on the political transition lion internally displaced in the statement. of domestic energy generation country. dren or send them to school,” said while the CPA administrated ser- Dominic Parker, Head of Office for ADB financing aims to install from 20 percent to nearly 70 per- vices. In agreeing to this plan the More than half a million Af- new power lines to help Afghani- cent by 2030. ATN fice in the Pentagon to meet with ident Bush later that day, he ex- ghans have been internally dis- UNOCHA in Afghanistan. principals were reaffirming their support for a transfer of power to Bremer. I felt a degree of hostility plained that the decision to give an interim Iraqi authority. in the room which surprised me the entire mission to Bremer had Events took a different course. since I had known both of them nothing to do with me. He said that AFGHAN- On May 6, after private lunch for many years. After some small he wanted the Department of De- between the president and Brem- talk, Bremer asked me to come to fense to be in command. BRITAIN SIGN Mawlawi sacked over Baghdad to hand over “you Ira- In his memoirs, Bremer re- er, the White House announced that only Bremer would go to qis” to him. counts that in an earlier one-on- £ 7 MILLION Baghdad. I was surprised. Powell I told him I would consult with one meeting with President Bush and Rice were blindsided as well. Rice and get back to him. He said he persuaded the president to put MOU OF anti-women remarks that he would be leaving for Iraq only one ready for self –govern- Agitated, Powell called me to ask soon and observed that after split- ment. If his account is correct, in Mawlawi Abdul Samad, head of what had happened. Rice ex- DEMINING pressed surprise and displeasure. ting my time between Iraq and that moment President Bush, with- the Ulema Council in Takhar, was Afghanistan over the past months, out consulting the principals, re- A £ 7 Million Pound of memoran- fired on Monday at a special meet- I was shocked that senior leaders dum of understanding was signed were as out of the loop as I was. I would be able to concentrate ful- versed his earlier decision to es- ing following his anti-women re- ly on Afghanistan. tablish and interim Iraqi authority. between Britain and Afghan Gov- marks last week. Later in the day, Wolfowitz ernment on cleaning the 9, 600,00 asked me to come over to his of- When I met briefly with Pres- To be continued square meter of lands in 6 prov- Members of the council said inces of Afghanistan where mines the remarks of Samad were his and other explosive materials own and were not a reflection of planted. Concerns are still in rise the council. Residents that mines, improvised explosive Meanwhile, the new head of device (IED) are threatening the life the council, Mawlawi Massoud- worried at of residents of 1600 villages and ul-Haq Haqnawaz, said women brought to justice, they will em- Takhar provincial police chief how- 259 districts in Afghanistan, form half of society and they must bark on demonstrations. ever said police cannot arrest any- where 145 Afghans are losing their be respected. "If government does not take one until an official complaint has increasing life on daily basis due to mine ex- He said he will continue to action in this regard, we are ready been made against them. plosions. The Afghanistan State work to decrease the level of vio- to take to the streets to restore our Samad last week said women street Minister for Disaster Management lence against women in the prov- reputation," said Khaida Khilwat, are deficient and the most shame- and Humanitarian Affairs Wais ince. a member of Takhar's Youth Par- less people in the world and at the Barmak stated that only 40 per- On Sunday, civil society ac- liament. time said he did not regret saying crimes in cent of the allocated budget to clean tivists warned if Samad is not Noor Mohammad Hakimi, this. ToloNews mines from Afghanistan was given Kunduz for providing services. He said, “ Since June 2016 145 Afghans are KUNDUZ CITY : Some residents losing their life due to mine explo- in northern Kunduz province have sions on daily basis across the complained against the surge in country where 58 percent is com- street crimes ranging from robbery, ing from mine explosions and im- kidnapping to armed attacks by provised explosive device (IED), unknown armed men. demanding the International com- Ministry of Finance (MoF) on (dollars) of it and put the remain- the basis of the budget plan," said munity to provide more financial A number of residents were Monday called on MPs to ap- ing amount for a production Ajmal Hamid Abul Rahimzai, me- worried about the recently in- support for Afghanistan to be free prove the 2017 draft budget by the project to create at least 100 jobs dia advisor to MoF. Economists of mines in the future.” Britain creased armed robberies in the deadline, which is in a week, but so that they can get shelter," said have said that presenting an inclu- province, where several individu- Ambassador to Afghanistan Do- there are indications that the law- economic analyst Sayed Massoud. sive budget policy and seeking re- minic Jeremy said, “ Its privileges als were attacked and injured by makers will reject it. "Presidential palace is a bud- forms in the budget plan would unknown gunmen who snatched to United Kingdom to work with However, a document seen by get unit for us, budget for it is allo- help government create more jobs all the organization present here TOLOnews shows that more than cated just like other government and boost national infrastructure their money and other valuable things. Zabihullah Majidi, a resi- today, in reaching goals, and it’s $11 million USD has been allocat- institutions, for necessities and on development. (ToloNews) KABUL : Art Lords of Afghani- The group has produced a se- with great pleasure that we part- ed in the draft budget for upgrades dent of Kunduz, told Pajhwok stan, a group of Afghan activists ries of paintings of eyes on the ner Minister with the Afghanistan to the presidential palace, includ- Afghan News armed robberies and artists, was among the win- walls, which are mostly accompa- National disaster management ing the construction of a special were on the raise in three locations ners of the inaugural Sheikh Tamim nied by the slogan "I See You" and agency and with directorate of mine presidential kitchen, the painting of Kunduz city, the provincial cap- bin Hamad Al Thani anti-corrup- are designed as a warning to cor- action coordination to ensure that of the presidential palace, the ren- ital, over the past one week, the this De-mining work benefits the tion innovation awards. rupt officials. ovation of roads within the presi- lift the residents worried. On December 9th in Vienna, The ‘I See You’ campaign con- Afghans who have too long lived He said a moneychanger while with brutality of explosives, I im- dential palace compound and the Austria at the Hofburg Palace, or- sisted of seventy 30- square metre renovation of Gul Khana and Del transferring amount $3,000 to the ganizations, individuals and groups painted murals all over Kabul, in- plore everybody as all to work bank was attacked and injured by together where there are mines we Kusha palaces. The construction from Europe, Asia, North and cluding the Presidential Palace. The of the presidential kitchen will cost unknown armed-men in the Kun- South America and Africa were rec- campaign catchphrase signifies must plant vines, and pomegran- duz’s main square and snatched the ate trees, tomorrow of Afghanistan an estimated $600,000 USD. ognized at the Anti-Corruption corruption is not hidden from God Another $3.5 million USD has amount with him. Excellence Awards. and peoples gaze. To encourage in- must be free of mines, I m proud “In summer, we suffered from that United Kingdom is working been allocated for the office of the To coincide with International novative approaches to expose and with you in order to ensure that chief executive. the Taliban militancy and winter Anti-Corruption Day, the winners combat corruption, the Anti-Cor- we take step closer to that admira- The current fiscal year will season, the residents are not se- were presented their awards by ruption Innovation Award is grant- ble goals.” Afghan Government expire within a week. cure due to armed robbery and oth- United Nations Secretary-Gener- ed in recognition and appreciation has promised to free Afghanistan "It will not be appropriate that er street crimes, we want the gov- al Ban Ki-moon and Sheikh Tamim of alternative anti-corruption ef- out of mines by coming 2023, the we allocate the budget for insecure ernment to take action against crim- bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qa- forts that have shown effective- State Minister for Disaster Man- regions, then the security issues inal and provide safety,” he said. tar. Winners: Afghanistan Anti- ness in fighting corruption, with agement and Humanitarian Affairs overshadow the spending of the Rahmat, another resident, said Corruption Innovation ArtLords is the help of modern and distinctive Wais Barmak declared mines plan- budget and later it leads to the dis- burglars robbed a medicine shop a grassroots movement of artists techniques. ROLACC created the tation huge challenge against grow- missal of the ministers," said MP at the main chowk and took all in Kabul. They have raised aware- Anti-Corruption Innovation ing economy in Afghanistan where Abdul Rauf Enaami. valuable items including cash ness against corruption, promot- Award, which is given in spirit of most of the residents are being fed "Is it good for us to spend elev- amount from the store. Two days ed zero tolerance and integrity innovation, and the use of modern by doing Agriculture throughout en million (dollars) on the presi- back robbers also mugged a mon- through street art in the form of and unconventional methods of the country. ATN dential palace or spend 3.5 million eychanger. (Pajhwok) mural paintings. fighting corruption. (Pajhwok)