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AFGHAN FORCES Warning to Afghan Taliban shows 4 suicide are bracing for bombers, 2 PAKISTAN S COMMITMENT: MoFA policemen Daesh: MoI AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign KILLED IN Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday said that warning to the Taliban by Pa- WARDAK kistan, to end its spring offensive, is part of Islamabad s commitment to support Kabul in the war ATTACK against terror and in the embryon- ic peace process. AT News Report The ministry s spokesman, Ahmad Shekib Mustaghn, in his KABUL: Four suicide bombers on weekly media briefing said that Tuesday morning attacked the ju- Pakistani officials during their trips dicial complex of central Maidan to Afghanistan have assured that Wardak province. All four bomb- Islamabad supports the peace pro- ers and two policemen were killed cess of Afghanistan and is ready in a blast and exchange of gunshots, to cooperate. local officials told Afghanistan The recent warning to the Times. Taliban to stop violence in Afghan- The attack took place in Maid- istan is part of Pakistan s commit- an Shahar, the capital city of the ment to support Afghanistan in the province, at around 11:00 am. One war on terror, he added. The Ex- of the four bombers detonated his press Tribune, a Pakistan-based explosives-packed vest near the English daily, quoted senior Paki- entrance of the complex that killed stani government official on con- two policemen. dition of anonymity saying that Remaining three bombers Pakistan have delivered stern launched the attack with full pow- warning to the Taliban to immedi- er to force their way inside, but ately call of their spring offensive warning to the Taliban and said that such moves can boost morale of Afghan security forces in fight against were killed after few minutes gun- in Afghan or else face consequenc- militants. A member of the internal security and defense affairs committee of the Wolesi Jirga, Khalid Pash- fire exchange by court guards, Kha- By Farhad Naibkhel Daesh in the country, however, the es. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) toon, told Azadi Radio that war is still going on in every hook and cranny of the country. If Pakistan is willing lil Andarabi, police chief of the analysts believe that they are Tal- has also welcomed Islamabad s to sincerely cooperate with Afghanistan in fight against terror, then it should show it in action, he added. province said. In addition to the KABUL: Ministry of Interior iban fighters but using the IS s black two policemen, killed in the attack, (MoI) on Tuesday said that com- flag. three civilians were also injured prehensive security policies were Speaking about the pro-gov- while no court official was hurt, carved out to deal with the emerg- ernment militia that sparked con- NSC distances itself Afghans can better he said. Body parts of the first ing threat of the Islamic State (IS). cerns, he said that ministry was attacker were scattered near the The interior ministry s spokesman not distributing weapons. We are defend country against court compound, and three dead Sediq Sediqi said the Islamic State, supporting only the uprising move- from intelligence bodies were still in the compound, popular as Daesh in Afghanistan, ments against the Taliban. Not all he said. They were dressed up in is going to accelerate its activities of them are armed. Some of the THREATS: SENATORS common dress as local people and in some parts of the country. militiamen already have weapons. sharing deal with ISI all had suicide vests, according to While not providing exact details, We are trying to support local po- KABUL : Some members of Me- dangerous place and it won t be. a source, who wished anonymity, he said that according to intelli- lice, he claimed. AT News Report fice haven t approved the deal yet. shrano Jirga or upper house of par- Afghans have the courage to de- as he was not authorized to speak It said that the draft of the liament on Tuesday criticized US fend their country. Who has de- gence reports the terror group is in Sediqi said the Taliban believed KABUL: The National Security to media-men. Calling recent at- MoU will be finalized in five dif- president s recent remarks, insist- stroyed this country? Since the the quest to increase its presence. that after withdrawal of interna- Council (NSC), a high-level gov- tacks on judicial organs as revenge ferent phases after national con- ing Afghanistan has not been a dan- foreign troops have come to Af- However, he claimed that Af- tional troops from the country, ernment body responsible for se- for mistreatment of their fighters sensus was built. gerous place and Afghans could de- ghanistan, they have not succeed- ghan law enforcement agencies are Afghan forces would not be able curity of the state, distanced itself by the judicial officials, the Tali- Distancing itself from the deal, fend their country against threats. ed in reaching their aim of defeat- well prepared to upset the IS. to maintain security. Thus, they from the recently inked intelligence ban warned to continue such at- the NSC said that it was not in- In a Memorial Day speech honour- ing insurgents and al-Qaeda. Amer- Pointing to Mullah Abdul Ra- intensified their attacks in some sharing deal with Pakistan s spy tacks until their demands were met. volved in drafting of the memo- ing American soldiers who had lost ican leaders should refrain from ouf Khadem, who was killed in parts of the country, but faced se- agency. Before this, the Taliban claimed randum at any stage, even in dis- their lives, Barack Obama said Af- such irresponsible comments re- Helmand, he said that most of rious resistance. The Taliban most- The NSC in a media statement credit for several attacks on judi- cussions . ghanistan was still a dangerous place garding Afghanistan, he remarked. those who call themselves Daesh ly attack public places, killing and said: As the Presidential Palace cial organs; including the two dead- The statement added that and Americans presence in the coun- It was because of America that fighters were associated with the injuring civilians, the spokesman has recently said that the memo- ly ones on employees of the min- Hanif Atmar couldn t show before try would be confined to its embas- Taliban reached to the helm of Taliban, Haqqani Network and Al- said randum of understanding (MoU) istry of justice in Kabul and pro- the parliament on account of ill- sy. Nesar Haris, member of Meshra- power. Afghanistan turned into Qaeda. He added that the Taliban are on intelligence sharing with Paki- vincial court in northern Balkh. ness as currently is out of the coun- no Jirga, criticized Obama s remarks safe haven for terrorists and drugs Around three months ago me- not in the position to face Afghan stan has not been finalized so far, Around 30 people were killed in try for medical care. saying: Afghanistan has not been a producers, Haris alleged. dia reported about presence of security forces in the battlefield . the NSC and the president s of- the t Asset registration process goes on, but slowly Majority of high-ranking officials assets forms incorrect and incomplete: IWA

KABUL: The Integrity Watch Af- Executive Director of the In- the government did not fulfill its ghanistan, a non-governmental or- tegrity Watch Afghanistan, Sayed commitments to guarantee trans- ganization, said on Tuesday that Ikram Afzali, said that majority of parency and accountability. majority of high-ranking officials the assets forms (9,607) which In the current Cabinet, only of the former and current govern- ware distributed to the high rank- five ministers have declared their ment did not fill their assets decla- ing former government officials, assets. They are Minister of For- ration form. The watchdog said they provided incomplete and in- eign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani, that that majority of those who correct information to the Minister of Mines and Petroleum filled the assets form provided in- HOOAC. Daud Shah Saba, Minister of Inte- accurate and incomplete informa- He stressed that those who did rior Noorul Haq Ulomi, Minister tion to the High Office of Over- not provided correct and right in- of Refugees and Repatriation sight and Anti-Corruption formation about their assets are Sayed Hussain Alimi, and Minis- (HOOAC). Sometimes ago, the In- powerful people and gained too ter of Haj and Religious Affairs Faiz tegrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) much wealth during their tenure in Mohammad Osmani. initiated a survey about transpar- the government. This process is According to director of the ency and accountability of the high not supported by the government. IWA, although leadership of the ups in their assets declaration. The If this situation continues, it will new government has promised to watchdog said that the process is erode public trust over the gov- take issue of assets registration going in the wrong direction due to ernment, he said. seriously, but there is no sign of lack of cooperation by the govern- The former government of seriousness. ment and provision of incorrect Afghanistan committed during the He said that President Ashraf information. After the survey, the Tokyo Conference in 2012 to reg- Ghani and Executive Chief Officer IWA found out that the HOOAC ister the assets of government of- (CEO) Abdullah Abdulla had not A masked Burundian protester faces soldiers in front of a burning barricade during an anti-government demonstration against has distributed around 9,607 forms ficials in administration in a bid to registered their assets. for asset declaration in 16 prov- ensure the transparency and ac- He urged the president, CEO President Pierre Nkurunziza s bid for a third term in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, 25 May 2015. Street protests continued on 25 inces of the country, but 3,448 countability of good governance and ministers to register their as- May as the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the killing of the leader of the oppsition party Union for forms were not filled by the gov- and to fight corruption. sets for the purpose of transpar- Peace and Development (UPD) Zedi Feruzi who opposed Nkurunziza s bid. (EPA/DAI KUROKAWA) ernment officials. Afzali pointed out that so far ency and good governance.

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WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Great read from US ally to prison to redemption in Afghanistan the shrapnel from his skull and re- to Afghanistan as a force behind mour Ebrahim had little reason to be nervous when U.S. soldiers sum- stored his hearing to a level where the Revival of Afghan Music moned him to their base in this edgy highway town 80 miles south of he could distinguish instruments project. He continues to preserve Kabul, the Afghan capital. For the better part of a decade, he had been and once again enjoy the sound of Afghanistan s largely oral music coming to the garrison in Ghazni, weaving through a dusty maze of a full orchestra. In April, Sarmast tradition by writing it down in Hesco barriers for meetings with U.S. military and civilian personnel. returned to Kabul. western notation. Tall and thickset, with an English accent from living two decades in Walking the halls of the Afghan Ahmad Sarmast is unique in London, Temour was well known to the Americans as a former police National Institute of Music, Sar- the world, said Emma Ayres, a commander, liaison to ethnic Hazara militias and source who helped mast surveyed students and teach- prominent British-Australian locate Taliban weapons. ers at work. In one room, a trio of string instructor at the institute. But when he arrived that afternoon in December 2011, an Army teenagers practised scale patterns He basically saved Afghan mu- Special Forces team arrested him. They accused him of working with on Spanish guitars. Next door, 10 sic. the Taliban and spying for Iranian intelligence, bound his wrists with children rehearsed a fast-paced, Had Sarmast not returned af- plastic handcuffs and shoved him into a cold cargo container in a re- bouncy tune on traditional instru- ter his medical stay in Australia, stricted area of the base. ments including tablas, drums the strong leadership he has put in This is a joke, Temour recalled thinking. He denied the allegations. and rubab, a stringed instrument. place would have carried on the A week later he was transferred by helicopter to the U.S. prison at In the big auditorium, the school, she said but it would have Bagram airfield. He would spend the next 2 1/2 years in detention a youth orchestra, the crown jewel been difficult. His spirit is just dramatic reversal for a man who once was the closest thing the United of the school, was polishing up soaked into these walls, Ayres States had to a friend in this shadowy corner of Afghanistan. Beethoven s Egmont and an inter- said. Despite their working together, the Americans had remained wary mezzo from Bizet s Carmen. The Sarmast s wife and children of Temour and he learned the hard way that he could not trust them. orchestra included former street live abroad, but he said he had never His is a murky tale of alliance, betrayal and, ultimately, redemption children, orphans and children of contemplated staying in Australia. that traces the arc of the United States' longest war. middle-class families. It was as di- Not returning to Afghanistan The Americans who invaded Afghanistan in 2001 found an insular verse in ethnicity as it was in age. would demoralise my faculty and society hardened by Soviet occupation, civil war and Taliban rule. Into Boys and girls sat side by side, a my students, he said, adding that this land of gaunt, inscrutable faces came Temour, with his round belly, sight still unseen in most parts of many of his students had also been Bob Marley tunes on the car stereo, and fluent, lilting English that to the country. deeply traumatised by the attack U.S. forces must have sounded like its own kind of music. In a statement after the attack in December. His family, members of the Hazara minority, had moved to London When musicologist Ahmad Sar- the actors playing so masterly, ing my head, and the explosion it- on the French cultural centre, The enemies of Afghanistan, when he was 9 after his father, who was active in opposition politics, mast s pioneering institute open Sarmast remembered. self, he said. The nightmares the Taliban named Sarmast specif- he continued, made a big mistake. learned he was being targeted by Afghanistan's communist government. to girls and boys, women and men At one point during the per- were different, but the sound was ically, accusing him of corrupting They made us more resolved, more Temour returned to Afghanistan in 2001 at the urging of his uncle, a from all backgrounds became a formance, he heard a commotion exactly the same. Very loud, very the youth of Afghanistan. committed, and now we believe the militia leader who helped U.S.-led forces oust the Taliban. Temour quickly target, it nearly cost him his life. outside the hall. Following routine, scary. Music and music education job that we ve been doing made became an asset to American troops working on reconstruction and But the attack has only made him he reached for his mobile phone to Sarmast flew to Australia to is the most powerful force, but a them miserable. counter-terrorism programs in Ghazni. more determined check if his driver had alerted him undergo surgery, but for many very soft power, he said with a In fact, rather than shy away, When U.S. commanders wanted to construct a school or well in a When Ahmad Sarmast said he to anything. Hazara area, they called Temour. As the U.S. began to assemble a nation- would give his life to music, he That second, a blast ripped al army and police force, Temour helped get scores of his uncle's fighters meant it quite literally. through the crowd. Sarmast was to hand in their weapons. After more than a decade in knocked unconscious. I felt like "The Americans back then were serious about building a new Af- Australia, Sarmast, a musicology someone with a cricket bat hit my ghanistan," Temour said, "and a lot of us were on board with that." professor and son of a renowned head with his entire energy and One man, what he did to me, it does not mean I should blame conductor, returned power, Sarmast recalled. everyone in the United States Army or military. to Afghanistan after the fall of the Police later told him he had - Temour Ebrahim Taliban to establish the country s been sitting only a few seats away With an extensive network of contacts including Afghan soldiers first institute for classical music. from the suicide bomber. When he and police, Hazara militiamen, Taliban informants and village elders After a ban on music during regained consciousness, Sarmast who opposed the insurgents Temour also began supplying informa- the Taliban s rule, Sarmast ushered felt a very warm liquid all over tion about Taliban weapons hidden in the mountains. in a musical revolution. my body. When I touched, I saw "He was amazingly helpful in tracking down munitions," said Brig. Not only did he create a sym- there was a lot of blood. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, a Virginia National Guardsman who led U.S. phony orchestra, which He had survived the attack, in forces in Ghazni from 2004 to 2005. "He did a lot of great things for us." soon played some of the world s which a German man was killed, Over the years, Temour collected thousands of dollars in rewards largest venues including the but he was far from unscathed. for tips that led to weapons busts or arrests of Taliban suspects, accord- Kennedy Centre in Washington and Eleven pieces of shrapnel had ing to officials who worked with him. A large cache of 107-millimeter the Royal Festival Hall in London, lodged in the back of his head. And, rockets a favorite among insurgents could net as much as $2,500. but he also deliberately reserved a immediately after the attack, Sar- Many Afghan warlords became rich off American cash, but Temour number of slots in the orchestral mast had difficulties hearing. An said he gave most of the money to sources who otherwise would have institute for orphans, street chil- hour later, a man whose entire life sold their information to drug syndicates, the insurgency or other groups dren and, most controversially in revolved around music had become opposing U.S. interests. He could afford a Toyota truck and some jew- Afghanistan, girls. completely deaf. elry for his wife, but they remained with their three children in a modest But a few months ago, the in- At that moment, I thought: pink house along a dirt road in Ghazni. surgents came close to silencing You re a musician, you re dealing "In Afghanistan, we've got to pay people to get things done," he Sarmast and his orchestra. with music, what is going to hap- smile. I see in our orchestra to- Sarmast is redoubling his efforts. said. "I was paying people out of my pocket for the information I gave On 11 December, the profes- pen? Sarmast said. But when weeks he could barely hear high morrow s Afghanistan. An Afghan- He is building a new concert hall to the Americans." His interests were not only financial. Many Taliban sor was enjoying the fruits of you are between life and death, I notes, while bass notes were over- istan which embraces diversity and behind the institute, complete with regard the Hazaras, who are Shiite Muslims, as infidels, and had slaugh- many months labour when his was happy that I was alive. whelmingly loud. I had the feel- creates equal opportunity for ev- a dormitory for girls and a safe tered thousands. "There were times when I felt he was kind of using the orchestra performed alongside a His hearing gradually returned, ing, twenty-four seven, that a large eryone. A most beautiful mosaic room to guard against attacks. shield of U.S. forces to maybe get back at people," said Ortner, who is drama troupe at the French cultur- but it was severely damaged. In symphony orchestra was playing of Afghan ethnicity. Musicians from the institute now senior associate legislative director for the Paralyzed Veterans of al centre in Kabul. Sarmast was his sleep, the sound of the blast out of tune in both ears. That was Sarmast, who is 53, fled his perform. America, an advocacy group. "But he always came across to me as being seated in the front row. kept returning. very, very annoying and demoral- native Afghanistan in the early Eventually, peace will come to very interested in what was best for Afghanistan." The charges against The show was a beautiful [The sound] was probably a ising, he said. 1990s. After receiving a master s Afghanistan, he said. The key is his old ally, he said, were hard to believe. one. The music was so powerful, combination of the shrapnel enter- Eventually, surgeons removed degree in musicology from Mos- education and information, includ- "I would not in a million years think he was playing both sides." cow University in 1993, he ap- ing for those who today want him In 2006, Temour briefly led a contingent of 70 Afghan police offic- plied for asylum to Australia, dead. Freedom of expression, ers in the southern province of Zabol. Mark Wenell, an Air Force tech- where he continued his studies, Sarmast said, will help them open nical sergeant from Arizona who was training the Afghans, said Te- Afghan publishing revival completing a PhD at Monash Uni- their minds. They will see what mour's men "were some of the only people I could count on to save versity in 2005. we are doing here is not a threat. Three years later, he returned (The Guardian) after 30 years of conflict VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 DHAKA

Afghans get back in the reading habit as government backs schemes to encourage literary endeavor.

KABUL: Goodreads, an Amazon ers to come up with great ideas itize Afghanistan s library mate- book cataloguing website, has a and encourage the book reading rial. list of more than 150 best books trend, Hassanzada, who until re- According to local publishers, on Afghanistan and Iraq . cently served at the Ministry of changes to the copyright laws have But many for Afghans, the Information and Culture, said. also played vital role in reviving last time their country was at rel- The relative stability of the the country s beleaguered pub- ative peace and people had the past decade, however, has brought lishing industry. time to read on regular basis was an air of change for many as far as Ajmal Aazem, of the Afghan- these villages when they came under attack by the Taliban." before King Mohammed Zahir writing, publishing and reading istan Publishers Association, said Some 10 Afghan students, study- the last four. Afghan Hazaras have often been described as sympathetic to Shiite- Shah was ousted in 1973. books are concerned. the introduction of a new copy- ing in different universities in Dha- Losing the second set was the led Iran. But Wenell, who retired from the military after 22 years, cred- The era of destruction that Before the violence, there were right law in 2008 has ended the ka, made the Suhrawardi Indoor turning point. If we could have won ited Temour with helping U.S. forces recover 39 Iranian-made antiper- followed marked by a commu- six libraries in capital Kabul, as practice of Afghan-authored Stadium their own as they cheered the second set, the scenario could sonnel mines in Zabol in early 2007 one of the first significant caches nist regime, Soviet invasion, civil well as six provincial libraries and books being copied abroad and on the Afghanistan volleyball team have been different. Besides, we of Iranian munitions found in Afghanistan. war and Taliban rule saw around dozens of other libraries, both sold in Afghanistan without any during their Asian Senior Men s lacked combination in today s Back in Ghazni, Temour established contact with an Army Special 80,000 books lost, according to a public and belonging to private royalties being paid to the author Volleyball Championship match match, said captain Saeed Al Ja- Forces team known as an Operational Detachment Alpha, which worked 2011 study by U.S. historian Nan- institutes. Three of the Kabul li- or the original publisher. against Turkmenistan yesterday. bir. out of a secure compound on the base. The team's dozen or so members cy Dupree. During these turbu- braries were completely de- The law has encouraged writ- The Afghans didn t have the Bangladesh coach Emdadul rotated every few months, and in mid-2011, Temour got into a dispute lent and poverty-stricken times, stroyed and their collections dis- ers and publishers a great deal, last laugh though as they suffered Haque believes his charges came with a new team leader, saying he hadn't been paid for two weapons many tomes were used as fuel or persed while the provincial librar- Aazem told Anadolu Agency. It a 2-3 sets defeat to the Turks. back in the second set but their busts. That September, the ODA team declined to pursue a lead Temour sold in bulk at bazaars for market ies were all damaged to some ex- has not only paved the way for However, Afghanistan coach Sad- poor blocking gave away points had, about a cache of Taliban munitions in the hilly badlands of Deh Yak. traders to use as packaging. The tent. more publication but also helped eq Mohammad Yousuf was hap- to the opponents. He took the information to another U.S. unit, which recovered about chaos and fighting not only took In recent years the Depart- the country participate in various py with the way his team fought We don t have any alterna- two dozen roadside bombs, according to emails reviewed by The Times. away the lives of so many of our ment of Public Libraries has not international book fairs. till the end, especially considering tive but to beat Nepal tomorrow Temour now believed he was owed well over $15,000. Military countrymen but also demolished only re-established its modest pre- Aazem claimed President the limited facilities they have back (Tuesday) and we are confident personnel told him that there was a funding shortfall and that the money a structure of civilization, writer war network of 32 libraries but Ashraf Ghani has boosted the home. about doing that, said Emdadul. would be available within weeks, according to a U.S. official with knowl- Simin Hassanzada told Anadolu has succeeded in opening many country s book trade by ordering It is tough for us to prepare (The Daily Star) edge of the matter, who was not to be named because he wasn't autho- Agency. According to Hassanza- other new libraries, both in Kabul government ministries to pass back in Afghanistan amid an un- rized to discuss it publicly. Around the same time, the ODA team began da, the war-torn country was too and around the country. publishing contracts to local firms comfortable situation. When the telling other U.S. personnel of "solid evidence" that Temour was work- busy devising strategies to fight There are now 10 branch li- rather than publishers in neighbor- players come to practice from their ing with Iranian intelligence, said a U.S. official who requested anonym- terrorism, poverty and political braries in Kabul and a further 50 ing states. homes, they have to often come ity to discuss private communications. Temour's American contacts cut differences to worry about liter- provincial libraries. The president s office says through gun shots, rued the Af- off communications with him. On Dec. 26, he got a call from an unfamil- ary matters. There was hardly a In addition, various projects this has handed $5 million worth ghanistan coach. iar voice telling him to come to the base the next day to "settle ac- comprehensive policy to support funded by international agencies of business to local publishers. A suicide bomber killed 45 counts." There, he was arrested. Among the items taken from him were and promote writers and publish- are underway to preserve and dig- (Videonews.us) people during a volleyball match his cellphone and a notebook containing the numbers of all his American in Yahyakhail district in eastern contacts. He would spend nearly 18 months at Bagram, the prison often Afghanistan just last November. described as a "second Guantanamo," before being transferred to Afghan Yousuf informed that they 54 uplift projects completed in Kandahar custody. In two hearings in 2013 at the Justice Center in Parwan, an don t have any volleyball league Afghan court for national security cases that was created with heavy in place. Expressing his regret, the U.S. support, Afghan prosecutors argued that Temour was "a spy and Afghanistan coach said they don t agent of the Iranian government" and had supplied information to the have systematic facilities like Bang- Taliban. They offered as proof statements by coalition forces and Af- ladesh despite the popularity of ghan intelligence officials, according to court records. The Pentagon the game among all groups of peo- administered two polygraph exams to Temour at Bagram. If either yielded ple. According to the coach, Af- anything to incriminate him, it did not surface at trial. Prosecutors pre- ghanistan played six tournaments sented a list of weapons U.S. forces said they seized from Temour's in Iran, China, UAE, Kazakhstan home, including a handgun, ammunition, a silencer, GPS equipment, and Philippines in last four years. Afghan army and police uniforms and, most damningly, a suicide vest. Despite losing against Turk- Through a lawyer assigned to his case a week before the hearing, Temour menistan, Yousuf is hopeful his denied possessing the vest. He said the other items were given to him side can reach the semifinals by during his decade of work alongside Afghan and U.S. forces. "The pros- virtue of better points scored dur- ecutor has not been able to connect Temour with any terrorist organiza- ing their two matches of the group tion," the Legal Aid Organization of Afghanistan, a nongovernmental phase. group that helped in his defense, wrote in a letter to The Times this year. Yousuf also believes Bang- As many as 54 infrastructure of 36,692,075 AFN. According to tion of these projects. Since its in- The judges agreed, saying the terrorism and espionage allegations were ladesh team have good prospect projects have been completed in NSP Provincial Manager in Kan- ception in Kandahar province, the unsubstantiated, but sentenced him to 18 months for possessing illegal of become the best team in South Maruf, Shawalikot, Panjwayee, dahar province, these development NSP has disbursed AFN weapons. Three months later, with little explanation, an appellate panel Asia as there are good players here. Arghistan, Spin Boldak, Zheri and projects included the construction 1,187,755,281 for implementation extended his term to five years. In June 2013, he was moved to the giant The hosts, though, suffered Shorabak districts of Kandahar of irrigation canals, gabion walls, of 1,478 development projects in Afghan army detention center at Pul-e-Charkhi, east of Kabul, where he their first defeat in their second province. culverts retaining walls, excavation various sectors such as transport, shared a cell with five other prisoners. In a brief interview there in April match against Kyrgyzstan in Funded by the National Soli- of wells equipped with hand water and sanitation, irrigation, last year, a handcuffed Temour, wearing a scruffy prison beard, said straight 0-3 sets (19-25, 27-29, 18- darity Program (NSP) of the Min- pumps and graveling of rural roads. power, livelihoods, education, etc. through a wire grate in the visiting room: "Is this how America treats its 25) yesterday. Now the hosts need istry of Rural Rehabilitation and Around 7,960 families in various Thousands of residents of Kanda- friends?" The contact suggested a meeting at Bagram, but Temour de- to beat Nepal in today s match to Development (MRRD), the communities have gained access to har province have benefited from murred, fearing another setup. The American did not write back. projects are implemented at a cost basic human needs upon comple- these projects so far. have any chance of qualifying for LAtimes This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES DISTRICT CHIEF accused of slayings, torture, extortion

FARAH CITY : The Parchaman rowing murder, Ayesha says, district s administrative head is Mobarez loyalists snatched a LASHKARGAH : At least 14 of northern districts and central involved in killing and torturing three-year-old son of Abdul Ghani. policemen and seven Afghan Na- areas of the province would also several civilians, besides extorting After a couple of days the hapless tional Army (ANA) soldiers have get worse if focus was not shifted cash from the people, residents of family is informed the minor s been killed in a fierce firefight with to ameliorate the situation. western Farah province allege. body has been dumped in a water- Taliban in the Nawzad district of A security official wishing an- More than 3,000 families have course. The child had been stran- southern Helmand province, an onymity confirmed the death of allegedly been forced into migrat- gulated to death, the doctor in- official said Tuesday. 14 policemen in the battle. ing from Parchaman owing to the formed the family. Without nam- A provincial council member Deputy Helmand Governor strong-arm tactics of the district ing the doctor, the palpably dis- Attaullah Afghan told Pajhwok Mohammad Jan Rassoolyar con- chief, Mohammad Daud Mobarez, traught woman says the child was Afghan News a group of militants firmed casualties suffered by se- and his supporters. last of her family member killed stormed a number of security curity forces in Nawzad but he did The Afghanistan Independent by the district chief s goons. Held posts in Nawzad district on Mon- not provide exact figure into casu- Human Rights Commission hostage inside home Following the day night. alties. EMERGENCY (AIHRC) has also voiced its grave child s killing, Mobarez did not Fourteen policemen including He said that rebels also suf- concern at the overall situation in allow for a year and a half 15 girls district crime branch chief and sev- fered casualties in the firefight. CALLS the district, where only one fami- and women of the family to come en ANA soldiers were killed dur- Other security officials includ- ly has literally been assigned with out of their home. During this ing the fight, he said, adding that ing provincial police chief, intelli- Police the district s administrative con- period of virtual captivity, we six other police personnel suffered gence chief and ANA officials re- trol. could not contact anyone. Others injuries. A tank and some weap- fused to provide details about the Worse still, the government were not allowed either to be in ons and ammunition were also Nawzad attack. 100 - 119 has failed to initiate the required touch with us, Ayesha continues. seized by rebels. Pajhwok Afghan News made measures to address public con- Some people of the area did The security committee head several attempts to get the view cerns at bad governance and bra- help them, but only when the dis- of the provincial council Bashir point of residents about security Hospitals zen violations of constitutionally- trict chief and his loyalist were Ahmad Shakir expressed concern but could not access the area be- guaranteed human rights. Residents away from the town. Finally, Aye- about the increasing insecurity in cause of unavailability of commu- FMIC Hospital lament their gripes have fallen on sha s nephew -- a soldier in Kan- the province. nication. Behind Kabul Medical deaf ears. Killing of 3 of a family dahar province -- complained to He said that security forces A Taliban spokesman Qari University: Mobarez is accused of killing Farah s former police chief Mo- have suffered heavy casualties in Yousuf Ahmadi claimed killing 26 two men and a child belonging to hammad Razeq Yaqubi, whose in- Sangin and Musa Kala districts security personnel and wounding 0202500200-+93793275595 the same family living in the dis- tervention ended the house arrest during several rebels attacks in the 11 others in the fight. He said that trict centre. Members of the ag- of the females. Meanwhile, Yaqu- past two days. some ammunition and weapons Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital grieved household claim they had bi confirms to Pajhwok the dis- He linked the deteriorated sit- were also seized by rebels. Ahma- to leave the town after being held pute between the two sides. With- uation to the negligence of the cen- di confirmed the death of five mil- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi captive in their house for a year out going into details, he says rel- tral government and said security itants in the clash. (Pajhwok) 070263672 and a half. atives of the women informed him A member of the family, Aye- of the family s plight. I addressed sha, told Pajhwok Afghan News the issue by asking influential el- Khairkhana Hospital the district chief s father Moham- ders to intervene and told the dis- mad Salim Mobarez, who had held trict s administrative head to re- Corruption endemic in some 0799-321007 the same position, was killed in a solve the problem in accordance 2401352 bomb attack on his vehicle in 2012. with the law and Shariah. Once The 35-year-old woman re- restrictions on them were lifted, calls Mobarez was appointed to the family fled to the Shindand dis- GHOR DEPARTMENTS: PC Indira Gandhi Children the position in the wake of his fa- trict of Herat province from Par- ther s death. Soon after assuming chaman and sought. They sought FIROZKOH: The provincial coun- council head, told Pajhwok Afghan Directorate of Local Governance members were a major bridge be- Hospital, Wazir Akbar office, Mobarez implicated Aye- refuge in Ayesha brother Bashir cil in western Ghor province says News those departments having (IDLG) and civil society activists, tween people and the authorities. Khan, Kabul 2301372 sha s husband and his brother in Ahmad s house in Shindand before their findings show rampant cor- more facilities had more corrup- corruption was on rise in the prov- Some residents, however, were of the bomb attack. moving to Farah City. None of ruption in some of local depart- tion and vice versa. ince. The survey had found that the opinion that provincial coun- Ayesha says: Mobarez and the family members was involved ments, stressing for a comprehen- He added they had also found departments like education, attor- cil could not deliver services to Ibn-e- Seena his gunmen kidnapped my hus- in the killing of Salim Mobarez, sive plan to tackle the menace of anomalies in public welfare ney general office, police head- people as they had promised dur- band s brother 45-year-old Abdur Ayesha insists. Since the district corruption. projects undertaken by some non- quarters, health department, mu- ing canvassing. Mohammad Salim, Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Rashid, who cutting grass in a field head is a serial killer, with preda- More than 60 candidates run governmental organizations and nicipality, justice and agriculture a dweller of Firozkoh, alleged that 2100359 close to his house. He was ruth- tory supporters in many areas, we for provincial elections in Ghor, rural rehabilitation and develop- departments were among first cat- the councils members were not lessly beaten with sticks and couldn t summon the courage to out of which only 15, including ment department. egory departments mired in cor- present at work and spent most of Kalashnikov butts, so much so lodge a complaint against him. three women could secure seats. According to Ehsan, a provin- ruption. Provincial council head their times managing their private Wazir Akbar Khan The provincial council head cial council team in Lal-o-Sarjan- said: Due to insecurity and lack affairs. He said majority of them that he died on the way. We weren t But now we are ready to face all Hospital given his body for burial. Two consequences while raising our says since they started work, they gal district found that the water of budget, we cannot travel to each were also not educated enough to months later, the woman explains, voices for justice. This solar year, have evaluated the performance of projects, well digging, and con- and every district and meet with deal with the challenges in the prov- 2301741, 2301743 the district chief s brother --ac- we lodged a complaint with the 22 non-governmental organiza- struction of bridges and culverts people. These problems have also ince. Khudayar Waqif, a civil soci- companied by a group of gunmen governor s office and are awaiting tions and major departments of had poor quality. According to a weakened the council. He added ety activist, said majority of the -- stormed her house. They picked its result, she adds. Khawar, 40- health, education and rural devel- survey jointly conducted last year every member of the council had council s members had obtained Ali Abad up her spouse Abdul Ghani, who year-old sister of Abdul Rashid and opment departments were rife by the provincial strategic plan- 25,000 afs monthly salary, which votes based on tribal and political Shahrara, Kabul was reportedly tortured to death. Abdul Ghani, verifies Ayesha s with corruption. ning team, provincial council, rep- was not enough for them. He said affiliations and did not care about Forty-five days after the har- distressing account. (Pajhwok) Fazel Haq Ehsan, provincial resentatives from Independent despite problems, the council s serving the public. (Pajhwok) 2100439

Malalai Maternity School students stage protest in Uruzgan Work on vital Hospital 2201377/ 2301743 TARINKOT: High school stu- dents on Tuesday staged a protest rally in front of the education de- Panjsher bridge Banks partment in central Uruzgan prov- ince against several problems crip- Da Afghanistan Bank pling the education process. The students gathered in front launched 2100302, 2100303 of the education department s PARAKH : The construction work nine metres long and seven metres building in Tarinkot, the provin- on a vital bridge in Paryan district wide bridge would connect around Kabul Bank cial capital, and chanted slogan of central Panjsher province has 500 families in Kalakwa locality. 222666, 070285285 against the education officials, in- been launched, officials said on Shah Mahmood, a local elder, cluding the director. Tuesday. said: Without a proper passage, Azizi Bank They cited the lack of profes- Abdul Rahman Kabiri, acting we are faced a number of prob- sional teachers, mismanagement, governor, told Pajhwok Afghan lems. After completion of the 0799 700900 dearth of teaching materials and news the bridge was being built at bridge, the distance would reduce Pashtany Bank several other problems that forced a cost of 7.5 million afs funded by to two-kilometres. Two weeks them to stage the rally. the World Bank (WB). back also, two bridges were inau- 2102908, 2103868 Ishansullah, grade 11th stu- Apart from facilities to trad- gurated in Anaba and Khenj dis- dent at Syed Alkhan High School ers, construction of this bridge will tricts of the province and both the Air Services in Tarinkot, told Pajhwok Afghan facilitate thousands of commuters projects were funded by the World News that officials renewed their in Paryan district, he said. The Bank. (Pajhwok) promise each year to appoint pro- Safi Airways fessional teachers, but they would 020 22 22 222 not do so. He said the education process was deteriorating with each pass- Ariana ing day, but no one seemed con- 020-2100270 cerned about it. Another student from the same Uruzgan education director Ihsan- sional teachers would resolve af- would not allow the lone profes-ullah Nashir confirmed the short- ter graduation of students from Kam Air school, Samiullah, said there was sional teacher to be snatched from only one professional teacher in age of professional teachers and universities. To resolve other prob- 0799974422 them. said they needed some time to re- lems, he said, they had appointed their school, but the education de- The protesting students com- partment wanted to transfer him solve the issue. He told Pajhwok a delegation to visit schools and plained about the lack of profes-Afghan News the issue of profes- assess problems there. (Pajhwok) Hotels to another school. He said they sional teachers, education materi- als and indiscipline in schools. Safi Landmark 5 COALMINERS 020-2203131 SERENA suffocated to death 0799654000 New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Internet Services UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 Exchange Rate Purchase:

One US$ = 58.15Afs One Pound Sterling= 87.07Afs One Euro = 64.58Afs 1000 Pak Rs = 562Afs KABUL : Five coalminers died of gas suffocation inside a coalmine in the Dara-i-Suf Bala district of northern Samangan province on Tuesday, Sale: the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said in a statement. One US$ = The incident took place early in the morning in the Shabashak local- 58.35 Afs ity. Officials of the department of mines rescued four people from the One Pound Sterling= tunnel, the statement said. It added the tunnel was closed down by An elderly man is unloading a truck in the market of fourth district of Kabul city. officials due to illegal excavation of coal. Individuals who lost their lives 87.87Afs were excavating the coal illegally. Last year, as many as 28 miners died There are hundreds of elderly men working menial and laborious jobs as there is One Euro= in similar incident in Smangan. The ministry said it had launched identi- 65.18 Afs fication of tunnels where the coal was illegally excavated and it had no welfare program by the government for them. (Photo: AP) 1000 Pak Rs= 570Afs banned some of them. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY . MAY 27 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Pak SC Make in India: dismisses Bangladesh prime Adani Group may Heat wave kills foray into defence petition seeking minister says ‘mentally manufacturing at abolition of more than 700 Mundra death penalty sick’ migrants should NEW DELHI: Gujarat-based edi- ble oils-to-ports conglomerate ISLAMABAD: The Supreme purposes, arguing that these peo- Court on Tuesday dismissed a in India Adani Group is quietly evaluating ple were mistaken in thinking that a foray into defence and aerospace petition seeking the abolition of Stifling heat has killed more than 700 people in India in less than one they could find a better life abroad. death penalty, maintaining that life be punished production, the latest among big week. The worst-hit area is the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, "It's not true that everybody is industrial groups eyeing a piece of and liberty are not absolute under where authorities say more than 550 people have died in the last four to moving in this way for want," the Constitution of Pakistan. Bangladesh's Prime Minister fates too: Malaysian authorities what many believe to be a sunrise five days. Another 215 have died in the neighboring state of Telangana. Sheikh Hasina weighed in on the announced on Sunday that they Hasina said. "They are in fact run- sector under the Modi regime with The petitioner, Barrister Za- India recorded its highest maximum temperature of 47 degrees Celsius - ning after 'golden deer' as they think farullah, from the Watan Party had migrant drama unfolding in Asia, had uncovered mass graves and its accent on big defence spending - 117 degrees Fahrenheit -- at Angul in Odisha on Monday, according to calling for the middlemen who fa- barbed wire pens at jungle camps they would earn a huge amount of dovetailed with its 'Make in India' filed the petition seeking the abo- B.P. Yadav, the director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). money if they can go abroad." lition of the death penalty, arguing cilitate refugees to be punished, in used by human traffickers. drive. The hot, dry conditions are being made worse by winds blowing in from comments published by the state- However, official insults are But Hasina has been criticized A clutch of Adani executives that punishment was against the Pakistan's Sindh province across the northern and central plains of In- before for her policies regarding fundamental rights in a country run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha not uncommon when it comes to has been meeting representatives dia. "This extreme, dry heat is being blown into India by westerly (BSS). the plight of the Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants, who are gen- of large overseas defence compa- where the criminal justice system winds," Yadav said. The high temperatures are expected to continue for erally considered to be political was ineffective. Yet Hasina's remarks took aim Rohingya migrants. Back in 2009, nies to explore tieups for manu- another two days before any respite, the IMD warned on Tuesday. at not only those who took advan- a Burmese diplomat wrote to for- refugees. In 2012, the prime min- A three-member bench of the However, the agency said that another hot spell would likely soon ister told Al Jazeera that Rohingya facturing a range of defence equip- apex court headed by Justice Sa- tage of the migrants, but also the eign journalists to argue that they follow. Among the states worst-hit by this season's heat wave are Andhra migrants were not her responsibil- ment, pitching the group's main- qib Nisar dismissed the petition, migrants themselves, whom he should not feel sympathy for the stay asset — the country's largest Pradesh and Telangana. The national capital of New Delhi, neighboring described as "fortune-seekers" and Rohingya: They are as "ugly as ity – and that Bangladesh was "al- stating that right to life and liberty ready an overpopulated country." private port and SEZ at Mundra are not absolute in nature nor in Haryana state, the desert province of Rajasthan and several central and "mentally sick." ogres," the diplomat said. eastern regions are also bearing the brunt of intense summer, Yadav said. in Gujarat — with its sea and land the Constitution of Pakistan and "Side by side with the middle- Burma actually refuses to use linkages as a possible manufactur- no one can be given the liberty to Heating taking toll on the poor Many of the dead are reported to be men, punishment will have to be the word "Rohingya," instead clas- poorer people, beggars and the homeless, as well as construction work- Sri Lanka ing location, at least five people do about as they please. The court given against those who are mov- sifying the 1.3 million strong mi- familiar with the matter told ET. stated that the death penalty was ers who are expected to work on building sites in direct sunlight. Only ing from the country in illegal nority as Bengali migrants who about one third of the country's 1.2 billion people have access t electric- parliament The discussions in some cases provided for in the law, and the way," Hasina said of migrants from crossed the border from Bang- were led by Karan Adani, the elder ity, meaning millions are enduring the blistering heat without relief. For Bangladesh, adding that these peo- ladesh, and denying them full citi- life of a person may be taken if son of billionaire group chairman done under provision of law. The those who do have electricity, power has dipped in and out as extra ple were "tainting the image of the zenship. Inside Burma, many Ro- launches new demand to run fans and air conditioning has put pressure on the system, country along with pushing their hingya have been displaced by eth- Gautam Adani, these people said, court dismissed the petition and requesting anonymity because of recommended that the proper fo- said CNN's Mumbai correspondent Mallika Kapur. Many people without life into a danger." nic mob violence in 2012, and now inquiry into ways to cool their homes are seeking shelter in shops and malls -- Those are harsh words for live in squalid camps. the sensitive nature of the discus- rum to seek a change in laws was sions. the Parliament of Pakistan. There anything to escape the heat, she said. Rain forecast Temperatures have those stuck in one of the world's Such rhetoric isn't limited to government had been no civilian hangings in been at a sustained high over the past few days, with little change even worst refugee crises. Earlier this the governments of Burma and The Adani Group, whose Pakistan since 2008. Only one at night, and are expected to remain this high for days, CNN meteorol- month, the United Nations' refu- Bangladesh. Social media users bond deal businesses span logistics, power person was executed in that time - ogist Tom Sater said. India's monsoons will provide some relief, but the gee agency estimated that around from a variety of Southeast Asian generation, coal mining and gas dis- rains are projected to arrive in one more week. Once they hit India's 25,000 Bangladeshis and Rohing- countries can be found criticizing COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's parlia- tribution, declined comment, say- a soldier convicted by a court mar- ment will launch a new inquiry into tial and hanged in November southeastern coastline, they will likely take a few more weeks to hit the yas, a Muslim minority that most- the migrants online, and recently ing it "would not like to comment drier northern parts of India. State authorities have been advising people ly lives in Burma, had boarded other countries have offered their a controversial government bond on the story" in response to a de- 2012.The moratorium on the death deal after the main opposition party penalty was lifted for those con- to stay indoors and drink water. Experts say that hot conditions should smugglers' boats in the Bay of Ben- own harsh words for these mi- tailed questionnaire by ET. not normally lead to this many fatalities. But many of the affected areas gal during January and March this grants. "Nope, nope, nope," was said an initial investigation that Make in India: Adani Group victed of terrorism offences after cleared the central bank chief of the Army Public School attack. In in India are humid, which worsens the level of stress caused by exces- year, almost double the same peri- how Australian Prime Minister may foray into defence manufac- sive heat. Heat waves are not uncommon in India. Studies suggest they od in 2014. Tony Abbott put it last week when any direct role was not indepen- turing at MundraLast month, the March it was extended to cover all dent. capital offences. are likely to get more intense and more frequent. These people have been hop- asked if his country would help group applied to the department ing to start new lives in places like resettle the migrants, adding that The opposition United Peo- of industrial policy & promotion Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, it would only compel more mi- ple's Freedom Party (UPFA), (DIPP) for a licence to manufac- but many have simply ended up grants to pay smugglers to get on which has a majority of seats in ture helicopters under a new enti- parliament, has alleged corruption back at sea after these nations the boats, according to Agence ty — Adani Defence Systems & India rescues children from in the Feb. 27 sale of a 30-year turned them away. As many as France Presse. treasury bond. The government Technologies Ltd — that was reg- 20,000 might be stranded at sea Hasina's comments on Sunday istered in March this year. now, according to some expert es- were about the Bangladeshi mi- raised more than 10 billion rupees ($75.2 million) from the issue at The Adani Group is the latest traffickers exploiting Nepal timates. Migrants who used land- grants who often travel alongside among large conglomerates to set based routes have suffered awful Royhinga migrants for economic 11.73 percent, after initially offer- ing just 1 billion rupees with an its sights on the defence and aero- indicative price of 9.5 percent. space sector, an area of huge po- earthquake aftermath In furious exchanges in parlia- tential given India's large needs and Bangladesh bans a ment on Thursday, UPFA lawmak- a shopping basket that has for some More than 20 children rescued by Indian authorities from human traffickers ers protested the findings of an years bestowed it the status of one targeting families who lost livelihoods in last month’s disaster initial inquiry by a three-member of the world's biggest spenders in hard-line Islamist group committee appointed by Prime this area. Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, The Anil Ambani-led Reliance suspected of prompting parliament's Speaker to Group has also indicated its inter- announce a new enquiry. est in entering the defence and aero- "We will start the probe on space sector. Groups such as the killing atheist bloggers Tuesday. We are going ahead with Tatas, Mahindra & Mahindra and questioning all the officials includ- Larsen & Toubro are beefing up Move comes days after 150 prom- in similar attacks by machete- ing from the finance ministry and their defence arms. inent writers from around the wielding men. central bank who are involved in The sources cited above said world released a joint letter con- On Monday, Bangladesh’s the bond issue," D.E.W. Gunasek- Adani executives had held high- demning the killings Authorities in Home Ministry responded by era, an opposition legislator and level meetings in the past few Bangladesh have banned a radical banning Ansarullah Bangla Team, head of the Parliamentary Com- weeks and exploratory calls are Islamist organization suspected of a radical group that is suspected mittee on Public Enterprises, told being made to almost all global de- involvement in the murder of three by the Bangladeshi police of being Reuters. fence and aerospace manufactur- secular bloggers who were hacked involved in the three killings. "We will also summon the cen- ers who have liaison offices in New to death in the majority-Muslim Members of the group had previ- tral bank governor and we will re- Delhi. At least two top Adani ex- South Asian nation earlier this year. ously been charged with the mur- port the findings to the parliament ecutives were scouring the sector The attacks on Avijit Roy and der of the blogger Ahmed Rajib for action." and had been tasked to report back Washiqur Rahman, who were mur- Haider in 2013, AFP reports. The UPFA queries why the with possible opportunities, they size of the issue increased so much dered in the country’s capital city, “The [Junior Home Minister] added. Dhaka, in February and March, re- today signed a government order, and says the higher yield, com- pared to the indicated yield, would Among the companies that are spectively, and Ananta Bijoy Das, outlawing the militant organization being explored for partnerships who was killed earlier in May in Ansarullah Bangla Team,” Sharif cost the government more than 50 billion rupees ($373.97 million). include Swedish defence and aero- northeastern Bangladesh, sparked Mahmud, a Home Ministry space company Saab, whose prod- domestic and international concern spokesman, told the news agency. Central Bank Governor Arju- about the rise of fundamentalist The move comes days after na Mahendran was questioned by uct line-up ranges from fighter jets violence in the country. the writers’ organization PEN In- Sri Lanka's anti-corruption author- to submarines. The Swedish com- Authorities in India have rescued fortable conditions. The children Anand Tamang, director of the U.S. State Department spokes- ternational released a letter signed ity on April 16 in connection with pany is keen on setting up pro- more than 20 children from a hu- were in fact being taken to a bag- Centre for Research on Environ- woman Jen Psaki called the mur- by 150 prominent writers from the deal and banned from traveling duction facilities in India and is man trafficking network targeting manufacturing factory in Mumbai, ment Health and Population Ac- der of Roy, a Bangladesh-born around the world — including abroad for three months. eyeing major projects, including families who lost their livelihoods Kumar said. Four traffickers were tivities, a Nepalese group that U.S. citizen who was hacked to Margaret Atwood, Amitav Ghosh, He resumed duties on April 23, the Rs 60,000-crore P-75I subma- in last month’s earthquake in Ne- detained by the police. Two Ne- campaigns against child marriage, death by masked men carrying ma- Karl Ove Knausgaard and Salman following voluntary leave of ab- rine contract. It has also offered to pal. The 7.8-magnitude quake, pali children were also intercept- told Reuters that last month’s chetes while he was returning with Rushdie — condemning the mur- sence, after being cleared by the produce its light Gripen fighter jet which killed more than 8,600 peo- ed. Though progress has been quake would lead to a dramatic in- his wife from a book fair, a “shock- der of the bloggers and calling on three-member committee. in India. ple, devastated rural areas, with made in India towards eradicating crease in child marriage and traf- ing act of violence” that was “hor- Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Mahendran, a Sri Lankan-born The sources said Adani was hundreds of thousands losing their child labour, the problem remains ficking. Advertisement rific in its brutality and coward- Sheikh Hasina Wajed to ensure that Singapore national, has denied any also believed to be exploring pos- homes and possessions. serious. Last week 28 child labour- “We know the situation will ice.” Rahman and Das were killed the attacks are not repeated. wrongdoing. sible linkages with Italy's Finmec- In its aftermath, campaigners ers, including eight from Nepal, be much worse,” he said on the canica, which has companies such warned that girls and young wom- were rescued from a garment fac- sidelines of an international con- as Alenia, Oto Melara and en were vulnerable to abduction by tory in the north-western city of ference on ending child marriage in AgustaWestland. Other global de- traffickers supplying brothels Ludhiana by an NGO. They were Casablanca, Morocco. German defense minister to visit fence firms that the Adani Group across south Asia. However, the being paid around 150 rupees YK Gautam, the state coordi- is looking at are US-based Textron operation in the northern Indian (£1.50) a week to stitch T-shirts. nator of Action Against Traffick- India; seek deeper bilateral ties that owns Bell helicopters and state of Bihar has underlined an- The Nepalese children had come ing and Sexual Exploitation of Chil- BAE, which is being considered for other problem: traffickers target- to India around two weeks before dren, an Indian NGO in Bihar, de- a $700-million contract to supply ing the children of parents who the earthquake, local media said. scribed the situation as very seri- NEW DELHI: German Defence Minister will also visit the Army howitzer guns to the Indian Army. have lost their jobs in the disaster. “Following the Nepal disaster, the ous. “The Indo-Nepal border at Minister Ursula von der Leyen Research and Referral Hospital, Sources familiar with the ex- “We have rescued 26 children fear of children and women falling Raxaul has become a vulnerable will arrive in Delhi tomorrow on a the flagship medical unit of the ploratory discussions say the three-day visit during which she Armed Forces Medical Services in from the clutches of human traf- prey to the human trafficker gangs point in the present situation as talks are mostly centred on spe- will seek to deepen bilateral ties, Delhi. She will also visit the West- fickers in the past 20 days and sent has increased manifold and so we just everyone wants to flee Nepal cific 'Make in India' projects and them to rehabilitation centres,” said are keeping a strict vigil along the right now. This has increased risks besides focussing on regional and ern Naval Command in Mumbai that the Adani Group is keen to Sanjeev Kumar, a senior labour Indo-Nepal border to prevent such of the fleeing population of quake international security and defence and hold talks with Flag Officer official in Bihar’s East Champaran happenings,” Kumar said. The bor- victims falling into the nets of hu- issues. During the first leg of her Commanding-in-Chief, Vice Admi- explore whether its large land hold- district. The children’s parents, der between India and Nepal is man trafficking,” Gautam said. trip, Ms Leyen will hold bilateral ral SP Singh Cheema, and tour the ing in Mundra can be used to set from poor villages in northern In- 1,088 miles (1,751km) long and Officials say close to 100,000 talks with her counterpart Mano- Indian Navy ship INS Mumbai. up a defence manufacturing hub. dia, had been working as migrant only lightly patrolled. The US De- Indian nationals have returned har Parrikar in Delhi. She will also From Mumbai, on May 28, Ms "Things are in exploratory labourers in Nepal and were laid partment of State describes Ne- from Nepal through the India-Ne- call on Prime Minister Narendra Leyen will proceed to Singapore tus to Indo-German relations. mode right now but it is a fact that off after the earthquake. As they pal’s government as yet to “fully pal border post at Raxaul since last Modi and meet Deputy Congress where she will participate in the "Leyen's visit will be a further the SEZ and port offer a unique crossed into India at the Raxaul comply with the minimum stan- month’s earthquake. Leader in Rajya Sabha Anand Shar- Shangri-La Asia Security Summit. boost for our strategic partnership advantage to defence industry," border post, they were convinced dards for the elimination of traf- “A significant per cent of these ma. 'In the Coming Days, Will Ahead of her visit, German Am at all levels". In October, Chan- one source told ET, adding that the to allow their children, between the ficking … [But] making significant people is those who were born, Scrap 1300 Outdated Laws,' Says bassador to India Michael cellor Angela Merkel will visit In- group would take a final call on a ages of eight and 14, to travel with efforts to do so”.Human traffick- grew up and got employment in PM Modi at Mega Rally in Mathu- Steiner,said, "Prime Minister dia for the next round of Intergov- full step into the sector after a thor- the traffickers, who promised to ers are targeting Nepal – we must Nepal. They are very unclear what ra Opinion: AAPs 100 Days Lim- Narendra Modi's visit to Germa- ernmental Consultations chaired ough market analysis that is cur- give them well-paid jobs in com- do more to help to do now,” Gautam said. ited To Shrill Confrontation The ny in April has given a new impe- by the two government heads. rently being conducted. Myanmar, Bangladesh in pact for return of 200 rescued from boat - paper Myanmar said on Tuesday it had ladesh officials in Myanmar, the and traffickers bringing people to reached an agreement with neigh- state-owned Global New Light of Southeast Asia by boat from My- bouring Bangladesh to repatriate Myanmar newspaper said. anmar and Bangladesh. Many say 200 Bangladeshis rescued from a Myanmar has said there were they are fleeing persecution and boat off the Myanmar coast last 200 Bangladeshis among the 208 looking for better lives abroad. week. men aboard the vessel rescued on The men aboard the ship are A migrant crisis has flared up Friday by its navy off the coast of from Bangladesh's coastal resort of in Southeast Asia as Rohingya western Rakhine State, describing Cox’s Bazar, the port city of Chit- Muslims fleeing persecution in the rest as "Bengalis" from Ra- tagong and the capital, Dhaka, the Myanmar and Bangladeshis try- khine. Myanmar’s government newspaper said. ing to escape poverty at home be- does not recognise the term Ro- It ran interviews with four of come prey to human traffickers. hingya and instead uses the term the men, who said they had been After Thailand cracked down "Bengali", implying the group are tricked, or forced, into boarding the on the practice, traffickers began illegal immigrants from Bang- boat. abandoning overloaded boats on the ladesh. Most of Myanmar's 1.1 "I visited Cox’s Bazar beach," open sea rather than trying to smug- million Rohingya, an ethnic minor- the paper quoted a man, identified gle travellers through Thailand. ity concentrated in its west, are as Mohamod Mufa Zalhusin, as Some 3,500 are stranded, the Unit- stateless and live in apartheid-like saying. ed Nations refugee agency has said. conditions. Almost 140,000 were "Two guys forcibly took me Monday's agreement followed displaced in deadly clashes with to a boat," he added. "The guys on 50,000 taka to return to Bangladesh, as security was tight on the Thai coast." The sum demanded is equivalent to $643 (£416.16). Myanmar blames talks involving Bangladesh's for- Buddhists in 2012. Southern Thai- the boat told me they had bought the current 'boat people' crisis on human trafficking and smuggling networks and has rejected claims that its policies towards the Rohingya have led eign ministry, Myanmar's ambas- land and northern Malaysia have me. They headed to Thailand. Lat- them to flee. Washington and the United Nations have urged Myanmar to fight discrimination and violence against ethnic Rohingya Muslims, sador to Bangladesh, and Bang- been a major route for smugglers er we were asked for a ransom of saying its policy toward them is a root cause of mass migration behind the crisis. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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MAY 27 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Australia to strip Rowhani Iraq forces launch Anbar says most counter-offensive against ISIL citizenship from Iranians dual-national want peace Government troops and Shia militias begin operation in bid to An overwhelming majority of Ira- retake provincial capital Ramadi from armed group. nians want peace with the rest of the world, President Hassan militants Rowhani said Tuesday, defending the nuclear negotiations under way Australia will seek to strip citizen- with major powers. ship from dual nationals who fight “Despite a small minority that with militants overseas or who speak loudly, the vast majority of carry out domestic attacks, Prime the population are in favor of Minister Tony Abbott said on peace, reconciliation and construc- Tuesday, the latest in a series of tive agreement with the world,” tough new policies aimed at com- Rowhani said during a televised bating the threat from Islamist rad- speech in Shahriyar, west of Te- icalism. Australia is on high alert hran. for attacks by radicalized Muslims Iran and the so-called P5+1 or by home-grown militants re- group (Britain, China, France, Rus- turning from fighting in the Mid- sia, the United States and Germa- dle East, having raised its threat ny) have been engaged for nearly level to high and undertaken a se- ber, Australian citizens can face up two years in negotiations on Te- ries of high-profile raids in major to a decade in prison for overseas hran’s nuclear program to prevent cities. Abbott told reporters that travel to areas declared off limits. the Islamic republic from getting some 100 Australians were fight- Abbott last week ruled out an am- the bomb, in exchange for the eas- ing in Iraq and Syria backed by nesty for Australian citizens seek- ing of international economic sanc- about 150 Australia-based “facili- ing to quit foreign militant groups tions. tators”. Attorney General George and return home in the wake of The two sides signed a frame- Brandis said that 40 to 50 percent media reports that his government work agreement on April 2 and aim of those fighting overseas are be- was negotiating with potential de- to finalize a deal by June 30. lieved to have dual nationality. Se- fectors. The new legislation, which The negotiations, approved by curity analysts have estimated that is expected to be unveiled within Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali thousands of foreign fighters are weeks, will update the country’s Khamenei, have support within in Iraq and Syria, drawn by the Citizenship Act to target those the country and among the Iranian rise of the Islamic State radical foreign fighters, as well “lone political class. But some conser- group and travelling from scores wolves” in Australia who have been vatives have criticized the conces- of countries around the world. inspired by them to carry out at- sions made to the West. “We are “Today I announce that ... we will tacks domestically, Abbott said. determined to solve our problems be legislating within a few weeks The decision to remove someone’s with the world through logic, rea- Iraqi forces have launched a fighters earlier this month. "This is allied Shia militias under the Pop- ly Sunni Anbar. "The Iraqis have to strip dual citizens involved in citizenship will be subject to judi- soning and negotiation,” Rowhani counter-offensive to retake areas likely to be a very protracted battle ular Mobilisation Forces banner got a very big point to prove that terrorism of their Australian citi- cial review, he said, and will not said, adding that “the strong nu- of Anbar province recently cap- - but it is under way," our corre- have been gathering at the Habban- they can retake this province," the zenship,” Abbott told reporters. apply to Australian citizens who clear negotiating team takes seri- tured by fighters from the Islamic spondent reported, adding that the iyah military base in preparation Al Jazeera correspondent said. Abbott this week appointed a new do not hold a second passport. ous steps every day toward pro- State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). battle to control the major highways for the counter-offensive since Many tribal leaders in Anbar have counter-terrorism coordinator as “The new powers will apply to tecting the rights of the nation.” Al Jazeera's Imran Khan, report- in the province would be key. In- Ramadi fell on May 17. Since then, voiced concerns that the inclusion part of the new security laws, dual citizens who fight with or During a closed session in parlia- ing from Baghdad, said on Tues- side Story: ISIL fights back "It is Iraq and the US have traded blows of Shia militias in the fight could which are aimed at stopping what support groups such as ISIL, or ment on Sunday, ultraconservative day that the first city likely to face quite likely to be a very big opera- over who was to blame for the fail- cause sectarian divisions in the he called the “most serious nation- Daesh, as well as so-called ‘lone lawmakers strongly criticized For- an assault from the Iraqi forces, tion, mounted in stages along some ure to maintain control of the pro- province. Tens of thousands of res- al security challenge that we will wolves’, whether in Australia or eign Minister Mohammad Javad made up of government soldiers of the main roads in Anbar prov- vincial capital, which had been just idents from Ramadi have fled the face in our lifetimes”. Under tough on foreign soil,” Abbott said in a Zarif and his deputy Abbas Aragh- and Shia militias, is Anbar's capi- ince," he said. Thousands of gov- a few towns and cities to remain city in recent weeks, causing a hu- new security powers won by his news release, referring to Islamic chi, who are leading the nuclear tal Ramadi - which fell to ISIL ernment troops and fighters from under government control in main- manitarian crisis. conservative government in Octo- State. talks with major powers. ISIS militants Obama touts end of Middle East ground wars U.S. President Barack Obama paid president fulfilled an election ‘advance towards a Memorial Day tribute to Ameri- promise to wind down the wars in ca's "fallen heroes" stressing the Afghanistan that killed 2,200 heavy burden of perennial wars and Americans and Iraq where there are underscoring his decision to pull now fewer than 10,000 non-com- Damascus’ troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. bat troops. But Monday's com- Echoing Abraham Lincoln's ments come as criticism of his ac- praise for those who offered the tions in Iraq reach a fresh crescen- "last full measure of devotion," do. Republicans in particular ac- Obama praised "everyday heroes" cuse Obama of creating a danger- who died in the "mountains of ous power vacuum that has been Korea, the jungles of Vietnam, the filled by jihadists from ISIS. deserts of the Middle East" and in The group now controls countless other conflagrations. swaths of Iraq and Syria and looks While looking to the past, poised for further offensives Obama's address was tinged by against an outmatched Iraqi army. war politics that have pervaded Some are pressing Obama to Washington for a generation and put American boots back on the which are still alive today. ground. He has refused to return "For many of us, this Memo- combat troops to Iraq and looked rial Day is especially meaningful; to air power, drones, diplomacy it is the first since our war in Af- and education gathering to counter ghanistan came to an end," he said. Al-Qaeda, ISIS and other groups. "Today is the first Memorial Obama on Monday again sought Day in 14 years that the United to draw a line under the era of the Syrian regime strikes against ISIS wounding terrorists and destroy- States is not engaged in a major "9/11 generation" which saw the in and around the ancient city of ing weapons and vehicles equipped ground war." United States enmeshed in vast Palmyra have failed to halt their with machine guns” on Palmyra’s The Nobel Prize-winning battles on multiple fronts. advance towards Damascus, a outskirts and elsewhere in the east monitor said on Sunday. of Homs province, the source said. The intense strikes came after “Military operations, includ- the fall of Palmyra, named Tad- ing air raids, are ongoing in the area Arab military chiefs draft joint force protocol mor in Arabic, to the militants last around Al-Suknah, Palmyra, the week. But so far, the strikes had Arak and Al-Hail gas fields and all bership is “voluntary”, the draft failed to halt the militants, who the roads leading to Palmyra,” he says, and if only three of the mem- advanced towards the capital said. bers sign up, it’s enough to put the Damascus and overran major phos- State television said “more plan into action. A decision to in- Yemen war leaves 16m phate mines about 70 kilometers than 50 Daesh terrorists” had been tervene would be based on a re- south of Palmyra. killed in the air strikes. quest from a member state “facing “ISIS has made further The Syrian Observatory for threats.” The idea of an Arab joint progress on the Tadmor-Damascus Human Rights said at least four force has already been tested in the without clean water highway and grabbed the Kh- civilians had been killed in the ongoing Saudi-led coalition’s air naifess phosphate mines and near- raids, which were the most intense strikes against Houthis in Yemen. Almost two-thirds of the population of war- by houses,” said the Syrian Ob- since the militants overran the city But observers say that in cases like torn Yemen has no access to clean water, servatory for Human Rights, on Thursday.The strikes targeted Libya, consensus on a military in- two months into the Saudi-led air campaign which relies on a network of sourc- several areas of the city, including tervention would be difficult since against rebel forces, relief agency Oxfam said es on the group for its reports. some close to the city’s famed Army chiefs of staff from Arab different Arab countries support Tuesday. "Ongoing air strikes, ground fight- Infographic: ISIS militants ad- Graeco-Roman ruins, a UNESCO League countries on Sunday draft- rival parties in the North African ing and fuel shortages mean that an addition- vance towards Damascus world heritage site, Observatory ed a protocol for a new joint force nation. Defense ministers of mem- al three million Yemenis are now without “It has extended its control director Rami Abdul Rahman told to intervene in Middle East con- ber states would run the force, with drinking water, raising the total number of over larger areas and even greater AFP. Dozens of people had also flict zones. The force aims to col- two-thirds of votes required to Yemenis without a clean water supply and economic interests,” added the been wounded in the raids, and ISIS lectively fight militants in the re- pass decisions. Military plans on sanitation to at least 16 million," the Britain- monitor. was believed to have taken losses gion, from ISIS in Iraq and Syria to engagements would be up to the based organization said. "This is equivalent A Syrian military source on when a military security building Iran-backed Houthi militias in member states’ military chiefs. to the populations of Berlin, London, Paris Sunday told Agence France-Presse was hit, Rahman said. Yemen.There are still, however, However, there was dissention and Rome combined," Oxfam's Yemen direc- that the air force struck more than ISIS is accused of executing lingering disagreements on some over the force being headquartered tor Grace Ommer said in a 160 ISIS targets. hundreds of people in and around details, including where to base the in Cairo, the home of the Arab statement.Infographic: Yemen war leaves 16 “We are pursuing Daesh wher- Palmyra since it swept into the force’s headquarters, the Associ- League. In March, Arab leaders had million without clean water Even before the ever they are,” the source said, oasis city last week after a light- ated Press reported. The plan, announced during an Arab League escalation in fighting, half the population of using the Arabic acronym for ISIS. ning advance across the desert from drafted at a gathering in Cairo, de- summit in Egypt the aim to estab- the impoverished nation had no access to March 26 against Iran-backed Houthi militias and allied forces “The air force struck more than its stronghold in the Euphrates scribes where and how the force lish a joint military force to help clean drinking water, the group said. A coali- loyal to deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in a bid to 160 Daesh targets, killing and Valley to the east. would be put into action. Mem- maintain security within the region. tion led by Riyadh launched air strikes on restore U.N.-backed President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi. China to extend military reach, build lighthouses in disputed waters BEIJING : China outlined a strat- week, with both sides accusing each constant close-in air and sea sur- also strengthen its capabilities for egy to boost its naval reach on other of stoking instability. veillance and reconnaissance deterrence and nuclear counterat- Tuesday and held a groundbreak- It has overlapping claims with against China," the strategy paper tack as well as medium- and long- ing ceremony for two lighthouses the Philippines, Vietnam, Malay- said in a thinly veiled reference to range precision strikes, the paper in disputed waters, developments sia, Taiwan and Brunei in the South the United States. said. likely to escalate tensions in a re- China Sea, through which $5 tril- It said China's air force would "China faces many complex gion already jittery about Beijing's lion in ship-borne trade passes shift its focus from territorial air maritime security threats and chal- maritime ambitions. every year. defense to both offence and de- lenges and requires a navy that can In a policy document issued Defense Ministry spokesman fense, and building airspace defens- carry out multifaceted missions by the State Council, the Commu- Yang Yujun said China's reclama- es with stronger military capabili- and protect its sovereignty," Wang nist-ruled country's cabinet, Chi- tion in the Spratlys was compara- ties. Jin, a senior colonel, told report- na vowed to increase its "open seas ble with construction of homes and China also hosted a ground- ers. protection", switching from air roads on the mainland. breaking ceremony for the build- The paper also cited "grave defense to both offence and de- "From the perspective of sov- ing of two lighthouses in the South threats" to China's cyber infra- fense, and criticized neighbors who ereignty, there is absolutely no dif- China Sea, state media said, defy- structure, adding that China would take "provocative actions" on its ference," he told reporters. ing calls from the United States hasten development of a cyber reefs and islands. Some countries with "ulterior and the Philippines for a freeze on military force. China has been taking an in- motives" had unfairly character- such activity. Self-ruled Taiwan, which Chi- creasingly assertive posture over ized China's military presence and The construction was to help na considers a renegade province, recent years in the disputed wa- sensationalized the issue, he said. maritime search and rescue, disas- called on all South China Sea claim- ters of the South China Sea, where Surveillance in the region was in- ter relief, environmental protection ants to shelve their disagreements Beijing has engaged in land recla- creasingly common and China and navigational security, Chinese to enable talks on sharing resourc- mation in the Spratly archipelago. would continue to take "necessary Foreign Ministry spokeswoman es before a conflict breaks out. China, which claims most of measures" to respond. Hua Chunying said. Japan meanwhile will join a the South China Sea, criticized "Some external countries are The People's Liberation Ar- major U.S.-Australian military ex- Washington after a U.S. spy plane also busy meddling in South Chi- my's nuclear force, known as the ercise for the first time in a sign of three countries as tensions fester over China's moves. All three nations have said they are concerned about flew over areas near the reefs last na Sea affairs. A tiny few maintain Second Artillery Corps, would growing security links between the freedom of movement through the South China Sea and air space. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY .MAY 27, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] By Anand K. Sahay and Afghanistan have had very dians in particular. This is espe- the people of Afghanistan come to warm relations- at the official and cially likely to dishearten Indian make a determination about their Email: [email protected] Observers in Afghanistan, as well people-to-people level- for nearly private sector players. future, they will doubtless keep in as in the region and outside, have a decade and a half. This was not With western military forces mind how successful Pakistan- www.afghanistantimes.af not failed to notice that the gov- informed criticism, however. I un- receding from Afghanistan, Presi- which may now aspire to chaper- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi ernment of President Ashraf Ghani derstand the new leader could have dent Ghani may well believe that one them- has been in its own do- may be in the process of re-ad- visited New Delhi in November leaning toward Pakistan may help mestic sphere to put an end to ex- Advisory editorial board justing and changing the country’s 2014 but this could not be fitted his government neutralise the in- tremist and terrorist violence, and Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, foreign and security policy coor- into the schedules of the Indian security factor as those attacking to promote democracy and a sta- dinates in a manner that gives com- leadership. targets in Afghanistan have long ble economic outlook; in short, to Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal fort to Pakistan. India, on the oth- Nevertheless, what is true is been sheltered and nurtured in Pa- enquire about Pakistan’s qualifica- er hand, looks to be in a position that during the Ghani visit to In- kistan. Whether this expectation tions to be a guide and benefactor. Graphic-Designers: of developing a more studied re- dia, the conversation appeared to is realistic will become clear by and Remember, Pakistan has already Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari sponse to the changes, although be in generalities. Specifics of fur- by. The people of Afghanistan played such a role once, between Marketing & Advertising: many expect it to act with speed. thering cooperation were not have not seen any positive change 1996 and 2001- with unsettling President Ghani has been in touched upon. President Ghani in the security situation which, in effects. Afghanistan has important Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 regular touch with the Pakistan emphasised that he looked upon fact, seems to have taken a turn regional neighbours in Iran, Paki- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan government. He has been to Paki- the Indian private sector as the for the worse. This is reflected in stan, Russia, India and China. It Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 stan. In disregard of protocol, he “driver of change” in the regional Wolesi Jirga and Meshrano Jirga can benefit in its association with has called at the military headquar- economic dynamics, and hinted at debates and discussions on a regu- each one of them, and each in turn Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press ters in Rawalpindi to see General strong incentives for the private lar basis. Entering into a collabo- will be benefited in the process. Raheeel Sharif, the country’s top sector if it took up investments in rative venture with the Pakistan The donors from outside the re- Army leader. In Kabul, he has host- Afghanistan. However, Afghani- Army and its intelligence services gion who stepped forward at a cru- The constitution says ed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, stan’s leaders are likely to be well will necessarily have two princi- cial juncture are re-considering their General Raheel Sharif, the head of aware that private sector invest- pal objectives- to bring an end to approach. If a benevolent regional Pakistan’s ISI, besides senior cab- ment on a significant scale, and insecurity in the country (since the compact can now be structured to inet ministers. All this signifies that with a long-term perspective, is perpetrators are supported by help Afghanistan stabilise, the re- major changes are in the offing, in- likely to be elusive in an environ- Pakistan), and to help bring the gion as a whole can gain. It is use- cluding a close association with the ment of violence and insecurity. Taliban to a new kind of politics- ful to recall Henry Kissinger here. Article 146: intelligence services of the two During the Ghani visit to New one that is guided by the Consti- He once said that Afghanistan be- The Constitution shall not be amended during the state of emergency. countries, ostensibly to track down Delhi, Afghanistan did not dwell tution and political principles that comes an international question terrorists but, in fact, to act against on governmental cooperation. have taken shape in Afghanistan when any of its neighbours tries third countries with which Paki- In other words, Kabul may be since 2001 after the Taliban’s oust- to dominate the scene. Editorial stan may find itself at odds. Most signalling New Delhi that ties with er from Kabul. In the alternative, India prides itself on the peo- Afghans are likely to see some iro- India are likely to be on the back- the aim could be to persuade the ple-to-people relationship it has ny in this, considering that they burner in the foreseeable future. people of Afghanistan to fall in line established with Afghanistan. It is were wont to regard the ISI with The attack on a Kabul guesthouse with the Taliban’s original mould likely to do nothing that would Taliban and Daesh: Alarms suspicion until just the other day. in mid-May this year became in- of politics. Which of these comes place that at risk. India also has a The Afghanistan President ternational news. Four Indians to pass will be fascinating to watch. long-term interest in Afghanistan bells are sounding in north was in India in April, 2015. Voices were killed, besides Afghans and For the people of Afghanistan, the succeeding as a democracy which of concern were raised there by people of other nationalities. choice that is eventually made will makes its own sovereign choices, The governor of the troubled Kunduz province, Omar Safi, says commentators about Dr Ghani vis- Strong suggestions have been made be a choice of historic proportions, and is likely to do everything to iting India seven months after tak- by eminent Afghans that the at- a choice whose ripples will be felt promote that end. (END) The writ- Afghan Taliban have been fighting alongside the ISIS fighters in the ing charge, especially since India tack may have been directed at In- in the region as a whole. Before er is a senior Indian journalist northern province. This is an alarming situation. However, at the same time, the Ministry of Interior says that Afghan security forces were bracing for the ISIS threat. The ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqi said the ISIS locally known as Daesh has been trying to deepen its presence and activities in some parts of the country, yet he added that a comprehensive security police has been designed to deal with the emerging threat successfully. Safi says the Taliban in the northern parts of the country have pledged their allegiance to By John Ross investing in each other, than if they Relations between countries ceptionalism,” but it is clearly “US Daesh so that they could provide havens to insurgents from North attempt to be self-contained. For are therefore not “zero sum.” As supremacism.” Chinese President Xi Jinping has example, China is very strong in both countries gain from coopera- There are two reasons, reflect- Waziristan, dislodged in the wake of a military operation by Paki- advanced his vision of a “commu- manufacturing but not in oil and tion, one’s gain is not another’s ing underlying realities, why Xi’s stan. Since the Taliban and Daesh fighters have increased their pres- nity of shared destiny” as being gas production. Russia’s strengths loss. Their “win-win” relations can community of shared destiny will central for China’s foreign policy are the reverse. Production will be be based on mutual benefit and succeed against the US suprema- ence and attacks, they have brought about some changes in their from his first visit abroad as head more efficient, and living standards equality. This foundation has al- cism perspective. modus operandi as from hit-and-run attacks and suicide bombings. of state to major speeches this year higher, if China exports manufac- ways existed but is even truer in a First, other countries will not at the Boao Forum and the Band- tured goods and imports Russian globalized economy where, as Xi accept they are inferior to the US - Now they have began coordinated attacks and trying to seize terri- ung Asian-African Summit. It energy than if each seeks self-suf- put it: “Mankind, by living in the or any other country. They want tories. Militants from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan have stands in contrast to the “zero- ficiency. Removing tariffs also same global village … has increas- equality and mutual benefit. sum game” concept of US neocons creates larger markets for each na- ingly emerged as a community of Second, the US people them- also joined them, which paint a grim situation in the north. Amid and others. The idea of a commu- tion’s companies allowing them to common destiny in which every- selves do not want the neocon con- such a situation the warning of Pakistan to the Afghan Taliban to nity of shared destiny will play a produce on a larger scale and more one has in himself a little bit of cept. When US foreign policy call off their Spring Offensive is not only worth appreciation, but leading role in China’s foreign pol- efficiently. others.” strategists published a collection icy for several decades. Therefore Therefore, as Xi put it in a The interlinked economic and of essays with the title “To Lead shows Pakistan’s change of heart. Though the Taliban haven’t re- it is important to analyze it both slightly different context: “one foreign policy concept of US neo- the World,” a poll was carried out sponded to the warning yet, but in the coming weeks it will be from a fundamental viewpoint and plus one can be greater than two.” cons and similar forces is funda- to test their concepts. It found 75 how it practically affects coun- By cooperating, countries achieve mentally opposed to this. For percent of Americans wanted the realized whether it was just a bluff or Islamabad really wants the tries’ mutual perception. “Shared higher living standards than they them the economy’s foundation is US “to do its share together with Taliban to end their warm-season offensive. Currently, Kunduz paints destiny” means that nations gain could separately - a “win-win” not cooperative but competitive. other nations” - only 10 percent more from cooperation than com- with all participants gaining. This Therefore if one wins another los- favored a “preeminent” US role a dejecting security landscape as militants have raised black flags in petition. It does not mean compe- creates “shared destiny” - only by es - a “zero-sum game.” In such a and 12 percent “isolationism.” a number of villages and fighters from Turkey, Uzbekistan, Tajiki- tition does not exist, but that it cooperating can each nation system there is not mutually ben- Perhaps the US people’s idea should be secondary to coopera- achieve the greatest well-being for eficial cooperation but dominance. of their country “doing its share” stan, Kyrgyzstan and Chechnya have been fighting in the province. tion. The root of China’s analysis itself. Mutual benefit created by As Revising US Grand Strategy and Xi’s “shared destiny” have not Dead bodies were also recovered. The provincial administration is economic. The founding work cooperation yields greater benefits Towards China, a recent study for yet arrived at an identical vocabu- of economics, Adam Smith’s The than conflict, creating the basis for the US Council on Foreign Rela- lary. But given their similarity it has sought formation of militia groups. The proposed plan has earned Wealth of Nations, noted: “The overcoming or minimizing region- tions, put it, relations with China should not be difficult to find sharp criticism. greatest improvement in the pro- al conflicts. should not be equal but “preserv- one.—(Global Times) ductive powers … have been the Transferred from economics ing US primacy in the global sys- The author is former director John Campbell, Resolute Support Mission commander, also con- effect of the division of labour.” to perception, China’s internation- tem ought to remain the central of the Department of Economic and firms that Daesh was actively recruiting in the country, but was not Countries achieve far higher eco- al projects such as the Asian Infra- objective of US grand strategy.” Business Policy of London and nomic development and living stan- structure Investment Bank re- The goal was to maintain “the US currently a senior fellow with the yet operational in Afghanistan. According to him Daesh has made dards by specializing in industries ceived global support because they position at the apex of the global Chongyang Institute for Financial considerable inroad in Afghanistan during the last six months. Last in which they have the greatest deliver benefits to all participants hierarchy.” This neocon view is Studies at Renmin University of week there were reports of skirmishes between the Taliban and Daesh resources or skill, and trading and - not just one country. sometimes referred to as “US ex- China. fighters in eastern Nangarhar provinces and also in southeastern provinces, which made the situation favorable for the security forc- es. This was also a blessing in disguise for the country’s intelligence services as they could have exploited their internal differences, but unfortunately they have teamed up in the north. Now the intelligence services must undermine their alliance. Though we cannot call it an alliance as the Taliban and Daesh have not formally made it public they have joined hands, nevertheless, the government must not let them to join hands. Moreover, the Taliban must know that even after the end of foreign forces combat mission, they are unable to stand the ground because they cannot face Afghan troops in ground offensives. What they can do is to carry out suicide bombings and if they succeed by chance in seizing some areas in far-flung districts and provinces, they don’t have the capacity to maintain their grip in the seized areas for long. Subscription Rates

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By Rafia Zakaria million, small change compared to the whopping $850.5 million that By Angira Sen Sarma growth. The prevailing security to Central Asia if Pakistan denies to Afghanistan. Post 2001, India education and health, would go a On April 30, 2015, President USAID spent in collusion with the challenges further impede develop- India access to Afghanistan. Paki- has emerged as an important part- long way in cementing the relation- Barack Obama nominated Gayle State Department. The funds were President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to Smith, a senior director of the Na- supposed to go to 17 projects, but ment. stan’s refusal to sign the South ner of Afghanistan. The goodwill ship. Connecting with Afghanistan tional Security Council, as the new when audited neither the State nor India from April 27-29, 2015 did The foreign policy of Afghan- Asian Association for Regional India has earned through her con- through the Chabahar port in Iran head of the United States Agency USAID could say whether any of not result in major outcomes. Since istan, especially its relations with Cooperation (SAARC) Motor tribution in the reconstruction and would boost regional economic for International Development the money had actually reached the Ashraf Ghani took office in Sep- its neighbours, has to be under- Vehicles Agreement will make the rehabilitation process in Afghani- cooperation. Access to Afghani- (USAID). Critics saw her nomi- Afghan women it was earmarked tember 2014, several Indian ana- stood against the backdrop of the India-Afghanistan Motor Vehicles stan speaks of the warmth in the stan through the Iranian port nation as yet another example of for. As it was for the British colo- lysts have raised doubts about the prevailing uncertainties in Afghan- treaty ineffective. The two coun- bilateral ties. India has invested in would also give India access to nists, women’s education and em- the deepening of links between future of India-Afghanistan rela- istan. The security challenges in tries during President Ghani’s April infrastructure projects, capacity Central Asia. India has already U.S. military interventions and powerment are particular USAID tions. Pessimism about the rela- favorites, and hundreds of “gen- Afghanistan explain Ghani’s initia- visit have agreed to sign the Mo- building, health and education in committed to rebuild the Chaba- development aid. tionship grew with Ghani choos- Most of the initial criticism der experts” arrived with U.S. tive to rebuild ties with Pakistan, tor Vehicles Agreement. Afghanistan. So far, India has har port. It is in India’s interest to focused on Smith’s close relation- troops with the ennobling goal of ing to visit China (in October) and which had deteriorated during With the withdrawal of West- promised US$2 billion as devel- remain engaged in Afghanistan. ships with various African despots “liberating” women. The eager Pakistan (November) in the region former president Hamid Karzai’s ern forces, international aid to Af- opment assistance, making it the President Ghani’s visit, al- and her belief that aid is the vehi- USAID administrators and bureau- before visiting India. He also visit- tenure. Ghani meeting the Inter ghanistan is expected to go down. largest regional donor and one of though a delayed one, indicates cle for obtaining foreign policy crats appeared to care little about ed a number of other countries Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Ghani chose China as his first of- the leading donor nations. Afghanistan’s continuing interest concessions. If confirmed, Smith the consequences of mixing aid outside the region and came to In- even before visiting civilian lead- ficial trip, indicating Afghanistan A few of the notable projects in strengthening partnership with with war or whether the goals were will no doubt solidify the idea that dia seven months after assuming ers during his November 2014 vis- efforts to woo Chinese invest- completed with Indian assistance India. Today, the bilateral relation- development is subservient to achievable or sustainable. office. Unlike his predecessor, As the U.S. begins its troop it to Pakistan signals the predom- ments and aid. Earlier, China had are: Zaranj-Delaram road connect- ship has to adjust with the new American security interests. Over President Ghani’s approach to In- the last decade, USAID has drawdown, Afghan women, who inance of security component in won the bid to develop the Aynak ing Iran to Afghanistan, transmis- developments in the region. The dia has been lukewarm, especially emerged as Washington’s key in- may be perceived as collaborators Afghanistan-Pakistan negotia- copper field and oil field in Amu sion line from Pul-e-Khumri to relationship is deep rooted to be strument within which it couches with an occupying force, must bear if seen in the context of his region- tions. Pakistan is a key player in Darya. In addition to economic Kabul; substation at Chimtala, etc. ignored by any side. Mutual inter- counterterrorism efforts and mili- the burden of suspicion. They have al diplomacy. Speculations about Afghanistan’s initiative to negoti- benefits, Afghanistan sees China India is also constructing the new ests make it imperative for the stra- tary interventions. Her national their schools, but such aid came at waning Indian influence in Afghan- ate with the Taliban. However, as a facilitator to persuade Paki- Parliament Building and Salma tegic partners to nurture the rela- security background ensures that the cost of innocent lives lost and istan further increased with Kabul Pakistan given its own domestic stan, a close ally of China, to bring Dam. India was the first strategic tionship. In the present situation, she will continue this legacy. villages bombed by U.S. forces. (just before Ghani’s visit) sus- constraints has its limitations to the Taliban to the negotiating ta- partner of Afghanistan; in 2011 the India’s options are limited. Rather The American public should The backlash against women is pending the earlier request for undeniable: while USAID claims invest in Afghanistan. The success ble. Economic interests drive Chi- two countries signed the Strategic than pushing itself in Afghanistan, be concerned about this mixing of heavy weaponry from India. war strategy with development to have spent hundreds of millions of Ghani’s diplomacy with Paki- na’s policy towards Afghanistan. Partnership Agreement. The con- India needs to be patient and con- The year 2014 has been a cru- aid, not least because U.S. misad- on improving the welfare of Af- stan would depend on Pakistan’s Stability in Afghanistan is crucial sortium led by SAIL won the bid tinue with its involvement in the ventures are funded by taxpayer ghan women, violence against them cial year for Afghanistan. The coun- positive response to Afghanistan’s for Chinese business projects to for the Hajigak iron ore mine. How- Afghan reconstruction process. In dollars. The cover of aid hampers increased 25 percent from 2012 to try is going through political, se- diplomatic efforts. This is also a succeed. China is worried that the ever, so far, no agreement has been the area of defence cooperation, the public from critically evaluat- 2013. curity and economic transitions. testing time for Pakistan-Afghani- Uyghur movement in Muslim- signed and the implementation of both sides need to talk candidly to ing the wars waged in its name. As That is not all. The reconstruc- With the international forces leav- stan relations and how Pakistan dominated Xinjiang Autonomous the project depends on the securi- avoid misunderstandings. A visit those on the receiving end, the in- tion on which $104 billion was ing the country, the security con- delivers would determine the fu- region in western China might at- ty environment in the country. by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tertwining of military intervention spent is hard to see amid the gen- dition remains in limbo. The pres- eral dilapidation in Afghanistan. ture course of the relationship. tract support from the Taliban forc- Military cooperation would to Afghanistan in the coming and development assistance has idential election of 2014 resulted meant a de-legitimization of the The economy is in free fall, with Pakistan denying India access es in Afghanistan. Chinese inter- remain limited. India has gifted months would be a welcome step in a much-negotiated delicate bal- premises of development. Educa- only slightly more than 1 percent to Afghanistan has not gone down est in assuming greater role in Af- three multi-role Cheetal helicop- to take forward the bilateral rela- tion and healthcare are universal GDP growth last year. And as the ance between the two main con- well with the Afghan establish- ghanistan is visible today. China ters, which was part of earlier tionship. Dr Angira Sen Sarma, rights that should not depend on U.S. war machine and USAID look tenders: Ashraf Ghani and Abdul- ment. Pakistan, today allows Af- hosted the Heart of Asia confer- agreement with Afghanistan. Ca- Assistant Professor, Centre for Af- U.S. national security interests. for new countries to transform, the lah Abdullah. The future of the ghan trucks only till Wagah bor- ence in October 2014 and a small pacity building of the Afghan ghanistan Studies, Academy of In- This intermingling of defense lack of coordination and monitor- power sharing between the presi- der; the Indian checkpoint Attari Afghan Taliban delegation visited armed forces by training Afghan ternational Studies, Jamia Millia and aid dollars also leads to a lot of ing mean that $484 million in dent and the Chief Executive Of- is about a kilometre away from China in November 2014. police and army personnel would Islamia, New Delhi. Her area of projects left behind are unlikely to graft. On Jan. 25, barely a month ficer (Abdullah Abdullah) remains Wagah. Ghani has sent a strong India has to wait and watch continue to determine cooperation specialisation includes Afghanistan after the U.S. mission in Afghani- achieve their goals. ambiguous. Afghanistan needs huge stan officially came to an end, Across the border in Pakistan, message by stating that Afghani- the developments in the region. in this sector. India’s investment and Central Asia. (Courtesy: South foreign investments for economic USAID suspended International where USAID also spent hun- stan will restrict Pakistan’s access India wants stability to return soon in capacity building, especially Asia Monitor) Relief and Development (IRD), dreds of millions of dollars on one of its biggest non-profit con- women’s education, the taint of tractors that run projects in Iraq intervention-laced aid remains. In and Afghanistan. Since 2007, IRD the years since the U.S.-led war was granted nearly $2.4 billion in on terrorism began, girls schools USAID contracts and co-operative have become the primary target of agreements. In just over a year, the terrorist attacks. With hundreds budget of a mom-and-pop opera- bombed every year, Pakistan ranks Blaming India and failed domestic policies for insecurity in Pakistan has become a habit. Instead, tion run by a minister and his wife first for attacks on schools and last ballooned from a paltry $1.2 mil- in female literacy. Even more damn- constructive criticism of current operations against militants needs to bring about true reform. lion to $706 million, according to ing, public support for girls’ edu- the Washington Post. IRD’s reve- cation has fallen from 71 percent By Daud Khattak effectiveness of the year-long po- operate from Afghan territory between India and Pakistan, it is ist and TV anchor Hamid Mir just nue went up even more as Presi- in 2001 to 47 percent in 2014. In lice and military operation against against Pakistan’s interests. simply unbelievable that spy agen- over a year ago, on April 19, 2014, dent George W. Bush bolstered the effect, the intertwining of devel- On May 13, six armed men on militants in Karachi, the incident Government insiders suggest cies of the two neighboring coun- Mir accused the Pakistani intelli- aid budget, and projects as diverse opment and education with U.S. motorbikes carrying 9 mm pistols Pakistan’s main concern was Indi- tries will ever sit with ease with- gence agency, Inter-Services Intel- as road building and boosting counterterrorism not only made also galvanized a debate in the Pa- targeted a bus carrying minority an intelligence support for Mullah out interfering in each other’s af- ligence, of involvement and the wheat production fell magically in schools targets for terrorists but it kistani media: point an accusing its lap. also prevented progress on wom- Ismaili Shias to their place of wor- finger at “foreign intelligence” Fazlullah, a Pakistani Taliban chief, fairs. allegations led to clash between his By the time it was suspended, en’s education. ship in Pakistani city of Karachi, (meaning India) or blame decades- who is believed to be hiding in Af- Critics of the entanglements of TV channel and the security es- IRD had racked up over $2 billion Meanwhile, the USAID’s in- killing 45 people, including 16 old policies. ghanistan’s mountainous Kunar intelligence agencies in Pakistani tablishment. in government contracts, more than volvement in Afghanistan and Iraq women. The animosity between Paki- and Nuristan provinces, and the society are often the victims of To believe that the intelligence any relief and non-profit organi- reinforced a perception that U.S. Hours later, while the Paki- stani and Indian intelligence is not alleged training camps for Baloch attacks or threats. agency of a country that has been zation in the United States and 83 wars are actually benevolent en- stani investigators were busy separatists in Kandahar, the south- For example, just a day before seen as an existential threat for deavors. Its violence is rendered new. Just a week before the May percent of it went to projects in searching the scene for clues as to ern city of Afghanistan. They say the killing of members of the Is- decades will keep its hands off any Afghanistan and Iraq. USAID pro- “good” and “permissible” with the 13 attack on the bus, Pakistan’s vided little or no oversight. The outpouring of aid dollars, which the perpetrators, and layer upon top military commanders openly the Pakistani delegation also pro- maili sect, an eminent figure in Pa- chance to harm Pakistan is equal minister and his wife received $4.4 masks the twin realities of U.S. layer of government and state func- accused India’s spy agency RAW vided some evidence of India-pro- kistan’s education policy field, to living in a fool’s paradise. But million in salary and bonuses in intervention — first that the mon- tionaries were releasing statements (Research & Analysis Wing) of vided arms to the Fazlullah-led Bernadette Dean, abruptly left it’s also necessary to consider the 2008 and 2012. They hired an all- ey rarely reaches or helps the dis- of condemnations with the prover- “whipping up terrorism” in Paki- Taliban. Pakistan, explaining to friends: “I circumstances that help create op- star cast of humanitarian workers, tant others, and that it does not bial resolve of tracking down the stan. The blame was reiterated just Lately, Sharif and his team have to leave Pakistan fearing for portunities for a foreign hand to all of them making hefty salaries. render forgettable the killing of 1.2 culprits, a telephone caller intro- have started accusing the Indian my life on the advice of family, interfere with the affairs of anoth- million Iraqis and Afghans. a day after the attack when Paki- A sum of $1.1 million was billed ducing himself as spokesman for intelligence of trying to sabotage friends, colleagues and police.” er country. to the U.S. government to fund If development is made a hand- stan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz “staff parties and retreats,” includ- maiden to war and security inter- the proscribed Jandullah group Ahmed Chaudhry was addressing the recently-signed China-Paki- Dean, who accused a political par- “Instead of complaining about ing one at a fancy resort in Penn- ests, it is transnational collabora- claimed responsibility for the at- a seminar; he said that RAW was stan Economic Corridor (CPEC) ty of unleashing a hate campaign the oft-repeated involvement of a sylvania. Attendees were given gift tion for human progress that ulti- tack. involved in creating unrest in Pa- project, which is supposed to be against her, was one of the 12 foreign hand, Pakistan needs to set certificates for clothing, jewelry mately suffers. To prevent this, The same day, Karachi police kistan. completed with a Chinese invest- members of the Government of its own house in order first,” says and massages. USAID must be separated from officials said they had found pam- Earlier, on May 12, when ment of $45 billion used to build a Sindh’s advisory committee on defense analyst Brigadier (ret.) The waste and lack of ac- Washington’s strategic and securi- phlets of the Dawlat-e-Islamia, the network of roads and railway lines school curricula reforms in the Saad Muhammad Khan. countability was not limited to ty interests. Humanitarian aid must Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vis- Pakistani version of the Islamic from China’s western-most city, province. The first question Pakistanis subcontractors. In February, US- not bear hidden agendas and ac- ited Kabul along with a high-level AID’s Inspector General warned cepting assistance should not come State or ISIS, claiming that the kill- delegation that included top offi- Kashgar, to Pakistan’s Arabian sea- “She was accused of being a should be asking then, is how has that the agency’s employees in at the cost of cowing to imperial- ing was “revenge for what is hap- cials of the Foreign Office as well port of Gawadar. foreigner woman who has single- the jihadi spectrum started oper- Afghanistan might be taking mil- ism. Smith’s ascent to the head of pening in Iraq and Syria.” as Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif, handedly made changes to the cur- ating in Pakistan and continued to lions of dollars in unauthorized USAID sends the wrong message While the killing in broad day- one of Pakistan’s key points that The agreement has been under riculum and textbooks that made grow, both in size and strength, overtime pay because there was and raises the concern that the very light of members of the Ismaili came under discussion with the criticism from Pakistani national- them secular… The truth is that despite numerous military opera- no one to monitor them. The cost progress that the agency so often sect, one of the most peaceful ists, mainly in Khyber-Pakh- she was targeted for trying to en- tions and promises of paradigm hopes for but rarely achieves will Afghan authorities was not to al- of this unauthorized overtime sects, raises concerns about the tunkhwa and Balochistan provinc- sure that school textbooks meet shift in policies? is estimated to be at least $16.3 remain elusive. low India’s intelligence agency to es, who accuse the ruling Pakistan the requirements of the Pakistani Speaking at the National De- Muslim League of changing the Constitution,” writes A. H. Nay- fense University on May 16, original route plan and diverting it yar, a university teacher, in the Karachi Corps Commander Lt. towards Punjab, the home prov- English language daily newspaper Gen. Naveed Mukhtar rightly ETTER TO THE EDITOR ince of Sharif and most of his cab- Dawn. pointed out vested interests, po- inet ministers. Article 22(1) of the Constitu- litical expediencies, sponsored mil- Even one of Pakistan’s leading tion of Pakistan states: “No per- itancy and ethnic, sectarian and English-language daily newspa- son attending any educational in- political disharmony as the factors End joblessness pers, the News International, sug- stitution shall be required to re- effecting ongoing operations in the gested that RAW forged the CPEC ceive religious instructions, or take densely-populated Karachi. But Around 30 million populous are living in the country. At least four million of these populations are job seekers. According to reports, two men route map and provided a fake part in any religious ceremony, or one may rightly ask: What are the have committed suicide in Afghanistan in past week. Officials have said the two men were jobless for more than past two years. One of them route plan to some Pakistani legis- attend religious worship, if such causes of failure in restoring peace has recorded his suicide scene in his cell phone before his death. He is from northern Baghlan province. This challenge needs an immediate solution and an immediate end. For this, the government should invest on mining industry, establish more lators to sabotage the multi-billion instruction, ceremony or worship in the Federally Administered factories and as well as boost up agriculture. We are sitting on almost $3 trillion estimated untapped underground resources, but our country is dollars project. relates to a religion other than his Tribal Areas despite several oper- one of the poorest, and our young generation are unemployed or have low salary. India, too, has been lobbing own.” ations over the past decade? Some unemployed youth will join insurgents if they are not supported and some of them will commit suicide or will embrace drug addiction. accusations at its neighbor. For Another unfortunate example Did Pakistan really do away In any of these three ways, the government, the country and the people of Afghanistan will be damaged. Therefore, this problem (joblessness) needs serious attention by the government and its international allies. The government should also do another important thing in this regard— years, the Indian side has been ac- occurred on April 25, when armed with the past approaches of dis- this crucial step is to bring changes in salaries, as there are some officials taking high salaries which does not match their position and also is not cusing Pakistan of sending Kash- men shot and killed Sabeen Meh- criminating between the “good” fair in a country where most of its expenditures are relying on international fund. miri fighters across the border be- mood, director of the T2F, an or- and “bad” Taliban and is the stra- Mohammad Aziz, Taimani, Kabul sides the allegations of running ganization working to provide a tegic depth policy toward Afghan- training camps for the Kashmiri space for dialogue for minorities istan really a thing of the past now? Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s “Mujahideen” on the Pakistani on social issues, hours after she When shrewd politicians and name and address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] side of the border. organized a conversation on intellectuals, such as Sherry Reh- Pakistan’s recent release of Balochistan, the Pakistani prov- man, stress the need for indiscrim- Pakistani Zia-ur-Rahman Lakhvi ince where groups of ethnic Baloch inate action against all groups, what — an accused mastermind of the are fighting an armed struggle for people should really hear is that 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai their independence from Pakistan. discriminate action is being taken Disclaimer: — from prison caused India to The Pakistani intelligence agencies against some groups. If this is true, send a letter to the United Nations’ accuse India of supporting the it is better to blame oneself first The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) al Qaeda sanctions committee. Baloch insurgency. before pointing an accusing finger and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. Given the history of blood- at others. Courpesy: foreign poli- shed, wars, and border disputes In a similar attack on journal- cy This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

The high-profile crossing of the dren's funfair. inter-Korean demilitarised zone by Holding up posters of North a group of international women Korea's strategic weapons pro- peace activists has shone a re- grammes, as well as placards read- newed spotlight on why the Ko- ing, "Don't say peace, you are un- rean War never officially ended - qualified!" "Women Cross [sic] Go but has also sparked controversy to Hell!" and "You are a tool of..." among southern conservatives who with a picture of North Korean accuse the women of touting Py- leader Kim Jong-un, the protest- ongyang's line. ers were prevented from reaching After arriving at Dora-san Sta- the women, who attended a "peace tion in South Korea on May 24, festival" in Imjin-gak's sculpture the 30 women, hailing from 15 na- park, by coachloads of riot police tions, said the reason for their sym- blocking the access road. bolic trip across the inter-Korean "I don't like the way these la- border was peace and reconcilia- dies participate in this kind of pro- tion. paganda event," said Lee Dong- Women peace activists cross bok, a retired national assembly- the border man who joined the rally. At a press conference, they called on UN Secretary-General South Korean university stu- Ban Ki-moon, US President dents gathered to oppose the wom- Barack Obama and the leadership en's march from North Korea to of the two Koreas to expedite a South Korea across the demilita- peace treaty to bring closure to the rised zone [AP] 1950-53 conflict. "They are 'useful idiots' for the "We came to end this war," North Korean regime," he said of added Liberian Leymah Gbowee, the activists. a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Peace treaty Asked by reporters about hu- Regardless of the sentiments man rights inside North Korea, a of Lee and fellow thinkers, it is fellow Nobel peace laureate rein- difficult to refute the utter failure ment". ists' position is that demands for a security guarantees from the US," Seoul and Washington do not, said annual exercises each spring. forced the theme of ending the war. of diplomats and politicians in re- South Korea was not a signa- peace treaty with the US have been said Choi Jin-wook, a senior North Mike Breen, a biographer of Kim Further clouding any potential "Our opinion on human rights lated capitals to resolve the Kore- tory. frequently voiced by Pyongyang's Korea researcher at Seoul's Korea Jong-il. discussion over a peace treaty is is we want to see a world without an War. Then-South Korean President diplomats and by its editorials in Institute of National Unification. "The question is why not have intense resistance within both war, based on international law," It is almost a cliché in media Rhee Syngman was adamant that state-run media. "Also, they claim that North a peace treaty - isn't it self-evi- Seoul and Washington towards said Mairead Maguire, a leader in reports on inter-Korean tensions the war should only end with the As South Korea was not a sig- Korea is the single legitimate coun- dent?" said the Seoul-based author. Pyongyang's strategic missile and the peace movement in Northern to note that the war ended with an peninsula under his rule, and in natory to the armistice, this de- try on the Korea peninsula, they "But the irony is, I think, that nuclear programmes - top-priori- Ireland in the 1970s. armistice, not a peace treaty. June 1953, released 27,000 com- mand is problematic for Seoul - claim it was a war between the US a peace treaty would change noth- ty issues which dominate the al- "You can get human rights But the issue of any potential munist POWs from camps in his today a democratic state that is a and the Korean people, who are ing, and the North Koreans would lies' diplomatic approach towards when you get a normal situation, peace treaty is complicated by dip- territory - a move that endangered far cry from both the authoritarian represented by North Korea - so feel they have a much stronger ar- North Korea. not a war," Maguire said. lomatic, historical and strategic the imminent armistice and infuri- South Korea of the war years and North Korea is legitimate and gument to get American troops out Given the various complica- 'You are unqualified' reasons. "A peace treaty between ated US officials. also from the dictatorial North South Korea is a 'puppet state'." of South Korea." tions, then, the women's high-pro- However, the women's posi- who?" scoffed Lee, regarding the Following intense negotia- Korea of the present - which sees While most historians agree Although there are no Chinese file intervention may be a lone cry tion was disputed by a noisy group women's plea. tions, Washington pressured Seoul little benefit in granting Pyongy- that Pyongyang launched the war, soldiers deployed in the North, in the wilderness. of conservative demonstrators Only three of the war's major to agree to the US signing the ar- ang's wish. North Korean propaganda insists some 28,000 US service person- "It is a first step in the right awaiting the women at Imjin-gak. belligerents - China, North Korea mistice on behalf of South Korea, The question is why not have that it was actually started by Seoul nel remain stationed in the South. direction," said Ghowee, the This South Korean complex and the United States - signed the in return for American economic a peace treaty - isn't it self-evi- and Washington. Their presence is a direct by- Liberian Nobel laureate of the just south of the border encom- July 27, 1953 armistice, the docu- and military assistance. dent? Aside from issues of histori- product of the Seoul-Washington women's intention. passes a DMZ observatory, a col- ment that was designed to insure, Pyongyang's wish Mike Breen, author cal and political legitimacy, there agreements of 1953, and Pyongy- But it was only, she added, "a lection of war material including "a complete cessation of hostili- A key reason many South "I think North Korea wants a may be another reason why Py- ang frequently finds the GIs' pres- little step". tanks, jets and artillery and a chil- ties until a final peaceful settle- Koreans oppose the women activ- peace treaty because they want ongyang wants a treaty and why ence provocative, notably during Aljazeera India: One year after change of the political guard Arab Sharkas executions in Egypt: Justice or revenge?

On May 19, the Egyptian Court This means that the military ju- diate than expected. This was of Administrative Judiciary was diciary isn t independent. made very clear when three judges scheduled to look into a lawsuit A Human Rights Watch report were assassinated in Sinai on the that demands annulling the death voiced the same concern and de- same day [former President Mo- sentence handed to six young men manded, weeks before the execu- hammed] Mursi and several Broth- on charges of carrying out terror- tion, that the defendants be retried erhood leaders received a death ist attacks in the case known as before a civilian court. Egypt s sentence. Arab Sharkas. On May 17, the military courts, whose judges are The link between the execu- same six were executed by the serving military officers, are nei- tions and the killing of the judges Military Court, which issued the ther independent nor impartial, but took the controversy to a differ- initial sentence. in October 2014 President Abdel ent level, as it was debated wheth- The heated debates following Fattah al-Sisi increased their pow- er the decision to hasten the exe- the executions were different from ers to try civilians by expanding cution was aimed at avenging the others commonly associated with their jurisdiction over any crimes judges. Hesham al-Mayani said this type of trial, such as how po- that occur on state or public prop- what was more serious than wheth- liticized the verdict might be, the erty, said the report. er the executions were fair is for culpability of the defendants, or Criminal sciences expert Gen- the state to become party to a feud the referral of civilians to military eral Refaat Abdel Hamid said in with militants and to allow this to courts. The controversy revolved the case of defendants facing trial impact its decisions. around what was specifically before two courts, the court that It is obvious that members unique about this case: the speed issues the first sentence has the of the Arab Sharkas cell were not with which the executions were right to carry it out. This applies scheduled to be executed on that carried out, and the reasons for not to the death penalty and to cases day, especially that the state had waiting for the result of the law- where one court is civilian and the enough on its plate with the strong suit contesting the verdict. other military, he said. In case reactions the latest death sentenc- Lawyer Fatma Serag sees the of execution, the second pending es against Mursi and Brotherhood lawsuit filed with the administra- trial is automatically dropped. members brought about on both tive judiciary as the only avail- Ahmed Helmi, a member of the the domestic and international lev- able window for appealing the defendants defense team, agreed els, he wrote. This changed Military Court s verdict and put- with Abdel Hamid. Filing a law- when the judges were killed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated cleanup programmes while expanding business [AP/Press Trust of India] ting the death sentence on hold. suit against the verdict doesn t Mayani said he did not object Millions of Indian voters helped weaver said business hasn't been reached a new high of $63bn by to remain anonymous because he Serag said the decision to execute oblige the Prisons Authority to to the verdict but rather to the tim- Prime Minister Narendra Modi good under the new government December 2014, and according to wasn't authorised to speak to the the defendants broke all the rules postpone carrying out this ver- ing, since it demonstrated that mil- rise to power last May when he [Baba Umar/Al Jazeera] the BJP, growth in the manufac- media. that have always been observed in dict, he said. When the Military itants have succeeded in dragging promised to overhaul the econo- "Others may have seen the turing and services sectors sur- "The way the Rafale fighter jet such cases. Court rejected the appeal, the ver- the state into a cycle of revenge. my, end corruption, and create jobs 'good days' Modi promised, we are passed that of other BRICS na- deal was done has astonished There s always a long time, dict became enforceable and filing We will be fooling ourselves if we in the country. yet to taste them," said the weav- tions. many," the official said. usually years, separating the issu- a lawsuit with an administrative believe that the judges are now Modi sought a mere 60 months er. Modi also announced defence "Babuism [official impunity], ance and implementation of a death court wouldn t stop it. The only avenged because all what the state sentence, even when the verdict is exception would be if the adminis- did was punishing terrorists it al- to bring about vast changes that he Men outside a popular Papu projects worth $12bn under the which was dominant since inde- final, she said. The Prisons Au- trative court accepts the case. ready had under its control for a said Congress - the former ruling tea stall in Varanasi also debated "Make in India" campaign prior- pendence, has been [brought un- thority does that in order to give Professor of criminal law crime committed by other terror- party - was unable to deliver over Modi's performance. itising nationally produced weap- der control] and made accountable. the chance for new evidence to Mahmoud Kobeish blamed the ists, he said. Punishment for the 60 previous years. Lawyer Suresh Chandra said ons to reduce more expensive for- Officials have to report every de- emerge, and which may lead to administrative judiciary for not each crime should target those who On Tuesday, the one year an- India hasn't seen any political scan- eign imports. velopment in an ascending order. I postponing or annulling the ver- treating the matter with more ur- committed this crime. We cannot niversary of a Bharatiya Janata dals in BJP's first year, but he add- On a recent trip to South Ko- observe it in my office these dict. Why was this verdict in par- gency. The administrative court assume that punishing another Party-led government, many of ed "people are hoping for too much rea, the 19th of Modi's foreign vis- days." ticular carried out that quickly? should ve set an earlier date for criminal would stop the criminals these voters are evaluating Modi's in a short time". its - most by any politician in a For Modi's critics, it is the fall Mohamed Adel, head of the performance. Deepak Kumar, a law gradu- year - the prime minister pitched in oil prices that accounts for In- Litigation Unit at the Egyptian In the sweltering summer heat ate, derided Modi's announcement for more FDI in his country, indi- dia's economic boom since May Center for Economic and Political of Varanasi, one of the oldest cit- of building 100 smart cities as "elit- cating it is now easy to do busi- 2014, more than any government Rights, said he had the answer to ies in the world, boatman Chidan ist", saying the "middle class will ness in India with inflation tamed effort. India imports 80 percent of Serag s question. The execution Nisad and silk weaver Mohammad have no space in such cities". within India's 7 percent growth its oil. was carried out two days before Iliyas remember Modi's visit last At an estimated cost of about rate. In the first year under the BJP, the hearing of the other lawsuit to year to launch the "Clean India" $1 trillion, Modi plans to build 100 "His [Modi] job is to sell In- however, forcible conversions, close any door to a verdict that campaign. smart cities. The key to the plan is dia as he's trying to do. Investment church attacks, anti-minority com- might postpone the execution, "Modi cleaned the steps lead- to attract investment while pro- decisions, however, take time. On ments by right-wing politicians Adel said. He added that even when ing down to the Ganga [the Gang- viding jobs for the million or more this it will be too early to judge associated with the BJP, the ban a death sentence becomes final, it es River]. Have you seen any leader Indians who join the workforce Modi's performance," Mohan on Leslee Udwin's film India's has to take a turn on death row, do it?" asked Nisad, 38, sitting at each month. Guruswamy, economist and former Daughter, sour relations with Pa- which means it waits until earlier Assi Ghat where Modi was pho- After the last Congress term - adviser to the last BJP government, kistan, all generated sizable politi- death sentences are carried out. looking into the case to guarantee who are still at large. tographed with a broom in what which left behind a trail of scan- told Al Jazeera. cal heat. This usually takes at least six that the execution could be put on Security experts, however, see became an iconic image carried by dals and a sluggish economy - "But downed inflation also Modi's plans to facilitate land months. In this case, only two hold, he said. fast executions as the way to speed newspapers around India. Modi's government appears to be means a drop in demand. Look at acquisition for businesses and di- months had passed since the ver- Analysts who supported the up the elimination of terrorist cells. Modi has sanctioned in two off to a reasonably good start. phones, cars and real estate sec- lute environmental regulations have dict became final, he said, refer- execution of the verdict expressed It s important to get rid of mem- phases almost $6.3bn for the re- "As both the captain and mor- tors. Household consumption has also garnered criticism from farm- ring to the Military Court s rejec- their concern over the reaction of bers of those cells as fast as possi- vival of the Ganges since last year. al guardian of his team, Modi has come down to 7 percent from 15 ers. tion of the appeal in March. Adel the militant group to which the ble so that Egypt can regain its "His [Modi's] promises are visi- ensured top-level corruption and percent since BJP was elected. This "This government appears said the defendants were deprived defendants reportedly belong, security, said strategic expert ble and it'll be interesting to see extortion have almost disappeared means consumers have lost confi- more willing than its predecessor of their legal rights when they were namely Ansar Beit al-Maqdes. General Hamdi Bekheet. Execu- how he cleans up the Ganga," from ministerial chambers," said dence." regime in diluting rules and norms executed that fast. According to The group will do its best to prove tions should be accompanied by a Nisad said. political analyst Ashok Malik in a Politically, one of Modi's big- that are meant to preserve the en- the law, families of the defendants its existence, and to convince Egyp- series of clampdowns on those Nearby in Madanpura, a con- HindustanTimes article. gest achievements, surprising both vironment and safeguard the rights have to be notified of the time of tians and the international commu- terrorists in their strongholds. gested Muslim neighbourhood of "This is a sea change from the critics and backers, is BJP's foot- of tribal and forest dwellers," the execution, and defendants nity that the verdict was politi- Military expert General Talaat silk weavers, 68-year-old Moham- excesses of the Congress period, hold in the disputed region of Kash- Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, politi- should be allowed final visits. cized, said political writer Gamal Mussallam disagreed with specu- mad Iliyas is finishing up a wom- and has been noticed," Malik mir, where it now shares govern- cal commentator and documenta- Mahmoud Salmani, a member Asaad. lation about an increase in terror- an's sari under the tungsten bulbs wrote. ment with a regional party. ry-maker, told Al Jazeera. of the movement No to the Mil- That s why the Ministry of ist operations following the exe- hanging from the ceiling of his tiny Modi plans to build 100 'smart On his crusade against corrup- "The government tried to bull- itary Trial of Civilians, saw the Interior declared a state of emer- cution: Militants strike whenev- workshop. cities' to attract investment and tion, analysts say, Modi has been doze amendments to the land ac- execution as an indication of the gency right after the executions er they get the chance, regardless His main worry is the "slump create jobs [Baba Umar/Al Jazeera] able to crack a whip on bureaucra- quisition act despite not having a main problem inherent in the idea were carried out. Asaad also ex- of death sentences their fellow- in the trade", which he said, has Since coming into power, cy and the hurdles it creates for majority in the Rajya Sabha [Up- of military judiciary, since its very pected that several countries and militants receive. hit daily-wage workers "badly". Modi's government has courted development. per House of Parliament], had to presence violates the principle of human rights organizations that For Mussallam, the assassina- "One year isn't enough to mea- foreign direct investment (FDI) in Economist Mohan Gu- promulgate a controversial ordi- the separation of powers. have opposed the ouster of the tion of the judges illustrates the sure a government's work. But it's the defence, construction, and rail- ruswamy said it's too early to judge nance thrice, made nine amend- Judges in the Military Court Muslim Brotherhood would con- growing danger of militant groups, also true that ever since the BJP way industries. The administra- Modi's performance [Baba Umar/ ments to the law, and has now had are appointed by the head of the demn the executions. and which necessitates their im- Military Judiciary Authority. This Revenge mediate elimination. Militants rose to power, Banaras Sari busi- tion has announced labour reforms, Al Jazeera] to backtrack by referring the issue authority reports to the minister Professor of political science were targeting army and police of- ness is witnessing a depression," deregulation of diesel prices, and A recent fighter jet deal with to a committee of Parliament," of defense who, in turn, is affiliat- Tarek Fahmy said the revenge of ficers; now they ve added judges. Iliyas told Al Jazeera. trimmed subsidies. France is just one example, said an Thakurta explained. ed to the executive power, he said. militants has become more imme- Alarabiya Mohammad Iliyas, a Muslim Investment announcements interior ministry official who asked Aljazeera This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Cayan Group signs property fund deal for Saudi project Cayan Group has signed an invest- expected to begin in the third quar- ment-fund deal with Saudi Arabia- ter of 2015, it said. Cayan and based MEFIC Capital for the con- MEFIC are planning to base their ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the struction of a commercial proper- headquarters in the tower, the com- cabinet, presided over by Prime ty in Riyadh, the Gulf-based real- pany statement said. Minister Nawaz Sharif, gave its estate developer said in a state- We are glad to have this part- approval for Budget Strategy Pa- ment. nership with MEFIC Capital to per (BSP) 2015-16? on Tuesday. The fund will be utilized for a build a state-of-the-art commercial Secretary Finance Dr Waqar project to be built on King Fahd tower in Riyadh, said Ahmed Al- Masood Khan gave a presentation Road, estimated for completion in hatti, President and Chairman of on the BSP. the third quarter of 2017. Cayan Group. This reaffirms our The cabinet meeting took note Cayan Group which has of- commitment to providing our cli- that while benefits of mega projects fices in Riyadh and Dubai will ents with a premier office address in the pipeline will start unfolding be the main developer of the in the most sought after location in next five to 10 years, immediate project and also carry out the sales in the city. measures are needed to strengthen and marketing through subsidiar- Cayan Group said in March it the benefits of recent stabilisation ies, it said. signed a deal with investment firm measures with the help of the pri- It did not give a value for the Shuaa Capital for a fund for the vate sector. project, which will comprise qual- construction of a $272 million de- The meeting was informed that ity office space. Construction is velopment in Dubai. the federal budget was being planned for presentation in the National Assembly on June 5. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gave a presentation on the perfor- mance of the finance division dur- ing the meeting. Also read: Govt may allocate Rs575bn for development in next budget The prime minister congratu- lated the finance minister and his team "on achieving high growth and economic stability". The prime minister appreciat- ed the fact that key economic indi- cators have improved during last two years. The premier while addressing the cabinet meeting said the up- the fruits of stability in country's economy. coming budget should focus on He directed the Ministry of Commerce to gear up efforts to increase country's exports. providing maximum relief to the "We aim at reducing tax rates and duties to increase our revenue. This would encourage people to willingly pay their taxes," the premier said. people so that they can also reap "We must take revolutionary decisions and work day in and day out to further strengthen country's economy," he said. Spanish, Greek Amazon is going to pay Iran to raise oil output by 170,000 bpd concerns peg from new fields by March 2016 back European more tax in Europe Iran plans to raise its oil output shares A move towards country-by-coun- where it has arrangements that al- by 170,000 barrels per day by end try reporting will expose the on- low it to pay a fraction of the tax- of the current Iranian year, which European stock markets stumbled line retailer to much higher tax bills es that would be due if it traded ends on March 20, 2016, the offi- on Tuesday, as Greece's debt prob- in key markets. through local subsidiaries. In 2012, cial IRNA news agency cited an lems and a battering for Spain's Under pressure from E.U. au- it famously paid only 2.4 million Iranian oil official as saying. government in local elections off- thorities, Amazon.com Inc. has pounds ($3.6 million) of tax on Soltan Kamali, managing direc- set a rise in airline shares. changed the way it books revenue over £4 billion in sales. tor of Arvandan Oil and Gas Com- The pan-European FTSEuro- from sales in Europe, a move that The E.U. s antitrust division pany, a subsidiary of the state s first 300 index and the euro zone's could lead to it paying much more said in January there were reasons National Iranian Oil Company blue-chip Euro STOXX 50 index in tax, according to The Wall Street to believe that this tax arrangement (NIOC), said the additional out- both made little headway to trade Journal. represented unfair state aid, and put will be available once the ini- flat. The FTSEurofirst remains up The WSJ reported at the should be stopped. National gov- tial phases of North Azadegan and nearly 20 percent since the start weekend that it is now booking ernments have howled in protest Yadavaran oilfields come into op- of 2015. Irish airline Ryanair surged revenue through national branches that Amazon s practices, which are erations, IRNA reported. 6.3 percent after posting higher in four of the five largest markets legal under the E.U. s Single Mar- The OPEC producer aims to profits. Its rival Aer Lingus also in the E.U.: the U.K., Germany, ket legislation, are killing local re- boost crude exports by up to 1 rose after Ireland's prime minister Italy and Spain. It attributed those tailers and eroding their own tax million bpd if Tehran and six ma- said the government would discuss details to a person familiar with base. The probe into Amazon is jor powers finalize a nuclear agree- the sale of its stake in the airline. the matter, but said a spokesman one of four of a kind that the E.U. ment by a June 30 deadline. However, Spanish banking confirmed a change in practice as started last year. Others affect a stocks underperformed. of May 1. tax agreement between Apple Inc. Popular, Sabadell and Caixa- So far, Amazon has booked the and Ireland, and one between Star- bank all fell after Spain's ruling PP overwhelming majority of its sales bucks and the Netherlands. It isn t IMF official says Chinese Yuan no longer undervalued party suffered its worst defeat in in the E.U. through a subsidiary clear whether either company has over 20 years in local elections, registered in tiny Luxembourg, yet followed Amazon s lead. China s currency is no longer un- reflecting voter discontent at four dervalued, a senior official of the years of austerity. Although the International Monetary Fund said weekend's election result had al- Tuesday. ready hit Spanish stocks, trading While undervaluation of the had been thin elsewhere on Mon- renminbi (yuan) was a major fac- day with markets in London, tor causing the large imbalances in Frankfurt and New York shut for the past, our assessment now is public holidays. that the substantial real effective Spain's benchmark IBEX eq- appreciation over the past year has uity index fell 0.2 percent further brought the exchange rate to a lev- on Tuesday, suffering its worst el that is no longer undervalued, two-day fall in around five weeks. IMF first deputy managing direc- Greece's main ATG equity in- tor David Lipton said. dex recovered from a 3.1 percent Speaking to reporters in Beijing fall on Monday to stand 1.2 per- after meeting with Chinese officials cent higher, but the index has made as part of annual discussions on zero gains since the start of 2015, China s economy, he said China underperforming rallies on other should make quick progress in the European stock markets. Greece area of greater exchange-rate flexi- must repay four loans totalling 1.6 bility and try to achieve a floating billion euros ($1.76 billion) to the exchange-rate system in two to International Monetary Fund next three years. month, starting with a 300 million Greater flexibility, with inter- euro payment on June 5. If no deal vention limited to avoiding disor- is reached within EU/IMF for new derly market conditions or exces- loans to be disbursed to Athens, sive volatility, will also be key to Greece is likely to default on the prevent the exchange rate from IMF loan repayment. This would moving away from equilibrium in start a process that could lead the future, he said. The first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund said the Chinese Greece out of the euro zone. Most Mr. Lipton told reporters that yuan is no longer undervalued. PHOTO: REUTERS investors expect Greece to remain the IMF welcomes China s bid to in the euro zone, and record low have the yuan included in the Spe- The IMF is expected to make a decision on a re-evaluation of the composition of the basket this year. interest rates and other economic cial Drawing Rights, the organiza- Mr. Lipton also said that China should step up fiscal policy measures if economic growth slips below stimulus measures from the Euro- tion s basket of special reserve as- 6.5%, although the IMF expects growth to come in at 6.8% this year. The official Chinese government target pean Central Bank have enabled sets, which is currently made up is for 7% growth. European stock markets to rally of the dollar, euro, Japanese yen China has moved too slowly on its program to reform the state sector, he said, adding that Beijing needs this year, despite the Greek un- and the British pound. to level the playing field between the public and private sectors. certainty. Gold drops more than 1pc Saudi Gulf Airlines plans to begin flights at start of November Saudi Gulf Airlines aims to begin with an option for a further 10. as dollar rally continues flying in November after receiving Delivery of the CS300 jets, Gold fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday as the dollar extended gains regulatory approvals, the new which seat between 130 and 160 following stronger U.S. inflation data and comments from Federal Dammam-based carrier said. passengers, is expected to begin Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that reinforced the central bank's tightening Owned by the Abdel Hadi Al- late this year or early 2016. bias on monetary policy. Qahtani & Sons group, the airline Majali said that additional air- Spot gold dropped to a two-week low of $1,192.60 an ounce plans to fly from Dammam to three craft will join the fleet after the earlier and was down 1 percent at $1,193.73 by 1003 GMT. destinations, initially with a fleet delivery of the A320s and CSeries U.S. gold futures for June delivery were down $10.40 at $1,193.60 of four Airbus A320s, Samer Ma- jets. an ounce. The dollar continued its strong run, up 1 percent against a jali, the group s president and se- Saudi Gulf presented its readi- basket of leading currencies, after Fed Yellen said on Friday that inter- nior adviser, told Reuters. ness plans for Nov. 1 during a meet- est rates will be raised this year as the U.S. economy was set to bounce We are working with the Gen- ing with GACA officials on Sun- back from an early-year slump. "The dollar is back in vogue, it's turned eral Authority of Civil Aviation day, the regulator's spokesman after last week's strong CPI data, Yellen comments, and there should (GACA) in preparation for start- Wael Al Sarhan told Reuters. be more strong data this week," Societe Generale analyst Robin Bhar ing operations to obtain the tech- They have a primary license said. "For the dollar to weaken again, you're going to need some pretty nical license, Majali said. and the final license will be given dire U.S. data and the risk is that data is going to get stronger because Initial flights from Dammam when they complete final readiness we are out of the winter season." A stronger dollar makes gold more will be to Jeddah, Riyadh and one for operations, he said. This could expensive for holders of other currencies, while higher U.S. interest international destination, with fur- be in the coming weeks. rates would dent demand for the non-interest-paying metal, increasing ther destinations added in 2016 as The final Air Operator s Cer- the opportunity cost of holding it. Gold's inverse correlation with the the fleet expands, Majali said. tificate is an approval for an air- dollar has started to strengthen again, and weaken against yields, Bar- The airline s domestic flights line to use its aircraft for commer- clays said in a note. "We maintain the view that the third quarter is will offer first class and economy cial operations and the state of likely to be the weakest quarter for gold, given that we expect the Fed fares, while international flights readiness includes the personnel, to start increasing rates in September, but the potential downside is will provide business class and aircraft and systems able to carry economy class services. out operations. likely to be limited," it said. Bullion traders will be keenly eyeing U.S. 27 million people. change when Qatar Airways ob- to begin operations with four economic data due later in the day, including durable goods for May In addition to the A320 air- Only national carrier Saudi craft, the airline signed a $2 billion Arabian Airlines and budget oper- Foreign carriers can only fly tains regulatory approval to launch A320s, though the airline s launch and consumer confidence for April, for clues on the strength of the in and out of Saudi Arabia, not its subsidiary Al Maha Airways has been delayed by regulatory red economy and how it would impact the Fed's monetary policy. deal with Canada's Bombardier last ator National Air Services current- year to purchase 16 CSeries jets ly serve a domestic market of about within the country, but that will for the Saudi market. It is planning tape. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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Brad Pitt to gift Angelina Jolie a vintage seaplane on her birthday

A report by India Today has revealed that Brad Pitt is buying a vintage seaplane for wife Angelina Salman Khan allowed Jolie s 40th birthday on June 4. According to the Sunday Mir- to leave India: Reports ror, Brad and Angelina have visit- ed a dealer in Europe, and have Bollywood superstar Salman landline number to the investigat- decided to keep the plane on the Khan, who is on bail over a deadly ing agency, the agency quoted runway at their home in Chateau hit-and-run 13 years ago, was Judge Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi as Miraval near Brignoles, France. granted permission on Tuesday to saying. Khan has starred in more Brad is also reportedly arrang- travel to Dubai for a movie awards than 100 films and television ing flying lessons for his wife so ceremony, reports said. shows but is no stranger to con- that she is able to use her present The actor was found guilty troversy. He spent over a week promptly. Although Angelina does earlier this month of killing a home- behind bars for killing an endan- have the basic skills to handle an less man with his SUV after a night gered Indian gazelle in 1998. airplane, she needs a bit of training out drinking in an upmarket bar in The actor claims he was not at Aamir Khan's 'PK' shatters records in China in order to successfully manoeu- Mumbai in 2002. the wheel when his Land Cruiser vre a seaplane. A court on May 6 sentenced rammed into a group of homeless Aamir Khan-starrer PK is already The French estate holds a very him to five years in prison for cul- men sleeping rough on a pavement, breaking box office records for a special place in the life of the cou- pable homicide and other charges, killing labourer Nurulah Mahbob Bollywood film in China. As of ple. Purchased in 2008 for £35 including driving while under the Sharif and injuring several others. Monday, the film had raked in Rs million, this estate was where the influence of alcohol. The High Court is due to re- 35 crore in just three days after its couple got married last year and it But two days later the Bom- convene on June 15 to set a date Friday launch, reported IndiaTo- is also the place where Brad pro- bay High Court agreed to suspend for the appeal hearing. day. posed to the Maleficent star in the 49-year-old s sentence pend- This is record breaking for an 2012. ing an appeal. Indian film in China, Gu Angelina had previously The court granted Khan bail, Wancheng, partner for NPRG, the opened up about her personal and ruling that he must secure its per- Chinese firm which introduced the professional successes about her mission if he wants to leave India movie to distributors here, told amazing year. before the appeal hearing expect- India Today in an interview. In an interview with India To- ed to take place in the next couple Prior to PK, the highest-gross- day the actress spoke about her of months. ing Indian film was Dhoom 3, Gu success. It s been an amazing year. On Tuesday the court said he said. The Hrithik starrer had man- I married my love, my son Mad- could attend the Arab Indo Bolly- aged to earn 19 million RMB dox became a teenager, and I got to wood Awards in Dubai on Friday, through its entire release in China. bring Unbroken to the world. according to the Press Trust of PK had made that amount by its She further added, I would be India news agency. second day alone, Gu said. happy when my acting phase is Salman shall furnish his trav- PK has now surpassed every over. If I am lucky enough to have el plan, flight timing and number, film currently showing, including a career as a director, it would be a address of the place where he will both Chinese films as well as non- very nice transition. And then, be staying in Dubai, his contact Chinese ones, and is second only Brad and I can work together. details including mobile number and to Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, which brought in 1.3 billion Yuan (Rs 1,300 crore) over the past two weeks. THE REAL REASON WHY Gu said that the two main rea- sons behind PK s success were a high-profile launch involving Hi- rani, Aamir Khan and Vidhu Vinod Zayn Malik quit One Direction Chopra in Beijing mid-May rare for a Bollywood film in a market it has long ignored and very good reviews in recent days that have driven audiences. Aamir Khan s popularity in China has, no doubt, also helped the film: The actor s 3 Idiots was a cult hit in China, even though it was released more than a year af- ter it first went viral through Chi- nese online movie-sharing web- sites. Chinese filmgoers have even taken to asking why Chinese di- rectors have been unable to pro- duce creative films. I have to say Indian films are so much better than Chinese films, wrote blog- Yes, it s true! There really are fash- the deal. After the interview, she six figures. I save, I invest, I m try- ger Karem on Chinese micro-blog- ion bloggers who charge more than managed to exceed 1 million fol- ing to be smart about it all and learn ging website Sina Weibo. PK is $15,000 for one Instagram post. lowers, which means that her rates as I go. an Indian film that is so compre- No, we are not kidding! would have increased significant- Even if you don t have as many hensive. After the first half, I This astonishing figure has ly since then. followers as Danielle, you can still thought it was a comedy. After the been revealed by Danielle Bern- Her recent sponsored posts rake in the moolah. Bloggers with second, I thought it was a critical stein, US-based blogger behind her include numerous shots for a just hundreds of thousands of film, and then it ended as a love online diary We Wore What. In an Lancôme foundation and an en- followers can make anywhere from story. interview with Harper s Bazaar, dorsement for Virgin Hotels, for $500 to $5,000 per post. The film s critical take on reli- she spoke about how she reaps big which she posted a picture of her- Of course, this is nothing com- gious issues has also struck a chord money from Instagram as brands self with entrepreneur Richard pared to the kind of money celeb- in China, which is officially athe- contact her to promote their prod- Branson at the opening of his new rities can pull in due to their social ist but currently grappling with a ucts on her account. hotel in Chicago. media reach. Kim Kardashian s resurgence in spiritual practice. The 22-year-old blogger had Last year was definitely my half-sister Kendall Jenner, for ex- China has more than a hundred 992,000 Instagram followers at the most profitable, she says. I hate ample, can charge anything from million Buddhists, according to time of the interview, putting her talking about money, but let s just $20,000 to $100,000 for model- official estimates, and tens of mil- in a position to charge between say it s more than I could have ever ling branded clothing on her Insta- lions of Christians and Taoists. $5,000 to $15,000 per endorse- imagined as a 22 year old. I fully gram account, according to The ment depending on the terms of support myself, and it s in the mid- Daily Mail. Huma hell bent to Zayn Malik quit One Direction Right now it s down-time for of band there has to be a destiny because of burnout, according to Zayn but I think there is a journey for each of them. Nothing lasts explore the one of the band s main songwrit- for him ahead, I think for any kind forever. ers, reported IndiaToday. Jamie unknown? Scott denied rumours that the 22- Huma Qureshi has been doing year-old singer walked away from some research on the most haunt- the group because of deteriorating ed places in India as prep for her relations with his fellow band- upcoming horror film. mates. While looking up on the haunt- The Sunday Mirror quoted ed destinations, the actress came Jamie as saying, Zayn went be- across the story of Bhangarh. cause he d had enough. Have you Bhangarh Fort is located on the ever been on the road for four way to Alwar and Jaipur in Rajas- years? These guys aren t at home. than in India. Speaking on behalf on Zayn, This is said to be the most Jamie said, It was, OK, I don t haunted place in India and amongst want to be in this band any more. the world's most haunted places. It was that simple, it was human The actress had heard a lot of instinct kicking in. People want it stories about this place and got to be complicated and have secret very curious about it. She did an reasons but that is what it was. in-depth search on the history of A close friend of Zayn, Naugh- this fort. ty Boy, claimed that there s no bad blood between the band. He further said, I don t think there s any real bad blood, especially from this side. I just want people to support him and prepare for his future. Along with respect his rea- sons for leaving. PHOTO: THE- GUARDIAN Zayn Malik to star in Main Hoon Na 2'? Naughty Boy also added, This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. MAY 27, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

American Pharoah Real Madrid have sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti after the world's aims to defy richest club by income failed to win major silverware this season and, according to local media, Napo- history in li's Rafa Benitez is the favourite to succeed him. Triple Crown Italian Ancelotti, who had a three-year contract that was due to run until the end of next season, bid led the club to a record-extending History suggests that there will be 10th European crown and a King's nothing easy about U.S. jockey Cup triumph in his first term in Victor Espinoza's attempt to ride charge in 2013-14. American Pharoah to a Triple However, this season they Crown victory next month. were eliminated in the Champions There has not been a Triple League semi-finals by Juventus Crown winner since 1978 and one while Barcelona won La Liga. of the last attempts, by hugely Real also lost to Atletico popular Smarty Jones, ended in Madrid in the King's Cup last-16 crushing disappointment. in January. As Smarty Jones barreled Real won the European Super down the home stretch at Belmont Cup and the Club World Cup but Park in 2004, jockey Stewart El- Ancelotti's failure to win any of liott knew his mount would fall the three trophies that make up short, disappointing a worldwide the traditional treble was deemed audience hoping to see the colt unacceptable. complete the Triple Crown. 'Difficult decision' Toward the end of the grueling "The board of directors have 1-1/2-mile (2.4-km) course, the decided this evening to relieve Car- journeyman rider said he could feel lo Ancelotti of his duties," presi- the thoroughbred running out of dent Florentino Perez told a news gas and realized then that the Bel- conference on Monday. mont Stakes was about to claim "It was a very difficult deci- yet another victim. sion ... but we have not come to that is a reference point around the world. "The demands are huge and we believe it is the right moment to give fresh impetus that will allow us to win more titles and reach our optimum "I knew if any other horse was Real Madrid to take easy decisions competitive level in a new phase." Former Liverpool and Chelsea boss Benitez, who once had a stint as a youth team coach at Real, is now the frontrunner to replace Ancelotti. Other running, we were going to get but to take decisions that we be- coaches to have been linked with the job are German Juergen Klopp, who has quit Borussia Dortmund, and former Real player Michel who has had spells running the B team at the beat," Elliott said softly, recalling lieve are the best for an institution Bernabeu and clubs including Getafe and Sevilla. the pain of the 2004 race, "and we did." On June 6, the world will get Russia plans to another opportunity to see a piece Chris Weidman s critics are missing the boat; of sports history when Espinoza use prison gets an unprecedented third crack at the coveted prize when he rides labour for 2018 American Pharoah at Belmont UFC middleweight champ is no fluke Park to the cheers of a 90,000- strong crowd. World Cup The hero gets in trouble early and from the 1980s, right? And yet, weight title win over Anthony too far beneath the surface to fig- should move out of here, this is Espinoza, 43, is vying to be- is bloodied by his foe. Urged on this was essentially how things Johnson. But the MGM Grand ure out why the Long Islander has not smart," Weidman said. "And come the 12th winner of the Tri- Russian authorities are keen to use by a frenzied crowd, he rallies, and played out when Chris Weidman Garden Arena rocked and rolled to a bit of a chip on his shoulder. then as soon as I got out, I felt his prison labour to drive down the ple Crown, one of the rarest feats delivers an epic beatdown to fin- defeated Vitor Belfort to retain his the Weidman-Belfort fight and Weidman s last four victories punches get a little slower. I knew in all of sports, having failed at costs of holding the 2018 World ish off the fight. The crowd chants UFC middleweight title Saturday treated it like the evening s real have come against certified legends he's gonna break before I break." Cup. Belmont Park with War Emblem of mixed martial arts, future Hall So now that the 13-0 Weidman in 2002 and California Chrome a The Russian prison service is of Famers and champions over seems to have won over the bulk backing a bid by Alexander Khin- year ago. two weight classes. of his detractors (we ll forgive Bra- No horse has won the Belmont shtein, a lawmaker from the ruling His first victory over Silva, at zilian fans for not jumping on the Stakes after finishing first in the United Russia party, to allow pris- UFC 162, was dismissed as a bandwagon, given how Weidman Kentucky Derby and Preakness oners to be taken from their camps lucky punch. His win in the UFC has picked off their MMA heroes Stakes since Affirmed turned the to work at factories, with a focus 168 rematch was dismissed in one by one), what does he do for trick in 1978 and Steve Cauthen on driving down the costs of build- some quarters because of Silva s an encore? Weidman has his sights became the youngest jockey to win ing materials for World Cup freak leg injury, which ignores the on the only city with the audacity a Triple Crown at just 18 years of projects. fact Weidman was dominating the to call their arena the world s most age. This year, spectators will gath- It'll make it possible to get pris- fight up until that point. And his famous: New York. er at Belmont Park in Long Island, oners into work, which is very win over former light heavyweight Weidman would like his next New York, hoping to witness a positive champion Lyoto Machida was dis- fight to be at Madison Square Gar- different fate from the one that Alexander Khinshtein, United counted because Machida came on den, and it s not as farfetched as it befell Smarty Jones, a diminutive Russia party strong over the final two rounds, sounds. The UFC has attempted chestnut who was perhaps the Russian prison labour schemes which pretends as if what happens to get mixed martial arts legalized most popular horse of his genera- have faced allegations that prison- in the first doesn t matter as much in the Empire State for years, but tion. On that afternoon in 2004, a ers are routinely underpaid or as the fifth. changes in the political landscape 36-1 longshot named Birdstone forced to work long hours. "I'm for real," Weidman said. suggest this could be the year. The blew by the favorite just yards In 2013, the then-imprisoned "I felt that after the Machida fight bill has passed the Senate, but has (meters) from the finish line, turn- Pussy Riot band member Nadezh- there was a good group of people yet to be voted in by the Assem- ing the mood from giddy to da Tolokonnikova went on hunger that started following and there bly. morgue-like in a matter of seconds. strike in protest at working condi- was believers. But with the time The UFC is confident enough There was an audible gasp from tions in her prison camp. off, the haters just grew stronger that this will be the year MMA the crowd of 120,000, followed by "It'll help in the sense that and stronger, so I had to just come passes that they ve booked Dec. an eerie silence. Of the 11 Triple there will be the opportunity to in here and do my thing again." 5 at MSG. And Weidman wants to Crown victors, no one had a hard- acquire building materials for a Weidman delivered in a bout top the bill, no matter who the er path than Cauthen, whose colt lower price, lower than there is that was a year in the making. Bel- opponent may be. had to battle Alydar in dramatic currently on the market," Khinsh- fort, the controversial, 38-year-old "I ll tell you what: I m not stretch drives in all three races. The tein told The Associated Press. "U-S-A" while the victor drapes night. main event. former UFC light heavyweight missing the Madison Square Gar- two rivals were by themselves for "And apart from that it'll make himself in Old Glory. Weidman s matchup was UFC Nearly two years after defeat- champion, was fighting for the first den fight, that's for sure," Weidman most of the Belmont Stakes be- it possible to get prisoners into Sounds like the script for a 187 s co-feature bout, behind ing Anderson Silva for the title in time since Nevada banned testoster- fore Affirmed won by a head to work, which is very positive." said. "That's all I really care about. Hulk Hogan vs. Iron Sheik match Daniel Cormier s light heavy- what many considered a fluke one replacement therapy last year. Asking about 'Jacare' [Souza] or win and claimed a rarified place in Proposal to be submitted knockout, the message is clear: Belfort had racked up knockout horseracing history. "It was fan- There are no plans as yet to [Luke] Rockhold, honestly it Weidman is on the brink of A-list after knockout while using TRT doesn't matter. I want to fight ei- tastic, especially the way it hap- employ prisoners on World Cup Busche, Guarnier win second stardom, and Saturday night like- when it was legal. pened," said Cauthen. "They were stadium construction sites, he add- ther one of them, but in Madison all tough battles. But in the Bel- ly marked the last time he ll play Square Garden. As long as I'm in ed. US road cycling championships second fiddle to anyone. Belfort came out flying in the mont, to get across the line 3 or 4 Russia's Federal Penitentiary And the undefeated champion fight s early going and appeared to that venue, I'm a happy man. inches (7.5 cm to 10 cm) ahead af- Service has been working with seems to know it, too. have Weidman in deep trouble, as That's a dream." ter a mile-long (1.8 km) battle was Khinshtein to draw up the pro- "Hey, stop doubting me," he tied him up in the pocket and Regardless of his opponent, extremely satisfying. "A mile-and- posals, said the lawmaker, adding Weidman said during his post-fight delivered uppercut after uppercut, Weidman isn t likely to take a back- a-half wasn't Affirmed's best dis- that they will be submitted to par- interview. "It's enough. Stop opening a cut over Weidman s left seat to anyone at MSG. But in case tance, but what got him across the liament soon. doubting me. You better join the eye. But Weidman shook it off, there are still any doubters, the line was his desire and his heart." The service declined to com- team now. This is my last invita- Belfort gassed out by the fight s champ had a final message. The Triple Crown is only for 3- ment on the plan when contacted tion. Join the team. I love you." two-minute mark, and Weidman "I feel like I've done a lot so far year-olds and its three races are by the AP on Monday, but depu- On the surface, it may have took over, finishing the fight with -- I've beaten Anderson Silva each different distances. But the ty director Alexander Rudy told seemed in odd thing for someone a flurry of old-school ground-and- twice, Lyoto Machida and now Belmont Stakes' punishing dis- the Kommersant business news- to say at the precise moment pound for the TKO win. Vitor Belfort," he said. "I think tance is so taxing for a thorough- paper that his agency was keen to they re being showered with adu- "He caught me with an upper- people gotta start realizing some- bred, most never run that long use prisoners for "tasks that, let's lation. But you don t have to dig cut and I was like, I probably thing." again. say, wouldn't appeal to the ordi- nary citizen". Workers' rights are a hot-but- ton issue for World Cup organiser Premier League clubs give young FIFA, which is under pressure over the high rate of deaths among migrant workers in 2022 host na- tion Qatar. players less game time than La Russia's move toward prison labour comes at a time when the World Cup budget of $12.7bn is under pressure after the ruble Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and Serie dropped in value compared to last Matt Busche and Megan Guarnier The same goes for Andrew each won their second road national Talansky and two-time Olympic year, making imported materials Young players get less game time more expensive. championship Monday, and earned gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, a spot on the U.S. team for the who won the men's and women's in the Premier League than in any The ruble has recovered much of Europe s other leading leagues, of its lost value this year, but is world championships in Virginia national time trial on Saturday. still worth around a third less this September. Rain began to fall during Sun- against the dollar than at the start Busche, riding for Trek Facto- day's road race, when Talansky of 2014, before international sanc- ry Racing, held off Joe Dombrows- attacked on the climb up Lookout tions and a drop in the price of oil ki of Cannondale-Garmin in a dra- Mountain in an attempt to shatter dented the Russian economy. matic duel through the rain to the the peloton. The result of the fre- finish line. Kiel Reijnen of United- netic pace set by the main field to Healthcare finished third, recover- reel in the breakaway left many of ing from a flat tire near the end of the top sprinters behind, and the race to claim bronze. formed a small group to contest Busche won his first national the finish. championship in 2011. Eventually, only Busche and In the women's race, Guarnier Dombrowski were left at the front, took advantage of a strong pace and they battled the final couple set by Boels Dolmans teammate of miles before the former cham- Evie Stevens near the end of the pion pulled ahead at the line. downtown finishing circuits. She Reijnen managed to out-sprint then outsprint Coryn Rivera of Dombrowski's teammate Alex UnitedHealthcare with Tayler Howes for third. Wiles of Velocio-SRAM finishing in third. The women's race became just Guarnier also won the title in as frantic when Stevens attacked 2012. She finished second last year. with about five miles left in the For both champions, their vic- race. She was eventually reeled in tories carry a little more weight by the chasing group, but the at- than their previous opportunity to tack helped to set up Guarnier for wear the stars-and-stripes jersey. a sprint finish among four riders. The world championships are coming to U.S. soil for the first Guarnier managed to edge Riv- time since 1986, which means era, one of the nation's top sprint- Busche and Guarnier will have the ers, at the finish line. Wiles held rare opportunity to represent their off Amber Neben to round out the country on home soil. podium. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY. MAY 27 . 2015-Jawza 06, 1394 H.S Vol:IX Issue No:291 Price: Afs.15

Religious Tribal elder shot dead in Herat Affairs Herat-police headquartersUnk- nown gunmen have gunned down Minister a tribal elder in western Herat prov- ince. Abdul Rawouf Ahmandi, presents spokesman for the provincial po- Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy "This conference will have a Delegates said that Afghani- lice head quarters of Herat says 100-day plan Minister of Foreign Affairs on good outcome and the participants stan's security was critical to the that the tribal elder was on his way Monday attended the Heart of believe that peace in Afghanistan security of the region. They from provincial capital to Guzara AT News Report Asia-Istanbul Process Conference means peace in the region and that warned that if insecurity in Af- District when he came under the attack of unidentified gunmen. in Islamabad, Pakistan, and said Pakistan will have honest cooper- ghanistan increases, other coun- The police spokesman said delegates believe that peace in Af- ation in this matter with Afghani- tries in the region will be adverse- that Haji Hafizullah who was the ghanistan will mean peace in the stan," says Karzai. ly affected. The Heart of Asia- tribal elder of Zyarat Jah village of region. According to him, delegates Istanbul Process was launched in Duzara District died on the spot Consensus is that this will forced Pakistan to support peace 2011 to bring together regional and the attackers escaped from the hopefully result in Pakistan acting talks and to show honest coopera- countries to promote peace and area using their motorcycle last honestly during the peace process. tion. prosperity in Afghanistan through night. The attack is said to have Conference delegates included "We have had talks with rep- concerted efforts of participating been carried out by two gunmen. KABUL: Minister of Hajj and Ministers of Foreign Affairs and resentatives from Iran, who have and supporting countries as well Ahmadi said that security agencies Religious Affairs, Faiz Muham- representatives from 16 countries. pledged their commitment to sup- as international and regional organ- have launched an investigation into mad Usmani, has presented 100- Karzai represented Afghanistan at porting peace talks in Afghani- isations engaged in the process. the incident to arrest those behind day plan to President Ashrafi this conference. stan," says Karzai. (Tolonews) it. Ghani here on Tuesday. The min- ister said that preparations are underway to facilitate Afghans Egypt allows Gazans who want to perform the Hajj. He said that 24,000 computerized to return home through Etisalat celebrates its passports would be issued to those who want to make the pil- th grimage. Accommodation in Mec- BORDER CROSSING ca and Madina near the holy plac- Abu Sabha called on Egypt to fully open the crossing, saying 8 anniversary es, transportation facility round 15,000 people are waiting to depart from Gaza, including th the clock and materials containing 3,000 medical patients. Etisalat marked its 8 Anniversa- ed to expand. Afghanistan was con- the opportunities where they can important information would be ry on 26th May 2015 in Kabul. To nected with the world and was one become self-sufficient and lead their provided to Afghans during the Egypt has opened its border with movement of Palestinians in both commemorate the anniversary, Eti- of the few Asian countries where country toward a better tomorrow. powered sports by sponsoring pilgrimage, he added. Usmani said the Gaza Strip to allow stranded directions. The one-direction open- salat is offering its customers a 3.75G services was available. In Etisalat s Educational project is one games from grass root to higher that 125,000 square meters carpets Palestinians to return home. ing reflects the deepening hostili- wide range of offers like; free give- 2013, Etisalat introduced mHawa- of the initiatives that the company levels. Afghanistan National Crick- would be distributed among the Tuesday's opening was the ty between Gaza's Hamas rulers aways on every purchase of air- la, the monetary transaction servic- has taken to develop human resourc- et team, Volleyball, Cycling and imams for mosques. Qualified first time the Rafah border cross- and Egypt. Cairo considers Hamas time, arranging shows at universi- es. mHawal enabled customers to es in Afghanistan. Buzkashi have experienced their people, through an exam, will be ing has operated since March. The an extension of the pan-Arab Mus- ties and organizing contests on carry out all their monetary trans- Through this project, Etisalat pays days of glories under Etisalat s fi- hired as imams of the mosques. The director of the Hamas-controlled lim Brotherhood movement, which company s facebook page. We actions from the comfort of their for educational expenses of its un- nancial supports. With its 3.75G imams will get text of Friday ser- side of the crossing, Maher Abu it considers a terrorist group. celebrate eight years of achieve- house or offices. Customers can pay dergraduate employees so that they services activated in 23 provinces, mons from the Hajj and Religious Sabha, says the border is sched- Abu Sabha called on Egypt to ments and partnership with our their electricity bills, purchase can complete their Bachelor s degree Etisalat is currently providing Affairs Ministry, he said. Presi- uled to close again Wednesday af- fully open the crossing, saying valued customers. Our customers goods, deposit, withdraw, receive while working at Etisalat. Etisalat voice and data services for over 4 dent Ghani said that performance ternoon. 15,000 people are waiting to de- will be the main part of this two and send cash, receive their salary has also signed contract with an ac- million customers across Afghani- of the ministries would be assessed The crossing has only been part from Gaza, including 3,000 week celebration, during which they and have access to their bank ac- credited university of China, sub- stan and is striving to innovate and on regular basis. open five days this year to allow medical patients. will get exciting gifts and offers. counts. Working in Afghanistan ject to this contract Etisalat employ- introduce state of the art technol- Said Yasser Aboul Amayem, CCO has been a pleasant experience for ees are sent for short term training ogy in the country. of Etisalat Afghanistan. It has been us. Things have changed dramati- courses to China. Etisalat has em- (Press Release ) 8 years since Etisalat s launch in cally over this period and we are Alleged masterminds of suicide 2007 in Afghanistan. From its in- proud to be a part of it. added Yass- ception, the company has been one er. Promoting cultural values of so- of the leading telecom operators in cieties where Etisalat operates has ATTACKS ARRESTED IN KABUL the country. During its operation always been at the core of Etisalat s in Afghanistan, Etialat has always business strategy. Since its launch AT News Report put themselves on the leading edge in Afghanistan, Etisalat has contrib- of product development and inno- uted in numerous charitable activi- KABUL: The National Director- vation with passion. In 2012, Eti- ties. Distribution of food packages ate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday salat introduced 3.75G services for during the month of Ramadan, do- said that masterminds of suicide the first time in Afghanistan. With nation of cash to areas affected by attacks were arrested during a raid the arrival of 3.75G services new natural disasters in collaboration in Kabul. According to the media opportunities knocked on Af- with Afghan government, organiz- statement issued here by the spy ghans doors. Traditional ways of ing annual Quran contest and reha- agency, the alleged masterminds of communications gave way to mod- bilitation of Masjids are some of the suicide bombings have planned to ern communication methods. Af- endeavors made by Etisalat to pro- carry out terror attacks in crowd- ghanistan experienced real internet mote Islamic and cultural values in ed area of Kabul City. Te detained speed and voice clarity for the first Afghanistan. Etisalat has been com- terrorists have links with Haqqani Fida Mohammad. By arresting the alleged terrorists, the NDS opera- time. Communications become mitted to provide Afghans not only Network. They were identified as tives succeeded in thwarting deadly suicide attacks in the capital city more reliable and easy. People be- with the world class voice and data Muhibullah, Habibur Rahman and that could have killed and injured scores of people. came closer and businesses start- services but also provide them with This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.