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AT News Report Describing the Afghanistan-Paki- tribal areas of Pakistan that were stan region as the breeding ground forcefully taken away and merged KABUL: The UN Assistance Mis- for international terrorism, Euro- into British India need to be re- sion in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pean Parliament (EP) Vice Presi- stored to their earlier status as the deeply concerned by the contin- dent Ryszard Czarnecki has said sovereign territory of Afghanistan, ued increase in conflict-related there is a need for the European he said. child deaths in 2017 and urges par- Union and the United States to Czarnecki said the September ties to the conflict to take immedi- review their respective Afghan 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade ate measures to reduce harm. By Farhad Naibkhel mine and labor and social affairs “I was appalled to hear that introduced to the parliament. policy to foster long-term peace Centre in New York was a wake- KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (Lower As all Member of Parliament in the region, rather than pouring up call for the West to re-visit its an unexploded mortar round killed five boys from the same family House) of Parliament on Monday agreed that Wolesi Jirga won’t take millions of Euros in aid to Afghan- policy. Instead, they decided to once again criticized National Unity in agenda voting process for min- istan, and trying to win a war that send their troops to counter mili- yesterday. The children were play- ing outside their home and found Government for the delay in in- isters till date all nominees not in- cannot be won. tants and allowed roots of the prob- troducing candidates for the min- troduced instead of acting minis- In an opinion piece titled, lem to fester. the mortar round, likely fired dur- istries running by acting ministers ters, he insisted. “Time to Revisit the Durand Line, Since 2001, thousands of U.S. ing fighting earlier in the day,” said and urged President to introduce Another Lawmaker Abdul “published in EP Today, Czarnec- and European troops have lost Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secre- new nominees as soon as possi- Qayyum Sajjadi, while concerning ki warned that Pakistan will con- their lives in Afghanistan and will tary-General’s Special Represen- ble. “President must introduce new over running of different ministries Maintaining that relations be- the death of Afghan soldiers. tative for Afghanistan in a media tinue to interfere and destabilize continue to do so as long as we tween Afghanistan and Pakistan While Pakistan maintained that nominees to the parliament for the by caretakers, said that the gov- areas across the Durand Line, with choose to bury our heads in the statement. ministries operating by caretak- ernment must introduce new nom- have deteriorated sharply over the it had killed 50 soldiers and injured “A family destroyed in sec- the objective of retaining control sand, he added. years, Czarnecki says frequent more than 100, Afghanistan con- ers,” said Wolesi Jirga Speaker inees to the parliament soon. over it as it borders Afghanistan. Restive Afghanistan has the onds - this horror is just one of too Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi. It is pertained to mention that border skirmishes are a manifesta- tended that only 2 had died. This many incidents documented at the Criticizing National Unity aroundfive months ago due to fail- He suggests that there is an potential of adversely impacting tion of the inherent friction be- incident was in retaliation to an immediate need for the west to take the security and stability of its onset of this fighting season.” Government for delay in introduc- ure in spending budgetary alloca- tween both countries due to dif- earlier one in which 9 persons were The explosion took place in ing candidates, he said that during tions during the last Afghan fiscal a hard look at this artificial border, neighborhood, and the world at ferences over the Durand Line. killed and 45 injured on the Pak and restore the natural and histor- large, he warns in the article. Mehterlam city, Laghman prov- meetings before, president has of- year lawmakers have sacked sev- To back his view, he cites the side, when Afghan border forces ince. The first four months of 2017 ten pledged to introducethe new en ministers including Ministers of ical frontier between these two It is time that hard decisions incident of May 7 at the Chaman fired at Pakistan security person- nominee to replace the ministers Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rab- countries for the sake of peace in are taken, and the historical mis- witnessed the highest recorded border in Balochistan, when firing nel guarding a census team, he said. number of child civilian casualties have been disqualified by Wolesi bani, Labor and Social Affairs Nas- the region. Balochistan and por- take known as the Durand Line is by the Pakistan Army resulted in Emphasizing that Afghanistan...P2 Jirga. He said that unfortunately rin Oryakhil, Public Work Mah- tions of the Pashtun-dominated set right, he said. resulting from conflict-related in- cidents in Afghanistan, including president playing politically with moud Baligh, Education Assadul- parliament and still not introduced lah Hanif Balkhi, Transport and the highest number of children the nominees. Continuation of Civil Aviation Mohammadullah killed, for the same comparable duty by acting ministers is a clear Batash, Minister of Technology Afghan military period since the Mission began sign of breach of constitution as and Higher Education Farida Mo- documenting cases. Between 1 well as violation of caretaker regu- hmand. Also due to bloody attack forces suffer poor January and 30 April 2017, lations, he added. He said that till over 209 Shaheen military corps, UNAMA preliminarily recorded date three nominees including can- defense minister and the army leadership in fight 987 child casualties (283 deaths didates for ministries of defense, chief of staff resigned. and 704 injured), a 21 per cent in- against enemies crease in child deaths...P2 number of Parliament Mem bers say Afghan military ‘2016 bitter year for forces are suffering from wAeak leadership and there is no Daesh management and proper command- Afghan-Pak relations’ ing in security ranks. In Afghani- hideouts stan, members of the country’s AT Monitoring Desk “Instead, he rightly respond- national security forces are facing Ten days after the Taliban took several internal challenges, even as destroyed in ed that the last visit by a leader to control of the strategic district of KABUL: The Afghan envoy to each other’s capital was made by they are locked in intense fighting Qala-e-Zal in northern Kunduz with the Taliban Representative of Islamabad, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal has him in December 2015. It, there- province, the Afghan security forc- Nangarhar emphasized on tension-free rela- fore, was the Pakistan Prime Min- Kandahar at the Lower House of es are still on the defensive. Parliament, Shekiba Hashemi said, tionship between Afghanistan and ister’s turn to visit Kabul and that “oppositions have strong leader- TOLOnews reporter Karim AT News Report Pakistan. Trust-deficit has already he would visit next,” he furthered. ship but we do not have. All the Amini, who is reporting from the reached at boiling point between Responding to a query, Zakhil- nation are tired of the war. How frontline, said security forces have the two neighboring states. wal was hopeful regarding the re- long would this situation contin- taken up positions only a few ki- ABUL: At least three hide Zakhilwal said, both sides opening of Chaman crossing point ues?.” Some of the lawmakers said lometers from the district center. outs of the so-called Islamic should learn something good by in the nearest time, he underlined the main challenge is the appoint- However, the Kunduz police chief State (IS), also known as memorizing their incorrect acts and the capability of the authorities on K both sides who succeeded to stop ment of relatives in senior posi- has said security forces will soon Daesh terrorist group have been decisions in past to normalize and tions and no one appoints for qual- launch an operation against the destroyed in an airstrike carried out improve better ties between the shelling across the Durand Line as ification. Representative of Herat, militants. “Currently the district in eastern Nangarhar province, se- two states. a result of 15-minutes table talks. Munawar Shah said, “the situation headquarters is the epicenter of the curity official said. “There had been a lot of mis- “It did not escalate and lives reaches to a point that meritocra- The Ministry of Defense takes over the past one year and were saved on both sides, we are war between us and the enemy. We moving in the right direction,” he cy is not considered for appoint- will soon launch a clearance oper- (MoD) in a statement, said that both have learnt a lot,” he said in ing individuals.” Kandahar repre- border security forces in Kunduz. days after Kunduz governor Ass- the airstrike has resulted into kill- an interview published on Mon- said, adding that closure of cross- ation as we are assured by offi- day. He termed 2016 bitter and tens ing points on Durand Line remains sentative, Sayeed Muhammad cials,” said Mahbubullah Saeedi, “We will officially announce the adullah Omarkhail warned the Tal- ing of at least four fighters, loyal Akhund said, “the Human Rights clearance operation in Qala-e-Zal iban that the province will be year for bilateral relations. harmful for bilateral trade and Qala-e-Zal district governor. “We to the Daesh terrorists. Moreover, he rejected the gen- movement of ordinary men and commission defends the Pakistan have taken practical steps and you today or tomorrow,” said Kunduz turned into a ‘grave’ for the mili- The statement added that the and terrorism or the innocent peo- eral idea that President Ashraf women. Diplomatic efforts made see that our forces are conducting police chief Abdul Hamid Hamidi. tant group if they refuse to end successful airstrike was conduct- Ghani had turned down Prime by the Afghan envoy, aimed at nor- ple? the commission has never had It is believed however, that Qala- the violence and lay down their ed in surrounding area of Achin a clear position against the mass their duties 200 meters away from Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation malizing and improving bilateral the district center,” said colonel e-Zal has strategic significance for weapons within a month. district of the province. to visit Pakistan. relations between Kabul and Is- killings of innocent people.” security forces. This comes two (ToloNews) As usual, the Afghan air force (ATN) Naeem, deputy commander of According media reports, lamabad must be recognized and and the US forces in Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani had rejected the in- appreciated. However, the again are launching regular airstrikes vitation to visit Pakistan that was and again closure of crossing China seeks to connect Afghanistan to middle Asian countries via railway against terrorist groups in the coun- delivered by the ISI Chief during points, nurturing terrorist outfits try. Nangarhar is one among the his visit to Kabul. and rocket shelling into the Afghan volatile provinces where Daesh “I confirm Pakistan National territory could not be justified. The Chinese ambassador to Kabul, Yao to connect Afghanistan to Iran and and the One Belt, One Road Afghanistan Chamber of Com- Assembly Speaker, Sardar Ayaz bilateral relations between the Jing in an interview with Ari- middle Asian countries by railway. project are very valuable for Chi- merce and Industry (ACCI) also militants have strongholds in its eastern districts. The militant out- Sadiq’s statement that Ghani has countries could be improved in the ananews said his country is trying Yao Jing declared Afghanistan na in terms of economic. said the completion of railway not rejected the invitation to visit absence of safe terror havens on Ambassador Jing said, “we project in Afghanistan is very use- fits have increased their terrorist and destructive activities in the Pakistan,” Zakhilwal was quoted Pakistan soil and zero interference need to include Afghanistan in our ful for the economic growth of the as saying by Daily Times. in internal affairs of Afghanistan. programs that we can succeed. country. province during the recent years. Afghanistan is the connecting Spokesman of ACCI, Sayam The Afghan security forces and US point to central Asia and south Pesarlay said, “the start of new troops have launched fresh offen- Rs25 dispute: Afghan teen shot dead in Karachi Asia. The Ministry of Public silk road is very important and sives against the insurgent groups Works says Afghanistan’s role is Afghanistan helps in investment to curb militancy in the province. Recently, the US forces have PESHAWAR : An Afghan boy, police officer Jamal Leghari as say- very effective in New Silk Road. and transit sectors. The govern- seeking Rs25 for cleaning a flat's ing. Malik allegedly fired at the boy Spokesman of ministry of ment should also make further ef- dropped the world’s largest bomb, GBU-43, which is also known as staircase, has been gunned down after he asked for payment. Agha Public Works, Mahdi Rohani said, forts in this field.” by the house owner in Pakistan’s and his colleague Naimat washed “the completion of one belt, one China’s main goal, some ex- ‘mother of all bombs’ on the caves of IS terrorist group, resulting into port city of Karachi, a newspaper the staircase of the flat owned by road project is very important for perts say, is to improve regional reported on Monday. Noor Agha, Malik and demanded Rs25 in re- Afghanistan and Afghanistan will security through development and killing of several militants, includ- ing the top leadership of the group. 15, was shot dead by flat owner turn for their services. The enraged be a central connection point.” economic cooperation. (ATN) Ayaz Malik Jeewa, Dawn quoted house owner instead shot the boy. TUESDAY . MAY 16 , 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES The Trump administration wants to send more military advisers to Afghanistan. Good luck with that

Senior Trump administration offi- cials have proposed sending 3,000 ner to fight an external threat, such more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. as the Islamic State. But local lead- Their mission? Advise and assist ers are typically more concerned Afghan security forces. with threats to their own rule from The Obama administration’s other elites within their state, es- plan was much the same. So is the pecially the risk of a coup d’etat U.S. strategy for Iraq, Syria, Lib- from dissatisfied officers or mili- ya, Yemen, Somalia, Ukraine, Ni- tia leaders. SFA partners thus have ger, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Mau- a strong incentive to use U.S. aid ritania and many other locations to bolster their own internal secu- around the world. In all these places, rity, rather than for whatever mil- U.S. strategy relies on Security itary operations that the United Force Assistance (SFA): using a States wants. small U.S. force to advise, train, Host regimes therefore often equip and assist local allies to do look the other way when their of- the difficult ground fighting that ficers sell U.S. supplies on the Americans would rather avoid. black market, pocket the U.S.-pro- There’s a reason Security vided salaries of “ghost soldiers,” Force Assistance is so common. use U.S.-provided equipment to But it rarely works. settle scores with rival groups or WAUSAU: The author of "Shoot- his family is fiction, it's based on extort protection payments from ing Kabul," an award-winning nov- Farid Senzai's experience of com- Why is SFA so widely used? The United States faces threats to local civilians. This kind of cor- el about an Afghan refugee family, ing to the United States in the 1980s ruption buys the loyalty of heavi- will speak in Wausau alongside her after the Soviet Union invaded the interests that are real but often lim- ited. U.S. officials feel the need to ly armed elites who might other- husband, whose story inspired the country. "The Taliban came into wise be rivals, and it protects the book. The presentation by writer power," Naheed Senzai said. "And do something, but they are unwill- ing to send tens of thousands of regime’s internal political position. Naheed Senzai and her husband, my father-in-law was in the posi- But it saps military readiness and Farid Senzai, an assistant profes- tion of becoming communist (sup- American troops. SFA’s low cost and small footprint makes it look undermines combat motivation: sor of political science at Santa porting USSR) or supporting the Why should Afghan or Iraqi sol- Clara University in California, is Taliban and running into the hills like a cheap solution that seems appropriate to the stakes. diers risk their lives in combat for Marines salute during a handover ceremony at Camp Leatherneck in Lashkar Gah, sponsored by the educational and be Rambo. He chose neither corrupt, cronyist officers who care group A Walk In Their Shoes. The and came to the United States." But results are often disap- in the Afghan province of Helmand. They returned there April 29, as embattled pointing. The massive train-and- only about lining their own pock- event will be held at 6:30 p.m. "Shooting Kabul" caught the ets? The result is a military de- Afghan security forces struggled to beat back the resurgent Taliban. Thursday at the UW Center for eye of Colin Hanson, the founder equip program in Iraq after 2003 yielded an army that dissolved fac- signed for internal politics, not for Civic Engagement, 635 Stewart and leader of A Walk In Their effectiveness against the external Ave., Wausau. Shoes. At first his efforts focused ing Islamic State forces in the June defeat the insurgency. The Iraqi the army to get proficient enough shows just how much the stars 2014 offensive in Mosul. SFA op- enemies that Americans care about. Since 2008, A Walk In Their only on bringing Naheed Senzai to Security Force Assistance can regimes of Ibrahim al-Jaafari and to deliver a knockout blow. As a must align for SFA to work. Send- Shoes has worked to bring histor- central Wisconsin. "Originally, it erations in Afghanistan and Paki- Nouri al-Maliki, however, saw result, the war lapsed into a long, ing more usually isn’t the answer stan fared little better. work, but only if the stars align ical events alive by inviting peo- was going to be just an author's and the conditions are right that kind of ISF as a danger to their bloody deadlock that ended only U.S. officials and politicians often ple who experienced them to speak workshop," he said. But then That’s no accident. As we power, not an asset. The regime when the Cold War came to a close. see SFA as engineering rather than show in our recently published In our paper, we looked at to students and at events open to found out that Farid Senzai was three historical examples where the preferred a corrupt military it The net result was a real — but politics: Just send enough military the general public. It has played also available. paper in the Journal of Strategic could control to a professionalized limited — payoff for SFA. The aid and an ally’s forces will im- Studies, the low-cost SFA strate- United States sent significant se- host to people such as Chester "It's kind of a two-for-one curity force assistance: Iraq from one it could not. All that U.S. ef- one major SFA success we exam- prove. When SFA falls short, as it Nez, a World War II Navajo code- deal," Hanson joked. gy rarely succeeds. Only when the fort thus created a military that was ine — Korea — is the exception often does, this implies the aid host nation’s interests align very 2003-2014, El Salvador from 1979- talker;Lynda Blackmon Lowery, Farid Senzai specializes in 1992, and South Korea from 1949- well-suited to Jaafari’s or Maliki’s that proves just how hard it is to wasn’t enough — and so critics who marched from Selma to Mont- Middle Eastern politics, and teach- closely with Washington’s — and internal political requirements, but do effectively. When North Korea call for more. But this view misses when the U.S. presence is both 1953. These examples show just gomery, Alabama, with Martin es courses such as "U.S. Foreign how hard it is to pull off SFA suc- a very poor tool for defeating ISIS. invaded the South in June 1950, a the key fact that SFA often direct- Luther King; and members of the Policy towards the Middle East" substantial and conditional — can The Salvadoran civil war, by weak, corrupt South Korean army ly affects local politics. SFA is SFA really substitute for a larger cessfully. Tuskagee Airmen. and "Muslims in America." He [Three flawed ideas are hurt- contrast, is often seen as an SFA collapsed. For South Korean Pres- unlikely to work unless the U.S. The Senzais' presentation will writes, too, having co-authored U.S. troop deployment. success story. Between 1979 and ident Syngman Rhee, the threat of invests enough to gain leverage over Spicer says Trump wants to ing international peacekeeping] veer a bit from the A Walk In Their books titled "Political Islam in the In Iraq, the United States in- 1982, $5 billion in U.S. aid and outside conquest by North Korea its local host, and puts conditions Shoes norm. Most guests have Age of Democratization" and "Ed- ‘eliminate the threats’ in Afghani- fewer than 200 American advisers now posed a more immediate on that aid to help ensure that the stan Play Video1:29 vested more than $25 billion on written nonfiction books. "Shoot- ucating the Muslims of America." the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), helped the Salvadoran government threat than internal violence. His partner’s military really does im- ing Kabul" is a fictional piece, and The public presentation will Why Security Force Assis- survive the leftist Farabundo Marti personal interests now aligned with prove. Monkey Cage newsletter tance often goes to waste deployed thousands of trainers and it aims at an audience of early teens. include contributions from both advisers, and by 2007 fielded more National Liberation Front insur- that of the Americans in an urgent Commentary on political science It tells the story of Fadi, who flees Farid Senzai, who will speak about The United States rarely con- gency. And U.S. SFA certainly was need to defeat a strong external and political issues. On balance, ducts SFA missions in Switzerland than 100,000 other U.S. troops to with his parents from Afghanistan. the political upheaval of the Mid provide security until the ISF helpful. Without it, the government enemy. The United States rapidly then, SFA does not really offer a Amid the chaos of leaving the coun- East, and Naheed Senzai, who will or Canada — because allies like could well have fallen. expanded its aid, but it also moni- free lunch. Where limited U.S. in- these don’t need it. Rather, SFA could take over. Yet the resulting try, the family loses Fadi's young- talk about the book and the pro- Iraqi military collapsed in June [The U.S. needs a new ap- tored its use and threatened to terests mean that the U.S. will not er sister Mariam, and is forced to cess she took in writing it. usually goes to weak states with proach to counterinsurgency. withdraw assistance from Korean deploy large numbers of its own corrupt, unrepresentative regimes 2014 when challenged by numeri- leave her behind. "He will get into the Afghan cally inferior Islamic State fighters Here’s an idea.] Yet a closer look units that didn’t professionalize to troops, SFA will not yield major "Shooting Kabul" is a work of perspective of geopolitics," Na- whose military shortcomings gave reveals that the results of the U.S. U.S. standards. Since Rhee was results from minor investments. rise to the need for assistance in in Mosul. How could all this as- fiction by Naheed Senzai, heed Senzai said. Hanson said their sistance produce so little real mil- investment in SFA were only mod- more threatened by North Korean For the foreseeable future, small "Shooting Kabul" is a work of presentation give people a better the first place. est. The Salvadoran regime shared conquest than by a coup from footprints mean small payoffs for [Did U.S. aid win hearts and itary power? fiction by Naheed Senzai, but it understanding of the region that's Here’s the problem: The U.S. the U.S. goal of preventing its over- within, he accepted these condi- the United States. Stephen Biddle was inspired by her husband's played such a pivotal role in shap- minds in Afghanistan? Yes and no.] throw, but the regime also wanted tions and permitted politically is professor of political science and This weakness also leads to a and Iraqi governments had two family experience in leaving Af- ing today's world and politics, in- very different visions for the ISF. to preserve its internal position. risky military reforms that Iraqi international affairs at George ghanistan for America. (Photo: cluding the profiling of Muslim mismatch between U.S. interests Hence the regime permitted just and Salvadoran elites resisted. The Washington University and adjunct and those of SFA recipients. Amer- The United States wanted trained Courtesy of Naheed Senzai) people as enemies in the way of 9/ military technocrats who could enough military improvement to result was major improvement in senior fellow for defense policy at Although the story of Fadi and 11. (WAUSAUDAILYHERALD) icans are looking for a local part- keep the FMLN from toppling the South Korean military proficien- the Council on Foreign Relations. government, but never enough for cy by 1953. But the Korean case POST) EU, US need to revisit Durand Line to end Pak ...... P1 has always viewed the Du- a part of Pakistan, he added. Czarnecki said that Pakistan rand Line as an artificial border Czarnecki said that successive security agencies in an effort to imposed on them by the British Afghan governments have refused maintain its strategic depth in Af- colonial rulers of India, Czarnecki to recognize the Durand Line as ghanistan have used terror groups says the Durand Line was an at- the international border between as proxies to keep the country tempt by British India to secure Afghanistan and Pakistan since the unstable and weak. for itself strategic depth and a buff- creation of Pakistan in 1947. He noted that a decade of in- er against Russian advances into He further said that Pakistan stability along this border has led the Indian subcontinent through has done everything possible to to a situation where the Pakistani Afghanistan. preserve the status quo, not allow- state has lost effective control of He said this artificial border ing a strong government in Afghan- its western border, allowing local drawn by the British in 1893 re- istan, capable of challenging the tribesmen to easily cross back and sulted in the formal cessation of validity of the existing border, as- forth between the two countries. vast tracts of what is now sisting its proxies set up the gov- As long as this demarcation, Former Long Beach resident Lan- said, and in 2012 read about the “I promised I would help them Brian Wilson. Cordola said he re- Balochistan and Pashtun-dominat- ernment in Kabul and limiting the which was initially drawn to mark ny Cordola said he’d often thought suicide bombing deaths of sisters move to a new place and get her corded Wilson’s parts in February ed areas belonging to Afghanistan influence of countries like the U.S, areas of influence rather than as an about Afghanistan: the Russians Parwana and Khorshid in Afghan- three youngest kids into a good in L.A. and the children last week. to British India. Russia or India, which could pose international border, is given sanc- invaded the Middle Eastern coun- istan. private school,” Cordola said. He said he’ll finish mixing the parts During the last days of the a challenge to its domination. tity by the international commu- try on his birthday, Dec. 24, 1979, “This deeply hit a nerve,” He followed through with his together in May on a Long Beach British colonial rule, the Pashtuns Czarnecki alleged that the Pa- nity, Pakistan will continue to play beginning a war. Cordola said. “I just couldn’t fath- promise, he said, raised money with visit. The song will be available on residing on the British Indian side shtun and Baloch areas have been its own great game in this area, even “Millions of Afghans were om how two beautiful girls like this a gofundme website, and returned iTunes shortly thereafter, he said, of the Durand Line, led by Khan deliberately neglected within Pa- if it is at the cost of peace in the killed, displaced, maimed by land could be sacrificed so indiscrimi- in 2015 with a guitar. One of the adding he’s working on a book and Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly kistan, promoting infighting among region, he said. mines and other horrific situations nately to the altar of war and pov- children who’d survived, Mursal, new songs. Afghanistan is home known as Frontier Gandhi, op- these ethnic groups, and reducing Czarnecki said that this his- that war brings upon the innocent,” erty.” was curious about the instrument indefinitely, Cordola said, and he posed the creation of Pakistan, he them to being mere recruiting torical mistake, or more precisely Cordola said from his now-Afghan- Their images stayed with him, and learned how to strum, he add- plans to go to Pakistan and other said. grounds for militants, thereby en- the historical mischief, committed istan base. “After the Russians left, he said. On another Pakistan trip, ed. Girl with a Guitar was the re- nearby countries. “My aim is to Pashtun identity was driven abling Islamabad to maintain its by British colonial rulers by di- the warlords that the American he reached out to someone who sult, Cordola said, and has been in work with traumatized and under- by nationalism rather than religion, strategic relevance in the region. viding the Pashtun homeland, has government empowered with guns put him in touch with the sisters’ various media outlets, including the privileged kids in the U.S., Mexi- and hence was not able to come to However all Afghan govern- been perpetuated in recent years and bombs and money turned on family, he said, and arranged to BBC. co, Haiti, Middle East and on,” terms with the idea of a Muslim ments, including the Pak-support- by the U.S. and other Western each other, which saw the rise of meet the mother and other children. Cordola moved to Kabul in Cordola said. “But somehow, be- Pakistan. However, when it be- ed Taliban regime, have resisted all countries for their strategic inter- came clear that the British rulers moves by Pakistan to formalize the ests. He added, however, over the the Taliban.” The father had left them due to a 2016. About 100 other children, cause of Parwana and Khorshid, would not agree to the Pashtun Durand Line. According to former years, the effect of instability pre- Now, guitarist Cordola helps drug addiction, Cordola said, and mostly girls, are now part of The the spirit brought me to Afghani- demand for accession to India, they Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan, vailing on both sides of the Du- Afghani children with his music, they were left in poor conditions: Miraculous Love Kids, he said, and stan.” For more information, visit demanded Pakhtunistan instead, a Mullah Abdul Salam Zaif, during rand line is no longer limited to the producing humanitarian project no bathroom, running water or are included on a recently-record- themiraculouslovekids.org. separate homeland for the Pash- the Taliban rule between 1996 and region, having now spilled over Girl with a Guitar and the non- kitchen. ed song, “Love and Mercy,” with (PRESSTELEGRAM) tuns, a demand supported by Af- 2001, Pakistan tried three times to also the western world. profit The Miraculous Love Kids, ghanistan. Britain was, however, formalize the border, but was un- Continuous flows of Afghan with more than 100 youngsters in keen to create a strong Pakistan, successful on each occasion. The refugees into Europe and terrorist the war-torn land. Performers such and hence, unwilling to undo the recent decision by Pakistan to start incidents with links to the Af-Pak as Brian Wilson also have tapped historical injustice that the Durand fencing the border and resultant region are the consequences. In the children to be in their songs. Line represented. Thus, the Pash- cross-border firing by Afghan forc- 2015, new refugee applications He also started The Miraculous tun-dominated North Western es, is a continuation of this pro- filed by Afghans touched 175,000, Love Kids Center, playing and Frontier Province (NWPF) became cess, he said. second only to the Syrians, he said. teaching guitar in schools and in- ternally displaced persons camps, and to children on the street. But the former Giuffria, House UN concerns over child deaths... of Lords and Magdallan 1980s rock band member’s work didn’t start ...P1 compared to the same period killed most children, resulting in flict to prioritise the protection of there. in 2016. During 2017, child deaths 50 child deaths. In the period up children as the 2017 fighting sea- In 2010, Cordola said he was have risen largely as a result of the to 30 April this year, aerial opera- son continues by taking all neces- asked to collaborate with musi- persistent use of indirect and/or ex- tions have been responsible for 44 sary precautions to reduce harm cians in Pakistan, when the coun- plosive weapons in civilian-pop- child deaths and improvised explo- to civilians during fighting, includ- try was faced with catastrophic ulated areas and due to the use of sive devices (IEDs) responsible for ing refraining from the use of indi- flooding. illegal and indiscriminate impro- 38 child deaths. Pressure–plate im- rect and/or explosive weapons in “I began to visit flood camps vised explosive devices. provised explosive devices, which civilian-populated areas, particu- in the north and was struck by the Ground fighting caused 118 are activated by victims and there- larly where distinction between conditions of the kids: immense child deaths between 1 January and fore pose great risk to civilian pop- civilians and non-civilians cannot hardship,” Cordola said. “In spite 30 April, responsible for 42 per ulations, caused 27 of the 38 child be ensured. UNAMA welcomes of it all, there was an existential cent of the total. The death on Sun- deaths from IEDs. Many of the the commitment of the Govern- joy that was present... It moved day of two girls and injury of sev- more than 700 children injured in ment to formally ratify Protocol me to my core. I made a conscious en other children, as well as two conflict-related incidents have suf- V to the 1980 Convention on Con- decision to work on making music women, after a mortar round fired fered life-changing injuries, includ- ventional Weapons. The mission to help give them a voice — into a residential area impacted ing loss of limbs, as well as signif- urges all parties to the conflict to through collaborations and record- their home in Pashtun Kot district, icant and lasting trauma such as commence marking, clearing, re- ings, and began galvanizing the Faryab province, illustrates the witnessing the death of siblings, moving and destroying explosive music community wherever I could dangers to which many Afghan parents, destruction to their remnants of war left behind from to make it a reality.” children are exposed. After ground homes or displacement. UNAMA fighting in areas under their terri- He returned to Long Beach, he fighting, explosive remnants of war once again urges parties to the con- torial control. TUESDAY . MAY 16 , 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

teachings, Afghan values and in- ternational norms. Deputy Military Attorney Gen. Abdul Fatah Azizi told the conference that police and attor- neys maintained relations when it came to investigating crimes, so it was necessary to improve capaci- ty and affairs of both. “Looking into the country’s situation, there EMERGENCY are many flaws in the Police Act, which needs changes that can re- CALLS solve issues and cab be effectively implemented.” Afghanistan Inde- Police For the last year Ziaullah, a resi- to treatment and quickly recover, pendent Human Rights Commis- dent of Jalalabad city in the east- as the quality of medicines are bet- sion (AIHRC) head Seema Samar 100 - 119 ern province of Nangarhar, has ter. We are trying to tackle this stressed the need for both changes been regularly taking the medicine problem and we’re collecting out- in the police law and efforts at pro- his doctor prescribed to treat his of-date drugs daily and destroying fessionalizing the force. She said Hospitals kidney stones. them.” Fozullah Kakar, a doctor police were involved torturing peo- But his agonising condition had who has a private practice in Jala- ple, breaking laws, corruption and FMIC Hospital not improved for one simple rea- labad, agreed that the substandard violence against women like other son, he told IWPR. It was virtual- medicines in circulation had dam- people. Samar said torture of pris- Behind Kabul Medical ly impossible to get decent medi- aged the reputation of the local oners during detention was not ac- University: cation locally, with a market flood- medical profession. ceptable because it was against 0202500200-+93793275595 ed with substandard or out-of-date He accepted that some doctors human rights. Mirdad Khan Nijra- drugs. “My disease has made me were involved in this trade but said bi, who heads Wolesi Jirga com- tired of living,” he said, explaining that this was only a minority. The mission on interior security, said Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital that as he lacked the money to go real culprits were the drug import- amending the police act was need Pule Bagh-e- Umomi abroad for treatment, he had no ers, Kakar argued, because they KABUL : Interior Minister Taj curity situation and nature of not responsive to Afghanistan’s of the hour and the lower house of option but to take the poor quali- purposely bought cheap, low- Mohammad Jahid on Sunday said crimes. Addressing a conference technical and technological needs. parliament would cooperate with 070263672 ty medication available and hope quality drugs abroad to resell for a the Police Act was being amended “Police Act review” in Kabul, Ja- Thus it was required to amend the Ministry of Interior in this re- for the best. greater profit in Afghanistan. keeping in view the country’s se- hid said the present police law was the law in accordance with Islamic gard. (Pajwhok) “Between pain and poverty on “The medicines that are im- Khairkhana Hospital the one hand and substandard ported through smuggling routes 0799-321007 medicine on the other, I can’t take are always of low quality, and the any more,” he continued. “May medicines that are imported legal- He was 2401352 Allah almighty help me, these ly are also of low quality. The Easterners say e-Tazkira promised he drugs won’t.” medication doesn’t work as it’s Out-of-date or counterfeit intended to and then it’s the doc- Indira Gandhi Children medicines are a major risk to pub- tors who are blamed.” could live in the Hospital, Wazir Akbar lic health across Afghanistan, and Some pharmacists blame the written test not acceptable a particular problem in provinces public for not being willing to pay US after serving Khan, Kabul 2301372 like Nangarhar, where a common top prices for high-quality medi- border with Pakistan provides rich cine. Faridullah, who owns the Far- that. He demanded the exam be in Afghanistan. opportunities for smuggling, in- id pharmacy in Jalalabad, said that taken again and everyone should Ibn-e- Seena cluding substandard pharmaceuti- patients needed to shoulder some choose mother tongue. But they never Pul-e-Artan, Kabul cals. Local people have accused of the blame for the market in infe- Meanwhile, Nuristan provin- both public health officials and the rior medicines since they often cial council chief, Sadullah Painda let him in 2100359 security forces of either taking part sought out the cheapest possible Zoy, said the exam was injustice in the illicit trade or turning a blind option. with Pashtun tribesmen, stressing ELIZABETH, N.J: It has been eye to it. MAJOR BUSINESS the exam should be revoked. Nan- two months since the flight landed Wazir Akbar Khan “Anyone with a sense of hu- Khan Jan Alokozay, the vice- garhar provincial council member, at Newark Liberty International Hospital Airport, delivering Abdul to a coun- manity who was a good Muslim chairman of the Afghanistan Cham- Dr. Nasir Kamawal, said the test 2301741, 2301743 would not sell substandard medi- ber of Commerce and Industry said wasn’t acceptable to eastern peo- try that had promised him safety. cines to people,” said Azizullah, that Afghanistan imported 400 ple and it should be conducted But the 25-year-old Afghan, another Jalalabad resident. “Some million US dollars worth of legal again. He called upon the presi- holding a visa that allowed him to Ali Abad staff from the department of pub- drugs from Pakistan each year. dent to conduct the test on zonal move to the United States after five lic health are involved in this busi- But Najibullah Sahibzada, level in order everyone enjoyed years of serving the U.S. govern- Shahrara, Kabul ness and share its profit, and this head of the Association of Phar- their right. Civil society activists ment in Afghanistan, has never of- must be investigated.” maceutical Businesses in Nangar- also held similar views, claiming ficially set foot on U.S. soil. In- 2100439 Nangarhar officials have ac- har, refuted any suggestion that his some circles were out strike dis- stead, he stepped off the plane into knowledged the problem, explain- members knowingly smuggled low unity in such a national process. a bewildering journey through U.S. Malalai Maternity ing that they were struggling to quality medicines into Afghanistan. They also criticized IARCSC head immigration detention, during deal with the flow of out-of-date He said that all drugs import- JALALABAD: Public representa- May 5 by the Independent Ad- being biased towards Pashtuns. which he was stripped of his visa Hospital and substandard medicines smug- ing companies were registered tives and civil society activists in ministrative Reform and Civil Ser- The test results, sent by IARCSC and placed in a holding facility for 2201377/ 2301743 gled into the province. with the government. eastern provinces on Sunday asked vice Commission of Afghanistan to Pajhwok Afghan News, show illegal immigrants without ever But Moqadas Miraj, the dep- “I categorically deny that the the president to cancel a written (IARCSC) in Kabul, wasn’t ac- about half of the participants were being told why. uty director of Nangarhar’s public drug corporations and companies exam taken last month for e-Taz- ceptable to them. from five provinces. Of 490 indi- Advocates say Abdul is the Banks health department, denied any cor- import substandard medicines,” he kira program because the test was The written test was taken viduals who passed the test most- first known person to have his ruption and insisted that they were said. “If someone has smuggled it ‘unfair’. from 6,500 applicants and only 490 ly were from Kabul, Ghazni, Maid- Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Da Afghanistan Bank doing their best to stamp out the privately, then that’s a separate Speakers at a a protest gather- of them who scored high marks an Wardak, Badakhshan, and Bam- (SIV) revoked upon arrival to the illicit trade. issue. Corporations do not import ing in Jalalabad, the capital of east- were shortlisted for interview. yan provinces. A small number United States but is among a few 2100302, 2100303 Every month, tonnes of low- substandard medicines and if it was ern Nangarhar province, warned if Kunar provincial council head, were from Kandahar, Farah, Pak- recipients of that visa to face a quality and out-of-date medicines discovered then their license would the test wasn’t cancelled, they Haji Mohammad Sapi, said the tika and Badghis provinces. There heightened level of scrutiny — and Bakhtar Bank were collected and destroyed in be terminated.” wouldn’t apply for national elec- central government had always was no one from Zabul, Nimroz to be held in detention — since 0776777000 Jalalabad. The first major medicine and tronic ID cards and would also not meted out ‘step-motherly treat- and Nuristan provinces in the re- President Trump promised to As for those found selling such foodstuff quality-control laborato- participate in future elections. ment’ to eastern people and the sults report and only Dari language tighten the nation’s borders. Azizi Bank contraband, Miraj said, “We take ry, which cost five million US dol- They said the exam, taken on exam was an obvious example of was used in the test. (Pajhwok) Because the special visas are legal action through issuing finan- lars to build, staff and equip, was reserved for those who have risked 0799 700900 cial penalties, closing down phar- inaugurated in Kabul in April their lives to help the U.S. war ef- Pashtany Bank macies and confiscating drugs. Ev- 2017. But testing all imported fort in Afghanistan, program ad- ery day our teams carry out in- drugs will prove expensive, and the vocates say Abdul’s detention 2102908, 2103868 spections across the city, collect smuggling routes are so established sends a troubling message to oth- expired medicines and burn them.” that few expect there to be much ers who might consider helping the Air Services Idress Momand, spokesman of impact on the illicit pharmaceuti- U.S. military at a time when the the Nangarhar border police, also cal trade. Nusrat, a civil society Trump administration is weighing denied that his forces accepted activist, said that border police an expanded military role in Af- Safi Airways bribes in return for allowing coun- were bribed to allow substandard ghanistan. “I don’t understand why 020 22 22 222 terfeit drugs to be smuggled into medicines into Nangarhar province I’m being held here as a prisoner the country, insisting that they via well-known smuggling routes. KABUL: Some Taliban’s political when I served the American gov- constantly tried to prevent this il- “If government corruption circles have contacted the Hezb-i- ernment,” Abdul said in a recent Ariana legal trade. ends, then the buying, selling and Islami Afghanistan to join the peace interview through an interpreter at 020-2100270 “We can’t deny that substan- smuggling of substandard medicine process, a spokesman for the Gul- the U.S. Immigration and Customs dard medicines are smuggled will also end, as corruption is en- badin Hekmatyar-led party said on Enforcement (ICE) detention cen- through the border areas, but in abling this problem,” he said. Sunday. HIA spokesman Qarib ter just outside the airport here. Kam Air areas where our forces have set up Ordinary people say that they Rahman Saeed told Pajhwok Af- [Afghan visa program extend- 0799974422 outposts no one can smuggle such remain at the mercy of local phar- ghan News the Taliban’s circles ed despite pushback from immi- medicines or any other material macies. “My small daughter got who had contacted the HIA were gration foes] into Afghanistan.” sick and we took her to a doctor,” inside and outside of the country. After Abdul’s trip from Kabul Hotels Ehsan Shinwari, head of the said Sayed Mirza, a 20-year-old He said the Taliban had con- on March 13, U.S. border officials Safi Landmark Nangarhar Civil Hospital, said that who runs a grocery shop in Jalala- tacted the HIA to benefit from its denied him entry, kept him in an the problem had reached such a bad’s Eidgah city. “The doctor pre- peace agreement with the govern- airport hallway for nearly two level people no longer felt they scribed some medicine but instead ment in joining the peace process. days, initially denied him access 020-2203131 could rely on Afghan doctors and of getting better, she got even Saeed said the HIA could take to a lawyer and had him sign a doc- SERENA instead sought treatment in Paki- worse. When we took her to an- responsibility for the reconciling ument that he couldn’t understand, stan wherever possible. other doctor, he said that the med- Taliban and was ready for cooper- he said. The document stated that “People don’t trust their doc- icines were just poor quality.” ation. However, he did not go into Abdul had been stripped of his 0799654000 tors, but doctors are not to blame, This report was produced un- details. visa. U.S. officials have provided as they properly prescribe medi- der IWPR’s Promoting Human The HIA spokesman said no reason for denying Abdul en- New Rumi Restaurant cines for patients but due to the Rights and Good Governance in some Taliban groups had realized try. A rough transcript of his inter- 0776351347 poor quality of these medicines the Afghanistan initiative, funded by the war was not a solution to the view, as prepared by border offi- treatment doesn’t work,” Shinwari the European Union Delegation to Afghanistan conflict. He said the contacted the HIA leader, but ing in the Presidential Palace called cials, includes no questions or an- said. “However, if the same medi- Afghanistan. This article appeared solution lied in intra-Afghan dia- Saeed said he was not aware of it. the Taliban as brothers and invited swers pertaining to a national se- Internet Services cines are prescribed by a doctor in at IWPR’s ARR 572 logue. Earlier, the Taliban’s politi- After arriving in Kabul, Hek- them to join the peace process. curity threat or criminality, instead UA Telecom Pakistan, the patient will respond (EURASIAREVIEW) cal office in Qatar had reported matyar in his address to a gather- (Pajhwok) hinting at a miscommunication 0796701701 / 0796702702 about bureaucratic aspects of his visa. ICE, which denied Abdul’s parole from its facility last month Exchange Rate on the basis of his visa having been Sixes teams sold, Band-i-Amir attracts highest bid revoked, told him in a letter that 1.00 USD the agency is “currently investi- 67.60AFN this year were sold on Sunday, with light on the cricket board’s and the Similarly, Paragon Trade gating the basis of that revocation.” the Band-i-Amir Dragons attract- national team’s achievements dur- Group purchased the sponsorship Abdul has a theory: “I think ing the highest bid. ing the past four months. rights of the Band-i-Amir Dragons that it’s because I’m from a Mus- The bids were invited at a spe- He thanked national traders for $150000, Arif Azeem Group lim country, and I’m a Muslim.” 1000.00 IRR cial ceremony which was attended supporting the cricket board and bought the Bost Guards for Abdul, who agreed to speak with 17.90AFN by high ranking government and the players. $80000, Al-Musafi Company The Washington Post on condition the Afghanistan cricket board Meshrano Jirga chairman Fazl bought the Amu Divers for that his last name not be used be- (ACB) officials in Kabul. Hadi Muslimyar on the occasion $110000 and Wazrizai Group cause he fears the Taliban could 1.00 UAE Speaking on the occasion, urged traders to fully support the bought Mes Aynak Champions for take revenge on his family, landed 18.40AFN ACB chairman Shukrullah Atif Shpageeza Cricket Twenty/20 $90000. in the United States two days be- Mashal said for the first time na- Tournament. At the end, the purchasing fore Trump’s revised travel ban on tional and international traders had Later, sponsorship rights of firms and the ACB signed a three- citizens of six majority-Muslim 1.00 EUR invested in the sixes tournament the six teams in the league were year contract. General Petroleum countries — which did not include 74.20AFN which was due to start in August presented for bid and each trader representative Mehboobullah Afghanistan — was set to go into or September this year in Kabul. tried to buy one of them. Khan told Pajhwok Afghan News effect. Federal judges have since He said the upcoming tourna- ACB spokesman Farid Hotak they had been assisting the ACB suspended the ban. But civil rights ment would be more colorful than said the six teams were sold against for the past two decades. advocates say Trump’s position 1000.00 INR the previous ones as besides inter- highest bids. He said General Pe- He said their company finan- sent a message to U.S. border au- 1030.00AFN national players, foreign umpires troleum Company bought the cially supported the one-day in- thorities, who they say have in- and coaches would be invited. Kabul Eagles for $89000 and ternational and twenty/20 series creasingly singled out Muslims for 1000.00 PKR KABUL : For the first time in Af- tory, six teams in the Sixes Nation- Urban Development Minister Muslimyar Group bought the Sp- between Afghanistan and Ireland a additional scrutiny. 635.00AFN ghanistan’s domestic cricket his- al Cricket Tournament to be held Syed Mansour Sadat Nader shed inghar Lions for $69000. few months ago. (Pajhwok) (WASHINGTONPOST) TUESDAY . MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

Thirty-four foreign workers were detained for various offences dur- ing an integrated operation carried Bangladesh hosting out by enforcement authorities together with the Construction Industry Development Board regional conference (CIDB) at a construction in Kerteh. Terengganu CIDB manager Siti for managers Nor Sarah Mohd Rasid said the 34 comprised 21 Bangladesh, six In- donesians, three from Myanmar, three Pakistanis and one Nepalese, of correctional all aged between 22 and 40. Siti said during the operation CIDB issued two notices to the facilities with ICRC construction site and supervisor of the site. (BERNAMA) Pakistan closely Jadhav not eligible for coordinating with consular access, India’s silence deafening: China for planning, Pak at ICJ Pakistan on Monday, while pre- resentative said. “India did not implementation of senting its argument in the Inter- provide any substantial material to national Court of Justice (ICJ) on the court, given to it by us. It has the Kulbhushan Jadhav death sen- just given our cover letter which The conference titled “Balancing Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New CPEC: Nawaz tence case, said that the Indian sought India’s assistance to pro- security and humanitarian needs Guinea, the Philippines, Sri Lan- Naval officer has 150 days to ap- vide bank account details, while the within prisons”, brings together 28 ka, Thailand and Vanuatu. Suu Kyi peal for clemency. Jadhav, the al- names provided by Jadhav to Pa- senior correctional managers from The ICRC is sending represen- leged Indian spy, was sentenced kistani authorities were not given,” across the region. Participants will tatives from its offices in the re- to death by a Pakistani military Pakistan counsel QC Qureshi said. use case studies as a basis for shar- gion and its headquarters in Gene- requests court earlier this month. “What India’s application has ing experiences and illustrating the va. Each country will give an over- “We are committed to the path sought to do is to introduce a news- importance of striking a balance be- view of its correctional services and of peaceful resolution despite prov- paper article which is not on record tween security and humane condi- an update on the improvements SL help to ocation. Despite being ambushed in Pakistan, which is a plain mis- tions for staff and detainees when made and challenges faced since the in appearing before the court with- representation,” Qureshi said, re- planning, designing, building and previous year’s seminar, held in in a few days, we are here. We will ferring to an article quoted by In- operating prison facilities. The Colombo. “The ICRC encourages ensure not let anyone malign our position. dia in a Pakistani newspaper which conference will also focus on how Asia-Pacific countries to benefit Unfortunately, India has seen it fit stated that there was 'irrefutable' to classify detainees and the im- from each other’s experience in to appeal to the ICJ for political evidence against Jadhav, and that portance of inspections. This is the building and managing detention Myanmar’s theatre. We are disappointed that it would not be overturned. first time Bangladesh’s prison di- facilities,” said Ikhtiyar Aslanov, India did not take the opportunity Qureshi claimed that India's silence rectorate and authorities have or- the head of the ICRC’s delegation democracy ganised a regional event with the in Bangladesh. “This conference ICRC on detention. “Over the past will strengthen our relationship State leader of Myanmar Aung San several years, we have developed with the authorities in the region, Suu Kyi has called for Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Nawaz said Pakistan is harmonis- a dynamic working relationship and facilitate our work on behalf support to strengthen her coun- Pakistan strongly favours cooper- ing national development plans with the ICRC and taken part in of prisoners.” The ICRC has been try's Parliament and ensure democ- ation and synergetic partnerships with CPEC project, closely coor- various discussions with our coun- visiting detainees to monitor their racy there. across regions to ensure socio-eco- dinating with China for planning terparts in the region,” Brigadier- living conditions for more than 140 Suu Kyi made this request nomic development and prosperi- and implementation of CPEC and General Syed Iftekhar Uddin, years. Today, the ICRC visits pris- when she met Prime Minister Ra- ty. He was speaking at the leaders’ liaising with international financial Bangladesh’s inspector-general of ons in more than 90 countries nil Wickremesinghe in China yes- roundtable on policy synergy in institutions for policy alignment. prisons was quoted as saying in around the world. ICRC says its terday. The Sri Lankan Premier had Beijing on Monday, Radio Paki- He called for expanding consensus an ICRC statement. “We hope that recommendations – provided to assured her of Sri Lanka's support stan reported. “It is imperative that for One Belt One Road, enhancing participants will learn from the the prison authorities in confidence and had invited the state leader to we appreciate the ‘Belt and Road’ cooperation in development and experiences and observations of – are aimed at ensuring that all de- visit Sri Lanka soon. Ms Suu Kyi initiative in its proper perspective implementation and prepare a blue- neighbouring countries and be in- tainees, regardless of the reasons had expressed a desire to visit the of interconnected development. It print and roadmap for long-term spired to improve their own de- for their arrest and detention, are city of Kandy. The talks between is now turning into the centre of cooperation. Speaking in the sec- tention facilities,” he said. The afforded decent living conditions the two leaders had focused most- gravity for half of the world’s econ- ond session of the roundtable on participating countries are Bang- and receive humane and fair treat- ly on enhancing diplomatic ties omies in Asia, Africa and Europe,” ‘connectivity cooperation for in- to be transparent. India has been on the accusations Pakistan has ladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, In- ment. given a copy of Jadhav’s passport made against Jadhav is 'deafening'. between the two countries. the prime minister was quoted as terconnected development’, the donesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, (BDNEWS24) (Dailymirror) saying. The premier said as part premier said Pakistan is pursuing with a Muslim name which was “What has India done to establish of the same initiative under China- vision of a peaceful, inter-connect- seized with him. India could have that Jadhav is an Indian national? Pakistan Economic Corridor ed and prosperous neighbourhood denied that the passport is genu- He is in possession of a palpably (CPEC) banner, “we have made with great determination. “Rapid ine, said Dr Muhammad Faizal, false passport,” the Pakistani con- phenomenal progress in a short digitalisation and next generation representing Pakistan’s case at the sul said. Refuting India’s claims span of time through active par- connectivity are at the heart of our ICJ. “We fully understand that the that the death sentence to Jadhav ticipation in the areas of infrastruc- agenda for transforming into a court at this stage is not expected was a violation of Article 36, Paki- ture, energy, industrial zones, and knowledge-based economy,” he to understand the merits of the case. stan said the Article could have not telecommunications”. He, howev- said. The prime minister was of However, it is important to hear be applicable when the so men- er, said four areas require more fo- the view that CPEC is creating new the extracts of confessions of tioned national is a spy sent by cus. “First, overall progress should supply and logistic chains, as well Jadhav. Around 6 minutes of the the other state. "India could have be reviewed as we all stand to ben- as manufacturing networks. “It has video were public. While the court provided his passport with his efit from early harvest projects. infused Pakistan’s economy with has preferred to not show the vid- original name, or provided his birth Second, we need more synergy in new vitality and dynamism.” He eo here, the video is available on certificate; both of which India did our development strategies both at said Gwadar Port, which is the public domain. We have left to not," he argued. “While seriously viewers to decide if the confession allegations have been made against the regional and international lev- pivot of CPEC, will link up East, PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples els. Third, this initiative must con- West and South Asia. It will also was extracted,” he added. “A peri- a member state of UN, not one bit od of 150 days is available for the of evidence has been provided by Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zard- tinue to deliver “win-win” out- reach out to African and European ari on Monday claimed that it is comes. Four, we should build on markets. Core of the “One Belt- petitioner to appeal for clemency. India against our allegations that An expedited hearing is the ap- Jadhav is a terrorist. The theory because of the Pakistan People’s the solid foundations of One Belt One Road” initiative is connectiv- Party that everyone can now en- One Road to make it a living, grow- ity and long-term development, es- proach Pakistan would like the that Jadhav was kidnapped to ex- court to adopt. We would not like tract a confession is at best far gage in political activities in the ing and organic partnership,” the pecially in developing countries, Federally Administered Tribal Ar- premier was quoted as saying. the premier concluded. the court to waste its resources in fetched,” Qureshi said to the scoring political points,” the rep- bench. (BBC) eas. He was addressing the FATA (Dwan) convention on Monday. He fur- ther said that his party made it possible for the Political Parties Act to be extended to FATA. PPP Bodies of 3 Bangladesh also increased funds for FATA from Rs3 billion to Rs19 billion, he said. “Whatever we did is in front of citizens to be sent everyone,” the former president said. “We want FATA to merge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and not be home from NY a slave to a governor and the pres- ident,” he added. Zardari further said that his party wants the re- gion to have its own high court. Announcing PPP secretariat in FATA, he claimed that he will strengthen his party in the region ‘Delay’in MHA approval and will ask its people before dis- tributing party tickers. (AP) for appointment of 2 new

NEW DELHI: The Delhi govern- ministers ‘upsets’AAP ment has expressed unhappiness over a "delay" in the Centre's ap- Sri Lankan court further proval to two new appointments in the Kejriwal cabinet after Kapil Three Bangladeshi expatriates - New York Shamim Hossain had Mishra was sacked as water min- Shamsul Islam, 61, Ataur R Dulal, already visited the houses of the remands 5 Tamil Nadu ister recently. Besides Chief Min- 34, and Raihan Islam, 28 - were three victims and met the injured ister Arvind Kejriwal, who does killed and another injured critical- at the hospital. Shameem Ahsan not hold any portfolio, the city ly in a car crash on Saturday The further said that hospital authori- fishermen till May 29 government is presently function- bodies of three Bangladesh nation- ties had been requested to ensure ing with four ministers. Mishra als, who died in a car crash in the the best possible treatment for the A Sri Lankan court Monday fur- poaching in the seas north of Man- was sacked on May 6 and two USA, will be sent home from New injured national, while the Consu- ther remanded five Tamil Nadu fish- nar on May 1. The five Tamil Nadu AAP legislators - Rajendra Pal York on Tuesday night. The namaj- late was working to gather required ermen arrested by the Sri Lankan fishermen, who were arrested by Gautam and Kailash Gehlot- were e-janaza of the three deceased will paperwork for transfer of the bod- Navy earlier this month for poach- the island nation's navy for alleg- inducted. A top official in the gov- be held at Jamaica Muslim Center ies as soon as possible. ing in the island's territorial seas. edly fishing in their territorial wa- ernment said the files pertaining (JMC) after the Zuhr prayers on Three Bangladeshi expatriates Thalaimannar Magistrate ters. The Chief Minister of Tamil to the appointment of Gautam and social welfare and women and child welfare are getting affected as these Tuesday, Bangladesh Consul Gen- – Shamsul Islam, 61, Ataur R Du- Court extended the remand of the Nadu K Palaniswami has taken up Gehlot were sent to the Home departments are "headless" for quite some times. Mishra had the port- eral in New York Shameem Ahsan lal, 34, and Raihan Islam, 28 – were five fishermen who were lodged in the issue with the central Indian Ministry just after the city Cabi- folio of water, tourism, art and culture. AAP MLA Sandeep Kumar was said as quoted by UNB. Repre- killed and another injured critical- a prison at Vavuniya till May 29 government saying that the arrest net decision to remove Mishra. sacked from the Delhi Cabinet after a sex video allegedly involving him sentatives from the consulate will ly in a car crash at Northern State when they were brought to the of the fishermen is an act to derail "But the file is still pending emerged last August. No new face had replaced Kumar and Deputy participate at the janaza, he said, Parkway near New York City, court today. Sri Lanka Navy ar- the diplomatic bid to resolve the with the MHA," the official said. Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has been taking care of his portfolios - adding that First Secretary of the USA, on Saturday. rested the five Indian fishermen nagging fishermen issue. According to the official, works in social welfare, women and child welfare and others. Consul General of Bangladesh in (CNN) along with their fishing dhow (AP) the sectors like water, tourism, (CNN) TUESDAY . MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Russian military to perform observation flights over UK this week

The Russian military has been given free rein to perform sever- al observation flights over the UK this week. Instead of scram- bling RAF Typhoon fighter jets Fifteen escapees still on run from Buimo facility sparking calls for investigation into overcrowding at to intercept the Russian plane, it detention centres across Pacific nation used by Australia to hold asylum seekers will be welcomed under the in- ternational Treaty on Open medical treatment and delays in Skies. From Monday to Friday court proceedings. “Unfortunate- this week, the Antonov An-30B ly these incidents, tragic as they will fly from RAF Brize Norton are, happen all too frequently in in Oxford with RAF personnel Papua New Guinea as there is on board. It will follow a flight poor accountability with police and plan pre-approved by the Min- security officers,” Kate Schuetze, istry of Defence and Royal Air Amnesty International's Pacific Force. "The observation flight Researcher, told Reuters by tele- will be performed in a period phone. In February last year, 11 from May 15 to 19, 2017 from prisoners were killed in an at- the Open Skies airdrome Brize Prison officers in Papua New tempted breakout at Buimo after Norton," Sergei Rhzhkov, head Guinea shot and killed 17 inmates 30 prisoners attacked guards. Fif- of Russia's Nuclear Risk Reduc- involved in a mass prison break, ty-five men escaped from the pris- tion Center announced, accord- local media reported on Monday, on in a breakout in 2015 and two ing to the TASS news agency. sparking calls for an investigation years earlier one detainee was shot "The maximum range of the flight into overcrowded jails in the South dead when 44 fled the same facili- will be 2,400km," he added. A Pacific nation where Australia de- ty in another mass escape. Aus- spokesman for the Ministry of tains asylum seekers. Fifty escap- tralia maintains an asylum-seeker U.N. agencies almost doubled their port more than 1.8 million people Defence told The Independent ees were still on the run from the detention centre on PNG's Manus 2017 appeal for South Sudan's ref- fleeing fighting. But even that was UK military personnel will be Buimo prison in the city of Lae on Island, in accordance with its pol- ugees on Monday, saying they only 14 percent funded, the agen- "on board the Russian aircraft Papua New Guinea's north coast, icy of not allowing people who needed at least $1.4 billion (1.08 cies said in a joint statement. "The throughout the flight, ensuring police said on their official Face- attempt to reach Australia by boat billion pounds) to help alleviate suffering of the South Sudanese compliance with treaty condi- book page, warning the public that to settle in the country. The "unimaginable" levels of suffering. people is just unimaginable ... tions.” an increase in car jackings and Manus camp, one of two South The U.N. refugee agency and the They are close to the abyss," WFP (Independent) armed robberies was likely. “These Pacific island asylum seeker deten- World Food Programme had earli- Executive Director David Beasley are dangerous individuals,” Lae tion centres funded by Australia, er asked for $781 million to sup- said. (Reuters) Metropolitan Police Command has been criticised by human right ISIS shelling said. “Police anticipate an increase groups and the United Nations for in serious crimes in the city.” Lo- cramp conditions, inadequate med- in Deir al-Zor cal media reported than more than ical facilities and violence. The German lawmakers 70 prisoners attempted to escape PNG Supreme Court ruled in 2016 from the Buimo prison, nearly 200 that the camp was illegal and as suspected miles north of the capital Port should close, forcing Australia to prevented from visiting Moresby, on Friday. The Post confirm it would shut down the US-led strikes Courier and The National news- camp by the end of 2017. Austra- Turkey’s Incirlik air papers reported that 17 prisoners Russian jet flies lia struck a deal with former US were shot dead, three captured, President Barack Obama to take Leave and 57 were still at large. It was some detainees who were deemed base: Officials the third mass breakout from refugees, an agreement criticised Buimo in three years. Internation- within 20 feet of casualties by President Donald Trump as a al human rights groups have re- “dumb deal” when he took office peatedly called for an inquiry into Heavy shelling by ISIS jihadists earlier this year. PNG jails, citing concerns about US Navy plane (Independent) killed at least seven people in the overcrowding, limited access to eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday night as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of people were killed Militias India asks in suspected US-led coalition strikes in the northern Raqqa province and the town of Albu launch World Kamal near the Iraqi border. The Britain-based organization that monitors the war, said the mili- campaign Court to tants continued to shell Deir al- A group of German lawmakers has German government spokes- Zor’s regime-held districts on been blocked from visiting troops man Stefan Seibert said Berlin Monday. ISIS holds most of Deir to kidnap bar stationed at Turkey's Incirlik air would consider alternative places al-Zor province, apart from an en- base, officials said on Monday, a to station the soldiers. clave in the city and a nearby air Pakistan move that could reignite a row be- Relations between the NATO base that Syrian regime forces civilians in tween the NATO allies over Ber- allies were strained in the run-up control. The militants have be- lin's access to the base. The law- to Turkey's April 16 referendum, sieged those districts for nearly Sa’ada from makers were denied a visit to the when Germany banned Turkish two years. The Syrian regime and A Russian military jet "came with- tine basis, operate ships and air- base as it was not deemed appro- politicians from addressing rallies its Russian ally have made regu- in approximately 20 feet" of a US craft in the Black Sea consistent priate at this time, sources in Tur- of expatriate Turks, citing public lar aid drops into the encircled Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance with international law," Kunze said. executing key's foreign ministry told Reu- safety concerns. zone, where about 200,000 peo- plane while it was flying in inter- The Russian government state- ters, without elaborating. Some President Tayyip Erdogan ac- ple live, lacking food and medi- national airspace over the Black Sea ment described the Russian jet as 250 German troops are stationed cused Berlin of "Nazi-like" tactics. cine. Deir al-Zor province links earlier this week, US Navy Capt. an Su-30 while US officials referred alleged spy at Incirlik as part of the fight A narrow majority of Turks backed territory ISIS controls in Syria Pamela Kunze told CNN on Fri- to it as a Su-27. Russia has con- against Islamic State in neighbour- the referendum to change the con- and Iraq. day. The encounter occurred on ducted several flights off the US India asked World Court judges on ing Syria, according to the German stitution and grant Erdogan sweep- The monitor said the strike in Tuesday and was described by the coast in recent months. Last week, Monday to order Pakistan to stay armed forces. A spokesman for the ing executive powers. Germany Raqqa on Sunday afternoon hit US Navy as "safe and profession- two Russian bombers, flanked by the execution of an Indian citizen German foreign minister said it and other Western allies have vehicles carrying farmworkers al." "Distance is only one of many a pair of fighter jets, were inter- Islamabad says is a captured spy, was "completely unacceptable" voiced concern about what they home from fields in the east of variables considered when defin- cepted by stealth US F-22 aircraft a case that has escalated tensions for Turkey to keep German law- fear is growing authoritarianism in the province. It said the strike on ing what is safe and professional," off the coast of Alaska. And dur- between the two nuclear-armed makers from visiting their own Turkey. Last year Turkey banned the ISIS-held village of Akayrshi Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. ing a stretch in April, Russian mil- neighbours. India argued in a pre- soldiers. "A visit by lawmakers German lawmakers from visiting might have been carried out by Jeff Davis said. "For aviation in- itary aircraft were spotted flying liminary hearing at the U.N. court, must be made possible," Martin the base for months in response to the US-led coalition. teractions, distance, speed, alti- off the coast of Alaska four times formally known as the Internation- Schaefer said, adding that Foreign a resolution in the General parlia- (CNN) Saada Media Center announced on tude, rate of closure, visibility and in as many days. The fact that al Court of Justice (ICJ), that Pa- Minister Sigmar Gabriel would ment declaring the 1915 massacre Sunday that Houthi and Saleh mi- other factors impact whether an Tuesday's encounter took place kistan violated the Vienna Conven- raise the issue with colleagues from of Armenians by Ottoman forces litias have commenced a campaign event is characterized as safe or near Crimea adds an additional level tion on Consular Relations by de- other NATO governments in Wash- a genocide, a term Ankara rejects. Greece returns to kidnap citizens in Sakin and unsafe, professional or not profes- of significance, as the two coun- nying the condemned man access ington on Tuesday. (BBC) Razeh. In its statement, the center sional." A US defense official told tries' opposing views on the con- to legal and other assistance from CNN that the Russian aircraft was flict in Ukraine have become a hot- India. Pakistan was to respond later to recession mentioned that “militias have kid- Monday. Monday's hearings fo- napped the pharmacist Abdulsalam armed with six air-to-air missiles button issue between the sides. and that the pilot took photos of The Trump administration has cused on India's request for so- Mansour al-Natih in Sakin under called "provisional measures" that Philippines: Congress after bailout the pretext of needing him to test the US plane during the encounter. said it opposes Russia keeping According to the Russian Minis- Crimea. White House press secre- can be granted at short notice to some medicines and determine their ensure a dispute between states battle dragged quality and validation. They prom- try of Defense, "The Russian tary Sean Spicer said earlier this does not deteriorate during full ICJ panel throws out ised to return him but his parents fighter carried out a 'greeting' ma- year that he expected Moscow to proceedings, which typically take on growth are still trying to know his place neuver. After that, the US surveil- withdraw from the region, which several years. At the core of the until now. Days earlier, Khalid lance aircraft changed his flying it has occupied since 2014. The dispute is the fate of Kulbhushan impeachment Hussein al-Shami, Hayel Jaber course away from the Russian bor- US, meanwhile, has positioned Sudir Jadhav, an Indian former na- Greece re-entered recession in the der." The aircraft were operating military assets across Europe in first quarter of the year as the Mahdi, Seif Ahmad al-Hatfi and val officer who was arrested in complaint against Mohamamd Sharid Jaber from 65 miles south of the Sea of Azov, an effort to reassure its European March 2016 in the Pakistani prov- economy shrank in the face of which separates Russia and Rus- and NATO allies in the wake of wrangling over a bailout deal for Razeh were kidnapped and taken ince of Baluchistan. There has been to an anonymous destination. sian-occupied Crimea. "The US Russia's movements in Ukraine. a long-running conflict in Bal- Duterte mittee made a decision based pure- the beleaguered country. Greece’s Navy does, on a normal and rou- (CNN) uchistan between Pakistani secu- GDP fell by 0.5 per cent year- “These practices fall under the ly on Duterte’s popularity and barbarism of Houthi militias rity forces and a militant separat- A CONGRESSIONAL panel of would be responsible for a dicta- on-year in the first three months ist movement. According to Islam- Philippine lawmakers on Monday of 2017, according to early esti- amidst the silence and negligence torship taking shape. “I assure you of human rights organizations,” abad, Jadhav confessed to being found an impeachment complaint if we allow the president that kind mates of growth by government Hong Kong rejects asylum tasked by India's intelligence ser- against President Rodrigo Duterte statisticians. That represented a added the statement. Militias are of power in violation of the con- also carrying out kidnaps in Bay- vice with planning, coordinating lacked substance and should go no stitution … If we allow it further, significantly worse performance and organising espionage and sab- further – a widely expected out- than the small expansion predict- han and the surrounding villages for refugees who sheltered it will be a dictatorship,” he told under the pretext of supporting the otage activities in Baluchistan come underlining the maverick reporters. “We are sending the ed by most economists. The re- "aiming to destabilise and wage war leader’s steadfast legislative sup- turn to recession, technically de- national army and Popular Resis- against Pakistan". In April, a Paki- message to the president, ‘yes, you tance, as reported by the army- Snowden port. Committee members unani- continue, we will allow you’.” fined as two consecutive quar- stani military court sentenced him mously voted to shoot down the ters of contraction, came after affiliated news website. “More to death. No date was set for the Presidential Legal Counsel Salva- than 20 citizens were kidnapped complaint by Gary Alejano, a dor Panelo said the junking of the growth in the Greek economy execution. Pakistan has said member of a minority block, and was held back by the political from Bayhan and militias are re- Jadhav's conviction and sentence complaint was expected because fusing to release them. They are will recommend its dismissal by it was built on falsehoods and in- fall-out from negotiations over remain open to appeal. India's rep- the 292-seat Congress, where Du- the latest tranche of its €86bn also preventing their parents from resentative at the ICJ hearing, tended to “besmirch the reputa- visiting or contacting them, not Deepak Mittal, described the terte enjoys a super-majority. Ale- tion” of Duterte. The early rejec- (£73bn) bailout from creditors. jano accused Duterte of high crimes The International Monetary even friends or rights activists,” charges against Jadhav as "concoct- tion of the complaint demonstrates added the website. In Maris, south ed" and his trial as "farcical." The and betrayal of public trust by the challenges faced by opponents Fund (IMF) said last week that concealing assets, supporting sum- it needed more time to agree a Yemen, fierce conflicts took place ICJ is the U.N. court for resolving in using democratic mechanisms to between militias and the national disputes between nations, and its mary executions of thousands of take on Duterte, who enjoys a deal on debt relief for Greece, one Filipinos in his war on drugs, and of the conditions of the organisa- army. Three insurgents were killed decisions are final and binding. public approval rating of 82 per- and others were injured in the ex- However, it has no means to en- having a “defeatist” approach to- cent, and a massive social media tion’s participation in the bail- force rulings and they have occa- wards Beijing’s assertiveness in out. change of artillery shelling. Field support base. Alejano was aware sources reported that the national sionally been ignored. In a similar the South China Sea. The panel’s his bid was a long shot, but had The Greek government needs the A group of refugees who sheltered ments revealing extensive US gov- dispute over the Vienna Conven- decision to declare the complaint bailout to make payments on army artillery caused enormous former NSA contractor Edward ernment surveillance. His where- aimed to embolden the public to human and material losses among tion in 1999, the ICJ ordered the insufficient in substance came a speak up over the war on drugs bonds that mature this summer. Snowden four years ago have seen abouts were a mystery during that United States not to execute a Ger- the insurgent militias after target- their asylum requests rejected by time. It was not until last year that few hours into proceedings that and over Duterte’s failure to pres- However, the programme was man national who did not get prop- focused heavily on Alejano’s ad- thrown into doubt in February ing them during their attempt to Hong Kong, according to their law- the role Mr Tibbo and his clients sure China to abide by an interna- er consular assistance, but the man mission he had not witnessed the tional arbitration ruling last year when splits were revealed with- sneak and restore liberated areas yer. Robert Tibbo said immigra- played in sheltering Mr Snowden was put to death regardless. After in Masloub. tion officials denied the applica- was revealed. Mr Tibbo said his drugs-related killings he was accus- that declared some of Beijing’s ac- in the IMF. a 2004 ruling against the United ing Duterte of sponsoring. Alejano The IMF suggested the Greek Following Houthi and Saleh tions by the four adults and three clients will appeal against the rul- States in a case brought by Mexi- tivities in the South China Sea ille- militias attempt to attack the house children, in what he said is retalia- ing. They have also applied for ref- was furious the panel was unwill- gal. Numerous committee members government’s debt to GDP ratio co, the administration of then-Pres- ing to hear what he said was exten- was unsustainable and that aus- of a sheikh in Juban, 15 armed men tion for helping Mr Snowden. The ugee status in Canada. He said he ident George W. Bush ordered re- said Alejano’s complaint was deep- were killed – members of the Pop- applicants are from the Philippines represents 50 to 60 other clients sive evidence from witnesses and ly flawed. Harry Roque said “at terity measures were holding views of dozens of cases of Mex- survivors of drugs-related violence back growth. ular Resistance obliged the militias and Sri Lanka. Mr Snowden hid who are applying for asylum in icans on U.S. death row who had best it’s a misrepresentation, at out in Hong Kong for two weeks Hong Kong, where cases typical- that would prove “the government worst it’s a falsity”. (BBC) to draw back. not been offered consular access (AAWSAT) in June 2013 after he leaked docu- ly take years to be processed. (AP) as a remedy. (BBC) is killing them”. He said the com- (CNN) TUESDAY. MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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www.afghanistantimes.af systematically violated". There are multiple illicit channels through Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi which arms might enter a country subject to an arms embargo. Even if Advisory editorial board In December 2013, less than three an arms embargo was to work, South years after independence, South Sudan would still be awash in arms. Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Sudan erupted into civil war. The Stopping the violence would also re- ongoing conflict pits forces of Pres- quire the large-scale disarmament of Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir ident Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and those existing weaponry and other long- of former Vice President Riek Ma- term measures, such as an inclusive Graphic-Designers: char, a Nuer, against one another. national peace process. In 2015, The United Nations has issued geno- before attempting to put forward an that body. stability and functioning institu- Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada cide warnings and declared famine arms embargo, the Security Council Trying to end impunity tions, such as rule of law, before in several regions. Over 3 million adopted Resolution 2206, which calls In November 2016, South handing sovereignty back to the Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: people have been displaced from for targeted sanctions against spe- Sudanese and international civil so- South Sudanese. But the the implic- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 their homes. Reports chronicle mas- cific individuals and entities deemed ciety groups urged the African Union it assumption in this proposal is that sive human rights abuses. The UN "responsible for or complicit in" the to establish a hybrid court to try South Sudanese are incapable of gov- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Security Council, governments, and conflict. The targeted sanctions in- those responsible for war crimes in erning themselves and thus require civil society groups have put forth clude a travel ban and asset freeze the conflict. Ending impunity for external guidance. Ironically, Euro- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 multiple proposals to end the con- for culpable individuals and entities. massive human rights violations in pean colonialists made similar argu- flict and restore peace to South The idea is that targeted sanctions, South Sudan is an attractive goal and ments in the 19th century. The pre- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press Sudan. The most promising, indeed as personal penalties, reduce incen- would be welcomed by many South vailing notion then was that Afri- indispensable, measure is an indige- tives for individuals and entities to Sudanese. However, some have ar- cans were incapable of sovereignty nous, all-inclusive peace process. On engage in armed conflict. By the end gued that criminal tribunals cannot and thus outside the international the other hand, another proposed of 2015, the Sanctions Committee bring peace to South Sudan and might legal order. Contemporary research The constitution says measure, trusteeship, is especially had identified six individuals from make matters worse by alienating shows that trusteeships tend to fail problematic, as it would entail a government and the opposition sub- the leadership. By contrast, recent without governments' and citizens' break from the foundational basis ject to targeted sanctions. Many scholarship suggests that individual support, which does not exist in Article 144: of South Sudan's sovereignty - self- communities and groups are exclud- criminal accountability for human South Sudan. In such cases, trustee- Article One Hundred Forty-Four: During the state of emergency, the President can, determination. Chapter VII of the ed from high-brow, top-down ap- rights violations can have positive ship might exacerbate violence. in consultation with the presidents of the National Assembly as well as the Chief Justice UN Charter authorises the UN Se- proaches to peace promulgated by impacts. Also, criminal prosecutions Recent cases - Afghanistan, East curity Council to undertake measures cadres of briefcase expats and ex- would provide an important forum Timor, and Iraq - offer cautionary of the Supreme Court, transfer some powers of the National Assembly to the govern- to keep or restore peace and securi- perts far removed from centres of for South Sudanese victims to air tales regarding the potential pitfalls ment. ty. Article 41of the chapter gives conflict on the peripheries of South their grievances. Nevertheless, crim- of "neo-trusteeship". The most the Security Council a broad range Sudan. Still, the conflict rages on, as inal trials alone will not bring peace. problematic aspect of trusteeship is of non-force options, including sanc- armed groups proliferate. Indeed, They are insufficient and may be that it breaks from the foundation- tions. General sanctions apply to an evidence suggests that targeted sanc- unnecessary for peace if the national al basis of South Sudan's sovereign- entire country, while targeted sanc- tions generally don't change their peace process includes truth and rec- ty – self-determination. Paradoxi- tions apply to specific individuals targets' behaviour. Resolution 2206 onciliation measures. The Wunlit cally, some proponents of neo-trust- or entities therein. Both are intend- implicitly assumes that top com- Nuer-Dinka Reconciliation Process eeship were once strenuous defend- ed to bring pressure to bear on war- manders responsible for the conflict of 1999 provides a successful prior ers of South Sudan's right to self- ring parties in order to achieve peace. are readily identifiable, but the cen- model of extra-legal reconciliation determination. As I have argued else- In December 2016, under strong tres of the South Sudanese conflict between Dinka and Nuer rival fac- where, an indigenous, all-inclusive pressure from the US, the Security are diffuse, which renders it difficult tions. Furthermore, war crimes tri- national peace process is indispens- Council put forward a resolution for to clearly identify responsible indi- als are extremely expensive and able to permanent peace and stabil- a general arms embargo against viduals. Therefore, targeted sanc- very few perpetrators are convict- ity in South Sudan. Indigenity and South Sudan and targeted sanctions. tions are bound to be insufficiently ed per dollar invested in such trials. representativeness, however, are The resolution, which failed to gar- comprehensive. Another implicit The billions of dollars required to usually missing from the internation- ner the required support among Se- assumption is that culpable parties run a criminal tribunal would proba- al fora where many of the existing curity Council Members, would have have assets abroad or travel fre- bly be better spent on rehabilitation proposals emerged. Many commu- prohibited UN Member States from quently. Yet, many of the command- of devastated local economies and nities and groups are excluded from selling arms to South Sudan. Securi- ers do not have extensive foreign livelihoods, education, public health, high-brow, top-down approaches to ty Council members that supported dealings. Furthermore, those who do youth- and gender-focused pro- peace promulgated by cadres of brief- the resolution, including the US, ar- travel abroad relatively frequently grams, widespread disarmament, and case expats and experts far removed gued that an arms embargo would and/or have assets abroad can rela- a widespread grassroots communi- from centres of conflict on the pe- reduce violence and impede the pro- tively easily evade the sanctions by ty-based peace and reconciliation ripheries of South Sudan. Peace must t has been over 16 years from the collapse of the number one ene liferation of arms, thereby creating using false passports or hiding as- processes modelled after Wunlit. be indigenous, inclusive, and com- conditions conducive to dialogue sets in complex ownership struc- The most extreme proposal put munity based. Traditional authori- my for Afghan women’s freedom, but they (women) are still strug among the warring parties. Coun- tures. A failed December 2016 Secu- forward to end the conflict in South ties should be included in the pro- gling to overcome ignorant attitudes and prejudice. The rule of the tries that opposed the arms embar- rity Council resolution sought to im- Sudan is a "neo-trusteeship": a gov- cess. The Wunlit Nuer-Dinka Rec- go argued that it would undermine pose targeted sanctions on three erning arrangement that involves onciliation Process provides a model Taliban insurgents was the darkest period for Afghanistan in general, South Sudan's progress toward na- more government and opposition the transfer of some or all sover- of people-to-people peace that can but for the women in particular as they were barred from going to tional dialogue and its cooperation figures, including former Vice Pres- eign powers to a trustee. The length be scaled nationwide to multiple with UN peacekeeping operations. ident, Riek Machar. The failure of of the trusteeship, the identity of centres of conflict, facilitating truth school and workplaces. However, despite plenty of miseries, the Af- Arms embargoes have a troubled the resolution was not surprising the trustee, and the extent of sov- and reconciliation, fostering devel- ghan women have broken numerous conventions in a society that tradi- history. A 2006 Oxfam-commis- given that political jostling by pow- ereignty transferred would have to opment cooperation and thus pre- sioned study found that "every one erful Security Council members, like be worked out in the legal instru- serving the self-determination foun- tionally sequesters women behind closed doors. But they are working of the 13 [UN] arms embargoes China, Russia, and the US tends to ments creating the trusteeship. The dation of South Sudan. hard to speak out on issues such as violence against women, the rule of imposed in the last decade has been preclude effective measures from purported goal is to create political (Aljazeera) law and other violation against them. Despite they are receiving rare attention, but never suffocated their voice of hope for a superior future of Afghan women at the future. In their struggle, the women have broken several taboos through participating in numerous social activi- By Laurence H. Tribe with Russia. Even without getting sions’s recusal from involvement in To say that this does not in itself ties. In politics arena, the role of women is at large, and their male to the bottom of what Trump dis- the Russia investigation, in prepar- rise to the level of “obstruction of colleges and the Afghan masses are proud of female politicians. In missed as “this Russia thing,” im- ing admittedly phony justifications justice” is to empty that concept of The time has come for Congress to peachable offenses could theoreti- for the firing on which Trump had all meaning. Obstruction of justice media—the greatest achievement in Afghanistan since the collapse of launch an impeachment investiga- cally have been charged from the already decided. was the first count in the articles of the Taliban, we have dazzling female reporters, which is a great source tion of President Trump for obstruc- outset of this presidency. One im- Consider how Trump used the vice impeachment against Nixon and, tion of justice. The remedy of im- portant example is Trump’s brazen president and White House staff to years later, a count against Bill Clin- of pride indeed. In sports, there have been several achievements as peachment was designed to create a defiance of the foreign emoluments propagate a set of blatant untruths ton. In Clinton’s case, the ostensi- Afghan sportswomen gained tremendous success. The same scenario last-resort mechanism for preserv- clause, which is designed to prevent — before giving an interview to ble obstruction consisted solely in ing our constitutional system. It foreign powers from pressuring U.S. NBC’s Lester Holt that exposed his lying under oath about a sordid sex- is in health sectors, as we have great doctors and numerous female operates by removing executive- officials to stray from undivided true motivation. Trump accompa- ual affair that may have sullied the health facilitators. It is worth mentioning that there are plenty of Afghan branch officials who have so abused loyalty to the United States. nied that confession with self-serv- Oval Office but involved no abuse power through what the framers Political reality made impeachment ing — and manifestly false — asser- of presidential power as such. But in women standing shoulder to shoulder with their male colleagues in se- called “high crimes and misdemean- and removal on that and other tions about having been assured by Nixon’s case, the list of actions that curity insinuations to defend our motherland. In today’s Afghanistan, ors” that they cannot be trusted to grounds seem premature. No long- Comey that Trump himself was not together were deemed to constitute continue in office. er. To wait for the results of the under investigation. impeachable obstruction reads like women are playing an ever greater role in the task of building the coun- No American president has ever been multiple investigations underway is By Trump’s own account, he asked a forecast of what Trump would do try’s security. The government is also making active effort to train removed for such abuses, although to risk tying our nation’s fate to the Comey about his investigative sta- decades later — making misleading Andrew Johnson was impeached and whims of an authoritarian leader. tus even as he was conducting the statements to, or withholding ma- female police officers. In 2016, despite several graduations, a new batch came within a single vote of being Comey’s summary firing will not equivalent of a job interview in terial evidence from, federal inves- of 92 female Afghan police officers returned home after attending two- convicted by the Senate and re- stop the inquiry, yet it represented which Comey sought to retain his tigators or other federal employees; moved, and Richard Nixon resigned an obvious effort to interfere with a position as director. Further report- trying to interfere with FBI or con- month training program in Turkey. It is like open book that sans wom- to avoid that fate. Now the country probe involving national security ing suggests that the encounter was gressional investigations; trying to en’s huge participations in all sectors, it is impossible to bring peace, is faced with a president whose con- matters vastly more serious than the even more sinister, with Trump in- break through the FBI’s shield sur- duct strongly suggests that he poses “third-rate burglary” that Nixon sisting that Comey pledge “loyal- rounding ongoing criminal investi- prosperity and stability to any nation. Afghanistan is also needs to have a danger to our system of govern- tried to cover up in Watergate. The ty” to him in order to retain his job. gations; dangling carrots in front of greater role of women in every areas, including in peace process with ment. Ample reasons existed to wor- question of Russian interference in Publicly saying he saw nothing people who might otherwise pose ry about this president, and to pon- the presidential election and possi- wrong with demanding such loyalty, trouble for one’s hold on power. the Taliban insurgents. To have their role in making Afghanistan, wom- der the extraordinary remedy of ble collusion with the Trump cam- the president turned to Twitter with It will require serious commitment en from across the country gathered on Monday in Kabul to discuss impeachment, even before he fired paign go to the heart of our system a none-too-subtle threat that Com- to constitutional principle, and cou- FBI Director James B. Comey and and ability to conduct free and fair ey would regret any decision to dis- rageous willingness to put devotion their experiences, vision and contribution to peace in the country at the shockingly admitted on national elections. Consider, too, how Trump seminate his version of his conver- to the national interest above self- Fourth Kabul Symposium “Afghan Women; Messenger of Peace” hosted television that the action was pro- embroiled Deputy Attorney Gener- sations with Trump — something interest and party loyalty, for a Con- voked by the FBI’s intensifying in- al Rod J. Rosenstein and Attorney that Comey has every right, and gress of the president’s own party by Afghanistan’s First Lady, Rula Ghani. The main goal of this sympo- vestigation into his campaign’s ties General Jeff Sessions, despite Ses- indeed a civic duty, to do. to initiate an impeachment inquiry. sium was that women should be supported and get chance to be in- (WP) volved in building peace in the war-hit country. Such gathering gives women an excellent opportunity to share their experiences, discuss vi- sion for the future and most importantly how to get involved in all areas. It should be mentioned that nation building is bout forging a sense of unity among the various units of a country—it include making conscious efforts in uniting societies as one indivisible unit, united in national goals, believes and common national aspirations. Moreover, for Afghanistan to enjoy lasting and stable peace, women must have equal opportunity in decision-making process. If Afghanistan wants to succeed in its fight against poverty, human trafficking, violent conflicts, corruption and other social vices that confront it, the women folks must be enlisted. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. TUESDAY. MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

By Peter Geoghegan The Peter Geoghegan is an Irish writer and broadcaster based in Glasgow. what the ongoing debates would seem amateurish to imply, Sunnis and Shias, but also Christians, Jews and other religious lic overwhelmingly agree, apparent- groups or confessions have in fact ly. And yet, despite enjoying huge autocrat By Lorenzo Kamel lived for centuries in the region, Let's play a game. Who said it, Re- opinion poll leads, May seems pet- reaching a level of coexistence high- cep Tayyip Erdogan or Theresa rified of engaging with voters, par- Lorenzo er than any registered in most of May? We'll start with an easy one: ticularly those who have concerns By E.J. Dionne Jr. Kamel is a Marie the rest of the world, Europe in- "[We are] not a country you can about a Brexit process that appears Curie historian at cluded. In this context it should be pull and push around." Yes, that's increasingly chaotic and half- UniFreiburg and a noted that Shia lords, as Landis re- the Turkish president, ahead of last cocked. The Tory general election Senior Fellow at minded us, were for long supported month's constitutional referendum campaign has been stage-managed Istituto Affari by Persia. Equally relevant, howev- which increased his control of state to the point of control freakery. er, is that Persia's population (like Internazionali power. "If Europe continues this way Earlier this month, the prime min- asked by a BBC anchor to speak of English exceptionalism. Born in (IAI). the one of neighbouring Azerbaijan) Europe will be damaged by this." You ister's team barred journalists from was at that time still largely Sunni without soundbites. May is tapping 1956, the daughter of a vicar in said Erdogan again? Well done. How a factory visit in Cornwall. Before into a rising time of nationalism, southern England, May cleaves to There is much debate among schol- (Shafi'i and Hanafi schools): the about this one: "Threats have been that, Conservatives were accused of President Trump’s opponents have massive and forced conversion of particularly in the wake of the Brexit the notion of Britain as a global ars about the "rearrangements of issued by European politicians and filling an event in Leeds with party vote. The British electorate is far power, a nation that can still boldly spent his administration’s first populations" and the shifts in iden- Persia - from "marginalised" Sunnis officials … All of these acts have members rather than local people. months engaged in an unusual but to newly "empowered" Shias - took from satisfied - as Brexit attested - go it alone in the world. It is a sepia- tity and power taking place in many been deliberately timed to affect the Coming from a leader who said she but there is a yearning for a govern- tinged vision shared by much of the important debate: Is Trump a prob- areas of the Middle East. In an in- place, at the hands of the Safavids, (election) result." A bit of menace. was "too busy meeting voters" to lem because he is incompetent or between the 16th and the 18th cen- ment that will realise the promises British political and media elites. terview with Adam Shatz, Joshua Touch of paranoia. Sounds like Er- participate in a televised pre-elec- made last summer. May, effective- That belief in British self-sufficien- because he harbors autocratic designs Landis, director of the Center for turies. dogan? Close but no, that's Theresa tion debate, this all feels rather cu- that threaten American democracy Beyond "sects" ly, is presenting herself as the only cy makes the UK both poorly suit- Middle East Studies at the Universi- May, in London earlier this month rious. Some blame May's backroom politician who can make Britain ed to negotiate a process as com- itself? At the end of his first 100 ty of Oklahoma, argued, for in- Too much emphasis on the nar- after details of a disastrous dinner staff for the highly controlled cam- days, the debate was tilting toward rative of the "return" of the "his- great again. But in playing to the plex as Brexit and particularly ripe stance, that the Middle East is wit- with European Commission presi- paign. The Tories have brought back gallery at home, May pushes the for demagogic leadership. If the de- ineptitude. Trump didn’t know or nessing the "return" of the 12th torically marginalised Shia commu- dent Jean-Claude Juncker were Lynton Crosby, the Australian spin care much about policy, shifted from nities", however, risks overshadow- European Union further away. She parture from the EU does work out, century, when Shia lords, supported leaked to the press. In the same doctor who ran David Cameron's has depicted herself as the "bloody May will claim credit as the leader one issue position to another, by Persia, dominated much of north- ing the living experience of a re- speech, May called on voters to successful general election campaign shunned eloquence in favor of of- gion in which religious boundaries difficult woman" the EU negotia- who delivered. If it fails, and the ern Syria and the rest of the region. "give me your backing to fight for in 2015. But the overall approach tors will live to fear, but the UK's UK crashes out without any deal, ten-deranged tweeting and didn’t The Mamluks and then the Otto- were, for most of its history, shift- Britain". In the British media, it is is very much in keeping with the even bother filling hundreds of gov- ing, blurred, and ambiguous. Despite bargaining position is very weak. then the prime minister can present mans, Landis contended, changed increasingly said, with good reason, prime minister herself. The eerily The prime minister and her team herself as the last guardian of inter- ernment jobs. The wealthy, espe- that: "They pushed out the Shias, what the ongoing debates would seem that Turkey is on the path to au- autocratic catchphrase "strong and cially Wall Street types, rejoiced to imply, Sunnis and Shias, but also have shown little evidence of the ests of the British people. Either marginalised them - they became tocracy. But much less commented stable government" has been May's kind of creative thinking that will way, the Manichean rhetoric - of when Trump backed away from very impotent." This "narrative" Christians, Jews and other religious upon is the relatively new prime mantra - literally. The phrase been many of his populist-sounding eco- groups or confessions have in fact be needed to forge a deal that can good versus evil, of us versus them - has a long historical trail. Gertrude minister's emerging demagogic repeated so often by the prime min- avoid seriously damaging the Brit- is likely to continue. Britain's right- nomic promises, particularly on Bell, in a letter to her father on lived for centuries in the region, streak. ister and her party that the Tory trade, and moved toward a conven- reaching a level of coexistence - a ish economy. The prime minister is wing press will be delighted. August 23, 1920, referred to Shia Crushing political dissent leader struggled for words when a product of a very particular strain (Aljazeera) tional, if rather radical, conserva- clerics in a strongly Shia region of concept that does not erase the ex- Take May's announcement last tism: steep tax cuts for the rich, Iraq in the following terms: "It's as istence of boundaries but implicitly month of a snap UK general elec- deregulation on a grand scale. For though you had a number of alien acknowledges that such boundaries tion on June 8. Politically, the move the privileged, happy days were here popes permanently settled at Can- are negotiable - higher than any reg- made sense. The Tories are far more again. Those who fear Trump’s au- terbury and issuing edicts which take istered in most of the rest of the popular than a disorganised and dis- thoritarian side acknowledged that precedence of the law of the land. world, Europe included. This should orderly Labour opposition. Earlier his potential for excess had been at The Turks were always at logger- not suggest that communal conflict this month, the Conservatives won least partly contained by our sys- heads with them and the Arab govt was historically unknown. As this sweeping victories in local elections. tem of rights. The freedom to orga- of the future will find itself in the article also confirms, instances of The general election is almost guar- nize and express opposition, the same case." These types of ap- Sunni-Shia violence have been doc- anteed to produce a sizeable victory power that free elections confer on proaches, aiming at branding local umented as early as the Middle Ages. for May, and a proxy endorsement every citizen, the independence of Shias as "alien", have had visible re- Yet, they don't mirror the actual of her Brexit leadership. If the de- the courts and the liberty of the percussions up to the present day. history of most of the region's past parture from the EU does work out, media — all are very much alive. This and other related "narratives" (pdf). More importantly, their na- May will claim credit as the leader Nonetheless, members of this anti- do not only ignore that Shias still ture and scope are hardly compara- who delivered. If it fails, and the Trump wing insisted on vigilance represent about 40 percent of the ble to more recent times. As noted UK crashes out without any deal, against Trump’s alarming indiffer- by Fanar Haddad, "in early medi- total Muslim population in the Mid- then the prime minister can present structing traffic free from punish- they see massive turnouts at town ence to the basic norms of self-gov- dle East and that the belonging to a eval Baghdad, there were sectarian herself as the last guardian of inter- By Libero Della Piana ernment, his affection for thuggish clashes, but that is extremely dif- ment! This trend even caught the halls and in the streets, they imag- certain confession has been for cen- ests of the British people. So how eye of the United Nations. Maina ine it must be paid for, just as they leaders and his vicious attitude to- turies just one, often secondary, way ferent from what you have in the does the prime minister explain her ward opponents. Last week, the ar- age of the nation state". It is fair to When people feel powerless -- Kiai, UN Special Rapporteur on free- are accustomed to do. But authentic of expressing one's identity, but also decision to go to the polls early? As dom of peaceful assembly and of protest is an expression of people's gument took a sharp, decisive and overlook the historical context on add that great difference can also be a necessary opportunity to crush locked out of decision-making, by- passed by real governance -- they association, and David Kaye, UN power -- which in the end can't be chilling turn. Trump proved that we the dynamics of "Shias' marginali- found in a much more recent past: political dissent. "At this moment Special Rapporteur on the promo- stopped with SLAPP suits, fines or can never be lulled into losing focus sation". as recently as 2003, about 40 per- of enormous national significance," turn to protest. Especially for the disenfranchised and oppressed, pro- tion and protection of the right to "free speech zones." During the civil on the ways he could undermine the The importance of context cent of Baghdad's population - that she declared, "there should be unity freedom of opinion and expression, rights movement, thousands of peo- rules and principles of our demo- Shia communities - character- is, a quarter of the whole of Iraq - here at Westminster, but instead test is often the only way to exert power and affect policies and prac- issued a report about the wave of ple put their lives and livelihoods cratic republic. Sen. Richard J. ised by a diversity of belief and pur- was composed of people born from there is division." Leaving aside that anti-protest legislation in the US: on the line to bring about a massive Durbin (D-Ill.) appeared Friday on pose - have been viewed at times Sunni-Shia mixed marriages; Bagh- opposition - division - is a sine qua tices that impact their lives and communities. With Donald Trump "The bills, if enacted into law, would sea change in attitudes. No laws or MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and spoke with suspicion by and faced discrim- dad's Iraqis call them "Sushis". The non of parliamentary democracy, severely infringe upon the exercise even violence could turn this tide, the essential truth: “I think we ination from Sunni rulers - especial- "return" of the 13thcentury More the reaction to May's comments in in the White House and the Repub- lican Party in control of both hous- of the rights to freedom of expres- once people took hold of protest as ought to get to the bottom line here. ly Mamluks and Ottomans. Yet, than seeing "something like the 12th significant sections of the British sion and freedom of peaceful assem- their road to change. We are likely President Trump is dangerous.” The their process of marginalisation has century coming back", it would be press was striking. Such rhetoric es of Congress and a majority of statehouses around the country, pro- bly in ways that are incompatible to see more State laws aimed at curb- firing of James B. Comey as FBI had historically much less to do more accurate to argue that the re- coming from Turkey - or just about with US obligations under interna- ing protest. But we are going to see director and the administration’s fog with, say, Mamluks' violence and dis- gion is currently experiencing what test is now a key avenue of resis- anywhere else - would have been tance. We can't expect an agenda tional human rights law and with a lot more protest too. It's our only of lies aimed at clouding the real criminations (in the 12th century), Janet Abu-Lughod predicted in decried as autocratic. Instead, the First Amendment protections. The option. reason for Trump’s decision are the and more to do with practical inter- 1989, namely that the era of Euro- that puts people and planet first to following day's Daily Mail splashed come from above, so people are tak- trend also threatens to jeopardize (Truthout) most important signs that we have ests connected with, among other pean/Western hegemony would have with a full-page photograph of one of the United States' constitu- things, the exploitation of the Silk been superseded by "a return to the ing to the streets. The first hundred Theresa May's face and the implora- days of the new administration have tional pillars: free speech." Road during the times of Ma'ni Prince relative balance of multiple centers tion to "crush the saboteurs". Late Why Does Protest Matter? One Fakhr-al-Din II (1572-1635), when exhibited in the 13th-century world been marked as much by protest as last year, high court judges who ruled by Trump's demagoguery and ap- has to wonder why those in power the growth of commercial ties with system". All peoples in the Middle that the British parliament would are so worried about protest. Giant East are struggling to find their place peals to hate and fear. So it is no the West went hand in hand with have to vote on the start of the wonder that there is a new wave of mega-corporations have all the dramatic changes in the demograph- in this new system. Many of them - process of leaving the European money and influence. Corporate al- in the Baghdad belt, in the provinc- anti-protest laws being implement- ic composition of much of "greater Union were branded "enemies of the ed across the country. When pro- lies and henchmen dominate our leg- Syria". Maronite peasants were then es of Diyala, Latakia, Tartus, Bani- people". The response to May's ac- islatures and government offices. It yas and many other areas in Iraq, tests are powerful, the powerful prompted to settle in southern Druze cusation that European leaders are punish protest. would seem they have all the power. areas to cultivate the land at the Syria and elsewhere - are also expe- seeking to meddle in the UK gener- Oklahoma's Anti-Protest Law So why punish protest -- why not disadvantage of the Shia compo- riencing the increasing need of get- al election was similarly tendentious. On May 9, Oklahoma Gover- just ignore it? Because protest works. nents, who were forcibly dispos- ting back into history, rediscover- While some broadsheet newspapers nor Mary Fallin signed a bill into Even in the face of massive wealth sessed. In the long term this made ing the hybrid identities, with their criticised the intemperate language, law that increases fines for civil dis- and political influence, protest has Christians a majority population in permeabilities and specificities, that much of the coverage depicted the obedience, and seeks to punish "con- the ability to change the conversa- southern Lebanon and ignited, in for millennia characterised much of British prime minister as Churchil- spirator" organizations. The ordi- tion, to educate the public, change Fawwaz Traboulsi's words, a "com- the daily life in the region. Shedding lian, a strong woman standing up to nance, HB 2128, targets protests facts on the ground, and mobilize plex asymmetry [that] served as the light on these still uncomplete yet overbearing Brussels mandarins. So that disrupt "critical infrastructure" opposition. When a police officer matrix upon which the sectarian sys- meaningful efforts is a way of sup- far May's pitch is proving remark- with felony charges and a minimum shot Michael Brown to death in Fer- tem and sectarian mobilisation were porting their attempts to "regain ably successful at home. Having cre- of $10,000 fine. There are further guson, Missouri in August, 2014, built". The new demographic com- possession" of their multifaceted ated the most serious peacetime cri- fines of up to $100,000 and up to spontaneous protests by local Black position had a destabilising effect, pasts. More importantly, it is a pow- sis in modern UK history - Brexit - ten years in jail for those found dam- young people turned what would particularly from a social and eco- erful antidote to geopolitical reduc- May is presenting hers as the only aging facilities. Organizations that have been yet another unnoticed nomic perspective, on all commu- tionism, so popular in our days. party capable of guiding the ship of "compensate" such protests could police shooting into a national nities in "Greater Syria". Despite (Aljazeera) state off the rocks. The British pub- face up to $1 million in fines. Pub- movement declaring "Black Lives lic Radio Tulsa reported part of the Matter." In 2016, thousands of debate in the Oklahoma House: Rep. American Indians gathered near Mark McBride faced a barrage of Cannonball, North Dakota through questions from Democrats, includ- summer heat and bitter winter cold, LETTER TO THE EDITOR ing Rep. Cory Williams, who asked to stand in prayerful opposition to what constitutes "compensation" the Dakota Access Pipeline. The under HB2128. "It means just what pipeline project ignored the con- we want it to on this bill. How about cerns and sovereignty of the Stand- that?" McBride said. "I'm sorry, ing Rock Sioux tribe, and bypassed what?" Williams said. "Is it a check? government procedures and envi- Is it money? Is it staying at some- ronmental regulations. In the end the pipeline went through, but not a leader who will do whatever it takes to resist accountability. He will fire body's house? Is it some other ben- anyone who gets in his way. Trump’s dismissal of Sally Yates, the acting efit conferred?" "That would be for before winning the hearts and minds the courts to decide," McBride said. of the world and sparking a new up- attorney general, and Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in New York, can "All due respect, we're supposed to surge in Native organizing. On Jan- now be seen in a more sinister light. Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney be writing laws. They interpret uary 21, millions took to the streets general on whom the Trump apparat initially tried to pin responsibility for them. Our laws should have defini- of Washington DC and around the Comey’s firing, may be next — if he is the person of integrity his friends Afghanistan owns huge amount of untapped mineral deposits. According to a survey by an tions in them," Williams said. Rep. world for the Women's March, set- describe. Of course, Trump can be fairly regarded as both incompetent and American organization, Afghanistan set on untapped mineral resources, worth of around three Collin Walke bristled at a provision ting records for mass protest, one authoritarian. We may be saved by the fact that the feckless Trump is trillion dollars. The natural resources, if extracted, can lead the country towards development and saying an arrest -- not necessarily a day after the Presidential inaugura- often the authoritarian Trump’s worst enemy. If we’re lucky, Trump’s prosperity. conviction -- is enough to create tion. The march galvanized oppo- astonishing indiscipline will be his undoing. At first, his pathetically deceit- that liability. "And if that doesn't sition to Trump and reframed his ful spokespeople tried to pretend that the president’s firing decision arose It is the time that the related organs including the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and the agenda as an affront to the majori- from a deep if newfound concern for how Comey had treated Hillary Ministry of Commerce and Industries to convince both domestic and foreign investors to invest cause you concern as a small-gov- ernment conservative, that we are ty of people in the US Tens of thou- Clinton. Then Trump blew up his own spin. He told NBC’s Lester Holt that in mining sector of Afghanistan. Extraction of mines will also create thousands of jobs for Af- punishing legal activity, then I ques- sands of people have packed town he had long planned to get rid of Comey, and that it had something to do ghans. Security organizations should also ensure foreign investors that they are capable of tion your status as a small-govern- halls and forums across the country with “this Russia thing.” Here’s betting that spin will have changed again by taking foolproof security of mines. ment conservative," Walke said. to express outrage over GOP plans the time you read this, because hinting that you’re hindering an investiga- Ehsanullah, Khairkhana, Kabul Curbs Nationwide to gut healthcare for millions. These tion of yourself is not a good idea. Not one word out of Trump’s White In Oklahoma, oil and gas are protests blocked the first attempt House is believable on its face, and sowing convenient untruth is another king. The goal of these measures is to present the bill to repeal health- mark of autocracy. So is Trump’s effort to rig future elections, which is clear: dissuade protests against oil, care in the House, and derailed the what his commission on “election integrity” is really all about. It will seek gas and pipeline facilities and inter- second attempt. Even though the to justify making it as hard as possible for Trump’s opponents, particularly Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must ests. But Oklahoma is just the latest House passed their "Trumpcare" bill in the minority community, to vote. And like authoritarians everywhere, have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: example of an attempt to punish on May 10th, millions are still mak- he aims not simply to defeat his enemies but to humiliate them. Thus his [email protected] protest. At least 19 US states have ing their voices heard, and the bill assault on Comey in the Holt interview as a “showboat” and “a grandstand- introduced measures to curb the right faces massive public opposition as er” — talk about a lack of self-awareness — and his Twitter threat Friday: to protest since Donald Trump's it enters consideration in the Sen- “James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes’ of our conversations election. In North Carolina, there ate. before he starts leaking to the press!” Presidential obsessions with “tapes” was a proposal to punish heckling New Era of Protest are perilous. Trump clearly realized that reports of his demanding Comey’s Disclaimer: of politicians with five years jail We are in a new era of protest, loyalty made him sound like a mafia don or a two-bit despot. It was fitting time. In Arizona, legislation was ul- and state laws aimed at stopping it that Trump’s jolliness with the Russian ambassador and foreign minister timately dropped that would have are bound to fail. Corporate apolo- was photographically captured last week by Tass, Vladimir Putin’s govern- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are seized homes and other property gists, who have bought and sold in- ment news agency. The pesky American media were excluded from this those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or from protesters. North Dakota state fluence in this country for so long, happy meeting of minds. It can no longer be seen as outlandish to suspect Rep. Keith Kempenich proposed a and their friends in government sim- that Trump’s role model is Putin, a man he has praised for having “very opinions of the Afghanistan Times. bill that would make a driver who ply can't understand there is a kind strong control over a country.” This should scare us all to death. hits or kills a protester who is ob- of power that can't be bought. When (WP) TUESDAY. MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

while former parliament deputy speaker and veteran Democratic Party lawmaker Moon Hee-sang will visit Japan. Moon is sending Yemen declares health former Incheon city mayor and another Democratic Party lawmak- er Song Young-gil to Russia, while emergency in Sanaa Cho Yoon-je, one of the presi- dent's economic policy advisers during his election campaign, will as cholera spreads embark on a trip to Germany. "The special envoys will deliver a per- sonal letter from President Moon Jae-in describing his willingness to boost cooperation with the coun- US ready to tries," a statement from Moon's office said. The envoys are also pressure expected to arrange for a meeting between Moon and his counter- Russia into parts in those five countries. The diplomats are said to depart Seoul Donbas at the earliest, local media report- ed. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has indicated his intention settlement, to restart the six-party talks to denuclearise the Korean peninsu- there are very laYonhap via Reuters The six-par- ty talks include the US, China, Ja- Yemen's Ministry of Public Health es have been reported in 14 gover- interesting New South Korean President Moon Jae-in has named special envoys to nuclear and missile programmes. pan, Russia, South Korea as well and Population on Sunday night norates of Yemen from April 27 to deliver messages to his key dialogue partners in the US, China, Japan, The meeting will see the dip- as North Korea. Moon is reported declared a public health emergen- May 13. "Unfortunately, 115 ideas to this Germany and Russia in order to bring more stability to the divided lomats briefing the countries about to have noted the need to resume cy in the capital Sanaa as a result people have died from cholera Korean peninsula. The announcement from the presidential Blue House the Moon government's policy the denuclearisation talks that have of the spreading cholera epidemic, (during this period). This is ex- office on Monday (15 May) comes after North Korea launched yet plans and exchanging opinions on been on hold since North Korea which has killed 115 people so far tremely serious," he said. "The end - Klimkin another missile over the weekend. The envoys will meet high-ranking how to establish firmer ties against withdrew from them in 2009. since April 27, the country's state conflict has taken a very serious The United States is ready to join officials in the five countries, four of which are part of the six-party a belligerent North Korea, the pres- Moon's decision to establish firm- news agency Saba reported late on toll on the water supply, the health the Donbas settlement process and talks involving six nations on ending Pyongyang's aggressive pursuit of idential office said. The move is er ties with the five countries came Sunday. The ministry sent an ur- system, the sanitation system as to pressure Russia, Ukrainian For- also reported to indicate the new after North Korea said on Mon- gent call to all international and well as the economy and that all eign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said. South Korean president's intention day that it had successfully con- local health organizations to help are about to collapse," he added. "A keynote political message to restart the denuclearisation pro- ducted a newly developed mid-to- address the worsening situation, in The cholera outbreak in Yemen is the actual wish to join the pres- cess. The envoys include Hong long range missile on Sunday. The which the ministry said that the was first announced by Yemen's sure on Russia. There are very in- Seok-hyun, former ambassador to latest in the series of missile situation "is threatening with an Ministry of Public Health and teresting ideas, but I can tell you the US and former chairman of launches was supervised by the unprecedented health and human- Population on Oct. 6, 2016. about them later, upon coordina- South Korean newspaper Joonga- hermit kingdom's leader Kim Jong- itarian disaster." The International The World Health Organization tion with every one of our part- ng Ilbo and broadcaster JTBC. He un. Pyongyang said that its mis- Committee of the Red Cross has warned the healthcare system ners. Any issues need to be coor- will travel to the US, Reuters re- sile test was aimed at verifying the (ICRC) warned Sunday of a very in Yemen is on the verge of col- dinated with Germany and the new ported the presidential office as capability to carry a "large scale serious cholera outbreak in Yemen lapse as many hospitals have shut French president," Klimkin said in saying. Former prime minister Lee heavy nuclear warhead". as hospitals are struggling to cope down. an interview aired by the TSN. Hae-chan will be heading to China (IBTIMES) with increasing numbers of pa- It said only 45 percent of Yemen's Tyzhden television program after tients. At a press conference in hospitals are operational at the he met with U.S. President Donald Sanaa, the ICRC Operations Di- moment, but are facing shortages Trump last week. rector Dominik Stillhart said more of supplies and staffs. The United States has levers ISRAELTO DEPLOY than 8,500 suspected cholera cas- (BELTA) of influence, which should be used 39pc of world uranium together with the EU and other G7 countries, the Ukrainian foreign volume produced in 10,000 POLICE FOR minister said. "It could be real po- Jeremy Corbyn claimed litical messages. Of course, there Kazakhstan: Minister are also economic levers of influ- DONALD TRUMP Nato was a ‘danger to world ence and sanctions, these are just 39% of the uranium produced in the share of Kazakhstan," he said. one of the options," he said. the world falls on the share of Ka- "There is oversupply of uranium VISIT One may speak about the zakhstan, said Kanat Bozum- on the world market, this trend has peace’ and was arrested at strengthening of the international bayev, Minister of Energy of Ka- been observed since 2011, it is component in Donbas and the zakhstan. "There is no sale of ura- post-Fokusima period. The pric- OSCE Special Monitoring Mis- nium on the domestic market of es dropped in 2016 to 12 year's an IRA-linked protest sion, as well as the creation of an- Kazakhstan. The produced urani- period" he said. He said it was de- other mission "that will actually um is exported to other states, it is cided to lower the production vol- Jeremy Corbyn branded Nato a byn had changed his mind about control the occupied Donbas ter- China, Europe, India. About 80% ume by 10% to 22 000 tons in Jan- "danger to world peace" and was the alliance and had “been on a ritory," Klimkin said. of uranium was produced by five uary 2017. As a result uranium once arrested after joining a sym- journey”. Meanwhile, The Sunday (BBC) states in 2016 - Australia, Canada, price increased by 20%. He said pathy protest for the IRA, it Times revealed that Mr Corbyn Nigeria and Russia. 39% of the oversupply of uranium is expect- emerged today. The Labour leader took part in a picket related to the world produced uranium falls on ed on the market until 2020. was filmed in January 2011 de- trial of a group which included scribing Nato as a "major problem" Patrick Magee, the man who was Russian law and warning that the organisation’s later convicted of murdering five power must be curbed. people at the 1984 Conservative enforcement Armenia continues It also emerged that Mr Cor- Party conference in Brighton. byn was arrested in 1986 after tak- The protest was reportedly ing part in an IRA-linked demon- organised by the Troops Out officers violating ceasefire stration outside the Old Bailey to Movement which was closely “show solidarity” with a group of linked to Sinn Fein, the political arrest with Azerbaijan people accused of being terrorists. arm of the IRA. A spokesperson More than 10,000 police officers ing a peace deal was "frankly may- Julie Hambleton, whose teen- for Mr Corbyn said: "Jeremy was alleged ISIS Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s nameless hills in Gazakh region, in will be deployed to secure Presi- be not as difficult as people have age sister Maxine was among 21 at the Old Bailey to lobby for a armed forces have 140 times vio- Aghdam village of Tovuz region dent Donald Trump on his two day thought over the years." He added people murdered in the 1974 Bir- fair trial. “A number of serious mis- lated the ceasefire along the line of and on nameless hills in Gadabay trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. that he believed both parties were mingham pub bombings, said his carriages of justice had taken place recruiter in contact between Azerbaijani and region. Trump will arrive at Israel’s Ben- willing to negotiate. “We need two support for the IRA made her at the time, which helped fuel the Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani The positions of Azerbaijani Gurion Airport May 22 and then willing parties. We believe Israel is "blood boil", adding that he was conflict, making peace in North- Bashkiria Defense Ministry said on May 14. Armed Forces were also fired from fly to Jerusalem by helicopter to willing, we believe you're willing, unfit to be Prime Minister. In a ern Ireland harder to achieve and Armenians were using grenade positions of Armenian military visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust and if you both are willing, we're recording from 2011 the Labour increasing insecurity across the launchers as well as 60-mm and units located near the occupied memorial center and the historic going to make a deal," he said, ac- leader said that the radical left U.K. “Lasting security comes from 82-mm mortars (40 shells) when Goyarkh village of Terter region, old city, the Jerusalem Post re- cording to Reuters. "have to campaign against Nato's peace through negotiated agree- shelling Azerbaijani positions. Ar- Namirli, Shikhlar, Garagashli, Jav- ported. He will stay at the King But Trump has angered Pales- power, its influence and its global ments. Jeremy worked tirelessly menian armed forces, located on ahirli, Yusifjanli, Marzili villages David Hotel, a favorite of visiting tinians by indicating that he may reach". The clip was shown to to bring about that peace in North- nameless hills in Ijevan region, in of Aghdam region, Gorgan, Gara- politicians and diplomats. move the U.S. embassy to Jerusa- Emily Thornberry, the shadow ern Ireland through dialogue, Shavarshavan, Dovekh villages and khanbayli, Horadiz, Ashaghi Vey- Trump’s convoy will be made up lem. During his election campaign foreign secretary, on the BBC’s which culminated in the Good Fri- on nameless hills in Noyembery- salli and Ashaghi Seyidahmadli vil- of 56 vehicles, including 13 limou- and since he moved into the Oval Andrew Marr Show on Sunday day Agreement." an region, in Chinari village of Berd lages of Fuzuli region, as well as sines and his hotel suite in Jerusa- Office, Trump has said he would a and she suggested that Mr Cor- (Telegraph) region and on nameless hills in from positions located on name- lem is currently being installed break with the policy of succes- Krasnoselsk region subjected to less hills in Goranboy, Tartar, Agh- with bullet proof glass. A police sive U.S. governments not to rec- fire the positions of the Azerbaijani dam, Khojavend, Fuzuli and spokesman told the Jerusalem ognize Jerusalem as the capital of Armed Forces located in Gushchu Jabrayil regions. Post that a full range of regular the Israeli state and keep its em- Law enforcement officers of Rus- Ayrim, Gaymagli villages and on (Trend) police units would be mobilized bassy in Tel Aviv. Speaking on sia’s Republic of Bashkortostan during the visit with further NBC Sunday, secretary of state have arrested alleged recruiter for counter-terror units, border police Rex Tillerson indicated the presi- ISIS terrorist organization prohib- and undercover officers deployed dent was still mulling the embassy ited in Russia, RIA Novosti report- in coordination with the Shin Bet, move. In response The Israeli ed on Monday. Russia to take part in Israel’s internal security appara- Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- According to a representative tus. Trump’s trips outside Jerusa- yahu’s office issued a statement of the regional Federal Security anti-terror drills in lem to the Masada Fortress in saying moving the American em- Service (FSB) directorate, the al- southern Israel and Bethlehem, in bassy to Jerusalem would advance leged recruiter was arrested in ear- a combined force of ground forces the West Bank, will be organized the peace process by “correcting a ly May. During the investigation, Tajikistan supported by aircraft will hone by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) historic injustice and by smashing it was revealed that he shared rad- The active phase of the Dushan- their skills in combating terrorist and the police. The visit will fol- the Palestinian fantasy that Jerus- ical beliefs of the terrorist organi- be-Anti-Terror-2017 international groups, countering illegal armed low meetings with Arab leaders in alem is not the capital of Israel." zation and was inducing people exercises will begin in Tajikistan units in mountainous areas along Saudi Arabia before he heads to a The White House said in a state- into its activities. He also alleged- on May 30. An additional contin- with peacekeeping operation ele- NATO summit in Brussels on 25 ment earlier this month that the ly helped recruits to travel to Syr- gent of Russian personnel and air- ments," he said. According to May. Trump has said he is com- president had accepted invitations ia. craft will be transported there to Roshchupkin, Russia’s 201st mil- mitted to mediating a peace deal to meet with the Palestinian lead- A criminal case over contrib- take part in them, Colonel Yaro- itary base in Tajikistan will be re- between Israel and the Palestinian ership during the visit but there uting to terrorist activity has been slav Roshchupkin, an aide to the inforced to performs these tasks. leadership. Meeting with the Pal- was no indication of when or where launched with the defendant being Russian Central Military District "Mobile control points, units of estinian President Mahmoud Ab- the meetings would take place. put in detention by a court’s rul- commander, said on Monday. "The long-range, military transport, tac- bas earlier this month he said forg- (AP) ing. Russian military contingent will tical, army and unmanned aviation, (CNN) take part in the Dushanbe-Anti- special operation forces and air- Terror-2017 international exercis- borne troops will be redeployed es. Practical actions during these to the area where the drills will be exercises will begin in Tajikistan held. on May 30. During the maneuvers, (Akpress) Uzbekistan, China sign several important A huge police operation saw people suspected of links with the Arena clan of the 'Ndrangheta mafia in the town of Isola Capo documents Rizzuto, near Crotone, detained on Monday. Beijing hosted a meeting of Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziy- The operation is linked to an investigation into the clan's alleged oyev and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with the participation of involvement in the management of migrant reception. The head the two countries’ official delegations on May 12, the Uzbek presi- of the Misericordia association in Isola Capo Rizzuto, Leonardo dent’s press service said in a message. The Uzbek leader is on a state Sacco, and parish priest Edoardo Scordio, were among those visit to China at the invitation of Xi Jinping. During the meeting, an exchange of views was held on topical issues of bilateral and multilateral detained. relations, in particular, on further development of cooperation in polit- Misericordia runs a local reception centre for asylum seekers that ical, trade and economic, investment, cultural and humanitarian spheres. is one of the biggest in Europe. (Trend) (CNN) TUESDAY . MAY 16, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

December 2014. However, on a government controls to rein in the volume basis, steel output hit a market began to take effect. record in April, data Monday [nL4N1ID2HE] The area of prop- showed, stoking worries of a grow- erty sold grew 7.7 percent year- ing glut as demand remains flat on-year in April, the lowest since even as China says it is ahead of December 2015 and well short of Hong Kong shares rise schedule on capacity reduction tar- the 14.7 percent increase in gets. [nB9N1GH018] Fixed asset March. SOFTER CONSUMP- after new loans boost investment in the manufacturing TION Retail sales rose 10.7 per- sector also slowed over Jan-April, cent in April from a year earlier, with growth of 4.9 percent down weaker than March's 10.9 percent mainland lenders from 5.8 percent in the first quar- gain as home appliances and auto- ter. Infrastructure spending, how- mobile sales growth slowed from Hong Kong shares headed for a March. The market is unlikely to ever, continued to grow over 23 March. At the same time, growth sixth day higher, as investors be too concerned about it," said percent year-on-year in the same in the services sector slowed to 8.1 bought into mainland lenders after Banny Lam, head of research at period, supported by Beijing's Belt percent year-on-year, down from upbeat loan numbers and energy Hong Kong-based CEB Interna- and Road initiative to expand in- 8.3 percent growth in March and producers extended gains. The tional Investment. "New loans re- vestment links with Asia, Africa the slowest since December. Hang Seng Index rose 0.6% to main at a high level in spite of the and Europe. PROPERTY COOLS "Slowing domestic consumption 25,301.50 by midday, poised to recent tightening, which suggests Analysts say Beijing is keen to growth and softer external demand clinch its longest winning streak that recent credit contraction fears ensure steady economic growth appear to have driven the slow- since July 2016. Bank of China may be overblown." The Shen- ahead of the 19th Communist Par- down in China at the start of the (BOC) added 1.6% and China zhen benchmark rose 0.5% and the ty Congress later in the year. Chi- second quarter," Capital Econom- Construction Bank (CCB) ad- onshore traded yuan was little nese leaders have pledged to shift ics' Evans-Pritchard said in a note vanced 0.9%, pacing gains for Chi- changed against the dollar at 6.899. the emphasis to addressing finan- following the data release. The nese lenders after April's new loans China on Sunday pledged hun- cial risks and asset bubbles which country's first quarter economic rose by a larger-than-expected 1.1 dreds of billions of yuan in invest- China's growth took a step back in asset investment in the first four greater)," he said. Factory output analysts say may pose a threat to growth came in at a faster-than- trillion yuan ($159 billion). China ments related to its One Belt, One April after a surprisingly strong months of the year reinforcing ev- was up 6.5 percent in April from a the Asian economic giant if not expected 6.9 percent, the quickest Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec) Road plan, a major economic di- start to the year, as factory out- idence of a weakening manufactur- year earlier, down from 7.6 per- handed well. China's central bank since 2015 on higher government climbed 1.9% as U.S. crude prices plomacy initiative by President Xi put to investment to retail sales all ing sector and slowing momentum cent in March, and fixed-asset in- has been guiding short-term inter- infrastructure spending and a grav- headed for a fourth day higher. Jinping that is aimed at improving tapered off as authorities clamped in the world's second-biggest econ- vestment rose 8.9 percent in the est rates higher to help contain ity-defying property boom. AAC Technologies Holdings fell Asia's connectivity with Europe down on debt risks in an effort to o m y . first four months of the year, off debt perils, though it is treading [nL3N1HP1N3] China has cut its 5.2%, extending last week's more and Africa. Local developers were stave off a potentially damaging [nL4N1I40RJ][nL4N1I200S] "If the 9.2 percent pace in Jan-March. cautiously to avoid hurting eco- economic growth target to around than 10% slump even as it issued mixed after the Hong Kong Mone- hit to the economy. Waking up to anything (the slowdown) is even Analysts polled by Reuters had nomic growth. A red-hot property 6.5 percent this year to give poli- a second response to short-seller tary Authority moved to tighten the systemic threat posed by faster than we expected," said predicted factory output would market, fueled by speculative in- cymakers more room to push Gotham City Research's questions bank lending to homebuilders. The cheap credit-fueled stimulus since Julian Evans-Pritchard at Capital grow by 7.1 percent in April, and vestments, has been identified by through painful reforms and con- about its accounting practices. The new measures, effective from June the 2008-9 global financial crisis, Economics in Singapore in an in- tipped fixed asset investment to analysts and policymakers as one tain financial risks after years of Apple-supplier reiterated the ac- 1, provide that banks can lend up Beijing has continued to tighten the terview before the data was re- rise 9.1 percent in Jan-April. Out- of the biggest risks to growth. debt-fueled stimulus. But with the cusations, which questioned to 40% of a site value instead of screws on speculative financing leased. However, "we're still some put growth slowed on tumbling Monday's data showed investment ambitious new Silk Road global AAC's profit margins, were "inac- 50%. Cheung Kong Property Hold- over the past several months. Data way off from the economy weak- steel and iron ore prices amid con- in property development picked development initiative and the curate and misleading." The Shang- ings added 0.4%, while Sino Land on Monday highlighted the broad ening to the point where it will test cern over rising inventories after up in April, although sales growth Xiong'an "satellite" capital plan, hai Composite rose 0.3% and a rose 1.2%. New World Develop- economic impact of these regula- the tolerance of policymakers...as China's mills cranked out as much was significantly slower, suggest- analysts don't expect China to gauge of mainland companies list- ment slipped 0.2%. "The impact tory curbs, with below-forecast the urgency to address some of metal as possible to drive factory ing investment in the sector re- stray too far from the investment- ed in Hong Kong climbed 1.2% of the steps is not too big for the factory output in April and fixed- these financial risk issues (is even production to its highest since mained robust even as intensified led growth model. (AP) despite a weaker-than-expected large developers as they are quite 6.5% uptick in China's factory well funded," Lam said. Ping An output last month and cooling ur- Insurance Group rose 1.4% after ban fixed-asset investment growth. reporting total accumulated gross Retail sales grew 10.7% in April, premium income of 18.46 billion Turkey’s unemployment slowing slightly from March. The yuan for the January to April pe- numbers came after Beijing's ef- riod. Tencent Holdings added forts to curb leverage and exces- 0.5%. Yixin Capital, an auto-fi- sive speculation raised concerns nancing marketplace backed by rate rises to 12.6pc, youth about tightening liquidity and Tencent, plans a $5 billion initial sparked losses in Chinese equity public offering as early as the end markets earlier this month. Chinese of the year, The Information re- Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday said ported, citing people familiar with unemployment to 23.3pc China is capable of maintaining the matter. stability in its financial markets ZTE advanced 2.1%. Greek tele- and will strike a balance between com company Forthnet and the financial stability, gradual delever- Chinese telecom-equipment mak- in February aging and steady economic growth, er have teamed up with Shanghai according to Reuters. "While all Gongbao Business Consulting and Turkey’s unemployment rate was three data points missed consen- KaiXinRong Group to finance a announced at 12.6 percent in the sus, I think a little bit of slowdown fiber optic network in Greece, Re- February period, with a 1.7 per- is expected after what was a quite uters reported. cent year-on-year increase, official a strong quarter from January to (NIKKEI) data showed on May 15. This rate showed a slight de- Oil soars in Asia on crease from a seven-year high at 13 percent in the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistics Saudi, Russian comments Institute (TÜIK) showed. The number of unemployed people over 15 years old increased on crude cut extension by 676,000 to 3.9 million people in the period of February 2017 in Crude prices rallied sharply after na said retail sales for April rose Turkey compared with the same Saudi Arabia and Russia said they 10.7% on year, more than the period of the previous year. agreed on the need to extend out- 10.6% seen, and fixed-asset invest- In the same period, the non- put cuts into March next year and ment gained 8.9%, below the 9.1% agricultural unemployment rate despite weaker-than-seen China expected. Ahead, the market is was 14.8 percent with a 2.1 per- City to spend $1.9b on industrial output for April and as looking to the latest market over- centage point increase. North Korea rattled markets with view from the International Ener- Youth employment hit 23.3 a statement its latest missile test gy agency for the month of April. percent in the February period, power development at the weekend was capable of car- Russian Energy Minister Alex- which covered data from January, rying a large nuclear warhead. In- ander Novak and Saudi energy February and March, with a 4.7 vestors also fretted over the po- minister Khalid al-Falih told re- percent of increase compared to tential spread of cyberattacks that porters in Beijing they agreed on the same period of 2016. have already hit 200,000 victims the need to seek a longer extension The number of employed peo- in at least 150 countries. The U.S. of crude oil output cuts, but did ple rose by 500,000 to around 27 West Texas Intermediate crude not clarify if that was a certain million in the period of February June contract jumped 1.71% to outcome for a May 25 meeting in 2017 compared with the same pe- $48.66 a barrel, while on the ICE Vienna between OPEC and non- NZ dollar gains after riod of the previous year. Futures Exchange in London, OPEC producers part of the pact, The employment rate was un- Brent oil for July delivery soared such as Russia. "Judging from the changed at 45.3 percent, according 1.59% to $51.65 a barrel. China current dynamics in the decline of stronger retail sales data to TÜIK data. reported industrial production rose the oil and oil products invento- (Hurriyetdailynews) a less-than-expected 6.5%, miss- ries, the markets will see such de- ing a 7.5% gain seen, with April cline in inventories by the end of driven by automobiles crude throughput the lowest since 2017 - early 2018, which will lead September 2016 and crude oil out- to cuts in inventories to a five-year 2020: Lagos put down 3.7% on year to 15.99 average," Novak told Russian me- The New Zealand dollar rose after We've seen a lot of selling in milk million metric tons. As well, Chi- dia earlier. figures showed a stronger-than- powder (futures) but the front con- (Seekingalpha) expected gain in first-quarter retail tract has held up." sales, led by vehicles, but is ex- He said the market has dialled eyesAfrica’s pected to remain in its recent range back its assessment of when the until this week's dairy auction Reserve Bank will hike interest third largest Foreign investors The kiwi rose to 68.73 US rates after last week's monetary cents as at 5pm in Wellington from policy statement unexpectedly 68.55 cents in late New York trad- left the track for the official cash economy pumping billions into ing on Friday. The trade-weighted rate little changed, and "that's go- The HCM City People’s Commit- derground transmission line at Cat index edged up to 74.88 from ing to cap the kiwi". The kiwi didn't Lagos State Government has said tee has proposed that the Minis- Lai- Tan Cang and a two-wire un- 74.68, below the RBNZ's latest move much after the BusinessNZ- that she targets becoming pre- try of Ministry and Trade approve derground cable line at Phu Lam- Abu Dhabi real estate projected average for the TWI in Bank of New Zealand performance ferred destination for investors and the city’s power transmission de- Dam Sen and Dam Sen-Ba Queo- the June quarter of 76. of services index dropped 6 points third largest economy in Africa in velopment plan with a total invest- Tan Son Nhat. In addition, the city Retail sales rose 1.5 percent, to 52.8 in April, its lowest level the next three years. Speaking on ment of about VND42.9 trillion will also upgrade many power seasonally adjusted, in the first since December 2012, which re- the government’s plan for 2020, (nearly US$1.9 billion). transmission lines connecting quarter, accelerating from a 0.9 flected the timing of school holi- Commissioner for information and The plan is expected to meet the Nhon Trach power plant with the percent pace three months earlier, days and unseasonably wet weath- Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, in city’s economic development tar- Cat Lai - Thu Duc line, and build an interview, said that as the Gov- government figures showed. That er. It also didn't show an immedi- get with average yearly GDP other high voltage, medium volt- exceeded the 0.9 percent rate fore- ate reaction to a speech by RBNZ ernment aims to become third larg- growth of 8 per cent during the age and low voltage distribution est economy, it has also envisaged cast by economists and saw the assistant governor John McDer- that pressure would increase on its period 2016-25. Under the plan, lines. In April, Electricity of Viet kiwi rise against the greenback and mott in which he said the bank infrastructure. According to him, about VND10.9 trillion ($478 mil- Nam (EVN) estimated total pow- More than 25 percent of total for- $72.48 billion (AED266bn), one- the Australian dollar. Sales of mo- didn't have fortune tellers and could in the next three years, our projec- lion) will be spent on a 220kV trans- er demand in the city will increase eign investment was made into Abu quarter of the total value of non- tor vehicles and parts climbed 5.9 only base its assessments on the tion is to become the third largest mission line, about VND13.4 tril- by 10 per cent compared to 2016. Dhabi’s real estate and infrastruc- oil sectors. percent in the first quarter. Trad- latest economic data available. The economy in Africa and emerge as lion ($587 million) on the 110kV Therefore, the city’s electricity ture projects last year, according Construction activity rose ers are divided on whether dairy kiwi rose to 53.25 British pence beckon of hope for the continent. high-voltage distribution line, and sector has to ensure power sup- to data issued by the Statistics over the past few years as the gov- prices will rise for the fifth auc- from 53.06 pence on Friday. The “There will always be challenges about VND18.6 trillion ($815 mil- ply to meet the needs of business- Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD). Near- ernment and developers launched tion in a row this week, with the local currency gained to 62.86 euro due to the huge influx of human lion) on the medium and low-volt- es and people during the dry sea- ly $6.54bn (AED24bn) was numerous infrastructure, housing nearest NZX milk powder con- cents from 62.66 cents and climbed resources; it means that Lagos will age distribution lines. Several son. Accordingly, EVN will mobi- pumped into the real estate sector and entertainment projects, with tract pointing to an increase but to 77.91 yen from 77.65 yen. It continue to subsidize other states transformer stations also will be lise all energy sources of coal, gas by foreign investors out of the to- increase investment flowing into with weaker prices indicated by was little changed at 92.85 Aus- and neighbouring countries that built, including the 220kV high- turbines, hydropower and even oil tal $25.86bn (AED95bn) received islands, especially Yas, Reem and contracts further out along the tralian cents from 92.86 cents and may not be able to look after their tech substations at Tan Cang, Dam to ensure power supply in the in foreign direct investment. With Saadiyat. Most of these islands curve. rose to 4.7417 yuan from 4.7246 own. “There will be pressures on Sen Park, Tan Son Nhat Interna- coming months. The HCM City the increase in investment, the con- have become attractive destina- Retail sales "were better than yuan. social infrastructure but Lagos has tional Airport and Thu Thiem. Electricity Corporation has built tribution of the construction sec- tions for real estate investments the market expected - that's what Two-year swap rates fell 1 often risen up to the challenge to It will install a six-wire transmis- specific plans to supply power, tor to the emirate’s gross domestic of all kinds, whether housing, ho- did it," said Martin Rudings, se- basis point to 2.20 percent and 10- meet up people’s expectation and sion line at Cau Bong- Hoc Mon, a preparing backup generators and product (GDP) rose by 3.3 per- tels or entertainment projects, nior dealer at OMF. Still, "I sus- year swaps declined 3 basis points we will continue to deal with it as four-wire transmission line at Cau necessary measures in case of cent in 2016, while the real estate SCAD said. pect the kiwi will not move signif- to 3.28 percent. we have often done,” he added. Bong-Binh Chanh, a two-wire un- power outages. (VNS) sector grew by 8.1 percent to cross (Arabianbusiness) icantly until the dairy auction. (NBR) TUESDAY. MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

I don’t have any backing but I never crib about it: From Deepika to Aishwarya Aditi Rao — here are all those who will Hydari “I came from nowhere and it has been baby steps. I don’t have that kind of backing but I never crib about it. I always feel blessed because so walk the red carpet at Cannes many people have taken me under their wings, nurtured me and made me Irrfan Khan says a part of their vision,” Aditi says. there is a connection The 70th Cannes Film Festival, which will From her supporting role in Delhi actually get attracted to such stuff,” get underway on May 17, will see many Bol- 6 to playing filmmaker Mani Rat- she says. Post Bhoomi, Aditi will betw een Piku an d his lywood celebrities including Aishwarya Rai nam’s muse in Kaatru Veliyidai, be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, AR Rahman, Aditi Rao Hydari has come a long magnum opus Padmavati. “I want next Hollyw ood film , Sonam Kapoor and Shruti Haasan walk the way. The actress, who is working somebody to push me and grill me red carpet. with some of the biggest directors and extract a performance out me in the film industry, says she is which nobody expects. After Mani Puzzle Bollywood stars are gearing up to walk the red carpet at proud that she has come this far sir, it was Omung sir and now it is I was looking for a subject in Hol the 70th Cannes Film Festival. Starting May 17, the without any backing. “I came from Sanjay sir. I am living my dream,” lywood which would be new. And celebration of the best in world cinema will get under- nowhere and it has been baby she saiid. I was waiting for it... Such a film steps. I don’t have that kind of Is Sarkar 3 really the death “ way. India has always been an integral part of the pres- has come to me after a long time. It has tigious film festival that happens every summer in the backing but I never crib about it. I knell for Ram Gopal Varma as a aspects that I haven’t done as an actor. French Riviera, and this year too, a slew of stars from always feel blessed because so maverick auteur? This movie gives those chances to me. Bollywood are set to walk the red carpet. many people have taken me under Both Bhansali and Ratnam are I am very excited and looking forward their wings, nurtured me and made known as tough task masters, but Actor Deepika Padukone thinks there’s too much to do it,” Irrfan Khan says.” focus on clothes at the Cannes Film Festival. Actor me a part of their vision,” Aditi Aditi believes getting out of one’s Deepika Padukone will be walking the red carpet on the said. “The wishes that I made, the comfort zone is important. “I al- second last day, May 27, for a beauty brand. In a recent dreams that I dreamt, I did realise ways wanted to work with Mani interview, the Piku actor said: “We have started plan- them. It is definitely a struggle. sir and Bhansali sir. I may be in an ning. There is too much focus on clothes, but it should Getting work is not tough but to uncomfortable situation someway, be fun. As a woman, we enjoy being ready and all of work with people I always want- but I don’t consider it as I like be- that. Clothes are exciting but there is more to it. It is ed to is difficult,” she says. Her ing challenged. There is a great joy something that my team is working on.” . Kamal next Bollywood release is Bhoomi, in it. These filmmakers nurture Haasan’s daughter Shruti will be making her red carpet directed by Omung Kumar. The you and they are like a drug, you debut at Cannes with her Tamil film Sangamithra. movie is a father-daughter story keep wanting to go back to them,” Actor Shruti Hassan will make her red carpet debut and the actress plays the titular she said. “I don’t want to become role. “It is my first title role. The a jaded person and I don’t want to Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who had played Rana Chaudhary, a man with the Tamil film, Sangamithra, film is about a father standing with be complacent. I always want to has signed his next Hollywood film on a journey with a short-tempered which will open the film festival his daughter. It is about men being feel this excitement and I hope I - Puzzle, has said the “beautiful” woman, essayed by Deepika on day two, May 18. In an inter- together with women and empow- can. And when I see people like aspect about the movie is the fact Padukone, who takes care of her view, Shruti expressed her happi- ering them. The experience has Mr Amitabh Bachchan, it drives that it’s a woman-oriented project ageing father, played by Amitabh ness. “We know that this is a sto- been soul- wrenching. The charac- me more,” she adds. -- much like his recent Bollywood Bachchan. The emphasis was more ry which will find a great connect ter has made me push my limits. I (Hindustan Times) film Piku. Puzzle will tell the tale on the woman and her father, but with national and international of a woman in her 40s, who is con- Irrfan’s role was very crucial to the viewers and we are so happy to sumed with caring for the men in story. For Puzzle, in which he es- have them as part of our journey her family. When she discovers she says the lead alongside actress right from the beginning,” she was Sanjeeda has a gift for assembling puzzles, Kelly Macdonald, the actor will quoted as saying. her world begins to open up and soon leave for New York to begin A R Rahman too will be mak- her entire family is forced to ad- work on the project. As of now, he ing his Cannes debut for the same Shaikh: Not just and grow as well. is busy promoting his next Hindi film. Irrfan, who is one of the more film “Hindi Medium”, a quirky tale Shruti will be joined by Oscar many know visible Indian faces on the interna- which talks about how the educa- winning composer AR Rahman, tional film turf, said, “I was look- tion system is creating a divide in who too will make his red carpet ing for a subject in Hollywood the society. debut. “I’m very excited to work that I had a which would be new. And I was Irrfan, who has featured in a on this ambitious project, San- waiting for it... Such a film has come mix of serious and slice-of-life gamithra. I am looking forward to to me after a long time. It has as- movies in his career, says explor- joining the team at Cannes,” Rah- role in pects that I haven’t done as an ac- ing such varied characters keeps man said in a statement. tor. This movie gives those chanc- him alive. “If you keep doing sim- Cannes regulars who will be es to me. I am very excited and ilar things, you get bored. So it’s walking the red carpet this year Shoojit looking forward to do it.” The better that you find a new subject include Sonam Kapoor and Aish- film’s concept seems woman-ori- and find yourself something fresh ented. So what made him choose to keep the journey exciting,” he warya Rai Bachchan. Just like San jeeda Shaikh aka Durga Deepika Padukone, Sonam too will Sircar’s film it? “That’s the beautiful part of said. Thakur of Ek Hasina Thi says it,” he said. Also, the fact that the movie it was a dream come true to Piku was also like that, isn’t gives an important message but in Shoebite work with Am itabh Bach- it? “Yes, absolutely, and that’s a lighter vein is what caught his chan, Sarika and Shoojit why I am saying that’s the beauti- attention. Apart from television, actor Sircar in the film Shoebite. ful part about it.” In Piku, Irrfan (Tribune) Sanjeeda Sheikh has also made her presence felt in Bollywood, with films such as Baghban (2003) and Pankh (2010). How- Attention youth: ever, the actor has not featured in films for a while now. Ask her the reason, and she says: “Not Shah Rukh Khan talks every offer I get is good enough. When I am getting to do good work on TV, why not money, fame, dreams concentrate on that? Why think Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, one of the world’s 100 highest about what films I can do? Act- paid celebrities, says the core of his job as an actor remains to spread ing is acting, be it any medium. happiness and that the money, awards and fame that come along are I can wait till I get a substantial “peripherals”, which he is grateful about. The actor, whose TED Talk in offer. For me, a good role and Vancouver went viral on social media with his witty one-liners, words not the length is important,” of wisdom, and more, spoke out about his thoughts on stardom, how he says the 33-year-old known for can motivate others to follow their dreams, how he has so many dreams her shows such as Kyaa Hoga in his life that if he was to be left alone, he can just live in their company. Nimmo Kaa, Jaane Pehchane Se How does the life he is living today as Bollywood’s King Khan compare Yeh Ajnabi and Ek Hasina Thi. to the dreams he had when he entered the industry? Shah Rukh said, Sanjeeda Shaikh bagged Love “It’s extremely nice to hear the words King and Baadshah, heartthrob, Ka Hai Intezaar for a quarter of loved, romantic hero, etc… All these things are really positive things. Shamita Shetty’s price? Many Baahubali 2 I’d rather be hearing these than some negative aspects that people might are unaware of the fact that attach to my name. So, I’m extremely thankful and happy that this Sanjeeda has acted in Shoojit makes Rs happened.” “Having said that, my core job is to try and entertain peo- Sircar’s Shoebite, which starred ple. Like I always say, make them smile… Fulfil some unfulfilled desire Amitabh Bachchan and Sarika. 100 crore in or emotion in them that might exist. Give them a couple of hours of walk the red carpet on May 27. The film was later renamed happiness. It has to be as simple as that. Everything else that comes is “I will always represent India Johnny Masatana. Sanjeeda Tamil Nadu, peripheral.” “Everything that gets attached to my acting in films… at the red carpet. So you will see says that the film is close to her whether it’s the money, the fame, the name, whether it’s on a power list, that. Even if I am not wearing an heart. “Not many people know whether it’s an award… all of those are windfall games,” Shah Rukh Indian designer, I will include In- about it because it is yet to see only second said. “I’m very happy about them and grateful about them. But the core dian designs in some way. I will the light of day. Working with of my job is can I make people happy whenever I’m in touch with always do something in some way Amitabh Bachchan and Sarika film to do them? Through my cinema? Through just talking to them or meeting to represent India. This is my has been one of the best expe- them. When you’re a star, people feel happy just meeting you or seeing eighth year at Cannes and I am riences of my life. It was also so after you pass in a car. So to me, the core is just that, nothing else.” the super proud to be representing my wonderful to work with Shoojit Dilwale star added. (Santa Banta) country in such a way. I wish, one Sircar,” adds Sanjeeda, who Enthiran day, I go there to represent a film portrayed Sarika’s young char- too,” she said. Aishwarya Rai acter in the film. She also SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: Bachchan, who first walked the red starred in a regional film, Pon- The Conclusion has joined carpet at Cannes in 2002, for Dev- niyin Selvan, starring veteran the Rs 100-crore club in Tamil das, will be presenting the same actor Revathi. Sanjeeda feels Nadu. It is the second film film again, celebrating 15 years that after working with good after Rajinikanth’s Tamil since its release. Aishwarya Rai actors and directors in all the Bachchan first walked the red car- science-fiction film Enthiran three films, her expectations to achieve the rare feat. pet at Cannes in 2002 for her film have gone up. “That must have Devdas. “We attended the festival made me a little bit choosy SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus not just as artists but as proud rep- about films but that doesn’t resentatives of Indian cinema, and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has mean I am not open to other officially joined the Rs 100-crore showcasing a film that meant so offers. If the role and storyline much to us. The kind of reception club in Tamil Nadu. It is the sec- are good then I am game,” says ond film after superstar Rajini- we got for the movie was truly Sanjeeda, who recently attend- overwhelming and I will cherish it kanth’s Tamil science-fiction ac- ed the Justin Bieber concert in tioner Enthiran to achieve the rare all my life,” said Aishwarya, who Mumbai with friends and hus- Rs 100 crore in Tamil Nadu and after seven years, Baahubali 2 has will be walking the red carpet on feat. “It took 16 days for the film band, popular TV actor Aamir to officially cross Rs 100 crore in repeated the feat,” said trade analyst Trinath. Having already amassed May 19 and May 20. Ali . over Rs 1,400 crore worldwide and counting, Baahubali 2 is the biggest (Hindustan Times) Tamil Nadu. Rajinikanth’s Enthi- (Santa Banta) ran was the first film to gross over Indian grossing film. (Santa Banta) TUESDAY . MAY 16, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Zinedine Zidane hails RL One Cristiano Day Cup Ronaldo after review: landmark goals Colin push Real I ngram Madrid closer to La Liga title ton sees off Kent inedine Zidane underlined do scores his 400th goal for Real tinue doing the same thing. We have Cristiano Ronaldo's impor Madrid in all competitions. Watch to stay focused on each game. "We Ztance for Real Madrid after as Cristiano Ronaldo scores his know that we are going to have seeing him reach another historic 400th goal for Real Madrid in all give everything until the end." Real challenge landmark, insisting the record- competitions. Real's victory kept took the lead against Sevilla breaking forward is "always there them level on points with LaLiga through defender Nacho Fernan- in the decisive moments". Ronal- leaders Barcelona but still boast- dez's quickly-taken free-kick ear- do, Real's all-time leading scorer, ing a game in hand. That will be ly on - a goal that saw Zidane's Colin Ingram's sensational form for 38-over mark of Surrey's chase, cally fell away, with no-one else as Yorkshire tallied 281-8, but it passed a new club milestone on played against Celta Vigo on men break Bayern Munich's Glamorgan in the Royal London with the team 238-2 and well ahead scoring greater than 17 as they fin- wasn't to be enough. A Chris Lid- Sunday after scoring his 400th and Wednesday before the title will be record after scoring in their 62nd One-Day Cup continues as he hit of the Duckworth-Lewis par score. ished on 255-9. Earlier, Brett dle five-for helped Gloucestershire 401st competitive goals in the 4-1 decided in next weekend's final consecutive game. a third hundred for the tournament Elsewhere in the South Group, D'Oliveira top-scored for Worces- get the better of Sussex, beating victory over Sevilla. The Portugal round of fixtures. With Celta hav- Nacho's goal was hotly dis- in the15-run win over Kent. In- Essex beat Somerset by 72 runs in tershire with his 68-ball 73. Not- their hosts by six wickets in East- forward's double helped keep the ing lost six of their last eight match- puted, though, with furious Sevil- gram (114) followed up his ton in a top-of-the-table tussle in Taunt- tinghamshire ended Lancashire's bourne. Spanish giants on course for their es and also suffered the agony of la players - who had no time to Glamorgan's latest win over Hamp- on. Tom Westley tonked a 98-ball three-match winning streak in the Liddle took 5-52 as Sussex first La Liga title since 2012, and being knocked out of the Europa build a defensive wall or get organ- shire with a 98-ball effort as the hundred for Essex, while Ravi Bo- competition with their seven- were skittled for 240 - despite Luke came two weeks after his crucial League semi-finals in that time, ised - surrounding the referee in hosts amassed 356-7. Darren para also impressed with 92 not wicket triumph over the Red Rose Wright's 84 - and Gloucestershire hat-trick paved the way for Real's Real are firm favourites to pick up protest. Zidane said of the strike: Stevens (147) then cracked an in- out off 81 deliveries. Chasing 335 county at Trent Bridge. reached their target with eight balls Champions League semi-final win a victory in Galicia that would "It's not that it didn't surprise us, credible 48-ball century for Kent to win, openers Johann Myburgh Lancashire, batting first, to spare, Jack Taylor blasting an over Atletico Madrid. leave them needing only a point at these things can happen. He im- in reply, but couldn't quite get his (57 off 28 balls) and Jim Allenby scored 260-6 in their 50 overs with unbeaten 64 off only 36 balls. Le- And Zidane admitted the 32- Malaga next Sunday to seal the ti- mediately went up to the ball after team over the line as they slipped (77) got Somerset off to a great Haseeb Hameed hitting an unbeat- icestershire kept their slim hopes year-old simply cannot be kept out tle. Real would then be able to turn the foul, it's something that hap- to a slender defeat when bowled start but the team eventually fell en 75. But Notts made light work of qualification for the final stages of the limelight, saying at his post- their attention to next month's pens in a few seconds. I'm glad for out for 341 in the 48th over. away to be bowled out for 262 in of the target as Samit Patel (103no) alive with a comfortable five-wicket match press conference: "What Champions League final against what he did. Kumar Sangakkara hit a hun- the 44th over. Worcestershire, scored a century and Steven Mul- win over Derbyshire at Grace can I tell you? He has something, Juventus with confidence sky high, It's something that a forward dred as Surrey beat Hampshire by meanwhile, went top of North laney 77 not out to take then to Road. he's different. "More than the goals but Zidane is determined not to of midfielder would do, so for Na- 66 runs in their clash at The Oval. Group with their 15-run win over victory with four overs to spare. Alex Hughes top-scored for is what he's done up to now. He's look too far ahead. He said: "Until cho to do is makes me happy for Sangakkara's unbeaten 124 - Durham at New Road. Ian Bell's 98 helped holders War- Derbyshire with 96 not out but always there in the decisive mo- the final minute we cannot think him." off 121 balls - overshadowed Chasing 271 to win, Graham wickshire to only their second win ran out of partners as they were ments" Watch as Cristiano Ronal- about anything. We have to con- (BBC Sport) George Bailey's own fine hundred Clark (114) hit a superb century of the 2017 tournament, a five- bowled out for 219, with Leices- for Hampshire, the Australian hit- for Durham - sharing in a century wicket win over Yorkshire at Edg- tershire knocking off the runs with ting 145 not out in his team's total opening stand with Keaton Jen- baston. Joe Root top-scored for more than 10 overs to spare. Kal Yafai defends world of 271-8. Rain intervened at the nings (47) - but the visitors drasti- the visitors with his 83 off 98 balls (Sky Sport) title against Suguru Dan The Players: Rory Muranaka in Birmingham Evans McIlroy, Dustin crashes Johnson, Jason Day out in and Rickie Fowler Rome, fail to fire Britain's Dan Evans fell to a straight sets defeat to Jiri Vesely in the first round of the Internazi- Aljaz onali BNL d'Italia. Vesley, from the Czech Republic, needed only one hour and 16 minutes to run out a Bedene comfortable 6-3 6-1 winner and bridge a gap of five places in the world rankings. World No 58 Evans had chances to break at 4-1 books down in the first set and recover from a difficult start. But Vesely showed his fight- his place ing spirit by saving every one of Kal Yafai was forced to settle for a plenty of powerful left hooks yet a left hook landed flush - but the Evans' eight break points in the unanimous decision victory Muranaka, after absorbing the champion's momentum was halt- contest. against the durable Suguru Mu- straight right that floored him, con- ed by having a point deducted for Aljaz Bedene booked his place ranaka in his first world title de- tinued with no ill effects. Yafai a low blow. The fight was becom- in the first round by beating Ar- fence on Saturday in Birmingham. landed two brutal left hooks in the ing one-sided in Yafai's favour, yet Rory McIlroy, world No 1 Dustin enough to maintain his superb gentina's Renzo Olivo in straight Johnson, Jason Day and Rickie record in 2017, which includes Yafai returned to his home city as third, each time snapping back Muranaka's steeliness wouldn't sets. Having already dispatched WBA super-flyweight champion Muranaka's head, yet the visitor allow him to go down, although Fowler were just some of the big three consecutive wins and two Lukas Lacko in the first qualifying names who failed to make an im- runner-up finishes. The 32-year- but was given a thorough examina- remained unabated. When Mu- his resilience was lessening as the round, the Slovenia-born British tion by the gutsy challenger from ranaka then walked through a body rounds went on. pression in the final round of the old has missed one cut in nine tour- No.3 displayed early nerves and Players Championship at TPC naments this season, although he Japan, who showed remarkable shot that had reverberated around The champion's work-rate in the dropped his opening service game bravery to last 12 rounds. The ti- ringside it was clear that he was a final two rounds was a huge posi- Sawgrass on Sunday. was forced to withdraw from the against Olivo. However, four McIlroy's week came to a disap- Masters just minutes before his tle-holder Yafai, who took his belt serious threat to Yafai's champi- tive of his maiden defence. Even- games in succession helped Bedene from Luis Concepcion in Decem- onship. The mid-way point came tually, even the Birmingham crowd pointing conclusion with a double- opening round due to a back inju- secure the opening set before a de- bogey six on the 18th in a closing ry suffered in a fall at his rented ber, was eventually awarded scores and went, and inconceivably the were glad to see Muranaka go the cisive break in game five of the sec- of 118-108 119-107 119-107 by smaller and slimmer Muranaka was distance. "I had to box my way 75, as he finished two over par house in Augusta. ond sealed a 6-3 6-4 victory in one overall. Day, who won the Players by the judges. Yafai might have ex- still taking Yafai's power. In the through," Yafai said. "I have a lot hour and 36 minutes. pected the early night that he was seventh, Yafai stung him with a to work on, I am still a work in McIlroy is set to undergo an four shots last year, lamented a bad The World No 56 joins fellow MRI scan on Monday to deter- break at the par-three 13th hole clearly seeking when, in the sec- straight right but he remained up- progress. He has one tough head, Brits Andy Murray and Kyle Ed- ond round, Muranaka's knee right. Yafai finally seemed to be he took everything I had. My mine the extent of an injury which that resulted in a double-bogey mund in the men's main draw in hampered his efforts at Sawgrass. five, in the third round and he fol- touched the canvas. The home damaging his opponent in the hands are in agony." Rome. fighter had already scored with eighth round - a straight right, then (Fox News) The four-time major winner hopes lowed that up with a shocking fi- (Sky Sport) it is not a recurrence of the back nal round of 80. He played holes and rib problem which kept him 16 and 17 in 14 shots as he com- out for seven weeks earlier this pleted the worst-ever final round season. World No 1 Johnson fin- score by defending champion at Giro d’Italia: ished outside the top three for just TPC Sawgrass. Acapulco makes winning the third time this season. Fowler finished level with Day Johnson saved his best until on seven over for the tournament last for the so-called 'fifth major', as he scored 79 with double-bo- Nairo Quintana wins following rounds of 71, 73 and 74 geys at the seventh, 15th and 18th. start for Aidan O'Brien with a closing 68, although it wasn't (Sky Sport) dramatic stage nine at the Curragh Colombia's Nairo Quintana fell off their bikes behind him, in- Phil Taylor secures qualification Acapulco made a successful Irish debut in the Sole Power Sprint claimed the race leader's pink jer- cluding Team Sky's Thomas, sec- Stakes at the Curragh. The flying sey after winning a dramatic stage ond overall at the start of the day, for Premier League darts filly was a brilliant juvenile when nine at the Giro d'Italia. But Brit- his team mate Mikel Landa, and trained in America by Wesley ish riders Geraint Thomas and Yates (Orica-Scott), who began the play-offs at London's O2 Ward, winning the Queen Mary at Adam Yates both crashed on an day third. The pair were left be- Royal Ascot in 2015, but has been action-packed day, virtually end- hind as the leaders began the final Phil Taylor will be aiming for sev- switched to Aidan O'Brien and is ing their hopes of overall victory. climb up the Blockhaus and Tho- enth heaven when the Premier in-foal to Galileo. The 11-8 favou- Movistar's Quintana came over the mas, who needed a couple of min- League season reaches its climax rite settled in midfield and took a finish line 23 seconds ahead of utes to get back on his bike, ap- at London's O2 next Thursday little while to hit top gear when Frenchman Thibaut Pinot and peared to be suffering from a night, live on Sky Sports 3 from asked by Donnacha O'Brien, but Dutchman Tom Dumoulin, to shoulder injury. Quintana, who 7pm. Taylor secured qualification she eventually found her stride and wrest the race lead from Luxem- won the 2014 Giro, went on to for the play-offs in his final Pre- pulled away to beat Ardhoomey bourg's Bob Jungels. Quick Step ride away from his main rivals up mier League season with a 7-5 win by half a length. Sky Bet reacted rider Jungels started the 149km the final climb and finished nicely over Stoke rival Lewis in Aberdeen. by cutting Acapulco to 4/1 from 7/ stage from Montenero di Bisaccia clear of Pinot, who edged out Du- Lewis missed double 12 for a nine- 1 for the King's Stand Stakes at to Blockhaus with a 10-second lead moulin in a sprint for second. dart finish early in the game but Royal Ascot. Her rider said: "At on Quintana but was one of sever- Bauke Mollema crossed fourth and led 4-2 with the aid of a 122 bull home we were trying to get her to al contenders to see their hopes two-time Giro champion Vincen- checkout, only to see Taylor win for Premier League Darts play-offs relax and that's what the hood was dashed, as he was left behind when zo Nibali came fifth. In the overall five of the next six legs - despite a "I'll have a massive smile on my all about. She was a bit lazy today, Quintana's Movistar team set a standings, Quintana leads Pinot by 114 finish from his rival - for vic- face because I've been dedicated for but when I gave her a squeeze she strong pace during the early stages 28 seconds and Dumoulin by 30 tory. "I'm over the moon to get to 30 years and it's time for me to quickened up nicely. of the last climb. The day's big seconds, with Mollema fourth, 51 The O2," said Taylor. "It's an ex- move on, but I'm in it to win it "I think when we take the hood crash occurred at the foot of the seconds behind, and Nibali fifth, tra bonus for me, I didn't expect to next week and I'm looking forward off her she'll step up again. It's a days' final ascent and was caused 1:10 back. Yates is now 16th over- get there to be honest, so it's mas- to it. lovely start. "It was perfect for her by a police motorbike which had all, 4:49 behind, while Thomas is a sive. "There's no pressure on me "If I can go out there and win first day, let her relax and enjoy it, stopped by the side of the road. place further adrift, 5:14 in arrears, but I'm going to be trying to win it my seventh Premier League title it so it worked." Dutchman Wilco Kelderman as both saw their hopes end. and I've done it six times before. will be brilliant." (BBC Sport) crashed into it, and several riders (Sky Sport) Phil 'The Power' Taylor qualified (Sky Sport) TUESDAY . MAY 16. 2017-Sawar 26, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 282 Price: Afs.20

AT Monitoring Desk not only in Afghanistan, Pakistan gressional hearing earlier. but in the region as well. He add- Similarly, the NATO member KABUL: The US president ed, probably decision would be countries are also thinking careful- AT News Report in killing of the head of Parwan Trump administration has taken taken after arrival of president ly about the proposal to deploy clerics council. The arrested ter- the initiative to frame a new poli- Trump from his foreign visits lat- more troops to Afghanistan. ABUL: The National Di rorist during primary investigation cy with an aim of not allowing ter- er this month. Moreover, media At the moment, there are about rectorate of Security confessed that he was involved in rorist outfits to use Afghanistan covering the White House has been 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan, K(NDS) on Monday said placing of mine in Parwan Madra- and Pakistan’s soil for launching told by the McMaster that Wash- accompanied by 4,500 troops from that Taliban’s planner and organizer sa (seminary), which resulted at terrorist attacks in any part of the ington considers a proposal to de- NATO and other allied nations. for killing a religious scholar, was killing of head of the Madrasa Ab- world, ANI reported. ploy thousands additional troops According to independent an- ABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai on Monday met arrested in northern Parwan prov- dul Rahim Shah and wounded of The US National Security Ad- to Afghanistan, aimed at chasing alysts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Sri Lanka’s new ambassador to Kabul, Gagan P. ince. “Taliban’s mastermind for as- six other students of the seminary, viser Gen. McMaster has said that insurgency in the country by en- any new or old US strategy to curb sassinating of religious clerics was added the statement. the new US policy would be ap- hancing training and fight capabil- terrorism in Afghanistan could not Bulathsinghala, discussing bilateral relationships arrested during operation by intel- Nasir Ahamad was hired in plied to both Kabul and Islama- ities of the Afghan forces. Prior to succeed and import required out- between Kabul and Colombo. Karzai welcomed ligence operatives,” said a state- Taliban crew two years ago by bad. He further revealed that there that, Gen. John Nicholson, US puts as long as safe sanctuaries and Bulathsinghala to Afghanistan and wished success for him in ment issued by NDS. Qari Mahbob and was tasked to is a serious need to shape and im- military commander in Afghanistan breeding nurseries of terrorist out- his new mission. The statement identified him target religious clerics in the prov- plement an effective strategy to has made a request for a few thou- fits exist in various parts of Paki- as Nasir Ahmad, saying he involved overcome the cancer of terrorism, sand more US troops during con- stan. ince, noted the statement. 11 militants 3 dead, killed, soldier 1 missed wounded in as car plunges Helmand clashes into river

ASHKARGAH: Eleven BAMYAN CITY: Three people militants have been killed including two women were killed L during separate clashes when a car fell into a river in She- with security forces in southern bar district of central Bamyan Helmand province, security offi- province on Monday, a local offi- cials said on Monday. cial said. Mohammad Azim Fareed, “The Government of Afghanistan appreciates this agreement Lt. Col. Mohammad Rasoul on customs cooperation and sees it as a new step in Sino- district’s administrative chief, told Zazai, spokesman for the 215th Pajhwok Afghan News the acci- Afghan relations. Practical implementation of this agreement Military Corps, told Pajhwok will facilitate trade relations between Afghanistan and China KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga on dent happened in Doabi Bolola Sunday expressed concern over Afghan News six rebels were area in the outskirts of Shebar dis- and play a positive role in national revenue increment” said killed and one soldier wounded Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi. keeping weapons in schools and trict this morning. (Pajhwok) demanded disclosure of a private during a firefight in Loy Bagh area school in Kabul, where arms were of Nad Ali district late on Sunday. found. On May 9, police recov- Three more Taliban were AT News Report riences. “The Government of Af- ered nine different weapons, a large killed in the Regeshan locality of Corrigendum ghanistan appreciates this agree- number of Kalashnikov bullets, Greshk district as a result of raid ABUL: Director General ment on customs cooperation and bombs, explosives, a suicide vest, by security forces. A car, a Kalash- In the first page, headline “MPs for customs department at sees it as a new step in Sino-Af- a large amount of anesthetic spray, nikov, a rocket and a walkie-talkie criticize delay over appointing the ministry of finance ghan relations. Practical implemen- military uniforms and three cars were recovered during the raid, HPC chief” the following text K Zazai added. Ahmad Reshad Popal, and China’s tation of this agreement will facil- with tainted glasses at the Jabir appears, “Lawmakers in the Wole- minister of general administration itate trade relations between Af- Bin-i-Hayan Private School in the Police spokesman Moham- si Jirga (Lower House of Parlia- of custom, Yu Guangzhou, signed ghanistan and China and play a fifth police district of Kabul. mad Zaman Hamdard confirmed ment) on Sunday criticized the an agreement for customs cooper- positive role in national revenue Abdullah Qarlaq, a senator the Greshk raid, saying the Tali- National Unity Government ation at the sidelines of the “One increment” said Minister of Fi- from northern Kudnuz province, ban had gathered to plan attacks (NUG) for its “poorly thought Belt, One Road” economic coop- nance Eklil Hakimi. “This agree- expressed concern over the exist- against security forces in the dis- out” peace policies and its “reluc- eration forum in Beijing, said a ment will benefit both countries”, ence of weapons in the private trict. “Three rebels were killed tance” to appoint a successor to statement issued by Finance Min- said Director General of Customs school and said those involved in while the rest escaped.” The Tal- the late head of the High Peace istry. Ahmad Reshad Popal. He called the crime should be arrested. Ad- ment to clarify to the people for ment should take action and ex- iban have made not comment yet Council (HPC) Sayed Ishaq Gail- Afghanistan and China will the agreement a major step in in- dressing the upper house’s today what purpose the weapons were pose those involved. He said us- on the clashes, but their spokes- ani who died five months ago. work together on simplifying cus- creasing national revenues, access- session, he said reports indicated stored in the school. First deputy ing a school for keeping weapons man wrote on his social Twitter This should be written, “to tom processes, mental medicine ing to quality affordable business the school belonged to a former chairman, Mohammad Alam Ezed- was intolerable and the “perpetra- account that three security offi- appoint a successor to the late and chemical raw materials, com- items, fighting corruption, enhanc- member of parliament and the gov- yar, who chaired the session, said tors have to be taken to justice no cials had been killed by the fight- head of the High Peace Council mon fight against drug, informa- ing the capacity of custom and ernment must reveal his or her the weapons depot at the private matter who they are.” ers in Hazara Gano Kala area of (HPC), Pir Sayed Ahmad Gailani, tion sharing and exchange of expe- simplifying custom processes. name. He also asked the govern- school was large and the govern- (Pajhwok) Nad Ali district. (Pajhwok) instead of Sayed Ishaq Gailani”.