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AT News Report wounded, in Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar, 12 Taliban fighters KABUL: At least 57 militants were killed, in Nawah district of were killed and 22 others were Helmand, 17 rebels were killed and wounded in different crackdowns seven other injured. within past 24 hours. Similar in Janikhil district of In a press release issued here, Paktia seven Taliban fighter were AT Monitoring Desk counter-narcotics is worried about trafficking are one of the terrorist’s Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said killed, in Watapoor district of weakening global commitment financial sources,” he said. that Afghan National Army (ANA) Kunar and Nazian district of KABUL: Afghan officials have against drug cultivation and The US President, despite in collaboration with Afghan Nangarhar eastern provinces four expressed concerns about the new trafficking in Afghanistan. saying earlier that he would National Police (ANP) and Daesh were killed and in Barki US policy on Afghanistan which He further went on saying that recommend withdrawal of troops National Directorate of Security Barak district of Logar two remains silent over the danger war on terror would not be from Afghanistan but now he has (NDS) personal has conducted insurgents were killed and nine posed by illicit drug cultivation and succeeded in the absence of been formulated his strategy based joint operations against insurgents other wounded. trafficking in the country, Tasnim meaningful efforts for fighting on, “will fight to win.” Afghan in different areas Nangarhar, In past 24 hours, 14 planed News Agency reported. drugs. people are panic with his warrior Kapisa, Paktia , Paktika, Kunar, clearing operations, 13 special “Washington’s financial Moreover, deputy policy in Afghanistan and Logar, Kandahar, Baghlan, Balkh, operations and one night raids support for eradicating drug spokesman for Afghan government demanding to focus on Faryab, Urzgan and Helmand conducted in 10 provinces; also, cultivation and trafficking has been Najibullah Azad has also reconciliation and peace process in provinces. Air forces conducted 106 aerial reduced in recent years,” emphasized on the importance of a bid to ensure peace and stability operations supporting Afghan global support to overcome the in their war-torn country. Statement said that in these spokesperson for ministry of operations 57 Insurgents including National army including four counter-narcotics, Mohammad drug cultivation across the However, they appreciate strikes on enemy’s sanctuaries. country. four Daesh affiliates were killed and Hanif Danesh Yar said. Trump’s tougher approach on ANA discovered and He added the ministry for “Drug cultivation and Pakistan. 22 others were injured. During these operations, in confiscated weapons and Ghormach districts of Faryab, 15 ammunition in the operations as insurgents were killed and six others well. ANAsoldier

Addressing guests at an Coalition Hekmatyar and said he even defects to Taliban to Rescue Afghanistan event in rejected the national unity Mazar-e-Sharif on Sunday Balkh’s government. Noor said Hekmatyar in Baghlan governor Atta Mohammad Noor felt the government was not An Afghan National Army soldier said there is a conspiracy working legitimate as it had been established based in Baghlan-e-Markazi against him and that tyranny is still by the U.S in 2014. district in Baghlan province KANDAHAR : The police chief ongoing in Afghanistan. Noor said that even though reportedly defected early Sunday for southern Kandahar province on Focusing on Gulbuddin Hekmatyar thought the to join the Taliban, security Sunday said recent Taliban’s Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e- government was not legitimate, he sources confirmed. According to advancement resulted from Islami, Noor said Jamiat was the sat with officials and eventually them the unnamed soldier also took America’s previous policy that first party to welcome Hekmatyar signed a peace accord with with him three weapons. The focused only on Al-Qaeda. LASHKARGAH : At least 21 back to Afghanistan earlier this year government. soldier was from 209 Shaheen Taliban insurgents have been killed Gen. Abdur Raziq told a press after his years of self-imposed Noor said Hekmatyar has Military Corps and joined a group conference in Kandahar City, the and 19 others wounded during an exile. nothing good to say about any of of Taliban insurgents in the air-and-ground operation in provincial capital, that the Taliban Noor said when Hekmatyar the political parties nor about the puppet.” In a message to Jarkhashak area in the same district, advanced in recent past due to Hekmatyar, Noor said it’s clear southern Helmand province, returned he had different ideas but country’s national hero Ahmad sources said. The soldier is officials claimed on Sunday. former US president Barack Jamiat felt he needed time to settle Shah Massoud. who was supporting him and his reportedly a resident of Sar-e-Pul Obama’s policy of withdrawing family while he was outside the Nawab Zadran, spokesman back into life in the country. Lashing out at him, he said: province, security sources for the Miwand Military Corps, most of the forces from But Noor slammed “It’s clear to everyone you were a country. (ToloNews) confirmed. (ToloNews) Afghanistan after 2014. He said told Pajhwok Afghan News the foreign troops beyond 2014 Afghan Air Force conducted mainly focused on targeting Al- airstrikes in the Bolan area of the Qaeda remnants. Raziq said when Armed men assault provincial capital late on Saturday the US invited the Taliban to peace night. talks in 2014, the rebels responded taxi driver in He said six militants were with intensifying the conflict and broad daylight killed and seven others wounded overrunning some areas in the and a vehicle was destroyed in the country. The police chief accused A number of armed men badly overnight raids. some regional countries of assisting assaulted a taxi driver, in public, in Elsewhere in the province, the insurgents but said the new US a busy street in the heart of Kabul seven more insurgents were killed policy had paved the way for on Sunday. and three weapons seized by the clearing operation in Nawa, which PUL-I-KHUMRI : At least eight Hino truck in Poza Ishan area in route to attend a wedding The taxi driver had been taking security forces in Nawa district on began a week ago, the district had targeting all militants. It had been his sick wife to hospital at the time the request of Afghans for 16 years people were killed and four others, the limits 6th municipal district of ceremony. Dr. Ainuddin Sayadi, Saturday night, said Zadran. been purged of militants. The all chidren, sustained wounds after Pul-i-Khumri, the provincial provincial hospital director, said of the incident. He said the security forces operation is still underway. that terrorists should be targeted The assault happened on in their centers outside their vehicle crashed into a truck capital. eight dead bodies and four wounded suffered no casualties during the Meanwhile, police spokesman Sunday morning in Wazir Akbar Nawa offensive, in which three Lt. Abdul Salam Afghan said police Afghanistan, he said. The US in the capital of northern Baghlan The crash killed eight people and people had been delivered to them Khan Street in downtown Kabul understood after too many years province on Sunday. 2nd Lt. injured four others. The dead from the scene. He said the motorcycles were destroyed and also carried out a raid on the when the armed men turned on the 37 hand grenades seized from the Helmand-Kandahar highway. He that safe havens of terrorists were Sohrab, provincial traffic police included three women, three wounded were all children, and one victim, Ewaz Mohammad, who located outside of Afghanistan, chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News children and two men, all from the of them was in critical condition. was with his wife and son at the militants. said eight militants were killed and Raziq said. (Pajhwok) a corolla model car collided with a same family. The family was en (Pajhwok) time. (ToloNews) He added as a result of the 12 other injured. (Pajhwok) Domestic revenue ups by 9.7pc AT News Report

Farkhunda Zahra Naderi said the aim of this was to institutionalize KABUL: Ministry of Finance democratic values in the country. (MoF) on Sunday said that the national domestic revenue collection has increased by 9.7 For the first time ever, a wall inside percent in first six months of 2017 ARG (Presidential Palace) has fecal year. been decorated with pictures of “In the first six months of this journalists, sportsmen and civil year, 76.5 billion afs revenues were society activists. collected, which represents an By hanging these pictures, increase of 9.7 percent over the government aims to display the past year, compared with a surplus democratic values achieved over the of 69.7 billion Afs,” said Deputy past few years, said Farkhunda Minister of Customs and Revenue Zahra Naderi, a senior advisor to for Ministry of Finance President Ashraf Ghani on United Najeebullah Wardak. Nations affairs. He said that the target for “In our office we want to raise revenue collection is 153 billion our voice and work for all those this year, which shows 15 percent democratic values presented by the increase comparing with the last United Nations to meet the year. aspirations of the UN and all The reasons for increasing humanitarian aspirations the national revenues include the people believe in, in the 21st implementation of comprehensive century,” said Naderi. reforms in revenue sources, the She said the people of installation of electronic systems, Afghanistan are still not benefiting streamlining processes and from privileges human society recruitment, in line with the deserves in the 21st century. principle of meritocracy and “Today we want these expertise, he added. pictures to hang on this wall in a Meanwhile Spokesperson for way that it should be the starting the Ministry of Finance Ajmal point for the future where people’s journalists, artists and civil society and night,” said one of event Hameed Abdulrahimzai, in the ideologies can rule the center of activists have been hung on the organizers, Jawayria Sardarzadah. opening remarks of this conference power (ARG) or its roots develop wall. According to Naderi, in the said: “We began an authentic each day so as to explain “Those faces who played a past only pictures of kings and awareness program in the center democracy within the Presidential vital role in certain categories, their high-ranking government officials and provinces based on the Palace,” said Naderi. pictures have been hung, so we were hung on the wall of the mandate of Ministry of Finance Thirty one pictures of decided to sit and work on it day Presidential Palace. (ToloNews) leadership in the last two years”. MONDAY .AUGUST 28 , 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES US fighter pilots preparing to ramp up air strikes Pilots at Bagram airbase outside Kabul are If we do not have a reasonably competent, friendly government in Kabul, nothing the reportedly preparing to increase airstrikes west achieves will last. Ignoring the Afghan nation’s needs is not an option in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s Donald Trump’s view on the new war strategy, Reuters reported. conflict in Afghanistan was highly critical in 2011 when he tweeted that the US was “wasting lives and money” there. He later termed Barack Obama’s strategy a “complete waste”, saying it was “time to come home”. Trump stood on his head last week, ordering the deployment of additional American troops and committing the US to an open- ended war that he vowed to “fight to win”. So which Trump is right – the pre-election sceptic or today’s ardent warrior? The answer is neither. When Obama took office in 2009, he raised US troop levels to around 100,000, part of a Nato force of about 150,000. His plan was to turn around a war that had already dragged on too long, then hand over to better-trained and equipped Afghan army and police forces. The handover duly took place in 2014, but the conflict was not over. Since then, security has US fighter pilots in Afghanistan are security for all troops. steadily deteriorated. preparing for more air attacks after He told Reuters “we know the Guardian Morning Briefing - President Donald Trump enemy fears air power”. sign up and start the day one step announced his new war strategy The report stated that the US ahead Obama was right to try, and last week, Reuters reported. air strikes in Afghanistan Trump wrong to prematurely In his speech, Trump said the drastically increased from 1,074 in scorn his efforts. But what the US will increase the air campaign January to 2,244 by the end of 2009 surge ultimately proved was against Taliban insurgents. August. that even the most modern armies, Trump reiterated that the US In his speech, Trump did not wielding the latest weaponry and would ultimately win the war. however disclose how many backed by unchallenged air power, Reuters reported that few additional troops would be sent to cannot wholly overcome the sort details have emerged, but pilots at Afghanistan. of unconventional, guerrilla and 3,581 people injured in the Kabul, nothing you achieve will strategic concerns must be taken relaunching a comprehensive Bagram airbase outside Kabul are Addressing a press conference campaign at which the Taliban first half of this year, according to last. Ignoring the Afghan nation’s into account in any Afghan internal dialogue. preparing for the possibility they'll on Thursday however, Nicholson excel. More than 2,400 US soldiers UN figures. Armed conflict has needs is not an option. settlement. If the US were to As Friday’s murderous Islamic be taking the fight to the Taliban in said: “We will not fail in have died in Afghanistan since claimed the lives of 26,512 civilians Now is the time to enlist UN genuinely engage in multilateral State attack on a Shia mosque in a way they haven't since the US- Afghanistan. Our national security 2001, and more than 450 British and injured 48,931 since 2009. help in relaunching a diplomacy, it might be surprised Kabul demonstrated, some led combat mission in Afghanistan depends on that as well.” troops. But according to US Trump’s rejection of nation- comprehensive internal dialogue at the degree of common ground fanatical extremists utterly reject was called off at the end of 2014. Nicholson said that the estimates, government forces now building and his insistence that the While Trump’s new policy on combating illegal drugs, securing peace and care nothing for the Among their targets since then Taliban cannot win on the control less than 60% of the mission’s focus is “killing stance is as unhelpful and as borders, halting refugee flows, Afghan people (or indeed the have been Daesh. battlefield. “It’s time for them to country. Given this galling history, terrorists” who might one day uncomprehending as his old one, enhancing regional stability and people of Syria, Iraq, Libya and "Between the two groups, the join the peace process.” Trump’s “new strategy” – adding strike at America betrays a deeply it need not be the last word. An suppressing Islamist extremism. Somalia). Extirpating this Taliban are definitely smarter," F- “Afghan people want peace around 4,000 soldiers to the current parochial ignorance. In launching international diplomatic push is The US and the government ubiquitous menace also requires a 16 pilot Maj. Daniel Lindsey told and the international community US total of just under 10,000 and the invasion in 2001, George W essential to forge a consensus of Ashraf Ghani must also accept united international effort, for there Reuters. "The Taliban are much are with you in that journey - it's a asking Nato allies, including Bush mistakenly failed to position among regional parties. that the various elements can be no compromise with terror. harder to kill." shared vision we can all work Britain, to send a similar number – distinguish between al-Qaida and This means a joint effort to bring comprising the Taliban have an But Trump’s sole focus is on war "The Taliban is often towards,” he said. Nicholson said makes no sense. Such paltry the country’s Taliban rulers. His about a ceasefire, followed by undeniable stake in the country’s and more war. The number of US embedded in the community, but that the US forces and NATO reinforcements will make little or hunt for the perpetrators of the 9/ peace talks, sponsored by the US, future. For their part, Taliban air strikes since he took office is nobody likes the Islamic State Resolute Support Mission will no difference on the battlefield. 11 attacks morphed into forcible Russia, China, India and Iran, too, leaders and allies must accept that already more than twice the 2016 (Daesh), so they are often increase train, advise, assist efforts The bulk of the fighting will in any regime change. But you cannot however counter-intuitive that they will never be rid of foreign total, hence the spike in civilian separate," Lindsey said. in Afghanistan and more advisors case continue to be undertaken by hope to destroy terrorist safe may be for Trump. interlopers without a political casualties. Until he adopts a more from the US and NATO means Afghan security forces, who are havens and networks unless a Pakistan should also be agreement with other national imaginative approach to making According to Reuters, the enhancing training at military currently dying at the rate of about country’s indigenous forces and included. There is no point in groups, parties and minorities. A peace, Britain must refuse any commander of US troops in schools and growing the Afghan Air 30 a month. Nor is the move likely citizens are broadly on your side. Trump threatening Islamabad. It western offer of unconditional request to send more troops to Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson Force and Special Forces. to provide relief for civilians. There If you do not have a reasonably has been done before, to no avail. talks is already on the table. Now Afghanistan – and say no to then said he would ramp up (ToloNews) were a record 1,662 civilian deaths competent, friendly government in Pakistan’s legitimate security and is the time to enlist UN help in Trump’s war. (theguardian) MONDAY .AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

WASHINGTON : The United “Our security aid (to Pakistan) Pakistan has much to benefit from these changes start to happen. “President Trump was very those regional initiatives.” States is looking for an enhanced will be conditioned on the steps by cooperating with the US and They (might) not become appreciative of the role that India He said deliberations on India’s economic and developmental role that we expect them to take, in cracking down on some of these immediately apparent to the is playing in Afghanistan and will role in Afghanistan had focused on for India and not on security- particular, againstthe Taliban- groups,” the official noted. public, but we're confident that look forward to continuing close what could be done in terms of the related issues, a senior Haqqani network,” the source said. “There have been longstanding when Pakistan takes the steps, consultations with India on our economic development issues and administration official has said. According to the official, there relationships between Pakistani we'll know it and we'll be able to Afghanistan strategy,” he added. support for democratic America's security aid to is a lot of frustration in the US intelligence officials and these assess." “We just look forward to India development. Pakistan would be conditioned on over continued terrorist safe terrorist groups. So, we don't The official explained India’s continuing to play the kind of “But not focusing on security the steps that it wanted them to havens in Pakistan. “But we expect things to change overnight. role in Afghanistan would positive role it's been playing over issues. Nobody's talking about EMERGENCY take against terrorist groups like believe there is hope for greater We expect incremental changes primarily focus on economic and the last several years, and maybe asking India to put troops on the the Taliban, the official told cooperation from Pakistan on over time,” the official said on development issues, which it had even enhancing that in terms of ground in Afghanistan. No, that CALLS Pajhwok Afghan News in an these issues. condition of anonymity. been successfully doing for the supporting the peace process in has not been part of the exclusive interview. "It's Pakistan's choice. “We will be able to see when past several years. the country, and being involved in discussions,” the official Police concluded. 100 - 119 Story From Hospitals Chabahar offers Afghanistan FMIC Hospital Behind Kabul Medical huge customs University: 0202500200-+93793275595 discounts to Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Pule Bagh-e- Umomi Afghan traders 070263672 Khairkhana Hospital The Iranian government is offering agreed to build a 500-km railroad huge discounts on customs duties from Chabahar to Zahedan, the 0799-321007 at Chabahar Port to attract more provincial capital of Sistan- KHOST CITY : Some government According to him, of the 200 said the land for the industrial park 2401352 Afghan traders. Afghan news Baluchestan, close to the Afghan officials in southeastern Khost acres of land, 150 acres are in had not been usurped as it was agency Wadsam also cited the border. India’s state-owned province have accused police of government control, but the Mandozai people’s property. economic attaché at the Iranian IRCON has agreed to build a rail refusing to help retake the land for provincial police performance is He said nothing about police’s Indira Gandhi Children Embassy in Kabul, Mohammad route at a cost of $1.6 billion as the industrial park from grabbers. not satisfactory in providing negligence, but explained the A reliable government source, security for the execution of the Mandozai people had proved their Hospital, Wazir Akbar Reza Karimzadeh, as saying that part of the transit corridor to The Kite Runner is a gripping and Iran is offering an 80% discount in Afghanistan. who wished to go unnamed, told project. ownership of the land in all three Khan, Kabul 2301372 Pajhwok Afghan News said 200 Meanwhile, Khost Governor courts. emotional tale of love, betrayal and export tariffs and a 75% discount After connecting Chabahar to redemption. on import duties to Afghan traders Zahedan, the railroad will be linked acres of land had been allotted for Hokam Khan Habibi told Pajhwok “A man claimed having Khaled Hosseini’s first novel using Chabahar. Afghan traders can to Zaranj in Afghanistan. Hence, the park Mandozai Ismailkhel the industrial park project had not ownership of 75 acres of the land, is set in Afghanistan before the Ibn-e- Seena also take advantage of warehouse when the Afghan cargo arrives in district a few years back. been implemented due to social but the Mandozai people won the Soviet invasion. The trauma of war Pul-e-Artan, Kabul facilities at the strategic Iranian Zahedan, it can be transported by A $17 million budget was set issues and property disputes in the case in the three courts and the tribe caused by the Taliban has made port, which is India's primary a 1,380-km railroad to Chabahar aside for constructing the park’s area. has documents proving its Afghanistan a difficult setting to 2100359 gateway to landlocked Afghanistan and then shipped to India. boundary wall and other facilities. He said security organs had ownership.” create literary fiction. Therefore, by circumventing Pakistan. A review of trade between Iran However, he said, as the land had been directed to reclaim the park’s A tribal elder from the district, its writers’ voices are usually Tehran, New Delhi and Kabul and Afghanistan over the past been usurped by area people, the land from its occupants. However, Haji Gul Nawaz Khan, denied unheard, especially in the West. Wazir Akbar Khan park’s fund lapsed every year. he said nothing about the lack of creating hurdles to development Hosseini reveals a well- signed a trilateral agreement to decade shows the neighboring overdue insight into a pre-war Hospital develop Chabahar in Tehran in country has mainly been an A plan was devised a few cooperation from police. projects. In fact, he insisted, they months back for reclaiming the land “If the land allocated for the provided all-out support for such Afghanistan, through the lives of 2301741, 2301743 importer of Iranian goods. May 2016, when Indian Prime and a decision taken for industrial park is wrested back, it initiatives. two young boys and their families. Minister Narendra Modi and Iran's exports to Afghanistan implementing it. But the provincial will provide an opportunity to However, he slammed the There was something strangely Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have been on a general uptrend police headquarters had been entrepreneurs to establish government for not reclaiming the familiar in the homely description Ali Abad paid a state visit to Iran. The deal since the fiscal 2005-6, topping at ignoring the plan’s execution, he factories. But unfortunately, the industrial park’s land, on which of Amir’s perspective of Kabul Shahrara, Kabul stipulates the development and $3 billion in 2012-13. Exports added. “Because the provincial project has been delayed.” construction had also taken place. before the war created chaos and operation of two terminals and decreased slightly in 2013-14 and police commander hails from Habibi did not identify the The government instead wanted to destruction. Jemimah Marak, an English 2100439 three berths at the port with cargo the following year, but bounced Mandozai district. Due to his grabbers. However, he obliquely establish the park on private lands, handling capacities for 10 years. back to its peak last year (March teacher based in Tura, currently sympathy with his tribe, he isn’t referred to problems being created he charged. “Of the 200 acres, 125 reading the book, says, “Hosseini Based on the agreement, Iran 2016-17). Afghanistan's exports to willing to reclaim the land for the by the tribespeople from acres of land is in government Malalai Maternity is to provide land in Chabahar Iran have been as little as a dozen is a master storyteller and brings industrial park.” The official blamed Mandozai and Ismailkhel district. possession and houses have been to life a story that touches the Hospital Special Economic Zone to Indian million dollars on average over the the police commander for If power, security and land built on the rest . The government reader’s soul. He also does a companies for setting up years. The exports peaked at $32 negligence in removing hurdles to were guaranteed for the project, all should destroy the homes and beautiful job of describing the 2201377/ 2301743 petrochemical, fertilizer and other million in the fiscal 2013-14. implementation of projects for the factories functioning in homes and retake its land.” He said he had legal historical, social and political gas-based industries. India has also (FINANCIALTRIBUNE) happiness of his tribe. “Recently, markets in Khost City, the ownership documents of his land situation of that time.” decisions about getting back the provincial capital, would be and he never claimed the The friendship of two children Banks land from usurpers have been relocated to one place, he government-owned land. There set against the conflicts in taken at many military meetings, continued. has been no word from the Afghanistan draws a stark Da Afghanistan Bank but the police headquarters has On the other hand, provincial provincial police headquarters in comparison between life and mere 2100302, 2100303 evinced no interest in this regard.” council member Qadeem Afghan this regard so far. (Pajhwok) survival. Chinese Red Cross Amir, who is 12 and son to a well-loved businessman and Bakhtar Bank widower Baba, and his loyal friend 0776777000 aids CHD children Hassan are obsessed with winning the local kite-fighting tournament, Azizi Bank which is a popular pass-time for the Afghan community. 0799 700900 in Afghanistan Hassan has promised that he Pashtany Bank will help Amir achieve this. A Chinese Red Cross foreign aid indications in batches to China to However, Amir and Hassan’s 2102908, 2103868 medical team has carried out receive free surgical treatment. relationship is a complex one. screening for the children with "We've already organized 50 Hassan is also Amir’s servant and Air Services congenial heart disease (CHD) in children suffering congenital heart a member of the abused Hazara ZARANJ : Local officials in minority in Afghanistan. Afghan capital of Kabul to register disease (CHD) to do the check and southwestern Nimroz province eligible kids for providing them in cooperation with Chinese Neither of the boys foresee a Safi Airways say nearly 4,000 drug addicts horrifying event which shatters with medical treatment. medical institutions, Chinese spend their time in cemeteries and their deep-rooted friendship 020 22 22 222 It was the latest in China's aid experts, the Afghan Red Crescent on roadsides in a miserable forever. At the moment when to the war-torn country. Society and the Chinese embassy condition in the provincial capital, Hassan needs Amir the most, Amir Ariana The team marked the launch to send some of them to China for Zaranj. betrays him in an act of cowardice. of a practical start of "Angels Tour treatment first," said Sun. Mohammad Ali Ghamai, the This act of betrayal haunts Amir 020-2100270 -- Belt and Road Humanitarian The program is expected to counternarcotics department head, for the rest of his life. Rescue Afghanistan Action for provide free medical treatment for told a seminar “People’s awareness When war breaks out, Amir Children with Severe Diseases" in around 100 children suffering from about drug harms” here that and his father are forced to flee to Kam Air an Afghan private hospital, Kabul CHD at the first phase in security forces in coordination America. From then on The Kite 0799974422 Royal Hospital, Sun Shuopeng, Afghanistan, Sun said. with his department and the public Runner becomes a quest for Amir head of the Red Cross Society of The figure provided by the health department sometimes — a search for redemption towards Hotels China (RCSC) project, told Xinhua Afghan Red Crescent Society collected and transferred addicts to his old friend, Hassan. Saturday morning. indicates that nearly 7,000 Afghan In adulthood, Amir realises Safi Landmark health centers. that he must return to Afghanistan Under the initiative, the children with congenital heart He linked the increasing Chinese Red Cross will take CHD disease are waiting for treatment to face his old mistakes and population of drug addicts to the enemies if he is ever to be free from 020-2203131 children who are screened in with urgent humanitarian needs. use of Nimroz as a smuggling route accordance with surgical (CHINA.ORG) the ghosts of his past. for drugs from other provinces. He The book though heavily SERENA expected further increase in the descriptive is never dull. Rapidly number of people slipping into occurring life events experienced 0799654000 addiction in Nimroz. by Amir, constantly keeps the Ghamai said about 5470 reader on their toes. hectares of land was cultivated These range from ‘normal’ life New Rumi Restaurant with poppies last year, when the events such as falling in love, 0776351347 crop on only 45 hectares of land graduating and achieving a was destroyed because most of the successful career to exceptional Internet Services cultivated land was in areas under encounters such as fleeing the Taliban control. hometown from war in a petrol UA Telecom Governor Mohammad Sami tanker. 0796701701 / 0796702702 also said drugs were destroying the Hosseini skilfully makes Amir’s tale both relatable and society and the young generation, extraordinary. After being a silent Exchange Rate calling it people’s duty, particularly audience to Amir’s life, the reader of religious scholars, to play their forms a kind of attachment to the role in discouraging drug abuse. character that allows him to 1.00 USD Dr. Syed Khalil Shah Kazemi, sympathise with Amir and feel 67.60AFN director of the addiction treatment both his pain and joy. The hospital, said most of the drug unforgettable, heartbreaking story users in Zaranj were those who had of the unlikely friendship between 1000.00 IRR started using drugs outside of a wealthy boy and the son of his 17.90AFN Afghanistan before returning back. father’s servant is about the power He added mental stress, distance of reading, the price of betrayal, from home and easy access to and the possibility of redemption; narcotics were among reasons and an exploration of the power of 1.00 UAE behind the increasing number of fathers over sons — their love, 18.40AFN drug addicts. He also noted the sacrifices and lies. A sweeping government used to collect drug story of family, love and addicts and bring them to hospital friendship told against the 1.00 EUR devastating backdrop of the 74.20AFN for treatment. He said there was a history of Afghanistan over the last 50-bed treatment centre for male 30 years, The Kite Runner is an addicts and a 20-bed for females in unusual and powerful novel that the city, where he said about has become a beloved, one-of-a- 1000.00 INR 10,000 addicts existed. “A kind classic. “I just finished the 1030.00AFN majority of these people are those book, and found it to be wonderful! who went abroad for work but I would like to recommend this to unfortunately returned addicted to every avid reader,” says Jemimah. 1000.00 PKR their homeland.” (Pajhwok) (theshillongtimes) 635.00AFN MONDAY. AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Bangladeshsendsback 90 Rohingyamigrants hours after Myanmarese troopsopenfire

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A day before a special CBI court district, Nembo of Jind district, pronounces the quantum of pun- Sube Singh of Jind district, Ramesh ishment for Dera Sacha Sauda of Jind district, Vinit of Ambala, chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Gurdeep Singh of Karnal district, Haryana government has released Hari Singh of Bathinda (Punjab), a list of 24 persons who were killed Manish Sharma of Patiala (Pun- during the violence in Panchkula jab), Manish of Karnal, Uggarsen and Sirsa. The violence followed of Mansa (Punjab), Mukesh Ku- Bangladesh has detained and sent ing to Ariful Islam, a commander refugees have managed to enter the the delivery of verdict by CBI mar of Hanumangarh district (Ra- back 90 Rohingya migrants to with Border Guard Bangladesh country and found refuge in camps court against Singh, on 25 August, jasthan), Naveen of Jind district, Myanmar just hours after Myan- (BGB). Another border officer, and villages since Friday. At least 2017. These include 11 each from Ranjeet Singh of Sangrur district Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan forms process for ease of doing marese troops on the other side of Manzurul Hassan Khan, said Sun- 100 mainly women and children Punjab and Haryana and one each (Punjab), Virender of Moga district Abbasi has said his administration business in the country. “Our gov- the border opened fire on people day that fresh gunfire could be arrived Sunday at a makeshift from Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. (Punjab), Gurpyar Singh of Mukt- will establish the writ of the state ernment has focused on expanding fleeing the country. Police inter- heard in villages across the border camp in Balukhali, according to an At least 36 people were killed sar district (Punjab), Darwara come what may by challenging infrastructure, including the road cepted a group of 70 Rohingya late in Rakhine, a hotbed of religious AFP correspondent at the scene, in the violence in Haryana. PTI- Singh of Patiala (Punjab), Chander those who want to destabilise the network and power projects that Saturday after they crossed the hatred focused on the stateless many bringing tales of horror from File image of the violence in Hary- Pal of Dehradun (Uttarakhand), development goal. “We will not are a pre-requisite for a robust "zero line" border zone, where Rohingya Muslim minority. More over the border. "They fired so ana. PTI These include Gurpal Piyare Lal of Jind and Sanjeev of detach from our mission to take economy,” he added. He said the Myanmar soldiers earlier fired than 100 people have died since close that I cannot hear anything Pakistan to the height of success. business community was always Singh of Patiala (Punjab), Aman of Kalayat district in Kaithal. The PML-N’s economic policies welcome to provide tangible ad- mortars and machine guns at vil- Friday as scores of men purport- now," 70-year-old Mohammad district Fazilika (Punjab), Vikram The post mortem examination lagers making the dangerous dash edly from the Arakan Rohingya Zafar said of armed Buddhists who will continue to be pursued with- vice and to propose out-of-the-box Singh of Kaithal district, Love- of 19 bodies has been conducted out any disturbance,” he said while solutions that could help in fur- from the northern state of Rakhine Salvation Army (ARSA) am- shot dead his two sons in a preet alias Bagga of Malot district and these have been handed over into Bangladesh. The villagers were bushed Myanmar police posts field."They came with rods and talking to members of Karachi’s ther strengthening the economy. (Punjab), Jagroop Singh of Barna- to their kin. business community at the Gov- The businessmen said they were caught roughly four kilometres in- with knives, guns and homemade sticks to drive us to the border la (Punjab), Jai Bhagwan of Jind (Hindustan Times) side Bangladeshi territory en route explosives, killing at least a dozen yelling, 'Bengali bastards'", Zafar ernor House on Saturday, the first ever willing to support the gov- to a refugee camp in Kutupalong, security force members. Thou- told AFP. Rahima Khatun said she day of his two-day visit to the ernment in its endeavours to in- where thousands of Rohingya al- sands of Rohingya have fled to- spent the night hiding in the hills commercial hub of the country. crease exports. Led by Muham- ready live in squalid conditions, wards Bangladesh, but authorities after Buddhists in her village This is Abbasi’s second visit mad Ali Tabba, the delegation com- said local police chief Abul Khaer. there have refused to let most of torched Rohingya homes and set to the metropolis since he was prised Fawad Anwar, Zain Bash- "All 70 were detained and later them in, with an untold number of upon men with machetes and clubs. sworn in as premier on August 1 ir, Jawed Happy, Asif Tata, Sha- pushed back to Myanmar by the people -- mainly women and chil- "We grew up with them. I can't after the Supreme Court disquali- hid Surti, Shehzad Ahmed. Special border guards," Khaer told AFP. dren -- stranded along the border figure out how they could be so fied his predecessor Nawaz Sharif. Assistant to the Prime Minister Police said some of those detained zone. The impoverished country merciless," she told AFP. Others The premier said the China-Paki- on Economic Affairs Miftah Is- had entered Bangladesh via the already hosts some 400,000 Ro- reported being sent across the bor- stan Economic Corridor (CPEC) maeel was also in attendance. Ear- Ghumdhum border area -- where hingya refugees. Officials in Cox's der by their husbands and broth- is the lifeline of the country, and lier, in a separate meeting, a dele- the Myanmar forces unleashed the Bazar, the district bordering My- ers, who stayed back to fight the the business community should gation of Young Presidents Organ- take full advantage of the multibil- isation, led by Mahmood Maulvi barrage of fire just hours earlier. anmar that is home to several large army and Buddhist militias. De- lion-dollar project. “We must ex- called on the prime minister at the "They were pleading with us refugee camps, have been instruct- spite years of persecution, the pand our tax-base and encourage Governor House. Delegation mem- not to send them back to Myan- ed not to allow any "illegal entry" Rohingya largely eschewed vio- tax-payment culture in order to bers included Ali Jameel, Jameel mar," said one policeman on con- by Rohingya, Abdur Rahman, a se- lence. But in October ARSA at- boost the national economy. Inter- Yousuf, Khawaja Iqbal Hassan, dition of anonymity. Another 20 nior government official, told AFP. tacked a string of Myanmar bor- actions between the government Abbas D Habib, Abrar Hassan, Rohingya were caught Sunday and But Rohingya community leaders, der posts, sparking a military and the business community need Raziur Rahman Khan, Maheen sent back after crossing the Naf local media and an AFP correspon- crackdown that left scores dead to be more frequent,” he added. Rehman, Sohail Taba, Ghais Khan, river, a natural border between dent said despite heavy border and forced 87,000 people to flee Abbasi said the PML-N govern- Amin Lakhany. Myanmar and Bangladesh, accord- patrols, at least 3,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh. (AFP) ment had already started the re- (Tribune) Sri Lanka blacklists and deports three I ndians for stealing mobile phones from I mmigration officer

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi the morning; the government's tency, and then BJP leaders say "the work was done well", that is 'New Azad on Sunday slammed the seven ministers met at five in the India' of BJP, in my opinion." Referring to the floods in Bihar, he com- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gov- evening," added the Congress lead- pared the UPA-led Union government's steps in 2008 with the NDA- ernment by highlighting the Gora- er. Azad did not spare the current led government's steps today. "When our party was at the centre in khpur hospital deaths and the re- chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, 2008 , seven districts were affected and today 21 districts are affected. cent Panchkula violence.Speaking Yogi Adityanath. "UP Chief Min- That time 30 Lakh people were affected and today almost two crore at the 'BJP Bhagao Desh Bachao' ister has not once apologized till people are affected. Then 250 deaths had occurred but today the num- rally in Patna, he said that the BJP now; They are adamantly lying ber is 440. (ANI) has been deceiving 130 crore peo- that the deaths weren't caused by ple of India for over three years lack of oxygen. I congratulate NDR now, adding that the state of law for conducting a sting operation in and order has never been as bad in which the oxygen-in charge has history as it is now. Further, he revealed that they had ran out of Police try to took a shot at the BJP-led Uttar oxygen, so they fed industrial ox- Pradesh government over the ygen to the children that killed all Gorakhpur hospital deaths, the children, but this information stop protesters wherein reportedly over 70 chil- will never be announced," he said. dren died in a week. Talking about "Now that the truth has come out, the former UP Chief Minister, he shouldn't the UP CM resign?" said, "Akhilesh Yadav had been Azad said, adding that if he has advancing governing well in the state, but BJP even a shred of dignity, he will. The Immigration and Emigration stealing the two mobile phones at the Customs and found the sto- began a ploy against him that Pointing out the current agitation authorities at Bandaranaike Inter- have immediately gone to the Cus- len phones in their possession. there's no law and order there. The in the BJP-ruled state of Haryana, towards US national Airport in Colombo to- toms terminal. After being in- Customs officers then detained the number of crimes that happened he said, "So many people died and day deported three Indian nation- formed of the theft, airport securi- three Indian nationals and handed in his five years of governance has their property got destructed in als who had allegedly stolen two ty officials have inspected the vid- over to Immigration and Emigra- already happened in four months Punjab and Haryana, but BJP said Consulate mobile phones belonged to an im- eo footage of the CCTV cameras tion officials. of BJP's rule." "At least Akhilesh that the CM has done a good job. migration officer. The trio, who and detected the three Indians The Department of Immigration had not given industrial gas instead When you kill infants in Gorakh- said to be frequent visitors to Sri stealing the mobile phones. Upon and Emigration has blacklisted the of oxygen to kill the children, they pur with industrial oxygen, and Lanka, have arrived from Chennai conducting a search in the airport, three individuals and deported (BJP) are the murderers of those BJP's CM gets 36 people mur- in Karachi Friday night on a SriLankan Air- the security officials found the them today. children. On the day of the trage- dered and properties destructed in lines flight. The suspects after three Indians clearing their goods (Colombopage) dy, I reached the hospital at 9 in Haryana because of his incompe-

Police used batons and fired tear gas shells to stop marchers trying to advance towards the US Consulate in Karachi on Monday in protest against US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks. The rally was The Election Commission today issued an eight-point directive to the that were damaged in recent floods. diately. Voters will also face diffi- tivities. According to a press re- organised by the Islamia Students Organisation. The police, aware of government regarding preparation for the third phase of local level elec- The poll panel stated that it would culties in reaching polling centres lease issued by EC Spokesperson the protest, had already cordoned off Mai Kolachi Road and diverted tions and provincial and parliamentary polls. The third phase of local be difficult to launch voter educa- to cast votes if damaged infrastruc- Surya Prasad Sharma, the poll pan- traffic to prevent anyone from reaching the consulate. As hundreds of level elections is scheduled for September 18 in 136 local levels of Prov- tion programme, reach polling cen- ture is not repaired. Moreover, due el cautioned the government about protesters advanced towards the consulate, the riot police baton-charged ince 2 and provincial and parliamentary elections will be held on Novem- tres and supply electoral materi- to lack of appropriate government the violation of election code of the protesters and used tear gas shells to stop them on Ma Jinnah Road ber 26 throughout the country. A meeting of EC office bearers, including als — ballot boxes, ballot papers buildings in flood-hit areas, the EC conduct and directed it to distrib- near Numaish Chowrangi. They also fired gunshots in the air to disperse Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, held here today and other poll paraphernalia — in has been facing problems in set- ute relief materials to flood victims them. The participants of the rally pelted stones and shouted anti-US directed the government to immediately repair polling centres, polling polling centres if damaged infra- ting up offices of returning offic- in accordance with the election slogans. Trump, in his remarks, had accused Pakistan of harbouring stations, roads, highways, culverts and bridges of districts of Province 2 structure was not repaired imme- ers and conducting poll related ac- code of conduct. (BBC) terrorists. (Dwan) MONDAY. AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Texas Tunisia: set for Dispute be- tween parties protests delays Ministerial over SB4 amendment lawand Stances expressed by Ennahdha Party and Al Nidaa Party have revealed a huge difference in Trump points of view towards the min- isterial amendment that was an- nounced by Prime Minister of Tunisia Yousef El-Shahed, before threat to he delayed its implementation later on. The ministerial amend- ment has been proposed since Dreamer April when Shahed dismissed ministers of education, finance and investment. Reliable sourc- protection es stated that Shahed hasn’t yet finalized the ideal figures to re- ctivists in Texas are preparing to place the three sacked ministers launch protests on two fronts, with because of the considerable num- a harsh immigration law set to ber of candidacies and pressure from opposition parties. Points come into effect just as fears grow of views regarding the ministeri- that Donald Trump will end a pro- al amendment varied between the gramme that gives protection from two parties. Ennahdha executive deportation to undocumented im- office insisted that any vast migrants who arrived as children. change in the government forma- NBC News reported on Friday tion should be postponed until that Trump “appears likely to pull local elections are completed. But Half of the estimated 20,000 peo- as the fighting intensifies. Thou- they are entitled," Equiza said. the plug” on the Deferred Action the executive office also urged ple trapped in Syria's northern city sands of civilians are finding it in- Syria's war began when the regime for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) pol- filling the partial void in certain of Raqqa are children, an official creasingly hard to escape the city, crushed peaceful protests demand- icy started by the Obama admin- ministries until. (AP) with the UN children's agency said which is facing constant shelling ing democratic reforms during the istration in 2012. About 800,000 on Friday. by the US-led coalition and allied Arab Spring wave of uprisings. It young people who were brought The trauma of the war on Syrian Democratic Forces. IS mil- triggered an armed rebellion fuelled by their parents to the US before Iraqi troops Raqqa is "absolutely staggering" itants have placed mines around by mass defections from the Syri- they were 16 and who have lived for those who managed to escape the city. an army. According to independent in the country since 2007 – known the Islamic State group-held city. "The level of suffering, losing monitors, hundreds of thousands colloquially as “Dreamers” – have poised to Fran Equiza spoke to AP in Dam- friends, relatives, family of these of civilians have been killed in the been granted relief from deporta- ascus following a visit to three children is absolutely staggering," war, mostly by the regime and its Five climbers have been killed and flown to hospital in Salzburg, tion. It is a status that must be recapture camps in northern Syria where he he added. Equiza appealed to all powerful allies, and millions have one seriously injured in an acci- around 80km (50 miles) away. renewed every two years. Most met displaced children from Raqqa sides to allow for safe passage and been displaced both inside and dent near Krimml, in the Austrian Officials say the climbers were live in California or Texas. Trump Islamic and Deir az-Zor, both held by IS. respect civilians, "especially the outside of Syria. Alps. below the Mannlkarscharte pass, pledged on the campaign trail to "I was completely over- children (who) have no responsi- The brutal tactics pursued Five rescue helicopters were in an area with a heightened risk of eliminate the programme and it has State-held city whelmed," he said. "There are bility whatsoever". He warned mainly by the regime, which have sent to the scene, 2,000m above rockslides. seemed at risk since he took pow- 10,000 children trapped in Raqqa that the situation is at risk of wors- included the use of chemical weap- sea level in the the Zillertal Alps "We think a rope may have er and pursued a slew of tough TalAfar in extremely dire conditions. No ening, as more people flee from the ons, sieges, mass executions and mountain range. come loose," said Anton Voithof- immigration policies. He said at a electricity, no water, probably IS-held eastern province of Deir torture against civilians have led Authorities say the exact cause er, head of the Red Cross rescue news conference in February he Iraqi forces have retaken nearly very little food... and the battle al- az-Zor, where the Syrian regime to war crimes investigations. of the incident is unclear, but six team. would “deal with Daca with all of the city of Tal Afar from most every day.” US-backed Syr- military and allied militiamen are Raqqa was seized by IS during a people who were climbing with The names and nationalities of heart”, but Texas is among a group Islamic State, according to the ian Kurdish and Arab fighters are on the offensive against IS. "We campaign against rebels in eastern ropes appear to have fallen togeth- the victims have not been released of 10 Republican-led states pres- country's military. Tal Afar and bearing down on Raqqa - IS' self- need support in order to be able to Syria in early 2014. er. at this stage. suring the administration to end the surrounding area is one of the declared capital - from all sides and provide these children the rights (AP) Only one survived, and was (BBC) Daca. In 2014, Texas led a coali- last pockets of IS-held territory tion of states that successfully sued in Iraq after victory was declared to stop the implementation of an- in Mosul, the country's second- other Obama-era programme, De- largest city, last month. ferred Action for Parents of Amer- The city, 50 miles (80km) west icans and Lawful Permanent Resi- of Mosul, lies along a major road dents (Dapa). The Trump admin- that was once a key IS supply istration formally scrapped Dapa route. Its capture would make it USjournalist among19 killed in June. A couple of weeks later, even more difficult for the jihad- Texas attorney general Ken Pax- ists to move fighters and weap- ton wrote to Jeff Sessions, the US ons between Iraq and Syria. attorney general, calling for Daca Having retaken all 29 neighbour- inSouthSudanfighting to be phased out. “Just like Dapa, hoods in Tal Afar city, US-backed Daca unilaterally confers eligibili- Iraqi troops are continuing to United States citizen working in be named but said Allen had been ty for work authorization and law- battle in a small area seven miles South Sudan as a freelance jour- in the middle of the fighting and ful presence without any statuto- to the northwest where fleeing nalist was among 19 people killed wearing a jacket marked PRESS. ry authorization from Congress,” militants have taken refuge. The on Saturday during fighting be- Chol said the rebels had at- Paxton and the other signatories military is waiting to retake this tween government troops and tacked an army base in Kaya but wrote. The letter threatens legal ac- before declaring complete victo- rebels in Yei River state, the rebels they were repulsed after an hour- tion if steps to dismantle Daca are ry. Up to 2,000 battle-hardened and the military said. Christopher long fight. The U.S. government not under way by 5 September. IS fighters were believed to be Allen, who worked for various did not respond immediately when Three days before then, immigrant defending the city against a force news outlets, was killed in heavy Reuters sought comment. The rights groups are planning a march of about 50,000 troops. fighting in the town of Kaya. country spiralled into civil war, and concert in Austin to follow a (BBC) South Sudan has been convulsed with fighting along ethnic lines, rally on 1 September, the day state by conflict since late 2013, pitting after Kiir sacked Machar in late law SB4 is scheduled to go into President Salva Kiir’s troops 2013. effect – barring a possible ruling Lebanese against those of rebel leader Riek A peace accord was signed in from a federal judge who is con- Machar. “On the ground, about 16 August 2015 and Machar returned sidering whether to block it. I am Army (bodies) have been found around to the capital in April last year to super-scared, I am really angry too. the defensive position of the SPLA share power with Kiir, before the Angry that these politicians think Announces including this white man,” Santo deal fell apart less than three our lives simply don’t matter Domic Chol, a military spokes- months later and Machar and his Mona Ramirez, Jolt activist Ceasefire in man, told Reuters. Three govern- supporters fled the capital. The Signed into law by Governor ment soldiers were also killed, he conflict has forced about 4 million Greg Abbott in May, on Facebook said. The rebels identified him as people to flee their homes. Ugan- Live and with almost no notice, ISIS Border Israel issues demolition Allen, who had been embedded da currently hosts more than a SB4 effectively outlaws so-called with them for the past week. “We million South Sudanese refugees, sanctuary cities – places where Battle are sad for his family. He came here while over 330,000 have fled to local law enforcement limits or re- The Lebanese army announced to tell our story ,” said one rebel neighbouring Ethiopia. fuses co-operation with federal im- on Sunday that a ceasefire in its orders on homes in Silwan who knew Allen. He asked not to (CNN) migration agents – and gives po- battle to expel ISIS terrorists lice the right to ask the immigra- from its eastern border with Syr- Israeli municipal authorities deliv- hoods and deliver the notices by tion status of people they detain. ia got underway at 7:00 am. The ered summons to several Palestin- hand to the soon-to-be demolished The measure has inspired a num- truce was declared to pave the ian homeowners in the Silwan homes, or notify the Palestinian ber of resistance events, including way for final negotiations linked neighbourhood of occupied East families via telephone to pick up teenage girls in dresses holding a to the fate of soldiers abducted Jerusalem on Friday, requesting the notices from Israeli authorities. Quinceañera at the capitol in July. by the terrorists in 2014. The that the families pick up demoli- On Tuesday, Israeli forces demol- “I think SB4 has had a huge im- army did not mention whether tion notices issued on their prop- ished a home in Silwan two times pact on mobilising, and not just the ceasefire would include the erties from Israeli authorities. Ac- within a week. immigrants,” said Tania Mejia of Syrian side of the border where cording to locals, the families were The Abu Sneina family home was Jolt, a Texas-based group aiming the “Hezbollah” group and Syri- summoned to pick up the demoli- demolished on August 15. With the to raise Latino voter turnout. “Our an regime forces were battling tion notices from Israeli authori- help of Jerusalemite activists, the mission is to get more Latinos en- ISIS in the al-Qalamoun region. ties, who have said that their homes family rebuilt a temporary home gaged in the political process. The two allied sides had an- were built without Israeli-issued made of tin sheets, which Israeli “While we do have Daca recipi- nounced a ceasefire in the Syrian building permits. Locals identified forces came to destroy several days ents and undocumented immi- region earlier this week. The one of the families as the al-Abba- later. Earlier this month, Palestin- grants, the majority of our youth fighting began a week ago when si family in Ein al-Luza area of Sil- ians in Silwan expressed worry members have been born here in the Lebanese army, and “Hezbol- wan. However, the other families when Israeli forces entered the Texas.” Mona Ramirez, a Jolt ac- lah” and Syrian forces, launched were not identified. A spokesper- neighborhood and took pictures of tivist, was born in Mexico and separate but simultaneous offen- son for the Jerusalem municipali- several properties. Residents had brought to the US aged six. She did sives against an ISIS enclave ty was not immediately available feared that Israel was planning to not know she was undocumented straddling the border. The Leba- to comment. When delivering dem- issue demolition orders on the until she was in high school. Now nese soldiers at the heart of ne- olition notices, Israeli authorities neighbourhood. 24, she and her three siblings are gotiations with ISIS were kid- either enter Palestinian neighbor- (AFP) Daca recipients and she has a napped by the group in wake of young daughter who is a US citi- clashes with the military after it zen. She worries that SB4 and the and other militants overran in possible end of Daca increase the 2014 the northeastern border risk of her family being split up town of Arsal. ISIS abducted a through deportations. “I come number of servicemen in wake of from a mixed-status family so its retreat from the battle. The there’s always been this [anxiety fate of the nine soldiers held by over] what happens when half of ISIS has been unknown since the family’s no longer there,” 2014. Defense Minister Yaacoub Ramirez said. “I’ve felt like my al-Sarraf stated on Sunday that life has been played with since I there can be negotiations over arrived here… “They just give us anything before the fate of the a little crumb to calm us down for detainees is revealed. “We would a little bit and then we just kind of not have been able to reach this A total of 2,018 people have been killed by a cholera epidemic in reversing Houthi military gains like wait until the next time that point without the Lebanese they want to use us for their polit- army,” he stated. The Lebanese war-torn Yemen since late April, the World Health Organisation and shoring up Yemen’s embat- (WHO) said Saturday. In a statement, the WHO said 565,041 tled government. ical games. “I am super-scared, I army has said it is not coordinat- don’t know what’s going to hap- ing its attack with “Hezbollah” suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in the country According to the Interna- pen, I am really angry too. Angry or the Syrian regime. Any coor- since April 27. According to the WHO statement, the recorded tional Committee of the Red that these politicians think our lives dination between the Lebanese suspected cases were in 22 out of 23 provinces. The UN agency Cross (ICRC), over 3 million simply don’t matter because we army and either the Syrian regime said the highest number of fatalities — 382 cases — was record- people have fled their homes are not from here.” “Any time that or “Hezbollah” would be politi- ed in the northwestern Hajjah province, while in western Ye- since the onset of the Yemen Donald Trump gets in trouble for cally sensitive in Lebanon and men’s Hudaida province only around 70,000 suspected cases conflict, and more than 20 mil- just being himself it’s immigrant could jeopardize the sizeable US were recorded. lion throughout the country are communities who suffer,” Casar military aid the country receives. Impoverished Yemen has remained in a state of civil war since in need of humanitarian assis- said. On Friday night, Trump par- (Reuters) 2014, when Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including tance. doned Joe Arpaio, the former Phoe- the capital Sanaa. The conflict escalated when Saudi Arabia and (Reuters) nix-area sheriff who was convict- its Arab allies launched a massive air campaign in 2015 aimed at ed of contempt of. (CNN)

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] By M. K. Bhadrakumar Email: [email protected] China has paid high attention to the speech by US President Donald www.afghanistantimes.af Trump on Monday outlining the way forward in Afghanistan. The Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Chinese Foreign Ministry spokes- person reacted to Trump’s speech Advisory editorial board within hours and there have been a spate of commentaries alongside in Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, the official media. Most important, Chinese State Council- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir or Yang Jiechi discussed Afghanistan with the US Secretary of State Rex Graphic-Designers: Tillerson during a telephone con- versation on Wednesday. To take Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada the last point first, the Xinhua news agency reported Yang’s assessment Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: as follows: · Political dialogue is the only Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 solution to the Afghanistan issue. Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan · China is committed to facili- tating Afghanistan’s peace and rec- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 onciliation process. · The international communi- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press ty needs to support Afghanistan in achieving a broad and inclusive po- litical reconciliation, support the Afghan people in pursuing a devel- The constitution says opment path that suits their own Trilateral Afghanistan-China-Paki- Afghanistan and hopes the US pol- ating table. This is one thing. national conditions and support the stan Foreign Minister’s meeting.” icy will help to achieve that and Second, while Trump has a Afghan government in increasing its The Chinese commentaries promote stability, it has steadfastly closed mind on getting involved in capability to fight forces of extrem- (here, here, here, here and here) called for national reconciliation and “nation-building” in Afghanistan, Article 41: ism and terrorism. Foreign individuals shall not have the right to own immovable property in Afghanistan. Lease of carried a strong undertone of development to be advanced at the Tillerson separately acknowledged · Due attention must be paid to skepticism about the efficacy of same time.” Equally, China insists the importance of reforms and good immovable property for the purpose of capital investment shall be permitted in accordance with the the “important role” Pakistan plays Trump’s strategy, which heavily that “nation building” must go hand governance. China can play a useful provisions of the law. The sale of estates to diplomatic missions of foreign countries as well as international in the Afghan issue. depends on the military surge. In in hand with the counter role here, too. organization’s to which Afghanistan is a member, shall be allowed in accordance with the provisions of the · Pakistan’s sovereignty and fact, they viewed the strategy as a terrorist operations. Third, stemming from the law. security concerns must be respect- rehash of failed strategies pursued Of course, diplomacy is never above, China must be wondering al- ed. by previous US administrations. But conducted in the public domain. It ready ‘What is there in it for the · “China stands ready to keep the Chinese commentaries careful- stands to reason that discussions Belt and Road Initiative?’ Trump communication and coordination ly avoided any frontal attack on have taken place between the US pointedly showed interest in explor- with the United States on the Af- Trump and instead offered construc- and Chinese officials in the run-up ing economic opportunities, which ghanistan issue and make joint ef- tive criticism. to the announcement of the new would “defray” the cost of the war forts to realize peace and stability Interestingly, Global Times in Afghan strategy by Trump. Tiller- that the US is bearing. The connec- in the country and the whole re- an editorial underscored the impor- son did acknowledge this. What tivity that the China-Pakistan Eco- gion.” Interestingly, prior to the tance of China-US cooperation over could be the game plan? Some hints nomic Corridor provides to Afghan- conversation with Tillerson, Yang Afghanistan: are available in Tillerson’s press istan to access the world market had received the visiting Pakistani Will the US turn Afghanistan statement on Monday and his me- becomes relevant here. Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua into a geopolitical bridgehead in dia briefing the next day. What Again, Chinese investments in in Beijing on Monday where he Central Asia or work with China to comes out are the following: Afghanistan within the ambit of the stressed that “it is especially impor- build peace there?…It doesn’t trust · While Trump has outlined the BRI hold much potential to revive tant for China and Pakistan to en- China enough… The US needs to new military approach, there will the Afghan economy. The US will hance strategic communication un- enhance cooperation with China and also be a “diplomatic front”; appreciate China’s involvement Despite big footprint, der current global and regional cir- improve ties with Pakistan to stabi- · A “battlefield victory” over here. cumstances.” lize the Afghanistan situation. Chi- the Taliban is not achievable; the Most importantly, from the US In earlier remarks on Monday, na and the US share many common idea is that Taliban also will be made perspective, China should be co- the Chinese Foreign Ministry interests in the Afghanistan issue to realize that there is a stalemate. opted as a partner rather than be peace yet to come spokesperson Hua and both wish to see the country And “at some point”, the parties forced to link up with Russia and Chunying expressed the hope that return to peace and stability. have to come to the negotiating Iran and act as “spoiler.” On the the Trump administration’s new In fact, Afghanistan could be- table. other hand, from the Chinese per- hen it comes to the war in Afghanistan, and the issues of financial Afghan strategy “can help to pro- come a bridge for the two to expand · Pakistan, in particular, can spective, the continued American mote the security, stability, and de- their cooperation. The US should play an important role here, cer- military commitment to Afghan support of the militant outfits, Afghanistan and her allies have been velopment of Afghanistan and the give a constructive response to Chi- tainly in delivering the Taliban to security is in its national interests. putting every available effort to eliminate militants and stop its region at large.” Hua strongly de- na’s concerns about a US military the negotiating table… Pakistan Xinjiang’s security and stability is fended Pakistan’s record and creden- base in Afghanistan and support must adopt a different approach, and directly linked to the Afghan situa- financial resources. We’ve tried everything, but yet to achieve durable peace tials in the counterterrorism efforts China’s Belt and Road initiative. we are ready to work with them. tion. and stability in the country, rather insecurity has been escalated with more and stressed the high importance of A trace of antipathy is appar- · The ultimate effort is a Above all, China would expect the US cooperating with Pakistan ent towards Trump’s peace agreement that is reached that a close partnership with the US attacks by the insurgents. US administration tried big footprint. Former US “on the basis of mutual respect and characterization of India as the US’ through a “regional effort”. “We in the stabilization of Afghanistan their joint commitment to the se- strategic partner in Afghanistan. (US) believe, we already know, there will have a salutary effect on the President Barack Obama ran for the presidency calling Afghanistan “a war curity and stability of the region and The Global Times was of the view are certain moderate elements of overall relationship between the two that we have to win”. After he came to office, he ordered a surge that brought the world… and (making) concert- that “It will be stupid if the US aban- the Taliban who we think are going big powers. Trump is due to visit ed efforts for regional security and dons Pakistan and particularly short- to be ready and want to help devel- China this year – possibly, in No- force levels to 100,000, along with tens of thousands of NATO troops. But stability.” The spokesperson shift- sighted to get too close to India and op a way forward.” vember. despite this huge footprint, peace and stability still remained a distant dream. ed the focus away from Trump’s di- drift away from Pakistan.” · Too much US pressure on Pa- All things are taken into con- atribe against Pakistan to the core The bottom line is that China kistan may destabilize that country. sideration, therefore, China is the The Afghan masse was pinned high hope that Obama administration would issue of fostering Afghan-Pakistan heaves a sigh of relief that Trump Therefore, a regional approach is big winner in Trump’s decision to put a logical end to the prolong war. But all these hopes dashed to the ground. cooperation. She highlighted Chi- has not ordered the withdrawal of needed. “As I said, other regional allow a military surge in Afghani- na’s contribution to foster such co- US troops from Afghanistan but has players have a strong interest in stan. Prima facie, India is the big We are not turning blind eye that Taliban insurgents were pushed out of operation leading to certain recent taken a U-turn from his campaign Pakistan. China has winner in Trump’s rhetoric against many of their strongholds, which were brought under government control. positive trends lately, and stated pledge to allow a mini “surge” to go the strong interest in Pakistan. Pakistan. But China could be the real China’s willingness to “continuous- ahead. The government-owned Chi- Having a stable secure future Paki- winner in the substantive aspects of Afghan and foreign forces have killed and wounded a large number of in- ly play a constructive role as its ca- na Daily described it as a “precious stan is in a lot of our interests. They Trump’s Afghan strategy. surgents in the fight against global terrorism. Anyway, the new US adminis- pacity allows”. On Tuesday, Afghan- bow to reason”… (which) gives the are a nuclear power… There are M. K. Bhadrakumar has served istan again figured at a meeting be- impression that Trump is learning many areas in which we believe we as a career diplomat in the Indian tration under Donald Trump presidency, again vowed to kill the terrorist. tween Chinese Foreign Minister the ropes. At least he is coming to should be having very productive Foreign Service for over 29 years, The new US strategy is clearly said that US no longer engaged in nation- Wang Yi and the visiting Pakistani terms with the cruel reality in Af- dialogue that serves both of our in- with postings as India’s ambassa- Foreign Secretary Janjua during a ghanistan that Obama was con- terests and regional interest as well.” dor to Uzbekistan (1995-1998) and building or democracy, but only to kill terrorists. New strategy also fo- wide-ranging discussion “on the en- cerned about, and the dire conse- Clearly, China would anticipate to Turkey (1998-2001). He writes tire gamut of bilateral relations, re- quences of “a hasty withdrawal”. that it has a big role to play in the extensively in Indian newspapers, cused about Taliban’s safe havens in Pakistan soil. “Our new strategy is to gional, global issues, as well as the All the same, the China Daily US’ order of priorities in making a Asia Times and the “Indian change the approach in how to deal with Pakistan. We can no longer be situation in Indian Occupied Jammu editorial was pessimistic about the success out of Trump’s Afghan strat- Punchline”. This piece was first and Kashmir.” The Pakistani for- chances of Trump’s strategy suc- egy. To be sure, the US hopes to published in Indian Punchline. The silent about Pakistan’s safe-havens for terrorist organizations, the Taliban eign ministry statement said they ceeding “because military interven- leverage the “all-weather friend- views expressed in this article are and other groups that pose a threat to the region and beyond,” Trump said. It “agreed to continue close consulta- tion alone will not do the trick… ship” between China and Pakistan the author’s own and do not neces- tions on efforts for lasting peace While China welcomes efforts to to influence the latter’s policies and sarily reflect Global Village is apparent that Pakistan is behind failure of US mission in Afghanistan. and stability in Afghanistan and un- improve the security situation in to bring the Taliban to the negoti- Space’s editorial policy. Sans demolish of terrorists hideouts in Pakistan, it is very hard to even derscored the importance of the predict that peace someday would come to Afghanistan. Afghan and foreign forces kills terrorists, but Pakistan product them and send them to the bat- tlefield against the Afghan and foreign forces. We destroy their (militants) hideouts, but Pakistan provides them shelters. We cut their financial re- Neighboring interferes sources, but Pakistan collects money through charity. We fight militants, Pakistan hide them from the iron hand of the Afghan forces. We, the Af- ghans have been rendering huge sacrifices in the war on terror. These sacri- fices should not be ignored at any circumstance. Soon after new US strate- gy, Gen. John Nicholson, commander of US forces and NATO in Afghani- stan, in an interview with TOLONews, said the US knows the Afghan Tali- ban leadership is in the Quetta and Peshawar areas. “Support for terrorists and insurgents has to be reduced, has to be stopped,” Nicholson said. “I am primarily focused on activities inside Afghanistan, but other officials are looking into the issue of sanctuaries in Pakistan.” However, the main ques- tion is that US is repeating what Afghan officials have been chanting for longtime. The Afghan security agencies always said that Pakistan has been harboring and supporting militants. Pakistan is the mother of terrorist out- fits. US don’t need to show us militant hideouts, because we already know. What we need is practical efforts to blow up these hideouts. Can’t fight insurgency with statements only—a comprehensive military operations to destroy Taliban’s hideouts in Pakistan is the need of the hour. We want Trump to translate his words into action by targeting insurgent hideouts in Pakistan by air and ground.

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here are critical differences between the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Tcurrent situation on the Korean Peninsula. uals and agencies could be trusted satisfy Khrushchev. A pledge not to and relied on. He had set up the Ex- invade Cuba somewhat mollified By Richard Klass ecutive Committee (ExCom) of the Castro, and a secret pledge to with- National Security Council to man- draw the US intermediate range bal- age crises. The Trump Administra- listic missiles deployed in Turkey tion shows no such coherence at this seemed enough for the Russian mil- point. Over a critical period of a itary and other Kremlin hardliners. few days, US policymakers an- It took fierce internal argument and rexit negotiators are side-lining civil society concerns as they nounced a number of conflicting tough negotiations and no small policies, seemingly hashing out amount of sleight of hand to get grant privileged access to corporate lobbyists. whether regime change was an op- there, but at the end, it was a neat tion, denuclearisation was a prereq- package. There is no such neat pack- uisite to negotiations, and even if age apparent in Korea. Yes, there Col. Richard Klass, USAF particular, the finance sector domi- The government only gave parlia- ronmental regulation. It's true that negotiations were possible, all in are some things both sides may want, nated those meetings, with 46 meet- ment the right to trigger Brexit talks some big business was opposed to (ret.) is a board member at the public. The press event on August such as a Peace Treaty to finally By Nick Dearden ings being held with heavyweights after being forced to do so by the leaving the EU and wants to remain Center for Arms Control and 10, designed to show that everyone end the Korean War and even nor- including Goldman Sachs and HSBC. courts. MPs have virtually no pow- in the single market. If your busi- Non-Proliferation. was on the same page would have malisation of diplomatic relations, The information we've received er over trade deals - they can't scru- ness is based on a European market, been more convincing if strategist and North Korea will insist on US from the Department for Interna- tinise, amend or stop such deals. As any changes to UK regulation will Steve Bannon (who has since been agreement not to seek regime removed from the White House) change. But then what? The US tional Trade is even worse - with things stand, disputes in the Wallo- threaten the ease with which goods It has become popular to describe one in nine meetings being held with nian region of Belgium will have can be sold into Europe. Some fi- and his nationalist wing of the White and South Korea are not giving up the current situation on the Korean House were present. A second major joint military exercises until, at a business, most of it very big. Again, more power over a final EU-UK nancial institutions will want so- Peninsula as a "slow motion Cuban finance has done well - eight meet- trade deal than British MPs. Big busi- called "passporting right" so they difference is that the Cuban crisis minimum, tensions have been dra- Missile Crisis". The temptation to was handled largely in private save matically reduced. Kim is unlikely ings with big bank HSBC, six with ness is clearly being given more in- can continue to operate across the do so is understandable since there Barclays, and six with KPMG, as well formation, access and opportunities EU border. But for many other busi- for the naval "embargo". Most leaks to pause his weapon's development are significant similarities between appeared to be intentional. By con- for a pledge of no regime change so as seven meetings with oil giant BP for influence than the rest of us. nesses, the potential to cut regula- the two. For instance, both occurred Nick Dearden is the direc- and five with big pharmaceutical Unless we can prize open this pro- tion outside of the EU will undoubt- trast, the North Korean crisis has long as US forces remain on the because the militarily weaker power been handled mostly in public with Korean Peninsula. And then there tor of UK campaigning organ- corporation GlaxoSmithKline. This cess, a big business Brexit risks turn- edly appeal. In fact, financial insti- made a strategic move to even the gives us some idea who Britain will ing us into bargain basement Brit- tutions might want to divide up their (often-contradictory) statements by is the true elephant in the room. isation Global Justice Now. balance. In 1962, the Soviets tried administration officials and (often Kim says he will never give up his be batting for post-Brexit - big fi- ain. What is being discussed in the operations, allowing a non-EU en- to sneak missiles into range of the nance, big energy, big pharmaceuti- ministerial meetings? We're not al- tity the ability to trade toxic finan- unscripted) comments and tweets by nuclear weapons and indeed this is a United States to offset their lack of President Trump that seem to be requirement in the North Korean Big business claims that it is being cals. Civil society only had five ded- lowed to know, but next week, the cial instruments not allowed in the reliable intercontinental ballistic icated meetings with Liam Fox's De- government will introduce the Great EU. Allowing American low-stan- aimed directly at Kim Jung-un. Pri- constitution. President Trump and ignored in the Brexit process. But missiles (ICBM). Today, North Ko- vately conveyed positions can be his three predecessors have insisted research released today suggests that partment for International Trade - Repeal Bill into parliament - a gi- dard food into the UK - chickens rea is undertaking an accelerated out of 318 meetings altogether. gantic piece of legislation which washed in chlorine, beef pumped modified or even abandoned. Public he do so. Even if this could be kicked this is far from true. In fact, while ICBM and associated nuclear war- positions are harder to climb down down the road, it is unlikely that small business, trade unions and pub- Worse still, some of these organisa- aims to translate all current EU law with hormones, GM wheat - might head programme to deter the over- tions are actually pro-business into British law. This will entail much be disastrous for British farmers, but from. It is essential that the Trump the US would agree to begin negoti- lic interest groups may be margina- whelming conventional and nuclear Administration get its act together, ations while missile and nuclear tests lised, large corporations are getting groups advocating ultra-free market more than just changing the acro- big food businesses will see the pos- superiority of the US. Yet, there policies including the Adam Smith nym EU to UK. It means leaving sibility it provides to make cheap- fill key empty positions and estab- continue. So the question may come plenty of access to government are critical differences that make the lish a working national security team down to this: Can a combination of ministers. They're determined to Institute and the Legatum Institute. many institutions which allow for er, worse-quality food. The British North Korean situation more intrac- Legatum is an influential think-tank, enforcement and keep them up-to- government has repeatedly refused structure. Perhaps it is only in hind- sanctions and Chinese and US pres- make sure that any type of Brexit table. To begin with, this is the first sight that the resolution of the Cu- sure get Kim to halt testing and start becomes a big business Brexit. The funded by a Dubai-based private in- date. The Repeal Bill will also give to give the public a "running com- foreign policy crisis of the seven- vestment group, which advocates the government extraordinary pow- mentary" on its position in the Brex- ban crisis seems so obvious. It was negotiations? If not, the impasse research, based on a disclosed list of month old Trump Administration. clear from the beginning that will remain, and the danger of war government meetings between Oc- the unilateral removal of agricultural ers - named Henry VIII powers af- it negotiations. But big business is By the time of the Cuban missile tariffs and quotas, a move which ter our notorious renaissance mon- clearly being given more informa- Kennedy could not and would not will not abate. In the meantime, it tober 2016 and March 2017, shows crisis, the Kennedy Administration allow the Russian missiles to stay in is essential that the Trump Admin- that one in six ministerial meetings would destroy small farmers in the arch best known for beheading his tion, access and opportunities for had endured the Bay of Pigs fiasco, UK. There couldn't be a greater con- wives - to make important decisions. influence than the rest of us. Unless Cuba. And it was clear the "embar- istration get its act together, fill key in David Davis' Department for a shaky meeting with Nikita Khrush- go" could prevent further deliveries empty positions and establish a Exiting the EU over the last six trast between the role big business Big business surely has something we can prize open this process, a big chev in Vienna and the erection of has been given and the power of to say on this potential to shred business Brexit risks turning us into while air strikes would likely destroy working national security team months has been with business, the the Berlin Wall. President John F those already there. The genius was structure. vast majority big corporations. In Britain's elected representatives. various pieces of social and envi- bargain basement Britain. Kennedy had learned which individ- (Aljazeera) finding a set of actions that would (Aljazeera) I n South Sudan, mock trials are more By Arijit Sen 0 years on from independence, state torture is still prevalent in India. It's time to legitimate enact anti-torture laws.

etative state," says Loitongbam. ritorial claims has given rise to near- had been brutally tortured by the umented the human rights violations "That's the first impression of tor- ly 30 active groups that aim to se- arresting party. "A rod was inserted committed during the operation. than real ones ture that still stays with me". In July cede the state from India. Security up my anus and vigorously stirred According to its report, hundreds of 2000, 23-year-old Pranam was forces in the region use this per- thereby causing severe pain and villagers were tortured; subjected to picked up by Indian paramilitary ceived threat to arrest, detain and bleeding," he said. "The wooden rod electric shocks, mock executions, By Andrew Bogrand tal challenges of life and justice in a forces in Manipur without any warn- torture alleged supporters of "the broke inside my anus. Chilli powder roller treatment, suspension and failed state. By most accounts, the Arijit Sen is a human ing or explanation. He was never resistance" with impunity. In Oc- was also applied to my eyes, anus beatings. Almost three decades lat- strikingly inhumane levels of vio- rights researcher. officially charged with a crime, but tober 2000, only two months after and genitals as a result of which I er, the victims of Operation Blue- Charged with raping five foreign aid lence in South Sudan render useless he was suspected of "supporting an his arrest, Pranam attended a ses- could not urinate." This incident bird, just like Pranam and Manora- workers and killing their colleague any restorative model of forward- Indian human rights defender Babloo armed group", so he was detained sion held by the Independent Peo- was not the first or the last of its ma, still await justice. last summer, soldiers from the South looking reconciliation, such as those Loitongbam, who witnessed numer- and tortured. Thanks to the coura- ples' Inquiry Commission (IPIC) set kind in Manipur. In July 2004, only Torture spreading Sudan military are facing their ac- employed in South Africa. At this ous instances of torture by Manipur geous efforts of a handful of human up to inquire into human rights vio- four years after Pranam's ordeal, 32- The northeast's experience with cusers in a closed-door military point, justice — or, at least, the security forces over the years, says rights defenders and lawyers, after lations in Manipur. Barely able to year-old Thangjam Manorama Devi torture is not unique. In April this court this month in Juba. The al- hope for an end to the impunity — that he has a particularly vivid mem- over two weeks of torture, he was walk, Pranam was determined to was taken from her house in the dead year, an 11-second clip showing a leged attack, and the government has become a prerequisite for peace. ory of one victim: Khuraijam Pran- freed. In India's northeastern state narrate to the commission how he of the night by members of the In- Kashmiri man bound to the front of of South Sudan’s questionable re- This is evidenced by the popularity am Singh. "His intestine was dan- of Manipur, this incident isn't the was stripped, his hands and legs were dian para-military forces for alleg- an army jeep in Indian-administered sponse, received widespread con- of the mock trials and public fo- gling out of his stomach. He was a first of its kind. Resistance against tied together and his body was turned edly working for an armed group. Kashmir was widely shared on so- demnation. Given the high visibili- rums: There are no formally trained young man and in a completely veg- alleged Indian domination and ter- upside down. The then 23-year-old The next day, her badly mutilated cial media. A sign reading, "I am a ty of the case, the soldiers are not judges in the audience, and partici- dead body was found only three ki- stone pelter" was attached to the the only ones facing trial. In the pants presumably know that the lometres away from her house. Her man's chest. According to witness world’s newest country, the govern- perpetrators are unlikely to ever genitals were covered with bullet statements, the man, later identi- ment’s ability to administer justice face prosecution. Yet, victims still ETTER TO THE EDITOR wounds, in an alleged attempt to fied as 26-year-old Farooq Ahmad is also being judged. Unfortunately, share their stories. It might be the L while the fate of the soldiers is un- case that self-expression is more cover up any evidence of rape. In Dar, was driven around in this posi- the absence of necessary checks, tion for five hours across 17 villag- clear, the verdict on the government cathartic than any courtroom ritu- torture follows a constant, some- es. The officer responsible was re- is all but determined. The rule of al. This is partly the rationale be- times cyclical pattern. It repeats it- warded for "his for sustained efforts law is nonexistent in South Sudan hind the Russian rights group Me- self in different locations, with the in counterinsurgency operations". and mass rape remains a tool of war. morial, which focuses on recording same, or aggravated cruelty. A mili- This was not an isolated incident. The high degree of international ad- abuses under the Soviet Union, and tary inquiry into the incident, which In 2010, the cables released by vocacy that motivated the govern- the work of a forensics organiza- took place in 2004 but made its find- Wikileaks exposed torture being ment of South Sudan to convene the tion collecting testimonies from the Want insecurityuprooted ings public a decade later, unearthed used an integral part of India's ef- military court, including pressure Guatemalan genocide. At the very the horrors Manorama endured be- forts to keep Kashmir under con- from Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R- least, some victims in South Sudan N.J.), has not created a process to are finding a way forward through Security situation has deteriorated in some parts of the country in recent months. fore her death. The inquiry report trol. Today, torture in Indian-admin- said that Manorama, who was istered Kashmir, just like Manipur, ensure justice for South Sudanese public testimony that is uniquely Civilian as well as military casualties have surged. Taliban and other militant outfits "clutching on to her mother Khu- remains an open secret. The neces- victims. There is no serious politi- South Sudanese, even if the efforts maleima", was dragged out scream- sity for anti-torture laws cal will, let alone resources, to re- are guided by Shakespearean actors. have mounted their group and suicide attacks recently. solve their cases. The court is little The government should beef up security by adopting new plans and measures. ing "Ima Ima Khamu (mother, Back in 1955, the Indian army Of course, South Sudan’s nascent mother please stop them)". The brought war and bloodletting to the more than a show trial for Western civil society is woefully unequipped These measures should include increasing of intelligence operations. The international disturbing report documented in de- Naga Hills region in northeastern governments. But not all endeavors to fully address the scope of abuse community should also prove that they are honest in fight against militants and should tail the torture initially carried out India in an effort to stop national- to deliver justice in South Sudan are or prevent the country’s downward equip Afghan security forces with modern weapons. inside her house. She was taken to a ist and secessionist movements by a “sham,” as the South Sudan Hu- trajectory alone. The pool of vic- room and her helpless brother man- Naga tribes. Nagas, who wanted to man Rights Observatory has referred tims is essentially endless and ef- Rishad Ahmadi, Hese Se Khairkhana, Kabul aged to catch a glimpse of Manora- remain autonomous after India's in- to the case of the soldiers. Ironical- forts to monitor human rights abus- ma, her hands behind her back, while dependence, were subjected to bru- ly, one of the more legitimate ef- es are inhibited by ongoing fighting a plain-clothes officer inserted a tal methods of village regrouping forts involves a troupe of South and an increasingly paranoid gov- kitchen knife under her underwear. that mirrored British operations in Sudanese playwrights who adminis- ernment. Public forums are rudimen- Unfortunately, it is easy to guess the Malaya. Communities and families ter their own mock trials. Their tary and risk dissolving into mob verdict of the Army Court of Inqui- were torn apart. In 1958, desperate work should be instructive in the justice. But the international com- ry. Not one person has been pun- to take the region under full con- search for peace. The troupe, a munity could better support these ished for this crime so far. The gov- trol, the government passed the dra- Shakespearean theater company imperfect efforts. While many lo- ernment has used the armed strug- conian Armed Forces Special Pow- that achieved minor fame in Lon- cal activists have fled, those that gle to normalise torture and impu- ers Act (AFSPA), giving the armed don, has transformed itself into a remain could use better training and nity in this part of India. forces wide powers to arrest, shoot, roving citizen forum where partici- more robust protection when they Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must On July 1987, the Indian Army car- kill, occupy and destroy property pants air grievances, host mock tri- discuss and expose violations. Do- have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: ried out a military operation dubbed in the Naga Hills with impunity. The als and share potential ideas for rep- nor organizations should consider [email protected] "Bluebird" at the Manipur village of scope of this act was later extended arations. The forums are immense- repurposing funds allocated for im- Oinam. The operation was in retal- to other conflict ridden states in- ly popular, especially in South plementing the stillborn 2015 peace iation for an attack on an army post cluding Manipur and Kashmir. In Sudan’s remote villages. Their ef- agreement into support for public by the members of an armed group time, AFSPA among other "lawless forts are supported by other remark- forums, hearings and domestic hu- that left nine soldiers dead. It re- laws" became the root cause of im- able grass-roots organizations, in- man rights research. And the South Disclaimer: mains one of the worst instances of punity and torture in India. In 1997, cluding a youth network of 200 Sudan “troika” — comprising the India attacking its own citizens. India signed the United Nations trained volunteers, who collect tes- U.S., United Kingdom and Norwe- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are Houses were burned, schools and Convention Against Torture and timonies and provide grief counsel- gian governments — should use churches dismantled and villagers Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading ing across the country. While the their considerable leverage to push those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or forced into hard labour. Several Treatment or Punishment, but is yet military court has earned more me- for war crimes documentation, in- women were raped in public and 14 to ratify it. dia attention, these playwrights, art- cluding through regional bodies. It opinions of the Afghanistan Times. villagers brutally killed. Amnesty (Aljazeera) ists and activists are working behind is past time to change course in International comprehensively doc- the scenes to get to the fundamen- South Sudan. (WP) MONDAY.AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

However, as for the global econo- struggle in the future to meet ris- my, the United States reported a ing global demands. On Sunday, 2.6 percent year-on-year econom- global market research firm ic growth rate in the second quar- Moody’s released an economic ter of this year compared to a year preview stating the country’s in- earlier, while Europe grew 2.5 per- dustrial production likely im- cent. Korea’s neighboring country proved 0.5 percent year-on-year of Japan marked a surprising 4 in July after falling 0.3 percent in Despite the global economy see- the currently healthy global econ- percent growth rate, while China June. “Even though global tech de- ing positive growth this year, Ko- omy. The central bank announced saw a 6.9 percent year-on-year mand is buoyant, Korean manu- rea’s economic bounce back ap- that the Composite Consumer Sen- growth. The Korean economy did, facturers have faced mediocre pears to be marred by continuous timent Index in August fell to 109.9, however, show signs of growth the manufacturing growth, at best,“ political disruptions with the down 1.3 points from July. The Venezuelans on Saturday took to "U.S. government aggression," the sures are "carefully calibrated to first half of this year, thanks to Moody’s report said. ”We expect North Korean regime’s nuclear BOK analyzed that the North the expansion of world trade, the production to improve in the sec- the streets to protest economic leader of the United Socialist Par- deny the Maduro dictatorship a threats, as well as China’s war Korean nuclear issue is a factor in sanctions imposed by the U.S. ty of Venezuela (PSUV), Dario critical source of financing to main- stabilization of international oil ond half since domestic demand against the deployment of the consumer sentiment decline prices exports and favorable expec- has improved and the global econ- government on the South Ameri- Vivas, said in a televised statement. tain its illegitimate rule." THAAD, data showed. Accord- which, coupled with China‘s re- can country. Supporters of Vene- The executive order signed by Also on Saturday, Venezuela tations for the new President omy remains healthy.“ ing to data recently released by the taliatory measures to retaliate Moon Jae-in administration. Lo- (Reuters) zuelan President Nicolas Maduro U.S. President Donald Trump began a nationwide military drill Bank of Korea, escalating economic against the peninsula for THAAD, and the ruling socialist party ral- "prohibits dealings in new debt and designed to "keep the country bat- cal experts also point out that the hurdles caused by North Korea’s could hold back the country’s eco- increase in Korea’s exports is large- lied in the capital city of Caracas, equity issued by the government tle ready in case of a foreign inva- missile threats and China’s black- nomic recovery. Korea’s gross do- marching from the central Plaza of Venezuela and its state oil com- sion." The drill was planned after ly concentrated on semiconduc- balling of Korean goods and prod- mestic product grew 1.1 percent tors, which is on pace for 16 per- Venezuela to Paseo Los Proceres, pany" and also prohibits dividend Trump's remarks that he would ucts amid continued disputes re- in the first quarter, up 1.1 percent a street honoring heroes of nation- payments to the South American not rule out a "military option" in cent growth this year. However, garding the government’s deploy- from a year earlier, and also rose industry experts also caution that al independence in Latin American country's government. In announc- Venezuela to oust Maduro from ment of the Terminal High Alti- 0.6 percent in the second quarter countries. ing the new sanctions on Friday, power. the country’s semiconductors sec- tude Area Defense system, Korea‘s thanks to increased consumer tor remains vulnerable as it will Protesters rejected the latest the White House said these mea- (AP) economic growth remains slow in spending and capital investment. USwatersdownHezbollah sanctionstosupport PM calls for Lebanon'sfragileeconomy encouraging tax culture nalysts told Beirut to not be complacent as Trump's future stance on Iran's allies cannot be predicted to boost national Recessionwatch:Wall economy street 'inpre-bubble KARACHI: Prime Minister Sha- hid Khaqan Abbasi called for ex- panding the tax base, besides en- stage,' bankers warn couraging the tax-paying culture to boost the national economy. The As the US stock market becomes ily bear hazards for the non-finan- pansion and sluggish labor market prime minister made these remarks increasingly expensive, concerns cial sector, the bond market dy- suggest that financials might be in during a meeting with a delegation are rife regarding its weak correla- namics and the looming debt ceil- a bubble stage. “Equities have be- of prominent businessmen, led by tion with macroeconomic funda- ing risks might be a tipping point come less correlated with FX, FX Muhammad Ali Tabba which called mentals, suggesting the economy for the entire economy. The big- has become less correlated with on him here at the Governor House is in its pre-bubble stage, empha- gest banks, including Morgan Stan- rates, and everything has become on Saturday. The prime minister sized by the Wall Street banks re- ley, HSBC and Citigroup have less sensitive to oil,” Andrew Sheets of Morgan Stanley wrote said the Pakistan Muslim League cently decreasing their exposure to warned that the ongoing rally in government had already started the risk. Kristian Rouz – As Hurricane the financial markets is not based in a note. Both the US stock and bond markets might be on the verge reforms process to facilitate ease Harvey ravages the US Gulf Coast, on solid macroeconomic funda- of doing business in the country. another catastrophe might be brew- mentals and is purely speculative. of massive declines as the current ing on Wall Street, where the larg- Highly-priced assets have gained situation is increasingly reminis- "Our government has focused on est financial enterprises are brac- in value in the past eight months cent of that in 2007. Ten years ago, expanding infrastructure, including ing for an end of the current mar- because investors and traders per- just before the Great Recession road network and power projects ket expansion cycle. Whilst a ceive higher market volatility as an shattered the global economy, as- that are a pre-requisite for a ro- downturn in bank trading and lend- opportunity to capitalize on, how- sets were priced based on indus- bust economy," he said. He said ing operations might not necessar- ever, the mediocre economic ex- try performance and risk factors, the business community was wel- rather than solid macro data. come to provide tangible advice and (BBC) out-of-the-box solutions to help Proposals to impose tighter sanc- deem Lebanese banks too risky to who could be targeted and is no strengthen Pakistan's economy. He militant attacks earlier this year, tions on Hezbollah have been al- do business with. This would un- longer seen as affecting the whole said the CPEC (China Pakistan but that more needed to be done. tered to allay fears of major dam- dermine the economy, which re- of Lebanon's Shia Muslim popu- Economic Corridor) projects were Dreadful welcome for visitors age to Lebanon's economy. The lies on dollar deposits transferred lation. the country's lifeline and business British Airways “It is a dreadful welcome for move is a sign that Washington is from expatriate Lebanese. Leba- Iran-backed Hezbollah a ma- community should take their full visitors to the UK to be faced with taking concerns about Lebanon's non's government, central bank and jor foe of US advantage. Prime Minister Abbasi a packed immigration hall and the stability seriously, banking and private banks have lobbied US The powerful Iran-backed, emphasised more frequent inter- prospect of a frustrating delay to political sources told Reuters. But politicians and banks hard this year Shia Hezbollah is in Lebanon's del- actions between the government calls on UK to the start of their holiday or busi- banking figures also said that Leb- to persuade Washington to balance icate national unity government and the business community. ness trip. It adds insult to injury anese authorities should not be its tough anti-Hezbollah stance but is also classified as a terrorist Thanking the prime minister, the when you're stuck in a queue but complacent as US President with the need to preserve stabili- group by Washington. US officials business delegation said their com- tackle long can see numerous gates which just Donald Trump's future stance on ty. Their main message has been say Hezbollah is funded not just munity was ever willing to sup- aren't being used.” An interior min- Iran and its allies cannot be pre- that the last thing needed by the by Iran but by networks of Leba- port the government in all its en- istry spokesman quoted by The dicted, and the bill won't be dis- United States, which backs the nese and international individuals deavours to increase exports. The Telegraph and other media accused cussed and voted on until autumn Lebanese army in its fight against and businesses. The US Hezbol- delegation Omprised Fawad An- airport queues BA of exaggerating. “This signifi- when Congress reconvenes, Reu- Islamic State and other militants lah International Financing Preven- war, Zain Bashir, Jawed Happy, cantly misrepresents the experi- ters reported. When drafts said to spilling over from Syria, is anoth- tion Act of 2015 aimed to sever Asif Tata, Shahid Surti, Shehzad ence of the vast majority of pas- be US plans for extended anti- er failed state in the Middle East. the group's funding routes around Ahmed. Miftah Ismaeel, Special British Airways (BA) has called on UK border authorities to address sengers arriving at Heathrow this Hezbollah legislation circulated in Their efforts may have the world, and in July Republican Assistant to the Prime Minister “serious inefficiencies” causing long delays at airport immigration con- summer,” he was quoted as say- Lebanon earlier this year, local worked. The draft law submitted and Democratic lawmakers pro- on Economic Affairs, was also trols ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union. BA said difficul- ing. “More than 99 percent of Brit- media warned of dire consequenc- to Congress in late July does not posed amendments to strengthen present during the meeting. Earli- ties processing passengers after a new electronic gate system was intro- ish and European passengers ar- es for Lebanon's fragile economy include the main elements that had it. Banking sources said the 2017 er, acting Governor of Sindh Agha duced last year were causing long waits in queues, sometimes of more riving at Heathrow are dealt with and fractious sectarian politics. caused what one banking source amendments do not significantly Siraj Durrani called on Prime Min- than an hour. During the busy holiday period this was made more within 25 minutes. For passengers The main concern for Lebanese called "anxiety" in Beirut. Finan- tighten the original legislation, the ister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and frustrating by immigration gates being closed, the airline said. “With from outside the European Eco- authorities is that US correspon- cial sources told Reuters the pro- initial shock of which Lebanon has discussed matters relating to the Brexit just round the corner, more than ever, the UK needs to show that nomic Area, 87 percent of passen- dent banks, which face huge fines posed anti-Hezbollah legislation, absorbed, and are unlikely to have overall political situation as well it's an easy place to travel to,” it said in a statement. BA said it support- gers have been dealt with within if found to be dealing with sanc- when compared with earlier draft a major impact if they become law. as development projects of Sindh. ed the interior ministry's efforts to step up security, after a series of 45 minutes,” he said. (WP) tioned people or companies, might proposals, is more specific about (CNN) (Tribune) Barcelonaattack dentstravel stocks asglobal sell-off spreadstoEurope European travel stocks fell sharply in early trading on Friday banks, down 1.2 percent, with tial Chinese buyer sent its after a deadly attack in tourist hotspot Barcelona, with investors Deutsche Bank and BNP Parib- shares soaring this week. The also increasingly concerned the Trump administration was fray- as among the worst performers. European earnings season was ing at the seams. Though company news was drawing to a close, with 86 per- As a global sell-off spread, the pan-European STOXX 600 was thin on the ground, earnings cent of second-quarter compa- down 0.9 percent by 0725 GMT, with blue-chips down 1 percent, drove some moves. Dutch stor- ny reports through. following falls in Asian and US stocks overnight. Travel and age firm Vopak fell 4.5 percent Some 60 percent of these leisure stocks led sector losers, down 1.4 percent, with airlines after it said profit would be 5 to have beaten or met expecta- the worst-performing as investors dropped stocks exposed to 10 percent lower this year than tions, and earnings estimates tourist flows. last due to lower occupancy were trending up, though they Easyjet, Ryanair, British Airways owner IAG and Lufthansa rates. were still negative overall after were down 2.3 to 3.2 percent. Spanish airport company AENA Fiat Chrysler fell 1.5 percent being revised down sharply fell 2 percent after Thursday’s attack, in which a suspected mili- after Guangzhou Automobile since the start of earnings sea- tant drove a van into crowds in central Barcelona, killing 13 peo- denied it was planning to take son due to concerns about a ple. An electronic stock board shows the Hang Seng Index at a over the Italian carmaker. stronger euro. bank in Hong Kong, Aug. 18, 2017. The risk-off moves also hit Speculation over a poten- (Reuters) MONDAY.AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

However, as for the global econo- struggle in the future to meet ris- my, the United States reported a ing global demands. On Sunday, 2.6 percent year-on-year econom- global market research firm ic growth rate in the second quar- Moody’s released an economic ter of this year compared to a year preview stating the country’s in- earlier, while Europe grew 2.5 per- dustrial production likely im- cent. Korea’s neighboring country proved 0.5 percent year-on-year of Japan marked a surprising 4 in July after falling 0.3 percent in Despite the global economy see- the currently healthy global econ- percent growth rate, while China June. “Even though global tech de- ing positive growth this year, Ko- omy. The central bank announced saw a 6.9 percent year-on-year mand is buoyant, Korean manu- rea’s economic bounce back ap- that the Composite Consumer Sen- growth. The Korean economy did, facturers have faced mediocre pears to be marred by continuous timent Index in August fell to 109.9, however, show signs of growth the manufacturing growth, at best,“ political disruptions with the down 1.3 points from July. The Venezuelans on Saturday took to "U.S. government aggression," the sures are "carefully calibrated to first half of this year, thanks to Moody’s report said. ”We expect North Korean regime’s nuclear BOK analyzed that the North the expansion of world trade, the production to improve in the sec- the streets to protest economic leader of the United Socialist Par- deny the Maduro dictatorship a threats, as well as China’s war Korean nuclear issue is a factor in sanctions imposed by the U.S. ty of Venezuela (PSUV), Dario critical source of financing to main- stabilization of international oil ond half since domestic demand against the deployment of the consumer sentiment decline prices exports and favorable expec- has improved and the global econ- government on the South Ameri- Vivas, said in a televised statement. tain its illegitimate rule." THAAD, data showed. Accord- which, coupled with China‘s re- can country. Supporters of Vene- The executive order signed by Also on Saturday, Venezuela tations for the new President omy remains healthy.“ ing to data recently released by the taliatory measures to retaliate Moon Jae-in administration. Lo- (Reuters) zuelan President Nicolas Maduro U.S. President Donald Trump began a nationwide military drill Bank of Korea, escalating economic against the peninsula for THAAD, and the ruling socialist party ral- "prohibits dealings in new debt and designed to "keep the country bat- cal experts also point out that the hurdles caused by North Korea’s could hold back the country’s eco- increase in Korea’s exports is large- lied in the capital city of Caracas, equity issued by the government tle ready in case of a foreign inva- missile threats and China’s black- nomic recovery. Korea’s gross do- marching from the central Plaza of Venezuela and its state oil com- sion." The drill was planned after ly concentrated on semiconduc- balling of Korean goods and prod- mestic product grew 1.1 percent tors, which is on pace for 16 per- Venezuela to Paseo Los Proceres, pany" and also prohibits dividend Trump's remarks that he would ucts amid continued disputes re- in the first quarter, up 1.1 percent a street honoring heroes of nation- payments to the South American not rule out a "military option" in cent growth this year. However, garding the government’s deploy- from a year earlier, and also rose industry experts also caution that al independence in Latin American country's government. In announc- Venezuela to oust Maduro from ment of the Terminal High Alti- 0.6 percent in the second quarter countries. ing the new sanctions on Friday, power. the country’s semiconductors sec- tude Area Defense system, Korea‘s thanks to increased consumer tor remains vulnerable as it will Protesters rejected the latest the White House said these mea- (AP) economic growth remains slow in spending and capital investment. USwatersdownHezbollah sanctionstosupport PM calls for Lebanon'sfragileeconomy encouraging tax culture nalysts told Beirut to not be complacent as Trump's future stance on Iran's allies cannot be predicted to boost national Recessionwatch:Wall economy street 'inpre-bubble KARACHI: Prime Minister Sha- hid Khaqan Abbasi called for ex- panding the tax base, besides en- stage,' bankers warn couraging the tax-paying culture to boost the national economy. The As the US stock market becomes ily bear hazards for the non-finan- pansion and sluggish labor market prime minister made these remarks increasingly expensive, concerns cial sector, the bond market dy- suggest that financials might be in during a meeting with a delegation are rife regarding its weak correla- namics and the looming debt ceil- a bubble stage. “Equities have be- of prominent businessmen, led by tion with macroeconomic funda- ing risks might be a tipping point come less correlated with FX, FX Muhammad Ali Tabba which called mentals, suggesting the economy for the entire economy. The big- has become less correlated with on him here at the Governor House is in its pre-bubble stage, empha- gest banks, including Morgan Stan- rates, and everything has become on Saturday. The prime minister sized by the Wall Street banks re- ley, HSBC and Citigroup have less sensitive to oil,” Andrew Sheets of Morgan Stanley wrote said the Pakistan Muslim League cently decreasing their exposure to warned that the ongoing rally in government had already started the risk. Kristian Rouz – As Hurricane the financial markets is not based in a note. Both the US stock and bond markets might be on the verge reforms process to facilitate ease Harvey ravages the US Gulf Coast, on solid macroeconomic funda- of doing business in the country. another catastrophe might be brew- mentals and is purely speculative. of massive declines as the current ing on Wall Street, where the larg- Highly-priced assets have gained situation is increasingly reminis- "Our government has focused on est financial enterprises are brac- in value in the past eight months cent of that in 2007. Ten years ago, expanding infrastructure, including ing for an end of the current mar- because investors and traders per- just before the Great Recession road network and power projects ket expansion cycle. Whilst a ceive higher market volatility as an shattered the global economy, as- that are a pre-requisite for a ro- downturn in bank trading and lend- opportunity to capitalize on, how- sets were priced based on indus- bust economy," he said. He said ing operations might not necessar- ever, the mediocre economic ex- try performance and risk factors, the business community was wel- rather than solid macro data. come to provide tangible advice and (BBC) out-of-the-box solutions to help Proposals to impose tighter sanc- deem Lebanese banks too risky to who could be targeted and is no strengthen Pakistan's economy. He militant attacks earlier this year, tions on Hezbollah have been al- do business with. This would un- longer seen as affecting the whole said the CPEC (China Pakistan but that more needed to be done. tered to allay fears of major dam- dermine the economy, which re- of Lebanon's Shia Muslim popu- Economic Corridor) projects were Dreadful welcome for visitors age to Lebanon's economy. The lies on dollar deposits transferred lation. the country's lifeline and business British Airways “It is a dreadful welcome for move is a sign that Washington is from expatriate Lebanese. Leba- Iran-backed Hezbollah a ma- community should take their full visitors to the UK to be faced with taking concerns about Lebanon's non's government, central bank and jor foe of US advantage. Prime Minister Abbasi a packed immigration hall and the stability seriously, banking and private banks have lobbied US The powerful Iran-backed, emphasised more frequent inter- prospect of a frustrating delay to political sources told Reuters. But politicians and banks hard this year Shia Hezbollah is in Lebanon's del- actions between the government calls on UK to the start of their holiday or busi- banking figures also said that Leb- to persuade Washington to balance icate national unity government and the business community. ness trip. It adds insult to injury anese authorities should not be its tough anti-Hezbollah stance but is also classified as a terrorist Thanking the prime minister, the when you're stuck in a queue but complacent as US President with the need to preserve stabili- group by Washington. US officials business delegation said their com- tackle long can see numerous gates which just Donald Trump's future stance on ty. Their main message has been say Hezbollah is funded not just munity was ever willing to sup- aren't being used.” An interior min- Iran and its allies cannot be pre- that the last thing needed by the by Iran but by networks of Leba- port the government in all its en- istry spokesman quoted by The dicted, and the bill won't be dis- United States, which backs the nese and international individuals deavours to increase exports. The Telegraph and other media accused cussed and voted on until autumn Lebanese army in its fight against and businesses. The US Hezbol- delegation Omprised Fawad An- airport queues BA of exaggerating. “This signifi- when Congress reconvenes, Reu- Islamic State and other militants lah International Financing Preven- war, Zain Bashir, Jawed Happy, cantly misrepresents the experi- ters reported. When drafts said to spilling over from Syria, is anoth- tion Act of 2015 aimed to sever Asif Tata, Shahid Surti, Shehzad ence of the vast majority of pas- be US plans for extended anti- er failed state in the Middle East. the group's funding routes around Ahmed. Miftah Ismaeel, Special British Airways (BA) has called on UK border authorities to address sengers arriving at Heathrow this Hezbollah legislation circulated in Their efforts may have the world, and in July Republican Assistant to the Prime Minister “serious inefficiencies” causing long delays at airport immigration con- summer,” he was quoted as say- Lebanon earlier this year, local worked. The draft law submitted and Democratic lawmakers pro- on Economic Affairs, was also trols ahead of Britain's exit from the European Union. BA said difficul- ing. “More than 99 percent of Brit- media warned of dire consequenc- to Congress in late July does not posed amendments to strengthen present during the meeting. Earli- ties processing passengers after a new electronic gate system was intro- ish and European passengers ar- es for Lebanon's fragile economy include the main elements that had it. Banking sources said the 2017 er, acting Governor of Sindh Agha duced last year were causing long waits in queues, sometimes of more riving at Heathrow are dealt with and fractious sectarian politics. caused what one banking source amendments do not significantly Siraj Durrani called on Prime Min- than an hour. During the busy holiday period this was made more within 25 minutes. For passengers The main concern for Lebanese called "anxiety" in Beirut. Finan- tighten the original legislation, the ister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and frustrating by immigration gates being closed, the airline said. “With from outside the European Eco- authorities is that US correspon- cial sources told Reuters the pro- initial shock of which Lebanon has discussed matters relating to the Brexit just round the corner, more than ever, the UK needs to show that nomic Area, 87 percent of passen- dent banks, which face huge fines posed anti-Hezbollah legislation, absorbed, and are unlikely to have overall political situation as well it's an easy place to travel to,” it said in a statement. BA said it support- gers have been dealt with within if found to be dealing with sanc- when compared with earlier draft a major impact if they become law. as development projects of Sindh. ed the interior ministry's efforts to step up security, after a series of 45 minutes,” he said. (WP) tioned people or companies, might proposals, is more specific about (CNN) (Tribune) Barcelonaattack dentstravel stocks asglobal sell-off spreadstoEurope European travel stocks fell sharply in early trading on Friday banks, down 1.2 percent, with tial Chinese buyer sent its after a deadly attack in tourist hotspot Barcelona, with investors Deutsche Bank and BNP Parib- shares soaring this week. The also increasingly concerned the Trump administration was fray- as among the worst performers. European earnings season was ing at the seams. Though company news was drawing to a close, with 86 per- As a global sell-off spread, the pan-European STOXX 600 was thin on the ground, earnings cent of second-quarter compa- down 0.9 percent by 0725 GMT, with blue-chips down 1 percent, drove some moves. Dutch stor- ny reports through. following falls in Asian and US stocks overnight. Travel and age firm Vopak fell 4.5 percent Some 60 percent of these leisure stocks led sector losers, down 1.4 percent, with airlines after it said profit would be 5 to have beaten or met expecta- the worst-performing as investors dropped stocks exposed to 10 percent lower this year than tions, and earnings estimates tourist flows. last due to lower occupancy were trending up, though they Easyjet, Ryanair, British Airways owner IAG and Lufthansa rates. were still negative overall after were down 2.3 to 3.2 percent. Spanish airport company AENA Fiat Chrysler fell 1.5 percent being revised down sharply fell 2 percent after Thursday’s attack, in which a suspected mili- after Guangzhou Automobile since the start of earnings sea- tant drove a van into crowds in central Barcelona, killing 13 peo- denied it was planning to take son due to concerns about a ple. An electronic stock board shows the Hang Seng Index at a over the Italian carmaker. stronger euro. bank in Hong Kong, Aug. 18, 2017. The risk-off moves also hit Speculation over a poten- (Reuters) MONDAY.AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio quote Titanic lines to each other esides Titanic, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have also featured in the 2008 film Revolutionary Road.

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash hishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Mehra and Producer Arjun N. Bachchan, and Aaradhya Bachchan Kapoor, the makers of Fanney Khan return from Allahabad after immers- have rubbished the rumours of Aish- ing Aishwarya father's ashesCelebs warya Rai Bachchan being upset over grace Vogue Beauty Awards the casting of R Madhavan oppo- 2017Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and site her. Rakeysh Omprakash Me- others snapped at the airportAish- hra, in a statement, said, `It is quite warya Rai Bachchan and her daugh- unfortunate that such false and base- ter Aaradhya Bachchan depart for less stories are created to grab at- LondonAishwarya Rai Bachchan tention. There is zero truth to that, graces the music launch of 'Hruday- we are all a team and Fanney Khan antar' Earlier, a news portal had is a dear project to the whole team.` reported that for the last couple of Arjun N. Kapoor of KriArj Enter- weeks the producers of the film have tainment added: `There are some been locked in a bitter struggle to stories doing the rounds about dis- find the right hero opposite Aish- agreement in casting for the film. warya Rai Bachchan. It said that Who will be the We want to put the record straight there was a choice between R and deny any such so called compe- Madhavan and RajKummar Rao with tition or discord amongst the mak- Aishwarya opting for Rajkummar ers.` He said the cast, including Aish- Rao with Mehra insisting on Madha- leading lady of warya Rai Bachchan and Anil van. `The discussions kept going on Kapoor, are `deep into prep for their till the solution was finally cracked Kate Winslet has said that she and Nawazuddin Siddiqui misses the times we do quote the odd ‘Titan- roles and as thorough professionals late on Wednesday afternoon - and her long-time friend, Leonardo Di- target ic’ line back and forth to each oth- do not interfere in process of cast- the answer was Madhavan. Needless Caprio still quote the lines from “You don’t even want to know er, because only we can, and we Salman Khan ing for other roles`. It's a great sto- to say, it's a choice which has not cult classic Titanic to each other, the last conversation we had, be- find it really funny,” Winslet told ry and we are all very excited to made Aishwarya very happy but even 20 years after the movie’s cause it was so funny and made Glamour magazine. showcase it to the world,` he said. she's also a professional so she will release. The 40-year-old actor said me laugh so much. We found our- This is how an accidental vid- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan arrives at have to grin and bear it,` the portal the two co-stars often share “stu- selves saying to each other, ‘Can eo made TVF’s Jeetu a big internet for Race 3? Sridevi's birthday bashAishwarya Rai had said. Fanney Khan is the offi- pid things” with each other, which you imagine if the world really star Bachchan and Aaradhya Bachchan cial remake of the Oscar nominated would be hard for people to be- knew the stupid things we say?’ Besides Titanic, the duo have snapped at the airportAishwarya Rai Dutch film Everybody's Famous. It lieve, reported E! online. “I’m not going to tell you what also featured in the 2008 film Rev- Bachchan, John Abraham and Taap- will be directed by Atul Manjrekar. Babumoshai Bandookbaaz we actually talk about, but yeah, olutionary Road. see Pannu spotted at the airportAb- (Santa Banta) movie review: Bounty hunter we’re very, very close and some- (Hindustan Times) Cinema in our country has had mujras After delivering two successful en the confirmation and said that installments Race franchise, mak- Salman Khan is a part of the mov- ers are all geared up for its third ie but rest of the cast and crew has installment. And now we have got not been decided yet. We'll make for ages: the information the Salman Khan the announcement soon about this has been finalized for this. There and we are planning to start the were also reports that Jacqueline shoot in October or November this Mehwish Fernandez will play the leading year. lady of Salman Khan and choreog- Now it will be interesting to see rapher turned director Remo who will bag this opportunity to Hayat D'souza will direct the movie. But be the leading lady of Salman for now putting all ruomours to rest Race 3. producer Ramesh Taurani has giv- (Santa Banta)

This very tract marks my Golden ers this Eid, however, promise dif- onto the same elevator as Huma- Jubilee in-print – it had to be ferently. ‘Raat Ka Nasha’ from yun as we reach the offices’ floor worthwhile for myself and the ‘Punjab Nahi Jaungi’ is the party from the hotel lobby where we readers; hence I decided to travel anthem of 2017 Exactly four years were expected to be joined by the to Lahore where I set up an inter- ago the revival of local cinema and sultry and charismatic leading lady, view with the lead-pair of Nadeem protagonist cum co-producer on Mehwish Hayat. It feels like com- Beyg’s anticipated release, Punjab the film, Humayun Saeed’s first ing a full circle. I know for a fact Nahi Jaungi (PNJ). I remember feel- cinematic production, Main Hoon that I’m not the journalist, or even ing slightly stung, yet hysterical. Shahid Afridi inspired me to write the person I was, but it was a pleas- Pakistani cinema this year has only and lend my support to the recov- ant surprise seeing the two evolve managed to disappoint – critically ering fraternity. Proceed to today: as artists as well (more-so, Huma- as well as commercially – contend- I coincidently find myself hopping yun as a film-maker). (Tribune) Emraan Hashmi: Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has landed himself in yet another controversy. Advocate Adil Khatri, who is also the general secretary of Jai Ho Foundation, has lodged a police complaint against the actor for posting an offensive picture of a child on his Twitter Award shows are handle. When indianexpress.com got in touch with Adil Khatri, he said, `We have filed a complaint with Mumbai Police Commissioner, Mumbai Cyber Cell and Ministry of Woman and Child Development against actor Rishi Kapoor for posting nude and pornographic image great for TRPs, of a child on his Twitter account @chintskap.` He further said that Rishi Kapoor has been playing with cyber laws for too long, and now someone needs to teach him a lesson. He added, `We don't know who merit is questionable the child in the picture is, but it is offensive as the child is naked and a headphone has been stuck into his private parts.` ctor Emraan Hashmi, besides revealing that award shows are great only for TRPs, (Hindustan Times) Aconfesses that he isn’t bothered by the string of flops behind him.

Actor Emraan Hashmi is known to be a straight talker. Be it his thoughts on nepotism or his serial kisser tag — he has spoken extensively about both, without any apprehensions. The latest thing on his radar is the grand, larger- than-life award ceremonies that are organised every year in Bollywood. Remember the young Poo from K3G? She’s going to romance Em- raan Hashmi in a film now! The 38-year old, who made his debut with the Hindi film Foot- path (2003), says, after being in the industry Kriti Sanon celebrated the success on every new content. The Bareil- for almost 14 years, he believes that awards of her recent film 'Bareilly Ki Bar- ly Ki Barfi team had sent Barfi just don’t hold any value. “You are okay with fi' by treating her near and dear ones packages to their closed ones as a a few things, and you’re not okay with some with Barfis. 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' is token of thanksgiving for the ap- things, award ceremonies belong to the later regarded as the tastiest film of the preciation of the trailer. The mak- category. No disrespect to people who are hap- year. The small budgeted film has ers sent out a new flavour of Barfi py with them, of course, because award shows raked in quite good at the time every time a song was released. are great for TRPs. However, the merit is ques- when Bollywood films are not re- 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' is a collabora- tionable.” We might not have seen him present ceiving a favorable response. The tive effort between director Ash- at any such functions in the recent years, but content driven film has proved its winy Iyer Tiwari, creative produc- he reveals that there was indeed a point in his mettle with a good storyline and er Juno Chopra and writer Nitesh career when he wanted to be a part of them. “I powerful performances. The ac- Tiwari of Dangal fame and Shre- did go to a couple of award ceremonies when I tress celebrated the success of the yas Jain. 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' is pro- had just begun my career in the industry. When been brilliant in the acting department in his last right now is to get as much experi- film on the lines of the film's name, duced by Junglee Pictures and BR you are a newcomer, it’s natural that you want few releases, but they were not able to mint good ence from mistakes.” He also has a as she treated her close friends with Studios. The film has released on to explore every avenue that this profession money. Asked if he’s feeling any pressure now piece of advice for people grap- Barfis. The film's team had been 18th August 2017 and is running has to offer.” Emraan will be seen next in the to deliver a hit, he says, “There’s pressure only pling with failures in life. treating their closed ones with Barfi on a positive note. upcoming thriller Baadshaho. He might have after the first failure, not after a few. My mantra (Hindustan Times) MONDAY.AUGUST 28, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Scotlandmust showLithuaniasame respect as England,says GaryNaysmith Scotland have to show Lithuania Lithuania with the same respect the same level of respect as they as we did England. I had a little did England to be successful in look back and I think Scotland have Vilnius on Friday, according to played Lithuania eight or nine former Hearts and Everton full- times and there's only twice that back Gary Naysmith. Gordon Stra- there's been more than a goal of a chan's side currently sit fourth in difference in the game." "But if Scot- World Cup Qualifying Group F, land do go and put a similar type six points behind England and four of performance with and without behind Slovakia in second place. the ball as they did against England Scotland slumped to a disappoint- I am sure we can get a positive ing 1-1 draw against Lithuania at result." "Four points isn't going to Hampden in October, which was be enough." "So you may find that E n gla n d a r e then followed by defeats to Slova- if the game is evenly balanced with kia and England. At his squad an- 20 minutes to go then Gordon will nouncement earlier in October, Stra- really go for it and try get the three figh tin g ju st to save chan admitted the need to take all points rather than settling for one." six points from the games against Naysmith recorded one win and Lithuania and Malta this coming two defeats against Lithuania in th e secon d Test at week, which are both live on Sky his time with Scotland and knows Sports Football, if Scotland are to the difficulty of facing the so-called stand any chance of qualifying for 'smaller' nations. "The travelling is the 2018 World Cup in Russia. not too bad, it's not too far a jour- H ea d in gley, Naysmith, who earned 46 caps for ney but it is a difficult venue to go Scotland, said: "We have to treat there," said Naysmith. (Sky Sport) sa ys B ob 'Humiliation of losing 19 wickets in a W illis day has hit Windies very hard and they Rory McI lroy have come back fighting' Bob Willis discusses where En- of allowing him to stay camped on gland's bowlers went wrong on a his back foot and hardly get him struggles for day dominated by Windies pair forward at all. There have not been Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope. many cover drives from Brathwaite I think James Anderson bowled off the front foot but I think the well, Ben Stokes was steady, Chris England bowlers thought they consistency at Woakes was quite good in his open- would get more seam movement if ing spell, Moeen got some turn but they bowled their natural length - was a little bit expensive - the bats- top of off stump, as it is called - The Northern men were happy to take him on but I think you need to be fuller but Stuart Broad was well under than that here. With the sun out, par. There has been a lot of talk the ball hasn't done that much but about how effective Anderson is England's seamers will be criticised Trust in England as opposed to away for bowling too short. Both Brath- from home - and those figures waite and Hope were marvellous- stand up. We saw a graphic today ly impressive though. Hope, early Rory McIlroy carded a third round 13th and par-4 16th helped McIl- that showed his average is much in his innings, was the more ag- one-under 69 at The Northern roy, who continues to battle with higher away from home. But in gressive, and he quickly caught up Trust as the four-time major win- his swing, finish his round at level home conditions he is a magician. I Brathwaite in terms of runs per ner struggled to build consistency par for the tournament and show don't know whether he will get up 100 balls. They didn't play and and momentum during the FedEx- some signs of improvement after a to 500 Test wickets in this match miss many and they weren't both- Cup play-offs. The FedExCup de- damaging opening-round three- but he will be giving it a go, there ered when they did. They put that fending champion, who will play over 73. are plenty of wickets still to go at behind them and just carried on. USOpen: a maximum of five events in the 'Bigger picture for McIlroy' and England are going to have to Hope looks the more talented bats- rest of the season, carded a second Rich Beem discusses Rory spend a lot of time in the field. man. You could compare Brath- successive under-par round but is McIlroy's schedule plans and gives The sun has been out and it waite to Cook and Hope to Root, Simona well off the pace at Glen Oaks Club. his verdict on what the break could has been ideal conditions for bat- if you like. Hope looks the more McIlroy, who is without a mean for his 2018 prospects. ting but you have to hand it to the natural and gifted player whereas Halep worldwide victory since last Sep- Ian Poulter who played along- West Indian batsmen, we couldn't Brathwaite is your limpet, almost tember's Tour Championship, be- side McIlroy in Saturday's third have dreamt of anything like this Chanderpaul-like and can be the gan his front and back nines with round, suffered a difficult four-over happening after the debacle, em- backbone of the innings. Some of readies bogeys in a round which saw the 74 which saw the Englishman mix barrassment and ineptitude of the the other West Indies players need world No 4 mix four birdies with three birdies with seven bogeys to West Indies at Edgbaston - so full to learn from this pair - some of three bogeys in New York. fall back to four-over-par for the marks to them. England are not the England players could learn for 'big The 28-year-old, who is 44th tournament. The Northern Trust, quite as cocky now, they've got an from them as well! Occupy the in the FedExCup standings, fired a where the top 125 players in the awful lot of work to do just to save crease, five days is a long time in fine iron shot from 156 yards to FedExCup standings play, is the this Test match.Kraigg Brathwaite Test cricket. 90 overs a day, 450 challenge' within seven feet before convert- first in a series of four play-off is parked on his back foot all the overs is a lot of overs and I some- ing it for birdie at the par-4 eighth events which culminates with the time. He does that so he can play times think that the England bats- against hole. Further birdies at the par-5 top 30 players heading to the Tour the ball as late as possible and you men forget that. I thought Gabriel Championship next month. have got to pitch the ball right up and Roach were really. Maria (Sky Sport) to him. England have been guilty (BBC Sport) Sharapova Nathan Cleverly retires after losing Second-ranked Simona Halep ex- pects a major challenge when she becomes Maria Sharapova's first Grand Slam opponent after a dop- to Badou Jack in Las Vegas ing ban in the highest-profile first- British champion round match at the US Open. Just Nathan Cleverly has announced days after squandering her third his retirement in the wake of a one- chance at reaching world number LizzieDeignanwins sided defeat to Badou Jack in Las one with a humbling loss in the Vegas. Jack took Cleverly's WBA Cincinnati final, the 25-year-old light-heavyweight title with a fifth- Romanian was on the practice round stoppage on the undercard court when she got the message GPde Plouay of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor she would face a Russian foe who McGregor Sky Sports Box Office is 6-0 lifetime against her. "Of bill. The Welshman's immediate in- course was a little bit like, 'How is in France stinct was to take time to "re-eval- possible again? Just first round of uate" after a fourth defeat - all of a Grand Slam.' But I felt OK," them within his past eight fights. Halep said on Saturday. "I did my Book the repeats practice normal. I didn't have some- You can catch two repeat thing emotional. I'm normal." Her showings of Mayweather vs situation is anything but normal. McGregor from 10am and 5pm on Halep, a two-time French Open Sunday. Click here to book... But runner-up, launches another bid for a few hours on from his latest set- her first Grand Slam title Monday back Cleverly posted an Instagram against five-time major champion message confirming the end of a Sharapova, who served a 15-month career which brought 30 victories ban after testing positive for mel- and two world titles. "Well done donium at the 2016 Australian to the new champ Badou Jack," Open. Sharapova has won 22 Cleverly said. "Thank you for the Grand Slam first-round matches in opportunity to fight on this event. a row since last losing a major "Also, a massive shout out to to say goodbye. Thank you and in 2013. The maths graduate then ping Jurgen Braehmer to win the opener at the 2010 Australian those who have supported me over goodbye boxing." Cleverly won had to rebuild after losing to old WBA strap last year. The Jack Open. And she is 10-0 in US Open the years. I've lived it and loved the WBO belt outright in 2011 and rival Tony Bellew, whose points fight was Cleverly's first defence first-round matches. "It's going to Britain's Lizzie Deignan produced Prevot and Deignan had a 20-sec- every second of this sport. "A few made four defences before Sergey win in 2014 avenged a defeat three of that belt, and will now be his be a big challenge, first round of a storming finish to secure victory ond advantage into the finishing too many miles on the clock. Time Kovalev took his unbeaten record years earlier, and he did so by stop- last as a professional. (BBC Sport) Grand Slam, to face her," Halep in the GP de Plouay one-day race straight and the Yorkshirewoman said. "She beat me six times. So in France on Saturday. The 27- was too strong for her rival. Deig- maybe I will change this. We will year-old Boels-Dolmans rider nan, nee Armitstead, won the race see Monday. "I just want to do came out on top in a two-rider in 2015 ahead of her victory in the is the Sceptre Stakes at Don- my best, to try to win the match sprint ahead of France's Pauline Road World Championships in Fair Eva could be droppe d caster and the Rosemary and of course to enjoy it. It's a big, Ferrand-Prevot (Canyon-Sram). Richmond, Virginia. The London Stakes at the end of Septem- big match." Sharapova made her Australian Sarah Roy (Orica- 2012 Olympic silver medallist will ber. Those are the sort of races return in April at Stuttgart, reach- Scott) led the peloton over the line also be targeting success in the Road in both trip and class on we are looking at. "Every ing the semi-finals as a wildcard, to take third place. The race con- World Championships in Bergen, small step with her at the mo- but such invitations sparked criti- sists of four laps of a 26.9km cir- Norway next month. he r re turn to action for a cuit with two main climbs.Ferrand- (Sky Sport) ment is a good one." cism from some WTA rivals, say- Time Chaser, who is a full- ing she should have to work her way back without such benefits, shot at the Sceptre Stake s sister to dual Group Two win- some suggesting a life ban. Former ner Time Test, is likely to be kept to handicap company on world number one Sharapova was Fair Eva could be dropped in both trip and class on refused a wildcard by the French her next start as she bids to Open and missed Wimbledon with her return to action for a shot at the Sceptre Stakes at maintain her perfect record a thigh injury. A forearm injury has Doncaster next month. and make it four wins from limited her to one US Open hard- Although plans remains fluid, the seven-furlong four. Charlton added: court tune-up match. Sharapova Group Three prize is one of a number of options un- "Time Chaser looks like has missed three of the past four der consideration for the Roger Charlton-trained she is heading to Haydock on US Opens, her last visit ending in daughter of Frankel. The Khalid Abdullah-owned September 9 for a handicap the 2014 fourth round. Sharapo- three-year-old, who provided her sire with a first Pat- va's doping ban is not among the there. tern-race winner as a stallion in the Princess Marga- "I think with her handicap things Halep will focus upon in ret Stakes last year, has not been seen since finishing trying to make her rival's Grand mark at 91, we would still like Slam comeback a brief one. fifth on her seasonal return in the 1000 Guineas. As- to take a pop at 105-rated "I'm not thinking what Maria sistant trainer Harry Charlton said: "She had a set- horses in a handicap. She is did or what Maria does and how is back after the Guineas, but she is back in training obviously progressing and is the situation. I'm just thinking and in work. "We are looking, if everything has gone in great nick." about myself," Halep said. as we hope, for a run in the middle of September. There (Fox News) (Sky Sport) MONDAY.AUGUST 28 . 2017-Sunbula 06, 1396 H.S Vol:XII Issue No: 36 Price: Afs.20

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Kabul on Zabul police said the body of Mawlawi Abdul Hakim was He said the absence of officials found three days after he was kidnapped in Qalat city. inside the district had created many RECCA-VII issues for local residents. “Mandol people have many times KABUL : A two-day meeting complained to us and we have began in Kabul on Saturday to conveyed their voice to the prioritize major trans-regional authorities in the provincial and projects to be discussed at the 7th central governments, but to no Regional Economic Cooperation avail.” The public representative Conference on Afghanistan called insecurity a major factor (RECCA-VII) in November in Turkmenistan. behind little development in Afghan officials and Mandol district in long years. He representatives from foreign said residents faced serious issues countries and international in Mandol where other works were organizations attended the first also at a standstill. day of the two-day meeting in Pajhwok tried to have Kabul. Afghan Ministry of Foreign comments of local residents in this Affairs (MoFA) officials say regard; however, the area lacks RECCA established in 2005 is a telecommunication services and programme spearheaded by therefore a contact was not Afghanistan and is aimed at established. Nuristan Governor attracting regional economic Hafiz Abdul Qayoum said cooperation for the war-torn facilities were being provided to country. RECCA conferences are Zabul police said Sunday that The reason behind the murder reactivate government departments usually attended by high-ranking Taliban killed provincial Ulema is not clear but Zabul police said in Mandol. “The area has no delegations from about 30 Council deputy Mawlawi Abdul that he often had critical views infrastructure and road; thus, we countries, representatives from 40 Hakim. Mirwais Noorzai, chief of about the Taliban and Pakistan. have to carry out works through international and regional Zabul police said Hakim’s body Hakim always blamed Pakistan for institutions and Afghan was found Sunday morning in the the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, relocation. But we have been authorities. RECCA’s first six making efforts now to reactivate Barakhan area of Shah Joy district. police said. Zabul provincial JALALABAD:The administrative constructed to connect Mandol Pajhwok Afghan News after the conferences were respectively Zabul police said that Hakim council also confirmed Hakim’s affairs of Mandol district in eastern district with the provincial capital, US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, services at specified areas.” hosted by Kabul, New Delhi, The governor said budget for had been kidnapped three days ago murder and said he had been killed Nuristan province have been Paroon. However, officials say a Mandol officials operated inside Islamabad, Istanbul and Dushanbe. from Qalat city of Zabul province by the Taliban. The Taliban has controlled from neighboring road has been recently extended to the district for just one year and reconstructing the Mandol district The next RECCA conference is centre building had been approved and taken to Arghandab district by not commented about the killing. Nurgram district for the past 16 the district. now it had been 16 years the scheduled to be held in mid- the Taliban. (ToloNews) years, residents say. Nuristan provincial council district’s affairs were managed and work on it would be launched November in Ashgabat, the They claim so far no road was head, Sadullah Paindazoi, told from Nurgram district. next solar year. (Pajhwok) Turkmen capital. Adila Raaz, deputy economy chief at MoFA, told the meeting RECCA was Afghanistan-centered programme Landmines defused, and was an effective mechanism Girls,womenarepayingheavycostofearlymarriage;Bawari for regional economical and business cooperation. She said KABUL: Pro. Mohammad Rasoul gender and Dr. Noor Mohammad RECCA projects also had benefits weapons seized in Heart Bawari acting minister of Murad in-charge of youth in UN’ for regional countries and that information and culture has meet office in Kabul said, early marriage raised optimism about the success HERAT : Security forces detected landmines were found and defused with UN’ office delegation to is a great problems that girls and of RECCA’s projects. She said and defused seven landmines and in Samlan Cheshmah area, he said. Afghanistan today. According to women are paying the heavy cost high-level Afghan government seized a weapons cache during The hidden bombs were BNA report, preventing child of the phenomenon. Ministry of officials, ambassadors, and separate operations in western neutralized days after a landmine marriage was the main point of this information and culture is representatives from various Herat province, officials said on blast killed four civilians on a visit, which UN delegation to committed to cooperate with UN countries and international Sunday. Jilani Farhad, the Mazda bus in the same area, Afghanistan has arranged the delegation in Kabul and relevant organizations participated in governor’s spokesman, told according to Farhad, who claimed solution with relevant ministries. organs regarding the heinous today’s meeting to mull over Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban the Taliban had planted the IEDs Pro. Bawari during his meeting with action, acting minister of projects that had primacy for had planted landmines on the main to target military and government Ms. Solav Mustafa in-charge of information and culture concluded. Afghanistan and the region. highway in Shindand district. The vehicles. (Pajhwok)