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KABUL: Four members of a fam- AT News reduction – as there are mixed sets with strong opposition by Kab- assurances that will ily were hacked to death in Kab- of opinions about both scenarios. ul. Americans have been engaged never again become a haven for ul, the provincial capital city by leventh round of Taliban- An Associated Press report in ten rounds of painstaking ne- international terrorists. America unknown gunmen on Sunday US negotiations have has been doing rounds that the gotiations with the Taliban since also wants a reduction of vio- night, indicating a devastating rise been propounded by a Taliban had put forward a cease- October 2018. After almost 19 lence and the start of talks be- in the urban crimes. A mother with plethora of speculations fire plan to Americans, a claim the years of fighting, America and the tween the Taliban and the Af- her three children aged between 7 about whether an imminent deal militant faction has rebuffed and Taliban have agreed in principle ghan government, which the mil- and 14 years old, were killed by between the warring sides will ho- instead offered a blueprint to re- on a deal envisaging America itants so far have shrug off. This an ax after unknown gunmen en- nour a cessation of fighting or its duce violence – which has met withdrawing troops in return for is as Taliban... tered their house in Jangala area of 7th PD in , security offi- cials said on Monday. The father and a three-year-old child of the family have been left. The father, Abdul Satar, an employee of the Ministry of Transport, has over- whelmed by the grief and can’t appear before the camera. Spokes- man for the... AT News

KABUL: The independent elec- AT News toral complaint commission is to start probing of appealing re- quests today (Tuesday). The midst a hectic season commission has registered so far of peace negotiations 6,300 appealing requests from 34 and with the United provinces mostly registered by States and Taliban inch- presidential candidate Abdullah ing towards hammering out a AT News Abdullah. Sayed Qutbuddin peace deal to curb insurgency, the Roydad, a member of the body Senate is bristling that the Unit- KABUL: Six students have been said Monday that the appealing ed States is not an honest broker died and eight others wounded requests were categorized in six of peace in Afghanistan. after a roof of a Madrasa has fall- Former Afghanistan President . File | Photo Credit: AP parts. According to him, provin- The Chairman of the Senate, en down in southern Kandahar cial employees who have finished Fazl Hadi Muslimyar, on Mon- province, local official said Mon- day heaped scorns on American’s day. The Madrasa is located in jobs in the provinces would be th ndia should treat all Afghans a long time. All religions in called to Kabul for help. “We agreement on reduction of vio- PD 12 of the Kandahar’s capital equally, former Afghanistan Afghanistan — Muslims and asked the secretariat to enhance lence with the Taliban, arguing city. Provincial Education De- President Hamid Karzai said, Hindus and Sikhs — which are its capacities of analysis, assess- that the U.S. is never honest in partment’s Spokesman, Nazar taking exception to the our three main religions, have ment and accuracy. It needs to its peace quest and about cease- Mohammad Samimi said, “The stipulation in the Citizenship suffered,” Mr. Karzai said. He was form different teams because of fire. He said the State Minister apartment was collapsed today Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, speaking exclusively to The much work so that we can probe for Peace will be forming an in- (Monday) morning.” According to that only Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Hindu during a visit to Delhi clusive delegation along with the him, a number of students are still all requests,” said Roydad. The AT News Buddhists, Christians and Parsis where he addressed the inaugural electoral complaint commission monopolized by a single agency. politicians to enter peace talks trapped and rescue operation is from that country would be session of the government’s however, has not yet fulfilled Abdullah who was address- with the Taliban. underway. Provencal Police eligible for fast-tracked Raisina Dialogue. decisions on recounting of polls KABUL: In reaction to recent ing a meeting of Council of Min- Senator Mohammad Haneef Spokesman, Jamal Nasir Barekzai naturalisation in India. Mr. Karzai said he hoped the in 5,321 stations. Roydad said statements of the state ministry isters said that the government Hanafi said in the fell clutch of also confirmed the incident in “We don’t have persecuted sentiment that minorities must be that they would submit a precise for peace about ceasefire and vio- of Afghanistan supports the circumstances, the United States which five children were killed and minorities in Afghanistan… the protected “would be reflected in list of voting stations where the lence reduction, the incumbent peace process, but it doesn’t is seen to be trying to repeat the eight others were wounded. He whole country is persecuted. We India with regard to other Afghans, polls need to be recounted. chief executive Dr. Abdullah said mean it should be under the ae- peace process Afghanistan expe- said that police has started inves- have been in war and conflict for who are Muslim,... Monday that peace can never be gis of an individual... rienced during... tigation on the incident. TUESDAY . JANUARY, 21, 2020 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Pakistan imposes restriction on ...... P12 Pakistani government in “Torkham” port - the biggest transit gate between Afghanistan and Pakistan which is located on the Du- rand Line. Afghan NSA, German envoy discuss dialogue with Taliban ...P12 a statement that Mo- He said that Afghan people’s hib thanked Germany for its co- opinions were also important to operation in the Afghan peace be heard as it helps how to hold a efforts. meeting different from the past Putzel said that his country ones held in Russia and Qatar in was ready to host intra-Afghan 2019. Putzel has so far met talks with the aim of bringing former president Hamid Karzai KABUL: Chief Executive Offic- achieve the goal, he stressed. Afghan sides closer for peace, and some other political leaders er (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah Abdullah said the Afghan gov- according to the statement. in his Kabul visit. on Monday said the affairs of ernment supported efforts for national unity government would peace, a process that was not de- last until the final results of the pendent on one person. All peo- Quorum in Senate has been ... presidential election results were ple reserved the right to partici- announced. pate in the process, he continued. ...P12 made problems in sen- The body said that an incom- Abdullah made the remarks American and Taliban negoti- ate’s daily jobs. The body said plete quorum caused problems in at a cabinet meeting and hoped ators discussed the signing of a po- that a number of senators were the senate daily jobs. The body the country’s political situation tential peace agreement some days appointed and fired by President called President Ghani’s order to would not affect day-to-day de- back, a spokesman for the rebel Ghani this year. The senate ad- appoint and fire senators as “an cisions of government depart- movement said on Friday. ministrative body says there illegal act”. ments. The current situation Suhail Shaheen tweeted the were totally 66 members in the Senators approved 22 laws should not affect the people, he two sides were meeting in Qatar past five years making one-thirds and 20 international conventions remarked, saying the peace pro- for what he called “fruitful discus- of the total senators. in 63 general sessions last year. cess did not belong to a single min- sions” that would go on for sever- istry. All citizens should work to al days.” Americans are weighing our offer for violence reduction: ex-Taliban

All Afghans have been 5 die as Militants who killed six family ...P12 Afghanistan. The in- was unclear when and where the extreme surgents did not agree with the peace deal would be signed. persecuted, says Hamid Karzai members shot dead demand, but promised to reduce Former President, Hamid cold pummels violence. Zaeef told Kabul News Karzai on Sunday called on his ...P1 as well.” Mr. Karzai’s own , ...P12 has spoken out of an incident, in which a Taliban com- on Monday that the US diplo- successor Ghani not to insist on comments, differing from New including our meetings twice in Logar mander, Baidar has stormed into a house and opened fire on members mats were consulting Taliban the ceasefire as an excuse, saying Delhi’s view are significant, Moscow, for intra-Afghan talks. of the family, including a new born baby and also wounded two leadership’s offer over violence the reduction of violence was a given that he has been seen as a What is your reaction to the ...P12 has announced that over others. But a Taliban spokesman, Yusuf Ahmadi in a message to the reduction, but said however, it big step towards peace. strong friend of India. Like many Citizenship Amendment Act 40 people have died and more media, has denied the group’s involvement in the incident. Afghan leaders, Mr. Karzai has (CAA), which says that than 50 others wounded across also lived in India for several Afghanistan, along with the country due to fallen down 18 insurgents killed as fighting rumbles on years beginning in 1976, and has Bangladesh and Pakistan, is a of temperature in the recent. Sar-i-Pul girls, women harassed .. studied in Shimla. country from where India will Afghanistan is no stranger to ...P12 and handed them over to two insurgents were killed and In December, the MEA had accept persecuted minorities? extreme winter, but this time it is the judicial organs for further in- four others were wounded in clarified that the CAA referred [The CAA] was India’s decision, deadly so far. ...P12 Prevention of Violence young women and girls go out of quiry. Afghan National Defense Zang-e-tan Village of the Shah to past attacks against minorities and they may have had reasons against Women has asked girls and their homes, educated and uned- and Security Forces shelled and Walikut district of Kandahar in Afghanistan and that the for it and the law brought to women to register harassment ucated individuals harass them bombed the enemies’ positions province. Similarly, two insur- current government had Parliament. We don’t have The US is no complaints with them but women on streets and roads.” and sanctuaries by artilleries and gents were wounded in Khas- “substantially addressed the persecuted minorities in honest broker believe collecting evidence to sup- She said different people in air forces. During these opera- Uruzgan district of Uruzgan and concerns of the minority Afghanistan… the whole country port streets harassment is a diffi- society such as shopkeepers, tions, seven Taliban insurgents seven militants were detained, communities as per their is persecuted. We have been in war in A fgh an ist an cult task and the victims fear fail- drivers and others strived to were killed, one suspect was ar- amount of weapons and muni- constitutional provisions.” and conflict for a long time. All peace: Senat e ing to prove such complaints in touch their bodies with women rested, two vehicles, one motor- tions was seized and 10 rounds What sort of impact do you religions in Afghanistan: Muslims the attorney office. or they tell women ‘How beau- bikes and huge amount of weap- of IEDs were discovered and de- expect on Afghanistan from and Hindus and Sikhs, which are ...P1 Dr. Najib’s government Two individuals have been tiful you are’ ‘Give me your ons and ammunition were seized fused in Char Dara districts and heightened U.S.- our three main religions, have in late 1980s. This is as main- jailed for six months each over phone number’ or similar mes- in Jaji Aryoub and Zurmat dis- capital areas of Kunduz province. tensions? suffered. stream politicians including Dr. harassing girls and women in Sar- sages. “Such messages make tricts of Paktia—five militants In past 24 hours, 14 planed Any development positive or The feeling in Afghanistan is very Abdullah and Hamid Karzai are i-Pul this year. Pajhwok Afghan women feel harassed and they killed, two detained, one kg opi- clearing operations, and Special negative in Iran has a deep impact different to what the perception supporting America’s plan for the News held conversed with a num- hate being women.” Anesa, an- um was confiscated, one IED Forces operations conducted in on Afghanistan. Without a doubt, here in India may be. When I Taliban to reduce their scope of ber of girls and women in Sar-i- other young woman and an em- making facility and one explo- different provinces; also, Air Forc- heightened tensions with the U.S. became President, the Principal of violence – which entails a halt to Pul City, the provincial capital, to ployee of a government office, sives depot were destroyed in es conducted aerial operations will have an impact on a school, in his 90s, whom I had their attacks including suicide get their views on street harass- said she had heard extreme hate Nahar Saraj and Nad Ali districts supporting Afghan National Afghanistan. We very much wish known for many years, came to bombings and blockades of high- ment. Breshana Hazeer, a young sentences from boys and men so of Helmand—four rebels killed Army, including eight strikes on that Iran be wise and cognisant see me. As he left, he said, ‘I have ways. lady who works at one of govern- far such as ‘You are so beautiful’ in Sholgara district of Balkh and enemy’s sanctuaries. of the fact that the U.S. presence only one request: our Hindus and ment institutes, said: “When ‘What is your phone number’ in Afghanistan should not be seen Sikhs have suffered a lot more as a threat to them, and we ask [during the Taliban regime], and the Americans not to do anything they deserve much more, so bring Vio len ce m o un ts am idst peace pro cess that would precipitate any them back from wherever they situation with Iran. have fled in Pakistan or India, and ...P12 this newly terrorist group “We are making this offer without to time – the US president areas in Nangarhar province, east- US, Afghan National Unity gov- At the Raisina Dialogue, you restore their properties.’ and avert its expanding in other any preconditions in order to pave Donald Trump orders to US ern part of the Afghanistan along- ernment (NUG) and Taliban have said Iran and also Pakistan are That is the sentiment in parts of the country. the way for a peace agreement,” troops to increase the airstrikes side Durand line with Pakistan. to choose flexibility in their posi- the two countries that have the Afghanistan. And I hope that The US president Donald insisting that Kabul “will consid- on Taliban insurgents are count- In a report of Human Rights tions during peace process. Af- highest impact on Afghanistan sentiment would be reflected in Trump war strategy on Afghani- er the Taliban’s view in the peace ed the effects of accelerating the Watch Commission of United ghanistan’s National Unity Gov- today… India as well with regard to other stan of August 21 2017, aimed to talks.”Ghani said. Taliban has re- violence amidst peace process. Nations, in the first nine months ernment (NUG) have to work on These are our two most Afghans, who are Muslim, as deploy around 3000 US troops peatedly rejected peace negotia- All sides during peace process of year, about 8000 bombs had domestic level with political lead- significant neighbours. Both have well. added to 11000 troops already tions with Afghan government, and concentrated mostly on war in fallen in US airstrikes on the ers, politicians, oppositions of together welcomed millions of Back in Afghanistan, the final there. It had mainly two goals to paid preference to direct negotia- order to prove the force to each country killed more than 800 ci- government and civil society ac- Afghan refugees, about two to results of the elections are still advice, train and assist the Af- tions with the United States first. other use military pressures and vilians of which 250 are the chil- tivists to have a comprehensive three million each. The peace awaited. How do you see the ghan security and defense forces The US foreign ministry offi- win privileges in peace process dren. Based on the report of consensus for peace negotiations process [with the Taliban] that political future of for combating operations, the cially announced Zalmay Kha- but it apparently created pover- UNICEF,”in the first nine with Taliban after signing peace has started, is definitely linked Afghanistan? other goal – to exert military pres- lilzad, the former US ambassador ty and misery in the country months of 2019, an average of deal with US. to their assistance and goodwill We needed to focus exclusively sures on Taliban in battlefields to Afghanistan and Iraq as the spe- where many suffered families had nine children were killed or Though, hopes are stronger towards us, and vice-versa. So on peace [first], and through that through grounds operations and cial negotiator with the Taliban in to flee their areas and moved to maimed everyday in Afghani- in 2020 for peace on regional and Pakistan has a lot of impact on bring enfranchisement to the airstrikes together with Afghan September 2018. Khalilzad was other parts with no shelter. Ac- stan”. This shows that the war- international level including inside us. Afghan people on a much larger forces. Rex Tillerson, the secre- given the mandate to start peace cording United Nations annual ring parties don’t have mercy on Afghanistan with the association India is not part of the talks scale, and then go for elections. tary of state released a statement negotiations with Taliban in order reports on civilian casualties of the civilians including children of Afghans’ demands and aspira- with the Taliban, nor has it That didn’t happen, and now we after Trump’s remarks that US to end the US-led longest war in Afghans on the 2018 year shows and women of the country even tions. Therefore, the warring par- agreed to increase its military are in trouble, because the Afghan was making clear the Taliban will Afghanistan. The first official the 11 percent and 5 percent in- they forget the international hu- ties should not focus on violence footprint there. What do you people did not turn up to vote. not win on the battlefield. “The round of peace talks held on Oc- crease of deaths and injuries manitarian and human rights this year as the previous years – see as India’s strategic role in This was a referendum against the Taliban has a path to peace and tober 12 2018 in Taliban’s Doha- compared to 2017. As the year laws. Drones airstrikes of US affects peace process. The oppor- Afghanistan? prevailing situation in political legitimacy through a ne- based office, in Qatar between US of 2019 had associated with the troops, night operations of Af- tunities, for peace, are well pre- During my government (2001- Afghanistan, against all that is gotiated political settlement to and Taliban negotiating teams. hopes of Afghans in bringing ghan security forces, incorrect in- pared than any other time, if these 2014), we had made a decision wrong: the foreign aggression, the end the war,” Tillerson said in a Still, officially ten rounds of peace peace – at least, the expectations formation, suicide bomb blasts opportunities are either missed or that India would be our most war and the suffering of the statement. It was in common a talks have been held by US and were of warring sides have might of Taliban and ISIS in crowded faced with challenges then the important friend and ally for Afghan people. We hope that goal of US Trump’s administra- Taliban with the three months de- agreed to a ceasefire – ended sites of people, unknown rock- 2020 year would be the gory dead- strategic and historical reasons. people now accept the results, tion to end the US war in Af- lay – revoked peace talks with with deadly attacks. Based on ets fires, and explosives on Roads liest year for Afghanistan where India did what it could. Although whatever they are, and the ghanistan through peace talks Taliban by US president Trump the United Nation report on ci- are the main elements that have the only victims would be Afghan it was not traditionally a donor emerging government will be wise whereas it was frankly clear to in September on account of killing vilian casualties, released that taken innocent ones lives in US civilians. In mean time, two op- country, it showed exceptional enough to try and work for the US politicians and military a US service member including 12 more than 8,200 civilians casu- Afghan government joint opera- posite things – violence and peace generosity in giving us almost $3 legitimacy and bringing the nation experts that the win of war via Afghans in a suicide bomb blast alties – 2,563 killed and 5676 in- tions, as well as the Taliban and talks may not be helpful simulta- billion in assistance, and we are together for peace. India should military is impossible. claimed the responsibility by Tal- jured. Only 1,174 and 3,139 ci- ISIS continuous attacks. Al- neously, it further complicates the grateful for that. At the same really look at Afghanistan; people Despite of increase violence iban after nine rounds peace talks. vilians were killed and wounded though, Afghan government, US peace process with obstacles, on time, we have seen that India is who have such love for India, and Afghan government always Since inception of peace ne- from July 1 to September 30. It and international community re- the other hand, it is caused of ci- not keen to support the U.S.- help us work towards peace in sought Taliban to find solution gotiations between US and Tali- was the year of which nine peatedly have focused on vio- vilians’ casualties as well as Af- launched peace process or our Afghanistan. to the war together through peace ban, it has been almost fifteen rounds of peace talks were held lence reductions particularly in ghan security forces and Taliban talks – During February 28 2018 months in which the violence by US and Taliban in Doha. peace process, but it has never who also represent of Afghan Mystery surrounds US-Taliban peace negotiations Kabul Conference, President brought out huge civilians casual- Overall the year, the war was in- responded from Taliban to re- families. In the long run, peace made a proposal ties including government military tensified and the warring parties duce the violence. Starting of talks between the engaged sides ..P1 spokesperson, Suhail iban, foreign forces and government that his government will recog- troops and Taliban across the did not consider paying atten- 2020, there have been wider came to fail and the war would Shaheen, has confirmed the Tali- forces. The contradictory state- nize the Taliban as a legitimate country. Announcing a security tion to civilians’ lives – totally hopes (as it has been hopes in protract for years. ban will strike a deal with the ments come as Kabul is sticking political group, he also offered a plan namely “Khalid Operation” brutal in their raids particularly 2019) for a permanent peace in Masom Jan Masomy is the United States by the end of Janu- to its guns vis-à-vis recognition of cease-fire, release of prisoners, by Afghan government in March, the ISIS, from emerge of it still which US and Taliban may sign Research Assistant in Journalism ary in relation to the US military ceasefire as a prerequisite to any preparing Afghan passports for and immediately “Alfatha Opera- responsible of many heinous at- a peace deal in near few days that Institute, at Afghanistan Acade- withdrawal from Afghanistan. In advancement of peace talks against them, an office in Kabul for Tal- tion” or conquer from Taliban for tacks, suicide blasts, as well as will push the peace talks further my of Science and currently M.A. an interview with Pakistan’s the backdrop of the Taliban and iban and removal of sanctions. spring offensives, also, from time killing innocent families of rural for ending the war. Hence, the Student of South Asia Studies Dawn, Shaheen said that the the United States’ agreement to group will reduce the scope of its move forward with a plan to re- violent activities – including halt- duce violence in Afghanistan ahead ing attacks in major cities, avoid- of a looming peace deal. ing suicide bombings and block- “The entire 11 rounds of talks The New Generat ion of Diplomat s ing major highways – towards the between the United States and nearing of the deadline. Taliban will be a wild goose chase But he denied the peace deal if the ceasefire plan is not imple- ...P12 diplomats, while we A better world demand better novative aspects of diplomacy, profound understanding of inter- difficult to move forward with will entail a plan for ceasefire, rath- mented,” said President Ghani’s were discussing about Afghan citizens and most importantly like the use of social media, on- national relations, learn new global advancements while facing er it will dictate a reduction in spokesperson Sediq Sediqi at a youth’s situation and challenges, better diplomats who will even- line representation, networking, skills and make a network of like- allot of difficulties and challenges violence – and it concerns the Tal- conference in Kabul. I found out that the future and tually connect different nations, simulation of crisis scenarios and minded young people. Young both in their personal and profes- effectiveness of the UN and glo- cultures and people. practical lessons while we also diplomats need more of these sional life, and it’s absolutely nor- bal cooperation is now facing As per my observation an ef- need to focus on traditional dip- opportunities both in national mal to feel small and insignificant Abdullah ups the ante on new peace ministry more challenges than ever before. fective diplomacy will prevent lomatic skills such as, verbal and and international levels not only in front of numerous challenges, National interests supersede hu- many global crises from happen- written communication skills, to learn leadership, teamwork but we are mindful of our respon- ...P1 or a ministry – rather that the President had issued a man rights, populism supersede ing. For decades Afghanistan’s ef- leadership, critical thinking, ne- and public speaking skills but to sibilities, new expectations are ris- “a collective demand of an entire decree to form “senior committee honesty and isolated nations su- forts for joining the caravan of the gotiating, policy making and cross learn cross-culture communica- ing, we are expected to be a force society”. for coordination of peace efforts” persede United Nations. international community has been culture communication skills. tion and discover the profound for good, we are expected to be “Only the nation has the right in bid to streamline the efforts. One thing we all have to bear coupled with confusion, waste Despite many challenges meaning of global citizenship. global citizens while being honest to decide the fate of peace. And An official in the state minis- in mind is that, we can’t obtain a and deficiency. Now the future of that Afghan students are facing It is important more than patriots. We have to stop being the negotiating team that will en- try for peace, Najia Anwari, said just, humane and peaceful future Afghanistan’s performance and right now, we still have few op- ever, to bridge the growing gap scared of the future, we have to gage in talks with the Taliban earlier that Abdul Salam will be in a world of borders and walls, presence at international plat- portunities around us that we between people, we need plat- stop being scared of each other. should be all-inclusive; a single undertaking leadership of the Pres- extrication and disengagement forms largely depends on the per- have to utilize. forms to build people to people We need to show the world that ministry cannot steer peace pro- ident’s committee and will be will only weaken us in front of formance of our future diplomats. One of the techniques that connection much stronger than the present generation in the hon- cess in scale of a country,” he said. working to coordinate peace ef- global challenges that affect us all As a diplomacy student who increased my interest and knowl- before. or of its ancestors, in the honor of He ranted at recent remarks forts with relevant government equally. had been able to visit and speak at edge about international relations Beside scenario building sim- every victim of this ruthless con- made by the ministry last week institutions. Instead 2020 should be the one of the most prestigious diplo- and politics has been model unit- ulation exercises our young dip- flict and in the honor of the future year for us to tear down barriers matic platforms, I can say that di- ed nations conferences. I’ve been lomats need to learn diplomatic generation that are yet to be born, and borders that separate human- plomacy is more profound and attending and organizing model reporting skill, which I found of strive to create a world that is Four of a family kind from each other, and failure practical than it is actually per- united nations conferences for extreme importance during my protected by peace, that is bridged to act immediately would require ceived by many diplomacy stu- the past few years which I could visit to UN. Diplomatic report- by people, that is connected by much more costly actions down dents in Afghanistan. see its impact on my represen- ing need to be distinguished from culture and shared by humanity. hacked t o deat h the road. Knowledge of history, area tation and performance at the journalistic reporting, diplomat- We all need to realize our part to ...P1 Ministry of Interior, Nasrat Rahimi said that investigation over The possibility of facing an- studies and staying up to date with UN itself. ic reports need to get under the shape our common future by our the tragedy has been kicked off. According to their relatives, Mr. Satar other worldwide humanitarian the ongoing international affairs We have such kind of oppor- skin of an issue, giving policy shared values. had enmity with no one, and motivation behind the ax killing is yet to crisis should not be accepted pas- alone, aren’t sufficient for a diplo- tunities available in the capital makers the depth of understand- We simply need to begin with be known. The victims’ relatives called for justice, saying anyone to sively, but need to be met by unit- macy student in a rapid changing city Kabul and some provinces ing, it need to be timely, thought- imagination, we need to imagine forgive murders will be part of the crime. The most tragedy happened ed action and this require diplo- world. around the country which I be- ful and analytical knowledge of what our country and world could as the ministry of interior has already boosted up anti-criminal cam- matic approach to ensure the per- Right now academies are lieve are the best opportunities an event or situation. look like, if we use this time of paigns and patrolling in different parts of the city and arrested tens of sistence of global order and ex- training more towards traditional for diplomacy students to simu- For many of my fellow uni- crisis as the humanity’s most uni- offenders on different crimes in the past weeks. istence of the United Nations. curriculum while neglecting the in- late crisis scenarios, develop a versity students it might be very fying moment. TUESDAY . JANUARY, 21, 2020 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

LASHKARGAH: The governor of southern Helmand province has warned people against using Pakistani rupees for transitions in next 10 days. Governor Mo- hammad Yasin Khan said people who continued to use Pakistani rupees beyond the deadline would be brought to justice. Ad- dressing a meeting in Lashkargah, the provincial capital, today Khan said all transactions should be in the Afghan currency be- yond January 30. “Those who continue using Pakistani rupees after this dead- line will get their businesses stopped and money confiscated, he added. Haji Mohammad Hanif Achakzai, a moneychanger, said that Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) rency notes before the campaign prevented. He asked the govern- lacked enough Afghan currency was pushed ahead. Haji Khan ment to distribute afghani ban- notes in the province to replace Aka, head of Moneychangers knotes to moneychangers before all foreign currency. Union in Helmand, also said that launching the campaign. Transac- He said all businesspeople in there were no enough afghani tions in Pakistani rupee has also the province used Pakistani ru- banknotes in the province and been recently banned in Khost, pees and moneychangers should businesses would stop if trans- Nangarhar, Laghman, Paktia and be provided enough Afghan cur- actions in Pakistani rupees were Ghazni provinces.

KABUL: The Afghanistan Re- to a significant number of high- search and Evaluation Unit ranking government officials, (AREU) on Monday presented representatives of national and the findings of its recent research international agencies, and civil synthesis paper, “The Helmand society organizations. The pre- Food Zone: The Illusion of Suc- sentation was followed by a cess”, at a high-profile event in question and answer session ore than 1,400 needy Kabul Serena Hotel AREU’s re- with active participation of the and displaced fami nowned research consultant Dr audience that discussed various lies received aid in People return from Iran at a border crossing near Zaranj in Afghanistan’s Nimroz Province on 19 January 2020. (Stefanie Glinski/ TNH) David Mansfield, who authored aspects of the research and its Parwan and Sar-i-Pul the paper, presented his findings findings. (Pajhwok) provinces on Monday including early one million They joined some 437,000 areas of origin or become displaced More than 10,000 Afghans cash, clothes and food items. people were on the others displaced by war and di- again once back in Afghanistan.” have already crossed the border Shamsulhaq Shaikhani, secretary move in Afghanistan sasters within Afghanistan’s bor- In some parts of the country, from Iran in the first two weeks of the Parwan provincial council last year, displaced ders: In total, more than 900,000 returnees and internally displaced of January, according to the UN’s and representative of Ajmal Rah- by conflict and di- Afghans were displaced or re- people comprise more than one migration agency, IOM. There’s mani Charity Foundation, said that sasters or pushed home from turned home to conflict in 2019. quarter of the population. New political uncertainty on Afghan the foundation provided the as- neighbouring countries, according Internal displacement and re- settlements are rapidly expanding soil as well. Preliminary results sistance to more than one thou- to new UN figures. turns are closely linked in Af- around the Afghan capital, Kabul, of last year’s presidential elec- sand needy families in Bagram dis- The tally underscores how ghanistan, where conflict contin- and other urban areas, testing al- tions – announced in December, KABUL: Continuing his meet- number of government officials trict of the province today. conflict and migration continue to ues to kill and injure thousands ready stretched humanitarian re- after weeks of delay – put incum- ings with Kabul residents, Presi- were also present at the meet- He said each family received drive humanitarian needs in Af- of civilians each year. Many Af- sponses. While displacement and bent president Ashraf Ghani in dent Ashraf Ghani on Sunday ing. Notable among the residents 50 kilograms of flour, 25 kilograms ghanistan, even as new uncertain- ghans return to find their homes return figures escalate, there’s also the lead, but his main challenger directed electricity officials to were Safiullah Hotak, Mualvi of rice and five kilograms of cook- ties pile up in 2020 – particularly behind conflict lines, and a stum- new volatility early in 2020. has disputed the count. Mean- address power related issues be- Zainul Aabidin, Raqiba Barikzai ing oil. Labor and social affairs of- next door in Iran. bling economy and job shortages Aid groups fear tensions be- while, US-Taliban peace talks ing faced by residents within and Mohammad Gul Hotak, ficials in Parwan said the founda- More than 465,000 Afghan mean many end up worse off tween the United States and Iran have resumed, but it’s still uncer- three weeks or risk their job. who thanked the president for tion also provided warm clothes refugees or migrants returned than they did living as refugees could trigger even more returns fol- tain what role there will be for President Ghani met with a initiating such a debate and urged and footwear to 140 children in from neighbouring Iran or Paki- in other countries. “The majori- lowing the drone strike killing of the Afghan government – largely number of residents from the him to continue it for solving orphanage and 160 other orphans. stan last year, according to the ty of returnees from abroad live Iranian general Qassim Suleimani shut out of negotiations last year. 12th, 21th and 22th police dis- people’s problems. Navid, a 10 years old orphan UN’s humanitarian aid arm, a life of internal displacement,” earlier this month. Even before the Conflict casualties soared even as tricts and district as part Participants of the debate in Parwan Orphanage, said his fa- OCHA, which published the sta- the Geneva-based Internal Dis- asssassination, Iranian officials had the US-Taliban negotiations pro- the “National Debate” program, spoke about insecurity, robbers, ther had died and her mother had tistics on 18 January. At least placement Monitoring Centre reportedly threatened to deport gressed last year, and the Afghan a statement from the Presiden- education, schools, roads and married another person. He was 22,000 Afghans were also deport- noted in a January report. “They Afghans in response to US sanc- government has said a full cease- tial Palace said. The statement streets construction, canals, happy over receiving the assistance ed from Turkey. are either unable to return to their tions last year. fire must come first. said First Lady Rula Ghani and a hospitals. and asked well-off people not to forget orphans and help them. According to another report, 400 displaced families in Sar-i-Pul province received 15,600 afghanis each in assistance today. The as- sistance was provided by Inter- national Organization of Migration (IOM). Officials say these fami- lies were displaced from six dis- tricts and some other parts of the MAZAR-I-SHARIF: The Afghan- in ending the conflict and ensur- province last year and currently istan Public Policy Research Or- ing peace, he said. He said the they live in rental houses and with ganization (APPRO) has called on ongoing peace process remained their relatives in Sar-i-Pul city, the the warring parties in Afghanistan not very clear. Parto said APPRO provincial capital. to use international experiences in wants to share its observation Abdul Malik Azimi, xSar-i- achieving peace in the country. about peace process in different Pul province deputy governor, Participants of a conference parts of the world with people distributed the money to the dis- about ongoing peace negotiations so they choose their goals based placed families and thanked IOM in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of north- on experiences of other countries. for the assistance.’ ern Balkh province, believed it was Meanwhile, Sayed Moham- He said the war had displaced Afghanistan’s " under 19" (U19) On Friday, Afghanistan will face impossible to solve the Afghan cri- mad Samai, Afghanistan Indepen- around 12,000 families in the prov- women's futsal (indoor soccer) Kyrgyzstan on it’s first match sis by military power alone. dent Human Rights Commission ince and they were in need of help. team started preparations on Sun- of the competition. APPRO head Sayed Parto told (AIHRC) head for northern re- Islamuddin, a representative day for the Central Asian Foot- Afghanistan will face Iran, Pajhwok Afghan News that their gion of the country, said that the and the US in Qatar, he said. He what issues were talked in peace of IOM, said these families be- ball Association (CAFA) U19 Uzbekistan,Tajikistan and Turk- research and observation showed Afghan people were still not giv- said civil society activists, wom- process and what should be de- longed to the provincial capital and Girls Futsal Championship 2020, menistan, according to Afghani- the Afghan conflict had no mili- en part in the peace process. en rights activists and ordinary fended. “The conflict in Afghan- six districts of Sar-i-Pul. He said which runs from January 24- 29 stan’s Football Federation. The tary solution by any means. Even the Afghan government Afghans should have their say in istan is not a conflict of Afghans they surveyed these families and in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajiki- champion team will be crowned Warring sides in Afghanistan has no enough information about peace negotiations. Samai said only, but foreign countries are found them entitled to the assis- stan. 2020 CAFA championship. should use international experiences negotiations between the Taliban Afghans had the right to know also involved in it”, he said. tance.

services and products and ex- pressed their gratitude for the unique opportunity Etisalat has provided them. ‘Our customers are our priority number one and we have always been striving to give them the best experience through our services, products, and unique rewards.’ said Matthew Willsher, Etisalat Afghanistan CEO. He further added ‘I am very pleased to see some of our valued customers being selected, through our loyalty program, for the Um- rah trip.’ Mr. Mathew also wished the customers a safe and full of blessing pilgrimage and asked them to remember Afghanistan in their prayers during Uramh. As an Is- lamic company, Etisalat has been determined to promote Islamic val- ues. Organizing Quran Contest, conducting food distribution pro- gram during the holy month of Ramadan, rebuilding Masjids and sending customers on Umrah are KABUL: As a part of its loyalty facilitating customers with the some of the CSR initiatives under- program, Etisalat Afghanistan state of the art technology and taken by Etisalat. Etisalat loyalty provided 10 of its high valued unsurpassed products and ser- program is a way of saying thanks customers with the opportunity vices. In the ceremony, Etisalat to customers and is designed to ap- to embark on the spiritual jour- management also discussed the preciate customers‘ loyalty. The ney of Umrah. The company importance of Islamic values for program offers exciting rewards hosted a farewell ceremony for the the company and emphasized on like; point redemption, free airtime customers at its main office build- the application of these values and ownership of loyalty card. It ing where Etisalat management in their everyday business. The also offers discount at numerous welcomed the customers and customers also spoke about their retailers and restaurants. talked over Etisalat‘s resolve of positive experience with Etisalat (Press Release) TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES Pakist an: PTI govt ex presses ‘in abilit y’ t o meet t w o MQM-P deman ds

Earlier, the state assembly had passed a resolution urging the Union government to withdraw CAA immediately.

The negotiating committee of the Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui made in talks with PTI: Khalid ruling PTI has expressed its announced that he was stepping Maqbool Siddiqui The MQM-P inability to meet its disgruntled down as minister for information in its talks with the government Karachi-based ally MQM-P’s technology in the federal cabinet. insisted that its demands including two key demands — recovery However, Siddiqui made it the recovery of missing party of missing persons affiliated with clear that his party was not activists and the permission to the party and permission to pulling out of the ruling coalition, reopen its sealed offices were met reopen its sealed offices – leading indicating that the MQM-P, first before it reconsidered the to a deadlock persisting between whose support is critical to the decision of quitting the cabinet the coalition partners. On survival PTI’s government, is post. According to sources, the Saturday, the government team giving more time to its senior government side during Saturday’s led by Defence Minister Pervez partner to assuage its meeting failed to provide concrete Khattak met the MQM-P reservations. The MQM-P’s assurances to the party over these leadership in an effort to assuage demands include the recovery of demands its disillusioned ally but failed missing persons affiliated with However, it proposed As the spat between Kerala all officials to ensure that NPR come out of this fear and also vitiate the prevailing atmosphere to break the impasse. The the party, granting it permission formation of a committee for the Governor Arif Mohamad Khan was not mentioned while sending maintain law and order in the in the state. District collectors MQM-P’s simmering to reopen its offices and kicking recovery of missing activists, in and Chief Minister Pinarayi any communication on Census state. If the NPR and National have also informed the government disgruntlement with the ruling off development projects in addition to making a pledge to Vijayan continues over the 2021. “We will inform the census Register of Citizens are that it was difficult to carry out PTI took a new turn on January Karachi and other urban centres release development funds. The Citizenship Amendment Act or directorate that certain questions implemented it will vitiate the census procedure if it was mixed 12 when the party’s convener of Sindh. ‘Positive headway’ sources said. CAA, the state government on which will go for the preparation atmosphere. That is why the with the NPR,” said the Monday made it clear that it will of the NPR will not be done here,” state government took this government statement. Earlier, the not implement the National said Local Administration Minister decision,” said the official release state assembly had passed a Population Register (NPR) but it A C Moideen. The state issued by the chief minister’s resolution urging the Union will co-operate with the census government will ask enumerators office. It also said the NPR will government to withdraw CAA operations. The state cabinet has to exclude two questions - date of pave way for the implementation immediately. Kerala was the first decided to inform the Census birth of respondents and details of the NRC which sparked state to pass a resolution and first Registrar General about the of their parents - from census widespread protests across the to move the Supreme Court decision of the government. The questionnaire. “A sense of fear has country. “The state police chief against the CAA. In the suit in the Kerala general administration gripped people. It is the duty of has also given a report that the state government said the CAA department had last week directed the government to help people to implementation of the NPR will violated the basic principles. Nepal avalanche: Heavy snow hampers USofficialdeliversTrump’sthreatening search for messagetoSriLankanpresident US Deputy Assistant Secretary Security Council and Aliana against . Washington’s missing of State for South and Central Teplitz, the US ambassador to concerns over Sri Lanka have Asian Affairs Alice G. Wells Colombo. Significantly, Wells’ deepened with Rajapaske’s trekkers delivered a letter from President trip—part of a nine-day South election as president and his Special army and government Donald Trump to President Asia tour—followed Chinese appointment of his brother, a rescue personnel have intensified Gotabhaya Rajapakse during a Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s two- former president, as prime their search for four South Korean one-day trip to Sri Lanka last day visit to Sri Lanka, which minister. The US considers both trekkers and their three Nepali Wednesday. The letter, according began last Monday. Russian men to be pro-China. While the guides who went missing after an to the media, emphasised the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov US previously backed Mahinda avalanche swept a popular White House’s “commitment was also in Colombo on Rajapakse’s anti-democratic trekking route in Nepal's and interest in furthering and Wednesday. These high-level government and its brutal war mountains. All other trekkers deepening [its] partnership” visits underscore the increasing against the separatist Liberation who were in the area where the with the island nation. Wells held rivalry over influence in the Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), avalanche swept the Mount discussions with President Indian Ocean region, primarily Washington was hostile to Annapurna trekking trail about Rajapakse and his brother, Prime between the US and India, Colombo’s close relations with 150km (90 miles) northwest of Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, as Washington’s key ally in South China. In late 2014, Washington the capital Kathmandu on Friday well as Foreign Minister Dinesh Asia, on one hand, and China and initiated a regime-change have been safely rescued and Gunawardena, Tamil National Russia, on the other. operation to remove Mahinda flown to safer areas, Department Alliance chiefs R. Sambandan Strategically-located, Sri Lanka Rajapakse, who was ousted in the of Tourism official Mira Acharya and M. A. Sumanthiran, and straddles important Indian January 2015 elections and said. The avalanche hit part of “civil society” leaders. Wells was Ocean sea lanes. In its attempts replaced by Maithripala Sirisena the Mount Annapurna circuit accompanied by Liza Curtis, the to maintain world hegemony, the as a pro-US president. Wells told trekking route after heavy Senior Director for South and US is deepening its military the media that she discussed with snowfall earlier in the week. By Central Asia on the US National buildup and trade war measures Gotabhaya Rajapakse. Friday, snow was neck-deep and A court in Bangladesh on Monday Islami. The group considers the war veterans who fought against several avalanches had occurred, sentenced 10 members of a banned Communist Party an anti-Islamic then Soviet Union soldiers. a veteran climber who was Islamist militant group to death for force. On Jan. 20, 2001, bomb Bangladesh's government banned Srilanka: Four rescued by helicopter said. a deadly bomb attack on a attacks on a party rally in Dhaka the group in 2005 due to its ties to ‘A comedy of infinite "We had crossed the area just Communist Party rally in 2001. killed five people and wounded terrorist attacks in the country and killed, 20 injured three hours before the big Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions 50 others. The judge said allegations that it had connection avalanche hit the area, which has Court Judge Mohammed Rabiul investigators found Harkat-ul with regional terrorist groups. in bus-tipper stupidity’: Shehbaz a few rest stops and lodges," Alam made the decision in a Jihad al-Islami´s former leader Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority Phurba Ongel Sherpa told The crowded courtroom while four of was responsible for the attack nation of 160 million people, has collision in Associated Press news agency on the defendants were in the dock. but his name was dropped from experienced brutal attacks on demands probe into Monday. On the way back, he Six of the defendants are not in the case because he was executed scholars, atheists and liberals in Hungama said he saw the area from the custody, while another two who in 2017 over a separate attack. recent years. Some radical forces helicopter where the avalanche are on the run were acquitted. All The group was established in want to establish Sharia law in the Four people were killed and 20 wheat crisis had hit and it was blanketed with of those on trial belong to the Bangladesh in 1992 by a group South Asian country, which is others were injured when a snow. private bus collided head-on with banned group Harkat-ul Jihad al- of former Bangladeshi Afghan largely governed. a tipper truck in the Batatha area on the Hungama-Ranna road last night. Reportedly, the accident had occurred when a tipper truck India: Plea in SC wants minorities panel traveling towards Ranna had collided with a private bus coming from the opposite scrapped, A-G says refer to 5-judge bench direction as it was trying to overtake a three-wheeler. Among The Supreme Court on Monday Dharam, alleged that Hindu name of any religion. Attorney and listed the next hearing in the dead were the driver of the sought the response of the central community is being discriminated General KK Venugopal who was March. The petitioner argued that bus, a 3-year-old girl, a male government on a petition against on the grounds of religion asked to give his views on the special benefits and advantages passenger, and a female challenging the constitutional as a number of beneficiary schemes matter told the court today that within the sweep of Article 15(4) passenger. The tipper driver, 14 validity of the National carrying a budget of Rs 4,700 the issue involves constitutional of the constitution can be passengers and 5 children were Commission for Minorities set up crores have been initiated in favour questions and should be heard by provided only to those injured in the accident. They Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz prices skyrocketed after the under a 1992 law. The plea filed of some religious minorities even a five-judge constitution bench. communities which are found to were admitted to the Tangalle (PML-N) President Shehbaz government exported 48,000 by six petitioners, who claimed though the Constitution does not The court gave the Centre four be ‘socially and educationally Hospital. Police are conducting Sharif has come down hard on metric tons of wheat despite a ban to be followers of Sanatan Vedic conceive special provisions in the weeks to respond to the petition backward’ classes of citizens. No further investigations. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on its export. government over prevailing “On whose orders and at wheat and flour crisis in the what price wheat was exported? country, demanding an Where have all the wheat stocks Bangladesh PM says CAA internal to India, calls it unnecessary investigation to reveal characters disappeared in 16 months? …the behind the ‘conspiracy’. The nation needs to know who New Delhi: In remarks which government) did it. It was not affair.” “Bangladesh has always same during my visit to New Delhi damage-control mode. government has been subjected benefitted at the cost of their loss,” indicate Dhaka’s concerns and necessary,” Sheikh Hasina was maintained that the CAA and the in October 2019.” She said the Bangladesh is one of the three to scathing vitriol by the Shehbaz, the opposition leader in will somewhat worry India, quoted by news agency reports NRC are internal matters of relationship between Bangladesh countries mentioned in the CAA. opposition after “acute flour the National Assembly, wrote in Bangladesh Prime Minister from Dubai as telling Gulf News India,” Sheikh Hasina said. She and India is currently at its best, The ministry of external shortages” ballooned into a crisis, a series of tweets on Sunday. Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said in an interview during her visit to added, “The government of India, with cooperation in a “wide affairs (MEA) had pointed out shooting the prices up by as Firing broadside at the India’s Citizenship Amendment the UAE. “No, there is no reverse on their part, has also repeatedly spectrum of areas.” India appears last month that in Bangladesh, much as Rs6 per kilo and catching government of Prime Minister Act (CAA) was “not necessary” migration from India. But within maintained that the NRC is an to be struggling to contain the the governments of Sheikh it completely off guard. Experts Imran Khan, the former Punjab but termed it an “internal matter” India, people are facing many internal exercise of India and possible fallout of the CAA Mujibur Rehman (Bangabandhu) in the Express News show, The chief minister said “a comedy of of New Delhi. “We don’t problems,” Sheikh Hasina said, Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi controversy on ties with and (his daughter and current Review, made a shocking infinite stupidity is at display in understand why (the Indian adding, “(Still), it is an internal has in person assured me of the Bangladesh and seems to be in a prime minister) Sheikh Hasina. disclosure last night that the guise of reforms. TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES News-in-Brief Thousands protest NorthKorea'sKim over Indonesian ’sRahi labor law tapstough-talking overhaul plan demands Indonesian labor unions militaryveteranas threatened to step up protests and strike against a government emergencygovt. plan to press ahead with a reform foreignminister package that includes a controversial overhaul of the nation’s job law. Thousands of protesters hit the streets in to‘rescuepeople Jakarta on Monday amid heavy rain to rally against a new job bill, well short of the tens of thousands expected by andcountry’ organizers. Undaunted, union leaders said there would be Lebanese Maronite Patriarch of ministerial portfolios. An security and avoid clashing with protesters, who have been further protests and strikes Beshara al-Rahi held officials emergency cabinet must be the people. Those obstructing demanding the formation of a across the country. With hindering the formation of a new formed instead to rescue the the formation of the government government of technocrats, economic growth hovering government responsible for days country and people, he are responsible for the unrest clashed with security forces in around the 5% mark, President of unrest that erupted between demanded. Moreover, Rahi that took place in Beirut last downtown Beirut Sunday for a Joko Widodo has put passing. protesters and security forces in denounced the recent violence week, he declared. To the third consecutive day. The Beirut. During his Sunday between protesters and security international community, Rahi protests say the political elite has Russian air strikes sermon, he called on the state forces, saying such acts “do not appealed to it to seriously ignored their calls for forming an against undermining the popular represent Lebanese values.” address the Lebanese crisis given independent government to tackle kill 5 civilians in revolt, rejecting the political Turning to the army and Internal the country’s constructive role the deepening crisis. Sunday’s powers’ policy of dividing shares Security Forces, he urged them in the Middle East. As confrontation broke out near Idlib, Syria in cabinet and raising the number to exert more efforts to maintain politicians continued to bicker, parliament a day. Russian forces carried out air strikes in Idlib, a de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, North Korea’s new foreign News first reported the change on German army killing at least five civilians, local minister is a former defence Saturday, citing unnamed sources sources said on Monday. commander with little diplomatic in Pyongyang. Analysts said it was translator on According to the Syrian experience, spotlighting leader too soon to tell exactly what opposition aircraft observatory, Kim Jong Un’s reliance on party impact the appointment may have trial over Russian warplanes targeted the and military loyalists at a for the stalled denuclearisation rural areas of the northwestern sensitive time amid stalled U.S. talks with the United States, but spying for Aleppo province in the morning. talks, analysts in Seoul said on said Ri Son Gwon had often played The attack killed at least five Monday. Last week, North a confrontational role in Iran people and injuring nine others, Korea told countries with negotiations with South Korea. said the White Helmets, a local embassies in Pyongyang that Ri Unlike his predecessor, Ri Son A German-Afghan translator for civil defense agency. Turkey has Son Gwon, a senior military Gwon does not have any the German army goes on trial on pushed hard for a cease-fire in officer and official of the ruling experience in dealing with nuclear Monday, along with his wife, on Idlib after the region endured Workers’ Party, had been issues or U.S. officials, though he charges of spying for Iran. Abdul months of battering. appointed foreign minister, a has led high-level talks between the S is accused of "a particularly diplomatic source in Seoul told neighbours. Previously chairman of serious case of treason" and of Malaysia returns Reuters. He replaces Ri Yong Ho, the Committee for the Peaceful "violating state secrets" in 18 a career diplomat with years of Reunification of the Country At least 2dead,over 60injured instances, according to the higher 42 containers to experience negotiating with (CPRC), which handles relations regional court of Koblenz in Washington, but who often took with South Korea, Ri is the latest western Germany. The 51-year- UK in purge of a backseat to other officials military official to be promoted to old was arrested in January 2019, during the last two years of the party leadership. after protestersclashedwith reportedly after a tip-off from an ' illegal' foreign diplomacy. Seoul-based NK (Reuters) overseas source and an ensuing set- up to catch him in the act. He has waste been in detention ever since. His securityinBaghdad 40-year-old wife, Asiea S, will be alaysia has returned 150 containers of plastic waste, Five dead after At least two people were killed, Sunday morning, while witnesses reported shootings of in the dock with him after including 42 to the UK, since and dozens of others injured demonstrations in Basra joined a live rounds in the al-Tayaran prosecutors in December charged late last year, its environment when protesters clashed with deadline set by those in Nasiriyah Square, a short distance east of her with aiding and abetting minister revealed on Monday, boiling water floods Iraqi security forces in the capital for political forces, stating that Tahrir, with claims of injuries treason. Asiea is accused of warning that the South East Baghdad on Monday. Local Iraqi unless their demands are met, among protesters. Amid the "helping her husband from the Asian nation would not become media said two Iraqis were killed they would cut off major roads continued violence, security very beginning" with his espionage the “world’s dumpster”. A total Russian hotel room and over 60 wounded as linking their areas with the capital. forces have killed over 450 activities for Iranian intelligence of 3,737 metric tonnes of Five people were killed after a evidence at the site. Maxim demonstrations turned violent in Local activists told Kurdistan protesters and wounded services, the Koblenz court said, unwanted waste has been sent heating pipe exploded and Reshetnikov, the Governor of Baghdad after renewed anti- 24 that early on Sunday, riot thousands more since but she had not been detained by to 13 predominantly rich flooded a basement hotel room Perm, and city mayor Dmitry government protests over the police attempted to storm Tahrir demonstrations broke out in police Abdul worked for several countries including the United with boiling water in the Russian Samoylov have also visited the weekend. Baghdad’s Operation Square, the central gathering October 2019. years as a civilian translator and States, Canada, Spain and Command said 14 of its officers space of demonstrators in Unofficial estimates range as cultural adviser to the German city of Perm on Monday, scene. According to lawmaker Oleg Bundeswehr at the Heinrich-Hertz Portugal. The highest number, emergency officials have said. Melnichenko, the Russian suffered various injuries. Clashes Baghdad, but the protesters high as 600 dead among 43, were transported to France. resumed between protesters and prevented this and burned several demonstrators. barracks in the town of Daun, near Three other people with serious parliament could consider a ban on Koblenz. Shipments of rubbish have been burns were rushed to hospital opening hotels or hostels in the security forces in Baghdad on tires. Following that incident, (AP) redirected to South East Asia from the Mini Hotel Caramel, basements of residential buildings. since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but which is located in the basement Igor Goncharov, acting regional Malaysia has joined a growing. of a residential building. One security minister, said: “It is known victim is said to be in a grave that the cellar was flooded. “Water Morethan26,000civiliansdisplacedfromAleppocountryside Brazil's condition. It’s been reported the was highly pressurised. All More than 26,000 civilians from the southern and western Aleppo movement of the displaced to The bombardment resulted in rooms did not have windows and emergency services quickly arrived southern and western Aleppo countrysides had reached 4,698 all areas. The villages and towns dozens of civilian victims, mostly indigenous that there was only one exit, with to the scene. “The water is being countrysides were displaced families (26,779 individuals) of the southern and western families, women and children, as leaders vo w to the incident taking place at 4am. pumped out now. Five bodies have during air and missile more than 73 percent of them Aleppo countryside have in well as a major displacement, that Investigators have opened a already been found, three more bombardments of the area by women and children. The team recent days been subjected to has not been seen in the Aleppo resist Bo lso n aro criminal case under the charge of people were injured, all of them Assad’s and Russia’s forces. The called on all local and an intensified air campaign by countryside in recent months. attacks the provision of services that do are the guests of the hostel.” Humanitarian Response international actors to respond to the Assad regime and Russian According to the Humanitarian not meet safety requirements, According to the hotel’s listing on Coordinators in the North issued the recent displacement and forces in an escalation Response Coordinators, the BRAZIL’S far-right President with forensic investigators on Booking.com, a double room for a statement on Sunday in which warned against returning accompanied by the arrival of displaced are spread throughout Jair Bolsonaro plans “genocide, hand to interview victims, carry two people costs 1170 roubles they said that the number of displaced to the area, and called Assad reinforcements to the the Euphrates Shield and Olive ethnocide and ecocide,” out examinations and secure (£15) per night. displaced people heading from for allowing freedom of front lines with the opposition. Branch areas as well as the camps. indigenous groups said on Friday as they formed an alliance to resist the attacks on their people, land and culture. About 600 Sudan: leaders gathered at the four-day Algeria: President summit held in Piaracu village in Zarif warnsEuropeover Prosecution Mato Grosso state called by 90- entrusts PM with year-old environmental rejects campaigner and Kayapo chief Raoni Metuktire. He warned that nuclear dealdisagreements release of power to fill senior the Brazilian regime was threatening the survival of Iranian Foreign Minister indigenous groups by allowing Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Bashir’s wife state positions the expansion of commercial on Monday that Iran will Sudan’s prosecution has rejected projects on protected land. This withdraw from the Non- a request by the defence lawyer, Algerian President Abdelmadjid entrusted to the Prime Minister includes plans to “liberate Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the to release on bail the wife of the Tebboune has announced that he to handle was not specified. mining, agribusiness. country’s nuclear file is sent to ousted Sudanese president, Omar has waived his own right to Following the constitutional the United Nations Security Al-Bashir, who was accused of appoint senior state positions. amendment passed under former UN Human Council. "If the Europeans corruption and illegal ownership That right, he confirmed, has President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in continue their improper behavior of wealth. The prosecution been entrusted to Prime 2016, the position of Prime Rights Chief to or send Iran's file to the Security announced that it rejected the Minister Abdelaziz Djerad. Minister was transformed into one Council, we will withdraw from request due to non-completion of Tebboune made the of “First Minister” charged with visit DR Congo the NPT," IRNA news agency investigative procedures in the announcement after a cabinet coordinating the work of the UN High Commissioner for quoted Zarif as saying. Last case of Al-Bashir’s wife, Widad meeting on Saturday. “The aim government with limited powers Human Rights Michelle week, Zarif said European Babiker. The prosecutor, Salwa is to ease the procedures for to appoint officials. According to Bachelet is to undertake a five- powers have violated a 2015 Khalil, confirmed that the former appointing candidates to high this amendment, the president was day official visit to the international nuclear deal, a day president’s wife is “still in state positions,” said the at the centre of executive branch Democratic Republic of the after Britain, France and detention”, denying reports President, “and speeding up the powers, enjoying exclusive Congo (DRC) at the invitation Germany launched a complaint circulated about her release, in movement of senior government jurisdictions to appoint candidates of the Government. The High against Tehran for non- commitments under the agreement. it significantly more difficult for response to a request submitted employees by transferring the for senior civil and military Commissioner will arrive in compliance. The European states The move, which came at a time of Iran to develop nuclear weapons by the defence lawyer, according authority to appoint a certain positions. After winning the Bunia, in the north-eastern initiated a so-called dispute red-hot tensions between Iran and undetected, was struck in Vienna to Sudanakhbar.com. Babiker was number of state posts to the election last month, Tebboune province of Ituri, on Thursday mechanism process, saying Iran the United States, sparked anger by Iran, the three European arrested against a backdrop of Prime Minister.” The exact announced his intention to suggest 23 January. While in Bunia, she had progressively scaled back its in Tehran. The accord, which makes nations, the United States. reports indicating. nature of the positions a further constitutional. will visit a camp holding people displaced by the ongoing violence involving the Lendu and Hema groups, as well as Two police officers killed in Russian activists take aim at Zimbabwean holding discussions with representatives. Hawaii shooting, multiple Putin in march against repression teachers on Xi says new virus must homes up in flames According to the White Counter sanctioned march was called to including a protester who go-slow over be ‘resolutely group, which monitors political commemorate the memory of carried a placard urging Putin to contained’ Two police officers were killed incident was reported, the home protests, more than 1,400 people lawyer Stanislav Markelov and quit power were detained by salaries in a shooting Sunday morning believed to be the scene of the marched in central Moscow on journalist Anastasia Baburova police. The march took place near Diamond Head in Hawaii, shooting caught fire and became Sunday after President Vladimir who were gunned down in after Putin stunned the nation Zimbabwean schools have China's President Xi Jinping reopened this week, but teachers said on Monday that a new according to law enforcement fully engulfed in flames. Witnesses Putin proposed re-drafting the Moscow by ultra-nationalists in last week by proposing officials. A female officer was say the fire has spread to at least constitution, unleashing political 2009. A number of independent sweeping amendments to the who downed tools last year are virus which has killed three not backing down. Those who are people and infected more than taken to a hospital in critical four other nearby homes. Several upheaval. Protesters - mostly local deputies joined the march, constitution, the first major condition and later died. Law vehicles, including a marked young anti-fascist activists - carrying copies of the changes to the country's basic at work are on a go-slow putting 200 across China must be the country's high literacy in "resolutely contained", in his enforcement officials say, Honolulu Police Department chanted "Revolution" and "No to constitution and chanted "Putin law since it was adopted under another officer was also in critical vehicle, were also on fire. dictatorship." The annual leave!” About ten people former Russian leader. jeopardy. Teachers in Zimbabwe first public comments on the say their current average monthly outbreak. State broadcaster condition and died from injuries. The FBI said authorities were salaries of below $100 are too low CCTV reported that Xi said to make ends meet. They say they "the safety of people's lives and responding to an "active shooter" in Waikiki, Hawaii. "We are EU foreign ministers discuss next steps for Libya cannot afford to send their own their physical health should be children to school. "Low morale given top priority", as the virus responding to an active shooter in Waikiki. That is what we are The European Union's foreign ministers gathered in Brussels on Monday ceasefire. What are they trying Operation Sophia. Troops could is an understatement, there is no fuelled fears of a major outbreak for talks on how to implement a peace process in Libya — and what to achieve? To enforce the arms be dispatched under an EU- morale," said teacher Abbiot during the Lunar New Year responding to. It is developing," FBI Honolulu Operational exact role the bloc should play. The meeting follows on the heels of a embargo, the EU is considering flagged mission to monitor any Moyo. "Imagine you are at work migration this week. Libya summit in Berlin on Sunday, where the EU vowed to do whatever relaunching naval patrols in the longer-term cease-fire.Greece and you are thinking of the child (CGTN) Support Technician Derek Hayes said. Soon after the shooting was necessary to implement a United Nations arms embargo and any Mediterranean Sea under and Italy said. you left at home. TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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Though there have been various multiple ethnic- nationalism and in cooperation with regional Taliban came to power but it was wars and conflicts in the world, religious radicalism in this actors such as Saudi Arabia and with comprehensive cooperation the features of conflicts in particular part of the earth. Pakistan. of Pakistan. Given the Pakistan's Afghanistan seem unique. For The second most famous geo- The United States was able to border challenges with India, it example, many of post-colonial strategist of 19 century was Tahir send its military and financial was in interest of Pakistan to African and Latin America Mahan whose ideas created deep assistance to Mujahideen through support radical Islamist groups countries have experienced civil changes in the geopolitical Pakistan and therefore the long in Afghanistan considering the war but many of them have strategies of the world powers. border of Afghanistan with groups as a preventive tool for successfully crossed the crisis. Based on his idea, the landlocked Pakistan was a serious problem the expansion of India's influence Afghanistan with four decades of countries do not have many to the Soviet Union in in Afghanistan, and on the other engagement in peace and war has chances to progress in the future. Afghanistan. Given the hand, Islamabad could use it in not succeeded to reach a stable The future political power geopolitical position of the Kashmir war. After the stage. So, there must be some belongs to those countries that Afghanistan, was also in September 11 terrorist attack, the watchdog has alleged that the government has differences that differentiate it are located beside the sea because the ranks of Mujahideen regional players regained their from conflicts experienced in the of having more opportunities to supporters and helped them importance in Afghanistan's perpetrated almost half of the violence against other parts of the world. in fact, develop through goods exchange through Pakistan. The geographic political affairs. The US pressure journalists in 2019 – including intimidation, the prolonged violence and and navigability. According to location of Afghanistan on Pakistan could not make it conflict of Afghanistan have been him, though Russia is a large combined with intervention of relinquish support from Taliban beating and temporary detentions – while utterly cuased by several basic factors country, it will not develop due international and regional power while received millions of dollars. such as regional geopolitics, the to its land locked location. He made it impossible for the Soviet By and large, our country's flying in the face of the establishment’s stern claims about cold war, and later the new world believed that Russia has only one Union to win a quick war, and geopolitical locations when protecting journalists. The findings of a media advocacy order, Islamism - religious potential way to develop and it on the other hand, the Soviet combined with domestic radicalism and Afghan ethnic- is possible through connecting economic crisis did not allow economic and political group named Journalists’ Safety Committee revealed that nationalism, but the regional itself to the warm waters through them to continue war in weaknesses are the most geopolitical role of the country Afghanistan and Iran. Based on Afghanistan. dangerous factors for this country. although there has been a decline in murders of journalists seems more important in this theory, Russia attacked on Following the collapse of the However, the reverse hypothesis last year, the total number of cases of violence towards the destabilization of the country. Afghanistan so as to reach the communist government of is also true. It means, there are The geopolitical role of warm water but it was prevented Afghanistan in the 1990s, the many political and economic media community stood at 105. Staggeringly, this time Afghanistan was more highlighted to reach its goal. most important regional players commonalities in the region if our when various geopolitical theories Though Russia two had options were Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and foreign policy apparatus can play around the government is ranked 2nd after the Taliban for and geopolitical schools emerged for reaching the Indian Ocean: Iran. Due to lack of regional its central role changing the indulging in such horrible activities. Meanwhile, women also in 19 centuries. One of the most Iran and Afghanistan, but it consensus, lack of domestic unity challenges to opportunities. In famous geopolitics theorists of 19 chosen Afghanistan thinking it is and lack of adequate knowledge 2001, most of regional actors such constitute a fraction of the total number of transgressions century was Fredrick Ratzel; more digestible morsel than Iran. of the Mojahedin in governance, Russia, Iran and Central Asia based on his theory, when a small So, the Soviet Union invested to the formation of an inclusive intelligence supported the United committed last year. country is located beside large establish a communist system in government was defeated in the States in Afghanistan but after This is while the government is expected to be the role countries, the small country will Afghanistan to infiltrate South 1990s in Afghanistan. Pakistan 2014, the terrorists were always be at risk even maybe Asia and reach the Indian Ocean. and Saudi Arabia supported unprecedentedly supported model for promoting and executing the rights of media eliminated by aggression of the On the other hand, the US felt jihadist groups in the south and because of increasing gaps persons. How would the government control and prevent large countries. This idea becomes that if the Soviet Union secured east of the country but Iran between the US policies and more important when we look at its base in Afghanistan then the supported jihadist groups in regional policies. Therefore, the warlords and strongmen from violating the journalists’ the central role Afghanistan influence of the capitalist world central and northern Afghanistan. foreign policy apparatus when linking the South Asian in South Asia and the Middle Given its geopolitical position, supported by strong domestic legitimate rights when it is the one that trample on them? geopolitics, Middle East counties East energy would be Pakistan was the most important power and unity can play Therefore, the government’s claims and criticisms of the and Central Asia. Thus, this idea compromised. For this reason, foreign actor in the 1990s, in important role in peace and can create more risks for the the Americans tried to support Afghanistan. prosperity of Afghanistan in the violation of journalists’ rights seem rich, considering it is country when we add the issue of the Jehdist group in Afghanistan After fall of Mujahideen, the future. the government authorities who deny the very rights and morals they are advocating. There needs to be a strong determination for walking the talk. As the journalists are How does war affect elections? still bearing the brunt of an absence of their fundamental By Rebekah Barber prerogative of having access to information, the government When he was running for president in 2016, Donald Trump openly should gear up for coping with this problem. Transparency criticized Republicans and and accountability are the most important principles of Democrats alike for getting involved in protracted wars in the democracy and the media outlets are the ones who relay the Middle East. He positioned himself as the candidate who facts and put the establishment’s cards on the table. The would end the war in Afghanistan, interesting fact is that the Afghan government is blamed for bring the troops home, and prevent the country from getting the bulk of violent treatments of journalists just at a time involved in more senseless the country is attempting to join the ‘Global Media Freedom conflicts. Trump is currently considering reducing troop levels Coalition’. Given the huge number of cases of violence in Afghanistan, even in the absence of a deal with the Taliban. But contributed to Trump's victory. sensitive to American combat Afghanistan wars. Their against journalists, those government authorities who have earlier this month, he had many "Even controlling in a statistical casualties, lest he become yet conclusion? Mounting casualties denied journalists their rights to accessing information should fearing he was opening a new front model for many other alternative another politician who overlooks increase turnout. More in the Middle East wars after his explanations, we find that there the invisible inequality of specifically, Koch and Nicholson be brought to justice. Otherwise, not being responsive on administration carried out a is a significant and meaningful military sacrifice. More broadly, found that voter turnout increases the part of government officials and the journalists being surprise drone strike in Iraq that relationship between a the findings suggest that when a conflict results in more killed 10 Iranian military leaders, community's rate of military politicians from both parties than 300 deaths. Large numbers bedeviled by the unimplemented freedom of the press would including the country's top sacrifice and its support for would do well to more directly of war fatalities increase voter security and intelligence Trump," they write, attributing recognize and address the needs turnout, they write, by "reaching gradually enfeeble the only nascent democracy in Afghanistan commander. it to him "speaking to this of those communities whose the least politically engaged we have been helping to stand on feet. Which led us to wonder: How forgotten part of America." young women and men are members of society." They also does war abroad affect elections Kriner and Shen concluded that making the ultimate sacrifice for found that groups with a low at home? That was the topic of a if three states key to Trump's the country. Researchers have interest in voting are more likely 2017 study titled "Battlefield victory — Michigan, also looked at the effect of war to be motivated to cast a ballot Casualties and Ballot Box Defeat: Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — on voter participation. They when there is a surge in the number Subscription Rates Did the Bush-Obama Wars Cost had suffered even modestly include Michael Koch of Texas of combat deaths within 60 days Clinton the White House?" by lower casualty rates, all three A&M University and Stephen of the election. But at the same Douglas Kriner, a political science could have flipped from red to Nicholson of University of time, the study found that these Categories Fee professor at Boston University, blue and sent Democrat Hillary California, Merced. Their 2016 voting patterns do not impact the Afghanistan Times and Francis Shen with the Clinton to the White House. This study "Death and Turnout: The results of an election much Six Months $120 University of Minnesota Law has important implications for Human Costs of War and Voter because "for every person at your door step School. They noted that a divide foreign policy, they write: Participation" dived into cross- mobilized to vote against the For fast delivery service is growing in the U.S. between If Trump wants to win again in national data from elections in conflict by casting a vote against One Year $240 Afghanistan Times seeks the those communities whose young 2020, his electoral fate may well 23 democracies over a 50-year a culpable leader, another names, addresses of your people are dying in wars and those rest on the administration's period and survey data from the appeared to be motivated to vote organizations and the number of whose young people are not, and approach to the human costs of United States and United in favor of the war by supporting copies you want. whether this "casualty gap" war. Trump should remain highly Kingdom during the Iraq and the culpable leader." TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES W elcome t o t he Global W ar of Error with strikingly negative By Tom Engelhardt consequences since the infamous Blackhawk Down disaster of Yes, our infrastructure stinks, 1993. Last year, American air our schools are failing, this strikes rose again to record levels country’s a nightmare of there, while—no surprise—the inequality, and there’s a self- terror outfit Washington has been promoting madman in the fighting in that country since 2006, White House, so isn’t it time to Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda offshoot, take pride in the rare institutional seems only to be gaining strength. victories America has had in this Hey, even the Russians got a century? Arguably, none has (grim) win in Syria; the United been more striking than the States, nowhere. Not in Libya, a triumphal success of the failed state filled with warring American war system. Oh, militias and bad guys of every sort you’re going to bring that up in the wake of a US-led overthrow immediately? Okay, you’re of the local autocrat. Not in Niger, right. It’s true enough that the where four American soldiers died US military can’t win a war at the hands of an ISIS terror group anymore. In this century, it’s that still thrives; not in Yemen, yet never come out on top another failed state where a anywhere, not once, not Washington-backed Saudi war definitively. And yes, just to get follows perfectly in the US a step ahead of you, everywhere military’s footsteps in the region. it’s set foot across the Greater So, yes, you’re right to challenge Middle East and Africa, it seems me with all of that. Nonetheless, I to have killed startling numbers stand by my initial statement. In of people and uprooted so many these years, the American war more, sending lots of them into system has proven to be a exile and so unsettling other remarkable institutional success parts of the world as well. In story. Think of it this way: In the the process, it’s also had military of the 21st century, failure remarkable success spreading is the new success. In order to failed states and terror groups grasp this, you have to stop far and wide. Al-Qaeda, whose looking at Afghanistan, Iraq, 19 suicidal hijackers so Libya, Somalia, and the rest of devastatingly struck this those embattled lands and start By Sudha Ramachandran and at Irbil in the semi- killed Soleimani, Iranian President Fatemiyoun Brigade, drawn from control over them is necessary country on September 11, 2001, looking instead at Washington, autonomous Kurdish region. The Hassan Rouhani told Ghani in a among Afghan Shia Hazara to maintain pressure on Iran was just a modest outfit then DC. While you’re at it, you need (even if its leader dreamt of to stop thinking that the gauge of The possibility of Afghanistan two bases house U.S. troops. telephone conversation that his refugees in Iran, which operates along its border with drawing the United States into The tit-for-tat strikes confirm government expects Iran’s under the aegis of the Quds Force Afghanistan. Under these success in war is victory. That’s becoming a battleground in the conflicts across the Islamic so mid-20th century of you! In current conflict between Iran and apprehensions in the region that “neighbors and friendly and has been deployed to Syria. circumstances, it does seem that world that would promote his fact, almost the opposite may be the United States is fraught with Iran and the U.S. will increasingly governments to unanimously Iran could now divert this force the U.S. will prefer to slow-walk group big time). Nineteen years true when it comes to the serious consequences not only for use third countries in the condemn this evil, criminal act.” to Afghanistan to target U.S. the peace talks with the Taliban. later, its branches have spread American way of war today. After Afghanistan, but also for the U.S. neighborhood as their The message was clear: any move bases and personnel. If A quick agreement with the from Yemen to West Africa, more than 18 years of what, once and Iran, as both countries are battleground in the coming by Kabul that Iran perceives as Afghanistan would become a Taliban on a withdrawal of U.S. while the original Al Qaeda still upon a time, would have been involved in what is going on in months. Afghanistan is siding with the U.S. would draw battleground between the U.S. troops thus hangs in the balance. exists. And don’t forget its considered failure, tell me this: Is horrific progeny, the Islamic the Pentagon receiving more the war-torn Afghanistan. We are understandably concerned over Iran’s ire and action. Afghanistan and Iran, the strife-torn country Afghanistan’s emergence as a State, or ISIS (originally Al republishing the following article this prospect, fearing that the thus faces a dilemma; the parties can expect a further escalation of battleground in the U.S.-Iran money or less? In fact, it’s now Qaeda in Iraq). Though the US being fed record amounts of tax on the issue, written by Sudha U.S. could launch attacks on Iran to the current conflict in the Persian violence, adding a new dimension conflict would have negative military has declared it defeated dollars (as is the whole national Ramachandran: The recent from Afghan soil and that Iran Gulf are the U.S., a global to the already complex Afghan consequences for Iran. It would in its “caliphate” (it isn’t, not security state). Admittedly, escalation of tension in the Persian could target U.S. facilities based superpower on which conflict scenario. In its first media trigger another wave of Afghan truly), its branches have Congress can’t find money for the Gulf following the assassination in Afghanistan. Should the U.S. Afghanistan’s security, economy statement following Soleimani’s refugees to Iran along with multiplied from the Philippines building or rebuilding of American of a top Iranian general in a U.S. and Iran target each other from and reconstruction depends, and assassination, the Taliban numerous costs, inflicting an deep into Africa. And the Afghan infrastructure—China now has up missile strike in Baghdad has set Afghan soil or strike at each Iran, a regional power neighboring maintained that the recent additional financial burden on War, that original American to 30,000 kilometers of high- invasion of this century, remains alarm bells ringing in the region. other’s assets in Afghanistan, Afghanistan – the two countries developments would not Iran’s already weak economy. It speed rail and the United States hell on Earth more than 18 years not one —and is riven by party Iraq has already been dragged into Kabul will be dragged into the share a border of 900 kilometers – negatively impact the U.S.- would also inflame conflicts in later. In December, the conflict. Indeed, the U.S. has a which could create immense Taliban peace process as the two Iran’s already restive eastern animosities on issue after issue, the escalating U.S.-Iran tit-for-tat Washington Post broke a story but funding the Pentagon? No missile strikes. Given the fact that far larger presence in Afghanistan trouble for Kabul if it chose to do sides had “finalized” a peace provinces. As for the U.S., its about interviews on that conflict problem. When it comes to that, Afghanistan neighbors Iran and than in Iraq, implying a larger so. Kabul therefore cannot take agreement that only needs to be hopes of withdrawing troops conducted by the Special there’s hardly a question, hardly a has a large presence of U.S. number of potential targets. An sides in this conflict; drawing the signed. However, even if the U.S. from Afghanistan would diminish Inspector General for dispute at all. Agreement is nearly troops and facilities, the country estimated 14,000 U.S. soldiers ire of either Washington or Tehran and the Taliban have reached a significantly if the security Afghanistan Reconstruction unanimous. Failure, in other risks becoming an additional are based in Afghanistan, could prove very costly for peace agreement, it remains to be situation worsens. with 400 key insiders, military words, is the new success and that battleground for the U.S.-Iran compared to some 6,000 in Iraq. Afghanistan. In addition to the seen whether it will hold. The exit CONCLUSIONS: The prospect and civilian, revealing that it was applies as well to the “industrial” a war of (well-grasped) error. As part of the military-industrial conflict, with potentially serious In addition, thousands of U.S. possibility of missile strikes from of U.S. troops, whether gradual of Afghanistan becoming a that paper’s reporter, Craig consequences for Afghanistan and diplomats, civilian and military Iranian territory, Iran can be or precipitous, is an important battleground in the current Iran- complex. That reality was caught Whitlock, put it: “Senior U.S. in a Washington Post headline the the region. BACKGROUND: contractors and aid workers are expected to utilize its proxies in precondition for the Taliban’s U.S. conflict is fraught with grave officials failed to tell the truth day after a CIA drone assassinated The killing of Major-General based in Afghanistan. Moreover, Afghanistan for attacks on U.S. interest in and commitment to consequences not only for about the war in Afghanistan Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani: Qassem Soleimani, head of the Iran could target numerous U.S. targets. Although it was strongly any deal with the U.S. In the Afghanistan, which would see a throughout the 18-year “Defense stocks spike after elite Quds Force of Iran’s military bases, facilities and opposed to the Taliban between present situation, with the severe escalation in violence, but campaign, making rosy airstrike against Iranian Revolutionary Guards, in a U.S. installations in the country. the mid-1990s and mid-2000s, Persian Gulf in crisis, it is highly also for the U.S. and Iran. In the pronouncements they knew to commander.” Indeed, the good drone strike near Baghdad airport Within hours of Soleimani’s Teheran has now been supporting questionable whether the U.S. short-term, both actors may see be false and hiding unmistakable times clearly lay ahead. In the age evidence the war had become on January 3 has ratcheted up assassination, Afghan President Taliban factions for over a decade, will be willing or able to leave advantages in taking their fight of Trump, when the last secretary unwinnable.” Many of those of defense was a former Boeing tensions in the Persian Gulf to Ashraf Ghani tweeted to especially in the wake of escalating Afghanistan. U.S. bases at to Afghanistan, including a larger generals and other officials who underscore his country’s tensions with the U.S. over Iran’s Bagram as well as in Shindand and number of U.S. nationals and executive and the present one a unprecedented levels. Although had claimed, year after year, former lobbyist for arms-maker the possibility of an all-out war neutrality in the U.S.-Iran conflict nuclear program and the Herat near the Afghanistan-Iran facilities that Iran could target and that there was “progress” in Raytheon, it’s been weapons between the two main adversaries, and stressed his opposition to imposition of stronger sanctions border are likely to play a critical established bases that the U.S. Afghanistan, that the United galore all the way to the bank. Who the U.S. and Iran, has receded Afghan soil being used “against on the country. It can be expected role in any armed conflict between can utilize to project additional States had turned yet another cares if those weapons really work somewhat for now, tit-for-tat a third country or in regional to step up the supply of weapons the U.S. and Iran. Thus, giving military power against Iran. “corner,” admitted to the as advertised or if the wars in strikes can be expected in the conflicts.” Should Iran and the to friendly Taliban factions, and up these bases or downsizing However, in the medium to long- Inspector General’s which they’re used are winnable, coming weeks and months. U.S. use Afghanistan to settle even use them to attack U.S. their personnel is particularly term, a renewed escalation of war interviewers that they had been as long as they’re bought at lying to the rest of us. In truth, staggering prices (and other Indeed, within days of Soleimani’s scores, this would have military facilities and personnel strategically problematic at this in Afghanistan will inflict heavy so long after the invasion of assassination, Iran fired over a detrimental implications for based in Afghanistan. Other juncture. Even if Washington will costs on Iran as well as the U.S.; countries buy them as well)? If 2001, this wasn’t exactly news you don’t believe me, just check dozen missiles at airbases in Ain Afghanistan. IMPLICATIONS: potential Iranian proxies in not use these bases to fire Afghanistan will become an even (not if you had been paying out Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jet al-Assad in Iraq’s Anbar Province Soon after the U.S. strike that Afghanistan include the missiles into Iran, its continued deeper quagmire. attention anyway). And it fighter, the most expensive couldn’t have been more weapons system ever (that historically familiar. After all, doesn’t really work). Hey, in The battle to impeach US military commanders and 2019, that company got a $2.43 other key officials had, in a billion contract just for spare parts similar fashion, regularly hailed for the plane! And this version of trump is part of a global “progress” in the Vietnam War a success story applies not just to years, too. As US war funding and weaponry but to the By Sergei Guriev foundational principles of and balances aimed at protecting commander Gen. William Russia’s political system. Putin his safety and wellbeing after he military’s leadership as well. Keep struggle for democracy Westmoreland put it in an in mind that, after almost two Vladimir Putin may be setting said that he would not convene left office. By announcing plans to address to the National Press Nader argues that Trump’s most decades without a victory in sight, himself up to remain Russia’s one. In this sense, his speech laid dismantle checks and balances, BY: Henry A. Giroux Club in 1967, “We have reached if you check any poll, you’ll find leader well beyond the end of his out an open and transparent plan Putin has made very clear that he distinguishing impeachable an important point where the offenses reside in his “abuses of that the US military remains the presidency, to no one’s surprise. for a coup, or, more precisely, intends to hold onto power, though The impeachment proceedings end begins to come into view,” a most admired institution around In his annual state-of-the-nation what political scientists call a self- it remains uncertain how he will against Donald Trump — with the public trust,” which range sentiment later boiled down by (or the one Americans have most speech earlier this week, he laid coup, or autogolpe – once a structure the system. Russian their abundance of political from his lying and falsifications American officialdom to seeing “confidence” in). And under the out a roadmap for overhauling favorite tool of Latin American elites have no doubt been theater and insipid media (over 15,000 lies since January “the light at the end of the circumstances, tell me that isn’t Russia’s political institutions, caudillos. In fact, this coup is a discussing Putin’s options since he coverage — often treat Trump’s 21, 2017) to his “endless racism tunnel.” In fact, half a century an accomplishment of the first implying a major constitutional non-event: the dramatic overhaul began his current term in 2018. For crimes as the endpoint of an and bigotry in words and deeds,” later, these, too, have proved to order. For just about every key shakeup. The entire cabinet, led of political institutions implies example, he could create a new abuse of power and an illegal act. his support for voter be tunnel years for the US figure in the US military, you can by Prime Minister Dmitry no change in Russia’s political union with Belarus, enabling him This is a grave mistake: We must suppression, and his “incitement military in its global war on now safely say that failure Medvedev, immediately resigned. regime. By definition, a political to restart the term-limit clock. Putin understand Trump’s crimes not of violence on more than one terror, which might more continues to be the order of the Putin’s proposals were vague and regime is a set of rules, formal or has chosen to follow the example as an endpoint but as symptoms occasion.” According to Nader, accurately be called a global war day. Consider it the 21st-century at times self-contradictory. But informal, that determine the of Kazakh President Nursultan of a long history of conditions not only has Trump shredded of error. Take Iraq, the country version of a military insurance they provide valuable insights into selection of leaders and policies. Nazarbayev, who stepped down that have led to the United States’ and violated the Constitution, that, in the spring of 2003, policy: Keep on keeping on his plans for after 2024, when his Before the coup, Putin was in as president, but retained much of undermined its critical separation President George W. Bush and without ever thinking outside the slide into the abyss of crew so triumphantly invaded, second consecutive term – and charge of both. After the coup, the authority he held in that role. authoritarianism. Trump’s of power, and “illegally ordered box and you’ll be pushed up the this is still the case, and he plans Shortly before his resignation, claiming a connection between chain of command to ever more legally his final one – ends. For impeachment battle is part of the his staff or ex-staff to ignore its autocratic ruler, Saddam starters, Putin would shift to keep it that way. As Nazarbayev strengthened Congressional subpoenas to impressive positions (and, sooner wider historical and global Hussein, and Al Qaeda, while or later, through Washington’s powers from the president to the Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Security Council and struggle taking place over testify and provide documents,” the State Duma, put it in 2014 subsequently became its chairman. citing the dangers of the infamous “revolving door” onto State Duma (the parliament), and democracy. This is apparent, as but he has also ignored weapons of mass destruction he transfer substantial, as-yet- (when he was Putin’s deputy He was also officially appointed a the corporate boards of weapons Larry Diamond points out, in Congress’s right to declare war supposedly possessed. Both makers and other defense firms). unidentified powers to a Putin- chief of staff), “There is Putin; “Leader of the Nation” with a veto Trump’s attack on “the by inciting an unlawful crisis with claims were, of course, fantasies led State Council (not mentioned there is Russia. No Putin – no over all important appointments. You’ll be hailed as a great and independence of the courts, the Iran. There is a lesson to be propagated by officials thoughtful commander, a genuine in the Constitution) and Security Russia.” Of course, the country Putin also seems to be laying learned here regarding how dreaming of using that invasion will outlast the man. Volodin was the groundwork to choose a loyal business community, the media, historian of war, and a strategist Council (mentioned but not civil society, universities and history is reproduced in the to establish a Pax Americana in beyond compare. You’ll be described in the Constitution). referring to the Russian political successor. Among his proposals is present. Trump’s killing of a the oil-rich Middle East forever regime, which Putin created in his a more stringent residency sensitive state institutions like admired by one and all. Americans Other proposed changes the civil service, the intelligence high-ranking Iranian general and a day. (“Mission of another age would have found include the suppression of own image. That regime may requirement for presidential “based on thin evidence with an accomplished!”) So many years eventually be reshaped, but candidates: currently, they must agencies and the police.” Trump’s this strange indeed, but not today. constitutional checks and crimes far exceed what is stated eye towards domestic politics” later, Americans are still dying Take, for instance, former balances, the virtual elimination probably not until after Putin is have lived in Russia for ten years; mimics, if not recalls, an older there; American air and drone secretary of defense and Marine of judicial independence, the loss out of power. Whether Putin will Putin wants to make it 25. in the impeachment documents and include not only lies, threats period in history when Hitler, strikes are still ongoing; and general James “Mad Dog” Mattis of autonomy for municipal be forced from power hasn’t Moreover, he wants to exclude following the crisis produced by American troops are still being who led troops into Afghanistan governments, and the priority of been a serious question in a long anyone who has ever held foreign and flirtation with extralegal sent in, as Iraqis continue to die violence, but also his attack on the Reichstag fire, seized upon in 2001 and again in the invasion Russian legislation over time. Some may have thought (or citizenship or residence permits. in significant numbers in a of Iraq in 2003. In 2004, as hoped) that he would choose to Whoever Putin is attempting to the press as the “enemy of the the ensuing fear, terror and war country turned into a stew of international obligations. The fever to further consolidate his commander of the 1st Marine Russian Constitution is very clear retire in 2024. Had that been the target with this rule – perhaps people” and his use of Twitter to displacement, poverty, protest, Division, he was asked about a case, he would be preparing the opposition leader Mikhail spew relentless hatred at his power. For Trump, pushing the and chaos. Meanwhile, ISIS that only a Constitutional United States to the edge of war report that his troops had taken Assembly may change these ground by introducing checks Khodorkovsky. critics and people of color. Ralph (formed in an American prison out a wedding party in western through a military strike not only camp in Iraq) threatens to Iraq, including the wedding singer draws attention away from the resurge amid the never-ending and his musicians, killing 43 impeachment process and his mess that invasion created—and people, 14 of them children. He Disclaimer: ongoing crimes and misdeeds, but war with Iran seems to be the responded: “How many people go suggests, as Elizabeth Warren order of the day. And just to to the middle of the desert…to The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) points out, that he will do continue down a list that’s little hold a wedding 80 miles from the “whatever he can to advance the short of endless, don’t forget nearest civilization?” And then, of and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. interests of Donald Trump.” Somalia. The US military has course, he only rose further, Trump’s war fever. been fighting there, on and off, ending up. (thenation) TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES IrantoUS: don’t test us;missile attackon baseinIraq wasjust a ‘warning’ Defense minister says Tehran prepared to respond forcefully to US ‘adventurism’ following drone strike that killed Soleimani Iran’s Defense Minister Amir deterrence. report. Hatami said the US killing Hatami issued a warning to On Saturday, CNN reported of Soleimani was a “strategic Washington on Friday, saying that that Trump recently held a mistake” and called on “all Iran’s missile attacks on a US base fundraising dinner for GOP donors independent countries in the in Iraq in response to the drone where he gave a minute-by-minute world, especially in the region, killing of Iranian commander account of the drone strike and said to strongly condemn” the Qassem Soleimani were “just a Soleimani was “saying bad things” operation. The strike exacerbated slap.” Hatami also vowed to about the US, which led to his already high tensions between respond forcefully to US decision to authorize the killing. the US and Iran which have been “adventurism.” “I hope the In response to the drone strike, steadily escalating since Trump enemies will not try to test the Iran fired volleys of ballistic withdrew Washington from the Iranian people’s resolve, because missiles at Iraqi bases housing US 2015 nuclear accord. The what has been done was just a troops. There were no reported agreement, negotiated under the slap and a warning,” Hatami said casualties at the time but it has US administration of Barack during a speech in a military since been revealed that eight US Obama, had imposed restrictions Dust storms, hail and flash floods (186-mile) wide cloud of red dust hail storms are forecast to return. is larger than the U.S. state of academy, according to the Tehran troops suffered injuries. Hatami on Iran’s nuclear program in have battered beleaguered was carried by wind gusts up to The city has been choked by Indiana. Widespread recent Times. US President Donald warned on Friday that Iran was exchange for the lifting of Australian cities in recent days, 107 kilometers (66 miles) per smoke from distant wildfires in rainfall in New South Wales and Trump ordered the drone strike “prepared to give a powerful international sanctions. The US extreme weather that has hour and descended on the Victoria state in recent weeks. Victoria have helped but have not in Iraq on January 3 that killed response to any adventurism,” and has since imposed crippling diminished the threat from scores drought-stricken towns of Unusually intense storms over extinguished major fires in Soleimani, the head of the said Tehran targeted the US sanctions on Iran, including its of wildfires that continue to blaze Dubbo, Broken Hill, Nyngan and the weekend caused flash Australia's two most populous extraterritorial Quds Force of the military base “in self-defense.” vital oil and gas industry, pushing across the country´s southeast. Parkes, local media reported. flooding in the cities of Brisbane states. Authorities have warned Iranian Revolutionary Guard These remarks were made as part the country into an economic A hail storm in the national Much of the dust is top soil from and Gold Coast in Queensland the fire danger will escalate this Corps and one of Iran’s most of a phone conversation with crisis that has ignited several capital Canberra on Monday New South Wales state farms. state just north of New South week in both states with rising powerful officials. At the time, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi waves of sporadic, leaderless damaged public buildings, "It´s part and parcel of this Wales, where most of the wildfire temperatures and drier Trump said Soleimani was Akar, the Tehran Times reported. protests. Also on Friday, Iran’s businesses, homes and cars, cut record drought we´ve got at the destruction has occurred. The conditions. planning attacks against US “After this action, the United supreme leader Ayatollah Ali power to some suburbs, brought moment," Dubbo Mayor Ben fires have claimed at least 28 lives troops in the region but White States realized that they will face Khamenei said in a sermon that down trees, caused flash flooding Shields told Nine Network since September, destroyed more House officials have since given a stronger response if they take a America had been “cowardly” and injured two people, television. Hail struck than 2,600 homes and razed more Syrian refugee different justifications for the stupid action again,” he added when it killed the most effective emergency services officials said. Melbourne, Australia´s second- than 10.4 million hectares (25.7 killing, including one of during the call, according to the commander, Soleimani. To the west, a 300-kilometer largest city, on Sunday and more million acres). The area burned stoned to death in Lebanon: Activists A Syrian refugee was stoned to death by two men in the Lebanese Naema town in Chouf region, activists said Sunday. No more details have been revealed about the killing of Abdul It's a little over halfway through Rahman al-Akari, 31, father of January and President Donald three children. Revenge attacks Trump's reelection campaign hit and violence against Syrians have a major goal: the campaign has become more common and already knocked on one million gruesome in the past few years. doors. Not only was the man The Mediterranean country who opened the door excited to of around 4.5 million people says learn that he was the one- it hosts some 1.5 million Syrians, I ran, Azerbaijan millionth door that was knocked of which nearly a million are UN- on, but he pledged to vote to registered refugees. mulling to set up new reelect President Trump during Lebanese politicians the New Hampshire Primary on routinely blame the country's border posts Feb. 11th. The Republican economic and other woes on Syrian refugees and the Commander of Azerbaijan to the preceding year. National Committee (RNC) and the Trump Victory Campaign government has ratcheted up the Borderguards Elchin Guliyev said Setting up new cross-border posts pressure to send them back. on Sunday that Iran and Azeri has been the focus of the two have worked hard at building voter data. The RNC invested Rights groups have decried Government are planning to governments' talks, he said, noting measures to make the lives of create new border posts, IRNA that efforts in the field indicate more than $350 million in data that tracks key issues in every refugees increasingly difficult. reported on Monday. good neighborly ties between the Eight years of war in Syria have He made the remarks in a meeting two neighboring states. state, which allows their data and of charge. The only thing the RNC to Bill Skelly, CEO of Causeway killed 380,000 people and driven with his Iranian counterpart "President Ilham Aliyev has analytics team to closely monitor quality and breadth of asks for in return: for Republicans Solutions, a leader in the data half the pre-war population of 22 Brigadier General Qasem Rezaei. always recommended us to help electorates and the issues that are information is unmatched. The important to them. The data is across the country to keep the data field, the RNC's information is data is refreshed daily with million from their homes, He said that entry and exit of promote ties with Iran on border including more than 6 million as public vehicles from the two security and we make double provided to campaigns at the up-to-date when they knock on "unmatched." “I work with RNC information collected through the doors and phone bank. According voter data every day and the tireless efforts. refugees to neighboring countries. countries border crossings has efforts to fulfill his orders," he said. federal, state and local levels free increased remarkably compared (Akpress) Uzbekistan's first Are migrants Chairperson of Senate becomes a Person of who cross the Year In this year's state of the nation Russian society demands change. which millions of Russians Uzbekistan's National News 1995, she held various positions the Channel address delivered on January 15, A number of polls over the past associate with political and Agency has awarded the winners in education institutions, Russian President Vladimir Putin couple of years have detected a economic stability. Now the of the Choice of the Year 2019 organizations, the People’s made some bold proposals about clear shift in public sentiments people demand change, so he contest, local media reported. Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, changing the Russian from the desire for stability to seems to be offering a faux Chairperson of the Senate of the and in 1995-2010 – in the Cabinet sent back? constitution. With this eagerness for change. A Gorbachev-styled perestroika. Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan of Ministers of Uzbekistan. Nearly 1,900 migrants crossed next day, Prime Minister Boris unexpected move, he ushered in November survey showed that But as before do not expect Tanzila Narbayeva has been In 2010-2016, T. Narbayeva was the English Channel in small Johnson told anyone hoping to a new political cycle which will some 60 percent of Russians Putin's imitation to come close to recognized as the Person of the the Chairperson of the Federation boats last year, prompting follow them: "We will send you culminate in the rearrangement want "major changes" in the the original. The amendments to Year in Uzbekistan in the of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan. warnings from politicians that back." He added: "If you come of the power vertical after he country. A classic majoritarian, the constitution the Russian nomination “The most active In 2016-2019, she headed the they would be sent back. But the illegally, you are an illegal migrant steps down as president in 2024 Putin built his popularity on president proposed would statesman”. Narbayeva was born Women’s Committee of figures suggest the reality is quite and, I'm afraid, the law will treat (or even before that). His speech telling people what they want to increase the power of the prime in 1956 in Shakhrikhan district Uzbekistan. different. On 22 August last year, you as such." But, while at least left many questions unanswered hear and striving to be everything minister at the expense of the of Andijan region. She graduated In 2019, at the twentieth plenary 94 people - including at least 10 1,890 foreigners reached British and we are nowhere closer to for everyone - from nationalists president and boost the authority from Tashkent State University session of the Senate of the Oliy children and one baby - piled into shores in small boats last year, the understanding what this new to liberals - in a highly diverse of the State Council, currently a majoring philologist. Majlis of Uzbekistan, Narbayeva eight small boats on a beach in Home Office says only about 125 arrangement might be. The only society. He is also a master of consultative body consisting of She began her career in 1974 as a was elected Chairperson of the northern France and set sail for were returned to European thing that remains fairly certain imitation with a post-modernist top officials and regional teacher in a secondary school in Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the England's south coast. Thirty countries during the same period. is that Putin is not planning to penchant for historical re- governors. Just hours after the Shakhrikhan district. In 1975- Republic of Uzbekistan. were rescued by the French after In fact, experts say most of retire from politics when his enactment. For many years, he speech, Prime Minister Dmitry getting into difficulty in the those crossing the Channel appear term ends in 2024. In his speech, was successfully imitating the Medvedev handed in his middle of the world's busiest to have "strong" claims to asylum, the president admitted that ambience of the Brezhnev era, resignation and was replaced. shipping lane. The remainder, with the majority hailing from Iran, Georgian political analyst: like hundreds before them, according to the National Crime slipped through the Strait of Agency (NCA). Events of January 20 led Dover and arrived in the UK. The (AP) to birth of new Azerbaijani HowWesternmediadistorts statehood Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property Xinjiangboardingschools The events of January 20 have completely lost the moral right in On Monday morning Xinjiang most difficult and emotional academic evidence supports these led to the birth of new the eyes of the people to lead the For most, losing a wallet or purse population fast approaching 14 authorities held a press questions regarding these claims. claims. As James Leibold of La Azerbaijani statehood, Gela country, and its end became a is more than an inconvenience. million people, millions of items conference in response to reports First of all, one of the key areas Trobe University notes in a Vasadze, a Georgian political matter of time. In Georgia, Soviet While smartphones now let us go missing here each year. But a from the New York Times which covered in the conference December 2018 paper, analyst and regional project power came to an end in April make contactless payments, hold staggering number of them find claimed that China has involved the importance of presentation of Xinjiang director of the Georgian Strategic 1989, in Azerbaijan - in January our travel cards and help us to their way home. In 2018, over constructed a large number of investing education in China. educational policies in the West Analysis Center (GSAC), told 1990.” Azerbaijan honors memory find our way home, there’s still 545,000 ID cards were returned Trend Jan. 20. What happened of the victims of the January 20 boarding schools in the bid to The conference stated "we aim is "poorly understood," viewed in Baku in January 1990 was a tragedy. January 20 is a day that something reassuringly secure to their owners by Tokyo purposefully separate ethnic to try our best to enable every through "one dimensional" reaction of the central authorities went down in history of about carrying physical ID and Metropolitan Police – 73% of the Uygur children from their child to enjoy free and fair high cliches, failing to explore how to the beginning of collapse of Azerbaijan's fight for bank cards. Not only does total number of lost IDs. Likewise, parents with the goal of quality education" and it minority groups both view and the USSR, Vasadze noted. “It independence and territorial misplacing your wallet leave you 130,000 mobile phones (83%) and "assimilating" them into Han subsequently states that benefit from them. He describes seemed to someone in the integrity. On the night of January without a way of paying for a 240,000 wallets (65%) found their Chinese culture. The paper goes investment in schools in Xinjiang the schools as "Neidiban" Kremlin that it would be enough 19-20, 1990, the Soviet army few hours, it could also mean way back. Often these items were on to allege that over half a has cultivated a "great number of (interior classes). While he to scare people who began to forces entered Baku to suppress cancelling your cards and returned the same day. “When I million children have been excellent professionals in various observes the boarding schools do demand independence, and the masses protesting the USSR- changing the locks on your house. was living in San Francisco, I subject to this separation, and fields and trades" who "have indeed encourage an affiliation everything would be the same,” supported Armenian aggression But there is one place where you remember a news story about that they have to "pledge loyalty provided vigorous support to the with Chinese identity, which is said the analyst. “But history has based on territorial claims against are disproportionately likely to someone in Chinatown who lost to China and the Communist regions' economic and social acknowledged in the press its own logic. After these events, Azerbaijan. The result was an be reunited with your belongings their wallet and someone else Party." The conference sought to development. Now while this is conference as merely pursuing the the communist regime unprecedented tragedy. again – Tokyo. With an inner-city turned it in to the police.” directly address some of the not likely to convince critics, policy on patriotic. (CGTN) TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES IMFChief warns globaleconomy facesnew"great depression"

The new head of the IMF, who inequality gap between countries for climate change to become a "If I had to identify a theme at the took over from Christine Lagarde has closed over the last two bigger obstacle for humanity, outset of the new decade, it would in November, warned that the decades, the gap within most while increased trade be increasing uncertainty," she global economy could soon find developed countries has protectionism instills more said. Of course, the IMF isn't the itself mired in a great depression. widened, leaving millions more volatility in markets. She added: first institution to try and gird the During a speech at the Peterson vulnerable to a global downturn “In some ways, this troubling global financial system against the Institute, IMF Chairwoman than they otherwise would have trend is reminiscent of the early affects of climate change. It also Kristalina Georgieva compared been. In particular, she singled out part of the 20th century – when isn't the first international the contemporary global to the the UK for criticism: "In the UK, the twin forces of technology institution to warn Britain about "roaring 20s" of the 20th century, for example, the top 10% now and integration led to the first the possible economic fallout a decade of cultural and financial control nearly as much wealth as gilded age, the roaring 20s, and, from Brexit. Back in December, excess that culminated in the great the bottom 50%. This situation ultimately, financial disaster." the Bank of England said it would market crash of 1929. According is mirrored across much of the She warned that fresh issues set up "tough" climate stress tests to the Guardian, this research OECD (Organisation for such as the climate emergency for banks and insurers in the UK. suggests that a similar trend is Economic Co-operation and and increased trade The tests would involve three already under way, and though Development), where income and protectionism meant the next 10 different scenarios stretching out the collapse might not be around wealth inequality have reached, years were likely to be over decades. However, critics the corner, when it comes, it will or are near, record highs." She characterised by social unrest quickly pointed out that the tests be impossible to avoid. While the also warned about the potential and financial market volatility. would essentially be toothless. Libya’s oil Japan’s Nikkei edges output grinds higher ahead of Bank to halt as President Moon Jae-in on recovery. The president went on for around 20 percent of South Monday voiced optimism over to say that since the start of the Korean exports. Moon said Berlin peace signs of a rebounding economy. year, daily average exports have corporate and consumer sentiment Chairing a meeting of his top shifted to positive growth, adding as well as the stock market are also of Japan meeting talks end aides on Monday, Moon said the monthly average is also showing signs of recovery and Libya’s biggest oil field began to South Korea's exports are picking expected to post growth from pledged efforts to continue the halt production after armed forces up along with economic February. Moon attributed the positive trend. He said his shut down a pipeline, sentiment. He said it's fortunate uptick in performance to the administration will also continue compounding supply disruptions the government can express hope country's staple manufacturing to strengthen what he called "social that are continuing after a for the economy and vowed sectors, including inclusiveness" through expanded conference that aimed to broker efforts to maintain momentum for semiconductors which account welfare policies. an end to the OPEC nation’s civil war concluded in Berlin. The country’s oil production will be limited to 72,000 barrels per day once its storage tanks are full, Turkey’sexternal assetshit according to a spokesman for the National Oil Corporation, down from more than 1.2 million barrels per day on Saturday. That’s the $248.2blninNovember 2019 lowest level since August 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg Turkey's assets abroad hit $248.2 amounted to minus $347.0 billion billion as of end-November, a 12.7 show. Global oil prices jumped in billion at the end of November as of Nov. 30, down from minus percent rise, while other Asian trading on Monday as the 2019, rising 8.3 percent from the $369.3 billion at the end of the investments reached $93.1 billion, disruptions coincided with the end of 2018, the Turkish Central previous year. NIIP is the value rising 4.8 percent in the same shutdown of some oil output in Bank revealed on Jan. 20. The of overseas assets owned by a period. "Currency and deposits of Iraq, reigniting fears over the country's liabilities against non- nation, minus the value of banks, one of the sub-items of other market’s vulnerability to residents saw a slight decrease of domestic assets owned by investment, recorded $45.5 billion Japanese stocks edged higher accelerated in 4Q from the says. The 4Q data are set to be geopolitical risk in key supply 0.5 percent, reaching $595.2 foreigners, including overseas indicating an increase of 1.8 percent Monday as investors looked for previous quarter, analysts say. released early Wednesday. The regions. The remaining production billion during the same period. assets and liabilities held by a compared to the end of 2018," it trading clues ahead the Bank of South Korea likely grew 0.7% in Kopsi 180721, +0.54% index will come from offshore fields and Thus, Turkey's net nation’s government, the private said. On the liabilities side, direct Japan’s start to its two-day the fourth quarter versus the was up just under 1 % early the Wafa oil field. The Sharara international investment position sector, and its citizens. The investment -- equity capital plus policy meeting. The earnings third quarter’s 0.4% expansion, Monday. China’s central bank field, which can pump 300,000 (NIIP) -- the gap between its Central bank data showed that other capital -- at the end of season in Japan is also set to start according to the median forecast will resume cutting interest rates barrels a day, will stop producing external assets and liabilities -- reserve assets stood at $104.8 November 2019 was $163.9 billion. later this week. The Nikkei was of seven economists polled by before too long, with 50 basis once its tanks are full, a person up 56 points in early trading, with the Wall Street Journal. The points of easing by the end of familiar with the situation said. Rwanda's the U.S. dollar trading at 110.18 country’s exports have yet to 2020, says Julian Evans- The output plunge started when yen, compared with 110.20 as of improve significantly despite Pritchard, senior China eastern Libyan commander Khalifa macroeconomic Zarif cancels trip to Friday’s Tokyo stock market easing tensions between the U.S. economist at Capital Haftar blocked exports at ports close. The Nikkei Stock Average and China, and sluggish demand Economics. The central bank under his control, according to a performance NIK, +0.18% ended 0.5% higher is still weighing on the domestic seems to have adopted a wait- statement on Saturday from the Switzerland for World at 24041.26 on Friday. South economy, Eugene Investment & and-see approach in response to state-run National Oil Corp. The strong, IMF says Korea’s GDP growth likely Securities economist Lee Sang-jae the recent improvement. NOC declared. The International Monetary Fund Economic Forum (IMF) on Friday concluded the first review of Rwanda's programme supported by the Korea, Germany discuss economic outlook IMF's Policy Consultation Instrument (PCI). The institution The Korean-German Chamber of said Rwanda's macroeconomic Commerce and Industry performance remains strong under (KGCCI) hosted a seminar last the programme. The programme week to discuss this year's seeks to support the economic outlook in Korea and implementation of the National share insights. The biannual Strategy for Transformation seminar, titled "Economic (NST). Macroeconomic Outlook 2020," drew more than performance - the measure of how 100 guests to the Millennium well the country is meeting its Seoul Hilton, Jan. 16. Among the economic targets - usually looks dignitaries were KGCCI at things like output, employment President and CEO Barbara and inflation. According to the Zollmann, KGCCI Chairman IMF, growth continues to beat Kim Hyo-Joon, Deputy Head of expectations, averaging 10.3 per Mission Peter Winkler at the cent in the first half of 2019, on The visit of Iranian Foreign to cancel the trip altogether,” the German Embassy in Korea, the back of a booming Minister Zarif to the Swiss city Foreign Ministry spokesman Minister for SMEs and Startups construction sector, robust of Davos for the World Economic Abbas Mousavi said during a press Park Young-sun, Korea activity in services, and healthy Forum annual meeting has been conference on Monday. Technology and Information agricultural output. As a result, canceled, according to Foreign The World Economic Forum Promotion Agency for SMEs the 2019 growth projection was Ministry spokesman Abbas Annual Meeting, which marks its (TIPA) President Choi Chul-an, revised up from 7.8 to 8.5 per cent, Mousavi. “Foreign Minister 50th anniversary this year, is slated Korea Institute of Startup and with strong upside risk - Zarif was supposed to attend the for 21-24 January 2020 in the Entrepreneurship Development especially given the recently World Economic Forum annual Swiss mountain town of Davos. (KISED) President Kim Kwang- startups of both countries to become the fifth-largest INNOBIZ to extend cooperation released GDP figures suggesting meeting in Davos in the The cancelation of Zarif’s trip Hyon and President Cho Hong- achieve practical and concrete producer of digital data with a in three areas — industrial that the economy grew in double upcoming days, but despite the comes as a Swiss-facilitated rae of INNOBIZ, an association results," Minister Park said in 5G infrastructure. "The future materials, parts and equipment, digits in the third quarter. The official and in-person invitation, humanitarian trade channel for Iran under the SMEs ministry. "This her keynote speech. She noted will therefore be bright if the two "smart manufacturing" and fiscal deficit in 2018/19 was they canceled the program they was said to be the subject of talks Korean-German business that Germany is a manufacturing countries collaborate," she said. startups. The seminar was mainly higher-than-expected due to had initially organized for him during the forum, according to agreement is very meaningful as powerhouse that has quickly The KGCCI signed a divided into two parts. The first accelerated implementation of and made up new arrangements, Swiss public television SRF. it provides a foundation for adapted to the Fourth Industrial memorandum of understanding consisted of lectures from Winkler investment spending. which resulted in Zarif deciding Elsewhere, Mousavi announced. cooperation between SMEs and Revolution while Korea has with TIPA, KISED and and Korea Development Institute. China repeats call on Canada Lavrov: Russia to continue de-dollarisation drive to release Huawei CFO Meng amid ‘increasingly aggressive’US sanctions policy Once one of the largest national dependence on trade instruments an interview published Moscow signing fresh agreements China repeated its call on investors in US Treasury associated with the United States, Wednesday. “Together with our on currency-currency trade with Monday for Canada to release obligations and the US dollar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei main partners, including India, China and Turkey last year, and detained Huawei Technologies Russia has been shrinking its Lavrov has said. “Against the we work on developing reaching agreement within the Chief Financial Officer Meng holdings substantially in recent background of the increasingly economic and legal mechanisms BRICS group of nations on the Wanzhou as soon as possible, years as relations with aggressive use of financial to reduce the negative impact of opening of accounts for such ahead of the executive’s first Washington continue to sour. sanctions by the US restrictions on bilateral trade and transactions. “We consider that extradition hearing later in the day. Russia is looking to protect its administration, Russia continues investment ties,” he added. de-pegging from the dollar in “The resolve of the Chinese own interests and those of its its policy aimed at gradual de- Russia’s top diplomat noted mutual settlements is an objective government to protect Chinese trade partners from unilateral dollarisation of the economy,” the that increasing trade in national response to the unpredictability citizens’ proper legal rights is firm American sanctions by Russian foreign minister said, currencies was one of Russia’s of US economic policy and the and unwavering,” foreign ministry continuing to reduce its speaking to the Times of India in priorities in this regard, with outright abuse by Washington. spokesman, Geng Shuang, told reporters during a daily briefing. He called Meng’s case a “serious Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with IMF head Georgieva political matter”. Meng, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko between Bulgaria and the IMF prudent fiscal policy that that Bulgaria had made steady was arrested at Vancouver Borissov held talks in Sofia with and the opportunities to develop Bulgaria was pursuing and progress towards joining ERM II International Airport on Dec. 1, International Monetary Fund it in view of Georgieva’s priorities which was recognised by (t exchange rate mechanism, 2018, at the request of the United (IMF) managing director as head of the IMF, the statement international credit agencies. He sometimes referred to as the euro States, where she is charged with Iran. Meng has said she is subsequently detained two Kristalina Georgieva on January said. Finance Minister Vladislav said that the Bulgarian economy zone’s “waiting room.”) bank fraud and accused of innocent and is fighting Canadian citizens - Michael Kovrig 19, the government information Goranov also took part in the was continuing to develop Georgieva congratulated the misleading the bank HSBC about extradition. Her arrest infuriated and Michael Spavor - on state service said. The main emphasis meeting. The statement said that steadily, without accumulating government on the achievements Huawei Technologies’ business in the Chinese government, which security charges. in the talks was the cooperation Borissov emphasised the macroeconomic imbalances and in the field of fiscal policy. TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES

In holdover news for the marketplace almost concurrently. since the next two weeks are weekend, Universal and Dream Nonetheless, the $90 million pretty quiet (unless The Works’ 1917 earned another World War I actioner has earned Gentleman, with $18 million $22.14 (-40%) in its second $76 million domestic and will be overseas thus far, breaks out next weekend of wide release. That’s over $81 million by tomorrow. Friday), 1917 will have smooth about in line with the “second It has grossed $138 million sailing until the Oscars on weekend of wide release” drop worldwide thus far, and with big February 9. Oh, and Cats has of Lone Survivor (-41%% in wins at the Golden Globes, the earned $60 million worldwide thus 2014) but a bigger drop than Producers Guild and the far, but let’s move on. Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Hollywood Critics Association Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Revenant (-20% in 2016). That (of which I am a member), it Level earned another $9.65 million can arguably be explained by A) could very well win the Oscar (-31%) in its sixth weekend to a lack of star power B) the for Best Picture in three weeks. bring its domestic cume to $270.4 overperformance of Bad Boys That will give Universal two million. Yes, unless it drops dead For Life and C) Universal having back-to-back Best Picture after the holiday, Jumanji 3 could two major movies in the winners after Green Book. And end up above $300 million. Parasite has officially infected the starry productions likes of Arts and Sciences, their picks are its technical acumen, wasn’t this year’s award season. Bong Once Upon a Time … in closely watched as an Academy nominated by the screen actors. Joon Ho’s Korean film became Hollywood and The Irishman was Awards harbinger. But the last On Saturday, 1917 won top Tanhaji box the first foreign language film to a surprise, but only to a degree. two years, the SAG ensemble honors at the highly predictive Parambrata office day 10: take top honors from the Screen The audience at the Shrine winner has not gone on to win Producers Guild Awards. In 21 of Actors Guild on Sunday, setting Auditorium in Los Angeles, greeted best picture: Black Panther last the last 30 years, the PGA winner Ajay Devgn’s itself up as a legitimate best- the victory for Parasite with a year and Three Billboards has lined up with the eventual best picture contender to the front- standing ovation. Because actors Outside Ebbing, Missouri in picture winner. One reunion to direct biopic film collects Rs runner 1917 at next month’s make up the largest percentage of 2018. And this year’s front- trumped all others at the SAG Academy Awards. The win, over the Academy of Motion Picture runner, 1917, more acclaimed for Awards, where both Brad Pitt. 166 cr, to become on Soumitra his second Rs 200 Malavika Vijay Deverakonda-Puri cr film soon Mohanan to Chatterjee display her Jagganadh film’s Hindi version Parkour skills to be produced by Karan Johar in Master Vijay Deverakonda's upcoming film with Puri Jagannadh will also release in Hindi, which will be produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior, which happens to be Ajay Parambrata shared that acclaimed actor Jisshu Sengupta will Devgn’s 100th film of his career essay the role of young Soumitra Chatterjee, while the Ghare continues to grow at the box office Baire actor will himself portray the later phase of his life. and crossed the Rs 150 crore mark on Monday. With such a response, the film is expected to Actor-director Parambrata the 60-year-old career of the become Ajay’s second film to Chatterjee on Sunday announced actor in which he had acted in cross the Rs 200 crore mark. The a biopic on legendary actor more than 300 films. The second look of Master, film went on to collect a Soumitra Chatterjee on his 85th “It is an honour that a whopping Rs 22.12 crore on starring Thalapathy Vijay, was birthday. Parambrata told towering personality like unveiled by the makers last week. Sunday. According to a report on reporters that acclaimed actor Soumitra Chatterjee has given Box Office India, the film showed In the poster, the actor, dressed Jisshu Sengupta will essay the consent for a biopic. He is an in black, was standing amidst the a 35% growth from Saturday due students. Well, here’s the latest role of young Soumitra institution of acting for every to extraordinary collections in update on the Lokesh Kanagaraj Chatterjee, while the Ghare Baire show biz performer,” Maharashtra and Gujarat on directorial. Malavika Mohanan, actor will himself portray the Parambrata, who had earlier Sunday. This takes its total to Rs paired opposite Vijay, has been Vijay Deverakonda and director first collaboration – starring #RamyaKrishnan and later phase of his life. The script directed Jiyo Kaka and Hawa 167.45 crore. Sharing the day- training in parkour for the past Puri Jagganadh’s upcoming #VijayDeverakonda – starts #RonitRoy… The title is not of the film will be written by Bodol, said with the veteran wise collections of the film, trade two months. “Master will have collaboration will also release in filming in #Mumbai today… Will finalized yet,” Adarsh mentioned Padmanabha Dasgupta and cover actor by his side. analyst Taran Adarsh. high octane action sequences Hindi, which will be bankrolled by release in #Hindi and all South in another tweet. While details involving Vijay Sethupathi and Karan Johar under Dharma Indian languages… Produced by about the film are kept under Malavika,” says a source in the Productions. The film is Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur, wraps, reports suggest that know. It looks like the Petta girl tentatively titled Fighter. Trade Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta,” Deverakonda will be seen in a even shot for an action sequence analyst Taran Adarsh shared the he tweeted. “#VijayDeverakonda never seen before avatar. The in Chennai recently. ” In general, details on Twitter. “IT’S flew to #Thailand to learn mixed director has taken special care people think Parkour is all about OFFICIAL… Karan Johar and martial arts and other fight forms about the actor’s look in the film. jumping across buildings. Puri Jagannadh join hands… Their for this role… Costars (Hindustan times) Sara Ali Khan changing the world with one rhinestone at a time

"Bad Boys For Life" tops North American box office in opening weekend Sony's action comedy "Bad only behind biographical war 2" and 1995's "Bad Boys." Boys For Life" led ticket sales drama film "American Sniper" Directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall at the North American box office which earned 89.26 million Fallah, the film stars Will Smith China Focus-Yearender: Chinese with a better-than-expected dollars over the Friday-Sunday and Martin Lawrence in their roles 59.17 million U.S. dollars in its weekend in 2015. as Miami detectives Mike Lowrey Sara Ali Khan, the beautiful opening weekend, according to "Bad Boys for Life," with a and Marcus Burnett as they are elements gaining ground in fashion field daughter of actors Saif Ali Khan studio figures collected by reported production budget of 90 back together for one last ride. The and Amrita Singh is bringing more measurement firm Comscore. million dollars, is the third film has grossed 37.3 million Sun Yong is no night owl, but on The three-day performance is installment in the hugely dollars in other territories through Nov. 28, the 25-year-old public to the table than just her acting servant in south China's skills, she is turning many heads the second biggest January three- successful Bad Boys franchise, Sunday. Guangdong Province traveled to for her amazing fashion sense as day debut in North America, the sequel to 2003's "Bad Boys (BBC) the provincial capital of well as her breathtaking beauty. , joining hundreds of Sara is in vogue as she wore a chic others as they queued through the pink rhinestone dress, for her Joaquin Phoenix thanks Heath Ledger in night outside a downtown appearance at the reality TV show shopping mall. What had Sun Big Boss 13 along with Kartik SAG awards acceptance speech waiting in line for nearly 20 hours Aryan to promote their upcoming film Love Aaj Kal 2 where they Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix's SAG award was not a new iPhone, but the speech was all about paying tributes to his fellow pop-up release of the Air Force 1 were warmly welcomed by Salman Khan. `When in doubt add another nominees and The Dark Knight star Heath Ledger, "Black Silk," a pair of sneakers is characterized by its silk upper Sun. "I also like the sneakers rhinestone`, Sara did just that as whom the Joker star singled out for allowing him to by Hong Kong-based fashion inspired by traditional Chinese CLOT released last year with the the actress had all the stars "stand" on his shoulders. Ledger famously portrayed brand CLOT in collaboration with textiles, and the traditional Terracotta Warriors design. It studded in her high low-cut dress. the DC supervillain in 2008 film directed by Nike and Japanese label Fragment Chinese-style patterns underneath looks like a piece of art." As Pink is the color most associated Christopher Nolan and won numerous awards, Design. As one of the most the silk outer layer. "I like the silk China's economy booms and the with charm, politeness, including a posthumous Academy Award, a Golden discussed new releases in the upper design because it represents country opens up, Chinese sensitivity, tenderness, sweetness, Globe and a SAG award. Ledger, 28, died the same sneaker world in 2019, Black Silk something very Chinese," said people have embraced. and romance. year from an accidental overdose. TUESDAY . JANUARY 21, 2020 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Lee Westwood claims two-shot Englandclosingin win at Abu Dhabi HSBC onconvincingwin Championship nglishman shoots five- under 67 to end week on 19 under, holding over SouthAfrica off challenge of inthirdTest Fleetwood, Fitzpatrick England take South Africa's final four first- innings wickets for one run in 25 minutes

Lee Westwood became only the third player to win European Tour events in four different decades with a two-stroke victory at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. The 46-year-old birdied the last to close out a five- under 67 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club and register a first win since the 2018 Nedbank Golf Challenge. Westwood mixed six birdies with a sole bogey on the final day to end the week on 19 under and hold Andy Robertson has told Robert off the challenge of Tommy Firmino to keep the faith after his Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and Anfield goal drought continued against Manchester United. The Victor Perez, who all finished in a Brazilian found the net with a share of second. Beginning the day England are four wickets away determined batting display late with a one-shot lead, Westwood from a comprehensive third Test on day three, Vernon Philander brilliant curled effort during the first half, only for it to be birdied the par-five second and win - and series lead - over South (27) lost his off stump and added another from long range at disallowed after VAR ruled Virgil Africa, after taking 10 wickets for Quinton de Kock (63) his middle the next before getting up and van Dijk had fouled David De Gea just 103 runs on a rain-shortened pole when playing big, booming celebrate the goal and Bobby's Manchester United. Robertson playing next to him," he said. down from the sand to save par at when competing for a high ball. fourth day in Port Elizabeth. drives in Stuart Broad and Sam thinking 'I'm back at Anfield and forms part of a Reds defence that "He's a fantastic role model and the fourth. Westwood holed from All nine of Firmino's goals this South Africa first suffered the Curran's opening overs, and the have scored again'. "It was a has not conceded a Premier a fantastic player. "If there are six feet at the fifth and birdied the embarrassment of losing their tail quickly toppled thereafter. season have come on the road, fantastic strike, and then of League goal since December 4 and any young up-and-coming with his last Anfield goal coming eighth to reach the turn in 32, with final four first-innings wickets for Sam Curran bowls South Africa course it gets ruled out. That's the Scotland international agreed centre-halves, I'd suggest the veteran then draining a 15- just one run in 25 minutes, to be key man Quinton de Kock to against Porto last April, but the way football is going. with Patrice Evra's comments in watching Virgil van Dijk. He Robertson believes it is only a footer from the fringe at the 12th bowled out for 209 - three leave the hosts reeling in their Bobby's goal at Anfield will come the Sky Sports studio that his makes it look easy but that's to temporarily go three ahead. batsmen comprehensively first innings. England enforced matter of time before he ends that sooner rather than later." defensive partner Virgil van Dijk down to all the hard work he's Fleetwood raced up the bowled when playing brainless, the follow-on in an away Test barren streak. "It's tough, that's Liverpool extended their run of is the best centre-half in the put in. He tries to improve leaderboard by following six VAR for you," said Robertson of aggressive shots against a brand for the first time since Wellington clean sheets to seven matches world. every single day." birdies on the front nine with three Firmino's disallowed strike. "You new ball. In stark contrast to their 2013 against New Zealand. with their 2-0 win over "I've got the pleasure of (Sky Sport) consecutive gains. Lawrence Okolie puts the heavyweight division on notice "The heavyweights are big, are able to soak up more damage and have pride when sparring me" Lawrence Okolie has insisted that he "never feels out his depth" sparring heavyweights and plans to make his mark in the top division eventually. The European cruiserweight champion hopes to challenge for a world title in his next fight, with talks underway to face Poland's Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO belt. Okolie told Sky Sports that his long-term future lies at heavyweight: Sar acen s releg at ed : "Definitely. If I'm able to accomplish what I want to accomplish this year, then maybe Mark McCall con f irms early next year I will move up. "I'd look to potentially unify [the cruiserweight division] in the squad w ill be brok en up fight after, and solidify myself as a world champion this year." Saracens director of rugby Mark of 2018 and 2019 or accepting and the Vunipola brothers might Okolie is a frequent sparring McCall has confirmed the double demotion to the Championship, not be present beyond May. "Of partner of Anthony Joshua's and winners' squad must be broken up they opted for the latter. They course there are going to be has also sparred with Tyson after acknowledging the "end of had already received a 35-point changes," said McCall, who Fury and Dillian Whyte. "I feel an era" at Allianz Park. The crisis- deduction and £5.36m fine for confirmed he would like to remain comfortable," he said about stricken north London club will exceeding the £7m limit for each at the club. "There's no doubt the sharing a ring with bigger be relegated from the Gallagher of the last three seasons, but their bunch of players we've got in our opponents. Premiership at the end of the rivals' patience over attempts to squad now aren't going to be the "We'd have to see in an actual season as punishment for reduce their wage bill ran out. same bunch of players we have in fight scenario but in sparring, breaching salary-cap regulations. Saracens can at least defend their the Championship next year. with bigger headguards and bigger When given the choice of Champions Cup crown after That's for sure. "In many ways this gloves, then athleticism is a bigger punch reasonably hard and I'm heavyweights and medium want to spar me because either opening up their books for a defeating Racing 92 27-24 to is the end of that era that dates factor because you have to move strong so I never feel out of my heavyweights. I feel we're going to fight or physically forensic audit and handing back reach the quarter-finals, but stars back to the start of 2009. We have in and out. One big shot isn't as depth with heavyweights. "I've comfortable. it is too imposing. trophies for the triumphant years such as Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje got some time to plan for a new big of a factor. "Obviously I sparred top quality A lot of cruiserweights don't (Sky Sport) Lisa Ashton England Roses commence wins PDC Tour Card at Vitality Nations Cup with Qualifying loss to New Zealand School

Australian Open 2020: Dan Evans wins first-round encounter in five sets Lisa Ashton made history by British No 1 Dan Evans came that he goes into this year's the freedom to play his game now becoming the first woman to win through to win from two sets tournament at a career-high ranking he is considered the big gun. England's Vitality Roses frustrating passages during the court, they also overcame being a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying down for the first time in his of 32 and as the 30th seed. He led There was nothing free about the commenced their Nations Cup 60-minute match. New shorter on numbers after Michaela School in Wigan on Sunday. The career, defeating American Britain brilliantly at the ATP Cup 29-year-old in the first two sets campaign with a 64-48 loss to Zealand, the world champions Sokolich-Beatson was sent home 49-year-old, who is the women's Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 4-6 6- in Sydney and enjoys the and McDonald, whose ranking of New Zealand at the Motorpoint who broke English hearts last after rupturing her Achilles tendon world No 1, claimed the 12th and 1 6-2 6-3 at the Australian Open. conditions in Melbourne, where he 129 is artificially low after injury, Arena in Nottingham on Sunday. year in Liverpool, mixed up their in a warm-up match. For the first final spot via the Order of Merit. Evans had to qualify in reached the fourth round in 2017, took full advantage. Evans was The Roses' first match on combinations in attack half, the Roses kept New Zealand Ashton's success means she has Melbourne last year and it is a claiming the best win of his career struggling to contain his home soil since last year's Netball throughout and showed the in their sights and only trailed by won the opportunity to compete demonstration of what an against Marin Cilic. He spoke in frustration, hurling his racket World Cup saw them combine strength of their shooting 28-25 at the half-time pause. on the PDC Tour for the next two impressive 12 months he has had the build-up about needing to find during the final game. moments of excellence with more options. At the other end of the (BBC Sport) years. 'The Lancashire Rose' is a four-time women's world champion and competed at the PDC world championship in Magic Of Light heading to Cheltenham 2019, only to suffer a first-round defeat to Jan Dekker. She will Last year's Grand National only Tiger Roll too strong in the successfully defended her crown improving and Robert (Power) now have the opportunity to runner-up Magic Of Light is world's most famous steeplechase in a Grade Two Mares' Hurdle in keeps saying she feels stronger compete on the full PDC circuit, likely to line up for the Mares' last spring and has continued in Berkshire, giving weight to than she was last year," said having triumphed on the final day Hurdle at the Cheltenham excellent form this season. Harrington's theory her charge is the Moone-based trainer. "She of qualifying school. "I am so, so Festival ahead of her return to Having won a Listed mares' better than ever. "I was delighted did it very well. We were happy to finally get my Tour Aintree following her latest chase at Newbury for the second with her. It sounds a funny think worried about the heavy Card," said Ashton, who missed success at Ascot on Saturday. year in succession on her to say because she's nine now, ground, as last year her out by one point at 2019. Jessica Harrington's mare found penultimate start, Magic Of Light but she does seem to be improvement seemed. TUESDAY. JANUARY 21. 2020 -Dalwa 01, 1398 H.S Vol:XIV Issue No:175 Price: Afs.20

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through trucks that have trac- AT News AT News and rain continued to lash parts of area to investigate in regards,” he AT News the country. Provincial governor’s added. Earlier, similarly incident ers.” Expressing concerns over KABUL: A severe cold snap spokesman, Deedar Lawang said has occurred in central Ghazni - challenges facing by the Afghan KABAUL: At least three Taliban killed five people in southeast- the incident took place in Pull-e- the neighboring province for Log- KABUL: While there is efforts traders, Navid said the majority militants, who gunned downed six ern Logar province, officials said Alam, the provincial capital city. ar. The state ministry for disas- to mend the ties between Kabul of them don’t have tracer trucks, members of a family in Andkhoy on Monday, as heavy snowfall “A delegation has been sent to the ter management... and Islamabad that have already making it rough to do business. district of northern Faryab prov- been in sever tensions at status- “This issue should be negotiat- ince, have been shot dead by the quo, the Pakistani government ed, Afghanistan should provide Afghan security forces, local offi- added to that strain by putting its plans and offers to find a cials confirmed on Monday. fresh restriction on Afghanistan’s solution for it,” he added. Ac- Provincial Police Spokesman, transit trucks and exporting cording to him, the restriction Abdul Karim Yorush said the mil- goods. Jan Aqa Navid, spokes- would affect the Pakistan’s itants have been killed in a pre- man for the ministry of com- economy as well. This comes plan operation conducted by the merce and industrial said, “Based as the Afghan traders have of- security forces, where four other on new restrictions, Afghanistan ten faced drastic challenges and insurgents were received injuries. By Aisha Khurram exports should be transited restriction by the ... Earlier, authorities...

e have always been fascinated by AT News dreams, dreams of having a better world, without evil and hatred, KABUL: A skirmish has broken where everyone has a place, where out along the Durand Line cross- there are plenty of opportunities ing in Kunar between Afghan and for development and growth, a Pakistani troops on January 20, in which two Afghan forces have world where there’s food to eat, AT News air to breath and place to sleep been wounded. for everyone. Yet we are caught Pleading anonymity, a secu- up in a world where getting an rity source said Afghan and Pa- KABUL: At least 18 Taliban mil- education can sometimes seem kistani forces engaged in a gun itants have been killed and six like a luxury for an entire genera- battle along the crossing point others wounded in multiple ex- tion of children and youth that with Pakistan in the precincts of tensive military crackdowns car- are just trying to survive and end- Sarkani district’s Nava Pas of ried out by the Afghan security less war, a world where few who Kunar province. forces across the country in the had the privilege to get the right The clashes still continue, he past 24 hours, security officials education are striving to build a said, and two Afghan soldiers said Monday. Ministry of De- future in which solidarity and jus- have got injured. forces. The contested area of Nava area had been closed for years, fense in a statement said the Af- tice triumphs nationalism, and No report has been divulged Pas borders Khyber Pakhtunkh- but security forces opened it two ghan National Army (ANA) in greed. about casualties of Pakistani wa region with a mountain. The months. collaboration with Afghan Na- The current era of globaliza- tional Police (ANP) and Nation- tion is slowly being dismantled al Directorate of Security (NDS) by the rise of populist, national- personal conducted joint opera- AT News administrative body, last year only ist and raciest governments in all tions against insurgents in differ- 66 of 101 members were present around the world. ent areas of Paktia, Helmand KABUL: One-third of senators in the senate’s sessions in the past 2020 will probably be filled Balkh, Kandahar, Urzgan and in the upper house’s daily ses- five years. The administrative or- with some major changes that the Kunduz provinces, in which 18 sions were present in the past gan said Monday that senate quo- world tried to avoid for 75 years militants were killed and six oth- five years caused problems in rum was not completed since the now, international relations and ers wounded. Afghan forces ar- the body’s decision making. elections of district councils were global cooperation seems to be rested 10 rebels... According to the senate’s not held and this... getting uncertain and unstable. AT News The lack of high level coopera- tion between super powers are AT News believe that Ghani administration’s KABUL: National Security Ad- causing more damage to the fu- insistence on ceasefire would viser, Hamdullah Mohib on ture of United Nations and our KABUL: The US officials are hinder the total process and would Monday met with German Spe- shared global community. 2020 consulting on a plan offered by cause continuation of war. The US cial Envoy for Afghanistan, seems like a year of political dis- Taliban in which the insurgents envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Markus Putzel in Kabul, discuss- appointment, but what actually have vowed to reduce violence Khalilzad started negotiations with ing the intra-Afghan negotiations lies ahead for our generation and in big cities of Afghanistan, de- Taliban representatives in Qatar in expected to be held in Berlin. the global community? spite rejecting US ceasefire de- September 2018. The sides have German government an- Since I’ve been selected as the mand, said Mullah Abdul Salam so far sat for 10 rounds to discuss nounced last month to host meet- SAR-I-PUL: Some girls and women in central Sar-i- Afghan Youth representative to Zaeef, ambassador to Pakistan in ways to end America’s longest war. ings between the government of Pul province have complained about their harass- the united nations, I’ve got the Taliban’s government. Taliban are urging the US with- Afghanistan and Taliban militants ment on streets and on roads and asked relevant opportunity to speak to count- Meanwhile, the government drawal from Afghanistan as the after a similar event planned to authorities to take steps for their safety. The ap- less numbers of youth from all of Afghanistan emphasizes on main condition to peace. Washing- be held in China was canceled last pellant Attorney Office on ... across the country, what I found the ceasefire, rejecting any other ton in return wants the militants year. Taliban who have so far re- was that our young people are not schemes as opposition to the not to let international terrorist fused requests to hold meeting so optimistic about their future peace efforts, according to former networks use Afghan soil to threat- with President Ghani’s govern- or the future of our shared global Taliban officials and those famil- en their security. In the latest round ment, now say they would sit community. In fact I recently had iar with the Taliban-US negotia- of talks, Khalilzad asked Taliban with the government delegation an opportunity to speak at the tions. The peace negotiations are to observe ceasefire ahead of hold- after gaining a deal with the Unit- United Nations Security Council said to have been reached a cru- ing negotiations with the govern- ed States. The National Security and meet UN... cial stage, and political analysts ment of ... Council said in...

he Afghan Senate, the their activities over the past year. in the next fiscal year’s budget and (January 22),” Senator Zalmay Meshrano Jirga (the Over the last year, the Senate has said these projects should be ex- Zabuli said. “Four members of House of Elders), held a approved 37 legislative docu- cluded from the budget document the administrative board led by special session a day be- ments and 20 agreements and has – which is under assessment by Mr. (Mohammad Alam) Ezedyar fore their winter recess, during held 63 general sessions, accord- the Wolesi Jirga – the lower house – the deputy speaker of the house which they highlighted their ing to its members. of the parliament. – will follow this issue,” the sen- achievements and called for more The senate has also sum- “The minister of finance had ate Speaker Fazl Hadi Muslim- work on the next fiscal year’s bud- moned more than 630 govern- committed with us to approve each yar said. One-third of the Sen- get, especially discussion about ment officials to the general ses- and every project (with senators). ate’s seats – from a total of 102 the allotment of money to certain sions and committee meetings. This should be followed-up on seats – have been empty since projects. A lack of one-third of Some legislators spoke about because the Wolesi Jirga will ap- 2014 as the district councils’ elec- the senate, however, has affected projects that have been included prove the budget on Wednesday tions were not held at that time.

By Masom Jan Masomy but the attacks were rebuffed by Afghan national security and de- KABUL: Environment protec- fense forces (ANSDF) following FIROZKOH: A number of resi- tion journalists from Afghanistan Since the National Unity Govern- heavy clashes for many days. In dents on Monday claimed donat- and Tajikistan shared their expe- ment (NUG) consisted under August 2018, Taliban started ing land plots for 300 schools in riences during a three-day work- Mohammad Ashraf Ghani presi- their heavy and coordinated at- western Ghor province but the shop in Dushanbe. The workshop dency in 2014, the Afghanistan’s tacks on the capital of Ghazni authorities concerned have no plan was launched on January 16 in war goes up the highest peak. province, an east-central part of for their construction. Provincial Dushanbe and was attended by Taliban increased its control over the country. The collapse of education department officials say five Afghan and two Tajik jour- the vast land of Afghanistan, Ghazni was surprisingly a ques- some residents have given their land nalists. The program was initiat- where the war extended to larger tionable issue, it was seemed for construction of 300 schools. In ed by Mediothek organization cities, collapsed some of them by Taliban may gain headway in Ghor, 770 schools are functioning and financed by the Liaison Of- Taliban. Kunduz province, in the their aggressive assaults but the but 425 of them are housed in rent- fice (TLO) and hosted by Tajiki- north of Afghanistan, for the first violence just resulted in heavily ed homes, tents and open skies. stan Millat Newspaper. Hamid- time, falls into the hands of Tali- casualties. The emerge of ISIS is Ali Ahmad, an inhabitant of Zarta- ullah Zazai, in charge of Medio- ban on September 28 2015. It was also known DAESH in eastern li area of Firozkoh City, the pro- thek, told Pajhwok Afghan News the first victory for Taliban cap- part of Afghanistan, particularly vincial capital, told Pajhwok Af- that the aim of the program was tured a city of a famous province in Nangarhar province was for- ghan News he donated 1.5 acre of to exchange views and experienc- since 2001. In May 2018, the city midable threat to the national land for construction of the school es of journalists and finding solu- of Farah province, in western Af- security for which Afghan secu- in their areas as the school had no tions to problems related to the ghanistan, came under Taliban’s rity forces have steadily been building of its own, but the rele- environment. He called media’s attacks from everywhere, it was engaging in military operations vant authorities did nothing in this role in spreading awareness about about to fall into Taliban hands, to eradicate... regard so far. environment protection .