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Afghanistan Football Federation rejected the allegations,calling them a conspiracy against the authority. In reaction to allegations over sex- tee to thoroughly probe the allega- ual and physical abuse of some tions against officials of the foot- members of Afghanistan National ball federation. “The deputy head Women’s Football Team, the At- of the Attorney General’s Office torney General’s Office (AGO) on on crimes of violence against wom- Saturday said they will run a thor- en, chairperson of crimes of vio- ough investigation into the claims. lence against women and head of A number of former members crimes department of Ministry of of the women’s football team has Interior have been appointed to have claimed that some officials document the issue and investigate from the technical cadre of Afghan- it if the incident has happened,” istan Football Federation (AFF) said Rasuli. have abused the members of the After the allegations made over team sexually and physically. sexual and physical assault on The AGO spokesman Jamshid women players at AFF, Khalida Rasuli told TOLOnews that the Popal, a former player at the Af- ball Team who lives outside the country accused department has formed a commit- ghanistan National Women’s Foot- the leadership of the AFF over sexual... P2

AT News Report KABUL: Religious scholars in Nangarhar at a gathering on Saturday issued a verdict against cultiva- AT News Report ernment’s action against the IEC tion of opiumand use of drugs, declaring... P2 official. “Niyazi solicited money KABUL: A top election commis- from parliament candidates to have sion official has been arrested on them win the election,” he said. He bribery charges, claimed some claimed he had sufficient evidence members of parliament, amid an to prove that Niyazi took money elongated voter tally of October from some candidates including 20 elections. Lawmakers said Sat- some from Khost to support them AT News Report urday that operational director of with fraud votes. He said individ- the Independent Election Commis- uals who offered bribe to Niyazi for election rigging should be iden- KABUL: An Afghan law firm, Kakar Advocates, sion, Obaidullah Niyazi had been has been ranked Asia’s highest ranking for its ser- arrested by the National Director- tified and punished. He termed the Wolesi Jirga election full of fraud vices for the third consecutive year in a row. The ate of Security over alleged brib- firm said on Saturday that the Kakar Advocacy ery. Khost representative, Mirbat and asked the IEC to separate transparent votes from fraudulent has been ranked as a Band I Law firm in the Cham- Khan Mangal, raised the matter in bers and Partners’ 2019 Guide. The ... question and commended the gov- votes. Second deputy... P2 P2 SUNDAY. DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Some Khost candidates reject results, call for vote recount round 30 Wolesi Jirga candidates while another presidential contender, addressing reporters here termed the then our party will announce its October 20 elections as rigged and own candidate,” he said. “So far, we are of the view that we should rejected the preliminary results support a joint candidate from announced by the election body. within the Grand National Coali- tion of Afghanistan. As far as I know, Qanuni and Mohaqiq have not decided on a course separate from the coalition.” It is still not clear whether Afghan Chief Exec- utive Abdullah Abdullah, a key leader of Jamiat-e Islami, will be run- ning. Omid Maisam, a spokesman for Abdullah, says the chief executive is still engaged in wide-rang- ing consultations before deciding on his future political direction. Other major political players are also still undecided. The reconciliation of Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hikmatyar this year might change the dynamics of the Afghan presidential election. As one of the country’s largest political organizations, Hizb-e Islami has yet to announce its decision. Hashmatullah Arshad, a spokesman for Hizb-e Islami, says KHOST CITY: Some protesting the favour of certain candidates on they will announce their course candidates from southeastern the Election Day. soon. “We are engaged in some se- Khost province threatened to halt He asked the IEC and Inde- rious consultations and hope to presidential elections in the prov- pendent Electoral Complaint Com- announce our candidate or declare ince if the Independent Election mission (IECC) to recount the An Afghan man casts his vote during the Parliamentary elections in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 27 October 2018. our support for one within the next Commission (IEC) ignored their votes of all 182 polling stations in week,” he told Radio Free Afghan- demands. the presence of security and de- KABUL: Potential contenders for fidants have embarked on a new movements and our diverse popu- Mohaqiq will share his ticket. Ra- istan on November 30. Around 30 Wolesi Jirga candi- tective personnel. Afghanistan’s presidency are political course. lation can feel that they are repre- dio Free Afghanistan couldn’t Many former officials, how- dates while addressing reporters Another Candidate Abdul Na- working overtime to win support Mohammad Hanif Atmar, sented on the presidential ticket.” reach Qanuni or Mohaqiq for im- ever, have been touting their cre- here termed the October 20 elec- seer Haqmal said IEC did not co- as the country’s presidential field Ghani’s former powerful national In Afghanistan’s presidential mediate comment. But Ismail dentials for a long time. Moham- tions as rigged and rejected the pre- ordinate with IECC before the an- takes shape. security adviser, is one of the first republic, the president heads the Khan, a former minister and se- mad Omar Daudzai, a former min- liminary results announced by the nouncement of elections results With the April 20 presidential to announce his decision to run for executive branch of the govern- nior leader of Qanuni’s Jamiat-e ister and chief of staff for former election body. which he termed unacceptable. vote still months away, some can- the presidency as Kabul grapples ment and is elected for a five-year Islami, says the two leaders have Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Abdul Wali Wahidze, one of He added the IECC did not didates have announced their in- with rising Taliban violence and a term. Two vice presidents are part not yet decided to join Atmar. is expected to contest the 2019 the protesting candidates, said all address the proof-based com- tention to run for the presidency U.S. push for swift peace negotia- of the presidential ticket and fol- Khan told Radio Free Afghanistan presidential polls. the votes from Khost should be plaints regarding elections. while others are jockeying hard to tions between the insurgents and low the president in the line of that Jamiat-e Islami and Mohaqiq’s His spokesman, Sayed recounted in the presence of na- As a collective response, the form the most formidable coalition the Afghan government. succession. To attract support Hizbi Wahdat-e Islami are part of Maisam Ehsani, says they are en- tional and international observers protesting candidates warned to or come up with a strong ticket. “We are in negotiations with from Afghanistan’s diverse popu- the Grand National Coalition of gaged in consultations with vari- in order to separate genuine and block the doors of local IEC and Afghanistan’s incumbent Pres- the various [political] currents in lation, most presidential contend- Afghanistan, which also includes ous political parties and personal- fraudulent votes. stage widespread protests if a pos- ident Ashraf Ghani is widely ex- the country and, God willing, we ers have put together multiethnic Vice President Abdul Rashid Dos- ities to put together a “strong” elec- He warned that the relatively itive response to their demand did pected to seek a second term. But will join the electoral contest with tickets since the first presidential tum’s Junbish-e Milli Islami. “If tion for a Daudzai ticket. stable security situation came into not come from authorities within it is not clear whether he will be a truly national and trustworthy election in 2004. Atmar’s confi- Jamiat-e Islami fails to reach an Abubakar Siddique wrote this being with the support of the peo- 24 hours. able to gather a formidable and di- team,” his spokesman, Tawab dants hope that ethnic Tajik leader agreement to support a single can- story based on reporting by Radio ple of Khost would deteriorate if Provincial IEC Head Shah Ja- verse coalition similar to the one Ghorzang, told Radio Free Afghan- Younus Qanuni and Hazara leader didate with other parties of the Free Afghanistan correspondents their demands were ignored. han Sardar said they were ready to he put together in 2014. istan on November 30. “Our aim and current second deputy of Af- Grand National Coalition of Af- Nusrat Parsa and Najia Safi from Ajab Gul, another candidate, recount all votes if directed by their Many of his key former con- is to make sure that all political ghan chief executive Mohammad ghanistan and fails to unite with Kabul, Afghanistan. (gandhara) said massive rigging took place in central office.

The preliminary results of the forced the IEC to recount the bal- for the coming presidential elec- long-awaited parliamentary elec- lots for some provinces. tions – scheduled for April 2019. tions for Kabul have been delayed The IEC said the primary re- Some election observers said ...P1 and physical abuse of female by The Guardian in a report on for the second time, the Indepen- sults for Kabul will be delayed as that the IEC has not its credibility players. Popal said the sexual and Friday. dent Election Commission (IEC) it still seeks to separate “black” among the people and political physical abuse took place at the Despite repeated calls, Afghanistan Football Federation TOLOnews could not get com- on Saturday. It has been about two votes from “white” ones. parties after it failed to announce headquarters and at a training camp ments from Mr. Karim in this re- months since parliamentary elec- “The goal is to address the is- the results on the previous sched- in Jordan in 2016. gard. One member of the Wolesi tions were held in the country, sue accurately, we will announce uled dates. “The commission “The challenge that our play- Jirga, the Lower House of Parlia- however, the IEC is yet to an- the results for Kabul in coming should act like a professional or- ers were always facing with, was ment, said the relevant depart- nounce the preliminary results of weeks after ballot assessments,” ganization. It should take actions sexual harassment from officials, ments should firmly investigate the the vote for Kabul. said Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi, Deputy based on what it promises – which coaches and people who were case. The elections which were held Spokesman of the IEC. the commission lacks this charac- coming at our exercises camps as “Those who have done such on October 20, marred by fraud This comes as last week, the teristic,” said Habibullah Shinwari, representatives of AFF,” Popal told acts, must be brought to justice,” and technical problems. The issue election commission set a timeline a member of TEFA. (ATN) TOLOnews in a skype call on Sat- said Lailuma Hakimi, an MP. urday. Afghanistan Football Federa- “All of them (members of tion meanwhile rejected the allega- women’s football team) should re- tions as a conspiracy against the spect girls as their sisters and moth- authority. ers. They (members of women’s “Afghanistan Football Feder- football team) should be support- ation appointed Khalida Popal as ed. But it is a ‘shame’ when they the manager of women’s football (AFF officials) are doing this,” at least two and half years ago. Raeesa Sadat, deputy head of mod- Why Afghanistan Football Feder- ern pentathlon federation, told ation is blamed for being evil after TOLOnews. they are fired?” asked Sayed Ali “This affects the morale of Reza Aqazada, Secretary General women athletes,” said Adila Azad, of AFF, who addressed a press a woman athlete in Kabul. Mean- conference in Kabul on Saturday. while, The Guardian, quoting Po- “We have around 200 beds. Where pal, has written that the AFF di- should we take the players who rector Keramuddin Karim, has a come from the (Afghanistan) pre- KABUL: The prices of liquefied the commodity fallen from 65afs stani flour decreased from 1,340afs bedroom at his office which its mier league to sleep? They cannot gas, fuel oil, Russian gold, rice and to 60afs this week. to 1,320afs and 24 kilograms of door uses fingerprint recognition spend their nights on the road. The flour have edged down the outgo- Without providing more de- Pakistani rice from 2,020afs to system. Popal said when the play- football federation has a dormito- ing week in capital Kabul, market tails, he said that the gas price was 2,000afs. But he said that 49kg of ers go in the room, they cannot get ry, it has an office,” Aqazada said sources said Saturday. fallen in Kabul due to its price fall Pakistani sugar cost 1,780afs and out unless Karim opens the door. in reaction to the allegations on a According to DIALY FX, the in Uzbekistan, from where the a tin of 16 liters of Khurshid cook- “Not only that, he has a room in- fingerprint-controlled door at the price of one barrel of crude oil fell commodity is imported. ing oil 1,000afs. About the reason side his office that is a bedroom AFF president’s office. by an average rate from $79.2 to However, the firewood prices the rates of items imported from with a bed. The doors of his office FIFA meanwhile has said the $55.75 or by 30 percent in the US remain steady. Khan Mohammad, Pakistan still steady despite the [use] fingerprint recognition, so organization has started investiga- and British fuel markets between a firewood seller in Charahi Sha- value of Pakistani rupees signifi- when players go in they can’t get tion about the allegations made early October this year and No- heed area of Kabul said 560 kilo- cantly fall against the US dollar, out without the fingerprint of the against AFF officials. vember 27. Abdul Hadi, a worker grams of peeled oak cost 7,100afs Fazal Rahman said, “The loss of president,” Popal said as quoted (TOLONews) at Wazirabad Fuel Station in Kab- and the same quantity of cedar Pakistani currency value is not that ul, told Pajhwok Afghan News 7,000afs, the same rates as last much high, but if it did not recover that changes in the oil prices in in- week’s. Noor Ahmad Khairkhwa, its value the prices of goods im- Afghan law firm ranked ternational markets had affected its a tea seller in Kabul Mandavi, said ported to Afghanistan would sig- dollar was accounted for 76 Af- green tea for 300afs and the same rates in Kabul and the prices may a kilogram of Indonesian green tea nificantly fall,” The price of one ghanis and 1,000 Pakistani rupees amount of black African tea for Asia’s best for third year further decline in the next few days. cost 280afs and the same amount US dollar accounted for 142 Paki- 557 Afghanis. Ahmad Wali Panjsh- 350afs—higher than wholesale He said that the price of one of African black tea 300afs -- same stani rupees today, a record slump eri, who owns a grocery store in rates. Haji Fawad Ahmad Salehza- ....P1 “Chambers & Partners’ 2019 ners are well known worldwide for liter of diesel declined from 56 Af- prices as last week’s. in the Pakistani currency. The Pa- Dahn-i-Bagh area of Kabul, sold a da, a jeweler in Timor Shahi area Asia-Pacific Guide” title has been its authoritative legal directory, ghanis to 53 Afghanis and the same In food items, the prices of kistani currency value also fallen 50-kg sack of Kazakhstani flour of Kabul, said the price of one gram given to the Afghan firm for the publishing seven regional guides amount of petrol from 57afs to flour and rice have decreased. against Afghani as 1,000 rupees for 1,400afs, a 49-kg bag of sugar of Russian gold dropped from third year, it said. every year that cover 185 jurisdic- 55afs. Ahmad Javid, a liquefied gas Food Traders Union head in accounted for 541 Afghanis. One for 1,800afs, 24-kg of Pakistani 1,950afs to 1,900afs while the “The Kakar Advocates team tions. Law firms play a critical role seller in Taimani area of Kabul, said Kabul, Fazal Rahman, said that the US dollar was equal to 75.95 Af- rice 2,400afs a 16-litre tin of ghee same quantity of Arabian variety often goes and beyond our expec- for businesses in Afghanistan, that the price of one kilogram of price of 50 kilograms of Kazakh- ghanis today. Last week, one US for 1,100afs, one-kg of Indonesian stood at 2,400afs. tations and is always proactive in where bureaucracy and corruption terms of communication,” the di- remain key challenges for this sec- rectory said. Chambers and Part- tor. Clerics in Nangarharissue verdict against drugs Top IEC official arrested ...P1 them as forbidden in Islam. fetwa, said Provincial Director of record 328,000 hectares in 2017, Islam. py cultivation. They asserted that poppy cul- Hajj and Religious Affairs, Mo- up 63 percent compared with Nangarhar officials said that “We have lunched alternative on bribery charges ... tivation has seen a drastic spike in hammad Daud Mujahid. 201,000 hectares in 2016, the re- based on their information, pop- livelihood programs in eight dis- Nangarhar with a suitable weather Opium production in Afghan- port said. py is being cultivated in remote tricts of Nangarhar to tackle pop- ...P1 speaker Amir Khan Yar said of Niyazi’s arrest and added the for any type of plants. They istan increased by 87 percent to a The scholars called on farmers areas in the province. py cultivation,” he said. the arrest of Niyazi was a positive commission would declare its po- stressed that farmers should culti- record level of 9,000 metric tons to stop poppy cultivation and cul- Head of Counter Narcotics Tamim Arif Mohmand, depu- move in the fight against corrup- sition till the end of the day in this vate legal and useful plants instead in 2017 compared with 2016 tivate wheat and other legal crops Department of Nangarhar Moham- ty governor of Nangarhar, mean- tion. He asked the NDS to contin- regard.A reliable source in the NDS of opium. levels.Ministry of Counter Nar- so that it addresses the country mad Idrees Sapai said that Shin- while said that the authority will ue criminal proceduresand resist also declined to confirm Niyazi’s All the scholars declare all cotics and UN Office on Drugs and needs. They said all acts connect- wari and Khogyani districts are the act legally against any government pressures to release Niyazi. arrest and added the organization types of drugs to be forbidden. All Crime in a report on November ing with poppy cultivation includ- areas where government has less official or individual who will at- Zabihullah Sadaat, deputy IEC would release a press statement if drugs are forbidden in Islamic, and 2017 said that the area under pop- ing drugs smuggling and its pro- control and we are concerned about tempt poppy cultivation in any spokesman, said he was unaware any arrest had been made. all religious scholars are issuing this py cultivation also increased to a cessing are against the teachings of these areas when it comes to pop- part of the province. SUNDAY . DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES ‘RahulGandhi’sHindumakeover won’t help, Congresswillloseall5polls’:SushmaSwaraj Sushma Swaraj, who was in Jaipur for the BJP’s campaign ahead of the December 7 Rajasthan assembly elections, alleged the Congress is facing several dilemmas.

Swati encroached on over 12 kanals of land: JIT The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf suring 4.3 acres lawfully through (PTI) government claims to have purchase from Fozia Hussian. retrieved thousands of acres of However, it said, a buildup struc- encroached land in its first 100 days ture measuring 3.13 marlas exists but a joint investigation team (JIT) on back side of the plot that is on has told the apex court that Feder- the CDA land and a room measur- al Minister Azam Swati has en- ing 5.35 marlas has also been con- croached on 12.69 kanals of land structed on the CDA land. “One in the federal capital. The three- gate is also fixed on left side bound- member JIT, formed by the Su- ary wall without approval of the preme Court to probe role of CDA that gate is right in front of Swati in alleged transfer of Islama- encroached buildup structure. bad police chief and properties in Likewise, the team found that his possession, submitted three Swati illegally constructed fish reports to the SC, one of which pond on 1.20 kanals of land,” it said Swati’s encroachments include said. About violation inside the illegal constructions, fencings, pil- boundary wall of the farm house, lars and a fish pond. The JIT’s the JIT revealed that construction main report submitted on Thurs- of basement is illegal and it was day accused the federal minister not allowed or approved in the of misusing his authority that led building plan. The servant quar- to police taking discriminatory ac- ters, kitchen and tractor trolley tion against some private citizens, shed which were part of the plan whose cow allegedly entered and are not constructed. grazed in Swati’s properties. “The The team said demolish-able Hitting out at the Congress, Exter- They are in a dilemma over his re- the writing on the wall that a Con- Also citing the Congress chief’s Gandhi and the Congress were in a sole purpose of allocating the An- area in basement and ground floor nal Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj ligion and caste,” she said at a press gress party beset by dilemmas will statement that if Congress wins in dilemma over his religion and caste gro farm house was to provide the is 733 sq ft. Demolish-able area of on Saturday said it was clear that conference. “Surveys that show lose elections in all five states.” Rajasthan, the chief minister will and the party tried to do a make- city with daily supplies of fresh basement beyond plinth level is the Congress party, beset by many that Congress is winning due to Attacking Gandhi, she said that a be sacked if he does not waive loans over for him. “For years the Con- vegetables, poultry, dairy, fruits, 3739 sq ft. An area of 0.14 kanal dilemmas, is set to lose the assem- anti-incumbency... I’d like to tell programme in Udaipur, the Con- of farmers within 10 days of com- gress presented Gandhi as secular. fish and flowers. However, pur- of the CDA land has been en- bly elections in all five states. the pollsters that an organization gress chief had said that in the 21st ing to power, Swaraj said, “But Then they realized that majority pose and spirit behind the allot- croached on through erecting Swaraj, who was in Jaipur for that is beset by dilemmas, which century education and health ser- Rahul Gandhi failed to clarify what of the votebank is Hindu so he ment of said farm house has been boundary wall at back side of the the BJP’s campaign ahead of the has lowered morale of workers... vices should be available at cheap action has been taken against the needed a Hindu makeover,” she grossly violated right under the plot, it said. December 7 Rajasthan assembly can never go with self-confidence rates. “I would like to remind Gan- Punjab chief minister who has been said, adding that is why the Con- nose of CDA [Capital Develop- According to the report, the elections, alleged the Congress is to the people. Congress can never dhi that for the first 10 years of in power for more than 10 days gress chief visited Kailash Mansa- ment Authority ] not only in this CDA just issued two notices facing several dilemmas. “They are win in BJP-ruled states of Rajast- the 21st century their government and not announced any loan waiv- rovar, the Peetambari Peeth in case of farm house No 71 [owned against the violations respectively in a dilemma over whether there han, Madhya Pradesh and Chhat- was at the centre. He should have er.” Swaraj also hit out at Gandhi’s Madhya Pradesh and Pushkar in by Swati] but also in every farm in January 2016 and on November will be a coalition, and if (Congress tisgarh,” she said. The Congress given an account of how cheap comment that Prime Minister Rajasthan. “When the question house. The JIT report said Tahira 6 this year after the apex court took president) Rahul Gandhi will be would not win in Telangana and education and healthcare was in Narendra Modi does not know arose about his caste, he was pre- Swati, wife of Azam Swati, ac- notice of the case. accepted as leader of the coalition. Mizoram either, she added. “It’s their tenure,” she said. what it is to be a Hindu, alleging sented as a Pandit. quired Orchard farm house mea- (Tribune) Riseinincidents of murder, Bangladesh: US to send Term of Presidential abduction has Commission of Inquiry on NHRCworried election observers amid The National Human Rights Com- SriLankan, Mihin extended mission today drew its serious at- opposition concerns tention to the abduction and murder of eight-year-old boy Prayas Opposition groups in Bangladesh insist that a caretaker government holds the December Kunwar. Prayas, the only child of 30 general election and that international observers be allowed to monitor the polls. Pravin Kunwar, was kidnapped from his house in Gongabu on Rights groups express concern over a fair vote. Tuesday evening and murdered the same day. His body was found on the banks of the Samakhusi River yesterday. A press release issued by the rights body said a high-level team led by NHRC member Govinda Sharma Paudyal visited the crime scene and Department of Forensic Science of the Maha- rajgunj-based Tribhuvan Universi- ty Teaching Hospital where the body has been kept for post-mor- tem. “The abduction of a child from a sensitive place of the capital and his subsequent murder has not only put a question mark over the security situation but also has in- stilled a sense of fear in the peo- Sri Lanka President Maithripala sion was established on 31 Janu- Gunarathne, was appointed as the ple,” the NHRC said. The rights Sirisena has extended the term of ary 2018 by Notification pub- Chairman of the commission while body also warned that such inci- the Presidential Commission of lished in the Gazette Extraordinary Appeal Court Judge Gamini Ro- dents could cause adverse effects Inquiry into the frauds in SriLan- No. 2056/41 dated 02 February han Amarasekara, retired High on child psychology and urged all kan Airlines, Mihin Lanka and 2018. The commission is to inves- Court Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe, concerned to take measures for the SriLankan Catering. The President tigate into alleged irregularities in former Deputy Auditor General prevention and control of such in an extraordinary gazette notifi- connection with Sri Lankan Air- Mallawaarachchige Don Anthony crimes. “We appeal to all to be cation issued Thursday has extend- lines Limited, Sri Lanka Catering Harold and Director General of the more sensitive to the security of A senior official at the US embas- come," he added. Moeller said the EU stuck to its October's decision ed the term of the Commission, Limited and Mihin Lanka (Private) Sri Lanka Accounting and Audit- children and ensure that such inci- sy in Dhaka said on Saturday that Bangkok-based Asian Network for not to send any observers to mon- which was set to end on 31 De- Limited during the period 01st Jan- ing Standards Monitoring Board dents are not repeated in future,” Washington was planning to send Free Elections will also send a team itor the election in the politically cember 2018 until 15 February uary 2006 to 31st January 2018. Wasantha Jayaseeli Kapugama it said. The NHRC also urged the 12 observer teams to monitor the of about 30 short- and long-term volatile country. Explaining the rea- 2019. The Presidential Commis- Retired Supreme Court Judge Anil were appointed. government to bring to book the December 30 parliamentary elec- observers to the Muslim-majority son behind the decision, Josef culprit(s) by conducting a fair in- tions in Bangladesh. Each team will country. Bangladesh's neighbor, Weidenholzer, a member of the vestigation into the crime and pro- comprise two observers and will India, however, has no plan to send European Parliament who has been vide compensation to the victim’s monitor polls in various constitu- election observers unless Dhaka re- closely following political devel- family. Police have arrested Ma- encies across the South Asian coun- quests assistance, an official at the opments in Bangladesh for a long Opposition unites at farmers’ hendra SK (Sarki), 22, of Syangja try, William Moeller, a political Indian High Commission said. time, told DW: "The current po- district in connection with the ab- officer at the US embassy in Dha- EU censures poll environment litical situation in Bangladesh does duction and murder of Prayas. Ma- ka, told the Reuters news agency. On November 15, the Euro- not display the existence of fun- rally, hits out at Centre hendra was hired by the boy’s fa- "The Bangladesh government has pean Parliament passed a resolu- damental prerequisites of fair elec- ther as a driver for his guest house. emphasized that it plans to hold a tion calling for a "peaceful, trans- tions such as freedom of assem- Thousands of farmers demanding On August 6, 11-year-ond Nishan free and fair election," Moeller said. parent and participatory" general bly, freedom of press, etc." "The Khadka of Pepsicola was kid- better prices for their produce "We welcome that and are provid- election in Bangladesh that would opposition is restricted, and its marched in the heart of the nation- napped and murdered in Bhakta- ing funding for election observers give citizens a chance to express a leader, Khaleda Zia, is sentenced pur. Police had shot. al capital on Friday, an event that who hope to see such an out- "genuine political choice." But the to 10 years in jail lacking. culminated in top opposition leaders, including Congress president Rahul Gandhi, sharing the stage with protesters and launching a Kartarpur corridor openingagestureof goodwill:Qureshi united attack on the National Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood holiest sites in the religion and a Democratic Alliance (NDA) gov- Qureshi on Saturday said the open- mere stone throw away from the ernment over agrarian distress. ing of Kartarpur corridor was a international border. Addressing the estimated 15,000 gesture of good will, Express News The corridor will allow visa- demonstrators, Gandhi said the reported. The foreign minister free access to pilgrims from the opposition was committed to farm- added that regional stability is es- community to visit the Kartarpur ers’ welfare even if that meant sential for economic prosperity shrine. Referring to southern Pun- changing the law or the Prime while addressing the media in jab, the foreign minister announced Minister.He was flanked by Na- Multan. It is the nation’s collec- that the government is making tionalist Congress Party chief Shar- tive desire to establish good rela- headway in regards to making the ad Pawar, National Conference’s demanding higher prices for their elections in five states at a time tions with both our eastern and southern region of Punjab into a Farooq Abdullah and Communist produce as well as loan waivers. when rural distress — a result western neigbours.” province. “The government and Party of India (Marxist) general Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejri- mainly of unremunerative prices ‘Open Pak-Afghan border af- the opposition are addressing le- secretary Sitaram Yechury, among wal, who too was present at the of farm commodities and adverse ter Kartarpur’ gal barriers,” added Qureshi. other prominent leaders. “There are rally, alleged that Prime Minister weather events — has moved to Expressing gratitude towards Creation of South Punjab on leaders from other parties here. We Narendra Modi’s government had the centre stage of political dis- the Indian government for its co- the cards: CM Buzdar can have different ideologies, but “stabbed farmers in the back” by course . It also set the stage for a operation in the matter, FM He also reiterated the govern- we are united in extending support not fulfilling promises made to key meeting on December 10, Qureshi said the step was to ho- ment’s commitment to bring back for the cause of farmers and the them. The coming together of 23 when the opposition is expected nour the Sikh community’s desire looted wealth from abroad. “The youth,” Gandhi said, drawing opposition parties in support of to chalk out a strategy to fight the to visit Kartarpur Sahib, one of the prime minister has established. cheers from the protesters who are farmers coincided with assembly 2019 Lok Sabha elections. SUNDAY . DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Japan's Abe urges UK PM May to avoid 'no deal' Brexit Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday urged British Prime Minster Theresa May to ensure stability as Britain leaves the European Union and asked her to do what she could to avoid a ‘no deal’ Brexit. May secured an agreement with European Union leaders on Nov 25 that would see Britain leave the bloc on March 29 with continued close trade ties, but the odds look stacked against her getting it through a deeply divided British parliament. The deal has been crit- icised from among May’s Con- servative lawmakers both by supporters of a cleaner break with the EU and those who want to keep closer ties. Opposition parties and a small Northern Irish party which props up May’s minority government have said they plan to reject the deal when parliament votes on it on Dec. 11. At a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Ukrainestopped100Russians fromenteringthecountry Argentina, Abe praised May for reaching a deal with the EU. after it bannedmenof military ageamidrisingtensions EARTHQUAKE Ukraine's border service says that nian television Saturday that "the in our country." President Petro tended to prevent undercover Rus- The attack was a significant cy in eastern Ukraine. On Thurs- STRIKES OFF around 100 Russian citizens have vast majority of (them) couldn't Poroshenko announced Friday that sian military units from entering escalation of tension between the day, President Trump canceled a been denied entry into the coun- confirm the purpose of their trip all Russian males aged 16 to 60 the country after Russia seized countries, who, in 2014, tussled meeting with Russian President INDONESIA'S try since an entry ban for adult to Ukraine." He said that "some of would be banned from entering three Ukrainian naval vessels and over unmarked Russian troops that Vladimir Putin citing the escalat- Russian males was announced Fri- them didn't have the necessary doc- Ukraine during a 30-day period of their crews last week in the Kerch invaded Crimea's military bases ing actions that Russia had seem- TANIMBAR day. Border guards' spokesman uments to enter Ukraine and oth- martial law approved Monday. Strait between the Black Sea and and ships. Russia has also report- ingly taken against Ukraine. ISLANDS -USGS Andrei Demchenko has told Ukrai- ers had exceeded the period of stay Poroshenko said the move was in- the Sea of Azov. edly backed a separatist insurgen- (BBC) UN: Aid mission Violent clashes seen Iranfullysupportsoppressed driver wounded by gunfirein again in Paris as nations:DefenseMinister eastern Syria demonstrators vent BEIRUT – Gunmen opened fire at the convoy of a joint humani- anger about fuel tarian assessment mission in eastern Syria, the United Nations said taxes, cost of living Saturday, wounding a local driver A magnitude 6.5 earthquake in one of the country's most re- struck off the coast of Indo- mote areas where fighting against nesia’s Tanimbar Islands on Islamic State militants has displaced thousands. The attack on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Thursday complicated an already Survey said. dire situation, where a lack of se- The quake was centered 279 curity in the area has made deliv- kilometres (173 miles) west of ering assistance to at least 6,000 Saumlaki in the Tanimbar Is- displaced people unsustainable. lands, the USGS said. Fadwa Baroud, of the Office There were no initial reports of the U.N. resident coordinator, of injuries or damage. said the driver is recovering from Indonesia sits on the Pacific gunshot wounds. Two gunmen on Ring of Fire and is regularly a motorcycle opened fire at the hit by earthquakes. In 2004, clearly marked convoy about 50 the Indian Ocean tsunami kilometers (30 miles) from where killed 226,000 people in 13 the U.S.-led coalition and local countries, including more Syrian fighters are battling mili- than 120,000 in Indonesia. Iranian Minister of Defense said relied on domestic potentials and the ones that falsely say that they tants in their last pocket, in east- on Saturday that Iran completely imporoved it,” he added. He point- support Iranians, but incur enmi- ern Deir el-Zour province. The PARIS – Groups of masked pro- people were arrested in Paris supports the oppressed nations. ed to the new round of US sanc- ty against each and every of Irani- convoy was dispatched to assess testers battled police through among the estimated 5,500 pro- STEALTH WARSHIP Iran fully supports oppressed nations, and said, 'The sanctions will ans. He added that Basij has turned dire humanitarian conditions due clouds of tear gas near Paris’ testers. Some 8,000 were counted tions: Defense Minister “We pro- turn into an opportunity to elimi- into an example for the youth of to the escalation in fighting. Ba- Champs Elysees on Saturday as in the city last Saturday. Ten peo- vide advisory aids against the ter- nate the economical weak points the region and the world, saying, roud said 6,000 people have been thousands took part in a third ple were injured, including three JOINS IRAN'S rorists, but it’s the resistant mo- of the country.” He stressed the “The Zionist army tasted loss and displaced since October and an es- weekend of “yellow vest” demon- of the 5,000 police officers mobi- rale of the nations that makes them prominent role of Basij thoughts left Lebanon after the formation timated 7,000-10,000 others re- strations, which have morphed lized in Paris, Junior Interior Min- NAVAL FLEET victorious that do not acquiesce to and forces in building Kowsar of Hezbullah’s youth voluntary main in the IS-held Hajin enclave. from anger over fuel taxes into a ister Laurent Nunez told BFM tele- tyranny,” said Brigadier General fighter jet, increasing the range and forces.' Speaking on Yemen, he "We have been able to provide as- broader anti-government move- vision. An acrid odor of tear gas Amir Hatami in a local ceremony the altitude of missiles and other stressed that Basij thoughts have sistance to the 6,000 IDPs how- DUBAI: Iran's navy on Satur- ment. The violence broke out ear- and smoke from burning cars and with the attendance of the Basij aerial weapons as well as improv- been institutionalized in Lebanon, ever, insecurity in the area limits ly after crowds began gathering at trash containers filled the air in the day launched a domestically (voluntary forces) commanders. ing the precision of radars. Gener- Palestine, Iraq, and Syria and have our ability to sustain the re- made destroyer, which state the Arc de Triomphe, where they areas near the clashes. Stores and “Iran’s defensive power is tens of al Hatami said that the wicked defeated the US in the region He sponse," she said. The last pocket found the Champs Elysees under restaurants along the famous ave- media said has radar-evading times more than what is announced Americans that previously backed added that the Yemenis are a thorn of IS in eastern Syria lies along the stealth properties, as tensions lockdown by police manning bar- nue as well as surrounding streets in media. From the day that our Saddam Hussein [during the Iran- in US’ side because they are with- border with Iraq and on the east- ricades and water cannons. While had boarded up windows, antici- rise with arch-enemy, the Unit- defensive industry was banned, we Iraq war between 1980-1988] are standing against. ern banks of the Euphrates River. ed States. In a ceremony carried several dozen protesters were al- pating a repeat of the clashes last live on state television, the Sah- lowed to pass after an ID check Saturday which President Emman- and destroyer -- which can sus- and search, many others, often uel Macron compared to “war wearing gas masks or ski goggles, scenes.” Chantal, a 61-year-old tain voyages lasting five months remained behind and fought with pensioner who came from an east- without resupply -- joined Iran's Tr i b u t e s f o r f o r m e r U S police, who responded with ern Paris suburb, said she was regular navy at a base in Bandar rounds of tear gas. Demonstrators, avoiding the “hooligans” but was Abbas on the Gulf. The Sahand some wielding slingshots, threw determined to send President Em- has a flight deck for helicopters, p r e si d e n t Ge o r g e H .W . B u sh rocks, construction barricades and manuel Macron a message on the torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft even paint at police in protective rising costs of living. “He has to and anti-ship guns, surface-to- Tributes have poured for former sand points of light" illuminating gear and helmets, with some offic- come down off his pedestal,” she surface and surface-to-air mis- US president George H.W. Bush the greatness, hope, and opportu- ers seen spattered with yellow liq- said under cold rain on the Champs siles and electronic warfare ca- following his death on Friday at nity of America to the world." — uid. Prime Minister Edouard Phil- Elysees. “Every month I have to pabilities, state television report- the age of 94. Here are excerpts of President Donald Trump "I will ippe, visiting the Paris police’s dip into my savings.” Although ed. US President Donald Trump messages from around the world. be forever grateful for the friend- command center, said at least 107 police managed. pulled out of an international (He) "was a man of the highest ship we formed. From the moment agreement on Iran's nuclear pro- character. The entire Bush family I met him as a young governor in- gramme in May and reimposed is deeply grateful for 41's life and vited to his home in Kennebunk- sanctions on Tehran. He said the love, for the compassion of those port, I was struck by the kindness Lebanon commission deal was flawed because it did who have cared and prayed for he showed to Chelsea, by his in- not include curbs on Iran's de- Dad." — Former President George nate and genuine decency, and by velopment of ballistic missiles W. Bush "George H.W. Bush's life his devotion to Barbara, his chil- to search for people or its support for proxies in Syr- is a testament to the notion that dren, and their growing brood." — ia, Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq. public service is a noble, joyous Former President Bill Clinton Hil- missing in civil war The United States has said its calling. And he did tremendous lary and I mourn the passing of goal is to reduce Iran's oil exports good along the journey." — Former President George H. W. Bush, and to zero. Senior Iranian officials President Barack Obama America give thanks for his great long life have said that if Iran is not al- has lost a patriot and humble ser- pic.twitter.com/g9OUPu2pjY — secretary of state in the Bush ad- of service, love and friendship. I lowed to export then no other vant in George Herbert Walker Barack Obama (@BarackObama) ministration "Through his essen- am grateful for every minute I countries will be allowed to ex- Bush. While our hearts are heavy December 1, 2018 "The legacy of tial authenticity, disarming wit, and spent with him and will always George H.W. Bush will be forever unwavering commitment to faith, port oil through the Strait of today, they are also filled with grat- hold our friendship as one of my itude. Our thoughts are with the etched in the history of America family, and country, President life’s greatest gifts. https://t.co/ Hormuz at the mouth of the and the world. It is a lifelong record Bush inspired generations of his Gulf. "This vessel is the result entire Bush family tonight – and 1CYdrIeKmz — Bill Clinton all who were inspired by George of selfless patriotic service to our fellow Americans to public (@BillClinton) December 1, 2018 of daring and creative design re- nation." — James A. Baker III, service_to be, in his words, "a thou- lying on the local technical and Barbara’s example. (BBC) knowledge of the Iranian Navy... and has been built with stealth capabilities," Rear-Admiral Alireza Sheikhi, head of the navy TrumpstrugglestoreplaceNikki Haleyat theUnitedNations The Lebanese parliament this ing by the New York Times. shipyards that built the destroy- Almost two months after Presi- cently lost a Michigan Senate race week approved a law on the for- Halwani, whose husband was er, told the state news agency dent Donald Trump said he would to Democrat Debbie Stabenow. mation of a commission to look kidnapped in 1982, added: “Our IRNA. Iran launched its first lo- quickly name a replacement for But in late October Trump seemed into fate of 17,000 people missing forgiveness is not personal. It is a cally made destroyer in 2010 as Nikki Haley, he is still struggling to have found his favorite and told in Lebanese civil war. This law au- humane message. We are trading part of a programme to revamp to pick his next ambassador to the aides he wanted State Department thorises an independent national accountability for the crimes of the its navy equipment which dates United Nations.At first, former spokeswoman Heather Nauert, a commission to collect information past for a leap […] toward the fu- from before the 1979 Islamic rev- deputy national security adviser former Fox News host. Trump about the missing people, getting ture.” According to the New York olution and is mostly US-made. to the President Dina Powell was went public and said Nauert was DNA and exhuming graves, Leba- Times, the law aims to regulate the Iran has developed a large do- under consideration, then took her- "excellent," noting she's "been a nese Addustour newspaper report- flow of information, guaranteeing mestic arms industry in the face self out of contention. Then a long supporter for a long time. And ed. Activists and families of the “the right environment” for those of international sanctions and list of candidates were floated in- she's really excellent." But after missing people have been calling who choose to come forward “so embargoes that have barred it cluding Kay Bailey Hutchison, the CNN and multiple other outlets for the formation of such commis- we can turn the page of the past from importing many weapons. ambassador to NATO; Nancy reported that Trump was telling sion for years. “This law didn’t together, close this file and end our Separately, a naval commander Brinker, founder of the Susan G. others Nauert was his top choice, come to create new conflicts but sorrows”. The Lebanese civil war Komen organization; Richard her critics launched an intense lob- said Sahand may be among war- to end old ones,” Wadad Halwani, took place between 1975 and 1990 Grenell, the ambassador to Ger- bying effort to squash Nauert's ships that Iran plans to send. founder of the families of the miss- and claimed approximately many; and John James, who re- candidacy. ing committee was reported say- 120,000 lives.

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By DANNY SJURSEN estimate (the number is newly clas- Sunday, and on Tuesday 30 civil- At best, the Afghan army, with sified) of “about 10,000” in 2017. ians were killed in Helmand prov- ample U.S. advisory detachments There’s a prevailing maxim, both Well, some might ask, what about ince. And these were only the high- and air support, can hold on to the inside the armed forces and around American airpower—can’t that profile attacks, dwarfed by the northernmost and westernmost the Beltway, that goes something help stem the Taliban tide? Hard- countless other countrywide inci- provinces of the country, while a like this: “The U.S. can never ly. In 2018, as security deteriorat- dents. Taliban coalition overruns the be militarily defeated in any war,” ed and the Taliban made substan- All this proves that no matter south and east. This will be messy, certainly not by some third world tial gains, the U.S. how hard the U.S. military worked, ugly, and discomfiting for military country. Heck, I used to believe actually dropped more bombs or how many years it committed and civilian leaders alike. But un- that myself. That’s why, in regard than in any other year of the war. to building an Afghan army in its less Washington is prepared to re- to Afghanistan, we’ve been told It appears that nothing stands in own image, and no matter how deploy 100,000 soldiers to Af- that while America could lose the the way of impending military de- much air and logistical support that ghanistan (again)—and still only war due to political factors (such feat. army received, the Afghan Securi- manage a tie, by the way—it is as the lack of grit among “soft” Then there are the very recent ty Forces cannot win. The sooner also all but inevitable. liberals or defeatists), the military events on the ground—and these Washington accepts this truth over The United States military did could never and will never lose on are telling. Insider attacks in which the more comforting lie, the fewer all it was asked during more than the battlefield. Afghan “allies” turn their guns on of our adulated American soldiers 17 years of warfare in Afghanistan. That entire maxim is about to American advisors are back on the will have to die. Who is honestly It raided, it bombed, it built, it o one can neglect the fact that the Afghan masses are experi be turned on its head. Get ready, rise, most recently in an attack that ready to be the last to die for a surged, it advised, it…everything. because we’re about to lose this wounded a U.S. Army general and mistake, or at least a hopeless Still, none of that was sufficient. encing imposed wars, hostilities and terror on their soil from war militarily. threatened the top U.S. command- cause? Enough Afghans either support the last four decades. Afghans themselves now wants peace and Consider this: the U.S. mili- er in the country. And while troop Now, admittedly, this author Taliban or hate the occupation, and tary has advised, assisted, battled, numbers are way down from the is asking for trouble—and fierce managed, through assorted con- tranquility as they are no more in position to afford wars and violence. and bombed in Afghanistan for 17- high in 2011, American troops rebuttals—from both peers and ventional and unconventional op- But unfortunately they are helpless as top global strategists are inter- plus years. Ground troop levels deaths are rising. Over the Thanks- superiors still serving on active erations, to fight on the ground. ested in continuation of turmoil on the soil of Afghans. These strate- have fluctuated from lows of some giving season alone, a U.S. Army duty. And that’s understandable. And “on the ground” is all 10,000 to upwards of 100,000 ser- Ranger was killed in a friendly fire The old maxim that really matters. This war may gists included spy agencies, its policy makers, traders, smugglers and vicemen and women. None of that incident and three other of military invincibility soothes well have been ill-advised and un- capitalists are fuelling tension in Afghanistan for meeting its nefarious has achieved more than a tie, a troopers died in a roadside bomb these men, mollifies their sense of winnable from the start. bloody stalemate. Now, in the 18th attack. And in what was perhaps personal loss, whether of person- There’s no shame in defeat. strategic economic interests in the region. As a result of turmoil not year of this conflict, the Kabul- only a (still disturbing) case of al friends or years away from But there is shame, and perfidy, in only Afghanistan but also the whole region in particular and rest of the Washington coalition’s military is misunderstood optics, the top home, in wars to which they’ve avoiding or covering up the truth. outright losing. U.S. commander, General Miller, now dedicated their entire adult It’s what the whole military-po- world in general is now ahead with extremism and terrorism. Millions Let’s begin with the broader was filmed carrying his own M4 lives. Questioning whether there litical establishment did after Viet- of people have been killed and injured. Trillion dollars infrastructures measures. The Taliban controls or rifle around Afghanistan. That’s a even is a military solution in Af- nam, and, I fear, it’s what they’re contests more districts—some 44 long way from the days when then- ghanistan, or, more specifically, doing again. devastated. Since a long the Afghans are asking peace for their children percent—than at any time since General Petraeus (well protected predicting a military defeat, serves Danny Sjursen is a U.S. Army and better future as well. But no one listening them. Like of recent the 2001 invasion. Total combat- by soldiers, of course) walked only to upend their mental frame- officer and a regular contributor ant and civilian casualties around the markets of Baghdad in work surrounding the war. to The American Conservative. He past, the US again assigned the task Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad to help the are forecasted to top 20,000 this a soft cap and without body ar- Still, sober strategy and basic served combat tours with recon- Afghans in return of peace and internal reconciliation. For the purpose, year—another dreadful broken mor. honesty demands a true assess- naissance units in Iraq and Afghan- he is engaged in hectic efforts by keeping engage all stake holders in record. What’s more, Afghan mili- More importantly, the Afghan ment of the military situation in istan and later taught history at his tary casualties are frankly unsus- army and police are getting ham- America’s longest war. The Penta- alma mater, West Point. He is the talks and dialogues. In his recent statement, Zalmay Khalilzad expressed tainable: the Taliban are killing mered in larger and larger attacks gon loves metrics, data, and stats. author of a memoir and critical anal- that the “Afghan people deserve peace”. “We are in hurry to end the more than the government can re- and taking unsustainable casualties. Well, as demonstrated daily on the ysis of the Iraq War, Ghostriders cruit. The death rates are stagger- Some 26 Afghan security forces ground in Afghanistan, all the se- of Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and Afghan tragedy.” Khalilzad commented that it would be good if there ing, numbering 5,500 fatalities in were killed on Thanksgiving, 22 curity (read: military) metrics the Myth of the Surge. Follow him is some kind of agreement with the Taliban ahead of the upcoming 2015, 6,700 in 2016, and an policemen died in an attack on point towards impending defeat. on Twitter @SkepticalVet. presidential elections in 2019, “Ideally, of course it would be good to have an agreement with the Taliban first and then have the presidential election because then the Taliban also participate in a possible election or whatever roadmap that the Afghans agreed to.” Similarly for Paki- stan, Khalilzad remarked that it is Afghanistan for neighbors of the region to stay in cordial relations. While responding to a question thrown at him regarding a deadline for peace, Khalilzad remarked, “Everyone, starting with the President, would like to see the war in Afghanistan end, there be reconciliation and peace among the war functions. We believe that the war factions, including the Taliban, they are saying that they cannot win the war and the Afghan government says that they want a political settlement. We say that we want a political settlement. We lead the international forces that are in Afghanistan so given that, it would be a moment of opportunity.” Khalilzad is not the first high level US officials who are making claims regarding return of peace and reconciliation in Afghans. Afghans are praying for his success. But unless getting sincere support from neighbouring and regional countries, return of peace or reconciliation in Afghanistan is not an easy task. Sim- ilarly certain internal elements are always considering turmoil in Af- ghanistan, beneficial for their own interests. The US from last several years is ignoring the genuine request of Afghans, which is an early meeting of the Loyal Jirga. Since signing of Bilateral Security Agree- ment (BSA) by President Ashraf Ghani too many changes occurred and Afghans gradually losing their sovereign and autonomous status. No one can is mistrusting Khalilzad but he needs to realize the ground reality-and the reality is that Afghanistan and its people should be given Daesh a chance to debate issues and go for its resolution through consensus in a Loya Jirga meeting. Subscription Rates Youth Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want.

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By Carlo Jose to avoid the exclusive domain of their policies. The religious establishment reforms were necessary. power by the Pashtuns. The mon- The title of ‘Amir’ gave them passively accepted the secular na- Ethnic differences also played Vicente Caro archy also enjoyed the advantage certain legitimacy that could not ture of the new 1964 constitution an important role in the political The Special Inspector General for of being Pashtun, which at least in be superseded because it originat- because of the existence of state system. With Abdur Rahman Khan Afghan Reconstruction recently theory guaranteed the support of ed from God. This then neutral- madrassas, the presence of Islam- and his immediate successors, the wrote that the Taliban now con- the main ethnicity. ized tribal aspects of power and ic experts and the King’s influence. influence of the Pashtunwali on trolled more territory than any If we exclude the period of King authority. From 1964, the law guaranteed politics was weakened. time since 2001. This hard assess- Amanullah Khan, the monarchy It is complicated to control the freedom of speech and freedom of In the 1960s these efforts were ment is evidence that a military was always careful to avoid a con- religious establishment in Afghan- thought as well as equality before accelerated by Mohammed Zahir solution to this matter is futile. frontation with traditional norms istan because Sunni Islam does the law. While these liberties were Shah and subsequent administra- While a foreign solution might have or religious values, and this had not have a hierarchy and it is rath- more theoretical than real, they tions. Nevertheless, even if the been possible back in 2002, the paved the way for the Southern er decentralized. This situation is were nevertheless an important new political situation was per- time for this died with the King on tribes to recognize their legitima- made even worse because of to- advancement in the history of Af- ceived as positive by non-Pash- July 23rd, 2007. cy. pography. ghanistan. tuns, they were still unsatisfied On the 11th of June, 2002, a The different Pashtun But the monarchs still maneu- For example, Bareq Shafiyee, because the political system was Loya Jirga was held to transfer revolts that Mohammed Zahir vered around such complications. a communist poet, published a largely dominated by Pashtuns. power to the Afghan Transitional Shah had to deal with had always King Mohammed Nadir Shah tried poem commemorating Lenin and It is evident that in Afghani- Authority. While King Moham- been of a local nature or had been to control and organize the body used the term “doroud” to vener- stan, ethnic, tribal and religious med Zahir Shah had considerable restricted to internal tribal inter- of the ulema, thinking that if it had ate him. This generated a backlash diversity has complicated the con- support from the delegates, the ests. Indeed, these revolts were some sort of structure then it from the religious establishment struction of a national identity. United States decided to back Ha- never supported by the great trib- would be easier to control. because the term was restricted to This has then impeded a strong mid Karzai instead. al leaders of the time. He gave the ulema positions of prayer. central authority. Had the Bush administration But the Afghan Kings still power like in the sphere of justice, Mullahs in Kabul asked for The 1964 constitution was not sidelined the King, these last viewed the tribes as a threat to their but never weakened the authority Shafiyee to be incarcerated and for closer to Western texts than Islam- 15 years might have been much own authority and sought to force of the State. Since these reforms the direct intervention of the King, ic codes, even though it consecrat- different for Afghanistan. Indeed, them to participate in the central were implemented gradually the who ended up ignoring their de- ed Islam as the religion of the state. the fall of the Monarchy in Af- government. ulema accepted them and did not mands. The mullahs were then The consequence was that ghanistan marked the downfall of The monarchy also defended perceive the actions of the King as forced back to their homes by the such a constitution became incom- the country. the rest of the ethnicities from dis- threatening Islam. government. patible with the society that it had Back in the coup of July 17, crimination. It promoted the inte- Then from the 1930s, his son, The fact that the constitution to rule over, and that Afghans nev- 1973, Afghan republicans and com- gration of the Tajiks and other non- Mohammed Zahir Shah, advocat- of 1964 prohibited the participa- er perceived it as an ideological munists had put an end to a sys- Pashtun peoples to important po- ed secular education and began the tion of members of the royal fam- guide. tem, which despite its defects, had sitions of the government. This creation of a network of state ma- ily was another important exam- The absence of a dominant achieved a certain degree of stabil- gave the monarchy a great deal of drassas to control the formation ple of modernity. But ironically, ideology led the Afghan intelligen- ity and democratic progress not respect from minorities, which of the ulema. the best people to govern the coun- tsia, concentrated in Kabul, to be known before in the history of their viewed it as a break to Pashtun He sought to construct a reli- try were the relatives of Moham- vulnerable to the influence of rad- country. hegemony. gious body that was more progres- med Zahir Shah, due to their edu- ical ideologies like Marxism or Is- Indeed, between the early Then the Kings, except for sive and open to reforms. Of cation and experience. lamism, especially when the gov- ers failed to achieve, they did Amanullah Khan, rarely confront- course, given the complexity, the Then the absence of a ernment was incapable of resolv- By Abbas Nasir succeed in once again turning 1950s and 1973, Afghanistan with its beautiful landscapes, saw an ed the power of the religious es- successes of these policies were law regulating electoral spending ing problems. the spotlight on Balochistan tablishment, and instead tried to relative. allowed those with more financial Freedom of the press was used that has remained on the boil increasing number of schools, doc- BALOCHISTAN was again tors, teachers, and tourists in the decrease it. Historically, the mon- State madrassas were in urban power, like tribal leaders and by the most extreme groups to ever since the killing of dissi- archs used the title of Amir al centers, while traditional ones were former state officials, to dominate spread their ideas and led to a rad- brought into sharp focus late dent leader Nawab Akbar Bug- country. And even though by the early 1970s, King Mohammed Mu’min (Commander of the Faith- all over the country. The ulema in the political process. icalization of politics. This last week as the attack on the ti in 2006 in a military assault ful), which gave them both reli- traditional centers were therefore Afghanistan’s institutions stopped the King from authoriz- Chinese consulate in Karachi Zahir Shah had lost much of his on his mountain hideout near political significance, the monar- gious and political authority. always the majority and the his- have struggled to legitimize their ing the legalization of political par- was claimed by the banned Dera Bugti. Despite opting for the title of torical weakness of the Afghan authority in a country where rural ties. Baloch Liberation Army or chy had been the only institution There can be no doubt that that had enjoyed the recognition Shah from the 1920s, the monarchs state made it difficult to extend it- society is tied to traditions and Such an action was a grave stra- BLA. hostile foreign powers would enjoyed certain prestige as defend- self to rural areas. Islam, and where there are many tegic miscalculation, since the King The attack in which the and acceptance of political author- have licked their chops and ity from a population divided ers of the Islamic State and Islam. In 1964, a 455 member Loya different ethnicities that clash with had impeded the development of three gunmen armed with AK- dived in at being presented with along tribal, ethnic, and religious As a matter of fact, Abdur Rah- Jirga approved a new constitution. each other. moderate political parties, while 47s, hand grenades and C4 ex- such an opportunity to under- lines. man Khan, had declared that the But Mohammed Zahir Shah’s de- For example, the peasantry allowing radical groups to influ- plosives, two policemen and mine Pakistan by the Mushar- Afghan Kings had always ability to wage Jihad rested solely sire to transform Afghanistan into has perceived anything that origi- ence urban society and debilitate two civilian visa applicants raf regime. There is little ac- been the main champions of the with the King. This deprived trib- a modern parliamentary monarchy nates from the urban centers as a democracy. were killed came a couple of knowledgment here that this modernization processes of the al leaders and especially religious was presenting to be much more threat and a cause for distrust. Il- What this ought to teach us is days after the 11th death anni- country and had been supported authorities from proclaiming that difficult than expected. literacy continued being overly that if the Afghan Kings confront- Achilles heel was self-created, right. The causes of the failure in- high and rural inhabitants were ed great difficulties in building a versary of BLA founder Bal- this wound self-inflicted. by both tribal and religious lead- aach Marri. ers, as long as their power was not Using religion as a fountain of clude the absence of a clear politi- bribed by powerful individuals to modern nation-state then we can- And where the state’s re- political legitimacy, the monarchs cal ideology to orient the demo- vote for them. not be so arrogant to think that we After last August’s suicide sponse needed to be multi- significantly threatened. attack on a bus carrying Chi- In the rush to achieve national were able to undermine tribal pow- cratic process, political tensions Therefore, Kabul’s efforts to will be successful if we just dedi- pronged, it has tragically been er and religious leaders. They did triggered by Islamists and Com- deliver modernity to rural areas cate more soldiers and finances. nese workers near Dalbandin in unidimensional with a dispro- unity, Mohammed Zahir Shah and his predecessors were always con- it skillfully by maintaining an Is- munists, and the inability of tradi- failed due to the lack of support It is time to be realistic and Balochistan, which fortunate- portionate reliance on the use lamic discourse, which restricted tional society to adapt to a mod- from the inhabitants and the in- conclude the discussion about ly saw no fatalities, the Kara- scious of the need to integrate the of force, and any political initi- country’s different ethnicities and their opponents from questioning ern political system. ability of the State to explain why withdrawing from Afghanistan. chi attack was the second oc- atives more or less conspicu- casion on which the BLA ous by their absence. equipped its members to carry Off and on since 2008, one out suicide attacks. has heard about this initiative or that, mostly by politicians to The security forces and H ow r ev o l u t i o n ar y -m i n d ed i s try and convince their ‘roothay guards employed by the Chi- huye bhai’ (their estranged nese consulate followed their brothers) to return to the coun- drill effectively and stopped the try and join the mainstream. M ex i co 's n ew p r esi d en t r eal l y ? attackers before they could But, of course, each time noth- enter the building, possibly to ing has got off the ground. take hostages or exact a great- While in opposition, Imran er civilian toll. Khan spoke passionately Mexico's incoming 'leftist' president wants to be both a When the BLA claimed re- about the need to end enforced sponsibility on social media for disappearances and return the the attack, even as it was hap- so-called missing people to man of the people and a friend to big business. pening, public complaints led their families or at least inform to its Twitter account being them of the detainees’ well-be- sentative of the Zapatista move- shut down. But an Indian jour- ing. But since coming to power ment, the answer was unambiguous. nalist belonging to Republic "He is the most right-wing of the he has largely been silent on four candidates," he told the press. TV, which is owned by a BJP the issue. member of the upper house, The case for the right-wing inter- The one cabinet member pretation was only strengthened was among the first to tweet a who has been lauded widely by when AMLO made his first signifi- video released by the BLA. even her staunchest critics and cant political decision: the selection The video shows the three raised the issue with what of his cabinet. It is now clear that attackers in training and then seemed like genuine concern the "revolution" will involve the asking China not to support and passion is Human Rights participation of many members of Pakistan in “exploiting the re- Minister Dr Shireen Mazari. the old guard of Mexican politics. sources of the Baloch people”. However, a concrete manifes- Among them is the new chief of The tweeting of this short vid- staff, Alfonso Romo, a prominent tation of her words is still await- businessman with interests in fi- eo also led to a Twitter clash ed. between the Indian journalist nance and the agro-industry, and a In the last Senate elections, former supporter of the right-wing and the deputy head of the and after that the general elec- president Vicente Fox. After his ap- Chinese mission in Islamabad. tions, many pro-establishment pointment, Romo described to the The diplomat objected to politicians were ushered into press what he considered to be his the journalist tweeting a video parliament from Balochistan, challenge: "to convert Mexico into glorifying terrorists, while the including the politician who a paradise for investment". Three BJP-leaning and Indian securi- now occupies one of the high- months after the presidential elec- ty services-supporting Repub- tion, and with a certain sense of in- est offices in the country — evitability, the press reported lic TV journalist chided the dip- that of the Senate chairman. lomat for not being accustomed that AMLO "has backtracked on One would have hoped many of his signature issues and to media freedoms coming as that they would serve as a con- hedged on his commitments, trying he did from China. duit for some of the legitimate to whittle down his supporters' out- That the attack was yet an- concerns and angst of the peo- sized expectations." As a candidate, other attempt, no matter how ple so that peaceful, institu- he had said that the economy was feeble and poorly executed, at tional means start appearing healthy, that there was money to undermining the China-Paki- like a viable option to the des- spend if corruption was confronted, stan Economic Corridor was bureaucratic costs were reduced and perate among the Baloch to air suitable reforms were passed. Now, clear from the attackers’ own their grievances but, alas, so far words and deeds. The alacrity measures that might disturb the oli- element in AMLO's electoral suc- not take a firm stance on drug legal- he said the state was bankrupt and one has seen no such attempt By Ross Eventon garchic groups accustomed to hav- cess, the current affairs magazine isation, nor explain how he would spending projections would need to with which the video was tweet- being made. ed by the Indian journalist being the country run in their inter- Nexos observed, was "a fierce dis- confront the violence of the car- be readjusted. The commitments he In fact, after weeks of a sit- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who ests. Representatives of the major course of opposition to the status tels. He does, however, seem com- made to business groups, however, longing to Republic TV told its in in freezing Quetta, where the will assume the presidency of Mex- business sectors have been under- quo, but without a limiting ideolog- mitted to the militarised approach appear to be sacrosanct. own story. family members of the ‘missing’ ico on December 1, has promised to standably enthusiastic. The Mexi- ical contour." MORENA (The to policing in Latin America: In No- A broken country Since a lot of politics is con- wanted to meet Chief Minister deliver a "radical revolution," com- can Business Congress, which once Movement of National Reforma- vember he announced a National Mexico had needed a change. Three ducted on social media these Jam Kamal Khan to present parable in its transformational im- opposed AMLO, held a meeting with tion), the political vehicle founded Plan for Peace and Security, which decades of neoliberal economic re- days, and even policy state- their case, all the chief execu- pact to the country's independence his new incarnation and told the by AMLO in 2014 after two stints contradicts his campaign discourse forms have strained this country of ments are made on this forum, tive did was to send his secre- from Spanish colonial rule or its rev- press they were looking forward to with mainstream parties, has mobi- and affirms a central role for the 130 million people to breaking Prime Minister Imran Khan also olution of 1910. He has vowed to working with him. They found him lised those who feel excluded from military in fighting organised crime. point. Even the supporters of the tary to inquire what they want- confront corruption and the "pow- "pragmatic," they said. AMLO has political life, who are tired of vio- The new plan, writes Alejandro system have had to recognise the tweeted his condemnation of ed. the attack and linked it to the er mafia", to improve social servic- met Carlos Slim - Mexico's richest lence and inequality and the venali- Madrazo Lajous, a law professor at failure: economic growth has been It was left to BNP-M leader es and put the poor first. But the man, the primary beneficiary of the ty of the political class. The party the National Autonomous Univer- lethargic for years and the econo- success of his recent visit to Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal to nature of this revolution, and even privatisations of the neoliberal pe- describes itself as left-wing, but its sity of Mexico, could be "the culmi- my actually contracted in the first China. “The failed attack visit them on return from a visit the political orientation of Lopez riod and the supreme example of declaration of principles acknowl- nation of the dream of the right wing quarter of 2018. In a recent poll, against the Chinese consulate abroad, where he accompanied Obrador's party, remains unclear. the concentration of economic edges it is open to people of "di- on the continent: to bring Mexico only 3.8 percent of respondents said was clearly a reaction to the un- his father Sardar Ataullah Men- Lopez Obrador, who is known by power that has stunted the coun- verse currents of thought." And it closer to a military regime." The they thought the economy was head- precedented trade agreements gal for medical treatment, and the acronym AMLO, was once a try's economic growth. He praised is: ex-members of the right-wing primary economic objective in par- ing in the right direction. A unique that resulted from our trip to confrontational left-wing candidate. the billionaire as "a great business- PRI and PAN parties, leaping from ticular was unimpeachable: to dou- opportunity for something differ- make a promise to raise the is- ent had presented itself. Every ma- China. The attack was intend- sue in parliament. Ever since his latest presidential man who has known how to triumph sinking ships, have been accepted ble Mexico's sluggish GDP growth ed to scare Chinese investors campaign began, however, he has in Mexico." When he spoke to busi- into the fold. Such ideological flex- to around four percent a year. jor political party was tainted by However, this too was little become a friend to all. Harmony and ness groups in Monterrey, AMLO ibility meant alliances could be It is, therefore, understandable that, corruption and the legacy of the and undermine CPEC. These cause for optimism. It seems for terrorists will not succeed,” the unity, peace and love were the was interrupted on three occasions formed during the presidential cam- even after the electoral victory, ar- neoliberal reforms. A campaign for now the government is on the buzzwords of his campaign. While by loud applause; among the most paign with both Maoists and devout ticles could still appear in the press change by a politician with an un- prime minister said. military’s page on how to deal he claimed his administration would fervent was the representative from evangelicals without violating any with headlines such as, "AMLO: Of blemished record and supported by The details of the trade with the issue. No concessions represent the people in power and FEMSA, Mexico's fifth-largest strict set of principles. John Lee the Left or the Right?" When the a new political movement could be agreements that the prime min- will be made, even if such end three decades of neoliberalism, company and the largest indepen- Anderson of the New Yorker maga- journalist Jesus Silva-Herzog Mar- successful. In this sense, the Pink ister described as unprecedent- moves may help blunt the hos- at every step he reassured Mexico's dent bottler of Coca-cola in the zine followed AMLO on the cam- quez commented on the apparently Tide governments that emerged ed are awaited by the people of tile powers’ machinations in the elite sectors that they had nothing world. paign trail. "His campaign strate- "opportunistic" nature of AMLO's from the wreckage of neoliberalism Pakistan and the media, partic- process. to fear. There would be no expro- A candidate for all gy," he wrote, "seemed simple: make transformation and accused him of at the turn of the century were use- ularly any aimed at securing priations or nationalisations, he said. That balancing act - simultaneously lots of promises and broker what- being a conservative, Lopez Obra- ful precedents. The saccharine tone It is just an iron hand and Taxes would not be raised and tax- a revolutionary man of the people ever alliances were necessary to get dor responded by dismissing Herzog of AMLO's campaign was similar to Chinese help in shoring up for- no love for now. And I con- eign exchange reserves. free zones would be created to en- and friend to big business - could only elected." Policy prescriptions for himself as a conservative masquer- that of Lula, Brazil's "Peace and clude this with some sadness, courage investment. Nowhere in his be sustained through a calculated sensitive topics were necessarily ading as a progressive. Love" candidate back in 2002. Whatever else the attack- even despair. policy prescriptions were there any strategy of political ambiguity. A key vague and inoffensive. AMLO would For Commander Galeano, a repre- (Aljazeera) SUNDAY . DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES The final battle against A NORTH Korean soldier has successfully defected to neighbouring South Korea after crossing the IS in green line separating the two Koreas amid reported food shortages in the country. Syria The North Korean soldier success- Korean soldiers shooting their de- fully crossed into South Korea with fecting colleagues. The JCS has After capturing Raqqa, the east- no unusual movements from the said that they will investigate the ern Syrian city that was the de facto North’s military. According to soldier. There have been no unusual capital of the Islamic State, in late South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff movements on the border. Since 2017, the American-led coalition (JCS) the soldier was seen heading 1953, over 31,000 North Koreans turned east chasing the Jihadists towards the South and crossed the have defected to the neighbouring in their remaining pockets. The re- demarcation line that separates the South. Upon reaching South Ko- treating IS fighters had positioned two sides. This defection comes rea, the defectors are interrogated themselves in the Euphrates val- after both sides agreed to remove in order to ensure that they are not ley near the Iraqi border. The terri- guard posts on the order in an ef- spies. They are then sent to the tory is now surrounded by the fort to build trust between both government resettlement centre Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), countries. It also comes after a dev- Hanawon. If a defector is caught Americas’ local partners on the astating summer that saw multi- by North Korea, they are killed. ground, from the north, and forces ple crop failures in North Korea, According to South Korean law- loyal to the Damascus government which is likely to have a serious maker Park Byeong-seug, the num- from the south. For over a year impact on the food available dur- ber of defectors has significantly now, the last-stand fighting has ing the winter months. Defections decreased since Kim Jong Un took proved harder than expected. The from North Korea are rare. How- over North Korea. In 2017, only 30-km-long strip, which includes ever, in the last several years, there 1,127 people defected, less than the town of Hajin with a pre-war have been multiple successful at- half of the 2,706 detectors in 2011. population of 40,000, is regularly tempts. When this has occurred in North and South Korea have made bombed by the coalition’s jets, but the past, it raised tensions on both increasing strides to better relations the attempts to advance on ground sides. which started with North Korea are continuously repelled. In Sep- A defector fled North Korea to and South Korea participating in tember, the SDF’s campaign to South Korea the 2018 Winter Olympics togeth- capture the IS foothold finally Previous attempts have seen North er under a united flag. gathered momentum. But despite the early advances, the IS succeed- ed in launching swift counterattacks, exploiting dreadful weather conditions such as hours-lasting sandstorms. Activists from the area say these conditions hinder the CIASAYSSAUDICROWNPRINCEMBS coalition’s efforts to back its partners from air, blocking visibility. The jihadist group even published photos of what it claimed to be captured SDF fighters. In the face MESSAGEDADVISERONKHASHOGGI of these challenges, the coalition intensified its air strikes, leading to reported civilian deaths. The CJTF-OIR (Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve) hastened to denounce these reports as “false accusations”, in a statement on its website. It accused Russian expert: Azerbaijan “other actors” of conducting “un- coordinated strikes”. To make the has no adequate response to situation even worse, late last month, the IS launched overnight attacks towards the al-Tanak oil- Iskander system field complex, which had become YEREVAN. – Azerbaijan has no adequate response to the Iskander a base for coalition “advisers”. The systems supplied to Armenia, Deputy Director of the Russian Institute Britain-based Syrian Observatory of CIS Countries Vladimir Yevseyev at a meeting of the Lazarev Club in for Human Rights estimated that Yerevan. According to him, the Polonez system cannot be considered as 452 SDF fighters were killed in such, but he is sure that Azerbaijan will try to find an adequate re- just two months of clashes. “This sponse. Yevseyev believes that Azerbaijan has quantitative superiority is the largest number of SDF fight- in armored troops and artillery. However, not only quantity, but quality ers killed (by the IS) in a single is important, and this was demonstrated during the response to the battle since it was founded,” AFP aggression of Azerbaijan in April 2016. quoted the monitor group chief “This [supplies of Iskander] allowed us raise the question of the pos- Rami Abdel Rahman as saying. sibility of a retaliatory strike against Baku, which is a serious deterrent. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed The killing of Khashoggi, a US it. The Wall Street Journal said it ing of the crown prince actually Amid these developments, ten- There were other arms supplies,” the analyst added. sions started to rise on the border He believes that if Azerbaijan manages to achieve superiority, it will bin Salman sent at least 11 mes- resident who wrote for The Wash- had reviewed excerpts of the Cen- issuing a kill order, The Wall Street sages to his closest adviser, who ington Post, has emerged as the tral Intelligence Agency’s assess- Journal said. Prince Mohammed with Turkey when the SDF-con- push Baku to the attempts of finding a military solution to the conflict. trolled town of Tal Abyad on the In this context, he stressed the importance of Armenian-Russian coop- allegedly oversaw the team that most serious threat to American- ment, which included electronic had sent the electronic messages killed US columnist Jamal Saudi ties since the September 11, intercepts and other information. to Saud al-Qahtani, who super- Syrian side came under fire from eration. He reminded of the provocations on the Armenian-Azerbaijani across the border. Turkish Presi- border from Nakhchivan, the seizure of the buffer zone, which made it Khashoggi, in the hours before and 2001, terror attacks. US senators The excerpts state that the CIA vised the 15-man team that killed after his death in October, The have demanded the White House had “medium-to-high” confidence Khashoggi and was in direct com- dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan has possible to bring the Azerbaijani positions so close that there is a seri- threatened to invade the east of the ous threat of strike from this side. Turkey is making efforts to intensify Wall Street Journal reported on be more forthcoming about intelli- that Prince Mohammad had per- munication with the team’s leader Saturday, citing a highly classified gence gathered on Khashoggi’s kill- sonally targeted Khashoggi to the in Istanbul, the Journal said, citing Euphrates region, where the U.S. its military presence, including through the rapid deployment of troops. has deployed around 2,000 sol- “It is believed that the communication line has reduced tensions. I think CIA assessment report. Caught on ing in Turkey, and demanded to extent of “probably ordering his the CIA report. The content of the tape: ‘I am worried’ Macron tells know whether the crown prince death”. However, the assessment messages between Prince Moham- diers to support the anti-IS cam- this is not true. If they talked about the withdrawal of snipers in 2014, paign. now we need to talk about the withdrawal of heavy equipment. Only Saudi prince at G20 knew about in advance or ordered stated there was no direct report- med and Qahtani isn’t known. close cooperation with Russia keeps Azerbaijan and Turkey from conducting a large-scale operation,” he concluded. Kyrgyz companies illegally mine Japan working on Iran launchesnew warship antimony and export it to China ability to counter amid tension with US The State Service for Combating Economic Crimes of Kyrgyzstan de- tected two companies in Osh region that illegally mined and exported The 96-meter long Sahand destroyer took its maiden antimony to China, 24.kg reports. According to it, U.T. and K. Compa- cyberattacks ny in 2017 and from January 1 to June 30, 2018 has exported 1,764 voyage after an official ceremony on Saturday tons of antimony ore and concentrate to the PRC. At the same time, the license confirming the origin of the goods indicated that the ore and the concentrate were mined at Alik Aliksuyak field in Alai district of Osh region. However, the Ministry of Economy stated to the financial police that it issued no permits for import and export of ore and concentrates of non-ferrous metals containing precious metals. By decision of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), ores and concentrates of non-ferrous metals containing precious metals are subject to licensing. U.T. and K. has exported antimony-containing ore and concentrate without a license for a total amount of more than 6.2 million soms. According to the information provided by the Tax Service Department for Osh, the company received income of 3,855 million soms last year, the profit was 180,330 soms, the tax amounted to 18,330 soms. A criminal case under article 180 (Illegal entrepreneur- ship) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic was opened. Inves- tigation is underway. The second fact of illegal export of ore was also revealed in Osh region. According to the South-West Customs, T.S. company has exported 885.4 tons in 2017, and from January 1 to July 30, 2018 — 537.5 tons of antimony containing ore and concentrate to China. According to the State Committee for Industry, Energy and The central government plans to of data to cause a communications Subsoil Use, T.S. company has a license for exploration without the develop methods to counter cy- failure. Specifically, the govern- right to develop fields and export antimony-containing concentrates berattacks, informed sources have ment plans to boost the number of outside Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry of Economy also did not issue said. The government will spell out members in its cyber defense unit, permits to the company for the import and export of ores and concen- a strategy aimed at possessing who will total 150 at the end of ways to counter such attacks in fiscal 2018, employ highly skilled trates of non-ferrous metals containing precious metals. T.S. company Iran has launched a domestically- anti-surface guns, surface-to-sur- sion between Tehran and Washing- its new defense policy guidelines outside experts and utilize artifi- manufactured warship equipped face, air-to-surface missile system, ton after the U.S. re-imposed sanc- exported antimony-containing ore and concentrate for 4.3 million soms and midterm defense buildup pro- cial intelligence. The government for 2017-2018. A criminal case under article 180 (Illegal entrepreneur- with an advanced missile system anti-submarine system, increased tions on Iran after it unilaterally gram, due out late this year, the also plans to spell out a policy of into the Persian Gulf, state media operational range, high maneuver- withdrew from a 2015 nuclear deal ship) of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic was initiated. sources said Friday. In the docu- strengthening its space surveillance Investigation is underway. reported. The 96-meter long Sah- ability, and electronic systems. signed between Iran and the P5+1 ments, the government is expect- capability in the defense policy and destroyer took its maiden Iranian media said Sahan sur- (the five permanent UN Security ed to say that Japan needs to have guidelines and defense buildup pro- voyage after an official ceremony passed Jamaran, an indigenous bat- Council members plus Germany). Burian: Nearest aspirations in the the capability to prevent the use gram. The documents are likely to on Saturday, the official IRNA tleship which the Islamic Repub- The 2015 deal places strict re- of cyberspace by the opposition, state that it is necessary to news agency reported. The stealth lic had launched in 2010, with its strictions on Iran’s nuclear program relations of Kyrgyzstan with EU is the sources said. The government’s strengthen capabilities to counter battleship is designed based on more powerful engines and in car- in exchange for billions of dollars stance is more passive under the interference using outer space by domestic technologies as upgrad- rying out maneuvers. Saturday’s in sanctions relief. current defense policy guidelines the other side, the sources said. ed torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft, warship launch comes amid ten- (AP) increasing trade turnover to 1 bln euros adopted in 2013, saying the coun- The European Union is ready to continue work in supporting Kyr- try would take necessary measures gyzstan in using the opportunities of the GSP+ status, EU Special to limit damage from cyberattacks. Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian told at a meeting with Government officials told ruling FixFacebook,whether it wantstoor not:whistleblower journalists, kabar.kg reports. Discussion of actions and plans concern- coalition lawmakers on Friday that ing this issue, as he said, took place at a meeting with Kyrgyz Foreign strengthening cyber capabilities is Eight months after revealing the Mark Zuckerberg and the arro- tion campaigns on their platform, profiles of users. He knew because Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov, and further the dialogue will continue vital to winning a modern battle. links between Facebook and Cam- gance of the company he runs. but to preserve the integrity of he had worked as the company's with Prime Minister Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziyev. Burian said that The government officials also said bridge Analytica (CA), whistle- "Facebook knew about what hap- their reputation, they place their research director. Targeted politi- the process of using this system involves a process of raising product Japan should be ready to carry out blower Christopher Wylie is push- pened with Cambridge Analytica, company above their country." cal campaign messages were used standards. He added that the Union intends to help in this regard through counterattacks, such as a distrib- ing for the internet giant to be reg- well before the Trump election, Last March, Wylie revealed that both in the US presidential elec- its programs so that standards, especially those of agricultural prod- uted denial of service attack, which ulated—whether it wants to or well before Brexit, it did nothing data analytics firm Cambridge An- tion and in the run-up to Britain's ucts, will be raised and meet the standards that can open access to its is intended to saturate the server not. He is scathing about Face- about it," Wylie told AFP. "They alytica took millions of Facebook 2016 Brexit vote, he said. market. of the attacker with large amounts book's "man-child" chief executive knew about Russian disinforma- users' data to build psychological (AFP) SUNDAY . DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Iran hails sanction G20summit:Modicallsfor strongcooperationskirting oil-for-goods deal with South Korea The nine-point agenda was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the second session of Trade official says mechanism will see oil the G20 summit on international trade, international financial and tax systems. revenue bartered with imported goods, using loophole in US measures

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said Sat- oil purchases to zero from an esti- urday it had finalized a deal with mated 285,000 barrels per day in South Korea to trade oil for goods, the first six months of the year, skirting renewed US sanctions. according to Bloomberg figures. “A mechanism has been de- The sanctions also target Iran’s vised for returning oil export reve- banking sector and its ability to nues from South Korea, by which bring dollars into the country, but Iran’s oil export revenue will be leave open the possibility of trade bartered with imported goods,” in goods. Tanhayi did not give de- Hossein Tanhayi, head of the Iran- tails of the mechanism, but said a South Korea chamber of com- “joint fund” could be opened be- merce, told state news agency tween their respective central IRNA. Washington unilaterally re- banks. South Korea is Iran’s third imposed a crippling oil embargo largest trade partner after China on Iran last month following its and the United Arab Emirates. Bi- withdrawal in May from a land- lateral trade has dropped from $12 mark 2015 nuclear deal. South Ko- billion in 2017 to $5.7 for the first rea — a close political ally of the 10 months of 2018, according to United States — has cut Iranian the chamber of commerce.

India on Friday called for a strong for a joint effort by member coun- CAC), United Nations Convention Financial Intelligence Units advocated setting up of a common and active participation and coop- tries to form a mechanism that de- Against Transnational Organized (FIUs). "FATF should be tasked platform for sharing experiences EU ministers to eration across G-20 countries to nies entry and safe havens to all Crime (UNOTC), especially relat- to formulate a standard definition and best practices including suc- comprehensively deal with the fu- fugitive economic offenders. He ed to 'International Cooperation' of fugitive economic offenders. cessful cases of extradition, gaps finalize water ed-down gitive economic offenders and fa- said that the cooperation in the le- should be fully and effectively FATF should also develop a set of in existing systems of extradition cilitate asset recovery. The nine- gal processes such as effective implemented," he said. India also commonly agreed and standardized and legal assistance, etc. point agenda was presented by freezing of the proceeds of crime, suggested that the Financial Action procedures related to identifica- The agenda said the G-20 fo- eur o zone Prime Minister Narendra Modi in early return of the offenders and Task Force (FATF) should be called tion, extradition and judicial pro- rum should consider initiating work the second session of the G20 efficient repatriation of the pro- to assign priority and focus to es- ceedings for dealing with fugitive on locating properties of econom- summit on international trade, in- ceeds of the crime should be en- tablish international cooperation economic offenders to provide ic offenders who have a tax debt in r efor m plans ternational financial and tax sys- hanced and streamlined. "Princi- that leads to timely and compre- guidance and assistance to G-20 the country of their residence for tems. Presenting the agenda, PM ples of United Nations Conven- hensive exchange of information countries, subject to their domes- its recovery. Modi said that there was a need tion Against Corruption (UN- between competent authorities and tic law," the agenda said. India also (BBC)

Canada economic growth slows in third-quarter, Taiwan's new 'CEOmayor' plays up December rate hike seen economic goals over China ties off cards Canada’s economic growth slowed in the third quarter on declines in motor vehicle purchases and hous- ing investment, underpinning market expectations that the Bank of Canada will not hike interest rates European Union finance ministers “It will be long, it will be intense,” next week. Statistics Canada said will seek final agreement on Mon- one senior euro zone official in- on Friday that annualized growth day on deeper euro zone integra- volved in the preparations of the between July and September was tion which, after a year of negotia- ministerial discussions said. “It 2.0 percent, down from 2.9 per- tions, is likely to turn out much won’t be as high level (in terms of cent in the second quarter. The pace less ambitious than initially ambition) as some people expect- of growth matched expectations of planned. Championed by French ed a year ago, but we may exceed a analysts in a Reuters poll. In Oc- President Emmanuel Macron, the little bit the low expectations right tober, the Bank of Canada – which reforms were meant to prepare the now,” he added. The package has hiked rates five times since 19 euro countries for the next fi- agreed on Monday will then have July 2017 – boosted its estimate nancial crisis and unite the EU to be endorsed by EU leaders on of third quarter annualized growth around the single currency at a time Dec 14. to 1.8 percent from 1.5 percent. of growing eurosceptic sentiment STARTING POINT The central bank said interest across the bloc. But the talks ran The initial ideas included the rates still need to continue rising, into many difficulties: Germany creation of a large euro zone bud- given the strength of the economy. did not have a proper government get financed by dedicated taxes and Market analysts though see little for almost six months, Italy elect- national contributions, a euro zone chance of improvement in the ed a eurosceptic administration and finance minister in charge of it and fourth quarter, given the falling the talks exposed fault lines be- a euro zone assembly in the Euro- price of oil, one of Canada’s main tween the north and the south and pean Parliament for democratic exports. “I’d be shocked if the even between institutions. Even control. The ESM euro zone bail- bank did anything with the rates though the integration plans con- out fund was to be transformed next week,” said Doug Porter, chief KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan -- Three of promises that echoed his slogan there were already "some 20 com- have gradually moved out of Tai- cern only the euro zone, all of the into a European Monetary Fund economist at BMO Capital Mar- days after a stunning election win, of "showing Kaohsiung the mon- panies" that have voiced interest wan. To compound matters, dete- EU’s finance ministers except Brit- with wider powers of monitoring kets. Market expectations of an in- the mayor-elect of the southern ey." "I want to let everyone know in making investments in Kaohsi- riorating relations with China since ain’s will discuss them on Mon- euro zone economies and a key terest rate hike on Dec. 5, as re- Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung made that we've got more than 10 com- ung, including those in the food, President Tsai Ing-wen took office day because all might adopt the role in a sovereign insolvency mech- flected in the overnight index swaps his first public appearance since panies telling us that they are will- information technology and real in 2016 have also hit the city's tour- euro at some point in the future. anism that would manage. market, stayed steady at 11.24 polling day with an impromptu ing to make big bets in Kaohsiung," estate sectors. Other cities on the ism hard. "I've been living in percent. Earlier this month, that broadcast on Facebook. he said, using rhetoric akin to U.S. island are also vying for investment Kaohsiung for decades and I've figure was above 30 percent. Al- More than 100,000 viewers President Donald Trump's pledge as many companies are looking to watched the city go from flourish- though the index showed most tuned in at 10 p.m. last Tuesday to bring jobs back to America. Hav- diversify production from China ing to decline," a 50-year-old fe- market operators believe the bank to watch the 61-year-old Han Kuo- ing reached out to Terry Gou, amid the escalating trade war. The male resident who voted for Han, Turkey sees highest will tighten again on Jan 9, Porter yu, sporting scruffy pajamas, chairman of key iPhone assembler city itself is a symbol of the south's told the Nikkei Asian Review. said in an interview he believed “it’s speak on the broadcast hosted by Foxconn Technology, after the economic decline. Until recently, "Many young graduates could a closer call than the market is his 23-year-old daughter. The Nov. 24 election to encourage the Kaohsiung was Taiwan's second- only find jobs with a monthly sal- priced for. Today’s news reinforc- Beijing-friendly Kuomintang company to invest in the city, the largest city after the capital Taipei, ary of less than 22,000 New Tai- export figurefor es that message.” Adding to the (KMT) politician said he had been self-styled "CEO mayor" then and just decades ago its port was wan dollars ($715). My son is one uncertainty was Statscan data sleeping off a cold and was trying amplified his claims of business one of the world's busiest. But it of the many young people that had showing the economy shrank 0.1 to form a new team for the city interest in the region. At a news now suffers from high youth un- to leave the city for better jobs." government, before making a slew conference on Thursday, he said employment as heavy industries (AFP) Nov. with$15.5B percent in September from August. Economicgainsfromgender inclusionaregreater thanexpected,IMFsays Despite progress, the gaps in labour force, which Ms Lagarde cit- have also shown that the financial bour force participation between ed as factors like tax distortions, performance of firms improves men and women remain large and discrimination and social and cul- with more gender-equal corporate the economic cost as it weighs tural norms, cost more than once boards.” The IMF said the bene- down on productivity and growth thought and that the upshot of clos- fits from narrowing gender gaps in- is more significant than once ing gender gaps is even greater than clude increasing GDP by an aver- thought, the executive director of previously believed. Therefore, the age of 35 per cent for the bottom the IMF said. “We know that the IMF appeals to policymakers on half of countries in its sample size, un-level playing field between removing such barriers urgently, four-fifths of such gains come from women and men has substantial pointing out that no advanced or adding workers to the labour force. economic costs and can impede the middle-income economy has But a full one-fifth of the gains are economic health of nations,” Chris- achieved gender parity. In fact, due to the gender diversity effect tine Lagarde and Jonathan D. Os- none have reduced the gender gap on productivity. “A portion of the try, deputy director of research at below 7 percentage points, accord- gain attributed to productivity is Turkey's exports hit highest-ever erage ratio rose to 96.3 percent in the IMF, wrote in a blog post to ing to the IMF. “Our analysis actually due to the increased par- November figure with $15.5 bil- November, up from 69 percent in the IMF website. “What we are springs from the observation— ticipation of women over time,” lion, according to the Trade Min- the same month in 2017. now learning is that these costs are supported by considerable micro- they said. Ms Lagarde called for istry's preliminary data released on On a yearly basis, Turkey's even larger than we thought. Now economic evidence—that women policy reforms that can help nar- Saturday. foreign trade deficit fell 90.5 per- that we see the full picture, the and men bring different skills and row gender gaps, such as giving Last month, the country's ex- cent to $604 million last month. case for greater gender equity has perspectives to the workplace, in- women equal rights to own prop- ports climbed 9.49 percent year- Preliminary figures showed become even more compelling.” cluding different attitudes to risk erty and access credit, replacing on-year while imports went down that the country's 12-month roll- A study by the IMF found that and collaboration,” Ms Lagarde family taxation with individual tax- 21.47 percent to $16.1 billion. ing export volume also reached a barriers to women entering the la- and Mr Ostry wrote. “Studies ation, and providing tax credits. The exports-to-imports cov- new peak of $168.77 billion. SUNDAY . DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Kit Harington not ready to return for a cameo in Game of Thrones prequel Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow in the Game of Thrones, has said that he has given almost 10 years of his life to the show and would never like to return to portray the same character. Actor Kit Harington found it emo- emotional upheaval leaving that tional to finish TV series Game of family. But would I want to go back Thrones but he would never go and do more? Not on your life.” back and do more episodes. The Spin-offs from the main series British actor has portrayed Jon are currently in the works, with Snow in the hit fantasy drama Naomi Watts already confirmed to since 2011 and earlier this year star in The Long Night, a prequel wrapped his final scenes for the series which will be set thousands show’s last season, which will air of years before the events of the in 2019. And while it was hard to show. When asked if he would con- end that chapter of his life, Har- sider filming a cameo or a small ington is not sad about moving on appearance in the prequel, he re- with his career and has vowed to portedly gave an “unequivocal never return to the show. “It was no.” The 31-year-old is currently emotional to leave the job definite- performing here in True West, ly,” Harington told bbc.com. He alongside Beast actor Johnny added, “But I wouldn’t say I was Flynn. In the play, Harington’s sad: if like me you go all the way character Austin is working on a Divorcing Hollywood power cou- a statement. It continued, “The most glamorous couples, separat- not say how custody would be family”. The 2016 divorce filing back to the pilot of Game of movie script he has just sold when ple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt agreement, which is based on the ed in September 2016 after a more divided, and Jolie’s spokesperson triggered a bitter custody dispute Thrones that’s almost 10 years of his hopeless brother Lee stumbles have reached a final agreement over recommendations of the child cus- than 10-year romance and two-year declined to give details. A trial date during which Pitt was investigat- your life - that’s really unusual in back into his life. the custody of their six children tody evaluator, eliminates the need marriage. Jolie, who filed for di- in the custody case had been ten- ed and cleared of child abuse, and an actor’s career. It was a huge (Hindustan times) after more than two years of often for a trial. The filing and details of vorce citing irreconcilable differ- tatively set for December 4, 2018 both sides accused each other of bitter negotiations. “A custody ar- the agreement are confidential to ences, had been seeking primary before a private judge in Los An- trying to manipulate media cover- rangement was agreed to weeks protect the best interests of the custody of their six children, three geles. A source close to Jolie said age in their favour. The couple have ago, and has been signed by both children.” Representatives of Pitt of whom are the couple’s biologi- that she “is very pleased to be en- yet to reach a final divorce settle- Kangana Ranaut says parties and the judge,” Jolie’s law- had no immediate comment. Jolie cal children and three of whom are tering the next stage and relieved ment. yer Samantha Bley DeJean said in and Pitt, once one of Hollywood’s adopted. Friday’s statement did with progress for the health of their (Tribune) actors get unnecessary 2.0 box office day 2: Rajinikanth, Akshay Box Office: attention, importance 'Ralph in film industry Kumar film earns Rs 38.25 cr in Hindi, breaks the is second highest opener ever internet' heading for $27M-$29M in second weekend

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is always opposed such kind of prac- gearing up for the release of her tices. There are doubts that labour- forthcoming film Manikarnika - ers and technicians in the film in- The Queen of Jhansi, says that dustry are really devalued. I don’t actors get an unnecessary atten- know why actors only get an un- tion and importance in the film in- necessary attention and impor- dustry. Kangana was interacting tance in the film industry and be- 2.0 box office collection (Hindi) stands at Rs 38 with media at the 25th anniversa- cause of that, I also want to be a ry of Swiss Watchmaker brand technician.” “I feel they are abso- crore after two days of release. Rajinikanth and Chopard where they unveiled their lutely devalued. I want to venture Akshay Kumar film showed a minor drop in earn- The only new wide offering is 'The Happy Sport Collection on Satur- into direction and writing as these ings on day 2 as it was a working day. Possession of Hannah Grace,' day, here. Manikarnika - The Queen people are unsung heroes of the which looks to open to far-from- of Jhansi which is in its post-pro- film industry.” Kangana added that scary $6 million. Disney Anima- duction stage is now facing the issues like non-payment of dues With 2.0 box office collection com- on day-to-day comparison. Experts chalk it up to Akshay’s after Baahubali: The Conclusion, tion Studios' Ralph Breaks the In- wrath of a section of the crew cannot be tolerated. “When such ing in, cinema from south India has “#2Point0 remained strong on Day popularity; the actor plays antag- which earned over Rs 150 crore. ternet is easily dominating the which is upset that their dues, things happen with labourers, it set another record. The Akshay 2... Although the film has declined onist in the film. On Thursday, 2.0 The top 5 highest opening day weekend box office, where it could which had been promised by Oc- can’t be tolerated but I have been Kumar, Rajinikanth film may have on Day 2, the biz should gather took a super start at the box office earners now have the two south earn as much as $27 million-$29 tober, still remain unpaid. The promised by the makers of the film failed to beat Baahubali to become momentum on Day 3 [Sat] and with its Hindi version alone earn- Indian films with Thugs Of Hin- million from 4,017 theaters in its workers then decided to approach that there is no such thing like that. the highest opener in Indian cine- Day 4 [Sun]… Thu 20.25 cr, Fri ing Rs 20.25 crore. Film critic and dostan, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo sophomore outing, according to FWICE (Federation of Western They told me that they have a dis- ma but it surpassed Aamir Khan’s 18 cr. Total: ? 38.25 cr. India biz. trade analyst Taran Adarsh took and Kabali completing the list. early Friday returns. Generally Indian Cine Employees) to seek pute with a vendor and they are Thugs of Hindostan to take the Note: HINDI version,” he tweet- to Twitter to share the news, Fans of Rajinikanth danced and speaking, the weekend after the its help. Reacting on the issue, doing a negotiation with him be- second place. 2.0 day two box of- ed. #2Point0 remained strong on “Non-holiday release... Non-fes- rejoiced across Chennai as the Thanksgiving holiday is one of Kangana said, “It’s very sad. I have cause they don’t think. fice collection, at least the Hindi Day 2... Although the film has de- tival period... Yet, #2Point0 takes much-anticipated movie 2.0 hit the quietest of the year in terms of version, is also encouraging ensur- clined on Day 2, the biz should a SUPER START... Keeping in screens on Thursday. Directed by new studio offerings, and this year ing a good reception for the sci-fi. gather momentum on Day 3 [Sat] mind the fact that it’s a dubbed S Shankar, 2.0 stars Akshay as a is no different as Ralph Breaks the According to trade analyst and Day 4 [Sun]… Thu 20.25 cr, film + advance bookings opened super-villain who can control Internet and a crop of other hold- Shah Rukh Khan holding sword, Taran Adarsh, 2.0 (Hindi) earned Fri 18 cr. Total: ? 38.25 cr. India very late, the biz is STRONG... crows and mobile phones, manag- overs claim the top spots on the Rs 18 crore on the second day of biz. Note: HINDI version. As per Thu ? 20.25 cr. India biz. Note: ing to take over the world with this chart. That leaves Screen Gems' not kirpan in Zero poster: its release, which was again a work- the report, the dubbed Tamil film HINDI version.” On day one, 2.0 ability. When the world is in a des- Possession of Hannah Grace looking day. This brings the film’s to- is doing well in Delhi/UP, East collected around Rs 64 crore nett perate need of a superhero, scien- ing at a sixth-place finish, with a Makers tell Bombay High Court tal collection Hindi to about Rs Punjab, Bihar and Central India as and Rs 80 crore gross in India. This tists and researchers bring back debut of roughly $6 million from 38.25 crore, showing a minor drop well as Mumbai and West Bengal. makes it the biggest opener ever Chitti. 2,065 cinemas. Ariana Grande’s Thank u, next music video pays tribute to 4 iconic teen movies. Watch here

Singer Ariana Grande has unveiled the music video of Thank u, next inspired by the movies Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, 13 Going on 30 and Bring It On. It features cameos from Mean Girls actors Jonathan Ben- nett and Stefanie Drummond, while Legally Blonde actor Jennifer The makers of Zero told the Bom- is seen wearing a ‘kirpan’ (a sword Coolidge appears in an epic tribute to the bend-and-snap routine from bay High Court Friday that lead or small dagger carried by Sikhs). the Reese Witherspoon-starring film series. The video also cycles actor Shah Rukh Khan was hold- The petition also sought a direc- through recreations of scenes from the aforementioned films, including ing a sword and not a ‘kirpan’ in tion to the Central Board for Film the teeth-brushing scene performed by Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Brad- the movie’s poster and trailer. A Certification (CBFC) not to grant ford in Bring It On (plus cheer choreography lifted from the movie) and division bench of Justices B P certification to the movie or to re- the Jingle Bell Rock dance sequence from Mean Girls - complete with a Dharmadhikari and S V Kotwal voke it in case it has already been camcorder-wielding Kris Jenner, clad in a pink tracksuit inspired by was hearing a petition filed by ad- given. Amy Poehler’s character. Troye Sivan, comedian Colleen Ballinger and vocate Amritpal Singh Khalsa, Senior counsel Narvoze Serwai, ap- YouTube star Gabi DeMartino (who memorably made a video of her- claiming that the movie’s trailer and pearing for Shah Rukh Khan, pro- self transforming into Grande over the summer) also have small roles in poster has hurt sentiments of the ducers Gauri Khan and Karuna the video. Stars like Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner and Reese Wither- Sikh community. Badwal, and director Anand L Rai, spoon tweeted and commented on Ariana’s video. “Having some Raz- The petition, filed earlier this told the court Friday that the peti- zles (it’s a candy AND a gum) in your honor, @ArianaGrande! #thankun- month, sought a direction to the tion is based entirely on an “erro- ext,” Mark wrote in a tweet while Jennifer said Ariana looked more like film’s director and producers to neous assumption”. her character from 13 Going On 30 than she ever did. delete the scenes where Shah Rukh (Hindustan times) SUNDAY . DECEMBER 02, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES Jonny Bairstow blasts recordT10

Leaguescorefor Liverpool face Everton in the Merseyside derby on Super Sunday, live on Sky Sports

KeralaKnights The challenge now is to get even better. Liverpool made their stron- gest start to a season in their 126- year history and remain unbeaten in the Premier League. But they still find themselves two points adrift of Manchester City. The quest for perfection is driving them on and explains why Klopp has made changes on and off the pitch in a bid to improve.In part, it was born of necessity. He sensed that opponents had adapted to his team's counter-pressing and he would need another way. "A lot of teams saw that we were good at that and realised they were over- playing," says Klopp. "If the team gives us the opportunity to do it we will still be there with the counter-press. But very often it is not possible."A lot of teams also play counter-attack against us. They don't have the same respect for us that they have for Man City, for example. Against City, you watch it and wonder what they are doing. A week later they Jonny Bairstow is playing for Kerala play us and they are thinking, right, Knights, alongsidecompatriot Eoin Morgan let's try. City deserve that but it makes a big difference because we England's Jonny Bairstow In contrast England and have to be 100 per cent concen- smashed 84 not out off 24 balls to Knights team-mate Eoin Morgan trated all the time. If the team gives register a record individual score was dismissed for a first-ball duck. us the opportunity to do it we will in the T10 League. Bairstow blast- Jonny Bairstow hit back at those still be there with the counter- ed eight sixes in his spectacular he feels have "castigated" him af- press. But very often it is not pos- knock, as well as six fours, to cruise ter his third Test century sible ... now we have to control past the previous highest individ- Bairstow linked up with lim- more games."It means that now we ual score in the tournament of ited-overs captain Morgan for have to control more games. We 74no - made last week by Afghan- Kerala after forcing his way back In an exclusive interview with Sky Napoli and Manchester United by February. Speaking on the top to get used to that."Not that he is have to keep the ball, especially istan wicketkeeper Mohammad into England's Test plans in Sri Sports, Jurgen Klopp explains his visit Anfield. All of this inside a floor of the club's Melwood train- complaining. The point is made against counter-attacking sides. Shahzad. Almost $40M Duplex Lanka. An ankle injury, sustained reasons for changing Liverpool's fortnight. Leonardo DiCaprio ing base, the irony of the situation with the customary smile. "There That may change in the second part Apartment Hits Market on Man- while playing football, meant he style this season - and why he Buys Malibu Beachfront Home is not lost on the 51-year-old Ger- is nothing to moan about. It is like of the season when opponents hattan’s Upper East Side Almost missed out on the Test series open- won't be taking any time off this from one of Trump’s Cabinet Picks man. "Coaches want to coach," he it is." And besides, the time con- who are down the table need the $40M Duplex Apartment Hits er in Galle before he was omitted Christmas... Liverpool's players Leonardo DiCaprio Buys tells Sky Sports. "That is why we straints have forced him to make points and so they will need to Market on Manhattan’s Upper in Kandy after replacement Ben returned from Paris at 1.45am on Malibu Beachfront Home from one are good at it and that is why we every single moment count with open up a bit more. But at this East Side Foakes shone on debut with both Thursday morning and reported to of Trump’s Cabinet PicksLiver- have made our way up in the game. his players. "The job is massively moment we have to control games The innings propelled Bair- bat and gloves. Bairstow returned work for 2.30pm. Training was at pool are in the thick of it now and Then you get to the highest level and completely different and that and be patient but in a very lively stow's Kerala Knights to a seven- to the starting XI in Colombo as a 4.15pm to replicate the time of the Jurgen Klopp can only smile. A and most of the time it is meet- makes me a much better manager way. wicket victory over Bengal Tigers specialist batsman only and con- Merseyside derby on Sunday. decade ago, in the last of his eight ings. The job becomes more about than I was when I started," he "This was a big part of our think- as they chased down a target of tributed a resolute century at three, Then there's the bus to Burnley seasons with Mainz, his team getting the message across in those adds.Klopp believes Everton have ing in pre-season as well. We real- 124 with seven wickets and eight an innings that helped England on Wednesday and the flight to played only 36 matches all sea- meetings rather than on the pitch. grown into a Champions League ly said that. balls to spare. clinch a 3-0 series whitewash. Bournemouth on Friday before son. Liverpool will pass that mark It is a big difference and you have quality side under Marco Silva (Skysports) Clint Capela Jon Rahm and Harlequins 28-26 Exeter : Nathan Earle leads Houston Henrik Stenson set scores twice in Gallagher Premiership win

Premiership leaders Exeter relin- Rockets' rout halfway pace atHero quished their perfect start to the season as they fell to a dramatic 28-26 loss against Harlequins of San WorldChallenge thanks to a late try from Joe Marchant. Rob Baxter's side never got Antonio Spurs going and were forced to forfeit their eight-game winning streak as Nathan Earle crossed the line either side of the break to rock the boat at the top of the table. Olympian Michael Phelps Sells Arizona Home for $3.5 Mil- lion Olympian Michael Phelps Sells Arizona Home for $3.5 Mil- lion Harlequins, who had lost their previous eight games against Ex- Highlights of the Houston eter, impressed from the off as rap- Rockets' trip to the San Anto- id-fire scores from James Chish- nio Spurs in Week 7 of the olm and Earle handed the initiative NBA. to the hosts ahead of the Europe- an break. Clint Capela scored 27 points as The Chiefs arrived at The the visiting Houston Rockets rout- Stoop safe in the knowledge they ed a reeling San Antonio Spurs 136- had not lost away from home since 105. The Rockets, with point mid-February, but they quickly re- guard Chris Paul back in the line- alised they were in for a tough ping form by immediately breakthrough a minute gap to dive James Chisholm of Harlequins cel- up after three games out with a knock from the off when James ing back from a set-piece down the across the line and give the hosts ebrates scoring his side's first try hamstring injury, took a 70-47 lead Lang kicked an early penalty. Matt left flank as Matt Kvesic escaped an 8-5 lead. Quins did not let up James Chisholm of Harlequins cel- into halftime and never looked back Kvesic scored the first try of the from the rolling maul to crash over there though as they found an un- ebrates scoring his side's first try- as they emphatically ended their The key moments for the second shot penalty for a possible dou- game for Exeter after a maul drive, the line for the first try of the characteristically wide section of With Baxter's words ringing in his four-game losing streak. round at Albany in the Bahamas ble-hit The European Ryder Cup but the visitors lost out Matt evening. Despite Exeter seeing the space in the Chiefs defence to ex- players ears, his side rediscovered It was the second straight blow- as Jon Rahm and Henrik Stenson team-mates go into the weekend Kvesic scored the first try of the lion's share of possession, it was ploit and Earle did exactly that their ruthless streak courtesy of a out loss suffered by the Spurs, af- moved into the lead while Tiger with a one-shot advantage over game for Exeter after a maul drive, Harlequins that engineered the next when the ball was switched to the sloppy passage of play from Gab- ter the 128-89 defeat in Minneso- Woods courted controversy. Dustin Johnson and overnight but the visitors lost out Chiefs breakthrough on 28 minutes as left and he sprinted down the wing riel Itoye and Marchant. ta earlier in the week, and it marks Jon Rahm and Henrik Stenson joint-leader Patrick Cantlay, while soon rediscovered their table-top- captain Chisholm found his way to score for a 13-5 lead at the break. (skysports) the first time since 1987 that the vaulted into a share of the halfway Woods is six off the pace after a Spurs have lost consecutive games lead at the Hero World Challenge double-bogey at the last but avoid- by 30 or more points. San Anto- as Tiger Woods endured a brush ed a penalty for a possible double- nio has dropped five of its past with the rules on day two in the hit.After an early birdie at the Tony Conquest falls to defeat in Florence seven games and eight of the 11 Bahamas. Rahm was the hottest third, Rahm picked up four shots games it has played since beating player on the Albany course in the in five holes around the turn and the Rockets on November 10. second round as he carded nine bird- kept his positive momentum flow- Eric Gordon added 26 points ies in a blistering 63 that lifted him ing down the stretch to continue as Joe Hughes wins European title for the Rockets along with seven to 10 under, and he was joined at his charge up the leaderboard. 3-pointers, with James Harden re- the top of the leaderboard by Sten- Watch the incident involving back into the cruiserweight mix ling fifth before digging in body cording 23 points and 10 assists. son when the Swede closed out a Tiger Woods at the 18th and vote but he fell short as home star blows to take the next. Paul scored 14 points and also had 66.Tiger Woods avoided a one-shot on whether he should have been Fabio Turchi delivered a knock- The finish suddenly came 10 assists, Gerald Green contrib- penalty for a possible double-hit penalised. out finish much to the delight in the seventh as the London- uted 11, and PJ Tucker hit for 10 Tiger Woods avoided a one- (Skysports) of the partisan home crowd. er took a thumb to the eye that points for Houston. Fabio Turchi found a pain- left him grimacing on the can- LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 ful left in the seventh round vas, his corner forced to throw points to lead five San Antonio Team Sky reveal Ocean that floored Tony Conquest and the towel in. Joe Hughes players in double figures. DeMar ended the contest in Florence. showed great skill with his left DeRozan added 18, Derrick White Conquest, a former Com- arm to jab and hook his way to tallied 11, and Bryn Forbes and Rescue inspired 2019 kit monwealth champion, did start winning the European title in Marco Belinelli scored 10 points the jersey, as has been the case on the fight well, matching his Ital- Florence. One year on from a each for the Spurs. James Harden ian counterpart's jab, but soon failed bid against Anthony Yig- in action against the San Antonio previous kits. Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford said: "We've had to eat two rattling upper- it, Joe Hughes made no mistake Spurs James Harden in action cuts in the second. After a at the second time of asking, against the San Antonio Spurs enjoyed another fantastic year of Houston led by as many as 24 collaboration with Castelli and are closely fought third, a round dominating Andrea Scarpa to points in the first half as Gordon delighted with our new look for that perhaps went the way of lay claim to the European su- scored 17 off the bench and Hard- 2019. 28-year-old Polish rider the Brit who landed several per-lightweight title. Hughes en hit for 16 despite making just 1 Michal Kwiatkowski joined Team crisp shots, Turchi started to put on a boxing clinic to defeat of 7 from beyond the arc. The Sky Ocean Rescue aims to shine a Sky in 2016 28-year-old Polish show his youth and energy, the familiar Italian but somehow Rockets outshot San Antonio 53 spotlight on the issues affecting rider Michal Kwiatkowski joined bouncing on to the front-foot only received a split-decision percent to 44 percent in the half, ocean health, find innovative solu- Team Sky in 2016 to smother the away man, the verdict, one judge bizarrely converting 10 of 25 of their 3- tions to the problem of ocean plas- "This year's jersey is a special Tony Conquest admitted he Florence as Joe Hughes finally pair trading blows on the inside. scoring the contest 116-112 to pointers, and had just one turn- tics, and inspire people to make one for the team as we enter our may have fought for the last got his hands on the European The Florence favourite Scarpa, the Brit deservedly tak- over prior to intermission.Gordon small everyday changes that col- tenth year on the road. The design time after being stopped by Fa- title at the second time of ask- stayed on top, grappling up ing 118-110 and 116-112 with had 14 of his points in the first lectively make a huge difference. is befitting of that landmark and bio Turchi in seven rounds in ing. After a stagnant three-year close and sapping the energy the other two officials.Despite quarter as the Rockets built a 39- The names of Team Sky's rid- we believe this year's kit will be Italy. Tony Conquest was period, Romford's Conquest out of Conquest, crashing having a disability in which his 23 lead. (Skysports) ers have been moved to the side of our best performing yet." stopped after seven rounds in was hoping to rocket himself home an uppercut in a gruel- right arm is shorter than his left. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 02. 2018-Qaws 11, 1397 H.S Vol:XI Issue No:122 Price: Afs.20

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AT News Report portunity for peace now than any recently said that his country was ed any ambiguous in Khalilzad’s other time in the past,” Mozaffari in hurry to end the “Afghan trage- efforts. “I don’t see any ambigu- KABUL: The High Peace Council said. The comments come as a dy”. He met with Taliban repre- ous in the peace efforts. Mr. Kha- “Killing of civilians by any side whether the AT News Report (HPC) said Saturday that the war- member of the newly-formed sentatives two times in Qatar and lilzad met with the government ring parties needed to utilize the board responsible to hold talks to hopes that an agreement can be officials, jihadi leaders, elders and government and its international allies or the KABUL: Hundreds of residents opportunities for peace and that the Taliban. Munib Hakim claimed reached with the militant group different figures. He also paid vis- armed opposition groups, should be of Paktika province staged dem- “ambiguity” is not the solution for earlier that efforts by the US spe- before the presidential election slat- its to the Arabic states and met onstration to protest the killing problems facing the peace process. cial representative for Afghan rec- ed for April. President Ashraf with Taliban representatives and seriously prosecuted,” of civilians by Afghan and foreign A member of the HPC, Aminud- onciliation Zalmay Khalilzad were Ghani has said that a five-year time shared his meetings with the peo- forces there. At least seven civil- din Mozaffari, said that no ambi- ambiguous. He asked Khalilzad to needed to merger Taliban in a dem- ple,” he said. Taliban have repeat- ians including children and wom- guity in the peace talks can solve clarify his peace plan to the peo- ocratic process. Meanwhile, Asef edly rejected any talks with the en were killed and another five the problems. There is more op- ple of Afghanistan. Khalilzad has Seddiqi, a member of senate reject- government of Afghanistan. women injured this week when the Afghan and foreign forces launched operations in the Gomal district. Also the security forces took a number of the villagers to unknown place, according to reports. The demonstrators warned they would expand protests if the government didn’t listen to them and didn’t stop civilian casualties.

AT News Report lies had dropped 5,982 bombs in KANDAHAR CITY: At least 37 Afghanistan between January and Taliban insurgents have been killed KABUL: Members of the parlia- October of this year. Civilian ca- ment called on the war sides to be sualties has been a matter of seri- as a result of own car bombing in cautious in saving civilian lives, a ous concern in Afghanistan that the Maroof district of southern reference to the recent US airstrike has sparked people’s protest Kandahar province, an official said KABUL: Some Wolesi Jirga mem- gee and Repatriation Minister Dr. experience and did not hold social that killed 30 civilians including against the foreign troops. bers on Saturday raised questions Alema, Deputy NDS Director ground. If the government really on Saturday. Aziz Ahmad Aziz, the women and children in the Garms- In the recent incident, people over the 12-member government’s Gen. Ebadullah Ebad, Wolesi Jirga wants peace they should pay seri- governor’s spokesman, told Pajh- er district of Helmand province. in Paktika province launched dem- team for talks with the Taliban and Member Shahgul Rezaee, Ulema ous attention to the formation of wok Afghan News that the inci- Amir Khan Yar, deputy par- onstration against the US airstrike asked reconsidering the list. Council Head Attaullah Lodin, its team and induct qualified per- dent took place in Maroof district liament speaker said Saturday that there that they said killed seven AT Monitoring Desk President Ashraf Ghani on Paktia Govenror Shamim sons who have the capacity to con- late on Friday night. targeting civilians by any side was civilians. The United Nations As- Wednesday said a roadmap for Katawazai, Supreme Court Mem- duct peace talks with the Taliban.” He said the militants rigged a an anti-human act. sistance Mission in Afghanistan KABUL: Local security officials peace in his war-torn country has ber Dr. Abdullah Attai, Foreign He added the government launched Humvee vehicle with explosives “Killing of civilians by any side (UNAMA) has also confirmed on Saturday said a notorious ille- been formulated and a 12-member Ministry Cultural Affairs head the process for its own survival and wanted to target border police whether the government and its that women and children were gal commander Nawidak has been negotiating team created for talks Toryali Ghiasi and Abdul Hakeem and it had no intention for talks battalion in Atghar district of international allies or the armed killed in the US airstrike in Hel- besieged in a private hospital by opposition groups, should be se- mand. “Taliban and terrorists use Afghan forces in Taloqan, the cap- with the Taliban. Headed by Pres- Munib, deputy minister for Hajj with the Taliban. He said wasting southern Zabul province. ident Chief of Staff Abdul Salam and Religious Affairs. Nafeesa time caused loss of more Afghans He added the explosives rigged riously prosecuted,” he said. public areas and holy places and ital of northern Takhar province. The New York Times has re- this causes civilian casualties dur- Takhar police spokesman, Rahimi, the 12-member govern- Azemi, a lawmaker from Ghazni and the two sides needed to put Humvee vehicle went off and sev- ment delegation includes three province, said the selected govern- peace talks in priority in order to eral rebels suffered casualties. ported of increasing civilian casu- ing the operations. But our securi- Khalil Asir, told Pajhwok Afghan alties in the war of Afghanistan ty forces are committed to save News that the commander had en- women. Other members of the del- ment delegation lacked the capaci- stop the bloodshed and establish Meanwhile, the Ministry of De- egation are Acting Education Min- ty to negotiate peace with the Tal- peace in the country. Amir Khan fense, said 37 militants were killed particularly in the airstrikes. civilians because they put their gaged in an armed fight with Af- ister Mirwais Balkhi, Acting Min- iban and the president should re- Yar, second deputy speaker, who Only in the past week, 89 peo- own lives in danger to rescue peo- ghan National Army (ANA) forc- and 15 motorcycles were also de- ple were killed among them 53 ci- ple,” said Javed Ghafoor, defense ister of Information and Cultural consider the team. Jafar Mahdavi, chaired the meeting termed peace stroyed in the bombing. There has es in Khanabad district of Kun- Affairs Haseena Safi, Deputy a lawmaker from Kabul province, essential and asked the people to vilians who lost their lives mostly ministry spokesman. But, Taliban duz on Friday. He said that one Higher Education Minister Abdul said: “Ninety percent members of unite for peace in order to make it been so for no word from Taliban in the airstrikes. The previous re- rejected allegations over using pub- fighter of Nawidak was wounded in this regard. (Pajhwok) ports said that the US and its al- lic areas. during the fight and he was Tawab Balakarzai, Deputy Refu- the government delegation lacked happen. (Pajhwok) brought to a private hospital, Mawlana Hospital in Taloqan. Nawidak who is also in the hospital is besieged by Afghan forces since Friday afternoon and refus- es to surrender, he added. Asir said that Afghan forces did not use force against the illegal commander in order to avoid any damage or casualties inside the hospital. “We are professionally dealing with Kandahar governor, Abdul Hanan this issue and trying to avoid ca- Munib, during the opening of the sualties,” he said. exhibition, told Pajhwok Afghan He added that an emergency News that the display was opened meeting was held this morning to by the Ministry of Commerce and reach a final decision about the is- Industries and it was attended by sue. Nawid aka Nawidak is a res- industrialists, traders, ordinary ident of Khanabad district of Kun- people and diplomats from the duz province. He has the support consulates of neighbor countries. of hundreds of illegal armed men. He said that such programs help He was active in Khanabad and find markets for domestic prod- some districts of Takhar province. ucts and introduce them to peo- Matinak, another illegal command- KANDAHAR CITY: A two-day saloon in Kandahar city attended ple. The local administration er who had illegal activities in Kha- exhibition of handicrafts products by dozens of men and women in- worked for exploring markets for nabad district was previously ar- was opened in the capital of south- dustrialists who showcased their domestic products and provide rested by Afghan forces and im- ern Kandahar province on Satur- handicrafts and products to the prisoned. different facilities for industrialists, day. The expo opened in a private visitors and customers. Acting he said. (Pajhwok)

AT Monitoring Desk 26th birthday yesterday, spoke had the chance of rubbing shoul- about how his countrymen are ec- ders with the likes of Chris Gayle. Afghanistan have produced a num- static to see the likes of Moham- Moreover, he said that Gayle ber of fast bowlers over the past mad Nabi and Rashid Khan play promised him for a stint in next few years, one of them is right- the T20 tournament in India. edition’s Caribbean Premier armer Aftab Alam. He only has Gayle was also impressed League (CPL). Last year, Gayle played 20 ODIs and 12 T20Is, but with me captained St Kitts and Nevis Pa- has emerged as a genuine wicket- “Nabi and Rashid got selected triots in the CPL. taker for his country. The Nangar- in the IPL from Afghanistan. Both “Afghanistan Premier League har-born speedster recently played are the lucky boys and people in (APL) is the best for the Afghan in the Asia Cup and was one of the country are also happy for people and the future players and their star bowlers. He went for runs them because IPL is the best. Even also for me as I played along at times, but chipped in with cru- I watch the matches and I hope with Chris Gayle, Colin Munro, cial wickets in the hour of need. one day would come when I’ll also Ravi Bopara, Ryan ten Doeschate, The bowler now wants to ply play the IPL and show my abili- Ben Laughlin and some of the best his trade in the Indian Premier ties to the world,” he was quoted around the world. I bowled very League (IPL) and put forth his stu- as saying. well and was happy with my per- pendous prowess with the leather Aftab recently played for the formance. Gayle was also im- in front of the entire world. In an Balkh Legends, the champions of pressed with me and promised me exclusive interview with Cric- the inaugural Afghanistan Premier that he’ll be with me in next CPL,” Tracker, Alam, who celebrated his League (APL). During his stint, he Aftab added.