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Women see USD 01 GBP 01 INR 1000 PKR 1000 EUR 01 IRR 1000 AED 01 eye-catching progress in AFN 75.6 AFN 98.42 AFN 1060 AFN 535 AFN 85.23 AFN 6.5 AFN 20.46 post-Taliban period Farah security govt’s priority: President Ghani KABUL: President Moham- vincial products, including the number ofFarah’s ulema and mad Ashraf Ghani travelled to pomegranate would be export- influential figures. The Ulema Farah province on Saturday ed to abroad.” reiterated their support of gov- morning, to closely review the The president said security ernment’s programs, adding relief operation and assistance of Farah was government’s pri- peace would bring a new chap- to flood affected people, a Pres- ority, adding the provincial elec- ter of hopes and stability to Af- idential statement said. tricity to be ensured via Turk- ghanistan. During his stay in the prov- menistan exported power trans- Assuring security and devel- ince, the president met with mission line. opment of the province, Presi- provincial council members and Representing others, Alhaj dent Ghani said government

extended his condolences over Dadullah Qani thanked govern- would spare no effort to provide martyrdom of the former pro- ment’s attention towards the security and boost agricultural vincial council chief, the state- province. He explained a num- capacity of the province. The KABUL: During a meeting and management of the coun- cluding security, agriculture, Hinting to floods affected ar- ment said. ber of demands, including se- president said the electricity with Farah’s Bakhsh Abad el- try’s waters, saying the local management of waters and Ba- eas, the president said aids are The president went on say- curity, water management, as- rates of the province which is ders and influential, President people have been trying their khsh Abad dam, health and con- being dispatched in close coor- ing that government had firm phalting of Abdu Naser Farahi being produced by diesel gen- Ghani thanked them for provid- bests to provide security for the struction of spring houses, ex- dination with people and con- will for management of the road, establishing green hous- erators would be reduced from ing security to Bakhsh Abad dam.He asked government to tension of the provincial univer- sidering the available resourc- country’s waters and work on es and exporting of the agricul- 35 to 17 Afghanis effective from dam, adding the comprehensive start the practical plan for the sity and sending of a delegation es, adding agricultural canals construction of the Bakhsh Abad tural products. survey and design of the dams construction of the dam. to review the security situation. and spring houses to be con- dam is underway. “Farah has According to another report, new solar year. was completed and the practi- According to another report, Thanking them for sharing structed in the province. agricultural potential. The pro- President Ghani met with a The Kabul Times cal measures to be taken after President Ghani met with civil their demands, the president approval of its contracts via the society representative of Farah said had spoken with Siemens Thanking people’s support National ProcurementCommis- province. company to invest onWind Pow- of the development projects, the Int’l Women’s Day should be sion. Representing others, Dr. er. “The winds in Herat, Farah president said would soon send Meanwhile representing Homayoun Shaheedzada pre- and Nimruz provinces have the a delegation to probe the secu- others Haji Khayat praised sented the president a number capacity of generating 65 thou- rity situation of the province. marked magnificently, Minister Safi President’s development plans of the provincial demands, in- sand of Megawatt electricity.” The Kabul Times KABUL: Chaired by Acting According to the agency, at- suggestions and views in this re- Minister of Information and tended by the ministry’s depu- gard. After hearing suggestions Culture Hasina Safi, the prep- ty ministers and heads, the rel- and views, Acting Minister Safi Marshal Fahim’s fifth death arations committee to mark In- evant in-charges briefed the said International Women’s Day ternational Women’s Day held meeting about marking inter- should be magnificently held in meeting, Bakhtar News Agency national women’s day. Like- the ministry of information and anniversary marked in Kabul (BNA) reported on Saturday. wise, they presented a series of culture. The Kabul Times

Adela Raz presents credentials to

KABUL: Afghan politicians the Afghan people. head of the High Peace Coun- presidential candidates to be UN secretary-general and hundreds of their support- “Afghanistan will be a free cil, said there is a national con- cautious in their campaigns and KABUL: Newly appointed ers at a gathering in the Loya country a day when there is no sensus on peace in Afghanistan. consider the “sensitive” situa- Permanent Representative Jirga tent in Kabul marked the terrorist group and after that, “At least 200 Afghan youth are tion in the country. of Afghanistan to United Na- fifth anniversary of Marshal there will be no need for for- killed every day from both the Marshal Fahim was born in tions Adela Raz presented her Mohammad Qasim Fahim, who eign forces presence here,” he sides of the war,” he said. 1957 in Omraz, a small village credentials to Secretary-Gener- was a prominent Jihadi leader added. Dr. Abdullah said all po- “We will not go back to a in Panjshir province. During al Antonio Guterres on Satur- and served as vice president dur- litical leaders should come to- Taliban emirate,” Khalili said, their fight against Taliban, day, the Ministry of Foreign Af- ing former President Hamid gether and work for a sustain- adding that Afghans want peace called as ‘Resistance’, Marshal fairs (MoFA) in Kabul said. Karzai’s government. able peace in the country. with dignity. “Afghanistan has Fahim played a vital role in Af- In a statement, the MoFA Five years ago, Marshal Fa- Former President Hamid changed,” Khalili added. ghanistan and following Ahmad said Adela Raz conveyed to the him died on this day, 9th March Karzai said at the event that Meanwhile, Abdul Rab Ra- Shah Massoud’s assassination UN secretary-general appreci- 2014. His death anniversary is Afghans are supporting the on- sul Sayyaf, former Jihadi lead- in 2001, he became the leader ation from President Ashraf marked every year. going efforts by the US for Af- er, said Afghans want peace with of government and Resistance Ghani of the international or- Addressing the ceremony, ghan peace. He said efforts are dignity and that everyone in the ganization’s continued support Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah underway in national level to country is in favor of peace. ”We forces and came to Kabul with the assistance of international to Afghanistan since 2001. Abdullah said Marshal Fahim move towards a lasting peace in want peace with dignity and we Raz noted the symbolic na- was a peace-loving figure. He which the achievements of the welcome everyone trying to coalition forces in the same year. ture of presentation of her cre- said a “just” peace is a priority past years should be preserved. reach a lasting peace in Afghan- dentials as the first female per- for the Afghan government and Mohammad Karim Khalili, istan,” he added. He called on The Kabul Times See P6 �� Twitter.com/thekabultimes Sunday, March 10, 2019 UN play key role in peace talks

United Nations as a trusted istan but stress on withdrawal tween the Taliban representa- be a good step toward maintain- entity will continue cooperation of foreign forces from the coun- tives and US officials, both sides ing lasting peace in the coun- with Afghanistan in peace talks. try as a pre-condition. discussed and agreed upon try, but if it doesn’t follow with THE KABUL TIMES The entity’s secretary gen- Discussions are ongoing fighting insurgency, withdraw- fruitful results, the meetings eral asked for holding peace ne- among the public people, poli- al of foreign forces from Afghan- will continue. gotiations between the govern- ticians, civil society activists and istan, beginning intra-Afghani Besides, a number of civil so- ment of Afghanistan and Tali- the government of Afghanistan negotiations and ceasefire. ciety entities believe that the ban, adding the process will fol- on Qatar meeting, HPC deputy Calling sixth round of ne- ground is prepared to start low with suitable results if its Haji Deen Mohammad said. gotiations important to succeed peace talks with the Taliban and intra-Afghani. If the HPC members are al- peace process, a university it should be benefited. According to a report pre- lowed, we would also attend that teacher and international rela- “The warring-side are sick sented to the United Nations meeting, he went on to say. tions expert Wadir Safi said if of war and the regional situa- Security Council, UN secretary The fifth round of peace ne- he government of Afghanistan tion indicate that war should be general Antonio Guterres said gotiations held in Qatar be- attended the meeting, it would ended in Afghanistan,” head of current improvements suggest- Afghanistan’s civil society as- ed that there is chance to end sociation Aziz Rafi said. 17 years war in the country. The people of Afghanistan Afghan-led and owned peace expect the UN to support peace negotiations will pave the way process and practically step up to reach a lasting agreement, he in uprooting war in the coun- added. try. At the same time, Afghani- Therefore, the government stan’s High Peace Council should manage peace process in (HPC) is getting prepared to at- national, regional and interna- tend 6th round of negotiations tional levels and legitimate in- expected to be held in Qataron terests of neighboring and March 26, between the US offi- stakeholder countries as well as cials and Taliban representa- continued cooperation of UN Editorial tives. from peace process are among However, the Taliban reject- the issues that should be con- ed face-to-face negotiations sidered in foreign policy. Women see eye-catching with the government of Afghan- Lailuma Noori progress in post-Taliban period Despite many social and cultural barriers, Afghan women have No peace sans women empowerment made eye-catching progress in the post-Taliban period. They are play- The International Women restrictions on women educa- students are girls. In cities like stan needs global aids.One of ing an active role in advocating their rights and freedoms and ending Day was celebrated in Kabul at tional and cultural activities. In Kabul, women constitute large the preconditions of world aids sexual discrimination, which still holds strong sway across the coun- a time that US-Taliban talks case of integration of Taliban number of teachers and medi- is empowerment of women and have caused serious concerns on with political system of Afghan- cal employees observance of their rights ac- try, mainly in the tribal belts. women rights, freedoms, be- istan, they would not disagree Political settlement of Af- cording to international laws. Marking the International Women’s Day, United Nations cause during their rule, the Tal- with work and education of ghan war would not succeed with In case of any political set- in Afghanistan saidAfghan women are still over-represented in the iban had imposed systematic women and girls. ignoring of women. In any pos- tlement in absence of women or discrimination against women. But its clear that their word sible political agreement on end informal economy, adding they have limited access to social protec- ignoring them, Afghanistan Women were deprived of and action are different. In case of Afghan war, the women col- would lost chance of receiving tion, public services and infrastructure that could increase their pro- work and education and were of advance of peace talks, the lective demands must be reflect- world aids, development frankly marginalized. The laws Taliban stance on women is ed. This issue doesn’t need ductivity, financial independence and security. “Afghan women also projects would be stopped due that Taliban had imposed on unknown. Most likely in this complicated theological and shoulder the responsibility of most household tasks and take care of women activities, were not case and possible amendment of philosophical discussions. to budget deficit and economic young and aged family members.” adaptable with criterion of even the constitution, Taliban would Afghanistan lacks oil fields poverty would bring instability. Certain countries like Sau- “As we celebrate International Women’s Day, let us be reminded, hardliner Islamic groups. Tali- persist on gender separation of with increasing population. Em- ban had even forbidden private male and female, a position powerment of women causes di Arabia who feed their people women cannot be left behind as Afghanistan charts its way towards schools of girls. which is not adaptable contem- improving of family economies from oil revenue have also start- sustainable peace. Having women actively and substantively partici- During their rule, Talban porary intellectuality and cri- and national economic growth. ed to improve their non-oil econ- pating at the peace decision-making tables is a fundamental and key had persistently said that they terions for justice. In a situation in which the wom- omy. In a conditions that even are not against girls and wom- Today’s women are one of en economic, social, political the most hardliner countries step towards them shaping gender-responsive laws and policies for en education and work but the the realities of big cities and and cultural role would be re- acknowledge realities, Afghan- the benefit of all Afghans,” said UN chief in Kabul. way is not paved to allow them. certain rural Afghanistan areas. stricted, Afghanistan total de- istan can’t tolerate retreat. But even until the end of their The number of girl students are velopment process would be Empowerment of women, Meanwhile, government says the number of women employees in regime, this way was not paved. increasing in schools and uni- stopped. Due to expansion of economic development, sustain- civil service departments has increased by five percent in 2018 Now also the Taliban nego- versities and large number of poverty, it is not unlikely that against its previous year. tiators say that in that time the women have been employed by once again a new round of en- able relations with the world way was not paved and there- the Afghan government and pri- counters would be resumed. are demands of Afghan people. The Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Com- fore they had exerted strong vate sector. 40 percent of school As a poor country, Afghani- The Kabul Times mission said the other day, that the statistics of the authority show women made 22 percent of government employees in 2017 while it has increased to 27.33 percent this year. ”Capacity building, learn- ing new skills, government’s support, easing the appointment process and organizing written tests for vacant government posts helped women to play a greater role in civil service departments.” Peace talks behind closed doors concerning Although gender discrimination has no room in Afghan Constitu- tion, which officially recognizes the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is still exercised in some parts of the countryand violence against women is reported frequently. Women still encounter cultural obstacles. However, it is believed that with the public campaign against gender discrimination, in which women played a key role, and women’s participation in social, political, cultural, and economic spheres, the level of negative sensitivity towards women has decreased to a great extent. Unlike the past, the public have accepted the undeniably significant role of women in the community. In recent years, the situation for women has much improved as the collective move towards the goal of a violence-free society for them impacts the society. While there were almost a-zero percent of girls in school during the Taliban era, there are now millions of girls going to schools and universities, which virtually would change their life as well as the attitude of the society and that of families. During the Taliban regime, the Afghan women were fully banned stan from working outside and in public services and were forced to stay ghani indoors. They were forced to be accompanied by a male relative when Af going out, visiting relatives or shopping. But now, they are memo- ries of the past. The fact that millions of girls are going to universities is indicat- ing that the country is changing, though not at a fast pace, but is mov- ing in the right direction. However, there should be concrete mea- sure both from the Afghan government and the international community to sustain these achievements and ensure that the women’s rights would be protected and preserved in future. �� Twitter.com/thekabultimes Sunday, March 10 , 2019 20mln saplings to be Homes lost and lives trampled, rural planted in Afghanistan Afghans urgently want peace The ministry of agriculture, lings this year. be paid to their protection. irrigation and livestock plans to He added journalists, local This comes as the ministry plant 20 million saplings people and civil society activists of public health says that air throughout the country. have already started sapling pollution is the main factor be- The ministry’s spokesper- plantation in Nangarhar, Khost hind outbreak of various diseas- son Akbar Rustami said a few and a number of other provinces in the country. day remained for spring season, es and the process is still con- The ministry’s in-charges adding the ministry of agricul- tinuing. say that green areas can help ture, irrigation and livestock, National environment pro- beautify the environment on national environment protec- tection agency will soon lunch one hand and prevent outbreak tion agency, Kabul municipali- awareness campaigns in the of diseases on the other. ty and private sector ha, he add- center and other provinces on Welcoming preparations ed. ve prepared twenty million sapling plantation benefits, the taken by the ministry of agri- saplings and their plantation agency’s public relations sec- culture, irrigation and livestock process to start in many prov- tion head Laila Samani said. on saplings’ plantation, Kabul inces. She added we are making residents say the ministry has The sapling plantation pro- effort to train the women coun- always made effort in greenery cess has already started in trop- cils and districts’ in-charges on of the country, but the people ical provinces and would finish saplings’ plantation and protec- particularly the Kabul resi- by the end of Hoot, he added. tion, as well as we will form an dents should also take part in The process started on Hoot environment protection com- this regard. 15 in cold provinces and will con- mittee to institutionalize this “This is the responsibility tinue until Hamal 15, he went culture in schools. of everyone to plant a sapling to to say. An expert on agricultural fight air pollution in the coun- This is while the ministry affairs Mirwais Khogyani try,” a Kabul resident Nabila of agriculture, irrigation and stresses that besides saplings said. livestock provided 1.6 mln sap- plantation,attention should also Shukria Kohistani

When the war engulfing happy if they made their peace, in the past 18 years. About 50 of are internally displaced, large- southern Afghanistan reached if they declared their cease-fire. those districts did not produce ly by conflict but also by the re- Sayed Mohammed’s doorstep, All we want is our houses to be male graduates, either. cent drought. In large parts of he resisted the urge to abandon freed again so we could return.” Many of the schools that the country, families have been his home. When Taliban fight- The peace efforts are un- were built in the early years of forced to move over and over ers looted his chicken farm, he folding during a humanitarian hope after the Taliban govern- again. Even when there has still refused to leave. crisis, where displacement by ment was toppled have been been a lull in the fighting, re- But the birth of his fifth war is being made worse by a shut down or destroyed in com- turning home is impossible be- child, a daughter, changed his harsh drought. About 13.5 mil- bat. cause of land mines. mind. Named Halima, she was lion people are surviving on one The Assad Suri school in the Mohammed Salem, who ar- born amid a raging battle a cou- meal or less a day, and 54 per- Zhari district of Kandahar Prov- rived in Zhari district from ple months ago, with explosions cent of the population lives be- ince, built in the early years neighboring Helmand Province shaking the walls of the family low the poverty line of a $1 a after the United States invaded, five months ago, said that in farmhouse on the rural out- day, according to Toby Lanzer, a has been occupied by every side addition to Taliban land mines, skirts of the city of Tirin Kot. United Nations humanitarian of the conflict since. Schools in regular government raids and The blasts were so intense coordinator. some areas are often taken over bombings against the insur- that Halima’s 4-year-old broth- Aid groups want to use the by armed men because there is gents also put civilian lives at er, Saber, developed stress blis- Taliban’s engagement in peace little other usable infrastruc- risk. ters on his lips that began to discussions to open access to ture. “In the past, it would be bleed. Terrified, he crawled in- large swaths of the population Kabir Ahmad, a biology clear where the fighting would side his father’s shirt to seek in dire need of assistance. Hu- teacher at the Assad Suri school, happen,” Mr. Salem said. “Now, refuge. manitarian-aid access is need- which has 280 students, said he the lines are not clear. It could Shortly after, Mr. Moham- ed to build trust among ag- was a student when the Taliban happen anywhere.” med took his wife and young grieved Afghans, they say. took over the school, forcing his Asked how many times he children and left with just what “People rightly feel so mar- family to relocate. had been displaced, a bitter Blood of our husbands not they could carry. ginalized that they become an- The insurgents were then smile took over his face. “She was born in such cir- gry — that fuels conflict,” Jan pushed back by American air- “I have lost count,” he said. cumstances that I don’t wish Egeland, the secretary-general strikes, and then American forc- “I don’t even know how many to be dealt: ANDSF widows upon any human,” Mr. Moham- of the Norwegian Refugee es occupied the school. After a times we have moved houses med said of Halima, now Council, said in an interview stint of occupation by the Af- over the past five months that Fatema 45, is widow of late with terrorists. but no attention is invited to wrapped in blankets in the cor- during a visit to Uruzgan Prov- ghan Army, now the Afghan po- we got here.” ANP officer Nowroz Hussaini She added, if peace is re- widows and orphan children of ner of the dark, cold room that ince, where Tirin Kot is the cap- lice have an outpost in part of Mr. Mohammed, the farmer who was martyred last year in a stored, it is good but the ANDSF security forces who are wander- they rent. It is only about a 10- ital. His group is the only inter- the school. Its classrooms are now living with his family in clash between security forces martyrs must be recognized as ing on the streets to support minute walk to this room from national aid organization with mostly damaged, lacking doors Tirin Kot, is still about $20,000 and Taliban insurgents in Gaj- heroes and their blood must not themselves. Zuhal’s father was the family farmhouse, but with a presence in Uruzgan. and windows, and its walls are in debt from the chicken farm ran district, Dykondi province. be trampled down. a tankist of the ANA who lost the old neighborhood now a bat- “We are now failing,” he riddled with bullet holes. they had to leave behind. Beside him, 20 other security Fatema is not the only lady his life in war with terrorists. tle front, it might as well be a said. “All of us are failing those “When it rains, we take the One cruelty particularly forces were also martyred dur- whose husband has been victim- Zuhal said, I never forgive ing this battle. Fatema has four ized by war on terror, but thou- world away. who are at their greatest need.” students to tents,” said Mr. Ah- pains him: If he climbs to the Taliban but in order, the con- “I was lost,” he said of the Mr. Egeland lamented the mad, who completed school in roof of their room and squints, children including one boy and sands ANSF officers and sol- tinuation of this war not to take three girls of 11, 7.5 and 2 years diers have lost their lives in this decision to leave his home and fact that aid distribution has the city of Kandahar before re- Mr. Mohammed can see his own other fathers, I appreciate the old respectively said, beside direction but their spouses are the farm, with 4,500 chickens, fallen in recent years, as the turning to teach biology. demolished farmhouse — just government peace effort but re- supporting of my own children, concerned lest blood of their that he had taken out large loans need has gone up. The Norwe- The United Nations says a short distance away, but en- I have to support four children victims would be ignored. domination of Taliban regime, to finance. “I didn’t know gian group’s surveys showed that about 1.5 million Afghans tirely out of reach. NYTIMES of my husband’s second wife, Zuhal 22, daughter of a is not acceptable to me. She whether to stay with my suffer- that in 2012, about 50 percent who left her children in wake slain ANSF officer, criticizes asked the government not to ing wife, or to take these other of displaced Afghans received of my husband’s death and mar- glorious occasions on the 8th of ignore devotions of ANSDF dur- children to a safer place.” aid — and that five years later, ried. March and investment of huge ing peace talks. On the other hand, howev- that number had dropped to 25 Her old clothes and thin and amounts by senior authorities Daud Nejrabi er, is the nearly half of the coun- percent. cracked hands narrated her try that is caught between the He said that he feared the painful living conditions. She two sides of the seesawing con- end of the conflict could send played the role of father beside flict. The constant fighting has “European countries rushing being a mother. She impatient- deprived these rural Afghans of for the exits” just as the true ly counts moments for advent most of the improvements — devastation of the long war of spring and considers peace as schools and institutions — at comes into clear view. Of the her old dream, a dream that the center of concerns over $612 million required by aid claimed life of her husband. peace negotiations. And the agencies in Afghanistan in She asked, in the wake of voices of those Afghans are no- 2019, only $14.2 million has government agreement with tably underrepresented in the been donated so far, the United Taliban on peace, what would debate. Nations said at the end of Feb- be the price of blood drops of To this large part of Afghan ruary. her husband and his colleagues society — including more than “Countries that have been who were martyred in war on terror in the trenches against a million people displaced by involved in waging war must not Taliban, the blood which accord- fighting at least once, and often turn their backs on the civilians ing to her, were shed for protec- several times — there is a des- who have borne the brunt of 40 tion of people. Fatema is edu- perate urgency for any sort of years of violence,” Mr. Egeland cated and understands that free- peace deal, or even just a truce said. dom of women, free media and to allow aid to come through. Matiullah Wesa, an educa- formation of ANP, ANA is due to They are focused simply on sur- tion activist who has traveled sacrifice of ANDSF, she said, if vival. across Afghanistan for a study Taliban come, these achieve- “I have no prejudice against of children deprived of school, ments would be destroyed and anyone — not with the Taliban, said that nearly 150 of the coun- the government would be ac- not with the government,” Mr. try’s 400 districts had not pro- cused to political compromise Mohammed said. “I would be duced a single female graduate �� Provincial News Sunday, March 10, 2019 One of the main architects of 215th Corps 600 destitute families attack killed, 7 others arrested: NDS receive assistances JALALABAD CITY: Food- repatriation department that distributed to 600 needy fami- stuffs and non-foodstuffs have provided by charity organiza- lies in the province. The fami- been distributed to 600 needy tions. Press office of Nangarhar lies are internal displaced and and poor families in eastern governor by releasing a state- those returned from Pakistan Nangarhar province. The aids ment reported that, foodstuffs that need more humanitarian have distributed by refugees and and non-foodstuffs have been aids. The Kabul Times

The Afghan Intelligence, operation was conducted in the tained suspects have been iden- The NDS Special Forces Taliban commander among dozens National Directorate of Secu- vicinity of Nawzad district of tified as Gul Agha son of Noor also confiscated some weapons rity (NDS) announced Thurs- Helmand province. Mohammad, Mohammad Reza during the same operation, the killed in latest military operations day that one of the main archi- The statement further add- son of Gul Mohammad, Nemat National Directorate of Secu- Scores of Taliban militants ar, Ghazni, and Wardak province killing 13 Taliban fighters, tects of the attack on 215th Mai- ed that one of the architects of son of Majnoon Agha, Moham- rity said. including one of their com- inces. the sources added. wand Corps has been killed dur- the attack was killed and seven mad Sadiq son of Haji Amanul- The anti-government armed manders were killed during the The sources further added In the meantime, the secu- ing an operation of the NDS others were arrested during the lah, Abdul Basir son of Nemat, militants including Taliban operations of Afghan Special that the Afghan Special Forces rity forces conducted airstrikes Special Forces. operation. Esmatulah son of Haji Moham- have not commented regarding Forces and airstrikes which conducted a raid in province in Andar district of Ghazni and The National Directorate of According to National Di- mad Shah, and Khan Moham- the operation so far. were conducted in the past 24 killing 25 Taliban fighters and Jagahtoo district of Wardak Security in a statement said the rectorate of Security, the de- mad son of Lal Mohammad. KP hours. destroying a weapons cache. province leaving two Taliban According to the informed The Afghan Special Forces group members dead including military sources, the operations conducted a similar raid in one of the local commanders. 13 armed oppositions killed in were conducted in Kundu, Log- Charkh district of Logar prov- KP Uruzgan operation TARINKOT CITY: As in vicinity of Tarinkot city the er were killed during the air Afghan security forces succeed- many as 13 Taliban militants provincial capital of the prov- and ground raids. ed to discover and defuse 4 were killed during air and round ince. Three hideouts of Taliban round of different type of mines raids launched by Afghan secu- Top commander of Afghan militants along with all military from crowded areas of Urozgan rity forces in southern Urozgan national army in the south of equipment have been demol- province. By discovering and province. the country said BNA corre- ished following the attacks, the confiscating the mines, several The militants have been spondent, 13 armed oppositions source added. deadly incidents have been pre- targeted inside their hideouts including their local command- According to another report, vented. The Kabul Times

Mines discovered from crowded areas in three provinces Five development projects inaugurated in Herat HERAT CITY: The con- projects have been implemented with a sum of over 13 million within the last four months. By struction work of five develop- implementing of the projects over 12,000 people will be used environmental facilities. The Kabul Times ment projects has been completed and put into exploitation in western Herat province. The projects has been built by Citi- zen Covenant National pro- gram in relevant areas of Guzar Shaikh Marouf Kochi and 11th KABUL: Afghan security ous parts of Kunar, Laghman har provinces. precinct of Herat city. The personnel succeeded to discov- and Nangarhar provinces. No individual or group has projects include the construc- er and defuse 14 round of dif- Top commander of Afghan commented regarding the tion of water supply networks, ferent type of mines from crowd- national army in the east of the failed mine plantings, but mili- Entertainment Park, extension ed areas of three provinces. country told BNA, by discover- tary officials claimed that Tali- of electricity network, roads as- The mines have been dis- ing and naturalizing 14 round ban and ISIS terrorist groups phalting and project for wom- covered and confiscated by Af- of mines, several deadly inci- are responsible for the mine en’s livelihoods. Younus Ahmadi ghan security forces with coop- dents have been prevented in plantings. in-charge of press office in Her- eration of local people in vari- Kunar, Laghman and Nangar- The Kabul Times at municipality said, the �� Facebook.com/thekabultimes Sunday, March 10, 2019 Natural resources revenue ‘A different kind of freedom’: Afghanistan’s thwarted filmmakers and sharing in Afghanistan the new social order they imagined By Dr. Mohammad Qasim Wafayezada (Part III) When Mariam Ghani start- The bulk of the footage was tak- part of a generation of young Therefore, effective gover- Singh in their study of African Ghana, a Mineral Development resource-rich countries cannot ed working with state-run Af- en from the archives to the So- intellectuals who hoped to con- nance of natural resources ex- states found that, following the Fund was established in 1993 be trusted to spend their re- ghan Film in 2011, her remit viet Union, where filmmakers tribute to the awakening of Af- traction and exploitation and return of their countries to de- which receives 20% of the min- source revenues wisely and eq- was daunting yet relatively used it in their own films; the ghanistan from its conservative, sound management of its reve- mocracy, the constitutions tend ing royalty payments. Half of uitably using existing institu- nues is important to make ef- to replace a previous totally cen- the fund is distributed in the tions and systems. This has straightforward. She was to help rest was shelved as unmarked semi-feudal slumber. Upon tak- fective use of the ‘gift of the tralized system of allocation of mining areas for projects to prompted calls for the direct dis- digitise the celluloid archives of material, and left for reuse in ing power in a deadly coup nature’. natural resource revenues with mitigate the effects of mining: tribution of natural resource Afghanistan’s national cinema other projects. d’etat, the Afghan communists Approaches to natural re- a decentralized one. This is the 25% via the district assemblies income to the population in- institute and post them online Ghani’s pursuit of this miss- implemented radical social resources revenue distribution case of Iraq and the Democratic and the rest to local communi- stead of channelling it through alongside additional informa- ing material marked the begin- forms which seemed to fit with Redistribution of the natu- Republic of Congo and could ties. In Chad, based on the 1999 the budget. tion gleaned from interviews ning of an investigation into pro- their aspirations. ral resources revenues has been possibly also be that of Libya. Petroleum Revenue Manage- A common and rather popu- with the cast and crew of the ductions which were launched In the documentary, actor a big challenge for almost all Another system is the hori- ment Law, Eastern Logone, the lar approach has been provid- films. and then, for one political rea- Yasamin Yasmal spoke about resource rich countries. On the zontal distribution that refers country’s oil-producing region, ing the dividend to all citizens. With the international con- son or another, torpedoed un- the introduction of women to hand, national governments use to distribution of natural re- receives 4.5 percent of the roy- Other approaches are based on nections she has established der communist rule in Afghan- public life, something long de- natural resources revenues to sources revenues across subna- alties. According to the applica- the objective of influencing in- finance development projects tional governments. In horizon- tion decree of the mining code dividual behaviours such as by through her career, the New istan from 1978 to 1991. She nied them. While acknowledg- and in best cases with due con- tal system an important discus- of 2002 of Cameron, royalties providing dividends only to York-born artist and archivist identified five such films: Ab- ing the regime’s problems, she sideration of macro-economic sion on allocation of non-renew- on minerals (an ad valorem tax) adults in order to ameliorate in- would organise screenings of dul Khalek Halil’s diamond- said the government’s support management objectives, it is able resource revenues across is distributed with 75 percent to centives to increase fertility, these Afghan films at universi- trafficking thriller Black Dia- for sexual equality, art and cul- integrated into the overall fis- different subnational jurisdic- central government 25 percent and to discriminate among the ties and museums around the mond (1984), Daoud Farani’s ture was crucial, especially in cal framework to cover budget tions is whether to redistribute to riparian local councils and population for social or devel- world, and would advise the in- The April Revolution, Faqir light of what came after with the deficits. On the other hand, to revenues solely to territories communities. But in other ar- opment goals, either by target- stitute and help it secure equip- Nabi’s policier Downfall (1987), rise of the Taliban, an ultracon- address claims from resource that host extractive activities or eas of resource revenues, the ing certain segments of the pop- ment or supplies using money Juwansher Haidary’s war-and- servative Islamic political and rich regions, governments are not, and whether the central formula is different. For exam- ulation or by imposing behav- earned from these screenings. reconciliation drama Wrong military movement. to allocate and distribute the government should reallocate ple, according to the 1999 Law ioural conditions. revenues from mining to sub- revenues through discretionary of Forestry, royalties on forests But since in this method the “The initial impulse to dig- Way (1990) and Ahmadi’s nar- The communist regime national governments. In addi- or institutionalized rules, such are shared 50 percent to central state is left without adequate re- itise came from within the ar- co-thriller Agent (1991). clamped down heavily on dissi- tion, they should consider the as the adoption of a proportion- and 50 percent to local govern- sources to carry out its core ac- chive – they just lacked the ex- The fruit of her investiga- dents at home and put in place non-producing areas that also ality formula. The existing lit- ments. tivities, usually the govern- pertise and the funding, and tions of the shelved footage and a stringent censorship system claim a share in the mining rev- erature has identified three Some countries such as Ni- ments using this system distrib- those were the things I tried to meetings with filmmakers is the overseen by its Russian over- enues as ‘national wealth’, spe- types of mechanisms: a) direct geria specifies a derivation ute a portion of the revenues to help them obtain,” she says. documentary What We Left Un- lords. Because of this, Ghani cially the least developed areas allocation from the central gov- based formula for revenue dis- the population in cash or com- More than 90 films have so far finished, which received its says, the unfinished feature that requires more dedicated ernment; b) formula-based par- tribution as stipulated in the pensate them with some pover- been uploaded to a portal on the world premiere at the Berlin films offer a glimpse of the con- planning and sets of action. To ticipation, and c) devolution. In Section 162.2 of the Constitu- ty alleviating measures such as public access digital media ar- International Film Festival last tradictions of Afghan state ide- overcome such challenges, gov- practice, countries combine two tion: “The principle of deriva- subsidizing primary foodstuff. chive, or Pad.ma for short. month. ology during that time. ernments have adopted differ- or more criteria when adopting tion shall be constantly reflect- However, this method has been ent approaches to re-distribu- reallocation formulas. ed in any approved formula, as argued by some scholars as hav- Ghani returned to Afghani- In the documentary, film- “It’s interesting not to think tion of mining revenues that can In addition to the difference being not less that 13 per cent ing positive impact on escaping stan in 2002 with her anthro- makers recall how they devel- what the truths are about that be categorized generally in two in the fiscal system of every of the revenue accruing to the the “resource curse”, yet it is vertical and horizontal systems. country and who is entitled to Federation Account directly not common method for re- Vertical and horizontal dis- collect the natural resource rev- from any natural resources.” source rich countries. tribution systems enues, under both horizontal In Mongolia, according to Determining revenue Regarding vertical distribu- and vertical sharing systems, the new law that came into ef- streams for sharing with sub- tion of natural resource reve- there is no uniform method for fect in 2016, preferring a more national governments nues, which refers to distribu- revenue distribution. The reg- indicator based formula, 65 per- Three resource revenue tion from national government ulatory framework in each coun- cent of mining royalties will go sharing systems can be gener- to subnational governments, try dictates different methods of to the central government, 5 ally identified: (1) countries there are three criteria com- revenue sharing and the per- percent will continue going to that treat natural resource rev- monly taken into consideration centages that should go to the the General Local Development enues in the same way as non- when deciding the share of ex- central government and that of Fund and then redistributed ac- resource revenues for distribu- tractive industry revenues that the local governments varies cording to the formula, and 30 tion purposes; (2) countries that corresponds to subnational gov- significantly from one country percent will go directly to min- treat natural resource revenues ernments: a) matching (admin- to another. ing aimags, of which one third differently from non-resource istrative) responsibilities to the Derivation and indicator- is reallocated to the soums. In revenues and distribute them level of fiscal transfers, b) en- based sharing systems addition, 50 percent of license based on derivation; and (3) suring a political equilibrium UNDP’s report introduces fees will go directly to the min- countries that treat natural re- between the centre and the pe- two types of natural resources ing aimag’s local development source revenues differently riphery, and c) managing vola- revenue sharing, 1) derivation fund, of which 50 percent is sent from non-resource revenues and tile revenues. of percentage option and 2) in- to the soums. distribute them based on indi- Determining revenue distri- dictor based system, each vary- Bolivian case shows a more cators. bution mechanism varies first ing according to the govern- comprehensive natural re- The revenues from extrac- according to the fiscal and bud- ment objectives for setting the source revenue sharing system. tive industry includes, royalties, geting system of every country. revenue sharing. Local develop- The 2005 Hydrocarbon Law, signature bonuses, profit taxes, Countries with more central- ment, reduction of income ine- adopted based on the Law of the property taxes, goods and ser- ized budget system adopt differ- qualities, compensating to pro- National Referendum of July, vice taxes, taxes on use of goods, ent methods of revenue sharing ducing regions, and conflict pre- 18 2004, established the quan- border taxes, dividends from than those with more decentral- vention are namely the most titative levels at which royalties government equity, production ized systems. In centralized and optimum objectives that may and taxes are imposed and entitlements, fines and penal- unitary system the revenues induce and affect a revenue shar- shared. Overall, the law estab- ties. Globally, royalties and from overall sectors throughout ing formula. In the derivation lishes a 50% tax on oil and gas property taxes are more likely the country are collected to the based formula, certain percent- production. This consists of an to be shared than profits taxes, central treasury and then redis- age is determined for produc- 11% share of producing region, goods and service taxes or divi- tributed based on certain crite- ing/non producing regions, or a 1% compensatory share of dends from government equity. ria or formula. Therefore, any directly affected and indirectly national production to the least For example, Ghana and China revenue sharing method must affected communities and land developed regions of the coun- shares only revenues from roy- go through a complex central- owners. In some cases equal try (Beni and Pando) and a 6% alties. The Oil and Gas Reve- pologist father Ashraf Ghani, oped their craft while contend- period, but the fictions. And the ized system, with less room for shares is preferred for all re- share of national production to nue Management Policy of who went on to become the ing with the various contradic- nightmares – what the state local planning and initiatives. gions in distribution of the rev- the national treasury. In addi- Uganda also set its goals as de- Many national governments enues from natural resources as tion, the law establishes a di- fining a mechanism for the country’s president in 2014. tions of their lives and work. wanted and their intent, and such as in Afghanistan, Algeria, a national wealth. However, cer- rect tax on hydrocarbons (IDH sharing of royalty revenues with She describes herself as “a sec- They went through the chaos of what [the filmmakers] actually Myanmar and Saudi Arabia col- tain countries consider only the –impuesto directo a las hidro- the local governments within ond-generation exile who is si- coup and counter-coups that led did or what they realised,” she lect the vast majority of resource producing regions for allocating carburos) of 32% of which 4% the oil producing region. The multaneously the ultimate po- to the Soviet invasion in 1979, says. revenues and manage subna- a share in the revenues, some goes to producing regions ac- main advantage of royalties, and litical insider”. the communist regime’s nego- While discussion today of tional authorities directly and other countries such as Nige- cording to their share of produc- the reason for their popularity, Her mission soon took a tiations with the US-backed Afghanistan’s traumatic mod- there is a minimal degree of re- ria, Bolivia, Mexico and Indo- tion and 2% to non-producing is early timing of payments – as turn into the unknown. While mujahideen fighters opposed to ern history usually begins with source revenue sharing. In this nesia includes non-producing regions. The remaining alloca- soon as the production starts – watching footage of a coup in its rule from the end of the 1980s the Taliban’s fundamentalist system, as an EITI report high- regions as well. tion is decided by the executive and simplicity of administra- Afghanistan in April 1978 with to 1993, and endured strict state rule from 1996 to 2001, What lights, the subnational govern- In indicator based formula, branch in support of the nation- tion. ments have two types of access population, access to education, al treasury, indigenous commu- Another mechanism, in ad- Ghani, filmmaker Latif Ahma- control (they were making pro- We Left Unfinished provides an to resource revenues, 1) local health services, wage level, pov- nities, peasant communities, dition to revenue sharing sys- di asked her where she got it paganda films in a one-party insightful exploration of a pe- payments, in which legislation erty index and availability of municipalities, public universi- tem, for mitigation of negative from. Taken aback when he state, after all). But the film- riod long seen as a footnote, if assigns specific collection re- infrastructure or presence of ties, the armed forces, the na- impacts of mining on the local learned it was from his own 1984 makers also regaled Ghani with not forgotten altogether. sponsibilities to subnational mining sites are the main indi- tional police, and others. The community is the so-called film Escape – a fictional feature tales of the support they re- Like their peers in many governments, and 2) transfers, cators for sharing the revenues. law furthermore stipulates that Community Development depicting the perilous flight of ceived for their productions. former communist countries, in which intergovernmental If the objective of the national beneficiaries of the IDH will Agreements (CDA), in which the Afghani intellectuals from their “For these filmmakers, that the archivists of Afghan Film – revenue-sharing arrangements government is prevention of allocate resources for the edu- winner company for extraction homeland after the leftist-led was the period that marked some of whom went to heroic entitle subnational govern- conflict, they may seek a fair cation and health sector, roads, of a mining site enters an agree- uprising in 1978 – Ahmadi con- them as filmmakers, and that lengths to protect their inven- ments to a share of resource- formula based on a national productive development, and ment with the local community fessed he had “recycled” these was the period when they could tory from the Taliban in the late revenue collected by the nation- consensus. anything which contributes to on a sort of development or com- al/ federal government. For example in Uganda tak- job creation. Furthermore, the pensatory investment. images, which he originally produce with the most resourc- 1990s – are now having to con- Figure 1 Vertical and hori- ing into account the interest of IDH is allocated as follows: Community Development shot for an unfinished film. es,” Ghani told the Post in an front those who question their zontal re-distribution of natu- the individual landowners, lo- 30.5% to municipal govern- Agreements (CDAs) have the That film turned out to be interview in Berlin. work preserving artefacts from ral resource revenues cal governments and the gov- ments, 27.3% to the Renta potential to facilitate the deliv- The April Revolution, commis- She says the footage she re- a repressive era. In fiscally decentralized sys- ernment, according to the Min- Dignidad (a non-contributory ery of tangible benefits from sioned in 1978 by the then Af- discovered from unfinished, of- “Afghan Film is one of the tems, such as Bolivia, Indone- ing Act of 2003 the central gov- old-age pension scheme), 10% large-scale investment projects, ghan vice-president Hafizullah ficially endorsed films – which repositories of this history, and sia, Peru and the Philippines, ernment is entitled to 80 per- to subnational governments, such as mines or forestry con- Amin to eulogise the commu- she describes as “fever dreams I think its guardians have a ten- most resource revenues are col- cent of the mining royalties, the 5.8% to public universities, cessions, to affected persons nist-led insurrection and – per- of the state” – allows viewers dency to hold very tightly to the lected by the national govern- local government of the produc- 1.8% to the Fondo Nacional de and communities. To be effec- haps unsurprisingly – his role today to consider how filmmak- materials in their archive, be- ment, but there are significant ing areas are entitled to 17 per- Desarrollo Regional and 1.4% tive, however, CDAs must be transfers of resource revenues cent and the owner of the land to the Fondo Indígena (Indige- adapted to the local context, in it. But the film was never ers tried to imagine a new so- cause they have a fear they could to subnational governments. In gets 3 percent. In Democratic nous Development Fund). The meaning that no single model completed: after a murderous cial order which never really be destroyed,” says Ghani. the Philippines, for example, 40 Republic of Congo, the mining remaining 23.2% goes to the agreement or process will be ap- internecine struggle within the came to pass. “They still believe Her documentary may help percent of all mining revenues law of 2002 sets the sharing national treasury. propriate in every situation. Afghan government, the Soviet that, and it’s a very powerful take one title off Afghan Film’s collected by the national gov- rates for natural resource reve- However some has argued CDAs are becoming more and Union invaded the country in message for today in a place like list of unfinished films. “It’s ernment have been allocated to nues: 60 per cent to the nation- that since resource wealth dis- more common, and stand as an December 1979. Afghanistan, that film has the difficult to finish something 30 the local and subnational gov- al government and 40 per cent torts incentives, generates rent- important opportunity for en- Amin was deposed and mur- potential to create a space in years on, but Latif Ahmadi is ernments. Some studies show goes to the provinces, from seeking behaviour, and under- suring the self- determined de- dered, and The April Revolution culture for alternative visions, finishing Agent thanks to the that political institutions also which 10 per cent is allocated to mines democratic accountabil- velopment of local communi- was expunged from the state a different kind of freedom.” licensing fees for What We Left matter. For example Brosio and their local communities. In ity; therefore governments in ties. Concluded studio’s production schedules. Ghani’s interviewees were Unfinished,” she says. scmp �� Trump budget will seek funds for border wall, Space Force

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KABUL: During his visit to and judicial organs, universi- ed Farah province’s in-charges Farah province, President Mo- ties and hospitals. including the provincial gover- hammad Ashraf Ghani met with She also asked the presi- nor to pay special heed in re- that province’s women and dent to provide more scholar- cruiting female employees. heard their suggestions and de- ships to girls, increase the num- He added female teachers’ mands, the Presidential Palace ber of female advocates and es- posts will increase as the num- said in a statement on Satur- tablish an industrial park for ber of girls’ schools will surge day. women. Afterwards, lauding the in Farah province, adding estab- Welcoming the president, women’s active presence and lishing a vocational high school Ms. Nadia while thanking the progress in different sections to the province’s female section president for his special atten- thanked Farah people for de- will be prioritized. tion to women and providing fending their rights. Considering recruiting fe- them with opportunities and Likewise, he congratulated male lawyers and attorney gen- facilities said the women in Farah women and girls’ active erals, the president said female Farah have considerably im- presence in the government ad- inmates’ jail term would lessen proved in education, employ- ministrations and schools, the and instructed the provincial ment and other sections, but statement continued. governor to arrange a list of el- Almost 100 civilians were ei- these are inadequate, the state- He added Breshna Sherkat igible female prisoners and ther killed or wounded every ment further said. will recruit 15 female employ- share it with the presidential week in Yemen last year, with Turkey and Russia hold joint She asked the president to ees in Farah province. office for further steps. children accounting for a fifth recruit women cadres in justice The president also instruct- The Kabul Times of all casualties, the United Nations has said. According to figures re- patrols in Syria's Idlib leased by the world body's refugee agency on Thursday, more Turkey and Russia have Russia has improved. We see refugees. "Of course, for Tur- Lebanon's Hezbollah appeals for than 4,800 civilian deaths and launched joint patrols in Idlib this as a significant step for the key, these patrols are also cru- injuries were reported over the province, the Syrian opposi- continuation of the ceasefire cial for sustaining the security course of 2018, tion's last major bastion in the and ensuring stability". and stability in Syria's last donations to combat sanctions Children accounted for 410 country. Al Jazeera's Sinem Koseo- rebel-held area," Koseoglu said. Lebanon's Hezbollah move- speech. a terrorist group." deaths and 542 injuries, the UN- Turkish Defence Minister glu, reporting from Istanbul, "Turkey has a 900km bor- Hulusi Akar told reporters on said Turkey's defence minister der with Syria, that's why it's ment has called for donations "I announce today that we Addressing his supporters, HCR said. Friday that the operation fol- from its popular base because it are in need of the support of our he stressed that the "financial Relying on open source data for its findings, the agency not- lowed an agreement made in says it is coming under finan- popular base," Nasrallah add- difficulties that we may face are September last year that was cial pressure as a result of West- ed. "It is the responsibility of a result of this (financial) war" ed that nearly half of all the casualties - 48 percent - were re- aimed at preventing the Syrian ern sanctions. the Lebanese resistance, its and not because of any "admin- ported in the western city of government from launching an Hezbollah leader Hassan popular base, its milieu," to istrative defect". Hodeidah, whose strategic port attack on Idlib - home to nearly Nasrallah's appeal on Friday confront these measures. "They wont be able to im- has been the scene of fierce three million people. came after Britain announced Hezbollah was established poverish or starve us," he said. fighting between Houthi rebels Idlib province is the last on February 25 that it would in 1982 during Lebanon's civil "Those who have supported us and Saudi-UAE-backed fighters major area held by Syrian seek to make membership of the war and is now a major political will continue to support us... be supporting Yemen's govern- rebels and is controlled by Shia movement or inviting sup- party in the country, holding it states or our support base". ment. Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), port for it a crime. three cabinet posts. Washington has targeted the The UN figures also showed which was previously affiliated It also follows the United The movement has been party with tough sanctions, and that a staggering 30 percent of to al-Qaeda. According to the agreement, States ramping up sanctions designated a terrorist organisa- the European Union blacklist- the civilians were either killed Russian forces would patrol the tried to draw a picture of what important for them." against the group, with its lat- tion by the US since 1997 and ed the group's military arm in and wounded inside their edge of the rebel-held province could happen if the ceasefire in The Syrian civil war started homes, with non-combatants est raft of measures in Novem- the group's armed wing fights 2013. while the Turkish army would Idlib was broken. "It is an over- as a largely peaceful uprising also targeted when travelling on ber targeting Nasrallah's son alongside the government of Nasrallah said he expects operate in the demilitarised crowded area. At least 3.5 mil- against Assad in March 2011, roads, working on farms and at Jawad, among other individuals. Syria's President Bashar al-As- US sanctions "to get tighter on lion civilians are said to be liv- but quickly developed into a other civilian sites. zone. "The sanctions and terror sad in the country's civil war. us and our supporters". ing in Idlib. Akar said if the sit- full-scale conflict after the Syr- "The report illustrates the "There were restrictions on lists are a form of warfare Commenting on Britain's "We may see new names, uation escalates in Idlib, these ian leader refused to concede staggering human cost of the the use of Idlib and Afrin re- against the resistance and we ban, he said: "More states will and new people, and new organ- people are going to flood not power. conflict," said Volker Turk, the gions' airspace but these have only Turkey's borders but also The former UN special en- must deal with them as such," follow suit and put Hezbollah isations added to the sanctions UNHCR's assistant high com- been lifted from today," Akar Europe," she said. Turkey has voy to Syria, Staffan de Mistu- Nasrallah said in a televised on terror lists and describe it as lists." AP missioner for refugees. said, adding that the patrols long feared that any attack on ra, estimated at least 400,000 "Civilians in Yemen contin- marked "a significant step" for Idlib could force hundreds of people had died over the first ue to face serious risks to their the continuation of ceasefire thousands of new refugees to five years of conflict. The cur- safety, well-being and basic and maintaining stability in flow to its borders. It already rent death toll is unknown. rights. Exposed to daily violence, Idlib. "Our cooperation with hosts over three million Syrian Reuters many live under constant fear and suffer in deteriorating conditions, turning in desperation to harmful coping mechanisms Adela Raz presents credentials to in order to survive". Despite the ferocity of the From P1 UN secretary-general conflict, a figure of 10,000 has frequently cited by journalists manent representative of Af- chief lauded the positive and for former [resident Hamid and relief agencies to describe ghanistan on vital role of the country in im- Karzai in 2013. the number of civilian deaths International Women’s Day. In plementation of international Following the election of in the conflict. response, the secretary-gener- agendas. Ghani, she was appointed as That number is based on fig- al underlined the strong support Raz appreciated Guterres’ chief of staff at the Administra- Annual subscription fee of The Kabul Times ures released by the UN in Au- of the organization got gender points and highlighted Afghan- tive Affairs Office in November For government organizations and individuals 4000 Afs gust 2016. equality. istan’s role as a founding mem- 2014. She has also been deputy For foreign organizations and diplomatic missions: 8000 Afs However, according to the Antonio Guterres, during ber of the UN. She stressed the minister for economic coopera- Armed Conflict Location & his meeting with Raz, high- importance of key issues like tion at Ministry of Foreign Af- For domestic commercial organizations: 6000 Afs Event Data Project (ACLED), at lighted his keen attention to gender equality, specifically fairs. For students: 3000 Afs least 60,223 people may have developments in the Afghan protection of women’s rights Ambassador Raz is the 12th For six months half price been killed since January 2016, peace process. A successful and and their achievements over the Permanent Representative of nine months after Saudi Ara- inclusive process could lead to last 17 years. Afghanistan to the United Na- Address: Second Microrayan, Azadi Printing Press Building, bia launched a massive aerial sustainable and dignified peace Prior to her appointment as tions since the organization’s second floor. campaign in support of the forc- in Afghanistan, he said. permanent Afghan envoy to the foundation in 1945. She suc- es fighting the Houthis. Despite the current situa- UN, Raz served as spokesperson ceeded Mahmoud Saikal. Contact No: 0202301675-0700163565 Aljazeera tion in Afghanistan, the UN and director of communications The Kabul Times ��