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Civilian casualties Taliban engaged hit record high as NUG leaders urged in psychological no end in sight to warfare: Seddiqi ground battles to bury hatchet, AT News Report AT News Report KABUL: Commenting on the re- overcome lease of Mullah Omar s biography by the Taliban insurgents in such a Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi further said that Jurm, Wardoj and is growing so rapidly and what KABUL: The United Nations Yangam districts of Badakhshan plans they got to tackle it. Nadir Assistance Mission in Afghanistan time when the war is coming to a close and Daesh is appearing in the KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga or are going to fall to the Taliban, if Baloch said the president and CEO (UNAMA) recorded eight percent economic crisis the government does not support should keep aside their differenc- country, the Ministry of Interior Senate on Sunday expressed seri- increase in civilian casualties in the ous concern over insecurity and police. Gul Ahmad Azami, a sena- es and pay attention to the prob- first three months of the current (MoI) said that it s a part of their psychological warfare and a media asked the government to take con- tor from Farah, said that insecuri- lems that have affected lives of ci- year as compared to the same pe- crete steps to improve the law and ty is a sensitive issue and number vilians. Abdullah Qarulq, a sena- riod in 2014. Ground engagements gimmick. Seddiq Seddiqi, a spokes- man for the MoI, told journalists order situation across the country. of armored vehicles and cars with tor from Kunduz, said that a joint between the Afghan security forc- Senators asked the National Uni- tinted windowpanes had increased commission comprised of Wolesi es and insurgent groups caused 521 in a press conference on Sunday that the Taliban by such propa- ty Government (NUG) leaders to in Kabul City. He said that cor- Jirga and Meshrano Jirga members civilian casualties (136 civilians put aside their differences and take ruption in provincial organizations should be formed to meet with the killed and 385 injured) in the first gandas want to prove their pres- ence in Afghanistan. Afghan se- steps to ensure safety of the citi- has been rampant as most of the president and find a solution to the three months of 2015. Between zens. They said that there was rift government organizations are man- ongoing uncertainty and restore January 1 and March 31, curity forces stand ready to sup- press all militant groups including between President Muhammad aged by the caretakers. According peace and stability. Lamenting UNAMA documented 266 civil- Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive to reports, many vehicles with over deteriorated security situation, ian casualties (62 deaths and 204 the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), he said. Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah. black windowpanes have links he said that almost all parts of the injured) from mortars and rockets, The senators said the two leaders with increase in crime rate. Nisar country are insecure including up 43 per cent from the same peri- Hinting at Zulfiqar military offen- sive in southern Helmand province, should prefer the national interests Ahmad Haris, a senator from Kab- Kunduz province. He said that od last year and accounting for half over their personal benefits. Gula- ul, said that security situation is three out of six districts of Kun- of civilian casualties from ground Seddiqi said that it was one of most large-scale operations conducted lai Akbari, a senator from Bada- worsening day by day as security duz would fall to the Taliban if the engagements. Total civilian deaths khshan, said that northern Afghan- personnel and civilians are killed government failed to take notice. and injuries in the first quarter of most of investors have left the by Afghan security forces. The AT Monitoring Desk ANSF inflected heavy casualties istan is threatened by insurgents by the insurgents on daily basis Regarding the peace process, he 2015 followed the record high lev- country due to unsafe environment as the Taliban have moved from but the NUG leaders are busy in said that the reconciliation process els of 2014. In the period, KABUL: Concerning over some dif- for their investment. She said the on the militants, he added. He said that around 500 insurgents China, Pakistan, and Tajikistan and power sharing process . The would end nowhere if Pakistan UNAMA documented 1,810 civil- ferences between leaders of the Na- NUG leaders should prepare an attacked three police posts in Jurm government had to put an end to was not sincere and does not bring tional Unity Government (NUG), inclusive and workable economic have been killed in the offensive. ian casualties (655 deaths and Security forces also recovered district. Twenty-seven policemen insecurity and ensure safety of cit- the Taliban to the table of talks. 1,155 injured), a two per cent de- officials in Afghanistan Chamber of policy in a bid to fix the economy were killed, nine were beheaded and izens as every day people are Chairman of the MJ, Fazal Hadi Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and and get rid of the economic crisis. 1683 landmines, 2500 kilogram ex- crease from the same period in plosive materials and huge amount 30 others were captured by the killed near their homes, said Far- Muslimyar, asked the government 2014. The latest figures further a number of lawmakers have said Terming insecurity as main hurdle Taliban as the government failed had Sakhi. Anarkali Hunaryar, a for tight security measures across the economic situation will go wors- for investment and trade in the of drugs during the operation, demonstrate a continued rise in Seddiqi went on as saying. The to support them in the battle which senator from Khost, said that se- the country and said the security women casualties with an increase en if the rifts prevail. They said country, the lawmaker added that started from 4:00 am to 8:00 am curity officials should be sum- officials would be summoned on political problems between the investment is dwindling thus the MoI said that security forces have of 15 per cent on the same period recently conducted 12 other mili- on Friday morning, she said. She moned to explain why insecurity next Sunday. last year. Conflict-related violence NUG leaders have made Afghan in- government should roll up sleeves vestors concerned about future of and come up with practical steps tary offensives against militants in killed 55 women and injured 117. different other parts of the coun- Child casualties surpassed the un- their investment in the country. Ra- to overcome the challenge. The 12 troops missing dio Azadi on Sunday quoted depu- current economic situation has try. This came at a time that re- precedented levels recorded last cently the Taliban militants have year with 430 child civilian casu- ty chief of ACCI, Khan Jan changed into a matter of concern First ever women following heavy Alokozai, as saying that the current not only for officials and lawmak- intensified their activities across alties (123 deaths and 307 injured). the country. In line with increased ground fight- situation has affected the country s ers, but for Kabul residents too. clashes in ing in civilian populated areas, economy. He said the differences Hasibullah Daryush, a resident of mart opened Badakhshan ground engagements remained the have affected Afghanistan s econo- Kabul, said delay in cabinet for- leading cause of women and chil- my and it will face more challenges mation and differences between the Senate seeks AT Monitoring Desk dren civilian casualties. Anti-state ahead, if the cabinet was not formed president and the CEO have in- forces remained responsible for the and the governors were not appoint- creased joblessness and economic parliamentary IN BAMYAN KABUL: An official source in largest proportion of total civilian ed. In the meantime, a number of problems in the country. Critics northeastern Badakhshan province casualties at 73 per cent, with Pro- lawmakers said continuation of dif- suggest that the NUG leaders, con- poll on time said that eight Afghan army sol- Government Forces responsible ferences between the NUG leaders sidering the current situation, diers have been killed and several for 14 percent and seven percent have stopped investment in the should put aside differences and AT News Report others wounded in heavy clashes country. Quoted by Radio Azadi, chalk out comprehensive and prac- between the Afghan forces and the attributed to both parties. Respon- KABUL: Stressing on-time parlia- sibility could not be attributed for Fatima Aziz, member of economic tical plans for economic improve- Taliban militants. Deputy gover- committee of the parliament, said ment in the country. mentary poll, Meshrano Jirga nor of the province, Gul Muham- six percent of civilian casualties, (MJ) or Senate asked the govern- mad Bedar, said that the clashes caused mainly by explosive rem- ment to complete preparations for started on Friday, when a swamp nants of war. Improvised Explo- the Wolesi Jirga (WJ) election this of militants stormed security sive Devices or IEDs remained the Takhar residents year. The senators said the coun- checkpoints in Jurm district of the second leading cause of civilian try would not have a legitimate ad- province. He added that at least casualties in the first quarter of ministration unless the parliamen- eight army soldiers have been 2015 resulting in 430 civilian ca- stage protest against tary poll was not held. Gul Ah- killed, 10 wounded and around 12 sualties (155 civilian deaths and mad Azami, a senator from Farah, others are missing. He said that 275 injured), a 19 per cent reduc- urged the National Unity Govern- Afghan security forces have also tion from the same period last year. DEPUTY GOVERNOR ment (NUG) leaders to hold par- inflected heavy losses on militants. Of these, UNAMA recorded a six liamentary election on time as the AT Monitoring Desk ar, told local media that the market At least 18 militants have been per cent decrease in civilian casu- AT News Report continue their protests if their de- Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of would help the businesswomen killed and 15 others wounded, he alties from remote-controlled IEDs mands were not met. Sunatullah the parliament will complete its KABUL: After the establishment and female artisans to have a suit- added. Sakhidad, security chief of (41 civilian deaths and 105 in- KABUL: Tens of residents of Temor, the spokesman for the pro- term in July 2015. Nisar Haris, a of a women bazaar in the central able and secure place to sell their the province, said that the opera- jured). Targeted killings were the northern Takhar province staged vincial governor office, rejected the senator from Kabul, criticized Bamyan province, women would products. A local businesswoman tion ended the other night and Af- protest against the provincial dep- protestors allegations and said some members of the Wolesi Jirga be able to go for shopping without said that it would be more com- ghan security forces have retaken third leading cause of civilian control in the areas. He added that deaths and injuries. In the first uty governor and accused him of that they have sent their represen- (WJ) and said the MPs have de- any concerns, said officials. The fortable for women to do shop- fueling rifts among tribes. The pro- tative to talk to the protestors to layed the elections law in order to provincial women s association on ping in women bazaar as they 27 Taliban militants including eight three months of 2015, civilian ca- sometimes need products that foreigners have been killed in the sualties from targeted killings in- testors urged the central govern- reopen the highway. Thousands of prevent the upcoming poll from Sunday welcomed the newly passengers are stranded on the high- opened women bazaar and said they couldn t buy from men s clashes. According to Sakhidad, a creased by 34 per cent, with ment to sack the deputy governor taking place as per the schedule. swamp of militants, numbering of Takhar, Farid Zaki, soon. The way. The passengers also urged Stressing on timely Wolesi Jirga that bazaar is consisting of around shop. Head of Sulsal Association, UNAMA documenting 309 civil- Uzra Lali, said that women previ- 200 fighters, attacked checkpoints ian casualties (217 killed and 92 angry protestors blocked Takhar- both the local officials and protest- election, Chairman of the MJ, 20 shops. The Bamyan Munici- pality allotted the shops free of ously had to pay Afs10,000 of Afghan army in Jurm district of injured) in 192 separate incidents. Kunduz highway and warned to ors to reopen the road. Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, said that the northeastern province. Abdul- cost to the underprivileged wom- monthly to rent a shop. She said The Taliban claimed responsibili- based on the Constitution the WJ lah Naji, the chairman of Badakhs- would loss legitimacy after July en. Women would be able to sell that women shopkeepers would han provincial council, said that ty for 48 incidents of targeted kill- this year. If the poll was not held, their handicrafts and agricultural have no fear now about paying rent ings, including deliberate killings of the Taliban have beheaded several Rebels set health clinic the parliament would give its le- products in the market. Bamyan and could focus on business army soldiers. However, Bedar tribal elders, judges, prosecutors gitimacy from hands. mayor, Eng. Khadem Hussain Fit- growth. and civilian Government workers. rejected the reports as baseless. Under international humanitarian ablaze in Laghman law, a civilian is any person who is not taking a direct part in hostili- AT News Report clinic when the incident occurred. ties. Chief of UNAMA, Nicholas According to the statement, the KABUL: A health clinic was Haysom on Sunday said the war- armed men had links to a local mil- torched by militants in Alingar dis- itant group named Turab. The ring parties should make sure that trict of eastern Laghman province, civilians were not harmed. The health center had four rooms which the provincial media office said in benefited around 7,500 people in parties in particular should refrain a statement on Sunday. The state- from using mortars and rockets in the area. At least 50 patients visit- ment said the incident took place ed the health clinic on daily basis. any areas populated by civilians, in Kanda Gul area of Alingar dis- It is the first incident of its type in he said. The UN mission in Af- trict after a number of unknown Laghman. Recently, a girls school ghanistan also expressed serious armed men set a health clinic and 12 houses and a mosque were concerns over impact of the oper- ablaze at 3:00am on Sunday. The torched by militants in Kunar and ations on civilians by the pro-gov- source said no one was inside the Faryab provinces respectively. ernment and anti-state elements in the coming months. Commander Security forces reopen among 3 militants killed in Kunar key Nari district road airstrike AT Monitoring Desk

KABUL: As many as three Tali- ban militants including their com- mander were killed in a airstrike by foreign troops in eastern Ku- nar province early Sunday. The provincial police chief, Abdul Habib Sayidkhili, said the air raid took place around 6:00am local time that targeted a Taliban s hideout in ASADABAD : A key road that News the key road was connect- Dara-i-Pech district of Kunar, leav- connects Narri-Ghazabad districts ing the two districts with Asada- ing three rebels including their in eastern Kunar province was re- bad, the provincial capital. He said commander dead. He said there opened after it was blocked by that Taliban had closed the road at was no civilian casualty in airstrike. militants for traffic for several the Dab Broor locality of Asmar wo young men are struggling to win a wrestling competition. The 40 days long wrestling Taliban militants have not com- days, provincial police chief said district and it was impossible for mented regarding the incident so on Sunday. Brig. Gen. Abdul Habib commuters to travel on the road. season has been kicked off on March 21 in countryside. Photo: Anonymous source far. Sayedkhel told Pajhwok Afghan (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. APRIL 13, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Khost, Maidan Wardak After escaping Afghanistan following father s execution, Sky Blue FCstar Nadia get new uplift projects Nadim has finally found life after death KHOST CITY: Construction work Works Director Eng. Mamoor Shah Wardak province, construction on a key bridge connecting Tarizo said efforts were on to build bridges work on finance department build- and Alishir districts in southeast- in the province to alleviate people s ing had been completed, which BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. On inent and influential general in the woman, you are not a full person. understanding and tenacity. Goals ern Khost province is kicked-off problems. This time, he said work was handed to the officials con- a cold, gray morning on the Jersey Afghan army, was summoned to a My mom knew that if we stayed came in bundles and by the time on Sunday, an official said. Ad- on seven long bridges was underway cerned for formal use. The new fa- shore, wind slapping her face and meeting with the Taliban. It wasn t there we would not have any life. she turned 18 and gained citizen- the air as soggy as a sponge, the a kidnapping, or any sort of vio- Hamida Nadim and her daughters ship, she had joined the Danish dressing the ground-breaking cere- in different areas of the province. cility has 13 rooms and completed star striker of Sky Blue FC is car- lent apprehension. Because he fled to Pakistan, paid for forged National Team, for whom she has mony, Deputy Governor Abdul Expressing satisfaction over the con- at a cost of 12.5 million afghanis in rying on as if it were a beach day. was really high-ranking, I think passports and a flight to Italy, more than 50 caps. For the last Wahid Patan said the bridge would struction of new bridge, Mohammad one year, Attaullah Khogyani, the Nadia Nadim may have happier they were afraid of him, Nadia where they were loaded into the three years, her club team has been help connect the two districts. The Umar Khan, a resident of the locali- governor s spokesman, said. Act- moments than when she is on a says. So they called him in and back of a truck, a mother and five Fortuna HJorring, which loaned bridge is said to be 100-metre long ty, said the completion of the new ing Minister for of Economy soccer field. It s just hard to re- said, We need to talk to you. kids ranging from four to 13, bounc- Nadim to Sky Blue at the end of and eight metre width, with the project would minimize problems of Hukam Khan Habibi during the in- member them. She and her team- She has no idea what they talked ing around the truck bed like loose last season. The payoff was work on the vital project would the residents. The people his area, he auguration ceremony said two more mates are scrimmaging against a about, only that neither she, nor cargo. The truck was supposed to swift. Goal scorers are really hard complete in one year at a cost of recalled were facing with immense mega-projects would be launched local men s team, and Nadim is on her sisters or her mother, Hamida, deliver them to London, where to find, Gabarra says. She just the front line, her body scarcely ever saw him. Hamida Nadim Hamida had extended family. Ear- has this pure love of the game that 82 million afghanis to be provided problems during incessant rain fol- to be funded by the government of wider than a goalpost, her game spoke to the authorities and ly on Easter morning, 2000, the comes out when she is playing. by the World Bank (WB). Public lowed by flood. In central Maidan India. (Pajhwok) full of creative riffs and off-the- searched frantically, days stretch- driver pulled over and told them BILL DENVER/FOR NEW ball improvisations, the pursuit of ing into weeks, and weeks into to get out, that they had arrived. YORK DAILY NEWS Nadia goals morphing into her own per- months. She kept hoping her hus- The streets were all but deserted. Nadim (c.) enjoys a light moment sonal form of jazz, taking her to a band had been detained or impris- This was not like a big city at all. with her Sky Blue teammates dur- joyful place. When I am passion- oned as part of an effort by the They saw a man walking a dog. ing a break from practice. Even as ate about something the way I am Taliban to muscle the Afghan mil- Hamida asked him in halting En- she was filling up Danish nets, with soccer, I just want to play all itary out of their way, and would glish where they were. BILL DEN- Nadim had made up her mind that the time, Nadim says. Sky Blue eventually come home. It wasn t VER/FOR NEW YORK DAILY she wanted to be a doctor, and has opens its third season in the Na- until six months later that she NEWS Nadia Nadim (l.) visits 3 completed 4½ years of a six-year tional Women s Soccer League this found out the truth. A day after year old Valentina with teammate program at Aarhus University in weekend against FC Kansas City, he d been called in to talk, Ra- and roommate Katy Freels at Jer- Denmark. Her intention is to be- defending NWSL champions, and bani was taken to a remote desert sey Shore Medical Center in Nep- come a plastic surgeon. Another Nadia Nadim, No. 9 in your pro- location and shot to death. It tune. You re in Denmark, the sister is also studying to be a doc- gram, provides them with an of- wasn t easy, Nadia Nadim says. man said. Randers, Denmark. tor, and a third is a boxer, and train- fensive force with few equals, and Jim Gabarra is the coach of Sky They knew nobody in Denmark, ing to be a pilot. Hamida Nadim a back story with no equals. It s Blue FC, the team that acquired didn t speak Danish, had not a sin- made sure her daughters under- not so much that the 27-year-old Nadim on loan last summer from gle connection to the country. Elev- stood that there were no limits to Nadim speaks five languages (En- her club team in Denmark. In six en-year-old Nadia didn t mind that what they might do. I ve been glish, Danish, German, Persian and games, Nadim scored seven goals at all. As long as we were safe helped a lot in my life. Urdu) or is about 18 months away and had three assists and led a late- and together, it didn t matter (Daily News) from becoming a doctor. How season Sky Blue charge that ended where we were, she says. The lo- many international soccer stars do just one point short of the play- cal police moved the family to a you know who grew up in Kabul, offs. She s a shining example of detention center for a couple of Afghanistan? Who had to flee to how to deal with life s difficulties weeks, then to a refugee camp in Pakistan, then endure a harrowing - difficulties beyond anything we Copenhagen, where they remained passage through Europe before can imagine, Gabarra says. Katy for six months until their asylum being dumped in the wrong coun- Freels, a standout midfielder for request was processed. The girls try? Who have had to live with the Sky Blue, is Nadim s roommate studied English and Danish, and kind of loss Nadia Nadim has; who and close friend. Nadia Nadim Nadia got to play soccer for hours have had their father executed by scored seven goals in just six games and hours every day, her early ap- the Taliban? One day he left, and after joining Sky Blue FC on loan titude for the game quickly flour- he never came back, Nadia Nadim last summer. She s got so much ishing in the free-form schoolyard says. Seventeen years later, Nadia energy and an attitude about life games she played in. The govern- Nadim, the second of five daugh- that s very unique, and very con- ment finally ruled that they could ters, is playing professional soc- tagious, Freels says. She hasn t stay for three years to start, and cer in Jersey, following a remark- let herself be defined by the trau- the family moved into an apart- able life journey that she says both ma (she went through) in any way. ment in northern Denmark, imme- of her parents set out for her. She Instead, she uses it to encourage diately receiving public assistance remembers her father, Rabani, as a other people. It wasn t long after to get by. Without that I wouldn t loving and forward-thinking man the murder of her husband that be where I am today, Nadia says who introduced her to soccer and Hamida Nadim knew she and her of Denmark s social safety nets. taught her to play inside the gar- daughters had to get out of Kabul. Nadia s passion for soccer, mean- den walls of their home in Kabul, Even as a young girl Nadia under- while, seemed to deepen by the because he knew it wouldn t be stood that, too, all the more so with day. Soon she was spotted by a acceptable to the wider world. He the Taliban pushing its hard-line, local youth club coach, and her was a father who wanted his fundamentalist doctrines. If you climb to prominence took off from daughters to be educated, and live are a female you were not allowed there, as she moved through the full lives. Nadia was 10 years old to go to school, Nadia says. Ev- club ranks, showing a rare combi- on the day Rabani Nadim, a prom- erytime you go out you have to be nation of technical skill, tactical with a man. Basically, if you are a

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This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. APRIL 13, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Chinese demands, rebels and Buddhist Kunduz displaced RUINS STALL AFGHAN COPPER DREAM families need By Frank Jack Daniel and Mirwais Harooni AGREEMENT MCC did not re- cited by MCC for delays was the MES AYNAK: China and Afghan- ministry officials said this week spond to requests for comment for archaeological work. Foreign and this article. In a financial report for Afghan archaeologists who rushed FOOD, SHELTER istan remain deadlocked over a that the situation remained un- the first half of 2014, the compa- to excavate Mes Aynak before the stalled $3 billion copper mine five changed. Resurgent Taliban insur- KUNDUZ: Following anti-mili- ment should work out an inclusive months after Beijing demanded gents have tightened control over ny said it continued to facilitate mine opened have now mostly left relevant amendments to the min- following a series of attacks that tants offensive, nearly 6,000 fam- strategy to ensure their early and royalties be slashed by almost a the area around Aynak, and after ilies have been displaced in north- safe repatriation, he added. half, underlining Kabul s struggles threats, rocket attacks and the risk ing contracts with the Afghanistan reflect a rise in militant violence government. The company has across Afghanistan now NATO ern Kunduz province, the Provin- Amanuddin Quraishi, the Imam to support itself as foreign aid dries of land mines, MCC withdrew its cial Council (PC) chief said on Sun- Sahib district administrative chief, up. The copper, lying beneath the Chinese workers from the heavily the rights to the minerals for 30 combat troops have left. In June, years, and, with few alternatives gunmen executed eight workers day. Afghan security forces said 2,000 families were stranded ruins of an ancient Buddhist city, guarded copper camp last year. And launched the ongoing operation to in other parts of the district for is one of the world s largest un- then there are the Buddhist ruins. and keen to draw in more Chinese clearing land mines around Aynak investment, Ghani is unlikely to left from the Soviet invasion of flush out insurgents from Chard- the last two months. He said some tapped deposits. But the project Archaeological work to preserve ara, Dasht-i-Archi, Imam-Sahib and food items had been provided to at Mes Aynak has been mired in treasures from the crumbling mon- scrap the deal. Afghanistan s large- Afghanistan. Security has since ly untapped mineral reserves in- been stepped up at the archaeo- Khanabad districts, also inflicting 400 families, but there was dire delays since state-run China Met- asteries and stupas is dangerous casualties on civilians. Two months need to feed hundreds of more fam- allurgical Group Corp (MCC) won and slow, and must be finished clude big deposits of iron ore and logical site and copper camp. Af- copper. But with militant violence ghan forces guard dozens of check- back, officials said the number of ilies. Abdul Manan, a resident of the contract to develop it in 2007. before mining can begin. The diffi- internally displaced persons Tashgozar locality, said he had Tapping Afghanistan s estimated cult negotiations over the Aynak at its worst since the Taliban was points, at least one armed with a EMERGENCY toppled in 2001 and infrastructure long artillery cannon, and a high (IDPs) was 2,000, but now Mo- been displaced with his 10-mem- $1 trillion mineral resources is a deposit, an hour s drive from the hammad Yousuf Ayubi, the pro- ber family for the last two months. top priority for President Ashraf capital, highlight the commercial minimal, most of the wealth will sandbag wall and perimeter fence CALLS be inaccessible for years. Aynak is curve around the area. Under- vincial council head, says around He had left everything behind and Ghani who needs to fund the bud- bent to China s growing role in 6,000 families have migrated to was waiting to return to his home- get as billions of dollars in foreign Afghan affairs as it seeks to bro- Ghani s best bet. Some progress lining how much rides on the Police has been made on the mine. Late project, Ghani made a surprise visit safer areas. Ayubi told Pajhwok town. We can t even find a work aid taper off over the next few ker peace talks between the gov- Afghan News thousands of fami- in Kunduz City to earn a liveli- years. But China s tough message ernment and Taliban militants. last year, MCC produced a feasi- to Aynak in February. During his bility study after a three-year de- trip to China, he agreed to raise lies fleeing houses were in dire need hood for our families. The govern- 100 - 119 when he visited Beijing in October During Ghani s visit, Beijing asked of food and shelter as a majority ment should secure our areas to reflects the daunting challenge of him to slash the top royalty rate lay. On the advice of the World the number of police guarding the Bank, Afghanistan asked for im- site to 1,750 and vowed major rel- of them were forced to live under ensure our early return, he added. developing large industry in war- on the mine to about 10 percent open sky. Some families were re- Last month, a contingent of 1,000 Hospitals ravaged Afghanistan. There is no from 19.5 percent, Saba said. provements, including a better en- ics would be moved by summer, vironmental impact study. Afghan- according to the briefing note. Af- siding with their relatives, he said. army personnel was deployed to railway to get metal out of the land- China s demands, details of Ayubi lashed out at the govern- Kunduz. Local officials hoped se- FMIC Hospital locked country, roads are danger- which have not been previously istan is waiting for the revised fea- ter visiting Aynak, he ordered even sibility study to come back, Saba greater security. Aziz Wafa, who ment for not reaching out to the curity would improve according- Behind Kabul Medical ous for travel, and copper prices reported, could amount to $114 displaced persons. The govern- ly. (Pajhwok) have fallen 40 percent since 2011. million in lost revenue for the Af- said. China has presented a list of leads a small team of Afghan ar- University: So far there is no agreement. We ghan government per year at to- reasons the project has stalled, in- chaeologists willing to brave the have our position. They have their day s prices once the mine is pro- cluding a lack of coal to power the dangers, pushes ahead with exca- 0202500200-+93793275595 position, Daud Saba, Afghani- ducing at its initial capacity of mine, insufficient phosphate to vations. For the Chinese (vio- stan s mining minister, said in a 197,000 tonnes annually. MCC purify metal and the cost of build- lence) is a problem, but not for the Jawzjan drinking Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital recent interview, describing the forecasts the mine could eventual- ing a smelter and railway, accord- Afghans. I was born in a war, I stalemate on the Aynak project. ly produce up to 343,000 tonnes ing to a briefing note of Ghani s grew up in a war, and I will die in a Pule Bagh-e- Umomi But he added: I think most of the of copper a year, indirectly creat- talks in Beijing seen by Reuters. war, he said at a site piled high water plan facing 070263672 problems are solvable. Mining ing tens of thousands of jobs. NO Along with danger, the top reason with statues and stupas. (Reuters) Khairkhana Hospital funds paucity 0799-321007 2401352

Indira Gandhi Children Hospital, Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul 2301372 it when he learned it was getting worse and that he only had a slight chance of full recovery. During Ibn-e- Seena those first five days, Ahmad didn t call his family. He feared what they Pul-e-Artan, Kabul would think of his injuries. When 2100359 he did reach out to a brother, he received no sympathy. The first time he yelled at me, Ahmad said. Wazir Akbar Khan Didn t I tell you to not joint the Hospital military? the brother yelled.\ It was very difficult for me to look 2301741, 2301743 at his eyes, Ahmad said. It was almost too difficult. After three months of recovery, Ahmad re- Ali Abad turned to his unit and asked Wafa Shahrara, Kabul to be moved to Kabul, to be closer to his family. Wafa agreed, but also 2100439 sent Ahmad to school, a yearlong English course. At first, Ahmad said, he didn t understand the need Malalai Maternity for the course. But standing be- Hospital fore the other commandos, on the ranch in Texas, he said he finally 2201377/ 2301743 understood what he was meant to do. SALAHUDDIN Salahuddin Banks can appreciate the irony of life. As an Afghan commando in the mid- Da Afghanistan Bank dle of a fierce firefight in Nuristan province, he recalls looking at a 2100302, 2100303 fellow commando and noticing his missing legs. What kind of life is Kabul Bank that? he recalled thinking. The SHIBERGHAN: Officials on Sat- Abdul Israr Bihzad, the drinking soldier wasn t part of Salahuddin s urday said the Amu River drinking water distribution director in Shi- 222666, 070285285 unit, but the commando risked his water project would benefit berghan, said groundwater resourc- Azizi Bank life to save him. He grabbed the 250,000 residents in five districts es in the five districts were con- injured man, hoisted him into his of northern Jawzjan province, if taminated with crude oil and other 0799 700900 Afghan amputees tell their stories at Texas gathering arms and made his way to a wait- completed. The project aims to minerals, making the water unsafe Pashtany Bank Afghan soldier Sgt. Khan laughs after hitting a clay pigeon. Khan lost his ing helicopter. A four-year army supply drinking water through for consumption. He said some veteran, Salahuddin said he lost pipes to five districts from deep people, who had dug deep wells, 2102908, 2103868 right leg below the knee. When he was released, he made himself an artifi- many friends during continuous wells to be dug along the Amu Riv- consumed clean water, but a ma- cial foot to help him walk. fighting. He was thinking of the er. Jawzjan rural rehabilitation and jority of residents lacked access to man in his hands when another development director, Eng. Mo- safe drinking water. Ghulam Sa- Air Services Afghan commandos are so revered low on ammunition. They needed again, and this time, Ahmad fell. He explosion thrust him forward. hammad Yusuf Saeed, said the khi, a resident of Mardyan district, in their country that their photo- to be rescued. Within two minutes, thought, If I don t cover myself, And I lost my leg, he said project s designing and paper said: We have easy access to ev- Safi Airways graphs adorn billboards and their Khan and other soldiers were on they will kill me. As Ahmad lay on through an interpreter. When I work had been completed five erything such as oil, fuel, food but training at Camp Commando out- their way with trucks laden with the ground, an Afghan and a U.S. opened my eyes, I was in a hospi- years ago at a cost of $1 million. no access to drinking water. He 020 22 22 222 side of Kabul is continually on dis- weapons and ammunition. We medic arrived to render aid and car- tal with American surgeons. He said the Ministry of Finance said water in wells in their areas play for foreign leaders. But should got everything and I was standing ry him to safety inside a building. Salahuddin said he now under- lacked budget to complete the tasted salty and people had to use Ariana they be seriously injured, the com- among two heavy machine guns, But further help couldn t come. The stands what sort of life lies ahead project estimated to cost $92 mil- water from natural streams, which mandos have no support structure Khan said. But Khan s leg, on its fighting was too fierce. With a tour- for him. I get my life back, he lion and the provincial authority was not available always. Moham- 020-2100270 within their military. Four com- homemade prosthetic, was far from niquet on his leg, Ahmad had to wait said. I m a strong man and I will was planning to organise a donor mad Amin, a resident of Shi- mandos with missing limbs and fully healed. It was stiff and sore, until after a series of airstrikes continue that. And I m going to conference to generate funds. Act- berghan, said the lack of drinking Kam Air their leader, Command Sgt. Maj. he said. In the excitement of bat- cleared the path for a rescue heli- show people that if you lose some ing Governor Abdul Rahman Mah- water had become a serious issue 0799974422 Faiz Mohammad Wafa, spent a tle, Khan tossed it aside. The sit- copter. He would spend five days in part of your body, don t be dis- moodi said the project was feasi- that needed attention to be ad- week in Texas to learn how to bring uation was very bad. . Bullets came a hospital at Kandahar Airfield. He couraged, don t be hopeless. Hope ble for next 35 years and arrange- dressed. He said the use of unsafe a new message home. A message to me. I forgot about my leg, Khan didn t lose his leg right away, he said, is always with us. ments to hold the donor confer- water caused different kinds of dis- Hotels borrowed from America that says said. I took my foot and threw it but decided to let doctors amputate (Fayobserver.com) ence were underway. Meanwhile, eases among residents.(Pajhwok) Safi Landmark wounded soldiers can lead mean- away and stood by the guns be- ingful and productive lives. The cause I m a gunner and I started wounded commandos shared their fighting. Manning a .50-caliber 020-2203131 stories at Eagles Summit Ranch in dishka machine gun, Khan said it the Hill Country of Texas. KHAN was a fierce fight to save his SERENA Sgt. Khan was a five-year veteran friends. I was fighting, fighting. of the Afghan National Army when The bullets were around me. They 0799654000 he lost his leg during a mission in covered my legs like this, Khan Kandahar province. Through a said, motioning up his shins with New Rumi Restaurant translator, Khan described how, his hands. Back at the base, Khan s upon his release from the hospi- commander was giving a victory 0776351347 tal, he didn t receive a prosthetic speech when he stopped in his leg like his American counterparts. tracks. In the back of a truck, the Internet Services The costly prosthetics are rare in commander had noticed an odd UA Telecom Afghanistan, despite the growing sight - a single foot. What is number of men and women who this? he asked, according to 0796701701 / 0796702702 have lost limbs amid decades of Khan. When other soldiers told him fighting. Khan lost his right leg be- what Khan had done, the comman- Exchange Rate low the knee. When he was re- do began to weep. Since then, they leased, he made himself an artifi- respected me, Khan said. AH- Purchase: cial foot to help him walk. But the MAD Ahmad didn t have to go. foot wasn t enough for his lead- One of the Afghan Army s elite ers. Back in his commando battal- stationed in Uruzgan province, the One US$ = ion, Khan said he wasn t allowed staff sergeant had recently returned 57.80Afs on missions. While his friends and from battle. But when leaders told teammates were fighting, he stayed soldiers about a new mission, Ah- One Pound Sterling= behind. His leaders didn t know mad was quick to volunteer. I 84.94Afs what to do with him. In the bar- didn t have to go, but I wanted to One Euro = racks, Khan said he suffered alone, go and fight, Ahmad said. He thinking Why am I not with joined the army in 2009 to fight 62.06Afs them? He tried to go fight but was for freedom, for the freedom of 1000 Pak Rs = not allowed, he said. Khan said he people, for the freedom of Afghan- 559Afs became defiant and told his fellow istan, Ahmad said in English. He soldiers that, eventually, he would served, he said, to light a light for Sale: be back out with them. If I am the new generation of Afghans. One US$ = weak physically, but my heart is During the mission, the Afghans 58 Afs strong, one day I m going to join split into two teams and searched One Pound Sterling= my friends to go on an operation, through a village. After about two he said. His wish was granted hours, the commandos came un- SYDNEY: Hazara community protests on the steps of Sydney Town Hall 85.74Afs sometime later, when his team of der attack. I got shot for the first One Euro= commandos called for help back at time, Ahmad said. When the against the forced deportation of refugees back to Afghanistan and 62.66 Afs the base. Khan s men were sur- bullet hit me, I didn t understand abduction of 31 passengers by militants in Zabul province. 1000 Pak Rs= 567Afs rounded by insurgents and running that I got shot. He was struck This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . APRIL 13 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Rafale proposal could speed deliveries to India ISLAMABAD: The country’s re- ligio-political parties have termed PARIS: India's surprise request to the parliament’s resolution on the buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in an off- Yemen conflict “inappropriate” the-shelf order reflects a pragmat- and demanded that the government ic pursuit that shortcuts a lengthy make “bold decisions”. A day ear- local build program to more swift- lier parliament passed a unanimous ly meet Air Force requirements, resolution declaring that Pakistan analysts said. "I asked [French would stay out of the Yemen con- president Francois Hollande] to flict. The decision was taken after supply us with 36 Rafale jet fight- five days of deliberations over Sau- er planes, the ready-to-fly mod- di Arabia’s request for Pakistan to els," Indian Prime Minister Naren- join the Gulf military coalition dra Modi said April 10 at a joint against Houthi rebels in Yemen, but press conference at the Elysée the federal lawmakers advised the presidential office, Agence France- government against participating in Presse reported. The new deal for the war. They, however, endorsed 36 will be under a government-to- the administration’s commitment government contract, the French to protect the kingdom’s territory daily Le Monde reported. Modi if it were to come under a threat. announced the plan on the first day In a declaration issued during a con- of a two-day state visit to France. ference on Saturday, the religio- That figure of 36 doubles an initial political parties announced their batch of 18 Rafales built in France “unflinching support” for Saudi that prime contractor Dassault Arabia and “readiness to sacrifice Aviation had been due to deliver lives for the protection of Hara- within India's prospective total main and Sharifain”. The confer- order of 126 fighters for $12 bil- ence – ‘Difa-e-Khadim-e-Haramain lion. The French company has Sharifain’ (Protecting the Protec- been locked in three years of con- tor of the Noble Sanctuaries) – was tract negotiations as New Delhi organised by Jamiat Ahle Hadith sought to boost the domestic in- and headed by PML-N Senator dustrial base with local assembly of 108 units. Details on price and Prof Sajid Mir. The religio-politi- the total number of Rafales to be cal leaders said parliament’s reso- bought under the new proposal lution was a “conspiracy to iso- remain unclear. Indian Ministry of late Pakistan from the Muslim Defence officials were unavailable world”. JUI-F chief Maulana Fa- for comment. A Reuters report in- zlur Rahman said the Yemen con- dicated the purchase could be flict was not sectarian in nature, worth about €4 billion (US $4.3 adding that the country was faced billion). What this proposal could with a rebellion and not war. “The mean to the talks to buy 126 air- world powers want to push Shias craft is uncertain. Bhim Singh, a and Sunnis into a war with each retired Indian Air Force wing com- other, and have adopted double mander, said the announcement to standards over the Yemen issue.” buy 36 off-the-shelf aircraft in- Talking about Iran-Pakistan ties, stead of 18 could mean renegotiat- he said: “It is feared that our rela- we support Saudi Arabia]. If this is the case, then Iran should be asked if it has any relations with the Houthis.” Prof Mir said Iran is our neighbour and a Muslim country so it should ing the entire project. "France has tions with Iran will be damaged [if also reconsider its policies over the issue. Jamaatud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed claimed that parliament’s resolution does not represent the people’s sentiments. always been a reliable supplier for India from jet fighters to subma- Canada, India rines," Modi said. "We want the Sri Lanka President expels terms and conditions to be negoti- Chinese president in advanced ated on this issue and our civil ser- vants are going to debate these as- Rajapaksa loyalists from key body talks on nuclear pects in depth and press ahead with to inaugurate the negotiations." Hollande said he COLOMBO; Sri Lanka's new Pres- inghe's UNP and Sirisena's SLFP. Addressing a gathering in Polonnaru- fuel supply: was "deeply moved" and the part- ident Maithripala Sirisena has wa, his north central home base yesterday, Sirisena said he was duty nership between the two countries Gwadar projects sacked five members from his Free- bound to implement the reforms he pledged in the run up to the January Report would shift "into a new gear. The dom Party's central committee in 9 election. "I want to implement all pledges - the constitutional reform agreement casts a fresh light on a bid to consolidate his position to reduce presidential powers, to introduce a new electoral system and TORONTO: Canada's biggest ura- India's approach to arms deals as ahead of plans to adopt the 19th and revive the public service," Sirisena said, adding that he was keen to nium producer Cameco is in ad- this purchase will speed up deliv- amendment to the Constitution, end family rule, in a clear reference to Rajapaksa's government when he vanced talks with India on a deal ery and reflects geopolitical con- curtailing executive powers of the had almost all of his brothers in key state positions. to supply it fuel for nuclear pow- cerns, analysts said. "This is a good President. The Central Committee er plants and Prime Minister plan as an off-the-shelf purchase has notified former ministers Ban- Narendra Modi's visit next week bypasses the planned Indian local dula Gunawardena, SM Chandra- is likely to provide impetus to production and technology trans- sena, TB Ekanayake, Rohitha clinch the agreement, a media re- fer, which are taking too long to Abeygunawardena and Salinda port said . "There is a fairly late- negotiate," said Hélène Masson, Dissanayake that they have been stage negotiation on and I think it's senior research fellow at think tank removed from the Committee. "I likely to conclude successfully. I Fondation de Récherche have received a letter signed by the just don't know whether it's going Stratégique. "Indian industry is not QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Secretary Saifullah Chattha has said sev- party leader (Sirisena) sacking me to conclude by next week," Globe yet ready to start the assembly." eral mega projects, including the Gwadar Economic Free Zone, West from the Central Committee. But and Mail newspaper quoted a State-owned Hindustan Aeronau- Bay Expressway and Gwadar airport, would be inaugurated during the I will continue to stand by for what source familiar with the Canada- tics Ltd. (HAL) would be the local Chinese president’s visit to Pakistan. During a briefing on the Gwadar is right," Gunawardena, the edu- India uranium supply talks as say- partner and co-contractor to build cation minister under the former ing. Stewart Beck, who was Cana- the Rafales in India after Dassault Development Authority in Gwadar, he said: “The Pak-China Economic had completed delivery of the ini- Corridor Project would not bear fruit without active cooperation of the president Mahinda Rajapaksa, da's high commissioner to India between 2010 and 2014, said en- tial batch built in France This is people of Gwadar.” The mega project would directly benefit the people said. All the four members were good news for Dassault's produc- of Balochistan, including that of Gwadar, he said. On the instructions of key players in the move to bring ergy security ranks high for India. tion facilities although the compa- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul back Rajapaksa and have attended "The visit will, I think, increase ny faces the challenge of increas- Malik Baloch, a housing scheme would be launched in Gwadar, besides his public rallies. Ekanayake had the likelihood of a deal being con- ing the output, Masson said. Das- development projects pertaining to education, health and water, he said. also been sharply critical of Sirise- cluded," Beck said. Modi has made sault can increase Rafale produc- Mr Chattha said the provincial government would soon hand over own- na's effort to form a national unity it clear that obtaining a commer- tion to a little more than 2.5 units ership documents to the people of Shambay Ismail area of Gwadar. government by bringing together cial supply of uranium from Can- per month compared with the “The allotment of land in Pasni to the people who do not belong to the two Sinhala majority parties, ada's Cameco Corp is a major goal present annual output of 11 - just Pasni has been cancelled,” he added. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremes- for him as he gets ready to visit under one per month - Chairman Canada on April 14-16."We look Eric Trappier said March 11. forward to resuming our civil nu- France needs export deals for the EASA to help Nepal remove clear energy cooperation with Can- Rafale as the government plans to Bangladesh hangs ada, especially for sourcing urani- cut the annual domestic orders in aviation safety deficiencies um fuel for our nuclear power 2016, so foreign customers are plants," Modi posted said on his needed to keep the production line KATHMANDU: A mission from Icao’s safety audit. The EC has Facebook page late last week. Nu- open. The family-controlled com- Jamaat-e-Islami leader the European Aviation Safety asked European operators and trav- clear power is at the heart of a rap- pany in February signed a contract Agency (EASA) will be providing el agents to inform European trav- prochement between India and to deliver 24 fighters to Egypt as technical assistance to Nepal to ellers who will have a right to re- Canada in recent years. Canada part of a €5.2 billion (US $5.6 bil- Mohammad Qamaruzzaman's execution is the second since trials support its efforts to remove the imbursement if they had booked a banned exports of uranium and lion) deal also comprising a DCNS began of people accused of committing war crimes in 1971. significant safety concern (SSC) seat on a Nepali carrier as part of a nuclear hardware to India in the FREMM multimission frigate and tag given by the International Civ- journey to Nepal and decide not 1970s after New Delhi used Cana- missiles reported to be from il Aviation Organization (Icao). to use it. The travel advisory by dian technology to develop a nu- MBDA and Sagem. Dassault said According to the Civil Aviation the EC warning its citizens not to clear bomb. The two countries in a statement it "welcomes [In- Authority of Nepal (Caan), a five- fly on Nepali airlines dealt a se- turned the page with a deal that dia's] intention to finalize the ac- member team is scheduled to ar- vere blow to Nepal’s tourism. took effect in 2013. A commercial quisition of 36 Rafale aircraft at rive on May 4. It will assist Nepal Domestic airlines operators said deal to export Cameco's uranium conditions that will allow [it] to to resolve the deficiencies pointed that the EC, which has blacklisted to feed India's reactors would be meet rapidly the security needs of out by the global aviation watch- Nepali carriers for being unsafe, has another sign to the world that In- India." Dassault is prime contrac- dog and support the corrective deterred travellers from using do- dia is recognised as a safe, respon- tor, with major partners engine measures adopted by Caan to en- mestic airlines. Japan and South sible nuclear power despite its re- maker Snecma and electronics and sure safety. Icao monitors Nepal’s Korea recently decided to block fusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Pro- radar specialist Thales. The Indi- aviation safety oversight capabili- new flights from Thai-registered liferation Treaty. The question that an administration has pushed the ties through the Icao Coordinated airlines after similar safety con- remains is whether a uranium sup- "Make in India" policy in a bid to Validation Missions (ICVM). In- cerns were raised by Icao. An Icao ply agreement can be finalised by boost domestic industry. But that ternational airlines and travellers mission had visited Nepal in July the time Modi arrives next Tues- may be costly and slow, while the hesitate to travel to a country last year to validate the corrective day, the paper saidSenior Cameco regional threat is seen to be rising, whose air safety has been ques- measures taken by the country to executives will be in Ottawa dur- an analyst said. The Indian Air tioned by Icao. On December 5, address the deficiencies pointed ing Modi's visit and will attend Force is keen to replace its aging 2013, the European Commission out by the global aviation watch- official events. "We've been meet- fleet of fighters as China is seen as (EC) had put all Nepali carriers in dog in 2009. The mission carried ing with government officials and increasingly belligerent, said Rob- its bad books for the worst record out an on-site audit from July 10- working towards a long-term sup- bin Laird of consultancy ICSA, of air safety oversight based on 16, 2013. ply agreement with India. based in Washington and Paris. "There is a challenge in the neigh- borhood" is an Indian officer's dip- Boosting relations with neighbours a lomatic way of referring to Beijing. New Delhi can maintain its inde- pendence from China and Russia Bangladesh has hanged a political evening, the officials entrusted with have sparked violence. Prosecutors Bangladesh foreign policy priority: Minister and maintain its status as a region- leader sentenced to death for the task of executing Qamaruzza- say Qamaruzzaman headed an al power while strengthening links crimes against humanity during the man had entered the jail, a senior armed group that collaborated Strengthening relations with neigh- (Bangladesh) believe in the region’s tions in which former Indian for- with Paris through the Rafale deal, country's 1971 independence war prison official told the Associated with the Pakistani army in central bours is Bangladesh’s foreign pol- collective development and pros- eign secretary Krishnan Srinivasan, Laird said. India, which has fought against Pakistan. Mohammad Press news agency on condition of Bangladesh in 1971 and was be- icy “priority”, the foreign minis- perity,” he said. Dhaka Universi- President of Bangladesh History border wars with Pakistan, also Qamaruzzaman, an assistant sec- anonymity because of the sensitiv- hind the killings of at least 120 ter has said, stressing that no coun- ty and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Congress Prof Muntassir sees Islamabad as a local threat. retary-general of the opposition ity of the issue. TV stations report- unarmed farmers. Bangladesh try can prosper in isolation. “It is Institute of Asian Studies (MA- Mamoon, and India’s deputy high "The Rafale is a very good aircraft," Jamaat-e-Islami, refused to seek ed that a grave had already been dug blames Pakistani soldiers and lo- our firm commitment to set an ex- KAIAS) have jointly organised the commissioner in Dhaka Sandeep Laird added. "Dassault has a ma- presidential clemency, as he be- in Qamaruzzaman's ancestral home cal collaborators for the deaths of ample of good neighbourliness in conference with the support of a Chakraborty are to take part. Con- ture production line and the plane came the second person to be put outside Dhaka. Appeal rejected On three million people during the the region, create a legacy for our Bangladesh-based NGO, Research ference coordinator Prof Mesbah is combat proven. There is no to death since tribunals were set Monday, Bangladesh's Supreme nine-month war seeking indepen- posterity, and improve the lives and Development Collection, and Kamal said the meet would dis- doubt about that." With a govern- up more than four years ago to try Court rejected Qamaruzzaman's fi- dence from Pakistan. An estimat- for the millions of our people,” the India-Bangladesh Foundation. cuss a whole range of relations with ment-to-government deal, France suspected war criminals. Earlier on nal legal appeal against the death ed 200,000 women were raped and Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said Indian High Commissioner in Dha- a special emphasis on trade and buys the aircraft from Dassault and Saturday, authorities in Bangladesh sentence given to him by a special about 10 million people were on Sunday. Opening the conference ka Pankaj Saran, Myanmar ambas- connectivity, maritime boundary, sells them to India, with Paris guar- heightened security in the capital tribunal in May 2013. His only re- forced to take shelter in refugee in Dhaka university on Bang- sador Myo Myint Than, and sub-regional cooperation, and tour- anteeing the price, he said. That is Dhaka and elsewhere in advance course would have been to seek a camps in neighbouring India. Since ladesh’s engagement with its two MAKAIAS director Dr Sreeradha ism and culture. faster, simpler and more cost ef- of the planned execution. Qama- presidential pardon. Bangladesh ex- 2010, two tribunals have convict- neighbours India and Myanmar, he Datta spoke at the inauguration The foreign minister said, because fective as local industry is not ruzzaman's family members visit- ecuted another Jamaat-e-Islami as- ed more than a dozen people, most- said countries of the region, facing chaired by the university’s vice- of its “unique” geographical loca- ready to build the Rafale in India. ed him for the last time in Dhaka's sistant secretary, Abdul Quader ly senior leaders of Jamaat, which common developmental challeng- chancellor Prof AAMS Arefeen tion, Bangladesh was poised to Efficient local production takes Central Jail, with security tight Mollah, in December 2013 for sim- had openly campaigned against es, “must work together to fight Siddique. The opening of the con- play its “natural role” as a bridge decades to master and that fails to outside the facility, his lawyer Sh- ilar allegations. Previous war crimes independence. Jamaat says the tri- common enemies such as inequal- ference follows a session on the between South Asia and South East satisfy the pressing needs of the ishir Manir said. By Saturday verdicts and Mollah's execution als are politically motivated. ity, deprivation and poverty”. “We Bangladesh-India-Myanmar rela- Asia. Air Force, Laird said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . APRIL 13 , 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Obama and Castro herald ‘turning people. However, the fragile peace process has been strained in ad- point’ in vance of the election. Erdogan's accusation Turkish President Tayy- US-Cuba ties ip Erdogan accused pro-Kurdish Increased commerce politicians of using the PKK as a campaign tactic. "Twenty-five ter- and travel likely after rorists are engaged in clashes right talks between US and now against our soldiers," he was Cuban presidents for quoted as saying by the state-run Anatolian news agency. "A certain the first time in decades. political party is trying to gain he presidents of the US and votes through the actions of this Cuba have met in Panama divisive terrorist organisation." City, marking a potential Erdogan was making an apparent T turning point in US relations with reference to the pro-Kurdish Peo- Cuba and the region. Barack Obama ple's Democratic Party (HDP). He said after his meeting on Saturday has invested significant political with Raul Castro that the discus- capital in the peace process that sions had been "candid and fruit- started in 2012 and his authority, ful", and that a strong majority of to some extent, is linked to its suc- citizens in both Cuba and the US cess. A sweeping majority for the would back warmer relations. "I Justice and Development Party think our ability to engage, to open (AK Party) he founded in the gen- up commerce and travel and peo- eral elections would allow it to ple to people exchanges is ulti- change the constitution and give mately going to be good for Cuban Erdogan the broader presidential people," Obama said at the Sum- power he seeks. Yalcin Akdogan, mit of the Americas in Panama deputy prime minister and a gov- City. "My message to people is ernment negotiator in the peace that the Cold War is over." Obama talks, said the attacks were aimed also said while relations would at causing instability ahead of the improve, that did not mean that election. "Attempts against pub- there were not divisions between lic order, election safety and the the two countries on sensitive is- peace of the nation cannot be tol- sues such as human rights. Castro erated," he said on Twitter. "To had earlier told Obama that he was put hopes on guns in an election is ready to discuss these issues, say- a sign of desperation and disre- ing: "Everything can be on the ta- spect of the national will." Last ble". But Castro also cautioned that month Turkish forces exchanged the two countries have "agreed to fire with Kurdish fighters in the disagree" on some concerns. "We southeast, the Turkish military are willing to discuss everything said, despite the peace process. but we have to be patient," he said Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's prime earlier. RELATED: Cubans sound minister, wrote on Twitter "that off on détente efforts with the US the army was giving the necessary During a roundtable summit with response to the treacherous at- The government accuses the PKK of trying to destabilise the country before a parliamentary election in June [File - Reuters] other leaders of the American hemi- tack". However, Selahattin Demir- sphere earlier, Castro had praised Five Kurdish fighters have been fire and wounded four soldiers in es, who immediately returned an operation against a "tree-plant- The PKK initially fought for inde- tas, the leader of the pro-Kurdish Obama as "an honest man". Cas- killed in a clash with Turkish forc- Agri's Diyadin district near the Ira- fire," the military said. "We have ing event" led by local politicians. pendence for Turkey's Kurds but HDP that acts as an intermediary tro said "every US president be- es in the eastern Agri province, nian border, the military said on received information that five ter- One such site, DIHA news agency later softened its demands to seek between the government and the fore him is to blame" for making according to a statement by the its website. The government said rorists were killed and one was said one "civilian" was killed by greater rights and autonomy. Tur- PKK, called the clashes "a sad and Cuba suffer under the US block- military. Turkey called in the back- the PKK was trying to destabilise captured wounded." Reports on the army, naming him as Cezmi key and the PKK agreed to a cease- worrying development". "A de- ade. A normalisation of relations up force, including reconnaissance the country before a parliamenta- pro-Kurdish news sites disputed Budak, a former local politician. It fire two years ago, as part of nego- tailed investigation is needed to has seemed unthinkable to both planes, after fighters from the Kur- ry election in June. "Terrorists the army's version of events, say- said another civilian had been tiations to end a three-decade armed find out exactly what happened," Cubans and Americans for genera- dish Workers’ Party (PKK) opened with rifles opened fire on our forc- ing that the military had launched wounded and six others detained. campaign that has killed 40,000 he said in televised comments. tions. Cubans list their demands amid summit Al Jazeera's Latin America Editor Lucia Newman, Aleppo shelled as reporting from Panama City, said 500 Houthis killed since start Obama's comments did not mean Syrian humanitarian ing his daily press briefing on Op- that there were not divisions be- eration Decisive Storm, Asiri said tween the two countries. She said airstrikes in Yemen weakened the Obama had not gone as far as an- crisis worsens of Saudi campaign movement of Houthis and militias nouncing Cuba's removal from a loyal to deposed leader Ali Abdul- US list of state sponsors of terror- lah Saleh. The spokesman also said ism, as was widely expected. Such More than 500 Iranian-backed “ruled out” the possibility of an the two Iranian officers were from a total of 1,200 air sorties have been a move would remove a major im- houthi rebels have died in clashes Iranian presence in Yemen, the an elite unit of the Islamic Repub- carried out since the operation be- pediment in establishing diplomatic with the Saudi military on the bor- spokesman of the Saudi-led coali- lic’s Revolutionary Guards. Dur- gun 16 days ago ties between Havana and Washing- der since Riyadh launched an air tion striking Houthi militias in the ton, she said. Our correspondent war in late March, the Defence country said on Saturday, the same quoted a seasoned political analyst ministry said Saturday, according day two Iranian military officers with close contacts in both Wash- to Saudi Press Agency. It was the were reportedly captured in the ington and Havana as saying: first reported death toll for border southern city of Aden. Speaking "There must be something that the clashes since Saudi Arabia, head- at a daily press briefing in the Sau- United States still wants that it is ing an Arab military coalition, di capital Riyadh, Brig. Gen. not getting, very likely related to launched air strikes against the Ahmed Asiri said the coalition access by US diplomats in Cuba Houthis in Yemen on March 26. found evidence of Iranian support to dissidents and other members Meanwhile, on the Saudi side, the to the Houthis and did not dismiss of civil once embassies are death toll doubled on Friday when the possibility of Iranian forces opened," She said that Obama still three soldiers were killed and two fighting in Yemen. Earlier two Ira- had to deal with the US govern- wounded as mortar fire hit their nian military officers advising ment embargo against Cuba and observation post in Najran prov- Houthi rebels were captured in another thorny issue was Guan- ince, a ministry spokesman said. Yemen’s southern city of Aden tanamo Bay, the controversial US Saudi authorities say three border during fighting on Friday evening, military prison which Cuba regard- guards were killed last week in an Al Arabiya News Channel report- ed as occupied territory. Thawing attack by the Houthis, who con- ed. The claims were supported by of relations Observers at the Sum- Syrian rebels have shelled a gov- Maqdis, which is one of numer- mit of the Americas had still been ernment-held neighbourhood in the ous factions that share control of trol parts of northern Yemen along Reuters news agency, which re- the border. Saudi Arabia has not ported local militiamen as saying surprised at the thawing of rela- northern city of Aleppo, killing at the district. After the government tions. least nine people and wounding claimed that ISIL took over most dozens, Syrian state television and of the camp - which has been de- an activist group have reported. nied by local activists - regime forc- Footage aired on Syrian state tele- es stepped up their shelling of the Kenya orders vision on Saturday showed dam- district, further worsening the ar- aged buildings and injured people ea's humanitarian crisis. being treated at the overcrowded local hospital. State TV said the UN to move shelling on the predominantly Soldiers Christian and Armenian neigh- bourhood of Sulaymaniyah in killed in blast Aleppo killed nine people, wound- massive Somali ed another 50 and damaged several buildings. It said dozens of people in Egypt’s were still trapped under rubble. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory North Sinai refugee camp for Human Rights, which has a network of activists around the Explosion targets mili- country, however, said the shell- tary vehicle near town of Kenya has urged the United Na- tered refugees in the chronically ing killed 27 people and wounded Sheikh Zuweid, in latest in tions to remove a camp housing overcrowded settlements of per- many more. Hours after the shell- a long line of attacks on more than half a million Somali ref- manent structures, mud shanties ing, helicopter gunships struck a ugees within three months, as part and tents, at around 335,000. The market in Aleppo's rebel-held security forces. of a response to the recent killing camp houses schools, clinics and neighbourhood of Maadi in an ap- of 148 people by Somali gunmen community centres. Macharia n explosion targeting a mil at a Kenyan university. Kenya has Munene, professor of international parent retaliation by the Syrian itary vehicle has killed five government, according to the ob- in the past accused fighters of hid- relations at USIU-Africa, said the AEgyptian soldiers near the ing out in Dadaab camp which it logistics of moving hundreds of servatory and the opposition-run town of Sheikh Zuweid in North Aleppo Media Centre. The obser- now wants the UN refugee agency thousands of refugees across the Sinai, Reuters news agency says UNHCR to move across the bor- border would be "a tall order". But vatory said the airstrike killed ten quoting a security official. Secu- people and wounded dozens, some der to inside Somalia. "We have he said there were now safe areas rity officials said on Sunday that asked the UNHCR to relocate the within Somalia from where al Sha- seriously. The Aleppo Media Cen- the roadside bomb was planted in The site has been the scene of fierce battles since ISIS swept across tre reported casualties but did not refugees in three months, failure baab armed group had been chased an area of the northern Sinai pen- to which we shall relocate them out by African Union forces in re- provide a precise toll. Infographic insula that is a stronghold of An- the region last year. (File photo: AP) Syria: Communities Besieged [Al ourselves," Deputy President Wil- cent years. "Kenya is in an emer- sar Beit al-Maqdis, which has liam Ruto said in a statement on gency situation... Each country has Jazeera] The violence came as the pledged allegiance to the Islamic head of the UN agency for Pales- Saturday. "The way America an obligation to look after its peo- State of Iraq and the Levant group. changed after 9/11 is the way Ken- ple first," he told Reuters. Funer- tinian refugees planned to under- Egypt has conducted a long-run- ISIS launches attacks at take an "urgent mission" to Dam- ya will change after Garissa," he als of the students killed in the ning campaign in the Sinai Penin- said, referring to the university that campus attack were taking place ascus on Saturday amid concerns sula against fighters from the over the humanitarian crisis in the was attacked on April 2. Al across the country. Pictures of their Palestinian camp of Yarmouk, group formerly known as Ansar Iraq’s largest oil refinery Jazeera's Mohamed Adow, report- grieving families dominated the most of which has been captured Beit al-Maqdis but who are now ing from Garissa in Kenya, said media, reminding Kenyans of the by the Islamic State of Iraq and fighting under the banner of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ficer and other military sources said showing convoys of their Hum- that Ruto warned that if the UN attack. Border wall Ruto said Ken- the Levant [ISIL]. Pierre Krahen- Islamic State of Iraq and the Le- (ISIS) militants launched suicide the attack was launched around vees attacking the refinery perim- fails to remove the camp, the gov- ya had started building a 700-km buhl, who heads the UN agency attacks against the Baiji oil refin- 7:00 am (0400 GMT) and led to eter and of fighters apparently in- ernment would do so itself. He also (440-mile) wall along the entire vant (ISIL) group. Ansar Beit al- quoted Ruto as saying that the length of the border with Somalia for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, Maqdis say their attacks target- ery, Iraq’s largest, a senior army clashes. He said ISIS militants at- side the limits of the site. The army will discuss the situation in officer said. The militant group tacked the large complex from three officer said 20 militant fighters move was necessary to secure its to keep out members of al-Shabab. ing security forces are in retalia- Yarmouk and meet with displaced claimed it broke in but the Iraqi fronts: Al-Bujwari village to the were killed in raids by the Iraqi air border with Somalia, which Ken- "We must secure this country at refugees. The visit is "prompted tion for a government crackdown army said the site, which has been south, the housing compound for force, although that figure could not ya has failed to do so because of whatever cost, even if we lose busi- by UNRWA's deepening concerns against former President Moham- the scene of fierce battles since refinery employees to the west and be verified. the camp's impediments. The ness with Somalia, so be it," he for the safety and protection of med Morsi's supporters that left ISIS swept across the region last one of the smaller plants produc- “Daesh is trying to send the mes- complex of camps hosts more than said. On Tuesday, Kenya closed some 18,000 Palestinian and Syri- hundreds dead. Early in April, a year, remained under its control, ing derivatives to the east. sage that they are everywhere but 600,000 Somali refugees, accord- 13 informal money remittance an civilians, including 3,500 chil- AFP reported. “Today Daesh (an “Three suicide attackers were able in fact they are defeated and can- ing to Ruto, in a remote, dry cor- firms, hawalas, to cut off funding series of ambushes targeting the ner in northeast Kenya, about an to suspected fighters. Ruto said dren" who remain in the Yarmouk military killed 15 soldiers and two Arab acronym for ISIS) launched to reach the entrances of the refin- not advance,” he said. ISIS group camp, the agency said in a state- an attack against the Baiji oil refin- ery. Two were killed but one man- launched a massive offensive on hour's drive from Garissa town. any business that collaborated with ment. "Yarmouk remains under the civilians. The army said 15 of the ery,” said a major general from Sala- aged to blow himself up,” the army northwestern Iraq in June and 'Tall order' The camp was first es- al-Shabab would be shut down. control of armed groups, and civil- attackers were also killed in the heddin province, in which Baiji is officer said. swept across much of the coun- tablished in 1991 when civil war Al-Shabab has killed more than ian lives continue to be threatened clashes. In January this year, sui- located. He described the attack on He said that the Iraqi forces pro- try’s sunni Arab heartland within broke out in neighbouring Soma- 400 people on Kenyan soil in the by the effects of the armed con- cide car bombers and attackers the refinery, which lies around 200 tecting the refinery regained con- days. Counter-terrorism and oth- lia, and over subsequent years has last two years, including 67 during flict in the area," it said. On April killed several dozen soldiers at a kilometers north of Baghdad, as trol of the entrances and that the er forces tasked with protecting received waves of refugees fleeing a siege at Nairobi's Westgate mall conflict and drought. The United in 2013, damaging tourism and in- 1, ISIL launched an assault on the military base in El Arish. “the fiercest since we broke the entire site was now under govern- the vital refinery held out and re- Palestinian armed group Bait al- siege a few months ago.” The of- ment control. ISIS released pictures mained besieged for months. Nations puts the number of regis- ward investment. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY .APRIL 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion China-Pakistan economic corridor By Sajjad Ashraf Chinese-built Gwadar Port has is followed, it is said, there is a and as a strategic framework for AFGHANISTAN TIMES been back with them for operations likelihood of a delay in operation- pragmatic cooperation between Pakistan’s National Assembly, the since 2013. Strategic thinkers, es- alising the CPEC, as building new China and Pakistan. Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Lower House of Parliament, has pecially in India, suspect that rail- and road- connections is time- Regardless of political and mil- given post-facto approval for a Gwadar will eventually serve as a consuming. Securing the Chinese itary implications of this major Phone No: +93-772364666 major project that has come to be Chinese naval facility, in addition investments early, as long as the project, it has several benefits for known as China-Pakistan Eco- to being a terminal for the CPEC. basic contours of the plan remain the people of the region. Pakistan, E-mail: [email protected] nomic Corridor (CPEC). The ad- The Chinese, main suppliers of in place, will quickly help inject suffering from chronic energy dition of CPEC to the China-Paki- Pakistan’s military hardware, have much-needed capital into Paki- shortages and limited trade with Email: [email protected] stan agenda blends with Beijing’s built two nuclear power plants for stan’s investment-shy market. its immediate neighbours, will be Silk Road initiative that is designed Pakistan, and two more are under Pakistan continues to face better-connected and will hopeful- to connect China, through a series construction. many challenges to its security, ly become energy-sufficient. A www.afghanistantimes.af of infrastructure projects, with China-Pakistan relations are especially in areas of Khyber Pa- Pakistan-centred road network Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Central and South Asia and even also exemplified through the Free khtunkhwa and Baluchistan, will facilitate contacts between the eastern edges of the Persian Trade Agreement (FTA) the two where militants target power py- Pakistan’s neighbours on east and Gulf region. countries had signed in 2006. By lons, gas pipelines and other west. India and Iran need this cor- Advisory editorial board The project, planned to con- 2009 China became the largest sup- points, causing economic conse- ridor for closer integration with Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, nect Kashgar in China’s western plier of goods to Pakistan. While quences. The new route almost each other’s economy. While the region with Gwadar Port on the China-Pakistan trade increased entirely bypasses Baluch and Pa- CPEC facilitates movement of Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Baluchistan coast in Pakistan – eight-fold during the last decade shtun areas, and runs through goods and services in the area, through rail, road, and oil and gas Pakistan’s trade only tripled dur- Sindh and Punjab. The smaller China’s involvement in the region’s Graphic-Designers: pipeline – is expected to spur in- ing this time. provinces, KPK and Baluchistan, economy turns adversaries into vestments along the way and China-Pakistan relations are are calling foul. Asfandyar Wali stakeholders in maintaining peace Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari boost trade flows. The CPEC is mutually advantageous. While Pa- Khan, head of KPK-based Awami and stability in the South and Cen- also likely to result in the setting kistan looks at China as perhaps National Party, accuses the Punja- tral Asian regions. Marketing & Advertising: up of economic zones along the the only reliable friend, providing bi-dominated federal government The proximity of the Gwadar Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 way, with emphasis on energy security, Pakistan provides con- of discrimination against the small- Port to the energy-rich Persian production that will help ease Pa- nectivity for China to the Arabian er and less-privileged parts of Pa- Gulf region, while benefitting Pa- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan kistan’s chronic energy shortages. Sea. The expanding Chinese invest- kistan. “We want a brotherly fed- kistan, will give China a direct land The CPEC, an idea speculated ments in its western region neces- eration, one that treats all equal- link to energy- and trade-sources. Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 for decades, gained traction when, sitate provision of matching facil- ly”,4 he adds. The change of route This will reduce China’s depen- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press in February 2013, Pakistan trans- ities down the line to the Pakistani means that the less-privileged ar- dence on the longer Indian Ocean ferred the contract to upgrade and coast. China also understands that eas get deprived of a chance of get- routes through Malacca Straits and operate its deep-water Gwadar Pakistan’s importance in the Mus- ting their populations involved in the South China Sea. The Chinese port, at the mouth of Straits of lim world provides Beijing with a economic activity. With fewer understand that, for the CPEC to The constitution says Hormuz, from Port of Singapore ready opening into the Islamic bloc. chances for economic engagement, succeed, peace in the region is es- Authority to China Overseas Port As relations between China and the chances of the youth turning sential, for which both Afghanistan Holdings. Much of the world’s oil Pakistan continue to develop in extremists go higher. Baluchistan and Pakistan must cooperate. Chi- traffic flows through this Strait, diverse fields, Pakistan’s roller- evidently has the most to lose by na hosted an Afghan Taliban dele- Article 117: and a good bulk of it goes to Chi- coaster political-security-and-eco- this change of route. gation in December 2014. There is The Supreme Court shall be comprised of nine members, appointed by the President and with the endorse- na. With the idea firmly on the ta- nomic ride means that Islamabad External Factors speculation that China is playing ment of the House of People, and in observance of the provisions of clause three of Article Fifty as well as ble now, the Chinese banks and is a bigger beneficiary of the two. India, on its part, has reserva- a role in getting various stakehold- Article One Hundred Eighteen of this Constitution, shall be initially appointed in the following manner: companies pledged over US$ 45.6 The trust level for China in Paki- tions over the project, as some of ers in Afghanistan together. For Continued… billion2 for energy- and infrastruc- stan is, therefore, high. its sections run through Azad (In- China, this will translate into ex- ture-projects along the corridor, Controversy dependent) Jammu and Kashmir panded power and influence in the during Pakistan’s Prime Minister However, like most projects (AJK), the areas of the state that region. The challenge is for Paki- Nawaz Sharif’s visit to China in in Pakistan, the CPEC is caught in Pakistan claims it liberated from stan and Afghanistan to establish November 2014. The agreements conspiracy-theories from its very India after a short war in 1947. peace and order within. India’s Editorial demonstrate a deepening strategic early stages. Reports have emerged Conversely, Pakistan questions the concerns will only be addressed if linkage between the two countries. that the government has changed development of hydroelectric other regional players join togeth- CPEC is a collection of the CPEC’s road and rail network projects in Jammu and Kashmir er to improve connectivity for eco- projects and has thus embraced route to favour Punjab and Sindh, region, currently administered by nomic development. A troubled Mart for women in Bamyan several existing projects. In Bal- the two relatively better-off prov- India. India is also wary of the mil- region will thwart the intended uchistan it includes expansion of inces. Such connectivity has im- itary potential of Karakoram High- benefits of the CPEC. If countries, Gwadar Port, the east-west ex- plications for the location of other way, built by the Chinese and pass- both regional and extra-regional, can As a good sign, a first ever female mart has been opened in the pressway and the international air- economic units. In typical flip- ing thorough AJK. Indian sensitiv- get power politics out, the CPEC central Bamyan province. Yes, the same Bamyan which made head- port at Gwadar. The Chinese in- flop, the ministerial responses ities were ruffled when Prime Min- has the potential to uplift the re- vestments are expected to add have ranged from denial to a virtu- ister Nawaz Sharif performed the gion and beyond. Mr Sajjad Ashraf lines worldwide when the Taliban destroyed Buddha’s largest stat- 16,000 MW3 of electricity by al admission of such a route- ground-breaking ceremony for a is a Consultant at the Institute of 2021, easing Pakistan’s energy change. This amounts to the gov- US$ 297-million, 4-lane highway, South Asian Studies, an autono- ue. Opening of the women mart is something one cannot even think shortages to a considerable extent. ernment accepting that it has for parts of which pass through AJK. mous research institute at the Na- about, let alone making it happen. But it has happened now and a Beginning from the early- now picked up the most beneficial The Indian fears were aroused fur- tional University of Singapore 1960s, with China’s assistance in route from amongst various op- ther when the Chinese Prime Min- (NUS), and an Adjunct Professor reality. It’s a step towards making women enabled to have their say building the Karakoram Highway, tions. The Chinese, Pakistan ister labelled the CPEC as a flag- at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Pub- China-Pakistan cooperation has claims, are in agreement on route- ship project to strengthen connec- lic Policy at NUS. (Courtesy: In- in economic affairs and reduce their economic dependence on male had a security dimension. The selection. If the original route-plan tivity with neighbouring countries stitute of South Asia Studies) breadwinners. It’s time to acknowledge the reality that women in Afghanistan make 50 percent of the population. Under the law they Making ‘Make-in-India’ move in defense production are citizens with equal rights with men. They have the right to educa- By Amit Cowshish tial of SMEs in indigenization and ing any of the categories that pre- India and how do they sell what tion and political and economic opportunities. But the problem is to broaden the defence R&D base cede the proposed category. they make? The ‘Make-in-India’ drive of the of the country.”2. The reference to the ‘Indian Global companies and other some men are afraid of women attending schools, working at offic- government has created a concep- In keeping with this policy industry’ in the DPP and ‘private investors are unlikely to bring in tual parallax in so far as the de- drift, a new paragraph was added industry’, as well as ‘SMEs’ (small foreign direct investment (FDI) es, becoming an artist, or joining air-force. Women, in this country, fence manufacturing sector is con- to the Defence Procurement Pro- and medium enterprises), in the and chip in with transfer of tech- unfortunately, have always remained subjected to discrimination, cerned. Foreign companies, and cedure (DPP) 2013, which states Defence Production Policy implies nology only to end up becoming even governments, seem to view it that: Indian companies ‘owned and minority stakeholders in some deprivation and their voices being suppressed. They need empow- differently from the way it is be- Preference will be given to in- controlled’ by Indian citizens and joint venture. It is not clear if this ing seen by the Indian industry. digenous design, development and other Indian entities. is how the government expects erment, an empowerment which is true in essence and seen on the The lack of clarity about the poli- manufacture of defence equipment. All this policy baggage goes to ‘Make-in-India’ to play out in the cy underpinnings of this amphib- Therefore, whenever the required show that the effort so far has been defence production sector, but ground rather than the empowerment that decorates lines of books olous trope lies at the root of this arms, ammunition & equipment to energize the Indian domestic surely this is not how global com- and kept somewhere in a shelf. Their true emancipation is their eco- dichotomy. The Ministry of De- are possible to be made by Indian industry to reduce dependence on panies and foreign governments fence (MoD) has had its own Industry within the time lines re- imports. The purpose of the would like it to play out. nomic independence and part in decision making. When a female make-in-India policy in the form quired by the Services, the pro- ‘Make-in-India’ initiative, on the Conceptual clarity about of the ‘Make’ procedure since curement will be made from indig- other hand, seems to be to invite ‘Make-in-India’ is, therefore, the doctor is there for a female patient and a female teacher is there for 2006. Notwithstanding the fact enous sources.”3 foreign manufacturers to set up sine qua non for the success of the girl students why there shouldn’t be a female mart for them? It’s that not a single project has taken DPP 2013 also laid down a manufacturing bases in India. This ‘Make-in-India’ initiative, the core off till date under this procedure, hierarchy of procurement catego- was the unmistakable message of conceptual issue being: what is necessary because they would feel free and secure in a female mart its aim is “to ensure Indigenous ries: Buy (Indian), Buy and Make the prime minister’s maiden Inde- new that it offers to the Indian in- Research, Design, Development (Indian), Make (Indian), Buy and pendence Day speech on 15 Au- dustry, global companies and for- and can buy with confidence. To emancipate women, laws that bat- and Production of capabilities Make, and Buy (Global). These gust 2014. The official ‘Make-in- eign governments? Within the cat- ter anti-feminism mindset should be introduced. Heavy punishments sought by the Armed Forces in categories are arranged in a decreas- India’ website does not throw egory of the Indian industry, clar- prescribed timeframe while opti- ing order of preference.4 As is much light on the policy under- ity is required as regards the role must be framed so that domestic violence could be curbed. Since mally utilizing the potential of the quite obvious, only Indianentities pinning of the campaign. But the expected to be played by the big Indian Industry” as “it would also can compete in the procurement general tenor of its content shows players, the SMEs and the public we are living in the age of globalization where change is inevitable, achieve self reliance in Defence programmes classified under any that the aim is to attract global com- sector, apart from the Defence Equipment” (sic).1. of the first three categories. Indian panies to undertake the manufac- Research & Development Organi- why Afghan women should be only baby-producing machines. Un- The emphasis of the Defence companies can also participate in ture of their products in India. zation (DRDO) and how these fortunately, for longer, their rights have been denied. And whenever Production Policy of January 2011 the Buy (Global) tenders. And The problem, however, is that roles would be synergized. is also on the Indian industry as under the Buy and Make catego- the exhortation to global firms does The second issue concerns the an attempt is ever made to liberate and empower them, it has been the primary vehicle for achieving ry, foreign companies are required not seem to be in tune with the procedure for tapping the defence self-reliance in defence production. to transfer technology to an Indi- objectives of the defence produc- market. As of now, the only pro- met with unseen anti-force. Or sometimes, the attempt is made only This is evident from its objectives, anentity for manufacturing the tion policy and the procurement cedure in place is the Defence Pro- for media gimmicks and political canvassing. During elections many which are: equipment under the ‘make’ por- procedure that the MoD has been curement Procedure, which is built to achieve substantive self re- tion of the Buy and Make cases. following for the past several years. around five procurement catego- female contestants complain about insecurity and when they are in liance in the design, development While seeking approval-in- That being the case, the ‘Make- ries, including the ‘Make’ proce- and production of equipment/ principal – or Acceptance of Ne- in-India’ initiative is clearly in con- dure. This document pre-dates the the power corridors they say their male colleagues harass them. A weapon systems/ platforms re- cessity (AoN), to use the official flict with MoD’s policy of indi- current ‘Make-in-India’ initiative female candidate from Kandahar in the 2014 provincial council elec- quired for defence in as early a time jargon – for placing a procurement genization of defence production and may, therefore, not provide frame as possible; to create condi- programme in a particular catego- by promoting Indian industry. The the answer to many new issues tions made hue and cry against insecurity for women. She is not the tions conductive for the private ry that figures lower down in the question that arises is: how do glo- that have arisen as regards the role industry to take an active role in hierarchy, it is now necessary to bal companies fit into the scheme of the Indian industry and foreign first and the last in this country who has come across such a bad this endeavour; to enhance poten- provide justification for not choos- of things? What do they make in companies/governments. experience, but out there are millions of women deprived of their basic rights. Some of their voices reach to media and are being reported whereas thousands of voices are unheard. Women em- Unemployment powerment in this country is still a distant cry. There are thousands of women whose political, economic, cultural, social and even per- sonal rights are stampeded and they are sustaining all these as a part of pre-written destiny. A destiny which is ascribed to God, but truly written by men, the men who are not yet mentally ready to see women developed and free. In such a situation education comes as a biggest helper and friend. It passively kills such anti-women mind- set among men and also enables women to stand up for their rights fearlessly. 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MONDAY .APRIL 13 , 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES China-Japan-Korea: A foreign policy reset

By Manoj Joshi India’s PWHR reactors. Equally, for example, there would be an un- ture, affordable housing, and the ma and textile exports to Canada, Foreign policy is easily the most it has an important Indian diaspo- precedented level of technology Clean Ganga project. The Make in as well as aid the freer movement successful area of Narendra Modi’s ra which, in turn, yields substan- transfer to manufacture 108 of the India project is attracting a great of professionals. For its part, Can- government, something in which tial strategic content. France, of 126 fighters in India which would deal of attention in Germany which ada is keen to push its financial the Prime Minister has himself course, is a major defence partner involve not just Dassault, the man- is considered one of the leading services and telecom sector in In- played a significant role. Whether of the country and significantly, it ufacturer, but over 700 smaller com- manufacturing powers of the dia. It also has huge strengths in it is with big powers like the US was only on Monday that India panies which supply components world. The visit to Germany and agricultural processing equipment and Japan, neighbours like Nepal launched the first of the six mod- and sub-assemblies. Another impor- France will give the Prime Minis- and technology. Given the low lev- and Sri Lanka, or Indian Ocean is- ern Scorpene class submarines that tant component of the relationship ter an opportunity to discuss key els of trade and investment at lands like Mauritius and Seychelles, are being assembled by DCNS of relates to nuclear energy. France is political issues relating to Ukraine present, there is a huge area of Modi has reset Indian policy and France at the public sector Maza- one of the world’s leaders in nuclear and the Middle-East. India is feel- potential growth in India-Canada deepened the strategic content of gaon Dockyards in Mumbai. Cur- reactor technology. The French ing the indirect impact of the Rus- relations. Visits abroad are no longer our relations with them. Beginning rently, India and France are dis- company Areva is hoping to set up sian estrangement from Europe as a one-way street given the grow- April 9, he begins another foreign cussing a number of high profile a 9,900 MW nuclear power plant this has led to closer strategic ties ing Indian investment in foreign tour, but this time the goals are defence purchases-2 Airbus 330s for the Indian Nuclear Power Cor- between Moscow and Beijing. In- destinations. For example, in By Richard Javad Heydarian slightly different and they relate to serve as a platform for India’s poration Ltd at Jaitapur in Maha- dia wants to keep a keen watch on France, there are as many as 110 to the main item of his agenda- the indigenous AWACS project, 2 Air- rashtra. This will be one of the big- the developments relating to the Indian owned companies dealing After years of diplomatic hiatus, emerged as the leading export des- marked by festering territorial dis- tination and trading partner of economic transformation of the bus 330s which will serve as aerial gest projects of its kind in the world, Islamic State because it could have with a range of products like phar- putes and mutual estrangement South Korea, the economy of country. As he tweeted on March tankers. The Indian Air Force will involving 6 reactors and the govern- implications in Afghanistan and maceuticals, Software, Steel, Plas- over historical animosities, North- which has increasingly decoupled 26 “My France, Germany & Can- later get four more of each type. ment hopes that it will not only gen- Pakistan. Modi’s visit to Canada tics, Railway Wagons, and Aero- east Asian powers of Japan, South from Japan and the US. In mid- ada visit is centred around sup- But the biggest deal that the two erate power, but significant civil will be the first bilateral visit by space products. Canada’s invest- Korea, and China have taken a de- 2014, Xi made the unprecedented sides are involved in is for 126 works that will provide local jobs, an Indian prime minister since ment in India in the last 15 years is cisive step towards managing their decision to skip a trip to China’s porting India’s economic agenda & geopolitical differences to preserve long-time ally North Korea - South creating jobs for our youth.” Ac- Rafale fighters which is reported along with giving a boost to the coun- 1973. This is yet another instance just $ 550 million, compared to the stability and vital trading relations Korea’s archrival - to visit Seoul, tually the agenda would be much to be in the final stage of the nego- try’s medium and small scale indus- of the unique trail being blazed by $3.5 billion Indian investment among themselves. For the first where he was greeted with unprec- more varied and complex involv- tiations. According to sources, all tries which will provide smaller Modi in the area of foreign policy. there. More than the nuts and bolts time in three years, their foreign edented warmth and pageantry. ing not just trade and investment, the issues relating to the technolo- components for the project. The No doubt trade and commerce are of investment, trade and commerce, ministers held a high level trilater- Eager to deepen the wedge between al dialogue in late-March to address Seoul and Tokyo, the Chinese lead- but smart cities, climate change, gy transfer to HAL have been re- economic component of Modi’s vis- important elements in the visit. what the three countries are keen their mutual security concerns, er, in a speech at the prestigious energy security, education, skill solved and the real sticking point it will be strongest in the case of But perhaps the more important to get a measure of is Modi him- particularly North Korea’s nucle- Seoul National University, development and so on. But of is the price escalation since the deal Germany which remains Europe’s factor that he wishes to exploit is self who is considered the most ar weapons programme, as well as declared: ”In the first half of the course, in all three cases, there will was finalised three years ago. De- powerhouse. Modi will inaugurate the Indian diaspora in that coun- interesting Indian leader of his gen- explore prospects for greater co- 20th century, Japanese militarists cisions and actions on such pur- the Hannover Trade Fair in which try. That seems to be the message eration. The rockstar quality of his operation, especially in terms of carried out barbarous wars of ag- be a substantial strategic content– trade. The primary aim of the talks gression against China and Korea, France is a permanent member of chases are not really part of the India is the partner country under from his visits to the historic Khal- foreign tours will be fully visible was to pave the way for the Chi- swallowing Korea and occupying the UN Security Council and PM’s tour, but it would be sur- the theme “Make in India.” Over sa Diwan gurudwara and the Laxmi in the public event at the Ricoh nese, Japanese, and South Korean half of the Chinese mainland.” It which has been an important play- prising if they do not figure in the 100 Indian CEOs will be attending Narayan temple in the Vancouver Coliseum in Toronto whose 8,000 heads of state to hold a summit was a calculated effort at courting er in India’s nuclear and aerospace talks between the two countries, the fair in which some 450 Indian area. On the economic side, hopes tickets have already been sold out. later this year. Undoubtedly, the a US ally and isolating Japan. Al- burden of history also shadowed though South Korea and China efforts and Germany is Europe’s especially since the Indian goal companies are participating The are centred on an early signing of The writer is a Distinguished Fel- the meeting. Marking the have their own territorial disputes, de facto leader. As for Canada, not now is to utilise all foreign pur- Germans are keen to engage India in the Comprehensive Economic low at Observer Research Foun- 70th anniversary of the defeat of with occasionally violent spats in only is it an important source of chases to kick-start its domestic traditional areas of industry as well Partnership Agreement (CEPA) dation, Delhi. (Courtesy: By Ob- Imperial Japan, both Beijing and the Yellow Sea, Seoul has careful- uranium, it is the original home of industry. As part of the Rafale deal, as areas like green energy, infrastruc- which would facilitate Indian phar- server Research Foundation) Seoul are intent on pushing Tokyo ly cultivated strong ties with its to express unequivocal remorse by giant neighbour in order to keep reiterating its formal apology for North Korea in check and main- past crimes, refrain from making tain robust trade and investment revisionist statements, and address relations. Ultimately, South Korea Saudi Arabia’s American- concerns vis-a-vis reparations for is interested in acting as a bridge the victims of World War II, espe- between China, on one hand, and cially with respect to “comfort the US, on the other. Constraining backed war in Yemen women”. Isolating Japan “The China’s ambitions In light of Chi- problems related to history are not na’s increasing territorial assertive- about the past, but are about the ness in the South and East China present,” Chinese Foreign Minis- Seas, Washington has maintained ter Wang Yi stated after the meet- that a strong US-Japan-Korea tri- went really badly today By Nicholas Kristof ing, a sentiment that was echoed lateral alliance is vital to keeping it’s a national security imperative. by his South Korean counterpart, Chinese maritime ambitions at LAST fall President Obama Education is also a bargain. For Yun Byung-se, who, in turn, em- bay. The US and its top Asia ally, slapped back at critics by citing the cost of deploying a single phasised the importance of “the Japan, are primarily concerned what he called a foreign policy suc- American soldier abroad for a spirit of looking squarely at histo- with China’s posturing in the West- cess: Yemen. Oops. Yemen is now year, we can start more than 20 ry and moving forward to the fu- ern Pacific. US President Barack collapsing into civil war, with gains, schools. In Afghanistan, where we ture”. For the Abe administration Obama had to expend considerable so far, for both Al Qaeda and Iran. did support education for girls, in Japan, its aim is to de-escalate diplomatic capital to bring Abe and Former Vice President Dick Cheney hundreds of Afghan women helped tensions with neighbouring coun- South Korean President Park probably had places like Yemen on lead a march against religious ex- tries, avoid strategic isolation in Geun-hye together on the sidelines his mind when he described Obama tremism last month after the beat- Northeast Asia, deepen trade rela- of the Nuclear Security Summit at a few days ago as “the worst pres- ing death of a woman falsely ac- tions and institutionalise crisis The Hague in early 2014. Wash- ident we’ve ever had” and —incred- cused of burning a Quran. It was a rare home-grown campaign for management mechanisms with ington has consistently encouraged ibly — hinted that Obama may be a traitor who is deliberately weak- moderation. The advantage of ed- neighbours, particularly China. Tokyo to refrain from any provoc- ening our country through his for- ucating girls is also demographic. Tokyo is heavily concerned with ative statement or action that may eign policies. “If you had some- One of the factors most associat- avoiding a military showdown in jeopardise ties with Seoul and re- body as president who wanted to ed with civil conflict is a youth the East China Sea, where it is kindle historical animosities. There take America down,” Cheney told bulge in the population, the result locked in a precarious territorial are some encouraging signs that By Elias Groll the Houthis enter the city. Mean- a Houthi-U.S. alliance against “The Hugh Hewitt Show,” “it of very high birthrates. To reduce standoff with Beijing over the Sen- Japan is determined to revive while, fighting continues in the city AQAP a non-starter. Indeed, Sau- would look exactly like what birthrates, it particularly helps to kaku/Diaoyu islands. Since the frayed ties with neighbouring BY ELIAS GROLL Through its Barack Obama’s doing.” Wow! By educate girls: Every extra four late-2014 historic summit between countries. Recent months have seen of Aden, a city of about 800,000 di Arabia views this war as a show- backing of Saudi Arabia — with that logic, Cheney himself is a years of primary schooling for a Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a flurry of security talks between on the brink of a humanitarian ca- down with Iran. And while Iran sleeper Iranian agent. Cheney girl is linked to about one fewer Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Japan and China to manage their bombs, intelligence, refueling, and tastrophe. The city, a port on the has some ties to the Houthi move- helped oust Iran’s enemy to the child. Empowering women isn’t a the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific territorial disputes. Earlier this search-and-rescue capabilities — southern coast, is currently the ment and has provided it with some east, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and panacea. Educated girls sometimes Economic Cooperation (APEC) year, representatives from Japan and Riyadh’s military intervention then replaced Iran’s enemy to the become terrorists. Women leaders scene of street-to-street fighting, support and weapons, allegations west, Saddam Hussein, with a pro- often have been disappointing. But, Summit in Beijing, Japan has fe- and China’s foreign ministry, navy, in Yemen, the United States is ef- verishly pursued direct talks with and air force held crucial talks on and humanitarian agencies report of Iranian backing have been exag- Iranian regime. Moreover, it was on balance, girls’ education reduc- China, including their first high- establishing necessary mechanisms fectively at war with the impover- having difficulties delivering aid. gerated by Saudi Arabia to cast the while Cheney was in the White es birthrates, expands the labor level bilateral security talks after (eg: regular consultations, hotlines, ished land that occupies the south- International shipping companies intervention in Yemen as part of a House that Iran’s nuclear program force, induces moderation and pro- four years. Growing anti-Japan and common communication meth- western heel of the Arabian Penin- took off from just a few dozen cen- motes economic growth rather than are steering clear of Yemeni ports broader regional and sectarian trifuges to many thousands. terrorism. Terrorists understand protests, especially in China, and ods for risk mitigation) to avoid sula. That war is going spectacu- intensified territorial disputes, be- accidental clashes in the high seas — terrible news for a place that struggle between the two power- Cheney also pushed for policies of this. That’s why the Taliban tween Japan and its neighbours, and in the skies. Also, the Abe larly badly. Two weeks ago, Riy- imports about 90 percent of its house nations. The Houthis are torture, indefinite detention at throws acid at schoolgirls; that’s led to the suspension of the trilat- administration is preparing a for- adh and a coalition of Gulf states food and which faces a looming Zaydi Shiites, but that religion is Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and over- why Boko Haram kidnapped more the-top intelligence-gathering that than 200 schoolgirls in northern eral Japan-China-Korea dialogue in mal statement of apology ahead of intervened in Yemen with a cam- water crisis. “It’s nearly cata- doctrinally closer to Sunni Islam. repulsed our allies and tremendous- Nigeria (think of those girls in the 2012. Over the succeeding years, marking the 70th anniversary of paign of airstrikes aimed at halting strophic,” Marie Claire Feghali, In a speech Thursday, Iran’s su- ly weakened America’s soft pow- coming days as they reach a year Japan and China inched ever clos- the end of World War II later this the advance of Houthi rebels and er. Cheney has served Iranian in- in captivity). President Obama’s er to an armed confrontation in the year. Restoring trilateral talks with the International Committee of the preme leader, Ayatollah Ali restoring President Abed Rabbo terests very well. Foreign policy is mother was an expert in global de- East China Sea, while South Ko- China and South Korea represents Red Cross spokeswoman in Ye- Khamenei, described the interven- hard, and politicians can err with- velopment, but it’s not clear her rea ramped up - along with China - another crucial step in normalising Mansour Hadi to power. Neither men, told Reuters. Amid this fight- tion as an act of genocide. While out being traitors — and Obama’s son picked this up. When he was its criticism of Japan’s alleged relations among the Asian powers. of those goals currently appears ing, al Qaeda in the Arabian Penin- civilian casualties are mounting — foreign policy legacy sure looks running for president in 2008, he bouts of historical revisionismvis- Given the depth of their age-old achievable. Instead of being halt- sula (AQAP), the terrorist group’s the World Health Organization healthier to me than Cheney’s and proposed a $2 billion global fund a-vis Imperial Japan’s World War animosities and the complex na- for education — but then dropped ed, the Houthi rebels, whom Saudi President George W. Bush’s. II aggression. As a result, Asia’s ture of their ongoing territorial dis- Yemen affiliate, is making territo- says at least 643 have died in the Obama has, at least, been extricat- the idea. The White House this leading industrial powers found putes, the full restoration of trilat- Arabia claims are backed by Iran, rial gains. On Thursday, the group latest round of fighting — that ing us from wars, while Cheney and year unveiled a “Let Girls Learn” themselves locked in a dangerous eral dialogue demands a herculean have gained territory. On Thurs- seized government offices in al-Sid- claim is likely another exaggeration Bush were dragging us into them. initiative, spearheaded by geopolitical dance. Increasingly, diplomatic effort. day, they took the city of Ataq, a But it’s worth learning from mis- Michelle Obama, to back girls’ ed- dah district, which had previously in the war of words over Yemen. takes, and we have plenty of bi- ucation around the world. That’s warm relations between China and Nonetheless, the Asian powers Sunni stronghold. Local residents South Korea accentuated Japan’s have taken the first necessary steps been controlled by the Houthis. Khamenei chided the Saudis and partisan errors to learn from. Since an excellent idea, but it’s miniscule: strategic isolation in Northeast in managing their long-standing dif- told Reuters that the city’s securi- Last week, AQAP, which U.S. cast this military campaign as a 9/11, we’ve responded to terror- a requested $100 million in new Asia. In recent years, China has ferences. ty forces and tribal chiefs helped spies consider to be al Qaeda’s product of Saudi Arabia’s new gen- ism and insecurity primarily with funding. Consider Yemen, where military tools — particularly in the grenades were openly selling for most dangerous offshoot, seized eration of rulers, calling 79-year- Bush-Cheney years, but continu- $4 each in a market near Sada when the port city of Mukalla. With old Saudi King Salman part of a ing in a more restrained way under I visited. Rocket-propelled grenade Hadi, the U.S.- and Saudi-backed cadre of “inexperienced young- Obama. This approach had some launchers, $500. Anti-tank mines, $22. The Bush and Obama admin- LETTER TO THE EDITOR president, out of power, U.S. coun- sters.” Khamenei predicted a success: It destabilized the Al Qae- da mother ship in Afghanistan and istrations both tried to stabilize terterrorism efforts in the country drawn-out military campaign for Pakistan. But it led to the rise of Al Yemen by providing even more have been severely hampered. U.S. the Saudis. On that point at least, Qaeda affiliates in the Middle East arms, many of which fell into the Want improved special forces have been evacuat- independent analysts voiced some and in West Africa, and it empow- hands of Houthi rebels. So, lately, ered extremists worldwide. As I see we’ve been helping Saudis bomb ed from the country, and Ameri- agreement with the ayatollah. it, after 9/11, we systematically the very supplies we provided. If can drones are now flying intelli- “The days of a Yemen that could overused military tools and under- instead we had invested in girls’ transportation services gence missions in support of the be run by one person who could employed two other kinds of tools education, it wouldn’t necessarily Saudi air campaign. The Houthi be dealt with and who could take — education and women’s empow- have stabilized Yemen. But it could Problems in the city are surging by passing every day. Illegally built houses and buildings, sub-standard erment. These work agonizingly hardly have done worse. So in- roads, lack of traffic lights, air pollution and several others are the problems that have surrounded the city advance, meanwhile, is leading to care of things are gone,” Farea al- slowly, but over time they help stead of pummeling each other on and the citizens. Another hitch which irks Kabulis is the ill-managed public transportation. There is a confrontations between that group Muslimi, a visiting scholar at the change societies. “Development has foreign policy, let’s look for les- department for public buses—the Milli Bus department—which provides transportation services for and AQAP. The Houthis are viru- Carnegie Middle East Center, told to be part of conflict prevention,” sons learned. Surely one of them notes Jim Yong Kim, the president is that to counter terrorists, some- Kabul residents. This department earns Afs5 million per month, according to report, but has failed to lently opposed to al Qaeda, but the Washington Post. “This is be- improve its services for the citizens. Besides that, some parts of Kabul, particularly Kart-i-Naw area is of the World Bank. In other words, times a girl with a book is more their anti-American rhetoric and coming their Vietnam.” (Courtesy: economic development isn’t just a powerful than a drone in the sky.— faced with lack of public buses. People in this eastern part of the city wait hours for buses and taxis. The alleged backing by Iran have made Foreign Policy) soft, squishy feel-good initiative; (New York Times) Ministry of Transportation should chalk out an inclusive plan to improve transportation services in the city. Most of the residents are not able to pay Afs20 or Afs30 for taxis that carry five passengers at a time. Public transportation services should be increased. The ministry should adopt result-oriented plans in this regard. Afghans are surrounded with several problems; at least help them to overcome the transportation problem, which is a very minor issue in other countries. Disclaimer: Mustafa Habibi, Kabul University The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. 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As historic meetings between Cu- common goals is a good thing and ban and American officials contin- is hopeful. ue at the Summit of the Americas The train has already left the in Panama, Cubans from all walks station, there's no going back now. of life on the Caribbean's largest But it will be hard. We're facing island expressed a wide range of many political challenges on the views on what the negotiations road ahead. really mean for their country. Camilo Condis, manager of El Al Jazeera asked what Cubans Figaro restaurant thought about the developments It's great, I hope Castro and in Panama City, and what would Obama will share a cigar together. result if the decades-old trade em- In the future, this will bring even bargo imposed by the US in 1962 more Americans here as travel was finally lifted. costs go down, which means many President Castro and Presi- more customers for us. Everybody dent Obama shaking hands is a great wants to see Cuba before the chang- step in history. It marks an impor- es and through the changes. tant move in relations between the But we don't want to lose all countries. The Americans I've met the great things from our socialist in recent years have nothing system - free education and health against the Cuban society. They care, for example. We cannot lose don't care about politics. all the good things our revolution There's a lot of misinformation has given us. about Cuba, but now with the in- Dr Antonio Gonzalez Fernan- ternet and satellite TV, it's impos- dez, Health Ministry's director of sible to keep the people blind. But international relations the US Congress has to lift the It's good that everyone is walk- embargo, and that will be very dif- ing towards peace, but this has ficult. It will certainly take time. been a very slow-moving process Robert Vina Riesgo, retired so far. Cuba is still on the US list history professor of state sponsors of terrorism, and I don't believe anything will Cuba still faces banking problems ever happen between the US and in the US. Cuba. This just a lot of talk to help How can we move forward in extend the current situation by relations when these sanctions keeping people hopeful. block us? The blockade must end There have been many meet- before we can seriously normalise ings over the decades between ties. many Cuban and American offi- Hirochi Robaina, owner of cials. They've never led to anything Vegas Robaina cigar company and I don't expect to see anything It remains to be seen whether substantive come out of these lat- these negotiations and the eventu- Thank god this new generation Professor Lazaro Pena Castel- in a civilised relationship and unite happening. But if the embargo is talking on normalising relations. est talks that will benefit the Cu- al lifting of the blockade will really wants to re-write history after so lanos, economist at the Universi- to fight the problems facing hu- lifted today, that means there can From the point of view of ban people. help us. many decades. This animosity be- ty of Havana manity. We must attack these huge be no more excuses from the Cu- Habanos, the United States repre- I am an optimist. If you take If the Cuban government tween the two countries has torn These discussions ongoing are problems together. ban government about the poor sents two-thirds of the global ci- out all this noise surrounding these makes a deal with the American families apart. truly significant. It's so important Miguel Mendoza, 73, produc- economic situation. gar market. Once the trade sanc- talks, the fact remains that there resort corporations, but the hotel The people of Cuba and the to have good relations with our tion manager of Oscar-nominated Jorge Luis Fernandez Maique, tions are lifted, that opens up 65 are officials on both sides engaged workers still make 400 pesos ($16) US have always been friends. It's neighbours. There are so many glo- film Strawberry and Chocolate commercial vice president of Ha- percent of the world market to us. in discussions on many different a month, then what's the point? not about the people, it's the gov- bal problems: hunger, poverty, Cuba is now being prepared banos Cigars With close a distance and good issues. Just to have these people Julio Simoneau, 80, retired ernments that created this terrible ecological destruction. for the moment [of the embargo's It's great news that for the first prices, that bodes extremely well in the same room working towards cameraman problem. We need to respect each other end] and economic change is already time Cuba and the US have started for our company. Aljazeera BIDEN’S POLICIES ON IRAQ: Ireland accused of white- F rom separation to unity washing childbirth scandal One of the ways a government can from taking legal action in the civil dence from the Department of claim properly to be representing courts against hospitals which may Health to our queries. its people is by holding up a mag- have had in the past, or still have In the course of our work look- nifying glass to bad things that now, members of the Catholic ing at the administration of the happened in the past. Church among their hierarchies. Symphysiotomy Payment In the UK, for example, all Playing hardball Scheme questions have been raised sorts of inquiries have been held It's also claimed, as you can about the treatment of some of recently into issues ranging from see in the attached film, that the those who applied to take part. systematic abuse of children in care retired judge who is deciding on Specifically we have heard repeat- to the deaths of football fans in a the compensation claims is play- edly that Judge Clark believes crush at a ground. ing hardball with the victims many women may be making false These things provide for a through their solicitors. claims. This is a very serious alle- sense of justice for the victims, if It is even alleged she thinks gation. they are held properly and dispas- some of them have, consciously The Scheme is non adversari- sionately, and they suggest that the or otherwise, invented claims. al. Each application is assessed in past isn't forgotten. That has prompted a furious accordance with the Terms of the But in Ireland at the moment, reaction from the survivors' group, Scheme and determined on the ba- a very different sort of thing is which sees it as a collective slur sis of the completed application happening. It concerns the treat- against the women. form and supporting documenta- ment of hundreds of women, now The other question is, how tion on a case by case basis. middle aged or old, who as young much money should the survivors A total of 576 applications mothers to be were maimed by get? have been received by the scheme. their own doctors in maternity They are being offered be- To date 153 offers have been hospitals. tween €50 and €150,000 [most so made and accepted. Of these ac- The women are all survivors far have got the minimum], and cepted offers, 97 were offers of of a dreadful practice called sym- have to prove "significant disabil- €50,000, 51 were offers of physiotomy, in which expectant ity" even though in many cases €100,000; and five were offers of mothers were sawed open as a they can't get hold of their own €150,000. medical alternative to Caesarian medical records since they don't Of these, 47 cases have been section in hospitals where, it is exist any more. found ineligible in total, including assumed, Catholic thinking out- And even if they get 150,000, 20 that have been withdrawn by weighed medical logic. does that compensate for an adult the applicants. In all of these cas- Without going into all the back- life in which many say they could es, it was established that the ap- ground, you can catch up on it here. not have sex, were made inconti- plicant did not have a symphys- But the compensation scheme nent and had emotional as well as iotomy. has been roundly condemned by physical trauma to deal with? Judge Clark has not indicated civil rights campaigners as a way By way of comparison, in the to the Minister or Department of- Vice President Joe Biden waves as he leaves after speaking about U.S. policy in Iraq, Thursday, April 9, of protecting the abusers of the UK a woman who was victim of a ficials that there have been false women from legal action, because botched procedure which led to her claims. 2015, at the National Defense University in Washington, in advance of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al- any woman who signs up to the being unable to have se, has just In addition the Irish Council Abadi’s visit to Washington, next week. (AP) scheme is forced to indemnify the been awarded £2.4m against the for Civil Liberties has told Al most amazingly long list of peo- National Health Service. The Irish Jazeera that it feels that the ad- Last week, U.S. Vice President Joe visit to the White House in his Shiite Arab — room to run its own for the foreseeable future," said ple and institutions from any legal scheme looks pretty tiny by com- ministration of the scheme "is not Biden said that while facing the current capacity. The in person affairs, while leaving the central Ahmed Ali, the Senior Visiting Fel- redress. parison. consistent with the UN Human ongoing threats of the Islamic State meeting will follow months of government in charge of common low for EPIC (The Education for Here's the official list of indem- But the biggest issue is this: Rights Committee's recommenda- of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the only phone calls between Biden and interests,” Biden and Gelb wrote Peace in Iraq Center) based in nified parties, which covers the should Ireland be dealing with this tions nor with the state’s wider way forward is with a strong, unit- Abadi, which, according to read- in their NYT piece. Washington, DC. “The threat of state, senior people in government, through a secretive looking com- human rights obligations". ed Iraqi government, free of fac- outs distributed by the White Formal rejection ISIS has forced Iraq's different and the entire medical profession pensation scheme, or should it be Extensive experience conceivably linked to symphys- attending to the way in which the The Terms of Reference for tions and sectarian divisions. The House, seem to always center on The idea was turned into leg- communities to reconsider their iotomy, as well as sections of the church held power in institutions the Scheme were agreed by Gov- sentiment is not a new one—in Biden, and the United States’ back- islation that passed a Congression- positions on the unity of the coun- Catholic church: like hospitals in the 20th century? ernment and Judge Maureen Har- fact, it is the cornerstone of the ing of a unified Iraqi government al vote, but was not adopted as try. Moving forward, Baghdad will Ireland. There are any number of re- ding Clark was appointed as the administration’s policy on Iraq— working to counter all of its threats. U.S. policy. In fact, the legislation have to enhance governance decen- The Attorney General. cent stories which have prompted independent Assessor to the keep Iraq united to keep Iraq “So I go back to the focus,” was met with much disapproval tralization in order to allow every The Minister for Health. women's rights campaigners to call Scheme in accordance with the strong. However, for Biden per- Biden said in his remarks to Na- by then-Iraqi Prime Minister community a greater say in the The Minister of any Government for the separation of church and Government Decision. Judge Clark sonally, the policy which he now tional Defense University, “on the Nouri al Maliki, who immediately country's affairs,” Ali added. Department in the State. state, yet a compensation scheme is a recently retired High Court champions is a far cry from his Iraqi Government, when the three called for the Iraqi parliament to However, Elliott Abrams of Any other organ of the State. which looks like it is protecting Judge and has extensive experience push for the federalization of an major constituencies - Sunni, Shia meet and release a formal rejection the Council on Foreign Relations The State Claims Agency. the abusers implies the opposite in the area of human rights. Iraq broken into Sunni, Shia and and Kurd - are united in wanting a of the Biden plan. Maliki even (CFR) said that the Obama admin- The Health Service Executive. intent. In this regard, Judge Clark was Kurdish zones. whole and prosperous Iraq, the went on Iraqi television and said istration’s policies have led to a All former Health Boards in the The alternative, if you follow elected to sit as a judge at the In- Biden’s speech Thursday at likelihood of being pulled into the that Biden “should stand by Iraq “self-fulfilling prophecy” in the State. the model of other countries, ternational Criminal Tribunal National Defense University in orbit of any single nation in the to solidify its unity and sovereign- torn Iraq of today. All local authorities in the State. would be an inquiry in which (ICC) for the Former Yugoslavia Washington DC, framed itself as region is diminished expidentially ty” and “shouldn’t be proposing “Unfortunately Iraq seems to All hospitals, nursing homes, women were able to speak openly at The Hague. almost a parting address on the [sic] because this would represent its division. That could be a disas- be less united today than it was in former hospitals or former nurs- about what happened to them, and In 2003 at the end of her first administration of U.S. President the only, the only government in ter not just for Iraq but for the re- 2009. Of course this is partly due ing homes in the State whether hospitals and religious institutions trial, Judge Clark was elected as Barack Obama’s policies on Iraq, the region that actually is not based gion.” Following the harsh reaction to ISIS and partly to Iran's role, public, private or otherwise and/ were called on to explain their ac- judge of the ICC an independent, as the administration enters the fi- on sectarian dominance.” by the Iraqis, the U.S. Embassy in but it is also due to Obama admin- or their insurers. tions in public. permanent court that tries war nal phase of its term. The farewell Biden, a longtime Democratic Baghdad also made sure to issue a istration policy,” he told Al Ara- All doctors, consultants, ob- Maimed by obstetricians crimes, genocide and crimes against speech on Iraq is likely not nearly Senator representing the state of statement distancing themselves biya News. stetricians, surgeons, medical staff, Bearing in mind that most Irish humanity. as romantic or optimistic as either Delaware, voted in favor of the Iraq from the legislation. He added: “Many of the gains midwives, nursing staff, adminis- people under the age of 40 seem While the minister is aware of Obama or Biden would have war in 2002, when he was serving When Biden was elected Vice from the surge were simply aban- trative staff, Boards of Manage- not to know the word symphys- the comments made by the UN hoped—both now say they op- as the Chairman of the Senate For- President on November 4, 2008 in doned in the rush to get out. So the ment, associated with all hospitals iotomy, or that any of this even Human Rights Committee, the posed the initial war in Iraq and eign Relations Committee—a vote President Barack Obama’s admin- irony is the Biden's old comment or nursing homes, former hospi- happened in their country, it might government believes that the es- both were eager to see it end. he later said was a “mistake.” In istration, his tune on Iraq changed about dividing Iraq cannot be dis- tals or former nursing homes in the be seen as an important thing. tablishment of this scheme is a fair The unfortunate reality, how- 2006, while he was the ranking completely. This change came missed precisely because of the State whether public, private or But there appears no chance and appropriate response. ever, is that nearly 13 years into member of the Senate Foreign Re- with the reality of serving a presi- policies his administration has fol- otherwise and/or their insurers. of anything like that happening. The Survivors of Symphysiot- the conflict; the United States is lations Committee, Biden and Le- dent with different views on U.S. lowed. Call it a self-fulfilling The Medical Defence Union The bottom line is that wom- omy group also tells us it believes still needed in Iraq—now more slie Gelb, of the Council on For- policy toward Iraq. At a national prophecy.” and all or any of its members or en who were maimed by obstetri- its reputation and that of its mem- than ever because of the grave threat eign Relations (CFR) wrote an ed- security meeting at the White The threat of ISIS comes amid former members. cians in Irish hospitals are now bers has been impugned by the that ISIS poses in the oil-rich coun- itorial for the New York Times House in June of 2009, President growing resentment and marginal- The Medical Protection Soci- having to sign a piece of paper pro- suggestion that women may have try. In his remarks, Biden assures (NYT) arguing for the decentrali- Obama turned to Biden and said ization within Iraq where Sunnis ety and all or any of its members tecting those doctors and hospi- been making false claims. Judge “for all the years I spent in dealing zation of Iraq along ethno sectari- “Joe, you do Iraq.” Biden, who argue that they are underrepresent- or former members. tals from any legal action, and in Clark has not indicated to the min- with Iraqi public officials in the an lines. three years prior had proposed ed and Kurds believe they are forc- The Medical Missionaries of return they get a few thousand ister or department officials that Iraqi Government, we knew for The idea, which was based on breaking the country apart, was ibly part of a country that is nom- Mary and/or any Religious Order euros. there have been false claims. Of certain without a united Iraqi Gov- the policy Biden championed dur- now tasked with keeping the coun- inally theirs. With over a year left involved in the running of any hos- If that's galling for them, the course, we need to hear from Judge ernment, there was no possibility, ing the Bosnian War in the early try together. Biden’s task has re- in this administration’s tenure, pital and/or their insurers. other thing against them is time: Clark in order to put these allega- none, of defeating ISIL [another 1990s, aimed to do the same in Iraq mained the same in the face of the Biden must continue to uphold the All or any of the above or any since the scheme began, no fewer tions to her. Judge Clark has indi- abbreviation for ISIS].” when the country was at the height newly-introduced threat of ISIS. policy that a unified Iraq is the best combination of them their servants than six have died. Presumably cated that it is not appropriate for Rave endorsement of sectarian violence and disorder. Self-fulfilling prophecy way forward—with the hope that or agents. without any apology. the assessor to conduct interviews The rave endorsement for a “The idea, as in Bosnia, is to main- The concept of unity may ac- he, and this administration, will not All of which looks to critics of We asked both the Irish De- regarding these matters while the united Iraqi government came just tain a united Iraq by decentraliz- tually be the best viable option, as leave office with a country that the scheme a way of the state en- partment of Health and Maureen scheme is ongoing, as the assessor days before Iraqi Prime Minister ing it, giving each ethno-religious the division of Iraq “into three continues to be in shambles. ticing women into the compensa- Harding Clark to speak to us. We is obliged to remain independent Haider al-Abadi makes his first group — Kurd, Sunni Arab and parts is not credible or applicable Alarabiya tion scheme in order to stop them received the following correspon- throughout. Aljazeera This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. APRIL 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES End to Iran sanctions Pakistan approves $1.02b HBL divestment may bring down oil prices further RIYADH: If oil-related sanctions pumping, Amir-Hossein Zamanin- against Iran are lifted, world oil ia, Iran’s deputy oil minister for prices next year could be $5 to $15 commerce and international affairs a barrel lower than the current fore- was quoted as saying. casts, the US Energy Information The officials were soon fol- Agency (EIA) is projecting. lowed by a visit to Beijing, the It projects Brent to be at $59 world’s largest crude importer, by this year and $75 a barrel next year, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanga- yet underlining the risks from neh, his first since assuming his Iran’s return. post two years ago. “A lifting of sanctions against This flurry of visits to Beijing Iran, should a comprehensive nu- from Tehran is to be seen in the clear agreement be concluded, backdrop of the fact that some of could significantly change the fore- the enhanced output is expected cast for oil supply, demand, and to come from projects that the prices,” good, old friend Adam Si- Chinese state companies China eminski, the EIA Administrator, National Petroleum Company said in a statement. (CNPC) and Sinopec Group have It added that Iran is believed contracted to develop. to hold at least 30 million barrels China’s investments in Iran of crude in storage, and that the include projects such as the $4.7 nation could ramp up crude pro- billion development of the giant duction by at least 700,000 bar- offshore South Pars gas field and rels per day (bpd) by end of 2016. the North Azadegan and Yadvaran Iran, the world’s fifth-largest oilfields. Activities on these devel- oil producer, however, is endeav- opmental projects were stalled or ouring to double its exports from scaled back in late 2010 as West- just over 1 million bpd in two ern sanctions tightened. months, once sanctions are lifted. Iran was also China’s sixth- Most analysts though doubt this. largest crude oil supplier last year, As per the International Energy behind Saudi Arabia, Angola and Agency estimates, Tehran is cur- others, with sales up 28 per cent rently producing 2.8 mbpd. Un- from 2013 to 27.46m tonnes, or constrained by sanctions, Iran about 550,000 bpd, according to could increase that to 3.6 mbpd, in Chinese customs data. Iran now as few as six to 12 months. wants the volume of sales to Pakistan approved divesting all of However, in order to go be- Beijing to go up too. its state-owned shares in top pri- yond 3.6 mbpd, it would need for- A new condensate deal be- vate bank HBL for $1.02 billion, Gulf markets edge up on positive gains made by oil eign investment. A decade ago, it tween Zhuhai Zhenrong and NIOC in what officials said is the coun- was able to pump 4.5 mbpd and is set to lift China’s total crude oil try’s largest-ever equity offering. Most Gulf stock markets rose output peaked at about 6 mbpd in contract volumes to above 600,000 The government received $1.6 slightly in early trade on Sunday, 1974. bpd later this year. billion of offers for its 41.5 per- supported by positive news and Now with the possibility of However, Iran’s full return to cent in HBL during three days of gains made by oil and global equi- the sanctions being lifted, Iran is the oil markets may not be very book-building at London, New looking to ramp-up its exports and easy and straight forward. It would ties. York, Singapore and Dubai, the rather quickly. Iran’s Oil Minister be hindered by strong competition Brent crude rose 2.3 percent privatisation commission said. Bijan Zanganeh has been meeting for investment dollars from rival on Friday and posted a 5.3 per- “The (cabinet) committee has Western oil executives discussing producers including Iraq, Mexico cent weekly gain on lowered ex- approved the selling of whole lot their return into the Iranian oil sec- and Brazil, among others, Javier pectations that an agreement on of its shares at 168 rupees a share,” tor, once sanctions are lifted. BlasBradley Olson underlined in Minister for Privatisation Moham- Iran's nuclear program would re- In order to achieve its immedi- his story on the issue. In a world mad Zubair told AFP after the sult in a rapid return of more Ira- ate objectives, Iran is also seeking of surplus supply, prices hover- meeting. nian oil to the market. to resolve differences with Chinese ing around $50 a barrel and deep “It was the largest-ever equi- World equity markets tested energy companies. Iranian officials cuts to capital expenditures by oil ty offering out of Pakistan and larg- were in China last week to discuss companies, Iran will be challenged record highs on Friday on hopes est-ever equity offering in Asian Chinese investments in oil and gas to find investors. Even if all the of more stimulus from top central frontier markets, which fetched developments in Iran, as well as obstacles are resolved, “negotia- banks. Japan's Nikkei index rose demand of $1.6 billion.” oil sales. Iran also wanted the Chi- tions could take a year” once sanc- above 20,000 points for the first The Privatisation Commission nese companies to use the latest tions are lifted, a former CEO of time in 15 years, while top Euro- of Pakistan said in a statement technology and equipment in any Kuwait Petroleum Corp CEO, told $1.02 billion of bids were accept- pean shares advanced to their high- resumption of work to get fields an interviewer. Dawn ed of the total $1.6 billion of of- est since 2000. fers. Dubai's index edged up 0.2 HBL, formerly known as percent and Emaar Properties, the Habib Bank Limited, was part-pri- emirate's largest listed developer, mained committed to the firm percent as most stocks rose. Aa- to manage shopping centers in vatised in 2004, with the Agha climbed 0.4 percent. which he has lead since its incep- mal Holding led gains, jumping 2.3 Qatar and potentially across the Khan Foundation buying the bulk Emaar chairman Mohamed tion in 1997, despite his partici- percent, after it said it had created wider MENA region. Kuwait of the shares. Alabbar on Sunday told the Ara- pation in other real estate firms. a joint venture with German mall edged up 0.3 percent, while Abu The current offering is Paki- bian Business magazine he re- Qatar's market edged up 0.5 operator ECE Projektmanagement Dhabi and Oman were nearly flat. stan’s largest privatisation deal since 2006, when the then govern- ment raised $712 million from sell- ing its stake in Oil and Gas Devel- $3m federal grant to ease Chicago commuter rail congestion opment (OGDCL). The government had planned A $3 million federal grant will to offer 250 million base shares in help ease congestion that slows Metra commuter HK to overtake Japan as world’s No. 3 bourse HBL, with an option of selling 390 TOKYO: Hong Kong is set to overtake Japan as the world’s third- million more depending on the re- trains heading into Chicago's Union Station from the south largest stock market, spurred on by surging Chinese demand for sponse. shares in the former British colony. The value of equities listed in A quarter were allocated for and southwest. U.S. Reps. Dan Lipinski Hong Kong rose to $4.9 trillion on Thursday, catching up to the local investors with the rest to be $5tr total for Japanese stocks. Mainland shares in Hong Kong United States loses sparkle as sold internationally. and Mike Quigley along with U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin an- jumped 8.9 per cent this week, the best performance of 93 equity Analyst Mohammad Sohail, gauges tracked by Bloomberg, helping put Hong Kong on course to Europe shows signs of hope chief of Topline Securities, lauded nounced the grant Friday. The money will help the take third spot behind the US’s $24.7tr and mainland China’s $6.9tr. the approval of the deal, saying it Turnover in Hong Kong surpassed Japan on both Wednesday and Investors will cast a wary eye on loans that it needs to stay afloat, would bring much-needed foreign Illinois Department of Transportation develop a Thursday. The stock mania that pushed the Shanghai Composite the latest gauges of the United and that will be a hot topic in currency in the country. Index up 87pc in the past 12 months spread to Hong Kong this States' economic health this week, Washington. “Of all the shares, 75 percent plan to improve the efficien- cy of those commuter rail week, after valuation discounts in the city reached the most ex- while troubled Europe shows ear- Were Greece to tumble out of have been offered to foreign inves- treme levels since 2011 and mainland authorities made it easier for ly signs of turning the corner. the currency union, it could upset tors and it would bring $746 mil- lines. A news release from Lip- domestic funds to use a cross-border bourse link. Baring Asset As finance ministers and cen- an already delicate global picture lion to add to the foreign exchange Management Ltd says the rally in Hong Kong has room to run. tral bankers from the Group of 20 where even the U.S. economy, a reserves,” he told AFP. inski's office said the work will reduce congestion, boost “There will be more convergence between the mainland Chinese top economies gather in Washing- beacon of economic strength, is HBL, which opened in 1947, market and Hong Kong,” said Khiem Do, who helps oversee about ton, on the sidelines of the Inter- losing some of its shine. has 1,425 branches in Pakistan and economic growth and im- prove the quality of life for $60 billion at Baring Asset in Hong Kong. “The trend will be national Monetary Fund's Spring On Tuesday, the United States an international network spread positive for Hong Kong.” over 26 countries. residents. India to be world’s third largest economy by 2030: Study The recent macroeconomic projec- count deficit is comfortable, in part transport sectors.” pline.’ The IMF also has words of forces in the world, and will need tions for 2030 by the US Depart- due to the fall in gold imports and This fiscal year, the growth praise for PM Modi’s flagship ini- to create jobs for the roughly one ment of Agriculture portends well lower oil prices,” Paul Cashin, In- forecast for India is said to be 7.2 tiative ‘Make in India’ — a scheme hundred million young Indians for India. In the next 15 years, In- ternational Monetary Fund (IMF) per cent, the IMF notes. Further, that encourages manufacturing and who will enter the job market in dia is believed to rise up the rank- Mission Chief for India was quot- the IMF has commended some of production in the country itself the coming decade,” the report ings and for the first time, enter ed saying in an annual report. the robust and decisive steps tak- especially in areas like defence and says. However, the organization the top three to become the third “New investment project an- en by the government such as de- technology. “Within the next 15 advises better implementation of largest economy in the world. nouncements have started to pick regulating diesel prices and ‘con- years, India will have the largest, reforms especially in areas like The statistics by the US De- up, particularly in the power and tinued emphasis on fiscal disci- and among the youngest, work- mining and power. indianexpress partment of Agriculture will be good news for the Narendra Modi- led government which was voted to power last year on the promise of strengthening the flailing Indian economy and providing the much- meeting, they view a subdued glo- will release March retail sales data. needed reforms to boost growth. bal landscape where even the Unit- Although economists expect a re- Reduced global oil prices and re- ed States' prospects seem tar- bound, shoppers are being cau- newed investor confidence have nished. tious, holding back much of the put India on the growth roadmap For a change, however, there savings made on lower petrol pric- and helped it to become one of the are reasons for hope in the euro es. fastest growing developing econo- currency bloc, despite still low Consumer inflation, one way mies. growth and high unemployment. of taking the pulse of the econo- The current macroeconomic European Central Bank Presi- my, has also slowed as oil prices projections for 2015 show India dent Mario Draghi will be able to drop. in the eighth spot, behind coun- claim an early success in the bank's But even stripping out the tries like Brazil, France and Ger- fledgling money printing program impact of energy prices and the many. However, in the next 15 with figures on Friday set to con- cost of food, analysts expect only years, India is likely to surpass firm that falling prices throughout a 0.1 percent month-on-month gain these countries to break into the the 19-country euro zone are be- in U.S. consumer prices in March, top three. The projections show ginning to stabilize. Bank lending due on Friday. that even though US is likely to be too is improving. Such signs of a sagging econo- the world’s largest economy, it will "We're seeing the opposite of my, including disappointingly low have reduced dominance. On the 2014," said Carsten Brzeski, an hiring last month, are leading in- other hand, China, a robust Asian economist at ING bank. "Now vestors to bet that the Federal Re- powerhouse, will be closely fol- there are more doubts about the serve will wait before hiking the lowing the US economy on the U.S. and China than the euro cost of borrowing until October or number 2 spot. zone." even December. Some of the other countries The ECB's long-awaited Many had previously pen- predicted to be in the top 10 are scheme to buy 60 billion euros a cilled in a mid-year U.S. rate hike, Japan, Germany, UK and France. month of chiefly government which will be the first in more than The data set shows figures from bonds is also helping to steady eight years and likely to send rip- 1969 till the current year (infla- nerves in wrangling with debt- ples around the globe. tion adjusted) and then projects strapped Greece. For many of the central bank- figures till 2030. Greece has until mid-week to ers and officials attending the IMF “Growth numbers are now improve a package of reforms re- meeting, the later the United States much higher and the current ac- quired for the release of euro zone moves to hike rates the better. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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Celebrities turned out in herds to the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival in the California Justin Bieber, desert. But among the free-spirited revel seekers were many of the Kendall most famous young celebrities who chose to party together at the Jenner event. Brooklyn Beckham Beckham junior was also spot- dating? ted enjoying the festival as he walked around the grounds in a Singer Justin Bieber has added comfortable ensemble for the long fuel to dating rumours with model day of performances. The 16-year- Kendall Jenner by sharing an inti- old upcoming model donned a mate photograph online. white shirt with a doughnut print- The 21-year-old singer was ed on it, skinny black jeans and seen topless wearing just basket- black Vans sneakers. Polishing up ball shorts leaning in towards Ken- his look with classic black sun- dall's neck. She is seen wearing a glasses, a colourful wristlet and a pink skirt and yellow bikini in the fantastic Mohawk hairstyle, he photograph that was posted on the was the guy of the moment. image sharing website Instagram, At his office located off Zamza- Week happenings in Pakistan, he Kendall Jenner reportsmirror.co.uk. ma, on C-Street, the founder of says, “Fashion Weeks require time, I play an The 19-year-old model wore a Dating rumours have been cir- retail giant Ego has a cluster of en- attention, money; we however, triangle-necked striped crop top culating about Kendall and Bieber terprises keeping him occupied. source ourselves better into mar- innocent girl in teamed with a short brown leather since he was in a relationship with Adil Mosajee’s ‘Ego’ entered the keting which works better for us.” vest, ripped light blue cut-off jeans singer Selena Gomez. fashion commerce in December He elucidates, “I am not pleased ‘Karachi Se and a pair of snakeskin booties. Back in September, the model 2006, paving way for other en- with the idea of making women Looking uber cool, the brunette and Bieber were spotted together deavours. With an eatery outlet walk the ramp.” Lahore’: beauty let her hair down straight in Paris. called East End in place since Feb- Discussing the concept behind in an effortless fashion and rocked ruary 2014, Concept X — an inte- Ego, his first-ever venture, Adil Ayesha a pair of oversized Ray bans. Ac- riors store that recently had a soft asserts, “There was hardly a brand cessorising plenty with oodles of launch, Adil also offers his men- culture in Pakistan. Grandmothers bangles, bracelets and a statement- toring services at Nest I/O. and granddaughters would wear making silver necklace — we were With 26 Ego retail stores to the same lawn with different neck- floored. his credit, Adil has added three lines — that was fashion then.” Nickie Hilton more at the global level. Defining He adds, “We found a niche when Paris’s little sister sported a how he views the growing retail we started Ego. The small brand mini shirt dress, also in white. Made scene, he tells The Express Tri- started in December 2006 and it entirely from crochet fabric, the bune, “Pakistan’s retail industry has come a long way since then.” elbow-sleeved dress featured se- is growing and changing.” He adds, Having never thought of it to grow ductive cutouts on the bodice and “The retail scene in Lahore is to at the scale it did, Adil reveals the an attention-grabbing conical hem- change shortly with five new malls brand’s original mantra, saying, line. The 31-year-old heiress springing up soon. Our expansion “Initially, when we started off Ego, rocked reflective Ray ban wayfar- design lies more on increasing the my mantra was and till date is, ‘If ers and embellished flat sandals. size of the store, increasing the you are making something that the Styling her hair en vogue, Nickie sales, increasing by square feet and daughter will love and the mother went all bohemian on us with a then increasing the number of will hate, you are on the right waterfall braid. stores.” track!’.” The small scale brand was Paris Hilton Talking about the future of crafted for a niche market and The stunning heiress looked prêt, he says, “Transition is hap- meant for the free-spirited Paki- ethereal in an all white ensemble pening. I see from tailoring to tai- stani woman. comprising a cotton crop top and lored outfits, a lot will change in Elaborating further, Adil re- a flowing skirt. The 34-year-old the next five years. Prêt is picking veals, “When we first started off, reality star sported Celine sun- up. More brands are coming up. I could think of just two brands glasses and a cat-fashioned head- Price wars between brands are that were in direct competition band that gelled brilliantly with her trending.” Excitedly, he says, with us — Generations and Un- outfit. Looking dapper with mini- “Weaker brands will die off in the beatable. However, over the mal makeup and nude flats, the star long run. Overtime, it will only be course of the first five years, our oozed confidence and an effortless- the design and philosophy that will business doubled.” Within a five- ly chic flair. We approved this stand out. We will try to stand out. year period, consumers began in- white-out. We will be price conscious.” vesting in the brand at a larger scale. With a bunch things currently “We came in direct competition operating, he is open to other busi- with alKaram, Gul Ahmed, Khaa- ness ventures. “Other things will di and Nishat; though all these four Beckham to be open. As for now, I’m exploring brands had a textile backbone, the unknown. I struggle managing which we didn’t have but we were four enterprises,” he says. Credit- incidentally competing against godfather to ing his team, he concludes, “My them,” says Adil. Adding to the team facilitates me. They make it story, he says, “It was very chal- Liv Tyler's son easier for me to jump into new lenging for us. With time, our tar- things all the time.” get market expanded into a bigger David Beckham's friend Dave As to why don’t we see his clientele that had a broader taste Gardner has reportedly asked the presence at consecutive Fashion base.” retired English footballer to be god- father to his and Liv Tyler's eight- week-old son Sailor. According to a source, Beck- ham has been chosen by the `Lord of the Rings` actress and her part- ner to provide spiritual guidance to Sailor because they think he is a great influence, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Actor-model Ayesha Omer is `Becks and Dave are close pals set to make her feature film debut and go back years. They speak to in the upcoming road film Karachi ‘3 Bahadur’ each other all the time and their Se Lahore. The movie, which fea- families are well connected,` The tures an ensemble cast, is slated to Sun newspaper quoted the source release on July 31 this year. Aye- website unveiled as saying. sha will reportedly play the female `They were best men for each lead in the Wajahat Rauf-directori- A Pakistan based animation house, Waadi Animations recently revealed other's weddings so are involved al film. In an interview with Rozna- the official comic strip series for 3 Bahadur, Pakistan’s first full-length in their major events. Dave knows ma Express, Ayesha shared, “Kara- animated super hero film. It has now launched the official website Becks will always be a great influ- chi Se Lahore is a romantic-come- [3bahadurmovie.com] for the film. ence for his kids. He's the perfect dy, based on five different charac- Exclusive content including character sketches for heroes and thugs, choice,` the source added. ters travelling from Karachi to behind-the-scenes videos and images and weekly comic strips can be Lahore on a coaster.” found on the 3 Bahadur’s website, stated a press release. Ayesha, who has previously This online portal will also give an opportunity to children to fea- made guest appearances in Reema’s ture their ‘bahadury’. They can submit their stories in the form of Love Mein Ghum and Humayun drawings, poems, jokes and riddles in order to qualify for publishing on Saeed’s Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, the website. A music video for the film will be launched by the same said her character in the film is dif- animation house, later this month. People will also be able to download ferent from the roles she has most- 3 Bahadur video game application for Android and iOS based smart- ly played. “Audiences are used to phones after April 28. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen seeing me play a modern girl but, Obaid Chinoy, CEO of Waadi Animations, is also the creative director of in this film, I will play the role of a 3 Bahadur with ARY Films distributing and marketing the film. The really innocent and simple girl.” original soundtrack for the movie has been composed and produced by She thanked the director for select- renowned musician Shiraz Uppal. The animation house will be sharing ing her to play such an important more details regarding the production, voice actors and crew members role in the film. on their official website. Having already made a name 3 Bahadur, which is slated to release on May 22, tells the story of a for herself through various stints fictional town in Pakistan, Roshan Basti (Town of Light). The movie on television, Ayesha is thrilled to revolves around three 11-year-old friends Amna, Saadi and Kamil, who explore the medium of film further. set out to save their community from the many evils that plague it. The “Acting in films and on television film is a journey of fighting back, taking charge, and finding support and are two completely different love in the most improbable of places. things,” she explained. Although Karachi Se Lahore is currently in its final stage of production, the teaser for the film has already been released online. “Judging by the response we have received from the teaser so far, I’m hopeful that the film will prove to be a success at the Pakistani box office,” she stated. The teaser for the film created quite a buzz as it shows glimpses of Ayesha performing an ‘item song’ in the movie. “It’s a fantas- tic reaction. To tell you the truth, in spite of Bulbulay’s success, I wasn’t too confident the video will get such a huge response,” said Ayesha. The script for Karachi Se Lahore has been penned by Yasir Hussain, who also wrote the sto- ry for popular drama serial Angan Terha. Apart from Karachi Se Lahore, Ayesha will also star in the Pakistani action-thriller, Yalghaar, With 26 Ego retail stores to his credit, Adil which stars Humayun Saeed, Shaan, Adnan Siddiqui and Ayub has added three more at the global level. Khoso. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. APRIL 13, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Americans Sam Querrey, Jack Ronaldo on target again Sock reach Clay Court final as Real cut Barca’s lead Cristiano Ronaldo scored his Span- Ronaldo sent a bouncing free starters rested ahead of its Cham- ish league-leading 38th goal of the kick over the wall and beyond goal- pions League quarter-final at Atlet- season to help Real Madrid ease keeper Xabi Irureta in the 21st ico Madrid on Tuesday. to a 3-0 win over Eibar and keep minute at Santiago Bernabeu Sta- Atletico was unable to match the pressure on Barcelona who let dium. Little-used striker Javier Madrid's win and dropped two a two-goal slip to be held at Sevil- Hernandez doubled the lead in the points at Malaga in an exciting 2-2 la. 31st, and youngster Jese Rodrigu- draw. The defending champions Madrid are now just two ez capped the one-sided match in needed Antoine Griezmann to sal- points behind Barcelona who drew the 83rd. Madrid was able to give vage a point by scoring his 17th 2-2 at a Sevilla side that hasn't lost some of its regular bench players a and 18th league goals of the cam- at home in more than a year. rare start while several first-choice paign.

Unbeaten Garcia wins close Gayle 96 decision over Peterson guides wobbly Danny Garcia just about kept his can't win a big fight by running. undefeated record intact as he saw "He came strong at me because RCB to win off Lamont Peterson by a majori- he knew he was losing on points." Royal Challengers Bangalore kept Sam Querrey and Jack Sock set up ty decision in a 143-pound non- Both Garcia and Peterson hold losing wickets at one end. Chris the first all-American final in a title fight in Brooklyn. lightweight titles but Saturday's Gayle kept hitting fours and sixes dozen years in the U.S. Men's Garcia dominated the early bout was held at the catch weight at the other. Even as Royal Chal- Clay Court Championship. Rodriguez wins Tour of rounds then held on to edge out of 143 pounds. lengers threatened to implode at The eighth-seeded Querrey his fellow American for the deci- Peterson, who frustrated Gar- 133 for 6 in a chase of 178, Gayle dominated on his crushing serve in sion. Two of the judges scored it cia at times with his nimble foot- turned down a few singles and hit the rain-interrupted third set Sat- a few more sixes. Four short of a 115-113 for Garcia while the third work, didn't like the decision but hundred, and with seven needed urday to upset defending champi- BASQUE COUNTRY had it 114-114. said he would be willing to go again. for victory, the man who prefers on Fernando Verdasco of Spain 7- Garcia was the more aggres- "I am not so sure I gave him not to run ran himself out scram- 5, 2-6, 6-4. Sock knocked off third- sive fighter in the first half of the the early rounds," Peterson said. bling and diving for a rare second. seeded Kevin Anderson of South bout before Peterson took control "He was missing a lot of punches Royal Challengers still got home Africa 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to in the later rounds, capping his and I was landing my jab. I would with an over to spare, such had his first ATP World Tour final. night with an impressive 12th love a rematch." been the impact of Gayle's seven The last time two U.S. play- round performance. Garcia improved to 30-0 with fours and seven sixes in his 96 off ers squared off in the final, Andre "I knew it would be a tough 17 knockouts while Peterson 56. Agassi beat Andy Roddick in 2003. fight," Garcia said. "I told him you dropped to 33-3-1. Gayle was put down twice; The Querrey-Sock match will be the first was a tough chance for the first showdown between two Morne Morkel diving forward at Americans anywhere in an ATP deep square leg with Gayle on 33. Tour final since Mardy Fish The second was a much simpler topped John Isner in Atlanta in catch for the same fielder at the same position with Gayle on 63. July 2011. Yusuf Pathan was the bowler to The 22-year-old Sock, the suffer on both occasions. Wimbledon doubles champion, Before he dropped the match, began his breakout run with an Morkel had worked up testing pace upset victory over second-seeded and bounce to take out Gayle's Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain. opening partner Virat Kohli on the ''I really enjoy playing on the pull for 13. Morkel and Sunil clay,'' Sock said. ''It gave me a little Narine kept Gayle and Kohli qui- more time against such a big server et at the start, and the Kolkata like Kevin and I thought I served Knight Riders spin army started well. I was holding pretty com- to take toll on a helpful surface. fortably throughout the match un- Dinesh Karthik and Mandeep til the last game, which seems to Singh fell trying expansive strokes happen sometimes. I was able to against Pathan to leave Royal Chal- lengers 56 for 3. scrap out a few points to get the AB de Villiers came in and tar- break (for a 4-2 second-set lead) geted Knight Riders' newest mys- and that was enough today.'' tery spinner KC Cariappa. The Sock didn't give Anderson a South African had already cracked chance to break him until the final five boundaries in 12 balls and game, when he was serving for the Divining Rod wins Grade 3 Coolmore Royal Challengers appeared to be right to play for the championship. back in the game when he walked And that wobble only slightly de- Lexington at Keeneland past a flatter one from Cariappa. layed the inevitable. Divining Rod's points standing and Donworth in the stretch to win The asking-rate was almost 12 Anderson saved eight break Spain's Joaquim Rodriguez claimed overall victory at the Tour of the Basque Country thanks to the when Shakib Al Hasan's flight lured second fastest time in Saturday's race-against-the-clock. The Katusha rider, who won stages three and four, puts him just outside the cutoff by three lengths. points before finally yielding to for the Kentucky Derby that goes With Julien Leparoux aboard Darren Sammy to his fall in the Sock's vicious forehand winner. came into the final day time-trial level with Sergio Henao but outpaced the Colombian by 13 seconds on the 15th over. hilly 18.3km stretch through Aia. "Not in my wildest dreams did I think I would win," said Rodriguez, who off three weeks from now at for the first time, Divining Rod ran Gayle had gone about his in- Sock, ranked 46th in singles, Churchill Downs. 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.29 for his sec- improved his match record to 9-2 was only taking part having missed the Tour of Catalonia two weeks ago due to a stomach virus. "The other nings in typical fashion till now. guys made it very difficult. This is a race I have great feelings for because I rode a lot as an amateur cyclist in Being part of the field will re- ond career victory in five starts. He had been troubled by Narine's in 2015, having only made his sea- quire some reshuffling among the He paid $7.80, $3.60 and $2.40. offbreaks, he had mishit a few, but son debut at Indian Wells last the Basque Country." Dutchman Tom Dumoulin won the stage in 28min 46sec with Rodriguez four seconds back and Spaniard Ion Izagirre a further second behind. Henao was fourth on the day to secure second place hopefuls and a quick recovery by ''We knew there were a couple he had also swung some deep into month after undergoing surgery in Divining Rod, but trainer Arnaud of horses with speed in there and the stands. The over after Sammy December to repair a torn pelvic in the general classification. "We knew it would be difficult, Rodriguez was stronger and he won," said the Sky rider. "I am very happy, in 2013 I was third, this time second, so I hope that one year I will win." Izagirre's Delacour said nothing's out of the we wanted to teach him some- fell, Gayle pulled and lofted muscle. question after the dark brown thing,'' said Leparoux, who earned Pathan for successive boundaries. The 27-year-old Querrey won time was also enough to move him above pre-race favourite Nairo Quintana into third overall. The Giro d'Italia winner was back in fourth and Quintana said hay fever had obstructed his bid to finish on the podium. "This colt's convincing victory Saturday his third Coolmore Lexington win It was the same over in which his only clay-court title in 2010 in in the $250,000 Coolmore Lexing- in five years. ''He was very profi- Morkel was to put Gayle down Belgrade. tour hasn't been very good for me, I tried with all I had but sometimes when you aren't at your best, you can't decisively. do any more. "It is not an excuse, but a pollen allergy was giving me a lot of problems." ton at Keeneland. cient and very relaxed behind. The Querrey served a love game to Divining Rod took charge en- dirt didn't bother him at all, and he Uncharacteristically, Gayle emphatically finish off Verdasco, tering the stretch to win the Grade finished up very strong.'' now started to push for twos. a former top-10 player with six Jordan Spieth remains calm – and in the Masters Abbott was run out off the first 3 race, good enough for 10 more Divining Rod won his Novem- such attempt. Gayle responded by career ATP victories. Querrey got points that gave him 20 overall ber debut by 2 3/4 lengths at Lau- a quick break in the decisive set turning down singles off the next lead – thanks to a sixth-grade math teacher toward the May 2 Run for the rel Park and entered the Coolmore two balls, yorkers from Shakib. and led 2-1 when bad weather Roses and put him in a six-way tie Lexington with a second and two forced the players off the court. Three years ago, Jordan Spieth's caddie was a sixth-grade math teacher and a coach of his local high school girls Forty-four needed off 21. Shakib golf team. "Polar opposite of Jordan," Michael Greller said. "These girls would get crushed, and they're for 23rd place. The Derby is limit- third-place efforts at Tampa Bay missed the yorker twice in succes- Querrey returned trailing love 15 ed to the top 20 points earners. Downs. The $150,000 victory sion. Six, and six more. and immediately fell behind love- giggling about it." You'd think caddying in front of the entire world at the Masters would have nothing to do with monitoring ''We'll have to see how he boosted his career earnings to Gayle was properly cruising 30, but he then battled through comes back,'' Delacour said. ''We'll $249,800. Donworth returned now. Narine was pulled and swept four deuces to hold and keep his teens on muni courses and going to recess with little kids, but the worlds collided in a crucial moment here in Saturday's third round. Spieth had just flubbed a chip on the 17th hole, leading to a double bogey and trimming make up our minds after that. One $3.60 and $2.60, and Fame and for consecutive fours and two runs momentum. race at a time. We'll consider it for Power paid $2.60. ''It was a good taken off the third. With seamer ''My next three service games two shots off his chasm of a six-shot lead. Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose, having charged up the leaderboard Harshal Patel on strike for the last to within shouting distance of Spieth, were already in the clubhouse. sure.'' trip,'' Donworth rider Joel Rosar- were relatively easy,'' he said. ''I Divining Rod provided some- io said. ''He didn't break (from the two balls of the over, Gayle kind of got in a rhythm and made a Then Grellar made Augusta National his classroom. pushed him to try and hit at least "I more just listened," he said after the round. "After about a minute of him talking, it was time to step into thing to think about with his first gate) that sharp. He's a big horse lot of first serves. I'm tough to beat graded stakes victory. and he cannot get out of the gate one for six. Harshal succeeded on when I'm doing that.'' the next shot." the second attempt. He kept pace with the leaders very quick. He took me right away Gayle could have reached his early off the rail before surging for- to follow the leader. He was going century two balls later off Morkel ward on the far turn. Divining Rod nice and easy, nice and comfort- had Manish Pandey not managed Hamilton storms to Chinese Grand Prix win then moved past Fame and Power able. He ran good.'' to jump at deep midwicket and throw a flat hit back in. He saw Lewis Hamilton extended his lead Four-time world champion Vettel finished ahead of Ferrari team mate Kimi Raikkonen to claim a third what had happened in the deep and at the top of the Formula One podium in as many races since joining the Italian team from Red Bull at the end of last season. tried to regain the strike but could championship standings with a not beat Pandey's throw. He had pole-to-flag victory at the Chinese done enough to ensure, though, that Grand Prix, the Briton leading a Royal Challengers beat the defend- Mercedes one-two ahead of Nico ing champions. Rosberg. That had looked improbable Drivers standings (top-5) with the way Royal Challengers had gone in their season opener. 1. Lewis Hamilton 68 Misfields, missed chances and 2. Sebastian Vettel 55 overthrows in a nervy fielding per- 3. Nico Rosberg 51 formance had helped Knight Rid- 4. Felipe Massa 30 ers gallop to 177 for 6. Gambhir 5. Kimi Raikkonen 24 and Robin Uthappa put on 81 The race finished behind a safe- upfront inside 11 overs, with the ty car after Max Verstappen's Knight Riders captain making it Toro Rosso suffered an engine fail- successive fifties at the start of the ure on the start-finish straight with season. Knight Riders were jolted two laps remaining for the leaders by the fall of Suryakumar Yadav but it had been a routine afternoon and Pandey off successive deliv- at the head of the field otherwise. eries in the 17th over but Andre The Mercedes pair pulled clear Russell blasted an unbeaten 41 off of Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari at the 17 to propel them to what they thought was a good enough total. start and managed the race perfect- However, probably no score is ly to ensure their would be no re- sufficient in this format if Gayle peat of the German's stunning win lasts as long as the 19th over of a in Malaysia last time out. chase. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY. APRIL 13 . 2015 -Hamal 24, 1394 H.S Vol:IX Issue No:248 Price: Afs.15

Afghan Mili Bank 2,300 military cadets Afghan forces signs soft-loan expansion agreement conclude 4-month capable to face By Farhad Naibkhel said that circulation of reserves would play great role in economic challenges: RS KABUL: Afghan Mili Bank on growth and creation of jobs in the training at KMTC Sunday signed an agreement with country. He said that other banks KABUL: The Afghan National planned and are being led by the the National Enterprise Board to must follow this initiative for fur- ers and soldiers have received train- Defense and Security Forces Afghan National Army s (ANA) boost up traders accessibility to ther progress in the aspect. The ing about different tactics of war (ANDSF) now have the responsi- 215 Corps. The operations also financial services in the country. deputy chief executive of Afghan- and are well capable to defeat the bility of providing security for 100 involve several ANDSF units to Governor of the bank Ahmad istan Chamber of Commerce and enemy. He said the Defense Min- per cent of the country s popula- include the Afghan Air Force Khesraw Zia said that lack of ac- Industries (ACCI), Khan Jan istry has enough troops and strug- tion, which is a significant force (AAF), Afghan special operations cess to soft-loans facility was ma- Alkozai, said that capacities are gles to improve their skills to be capability improvement since 2012 forces, and elements of the Afghan jor hurdle before the traders that available in the country, but con- prepared for coping with future when security members protected National Police (ANP). ANDSF hampered economic growth. So, dition and red-tapism are major challenges. He urged the army ca- only half of the population, the elements in adjacent districts/prov- today we want to overcome the barriers. Thus, it is required to dets to use all their capacity in NATO Resolute Support spokes- inces are conducting supporting challenge and bridge the gap be- get rid of obsolete bureaucratic preventing civilian casualties and man said. In his exclusive inter- operations as well and these oper- tween businessmen and banks, he principles and get advantage of the face the enemy bravely. He added view with Pajhwok Afghan News, ations demonstrate the resolve of beamed. Speaking at a press con- reserves, he suggested. He also that the graduates are better trained the spokesman said Afghan secu- Afghan government and reach of ference here he said that banking complained of insecurity, lack of and equipped to serve the coun- rity forces performed admirably the ANDSF as they continue to sector has over $4 billion reserves, industrial parks and energy. try. The KMTC commander, Brig. through the 2014 Fighting Season project a significant presence into but only $800 million was in cir- Alkozai asked the government to Gen. Aminullah Patyani, said 700 preventing the Taliban from dis- this contested region. More spe- culation. The agreement has been take measures to resolve the prob- of the of 2,300 graduates are offic- rupting national elections and pro- cifically, they demonstrate the signed to bring in use the reserves. lems. The deputy chief of ACCI ers who completed their four viding the time and space for the emerging capabilities of the He elaborated that as per the agree- said that day by day illegal trading months training. The remaining formation of the Afghan Unity ANDSF to plan and execute com- ment inked with the National En- system is gaining strength due to soldiers have completed their three Government. He said that plex joint operations to include ANDSF have proven to be resil- artillery with the D-30 122mm terprise Board, businessmen open borders and other issues. The AT Monitoring Desk Training Center (KMTC), said months training, he added. It is would have the opportunity to get government had to support private officials on Sunday. Training and said that the number of armed forc- ient and capable, and the country s howitzer and mortar fires while long-term loan with five percent sector and sign international agree- KABUL: A group of 2,300 mili- logistic commander, Maj. Gen. es reached to 200,000, after the forces have largely been able to coordinating with the Afghan Air lower interest rate than the mar- ments to strengthen the private tary cadets have completed a train- Mohammad Hisari, told a gather- 2,300 officers and soldiers joined defend against direct insurgent at- Force (AAF) to incorporate Mi- ket. Loans had been categorized sector, he insisted. Special envoy ing program at Kabul Military ing in Kabul that the young offic- the ANA lines. tacks. When asked about NATO s 17s, Mi35s and PC 12s to sup- and would be given after assess- to President Ashraf Ghani for re- new mission, he said the Resolute port mobility, aerial resupply, aeri- ment of business and its risk, he forms and good governance Ahmad Support is participating in a train, al fires and Intelligence, Surveil- asserted. The bank will allocate Zia Masoud said that scarcity of advise, and assist role. In this ca- lance and Reconnaissance (ISR), he $200 million for loans to compa- investment turned the country into CSO releases socio-demographic pacity, we are committed to con- added. On President Ashraf Ghani nies and enterprises. Chief of the a consumer market as currently tinue pressuring insurgent net- and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) National Enterprise Board, Ra- Afghanistan s imports volume is works until they are rendered in- Abdullah Abdullah s recent US himuddin Haji Agha, voiced his nearly $10 billion and export is SURVEY OF PARWAN, KAPISA capable of conducting significant visit, he said that by almost all pleasure over the agreement and only $500 million. By Akhtar M. Nikzad population, education, gender, un- population is male and 49.5% is operations against Afghan govern- metrics, progress in Afghanistan employment, births, mortality, female. The largest portion of the ment and the Afghan population. has been significant in the last 13 He went on to say that advising years; the ANDSF and Coalition access to drinkable water, health population in the two provinces and assistance is taking place at provided the necessary security to Traffic accident leaves services and other social indicators. comprises from a group of 17 the headquarters level, advisers enable these improvements. Ac- Acting Chief of the CSO, Shir years old (young population). Ac- and Afghan counterparts meet rou- cording to Gen. John F. Campbell, Mohammad Jamizada, in a joint cording to the survey results, in tinely to discuss important secu- Resolute Support commander, 3 dead in Badakhshan press conference on Sunday said the past two years around 17.5% rity issues and offer their experi- 2015 really is a critical year for the survey was conducted by newborns died in Parwan province AT Monitoring Desk ence when appropriate. This close Afghanistan to demonstrate trans- around 2,097 local pollsters, both due to different reasons. Number cooperation with ANDSF will en- parency and accountability. I talk KABUL: At least three people in Parwan and Kapisa provinces. of newborns mortality in Kapisa sure Afghanistan is never a safe to President Ghani and Dr. Abdul- died and seven others wounded in He said the SDES survey covered was 15.4% in the last two years. haven for international terrorism lah all the time on this topic. What a traffic accident in northeastern around 50% population in rural and The deputy governor of Parwan, again. As Gen. John F. Campbell, I tell them is if they get the right Badakhshan province, an official urban areas of the two provinces. Shah Wali Shahid, some irrespon- Resolute Support commander has leadership and hold people ac- said on Sunday. The incident took According to him this is the only sible armed individuals in remote said: We ll continue to train, ad- countable it will solve 70% of their place on Khisham-Tishkan road KABUL: The Central Statistics survey which provides some suf- areas of the province strived hard vise, and assist the ANDSF and issues. He said it was also essen- when a car skidded off the high- Organization (CSO) released the ficient data and pictures to rele- to hamper the survey. The survey ASI at the operational and strate- tial that they demonstrate to the way and fell into Kokcha River, preliminary results of Socio-De- vant governmental organizations to covered 80% areas of the province, gic levels so that they can sustain international community that they the provincial governor spokes- mography and Economic Survey execute their development plans in he said, adding that 20% of the area, their hard-fought gains and win the were doing the right things in or- man Nawid Ahamd Farotan said. (SDES) of Parwan and Kapisa accurate manners in the areas. Re- where the survey could not be war. Referring to Helmand oper- der to maintain support for fund- Driver lost control over the car provinces. The survey was garding challenges, he said that in- conducted, was insecure. Repre- ation codenamed Zulfaqar, he ing because they could not do it and plunged into the river, he said. launched with financial support of security in some remote districts sentative of the UNFPA, Annette said that the ANDSF was conduct- on their own. I think we have a In a rescue operation, Afghan se- the United Nations Population was the major problem in front of Sachs, said the result of survey in ing joint operations in north Hel- huge opportunity for a little bit of curity forces pulled out the dead Fund (UNFPA) last year and the the pollsters. Based on findings of the two provinces provided inter- mand to clear the area of insurgents continued investment with the in- and wounded passengers. Health process took four months. The survey, 51% of total population esting pattern for government to and disrupt their preparations for ternational community to really condition of the injured was re- survey provides fresh data and fig- in Parwan is male while 49% is enforce its development plans, fighting season 2015. These are make Afghanistan a win here, he ported critical. ures about economical situation, female. Likewise, 50.5% of Kapisa education program and policy. complex operations that were remarked. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.