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Pakistan ready 18 Pakistanis to facilitate Page 4 killed in Hajj stampede Afghan peace process: Sartaj

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Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Af- fairs Sartaj Aziz said on Sunday IMF likely Pakistan is ready to facilitate Af- to approve ghan Taliban peace talks if Kabul desires. Page 9 $502m loan Pakistan is ready to facilitate tranche for peace talks if the Afghan govern- ment desires, he said. Pakistan The United States and China have While attending a high-level reaffirmed their long term support MoI rejects UN event on the sidelines of the Unit- for Afghanistan. The US s Secre- ed Nations General Assembly tary of State John Kerry and Chi- report on Daesh s (UNGA), Aziz said the peace and na s Foreign Minister Wang Yi ap- prosperity of Afghanistan was es- peared with CEO Abdullah Abdul- presence in 25 sential for Pakistan s own securi- lah and Foreign Minister Salahud- Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi ty, Radio Pakistan reported. din Rabbani in front of the media provinces Page 8 Pakistan s efforts to per- at the sideline of 70th UN General KABUL: Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or security officials doesn t mean to By Farhad Naibkhel suade Afghan Taliban to partici- Assembly. CEO Abdullah briefed Lower House (LH) of the Parlia- sack them from their position. pate in peace talks should not be the participants of the meeting ment decided on Sunday to sum- Legal procedure would be wrongly interpreted, Aziz added. about the progress Afghanistan mon key security officials to ap- taken if their answers were not made in the first year of the Na- The premier s top aide reiter- tional Unity Government. The pear before the house in order to acceptable for the lawmakers, he ated Pakistan s solidarity with participants of the meeting ex- address its concerns over the added. Afghan people and expressed hope pressed their continuing strong steadiest increase in insecurity Responding to a query, Reza- that the Afghan peace process support for the Government of across the country. zadah said no signatures have been would resumed soon, as this as this Afghanistan, and recognized the As security situation in vari- collected from MPs over summon- was an important pre-requisite for progress it has made in strength- ous parts of the country worsens, ing security officials, but growing How Afghanistan had peace and stability in the country. ening government institutions, en- Abdul Hai Aakhundzada, member insecurity has caused lawmakers Page 7 hancing economic governance, im- of Internal Security Committee of to summon them. sixty years of peace Security forces proving ties with neighbors, and the Parliament told newsmen that It is worth mentioning the UN continuing to ensure that all Af- lawmakers have decided to sum- recently reported that the Islamic ghans enjoy rule of law and access retake check posts to justice. Participants welcomed mon security officials as well as State (IS) group is making inroads KABUL: The Ministry of Interi- recent steps taken by the Afghan Interior Minister, Noorul Haq Ul- in Afghanistan, wining over a grow- or (MoI) on Sunday dismissed the in Nangarhar after government as part of the reform omi to the WJ for explanation over ing number of sympathizers and recent report of United Nation Armitstead agenda to combat corruption and escalating insecurity across the recruiting followers in 25 of the (UN) regarding Islamic State (IS), Daesh attack strengthen credibility of the coun- country. country s 34 provinces. known also as Daesh, as ground- wins try s electoral process. Participants Keramudeen Rezazadah, a Based on report, IS which con- less. dramatic Local officials in Nangarhar said praised the efforts of Afghan gov- member of the parliament from trols large areas of Syria and Iraq, The report said that Daesh has sprint at that militants loyal to Daesh at- ernment in reconciliation process Ghor, said that key security offi- has been trying to establish itself been making inroads in Afghani- Page 11 tacked a number of security check and reiterated their support for an stan and recruiting members in 25 road world posts in Achin district in the east- cials including Ulomi the Interi- in Afghanistan. They also attacked provinces in the country. Afghan-led and Afghan-owned in- or Minister would be summoned Afghan security forces in Nangar- champion- ern province in the early hours of clusive peace process. They also The UN in its latest report Sunday morning. called on Taliban and other armed to the WJ for explanation. He al- har province that left three forces said that up to 70 Daesh fighters ships The officials however said the groups to enter into direct talks leged Ulomi for dereliction. dead and six others were wound- have made its way to Afghanistan security forces succeeded in retak- with Afghan government. He furthered that summoning ed. from Iraq and Syria to gain a foot- ing the check posts after a few hold in the war-weary country. The hours of conflict. UN s al-Qaeda Monitoring Team The newest Haji Ghalib Mujahid, the dis- Bill Gates wants in the report said that extremist trict chief for Achin told TOLO- Six missing Afghan pil- group of Islamic State of Iraq and chapter in news that it was the first attack Syria (ISIS), aka Daesh, is recruit- Syria s war by Daesh militants in the area. The grims might be among dead Afghan govt to ing members in 25 of the country s Page 6 clash started at around 6 a.m in 34 provinces. Interior Ministry, could be its Adlkhel area, he said. KABUL: At least 22 Afghan pil- killed and 238 wounded when a put more spokesman, Seddiq Seddeqi reject- bloodiest According to him, the insur- grims have been killed in incidents crane collapsed in the Masjid al- ed the UN reports and said that gents captured two security check that took place during Haj rituals, Haram in holy city of Makkah, the based on intelligence report Daesh yet posts but security forces succeed- while the missing six more Afgha- Saudi Civil Defence Authority efforts in fight footprints have been seen in Hel- ed in retaking them after a few nis might also be among dead, the tweeted. The civil defence chief, mand and Nangarhar provinces. hours of clashes. He said that an IS commander He said that at least four secu- Ministry of Hajj and Religious Suleiman bin Abdullah al Amr, and against polio was killed in Kajaki district of Affairs said on Sunday. Faiz Mo- his team rushed to the scene. The rity force members were injured in Bill Gates, head of the Gates Foun- Helmand province and Afghan se- the attack, adding that there were hammad Mukhtar, the head of the cause of the accident was not im- curity forces have been making casualties among Daesh insurgents. Hajj affairs department, said some mediately known, but images from dation and Co-Founder of Mi- their last-ditch efforts to uproot Kabul-Beijing direct Details on Daesh casualties were 42 Afghans were wounded in the the scene showed part of a huge crosoft wants Afghan government this new terror group. He said that Editorial P6 not available, he said. crane incident out which 10 had red crane crashing through the roof to take more strict efforts to erad- several military operations had relations are imperative However, by mid-morning been discharged from the hospital. of the world s largest mosque. icate polio virus from Afghanistan. been conducted in different dis- tricts of Nangarhar province in the Sunday, clashes were still continu- Earlier, 107 worshippers were (Pajhwok) A statement issued by the of- ing, he said. fice of Chief Executive Officer last three months whereas around (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sun- 300 Daesh fighters were killed. Currently a military operation day states that Gates praised the Iron Triangle is ongoing against efforts of the government in fight Daesh fighters in different districts Priyanka against the polio virus but hoped of Nangarhar province, he said. He shares details that the National Unity Govern- furthered that most Daesh fight- Page 10 about her ment would take more strict ac- ers are Taliban who downed white character in Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi tions against it. flag and rose up black flags and The statement further states start functioning under the name Quantico that CEO Abdullah Abdullah reit- of Daesh in some parts of the coun- try. Seddeqi termed Daesh as a erated government resolve to threat, but said that National Se- Gates regarding the fight about curity Council has approved a se- US is strug- polio and other deadly diseases. curity strategy to fight Daesh and CEO Abdullah urged Gates to Afghan security forces would gling in its expand his activities in Afghani- stand united to tame their activi- ties across the country. He stated Page 3 effort to build stan and assist the Ministry of Public Health in eradication of that legal action would be taken an Afghan Air deadly diseases. against those who have been This comes as The World preaching for Daesh. Abdul Hai Force Aakhundzada, Deputy of Internal Health Organization (WHO) said Security Committee of the Parlia- Nigeria and Africa as a whole are ment termed Daesh as a big threat now closer to being certified po- for Afghanistan and Central Asian China-Japan lio-free. states. He said that there is no IS economic KABUL: Political analyst, Dr. he said that the ties should not be does not understand Afghanistan It warned that polio remains fighters from Iraq and Syria, rath- embrace is Dawood Muradian, said that Kab- forged through Pakistan s media- well, thus it is willing to strength- endemic in Afghanistan and Paki- er it is a fake Daesh group is oper- warm enough stan and that as long as the disease ating in Afghanistan. He furthered Page 9 ul should forge friendly relations tion. en its ties with Kabul through Is- that the government should take to thaw the with China as it s a neighbor and a While speaking at Rana Think lamabad. Despite being neighbors, exists anywhere it s a threat to politics strong measures and must enlist great economic power. However, Tank, Muradian said that Beijing See P3 children everywhere . peoples support to fight Daesh.

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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER Project Coordination Unit Rehabilitation Works for Jabar Khan Irrigation Scheme-(H-153) Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING No: MEW/IRDP/HQ/IFB/MIS/218/ H-153 Date: 28-September, 2015 Invitation for Bids (IFB) 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue dated 11th January, 2011. 2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant from the International Development Association toward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for Rehabilitation Works for Jabar Khan Irrigation Scheme . 3. The Ministry of Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for Jabar Khan Irrigation Scheme (H- 153) in Center of Ghor Province consisting of: Structure: (Gate Intake, Aqueduct, Escape, and Box Super Passage Structures). 4. The Completion Period is 420 days (including slack period of about 150 days). 5. The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs120,000 in the shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents. 6. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure specified in the World Bank s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated January, 2011 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents 7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Ahmad RatebNasimi (E-mail::[email protected] Mobile No: +93(0)799 15 60 78), Deputy Director, Project Coordination Unit, Herat Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:00 Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday and up to 13:00 hours on Thursday. 8. Qualifications requirements include: (a) The minimum (b) Experience as prime (c) Liquid assets and/or credit required annual volume contractor in the construction facilities, net of other of construction work for of at least one work of nature contractual commitments and the successful bidder in and complexity equivalent to exclusive of any advance any of the last five years this work during the last five payments which may be made (Afs) (5) years (Afs). under the Contract (Afs). 8.0Mill 4.8Mill 2 Mill For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents. 9. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied. 10. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of Afs. 2500. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below. 11. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take place on 17 October, 2015 at 13:00 Hrs at the address given below to explain the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage. The minutes of pre-bid meeting will be prepared and sent across to all the prospective bidders who have brought the bid documents up to date of pre-bid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting. 11. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10 AM on 28 October, 2015,the Deadline Date for bid Submission (if the submission date is announced an official holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at the address given below at 10 AM on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above. 12. The address referred to above is: Deputy Director PCU-Herat Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office QulOurdo Street, Herat City, Herat, Afghanistan 2) Mr. Nasir Ahadi, Procurement Officer PCU, Ministry of Energy and War, Darul-Aman Road, Kabu Email Address :[email protected]

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN MINISTRY OF ENERGY & WATER Project Coordination Unit Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING No:MEW/IRDP/HQ/IFB/W-034 Date: 28 Sep - 2015 Invitation for Bids (IFB) 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue dated 11th Jan, 2011. 2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant from theInternational Development Associationtoward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant to payments under the Contract for Construction ofDaka Station Cable Way Lal Pora district (W-034) . 3. The Ministryof Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Construction ofDaka Station Cable Way Lal Pora district (W-034) 4. The Completion Period is 90 days (including slack period of about 30 days). 5. The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs 20,000in the shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents. 6. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure specified in the World Bank s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated Jan, 2011 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents 7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Mirwais Wali (email: [email protected] No: +93(0)799301867), Deputy Director, Project Coordination Unit, Jalalabad Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:30 Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday and up to 13:00 hours on Thursday

8. Qualifications (b) Experience as prime (c) Liquid assets and/or credit requirements include: contractor in the construction facilities, net of other (a) The minimum of at least one work of nature contractual commitments and required annual volume and complexity equivalent to exclusive of any advance of construction work for this work during the last five payments which may be made the successful bidder in (5) years (Afs). under the Contract (Afs). any of the last five years (Afs) Afg1,000,000 Afg600,000 Afg 250,000

For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents. 8. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied. 9. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of Afs. 2,500. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below. 10. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take place on 21 - Oct - 2015 at 10:00Hrs at the address given belowto explain the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage. The minutes of pre-bid meeting will be prepared and sent across to all the prospective bidders who have brought the bid documents up to date of pre-bid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting. 11. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 AM on 28 Oct, 2015,the Deadline Date for bid Submission (if the submission date is announced an official holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at the address given below at 10:00 AM on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above. 12. The address referred to above is: 1) Deputy Director PCU-Jalalabad Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office Street No. 5, RoshanMeena, WMD office Jalalabad City, Afghanistan 2) Mr. Nasir Ahadi, Procurement Officer PCU, Ministry of Energy and War, Darul-Aman Road, Kabul 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. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES 3 new polio cases emerge in Nangarhar KABUL: Col. Qalandar Shah Qa- fight the Taliban. JALALABAD: Three polio cases landari, Afghanistan s most deco- In the past, efforts were fo- have emerged in Achin and Spin rated pilot, recently took command cused on reconstructing the air Ghar districts of eastern Nangar- of what was meant to be the build- force left behind by the Soviets, or har province, the provincial pub- ing blocks of his country s new air at least the helicopter transport lic health director said on Sunday. force: a squadron of shiny Ameri- and gunship parts of it. During the Dr. Najibullah Kamawal told can-made attack helicopters, in- Soviet era, the Afghan Air Force Pajhwok Afghan News that no tended to solve the chronic lack of even had MiG-21 jet fighters with anti-polio campaign could be close air support for Afghan Afghan pilots. What the Afghans launched in the said district over troops. have had lately is a fleet of prop- the past few months due to the Sixteen of the armed MD-530 driven Cessna transport planes, existence of Daesh group, depriv- scout helicopters were rushed here and aging Russian MI-17 trans- ing nearly 10,000 children of polio this year to great fanfare, and a port helicopters and MI-35 heli- drops. He feared the number of dozen more are to join them. But copter gunships, the kind Colonel polio patients could increase. EMERGENCY Colonel Qalandari was not im- Qalandari flew in the past. Meanwhile, Dr. Ashraf, in- pressed. This plane is a total American efforts to rebuild the charge of the vaccination section CALLS mess, he said. To be honest, I Russian fleet stalled after the con- at the provincial Public Health don t know why we have this plane flict in Ukraine brought Western Department, two of the new polio Police here. sanctions on the Russians. That cases had been registered in Achin An Afghan public affairs of- has made spare parts difficult to district s Maktab bazaar area and ficer tried to shush the colonel as obtain and new Russian helicop- the third in Spin Ghar s Mama- 100 - 119 he spoke to a journalist at the Af- ters all but impossible to buy. khel area. He said a delegation ghan Air Force base at Kabul air- Of the Afghan legacy fleet of Built by McDonnell Douglas, tary helicopters with advanced already qualified on the MD-530 would be soon dispatched to the port. A United States Air Force five MI-35 gunships a fearsome the two-seat helicopter has a 33- avionics and computerized con- as instructor pilots, and are train- said areas for further information. Hospitals public affairs officer looked on aircraft well-suited to Afghan con- year history, serving as a Special trols. They are also extremely ex- ing other Afghans. Training me- Previously two polio cases had aghast. ditions only one is still flying. Operations scout helicopter, and pensive to fly. chanics and maintainers will take emerged in Achin district and the FMIC Hospital But Colonel Qalandari kept And that one won t last much in the United States as a traffic and This is a sustainable solu- longer, and American contractors total number of polio patients Behind Kabul Medical on: I will tell the truth. This is longer, Colonel Qalandari said. weather news helicopter, or for tion, said Lt. Col. James Abbott, are still doing most of that work. reached 12 across Afghanistan this University: my country, and these are my men, Some of the Russian MI-17s, power line work. an Air Force trainer who put off Colonel Abbott said a lot of year while 27 cases surfaced last and they deserve the truth. normally used for transport, have It is simple to fly and repair, retirement to help run the MD- the Afghan criticism of the new air- year. 0202500200-+93793275595 He tossed a map on the table, been outfitted as gunships or mede- and could be put into action in 530 program in Afghanistan. craft was from pilots used to Rus- Afghanistan and Pakistan re- showing the effective range of the vac aircraft, but there are constant Afghanistan quickly, American of- You re fighting guys with a gun sian equipment, and replacing that main the only two countries where Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital helicopter from its Kabul airfield: problems keeping them in service ficials said. The first four of the in the back of a pickup truck: How has become impossible. It s a polio could not be eliminated. A It cannot even reach areas where because of issues with maintenance MD-530 gunships to be battle- much technology does that need? tough sell for the legacy guys, he few days ago, the World Health Pule Bagh-e- Umomi the Taliban normally operate. In and spare parts. Afghan V.I.P.s ready have already gone on two The new helicopters were pro- said, but the young pilots love Organisation (WHO) announced 070263672 summertime, its maximum altitude also tend to demand them for per- combat missions, in August, and cured and delivered, with enough it. As for the complaints about with a full load of fuel and ammu- sonal transportation when they Afghans and Americans both pro- Afghan pilots trained and ready to the helicopter s troubles in the high nition is only 7,000 to 8,000 feet, travel around the country. nounced them a success. fly them, in less than a year. It s altitudes and thin air of Afghan Khairkhana Hospital he said meaning it cannot cross American officials hailed the American officers say that it been pretty amazing what they ve battlefields, he noted that those most of the mountain ranges that MD-530 as a quick and realis- would take much longer many done in a short time, Colonel Ab- would be a problem for even most 0799-321007 encircle Kabul, which is itself at tic solution to Afghanistan s air years to train Afghan pilots to bott said. advanced aircraft. 2401352 an elevation of about 6,000 feet. force needs. fly more advanced American mili- Some of the Afghan pilots have NYTIMES It s unsafe to fly, the engine is too weak, the tail rotor is defec- Indira Gandhi Children tive and it s not armored. If we go Illegal armed Germany, Netherlands funded uplift down after the enemy we re going group leader killed Hospital, Wazir Akbar to have enemy return fire, which project completed in Uruzgan we can t survive. If we go up high- in Sar-i-Pul Afghanistan, Germany and the Netherlands announced the successful completion of a wide range of develop- Khan, Kabul 2301372 er, we can t visually target the en- ment projects in Uruzgan province. Over the past eight years, the Netherlands and Germany have invested a emy, Colonel Qalandari said. SAR-I-PUL: Unknown gunmen total of AFN 4.8 billion in development projects in various sectors. Even the guns are no good. shot dead an illegal armed group Since 2009, the Netherlands and Germany have been working to establishing a modern technical training Ibn-e- Seena Each helicopter carries two commander in northern Sar-i-Pul school campus in Tarin Kowt and a domestic airport terminal that meets national and international aviation Pul-e-Artan, Kabul .50-caliber machine guns, mount- province, police said on Sunday. standards. After the completion of the two infrastructure projects in 2013, a support strategy was introduced ed on pods on either side of the Syed Hashim, commander of to enhance Afghan partners capacities the Deputy Ministry of Technical and Vocational Education and 2100359 craft s small bubble cockpit. the group Zulfikar was killed on Training (DM TVET) and the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) to ensure they can deliver profes- Saturday night in Pala area of that African country Nigeria had They keep jamming, one of the sional services and manage operations and maintenance of the facilities in the province. become polio-free. Wazir Akbar Khan colonel s 10 newly American- Gospandi district, acting provin- Henk Jan Bakker, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Afghanistan, said, The Dutch effort in supporting cial police chief Col. Inayatullah The new polio cases in Af- trained pilots said. the reconstruction of Uruzgan province was always based on dialogue. That allowed for a peaceful and ghanistan were reported a day af- Hospital Colonel Qalandari is not the Habibi told Pajhwok Afghan successful completion of development projects even under complex and challenging circumstances. The News. He did not provide further positive achievements made in Uruzgan are well noted by the Dutch people . ter Chief Executive Officer Abdul- 2301741, 2301743 first Afghan official to complain lah Abdullah met with Philanthro- about the woeful state of efforts details. On his part, Markus Potzel, the German Ambassador in Afghanistan, said, The cooperation between the No group has claimed respon- Netherlands and Germany in Uruzgan stipulated a good example on how governments can join their strengths pist and chairman of Bill and to build an air force to replace the Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Ali Abad Americans in carrying out air- sibility for Hashim s killing. for the sake of development in Afghanistan. Mohammad Sarwar Azizi, Deputy Minister of TVET thanked Gosfandi district chief Ghulam Germany and Netherlands for their support and said, With the Netherlands and Germany s help we have Gates, on the sidelines of the Unit- Shahrara, Kabul strikes, medical evacuations and ed Nations General Assembly transport missions in a country Sakhi said the illegal armed group managed to establish the first TVET school in Uruzgan. More than 1,000 male and female students have been had been active in Balkhab, Sang- educated in formal and non-formal TVET courses since 2014. The excellent TVET School Campus in TarinKowt meeting in New York. 2100439 with poor and dangerous roads. Gates insisted the Afghan gov- United States officials have long charak and Gosfandi districts over should serve as a pilot school for Afghanistan s TVET sector. The DM TVET and the ACAA have demon- the past two years, forcibly col- strated great commitment to takingover full responsibility and continuing the achievements in a professional ernment should intensify its cam- seen the aspirations as unrealistic, paign against the deadly virus and Malalai Maternity while Afghans have complained lecting usher and zakat from local manner in Uruzgan. residents. Both Afghan ministries have promised to permanently employ the personnel required for the TVET assured every kind of assistance Hospital that their allies have ignored their and cooperation on his part. views about what they need to (Pajhwok) school and the TarinKowt Airport within the next weeks. 2201377/ 2301743 Traffic accidents left more than 140 people Banks wounded during Eid days in Herat Da Afghanistan Bank More than 140 people have been of recorded last year. 2100302, 2100303 wounded in traffic accidents dur- Meanwhile, Mohammad ing the three days of Eid in west- Qasim a traffic police officer from 6 ALP members Kabul Bank ern Herat province. the police HQ of Herat while con- 222666, 070285285 Mohammad Rafiq Shirzai, firming the casualty toll said that injured in Faryab spokesman for Herat Regional negligence in driving and increas- Azizi Bank Hospital said that most of the vic- ing number of motorcycles are the suicide attack tims are young people who sus- basic causes of the traffic accidents 0799 700900 tained injuries in traffic accidents in this province. At least six Afghan Local Police Pashtany Bank while driving motorcycles in Her- Herat city has the capacity of (ALP) members, including their at city. 50,000 vehicles but currently there commander, were injured in a sui- 2102908, 2103868 He said that the casualty toll are around 400,000 vehicles in this cide attack on Sunday in north- recorded this Eid is higher than that city. western Faryab province, offi- Air Services cials said. The attack happened in Shi- Safi Airways rin Tagab district after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives 020 22 22 222 when the ALP commander, Fai- zullah, and his personnel passed Ariana the bomber, the district governor 020-2100270 Sayed Rahman said. The ALP commander, who Kam Air PUL-I-KHUMRI: A number of active in the area and had two posts people. has been shifted to a hospital, is residents of Dand Ghori locality in Shahr-I-Naw bazaar and Qala Qader added that foreign rebels said to have been a close aide to 0799974422 in northern Baghlan province said Khwaja areas and took tax from must be taken out of the area be- the First Vice President Abdul that the agreement between local trucks, but they did not interfere cause they were the main cause of Rashid Dostum. Hotels elders and the government was ef- in people s life. violence. Dostum spent almost a fective, while some local people Mohammad Afzal a resident Baghlan police chief Col. Ab- month in Faryab to clear the prov- Safi Landmark complained that some contents of of Wardak village of Dand Ghori dul Bashir Rashid also said that an ince of insurgents. Despite Fary- the pact yet to be implemented. said, We feel like we are born new article of the agreement was not ab having been cleared of insur- 020-2203131 A five-member delegation from after the agreement, we did not observed yet. He said that the mil- gents, they returned immediate- the presidential palace led by the hear even a single fire after the itants from neighbor districts and SERENA borders and tribal affairs minister agreement, people are busy on their areas should be withdrew. Other ly after Dostums left the prov- Mohammad Gulab Mangal trav- duties and enjoy normal life, militants remain in Dand Ghori ince. 0799654000 eled to Baghlan province to assess Abdul Qadir a resident f would be joined with the peace security situation on September 3. Gawhargan village of the locality process. New Rumi Restaurant After spending 10 days to eval- also said that security was vital to A local elder Omar Khan said, uate security situation there, the their life and activities. He said that We signed the pact in order to 0776351347 delegation signed an agreement with most of local people including him prevent blood shedding and solve local elders of Dand Ghori locality were busy on farming and sold the problem between the Taliban From P1 Internet Services on the outskirts of Pul-I-Khumri, melons worth of 100,000 Afgha- and the government through nego- the provincial capital. nis in the past few days after the tiation, relations between Afghanistan and thus they chose Pakistan as medi- affairs of Afghanistan, thus Af- UA Telecom In line with the pact, no at- pact was signed. He said that their discussion China were not strong in the past, ator, because the country cannot ghans think of it as a friendly coun- 0796701701 / 0796702702 tacks would be carried out in the Qadir hoped that peace would with the Taliban was underway to he added. trust the US, as their rival. It is try. He added that China for a very area and if someone did so, local be always maintained and the gov- withdraw militants of other areas He said that politicians in Chi- still unclear that to what extent short period of time supported Exchange Rate residents would stand by security ernment and the Taliban would not and pave the ground for joining na are divided over the country s Pakistan would develop the ties Afghan mujahedeen by providing forces. fire rockets anymore. local rebels to peace process. relations with Afghanistan. Some between the two countries, be- them weapons during the Soviet Purchase: As part of the agreement, se- The presidential palace dele- Earlier, a number of provincial of the politicians think of Afghan- cause Islamabad could not be trust- Union s invasion of Afghanistan. curity forces would not arrest any- gation had said that 25 civilians had council members, civil society ac- istan as a safe haven for terrorists, ed, considering the double standard China turned its attention one without the permission of trib- been killed during the clashes be- tivists and the Wolesi Jirga called while others think of the country game it played in the war against towards Afghanistan in 2015, but One US$ = al elders. Facilitating displaced tween Taliban militants and secu- the pact a concession to Taliban as a center of untapped natural rich- terrorism, he asserted. it still has fears from terrorist 64.25Afs families to return to their areas was rity forces in Dand Ghori in the militants. The Wolesi Jirga sum- es, said Muradian. Dr. Muradian He said that for strengthening groups in the country. Kabul another part of the pact. past two months. moned the border and tribal affairs as a former Afghan diplomat has its ties with Kabul, Beijing has should not let Islamabad exercise One Pound Sterling= Most of the families returned Some residents of Postak and minister on the issue. paid several visits to China and is chosen those Afghans, who are its political clout over the relations 97.96Afs to their homes in Dand Ghori sup- Ghro Shakh areas of the locality However, border and tribal af- familiar to the grey areas in Af- loyal to Islamabad. He alleged that between Kabul and Beijing, Mu- One Euro = ported the agreement as effective said that some contents of the ghan-China relations. some contacts have already been radain went on as saying. He said fairs minister Mohammad Gulab 71.96Afs for local stability. agreement were not yet imple- Mangal said that the pact was not He added that China as an eco- made. Unfortunately, the Afghan that Kabul should strengthen its Abdul Hakim a resident of mented. signed with the Taliban but it was nomic power is willing to have government failed to develop ties both with China and India, for 1000 Pak Rs = Gudan area said that they spent A resident of Postak area Ab- signed between the government strong economic ties with Afghan- strong relations with China over the two countries are more con- 612Afs difficulties in Wazirabad area where dul Qader said that elders had and local elders. istan, but is not interested in ex- the past 14 years, he said. cerned about strengthening their they were displaced to but now promised to withdraw Taliban mil- Dand Ghori was in the Tali- pansion of political relations. He In the meantime, he said that economy rather than expanding Sale: feel happy they were turned back itants they came from other areas, ban control form the past three said that China is interested to in- Afghans also don t understand territory. China should not force One US$ = to their homes. while the promise was not imple- months and the government could vest in Afghanistan. As far as ter- China. Hardly any official in key Kabul to use China-Pakistan cor- 64.45 Afs rorism is concerned it is also pos- organizations, including the Min- ridor, but Wakhan corridor in Bada- He told Pajhwok Afghan mented yet and the rebels still not recapture the area yet. News, We have suffered many move on motorcycles and police ing a serious threat to China. As istry of Foreign Affairs and Na- khshan province need to be devel- One Pound Sterling= problems in the Ramadan s Eid due rangers they seized from security Taliban militants fired 12 rock- many as 37 suicide blasts has tak- tional Directorate of Security oped, he added. 98.76Afs to fight and violence, but people forces. ets from Dand Ghori to Pul-I- en place in Urumqi, the northwest (NDS) can speak Chinese lan- China as a great country with Khumri city and killed a man and a One Euro= in the Eid-ul-Adha felt secure and He said that militants were city of China, since 2012, he said. guage, Muradian added. more than one billion populations 72.56 Afs felt happy, preaching on loudspeakers but child injured more than 10 others. Muradian said that China He said that China has shied is one of the most powerful coun- Hakim said that Taliban were they did not fight or harass local (Pajhwok) doesn t understand Afghanistan, away from interfering in internal tries in the world. 1000 Pak Rs= 620Afs 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. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Haqqani s advice to Pakistan: Stop competing with India Former Pakistani ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani advised Pakistan to stop con- stantly competing with India and start focusing on its own welfare, NDTV reported. There is anxiety in Pakistan about everything that puts India at the centre on a global stage, Haqqani said, while responding to a question whether Indian anxiety in Pakistan was linked to the G4 summit where India pitched for a permanent seat in the UN Securi- ty Council. Haqqani further said he did not agree with Pakistan s attitude to- wards India. And those attitudes are that India is a permanent ene- my and the solution of Kashmir is key to any breakthrough between Pakistan and India, he said. Commenting on Pakistan s at- titude towards the G4 summit which was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York and included Brazil, Germa- ny and Japan, the former ambas- sador said, So when you have that attitude entrenched in Islamabad and more so in Rawalpindi, then obviously there will be anxiety every time that India moves for- ward in getting international stat- ure and this is definitely one of

Modi, right, hopes to attract funds and skills from US innovators to help India's start-up scene grow [Getty Images]

Narendra Modi, India's prime min- ister, has addressed more than 350 business leaders in the US, urging them to help the country connect 18 Pakistanis killed in Hajj stampede digitally while lifting people out of poverty. Eighteen Pakistanis were killed in Modi, the first Indian leader a crush at the annual Hajj pilgrim- to visit the West Coast in more age in Mina. than 30 years, announced at a din- After visiting hospitals, I can those moments. ner on Saturday that Google would confirm 18 Pakistanis were among Personally, I would like Pa- bring wireless internet to more those killed during a stampede at kistan to focus more on putting than 500 Indian railway stations Mina, Minister for Religious Af- those children in Pakistan who are "in a short time". fairs Sardar Yousuf told Express out of school into school. Pakistan Modi also used the speech to News on Sunday during a tele- has one of the largest out of school sell technology executives on his phonic conversation from Makkah. populations in the world. Our lit- Digital India initiative, which aims At least 20 Pakistanis were eracy rate in 1947 was 16% and India s was 18%. It was a 2% dif- to connect thousands more Indian injured of which 12 have been dis- villages to the internet, create more ference. It has now become a 22% charged from hospitals, he add- difference, he added. tech jobs and move more services ed. online. Further, Haqqani maintained The minister further said mea- Pakistan was being left behind Modi hopes to attract funds sures are being taken to locate miss- and skills from US innovators to while trying to compete with In- ing Pakistani pilgrims. dia. What we should do is stop help India's start-up scene grow, According to a list published and will seek during the trip en- doing it and start focusing on our by the Ministry of Religious Af- own welfare. But is that happen- courage some Indians who have fairs, the deceased include Hafsa ing, no, and therefore, there will be thrived in Silicon Valley to bring Shoaib, Zarin Naseem, Syeda Nar- anxiety as long as we continue to their knowledge back home. jis Shahnaz, Bibi Zainab, Mah- believe that Pakistan s future lies "We must bridge the digital di- mood Arshad, Rasheedan Bibi, in constant competition and rival- vide and promote digital literacy Zahid Gul, Dr. Ameer Ali Lashari ry with India. An unfortunate atti- in the same way that we seek to and Makhdoomzada Syed Asad tude but it is an attitude that ex- ensure general literacy," Modi said, Murtaza Gillani, Abdul Rehman, ists. according to prepared remarks. Shehnaz Qamar, Islam Ahmad, "Poverty is a massive prob- Bushra Bibi, Muhammad Hasrat, lem in India and technology-based Azeem Khan, Muhammad Idrees, Chinese president promises to cut Nepal imposes vehicle curbs entrepreneurship can be an anti- Aamir Muhammad Malook and dote." Gul Shahnaz. due to fuel shortage fears Satya Nadella and Sundar 135 missing Pakistani pilgrims trade deficit with Bangladesh Pichai, the Indian-born CEOs re- KATHMANDU: Nepal on Sun- lines at petrol stations in Kath- traced spectively of Microsoft and Goo- President Xi Jinping has assured lauded Bangladesh s rapid socio- million. day imposed nationwide restric- mandu on fears of a shortage. Further, Pakistan s Ambassa- gle, were among those who mod- Sheikh Hasina China will take mea- economic growth and said his coun- The Chinese president hailed tions on vehicle use due to grow- The government has also dor in Saudi Arabia Manzoorul erated a panel before Modi's sures to reduce the huge trade gap try considered Bangladesh an im- the active participation of the ing fears of a fuel shortage after asked international airlines to bring speech. Haq said 135 missing Pakistani with Bangladesh. portant cooperation partner and prime minister in construction of protesters seeking changes to a their own fuel to refuel their planes Modi's speech included refer- pilgrims have been traced. Vari- State-run news agency BSS Hasina as one of their best friends. the BCIM corridor in the region, new constitution blocked a major because of concerns of an impend- ences to numerous US tech com- ous hotels and hospitals are also reported that the two leaders met According to the agency, Jin- according to the BSS report. border trade route. ing shortage on the ground, Kath- panies he said have helped reshape being contacted for the search of on the sidelines of the United Na- ping pointed out the scope of fur- Hasina advocated duty-free Drivers are allowed on the road mandu airport spokesman Purna India, including Facebook , its units remaining missing Pakistanis, he tions General Assembly at Waldorf ther cooperation in trade, econo- access of more Bangladesh prod- only on alternate days, depending Prasad Chudal told AFP. He did Instagram and WhatsApp, and added, according to Radio Paki- Astoria hotel in New York on Sat- my, communication and education. ucts to Chinese market and relax- on whether their licence plates end not elaborate on how this could be Twitter. stan. urday evening. He also assured Hasina they ation of the APTA Rules of Ori- in odd or even numbers, as a result done. Briefing journalists on the would be importing more jute gin. Modi, right, hopes to attract Earlier today, Prime Minister of the blockade on the India-Ne- The new constitution is the meet, Hasina s Press Secretary Ih- products from Bangladesh. Finance Minister Abul Maal funds and skills from US innova- Nawaz Sharif directed the Foreign pal border since Thursday night. final stage in a peace process that Office and director general Hajj to sanul Karim said she informed Jin- At the end of fiscal 2014-15, Abdul Muhith, Foreign Minister "The government has decided began when Maoist rebels laid tors to help India's start-up scene ping of her government s decision Bangladesh s trade deficit with AH Mahmood Ali, PM's Advisor grow [Getty Images] increase their efforts to locate miss- to limit the number of vehicles down arms in 2006 after a decade- ing pilgrims, Radio Pakistan re- to allocate 774 acres of land in China was $7.43 billion. Bang- on International Affairs Gowher moving across the country due to long insurgency. They won parlia- Modi has driven digitising of Chittagong to set up a Chinese ladesh imported $8.22 billion Rizvi, State Minister for Foreign the fuel shortage," home ministry mentary elections two years later the Indian government and has gar- ported. The death toll in a crush rose Special Economic Zone (SEZ). worth of goods from China and Affairs Shahriar Alam and Dipu spokesman Laxmi Prasad Dhakal and abolished the monarchy. nered a large social media follow- He said the Chinese president exported goods worth only $799 Moni, MP, were present. told AFP. But the adoption of the char- ing, making him the second-most to 769, Saudi Arabia said on Satur- day. "We are facing a huge problem ter, Nepal's first to be drawn up followed world leader after US because of the blockade in the by elected representatives, has President Barack Obama. The worst disaster to befall the annual pilgrimage in a quarter south and are trying to use the fuel been marred by weeks of violent He has 15 million Twitter fol- we have effectively," he said. protests in the southern plains, lowers and more than 30 million of a century occurred on Thurs- day as two large groups of pilgrims The blocked checkpoint in the home to half the country's popu- "likes" on Facebook. town of Birgunj, 90 kilometres lation. The first day of Modi's West arrived together at a crossroads in south of the capital, serves as the Former Maoist prime minis- Coast visit included a visit to Tes- Mina, a few kilometres outside the key hub for oil and food imports ter Baburam Bhattarai on Satur- la Motors and a meeting with the holy city. into landlocked Nepal. day resigned from his party and chief executive, Elon Musk, where The latest statistics up to this The movement of cargo parliament in support of the pro- the two discussed renewable ener- hour reveal 769 dead. That is an through other border checkpoints testers. gy, which Modi is eager to bring to increase of 52 on the previous fig- has also declined, officials have The violence has also sparked India. ures, Saudi health minister Kha- said. concern in India, which has tradi- Infographic: First year - Tak- lid al-Falih told a news conference. The protesters, who belong to tionally exerted significant politi- ing the measure of Modi Those are the ones who died the Madhesi community, are an- cal influence in Nepal. Modi later met Tim Cook, in various hospitals since the gry about plans to divide the Hi- Work on the new constitution Apple's chief executive. event, he said, adding that 934 malayan nation into seven federal began in 2008 after the Maoists On Sunday, Modi was set to people were wounded. provinces under the charter adopt- won parliamentary elections and host an open town hall with Mark FO denies report claiming 236 ed on September 20. abolished the monarchy. But pow- Zuckerberg, Facebook chief exec- Pakistanis were killed More than 40 people have died er-sharing squabbles between par- utive, and will also visit Google The Foreign Office rejected a in weeks of clashes between po- ties stymied progress. headquarters. report in British newspaper, lice and protesters from the Mad- Lawmakers finally reached Modi will end his tour with an Guardian, claiming 236 Pakistanis hesi and Tharu communities, eth- agreement in June this year, event at the San Jose Convention were killed in the stampede. nic minorities who say the new spurred by a 7.8-magnitude earth- Center that more than 18,000 peo- Further, a statement issued by internal borders leave them under- quake two months earlier that ple are expected to attend. More FO said the Pakistani embassy is represented in the national parlia- killed nearly 8,900 people and de- than 45,000 people reportedly facilitating identification of the ment. stroyed more than half a million Commuters have formed long homes. applied for access. deceased at the mortuary in Mak- On Monday, Modi is sched- kah along with efforts being made uled to meet President Barack to locate missing the missing pil- Obama in New York. grims. Pakistan PM keen to visit Sri Lanka soon Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has expressed his intention Indians arrested for gold to make an official visit to Sri Lanka soon. He has said this when he met President Maithripala Sirisena in New York on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. snatching in Sri Lanka During the meeting attention was paid on political matters per- COLOMBO: At least three Indi- They were accused of snatch- taining to two countries. The two leaders discussed about the ways an nationals are among seven peo- ing gold from devotees who to strengthen the relationships between the two countries, the Pres- ple arrested by Sri Lankan police thronged in thousands to attend the ident s office said. for allegedly snatching gold from festival, police said. The President also had talks with Prime Minister of Malta Jo- devotees in the country's north, The Point Pedro police is con- seph Muscat. During the discussion with President Sirisena he of- police said on Sunday. ducting investigations. fered an official invitation to him for the Commonwealth Summit to be held in Malta. They were arrested on Satur- In the recent past there have The discussion was based on how to strengthen the bilateral relations between Malta and Sri Lanka. day during a religious festival at been several cases of Indian trad- Prime Minister Joseph Muscat stated that he would encourage investors from Malta to invest in Sri Lanka. Sri Vallipuram Kovil in Point ers arrested in the eastern prov- After the bilateral meetings with the two Prime Ministers, the President also met Commonwealth Pedro in the northern Jaffna pen- ince for abusing entry visa condi- Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. President Sirisena, as the current President of the Commonwealth insula. tions. discussed about the actions to be taken to make next Commonwealth Summit successful. 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. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief

Thousands mark anniversary of missing Mexico students Thousands of people have marched in Mexico City to de- mand answers over last year's disappearances of 43 students, piling new pressure on Presi- dent Enrique Pena Nieto to clear up a case that has battered his image. A year to the day since 43 trainee teachers went missing in the southwestern city of Ig- uala after clashes with local police, protesters held up ban- ners ridiculing Pena Nieto's re- sponse to the crisis and accus- ing him of trying to draw a line under it. Signs that read: "Crime of the State" and "Get Out Pena", peppered the crowd as they streamed down the Paseo de la Reforma, the grand boulevard that runs through the centre of the Mexican capital. More than 8,000 took part rance has carried out its first in the march, which culminated at the historic Zocalo, a giant air strikes in Syria against the China warns square in the ancient heart of FIslamic State of Iraq and the the city that is the seat of the Levant (ISIL) group. government. "They took them The announcement from Pres- of 'heavy from us alive, and we want them ident Francois Hollande's office on back alive!" demonstrators at Sunday came after a year of hesi- the protest chanted. A spokes- tation. pressure' in man for the families, Felipe de Hollande had resisted the raids la Cruz, told the AFP news in Syria, saying he did not want to Xinjiang agency: "We can't rest in our strengthen Syria's President Bashar search." al-Assad, who is the target of ISIL A senior Chinese official has fighters. Saudi Arabia s foreign minister on threatened to use "heavy pressure" Hollande announced a change Saturday firmly rejected Iran s crit- to defeat armed groups and sepa- Spain's Catalonia in strategy earlier this month be- icism of its handling of the hajj pil- ratists in the country's far western cause of growing concern about the grimage Saturday after Tehran de- region of Xinjiang, urging religious votes in crucial Syrian refugee crisis that is put- manded an inquiry into a stampede figures to take the lead in oppos- ting pressure on Europe - the pre- that killed at least 769 people. ing "extremism". elections ferred destination for the asylum "I believe the Iranians should Visiting the trouble ethnic Ui- seekers. know better than to play politics ghur heartland, Yu Zhengsheng, Catalans have started voting In Iraq, France has been carry- China's fourth most senior leader, in an election described as the with a tragedy that has befallen ing out the air raids since last year people who were performing their said long-term stability must be the most important in Spain's re- as part of the US-led coalition. main goal for the region, according cent history, with opinion most sacred religious duty," for- Hollande, heading to the UN eign minister Adel al-Jubeir said, to the Xinjiang government's offi- polls pointing to a win by sup- General Assembly on Sunday cial news website. porters of a candidate who has according to Agence France- where Syrian crisis was expected Presse. "From beginning to end main- pledged to declare the region to be the key subject of debate, tain heavy-handed pressure, and independent. Iran's President Hassan Voting stations opened at stressed the importance of seek- Rowhani, who is also in New York resolutely safeguard the people's 07:00 GMT on Sunday in ing a political solution for Syria. for the U.N. General Assembly, peaceful life," Yu was quoted as Spain's richest region of 7.5 "More than ever the urgency has demanded an inquiry into telling officials on his one-day vis- million people where separat- is putting in place a political tran- Wednesday's disaster, in which at it to the old Silk Road city of Kash- ist feeling has increased in the sition", including elements of the least 136 Iranians died. gar on Saturday. recent years of economic cri- opposition and Assad's regime, But Jubeir, delivering remarks Yu is in charge of religious ses. Hollande said. along U.S. Secretary of State John groups and ethnic minorities and Artur Mas, Catalonia's In the lead-up to the UN gath- Kerry, insisted that Saudi Arabia is number four in the ruling Com- nationalist president, told a ering, John Kerry, US secretary of was on top of the situation. munist Party. crowd of tens of thousands of state, met his Iranian counterpart, "The kingdom has had a long Xinjiang is home to the pre- supporters as he was wrap- Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Sat- history of spending tremendous Prominent Iranian writer and dominantly Muslim Uighurs fight- ping up his election campaign urday to discuss Syria. resources to care for the pilgrim- academic Sadegh Zibakalam criti- ing for genuine autonomy in the on Friday that the vote would Iran and Russia have given age to ensure that the pilgrims who cized statements made by Iranian Sisi says Egypt is region. "lead to freedom". strong backing to Assad, whom the come there have a successful pil- officials on the Mina incident say- The government has said it "Sunday is a special day US and European countries such grimage," he said. ing that they stemmed out of battling ferocious war faces a serious threat from armed for the future of Catalonia. It as France see as the instigator of a "And we will reveal the facts events in Syria and Yemen. groups and separatists in energy- is an historic day," he said. civil war that has left 250,000 dead As opposed to other Mus- rich Xinjiang, which sits strategi- when they emerge. And we will Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al- ed" the challenge is, he said. Opinion polls show the and large parts of his country in lims, ours were the only reactions cally on the borders of central Asia, not hold anything back. If mistakes Sisi said in an interview that the "I don't want to say we are conservative Mas and his left- the hands of ISIL. aimed at pre-judging who is re- and where hundreds have died in were made, who made them will Mideast region needs to cooper- late in doing what we should have wing allies in the pro-indepen- Speaking to Al Jazeera on Sat- sponsible for the Mina tragedy, violence in recent years. be held accountable," Jubeir said. ate to defeat a worsening terrorist done, but (defeating the threat will dence list, Together For Yes, urday, the EU's foreign policy chief he was quoted by Al Arabiya.net Speaking later with soldiers, "And we will make sure that threat that has led to a "ferocious require) a lot of effort, and not only could win that majority and said Russia intends to step up its as saying. Yu said southern Xinjiang was the we will learn from this and we will war" in Egypt and created the dan- a lot of effort but as a matter of nearly half the votes overall. military involvement in Syria to The response [from Iranian "main battle ground in the anti-sep- make sure that it doesn't happen ger of some countries "sliding into fact it entails a good amount of For his part, Mariano Ra- prevent the "imminent" collapse officials] was based on unleashing aratist struggle", urging them to be again. I want repeat again this is failure." understanding and cooperation joy, Spanish prime minister, of the Syrian government. anti-Arab sentiment that many Ira- a "staunch force" in protecting sta- not a situation with which to play from every country ... to restore urged voters to return Catalo- Federica Mogherini's com- nians bear. The horrible Mina inci- bility. politics. the countries that are now sliding nia to "normality". "There is a ments followed reports that 500 dent has allowed Iranians to un- Yu also visited Kashgar's Id "I would hope Iranian leaders into this vicious cycle of failure." majority of Catalans who love Russian troops had been deployed load their anger onto Arabs, he Kah Mosque, China's biggest would be more sensible and more In that vein, the Egyptian lead- their people and love their to a forward operating base in the added. house of worship for Muslims. thoughtful with regards to those er cited what he called an "improv- land, and do not want to see it Syrian port city of Latakia. A report in Asharq Al Awsat Last year three suspected amputated from Spain and who perished in this tragedy, and ing" relationship with the United In an interview with Al newspaper this week said 300 Ira- fighters armed with knives and axes from Europe," he told sup- wait until we see the results of the States. Ties are "strategic and sta- Jazeera's James Bays for Talk to nian pilgrims were moving in the killed the mosque's imam, Juma porters. Nationalists in Cata- investigation." ble," he said. Al Jazeera, Mogherini, the EU's opposite direction against large Tayir, a well-known pro-govern- lonia, which has its own lan- The death toll from Thurs- It has been a tumultuous peri- high representative for foreign af- convoys on Street 204 heading to ment Uighur. guage and cultural traditions, day s deadly stampede outside the od in Egypt. Longtime leader Hos- fairs and security policy, said the site where ritual of stoning the Yu met "patriotic religious fig- complain that they get less holy city of Makkah during this ni Mubarak was ousted in 2011 in Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign devil is performed before the crush ures" and told them they had an back from Madrid than they year s Hajj pilgrimage climbed to In a wide-ranging interview the Arab Spring revolt that even- minister, told her his country want- happened. important role to play defeating pay in taxes. Mas has prom- 769, the Saudi Health Minister with The Associated Press Satur- tually led to the installation of the ed to prevent the collapse of the Quoting an unnamed source, extremism in southern Xinjiang, ised to launch a roadmap to- Khaled Al-Faleh said earlier on day night, Sisi also said that Syria Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi as Syrian state. the paper said that the almost 300 the government said. wards independence by 2017 Saturday. should not be divided after its civil Egypt's first popularly elected "His fear is of a compete col- pilgrims did not wait at the site "Religious figures should be if he wins a majority in the The known number of injured war, that the Egyptian military president; he then was tuned out lapse of the state structures in upon completion of the ritual as brave enough to declare their stand regional parliament. now stands at 934, he said in a needs to be "augmented" to defeat by the military amid another pop- Syria, this could be one of the rea- mandated by Hajj organizers. at critical moments and continue press conference adding that the terrorists fighting in the Sinai and ular uprising. sons Russia is talking in this way The worshipers instead taking a leading role in opposing Hajj season was void of any epi- Western Desert, and that efforts "The last two years were a real but it could also be willingness to moved out onto Street 204 as oth- extremism and promoting unity of Syrian refugees demics or disease. should be renewed to solve the test of the endurance and strength" show that Russia is an important, er groups made their way into the various ethnic groups," Yu said. Investigations to determine the Palestinian issue and expand of the ties with the U.S., Sisi said. substantial player," Mogherini site, the report, cited by Al The website showed a picture drown off coast cause behind the crush are still Egypt's nearly 40-year-peace with Since then, Egypt has been said. Aljazeera Arabiya.Net said. of a smiling Yu chatting to turbaned ongoing. Israel to include more Arab coun- fighting an insurgency by militants and bearded Uighurs in the of Turkey tries. based in the Sinai who have mosque, who all appeared to be Resolving the Palestinian ques- pledged allegiance to the Islamic Seventeen Syrian refugees, dutifully listening to his remarks. tion, he said, could "change the face State group, and militants have including five children, have "The religious representatives War wiped out decades of of the region and ... bring about carried out bombings and shoot- one after another said that they ... drowned after their boat sank enormous improvement to the sit- ings against policemen and troops would love and protect ethnic uni- in Turkish waters on its way uation. ... I'm optimistic by nature in Cairo and other cities. ty as much as they love and pro- to Greece, according to local development: Yemen FM and I say that there is a great op- Security forces have cracked tect their eyes," the government media reports. portunity." down hard on Egypt's Muslim said. The Turkish coastguard Yemen's foreign minister said on parts of the Arab world's poorest raged in the central desert prov- The 60-year-old former mili- Brotherhood and other Islamists. on Sunday recovered the bod- Saturday that less than a year of country, and since March, a Sau- ince of Marib and the southwest- tary chief, who ran for president Hundreds of Islamists have been ies from the wooden boat that fighting in his country has wiped di-led coalition has carried out ern city of Taiz, where residents and assumed office in 2014 after killed and thousands arrested, and Israeli security had set off from the Turkish out decades of development, ac- months against the group, as well reported that the two sides dueled the army ousted his predecessor Morsi and other Brotherhood lead- cording to the Associated Press. as militias loyal to deposed Presi- with heavy artillery in civilian ar- forces enter al-Aqsa holiday resort town of Bo- Mohammed Morsi the year be- ers have had death sentences is- Riad Yassin told the U.N. Gen- dent Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi. eas. fore, spoke with AP at a New York sued against them in multiple tri- Mosque compound drum for the Greek island of eral Assembly gathering of world Ban Ki-moon in his meeting Meanwhile, the Saudi-led alli- Leros, the Dogan news agen- hotel on Saturday night after he als. The trials and the crackdown leaders in New York that Houthi with Saudi Arabian Foreign Min- ance launched air attacks on sus- addressed a U.N. summit that have brought heavy criticism from cy reported. Israeli security forces have entered militias in Yemen have not abided ister Adel Al-Jubeir again called for pected Houthi positions on at adopted new development goals human rights groups. Sisi's govern- al-Aqsa Mosque compound in oc- The refugees drowned by U.N. Security Council resolu- "increased humanitarian access" to least five provinces throughout the for the next 15 years. He will also ment contends the Brotherhood is cupied Jerusalem amid fresh clash- when they failed to get out of tions adopted earlier this year. Yemen, which even before the fight- country and on Sanaa. attend the annual ministerial meet- complicit in violence, a claim the es in the area. the boat's cabin, the news One Security Council resolu- ing imported 90 percent of its food Several dozen Saudi soldiers ing of the General Assembly at group denies, saying authorities Witnesses told Al Jazeera that agency said. tion demanded that the Houthis and fuel. have been killed in clashes along U.N. headquarters that begins want to crush them as a political Sunday's confrontation between Another 20 refugees, who immediately give up control of In recent days, clashes be- the country's long, rugged border Monday. opposition. Israeli forces and Palestinians be- were on the boat's deck, sur- government institutions. tween Houthi forces and those with Yemen, including a general last Speaking just days after par- Asserted Sisi: "The problem gan after officers entered the com- vived and swam back to the The militias have seized large loyal to the exiled administration month. doning and releasing two jailed Al- with the Muslim Brotherhood is pound. Turkish coast, it said. Jazeera English journalists in Cairo, not a problem between the gov- As of 7am GMT, hundreds of The survivors were taken Sisi said he is open to clemency to ernment of Egypt and these peo- Palestinians had gathered outside to a morgue in Bodrum to iden- other journalists who have been ple. The real problem is between the mosque to prevent Israeli po- tried and convicted in absentia. But the Egyptian people and the Mus- tify their drowned relatives. lice from going any further. he said he would only act within lim Brotherhood." Al Jazeera's Imtiaz Tyab, re- There has been a sharp his powers as president and would He said the Brotherhood has porting from Jerusalem, said po- jump in the numbers of refu- also respect the prerogatives of given "a very bad impression" and lice forces used stun grenades and gees setting out from Turkey Egypt's judiciary. Egyptians "are not able to forgive rubber-coated steel bullets against in flimsy boats for the Euro- "Rest assured that we are al- and forget." the Palestinians. pean Union in search of bet- ways keen on sorting out issues The Egyptian military, he said, "It doesn't appear as if the ter lives. and problems, especially those that "has always been a factor for sta- clashes went far beyond the gate Most are fleeing conflicts relate to journalists and to the me- bility" and should be strengthened where police entered, nor are there and misery in Syria, Afghani- dia personnel," he added. because it faces "a ferocious war reports of any injuries," he said. stan, Pakistan and Africa. Sisi, speaking through a trans- against terrorism and extremism ... "These confrontations at al- The picture of three-year- lator, said that regional security is Increasing the military capability Aqsa Mosque come at a very tense old Syrian refugee Alan Kur- in "its most vulnerable state." of the Egyptian military means that time. "Let it suffice to look at the it can strike a strategic balance" for "Over the past several days, di, whose body was found map and find countries that are the region. there have been frequent confron- washed up on a Turkish beach suffering from failure. There is an Referring to the civil war that tations between Israeli security after a failed attempt to reach increase in the extremist groups. has shattered Syria, the president forces and Palestinian worshippers Greece, pressured European There is the problem of the refu- said "we are very keen that Syria who go to the site." Al-Aqsa leaders to step up their re- gees that are flowing into Europe. remains as a nation and as a state Mosque is Islam's third holiest site sponse to the refugee crisis. With all that in mind, we can sense and does not divide into smaller after Saudi Arabia's Mecca and how difficult and how complicat- states." Medina. 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.SEPTEMBER 28, 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 Industrial wasteland: Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN TIMES 14 years and still counting (II) Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 By Rich ard Scarth Historically, the Afghan economy to support park operations. $US3, 000. In contrast, it is re- perience will allow improvements E-mail: [email protected] focused on meeting domestic de- ii. You must ensure the ported that the cost to support an to be incorporated along the way. mand, exports of agricultural and expert is expert. An estimated American soldier in Afghanistan is Will any assistance by the donors Email: [email protected] livestock products and cross-bor- $30m of donor funding has been US$1million per annum. In the be better than anything delivered der trade but the ability to supply misguidedly invested in the sector first ten years, USAID alone in- in the last decade? Definitely. Will those markets was lost between since 2002 twice in one park vested a total of $13.3bn in as- promptly developing a network of www.afghanistantimes.af 1978 and 2001. Today, fourteen where the second donor funded sistance to Afghanistan. regional and sub regional industri- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi years on, more than 90% of all the demolition of the infrastruc- In short, every £1m invested al parks, in partnership with products are imported and are pro- ture of the first donor before aban- in industrial parks would provide AISA s under resourced and un- cessed depriving the country of doning the project (You can t make donors with an unheard of tangi- derfunded industrial parks team, Advisory editorial board thousands of domestic jobs. Af- it up). Often, neither the program ble return equivalent to the cre- provide value for money and tan- ghan and regional traders are how- managers nor the implementers ation of 333 permanent jobs. A gible results for the host country s Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, ever ready to change this by in- had any public documented or development budget of say $100m tax payers? Yes. Will announcing Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal vesting in Afghan-based industrial proven prior experience in devel- (i.e. say fifty soldiers and a tiny developing industrial parks, and enterprises. It is the traders coun- oping industrial parks. Attempts, percentage of the Donors collec- subsequently promptly delivering try and there are clear financial specifically in the urban centers of tive annual overseas assistance them within 18 months, give hope Graphic-Designers: advantages in establishing domes- Mazar-i-Sherif, Kabul, Herat, budget) would provide five new to Afghan entrepreneurs and the Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari tic manufacturing. Domestic pro- Kandahar and Jalalabad to estab- regional industrial parks, directly 40%+ of working age currently duction is simply more profitable lish industrial areas have either house the businesses that would deemed under and or unemployed Marketing & Advertising: because it provides certainty, al- subsequently underperformed or employ 100,000 people, create the and or trying to migrate? Yes. Will lows production to quickly match flatly failed because the schemes synergy that would indirectly em- announcing a funded profession- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 local demand; adds value through lacked the vital know how, key ploy a further 500,000 through the ally delivered regional business Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan the introduction of quality con- infrastructure or the amenities and supply chain and provide a liveli- park development program for trols and technical innovations leadership necessary to deliver a hood and future for their 6,000,000 Afghanistan provides a boost to Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 (not possible when a trader is re- timely, professionally planned dependents (almost 20% of the the Afghan economy and create lying on neighboring foreign man- product that would allow indus- population). The success of the optimism? Yes. Should the Donors Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press ufacturers willing to counterfeit) trial occupiers to operate. As a re- five parks would in turn create the be building industrial parks? Yes. and alleviates the day-to-day an- sult, Donor efforts have to date demand for more business space Continuing to do nothing would guish, uncertainty and costs asso- collectively failed to perform and that would begin to drive up rents otherwise be a waste an indus- ciated with manipulative cross- the investments have failed to stra- to a level that would, over time, trial waste. It is time to invest in The constitution says border officials and living in con- tegically lift the sector and become allow the private sector to fund building industrial parks. (Con- Article 47: stant fear of deportation. self-sustaining. and deliver more parks - leading to cluded) Key findings iii. Industrial Parks re- and creating more sustainable jobs. Richard Scarth is a UK The state shall devise effective programs for fostering knowledge, culture, i. Strategically located main good value. Expert feasibil- Conclusion trained chartered surveyor advis- literature and arts. The state shall guarantee the copyrights of authors, inventors land and power is available. A ity studies have confirmed that the Despite donor skepticism, it ing clients on developing and and discoverers, and, shall encourage and protect scientific research in all fields, 2011 DfID-funded desktop study public cost to develop the suggest- is possible to identify strategic lo- running industrial park in dif- publicizing their results for effective use in accordance with the provisions of the expertly identified strategic loca- ed industrial and business parks cations to develop first world, re- ficult locations - where space can law. tions for industrial development would equate to a one off cost per gional industrial parks that meet create real jobs and change lives. where public land and surplus every sustainable Afghan job cre- the occupiers requirements. Will The writer can be reached at: power was available and suitable ated ranging between $US500- everything be perfect? No but ex- [email protected] The newest chapter in Syria s Kabul-Beijing direct war could be its bloodiest yet Brooklyn Middleton In Syria s five-year long conflict volvement in Syria and equally as trously. These failures will fuel the that, By the way, people are run- relations are imperative that has left 320,000 dead and trig- likely Israel will continue maintain- Russian narrative that Moscow is ning away not from the regime of gered a stupefying refugee crisis, ing its policy of thwarting the mil- heroically stepping in to complete Bashar Assad, but from ISIS. Such China, being a neighbor, a giant economy, and now a key player in international the worst for Syrians, cruelly, itant group s attempts at transfer- what the United States has failed an illogical conclusion willfully ig- could be yet to come. Russia s ring strategic weaponry to Leba- to accomplish. nores the reality that the Assad arena and in the region could play an effective role in Afghanistan s security, but looming offensive against Syrian non. Such a quagmire could impact The worst development in the regime has killed far more Syrians given that Beijing designs its own security policy regarding Kabul instead of relying rebels fighting the Assad regime, Russia-Israel relations though it is heavily pockmarked-with-failures than ISIS or any other nefarious including the ISIS but likely not likely in the immediate term Mos- U.S. policy on Syria would be se- actor operating in the country. on Pakistan for its bilateral ties with this war-weary country. Rana Think Tank held limited to, will prolong the con- its monthly session before the arrival of Eid-al-Adha where political affairs analysts flict and further destabilize the re- discussed Afghan-China bilateral relations and Pakistan. gion. And once again, Syrian citi- zens will bear the dire consequenc- The crux of monthly session was that the Afghan government must directly bol- es of the newest chapter in the war ster up its ties with China. Dr. Muradian, a well-known political affairs analyst and a that begins with President Vlad- mir Putin publicly confirming that former diplomat who visited China several times, urged the government that it must he seeks to secure the future of increase its efforts to develop relations with China directly while bypassing Islama- Bashar al-Assad s disgraced re- gime. bad s mediation role. Here Muradian has hit at the bull s eye, however, China must In a particularly candid state- also reduce its dependence on Pakistan when it comes to its relations with Afghan- ment, Putin confirmed during an interview with 60 Minutes that the istan because this is 2015 and Afghanistan is not being ruled by the Taliban Paki- assertion he is trying to save the stan s protégés. Yes, back in 90s, China, under compulsion of the situation, used to Assad administration because they've been losing ground and the use Pakistan s political clout over Afghanistan but after the ouster of the Taliban in war has not been going well for 2001 and the commencement of democracy as the polity, Pakistan has lost it lever- them, is in fact accurate. To this assertion posed by Charlie Rose, age over Kabul. For instance, in December 1988, there was escalation of separatist Putin responded, Well, you're violence in China s Xinjiang region and contacts were facilitated by Pakistan be- right. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has ful- tween China and the Taliban in 1990s. Fiver senior Chinese diplomats held talks in ly embraced Russia s increasing Kabul with the Taliban s Deputy Chairman Mullah Mohammad Hassan, Deputy involvement in the war, with chief Hassan Nasrallah calling it a great Foreign Minister A-Rahman Zayef and obtained their assurance that the Taliban development. It is worth noting cow would not intervene in any riously weighing cooperation with When Russia begins executing air- wouldn t allow Afghan territory to be used against China. Now Afghanistan and that such inevitable support is Israeli operation targeting Hezbol- Russia strikes on behalf of the regime, the what prompted a meeting between lah in Syria. That said, how Mos- Brooklyn Middleton number of Syrian refugees fleeing China have ambassadorial relations and they don t need a third country, particularly Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin cow responds to any potential Is- Meanwhile, with ISIS s con- will increase. the one which doesn t hold a friendly image among Afghans, for its relations to Netanyahu and Putin prior to Nas- raeli attack directly targeting As- stant documentation of their own The worst development in the rallah s speech. Reports indicated sad regime positions will depend crimes and Assad s constant bury- heavily pockmarked-with-failures improve with Kabul. This is imperative China must talk directly to Kabul and pro- the leaders both agreed they would on just how far Russia is willing to ing of his, the barbarity of the As- U.S. policy on Syria would be se- tect its economic and security interests. And this is also imperative China must not coordinate military actions over go in Syria. sad regime seems to have been for- riously weighing cooperation with Syria with Netanyahu announc- Disastrous failures gotten by some. Russia that ultimately aids in prop- allow Afghanistan to slide back into chaos and repeat its history of 90s. Though, ing they had "agreed on a mecha- As the Russian military con- The utterly deluded notion, ping up the regime. Muradian said that China lacks information regarding Afghanistan, which is why nism to tinues escalating its involvement that Assad is any way less barbar- The Syrian war has to come Beijing eyes Islamabad s role when it comes to China s relations with Kabul, but prevent misunderstandings." in the war-town country, each new ic or any less of a strategic threat to an end and ISIS has to be de- Despite this, it is likely Hezbollah week brings additional evidence than ISIS, defies copious evi- feated but Russian involvement perhaps there are many other reasons as well. China has already taken a proactive will continue attempting to reap that the official U.S. Syrian rebel dence of the contrary. President that ensures Assad s future rule role and it has been showing keen interests in investing in Afghanistan. What is im- the benefits of its long-term in- training program has failed disas- Putin was recently quoted stating also ensures a future of more war. portant is the two countries must sit together to analyze the economic factor as a peace stabilizing factor. There is a serious need to carry out a research study to know how investment and development in Afghanistan could actually lead to stabil- ity in the country. In fact much has already been published in media regarding Kab- ul-Beijing ties and investment opportunities, however a thorough research is missing about China s behavior, and what kinds of interests China has in this country. Partic- Kabul without trees ularly it needs more serious work how to turn the economic factor into security and stability in the country. If china wills it can help Afghanistan in many ways and in a different manner than the nations from the West as many Afghans look at them with disdain and consider them responsible for the violence in Afghanistan. Though, many western countries have poured billions of dollars into this country yet despite that Afghans hold an unfriendly view about them. Here China stands out. Though China has not funneled billions of dollars into this country in the name of aid and recon- struction, yet there are outnumbering Afghans in the government, and among acade- micians and intelligentsia that hold a favorable picture of China. And it is where China can make a difference. By contributing to a more secure and stable Afghani- stan, China s troubles with natural resources, the Xinjiang region, and drug traffick- ing could become problems of the past. When Afghanistan is looking towards the East, seeking proactive role from China, Russia and India rather than the west, then why the regional players must hesitate from supporting a stable Afghanistan. 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Marwan Bishara Here they go again. And here I am: selves or making the leap towards once again in New York as world more meaningful roles. leaders pose for photographers and US President Barack Obama deliver lofty speeches at the UN's and first lady Michelle Obama "new year" party gathering. await the arrival of Chinese Presi- Judging from the attendance, dent Xi Jinping for a State Dinner the opening of the 70th session of at the White House [REUTERS] the UN General Assembly prom- Even Europe, which is pre- ises to be no less of a tedious ritual sumably more capable than the than previous years. rest to act globally, has been either And in the absence of the likes terribly divided or playing catch- of Chavez, Gaddafi, and Ah- up with the US and Russia. madinejad, it will even lack the When was the last time you political entertainment those pop- heard of Japan, India or the UK ulist leaders brought to the podi- taking an international initiative of um. any sort? How effective is the But dullness is nothing new group of G-20 when the leading and, considering our world's com- G-2 fail to lead? plex and urgent challenges, it's the Brazil, India, and Germany least of its/our problems. might seek a permanent seat at the The problem as I see it as I UN Security Council, but how will look around: There are many world that lead to better world gover- leaders, but no leadership. nance? Spiteful and pathetic Ever since the world moved Instead of leading by example away from bipolarity of the Cold among the "Family of Nations", War, it's been torn between the world leaders are acting like toxic unipolarity of US leadership, the in-laws. They come into town to new bipolarity of the US and Chi- preach that which they don t prac- na, and multipolarity of various tise, cause tensions, and create world powers and groupings. more problems than they solve. In other words: The old world The way I heard it, US Presi- order is no more, but there's no dent Barack Obama at first didn't new world order either. want to meet with Russian Presi- The confusion allows all to dent Vladimir Putin on the side- blame all, and in the process, ev- line of the UNGA session, but then eryone escapes accountability for a meeting was set up hastily as their lack of international respon- both sides distanced themselves sibility. from asking for it. (Meanwhile, Lessons in leadership Putin declined a meeting with Brit- For all practical purposes, ish Prime Minister David Cameron world leaders have set themselves but accepted to meet with the Brit- up to be lectured like amateurs on ish singer Elton John, who had the rights and wrongs of leader- asked for a meeting following Pu- ship by an unlikely mentor. tin's inflammatory statement about Pope Francis, the head of the How Afghanistan had sixty years of peace homosexuality). Catholic Church, lectured his au- Obama and Putin will talk dience at the UN with clarity, bold- By Mohammad Dawod, Suhrob Ahmad about Syria and Ukraine, but I ness, and conviction that is lack- doubt they will listen. ing in great power politics. There is a scholarly consensus that local and national assemblies rec- The chief of Ghawm has the duty ciety has come to embody in the rimonialist relation with its rural Such is the poor state of af- Among other reprimands, the while the rest of the world suc- ognized by the state at its creation. bestowed upon by the discretion- last decades the NGO industry in constituency. Moreover, the fairs among the UN in-laws. Polit- pope rebuked world leaders for cumbed to two World Wars, Af- This organizational power struc- ary power of the Majlis to assist Afghanistan and seldom do we peace-building and national recon- ical and diplomatic expediency dic- failing to put an end to the many ghanistan endured a relatively ture was called Majles Kalan Hia and facilitate the work of the cen- acknowledge that Afghanistan has ciliation policy led to further pro- tate their communication, just as conflicts in the world, particularly narrow interests hamper their co- in the Middle East, and for put- peaceful sixty years. Credit for this Deh (community committees) tral government apparatus. This had a strong vibrant civil society liferate the sectarian and ethnic di- operation. ting partisan interests above real era of internal peace and security here-on to be referred to includes tax collection, labour re- at its core that has operated in an visions, resulting in localization of Greetings, toasting and play- human beings (notwithstanding, is greatly due to the Afghan peo- as Majles. They existed in each cruitment for government projects, informal structure. political, military and economic ing national anthems are as - or his neglect to talk about Palestine). ple s strong traditions and rich so- and every village; their numbers military service and intra-villages The dynamics between the power in the hands of war entre- perhaps more - important than The pontiff even scolded the cial structure, which were integral were over 50,000 between 1800 interaction in the area of water ir- formal and informal structure of preneurs. The general breakdown dealing with dying Syrians, or per- global financial institutions that parts of every Afghan s daily life. to 1979. Its origin goes back to the rigation, grazing management, road Afghan society has functioned in of the state in 1979 through to the secuted Rohingya. subject countries to oppressive Only by analyzing the tradition and pre-Islamic era; much prior to what construction, national security and a power distributive and power 1980s encouraged many local When they do meet, as in last lending systems and subject peo- informal social structure of Af- we have come to know as a na- implementation of various other sharing mechanism. The power groups to assert their indepen- week's US-China summit, much of ple to mechanisms, which gener- ghanistan, are we able to foresee tion-state with definite boundary. public good projects. distribution mechanism could also dence. Fragmented Mujahedin fac- the preparation is centred on pro- ate "greater poverty, exclusion, and durable peace. The character of To coordinate work across be defined as negotiated state tions assumed power following the tocol, which apparently prompts dependence". The modern Afghan state of the Majles was framed on a com- particular fields, the Majles forms where the local informal organiza- collapse of the communist regime other important or meaningful is- The secretary-general for Am- the last two and half centuries has munal basis. Regardless of the smaller administrative units tional structure and formal state and state building was further sub- sues. Greetings, toasting, and play- nesty International, Salil Shetty, been an embodiment of its tradi- number of residents and the size c a l l e d M i r a b b ( w a t e r organizations are sharing power in jugated due to the general lack of ing national anthems are as - or also accused the powerful leaders perhaps more - important than of hypocrisy as they lecture about tional evolution. Despite its light of the village, each village had a administrator), Ordally (voluntary the country. In this model of pow- modern and traditional institutional dealing with dying Syrians or per- peace while being the world's larg- experiment with economic modern- committee composed of three per- law enforcer), Mughtaseb (moral er sharing neither informal nor for- capacity. The formation of the Is- secuted Rohingya. est manufacturers of arms, and how ization in the first part of the twen- manent members: p r e a c h e r ) mal organization had dominance lamic state during the 1990s, by What does the G-2 stand for? they rail against corruption while tieth century, it has remained an ·Arbab Ghariya who (chief of and Jamadar (recruitment officer over one another and both organi- clergy, was an unusual practice in Presidents Obama and Xi allowing corporations to use finan- agrarian society. It is still a vastly village) was elected by the villag- for central government) with zational authorities were exerted the country. With no experience, seemed to have decided, out of cial and tax loopholes. rural inhabited country and the re- ers through contested local elec- broader informal job descriptions. almost with equal weight to main- it is not surprising that these Is- domestic concerns, that they can't Tower of Babel? cent urbanization has not produced tion, These units oversee the particular tain peace and stability in the coun- lamic parties and their leaders were or won't do much for each other, None of these leadership fail- an urban social class. The nation s ·Mullah or a member of the problems at the operational level try. Unfortunately, these tradition- not familiar with the ingredients and, therefore, ensured that their ures or shortcomings diminishes power still lies in the countryside clergy of the village, who was ap- in the area of water management, al makeups, which dominated the needed for an Islamic state s poli- summit included all the trappings the importance of the UN and its of this mountainous country. And pointed by the chief of the village security management and public social structure in Afghanistan, cies or practices. The most impor- of success but without any con- role in the global scene. this hugely rural region still func- and chief of the tribe in the village relations. These units respective- were dismantled by the Soviet in- tant ingredient missing in the Mu- crete achievements. There is no escape from the tions on the basis of its traditional ·Sar Ghawm (the chief of com- ly have some appointed villagers vasion in 1979. The Kabul gov- jahedin s efforts in state building The Washington Post report- verbal diarrhoea at the UN head- informal social structures and is munity) who was elected by the to assist them for the implementa- ernment under the Soviet advise- was the ignorance of the tradition- ed that the White House state din- quarters in the coming few days. ner featured lavish dresses, tech But babble doesn't mean trans- still committed to its traditional villagers to the Majlis. tion of water, security and com- ment attacked the traditional local al and lack of foundational bureau- titans, and Hollywood heavy- forming the UN into the Tower of values. The members of the commit- munications activities. The units leaders in order to replace them cratic capacities. To maintain pow- weights - but there was little or no Babel. There have been two forms of tee met upon request either by the provide upon request, transparent with modern technocrats with the er these desperate political leaders progress to report on currency The world is better off with a organizational power structure in villagers or by the government on reports to the Majles. ambition of massive modernization again relied on ethno-linguistic dif- manipulation and cyber espionage, UN than without one. The UN Afghanistan, which have histori- a frequent basis. The meetings with The central government was and power centralization. At the ferences to divide, distract, and etc, let alone Asian security and remains an indispensable world cally subordinated and compli- the villagers consisted of debating heavily dependent on agriculture same time, the local setting radi- manipulate civilians. Similarly, world poverty. (The silver lining: forum to coordinate policies, voice mented each other. The formal or- events of the village and discuss- tax revenue and free labor forces cally came under attack by since 2001, after the fall of the Michelle Obama wore a dress by grievances, and even take collec- ganizational power structure was ing government policies. In for its provincial and national ex- the Mujahidin. The Mujahidin demanded Taliban regime, the state building Chinese-American designer Vera tive action. based on territorial layers of state the Majlis, the conventions are held penditures which was mainly com- an effective leadership on the part efforts in Afghanistan are proving Wang). But the effectiveness of the administration; in a consociational democratic man- ing from the land owners and ordi- of the military elements involved to be a more complicated task than All of which dampens the world body is determined only by the Markaz (center), Valayat( the ner and if there is a conflict of in- nary villagers. Therefore, the cen- in the fighting. TheMajlis and the was originally expected. In the de- hopes (wrongly) pinned on the the efficacy of the leaders of its provinces) andVolaswali (the sub- terest, it is resolved at this grass- tral government maintained good power dynamics within it were bate amongst experts, analysts, and new dynamics between G-2 pow- member states, notably those per- province). The informal organiza- roots level. relations with this informal orga- disrupted by both the communist commentators about peace-build- ers - US and China - to responsi- manent residents of the UN Secu- bly manage the global economy, rity Council - the world's govern- tional power structure and its re- In this committee of three nizational power structure as an government in Kabul and the Mu- ing and state building practices in especially following the last inter- ment. lation with the people has never members each have a designated economic and human resource jahidin. In pursuit of moderniza- Afghanistan, there are theoretical national financial crisis. One could only hope that be- appeared on any administrative role. The Mullah is responsible for gateway . The central govern- tion and land re-distribution, the and operational disagreements re- Alas, they proved that they yond their wooden speeches, their chart but has been the foundation the village s educational curriculum ment s approach was seldom from central government undermined garding key issues. The inability couldn't even act responsibly in formal or informal meetings on the for a strong and effective mecha- and also deals with civil disputes a position of authority and rarely the power of the Sar to produce durable instruments of Southeast Asia, where they're fur- sidelines of the assembly will pro- nism that handled the relationship and minor criminal offenses, often was there administrative interfer- G h a w m a n d A r b a b surveillance, provide basic welfare ther complicating the security and duce more than just frowns and between the society and the state. presiding as the judge. The chief ence in the affairs of the local com- De (community leader, chief of services, failure to provide resourc- economic landscape instead of im- yawns. From time immemorial, prom- of the village has the executive role, munities directly. When the cen- village). The Mullahs who were es, and lack of a social contract with proving it. Yes, the world is better off inent elders from various ethnic comprised of enforcement of the tral government deems it necessary also victim of the secularization the traditional rural power struc- Also read: Can anyone stop when leaders act in their nations' groups would congregate in infor- decisions taken by the Majlis as to penetrate its power, the sound policy turned to tures, are examples of ill-function- the killing in Syria? best interests. But civilisation is mal assemblies to discuss their well as communicating with the approach was initiating a dialogue the Mujahidin and gained immedi- ing state and this characterizes the And while the US, Russia, and best served when leaders also act social, religious, political and finan- government centers with the con- through this informal organization- ate power as preachers of Jihad situation in Afghanistan. An Ox- China fail the test of leadership, in the best interest of their region cial issues. Subsequently these in- sent of the villagers on passing laws al power structure. It becomes ev- against the communist government fam survey in Afghanistan has re- those in their shadows are incapa- and that of the community of na- ble of coordinating among them- tions. That requires leadership. formal gatherings developed into at the provincial or national levels. ident that throughout the history and Soviet occupiers. The tradi- vealed that the vast majority of the these informal organizational tional clan elders have historically Afghans problems have local caus- structures collectively have played exerted autonomy and could not es, and more than 55% of the peo- a crucial role in the politics of the function under ple turn to local informal institu- country and in many occasions growing Mujahidin influence in the tions such as the Jirga (local as- ETTER TO THE EDITOR were considered as king makers rural area. Consequently the role sembly) or Shura (local council) and king breakers . of clan s leaders was weakened by to resolve their problems. Oxfam To understand the functioning strong Mujahedin military com- also confirms that little work has of power control in Afghanistan, manders. When the last Soviet been done with local institutions Lack of facilities irks Afghan farmers it is important to study its infor- troops left Afghanistan in Febru- to enhance their capabilities to mal social structure. It is an inde- ary 1989, President Mohammed promote peace. Peace initiatives at Afghanistan is an agricultural country and the economy of more Afghans is relied on agriculture. Afghan farmers face many problems pendent organizational power Najibullah formalized a peace the community level strengthen including lack of machineries, storing and packaging facilities, and many other problems. structure, representing a form of building and national reconciliation community cohesion, reduce vio- Several agricultural projects have been implemented during the past decade. But according to Afghan farmers none of them were fundamen- tal and basic. grassroots consensual and repre- policy that largely was focusing lence, and enhance resistance to Another main problem for farmers is proper market for their products. This trend has damaged agricultural products at much extent. sentational democracy. Thus, one on dealing with those military com- militants. To the military pundits, There are a number of priorities that should be observed by related organs particularly the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and can argue that not only in the case manders. Dr. Najib s well-known the political analysts and the lib- Livestock. of failing and the collapsed state peace initiative focused on the eral sensationalists, it is madden- These priorities include establishing freezer stocks, greenhouses, packaging facilities, and providing irrigation facility as well as modern these sort of informal organization- weighted role of prominent tradi- ing to suggest that peace in Afghan- machineries. al power structures are vital, but tional leaders for traditional con- istan can be found by searching the Modernizing the country s agriculture takes time but it is very vital for Afghanistan s economy. After mining sector, agriculture is the first also in case of relative functioning flict resolution/management mech- very fabric of its social composi- option that will lead the country towards self-sufficiency. Therefore, the government should take this as important and states, as it helps the promotion anism. In other words, Dr Najib s tion. With all think-tanks, schol- serious and work for development of this crucial field. and consolidation of existing or- reconciliation policy was to re-in- ars, and political pundits focusing Ajmal Khan, Kabul University der. Some of the core tenets of de- state the traditional power struc- on finding peace within a liberal mocracy are vividly present at this tures and empower Sar discourse and having hitherto Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer s level such as participation, elec- Ghawm (the chief of community) failed, it is perhaps necessary to name and address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] tions and volunteerism. and Arbab De (chief of village) that look at the informal Afghan social This informal structure is func- have for the last decade been ne- structure that is founded on dia- tioning as a civil society. Being at glected or subdued. The initiative logue, peace, and power-sharing. the foundation of Afghan society however led to further fragmenta- The image that currently resonates means that it has never received tion of the society as with Afghanistan is one of war and Disclaimer: the much needed recognition. It is the Mullahs and Mujahiddin commanders terror. It is necessary to be remind- fundamentally different from the who had gained immense power in ed that such imagery is the prod- modern western oriented civil so- the rural area were not ready to uct of the last 3 decades whereas The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) cieties that operate within a strin- give their power back to the Majlis. Afghanistan has been a nation state and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. gent NGO industry framework. Hence, the Kabul government only in a relative peace for over two Therefore, the very term civil so- managed to build a short term pat- centuries 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. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

A lot of theories and rumours have emerged as to how the stampede was allowed to happen.

Victims of the Hajj stampede in rooms to try to identify family allowed to happen. The relatively humble area is Mina s emergency hospital hard- members. It is expected that more It didn t help that internation- far from the entrance to Mina and ly bore any signs of injuries. people will be identified as the in- al journalists were not allowed to houses ordinary pilgrims arriving The files next to the dead and terior ministry checks their finger- leave the media centre of the infor- from outside of Saudi Arabia. injured were marked with two red prints. mation ministry until 4pm local Important personalities stay lines underneath one another to I was not allowed to film and time, seven hours after the inci- in areas close to the entrance and indicate that they were casualties talk to the injured to get their tes- dent had taken place. their convoys are assigned sepa- of Thursday s incident. timonies about the incident in Upon our arrival in Street 204, rate tunnels and roads to facilitate There were 32 bodies still in Mina, a large valley containing lined from both sides by white their movement. the refrigerators by the time I vis- 160,000 tents for accommodation tents, we found that security forc- What is confirmed is that the ited the hospital on Friday evening. about 5 kilometres from Mecca. es had blocked it from the middle interior ministry has a recording The rest were transferred to hos- Casualties kept arriving at as rescue workers were still put- of what happened. pitals in Mecca and Jeddah. The Mina's emergency hospital till ting the bodies in large trucks and There are 7,000 cameras that majority were diagnosed with heat 10pm. evacuating the injured. record pilgrims movement across stroke and suffocation. Hajj: A pilgrimage of spiritual- One witness told Al Jazeera all the Hajj landmarks, including On Saturday, the health min- ity and tragedy that a vehicle belonging to securi- Street 204. These cameras can even istry put the death toll at 769 and The intersection of the streets ty forces had left the street it was zoom into faces of people within said that 934 people were injured. 204 and 223 is where two waves supposed to stationed in to block huge crowds. Medics at Mina's emergency of pilgrims collided and the stam- two way access. Another said the Journalists, including me, were hospital said they alone received pede unfolded. pilgrims forcefully removed a bar- given a tour inside the operation almost 700 people on the day of One crowd had just finished a rier placed on one side of the road. room in the ministry s headquar- the incident, suggesting the overall ritual in which pilgrims throw peb- The interior ministry blamed ters in Mina and shown CCTV death toll could grow. bles at three stone columns repre- pilgrims for not abiding by the images from Street 204 after it had The eight hospitals around the senting the devil - a rite central to rules. An official with the infor- already been cleaned up. Hajj landmarks and the six main Hajj - when it ran into another mation ministry said it happened hospitals in the city of Mecca were wave of people heading to perform due to pilgrim s illiteracy and What is also clear is that there operating at full capacity after the the rite. their inability to understand Ara- was a security lapse that overshad- stampede, medics said. Sources close to the govern- bic or English. owed the huge efforts made by the The overwhelming majority of ment said that some Hajj tours - A report published in the UK- government of Saudi Arabia to en- the deaths were foreign pilgrims which have an assigned time slot based Independent, citing tour sure the safety of the pilgrims. from countries including Iran, In- for allowing their groups to go to operators, said that Saudi security The incident highlights the dif- donesia and Niger. the Jamarat, where the rite is per- forces had blocked roads ahead of ficult task Saudi Arabia has at hand. In Mina s emergency hospital, formed - have not abided by the the arrival of dignitaries. Even the smallest security lapse several of the casualties were schedule. For those who know the area in one road can have a huge human marked unknown. Visitors were A lot of theories and rumours where the stampede occurred, this cost. allowed to enter the different have emerged as to how this was report seems far from reality. Al Jazeera Mexico one year after the Iraqi Kurds: 'Losing to ISIL is not an option' kidnapping: 'I saw it all' It was shortly before 9:30pm when armed and with Special Forces- Unpaid salaries, outdated equipment and landmines will impede the battle against ISIL, Peshmerga forces say. carloads of heavily armed local style uniforms, but not part of policemen screeched to a halt, Mexico's official elite squads. "The difference between them and not enough to win the war against coalition's partner on the ground are ready to kill themselves. They gion's security agency. "It would blocked the road and screamed at "They were criminals, gang us, is that they are coming to die ISIL. and we have shown the rest of are willing to blow themselves up mean a quick fix, but it would come the local shopkeepers on the cor- members," she insists. "Although on the battlefield, while our men This is about carving out a state world that ISIL can be defeated, for their cause, while we want to at a cost in the long term. Are we ner of Periferico Norte and Juan N I was hiding, I was able to see just want to defend their homeland and for the Sunnis, and the Kurdish and it's not some invincible force." fight and defend our land." ready to lose our friendship with Alvarez Streets to immediately enough for a moment." then return to their families," said Peshmerga are spilling their blood Sheikh Jaffar is equally confi- Sheikh Jaffar calls them "Drrin- the Americans? I m not so sure." lower their blinds. Abducted and never seen again one Iraqi Kurd who has been on for it. The poorest of our people dent. da" - Kurdish for barbarians. But Dana Qadir, a businessman "Minutes later, three Red Ar- "After firing at them for what the front lines in the war against are fighting someone else's war "We can win this," he said. "We he concedes they are "well-trained based in Sulaimania, said "it's all a row buses carrying students who seemed like an eternity, I could hear the Islamic State of Iraq and the again - just like in 2003 - and they can kick them out. We managed to barbarians". big theatre". were apparently trying to escape, some of the poor students crying, Levant (ISIL). might as well send us the bill for stop them from coming into "[ISIL fighters] have expert "The Western powers have al- were forced to stop. The police but their cries were muffled. They "There are among them Indo- the weapons we are using too. Kirkuk last year with our outdat- knowledge on all kinds of sophis- ready decided how all this is going pointed their rifles up at us, to were being tortured. I could hear nesians, Pakistanis, Chechens, and Dana Qadir, Sulaimania busi- ed weapons and no help from the ticated weapons, and they are to end. The borders of the new map warn everyone not to look, and then the men saying, "Shut up, you bas- even Chinese. They've all come nessman Americans or anyone else. Now trained in how to set landmines and have already been drawn up," Qa- they started shooting at the stu- tards", as they beat and cut them. here to die in battle, to be marty- "The Peshmergas advance and with the help of the coalition, we make bombs," he said. dir told Al Jazeera. "This is about dents," recalls Mrs X, who lives The students begged for help, but red. How do you kill a man who the coalition air strikes target ISIL can achieve much more." To what extent the Kurdish carving out a state for the Sunnis, above one of the shops and who we couldn't do anything. If we wants to be killed? That's the di- bases or artillery before we reach Invincible or not, there is a se- Peshmerga forces coordinate their and the Kurdish Peshmerga are under no circumstances wants to opened our doors, we would have lemma." the area," he said. "Any progress rious concern that the asymmetry efforts with the Iraqi army or the spilling their blood for it. The poor- be identified. been killed, too. I felt so power- There are dilemmas wracking on the ground against ISIL has been in weaponry and capacity may tip mostly Shia Popular Mobilisation est of our people are fighting some- Although she is still clearly less, so impotent." every player on the scene in Iraq made possible by the support giv- the balance at some point. Accord- Units is a moot point. One source one else's war again - just like in frightened, she says she needs to Mrs X says that it was not today, and no fewer among the en to us by the US and the coali- ing to Kurdish official figures, close to the Kurdish region's secu- 2003 - and they might as well send tell the story of the night - exactly until the morning that she and her country's Kurds, whose patience tion." more than 2,000 Peshmerga fight- rity agency said that "at least the us the bill for the weapons we are one year ago - that turned into a son opened the door. and patriotism are being tested by These sentiments were echoed ers have been killed, and over 6,000 Shia militias and the Kurds are not using too." recurring nightmare for her, her "All the bodies and all the stu- the seemingly never-ending war by Falah Mustafa, the KRG's de injured since the war began. Some fighting each other". Whoever's interests the war family and indeed, much of Mexi- dents were gone, but we found against ISIL. The mantra among facto foreign minister. local media reports place the fig- "Yes, they are fighting a com- against ISIL ultimately serves, on co. three fingers that had been cut off. average Iraqi Kurds these days is "The fight against ISIL is our ures much higher. mon enemy, but not for the same the ground, Iraqi Kurds remain Mexico's fight for the future My neighbour found a few more that if the Americans wanted to duty. It means the security and A veteran Peshmerga who reasons," he said. "This does not immensely proud of their Pesh- Forty-three students disap- lying on the ground, as well. We end the war, they could have done stability of this region and the abil- fought the Baathist army during mean they are friends and it may merga, and military paraphernalia peared from the town of Iguala on took snapshots of them but then so. ity of this region to survive," Mus- the Kurdish resistance in the not necessarily rule out a clash at a sell like hotcakes in the bazaar. September 26 in an incident that erased the evidence because we Peshmerga forces making tafa told Al Jazeera in an interview 1980s, Sheikh Jaffar says he has later stage." Dara Rauf, a Peshmerga who shocked the world. were afraid the men might come gains in fight against ISIL at his office in Erbil. "We are proud never seen fighters like ISIL in his According to Falah Mustafa, fought under Sheikh Jaffar in I have never told this to any- back and search our houses. All we As the United States comes of our Peshmerga in halting the entire life. the KRG's de facto foreign minis- Kirkuk last year, said: "Our com- one because I am still afraid. could do for the boys was to bury under fire for its half-hearted ef- progress of ISIL and liberating the "I've been a fighter all my life, ter, 'the fight against ISIL is our manders come with us to the front Mrs X their fingers under the tree you see forts against ISIL, Kurdish Pesh- territories we lost to them, but the and I've never seen such a difficult duty' [Lara Fatah/Al Jazeera] line and take the same risks we take. Screams for help over there," she says, pointing merga fighters continue to man the war on ISIL isn't over yet. And war. These guys will drive a car With the Russians now enter- This helps to keep our morale up, "Some of the bullets hit our outside. front lines across northern Iraq. losing to ISIL is not an option. full of explosives through a Pesh- ing the scene to help fight ISIL, because they are with us every step windows and we had to take shel- Two simple wooden crosses According to one brigade com- "From the Americans and our merga barracks just to kill the Pesh- could it be an alternative source of of the way. They eat with us and ter as far back into the house as bearing the names of two students mander, morale is high, but the other friends, what we need is mergas. They cover themselves support and weapons for the fight with us." Asked whether he possible. But we could hear the killed in the street stand as a me- challenges are many. heavy weapons, ammunition, ca- with explosives, and if a Peshmer- Kurds if the Americans do not de- was worried, Sheikh Jaffar laughed young men screaming: 'We are stu- morial. Some 150,000 Kurdish Pesh- pacity-building and continued co- ga comes near them, they deto- liver? heartily. "No, I'm not worried," he dents, we are unarmed. Help! The rest were abducted and merga troops are on active duty operation in the air and on the nate," he said. "The difference be- "That's a difficult question," said. "But we need those weap- Help!'." have never been seen again. across the north of Iraq, even ground," he added. "We are the tween [ISIL] and us is that they said an Iraqi Kurd close to the re- ons." Al Jazeera "That was the first attack. It "I feel so much remorse for not though they have not been paid took about half-an-hour. After- having been able to help them. It's their wages for over three months wards, some of us yelled at the been one year today. I have never and carry outdated weapons. Po- students to leave, but they were told this to anyone because I am litical squabbling between Baghdad too stunned and didn't know where still afraid. But I am doing so now and the Kurdish regional capital, to go. They were not from here, because the world should know Erbil, has meant that the Kurdis- but from Ayotzinapa. They called that everything that the survivors tan Regional Government (KRG) some journalists to tell them what have said it true: the complicity of has not received its share of the was happening. We were too terri- the authorities and the criminal annual budget, and regional gov- fied to move," she says. gangs, the corruption, the cover- ernment employees, including the Less than two hours later, ups. And that is just the tip of the Peshmerga, have not been paid came the second attack, this time iceberg: I can't tell you anymore." their salaries. with men she describes as better Al Jazeera Still, Sheikh Jaffar, command- er of the Peshmerga's 70th brigade, says morale among frontline fight- ers remains high "because they are fighting for their homeland". Na- tionalist fervour is palpable among the Iraqi-Kurdish population, with reports of babies being named "Kobane" in solidarity with their brethren in the northern Syrian town, which was under siege by ISIL from September 2014 until January 2015. Besides the issue of wages, Sheikh Jaffar says his troops are faced with a number of logistical challenges, which could make or break the ground war against ISIL. "Right now, ISIL has placed landmines just about everywhere, and many Peshmergas have been martyred or severely injured be- cause of that," he told Al Jazeera in an interview at his barracks in Sulaimania. Sheikh Jaffar said the Pesh- merga need landmine detectors, along with heavy weaponry, RPGs, handguns, heavy artillery, tanks and even helicopters - "we need everything", he said. He ex- pressed gratitude for the US-led air strikes that have significantly Peshmerga commander Sheikh Jaffar says morale among frontline fighters remains high aided the troops on the ground 'because they are fighting for their homeland' [Lara Fatah/Al Jazeera] since August 2014, but insists it is 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. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Mueller's daunting task to rescue VW from diesel deception

Matthias Mueller faces a daunting week ahead as he tries to silence Oil exports from northern Iraq the critics and rescue Volkswagen have restarted after thieves sab- from the ashes of diesel deception. otaged the main pipeline to Tur- Mueller will wake up to a so- key, the Kurdistan region s minis- ber reality on his first full day as try of natural resources said in a the new chief executive of embat- statement. tled German auto giant. The flow of crude resumed on Never mind the tedious induc- Friday following an outage of tion paperwork and ordering new around 9 hours, the ministry said business cards, the new CEO could in the statement. see an $18 billion plus bill from The pipeline, which pumps oil US regulators land on his desk as to the Mediterranean port of Cey- he comes to terms with fresh re- han from fields in Iraq s autono- call demands and a growing list of mous Kurdistan region and Kirkuk, lawsuits piling up around the has been repeatedly targeted inside world. Turkey since a ceasefire between An activist holds up a sign Ankara and Kurdish militants reading 'Stop Lying' (Schluss mit broke down in late July. Luegen) during a protest of envi- Exports from northern Iraq fell ronmental watchdog Greenpeace to an average of 472,832 barrels in front of the headquarters of per day (bpd) in August from German car maker Volkswagen in 516,745 the previous month as a Wolfsburg, central Germany, on result of damage to the pipeline, September 25, 2015. which is the region s main econom- Matthias Mueller, CEO of ic lifeline. Porsche AG attends the Porsche Without such revenue, sala- AG annual press conference on ries of peshmerga forces, the secu- March 2015 in Stuttgart, Germa- rity forces and other key govern- ny. ment workers cannot get paid," the He'll also have to answer to ministry said in a statement. anxious shareholders who saw 25 These treacherous acts of theft billion euros wiped off the value and sabotage harm the ability of of Volkswagen in five days. It's a Kurds across the region to fight remarkable change of fortune for Islamic State terrorism. the 62-year-old who just last week was enjoying a five-year run at the top job of Porsche, where the only Industrial threat keeping him up at night Commission gives IMF likely to approve $502m loan tranche for Pakistan would have been a slowdown in China. industry a 10 WASHINGTON: The Executive 2016 of a bond issue in 2006. Moody s Investors Services on September 18 had assigned a provisional rating of B3 to the government s Now, the VW veteran is tasked Board of the International Mone- announcement of global bond offering, saying that the outlook is stable. The IMF s Board meeting comes as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in New with steering the world's largest month delay in tary Fund (IMF) is due to meet on York to attend the UN General Assembly. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Prime Minister s Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National automaker through an emissions- reaching 85pc Monday to discuss the eighth re- Security Sartaj Aziz are accompanying the Prime Minister. Speaking to media here, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ruled out devaluing rupee against cheating scandal that has rocked view under the Extended Fund the dollar. APP the entire industry. The series features an ensemble Facility arrangement with Pakistan Mueller struck a humble but cast headed by Don Johnson as oil and is expected to approve the re- determined tone in his first press tycoon Hap Briggs - the Baron of lease of $502 million loan tranche. conference as CEO on Friday vow- the Bakken of North Dakota, who Pakistan achieved the staff- ing to set things straight. is willing to play a little dirty to level agreement with the IMF of- "My most urgent task is to get what he wants-in his much- ficials in August after the success- win back trust for the Volkswagen anticipated return to prime time ful completion of the 8th review on a major broadcast network. of the loan. Group," he told reporters. Twenty percent of the gas pro- But that task could prove eas- In a statement issued after the duced statewide was flared in July, meeting, IMF officials had noted ier said than done. On the same the most recent month for which day that Mueller jumped into the that Pakistan s economy contin- statistics are available. What re- ues to improve, appreciating the driver's seat, Switzerland said it ally matters is what s the score at would temporarily ban the sale of commitment and progress in im- the end of the game , said Attor- plementing the economic program Volkswagen diesel-engine models, ney General Wayne Stenehjem, impacting up to 180,000 cars. to improve economic resilience, who sits on the commission with promote growth and private sec- German politicians from the So- Dalrymple and Agriculture Com- cial Democrats also urged Volk- tor job creation in the country. missioner Doug Goehring. Speaking to reporters last swagen to recall the 2.8 million cars Under the commission s man- believed to be impacted by the so- week, IMF Director Communica- date, producers face production tions, Gerry Rice, said that the called defeat device software. curtailment penalties if they fail The developments come as executive board will meet on Sep- to meet these flaring reduction tember 28 to discuss the eight re- some Volkswagen dealers in the benchmarks. U.S. raise concerns over the lack view and after approval will re- That means flaring would have lease about $502 million to Paki- of communication from the Ger- to be down to 15 percent. man manufacturer. The National stan. They bantered around a lot Responding to a question on Auto Dealers Association (NADA) today, but I think they came up to sent a letter expressing extreme a place in which certainly we can Pakistan s decision to cut the in- "disappointment" with VW's con- all work to achieve those goals , terest rate recently, Rice said that duct, saying "dealers are deeply Ness said. that the easing of monetary policy concerned about how this breach The Industrial Commission in Pakistan has become possible of trust will will affect their cus- will also be looking at credits for in an environment of improving tomers." The group also said deal- companies that have done excep- stability and low inflation. China-Japan economic embrace is warm enough to thaw the politics ers stand ready to perform recall tionally well in capturing the nat- We do expect a moderate pick-up in inflation in the coming work. ural gas but may hit some snags China and Japan are locked into Interdependence in the region has the setting up of factories or busi- other country. Uncertainty surrounding the along the way. months as international energy The delay approved Thurs- prices stabilize. That said, real in- each other economically. The bi- been achieved despite the lag in nesses in the host country involv- China and Japan have achieved recall process leaves crucial ques- lateral relationship is the third-larg- political relations. Past political ing sinking large capital expendi- this level of economic interdepen- tions unanswered about the costs day comes as North Dakota offi- terest rates remain positive and we cials consider granting Bakken op- expect inflation expectations to est in the world, with a $US340 enmity and unresolved history tures, hiring local labour and de- dence despite the political mis- associated with fixing the effected billion trade relationship in 2014. comes a distant second to the in- veloping business and consumer trust, unresolved history and po- engines and whether VW will be erators up to a year more to keep remain well anchored, he said. wells uncompleted in order to wait The government of Prime China is Japan's largest trad- terest of prosperity. relationships in the foreign envi- litically-turbulent relationship. forced to perform vehicle buy- ing partner, accounting for one- Japanese manufacturing has ronment. The $US100 billion in- Often characterised by the soubri- backs. out the ongoing decline in oil pric- Minister Nawaz Sharif has stabi- es. lized the country s economy fifth of its trade, and Japan is Chi- had to shift offshore to remain vestment from Japan has brought quet "hot economics and cold pol- The latter could significantly na's second-largest. Japan is the competitive in the wake of the rap- jobs, technology, know-how and itics", strong Sino-Japanese eco- increase the financial damage from When the bucket s full of which was facing a serious crisis water, you stop pouring water into when he took over after winning largest investor in China, with a id yen appreciation in the 1980s capital to China. Growth in that nomic ties and awkward politics recalls, raising the odds that the stock of direct investment at more and the stagnant domestic econo- investment is slowing due to ris- are not mutually exclusive. So far initial 6.5 billion euro ($7.3 billion) it , said Schafer. In fact, we re now elections in June, 2013. The im- flaring 20 times the national aver- provement in the economy has than $US100 billion in 2014 or my and shrinking population later ing labour costs, but investment the cold politics have not disrupt- provision for the third-quarter will $US30 billion more than the next in the 2000s. Much of that capac- into higher value-added manufac- ed or damaged the economic rela- fall well short of the necessary age of 1 percent. boosted investors confidence. Dalrymple drew applause This week Pakistan success- largest source, the United States. ity went to China, but Japan also turing and services is becoming tionship to any significant degree, writedown. But even those massive trade invested in other nearby countries Speaking alongside the new from some spectators in the Cap- fully issued a new bond of $500 itol s crowded Roughrider Room million after a series of roadshows and investment figures do not like Vietnam. This gave birth to the CEO, Friday, members of the Volk- demonstrate just how intertwined often quoted 'China plus one' in- swagen Supervisory board sought when he suggested talking about that were held in Los Angeles, continuous improvement in the gas Boston, New York, and one in the two Asian giants are. vestment strategy. Some thought to limit the reputational damage of capture rate beyond 2020. The The importance of the Japan- that this was a response to the risk the scandal by blaming the inci- England. Finance Minister Ishaq Commission set an 88 percent goal Dar was in New York to launch China relationship is beyond bi- of over-exposure in China specifi- dent on a "small group." in 2018 and at least a 91 percent lateral. It is embedded in a deeply cally, but it was simply a normal But there is a growing sense of the bond. capture goal in 2020. Despite tight and weak global integrated region where supply risk diversification strategy. frustration across Europe that VW The industry sought an exten- chains and thick trade and invest- Disruptions to trade are cost- has nobody to blame but itself. market conditions and jittery in- sion on the 15 percent benchmark vestors sentiments, the issue was ment flows with third countries ly, though supply and procurement Germany's leading news mag- until November. 1, 2017, due to mean that there is another dimen- of goods are done at arms-length azine, Der Spiegel, has called the twice over subscribed but the gov- problems with federal permits, ernment decided to restrict the is- sion to the interdependence. Much and alternatives can be found debacle "The Suicide" on its new land access permission for pipe- of Japanese investment in south- when necessary. But investment cover with a poignant image of sue to the intended level of lines, and delays in the develop- $500 million in order to cover east Asia relies on assembly and, involves closer and more intimate American pall bearers carrying a ment of gas processing plants. increasingly, value add, in China. economic relations than trade, with VW to its grave. the forthcoming maturity in March

more important. Chinese invest- and the hot economics seems to ment into Japan is in its infancy, have constrained the cold politics. US Q2 GDP growth of 3.9pc shows that with a stock of close to $US600 Relations have been at a low point million in 2014, yet it is growing recently, but trade and investment rapidly from a low base of just have kept up. Earlier on, during $US90 million a decade earlier. former Japanese prime minister we're measuring it wrong Much of this is in commercial real Junichiro Koizumi's leadership in estate, but Chinese investment 2001 06, relations were also at a The revision of the second quar- that those numbers are usually in growth rate in the second quarter, more ice cream sellers and life to tell you: and Census and Com- there is also seeking to acquire tech- low, with leadership visits sus- ter s GDP growth just came out the 100,000 to 250,000 range, according to a revised reading from guards around in the summer than merce will have pointy heads suck- nology and Japanese know-how. pended and large-scale anti-Japan and it was a pleasant surprise, be- we re often really saying that the the Commerce Department on Fri- there are in the winter: the other ing the end of their pencils trying Japan's technological prowess is protests in China in 2005. Yet the ing upgraded to 3.9%. However, economy added no jobs or 200k, day, after its paltry 0.6% pace in way around with ski lift operators. to work it out. As soon as they indispensable as China continues economic relationship was going it s almost certainly true that rather than the 100k we all look at the first quarter. That suggests the And there s at least 100,000 peo- know they ll tell us. There s two to climb the value ladder towards gangbusters, with trade growing growth wasn t in fact that high in and nod sagely about. So it is with economy grew at about a 2.3% ple who are hired to do holiday important points to come out of a high-income country. People-to- rapidly from $US85 billion in 2000 that quarter, not unless something GDP: it s a guess, a good guess pace in the first half of the year, a deliveries then get laid off again Jan this, one more important than the people ties are strong, have a long to $US211 billion by 2006. When really, really, strange is happening but a guess nonetheless, of the slightly higher pace than in the first 1. We really don t want to be track- other. The less important one be- history and provide ballast to the Shinzo Abe entered office for the to the economy. Rather, what s amount of value added by 320 mil- half last year. ing these seasonal variations and ing that I wouldn t take any one relationship. That is unsurprising first time in 2006, his first state much more likely, is that we ve got lion people. Now, we can point to things thinking that they re telling us quarter s GDP numbers very seri- given geographic and cultural prox- visit was to China. China proba- something wrong about how we The U.S. economy remains that explain that first quarter slow- anything useful about the under- ously just at the moment. There s, imity, but it is often under-appre- bly wasn't Abe's first choice, but measure what GDP is. Now, you strapped on a roller-coaster ride, down: the West Coast ports thing lying state of the economy. So, in- to my mind at least, something ob- ciated. More than half of all repairing the relationship was a top might think that s unlikely: GDP weathering the same highs and for example. But if we start seeing stead, we track them and then try viously wrong with the calculation 184,000 international students in priority and a policy he had cam- is a fairly important number after lows that marked its performance the same behaviour over a series to pull them out of the numbers system, something that needs to Japan are Chinese, with the pro- paigned on. It was the importance all. And we can trust the govern- in recent years: A sharp slowdown of years then our thoughts really that tell us that underlying perfor- be sorted out. The more impor- portion averaging 60 per cent over of the economic relationship that ment to get these sort of things early in the year, followed by a ought to be turning to our statisti- mance. We apply seasonal adjust- tant one is that this all shows why the past decade. China is the sec- drove the political imperative. right, yes? They have got enough surge and then a glide through cal methods, not to the underlying ments to the GDP (and most oth- the detailed planning of an econo- ond-largest destination for Japa- Subsequent state visits helped people with clipboards, pencils year s end. economy. And we are reaching that er economic) numbers that is. my just doesn t work. Quite sim- nese students studying abroad, af- thaw and melt the ice. In China, and the myriad of forms they in- Smoothing over the volatility point I think. We ve had first quar- And my best bet is that the ply because we don t have the in- ter the United States. Japanese the official mood towards Japan sist we all fall in, haven t they? reveals an economy that is expand- ter slowdowns for several years economy has changed a little bit in formation to enable us to do such students are the third-largest co- improved and there were no pro- And the answer to that is, well, ing moderately despite turmoil now. some manner. Not that growth detailed planning. My latest book hort of foreign students in China. tests until relations hit rock bot- really, no. It s surprising in fact overseas, a strong dollar and low The explanation is that the slams to a halt every first quarter is "The No Breakfast Fallacy, why And 2.4 million Chinese tourists tom after the Senkaku/Diaoyu is- quite how ropey most of the eco- oil prices. numbers we are shown are not in then we have boom times in the the Club of Rome was wrong visited Japan in 2014, with anoth- lands flare-up in 2012. In Japan, nomic statistics are. Just as one The nation s gross domestic fact the numbers which the statis- spring. Rather, that there s some about us running out of resourc- er 5 million waiting for visas. Yet no leader visited Yasukuni until example, the employment num- product, the broadest measure of tical offices collect. Not at all: for seasonal change, a new one, going es." Amazon and Amazon.co.uk. polls in both countries report a Abe did so in 2013, when relations bers come in a range of plus or economic output, revved up to a we all know that there s huge sea- on that we re not properly adjust- $6.99 and relevant prices in other very high proportion of citizens were already at a low point and minus 100,000 either side. Given 3.9% seasonally adjusted annual sonal variations. There s rather ing for. Quite what it is I m unable currencies. Telegraph with unfavourable views of the his domestic popularity high. AFR 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. SEPTEMBER 28, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Small-budget films no longer Priyanka shares hestitant to clash with big projects details about Content-driven Bollywood films 'Kaun Kitne Paani Mein', de- her character releasing simultaneously with big- spite releasing along with Saif Ali ticket projects have not only man- Khan-Katrina Kaif-starrer 'Phan- in Quantico aged to make a mark but also rake tom', managed to grab eyeballs. in the moolah. Here's how The film's director, Nila Madhab MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Commercial films often steer Panda, explains that the audience Priyanka Chopra has revealed the MUMBAI: Tamasha director Im- clear of clashing at the box-office is far more receptive to a variety identity of her role ahead of the tiaz Ali claims that he has not to avoid eating into each other's of genres. This, in turn helps indie premiere of her debut internation- worked with actors as good as business. However, of late, sever- filmmakers. However, releasing a al TV show, Quantico. Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika al content driven films have re- small film with big fish is always Priyanka, who will be playing Padukone and admitted that their leased alongside commercial enter- risky. `No matter what kind of the role of FBI officer Alex Parrish talent was a learning experience for tainers but have managed to find a content-oriented film you make - in the show, took to Twitter on him. place of prominence. whether it is a no-nonsense film, Saturday to share a photograph of It was really good. It s actu- For instance, Zeishan Qadri's aesthetically-sound film or a mind- her character s identity card. ally a learning experience for me 'Meeruthiya Gangsters' released less entertainer, it has to be true to Quantico is set to go on air on when you work with good actors. alongside Nikhil Advani's 'Katti cinema. Today, the industry has Sunday. Actors Jake McLaughlin, I ve worked with Ranbir and Batti' least fortnight but managed become a factory that makes and Tate Ellington and Graham Rogers Deepika before. And for each to recover it's making cost. Simi- sells formula-based films. also play similar characters in the scene, the way I envisioned the larly, National Award-winner Nila Most big production houses show. scene, it always turned out to be Madhab Panda's 'Kaun Kitne Paani know that if, for instance, they The show will depict their ad- different than that. And it s differ- Mein' got noticed despite clashing make 10 films a year, six wouldn't ventures and experiences as they ent because of their talent. I m con- with Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif make money but the remaining will. train at the Quantico base in Vir- vinced that I ve never worked with starrer, 'Phantom'. That works for them. But that ginia, and secrets of their past start actors as good as them, said Ali Zeishan Quadri's debut outing, doesn't work for indie filmmakers. to emerge. to queries about the experience of 'Meeruthiya Gangsters' clashed They spend two to three years working with Ranbir and Deepika with Nikhil Advani's 'Katti Batti' behind a film and even though they at the trailer launch, of Tamasha in on September 18 are confident, it becomes dicey to Mumbai. Call it the changing mindset of release it due to competition. They He had earlier said he disliked the industry or increasing audience have to be extra-cautious about them as actors and thought they acceptancy, small- budget films are chosing the right date,` he says. don t possess any merit as ac- no longer hestitant to go head-to- Battle of dates and screens tors . Ranbir, Deepika, producer head with blockbusters. While content-driven films Sajid Nadiawala and presenter Sid- Opportunity is key struggle to get the right release date, dharth Roy Kapur were also There is no denying that re- the fight for ample screens is an- present. leasing an indie high-on-content other factor that adds to their woes. film with a star-studded flick re- Says Panda, `One or two big films Priyanka, who is currently in The film had generated tre- Los Angeles, is excited to have her mendous buzz from the time quires the makers of the former to release almost every week. This be confident of the product. `When comes in the way of getting a family by her side for the Quanti- shooting began, and it got height- co premiere. Her brother Siddharth ened with the release of the first a filmmaker makes a film, s/he takes screen to release an indie . In addi- on a lot of responsibility. Any film tion to that, if there is a Shah Rukh Chopra and mother Madhu Chopra look of the film few days back. are with the Mary Kom star for The blend of light-hearted and in- is the cumulative effort of many Khan or Salman Khan film, then it people, and no filmmaker would is certain that filmmakers like us the launch of the show. tense romance against the back- Priyanka is set to break ste- drop of scenic locales made it go make a film he is not confident won't land screens for three weeks about. So, confidence is not the at least. Plus, there are cricket tour- reotypes with this unique role. Are viral on social media. you as excited to watch her new Ali s last few films, Highway issue. Getting an opportunity to naments during which the exhibi- make and release the film is,` says tors do not screen films. Although, show as we are? and Rockstar, were critically ac- Bigg Boss 9: Is Mandira ready Kim Gulzar. there is a growing audience for the claimed, bagging numerous awards She goes on to add, `Terms kind of films we make, we don't Truth or lie? and collecting decent numbers. He to enter troubled arena? Kardashian such as 'offbeat', 'unconventional' get enough screens to reach out to denied, however, that this put and 'commercial' are subjective and them. So, even before the release, Mallika's new more pressure on him. She walked into the television made her take up the challenge. switches to I do not endorse labelling. Films, you can sometimes judge that your There is absolutely no pres- space with woman-centric show "This show is unusual, some- for me, are big-budget, small-bud- film has failed.` revelation about sure. You don t remember what the "Shanti" and also entered the crick- thing that I have not done, as a slippers from get, good or bad. However, the con- `I released my film along with previous film was and how well it et domain as a host, but actress- mom I was so happy doing that had worked. The only thing on designer Mandira Bedi says get- challenge of magic...beautiful mag- Aamir your mind is that the producers ting locked up in the "Bigg Boss" ic act in front of my son. I'm the heels Actress Mallika Sherawat says she get convinced and take you to Cor- house and shaking a leg through only mum in the show and I am Reality TV star Kim Kardashian had auditioned for Aamir Khan sica. That s the kind of tension that "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa" is not her cup getting to compete with 20 some- gave her swollen ankles a break starrer "Dangal' but did not get the you re stuck with. I don t worry of tea. thing contenders . I am enjoying from high heels during her trip in role as he did not think the Hary- about the previous films once they "I can't go inside 'Bigg Boss' it," she said. anvi diva looked old enough to play San Diego by switching to fuzzy mother of four teenaged girls. are over; it s always the excitement house and I don't see myself in slippers. for the new one. 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa' because I am "I had auditioned for the role Kim was spotted on Wednes- of Aamir's wife in 'Dangal'. Aamir After watching Deepika s not a dancer and I don't know how day wearing fuzzy slippers. She Khan and the film unit loved my growth as an actor, Ranbir says he volatile I will be in 'Bigg Boss' was seen with her daughter North auditions. But as my role would drew inspiration from her and house so those two are reality West, outside a hotel in the city. be a mother of 4 grown up girls, learnt a lot from her while working shows I want to stay away from," She wore a black figure-hug- Aamir felt that regardless of what- together in the film that reunites Mandira told IANS. ging dress and long coat. The strap- ever could be done; I might not look them after their blockbuster Yeh Known for its notorious qual- py heels she wore on the previous old enough to play a mother to four Jawaani Hai Deewani. ity, "Bigg Boss" is a show in which day left some marks on her swol- teenage daughters. That is the only I learnt a lot working with contestants are locked up in a pur- She may be taking up new reason why I did not get cast in len ankles, reports the film," said Mallika, who was Deepika. We did our second film pose-built house for three months shows and keeping herself busy aceshowbiz.com. with limited access to luxuries and with other professional assign- spotted performing Ganesh aarti together, Bachna Ae Haseeno and North had a matching black at Ranjit studios here. then we did Yeh Jawaani Hai Dee- amenities. And "Jhalak Dikhhla ments, but Mandira notes that she outfit. The two-year-old had her The role later went to Sakshi wani which was a big hit. To see Jaa" is a dancing reality show in is a "hands on mom". curls put into top knot. Tanwar, who shot to fame with her grow as an actor and to this which celebrities of different field "I am mom and that's tough Kim has always worn high Balaji soap "Kahani Ghar Ghar extent, was really heart-warming, showcase their dancing skills. job so everything I do revolve heels during outings even though Ki". Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, encouraging and really inspiring for The actress, who was also around my son. If I have to meet she's pregnant. "Dangal" is a biographical sports me, he said at the trailer launch of seen as a RAW agent along with my friends, I do that once he drama, starring Aamir in the role Tamasha. Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor in sleeps. I belong to my son when I of Mahavir Singh Phogat along Tamasha is Deepika and Ran- "24", will be challenging herself am at home. I am very hands on cept of non-stereotypical films 'Phantom' because only two Hindi with Sakshi, Fatima Sana Shaikh through ZEE TV's forthcoming mom and my child is my first pri- releasing with big films is a great films were releasing that week. and Rajkummar Rao. The music is bir s second movie with director by Pritam while lyrics are by Am- Imtiaz Ali following the Piku ac- reality show "I Can Do That". ority," she said. Any plans to bring thing. This just means that the au- However, out of nowhere three The show, to be hosted by her son to the profession of act- itabh Bhattacharya. It is scheduled tors s outing in 2009 rom-com dience today has a bigger platter other smaller films released. Then to release on December 23, 2016. Love Aaj Kal and the Roy star s multi-talented actor Farhan ing? And she quips "only time can to choose from. It is a great time there were already a few Holly- Known for her films like "Khwah- stint as a musician in 2011 s Rock- Akhtar, makes the contestants tell" that. for filmmakers to explore subjects wood films and a couple of Mar- ish" and "Murder", Mallika also star. come out of their comfort zone by "My son has got weird taste in any genre or language since along athi films lined up. On top of that, acted in romantic comedy "Pyaar Tamasha, produced by Sajid taking up new skills. but I don't think acting is anywhere with Bollywood films, regional the previous week's spillovers Ke Side Effects" (2006), opposite Nadiadwala, is slated to release on The mother of one asserts that to be seen in him. One has to wait films are also being screened and were also running,` rues the film- Rahul Bose which won her much November 27. the 'unusual' quality of the show a while. receiving great response.` maker. critical acclaim.

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Rooney on target as Man Utd go top of Premier League Manchester United topped the Premier League for the first time in two years following a 3-0 victo- ry over Sunderland while morning leaders Manchester City crumbled to a 4-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. At the other end of the table, Luis Suarez bagged a double for Chelsea were indebted to Brazil- Barcelona but their 2-1 victory ian duo Ramires and Willian who over Las Palmas came at a cost as both scored late on to salvage a 2- Lionel Messi was ruled out for up 2 draw for the champions at sec- to two months after damaging knee ond from bottom Newcastle Unit- ligaments. ed. Barca, who were looking to Wayne Rooney ended an 11- rebound from a 4-1 hammering by match run without a league goal in Celta Vigo on Wednesday, lost United's victory at Old Trafford, Messi after just nine minutes fol- with Memphis Depay also scor- lowing a clash of legs. ing his first league goal for the club. The Argentine, who was in the Rooney's goal, bundled in 40 process of shooting, collided with seconds after the break, took his Daniel Castellano after three min- league tally for the former Euro- utes. pean champions to 171, joint third He tried to continue but was with Denis Law on the club's all- eventually forced off the pitch, time list. City's second successive with the club later confirming that league defeat, after winning their tests had shown he had suffered first five matches, meant United moved top for the first time since knee ligament damage. the opening day of the 2013-14 Meanwhile, Villarreal went top season. Louis van Gaal's men now of La Liga with a 1-0 victory over have 16 points, one more than City Atletico Madrid after a toothless who took the lead at Tottenham Real Madrid were held 0-0 at home through record signing Kevin de to 10-man Malaga. Bruyne before the hosts stormed Villarreal's victory came cour- back with England striker Harry tesy of a goal from Leo Baptistao, Kane finally on target after 12 who finished clinically having been hours without a goal for his club. found by Roberto Soldado inside Arsenal fell behind at previ- the area after 14 minutes to secure ously unbeaten Leicester City but their fifth straight win. Chile striker Alexis Sanchez re- The best chances for a below- turned to his best with a hat-trick par Atletico fell to Antoine Griez- in a 5-2 victory that lifted them to mann at the end of each half, but fourth with 13 points. West Ham he was denied by Villarreal keeper United are level with Arsenal after Alphonse Areola. drawing 2-2 at home to Norwich Villarreal are surprise leaders City. Tottenham are up to fifth on with 16 points from six games, a 12 points. Struggling Chelsea are point more than Barca and two sixth from bottom with eight points ahead of Real. from seven matches. Hamilton matches Senna's record with Japan GP win Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix to equal the late Ayr- ton Senna's tally of 41 Formula One victories and move 48 points clear of Mercedes team mate Nico Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska won the Pan-Pacific Open title for the Rosberg with five races remaining. second time with a dominating 6-2, 6-2 victory over Belinda Bencic of On a sunny afternoon at Su- Switzerland on Sunday. zuka, in marked contrast to the The win by Radwanska - her first title since the Rogers Cup in dark and tragic 2014 race that he Montreal last year - helped the seventh-seeded Pole gain revenge for her also won, the double world cham- defeat by the 18-year-old Swiss in this year's Eastbourne final. pion seized the lead from pole-sit- The 26-year-old Radwanska also took the Pan-Pacific in 2011, and ter Rosberg at the start and never is the first player to have won the event twice since it moved outdoors, looked back. and on to a hard court, in 2008. The win was the Briton's eighth of Radwanska, who moves from 13th to eighth in the world rankings the season, with Rosberg anchor- with Sunday's title, won eight games in a row to lead 6-2, 4-0. ing the eighth one-two finish for ''This is the first tournament I have won twice, so it's very special dominant Mercedes as the cham- for me,'' said a tearful Radwanska, a Wimbledon semifinalist this year. pions returned to form after a ''I really didn't expect that kind of score against Belinda, she's play- mysterious dip in Singapore last ing so well. I'm never going to be a powerful tennis player, even if I weekend. spend the whole day in the gym. That's the way I play, trying to find a Rosberg took the chequered way to beat those stronger players.'' flag 18.9 seconds behind Hamil- tel, the winner in Singapore, fin- Bencic has enjoyed a breakthrough season, winning in Eastbourne ton with Ferrari's Sebastian Vet- ishing third. and Toronto, including a victory in Canada over Serena Williams in the semifinals. Bencic also beat top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki in their semifinal on Saturday, and the Swiss said she was feeling the effects of that match. ''Agnieszka made me run a lot and my serves were so slow today because, after yesterday, I couldn't do anything with my legs anymore,'' Bencic said. ''In the second set I tried to go for my shots more, even it meant making more mistakes. I still have a lot to learn to play like her, she's so smart.'' Josh Barnett beats Roy Nelson via decision in back-and-forth slugfest It took over a decade and a total of Tonight that particular punch 32 fights, but Roy Nelson finally was just out of reach, as Barnett reached the championship rounds did a masterful job of avoiding on Saturday. Nelson s stand-up attack, and neu- Nelson hadn't gone longer than tralizing his reliance on one-time 15 minutes in any of his prior fights. power shots with effective clinch Unfortunately for Big Country, work against the cage. Flurries the majority of Saturday s 25 min- were abundant, as both Nelson and Beholder wins Grade 1 Zenyatta utes were spent getting outworked Barnett exchanged power shots at various points throughout the five Stakes in Breeders' Cup prep rounds. Beholder beat up on the competi- ''I hate to say easy, but it real- Nelson even managed two tion again, winning the $300,000 ly did look easy,'' Hall of Fame takedowns on the wrestling expert Zenyatta Stakes for the third con- trainer Richard Mandella said. early in the first round, in what secutive year at Santa Anita on ''She's good. She's really, really was definitely a surprise. Saturday in her final prep for the good.'' After the fight, Barnett mo- Breeders' Cup Classic next month. The 93-degree heat was a con- tioned for Nelson to join him in The 5-year-old mare and the cern to Mandella, who briefly con- his post-fight interview, and laud- Triple Crown winner are headed sidered scratching Beholder. ed the hefty slugger for his will- for a highly anticipated match-up ''Then I thought if I scratch her ingness to always entertain. in the $5 million Classic at Keene- something else could come up, by former UFC heavyweight We didn t want a decision, land in Kentucky. then everything would be messed champion Josh Barnett. Barnett said. Roy Nelson is a ''I'd like to see what happens up,'' he said, ''so I stuck with it and It wasn t for lack of trying, champ. It s not about belts. It s when that takes place,'' said B. I'm glad I did.'' though. Barnett, 37, showed a flu- about the way people fight -- and Wayne Hughes, who owns Behold- Beholder broke on the far out- id attack against Nelson. He used Roy Nelson fights like he means er and lives in Lexington, Ken- side in the No. 9 post and settled slick combo punching, a calculat- it. He s a goddamn warrior and he s tucky. ''He's a very good horse. just off the pace. She overtook lead- ed body attack and his time-tested the kind of people we need in the He's one of a kind. But he's a colt, er My Sweet Addiction near the dirty boxing to pepper the Las UFC. That s what people want to that's his disadvantage.'' quarter-pole and pulled away Vegas-native to a 50-45, 48-47, 48- see in a fight and that s why I want- American Pharoah was ex- through the stretch, with Stevens 47 unanimous decision. ed to fight Roy. And that s why I pected to work out at Santa Anita not needing his whip. He patted Pro wrestling is strong, isn t gave Roy everything I could and Armitstead wins dramatic sprint at road world championships on Sunday. He hasn't run since fin- her mane as she crossed the finish it? quipped the part-time pro he took it, and he came back ishing second in the Travers last line. wrestler through a translator. Roy s the man. Lizzie Armitstead had an idea of think every cyclist dreams of the the elite road race since Jeanne month. ''She knows what her job is and Winded, and visibly indiffer- The fight was Barnett's first how she wanted the world cham- rainbow jersey and this morning, Golay finished third in 1994. ''I'm not going to make any she enjoys it,'' Stevens said. ''That ent to his performance, Barnett fight in Japan since March 2010. pionships to play out, the field I've never been so nervous in my ''All day the crowds were just predictions, but I can't wait to get big brain between her ears is what continued, Clinch work wasn t From May 2003 to May 2008, 15 whittling down to a select bunch life. That's why I'm still in shock, incredible for the Americans,'' to Keeneland,'' said Hall of Fame makes her different and special.'' good enough tonight; nothing I did of Barnett s 16 fights were in the and the fastest few eventually to be honest.'' Guarnier said. ''You heard, 'U-S- jockey Gary Stevens, who rides My Sweet Addiction returned in here was good enough, but it country. Competing mostly for the sprinting for gold. Van der Breggen added anoth- A!' all over the course. I even heard Beholder. ''I just hope everybody $5.40 and $3.40, while Savings was a nice starting point. now-defunct Pride, Barnett estab- Everything went perfectly, er silver medal to the one the Dutch my name, which is rare for me be- shows up like they did today. I'll Account was another 5 1/2 lengths Most would disagree with lished a fighting legacy that con- right down to her on the top step ing in Europe all the time.'' probably feel less pressure going back in third and paid $5.60 to Barnett, as the 50-45 scorecard tinues to unfold in 2015. of the podium. Earlier in the day, Felix Gall of into the Classic than what I felt show. was much more indicative of the Barnett thanked the loyal fans The British sprint ace patient- Austria beat Clement Betouigt- today. I knew we had to get ''To run second to that mare is overall performance than the two inside the Saitama Super Arena for ly waited until the final lap Satur- Suire of France in a photo finish - through this one as easy as possi- really a good thing,'' said Mike 48-47s. That s not to say Nelson their loyalty and support for well day, then had enough left on the they were awarded the same time ble and it was.'' Smith, who rode My Sweet Ad- didn t have an inspiring perfor- over a decade, after finally making long finish on Broad Street, over- - in the junior race. Rasmus Peder- The Zenyatta was one of five diction. ''She just did everything mance, because he did. The 14-fight his return home as UFC an- coming Anna van der Breggen of son of Denmark was third. Grade 1 races on the card, with right, but we ran against Behold- UFC veteran performed with nouncer Jon Anik put it. the Netherlands with a powerful The world championships winners earning automatic berths er.'' toughness and grit, like always. He Thank you Japan I love you, kick to capture the road cycling end with the men's road race Sun- in various Breeders' Cup races. In her previous start, Behold- clipped Barnett with an uppercut I love you, I love you," Barnett title that had so far eluded her. day. Rain in the forecast for the Beholder earned her sixth er won the $1 million Pacific Clas- here, and a loopy hook there, but, said. "Every time I fight in Japan Armitstead quickly clasped her standout captured in the time tri- women's race held off as the field straight victory, this time by 3 1/4 sic at Del Mar, beating colts by 8 like always, the later rounds saw I m excited and nervous at the hand over her mouth and burst into al. Megan Guarnier won the sprint tackled the hard, undulating 10- lengths. She ran 1 1/16 miles in 1/4 lengths. She has won 15 of 20 him winded, and he relied on try- same time, but I love this country, tears. among several riders for bronze, mile course through downtown 1:42.83 and paid $2.20, $2.10 and career starts, including 11 of 12 at ing to land one big punch. thank you. ''It's very surreal,'' she said. ''I the first won by an American in Richmond. $2.10 as the 1-9 favorite. Santa Anita. 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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