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EXPLOSION ROCKS KABUL An explosive device apparently curity forces have cordoned off the placed on a bicycle detonated on area. Security officials so far have Friday evening in Kabul. No ca- not comment on the explosion. A senior Afghan army general was his guesthouse. sualties were reported. TOLO- However sources said on condi- killed in militants attack in south- The official further added that news reporter at the blast scene tion of anonymity that the target ern Kandahar province of Afghan- Gen. Agha was initially injured in said the bomb exploded beside was likely an MP and one of his istan late on Thursday evening, the attack and succumbed to his the Firdawsi park near block 21 body guards was injured. local officials said. injuries on the way to hospital. in Macroyan area of Kabul. Se- (ToloNews) The officials further added that Gen. Agha is the second top the deceased general, General army general killed in militants at- Khan Agha, was serving as depu- tack in southern Afghanistan with- PEACE IN ty commander of the 205th Atal in the past two months. Corps of the Afghan National Another senior commander of Army. the Afghan National Army (ANA) AFGHANISTAN MUST Provincial governor spokes- Gen. Atamir Agah was martyred man Samim Khpolwal confirmed in an explosion in southern Hel- the report and said Gen. Agha was mand province of Afghanistan ear- FOR REGIONAL killed in an attack by two militants lier in the month of February. in Dand district. Gen. Atamir Agah was serving However, another security of- with the 3rd Brigade of 215 Mai- STABILITY: SHARIF ficial said the army general was wand Corps of the Afghan National ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is mak- killed after a group of three mili- Army in the south.— ing “sincere and consistent” ef- tants attacked him as he arrived in (Khaama Press) forts for promoting reconciliation in Afghanistan through an Afghan- owned and Afghan-led peace pro- 38 TALIBAN cess, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told the US today. INSURGENTS Mr Sharif was speaking to US The former Afghan Intelligence – were staged following the removal ambassador to Pakistan David Hale National Directorate of Security of Gen. Dostum’s pictures from KILLED, 36 who called on him in Islamabad, (NDS) Chief Rahmatullah Nabil Mazar-e-Sharif city, an act that Radio Pakistan reported. has warned regarding ongoing at- sparked anger among his support- Mr Sharif said Pakistan has a tempts to create ethnic divisions ers. Meanwhile, Nabil warned that INJURED IN vital stake in peace, stability and The Taliban, however, issued among the Afghan people. Nabil attempts are being made to further development in Afghanistan and is a statement on March 5 saying issued an online statement amid destabilize the country by creat- DIFFERENT engaged in sincere and consistent they would not participate in a intensifying tensions among the ing ethnic divisions among the Af- efforts for promoting reconcilia- peace process with the Afghan supporters of top political figures, ghan people. OPERATIONS tion through an Afghan owned and government until foreign forces General Abdul Rashid Dostum and The former NDS chief said the AT News Report Afghan led peace process. stop attacking their positions and Ata Mohammad Noor. General Afghan intelligence operatives ob- KABUL: The Ministry of The US ambassador appreci- leave the country. It said reports Abdul Rashid Dostum is the First tai ed a classified report which was Defense said in a statement that ated Pakistan’s efforts for revival of their participation were “ru- Vice President and head of Junbish- prepared for Pakistan’s military 38 Taliban militants were killed of peace in Afghanistan. mours.” e-Milli party while Noor is the intelligence – Inter Services Intel- and 36 others injured as the Mr Hale said peace in Afghan- The Afghan government still acting provincial governor and chief ligence (ISI) shortly after the pres- mented and reports regarding the government armed militants. The result of multiple crackdowns istan is in the interest of entire re- hopes to hold peace talks with the of Jamiat-e-Islami party. The sup- idential elections in 2014. Nabil developments will be provided on Afghan officials have long criti- by Afghan National Army in gion and Pakistan’s endeavors in Taliban. porters of the two political figures further added that the report was monthly basis. This is not the first cized Pakistan for harboring the various parts of the country. this regard will help a great deal. Talking about the Pakistan-US staged protests which turned vio- prepared in English which stated time the Afghan officials have anti-government armed militants The statement said the The historic first round of di- relationship, Mr Sharif said im- lent yesterday in northern Faryab that the project to create ethnic slammed Pakistan’s ISI for inter- who are staging attacks against the other day that the raids were rect talks with the Taliban took portant decisions agreed during his province, leaving one dead and five divisions among the Afghan peo- fering in the internal affairs of Af- Afghan government and security launched against Taliban insur- place in the Pakistani resort town visit to the US have generated a others wounded. The protests ple is successfully being imple- ghanistan and supporting the anti- forces.— (Khaama Press) gents in the provinces of Hel- of Muree last July to find a solu- new momentum in steering the bi- mand, Kunar, Uruzgan, Khost, tion to the 13-year-old insurgency lateral relations forward. Kunduz and Nooristan. but hit a roadblock after the an- He said Pak-US strategic dia- ANA TROOPS BUSY IN 11 MILITARY OPERATIONS IN NINE PROVINCES: MOD The statement added that nouncement of the terrorist leader logue has been instrumental in iden- Officials from the Ministry of military operations anywhere they seriously launch military operations pening in Dand-e-Ghori in Baghlan the Afghan air forces had Mullah Omar’s death, which had tifying the achievements made so Defense (MoD) said Friday that feel there is threat against citizens. against them." According to him, province. Baghlan acting police played significant role in de- been kept secret for two years. far and setting new targets under Afghan National Army (ANA) "The [military] operations are go- casualties among ANA troops have chief Abdul Rashid Bashir raised stroying of armed militants’ Pakistan hosted a four-nation six working groups. troops are busy in 11 military ing on successfully. We will launch dropped over the past few months the issue and said: "Taliban has safe shelters dutring the mili- talks in January this year for try- Mr Sharif said he looks for- operations in nine provinces, a military operation when we think and that militants, including Daesh been defeated in Dand-e-Ghori but tary operations. Also, a Tali- ing to create a roadmap for restart- ward to have useful exchange of where they have inflicted heavy there is a threat in any area," he fighters, have been targeted in dif- some of their remaining fighters are ban bomb-maker was also ing peace negotiations between the views on bilateral issues with US losses to insurgents and have said. He added: "It would be bet- ferent parts of the country. Howev- trying to replace them in some killed during the operations, Afghan Taliban and the Afghan President Barack Obama during cleared several areas of militants.? ter if no area is faced with a threat er, there are a number of concerns parts; therefore, we have decided according to the statement, national government. The four-day his visit to attend the nuclear se- MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri but if militants want to destabilize about the return of militants to to install a number of check posts which did not elaborate the lo- talks involved Pakistan, China, curity summit later this month.— said they are ready to conduct any part of the country, we will cleared areas, as is reportedly hap- in parts of Dand-e-Ghori." cality of his death. Afghanistan and the US. (PTI) AFGHAN WIRELESS LAUNCHED 3.75G+ HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE INZABUL PROVINCE

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smuggling networks or other se- cretive routes commonly used by illegal immigrants to travel from Central America to the U.S. bor- der. The report quoted from a let- ter that Representative Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) wrote to Home- land Security Secretary Jeh Johnson in December demanding to know how many people listed in the FBI’s terrorist screening da- tabase have been apprehended at the border. Duncan wrote: The southern land border re- mains vulnerable to intrusion and exists as a point of extreme vul- nerability. Evidently there are criminal organizations and individuals with the networks and know-how to facilitate illegal entry into the Unit- ed States without regard for one’s intentions or status on a terrorist KABUL : The absence of a law tice does not bode well for the na- watch list. The detention of the against cybercrimes in Afghanistan tional interest. two Pakistani nationals under- has led to the denigration of noted “Afghanistan is at war. Those scores the fact that any serious political figures through fake Fa- who send bombs and suicide at- effort to secure our homeland cebook pages and accounts. tackers to Afghanistan are also try- must include effective border se- Social networking sites, par- ing to invest in encouraging psy- curity and immigration enforce- ticularly Facebook, play an impor- chological warfare in our country. ment. tant role in communication, shar- Everyone can do so via social me- Testifying before the National Se- day than it’s ever been. He imme- We wrote much last year about illegally at dangerous points along This incident involving the two ing information and discussing de- dia networks, because there is no curity Subcommittee of the House diately countered this assertion, the huge surge of illegal aliens that the border…. Pakistani men with links to terror- velopments in Afghanistan. But it cyber-security regulation in Af- Oversight and Government Affairs saying, “As a Border Patrol Agent, crossed the southern U.S. border, The cartels understood that ism in their home country is but has also created problems. ghanistan,” he commented. Committee on March 23, Brandon I will tell you the exact opposite.” a surge that included large num- the unaccompanied minors would one of many cases indicative of the Personal interests are impor- Mirwais Omarkhel, another Judd, the president of the Nation- Later in his testimony, Judd bers of unaccompanied minors and force the Border Patrol to deploy porous nature of our southern bor- tant for people in a country like Facebook user, said decades of war al Border Patrol Council, said that said, “As someone who has been incomplete family units. One ex- Agents to these crossing areas in der and the ease with which illegal Afghanistan where war, violence, in Afghanistan had created tribal, arrests of illegal aliens from Afghan- involved in border protection for planation offered for the increase order to take the minors into cus- aliens — including terrorists — can tribal, regional and linguisticbias- political and sectarian problems. istan and Pakistan has increased over 18 years, I can unequivocally was that most of these aliens were tody…. The unaccompanied mi- enter our country. es, poverty and corruption are Some foreign intelligence circles markedly since last year. A greater tell you the border is not secure fleeing areas of Central America nors could have walked right up to The treat of terrorism has widespread. were out to ivied Afghans, he al- number of illegal aliens from Chi- and the situation is getting worse where violence perpetrated by the the Port of Entry and asked for made our world a much more dan- Hundreds of phony Facebook leged. na has kept pace with last year’s instead of better.” drug cartels have made life unbear- asylum. Why did the cartels drive gerous place than it was in years accounts and pages insulting intel- He regretted a number of for- figures, as well. For comparative During his testimony, Judd able. We see a parallel in Europe, them to the middle of the desert past. While national sovereignty lectuals and political figures have eign and internal circles were try- purposes, Judd provided these talked a lot about the amount of where tens of thousands of refu- and then have them cross over the and economic concerns have al- been a matter of concern.These ing to create problems for Afghan figures: power that the drug cartels have gees have fled to from areas of the Rio Grande, only to surrender to ways made securing our borders pages have recently increased and political figures and tribes. In all of Fiscal Year 2015, the along the border, noting: Middle East devastated by civil the first Border Patrol Agent they important, terrorism has made safe- are likely run by individuals with- However, Ministry of Com- United States Border Patrol arrest- It is well documented that crim- war and the rise of terrorist groups came across? The reason is that it guarding our borders absolutely in and without the government. munication and Information Tech- ed 5 persons from Afghanistan, 57 inal cartels control the border in like ISIS. With waves of these ref- completely tied up our manpower essential. It is no longer a matter Jasusan (Spies), Haqayaq-i- nology (MCIT) spokesmanYasin from Pakistan and 1,327 from the the same way inmates control ugees entering Europe, however, and allowed the cartels to smuggle of preventing agricultural workers Talkh (Bitter Facts), Rayees, Mu- Samim called the issue a natural People’s Republic of China. Al- most prison facilities. The cartels the threat of ISIS members and whatever they wanted across our from Mexico from crossing our tafakir, Afghanistani, Baghban, corollary of internet all over the ready in the first five months of are extremely well organized, other terrorists embedding them- border. border illegally to pick grapes in Pasoon/Mubariza, Kabilan, Milli world, particularly in Afghanistan this fiscal year, the United States pathologically violent and have an selves among them has become a And this was just one part of California. No one died as a result Mashar, Padar Watan, Fedayat where people have low awareness. Border Patrol has arrested 18 from entire infrastructure on both sides real danger, as Paris and Brussels the equation, noted Judd. Even of their actions. Watanam, Rustakhiz Milli, Watan “Addressing these problems is Afghanistan, 79 from Pakistan and of the border. have shown us. more threatening to our ability to But the recent terrorist attacks Janat Neshan Dai, Zhwand Shk- the responsibility of MCIT, which 619 from the People’s Republic of Though the violent nature of In his testimony, Judd brought secure our border is our govern- in Europe, killing 130 people in walai Dai, Narange Gul, Torkham, receives a spate of complaints dai- China. the drug cartels and their constant up a connection between the large ment’s “catch and release” policy, Paris last November and 34 peo- Etidal are some of the pages cam- ly, but dealing with the situation is If last year’s arrest rates were transportation of illegal drugs numbers of unaccompanied alien by which the same illegal border ple in Brussels this month, high- paigning against the government. a little hard in Afghanistan, where extended to this year, the number across our border is serious enough, children and the activities of the crossers keep reentering our coun- light how high a price a nation that On the other hand, many oth- the technology sector is still na- of arrests of illegal border crossers there is another enterprise that drug cartels that may not be ap- try through a virtual revolving door fails to secure its borders will pay. erbogus Facebook pages are de- scent,” Samim remarked. would have been two from Afghan- they are engaged in that is poten- parent to most people. He stated: on our borders. As the surge be- And the problem goes beyond se- fending the country and defaming He revealed MCIT had framed istan, 24 from Pakistan, and 552 tially even more threatening — These unaccompanied minors came too much to handle, the Bor- curing the borders, because the certain political leaders. Lively a draft law against cybercrime and from China. Therefore month-to- human smuggling, which Judd says and family groups also serve an- der Patrol and the Enforcement and EU’s overly loose migration and debates on current issues do pro- sent it to the Ministry of Justice. month, the rate is up 900 percent “is big business worth hundreds other more lucrative purpose. Removal Office began releasing refugees policies were undoubted- vide valuable insights -- as well as The draft is currently being vetted from Afghanistan, 237.5 percent of millions of dollars each year.” They are human screens that tie nearly everyone they arrested. ly a contributing factor to the ter- room for mudslinging. and improvement and would be from Pakistan, and 112 percent Judd said that “most aliens are up Border Patrol Agents while the A significant part of Judd’s rorist attacks. Wahid Omar, a Facebook user, referred to the parliament for ap- from China. paying close to $10,000 per per- cartels smuggle narcotics and high- testimony was his revelation that We have seen our share of ter- said: “The appearance of hundreds proval, he said. Judd noted in his testimony: son. Higher value aliens, such of er value aliens behind them who, if the arrests of illegal aliens from rorism in the United States as well, of forged pages created by a num- Closing the FB-sponsored Those numbers should alarm those from the Middle East or caught, will be deported back to Afghanistan and Pakistan has in- as the attacks of 9/11 have shown ber of government officials and pages campaigning against the gov- everyone and we are seeing a sim- Asia, pay almost double this fig- their home country. creased markedly since last year. us. If we are to be secure, we must politicians are full of words like ernment was the responsibility of ilar trend from other key countries ure.” Judd provided great detail The seriousness of these increases not only secure our borders, but traitors, corrupt and venal.” the National Security Council like Albania, Bangladesh and Bra- When illegal aliens from the about the strategy the drug cartels is reflected in an article we posted conduct thorough security checks Also a former presidential (NSC), he explained. The MCIT zil. If the single factor for the lit- Middle East are considered, the used to accomplish this objective: last January reporting that two on all whom we allow to cross spokesman, he said Afghan Face- will act against such pages on the mus test is lower numbers, then immediate cause of concern is that Late in the year of 2013 and Pakistani nationals, Muhammad them. We must know whothe book pages were fuelling violence basis of a formal complaint from compared to fiscal year 2015, one that area of the world is a hotbed throughout all of 2014, an unprec- Azeem and Mukhtar Ahmad, who aliens we allow to enter our coun- among the countrymen. He sug- NSC. must conclude that we are failing. of terrorist activity. As Europeans edented number of unaccompanied had been linked to terrorism, were try are — and where they are. gested controls to curb communal Samim claimed more than Judd began his testimony by have seen in recent months with minors entered our country illegal- apprehended by Border Patrol Since a reliable intelligence appa- hatred and discourage divisive ef- 5,000 complaints had been ad- noting that the Obama Adminis- the terrorist attacks in Paris and ly through the Rio Grande Valley agents near San Diego last Septem- ratus is necessary to accomplish forts. dressed by the ministry in the past tration and U.S. Customs and Bor- Brussels, when aliens from the Sector of operations. Instead of ber. this, it might be time to reestablish Khushal Khalil, a social media 18 months. Most of the complaints der Protection (CBP) Commis- Middle East are allowed free ac- presenting themselves legally at A writer for the Washington the old House Un-American Ac- expert, told Pajhwok Afghan News were submitted by political figures sioner Gil Kerlikowske have re- cess to nations, the threat of ter- Ports of Entry and asking for asy- Times, which broke the story, the- tivities Committee, which was some internal and foreign circles and intellectuals, whose accounts peatedly told the American public rorism escalates from being theo- lum, the unaccompanied minors orized that the two Pakistani men abolished in 1975.—(The New were also stoking soft war through had been faked on social media, he that the border is more secure to- retical to becoming a reality. were forced by the cartels to enter most likely took advantage of American) social media networks. The prac- concluded. (Pajhwok) AFGHAN FOLK MUSIC AT RISK OF DYING OUT: MUSICIANS A number of musicians from Koche Kharabat, on the outskirts of Kab- ul, where musicians traditionally lived, on Thursday spoke out about what they claim is govern- ment's lack of attention to tradi- tional Afghan folk music. They said they are afraid tra- ditional Afghan folk music will eventually become something of the past unless support is given. The musicians say they are trying hard to keep the culture of folk music alive. Pakistan likely to host Afghan cricket team for ODI series The Afghanistan national cricket team will likely participate in a One Day International (ODI) series against the Pakistan cricket team. According to the local media reports in Paki- stan, the ODI series will be hosted by Pakistan and and will likely kick off next month. An official in Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed “There is a series against Afghani- stan in the pipeline, with Pakistan keen on hosting them in April.” “The discussions between the PCB and the Afghanistan Cricket Board have taken place. Ini- tially, two four-day matches and three ODIs were proposed, but it might have to be limited to just three ODIs as we’ve got the Pentangular Cup sched- uled as well,” the official quoted in a report by The Express Tribune newspaper said. This comes as the head coach of the Afghani- stan national cricket team Inzamam-ul-Haq said late in December last year that the Afghan team should confirmed will be the second series against a top team following Zimba- get to play against top teams on regular basis, in- bwe which the Afghan team sealed victory against last year. sisting that the Afghan team needs exposure against The Afghan team participated in ODI and T20 series against Zim- the big teams. babwe for two times last year and secured back to back victories in both The likely tour of Pakistan for a ODI series if series. 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. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

BROTHER OF KUNDUZ DOCTOR KILLED BY US AIRSTRIKE SLAMS PENTAGON’S KABUL: Afghanistan’s High the Taliban refused to join the pro- APOLOGY Peace Council (HPC) the other cess unless their preconditions day expressed hope that the four- were met. An apology is not enough for nation group comprising senior Amid questions over Paki- an Afghani doctor, whose broth- diplomats from Afghanistan, Pa- stan’s honesty in the Afghan peace er was killed in the US airstrike kistan, US and China will be able dialogue process, the HPC called against a Kunduz hospital. to convene their fifth peace talks on Pakistan’s two main strategic With his brother, also a doc- meeting by the end of the month – allies, the United States and Chi- tor, gone, killed by a United with the Taliban present. na, to use their influence to pres- States airstrike on the hospital Known as the Quadrilateral surize Pakistan into supporting the in Kunduz, Dr. Karim Bajaouri Coordination Group (QCG), the peace process in Afghanistan. says that an apology is not group has so far held four meet- “It looks like Pakistan has enough to make up for the kill- ings in Kabul and in Islamabad in a convinced the U.S and China to ings. bid to pave the way for the Tali- delay the peace process as the war On Tuesday, the new US ban to endorse a direct talks pro- season nears. Pakistan likely EMERGENCY Forces in Afghanistan com- cess with the Afghan government. wants the war to continue. But the mander John Nicholson visited However, the Taliban refused U.S and China must motivate Pa- CALLS Kunduz, to “deeply apologize” to hold face-to-face talks with the kistan to agree to a truce so that for the attack. The attack, which Kabul government earlier this talks can be resumed,” HPC mem- Police killed 47 people and injured 37, month. ber Mohammad Amin Weqad said took place against a Doctors As such, the HPC stressed the on Thursday. Without Borders hospital in need for another approach should However, the HPC said it 100 - 119 Kunduz, then occupied by the the QCG fail to get the Taliban to would take the lead in resuming Taliban. join the negotiations. direct talks with the Taliban if the “They are asking forgive- This statement comes just QCG fails to convince the Taliban Hospitals ness for killing civilians?! days after preliminary talks be- to endorse the talks. They’re only making an apolo- tween the Afghan government and “The Quadrilateral Coordina- FMIC Hospital gy? First they fire on civilians Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hizb-e- tion Group has not explained the Behind Kabul Medical and then apologize. Personally, Islami party took place. The group reasons that delayed the process. I don’t need such apologies, I formally agreed to join the peace But this month will test their University: do not accept them. Our moral process - a development which strength as to whether it is able to 0202500200-+93793275595 wounds cannot be healed this some analysts believe could per- resume the process. But there will ment in Kabul and the two sides nary talks, which includes the HPC, tions in the way of the peace pro- way,” Bajaouri told Sputnik suade the Taliban to reconsider be no other option for us except are struggling to seal an agreement we hope that these talks will reach cess in Afghanistan, because Paki- Dari. their refusal and join talks with the taking the process in our own which will formally pave the way an outcome,” HPC member Maul- stan foresees its interests in pro- Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital He added that he does not government. Initially, the first for- hands to find the Taliban for talks for the group to join the peace pro- avi Shafiullah Nuristani said. In longing the war in Afghanistan, Pule Bagh-e- Umomi believe that the Afghani govern- mal round of face-to-face talks be- unless the QCG takes the lead in cess. “The negotiations are con- addition, a number of Afghan po- therefore Pakistan strives to pro- 070263672 ment is independent enough tween the Afghan government and the process,” Weqad added. tinuing. Hizb-e-Islami constitutes litical analysts have also ques- long the process and benefit from from the US to ask for more the Taliban was expected to be held According to the HPC, a dele- one of the powerful groups which tioned why the peace process the economic aspects of the con- measures than a simple apolo- in early March in Islamabad. How- gation of Hizb-e-Islami is current- fights the government. The two keeps being delayed. “Pakistan re- flict,” said Afghan political analyst Khairkhana Hospital gy. In addition to that, the issue ever the talks hit a deadlock after ly holding talks with the govern- sides have convened their prelimi- mains one of the biggest obstruc- Shahla Farid.—(TOLOnews) of compensation has not been 0799-321007 addressed for his brother, who 2401352 is survived by a wife and two four children. 2,000 TB cases recorded in Kandahar last year THOUSANDS “My brother was not only KANDAHAR CITY : Local Kandahar City and districts. Indira Gandhi Children a practicing doctor, he also health officials on Thursday said Akrami said so far 1,300 TB DISPLACED AS taught medical sciences at the around 2,000 tuberculosis cases patients had been treated. He said Hospital, Wazir Akbar university. There are only a have been recorded in southern 80 percent work on a well- URUZGAN handful of such qualified spe- Kandahar province during last so- equipped laboratory to diagnose Khan, Kabul 2301372 cialists in Afghanistan, and now lar year. any kind of diseases had been com- CLASHES we see how they and their mem- The health officials expressed pleted. Ibn-e- Seena ory are treated,” Bajaouri add- these views during a meeting mark- Public health director Abdul CONTINUE ed. ing the World Tuberculosis Day in Qayum Pukhla said besides elimi- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul Bajaoui also claimed that Kandahar City, the provincial cap- nating TB diseases, they were try- as many as 150 people could ital. ing to control other diseases as 2100359 have died in the airstrike, add- Mohammad Hussain Akrami, well. He said in addition to Kan- ing that on the tenth day public health department official dahar City, most districts of the Wazir Akbar Khan after the bombing, he was in the responsible for controlling tuber- province had healthcare centers hospital’s ruins and saw 12 culosis, said 2,098 cases of the dis- where patients regularly received Hospital charred bodies, which could not ease were registered last year in treatment. 2301741, 2301743 be identified. Kandahar, with women making 64 According to the Ministry of “Of course, things are very percent of the patients. Public Health, thousands of peo- difficult for our family right He said they had activated TB ple infect with tuberculosis annu- Ali Abad now. The only thing left is identification branches at all pri- ally in Afghanistan as some of them to support each other and some- vate and public health centers in lose their lives. Shahrara, Kabul 2100439 Zumba makes waves 7 HISTORIC ARTIFACTS Malalai Maternity TIRINKOT : Thousands of Hospital families have been displaced as a in Afghanistan where result of ongoing clashes between 2201377/ 2301743 PREVENTED FROM security forces and insurgents in Dehrawud district of central Banks dance once forbidden Uruzgan province. Both the war- ring sides have suffered casual- When the Taliban ruled Afghani- and attracted many people. I hope SMUGGLING IN HERAT ties during two months of the Da Afghanistan Bank stan in the late 1990s, they banned Zumba spreads all over in the coun- HERAT CITY : The governor on clashes. “Security officials told 2100302, 2100303 music, television, sports and danc- try. When someone (new) comes us two days ago to leave homes ing under their strict interpretation to this sport and that gets encour- Thursday said intelligence officials had prevented seven historic arti- because they plan to carry out a Bakhtar Bank of Islam. aged, it brings three or four other huge operation in the area,” a res- That changed after the US-led people from the family to this facts from being smuggled out of western Herat province. ident of Dehrawud, Habibullah, 0776777000 invasion that toppled their rule in sport,” Zumba trainer, Atina Mo- told Pajhwok Afghan News. He 2001, and now Afghanistan is hammadi, said. Mohammad Asif Rahimi told Azizi Bank a news conference here the relicts said thousands of families from home to numerous TV stations, “I know when people get sick Londyana, Diwana, Warkh, 0799 700900 beauty parlours, sports stadiums in Afghan society, they go to the recued were 700 to 1,000 years old and related to Timurid, Bactria and Dezak, Osaki and other areas had and wedding halls. doctor and then doctor advises migrated to other parts of the Pashtany Bank Still, most Afghan society re- them to exercise. My suggestion Ghori eras. The monuments prevented province due to the ongoing 2102908, 2103868 mains conservative, with women is to come and exercise so you clashes. He said security forces wearing head coverings or even the avoid sickness, this sport is the from smuggling included a golden cup, a bronze tankard, a bronze had informed residents of launch- all-covering burqa outside. best for your health,” said Zumba ing a major offensive, but the of- Air Services However, at a secluded gym trainer, Atina Mohammadi. bowl, a mud made jug, a bronze cooking pot, a cupper jug and the fensive was yet to be launched. in the Afghan capital, young Zum- For 18-year-old Muzhgan A resident of Londyana area, Ab- Safi Airways ba enthusiasts wear their head- Ahmadi, it is also a form of relax- cap of a sugar bowl, he said. The governor said the smug- dul Raziq, said: “The conflict is scarves with loose tracksuits, as ation. ongoing in our area and we have 020 22 22 222 they practise moves from an in- “Although it is for body fit- glers wanted to export the historic objects to foreign countries, but migrated to the district centre. structional video. ness, it is also relaxing for the mind. Like us, many families have ar- Ariana Zumba is a new arrival in a So whenever someone wants to their attempt was foiled by Afghan intelligence forces. rived here.” He said the displaced country where dancing was once relax his/her mind, he or she should families were facing numerous 020-2100270 forbidden under the Taliban’s ul- do Zumba as this is the best way Meanwhile, the National Di- rectorate of Security (NDS) con- problems and the government tra-religious rule. to relax your mind,” she said. should assist them in this time of Kam Air The South American dance fit- Relaxation is important for firmed seizing the monuments and said the smugglers detained would trouble. The families said they ness craze first landed in Kabul Afghans living through the 15th had left behind their household 0799974422 two months ago and has attracted year of war with a resurgent Tali- be brought to justice. The NDS did not provide details about the num- animals and standing crops, urg- enthusiastic followers. ban, whose bombs typically ex- ing the government to help im- Hotels “It’s been almost two months plode in Kabul on a weekly or even ber of detainees and the location where they were detained. prove the situation and facilitate since Zumba came to Afghanistan daily basis. –( Reuters) their return to their homes. A Safi Landmark former chief of the provincial council, Amanullah Hotaki, told 020-2203131 Pajhwok Afghan News he was concerned about the situation of SERENA people in Dehrawud district. He said if the government did not pay 0799654000 KANDAHAR CITY : Ministry attention to the situation of De- of Public Works officials on Thurs- hrawud people, their condition New Rumi Restaurant day said the feasibility study to would further worsen. He said construct a road between south- fierce clashes were underway 0776351347 ern Kandahar and central Bamyan between security forces and Tal- provinces would be started within iban militants, who control most Internet Services of the areas in the district. He a few days. UA Telecom A Ministry of Public Works said thousands of families had delegation visited Kandahar prov- recently been forced into leaving 0796701701 / 0796702702 ince as part of the feasibility study their homes and they were cur- on the Kandahar-Bamyan road. rently leading a miserable life. Exchange Rate Abdul Qayum Arghoshi, who The Dehrawud district chief, led the delegation, told reporters Aminullah Khaliqi, told Pajhwok Purchase: here the Ministry of Public Works Afghan News that they had few planned to connect southern and days ago informed the residents northern provinces through a road of Dehrawud to either expel Tal- One US$ = network that would be extended iban militants or leave homes in 68.35Afs order the government could from Kandahar to Bamyan. One Pound Sterling= He said the Asian Develop- launch an operation against them. ment Bank (ADB)-funded project He said the operations focused 96.99Afs would be implemented by the on Londyana, Dezak, Osaki ar- One Euro = eas would be launched soon. The Ministry of Public Works and the 75.50Afs feasibility study in this regard district chief confirmed the main would be started within a few highway linking Dehrawud to 1000 Pak Rs = days and would be completed in Tirinkot, the provincial capital, 639Afs one year’s time. had been closed by Taliban mili- The deputy governor of Kan- tants over the past two days. Sale: dahar, Abdul Ali Shamsi, expressed Howver, Khaliqi said the road One US$ = his happiness over the project and had been closed against govern- 66.10 Afs called a big project on the national ment officials only and common One Pound Sterling= level. people could travel on it. He said He said the project would have government of Kandahar fully sup- study should be carried out with provided work opportunities on He advised the visiting delega- clashes between security forces 97.79Afs a positive impact on economy, se- ported the project and would bring utmost care in order to avoid any the project and elders and influen- tion to visit the Arghandab district and militants had been underway One Euro= curity and trade in Kandahar, into use all available resources for problem in future. tial figures of these areas should in company of the Kandahar pub- over the past few days, but he 77.38 Afs Uruzgan, Dai Kundi and Bamyan completion of the road. He said people of areas where be consulted to ensure that private lic works director and inspect the had no information about casual- 1000 Pak Rs= 697Afs provinces. He said the provincial Shamsi said the feasibility the road would pass should be land was not affected. route. (Pajhwok) ties. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES WHY INDIA SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT NEPAL'S 'CHINA ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Pakistan moving towards tactical National Command Authority, Lt nuclear weapons, there is an in- Gen (r) Khalid Kidwai has said that creasingly higher risk of nuclear there is little probability for war theft." Adviser to the National CARD' between Pakistan and India be- Command Authority said Pakistan cause of the nuclear weapon stock- maintains a strong command and piles maintained by both countries. control system over the safety and "Pakistan's only enemy is In- security of its nukes. dia and our nuclear programme is He said Pakistan is not at all India-centric," he said at a rare apologetic on its missile and nu- public talk held at the Institute of clear programme and it would not Strategic Studies on Pakistan's role be capped at all. Lt Gen (r) Kid- in Nuclear Security Summit. wai said that the nuclear pro- Lt Gen (r) Khalid Kidwai fur- gramme will continue for Pakistan's ther said, "However there is little defence. Expressing grave concerns option for war between the two over India's access to the Nuclear countries because of the nukes Supplier Group's (NSG) he said possessed by them. War is not an Pakistan has friends at NSG and option for resolving the outstand- all measures would be taken at dip- ing issues between India Pakistan lomatic level to protect our strate- and diplomacy and political ap- gic interests. proach should be given priority." Mr Kidwai led the administra- Referring to a recent report tion of Pakistan's nuclear and mis- released by the Harvard Kennedy sile weapons program for 15 years. School Gen (r) Kidwai termed it He now serves as an adviser to the as loose talk and made it clear that National Command Authority, a no one could dare to steal Paki- committee of the top civilian and stan's nukes. military leaders that sets the coun- The report had said that, "With try's nuclear weapons policy.

IRANIAN KATHMANDU: With the sign- Nepal's former commerce secre- ing of the Transit and Transporta- tary Purusottam Oja. PRESIDENT tion Agreement between Nepal and If Nepal needs to do business ARRIVES IN China in Beijing, there is a sense of through Tainjin port to Kerung, it anxiety, worry and concern in In- is almost impossible to import ISLAMABAD ON dian strategic circles about Nepal goods via trucks or containers. The tilting towards China. Many have only option is by rail and Chinese TWO-DAY VISIT commented that this has ended officials say this will happen only ISLAMABAD: Iranian President India's long monopoly in Nepal in by 2020. Dr Hassan Rouhani on Friday ar- WASHINGTON: Expressing con- doing third country business "Of course, a further extension rived in Islamabad on a two-day cern over India's recent ballistic through Indian ports and, over- from Gyirong is an even longer- official visit to Pakistan. missile launch, the US has said night, Nepal will do business, im- term plan. It's up to geographic and such actions could potentially "in- Upon arrival he was accorded port fuel from China and so on. technical conditions and financing crease" the risk to nuclear security As a landlocked country, seek- ability. We believe that far in the a warm welcome by Prime Minis- and have an impact on regional se- ter Nawaz Sharif. ing transit rights is Nepal's funda- future the two countries will be curity. mental right and, as of now, India connected by rail," Hou Yanqi, The Iranian President will hold "We're concerned by any nu- talks with both President Mam- and Bangladesh have provided deputy head of the Chinese for- clear and missile developments that such facilities to Nepal. eign ministry's Asia division, said noon Hussain and Prime Minister could potentially increase the risk Nawaz Sharif on Saturday. Realizing that Nepal will turn in Beijing after the meeting be- to nuclear security risk or lower to China for transit and trade rights, tween Oli and Premier Li Keqiang. President Mamnoon Hussain the threshold for nuclear use," the India, during the visit of Nepalese "Strategically it is going to be will host a luncheon in his honour State Department spokesman, Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli a good deal but due to distance per at President House. Mark Toner, told reporters. last month, had agreed to provide se, it is going to be a very costly Iranian President is also sched- "So we continue to urge all Visakhapatnam port for Nepal's affair for us until there is rail ser- uled to speak at a gathering of Pa- states with nuclear weapons to use. As of now, Nepal is using only vice from Tainjin to the Nepal bor- kistan's prominent scholars and exercise restraint regarding their Haldia in Kolkata for third-coun- der," said Oja. "It also depends on intellectuals on Saturday. Dr Has- missile and nuclear capabilities," try trade but it is smaller than Visa- status of infrastructure in both san Rouhani will also address a Toner said when asked about re- khapatnam. During the visit, India sides...and paper work. Hassle free press conference before conclusion cent ballistic missile test by India. also allowed Nepal land transit via paperwork for customs and other of his visit. He said the State Department Bangladesh, implicit being that In- purposes are key in transit rights," The Iranian leader is visiting official had shared its concerns dia was already aware that Nepal said Oja. Pakistan at the invitation of Prime with New Delhi. would turn to China. Another Nepal-China trading Minister Nawaz Sharif. The visit "We are concerned," he reiter- It is being said that had India point, Tatopani, is shut down is significant in the wake of sanc- ated on Thursday when asked if allowed Nepal this when it was since the April 25, 2015 earthquake tions being lifted on Iran, which the US was concerned about In- proposed over a decade ago, Ne- and there is no official confirma- dia's ballistic missile programme. pal would not have gone with Chi- tion whether the Chinese side will has opened new avenues for en- "We are concerned about those hancing trade and commerce coop- na. Second, if India had not im- open it up or not. In case China kind of actions what they do for posed an unofficial blockade, priv- opens it, Nepali traders have to eration between the two neigh- regional security," he said. if the US had raised its concerns with India on its ballistic missile programme. A day earlier he had refrained bouring countries. from going into specifics of America's bilateral conversations with India on this issue. And what about the ileging one community and group's use trucks, containers and other While his answer was general demand, Nepal would not have tilt- light vehicles to import and export his will be Dr Rouhani’s first in nature, a senior State Depart- fears when the USA does it? Does it want to believe that it is the Big Brother of the whole world? Maybe that visit to Pakistan as the president is one notion which leads to many issues, still entrenched in minds of... Read More "I don't want to get into ed towards China. goods from Tianjin, again very cost- ment official pointed out that it After signing the Transit ly for traders. of Iran. He will be accompanied included India and the spokesper- specifics of our bilateral conversations with India, but we've long encouraged efforts to promote confidence by a high-level delegation compris- building, stability, and discourage any actions that might destabilise the region," he had said. India successful- Agreement with China, it is wide- "I am not going to use and do son's response was against India- ly anticipated that Nepal will do business through Tanjian that is ing ministers, senior officials and specific question. ly launched an indigenously-developed, nuclear capable K-4 ballistic missile from a submerged platform in the Bay of Bengal recently. business through Chinese ports going to be three-fold expensive for businessmen. "Yes," Toner said when asked and end its dependency on India. us," said Indian trader Ravi Singh, Such interpretations, particularly who is engaged in third-country in Indian strategic circles, are be- business. KUWAIT LENDS SRI LANKA KD10M FOR EASTERN UNIVERSITY yond the ground realities and one "Without stressing on connec- The Kuwait Fund for Arab Eco- services for detailed designs, ten- should understand that a transit tivity, the transit agreement will nomic Development (KFAED) has der documents and supervision of treaty does not necessarily mea- not be productive," said noted signed a loan agreement with Sri construction. The Project is ex- sure up to implementation. economist Bishamber Pyakurel. Lanka at a value of KD 10 million pected to be completed by end of The poor infrastructure on the "Neither it is a historic pact (about $34 million) to contribute 2019. Nepali side, difficult geographical nor is it a non-workable one. to financing construction of a com- The loan agreement was signed terrain on both sides and without Though it is a welcome move, its plex for the Faculty of Healthcare on behalf of the Republic of Sri a rail link up to the Nepali border success lies in implementation," he Sciences at the Eastern Universi- Lanka by Secretary Ministry of in Kerung (Gyirong in Chinese said in an interaction with journal- ty, the Kuwait Times reported. Finance R H S, Samaratunga, and side), Nepal cannot immediately ists. It should also be remembered The project aims at enhancing on behalf of the Fund by Deputy begin third country business that Nepal is doing business with the socio-economic living stan- Director-General of the KFAED through Chinese ports. Physical India through 24 small and big trad- dards of the people of Sri Lanka, Hesham Al-Waqayan, in atten- infrastructure in either side of the ing points whereas Nepal is doing through construction of the new dance of Ambassador of the State border is important for full use of business with China only through Faculty of Health Care Sciences in of Kuwait to Sri Lanka Khalaf Bu transit rights and, on the Nepali one trading point. Batticaloa City, and provision of Dhhair, and Regional Manager for side, it will take years to upgrade Then, India has also proposed quality health care services to the East South Asian and Pacific Coun- Kerung, the only transit, transpor- to build five rail corridors with community, KFAED said in state- tries of Kuwait Fund Waleed Al- tation and trade route between Nepal and one is proposed to con- ment. The venture includes con- Bahar. Nepal and China. nect Uttar Pradesh and Kath- struction and equipment of the It is the 14th loan extended by Second, the nearest Chinese mandu. main building, various service struc- the fund to Sri Lanka, considering port is Tainjin which is 3,000 km The ground realities more than tures, internal feeder roads, furni- that KAFED had already extend- from the Nepali border and the make clear that the 'China card' re- ture, research, medical and techni- ed 13 loans to it, totaling about nearest Indian port is Haldia which mains more of an illusion but Kath- cal equipment and internet servic- KD 62.66 million ($213 million). is just 1,000 km away. This per se mandu has finally made the strate- es. The fund has also extended to worth KD 455, 000 ($1.52 million) to finance technical and economic feasibility studies for projects in makes a huge difference in doing gic move that New Delhi is bound It also includes consultancy Sri Lanka technical assistance, agricultural and energy sectors. (Colombo Gazette) business in terms of costs, said to have taken note of. President Pranab Mukherjee greets United Nations (UN) Secretary- was murdered on 24 March 1980. reparation measures,” he said. General Ban Ki-moon urged states He was actively engaged in de- Moreover, the preservation of archives and other documentation including Sri Lanka to adopt mea- nouncing violations of the human relating to human rights violations is crucial for ensuring undistorted Bangladesh on the eve sures to promote truth, justice and rights of the most vulnerable indi- historical record and preservation of memory, he added. reparations for victims, which is viduals in El Salvador. so crucial to ensuring that gross “Across the world, every vic- human rights violations are not re- tim has the right to know the truth of National Day peated. about violations that affected her "To advance this effort, the or him,” Mr. Ban said in a message NEW DELHI: President Pranab UN supports fact-finding mis- on the Day. “But the truth also Mukherjee today greeted Bang- sions, commissions of inquiry, has to be told for the benefit of all ladesh on the eve of its National mapping exercises, and truth com- people and communities as a vital Day, saying the relationship be- missions, which document human safeguard against the recurrence of tween the two countries will con- rights violations and make recom- violations. The right to the truth is tinue to expand and scale new mendations to ensure accountabil- closely linked to the right to jus- heights. ity, reconciliation, and other re- tice.” In a message to his Bangladesh forms," he said, noting that from He also stressed the need to counterpart, he said the bilateral Colombia to Tunisia, from Mali secure the testimonies of victims relations between India and Bang- to Sri Lanka, from Nepal to South and witnesses to ensure the rights ladesh have grown tremendously Sudan, the UN has advocated for to know the truth and to justice. over the past few years. inclusive and genuine consulta- Appropriate mechanisms for the "I am confident that this rela- tions with victims and affected protection of victims and witness- tionship between our two coun- groups, especially women, girls es, including their physical and tries will continue to expand and and those who are far too often psychological integrity, privacy, that our interaction and coopera- excluded and marginalized. and dignity, must be put in place. tion will scale new heights," he Observing International Day “Their meaningful participa- said. for the right to the truth, Secre- tion must be ensured in all rele- "On behalf of the Government, tary-General Ban Ki-moon paid vant stages of transitional justice the people of India and on my own tribute to the memory of Monsi- processes, and their specific needs behalf, it gives me immense plea- and best wishes to you and to the people of Bangladesh on the occasion gnor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who must be fully recognized in any sure to extend warm felicitations of your National Day," he added. 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. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Karadzic genocide conviction closes Iraq’s Sadr ‘painful chapter’ threatens unrest if reforms blocked Powerful Iraqi Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr warned political party leaders on Fri- day they would face street pro- tests if they obstruct a govern- ment overhaul planned by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to fight corruption. Sadr also called on Abadi to announce a nearly 1.2 million refugees. new cabinet lineup by Saturday “Few countries have demon- that would see current minis- strated the generosity that the gov- ters replaced by technocrats ernment and people of Lebanon with no party affiliation to tack- have shown towards Syrian refu- le systemic political patronage gees,” Ban said. that has abetted bribery and “Syria’s neighbors are a model embezzlement. The influential for other countries and regions The US State Department wel- cleric spoke in a Friday sermon that have far more resources than comed the genocide conviction of delivered by a representative to they do,” he added. former Bosnian Serb leader Rado- tens of thousands of faithful The UN chief, who is on Fri- van Karadzic on Thursday, saying outside the gates of Baghdad’s day to visit a poor neighborhood it closed “another painful chapter” fortified Green Zone that hous- hosting Syrian refugees in the for the former Yugoslavia. es government offices, parlia- northern city of Tripoli, said he “We’ll never forget the horrors ment and embassies. Sadr’s fol- was “concerned by the vulnerabil- of genocide in Bosnia, or the many lowers began a sit-in a week ago ity of Lebanese host communities, other crimes committed on all sides outside the Green Zone to pres- especially in the most impover- of the conflict in the former Yugo- sure the government to see ished areas.” slavia, nor will we ever stop hon- through anti-corruption pledg- He also said he was “concerned oring their victims and survivors,” es. Abadi has shown a willing- about the political situation in deputy spokesman Mark Toner ness to act but has been slow to Lebanon”, referring to a crisis ex- said, touching briefly on the topic deliver on a reshuffle announced acerbated by the Syrian conflict during his daily press briefing. in February. Corruption is de- that has left the country without a “With the trial chamber’s con- pleting the central government’s president for 21 months. viction, we move one step closer financial resources at a time For his part, the World Bank to closing yet another painful chap- when revenues are declining due chief said $100 million (89.5 mil- ter in the story of the conflict in to lower oil prices and Abadi lion euros) had been earmarked to the former Yugoslavia,” he said. needs to ramp up funding for support the education of refugees. UN war crimes judges said the U.S.-backed war against Is- “We have taken $100 million Karadzic, the most high-profile lamic State militants. “If he from a fund that we use only for figure convicted over the wars that brings a logical reform package the poorest countries... and pro- tore Yugoslavia apart, bore crimi- to parliament and does not get vided today a very concessional nal responsibility for murder and enough votes, there will be a call loan for the education sector, again persecution during the 1992-95 to escalate protests against to show our appreciation to what Bosnian conflict. those who did not vote” for the Lebanon has done in educating the A Bosnian Muslim woman proposed cabinet, said Sadr’s refugees here,” Kim said. cries during a mass funeral for vic- envoy, Sheikh Asaad al-Nasiri. UN chief Ban Ki-moon Thursday “We are here to find ways to Ban spoke at a news confer- Syria’s five-year conflict has The World Bank last month tims of the Srebrenica massacre in “If (Abadi) does not announce started a two-day visit to Leba- improve conditions for refugees, ence in Beirut beside Lebanon’s killed more than 270,000 people said the devastating economic im- in Potocari, Bosnia in this July 11, a package that appeases the non aimed at improving conditions to support the communities host- Prime Minister Tammam Salam, and forced millions to flee their pact of the war in Syria and its 2005 file photo. (Reuters) people, then we will have an- for Syrian refugees whose number ing them, and to help mitigate the World Bank chief Jim Yong Kim homes, with neighbouring coun- spillover into five nearby countries He was given a 40-year sen- other stance we will announce is more than a quarter of the coun- impact on Lebanon’s economy,” and Islamic Development Bank tries bearing the brunt of the refu- - including Lebanon - stood at $35 tence after being found guilty of tomorrow. We will not be con- try’s own population. he said. head Ahmad al-Madani. gee crisis. Lebanon alone hosts billion. charges including genocide for the tent with a sit-in at the Green 1995 Srebrenica massacre, exter- Zone,” Nasiri added amid crowd mination, deportations and hos- chants of, “Yes, yes to Moqta- tage-taking. da our leader!” He did not men- Kerry in Brussels; Belgium arrests 7 in blast probe The Srebrenica massacre, in tion a deadline which Sadr gave which 8,000 Muslim men and boys Abadi last month to implement US Secretary of State John Kerry you for the loved ones of those is holding counterterrorism talks cruelly taken from us, including were slaughtered, was the worst reforms. The deadline expires bloodshed on European soil since next week. in Brussels on Friday as top mem- Americans, and for the many who bers of Belgium’s embattled gov- were injured in these despicable World War II. ernment face ongoing criticism for attacks.” Meanwhile, US ambassador to Saudi defense a series of security and intelligence He did not give a specific num- the United Nations Samantha minister and US failings in the run-up to this week’s ber but a senior official said the Power issued an impassioned bomb attacks in the city that killed families of two Americans had statement on the conviction, say- counterpart affirm 31 people and wounded 270. been informed of their deaths in ing, “This day is long overdue.” Kerry’s arrival Friday morn- Tuesday’s attacks. The official, Power, who was a journalist security ties ing comes hours after at least six who was not authorized to speak in the former Yugoslavia from 1993 Saudi deputy crown prince people were detained in raids to the matter publicly and spoke to 1995?, recounted her time in the Mohammed bin Salman and his linked to Tuesday’s attacks on the on condition of anonymity, did not diverse Bosnian capital of Saraje- US counterpart Defense Secre- Brussels airport and subway sys- have further details. vo and her memory of Karadzic as tary Ash Carter affirmed over a tem. Belgian prosecutors are ex- “The United States stands a “gleeful propagandist for an eth- phone call on Thursday both pected to decide later Friday firmly with Belgium and with the nically pure Serb statelet” who had country’s defense relationship. whether to charge or release them. nations of Europe in the face of “utter absence of concern” for the In a statement summarizing French counterterrorism po- this tragedy,” Kerry said, adding violence he brought upon the city. the call, Cook said they also dis- lice also detained a man Thursday that the world will not relent in its She said he seemed to operate cussed the security environment who officials say was in the ad- fight against the Islamic State with “impunity,” acting as if he in the Middle East, including vanced stages of an attack plot. group, which has claimed the at- would never be held accountable. ways to work together to Officials told The Associated tacks. “This was a man who believed strengthen cooperation on coun- Press that the suspect, Reda Third day of mourning he could do what he wanted, when terterrorism efforts. Kriket, 34, had a past Belgian ter- Amid signs that life in Brus- he wanted, consequences to oth- Carter welcomed Saudi Ara- rorism conviction and was linked sels was returning to some sort of ternationally. Belgium’s interior city center. Turkish President itant. “You can ask how it came ers be damned,” she said, linking bia's contributions to the coali- to the suspected ringleader of the normality on the third day of and justice ministers - who tried Tayyip Erdogan said Brahim el- about that someone was let out so that violence to the present-day tion campaign to counter the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid mourning the dead, authorities low- to resign this week but were told Bakraoui, 29, had been expelled in early and that we missed the chance brutality of Syrian President Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Abaaoud. ered Belgium’s terror-threat level to keep working by the prime min- July after being arrested near the to seize him when he was in Tur- Bashar al-Assad, Boko Haram (ISIS), Pentagon Press Secre- Two Americans killed by one notch. However, they said ister - are debating the airport and Syrian border and two officials said key. I understand the questions,” leader Abubakar Shekau and ISIS tary Peter Cook said, and the At least two American citizens the situation remained grave and subway attacks with the country’s he had been deported a second Jambon said. “In the circumstanc- leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. pair discussed ways to expand have been confirmed killed in this another attack is “likely and pos- lawmakers Friday. Brahim el- time. Belgian and Dutch police had es, it was right to take political re- The US role in the conflict in their cooperation. week’s attacks in Brussels, a U.S. sible.” Belgium had been on its high- Bakraoui was one of three identi- been notified of Turkish suspicions sponsibility and I offered my res- the former Yugoslavia included During the phone call, both official said Friday, as Kerry ex- est alert since Tuesday’s bomb- fied suspected suicide bombers that he was a foreign fighter trying ignation to the prime minister.” participating in NATO airstrikes parties also talked about Iran’s pressed his condolences to the ings. Resignation offers who hit the airport and metro to reach Syria. At the time, Bel- Geens said systems should be re- on Bosnian Serb targets in 1995, role in the region and ways of Belgian people. Belgian authorities have faced train. A fifth suspected bomber gian authorities replied that viewed but noted that other coun- as well as hosting talks later that combating violence and extrem- Speaking after meeting with criticism for missing a series of sig- filmed in the metro attack may be Bakraoui, who had skipped parole tries had been targeted, citing the year at a military base in the state ism in the region. The United Belgian Prime Minister Charles nals pointing to a pending attack, dead or alive. Bakraoui’s brother after serving less than half of a Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the Unit- of Ohio that ended with a peace States also re-iterated its will- Michel, Kerry said the “United and pressure is mounting on the Khalid, 26, killed about 20 people nine-year sentence for armed rob- ed States in which he noted that deal signed by the presidents of ingness to work with GCC coun- States is praying and grieving with government domestically and in- at Maelbeek metro station in the bery, was a criminal but not a mil- “there were 3,000 dead.” Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia. terparts in coordinating efforts in order to promote stability in the region. The defense leaders agreed on the need to stay in Russian military plans close communication going for- ward, he added. Nigeria army: buildup from West to Pacific More than 800 Russia is to beef up its military ing the possibility of setting up a Defense Ministry delivered 9,500 Boko Haram forces all the way from its west- naval base on the islands. Ships of metric tons of equipment and ma- ern border to the Pacific islands Russia’s Pacific Fleet will visit the terials during last year's brief nav- hostages rescued amid ongoing strains with the area in the summer to study pos- igation season, he said. West, the military said Friday. sible locations, he said. The Kremlin has made ex- Nigerian troops have freed No financial details were dis- The defense minister said the panding Russia’s military presence more than 800 people held hos- closed but the buildup will likely military will also continue to in order to protect the country’s tage by Boko Haram across the be costly and takes place at a time strengthen its presence in the Arc- national interests in the Arctic a Turkish warplanes bombed and country's northeast, the army when the Russian economy is in tic region. As part of efforts to top priority in light of increasing destroyed nearly a dozen targets said. The "clearance operation" recession under the dual impact of build military facilities on Wran- international interest in the region’s belonging to the Kurdistan Work- on Tuesday saw 520 people low oil prices and Western sanc- gel Island and Cape Schmidt, the vast oil and other resources. ers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq rescued in Kusumma village, tions imposed on Moscow over late on Wednesday, the armed forc- three Boko Haram fighters its role in the Ukrainian crisis. es said, the latest operations tar- killed and one fighter from the While announcing the buildup, geting insurgent camps near the group captured alive, accord- Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Turkish border. ing to spokesman Colonel Sani said the deployment of NATO's The F-16 and F-4 jets carried Kukasheka Usman. In a state- forces near Russia's borders has out the operation against the ment posted to the army's of- caused concern. As part of a re- camps in the Hakkurk, Haftanin, ficial website on Thursday, he sponse, he said new units in the Avasin and Basyan areas at 9 p.m. said that 309 others were res- Western Military District, includ- local time (1900 GMT), destroy- cued in 11 villages acorss the ing two new divisions, will be ing 11 targets including ammuni- region. At least 22 "terrorists" formed. The military forces in tion depots and shelters, the mili- were said to have been killed in western Russia will receive 1,100 tary said on Thursday. the operation in which 309 new weapons systems, including On Tuesday, warplanes struck were rescued. warplanes, helicopters, tanks and shelters, caves and ammunition Boko Haram has not com- other armored vehicles. depots used by the Kurdish mili- mented on the statement. In the far east, the military will tants in northern Iraq and rural ar- "The gallant troops cleared deploy state-of-the art Bal and eas near the southeastern Turkish the remnants of the Boko Bastion anti-ship missile systems town of Semdinli. Security forces Haram terrorists hibernating in and new drones to the southern also killed 10 PKK fighters on Kala Balge general area," Us- Kurils, a group of islands that Ja- Wednesday in clashes in the south- man said. Kala Balge is a local pan calls the Northern Territories eastern towns of Nusaybin, near government area of Borno State. and claims as its own. the Syrian border, and Sirnak, near In a recent interview with The dispute over the islands, the Iraqi border, the army said. Al Jazeera, Nigeria's Informa- which were seized by the Soviet The military says more than a opposition says hundreds of ci- ish gendarmerie were killed in a car tion Minister Lai Mohammed army in the closing days of World thousand insurgents have been vilians have also been killed. bomb attack by the PKK on their said that the army had signifi- War II, has prevented Russia and killed in the largely Kurdish south- Separately, the military said station in Turkey’s southeast, se- cantly reduced Boko Haram's Japan from signing a peace treaty east since a 2-1/2-year-old PKK two soldiers had been killed and curity sources said. ability to carry out big attacks. to formally end their hostilities. ceasefire collapsed in July, three wounded when a homemade The attack, which wounded "The Boko Haram insurgency The anti-ship missile systems prompting the heaviest clashes in bomb was detonated by remote twenty-two gendarmerie, was has been massively decimated to be deployed on the disputed the region since the 1990s. control in Nusaybin. The town has staged on a gendarmerie station to the extent that it is no longer islands are capable of hitting tar- Turkish President Tayyip Er- been under a curfew since March located between Diyarbakir and in the position to carry out gets more than 300 kilometers dogan has said that more than 300 14, when security forces launched Bingol provinces and clashes con- spectacular attacks," he said. (over 185 miles) away. members of the security forces operations against militants there. tinued after the attack, sources Shoigu said Russia is also mull- have died, while the pro-Kurdish Late on Thursday, three Turk- said. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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Politics of consensus The vast majority of Afghans are moderate and sensible peo- ple. They want to strengthen the mutual bond. They are dream- ing of peace. The fall of the Taliban regime opened an era of grand national unity. The interim and previous governments be- came a surrogate measure of patriotism and unity. The previous governments took different steps to bring all Afghans together By Syed Mohammad Ali Drugs and Crime (UNODC) es- feasible choice for poor farm- ered the major destination as and build a happy future for the coming generations. Several Since 9/11, the lingering turmoil timated the value of illegal opi- ers, who can also make much well as transit point for opiate in Afghanistan has led to a ate trade to be around $2.8 bil- more money from growing opi- flows out of Afghanistan since programs were implemented in order to get Afghanistan to stand steady growth in opium pro- lion, nearly 13 per cent of the um than they can growing con- decades. While heroin use be- on its own feet. All groups, except the foreign strategic assets duction, and now our neigh- country’s entire GDP. While ventional crops. The inability came a major problem in Paki- bouring country has become opium production fell some- of the US and other internation- stan back in the 1980s, the on- or militants, waved the national flag and embraced the new sys- the largest supplier of illegal what in 2015, this decline was al aid agencies to create suffi- going surge in the Afghan drug tem. opium in the world. Massive not the result of any effective cient and more feasible op- trade has led to an alarming No matter how harsh but the reality is that the current govern- amounts of this opium is also eradication programme. Rather, tions, including off-farm em- spike in heroin users across Pa- being refined into heroin, fuel- the noted decline was due to a ployment for the rural poor, kistan. Also, a significant pro- ment failed to follow the path of moderation and fostering na- ing an illegal trade that wors- fungus which, in recent years, thus compels poor farmers to portion of drugs produced in tional unity. The National Unity Government (NUG) has not pri- ens prospects of stability with- has begun wiping out more continue growing opium in Afghanistan are reported to be in the country, and has major poppies than any eradication ever larger numbers. It is, how- smuggled to other countries via oritized harmonious ethnic relations. Violent protests in Sar-i- consequences for grappling efforts, even fueling suspicions ever, not poor Afghan farmers Balochistan’s coastal areas. Pul, Samangan and Balkh provinces are an indicator that we with the heroin pandemic that Western countries have who are reaping the real divi- Pakistan is also a known are losing the achievements made in the past decade. Support- across the world. Given its prox- unleashed a clandestine bio- dends from harvesting this transshipment point for precur- imity to Afghanistan, Pakistan logical attack on the crop. How- deadly crop. The Taliban have sor chemicals used in the pro- ers of the first Vice President and Balkh’s acting governor are also cannot shield itself from ever, the UNODC estimates begun increasing on the opi- duction of drugs such as hero- protesting over a minor issue and the two figures failed to pla- implications of this hydra-head- that opium production will prob- um trade to fund its insurgen- in, including acetic anhydride, ed opiate resurgence. ably increase again in the cur- cy. Moreover, Afghan officials ephedrine and pseudoephe- cate the situation. The NUG is a broad-band coalition govern- It is ironic that the year rent year. While drug eradica- at every level of government, drine. Yet, there have been no ment. Such protests question uniformity and credibility of the (2014) in which NATO’s mis- tion or economic uplift of Af- ranging from police officials to significant seizures of acetic unity government. sion officially ended in Afghan- ghanistan always took a back politicians, are also reportedly anhydride reported in Pakistan. istan, the UN estimated a record seat to achieving security-re- getting rich due to the opium Clamping down on precursor Instead of going into depth of the unfolding events, the lead- opium harvest in the country, lated goals under NATO inter- trade. In the current scenario, chemicals going to Afghani- ers are issuing statements which are contrary to all reasonable which was estimated to com- vention, the US and other coun- the Afghan and US govern- stan through Pakistan could prise 90 per cent of the world’s tries have invested billions of ments have now mostly given make a significant dent in the expectations. In a statement of such nature, the Presidential Pal- illicit opiate supplies. Despite dollars in programmes aimed at up on trying to eradicate opi- heroin production process, ace said that the violent protests would be dealt sternly. From over a dozen years of interna- eradicating opium poppies and um production or to encourage which would be good for our logical point of view, the statement should have been about dis- tional experts and development coaxing farmers into growing crop substitution in major opi- country, for Afghanistan, as agencies spending billions of different crops. Yet, this invest- um cultivating provinces like well as the rest of the world, ciplinary action against those who are responsible for hurting dollars trying to build the Af- ment has been proven worth- Helmand, where the Taliban where numerous families have the national unity. No one including high-ranking officials shall ghan economy, it was opiates while, given that the weather have made increasing inroads incurred much suffering and which proved to be Afghani- conditions, soil quality and lack in recent months. pain due to the growing avail- enjoy immunity in such sensitive cases. In a multi-ethnic soci- stan’s biggest exports in 2014. of agricultural inputs make opi- While not a big opium pro- ability of this lethal drug.— ety, national unity plays unifying role. We are as strong as we The United Nations Office on um production a much more ducer itself, Pakistan is consid- (The Express Tribune) are united. Survival of the government depends on this vital force which binds all the groups together. At such critical junc- ture when the militants are mounting attacks against the NUG, it is unwise to rely on statements. Ready to join peace talks Not only political situation but also insecurity is troubling the nation. The civilian deputy chief of 205th Atal Military Corps, Khan Agha, was assassinated by militants in Kandahar. Killing of a general is a huge setback for security agencies. Similarly, arrival of 85 families of Daesh in Kunar province has become a new challenge for the government. The families fled military offensive in Achin district of Nangarhar. Meanwhile, in Uruz- gan’s Dehrawud district thousands of families have been dis- placed due to clashes between insurgents and security forces. Looking at the fragile security situation, the government should go beyond issuing statements to improve political situation while punishing perpetrators of the violent protests. Blaming others for own misdeeds will do no good. The government shall de- sign a comprehensive program aimed at strengthening the na- tional unity as we are each other’s magnitude and bond. 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By Sharif Nashashibi state. There needs to be a para- avoided, rather than something that It is duplicitous enough for the Is- digm shift in the way people view has already happened. This is con- raeli Prime Minister Benjamin the conflict and ways to solve it. venient for those invested in the Netanyahu to try to convince au- That involves acknowledging that "peace process" because they can diences outside his own country Israel has created a one-state real- avoid having to admit they have from time to time that he supports ity, and finding ways to make that failed, and having to acknowledge the creation of a Palestinian state. state equitable rather than a vehi- the one-state reality. Point of no Worse still is that he portrays his cle for the apartheid system that return efforts in this regard as being con- exists today. Those who continue to por- stantly thwarted by the Palestin- This demand was not made of tray a two-state solution as a pos- ians themselves. Egypt or Jordan, and would fur- sibility are - inadvertently or oth- In other words, Netanyahu ther imperil Israel's Palestinian cit- erwise - providing Israel with cov- would have us believe that he is a izens, who comprise more than 20 er to continue wiping Palestine off greater proponent of such a state percent of the population and are the map, because the point of no than those who have been denied already treated as second-class. return seems to forever be on the it by almost half a century of Is- If all these criteria - and others horizon, and as long as that is the raeli military occupation and colo- - are met, then Netanyahu is all case, Israel can avoid blame for nisation. ears, because he knows that the passing the point of no return. He reiterated this fallacy on end result would not be a state in In reality, we passed it long March 22, while addressing the any sense of the word. That the ago. There was national upheaval annual conference of the American- Palestinians would not - and could in Israel about evacuating several Israel Public Affairs Committee, not - accept such a "state" is pre- thousand settlers from the Gaza Washington's most influential pro- cisely why he can claim to sup- Strip. This renders impossible the Israel lobby group. port its creation, because he knows prospect of evacuating several hun- He said he was willing to re- it will never come to that. dred thousand from the West Bank sume talks on a two-state solution Do not call them precondi- and East Jerusalem, even if there "immediately … anytime, any- tions, though - he does not like was the political will to do so, where", if only his Palestinian them, and apparently only the which there has never been. Palestinians have them. There is nothing radical about to extinguish the fire of war in cal thinking, but a required one. constructive. counterpart Mahmoud Abbas was By John Bell willing to do the same. In reality, while Israel's entail highlighting this. Netanyahu him- Syria ... to fight terrorism, the A sense of legitimacy, autono- In international relations, I flouting international law, that of self made clear in his last election best formula is to find a solu- my, belonging, and intimacy are often meet well-educated, often This just one day after the Is- Another terrible terror attack raeli government issued notices to the Palestinians - a halt to settle- campaign that there would be no has happened; it follows Istan- tion for political transition in among these crucial human elite, young people seeking em- ment expansion - is simply adher- Palestinian state under his watch - Syria." A political transition - a needs. We thrive and calm ployment but unable to find an seize nearly 120 hectares of land bul and less reported events in from Palestinian villages in the ence to it. it is this pledge to his electorate Baghdad, Libya and elsewhere. more stable Syria - is a neces- down if they are met: All hell is entry point. The system is not As Saeb Erekat, the former that should be taken seriously, not Their frequency and regularity sary framework but it is only a to pay if they are not, or if they set up to work with the incred- northern West Bank, and days af- ter it declared more than 2,300 chief negotiator for the Palestinian his faux declarations to internation- tell us this that is a global phe- beginning. Even then, new are thwarted. ible amount of talent out there, Authority (PA), told Al Jazeera: al audiences about seeking peace. ways of operating politically Above all, however, we and instead cycles vested in- dunums of land in Jericho as "state nomenon, and people are lands", which are then usually "That is an obligation, not a pre- His government comprises in- scared, frustrated and fed up, will also be needed. need to pay attention to our terests round and round. condition." dividuals and parties that openly The rub that people don't powerful need for meaning and There are armies of them, granted to Jewish settlers. UpFront as witnessed by the Facebook - Two-state solution is not a 'valid When objective observers reject a Palestinian state. People posts of "je suis sick of this want to consider is that violent purpose in life. Extremists do a and we need find a way to pay point out the obvious, that Israel are not listening. They do not want s**t". Many are naturally ask- extremists think that they are good job of convincing many, them. What about involving solution right now' Never mind that in the same cannot claim to be committed to to listen. Delusion is always sim- ing what needs to be done. acting towards a perceived and especially the impression- the disenfranchised in such ef- peace with the Palestinians while pler, more comforting. It suits good. This may sound like a able young seeking excitement forts? There is much meaning speech, Netanyahu urged the Unit- Everyone wants quick an- ed States to oppose any UN reso- colonising their land, they are sub- them, and it suits Israeli officials. swers or a silver bullet, but the harsh statement given the vio- and belonging, that they can and excitement in working in- jected to the full fury of Israeli of- There needs to be a paradigm shift lence but, believe it or not, like have that need met through ternationally, and I suspect the lution calling for the creation of a tough news is that these may Palestinian state. It seems no one ficials. When UN Secretary Gen- in the way people view the con- simply not exist. Security mea- many other extreme idealists, deeply ideological and idealis- disenfranchised from France eral Ban Ki-moon did so in Janu- flict and ways to solve it. That in- sures will continue, and they they believe that the break- tic groups. will better understand the dis- else apart from him - not the inter- national community or even the ary, he was accused of "encourag- volves acknowledging that Israel can and have done much to down of order is necessary to Once committed, it is very enfranchised in Syria than any- ing terror". has created a one-state reality, and build up another - in their mind, difficult to escape from the in- one else. Palestinians - is allowed to seek prevent other acts of terror. such a state. On the rare occasion when Is- finding ways to make that state However, as we all know, if they more positive - dream. It is for ner logic of this system. This is all a long-term rael's own allies do the same - most equitable rather than a vehicle for this reason that they commit A new Syria, or, for that project, a realignment of our And no one else is allowed to succeed hundreds of times but define its parameters. Israel's ever- recently US Vice President Joe the apartheid system that exists fail only once, the terrorists win. these acts. matter, new banlieues in France priorities away from an exces- Biden on March 20 - they can safe- today. This is actually easier than Why was Brussels attacked? Through the prism and log- and Belgium, will need to ad- sive materialism and its atten- expanding settlement enterprise, which controls around half of the ly be ignored, because Israel knows with two states, because issues of There are leaders in Europe, ic of their ideology, they are dress these basic needs of dant greed, back on to our ba- these words will never translate to separation - borders, settlements, achieving something virtuous. young men, create new useful sic human needs, away from West Bank - including its water the United States and else- aquifers and most fertile land - and pressure. Remember how quickly East Jerusalem, resources - no long- where who believe the answer The same can be said of the and interesting paths for them, ideological fixations, whether the US President Barack Obama er become the insurmountable ob- pursuit of any ideology, even otherwise they will join what- religious, national or intellectu- has made a Swiss cheese out of the is to double down on security, Palestinian territory - must be caved when Netanyahu rejected a stacles they currently are. Never- and on whole target popula- if, in most cases, this does not ever gang, group or activity al, to the basic functional poli- halt to settlement expansion be- theless, the debate over the desir- tions. lead to dramatic and random that does. tics that are at the same time, largely maintained. Preconditions and obligations fore talks with the Palestinians? ability of one state for both peo- But tougher security mea- acts of violence. Powerful and If young Muslim French critically, not boring. He knew that Obama would not ples is moot given that the two- basic motivations Whatever men and women, or non-Mus- There is much work ahead Israel must keep illegally an- sures risk alienating many more nexed East Jerusalem - whose twist his arm. state solution is no longer feasible. than they deter, including many political framework is set up in lim for that matter, believe that to right our societies, to rebuild And why listen to Biden now, The only choice to be faced is a future Syria, indeed any- the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria. It is a long-term process, boundaries have been expanded to who are innocent today, but comprise some 10 percent of the when the US election season means whether to continue turning a blind who will not be once they are where, will have to take this Levant group offers an excit- but we might as well bite the presidential candidates are falling eye to the facts on the ground. made victims of blind prejudice. hard fact into consideration: ing and meaningful project, bullet and get at it, at the basic West Bank - as well as the Jordan Valley, which comprises about an- over themselves to appease the Sharif Nashashibi is an award-win- This can only lead to further Humans are driven by power- shocking as it is, they will join human level where we are all, powerful pro-Israel lobby? ning journalist and analyst on Arab ful and basic motivations, ma- it. including the terrorists, driven. other 30 percent. violence and a destructive bat- Whatever is left for a Palestin- Even when the demise of the affairs. The views expressed in tle of testosterone. No swift terial and emotional. If their What are the answers? A We need to work at the bed- two-state solution is brought up, this article are the author's own and society does not provide them new Syria will have to treat its rock level of motivations and ian state must be "demilitarised" - answers It took a long time to in other words remain defenceless it is almost always portrayed as a do not necessarily reflect Al reach this dangerous point, and with natural and constructive citizens with respect, not just the pathways for their fulfil- possibility that could still be Jazeera's editorial policy. it will take a while to get be- paths to meeting those needs, through rights, but through the ment, not just at the froth of - and recognise Israel as a Jewish yond it. This is because extrem- they will pursue them in other daily and organic workings of media driven politics. ism, along with many other po- ways, sometimes nefarious, government and of society, by There isn't really much litical ailments, involves com- destructive or irrational. Syri- avoiding daily oppression, choice because the other ave- mitments to mental states, ide- an children play outside a tent abuse and corruption, not just nues available are partial or will ologies that are not easily shift- at the Greek-Macedonian bor- righting them once they occur. not work. We can also take ed. The reality, which many der station of Idomeni, Greece Only by so doing, will the world comfort that, like the fable of simply don't want to hear, is [Al Jazeera] If a manipulator avoid massive pools of new the tortoise and the hare, in the that there are no swift answers convinces people to follow his recruits for ISIL, also known as long run it is the tortoise that and this is a long-term battle, or her Pied-Piper path to ISIS. Disenfranchised youth wins. By Abdulrahman al-Rasheda – have lost control and have start- with the Security Council resolu- and we might as well get used achieve those needs, they will Disenfranchised youth in John Bell is director of the Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the ed defending their areas of origins, tion that means that we have follow him or her to the ends of France and Belgium and else- Middle East Programme at the to the idea. The more important United Nations Special Envoy for in the capital Sana’a and governor- achieved the desired objective. It question lies in which direction the earth, and the end of histo- where will need to be involved Toledo International Centre for ates like Saada. The new impor- is surely better to resolve the con- ry. in projects that are meaningful Peace in Madrid. He is a former Yemen, deserves appreciation for we now go. tant development on the ground is flict through negotiations and by The rub that people don't You can take this basic law and exciting to them, and yet UN and Canadian diplomat, preparing a comprehensive plan to want to consider is that violent of life to the bank. This is the constructive. As an example, and served as a political advis- end the war in the country. The that many of the local forces are making compromises. It is much extremists think that they are elephant in the room, and the why not a global peace corps er to the Personal Representa- plan will take shape with a cease- being formed and are joining the better than a military victory with- acting towards a perceived source of many of our troubles where these very youth work tive of the UN Secretary-Gen- fire on the 10th of April. Ould military alliance; rebels can no long- out a political solution. good. from the rise of Donald Trump to combat extremism at the eral for southern Lebanon and Cheikh has laid down a roadmap er return to fight in areas they lost Ould Cheikh’s plan is based The beginnings of an an- to the troubles with ISIL (also community level in other soci- adviser to the Canadian gov- for the three committees of the or withdrew from. on the re-adoption of the GCC ini- swer lie in what UN Envoy known as ISIS). eties? Disenfranchised youth ernment. parties involved and has set the Beyond fait accompli tiative, based on which Saleh had A future Syria will have to in France and Belgium and else- The views expressed in this Staffan de Mistura said on foundation for dialogue between That raises the question as to tendered his resignation and given Tuesday: "The tragedy in Brus- be built to meet not only peo- where will need to be involved article are the author's own and why rebels would negotiate know- the Houthis a chance to partici- ple's rights, but also their basic in projects that are meaningful do not necessarily reflect Al the warring factions under Securi- sels ... reminds us that ... we ing well that they will lose. The pate in the government. If stake- have no time to lose ... We need needs. This is a shift in politi- and exciting to them, and yet Jazeera's editorial policy. ty Council resolution 2216. Eight days after truce takes reason is simple: because it is their holders in Yemen travel to Kuwait effect on April 10, negotiations will only chance. After failing to take next month and agree on the es- be held in Kuwait. Ould Cheikh over the country, they had two sentials, I reckon they will come LETTER TO THE EDITOR choices: either participate and get up with reasonable solutions that has defined five themes to be dis- cussed: the withdrawal of militias, a stake in the governance or get can end the war and restore legiti- handover of heavy and medium nothing. macy. Yemeni people would then weapons to the state, agreeing on Ould Cheikh’s plan is based reconstruct the country and re- temporary security arrangements, on the re-adoption of the GCC ini- sume normal life. At least that is Land grabbing enabling state institutions through tiative, based on which Saleh had our hope. public dialogue between Yemenis tendered his resignation and given This article was first published In the last ten years, land disputes have become a permanent feature of Afghanistan’s landscape and also a primary driver of conflict in the the Houthis a chance to partici- in Asharq al-Awsat on Mar. 25, country. Land grabbing has reached its peak in the past 10-year, mainly after the collapse of Taliban regime. Land mafia groups have increased and the formation of a committee their activities as soon as land value has increased. to resolve the issues of detainees pate in the government. 2016. However, police on Wednesday claimed reclaiming 3,119 acres of land from its illegal occupants and arresting 65 individuals in connection and prisoners. Abdulrahman al-Rashed Abdulrahman al-Rashed is the with the land-grab in eastern Nangarhar province. Of course, no one can guaran- Similarly, why would the coa- former General Manager of Al Ar- Police Chief Brig. Gen. Fazl Ahmad Sherzad said police had arrested 30 people, including the main accused, in connection with usurping lition accept to negotiate if they abiya News Channel. A veteran and hundreds of acres of land belonging to the canal project, a decades-long infrastructure scheme. tee that things will work out ex- Land grabbing now has become an established practice in the country and those who have power would not hesitate in usurping lands and actly as per the detailed plan de- are set to emerge victorious? One internationally acclaimed journal- it might be due to its value. It is a lucrative business now. veloped by the international me- of the participants in the plan ist, he is a former editor-in-chief The government should take immediate action against land mafia. The government must not let land mafia’s to further diator. However, it is clear that asked: “Why doesn’t the campaign of the London-based leading Arab gain root in our life, and spare no efforts to end the established practice of land grabbing from the country forever. continue as most of the 22 prov- daily Asharq al-Awsat, where he Mozamel Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan Ould Cheikh has reached out to all stakeholders in Yemen and then ince that make up this great coun- still regularly writes a political col- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and announced his plan in New York try have been liberated – consider- umn. He has also served as the address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] after they were onboard. He has ing that the area of Yemen is bigger editor of Asharq al-Awsat’s sister also received support from vari- than Syria, Lebanon and Jordan publication, al-Majalla. Through- ous powers, including the United combined?” He said that the goal out his career, Rashed has inter- States and Russia. of the military campaign was not viewed several world leaders, with Disclaimer: That at the least constitutes to neutralize any party but rather his articles garnering worldwide the political plan for the future. the restoration of the legitimacy. recognition, and he has successful- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) However, on the ground, today’s “We did not want Yemen to be ly led Al Arabiya to the highly re- map shows that the rebels – i.e. left in the hands of Yemeni groups garded, thriving and influential and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. Houthi militia and the isolated forc- by force of arms,” he added. If they position it is in today. 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Aida Hadzialic arrived in Sweden cult process of learning Swedish. as a Bosnian refugee in 1992. She "The Stockholm integration was five years old and her parents scheme has cost around 10bn kro- had just escaped the Balkan war. na [$1.2bn]," Burell says. "And we Hadzialic learned Swedish, in- are sure this is a good investment tegrated into her new neighbour- for the future of our community." hood, graduated from high school Hamza Ibrahim, who is origi- and enrolled as a law student at nally from Somalia and is now the the University of Lund, where she president of a refugee centre for first started to get involved in pol- unaccompanied minors in Malmo, itics. Sweden, agrees that "language is Then, towards the end of 2014, crucial to integrate". Stefan Lofven, Sweden's prime "You cannot really do it with- minister, offered her the post of out it," he says. "And even if you minister for upper secondary speak perfect English it's not the school, adult education and train- same because people perceive you ing. as not making an effort, of not "My own experience taught wanting to be part of society. me that we can deal with the cur- "I know from experience as I rent refugee crisis, that it is abso- came to Sweden as an unaccompa- lutely possible," Aida Hadzialic nied refugee when I was 16 and told Al Jazeera. "But I understand started to study the language as why people can be afraid. Of hard as I could." course it is difficult, but Sweden Alongside the Swedish from can manage the present crisis just Day One programme, the coun- as it did before." try's Ministry of Labour has add- 'Swedish from day one' ed new vocational training schemes Hadzialic's first action as min- to help the refugees upgrade or ister was to pass a new law called learn new skills. Swedish from Day One. It is de- These typically last between signed to guarantee that all refu- 20 and 60 weeks, depending on gees have the chance to learn the individual needs, and are intended country's language in the least to ease entry to the job market. amount of time possible. Among the courses offered are "Language is key to integration welding, bus driving, gardening and and gives the refugees a chance to cleaning. find a job," she says. Of course, this is no guarantee XOV interview: The success of work, however. Vocational train- story of a refugee in Sweden ing prepares people for quite spe- Language and job training are cific roles and they are not neces- central to Sweden's integration sarily ones for which there is a huge policies. Olle Burell, Stockholm's demand or a shortfall of available city commissioner for education, candidates in Sweden. says: "At present about 12,000 But when language skills, train- refugee kids are enrolled in Stock- ing and goodwill combine, it can to school, access training pro- tion policies implemented at the found that 41 percent of Swedes union rights will also be drastical- New Democracy, made it into the holm's schools." work for some refugees. About a grammes and, ultimately, get a job. start of the refugee crisis in 2013. thought the country was taking in ly reduced, a violation of one of parliament, but failed in the next The government has been care- year ago, Adam Sarac hired an Af- By law, he shouldn't even be in "There is a lot of talk about too many refugees, up from 29 the basic rights of the Geneva ref- election. The large difference to- ful to avoid creating ghetto schools, ghan refugee for his sushi restau- Sweden. "I'm underground," he the Swedish integration policies, percent in September 2015. Run- ugee convention". day is that the numbers of refu- making sure that the refugee chil- rant in Malmo. He needed staff and says. "But the situation is bad, about refugees as a resource for ning parallel to this is the rise of Refugees an asset not a bur- gees is much larger." dren are integrated into schools wanted to do something to help because I cannot help myself and Sweden to train and use in the la- the right-wing Sweden Democrats. den Par Frohnert, a professor of "This new law would simply across different neighbourhoods. refugees. meet other Swedes or feel part of bour market, but the issue is really The Swedish government is history at the University of Stock- be unfair," Pelling tells Al Jazeera. "It is crucial for the immigrants "I would say Shafiq puts in society in any way. Integration, for not that simple," says Tino San- currently discussing a new law holm who specialises in migration "The country needs to do more for to feel normal, not to be placed extra effort to show how grateful me, is being able to give something andaji, a researcher at the Stock- that, if implemented in its full movements, says: "It's possible to the refugees and [to] facilitate their somewhere 'special', to be just like he is [for being given an opportu- back to the community and I don't holm School of Economics. "Stud- form, would drastically reduce the see parallels between what is hap- integration. everybody else," Burrell elabo- nity to work]," Sarac says. "I feel like that." Are Sweden's inte- ies show how [each] refugee will chances of refugees settling, let pening today in Sweden and the Refugees need to be trained rates. In order to cope with the couldn't do without him now." gration policies working? cost the system more than 70,000 alone integrating, into Swedish so- years of civil wars in former Yugo- and treated as a resource for Swe- increased number of students, the But not everyone feels so for- Sweden is expected to spend krona [$8,400] a year. ciety. Michael Williams, the vice slavia. den, not simply as an economic government has introduced incen- tunate. Twenty-four-year-old roughly two percent of its budget "This does not mean we don't president of FARR, the Swedish "Larger groups of refugees ar- burden. Over the past years the tives for retired teachers to return Fardeen speaks calmly, but he's on refugee-related expenses in have to take refugees in, just not Network of Refugee Support rived and the government initially government voted laws resulting to work and created programmes clearly tired and frustrated. He 2016. Interactive: Refugees in the as we have been doing up to now Groups, explains that according to answered with harsher regulations, in 140bn krona [$16.9bn] in tax to train English-speaking refugees speaks English but is yet to learn Arctic Analysts from the labour if we want to have a real integra- the new law "refugees will obtain but in the end kept the borders cuts. It could have simply used to become teachers in order to fa- Swedish. His asylum claim has ministry say it is still too early to tion in the long-run." a permit for a maximum of three open. In the same way as today a that money to invest in refugees cilitate the first steps in the diffi- been rejected so he is unable to go assess the success of the integra- A poll in early November 2015 years and the current family re- right-wing, xenophobic party, and in Sweden’s long-term future." Ethiopia: Oromo protests continue amid harsh crackdown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - At first in fear of intelligence officers, who Witnesses blame security forc- sight, things seem to have returned are allegedly combing classrooms es for deliberately obstructing to normality in the town of Ambo, for those who took part in the pro- medical care for wounded protest- Doha, Qatar - At the age of 60, Hu ferent forms of contemporary Chi- "Players are never at risk of failure is eventually left in history, is how 120 kilometres west of Ethiopia's tests. ers. Fitale Bulti, a resident of Zhijun never expected to become nese art, including videos, paint- and the accompanying immersion- you effectively use your individu- capital Addis Ababa. Few uni- "They are still looking for Ambo, watched her nephew bleed an artist. ings, installation and more, and to breaking anxiety," Chen writes in al unique artistic language to re- formed security forces are visible people and taking them to pris- to death after he was allegedly shot "I'm just a peasant,'' said the reinterpret these as clay sculptures the exhibition book. spond to these issues," he said. on the streets. People seem to go on," he said, trying to conceal the by security forces. now 64-year-old sculptor with for the exhibition. It took Hu about Visitors to the museum can In selecting the artists, Cai said about their daily lives as usual. dressing on his hand to avoid at- "The police wouldn't let us take greying hair and gentle eyes, while two years to make the figurines. play the game of Jenova Chen at he focused on individuals who But speak to almost any resi- tracting the attention of security him to the hospital," said Bulti. standing in front of his creation "[Hu's] amateur style carries games consoles [Anna Nigmatuli- "consistently concentrated on pur- dent and a different picture emerg- personnel, who many think are "For over an hour we just stood entitled Sculpting Contemporary the raw energy of art," which is na/Al Jazeera] suing their own unique artistic lan- es. roaming the streets in civilian cloth- there, watching his blood run down Chinese Art History. The work, what the exhibition strives to cap- Qatari artist Hana Al-Saadi, guage". "We are living in a violent kind ing. Silenced testimonies the street." Her nephew, Ulfata consisting of 600-odd clay sculp- ture, Cai said. It's also why he se- who is a fan of Journey, said she One artist, Huang Yong Ping, of peace," says an 18-year-old stu- Such testimonies stand in stark Bulti, was only 12 years old. tures displayed on sand-covered lected Hu as one of the artists to was surprised but pleased to find chose to tackle a prevailing cur- dent, who does not want to reveal contrast from the image the coun- Just across the street, Degeneh terraced mounds, towered more be featured in the exhibition. video games at an art exhibition. rent issue in his work titled Wu his name. Like many people inter- try often presents to the outside Shugi, 36, says he was stopped than two metres behind him. Creativity first "When you experience play- Zei. A huge, seven metre-tall octo- viewed for this story, he fears he world. and beaten by security forces Arranged in long rows, Hu's Cai commissioned a total of 15 ing Journey, it changes your mind- pus frames the ceiling like an over- might end up in jail, or worse, for Ethiopia's state-led develop- while on his way to work. Accused miniature clay people, animals and Chinese-born artists to focus on set. In fact, the game makes you sized chandelier and winds its ten- speaking his mind. ment plan has resulted in double- of participating in the protests, he structures depict everyday scenes creative exploration for the exhibi- forget all about your problems and tacles around the columns in the Ambo is perhaps best known digit growth, improvement of key was then taken to the police sta- of mining, cooking, farming, sing- tion. concerns from everyday life, leav- room. Yet, although intimidating in for two things: Ethiopia's most socio-economic indicators and has tion along with 15 others, where ing and playing. "Lots of attention is given to ing you relaxed for the next two its own right, the giant is trapped popular mineral water, and its uni- helped attract billions in aid. The he was held for four days. De- Hu began sculpting out of grief. the sociopolitical context of [con- hours of gameplay," Al-Saadi said. in pollution - rubbish sticks to its versity, often a hot spot for anti- country is also an important secu- geneh's mother, Derebe Yirga, who His wife's death left him with temporary Chinese art] and the Another installation is Jenni- tentacles. government demonstrations. Such rity ally for Western governments is a member of the Oromo Feder- "hands full of angst". Sculpting - skyrocketing market price of the fer Wen Ma's The Furthest Dis- Lesley Gray, a PhD student displays of public dissent earned in the volatile Horn of Africa. alist Congress opposition party, working with the earth as he had artworks," Cai told Al Jazeera. tance in Paradise Interrupted. Sit- of museum studies at Qatar Uni- the town a reputation as the bas- The family of Girma Ragassa, reportedly remains in police cus- done for so many years as a farm- "Less attention is given to the [art- uated inside a small dark room, it versity College London campus, tion of opposition in a country aged 28, who was reportedly killed tody. Rights groups and opposi- er - gave him a sense of purpose ists'] unique individual creativity immerses the audience into "a men- who attended the exhibition on its where the ruling party and its al- by security forces in Ambo. [Al tion leaders allege that thousands and peace, he told Al Jazeera. and their unique individual artistic tal and psychological space", said opening night, said she was "im- lies took all 547 parliament seats Jazeera] have been arrested in the most re- Hu makes his international method and methodology." Ma. pressed by the range of issues ex- in last year's election. It's uncertain how many peo- cent crackdowns, a scale that is debut in Doha's Al Riwaq Art The goal of this exhibition, Cai Ma, who was the chief design- plored in the pieces - especially When people took to the ple have died in the clashes. Local reminiscent of mass arrests of op- Space as one of the artists partici- said, "is to open up this free plat- er for visual and special effects at environmentalism and sustainabil- streets in nearby Ginchi in Novem- observers put the figure at between position members during the tur- pating in the exhibition What form … for the exhibit artists to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, invites ity, which are some of the most ber last year to object about plans 80 and above 200, while New bulent aftermath (PDF) of the About the Art? Contemporary Art fully express their unique artistic the visitor to be the "traveler" pressing issues of our day. I like to requisition public land for an York-based Human Rights Watch 2005 elections. "There are several from China, where his artwork vision". through an experience of lost love that contemporary artists make us investment, residents in Ambo (HRW) estimates that well over hundreds that have been detained greets visitors at the entry hall. Cai pointed to the work Free- with the sounds of her melanchol- face somewhat uncomfortable re- soon joined in. Demonstrations 200 people may have lost their from our party. But we don't know The exhibition, which opened dom, an installation by artistic duo ic operetta and a display of mov- alities." spread like wildfire across the vast lives since November. for sure, as we have lost a lot of on March 14, is curated by Chi- Sun Yuan and Peng Yu, which takes ing shadows inside a room framed Huang Yong Ping's Wu Zei Oromia region, feeding on decade- More than a dozen police of- communication," said Merera Gu- nese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who up the space of a two-storey by metallic mirrors. Reflected in tackles the issue of environmental long frustrations over political and ficers have also been killed in the dina, chairman of the Oromo Fed- devoted three years putting this house. these mirrors, the visitors become pollution [Courtesy of Qatar economic marginalisation. unrest. Protesters stand accused of eralist Congress opposition party large-scale show together. It is an enormous aquarium the actors who journey through the Museums]Chinese-Arab connec- As the protests intensified, so attacking public buildings and in an interview in Addis Ababa. Born in Hunan, China, Cai has wherein a large fire hose heaves and Eastern landscape painted upon tion Cai is no stranger to Qatar did accounts of police brutality burning the houses of government Gudina named five members of the received international acclaim over undulates freely with the pressure this background, which is also "a museums and said he was glad to amid what regime critics describe officials. party's top leadership who have the past several decades, with ex- of a powerful stream of water be- shimmery mirage of paradise in the be back in the country. His first as a widespread and systematic The government has dismissed been held or placed under house hibitions and installations using a ing pumped through it. distance, a utopia one is searching solo exhibition as an artist in the government crackdown on oppo- HRW's death toll as an exaggera- arrests since protests began. The variety of materials such as gun- Visitors watch the fire hose for," the artist explained. Arab world, titled Saraab, debuted nents. Witnesses recount tales of tion, but has yet to provide its own expansion of the capital Addis powder and fireworks, as well as pumping with water inside a tank Two glass pendulums - one in the country in 2011 at Qatar's killings, beatings and arbitrary ar- estimate. Ababa into the surrounding Oro- massive theatrical displays with entitled 'Freedom' at Al Riwaq gal- black, the other white, represent- Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern rests by an array of armed forces "We are already taking actions, mia region is what sparked pro- animal replicas. In 2008, he served lery [Anna Nigmatulina/Al Jazeera] ing the male and the female - strive Art. deployed to quell what had spi- except that we are not in a shout- tests in November last year [Al as the director of visual and spe- "Freedom is quite a sought-af- to reach each other as they swing Each of the exhibition artists ralled into Ethiopia's worst civil ing match with the media or self- Jazeera] Al Jazeera contacted sev- cial effects for the opening and clos- ter subject for many artists," Cai back and forth, but never cross has acknowledged Qatar, or the unrest in a decade. appointed human rights activists," eral officials in the Oromia region- ing ceremonies of the Beijing said. "But most important is how paths - a yin and yang in perpetu- wider Arab world, in their works The heavy-handedness of the said Getachew Reda, Ethiopia's al government for comment, but Olympics. Cai Guo-Qiang at the you use your artistic language to al dance. Their actual union would in some way. government has further spurred minister of Information. was denied interviews amid ru- What About the Art? Contempo- effectively express this notion of mean their mutual destruction, ex- One truly unique installation anger among the Oromo. Earlier in The government has accused mours of internal reshuffling. An- rary Art from China exhibition in freedom and to present it in such plained the artist, as their glass titled Moon Garden explores, March, students from Addis Aba- radical elements of stoking the un- alysts and observers believe that Doha, Qatar [Anna Nigmatulina/ an overwhelmingly powerful way." vessels would simply be crushed among multiple themes, the coex- ba University marched in protest rest but asserts that investigations the handling of the crisis has creat- Al Jazeera] The exhibition's works offer a at high speed. istence of the fragile and delicate towards the US embassy in the into the heavy use of force are un- ed a rift between the ruling TPLF, Sponsored by Qatar Muse- multi-sensory experience; each one Jennifer Wen Ma's The Fur- with the harsh and hard-edged. capital, demanding the end to po- der way. Yet many Oromo say the lead party within the ruling col- ums, and chaired by Sheikha Al invites the audience to engage with thest Distance in Paradise Inter- Artist Liang Shaoji utilised lice crackdowns. authorities have failed to take re- lation, and its allied OPDO party, Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa it in a different way. rupted [Anna Nigmatulina/Al 30,000 silkworms over three years Details of the crackdowns, sponsibility. charged with governing Oromia. Al Thani as part of a year-long One highlight in the collection Jazeera] to create his work. mostly reported through social Four families of victims inter- The OPDO's decision to halt a cultural partnership between Qa- is the award-winning video game Jennifer Wen Ma said she in- The worms spun their silk di- media and by activists, have been viewed said no government offi- controversial "master plan" that tar and China, the exhibition Journey, which visitors can play vites the visitors to be travellers in rectly on to broken shards of mir- difficult to verify. Restrictions on cials had come to investigate the governs the expansion of the cap- boasts the largest contemporary along with a few other games on 'a shimmery mirage of paradise in ror and glass spread carefully on movement have made independent deaths of their loved ones. "The ital into Oromia, which is what Chinese art collection to be pre- consoles while seated on comfy the distance, a utopia one is search- sand-covered ground representing investigations risky for human only time any government officials initially sparked protests, has sented in the Middle East, accord- chairs. ing for' [Anna Nigmatulina/Al the Silk Road, as well as onto plexi- rights workers and journalists alike. come here is to spy on us," said failed to put an end to the crisis. ing to the organisers. In the game, the player sets Jazeera] glass panels that frame the jagged Two foreign journalists and their Worku Bayi, the father of one of Many Oromo demand genuine re- Hu's figurines, each roughly the off on a journey toward a distant 'Unique artistic language' glass pieces. The juxtaposition of translator were recently arrested the victims killed in the protests, forms and justice for those killed. size of an adult hand, are inspired mountain in a fantastical three-di- Cai explained that although the the soft white silk strands lining for covering the protests. 22-year-old Aschalew Worku. "The government said it would by a wide selection of artworks. mensional world. exhibition eschewed sociopolitical the panels also "creates a dialogue" The 18-year-old student in After his death, authorities re- stop the master plan just to calm In the words of the curator, they The game allows the partici- issues, it does not mean that they with the installation lights to give Ambo told Al Jazeera that he was portedly accused Aschalew of be- the people. But what we need is a "reinterpret the individual works pant to explore the surroundings do not matter to the artists. the illusion of delicate moonlight shot in his hand when the military ing a member of the Oromo Liber- lasting solution to this crisis," said of various artists, and narrate the in a "spiritual pilgrimage … that is "Issues come and go. There are shining through over a harsh opened fire at the protesting ation Front, an exiled opposition 23-year-old Gudisa Ragassa, the history of contemporary Chinese a metaphor of life", according its always new issues emerging, but desert-like environment, Liang ex- crowd. Even though his hand is movement that the ruling party has younger brother of another victim art". Cai asked Hu to review dif- creator, 34-year-old Jenova Chen. what is more important, and what plained. healing, he hasn't returned to school labelled a terrorist organisation. killed in Ambo. 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. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES GE's Immelt hopes move to Boston fuels staff NEW YORK : The March U.S. expect a first-quarter earnings de- employment report and other key cline of 6.9 percent - which would economic numbers next week be the biggest drop since the third 'paranoia' could help U.S. stocks resume their quarter of 2009 - sharply below recent winning path as long as that the 2.3-percent gain they had been BOSTON: General Electric Co data hits the sweet spot: Not projecting as recently as Jan. 1. Chief Executive Jeff Immelt hopes strong enough to add to worries Stabilizing oil prices could at least the conglomerate's headquarters about further interest rate hikes, slow the rate at which future earn- move to Boston inspires a sense yet not weak enough to cause con- ings estimates fall, McMillan said. of staff "paranoia" over losing out cern about a recession. Recent weakness in the U.S. to upstart rivals with better tech- Reports on the housing mar- dollar could help, as well. U.S. nology, he said on Thursday. ket could also draw investors' at- multinationals were hit hard by In a lunch meeting with fellow tention given recent sharp gains in sharp gains in the U.S. dollar last Boston-based CEOs, Immelt said homebuilder stocks. year but the dollar index (.DXY) the maker of products ranging Major indexes remain well is down 2.6 percent so far in the from jet engines to washing ma- above their 2016 lows, thanks to first quarter. chines picked Boston as its new evidence of a reviving U.S. econo- "We're seeing the strong dollar home because of its more than 50 my and a sharp rebound in oil pric- trade unwinding a bit, and that has colleges and universities, including es, even as stocks broke a five- helped those beaten-down areas the Massachusetts Institute of week streak of gains on Thursday, really take off," said Adam Sarhan, Technology and Harvard Univer- their last trading day before a long chief executive of Sarhan Capital sity. holiday weekend. in New York, referring to commod- "This move for GE is all about While the volatility that ity-related shares. the next 40 years. What do we marked the start of the year has Some early results are trick- want the company to look like, diminished and many strategists ling in, but the earnings season is how do we want the company to have adopted a cautiously optimis- still weeks away for the bulk of be challenged?" said Immelt. He tic outlook, the market seems to Standard & Poor's 500 (.SPX) com- has substantially restructured the have paused. A catalyst could panies. Next week's economic data company over his almost 15 years come from corporate earnings. could also bolster or hurt the mar- at the top, selling off businesses, "What we've seen over the ket, depending on how it signals including plastics and much of its past couple of weeks is really just the next step for Federal Reserve finance operations, and refocusing a return to normal," said Brad policy. its core manufacturing businesses McMillan, chief investment offic- Comments from Fed officials on higher-tech products. er for Commonwealth Financial in this week, hinting at a slightly more GE said on Thursday it had Waltham, Massachusetts. Stocks' aggressive rate hike path than in- selected a 2.5 acre (1 hectare) plot next big move will largely depend vestors have been expecting, damp- of land along the Fort Point Chan- on earnings, he said. "We're kind ened some enthusiasm for stocks. nel, in Boston's Seaport District, of in a show-me phase, and it's got Strong economic data could signal to serve as its new headquarters. to be earnings." a more aggressive Fed - considered It will initially house some 1,000 First-quarter earnings esti- a negative for stocks. white-collar staff. mates have collapsed since the start For next Friday's jobs report, "I want them to be complete- of the year, and in some cases may a Reuters poll shows nonfarm ly paranoid about the world that have fallen too far, possibly set- payrolls expected to have increased we're in. Are we moving fast ting the stage for an upbeat profit by 200,000 jobs in March, which enough, can we do better, who's season, McMillan and other mar- would be below February's gains smarter than we are?" Immelt told ket watchers said. of 242,000 jobs. the Boston College Chief Execu- U.S. earnings are expected to Housing data will include pend- tives' Club. "I want some 29-year- be down for a third consecutive ing home sales as well as the S&P/ old Ph.D. student at MIT to punch reporting period, Thomson Reu- Case-Shiller price index. (ECO- end of the quarter, one of the most turbulent in the market's history. The S&P 500 is down just 0.7 percent for the quarter now, having recovered me right in the nose and say 'all of ters data shows. Analysts now NUS) Next week also marks the much of the first few weeks' steep losses. GE's technologies are wrong and you're about to lose.'" The city and state govern- ments offered GE $145 million in incentives, including breaks on property taxes and new spending WASHINGTON : The U.S. fline. Those included the Bank of operations, including its water lev- tion stolen. The accused hackers military officials suspected of countries' top diplomats have been on infrastructure, including replac- charged seven hackers linked to the America, NASDAQ and the New el, temperature and the sluice gate. worked for two Iranian computer hacking into several major Ameri- meeting and discussing global mat- ing an aging bridge near its new Iranian government with executing York Stock Exchange. While that attack did no harm, companies linked to the Iranian can companies, including U.S. ters at their most intensive level headquarters site. large-scale coordinated cyberat- "The attacks were relentless, one official said the hacker ob- government, including the Islamic Steel and Westinghouse, and steal- since Iran's 1979 overthrow of the GE will move headquarters tacks on dozens of banks as well systematic and widespread," said tained knowledge about the com- Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ing trade secrets. None has been U.S.-backed shah. employees from its current home as a small dam outside New York Attorney General Loretta Lynch. puter system that could be used U.S. said. Charges include violat- brought to the U.S. to face charg- Significant tensions remain, in Fairfield, Connecticut, to a tem- City — intrusions that law enforce- "They threatened our economic on other dams and infrastructure. ing U.S. laws on computer hack- es. however. Iran has conducted sev- porary site in Boston this sum- ment officials said reached into well-being and our ability to com- The official spoke on condition of ing and gaining unauthorized ac- The Justice Department is de- eral ballistic missile tests in viola- mer. A full move into the perma- America's infrastructure, disrupt- pete fairly in the global market- anonymity because he wasn't au- cess to a protected computer. The termined to remove a cloak of "per- tion of a U.N. ban, prompting the nent facility is planned for 2018. ed the nation's financial system and place, both of which are directly thorized to speak publicly. Com- seven defendants are Ahmad Fathi, ceived anonymity" long enjoyed latest U.S. sanctions against the GE is buying the land for its cost tens of millions. linked to our national security." puter systems, such as the one 37; Hamid Firoozi, 34; Amin by foreign hackers and has focused Islamic Republic on Thursday. new home from Procter & Gamble Indictments announced Thurs- One of the alleged hackers is controlling the dam, are considered Shokohi, 25; Sadegh Ahmadzade- on doing so since 2012, said John In 2010, the so-called Stuxnet Co, whose Gillette unit is based in day by the Justice Department accused of repeatedly gaining ac- the backbone or core of modern ga, 23; Omid Ghaffarinia, 25; Sina Carlin, the department's top na- virus disrupted the operation of Boston. show a determination by overseas cess to the control system of the industries including transportation, Keissar, 25, and Nader Saedi, 26. tional security official. thousands of centrifuges at a ura- GE engaged in a long search hackers to cripple vital American Bowman Avenue Dam, a small energy, oil and gas and manufac- Faroozi is charged alone for hack- "We want them looking over nium enrichment facility in Iran. for a new home. It considered cit- interests, officials said, and marked flood-control structure in Rye turing. The indictments unsealed ing the dam. Shokohi received cred- their shoulder, both when they Iran says that assault and other ies including New York and Prov- the first time the FBI attributed a Brook, about 20 miles north of Thursday stem from intrusions it from the Iranian government to- travel and when they sit at a key- computer virus attacks are part of idence, Rhode Island, following a breach of a U.S. computer system New York City. Officials termed between 2011 and 2013 that offi- ward his mandatory military ser- board," said FBI Director James a concerted effort by Israel, the dispute with Connecticut over ris- that controls critical infrastructure his access "a frightening frontier cials say targeted 46 victims, dis- vice for his work in the attacks, Comey. U.S. and their allies to undermine ing taxes. to a hacker linked to a foreign gov- on cybercrime," and said the hack- abling bank websites and interfer- the U.S. alleges. The criminal case comes amid its nuclear program through covert Immelt noted that he expected ernment. er would have been able to operate ing with customers' ability to do None of the individuals is in warming relations between the operations. the company would slowly grow The hackers are accused of in- a digitally controlled sluice gate, online banking. The attacks, which American custody and it's unclear U.S. and Iran following last year's The latest Iranian attacks were its footprint in Massachusetts, fecting thousands of people's com- flooding portions of the city of occurred sporadically over 176 whether they will ever be arrested nuclear agreement. a reminder of U.S. vulnerabilities, where it already has a jet engine puters with malware to create a Rye, but the gate had been discon- days, cost the institutions tens of or if criminal indictments in absen- Since rolling back its nuclear said Luke Dembosky, who super- manufacturing operation in Lynn. network of zombie computers they nected for maintenance. millions of dollars in remediation tia are effective in combatting such program this year, Iran has re- vised national security-related cy- "I would think more GE divi- used to overwhelm servers of ma- The hacker was still able to costs, but no customers lost mon- crimes. The Justice Department in gained access to some $100 billion ber cases at the Justice Depart- sions would think this is a good jor institutions to knock them of- gain information about the dam's ey or had their personal informa- May 2014 indicted five Chinese in overseas assets and the two ment until March 1. " place to be," he said. OGDC ENTERS FRESH PHASE OF HYDROCARBON SEARCH

Lockheed Martin Corp has won a contract worth $1.5 billion for work on 28 C-130J military transport aircraft funded by the fiscal 2016 defense budget, the Pentagon said on Thursday in its daily digest of major contracts. The contract, which runs through July 31, 2019, is part of a larger $5.3 billion multiyear contract for 78 C-130J Super Hercules awarded to Lockheed in December. The Super Hercules planes can touch down on austere landing zones - essentially makeshift runways - and are often used for humanitarian relief missions and special operations.

ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas De- bune, a senior OGDC official said added following depletion of old official said, adding “work on the velopment Company (OGDC), Balochistan had remained under- deposits to sustain profitability of remaining wells was under way to the country’s largest oil and gas explored in the past because of the company,” he said. meet the goal.” explorer, has entered fresh phase some reasons including security PPL announces country’s big- In addition to the new blocks, of hydrocarbon search as it is work- threats. However, the company gest gas discovery in 10 years the company has also stepped up ing on 15 new blocks in management has now undertaken Mir pointed out that the work on the old wells, especially UAE will attend Doha oil producers meeting Balochistan in an attempt to tap work on 15 new blocks to utilise plunge in global oil prices had pro- in Balochistan where the number local resources and aid govern- the country’s oil and gas resourc- vided an opportunity for the com- of such blocks is 26. The United Arab Emirates will take ment’s efforts to tackle the energy es. pany to pump capital into drilling PPL drills deepest well in Pa- part in an upcoming meeting in crisis. At present, the company is The official said a contract for oil and gas wells. kistan’s history, finds oil in Attock Doha between OPEC and non- engaged in exploration of oil and seismic data collection had been “Services and equipment are The OGDC management has OPEC oil producers, the Gulf gas in 31 new blocks across the awarded to foreign firms in the available at much cheaper rates been working to accelerate produc- state’s energy minister said on country, of which 15 are situated province. compared to the past due to the tion, which will allow it to utilise Thursday. in resource-rich Balochistan. Pa- OGDC Managing Director dip in global crude prices and the the wide reserves base and meet “We received an invitation to kistan has 10,159 tcf of shale gas Zahid Mir explained that since core company wants to capitalise on energy demand in the country. participate in the Doha meeting deposits: USAID “OGDC has en- business of the company was oil the opportunity in order to find In February 2016, average dai- between OPEC and non-OPEC tered into an exploratory phase for and gas exploration, therefore, it fresh deposits,” he said. ly production of the company and we confirmed our participa- 15 new blocks in Balochistan,” intended to invest in it for the re- In the current financial year stood at 41,485 barrels of oil, 998 tion,” Suhail bin Mohammed al- confirmed company spokesman placement of reserves. 2015-16, OGDC has set the target million cubic feet of gas, 384 tons Mazrouei wrote on his Twitter Ahmad Hayat Luk. “Reserves replacement means of drilling 31 wells, of which 16 of liquefied petroleum gas and 48 account. The meeting in Qatar on Talking to The Express Tri- that new oil and gas finds will be have been drilled so far, another tons of sulphur. April 17 will bring together oil pro- ducers to discuss a global pact to freeze production to support prices. 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. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES 4 HAIR TRENDS IS PRIYANKA EVERY SAD ABOUT LAZY LADY NEEDS TO SOMETHING? Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is currently KNOW busy shooting for `Quantico` in the US, would not be able to travel to India to celebrate Holi on Thursday with her family and friends. Priyanka took to Twitter on Tuesday to express her sadness over missing the festival of colours. `I miss Holi in India already!` Priyanka tweeted. In `Quantico`, Priyanka is playing the role of FBI agent Alex Parrish. The Amercian thriller TV series also features Josh Hopkins, Jake Ditzy ponytail McLaughlin, Aunjanue Ellis and Yasmine Al For those who have resorted Massri among others. The `Bajirao Mastani` to a topknot one too many actor will also be seen in `Baywatch` times but also hate to blow- dry their hair, followed by the alongside Hollywood stars Dwayne Johnson straightening iron — this is and Zac Efron. going to be your new favourite style for spring. Named by celebrity hairstyl- ist Jen Atkin, the “off-duty” or “ditzy” ponytail is a high ponytail that’s teased so it looks fluffy, full, and feminine — and only takes a couple of minutes to accomplish. All you have to do is brush your Behold! Zayn Malik's new hair and tie a high-ponytail, then use your fingers to loosen up the hair on the crown — that simple! album features Urdu track Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has Pakistani fans ec- static after it came to light that his new album Mind of Mine will feature an Urdu song titled Flow- er. According to a review of the R&B singer’s latest album pub- lished in the New York Times, “the producer — Malay — plays a gentle folk-influenced guitar KARACHI: Ever since Pakistani make it to the theatres and become figure, while Zayn exhales deep- divas such as Mahira Khan, Hu- the highest grossing film in the his- ly atop it and then begins sing- maima Malick and Mawra Hocane tory of Pakistani cinema. Hailing ing with centered but controlled made it big across the border, Bol- from a Pukhtun family, Sarwat fervor”. The lyrics to the antici- lywood offers have really been the found no difficulty in playing the pated track are: Jab tak is mo- talk of the town in the local enter- role of a Pukhtun woman in the habbat ke phool na khilay Tab tainment industry. film. “People loved my role be- While Humaima and Mawra cause I played it very naturally. I Delicate dye job tak is dill ko sukoon na miley might not have been as lucky as didn’t have to make up the accent (Until the flower of this love has One of the biggest hair Mahira when it came to high-pro- because I am familiar with Pukh- blossomed/ This heart won’t be file co-stars, it seems Jawani Phir tun culture to a great extent,” she trends of the past year, it at peace) Nahi Ani (JPNA) actor Sarwat shared. has made its way in 2016 With millions of Urdu-speak- Gilani is set to become the next Talking about a possible sequel ing fans, Zayn’s Flower is the Pakistani beauty to work along- of the film, she said, “The main six too! This style is cherished most besotted song on this al- side a prominent Khan of Bolly- cast members will be retained. Some for its laid-back appear- bum, it states. wood. Talking to The Express Tri- others will be replaced.” ance and low-mainte- The 104-second love song bune, Sarwat hinted towards the Even though short film Baat appears in the middle of Mind nature of her Bollywood debut, Cheet was her first film appear- nance nature. “Babylights of Mine as an intermission. Zayn, saying, “It’s going to be a Khan ance, she considers JPNA as her are super soft highlights a British-Pakistani, has previous- film … I will be working with one official silver screen debut. Draw- ly disclosed that he speaks Urdu of the Khans.” Not willing to di- ing parallels between the two ex- that delicately soften the – his father’s native tongue. The vulge more details, she said more periences, she noted, “Baat Cheet roots of solid-coloured inclusion of a song highlights the will come to the fore when the time was a 20-minute art film. I per- hair,” says hairstylist singer’s heritage and is an ac- is right. sonally wasn’t expecting anything knowledgment to his fans that However, this doesn’t mean from it but it did well internation- Devin Toth. Unlike chunky he hasn’t forgotten his Pakistani Bollywood has fully charmed her ally.” The film was screened at the highlights, platinum background, despite becoming a Bachchan looks back away from the Pakistani industry. 68th Cannes Film Festival. Al- bleach-and-tones, or solid big artist world over. Zayn scores On the TV front, the actor will though JPNA turned out to be a fastest-selling single of 2016 MUMBAI: It seems like the aus- next be seen in the play, Mohab- breakthrough project for her, Gi- dye jobs, babylights are The New York Times sug- picious occasion of Holi has got bat Jeena Chahti Hai. Inspired by lani and her co-stars weren’t ex- perfect for ladies who gests that the album “portrays a Amitabh Bachchan reminiscing late Pakistani poet Parveen Sha- pecting it to break Pakistani box about the good old days. The 73- kir, the drama revolves around the office records. “We knew it was a want their hair to look singer eager to reclaim” the parts of himself that were forced into year-old actor recalled some of the love triangle between characters good story but we did not think great while only necessi- the shadows, amidst his grow- best times he has had on the festi- essayed by Sarwat, Naumaan Ejaz the movie would do so well, both tating a visit to the stylist ing popularity in the genre of val of colour, and shared personal and Mikaal Zulfiqar. About the locally and internationally. And, pop music five years ago. photographs of past celebrations play, she willingly conceded, “It’s the fact that it became the highest two or three times per with some of his colleagues from underlying message is the issue of grossing film in Pakistan was This isn’t the first time Zayn the film industry. year. has acknowledged his diverse forced marriages.” something we were unaware of.” As a Bollywood megastar, 10 films we’re looking forward While her professional com- background. When the singer Bachchan is associated with some to in 2016 mitments continue to keep her oc- won the award for outstanding of the most popular Holi songs of Sarwat recently helmed the cupied, on the personal front her achievement in music at the the past, including the evergreen stage play, Kis Ki Topi Kis Ke hands remain equally tied looking Asian Awards a year ago, he Rang Barse. However, this year Sar, and is on the lookout for a after her son. On the other hand, thanked his parents “for mak- saw him remembering the times stances of Holi celebrations in old Mumbai. “The industry had the best suitable script. “Instead of doing a interior designing is another area ing me Asian, and for allowing when the entire film industry Holi at the RK Studios of Shri Raj Kapoor, where everyone assembled. tragic story, we are interested in of interest for her and she recently me to have some sort of effect would “lose their status to become After his passing, much of the gaiety and fun vanished until we decided more of a comedy play that has completed work on a few projects, on the Asian community.” one” for fun. “They were such in- to have these revelries at our house, Prateeksha,” he said. “They were also has a serious message,” she one of them being revamping actor Not surprisingly, Twitter has nocent and fun times – just gangs full of all that Holi celebrations desire: dunk-coloured water ponds and maintained. “Sad dialogues passed Humayun Saeed’s office. “My blown up with Zayn’s fans un- of friends enjoying. It was such a tubs, masses of dry and wet colour all over. There were bands from all in between comedy shine best and son, Rohaan, is my priority now. able to contain their excitement humbling feeling,” wrote Bachchan parts of the country playing non-stop and gallons of bhang and gujiya stay with the audience for longer.” But, whatever little time I get at for Mind of Mine. on his official blog. He shared in- to eat.” JPNA was her first film to home, I paint and design.”

Twisted trick If you’re like me and have Rapunzel-status hair, you may MUMBAI: Bollywood heart- Sonakshi Sinha makes it to be accustomed to a typical throb John Abraham is full of Guinness Book of World Records ponytail, but there are so many praises for his Force 2 co-star Force 2 will mark the first time other styles to try, like an Sonakshi Sinha, saying he is that John and Sonakshi grace the amazing infinity bun. “To proud of her for performing chal- big screen together. accomplish this, you only have lenging stunts in the film. The film promises to be bigger to pull your hair tightly into a “Sonakshi is very sweet,” said than its first part, which was di- ponytail, then twist,” explains John at the screening of his film rected by Nishikant Kamat and celebrity hairstylist Gabriel Rocky Handsome. “She’s a fan- starred Genelia D’Souza. In the Samra. Grab a section of your tastic co-star; one of my best co- meantime, John is focusing on his ponytail and “begin twisting it stars and the work that she has current project. “It’s just started clockwise. done in Force 2! I really like ac- but the response has been fantas- tion – especially the action that tic,” he said of Rocky Handsome. she has done. This girl absolute- “The heartening response has been ly has got no fear!” that all sections of the audience have John went on to relay an in- really enjoyed it. Saying anything cident from the sets of the up- now will be pre-mature but I’m coming film to lend credence to very happy. his statement. “We had to make ” The 43-year-old also shared a jump and I asked Sonakshi if snippets of the compliments the she was sure. She replied, ‘I am action-thriller has gotten him so far. sure I will jump’,” the actor “The biggest compliment that I shared. “So she jumped from have received is that Rocky Hand- second floor and third floors. I some is my best film up to date. am very proud of her. Watch People have spoken about the ac- Force 2!” He also praised direc- tion and liked it. They are saying tor Abhinay Deo of Delhi Belly they have not seen this kind of fame, calling him ‘very special’. action on Indian screens before,” “It is a very fantastic film. It will he added. be completed in July as we still Rocky Handsome also stars have about 50% of the shoot left,” actors Shruti Haasan and Kamat said John. Sonakshi was also as the villain. It is slated to release present at the screening. on Friday, March 25. 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. SATURDAY . MARCH 26, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Roddy exclusively told Sky Sports. "It seems to be the case but it's not 100 percent yet. "If he does what we have planned now, he can beat Diaz on the second occasion. It makes for the most exciting fight. "If he beats Jose Aldo again, what does that really say? Frankie Edgar? That could possibly be the one. Dos Anjos? I don't think he wants the fight. "But if Conor goes back and puts Diaz away, that would be amazing." McGregor, the 145lbs cham- pion, was due to challenge for Dos Anjos' 155lbs belt until the Bra- zilian withdrew, to be replaced by Diaz. Concerns about Diaz's short- notice weight cut meant the hasti- ly arranged fight was set at a 170lbs limit. Despite Diaz being ranked at After the passing of Dutch icon 1992. In total, Cruyff won 11 tro- No 6 in the lightweight (155lbs) Johan Cruyff following a long bat- phies between 1988 and 1996, division, Roddy insists McGre- tle with cancer, we recall the ex- making him the most successful gor's team have no problem with traordinary Dream Team he built manager in Barcelona's history until revisiting welterweight (170lbs). during his time as Barcelona man- the record was broken by his pro- He said: "It's looking like 170 ager between 1988 and 1996. tégé Guardiola two decades later. again but that isn't confirmed. When Johan Cruyff took over Guardiola, though, insisted his Conor probably wants to prove it in the Nou Camp dugout in 1988, remarkable success in the Barcelo- was a small mistake and he slipped the much-loved former forward na dugout was not comparable to up. I saw claims that the issue was inherited a side that had only won the achievements of Cruyff's fighting above his weight, but real- a single league title in the previous Dream Team. "They were pioneers istically Conor walks around at the 14 years. "I know the club and I and we cannot compete with that weight he was fighting at on that don't want history to repeat itself," no matter how many trophies we night. he said. "If we want things to win," he said in 2011. Conor McGregor’s rematch against sions earlier this month but lost stone UFC 200 event in July, held what does that really say? Frankie "But everything still has to be change, we must change history." ''We will never equal the peri- Nate Diaz is still not official but by submission to Diaz, who was a at Las Vegas' brand new arena, but Edgar? That could possibly be the confirmed. Until it is, it's up in the The comments set the tone for od of the Dream Team as they remains the preferred fight for the short-notice replacement for Rafael McGregor's striking coach Owen one. Rafael Dos Anjos? I don't think air. Conor will get the offers, and it a glorious era at the Catalan club. were the first to break up the long Irishman’s team. Dos Anjos. Roddy has insisted that they he wants the fight. "I haven't heard will be basically whatever he In order to restore Barcelona to period without success. Louis van The UFC featherweight cham- A potential rematch with Diaz haven't been approached yet. it from Conor's mouth yet so it's wants. He'll put it to [head coach] their former glories and end Real Gaal, Frank Rijkaard and I have pion stepped up two weight divi- has been suggested for the mile- If he beats Jose Aldo again, just speculation at the moment," John Kavanagh, who gives his opin- Madrid's dominance of Spanish added things but none of this ion, and we go from there. I'll go football, Cruyff set about building would have happened without the with whatever Conor wants be- a Dream Team that would have a Dream Team." cause I really do believe he beats profound influence on the modern Guardiola is not the only one everybody. I don't care who they game. of Cruyff's former players who put in front of him in those weight Cruyff's side combined inter- remembers the team with great categories." Confidence from the national stars like Brazil legend fondness. "We won four league ti- Irish camp stems from a belief that Romario, Denmark's Michael Lau- tles, one European Cup and other McGregor was comfortably beat- drup, Bulgarian forward Hristo titles while also playing great foot- ing Diaz until tiring in the second Stoichkov and fellow Dutchman ball," said Michael Laudrup. round, leading to his downfall. Ronald Koeman with Spaniards "If I had to choose something Heather Watson is through to Roddy, responsible for McGre- such as Pep Guardiola, Andoni [about the team] I would pick the round three of the Miami Open gor's striking training, thinks a few Zubizarreta and José Mari Bake- spirit that was in the group. We after a dominant 6-3 6-0 victory minor adjustments would result in ro. were friends and had a very good over 20th-seed Sloane Stephens. another knockout victory. "He Barcelona's Dream Team atmosphere in the dressing room. The British player trailed 3-1 was winning the fight but punched Andoni Zubizarreta José Mari I think it was the most important in the first set but then reeled off himself out," Roddy said. "He was Bakero Txiki Begiristain Michael thing." 11 games in a row to claim the vic- trying to force the finish. He was Laudrup Ronald Koeman Hristo Southampton manager Koe- tory, winning an astonishing 16 landing his shots but, because Diaz Stoichkov Romario Eusebio Sac- man was one of the leaders of the consecutive points during the sec- was able to take them, Conor was ristan Miguel Angel Nadal Pep Dream Team and scored the win- ond set. throwing higher and higher combi- Guardiola Guillermo Amor Juan ning goal in the 1992 European A tight match looked on the nations and got exhausted. The ta- Carlos Albert Ferrer Nando Cup final. He echoed Guardiola's cards early on and it was Stephens bles turned. "Conor is smart, he Muñoz Julio Salinas Ricardo Ser- comments on Cruyff's influence at who had the better of the early read it very well. He believed he na José Ramón Alexanko Andoni Barcelona in an interview with the exchanges, the American breaking was trying to knock him out with Goikoetxea Daily Mail in 2011. to lead 2-1 and then holding serve. every punch and was putting too Incorporating the Dutch prin- "He laid the foundations for However, the unforced errors much behind every shot. If we get ciples of Total Football, it wasn't what you see now," said Koeman. then began to flow from Stephens him to only put power behind cer- long before the Dream Team began "He was responsible for the major while the in-form Watson, who tain shots, he should reserve his to dominate, with silverware ar- turnaround of the club, for stop- won the Monterrey Open earlier energy more. "In the build-up to riving in the shape of a UEFA Cup ping the domination of Real this month, was very solid from the fight we had him moving a lot Winners' Cup triumph over Samp- Madrid. It was an important time the back of the court. more but he didn't seem to do it doria in 1989 before four consecu- for Barcelona because it proved Having broken back and then because he was landing his shots tive La Liga titles between 1991 that you can play great football moved into a 4-3 lead, she earned and wanted to put the guy away. and 1994. and still win." two more break points with a fine In the training, we had Conor It was an astonishing period Cruyff's philosophy has come forehand into the corner, and it was counter-striking. Because he was of success defined by revolution- to embody Barcelona, and as Luis 5-3 when Stephens netted. landing so early, he got himself tired. ary, possession-based football, and Enrique's side chase yet more sil- And Watson then held serve If we stick to popping shots and the Dream Team also landed the verware in the final months of the to take the opener when an increas- moving, I think he'll put Diaz club's first European Cup with season, it's time to remember the ingly forlorn Stephens lashed a away." another victory over Sampdoria in man who made it all possible. forehand into the net. It was one- way traffic in set two, as Watson backed up an early break and then embarked on her long run of win- HAVE ENGLAND LEARNED ning points which took her to 5-0, 30-0. One point in particular summed things up, as Stephens did FROM GERMANY AFTER well to chase down a drop shot, Watson finished with 12 win- Serena Williams began her bid ally prevailing 6-3 5-7 6-2. only to find Watson was perfectly ners and unforced errors, while a for a ninth Key Biscayne title with Williams let a match point in placed to put away a winning vol- below-par Stephens hit seven win- a hard-fought victory over fellow the second set slip away and lost ley. The American did manage to ners against 31 unforced errors. American Christina McHale. five consecutive games at one THEIR 2014 WORLD CUP win a point in the final game but The Brit advances to face Bel- The top seed has not lost at point to fall 1-0 behind in the de- she then went wide twice in a row gium's Yanina Wickmayer, who had the tournament since the 2012 cider, but regrouped and eventual- to end the match after just 62 min- a good win herself, beating 11th- quarter-finals but was made to ly clinched victory with her 13th utes. seed Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-3. work by McHale, before eventu- ace of the match. SUCCESS? Much of the talk on these shores age age of 25.6, nearly a year we improved throughout the years Michael van following the 2014 World Cup fo- younger than the 2014 World Cup even if we missed taking that last cused on what England could learn squad. But could the Premier step at tournaments," said Low Mark Cavendish makes Gerwen held to a from their German counterparts. League be doing more? Home- after the win in Rio. England have, In the dumps following a cam- grown development is a buzzword by and large, resisted the tempta- draw by Robert paign to forget, England were once heard more in England since 2014, tion to tear up and start again after Thornton on night again looking in the mirror for self- but the Premier League still has Brazil, and that team cohesion himself available for assessment, while Germany were some way to go to match Bundes- could be telling. eight of Premier dancing in front of the Branden- liga's alignment with the German All for one, and one for all burg Gate in front of half-a-mil- national team. "The Bundesliga has Germany had no shortage of League in lion fans. a big part in this with its training individual stars since rising from Olympic place Liverpool But 20 months on, and with centres," Low said in 2014. "The their lowest ebb in 2000, when England preparing to face Germa- clubs also have their share in this their group-stage exit from the Michael van Gerwen was forced ny in a friendly in Berlin on Satur- because they got younger and Euros in Netherlands and Belgium Mark Cavendish has made himself to settle for a draw as Robert day, have they learned anything younger players into the first prompted a change in thinking be- available for selection for Great Thornton boosted his own survival from Joachim Low's success? teams. They are doing great work tween the German FA and German Britain's Olympic track cycling hopes on night eight of the Pre- Which issues remain unsolved? and I have to thank them for that." Football League. team as he bids to win a Games mier League. And did they need to take all the Put faith in the regulars But their current crop, and the medal for the first time. The world No 1 could not leaves out of Germany's book in Premier League form is hard infamous 2014 side, have never The 30-year-old failed to se- close out a win over Thornton, the first place? to ignore, but in his four-year ten- solely relied on just one or two to cure a guaranteed place in the squad who snatched the final leg to earn In the aftermath of Germany's ure as England manager, Hodgson pull them through. when he came sixth in the omnium a point, which was enough to move extra-time win over Argentina in has largely picked players who fit Whether heaping praise on at the track Cycling World Cham- the Scot out of the bottom two the Maracana, Sky Sports pundit his system. one, or crucifying another, En- pionships earlier this month. after his earlier win over Michael Phil Thompson urged Premier Hodgson has kept faith in the gland's obsession with the individ- He has taken time to reflect, Smith at the Echo Arena in Liver- League clubs to take better care of likes of Jordan Henderson, James ual has been the hallmark of recent however, and after previous dis- their young players. Milner, Phil Jagielka Danny Wel- tournaments. appointments at the 2008 and 2012 pool. Phil Taylor remains just behind "Germany went back to ba- beck and Daniel Sturridge, despite One man at the centre has been Games in Beijing and London he is sics, with better coaching, took care indifferent form or, in some cases, Wayne Rooney; his injury at Por- keen to have another attempt. leader Van Gerwen after he was held to a draw by Peter Wright, of the kids and made sure a lot more lengthy injury and lack of playing tugal in 2004, question marks over Although Cavendish won gold German kids were coming through time. his recovery in time for Germany alongside Sir Bradley Wiggins in while Gary Anderson sits in third "We just wanted him to go at the Tour de France but is yet to following his win over Dave Chis- the system to play in the Bundes- He appears acutely aware that in 2006, a similar tale for South the Madison at this month's com- away and see where he was at. He's wear the yellow jersey and will nall, his sixth straight victory of liga. That was good preparation." a national side needs time to gel as Africa in 2010, and his two-game petition, that is not an Olympic decided he feels he's done enough attempt to do that this year Roy Hodgson was praised for a team before a major tournament, suspension for Euro 2012. discipline. to warrant putting himself forward His participation in Rio now the competition. Robert Thornton collected bringing Luke Shaw (18), Raheem ignoring the temptation and pres- But Rooney's role has changed. Nevertheless, the Isle of Man and he believes he can still win." depends on proving himself to the Sterling (19) and Alex Oxlade- sure to bring in too many players Yes, he is still arguably England's rider has had discussions with Brit- The rider in the omnium must selection panel of Sutton, head three points to move out of the Chamberlain (20) to Brazil, but on fleeting form for their clubs. most important players, but not ish Cycling technical director also be able to slot into the four- coach Iain Dyer, team manager bottom two two weeks later, it was all forgot- Granted, the balance between as the all-singing, all-dancing, pil- Shane Sutton and put himself for- rider, four-kilometre team pursuit Keith Reynolds and men's endur- Chisnall joined bottom-placed ten. Have Premier League clubs old and new is there. Leicester's lar of the side. The pressure on his ward. squad as there are three rounds of ance coach Heiko Salzwedel. They Smith in the two-man drop zone helped increase the youth pool Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwa- shoulders has spread around the Sutton said: "I spoke to him competition in close proximity. will make the final call on his par- and they will fight against elimina- since? This season, whether ter have been introduced to pro- team, and that can only be a good earlier this week on what his in- The team event takes priority ticipation by their June 13 dead- tion, along with Thornton, in next through a forced hand or gamble, vide some competition for the reg- thing for Hodgson approaching tentions were and his intentions over the omnium, which can be line and the final team will be an- week's 'Judgement Night' in the likes of Reece Oxford (16 at ulars, but England's starting XI, what could be his final major tour- are to carry on with the project. something of a lottery, and Caven- nounced by the British Olympic Cardiff. the time), Joe Gomez (18), Mar- injury-permitting, is tried, tested nament in charge. Cavendish won Madison gold dish must be able to compete at Association. Wiggins has stated his Earlier in the night, Thornton cus Rashford (18), Jordan Rossiter and relatively predictable. Low did Don't just replicate. Innovate. with Sir Bradley Wiggins (left) at gold medal-winning, world record- support for Cavendish's inclusion held his nerve in a tense clash with (18), Sheyi Ojo (18), Cameron the same before the 2014 World There is no textbook for interna- the World Championships but it breaking pace. but the multiple Olympic cham- fellow struggler Smith, hitting dou- Borthwick-Jackson (18) and Dele Cup, selecting veteran Miroslav tional success, and while youth isn't an Olympic discipline Cavendish has won 26 stages pion will have no say on who is ble 20 to secure his first win of the Alli (19) were handed their Pre- Klose, despite scoring just seven development, squad cohesion and "Given his performance at the at the Tour de France but is yet to selected. British Cycling technical campaign. But few expected 'The mier League debuts. Alli in partic- league goals for Lazio the season the spread of responsibility seem worlds, he's decided that he wants wear the yellow jersey and will director Shane Sutton is one of the Thorn' to unsettle Van Gerwen, ular has been a breath of fresh air previous, and Lukas Podolski, like givens, England cannot, and to be put forward for selection at attempt to do that this year men who will decide whether Cav- who confidently collected the first since his debut in October, and the who was in and out of Arsenal's have not, attempted to replicate the Games. Cavendish has won 26 stages endish is selected or not. leg with a 14-darter. latest England squad has an aver- side. "Our biggest strength is that Germany's triumph like-for-like. 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. SATURDAY . 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AFGHANISTAN MAY CONTAIN LARGE More than 37,000 cases of Tuber- Tuberculosis, or TB as it is com- tuberculosis and are not registered now been referred to a Tuberculo- ment centers across the country. culosis were registered in Afghan- monly known, is a highly conta- might reach 50,000 to 60,000 peo- sis center for treatment. “My The centers provide free services. istan last year, said the Ministry gious disease that kills thousands ple,” said Noor Aqa Zahid, a mem- brother-in-law was 20 years old “I as a doctor urge all people to go RESOURCES OF of Public Health on Thursday, of Afghans annually. The TB bac- ber of the National Tuberculosis and he lost his life due to this dis- to their nearby hospital as soon as World Tuberculosis Day. This fig- teria usually attacks the lungs but Control Program. Abdul Manan, a ease. However, I am hopeful that I they observe signs of the disease. ure does not however reflect the can attack any part of the body tuberculosis patient, urged other pa- will be cured in this hospital,” she It is a dangerous disease and should UNDISCOVERED true picture as the ministry said if such as the kidneys, spine, and tients to take the disease seriously said. The National Tuberculosis not be taken lightly,” said Ramin, one takes into account the number brain. If not treated properly, TB and to seek medical treatment. Alia Control Program was founded a doctor at the Afghan-Japan Com- of unregistered cases, as many as can be fatal. “It is believed that the is a TB patient, who has lost one of around 50 years ago in Afghani- municable Disease Hospital in 60,000 Afghans could be affected. number of people who have got her relatives to the disease. She has stan and currently has 1,300 treat- Kabul.—(TOLOnews) POTASH: USGS

The United States Geological Sur- in the center, and the Afghan-Tajik Kandahar vey (USGS) has said Afghanistan tract in the east. The Gissar and may contain large resources of un- Amu Darya tracts were each quan- Regional stability linked with students paint discovered potash together with titatively assessed. The Afghan walls to the Central Asian countries. Tajik tract was only qualitatively According to a global mineral assessed because of the extreme support resource assessment led by the depth (as deep as 7 km) of the Ju- peace in Afghanistan: Fatemi U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), rassic salt, extensive deformation education Central Asia Salt Basin of Turk- and a lack of known potash de- ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister’s partner and the two countries en- A number of school students in menistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan posits.” Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs joyed excellent cooperation in di- Kandahar have painted walls to and Afghanistan has the potential Potash is produced worldwide Tariq Fatemi has said that stability verse fields. He highlighted the encourage others to go to school to contain between 39 and 54 bil- at amounts exceeding 30 million in the region is directly linked with prime minister’s policy of peace- and also to close the gap between lion metric tons of undiscovered metric tons per year, mostly for restoration of peace in Afghanistan. ful neighborhood and non-interfer- students and schools. The stu- potash resources. use in fertilizers. The term “pot- Fatemi stated this while talking to ence in the region. He reiterated dents said they want to encourage Known potash resources in ash” refers to potassium-bearing, the Director General Southeast and Pakistan’s desire to build a con- families to send their children, who the Central Asia Salt Basin consist water-soluble salts derived from South West Asian Affairs Depart- structive and trust-based relation- have been deprived of education, of 1.63 billion metric tons, accord- evaporite basins, where seawater ment of Japanese Ministry of For- ship with all its neighbors. to school. “We painted the walls ing to a news release by USGS. dried up and precipitated various and wrote our slogans in favor of eign Affairs Kazuya Nashida and The two Japanese Envoys The release further added that salt compounds; the word for the education in order to encourage Central Asia Salt Basin hosts sig- element “potassium” is derived Deputy Special Representative of stressed that Japan attached great families to send their children to Japan for Afghanistan and Pakistan importance to its relations with schools,” said a student in Kanda- nificant discovered potash resourc- from potash. In fact, industry uses Katsuhiko Takahashi who called on Pakistan and would continue to har. Meanwhile, officials from Kan- es and originated in an inland sea potash to refer to potassium chlo- him here on Thursday. Speaking on explore ways to further strength- dahar Education Directorate said during Late Jurassic time. ride, as well as potassium sulfate, the occasion, Fatemi reiterated Pa- en the existing bilateral ties between they support the campaign in or- “Seawater flowed into the Ba- nitrate, and oxide forms. kistan’s resolve to continue to con- the two sides. der to inspire families to let their sin, mostly from its extreme north- Afghanistan’s mineral resourc- tribute towards facilitating an Af- They also appreciated Pakistan’s children embrace education. Kan- western margin near the modern es were valued at $908 billion by ghan-led and Afghan-owned recon- role in promoting peace and sta- dahar Education Director Moham- Caspian Sea, during several evap- U.S. Department of Defense’s ciliation process. He underscored bility in the region, in line with its mad Ewaz Nazar said more than oration episodes that deposited at Task Force for Business and Sta- that Pakistan regarded Japan as an policy for a peaceful neighbor- 100 schools have been shut due to least five different packages of bility Operations (TFBSO) in important friend and development hood.—(Daily Times) insecurity in the province there- evaporites, with virtually all pot- 2010. However, Afghan govern- fore they want to push anti-gov- ash in the second and fourth pack- ment’s estimate is $3 trillion. ernment militants to agree to re- ages,” USGS said. The resources provide the po- opening the schools. “The main USGS also added “In this tential for Afghanistan to develop goal of this move is to reach the study, the Central Asia Salt Basin its economy, to create jobs and society through an academic envi- was subdivided into three tracts, build infrastructure, as it goes into ronment. This will raise public also known as permissive areas, the future and lift Afghanistan out awareness on education and it will for evaluation: the Amu Darya of poverty and fight crime and ter- positively impact the society,” he said. TOLOnews) tract in the west, the Gissar tract rorism.—(Khaama Press)

KABUL : First Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Friday asked his supports to stop staging more rallies against the removal of his portrait and al- lowed the government to investi- gate the issue. One person was killed and four others were wounded after rival protestors met in a square and clashed in northwestern Fary- ab province on Thursday, hospi- tal sources said. Similar protest held in Sar-i-Pul, Balkh and Jaw- zjan provinces after the picture brought down my portrait in Maz- Noor, President Ashraf Ghani on of Dotum was brought down by ar-i-Shairf. I also noted that due to Thursday said protests were peo- unknown persons during Nawroz some miscreant the peaceful pro- ple’s right, but those restoring to celebrations in Mazar-i-Sharif. test turned violent,” he said. violence would be dealt with stern- Representatives throw papers in the air at the conclusion of the final day of the Supporters of Dostum and According to Dostum the pro- ly. In a statement from the Presi- Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad testers expected the administration dential Palace, President Ghani in- Georgia General Assembly in Atlanta.—Photo by AP Noor took to the streets in Maim- of Balkh province to bring the cul- sisted such violent acts were un- ana, Faryab’s capital, and held prits involved in this action to the acceptable and stressed “com- rallies which turned violent even- justice but no action was taken in pletely peaceful protest demon- tually. this regard which led to more pro- strations” in line with the Consti- Amnesty International denounces forcible Bashir Ahmad Tainj, member tests by his supporters. tution and said those restoring to of Wolesi Jirga and Dostum led Dostum in his message asked violence were violating the Con- Jumbish-i-Islami Party, read out his supporters to stop staging more stitution. The president said the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers from Turkey the message of first vice presi- protest, although it was the right armed clash involving illegal armed dent regarding recent tensions of every citizen, and give a chance men during the protest was clear KABUL : Amnesty International Turkey refugee deal came into force ternational law by forcibly return- Turkey could not be preceded on developed among the supporters to the provincial and central gov- violation of the country’s laws. He on Friday condemned forcible de- showed that implementing the deal ing the asylum-seekers, who fear the basis that Turkey was a safe of him and Noor’s. ernment to conduct its investiga- said the government not only want- portation of some 30 Afghan asy- would risk refugees’ lives from the attacks by the Taliban, to Kabul country for refugees. The EU “During my trip out of the tion against individuals who ed an end to the violence but it had lum seekers by Turkey. Turkey’s word go, Amnesty International said. without granting them access to an should have adopted an indepen- county I came to know that some brought down the portrait. directed security forces to deal with forcible return of around 30 Af- The organization said it received asylum procedure. John Dalhuisen, dent resettlement plan and have of my young supports took to reacting to violent clashes be- sternly with elements trying to ghan asylum seekers just hours credible information indicating that Amnesty International director for worked with its partner Turkey the streets and stage peaceful pro- tween supporters of Abdul Rash- take the law into their hands. after the European Union (EU)- Turkey violated European and in- Asian and Europe said Returns to to end the abuse of refugee rights. test against individuals who id Dostum and Atta Mohammad (Pajhwok) US TO STRIKE DAESH AT ANY NDS rescues child from UAE Red Crescent begins TIME: STATE DEPT The US State Department has distribution of relief goods in said that Washington is consid- kidnappers in Khost ering action against Daesh any- pers in connection of the kidnapping. “Kidnappers where, including Afghanistan, AT News Report had asked for $200,000 ransom from the child’s fam- Afghanistan to help displaced people to curb the group's further ad- ily,” the statement said, adding that the child was vance as it tries to gain a foot- KABUL: The National Director- rescued without paying ransom. The NDS identi- Ahmad Salem Malih, head of the hold in various regions includ- ate of Security (NDS) operatives fied Sher Mohammad as the head of five-member Emirates’ Red Crescent office in ing Afghanistan. He said that set free a child abducted by a group kidnapper group. “Sher Mohammad had demanded Daesh's aim is to export terror- Afghanistan, adding that Nangar- of the kidnappers, arresting the $200,000 from the parents of the child as ransom to har would be the second province ism to other parts of the world, group in eastern Khost province, release their child,” the statement said.The child was however Washington is deter- receiving the donation, followed mined to target them anywhere the NDS said Friday. It said in a handed over to his family, the statement said, adding by the northern provinces. “We including their leadership. "I statement that the “security op- that the operation was conducted in the Lakan vil- will help the displaced people in don't know how significant it eratives” had arrested five kidnap- lage of Khost province. the Jorm district of Badakhshan is for the broader or other as- province,” Mailh said, referring to pect of Daesh's efforts, which 30 Taliban perished, RAHMON INVITES the people’s displacement caused is to export terror to other parts bombs making by the natural disasters. He added of the world. And we talked that the process would continue about this yesterday. There's factories destroyed in GHANI TO TAJIKISTAN in Takhar and Baghlan provinces kind of like - there's Daesh in Helmand airstrikes with helping thousands of fami- Israel - or rather, excuse me, in DUSHANBE: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with his Afghan coun- lies. “Emirates people love Af- Iraq and in Syria - taking the LASHKARGHA : Thirty Taliban ghans so much,” he addressed a fight to them. As we do that were killed and seven others terpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, according to the Tajik president’s official website. gathering in the Bagrami displaced and put the squeeze on them wounded in foreign forces over- camp. “The Emirates leadership what we have seen, that I think night airstrikes on two Taliban’s The two presidents congratulated each other and the peoples of the two countries on the always instructs us to help our is related to that, is an effort to compounds of mine making in Afghan brothers. Thus, the Emir- establish footholds or affiliates southern Helmand province, offi- Navrouz holiday. in other places from Afghani- They reportedly discussed state and prospects ates’ Red Crescent and the Emir- cials said on Friday. Col. Moham- ates committee for humanitarian stan to Libya. And where we've mad Rasoul Zazai, spokesman for of further expansion of cooperation between their had opportunities to strike countries. assistance continue donations , and them in those areas, we've tak- 215 Maiwand Military Corp, told today’s donation is a gift from the Pajhwok Afghan News foreign Emomali Rahmon invited Mohammad Ashraf en those opportunities to strike Ghani to pay an official visit to Tajikistan and to Emirates’ people to you!” he said. them and target their leader- forces targeted the Taliban bomb The United Arab Emirates’ Red Crescent started a help process of tens of thousands of the The displaced people thanked the making factories in the 5th block take part in an official ceremony of commence- ship," State Department Dep- ment of construction a regional power transmis- vulnerable Afghans by donating foodstuff to a displaced persons’ camp in the Bagrami United Arab Emirates for the help, uty Spokesman Mark Toner locality of Marja district. district of Kabul province. “We plan to expand our donation to different Afghan provinces, saying that they would never for- (Pajhwok) sion line CASA 1000, the website said.— said. 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