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Child suicide bomber AT News Report provincial capital to three districts KABUL: At least 20 people died have been closed, according to pro- capitulates and 20 others were injured as vincial spokesman. “There were heavy snowfalls covered different heavy snowfalls in Rostaq, Chah in Helmand areas in the northeastern province Aab and Chal districts,” Sonnatul- of Badakhshan province, a local lah Taimoor said, adding that the AT News Report official said on Saturday. “The roads to tens of villages in six dis- tricts were blocked. Also, the roads KABUL: A child suicide bomber roads to 10 districts have been on Friday handed himself to the blocked,” said Sayed Abdullah to districts have been blocked due Helmand authorities after escap- Homayoun Dehqan, head of pro- to the same event in Ghazni and ing Taliban insurgents, provincial vincial disaster management de- Ghor provinces, according to re- official said on Saturday. The 12- partment. He added that the two- ports. Northern, northeastern and years old suicide child identified day snowfalls have also blocked central provinces are annually af- as Abdullah, is originally from the roads from district centers to fected by the snowfalls and ava- southern Zabul province, and was dozens of villages, disrupting peo- lanches in the winter, while the forced by the Taliban insurgents ple’s ordinary life. In the adjacent spring rainfalls and flash floods to carry out suicide attack in Hel- province of Takhar, the roads from sweep these areas. mand province. In a statement, the Ministry of Interior (MoI), said the Taliban insurgents appointed the child to carry out suicide at- tack, but he child escaped Taliban Police impose ‘illegal taxes’on captivity and surrendered himself to the Afghan Local Police (ALP) truck drivers on key highways in Helmand province. However, the Taliban militant group has not A TOLOnews investigation finds they say has led to this new trend. ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanc- commented into the matter so far. By Farhad Naibkhel truck drivers regularly forced to “Corruption starts in ARG This is not first incident of its na- tions List. “UN Security Council pay police at check posts along a removed Hekmatyar’s name fol- (the Presidential Palace) with min- ture as in the past the Taliban in- KABUL: The United Nations Se- number of highways in the coun- istries, deputy ministries; there- lowing request by the Afghan gov- surgents have been busy in recruit- curity Council on Friday dropped try. An investigation by TOLO- fore, police commit illegal actions. ing children and provide them with sanctions against Gulbuddin Hek- ernment,” President Ashraf news has found that some police suicide trainings in a bid to contin- Ghani’s Advisor, Akram Khpal- It is concerning, but it is the com- matyar the leader of Hezb-e-Isla- force members appear to be charg- mon masses who mostly bear the ue war in the country. Nothing is mi Afghanistan (HIA), aimed at wak told newsmen on Saturday. worse than using children in an ir- The call for removal comes after ing “illegal taxes” on truck drivers brunt of this problem,” said Obaid- supporting peace drive in Afghan- along the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat ullah Barikzai, an MP from Uruz- rational war. In last year report, istan. As part of peace deal, the the Afghan government signed a the United Nations (UN) said, 48 peace deal with HIA. According Highway. Video footage shows gan. Meanwhile, the Ministry of children were recruited by the var- Afghan government requested the that in some instances police are Interior (MoI) acknowledged the UN Security Council to remove to him, the removal is a “sign by ious militant groups involved in the the UN Security Council to sup- accepting food and other goods problem and said they take legal HIA from black list. The group instead of money. One truck driv- action against those who violate conflict. The report also expressed port peace process” in Afghanistan. grievances over the safe seminar- considered as the second largest er said that money was demanded the law in such instances. He added that work is going over ies and launching pads of Taliban armed group in the country. Ac- at many check posts. “When we “We will take serious action insurgents in the tribal belt across cording to a statement published the fate of HIA prisoners by the drive from Farah, check posts against those who have a hand in rd Attorney General Office, and the the Durand Line. This comes af- on 3 February by the Security charge us 5,000, 4,000, 2,000 and this issue. We hope that we receive ter the Taliban’s evil activities are Council, a UN committee removed outcome would be shared at the future. He also informed of gov- 1,000 Afs,” said driver, Rahimul- more documents (evidence) in or- speaking louder in Helmand prov- Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s name lah. Another driver, Abdul Khaliq, der to address the problem,” MoI ernment preparations to welcome ince for the last one week. The from the sanctions list. According said: “We are tired of this. They deputy spokesman Najibullah Taliban militants have launched a HIA leader in Kabul. Pointing out to statement the Security Council Gulbuddin Hekmatyar the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan. [police] speak badly to us and take Danish said. number of deadly attacks in some Committee pursuant to resolu- to the success of peace deal be- districts of the province. Howev- tween government and HIA, Kh- money from us.” “From Abkhur- Late last year, the transporta- tions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and which supported by all Afghans itive step toward peace in Afghan- ma to Tah Toot (in Farah) we are tion union protested against illegal er, the brave Afghan security forc- palwak called on all armed groups, 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL and International community, he istan.” He said that based on peace charged by police all along the charges being imposed by police es retaliated and pushed back their including Taliban insurgent to shun (Da’esh), Al Qaida and associated mentioned. Mohammad Karim agreement, removal of HIA lead- way,” said Rahmatullah, a driver. on the country’s highways. At the attacks with high moral. The one violence and join peace and recon- individuals, groups, undertakings Amin, Head of HIA Delegation ers from UN-black list was a need. Meanwhile, a number of MPs time, Chief Executive Abdullah week fight that erupted in Sangin ciliation process. Peace with HIA and entities removed the name of said, “removal of HIA leader’s He ensured people that HIA would criticized the MoI for not paying Abdullah vowed to address the district has inflicted huge casual- was an intra-Afghan process, ties on both sides. HIA leader Hekmatyar from the name from UN-black list is a pos- exert utmost efforts...P2 police their salaries on time, which problem. (Tolo News) The CCP showing strong commitment to serving people

Nowadays, Afghanistan is in need of much-needed development comparing to past years. The long-standing devastated civil war, recurrent droughts, natural disasters and many other problems badly affected the people of Afghanistan. Our economic infrastructures have been either ruined or put at risk of destruction. As a result, unemployment and a weak economy caused the young generation to leave their houses and travel abroad to different countries to find work. In order to overcome certain human disasters and appalling conditions, there is a need for a courageous and constructive movement to boost reconstruction activities and alleviate poverty in Afghanistan. To achieve this goal, the National Unity Government of Afghanistan has recently established the “Citizen’s Charter Program” (CCP). The Program is committed to making considerable changes to the living standards of people living in both rural and urban areas across Afghanistan. The CCP is a national movement designed to serve the nation by advancing the country towards socio-economic growth and social infrastructure. It is worth mentioning that the Government of Afghanistan had already established the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) within the framework of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in 2003 in order to ensure development on a larger scale by implementing thousands of infrastructure projects in the communities of all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Over the past decade, the NSP with active contribution of villagers has implemented thousands of development and public utility projects which brought about considerable changes in living standards of villagers across rural areas. Moreover, by execution of the NSP projects, people were optimistic for their future and most villagers that had left their houses because of unemployment, chose to return to their villages again and start a new life. Furthermore, the establishment of Community Development Councils (CDCs) was one of the most significant achievements of the NSP as these entities have played a prominent role in ensuring local leadership at community level for the first time. Meanwhile, the villagers including men and women had an opportunity to become members of their elected CDCs and make decisions on their own to progress their communities towards development. In addition, the experiences and skills acquired during implementation of the NSP-funded projects, demonstrate that the people of Afghanistan have the capability of moving their country towards further success in coming years by making determined efforts in this regard. In the meantime, the NSP has successfully ended. However, the achievements made through this national-driven development program will never be overlooked as the CCP will function as a proper substitute committed to sustaining the momentum of development process in the country. The Citizen’s Charter is a strong commitment made to the people of Afghanistan. In addition to rural communities, the residents of cities will equally enjoy the quality development services delivered by the CCP. More and more, overall residents of villages and urban communities will unitedly accompany the National Unity Government in implementation of a core development plan under the CCP. The most important secret behind the success of the CCP is the bilateral commitment between people and the Government. This commitment has an effective and brilliant objective which is delivering quality development services to people. Therefore, the CCP is fully committed to covering both urban and rural communities of Afghanistan simultaneously. In addition to implementing thousands of welfare and development projects in urban and rural areas, the CCP will focus on improving civil status of villagers and reducing poverty and unemployment rate at the county level. In compar- ison with past, the role and participation of people in this program will further increase as they will themselves identify their priority needs under the Cluster Community Development Councils (CCDCs). They will be given full authority to pragmatically implement the projects they need. SUNDAY . FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

ari says her business is thriving and she is looking into opening several branches in other parts of the cap- ital. "Our initiative may come across as something unusual to some people in Afghanistan, but those who understand where I am coming from appreciate our ef- forts," Nazari told VOA. "They encourage us to expand our busi- ness in other areas of Kabul city, as well." Nazari got interested in exer- cise while living in Russia and Uzbekistan. When she returned to Afghanistan, she started her busi- ness, but it was difficult at first. Cultural values and the novelty of a women-only gym meant she had to work hard on the marketing, educating women and their fami- lies about the benefits of exercise. Now, things have changed for her and her center. Zuhal, who like many Afghans go by one name, is a regular mem- ber. She told VOA that she joined the facility six months ago and is quite grateful. "Those who work out here are very happy with the initiative. This facility has made it possible for women to get out of their hous- es and come here to exercise," Zu- hal said. "Now we can pay better attention to our health and well- being." Struggle to operate Even after five years in busi- ness, Nazari feels social pressure about her work from more conser- vative friends and relatives. But she remains committed to the busi- ness. "It is inevitable for women to run into problems when they Afghanistan and competed in the 100-meter sprint. In an op-ed that she wrote for the Guardian at the time, she said her goal was to tell the world decide to break with tradition and that Afghan women could be as competitive as others. "I am here to begin a new era for the women of Afghanistan to show people that we can do get out of the house to work," the same things that people from other countries can do. There is no difference between us," Tahmina wrote in her piece. (voanews) Nazari said. "But I believe that we have to fight the emerging prob- lems for the development of wom- en." Women in Afghanistan remain subject to all kinds of restrictions and limitations on their movement, but Ladies World is one place that provides an environment for them to meet outside their homes. The center has flexibility in its operating hours to accommodate Masooma Akbari, a former refu- women who cannot work out on a gee, started her small business 11 set schedule because of competing years ago when she returned to family priorities. Limits for wom- Kabul from Iran. en Female participation in sports She and her family—a hus- remains very limited in Afghani- band and five children—wanted to stan, even though the country settle back down in their home- WASHINGTON/KABUL : portunity, and five years ago sends female competitors to na- land and were hoping to benefit Gyms have grown popular in Af- opened Ladies World, a women- tional and international sports from the removal of the Taliban. ghanistan's capital in recent years, only exercise facility with modern events. Her husband was unable to find a but the country's conservative cul- equipment, a sauna, swimming Tahmina Kohistani became an good job, so she began hawking her ture meant that women could not pool, beauty salon and area for icon, representing Afghanistan in homemade wares. She is now her use them with men. One female physiotherapy. the 2012 London Olympics. She family’s breadwinner, and works entrepreneur saw that as an op- Five years later, Shabnam Naz- was the only female athlete from with her daughter and daughter-in- law to sell homemade products to shops around Kabul. “My first customers were our neighbors,” Akbari, 45, told me as Delegation assigned to investigate she operated her booth at Kabul’s annual agricultural exhibition. Around 100 people milled corruption in MoCIT around the booths, talking to the vendors. It was very busy, just like “After one month of suspension last year, but I saw a change: there my destination is unknown, I m many more women participating. still Minister because I received no I quickly noticed a large group documents on my resignation.” standing in front of one woman’s After the suspension of the booth. I was impressed by her con- Minister Job a delegation was as- fidence, and how she expertly sold signed to review the corruption her products to customers, pro- cases over the taxation of telecom- moting her jams, yogurt and pick- munication. into account the hundreds of fe- they face a lot of threats,” said Commerce and Industries also led vegetables as healthy and home- male breadwinners who are not human rights activist Shahba provides contractual advice, sup- “The claims of the joint com- made. mittee should be reviewed, the tax- registered – war and a weak econ- Shahrukhi. Within the world of port finding donors and benefits In ultra-conservative Afghani- omy mean many small and infor- business, some women are sabo- from zero export tariffs, said in- ation of Sim cards credits is moni- stan, women are rarely seen in busi- tored and collected by the Minis- mal businesses work under the ra- taged, prevented and humiliated. ternational affairs manager Hash- ness, and many face obstacles and dar. There are many reasons why “One day I heard a man tell anoth- im Rasuli. try of Finance, the money directly social pressures. For Akbari, the goes to Ministry of Finance why Afghan women choose to go into er, ‘what are women doing here?’” Some women have even start- battle is worth it. “I get depressed business in such a male-dominat- recalled Khadija Hussaini, the ed to teach others the tricks of their are we accused of corruption?.” when I’m not working,” she said. Suspended Minister Abdul Razaq ed culture: some have been wid- owner of a dried fruit and nut com- trade. After buying her delicious During the brutal regime of the owed, while others have husbands pany called Nejat. yogurts, Akbari’s female neighbors Waheedi said. Government of Af- Taliban, women were banned from ghanistan has suspended the Min- who are handicapped, addicted to Since founding Nejat three asked her for lessons. She esti- working or studying. Even ventur- opium or simply cannot find work. years ago, Hussaini now employs mates that she has taught around ister of Communication Informa- ing outside of the house required tion and Technology one month In a country still considered one up to 70 women each season, and 40 women, and some of these have they wear the head-to-toe burqa. of the worst places on earth to be sells abroad. Her inventory con- gone on to establish their own busi- After the Afghanistan Government within the Ministry, amid Minis- ago due to corruption on collec- Today, fifteen years after the Tal- has suspended the Minister of ter claimed that I received no doc- tion of taxation coming from Sim a woman, female breadwinners are tains a vast array of colorful foods, nesses. Security permitting, Ak- iban was ousted by U.S.-backed important role models. They can including pistachios, pine nuts, bari now wants to expand her busi- Communication and Information uments on my resignation. Cards, the question will be an- Afghan forces, change is finally and Technology (MoCIT) a dele- Suspended Minister of com- swered after the delegation review also benefit the entire family, de- apricots, Japanese silverberry, ness and sell beyond Kabul in the taking hold. Women like Akbari are creasing the societal pressure walnuts and dried mulberries. “Of- provinces, where the government gation was assigned to launch in- munication information and tech- the situation in the following Min- becoming breadwinners. At the vestigation over the corruption nology AbdulRazaq Waheedi said, istry. (ATN) heaped on men to provide. ten I employ women who are wid- has less control over the militants. agricultural exhibition, many wom- But the challenges of a strict owed or illiterate,” she told me in “Half of modern society are en worked shoulder to shoulder patriarchal society are never far her home over steaming mugs of women,” Hussaini said with great with the men. away. Even Akbari, whose husband black tea. pride, adding that the threats she According to the government- takes pride in the work she does, But succeeding in male-domi- receives pale in comparison to her run Afghanistan Investment Sup- does not have his permission to nated Afghanistan is no mean feat. sense of accomplishment and the 2 arrested with 60kg port Agency, there are currently travel on her own. “He wouldn’t “I face constant problems,” she good income she provides for her 1,413 women registered as busi- let me go to India for an agricultur- said, pouring dried green raisins family. Her hard work has won her ness owners in Afghanistan. This al exhibition,” she said with frus- into large plastic bags for sale. business awards in India and at compares to some 12,000 Afghan tration. The government provides home. “If we can stand on our own of drugs in Nimroz men, said Ghulam Nabi Khalili, Security poses a deep prob- some support to women in busi- two feet and have independence, AISA’s director of investment lem for women, who often face ness, such as gender-specific train- this is the most valuable and im- support. harassment and more danger than ing both in and out of the country. portant achievement.” ZARANJ : Police have arrested area of Zaranj, the provincial capital. Separately, eight kg of opium was These numbers do not take two persons and recovered more confiscated at a checkpoint near Zaranj and both cases the cases were men on the streets. “By working The Afghanistan Chamber of (TRUTHDIG) than 60 kilograms of drugs from being investigated. (Pajhwok) their possession in southwestern Nimroz province, an official said Saturday. Police chief Brig. Gen. Ghulam Jilani Abubakar told Pa- jhwok Afghan News counternar- cotics police recovered 53 kg of heroin from a vehicle in Apreshim KABUL : The prices of fuel and In food items, the price of only neighborhood, said, 49kg of Kaza- sugar have edged down while oth- sugar has dipped. khstani flour was sold for 1,250afs, er items’ rates remain steady dur- Food Traders Union head 49kg sack of Pakistani sugar for ing the ongoing week in the capital Fazal Rahman, said that the price 2,350afs, 16-litre tin of Khurshid Kabul, market source said Satur- of 49kg of Pakistani sugar has de- ghee for 1,180afs, 24.5kg sack of day. Abdul Hadi, a worker at Wazir creased from 2,320afs to 2,270afs Pakistani rice for 1,700afs, a kilo Abad Fuel Station, told Pajhwok due to its high imports. of Madina green tea for 280afs and Afghan News that price of a litre But he said the prices of other the same quantity of African black ....P1 to maintain peace all over the stability in the country.” tions. The peace draft contains of petrol dropped from 46 Afgha- food items remain unchanged. he tea for 300afs -- higher than whole- country. “Breakthrough in peace pro- three chapters and 25 articles. nis to 45 Afghanis and the same said a 49kg bag of Kazakhstani sale prices. “Removal of HIA leader is a cess between government and HIA The agreement would facilitate quantity of diesel from 42afs to flour cost 1,150afs, 16-kg tin of Gold prices also remain steady clear sign of UN support for Af- is a sign showing that Afghans has reintegration of the HIA members 41afs this week. Khurshid ghee 1,100afs and a this week. Mohammad Fawad, a ghan-led and Afghan-owned peace the capability to resolve their chal- in political system and dignified Sayed Islam, a firewood seller 24.5kg bag of Pakistani rice was jeweller in Timor Shahi area, said and reconciliation process,” he lenges at any condition.” return of Afghan refugees from in Charahi-i-Shahid area, said 560 priced at 1,550afs. one gram of Arabian gold cost 2 noted. President Ashraf Ghani and neighboring Pakistan as well as re- kilograms of peeled oak was Haji Rahmatullah, a tea seller 2,250afs and the same quantity of Maulawi Abdul Khabir, Dep- the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Af- lease of the party members from counted for 6,800afs and the same in Kabul Mandavi, said a kilogram Russian variety 1,750afs. uty for High Peace Council (HPC), ghanistan, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar prison. quantity of cedar for 6,600afs, the of Madina green tea cost 240afs According to moneychangers’ while voicing pleasure over remov- in September formally signed The HIA committed to accept same prices of last week’s. and the same amount of African union in Sara-i-Shahzada, one US al of HIAleader’s name form UN- peace agreement. Constitution of the country and Meanwhile, Ahmad Siyar, a black tea 260afs, the same rates as dollar accounted for 68.85afs and black list, said, “this step revealed The peace agreement was fi- renounce anti-state activities. The gas seller in Kolala Poshta, also said of last week’s. 1,000 Pakistani rupees for 615afs that the Afghan government is nalized after nearly two years of party also pledged to end its ties the rate of gas remained steady at Ahmad Sharif Malik, who against last week's rates of 66.80afs committed for bringing peace and formal and non-formal negotia- with terrorist outfits. 50afs per kilogram. owns a grocery store in Taimani and 613afs. (Pajhwok) SUNDAY . FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

21 hydropower dams in the pipeline KABUL : Using its hydel, solar, gas, wind and coal resources, Af- ghanistan could become self-suffi- cient in electricity production and irrigation, an official said Saturday. Amanullah Ghalib, deputy energy and water minster, told Pajhwok Afghan News the govern- ment had completed the feasibili- ty study of 21 small and medium size dams. He said the government had formulated a five-year plan aimed over President Donald Trump's Defense Secretary James Mattis at controlling the water flow and executive order on immigration. for this on Friday. producing electricity in last two The order, unveiled last week, "It was great to see Secretary years. In addition during this time, EMERGENCY bars immigrants from seven Mus- Mattis immediately working on the public participation law was CALLS lim-majority nations from enter- exemptions for this," Petraeus said, also completed, with efforts un- ing the United States for at least describing other clarifications of derway to towards self-reliance in 90 days. It immediately sparked the executive order as "useful." power generation. Police outrage and confusion, particular- The countries affected by the He said basic studies of large ly over whether it applied to indi- executive order are Iraq, Syria, dams in Bagh Dar in central Kapisa 100 - 119 viduals with green cards or special Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and province and the Kokcha River in immigrant visas. Yemen, all of which were subject Takhar and Badakhshan provinc- The Department of Homeland to special immigration restrictions es, in Sagi area in eastern Kunar Hospitals Security said Tuesday that trans- by the Obama administration. province and Sarobai-2 had been lators and interpreters who hold White House aides have indicated completed. FMIC Hospital special immigrant visas would be that the list of countries could be Ghalib said work on the Kaja- Behind Kabul Medical exempt from the ban. The Penta- expanded. Petraeus said during tes- ki-2 in Halmand province where, gon welcomed that development timony before the House Commit- four additional turbines would be University: on Thursday. tee on Armed Services this week installed, was underway. 0202500200-+93793275595 "We are pleased that the U.S. that the executive order was keep- According to him, the studies government has determined it is in ing a senior Iraqi military official show Bagh Dara dam could pro- the national interest to allow Iraqi from meeting in person with offi- duce 250 megawatts of electricity, Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital special immigrant visa holders to cials from the U.S. Central Com- the Kunar dam 320mw, Kokcha Pule Bagh-e- Umomi continue to travel to the United mand regarding operations against dam 250mw, Kokcha Badakhshan States," Pentagon spokesman Jeff ISIS. The retired Army general did 250mw, Sarwbi-2 200mw and four 070263672 Davis told reporters on Thursday, not challenge the need for Trump's additional turbines in Kajaki according to Stars and Stripes. order. Petraeus said Friday that 100mw. Afghanistan could produce Secretary of Homeland Secu- any potential impact the order had another 500MW of electricity Khairkhana Hospital rity John Kelly has clarified that on U.S. security would depend on from wind, 100MW from gas and 0799-321007 green card holders are exempt from how it was clarified in the future as many from coal resources, the 2401352 the executive order. and how swiftly clarifications were deputy minister said. The Pentagon has been com- made. Congress extended the State He said the mentioned projects piling a list of translators and oth- Department's Special Immigrant were expected to be completed in Indira Gandhi Children Retired Gen. David Petraeus said "There is an implicit moral important for the future as well." ers who have provided tangible Visa program and allocated 1,500 the next five years at a cost of $5 Friday that the United States has obligation to those who share Petraeus made the remarks on support to the U.S. military to be additional visas in fiscal year 2017 billion. Ghalib said the World Bank Hospital, Wazir Akbar a "moral obligation" to provide lo- risk," Petraeus, a former CIA di- the Special Immigrant Visa pro- recommended for exemption from defense policy legislation passed (WB) had assured of providing cal translators who have aided the rector, said at the American Enter- gram for local translators in Iraq the executive order. Petraeus, who in December. Some advocates have $2billion for these projects and $1 Khan, Kabul 2301372 U.S. military abroad a path to the prise Institute in Washington, D.C. and Afghanistan who have aided was considered by Trump to be said that the number of visas is billion would come from the pri- United States. on Friday afternoon. "It's very the U.S. military amidst backlash secretary of state, commended insufficient. (FREEBEACON) vate sector as per the agreement signed with them. Ibn-e- Seena The remaining $2 billion would Pul-e-Artan, Kabul be paid by the government with some assistance from the interna- 2100359 Bamiyan cultural center in tional community. Owners of Abdul Basir Azimi, the Ener- gy and Water Ministry spokes- Wazir Akbar Khan man, said the Kajaki-2 project Hospital Afghanistan to open in 2018 would be carried out by a Turkish 2301741, 2301743 Daesh-torched company by investing $200 mil- lion and the Sarobai-2 would be Bamiyan Cultural Center: a state- completed with an investment of Ali Abad of-the-art complex and research $300 million by the Alokozai homes in Kot facility dedicated to preserving Group of Companies. Shahrara, Kabul culture, raising awareness about Besides, Azimi said a local 2100439 heritage, and enriching communi- company ‘Pawer Bayat’ would ty life by organizing a series of invest amount $200 million in the awaiting aid cultural events including festivals, energy sector to produce 50MW Malalai Maternity films, music, and dance—in Bam- of electricity by using coal. iyan, Afghanistan, is scheduled to Construction work on the Shah Hospital open in the summer of 2018, Han- Wa Aros dam in Kabul’s Shakar 2201377/ 2301743 nah McGivern of the Art News- Dara district has been ongoing and paper reports. work on Bakhshabad dam in Farah Located at the UNESCO world and the rehabilitation of Chak dam Banks heritage site where the Taliban in Maidan Wardak province would razed the sixth-century monumen- being soon. Da Afghanistan Bank tal rock-cut Buddha statues, According to Da Afghanistan known as the Bamiyan Buddhas, Brishna Shirkat (DABS), 280MW 2100302, 2100303 in 2001, the 26,372-square-foot to 320MW of power is currently facility designed by the Argentini- produced in Afghanistan and Bakhtar Bank an firm M2R Arquitectos will in- Despite UNESCO’s decision essentially be a fake because of 1,000MW electricity is imported 0776777000 clude two galleries, a performance not to rebuild the statues, German lack of original material,” from Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbeki- hall, and a tea house. The $2.5 mil- archaeologists have partially re- UNESCO’s assistant director-gen- stan and Tajikistan. Azizi Bank lion project is being funded by the constructed one of the Buddha’s eral for culture, Francesco Banda- The deputy water and energy South Korean government. The feet. While the Afghan government rin said. UNESCO will release fur- minister said Afghanistan current- 0799 700900 Afghan ministry of urban devel- supports the conservation project, ther recommendations on the esti- ly needed 2,000MW of power, Pashtany Bank opment has approved $1.5 million UNESCO continues to dismiss it. mated $12 million project in Oc- which would be met with imple- to build a garden at the site. “We think any reconstruction will tober. (ARTFORUM) mentation of the mentioned 2102908, 2103868 projects. Though master plans and ur- Air Services banization would increase power demand, Afghanistan has the po- tential to produce 318,000MW of Safi Airways Nimroz woman jumps to death power. In the past two years, ini- 020 22 22 222 tial studies on 21 medium and small size dams were conducted in vari- Ariana JALALABAD : Residents of the parliament building besides taking after dispute with husband ous provinces. The dams would Kot district in eastern Nangarhar up the issue with higher-ups, ac- help store water and irrigate fields, 020-2100270 province, whose houses were cording to Samkani. Azimi said. torched by Daesh rebels, complain The Kot district chief, Haji ZARANJ : A woman jumped to According to him, Shoraba Kam Air the government has provided them Syed Rahman, agreed the affected death from the third storey of her dam in Sar-i-Pul, Chahar Kant dam no assistance far. people had yet to receive aid. As house after a verbal dispute with in Balkh, Dehna Dara dam in Fary- 0799974422 They visited provincial coun- the area was under Daesh control, her husband in southwestern Nim- ab’s Pashtunkot district, Aba Kili cil members and other government officials had been unable to con- roz province on Saturday, an offi- dam in Samangan’s Khuram Sar- Hotels officials, who gave the assurances duct a survey and hence the delay, cial said. bagh district, Khanabad Dowam of support on different occasions. he argued. Women Affairs Director Ami- Dam in Kunduz’s Khanabad dis- Safi Landmark But the authorities failed to keep Rahman said they could bare- na Hakimi told Pajhwok Afghan trict, Sori Khola Dam in Chamkani their promises of supporting the ly confirm the torching of 80 hous- News the 23 years old woman, district of Paktia, Kandahar’s 020-2203131 victims. es, but people claimed the burning Nargis, died after she jumped from Arghistan district water storing Twenty days ago, Daesh fight- of nearly a thousand homes. He the third floor of her house in Lawara dam, Uruzgan’s Aghajan SERENA ers burnt around 80 homes in Sei plans to ensure security in the area Zaranj, the provincial capital. Dam in Jora district, construction Pai locality, government officials by establishing security check- “I visited the woman in hos- of the third phase of Kamal Khan 0799654000 say but residents put the number points before surveying the vic- pital; this death resulted from do- Dam in Chahar Borjak district of of the homes torched at 1,000. tims. mestic violence,” she said, stress- Nimroz, Khost’s water storing New Rumi Restaurant Malik Ahmadzai, a tribal el- The governor’s spokesman, ing the need for an end to such in- dam in Dwa Mandi district, and der, said they had frequently met Attaullah Khogyani, said owners cidents. water storing dam in Alingar dis- 0776351347 Governor Gulab Mangal, provin- of the torched homes had received A security official, who wished trict of Laghman are among the 21 cial council members and refugee first aid and the central government to go unnamed, said three suspects dams initial studies of which have Internet Services department officials but they were had been requested for further as- including a woman had been arrest- been carried out. yet to receive any assistance. sistance. ed in connection with the death. Other dams include Paltoni UA Telecom “The district chief claimed According to Khogyani, the “According to the detainees, dam in Sharana district of Paktika, 0796701701 / 0796702702 sharing the issue with the gover- preliminary list submitted by the the couple had taken an ailing child Aabtak storage dam in Khoshi dis- an’s travel in a rickshaw enraged the third floor of the building and trict of Logar, Zardalo storage dam nor. The governor said assistance district chief to the governor’s to a clinic. The man returned home her husband, who dragged his wife died instantly,” the source re- Exchange Rate would reach us on a priority. house had been sent to the central from the clinic on his motorcycle. in Qarabagh district of Ghazni, by her hair to the rooftop and vealed. Mohammad Farid, a resi- Dahnai Ghorbandak storage dam Weeks on, neither anyone wiped government and assistance from Her wife also arrived later at her threatened her. dent of the area, said the woman off our tears nor listened to our Kabul was expected soon. home in a rickshaw,” the official in Shaikh Ali district of Parwan, Purchase: “The woman, who had two and her husband usually engaged Aab Gazak storage dam in Yakaw- complaints. There is no one to help However, provincial council said. The source added the wom- sons and a daughter, jumped from in verbal clashes. (Pajhwok) us,” he remarked. member Israrullah Murad slammed lang district of Bamyan, Ghodar One US$ = Malik Qaher, another tribal the district chief’s remarks as der- storage dam in Shahristan district elder, accused Daesh insurgents of eliction of duty. He said a district of Daikundi, Aab Shora storage 66.75Afs setting alight more than 1,000 chief must have complete informa- Road encroachments irk Herat City dwellers dam in Aabkamari district of One Pound Sterling= homes. But the government had tion about all villages and their Badghis, Tirpol hydropower and 80.87Afs not yet given the victims any rec- populations. “He should know storage dam in Kohsan district of ompense, he grumbled. how many houses are there in a HERAT CITY : The residents of taking no action. “We are in trou- py any place if the authorities of- Herat, Dehnai Boom storage dam One Euro = He said they victims had been village.” Herat City, the capital of western ble, you can see the entire road is fer us a specific area for installa- in Chaghcharan district of Ghor, 70.05Afs assured of help, but there was no The district chief should have Herat province, have complained blocked,” he said. tion of stalls.” Ahmad Rafi, anoth- and Zara Mardan storage dam in 1000 Pak Rs = sign of such assistance being de- gathered complete information against growing number of stalls Ghafar Saeedi, another dwell- er vendor, said: “We will move our Bala Buluk district of Farah. Azi- livered. “We believe government about the houses burnt in differ- and vendors on footpaths and the er, said: “The jams are created by stalls to everywhere the govern- mi said a number of companies had 611Afs officials have divided the aid among ent villages and then prepared a resulting in inconvenience. illegal parking of vehicles On foot- ment allots to use.” Ghulam Ghous shown interest in conducting ba- Sale: themselves.” list. He believed the district head They asked the municipality paths which often lead to acci- Neikbin, deputy head of the mu- sic studies of dams. He said it was One US$ = Yet another elder from the area, could have collected the required to remove all such encroachments dents.” nicipality, said specific places for set contracts for fundamental stud- Haji Samkani, said they would details through intelligence agents. on roads and footpaths so local Asadullah Noorzai, another vendors and stall owners would be ies would be signed with compa- 66.95 Afs travel to Kabul if the local author- In the past as well, Daesh has residents could move with com- resident, said roads had been arranged in coming six months. nies through bidding in the two One Pound Sterling= ities continued to drag their feet set ablaze hundreds of civilian fort. blocked by vendors and munici- However, the municipality and next days. Construction of all the 81.67Afs on the humanitarian issue. homes in the district, but the vic- Karim Rahmani, a resident of pality officials did not take action police had failed to honour their 21 dams would take seven years, he said, adding the cost of the dams One Euro= A group of elders is ready to tims are still awaiting government Herat City, said half of the road against them. But Faqir Ahmadi, a previous pledges of arranging a 70.65 Afs go to Kabul and stage a protest in assistance for rebuilding their hous- had been occupied by stalls and vendor, said: “no place has been specific place for vendors and stall would be specified after their fun- front of the Presidential Palace and es. (Pajhwok) vendors but the authorities were specified for us. We will not occu- owners in the city. (Pajhwok) damental studies. (Pajhwok) 1000 Pak Rs= 619 SUNDAY . FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Nawaz placates gubernatorial aspirants ISLAMABAD: Premier Nawaz Sharif used his Karachi sojourn to placate some influential groups within the ruling party who had been lobbying for their respective BEIJING: China on Friday said it He has sought permission from er Wang is a prisoner of war, it is contenders for Sindh’s gubernato- was making "joint efforts" with New Delhi and Beijing to allow him inhumane to have isolated the eld- rial office but were disillusioned India to bring home one of its sol- to travel to China to meet his three erly man from his family for such after the appointment of Muham- diers who crossed into the coun- brothers and two sisters. Born in a a long time," the article said. mad Zubair as provincial governor. try over five decades ago and set- farmer family in Shaanxi province, U.S. missile shield goes live, Though Sharif was in Sindh to tled there after being released by he studied surveying and joined infuriates Russia inaugurate the Karachi-Hyderabad Indian authorities, as the state China's People's Liberation Army Indian media has previously motorway, sources say the visit media said his return would en- in 1960. His is a complex case for reported Wang's story but this is had underlying political motives hance bilateral understanding. both the sides as Wang - after be- perhaps the first time Chinese too. “Since there were too many China is aware of the case of ing released in 1969 - settled in media has highlighted it. aspirants for the coveted office Wang Qi, who was detained when Tirodi village, where he married a However, the Op-ed piece did from urban and rural Sindh and only he crossed into India in 1963, For- local and has three children. not mention Wang's marriage to the one had to be picked, it was neces- eign Ministry spokesperson Lu His Indian family is anxious if Indian woman. sary to take them into confidence Kang said. he would return from China. "The Indian authorities should so that no one feels left out,” a "We sympathise with what In New Delhi, External Affairs give their utmost attention to this senior leader of the PML-N told happened to him and will provide Ministry spokesperson Vikas case, by actively communicating The Express Tribune. assistance to him. We believe un- Swarup on Friday said, "We are in with the Chinese Embassy and PM Nawaz inaugurates com- der joint efforts and by respecting touch with Ministry of Home Af- improving administrative efficien- pleted section of Karachi-Hyder- his will, the case will be solved fairs to ascertain the details and cy in processing this case, while abad Motorway properly," he said. how best it could be handled." the Chinese side should cooperate This, insiders say, explains Wang, now 77, was reported- Wang's case has been highlight- to provide the necessary docu- why PML-N’s federal and provin- ly nabbed along India's eastern ed in the Chinese media following ments pertaining to Wang that In- cial lawmakers from Sindh were frontiers in January 1963, weeks a recent BBC television report on dia requires," the article demand- invited to the motorway’s inaugu- after the Sino-India war. He spent him. And, an Op-ed article in Chi- ed. ration ceremony. years in a number of jails before a na's state-run Global Times said "If properly handled and “Some influential lobbies in the court ordered his release in 1969. helping Wang return home would solved, the case will help enhance party believed the governor should He was reportedly taken by po- enhance mutual understanding and mutual understanding of the pub- be from the rural areas of Sindh as lice to Tirodi, a remote village in contribute to warming of ties be- lic of both countries, contributing it would strengthen the party in Madhya Pradesh where he has tween China and India. to further warming bilateral ties," the province,” said one insider. lived ever since. "Although it's unclear wheth- it said. (Times Of Iindia) “However, the central leadership picked an urbanite because it be- lieved the PPP’s political clout in rural Sindh could not be challenged – at least for now.” The decision ruffled quite a few feathers in the ruling party. And Premier Sharif used his brief Karachi visit as a damage-control exercise. So, the question is who else was in the run for the guber- natorial office? Sources say Sena- PETALING JAYA: The Bang- tor Mushahidullah Khan, senior ladesh Government has allowed leader Khawaja Qutubuddin, Syed ISLAMABAD: In a comprehen- ed to discuss the suspension/block- the aid ship for Rohingya to dock sive reply placed before the Su- ing of Computerised National Shafqat Shah Sheerazi, Miftah Is- in the country, says the Foreign mail, SM Muneer, Nehal Hashmi, preme Court on Friday, the Interi- Identity Cards of persons listed Ministry. or Ministry dubbed the damning on Fourth Schedule of the Anti- and Arbab Ghulam Rahim were Wisma Putra on Saturday con- also aspiring for the coveted slot. findings of the Quetta inquiry com- Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997. firmed that the ship was given the mission on terrorism ‘unnecessary, Moreover, the reply empha- Zubair is said to have cordial green light by Bangladesh to dock terms with the security establish- uncalled for and violative of natu- sised, the ATA does not restrain at Teknaf port, the area closest to ral justice’. public functionaries from meeting ment, which the PML-N believes, some 65,000 Rohingya refugees will help smoothen civil-military “These adverse remarks and people on Fourth Schedule if they who had fled from Myanmar since observations are without any evi- seek such meeting for redressal of relations. “Although the role of October last year. governor is ceremonial, accommo- dentiary basis,” regretted the re- their lawful grievances. Thus the The ministry said it received ply submitted by senior counsel minister did not “cavort” with any dating someone who gets along the approval on Friday night fol- well with military authorities is Makhdoom Ali Khan on behalf of such individual, the report ex- lowing a meeting earlier between the ministry. “They not only deny plained. necessary to keep the stakehold- Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Ani- ers on the same page regarding the fundamental rights of those ‘No demands met’ fah Aman and High Commissioner affected but also have an adverse The reply denied that the min- counterterrorism efforts in Kara- of Bangladesh to Malaysia Md chi,” said another PML-N leader. effect on the morale of the per- ister conceded to the demands of Shahidul Islam. sons involved.” the delegation; he rather informed PML-N will roar back to pow- It said the matter was resolved er in 2018: ministers On Jan 19, the court had al- them that the ministry was not as a result of the good relations lowed the ministry to submit its vested with authority to revoke the Apart from political issues, between Malaysia and Bang- source say the current situation in objections to the report on the citizenship of Pakistanis nor was ladesh. "The Government of Ma- Quetta terrorism incidents after it contemplating any action for Karachi and steps taken for resto- laysia expresses its appreciation ration of peace in the metropolis the inquiry commission compris- suspension or blocking of the to the Government of Bangladesh ing Justice Qazi Faez Isa had spe- CNICs of persons on the Fourth were also discussed during the pre- for its willingness to allow the mier’s visit. Corps Commander Lt cifically deplored an Oct 21, 2016 Schedule. Food Flotilla to provide humani- meeting that Interior Minister Thus the court should expunge Gen Shahid Baig Mirza and other tarian aid to the Rohingya refugees senior military officials accompa- Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had had the adverse remarks made by the around Teknaf port," Wisma Pu- with Maulana Mohammad Ahmed inquiry commission in its report, nied Sharif at the motorway inau- tra said in a statement. The Bang- guration. Ludhianvi, who heads three banned the ministry said, adding that war ladesh Government earlier report- organisations — Sipah-i-Sahaba on terrorism was a national war According to a close aide to food. The humanitarian mission, tive between the Putera 1Malay- About 230 volunteers, includ- edly declined to allow the aid ship Pakistan, Millat-i-Islamia and Ahle which required unity among all in- Premier Sharif, the military offi- - the Nautical Aliya - to dock in spearheaded by the Malaysian sia Club, Consultative Council of ing 20 doctors and 10 medics, are cials have been assured that the Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ). The stitutions of the state. Teknaf. The ship, which set off Government was originally slated Islam Organisations (Mapim) and in the entourage making the 20-day meeting in the Punjab House, lo- Referring to the ASWJ rally federal government would contin- to dock in Yangon and proceed to non-governmental organisations voyage to render aid to displaced from Port Klang on Friday, has a cated in Islamabad’s Red Zone, was held at the Hockey Ground in G-6 ue throwing its weight behind the cargo of about 2,200 tonnes of Teknaf. The effort is a joint initia- from 13 participating nations. Rohingya. (thestar) counterterrorism operations that held to hear the latter’s demands. Aabpara on Oct 28, the report ex- have resulted in the detention and Examine: Thank you, Justice plained that granting permission or killing of ‘hardcore’ terrorists and Isa issuing a no-objection certificate to criminals. The reply explained that the hold such rallies at public places Prime Minister’s Adviser BSF sentry commits suicide at Bangladesh border outpost minister was not scheduled to fell within the domain of the ICT Ameer Muqam confirmed securi- meet a delegation of the ASWJ led (Islamabad Capital Territory) ad- by Maulana Ludhianvi, as was al- ministration and not the ministry. ty issues had come up for discus- A jawan of the Indian Border Se- sions during the Karachi visit. leged by the commission. Upon inquiry, the chief com- curity Force (BSF) allegedly com- The minister was scheduled to missioner ICT said that the ASWJ “Karachi is Pakistan’s lifeline and mitted suicide with his own weap- we all want to see a peaceful and meet the delegation of Difa-i-Pa- had neither applied for the NOC on while posted at Kalaichar in kistan Council (DPC), which is not nor had it been granted any, though prosperous Karachi for our eco- Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills dis- nomic wellbeing and we would a proscribed organisation and is an NOC for a rally was issued to leave no stone unturned to achieve trict. rather an umbrella organisation of Maulana Mohammad Tayyab this goal,” he told The Express The deceased, Constable Ka- 35 religious and political parties Haidri, a local religious leader, to Tribune. “You can see the City of mlesh Kumar Gujar, 27, was sta- such as the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam pay homage to the martyrs and Lights has again started blossom- tioned at Praharinagar outside Tura (Sami), Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, express solidarity with the cause ing like the past.” Muqam said with the 26th battalion of BSF. Muslim Conference AJK, of the people of Kashmir and Pal- apart from security issues Premier As quoted in the Hindustan Jamaatud Dawa, Muslim League estine. The chief commissioner Sharif had also discussed the op- Times, BSF officials said that Gu- (Zia), Awami Muslim League, etc. pointed out that Maulana Haidri tions for improving business envi- jar shot himself around 10am with The DPC was founded in Novem- had submitted an affidavit which ronment in Karachi to attract in- his service rifle, after going into ber 2011. According to the reply, said he would comply with all the vestors. “All this depends on im- depression because of family is- the minister was unaware that terms and conditions of the NOC. proved security situation. The sues on Friday. Maulana Ludhianvi would accom- Conferences such as one titled pany Maulana Samiul Haq since Difa-i-Pakistan-wa-Istehkam-i- Karachi-Hyderabad motorway will An official team was sent to prove to be a milestone in boost- he had no prior notice of Maulana Pakistan are held almost every year investigate the incident, while Gu- Ludhianvi’s arrival. Nisar explains in Islamabad since 2010, under ing business activity in Karachi and jar’s body has been taken to Tura Sindh.” (TRIBUNE) meeting with the leader of banned permission of the ICT administra- Civil Hospital for autopsy. outfits The meeting was request- tion. (DAWN) (DHAKATRIBUNE.)

RIYADH: Sri Lanka looks forward said, adding that nearly 38,000 lain products. to further strengthening ties with Saudis visited Sri Lanka last year. “Ever since we established the Kingdom, especially in the The diplomat said his country diplomatic relations with the King- fields of employment, trade, in- is an ideal tourist destination for a dom in July 1974, the two coun- vestment and tourism, the island’s family holiday: “We have plenty tries have maintained excellent re- Ambassador Azmi Thassim told of attractions to offer Saudi tour- lations in social, cultural, political Arab News on the eve of his coun- ists, and we are making every ef- and economic fields,” the ambas- try’s Independence and National fort to attract tourists from this sador said. Day on Saturday. part of the world.” He added that the relationship “Appreciating the long-stand- He added that Saudi families with Saudi Arabia is significant not ing relationship with Saudi Arabia, who had visited Sri Lanka had al- only because it is home to nearly our country wholeheartedly sup- ways opted to repeat their visits 200,000 Sri Lankans, but also be- ports Vision 2030 under the wise because of the island’s natural sce- cause it is a holy land for the Mus- leadership of Custodian of the Two nic beauty and the hospitality of lims who form 10 percent of the Holy Mosques King Salman and its people. island’s population of 24 million. the NTP (National Transformation “Muslim visitors will feel at A large number of Sri Lankan Program) 2020 initiated by Depu- home in the city of Colombo since Muslims regularly travel to the ty Crown Prince Mohammed bin they can see mosques in the vicin- Kingdom for the annual Haj and Salman, second deputy premier ity of every shopping center,” he Umrah pilgrimage. and defense minister,” Thassim said, adding that women in hijab Thassim thanked the Saudi said. The envoy, who met with are a common sight in the capital. leadership for the “special care giv- Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Ban- “A good number of Saudis are cur- en to Muslims from all parts of dar recently, expressed hope for rently visiting Sri Lanka for their the world, including Sri Lanka.” the enhancement of bilateral ties. leisure and honeymoon.” He also thanked Crown Prince “Since the establishment of Thassim said: “Our target is Mohammed bin Naif, deputy pre- diplomatic relations between the to promote trade and investment mier and interior minister, and two countries, trade and tourism with the Kingdom.” Sri Lankan Prince Mohammed for their kind have tremendously increased for exports to Saudi Arabia include tea, cooperation in maintaining rela- the benefit of the people of the garments, fruit and vegetables, cut tions with friendly countries such two friendly countries,” Thassim flowers, leather goods and porce- as Sri Lanka. (ARABNEWS) SUNDAY . FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief EUleaders US says Israeli settlements ink deal 'may not be to stem helpful' The Trump administration said refugee on Thursday that Israel's build- ing of new settlements and ex- pansion of existing ones in the ple," he added. The original state- today," Ferguson said after the rul- flow from occupied territories may not help ment from Spicer called the feder- ing. "No one is above the law -- to achieve peace with Palestin- al court ruling "outrageous," but not even the president." ians, adopting a more measured an updated version removed that Washington Governor Jay In- Libya tone than previous pro-Israel word. A federal judge in Seattle on slee welcomed the decision as a announcements. Friday ordered a temporary, na- "tremendous victory" but warned European Union leaders have In a statement issued two tionwide halt to Trump's ban. that the battle to overturn Trump's agreed on a controversial plan to weeks before Israeli Prime Min- The temporary restraining or- executive order was not over. help stem the flow of African mi- ister Benjamin Netanyahu is due der issued by US District Judge "There is still more to do," he grants from Libya this spring. to visit US President Donald James Robart will remain valid said in a statement. "The fight isn't At a summit in Malta, the Trump, the White House said nationwide pending a full review yet won. But we should feel heart- bloc's leaders on Friday decided to the administration "has not tak- of a complaint by Washington at- ened by today's victory and more give 200m euro ($215m) to Lib- en an official position on settle- torney general Bob Ferguson. resolute than ever that we are fight- ya's fragile government to step up ment activity". Federal judges in several other ing on the right side of history." efforts to stop migrant boats in the "While we don't believe the states have also acted against the Ferguson argued in his com- country's territorial waters. existence of settlements is an ban since it came into effect last plaint that the president's ban vio- Under the plan, the EU will impediment to peace, the con- Friday but Robart's ruling is the lated the constitutional rights of also provide support for the set- struction of new settlements or furthest reaching order so far. immigrants and their families as it ting up of "safe" refugee camps in the expansion of existing settle- It came after Ferguson filed a specifically targets Muslims. Libya and the voluntary repatria- ments beyond their current bor- suit to invalidate key provisions However attorneys represent- tion of refugees willing to return ders may not be helpful in of Trump's executive order which ing the Trump administration ar- to their countries of origin. achieving that goal," the state- bars Syrian refugees indefinitely gued that as president, he had It will also boost training and ment said. Trump has signalled and blocks citizens of Iran, Iraq, broad powers and was within his equipment to Libya's struggling The White House on Friday Muslim-majority nations. federal court order "at the earliest Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and right to issue an order that pro- coastguard and get more involved he could be more accommodat- pledged to fight back after a feder- Press secretary Sean Spicer possible time." "The president's ing toward settlement projects Yemen from entry into the US for tects Americans. Similar legal chal- with neighbouring nations, includ- al judge in Seattle ordered a tem- called Trump's executive action order is intended to protect the 90 days. Refugees from countries lenges against the ban have been ing Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, to than his predecessor, Barack porary nationwide halt to Presi- "lawful and appropriate" and said homeland and he has the constitu- Obama. Al Jazeera's Imran other than Syria are barred from made in several other states, in- contain the flows. dent Donald Trump's controver- the Department of Justice would tional authority and responsibili- entry for 120 days. cluding California, New York and Aid groups, however, accused Khan, reporting from West sial ban on travelers from seven request an emergency stay of the ty to protect the American peo- Jerusalem, said there was "cer- "The constitution prevailed Washington. (ALARABIYA) the EU - whose leaders are under tainly a change of tone" in the popular pressure to be seen to be White House statement. "In the controlling immigration - of aban- last two weeks they have not doning humanitarian values and reacted at all to the 6,000 new misrepresenting conditions in Lib- settlements announced by the ya, where the UN-backed govern- Civilians killed as eastern ment of Fayez Seraj has only a Israelis. And a lot of people, Up to '60,000 particularly right-wing politi- shaky and partial hold on the coun- cians, took that as a green light," try. "Libya is not a safe place and he said. "This is nowhere near blocking people in the country or as strong a statement as com- Ukraine violence flares up visas revoked' returning them to Libya makes a pared to the previous adminis- mockery of the EU's so-called fun- tration under former President human rights situation of civilians damental values of human dignity Barack Obama." Obama routine- in eastern Ukraine where there has and rule of law," said Doctors With- ly criticised settlement construc- been an escalation in fighting along after Trump's out Borders (known by its French tion plans and his administra- the contact line," the UN said. initials, MSF), which works in tion often described settlement The separatists' sudden as- camps there. activity as lacking legitimacy and sault came after a month-long spell Others warned the deal could impeding peace. The White of relative calm and has sharpened result in women and children be- travel ban ing returned to inhumane condi- House statement came as Israel the world's focus on the bloodshed. ratcheted up settlement activi- Negotiators from Ukraine and tions and left vulnerable to rape, ty. On Wednesday, it said it Russia, as well as the rebels, agreed beatings and forced labour, as well would establish a new settlement in the Belarusian capital Minsk on as forcible repatriation to uncer- in the occupied West Bank, the Wednesday to withdraw heavy tain fates in their home countries. first since the late 1990s. weapons from the frontline by "Sending children back to a (Al Jazeera) Sunday. The deal suggests that the country many have described as a Avdiivka violence may soon wane. living hell is not a solution," said 'Aggressive actions' Ukraine and Ester Asin of British charity Save Angola's dos Russia have traded blame over who the Children, in advance of the started the violence and who was approval of the widely trailed new Santos responsible for the deaths. EU strategy. Nikki Haley, the ambassador Yves Pascouau, director of confirms plan to At least nine people, including ci- AFP news agency reporters in of the United States to the United migration and mobility policies at vilians, have been killed in eastern Avdiivka said on Friday the shell- Nations, on Thursday condemned the European Policy Centre, told step down Ukraine as an upsurge in violence ing had died down considerably in Russia's "aggressive actions" in Al Jazeera, that talk of "stemming" between Ukrainian troops and pro- the town itself, and that only spo- Ukraine. But Russian President refugee flows and breaking the busi- Russia rebels has raised fears of a radic echoes of mortar fire could Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmit- ness models of people smugglers Angolan President Jose Eduardo humanitarian disaster. be heard on its outskirts. ry Peskov countered that "with- was futile. dos Santos, Africa's second- The Ukrainian army said Fri- The latest reports from both out question, we dispute (Haley's) "We all know that if we really longest serving leader, has con- day's fatalities included a local sides take the death toll since Sun- position". Peskov said Moscow want to break this business mod- firmed he will not run in this woman and an emergency worker day in the eastern war zone to 34, continues "to coherently explain el, we also need to provide legal year's presidential election, call- in the government-held town of a level not seen since the height of our own position to all members ways to enter the EU, which [do ing an end to 38 years as head Avdiivka, where mortar and rock- the conflict in eastern Ukraine in of the UN Security Council and not exist] today," he said. of state, but he will retain con- et fire were exchanged between the 2014 and 2015. our other partners, including the "There is only one focus [at trol of the powerful ruling par- warring sides. In a statement on Friday, the permanent representative from the the EU level] and that's the securi- ty. Dos Santos, aged 74, said in Five soldiers were killed in oth- UN warned that both government United States". The US also said ty-oriented dimension; the idea March last year he would not er parts of eastern Ukraine where forces and armed groups must take it would not lift sanctions against that we're going to stop arrivals run in elections due in August a pro-Russia unrest has raged since "all feasible measures to protect Russia, as many in Kiev feared it from Turkey first and then from 2017, but opponents remained April 2014. The rebels said that the civilian population in the areas would do under US President Libya." The chaos in Libya has suspicious given he had reneged shelling by the Ukrainian army also under their control". Donald Trump, until the Kremlin thwarted any hope of a quick fix on similar pledges during in the killed two civilians in the separat- "We are seriously concerned returned the annexed Crimean pen- in the way that a controversial EU past. The ruling People's Move- ists' de facto capital of Donetsk. about the dire humanitarian and insula to Ukraine. (Al Jazeera) deal with Turkey a year ago led to ment for the Liberation of An- Up to 60,000 travellers to the treatment. a virtual halt to a migrant route to gola (MPLA) approved 62- United States had their visas re- Trump said the move is need- Germany via Greece along which year-old Defence Minister Joao voked after President Donald ed to tighten US security against a million asylum seekers travelled Lourenco as its presidential can- Trump ordered a ban on visitors foreign "terror" threats, citing the in 2015. The agreement on Friday didate at a meeting on Decem- from seven Muslim-majority coun- September 11, 2001 attacks, de- came a day after Seraj signed a deal ber 2, dos Santos said in a tele- US sends Navy tries, according to the State De- spite the hijackers having no links with Italy, which offered 200 mil- vised speech on Friday. partment. to the named countries. lion euros ($215 million) of its own. Dos Santos will remain The admission on Friday In the days after the move, Rome fears new arrivals this president of the MPLA, retain- came hours after US media reports dozens of visitors with valid visas spring, following a record influx of ing sweeping powers that in- quoted a government lawyer as and many with "green card" resi- 181,000 migrants last year, would destroyer to Yemen saying that about 100,000 travel dency permits were detained on put pressure on services and risk a clude choosing parliamentary candidates and appointing top visas had been cancelled following arrival at airports and many were popular backlash - especially since posts in the army and police. Trump's move. sent back. its EU neighbours are no longer Al Jazeera's Tania Page, re- A week ago, Trump issued an The White House has said 109 letting most migrants travel north porting from Johannesburg, executive order halting arrivals for people were held for questioning out of Italy. South Africa, said dos Santos at least 90 days for the citizens of upon arrival under Trump's exec- Many EU governments are will remain as an influential fig- Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, utive order. US media have cited sceptical that the latest measures ure. (Al Jazeera) Syria and Yemen. homeland security officials as say- can have much effect on migration. All refugee arrivals from ing many hundreds were denied One senior diplomat called it a around the world were also halted, boarding to the US as the ban was "long shot". Several said the decla- in this case for 120 days. rolled out. ration was intended partly to ap- Trump aide "Fewer than 60,000 individu- Meanwhile, four US states - pease Italian demands that the EU als' visas were provisionally re- Massachusetts, New York, Virginia be seen to be acting. In the longer mocked after voked to comply with the Execu- and Washington - were in court on run, analysts say European lead- tive Order," Will Cocks, spokes- Friday mounting challenges to ers are placing hopes in using their 'Bowling Green man for the department's bureau Trump's ban, with the challengers aid muscle in Africa to reduce in- of consular affairs, said on Friday. contending the move was uncon- centives for people to leave, while massacre' lie "We recognise that those indi- stitutional. giving African governments rea- Kellyanne Conway, a key ad- viduals are temporarily inconve- The states' arguments focused sons to take back citizens who fail viser to US President Donald nienced while we conduct our re- on the ban's alleged targeting of to win asylum in Europe. Deport- Trump, has come under fire af- view under the Executive Order," people based on religion, which ing more of those who reach Italy ter defending an order barring he said. During the 90-day ban pe- would violate the Establishment is part of a wider plan to send sig- entry to citizens of seven Mus- riod, the US administration will Clause of the US Constitution nals to Africans not to risk the Sa- lim-majority countries by blam- review visa procedures with a view prohibiting the government from hara and Mediterranean in the vain ing two Iraqi refugees for a to introducing what Trump has favouring one religion over anoth- hope of a better life. At Agadez in "massacre" that never hap- called "extreme vetting" to weed er. The White House has contend- Niger, numbers gathering to cross pened. Conway told the US The United States has placed a Washington and Tehran. The USS condition of anonymity. Earlier out suspected "extremists". ed the moves were necessary for the Sahara have plunged in recent news channel MSNBC on Navy destroyer off the coast of Cole arrived in the vicinity of the this week the armed Houthi move- US officials have denied the ban national security, and Department months, which some EU officials Thursday night that the media Yemen to protect waterways from Bab al-Mandab Strait off south- ment attacked a Saudi warship off amounts to an anti-Muslim mea- of Justice lawyers on Friday said think may indicate that strategy had failed to cover the "Bowl- Houthi militia aligned with Iran, western Yemen where it will carry the western coast of Yemen, caus- sure, despite the order saying "re- religion had not been a factor in of deterrence is working. Howev- ing Green Massacre", which she two US officials said on Friday, out patrols including escorting ves- ing an explosion that killed two ligious minorities" in the mainly the selection of the seven coun- er, human smugglers may just have claimed was the reason that amid heightened tension between sels, the officials said, speaking on crew members. (BBC) Muslim countries will get priority tries. (Al Jazeera) altered routes. (CNN) former President Barack Obama's administration stopped accepting refugees for six months in 2011. "I bet it's Romanians ramp up protests against corruption decree brand new information to peo- ple that President Obama had a Tens of thousands of people across A separate bill, to go before challenge and that his office had the Social Democratic government. agency, said: "Indirectly, the en- But cracks in cabinet unity six-month ban on the Iraqi refu- Romania have rallied for a fourth parliament, would free some 2,500 its own case before the Court of "The Social Democrats are de- tire Romanian people will suffer emerged with the resignation on gee programme after two Iraqis day, protesting against what they prisoners on short sentences. Appeals. termined to ignore this huge pro- ... The damages from these cases Thursday of a minister and a call came here to this country, were deem an alarming retreat in the The government insists it is Biggest protests in decades test. It's turning from a protest over the past three years is over from a vice-president of the ruling radicalised and they were the country's fight against corruption. bringing legislation into line with The street protests have been against these amendments, to a $1bn. It's worth mentioning that party for the measure to be with- masterminds behind the Bowl- The marches on Friday came the constitution and that it wants on a scale not seen since the fall of protest against the government it- this money will never be recov- drawn. Protesters said they would ing Green massacre. It didn't get as the political crisis over a con- to reduce overcrowding in prisons. communist leader Nicolae Ceaus- self, and demands for the govern- ered if these amendments pass." return every day until February covered," Conway, who served troversial decree showed no sign Ombudsman Victor Ciorbea's escu in 1989. ment to resign." The government has rejected 10, when the contentious decree - as a manager for Trump's pres- of easing. move echoed a plea from the gen- On Friday, some 180,000 peo- The decree potentially scuttles calls to rescind the decree. issued by the government late idential campaign and is current- Earlier, Romania's ombudsman eral prosecutor and added to chal- ple marched across the country, an ongoing trial of the governing On Thursday, after a meeting Tuesday - is due to enter into force. ly a White House counsellor, went to the Constitutional Court lenges to the top court by centre- with the majority in the capital, Social Democrat party chief and in Bucharest of his ruling Social A major demonstration in Bu- said in the interview. Obama's to challenge the decree that decrim- right President Klaus Iohannis and Bucharest. benefits dozens of other public Democrats, Prime Minister Sorin charest was planned for Saturday temporary ban came after two inalises abuse of power offences the council of magistrates. Al Jazeera's David Chater, re- officials. Grindeanu said: "We took a deci- afternoon, with protesters expect- Iraqi refugees living in Bowling in which the sums do not exceed General Prosecutor Augustin porting from Bucharest, said: "It's Laura Codruta Kovesi at sion in the government and we are ed to march to the parliament. Green, Kentucky. (BBC) 200,000 lei ($48,000). Lazar said he welcomed the court becoming a fight for survival for DNA, a corruption prosecuting going to press ahead." (Al Jazeera) SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES By Afrasiab Khattak very viable foundation for further things. One, FATA must have There is lot of room for improve- Editor: Mansoor Faizy integration. The six frontier Re- proper representation in National ment in the implementation mech- mysterious flurry of so- gions are for all practical purposes Assembly and Khyber Pakh- anism of the reform package. Pres- Phone No: +93-797070563 called jirgas (a traditional the sub divisions of the adjacent tunkhwa Assembly on the basis ently the process of reform is han- E-mail: [email protected] Apeople’s assembly of trib- districts. Four, massive migration of a fresh and real census. The dled by departments/institutions al areas) has been witnessed dur- of the population from FATA into present figure of 4.5 or 4.8 million with strong interest in the status ing the last few weeks. The agen- Pakhtunkhwa has been taking is bogus and is concocted by the quo. For example the Ministry of Email: [email protected] da of these activities seems to cre- place over the years. Their absorp- bureaucracy. The figures coming SAFRON, which has key role will ate confusion at a time when Pa- tion in the adjacent districts of the from the IDP camps have exposed in implementation of reforms, will www.afghanistantimes.af shtuns living in Federally Admin- province is a success story with- the falsehood of this figure. The finish the day FATA is merged be- istered Tribal Area (FATA) appear out precedent in Pakistan. The actual figure is expected to be be- cause that’s its only domain. Why Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi to be at the verge of taking steps population of most of the urban tween 12 and 15 million. Correct should we expect it to vigorously out of the colonial system of gov- centers in the nearby districts has population figure on the basis of work for dissolving itself? Similar Advisory editorial board ernance. The aforementioned re- dramatically increased due to the real census is also important for is the case with FATA Secretariat forms are expected to take place aforementioned migration without FATA’s genuine share in the Na- and the Governor House. But the Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, on the basis of a report furnished any complication in demographic tional Finance Commission Award. biggest omission is the non-inclu- by the FATA Reforms Commit- cohesion. This is the most remark- Two, a certain percentage of the sion of Pakhtunkhwa government Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir tee, which was appointed by the able testament to ethnic and cul- developmental funds of the prov- in the merger so far. This is flab- Federal Government in 2015. The tural homogeneity of the people ince should be fixed for FATA for bergasting. The Federal Govern- Graphic-Designer: Committee visited all the tribal of two regions. At the peak of the two decades so that it can catch ment needs to immediately create agencies and held large meetings to IDP phenomena from FATA many up in socio-economic development a task force consisting of repre- Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi ascertain the opinion of the peo- experts believed that majority of with the rest of the country. Three, sentatives of the Federal Govern- ple and prepared their recommen- FATA population is residing in a certain percentage of cabinet ment, FATA and Khyber Pakh- Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: dations on the basis of their find- Pakhtunkhwa. These immigrants berths should be allocated for elect- tunkhwa to work together on the Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0778894038, 0782344728 ings. The strong vested interest and settlers constitute a strong ed members of the provincial as- implementation of reforms. Time representing the fiefdom like colo- demographic bridge for the future sembly from FATA at least for a is of the essence. Inclusion of FA- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan nial rule and vast black economy integration of the two regions. Five, decade so that the people of the TA’s people in the elections for was expected to put up fierce re- there is a precedent of FATA’s politically backward area are able the Provincial Assembly in 2018 Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 sistance against reforms, but what merger into another province. In to take part in decision making. requires urgent preparations. Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press came as a surprise was the deci- 1955 when Punjabi ruling elites sion by two political groups to lend forced the merger of the provinc- their shoulder to the forces of sta- es, regions and princely states in tus quo for paving the ground to the western part of the country The constitution says delay the change. Interestingly for countering the population both the political groups oppos- weightage of the former East Paki- Article 75: ing the proposed merger of tribal stan by creating the so called One Article Seventy-Five: The Government shall have the following duties: 1. Execute the provisions of this area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Unit or West Pakistan with its cap- Constitution, other laws, as well as the final decisions of the courts; 2. Preserve the independence, defend part of reform package are allied ital in Lahore, FATA was also the territorial integrity and safeguard the interests and prestige of Afghanistan in the international commu- with the ruling PML-N, one in the merged in it. Six, the bureaucracy nity; 3. Maintain public law and order and eliminate every kind of administrative corruption; 4. Prepare the provincial government of of Pakhtunkhwa already operates budget, regulate financial conditions of the state as well as protect public wealth; 5. Devise and implement Balochistan and the other in the in FATA through FATA director- social, cultural, economic and technological development programs; 6. Report to the National Assembly, Federal Government. They didn’t ates so the merger is expected to at the end of the fiscal year, about the tasks achieved as well as important programs for the new fiscal year; see any problem with the compo- take place smoothly as there will 7. Perform other duties that, in accordance with this Constitution and other laws, fall within the Govern- sition of the Reform Committee be no need for creating new bu- ment responsibilities. when it was being formed by their reaucracies. Hence, no war for turf. senior partner, or when for the last But to ensure a fair deal to the peo- year and a half it was working on ple of FATA and also to ensure the reform package. The excellen- their mainstreaming the Joint Ses- cies have suddenly discovered the sion of Parliament needs to ap- unrepresentative nature of the prove a package consisting of three Committee when the recommen- dations have been finalised and the process of implementation has started. To subvert the reform pro- cess or at least to delay it seems to Trump’s wall would also be be the real objective of the recent political manoeuvring. But it’s a matter of satisfaction that majori- terrible for the environment ty of political parties wholeheart- By Laura Goldman to allegedly blocking people from fences that have already been edly support the reform process entering the US, a concrete wall built." Those 670 miles of fences ow it is time to be optimistic that peace is no more a and integration of FATA in Pakh- along the border with Mexico and barriers along Mexico's border distant dream for Afghans. Though, chances of direct talks tunkhwa. There have been popu- uring his first week in of would obstruct important wildlife with California, Arizona, New lar marches and demonstrations in fice, Donald Trump, as migration routes for jaguars, oce- Mexico and Texas were erected with the militants are very slim due to the influence of every political agency and the fron- Dwe're all aware, wasted no lots, mountain lions, deer and oth- after the passage of the Secure tier region in favor of merger, un- time in acting on several of the egre- er animals. Of these animals, the Fence Act of 2006. In Texas, the regional players, but nothing is impossible when there is a strong like the two so-called Jirgas held gious promises he made during his wall would be the most harmful to wall blocks both people and ani- will in both sides. It is the fact that this prolonged war has been outside FATA. It’s not surprising presidential campaign. Among the highly endangered jaguars, accord- mals from accessing the Rio because FATA Political Alliance, a executive orders he signed was one ing to the Center for Biological Di- Grande River, "an iconic and vital feeding on the blood of our people. Afghans are fed up with war conglomerate of major political to build a 1,300-mile-long concrete versity. If the small population re- water source for communities and parties has been working on the wall -- and as high as 55 feet -- maining in northern Mexico be- wildlife alike," according to the and want to take a breath in serenity. reform program since 2011. The between the borders of the United comes blocked off, the US popu- Defenders of Wildlife. "At the bor- If you go through history, Afghanistan remained neutral in al- case for the merger of FATA with States and Mexico. There are many lation will never be reestablished. der wall, people have found large Pakhtunkhwa not only represents reasons why this wall is a terrible "We already know that walls don't mammals confounded and not most all aspects, and it is because Afghans do not hold the inten- the aspirations of the local people idea. As Care2 writer Cody Fen- stop people from crossing the bor- knowing what to do," Jesse Lasky, but is also based on the following wick pointed out back in August der, but Trump's plan would end an assistant professor of biology tion of harming others, reciprocally don’t accept harms from oth- very concrete historical and socio- of 2015, the wall is an insult to any chance of recovery for endan- at Penn State University, told the political factors. One, FATA was Mexico, an important trading part- gered jaguars, ocelots, and wolves Washington Post. In addition to the ers. Despite, some neighbors that made significant efforts to cre- carved out in the late 19th century ner with the US There is little ev- in the border region," said Kierán possible extinction of some spe- ate huge obstacle against peace talks, but nothing stopped Af- by the British to create an addi- idence that a wall will actually pre- Suckling, the Center's executive cies, the production of cement tional buffer behind the buffer state vent people from entering the Unit- director. The border region, Suck- used to build Trump's wall would ghanistan to have peace deals with the second largest terrorist of Afghanistan. The proposed ed States. Furthermore, it would ling explained, "is the only place be a major source of greenhouse merger of the area with Khyber be very expensive to build – an in the world where jaguars and gas emissions. Many of the exist- group in the country. The good news is that the name of Hezb-e- Pakhtunkhwa will do away with estimated $40 billion, according to black bears live side by side. It's ing walls were built "without doz- Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has been the imperial policy of divide and M.I.T. researchers. Of course, back this diversity that makes us strong ens of environmental protections," rule. There is nothing sacred about then Trump promised that Mexi- -- not some wasteful, immoral according to Millis. It's highly un- removed from the sanctions list of the United Nations Security the colonial policy of atomising co would pay for the construction wall." "Disruptive, Artificial likely that Trump's wall will un- their subjects. Two, all the major of this "great, great wall," but we Boundary" Jamie Rappoport dergo any environmental review Council (UNSC). mountainous passes in FATA open know now -- and could have Clark, president and CEO of De- process. In a controversial 2008 The security council committee said “pursuant to resolutions on the province of Khyber Pakh- guessed then – there's no way fenders of Wildlife, similarly called announcement, the Department of tunkhwa shaping an integrated that's going to happen. Trump's the wall "a disruptive, artificial Homeland Security said it would 1267 and 2253 concerning Daesh , al-Qaeda and associated in- communication system. People recent proposal of a 20-percent boundary in the natural world" in waive environmental reviews for going from one part of FATA to tariff on Mexican imports would a Jan. 25 statement. Dan Millis, a the fences built along the border. dividuals, groups, undertakings and enteritis,” it has removed the another enter Pakhtunkhwa prov- raise the prices of everything from program manager with the Sierra Protesting the Wall ince for the purpose. Three, dur- the food we eat to the cars we drive. Club's Borderlands project, also In November 2016, leaders of name of Hekmatyar from the Daesh and al-Qaeda sanctions list. ing the last almost a century and a The irony, as William Gale, co-di- opposes the wall. the Tohono O'odham Nation, “The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in para- half of its existence, every FATA rector of the Tax Policy Center, "In terms of climate adaptation, whose reservation sits on the US- political agency has socio-eco- told USA TODAY, is that "con- building a border wall is an act of Mexico border, said they would graph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) no longer nomically and culturally integrat- sumers will be paying for the wall, self-sabotage," Millis told E&E refuse to allow the wall to be built ed with the adjacent district of the not Mexican producers.'' News. on their land, which is the size of apply to the name set out below,” reads the UN notice on Hek- province in a very fundamental Now that this terrible idea could "And the reason I say that is we're Connecticut. Among their reasons matyar. The removal has come as recently the Afghan govern- way, while a similar integration actually become a reality, scientists already seeing wildlife migrations was that the wall would be devas- hasn’t taken place among political and conservationists have also blocked with the current walls and tating for wildlife. (Truthout) ment sent a letter to the UNSC to remove Hezb-e-Islmai from the agencies. The farmer can become a voiced their concerns. In addition sanctions list. Lately, Hezb-e-Islmai party said that its leader is currently on the battlefields in Afghanistan, but is expected to come to Kabul soon. With no doubt, security situation would be improved by arrival of the HIA. The party also committed to accept the Con- stitution of the country and renounce anti-state activities. The part also pledged to cut ties with other terrorist outfits. Since the Afghan government proved it is honesty in peace process with HIA and played key role in removing sanctions, the Taliban and other insurgent groups should also follow the suit as none can win war by war. The Taliban insurgents should come up to the fore and prove it is sincerity in peace talks with the government. Still peace door is open, because war puts negative impacts on everyone and snatches opportunities from people. Reaching peace is a big dream for Afghans and it become true while terrorist outfits shun violence. War is inflicting causalities while peace negotiation considers a win-win situation for both sides. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. 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By Belkis Wille me that when the 100 families from her area of Mosul escaped he 16-year-old boy had been from the ISIL-controlled territory following us as we made our and reached an area under KRG Tway through Nargizlia. It is military control, the women, girls the most recent addition to the and young boys were separated camps housing the 135,000 peo- from the men and boys aged 15 ple who have fled the fighting as and above in their family, and all the Iraqi government tries to re- of them were held in a school, in take Mosul, its second-largest city, different rooms. from the Islamic State of Iraq and When buses arrived to take the Levant (ISIL, known as ISIS) them all to the camp, this wom- group. an's husband and son were miss- Ghazi, who had been hiding ing. She asked security forces at behind tents each time we stopped the "reception centre" and later at to speak with someone, finally the camp about their fate, but she approached. He quietly told me he said they refused to answer her. was living in a tent with a group of Now she is sitting in her tent, unaccompanied men and boys he unable to leave the camp and with- didn't know. He looked at me, so out even a phone to call any full of fear at his surroundings, and friends, family, or international or- asked if there was anything I could ganisations for help in locating her do to help him join his family, who loved ones. had been sent to a different camp. Another prison I took him to the manager's Aid workers told me that they office and found a staff member have made some, very minor, who said he would take Ghazi in progress around advocating for to see the manager. We had to leave, freedom of movement of displaced it was late in the day, but it abso- people or to reunite them with lutely broke my heart to leave this their families, as a result of the boy, with no guarantee that he demands on them to provide other would be able to join his family. urgent services for the people in The people in these camps these camps. But it has not been were terrorised by ISIL and have their priority. had to leave their lives behind. One worker said to me can- Some were separated from family didly, when they speak to camp members in the chaos in 2014, residents, free movement is not when ISIL took over the region. their main complaint. Some were separated from But when I ask residents about family members by accident as their human rights concerns, the they fled recently, and others were feeling that they are being held in separated from the men and older open air prisons and the impact boys in their family for security this has on their ability to commu- checks, to make certain they aren't nicate with their families is one of ISIL fighters. the first things they regularly raise. No freedom of movement One man at Nargizlia begged But none of the camps hous- for my help to leave the camp, to ing Mosul's displaced allow for meet a 2-year-old daughter he never free movement, a fundamental met who is now in Kirkuk, a major right, and only one is allowing fam- city 160km away, and to mourn ily reunification at the moment, as the death of his mother with his far as I know. siblings, who escaped Mosul be- At least two camps prohibit fore ISIL took control. He told me, visitors and ban mobile phones, "We escaped from prison, just to ostensibly for security reasons. be put in another prison," and Ghazi's was confiscated as he ar- shook his head as he walked away. rived at the camp's euphemistical- (Aljazeera) ly named "reception centre", or screening facility. This makes the displaced significantly more vul- nerable - those whose loved ones were detained for alleged affiliation with ISIL have no way of reaching out to contacts to help locate them. Since the first days of the Mosul operation in October, hus- bands and sons in the four Kurdi- sh Regional Government-con- trolled (KRG) camps I have visit- By Spencer Sunshine Americans. (In the rare year that sovereign citizens. the CVE program happens, Isla- and talking points from anti-Mus- used against the Muslim commu- ed have come to me asking for help they don't come in first, they come Ignoring far-right movements mophobes will be let off the hook lim extremists and that his chief nity, and one group led by Leba- to rejoin their families. They hap- he Trump administration's in second.) But, for many years seems to be a longstanding federal in both real and symbolic ways. strategist is a champion of the white nese-Americans even turned down pened to leave the city on a differ- reported new plan to change now, the federal government has strategy. A 2009 DHS report While the federal government in- nationalist movement, that this is a grant. Still, if this change to the ent bus from their families, either a federal program which refused to focus resources on vio- warned of a potential far-right re- creasingly portrays Muslims as a politically motivated decision." program does happen, it will sig- because they were held back in T combats violent "extremism" into lent far-right groups. Instead, ef- surgence, especially if the move- perpetrators of violence, Muslims Local police departments may also nal that the Trump administration screening, or because they left a project focused exclusively on forts have been poured into sur- ment successfully recruited dis- themselves are being widely tar- have qualms with this change. A may be heading toward a realiza- Mosul at a different time. "radical Islam" looks like another veilling the Muslim community at gruntled returning veterans. After geted by violent attacks. The FBI 2015 poll, funded by the Justice tion of the Islamophobic threats it Ghazi's parents fled Mosul in step toward demonizing Muslims large -- even going so far as to en- a Republican outcry, the DHS team reported that in 2015 hate crimes Department, showed that state made on the campaign trail. In two a wave of escapees, while he -- while adding to concerns that trap Muslims in order to arrest that produced this report was shut against Muslims had spiked by 67 and local law enforcement thought weeks, President Trump has al- stayed behind to check on an ail- the administration will actively them. The FBI also spent years down, briefings were cancelled and percent -- and that was before "anti-government extremism" was ready engaged in an unprecedent- ing uncle. They called him as they empower open white supremacist fixating on eco-saboteurs and ani- other reports were withheld from Trump came to power. A Texas almost twice the threat (74 per- ed abuse of executive power, and reached the Iraqi security forces groups. Reuters reports that mul- mal liberation activists, even release. Three years later, Nazi mosque was burned down just cent vs 39 percent) to their agen- is attempting to turn the federal checkpoint to say they were being tiple inside sources say the De- though they had not killed any- skinhead -- and veteran -- Michael hours after Trump's Muslim ban cies as Islamist terrorism. It's im- bureaucracies into a cadre of syco- sent to the Qaymawa camp. He partment of Homeland Security's one. The far right, however, has Wade Page killed six people at a was signed. A redirection of prior- portant to avoid valorizing the phants. then fled Mosul alone. (DHS) Countering Violent Extrem- gotten a relative pass. This is de- Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis- ities away from countering the CVE program itself: Even before If this change in CVE occurs, When he reached the security ism (CVE) grant program will be spite white supremacists having consin. white supremacist movement is the Trump administration's an- the Trump administration will checkpoint, he asked the soldiers being renamed either "Countering committed mass shootings in Even though Islamic funda- seen as a significant mistake by nouncement, the program was demonstrate that it is not just us- to send him to join his family. But Islamic Extremism" or "Counter- Charleston, South Carolina and mentalist violence is also a threat, those who monitor the US far right. controversial. Although it includ- ing approaches borrowed from they ignored him and sent him with ing Radical Islamic Extremism." Oak Creek, Wisconsin; armed con- "over time ... violence by terror- Regarding the rumored CVE ed efforts to combat white suprem- white supremacists, but is also hundreds of other displaced fami- Almost every year, the white flicts with patriot movement para- ists in the US is by the predomi- change, the Southern Poverty Law acist violence, many pointed out willing to sit idly by as white su- lies to Nargizlia. supremacist movement is the po- militaries in rural Nevada and Ore- nately white right-wing" says Chip Center's Heidi Beirich said, "We that the emphasis was still on tar- premacist terrorists inflict violence One woman in Nargizlia told litical movement that kills the most gon; and multiple police killings by Berlet, co-author of Right-Wing can only surmise, given that geting Muslims. Some saw it as a on other Americans. Populism in America. He warns Trump has repeatedly taken cues potential surveillance tool being (Truthout) that "to simply focus on one will lead to a very bad outcome," and that the change in priorities is a LETTER TO THE EDITOR gift from President Trump to the gun lobby, the Christian right and Islamophobes. Although it is not clear exactly what impact ending the CVE program will have, it may weaken efforts to prevent white supremacist violence before it starts. The best-known CVE pro- gram grant that specifically Polio is an endemic disease that cases paralyze. Afghanistan is among those countries counters the white supremacist who still suffering from polio. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), 28 movement and may be on the cut- cases of polio in 2014 and 20 cases in 2015,and 13 cases were recorded in 2016. It ting board is Life After Hate. Run by former leaders in the Nazi skin- means that Afghanistan is moving toward full eradication of polio. head movement, it does the vital The MoPH, recently kicked off polio vaccination campaign with the technical and work of helping people to leave financial support of World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund to these movements. (Other grants achieve the goal of polio-free Afghanistan in year 2017. are slated to go to local police de- Around 5.6 million children wouldvaccinated against polio. The two drops of polio is partments, city agencies and Mus- lim organizations.) The first CVE key to every children, because it prevents crippling. grant round of $10 million was only It is the need of the hour that all people should come up to the fore and support polio announced a week before Presi- drive. dent Trump's inauguration. The If you don’t want to see you dearest and nearest one from being paralyze, two drops money hasn't actually been doled out yet, and DHS Secretary John of polio vaccine is a must. Negligence is irreversible in this regard. All children under five Kelly is currently reviewing the must be vaccinated. awards. Despite some loose inter- Mudasir Ahmad, Kabul, Afghanistan pretations in the media, changing the CVE grants will not stop fed- eral agencies, such as the FBI, from Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must monitoring white supremacist have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: groups. According to the DHS [email protected] website, the CVE program: pro- vides funding for activities that enhance the resilience of commu- nities being targeted by violent ex- tremists, provide alternatives to Disclaimer: individuals who have started down a road to violent extremism, and Two mourners comfort one another outside the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec, The views and opinions expressed in the articles are create or amplify alternative mes- sages to terrorist/violent extremist where a gunman killed six and wounded eight more earlier this week, in Quebec those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or recruitment and radicalization ef- City, January 31, 2017. The deadly shootings have raised questions over whether opinions of the Afghanistan Times. forts. law enforcement officials and media outlets like the New York Times play down the Nevertheless, if the change to threat of far-right nationalist groups. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Anti-Trump rallies spread across Australia to demand change of asylum seeker policies

Similar protests were held in Canberra, Newcastle and Hobart, Beijing reacts to defence secretary James Mattis saying that the US would defend while hundreds attended an anti- Japan in a conflict with China over disputed Senkaku islands Trump rally in Melbourne on Fri- day. China has accused the US of put- Under the “dumb deal”, the ting the stability of the Asia-Pa- United States would take up to cific at risk after Donald Trump’s 1,250 asylum seekers held on Nau- defence secretary said Washington ru and Manus. would come to Japan’s defence in In return, Australia would take the event of a conflict with Beijing refugees from El Salvador, Guate- over the disputed Senkaku islands. mala and Honduras. James Mattis, on a two-day Trump has begrudgingly said visit to Japan, said the islands, he planned to stand by the deal, which are controlled by Japan but but a source said on Friday US also claimed by China, fell within immigration officials have post- the scope of the Japan-US securi- poned interviews with asylum ty treaty, under which Washing- seekers on Nauru. ton is obliged to defend all areas In Sydney, protesters carried under Japanese administrative placards that said “Refugee tor- control. Mattis also made clear that ture, Australia’s shame” and “No the US opposed any unilateral ac- walls, no camps, no bans”. tion that risked undermining Ja- “Australia should not be try- pan’s control of the Senkakus, a ing to palm off people the govern- group of uninhabited islets that are ment considers problems to the surrounded by rich fishing grounds USA. and potentially large natural gas would be met with an “effective and the United States deeply ap- We have the solution here,” deposits. “I want to make certain an overwhelming response”. “The preciates Japan’s contributions,” protester Beverley Fine, 62, said. that Article 5 of our mutual de- United States stands by its com- he said. “But make no mistake: in Trump’s executive order last fence treaty is understood to be as mitments, and we stand with our my meeting with Japanese lead- week suspended the US refugee real to us today as it was a year allies, the South Korean people,” ers, both our nations recognize that programme for 120 days and ago, five years ago – and as it will Mattis said in Seoul. The decision we must not be found complacent stopped visits by travellers from be a year, and 10 years, from now,” to make Japan and South Korea in the face of the challenges we seven Muslim-majority countries Mattis, a retired marine general Mattis’s first overseas destination face.” On Friday, Mattis said the Thousands of protesters rallied US ties with Australia became About 1,000 people gathered Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, who has served in South Korea and as defence secretary is seen as an US had an “ironclad” commitment across Australia on Saturday con- strained on Thursday after details in Sydney to protest against Syria, and Yemen for 90 days. A Japan, told Japan’s prime minis- attempt to calm local nerves: last to defending its allies in Asia, and demning US President Donald about an acrimonious phone call Trump’s executive order on immi- US federal judge on Friday put a ter, Shinzo Abe, on Friday evening. year Trump suggested that the US warned North Korea that any at- Trump’s order temporarily barring between Trump and Australian gration and to call on Australia to nationwide block on Trump’s ex- On Saturday, China’s foreign could significantly roll back its tempt to use nuclear weapons refugees and nationals from seven Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull close its offshore processing cen- ecutive order, although his admin- ministry called on the US to stop military presence in the region, would invite a severe response. countries and demanding an end to emerged and Trump said a deal tres on the tiny Pacific Island of istration could still have the poli- issuing “wrong remarks” about the despite growing concern over Chi- “Any attack on the United States, Australia’s offshore detention of between the two nations on refu- Nauru and Manus Island in Papua cy put back into effect on appeal. Senkakus, which are located in the nese island building in the South or our allies, will be defeated, and asylum seekers. gee resettlement was “dumb”. New Guinea. (SCMP) East China Sea and known as the China Sea and North Korea’s nu- any use of nuclear weapons would Diaoyu in China. The ministry clear and ballistic missile pro- be met with a response that would said in a statement that the US grammes. In contrast to the rheto- be effective and overwhelming,” he should avoid complicating the is- ric used by other senior figures in said in Seoul. In addition to fric- sue and “bringing instability to the the Trump administration, Mattis tion over the Senkakus and the Local artist Tan Swie regional situation”. Mattis’s vow said he saw “no need” for US mil- South China Sea, Beijing has criti- that the US would defend the Sen- itary action in the South China Sea, cised an agreement to deploy a US kakus came at the end of a four- but reiterated that freedom of nav- missile defence system, known as Hian to set up $10m day visit to South Korea and Ja- igation in the strategically and com- terminal high-altitude area defence pan, during which he has sought mercially important waterway (Thaad) in South Korea later this to reassure the US allies of the was “absolute”. His measured lan- year. China says the system could global artist award Trump administration’s commit- guage also contrasted with that of upset the balance of power in the ment to their security. Trump, who criticised Japan and region, despite US claims that its “I want there to be no misun- South Korea’s commitment to their sole purpose is to counter the mis- derstanding during the transition alliances with the US during his sile threat from North Korea. Russia extends presence in Washington that we stand firm- run for the White House, and hint- “We have resolute opposition ly, 100% shoulder-to-shoulder ed at a possible military withdraw- to the deployment of Thaad to in Kyrgyzstan until 2032 with you and the Japanese peo- al unless they paid more towards South Korea by the US and (South ple,” he said. On Saturday, he told the cost of hosting American Korea),” Chinese foreign ministry A formal agreement extending the the defence ministers of the two Japan’s defence minister, Tomomi troops. The US has 28,500 troops spokesman Lu Kang said in a state- operation of Russian military fa- countries in September 2012 when Inada, that their countries’ alliance in South Korean and 47,000 in Ja- ment. cilities on Kyrgyz territory for 15 Russian president Vladimir Putin was the “cornerstone” of regional pan, mostly on the southern is- “Such actions … will jeopar- years took effect on 29 January. It met his counterpart in the Kyrgyz stability. land of Okinawa, where Mattis dise security and the strategic in- combines four Russian installa- capital. It provided for Russian Earlier in the week, Mattis is- served as a young marine officer in terests of regional countries, includ- tions into a single base under a joint access to facilities in Kyrgyzstan sued similar reassurance to South the early 1970s. “Japan has made ing China, and undermine the stra- command and into one legal entity for 15 years. Beyond that time, it Korea and warned North Korea noteworthy contributions to re- tegic balance in the region.” for interaction with the host gov- will continue in five-year incre- that any use of nuclear weapons gional security and to the alliance, (Theguardian) ernment. ments until one of the sides de- The agreement was signed by cides to terminate it. (Janes) Uzbekistan: Rap emerges Artist Tan Swie Hian pictured in 2016 with his portrait of Mr Lee Kuan Yew and his wife, Madam Kwa Geok Choo, titled A Couple (2014). Tan from under unofficial ban is setting up a $10 million award for outstanding global artists. There was a time in Uzbekistan tion,” Tamatov told ut.uz. “I’ll ocal artist Tan Swie Hian is nate for the public good - this may when hip-hop got a bad rap for confess that I was only half cer- setting up a $10 million not be achieved through personal being insufficiently traditional and tain that they would even let us award for outstanding art- wealth alone. Only through Bud- was de facto prohibited from the hold the competition.” Tamatov L Military shadown with the US ists around the world. dhist living and meditation can you public scene. Going by a student told EurasiaNet.org that his next The move to set up the award hope to do so." hina has reportedly tested Commander Gary Ross was quot- festival that took place last month, plan to is bring together all the out of his own pocket is said to be The Indonesian-born artist is a new version of a missile ed as saying by the report. however, officials appear to have country’s top rap artists and hold rare in the local arts and cultural known for his deftly executed that can carry up to 10 nu- For decades, the US has put changed their tune. The “World major competition among them, so scene. large-scale works and counts po- C clear warheads, signalling a major the estimated number of warheads Through Student Eyes” festival as to capitalize on the massive The 73-year-old multidisci- etry, sculpting, calligraphy and shift in its nuclear capability as in China's nuclear arsenal at about hosted, among other things, a com- popularity of hip-hop among plinary artist is currently in talks painting among the various art Beijing gears up for a possible mil- 250. petitive face-off between DJs and young people. The student’s own with lawyers on setting up a foun- forms he embraces. itary showdown with the US un- But the report suggested that hip-hop artists, according to news favorite acts are Uzbek rapper dation for the award, before he se- Tan, who was awarded the der Trump Presidency. the latest test with 10 warheads website ut.uz. The driving force Shohruh and Russian star Basta. lects a committee of judges to pick Cultural Medallion in 1987, has a The flight test of the DF-5C meant the actual number could be behind the project was a fourth- The event organized by Tam- the winners from around the globe, strong following in China and has missile was carried out last month larger. year student at an Uzbek arts col- atov is notable for the fact that hip- Lianhe Zaobao reported on Satur- fetched record prices for his auc- using 10 multiple independently China also began adding war- lege, Abbos Tamatov. “More than hop is a genre that has been under day (Feb 4). tioned works. targetable reentry vehicles, or heads to older DF-5 missiles in 100 people from various parts of an unspoken embargo since around The winner of the Tan Swie In 2014, Tan's 60sec ink-on- MIRVs, the Washington Free Bea- February last year, according to the country expressed their inter- 2011. In February that year, an Hian Award will also receive a gold rice-paper work titled Portrait of con reported. US intelligence agencies. est in taking part in the competi- Uzbek youth. (Eurasianet) medal and a poem, in a prize-giv- Bada Shanren (2013) sold for a The test of the inert warheads US defence officials have pre- ing ceremony at the courtyard of record 20.7 million yuan (S$4.4 was monitored closely by US in- viously warned that China's rapid the artist's Geylang home, which million) at an auction in Beijing. telligence agencies, said two offi- development of long-range ballis- Tan told Zaobao "is the birthplace It broke the previous record cials familiar with reports of the tic missiles, coupled with a lack of Iran,Armenia discuss of Singapore's modern literary he set in 2012, when his oil and missile test. transparency about its nuclear ca- movement". acrylic painting When The Moon The Dongfeng-5C missile, car- pabilities, could bring uncertainty ways for coop Tan, whose works have sold Is Orbed sold for $3.7 million. rying 10 dummy warheads, was to stability in the region. for millions of dollars at auctions, It is rare for an individual to launched from the Taiyuan Space The timing of the test coincid- Armenian PM Karen Karapetyan swapping gas between Iran, Turk- told Zaobao that the undertaking furnish such a lavish award - art Launch Centre in Shanxi province, ed with the election of Donald and Iran’s Ambassador to Arme- menistan, and Armenia. Sajjadi, for was one he must achieve before prizes are usually given out by and flew to a desert in western Trump as US President who sig- nia Seyyed Kazem Sajjadi met on his part, istressed on developing his death. organisations such as the National China, the report said. "The [Defence Department] nalled a tougher stance against Thursday in Yerevan to discuss the bilateral ties in all areas and called The internationally renowned Art Council or Singapore Art Mu- The missile is a new variant of routinely monitors Chinese mili- China over a range of issues, from ways to boost cooperation. De- for joint ventures like establishing artist, who has practised Buddhist seum, or sponsored by private the DF-5, an intercontinental bal- tary developments and accounts the trade deficit to Beijing's mili- veloping bilateral ties in all areas an economic free trade zone in Ar- meditation for 45 years, often con- companies such as banks and busi- listic missile that first went into for PLA capabilities in our defence tary build-up in the disputed including in the economic field was menia capitalizing on the capaci- templates existential issues. nesses. service in the early 1980's. plans," Pentagon spokesman South China Sea. the main content of talks between ties of Aras Free Trade Zone of Tan said: "To be able to do- (Straitstimes) (Thedailystar) Karen Vilhelmi Karapetyan, the Iran. The Iranian diplomat told the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenian PM that Iranian inves- Armenia, and Iran’s Ambassador tors and business people are ready to Yerevan Seyyed Kazem Sajjadi to cooperate in projects in sections in Yerevan on Thursday. Referring of energy, road construction, and Vietnam makes ‘historic decision’ to legalise betting on soccer, racing to his plan for travelling to Tehran tourism. He affirmed that Iranian unters in gambling-mad Viet would be permitted to hedge bets “Bravo! No need for secret in the near future, Karapetyan government supports the Iranian nam cheered the easing of a in local casinos from mid-March. betting,” online commentator stressed on Armenia’s readiness to citizens who wish to invest in Ar- ban on sports betting on Sat- “The matches and tourna- Nguyen Thanh Phuc wrote be- achieve a trilateral agreement of menia. (Mehrnews) P urday, as the communist govern- ments for international football neath an article on the state-run ment moves to bring a booming betting must be recognised by VnExpress that hailed the move as black market industry above board. FIFA,” the new decree said, add- a “historic decision”. Gamblers now have another ing that gambling would also be Yet some expressed concern Kyrgyzstan to begin thing to play. Many families will allowed at horse and greyhound that gambling, long branded a “so- be miserable againTRAN PHUC races. cial evil” by the government, would construction of facilities for Vietnam has long barred locals But there is one catch – the now run wild in a country where from gambling of any form, allow- soccer bets cannot top more than punters are already known for CASA-1000 project in 2018 ing only a few foreigner-only casi- one million dong (US$44) per staking their savings – and even nos. match, a limit that is unlikely to their homes – on big tournaments. In 2018 Kyrgyzstan will begin the after Afghanistan. Previously, be- But the law is widely flouted satiate Vietnam’s most passionate Slot machine ‘mistake’ costs construction of facilities on the fore the end of the year a tender – especially in the run-up to major punters. Vietnamese casino US$55 million project of transfer and trade of will be held, and in 2018 - begin sporting events – when millions The betting will also be re- “Gamblers now have another power Central Asia - South Asia construction," Aibek Kaliev said. of dollars change hands through il- stricted to state-approved book- thing to play. Many families will CASA-1000, the head of the power The substations will be installed legal gambling dens or online bet- makers. be miserable again,” wrote Tran of the National Energy Holding in Tajikistan and Pakistan as part ting rings. The announcement was nev- Phuc. Aibek Kaliev said to 24.kg news of CASA-1000 project, which will On Friday the government an- ertheless welcomed by many in The moves to ease Vietnam’s agency. According to him, there connect Central and South Asia nounced a pilot programme that Vietnam, where soccer and a flut- strict betting and casino bans come were problems with the tender for through energy corridor. It was ex- would allow Vietnamese citizens ter go hand-in-hand as national after years of debating whether to the procurement of substations. pected that the project will be over the age of 21 to place wagers obsessions. legalise gambling and open the gov- As a result, the project deadline completed in 2019. Due to delays on international soccerl matches. Vietnam refuses to lift casino ernment up to millions in poten- postponed until 2020. "Kyr- in tender the deadline was moved It follows a similar announce- ban on locals and foreign investors tial tax revenue. gyzstan will start implementation to a year. (Akipress) ment last month that said citizens aren’t happy (SCMP) SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Samsung cashes in on demonetisation; could New US President Donald Trump has long insisted that its major trad- ing partners having been taking open digital payments advantage of it. Changing these trade terms and conditions will thus be top priority for his admin- service in India soon istration, and central to overall Trump economic strategy to Korean electronics giant Samsung is reportedly planning to ‘Make America Great Again’. make full use of the cashless economy narrative of the Modi Quit WTO solution government's demonetisation move and could launch its own Candidate Trump’s trade pol- electronic payment scheme called the Samsung Pay. icy paper was written by Peter Navarro and Wilbur Ross. Ross Korean electronics giant Samsung devices in the country, don’t have. will now be Commerce Secretary is reportedly planning to make full Hence, it will be difficult for Sam- while Navarro will head the Na- use of the cashless economy nar- sung to sell the feature here. Ac- tional Trade Council. They view rative of the Modi government’s cording to the Mashable report, the economic policy as integrated, in- demonetisation move and could feature could be available only to a cluding tax cuts, reduced regula- launch its own electronic payment limited number of consumers, as tions as well as policies to lower scheme called the Samsung Pay. only high-end devices will support energy costs and cut the chronic According to a report in Mashable the application. US trade deficit. In just 21 pages, which quotes a source as saying Setup Timeout Error: Setup they suggest how US growth will that the digital payment service by took longer than 30 seconds to increase during a Trump adminis- Samsung will be launched in India complete. tration, with millions of new jobs in the first few months of 2017. Meanwhile, however many and trillions in additional income According to the report, Samsung the number of issues with it, Sam- and tax revenues. has tied up with American Express sung wants to make the maximum One view is that President and looking to explore opportuni- use of the note ban situation in Trump can implement most of the ties with other big firms like Visa India, especially since most of the policies advocated without ob- and MasterCard. big payment portals have been see- struction by either the US Con- Samsung had reportedly start- ing huge traffic. Additionally, Goo- gress or court system. Internation- ed working on the payments ser- gle is also planning to bring a pay- ally, no country will take on the vice in 2016 itself and in 2017, the ment solution in India, though US for a “very simple reason: Samsung Pay app was seen in its there is no time frame yet, accord- America’s major trading partners Galaxy Note 5 smartphone for ing to company CEO Sundar are far more dependent on Ameri- which an update was launched in Pichai. Meanwhile, Apple is mum can markets than America is on India. This service by Samsung on its decision to bring the Pay their markets”. comes after the payment portals service here in India but with his Navarro and Ross argue that rolled out by Android and Google, visits and plans here suggesting the US has already lost out, main- but it requires the NFC support in many new announcements, expect ly due to badly negotiated trade terminals which most point of sale the Apple Pay to launch here too. deals and poor enforcement result- ing in trade deficits. They claim that because the US does not use a Japan’s prime minister to offer S-Korea posts value-added tax (VAT) system, everyone else has an unfair trade 98.7 bln USD advantage, that, they believe, the Trump plan to create 700,000 jobs World Trade Organization (WTO) current should have rectified. As the world’s largest economy, consum- account er and importer, the US has the leverage to correct this by pulling out of the WTO. As the WTO surplus in would become irrelevant without the US, the damage would be mi- 2016 nor. South Korea's economy posted According to the plan, reduc- 98.68 billion U.S. dollars of cur- ing the US trade deficit will put rent account surplus last year, more money in the hands of Amer- marking the country's second-big- ican workers who will then be able gest surplus, central bank data to afford higher prices for US made showed on Friday. products. As American products The 2016 figure was the big- become more competitive over gest ever South Korea has record- time, prices will fall, raising con- ed, except for the 105.94 billion- sumer welfare. dollar surplus tallied in 2015, ac- China myths cording to Bank of Korea (BOK). Defensive tariffs are proposed In December alone, the surplus to deal effectively with ‘trade amounted to 7.87 billion dollars, cheats’. With China identified as staying in the black for 58 straight the “biggest trade cheater” in the months since March 2012. Trade world, it gets special attention. In surplus for goods reached 120.45 the US public mind, China remains billion dollars in 2016. It was at- ‘the world’s workshop’, where tributable to faster fall in imports hundreds of millions of lowly paid than exports. Exports, which ac- workers mass produce consumer count for about half of the econo- goods while its artificially low ex- As the world continues to assess duction abroad and hire foreigners. ment and production of robots ca- my, declined 5.7 percent over the change rate and production subsi- what the election of US President During a phone conversation with pable of inspecting US infrastruc- year to 511.78 billion dollars in dies ensure their goods remain com- Donald Trump is bringing to glo- Abe this month, Trump reiterated ture, monitoring nuclear-power de- 2016, while imports sank 7.0 per- petitive internationally. While per- bal trade and economic policy, Jap- his commitment to create more commissioning, and performing cent to 391.33 billion dollars. The haps true over a decade ago, the anese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jobs inside the US, according to medical diagnosis and surgery. Ja- services account balance posted a situation has changed radically has taken the bull by the horns in Japanese media. pan will also seek to develop au- yearly deficit of 17.61 billion dol- since. proposing a cooperation plan with According to Abe's plan, To- tonomous cars and aircraft, accord- lars in 2016, breaking the previous At the height of global trade Washington. kyo and Washington will cooper- ing to the report. record high of 14.92 billion dollars Turkey’s annual imbalances over a decade ago, Chi- Japanese media have reported ate in several fields, including, first The plan will also include ne- logged in 2015. The transport ac- na’s trade surplus was more than that Abe's plan, a draft of which and foremost, renovating aging US gotiations on rules of trade for count recorded the deficit for the ten percent of GDP. However, has been obtained by reporters, has infrastructure, as well as in robot- materials and intellectual proper- first time in 20 years amid the glo- inflation hits 9.2pc in with the sudden slowing of world blanks for specific numbers, but a ics, artificial intelligence, space and ty. bal economic slowdown that re- trade growth during the 2008-2009 government source says it will in- defense. "We hope to have constructive duced demand for transportation Great Recession, growth of the US volve creating "several hundreds of The plan consist of several talks in order to seek how we can by sea. The travel account deficit first month of 2017 trade deficit with China slowed jobs" in the United States, while large projects, including building a forge a mutually win-win relation- amounted to 9.43 billion dollars, Turkey’s annual inflation hit 9.2 Initial indicators have showed significantly. While the US still has some sources report a more spe- high-speed railway in the north- ship," said Chief Cabinet Secretary but the construction balance logged percent in January from the previ- that the inflation rate continues to a large trade deficit with China, cific figure of 700,000 jobs and eastern part of the country, and in Yoshihide Suga. a surplus of 8.69 billion dollars last ous month’s 8.53 percent, making increase amid declines in the lira’s China is also among its largest ex- $450 billion of investment. Texas and California. Earlier, President Trump crit- year. it the highest inflation rate in a year() value and fluctuations in food pric- port markets. Trump made job creation for Japan will provide technolo- icized the Japanese auto industry, (Xinhuanet) amid a decline in the Turkish Lira es, the bank announced Jan. 31. In 2014, services overtook Americans a key point in his elec- gy and low-interest loans for the calling it responsible for a major and a rise in food prices. “Risks are rising, but the critical manufacturing as the biggest com- tion campaign. During a recent projects, also aiming to win a con- US-Japan trade deficit. The consumer price index rose point is that monetary policy is ponent of China’s economy. Net meeting with business leaders, the tract to replace 3,000 passenger While Japanese media claim by 2.46 percent in January, accord- having the necessary effect,” Cen- exports were equivalent to 1.7% President announced that his ad- train cars currently in use in the that Japan's role in the US trade ing to data released by the Turkish tral Bank Gov. Murat Çetinkaya of growth, tiny compared to do- ministration would provide pref- US. deficit is as small as 9 percent, a Statistics Institute (TÜIK) on Feb. said, adding that the bank might mestic consumption and invest- erences for companies that locate Tokyo will also seek to in- major decrease, from about 50 per- 3. take additional measures if needed ment. China will want to continue their production inside the US and crease existing cooperation in the cent in the early 1990s, the car in- The highest annual price in- and would use all available tools. exporting to the US, but the struc- hire Americans. He added that he building of gas-fired and nuclear- dustry still accounts for three crease was seen in a 22.9 percent “Given a tight policy stance tural transformation of its econo- would impose harsh import taxes power facilities. As for robotics and fourths of this figure. rise in alcoholic beverages and to- that focuses on bringing inflation my and greater demand for vari- on US companies that move pro- AI, Japan envisions joint develop- (Sputniknews) bacco, while the highest monthly down, inflation is expected to con- ous services now generates more increase was seen in food and non- verge gradually to the 5 percent new jobs, not only in China, but alcoholic beverages with a 6.37 target. Inflation is likely to be 8 also elsewhere, including the US. percent hike, according to TÜIK percent in 2017, and stabilize Undervalued renminbi? Steady economic growth raises data. The Central Bank raised its around 5 percent in 2019 after fall- On the campaign trail, Trump inflation forecast for the end of ing to 6 percent in 2018,” he said. threatened to declare China a cur- 2017 from 6.5 to 8 percent in its The bank also increased the rency manipulator and to impose previous report. Its forecast for bank’s food inflation forecast from tariffs of up to 45 percent on Chi- hopes UK can avoid a Brexit crunch inflation at the end of 2018 stands 7 to 9 percent. nese imports during his first 100 at 6 percent. (Hurriyetdailynews) days in office. Under US law, The economy is set to slow a touch this year, while inflation is expected to pick up - forcing the Bank Trump can easily cite currency manipulation to impose defensive of England to decide how to respond and countervailing tariffs against others as well. Navarro and Ross while the OECD group of ad- rowing,” said Howard Archer, chief not only point at China, but also vanced economies is projected to UK and European economist at Japan and the euro, with the Ger- expand at 1.8pc. The forecasts IHS Markit. The analysts still ex- mans getting special mention. came alongside Bank of England pect a serious squeeze on living Washington has long claimed data which showed the UK hous- standards, however. Low inflation that China artificially depresses the ing market is continuing to pick and gradually rising wages have value of its currency to benefit ex- up gradually. Banks gave out a to- given households a boost in recent porters. While a plausible case tal of 67,898 mortgages for home years, but that is coming to an end could have been made to this ef- purchases in December, a rise of as the weak pound starts to push fect a dozen years ago, the ren- 6.5pc on the month and up 10.7pc up prices. NIESR estimates infla- minbi has greatly appreciated since on the low level of 61,335 in Au- tion will peak at 3.7pc at the end then, following tremendous US gust, when buyers were cautious of 2017 and rise at 3.3pc over the pressure, much amplified by the after the Brexit referendum. Offi- year as a whole, outstripping wag- International Monetary Fund cial figures also show consumer es which it believes will increase (IMF). credit growth slowing a touch. by 2.9pc this year. Most serious economists to- While consumer spending is an Households can keep consum- day doubt the renminbi remains important source of economic ing more despite this if they run undervalued. While stable for growth, officials were growing con- down their savings - NIESR be- about a decade before 2005, and cerned that the pace of credit card lieves the savings ratio will fall to arguably undervalued for some of borrowing was worryingly fast 3.9pc this year, one of the lowest that period, the renminbi has risen Britain’s economy will keep grow- post-referendum predictions of a and could lead to mounting house- levels on record. Continuing to by 30-40 percent since, prompt- ing steadily in the coming years, dramatic slowdown, though hold debts. Shoppers added a net consume more in such circum- ing the IMF to repeatedly declare slowing only a touch in 2017 in NIESR does note that its own pre- £228m to their credit card debts in stances is likely to be unsustain- that it is no longer undervalued. response to the Brexit vote, ac- referendum forecasts were for December, less than half the net able, however, and as a result Indeed, weakening export de- cording to forecasts from the Na- much stronger growth in 2017. The £544m borrowed in November and household consumption is forecast mand and strong capital outflows tional Institute for Economic and figures mean the UK is on track to the smallest monthly figure for to dip by 0.2pc in 2018. That view have put tremendous downward Social Research (NIESR). grow more quickly than the euro- more than a year. “The slowdown is echoed by Sir Charlie Bean, an pressure on the Chinese currency, It expects the UK to grow by zone, which is set for a 1.5pc ex- in unsecured consumer credit economist who was the Bank of forcing its central bank to use its 1.7pc in 2017, 1.9pc in 2018 and pansion this year, and Japan, growth will likely be of consider- England’s deputy governor until US dollar reserves to artificially 2.1pc in 2019, compared with which is likely to grow by 0.7pc. able relief to the Bank of England, 2014. "Given the situation where support its currency. growth of 2pc in 2016. Such The US will grow more quickly, which has clearly been becoming you had the savings rate go back (Ipsnews) steady numbers defy the initial however, at an anticipated 2.1pc, more worried about consumer bor- to pre-crisis levels. (AP) SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 05 , 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Richa Chadha wants to Priyanka Chopra ‘deeply Man undergoes 90 improve Delhi’s Under surgeries to look like 19 women’s cricket affected’ by Trump’s immigration ban ‘idol’ Britney Spears Bryan Ray, a huge fan of singer doing her songs along with the Britney Spears, has reportedly dance choreography he has mas- spent over $80,000 on 90 plastic tered. surgery procedures to make him- He was even referred to as self look like his idol. ‘Britney’ among his friends as they Ray, who is from California, greeted him with the star’s infa- has always been obsessed with mous line “It’s Britney, b***h!”. Spears. He started emulating the “I love making modifications Make Me… singer by having ve- to my face and body with the art neers to match her smile. Ray has of plastic surgery, fillers and count- undergone 90 procedures to look less other cosmetic procedures,” like the pop star, reports Ray said. aceshowbiz.com. He adde, “Ever since I was Ray has spent over $80,000 young there was something about in total for a nose job, fat injec- Britney Spears and the qualities tions, laser hair removal, lip fill- she had that I thought was the per- ers, botox injections and many fect package. I was obsessed, I more. Additionally, he keeps his watched all her interviews, learned Actor Richa Chadha has always She strongly feels about wom- skin looking youthful by splash- all her choreography and then paid been vocal about issues that mat- en’s cricket scene in India as facil- ing out $500 a month on lotions to have the same perfect smile as ter. The actor, who will essay the ities available for them are mini- and creams. hers. I felt that during that time, role of a film star, who owns a mal as opposed to men’s cricket. The owner of a marijuana edi- we were very similar. cricket team in her next project, She says: “I feel, India is doing bles company said that the singer “In the beginning, I was trying says she has been researching a lot amazing in sports everywhere but helped him understand himself to look like Britney Spears. My and also working on a show based when it comes to women’s crick- better while growing up. He surgeons who designed my veneers on cricket. et, it’s still progressing.” (AP) dubbed Britney a “perfection” in asked me which celebrity smile I his eyes. Ray used to perform in wanted to base mine on and it was nightclubs in West Hollywood, hers.” (Tribune) Arnie wants to go full Terminator on Trump, ‘smash his face into a table’

The war of words between the Donald Trump started the en- former California governor Arnold tire row in the most presidential Schwarzenegger and President manner, by throwing a tantrum on Donald Trump is heating up - not Twitter. In a Men’s Health cover ndian actress Priyanka Chop fluencer, she wrote, “All of the discriminated against on the basis over policy, but TV ratings. story, due out March 3, Arnold ad- ra, who also serves as a global banned countries are places where of their religion and do not have to On Thursday, Trump converted a mits that he once considered going Goodwill Ambassador for a lot of UNICEF work is going on, bear the brunt of a political witch speech at the National Prayer and meeting Donald Trump, and I UNICEF, says that as a global cit- where children are suffering the hunt.” Breakfast into a discussion about even asked his assistant to set up izen, US President Donald most. What can I add that people Priyanka is currently in the US The Apprentice, a reality show he a meeting. “I said, ‘Let’s sit on it Trump’s recent immigration ban – across professions and age groups to shoot the second season of her used to host. for an hour. I called my assistant which she described as a “political have not already said? But adding popular TV show Quantico. She “We had tremendous success on and said, ‘I think what we really witch hunt” – has deeply affected your voice will definitely make a divides her time between India and The Apprentice, and when I ran should do is request a meeting and her. difference. And make a difference the US. Protests took place at air- for president, I had to leave the go back to New York.’” He pauses In a blog post on the profes- we must.” ports across the US in response to show,” Trump said. for maximum impact. “And then sional networking website Linke- She continued, “Please join me Trump’s recent travel ban, pre- “That’s when I knew for sure I we just smash his face into the ta- dIn on Thursday, which Priyanka in making our voice stronger so venting entry from seven predom- was doing it. And they hired a big, ble.” joined last year as a LinkedIn In- that globally, our children are not inantly Muslim countries. big movie star, Arnold (Tribune) Schwarzenegger, to take my place, and we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes, it’s been a total disaster, and PamelaAnderson: Four Kylie Minogue splits (creator Mark Burnett) will never, ever bet against Trump again,” he said. Arnold’s spokesperson had a from Joshua Sasse ready comeback:?“Arnold is pray- expert derms explain ing that President Trump can start improving his own approval rat- ings, which were the worst in his- tory for an incoming president, by why she looks different taking his job seriously and work- ing inclusively,” the statement to amela Anderson made jaws Dr. Peter Capizzi, double- Most Shocking Celebrity Hair ABC News read. Schwarzenegger, drop when she stepped out board certified plastic surgeon Makeovers Of 2016 — PICS 70, then released a video in re- Pat a gala in Paris on Jan. 27 “She’s lost volume in her lips; The bottom line? Pam looks sponse. “Hey Donald,” he said. “I and debuted a drastic new look. currently, she probably uses Vol- younger than she has in years, and have a great idea. HollywoodLife.com spoke to four bella, a lip filler which defines the it’s all thanks to some Botox and a Why don’t we switch jobs: You dermatologists, and they tell us lips but doesn’t add volume, which few fillers, plus way less makeup take over TV, because you’re such that there’s evidence the actress and may be different from what she’s than we’re used to seeing her with, an expert in ratings, and I take over model has actually gotten a make- done in the past. of course. your job. Then people can finally UNDER! Here’s exactly what’s She’s also lost volume in her HollywoodLifers, were you sleep comfortably again.” behind her new, fresh-faced look. face, most likely as a result of skin shocked when you saw Pamela’s If you barely recognize Pame- tightening. She may have had a nose new look? Tell us what you think la Anderson, 49, you’re not alone. tip reduction — her tip has not about the changes. HollywoodLife.com spoke exclu- dropped, which normally occurs (Hollywoodlife) Aamir to Host a grand sively to four experts who tell us with aging.” that surprisingly, Pam has not had a ton of new plastic surgery, but success party for Dangal simply some Botox and fillers! Here’s what the docs had to say. Dangal producers Aamir Khan and wrestlers. Dr. Andrew Miller, expert Siddharth Roy Kapur will host a The sensitive portrayal of the board certified plastic surgeon in grand party here on Saturday to father-daughter relationship NJ/NY celebrate the success of the movie, moved the audience, who also ap- “As far as cosmetic proce- which has become the highest preciated performances by Aamir dures, I don’t see anything other grossing Bollywood entertainer. and his on-screen daughters Fati- than possibly some Botox and fill- The film has recently surpassed ma Sana Shaikh and Sanya Mal- ers. collections of Rs 385 crore at the hotra. (Santa Banta) She has great skin which goes a long way to keeping you looking youthful.” Dr. Vartan Mardirossian, Dou- ble Board Certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon “[She’s likely had] Botox to the forehead and eyes; filler to the cheekbones and to the smile lines. I do not believe she had surgery; if anything, maybe a mini-facelift or radiofrequency skin tightening to Singer Kylie Minogue has broken that Josh and I have decided to go the neck. her silence regarding her split from our separate ways. We wish only Dr. John Paul Tutela, the board Joshua Sasse. The pop star has the best for each other as we ven- certified plastic surgeon behind reportedly broken off her engage- ture towards new horizons.” The Snooki’s breasts ment after cheating rumours duo met on the set of US TV show “My guess is that she’s seeing emerged. Galavant in the summer of 2015. a new doctor for her injectables. In a statement posted on her They soon became a couple and She definitely has filler in her tear Instagram page, the 48-year-old got engaged just months later, trough, which is an advanced filler pop star thanked her fans for all when he proposed on a holiday. technique that really does won- their support and confirmed she Minogue is said to have kicked ders. She also has fillers in her and Sasse are no longer engaged. the 29-year-old actor out of their cheeks, and Botox or another neu- “Thank you for all your love and West London home. She is believed rotoxin to smooth the lines in her support throughout this recent to have asked him to leave because forehead. Finally, I see evidence of chapter of my life,” she said. of his relationship with 34-year- lip filler done really well in the most “Thank you now, for your love old Spanish actress Marta Milans. recent picture.” and understanding with the news (Hollywoodreports) Indian box office. For Aamir, it al- most makes for twin celebrations as now he has two films -- PK and Dangal-- which have crossed the Rs 350 crore mark. The makers are Kristen Stewart nervous about hosting Saturday Night Live ecstatic with the reactions and ollywood actor Kristen Will Aziz Ansari take on positive response to the film, which Stewart has said she is Donald Trump on SNL? is in demand even in its sixth week. Hanxious about hosting TV Stewart revealed she felt simi- Aamir, who usually shies away show Saturday Night Live. larly nervous during the making of from parties, is organising the cel- The 26-year-old, who will be her new movie Personal Shopper, ebration for "Dangal" after being seen as the host on Saturday night, for which she rode a scooter in urged by his friends from the Hin- has admitted to suffering some France without any training. di film industry. He has invited the last-minute nerves, reports “They kind of let you do any- who's who of the industry for the dailymail.co.uk. thing. Like I rode a scooter in the party at Taj Lands End, said a “For six years, I’ve been a to- movie, I had two hours training source in the know of develop- tal wuss about it, and then I was beforehand. ments. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, finally like, at some point you have I feel like in the US they’d Dangal is an inspirational story of to bite the bullet, you know ... and probably have me for a month with an Indian wrestler Mahavir Phog- just fail. certification, insurance and all this at, who against all odds, manages It makes you stronger, man,” stuff... I was genuinely terrified,” to train his daughters Geeta and Stewart said on The Tonight Show she said. Babita to become world class Starring Jimmy Fallon. (Hindustan Times) SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 05, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Jason Roy on the highs, lows of England’s white ball series in India, Test ambitions, the IPL Jason Roy looks back at a disap- pointing end to England’s white- Jose Mourinho has suggested that ball series in India and why it has some of his squad have struggled not dented their confidence ahead to "cope with the pressure to win" of the Champions Trophy... at Manchester United. The defeat in Bangalore was a United have only won one FA disappointing way to end our tour Cup in three underwhelming cam- of India. But, as cricketers, we just paigns that followed Sir Alex Fer- have to put it to the back of our guson's retirement but Mourinho minds and focus on the next game. believes a winning mentality is We can't dwell on what's happened, being restored at Old Trafford, we just have to realise where we even if it has been more difficult to need to be better and when those coax out of some. situations come about again, we The Portuguese says some of have to more ruthless, relentless his squad have needed to "get out and capitalise. That's what the best for a Test place. But as I've said of their comfort zone" and reck- teams in the world do and we want before, as long as I'm scoring runs ons that change will take time. to be the best team in the world, and working hard, that will look "I told you in the first or sec- so that's what we have to do. We after itself. I just have to bide my ond press conference that I was got ourselves in good positions to time and score my runs. Before speaking about being champion win games throughout the series, then though, there is plenty of because I don't think there is an- both in the ODIs and T20Is, but I white-ball cricket to focus on. other position that a manager can don't think we were clinical enough I like to keep going and keep have in this club," Mourinho said to convert those good starts or myself ticking over. Even if I was ahead of Sunday's trip to Leices- good periods into winning games. staying in England, I'd be netting ter, live on Sky Sports 1 HD. Going into our next series in the and training every day with Sur- "It would be easy for me to West Indies, we need to be more rey, but the best practice is match say we want to play better, we ruthless in those situations because practice and I should have plenty want to improve the quality of my teams like India - when they're giv- of that coming up. After a stint game, we want to improve the re- en a sniff - will punish you. We with the Sydney Sixers in the Big lationship between the players and were beaten by a very strong side Bash, Roy is now hoping for a the fans. and best thing to do now is to for- spell in the IPL I want the fans to feel again get about it. The white-ball squad After a stint with the Sydney more connected with the team and is a great group, we love each oth- Sixers in the Big Bash, Roy is now style of play. er's company and we love playing hoping for a spell in the IPL I'm in "I didn't know the players for, and with, each other. That's the auction for the IPL and, if I get very well. I didn't know that some why I think the Champions Tro- picked up, it'll be an incredible ex- players need time to live with this phy is something that we're confi- perience for me. Getting picked up because this must be part of your out of their comfort zone or a zone out stages of the Europa League because we know exactly the way the knockout of the Europa League dent about. We're playing some is the first step and if I am, I'll look natural habitat: really good cricket, we're a strong to do as well as I can and make the play to win, responsibility to where they are protected because this season and says reaching the to do it. again with some responsibilities we assume that the objective is not final of the EFL Cup is important. I think a very good way to do because we feel we also have re- group and we're working really most of it. I played in the Big Bash win, cope with the pressure to win. hard. I feel as if we bring the best over Christmas which was unbe- "This is something that has to to win, that also takes time." "Mr [Ed] Woodward [execu- it is also to be fighting for the com- sponsibilities in the competition. Mourinho believes that win- tive vice-chairman] and the own- petitions we are because this These are all details that are out of each other and long may it lievable. The crowds you get are belong to your natural habitat and continue. amazing, the players are great and for some guys it doesn't. ning mentality can be re-built if ers, we spoke a couple of times, helps," he said. going to help the people." United go further into the knock- we don't need to speak every day "To play a final again, to go to (Sky Sport) Of course, cricket is a funny it helps you to manage your nerves They also need that time to go old game and you don't know what too, which should help in the IPL. is going to happen but we'll go into The pitches in India are great as the tournament, at home, full of well, I'd love to bat more out there confidence. but it is hard to say 'I'm in good Steven Bowditch Questions on David Haye, Carl On a personal note, I'm pleased form, I'm going to score runs and with the mental state that I'm in win games' because you just don't with my batting, I've been able to know how things are going to go. arrested for drink Froch, Lennox Lewis, more on start well and convert small scores Next up for me is the Pakistan into medium. But those medium Super League and I'm looking for- scores have to become big scores ward to joining up with the guys driving in Scottsdale their fights in America: Quiz to win games, I guess. I wouldn't out in Dubai. I've got five games say I'm happy, I'm content - there over there then a couple of days Steven Bowditch faces a possible without moving. According to po- or thereabouts with my batting - I back at home before I fly out to jail term after being arrested for lice, officers had to wake Bowd- just need a big score. Come the the West Indies. So a lot of cricket drink driving in Arizona the early itch up, where he was then removed summer, the red ball stuff is some- ahead! hours of Friday morning. from the truck." thing I want to do well in and push (Sky Sport) Bowditch was charged with The 33-year-old was arrested "Extreme DUI" by Scottsdale po- after being found to have a blood- lice, who apparently had to wake alcohol content over 0.20 per cent, him at the wheel of his vehicle as comfortably above the legal limit Australia make strong start he sat at a junction. in Arizona. Anyone having a blood- The Australian posted bail and alcohol content of over 0.15 per in Davis Cup World Group was released from Scottsdale City cent is charged with extreme DUI, Jail, and he continued playing in which is punishable by a 30-day the Waste Management Phoenix jail sentence and a fine of at least tie against Czech Republic Open on Friday afternoon but $2,500. missed the halfway cut by several A PGA Tour spokesman con- Nick Kyrgios and rookie Jordan the summer has been pretty good, shots. firmed they were aware of the re- Thompson both enjoyed straight- but playing for your country is Bowditch, a two-time winner ports, but would not comment fur- sets victories as Australia raced into amazing and getting us off to a 1-0 on the PGA Tour, was reported to ther at this time. a 2-0 lead on the opening day of lead is even better. the police by a concerned motor- Bowditch has endured a torrid their World Group Davis Cup "There were some nerves at ist and local reports claimed: " an run of form since racing to his sec- match against the Czech Republic the start, but I was just glad the impaired driver that was swerving ond PGA Tour win at the AT&T in Melbourne. balls were coming off the racquet all over the road in a white pickup. Byron Nelson in May, 2015, miss- World No 15 Kyrgios conced- nicely." "The pickup was later found ing the cut in 12 of his last 13 tour- ed just seven games in his win over The 22-year-old from Sydney at the intersection of Scottsdale naments and slipping to 318 in the Jan Satral, while Thompson is ranked 65 in the world, 11 spots Road and Lincoln, where it sat world rankings. shocked Jiri Vesely in the opening behind the man he beat - losing his through two green traffic signals (Trend) It's time to test your brain on Brit- lantic. Lennox Lewis flew the flag in contest of the day at Kooyong. serve just once. ish boxers that have fought in the Who will forget Ricky Hatton America in some of the biggest The 21-year-old Kyrgios beat Australia can wrap up the tie United States of America. and his army of fans taking over fights the sport has ever seen? world No 157 Satral 6-2 6-3 6-2 in with victory in Saturday's doubles We've set 12 questions look- Las Vegas, or Naseem Hamed's It's time to roll back the years 95 minutes, without dropping his involving John Peers and Sam ing back at some of the biggest stunning entrances in the States? to see if your boxing memory is serve once. He fired down 21 aces, Groth who take on Zdenek Kolar names in the game and how they Can you recall when heavy- still as sharp as the fighters we sent to 13 from his opponent, before and the experienced Radek fared when they crossed the At- weight favourites Frank Bruno and across the pond. (Fox Sport) securing victory on his sixth match Stepanek. (Sky Sport) Top Notch a Scilly bet at Sandown on saturday? op Notch bids to continue Top Notch connections, when tri- negative at all," Twiston-Davies his winning run over fences umphant at Exeter on his latest start told At The Races. "If we'd have Tand give his connections a seven weeks ago. He also had Top winged two out that day, you could better idea of his Cheltenham tar- Notch a length back in third when have said it might have been a dif- Team Sky’s Luke get when he lines-up for the Bet- the pair were placed behind Char- ferent story. He just got in very fred TV Scilly Isles Novices' Chase bel on their chasing debuts at Ut- tight, it was a bit of a miscommu- at Sandown on Saturday. toxeter in October. The six-year- nication, and he did stay on strong- Rowe wins Herald The Nicky Henderson-trained old, who is trained by Paul ly to the line. "I don't see San- six-year-old has notched up a hat- Nicholls, returns to the fray and is down's jumping test being any Sun Tour second stage trick of successes at Warwick, reported to be in fine shape. problem and hopefully he can put Plumpton and Ascot. "It's a step up for him, but he's up a big performance." Gary Team Sky's Luke Rowe enjoyed a Although Froome remains 72 His last victory was seven in good form and Paul is very hap- Moore accepts Baron Alco faces a dominant victory in the second seconds behind overall leader weeks ago and he makes his return py with him. Hopefully, he'll run stiff task, but believes jumping is stage of the Herald Sun Tour in Damien Howson (Orica-Scott), he in a Grade One contest ahead of a well," said Frank Berry, racing his forte and that should stand him Australia. dropped one place in the general possible tilt at Cheltenham, where manager to owner JP McManus. in good stead. "He's got a bit on The 26-year-old Welshman classification from fifth to sixth. he has several options. Nicholls also runs Clan Des his plate and the ground is proba- won the 165.6-km stage, between Howson leads his fellow Aus- "I'm looking forward to seeing Obeaux and jockey Sam Twiston- bly not ideal for him, but he's off a Mount Beauty and Beechworth, tralian Jai Hindly (Australian Na- him run again," said Anthony Bro- Davies feels his mount has solid mark that entitles him to be in the by 33 seconds from Conor Dunne tional Team) by 38 seconds in the mley, racing manager to owners claims on the back of finishing a race," said the West Sussex trainer. point. (Aqua Blue Sport). race which finishes on Sunday. Simon Munir and Isaac Souede. close second to the Henderson- "It is an opportunity and his Last month, Kyrgios suffered Three-time Tour de France Saturday's stage, which runs "Obviously it will be really test- trained Whisper in the Dipper greatest asset is his jumping. One a shock second round exit at the winner Chris Froome (Team Sky) between Benalla and Nagambie, is ing ground but he has got good form Novices' Chase at Cheltenham. thing you need to do round San- Australian Open, beaten by Ital- came home in the pack, 77 sec- 167.7km in length with the event on that, so I don't think that should "He ran a really solid race there down is jump and that's why he's ian Andreas Seppi. onds adrift. concluding in Kinglake. (AP) be a concern for him. "He has and bumping into Whisper is no going there." (Sky Sport) Kyrgios said: "My serve's my jumped really well all season, but main weapon. I'm always trying it is a big step up into Grade One to develop that part of my game. company. "We will see where we That's what I'm aiming to do ev- are with him and it will give us an ery match. idea as to what we do next. He has "I had a week in Miami after got entries everywhere at Chelten- the Australian Open and flew back ham. "I hope he will run well so I didn't have that long to pre- enough to deserve a chance in one pare - about five days. of the Grade Ones at Cheltenham, "There were some pre-match whether that is the Arkle or JLT, I nerves. I haven't played that many don't know. "He is not the biggest matches in 2017 and it's never easy and we have always thought he playing a guy you don't know that will come unstuck, but he hasn't well. He had nothing to lose." done so far and deserves a shot at Satral was making his Davis it. "If he gets firmly put in his Cup debut alongside Thompson place, we might re-think the whole who eased past Vesely 6-3 6-3 6-4 thing. "He is one of my favourite in two hours and six minutes. horses the owners have got. He is Thompson, who was playing such a bonny little horse that puts in place of the unavailable world a lot in." Le Prezien defeated L'Ami No 27 Bernard Tomic, said: "It's Serge, who was representing the the biggest moment in my career, SUNDAY . 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Kidnappers raped me 20 times: Victim girl alleged AT News Report Litt and Lynch reported that the Shia Islamist parties. If any leader insurgent commanders were re- of these parties strayed from the KABUL: A young girl alleges that questing a general cease-fire with Iranian line, Tehran would disci- she was raped 20 times when she the coalition, with a catch: they pline him by cutting off money or was in captive by a group of ab- still wanted to fight the Iraqi gov- even mobilizing militias against ductors in the northern province ernment. This was a nonstarter for him. Iranian influence was ampli- of Kunduz. Yasamin who was ab- us, but it did open dialogue that fied by its relationship with Sis- ducted from the Kunduz city, the helped us understand the nature tani, who was an Iranian citizen, provincial capital, accuses her ab- of the insurgent leadership and the Sistani’s son Rida served as a con- ductors of sexually abusing her. degree to which groups were rec- duit between Najaf and Tehran. Waisuddin Talash, provincial po- oncilable. I had several meetings in Iran used the growing violence lice officer told Pajhwok Afghan Jordan and Saudi Arabia with trib- in Iraq to make the point to the News that the girl’s family report- al leaders, former Baathists, and Shia Arabs that their relationship ed her disappearance on January other with ties to the insurgency. with Iran was crucial to their sur- 4. “We started search operation The main obstacle to a deal was vival. and found her in a house in the Sar our interlocutors wanted a com- I wanted to give the Shia Ar- Dawra area of Kunduz City,” Ta- prehensive settlement with agree- abs an alternative to Iran, which I lash said, adding that a man having ment on everything from ministe- thought required reconciliation a pistol was arrested in connec- rial appointments to security time- with Sunnis. This would need to tion with the incident. “I was kid- tables. But until we knew them include engaging the reconcilable napped from Ibrahimkhel area of better and could assess their abili- Sunni insurgents; the building of ous government. Talabani emerged Kunduz city by two brothers, who ty to deliver on a deal, we pre- balanced Iraqi security forces; and as the consensus pick for presi- drugged me and later I found my- AT Monitoring Desk ferred starting with more local persuading Iraq’s Arab neighbors dent. self in a house,” Yasamin said. “In cease-fires, which could build con- to accept the Iraqi Shia as fellow A few parameters struck me the house, two men with pistols fidence and produce a broader Arabs. as obvious. The prime minister had sat behind me and I could not go agreement down the line. We kept The Iranians understood my to enjoy broad support. The main out. One of them raped me more the Iraqi government informed game. Shortly after the December Iraqi parties needed to form a na- than 20 times during this period.” about these discussions. election, Talabani met with Qasem tional unity government that in- Yasamin’s parents demand justice Meanwhile, the Iranians were Soleimani, the head of the Quds cluded all the principle Shia Arab, for her, saying the perpetrators taking notice of my activities. Te- Force, which was responsible for Kurdish, and Sunni Arab parities. must be severely punished. “We hran had its claws deep into the Iran’s unconventional warfare and The ministerial portfolios needed are thankful to police officials and Shia Arab political elite and had paramilitary operations. Soleimani to be divided equally, and they key ask the government and judicial developed strong ties with the was the man in charge of Iran’s security portfolios-interior and organs to punish the criminals,” Kurdish parties, creating the basis policies in Iraq. he told his Iraqi defense-needed to be held by non- her father said. However, Noor for a reliable anti-Sunni Arab coa- interlocutor that he understood sectarian figures with no links to Agha, the man in police custody lition. Whenever I met with Shia what I was trying to do and would armed militias. said, he was not in Kunduz when Islamist leaders, I would survey be grave consequences for Iraq, as To my surprise, Washington Yasamin was kidnapped. He quot- the room and count how many I well as for particular Iraqi groups, saw it differently. President Bush ed the girl as saying that she has knew, from my sources, to be on if they cooperated with my plan. asked whether consensus decision- been engaged by her parents to an Iran’s payroll. Subsequently, I learned that making might become too cumber- old man. “In a phone contact, she Iran had also encouraged-and Soleimani had been ranting about some to work effectively. told me that she would come to funded-the formation of multiple me. “Khalilzad is singularly the I strongly believed, though, my house if I don’t return home. Shia Islamist parties and militias. worst person in the world,” he said, that Iraq could not move forward When I returned from Kabul, she These armed groups included the noting that he “personally wanted unless its leaders started working was with my family,” Agha said. Badr Organization, affiliated with to come to Iraq and kill this Kha- together. This structure would not “Then I called on the tribal elders SCIRI, and the Mahdi Army, linked lilzad.” alter the distribution of power-the to talk to the girl’s family about with Sadr’s political organization. If our political efforts to cre- prime minister would be from the the issue and they engaged the girl Iranian operatives regularly came ate national unity had triggered this largest faction, and ministerial po- to me for 120,000 Afghanis.” He to Iraq and met with militia lead- vitriol, I thought, we must be on sitions would be divided in pro- added that 50,000 Afghanis have ers to plan operations. Within the right track. portion to the results of the elec- already paid to Yasamin’s family Mahdi Army, Iran maintained spe- Political maneuvering among tions-but the divisions and the dis- KABUL: The Afghan security National Army (ANA) soldiers and confirmed the clash; however, he in dowry and when he refused to cial units controlled directly by the Iraqis escalated in January. Every- trust produced by sectarian vio- forces and the Taliban insurgents wounding of seven others. Accord- had no information about causali- pay the rest of the amount, they Quds Force of the Iranian Revolu- one quickly agreed to appoint a lence had to be overcome. And if have suffered causalities in the lat- ing to Helmand governor’s media ties. “The clash has ended now and accused him of kidnapping their tionary Guard Corps. They re- Kurd as president, a Shia Arab as an agreement could be developed est clashes in the southern Hel- office statement, the Afghan secu- the insurgents pushed back.” daughter. “Yasamin is my honor ceived lists of Sunni officers that prime minister, and a Sunni Arab among key leaders in the cabinet, mand province. 11 Afghan securi- rity forces have pushed back in- Meanwhile, the Taliban’s spokes- and I would not let her go away Tehran wanted eliminated. as speaker, an arrangement that passing laws would be easier in the ty forces and at least 54 Taliban surgents from Garmsir district. man Qair Mohammad Yusuf Ah- even if I’m killed,” he added. Iran had a stranglehold on the replicated the balance in the previ- parliament. To be continued insurgents were killed during a Insurgents attacked district from a madi claimed that his fighters had clash in the Garmser district of number of directions, but were re- seized two checkpoints, inflicting Helmand province, a provincial pelled by the security forces, the causalities on 20 security person- official said on Saturday. A well- statement said on Saturday. “16 nel. However, he said no word over placed government official based insurgents were killed and nine oth- Taliban’s causalities. The attack ‘NUGhas in Helmand told Pajhwok Afghan ers received injuries in the attack,” comes as recently Chief Executive News that the Taliban conducted the statement added. However, Abdullah Abdullah visited Hel- no authority a coordinated attack on the district Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokes- mand province and instructed se- centre and police headquarters on man said that 15 Taliban fighters curity officials to defeat Taliban Friday night. In retaliatory gunfire, were killed and nine others wound- militants before spring. Abdullah to change 54 insurgents were killed and many ed. Five ANA soldiers suffered in- also met with provincial security others wounded, the source said, juries in the attack, he added. Garm- officials and lauded their efforts in system’ confirming the killing of 11 Afghan ser district chief, Ayub Umar also fight against insurgency. AT Monitoring Desk AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan civil activ- New draft on Ghazni provincial council KABUL: A provincial representa- ists and some political parties said tive on Saturday said that a group that the National Unity Govern- collecting of head trapped after avalanche of 16 Taliban insurgents have re- ment (NUG) has no authority to joined their former comrades in change the current system of the taxes ready for northern Sari-i-Pul province. country. Recent snowfalls in the area have rently closed are the Salang Pass, The representative, Muham- The activists and political par- approval: ACCI largely cut off access to the pro- Hajigak Pass in Bamiyan, two mad Noor Rahmani told Pajhwok ties said that the only way to get vincial capital, Ghazni city, said passes in Maidan Wardak, a pass Afghan News the rejoined militants out of these problems is to con- Officials in Afghanistan Chamber council members. Ghazni provin- in Sar-e-Pul and Herat. State Di- were renounced violence through vene traditional Loya Jirga, and the of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) cial council head Khaliqdad Akbari, saster Management Authority said joining the Afghan-owned and Af- JALALABAD : At a well-attend- were also carried out by the mu- government should work to re- attended the ceremony held over is one of 15 people trapped fol- in a statement Saturday that at least ghan-led peace and reconciliation ed gathering, Jalalabad Mayor Ha- nicipality. “To make the city green, solves problems instead of engage taxation campaign assessment lowing an avalanche in Nawar dis- 20 vehicles are currently stuck on process. midullah Afghan briefed residents we have sown nearly 15,000 in changing the current system. week in Kabul, said new draft for trict of Ghazni province. Akbari the Ghor-Herat highway. Rahmani added that the Tali- of the eastern city on last year’s plants. We have also constructed Though, Chief Executive Of- collecting taxation is ready for ap- said in a phone conversation with (Tolo News) ban group, headed by Noor Mu- achievements and plans for 2017. parks. This year, we plan to plant fice trying its best to create parlia- proval it will facilitate the way of TOLOnews that he went to Nawar hammad has joined the reconcilia- mentary system, but the efforts receiving taxes from the different Municipal district chiefs, in- more than 20,000 saplings. For wa- district to assess the situation, tion process and were member of fluential figures, civil society rep- tering the plants, we will set up a would lead into widespread reac- classes of taxpayers. “The follow- local uprising group before to tion by the people. ing draft plan will resolve techni- along with two council members resentatives, poets, youth and modern irrigation system run by and bodyguards. While they were switch side and rejoined insurgen- municipality officials attended solar power.” All departments of Kabul University Teacher, Is- cally a lot of existed issues on col- mail Yoon, said that the National lecting from different taxation in the village of Dash-e-Nawar cy. He termed the government neg- Thursday’s meeting in the provin- the municipality had been con- there was an avalanche, which cut ligence is a core reason behind their cial capital. nected through the Internet now, Unity Government has no author- classes.” Deputy of the Chamber ity to change system, but if “it of Commerce and Industry Khan- off their exit route. Recent snow- rejoin to militant ranks. “Govern- The mayor said hundreds of Afghan said, adding a secure data- jan Alkozai said. Meanwhile chief falls in the area have largely cut off ment did not pay heed to protect culverts, 50 concrete and 200 steel base had been established for the wants it should call on Traditional of the industrial Union of Afghan- access to the provincial capital, and shelter them and their family garbage cans, were constructed, distribution of permits. The atten- Loya Jirga for the change.” The civil istan declared paying collecting Ghazni city, said other council members.” more than 5km of roads graveled dance system for government em- activates believed that President taxes according to investment laws members. Meanwhile, officials in “Families of the mentioned and some streets brick-lined last ployees has been computerised. Ashraf Ghani violated the Consti- will grow investing within the coun- Ghor province said continuous rejoined militants are living in Say- year. “We have also destroyed a tution. Not only the president vi- try. Chief of the Union Industry snowfall in the province has closed ad locality of the area, which is Also, water streams were con- large quantity of expired and low- olated the Constitution, but he also of Afghanistan Abdul Jabar Safi off access from nine districts to still under Taliban’s control. This structed in various municipal dis- quality food and non-food items. pushed Afghanistan toward parti- said, “This program will raise the the provincial capital of Firoz is a key factor why they rejoined tricts and a building for the 2nd We also buried the dead with no tion. Wolesi Jirga members, awareness of those who are not Koh. Ghor officials said they are Taliban insurgency, he added. municipal district constructed in inheritors,” the mayor explained. Obaidullah Barakzai and Abdull willing to pay taxes, this will help concerned about the safety of peo- A security official, who op- the outgoing year. Afghan promised gravelling 10 Qadir Zazai Watandost told Kab- the investment process to be more ple in the province because of the posed to be identified, confirmed He said 90 percent of asphalt- kilometres of roads during the cur- ul News, “giving power to one grown.” The taxation campaign as- severe weather. Badakhshan is an- the report and said “Noor Muham- political party once again is not sessment week comes after that ing work on eight kilometers of rent fiscal year. Thousands of other province that has been hard- mad surrendered to the Taliban roads around the Shaheed Musa square metres of roads would be acceptable. “Rather the govern- dozens of tax payers have ex- ment should give power to vulner- plained concerns over increasing of hit by heavy snowfalls that have with 12 Kalashnikovs, two pistols, Shafiq and Baboryano parks and asphalted, parks constructed in led to the closure of routes. Among nine motorcycles and one rocket customers’ service centre had been Shanzada-Familio and other areas. able people in different areas in the taxes on the commodities they are country,” the lawmakers added. importing. (ATN) the highways in the country cur- launcher.” completed. Other uplift works (Pajhwok)