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Rafale deal: Pricing issues, India's insis- Taliban confirms Page 4 tence on 50pc local spending lead to Mullah Omar s death, missing of July target approves Mullah Mansoor as new chief IAEA chief AT Monitoring Desk they have asked the US Secretary 'positively' of State, John Kerry, on different mulling US he Taliban has officially con occasions to inquire Pakistani mil- Page 5 Senate invite firmed death of their su itary establishment that why it was Tpreme leader Mullah Mo- protecting Mullah Omar. Regard- PESHAWAR: Chief of the to speak on hammad Omar and approved Mul- ing the Taliban s shura (council) Haqqani militant network and fa- Iran lah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor meeting, Afghan officials say that ther of Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalu- as new chief of the insurgent move- the meeting took place in Islama- luddin Haqqani, died almost a year ment. In a media statement, the in- bad as Mullah Mansoor was liv- ago of natural causes and was bur- surgent group said that Mullah ing in suburbs of Quetta city but ied in Afghan province of Khost, Gold set for Omar died of sickness in Afghani- gone missing after the first round according to reliable sources stan. Though, the Taliban did not of peace talks. The officials who among the Afghan Taliban. While longest say when he died but claimed, his wished anonymity also hinted news of Jalaluddin Haqqani's weekly health condition deteriorated in the about differences among the Tali- death had been making rounds for Page 9 past two weeks and did not go ban leaders and said the group s almost a month now, multiple losing anywhere for a single day. The Qatar office is against Mansoor s credible sources in Taliban con- streak since group said that its council ap- approval as the new supreme com- firmed today that he had died of proved Mullah Akhtar Mansoor mander. The Taliban foot-soldiers illness almost a year ago. The mil- 1999 as new chief of the movement. The and most of leaders are against itant group has not officially giv- militant group also appointed Mullah Mansoor for his bad repu- en out a statement over Haqqani's Haibatullah Akhundzada and Sira- tation and being very close to ISI. demise yet. Sources, however, say Nepal juddin Haqqani as Mansoor s dep- Those who are against the new Sirajudin Haqqani, Jalaluddin's uties in the council s meeting. The Taliban s chief [Mansoor] say that son, has been running the militant pushes to Taliban s did not present facts to Pakistan is using them for own in- network for over a year now, ever Jalaluddin Haqqani. DawnNews screengrab finalise prove their claim that Mullah terests. Those who supported since his father's illness. The Page 8 Omar died in Afghanistan or the Mansoor were afraid for their Haqqani network was founded by set up a base in North Waziristan ates independently but remains constitu- council meeting was not held in lives, a high-ranking Afghan offi- Jalaluddin Haqqani an Afghan following the fall of the Taliban loyal to Mullah Omar. Unidenti- Pakistan. It is said that he died in a cial said on the condition not to be guerrilla leader bankrolled by the regime in 2001, under which he fied gunmen attacked and killed tion despite safe house two years ago in Kara- named. Replying to a query he said United States to fight Soviet was the minister for border af- Nasiruddin Haqqani, the group's concerns chi due to heart problem. Afghan the Afghan government is familiar troops in Afghanistan in the fairs. chief fundraiser and another son intelligence officials repeatedly with the developments. He said 1980s. In the 1980s, Jalaluddin He used his North Waziristan of its founder, on the edge of Is- urged the United States to take that Kabul wants peace. There- was close to the CIA and Paki- base to direct the Haqqani net- lamabad in 2013. Due to his ail- action against Mullah Omar who fore, we do not want to involve stani intelligence. He allied him- work s operations. ment, the militant commander Sayyaf, was protected by Pakistan s ISI in ourselves in any controversy, but self to the Taliban after they took The group is accused of be- had handed over operational com- the port city, Karachi. Earlier, the yes, we shall keep close eyes on power in Kabul in 1996, serving ing behind some of the deadliest mand of the Haqqani network to Gen. Campbell former Afghan officials said that the recent political developments, as a cabinet minister under the mi- attacks in Afghanistan. He report- his son, Sirajuddin. Jalaluddin was discuss he said.The Taliban on Friday put litia's supreme leader, Mullah Mo- edly had training bases in eastern also on the UN Sanctions list since Page 12 weight behind the new leader hammad Omar. When American Afghanistan and was close to Al- January 31, 2001. The provisions security Modi to through a statement. The state- troops arrived after the 9/11 at- Qaeda. His fighters are known to of the UNSC resolutions 1267 situation ment termed Mansoor as trust- tacks, Haqqani sought refuge in be active across east and south- (1999), and 1333 (2000) applied attend Afghan ed aide of Mullah Omar. The Pakistan's tribal district of North east Afghanistan and in the capi- to him, which, among other things, group claimed that its followers Waziristan and became one of the tal Kabul. The network is militar- bar the international travel of list- vowed support to the new su- first anti-US commanders based ily the most capable of the Af- ed individuals and prevent any as- parliament ghan Taliban factions and oper- sistance to them. (DAWNnews) Sonakshi building preme leader. in the border areas. Jalaluddin had revisits her HPC blames past for inauguration Page 10 Akira, Pakistan for check out using Mullah how? Omar s death as excuse to delay Afghanistan peace talks peace AT Monitoring Desk process: Page 6 Indian Prime Minister KABUL: The High Peace Council Comforting Narendra Modi (HPC) confirmed that the second the warrior round of peace talks between the AT Monitoring Desk government and Taliban has been delayed. Questioning Pakistan s KABUL: Indian Prime Minister sincerity, it said that Mullah Narendra Modi is expected to at- Omar s death is not the reason. tend unveiling ceremony of Af- Deputy Chairman of the HPC, ghanistan s new parliament build- Maulvi Ataullah Ludin, said: Demolition of Afghan ing that India is constructing, said Though the Taliban s leader, Indian media outlets. Construction Mullah Omar, died more than two years ago, the neighboring coun- Editorial P6 slum houses in Islamabad of the new parliament building at try is using his death as an excuse the total cost of $200 million is to hurdle peace talks. Ludin con- considered as India s symbolic sup- firmed that the second round of port for Afghanistan, as the latter peace talks has been delayed till is struggling to transition into a unknown time, after that Mullah stable democracy. The Ministry of Omar was confirmed dead. The Urban Development Affairs and Taliban in a statement the other Maradona Indian Embassy in Afghanistan China announces support to Afghan peace process day officially confirmed Mullah wants to said earlier this month that con- Omar s death. Later in the day, the struction of the building will be AT Monitoring Desk Beijing is aware of the reasons for was held. After the Taliban leader Pakistani foreign office said a Page 11 fight FIFA completed within six months. delay in the talks and it wants all Mullah Mohammad Omar s death planned second round of meetings mafia Construction of the building is KABUL: Amidst delay in the sec- parties to focus on national unity and was confirmed, the rebel group re- set for Friday would be delayed at part of India s $2 billion aid pack- ond round of peace talks follow- enduring peace in Afghanistan. The portedly appointed Mullah Akhtar the request of the Taliban leader- age for Afghanistan. Construction ing the death of Taliban s leader ministry also called on Afghanistan Mansoor as his successor. Reports ship. However, Pakistan in the of the building was started in 2009 Mullah Mohammad Omar, China to continue to push forward the suggest that at a meeting on statement hoped that the Taliban by India s Central Public Works on Friday announced support to peace and reconciliation process. The Wednesday night, the Taliban s leadership will stay engaged in the Afghani- Department and has missed its Afghan peace process and its in- talks were scheduled to take place in Quetta Shura elected Sirajuddin process of peace talks. Mullah deadline by three years. Once com- volved parties, including Afghani- Urumqi Xinxiang s provincial cap- Haqqani, chief of the banned Omar s death revelation in this crit- stan s pleted, the building will be able to stan and Pakistan. Chinese Exter- ital but reportedly shifted to Mur- Haqqani Network, as the insurgent ical juncture is not an accident, but Olympic withstand terror attacks and earth- nal Affairs Ministry said that ree in Pakistan, where the first round group s deputy leader. was planned to undermine peace Page 2 quakes up to 8 on the Richter scale. talks, Ludin said. He believes that bocce The new building contains Pakistan was not sincere in its co- separate plenary halls, committee operation in peace talks between dreams meeting rooms, and administrative Traffic mishap leaves 11 dead in Nimroz the Afghan government and the offices for both Wolesi Jirga and Taliban. He blamed Islamabad for Meshrano Jirga with total area of ZARANJ: A passenger bus of pri- wok Afghan News that a passen- corps of Afghan National Army using Mullah Omar s death as an Islamabad razes 57,000 square meters. The project vate transport company has over- ger bus was heading to Nimroz (ANA) in Khashrud district, said excuse to delay the talks. Accord- also includes construction of a turned on main Kandahar-Nimroz from Kabul overturned in Dehm- ANA soldiers had shifted the in- ing to reports, revelation of Mul- Afghans homes, mosque that can accommodate 400 Highway, leaving 11 persons dead zung area. Nawrozi expected that jured to the district hospital. lah Omar s death has also triggered arrest dwellers worshipers at a time and a library and 45 wounded in western Nim- the dead and wounded might be The other day, at least nine differences between the Taliban. Page 3 with capacity of 1,000 books. roz province, an official says. labors who travelled to Iran persons were killed in traffic acci- Political analysts believe that the under anti- Construction of 350 apartments is Hasham Nawrozi, the through Nimroz province. dent on Kabul-Ghazni highway. rifts among the Taliban will under- terrorism act also part of the project. Khashrud district chief, told Pajh- Captain Sher Ahmad, 2nd (Pajhwok) mine peace process, if widened.

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mother and other family members getting angry when she would be out late. But Mitra was not some- one to be stopped by mere words. After completing her education, Mitra started teaching English to Daniel Feldman, the U.S. Special on Friday. Afghan government and Mansoor as its new chief but the ously is a secretive organization, Representative for Afghanistan Taliban envoys were set to meet announcement did not mention to begin with, which sought to young girls and later computer and Pakistan, is urging the Afghan in neighboring Pakistan on Friday the fate of peace talks with the keep the issue of his (Omar s) graphics as well. In 2010, she went Taliban to continue the peace pro- for a second round of peace talks Afghan government. The revela- death secret, Feldman said. I back to her native country. Back cess. He met with Pakistani and aimed at ending the conflict in tion by the Afghan government cannot speculate as to what cer- in Afghanistan, Mitra noticed that Afghan officials in recent days as Afghanistan. But on the eve of the that Mullah Omar had actually tain entities or individuals may people had changed a lot since her talks were disrupted by news of meeting, Afghan officials disclosed died in April of 2013 continues to have known or when. We had departure. Now, women are get- Taliban chief Mullah Omar s to the surprise of many that the raise questions about its motives. obviously been seeking informa- ting an education, although still in death. This is a clear moment of insurgent group s fugitive leader Feldman said the United States is tion on this for quite a while, but confinement. Mitra got a job in opportunity and we strongly en- died two years ago. The Taliban still assessing and evaluating the like the Afghan government sourc- International Medical Corps and courage the Taliban to use this later confirmed the news and de- developments. But he refused to es and like others, we started get- then later in the Ministry of Edu- ting very credible reports of it few cation as technical officer. At the days ago, he said. same time she applied to Asian Too early for speculation University for Women in Chit- Feldman said it is too early to tagong, got accepted and came to speculate on what Bangladesh. She is currently do- possible decisions the Taliban ing her internship at BRAC Inter- under its new leadership is going national in the HR department. to make about the reconciliation process or any other issues. He With the help of Mr. Hussain said Washington hopes the Afghan Sadiqi, an international athlete peace process will continue. from Afghanistan, Mitra has So we hope that they will planned to build the first sports take this opportunity to embrace centre for Afghan women and is the reconciliation process. currently looking for funding for Feldman said there is a need this project. She feels that physi- for the Afghan national unity gov- cal training gives women the con- ernment to ensure unity of views fidence they need to deal with sex- while approaching ual harassment they face every the reconciliation process that he day on the streets. She recalls an said was key to a stable and sus- incident that had pricked her tainable Afghanistan. young mind to begin thinking of It is one thing that I think is gender equality at a very early age. particularly important in terms of Once, a man knocked on her door the demonstration to the Taliban and asked how many people were and to the rest of the international in the house. When her mother community that this government is not only speaking but working replied three, and the man came in in unison on this issue and that if and saw that there were three this opportunity can be leveraged women (Mitra, her mother and and utilized that it will be in the sister), he said that they were not best interest of all Afghans, he three people but one and half. She said. wants to show these same people While question are being raised that one woman is equal to two about the future of Afghan peace people, not half because a woman process, Afghan and Pakistani of- has the ability to accomplish time of opportunity to make a cided to pull out of the talks until be drawn into speculations, ficials both see the new Taliban much more than a man can. genuine peace with the Afghan settling the leadership crisis. though he acknowledged Wash- leader Mansoor is a strong sup- Mitra feels that there is still government and to rebuild their Mansoor declared new chief ington too until recently was un- porter of the peace talks and are hope for women s rights in soci- lives in peace in Afghanistan, On Friday, the insurgent group aware of the death of Mullah hopeful the dialogue will resume ety. Afghan women are more con- Feldman told reporters in Kabul formally declared Mullah Akhtar Omar. This (the Taliban) obvi- very soon. (VOA) fident these days and are putting their education to good use. Also, Mitra ple ade d w ith h e r bro th e rs to women and men get the same sal- ge t th e m all aw ay fro m th is w ar-s tru ck ary for a job, provided they have lan d an d s o o n th e y co m plie d. Sh e de - similar education and experience, s cribe s h e r jo u rn e y to Pakis tan as n o th in g a fact that might not be true in le s s th an e xtrao rdin ary. Clad in a bu rkh a, many other parts of the world. s h e alo n g w ith h e r m o m an d s is ter s e t o ff Mitra dreams and she dreams big. Along with her project on the to co ve r th e lo n g dis tan ce by ro ad. sports centre for Afghan women, she also wants to help margina- lised people in her hometown. She One hero can make many more travel separately by foot. Mitra says that young girls have to travel heroes , says Mitra Hussaini. did not know if she would meet long distances to collect water and Born in Afghanistan, ten year old her brothers again although the for this reason they don t go to Mitra and her family migrated to driver ensured them otherwise. school. Mitra wants to help bring Pakistan in 2002. At that time, the After 3-4 hours, Mitra finally met clean drinking water and better government was forcefully mak- her brothers; they had dressed to health facilities in this communi- ing all male members in the com- resemble the Taliban so that they ty. munity join the army to fight the could easily get through the bor- This is a true story of the Taliban, a force which was becom- der. real Afghan girl, whose determi- ing increasingly powerful every Mitra settled down in Quetta nation and focus, even in times of day. Mitra pleaded with her broth- with her family where there were great distress shows how one per- ers to get them all away from this many more Afghan families. Here, son alone can stir change in soci- war-struck land and soon they Mitra completed her education till ety and push it just a little further complied. She describes her jour- grade 12. She also completed a for a revolution to occur. ney to Pakistan as nothing less course in the basics of English and The writer works in BRAC than extraordinary. Clad in a computer studies. From a young International in the Communica- burkha, she along with her mom age, Mitra was serious about pur- tions department. She is a strong and sister set off to cover the long suing her education but the situa- advocate for equality and believes distance by road. Near the bor- tion in Pakistan was a trifle better in accepting everyone for who they der, the men and women had to than Afghanistan. Mitra recalls her are. (The Daily Star) Afghanistan s Olym pic BOCCE DREAMS

The empty site of two Buddha statues, which were destroyed by the Taliban, in Bamiyan. (AFP PHOTO/ SHAH MARAI)

Trudging halfway up a jagged catch his breath and picked up a aircraft, with just one commercial In 2001, US warplanes goat trail, guide Mohammad Ibra- spent bullet shell from the ground, airline operating thrice weekly forced the Taliban to go on the him extolled the panoramic view one of many Soviet-era casings flights from Kabul. run, hide in caves. Within 13 - a vast, ancient landscape of rus- that litter the windswept trail over- And both land routes con- years, they have spread into al- Said Samiullah during set-hued cliffs that is on the front- looking the sandstone cliffs and necting it to the capital - through most every city, every village. a bocce match at the line of Afghan efforts to jump- snow-clad pyramids of the Hindu the mountainous Ghorband val- But few expect a spillover Special Olympics in Los start warzone tourism. Kush range. ley in neighbouring Parwan prov- of the insurgency into Bamiy- Angeles.Credit Monica Bamiyan - famous for emp- Bamiyan is the envy of Af- ince and Wardak province in the an, dominated by ethnic Haz- Almeida/The New York ty hillside niches that once shel- ghanistan - it has peace, he says. south - can be deadly. aras, Asiatic descendants of Times tered giant Buddha statues that Pre-civil war days are a sub- Travellers who cannot afford Genghis Khan who suffered ex- were blown up by the Taliban - ject of whispered nostalgia in Bam- the $200 (Bt6,800) round-trip air tensively under the Taliban. is a rare oasis of tranquillity that iyan, when it wielded control over fare say Taliban militants harass Unmoored from turmoil, the has largely been spared the strategic mountain passes con- them with impunity. quiet in Bamiyan is broken only Said Samiullah carries alone the stant smile. Whether that was a tisek s precision. While Samiullah wrenching conflict that afflicts necting trade routes from India, If you are an Afghan travel- by the echoes of muezzins and weight of Afghanistan s Special cunning scheme to mask his inten- stuck with a gentle ball-position- the rest of Afghanistan. China and Persia and the local ling by road, wear a ragged tunic, the occasional slamming of a Olympics bocce tradition. He sity, or because he was just having ing strategy, Frantisek bowled for Once a caravan stop along the markets swarmed with stoned abandon all government ID and rocket in neighbouring towns. wears this burden lightly, because fun, I was not sure. Samiullah had strikes and knockouts. His aggres- fabled Silk Road, the central Af- backpackers hopping overland on say your prayers, quips Umaid- Security men bristling with he is 15 and confident. And also a nice touch. The balls he rolled sion occasionally got the better of ghan city was recently named this the so-called hippie trail . ullah Azad, a tourist in Band-e weapons are few, a rare sight in because the tradition only began had a slight tendency to wander, him, as high-velocity assassin balls year s cultural capital of South It has failed to revive the hey- Amir, widely known as Afghan- a country synonymous with in 2012. His coach, Abdul Karim but mostly they sidled gently up rolled harmlessly past their targets. Asia, igniting hopes of restoring day of tourism after decades of istan s Grand Canyon for its snipers, checkpoints and suicide Azizi, saw bocce for the first time to the other balls and stopped, like But he got close enough often its place on the global tourism war, including the Taliban s 1996- azure lakes and rolling limestone bombings. at the World Games in Ireland that shy people at a party. As I sat with enough, and won, 7-3. If there is map. One obstacle, however, re- 2001 reign when they destroyed cliffs. A common refrain among lo- year and thought, this looks inter- Mr. Azizi at the foot of the court, to be an Afghan medal at these mains: Bamiyan is hemmed in by two massive Buddha statues If the Taliban flag you down, cal residents, though, is that se- esting. The 2015 World Games are he took pictures with his phone games, it will have to be in track war. Figuring out how to get to carved into sandstone cliffs, label- you have a good chance of surviv- curity is good but economy is taking place at venues across Los and explained the game. He said and field. Samiullah and his coach the ancient city - endowed with ling them an affront to Islam - an ing if you look like a country bad . Angeles through Saturday. While that because Samiullah s practice later hugged and posed for pho- stunning landscapes but wedged act globally condemned as cul- bumpkin. But no chance if you The moribund economy of- his teammates were competing in court in Kandahar was very short, tos. He and I shook hands and between volatile provinces - it- tural terrorism . Reliable statis- have government or foreign con- fers few employment options the shot put and standing long he played a good short game. Yi- shared thumbs-ups and I took a self is a challenge. tics are hard to come by but offi- nections, says Azad, 24, a tele- other than potato farming. jump in other parts of the city, Sa- lun rolled long, and wild, and Sa- mental picture Said Samiullah, miullah was at the downtown Con- miullah won easily, 11-6. He next Afghanistan, bocce so I could But that doesn t stop Ibra- cials admit that the number of for- com official who recently made A large replica of a candle vention Center on Tuesday, rep- faced Frantisek Rigo, a 14-year- remember to look him up again in him, head of the local tourism eign tourists has fallen off a cliff the perilous journey from Kabul. lantern adorns the city square - resenting his nation in singles boc- old from Slovakia, who deployed four years. Update: Good news for association with a penchant for in recent post-Taliban years as Mohammad Sajad Mohseni, a a mocking symbol erected by ac- ce. Bocce hardly needs explaining. his skinny rolling arm with ma- Afghanistan! Your reporter spoke Indiana Jones-style straw hats, pessimism abounds about the prominent cleric recognised as the tivists to highlight that Bamiy- You toss a small white ball to some chined precision. At key moments way too soon, and foolishly, based from making his sales pitch. state of Afghanistan, trapped in a Facebook mullah for his con- an has no power grid, with stu- spot in a skinny rectangular artifi- he knocked Samiullah s carefully on his faulty understanding of Spe- Bamiyan has caves with the quagmire of escalating violence. nections with the Afghan youth dents forced to study under so- cial-turf court, then you and your positioned balls into distant orbits, cial Olympics s divisioning sys- world s oldest oil paintings, the But in an effort to lure tour- on social media, was in Bamiyan lar-lit street lamps. opponent take turns rolling green and won going away, 12-2. This tem. Said Samiullah is a medalist country s first national park and ists, especially from the sub-con- when the Taliban pummeled the Shops selling trinkets and and red balls, four each, as close to was a double-elimination tourna- after all: His two bocce victories during winter it s home to Af- tinent, Bamiyan was last month Buddha statues. rugs emblazoned with images of the white ball as possible. It is as ment, so after Samiullah dispatched were enough to win him a silver ghanistan s only ski slopes, he inaugurated as the South Asia As- When days of shooting and buzkashi - a rugged equestrian strategic as golf, but less boring, Yi-lun (long, wild) a second time, medal in his division, Bocce Sin- says, sounding like a walking sociation for Regional Coopera- cannon fire failed to destroy them, game - admit living a slow death and I soon learned as merci- he faced Frantisek for the decisive gles M5. The unbeatable Frantisek tourism brochure. tion (SAARC) cultural capital for the Taliban drilled holes into the until tourism blossoms. less as football, without the bruis- game in the afternoon. Samiullah Rigo won the gold medal, and Yi- Hiking up to the ruined ram- 2015 - a move welcomed by local idols and filled them up with ex- Tourists are unlikely to es and bleeding.Samiullah is short jumped to an early 2-0 lead, and lun Hsu took the bronze. The play- parts of Shahr-e-Gholghola - the hoteliers and shopkeepers, though plosives, he recalled. come to Bamiyan, says an- and stocky and, when the game is his future as a medalist was look- ers took the medals stand on City of Screams, which was de- few are optimistic. What they blew up weren t tiques shopkeeper Ghulam Ali, on, has a demeanor that says: Just ing pretty good. But Frantisek Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in stroyed by Genghis Khan in the Bamiyan s single-runway air- just stones. They were our histo- until the war outside Bamiyan gimme the ball. His first opponent quickly found his groove and tied the day, Samiullah s teammate 13th century - Ibrahim stops to port can only accommodate small ry, he says. ends. (AFP) was Yi-lun Hsu, from Taiwan. Yi- it, 3-3. Samiullah s quick roll-and- Mohammad Abdul Karim, 16, won lun, a tall 17-year-old, wore a con- go style could not overcome Fran- a gold medal in the 4-kg. shot put. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Mullah Omar s death Islamabad razes The woes of Afghan refugees could be a nightmare and IDPs from FATA for Afghanistan, NATO Afghans homes, Who is left among the Taliban leadership arrest dwellers to conduct peace talks? eports on Wednesday that tles with traditional Taliban under anti- reclusive Taliban leader groups. RMullah Omar had died will At the same time, the Obama be rightly hailed by some as the administration s withdrawal of the demise of an American nemesis. vast majority of U.S. troops from But the death of the one-eyed Afghanistan has bolstered the ef- terrorism act Afghan commander may also scut- forts of the Taliban hardliners. The issue with the federal government tle the most promising peace talks insurgents have made sweeping AT News Report and would also raise the issue in in Afghanistan in a decade. military gains in the country s and outside the parliament. He Omar s direct role in day-to- north. Afghan government forces KABUL: Islamabad s capital city said that his party would contin- EMERGENCY day Taliban operations had been are experiencing a 50-percent in- administration, has declared war ue to fight against this injustice. declining for years, according crease in casualty rates. Roughly on Afghan and Pashtuns by de- M. Nadeem Alizai, an analyst, CALLS to Western diplomats in Afghani- 4,100 Afghan soldiers and police molishing their homes using heavy said that Pashtuns living in the stan. Even if he is alive, the former were killed and 7,800 wounded in machinery and brutal police force. slums were called supporters of leader of Afghanistan is believed the first six months of this year, The Capital Development terrorists despite the fact that Police to be severely ill. according to news reports. Authority (CDA), Islamabad s they left their native towns in the But the myth that surrounds Afghanistan s new president, administration, bulldozed around tribal belt due to terrorism. Talk- 100 - 119 Omar is a key element in deter- Ashraf Ghani, has also come un- 300 houses in Sector I-11 and ar- ing to Afghanistan Times via tele- mining whether peace talks can der withering criticism from fel- rested the homeless protestors phone, he said that former admin- succeed. With the Islamic State low Afghans for a bold diplomat- under the anti-terrorism law to istrator of the Lal Masjid, Abdul Hospitals and other jihadist groups vying ic gamble. Since taking office, the suppress their voice. Aziz, is openly supporting ter- for the loyalty of young Taliban U.S.-educated anthropologist has The city s administration, rorists and living in Islamabad, but FMIC Hospital fighters, it is unclear whether any openly wooed Chinese and Paki- backed by heavy contingent of the federal government did not leader except Omar can hold the stani officials. He made many con- police, demolished the homes, want to take any action against Behind Kabul Medical movement together and then get cessions in hopes they could help terming the construction illegal. him. Pashtuns are homeless be- University: its members to accept a bring the Taliban to the negotiat- Police was seen dragging elderly cause they are powerless. It is a peace settlement. ing table. In a piece of rare good women and men in the slums in- political and ideological issue rath- 0202500200-+93793275595 The nightmare is if nobody news from Afghanistan, Ghani s habited by displaced Afghan-Pa- er than legal. If it was legal issue respected the leadership anymore gambit has paid off. After shelter- shtuns refugees from Afghani- then Nawaz Sharif should have in the Taliban, said Graeme ing Taliban leaders for the past 14 stan and IDPs from FATA. jailed Imran Khan and his support- Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital Smith, a senior analyst at the In- years, Pakistani military officials Tribal people built homes 10 ers who attacked the parliament Pule Bagh-e- Umomi ternational Crisis Group who is are putting intense pressure on the years ago in the federal capital af- and occupied Islamabad for based in Kabul, because then you Taliban to attend the talks. ter they were forced to leave their months, he said. Regarding role 070263672 have no one to talk to. Pressure from China, the Pa- native areas as result of military of Pashtun leaders, he said the After decades of using Af- kistani military s most important operations launched by Pakistani nationalist parties are only con- ghanistan as a battleground for ally, appears to have played a cen- security forces. Long curfew on cerned about power. Look at the Khairkhana Hospital proxy war, the major powers that tral role, according to Barnett Ru- daily basis also impelled the trib- so-called leaders. They are coali- 0799-321007 exacerbated the country s internal bin, a former senior State Depart- al people to settle in Islamabad. tion partners of Nawaz Sharif but divisions are finally on the same ment official and expert on Afghan- Though, the administration did not prevented Islamabad s ad- 2401352 page. Two weeks ago, as Chinese istan. Chinese officials increasing- removed the slum settlements but ministration from demolishing and U.S. diplomats stood by, Pa- ly see militancy in the region as a the government has no compen- homes of Pashtuns. They use kistani officials convened the first threat to Beijing s plans for eco- sation or rehabilitation plan for the catchy slogans only, he comment- Indira Gandhi Children direct peace talks between senior nomic growth and political stabil- homeless people.Adding to the ed. When asked about solution to Afghan and Taliban officials in a ity in western China, which bor- injury, most of the Pashtun na- the problem, Alizai said that Pa- Hospital, Wazir Akbar decade. ders both Afghanistan tionalist leaders have adopted pas- shtuns are not only geographical- Khan, Kabul 2301372 A second round of negotia- and Pakistan. sive approach rather than con- ly divided but ideologically as well tions is scheduled on Friday. As Rubin wrote in The New demning the act despite having because some were following ex- But the emergence of actual Yorker on Wednesday: representation in the parliament. tremist-religious parties and Ibn-e- Seena negotiations has placed enormous An increase in terrorist attacks Senior leader of the Pakhtunkhwa some were neo-nationalists and strain on the Taliban and widened connected to a separatist move- Milli Awami Party, Senator Us- most pro-establishment. We Pul-e-Artan, Kabul a dangerous rift inside the group. ment in the Xinjiang Autonomous man Kakar, said that Pashtuns cannot address the all existing chal- In the past few weeks, two dif- region, some of whose fighters give votes to Pakistan Tehreek-e- lenges until we are united. The 2100359 ferent militant groups once allied received training in Pakistan and Insaf (PTI), Muslim League and enemies are dividing us further on with the Taliban have issued state- Afghanistan, had led China to re- Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) but ask different issues such as Kalabagh ments declaring Omar is dead. gard the stability of Afghanistan Pashtun nationalists to protect Dam and demolishing of slums in Wazir Akbar Khan Their goal was to call into ques- as crucial to its internal security their rights. Talking to Radio Islamabad, he opined. He said the Hospital tion the authority of his deputy, as well as its economic future. Mashaal about role of nationalist Afghan government should also Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Man- As odd as it may seem to parties in protection of Pashtuns jump in as Afghan refugees were 2301741, 2301743 soor, to lead the group. Omar s some Americans, reports of rights, he said the capital city s also living there. Alizai said that 26-year-old son, Yaqoob, and oth- Omar s death could not come at a administration act is based on in- demolishing of the refugees homes er hardliners oppose the peace worse time. Omar s brutality was justice. Likewise, senior leader of is against the international laws, Ali Abad talks, according to a recent medieval. But for two decades, he the Awami National Party, Afra- adding that it is duty of the host Shahrara, Kabul story by a veteran Pakistani jour- has served as the unifying force siab Khattak, said that his party state to provide shelter to the ref- nalist with close ties to the Tali- of the Taliban. formed a delegation to discuss the ugees. 2100439 ban. The hardliners opposed The talks on Friday and their Mansoor s decision to send a del- progress in the weeks ahead could egation to direct peace talks on help determine whether Afghani- Malalai Maternity July 7. Mansoor later issued a stan follows the route of Syria, statement purported to be from Yemen, and Libya toward state Mullah Mansour Hospital Omar that supported the collapse. As the rise of the Islam- 2201377/ 2301743 talks. On Thursday, one Taliban ic State has shown, an even more spokesman said the group would radical group could emerge out of an ISI Appointment: no longer participate in the disintegration of the Taliban. Banks the negotiations. A rare moment of consensus Taliban Quetta Shura The worrying trend is that among international powers and Da Afghanistan Bank this dispute reflects deep tribal their longtime Afghan proxies ex- divisions within the Taliban that ist. But it may be too late to halt The newly-elected Taliban leader ing to a Taliban statement to the 2100302, 2100303 could divide the entire movement. the centrifugal forces unleashed in Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Man- media on Thursday, as the new Ideological rifts exist as well. Some Afghanistan by both internal and sour was a Pakistan's Inter-Services leader of the Taliban after the Af- Kabul Bank hardline factions that have de- external actors over the past Intelligence (ISI) appointment, a ghan government and as well as the clared allegiance to the Islamic 40 years. senior member of Taliban's Quetta Taliban confirmed the reclusive 222666, 070285285 State now often engage in gun bat- (The Atlantic) Shura [Council] told TOLOnews. Mullah Omar died in 2013 in Pa- "Mullah Mansour has been ap- kistan's port city of Karachi. Azizi Bank pointed by ISI as the successor of According to the reports, Ab- 0799 700900 Mullah Omar and we do not ac- dul Qayoum Zakir, Taliban's mili- Flood-affected cept this decision," the source said tary head; Mullah Habibullah, a Pashtany Bank on condition of anonymity. member of Taliban Quetta Shura; The members of Quetta Coun- and Sayed Tayib Agha, head of 2102908, 2103868 families in Panjsher, cil were currently holding a meet- Taliban's political office in Qatar ing on the issue, the source added. are among the senior Taliban mem- Air Services "The late Mullah Omar had se- bers that disagree the appointment Kunar seek aid lected someone else as his possi- of Mansour who was Mullah ble successor," he continued. Safi Airways FAIZ ABAD/ASADABAD/ Kunar demanded emergency assis- Omar's deputy. These statements came a day Also, some Pakistani media re- 020 22 22 222 CHARIKAR: The flood affected tance from Governor Wahidullah after the Taliban spokesman Zabi- ports suggested that Omar's son, families of Kofab district in north- Kalimzai. The elders said that dis- hullah Mujahid confirmed in a Mullah Mohammad Yaqoub, was ern Badakhshan received flood placed families did not have shel- statement the appointment of himself hoping to succeed his fa- Ariana assistance but vulnerable families ter while floods had wreaked hav- Mansour as the new Taliban chief. ther a move that was reportedly in eastern Kunar and northern oc and destroyed culverts, irriga- Earlier in the day, reports sug- opposed by some members of the 020-2100270 Panjshir demanded immediate aid, tion channels, crops and roads and gested that certain senior members group. While confirming the death officials said on Thursday. At caused transportation problems. of the Taliban have opposed ap- of Mullah Omar, Mujahid said the Kam Air least six persons were killed, 54 The flood affected families had not pointment of Mullah Mansour as late leader died of an illness which houses, agricultural land, 12 small received any support so far, they the successor of Mullah Omar. he said the leader had been suffer- 0799974422 dams and 10 irrigation channels said. The elders urged on provin- Mansour was elected, accord- ing "for some time." were damaged in last week devas- cial government to demand assis- tated floods in Kofab district, an tance from the central government Hotels official said. Syed Abdullah De- and accelerate efforts to get the at- Safi Landmark hqan, director Afghanistan Natu- tention of international communi- Campaign against hepatitis ral Disaster Management Author- ty for assistance. Governor Kal- ity (NDMA) told Pajhwok Af- imzai assured to send survey teams 020-2203131 ghan News that Agha Khan De- to the area and would provide ev- LAUNCHED IN JALALABAD velopment Network (AKDN) ery possible support. Several oth- SERENA sent medical team and also dis- er families in other districts had JALALABAD: At least two per- percent of population is tainted tributed food items for ten days. been affected by the recent flash cent of the country s population with hepatitis in Afghanistan. The 0799654000 The aid included flour, edible oil, floods triggered by heavy torren- mostly youth and children, 5,000 treatment of the disease is not tea and sugar. World Food Pro- tial rains. Gul Aqa who hails from of them only in eastern Nangar- possible in the country s hospi- gram (WFP) also supported two Dawam district in Panjsher said har province, are infected with tals since it is expensive, he add- New Rumi Restaurant months ration consisting flour around 600 meter road, 25 acres hepatitis A and B, the Ministry ed. Bargami said: We provide 0776351347 edible oil, beans and salt, he said. agricultural land, hundreds of fruit of Public Health said on Thurs- anti-hepatitis vaccines to children Red Crescent also had provided trees in orchards had been com- day. Mohammad Younus Bargami, and also have started awareness 26 tents, tarpaulins, kitchen uten- pletely destroyed in recent floods coordinator HIV program, said at programmes to enable people to Internet Services a gathering commemorating Inter- protect themselves from the dis- sils and 186 tents, he added. The in the area. Rahili Aatayee, deputy UA Telecom flood affected families had warned head Panjsher provincial council, national Hepatitis Day that ef- ease. Provincial HIV program co- last week that their children would said floods had destroyed roads and forts had been accelerated to con- ordinator Noor Hassan Bashar Yar 0796701701 / 0796702702 die of hunger had they not been agricultural lands in Dawam, Ab- trol the disease. At least three said that efforts would be expe- provided with immediate assis- shar, Qaulandur and Aanabi dis- persons die of Hepatitis in every dited to curb the menace. Exchange Rate tance. Separately, local elders in tricts. (Pajhwok) three minutes in the world and two (Pajhwok) Purchase: ERC calls on experts, stakeholders for guidance on reform One US$ = 60.42Afs One Pound Sterling= The newly established Electoral dent on how and when the ERC it hopes international experts, suggestions and hear their opinion from filling the ballot boxes with member Faizulah Zaki reiterated Reform Commission (ERC) kicked gets reform implemented. many of who are associated with on how it is possible for the ERC names of women voters," civil so- that the commission's top priori- 92.90Afs off its reform agenda this week by "The commission (ERC) is de- organizations and governments to incorporate electronic voting in ciety activist Suraya Parlika sug- ty in the near term is starting to One Euro = engaging members of the interna- termined to take advantage of all that have threatened to cut off their Afghanistan to its work agenda in gested. Beyond procedural and rebuild public trust in elections. "A tional community, women rights ideas and perspectives that seem funding of the Afghan electoral sys- the long term," he added. Thurs- technology-based reforms, those variety of ideas were gathered, but 66.62Afs advocacy groups and other civil to be in the interests of Afghani- tem if reforms are not pursued, will day's meetings included a gather- gathered on Thursday also pushed the important issue is to see how 1000 Pak Rs = society institutions in hopes of stan," ERC chairman Shah Sultan shed light on how Afghanistan can ing with members of Afghan civil for personnel changes at the level we can rebuild trust among the culling feedback on the most Akifi said of the stakeholder meet- learn from other electoral regimes society and women's rights groups. of the electoral commissions, people of Afghanistan toward elec- 581Afs pressing issues facing Afghani- ings held this week. Referring to around the world, especially re- The meeting involved discussion which have suffered major public tions, and, by implementing com- Sale: stan's electoral system. the international election experts garding electronic voting systems. of a number of issues, such as pro- image issues since the tumultuous prehensive and basic reforms, pave One US$ = Since its formation last week, engaged by the ERC, Akifi said "What we expect from internation- viding greater awareness about the 2014 presidential race. "We never the way for holding free and trans- the ERC has hit the ground run- they have been asked to submit al experts is help understanding, voting process to Afghan women, supported members of the election parent elections in order to resolve 60.62 Afs ning, seeking to make up for time written recommendations. "To be in line with the electoral experi- increasing women's participation commission being associated with the uncertainties," he said. The One Pound Sterling= lost after months of delays caused honest, we need their ideas, and ences of other countries around the in elections, and preventing the in- a party," MP Raihana Azad said. ERC plans to complete its consul- 93.70Afs by disagreements between top na- we do not believe that the ideas world, which method is more reli- timidation and defrauding of female "Sovereign and neutral people tations by the end of the week. It tional unity governmental leaders offered by foreign experts is inter- able and practical in Afghanistan," votes. "Electronic voting should be must be appointed to the election has set a deadline of one month for One Euro= over the composition of the com- ference - we believe that it is for ERC member Assadullah Saadati introduced for parliamentary elec- management bodies." Talking about submitting its first round of rec- 67.22 Afs mission. The scheduling of Parlia- the betterment of Afghanistan," he explained on Thursday. "We want tions to avoid the misuse of wom- the various stakeholder meetings ommendations to the government. 1000 Pak Rs= 589Afs mentary elections is largely depen- said. Specifically, the ERC has said them to provide us the necessary en's votes and to prevent riggers that have been held this week, ERC (TOLONews) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES MQM submits Rafale deal: Pricing issues, India's insistence on letter to UN chief 50pc local spending lead to missing of July target NEW DELHI: The Rafale deal, rescued by Prime Minister Naren- over alleged dra Modi when he visited France in April, has hit a government air pocket. India's insistence that France spend 50% of the value of mistreatment the Rafale deal in Indian defence sector (called an offset requirement) and pricing issues have meant that India and France have missed the of activists July target of finalising the agree- ment on purchasing 36 fighter jets. KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi had earlier claimed during a court Officials familiar with Rafale Movement (MQM) has submit- hearing that treatment was being negotiations said higher political ted a letter to United Nations (UN) provided to Mansoor in his spe- intervention may be required to Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, cial cell. hasten the process. claiming excesses committed by the 12 MQM activists declared These officials did not want para-military Rangers in their on- proclaimed absconders to be identified. While the old Ra- going security operation in Kara- An anti-terrorism court (ATC) fale deal — buying 126 aircraft — chi. on Friday declared 12 activists of has been cancelled, progress on The letter was submitted yes- MQM as proclaimed absconders buying 36 French jets is stalled terday by MQM's International in the murder case of Jail Superin- because the French say spending Secretariat, and was undersigned tendent Amanullah Niazi. 50% of the value of the deal in In- by the party's Head of Internation- The development comes after dian defence sector will push up al Relations. Ubaid alias K2 identified the 12 the total deal cost for India. The The party in its letter sent to activists as those involved in the 36 Rafale jets were offered at just the UN, alleges that their workers murder during a hearing at ATC. over $200 million each when the are being mistreated during the cur- Those accused in the case in- PM visited France in April, a price rent security operation being con- clude Nouman alias Nomi. Sajid and 25% lower than that offered to the ducted in Karachi, and law enforce- Muzammil. UPA government. ment agencies (LEAs) are unlaw- Niazi was murdered in 2005 The French understanding fully detaining their activists. along with his companions. was, officials say, that the stan- The letter specifically men- Also read: Rangers detain dard 30% offset obligation will tions the raid conducted on Muttahida leader Qamar Mansoor apply and it will met while creat- MQM's headquarters on the night for three months ing the infrastructure for Rafale. of July 17, and the subsequent ar- Qamar Mansoor and Rabita Rafale deal: Pricing issues, In- rest of Qamar Mansoor, a member Committee in-charge Kaiful Warah dia's insistence on 50% local of the party's Rabita Committee. were detained by the Rangers in a spending lead to missing of July MQM has further elaborated pre-dawn raid on the party's Nine- target in their letter that the court had Zero headquarters earlier this Defence minister Manohar allowed Mansoor to get treatment month. Parrikar, however, has been insist- in a private hospital, after an ap- The two were apprehended for ing on 50% offset (he told ET this plication was submitted in this re- "arranging and facilitating" what in an interview published on May gard. Although the court had al- Director-General Sindh Rangers 11) and Indian negotiators have sell the jets at the price agreed upon in Paris in April. The deal size — less than $8 billion, as agreed during Modi's France visit — will also go up, lowed treatment in the case, Rang- Major-General Bilal Akbar called been asking for this as well. The officials say, if the Indian Air Force plan to create two bases for Rafale jets is accepted. Two bases will require separate, high-cost infrastructure ers later denied it citing security "hate speeches against peace of French have argued 50% offset as well as two sets of maintenance, training and armaments storage facilities. reasons. The para-military force Karachi”. obligation will not allow them to There's also the issue of integrating third country weapon systems in French-made Indian Rafale jets. This integration will also drive up costs. Landslides in western Nepal Sri Lanka shooting leave at least 33 dead at campaign rally KATHMANDU, Nepal — Land- slides set off by heavy rain struck several villages in Kaski, a popu- leaves one dead lar tourist area in western Nepal, killing at least 33 people, a senior Unidentified gunmen have opened local official said . fire at a political campaign rally in At least 10 other people were the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, missing, and the death toll could killing one woman and injuring 12. rise, said the official, Krishna Ba- The shooting happened short- hadur Raut. Many houses were ly after Finance Minister Ravi buried, he said. Most of the 33 Karunanayake left the rally. He deaths were in Kaski, but two peo- was unhurt. ple were killed in the Myagdi dis- It is the first major violence trict and one person was found associated with next month's par- dead in the Baglung district. liamentary vote. “Rescuers are trying to pull Former president Mahinda out more dead bodies from rub- Rajapaksa is hoping to get into ble,” said Raj Bahadur Gurung, a parliament and become prime min- resident of Lumle, a village that was ister. Reports from the scene of struck. Mr. Gurung said that en- the shooting say the gunmen fired tire families had been lost. bullets at the crowd before escap- A large number of soldiers, ing. The crowd had gathered at a police officers and villagers had rally in support of the govern- been engaged in rescue efforts since ment's UNP party. Mr Karunan- early Thursday morning, said an- ayake told reporters the gunmen other Kaski official, Taranath "wanted to target me". "I was 25 events in Colombo because so far ruling coalition, despite an attempt Adhikar. Officials said bridges that to 30 feet (9m) away when this it has been relatively calm and even by current President Maithripala had been swept away and that happened," he said. "Four guys in the level of violence in other areas Sirisena to prevent him from do- roads were blocked. be worse this year because of the earthquake that struck Nepal in April, killing more than 8,000 people and, a car opened fire at our crowd." has been very low." ing so. Mr Sirisena had urged Mr Landslides are common in Ne- according to geologists, making parts of the country’s mountainous terrain more unstable. Meanwhile, Keerthi Tennak- Sri Lanka's parliamentary elec- Rajapaksa to quit politics. Mr Ra- pal during monsoon season, which Ranjan Kumar Dahal, an engineering geologist at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, said the landslide oon, head of the Campaign for Free tions will take place on 17 August. japaksa lost bitterly fought presi- lasts from June until September. should be a “wake-up call” for the government, which he said should install security measures like early- and Fair Elections, told AFP: "We Ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa dential elections to party rival Officials fear that the effects could warning systems in view of the likelihood of more destructive landslides this season. are puzzled by this latest turn of is standing as a candidate for the Maithripala Sirisena in January. New Zealand investors Ouster from parliament: Imran unfazed keen to invest in by party lawmakers’ unseating Sri Lanka Featured

A New Zealand business delega- ka in this endeavour. The number of tourists from tion keen to invest in Sri Lanka The New Zealand Ambassa- New Zealand to Sri Lanka has been will be visiting the island at the dor lauded the President for his doubled in this year and this indi- end of November to explore in- commitment to build a self-suffi- cates a better cooperation between vestment opportunities, said the cient economy while uplifting the the two countries, the Ambassa- New Zealand Ambassador to Sri agricultural sector and he pledged dor further said, adding that New Lanka Grahame Morton. to offer their full support to de- Zealand looks forward to further He made these observations velop the agriculture sector in Sri strengthen bilateral ties with Sri LAHORE: Unmoved by the loom- support to stay in parliament as it Muttahida Qaumi Movement and commitment of accepting the re- when he met with President Lanka. Lanka. ing threat of seeing his party oust- had won the seats after taking part Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl. port. Maithripala Sirisena at the Presi- The President requested the President Maithripala Sirise- ed from the National Assembly, in the elections. “If the resignations The PTI chairman also reiter- However, Imran has written a dential Secretariat on Thursday New Zealand Ambassador to pro- na thanked the New Zealand gov- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are accepted, the party will con- ated his earlier stance regarding the letter to the Election Commission- (30). The Ambassador commend- vide their assistance to Sri Lanka ernment for their assistance to over chief Imran Khan has said the PTI test elections and return to parlia- findings of the judicial commission er of Pakistan, Sardar Muhammad ed the steps taken by the new gov- in the fields of dairy production 23,000 Sri Lankans living in New will contest the elections again and ment,” he said. on rigging, saying the party accept- Raza, requesting an explanation on ernment in Sri Lanka, which intro- and agriculture. He agreed to pro- Zealand and also appreciated the win its way back into the legisla- Negotiations are under way ed the report, which was a “his- how the election commission duced major changes needed in the vide support to Sri Lanka. support given for the development tive house if its lawmakers are un- among the major political groups toric step in amending the elector- planned to address its shortcom- Country as well as the Society. He “New Zealand will expect to works in the country. seated. for an out-of-parliament solution al process”. ings pointed out in the panel’s re- also said that the Prime Minister enter into several new Agreements Specially, President Sirisena Speaking in Lahore on Thurs- to a ‘potential political crisis’ if Expressing disappointment port. The letter also calls for initi- and the Government of New with Sri Lanka after the General expressed his appreciation of New day after holding meetings with his the two motions seeking unseat- over the commission having left the ating criminal prosecution against Zealand appreciate the moves tak- election in several fields including Zealand’s consistent support for party’s district organisers, Imran ing of PTI lawmakers are accept- investigation “incomplete”, he said officials involved in breaching du- en by the Government of Sri Lan- the health,” the Ambassador said. Sri Lanka in international fora. said the PTI did not need anyone’s ed. The pleas were moved by the the party had stood by its earlier ties during the 2013 elections. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES China, Southeast News-in-Brief IAEA chief Asia to set up French army 'positively' mulling hotline for South scientists to China Sea issues KUALA LUMPUR : China and analyse possible US Senate invite to Southeast Asian nations have agreed to set up a foreign minis- MH370 debris ters' hotline to tackle emergencies in the disputed South China Sea, a Plane debris washed up on the speak on Iran senior official of the ASEAN French island of Reunion in the VIENNA : The U.N. nuclear task to assess Iran's past and fu- grouping told Reuters on Friday. Indian Ocean is almost certain- watchdog chief is "positively con- ture nuclear program. He has no China claims most of the poten- ly part of a Boeing 777, a Ma- sidering" a U.S. Senate invitation political mandate and never tires tially energy-rich sea, through laysian official and aviation to speak about his agency's moni- of stressing the IAEA's technical which $5 trillion in ship-borne experts have said, potentially toring role in Iran following the role. He must nonetheless manage trade passes every year, and re- the biggest breakthrough in the country's deal with world powers and maintain a fine balance be- jects the rival claims of Vietnam, search for missing Flight on curbing its atomic activity, a tween delivering data on Iran's nu- the Philippines, Brunei, Malay- MH370. Malaysian investiga- diplomatic source said. clear activities and the major po- sia and Taiwan. With the region tors are expected in Reunion Some members of the U.S. litical consequences such informa- having become Asia's biggest po- on Friday and the object, iden- Congress, which will consider tion can have. If Iran were to break tential military flashpoint, the tified by aviation experts as whether to approve the deal, have its promises made in the historic United States has urged claimants part of a wing, would then be asked for more information to be July 14 deal reached with six world to settle differences through talks, sent to a French military labo- made public relating to the Inter- powers, Amano and his inspectors saying its Pacific Fleet aims to ratory near Toulouse for national Atomic Energy Agency's would be responsible for detect- protect sea lanes critical to U.S. checks, French police sources part in verifying Iran's implemen- ing and telling the world about the trade. said. National carrier Malay- tation of the pact. breach. The nuclear agreement will But China rejects U.S. in- sia Airlines was operating a "I understand that Director have to be ratified by the U.S. volvement in the dispute, and its Boeing 777 when the flight dis- General (Yukiya) Amano over- Congress. It has until Sept. 17 to more assertive approach recently, appeared in March last year en night (Vienna time) received an in- accept or reject it. including land reclamation and route from Kuala Lumpur to vitation letter from the members The IAEA said it is normal construction on disputed reefs, has Beijing, creating one of the most of the U.S. Senate Foreign Rela- practice for it not to publish safe- stirred tension. baffling mysteries in aviation tions Committee. guards arrangements with countries jected to the deal as not tough deal would remove all limits on tions in return for curbs on a nu- The hotline will be announced history. It was carrying 239 I also understand that he is and that Iran is no exception, add- enough to stop Iran obtaining a Iran's nuclear work, give it a fast clear program the West suspects at next week's meeting of foreign passengers and crew. The plane positively considering the invita- ing that the arrangement it reached nuclear weapon in the long run. At track to a weapon and access to was aimed at developing the ministers of the Association of piece was found on Wednes- tion," the source, who is familiar with Iran on July 14 meets its re- an emotional Senate hearing this billions of dollars from collapsed means to build an atomic bomb. Southeast Asian Nations, said the day washed up on Reunion, a with the matter, told quirements to clarify outstanding week, U.S. Secretary of State John sanctions. Under the July 14 pact, Tehran says it seeks only peaceful senior ASEAN official, who has volcanic island of 850,000 peo- Reuters.Amano has the delicate issues. U.S. Republicans have ob- Kerry warned that rejecting the world powers agreed to lift sanc- atomic energy. knowledge of the discussions. ple that is a full part of France, "The hotline is likely to be located in the Indian Ocean near announced in a joint statement at Madagascar. Reunion is rough- the end of the meetings," said the ly 3,700km from the broad ex- Saudi Arabia, official, who declined to be identi- panse of the southern Indian US airstrikes hit Nusra fied because the talks were pri- Ocean off Australia where vate. The foreign ministers' hot- search efforts have focused, but Egypt sign ‘Cairo line will be the first involving Chi- officials and experts said cur- Front in Syria na, although the Philippines and rents could have carried wreck- Vietnam have had a naval hotline age that way, thousands of ki- since last year to monitor the dis- lometres from where the plane Declaration’ Warplanes believed to be part of a puted waters. is thought to have crashed. 'Fan- U.S.-led alliance struck Nusra Front Southeast Asian leaders hope ciful theories' An minister from Egypt and Saudi Arabia have Regional pow- positions in northern Syria on Fri- the emergency hotline will help Australia, which has been lead- signed a pact in Cairo aimed at day following an attack by the al defuse the tension provoked over ing the hunt for the missing boosting military and economic ties ers sign pact to Qaeda-linked group on Western- naval encounters and China's plane, said on Friday that he between the two Arab allies. backed rebels in the area, a group claims, the official said. was confident the search for the In a statement released after a boost eco- tracking the war said. Tuesday's meeting is to be at- missing plane was being con- meeting between President Abdel The Syrian Observatory for tended by the Chinese foreign ducted in the right area. Fattah el-Sisi and Saudi Defence nomic and Human Rights, a UK-based group ministers and U.S. Secretary of Minister and Deputy Crown that reports on the war, said the State John Kerry, with other Asian Prince Mohammed bin Salman on military ties, air strikes hit Nusra Front posi- Eritrea blames powers, including India and Japan, Thursday, Sisi's office said the and pledge to tions near the town of Azaz, north also taking part. migrant exo- two leaders also will work to cre- of Aleppo. Overnight, the Nusra Ahead of the meeting, region- ate a joint Arab military force. work together Front had launched an attack in the al officials will hold preparatory dus on human Arab defence and foreign min- area targeting rebels including a talks in Malaysia, starting from isters are to gather in Cairo to dis- to create joint group said by opposition sources Saturday. A Philippine diplomat trafficking cuss the modalities of the force on to have been trained under a U.S.- welcomed the hotline as a way to August 27. Two years after mili- Arab force. led program to build a force to fight avoid accidents and miscalcula- Eritrea has urged the UN Se- tary coup: How stable is Egypt? Islamic State of Iraq and Syria tions. "The Philippines welcomes curity Council to help bring "The two sides stressed the need also be prepared to commit ground (ISIS), the Observatory reported. any confidence-building measure human traffickers to justice, to exert all efforts to boost securi- troops if required. The rebel group, known as that would promote peace and sta- saying smuggling groups, not ty and stability in the region, and OPINION: Is Saudi Arabia Division 30, said Nusra Front bility and reduce tension in the human rights abuses, were to work together to protect Arab warming up to the Muslim fighters attacked its headquarters region," the diplomat said. causing an exodus of migrants national security," Egypt's presi- Brotherhood?Riyadh has emerged at 4.30 am. Five members of Divi- But it was more important to to Europe. dential office said. as a key supporter of Sisi since sion 30 were killed as they held take action to fully implement and About 5,000 people flee In what they called a "Cairo the then-army chief ousted Morsi off the attackers, it said. strengthen a 2012 pact, the Dec- Eritrea each month, according Declaration," they pledged to en- two years ago, offering $4bn to The group has accused the laration of Conduct of Parties, the to the UNHCR, the UN refu- hance cooperation and investments help kick-start an economy bat- Nusra Front of abducting its lead- diplomat added, however. gee agency. Thousands of mi- in the energy and transport sec- tered by years of political turmoil. er and several other members ear- The code of conduct, signed grants have been picked up in tors. Sisi has strongly advocated lier this week. Syrian opposition Washington has designated a ter- Movement, which collapsed earli- by ASEAN and China in 2002, the Mediterranean trying to Relations between the two such a force to fight armed groups sources say members of Division rorist organization, has a track er this year after clashing with the commits the signatories to exer- cross to Europe, and many say countries have warmed since the in the region after the Islamic State 30 have been trained under the record of crushing U.S.-backed Nusra Front in the northwest. cise "self-restraint" in activities they are fleeing military con- 2013 ouster of President Moham- of Iraq and the Levant group U.S.-led train and equip program rebels in Syria. Last year, it routed Washington and Ankara this that could escalate disputes. scription and rights abuses. ed Morsi, with Saudi Arabia offer- claimed in February the beheading launched in May. The Pentagon the Syria Revolutionaries Front week announced their intention to Ramping up the rhetoric ahead of "The principal objective of this ing billions in aid to Egypt. in Libya of 21 Coptic Christians, has however cast doubt on the re- led by Jamal Maarouf, viewed as provide air cover for Syrian rebels the talks in Malaysia, China's organised crime is to prevent In return, Cairo has participat- all but one of them Egyptian. port, saying that no members of one of the most powerful insur- and jointly sweep ISIS fighters Defence Ministry accused the Eritrea and its people from ed in a Saudi-led bombing campaign The Saudi delegation led by the “New Syrian Force” had been gent leaders until his defeat. from a strip of land along the bor- United States of "militarizing" the defending their sovereignty by against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Salman also attended a military captured or detained. It was also instrumental in the der, with U.S. warplanes using South China Sea with patrols and dispersing and debilitating their Cairo had previously said it would parade with Sisi. The Nusra Front, which demise of the U.S.-backed Hazzm bases in Turkey for strikes. joint military drills staged there. human resources," Eritrea's foreign ministry said in a state- ment. The ministry said the Clashes between Turkish police, PKK kill 5 Security Council should inves- Muslims being tigate the issue and said Eri- Kurdish rebels raided a Turkish trea would submit "incontro- police station and fired on railway vertible and indisputable" evi- workers in two separate attacks dence of crimes. A UN report that left five dead, officials said ‘erased’ from last month said the Eritrean Friday, amid renewed conflict be- government presided over tween the security forces and in- forced labour, torture and oth- surgents that has wrecked the frag- er rights violations. ile peace process. Central African Violence has sharply increased Ebola vaccine shows in Turkey in the past week, with the government launching aerial ‘promising’ results: strikes against Kurdistan Workers' Republic WHO Party, or PKK, bases in northern Iraq, and the rebels escalating at- Preliminary results of tests on tacks against Turkey's security Amnesty International says Muslims an Ebola vaccine to be pub- forces. Some 20 people, most of living in rural areas especially targeted lished later Friday in British them soldiers, have died in the re- newed violence. as militias undertake "ethnic cleansing". science magazine The Lancet The PKK militants raided the have shown "promising" re- police station in the town of Po- sults, World Health Organiza- zanti, in southern Adana province, Militias have taken advantage of tian fighters, also targeted the coun- tion Director-General Marga- late on Thursday, killing two po- the political vacuum in Central try's Muslim minority, seen as ret Chan said. licemen and touching off a gunfight African Republic (CAR), engaging sympathetic to the Seleka. Amnes- "Early results of the vac- that also killed two rebels, said in ethnic cleansing of Muslims in a ty's report, based on a series of cine are exciting and promis- Gov. Mustafa Buyuk. He said the bid to erase the community from interviews with residents across ruling party and attracting nation- new elections will be called. of people since then. rebels were armed with automatic the country, human rights group CAR, says militias "unleashed a ing," Chan said, adding: "If they alist votes ahead of possible new The PKK, considered a terror The Kurds declared a cease- rifles and hand grenades. Amnesty International has said. violent wave of ethnic cleansing are confirmed it will change the elections in November. Davuto- organization by Turkey and its fire in 2013 as part of the peace In the eastern province of Discussing Friday's report, aimed at forcing Muslims to leave management of the Ebola out- glu's Justice and Development lost western allies, launched its armed efforts, but halted a planned with- Kars, the rebels detonated a bomb entitled "Erased identity: Muslims the country". "The continued in- break." More than 11,200 peo- its parliamentary majority in June campaign for autonomy in Tur- drawal of fighters from Turkish they placed on rail tracks and later in ethnically cleansed areas of the security and threat from the anti- ple have died in an Ebola out- and has until Aug. 24 to form a key's southeast in 1984. The con- territory, accusing the government fired on rail workers sent to repair Central African Republic," Joanne Balaka comes from there being an break in West Africa that be- coalition government, otherwise flict has killed tens of thousands of not keeping promises. the line, the region's deputy gov- Mariner, a senior crisis response absence of a state," Mariner said. gan in late 2013 in Guinea -- ernor, Adem Unal, told the state- adviser at the UK-based organisa- Though violence in CAR has the worst on record. WHO: re- run Anadolu Agency. One of the tion, told Al Jazeera that Muslims tapered off since late 2014, the form after fumbling Ebola re- workers was killed. in the western half of the country country remains largely insecure. sponse Chan says the agency Turkey last week conducted World Food Program cuts aid were being repressed and forced The collapse of the state appara- is working to reform itself in air assaults on Islamic State group to abandon their religion. tus and the fragility of the transi- the wake of its bungled re- targets and also opened its air More than 30,000 Muslims tional government have left parts sponse to last year's Ebola bases for sorties by the U.S.-led to Syrian refugees in Jordan are living in seven enclaves, guard- of the country to the mercy of outbreak. Chan said new pro- coalition fighting the group. But it ed by UN troops, across the coun- militia groups in the hinterlands. try, but for those living outside, Concerns remain that despite the tocols were being developed for shifted focus to the PKK follow- ing an attack claimed by the rebels especially in rural areas, they are perceived calm, the root causes of how the agency functions dur- being targeted with impunity, the the crisis have yet to be addressed. ing health emergencies. The that killed two policemen. That is complicating the U.S. war on IS report found. Amnesty's report comes just days agency has previously pro- "They not allowed to express after the International Rescue posed creating a specialized militants, which has relied heavily on Syrian Kurdish fighters affili- themselves as Muslims; if they are Committee said CAR "needs a new center within WHO to handle ated with Turkey's Kurdish rebels. outside the enclaves, they cannot start, or it will become the case emergencies that would be self- Turkish Prime Minister Ah- pray, dress in any way that identi- study of a failed state". Destruc- managed. Charles Clift, a pub- met Davutoglu has said Turkey's fies them as Muslim," Mariner tion of mosques In April, a US en- lic health expert at the London onslaught against the PKK will said. "Their survival depends on a voy said that almost all of the 436 policy institute Chatham continue until its fighters lay down daily routine of negotiation with mosques in CAR have been de- House, was unsure if adding arms, despite calls from Turkey's anti-Balaka fighters." Mariner said stroyed in the violence. Samantha more layers of bureaucracy main pro-Kurdish political party that many had been forced con- Power, US ambassador to the UN, might help. Despite WHO's for the resumption of peace efforts vert to Christianity or face perse- called the devastation "kind of cra- cution from the community 'Failed zy, chilling". Amnesty said in Fri- vows to hold itself accountable, - a plea the party's co-chairman renewed on Thursday. state' More than one million peo- day's report that none of the Clift was unconvinced, citing ple have been displaced since mosques outside Bangui, and the the panel it commissioned to "The dialogue - slow as it was - must resume," Selahattin Demir- The cash-strapped World Food Program has cut in half food aid to most Syrian refugees in Jordan and says Muslim-led Seleka rebels took con- town of Carnot, have been repaired assess its response. The pan- only a last-minute U.S. donation prevented the program from being scrapped. Friday's announcement trol of Bangui, the capital, in March or rebuilt. One of the "clearest signs el's report last month failed to tas said in televised comments. "Fingers must be removed from the raises new concerns about more than half a million refugees who live in Jordanian communities rather than 2013. Following a spate of abuses of the intensity of sectarian ani- identify a single person or even trigger." camps. Largely unable to work legally, most urban refugees live in poverty and rely on food vouchers for by the Seleka rebels, vigilante mus was the destruction of the department at WHO that was Kurdish activists and govern- survival. Jordan hosts 629,000 Syrian refugees, including about 100,000 in refugee camps. Of the remain- groups known as anti-Balaka (anti- country's mosques", the organisa- responsible for the agency's ment critics say Turkey's tough- ing urban refugees, 440,000 have been receiving food vouchers. In August, support for the most vulnerable machete) emerged to fight off the tion said. More than 6,000 people bungled efforts. ened stance against the PKK is a among them, or about 200,000 people, will drop from $28 to $14 per person per month and for the rest new leadership. But the anti-Bala- have been killed since the crisis tactic aimed at strengthening the from $14 to $7. The WFP says funding is not secured beyond August. ka, made up of animist and Chris- began in March 2013. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY .AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

We a r e a n a t ion a l in st it u t ion a n d n ot t h e voice of a gov t or a p r iva t e or ga n iza t ion AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] talks of dialogue and peace. It was preceded by an attack on Afghan Email: [email protected] Parliament and it is being accom- panied by some other different at- www.afghanistantimes.af tacks. It is strange to note that all Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi actors involved in Afghanistan are Advisory editorial board showing their readiness to help broker peace in Afghanistan al- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, though the Taliban are not going to cease fire any time soon. As a mat- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal ter of fact, the possibility of cease- Graphic-Designers: fire was clearly rejected by the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari Omar. Marketing & Advertising: Following the first round of Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 talks, Mullah Omar’s views were published by one of Pakistan’s Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan leading English daily, which quot- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ed: “It remains obligatory upon us Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press to continue our sacred Jihad to lib- erate our beloved homeland and restore an Islamic system.” Although the news of the death The constitution says of Mullah Omar is in circulation, the views expressed in his name Article 23: still reflect what the Taliban think Liberty is the natural right of human beings. This right has no limits unless as an organization. affecting others freedoms as well as the public interest, which shall be The statement was released by regulated by law. Liberty and human dignity are inviolable. The state shall the Taliban sources and, as such, respect and protect liberty as well as human dignity. cannot be rejected as false because it is a strong reflection of the Tali- ban’s strategy of capturing power By Salman Rrfi stan’s body politic speaks volumes became possible at all testifies to through military means. about the hollowness of this en- strong and confidential contacts of Above cited incidents un- After fourteen years of warfare tire ‘peace process’ and the notion Islamabad with the leadership of doubtedly prove that this strate- and utter destruction of life and of development. “If the Taliban are the Taliban, and the significance of gy is still very much operational. property, we now have reached to return to power, why was the its influence on their ‘movement.’ It is not clear as to how and the point of ‘restoration of peace’ war fought for fourteen long Their ‘movement’, in effect, is when the Taliban would agree to in Afghanistan through dialogue. years?” asked a young Afghan liv- as strong today as it was a few cease fire to seriously engage in a Demolition of Afghan slum It is an irony of history to see ing in the suburbs of Islamabad as years ago. We can assess the Tali- dialogue. Dialogue and negotia- how utterly frivolous the decade a refugee. For him, things are mov- ban’s strength from a very recent tions in the shadow of ‘spring of- of war has ultimately turned out ing in the wrong direction. It is incident. On 26 July, the Taliban fensive’ are most likely to end in houses in Islamabad to be. Not only are the Taliban — quite evident that the Taliban are took control of a large police base failure. the very ‘savage’ force this war not simply interested in getting in a remote part of north-eastern Continuation of ‘spring offen- Pakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) demolished Afghan slum houses was fought against — being coaxed some ‘share’ in power. Neither do Afghanistan after some 100 police sive’ notwithstanding, the Tali- into accepting an offer of share in they want nor do they bother and border guards surrendered and ban’s basic demands, too, remain in I-11 Sector of Islamabad. The demolition of the houses where Afghan refugees power, but the very process of about parliamentary democracy. reportedly joined the militants fol- the same: the departure of foreign and IDPs from the tribal belt live is a sheer act of cruelty which doesn’t only violate peace dialogue is being presented Political domination through lowing three days of fighting. forces, constitutional changes, the as a sign of success. warfare and fear is the only meth- The loss of the Tirgaran base release of prisoners, and the remov- international law on human rights and refugees but also is against the teachings of Yes, it is a success! The dirty od they have historically learnt. in Badakhshan province late Sat- al of the Taliban from the United Islam—yes Islam, the same religion, which Pakistan calls itself to be fortress of. war is certainly inching towards This is thanks to the critical sup- urday marked the largest mass sur- Nations sanctions list. Before demolishing their houses the government of Pakistan must have managed its end. But the end does not ap- port the Islamic Republic of Paki- render since the US and NATO Again, it is still not clear how pear to be better than the war it- stan lent to the establishment of forces concluded their combat mis- the Afghan government can possi- residential arrangements for those who were dislodged from their slum houses, who self because the ‘savage Talib’ is the Islamic Emirates of Afghani- sion at the end of last bly manage to continue dialogue if were living there for several years, peacefully. But unfortunately, not only they were again on the rise. stan, which continues to echo year. Although the Taliban released the Taliban continue to insist on dislodged, lurched, left stranded, but being labeled as criminals. This is the height However, the ‘savage Talib’ is strongly in Afghanistan. This sup- all captives later on, the incident complete departure of all foreign no longer a ‘terrorist,’ he is an ‘in- port, unfortunately though, con- shows how powerful a force they forces. and extreme of hypocrisy. The CDA officials said these slum houses were encroach- surgent’ now. Amid cheers of tinues till today politically and continue to be. With the Taliban still standing ments, but they forgot that these poor families turned into refugees because of Paki- peace, the common Afghan con- militarily. Again last Monday, the ‘insur- as a strong force and with all of tinues to suffer materially and Although Pakistan initially gents’ overran a large district in Sar- their major demands remaining stan’s encroachments in Afghanistan. Pakistan persistent interferences turned mil- non-materially as there is hardly denied any political involvement i-Pul Province, in the northwest, unchanged, Afghanistan govern- lions of Afghans into refugees. At that time the Afghan refugees were told that Paki- anyone to listen to what he has to other than just being an organizer when a local police unit surrendered ment’s insistence on the necessity stan is their Madina (a city in Saudi Arabia where the prophet of Islam sought refuge) say about what he wants for his in the ‘peace process’ initiated in after a 10-day battle, provincial of dialogue seems to be an unreal country. The so-called peace pro- July, its involvement and role be- officials said. attempt unlikely to succeed. from the pagans of Makkah. And at the time Bacha Khan, the charismatic nationalist cess excludes him and consequently came evident at the recently held Several of the district’s civil One can assess the fragility of leader told Afghans not to burn their own very house and not to seek refuge in reduces him into insignificance. summit of Shanghai Co-operation officials, along with the garrison of the dialogue from the fact that the Pakistan as they will face humiliation and miseries will be their destiny. In capital It is not to suggest that the war Organization where it presented 200 soldiers, then retreated to a Taliban have long refused to ac- should not come to an end. But itself as the basic initiator of the city in a neighbouring province. knowledge the very constitution Islamabad there are hundreds other encroachments as well and there are outnum- what do we do when the end itself dialogue. Similarly, a renewed Taliban push that provides legitimacy to the bering religious seminaries built on state land, but the CDA authorities cannot dare to starts becoming a matter of grave It turned out to be necessary has also imperilled Kunduz, the Afghan government. concern — a new problem in itself even look into that direction. Though, the same religious seminaries have been pro- for Pakistan to ‘expose’ its role to second most important city in the Even if dialogue has to be the to deal with? The so-called ‘peace demonstrate its capacity to bring north, which sits near the border way to end the war, it can succeed ducing militants in multitude. All this is happening under the patronage of the succes- process’, which Pakistani officials the opposite parties to the negoti- with Tajikistan. only when some of the basic de- sive governments both under military generals and civilian political leaders. In Paki- hailed as ‘ground-breaking’, is a ation table. On Monday, the Taliban mands of both parties are met. For recipe of political domination of Although foreign ministry of seized towns on the outskirts of the Afghan government, nothing is stan, a country where Punjabi terrorist organizations are getting budgets from Pun- Afghanistan in geo-political sense. Pakistan repeatedly reminded that the city and took control of scores more basic than cessation of fire. jab government is a safe haven only for those who are militants by nature and doings The fact that all stake-holders it acted exclusively as a mediator of villages in a district to its south- Departure of all foreign troops while those who live peacefully are dislodged. If this is encroachment for the CDA, — Afghan Government, Pakistan, in the process, the very fact that east. from the Afghan soil is the mini- China and the U.S. — do want to the organization of negotiations It is an irony that the Taliban’s mum the Taliban would agree to. then why Islamabad has been sheltering Afghan terrorists, feeding them, training insert the Taliban into Afghani- between the authorized persons ‘spring offensive’ continues amid (Courtesy: Asia Times) them, and sending them back to Afghanistan? Pakistan is a country which spends lavishly on the security of leaders of proscribed militant organizations, for instance on Hafiz Saeed, and Maulana Sufi Mohammad. While those who have no value in strategic designs of Pakistan are badly gassed, baton-charged, brutalized, dragged Enough humiliatingly, even their women are not spared as they were beaten up. They were Afghan and Pashtun women. Their clothes were torn off, dragged from their hair and their homes were set on fire. The Taliban, the Afghan government, and the interna- tional community kept looking at the tamasha being created by Pakistan. Where is Taliban’s honor (ghairat)? The extreme happened when Pakistan’s Urdu newspaper published a story before the demolition crackdown that the slum area was razed for sheltering Afghan and Indian intelligence officials. They alleged that terror attacks on GHQ and Kamrah Airbase were planned from this slum area. This demolition oper- ation has taken place in a time when the people of Afghanistan are tacitly celebrating the death reports of Mullah Omar—the supreme leader of the Taliban, and the ex- treme henchman of Pakistan. When Afghanistan ceases producing the salves of Pa- kistan, Afghan mothers, sisters, and sons, will take a sigh of relief, but the problem is Pakistan is a master in manufacturing its slaves and through their hands keeping this historically magnificent country on fire. Subscription Rates Categories Fee Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY .AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES The good and bad Taliban

By Adam Taylor March the statues had been de- groups have used similar justi- going to statues while children stroyed. After the destruction, fications while destroying stat- are dying of malnutrition next The late Taliban leader Mo- authorities sacrificed 100 cows ues and other shrines, with door, then that makes it harm- hammad Omar played a major and gave their meat to the poor: sites attacks by Islamist groups ful, and we destroy it.” role in history. By giving Osa- An Islamic ritual of atonement in Libya, Pakistan, Tunisia and There certainly did seem to ma bin Laden and al-Qaeda ha- that was designed not to make Egypt. The Islamic State, the be a shift in the Taliban’s think- ven after they were expelled up for the destruction, but to extremist group controlling ing: In 1999, Omar had issued from Sudan in 1996, Omar host- apologize for the destruction large portions of Iraq and Syr- an edict saying that the Bud- ed the organization and its lead- taking longer than expected. ia, have made a point of de- dha statues of Bamian should er as they planned the 2001 at- International bodies were stroying ancient and pre-Islam- be treated with “respect” and tack on the World Trade Cen- outraged. “The Taliban have ic cultural artifacts that they see that they could be used for ter in New York. When Omar committed a crime against cul- as idolatrous. Like the attack on tourism revenues. By 2001, refused to give up bin Laden ture,” Koichiro Matsuura, then the Bamian Buddhas, this de- however, the Taliban had made to U.S. authorities, he in turn head of the UNESCO, said in a struction usually doesn’t cause a number of moves toward a sparked an invasion of Afghan- statement. “It is abominable to the deaths of humans, but it more conservative ideology. istan and with it a global war witness the cold and calculat- does attempt to wipe out his- Some theories suggest that bin on terror. ed destruction of cultural prop- tory and cultures. Laden had championed the de- Omar may have shaped his- erties which were the heritage Closer inspection of com- struction of the statues before By Abbas Nasir ership is quickly in place and so Muslims whom it considers to be tory, but in a way, he also de- of the Afghan people, and, in- ments made by Taliban officials the Taliban came on board, and an embarrassing situation - like the heretics. stroyed it. While it is unclear deed, of the whole of humani- in 2001 suggests a more com- that Arab and Pakistani experts Even by Pakistan’s standards, one when the Taliban Qatar office Despite spending a decade and whether he had any forewarn- ty.” plicated decision-making pro- were called in to help destroy Wednesday was an explosive news representatives decried the talks a half in prison on charges relating ing of the 2001 attacks (the Tal- Omar and other Taliban of- cess was at work than they ini- the Buddhas. day.What started as mere murmur- while those still claiming to hold a to the murder of 70 Shia Muslims, iban and al-Qaeda had funda- ficials claimed religious justifi- tially claimed, however. Sayed Since the statues’ destruc- ings a few days ago about Taliban brief for Mullah Omar were en- he was never convicted. mentally different viewpoints cations for the destruction of Rahmatullah Hashimi, a Taliban tion, there have been a number leader Mullah Omar’s death, was gaging in these - would not hap- Witnesses were intimidated. on Western terror attacks), he the statues, however, pointing envoy, told the New York Times of attempts to rebuild them, but confirmed on Wednesday when the pen again. Those who refused to withdraw played a personal role in one toward Islamic texts that pro- that the statues destruction these efforts have been ham- Afghan government went on record Nonetheless, the international were killed. Prosecutors were re- of the most shocking acts the hibit idolatry.” had been prompted by eco- strung by disagreements. For to say the reports were true. media had its top story. minded of the fate of the others Taliban ever undertook: The These idols have been nomic anger that international now, the caves around Bamian Throughout the day a steady Mullah Omar, whose rule in who did not oblige. destruction of the Buddha stat- gods of the infidels,” Omar’s bodies were offering money on are only housing Afghans stream of unnamed Afghan, Paki- Afghanistan triggered a chain-re- Nurturing terrorists ues of Bamian. February edict had read. “The the restoration of the statues, made homeless by the coun- stan, and even some Taliban offi- action of events that would change A judge trying him was said to That act took place a few decision on the Buddhas was while Afghans remained des- try’s decades of war and chaos cials suggested Mullah Omar was the world beyond anybody’s rec- have buried his face in his hands months before the attacks that made according to Islamic perately poor, in part due to in- — another reminder of the leg- no more. ognition, was dead. before leaving the court in a rush would lead to Omar’s downfall, rules,” Quadratullah Jamal, the ternational sanctions. acy Omar left Afghanistan.— With the confirmation, the He may not have been hunted when Malik Ishaq got up and start- and like those attacks it may Taliban’s information minister “If we had wanted to de- (Washington Post) obvious question that popped up with the same fervour as Osama ed to rattle off the names of his have helped usher in a new era at the time, told The Post. “It stroy those statues, we could Adam Taylor writes about into many minds was what impact bin Laden, a guest of the Taliban children. Ishaq had been freed by in extremist Islamic destruction. was not done to insult any par- have done it three years ago,” foreign affairs for The Wash- this development will have on the emirate when he owned up to di- the Lahore High Court in 2014, but It was March 2001 when ticular religion, but once an Is- Rahmatullah told the Times. ington Post. Originally from recently initiated peace talks be- recting the 9/11 attacks on the was recently rearrested. Taliban troops blew up two lamic order is made it cannot “So why didn’t we? In our reli- London, he studied at the Uni- tween the Ashraf Ghani govern- United States, was but the Taliban He is quoted to have told the statues that had been carved be changed.” gion, if anything is harmless, versity of Manchester and Co- ment and Taliban representatives “emir” hosted the man and refused former chief of army staff retired into a cliff in the Bamian valley. In the years since, other we just leave it. If money is lumbia University. in Pakistan, backed by the coun- to hand him over to the US and its General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani: The statues dated back to the try’s powerful military. allies. “General, Sir, we are like your chil- 6th century AD, a relic of the There were fears of Mullah The military action that fol- dren but we can’t do as you say.” Silk Road trading route that ran Omar’s death leading to a power lowed the 9/11 attacks saw him In a meeting, Kayani had re- through Afghanistan. They struggle within the Afghan militant dislodged from power in Kabul. portedly asked him to stop the were feats of engineering as movement and even leading to frag- But because he had evaded murder of Shia Muslims. much as they were works of art: mentation. capture or death, he acquired a This incident was never denied The larger of the two was 180 Until the new hierarchy is not mythical status and was seen as by the military, which has been feet tall and the two statues, demonstrably in place, the situa- the inspiration behind all militant blamed in the past for nurturing carved out of sandstone moun- tion would cast a shadow over any activity directed against the for- such terrorists and their groups for tains, wore clothes made out of “The bottom line is this: this talks. eign troops present in Afghanistan, use in Indian-administered Kash- clay. They were among of the By Maimuna Ashraf the Iran deal subject, he as ex- nuclear deal meets the national However, all major players, for a very long period. mir and Afghanistan. most impressive Buddha stat- pected spoke against it and he is continuing to do that. But security interests of the US and particularly Pakistan’s all-perva- Another shocking death Such was the villainous record ues in the world, and certainly The historic deal between Iran and the P5+1 (US, UK, France, after the substantial endeavors our allies. It prevents the most sive security services, the Inter- The news will have a telling of the man that even the usually the largest. on the deal for the last twenty serious threat — Iran obtain- Services Intelligence Directorate Russia, China and Germany has effect on the region, including Pa- vocal human rights activists did not Since taking control of finally signed. The deal is a mul- months, the Obama administra- ing a nuclear weapon, which (ISI), reputed to enjoy huge influ- kistan, even though the country question whether the “shoot-out” Kabul in 1996, the Taliban had tilateral accord and giving Te- tion is determined to pass it would make the other problems ence with the Afghan Taliban, had woken up to equally dramatic between his comrades and the po- imposed strict rules on ordi- hran sanctions’ relief in ex- through Congress. that Iran may cause even would have known of this devel- but different news - the killing of lice escorting him to a weapons nary Afghans, even banning change for limits on its nuclear President Obama has said worse.” opment and prepared for it. Malik Ishaq. cache was actually what hap- music, but it had shown some program. The US-Iran nuclear that he would veto any rejec- And he went on, “Without Fostering negotiations or Following Ishaq’s death, a pened: Was it an attempt to spring limits. When Omar issued an deal is the most significant tion by US Congress that has a deal, we risk even more war in the Middle East, and other thwarting talks photograph, released to the media, him from custody, or a staged ex- edict on Feb. 26, 2001, calling breakthrough in their bilateral to review the accord within six- countries in the region would Admittedly, it is too early to of his bullet-riddled, bloodied trajudicial killing as had become the for the destruction of all stat- relationship; certainly it is the ty days. Although, the Con- gress can out veto the presi- feel compelled to pursue their say if making Mullah Omar’s death corpse with one glazed eye seem- wont of the security forces when ues in Afghanistan, there were positive development between both countries since the 1979 dent by a two-thirds majority, own nuclear program, threaten- public at this stage, when it sup- ingly staring at nothingness in dis- they can’t secure court convic- hopes that international pres- but it appears that Obama’s ing a nuclear arms race in the posedly happened in April 2013, Iranian revolution that shat- belief on the cold, tiled floor of a tions? sure could save the statues. tered their relations. opponents might not be able most volatile region in the was aimed at making the militant mortuary in southern Punjab may More significantly, as the day “These kinds of stunts are However the assumption to assemble this majority. If the world.” While Kerry, opined, movement more amenable to ne- have represented the adage live by ended, many people in Punjab meant to be sensational,” Salam on expected better relations happenings take place in this “This agreement makes the re- gotiations or to thwart the talks. the sword, die by the sword. were nervous and bracing for pos- Marayati, head of the Muslim between both states is argu- way then the nuclear accord gion safer.” Surely, he means For example, if it is the latter, But it was wholly inadequate sible retaliation by Malik Ishaq’s Public Affairs Council in Los able in view of the few state- with Iran is a done deal, espe- for Assad and Iran. and there are influential sections to tell the story of the terror per- group as he enjoyed a consider- Angeles, told The Washington ments. Iran’s supreme leader, cially after its adoption by the However another perspec- within Afghanistan’s delicate pow- Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, re- UN Security Council (UNSC). tive has been presented by petrated by the man who was ly- able following in the southern part Post at the time. “They are in- Torbjorn Soltvedt, an analyst er structure who are hostile to ing dead there in the company of of the country’s most populated decent and idiotic.” cently told Iranians, “Our poli- It is questionable that why Iran signed the deal? The rea- with the Maplecroft group, these talks - in fact, they are hos- his two sons and about a dozen province. Most also wanted to However, the Taliban was cy regarding the arrogant US government will not change.” sons for doing so are strategic which tells “Iran will remain in tile towards having much to do with other comrades. know if his death finally meant an clearly determined to go and economic. Firstly, if Iran conflict with Saudi Arabia in Pakistan - then the news will bring US Secretary of State John Malik Ishaq, who by his own end to the military’s use of prox- through with the plan: When Kerry had earlier assured allies: has signed the deal that does Syria and Yemen in particular.” into question the efficacy of any admission, was responsible for the ies and if it was now committed to early attempts to destroy the “Nothing in the Iran deal is not mean that Iran can never The economic implications talks where the representative sta- murder of more than 100 Shia crushing all terror groups as the artworks with tanks and artil- based on trust.” produce a nuclear weapon. In of the deal will assure the six tus of Taliban interlocutors is ques- Muslims in Pakistan, was the head army chief has publicly pledged. lery shells failed, they recruit- However, Obama deserves fact, Iran can still choose to go major powers to secure the tionable itself. of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Perhaps the distinction between ed local men to plant explosives the credit that notwithstanding nuclear at an appropriate time sanctity of the Strait of Hormuz If the whole idea was to make - a terrorist organisation commit- the so-called good and bad Taliban inside the statues. The process all the pressure from Israel, as in the distant future when the to get a steady and cheap sup- ply of oil from the Gulf. How- the announcement so the new lead- ted to the “extermination” of Shia has now been abandoned. took several weeks, but by mid- well as from Saudi Arabia and trust between itself and the rest its Gulf allies, he peacefully and of the world has been estab- ever, Iran will have to wait for steadily pursued the diplomat- lished. almost a year to harvest the fi- ic path to handle and resolve Secondly, and perhaps nancial gains of the deal; the the nuclear tensions with Iran. most significantly, the rationale six major world powers will reap ETTER TO THE EDITOR And after the deal has been behind signing this deal comes the benefits of the lower cost signed, Iran has also agreed to from a deep longing to restore of oil perhaps immediately. In stop pursuing its goal to ac- the domestic economy in Iran. South Asian region, both Paki- quire nuclear weapon for the Decades of sanctions have stan and India will also be ben- next 10 to 15 years. ended up hurting the local pop- efited from Iran nuclear deal. Healthcare services The assurance that Iran is ulation and Iranian political set- Pakistan will be finally complet- fulfilling the deal’s obligation up ushered into power through ing the Iran-Pakistan pipeline, with the prospect of sanctions Quality health service is need of the hour for Afghanistan. Most of Afghans are faced with lack of quality health services in most will be given through a highly popular mandate so that some intrusive UN inspection and damage can be controlled. With on Iran lifting in the near fu- parts of the country particularly in remote areas. Many public hospitals have been equipped with modern equipments but experts surveillance regime under the sanctions lifted, Iran’s econom- ture. are needed to use the medical machines effectively. International Atomic Energy ic potential will open up all While India will again im- Several Afghans spend huge amount of money and send their patients for treatment abroad particularly to neighboring Agency (IAEA). This will sorts of opportunities not only port oil from Iran, which has for Iran but also for the region been traditionally India’s sec- countries of India and Pakistan. lengthen the time for Iran to make an atomic bomb for at and beyond. Iran will get ac- ond-largest supplier of crude Besides that, people living in remote areas are faced with lack of professional health workers. In some areas like Badakhshan least 10 to 15 years as the scope cess to its frozen funds, esti- oil, and ramp up cooperation on province, nurses are filling the gap of medical doctors as there is no medical doctor to provide health services for the residents. to deceit inspections will be mated at $ 100 billion. the development of the Chaba- It is the duty of all related organization including the Ministry of Public Health to pay attention to this problem and overcome minimal. For Iran, the agreement will har deep-water port. India is directly translate into increased developing the Iranian port of it through different ways including sending new graduated medical doctors to remote areas. Evidently, all this is not go- ing to be that easily and influence in the Middle East. Chabahar with likely US en- Jamshid Popal, Khairkhana, Kabul smoothly. Israel’s Prime Minis- Years of sanctions have failed couragement in the aftermath ter, Netanyahu, is still doing his to limit Iran’s significance in the of Iranian Nuclear Deal as Silk- maximum efforts to break the Middle East, but, in the future, 2 route; a kind of competitor to Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s deal. Israel, of course, is awful- Iran will be able to jump in the Silk Route Gwadar – Kashghar. name and address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] ly disappointed. Netanyahu regional politics so openly and Thus Iran nuclear deal has wid- has called it a “historic mis- legitimately as an important er global and regional implica- take”, which will turn Iran into stakeholder. tions and has the capacity to a “terrorist nuclear superpow- Significantly, the deal will alter the regional geopolitical er”. Israel has serious reserva- have some instant and log-term landscape in future. Disclaimer: tions over deal despite the fact impact both on global and re- The writer is a member of that Israel is already a nuclear gional level. At the global lev- an Islamabad based think- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) state with an estimated 200 nu- el, the deal will bring out Iran tank, Strategic Vision Institute clear bombs. A while back, from international isolation. On (SVI) and can be reached and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. when Netanyahu was invited the regional level as Obama at [email protected] to address the US Congress on told a press conference: (Courtesy: Eurasia Review) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Palestinian hun ger striker recalls bein g fo rce -fe d Abdulrahim Nubani, who spent 20 years inside Israeli jail, says hunger strike is mode of resistance against occupation.

It's been 35 years and nine days a means to protest. That is the only since the former Palestinian pris- weapon, they say, they have to oner was force-fed. "The pain was demand their rights while inside larger than words," Abdulrahim Israeli jails. Re-introduced by Nubani told Al Jazeera. Although Khader Adnan in 2012, hunger he spent 20 years in Israeli prison strikes were used by individual between 1974 and 1994, he says prisoners who had political de- that he can't think of a day worse mands - trial or release. Adnan was than that when his name was called released after a 66-day long strike and he was accompanied to the to protest his administrative de- prison clinic on July 21, 1980. tention, a practice that allows Is- Until then Nubani says he had only rael to detain prisoners without heard of force-feeding. "It was charge for renewable six-month used to break spirits, not to feed periods.Others followed suit and prisoners - it was torture," he says. mass hunger strikes took place to "There was a pot of boiling water demand an end to Israel's policy and a plate of rice pudding," of administrative detention. The Nubani recalled. "I sat on the chair, latest was launched by 120 pris- an officer asked me to eat. I re- oners in 2014, who refused food fused - I told him I was hunger- for 63 days to protest their deten- striking." Trembling, he described tion by Israel without charges. Ad- how he was tied down to a chair, ministrative detention He was de- stripped off his clothes. "They tained last year again, but after tied me down and brought a tube, another 56-day hunger strike he shoved it down my nose and was released on July 12. Of around pushed - I felt my head exploding, 6,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails, down to my stomach," Nubani said nearly 400 are in administrative recreating the scene. "I felt my detention. They are threatening to stomach burn. It was empty and go on hunger strike to defend their they gave us hot water and salt, rights. One, Mohammad Allan, has lots of salt. I was bleeding and been on hunger strike for the past powerless." An image, no doubt, 43 days demanding to be released. will cross the minds of hunger- Allan, 30, was last arrested in No- striking prisoners and those who vember 2014 and has had his ad- plan to hunger strike in the future ministrative detention sentence of now that Israel has authorised six months renewed twice since. Gaza City - The tiny, densely tation Centre for Women in Gaza lised throughout the occupied ter- most prevalent drug in Gaza, and are all human. We are not an- force-feeding. Nubani's word of Allan's mother, 65-year-old populated Gaza Strip - where City hosts prisoners of another ritories. They are separated ac- the courts have handed down stiff- gels," she told Al Jazeera. "These advice: suck it up. "[Prisoners] Ma'zuza could hardly complete a more than 1.8 million Palestinians kind. Gaza's only prison for fe- cording to their type of crime: ho- er sentences amid an uptick in its prisoners are guilty but they are have to take it and be patient," he sentence without crying. "I'm a reside within 360 square kilome- male offenders, which is run by micide, drug use, or moral offenc- prevalence. Prison official Amal the daughters of our society, says. "Resistance has so many fac- mother; I've spent nights up look- tres - is often referred to as an Hamas, currently houses about 40 es, such as contact between un- Nofal says she is passionate about and tomorrow they will be ets and one shouldn't expect mercy ing after him... I'm so scared," she "open-air prison", with a crippling inmates, who have been jailed for married men and women that is rehabilitating women inside the mothers in our society, and one from the enemy." Prisoner move- says. Mohammad had called her a ment The Palestinian prisoner couple of days before starting his Israeli blockade increasing pres- a range of crimes. deemed inappropriate. prison: "These women are power- day they will be grandmothers. movement has a history of at least strike, she says. He told her that sure on the war-scarred territory. Offenders are tried under Pal- Tramadol, a pharmaceutical ful, and they deserve help. Every- We stand behind them and we 26 hunger strikes. The first dates the Israelis were holding him with- But the Reform and Rehabili- estinian law, the same system uti- pain reliever, is believed to be the one can do something wrong. We will never give up." back to 1969, but the most well out charges. "I didn't sleep since known remains the hunger strike he started his strike, now that this of 80 prisoners in Nafha back in law was introduced I feel I'm a 100 1980, in which Nubani took part. years old," she says. "I'm terrified." It is when two Palestinian prison- She paused, then surrendered to ers - Rasem Halaweh and Ali her tears. Back at his home, Nubani Nepal pushes to fin alise Ja'fari, died due to forced-feeding went through pictures of his old and two others died later of medi- prison mates in Nafha. "It's his- cal complications. That, however, tory now. I'm proud to have been didn't stop Palestinian prisoners part of it," he says. "We beat from resorting to hunger strike as death." Al Jazeera co n stitutio n despite co n cern s Pinochet-era crime comes Plans to complete long-delayed constitution come as many Nepalis focus on rebuilding following devastating earthquakes. back to haunt Chile In the southeastern Nepali village of Jhorahat, Bhanu Sardaar filled a Woman set ablaze during a 1986 protest has become a symbol of large plastic bag with rice saplings atrocities and impunity under the country's dictatorship. from his parched farming land. He was relocating them to a friend's field with a water pump in order to save his crop. Less than 100m away at a local school, members The impoverished of Nepal's Constituent Assembly country of 29 million were recording public opinion on people is in the middle the country's new draft constitu- of a massive reconstruc- tion. Many of the local popula- tion, small farmers like Sardaar, did tion effort following the not attend the meeting. "Farmers April quake [AFP] like me don't have the luxury and time to worry about the constitu- tion," he said. In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes on Santiago, Chile - Carmen Gloria on what to say to investigators. April 25 and May 12, which killed Quintana has had more than 50 re- We were constantly reminded that more than 8,700 people and left construction and plastic surgery we had to take care of our family." millions without proper homes operations, but they have not been Guzman says he could not live and living in tents, Nepal's major enough to turn the clock back. "The with the guilt any longer. His un- political parties finally came to- scars on my face and burn marks precedented testimony, and that of gether to sign a 16-point deal on all over my body are visible proof another conscript who this week June 8 to swiftly conclude the char- of the atrocities I suffered, but followed his lead, have given fresh ter-writing process, which has been there are many thousands more ammunition to a special prosecu- paralysed since 2008. There is who are suffering," she says. tor reinvestigating the murder and mounting pressure on lawmakers Quintana is the survivor of one of attempted murder case of "The and Prime Minister Sushil Koira- the most horrendous human rights Quemados", or "The Burned la, both from the people as well as violations committed during Chile's Ones". Thirteen former soldiers from international donors, to con- 17-year military dictatorship. and officers have been arrested, in- clude the process and focus on the Thousands of others were arrested cluding retired Lieutenant Julio relief and rebuilding efforts as bil- and never found again. But this Castaner, who until last week was lions of dollars in aid money were week, it is Quintana's story that still working as an adviser to the promised. But critics say the po- has unleashed a national outcry army in the Patagonian city of litical elite have taken advantage agreed earlier in the Constituent position Unified Communist par- mal, a Madhesi civil society activist stabilised the country’s mountain- about a so-called "pact of silence" Punta Arenas. He is accused of of the disaster to include regres- Assembly, and they are on the ty of Nepal (Maoists) together, from the historic town of Janakpur, ous terrain and on Thursday tor- within the army to cover up its having given the order and actu- sive provisions that will curb the verge of dropping the word secu- each conceding their rigid positions told Al Jazeera. The Terai region bor- rential rains triggered more land- crimes. Quintana was an 18-year- ally setting the teenagers on fire. rights of women and marginalise larism," Jha said. After a decade of on several issues, it fails to address dering India has long complained of slides, killing at least 30 people in old university student on July 2, Quintana - today a psychologist groups, including Dalits. Lawmak- civil war in the country between a number of contentious issues, in- marginalisation at the hands of the the town of Pokhara, west of the 1986, when she and Rodrigo Rojas, who is living in Canada with her ers plan to promulgate the new the Maoists and the government cluding the issue of demarcation administration dominated by the capital Kathmandu. With the mon- a 19-year-old photographer, were husband and three daughters - has constitution in mid-August. Pras- ended in 2006 with a peace agree- of future state boundaries - a point upper caste groups from the hill re- soon season expected to last until chased down by three military returned to Chile to expand on the hant Jha, a New Delhi-based Ne- ment, the 239-year-old Hindu mon- of contention between the NC- gion, who have traditionally domi- September, for the millions made patrols during a protest in Santiago. lawsuit presented by Rojas' pali journalist and author of "Bat- archy was abolished and Nepal was UML and Maoists. People from nated politics in the Himalayan na- homeless by the earthquake, the sit- First they were beaten. Then an mother, Veronica De Negri. She is tles of the New Republic: A Con- declared a secular republic. Over the southern plains known as tion. Laxman Lal Karna, the Mad- uation is desperate as people try to officer doused them with petrol demanding that both civilian and temporary History of Nepal", told the past eight years there was a Madhes, also known as the Terai, hesi leader from the opposition Sad- ensure they have a roof over their and set them ablaze. Afterwards, military personnel who planned, Al Jazeera that the ruling parties sustained campaign from the con- have staged sporadic protests vawana Party, called the draft con- heads. "My earnings are modest," they were tossed onto a truck, executed or covered up the crime, exploited the post-earthquake sce- servative right-wing Hindu to stoke against the draft saying that the stitution a "regressive document". said Mala Shrestha, 45, who sells their bodies dumped into a ditch be brought to justice. But most nario to push through a charter public fears about secularism. The delay in marking federal boundaries "We burned the draft copies in Kath- vegetables in the busy streets of 20km away and left to die. But importantly, she wants the state with a conservative agenda. "They ruling Nepali Congress (NC) leader is a ploy to deny their long-stand- mandu two weeks back. Now it is Mangal Bazaar in Lalitpur district miraculously they were found and to force the army to end its pact of have done it on purpose because and Constituent Assembly member ing demand: self-rule for people in being torched all over Madhes as the of Kathmandu Valley. She is oblivi- taken to hospital, where after silence. New push for justice "It is they know people are too tired and Gagan Thapa told Al Jazeera this the region. Despite public oppo- locals have refused to take part in ous to the constitution-writing pro- agonising for four days, Rojas died. cruel and inhumane, especially for bogged down to come out and pro- week that the word "secular" will sition and violent clashes with the the consultation," he said. Tracking cess. "My only daughter is married, His last words were: "The mili- the families of the missing who are test at this time," said Jha. Mem- be dropped out of the new consti- police in several districts of the public opinion The campaign to get but I have a broken house I am sav- tary burned me alive." Although old and may die without ever find- bers of Hindu right-wing party have tution, adding that the new coun- Terai region, the government ran a feedback on the draft constitution ing to fix," she said. Survival is the disfigured from burns to 67 per- ing the remains of their loved one," protested to demand return of try would be not identified with campaign to garner people's feed- was launched this month, at a time core concern for most Nepalis, Jha cent of her body, Quintana survived Quintana told me. "I demand that Nepal as a Hindu state [Getty any religion. "People will be free to back on the elements in the new when hundreds of thousands were said. "Everybody is fatigued and to denounce the crime, becoming a the civilian powers and the presi- Images] After the earthquakes, the choose their religion. There will be draft. Farm workers in Morang still homeless across the hill districts tired. People want to bring their life symbol not just of the Pinochet dent give the army a deadline to nation saw "unprecedented nation- no state interference in the matter district are worried about their crop and people in the plains were busy back together. And they [politicians] dictatorship's atrocities, but also reveal the truth and bring those al solidarity and a sense of the coun- of religion," he said. Influential lead- [Anurag Acharya/Al Jazeera] working in their fields. Critics fear a have used the opportunity to push of impunity. Scores of witnesses responsible of rights violations try coming together across ethnic ers within the NC and its ruling co- "Madhesis already feel alienated lot of people might have missed out through the constitution." Anurag were threatened, imprisoned and before the courts. This cannot con- political divisions," said Jha. That alition partner centre-left Commu- from Kathmandu, this [police] on the opportunity to look at the Acharya in Biratnagar and Kath- in at least one case forced into ex- tinue. Enough of this silence!" spirit should have been sustained, nist Party of Nepal (Unified Marx- crackdown will antagonise them draft, let alone comment on it. The mandu, Nepal, contributed to this ile. Eventually one officer was Quintana also told me that this he said, to bring about a constitu- ist-Leninist), popularly known as further," Professor Rajendra Bi- earthquakes are believed to have de- report. found guilty of "negligence" and week she agreed to meet the former tion that everybody could own and UML, have been campaigning for served a few months in prison. conscript who had witnessed her to work cohesively towards recon- the leadership to drop the word Conscript's testimony Twenty- burning and revealed the details. struction. Contentious clauses The "secular". Extended deadlines The nine years later, the case has come "Guzman asked for my forgive- draft charter has citizenship claus- Maoist-dominated Constituent As- back to haunt Chile's Armed Forces ness. Meeting him was very diffi- es that will reduce the children of sembly elected in 2008 failed to and the civilians who allegedly cult, but what he did was very Nepalis married to foreign nation- conclude the constitution-writing helped cover up the crime. important and I am grateful be- als to second-class citizens with process within the original two- Fernando Guzman, a former con- cause it has given a new push not limited constitutional rights. The year deadline, hobbled primarily by script who belonged to one of the only to our case but also to other main political parties this week the issue of the federal structure. three patrols, has come forward unsolved ones," she says. Rojas' promised to address the issue. This Tens of thousands of people still and identified the servicemen and mother, who also met Guzman, provision will affect the popula- live in makeshift camps as the re- officers involved in the attack. He says she cannot forgive him, but tion living along the open borders building efforts have yet to gather has also revealed what human she believes that he too was a vic- Nepal shares with India where it steam [AFP] After four extensions rights advocates have long alleged. tim who was forced to lie. "My is common for people to marry in as many years, the assembly was Quintana is now a psychologist dream is that there will be more Tens of thousands of across the borders into communi- suspended and a new one was elect- people still live in living in Canada "There has been a former soldiers like Guzman who ties with shared cultures and val- ed in November 2013 that brought pact of silence in the army. I was will break the pact of silence, makeshift camps as the ues. "They have gone back on the the NC and the UML to power. rebuilding efforts have paid by the military, but I had to people who feel so miserable that idea of federalism, they have insti- But further political bickering keep my mouth shut," he says. they realise that it's better to speak tuted a discriminatory citizenship meant the stalemate has continued. yet to gather steam [AFP] "We were drilled and rehearsed by the truth, so that they can be liber- provision for women, they have Although a 16-point deal last month two well-known civilian lawyers ated." Al Jazeera quashed inclusive provisions brought the NC, UML and the op- This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Chin a state firm s to start pum pin g n ew o il in Iran

Controversial app-based taxi-hail- see tremendous potential here. expanded rapidly worldwide in China, Iran’s largest oil client, ing firm Uber plans to invest $1 This is why Uber is committing recent years despite facing imported 564,536 barrels per billion in India over the next nine an additional $1 billion to India in hurdles from regulators in many day of crude last month. (File months, the company's local head the next nine months," he said. countries and protests from tra- photo: Reuters) said in a statement emailed to AFP "With this investment and the ditional taxi services. on Friday. Uber has endured a strong rate of growth we are see- It currently operates in 18 bumpy ride since it started oper- ing, we expect to hit over one mil- cities across India, including the ating in India two years ago, with lion trips per day in the next six to capital, despite having an appli- China's state oil giants are set to being lifted. Chinese energy firms clear ambitions. Sources at Sinopec negotiations were continuing over a rape allegation against one of its nine months," Jain added. He said cation for a licence to provide start pumping a combined 160,000 had earlier put on hold or slowed Group, parent of Sinopec Corp the eventual easing of sanctions. drivers leading the New Delhi gov- India was a "global priority" for services there rejected recently. barrels a day at two projects in work on energy projects in Iran and China National Petroleum "Once out of sanctions, Iran ernment to ban it. But Uber India Uber and that services would be Uber was ordered off Delhi's southwestern Iran from around from late 2010, worried about pen- Corp said companies have since will be looking for European or president Amit Jain said the com- expanded into new cities as it bids roads after a rape allegation October, company sources said, alties that might be imposed by late last year stepped up work at American standards in building oil pany was recording growth of 40 with local startup Ola Cabs for a against one of its drivers in De- contributing to Tehran's plan to Washington as it led world pow- existing main contracts, after prod- and gas facilities as well as in ser- percent month-on-month in its larger share of the country's boom- cember amid accusations it was boost output ahead of sanctions ers to press Tehran to curb its nu- ding from Iranian counterparts as vices," said a Sinopec official. biggest market outside of the ing taxi-hailing market. Uber, failing to conduct adequate back- United States. "We are extremely which connects passengers to driv- ground checks, but it resumed bullish on the Indian market and ers through a smartphone app, has operations in January. Tunisia’s Syphax airline grounds UK flights amid ‘financial’ hardship economy Go ld set fo r lo n gest w eekly powers lo sin g streak sin ce 19 9 9 ahead by 0.7pc

Accelerating GDP growth rate fans talk of interest rate rise but a 0.3% dip in manufac- turing prompts warnings of two-speed economy

Britain’s economic growth bounced back in the second quar- ter of the year, fanning the debate about the timing of the first rise in interest rates since the financial crisis. Growth in the three months to June stood at 0.7%, according Tunisia's private carrier Syphax International Air Transport Asso- pled president Zine Ben Abidine to official figures, following a be- U.S. gold for August delivery said it is grounding all its flights ciation (IATA) said it was sus- Ben Ali. Tunisia has struggled to low-par rise of 0.4% in the first dropped 0.9 percent to temporarily from midnight Thurs- pending all activity with Syphax, rebuild its economy since the up- quarter. The second-quarter num- $1,079.10 an ounce. (File day, with a company lawyer cit- according to Maktouf. Tunisian rising, namely its tourism indus- ber was in line with City expecta- photo: Shutterstock) ing "financial difficulties". "It is a media said IATA, the world's larg- try. Last month, an attack at a tions, but the services sector fu- temporary suspension of flights... est airline association, has instruct- beach resort killed 38 holidaymak- elled the growth as manufacturing until solutions are found," said ed its partners, including travel ers, including 30 Britons. And in declined, prompting warnings Samia Maktouf.In a terse state- agencies, to cease dealing with March, 21 tourists and a police- from economists that the recov- Gold slipped on Friday and was August delivery dropped 0.9 per- balanced risks to the economy to ment Syphax said flights in to and Syphax, saying the carrier had man were killed in a gun attack on ery is being powered by a two- on course for a sixth straight cent to $1,079.10 an ounce. The proceed with an interest rate hike out of Tunisia would be grounded failed to meet its financial obliga- the National Bardo Museum in speed economy. There were signs, weekly fall, its longest retreat in dollar was steady against a basket in September, according to former from midnight, without giving a tions. Syphax was founded by Tunis. Both attacks, which dealt a however, that living standards are 16 years, as the dollar remained of currencies, on track for an al- Fed officials and a review of central reason for the decision. The an- businessman Mohamed Frikha fol- heavy blow to tourism, were returning to their pre-crisis levels firm after upbeat U.S. economic most two percent monthly rise, bank statements through recent nouncement comes a day after the lowing the 2011 uprising that top- claimed by the Islamic State group. after the Office for National Sta- data encouraged bets on the Fed- making dollar-denominated bullion turns in policy. "That big overhang tistics said GDP per head was now eral Reserve raising interest rates more expensive for foreign inves- is enough to keep gold trading at “broadly equal” to the first quar- in September. Bullion was set to tors. Data on Thursday showed low levels," said Argonaut Securi- ter of 2008, before the banking cri- sis drove the UK into recession. end July with its biggest monthly the U.S. economy grew 2.3 per- ties analyst Helen Lau, referring to Ogra reco m m en ds 3-10 pc UK growth accelerates to decline in more than two years af- cent in the second quarter, while the looming U.S. rate increase. Wan- 0.7%, but manufacturing shrinks - ter a deep rout last week shook first-quarter gross domestic prod- ing investment demand and weak live updates Vicky Redwood, chief investor confidence further and uct Aas revised to show growth physical appetite for gold also pose UK economist at Capital Econom- drove prices to a 5-1/2 year low of of 0.6 percent instead of a con- a further downside risk for prices, cut in o il prices in Pak ics, said growth was unbalanced. $1,077 on July 24. The metal has traction. That reinforced expecta- said Lau. "Despite trading at multi- “The services sector drove the rise lost 7.4 percent so far for the tions the Federal Reserve is on year lows, physical demand has been in GDP, while construction out- month, its steepest decline since track to raise interest rates, possi- on the low side with premiums in put was flat and manufacturing June 2013. "Gold is an asset that bly at its next meeting in Septem- China and India hardlymoving," output fell. But at least it looks as pays no interest or coupon and the ber. Higher interest rates would MKS Group trader Jason Cerisola though productivity growth is rate hike is certainly putting pres- increase the opportunity cost of said in a note. On the Shanghai Gold continuing to pick up,” she said. sure on prices," ING Bank senior holding non-yielding bullion. The Exchange (SGE), premiums stood Economists were looking for clues strategist Hamza Khan said. "We data followed the Fed's policy at just over $1 an ounce on the Lon- for the timing of change to interest could see the fall extending to a meeting earlier this week at which don spot price, traders said. In rates, which have been at a low of triple-digit level, but that could policymakers concluded that the other metals, spot platinum fell 1.4 0.5% since March 2009, after the trigger some buying, especially world's largest economy is "ex- percent to $972.74 an ounce, palla- warning earlier this month from among Asian consumers." Spot panding moderately". The next im- dium dropped 1.3 percent to Mark Carney, the governor of the gold fell 0.6 percent to $1,081.30 portant data release is U.S. non- $610.47 an ounce and silver was Bank of England, that a rise in in- an ounce by 0945 GMT, losing 1.6 farm payroll figures, due on Aug. down 0.6 percent at $14.59 an terest rates was “moving closer”. percent for the week. U.S. gold for 7. The Fed will not need to see ounce. The Bank’s monetary policy com- mittee will be giving its view on rates on 6 August, amid expecta- tions that there could be a split IMF expects among its nine members. “We sus- Japanese output beats pect that two members of the MPC Singapore may well vote for a rate hike in August although there may not be forecast in bright spot critical mass until February next economy to year,” said James Knightley, an for ailing economy economist at banking group ING. grow 2.9pc The strength of sterling was blamed by some economists for the 0.3% fall in the manufacturing in 2015 sector, and after the data was re- ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas changed through increase in tax of around Rs2.5 billion to ensure leased the pound rose again against Regulatory Authority (Ogra) rec- rates It recommended the price of price stability ahead of Eidul Fitr. the dollar and the euro as inves- ommended on Thursday three to high speed diesel (HSD) at Rs81.63 He said the government would be tors continued to bet on an inter- 10 per cent reduction in the prices per litre instead of Rs87.11 per li- justified in recouping the revenue est rate rise perhaps as soon as the of petroleum products for August tre with a reduction of Rs5.48 per loss in August to remain on the end of the year. “Sterling strength but the government is likely to litre (6pc). The ex-depot price of course to achieving revenue target has clearly been a key driver be- hind the re-emergence of the two- keep them unchanged through an kerosene oil was recommended to set in the budget for current fiscal speed economy, making life more increase in tax rates. go down by Rs6.33 per litre (10pc) and that too without putting any difficult for export focused UK In a summary sent to the min- to Rs58.61 per litre from Rs64.94. additional burden on consumers. He manufacturers,” said Victoria Clar- istries of petroleum and finance, Ogra proposed the price of high said the rate of petroleum levy and ke at stockbrokers Investec. SINGAPORE: The International Ogra said the international prices octane blending component general sales tax would be increased GDP growth 0.7%. Shows Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Yaskawa Electric Corp. Motoman robots bound for shipment of oil products had dropped in July (HOBC) at Rs82.81 per litre with to maintain oil prices at the existing Britain motoring ahead with econ- Singapore economy to grow 2.9 because of positive sentiment a decrease of Re1 per litre and that level but a final decision would be sit at the company's factory in Kitakyushu, Japan. Photogra- omy producing as much per head per cent this year, the same pace pher: Akio Kon/ Bloomberg around Iran nuclear agreement. of light diesel oil at Rs55.18 per made with the approval by the as ever before. We must stay on as last year. Growth will be sup- Also read: Ogra slaps Rs17.8m fine litre, down by Rs6.33 per litre or prime minister. Petrol and high road we've set out on The TUC ported by accommodative macro- on five oil marketing companies 10pc from Rs61.51 per litre. The speed diesel (HSD) are the major general secretary, Frances economic policies, lower energy Japan’s industrial production in- surge in visitors to Japan is spark- Based on existing tax rates and PSO authority recommended jet fuel products which generate most of O’Grady, said: “The government’s costs and a gradual recovery in ex- creased more than forecast in June, ing a boom in construction of tour purchases from international mar- (JP-1) price at Rs49.33 per litre, revenue in the oil sector. The HSD economic plan is not delivering ternal demand, the IMF said in its aiding an economy that struggled buses, which is a bright spot in an ket, Ogra recommended a reduc- with a decrease of 12pc or Rs8.48 sales in the country are estimated what was promised. We were told latest report about Singapore. The last quarter with weakness in re- otherwise difficult first half for the tion of Rs2.69 per litre (3pc) in per litre in the existing rate of at over 600,000 tons per month and there would be a march of the mak- Singapore government's forecast is tail sales and exports. nation’s auto industry. the ex-depot price of petrol for Rs55.81 per litre. A finance minis- petrol consumption at 400,000 tons ers, but instead manufacturing con- for the economy to expand be- Output rose 0.8 percent from The output numbers are one August to Rs75.10 from the exist- try official said the prime minister per month whereas HOBC and ker- tinues to decline. And while there tween 2 and 4 per cent this year, May, when it fell 2.1 percent, the of the last key data releases before ing rate of Rs77.79 per litre. Govt had kept the oil prices unchanged osene sales are estimated at less than is a desperate need for affordable though some economists expect trade ministry said on Thursday. the government announces second- likely to keep fuel prices un- last month despite a revenue loss 10,000 tons per month. homes, construction output re- this to narrow to 2 to 3 per cent While production was stronger quarter gross domestic product fig- mains in the doldrums.” The CBI, following dismal second quarter than the median forecast for a 0.3 ures on Aug. 17. the employers’ body, also pointed numbers. Economists have cut percent gain, economists continue The median estimate in a sur- to the struggle to achieve manu- their own forecasts for 2015 Russia’s ruble extends its slide, facturing growth. “Performance is growth with UOB's Francis Tan to debate whether the Japanese vey by Bloomberg shows eco- mixed across sectors, with UK downgrading his estimate to 2.5 per economy expanded or contracted nomic expansion slowed to 0.8 manufacturers going through a cent from 2.9 per cent, while Bar- last quarter. “The pickup in out- percent in the April-June period, tough time as the stronger pound clays' Leong Wai Ho has cut his put doesn’t convince me that Ja- while economists from JPMorgan REVIVING ECONOMIC CONCERNS hits sales into the eurozone. Mean- lower to 2 per cent from 3.4 per pan’s recovery will be strong,” said Chase & Co., Barclays Plc and MOSCOW: The Russian ruble is point in more than four months. The the central bank to halt them. An while, the eurozone is still grap- cent. The Asian Development Norio Miyagawa, an economist at Credit Suisse Group AG predict a pling with uncertainty over the Bank lowered its forecast for the Mizuho Securities Co. “Compa- contraction. falling under the pressure of currency took a battering in 2014 "excessive" drop in the ruble would Singapore's economy growth this cheaper oil, reviving concerns over because of a slump in global prices not be politically palatable, analysts Greek bailout,” said Anna Leach, nies are not in a mood to gear up The yen declined 0.1 percent CBI head of economic analysis. year to 2.8 per cent from its March production. They are still main- against the dollar to 124.09 at 10:03 the country's economic outlook, for oil — the country's biggest from the Moscow-based investment However, the chancellor, George estimate of 3 per cent. The IMF particularly the perniciously high source of revenue — and recovered bank Sberbank CIB said in a morn- taining a cautious stance.” Manu- a.m. in Tokyo. The Topix stock ing note to investors. They added Osborne, tweeted that the data said Singapore's ongoing econom- facturers are under pressure from index rose 1 percent, taking a lead inflation rate. The ruble was down somewhat early this year before fall- “shows Britain motoring ahead ic restructuring is expected to ulti- 0.9 percent in Moscow trading on ing again. A weaker ruble threatens that the goal of rebuilding foreign sluggish consumer spending at from gains in the U.S. and after currency reserves is "not compat- with the economy producing as mately raise productivity but is Thursday, at 59.2 rubles against the government's plans to curb infla- much per head as ever before. We also subject to transition costs in home and a slowdown in China that strong earnings results from Japa- the dollar. The decline comes a day tion, which was 15 percent in June. ible" with the aim of a stronger and is sapping shipments abroad. The nese companies. more stable ruble. The investment must stay on road we’ve set out the short term. The IMF report after the Russian central bank The central bank was buying foreign bank UralSib said Thursday that on.” The data, she added, “under- also noted " the merit of a flexible ministry, which noted gains in out- The volume of Japan’s exports halted daily purchases of foreign currency on the market to build up since the central bank started buy- lines the dilemma of sorts that the and pragmatic approach to restruc- put of chemicals and transport to China -- the nation’s biggest trad- currency in an attempt to stop a its international reserves it needs for ing foreign currency worth $200 MPC faces in guiding markets on turing, including potential adjust- equipment, forecast the pace of ing partner -- fell 2.5 percent in week-long slide in the national cur- bond repayments. But those pur- million a day in mid-May the ruble its policy stance ahead and partic- ments to foreign worker policies production gains to have slowed June from a year earlier, the fifth rency. The ruble on Tuesday hit chases also help weaken the ruble, has lost more than 15 percent against ularly on its likely path to rates and investment incentives, as need- to 0.5 percent this month before straight decline, according to the 60 rubles to the dollar, its lowest so the recent days' drop has forced the dollar. liftoff”. ed, in light of experience". rising to 2.7 percent in August.A finance ministry. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Non-bailable arrest warrant ISSUED FOR MEERA

Late King of Pop Michael Jack- son’s rare white sequined glove has been put on auction for $20,000. Auction house Nate D Sand- ers will be holding an auction for the memorabilia on Thursday and it will also include a prototype of the black leather jacket Jackson wore on the cover of his album Bad, reports theguardian.com. Read: 20 unfinished Michael Jackson tracks stored on sound engineer’s computer The glove is cheaper than other Jackson gloves which have been auctioned earli- er, as his Moonwalk glove had roped in $350,000 in 2009, six months after his death at the age of 50. Meanwhile, another auction in June 2010 sold a glove for $160,000. Jackson had given the LAHORE: A Lahore sessions right-handed glove to his artist court on Friday issued a non-bail- friend Paul Bedard, whom the able arrest warrant for film actor musician commissioned to create Meera. Judicial Magistrate Wajid over a dozen paintings for Jack- Sonakshi revisits Minhas ordered that Meera son’s home and Neverland ranch. should be arrested and presented Read: Michael Jackson’s Nev- in court on September 17 in an erland Ranch is up for sale her past for Akira, ongoing case filed against her by The person who bags the her alleged former husband Atiqur glove will also receive a photo- Rehman. Atiq had earlier registered graph of Bedard wearing the glove, a case in court alleging that Meera images of the art he created for CHECK OUT HOW? married one Captain Naveed while Jackson, and a typed declaration she was already in wedlock with signed by Bedard that attests to Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sin- then it used to be crowded, now Atiq. She was summoned for mul- the glove’s authenticity. The glove is cheaper than other Jackson gloves that have been auctioned earlier. ha, who is currently juggling be- almost empty." Being produced tiple court hearings which she did tween judging the TV show "In- by Fox Star Studios, "Akira" di- not attend, after which the ses- dian Idol Junior" and the shoot of rected by A.R. Murugadoss is a sions court issued the non-bail- her upcoming movie "Akira", says thriller. The film is the Hindi re- able arrest warrants. the last time she travelled by a make of 2011 Tamil hit After reports of a tiff between Tanu Weds Manu director will shoot film in Pakistan local train here was when she was "Mounaguru" and stars Konkona Meera and Atiq surfaced, she ve- in college. The "Dabangg" actress Sen Sharma, Anurag Kashyap and hemently denied being married to He said, ”It’s a lighthearted took to micro-blogging website Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles. him. Atiq alleged that the actor had romcom based in Amritsar and Twitter, where she shared: "Last "Akira" marks Murugadoss's third threatened to have him killed, and Lahore. The two cities are close time I travelled by local train was Hindi venture after back-to-back had stolen furniture from a house to each other and we do wish to in college. And today for hits "Ghajini" and "Holiday: A which he had gifted to her. Meera, shoot certain portions in Pakistan. #AKIRA! The only difference is Soldier Is Never Off Duty" in turn, had also sought to register We have applied for permissions.” a case against Atiq for threatening Aanand is awaiting a positive and attempting to murder her. response as he said, ”Mine is a When news of Meera's mar- fun film and it does not raise any Demi Lovato ‘absolutely riage to Captain Naveed came to political issues.” light, Atiq in 2012 had appeared Read: Would like to visit Pa- on the media stating the actress kistan: Sidharth Malhotra HEARTBROKEN’ was unable to marry Capt Nav- The Mudassar Aziz directo- eed since she was still married to rial also stars Ali Fazal of the Fast him, and the court was yet to de- and Furious 7 fame. AFTER DOG'S DEATH cide on the matter of their mar- Without revealing any further riage. Last year, a sessions court details about his upcoming film, had ordered the FIA to register a Aanand said, ”We are looking to case against Meera and Captain kick off at the end of August or (r) Naveed. A petition was sub- the first week of September.” mitted claimed that a controver- Read: Kareena wants to work sial video of the couple which had with Shoaib Mansoor! been leaked and posted on the in- Aanand has previously direct- ternet had brought disrepute to the After the box-office success of to shoot parts of the film in Paki- tled Happy Bhaag Jayegi. Accord- ed Abhay in Ranjhaana and Diana nation. Meera had denied the vid- Tanu Weds Manu and its sequel, stan. ing to a report in Mumbai Mirror, in Cocktail. However, the two will eo’s authenticity and called it an director Aanand L Rai is on a roll. Abhay Deol and Diana Penty Aanand confirmed the news that be starring together for the first attempt to undermine her posi- He is now planning to produce a are said to be playing the lead roles he wants to shoot some sequenc- time. Let’s see how their chemis- tion and credibility. film and has expressed the desire in the cross-border love story ti- es in Pakistan. try rolls on the silver screen. Freida Fair enough: finally Anushka FULFILLS Singer Demi Lovato and boyfriend tions that we can handle so with HRITHIK'S Wilmer Valderama have been left that, together we our staying Sharma says "heartbroken" after their maltipoo strong (sic). "We ask you that you Buddy died in a "tragic accident". please respect our privacy while WISH The "Neon lights" hitmaker we take this time to grieve and she won't took to social media to let fans remember the magical moments know her pooch was involved in we spent with our little angel. We a "tragic accident" and passed will never forget our baby boy away over the weekend. Buddy and his gentle loving spirit ENDORSE The 22-year-old singer and will live on in our hearts forever. her boyfriend have since asked RIP my tiniest little nightingale, fans to "respect our privacy while Buddy. I'll love you forever, I'll FAIRNESS we take this time to grieve and like you for always, as long as I'm remember the magical moments living my baby you'll be...(sic)". we spent with our little angel", Lovato went on to say her reports femalefirst.co.uk. friends and family are "incredible PRODUCTS In a series of posts on micro- people" showing "so much love blogging website Twitter, Lovato and support in this time of need". confirmed on Tuesday: "We are "We have incredible people absolutely heartbroken to be writ- around us and so much love and ing this but Wilmer and I are dev- support which is holding us up in astated to inform you that we lost this time of need. Buddy was our little angel Buddy last loved by so many people and as Sunday...He was taken from us small as he was, he made a huge way too soon in a tragic accident impact in our lives. He truly was and though I will never know why human in a way and we were so this had to happen, I do know that blessed to have him in our lives In a world where fair is usually fairness products, reported The hair do get affected due to various a job. While Indian actor Nandita God only puts us through situa- (sic)," she added. associated with lovely, fairness Indian Express: “I would not en- procedures involved in styling: Das doesn't shy away from advo- products rake in a lot of business, dorse products that propagate "We have to look good… our hair cating the campaign 'Dark is Beau- especially when superstars en- racist and sexist (beliefs)….and does get damaged due to tiful', Queen famed actor Kangna dorse them. But the times are propagate social taboo. I don’t straightening…tonging. We have Ranaut also said that she couldn't Amber Rose slams haters changing — celebrities like Anush- want to endorse products that to do something that helps our hair understand the concept of 'fair- ka Sharma are now turning their propagate fair skin and all. I will look good and healthy." ness'. Even the rugged Ranveer Model-actress Amber Rose her upcoming "Slut Walk" event slammed haters, who said that she here. She posted: "I have never back on such products by their not propagate anything that says Recently an ad featuring Em- Singh is very picky about his com- When a dancing icon like Hrithik plain refusal to endorse them. this is right or wrong." raan Hashmi also got quite a bit of mercials and chose to sign an ad- only slept with rappers. The mod- been torn down so bad by WOM- Roshan praises someone's danc- el took to image-sharing website EN Lol Wtf??? I'm having this Slut Anushka, who has previous- The 27-year-old actor who attention because it promoted the vert for safe sex as his first one ing abilities and performance, there ly done commercials for whiten- will be appearing in a shampoo message that a man with a fair instead of many others because Instagram on Monday to defend walk for all of us to not get torn is no way that it's anything less herself by saying she was actual- down by men and instead of u girls ing lotions, recently stated at an commercial said that it was dif- complexion would succeed in get- he believes that ads need to be than spectacular. Such was what event that she will not endorse ferent for hair products because ting girls even if he fails at getting meaningful. ly "in love" with her exes Kanye researching exactly what a Slut we now believe was Freida Pin- West and Wiz Khalifa, reports Walk is ur just calling me a Slut to's brilliance in her last release aceshowbiz.com. Rose wrote: smh we need to do better." "Me Desert Dancer where she plays a "Do ur research. If u still don't dancing and having fun doesn't dance performer who's the inspi- want to be a (part) of the cause make me a slut or a bad mom but 7 reasons to watch Karachi Se Lahore ration for the character of Afshin then don't come. Ur slut shaming cool judge me if u wanna. I come Ghaffarian. The film is based on his life story set at the time when Roadtrip films often turn out to your typical love story right? scenarios make the film relatable. as Moti outdoes himself once be thrillers. With films like Zibah Thankfully the film isn't a yawn Just like Na Maloom Afraad was again as the hairy man in shorts dance and music was banned in Khana or Texas Chainsaw Mas- and here's why: As promised by able to strike the right chord with and a jacket who knows when to Iran. sacre where the trip takes a Wrong the director, local humour per- engaging jokes, KSL does the same use his witty one liners to get a Hrithik Roshan seemed spell- Turn and ends up on a Highway haps gives KSL the casual friend- with humour which is neither too laugh. Known for his impressive bound by her performance in to Hell, Wajahat Rauf’s Karachi ly vibe it needs. With characters uncouth nor very brusque.. Yes, acting in theatre, Yasir is undoubt- Desert Dancer and sang her prais- Se Lahore is definitely a breath of hailing from Karachi, jokes about Moti is a pretty strange name for edly the film's star. Not only is es on a popular social networking fresh air. With plane fares too high the local lingo and city-specific a grown man, but Yasir Hussain his acting great but he's also writ- site. Freida was very humbled by and weather too stormy, many are ten the script for KSL. Funny yet his kind gesture and shares her now calling up their chums to hop sensitive, Moti’s role shows that response here since she's not very into cars and embark on roadtrips stammering doesn’t mean one active on social media. to various areas of Pakistan; and can’t be the life of the group. It’s Says Pinto, "Gosh why would this is why KSL is screening when your ‘personality’ which actual- i ignore him? We've had a lovely vacationing is at its peak time. So ly counts. Released at a time when email exchange. I did miss his call what's so special about Karachi divisions in the country are dom- because I was travelling but it's Se Lahore? Starring Shehzad inant, it appears that with all its very kind and humble of him to Sheikh, Yasir Hussain, Ayesha flaws, KSL tries to bridge the gap make sure his congratulatory note Omer, Ahmed Ali, Ashir Wajahat, between Pakistan's diverse cultur- reached me. In fact, it was some Javed Sheikh and Ishita Syed, al groups. Given that Karachites of his fans and followers who are KSL follows a story of three and Lahorites both get super de- my friends who urged me to read friends Zaeem, Moti and Sam who fensive when it comes to their cit- his tweet. I'm very thankful to him me in ur comment that's the whole from extreme humble beginnings decide to take their neighbour, ies, it's interesting to notice that especially since dance and respect point. Insinuating that I just 'F**k' and have always been the same Maryum and Zezoo’s father’s Jee- not once did anyone bash the oth- for this art form is an inherent part rappers when I've been in Love girl.... And I'll continue to live my po from Karachi to Lahore in an er city for any of their famous dif- of who he is. He has inspired me with 2 of them and 1 I married life and make a change how ever I attempt to bring back Zaeem’s ferences. In fact, the film over- to continue pursuing expression and have a beautiful baby with." can. #AmberRoseSlutWalkLA," love interest, Aashi. Looks like flows with love for each city. through movement in my career." She also reacted to backlash over she continued. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Am ir Khan aim s to open boxing academ y in UAE

ISLAMABAD: British-Pakistani the sport of boxing will develop boxer Amir Khan has said that he here and we think we can help is planning to build an Amir Khan achieve that through the Amir Boxing Academy in the emirate Khan Boxing Academy.” and has been in meetings with “As a Muslim, and being in a potential partners. “I love Dubai Muslim country in the UAE, I and the UAE,” Amir, a frequent want to inspire the next genera- visitor to the UAE was quoted as tion of Arabs here like I have done saying by Abu Dhabi daily The in the UK and Pakistan,” he National on Thursday. maintained.Amir is also an admir- “I’ve been coming back here er of Dubai’s Royal family and LAHORE: Pakistan’s Special tennis events were divided into petitions. First, he defeated Al- badminton singles event, it was a while bronze went to WongKhai since the first time I visited Dubai, their efforts to promote youth Olympians lived up to the tradi- four divisions on the basis of their Ketbi Awadh of the UAE 3-1 then great day for Jahanzaib Iqbal for Lunk. Marvi Azhar earned a back in 2007. The support and sports. “I really admire what tion of winning significant num- ability and performance, with Pa- secured a win against Diouf Moha he secured a gold medal by win- bronze medal in the 400m in the love I get from the people of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al ber of medals at World Games on kistan pair being placed in Open Hamaou of Senegal with 3-0 score ning all his three matches in Division 3 clocking 01:25:16 while and Abu Dhabi; the fans are sim- Maktoum has done in youth Thursday as they bagged as many 4th Division having 12 players in before finally brushing aside straight sets against his respective first positions went to Zacarlas ply amazing. That is why I want sports, horse racing and inspiring as seven gold and three bronze the group. As per rules, four types Macedonia’s Stojanovski David rivals from Germany and Isle of Sara. to give something back to the com- the young generation,” Amir said medals in various events in Los of ITF-approved balls were used with the identical score to win a Man. Pakistan’s special Olympi- Earlier, on Wednesday, Asim Zar munities here and show my ap- of Dubai’s Crown Prince. “Same Angeles. In tennis, the doubles for different categories of ability. gold medal. On the other hand, ans were also not behind in the finished top in the Division 14 preciation. The great thing about goes to Sheikha Maitha, who is crown was placed on the head of Green ITF-approved balls were Pakistan’s Ruqia Hasan finished athletics as Ramail Irshad bagged race of 100m final of the swim- the UAE is its diversity. Anyone also an inspiration for young fe- Pakistan’s pair of Ahsan Anwar used for Division 4. The final with a bronze medal in the table a gold medal in the 200m race fi- ming event but his result was with- who comes here automatically male Emiratis. “Sheikh Saeed bin and Mohammad Arif Qayyum for round of table tennis also took tennis singles in Division 2 en- nal with 29.26 timing in the Divi- held due to technical reasons. feels at home,” he added. Maktoum is another example; I beating Venezuela’s Soleman and place on Thursday with Pakistan’s counters while winning against sion 46 competition. Eight play- However, in the end, the jury of Amir said boxing in the UAE think he participated in three or Eskander in straight sets 4-2, 4-0, special Olympian Mohammad China’s Wong Ying with 3-0 score ers were running in the division the event decided in his favour and needed a base among young ath- four Olympics” in shooting, Amir as per the information made avail- Arham being too good for his op- and losing to Hongkong’s Chan with Algeria’s Meziane Zahid awarded him the gold medal with letes and believed an academy said. Another Dubai Royal, Sheikh able here. All competitors of the ponents in the Division one com- Suetying and Wong ting. In the winning silver with 29.30 timing his timing being 2:29:56. would help move the process for- Ahmed bin Hasher, won a gold in ward. “It is very important to de- shooting at the 2004 Olympics. velop the Emirati youth and teach “This is enough inspiration more and more of them the sport for the Emiratis to take,” he con- Maradona wants to Kudla overcomes Sock in Atlanta of boxing,” he said. “That’s how cluded. fight FIFA mafia New deals for

Denis Kudla: Beat Walcott, Cazorla his fellow Ameri- can Jack Sock in Atlanta

BUENOS AIRES: Argentine foot- counts held by the soccer officials. ball great Diego Maradona said on Maradona has launched scathing Wednesday he wants to fight the attacks on the ruling elite of FIFA, “mafia” responsible for the cor- and in particular its head Sepp Blat- ruption scandal that has rocked ter, who announced in June that Denis Kudla overcame third seed performance in the heat. It's tough (9-7) thanks in part to 33 aces. FIFA, but he stopped short of he was quitting over the bribery Jack Sock in straight sets to reach to come back when it's that hot "(The crowd support) is a huge saying he wants to be the next scandal. Blatter was not charged his third ATP World Tour quar- outside. "I've been in the heat for advantage for me," said Isner, a president of global soccer’s gov- by U.S. justice officials and denies ter-final at the Atlanta Open. four days now, but I'm happy to graduate of the University of erning body. “I have to fight the any misconduct. Maradona has The Kiev-born 22-year-old take advantage of the opportuni- Georgia. mafia that still remains inside long accused Blatter of running qualifier converted four of five ty. It is his first match, he has no "It doesn't guarantee any- FIFA. I have to fight those who FIFA like a criminal organization break points en route to a 7-6 (8- rhythm. I'm just happy for the thing, but the crowd and the Geor- have for a long time stolen from and expressed delight in seeing US 6) 6-3 second-round victory over win." Kudla will face Dudi Sela in gia fans really helps. It feels like inside FIFA,” Maradona told lo- authorities hitting several of FIFA’s his fellow American. "I thought I the last eight after the Israeli de- I'm playing a college match. It's a cal television channel America. top former and current officials served well in the big moments feated eighth-seeded German Ben- comfortable match for me." Isner Asked whether he would run for with corruption charges. He used and played well in the key points jamin Becker 7-5 6-3. Top seed will play Ricardas Berankis in the the FIFA presidency, the 54-year to bemoan that his warnings were to give myself an opportunity to and defending champion John Is- quarter-finals. The Lithuanian re- old replied ambiguously: “I really being ignored. “Now in my favour, be on offence," the Virginia native ner needed two tie-breaks to get quired just 71 minutes to topple want to be in FIFA.” In late May, I am walking in step with the yan- said on the official ATP Tour web- past Czech Radek Stepanek, the sixth seed Steve Johnson of the federal prosecutors in New York quis,” Maradona said in the inter- site. "I was really happy with my American prevailing 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 United States 6-4 6-2. indicted nine soccer officials, most view, using Spanish-language slang of whom held or had held FIFA for Americans. “And these yan- positions, and five sports media quis are serious,” he added. Mara- and promotions executives in dona was one of soccer’s most gift- Chris Froom e: The rough diam ond schemes involving $150 million in ed players and led Argentina to a bribes over a period of 24 years. World Cup victory in 1986. But Prosecutors said their investiga- his dazzling career was blighted in who won the Tour de France twice tion exposed complex money laun- later years by drug addiction, al- Theo Walcott and Santi Cazorla He has made 148 appearanc- dering schemes, millions of dol- coholism and controversial inci- ably get back to his rear wheel soon have both signed new contracts at es since his arrival from Malaga in lars in untaxed income and tens of dents both on and off the soccer enough, but the race leader is ner- Arsenal. 2012, scoring 27 goals, including millions of dollars in offshore ac- field. vous and impatient. He drops off Walcott, who has scored 76 one in the 2014 FA Cup final suc- of the saddle, sits on the top tube goals in 302 appearances since cess over Hull City. Santi Cazorla of his frame – as aerodynamic as he joining Arsenal from Southamp- in pre-season action for Arsenal- Bradley Smith part of winning can be – and then starts to pedal, ton in 2006, has signed a four- Santi Cazorla in pre-season action trying to eke yet more speed out of year deal having had just one year for Arsenal Wenger told the club a bike already accelerating past left on his old contract at the Emir- website: "We’re delighted to have TEAM IN SUZUKA 8 HOUR 80kmh. Froome (right) descends ates. extended the contracts of Santi and the Col de la Croix de Fer on stage The 26-year-old was a pe- Theo. Both are top quality play- 20 ahead of Alejandro Valverde (mid- ripheral figure for much of last ers who are hugely important and dle) and Nairo Quintana (left) season, but ended the campaign influential to our squad. Froome (right) descends the Col de in style with a hat-trick in the 4-1 "As well as their huge contri- la Croix de Fer on stage 20 ahead of final-day win over West Brom butions on the pitch, they both Alejandro Valverde (middle) and before scoring in the 4-0 FA Cup have a great deal of experience and Nairo Quintana (left) It’s a diffi- final victory over Aston Villa. are very popular off the pitch. Nairo Quintana attacks and takes for once without team-mates in cult technique popularised by the Cazorla, 30, enjoyed a fine We’re very pleased with them a small lead over the yellow jer- this race, chases him down alone. up-and-coming Slovenian rider year for Arsene Wenger's side last both signing contract extensions, sey across the summit of the Col He is a better descender than Matej Mohoric at the world cham- year, making 53 appearances in a as it provides our squad with fur- de la Croix de Fer. Chris Froome, the tiny Colombian so will prob- pionships a couple of years ago. deeper midfield role. ther stability of quality." Graham Cunningham Chat replay

Britain's Bradley Smith claimed suffered a broken shoulder and a victory for Yamaha in the Suzuka fractured shin in the crash but Ch an n e l 4 an d Racin g U K an alys t Grah am Cu n n in gh am an s w e re d yo u r big racin g qu e s tio n s live fro m th e track at Go o dw o o d. 8 Hour in partnership with Pol tweeted a photo of himself looking Espargaro and Katusyuki Na- in good spirits, as well as an apolo- I haven't done enough of tomor- GC: I think you've touched on head in the Pretty Polly Stakes at gasuka. Smith was handed the gy to the rest of his team for the row's races yet but why not go something interesting there. Tactics the Curragh and I'd be tempted to honour of crossing the line for vic- incident. The race soon developed for a preemptive strike by getting take on an even more important role think that the 1000 Guineas hero- tory in the Japanese endurance into a battle between the Smith/Es- the spending money on Friday, as than normal when the main contend- ine might just take her revenge if race, which featured a number of pargaro/Nagasuka team and that of supposed to Saturday? Today's ers are very closely matched and this they go a stronger gallop tomorrow. leading MotoGP riders, past and Josh Hook, Kyle Smith and Domi- King George Stakes at Goodwood year's Nassau features a big three - But will they go a stronger gallop? present. Britain's Alex Lowes led nique Aegerter for Honda. Smith is fiercely open but Moviesta Legatissimo, Diamondsandrubies Frankie will be keen to dictate mat- in the early stages for the had to overcome a 30-second pen- looks to be sitting on a peak per- and Star Of Seville - who are all rat- ters if he can on board SOS. He may Yoshimuri Suzuki team but it alty for one of his team-mates over- formance and I suspect he's capa- ed 114 on the BHA scale. I think well have company early on if Ara- proved a race full of drama, with taking under yellow flags mid-race ble of giving you a right good run Legatissimo was getting to Star Of bian Queen adopts her normal role six periods under the safety car but the Yamaha was always the for your money ahead of what Seville when the Gosden filly got at her first attempt at the trip. But for on-track incidents. One of quickest bike on show and his team should be a really good weekend. murdered in the Oaks but that was all in all this looks an extremely tight- those saw Australian great Casey came home in front by more than a Best of luck. at a mile and a half and SOS just ly knit puzzle. I'm sure tactics will Stoner make a painful early exit, minute. “It’s a really special mo- Pat: Hi GC – few of us stag- looked in her element back over have a major say in the outcome but the double MotoGP champion ment to give the Yamaha factory ging in Doncaster tomorrow. shorter when defying a very high at this stage it's difficult to point at falling at the Hairpin Corner after its first win in 19 years with the What’s the best bet of the week- draw in the French Oaks. Diamonds one filly and make a convincing ar- his throttle stuck open and led to work that has gone in - us riders end to get the lads fired up for the seemed to be given a very adept tac- gument that she has anything more a bike-destroying crash. Stoner haven’t really done much. night out? tical ride when holding Leg by a short than a few ounces on the book. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. SATURDAY . AUGUST 01 . 2015-Asad 10, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:11 Price: Afs.15

Sayyaf, Gen. Campbell discuss security situation AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Resolute Support Mission commander, General John Campbell, has reportedly met with former Jihadi leader, Abdul Rab The confirmation of the death of ed the title of supreme leader in Kan- Rassoul Sayyaf, where they have the Taliban's supreme leader Mul- dahar province. But now such a plat- discussed security situation of the lah Omar has raised numerous form doesn't exist in Pakistan, with country. Campbell is seen meeting questions on the future of the this, the credibility and legitimacy with Sayyaf in pictures posted on group especially on the back of of the so-called Islamic Emirate of a Facebook page attributed to the media reports that his former right- Taliban is lost and this can divide former Jihadi leader. TOLOnews hand man Mullah Akhtar Mansoor the Taliban into various groups," on Thursday quoted a source, who has been appointed successor. On military expert Jawed Kohistani attended the meeting, saying on Wednesday, Afghan officials con- said. "The answer to the question condition of anonymity that Gen. firmed that Mullah Omar died two on whether division among the Tal- Campbell asked Sayyaf at the years ago in a Karachi hospital. iban would be in the interests of meeting to increase his coopera- However, some Afghan political Afghanistan - or not - depends on tion with the National Unity Gov- commentators on Thursday said the strategy of Pakistan in this re- ernment (NUG). According to the that Omar was designated as su- spect. It means that the death of source, Campbell believes Afghan- preme leader by a grand council of Mullah Mohammad Omar marks the istan s current situation is unsat- religious scholars in Kandahar death of the Pakistani strategy to isfactory; therefore, he wants in- the NUG. Sources close to Sayyaf Resolute Support mission has not province in the early 1990s. But continue using militancy as a tool," fluential figures to cooperate with confirmed the meeting. But the commented in this respect yet. according to them there is no such said Davud Muradian, head of In- council in Pakistan authorized to stitute of Strategic Studies of Af- appoint Omar's successor. Ana- ghanistan on Thursday. Some ana- lysts also however stress that the lysts however believe that the emer- 23 militants demise of Omar can undermine the gence of some new militant groups continue the war and get some that the issue has also raised con- US calls on legitimacy of the Taliban war in such as Daesh and the death of achievements," political analyst cerns over the serious tensions killed in Faryab Afghanistan among the group's Mullah Omar can pave the way for Mohammad Natiqi said. Analysts between Mullah Akhtar Mansoor members. "When Mullah Omar some Taliban factions to be sepa- say that even before the death of and Mullah Abdul Qayoum, an- Taliban to become offensive was dominating in some parts of rated from the Quetta Council. "The Mullah Omar, disagreements were other senior Taliban commander. Afghanistan, he called a grand coun- new generation of militants will end reported among various Taliban In recent weeks, rumors have MAIMANA: At least hundreds of cil of religious scholars from across their allegiance with Taliban's tradi- commanders who questioned Mul- however circulated that one of armed militants from western Ghor Afghanistan where he was award- tional leaders. They will prefer to lah Omar's silence. Analysts said Omar's sons could succeed him. part of Afghan govt and northern Sar-i-Pul provinces stormed security forces in north- AT Monitoring Desk western Faryab province, and the ensuing firefight left dozens of Govt to introduce KABUL: A US State Department militants dead and wounded, an another woman for Security forces retake Nawzad district spokesman has called on the Tali- official said on Friday. Abdul Raz- have been killed in this operation. reported over the past two days be- ban to grab a moment of oppor- zaq, the Grezwal district chief, told Supreme Court slot AT Monitoring Desk tunity and make real peace and Pajhwok Afghan News a com- The security forces recap- tween security forces and the Tali- tured Nawzad district this morn- ban fighters. No civilian casualties become part of the legitimate po- mander of uprising group along AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan National litical system in Afghanistan. with two armed personnel was ing. Clearance operations are still were reported. Taliban are yet to Security Forces (ANSF) in a mili- going on and 50 Taliban militants comment about the operation. Naw- On Friday, spokesman Mark killed and Taliban took control of tary operation on Friday retook Toner said in response to a ques- Shash Qara area, he added. Na- KABUL: The National Unity are dead according to initial re- zad has fallen into hand of the Tali- Government (NUG) officials have the control of Nawzad district in ports, said Sediq Sediqqi, the MoI ban several times in past 14 years. tion that the United Sates wants qibullah Tofan, a commander of an southern Helmand province. The to see Pakistan to continue help- uprising group, said that rebels had said that another woman will be spokesman. He added that at least Six years back, the Afghan security introduced as a female judge at the operation was led by Kandahar two security forces were killed and forces were succeeded to retake con- ing the peace process. He de- torched six houses of local Police Chief, Gen. Abdul Raziq. scribed the process as a clearly a residents.Maj. Mohammad Raza, Supreme Court after Anisa Ras- 31 others wounded during the mil- trol of the district after four years souli was rejected by the parlia- The Ministry of Interior (MoI) itary operation. The district fell under Taliban s control. The govern- moment of opportunity , encour- spokesman of 209 Shahin Mili- confirmed the retaking of Nawzad aging the Taliban use this to make tary Corps, said that armed mili- ment last month. The Chief Exec- into hand of the Taliban on ment announced on that time that it Spokesman Mark Toner said utive of NUG Abdullah Abdullah district, and said that according to Wednesday. According to local of- was trying to prepare plans for a genuine peace with the Afghan tants attacked several check posts initial reports 50 Taliban fighters government and to rebuild their in response to a question and the battle continued for sever- the other day in a session with fe- ficials, intense fighting has been concrete security in the district. lives and peace in Afghanistan. that the United Sates wants to al hours in Qisar district. Around male lawmakers, women rights They can accept the government see Pakistan to continue 12 armed fighters including Uzbek advocates and civil society activ- of Afghanistan s invitation to join helping the peace process. had been killed and scores other ists, vowed to introduce another Afghanistan s the peace process and ultimately wounded in the gun battle, he said, woman for the membership of the become part of the legitimate po- peace talks in order to promote a adding that two policemen were Supreme Court. He praised wom- future in TAPI litical system of a sovereign, unit- lasting peace in Afghanistan. also among the dead. (Pajhwok) en s role in political, social and ed Afghanistan supported by the cultural affairs, and promised to project unclear international community, he said. support the women and their role It is clearly a moment of oppor- Gang of 7 involved in in NUG. He said that Miss Ras- Reports that government officials tunity for them to really embrace souli was introduced as member are considering selling Afghani- this reconciliation process, he Kandahar target killings busted of the Supreme Court considering stan s stake in the regional TAPI said, adding that time was ripe for all the legal standards but she could project have sparked concerns that the reconciliation process to move KANDAHAR CITY: Intelligence confessed to their involvement in not receive enough votes of confi- the move could mean giving away TAPI project entails the transferring of natural gas from Turk- forward. The comments by the US officials busted a seven-member killing a number of police and gov- dence from MPs. Rassouli was in- all the leverage and discretion the menistan through Afghanistan and on to Pakistan and India. State Department came after Pa- gang allegedly involved in target ernment officials, Khpalwak said. troduced to the parliament as part government would have in its im- kistan announced to postpone the killings during a raid in the capital The group had been planning to of President Ghani s promise to plementation. The TAPI project lysts have warned that this deci- er in the project, said Azarakhsh second round of the peace talks, of southern Kandahar province, an carry out terrorist attacks during appoint a female judge in the Su- entails the transferring of natural sion would not be to the benefit of Hafizi, the head of the internation- which was scheduled to be held on official said on Thursday. The gov- Eidul Fitr holidays, but National preme Court during presidential gas from Turkmenistan through the Afghan government of the coun- al relations committee at the Af- Friday (July 31). However, Paki- ernor s spokesman, Samim Khpal- Directorate of Security (NDS) of- campaign for the second round of Afghanistan and on to Pakistan and try. Being a partner in the project ghan Chamber of Commerce and stani government has said that de- wak, told Pajhwok Afghan News ficials detected their residence and election last year. President Ghani India. Some officials at the Minis- is different than working for the Industry (ACCI). The Ministry of lay in the peace talks second the detainees had been involved in arrested them all. The official said recently said he has spoken with try of Mines & Petroleum have project. At this point, if the Af- Mines has officially rejected re- round was the Taliban s demand. target killings and other crimes. 25 landmine s remote control de- the religious scholars and the ap- reportedly proposed to the Coun- ghan government sells its share not ports that Afghanistan will sell its A foreign office spokesman They included Hussain Shah Agha vices, 25 kilograms of ammonium pointment of a female judge in Su- cil of Ministers that Afghanistan as a shareholder but as a transit share, but according to a draft pro- said in a statement issued in Is- aka Maulvi Agha who spearhead- nitrate, 40 metres of wire, three preme Court does not have any sell its share in the project to the country, then it means Afghanistan posal recommending the creation lamabad that Pakistan and other ed the gang that had been active landmines, two rocket shells and legal or religious issue. He said the other shareholders or involved will not have the right in major of a subsidiary company to work friendly countries of Afghanistan targeting police and other govern- other ammunition were recovered women have been deprived of their countries and should only have a decisions nor the right to vote on on the project, the possibility of hope that the Taliban leadership ment officials, he said. The detain- from the seven-member gang. rights all these years and insisted transit role in the project. Mean- the matter. As a country it is very the government becoming a silent will stay engaged in the process of ees were being interrogated and had (Pajhwok) to give them their rights. while, a number of economic ana- important for us to be a sharehold- partner has been floated.

UK forces illegally LPG prices hike hit held farmer for months Kabul residents hardest despite no charges: Court AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The new rate in liquid gas (LPG) AT Monitoring Desk tion of those engaged in attacking prices which represents Afs20 hike in every the armed forces did not enable kilogram has sparked anger among Kabul res- KABUL: An Afghan farmer, Sard- persons to be detained by the forc- idents as they said they were shocked about ar Mohammad, was detained in es for longer than 96 hours. The the new price and that it will be difficult for 2010 and held by British forces judges however expressed their them afford it. The Ministry of Commerce for months longer than human concerns over the European Con- and Industries (MoCI) however says that rights law allows, judges have ruled. vention on Human Rights (ECHR) the LPG prices were expected as there has Armed Forces Minister, Penny law which bound their judgment been a decrease in its import in local mar- Mordaunt, said she was extreme- might not be conducive to how the kets. The ministry said the prices have not ly disappointed and that the mil- British military wishes to operate reached the level to claim that there have been itary had been right to detain on the battlefield. abuses. TOLOnews quoted MoCI spokes- Mohammad. The appeal echoed Difficult questions, both le- man Musafir Qoqandi as saying that if there the original findings on the case gal and practical, will undoubted- was any abuse, then they were committed to when it was first heard in 2014. ly arise as to how the ECHR pro- take legal action against anyone involved. All three appeal judges, including tections, designed to regulate the Kabul residents say it is the first time that the Lord Chief Justice Lord Tho- domestic exercise of state power, LPG prices have increased in summer sea- mas, agreed Mohammed, who was are to be applied in the very dif- son while it was expected to surge during captured by UK forces in Helmand ferent context of extraterritorial winter because of high demand in market. in 2010, had his human rights military operations, they said. A few days back, the prices were at least breached. The appeal judges said However, they ruled that Afs33, but today we bought it at Afs50, the arrangements made by the sec- Mohammad s claim succeeds be- said Mohammad Musa Joyinda, a resident retary of state in relation to the cause the secretary of state is un- of Kabul. He prodded the local traders to deployment of the armed forces able to show a lawful basis for the address the problem and import more liquid to Afghanistan and for the deten- detention. gas to overcome the prices hike. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.