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KABUL: Afghanistan’s Indepen- dent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) expressed its deep con- cerns over presence of children in the Taliban’s ranks. The remarks came just few days after Afghan security forces Government has not yet launched arrested a child suicide bomber in Faryab province. KABUL: First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum said on Sunday most perpetrators of violence against a military operation to secure the women could not be unpunished due to non-serious approach of government departments and officials release of the 10 bus passengers Rafiullah Bedar, spokesman of the AIHRC, while talking to concerned. Dostum expressed the views in a message on the occasion of International Day for the Elimina- kidnapped 10 days ago in Zabul, tion of Violence against Women. Head of the VP’s office Babar Farhamand read out Dostum’s message at a said local officials Sunday. Azadi Radio expressed his con- cerns over presence of children in gathering marking the day. Dostum in his message said women had been playing a vital role in the country’s However, according to them, rebuilding over the past 14 years and had presence in government and non-government organisations, but tribal elders are negotiating with ranks of the Taliban militants. He urged the terrorist group to restrain unfortunately violence against the gender still persisted.“Complains by women about their rights violations the kidnappers and they are confi- are increasing with each passing day, it shows women are becoming aware about their rights.” About the dent the hostages will be released from recruiting children. “Based on Geneva Conventions, those fight- elimination of violence against women, the vice president said the Afghan government was committed to soon. eliminating violence and unjust practices happening to women in society. But a number of MPs accuse ing against governments should government of neglecting the issue also abide by the international laws of kidnappings, saying it is because of war. The laws are against use of of this that the problem has in- children as fighters,” he said. He creased sharply in recent months. added that using children in fight- Stricter immigration The latest incident took place ing is also against teachings of Is- 10 days ago while the hostages lam. were traveling on the Kabul-Kan- Bedar said that they have urged the militant group to avoid using regulations in Norway – dahar highway. A police official in Zabul has children in their fighting. confirmed that no military opera- The chairman of Badakhshan tion has yet been launched to res- provincial council, Bashir Ahmad important information! cue the hostages. He said this was Samim, also confirmed that the problem. through any possible way and it militants are using children in ter- because officials are waiting for the Meanwhile Senator Hussain should not let any harm come to Immigration to Norway is strictly regulated. outcome of negotiations with trib- rorism. “Children below the age of Hotek said: "We urged the govern- them," said Fazl Hadi Muslimyar 18 have been spotted in the Tali- If you wish to work or study in Norway, you must apply for the relevant permit(s) before you al elders. ment to launch a wide-range mili- head of the senate. Security forces official, Ghu- ban ranks,” he said. travel to Norway. tary operation to free the hostages This is the second such inci- The Taliban have been long laam Jilani Farahi said: "We have in Zabul but this did not happen dent in less than a month. In the sent tribal elders and influential fig- accused of using children in fight- and the government did not pay past ten months, scores of pas- ing. However, the Taliban militants Persons who do not qualify for a permit in Norway and whose applications are denied must ures to help release the hostages. the needed attention to this issue." sengers have been kidnapped. Last The abductors have revealed their had constantly rejected the allega- return to their country of origin or country habitual residence. If you do not leave voluntarily, "This is the government's re- month, seven, from Zabul, were tions and said they are not recruit- you will be returned by force. suggestions and today the delega- sponsibility to free the hostages beheaded by Daesh. tion will once again visit the kid- ing people bellow the age of 20. nappers and it is expected that the People from safe areas of Afghanistan or who have been granted residence in another country hostages will be freed." will have their application rejected and will be deported. People from areas that are not considered MPs have however voiced sharp criticism over the growing safe may be returned to other parts of Afghanistan. Very many Afghans who have their application rejected will be referred for “internal flight” to Kabul. In 2014/2015 more than 500 people have Paktika been returned from Norway to Afghanistan. public reps AT Monitoring Desk The government intends to: urge govt to TEACHER, SON 1. Reduce benefits for people living in reception centres. Furthermore, the benefits will as choose peace far as possible consist of food and clothing, instead of cash. The purpose is to avoid AMONG 3 KILLED that cash allowance are spend on repayments of debts to human traffickers instead of over war IN URUZGAN buying food and clothes for themselves. SHARAN: Public representatives TIRINKOT: Gunmen shot from southeastern Paktika prov- dead three persons, including a 2. Introduce new temporary residence permits, which may remain temporary regardless of ince on Sunday asked the national schoolteacher and his son, in Khas how long the foreigner resides in Norway. Permanent residence will only be given after unity government to accord top Uruzgan district of central Uruz- priority to peace instead of war. at least five years, if the foreigner is still in need of protection. If the situation in the gan province, the district chief said foreigners home country changes during this time, the foreigner will be obliged to The government should accel- KABUL: National Security Advi- with modern weapons can be help- on Sunday. erate the peace process instead of return. stepping up the war in the coun- sor Muhammad Hanif Atmar and ful in bringing peace and security Malak Abdul Karim said the try, a member of the provincial Russian ambassador to Kabul Al- to Afghanistan,” he added. gunmen whisked the three persons 3. Use integration criteria for the granting of applications for permanent residence. council, Mobin Faqirzada, told exander Mantystskiy discussed Russia is concerned over ac- away from their home and later Pajhwok Afghan News. Moscow’s support for Afghani- tivities of ISIS fighters in Afghan- shot them dead on Saturday night. 4. Limit family reunification and family establishment rights for refugees. “Our nation has been in flames stan. istan’s north. The gunmen had escaped and of war for the past few decades The National Security Coun- Recently, the Vice President police had launched an operation when the Afghans were used as cil (NSC) termed Russia’s military Abdul Rashid Dostum, a delega- to apprehend them, the district 5. Reconsider the level of social benefits for refugees. Hereunder, require activity and fuel to the fire. Afghans are being support for Afghanistan as impor- tion of Wolesi Jirga, the speakers chief said. earnings for receiving special social benefits for refugees. killed by Afghans; there is a need tant. of Meshrano Jirga and Wolesi Jrga Uruzgan education director for peace in the country,” he said. Tawab Ghorzang, spokesman separately paid visits to Rusia to Ihsanullah Nashir said the slain More information: www.government.no/asylumregulations He called on religious scholars for the NSC, told Azadi Radio that seek the country’s support to Af- teacher taught at Shah Zaman High to propagate peace at the village Atmar and Mantystskiy met the ghan forces. Fazel Hadi Muslim- School. Unknown gunmen broke level and asked militants to stop other day to discuss details of yar, the speaker of Meshrano Jir- into the teacher’s house and killed fighting. All parties should choose Russia’s support for Afghanistan. ga, after returning from Russia, said peace for the prosperous future of him after taking him away, he said. the country, the official added. Ghurzang said that Russia’s the other day that Moscow has There has been no claim of re- The war in Afghanistan was military cooperation can prove pledged to give 10,000 Kalashnik- sponsibility for the incident that being fuelled by outsiders in their helpful in bring security to Afghan- ovs to the Ministry of Interior came a day after the Khan Uruz- own interest, alleged a resident of istan. However, he said that he (MoI). The Afghan government gan’s former administrative head Janikhel district, Gul Mohammad, cannot talk about details of the dis- has also urged Moscow to sup- was forced out of his house and who asked militants to shun kill- cussions. “We are confident that port Afghanistan in terms of help- was killed by unknown gunmen. ing their own brothers. equipping Afghan security forces ing its air force. (Pajhwok) MoFA announces Ex-director of religious NDS rescues kidnapped child in Kabul Ammunition cache ambassadors to 6 countries affairs killed in Nimroz AT Monitoring Desk seized in Paktika KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) said that its AT News Report on Sunday announced the appointment of five new operatives have rescued an abducted child in the capital city, Kabul. ambassadors to Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Czech, KABUL: Unidentified gunmen have killed an ex-director of A media statement issued by the NDS here on Sunday stated that KABUL: The National Directorate of Security Norway and Belgium and one non-resident envoy. Hajj and Religious Affairs in southwestern Nimroz prov- the eight-year old boy Mohammad Ibrahim, who is a student of grade (NDS) on Sunday said that ammunition cache was Mirwais Nab has been named as Afghanistan’s ince, it has been reported. According to the reports the ex- eight, was kidnapped from the 17th police jurisdiction of the city. The seized in Paktika province. ambassador to Turkmenistan, Hazrat Omar Zakhil- director Sayed Nazir Sadat was going back to his home from child was rescued from Astar Ghach village of Qara Bagh district In press statement issued here the NDS said wal to Pakistan, Syed Musdaq Khalili to Czech mosque when unknown gunmen killed him in Zaranj, the where he was kept for at least 20 days, the statement said. The kid- nappers had asked the child’s father Shireen Aghan for $100,000 ran- that its operatives discovered and seized huge cache Republic, Shukria Barakzai to Norway and Mo- provincial capital of Nimroz. Confirming the assassination, of arms and ammunition during an operation in Dara a police officer Mohammmad Ghaws said that two gunmen som, the statement added. hammad Omar Samad to Belgium. Zadran district of Paktika province. The nominations were announced in a brief state- on a motorcycle opened fire on Sadat. Police reached the However, the NDS operatives searched the hideouts of the kid- crime scene but the attackers escaped. An investigation has nappers and rescued the child safely. The child’s father in a footage The seized ammunition included seven rocket- ment from MoFA, which earlier appointed Ham- shown by the NDS has thanked the spy agency. propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, 49 RPGs, 65 dullah Mohib as non-resident ambassador to Co- been launched to bring the culprits to the book. No group has claimed responsibility for the murderous attack. The NDS also nabbed one of the kidnappers who was identified as anti-vehicle mines, 30 hand-grenade, 120kg explo- lumbia, Dominica, Argentina and Mexico. th There has been drastic surge in the assassination attacks Fahim S/O Khan Mohammad. He is a resident of the 17 police juris- sives, one each suicide vest and PK machinegun, the (Pajhwok) on current and former officials. diction of the capital city, the statement said. statement said.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. Self-reliance. York or go to Virginia, California That's Noor Amiri's favorite or Texas, states where he'd heard The Afghanistan national cricket liant start by Usman Ghani helped could not chase the given target and part about American culture. team defeated Oman by 27 runs in Afghanistan to set the target to- were all out after scoring 132 runs other Afghan families had been re- "American people want to settled. He'd never heard of Co- the first Twenty20 match of Af- gether with the middle order bats- from 18.1 runs. stand on their own feet. They don't ghanistan Tour of United Arab men. On the bowling side, Syed lumbia. want to rely on somebody else. "I was saying, 'No, I don't want Emirates. On the middle order side, As- Sherzad took 3 wickets from 3 Even the girl or boy — it doesn't Afghanistan set a target of 160 ghar Stanikzai was bowled after overs and by giving only 16 runs, to go! I don't know anyone there! matter," he said. "That's the good I'm going to be by my own self!' runs from 20 overs and by losing 8 scoring 8 runs but Karim SAdiq while Yamin Ahmadzai, Rokhan part for me." wickets after Oman won the toss scored 26 runs along with Samiul- Barakzai and Samiullah Shenwari My wife and kids, they needed And in many ways, 27-year- someone to talk to them and wel- and elected to field first. lah Shenwawri scoring 17 runs and taking 2 wickets each. old Amiri embodies that up-from- Despite losing opener Mo- Shafiqullah with Gulbadin Naib Mohammad Nasim Baras also come them," Amiri recalls. "There your-bootstraps, Horatio Alger was no any other option." hammad Shahzad during the first scoring 14 runs each. took 1 wicket after bowling 3 overs myth of hard work and survival. A few minutes of the game, a bril- However, the Oman batsmen to restrict the Oman batsmen. It was almost midnight when few years ago, Amiri was an inter- they arrived in Columbia. Staff preter in his home country of Af- from Lutheran Services Carolinas ghanistan, avoiding roadside IEDs picked his family up at the airport. in U.S. military convoys. Today, The next morning, they drove them Ku n ar eld er s op p ose cr eat ion of p r ivat e m ilit ias he's among 1,800 refugees who to their new home, a small apart- have resettled in South Carolina ment facing the woods on Broad tion to the creation of private mi- serve the country but the interest since 2002, striving for a better life River Road. litias against insurgents. of outsiders. He urged the gov- for his family. The backlash At a gathering held in the pro- ernment to prevent efforts at cre- In the wake of the Nov. 13 For more than two decades, vincial capital Asadabad, the el- ating militias. massacre in Paris, committed by Lutheran Community Services was ders said instead of forming pri- Malak Sher Khan said Afghan Islamic State militants, President the only agency in South Carolina vate militias, influential figures security forces were the real de- Barack Obama has reaffirmed his resettling refugees, between 150 should support the government fenders of the country, adding plan to welcome 85,000 refugees, and 200 every year from such and security forces. including 10,000 Syrians, to the countries as Myanmar, Bhutan, those wishing to serve the coun- United States next year. Mean- Yar Mullah Khan, one of the try should join Afghan security Eritrea, Democratic Republic of elders, said such militias not only while, a slew of Republicans gov- the Congo, Afghanistan and Iraq. forces and strengthen them. ernors, including South Carolina's created security problems for lo- Jamaluddin Sayar, the provin- Then, this past spring, another cals, but further divided them on Nikki Haley, a former supporter faith-based refugee resettlement linguistic, regional and tribal lines. cial council head, said the govern- of Syrian resettlement, have organization, World Relief, opened He said it was necessary that ment should prevent conspiracies vowed to ban them from their a branch in Spartanburg. the Afghan people extend their full being hatched against the country. states for fear of terrorists mas- That's when the backlash support to the national security A similar gathering attended querading as refugees, fleeing from started. forces so that they could become by hundreds of residents in neigh- civil war and persecution. The phone in Lindsey stronger. bouring Nangarhar province last On Thursday, the House of Seawell's office at Lutheran Haji Zargul, another elder from week also opposed the formation Representatives passed a bill sus- Church of the Reformation started Sarkan district, said those trying of private militias in the province. pending the resettlement program to ring every week. Anonymous ASADABAD: Dozens of tribal elders in eastern Kunar province on Saturday voiced their opposi- to build militias did not want to (Pajhwok) for Syrian and Iraqi refugees un- callers would ask Seawell, a refu- less national security agencies can gee services coordinator for LSC, prove they pose no risk, making not to resettle any Syrians. They'd an already rigorous vetting process ask her if she could "send people The drug trade in Afghanistan: nearly impossible to clear. back." They'd tell her they "don't The furor confounds Amiri. want any Muslims to come," "Those people are suffering Seawell said, and she would calmly Understanding motives behind farmers’ from war, from injustice, from cru- explain: "'We gladly welcome elty so we need to help them. We them,' and they usually don't like decision to cultivate opium poppies need to be open-minded," he said. that answer." "Human-beings are related. We "Honestly, I think for me per- need each other's help." Understanding the evolution of the drug trade in Afghanistan and farmers’ sonally, what I believe is that we A 'famous' face are to love the stranger and so- decision to grow opium poppies can help guide efforts to provide alternatives. Amiri grew up in Kabul, journer and we are to care for Afghanistan's capital city. His fa- them," she said. "My motivation As heroin consumption recently Rashid, “the first and clearest farmers were therefore dependent ther was a truck driver while his is my faith and what I believe God increased around the globe, news- message to the drug lords: that on the Taliban, on warlords or gov- mother tended to their 10 children. papers reported a similar rise in they would not be targeted”.[6] ernment officials protecting them has asked me to do, and how he's Amiri was just a boy when the asked me to live my life." opium cultivation in Afghanistan, After the Taliban lost most of so that they could take advantage Taliban seized Kabul. He was a which produces around 90 percent their support from farmers due to of the drug trade in exchange. Oth- Religious nonprofits such as of the heroin consumed world- the harshly-imposed ban on pop- er testimonies highlight a need that teenager when U.S.-led forces LSC contract with the federal gov- wide. According to the United py cultivation, they realized that has often been overlooked in un- drove the Taliban out. He learned ernment to provide services to refu- Nations, in 2014, poppy cultiva- authorizing the growing of opium derstanding farmers’ motivations English at private language insti- gees. LSC helps newly arrived tion reached its highest level since would win them support and to cultivate opium, at least at the tute in the city, became fascinated families obtain housing, arrange the 1930s and many studies fore- bring them funds necessary to beginning, when heroin was not with American culture. When he doctor appointments, enroll in so- see that the country will remain continue the insurrection. While consumed in Afghanistan and in found out the U.S. Army and cial service programs, learn to use the primary source of opium in they reauthorized the cultivation neighboring Muslim countries. It NATO were hiring Afghan inter- public transportation and apply the coming years. Many programs of opium in the areas they ruled, consists of the need to find an ideo- preters, he jumped at the chance for jobs. aiming at eradicating opium culti- Wali Jan, an elderly farmer culti- logical and, in the present case, a to apply. "The entire overarching goal of vation and focusing on providing vating opium, explained to Ahmed religious justification to one’s ac- In 2009, at the age of 21, he refugee resettlement," Seawell said, alternatives to farmers have failed. Rashid that “we cannot be more tions. As stated by Ahmed Rash- was hired by the Army, first as an "is self-sufficiency." The high level of corruption which grateful to the Taliban. … [They] id, “Rashid tells me without a hint instructor for the Afghan National The federal government pro- permeates the Afghan system of- have brought us security so we of sarcasm, ‘Opium is permissible Army, teaching soldiers how to vides resettlement agencies only fers only a partial explanation for can grow our poppy in peace. I because it is consumed bykafirs drive safely in convoy, and later, the failure. Opium cultivation is need the poppy crop to support [unbelievers] in the West and not $925 per refugee to help pay for an interpreter for Afghan and rent, food and other supplies for such a profitable business that my 14 family members”.[7] By by Muslims or Afghans’”. American special forces. In that offering attractive alternatives to enabling farmers to feed their fam- [13] This explanation highlights the first 30 days. LSC relies on farmers is difficult and costly. ilies, poppy cultivation answered the need to make one’s action look role, Amiri worked alongside volunteers, who donate mat- Using basic human needs theory farmers’ basic human needs in a permissible and in line with one’s troops, gathering intelligence from tresses, pillows, blankets and to understand the flourishing of way that could not be met before. values. If growing poppy would villagers and their elders about en- kitchen tables, to make up the dif- the drug trade since the 1990s, this According to Johan Galtung, pres- not have fitted in the farmer’s con- emy movement. It was a challeng- ference. essay examines implications for ident of the Galtung-Institute for ception and understanding of their ing, dangerous job. Amiri once After one year, refugees can policy making. It argues that pro- Peace Theory and Peace Practice, religion, it would have created a watched a Humvee explode on the apply for a green card. After five The image made the pages of news- has deteriorated in recent months. grams aimed at reducing poppy “the term ‘basic’ serves to further dichotomy with their cultures and road in front of him. And through years, they can apply for citizen- papers around the globe: a young "The Taliban has been taking over cultivation and the production of qualify the notion of a need as a beliefs, which are essential for peo- his work, Amiri said, his "face was ship. girl in brilliant green, arms out- northern parts of Afghanistan, heroin need to adopt a more di- necessary condition, as something ple to give a meaning to their lives. kind of famous." "Moving to the U.S. is like tak- stretched, mouth open in a scream, they're still very present in the verse and imaginative lens, taking that has to be satisfied at least to This echoes Maslow, who writes: "It was very, very difficult to ing 10 steps backwards. You don't surrounded by bodies after a sui- south, and ISIS is in Jalalabad," into account economic and secu- some extent in order for the need “gratification becomes as impor- protect ourselves, especially when know the culture and the language. cide bomb tore through a religious Bombach says. In October, the rity basic human needs, as they subject to function as a human tant a concept as deprivation in we're traveling outside the bases The education and experience you ceremony in Kabul in 2011. It's an Taliban declared two Afghan TV often did, but also stressing social being. When a basic human need motivation theory, for it releases or outside the job," he said. "We have doesn't always translate in image that, for many in the west, networks and their entire staffs human needs. From the late 1990s is not satisfied, some kind of fun- the organism from the domination were listening on the radios that to mid-2000s: poppy cultivation as damental disintegration will take of a relatively more physiological our context. Often refugees think reignited concern over what was legitimate military targets. In a re- (translators) are the first target for their life will be easier," Seawell the only viable option for farmers place”.[8] Therefore, basic human need, permitting thereby the emer- them." taking place in Afghanistan, and it cent e-mail responding to questions to answer basic human needs In the needs constitute irreducible and gence of other more social said. "Focusing on the freedom and earned the photographer, Massoud about Taliban threats, Houssaini 1990s, poppy cultivation ap- nonnegotiable essentials in human goals”.[14] In the 2000s: Afghan In June 2011, Obama an- safety they have I think that's what Houssaini, a Pulitzer Prize. It also wrote simply, "I am not scared." peared in war-torn Afghanistan. life. Human beings would do what- society and economy become addict- nounced that 33,000 American keeps them going." was an image that wouldn't have His words highlight something With the lack of a stable and cen- ever is in their power in order to ed to opium cultivation while the troops would be withdrawn from 'We need each other's help' been captured under the reign of else Bombach and Scarpelli reveal, tralized government, the country satisfy such needs that are neces- consumption of heroin by fellow Afghanistan by the summer of The first months in Columbia the Taliban—who outlawed the something Westerners miss amid was the perfect candidate to be- sary for their survivals. In the Muslims rises As the production 2012. As the war started to wind were difficult for Amiri and his fam- taking of photos. Houssaini's the grisly headlines: the character come the next producer of exten- Afghan case, Vanda Felbab- of heroin kept rising, the interna- down, Amiri said he got nervous. ily. Mina was heavily pregnant. work, along with that of three other of Afghan citizens. The film is an sive poppy cultivation. In a re- Brown, a senior fellow in the Cen- tional community became much He thought of his new wife, Mina, They didn't have a car. They photojournalists, is explored in ode to a place and a people who port published by the United ter for 21st Century Security and more concerned with opium culti- and their a 1-year-old son, missed the markets in Kabul. They Frame by Frame, a quietly devas- fear that the world will forget about Nations Office of Drugs and Intelligence in the Foreign Policy vation. However, in 2004, action Mustafa. longed for families and friends. tating new documentary now mak- them if fundamentalism returns. As Crime (UNODC), “the rise of program at Brookings, states that against the drug trade in Afghani- "I felt I can't give him every- Amiri reminded himself: "It's ing the festival circuit. Directors Bombach and Scarpelli tail their opium cultivation has occurred “although the illicit drug econo- stan became very complicated, as thing in Afghanistan because I was going to get easier and easier until Alexandria Bombach and Mo subjects, we get a sense of every- parallel to an 87 percent decline my exacerbates insecurity, drugs now permeated all parts of in danger," Amiri said. you can stand on your own feet." Scarpelli follow the photojournal- day life in the country: the in poppy cultivation in Southeast strengthens corruption, produces Afghan politics, society and econ- At the end of 2012, Amiri ap- Through LSC, Amiri and his ists as they document their "smartass" Afghan sense of humor, Asia’s ‘golden triangle’”, [2] com- macroeconomic distortions, and omy. Facing the increase in opium plied for refugee status. Four prised of Laos, Thailand and contributes to drug use, it also cultivation and its consequences on wife met other Afghan families. country's events in the face of the tenderness among friends, months later, he found out his ap- Amiri found his own job, working Myanmar. Poppy cultivation first provides a vital lifeline for many the situation in Afghanistan and at plication was denied; he didn't sub- skepticism, censorship, and people holding their chests out of started in Pakistan, however, the Afghans and enhances their hu- home, the international communi- the night shift at CarMax as a threats. Wakil Kohsar Mo Scarpelli respect when they say hello, men United States poured $100 mil- man security”.[9] Abraham ty was forced to take action. Yet, mit a piece of paperwork. Amiri detailer. He's told his bosses he'd Farzana Wahidy, Houssaini's wife holding hands out of friendship, lion into the country to help erad- Maslow, a psychology professor the programs implemented didn’t tried again, but this time, through eventually like to become a me- and one of the only professional the vendors who sell "the most icate opium. As explained by at Brandeis University in the take the rampant corruption and the Special Immigrant Visa pro- chanical associate. His wife, mean- female photojournalists in Af- amazing fruit," as Bombach puts Ahmed Rashid, author of the 1960s, established a hierarchy power relations at play into ac- gram, available to Iraqi and Afghan while, is studying with an English ghanistan, has the monumental it. books Taliban and Descent into amongst basic human needs and count, which eventually amount- translators who served with the tutor at LCS while taking care of task of documenting the lives of "People always say there's some- Chaos, in 1999, “Pakistan became the ways human beings look for ed to alienating farmers even more. armed forces. Eight months later, their children, including their in- women whose voices are typically thing about Afghanistan that gets virtually drug-free, as opium pro- their satisfaction. Although the This echoes Ahmed Rashid, who at the end of 2013, the U.S. Em- fant son, Mujtaba or "Yama" for silenced—such as a girl who was under your skin." Scarpelli adds, duction shifted … to Afghanistan, importance of a need may vary writes that “some ground eradica- bassy granted his visa. It was offi- short. doused in gasoline by her father in "There's this sense that life is be- now under the Taliban regime”.[3] depending on many factors affect- tion did start but only made mat- cial: Amiri and his family were They moved to a new apart- law and set alight. Soft-spoken ing lived on both ends of a spec- Production rose to 2.800 tons in ing people differently, amongst ters worse. Among the Pashtun moving to the other side of the ment, where the rent is cheaper. Wakil Kohsar snaps shots from un- trum. Afghans are always talking 1997. Yet, as written by Graham others culture and religion, I agree tribes, any kind of eradication was world. They went on a short vacation this derneath bridges and in the middle about flux, but all of it feels nor- Farrell and John Thorne in an es- with Maslow’s statement that considered unfair because the poor A new life summer to Folly Beach. They like of streets where addicts mainline mal to them, and you find your- say published by the Internation- physiological needs tend to come farmer would be hit first while the On June 24, 2014, Amiri and visiting Columbia's Statehouse, their drugs. Najibullah Musafar, self in the midst of it thinking, 'God, al Journal of Drug Policy, “in the first. These consist of what the rich ones could bribe their way out his family landed in the United face of international pressure plus body needs to function, such as of trouble”. their local mosque, parks, barbe- the eldest of the four, now runs a humans are amazing.'" Frame by States. The trip, Amiri said, was cue restaurants and zoo — "one of diplomacy from the United Na- food and water. As Maslow [15] The failure of such poli- "long and boring." His wife was school for aspiring photojournal- Frame will leave you feeling much tions Office on Drugs and Crime writes: “if all the needs are unsat- cies, and the continuous increase the top 10 in U.S." ists in addition to doing his own the same way. (UNODC), the Taliban regime isfied, and the organism is then in opium production implied that seven months pregnant. His son Most of all, Amiri loves how photography. What they have in Bryan Schatz is an editorial fellow enforced an existing ban on opi- dominated by the physiological new markets had to be found to was an antsy 3-year-old. he safe he feels that he's no longer common is humble bravery and a at Mother Jones in San Francisco. um poppy growing from July needs, all other needs may become distribute the increasing produc- At JFK International Airport in danger. deep caring for their subjects. He has previously written for 2000 onwards”.[4] They were simply nonexistent or be pushed tion of heroin. The justification that in New York, they were greeted "It was my fortune or des- Musafar puts it this way: "If a Mens Journal, Outside, Pacific told that such a ban would win into the background”.[10] As the only non-believers were consum- by staff from the International Or- tiny— we say 'faith' — to come photojournalist does not have em- Standard, and 5280 Magazine. them international sympathy. cultivation of opium brought more ing fell apart, as heroin addiction ganization for Migration. That's here in South Carolina," he said. pathy, his photos may be mean- Connect with him on Twitter Ahmed Rashid writes that “after money to farmers, it enabled them rose amongst Muslims in Afghan- when Amiri learned where they "Right now, I am satisfied." ingless. If a photojournalist has @bryanschatz or send him a note three consecutive bumper crops, to access basic goods needed for istan and neighboring countries. were headed: Columbia, S.C. The Post and Courier of empathy, he's able to work on a at bschatz[at]motherjones.com. the Taliban suddenly banned pop- their survival. In contrast, other According to a survey funded by Amiri expected to stay in New Charleston subject from the bottom of his RSS | TWITTER py cultivation in 2001. Harshly jobs and the cultivation of other the US government, “there are an heart." The film, despite Musafar's imposed on farmers, the ban was crops did not appear as attractive estimated 2.9 million drug users in poetic musings about the natural highly effective—opium produc- or even viable alternatives: accord- [Afghanistan]—one of the highest beauty of Afghanistan captured in tion that year slumped to just 185 ing to Ahmed Rashid, in 2000, per capita in the his portrait work, contains a sense tons—and was termed ‘the most “Average salaries [were] around world”.[16] Opium cultivation, effective drug control action of US$ 1-3 a month. As a result of taking place in rural areas, was first of urgency, as though its protago- modern times’”.[5] Yet, this de- grinding poverty and no jobs, a impacting rural populations, as the nists are racing toward an uncer- prived many farmers from the rev- large percentage of the urban pop- rate of drug use was far higher in tain future. Press freedoms have enues necessary to feed their fam- ulation [was] totally dependent on these areas than in urban ones. In expanded considerably since the ilies, and eventually increased op- UN agencies for basic survival and addition, the Bureau of Interna- 2001 American invasion, but as the position to the regime. Right after subsidized food supplies”. tional Narcotics and Law Enforce- troops withdraw, the threat of a the collapse of the Taliban regime [11]Therefore, and as written by ment Affairs states that “the prev- resurgent Taliban looms. In fact, following the US-led war, farm- Ahmed Rashid, “after 9/11, grow- alence of addiction and severity of the film opens with Hossaini rush- ers started again to cultivate opi- ing opium was a matter of pru- consumption among Afghan chil- ing in to cover a suicide bombing. um. The international communi- dent judgment”.[12]Since the de- dren is the highest documented in Arriving on the scene, he warns a ty’s role in fighting the drug trade mand for heroin—especially in the world”. colleague, "Be careful that they has however been ambiguous Western countries at this time— [17] As explained by Moham- don't think we are terrorists." Soon most of the time, due, in part, to a was so high, there was a demand med Ibrahim Azhar, the deputy after, he notes, "These 10 years lack of awareness about the im- for farmers to grow opium. Wali minister of counternarcotics in Af- were a revolution for photography, portance of drugs in fueling the Jan’s testimony also highlights a ghanistan, in an interview to Pam- but I don't know what will hap- conflict. In their search for Osa- need for safety that could, accord- ela Constable for The Washington pen now...Government itself is ma Bin Laden, the United States ing to him, be met only under the Post: “people used to assume that relied heavily on warlords who Taliban, and was a necessary fac- we cultivated poppy but only for against us sometimes. Taliban will they knew were involved in the tor in enabling him to grow pop- export. Today … at least 5 per- come back somehow, to the gov- trafficking of drugs, in order to gain py and feed his family. Safety cent of the drugs produced in Af- ernment or some part of the coun- information on al Qaeda, thus needs, according to Maslow, come ghanistan are consumed here”.[18] try." Indeed, the security situation sending, according to Ahmed second. To satisfy these needs, (TO BE CONCLUDED) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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KABUL: The High Office of Anti- States. The jewelry in possession has currently increased to $4.22 President Ghani also has 8 in Lebanon with his sister and two still payable around $56,000 to Corruption on Sunday released its of the First Lady is worth $46,000 million. personal vehicles with a collective brothers. President Ghani also has the bank. report enlisting the current and which was gifted to her by Presi- Meanwhile, the First Lady value of over $105 million, the share in a research firm in United According to the High Office fixed assets in possession of Pres- dent Ghani’s father in 1970, the Mrs. Ghani has a property in report, said adding that President States and has a share of $67,000 of Anti-Corruption, the informa- ident Mohammad Ashraf Ghani report said, adding that President Washington having a value of Ghani and the First Lady also and receives around $4,000 in re- tion regarding the properties of and First Lady Rula Ghani. Ghani has a house constructed in $328,000 and is being financed have 7,000 books which are kept tirement from the World Bank and President Ghani was released as a According to the report, Pres- 4 acres and 300 meters of land and from the funds she receives from in Kabul and Beirut, the capital over $7,000 from the government part of the practice to implement ident Ghani and First Lady Rula is located in Dar-ul-Aman area of her retirement. city of Lebanon. of Afghanistan. the Article 154 of the Afghan In- Ghani are jointly in possession of the city. According to the report, Pres- The report also added that The First Lady receives stitution and Item 8 of Resolu- the properties which includes The report further added that ident Ghani and First Lady are President Ghani has 1,220 acres around $2,400 rent from her house tion 15, dated 25/July/2015, is- EMERGENCY $4.817 million in current assets the property was purchased by both having over $71,000 cash in of land and garden in Kabul and in United States and their debt sued by Office of the President mainly obtained from selling of President Ghani in 2003 from an bank which have been obtained Logar provinces which he has in- include $238,000 which we they for the publication of the proper- CALLS properties belonging to their an- individual against $373,000 but from retirement benefits and rent herited from his father, while the had taken in 2006 from a US bank ties of high level government offi- cestors in Lebanon and United the current value of the property of house in United States. First Lady shares 60 acres of land to purchase an apartment and are cials. (KP) Police ADB to build five 100 - 119 slaughterhouses Hospitals in Afghanistan FMIC Hospital The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced a grant of Behind Kabul Medical $11 million for enhanced project University: facilities, primarily to support slaughterhouses and moderniza- 0202500200-+93793275595 tion of the livestock industry. The fund is in fact coming from the Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital government of the United King- dom (UK) but it would be trans- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi ferred to ADB and spent through KABUL: Dozens of civil society Sanayee Development Orga- Afghanistan Infrastructure Trust 070263672 activists on Sunday cleaned parts nization head Raz Mohammad Fund (DFID Funding). ADB pro- of Kabul City and marched to Dalili said told the gathering that vided a $30 million grant from its asked world leaders due to meet they wanted to show the world Special Funds for the Agriculture Khairkhana Hospital in Paris for the UN climate change Afghanistan was among the coun- Market Infrastructure Project to 0799-321007 summit to take practical steps tries negatively impacted by cli- build facilities and standards in the towards countering the issue. mate change. livestock and horticulture indus- 2401352 The summit starts Monday in He said people in foreign coun- tries. The Afghan government is the French capital with the aim of tries including Paris, Brazil and making an in-kind contribution of reaching a landmark global deal on India also held rallies on Sunday $1 million. “The project is invest- Indira Gandhi Children limiting greenhouse gas emissions. to show their support for cuts in ing in five slaughterhouses as well The leaders of the United emissions. as a number of small-scale pack- Hospital, Wazir Akbar States, China and India — the 2015 is on course for being the ing, sorting, grading, drying, and world’s top three carbon-emitting warmest year on record. The cur- cold storage facilities for the horti- Khan, Kabul 2301372 countries — are among those rent average global temperature is culture sector, and help build up scheduled to attend the opening around 15C, 1C warmer than be- the capacity of the Ministry of day of the event, known as fore the industrial revolution. Over Agriculture, Irrigation and Live- Ibn-e- Seena COP21. Around 150 world lead- the same time period carbon diox- stock to create and implement san- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul ers are expected to attend the ide levels in the atmosphere have itary and phytosanitary regula- talks. risen from 280 parts per million tions,” said Thomas Panella, 2100359 It’s being held amid heavy se- to 400ppm. Dalili asked partici- ADB’s country director for Af- curity after the deadly terrorist pants of Paris conference to ac- ghanistan, on the occasion of the attacks that struck Paris two celerate their efforts at dealing signing ceremony. “Since 2001, Wazir Akbar Khan weeks ago. French authorities have with climate change after signing there have been gains in horticul- Hospital clamped down on public demon- a landmark agreement on emis- ture production and livestock num- strations in the aftermath of the sions cut. “Afghanistan is one of bers, but the sector still needs ma- 2301741, 2301743 attacks, blocking environmental the most affected countries of cli- jor and rapid improvement in ba- campaigners’ plans for a big march mate change,” Dalili said, suggest- sic facilities, and regulatory poli- on Sunday in Paris to highlight the ing that the Paris summit should cies. At present, butchers slaugh- Ali Abad climate change issue. evolve a strategy to recycle wast- ter animals in the street or in back- Members of Sanayee Devel- ed items for reusability. “It could yards because of the destruction Shahrara, Kabul opment Organization, National bring down temperatures and help of abattoirs during the war.” Eklil 2100439 Environment Protection Agency clean the environment.” Dalili said tinued, he added. “Our today’s could not alone clean the whole Though Afghanistan pro- Ahmad Hakimi, Minister of Fi- (NEPA), officials of Kabul Mu- the temperature in Afghanistan movement cannot clean the entire city without people’s support. duced fewer amount of gases com- nance, said “We are very pleased nicipality and a number of Kabul had increased by 0.6 percent since city, but it is a message for our NEPA head Kazim Humayon pared to other countries, the na- to sign this grant provided by the Malalai Maternity residents participated in the sym- 1960 and rains decreased by 40 people that we all are responsible said their movement could help tion suffered from most danger- ADB and appreciate ADB’s com- bolic cleanliness campaign and later millimeter. Life could become to keep our environment clean,” institutionalise the culture of ur- ous effects of climate change, he mitment to improved infrastruc- Hospital held a gathering. problematic if the situation con- ture in Afghanistan. Agriculture is he said, adding the government banization. said. (Pajhwok) one of the government’s priority 2201377/ 2301743 sectors and a foundation for im- proved livelihoods and economic growth. We are very appreciative Banks Historical sites in Logar to the focus of ADB and the UK to the sector’s development.” The Da Afghanistan Bank project aimed to cut product loss- being excavated illegally es, raise product standards and in- 2100302, 2100303 crease product competitiveness in both domestic and international Kabul Bank markets. It will increase returns to producers and traders, provide op- 222666, 070285285 portunities to add value to prod- ucts and create employment, as Azizi Bank well as bringing public health and 0799 700900 environmental benefits. Setting up new facilities, marketing infrastruc- Pashtany Bank ture, and a regulatory environment MAZAR-I-SHARIF: Municipal- ground footpath between Kart-i- that cuts post-harvest losses will 2102908, 2103868 ity officials of northern Balkh Sulh and Aryana areas of the city also help galvanize private sector province say 95 percent of the was also going to be completed interest in the agriculture industry. total budget has been spent on soon. The construction of a build- It will address key constraints lim- Air Services development during the current ing for the first police district of iting private businesses invest- solar year. Addressing an account- Mazar-i-Sharif had already been ment, by improving marketing and Safi Airways ability conference here on Satur- completed, he continued. Five supply chains, and product stan- day, Mazar-i-Sharif Mayor Mo- public toilets built with support dards. To help encourage private 020 22 22 222 hammad Younus Muqim said de- from the UN Habitat are ready investment, the project will use a spite serious economic problems, for use. Additionally, the con- leasing model, with the manage- Ariana the municipality had collected struction of a 270 metres deep ment and operation of the slaugh- more revenue. On the sidelines of stream, carrying out rainwater terhouses contracted to private 020-2100270 the event, he told Pajhwok Afghan from the city, was under construc- companies. In the medium term, News the revenue his department tion, the mayor explained. On the PUL-I-ALAM: Some people According to the official, the ownership can be transferred to had collected 300 million afghanis other hand, residents complained road despite. Ali Jabbar, a resi- have begun digging historical mon- trend of excavating historical sites the private sector. Similarly, mar- Kam Air 20 days ahead of the close of the asphalting of some roads of the dent of the second police district, uments in the Kharwar district of had become a major concern for keting facilities set up in the horti- 0799974422 current fiscal year. Most of the city was yet to be completed. Stag- said people could not move to the central Logar province, local offi- the district’s residents and author- culture sector will be operated and revenue collected included rents nant rainwater created problems city in rains due to rainwater flood- cial said on Sunday. ities. He urged the government to managed by farmer organizations of municipality properties, and for them, the inhabitants said, ing the roads and streets. Muqim Nasir Ahmadzai, social affairs immediately halt the illegal dig- and agricultural cooperatives, Hotels cleanliness tax, he said, adding 95 blasting the municipality for its confirmed the problems, saying official, told Pajhwok Afghan ging. which will eventually assume own- percent of their budget had been incompetency. Mohammad Nabi, they were executing projects in News historical items had been Salim Saleh, the governor’s ership. Safi Landmark utilised for urban development. a resident of Dasht Shor area, said accordance with the urban master excavated unlawfully in Jozi, Ba- spokesman, confirmed receiving The project will have additional The municipality planned this he lived in the 9th police district, plan. The Dasht Shor road was hadar and Zyar Gul localities over reports about the unprofessional benefits for rural households and 020-2203131 year to asphalt 13 kilometres of one of the important areas of the still a distant project in the mas- the past four years. and unlawful digging of historical the general economy, as the incre- roads in Mazar-i-Sharif. About 90 city, but the road still remained ter plan, he added. But the mayor He said the excavation was relics in Kharwar. mental returns from the enterpris- SERENA percent of work on roads has been unconstructed. He said thousands said the Ministry of Urban De- being carried out in an unprofes- He promised the provincial es will provide households with completed so far. The remaining of families lived in the neighbour- velopment had drawn up a plan sional way, posing a serious dan- government would take effective viable cash alternatives to illegal 0799654000 asphalting work will be complet- hood, a bustling commercial hub, for constructing the road, on ger to vital monuments that re- steps for the protection of his- opium poppy production, which ed in the next few days. Muqim but the government paid no at- which work would be initiated in flected the rich history of Afghan- torical monuments and stop ille- has become a major cash crop for said the graveling of an under- tention to the construction of the the near future. (Pajhwok) istan. gal excavations. (Pajhwok) many rural households. (KP) New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Substation supplying electricity Internet Services to 3 provinces built in Parwan UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 SHARANA: The women’s affairs director for southeastern Paktika province on Sunday asked the Exchange Rate government to provide equal edu- cation facilities for girls and boys Purchase: across the country. Bibi Hawa ex- pressed these views while speak- ing at a conference held by One US$ = UNICEF in Sharana, the capital 66.53Afs CHARIKAR: The construction added 40 percent of Charikar al- of Paktia province. “Education is One Pound Sterling= of a power substation, supplying ready had access to electricity. Da must on Muslim women and men electricity to three provinces, has Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat so females should also be facili- 99.07Afs been completed in the Jabalus Sa- (DABS) head for Kapisa, Ghulam tated to get education,” she said. raj district of central Parwan, an Haidar Seddiqi, said that it would One Euro = official said on Sunday. Parwan take a month supplying electricity She added she was ready to 70.41Afs Sectoral Director Mohammad Ta- to parts of the capital of the prov- cooperate with relevant depart- hir Himmat told Pajhwok Afghan ince. Abdullah, a resident of the ments in paving the ground for 1000 Pak Rs = News that the power substation’s Hofyan area of Charikar, was hap- women education in Paktika. 616Afs construction costing 6.7 million py over the completion of the Semini Gul, a teacher from US dollars had been financed by project. “We have waited for a long Sarobi district, said in addition to Sale: India. The substation would help time and hope to have electricity districts, some areas of the pro- One US$ = supply 16 megawatts of electric- soon. Power supply will solve lots vincial capital also lacked girls ity to Parwan, 16 megawatts to of our problems.” Himmat said schools. 66.73 Afs Panjsher and 20 megawatts to work on building a second substa- “Most of the girls are de- One Pound Sterling= Kapisa provinces, he said. Power tion in the Hesa Awal district of prived of education as a result of 100.50Afs cables had already been extended Parwan was underway. All parts of insecurity, negative culture and to Parwan and the electricity sup- the capitals of Panjsher and Kapisa inattention of the government,” One Euro= ply need of 60 percent popula- will be provided electricity when she said, asking the government tion director Kuchai Zazai said he serve as teachers, we will provide officials say around 25,000 girls 71.01 Afs tion of Charikar, the capital of the second substation is complet- to pay special attention to fe- had always tried to facilitate girls’ them $600 to $1,000 in monthly have been getting education in the 1000 Pak Rs= 624Afs Parwan, would be met. Himmat ed. (Pajhwok) males’ education. Paktika educa- education. “Women who want to salaries,” he said. Local Paktika province. (Pajhwok) This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . 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Meeting. The declaration of Paki- stan’s willingness for talks acquires aircraft other significance as Mr.Sharif is expect- ed to land in Paris on Sunday morn- ing. Both the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan are scheduled than Rafales to speak at COP21 Climate Change Conference’s inaugural session in Paris which will be attended by 140 heads of state and govern- ment. The declaration by Mr.Sharif comes after several feel good initi- atives that both sides undertook since the cancellation of talks be- tween the National Security Advi- sors of both sides in August. Both sides had kept the Track II chan- nel open, despite the cancellation of official talks. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is in Malta to attend the CHOGM summit, has also contributed to the Track II initiatives with her push for fast-tracking humanitarian cases pending on both sides. However, the India-Pakistan cricket series, also a part of the Track II initia- tives, scheduled in mid-December in Sri Lanka is yet to get the green light from Indian officials. Pakistan declared the cricket series on No- HASIMARA (NORTH BEN- future. vember 26 but India has been de- GAL): The Indian Air Force (IAF) Raha said that creation of as- laying the formal announcement, is hunting for fighter aircraft apart sets depends on threat perceptions indicating hesitation over the is- from the Rafale medium multi-role and steps are being taken to build sue. Mr.Sharif’s call for talks has combat ones and the indigenous infrastructure. "There are voids, already received a warning from Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to both infrastructure and security- the Congress spokesperson Man- meet the existing shortage, Air Chief wise, both in the northeastern states ish Tewary, who said that Prime Marshal Arup Raha said after the and elsewhere in the country. We Minister Narendra Modi “needs handing over of Presidential Stan- are working towards upgrading to tell the country if there is a back dards to two Mig-27ML squad- Advanced Landing Grounds to ac- channel in operation with Paki- rons by President Pranab Mukher- commodate fixed wing aircraft as stan.” India and Pakistan, howev- jee at Air Force Station Hasimara well. As of now, we don't have er, held a major Track II dialogue on Saturday. The IAF would be plans to build new air bases in the in New Delhi between November forming several more squadrons in northeastern sector but will up- 19-21 where public personalities, the next few years, the air chief grade existing ones. However, we Indicating a warming up of bilateral ties, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that Pakistan was ready for talks without preconditions. including those from the Congress, said. are trying to share civil airfields at Mr. Sharif’s comment came in response to a question in Malta where he stopped over to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government were present. "There are shortages. We will certain locations. The government be retiring the Mig-27MLs that is also looking towards the build- have not been upgraded in the last ing of roads and other infrastruc- 2-3 years. One of the squadrons at ture for better connectivity and Bangladesh reiterates solidarity with Palestine Hasimara will also be retired in development, economic and oth- 2016. We are looking forward to erwise," he said. According to him, receiving the Rafales. Apart from there are several unused air bases Bangladesh reiterates its “unwa- of Liberation in 1971 continue to this, there are other aircraft we are in West Bengal that may get acti- vering commitment” to the inalien- guide our unstinting solidarity looking at. We will also be getting vated in the days to come. Land able rights of the Palestinian peo- with the Palestinian people in their more Su-30MKIs. An order has acquisition is not and issue as the ple for an independent and viable legitimate struggle,” she said. also been placed for 120 Tejas Mk- IAF has enough property of its State of Palestine with East Jerus- The prime minister also de- IIs. There are many plans and own in the state. The Rampurhat alem as its capital. nounced the continued atrocities things will change in the next 10- air field has already been activat- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and systematic violation of human 12 years," Raha said in response ed. Some IAF aircraft are also land- restated Bangladesh’s position in rights and international humanitar- to a question from TOI. ing and taking-off from Rampurhat a message on Saturday on the oc- ian principles by the occupying He did not elaborate on which to check out conditions. Though casion of the ‘International Day forces in the Occupied Palestinian aircraft India has its eye set upon. infrastructure is being created in of Solidarity with the Palestinian territories. According to sources, it could well this sector, Raha doesn't believe People’. “We call upon all concerned be the F-18 Super Hornet that had that China should be treated as an Hasina said the government parties to take a pragmatic ap- competed with the Rafale when adversary. "They have been aggres- and people of Bangladesh “remain proach for the resumption of the India was on the lookout for 126 sive in the past. We do have some steadfast in expressing their soli- Peace Process within the frame- MMRCAs. Recently, Boeing has border issues but better co-opera- darity with their Palestinian breth- work of the Two-State solution offered to set up a manufacturing tion and understanding will have ren in their just struggle for self pursued by the international com- facility in India and manufacture to be achieved for overall develop- determination and statehood”. munity,” she said. F-18s to suit the country's needs. ment of the region. Both are large She said it was in line with “Bangladesh believes that the So has Dassault, the French com- countries with huge populations. Bangladesh’s Constitutional com- relevant UN Resolutions, the Road pany that manfactures Rafales. They can work better together. mitment to support oppressed Map, the Arab Peace Plan and the Without being specific, Raha made India has a very important role to peoples throughout the world, efforts made by the Quartet are it clear that the IAF no longer wants play internationally and to main- waging “a just struggle against im- the best guides for achieving a du- to get over-reliant on any particu- tain this, we will have to increase perialism, colonialism, or racial- rable solution to the long-standing lar variety of aircraft. If the un- our military capabilities. While ism”. “The values, principles and Palestinian issue”. upgraded Mig-27MLs are to be working towards this, there are ideals that inspired us to achieve The prime minister also urged imate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people to live in safety, dignity and justice in an independent retired, the IAF is likely to lose plans to base important hardware our independence through a long the international community to two more squadrons in the near at Hasimara." political struggle and a heroic War work in unison to restore the legit- homeland. 'Can't be bullied,' says India on US concerns ahead of Paris climate summit VALLETTA: Leaders of the cent Paris attacks, said the issue “Canada is back and ready to The organisation has also Caribbean are having to deal with Common•wealth focused on Sat- of extremism should be tackled by play its part in combating climate come up with a debt swap for cli- rising sea levels that could drive urday on the current global securi- all Commonwealth countries — a change, and this includes helping mate change action initiative, where them from their homelands,” he ty challenges and the domestic, sentiment echoed by Mr Cam- the poorest and most vulnerable developing countries could see their said. regional and international policy eron. countries in the world adapt,” said debt written down in return for Britain has committed $31.6 responses required to counter ex- The leaders also deliberated on Mr Trudeau. undertaking projects on improv- million for Pacific disaster manage- tremism and terrorism. issues of climate change and cor- The Commonwealth was ing the environment. ment, with Prime Minister Cam- The leaders — in Malta for the ruption during the informal talks. working on finalising a Climate “Thirty-one of our 53 mem- eron saying that it was “vital” that 24th Commonwealth Heads of Climate change Finance Access Hub, a network bers are small states and 25 are small island states Government Meeting — were at- Canada pledged nearly $2 bil- aimed at smaller island states that small island developing states, “see the benefit of a global goal tending a retreat session titled “Vi- lion over five years to help devel- want to get access to funds to mit- which are most vulnerable to cli- and that they sign up to it”. Mr olent extremism and radicalisa- oping countries cope with the ef- igate the effects of climate change, mate change,” said Commonwealth Cameron also urged his tion”, to which only they were in- fects of climate change, doubling with Australia already announcing Secretary-General Kamalesh Shar- Common•wealth counterparts to vited as their advisers and minis- its previous commitment. it would be putting money in. ma. “Islands in the Pacific and the be tougher on corruption. ters were not allowed in. During the session held at the Saint Angelo Fort in the historic city of Birgu, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif conveyed Pakistan’s condemnation of terrorist activi- ties, whether committed by indi- viduals, groups or states. He apprised the other leaders NEW DELHI: India cannot be like the US, India's climate negoti- of the ways in which Pakistan was bullied, Union Environment Min- ators say their approach at the cooperating with the international ister Prakash Javadekar said today, Paris climate change summit will community in efforts to counter responding to US concerns over be "proactive and balanced". Fol- violent extremism. India's pace of climate change ac- lowing the lead of Prime Minister He reiterated Pakistan’s com- Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy tion ahead of the key Paris sum- Narendra Modi, they will be call- mitment to fully implementing the said it has assisted the Sri mit that starts . ing for "climate justice". United Nations Security Council’s Lanka Coast Guard to arrest "You can't bully India, the India has sent a 25-member sanctions regimes on terrorism. 8 Indian fishermen along message is clear. Developed coun- delegation to Paris - a mix of nego- Sharif reiterates commitment with two Indian fishing tries need to provide carbon space tiators and bureaucrats drawn to implementing United Nations trawlers poaching in Sri Lan- to developing countries," Mr Jav- from over six ministries including Security Council’s sanctions re- kan waters. adekar told NDTV, calling remarks external affairs, power, coal, earth gimes The Indian fishermen by US Secretary of State John sciences, and agriculture besides Mr Sharif also expressed sup- were arrested near the Delft Kerry "unfair". environment. port for international efforts aimed Island off the Jaffna penin- "We will not be opposing but India's experts say the coun- at countering the threat posed by sula on 29th November we will be proposing real changes try's position is difficult and the militant Islamic State group. 2015. needed to ensure we have balanced unique. It has rising pollution lev- Prominent among those who The arrested fishermen growth and balanced environment. els but much of its population re- attended the session were British and the trawlers were There should be a durable agree- mains poor. While it faces rising Prime Minister David Cameron, brought to Karainagar and ment and we need to trust each energy needs, there is pressure Canadian Prime Minister Justin handed over to the officials other," he said. from the developed world to dump Trudeau and French President of the Department of Fish- In an interview Mr Kerry had dirty fuels like coal. Francois Hollande. eries and Aquatic Resources praised China's role in the talks but With 200 million people with Mr Cameron had already an- in Jaffna for onward action, raised concerns regarding India. no access to electricity, India has nounced funding for a Common- the Navy said. "India has been more cautious, a said it will not accept any restric- wealth counter-extremism unit. He The arrest comes days little more restrained in its embrace tions on its use of coal despite be- said that sharing expertise would after the Navy had arrested of this new paradigm, and it's a ing the world's third largest carbon help defeat the “extremist 15 Tamil Nadu fishermen in challenge," he said. "We've got a polluter. India, however, has set a scourge”. two separate instances and lot of focus on India right now to target of 175 gigawatts of power Mr Hollande, who rushed here detained their three fishing try to bring them along," he added. through renewable resources by after a memorial ceremony in boats on November 26. Under pressure from powers 2022. France for the victims of the re- This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 30, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief UK parliament’s vote on Syria Bahrain summons strikes Iranian envoy in ‘uncertain’ protest of supreme Britain is not certain to hold a par- leader’s statements liamentary vote on taking military action against ISIS forces in Syria, Bahrain on Saturday sum- defense minister Michael Fallon moned Iran’s acting charge At least 40 people were killed and said, as it would become "difficult" d’affaires in protest over Iran’s scores wounded on Sunday in a if opposition leader Jeremy Cor- Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei suspected Russian air strike on a byn orders his MPs to oppose it. statements, which were violat- crowded marketplace in Idlib prov- Fallon, in an interview pub- ing the Gulf state’s sovereign- ince, activists said. The early lished in the Sunday Telegraph, ty, the state-owned Bahrain morning attack occurred in the said he hoped lawmakers from all News Agency (BNA) report- town of Ariha, 15km south of Idlib parties would consider the argu- ed. The foreign ministry said city. Local news channel Ariha al- ments, with Labour deeply split Khamenei’s statements were in Youm reported cluster bombs were on the issue. clear violation of the U.N. char- used in the raid by a Russian fight- Labour leader Corbyn wants ter and sovereignty of Bahr- er jet. The pro-opposition Orient his lawmakers to vote against air ain, urging the Islamic republic TV also reported an initial death strikes. But many of his MPs, in- to adhere to the principles of toll of 40. However, Rami Abdul- cluding some in his top team, are good neighborliness. rahman, director of the UK-based demanding a free vote rather than This is not the first time Syrian Observatory for Human one in which they are directed to Bahrain has summoned Iran’s Rights, put the death toll much vote against the strikes. envoy to the tiny Gulf state. higher, saying at least 60 people With a slender majority, Con- In early October, the Bahr- were killed and wounded in the servative Prime Minister David aini government gave the Ira- attack. Officials at the Russian de- Cameron wants MPs outside his nian charge d’affaires 72 hours fence ministry could not immedi- party to back extending air strikes to leave the country after it ately be reached for comment. The to hit Islamic State in Syria. Brit- recalled its ambassador to Te- Russian air force has conducted air ain has already carried out air hran. The move comes a day strikes in support of President strikes targeting ISIS in Iraq. after Bahraini authorities ar- Bashar al-Assad since September Cameron's drive to win sup- rested a number of individuals 30. Ariha is located in Idlib prov- port in parliament has taken on suspected of having “terror” ince, which is controlled by rebel fresh urgency after the Nov. 13 links to Iran. Authorities also groups including the al-Qaeda- attacks in Paris in which 130 peo- seized 1.5 tons of explosives linked Nusra Front. The province ple were killed. Islamic State found during a raid. In July this is not a stronghold of the Islamic claimed responsibility for the at- year, Bahrain also protested State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) tacks. Asked if a vote on action in against what it called “hostile” group that controls wide areas of Syria was certain to go ahead, Fal- comments by Iranian leaders, eastern Syria. lon said: "No. We are committed and denounced Tehran’s inter- to building a consensus, seeing ference. whether there is a majority there." Fallon added that it would "cer- tainly make it more difficult" if Al-Qaeda ‘frees’ UN warns Mali attack could be war crime Corbyn directed his MPs to vote Lebanese soldiers in The United Nations Security against action in Syria. Cameron prisoner swap Council condemned a rocket attack lost a 2013 vote in parliament on that killed two U.N. peacekeepers carrying out air strikes against Syr- ian President Bashar al-Assad's A prisoner exchange has gone and a contractor Saturday in north- east Mali, warning it could be a forces. On that occasion, Labour underway for the release of did not give its lawmakers a free Lebanese soldiers held by Al- war crime. In a unanimous declaration, the vote and ordered them to vote Nusra Front, Al Arabiya News against the government. Former Channel reported on Sunday. council’s 15 member countries urged the Malian government to Labour Prime Minister Tony It is not yet clear which Blair's decision to join the U.S.- prisoners have been exchanged “swiftly investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice led Iraq war in 2003, in which 179 for the troops. Al-Nusra Front, British service personnel were Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, has and stressed that those responsi- ble for the attack should be held killed, remains contentious in Brit- held 16 Lebanese soldiers and ain after questions were raised over policemen hostage for more accountable.” “The members of the Security intelligence that was used to justi- than a year. In July, the group fy the invasion. Corbyn came un- offered to release three Leba- Council underlined that attacks targeting peacekeepers may con- der further pressure this weekend nese soldiers in exchange for an to allow his MPs to vote freely on ex-wife of the leader of the mil- stitute war crimes under interna- tional law,” a statement added. military action after his deputy itant Islamic State of Iraq and leader Tom Watson told the Inde- Syria (ISIS) group and four An “outraged” U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon expressed his condolenc- pendent he favored a free vote. Fi- other female prisoners. “If five nance spokesman John McDon- of our sisters leave prison... we es to the families of the victims and wished the wounded a speedy nell, one of Corbyn's closest al- will hand over three soldiers in lies, has also backed a free vote. exchange,” said Abu Malek al- recovery. Another 20 people were in- Most Labour lawmakers did not Shami, Al-Nusra’s “emir” in the support Corbyn's leadership bid Syrian region of Qalamun bor- jured, four of them seriously. Ban said they were peacekeepers and but he was backed by an over- dering Lebanon. whelming majority of grassroots ISIS is believed to have nine civilian personnel. The Council, like Ban, stressed party members. An opinion poll other Lebanese troops held as released on Friday indicated 48 hostages. Since their capture, its “full support” for the U.N. mission in Mali, MINUSMA, and percent of British voters support- Al-Nusra has repeatedly made ed extending air strikes to hit ISIS demands for the soldiers’ re- the French troops that support it. Ansar Dine extremists claimed in Syria, with 30 percent opposed. lease, seeking the release of Is- The poll, conducted by polling lamist prisoners or the with- the pre-dawn attack on the camp in Kidal, a week after a deadly siege firm Survation for the Daily Mir- drawal of Lebanon’s Hezbol- ror newspaper, also showed 49 lah movement from the Syrian at a Bamako hotel shocked the country. percent favored diplomatic and conflict. non-military options before com- The powerful Shiite mili- The contractor killed in the at- tack was from Burkina Faso, ac- mitting Britain to anything more tia, which is backed by Iran, is than air strikes. fighting alongside forces loyal cording to the Security Council. to President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war that has claimed more than 230,000 lives since it erupted in 2011. Bomb-rigged Paris climate activists plan human Cambodia's 'beating chain on global day of action heart' and climate mass grave of PARIS : Activists plan to join arms nizers say will include concerts, Friday and Saturday, from Mel- es to Paris. "The time for talking is change disaster and form a "human chain" in Paris rallies, bicycle rides and a march bourne to Edinburgh. "Don't be a long over," said Yeb Sano of the on Sunday to urge action on global by 1,000 Maasai in Tanzania urg- fossil fool," one Australian banner Philippines, who walked 1,500 Chong Kneas, Cambodia - No warming, in a muted rally after at- ing more renewable energy. said. In the biggest single march on km from Rome. Fina Dinkelt, 28, celebrations took place this ISIS’s victims tacks on the city by Islamic State, "It is very positive," Fabius climate change ever staged, last a Swiss health care worker at a year. For the fourth time since at the heart of worldwide protests said, for governments to feel pub- year organizers estimated 310,000 march in Zurich on Saturday, said 2010, the Cambodian govern- on the eve of a U.N. climate sum- lic pressure to act. Many environ- people took part in New York. there was a risk marches did not ment cancelled this Novem- mit in France. mental activists want a phase-out On Saturday, faith groups de- appeal to enough people. "I think ber's water festival - a hallowed found in Iraq More than 2,000 climate of fossil fuels and a shift to 100 livered a series of petitions signed they just draw people who already three-day event marking the events are planned in cities includ- percent renewable energies by by 1.8 million people urging stron- think this way. That is a bit of a change in direction of the river ing Sydney, Jakarta, Berlin, Lon- 2050. Some marches were held on ger action, collected on pilgrimag- problem," she said. feeding Southeast Asia's larg- don, Sao Paulo and New York, est lake, the Tonle Sap. making it one of the biggest days Low water levels and per- of action on climate change in his- sistent drought, officials tory, organizers say. Arab-led coalition hits boats claimed, ruled out squander- Activists in France scaled back ing scant resources on carni- their plans when the government vals. While many in Phnom imposed a state of emergency af- ‘carrying arms’ to Houthis Penh cried politics, for the 1.5 ter the attacks two weeks ago million Cambodians whose killed 130 people, banning the livelihoods depend on Tonle planned demonstration in Paris, Sap, festivities in the capital meant as the biggest of all. feature little among their con- In France, activists plan to cerns at the impacts of a chang- form a static human chain, formed ing environment. "We used to by about 3,400 people joining catch 10 times as much," says arms along what had been the orig- Ma Chun, a 53-year-old fish- inal 3 km (1.9 miles) route through erman who has been living in central Paris from the Place de la the northern floating village of Republique to Place de la Nation. Chong Kneas for almost four "This is a moment for the decades. "Before we would whole world to join hands," said bring in 50 or even 60 kilo- Iain Keith, campaign director for grammes every day. Now we Avaaz, one of the organizers. only get around five." Can Separately, more than 10,000 world leaders reach climate A bomb-rigged mass grave believed to hold the remains of more than 120 demonstrators who had planned to change deal? A few creaking people killed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group has been come to Paris have instead sent timber houses downstream, found in north Iraq, an official said Saturday. It is the sixth mass grave shoes to form a big pile in a sign of father of three Hon Heng says discovered in or near the town of Sinjar since it was recaptured from solidarity. Organizers said the Vat- the water, like his income, is ISIS militants earlier this month, Mahma Khalil, the official responsible ican even sent a pair to represent at an all-time low. "Competi- for the area, told AFP. ISIS overran Sinjar in August 2014 and carried out Pope Francis. tion for fish has increased a lot a brutal campaign of massacres, enslavement and rape targeting mem- Alix Mazounie of French Cli- and now people just have to bers of the Yazidi minority, who made up most of its inhabitants. The mate Action Network said the ac- look out for themselves," he United Nations has described the attack on the Yazidis, whose faith ISIS tivists reckoned a human chain explains. "I don't know what considers heretical, as a possible genocide. The grave site, which is would not violate the state of emer- we'll do if there's no change. estimated to contain the remains of 123 people, based on accounts from gency. There is nowhere else we can people who witnessed the executions, was surrounded by a large num- "This is not civil disobedi- go." With his own waterborne ber of bombs, Khalil said. Major threat ence," she said. The chain would home inching steadily lower, Bombs are a key part of both offensive and defensive operations by break, for instance, wherever it Chun has taken to selling mis- ISIS, which overran large parts of Iraq last year. Explosives continue to crossed a road to avoid disrupting Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition hit Saturday two small boats allegedly carrying weapons to Iran- cellaneous groceries and tack- pose a major threat even after the jihadists are gone and prevent dis- traffic. backed Houthi militias on the southern coast of Yemen, a military official said Weapons were being le to supplement his income, placed residents from returning home. The grave, located some 10 kilo- But, underscoring security unloaded from the two fishing boats near Belhaf, in Shabwa province, when the pre-dawn raid struck killing unhopeful of any imminent meters west of Sinjar, has not yet been excavated, but the victims were worries, France put 24 green ac- three smugglers, the military official said requesting anonymity. The coalition has imposed a blockade on improvements. "The drought not buried deeply, and some of their remains have been exposed by tivists under house arrest before Yemen to prevent weapons from reaching the Huthi rebels and allied renegade troops loyal to Ali Abdullah is because of climate change," rainwater, Khalil said. Another mass grave found in the area was be- the summit, Interior Minister Ber- Saleh. Troops loyal to President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, backed by coalition air and ground support, he says. "I don't know much lieved to hold the bodies of some 80 women aged from 40 to around 80 nard Cazeneuve said on Saturday, in July pushed the rebels out of Aden - Yemen’s second city - and four other southern provinces, including about the matter, but I can see who one official said may have been executed because they were deemed saying they were suspected of Shabwa. But the area around Belhaf is controlled by tribesmen and some are involved in smuggling that it hasn't been raining and too old to enslave and rape. The town of Sinjar was recaptured from planning violent protests at the weapons to the rebels further north, the official said. Government forces backed by the coalition launched now when it should be cold, it ISIS on November 13 in a major operation led by forces from Iraq’s talks. Still, Foreign Minister Lau- an all-out offensive last week to push the rebels out of the southwestern province of Taiz and break the is very hot." autonomous Kurdish region, backed by air support from a U.S.-led rent Fabius welcomed the world- siege of loyalists in its provincial capital. coalition. wide demonstrations, which orga- This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.

MONDAY .NOVEMBER 30, 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 and environmental AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir challenges Phone No: +93-772364666 By Matiullah Kamaran tems as well as sufficiently It’s good to be E-mail: [email protected] address conservation issues. The Islamic Republic of Af- Afghanistan faces a crit- Email: [email protected] ghanistan is one of the most ical environmental situation, vulnerable and poorest air pollution has remained as the Taliban www.afghanistantimes.af countries in the world. The huge challenge, climate country is highly influenced change, deforestation, envi- BY CYRILALMEIDA Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi by political, economic, and ronmental degradation and AFGHANISTAN is back in the news and you’ve heard the social factors, exacerbated rapidly increasing population boys’ version. They want to make peace happen, but there’s Advisory editorial board by pressures of environ- only so much they can do. The Taliban aren’t our puppets. with missing strategic envi- We can’t just tell them what to do. And the Afghan govern- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, mental and ecological risks ronment assessment in de- ment won’t listen to us. They are unreasonable. There’s only that make it impossible to Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal velopment projects, lack of so much we can do. We mean well. Give us time. Help us help overcome undesirable con- professional staff in Nation- you. Trust us. It’s a good story. The Americans seem to po- ditions in the long-term. al Environmental Protection litely agree. The Chinese are sympathetic too. Possibly be- Graphic-Designers: The path to development, Agency (NEPA), inade- cause there’s some truth to it. More likely because they don’t Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari reconstruction, social devel- quate budget allocation, have a choice — keep your eye on the prize, nod in sympathy, Marketing & Advertising: opment and economic devel- weak governance, absence gently nudge along. Man, it’s good to be the Taliban. Think of opment in Afghanistan has of civil society. In terms of it this way. If it’s all true, have the Taliban played us for pat- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 reached important mile- sies or what? Look at all that they’ve got from us in just the environmental activism, Af- recent years. If you could dream of a partner, there isn’t one Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan stones but at a cost of ignor- ghan civil society organiza- better — with more advantage and less cost to yourself — Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ing Afghanistan’s environ- tions and international non- than the Afghan Taliban have found in Pakistan. We gave mental and ecosystem is- governmental organizations them sanctuary to survive the onslaught of the superpower Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press sues. have not been as proactive surge. Mullah O — the fabled Mullah O who would rather die The environment is one as necessary and rather than leave his beloved Afghanistan — died in the best hospi- of the most pervasive core have acted too slowly and tal in the biggest city we have. Then, when he died getting the The constitution says components of sustainable reluctantly due to a variety best medical care Pakistani rupees c n buy, we helped main- development focusing on en- of factors. The ‘environ- tain the lie about his death. Because, y’know, it could hurt T vironment and ecological mental’ component of our morale just when they really needed it in Afghanistan. And all Article 77 of that before the real kick to the head. When news of Mullah challenges which impacts in national agenda and priori- O’s dead is leaked to the world, we dive deep into the Taliban The Ministers shall perform their duties as heads of administrative units a global fashion. Environ- ties is still missing, both from rabbit hole to keep the T united. Because a broken Taliban within the framework of this Constitution as well as other laws mental protection is one of the government and non-gov- would be easier to fight militarily and manipulate politically. prescribe. The Ministers shall be responsible to the President and House the key factors to a sustain- ernmental sectors. So the new guy — Mullah Mansour — and his buddies are of Representatives for their specified duties. able plan of development Over the past 30 years allowed to hold court in Quetta. None of that clandestine busi- consistent with the targets of both developed and develop- ness even; right there in plain sight. Somehow, we convince the Millennium Development ing countries have imple- the outside world, minus the Afghan government, to look the Goals. In the 21st century, in mented and refined Environ- other way and not to pay too much attention to the Afghan government’s protests. Meanwhile, over in Afghanistan, the the wake of climate change mental Impact Assessment TTP types helpfully nudged out of Fata are helping the cause and global warming, today all (EIA) processes so now of the preferred Afghan Taliban. Challengers to the Mansour countries, particularly those they are commonplace and camp are being mowed down. And now the second kick to the most vulnerable developing accepted by society in gen- head — we can’t tell Mansour what to do. Because he does countries focus on significant eral as one way to improve what’s in his interest. And the Taliban’s interests and the Pa- energy and policies to draw environmental conditions kistani interest are not symbiotic. So months, weeks, days attention to environment is- through the development after we help Mansour get his dream job, it’s already gone to sues. agenda. However, during his head and he won’t listen to us. Though he was listening to Environment as vital part us when he was No 2, though really No 1 because we and he this period Afghanistan has knew Mullah O was dead. And now we can’t just go over to of human life, one of the been subject to significant his place and make him listen — because, well, we can’t. Not main pillars of sustainable conflict which caused to fall unless the Afghan government plays nice first. Man, it’s good development, in the most behind in global trends. to be the Taliban. We should just hand over the keys to our Regional economic integration and rolling out public-friendly policies in obvious terms, ‘better envi- In Afghanistan, there are place to them — with their smarts, if the Afghan Taliban were South Asia is need of the day. The problem is that regional economic inte- ronment’ equates to a bet- several sets of environmen- running Pakistan, Kashmir would already be ours and Delhi gration in this region is trapped in perpetual conflicts. Resultantly, Turk- ter life style, and correlated tal problems in addition to would be begging us to conquer them. And all of this for to standard of living and serious security and other what? The Taliban are the greatest beneficiaries of the Paki- menistan-Afghanistan-Pakistani-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project worth quality of life. Environmen- social problems. It will be a stani paranoia about India — perhaps second only to the US $10 billion couldn’t be started in time. However, the long delayed TAPI tal protection has become boys themselves. If you could dream of a partner, there isn’t big challenge to overcome one better — with more advantage and less cost to yourself is going to be launched soon as its groundbreaking ceremony will be held central to developmental and address all problems si- — than the Afghan Taliban have found in Pakistan. Ah, but on December 13 in Turkmenistan. Afghanistan is the potential energy transit agendas in developed and multaneously regards with history is history, you’re thinking. There ain’t anyone who corridor in Asia. However, its development is seriously fettered by terror- developing countries. insufficient profession of can do anything about it now. In the here and now, we did say ism and insecurity, which unfortunately stems from regional fountains. The environment has di- human capital and financial that we would bring the Afghan Taliban to the table and we Therefore, Afghanistan has had enormous challenges in trade and transit rect, inter-disciplinary rela- constraints. did. It wasn’t our fault that the talks were sabotaged. Now, we tionship with economic and In general there is a are again saying we’ll make it happen, and it’s in everyone’s owing to internal and as well as regional disturbances. Those who have social dimensions in a sus- shortage of professionals interest to make talks happen, so let’s listen to the folk who always fanned war and terror in this country also has cut its own foot, but tainable development ap- and experts in Afghan gov- can make it happen — the boys here. But those with longer who will make them understand when they are hell-bent on destroying this proach, and is considered as memories and more sceptical minds could point to three things. ernmental bodies and partic- One, once upon a time, during the talks that led to the Geneva country, with which they share a common language, history, religion, cul- parallel sector along with de- ularly this issue is clearly Accords, we did a familiar-sounding thing — what we said at ture and even heroes. If Afghan heroes are taken out of their history, there velopment and physical im- apparent and acceptable in the table was very different to what we were doing on the history will be incomplete. Yet despite too many commonalities, they don’t provement of society. NEPA. Lack of experts, ground. Today’s Afghan-led, Afghan-owned echoes that Gene- let Afghanistan to stand on its own foot. Nonetheless, it doesn’t mean the The Afghan government, improper recoding and weak va lore of non-intervention, non-interference.Two, you could bilateral relations must remain tensed till eternity. Diplomacy is the name as part of the international bureaucracy system, lack of not make up a better script for these talks than the Taliban community, is committed to coordination between relat- have got. Had Murree-II gone ahead and some big conces- of making the impossible possible and turning feud into brotherhood. The focus on environmental is- ed organizations, and lack of sion been made without the world knowing Omar was dead it region needs brotherhood and harmony as populations are growing in all sues and has signed interna- capacity building opportuni- would have shattered the T’s credibility. Murree-I, perversely, the countries of the region and millions of youths are getting educated, tional conventions and trea- helped flush out the secret the Taliban had trapped them- ty are all factors holding selves inside of. Now, Omar’s shadow is disappearing and the and the respective governments need to accommodate them in the job ties such as Rio Convention, back the EIA progress in military push by Mansour has made the Taliban the quintes- markets. Joblessness is an economic evil. If foreign policies are devised the United Nation Frame- most development project in sence of the strategy that is talk and fight — the gains on the with military mindset behind them, then we cannot hope for any better work Convention on Climate Afghanistan, and it will be- battlefield will be reaped at the negotiating table. And the change. The regional rivalries have created many troubles for Afghanistan Change (UNFCCC) and come a threat if it is not un- gains are huge. For the Taliban. Three, we’ve alienated and on domestic level. This is why this violence-weary country couldn’t ex- others and also commit to dermined in development diminished the one leader who represented a historic oppor- enact environmental rules process. tunity — Ashraf Ghani. Instead of partnering him — like the ploit it rich resources of gas, oil, iron, copper, coal, lithium and chrome. and regulations recommend- NEPA must be strength- N-League wanted, but was brushed aside partly because of This is because of regional tensions that despite having a bilateral trade ed by such agencies. How- ened to follow up the EIA — we’ve weakened Ghani at home and diminished him abroad. agreement between Kabul and Islamabad, Afghan goods don’t reach to In- ever, thus far the govern- If peace was the real purpose and the only goal, the most rules and documentation pro- obvious route would’ve been to create capital for Ghani to dian markets via Wahgah border (Pakistan’s border with India). In return ment is only taking gradual cess and train its provincial help him fend off the hawks at home. Instead, we’ve demand- Afghanistan has allowed Pakistan to get access to Central Asian Repub- or incremental steps which staff to undertake EIA pro- ed he do more for us. So, yeah, Afghanistan is back in the lics. But the agreement doesn’t provide India a trade corridor to Afghani- cannot ensure protection of cedures in development news — but change you can believe in? Wait until you see it. stan via Pakistan. Now that TAPI could be translated into a viable project, environmental and ecosys- projects. The writer is a member of staff at Dawn. there is much need for rethinking the trade agreements in the region and increasing regional trade. When it comes to Central Asian Republics, al- most all of them, have somehow identical policies as they are looking forward to see political stability restored in Afghanistan and be a trade hub and corridor. Afghan drug trade and militants have been a constant thorn for stability in the Central Asian Republics. Until there is peace in Afghan- istan, peace in Central Asia will remain a mirage. Though, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have no direct border with Afghanistan, yet they have reserva- tions over increase in terrorism in Afghanistan. Luckily they are neither part of the problems nor breeding center for terrorism. They are not ex- porters of extremism to Afghanistan. What they need is to stand firmly by the side of Afghanistan and tell the world to mount pressure on Pakistan to end its support to religious extremism. Let’s wish there is a change of heart in Pakistan and this billions dollars project is translated into reality. This project will carry 30,000m cubic feet of gas from the Daulatabad field in Turkmenistan via Afghanistan and Pakistan, into India, which will reduce New Dehli extreme reliance on supplies from the Middle East. It is also cost-effective. This and similar other projects need to be kept aloof of political differences as we need to move forward despite having differ- ences. The day we learn how to move forward, our differences will give way. 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.

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were ready for democracy and that, saturated with a smug sense of unlike the Japanese and the Ger- superiority afflicted upon them by mans, Arabs were made of differ- their old masters. By Pankaj Mishra ent blood, flesh and tears. Mean- It became a vicious cycle, and For instance, take the issue was advocating a boycott of while, the finest of Arab men were few seem interested now in revis- The terrorist attacks on Paris of national sovereignty and Israel. By RAMZY BAROUD raped in their jails, kidnapped in iting General Schwarzkopf’s con- of despair, they further censured broad daylight, tortured aboard quests in Iraq and Vietnam – with earlier this month have given identity, which can seem flexi- Of course, not all contradic- us for being intolerant to view the large ships in international waters, his smug attitude and the amuse- rise to an explosion of nasty ble and rigid at the same time. tions in social and political life I still remember that smug look on humor in our demise; they used where the Law did not apply. ment of western journalists – to prejudice. According to one Politicians in Britain, while ful- can be ironed out. But out-of- his face, followed by the matter- our angry shouts to further high- When the Americans and their know what actually went wrong. survey, anti-Muslim hate crimes ly aware of the economic ne- the-box thinking can defuse the of-fact remarks that had western light their sense of superiority and allies claimed that they had left the They still refuse to acknowledge quickly spiked 300 per cent in cessity of immigration, are more volatile among them. journalists laugh out loud. our imposed lowliness. region, they left behind bleeding, history, the bleeding Palestinian Britain — the vast majority of locked into a false rhetoric Italy’s mercurial prime min- “I’m now going to show you a They claimed that we initiat- impoverished nations, licking their wound, the heartbroken Egyptian picture of the luckiest man in Iraq,” ed it all. But they lied. It was their them directed against Muslim about it along with far-right ister Matteo Renzi showed wounds and searching for bodies revolutionaries and the destroyed women and girls. The New York populists and their own con- some signs of it this week by General Norman Schwarzkopf, unqualified, inflated sense of im- under rubble in diverse and maca- sense of Iraqi nationhood, the hem- known as ‘Stormin’ Norman, said portance that made them assign bre landscapes. Yet, the Americans, orrhaging streets of Libya and the Times reports that the harsh- servative base. At the same proposing to allocate half of a at a press conference sometime in September 11, 2001 as the inaugu- the British, the French and the Is- horrifying outcomes of all the west- est effects of France’s state of time, the British economy is proposed €2 billion (Dh7.78 bil- 1991, as he showed a video of US ration of history. All that they did raelis, continue to stage their dem- ern terrorist wars, with blind, oil- emergency are felt by Muslims. parasitic on foreign capital and lion) in new spending in re- The competitive rabble-rous- the revolving door between the sponse to the Paris attacks on ing of Republican presidential political realm and multination- a scheme that would encour- candidates heard from across al business marks politicians age disenfranchised youth in the Atlantic can only help in themselves as members of a suburbs of big cities to see drawing a Maginot Line across fully mobile global elite. themselves as part of Italian minds and hearts in Europe — Despite ailing economies society and culture. and fulfilling the wildest and large, disaffected Muslim Angela Merkel’s unprece- dreams of Daesh (the self-proc- immigrant populations, both dented gesture to Syrian vic- lamed Islamic State of Iraq and France and Britain are unable tims of violence is, of course, a the Levant). It may be hard for to junk their imperial-era addic- much bolder gamble. Both she some to resist the conclusion tion to cowing rebellious na- and Renzi seem to recognise that Samuel Huntington was tives with military firepower. that the old European model of right and that we are on the France has been fighting a war the ethnocentric nation-state, verge of a worldwide clash of on several fronts in recent in which citizens are frightened civilisations. But Europe’s long years: Afghanistan, Cote into voting for more isolation history of self-invention and re- d’Ivoire, Libya, the Central Af- and antagonism to “foreigners” silience suggests other possi- rican Republic, Mali and now at home and abroad, threatens ble futures. Iraq and Syria. But the record to become a recipe for both One should start with a so- shows repeatedly that fighting devastating conflict and eco- ber, non-apocalyptic diagnosis: extremists abroad does nothing nomic decline. Europe’s once-mighty nation- to deter people at home from Countries now linked with states are undergoing a peril- embracing extremism, and may the globalised world will have ous transition, coping as they even encourage it. to think more imaginatively are simultaneously with shifts The malign minds of Daesh about their unavoidably inter- in demography, weakening of seem to have grasped more national future — one that is national sovereignty, shocks of keenly how to use an interde- actually in accord with the ide- economic globalisation and pendent and politicised world als of the Enlightenment. other radical changes in econ- to their advantage. They simul- It is too easily forgotten omy and lifestyles. taneously stoke sectarian ha- that 18th century philosophies In other words, the process treds in the Middle East and envisaged a cosmopolitan hu- of knitting together countries insinuate their message of self- manity. Today’s overly centra- through commerce and tech- empowerment through mass lised and inflexibly Republican bombs blasting an Iraqi bridge, sec- to us, all the colonial experiences ocratic elections around the debate hungry dominating foreign policies onds after the Iraqi driver managed and the open-ended butchery of nology that originated in Eu- murder into the struggles of France would have appalled of who will hit us the hardest, hu- that have shattered the Cradle of rope and remade the world is Muslim minorities for identity Voltaire, Rousseau and Kant — to cross it. the brown man, the black man, any miliate us the most, teach the most Civilization, like never before. But then, a far more unjust in- man or woman who did not look unforgettable lesson and, in their However, this violence no now confronting the continent and dignity in European soci- thinkers with very different vi- vasion and war followed in 2003, like them or uphold their values, late night comedies, they mock our longer affects Arabs alone, al- with formidable challenges in eties. sions of human society. following a decade-long siege that was inconsequential. pain. though Arabs and Muslims remain its own backyard. Out-of-the-box thinking Europe is a work in cost Iraq a million of its children All the millions who died in We, then, sprang up like wild the larger recipients of its horror. Europe’s institutions were European democracies re- progress rather than a perfect and its entire economy. Iraq were not considered a viable grass in a desert, multiplied, and When the militants, spawned by built to serve national interests peatedly fail to respond to their embodiment of the Enlighten- It marked the end of sanity and context to any historical under- roamed the streets of Rabat, Bagh- the US and their allies, felt cor- within a circumscribed realm; vicious violence with intellec- ment’s ideals. Its future hinges the dissipation of any past illu- standing of terrorism; in fact, ter- dad, Damascus and Cairo, calling nered, they fanned out to every sions that the United States was a rorism became us; the whole con- they are now struggling to ad- tual or moral coherence. The on whether it can find alterna- for a revolution. We wanted de- corner of the globe, killing inno- just to the new global realities friend of the Arabs. Not only did cept of terror, which is violence mocracy for our sake, not Bush’s cent people and shouting the name terrorist attacks on the offices tive policies to those that en- the Americans destroy the central inflicted on innocent civilians for democracy tinged with blood; we of God in their final moment. Re- of international terrorism, cli- of the satirical magazine Char- trench and breed social and po- piece of our civilizational and col- political ends, abruptly became an wanted equality, change and re- cently, they came for the French, a mate change, state-dissolution, lie Hebdo in Paris this January litical antagonism and econom- lective experience that spanned entirely Arab and Muslim trait. In forms and a world in which Gaza day after they blew up the Leba- mass immigration, refugee in- provoked many pious affirma- ic inequality. For it is becoming millennia, it took pleasure in de- retrospect, the US-Western-Israe- is not habitually destroyed by Is- nese, and few days after the Rus- flows, itinerant capital, digital tions of the freedom of speech. clear that failure could bring grading us in the process. Their li slaughter of the Vietnamese, rael and children of Derra could sians; and, before that, the Turks media, transnational loyalties. Last month, however, the about, not only in Europe but soldiers raped our women with Koreans, Cambodians, Palestin- protest without being shot; where and the Kurds, and, simultaneous- obvious delight. They tortured our ians, Lebanese, Egyptians, South Not surprisingly, a hundred French high court upheld the also the world that Europe knit leaders do not pose as divinities ly, the Syrians and the Iraqis. contradictions have visibly criminal conviction of 12 polit- together, an endemic state of men, and posed with the dead, Americans, Africans, was spared and relish the endless arsenals of Who is next? No one really mutilated bodies in photographs – any censure. Yet, when Arabs at- their western benefactors. We knows. We keep telling ourselves bloomed. ical protesters, whose “crime” civil war. mementos to prolong the humilia- tempted to resist, they were sought a life in which freedom is that ‘it’s just a transition’ and ‘all tion for eternity; they butchered deemed the originators of violence, not a rickety dingy crossing the will be well once the dust has set- our people, explained in articulate the harbingers of terror. sea to some uncertain horizon tled’. But the Russians, the Amer- terms as necessary and unavoid- Furthermore, they carried out where we are treated as human icans and everyone else continue able collateral damage; they blew massive social and demographic rubbish on the streets of western bombing, each insisting that they up our mosques and churches and experiments in Iraq which have lands. However, we were crushed; are bombing the right people for refused to accept that what was been unleashed throughout the pulverized; imprisoned, burnt, the right reason while, on the done to Iraq over the course of Middle East, since. They pitted beaten and raped and, once more, ground, everyone is shooting at twenty years might possibly con- their victims against one another: told that we are not yet ready for whoever they deem the enemy, the By Antoine Bueno stitute war crimes. the Shia against the Sunni, the Sun- democracy; not ready to be free, terrorist, a designation that is of- dangerous the individual could be lique, after the cancellation of a Then, they expanded their war ni against the Sunni, the Arabs to breathe, to exist with even a ten redefined. Yet, few speak out under arrest) on most individuals planned climate march following taking it as far as US bombers against the Kurds, and the Kurds The immediate reaction of French suspected of involvement in ter- the Paris attacks [REUTERS] speck of dignity. to recognize our shared humanity President Francois Hollande to the rorist activities. They are categor- Most French citizens are now could reach; they tortured and float- against the Turks. They called it a Many of us are still honorably and victimhood. ed their prisoners aboard large strategy, and congratulated them- terrorist attacks in Paris on No- ised according to threat and type: aware that the measures taken by fighting for our communities; oth- No – do not always expect the vember 13 was to declare a state for example, S14 defines those the government are necessary at ships, cunningly arguing that tor- selves on a job well done as they ers despaired: they carried arms initials ISIS to offer an explana- of emergency; for the fifth time in known to be in, or returned from, two levels: police security and le- ture in international waters does purportedly withdrew from Iraq. and went to war, fighting whoever tion for all that goes wrong. Those France's history and the first time Syria or Iraq. gal security. not constitute a crime; they sus- They disregarded the consequenc- they perceive to be an enemy, who who orchestrated the war on Iraq since the riots in the suburbs in Since the French revolution of Most French citizens also un- pended their victims on crosses es of tampering with civilizations were many. Others went mad, lost and those feeding the war in Syria 2005. The state of emergency ex- 1789, the French people like to derstand that the measures are not and photographed them for future that have evolved over the course every sense of humanity; exacted and arming Israel cannot be vindi- tends the powers of the adminis- imagine themselves as rebellious, designed to target or marginalise a entertainment. of millennia. revenge, tragically believing that cated. trative police, and the number of not unlike the Gallic people of the specific community, ie, the French Their entertainers, media ex- When their experiments went justice can be achieved by doing The crux of the matter: we ei- acts that don't need to be autho- comic strip Asterix. Muslims, who continue to enjoy perts, intellectuals and philoso- awry, they blamed their victims. unto others what they have done ther live in dignity together or con- rised by the judiciary. The govern- So why would all this require the same rights and liberties as ev- phers made careers from dissect- Their entertainers, media experts, unto you. They were joined by tinue to perish alone, warring tribes ment can now temporarily shut a constitutional revision? ery other citizen, as long as they down theatres, bars and other plac- ing us, dehumanizing us, belittling intellectuals and philosophers others who headed to the West, and grief-stricken nations. This is The law on which the state of are not involved in terrorist activ- es of gathering and restrict free- emergency is based dates back to ities. everything we hold dear; they did flooded every public platform to some of whom had escaped the not just about indiscriminate not spare a symbol, a prophet, a inform the world that the vital mis- dom of movement and the right to 1955. But the Constitution itself A poll by Ifop and Le Figaro miseries of their homelands, but bombing – our humanity, in fact, hold public meetings. Theoretical- was drafted in 1958. showed 84 percent ready to ac- tradition, values or set of morals. take of the Bush administration found that their utopia was marred the future of the human race is at When we reacted and protested out ly, demonstrations are now forbid- Therefore, it can legitimately cept "controls and a certain limita- was the assumption that Arabs with alienation, racism and neglect, stake. (Counterpunch) den in Paris. be asked whether the state of emer- tion of liberty in order to guaran- The state of emergency also gency is consistent with the con- tee better security". allows police to make warrantless stitution. In other words, could acts According to another poll con- searches whether in the day or of police and restrictions of liber- ducted by Le Parisien, 53 percent LETTER TO THE EDITOR night in places of residence. So far, ties based on a law passed in 1955 of French people approve the re- about 800 such searches have been be considered unconstitutional? vision of the Constitution to en- ordered. This would be bad news for the large the exceptional powers of the Inside Story: How should fight against terrorism, and of president. Some 84 percent of France deal with aftermath of Par- course, the French government. French agree to facilitate the self- is attacks? It allows suspected in- For this reason, the purpose defence of policemen. And an over- dividuals to be placed under house of the constitutional changes is to whelming 91 percent of the French arrest. This means, those individ- integrate the law of 1955 into the agree with the stripping of nation- uals must remain in their homes constitution. However, it could ality from French-born dual nation- for a maximum of 12 hours per also be an occasion to slip in other als engaged in jihadist activities. More than 39 percent of Afghan masses are current living under extreme poverty and it is the need of the hour that the government should take day. For the rest of the day, they anti-terrorism measures, such as n the contrary, the question to concrete steps to eliminate poverty in the country. may have to clock out in police the stripping of citizenship from ask is: Will these measures be suf- According to a survey conducted in 34 provinces of the country, where they interviewed a number of Afghan masses and asked questions stations. So far, 266 house arrests individuals convicted of terrorism. ficient to defeat terror? They'll about their living condition, education level, jobs, field of work, problems and other issues. have been enforced. This has not yet happened, and it surely help speed up investigations The poverty level had increased from 36 percent of the population to 39.1 percent, in which joblessness was the big problem, however, Upgraded and extended This is not clear whether it will. and possibly thwart new attacks. improvement in health and literacy fields were indicated. and other measures will be in place Natural born protesters Unfortunately, they may not pre- Though such survey is very much productive for knowing people’s economic, social and education needs in order to award the government until the state of emergency is lift- France is a nation of natural vent all attacks in the future. from it, thus, the government should take steps to curb it. ed. To prolong the state of emer- born protesters. Since the French For this reason, some have al- A number of people in Samangan are facing the shortage of drinking and irrigation water, lack of paved roads and other gency after 12 days, the govern- revolution of 1789, ready advocated for stronger deci- development projects when compared to other provinces. It is the duty of government to pay more attention to the plight ment must pass a law through par- the French people like to imag- sions such as putting the "S files" of Afghans. Ajmal Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan liament. This law was promulgat- ine themselves as rebellious, not into "administrative detention" or ed last week to prolong the state unlike the Gallic villagers of the establishing a French Guantanamo Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must have the writer’s name and of emergency by three months. It comic strip Asterix. They are a Bay. address. You may send your letters to: [email protected] will now be in effect until Febru- people who may have failed to re- Ultimately, however, the ary 26, 2016. sist during World War II but who French government's measures are Interestingly, this law also have broken all world records of part of the wider war against ter- modernised - or upgraded - the state the number of strikes and demon- rorism - a war which must be waged of emergency, for example, expand- strations. in conjunction with the interna- Disclaimer: ing warrantless searches to vehi- However, no strong voices tional community. cles and electronic devices. have so far been raised to denounce Antoine Bueno is a writer and To guide its investigations, the these anti-terrorism measures as a jurist at the French Senate. The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) intelligence services have in their destructive to cherished French The views expressed in this possession the famous "S files". values and freedom. article are the author's own and do and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. These files contain detailed infor- Pairs of shoes are symbolical- not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's mation (name, photos and how ly placed in the Place de la Repub- editorial policy. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 30, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

he chaos and carnage that Qaeda’s competitor, the IS, could has now spread from Af emerge as a prominent force. ghanistan through West The Syrian civil war repre- Asia and the Levant to sents the sum of all the sins of for- North Africa and the Sahel is wide- eign interference. ly ascribed to Al Qaeda, the mili- Hubris, generated by its post- tant Islamic State group and their Cold War monopoly of global pow- franchises or affiliates. er, led the US to make its most Yet, the origins of the conflicts critical strategic mistake in recent and terrorism that engulf this arc years: the 2003 invasion of Iraq, of Muslim countries, and threaten the third episode of interventions, Europe and beyond, are, funda- ousting Saddam’s (repressive and mentally, the consequence of mis- minority) Sunni regime, disman- guided or malevolent intervention tling his army and administration, by foreign powers in the affairs of and enabling the Iran-affiliated Shia Muslim states. parties to gain power in Baghdad This history starts with the through ‘democratic elections’ Soviet Union’s December 1979 (held basically to legitimise the US military intervention in Afghani- and foreign presence in Iraq) led to stan and the decision of the US, splintering the country into its supported by its allies, including Shia, Sunni and Kurdish compo- Pakistan and several Muslim nents and generating a Sunni in- states, to sponsor the religious surgency led by Saddam’s soldiers Afghan parties — the Mujahideen and Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQIP) — — and import several thousand which has now morphed into IS. extremist fighters as their auxilia- The removal of the Sunni re- ries. gimes in Afghanistan and especial- After the Soviet withdrawal, ly in Iraq expanded Iran’s influ- the Mujahideen mutated into the ence and power in the region and Taliban. The Islamic auxiliaries eroded that of America’s Saudi and morphed into Al Qaeda. Gulf allies. Emboldened by their Afghan The Saudi and Iranian power ‘victory’, Al Qaeda’s ambition was struggle and support for rival Sun- to eject the US from the Islamic ni and Shia groups surged across world and overthrow Arab regimes Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Bahrain, Ye- allied to it. Many veterans of the men, Afghanistan and Pakistan. anti-Soviet jihad stayed on in Af- Terrorism became entwined ghanistan and Pakistan to form Al with proxy wars. This is the fourth Qaeda ‘central’; others returned to and under-acknowledged part of their home countries to build Al this history. Then came the ‘Arab Qaeda as a global movement. Spring’ uprisings in Tunisia and Wherever their ‘terrorist’ in- Egypt which were naively em- surgencies were ruthlessly sup- braced by Western powers as her- pressed, these ‘jihadis’ went un- alding the long-awaited birth of derground or ‘migrated’ to more Arab ‘democracy’. Tunisia has ies, tribes, groups and govern- affiliate (Jabhat al Nusra) and IS, This conflict has created IS, a No one is prepared to send in ture in which Assad is confined to hospitable locations. succeeded so far in making a peace- ments, some with connections to led by AQIP’s Al Baghdadi and militant organisation which occu- an army to eject IS, except Iran the Alawite majority regions of The ‘war on terror’, unleashed ful transition to democracy. Egypt terrorist organisations including IS Iraqi veterans. pies and rules the Sunni heartland and its allies. This is naturally not Syria and wide autonomy for the in response to the 9/11 terrorist has experienced a cycle of military — which has a direct presence The Syrian civil war repre- of Syria and Iraq with unparalleled acceptable to Saudi Arabia, Tur- Sunnis and Kurds in Iraq are the attack on the US homeland, forms rule, an Islamic democracy and there. After Libya, attention sents the sum of all the sins of this brutality and whose influence and key and the Western powers since only feasible political solutions. the next chapter in this history. military rule again, precipitating an turned to Syria. Externally encour- history of foreign intervention. A affiliates span a wide swath of the it would further enhance Iranian Hopefully, political accords on Disregarding the lessons of the Islamist insurgency centred in the aged demonstrations against the repressive minority regime fights Islamic world. and Russian influence in the region. Syria and Iraq and a joint campaign past, the US invaded Afghanistan Sinai and now linked to IS. In Lib- minority Alawite regime of on with support from Iran and Its appeal for extremists will A strategy to defeat IS and end against IS will generate momentum instead of targeting Al Qaeda only. ya, Qadhafi’s ouster was secured Basharul Assad were met by char- Russia. An estimated 250,000 peo- grow unless it is defeated. Months the conflicts in Syria and Iraq will for dismantling IS and Al Qaeda Over a decade, America was through armed support to insur- acteristic violence. Opposition ple have died in the conflict. of US bombing has failed to dis- need to start with an alignment of affiliates; create the political space able to degrade Al Qaeda and even- gent groups and a prolonged aerial groups from Syria’s Sunni majori- It has created a refugee crisis lodge it from its strongholds. the objectives of all the major play- for compromises to end the con- tually kill its leader. But, by ex- campaign by European powers, ty secured ready support from the of epic proportions. The tide of Instead, IS has brought the war ers involved. This implies a prior flicts in Yemen and elsewhere, and tending the fight to the Mullah with America “leading from be- West as well as Turkey, Saudi Ara- Syrian and other refugees from the to its opponents, carrying out ter- agreement on the future gover- bring to an end the modern history Omar’s Taliban, it exacerbated Af- hind”. As in Afghanistan and Iraq, bia and other Gulf states. region has divided Europe, strained rorist attacks against Russia, Tur- nance of Syria and Iraq before any of foreign interventions in the ghanistan’s ethnic fault lines, made little thought was given to what As the conflict escalated, the its vaunted commitment to human key, Lebanon and France. It is un- combined military operations can Muslim world. national reconciliation difficult and would come the day after. Libya is most effective fighters turned out rights and humanitarianism and likely to be defeated without be contemplated — mainly by The writer is a former Paki- created conditions in which Al now splintered into rival areas, cit- to be those belonging to an Al Qaeda revived racism and Islamophobia. “boots on the ground”. Sunni forces. A confederal struc- stan ambassador to the UN. Wan t t o get r ich er ? Th en Th r ou gh a len s: Niger ian t ak e in m or e r efu gees or p h an s cap t u r e t h eir cou n t r y A group of orphans and street children have been trained in photography and asked to capture the world around them. The northern Nigerian city of Jos never used to. This is the photo the streets. A family friend saw me the world to me. And our photog- can be a difficult place to grow up Shadrach selected as one of his most on the streets and took me to an or- raphy class is now like a family; in. Impoverished and volatile, it meaningful. It was taken during Har- phanage. I have just finished second- we have a strong, brotherly bond. has been a flashpoint for ethnic and mattan, a dry wind that occurs from ary school and am working in a ho- Having a camera helps me to see a religious clashes over the past de- December to February, and shows tel now. I hope to go to university story and also to remember and cade and the site of several Boko one of his friends [Shadrach Adie to study psychology. I would also process past memories. It changes Haram attacks. And it can be es- Amallam/Al Jazeera] I made this like to be a professional photogra- how I view life." The Murmushi pecially tough for the city's street picture during Harmattan, a dry pher and to have my own business. class [Felix Rana/Al Jazeera] children and orphans. I first vis- wind that occurs from December to It can be hard work, but I enjoy it. Enoch Shaibu - 'Photography can ited the area in 2008, working at February on the West African coast. Fwangshak selected this photo as record history' Twenty-year-old Gidan Bege, an orphanage for boys aged 12 to 19. Many of them had spent much of their childhoods liv- ing on the streets. Some came from abusive homes and had experienced great trauma. The creative poten- tial of these children was immedi- ately apparent - but so, too, was the lack of opportunities available for them to pursue their creativ- BERLIN: As political debates unfair to locals: Why shouldn’t man traffickers to bring them too ity. With no funds, resources or mentors, their talents were not about Syrian refugees rage on both they, not some strangers, be at the Europe. being nurtured. FEATURE: A day sides of the Atlantic, initial assess- receiving end of government lar- That’s not all bad. In 2013, the in the life of Lagos' only rape sup- ments of their economic impact on gesse? As it is, local workers are at Jordanian Investment Board said port centre So, I took six of them receiving countries are coming in: risk of being displaced by the ref- Syrians had invested $1bn in the and began to teach them photogra- It is dusk and my friend is standing one of his favourites because he Enoch Shaibu says he believes he The influx is good for growth. ugees, and the governments are kingdom’s economy. In Turkey, phy. We started with some 'old there. Usually, the sky is bright. But loves swimming and it reminds him can travel the world because of his A new Bloomberg survey of only facilitating this with taxpay- the estimate is $10bn since 2011. school' techniques using film cam- during Harmattan, because of all the of his time living on the streets when camera [Ruth McDowall/Al economists predicts that Germa- er money. Last year, Syrians founded more eras and then moved on to digital. dust, the sunset is even more beau- he would swim with other street Jazeera] "When I was a child, I was ny, the biggest recipient of Syrian The unpopular answer is that than 1,100 companies there, 26pc It became known as the Murmushi tiful. The dust is just dust, but with children [Fwangshak Joseph/Al accused of killing my neighbour. asylum seekers in the Western locals are not procreating fast of all new foreign-owned firms. Photo Project. As well as giving the light it is something special." Jazeera] I love this picture because I So I had to run away from home. world, will get a 0.2 per cent boost enough. European economies need Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan them a practical means by which Rayfield Lake in Jos, Nigeria love swimming, and he looks like he An orphanage outreach programme to its economic output next year if more workers to keep expanding all have positive economic growth they might one day make a living, [Shadrach Adie Amallam/Al Jazeera] is flying. When I was living on the found me and brought me to Jos. it takes in 800,000 refugees in as the population ages, so the rates. They complain about the it provides them with a visual Emmanuel David - 'I can now share streets, we boys would swim a lot In the future, I would like to be a voice through which they can docu- the African story' Twenty-year-old in the rivers and lakes. Whenever I Nigerian military officer. I enjoy 2015; that would be 12.5pc of smarter governments are, in effect, difficulties of dealing with millions ment their worlds. And what have Emmanuel David, whose father was see this picture, it reminds me a lot swimming and being outside. Pho- Germany’s expected 2016 growth. buying immigrants to boost the of refugees and their shaky wel- emerged are images of great beauty killed when he was six years old, of what I used to do." A young girl tography can record history. A pic- The estimate is in line with the workforce. A more politically ac- fare states are certainly under amid hardship. FEATURE: A day says learning photography is one of plays a drum in Jos, Nigeria ture is a memory of that time. Pho- European Union’s most recent ceptable argument in favour of the strain. Even so, the newcomers are in the life of a Nigerian house girl the best things that has ever hap- [Fwangshak Joseph/Al Jazeera] tography can open doors for me, economic forecasts, which predict refugees is that their arrival increas- a force for growth. Here are their stories: Shadrach pened to him [Ruth McDowall/Al Felix Rana - 'Having a camera helps and I believe I can travel the world increases of 0.21pc for the gross es the demand for local skilled In Jordan, the economic activ- Adie Amallam - 'I discover what is Jazeera] "Rioters in Jos killed my me to process past memories' because of my camera. Photogra- domestic product of the EU as a workers in the bureaucracy, social ity rate of Syrians is higher than hidden' Eighteen-year-old Shadrach father when I was six years old. His Twenty-year-old Felix Rana, who phy is peaceful work - there's no whole in 2016, and 0.26pc in 2016. services and education. that of native Jordanians — 48.5pc Adie Amallam says photography body was never found. Our family was chased out of his village as a corruption, no fighting; you can These numbers may seem Integrating the newcomers is a vs. 36.5pc. In Lebanon, just the helps him to see more of his coun- struggled and life was hard, as my child, says he now has hope in his just work peacefully." Children small, especially given some of the job that no one except locals can humanitarian aid received by the try and to care about things he mother tried to raise three children life and would like to one day be- play football in the evening in hyperbolic coverage of the “refu- take on. And more managers are Syrian refugees boosted GDP by never used to [Ruth McDowall/ on her own. A colleague told her come a journalist [Ruth McDowall/ Gyero village, Jos [Enoch Shaibu/ gee crisis” in Europe. But then in needed as the workforce increas- 1.3pc last year, almost compen- Al Jazeera] "My mother died two about Gidan Bege, an orphanage in Al Jazeera] "Both my parents died Al Jazeera] Ali - 'Murmushi means weeks after I was born, and my Jos. I moved there so that I could go before I was two years old. My life smile in Hausa' Ali says he is very equivalent terms, the influx of asy- es, as it inevitably will. That’s why sating for the drop in tourism and father died when I was three years to school and be cared for. I have became a tragedy because people in happy that he had the chance to lum seekers is small, too. The 1.9 the positive effect on growth is exports caused by the war in the old. I was sent to live with my just finished high school and would the village turned on me and said I learn photography [Ruth million refugees who arrived in the expected to be higher in 2017. neighbouring country, according to relatives, but they just took the love to become a musician and a fa- was responsible for my parents' McDowall/Al Jazeera] "I am an EU between January 2012 and A recent World Bank study of a study by the UNHCR, the Unit- money meant for my school fees mous photographer. Living in Nige- deaths. So I was sent to stay with only child, and I lost my father July 2015 have increased the bloc’s the Syrian refugees’ effect on the ed Nations’ refugee agency. and sent me to live with other rela- ria can be hard, especially if you're my uncle and his children. But one when I was very small. For vari- population by 0.37pc. The Euro- labour market in Turkey, which has There will be a temporary ad- tives. My relations then tried to from the lower or middle classes. But of his children died, and his wife had ous reasons, I had to live on the pean Commission predicts about accepted more than 2 million Syr- justment in Europe. According to kill me - by trying to hang me, Nigerians are friendly. Our motto is many miscarriages - so, again, the streets, but my life turned around 3 million will have arrived between ians since 2011, registered this ef- the EU’s forecast, per capita GDP throwing me in a pit and in a river 'one for all and all for one'. There is a finger was pointed at me. People said when I was brought to the Gidan the beginning of 2015 and the end fect. in the bloc will drop by about - and kicked me out onto the streets good sense of brotherhood here, and I caused it to happen. They started Bege orphanage. I enjoy music and of 2017, a tiny number next to the “The refugees, who over- 0.15pc next year because of the when that didn't work. I trekked you can make friends with anyone. hunting me, so I had to run for my reading books. I hope to be a mu- bloc’s total population of 508 mil- whelmingly do not have work per- influx, because for now the refu- about 50km from my village to Jos People play football in a village in life. My uncle, who was a mission- sician one day and a businessman. lion, although people in some mits, result in the large-scale dis- gees will naturally contribute less and then lived on the streets for Plateau State [Emmanuel David/Al ary, rescued me and we started run- Nigeria can be a tough country. five years. I would eat whatever I Jazeera] The camera has opened my ning together. But he feared putting Sometimes you'll feel good and neighbourhoods where refugees are placement of informal, low edu- as a group than the settled popu- could find on the ground, even other eyes. Things I neglected before, I his family at risk, so he left me on sometimes you will feel bad, but I being accommodated will feel oth- cated, female Turkish workers, lation. people's leftovers. Other street now see as important. Photography the streets. I saw a truck that was do love the country. Murmushi erwise. especially in agriculture,” Ximena Europeans will notice the kids taught me how to beg. I started means a lot to me, and a photo can carrying a lot of luggage. I climbed means smile in Hausa, and I'm very The expected growth will Del Carpio and Mathis Wagner slight drop in living standards: going to a community programme mean a lot. Learning photography is into a box on the top of the truck. happy I had the chance to learn mainly come from government wrote. “While there is net displace- Schools, clinics and police forces that fed street children, and there I one of the best things that has hap- The truck drove to Jos, so I started photography. Before, I would see spending. The German govern- ment, the inflow of refugees also will of necessity be more strained heard about an orphanage. I moved pened to me. I can now share the living on the streets there. I would everything as normal, but with ment estimates it needs to spend creates higher wage formal jobs al- than before. into the orphanage and went back African story. Through photos of beg for food to survive. Eventually, photography, you see things in a about 12,000 euros ($12,700) per lowing for occupational upgrading The labour market, too, will to school. I loved learning photog- people, streets and markets, I show I was taken to an orphanage. I now new dimension, and it is a way to refugee per year. That money, of Turkish workers, while for become more competitive at its raphy. It helps me to explore and how life is lived in Nigeria." A young have hope in life. I would love to remember the good and the bad. I however, is not going into a black women there is also an increase in lower end. But soon, as public ser- to see new things. I like telling girl with a traditional Nigerian hair- become a journalist. I also enjoy made this picture to express joy hole: It stimulates domestic de- school attendance.” vices expand to cope and the new people about what I see and post- style [Emmanuel David/Al Jazeera] music and singing. Felix chose this and the sound created from the mand for goods and services. Econ- Another reason the refugees labour force generates more out- ing it online. Photography helps Fwangshak Joseph - 'When I see this photo of his friend Samson as one drum. If you look at the drum, the me to learn about the world. I dis- picture, it reminds me of my time of his favourites because, he says, it person's hand is playing it, ex- omists have long been telling the are generally good for growth is put, this will smooth out. cover what is hidden. I always see on the streets' Twenty-two-year-old reminds him of his past [Felix Rana/ pressing happiness and joy. The German government it shouldn’t that some of them come with fi- Unfortunately, after the recent the sunset but never thought about Fwangshak Joseph [in the fore- Al Jazeera] The picture is of my hands are crafting the sound, and I to be so tight-fisted, because the nancial assets. Right-wing critics terrorist attacks in Paris, any ar- taking a picture. But now that I ground] hopes to study psychology friend Samson. I made this picture want to show the world that the economy needed stimulus. Well, of permissive immigration policies gument in favour of accepting have a camera, I see it as a picture [Ruth McDowall/Al Jazeera] "I left because it reminds me of my past best thing Africans can do is play the refugees have melted Chancel- like to point out that some of the more refugees from the Middle and realise that it is something my parents at the age of 12; my and how I can be something in the the drums." Ali chose this photo- lor Angela Merkel’s heart and the newcomers are well-dressed, East will struggle to be heard. beautiful. Photography helps me mother died and my new stepmother future. It reminds me not to be worn graph as one of his favourites be- stimulus is coming. equipped with modern smart- By arrangement with The to see more of my country, to meet was very harsh. So all four children down and to keep having cause it expresses joy [Ali/Al One could argue that this is phones and capable of paying hu- Washington Post people and to care about things I left the house, and I started living on hope.Learning photography means Jazeera] Al Jazeera This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEBMER 30, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Du b ai t o sp en d b illion s on clean en er gy p u sh

DUBAI: Dubai will spend billions uses huge amounts of energy to Mohammed bin Rashid al-Mak- yond its borders. The authorities in research into areas such as inte- er industries. A solar park being of its energy from relatively clean of dollars on generating clean ener- air-condition its skyscrapers and toum said in a statement. All Dubai plan to establish a 100 billion gration of smart power grids and built in Dubai is to have a generat- sources by 2020, raising that to gy, the government said on Satur- provide water supplies through buildings would have solar cells by dirham ($27 billion) fund to pro- energy efficiency. It intends to cre- ing capacity of 800 megawatts in 25pc in 2030 and 75pc in 2050, day, aiming to have solar panels desalination. 2030. vide low-cost loans for investors ate a tax-free business zone to at- April 2017 and 5,000 MW by Sheikh Mohammed said. Energy installed on the roofs of all build- The Dubai government will Dubai also serves as business in Dubai’s clean energy sector. The tract clean energy companies from 2030, or a quarter of the emirate’s sources will include natural gas, ings by 2030. encourage building owners to place and technology centre for oil pro- statement did not say where the around the world, Sheikh Moham- energy production in that year. solar, clean coal and nuclear; the The fast-growing desert city solar panels on their roofs and link ducing states across the Gulf Arab money for this or the other energy med said. It has used similar zones Total investment in the project is United Arab Emirates plans to state of 2.4 million, located in one them to a network of the local pow- region, so its plans could have an initiatives would come from. Dubai to lure foreign investment in bank- estimated at 50 billion dirhams. start up its first nuclear plant in of the hottest regions of the world, er utility, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh impact on energy policy well be- plans 500m dirhams of investment ing, commodities trading and oth- Dubai aims to obtain 7 per cent 2017. Iran seeks $ 25b as n ew So m e n atio n s w an t to tal rebo o t o f trade talks: WTO o il co n tract o ffer un veiled GENEVA: The World Trade Or- ganization remains deeply divided over its flagship global trade pact ahead of a key conference in Nairo- bi, with some members suggesting negotiations should “start from scratch”, the WTO chief said. The Doha round of talks aimed at liberalising global trade has faced endless obstacles since the process began in 2001, and there is no pros- pect of reaching a deal at the WTO’s bi-annual conference in Kenya’s capital next month. WTO Director-General Rob- erto Azevedo told journalists that one of the most crucial questions facing the organisation in the com- ing weeks was whether or not members-states even wanted to continue negotiating under the cur- rent system. Azevedo spoke of two camps in the global trade body, with one side wanting to continue trying to grind towards a that he believes the WTO’s 161 customs procedures as well as a deal through the Doha framework, member-states remain committed pact struck in July on cutting tar- despite the evident lack of to the broad objectives of remov- ifff for IT products. progress. “Other members are ing tariffs and freeing up global But, amid the continuing diffi- saying, ‘forget it, at some point in trade. A package of benefits tar- culties in the Doha round, some time we took a wrong turn... This geting the world’s poorest coun- have pointed to regional trade deals, is never going to lead us to a suc- tries — possibly focused in the like the recently finalised Trans cessful conclusion of the Doha agriculture sector — will likely be Pacific Partnership, as a more ef- round. Let’s reengineer the whole agreed at the Nairobi meet, Azeve- fective way to liberalise trade. thing. Essentially, let’s start from do said, noting that nothing was Azevedo said that the TPP and scratch’”, Azevedeo said. The guaranteed. The WTO has seen other regional deals “have the United States and European some successes in recent years, WTO DNA,” and are often con- Union-members are thought to be including a landmark deal agreed in sistent with the organisation’s in the latter group. Azevedo added late 2013 on overhauling global goals.

TEHRAN: Iran is seeking $25 bil- in early 2016 in line with a July 14 have a maj•ority stake of at least ing that $25bn of foreign investment lion in investments from 50 deals deal between Tehran and six world 51pc. Zanganeh said consultations would constitute “success”. “Like Tu r k ey r eassu r es in vest or s involving international oil and gas powers led by the United States. with international companies led to any other human creation it may companies, foreign executives were The new Iran Petroleum Contract the new contracts, which would ini- need amendment and development,” on cen t r al b an k in d ep en d en ce told Saturday in Tehran as the gov- will replace “buy-back” agreements tially be four years in length, ex- he said of the new contract. Iran has ernment outlined new contractual in which foreign companies were tendible for a further two years. Iran the world’s fourth largest oil and sec- ing AK Party’s platform in parlia- terms. Oil Minister Bijan paid a set price for all oil and gas it will have between five and seven ond-largest proven gas reserves and ment, saying the central bank Zanganeh opened a two-day con- helped Iran exploit. Iran at that point years to pay back initial sums in- its energy industry has been under- would continue to determine mon- ference in the capital attended by took over production. vested by the foreign companies but developed since the Islamic revolu- etary policy tools directly as the BP, Shell, Total of France, ENI of The IPC will instead launch production cooperation could go on tion in 1979. Asked why no US com- basis for securing price stability. Italy, Repsol of Spain, OMV from joint ventures for crude oil and gas as long as 25 years, officials said. panies were at Saturday’s event, But investors homed in on the Austria and other majors. production with international com- “The contract models introduced Zanganeh said there was no bar on absence of a line that had been in All are weighing a return if, as panies being paid a share of the to- today are not perfect or ideal, but them considering Iran’s energy mar- the previous government pro- expected, sanctions related to tal output, officials said. The Ira- an effective and responsive model ket but American firms were put off gramme saying the bank would set Iran’s nuclear programme are lifted nian partner in a joint venture must for both sides,” Zanganeh said, not- because sanctions are still in place. monetary policy independently. The lira rapidly weakened beyond 2.9 against the dollar, hitting its weakest point since Nov 11. Pakistan Con su m p t ion w eak d esp it e bet t er Deputy Prime Minister Meh- met Simsek, the newly appointed makes $2.5b economy chief, said that “specu- em p loym en t st at ist ics in J ap an lation” about central bank indepen- savings in oil dence “does not reflect the truth”. consumers have become more fru- ANKARA: The Turkish govern- on concerns about the new admin- “The central bank’s fundamen- import bill gal, as can be seen in weak sales of ment has no intention of curbing istration’s plans. tal duty is to achieve price stabili- coats and other high-priced appar- the independence of the central Fresh from an election win, ty. It will continue to determine KARACHI: Low oil prices on the el. Sanyo Shokai said same-store bank, officials said on Thursday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu monetary policy instruments in- international market helped Paki- sales of women's apparel fell 3% after the lira hit a two-week low on Wednesday announced his rul- dependently,” he said. stan save around $2.5 billion in im- in October year on year. ports of petroleum products dur- Behind this belt tightening are ing the first four months (July to higher prices for food and daily October) of this fiscal year, ac- goods. The consumer price index cording to a latest report of the excluding fresh food dipped 0.1% State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). on the year in October, down for This means the country would the third straight month, due to be able to save around $7.5bn this falling crude oil prices. However, fiscal year if the current oil prices related data released by the Bank prevail. of Japan on Friday paints a differ- Import bill of petroleum prod- ent picture. Prices when excluding ucts plunged by 43 per cent to fresh food and energy rose 1.2% $3.263bn during the four months TOKYO: Consumer spending re- plicants ratio was 1.24 in Octo- in September and October. The from $5.733bn a year ago, the re- mains sluggish in Japan notwith- ber, and this high number means sharpest gains since September port said. standing an improvement in em- that there are plenty of jobs avail- 2008 are the result of a weaker yen Oil prices have been falling for ployment figures, likely the result able due to a personnel shortage. pushing up prices for food and more than 18 months, but FY15 of the large number of nonregular But most of the increase in em- services. Household spending data ending on June 30 did not reflect workers as well as households ployment is for part-time and oth- reveals cuts for clothing, shoes, any significant change. Since June tightening their purse strings due er nonregular positions. snacks and other items as food 2014 to June 2015, oil prices to higher prices for food and ev- The ranks of nonregular work- costs account for a larger chunk of dropped by over 50pc in the in- eryday goods. The unemploy- ers grew by 170,000 from a year overall expenditures. Households ternational market but Pakistan’s ment rate was 3.1% in October, earlier to 19.97 million, climbing appear to be reacting sensitively import bill did not reflect a signifi- the lowest in over 20 years. But for the eighth month in a row. Al- to price hikes for food and every- cant decline. World oil prices have real consumer spending was down though the number of regular em- day goods, becoming picky about now plummeted to below $50 a 2.4% from a year earlier, declining ployees has also risen, nonregular what they spend on. Casual ap- barrel from around $115 in mid- for the second straight month. workers still make up 37.5% of parel retailer Onward Holdings said 2014. On Thursday, Brent oil One reason that workers are the workforce. The offers-to-ap- last month that it projects a de- prices were close to $46 a barrel not spending more despite better plicants ratio was 0.77 for regular cline in operating profit for the while US crude was just under jobs data is that actual employ- jobs. Real wages per capita edged year ending in February, after fore- $43. During FY15, the import bill ment conditions have not really up a mere 0.3% in September. casting an increase earlier, due to of the petroleum products was improved. The job-offers-to-ap- The other major factor is that weak sales of womenswear. $12.155bn, a decline of only $2.6bn compared to the preceding year. The decline in the bill should be around $7bn. However, the cur- rent oil import bill would be en- couraging for the government. Pos- sible savings of $7.5bn during the Viv ian Tsou , chief op eratin g officer an d p resid en t of Lelege USA, w hich has a d ev elop m en t in fiscal year would be much bigger Texa s n a m ed a fter the com p a n y ’s fou n d er, Zha n g Lon g, a Beijin g bu sin essm a n . than the expectations as the gov- ernment has been borrowing reck- Canyon Lake Ranch was once a In London, Chinese investors are that the Asian community should lessly from the international mar- playground for Christian day purchasing high-end apartments in be presented an opportunity to kets and donors to keep foreign campers, and then was a corpo- wealthy neighborhoods and big invest in the American Dream,” exchange reserves at $20bn. The rate retreat with water-skiing, bar- skyscrapers in the financial dis- marketing materials for the devel- finance minister said in Karachi on Every time the latest GDP figures tory output in the last quarter, al- over the past year of looming in- becues and cowboy shoot-’em-up trict. In Canada, they are paying opment read. The great property Friday that the country has record appear, the Treasury would have though one quarter does not make terest rate rises will also have dis- shows. Hawks now circle above $1 million for modest Vancouver rush is part of the tidal wave of reserves and it is a sign of stabil- us use the occasion to look at the a trend and the export figures have suaded manufacturers from invest- 108 sunbaked acres occupied by bungalows. In Australia, a Chinese Chinese money that is pouring into ity. However, he also said recently sunny image of the economy in the proved hugely volatile over the ing. Not so much because it will copperhead snakes, a few coyotes sovereign wealth fund bought nine the global economy and reshaping that the present government has round. past 18 months. But what we can increase the cost of credit, but for and the occasional construction office towers, one of the biggest financial markets. In residential and borrowed about $18bn during two- The third quarter data indeed say is that manufacturing has been the simple reason that it will fur- truck. Soon this ranch will be a gat- real estate transactions in that na- commercial real estate, the new and-a-half years. The big saving is confirms that the economy is on struggling since the summer of ther push up the value of sterling. ed subdivision of 99 mini-mansions tion’s history. In the United States, flow of cash is upending the tradi- also very significant as the recent track to grow by 2.4% this year 2014 and the wild swings in ex- The recent volte face indicating designed for buyers from mainland the home-buying spree began on tional dynamics of buying and sell- Eurobond issue by the government and many City economists have port performance have probably that interest rates will probably not China. The developer, Zhang Long, the coasts, where Chinese buyers ing. This year, Chinese families could only raise $500 million, and pencilled in 2.5% next year. Even played a part. rise until well into next year has a Beijing businessman, is keeping snapped up luxury condos in Man- represented for the first time the that too at a high rate of 8.25pc. the Office for Budget Responsi- Exporters hate volatility and not removed the threat, but instead three plots to build his own estate hattan and McMansions in Silicon largest group of overseas home The selling was widely criticised, bility (OBR), reckoned a cautious none more so than manufacturers. added to the uncertainty. Mean- along the site of an old rodeo are- Valley, pushing up home values in buyers in the United States. Big particularly in the presence of forecaster, has picked 2.4% as the They rightly say that investment while, the services sector grew ro- na. This luxury development 35 big cities. It is now spreading to spenders on new homes are help- record forex reserves. The govern- most-likely growth rate. Weaken- is a long-term commitment. With bustly with the help of consumers miles northwest of Dallas is the the middle of the country, where ing prop up local economies in the ment argues that it needs more bor- ing UK trade puts the brakes on a government determined to re- who are simultaneously increasing latest frontier in a global buying prices are more modest and have Midwest. But in dense areas like rowing for debt-servicing which GDP growth There is little doubt trenching and leaving the private their borrowing and running down phenomenon as Chinese money room to run. The homes here in San Francisco and Manhattan, would increase from 2016. Debt- that every member of the eurozone sector to fend for itself, R&D and their savings. becomes a major force in real es- Corinth will feature two master they are also affecting the afford- servicing was $6.99bn in FY14, but would gladly hand over another capital spending budgets are likely Most Bank policymakers will tate around the world. The flood suites, one for the buyers, the oth- ability and availability of housing, dropped to $5.417bn in FY15. slice of sovereignty in exchange for to be cut. Business lobby groups take growth in any form, rather of money is likely to persist de- er for aging parents. A concierge as demand outpaces supply and “If the government succeeds such stellar growth. But a more have blamed the 12% rise in the than argue over the balance between spite the current tumult in China. service will help new arrivals from bidding wars ensue. While Chinese to save about $7bn through oil detailed look presents a different trade-weighted value of the pound making things and buying them. In While a currency devaluation and overseas order Internet service and purchases make up a small sliver import bill, the reserves could be picture: a two-speed economy, over the past year and near 20% their regulatory role, they plan to stock market crash have crimped pay electric bills. Chauffeurs will of overall sales in the United States, maintained at the current level while with the services sector pushing appreciation against the euro. It limit the rush to easy credit. Not the country’s buying power over- ferry homeowners until they learn they have had a disproportionate exchange rate would remain stable ahead while manufacturing indus- must have an effect, they say. UK by too much, though. A large rise seas, the resulting uncertainty is to navigate the loops and spurs of impact on the market for more ex- with slight fluctuations,” said Atif try continues its long, slow slide. manufacturers fear bleak outlook in household borrowing underpins making many Chinese individuals Texas freeways. “When Chairman pensive properties, buying one in Ahmed, a currency expert in the The struggle to sell abroad seems as export orders tumble The Bank the UK recovery, according to the and companies eager to invest any- Zhang saw the strength of the Tex- 14 homes sold for more than $1 inter-bank market. to have been the main drag on fac- of England’s repeated warnings OBR. (AP) where except their home country. an economy, he decided it was time million. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . 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PHILADELPHIA: It is a classic series which he bequeathed to the slice of pop history: Sylvester Stal- city after completion of the film. lone — also known as Rocky — Hollywood’s biggest turkeys We know it takes designers hours into looking perfect for the catwalk. moisturizers and peeling creams to about your diet and workout? NH: cise generally helps to de-stress. jogging up the steps of the art of the year According to several of painstaking work to create the 1) What do you eat before/during keep my skin glowing. 4) How do Generally designers do want mod- Rubya Chaudhry 1) What do you museum in Philadelphia. For four tourists, even after so many years perfect outfit — but how do mod- fashion week? Nadia Hussain you take care of your hair? NH: I els to be slimmer than usual. 7) eat before/during fashion week? decades the boxing saga, whose lat- the statue remains one of the most els prepare for that walk down the (NH): During fashion week we're hardly have any hair left after four After fashion week, how do you Rubya Chaudhry (RC): There est chapter Creed hit US screens talked-about landmarks in the city. catwalk where they'll be showing forced to eat whatever the organ- kids and so much damage done in help reverse the damage caused by aren't huge changes in my diet, ex- earlier this week, helped put the To better cater to the fans of the that very same outfit off? While isers have provided for us. But so many years of modelling! But I so much make-up/styling on your cept cutting down on junk and city of Philadelphia on the inter- film series, specialised Rocky- models might be blessed with good before fashion week I try to con- use hair serums to keep my hair skin/hair? NH: For my skin, I al- meetha! 2) It's important to stay national map. themed maps have been designed genes, that doesn't mean they don't centrate more on fruits and fresh soft. 5) Do you have a specific ways do proper cleansing and fa- hydrated, so what kind of bever- One of the biggest draws for which guide tourists across some work hard to make sure they're juices. 2) It's important to stay hy- workout routine to get into shape cials at my salon. For the hair, I do ages do you consume? RC: Lots tourists since the release of the first of the famous locations depicted ramp ready for fashion week. Here, drated, so what kind of beverages for fashion week? NH: I always the L'oreal hair botox treatment to of water. And anything fresh and film is the 72 Rocky Steps. “The in the movie such as the Italian we talk to a few models ready to do you consume? NH: Just plain exercise so there's not much that I help control damage. 8) Do you yum. Naryal paani's a regular. 3) Rocky movie series has been an market, Esposito’s butcher shop strut their stuff at FPW today, and water! 3) How do you take care of do especially for fashion week. 6) do something to de-stress before How do you take care of your incredible part of the history and and Penn’s landing waterfront. ask them how much prep time goes your skin? NH: I always use good Do designers make any demands or after fashion week? NH: Exer- skin? the legacy of the city of Philadel- Such has been the film’s im- phia,” Mayor Michael Nutter told pact that Nutter himself stated that AFP. “I mean this has been going it helped the city gain recognition on for 30 years now. It’s a part of globally. “For that, we’re very Study: Preity Zinta denies marriage rumours us and we are a part of it.” proud and very grateful.” At the foot of the famed steps With Creed expected to release towers a 10-foot bronze statue of over the Thanksgiving holiday, Jogging Rocky, commissioned by the fran- Philadelphia’s mayor threw his chise’s star and creator Stallone for weight behind the movie, expect- helps you the third instalment in the Rocky ing it to be a box office success. stay sharp! Adele’s ‘25’ becomes UK’s biggest-selling No1 album

British singer Adele’s 25 notched tive Martin Talbot. Adele, who also up the most sales in its opening broke the single-week US album Preity Zinta has put to rest rumours about her marriage. The star took to social media to tell her fans that she is "not getting married in January". week of any UK album, beating a sales record in just four days with It was reported that the "Soldier" actress will be tying the knot with her American beau Gene Goodenough in January. Preity also promised her fans record set in 1997 by Oasis, the 25, announced on Thursday she and followers on Twitter that she would share her marriage plans "as and when" she does it. "Also it's getting a bit weird telling people that I'm not Official Charts Company said on would begin a 15-week concert getting married in January... I promise I will tell you all as and when I do! Ting," Preity tweeted on Friday night. The 40-year-old actress, who co- Friday. The 27-year-old’s third tour of Britain, Ireland and conti- owns the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Kings XI Punjab along with her former beau Ness Wadia, was last seen on the small screen studio album sold 800,307 copies nental Europe in February, her first judging the dance reality show "Nach Baliye 7". – compared with Oasis’ previous tour in four years. Adele’s trium- record of 696,000 with Be Here phant return with ‘25’ a sentimen- Now - and amassed more sales tal look back Elsewhere in the al- Film festivals than the last 19 No 1 albums in bum charts, Elvis Presley was back look down upon Britain combined. Adele goes un- up a place at two with the If I Can dercover, pranks fans It also be- Dream compilation while Justin ‘massy’ films: came the most downloaded No 1 Bieber’s Purpose was third. album ever, the charts company Bieber was also riding high in Farah Khan said. “The statistics surrounding the UK singles chart, taking three the album are staggering, topped of the top four places. Madonna Exercise can enhance the develop- by the simple fact that no album was the last act to occupy the top ment of new brain cells that play has ever sold 800,000 copies to two positions simultaneously an important role in learning and reach Number 1 in the history of back in 1985 with Into The Groove memory of adults, new research British music,” said Chief Execu- and Holiday. has found. The process of developing new brain cells in the adult brain is called adult neurogenesis, the sci- tion.” The statement added, “Tay- Call returns to the fore entists explained. lor Swift and her management team The researchers found that were in no way at fault and did not mice that spent time running on do anything that violated permits with Pepsi Unplugged wheels not only developed twice NEW DELHI: Eight years after it or ordinances.” Conservation: regaled Bollywood audiences with LAHORE: Returning from a hia- the normal number of new neurons, WWF, USAID launch project to but also showed an increased abil- its song and dance sequences, tus back in August this year, rock curb illegal wildlife trade It men- filmy storyline and ensemble cast, band Call had largely been in hi- ity to distinguish new objects from tioned that no dotterels were familiar objects. Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om was bernation mode. But with the ar- harmed during the filming while the screened at the 37th Cairo Inter- rival of Pepsi Unplugged’s fall edi- Exercise can protect brain guidelines on nesting sites were against ageing national Film Festival (CIFF). tion, things changed for the band adhered to and at no time were the Despite the film’s success, the that itself changed so much in the “Our research indicates that film crew close to the bird’s habi- exercise-induced increase in neu- film-maker is of the opinion that Pakistani rock scene back in the tat. The department of conserva- “commercial or massy” films are day. Thursday was a memorable rogenesis improves pattern sepa- looked down upon at film festi- ration by supporting unique and tion website stated there are only day for the band’s longtime fol- 1,700 dotterels left in New vals in India. “When a foreign film lowers in Lahore. Pepsi Unplugged detailed long-term representations festival honours you, I think, in a of similar but nevertheless differ- Zealand and warned beachgoers to has begun to pick up pace with watch out for their nests in the way, they get your movie. They live gigs, helmed by actor and dancer ent memory items,” explained lead get the business of your movie. investigator Josef Bischofberger, sand near the high-tide mark. “Be- Hasan Rizvi, in both Karachi and cause they are so hard to see, nests But I think here [in India], the ones professor at University of Basel who organise the festivals tend to Lahore. While the show featured in Switzerland. are sometimes crushed by people, Noori in the previous edition, this WELLINGTON: Conservation- ed a restriction limiting them to two vehicles or horses,” it stated. Tay- look down upon commercial suc- “Pattern separation is in- ists in New Zealand accused sing- vehicles on the sand, instead churn- cesses or what they call the mass- time it had Call and Pakistan Idol volved in many memory tasks of lor Swift accused of stealing winner Zamad Baig on offer. The er Taylor Swift of endangering a ing it up with up to a dozen vans ‘Shake it off’ Coney, a veteran en- es’ love,” Farah told IANS. ous helpings of groovy under- everyday life. For example, when rare bird species while shooting a and four-wheel drives. The 50-year-old director’s gig marked Call’s second public tones. The band also performed learning the game of chess, it is crit- vironmental activist in the area, appearance since the announce- music video near Auckland, but the Houbara bustard ban: SC asks said she would ask the Auckland views seem all the more relevant covers of Queen’s We Will Rock ically important to remember the film’s producers said the US sing- govt for proof of ‘rising popula- when put into perspective with ment of its reunion. The band’s You and Michael Jackson’s They different shapes of pieces like the council to investigate the behav- three constants — guitarists Zu- er was not responsible. tion’ iour of those involved. Despite Bengali actor Dhritiman Chatter- Don’t Really Care About Us. pawn and bishop,” Bischofberger The 25-year-old pop star flew “It’s really disappointing that jee’s recent comments where he lfiqar Jabbar Khan and Sultan Raja, While the attendees at the show’s explained. admitting that she is a fan of and vocalist Junaid Khan — were to Auckland this week to film the such a large number of vehicles Swift’s pop-country warblings, objected to Bollywood star Anil last edition in the city complained Moderate resistance exercise video at Bethells Beach, a popular would park and drive all over the Kapoor’s ‘tapori’ dance at the In- present on stage alongside drum- of the lack of space at the venue, helpful during pregnancy Coney was in no mood to follow mer Bilawal Lahooti and violinist seaside town just outside the city. beach,” Coney told Radio New the advice of the singer’s biggest ternational Film Festival of India this time around the organisers For the study, the researchers The chairwoman of the Waitakere Zealand. (IFFI) in Goa. Sharon Leo from Zulfiqar’s Nes- opted for an upscale hotel where tested two groups of mice that were hit Shake It Off. “I don’t know cafe Basement. Bassist Farhan Ali Ranges Local Board, Sandra Co- Swift’s London-based repre- whether ‘Shake It Off’ is the right Farah, who has made films like the arrangements were top of the housed either without (sedentary) ney, said Swift’s production com- sentatives for Europe sent AFP a Main Hoon Na and Happy New was also present, lacing Call’s range. Zulfiqar, also known as or with running wheels (voluntar- thing [to do],” she said. “But she’s memorable tracks like Sab Bhula pany was given permission to film statement from Cherokee Films, got another song ‘Wildest Dreams’ Year, said it’s only ironic that ac- Xulfi, said since the band has start- ily running) using a novel object on the beach, which is home to the the local film production compa- tors and commercial film directors Ke, Pukaar, Shayad, Jilawatan, ed performing together after a gap recognition task to assess learning that says ‘say you’ll remember are invited to film extravaganzas Dharke Jiya, Ho Jane De and chart endangered New Zealand dotterel. ny, stating, “We accept responsi- me’; maybe I’ll do that instead.” of a few years, going on stage brings and long-term memory. Coney said the film crew flout- bility and apologise for this situa- to increase footfalls. topper Laari Chootee with gener- backs lots of fond memories. 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Br it ain 's Fu r y cau ses b oxin g u p set as h e b r in gs an en d t o Klit sch k o's n in e-an d -h alf-year r eign w it h a p oin t s vict or y. Tyson Fury of Britain is the new heavyweight world champion af- ter defeating long-reigning Ukrai- nian Wladimir Klitschko in a unan- imous decision Saturday night in Dusseldorf. Fury, 27, won the titles of the three most important ranking box- ing organisations, the IBF, WBO Tottenham and Chelsea played out a goalless draw at White Hart Lane and WBA, in front of 45,000 spec- on Sunday with both goalkeepers made to work for their clean sheets. tators. Eden Hazard was chosen to lead the line for the visitors as Jose Mour- After a bruising encounter that inho opted to leave Diego Costa on the bench, amid rumours of a falling ended with cuts near both of Kl- out with the striker and it was the makeshift striker who came closest to itschko's eyes, referee Tony breaking the deadlock. He headed over when well-placed in the first half Weeks went to the judges' score- before seeing his volley brilliantly saved by Hugo Lloris in the second. cards. The game began at a frantic pace and Spurs almost created an open- Cesar Ramos and Raul Caiz Sr scored it 115-112 each, while Ra- ing in just the second minute, Mousa Dembele feeding Danny Rose mon Cerdan had it 116-111 in down the left and a combination of Begovic and Gary Cahill managed to favour of the undefeated Briton stop the onrushing Harry Kane from converting at the near post. (25-0, 18 KO). Tottenham remained the side on the front foot but they twice al- Fury, 12 years younger than most gifted Chelsea a chance to go in front. Firstly, Jan Vertonghen's the 39-year-old Klitschko, taunt- wayward pass allowed Hazard to break and find Willian, only for the ed and baited the champion at var- Brazilian to pick out Lloris rather than a team-mate with his cross. ious stages, prompting jeers from Shortly afterwards, Begovic lumped a clearance deep into the Spurs fans. half and as Vertonghen and Lloris left it to each other, Pedro was almost Emotional Fury able to steal in. However, the centre-back eventually came across to Klitschko (64-4, 53 KO), con- deny the former Barcelona forward. Chelsea seemed intent on getting in testing his 28th title fight, was cau- behind the high defensive line adopted by Spurs and after Kane tested tious until attempting a recovery Begovic with a well-struck shot, they began to get some joy from that in the final rounds, but suffered tactic. With 19 minutes on the clock, Hazard picked up the ball in space his first defeat since April 2004. and shifted it quickly out to Oscar on the left. The Brazilian took a "The speed was missing. touch before clipping in a perfect cross for Hazard who had continued Reach played a big role. I tried but his run into the box. However, the Blues' No 10 failed to keep his header it didn't work," said Klitschko, who at 1.98 metres (6-foot-6), was (6-foot-9) Fury. down and Spurs escaped. Hazard remained a thorn in their side though in the unusual position of facing Fury, who weighed in at 112kg (246 pounds) also had a half-a-kilogram weight advantage. "I've said some stupid things," an emotional Fury said and beat the offside trap once more before moving the ball on to Pedro, someone taller in the 2.09-metres of his pre-fight talk and antics. "Wladimir, you're a great champion and thanks for having me. It was all fun and games in the build-up." who cut inside and unleashed a fierce drive that was deflected narrowly over the bar. Despite Chelsea beginning to take control, Spurs were still posing a threat and should have gone in front through Son before the half hour mark. Kane and Ryan Mason combined down the right before the former swung in a cross to the far post. Son was unmarked but headed Gar y Neville: Man Ut d ar e t w o m at ch -w in - straight at Begovic with the goal at his mercy. The Bosnian was called into action again moments later, Dembele with the shot that Begovic pushed round the post. As the frequency of the chances increased so too n er s fr om com for t ab ly w in n in g t it le did the ferocity of the tackles. Rose clattered in Hazard to earn a book- ing, Kane joined him after hauling back Willian before Kyle Walker away, then all of a sudden they lunged in on Cesar Azpilicueta in the closing stages of the half. The trend would look like a Barcelona, be- continued after the break as Vertonghen went to ground and through cause they're dominating posses- Hazard to join his team-mates on a caution, leaving the Belgian requiring sion, making teams look foolish. treatment before he could continue. The first real opening of the second "Even in the last 15 minutes, they period came as Son, who often appeared off the pace in the first half, didn't fully commit to winning the drifted in from the left, played a one-two with Erik Lamela and fired a game. Historically, you would like shot at goal. Begovic was equal to it though and five minutes later it was to see punch after punch, you the former Stoke man's opposite number who was called into action. would want to see bodies being thrown forward, but you might get caught on the counter attack and lose 2-1 that way. "But that's not IAAF clears Paula the way in which this Manchester United team play, and the heart wants them to go forward, com- Radcliffe, defends its mit players and be reckless in some ways. "I do think they are quite blo o d testin g pro gram close when I think about it with my head, but my heart thinks I'd like to see them die trying a little bit more and go for it. United need that match-winner, that Neymar, that Luis Suarez, the one that is going to light up a game and score one or two goals to take it away. "But he's a year-and-a-half in, Lou- is van Gaal, and he should get a lot more time to do what he wants to do. I was in the same opinion when David Moyes was at Manchester United, and I'm in the same opin- ion now." Bastian Schweinsteiger equalised for United after Jamie Vardy opened the scoring at the Gary Neville says Manchester the season before under David them up to peak level. Bastian Sch- team, say a Gareth Bale or a Cris- King Power Stadium in the top- United are two match-winning Moyes. Speaking on the Gary weinsteiger (second right) equalis- tiano Ronaldo into that team, that of-the-table clash on Saturday players away from comfortably Neville Podcast following United's es for Manchester United in first- team could win the league. Because Night Football. The draw means ONACO: Women's world don Marathon, made a public an- winning the Premier League. 1-1 draw at Leicester on Saturday half injury time at Leicester Bas- the structure that is being built at they still have the best defensive marathon record holder nouncement denying cheating af- United are currently third, a nigt, Neville feels United did not tian Schweinsteiger (second right) this moment in time is solid. "But record in the division, but Neville MPaula Radcliffe was ter a British parliamentary com- point behind joint-leaders Leices- fully commit to winning the game equalises for Manchester United they need that match-winner, that is torn between wanting more “hounded remorselessly” over mittee member made comments ter City and Manchester City, in the last 15 minutes, and says in first-half injury time at Leices- Neymar, that Luis Suarez, the one brave attacking play from his doping allegations that proved that appeared to implicate her. A having finished fourth in Louis van Van Gaal's side need that match- ter He said: "If you put two more that is going to light up a game and former side and being satisfied with wrong, world athletics' governing vocal campaigner against drug Gaal's first campaign and seventh winning, exciting player to bring players into Manchester United's score one or two goals to take it results so far this season. body said Friday. “The circum- cheats during her career, Radcliffe stances in which Ms Radcliffe also allowed the tests to be made came to be publicly accused are public after claiming the pressure truly shocking,” the IAAF said as being put on her to release the GB ahead in Davis Cup final it used the British runner's case to dates was “bordering on abuse”. defend its own handling of accusa- She has always admitted to fluc- tions of widespread doping. The tuations in her blood test scores, International Association of Ath- but said they were down to entire- letics Federations (IAAF) said ly innocent reasons and she had Radcliffe “was hounded remorse- been cleared by WADA. The 41- lessly in the media for several year-old Englishwoman's “off- weeks until she felt she had no scores”, the measures used to option but to go public in her own gauge an athlete's blood values, in defence”. “She has been publicly the three tests were 114.86, accused of blood doping based on 109.86 and 109.3. Anything above the gross misinterpretation of raw 103 recorded by a female athlete and incomplete data.” Radcliffe ad- can be a trigger for investigation, mitted she was relieved to have but the threshold can rise for a been cleared after having her name number of reasons, including alti- wrongly dragged through the mud. tude training and tests taken im- “It is a relief. It should never have mediately after extreme exertion. come to this. The reason I spoke The IAAF said that “there are Sm ad puts them out was to protect myself and pro- clearly plausible explanations for tect my name,” Radcliffe told BBC the values in her profile that are Sport. “It was important that I entirely innocent”. “For example, in their place took a stand knowing that there in two of the cases highlighted by were other innocent athletes out The Sunday Times, the samples Smad Place was a commanding "We hoped for a good run but that's there.” An IAAF report said all of were collected immediately after winner of the Hennessy Gold Cup, taken my breath away. He (Hutch- the tests which media reports de- competition (when dehydration producing a splendid frontrunning inson) was very brave, but I'm not scribed as suspicious were “entire- causes a decrease in plasma con- performance under Wayne Hutch- sure that were the tactics we dis- ly innocent”. centration, and so an increase in inson. The 7/1 winner took con- cussed. "We thought he had a great The IAAF particularly targeted reported haemoglobin concentra- trol of the contest from an early chance last year but I was trying ndy and Jamie Murray crucial when the British pairing during a break-filled third set GB Britain's Sunday Times newspa- tion, even though there has been stage and from that point simply to be very clever and we came here per and German broadcaster ARD no increase in red blood cells). jumped his rivals into the ground. without a run. "This year we went claimed a four-set win broke in the next, with Andy pro- captain Leon Smith had even more against Steve Darcis and ducing an assured volley to seal cause for concern in the third set for criticism. Radcliffe's tests were “Any competent scientist would At the cross fence, big guns such to Kempton first and he was a dif- among hundreds the media said therefore immediately conclude as Fingal Bay and favourite Saphir ferent horse. I learnt from my mis- David Goffin to give the set. Andy Murray says he is when Jamie surrendered his serve Du Rheu were travelling nicely take last year and Kempton helped Great Britain a 2-1 lead over Bel- feeling calm after he and his broth- again, but his trusted pairing pro- were suspicious and that the IAAF that they should be disregarded. enough in the winner's slipstream. get his confidence back. "He loves gium in the Davis Cup final. The er Jamie Murray claimed a four- duced a battling response and had not properly followed up on. Furthermore, the IAAF followed But as their jumping failed to sur- to be up there and he deserved to brothers dropped the second set set win over Steve Darcis and Dav- broke back immediately. Both sets The IAAF said it screened nearly up by testing Ms Radcliffe's urine vive the test, Smad Place remained win a big race as he'd been knock- but delivered a valuable 6-4 4-6 6- id Goffin Andy Murray says he is of fans became increasingly rau- 8,000 blood samples for potential samples for rEPO, and her blood as footperfect as he had been from ing on the door. "He pricked his 3 6-2 victory in the doubles clash, feeling calm after he and his broth- cous as more breaks were ex- markers of blood doping, and fol- samples for evidence of blood the start and he simply careered ears early on and was so relaxed and Andy Murray can secure Brit- er Jamie Murray claimed a four- changed, with the Brit pairing lowed up with thousands of urine transfusions, and all of those tests away from three out to win by 12 within himself. "From three out I ain's first Davis Cup title since set win over Steve Darcis and Dav- claiming a decisive third, and Andy tests to detect the presence of came back negative. The IAAF lengths, jumping the final fence in thought they are not travelling and 1936 when he faces Goffin in Sun- id Goffin But the Belgians, roared kept his cool in the cauldron-like rEPO which has led to 145 ath- currently finds itself in its darkest the style of a horse who could hap- I knew it would only take a silly day's opening singles rubber in on by a vociferous home crowd, atmosphere as he served out for a letes being caught with the blood hour, with newly-elected president pily have gone round again. The- mistake to stop him, but he met Ghent. fashioned a break of their own in 2-1 lead. doping agent in their systems. Sebastian Coe battling to reform atre Guide (20/1), who was still the last few on a good stride." Smad Belgium opted to bring Goffin the second set as Jamie's double The wilting Darcis was then “The World Anti-Doping Agency the organisation amid allegations only sixth jumping two out, came Place's victory also had added poi- into their line-up, despite his drain- fault gifted an opportunity which broken at the start of the fourth and Dick Pound, the chair of its of widespread corruption and evi- from a long way back to finish sec- gnancy for King after Barbury ing five-set win over Kyle Edmund Goffin gratefully took with a set, but the hosts made a deter- independent commission, have dence of systemic state-sponsored ond, while First Lieutenant (12/1), Castle stable lad John Goggin died in the singles, and their No 1 play- thumping overhead volley. The mined stand, dragging Jamie into a also stated clearly and unequivo- doping in Russia, which has led to who had hunted around in mid-di- last week following a car crash. er justified his selection with com- two Brits could not retrieve the marathon service game which saw cally that no test data derived from a ban of one of track and field's vision happily throughout, show- "While this win means a lot, it posed play from the back of the set, letting a break point slip away him protect seven break points the IAAF database prior to the powerhouses.“It will continue to ing a great deal more enthusiasm, doesn't bring him back," said King. court in the early stages. Strangely after Andy fumbled his forehand before he finally held serve. adoption of the ABP in 2009 can use every tool at its disposal to stayed on to finish third. Fingal It was clear that the victory the Murray brothers appeared the into the net, and Goffin levelled When Darcis was broken again, be considered to be proof of dop- fight doping and protect clean ath- Bay, whose jumping became in- also meant a lot to 34-year-old edgier duo and Andy was forced the match with a volley. the Brits had victory in their grasp ing. It would be reckless, if not li- letes, and hopes that investigative creasingly ragged in the home Hutchinson, who had nothing but to fend off a break point with an The British duo held their and Andy served out for the victo- bellous, to make such an allega- journalists will continue to assist straight, just hold off Saphir Du praise for the winning horse and ace to hold for a 5-4 lead. That nerve during a break-filled third set ry and can complete a Davis Cup tion,” the IAAF said. Radcliffe, it by unearthing evidence of cheat- Rheu for fourth place. King said: trainer. service game appeared even more The British duo held their nerve triumph on Sunday. who retired after this year's Lon- ing for it to follow up. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. MONDAY . NOVEMBER 30 . 2015-Qaus 09, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:122 Price: Afs.15

First ever national dietary guidelines published By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: First ever National Food 41 percent among women. Less Based Dietary Guidelines blood problem was 45 percent (NBDGs) for Afghans was among children and 40 percent launched on Sunday in order to among women. Similarly, woman fight malnutrition across the coun- and children faced shortages of vi- try. tamin A and D in the country. The NBDGs was published The minister said that although by Ministry of Agriculture, Irriga- Afghanistan is a poor country, but tion and Livestock in collaboration poverty is not main reason for the with health and education minis- mentioned health challenges, add- di, adding that he had no secret tries and Food Agriculture Organi- ing that “lack of awareness about AT News Report documents about the fraud in pres- zation (FAO). balanced nutrition deems as main idential election to prove that the 39pc of Afghanistan populations 6 fighters killed, Minister of Public Health, Fer- factor behind the issue.” poll was rigged and save himself ozuddin Feroz, said that solely He urged people to follow the from sacking. live under poverty line 9 detained in poverty is not the reason for mal- NBDGs for a better and healthy nutrition and diseases, wrong and family in future. He demanded of the radio to KABUL: More than 39 percent ic, social and educational needs in publish a corrigendum and tender imbalanced nutrition also could Minister of Education, Asa- of Afghanistan populations live different provinces, saying statis- Nangarhar cause health challenges. dullah Hanif Balkhi, pledged to an apology. He also said that the under the poverty line — nearly tic were needed for a country’s news story was out of context and Speaking at a press conference follow the NBDGs though schools four up over last year’s figures, development. clashes here he said, “Malnutrition can and convey the massage via stu- he would approach the Mass Me- found a survey released on Sun- Samangan Governor Moham- dia Commission. negatively impact physical and dents to families throughout the day by the Central Statistics Or- mad Hashim Zari told the press JALALABAD: At least six insur- mental growth of children.” country. “I will wait for two days to ganization (CSO). conference that population census see whether Radio Azadi is cor- gents have been killed in different He said that malnutrition is one He said that following the More than 150,000 people in Samangan had been completed. security incidents in eastern Nan- of the factors behind mortality NBDGs would help students to recting the mistake or not. If it does were interviewed during the socio- He said females made 51 percent garhar province, an official said on not then it shall bring evidence to economic and demographic survey of the pollutions and most of the Sunday. the Mass Media Commission to in the beginning of 2014 in 34 prov- population comprised youth aged Attaullah Khogyani, the gov- prove what it had reported,” he inces of the country. between 15 and 24 years old. ernor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok said. The results of the survey were He said the literacy level of Afghan News the militants were After establishment of the released during a press conference persons above 15 years of age in killed on Saturday night when they KABUL: Chief of the Independent Special Electoral Reforms Com- here. The interviewed were asked the province was more than 28 wanted to storm security check- Electoral Complaints Commission mission (AERC), members of both questions about their living condi- percent. points in Hesarak district. (IECC) Abdul Sattar Sadat reject- electoral commissions repeatedly tions, education level, jobs, field “People of Samangan are fac- He said the security forces, ed the allegations about fraud in showed reaction against the gov- of work, problems in work fields ing the shortage of drinking and ir- who were tipped off about the the 2014 presidential election, ernment’s decision regarding firing and others. rigation water, a lack of paved roads Taliban plan, ambushed the fight- terming report of Radio Azadi the commissioners. Electoral com- ers. Six militants were killed and Acting CSO head Sher Mo- and other development projects three others caught alive, the baseless. missioners always claimed that hammad Jamizada said the find- when compared to other provinc- establishment of the AERC was spokesman added. Radio Azadi on September 18 ings of the survey showed the pov- es. We ask the government to pay In Khogyani district, the gu- in a report said that Chief of the illegal and its decision is inappli- erty level had increased from 36 more attention to our problems,” cable when it comes to dismissal bernatorial spokesman said, a lo- IECC told a gathering that dismiss- percent of the population to 39.1 the governor said. cal Taliban commander was killed al of the electoral commissioners of commissioners. percent. The first ever socio-economic Chief of the AERC, Shah Sul- in a drone attack by foreign troops. would inflict damage on President He said joblessness was 39 and demographic survey was con- Elsewhere in the province, one Ashraf Ghani. tan Akifi, has said that the elector- percent but there was improve- ducted four years ago by CSO in al commissioners are responsible fighter was killed and five others “President Ashraf Ghani will ment in health and literacy indica- Bamyan. Currently, more provinc- were caught alive during a clash with see more damage by sacking the for the electoral deadlock and the tors. es have also been surveyed with security personnel in the Shinwari commissioners because the presi- president has the right to sack the He called the survey as effec- the help of the United Nations Kala locality of Batikot district. dent came to power through fraud commissioners in order to bring tive in knowing people’s econom- Population Fund (UNFPA). (Pajhwok) rather than political agreement. He reforms. [the president] is under pressure to take such decisions; otherwise Ministry seeks funds for completing vital dam project he will not have done it. This deci- KABUL: The second phase of many difficulties. the cost of the second phase was River.” The vital dam is being con- sion of the president means that among children which is a big chal- become more wise and healthy. his authority has been taken from Kamal Khan dam, which could gen- Speaking at a meeting here, the $15million provided from the de- structed on Helmand River and the erate eight megawatts of power minister said, militants had at- velopment budget of the ministry. third phase, including the installa- lenge for Ministry of Public Health Deputy Minister of Agricul- him. Sacking of each commission- (MoPH). Malnutrition has impact ture, Mir Amanuddin Haidari, said er means that the president had besides irrigating 100,000 hectares tacked the Kamal Khan dam four Execution of the second phase tion of a turbine, will cost $70 mil- of land in southwestern Nimroz times in the past two months, kill- of the dam was initiated by Bright lion. The project would help gen- on the society and economic de- that following the NBDGs, the come to power as a result of fraud, velopment as well. ministry would strive hard to in- committed by those fired commis- province, has been completed, the ing four engineers working at the Pearl Construction Company erate 8 megawatts of electricity and Ministry of Energy and Water an- site. (BPCC) and Asian Pearl Construc- irrigate more than 100,000 hect- He said that according to 2013 crease agriculture productivity and sioners. As well as one should not national survey, short height was improve quality of harvest across expect anything from Abdullah nounced on Sunday. Eng. Mohammad Nabi Mohib, tion Company (ABCC) in March ares of land. Minister of Energy and Water head of the water management au- 2012. He said: “The ministry Initial work included the con- around 40 percent, less weight the country. FAO Representative, Abdullah because he had also tram- problem was around 25 percent Tomio Shichiri, expressed pleasure pled underfoot the laws,” Radio Eng. Ali Ahmad Osmani hailed the thority, said the second phase in- would be striving to find financial struction of a 3,400-metre wall, construction of Kamal Khan dam volved work on the dam, 4,700 resources for the completion of the with 32 metres width and 6 to 11 and malnutrition around 10 per- over launch of NBDGs and pledge Azadi quoted Saddat. cent among children. that FAO would remain commit- Denying the allegations, Sad- in Chahar Borjak district as a vital meters long and up to 8 meters third phase of the dam, which will meters height. It was launched in project. He said the second phase high. help Afghanistan have better con- 2010 by a Tajik firm, TADES, at a Iodine shortage was around 30 ted in supporting Afghan govern- dat on Sunday said that his state- percent among children and around ment in this aspect. ment was distorted by Radio Aza- of the dam was completed despite He told Pajhwok Afghan News trol over the water of Helmand cost of $10 million. 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.