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Will Not Take Hospital Attack As War Crime

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Japan promises US on hospital a PERIODIC CLASHES visiting Sri Lanka PM infra- WASHINGTON U.S. forces at- continue in Page 4 mistake: Campbell tacked a hospital in northern Af- structure, mari- ghanistan last weekend, killing at AT Monitoring Desk time aid least 22 people, despite rigorous of the city. seized several U.S. military procedures designed KABUL: As security forces are areas of the city on late Monday to avoid such mistakes, the top engaged in clearance operation in last week after deadly clashes with commander of U.S. and allied forc- the capital of northern Kunduz security forces. They had control es in said Tuesday. province after recapturing it from of the seized areas for at least two days but security forces launched US warns against Gen. John F. Campbell told a Sen- Taliban, reports suggest that peri- ate committee that Afghan forces odic clashes between security forc- a large-scale operation to bring 'egregious' requested air support Saturday es and Taliban are still continued their siege to an end in these areas. while engaged in combat with Tal- in the city. The acting governor of Taliban had suffered heavy casu- Page 5 restrictions in alties in these clashes and hun- contested iban fighters in the city of Kun- Kunduz, Hamdullah Danishi, said duz, communicating with U.S. on Tuesday that Taliban had em- dreds remained wounded, the min- South China Seas special operations troops at the ployed new tactics in the fight istry of defense claimed. Security scene. Those U.S. forces were in against the government forces. He officials said that a small number contact with the AC-130 gunship said that Taliban riding motorbikes of insurgents were hiding in civil- that fired on the hospital, Camp- open fire on security forces and ian houses and attacking security forces. Some reports suggest that Historic bell said. To be clear, the decision run away. According to the acting to provide () was a U.S. governor, the insurgents wanted to the militants carried out a few at- Pacific trade decision,...P2 create fear factor among residents tacks in military uniform. deal passes, Page 9 faces skep- 9,858 welfare NATO to discuss tics in US projects executed Will not take hospital security situation Congress this year: MRRD in Afghanistan By Farhad Naibkhel attack as war crime: US AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Ministry of Rural KABUL: The Secretary General Rehabilitation and Development AT Monitoring Desk of the North Atlantic Treaty Or- As Russia and (MRRD) on Tuesday said that it ganization (NATO) Jens Stolten- Page 8 Iran flex muscle has implemented 9,858 welfare KABUL: The White House Press berg on Tuesday told reporters in in Syria, the US is projects across the country this Secretary, Josh Earnest, said that the Belgian capital that he would year. The Minister of Rural Reha- Saturday s airstrike on the MSF follow the security situation in Af- short on options bilitation and Development, Nasir hospital in Kunduz that took the ghanistan closely. I am deeply Ahmad Durani, said that the lives of 22 people would not be saddened by the tragic incident in- projects have been implemented at taken as a war crime. Talking to volving the Doctors Without Bor- the total cost of $232 million in the newsmen, he said the incident ders hospital in Kunduz, he said. the past nine months. demand a full-scale investigation. AT News Report police headquarter in 8th jurisdic- While giving assurance to probe the Speaking at a press conference He said that as probe into the inci- tion of the capital city. A bag full incident completely, he said that here on Tuesday, Durani said that dent is underway, it would not be KABUL: The National Director- of explosives was recovered from security situation in Afghanistan The push the projects included construction fair to label the incident as a war ate of Security (NDS) on Tues- the bomber. The would-be bomb- remains challenging, but the Afghan and pull of of water supply networks, irriga- crime. I wouldn t use the label day foiled a major terror attack er was identified as Mahmood. security forces are there to deal Page 7 tion canals and roads, capacity like that because this is something by arresting a Haqqani Network The detained suicide bomber extremism trained would-be suicide bomber confessed that he wanted to attack with the challenge, and we contin- building programs, energy genera- that continues to be under investi- in Kabul. In a media statement the police headquarter. According ue supporting them, he said. tion schemes, education and health- gation, he said. Moreover, he said issued here, the NDS said that to primary interrogation, the NATO Defense Ministers, sched- care services. that the incident in its nature was its operatives detained a would- would-be bomber received train- uled to meet in Brussels on Thurs- He said that the projects have a profound tragedy and the US be suicide bomber in the capital ing in Faizul Madaris in Shams- day where they will discuss the also created a large number of jobs goes to great lengths to avoid civil- city. According to the spy agen- hato area of Peshawar. He had links level of the troops presence and Kimi in rural parts of the country. Out ian casualties. cy, the bomber wanted to target with Haqqani Network. the . of $380 million allocated to uplift Currently, investigation is be- Stoltenberg added that ministerial Raikkonen projects, MRRD has managed to ing undertaken by the Afghan gov- meeting would confer on whether impressed by spend $232 million (60 percent) in ernment, Department of Defense, Kandahar tribal elders form or not to reduce the number of Page 11 Ferrari's the past nine months, he added. NATO, and we are expecting full military bases in the war-hit coun- Due to negligence of the govern- accounting that exactly what hap- council to foster national unity try. The duration of the whole progress ment and insecurity imbalance in pened, he said. AT Monitoring Desk mission, the level of forces, the through 2015 development projects was ob- The thing I do think warrants the council, Salam Rocketi, said number of forces and also the re- served in some provinces, particu- mentioning is that there is no coun- that they want reconciliation be- gional outreach of the mission is larly Pakitka, Logar and Ghazni. KABUL: Scores of tribal elders tween the government and the Tal- try and no military in the world from southern Kandahar province iban. He furthered that the Loy something we are going to assess, We will strive hard to resolve the that goes to greater lengths and on Tuesday established a council Kandahar Council aims to he said. Responding to a query re- issue in the future, he stressed. places a higher premium on avoid- that aims to bring all tribes and strengthen the national unity. We garding Kunduz, he said that Af- Nightmare week Durani said that insecurity was ing civilian causalities than the US ethnic groups in the country to- demand of the government to hand ghan security forces were capable for US in one of the main challenges faced Department of Defense, Earnest gether under one umbrella. Accord- over the responsibility of the peace of facing threats, and they have the Afghanistan by the MRRD in implementation claimed. It is worth mentioning ing to Tolonews, members of the talks to the Loy Kandahar Coun- capability to stand and take re- Page 6 of development projects. that Afghan security forces backed newly formed Loy Kandahar cil. We will definitely ensure peace sponsibility for nationwide secu- forces policy The MRRD has signed con- by the US airstrikes had begun an Council termed peace deal with the between the government and the rity after an end to NATO s com- review tract of 3,791 uplift projects to be operation to retake Kunduz city Taliban insurgents necessary for Taliban, Tolonews quoted him. bat mission. While lauded the Af- implemented at the total cost of from the Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan. They urged the Na- Members of the council have strict- ghan forces, he said that they have $113 million this year. which a hospital of Medicines tional Unity Government (NUG) ly condemned the recent blockade been able to retaken and stand their MoRRD as committed will Sans Frontiers was also hit. Twen- to hand over the responsibility of of Kunduz city, and said the gov- ground again and again where none remain strict and honest in brining ty-two people including 12 staff engaging the Taliban in peace talks ernment must identify and name thought it would be an easy task formation and fighting corruption members of MSF were killed in to the council. A former senior lead- those responsible for the city s for them to recapture Kunduz NATO summit in the ministry, he underlined. the incident. er of the Taliban and member of collapse to insurgents. province. Editorial P6 and choices Kabul guesthouse AACC holds session to discuss attack ends; 4 preparations for BMC summit By Akhtar M.Nikzad said that an important issue to be of Afghanistan. He urged Washing- Jennifer KABUL: The Afghan-American raised by Afghan businessmen in the ton to invest in mining and agricul- Lawrence calls Chamber of Commerce (AACC) conference will be encouraging US in- ture sectors of the country. The bombers killed held a joint session with both na- vestors to invest Afghanistan s air- deputy head of the ACCI, Khan Page 10 tional and international business- bases, which were recently handed Jan Alokozay, termed the BMC AT News Report militants were killed by Afghan summit as a good opportunity to 'politically Special Forces. Civilian suffered men to discuss perpetrations for over to the Afghan government. th AACC will encourage US to invest expand trade relations between incorrect' no casualties. Seven policemen sus- 11 session of Business Match- Kabul and Washington. To KABUL: A coordinated Taliban tained light injuries who were shift- making Conference (BMC) in in airbases in Herat, Kandahar, and Balkh provinces, he added. Atiqul- achieve economic growth, the gov- attack on a guesthouse, belong to ed to a local hospital and were in Washington D.C. The conference ernment should support private a former government official, in stable condition. Security forces will be held on 8-10 December this lah Nusrat, the Chief Executive Of- sector, he said. The Chief Execu- This is what the seventh police district of Kabul were acting carefully to prevent year, where Afghan businessmen ficer (CEO) of Afghanistan Chamber tive Officer (CEO) of AACC, Don a modern city ended with the killing of four civilian casualties, causing the at- will encourage American investors of Commerce and Industries (ACCI), Ritter, said the US businessmen suicide bombers by security forc- tack to last for several hours, Kab- to invest in Afghanistan. The said that the Afghan government are not aware of present invest- Page 2 bride in es, in which seven policemen were ul police spokesman, Ibadullah Chairman of AACC, Sulaiman Lut- should lend its support to private ment opportunities in Afghanistan. Afghanistan also injured, an official said on Karimi, told Afghanistan Times. fi, said that the BMC summit is a sector in order to enhance invest- The media tells more about wars Tuesday. Four Taliban fighters This come in a while that the Na- good opportunity for the Afghan ments and improve the country s and conflicts, rather than develop- looks like stormed a house in Darul Aman tional Directorate of Security on government to encourage the US economy. He said that investment ment and progress in Afghanistan. area, near to Russian Embassy, last Sunday shot dead two suicide investors to invest in Afghanistan. in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pa- Thus, the world is not aware of night. The first attacker detonat- bombers in Kabul city, who had He said that hundreds of US com- kistan- (TAPI) gas pipeline business opportunity in the coun- ed a car full of explosives in front planned to attack security forces. panies are interested to invest in project will be also discussed in the try, he added. The BMC brings Aid agencies of the guesthouse and three oth- Zabihullah Mujahid, who claims Afghanistan. This session of the conference. Trade relations between together businessmen from Af- ers forced their way to the build- to be the Taliban s spokesman, BMC will be different, because Afghanistan and the US have im- ghanistan and to- withdraw from ing, belongs to the ex-governor of claimed responsibility for the at- more than 200 Afghan business- proved over the past 11 years and gether annually in Washington Page 3 Afghanistan s Helmand province. No one was tack. He claimed that security forc- men would participate in the con- we will spare no efforts to enhance since 2005. The BMC summits are living in the house and was empty es suffered heavy casualties in the ference to convince American in- the bilateral trade ties, he added. aimed at promoting businessmen- north during the attack. After 10 hours attack. However, he had no data vestors to invest in different areas Nusrat said that the US has played to-businessmen relations between of fighting, the three remaining to prove his claim. in the country, he added. Lutfi an important role in reconstruction the two countries.

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Singapore coach Bernd Stange was fifth-tier club) Viktoria Aschaffen- then we don t deserve to qualify. unhappy when I saw a FirstXI (a ter we failed in the Suzuki Cup in a confident mood as he spoke to burg and they re physically stron- We re still working for direct qual- local football reality TV series) last year, but now I can say well assembled media ahead of the cru- ger than our players. But we are ification to the Asian Cup which game. I spotted this player called done, Bernd because I continued cial double-header against Afghan- more intelligent and better organ- is a very difficult task. I will not Van Huizen but I made a cross be- to follow in my way with these cause I thought he was a foreigner! youngsters. This team is growing I followed this guy ever since and with some good leaders and young- now he s sitting with us in a media sters who are not afraid to make conference for the national team, mistakes. what an effort. Has the haze situation in Sin- It may take around six to sev- gapore right now hampered your en months to fit into the team, but preparations in any way? he will grow alongside the likes of Yes, we couldn t do what we Fazrul (Nawaz), Baihakki (Khai- wanted in training; we have to slow zan), Hariss and Safuwan. As down and control everything a coaches, it s important to build the little stretching, passing and a future of such a player and we small-sided game, that s about it. have to believe in him. The health of the players are more What do you reckon are the important. That said, I m sure Af- greatest strengths of this crop of ghanistan has issues of their own Lions? as well. They will have to cope I think that the first thing is with jet lag and their players are that we re a team. You can only mostly Europe-based, that s even achieve something in a team if the more difficult for them. That s why players understand each other. The we don t make a big issue of this majority are LionsXII players, but haze problem and there s other for those who come from the more important issues like play- S.League or other teams, they fit ing as a team and giving our all. Are into the team very well and we re you hoping for a good crowd on all together. As I mentioned, every Thursday night, given that it is the istan and in the joint ised that s why I m confident speak about finishing top, but sec- coach has a vision how to play first game back at the Sports Hub 2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian that if we bring everything to this ond position is a great chance for football and I choose players who for the Lions since the Suzuki Cup qualifiers, as Kenneth Tan game, they don t stand a chance of us to qualify for this tournament have special characters and can fit Cup? I think we did our job after Long coveted for its location along der Taliban rule, women were re- reports... beating us. If we give our all in our for the first time in the country s into the team. getting four points from three away the Silk Road, the Afghan city of quired to wear burqas in public. It has been a rather good start bodies, our muscles or even our history. It s in our hands now so Secondly we have a balanced matches, but now we need to at- Herat sits at the confluence of cul- Today, women sheathed in the tra- to the campaign, with four points brains, there ll only be one winner we have to overcome this. team with an average age of 25 tract our fans again and get them tures and contradictions. The city ditional blue fabric are still a regu- from three away games. Now which is us. You handed Christopher van years, which could help the team to give us their support. So far the has seen more than its fair share of lar sight, but since the Taliban left there s four successive home Safuwan Baharudin and Hariss Huizen his first-ever national team for the 2019 Asian Cup. I m not ticket sales are not so good, but I rulers: Alexander the Great and in 2001, simple headscarves are be- games in October and November Harun will be suspended against call-up. What is it about the Lion- looking any further because we think most of the fans love our team Genghis Khan in ancient times, the coming more common. Neverthe- starting with Afghanistan on Afghanistan. Do you think the sXII winger that impressed you have a lot to do in youth develop- which is important. What we Taliban and more less, in Herat, as in the rest of Af- Thursday, surely that should be a team can cope with their absenc- enough to make this decision? recently. Colorful evidence of past ghanistan, child marriage is still big morale boost for your team? es? A coach has dreams and ideas and present dots the city: The pervasive. Almost one in five wom- We all know how much you This team is growing with to play football. Mine is to keep bright blue minarets of the fif- en nationally marry before age 15, can do with home advantage and some good leaders and youngsters possession and dominate the game, teenth-century Jama Masjid and nearly 46 percent of girls are the fans behind you. I just want to who are not afraid to make mis- especially when you re playing at mosque rise out of the dust, while married by the time they are 18. give everyone a gentle reminder takes home, instead of sitting back and smooth new roadways, paid for Once a girl s father accepts a mar- we played eight games this year, Even before we kicked a ball waiting for the opposition to by neighboring Iran, crisscross the riage proposal, she is usually re- six away and just two at home. against Cambodia in our first come. For such matches we are cityscape. moved from school. It s an imbalance and we had aver- match, we mentioned that this choosing special players with Less than 100 miles from the Walking in the back lanes of age results won thrice, drawn qualification will be a marathon. skills. From what I saw from Chris Iranian border, Herat is still intrin- the city, Monzavi came across 18- twice and lost thrice. It s so diffi- We ll have a lot of problems along in training sessions and matches, sically tied to its neighbor, which year-old Somayeh and her hus- cult playing away in Cambodia the way if we want to succeed he s exactly what we re looking for. lost the territory in 1857 after the band. Following local custom, against 63,000 fans on an artificial injuries, suspensions or unexpect- He can take corner kicks with Anglo-Persian War. Today, its res- Monzavi asked for the husband s pitch, but now we re very happy ed things like Safuwan s mother- both feet, tell me any other play- idents still speak a dialect of Irani- permission in order to take So- to be back playing at our Sports in-law s death during our stay in ers who can deliver such things? an Farsi. These connections are mayeh s picture. She was newly Hub where we have a fantastic Japan and the player had to leave Also he can put in good crosses ment where the results are not so coaches and players can do is to what captivated Iranian photogra- wed, Monzavi said. The woman surface. Now we have to deliver at the team. and he s a dangerous player who good. We re not looking to Japan promise to fight from the first to pher Tahmineh Monzavi, who has was wearing a chador over her hair, home and we need to dominate the Everyone is aware that if you can score goals, that s why he s or Korea or Australia now, but the last minute, so hopefully the been documenting the lives of and a veil of thin silk covered her game. want to succeed, you have to cov- here. we re looking more to Thailand fans can come down and be our young women in the region for the face, delicate enough for a hint of No one should underestimate er such problems; every player Stange is confident his side can who are running away from us in 12th man. We don t want a crowd past ten years. red lipstick to peek through a Afghanistan; I know they have a knows we will be judged on that. overcome Safuwan's suspension this aspect. of just 5,000 to 6,000. As in Iran, daily life for wom- modern touch in the midst of tra- couple of players from (German If we cannot cover such problems, Two years ago, I was very There s so much criticism af- Fourfourtwo en in Herat is a balancing act. Un- dition. Nepal, Afghanistan to replicate Assam's US airstrike on hospital a flood early warning technology mistake: Campbell GUWAHATI: Assam's successful and mobile phones for disseminat- creases to cut losses to lives and istan," Pradhan said. ...P1made within the U.S. chain ground, Campbell said. Fires rity operation of about 1,000. He Community Based Flood Early ing flood warning messages to and properties. He however, added Molden said that in Itanagar of command, Campbell said. The means weapons fire in this case said conditions in Afghanistan have Warning System (CBFEWS) will through a wide network of com- that the challenge for this technol- he will attend the three-day Indian hospital was mistakenly struck. howitzer or other fire from the AC- changed significantly since Obama We would never intentionally tar- 130 gunship. approved that plan in 2014. now be replicated in Nepal and munities and government agencies. ogy would be to adapt to the situ- Mountain Initiative from October get a protected medical facility. Anti-war protesters sat in the Defense Secretary Ash Carter Afghanistan, Kathmandu-based The project is a component of ation of flash flood in these two 7 next week will provide the op- Appearing before the Senate front row of Tuesday s hearing said Monday is pro- International Centre for Integrat- ICIMOD's Himalayan Climate countries. portunity to interact will moun- Armed Services Committee, with red coloring, depicting blood, viding options to the White House ed Mountain Development (ICI- Change Adaptation Programme ICIMOD water and adapta- tain specialists, scientists, NGOs Campbell said he could not pro- on their faces. They carried signs and Obama will be making deci- MOD) director general David (HICAP) in the Eastern Brah- tion specialist Neera Shrestha and policy makers. vide more details about what hap- that read: Healthcare not warfare, sions about future force levels lat- Molden said here. maputra River Basin (EBRB). Pradhan said that has already start- One of the ambitious pro- pened, including who may have Afghan hospital bombing is a war er this fall. The CBFEWS, implemented Molden, who is on a visit to ed working on Ratu Khola river, gramme of ICIMOD involving In- failed to follow procedures for crime and Kunduz victims: RIP. Kunduz has been the scene of by ICIMOD and biodiversity con- the two districts and Itanagar in one of the tributaries of Kosi river dia's Northeast, China and Myan- avoiding attacks on hospitals. He Christopher Stokes, general heavy fighting in recent days. servation NGO Aaranyak in La- Arunachal Pradesh, said that in Nepal. mar is the Landscape Initiative for said he must await the outcome of director of Doctors Without Bor- A Taliban assault on Kunduz khimpur and Dhemaji districts, Northeast is the one of the priori- "We have started working on Far Eastern Himalayas called Hi- multiple investigations. ders, has said there can be no jus- took Afghan authorities by sur- won United Nations Framework ty locations for ICIMOD to work flood early warning system with LIFE. Formerly called Brahmapu- The medical clinic that was tification for this horrible attack prise and embarrassed President Convention on Climate Change on climate change, livelihood ad- department of hydrology and me- tra-Salween Landscape Conserva- struck was operated by the medi- and that it was critical to conduct s administration. (UNFCCC)'s Lighthouse Activity aptations due to climate change- teorology. Three instruments have tion and Development Initiative, cal charity Doctors Without Bor- a full transparent independent The Taliban, who attacked on mul- Award last year. induced disaster and dependency already been installed," Pradhan Hi-LIFE is a collaborative effort ders. investigation. tiple fronts, held the city for three The CBFEWS project uses on biodiversity. said. of ICIMOD and governments of Campbell had disclosed on Campbell also testified that he days before a government counter- Monday that Afghan troops re- has provided his superiors with offensive began. Afghan forces Information and Communication Molden informed that Nepal She added that works in Af- China, India, and Myanmar to in- quested the airstrike. options for altering President have retaken Kunduz, an impor- Technology (ICT) by deploying and Afghanistan are interested to ghanistan is yet to take off. "We volve local, national, and regional Even though the Afghans re- Barack Obama s plan for reducing tant city on the border, simple electronic sensors to pro- have similar flood early warning want to implement the project in stakeholders for improving man- quest that support, it still has to the U.S. troop presence after 2016 a hub for drug and gun smuggling duce flood warning signal, wireless system technology so that re- Afghanistan in association with an agement of the biodiversity-rich go through a rigorous U.S. proce- from its current level of about to and from Central Asian coun- technology for transmitting signals sponses to flood preparedness in- organization called Focus Afghan- landscape. timesofindia dure to enable fires to go on the 9,800 to an embassy-based secu- tries. (AP) 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. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES provides Aid agencies withdraw from Afghanistan s north 5m in grant KABUL, 5 October 2015 (IRIN) staff. Other organisations, includ- to - The United Nations has evacuat- ing the World Food Programme, ed staff from areas of northern relocated staff from Kunduz as Afghanistan s Afghanistan where a suspected fighting for control of the city American airstrike hit a clinic run raged. Over the past week, NSP by Médecins Sans Frontières, forc- UNAMA has also evacuated staff The Italian government has ing it to leave from Baghlan Province, which bor- pledged to provide a grant of 5 the latest in a growing number of ders Kunduz to the south, and has million Euros to the National Sol- humanitarian agencies withdraw- withdrawn some staff from the idarity Program (NSP) of the Min- ing from the north as violence in- northeastern province of Badakhs- istry of Rural Rehabilitation and creases. han, according to spokesperson Development (MRRD). At least 22 people died in the Dominic Medley. An agreement to that effect attack on the MSF hospital in the We are doing this as a cau- was signed between Italian Ambas- provincial capital of Kunduz ear- tionary measure, he told IRIN. sador to Afghanistan, Luciano Pez- ly Saturday morning. The United The Taliban maintains a sig- zotti, and Afghan Deputy Finance States is investigating whether its nificant presence in parts of Minister for Policy and Planning, aircraft carried out the bombing, Baghlan. Insurgents have am- Shafiq Ahmad Qarizada, and Min- but a NATO statement has already bushed Afghan security forces on ister of Rural Rehabilitation and acknowledged that the US launched their way to reinforce troops in Development, Naser Ahmad Dur- EMERGENCY an airstrike in the vicinity of the Kunduz and laid mines along the rani on 11 August 2015. ALLS MSF facility at the same time it main road, according to media re- The new grant is for funding C was hit. ports that were confirmed by a uplift projects in areas of irriga- MSF has called for an investi- Kabul-based security analyst on tion, transport, water and sanita- Police gation into whether the attack vio- condition of anonymity. tion, power, education and com- lates international humanitarian With intensified conflict in munity centers in the western 100 - 119 law, and it has closed the hospital northern Afghanistan this year, provinces of Herat, Ghor, Badghis, and evacuated some staff from there has been a steady erosion of Farah and the Central Bamiyan Kunduz Province, a spokesperson humanitarian activities, leaving res- Amani told IRIN that the WFP has hampered aid efforts, it has curity risks. Planning for disrup- province. Hospitals for the medical charity told IRIN. idents in some areas without ac- resumed limited food deliveries last also increased the need for human- tionsAfghanistan is the most dan- The funded will go directly to MSF is only the latest group cess to food and medical care, along week but said that poor security itarian services. gerous country for aid workers, Community Development Coun- FMIC Hospital to suspend operations in northern with other services. was continuing to undermine op- Sadozai said the fighting in with 57 killed last year, according cils (CDCs), according to a state- Afghanistan, where Afghan and US Photo: Bethany Matta/IRIN A erations. Some districts there Kunduz had driven civilians out to UNAMA. The death toll for ment by the MRRD. Behind Kabul Medical forces are battling the resurgent woman registers to pick up her aid have more than 80 percent food of the city and that many families this year was high before the bomb- The total grant provided by University: Taliban. Violence has intensified package in Kunduz city in April insecurity, but they are in very re- had fled to neighbouring Takhar ing of the MSF clinic. ACBAR, a the Italian government to the NSP 0202500200-+93793275595 during the past week as the two 2015 after escaping fighting in her mote areas and access to them is Province. NRC will be sending coordinating body for NGOs, said during the years 2008, 2012, 2013 sides vied for control of the city of district between the Taliban and low, said Amani. an emergency team there in the in June that 26 aid workers had and 2015 amounts to 36mn Euros. Kunduz. On 28 September, it be- government forces Food shipments The Norwegian Refugee Coun- coming days to assess how many already been killed in Afghanistan The funds have benefited an Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital came the first provincial capital to halted Last month, WFP suspend- cil has repeatedly halted its work families are in need, and to pro- in 2015. SEE: Aid worker attacks, estimated population of 1,316,317 Pule Bagh-e- Umomi fall to the Taliban since it was oust- ed food delivery operations in this year due to concerns about the vide emergency assistance, she 15 years of data When designing in 1,491 communities in 62 dis- ed from power in 2001. UN evac- Badakhshan after five of its trucks safety of staff. The group evacu- told IRIN. Other organisations projects, aid organisations take tricts of 8 provinces. They have 070263672 uates The United Nations Assis- and staff disappeared overnight on ated 31 workers from Kunduz city, have also reportedly wound down into account disruptions from se- helped construct/rehabilitate 1,175 tance Mission to Afghanistan their way back from making a de- where its offices were looted dur- or ceased operations in northern curity incidents and other factors, kilometers of rural roads, build (UNAMA) closed its offices in livery. While the staff members ing fighting over the past week, Afghanistan due to violence and said Alexander Pforte, deputy thousands of wells, 28 schools, Khairkhana Hospital Kunduz city last week because it were released, the trucks were never according to country director Qu- abductions, but are reluctant to country manager for Caritas Ger- and 204 community centers and 0799-321007 could not guarantee the safety of recovered. Spokesman Wahidullah rat Sadozai.While rising violence comment publicly because of se- many. generate 1,002 KW of power. 2401352

Jalalabad municipality Indira Gandhi Children Hospital, Wazir Akbar losing 40pc income Khan, Kabul 2301372 TO TAX EVASION Ibn-e- Seena Turkmenistan s president has re- tance from Russia and Uzbekistan es in the border service, the web- between Taliban and Afghan secu- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul shuffled the country s top securi- to bolster its border with Afghan- site said that up to 70 percent of rity forces. ty officials in a major change of istan. the armed forces combat-ready TOLOnews cited Faryab s 2100359 personnel that suggests creeping The Taliban has made substan- military equipment has been sta- acting governor, Abdul Satar anxiety over unrest on the border tial strides in northern provinces tioned along the Afghan border. Barez, as saying that hundreds of with Afghanistan. Wazir Akbar Khan State media on October 6 re- Hospital ported that Gurbabguly Ber- dymukhamedov named the head of 2301741, 2301743 his praetorian guard and close con- fidante, Guicheldy Hojaberdiev, to Ali Abad head up the National Security Ministry, the successor agency to Shahrara, Kabul JALALABAD : The newly-ap- ing taxes. Also present on the oc- the KGB. pointed mayor for Jalalabad, the casion was Governor Salim Khan Hojaberdiev takes over from 2100439 capital of eastern Nangarhar prov- Kunduzi who said Jalalabad City Yaylym Berdiyev, who had occu- ince, took charge on Tuesday, as and its residents often landed in pied his post since 2011 and has Malalai Maternity the municipality officials say the trouble in rainy seasons. now been appointed Defense department s revenue has declined We should devise good plans Minister, replacing Begench Gun- Hospital by 40 percent. The new mayor, for the city. The taxes should be dogdiyev. 2201377/ 2301743 Hamidullah Afghan, speaking at his collected in a proper way and in Gundogdiyev will in turn take introduction ceremony here, prom- the same way civic services be de- over as commander of Turkmeni- ised to reverse the trend of declin- livered. On the other hand, Nan- stan s naval forces. Banks ing income. garhar provincial council secretary Berdymukhamedov an- Afghan was recommended for Ajmal Omar criticized the govern- nounced the personnel changes Da Afghanistan Bank the mayoral post by the Indepen- ment for failing to punish former during a session of the state na- dent Directorate of Local Gover- mayors who had been involved in tional security council, portions of 2100302, 2100303 nance (IDLG) and was endorsed corruption. which were shown on television. by the Presidential Palace. He said There is no reward and pun- Taking on their new roles, all Bakhtar Bank his plans included prevention of ishment system. Mayors came and the officials read out a vow of loy- 0776777000 corruption, computerization of the gone with their pockets full of loot- alty to the president and kissed income collection system, increase ed money, but no one dared to ask the national flag as they kneeled. Azizi Bank in green areas and dealing with them. He hoped the new mayor At the meeting, Ber- crowds and unruly traffic in Jalal- would introduce a crowd control dymukhamedov expressed his sat- 0799 700900 abad city. system in Jalalabad and would de- isfaction with the work carried out Pashtany Bank Deputy Mayor Eng. Hakim liver civic services to the inhabit- by the National Security Minis- of Afghanistan bordering Turkmen- Battalion tactical groups Taliban militants on October 4 at- confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan ants. Residents also hoped the new try, which he said was responsible istan, which has apparently caused equipped with artillery, anti-air- tacked the provincial capital, May- 2102908, 2103868 News the municipality lost 40 mayor would be able to perform for upholding the foundations of distress in Ashgabat. craft weapons have been rede- mana, in a bid to take over the city. percent of its income to tax avoid- his duty with honesty. One of the constitutional order. Berdymukhamedov told the ployed to the south of the Mary Barez said the assault was success- Air Services ance. We cannot collect 40 per- them, Mohammad Zafar, told Pa- The president said that it was national security council meeting and Lebap provinces, both of fully repelled and that Maymana cent of the taxes because the re- jhwok Afghan News the mayor important to strengthen state se- that the government stood ready which border Afghanistan, Alter- has returned to normal. turns are being evaded. The major should relocate bus stands from the curity to ensure future prosperi- at all times to modernize the bor- native News of Turkmenistan But Faryab s troubles are Safi Airways issue is the avoidance of cleanli- city and reclaim footpaths en- ty. der service s equipment. For all claimed in its report. clearly longer term and involve not 020 22 22 222 ness tax and the loopholes in tax croached by hand-cart owners. The word was then given to that, Turkmenistan appears to Alternative News of Turk- only Afghans. collections at dry ports. Trade and He said poor families regular- the head of the state border ser- continue having to rely on outside menistan said in its October 4 arti- In a recent piece for Foreign transport activities have increased, ly paid cleanliness and other taxes vice, Murad Islamov, who report- help to keep its frontier secure. cle that a second consignment of Policy, Daud Khattak, a senior Ariana but the income has declined. The to the municipality, but the rich ed on his agency s efforts to pro- Addressing the new appoin- tanks had been delivered to the editor with Radio Free Europe/ 020-2100270 deputy mayor did not provide fig- and powerful always evaded them. tect the country s frontier so far tees, Berdymukhamedov, who is Mary province in the space of a Radio Liberty s Service, ures for the municipality s annual Another resident, Mohammad this year. State media offered no officially the Supreme Command- few days. carried reports of hundreds of income, but said the revenue of one Zaman, said besides the largest specifics other than to cite Islam- er-in-Chief of Turkmenistan s Although the Taliban s most Uzbek militants training in Fary- Kam Air dry port last month stood at 10.5 Torkham dry port, there were an- ov as saying that the border ser- armed forces, said a key priority significant recent advances have ab. 0799974422 million afghanis. The new mayor other two or three ports and tran- vice is thoroughly upholding the going ahead was reforming the mil- been been registered in provinces Locals say the militants in told his inauguration ceremony that sit trade routes in Nangarhar. But key principles of Turkmenistan itary, namely by upgrading its hard- neighboring Tajikistan, there are Faryab are not engaged in fighting Hotels he would computerize the tax col- I wonder why the revenue is on defensive military doctrine. ware and training highly qualified also concerns the insurgency could and do not carry out regular at- lection system in order to banish the decline, it must be stolen. Turkmenistan s military ethos personnel. take on a fresh impetus in Afghan- tacks on Afghan security forces or Safi Landmark corruption. He said he would al- However, the German-educated founded on the principle of neu- The foreign-based website Al- istan s provinces of Faryab, Jaw- governmental installations, Khat- low no one to commit corruption mayor said he would pay special trality and rejection of membership ternative News of Turkmenistan zjan, Badghis and Herat, the web- tak reported. and he had the plan to expand green attention to the city s develop- in any military alliances. But un- reported on October 4 that reports site argued. They are mostly focused on 020-2203131 areas, urging Jalalabad residents to ment with the help of residents and confirmed reports earlier this year coming out of Afghanistan have Those anxieties appear to be training, showing their intentions SERENA cooperate with his department in would prevent all sorts of corrup- suggested that Turkmenistan had spooked defense officials. well-grounded and Faryab has in for a future major battle. keeping the city clean and collect- tion. (Pajhwok) indeed turned to military assis- Citing its own claimed sourc- fact seen fighting in recent days eurasianet 0799654000 New Rumi Restaurant Illegal extraction of Logar chromites goes on 0776351347 Internet Services PUL-I-ALAM : Some members of had been ongoing over the past 14 pointment of the new governor. extract the stone and it ws police responsibility to prevent smuggling of precious stones from the country. He the provincial council accuse the years, was stopped 10 months ago, Recently, the Ministry of said the Cabinet had recently decided that no one could export stones to other countries with legal process. UA Telecom Ministry of Mines and Petroleum he said, adding that the extraction Mines signed agreements with 0796701701 / 0796702702 of allowing a company to illegally came to a halt in compliance with companies for extraction of extract chromites in the Moham- a presidential decree after the pro- chromites in Logar, but their dig- Exchange Rate mad Agha district of central Logar vincial authority, public represen- ging was illegal, he said, adding the province. Chromite is an iron chro- tatives and local people raised the governor s office and the provin- mium oxide. It is an oxide mineral issue, but the illegal extraction and cial council had appointed a joint Purchase: belong to spinal group. The two smuggling had resumed. delegation to investigate the issue. main products of chromite refin- He said member of the pro- Smuggling of chromite is com- One US$ = ing are ferrochromium and metal- vincial council went to the site and mon in the province since long but 64.25Afs lic chromium; for those products seized equipment of the company there is no one to prevent it, a the ore smelter process differs and stopped the illegal extraction, tribal elder in the district, Haji Fa- One Pound Sterling= considerably. The chromite could but the company extracted the rooq, said. 97.96Afs be used for making steal, bullets, stones during night. The Chromite mines are na- One Euro = bullet-proof vehicles and vest I saw two trucks loaded with tional assents, they belong to the coats. chromites being smuggled to Paki- entire nation, but only a few smug- 71.96Afs Afghanistan has significant stan through Paktia province, but glers are benefiting from the 1000 Pak Rs = deposits of high grade chromite I could not stop them, another mines, he said. 612Afs ore, which is mined illegally in member of the council, Moham- Provincial Police Chief Brig. Khost and Logar provinces and mad Qasim Khoshiwal said. Gen. Mohammad Daud Ahmadi Sale: then smuggled to Pakistan. Without naming anybody, he neither accepted nor rejected the One US$ = The Ministry of Mines has said high ranking officials were in- smuggling of the stones, saying 64.45 Afs allowed a private mine extraction volved in the smuggling and the they had sent a police team to the company Metal Mining UK to il- practice should be prevented. area for investigation. Local mines One Pound Sterling= legally extract the stones in Mo- However, provincial council officials refused to comment on the 98.76Afs hammad Agha district, Provincial head Hasibullah Stanikzai said smuggling of chromite. But the One Euro= Council secretary Mohammad former officials of the province spokesman for the Ministry of 72.56 Afs Nasir Ghairat told Pajhwok Afghan had been involved in the smuggling Mines, Mahauddin Noori, said News. The illegal extraction, which that came to an end after the ap- they had allowed no company to 1000 Pak Rs= 620Afs This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

WASHINGTON: As the US and help prepare India to participate 11 other nations reached a land- in the emerging megaregional trade mark deal on the Trans-Pacific arrangements, such as the Trans- Partnership which aims to become Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the the world's largest free-trade zone Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacif- linking 40 per cent of the global ic (FTAAP) that will define the economy, a top US industry ad- future of global trade," Banga and vocacy has argued for India's inte- the former Australian Prime Min- gration into global trade pacts. ister, Kevin Rudd, wrote in The "For India to reach its ambigu- Wall Street Journal in July. ous economic growth targets, it Aghi said recent study by the needs to be integrated into global Peterson Institute for Internation- trade pacts, especially those that al Economics demonstrates that if drive commerce in the dynamic India were to complete its domes- Asia Pacific region," Mukesh Aghi, tic reforms and join an ambitious president of US India Business TPP agreement that included all of Council ( USIBC) told PTI after the APEC countries, it could po- the deal on TPP was announced tentially expand exports by more by the US and 11 other countries than USD 500 billion per year. yesterday. "On the other hand, if it were The 12 countries Australia, to stand outside the negotiations, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, while other countries entered a re- Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, gional trade agreement, the Peter- Peru, , the US and Viet- son study forecasts export losses nam constitute 40 per cent of the of USD 50 billion per year, as trade global economy. is diverted away from India," Aghi "India's exploration of APEC said. However Indian officials ar- membership, which is currently an gue that India is not left out of such informal precursor to TPP mem- international trading agreements. bership can unlock India's poten- In Washington last month, the tial as a global manufacturing hub Commerce Minister Nirmala Sith- and deepen its ties with the global araman refuted that India is being economy," Aghi said left out. "If you looking at India In fact USIBC's outgoing being left out. That's not really Chairman Ajay Banga of Master- true," she told a Washington audi- Card has been strongly arguing in ence when asked about India not a part. "We are very actively engaged in ARSEP (Asean Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) which consists of ASEAN and ASEAN FTA countries. So we actually in favor of India joining TPP. being part of the Trans-Pacific ARSEP are moving faster along with other members," Sitharaman said during a panel discussion on India-US economic ties organised by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "APEC membership would Partnership, of which India is not a top American think tank. PTI MPAs opposing COI bill will be ousted : Imran Khan PESHAWAR: Criticising the de- lay in passage of conflict of in- terest bill in Khyber Pakhtunkh- TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minis- ter Shinzo Abe pledged aid to Sri Lanka on Tuesday in a meeting with his counterpart, Ranil Wick- remesinghe, and reiterated a prom- ise to help Sri Lanka bolster its maritime security and to provide patrol ships. Sri Lanka is moving away from the former government's pro-Chi- na stance and has suspended most Chinese-backed infrastructure projects. It is also trying to put more emphasis on ties with Japan, which dovetails with Abe's hope to counter a rising China. Sri Lankan government offi- cials said in July they were seek- wa (KP) Assembly, Pakistan Te- ing sources of cheaper funding to hreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Im- replace about 70 percent of the ran Khan said on Tuesday that more than US$5 billion in debt any PTI legislator who opposes from Chinese lenders with loans the bill has no place in his party. at cheaper interest and longer du- In a series of tweets, Khan said rations. that the COI bill is part of PTI's Abe pledged about 45.4 billion commitment to the nation and he yen (248.58 million pounds) in will take strict action against the infrastructure aid, while Wickrem- party's KP legislators who are singhe said his government would opposing or trying to delay the create a more favourable invest- passage of bill in the provincial ment climate by ensuring transpar- assembly. The chief of Khyber ency and good governance. Pakhtunkhwa's ruling party said that PTI would opt to sit in the opposition rather than renege on the core commitments made to 'JF-17 thunder fighter has capability to US, Bangladesh the nation. Khan also welcomed the introduction of 'Whistle- blower Protection & Vigilance compete with any modern fighter jet' Commission Bill' in KP Assem- armed forces bly calling it another milestone in 'strengthening accountability' in the province. Criticising the federal government over alleged complete irregularities in the Nandipur power project, the PTI chief claimed that the planned probe will be a cover up as Chief Min- CARAT 2015 ister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif him- self is directly involved in the whole mess like the Model Town NAVAL BASE IAAS KAHN: The 5th annual exercise Cooperation tragedy. According to a report Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Bangladesh came to a close at published in Dawn newspaper Naval Base Issa Khan, Oct. 4. CARAT Bangladesh 2015 consisted of on Monday, the passage of Khy- five days of shore-based and at-sea training events designed to address ber Pakhtunkhwa Prevention of shared maritime security priorities, develop relationships and enhance Conflict of Interest Bill, 2015, cooperation among participating forces. "We see CARAT as one of the which aims at preventing and U.S. Navy's best opportunities to address shared maritime security minimising the possibility of concerns, develop relationships and enhance interoperability," said Capt. conflict between private interests H.B. Le, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 7. "Now in our fifth year and public duties of public of- working together, CARAT Bangladesh has become the premier engage- ficeholders, in the provincial as- ment between our navies." In its 21st year, CARAT is a bilateral exer- sembly was delayed further af- cise series between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of nine partner ter the treasury and opposition nations in South and Southeast Asia, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cam- benches insisted the proposed bodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and law in the current shape would Timor-Leste. Though a relatively new participant, Bangladesh stands harm their interests. The bill says out as the only South Asian nation in the CARAT series and the exercise no public officeholder will make continues to make steady progress each year. Training events in each a decision or participate in mak- CARAT phase are tailored based on available assets and mutual exercise ing a decision related to the exer- goals across a broad range of naval capabilities. For the first time, USS cise of an official power, duty or Fort Worth (LCS 3) participated in CARAT Bangladesh. During his function if the public officehold- closing remarks, Capt. Le talked about the importance of Fort Worth's er knows or reasonably should participation. "This year the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth, one know that in the making of the of our navy's newest and most advanced ships, participated in CARAT decision, he or she will be in a Bangladesh," said Le. "Her presence was important as this was the first conflict of interest. The bill says CARAT since 2012 that we had a US Navy ship and crew training at sea that public officeholders mean with the professional and skilled Sailors from the Bangladesh Navy." the governor, the chief minister, During the sea-phase portion of CARAT, sailors from the Bangladesh speaker of the provincial assem- Navy trained aboard Fort Worth and participated in a simulated vertical bly, deputy speaker, provincial replenishment (VERTREP) exercise. Replenishment at sea (RAS) ap- ministers, advisors and special proaches were also conducted between Fort Worth and two ships from assistants to the chief minister, the Bangladesh Navy, the BNS Abu Bakr (FF-15) and the BNS Banga- parliamentary secretaries, bandhu (FF-25). "Being able to sail with the professional Sailors from MPAs, advocate general, includ- the Bangladesh Navy on board Fort Worth during CARAT was ex- ing additional advocate general, tremely valuable for both navies," said Cmdr. Christopher Brown, USS deputy advocate general, politi- Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer said on Tuesday the country is producing state of the art competitive defence products. The Fort Worth's commanding officer. "Not only did our Bangladesh Navy cal secretary, consultant to the indigenously built JF-17 thunder fighter has the capability to compete with any modern fighter jet, including the F-16, the minister said, while partners get to witness first hand Fort Worth operate at sea, they were chief minister and one who holds addressing the media after inaugurating the modern display center of Defense Export Promotion Organisation. Read: Pakistan wins first JF-17 order able to actively participate in the exercises with the crew while em- or has held a post or office with at Paris Air Show: PAF The world is showing great interest in purchase of this fighter jet because of its cost effectiveness, Tanveer added, barked. This type of training goes a long way towards interoperability the rank of status of a provincial according to Radio Pakistan. Further, the minister said Pakistan s defence products are also being exported to European countries and the United at sea, which benefits the shared security interests of both navies." U.S. minister, nazim and naib nazim States. Pakistan s defence products have the ability to compete with those that are the best in the world, Tanveer said Earlier, addressing the Navy divers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians also of a local council and members inaugural ceremony Tanveer said the government is encouraging made in Pakistan products to realise the goal of economic development. trained alongside the Bangladesh Navy's elite Special Warfare Diving of the subordinate judiciary. Utilisation of latest technology is inevitable in keeping with the requirements of modern time, he said. and Salvage (SWADS) unit in Chittagong and the surrounding area. 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. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Russian official rejects troops in Syria claim Russia is not conducting oper- ations in Syria involving its own ground troops and will not do so, Admiral Vladimir Ko- moyedov, the head of the low- er house of parliament s defense committee, said on Tuesday, according to the RIA Novosti United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon news agency. urged Iran on Monday to pressure Komoyedov, who on Mon- its ally Syria to reach a peaceful day had said it was likely that resolution of the brutal civil war Russian volunteers would trav- there. During a meeting with Irani- el to Syria to fight there, was an Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, also quoted as saying that Rus- Ban reiterated that there is no sia was blocking any attempts military solution to the conflict and by its citizens to fight on ei- asked Iran to exercise its influence ther side in the Syrian conflict. in promoting a political solution, However, Russia will con- his office said. Ban also called on sider extending its air strikes all parties to implement in good against militants in Syria to Iraq faith the nuclear agreement Iran if it receives such a request signed with major powers in July, from Baghdad, the RIA news according to a statement from his agency quoted the head of the office. Separately, Ban under- country s upper chamber of scored the need for Lebanon s pres- parliament as saying on Tues- idential vacuum to be filled as day. The speaker, Valentina quickly as possible, the statement Matviyenko, said Russia had added. U.N. Deputy Secretary- so far not received such a re- General Jan Eliasson is due to vis- quest from the Iraqi govern- it Tehran on Sunday as part of a ment. regional tour to discuss the human- itarian impact of conflicts in Syria and Yemen, according to spokes- New transporta- man Stephane Dujarric. Eliasson tion scheme to will leave for Riyadh on Tuesday before heading to Abu Dhabi on benefit 1,800 Friday, Tehran on October 11, and Istanbul on October 13 for a meet- Saudi women in ing on the refugee crisis. He will Riyadh then head to Geneva on October 14 for talks ahead of a humanitar- ian summit set to take place in The Ministry of Labor will Turkey in May 2016. soon start implementing the safe transportation scheme for Saudi women working in the private sector. In the first US warns against phase of the project, the min- istry endorsed the list of 1,800 Saudi women who will bene- 'egregious' restrictions fit from the scheme in Riyadh city. Under the plan, the ben- in contested eficiaries will have safe trans- portation to and fro between their homes and work places. South China Seas The plan will come into force in all regions of the Kingdom in the varied phases. The min- istry is implementing the scheme in cooperation with the Human Resources Devel- opment Fund (HADAF) and Takamul Holding Company. A source at the ministry told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that the scheme ensures safe transpor- tation for Saudi women staff working in the private sector. This is part of the initiatives to encourage a large number of Saudi educated women to take up jobs in private firms, especially in retail commercial firms and industrial sector. According to the plan, the SYDNEY : Some countries ap- ippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Tai- employer shall meet the cost pear to view freedom of the seas wan and Brunei also have over- of transportation of the female as "up for grabs" in the South lapping claims. staff. The initiative was China Sea, imposing superfluous Japan and China also have launched in the wake of a warnings and restrictions that conflicting claims in the East Chi- study, carried out last year, threaten stability, a U.S. Navy na Sea. The United States has and that highlighted the nega- commander said on Tuesday in called for a halt to China's artifi- tive effects of lack of trans- comments apparently aimed at cial island building in the area. port on productivity and at- China. Admiral Scott Swift, com- China says it has irrefutable sov- tendance of female staff in the mander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, ereignty over the sea and no hos- private sector. Around 46 per- said in a strongly worded address tile intent. cent of women face daily is- in Australia the United States re- China has also accused the sues with transport, com- mained "as committed as ever" United States of militarizing the pared to 27 percent of their to protect freedom of navigation South China Sea by staging pa- male counterparts. The lack of through the region. "It's my sense trols and joint military drills. The transportation companies and that some nations view freedom United States and China have the high costs of using private of the seas as up for grabs, as blamed each other for dangerous taxis or hiring a driver have something that can be taken moves during several recent inci- taken its toll on women em- down and redefined by domestic dents involving their aircraft and ployees. A report published law or by reinterpreting interna- ships. "Put simply, we will con- by the Council of Saudi Cham- tional law," Swift told a maritime tinue to exercise freedom of the bers also highlighted women s conference in Sydney. "Some na- seas for all nations, because we problems in commuting to tions continue to impose super- know from painful past experi- work due to the absence of fluous warnings and restrictions ence, to shirk this responsibility public transport. on freedom of the seas in their and obligation, puts much more exclusive economic zones and at risk than any one nation's mar- Nearly 100 migrants are reported IOM said in a statement. A total A total of 1,830 people were operating under the aegis of EU claim territorial water rights that itime interests," Swift said. Denmark moves to have died in the Mediterranean of 557,899 migrants and refugees brought ashore in six different op- Navfor Med will have new pow- are inconsistent with (the Unit- China last month said it was off Libya since Sunday, the Inter- have arrived in Europe across the erations to save passengers in four ers to tackle the people smugglers ed Nations Convention on the "extremely concerned" about a to tighten national Organization for Migra- sea this year, and 2,987 people stricken boats and two rubber din- who pack migrants and refugees Law of the Sea). This trend is suggestion by a top U.S. com- citizenship tion said on Tuesday, citing un- have died attempting the crossing, ghies, the coast guard said. Three into overcrowded boats. Members particularly egregious in contest- mander that U.S. ships and air- confirmed reports from the Liby- it said. Meanwhile, more than Italian vessels and one ship each of the force will have the right to ed waters." China claims most of craft should challenge China's requirements an Red Crescent. The figures were 1,800 migrants were rescued Mon- from Britain and Ireland, which are board, search, seize and divert ves- the South China Sea, through claims in the South China Sea by based on two sightings of bodies day from six vessels found adrift taking part in the EU Navfor Med sels found in international waters which $5 trillion in ship-borne patrolling close to artificial islands Politicians in Denmark have found near Libya's coast: 85 corps- in the Mediterranean, off the coast mission, were involved in the res- that are suspected of being used trade passes every year. The Phil- it has built. agreed to make it more diffi- es in one area and 10 in another, of Libya, Italy's coast guard said. cue effort. From Wednesday, ships for smuggling. cult to acquire citizenship in the country. The Northern Eu- ropean country last month cut benefits for asylum seekers in another move to deter an in- flux of refugees and economic Turkey summoned the Russian said in an interview with Turkish Syrian border, Turkey s army said. the violation of airspace with Tur- Whatever actions are taken entered Turkish airspace as a re- migrants. "Acquiring Danish ambassador to Ankara for a sec- television. The Turkish military What we are seeing now is a lot key. Dujarric stressed that this against Daesh and others should sult of unfavorable weather con- citizenship is something very ond time after a new violation of said on Monday that two Turkish of different countries and differ- really should refocus people s at- be in conformity with internation- ditions. special, and therefore it is also its air space by a Russian warplane F-16 jets were harassed by an un- ent coalitions operating in the skies tention to finding a political solu- al laws and international humani- At an emergency meeting, the reasonable that we now raise close to the Syrian border, a Turk- identified MIG-29 aircraft on the above Syria, Dujarric said. I tion to the brutal Syrian conflict, tarian laws, Dujarric added, using NATO transatlantic military alli- the bar for when a person can ish foreign ministry official said on Syrian border on Sunday. think it creates a situation that is which has already killed more than the Arabic acronym for ISIS. Rus- ance warned of extreme danger call themselves a Danish citi- Tuesday. "Two F-16 jets were harassed fraught with danger and very deli- 240,000 people and sent millions sia played down the incursion, say- of such violations and condemned zen," integration minister In- "The Russian envoy was sum- by a MIG-29 plane -- whose na- cate as we had seen on the issue of fleeing in 4.5 years of civil war. ing one of its aircraft had briefly the incursions. ger Stojberg said in a statement moned for a second time yester- tionality could not be identified -- on Monday. Those wanting to day (Monday) afternoon to for a total of five minutes and 40 become Danish nationals will strongly protest another violation seconds," the army said in a state- have to meet tougher require- of Turkish air space on Sunday," ment. It was not immediately clear ments on language skills and the official told Agence - if the incidents on Sunday referred be financially self-sufficient for Presse on condition of anonymi- to by the army and the foreign four years and six months of ty. Turkey warned the Russian ministry were the same episode or the past five years, up from envoy that similar incidents should separate. Russian warplanes have the current two years and six not happen again otherwise "Rus- been flying over Syrian territory months. Applicants will also sia would be held responsible," the since Wednesday, conducting air have to score better on a test official said. strikes on what Moscow says are about Denmark, answering The violation on Sunday ap- targets belonging to ISIS and other correctly on at least 32 of 40 pears to have been the second in "terrorist" groups in the country's questions. The questions cov- as many days after Turkey said northern and central provinces. er Danish current affairs, Dan- its fighter jets intercepted a Rus- The presence of planes from ish history and Danish soci- sian warplane close to the Syrian both Russia and the U.S.-led coa- ety. For applicants who have border on Saturday, forcing it to lition in Syrian airspace is fraught a criminal record, the period turn back. The Russian ambassa- with danger, the United Nations of time that has to elapse since dor had also been summoned fol- warned on Monday. U.N. spokes- their conviction before they lowing Saturday's incident. Turk- man Stephane Dujarric was speak- can apply for citizenship will ish Prime Minister Ahmet Davu- ing after Turkey protested to be increased by 50 percent. toglu on Monday warned that Moscow because its F-16 jets in- Under current rules, a criminal Ankara would activate military tercepted a Russian fighter that record results in a three to 20- "rules of engagement" irrespective violated its airspace near the Syri- year quarantine from obtain- of who violates its airspace. an border at the weekend. Two ing citizenship. "Even if it is a flying bird it Turkish jets were also harassed by will be intercepted," Davutoglu an unidentified MIG-29 on the 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. WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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A catastrophic airstrike on a stan, as well as our own mili- need for a longer-term engage- treatment of MSF staff. hospital capped a disastrous tary leadership, is that maintain- ment. I favour keeping 5,000 Mujahidin provide securi- NATO summit and choices week for US forces in Afghani- ing a level of (US troops) be- to 7,000 US troops in Afghani- ty to @MSF staff & lend mon- stan, but many Afghans remain yond 2016 is necessary, Ab- stan indefinitely, Michael etary help to patients during Defense ministers of the NATO member countries will discuss level of forces pres- terrified at the prospect of their dullah Abdullah, Afghanistan s O Hanlon, an analyst at Brook- capture of #Kunduz, invaders leaving, with the Taliban s brief chief executive said this week. ings institute told AFP, adding bomb civilians & hospitals, an ence in Afghanistan in Belgium this week. In the Thursday s summit, the NATO capture of Kunduz exposing the That view was echoed by Kun- American forces would be ide- official spokesman said on member states would make choices that would have a long-lasting impact on Af- lack of a credible alternative. duz resident and student Shek- ally teamed with several thou- Twitter. ghanistan s security and policies. Similarly, the United States is also considering a The bloody three-day con- ib Ahmed, who told AFP that sand more from other NATO/ Despite the insurgents quest of the northern city was Afghan forces were still in dire coalition states . - Propagan- high spirits, they have not yet proposal related to presence of the troops in the war-hit country. Unofficial reports harsh evidence that Afghan need of more and better hard- da win? - While the MSF strike made their case as a credible suggest that President Barack Obama will sanction presence of 5,000 US troops forces are not yet able to face ware. If the US wants to sup- in particular has generated glo- alternative to the Afghan peo- the insurgents on their own, port Afghanistan, then they bal indignation, there has been ple who remember well their beyond 2016. despite the US pouring in more have to fully equip the Afghan a more muted reaction to the brutal five-year reign of power, From Afghans viewpoint, the coming NATO summit and decision of the Obama than $60 billion to train govern- army, he said. - Alternatives - events of the last week among said Pakistani analyst Rahimul- administration would make it clear that to what extent they are sincere in the war ment troops and build their ca- According to the Washington many war-weary Afghans. lah Yousafzai. pacity since 2001. Post, the White House is The Taliban kill our people in They are largely seen as against terrorism, especially in the aftermath of the Taliban attacks on Kunduz and Meanwhile US forces, who studying plans drafted by suicide attacks and roadside an armed force which imposes Maimana. are officially tasked with an former chairman of the joint bombs... but the Americans kill themselves on the people. They advisory and assistance role, chiefs of staff Martin Dempsey our people in bombardments don t support democracy and Elimination of militants or forcing them to join the reconciliation process is a hard are finding themselves regular- to maintain up to 5,000 troops and airstrikes, Kunduz resi- they don t support human nut to crack. It is a thousand pities that the strike capability of ill-equipped Taliban ly engaged in combat with after 2016, against the 9,800 dent Khalil Khan told AFP. rights, he said. has grown despite presence of sophisticated foreign forces in the country. The US all the risks that entails, includ- currently in place. The US and the Taliban have But look at the perfor- ing Saturday s devastating air General John Campbell, the both been the cause of suffer- mance of the Afghan govern- and its NATO allies could get into a scrape if Afghanistan was abandoned at this raid on a hospital run by medi- head of the NATO mission in ings for our people. The in- ment, he added. They are not critical hour. The allies should go all lengths in safeguarding the achievements made cal charity Doctors Without Afghanistan, himself has pre- surgents, for their part, have able to provide security. The since 2001 in the war-hit country. They are not on the horns of a dilemma. Growing Borders (MSF) in Kunduz, sented five options ranging loudly trumpeted their victory economy is going down and which killed 22 people. from a small residual force to in Kunduz. A Taliban source corruption is rising. Because of insecurity demands presence of coalition forces to help the Afghan government and The strike, which MSF up to 7,000 men, according to told AFP the offensive in the this the people would be hard defeat the belligerent insurgents. branded a possible war crime the same report. The presi- city was a symbolic victory... pressed to support this govern- and which is now being inves- dent has indicated that he will we showed our power to the ment. The US should not jump to the conclusion that the war on terrorism is over now tigated, came after 11 people be making decisions this fall world . Another Taliban source At a press conference Mon- because different terrorist groups still pose serious threat to the world and region in were killed when an American about next year, US defence based in Pakistan said every day Campbell flagged the pret- general and to Afghanistan in particular. It is an open secret that Haqqani Network, military transport plane crashed secretary Ashton Carter said militant group in Afghanistan ty astounding progress made in Jalalabad on Friday. Now, as Tuesday. Campbell will head to was now praising the new lead- by Afghan troops, all the while Daesh, Lashker-e-Toiba and the Taliban are still enjoying safe havens in Afghani- the Taliban trumpet their victo- Washington this week where ership of Mullah Akhtar Man- underscoring they still needed stan s neighborhood. These groups are getting intelligence and financial support. ry in Kunduz, the White House he will be questioned in partic- sour. All the splinter groups external support. They contin- is again being forced to review ular by Republican Senator are now contacting us, the ue to be very, very resilient and Insurgents injured in Afghanistan during clashes are treated in Pakistani hospitals. its plans for the final exit of US John McCain, who has ac- source said. We are stronger they continue to need our sup- The war will continue to drag on unless the US forces were on the ground in Af- troops currently set for 2016, cused the Obama administra- than in the past. port in areas that we ve identi- ghanistan and Washington pressurized Pakistan to nab all those who are supporting the end of President Obama s tion of having until now ignored As for the bombing of the fied years ago that would be term. As far as I know, the view ground realities when it comes hospital, the Taliban were quick very, very tough for any army: terrorism. of US army generals and offic- to the withdrawal of troops. to contrast the strike with what intelligence, logistics, fire sup- Insecurity in Afghanistan would not remain limited to its borders but could spread ers on the ground in Afghani- Many analysts agree on the they claimed was their own port, he said. (AFP) to other countries. The blame will fall on the NATO for its failure to respond quickly to the existing and emerging threats. Afghan insurgents, flanked by regional terrorist organizations, are kicking up a row to prove their power to the world. Therefore, leaving the Afghan security forces alone to face them with minimal facilities will not be a wise choice. If the NATO member states are unwilling to leave their forces in Afghanistan beyond 2016, then they should chalk-out a short-term military strategy to eliminate shelters of insur- gents no matter where they are. Moreover, financial sources of the Taliban should be clearly identified and cut. In addition to that Afghan pilots shall be trained on emergency basis. Required military hardware including gunship helicopters, bridges, tanks and armored vehi- cles should be provided. These steps are vital to lay the axe to the root of insurgen- cy. Mere hollow statements about support to Afghan government and presence in military bases will yield no result. 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WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Bombing a hospital in The push and pull of extremism Afghanistan is the modern American way of war By Max Fisher the group had made sure all or cynical, whether the presi- parties in the war knew their dent is Barack Obama or George Over the weekend, a United facility s precise location. W. Bush, the Kunduz hospital States AC-130 military aircraft Jecs could not know it at bombing, or something like it, targeted a Doctors Without the time, but he and his col- is going to happen. Borders hospital in Afghani- leagues were being bombed That is not a case for shrug- stan, killing 22 innocent peo- not by the Taliban or the Af- ging it off, for obviating the ple and forcing the humanitar- ghan military, but by the Unit- United States of responsibility ian group to withdraw from the ed States government. An or guilt. Quite the opposite: It city. American AC-130 ground-at- is a reminder that Kunduz is the The incident, on its face, tack aircraft, which can func- war we ve chosen, not just in was surely the result of some tion as a kind of flying artillery Afghanistan, and that we go terrible human error, whether it platform, had pounded the into this and other bombing was the Americans who hospital from above. campaigns knowing full well launched the strike, the Af- The US-led NATO forces in the consequences. ghans who reportedly called it Afghanistan at first said they Kunduz will always happen in, or the many people involved were only returning fire against in a bombing campaign who did not realize what they militants who d shot at them For all America s advances were doing, though Doctors first. When it became clear they in accuracy when it comes to Without Borders had alerted had in fact destroyed a hospi- airstrikes, there is one problem the US to their presence. tal, Afghan authorities insist- it cannot solve with technolo- But regardless of any hu- edmilitants had been hiding out gy: You need someone on the man error, there is a deeper and in the facility. On Monday, the ground calling the targets. That not-at-all accidental cause to top US commander in Afghan- invites human error when you By Kenan Malik And yet, the radicalisation Politics of identity Palestine, and providing the il- blame, and it is the same thing istan walked back the claim that have it. In its absence, it forces argument looks upon the jiha- What gives shape to con- lusion of being part of a global that has contributed to the Americans had been under fire, you to pick your targets based It has been a year of unfolding dis journey from back to front. temporary disaffection is not movement. American bombing of so many and said the strike had in fact on some combination of guess- statistics. Some 400,000 refu- It begins with the jihadis as progressive politics but the Most homegrown jihadis wedding parties and innocent been called in by Afghan forc- work (e.g., US signature gees have attempted to enter they are at the end of their jour- politics of identity. Identity possess, however, a peculiar re- villages before: This is how a es. He did not apologize. strikes on armed young men Europe this year, many fleeing ney - enraged with the West, politics has, over the past three lationship with Islam. They are the war in Syria. A much small- bombing war works. This is Kunduz isn t an aberration: standing around in militant- and with a binary view of Islam decades, encouraged people to often as estranged from Mus- er, yet equally - but for most jihadis, the first define themselves in increas- lim communities as they are what a bombing war does. It is this is the war we ve chosen in held areas) and local proxies, significant number have trav- steps on their journeys to Syr- ingly narrow ethnic or cultural from Western societies. Most the war we ve chosen in Af- Afghanistan who may or may not be honest elled the other way. ia were rarely taken for political terms. detest the mores and traditions ghanistan, the war we ve cho- What happened in Kunduz or even minimally competent. Some 4,000 Europeans or religious reasons. The jour- These developments have of their parents and have little sen in Syria and Iraq, and the was, by all appearances, a ter- As the US and its allies with- have, over the past few years, neys were, rather, a search for shaped not just Muslim self- time for mainstream forms of war that, if history is any rible accident. But it is a kind of draw their ground troops but left to fight with the Islamic something a lot less definable: perception but that of many Islam. It is through the internet guide, the United States will accident that, all the same, is keep up the air campaign, they State of Iraq and the Levant for identity, for meaning, for be- social groups. Many individu- that most jihadis discover both continue to choose over and an inevitable and entirely fore- will be launching more airstrikes (ISIL). We know why people longingness, for respect. Inso- als within white, working-class their faith and their virtual com- over. When we treat it as main- seeable consequence of Amer- based on reports called in from want to flee Syria - but what far as they are alienated, it is an communities are often as dis- munity. How should we re- ly an accident or an aberration, ica s role in Afghanistan. Afghan proxies on the ground. draws thousands of young existential form of alienation. engaged as their Muslim peers, spond? Simplistic narratives we obfuscate that fact and ig- This is just what happens There will be more accidents Europeans to a brutal, sadistic There is, of course, noth- and similarly, they see their about radicalisation miss the nore what makes this incident when you lead an air war like Kunduz, more senseless organisation like ISIL? ing new in the search for iden- problems not in political terms, complex roots of homegrown truly terrible. against irregular forces like the death for which America is The conventional answer tity and meaning. What is dif- but rather through the lens of terrorism. Conventional solu- What happened in Kunduz Taliban: You bomb hospitals rightly seen as culpable. is radicalisation , a process ferent today is the social con- cultural and ethnic identity. tions, such as banning organi- In the twilight between Fri- into dust, you burn patients in War is never clean, never through which extremist text in which this search takes Hence the growing hostili- sations or censoring speech, day night and Saturday morn- their beds, you kill 22 innocent more than a menu of bad op- groups, or hate preachers , place. ty towards immigration and, for betray liberties without ad- ing, in the northern Afghan people for nothing. tions. In Afghanistan, our indoctrinate vulnerable Mus- We live in more atomised some, the attraction of far-right dressing the issues that make town of Kunduz, Lajos Zoltan And indeed, such acci- choices, broadly, were to keep lims with fundamentalist ideas societies than in the past, in an groups. Racist populism and extremism attractive to some in Jecs, a nurse with Doctors dents have been happening for a ground force that had not - the first step on a path lead- age in which many people feel religious extremism are both the first place. There is an un- Without Borders, was shaken some time. The UN has docu- won in a decade-plus of fight- ing inexorably to terrorism. peculiarly disengaged from expressions of social disen- comfortable question we need awake by an explosion. At first, mented 1,700 Afghan civilians ing, scale back to an air cam- What makes people vulnerable mainstream social institutions gagement in an era of identity to ask: Why is it that so many as he wrote on his NGO s web- killed by airstrikes just since paign that has a long record of is that they are poorly integrat- and in which moral lines often politics. intelligent, resourceful young ed into society. seem blurred and identities dis- There is, however, some- people find an ideology that site, all he knew was that the 2008. While it does not differ- killing civilians, or withdraw Radicalisation thesis torted. thing distinctive about the Is- espouses mass beheadings blast had been very close entiate based on who launched entirely and watch as the Tali- Radicalisation is a concept In the past, social disaffec- lamist identity: Islam is a glo- and slave labour more appeal- much closer than the usual the strike, the US has dominat- ban regains power. We chose that has caught the imagination tion may have led people to join bal religion, allowing Islamists ing than anything else society background noise of war. ed the air campaign in Afghan- the second bad option. We of many politicians and shaped movements for political to create an identity that is has to offer them? Jecs stumbled into the hos- istan since 2002, and the sto- chose Kunduz. much domestic counterterror change, from far-left groups to both intensely parochial and Until we are able convinc- pital to look for survivors. He ries of bombed civilians and It s the same choice we ve policy in Europe and else- anti-racist campaigns. Today, seemingly universal, linking ingly to address that, the out- found one patient killed on the wedding parties have been made many times before and where. The trouble is that most such organisations often seem Muslims to struggles across flow of European jihadis will operating table and another six around just as long. will surely continue to make. of the assumptions of the radi- to be equally out of touch. the world, from Afghanistan to not be staunched. burning in their beds in the In July 2002, the US bombed The United States often seeks calisation thesis are untrue. intensive care unit. I cannot a wedding party outside of to use military force in faraway For instance, a 2008 British describe what was inside. Kandahar in error, killing at conflicts but is neither able nor MI5 study on extremism in the Kundoz is not destination? There are no words for how least 30. In July 2008, in Nan- willing to use ground troops in UK that was leaked to the terrible it was, he wrote. The garhar province, as a group of most cases, and so falls back press observed that far from Ali Jan Khan and later on toppling and shame- tral Asia but also for the survival bombing continued for half an mostly women and children to airstrikes. being religious zealots, a large fully assassinating its allies of so- of confidential aides, let opening hour. By the end, at least 22 escorted a bride to her wed- That is not to say that this number of those involved in Rulers and policy makers in neigh- called Cold War, Col. Gaddafi of of a new front in Kundoz. What- people were dead: 12 Doctors ding, US-led airstrikes rained is a good choice, or even a de- terrorism do not practise their bouring Pakistan left with no op- Libya and Saddam Hussain of Iraq. ever might be the situation and Without Borders staffers and down on them, killing 47. That fensible choice. But it is a re- faith regularly . tion other than denouncing IS mil- Amidst US continue aggres- circumstances but recent past has Nor is it to true that would- itants when they ahead with fin- sion against Bashar Ul Asad in proved that militants are being 10 patients, three of them chil- November, another US-led air- minder of a truth that Ameri- gers from rest of the world over harbored in Pakistan s tribal re- be jihadis are particularly poor, Syria, opening a new front on the dren. The town of Kunduz had, strike on a wedding party killed cans don t like to acknowledge: what happened in Kundoz or be- door of Central Asia in northern gion with directing financing and just a few days earlier, been 37. In May 2009, an American This is what we resign our- uneducated or poorly integrat- ing happening in Northern Af- Afghanistan is not meaningless. patron of Saudi led US s Mus- overrun by the Taliban. It was B-1 bomber leveled the village selves to when we launch an ed. Researchers from London s ghanistan. Whatever might be Some of the Central Asian Repub- lim allies. Certain circles in Paki- the group s biggest military of Granai, just south of Herat, air war, whether in Afghanistan Queen Mary College found no claims and justifications on the lics are earlier suppressed by US stan under a well planned act, link to social inequalities or part of Pakistan but everyone is but some of them are reluctant to made public one and half year victory in 14 years and the be- killing somewhere between 80 or Iraq or Syria. No matter how poor education , while Marc well aware about the sanctuaries bow heads before Washington. old death news of Mullah Omar ginning of what many Afghans and 120-some people in what evil the foe or how necessary Sageman, a former CIA opera- of militants, exists on eastern side And the Kundoz unrest seems a when Murree talks generated rays fear will be the Taliban s recon- of the . and hopes regarding reconcilia- became known as the Granai the fight, on the red side of the tive who is now an academic step towards that. In recent past, quest of their country, now that massacre. On and on. pro-con ledger there will always Analysts throughout the some of the Arab countries includ- tion in Afghanistan. Talks termi- and counterterrorism consult- th the American-led force is leav- This is simply how these be Kunduz and its victims, world have expressed doubts over ing Iran had backed BUS led allies nated at 11 hour, thus allowing ant to the US government, ar- sincerity of several stake holders militants to assemble not only in ing. But this was not Doctors action against Saddam Hussain in sorts of wars work. Whether whether we admit it to our- gues that terrorists are often of , commenced soon Iraq or become mum. But after Kundoz but also in Nangarhar Without Borders first war, and American intentions are noble selves or not. (Vox World) among the best and brightest after 9/11 tragedy. Primarily war Saddam Hussain, similar actions and several other regions just to from caring, middle-class fam- on terror was successful but after taken against Col Gaddafi in Lib- compel the already weak govern- ilies . couple of years, it went wrong. ya, Husni Mubarak in Egypt and ment of Dr. Ashraf Ghani for Almost militants not only from bowing heads before US and its But if the conventional rad- now Bashar Ul Asad is on a resis- LETTER TO THE EDITOR neighbouring Afghanistan and Pa- tance move. ally, especially Pakistan, which icalisation thesis is without kistan but also from other parts In fact, earlier the slipping of is engaged in a proxy war against foundation, much of the criti- of the world slipped into disput- militants sheltering and harbour- India on the soil of Afghanistan cism that surrounds it is also ed tribal territory. These militants ing in Pakistan controlled tribal since a long. Recent US bombing flawed. Many critics argue that mysteriously grown and enabled areas towards Afghanistan s bor- on hospital and civilians at Kun- it is not religion but politics of establishing well protected der regions started when Pakistani doz has multiplied worries of al- that drives aspiring jihadis to sanctuaries. On such grounds, authorities dialogues with TTP ready war stricken Afghans. Lack of air support some of the analysts have been Compare to 1979, 1992 and terror. Western intervention in commander Hakim Ullah Mahsud dubious about victory of so-called failed in last quarter of 2013. 2001, this time situation is hos- Afghan security forces have bravely stand against militants and those who posed threat to the country s Muslim-majority countries, war on terror. Whereas former Hakim Ullah Mahsud along with tile for US led allies in Afghani- security. They have lost parts of their body but have ensured safety of citizens all the time. However, they suggest, has pushed many Afghan President Hamid Karzai several others killed in a US drone stan. Almost Afghans have real- they are faced with lack of heavy weaponry and air support which has marred their capacity. Muslims into the hands of the and some of his aides, really in- attack on November 1st, 2013 ized their previous blunders and After that Kunduz city fall to the Taliban last week, western media pointed the finger of blame to jihadists. This, however, is terested in return of peace and when he allowed his team for a deal. now they are well aware about Afghan security forces. However, the one who should be blamed is the foreign troops, who didn t provide tranquility in the region have lat- Assassination of Ahmad Shah motives behind imposed wars warplanes and modern weapons to Afghan security forces. Mere training is not enough. Thus, the Afghan merely a different form of the radicalisation thesis. Where the er on endorsed such doubts. Mahsud followed by internal rifts and hostilities. One could cap- government should urge the United States to provide warplanes, helicopters and modern weapons to No one can neglect the fact ture Afghanistan but they can- Afghan security forces. conventional thesis focuses on amongst militants and Pakistan that US is not alone in its strate- announced launching of what its not maintain their invasion over If the international community, particularly the United States is committed to war against terror, then the pull factor of fundamen- they should not sincerely support Afghan forces by providing weapons, fighter jets and choppers. The gies of establishing and expand- rulers and generals claims decisive this country. Instead of paving world should also mount pressure on Pakistan to restrain from its support to militant talist Islam, such critics stress ing its influence in all over the military action in North the ways for a new era of blood- groups in Afghanistan. the push factor of Western world. In Asian region, US having Waziristan, the main hub of mili- shed and hostilities, US led allies Abdullah Alemi, Khushal Khan Mena, Kabul foreign policy. some visible and declared aides tants. But before launching of the must realize importance of peace like Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, so-called decisive military action, and stability in Afghanistan. Fu- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must European recruits for ISIL are certainly hostile to West- with whom support first succeed- almost local, regional and foreign elling war flames and hostilities have the writer s name and address. You may send your letters to: ed in dismantling of its one time militants have been provided a in Afghanistan, this time could [email protected] ern foreign policy and are de- strong foe USSR and later on chance to flee. Some of them in affect the whole region in general voted to their vision of Islam. destablising of the Middle East. return of payment in dollars, land- and world in particular. Arab Process is still going on and Af- ed in Middle East for contributing world has already been made dis- ghanistan may be in the list. But in war against Bashar Ul Asad and appointed by US with reshap- at the same time contribution of some of them slipped into neigh- ing its own made Arab Muja- Disclaimer: visible and declared enemy Iran bouring Afghanistan. Now when hideen or Al Qaeda into Islamic in making victorious the US in the US led allies are facing failure in State or Dae sh. At the moment, The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) region is not less than Saudi Ara- toppling of Bashar Ul Asad in Syr- Afghans moving towards unity bia. With undeclared support of ia, therefore, it not only for meet- and they are burying their past and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. Iran, US succeeded in getting re- ing its nefarious strategic and eco- ideological and religious rifts just venge from former Soviet Union nomic designs in South and Cen- for their survival. 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. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

BERLIN: Just before 9am, hun- cess has been slow, and many ref- German authorities are over- teacher from the southern Syrian hitting my foot," he said as the Iraqi a non-profit organisation. Cover- tification papers. "The police took dreds of refugees have made their ugees have waited weeks to receive whelmed by the heavy workload city of Deraa, recalled encounter- refugee waited outside with crutch- ing the costs of the facility itself, my passport and made me sign a way towards the Senate Depart- documentation. that includes a multiple-stage reg- ing the Islamic State of Iraq and es under his arms. the services the group provides for piece of paper that says they own ment for Health and Social Affairs Abdullah, a 21-year-old Syri- istration process. "By mid-Octo- the Levant group on his way out Another Syrian refugee, Samir, refugees - clothing, food, sanitary my passport unless I decide to office, known as LaGeSo, to regis- an refugee from Latakia, has been ber we are planning to open a sec- of the country. The fighters de- 47, who was a lawyer back in Deir provisions, childcare, and German refuse asylum." 1.5 million refu- ter upon arrival in . in Germany for two months. Like ond registration site at a former tained and interrogated him over- az Zor, recalled putting his wife language courses - are only made gees? Speaking to Al Jazeera, the But the authorities are strug- other Syrians quoted in this story, federal bank, which will only be night - asking him questions about and children on a bus to Damascus possible because of nearly 3,000 Federal Office of Migration and gling to organise so many people he requested his surname be with- for first-time arrivals," she told Al his family - before eventually al- before he took off. He hopes to volunteers. RELATED: Germany Refugees explained it is filling 1,000 coming into the country fleeing held to protect family members Jazeera, adding the move was im- lowing him to continue his jour- bring his family to Germany once fears far-right radicalisation over new jobs to help process all the war and persecution in places such back home. Having already received plemented to "help lessen the pres- ney to Turkey. he obtains asylum, but said he's refugees While some problems, new applications. as Iraq and Syria. his registration papers, Abdullah sure on the LaGeSo office". From Turkey, Wasim risked worried it could take almost a year. such as clashes over sectarian di- In 2014, asylum seekers on Some new arrivals pull them- was summoned to the office to re- Refugees are given call num- the perilous journey by boat to He's grateful to Germany for vides, have occurred in some refu- average waited seven months be- selves up off the cold sidewalk af- ceive a monetary stipend as he bers and wait outside in the cold Greece. Once in Europe, he took opening its doors, Samir said, but gee centres, ASB's Patricia Ehred fore receiving an answer. The Ger- ter sleeping outside all night, col- works through the asylum process. for hours for their turn to register buses and walked many parts of frustrated it has taken so long to said their facility has been calm. man government expects an esti- lect their meagre belongings, and Yet he and his friend Muhammad [Ash Gallagher/Al Jazeera] the journey across Serbia, Bosnia, get settled. German authorities are "We have a house where people mated one million refugees to en- head to the office. Others come in were denied entry by private se- Hebbinghaus explained when Croatia and Austria before even- struggling to cope with the huge can go out and come in [without] ter the country before the end of from refugee centres by train or curity guards. 'Go back to Syria' refugees come in on trains from tually arriving in Germany. Every influx of refugees [Ash Gallagher/ feeling like they are in a prison," the year, however, it could receive bus. According to LaGeSo, nearly "They told us to go home, they neighbouring countries they are day for the last three weeks, he Al Jazeera] The government-spon- she told Al Jazeera. But that does up to 1.5 million asylum-seekers 30,000 people have arrived in re- [were] Egyptian and they were often placed in various refugee cen- has come to LaGeSo with the sored refugee camps are equally not mean meeting the daily needs by the end of 2015, according to a cent months. Accurate figures, cursing at us that we should go tres and each day are bussed to- hopes of his number being called. chaotic. In the Wilmersdorf district of their residents has been easy. newspaper quoting a confidential however, are difficult to determine home and fight. We're supposed gether to smaller registration facil- "It is almost better to go back to of Berlin, more than 800 people, While the building is equipped document with estimates far high- because many are not yet regis- to be able to go straight in and not ities. But many of those standing Syria," he said. Growing frustra- including 200 children, are being with toilets and sinks, it does not er than official figures. Discouraged tered. A single screen displays call have to wait in line," Abdullah told outside the LaGeSo office were tion Moussa, 29, has made the trek hosted in an ageing, 1930s govern- have showers. Residents have to by having to endure a lengthy wait numbers outside the LaGeSo build- Al Jazeera, pointing out there are refugees who came into Germany to the LaGeSo office each day for ment building that had long been use portable shower units provid- after their dangerous trips, many ing. When new numbers appear, not separate lines for those already through means other than govern- the last two weeks, despite having empty before their arrival. ed by volunteers. Although appre- refugees said they may continue those with matching tickets hustle registered and those who are not. ment-coordinated trains, and who a broken foot from a car accident. Local authorities have out- ciative, Dia, an 18-year-old Dam- on to Scandinavian countries if through the crowd to obtain their Monika Hebbinghaus, a may be at different stages in the "If I wasn't injured, it would sourced the administration of the ascus native, said he is frustrated they are unable to be registered registration paperwork. The pro- spokeswoman for LaGeSo, said process. Wasim, a 30-year-old be easier to wait, but people keep camp to Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, that he still has not received iden- soon. As Russia and Iran flex muscle in China's powerhouse indus- trial belt falls by the wayside Syria, the US is short on options QIQIHAR: The Zhongtian Textile Company once employed nearly 13,000 workers across the four Across the Middle East, Ameri- floors of a white, Soviet-style ca s traditional allies are watching building in this old industrial city, with disbelief as Russia and Iran about 1,500 kilometres north of the mount a show of force in Syria, capital Beijing. But today, the and they are wondering how it will whole complex, housed in a beau- end. The U.S.-led coalition, creat- tiful 120,000 square metre lush ed to combat the jihadi threat from park, lies completely derelict: heat- ISIS in Syria and Iraq, has been ing pipes are covered with rust, wrong footed by the Russian jets and lights turned off permanently. pounding the rebels fighting Syri- No investors are willing to take an President Bashar al-Assad, and over the 1965-built factory after it by an influx of Iranian forces. shut down in 2008. The question on everyone s On a recent visit, an elegant Now as China shifts its economy lished, owns a company that pro- mind is: will the United States and 60-year-old man - who joined the away from exports and invest- duces stucco and decorative ele- its European and regional Sunni company when he was only 19 - ments and towards private entre- ments made from polystyrene or allies intervene to stop President stood by the entrance, chatting preneurship and domestic con- glass fibre that are glued to the fa- Vladimir Putin from reversing the with former colleagues. sumption, countless cities across cades of high-end condominiums gains made by mainstream Syrian "Things first turned sour in the the country must again find new and Western-style private villas. rebels after more than four years 1990s, when the workforce was drivers of growth. China's ghost He told Al Jazeera he once made of war? Few are holding their cut to 2,000 people. Today only towns scare economists But no- roughly $16mn in sales, but the breath. Many say, often with ve- 28 of us are left on the payroll. We where is this need more pressing decline of Qiqihar's real estate mar- hemence, that the current drama is handle the most basic administra- as here in the three northeastern ket shifted his fortunes overnight. the consequence of ongoing West- tive tasks," said Zhang, who, like provinces - Liaoning, Jilin and His factory here runs at one-third ern inaction and U.S. retreat at crit- many Chinese wary of official re- Heilongjiang - that make up Chi- of its capacity and a smaller plant ical moments in an ever more un- prisals, asked that his real name na's rust belt, the heartland of in neighbouring Liaoning province controllable conflict, whose region- ligence among Syria, Iraq, Iran and sians." Added to U.S. reluctance, that Russian jets have targeted not not be published. heavy industry since the 1950s. was closed earlier this year. "In al dimensions are fast becoming Russia, a Moscow-backed net- the regional scene couldn't have ISIS but other Islamist rebels who What is causing China's eco- According to the Chinese govern- Qiqihar, people once used to queue global. Nobody in the Middle East work now runs from Tehran, been more favorable for Iran and are fighting against both Assad and nomic slowdown? "Transport ment, about 110 million people up to buy apartments. Now this is counting on U.S. President through Baghdad and Damascus, Moscow to step in. ISIS. As Reuters reported this costs were just too high to ship live in this area roughly the size of is over," Zhou said from the front Barack Obama. The gloomy pre- and via Hezbollah into Lebanon. Saudi Arabia and its Gulf al- week, Iranian troops and their our fabrics all the way down to Turkey. Xinhua, China's official seat of his car on the muddy road diction of most is that a war that The new axis is taking shape as lies are immersed in a war in Ye- Hezbollah allies plan to use Rus- southern China where they would news agency, has reported these leading to his new factory. "I had has killed at least a quarter of a the United States has withdrawn men against Iranian-supported sian air cover to launch a ground be cut and stitched into consumer three provinces were among the only two choices: cut down the million people and displaced half ground troops from Iraq and is Houthi militias, while Turkey is offensive in Idlib and Hama prov- goods like clothing. Gradually we four with the weakest economic cost of my products or step up the Syrian population is about to winding down its military pres- busy with its own Kurdish insur- inces, where the ISIS presence is became less and less competitive," expansion in the first half of 2015. the quality. Lowering costs would get much, much worse. ence in Afghanistan. While it con- gency. Over its head? minimal. That risks turning all Sun- he told Al Jazeera. Dying industry Among them, Heilongjiang per- have killed me so I went for the The conflict has taken a dead- tinues to police Gulf waterways But some analysts say Russia ni factions against Russia, while Stories of abandoned factories are formed particularly bad, with a second option instead." Western- ly trajectory throughout. It began from a base in and main- may be getting in over its head, Putin is already nervous about the aplenty in Qiqihar, the second-big- GDP declining by 4.2 percent in style columns made of glass fibre as a popular uprising against As- tains an airforce presence in Qatar entering a treacherous quagmire in presence of large numbers of gest city of China's northernmost the second quarter of this year, the lie on the floor in a local manufac- sad, part of the 'Arab Spring', then and Turkey, Washington appears Syria before it has got a grip on the Chechens on the ground in Syria province of Heilongjiang, which second-biggest drop among China's turing company in Qiqihar [Rapha- became a sectarian war with region- determined to avoid deeper mili- conflict it started in Ukraine, at a and about ISIS ambitions to build borders Russia. 31 provinces, according to the el Balenieri/Al Jazeera] Last year, al patrons such as Iran and Saudi tary entanglements in the Middle time when Western sanctions and up its presence in the northern This agglomeration, home to National Bureau of Statistics. his company invested about $6mn Arabia backing their local proxies. East. Analysts and diplomats say falling oil prices have hurt its econ- Caucasus. Sarkis Naoum, a lead- less than one million people in the Beijing's GDP, by contrast, rose to relocate the ageing downtown Military interventions by the turning point in Syria came two omy. "This is sheer opportunism," ing Lebanese commentator on Syr- metro area, offers a telling picture 8.3 percent over the same period. plant to a new site in the suburbs Russia and Iran have pushed the years ago when Obama and his said a veteran former U.N. official ia, said that if Russia decided to of China's economic slowdown. As China tries to revamp its of Qiqihar. The new locale, a war to the brink of a full-blown European allies shied away from with long experience as an envoy launch a wide-scale operation in According to data posted on growth model, attention has shift- former soybean oil factory, spans international conflict. responding to the Assad army's in the region. "They ve looked at the north, it would lead to a "war the city's official website, Qiqihar's ed to the country's rust belt, where across 100,000 square metres. Faisal Al Yafai, chief commen- alleged nerve gas attacks on civil- how (bad) we look and seen an on an international scale". If on the gross domestic product grew by vestiges of the socialist-planned The entrepreneur also bought tator at the UAE-based newspa- ians in the rebel enclaves east of opportunity. "It s a real gamble, other hand, Iran confined its mili- 5.3 percent in the first half of this economy are hampering progress new machines to cut down labour per, The National, recalled the Damascus even though the U.S. the first time they've sent an expe- tary role to shoring up and forti- year, more than 13 percentage made elsewhere. For decades, Qi- costs. Now his polystyrene blocks words of David Petraeus, the U.S. president had repeatedly declared ditionary force away from their fying an Assad-held north-west- points down from 2010 and well qihar workers in state-owned fac- are sculpted according to patterns general who led the surge of that a "red line". 'near abroad' since (the 1979 Sovi- ern coastal enclave and the capital, below the national average of sev- tories have enjoyed life-long jobs designed electronically. He also American military reinforcements "It was the point when the et invasion of) Afghanistan and Damascus, and avoided main- en percent. "The government has and free housing, a package com- upgraded his products with anti- into Iraq in 2007-08 - "Tell me how Assad regime and mainly the Ira- even that was on their borders," stream rebel-held territory close to been trying to tweak things here monly known as the "iron rice inflammable components in a bid this ends". After the Russian nians realized that the Americans said the former envoy, who de- the Jordanian and Turkish borders, for the past 20 years," said Micha- bowl". Now, with many factories to beat the competition. But the "surge" into Syria, he said, "Amer- are not serious, that they really clined to be quoted by name. "Pu- the conflict would probably not el Meyer, an American journalist plagued by inefficiency, China's key problem is transportation. ica and its allies now look like the didn t care enough," Yafai said. tin is trying to regain the loss of escalate much more widely. who spent three years in north- central government is going at great Despite being an industry leader only group without a plan". For that reason, he doubts Russian clout in the Middle East." This step (attacking rebels eastern China to write his latest lengths to revive this once-thriv- in northeastern China, Zhou said He believes the emerging mili- whether Russian intervention will Even Yafai says the idea that Rus- in the north) opens the door to an book about the region's transfor- ing powerhouse - with little im- he only supplies Heilongjiang and tary alliance between Russia and lead to a proxy war in the Middle sia can supplant the United States open-ended war in the region and mation, In Manchuria. "Frankly I pact so far. In August last year, neighbouring areas because ship- Assad s other main backers Iran East with Russia. "You have to ask in the region is fanciful. "They a declared (Sunni-Shi'ite) sectarian don't know what's the solution Prime Minister Li Keqiang un- ping his products to better-per- and Lebanon s Hezbollah does that question in a different way," don t have the financial power," war which could in the long term there. Maybe the solution is just veiled new policy measures for forming provinces in western and have an idea of "how this ends". he said. "What would it take to he said. "They don t need to be transform to a second Afghanistan to do the capitalistic thing and let northeastern China, including in- southern China is just too costly. The same is true of ISIS, he said. make the Americans intervene? that involved because the Ameri- for the Russians, and they won t these industries die out," Meyer vestment in infrastructure - rail- Weather conditions are another The end for the Assad family, Would it take children and women cans are leaving so even a small be able to win it," Naoum said. said. Many of China's state-owned ways, highways, airports, power challenge. He has to stop produc- he argues, is its survival. being slaughtered? Well that hap- presence will be enough to have a Moscow's critics as well as non- enterprises such as Zhongtian Tex- grids - and more support for new tion every year from November to For ISIS, it is to carve out and pened. Will it take millions of peo- significant impact." Open-ended ISIS rebels say the Russian and tile have already been scrapped industries such as robotics and tur- March, when frigid temperatures consolidate the caliphate it de- ple on the move? That happened. war The Assad government, Syria Iranian intervention will draw more during the first big wave of reforms bines. He personally made a two- make it impossible to work in these clared in large swathes of Syria and Will it take hundreds of thousands watchers say, has been lucky with Sunni foreign fighters and jihadists carried out in the late 1990s by day trip to Jilin province in April huge, unheated barracks built de- Iraq last year. But for Russia and of civilians murdered? Well that its enemies as well as its allies. into Syria. "What will Putin do Zhu Rongji, then China's prime this year, as did President Xi Jin- cades ago by the Soviet Union. Iran, it is "nothing less than the happened," Yafai told Reuters. What may alter this calculus, some then?" asked Naoum. "If this bat- minister. Thousands were priva- ping in July. Fading entrepreneur- "But workers' paychecks are still replacement of the U.S.-Israel axis "America wasn t willing at any analysts say, is if Russia and Iran tle takes place then Putin would tised or liquidated and close to 40 ial spirit Meanwhile, private en- paid throughout winter," he said with one of their own". A new ax- point to intervene so why now move to recapture areas of north- drag himself and the world into a million people, government data trepreneurs are also finding it more proudly while showing off his fa- isis With the Kremlin's creation in would it suddenly intervene? It is western Syria seized by insurgents predicament whose beginning is show, were laid off in this painful difficult to operate. Zhou, 40, who cilities. "And I keep myself busy Baghdad of a center to share intel- a free field for Putin and the Rus- earlier this year. It is in that area known but whose end is not." process. also didn't want his real name pub- looking out for new clients." 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. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Oil steadies on signals for joint market support by producers

LONDON : Oil steadied on Tuesday after a session of hefty gains on signals that the world's biggest producers of crude may act jointly to sup- port prices, which have more than halved over the past year. Russia and Saudi Arabia discussed the oil market in a meeting last week, Russia's en- ergy minister said, echoing de- mands by OPEC's secretary- Four Iranian government ministers the views of some analysts who that ministers publicly wrote this general for all oil producers to have broken ranks to warn of a say with inflation now down to letter shows the depth of the cri- work together to tackle a global possible economic crisis because 15 percent it was 42 percent sis and confirms what independent surplus. Brent crude, the glo- of the plunge in prices of oil and when Rowhani took office a economists have been warning bal oil benchmark, was trading other commodities, underlining the change of policy is needed. The about for some time, he added. 8 cents higher at $49.33 a bar- country s patchy recovery. government, fresh from a nuclear After years of recession, Iran s rel by 1008 GMT. It rose 2.3 In a letter sent to President deal with world powers that economy grew by three percent percent on Monday. The U.S. Hassan Rowhani that was pub- should see nuclear-related sanc- last year, but with 25 percent of benchmark, West Texas Inter- lished by newspapers Monday, tions lifted in the coming months, graduates unemployed and infla- mediate crude, was 16 cents the ministers of economy, indus- is trying to attract foreign cash into tion still high, the recovery remains lower at $46.10 a barrel. The try, labor and defense said incom- sectors long starved of investment. vulnerable. Middle class and poor contract gained 1.6 percent in patible policies were causing However, Mohammad Gholi Iranians have seen their purchas- the previous session. "The harm. If urgent action is not tak- Yousefi, an economics professor ing power plummet since 2012, market is possibly moving on en, stagnation could turn into cri- at Allameh Tabatabai University when inflation peaked. The local speculation that OPEC and sis, the letter said, noting that in Tehran, said the letter had ex- rial currency had already lost two- non-OPEC countries will find capital was in short supply be- posed tensions over the allocation thirds of its value before Rowhani an agreement to cooperate," cause of falling income from sales of cash from Iran s own banks. took office. Sanctions saw Iran cut said Carsten Fritsch, senior oil of oil, metals and minerals. Iranian Almost half the banks resources off from the SWIFT banking sys- analyst at Commerzbank in media reported that the letter was is practically blocked by the gov- tem of transfers in 2012, leaving Frankfurt. sent one month ago. Rowhani s ernment, special customers and Iranian businesses isolated from in- OPEC Secretary-General government in its first two years banks themselves, he told AFP, ternational finance. When bank- Abdullah al-Badri said at a con- has prioritized tackling inflation, meaning it is not reaching business- ing curbs are removed under the ference in London that OPEC which spiked when money was es crucial to the economy. nuclear deal, firms many of and non-OPEC members printed after international sanc- Part of the money is also which have money frozen in for- should work together to reduce tions were imposed because of blocked by banks that have invest- eign accounts stand not only to the global supply glut. Iran s nuclear program. However ed the money in housing and malls, get it back but also to benefit from "There is one problem we the letter appeared consistent with hoping for more return. The fact easier transactions. are facing: the overhang," he said. He added that a $650 bil- lion cut in upstream invest- ments due to weak prices would Wall Street on Historic Pacific trade deal passes, soon reflect on the supply side and reduce production. In a sign of falling exports, Iran's crude oil sales were on edge as Q3 faces skeptics in US Congress track to slip to the lowest in seven months as its main Asian Twelve Pacific Rim countries on customers are buying less than Monday reached the most ambi- before. The drop counters ex- earnings season tious trade pact in a generation, pectations that Iran's exports aiming to liberalize commerce in would rise after Tehran and six 40 percent of the world's econo- world powers reached a nucle- my in a deal that faces skepticism ar agreement on July 14, al- gets underway from U.S. lawmakers. though sanctions are unlikely The Trans-Pacific Partnership to be officially relaxed until next (TPP) pact struck in Atlanta after year. Investors also awaited marathon talks could reshape in- further signals from U.S. gov- dustries, change the cost of prod- ernment data on crude invento- ucts from cheese to cancer treat- ries this week. Some analysts ments and have repercussions for predicted the data would show drug companies and automakers. further builds in crude stocks, Tired negotiators worked putting oil prices under renewed round the clock over the weekend pressure. A Reuters poll on to settle tough issues such as mo- Monday indicated U.S. crude nopoly rights for new biotech stockpiles rose last week for a drugs. New Zealand's demand for second straight week, gaining greater access for its dairy exports 1.8 million barrels on average. was only settled at 5 a.m. EDT The U.S. Energy Informa- (0900 GMT) on Monday. tion Administration, which re- If approved, the pact would ports official storage data on cut trade barriers and set common Wednesday, said last week that standards from Vietnam to Cana- inventories were up about 4 da. It would also furnish a legacy- million barrels in the week to shaping victory for U.S. President Sept. 25. Barack Obama, who will promote U.S. stock index futures pointed resistance point, will impact S&P the agreement on Tuesday in re- to a lower open on Tuesday ahead 500 Yahoo Finance Contributors marks to business leaders in Wash- tries must approve the deal. Five biologic drugs. Companies such as exclusive access to clinical data The deal between Australia, of key earnings, after stocks ex- 21 mins ago Stock Futures Pull ington. The Obama administration years in the making, it would re- Pfizer Inc, Roche Group s Genen- used to win approval for new Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, tended Friday's post-jobs report Back as Earnings Season Takes hopes the pact will help the Unit- duce or eliminate tariffs on almost tech and Japan's Takeda Pharma- drugs. An additional period of reg- Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, rally Monday, closing sharply Focus TheStreet q 22 mins ago All ed States increase its influence in 18,000 categories of goods. ceutical could be affected. ulatory review would likely mean Peru, Singapore, the United States higher. Traders will watch market three major averages closed within East Asia and help counter the rise The United States and Austra- The agreed terms fell short of drug companies would have an ef- and Vietnam also sets minimum action carefully on Tuesday to see 10 percent of their 52-week highs, of China, which is not one of the lia negotiated a compromise on the what the United States had sought. fective monopoly for about eight standards on issues ranging from if stocks can demonstrate a suc- or out of correction territory. TPP nations. Lawmakers in the minimum period of protection to Under the deal, countries would years before facing lower-cost, ge- workers' rights to environmental cessful retest of the lows ahead of In Europe, stocks traded slight- United States and other TPP coun- the rights for data used to make give drugmakers at least five years' neric competition. protection. what some expect to be a lacklus- ly higher on Tuesday following ter earnings season. The earnings Monday's rebound, after poor in- schedule picked up slowly with dustrial data out of Germany. Private equity house Abraaj raises PepsiCo (PEP) reporting earnings Shares in embattled German and revenue that beat expecta- carmaker Volkswagen (VWR) were tions. Yum Brands (YUM) is once again in focus, down 2.1 per- $191m for Mexico investment scheduled to report after the bell. cent after the company admitted The unofficial start to earnings that 8 million vehicles were fitted Private equity firm Abraaj Group has raised $191 million through Mexican season comes Thursday with Al- with the "defeat devices" that al- publicly traded certificates for investments in the country, it said on Tues- coa's earnings after the bell. On the lowed them to cheat diesel emis- day. Certificates of Development Capital (CKD) will be used to invest in data front, the highlight will be the sions test in the European Union, mid-sized Mexican businesses that have strong growth potential and which full trade report for August due at according to a report in German show capabilities of regional and international expansion, Abraaj said in a 8:30 a.m. ET. U.S. stocks closed newspaper Handelsblatt. statement. Target sectors for the CKD include retail, fast-moving consumer more than 1.5 percent higher Mon- Shares in miner Glencore (Lon- goods, healthcare, education, logistics and financial services. Abraaj said the day, extending Friday's surprise don Stock Exchange: GLEN-GB) first transaction using the development capital may be closed by the end of intraday reversal, as investors di- were off as much 6 percent after the year. Abraaj is a Dubai-based private equity firm which tends to focus gested the implications of the jobs more broker downgrades, which on emerging markets. In recent transactions, Abraaj with TPG Capital pur- data on the timing of a rate hike followed a stunning rally on Mon- chased a majority stake in Saudi Arabian fast-food chain Kudu earlier this and awaited quarterly earnings. day saw the company's stock close year. Abraaj has made 14 investments worth $350 million in Mexico, Co- Germany (DAX)- At critical 17 percent higher. lombia and Peru in various sectors since 2007, it said. Saudi Arabia s pension assets largest in GCC Public pension funds across the as an alternative to a pension. GCC amount to $397 billion, rep- Kuwait has the best capitalized resenting nearly a quarter of GDP fund, relative to the size of its econ- and $15,000 per national, EY s omy and citizen population. This GCC Wealth and Asset Manage- follows an initiative to recapital- ment 2015 report Fast growth, ize the pension fund from the bud- divergent paths , launched at the get since 2008, filling an actuarial FundForum Middle East 2015 re- deficit that had been estimated at vealed. GCC governments are re- nearly $40 billion. In international Apartment prices in Dubai have fallen 11 percent in the past 12 months looking at existing models of both terms, its assets relative to popu- and will decline further because of tighter regulations, rising inflation public and international pension lation are similar to those of the and a strong United Arab Emirates currency, industry consultants JLL funds to ensure they are sustain- UK s pension funds. said on Tuesday. Inflows of cash from troubled areas of the Middle East able. The size of GCC pension Qatar s pension assets are also helped Dubai s property sector recover from a crash in the previous funds is relatively low, compared sizeable relative to the population, decade, but that momentum has sagged since the end of 2013 and prices with employer-provided pension following a capital injection from are again in retreat, JLL and other real estate analysts say. Apartment funds in the UK, for example, the Ministry of Finance in 2012. sales prices in the third quarter of this year fell 3 percent versus the where these assets are larger than Since then, Qatar s General Retire- preceding three months and 11 percent year-on-year, while rents dropped GDP and funds per individual are ment and Social Insurance Author- 1 percent on both a quarter-on-quarter and annual basis, JLL wrote in a nearly four times the GCC aver- ity appears to have focused heavi- report. Authorities have set mortgage ceilings and raised transaction age. ly on investment in local equities, taxes to reduce speculation in the property market, while the UAE George Triplow, MENA including stakes in major compa- dirham is pegged to the U.S. dollar, which has gained 13 percent against Wealth & Asset Management Lead- nies. Areas which can benefit the the euro in the past year. These factors have combined to make buying er, EY, said public pension funds GCC pension funds industry: new property more expensive for foreign residents and foreign-based inves- in the GCC are only just coming levels of regulation and governance, tors, while a shortage of middle-income housing in Dubai is a growing of age, just over a fifth is invested expanded EOSB schemes and Shar- problem. This has led to a slump in the number of sales and a drop in in local equities. Two big issues ia-compliant retirement products. prices to more sustainable levels , JLL wrote. Prices are expected to are currently driving significant The emergence of Islamic re- continue softening over the remainder of the year and into 2016, before rethinking in the sector. The first tirement products is a development they again rise ahead of Dubai hosting the Expo 2020 exhibition, it is the sustainability of public pen- that is relevant to both expatriates predicted. House prices also fell in the third quarter, with sales down 3 sion funds for nationals, given the and nationals. To ensure that pen- percent on the second quarter and 7 percent year-on-year, while rents relatively small size of the funds, sion savings under Islamic schemes were down 2 percent over both time frames. Rents have proved more demographics and the gap between are in accordance with Islamic law, resilient because higher sales transaction fees and tougher mortgage re- contribution and benefit levels. they need to be invested in Shari- sukuk has been developed as a tem may find it difficult to cope vant to the actual retirement needs quirements have made it more difficult for residents to make outright Secondly, there is a growing recog- ah-compliant assets. However, Shariah-compliant alternative. with the needs of GCC residents. of expats. There will be a lot of purchases. Dubai now has 452,000 homes, up by 1,700 in the third nition by many employers that there are concerns about annuities, There will be significant We expect a shift in the retirement opportunity for local providers in quarter, JLL estimates. Some projects scheduled for handover to buyers end of service benefit (EOSB) which are typically purchased at changes in the way GCC pension ages of GCC nationals and chang- the region, especially in the Islam- in the second half of 2015 have been held back until 2016-17, it noted, payments received by expatriates retirement using pension fund pots provision is looked at in the com- es to be made to the EOSB ic retirement product arena, attributing the delays to the softening market and a desire among devel- are neither adequate nor suitable and the concept of a longevity ing years because the current sys- schemes to make them more rele- George noted. opers to phase projects in line with demand . 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. WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Shocking Revelation! For

Her last big screen outing was in 2010, but staying Anushka, Virat is away from the cameras doesn't affect an actor's craft, says Aishwarya Rai not her real love Bachchan, whose new film "Jazbaa" will hit theatres on Friday. Was she jittery about the facing the camera for the film after a break? "Today I'm saying it with experience...once an artiste, always an artiste," Aish- warya told IANS here. "People take a vacation, people take breaks... we are actors, who make one film in two years, and we are asked 'You are doing a film after so long, how do you feel'...there are actors who do a film once in two years...so this also happens," she added. Aishwarya, who was last seen on the big screen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial "Guzaarish", will be seen essaying the role of a lawyer threatened to fight the case of a criminal in "Jazbaa". Jennifer Lawrence BO Report Card: 'Singh is Bliing' is still rocking Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar's highly anticipated calls Donald action comedy film 'Singh Is Bliing' is receiving an enor- mous response at the box of- Trump 'politically fice. The Prabhudheva direc- torial has surpassed the Rs.50 crore mark in just three days added: "It can't be real." since its release on Friday. incorrect' Lawrence went on criticising The film, which collected Oscar-winning actress Jennifer the real estate magnate-turned pol- Rs.20.67 crore on its open- Lawrence feels Republican candi- itician. "I genuinely believe that ing day itself, managed to date Donald Trump is `politically reality television has reached the enthrall the audience over the incorrect` and that it would be the ultimate place where now even weekend where it collected "end of the world" if he wins the things like this might just be for Rs.14.50 crore on Saturday presidential election. entertainment. It's either that or it's and Rs.19.27 crore on Sun- "If Donald Trump becomes Hillary's brilliant idea," she said. day, taking its total to president, that will be the end of `I was watching him on the cam- Rs.54.44 crore. It is also Ak- the world,` the 25-year-old, who paign trail and one guy said, 'I love shay's highest weekend col- returns on the silver screen as Kat- Donald Trump because he's say- lection at the box office so During time off from the shoot of her film, 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', which niss Everdeen in the forthcoming ing everything I'm thinking and I far, read a statement. The is currently being shot in Paris, Anushka Sharma visited the famous film `The Hunger Games: Mock- just can't say it because of the PC team has been loving the sup- Love Lock bridge. The site is known for lovers writing their names on ingjay - Part 2`, told ew.com. Her factor.' And I'm thinking, 'You are port it has been getting from a padlock, locking it to the fence and throwing away the key to ensure co-star Liam Hemsworth agreed absolutely right. That's who I want fans all over the world. "Singh their love remains eternal. Anushka, however, did not write her cricket- and said: "I'll back you up on that." representing my country, some- is Bliing" also stars Amy er beau Virat Kohli's name on the padlock in the city of romance, but of Her other co-star Josh Hutcher- body politically incorrect. That Jackson, Lara Dutta and Kay her pet dog, Dude. The actress wrote 'Anushka hearts Dude'. The son called it "a publicity stunt" and will just be perfect',` she added. Kay Menon pooch scores over Virat, for sure.

If you don t like item numbers, Price hike puts US Disneyland don t watch them: Sohai Ali Abro ANNUAL PASS OVER $1,000 Disneyland has hiked rates for its With two hit films under her belt, Sohai Ali Abro is annual passes, a spokeswoman said soaring high on success. Having done item numbers on Monday, putting some prices in both films, the actress shares her viewpoint on the above $1,000 for the first time as controversy surrounding item songs . In a recent the Southern California theme park, interview with BBC Urdu, Sohai was asked about owned by Walt Disney Co, cashes her JPNA co-star, Hamza Ali Abbasi s condemna- in on growing demand during peak tion of item numbers to which she replied, I differ seasons. One daily pass was discon- from his stance because I believe you can t stop some- tinued while two costlier options one from doing something. You can only decide for were added on Sunday a move yourself and everyone has a personal choice. If you that provoked frustration across so- don t like item numbers, don t watch them, she add- cial media, with some fans saying ed. Her item number Selfiyaan from film Wrong No. they would not renew at higher rates. Suzi Brown, Disneyland Resort s received a lot of criticism from the local audience, but director of media relations, said the the actress refused to call it an item number . It s international tourist attraction gen- not like a girl is dancing amid random men who are erally raises ticket prices once a year. enjoying her dance moves, said Sohai in another The new annual passes will help interview with BBC Urdu. My character [in the us manage strong demand and con- film] is getting married in a family she is related to. tinue to deliver a world-class experi- She is just dancing as part of the celebrations. I don t ence, while providing more choices think family is involved in item numbers even the for guests to select the pass that best clothes and lyrics [in Selfiyaan] were not provoca- meets their needs, Brown said in a tive, she explained. Here s her dance in Selfiyaan.: statement. One of the new passes is On a question about whether or not she prefers do- similar to the discontinued option in ing item numbers, the actress said, I won t say any- offering year-round access, but costs thing concrete about doing item numbers or not, but $270 extra for a total of $1,049, with I am not very fond of doing them. limited extra benefits. 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. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 07, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Kimi Raikkonen impressed by Ferrari's progress through 2015

Rafa Nadal progressed into the second round of the China Open with a straight sets win against Di Wu. The third seed from Spain was forced to battle past the home favourite 6-4 6-4 in Beijing. Nadal broke at the first attempt but world No 230 Wu responded and the first set appeared destined for a tie-break until former world No 1 Nadal snatched the crucial break in the seventh game. However, Nadal broke twice from 4-2 down to wrap up the victory, in a set where only one game was won on serve, to get his campaign off to a solid start.

Kimi Raikkonen says Ferrari have Raikkonen acknowledges that "surprised" themselves with their Ferrari still don't have a car for all performances at some races this circuits, although he does believe season, although the Finn admits they have continued to make good the remaining weakness on their progress since the start of the cam- car won't all be solved this year. paign - as shown at Suzuka, a track With five races of the season which didn't automatically suit left - starting with the Russian GP their car but where Raikkonen and in Sochi this weekend - Ferrari sit Sebastian Vettel were only beaten a comfortable second in the Con- by Mercedes."Certain tracks are structors' Championship, two plac- trickier for our car depending on es and 159 points better off than the layout right now. We know they were at this stage of their when it's going to be a bit trickier, winless 2014 season. but we have surprised ourselves," The SF15-T has generally been the 2007 world champion said. the closest challenger to the Mer- "We expected Monza to be a bit cedes W06 in 2015, winning on more difficult, we were quite good three occasions, but Ferrari have there. [Suzuka] wasn't too bad even lagged further behind their rivals though it shouldn't be our favou- at certain tracks, particularly those rite place right now. But it shows with high-speed corners such as that we are doing the right things Barcelona and Silverstone. and improving things."

English football season, fans will have the opportunity to vote on skysports.com for who they think has been the best player in each of the Barclays Premier League, Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two, after Sky Sports teamed up Manchester United striker Antho- the end of September. with the PFA to be the digital plat- James DeGale says ny Martial has been named the Leicester's Riyad Mahrez and form for the Awards. Before the PFA Fans Player of the Month West Ham's new signing Dimitri vote opens each month, an expert bigger fighters than for August/September in the Pre- Payet were alongside Martial on panel will produce a shortlist of George Groves are mier League. the final three-player shortlist for contenders. Fans will then be able Frenchman Martial, who the Premier League, which was re- to vote for the player they think his targets joined United on Deadline Day duced from an initial shortlist that deserves the award. from Monaco for £36m, a record also included Bafetimbi Gomis The panel includes Sky Sports James DeGale has played down fee for a teenager, scored three (Swansea City), Odion Ighalo football pundits Paul Merson, Ian talk of a rematch with George goals in his first two Premier (Watford), Vincent Kompany Holloway and Peter Beagrie. Groves, saying he is only inter- League games, as well as putting (Manchester City), Graziano Pelle That trio will be joined by ested in taking on 'elite' fighters. in a man-of-the-match performance (Southampton), David Silva Mike Riley, general manager of the The only blemish on De- in the 3-0 win over Sunderland. (Manchester City), Jamie Vardy Professional Game Match Offi- Gale's record (21-1 KO14) is a The 19-year-old's performanc- (Leicester City), Callum Wilson cials, and Malcolm Clarke, chair- defeat at the hands of Groves es led Manchester United back to (Bournemouth) and Ashley Will- man of the Football Supporters back in 2011 when his British the top of the Premier League for iams (Swansea). Federation, as well as the winning rival took the domestic and the first time in over two years at Every month, throughout the fan from each month. Commonwealth super-middle- weight titles at the O2 Arena. But where Groves failed in his attempts to land world belts Marcel Kittel to join Etixx - Quick-Step after Giant-Alpecin exit against Carl Froch (twice) and most recently Badou Jack last German sprinter Marcel Kittel will month, DeGale beat Andre join the Belgian team Etixx - Quick- Dirrell in May to claim the IBF Step for the 2016 and 2017 sea- super-middleweight title. sons after being released from his A rematch with Dirrell is Giant-Alpecin contract. possible down the line, but first Kittel's move was made pos- up for the 29-year-old is a trip sible after another top sprinter, to Canada to take on Lucian Bute Britain's Mark Cavendish, left to in Quebec City on November 28. join African team MTN Qhubeka, And DeGale says fighters of who will be renamed Dimension the quality of Bute (32-2 KO25) Data next season. is what he is looking for in the The 27-year-old Kittel has future. What we learned The eight Tour de France stage wins to talking points from the week- his name but has struggled with end's big fight news and action form and health after missing most Speaking as he left for Canada, of this season because of a virus. DeGale told Sky Sports: "If he On Facebook, Kittel said: "I fancies it we can have it, but I have found a new team which has am looking at the big boys - the put its trust in me and wants to elite. support me in my goals. "I'm looking at [Andre] "I am looking forward to the Ward, I'm looking at Dirrell new challenges at Etixx - Quick- again, I'm looking at [Arthur] Step. They are one of the best Abraham, the big fighters. teams in the world and therefore "I just want to get in there being on the same team again as and box the best. I know on my my old friend Tony Martin. day I am very very hard to beat, "The team offers me a great so it's all looking good. and highly-professional environ- "Lucian Bute is a very, very ment, in which I can continue to good fighter. He had the title for develop, and having had Mark five years, defended it more than Cavendish in its ranks, has a lot of 10 times and he's still hungry. experience with sprinters." He wants his title back. In a team statement, Etixx - "I'm looking forward to a Quick-Step manager Patrick Lefe- competitive hard fight but the vere said on Monday: "We are way I am feeling in the gym and thrilled about the arrival of Mar- sparring, no one is going to beat cel. me." "He has shown incredible pure speed which makes him one of the best sprinters in the history of the sport. As a team we will do our best to put him in the right condition, building a group of riders around him."

Liverpool's talks with Jurgen has described him as a "master of Zeljko Buvac (right) is expected gland and put no timescale on his Klopp over the vacant manager's every form of training". to come with Klopp to Liverpool time away from the game. position at Anfield are progress- The pair have known each oth- if the appointment is made In his time at Dortmund, hav- ing well, according to Sky sources. er since 1992 when they were While this week's internation- ing joined in May 2008, Klopp It has emerged Klopp is the team-mates at Mainz. After their al break affords Liverpool more ended their nine-year wait for a club's preferred candidate to re- playing career, Klopp appointed time in which to appoint a succes- Bundesliga title, winning the Ger- place Brendan Rodgers, ahead of Buvac as his assistant when he sor to Rodgers, who was dis- man top division in 2011 and in former Real Madrid and Chelsea took over at Mainz in 2001. missed after Sunday's 1-1 draw at 2012, when they won a league and boss Carlo Ancelotti, and the Reds Klopp could also bring anoth- Everton, the club are keen to move cup double. hope to have him in place by the er of his former Dortmund coach- quickly. He also took the club to their weekend. If he does take over at es with him. Peter Krawietz, who Klopp, 48, is currently out of second Champions League final in Anfield he is expected to bring his never played professional football, work and enjoying a sabbatical fol- 2013, where they were beaten 2-1 former Dortmund assistant, Bos- specialises as a video analyst. lowing his decision to leave Borus- by German rivals Bayern Munich, nian Zeljko Buvac, with him. Bu- Zeljko Buvac (right) is expect- sia Dortmund at the end of last but Klopp struggled in his final vac is known as 'The Brain' due to ed to come with Klopp to Liver- season, but he has previously di- season in charge and the team end- his tactical knowledge and Klopp pool if the appointment is made vulged a desire to manage in En- ed up finishing seventh. 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. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 07 . 2015-Mizan 15, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:69 Price: Afs.15 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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