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Mattis, 36 rebels Dunford to testify on killed in Trump's raids New Strategy AT News Report The US Defense Secretary James KABUL: At least 36 militants Mattis and Chairman of the Joint were killed and 15 others were Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph wounded in different crackdowns Dunford are slated to testify on within past 24 hours. Afghanistan late Tuesday night to In a press release issued here, the Senate Armed Services Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said Committee. Trump announced his that Afghan National Army strategy in mid-August in a speech (ANA) in collaboration with that critics said was light on Afghan National Police (ANP) specifics. Among the major and National Directorate of changes Trump shared was Security (NDS) personal has dropping any timeline for conducted joint operations against withdrawal. The president said the insurgents in different areas in US presence will be based on Nangarhar , Laghman , Kapisa , conditions on the ground. He also Paktia , MaidanWardak , Logar , said he plans to put more pressure Kandahar , Oruzgan , Farah , on Pakistan to target terrorists’ safe Badghis , Ghor , Jawzjan , Faryab havens within its borders and , Kundoz , Balkh , Badakhshan called on India to contribute more and Helmand provinces. to the fight in Afghanistan. But Statement said that in these questions remain about what operations 36 insurgents including specifically the administration is two Daesh affiliates were killed seeking from India, how it plans and 15 others were injured. to avoid stoking conflict between During these operations in the India and Pakistan and how past 24 hours, Afghan National specifically it will pressure and Defense Security forces Pakistan to do more on terrorism. shelled and bombed the enemies’ Recently, Mattis visited New positions by artilleries and air Delhi and said India and the United force During these operations, 15 States "resolve to work together Taliban terrorists were killed in to eradicate this scourge" of Seyagerd district of Parwan. Seven terrorism. Indian Defense Minister insurgents were killed and some Nirmala Sitharaman said her Inaugurating Afghan Medical amount of weapon and country is prepared to step up the Council, President Ashraf Ghani India is thinking about establishing Meanwhile, the International ammunition destroyed in Chora development aid and training of on Tuesday said that selling poor a free trade zone for Afghan goods Chamber of Commerce stressed the district of Oruzgan. Four Afghan officers it has already been quality drugs in the country can't in order to increase the export of need for such zones inside insurgents were killed and five providing, but said they have"made be tolerated anymore. Afghan products to other Afghanistan. others were wounded in it very clear that there shall not be Ghani said that pharmacies countries, the Ministry of Abdul Qadir Bahman, CEO of Ghormach district of Faryab. boots from India on the ground". should provide quality medicines Commerce said on Wednesday. the chamber, said they will send a Three insurgents were killed and The administration has also not to the citizens. Afghanistan’s exports will draft plan to government in the near five others were wounded in defined what ground conditions “Some pharmacies and considerably increase if a free trade future. EmamSaheb district of Kundoz. would lead to a US withdrawal, doctors are involved in poor zone is created in India, the “It is a good move. If India Similarly, two ISIS affiliates nor has it publicly said exactly how quality drugs deals and this commerce ministry spokesman gives this chance to Afghan were killed in Achin district of many more American troops are process cannot be tolerated Musafir Qoqandi told businessmen, they will be able to Nangarhar. Two insurgents were headed to Afghanistan. Mattis has anymore and should end,” Ghani TOLOnews. send their goods to other countries killed and one other was wounded said it's more than 3,000, but has said during the ceremony in the “For sure, these zones will be from India. But it will be better if in Nahre-Saraj district of refused to get more specific. presidential palace. built by India for Afghan exports these free zones are established in Helmand. Two insurgents were Reports citing unnamed officials The president also said that in order to send our products to Afghanistan,” he told TOLOnews. killed and four others were say it is about 3,500. the existing hospitals and clinics health services. “We have had good the importance of educational other parts of India and out of that Experts say free zones provide wounded in Alishang district of cannot meet the people’s demands. progress in the area of prevention, background of medics. country,” he said. “We welcome more facilities for investors as they Laghman. One insurgent was According to the president, but we have fundamental problem “Henceforth, the term ‘doctor’ will this move and it will be effective will not have to deal with taxes killed in Chak district of the poorest and most deprived in the area of treatment,” he said. be used based on certificates,” he for the increase of Afghanistan’s and customs issues if they use MaidanWardak province. SC-led team people have the least access to The president also emphasized on said. (1TVNews) exports.” these zones. (TOLONews) should address Nangarhar issues: Yasini JALALABAD: Wolesi Jirga member Mirwais Yasini on Abdul Latif Pedram, the leader of Tuesday said corruption and National Congress Party of insecurity had reached the peak in Afghanistan, on Tuesday said that eastern Nangarhar province, with the new strategy announced by illegal armed individuals increasing the United States will not make day by day. the country stable. Flanked by another lawmaker “This strategy in itself is a Faridon Momand, Yasini told looting strategy. No peace and reporters at the Provincial Council stability will be created as a result (PC) office here that the of the strategy,” Pedram, also a Presidential Palace should send a member of the Lower House in the delegation led by the Supreme parliament, said. Court for addressing the mentioned He claimed that the U.S. for failure. “A set of people betrays its country issues in Nangarhar. presence in Afghanistan is to for 15 years and then says we made mistake,” Nangarhar PC head Ahmad Ali control its resources, warning it Pedram said calling for their trial. “Yesterday, Hazrat and member Nasir would lead to heavy rivalry in the they were servants of America and today they Kamawal were also present at the region. He said that war is not the are critical of it.” press conference in Jalalabad, the solution for Afghanistan, and U.S. President Donald Trump announced provincial capital. Yasini first called for regional countries’ his administration’s strategy on Afghanistan in expressed his concern about the participation in peace efforts in the August, which calls for more pressure on militant deteriorated security situation in country. Pedram also blasted groups.Afghan government welcomed the Nangarhar and claimed corruption members of the former government strategy. (1tvnews) at reached the peak at revenue departments. He said the number of illegal gunmen had reached Field reaffirms thousands in Nangarhar where he alleged government appointments UK commitment were made based on connections. The lawmaker named no one but during Kabul visit said some national assembly members and powerful families KABUL: UK’s Minister for Asia were involved in the mess. Yasini and the Pacific, Mark Field, who said resolving the mentioned completed his two-day visit to problems in Nangarhar was not an Kabul, has said his country is easy task and only a Supreme committed to continuing its Court-led delegation could resolve support for Afghanistan in them. (Pajhwok) overcoming the legacy of over 40 years of conflict. “We work in close partnership with the government, and will continue to Hundreds of provide military, political and developmental assistance as this homes electrified amazing country moves ever closer to becoming a more prosperous in Kabul and stable state that provides real KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna opportunities for the Afghan Shirkat (DABS) on Tuesday people”, Field was quoted as inaugurated a 400-kilowatts saying in a statement from the electricity transformer, equipping British Embassy in Kabul on hundreds of homes with new Tuesday. It said the Minister for electricity in Kabul. Asia and the Pacific during his visit Denmark said on Monday it will send an Eng. Mohammad Tamim Safi, to Afghanistan met with President additional 55 soldiers to Afghanistan to boost Ashraf Ghani and expressed the security efforts. deputy head operations at DABS, UK’s continued support for the told the transformer’s inauguration With the deployment, the number of Danish Afghan government. He forces in Afghanistan will increase from 97 to ceremony in Kampani area that the highlighted the excellent progress electricity network cost three made on reforming the security 152. million afghanis funded by DABS. sector, addressing anti-corruption The announcement by Denmark’s Defense “Providing electricity to and making progress on elections. Ministry comes over a week after its soldiers’ people is DAB’s responsibility, Field stressed the need to focus on convoy was targeted in a car bombing in Kabul. but people should cooperate in political solutions as the key to “If the Afghan government loses control, maintaining these facilities, “Safi bringing a more peaceful and stable Afghanistan will once again become a haven for added. Afghanistan. Field also met with terrorist groups and we risk another wave of He urged locals to pay their Attorney General Farid Hamidi to refugees to Europe and Denmark,” Denmark’s electricity bills on time in order to discuss the progress made by the Foreign Minister Anders Samuelson said in a have reliable and permanent Anti-Corruption Justice Centre statement. The incoming Danish soldiers will electricity. (Pajhwok) (ACJC). (Pajhwok) be stationed in Kabul at the beginning of 2018. WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

the Association,” the mother of six vegetable production. “Previously, says. “Anything a customer wants I did not have the ability to buy or orders, we can make. We make equipment for a greenhouse and hijabs, wedding dresses, skirts, and technical knowledge to manage it. even coats for women and I had no work in the winter,” says children.” the mother of eight. Today, Gul Shirin has “We work with poor women customers in 20 villages in Salang on a small scale and on off-season district, in Parwan’s capital vegetables,” says Amina Askarzai, Charikar city as well as in Kabul. the NHLP Extension Worker in the She is one of hundreds of women Kabul region. “This program has in Parwan Province who have helped them find another source received support through of income, thus improving their activities, such as the VSLA, livelihoods.” NHLP, which established by the Afghanistan operates under the Ministry of Rural Enterprise Development Agriculture, Irrigation and Program (AREDP), under the Livestock (MAIL), aims to “I cultivate vegetables and sell them and also use them as food in my Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation promote the adoption of improved Rashid Khan home,” says Zarmina. She previously had no job, but after receiving and Development. agricultural production practices support from the National Horticulture and Livestock Project, she set AREDP started in Parwan and technologies, covering 33 up an off-season micro-greenhouse and received technical assistance Province in 2009 with the aim of provinces. It has reached over on vegetable production. creating job opportunities and 390,000 male and female farmers increasing the earning capacity of with improved technologies and rural residents by supporting the knowledge on horticulture and establishment of small-scale livestock production, as well as enterprises. The program works in post-production practices, such as six districts in the province and, finding markets for their products thus far, has established 868 and customer Saving Groups, of which 488 are interaction.Participating in for women. Each group is made Decision Making While NHLP and up of 10 to 12 members. These AREDP are primarily capacity Savings Groups then federate into building projects, the National VSLAs. Solidarity Programme (NSP), Most of the members in the which Fatana Rahmani was a part Savings Groups are women and of, aimed to improve service many run small enterprises. Abdul delivery by strengthening local Wakil Hamidpoor, AREDP development governance KABUL: Such is Rashid Khan's Adelaide Strikers in December. country. Afghanistan was Provincial Manager for Parwan, structures and empowering popularity that even a suicide blast Adelaide Strikers coach Jason catapulted into the elite club of Test points out that “previously, we did citizens to participate in the at Kabul's main cricket stadium Gillespie hailed Rashid's signing as nations in June and made its not have any businesses that were decision-making process on couldn't keep his fans away -- and a "major coup" when it was landmark debut at Lord's the owned and run by women in development in their communities. the teenager is now eyeing the announced last month. following month. Parwan.” There are now 12 shops NSP, which operated under the sport's big prizes as his "Rashid has set the world "I want to bring Afghanistan To date the Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Program has international profile grows. the cricket World Cup -- this is the established 99 enterprises of which 18 of them are owned by women. run by women in the villages and Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation alight in T20 cricket with his 62 VSLAs for women. and Development, worked to The 19-year-old leg spinner energy, enthusiasm, and great ultimate goal of my life," said The program aims to create job opportunities and increase the earning started playing with a tennis ball control for a young guy," Gillespie Khan, a comment that may not be capacity of rural residents by setting up small-scale enterprises. Additionally, the program has strengthen and maintain established 99 enterprises, 18 of Community Development in the remote and poor province said. "He has some great variations, as far-fetched as it sounds. which are owned by women. Councils as effective institutions of Nangarhar, but he has now can bowl stump-to-stump and can Former England captain Adam The program has brought for local governance and socio- starred in the Indian Premier be very hard to pick." Khan was Hollioake, who coached one of the meaning to Gul Shirin’s life, giving economic development, while League and will soon make his born during the Taliban's 1996- six teams in Afghanistan's her confidence and a way to not underlining women’s participation debut in Australia's Big Bash 2001 rule, when sport was domestic T20 tournament last only improve her life but also those in the process. “The condition of League. considered a distraction from month, believes the country "could of others. “Now I have four sewing women is much better now,” At last month's Shpageeza religious studies. He learned be top six in the world" within a machines and six apprentices, who Fatana says. “We can participate Cricket League, Afghanistan's cricket by studying the techniques decade. "I really believe the talent are learning to sew,” she says. “It in the decision-making process of Twenty20 domestic tournament, of Indian batting great Sachin and passion is here in this was a slow start, but the demand our village’s development, as well he became the youngest player to Tendulkar and Pakistan all-rounder country," Hollioake told AFP. for my products has increased. I as have an active role in take 100 T20 wickets as he helped Shahid Afridi on television, and Afghanistan Cricket Board earn between 15,000–20,000 implementing these decisions.” the Band-e-Amir Dragons to then practising outside in the dirt chief executive Shafiqullah afghanis (about $225–$300) a More than 35,000 CDCs were victory. Khan's success has helped with his brothers using a tennis ball. Stanekzai told AFP he was month after expenses.” established all over the country elevate cricket's profile in Khan, one of 12 children, optimistic about the sport's future With their own businesses, under the program, which has since Afghanistan, where most players began his professional career in in the country. women like Gul Shirin have been closed. The recently launched were introduced to the sport in Afghanistan's domestic league Cricket is going "from strength able to contribute to their family Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan refugee camps in Pakistan after where his deceptive bowling to strength" and there are plans to income and become productive Project (CCAP) will build on the fleeing the 1979-1989 Soviet technique soon caught the build five international-standard members of the local economy. “I work of NSP to further improve occupation. Even after a suicide attention of national selectors. At stadiums over the next three years, By starting small businesses Afghan women are empowered to can say that AREDP has changed service delivery to rural and urban bomber blew himself up within 17, he made his international debut he said. "We need five stadiums improve their livelihoods as well as play an active role in the society. people’s attitude,” says Abdul areas. CDCs will play an enhanced metres of the Kabul stadium, against Zimbabwe. Since then with capacity of between 15,000 Photo Credit: Rumi Consultancy/ World Bank Wakil. “It has worked closely with role under the CCAP. AREDP, killing three people, Khan's fans Khan has been on a rollercoaster and 30,000 as it is obvious that the community and this close NHLP, and CCAP are receiving continued to flock to watch him ride, taking 63 wickets in 29 one- cricket is the number one sport and coordination has built trust. Now support from the International play. They waved the Afghan day internationals, including the we have so many people coming PARWAN / KABUL has a long day ahead. national flag and chanted songs for fourth best figures in one-day to the grounds even in our domestic PROVINCES: In a valley in These women reflect small but we receive applications from men Development Association (IDA), and women in Parwan as they are the World Bank Group’s fund for Khan, some showing their devotion history -- seven for 18 against the games," he said. Parwan Province, Gul Shirin, 45, significant changes taking place in by painting his name on their West Indies in June. He is also the As the Taliban insurgency sits head bent over a sewing parts of rural Afghanistan. eager to start small businesses and the poorest countries, and the would like our support.” Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust bodies. "I play cricket to bring first bowler to take a hat-trick in marks its 16th anniversary, ethnic machine in a small room in her Benefiting from various victories for my country and to the T20 Caribbean Premier League, divisions deepen and civilian house in Hijan village in Salang government and donor-funded Improving Livelihoods Fund (ARTF). NSP, which closed Like Gul Shirin, Zarmina has in March 2017, also received make Afghanistan proud on the when playing for the Guyana casualties rise, cricket could serve district. A seamstress, Gul Shirin schemes and programs, they are world stage," Khan told AFP in an Amazon Warriors. "Now I want a greater purpose than just is sewing clothes for customers in improving their livelihoods and set up her own thriving small-scale support from IDA and the ARTF. enterprise, supporting her family. These stories bear testimony to interview in Kabul. to play against the world's best and entertainment, said Khan. the district and beyond. playing an active role in village This year, Khan became the to challenge the best teams on their "I believe the game of cricket... About 100 kilometers away in development. “I cultivate vegetables and sell Afghanistan’s unequivocal focus them and also use them as food in on empowering women and first Afghan to play in the lucrative home turf," said Khan. Khan's is a binding force and brings many Gul Dara district in Kabul Businesses Run by Women IPL, and he will also be the first ascension to cricket poster boy in ethnic groups together and can Province, Zarmina, 35, is checking Gul Shirin started her sewing my home,” she says. “I support ensuring that they participate in my family and the greenhouse has society as partners. As a result of from his country in the Big Bash Afghanistan has coincided with the restore peace and stability to her micro-greenhouse for unit in 2012 with a loan of 5,000 League when he turns out for the sport's stunning revival in the Afghanistan," he said. (AFP) vegetables that are ready to be afghanis (about $74) from the helped me earn money even in these and other similar initiatives, picked for sale. In yet another Village Savings and Loan harsh winter months.” many communities in Afghanistan district in Kabul Province, Fatana Association (VSLA) in her village. With support from the are witnessing change. Gul Shirin, Rahmani, 22, is busy preparing for She purchased material, a sewing National Horticulture and Zarmina, and Fatana are a meeting. As vice chairperson of machine, scissors, and other tools Livestock Project (NHLP), contributing and making a the Community Development needed to start her business. “I Zarmina set up a micro-greenhouse difference, whether at the level of Council (CDC) in her village, started my work from scratch, and received improved production the household, the village, or the Botazar, in Paghman district, she supported only by the loan from inputs and technical assistance on community. (worldbank.org) Rattling Afghanistan's powerful: Etilaat It's been a little more than a month since President Roz newspaper exposes corruption Trump announced a new strategy that involves sending more U.S. troops as advisers to the Afghan military. journalism for the money. Starting Etilaat Roz has rattled the Afghan out writing for a weekly at We're approaching the 16th leadership. that Afghans were taking the lead establishment with investigations university, he made $4 an article. into nepotism and corruption. anniversary of U.S. troops serving The Marines speak highly of against the Taliban, which clearly He founded the paper with a in Afghanistan. the new general here, Major has not been the case. Has that Photograph: Sune Engel $12,000 gift from two altruistic Rasmussen for the Guardian It's been a little more than a month General Ahmadzai. He's from the changed? friends. since President Trump announced area, which is important, and he BOWMAN: You know, it has The newspaper began as an a new strategy to send more U.S. worked closely with the Afghan changed a lot, Scott. When you and entertainment and business daily, troops as advisers to the Afghan commandos. They're the best I spoke five years ago, the which Daryabi hoped would military as it tries to train its own fighters in the country. And the Americans said the Afghans were bankroll his dreams of later soldiers. Marines praise him for his in the lead. publishing a newspaper dedicated Our Pentagon correspondent Tom aggressiveness and, of course, I went on a patrol with the to human rights. “There was no Bowman has been in and out of Marines like those who are soldiers, American soldiers and the media publishing our generation’s Afghanistan for the past decade. aggressive. Afghans. That was clearly not the ideas,” he said in between drags on He's there again with U.S. Marines But the leadership has been a case. a cigarette on the office balcony. checking out how things seem to real problem here. When I was here They all but had to drag the “We wanted the new generation to be going. He joins us now from the last year, again, with the U.S. Army, Afghan soldiers out of their base become the new leaders of Helmand Province. Tom, thanks so they praised the general here, to go even on a patrol. It's like night Afghanistan. So we needed our much for being with us. General Moeen, who turned out and day now. own media, our own voice.” TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: to be corrupt. The Afghans are doing almost Within a year, the money had You're welcome, Scott. He was stealing money set all of the fighting. But again, they run out and, as if to rub it in, SIMON: What have you aside for his soldiers' food. He was need some help with some of the Daryabi’s mother took his stacks noticed in your time with the recently sentenced to nine years higher level skills here, again, calling of unsold newspapers that clogged Afghan troops? in jail. And Scott, his predecessor in airstrikes, resupplying their house and sold them to BOWMAN: Well, Scott, I was was also fired for corruption. So themselves and so forth. But there's bakeries to wrap bread in. “She got here last year with the U.S. Army, the hope is that this current leader, no question that right now the about 6,000 afghanis ($87) for and they were advising the Afghan General Ahmadzai, will stick general leading these troops in newspapers it cost me $12,000 to army at a higher level. And now around and do the job. Helmand is very aggressive. But When his newspaper dropped its past two years, the paper struggles administrative affairs in which an make,” he laughed.Through a deal with the Marines here, about 300 SIMON: But as you present he has a long way to go. They've third huge exclusive of the year, to keep up with its own ambitions official encouraged promotion of with a printing press, he got off Marines, they saw the need to help all that to us, we hear about cleared some areas of Taliban, but proving that Afghan government and sustain 20 staff including Pashtuns at the expense of other the ground again, this time focusing the Afghans down at a lower level, casualties, desertions, corruption. there's a lot left in this province to officials had tried to discriminate designers and a cook. When the ethnic groups. on politics. The circulation soon closer to the front lines. And That sounds like a story we've do. A lot more places are controlled against ethnic minorities, Zaki Guardian visited, the work day had Etilaat Roz is a torchbearer in grew to 3,000 copies a day and the they're actually going out to heard before. by the Taliban. Daryabi did not immediately got off to a slow start because of a the Afghan media revolution that paper tapped into social media Afghan bases, something you BOWMAN: We have heard SIMON: NPR's Tom worry about retaliation. His first lengthy power cut. In front of has taken place since 2001, effectively. Its independence didn't see the army do. The that before for years now. But the Bowman in the Helmand Province, concern was how to pay his staff. blackened laptop screens, a according to Lotfullah Najafizada, earned it a reputation as an outlet American soldiers pretty much Marines here are optimistic. But Afghanistan - thanks so much, Etilaat Roz, or Daily handful of reporters swiped their head of TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s worth leaking to. stayed on their larger base talking one Marine I spoke with, he Tom. Information, punches above its smart phones for news. “I have largest 24-hour news station. “The Now Daryabi and his staff with Afghan generals. admitted it was kind of bittersweet BOWMAN: You're welcome, weight. From a modest apartment worked here for three years. quality of the work they do is revel in the kind of laborious SIMON: What do American being back here. The Marines lost Scott. office, Kabul’s smallest newspaper Sometimes I wait four, five, six something all readers benefit from. journalism that unfolds, commanders say about these new several hundred comrades here. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN K. has rattled the establishment with months to get paid,” said It helps Afghan media put more unglamorously, hunched over troops and their leadership? Thousands were wounded clearing SAMSON SONG, "GRACE a string of scoops, exposing Esmatullah Soroush, a politics stuff forward. In the past, there documents and spreadsheets. By BOWMAN: Well, they say Helmand Province. The Marines GENERAL") government nepotism and reporter. But he said he added that was this tendency to wait for examining dozens of ministries, they're steadily improving. The left here in 2014. And at the high NPR. All rights reserved. Visit corruption. Eschewing the support he wasn’t going anywhere. “Etilaat international media to put things embassies and consulates, Etilaat soldiers are. We went to a water mark, there were 20,000 our website terms of use and from politicians and power brokers Roz belongs to us as well,” he forward first and then follow,” he Roz recently documented how a graduation ceremony today of Marines here. But when the permissions pages at www.npr.org that most Afghan newspapers rely said.Its breakthrough investigation said. small clique of strongmen install some new troops. But they're not Marines left the Taliban rolled back for further information. upon has ensured the paper earlier this year revealed how the As Afghan media has grown family members in powerful sufficient in number. They're in and took back much of this NPR transcripts are created on editorial autonomy. But in a president, Ashraf Ghani, had so has solidarity against pressure positions, debunking government supposed to have 1,800 Afghan province. So here they are back a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., country with minuscule allowed a conglomerate to buy from officials and militants, which claims of breaking with the troops here. again not fighting but training. And an NPR contractor, and produced newspaper sales, the downside of government land at a 90% mark- protects small papers such as country’s toxic dynastic politics. But because of casualties, again, it's going to take some time. using a proprietary transcription such independence is a business down in return for financial Etilaat Roz, Najafizada said. “The After each scoop, the staff desertions and so forth, they have President Ashraf Ghani of process developed with NPR. This that is permanently on the brink support in the 2014 election. The sense of unity in Afghan media is scours national media to see how only about half that number. They Afghanistan has a four-year plan. text may not be in its final form of bankruptcy. “We never know if article prompted parliament to halt something I haven’t seen anywhere it is received. There is little do need more help with So some of the Marines who are and may be updated or revised in we’ll still be operating in three the sale. In a story that created else in the world,” he said. “They celebration. For now, he has to find resupplying themselves, Scott, in here now advising and training, the future. Accuracy and months,” said Daryabi, 29, the widespread outrage, the paper know if they go after Etilaat Roz, the funds to keep going. “All of us the field of medical evacuation, they could very well be back. availability may vary. The paper’s editor-in-chief. Despite a later published a leaked document they don’t just go after one paper.” decided: we will continue until we calling in airstrikes. And most SIMON: Tom, when we authoritative record of NPR’s tenfold budget increase over the from the president’s office of Daryabi was never in can’t,” he said. importantly, they need better spoke five years ago, we were told programming is the audio record. WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

By Ambassador Dr. Zia Nezam fastest growing city in the world. water and wastewater needs Astoundingly, it is a fast-growing comprises a viable water A fundamental responsibility of a city with inadequate plans and treatment/purification system, a legitimately democratic resources to meet the water and scalable urban wastewater government is to provide for the sewage needs of its residents. The infrastructure, piped drinking well-being of as many of its reliance on wells in the Kabul water transport from the Kabul citizens as possible. There can be metropolitan sprawl has been River tributaries, a vigorous, no well-being and sustainable extreme, as the dramatic drop in sustained public education and economic development for the water table indicates. public works campaign, and the Afghanis, if there is no or Historically, Kabul has largely destruction of illegal or dangerous EMERGENCY relied on water from the winter connections to the existing water insufficient potable water. Any KABUL: The Ministry of Defense hope in modernizing Afghanistan snows and the glaciers in its supply. CALLS surrounding mountains to All parts of the plan need (MoD) on Monday notified about must include far greater progress dispatching a team for scrutiny of in expanding the national water- replenish the watershed. “May robust annual investments, Kabul be without gold, but not notwithstanding the primacy of the mistaken airstrike in southern Police delivery infrastructure. Such Helmand province that killed nine urgently needed work must be without snow,” an Afghan proverb ongoing military and security pleads. operations. Afghan security personnel. accelerated even while the national Gen. Dawlat Waziri, the MoD 100 - 119 government secures military Coupled with scarcity of To understand the urgency of subsurface water sources. As supply is the contamination of so the water problem and its spokesman, during a press control of the national territory. aquifers collapse from conference here said a security Foreign assistance has been much of the subsurface supplies. impacts, please note that the consumption outstripping aquifer Hospitals Afghanistan’s National World Health Organization has checkpoint in the Adam Khan area invaluable in making inroads into recharge, new more expensive of Greshk district came under water problems, but more robust Environmental Agency has estimated the number of deaths wells must be dug and the threat FMIC Hospital indicated that perhaps 70 percent to children from polluted water mistaken attack late on Sunday and extensive public works of deadly sinkholes becomes afternoon by the Afghan Air Force raid will be examined and then it Behind Kabul Medical projects are called for. The of underground water for Kabul of Afghanistan is 15 times the total probable; although these is polluted, making it unsafe and number of all the war casualties (AAF) gunship. will be determined whether the observations offered herein focus consequences are far less grave Among the victims, eight were pilot mistakenly or intentionally University: on Kabul, the national capital, but unusable. The pollution, largely of the entire Afghan population. than the host of water-borne Afghan National Police (ANP) carried out the attack or it 0202500200-+93793275595 they apply with lesser or greater from human waste with chemical The Afghan people have diseases Kabul’s residents must and industrial discharge, foretells benefited greatly from donor personnel and the ninth one was happened due to wrong tip-off.” force to every Afghan urban area. endure. NDS member, he said, adding However, earlier today Abdul Water scarcity has been a fact the likelihood of serious and/or nation and multilateral The environmental fatal diseases to Kabul residents. institutions’ steadfast assistance. another five NDS personnel and Qadeer Bahadarzai, deputy Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital of Afghan life throughout history. catastrophe Kabul could be facing as many ANP were injured in the spokesman for the 215th Today, access to clean water by The young and old and those With their continuing essential will present another severe Pule Bagh-e- Umomi already ill or injured are the most support, the national and capital airstrike. Maiwand Military Corps, had Kabul’s five million inhabitants is challenge to all the national He said a task team at the head said the airstrike was conducted 070263672 increasing difficult. The capital is vulnerable. A modern Afghanistan authorities now must demonstrate stability efforts. must have healthy citizens. their redoubled commitment to of deputy chief of staff, Abdul by AAF on the basis of flawed four times greater than it was at Ambassador Dr. Zia Nezam Wahab Pilot, had been assigned intelligence from the NDS. the fall of Taliban mis-rule 17 The desperately needed finding solutions to Kabul’s is former Afghan Ambassador to creation of a coordinated multi- dangerous water pollution and with investigating the incident. There has been so far no word Khairkhana Hospital years ago. Commentators have Vienne, Brussels and Rome. “The whole process of the air from NDS in this regard. (Pajhwok) stated that Kabul is the fifth- year plan to attack Kabul’s urgent continued over-reliance on finite [email protected] 0799-321007 2401352 4-year-old Faryab child Indira Gandhi Children molested by teenager Hospital, Wazir Akbar MAIMANA: A minor child has investigation. Official of the Khan, Kabul 2301372 been sexually assaulted by a 17- forensic department confirmed year-old boy in Maimana city, the Jamaluddin was sexually assaulted. capital of northwestern Faryab Dr. Sameer Enayat, head of the Ibn-e- Seena shape for Afghanistan that would province, an official said on forensic department, said the little be achieved in collaboration with Monday. child was molested forcefully. Pul-e-Artan, Kabul international partners in order for Provincial Crime Branch Chief Mother of Jamaluddin 2100359 ensuring peace and stability in Brig. Gen. Nader told Pajhwok confirmed Fazal Ahmad sexually KABUL: In the wake of new US his accompanying delegation statement from the Presidential Afghanistan and beyond. For his Afghan News the 4-year-old abused her son using force, saying strategy for Afghanistan and South called upon President Ghani at the Palace received by Pajhwok part, Mark Field, said its country victim, Jamaluddin, hailed from it was not the first time Fazal Wazir Akbar Khan Asia the environment has changed Presidential Palac, according to a Afghan News said President Ghani had always been beside Bagh Zaraat area situated in the committed this immoral act. and new opportunities have come statement. Both sides exchanged expressed gratitude to the Afghanistan people and would also third municipality district of Earlier, he harassed a 70-year-old Hospital into existence for Afghanistan, views on various topics, including government and people of United remain as such in the future. “We Maimana city. He was sexually woman as well. 2301741, 2301743 President Ashraf Ghani told a the US strategy of Afghanistan and Kingdom for its assistances to are going to continue our support assaulted by Fazal Ahmad, a Fazal Ahmad, however, high-level British official on South Asia, peace and stability in Afghanistan in the past few years. and assistance in different arenas student of Maddrasa, he added. rejected the allegations against him Monday. British Minister of State the region and Afghanistan, Ghani said as a result of the US to Afghanistan. We also back the Police have arrested the and said he was being accused Ali Abad for the Foreign and upcoming elections, transit and strategy, the environment changed new US strategy on Afghanistan accused individual and referred him because of family disputes. Commonwealth, Mark Field, and trade, and other regional affairs. A and fresh opportunities took and South Asia.” (Pajhwok) to the attorney office for more (Pajhwok) Shahrara, Kabul 2100439

Afghan Invictus Team back Malalai Maternity Hospital home after winning two medals 2201377/ 2301743 powerlifting. Akbari, who lost his Banks legs in a battle against insurgents, said he prepared for nearly three years to qualify for the games. Da Afghanistan Bank “It was a good experience for 2100302, 2100303 us, because we managed to fill many gaps during the games, because we learned new things Bakhtar Bank there,” said Essa. 0776777000 Meanwhile, acting minister of defense Tariq Shah Bahrami has Azizi Bank hailed the performance of the Afghan Invictus team, saying these 0799 700900 athletes have performed well in the Pashtany Bank war and on the sports fields. “Two of our disabled officers 2102908, 2103868 Mohammad Essa and Nasir Ahmad won a bronze and silver medal for Afghanistan,” said Air Services Bahrami. In total 550 athletes from Safi Airways seventeen nations took part in the KHOST CITY: Hundreds of told Pajhwok Afghan News that if than 200 vehicles have been stolen; games. The Invictus Games is an protestors in Dwamanda district the police authorities and other but no one was arrested and none 020 22 22 222 international paralympic-style of southeastern Khost province on security personnel couldn’t curb of the vehicles were recovered. multi-sport event for armed Monday asked the Ministry of armed robberies and kidnappings, Actually security personnel have Ariana The Afghan Invictus team returned bringing with them two medals – services personnel. This was the Interior (MoI) to dismiss the they should hand in their done nothing in this regard.” home on Tuesday after taking part one silver and one bronze. third Invictus Games, an initiative provincial police chief and the resignations. “The police chief and The demonstrators warned of 020-2100270 in the 2017 Invictus Games in the Afghanistan’s Mohammad started in 2014 by Britain’s Prince crime-branch head for crime-branch head have share in all continuing rallies if the police chief Canadian city of Toronto – Essa Akbari won a silver medal in Harry. (TOLONews) incompetency and demanded their offenses that occur, such as and crime branch head weren’t referral to attorney’s office. robberies, kidnappings, drug referred to judicial organizations Kam Air The protestors numbering in sales.” and kidnappers not arrested 0799974422 hundreds blocked the Kabul- Another protestor, Jalat Khan, A few weeks earlier, the district Khost Highway for traffic for who was earlier kidnapped, said residents had conducted similar almost four hours in Borgai area of his abductors were identified but protest rally. Hotels the district. security officials took no step to Police chief, Faizullah Ghairat, Safi Landmark They alleged the Police Chief apprehend them. denied all accusations leveled Brig. Gen. Faizullah Ghairat and Another protestor, Dari Khan, against him by people, saying the the crime branch chief at the police accused security officials of protestors were provoked by some 020-2203131 headquarters, Col. Shir Dawood incompetency and dereliction of circles, who served personal Tanai, had no intention of arresting duty, saying they had secret hands interests. All criminals had been SERENA criminals but rather had joined in crimes with irresponsible armed faced with legal action and no one hands with offenders. An organizer men. “The crimes graph has surged had been set free, he concluded. 0799654000 of the demonstration, Haji Fateh, after the Ramadan month as more (Pajhwok) New Rumi Restaurant 0776351347 Internet Services UA Telecom 0796701701 / 0796702702 Exchange Rate

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1000.00 IRR 18.00AFN MAIMANA: Some sales women accommodate her family from its they often told the authorities associated with handicraft industry profit. concerned to construct a market in north western Faryab province “Over 200 women including for women where they could be accused government for not widow have established stalls on able to sell their products. 1.00 UAE addressing their problems and the roadsides in Maimana. They She said the Women Affairs 18.60AFN exploring market for their have been suffering from the heat Department had no specific budget products. of son in summer and cold weather to construct market for women The lack of proper place in the in winter,” she said. vendors. Maimana City Mayor 1.00 EUR market and import of goods badly “Since morning I sold nothing. Eng. Ahmad Javed Kewan said 82.20AFN affected the local market of I borrowed 10 afghanis from they planned to include the handicraft. As many as 200 women another woman to get bread,” said construction of a market in next have established stalls on Bibi Shah. year budget. He pledged the 1000.00 INR pedestrians to sell their products She asked the government to municipality would strive to in Maimana, the provincial capital. construct a proper place for economically and socially support 1055.00AFN Bibi Shah, 60, says she has women vendors where they could women. He recalled the started selling handicraft products be able to sell their handicraft municipality earned first position 1000.00 PKR when she was nine years old products. Sharifa Azeemi, Women in gender equality in the country. 641.00AFN hoping she would be able to Affairs Department director, said (Pajhwok) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Nawaz Sharif was elected the chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tues- of the Pakistan Muslim League- day advised his brother, Nawaz Nawaz (PML-N) by all the pro- Sharif, to consult his party work- vincial chapters of the party, leav- ers over matters instead of “those ing no chance for the opposition new leaders merely concerned with to show resistance. Referring to designation and cars”. While ad- Nawaz assuming party’s top post, dressing the PML-N’s general the Punjab chief minister said that council at Convention Centre, Is- the former premier was re-elected lamabad, where Nawaz Sharif was legally through the power of the re-elected the party chief uncon- parliament. Lauding Nawaz tested, he remarked that “some Sharif’s term as a prime minister, advisers and ministers gave wrong the Punjab chief minister said that recommendations to Nawaz Sharif Nawaz worked tirelessly to end as they only loved their designa- the load shedding from the coun- tion”. “Call party leaders and try, adding that 800MW of elec- workers for consultations and tricity will be added to the nation- make decisions in light of those al grid over the next 14 months. In meetings,” he said. “If we work the past, money has been embez- along with our workers, no one can zled which were meant for the elec- harm or threaten us in any way,” tricity projects, he said. Earlier, Bangladesh Foreign Minister said terrorist groups. Some 50,000 Ro- dress the extensive violence against added the Punjab chief minister. The Pakistan Muslim League- on Tuesday that in a meeting with hingya Muslims have fled to Bang- the ethnic monitory. The Myan- The Sharif family was the only one Nawaz (PML-N) re-elected oust- Myanmar's de facto leader Aung ladesh since the beginning of the mar government has also been ig- to face accountability, whereas the ed premier Nawaz Sharif as the San Suu Kyi, the two agreed on violence of the Myanmar forces norant to the global warnings and dictator has escaped the country party’s president for the period of creating a joint working group to against the minority on August 25. requests by international organi- and faces no resistance from the four years during its general coun- oversee the process of Rohingya The exodus of Rohingya Mus- zations and world public opinion opposition, he lamented. Criticis- cil’s meeting. refugees returning home. AH Mah- lim refugees to Bangladeshi border on stopping the violence against ing the lawmakers who opposed Nawaz has been elected unop- mood Ali told reporters that the city of Cox's Bazar has made var- the minority community in the amendments in Electoral Reforms posed as no one else contested Myanmarian leader has called for ious challenges for the country. country. Myanmar has so far re- Bill 2017, he said that no one op- against him. On Monday, the Cen- the Rohingya Muslim refugees Before the recent wave of violence, fused to give access to UN fact- posed the dictator that took over tral Working Committee (CWC) of come back to their country. The some 300,000 Rohigya refugees finding missions to investigate on on October 12, 1999, and also in- the ruling PML-N cleared the way Bangladeshi Foreign Minister also lived in Bangladesh. Myanmar's accusation of torture, fire attacks troduced Provisional Constitution for former prime minister Nawaz said that during their meeting they government does not recognize and massacres against Rohingya Order (PCO). “Is accountability Sharif to be re-elected as the par- urged the need for exercising zero Rohingya Muslims' civil rights and Muslims in the southeast Asian only for the Sharif family?” he ty’s president. tolerance against actions by the has not taken any measure to ad- nation. (AP) questioned. He went on to say that (Tribune) BSPleader shot dead outside Allahabad 728 r efu gees University;supporters torch bus,attack hospital in sh elt er in A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) lead- bullet injury on his stomach and er was shot dead outside a hostel was rushed to a private hospital Sr i Lan k a: near the University of Allahabad by Dr Singh where he died while in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad late undergoing treatment. Allahabad on Monday, police said on Tues- superintendent of police Siddarth day. Enraged BSP workers staged Shankar Meena said some empty Ma h in d a a violent protest and torched a cartridges were found in Yadav’s roadways bus demanding the ear- vehicle. TV?reports said on Tues- ly arrest of the culprits. Heavy day two buses were set on fire and police force was rushed near the a hospital was attacked allegedly Sam ar asin gh e Indian Press Crossing to control by BSP?workers. Police are inves- the situation. Preliminary investi- tigating the incident and an FIR will gations revealed Rajesh Yadav had be lodged after receiving a com- gone to meet someone at Tara plaint, officials said. A native of Chand Hostel with his friend Dr Duguna village of Bhadohi, Yadav Mukul Singh where he had an al- contested the Uttar Pradesh as- tercation with some people. sembly elections in 2017 on a BSP BSP?leader Rajesh Yadav, who was ticket. Reports said Yadav lived shot dead. Dr Singh told the police with his family at Haritkunj Apart- that some people attacked the BSP ment near Chandrashekhar Azad leader and opened fire at him at Park. around 2.30am. Yadav sustained a (Hindustan Times)

There are 728 refugees in Sri Lan- these refugees are presently locat- ka now under the care of UN Ref- ed, the minister said he was not ugee Agency, Ports and Shipping aware. “I don’t know, but the Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe Government must be aware. I will said. The Minister, addressing a inquire and let you know,” the press conference at the SLFP Minister replied. The Minister Headquarters in Colombo today, pointed out that Sri Lanka is not said they belong to 10 countries party to the 1951 UN Refugee and majority of them are Pakistani Convention along with India, Pa- nationals. Bringing out the statis- kistan and many other countries, tics of refugees in Sri Lanka as at and therefore not bound to keep August 31, 2017, the Minister said refugees permanently. there are 533 Pakistani nationals, “Despite that we look at humani- 113 Afghanistan nationals, 35 tarian aspect of the issue and act Myanmar nationals, 14 Syrian na- in keeping with the international A division bench of the Islamabad However, the IHC’s division ity court’s proceedings tionals, 10 Palestine nationals, 8 law. The Sri Lankan Government High Court (IHC), on Tuesday, bench, comprising Justice Athar and if the petitioner has Maldivian nationals, 7 Iranian na- has signed a Status Agreement in rejected two separate petitions Minallah and Justice Miangul Has- any objection on proce- tionals, 6 Yemen nationals and one 2005 with the UNHCR and ac- filed a day earlier by Finance Min- san Aurangzeb, observed that the dure of the accountability each from Somalia and Tunisia cording to it the UNHCR is bound ister Ishaq Dar, challenging the in- applications had become infructu- court, he can approach the among them. At the same time to send them to a third country as dictment order of an accountabili- ous. “This court has no authority SC judge,” Justice Minal- there are 605 asylum seekers in Sri soon as possible,” he said. ty court. Dar’s counsels had re- to interfere and look into the legal- lah said. In line with the Lanka pending the refugee status He also said the Government act- quested the IHC to set aside the ity of procedure of the account- Supreme Court’s verdict of the UNHCR. ed responsibly during the recent indictment order and stay the trial ability court,” Justice Minallah in the Panamagate case, Among them are 504 Pakistani agitation near the refugee shelter till the filing of the final reference remarked. Before dismissing the NAB had filed a reference nationals and 77 Afghanistan na- at Mount Lavinia that housed 31 by the National Accountability petitions, the bench clarified that in an accountability court tionals. He said the UNHCR has Rohingya refugees, adding that the Bureau (NAB). They argued that although the court had jurisdiction in Islamabad which on undertaken the responsibility to arrests made following the incident the finance minister might be giv- to look into any order. However, September 27 indicted Dar send them to a third country as showed that the Government acts en adequate opportunity to raise the petitioner had the right to ap- and directed the prosecu- soon as possible. swiftly against the law breakers. objection to framing of charges and proach the monitoring judge of the tion to start producing Asked by a journalist as to where (Colombo) its content before calling and re- apex court if he had objections over witnesses and evidence cording of the prosecution witness- procedure of the court concerned. from October 4 [tomor- es. Dar asks IHC to set aside in- “A Supreme Court’s judge is al- row]. Ishaq Dar indicted dictment order ready monitoring the accountabil- over corruption. (Dwan)

perity to the country, while follow- ing a political agenda which deviate the power centered on one person to a collective power.President Sirisena, noting the need to work in a manner so as not to create a con- flict between the Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary, point- ed out the need to exercise the con- stitutional power the Parliament Virtually launching the election campaign in Himachal Pradesh, Prime receives as the supreme authority Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the entire Congress party, of the country in a way which will including its President Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi and not be a challenge to anyone as well others were “out on bail” on corruption charges against them and called as the need for the Executive to en- the Virbhadra Singh cabinet as “government on bail”. Addressing a pub- sure the supremacy of the rule of lic meeting after laying the foundation of a Rs 1,350 crore 750-bed law by strengthening the democra- AIIMS hospital in Bilaspur, a unit of SAIL steel plant and an IIIT cy, human rights and fundamental building in the state, he said, “Everything here is on bail. The party rights. In the process of ensuring (Congress) is on bail, the government is on bail.” “Sonia Gandhi is out the supremacy of the rule of law, on bail in the National Herald case, similarly ‘yuvraaj’ (prince) is out on the judiciary's right to act indepen- bail in the National Herald case. Everything is on bail -- the party, its dently and impartially should be en- leaders and its government are out on bail,” Modi said. “This is a ‘za- sured, the President added. The manati sarkar’. When some people of Congress came to meet me, I told President also recalled with great them the chief minister and his entire family is out on bail, and why respect all the political leaders who don’t you change the chief minister,” Modi said referring to Virbhadra rendered a great service during this Singh, who is facing cases of disproportionate property and is out on 70 year-long prestigious history of bail. “Then the Congress people replied saying that our entire party is Sri Lanka parliament. The political on bail, our (Congress) President is facing corruption charges.” Taking a Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena today said the objective of the leaders, including the Prime Minis- dig at the Congress leadership, Modi went on to add, “Sonia Gandhi is unity government is to further strengthen Parliament through a consti- ter Ranil Wickremesinghe and the out on bail in the National Herald case, similarly ‘yuvraaj’ (prince) is out tution, which strengthen the rights of all the citizens in an undivided Opposition Leader Sampanthan on bail in the National Herald case. Everything is on bail -- the party, its unitary state. Addressing a special sitting of Parliament held Tuesday addressed the gathering and local leaders and its government are out on bail.” “Now tell me, don’t do we to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Parliamentary Democracy in and foreign distinguished guests, need to oust this government which is out on bail?” he asked the crowd Sri Lanka, the President emphasized the need of further strengthening including Speakers and Deputy which cheered with slogans of “Jai Shri Ram”. Highlighting the corrup- of the Parliament and said the assistance of all the political parties Speakers of Parliaments of SAARC tion during the Congress-led UPA government, Modi said, “Before 2014 representing the Supreme Parliament is expected in this regard. The countries participated on this occa- everyday newspapers were filled with stories of corruption. President invited all to commit themselves in bringing economic pros- sion. (AP) (Dindia) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Donald Trump rejects diplomatic ‘Posit ive Steve Bannon solution with North Korea's 'Little warns it will at m osp h er e’ be 'the end of Rocket Man' saying'we'll dowhat everything' if has tobedone' as Libyan s Donald Trump has appeared to bre-rattling, with Mr Trump tell- Trump dismiss the possibility of reach- ing the UN that the US may be ing a diplomatic solution with forced to "totally destroy" North p r op ose supports gun North Korea to curtail its nuclear Korea. “We are probing, so stay weapons programme, saying: tuned,” Mr Tillerson told report- control “We’ll do what has to be done.” ers, according to Reuters. “We ask, Steve Bannon has said it will “be In one of a flurry of tweets pub- ‘Would you like to talk'. We have p olit ical the end of everything” for Donald lished from his golf course in New lines of communications to Py- Trump if he supports gun con- Jersey, Mr Trump questioned ongyang. We’re not in a dark situ- trol in the wake of the worst outreach by US diplomats and of- ation or a blackout. We have a cou- mass shooting in US history. At ficials in Pyongyang - the exist- ple of direct channels to Pyongy- ch an ges least 59 people are dead and 515 ence of which had been revealed ang. We can talk to them. We do injured after a gunman fired on a over the weekend. Speaking at a talk to them. Directly, through our crowd of concert-goers from the press conference in Beijing, Sec- own channels.” He added: “We've 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay retary of State Rex Tillerson said made it clear that we hope to re- hotel in Las Vegas. The President the US had direct lines of commu- solve this through talks. I think has been a staunch supporter of nication to North Korea, and that the most immediate action that we the Second Amendment, and his immediate goal was to “calm need is to calm things down. avoided addressing the issue of things down” as the East Asian They’re a little overheated right gun rights during a White House nation has stepped up its testing now, and I think we need to calm speech condemning the “pure of missiles and nuclear payloads, them down first.” evil” attack. But Mr Bannon has and the US has intensified its sa- (Independent) warned the billionaire his core supporters would react in hor- ror if he were to back any move to restrict access to firearms, ac- cording to Axios. Asked if Mr Trump’s base would respond Israel seesAssadwinningSyria even more negatively to him tightening gun laws than support- ing an immigration amnesty bill, the White House Chief Strate- war,urges more USinvolvement gist said: “As hard as it is to be- lieve [it is] actually worse.” Israel’s defence minister said on to persuade both Washington and (CNN) Tuesday President Bashar al-As- Moscow that Iran’s expanding The Libyan dialogue committees the SC should contain 200 mem- sad was winning Syria’s civil war clout is the greater threat. In its of the House of Representatives bers and not just 145 as stipulated Mass protests and urged the United States to decades under Assad family rule, (HoR) and the State Council (SC) by the LPA – currently the SC has weigh in as Damascus’s Iranian and Syria has been an enemy of Israel, have agreed on the latest proposed 138 members. The discussion has against police Hezbollah allies gain ground. Avig- with their armies clashing in 1948, amendments to the Libyan Politi- also included extending the term dor Lieberman’s comments marked 1967, 1973 and 1982. While large- cal Agreement which will reduce of Constitution Drafting Assem- violence during a reversal for Israel, where top of- ly keeping out of the Syrian civil the capacity of the Presidential bly by another three months in ficials had from the outset of fight- war, Israel has tried to sway the Council from nine members to order to formulate an amended ver- the Catalan ing in 2011 until mid-2015 regu- world powers involved in the con- three and see the prime minister sion to what is proposed and larly predicted Assad would lose flict and cautioned it could strike appointed separately. The chang- whether or not a return to the 1951 referendum hit control of his country and be top- militarily to prevent Iran and es come as Libyan leaders met in or 1963 constitution is necessary. pled. “I see a long international Hezbollah entrenching further on Tunisia to work out amendments Both the heads of the two di- Barcelona queue lining up to woo Assad, in- its northern front. “We hope the to the LPA in reconciliation talks alogue committees, Abdualslam clude Western nations, including United States will be more active to finally work towards a solution Nasia of the HoR and Musa Faraj Monster demonstrations involv- moderate Sunnis. Suddenly every- in the Syrian arena and the Middle ing tens of thousands in Barcelo- to the country’s current political of the SC, have expressed opti- one wants to get close to Assad. East in general,” Lieberman said. stalemate. UN special envoy Ghas- mism about the remaining issues na took place in front of town This is unprecedented. Because “We are faced with Russians, Ira- halls around Catalonia today, san Salamé spoke of the “positive being resolved. On talks regarding Assad is winning, everyone is nians, and also the Turks and atmosphere and a clear conver- nominating the new PC members Monday. The protests, called by standing in line.” In late 2015, Rus- Hezbollah, and this is no simple students and others, opposed the gence of views” as members of Lib- and the prime minister, no new sia helped Assad turn the tide with matter to deal with, on a daily ba- ya’s rival factions discussed chang- names have been discussed nor violent repression of Sunday’s a military intervention that put sis.” Lieberman did not elaborate referendum. After people occu- es. The two sides will discuss fur- were any names thought of, accord- Moscow’s forces in the field along- on what actions he sought from ther the potential changes by con- ing to Nasia. Faraj has said that if pied voting stations to stop po- side Israel’s most potent foes - Iran the Donald Trump administration, lice closing them down, more than ferring with their teams and refin- and when the amended LPA is ap- and the Lebanese guerrilla group which Israel has been lobbying for ing the issues of contention. The proved, there will be a gap of some two million people defied the Hezbollah - opposite Syrian reassurances that Iranian and Spanish state and voted for in- focus will be on Article No. 8 which 50 weeks before parliamentary and rebels. The United States has fo- Hezbollah forces will not be al- stipulates who can appoint the presidential elections will be held dependence. Spanish prime min- cused its Syria operations on fight- lowed to deploy near its border or ister Mariano Rajoy dismissed military along with civil and secu- in the country. ing rebel jihadis like Islamic State - set up bases within Syria. rity posts. The HoR demands that (AP) the result, calling the referendum dismaying Israel, which has tried (Reuters) “illegal”. But Catalan president Carles Puigdemont announced, “We have won the right to an in- the Islamic State group (IS). The dependent state, in the form of a group, which claimed responsibil- republic.” He initiated moves to- ity for the Marseille stabbings, is wards a unilateral declaration of under attack and fast losing turf independence, saying that “Cat- across the remaining parts of its alan institutions must implement self-proclaimed caliphate in Iraq what citizens have decided”. and Syria. Collomb has defended Puigdemont had previously the anti-terror bill as a "lasting re- vowed to declare independence sponse to a lasting threat", but it within two days of a yes vote. has come under fire from the But his emphasis since the vote French left and human rights has been on calling for mediation groups. The law would give au- by international bodies, notably thorities the power to place peo- the European Union (EU). ple under house arrest, order house searches and ban public gath- erings without the prior approval Canada to of a judge. On Monday, an anti- discrimination group, SOS Racis- deploy soldiers French lawmakers are expected to me, demonstrated outside parlia- pass a tough new counter-terror- ment against provisions that will ism law on Tuesday designed to allow police to profile foreigners to Tunisia for end the country's two-year state and demand to see their IDs. "Peo- of emergency, with critics saying ple who are supposedly foreign- counter- it will expand police powers at a ers, black or North African will be Representatives of Libya's rival would meet again in a week to con- cost to civil liberties. The vote fol- stigmatised," said Thierry Paul terrorism authorities have made progress on tinue examining "points that are lows a string of attacks in France Valette, head of another anti-rac- amending a deal on a political tran- still outstanding". Mussa Fraj, a since 2015 and comes just two ism group Egalite Nationale, ac- training sition for the North African coun- representative of the Tripoli-based days after more bloodshed, in the cording to French daily Liberation. try, the special UN envoy said on administration, called the atmo- southern port city of Marseille The law, designed to replace Sunday. UN envoy Ghassan sphere at the discussions "posi- when a knifeman killed two wom- the state of emergency that France The Canadian military is con- Salame opened new talks in Tuni- tive". Abdessalem Nssya, repre- en. In Paris, a homemade bomb has been under since attacks in sidering sending soldiers to sia between the rival Libyan ad- senting the parliament in the east, attached to a suspected cell phone Paris in November 2015, would Tunisia as part of counter-ter- ministrations on Tuesday, less said the talks resulted in "very im- detonator was found in a building come into force on November 1. It rorism training, the Ottawa than a week after presenting a plan portant compromises to reform hallway in the wealthy 16th dis- was passed by the upper house Citizen reported. “Training to end the chaos in the conflict- the executive power", without trict on Saturday, prompting an Senate in July and is expected to could take place this fall and wracked country. "After a week providing specifics. Salame, who anti-terror investigation. Five peo- sail through the National Assem- would include courses cover- of joint work, we have reached con- was appointed UN envoy in July, ple were arrested, including one bly, where the ruling centrist Re- ing explosive devices against sensus on a number of important presented his roadmap to the Unit- who is on France's terror watch public on the Move (LREM) par- improvised explosives, medi- issues that need to be amended so ed Nations on September 20, out- list. Interior Minister Gerard Col- ty has a comfortable majority. The cal devices, snipers, tactical that this agreement corresponds to lining his hopes to give Libyans a lomb said the incident "shows that state of emergency was meant to intelligence, tactical planning developments in the situation in future. Under his plan, a new con- the threat level in France is ex- be temporary but has been extend- and infantry skills,” the Cana- Libya," Salame said on Sunday of stitution must be put before a ref- tremely high." "We are still in a ed six times in order to protect dian National Defence the 2015 deal. He told reporters in erendum, paving the way for elec- state of war even if Daesh has suf- major sporting and cultural events, spokesperson, Daniel Le Gammarth, on the outskirts of the tions. fered some military defeats," he as well as this year's presidential Bouthillier, confirmed. Le Tunisian capital, that the two sides (WP) added, using an Arabic acronym of and general elections. Bouthillier added that as part (AFP) of a Canadian counter-terror- ism capacity-building pro- gramme, Canadian Armed Forces personnel plan to de- ploy to train security forces in other countries to increase Drone strike kills 8 Hezbollah their capacity to maintain the security of their borders and the terror threats they may face. According to the Otta- soldiers in Homs,Syria wa Citizen, the Canadian De- partment of Defence did not disclose the destination to At least eight members of Hezbollah guerrillas were es close to the party reported that lost many fighters during battles which Canadian soldiers killed yesterday in a drone strike in Syria, the Syrian indicators point towards the Israeli against Daesh on Friday. Sources would be sent to carry out Observatory for Human Rights said. “An unidentified army because of similar attacks in close to the party said more than their mission, but according drone hit a Hezbollah position near the town of Sukhna the past. ten fighters were killed during fierce to Defence Watch, which in the eastern desert of Homs province killing eight The operation comes only two fighting in Homs over the past monitor’s Canada’s defence fighters and injuring more than 20,” Rami Abdulrah- days after the party received a days. industry, Tunisia will report- man, director of the observatory, told AFP. Media sourc- major setback in Homs where it (Reuters) edly be one of the countries of deployment which is ex- pected to last a month. Tuni- sia has faced an increase in jected the Sept. 25 referendum in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish terror threats after Daesh car- region and areas the Kurds captured battling the Islamic State ried out terror attacks in 2015 Kurdishlawmakersboycott Iraq group since 2014. The Kurds voted by more than 90 percent in against tourists. Daesh fight- support of independence. ers have regrouped in the Parliament has asked for harsh measures in response to the country since being driven vote, including sending federal troops to retake the contested out of Libya with Tunisians parliament sessioninBaghdad oil-rich city of Kirkuk, which is held by Kurdish forces but calling on the government to claimed by Baghdad. do more to prevent the return An Iraqi lawmaker says his Kurdish colleagues are not attending gion following its controversial independence referendum. Mo- Lawmakers also dismissed the ethnically mixed Kirkuk prov- of militants and the potential a parliament session underway in Baghdad as tensions escalate hammed al-Karbouli says the Kurdish lawmakers did not show for home-grown terror to fes- ince's Kurdish governor who supported the referendum. ter. (Reuters) further between the central government and Iraq's Kurdish re- up for Tuesday's session. The Shiite-dominated legislature re- (AP) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af By John Weight Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi The US-based American College of Advisory editorial board Physicians has called for “a ban on the sale and ownership” of both Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar semiautomatic and automatic assault rifles “designed to kill as many peo- Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir ple as quickly as possible” following the worst mass shooting in US his- Graphic-Designers: tory in Las Vegas, Nevada, Monday. According to Jack Ende, president Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada of the American College of Physi- Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: cians, “we must acknowledge that lack of a US policy to address gun Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 violence is the reason we have much higher rates of injuries and deaths Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan from firearms violence than other countries. Specifically, we call for a Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ban on the sale and ownership of Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press automatic and semiautomatic weap- hibited in the NSA’s charter – not through a ghost town. But mass change,” Ende said on behalf of one ons. These are military-style ‘as- quite as many people went on a limb shootings draw gun defenses almost of the most powerful doctors’ sault’ weapons that were designed to say their constitutional rights had immediately — almost all of which groups in the US. In anticipation of to kill as many people as quickly as been scrapped and forced a change rest on a Bill of Rights that actually counterarguments that if the killer possible.” ?The argument about in policy as a result of their com- gets trampled on often, with little had not used a gun, he would have The constitution says owning and using guns has often re- plaints. “The Fourth Amendment opposition to speak of. By com- found another means to impose de- volved around the US Constitution’s Right,” protecting US citizens’ rights parison, Sturm, Ruger & Company’s struction on society, netizen and Article 63: Second Amendment’s protection of to be free from unreasonable search shares had increased 6 percent in actor Timothy Simmons tweeted: Before assuming office, the President shall take, in accordance with special procedures set by law, the the right of citizens to form “a well- or seizure, effectively “goes out the pre-market trading Monday while “When a 64-year-old white man following oath of allegiance: “In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, I swear by the name of regulated militia” without infringe- window” inside NSA headquarters at American Outdoor Brands, once kills 58 and wounds 500 in fifteen God Almighty that I shall obey and protect the Holy religion of Islam, respect and supervise the implemen- ment. But the public health concern Ft. Meade, Maryland, Bill Binney, known as Smith & Wesson, saw its minutes from 1,200 feet with a tation of the Constitution as well as other laws, safeguard the independence, national sovereignty and raised by easy access to weaponry is former technical lead for intelli- share price tick up 7 percent in the knife, I will absolutely call for knife territorial integrity of Afghanistan, and, in seeking God Almighty’s help and support of the nation, shall raised anew with each mass shoot- gence at NSA told Sputnik News Sep- aftermath of the Sunday night control. Until then, you’ve made exert my efforts towards the prosperity and progress of the people of Afghanistan.” ing. When National Security Agen- tember 14. And when journalist Bar- shooting. “We have yet again set a the world’s sh*ttiest argument.” cy whistleblower Edward Snowden’s rett Brown went to jail for simply new bar for the biggest mass casual- The Monday night casualty count disclosures to WikiLeaks revealed speaking with the media, “a terrible ty shooting in recent US history, of 59 deaths and 527 injured makes that the NSA was running roughs- affront to the First Amendment,” with 58 dead and over 500 injured,” the Las Vegas massacre a greater loss hod over Americans’ Fourth Amend- Brown’s attorney, Jay Leiderman, the October 2 statement said. of American life than the main ment right to privacy and protec- told Sputnik News, the calls for “Mass shootings, each seemingly phase of the second battle of Fallu- tion from unusual search and sei- standing up for Americans’ sacred worse than the one before, have jah, when 54 US troops were killed zure via data collection operations right to free speech were about as becomes frequent and even com- and 425 more were wounded from – activities which are expressly pro- loud as a pile of tumbleweed rolling monplace. Something needs to November 7 to November 16, 2004.

akistan for its ongoing duplicity in war on terror has been embraced regional and international isolation and passing through nervous and uncertain situations. Besides, Afghanistan and India, the United States By Adnan Hussein Ankara and Tehran are still threat- will show that the current Iraqi re- oil, gas, manufacturing, transporta- ening to take “deterring” measures gime, which is dominated by Shiite tion, telecommunications and dams has frequently accused Pakistan for harboring and sheltering the Afghan against Kurdistan if it does not back powers, is like Saddam’s regime that sectors. Strategic interests Taliban, the notorious Haqqani network and so many other local and inter- down. So what are these three capi- tragically persecuted the Kurds and The number of Iranian and tals’ options to achieve their aims? Shiites once. A war on the Kurds will Turkish companies operating in the national terrorist outfits, which use its soil for bleeding the Afghan and US- The referendum did not result in any not have any popular or political region are around 2,000 – most of led NATO forces in Afghanistan. Since the announcement of new US strat- financial implications. There are no support – except for few politicians, them are Turkish. Turkey in par- measures which the Kurdistan region mainly Islamists, who in the past ticular has other strategic interests egy on Afghanistan and South Asia, which deals with Pakistan as an enemy can take in the foreseeable future few weeks displayed chauvinism that there as all of the latter’s oil passes and recognizing Afghanistan and India as its strategic partners in the region, toward independence. Kurdish lead- matches that of the Baath Party. to Turkey or through it. In this case, Pakistan is being under the storm of pressure. In BRICS Summit declara- The Barwari Bala region, a moun- ers said several times that the refer- This is in addition to the fact that it will be difficult for Ankara and tain plain distinguished for planting endum does not mean drawing bor- Iraqi troops are engaged in the war Tehran to implement strict sanc- tion, China and Russia also gave clear signal to Islamabad that support to apples of American origin, is situat- ders or announcing independence but against ISIS and are fighting along- tions on the region as this will harm non-state actors and harboring national and international terrorists is not a ed on the borders with Turkey, in it aims to confirm the desire for in- side Peshmerga troops. ISIS still them more than anyone else. Irani- the far north of the Iraqi Dahuk dependence which achieving requires poses dangerous threats to Iraq’s an and Turkish officials implied this viable long-term policy for Pakistan. On the other hand, Pakistan, instead governorate. Whenever I ask a Kur- the Iraqi government’s approval national security and Iraqi troops in the past few days when they said of starting crackdown against terrorist outfits on its soil, remains stuck to dish friend who lives there about how and willingness to engage in negoti- are not qualified to fight a second their measures will not target citi- the apples are, he says they are bad. ations with it. A war on the Kurds war. Turkey and Iran are also inca- zens. Baghdad will face a similar sit- its pro-terror policies and militant interference in Afghanistan. The recent Why? “It’s because the globaliza- will not have any popular or politi- pable of using armed force as if they uation as all Turkish products and trip of Pakistan’s army chief to Kabul, where he held meetings with civil tion apples put them out of the cal support – except for few politi- carry out any military operations most Iranian ones pass through the market.” By “globalization apples” cians, mainly Islamists, who in the in Iraq’s Kurdistan, they will wit- Kurdistan region and a decent and military leadership of our country was an achievement for Kabul which he means those imported, probably past few weeks displayed chauvin- ness unrest in their Kurdish regions amount of Iraqi oil passes through forced Chief of Army Staff of a nuclear country to beg some sort of safe from Turkey. The latter are being ism that matches that of the Baath where the population is double that the Kurdistan region towards the sold for low prices resulting in re- Party This independence though will of the Kurds in Iraq. Turkey and Turkish Ceyhan port. There are also passage. But, in fact, it was an act of deceiving that needs vigilance, as its cession in sales of Barwari apples. of course depend on the stance of Iran are not in a situation that al- joint investments between Arabs and duplicity and tactical moves are known to all. During the meetings with The imported apples are even the other two strong neighbors, Iran lows them to take such a risk and Kurds in the region, like the case is cheaper than the cost of collecting and Turkey. It’s clear that like Bagh- confront the possibility of domes- in the rest of Iraq, and they would Afghan leadership, Bajwa reiterated offers of strengthening bilateral ties, the Barwari apples and transferring dad, Tehran and Ankara, do not in- tic unrest. There is also the eco- also be harmed if any sanctions are Durand Line management, and training for the Afghan soldiers and police them to markets. When I visited tend to accept the idea of Kurdish nomic factor as for over 25 years, imposed. Strict sanctions will at most personnel in Pakistani institutions and emphasized on the need for the two Barwari, apples were not picked and independence. As for military op- ever since the Kurdish autonomy was push the Kurds to go back to their they were rotting in the trees or tions, none of the three capitals established in 1991, Iraqi Kurds built traditional economy, which is based countries to resolve differences by relying on bilateral mechanism and di- underneath them. Perhaps there is frankly threatened to resort to mil- extensive economic ties and part- on agriculture. In the 1990’s, the alogue. Regarding training for the Afghan soldiers, Pakistani media have now chance for Barwari apples and itary power to get the Kurds to for- nerships with Iran and Turkey. The Kurds lived through a severe siege other Kurdish crops to regain their get this referendum ever happened. market in the Kurdistan region now which the Saddam regime imposed. unilaterally announced major development which needs clarification by the glory if Turkey, Iran and Iraq im- They did not make such threats be- relies on products from these two At the time, they did not have any government. However, the Afghan government and media have not yet dis- plement their threats and besiege cause they are aware they cannot countries, which have investments infrastructure but today they have a Iraq’s Kurdistan region to force it resort to military power, neither there worth billions of dollars. Tur- decent one that’s much better than closed and reported it. Keeping in view the history and ongoing policies of to give up on the referendum which solely nor together. Such military key makes around $10 billion a year the rest of Iraq where financial and Pakistan, the Afghan leadership and people are now cautious with Pakistan. was held last week. The Iraqi, Irani- intervention will be internationally out of its trade with the Kurdistan administrative corruption hindered an and Turkish governments’ warn- condemned. The US-led coalition region while Iran makes around $5 the infrastructure’s development. In The Afghan ambassador to Islamabad in his messages on Twitter account ings could not postpone or halt the which protected the Kurds during billion. This is in addition non-offi- brief, Baghdad, Ankara and Tehran was optimistic in Bajwa’s visit, but a number of parliamentarians, civil so- referendum. The serious threats Saddam’s regime in the 1990’s will cial trade, i.e. smuggling. According will realize that economic sanctions they made led some to believe that not accept such a move. The US- to Turkish data, the Kurdistan re- will not be efficient. This will open ciety activist and the NDS two former heads, Rahmatullah Nabil and Amrul- at least one of them will opt for led coalition combating ISIS and the gion ranks third among the import- the door to negotiate with Erbil lah Saleh called on the government to be vigilant and they termed this visit military power to prevent the ref- international community will also ers of Turkish products, after Ger- again – a door that’s actually not erendum which “threatens national reject this, at least for humanitari- many and Britain. The Kurdistan closed now. They will thus realize as a deceive move. Amrullah Saleh said there is no need to be hopeful for a security” in all three countries, Iraq, an reasons.Meanwhile, the Iraqi gov- region is the gate used to deliver that sanctions will push the Kurds new era of trusty partnership without seeing and experimenting tangible Iran and Turkey, as they are saying. ernment cannot use power against Turkish and Iranian products to the in Iraq to further adhere to the in- The referendum was peacefully held the Kurds for moral and political rest of Iraq. The two countries’ in- dependence option! results. Similarly, Nabil, said that Pakistan continues its military and polit- reasons as any war against the Kurds vestments in the region are in the (Alarabiya) ical meddling in Afghanistan and trusting Pakistan for the second time would but the governments of Baghdad, be unbearable mistake for Afghanistan. One cannot deny the sacred fact that states of the civilized world keep open their doors and prefer peaceful res- olution to issues and disputes through negotiations. At the time, Afghani- stan couldn’t afford any wrong decision. We need right decision on right time. Afghanistan’s defensive strategies and friendly policies on Pakistan have been badly failed while offensive policy is forcing the civil and mili- tary leadership of a nuclear state to request some space. The National Unity Government (NUG) has to take advantage of the new US strategy to bring Pakistan into the court of justice and do not let it to influence our bilateral ties with our time-tested friend—India. Keeping distinction between friends and foes is must for us. In addition to that, the NUG should focus on the upcoming Kabul-based international conference on Afghanistan to ensure its positive impacts for the civil and military institutions of the country and to add to peace and economic and political stability of the war-hit country. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES T h e E U 's 'tou gh spot': W h y B r u ssels is la r gely silen t on th e Cata la n r efer en du m

By Hisham Melhem and despite the unacceptable vio- negotiated solution in which all par- lent scenes." Spanish police offic- ties are involved is the way forward," EU leaders have remained largely ers immobilize some people outside Verhofstadt said. ?An official state- silent on the unfolding crisis in Cat- a polling station in Barcelona, on ment issued by the European Com- alonia, Spain. A Spanish politics ex- October 1, 2017, on the day of a mission echoed Verhofstadt's isola- pert has told Sputnik Brussels' si- referendum on independence for tionist tone. Whether it will adopt lence is a testament to the "tough Catalonia banned by Madrid Cata- the role of mediator between Span- spot" EU leaders are in - and that lan authorities allege over 800 have ish and Catalan authorities seems Catalonian independence could rep- been injured in brutal police crack- unlikely. "This is an internal matter resent the "biggest existential cri- downs at polling stations over the for Spain that has to be dealt with in sis" the bloc has faced in decades. course of polling day, with leader line with the constitutional order of The October 1 Catalonian indepen- Carles Puigdemont stating Brussels Spain. If a referendum were to be or- dence referendum has been blighted couldn't continue to ignore the bur- ganized in line with the Spanish Con- by violent clashes between protest- geoning crisis, as the rights and free- stitution it would mean the territory By Wayne Jordash government army and its allies dur- edly been declared by Syrian Presi- icans themselves directly added to ers and police, mass arrests and bru- doms of European citizens were be- leaving would find itself outside of ing offensive operations." dent Bashar Assad and the country's fueling the Syrian crisis," Mohtadi tality, and major alleged rights in- ing violated, and the situation in the EU. These are times for unity "Therefore, without any doubt, Foreign Minister Walid al- said. He added that with the de- fringements before, during and since Catalonia was "a matter of Europe- and stability, not divisiveness and September 30 marked the second the operations of the Russian Aero- Muallem," Mohtadi said. He added struction of Daesh inevitable, — however, European Union lead- an interest." Nonetheless, his pleas fragmentation. We call on all rele- anniversary of the beginning of the space Forces in Syria are of strate- that by contrast, "the presence of "Americans would like to use alter- ers have remained largely silent on appear to have largely fallen on deaf vant players to now move very swift- Russian Aerospace Forces campaign gic importance; in particular, they the Russian military in Syria is a native forces under their control." the fast-developing crisis erupting ears. Perhaps the most high profile ly from confrontation to dialogue," in Syria. Speaking to Sputnik, Irani- add significantly to the ongoing completely legal action, approved "However, they were prevented in a pivotal bloc member state. Dr. EU politicians to comment on the the statement said. Breaking the Si- an political analyst Mohammad Ali military operation to liberate Deir by the legitimate Syrian govern- from doing so by a powerful bloc of Pablo Calderon Martinez, a lecturer day were former European Parlia- lence However, while the bloc may Mohtadi stressed the strategic im- ez-Zor," Mohtadi pointed out. ment." Russia, the Syrian Army, Iran and in Spanish politics at Aston Univer- ment president Martin Schulz and have been largely mute, member state portance of this military operation, US Military Presence in Syria "Accordingly, the Americans Hezbollah. sity, UK, believes Brussels' silence is Guy Verhofstadt, President of the leaders have flocked to Twitter to which he said added greatly to the He recalled that the United States have no right and simply must not It was this bloc that managed to a testament to the "tough spot" EU EU Parliament's ALDE group. voice their condemnation and sup- weakening of the Daesh terrorist entered Syria without getting the go- be present in Syria," he said. Having fully change the balance of forces leaders are in. "The EU's position is Schulz called for de-escalation in his port. Belgium's premier Charles group. He recalled that over the past ahead from the Syrian government suffered a fiasco in the so-called on the Syrian front and add to the simple — Spain is an EU member tweet: Tweet: "The escalation in Michel was the first — a notable in- twelve months, Russia's air counter- or the UN. Supporting the Syrian "fight" against Daesh in Syria and development of another scenario and Catalonia isn't, so leaders will Spain is concerning. Madrid and Bar- tervention, given Belgium has its own terrorism operations have mainly Democratic Forces, US troops Iraq, the United States began an ac- for the settlement of the Syrian cri- support the Spanish government. celona must immediately de-esca- separatist movement in its Flemish been conducted in western Syria, moved towards predominantly Kur- tive anti-Russian propaganda cam- sis, which is coming to a close," There are also different separatist late and seek dialogue." In a tweeted region, headed by the country's larg- while in the country's east, includ- dish regions, and then to Raqqa. The paign in the media, trying to public- Mohtadi concluded. Moscow has movements around Europe the EU statement, Verhofstadt said that est party, the New Flemish Alliance ing the cities of Deir ez-Zor and goal is to "gain control over a spe- ly discredit the political image of been conducting an anti-terrorist opposes. If Catalonia achieves in- while he didn't want to "interfere" (N-VA), which participates in Mich- Raqqa, there was less activity. "All cial territory — the border between Russia, according to Mohtadi. "The operation in Syria since September dependence, which is possible but not in Spanish domestic issues, he abso- el's government. Scottish First Min- this led to the fact that currently, Iraq and Syria," according to Mohta- Americans are simply not satisfied 30, 2015, at its president's request. likely, it will represent bigger exis- lutely condemned "what happened" ister Nicola Sturgeon, whose Scottish Daesh terrorists are living out their di. "But it was the success of the with the brilliant victories of the On March 14, 2016, President tential crisis to the EU than Brexit — although opprobrium was heaped National Party has long argued for a last days because the operations car- anti-Daesh operations conducted by Syrian Army, actively supported by Vladimir Putin ordered the Defense or the refugee crisis, or indeed any- on both sides. "On the one hand, second independence referendum af- ried out by the Russian Aerospace the Russian Aerospace Forces that the Russian Aerospace Forces and Ministry to start withdrawing the thing it has dealt with in the last 20 Separatist parties went forward with ter voters opted in 2014 to remain Forces in Syria snuffed them out," infuriated Americans, as these op- the Iranian-Lebanese land military Russian air group from Syria. Part years," Dr. Martinez told Sputnik. a so-called referendum forbidden by part of the UK, also expressed con- Mohammad Ali Mohtadi said. He erations became a major obstacle to unit, including the Islamic Revolu- of the group is still in place there, Ultimately, the EU's desire for the constitutional court, knowing cern over the violence. With a Euro- drew attention to the fact that apart Washington's plans for Syria as a tionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah. continuing to launch airstrikes "things to remain as they are" leaves only a minority would participate. pean Parliament plenary week start- from pinpoint airstrikes on terror- whole. After all, let's not forget that The Americans do not want Daesh's against terrorists, including those leaders little choice but to support On the other hand, the use of dis- ing October 2, the parliamentary ists' positions, Russia also provides the US military presence in Syria is destruction because it is their cre- from Daesh and al-Nusra. the Spanish constitution, Dr. Mar- proportionate violence to stop this. Green group has called for a debate "powerful air support to the Syrian illegal, something that has repeat- ation. So it is safe to say that Amer- (Truthout) tin said — "no matter how flawed… It's high-time for de-escalation. A on the situation in Catalonia. (Spuntak)

By Nomi Prins, TomDispatch City casinos, his airline, and a mort- Trump's West Wing is now advo- Trump Organization's profits (and time. As Public Citizen concluded, gage company -- he ran into the cating the very policy he railed losses) in the corporate labyrinth "Although just prior to being inau- ground and then ditched. He escaped against in the election campaign that makes up his empire. And even gurated as president, Trump an- During the 2016 election campaign, relatively unscathed financially, when he was still championing the though the supposedly blind trust run nounced plans to 'separate' himself Donald Trump repeatedly empha- while his investors and countless everyday man. By promoting tax by his sons is designed to shield him from his business empire, he still sized that our country was run terri- workers and small businesses to reform for mega-corporations and from that imperial entity's decision- maintains ownership in his corpo- bly and needed a businessman at its whom he owed money were left the moguls who run them, he's ne- making, it still potentially allows rations and merely reshuffled his helm. Upon winning the White holding the bag. We may never ful- glecting the "forgotten" white work- him maneuver room to increase his businesses into holding companies House, he insisted that the problem ly know what lurks deep within those ing class that sent him to the Oval own fortune and glean profits along that are held by a trust that is con- had been solved, adding, "In theory, tax returns of his, but we already Office to "drain the swamp." Since the way. So what's in such a shell? trolled by Trump himself." It added I could run my business perfectly know that they were "creative" in entering the White House, he's also The answer: another shell, a com- that he now has an ongoing stake of and then run the country perfectly. nature. As he likes to put it, not begun to isolate our country from pany that usually has no employ- some sort in more than 500 busi- There's never been a case like this." paying taxes "makes me smart." To the global economy, essentially ees, no offices, and no traceable cap- nesses. Three-quarters of them are Sure enough, while Hillary Clinton complete the analogy Trump made pushing other nations to engage in ital. Think of such entities as fi- legally registered in Delaware, the By Dahr Jamail five stages of grief -- in order to live spent her time excoriating her op- during the election campaign, he's more trade with each other, not the nancial gargoyles. They offer no largest tax-shelter state in the coun- an awakened life, to live in the real, ponent for not releasing his tax re- running the country on the very United States. Whether physically real benefits to the economy, cre- try. So expect plenty more trouble to situate yourself to decide how to turns, Americans ultimately em- same instincts he used with those shoving aside the leader of Mon- ate no jobs, and do nothing to make and suits and investigations to come. It is often painful to write these serve the planet and other living be- braced the candidate who had proudly businesses and undoubtedly with just tenegro, engaging in tweet-storms America great again. However, they The Era of Golf-plomacy monthly dispatches, chronicling ings while the storms rage? and openly dodged their exposure. the same sense of self-protective- with the President of Mexico over have the potential to do a great deal Trump has always had a knack for what has happened to the Earth over ***ACD is progressing dramati- And why not? It's in the American ness. Take the corporate tax policy his "big, fat, beautiful wall," or hang- for the bottom lines of Donald promoting his own properties. Now, the previous several weeks. Every cally and abruptly. Hurricane Harvey ethos to disdain "the man" -- espe- he advocates that's being promoted ing up on the prime minister of Aus- Trump and his offspring. Think of however, he gets to do it on our month I'm taken aback by how rap- led to the single largest rain event in cially the taxman. In an election by his bank-raider turned Treasury tralia, Trump has seemingly forgot- the corporate shell game he's been dime. Indeed, we taxpayers fork idly the changes are unfolding. Take US history, which was then followed turned reality TV show, who could secretary, Steve Mnuchin. It's fo- ten that diplomacy and trade mat- engaged in as his oyster. After all, over a million dollars or more ev- my word for this: These pieces are in short order by Hurricane Irma, the resist watching a larger-than-life cused on lowering the tax rate for ter to the actual American econo- anonymous buyers now make up the ery time the president simply takes as emotionally challenging for me most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurri- conman who had taken money from multinational corporations from my. His version of "America First" majority of those gobbling up piec- a trip to visit his Mar-a-Lago pri- to write as they are for you to read. cane ever recorded by satellites. In the government? Now, give him 35% to 15%, further aiding the prof- has taken aim at immigrants, multi- es of his empire. Two years prior to vate club in Florida, his National Over the several years I've been pro- Canada, rapidly thawing permafrost credit. As president, The Donald has itability of companies that already national trade agreements, regula- his presidential victory, only 4% of Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jer- ducing these climate disruption dis- is already releasing massive amounts done just what he promised the Amer- routinely squirrel away profits and tions, and the U.N.Calvin Coolidge the companies affiliated with peo- sey, or any of his other properties. patches, I've mostly received mes- of CO2 into the atmosphere, which ican people he would do: run the hide losses in the crevices of tax acted in a somewhat similar (if far ple buying his properties were lim- During his first 241 days in office, sages of gratitude from readers, be- fuels a positive feedback loop of country like he ran his businesses. havens far removed from public dis- less flamboyant) manner and you ited-liability, or LLC corporations, he spent 79 days visiting his prop- cause as hard as these are to read, ACD: The warming atmosphere caus- At one point, he even displayed closure. We, as citizens, already bear remember where that led: to the which are secretive in nature. Fol- erties. Meanwhile, a near-army of most people are keen to have the es the permafrost to thaw and re- confusion about distinguishing be- the brunt of 89% of U.S. tax reve- devastating crash of 1929 and the lowing his victory, that number his well-connected friends and wan- information. Sometimes there is the lease CO2, which warms the atmo- tween them when he said of the nues today. If adopted, the new tax Great Depression of the 1930s. jumped to 70%. What that means nabe friends have been sharpening reader, however, who asks why I sphere further, and the cycle feeds United States: "We're a very power- structure would simply throw yet What's in a Shell? As a new re- in plain English is that there's sim- their golf games at Trump locales. only focus on the negative. "Why on itself. Another aspect of this that ful company -- country." Of course, more of the government's bill in our port by Public Citizen makes clear, ply no way of knowing who most of At least 50 executives of compa- don't you write about something is particularly noteworthy is the fact as Hillary Clinton rarely bothered laps. Against this backdrop, the math the glimpses we've gotten of inner those investing in Trump proper- nies that bagged sweetheart govern- positive, like renewable energy or that there is twice as much carbon to point out, he ran many of them of middle-class tax relief doesn't Trumpworld from the president's ties actually are, what countries they ment contracts, as well as 21 lobby- lawsuits being filed against members locked up in the permafrost as there using excess debt, deception, and dis- work out -- not unless you were to limited financial disclosures indicate come from, how they made their ists and trade group officials, are of the Trump administration who is in the atmosphere. Another recent traction, while a number of the ones cut $4.3 trillion from the overall that his business dealings, by design, fortunes, or whether there might be members of Trump golf courses in are actively attacking the environ- report showed that volcanic erup- he guided personally (as opposed to budget for just the kinds of items couldn't be more complex, shadowy, any conflicts between their buy-ins Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia. As ment?" one person asked. This past tions triggered one of the most rapid just licensing them the use of his non-billionaires count on like Med- or filled with corporate subterfuge. to Trumpworld and the national in- the president's son Eric Trump told June someone (clearly not a jour- warming events in the Earth's histo- name) -- including his five Atlantic icaid, education, housing assistance, He excels, among other things, at terest of this country. Trump Law- The New York Times, "I think our nalist) asked me why I didn't write ry, 56 million years ago. That means and job training. Or put another way, using shell companies to hide the suits Meet Pennsylvania Avenue brand is the hottest it has ever been." about solutions, because, "What you CO2 was the factor that caused the Secret as so many of his deal- They're not just paying for golf, of write about is just so depressing!" warming at that time, and this fact is ings may be, there's a very public course; they're paying for access. To see more stories like this, visit underscored by the reality that cur- aspect to them that Donald Trump About two-thirds of them "hap- "Planet or Profit?" I spend time in rent CO2 emission levels are even has brought directly into the White pened" to be golfing during one of the mountains near where I live near- higher than they were then. A paper LETTER TO THE EDITOR House: his pattern of being sued. He's those 58 days when Trump, too, was from the Scripps Institute of Ocean- ly every week. It centers me, re- already been sued 134 times in fed- present. It doesn't take an investi- minds me of what is important, and ography, published in mid-Septem- eral court since he assumed the pres- gative reporter to show that what- keeps me sane during these increas- ber, warned of a small but distinct idency. (Barack Obama had 26 suits ever happens on a Trump golf course ingly dystopian days. When I go, I possibility that abrupt ACD could against him and George W. Bush sev- undoubtedly does not stay there. bring a compass and the most up- pose an "existential threat" to the en at the same moment in their pres- And keep in mind that the upkeep dated, accurate map available. While survival of humans by 2050. Scripps idencies.) In other words, one of the of the Trump entourage that trav- in the mountains, I am grappling went on to propose two new classifi- nation's most litigious billionaires is els from DC to those clubs with him with this reality: The Earth is un- cations for ACD: catastrophic in the process of becoming its most is at least partially funded by us tax- raveling due to human-forced warm- (meaning that the majority of hu- litigious president. A pre-election payers, too. Trump may tilt isola- ing. We've changed the composition manity would struggle to adapt to the analysis in USA Today found that tionist when it comes to countries of the atmosphere, and are acidify- change) and existential (meaning We want peace not division. No room is available for discrimination among Afghans. Unity among Afghan Trump and his businesses had been that don't put moneyinto his clubs ing the oceans. The cryosphere is that humanity would not be able to people is the only hope to rebuild our motherland and get rid of current challenges. By unity we can stand "involved in at least 3,500 legal ac- and hotel suites, but the nations that melting before our very eyes, and adapt to the change.) and defiantly fall if lose it. tions in federal and state courts" do tend to be in big with him. To the seas are rising. Global wildlife Earth A recent study showed that This is the obligation of government to maintain unity among Afghans. The National Unity Government over the previous three decades. take one example, Saudi Arabia, the populations have decreased nearly deforestation has twice the negative should leave no stone unturned to keep unity alive among different ethnics across the country. That volume of lawsuits was unprec- first stop on his first foreign tour, 60 percent since just the 1970s, and impact on ACD as previously be- The two leaders—President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah must put aside difference and edented for a presidential candidate, recently disclosed that it had spent the current extinction rate of spe- lieved. Deforestation has two main work for peace, stability and unity in the already war-hit country. let alone a president. It's fair to say $270,000 for lodgings and food at cies is 1,000 times the normal back- negative impacts. First, the trees are that the public will, in one fashion the new Trump International Hotel ground rate. Functional coral reefs burned and they immediately release Unity and peace is the need of the hour. By unity we can deal with every awkward issues. But, their stored carbon into the atmo- unfortunately, if lost it, we will lose everything. The government must work hard to get rid of all challenges, or another, bear some of the ex- just down Pennsylvania Avenue could be completely gone by 2050, penses from such lawsuits, as it will, from the White House. Trump's law- and oceans could be completely free sphere. Then, farms are created in and it’s possibly by unity only. of course, from a lengthening list of yers have pledged to donate any their place, which go on to release Muqtadir Ahmad, Kabul, Afghanistan of fish by 2048 due to anthropo- ongoing federal investigations, in- money foreign governments pay genic climate disruption (ACD), other greenhouse gasses like meth- cluding those into Trump's business that hotel to the Treasury Depart- overfishing, pollution and habitat ane and nitrous oxide. Furthermore, dealings with wealthy Russian busi- ment. Yet, so far at least, Treasury's loss. And there is nothing to indi- without trees to act as a carbon sink, nessmen and their various affiliates. website has no such line item and cate that governments around the less carbon dioxide is being removed According to Public Citizen, Trump the money promised for 2017 has globe are doing anything remotely from the atmosphere. Climate Dis- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must formed at least 49 new business en- now been pushed into 2018. Keep serious enough to mitigate ACD ruption Dispatches Meanwhile, trees tities since announcing his candida- something else in mind: the Trump impacts, in order to prevent the continue to have a bad time of it, have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: thanks to ACD impacts. Tree-kill- [email protected] cy (including some that were creat- family forecast that it would lose worst-case scenarios from unfold- ed after he was sworn in as CEO-in- about $2 million on that hotel in ing. That there will be a massive ing beetles are spreading much more chief). Of those 49, about half were 2017. So far, it has made nearly a die-off of humans seems inevitable, quickly into northern US forests, related to projects in foreign coun- cool $2 million profit there instead. and the extinction of our species is according to another recent study, tries, including Argentina, India, While gaining unprecedented inter- very much a possibility. This is ter- due to increasingly warm tempera- Disclaimer: Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia. Since national coverage for his family- rifying, heartbreaking, enraging in- tures driven by ACD. For example, entering the Oval Office, Trump has owned, for-profit business locales, formation to take in. Thus, dear southern pine beetles -- one of the met with leaders from each of those Trump has created an ethical bound- reader, I ask: Do you want an accu- most aggressive tree-killing insects, The views and opinions expressed in the articles are countries. And while it's hardly atyp- ary problem previously unknown in rate map in order to make the best which cause ecosystem harm and in- those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or ical of a President to meet with for- the history of American govern- decisions possible about what to do crease risk of forest fires -- are mov- eign leaders, in this case there can ments. After all, we, the people, with your time, and how to use your ing northward as their ranges are ex- opinions of the Afghanistan Times. be little doubt that national policy functionally pay taxes to his busi- life? Is it worth the emotional tur- panding dramatically due to hotter overlaps with private interests big ness empire. (Truthout) moil -- worth working through the temperatures. (Truthout) WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

dispatch. "No one knows when the touch-and-go situation will lead to a nuclear war, but if so, the Japa- nese archipelago will be engulfed in flames in a moment. This is too self-evident." Russia will continue to work with The threat came in response the Kurdistan Region and will to Abe's speech at the recent UN maintain its operations, mainly in General Assembly session when the energy sector, in the Region, he insisted that UN member states the Energy Minister said on Tues- should put more pressure on Py- day. Russian Minister of Energy, ongyang and said a dialogue with Alexander Novak, while answer- the country will no longer be a vi- ing a Kurdistan 24 correspon- able option. dent’s question at a press confer- The KCNA report went on to ence in Moscow, indicated that accuse Abe of pushing the region Russia had no intention to scale into a nuclear war and added he back its investments and opera- was "running around the UN stage tions in the Kurdistan Region. like a headless chicken". When asked if the Sep. 25 inde- The North is known to use pendence referendum would affect North Korea has threatened its been escalating in recent months grammes, Pyongyang has been harsh rhetoric and threaten its ad- Russia’s relationship with the neighbour Japan with "nuclear with the Kim Jong-un regime defi- lashing out at critics. versaries especially the US, Japan Kurdish area, Novak replied it clouds" after Prime Minister Shin- antly conducting missile launches "Japan's such rackets inciting ten- and South Korea in the past. would not. “Russian gas compa- zo Abe called for putting more pres- and a nuclear test despite interna- sion on the Korean peninsula are a The isolated country has made nies are operating and will contin- sure on Pyongyang. tional condemnation. suicidal deed that will bring nucle- repeated threats of a nuclear at- ue to operate in the Region.” In North Korea described Shinzo's While the global community has ar clouds to the Japanese archipel- tack against all three of them. the aftermath of the poll, Iraq’s remark as a "suicidal deed". Ten- been exhorting North Korea to ago," the Korean Central News (CNN) Federal Government imposed a sions in the Korean peninsula have scale down its weapons pro- Agency (KCNA) said in its latest flight ban over the Kurdistan Re- gion, while neighbors Iran and Turkey threatened sanctions, some of which have already been implemented. Tehran has stopped Cyber security its oil exports to the Region and Ankara has threatened to close the crucial Cihan pipeline by which the Kurdistan Region exports its chiefs warn of oil. While Moscow has expressed it remains in favor of a unified Iraq, it has noted the issue of indepen- terested that the Kurdish people like any other nation on the planet dence, as Russian President can fulfill its hopes and aspirations,” Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov inevitable Vladimir Putin explained it over said in July. “We start from the fact that the legitimate aspirations of the summer, was an internal mat- the Kurds, like other peoples, need to be fulfilled within the frame- ter between Baghdad and Erbil. work of existing international legal norms.” Russia was the only major “We will not interfere in the do- power not to call on the Kurdistan Region to cancel its referendum. In attacks after mestic affairs of Iraq,” he had then the lead-up to the vote, state-owned gas giant Rosneft announced it said. The Kremlin also recognized would invest in natural gas pipelines in the Region. Earlier this sum- Azerbaijan says cooperation the Kurds’ ambitions. “We are in- mer. with EUis gradually UK hit by 500 (Spuntak) strengthening Russian Azerbaijan’s cooperation with the lowing the meeting with his Ukrai- European Union is gradually nian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin in "significant" strengthening, Azerbaijani Foreign Baku, APA reported. “For the first airstrikes Minister Elmar Mammadyarov time, a partner country proposed said on Tuesday. Azerbaijan and a partnership project with mem- wipeout the EU are currently discussing the ber countries. This is a bit compli- incidents second chapter of the project on cated process, however, we hope strategic partnership, Mammad- everything will go smoothly. We 300 IS yarov told a press conference fol- planned. (Trend) militantson Ukrainian FM: Karabakh Euphrates conflict is an aggression Ukraine understands its Azer- 1988 when Armenia made territo- eastern baijani friends well because the rial claims against Azerbaijan. As a Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno- result of the ensuing war, in 1992 bank Karabakh conflict is an aggression, Armenian armed forces occupied Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo 20 percent of Azerbaijan, includ- Klimkin said. ing the Nagorno-Karabakh region Klimkin made the remarks at a and seven surrounding districts. joint briefing with his Azerbaijani The 1994 ceasefire agreement was counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov followed by peace negotiations. The UK has been hit by more than ity. "We're incredibly proud of in Baku Oct. 3. Armenia has not yet implemented 500 "significant" cyberattacks in what we have achieved in our first Klimkin stressed that Ukraine will four UN Security Council resolu- the last year, security chiefs have year at the National CyberSecuri- continue to support Azerbaijan’s tions on withdrawal of its armed revealed. Experts at the National ty Centre, bringing together some territorial integrity. forces from the Nagorno-Karaba- Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of the best cyber-security brains The conflict between the two kh and the surrounding districts. registered 1,131 incidents in the 12 in the country in a single place. South Caucasus countries began in (AP) months since the organisation be- "But the threat remains very real gan work in October 2016. Offi- and growing - further attacks will cials classed 590 of the reported happen and there is much more for Russia offers Turkmenistan incidents as significant, with more us to do to make the UK the safest Russia’s Aerospace Forces de- than 30 assessed serious enough place in the world to live and do stroyed 304 militants of the Is- to join OPEC deal to require a cross-government re- business online. " The NCSC, Myanmar government today said hole – allowing only the repatria- lamic State terrorist group on sponse. Organisations targeted which is part of intelligence agen- it will repatriate Rohingya refugees tion of those with valid identity the eastern bank of the Euph- Russia has invited Turkmenistan OPEC parties, Azerbaijan, King- over the year ranged from key na- cy GCHQ, was established to willing to return from Bangladesh cards of Myanmar. If any refugee rates River over the past two to join the OPEC oil output cut dom of Bahrain, Brunei Darussal- tional institutions to small and large spearhead efforts to counter the after verification in accordance to is stripped of documents prior to days, Defense Ministry deal, Russian Energy Minister Al- am, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexi- businesses. The most high-profile mounting danger from cyber-crim- Joint Statement of April 1992. It crossing over, as is the case com- Spokesman Igor Konashenkov exander Novak told reporters. co, Sultanate of Oman, the Rus- episode was the global "ransom- inals and hostile states. In a report has been said in a statement issued mon to majority of the 507,000 said on Tuesday. "Over the Novak said that Turkmenistan has sian Federation, Republic of ware" outbreak which affected published on Tuesday, the centre from Myanmar’s State Counsel- refugees, he or she will lose eligi- past two days, the aircraft of also been invited to take part in Sudan, and the Republic of South dozens of NHS trusts in May sets out its activity in its first year lor Office, a day after the country bility to return back to Myanmar. Russia’s Aerospace Forces the gas exporting countries’ forum Sudan agreed to extend the pro- while in June email accounts were and summarises the shape of the proposed of taking back the refu- The State Counsellor Office’s continued destroying the Is- (GECF), RIA Novosti reported. duction adjustments for a further targeted in an attack on parliamen- current threat. It says: gees from Bangladesh. Myanmar statement also said Union Minis- lamic State group on the east- Turkmenistan is not going to offi- period of nine months, with effect tary networks. NCSC chief execu- "There are now more devices con- has been maintaining from the be- ter U Kyaw Tint Swe, during meet- ern bank of the Euphrates Riv- cially join the deal, but is ready to from July 1, 2017. tive Ciaran Martin described the nected to the internet than there ginning, starting with Aung San Suu ing with Bangladesh Minister AH er. The confirmed terrorists ca- be an observer and take part in dis- The reductions will be on the same cyber threat as "large, growing and are people in the world and with Kyi’s speech, that it would repa- Mahmood Ali, invited him for a sualties in this area were 304 cussions on the current market sit- terms as those agreed in Novem- diverse" - and warned further at- the growth of our dependence on triate Rohingya refugees after a visit to Myanmar for further dis- killed and more than 170 wound- uation, he added. On May 25, ber. tacks are inevitable. He said: "Cy- technology comes an increased verification process. cussion. According to the state- ed. Seven field commanders of OPEC member countries and non- (Akpress) ber security is crucial to our na- risk. The joint statement of 1992, an ment, Bangladesh’s Foreign Min- different levels were killed, in- tional security and to our prosper- (Theguardin) agreement signed between Bang- ister Ali accepted the invitation. cluding a native of Kazakhstan, ladesh and Myanmar, had a loop- Yesterday. (AFP) Abu Islyam al-Kazaki, who co- ordinated the operation of the Uzbek Senate to consider Islamic State’s storming forces in the Euphrates valley," Ko- ratification of border nashenkov said. The airstrike Report on MH370 finds 'initially also destroyed a training cen- agreement with Kyrgyzstan ter of the IS foreign mercenar- ies, including nearly 40 militants from the North Caucasus and similar' routeon pilot's flight simulator also a mobile sniper group of The captain of the Malaysian Air- terrorists, he added. Three ter- lines aircraft that vanished some- of the aircraft and those on board,” the ATSB said. The aircraft was rorists’ command posts, nine where in the southern Indian strongholds, eight tanks, three Ocean with 239 people on board thought to have been diverted thousands of miles off course out artillery systems, 17 off-road had flown a route on his home vehicles with large-caliber flight simulator six weeks earlier over the southern Indian Ocean before crashing off the coast of weapons (ZU-23 anti-aircraft that was “initially similar” to the mounts, B-10 recoilless rifles, one actually taken, Australian au- Western Australia. Australia, thorities said on Tuesday. The de- which led the underwater hunt, DShK heavy machine guns), The law "On ratification of the ber of the Uzbek Parliament and tails were contained in a 440-page and Malaysia and China called off four ammunition depots were Agreement between the Re- the fractions of political parties final report by the Australian a A$200 million ($160 million) also destroyed. The success- public of Uzbekistan and the and was adopted by the Lower Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) search for the plane in January, ful operation of the Russian Kyrgyz Republic on the Uzbek- House of Parliament on Sep- on the unsuccessful search for despite the protests of families of Aerospace Forces enables Syr- Kyrgyz State Border" will be tember 28, 2017. The agreement flight MH370. The disappearance those onboard. Six weeks before ian forces to continue liberat- considered during the 12th ple- was signed during the state vis- of the Boeing 777 on March 8, the aircraft’s disappearance, Cap- ing the territory along the Eu- nary meeting of the Senate of it of the President of Uzbeki- 2014, on a flight to Beijing from tain Zaharie Ahmad Shah used his phrates River from the IS mili- the Malaysian capital of Kuala home simulator to fly a route that tants, the general said. Rus- the Uzbek Parliament on Octo- stan to Kyrgyzstan on Septem- was initially similar to part of the ber 4. The law was previously ber 5-6, 2017. The Senate will Lumpur, has become one of the sia’s Aerospace Forces have world’s greatest aviation myster- route flown by MH370 up the been providing support for the examined by a working group also consider the law "On Strait of Malacca, with a left-hand Syrian government forces in under the Senate Committee on Amendments and Additions to ies. The report concluded that the reasons for the loss of the aircraft turn and track into the southern Syria in the war on terror since International Relations, Foreign Certain Legislative Acts of the could not be established with cer- Indian Ocean, the ATSB said in September 30, 2015. As of Sep- Economic Relations, Foreign Republic of Uzbekistan", the tainty until the aircraft was found. its report. “By the last data point tember 22, since the start of the Investments and Tourism with issue of ensuring guaranteed “It is almost inconceivable and the aircraft had flown approxi- operation Russian aircraft have participation of scientists and labor rights of citizens in accor- certainly societally unacceptable mately 4,200 nautical miles,” the carried out more than 30,000 experts, the Uzbek Parliament dance with the legislation of in the modern aviation era...for a report said. “This was further than sorties in Syria, delivering said in a message. The legal act Uzbekistan and international large commercial aircraft to be was possible with the fuel loaded 92,000 strikes and destroying was comprehensively dis- labor standards. missing and for the world not to on board the aircraft for flight nearly 58,000 terrorist group- cussed in the Legislative Cham- (Kazaq) know with certainty what became MH370.” (Reuters) ings. (AP) WEDNESDAY .OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

South Africa had a surplus on its surplus eases pressure on the cur- from a month earlier, while imports cent this year. The trade surplus percent. Last year, GDP expand- trade balance in August, a seventh rent account, the broadest measure were 16 percent higher at 97.4 bil- for the year so far is 43.5 billion ed at the lowest annual rate since a straight month of positive readings, of trade in goods and services, while lion rand, the revenue service said. rand, compared with a 13.7 billion- 2009 recession last year. The rand the longest such run since 2011. also boosting the rand, which has Shipments of mineral products rand deficit in the same period 12 strengthened 0.1 percent to 13.499 The 5.9 billion-rand ($437 million) gained 1.8 percent to the dollar this climbed 21 percent from the pre- months earlier. The rand has this per dollar by 2:09 p.m. in Johan- surplus compares with July’s re- year despite political turmoil that’s vious month, while imports of the year been the most volatile among nesburg. The yield on rand-denom- vised 9.3 billion-rand positive bal- seen the nation lose investment- same goods advanced 65 percent, major and emerging-market curren- inated government bonds due De- ance, the Pretoria-based South Af- grade status on its foreign-curren- it said. The current-account defi- cies tracked by Bloomberg. On cember 2026 fell 7 basis points to rican Revenue Service said in an cy debt and as the economy suf- cit narrowed to 3.3 percent of gross Sept. 21, the central bank raised 8.56 percent. The monthly trade emailed statement Friday. The fers through the second recession domestic product last year and the its growth forecast for 2017 to 0.6 figures are often volatile, reflect- median of six economists’ esti- in almost a decade. Exports rose Treasury said in February the percent from 0.5 percent, while ing the timing of shipments of com- mates was for 2.1 billion rand. The 11 percent to 103.4 billion rand shortfall will probably be 3.9 per- keeping its 2018 projection at 1.2 modities such as oil and diamonds. (AP)

After several years of struggling has set alarm bells ringing and to make a living doing odd jobs in raised fears that India could strug- and around his village, 26-year-old gle to return to a high growth path. Pushkar Singh came to New Delhi “It is a cause for concern, the econ- from the northern Uttarakhand omy has slowed down much more state three months ago to hunt for than most had expected,” said D.K. a job. The high school dropout is Joshi, Chief Economist at rating willing to do anything -- cook, agency Crisil in Mumbai. work as a security guard, a peon in Reasons for the slowdown The an office. But not only has he failed slowdown has prompted critics to to secure a job, he has not even got accuse Modi’s government of eco- an interview so far. “It’s a huge nomic mismanagement. Most at- worry, not having work,” said a tention has turned to two major despondent Singh as he wondered measures that have disrupted the how long he can continue staying economy in the last year. with his relatives. The hopes of Critics have slammed the gov- young people like Singh had been ernment for imposing a currency fueled by Prime Minister Naren- change last November to flush out dra Modi’s promise of creating illegal cash, saying it slowed down millions of jobs for the country’s businesses amid massive currency huge young population when he shortages and gave an unnecessary Armenian parliament took power in 2014. shock to a cash dependent econo- Optimism rose after India won the my. tag of the world’s fastest growing In July, India implemented a to discuss bill Authorities of Russia and Saudi broad prospects, and the poten- is no need to draw any parallels, economy. But the Indian econo- long overdue and widely welcomed Arabia are showing political will tial is far from being fulfilled. Now this is a separate vector of our for- my has hit a sharp slowdown, leav- tax reform – a goods and services to foster bilateral economic ties, both sides are showing political will eign policy, given the important ing tens of thousands of people tax (GST) meant to clean up a proposing withdrawal and their potential is yet to be ful- to contribute to developing busi- role of Saudi Arabia in the region struggling to find work in mega cit- complex tax regime and make it filled, Kremlin Spokesman Dmit- ness contacts," he said. Peskov re- and in the Arab world in general," ies like New Delhi, which are mag- easier to do business. But many ry Peskov told reporters on Tues- fused to link developing relations he said. Kremlin Aide Yuri Ushak- nets for migrant labor. worry that faulty implementation from Eurasian day. The presidential spokesman with Saudi Arabia to Russian-Ira- ov earlier said that Saudi Arabia’s The economy clocked a growth and multiple tax rates have created stressed that Russia has long-run- nian ties. "The relations between King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud rate of 5.7 percent in the April to confusion for businesses struggling ning ties with Saudi Arabia, which Moscow and Riyadh are absolutely is due to visit Moscow on Octo- June quarter, its most sluggish pace with the new system. Economic Union Moscow values. "There are very self-sufficient and in this case there ber 5. (Spuntak) in three years. The bleak number (Reuters) ed out. Praising the positive atmo- sphere of the Putin-Erdogan talks, Gedikli expressed hope that Rus- sia will continue to show "a bal- anced approach to the issues that are particularly sensitive for Tur- key." "Putin and Erdogan are two [political] figures who can be called world leaders. Therefore, the strengthening of cooperation be- tween these two leaders, who have managed to ensure stability, is a positive factor for both countries," Gedikli said. He was echoed by Mustafa Elitas, deputy chairman of the parliamentary faction of Turkey's ruling Justice and Devel- opment Party (AKP), who said that the statements Putin and Er- dogan made after the talks indicate that Russian-Turkish relations will soon come to a new, higher level of development. "I believe that with- in the framework of this coopera- Putin-Erdogan meeting:A'new tion, a spate of important steps will be taken in the near future to help solve negative situations oc- opposition bloc’s bill proposing sion – in particular, an opposition curring in the region. Also, signifi- Armenia to quit the Eurasian Eco- faction may add an issue to the impetus for development' of cant efforts are being made to re- nomic Union will be put on the agenda and discuss it at an extraor- turn our trade relations with Rus- National Assembly’s floor at an dinary session,” he said. sia to their previous level," Elitas extraordinary session, Ara Babloy- YELQ opposition bloc decid- said. He voiced confidence that an, parliament speaker, said Tues- ed in September to come up with bilateral trade ties both sides will manage to resolve day at a parliamentary session. He the initiative of withdrawal from Russian President Vladimir Putin a fresh level of bilateral relations. developments in the region." "In tions means "Ankara-Moscow the tomato supplies-related issues said that regardless of the negative the Eurasian Economic Union. and his Turkish counterpart Re- Bulent Gedikli, an advisor to the the near future, the dialogue be- cooperation on a mutually benefi- before the end of 2017, and that conclusion of the National Assem- Armenia joined the union on Janu- cep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Turkish President, emphasized tween Russia, Iran, Turkey and the cial basis." "When the sides resolve "Turkey's trade cooperation with bly’s foreign affairs committee, the ary 2, 2015. Now Russia, Belarus, Ankara last week. In an interview that for Turkey and Russia, main- Iraqi government will become even the remaining economic issues, in- Russia will receive a new impetus issue will be brought up for dis- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are with Sputnik, Turkish experts taining close diplomatic contact more significant," he said. Gedikli cluding the supply of tomatoes, for development." Additionally, cussion. “The parliamentary rules members of the union as well. touted the talks as something that and developing channels for dia- added that the development of bilateral trade relations will be Elitash pointed to the tourism sec- allow presenting issues for discus- (WP) they said will add significantly to logue is "very important for the Turkish-Russian economic rela- strengthened even more," he point- tor. (BBC) S a u di m ar ket IMFchief says banks would be unwise to r egu lator loosen s dismiss thethreat fromvirtual currencies

IMF managing director Christine Lagard believes virtual currencies might a sset m an agem en t r u les just give existing currencies and monetary policy a run for their money. Speaking to an audience of central bankers at the Bank of England, Saudi Arabia’s markets regulator Lagard extolled the virtues of virtual currencies as an alternative to pounds loosened its rules for licensing as- and dollars. "Citizens may one day prefer virtual currencies, since they set management and other invest- potentially offer the same cost and convenience as cash—no settlement ment firms on Sunday, according risks, no clearing delays, no central registration, no intermediary to check to a presentation by senior offi- accounts and identities," she said. "If privately issued virtual currencies cials at the Capital Market Author- remain risky and unstable, citizens may even call on central banks to ity (CMA). The revisions will re- provide digital forms of legal tender." While acknowledging that virtual duce requirements for obtaining a currencies such as Bitcoin currently pose little or no challenge to the “management activity” license, existing order of fiat currencies and central banks, Lagard considers the aiming to boost the number of as- underlying volatility and riskiness of cryptocurrencies as mere techno- set managers in the kingdom and logical challenges that could be addressed over time. "Not so long ago, increase private equity and ven- some experts argued that personal computers would never be adopted, ture capital investments, the offi- and that tablets would only be used as expensive coffee trays," she new currency is exponential," she digital banking, Lagard addressed cials said. Minimum net assets re- cording to a statement handed out from 50 million riyals, and two noted. "So I think it may not be wise to dismiss virtual currencies." In said. "In the Seychelles, for exam- the possible break-up or unbun- quired to be considered an “invest- during the presentation. Two new new types of activities permitted: countries with weak institutions and unstable national currencies it may ple, dollarization jumped from 20 dling of banking services and the ment company” were reduced to types of activities The require- managing non-real estate invest- be preferable to move to a digital currency rather than adopting the percent in 2006 to 60 percent in implication of such a shift in regu- 10 million riyals ($3 million) from ment for “management activities” ment funds and managing the port- currency of another country such as the US dollar. "IMF experience 2008." latory practices. 50 million riyals ($13 million), ac- was reduced to 20 million riyals folios. (Alarabiya) shows that there is a tipping point beyond which coordination around a Probing further into the world of (AFP) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Mahira Khan is back, y’all! The starlet recently made her comeback on social media after keeping mum for quite some time amid the fuss about the leaked imag- es with Ranbir Kapoor. Mahira and Ranbir share more than a casual friendship, claims Indian publication So obviously, we were anxiously waiting for her to get active again on social media – and guess what? She just returned! Known to have frequent interac- tions with her fans and holding Q and A sessions for her followers globally, Mahira took under consider- ation a request from one of her fans. And she did! And fans rejoiced! Fans weren’t just happy to see the Raees star back socially, they did have a request or two for her. (Wink, wink!) (Tribune)

Varun Dhawan’s Judwaa 2 earns Rs 77.25 cr at box office, gallops towards Rs 100 cr club After charming the audience in her - gold embroidered strapless outfit with rusty de-glam look as witty in Bareilly embellished maang tika, adding richness to the Ki Barfi, Kriti Sanon turns into an attire for the shoot. During her three-day visit exotic beauty for the cover of Hel- to Oman, the leggy beauty treated her followers Judwaa 2 weekend box office collection stands lo! India magazine's October issue. across social media with pictures and sneak peek The actress who took off to Oman into her work life. Kriti Sanon has been high on at Rs 77.25 crore making the Varun Dhawan soon after delivering to Bollywood all the love that has come her way by her audi- audience one of the sweetest films ence and has been basking in the craze for across film one of the top draws of 2017. The film this year shot for the magazine quarters. Looking unarguable gorgeous in the across the exotic locations of Oman bronzed look, Kriti gracefully poses while hold- earned Rs 18 crore on Gandhi Jayanti. over a three-day outdoor shoot. ing her gown and walking through the water. Looking vibrant and fresh after the After enthralling the audience on the big success of her latest outing Bareil- screen Kriti put forths her majestic look on this ly Ki Barfi, Kriti Sanon channels magazine cover's festive issue. her exotic beauty by wearing a dull (Santa Banta)

After releasing the first look of Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati and Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ra- tan Singh, now the first look of Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji is out. Ranveer Singh who looks fierce and royal at the same time has definitely taken evil to With the release of the post- another level. Ranveer Singh is playing Sultan Alauddin ers, trailer, and two songs, Gol- Khilji's character in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus maal Again has taken over the Padmavati. Padmavati also stars Deepika Padukone and internet achieving milestone Shahid Kapoor in pivotal roles. Like Deepika and Sha- after milestone including being hid; Ranveer's look is also released on social media. Two More than Varun Dhawan, daddy waa 2 earns Rs 77.25 crore at the also stars Taapsee Pannu and Jac- the first ever Hindi film whose different pictures were released on the social media. In David must be a happy man to- box office in the extended week- queline Fernandez. Taking to Twit- trailer that garnered more than one picture he is sitting in the bath with loose hair and in day. He has turned out two box end – Monday was a holiday due ter, trade analyst Taran Adarsh 20 million views in less than the other picture he is wearing the crown and is looking office superhits with the same to Gandhi Jayanti – it is also a win wrote on Tuesday, “#Judwaa2 24 hours. The makers of the into a mirror. Padmavati is produced by Viacom 18 script, mostly same jokes but a for Varun who has delivered two crosses ? 75 cr mark... Fri 16.10 film have partnered with Pay- Motion Pictures and Bhansali Productions. It is directed different cast (son Varun replaces superhits, Badrinath ki Dulhania cr, Sat 20.55 cr, Sun 22.60 cr, Mon TM and announced another by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film is slated to release on Salman Khan in Judwaa 2). As Jud- being the first, this year. Judwaa 2 18 cr. Total: ? 77.25 cr. India biz. breakthrough by making it the 1st December this year. (Santa Banta) OUTSTANDING!” He has been first film in history to open tick- quite effusive in the praise of the et bookings one month before film which has come in a year its release. Fans across the na- marked by disappointing super- tion are with waiting bated star vehicles. Earlier, he had writ- breath for Golmaal Again and ten, “The SMASHING opening are eager to book their tickets weekend biz of #Judwaa2 proves in advance. To this Director yet again that well-made mass en- Rohit Shetty stated, `It is in- tertainers will never go out of fash- deed a great feeling to witness ion!, adding, “Varun hits the ball the anticipation around the out of the park… ? 20 cr biz on film and to see the movie-goers two consecutive days – a rare feat booking their seats month in that very few actors can boast of… advance to watch Golmaal #Judwaa2.” Judwaa 2 has done ex- Again.` PayTM is on board as ceptionally well internationally the official ticketing partner for too. Talking about how films the film and the company has launched advance booking should look at the larger audience, across India. he added, “The ROCKING biz of (Santa Banta) #Judwaa2 hammers the fact that Studios/filmmakers need to make films for pan India audience, not for select cities/plexes.” In the re- cent past, Salman Khan’s Tube- Ridley Scott never light (Rs 64.77 Cr) and Shah Rukh It’s been seven years since Khan’s Jab Harry Met Sejal (Rs 45.75 Cr) left the trade disappoint- wanted to make a the two worked together in a ed. While Akshay Kumar’s Jolly LLB 2 (Rs 50.46 Cr) and Toilet Ek film. But Basu says they are Prem Katha (51.45 Cr) are hits, Blade Runner sequel, so Judwaa 2 has managed to earn still in touch. more than both in the first week- what changed his mind? end. The comedy has done better than Varun-Alia Bhatt film Badri- Anurag Basu, who directed Kangana Ranaut’s Bollywood debut film nath Ki Dulhania (Rs 43.05 Cr) as Gangster in 2006, says the actress is growing as an artiste, and he While the first reactions to Blade Runner 2049 label it as ‘groundbreaking well. In terms of weekend earner, feels proud about it. Asked how he looks at her growth as an actress, SRK’s Raees (Rs 93.24 Cr) con- sequel’, it seems like the director of the original Blade Runner, Ridley Scott, Basu, who has also worked with Kangana in Life In A Metro and never wanted to make a sequel. According to Contactmusic.com, the veteran Kites, said, “She is fantastic. Kangana is growing with each film. I tinues to be the Hindi top draw of filmmaker shared that he had no interest to ever make a sequel to the 1982 sci- remember before starting shooting for Gangster, we had a workshop.” 2017. Now, the trade is wondering fi epic. While giving an interview to a website, he shared, “You change over “I saw a spark in her but had no idea that she will become such a huge how soon the Varun Dhawan film time. At that point I had no interest in ever doing a sequel, that’s why I never star! We were working on her diction, looks and various things to will enter the Rs 100 crore club. In did a sequel to Alien for another 20 years, and then I thought, ‘Do you know prepare her and build the character. Now look at her, with every 2017, films that made it to the club what, I’d better go back to this.’ Because I’d done two science fiction (films), single character that she plays, she has mastered the art of character include Raees, Badrinath Ki Dul- Alien and Blade Runner, and I felt that that was it.? Adding, “That’s enough building. I look at her growth as an artiste and feel proud,” he added. hania, Jolly LLB 2, Toilet Ek Prem science fiction for a career. And of course, I never realised that the awakening It’s been seven years since the two worked together in a film. But Katha, Hindi Medium and Kaabil of the science fiction universe, over many, many films, would get so large.” Basu says they are still in touch. among others. (Hindustan Times) (Tribune) (Hindustan Times) WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 04, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Ikechi AnyainsistsScotland have'peakedat theright time' inWorldCupqualifying

England Women have taken over from Australia at the top of the ICC world rankings for the first time since they were introduced. Aus- tralia have topped the combined rankings since they began in Octo- ber 2015 but World Cup winners England have now edged ahead by an extremely narrow margin. The rankings take into consideration performances across all three for- mats over the last three years and England are now top with 128.47 points, a fraction ahead of the Aus- tralia, who have 128.43 points. The news adds further excitement to the upcoming Ashes series, which gets underway later this month. England captain Heather Knight said: "It's flattering to be named as the num- ber one side in the world because it's a sign of how much progress we've made. "It won't take anything away from the challenges ahead of us, though. We're a developing side Race t o Du b ai: and our journey isn't finished yet. "We have plenty more hard work Ikechi Anya believes Scotland have ber 8, with both games live on Sky asked if momentum played a key role at this stage to do, starting with the Ashes in "peaked at the right time" as they Sports Football. Strachan's side of the qualifying campaign, Anya added: "It's mas- Australia this winter, but it has prepare for their must-win World cannot afford to drop points in ei- sive. You want to be the ones going in with full Th e b at t le been a great 12 months for us. "We'll Cup Qualifiers against Slovakia ther game but Derby winger Anya confidence. You don't want to be the ones on the never forget the feeling of winning and Slovenia. Recent wins over insists that pressure will help to back foot. Lithuania and Malta have hauled the ICC Women's World Cup on spur the team on in their final two "I think we've peaked at the right time and home soil and we want to keep for p osit ion s Gordon Strachan's side back into group games. hopefully we can see it through." Scotland are pushing forward as a side, so we contention in Group F and six "There is always pressure in without a number of first-team regulars for the can experience more moments like points from their final two games international football but you Slovakia game, with Matt Ritchie, Stuart Arm- that." England head to Australia this would be enough to secure at least thrive off it - these are the games strong and captain Scott Brown all ruled out through month, where they will play one in cr eases ah ead of that you want to play in," said second place in the group and a injury. However, Anya believes Strachan has Test, three one-day internationals potential play-off spot. Scotland Anya. "It's an honour to be able to enough strength in depth to cope with the loss of and three Twenty20s, starting in face Slovakia at Hampden Park on participate in them. "We've been those players. "Everyone that has come here be- Brisbane on 22 October. Thursday night before they take training well and now we're look- fore knows their job," he said. " (BBC Sport) t h e Fin al Ser ies on Slovenia in Ljubljana on Octo- ing forward to the games." When (Sky Sport)

The highly-anticipated rematch favour the Mexican resulted in her championship match." Loeffler between Gennady Golovkin and being suspended from high-level says the rematch could happen Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has moved contests. WBC president Mauri- between March and May of next a step closer after the World Box- cio Sulaiman said: "It's the fight year - with the likelihood of the Following Paul Dunne's maiden tournaments ahead of November's ing Council ordered another clash that the world wants to see." fight being on the Cinco de Mayo European Tour title at the British season-ending DP World Tour between the pair. Gennady Golovkin's Promoter Tom Loeffler Mexican holiday. "Gennady still Masters supported by Sky Sports, Championship in Dubai, which Golovkin holds the WBC middle- is confident his fighter will come has all his titles. He's still the World we take a look at the implications features the top 60 players in the Sky Sports weight title as well as the WBA through in the rematch, whoever Champion. And this is a fight that on the season-long Race to Dubai. rankings and has a prize fund of and IBF world championships. is judging. "I think you'll see Gen- the fans want again, so we can have The 24-year-old Irishman has $8m. Among the names to feature His first fight with Alvarez ended nady knowing that he has to win a more definitive ending to the next jumped to 12th in the standings this week in the event which is in a controversial draw, despite more than eight rounds to get the one. We'll do whatever we can on following his impressive victory played at Carnoustie, Kingsbarns Scholars Freya many observers believing the Ka- decision, he'll be even more per- our side to make it happen," Loef- where he held off a late charge from and the Home of Golf are four- zakhstani boxer had done enough sistent in the re-match," Loeffler fler added. "With their styles, their Rory McIlroy at Close House. The time major winner and former world to win. Of the three ringside judg- said. "It doesn't get any better than punching power, their speed, with next tournament on the tour's No 1 McIlroy along with points es, only Adalaide Byrd scored the the fight with Canelo. It really be- both in the primes of their career, schedule will this week see golfers leader Tommy Fleetwood follow- Anderson and fight in favour of Alvarez (118- came an international sporting it can only get better." from around the world descend on ing the birth of his first child. McIl- 110). Her decision to heavily event, instead of a world boxing (Sky Sport) the Scottish links for the hugely roy, targeting a first title of the popular Alfred Dunhill Links year, will be competing in his last Championship, live on Sky Sports tournament of the season before Samantha Golf. Tyrrell Hatton, who secured concentrating on recovering from his first European Tour success at a persistent rib injury which has St Andrews last year, will be hampered his schedule. Mean- buoyed by his strong showing in while, Fleetwood, 26, has picked Kinghorn north-east England as the 25-year- up two titles on tour this year in a old aims to make a strong defence consistent campaign which has of his title after a mixed year. The also included two second-place fin- Englishman has picked up two top- ishes. Spanish duo Sergio Garcia on YSWOTY 10 finishes in his last two events and Jon Rahm will both feature at to help him nearer to the top 30 in the Andalucia Valderrama Masters shortlist the standings with only six more later. (BBC Sport)

Scholars Freya Anderson and Sa- shortlist of four is an incredible mantha Kinghorn are in contention feeling," said Anderson who is also to be crowned Young Sportswom- joined by gymnast Ellie Downie Aclaim could go an of the Year. and para-skiier Millie Knight. Anderson and Kinghorn were "These past few months have been recently unveiled as Sky Sports hectic and this just tops it off. Scholars and it is their efforts over Being unveiled as a Sky Scholar to stud following the last 12 months that have been was amazing and now to be on the recognised for the prestigious Sun- shortlist with Samantha is even day Times Sports Women award, better. "I feel very proud and a lot Foret victory in association with Vitality. The of amazing things have happened awards, now in their 30th year, that are making me more confident! Aclaim is likely to be found a job had the disappointment of the have led the way in recognising and "Inspiring young girls and other at stud following his first Group Derby, but then we end up with a celebrating the outstanding contri- women is definitely important to One success in the Prix de la Foret weekend like this." Aclaim fol- bution to sport made by elite ath- me. Growing up I had plenty of World number one Garbine Mu- terwards she had been too unwell perform today." Strycova faces at Chantilly on Sunday. The vic- lowed up his his win in the Park letes, coaches, administrators, female role models. I want to let guruza retired ill with a virus in even to practice for her opener but Julia Goerges of Germany in the tory capped a breakthrough week- Stakes at Doncaster, marking him community volunteers and inspi- people know that swimming has the first round of the China Open had been determined to play, hav- second round. Muguruza is yet to end for his trainer Martyn Meade, out as a real seven-furlong special- rational women. Former Scholar given me tons of confidence and on Monday, while US Open win- ing lost in the quarter-finals last win a tournament since reaching who just 24 hours earlier had sad- ist, and the lack of options at that Elise Christie made the shortlist therefore inspire others to take it ner Sloane Stephens went out in a week in Wuhan, where she strug- the top ranking in mid-September. dled the first and fourth in the Cam- distance mean he has almost cer- of six for the Sportswoman of the up." Kinghorn was just as delight- shock defeat. Spain's Muguruza gled with a leg injury. "Since I'm in Elsewhere, Stephens tumbled out bridgeshire with Dolphin Vista and tainly run his last race. "He cer- Year award. Swimmer Anderson, ed to have been nominated and is suggested in the build-up that she Beijing, I didn't play at all. I don't in the first round for the second Chelsea Lad. "It was certainly a tainly won't run again this season 16, won her first senior British ti- another welcome boost as she pre- was not fully fit and lost the first know, I got a virus in Wuhan," she week running, this time at the weekend to remember," said and we're just deciding whether he tle in the 100m Freestyle in April pares for her debut in the mara- set 6-1 to unseeded Barbora Stry- said. "I want to feel like giving the hands of qualifier Christina Meade. "Of course you dream you is going to stud or not," said and made her senior debut at the thon in Chicago on October 8. "I cova of the Czech Republic. Mu- last chance, going on the court, just McHale. The 15th seed Stephens can win both races, but you don't Meade. "He's worked his way up World Championships three really can't believe it," said King- guruza, the reigning Wimbledon hit a few balls, see how I'm going saw her match delayed by rain fall- really think you'll be fortunate the ladder, won two Group Twos months later. Paralympian King- horn who last week was named champion, called a medical time- to feel, try to turn things around. ing on Beijing's outdoor hard- enough for it to actually happen. and now a Group One and while horn, 21, made the finals in the 100, Scottish sportsperson of the year. out at 2-0 down in the second set "I don't want to retire before the courts, and when it finally got "Who could have thought we'd he's versatile having won over a 200m and 800m last summer in Rio "I've had the most incredible year and then called it quits after hav- tournament starts for me." "It's started she failed to fire, going out have a weekend like that. You start mile and six furlongs as well, he's and is the fastest ever female Brit- and all these nominations are real- ing her pulse taken on the side of good that I could play, I had more to her fellow American, losing 6-3, the season with goals, and most of definitely best at seven. ish wheelchair racer. "To make the ly topping it off. the court. The 23-year-old said af- days to rest, but in fact, I couldn't 6-0 in just 62 minutes. (BBC Sport) ours were around Eminent and we (BBC Sport) WEDNESDAY . OCTOBER 04. 2017-Mizan 12, 1396 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 67 Price: Afs.20

An Afghan army plane made a hard landing in Neli city in Daikundi on Tuesday shortly after dropping off the new provincial governor Mahmoud Baligh. Officials confirmed the incident and said the plane took off after dropping off Baligh but experienced technical A three-member ‘terrorist group’ operatives in Kabul, the NDS said of Kabul City. “The group wanted to take problems and turned back to the affiliated to the Taliban was in a statement on Tuesday. The suspects were recruited pictures of the target areas in airfield. On landing the plane arrested in a special operation The NDS said the group was by Qari Qasim, a commander of Kabul,” the NDS said in the veered off the runway and nose- carried out by the National recruited by the Taliban to conduct Taliban, to identifying targets in statement. Taliban has not dived into the ground. No Directorate of Security (NDS) terrorist attacks in different parts the city, the statement said. commented on the report. casualties were reported but the plane sustained serious damage.

President Ashraf Ghani on should also work hard to bring Tuesday met with Afghan athletes more honor to the country,” Ghani who brought home medals from said. “This is the first time in 80 the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial years of Afghanistan’s history Arts Games in Ashgabat, where a president honors athletes Turkmenistan. Afghanistan and this can have a positive impact received 12 medals in total on sports in the country,”said including one gold medal, one Mirwais Bahawi, deputy head of silver and 10 bronze medals at the General Directorate of Sport and international event. The athletes Physical Training.At least 215 also received cash prizes from athletes represented Afghanistan at Ghani at a ceremony at the the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Presidential Palace. “Our athletes Arts Games in Ashgabat in 16 succeeded to bring back 12 medals sports where they got overall 26th The UN Office for the to Shahjoy centre due to ongoing from the Asian games and it is a place out of 64 countries. Coordination of Humanitarian conflict. The report also said that great example and other sectors (TOLONews) Affairs said in its latest report on from 17 to 23 September, a total of Monday that from 1 January to 1 878 spontaneous returnees and 21 October 2017, 266,087 people fled deportees arrived in Afghanistan 8 Afghans without identity their homes due to conflict in from Pakistan. From Iran, 6,592 Afghanistan. The reported said people returned spontaneously, and that due to heavy armed clashes in 6,539 were deported. Also from 24 cards arrested in Bulgaria Shinwari and Sia Gird districts of to 30 September, 1,179 refugees northern Parwan province, around returned to Afghanistan from KABUL: Eight illegal Afghans will be accommodated in an indoor 1,750 people were reportedly Pakistan, 14 from Iran and 9 from have been detained in Bulgaria center." Mladen Marinov said the displaced in the past week. other countries. In 2017, 51,801 along with two locals, a news detainees, if they did not apply According to initial reports, Afghan refugees have returned to report said on Tuesday. for asylum, would be handed over approximately 1,000 people were Afghanistan. During the past week, The Afghans without identity to the Refugee Agency. In case displaced from Alishang District, more than 47,000 displaced people, cards were detained along with the they do not make such requests, Laghman, to Mehtarlam due to undocumented returnees and Bulgarians who helped them with the Afghans -- who supposedly intensified clashes – also in the refugees received some form of logistics and transportation. entered Bulgaria from Turkey -- past week. More than 2,500 people humanitarian assistance in all Novinite.com quoted the will be handed over to the were reportedly displaced from regions of the country. Ministry of Interior chief secretary Migration Directorate and sent villages in Shahjoy district, Zabul, (TOLONews) as saying: ''The Afghan citizens home. (Pajhwok)