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AT Monitoring Desk “I wanted a government to take forward the peace process and Presidential spokesman Haroon commission for electoral commis- also bring electoral reforms. I am Chakhansuri said on Tuesday that sion members must start its work.? KABUL: Former National Secu- after President Ashraf Ghani's leg- "Our expectation after the re- rity Adviser Rangin Dadfar Span- sure the civil society and public would show peaceful reaction islative decree regarding electoral lease of the decree is that the se- ta said the establishment of the reforms was rejected by the Wole- lection committee start its work National Unity Government against [the government] for not fulfilling the promises regarding the si Jirga (Lower House of Parlia- and we witness the implementa- (NUG) was a mistake as the gov- ment), the presidential palace, in tion of electoral reforms in ernment has failed to lead the electoral reforms,” Spanta said. The NUG, established as re- cooperation with the constitution Afghanistan,"said Naeem Ay- Afghan peace process to success oversight commission, advised the oubzad, a member of the Trans- and bring electoral reforms. sult of a political deal between Pres- ident Ashraf Ghani and Chief Ex- president to issue a new decree to parent Election Foundation of Af- In an interview with Kabul kick start the electoral reform pro- ghanistan (TEFA). News, Spanta termed formation ecutive Abdullah Abdullah, will complete its two years term in cess. The presidential palace said "It is necessary that the gov- of the unity government a major that the constitution oversight ernment urgently approves the mistake, saying that imposing the October and is obliged to convene the Loya Jirga to extend the ten- commission has advised Ghani that new decree regarding law on func- government on public for five on the basis of the law he can issue tion, duties and responsibilities of years would spark severe public ure, reported Kabul News. The adviser told Kabul News a new decree and start the elector- electoral commissions and that the reaction. He said that dependen- al reform process. president implements it," said cy of the current government on that if the government failed to convene the Loya Jirga in next two "After rejection of legislative Saleh, another member of TEFA. Pakistan was also a mistake. The decree the government seek the Meanwhile the constitution former national security adviser months, the political deal would will not accept this illegitimate “The current government is in- they talk about the Turkmenistan- lose its legality and the NUG its government for five years, even if volved in corruption,” Spanta said, Afghanistan-Pakistan-India [gas constitution oversight commission oversight commission said that on said that there is need for legiti- legal opinion and the commission the basis of Article 79 of the con- mizing the government instead of legitimacy. John Kerry, the foreign secretary adding that people are recruited in pipeline project]. However, this Spanta said, “If the govern- of the US, extends the unity gov- the governmental departments on project was designed during present its opinion and on the ba- stitution, the p?resident can issue relying on the United States. sis of the commission opinion fun- any legislative decree while the “The biggest mistake of the ment failed to convene the Loya ernment’s tenure.” He said that the the basis of nepotism and favorit- Former President Hamid Karzai’s Jirga within two months, and bring government is deceiving public in ism rather than merit. “The gov- tenure,” he said. “It is not a new damental, legal and executive ac- national assembly is on leave. National Unity Government is its tion will be taken," presidential In the past few months, the formation,” he said, adding that electoral reforms, it indicates that the name of mega economic ernment says that it has inaugu- thing. We participated in a high lev- the government is completely los- projects. Most of the projects were rated mega projects. They [author- el meeting with these three coun- spokesman Haroon Chakhansuri Wolesi Jirga has rejected both de- he thought to have a government said. Meanwhile election monitor- crees Ghani issued regarding the which would overcome the chal- ing its legitimacy. Everything will designed and implemented ‘most- ities] organize big events to inau- tries for the project,” the former fall into deep uncertainty. People ly’ in the previous government. gurate these projects. For example security adviser said. ing institutions welcomed the de- electoral reform system – result- lenges in Afghanistan. cision and said that the selection ing in a deadlock. (ToloNews)| 43 insurgents Daesh recruitment center busted in Nangarhar Taliban again close killed, 14 AT News Report brainwashing the youths and train wounded in KABUL: The security forces have them with extremist ideologies Gardez-Patan highway busted a Daesh recruitment center Two motorcycle and some Helmand in the eastern Nangarhar province, ammunition belonged to Daesh in- GARDEZ : Residents of south- Mirzaka districts. officials said. surgents were also destroyed in the eastern Paktia province on He said the insurgents had sus- AT News Report Daesh enrolment center was operation. Wednesday said the Taliban had tained heavy casualties in the clash- KABUL: At least 43 Taliban fight- busted by Afghan forces through Daesh suffered heavy casual- once again closed the Gardez-Pa- es and only three security men had ers including three commanders operation named Qahr-e-Silab (Si- ties in different district of Nangar- tan highway against traffic. been killed or wounded so far. were killed and 14 others wound- lab anger) in TangiGori area of har province in the past two The Taliban militants had pre- The governor’s spokesman, ed during air and ground operation Haska Mina district of eastern weeks. Over 100 Daesh fighters viously closed the same highway Naqib Ahmad Atal, said the insur- in southern Helmand province. province, said provincial press of- were killed and injured in the op- about two weeks ago before the gents had descended on the high- These Taliban were killed and fice in a statement. eration and their recruitment cen- road was reopened as a result of a way in some areas for searches, injured by Afghan forces through The statement said that seven ter ruined in Kot district last week. security operation against the re- but the road had not been com- air and ground raid carried out last Daesh fighters were killed and nine Security forces intensified air bls. A driver on the route, Syed pletely shut. night in Nad Ali, Marja and Gr- others were wounded in the dis- and ground attack on Daesh, after Noor, told Pajhwok Afghan News He said security forces had ishk districts of Helmand province, trict. Daesh terrorists were using the group claimed responsibility the Taliban had closed the road in reached vulnerable areas to do away said governor press office in a the center for motivating and re- for the suicide attack among en- Andom area against all kinds of with threat posed by the insurgents statement. Counter triggering of- cruiting the youth. lightenment movement protestors tack said that Afghan forces will take revenge of innocent people from movement. and to ensure fearless movement fensive going on in Nadali district The group was focusing on in Kabul. President after the at- killed during suicide attack. He said the road was closed on the road. to clear the district from Taliban, on Wednesday noon, leaving The Taliban have said nothing statement added. Tens of Taliban security of the district. Khak-e- stranded a large number of passen- in this regard. Safid district of Farah province is fighter attacked Nad Ali district to gers on both sides of the blockade. The Gardez-Patan road inter- Militants pushed back in Khak-e-Safid one of the volatile district, where capture the district, but faced Af- A security official said clashes connects Dand Patan, Chamkani, Taliban mane times had launched ghan forces resistance and suffered AT News Report between security forces and insur- Janikhel, Zazi Aryub, Ahmadkhel, military vehicles and some ammu- members of Taliban were killed or a large scale attacks and even one casualties. KABUL: In a well-coordinated nition were also destroyed in the wounded in the crackdown who gents were ongoing since yester- Lazha Mangal and Mirzaki dis- year ago overrun most part of the day in Chamkani, Janikhel and tricts. (Pajhwok) military operation the Afghan forc- operation, statement added. Key were playing important role in in- district for few days es have successfully cleared the Taliban Khak-e-Safid district of western Farah province from Taliban and intelligence deputy destroyed their main hideouts, se- curity officials said. Afghan na- nabbed in Balkh tional army with the cooperation of the national police launched a 10-day crackdown against insur- AT News Report gents in Khak-e-Safid district of ficial said on Wednesday. In addition to that, 32 insur- This comes as provincial gov- the district where security forces Farah province and cleared differ- KABUL: The Afghan security forc- “Taliban commanders Maw- gents were wounded during the ernor Faisal Begzad had earlier said took control of several areas. “The ent villages of the district of Tali- es have killed at least 27 Taliban lavi Nasir Ahmad Farooqi, Fasi- ‘Kokcha 07’ clearance operation, that the Afghan security forces enemy is fleeing.” ban, interior ministry said in a state- insurgents including their three key hullah Sultani and Mullah Samiul- he said. Two security forces were started a massive military opera- Moreover, several provincial ment. The statement said that 51 leaders in a clearing military oper- lah Shamil, were killed in the oper- also killed and six others received tion in the same district in order to officials, including civil activities Taliban fighters were killed and 63 ation carried out in the Raghistan ation,” provincial governor injuries during the offensive, he eliminate insurgents in the area. called on the government to main- others were wounded during op- district of northeastern Badakhs- spokesman Ahmad Navid Ferotan said. “Local residents were not He said that large-scale mili- tain peace and stability in the ar- eration in the district. Taliban’s 13 han province, local provincial of- said. harmed during the operation.” tary operation was conducted in eas once cleared of insurgents. KABUL: The National Director- ate of Security (NDS) on Wednes- day said that its operatives arrest- ed a senior intelligence official of US to equip Afghan forces with more armored vehicles the Taliban in the northern prov- ince of Balkh. By Farhad Naibkhel fense welcomed the decision of US country. Afghan forces need new Afghan Intelligence operatives government over providing more and modern armored military ve- succeeded to arrest Taliban Depu- KABUL: The US government has modern armored vehicle to Afghan hicles and weapons to successful- ty Intelligence Chief Mirwais planned to equip the Afghan troops forces and request further assis- ly follow anti-terrorism war and through an operation in Shirabad with more and modern armored ve- tance in the aspect. Defense min- eliminate insurgents’ sanctuaries in area of Dehdadi district of Balkh hicles, a defense official said Wednes- istry spokesman Dawlat Waziri order to make safe Afghanistan, re- province, the NDS said in a state- day. A contract has been signed be- confirmed the report of providing gion and world countries, he add- ment. tween the US government and the new modern armored vehicle by ed. It is pertained to mention that Mirwais was involved in col- American company AM General US government to Afghan forces. US government pledge to provide lecting information regarding pres- that the latter has been asked to make He said: “Afghan forces’ capabili- Afghan forces new armored vehi- ence and raids of Afghan security 1,673 high mobility multipurpose ty will increase after delivery of cle, while they are fighting with forces in the area, the statement armored Humvees for Afghan forces mentioned armored vehicles.” He different Taliban groups as well as added. by the next year at a total cost of $ highlighted that as its clear Afghan Daesh fighters. Recently since two He had also played a key role 356 million. Afghan forces are fight- forces involved in fighting terror- years Daesh also changed as a in organizing and conducting of ing international terrorism and insur- ism, thus they needs modern mili- power in some areas particularly terrorist and subversive activity in gents independently to keep stabili- tary equipment and weapons to in several districts of eastern Nan- the province. ty in the country. Ministry of De- eliminate insurgents across the garhar provinces.

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Project Coordination Unit Rehabilitation Works forSarwar Khel Canal Irrigation Scheme (K-263) Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONALCOMPETITIVEBIDDING No:MEW/IRD/IFB/MIS / K-263 Date 04- August - 2016 Invitation for Bids (IFB

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue No. “general procurement notice dated 11 Jan.2011”. 2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant from theInternational Development Associationtoward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this “grant” to payments under the Contract for “Rehabilitation Works for Sarwar Khel Canal Irrigation Scheme (K-263). The Ministryof Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works forRehabilitation Works for Sarwar Khel Canal Irrigation Scheme (K-263), Center of Gardez city, Paktia Province consisting of: Site No 1- Rehabilitation of Intake structure of Sarwar Khel Canal 0.00Km+ 000m Site No 2- Construction of Ablution House 4. The Completion Period is 420 days (including slack period of about 120 days). 5. The bids must be submitted along with the bid security in the amount of Afs500,000 in the shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents. 6. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated January 2011 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents 7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. FahimaAzim (email:Fahima. [email protected] Mobile No: +93(0)779 240 738), Director, Project Coordination Unit, Kabul Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 7:00 to 17:00 Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday. 8. Qualifications requirements include: (a) The minimum (b) Experience as prime (c) Liquid assets and/or credit required annual volume contractor in the construction facilities, net of other of construction work for of at least one work of nature contractual commitments and the successful bidder in and complexity equivalent to exclusive of any advance any of the last five years this work during the last five payments which may be made (Afs) (5) years (Afs). under the Contract (Afs).

26,000,000 15,600,000 6,500,000

For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents. 9. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied. 10. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non refundable fee of Afs. 2,500. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below. 11. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take place 24-August 2016 at 10:00Hrsat the address given below to explain the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage. The minutes of pre-bid meeting will be prepared and sent across to all the prospective bidders who have brought the bid documents up to date of pre-bid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting. 12. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 AM on 5- September -2016 the Deadline Date for bid Submission (if the submission date is announced an official holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at address given below at 10:00 AM on 5 - September - 2016 on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above. 13. The address referred to above is: Director PCU-Kabul Region Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office Darulaman road back of Mahmood Tarzi High School Kabul, Afghanistan

Project Coordination Unit Rehabilitation Works for PanjwaiMarkziIrrigation Scheme (Q-170) Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONALCOMPETITIVEBIDDING No:MEW/IRD/ MIS /IFB/Q-170Date: 04–August- 2016 Invitation for Bids (IFB)

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business, issue No. “general procurement notice dated 11 Jan.2011”. 2. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ministry of Energy & Water has received a grant from theInternational Development Associationtoward the cost of Irrigation Restoration and Development Project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this “grant” to payments under the Contract for “Rehabilitation Works for PanjwaiMarkziIrrigation Scheme (Q-170) 3. The Ministryof Energy & Water, Project Coordination Unit now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Rehabilitation Works for PanjwaiMarkziIrrigation Scheme in Panjwai Bazar Village of of Kandahar Province consisting of: (INTAKE & PROTECTION WALLS,CANAL RIGHT BAINK PROTECTION WALL,CANAL RIGHT BAINK PROTECTION WALL,SEEPAGE CONTROL STRUCTURE) 4. The Completion Period is 360days(including slack period of about 90days). 5. The bids must be submitted alongwith the bid security in the amount of Afs 500,000 in the shape of Bank Guarantee as per Bank Guarantee Form attached to the Bidding Documents. 6. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) a procedure specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits dated January 2011 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents 7. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Samiullah “Momand’, Deputy Director, Project Coordination Unit, Kandahar Region and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 1600Hrs from Saturday to Thursday. 8. Qualifications requirements include: (a) The minimum (b) Experience as prime (c) Liquid assets and/or credit required annual volume contractor in the construction facilities, net of other of construction work for of at least one work of nature contractual commitments and the successful bidder in and complexity equivalent to exclusive of any advance any of the last five years this work during the last five payments which may be made (Afs) (5) years (Afs). under the Contract (Afs).

25,000,000 15,000,000 6,200,000

For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I. - Instructions to Bidders and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents. 8. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied. 9. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Afs. 2500. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below. 10. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take place on 27- August- 2016at 10:00Hrs at the address given belowto explain the procedure of proper preparation and submission of bid, clarify issues and to answer questions on any matter that may be raised at that stage. The minutes of pre-bid meeting will be prepared and sent across to all the prospective bidders who have brought the bid documents up to date of pre-bid meeting and also immediately after the pre-bid meeting. 11. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10 AMon 05 - Sep-2016the Deadline Date for bid Submission (if the submission date is announced an official holiday, then bids must be submitted next working day at the same time and venue). Electronic bidding shall not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened physically in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the address given below at 10 AM on the Deadline Date for bid Submission given above. 12. The address referred to above is: Deputy Director PCU-Kandahar Ministry of Energy & Water, PCU Regional office Front of Aino Mina City, Kandahar National Radio &Television Compound, Arghandab Sub-River Basin office Kandahar, Afghanistan Note: interested bidder can purchase the Bidding Documents from the below address of PCU Procurement office/KBL also. Eng. Nasir Ahmad “Ahadi” Procurement officerIRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL Mobile: 0700686110 THURSDAY .AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

the lowest in the world. One of the main barriers that prevents Afghan women from en- tering the labour force are tradi- tional beliefs and biased views that women should be housewives and mothers rather than breadwinners. There is a stigma around families where the mother or daughter earns money and women's poten- tial and abilities are severely sup- pressed. Women have come to be- lieve that attending school is merely to find a husband. When girls get engaged, their educational life stops EMERGENCY and they become dependent on CALLS their husbands. The mindset has to change. For one, we have to convince women Police that getting an education is not a means to find a husband but an 100 - 119 important way to be both inde- pendent and contribute to the econ- omy and society. I believe that Hospitals entrepreneurship training for Af- ghan women will help to change FMIC Hospital this mindset. Entrepreneurial Behind Kabul Medical skills, whether they are interper- sonal skills, critical and creative University: thinking skills, or practical skills, 0202500200-+93793275595 will not just empower women to run their own businesses and give them more financial security, but Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital will also give them more self-es- Pule Bagh-e- Umomi teem and bargaining power in the household. 070263672 The government can play a role in this by launching, promot- ing, and improving access to train- Khairkhana Hospital ing and initiatives that foster wom- 0799-321007 en's entrepreneurial mindsets and competences. This in turn, I trust, 2401352 will bring about many more strong and independent mothers who will inspire their daughters to finish Indira Gandhi Children their education and find a job. Hospital, Wazir Akbar The female labour force par- ticipation rate of Afghanistan needs Khan, Kabul 2301372 a big boost. I am committed to re- I was born in Afghanistan, forced to work and provide for their fam- empower more women in Afghan- Ministry of Labour and newly cre- their participation in the labour ducing the dependency levels of to leave at a young age, I did not ilies, but their lack of skills pushed istan through entrepreneurship ated Ministry of Women's Affairs force. Only six per cent of women girls and women in Afghanistan by Ibn-e- Seena return until I was 16 years old. I them into cheap and sometimes training. are drafting a National Action Plan over the age of 25 have a formal promoting education and entrepre- Pul-e-Artan, Kabul met with women, who had lost even illegal labour. Since 2001, there have been for Women's Economic Empow- education. Only eight per cent of neurship training and bringing more their husbands, their sons and/or The encounters with these significant improvements and erment, "to create an enabling en- women are involved in wage em- women into the workforce. Female 2100359 their fathers during the wars. De- women have inspired me to advo- achievements with regard to the vironment for women to partici- ployment outside the agricultural participation in the labour force is spite their losses, these women cate for the creation of platforms role of women in Afghan society. pate in economic activities to ben- sector, and only five per cent of key to economic growth, reducing Wazir Akbar Khan were filled with love, but one thing to give girls and women in Afghan- Many more girls, who were once efit their families, communities, and Afghan businesses are governed by poverty and improving living con- that was notable was how depen- istan the knowledge and skills to banned from attending school un- the country." women . With only 16 per cent, ditions, and it will bring back the Hospital dent they were. participate in the labour force and der the Taliban, are now enrolled There is still a long way to go the female labour force participa- peace and prosperity that Afghan- 2301741, 2301743 Their situation required them be independent. I think we should in schools and universities; and the however for Afghan women and tion rate of Afghanistan is among istan deserves. (Huffington Post) Ali Abad France at Royal Marine Richard Bennett,of Music transforms Shahrara, Kabul greater risk Taunton, blown up by the Taliban in 2100439 of business lives of youth in Malalai Maternity disruption Afghanistan,turns to archaeology Hospital AN ancient skeleton helped a Roy- feelings," said Richard, of Taunt- charity pointed him in the direc- Afghanistan 2201377/ 2301743 than... al Marine get his life back on track on. "You have an emotional suit of tion of Project Florence, which in- ...P12Meanwhile, the U.K. rated after being blown up by a terror- armour and when you leave this volved Wessex Archaeology work- Banks as "low risk" for business disrup- ist's roadside bomb. Richard Ben- disappears. "You're vulnerable and ing with wounded military person- nett was at rock bottom after spi- start feeling all these emotions that nel to excavate a Bronze Age buri- tion, on a par with Germany, but nal injuries suffered when he you don't really know how to deal al site on Salisbury Plain. On his Da Afghanistan Bank marginally better than Switzer- stepped on an improvised explo- with. "It was a big shock. I had a first dig, Richard unearthed a skel- 2100302, 2100303 land and Finland. sive device in Afghanistan in 2011 career one day, the next day I eton - and from then on he was Verisk Maplecroft said the saw him medically discharged. He didn't." He drifted into offshore hooked. Now, three years on, he Bakhtar Bank U.K.'s vulnerability could in- has since rebuilt his life helping maritime security jobs, but his in- has completed an archaeology de- crease however, as its new gov- excavate sites of archaeological in- juries made the work and lifestyle gree and is setting up a communi- 0776777000 ernment begins arduous negotia- terest - and has even set up his hard and he returned to Taunton ty interest company to continue tions to quit the European Union own company, all with the sup- after a friend's suicide triggered a the work of Project Florence. He Azizi Bank (EU). port of Lottery funding. "In the bout of post-traumatic stress dis- said: "Archaeology has a huge ca- 0799 700900 "The implications of the military, you don't talk about your order. It was then that a veterans' thartic value. "Depending on your U.K.'s vote to leave the EU in- state of mind, you can choose to Pashtany Bank sit there and reflect on life or just crease the potential for unrest in concentrate on looking for some- 2102908, 2103868 the country. The possibility of thing in the ground and not think price rises for imported goods, about anything else at all. "PTSD Air Services combined with a slowdown in manifests itself in many different economic activity is likely to ways. For me I have to keep busy serve as a key source of popular and I have to keep doing things. It The Afghanistan National Institute The institute has been carry- Safi Airways of Music (ANIM), inaugurated in ing out intercultural dialogue be- discontent," the firm said. was something to really focus on 020 22 22 222 and get immersed in and learn new 2010, teaches Afghan and Western tween Afghanistan and the inter- Protests occurred in London classical music to around 300 pu- national community through many and other U.K. cities in the wake skills." Richard believes archaeol- ogy is perfect for former military pils. programs and concert tours. Ariana of the referendum, as remain vot- Farhad Safari, 14, is a student Thanks to ANIM students and ers objected to the outcome. personnel as it mimics the rigour, 020-2100270 routine and strength in adversity at ANIM who plays the dilruba, a their performances on the world’s Some corporates and banks have of the Forces. "In the military local classical instrument. Study- stages, the international commu- touted the idea of re-headquar- you're told when to get up, when ing at ANIM has changed Farhad’s nity has seen a different face of Kam Air tering or moving staff to coun- to eat breakfast, when to have a view and given him the prospect Afghanistan—a place of hope and 0799974422 tries like France, Germany, Lux- shower," he added. "In archaeolo- of a career. diversity. embourg or the Netherlands that gy there are also set processes you He says: ANIM is a centre for musical remain in the EU. have to go through. You have to do I have learned so many things excellence and its students are in- Hotels The U.K. economy trumped things in a certain way and pay in this institute that I could never vited to give concerts across Af- Safi Landmark expectations last week to grow attention to detail or you're going learn in regular public schools. The ghanistan as well as in other coun- by 0.6 percent between April and to miss something." Richard felt teachers are very friendly and they tries, which helps generate income. June, quarter-on-quarter. Howev- "worthless and a failure" when he always help us solve our academic The UK is a key donor of the 020-2203131 er, this data went no further than left the military, but added: "By problems. World Bank’s administered Af- coming to the project I was back Deputy Minister of Educa- ghanistan Reconstruction Trust SERENA one week after the Brexit vote on with the military guys that spoke June 23. tion, Mohammad Rahil Formuly Fund (ARTF), a multi-donor pro- my language, who laughed at the is pleased with the institute’s gramme which is supporting the 0799654000 Meanwhile, Markit's flash sort of things I laughed at achievements. Afghanistan National Institute of Purchasing Managers' Index (somersetcountygazette) He says: Music. (GOV.UK) (PMI) suggested the U.K. econ- New Rumi Restaurant omy shrunk in July by its fastest 0776351347 monthly rate since early 2009. "The state of a country's econ- Internet Services omy is a critical bellwether for the likelihood of civil unrest. Fac- UA Telecom tors such as inflation, unemploy- 0796701701 / 0796702702 ment, the cost of living and the removal of food or fuel subsidies Exchange Rate are key sources of discontent that increase the potential for mass Purchase: demonstrations or violence," Ver- isk Maplecroft said. KANDAHAR CITY : Hundreds The posts have been unfilled experience in the relevant field, professional workers, according to end of the current solar year Other than France, the only of posts in different government for the past four to five years, but Sultani stressed, saying exams were the official, who said many quali- through open merit. He acknowl- One US$ = Western economy in the high-risk departments in southern Kanda- the employment process has re- conducted by a monitoring com- fied individuals were unwilling to edged 677 posts in the education 68.64Afs category for disruption was har province have been vacant over cently been accelerated. Sultani said mittee to prevent corruption in the work in remote areas for low sala- department, 102 in the municipal- One Pound Sterling= the past several years as thou- educated people working for process. ries. ity, 47 in public health, 34 in cen- Greece, which lost its developed 87.70Afs market status in 2013 following sands of youth complain of grow- NGOs received high salaries until The monitoring committee is “We prioritise women in the sus registration office and seven in its debt crisis. ing joblessness. five years ago. Now they show no comprised of representatives from employment process in order to environment protection agency, One Euro = The governor recently ordered interest in working for the govern- the Kandahar University, Women increase empower them economi- Similarly, five slots in Haj and reli- 75.27Afs Italy was the next-most vul- all government organs to advertise ment. Affairs Department, provincial cally. However, some cultural bar- gious affairs department, 26 in ag- nerable country in the EU, but the vacancies and fill them through Some tribal figures and public council, administrative reform, riers and insecurity prevent them riculture and livestock, 12 in jus- 1000 Pak Rs = was only judged to be at "medi- open completion. Human Re- representatives were trying to have human resource offices and civil from working in government of- tice, 13 Kandahar University and 637Afs um risk." It was rated as roughly source Director Javedullah Sultani, their blue-eyed individuals ap- society activists, he maintained. fices,” Sultani continued. five in the aviation department re- on a par with the U.S., where in an exclusive interview with Pa- pointed to the positions, some- During the Hamid Karzai pres- The Kandahar governor has main vacant. Qudratullah, a resi- Sale: demonstrations have taken place jhwok Afghan News, said 911 thing that has led to differences. idency, unsuitable people were giv- ordered all posts be announced and dent of the 9th police district, One US$ = in some states in protest against posts had been filled in one year. But such attempts had been dis- en jobs in insecure provinces, but filled on merit. Currently, 927 po- claimed hundreds of government 68.84 Afs the shooting of African-Ameri- “We have announced 1,027 couraged by Dr. Hamayun Azizi, the employment process under the sitions are vacant in the govern- posts had been vacant while a large One Pound Sterling= cans by police. vacancies in 54 government de- he added. current president has been re- ment departments but efforts are number of youth were tired of The French economy posted partments, with 911 of them hav- He added the employment formed. A job-seeker must have a ongoing to fill them in the near fu- seeking jobs. A graduated from the 90.50Afs zero growth between April and ing been filled. But hundreds of process was fully transparent and bachelor’s degree and work expe- ture. Samim Khpalwak, the gover- Kandahar Education University, he One Euro= June, after growing by 0.7 per- positions are still lying vacant,” he was based on an impartial exam. rience. nor’s spokesman, revealed the said most of youth previously 75.87 Afs cent in the first quarter, accord- admitted, promising merit in fu- Each candidate was required to Most of posts are vacant in provincial administration had de- working with NGOs were current- 1000 Pak Rs= 645 ing to official data on Friday. ture recruitment. have a bachelor’s degree and work districts or departments that need cided to fill all vacancies until the ly jobless. (Pajhwok) THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES PML-N parliamentary party to meet today after two years

Some 650 Pakistanis are fighting in conflict zones in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan and Central Asian states and their return to the country could add to sectarian strife, according to a media report on Wednesday. Intelligence agencies have iden- tified 132 of these Pakistanis and expressed fears about their return after being defeated by internation- al forces, Dawn newspaper report- ed. The National Crisis Manage- ment Cell (NCMC) of the federal ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister “He finally wants to exchange government has alerted law en- Nawaz Sharif has convened an notes with the party members,” forcement agencies to take preven- important meeting of the ruling he added. tive measures and to tighten secu- PML-N’s Joint Parliamentary Par- The source said the PML-N rity on Pakistan’s borders, espe- ty tomorrow (Thursday) ahead of Punjab chapter is of the view that cially in Balochistan, Khyber-Pa- the resumption of talks between federal government should adopt khtunkhwa and coastal regions, federal government and opposition a tough approach towards oppo- and at airports. on Panamagate scandal. sition on Panamagate while some An unnamed security official Scheduled to be attended by central leaders believe in the poli- was quoted as saying by Dawn all the ruling party’s legislators, cy of ‘consultation’. These op- that the “defeat of fighters in Mid- including MNAs, MPAs and sen- tions are expected to be discussed dle East, Afghanistan and Central ators of PML-N chapters from all in the meeting. Asian states had put Pakistan on the four provinces, AJK, Gilgit- In addition, the option to ex- the verge of sectarian violence”. Baltistan and the federal capital, pand federal cabinet by creating the This prompted the NCMC to ad- the meeting will map out a strate- slot of the PM’s adviser on Kash- vise the interior ministry to take gy to deal with the opposition on mir Affairs will also be reviewed. steps to prevent the return of these Panama leaks. Through the said slot, the PM can fighters, the official said. A meeting between govern- directly supervise the AJK affairs “The NCMC directed the in- ment and opposition on Panama- by assigning this position to one telligence and law enforcement gate is expected in coming days. It of his trusted confidantes. agencies to also keep surveillance will also discuss internal party is- “If created, the said position on families of the individuals who for Pakistan. Their increased strength in Afghanistan would also lead to a new wave of instability in our immediate neighbourhood with the potential sues including assigning of new will function alongside the federal had travelled to conflict zones and of spillover effects into (the Federally Administered Tribal Areas).” The NCMC had issued a similar alert in January, asking police chiefs of Punjab portfolios to the AJK cabinet and minister for Kashmir affairs and might create multiple security risks and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces and the commandant of the Frontier Constabulary to improve checking at inter-provincial check posts as huge proposed expansion of the federal Gilgit-Baltistan,” the source add- for Pakistan on their return,” the catches of arms were being smuggled into Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. Amir Rana, the director of the think tank Pakistan Institute cabinet. ed. The prime minister will also be official said. of Peace Studies, said: “Though sectarian violence in Pakistan has decreased in the last few years, the expected return of the foreign fighters would The Joint Parliamentary Par- hearing complaints of the central Another unnamed senior offi- increase the fear that the scourge may raise its head again. Therefore, the government is taking preventive measures.” ty’s meeting was last held in early ruling party’s provincial lawmak- cial said intelligence agencies had 2014. Since then, the forum’s meet- ers regarding the grievances they reported about Pakistani fighters’ ing has never been called to con- hold against respective party chap- plans to return to the country. He sult with the party lawmakers de- ters. said these fighters were gathering India likely to rename West Bengal as Banga spite some huge political crises These complaints reportedly in Afghanistan and planning to take Fed up with having to speak last, including the marathon sit-in of the include issues related to funds al- refuge on the border. or not at all, at meetings of Indian PTI and PAT in Islamabad. location, problems faced by local A source in law enforcement regional leaders, the chief minister “It seems that Mian sahib has bodies in Punjab, reshuffle in the agencies told the newspaper that of West Bengal wants to ditch the realised that it’s been quite a while PML-N’s party portfolios at lower foreign fighters who have suffered state’s first name so that she can since we last met like that,” said a level, differences between some heavy losses in Afghanistan, Mid- get her say. PML-N central lawmaker, while PML-N leaders and local adminis- dle East and Central Asian region Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet talking to The Express Tribune on trations and bureaucracy in their could also take refuge in Pakistan. approved a resolution on Tuesday the condition of anonymity. respective areas and related issues. “Fighters of other nationali- to call the state, actually located in ties, especially those belonging to eastern India, “Bengal” in English the Central Asian states, might find – one of India’s official languages. Afghanistan as a safe haven. But State lawmakers would also get Indonesia to help our own nationals who are fight- to choose between the Bengali ing in Syria and Iraq would prefer names “Bangla” or “Bonga”, said moving back to Pakistan,” the state minister Partha Chatterjee. build railway source said. The feisty Banerjee, 61, had “The return of foreign terror- complained that she barely got a ists to our region has the potential chance to speak in meetings with of creating multiple security risks Prime Minister Narendra Modi system in Sri Lanka because West Bengal came at the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo sia’s passenger trains. 22 missing end of a list of India’s 29 states has announced that Indonesia was Earlier, state-owned train man- arranged alphabetically. ready to participate in developing ufacturer PT Industri Kereta Api after An earlier initiative to rename the railway system in Sri Lanka. (INKA) began its first passenger the state Paschim Banga – or West During a bilateral meeting with train exports by shipping 15 pas- India bridge Bengal in the vernacular – would Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil senger cars to Bangladesh in April. have moved it only about a quar- Wickremesinghe at the Merdeka The shipment of the Shovon-type collapse ter of the way up the list. But it Palace complex in Jakarta on passenger cars is the first batch of was never approved by the New Wednesday, Jokowi said the coun- a total 150 passenger cars ordered NEW DELHI: Two buses carry- Delhi government. tries needed to boost their econom- by Bangladesh Railways. ing at least 22 people plunged into State capital Kolkata, former- ic cooperation in the transporta- "We have already sent passen- a fast-flowing river in western In- ly known as Calcutta, was once tion sector, among others. ger train cars from PT INKA to dia after a bridge collapsed follow- the headquarters of the British "Indonesia is ready to partici- Bangladesh [...] Now we will take ing days of torrential monsoon East India Company. But a deci- pate in developing the railway sys- part in procurement in Sri Lanka. rains, officials said Wednesday. sion to relocate the capital of im- tem in Sri Lanka," Jokowi said, We hope we win the procurement Rescuers raced to the crumbled perial India to Delhi in 1911 ush- Independence and partition in 1947 then led to the division of the province of Bengal into predominantly Hindu West Bengal and mostly Muslim East Bengal, which is now part of Bangladesh. adding that PM Wickremesinghe [bid] and deliver it to Sri Lanka,” bridge south of the financial capi- ered in a period of relative decline. had expressed interest in Indone- Jokowi said. tal of Mumbai to search for the passengers swept away following the accident late on Tuesday night. Television footage showed large chunks of the British-colo- Bangladesh offers bounties for two terrorism suspects nial era bridge had fallen into the The authorities in Bangladesh have rorism network, Jama’atul Muja- media. The bounty being offered rain-swollen Savitri river. offered cash bounties for two men hedeen Bangladesh. is 2 million taka, or around $25,000, “Twenty two people from believed to have planned recent He has also been identified by for each suspect. two buses are missing after the 50- Islamist attacks there, reflecting a some analysts as a coordinator of The two men fall into a cate- feet (15-metre long) bridge col- sense of urgency as terror alert lev- the Islamic State’s activities in the gory of intense interest to the po- lapsed,” Sanjay Patil, police super- els remain high. region, though the authorities in lice since the Holey Artisan Bak- intendent of Raigad district where The first, Tamim Ahmed Bangladesh deny that the group has ery attack: individuals who may the accident occurred, told AFP. Chowdhury, is believed to have a presence there. serve as connections between do- The bridge straddling the river planned the July 1 attack on the The police say the second sus- mestic and international terrorist lies along a major highway connect- Holey Artisan Bakery, according pect, Syed Mohammad Ziaul groups. ing Mumbai to the tourism state to Shahidur Rahman, a police Haque, heads the Ansarullah Bang- They may have a common as- of Goa. Emergency workers armed spokesman. la Team, which has carried out kill- sociate in Mohammad Saifullah with diving and other specialist In the attack, which was ings of secular writers and intel- Ojaki, a Bangladeshi expatriate equipment were scouring the river claimed by the Islamic State, a team lectuals. who lived for years in Japan. for the missing, but no one has of gunmen raided a restaurant in Mr. Haque, a former major in In an interview last year, a been rescued so far, India’s disas- Dhaka heavily frequented by for- the Bangladeshi Army, was ac- police investigator identified Mr. ter management chief told AFP. eigners, killing 22. cused of planning a military coup Ojaki and Mr. Chowdhury as fu- “As per initial information, some Mr. Chowdhury was identified in 2012 against the government of gitives suspected of setting up vehicles and people have been at a news conference on Tuesday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. training and recruitment pipelines swept away. Our team has rushed as a 30-year-old man who, after Today’s Headlines: Asia Edi- for the Islamic State. to the spot,” National Disaster living abroad, returned to Bang- tion Mr. Ojaki attended Sylhet Ca- Response Force chief O.P Singh ladesh in late 2013 from the Unit- Get news and analysis from det College at the same time as Mr. said. “Our team is equipped with ed Arab Emirates. Asia and around the world deliv- Haque, according to the school’s deep divers and life-saving equip- Before that, he had lived for ered to your inbox every day in alumni association. ment.” Television footage showed years in Canada, earning a degree the Asian morning. At a news briefing announcing a helicopter flying over the river in chemistry from the University “When we arrest these two, the bounties, the police said that searching for survivors. Maharash- of Windsor in 2011. that is when we’ll be able to really since 2013 there had been 51 ter- tra Chief Minister Devendra Fad- The police say that Mr. learn about the state of terrorism rorist attacks in Bangladesh. The navis said the bridge appeared to Chowdhury is the head of a newly in Bangladesh,” said Mr. Rahman, police have arrested 172 suspects, have collapsed after being pound- created branch of a domestic ter- the deputy inspector general for and brought charges in 14 cases. ed by the flooded river. THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief

Saudi UN envoy decries Houthi border attacks

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah al- Moallimi has said that nearly 500 Saudi citizens were killed TEHRAN: Iran’s President Has- block the Islamic republic from the following 1700 border attacks san Rouhani said Tuesday the international banking system, lim- by Houthi militias. United States had wasted the op- iting its ability to benefit from the Moallimi noted the differ- portunity presented by the nucle- end of sanctions. ence between the militias and ar accord and prevented the two “Sadly, (the United States) did Saudi-led coalition forces, who countries from working more not successfully pass the test and view all areas of Yemen as civil- closely on regional issues. has not precisely respected its ian populated areas. “As the supreme guide said, commitments,” said Rouhani. The envoy’s comments the nuclear agreement was a test,” Rouhani said the agreement came during a Security Council Rouhani said in a televised address. had already led to a significant rise meeting where it was announced “If the United States had im- in oil exports, but “in other sec- that the Saudi-led Arab coalition plemented the nuclear agreement tors, things have moved slowly” was removed from a blacklist of with good faith and precision, and due to the ongoing concerns of in- those causing the deaths of hun- had reduced the obstacles and de- ternational banks, who fear they dreds of children in Yemen. lays that we see today, we could are still liable for prosecution by The United Nations also have had more trust and engaged the US Treasury if they do busi- requested to verify the informa- in negotiations on other subjects, ness with Iran. tion and sources and of their re- which could have been in the in- Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatol- cent reports, noting that Saudi terests of the region, the United lah Ali Khamenei, said Monday Arabia continues to provide aid States and us,” added the presi- that negotiations with the West for Yemeni refugees as well as dent, a moderate who pushed hard were like a “lethal poison”. the provision of humanitarian for the deal sealed in July 2015. “Six months on (from the nu- assistance in all parts of Yemen. The agreement, which came clear deal), do we see any effect on The Saudi-led coalition in- into force in January, saw Iran ac- people’s lives?” he asked. cludes United Arab Emirates, cept curbs to its nuclear programme The Americans “ask to nego- Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, in exchange for a lifting of sanc- tiate on regional questions, but the Jordan, Morocco, Senegal and tions by world powers. experience of the nuclear negotia- Sudan. While observers say Iran has tions proves that this would be a met its commitments, Tehran ac- lethal poison and that we can’t Trump ‘makes you cuses Washington of continuing to trust them on any subject”, he said. want to retch,’ says Hollande British lawmakers US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump makes "you want to retch", criticize EU response French leader Francois Hol- lande said Tuesday, as he add- ed his voice to a barrage of to migrant crisis scathing criticism of the White European Union attempts to tack- towards a meaningful response but House hopeful. le the migration crisis have been a it has come far too late and is itself "His excesses make you failure, amounting to “too little, too highly controversial for a number want to retch, even in the Unit- late” with not enough being done of reasons,” the committee said. ed States, especially when -- to tackle people-smugglers, a com- The lawmakers said too much as was Donald Trump's case - mittee of British lawmakers said was being left to the countries - he speaks ill of a soldier, of on Wednesday. most affected, such as Italy, Greece the memory of a soldier," Hol- “Europe’s efforts to address and Turkey, and Vaz said naval lande told journalists in Paris. this colossal refugee crisis have deployments in the Mediterranean The French leader was re- been lamentable,” said Keith Vaz, had failed to deter the migrant ferring to a feud between chairman of the British Parlia- flows or disrupt people-smuggling Trump and the Muslim par- ment’s Home Affairs Committee. gangs. ents of a slain US soldier, “The atrocious conditions in “The EU’s response in com- which has shaken the presi- migrant camps within and on the bating people-traffickers who are dential campaign just three borders of the richest countries on exploiting, exacerbating and prof- months before the November earth is a source of shame.” iting from this crisis has been vote. A flood of refugees from the poor,” he said. Hollande criticized Middle East and Asia, many es- Closer to home, the commit- Trump's "hurtful and humili- caping conflict in Syria and Iraq, tee said recent figures suggested ating comments". has grown into Europe’s worst Britain was unlikely to meet its The Republican campaign migration crisis since World War own target of resettling 20,000 to retake the White House is Two. Syrian refugees by 2020, and said reeling from a series of self- The International Organization maintaining an agreement with inflicted scandals as Trump for Migration (IOM) said on Tues- France for British border checks has in recent days criticized day more than 257,000 migrants at French Channel ports should be Muslims, babies, firefighters and refugees had entered Europe a priority for the British govern- and the military, prompting his by sea this year and at least 3,000 ment. wincing Republican backers to Moscow on Tuesday blasted crit- changed, the answer is no,” the calling instead for a UN-mandated surrendered. “Why can it not be others had died. There has been speculation issue awkward denunciations. icism by Washington over its ac- spokesman said. plan of escape routes. done with Aleppo? Because in Following a year-long inquiry, that the deal could be at risk fol- US President Barack tions in Syria, saying it was “un- Moscow had announced the Ryabkov countered that the Syria the Syrian government has the British committee said the fail- lowing the vote in June for Britain Obama also joined the fray, acceptable” to demand restraint launch of humanitarian corridors US itself uses the corridor scheme finally begun to separate terrorists ure of members of the Schengen to leave the EU. declaring Trump "unfit" to around Aleppo, the city divided out of Aleppo for civilians and and is only against it because Syr- from the moderate (opposition) and area system, which allows free “Our priority is to offer hu- hold the country's top office between Syrian government troops surrendering rebels, a scheme that ian President Bashar al-Assad’s civilians. That is what our col- passage between most EU states, manitarian support to those most in his strongest rebuke yet of and rebels. some nongovernmental organisa- forces are crushing opponents who leagues in Washington were not had made the problem worse by in need while maintaining the se- the 70-year-old mogul. “As soon as there is real head- tions said was “deeply flawed,” have not joined the ceasefire or ready to do” for months, he said. failing to agree on control of its curity of our borders,” said a Home Obama described Trump way in fighting terrorists, made by external borders. Office (interior ministry) spokes- as "woefully unprepared" and the Syrian government and army “The EU’s March 2016 agree- woman, adding that Britain was "unfit to serve as president". with our support, the Americans ment with Turkey on return of committed and on track to meet "He keeps proving it," started... demanding that we stop Turkey’s Erdogan presses US migrants is arguably a first step its target for Syrian refugees. Obama added, as he called on fighting terrorists,” Deputy For- Republican leaders to disown eign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told him. RIA-Novosti agency. to extradite preacher Gulen Trump swept the Repub- Britain-based monitors report- Turkish President Recep Tayyip fill that,” he said. “If you start ask- terrorism, we have no time to lose, lican primary, but is currently ed that Russia launched heavy air Erdogan pressed the United States ing for documents and what not, six months or one year, that’s sim- trailing Democrat nominee Hil- strikes in the Aleppo outskirts, in a television interview broadcast then it’s a huge obstacle in our way ply intolerable,” Erdogan said. lary Clinton in general election slowing a last-ditch effort by rebels Tuesday to extradite preacher of fighting terrorism.” US Secretary of State John polls by around four percent- to break the siege. Fethullah Gulen, saying waiting to “But at the moment we are Kerry said on July 18 that Turkey age points. US Secretary of State John get the alleged coup plotter was running into the difficulty of not must present “genuine evidence” "Democracy is also at Kerry on Monday called on Rus- “intolerable.” being able to receive a terrorist that and “not allegations” against the stake, as we see more and more sia and its Damascus ally to re- Erdogan complained in the in- we are asking to be extradited,” he Muslim cleric for his extradition. people tempted by authoritar- frain “from conducting offensive terview with Televisa that US au- said. Already strained ties between ianism," Hollande said, "espe- operations” in Aleppo, where re- thorities were asking for docu- Gulen has lived in self-imposed NATO allies Turkey and the Unit- cially" in the US. gime forces surrounded rebel-held ments for the extradition of Penn- exile in the United States since ed States have been aggravated by "Should the American districts. sylvania-based Gulen, whom he 1999 and has denied any involve- the failed putsch, with some gov- people choose Trump, there Kerry said the attacks prevent- accuses him of being behind last ment in the July 15 putsch bid. ernment ministers even alleging will be consequences, because ed the warring parties from meet- month’s failed military putsch. Turkish authorities sent a new Washington could have had a hand a US election is a global elec- ing Monday, the target date set by “You have to be blind and deaf package of documents to the Amer- in the plot, which US officials firm- tion," he added. the international community for not to understand that he is be- ican authorities for Gulen’s extra- ly reject. the regime and opposition to agree hind all of this,” Erdogan said. dition, Justice Minister Bekir Turkish authorities have de- Emirates airline confirms London deploys on the framework for political tran- “If we request the extradition Bozdag said. tained some 18,000 people in a sition. of a terrorist then you should ful- “In terms of fighting against post-coup crackdown. extra police to avert “We will see in the course of accident at Dubai airport the next hours, few days, whether An Emirates Airline flight coming respondent in Dubai Abdullah Al- possible attacks or not that dynamic can be from India made an emergency land- Muttawa said that all flights were changed,” Kerry said. ing at Dubai International Airport “diverted either to Maktoum In- Police in London plan to de- Ryabkov however rejected on Wednesday, the Dubai govern- ternational Airport or Sharjah In- ploy an additional 600 armed such talk as an ultimatum. ment media office said on its offi- ternational Airport.” officers across the city to pro- “To hear from Washington cial Twitter account, adding that He added: “Authorities dis- tect against possible terror at- that... the next hours and days will there were no reported casualties patched emergency personnel on tacks. be decisive, that is an ultimatum- yet. the ground and were able to evacu- Authorities said Wednes- like, unacceptable tone. I think this Emirates confirmed that 275 ate all passengers on board to safe- is regular blackmail that is com- passengers and crew on board, in a ty and there are no reports of inju- day that the decision was made mon to the Americans,” said Ry- in light of the recent terrorist statement posted to its official ries or casualties up until now. abkov. Facebook page. Muttawa also said that there attacks across Europe includ- Smoke from burning tyres ris- "Emirates can confirm that to- were unconfirmed reports that ing those in France. es near a minaret of a mosque, day, 3rd August 2016, flight EK521 there was smoke onboard before "Anyone who's been fol- which activists said are used to travelling from Trivandrum Inter- the plane made an emergency land- lowing events in Europe over create smoke cover from war- national Airport in Thiruvanan- ing. the past few weeks will un- planes, in Aleppo. (Reuters) thapuram, India to Dubai has been Meanwhile, all departure derstand why we want to Syria has been in the grip of involved in an accident at Dubai flights from Dubai international show our determination to pro- its bloody civil war for more than International Airport. There were airport were delayed until further tect the public," Metropolitan five years, with hopes for a peace 275 passengers and crew on board. notice, Dubai authorities said. Police Commissioner Bernard process resting on the UN-backed "Our main priority at this time Hogan-Howe said in a state- blueprint sketched out by the 22- is the safety and wellbeing of all ment. nation, US- and Russian-led Inter- involved and full co-operation is "The reality of having to national Syria Support Group. being extended to the authorities deal with armed and deadly On Tuesday the State Depart- and emergency services managing ment reinforced Kerry’s strong the situation," the statement read. attackers is that you need fire- message to Moscow. arms officers who will use force Footage on social media and “What the secretary... said re-posted by Dubai-based Gulf to stop those attackers in their again yesterday was, in essence, News showed smoke billowing aim. Our firearms officers are our patience is not infinite,” said from the aircraft. All passengers the ones who will run towards State Department spokesman were reportedly escorted to safe- the danger," Hogan-Howe John Kirby at a news briefing. ty. added. Kirby emphasized that Kerry At this time, Al Arabiya En- “Our gun controls and the prefers a “diplomatic approach,” glish cannot independently verify simple fact we are an island but that officials “continue to look the footage. mean that terrorists in the UK at alternatives and options.” A company representative would struggle to get the fire- A few weeks ago Kerry had reached by Al Arabiya English said arms required to repeat attacks hinted at a “Plan B” for Syria, with- they could not comment further similar to those we have seen out elaborating. on the accident, but that all pas- on the Continent,” he noted. “If you’re asking has, as of sengers and crew are safe. today, August 2nd, the strategy Al Arabiya News Channel cor- THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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E-mail: [email protected] By Samuel Ramani On June 13, 2016, Republican Email: [email protected] presidential nominee Donald Trump claimed that Omar Sad- www.afghanistantimes.af diqui Mateen, the mastermind of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Orlando, was “born an Afghan.” Although Mateen was actually a Advisory editorial board U.S. citizen raised in New York, Trump argued that the Orlando Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, shooting justified his support for a temporary ban on Muslim im- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal migration to the United States. Even if Congress rejects Graphic-Designer: Trump’s proposed Muslim immi- Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi gration ban, a Trump presidency could profoundly shift the United Marketing & Advertising: States’ Afghanistan strategy. Based on his public statements and Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 policy proposals, Trump’s Af- Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan ghanistan strategy will likely em- phasize preserving short-term sta- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 bility in Afghanistan and contain- ing Pakistan. Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press This approach contrasts mark- edly with the Obama administra- tion’s focus on nation building and strengthening Afghan political in- The constitution says stitutions. In addition, Trump’s characterization of Afghanistan as a nexus for terrorism could strain Article 94: the Washington-Kabul relation- Article Ninety-Four: Law shall be what both houses of the National Assembly approve and the ship and reduce Afghan military President endorses, unless this Constitution states otherwise. In case the President rejects what the support for U.S. counterterrorism National Assembly has approved, the President shall send it back, within fifteen days from the date it operations. was presented, to the House of People mentioning the reasons for rejection, and, with expiration of the While Trump has vacillated period or if the House of People re-approves it with two thirds of all the votes, the draft shall be repeatedly on whether the United considered endorsed and enforceable. States should maintain a long-term military presence in Afghanistan, he has consistently opposed U.S. nation building efforts in Afghani- stan. In a January 2013 tweet, Trump’s contention that Afghani- tween Afghan society and terror- istan would erode considerably. Trump called for the withdrawal stan’s security is dependent on the ism has also engendered animosi- If Washington’s influence in of U.S. troops from Afghanistan retention of U.S. troops differs ty toward him in Afghanistan. Cit- Afghanistan declines due to strains and deplored the waste of billions markedly from Washington’s cur- ing a 2013 Pew Research survey between Trump and Ghani, the of dollars that could be used to rent policy. The Obama adminis- revealing that 99 percent of Afghan U.S. military might have to con- “rebuild the United States.” tration has consistently argued that Muslims supported the implemen- duct counterterrorism operations By October 2015, Trump had U.S. troops are merely playing a tation of Sharia law, Trump argued with less Afghan National Army moderated his stance to accept the support role in Afghanistan to help that Afghan immigration to the (ANA) support. The use of stealth retention of 9,800 U.S. military the Afghan military combat terror- United States greatly increases the weaponry and surgical airstrikes personnel in Afghanistan. Howev- ism and the Taliban. risk of terror attacks on U.S. soil. could occasionally supplant er, Trump has insisted that these Trump has not provided spe- Even though a complete ban ground operations in tackling Tal- troops should abandon institution- cific details on how he intends to on Afghan immigration is unlikely iban and ISIS targets. building objectives and focus on defeat the Taliban. However, his to pass through Congress, promi- However, as cooperation with combating more imminent securi- rhetoric leaves the door open for a nent Republican lawmakers, like the ANA has been vital for U.S. ty concerns. In particular, Trump long-lasting U.S. military presence. Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, counterterrorism operations, the believes that a residual U.S. mili- This position has broad support support stricter immigration re- Taliban could capitalize on Wash- tary presence in Afghanistan is an within the Republican Party. Dur- strictions for Afghans who assist ington-Kabul strains and recapture effective check on Pakistan’s nu- ing the primaries, Florida Senator U.S. forces. As the Taliban has a some last territory. For Trump to From Taliban to Daesh, every militant and terrorist group in the country is clear weapons capabilities. Marco Rubio argued for the long- history of murdering Afghans who prevent the Taliban’s resurgence, fighting for turf. All these groups are known for their brutalities against To prevent terrorist groups term retention of 10,000 troopsto assist U.S. troops, tightened im- he must dial down his inflamma- from gaining access to Pakistan’s combat terrorism. Texas Senator migration restrictions could dis- tory rhetoric and gain the ANA’s civilians and opposition to democracy. Both these groups have the history nuclear arsenal, Trump has called Ted Cruz also concurred with courage Afghans from aiding the trust by demonstrating his com- of destructing cultural heritage. They execute people publicly. No country for an expansion of Afghanistan’s Trump’s support for a military U.S. military and strain the U.S.- mitment to the United States’ 2012 security partnership with India. presence in Afghanistan that does Afghanistan relationship. upgrade of Afghanistan to major on this planet can protect itself from atrocities of these fanatics if Afghan This policy will likely increase not focus on institution building. Trump could also attach more non-NATO ally status. security forces were not supported. Believing in the philosophy of univer- tensions between the United Statements from senior Re- strings to U.S. assistance to Af- If Trump triumphs in Novem- States and Pakistan. Despite fierce publicans suggest that Trump ghanistan than either Bush or ber, U.S. policy toward Afghani- sal brotherhood, the Afghan government is fighting for survival of democra- denials from Washington and New would likely have the congressional Obama did. One of Trump’s clos- stan could radically change. A face- Delhi, Pakistan has repeatedly support he needs to implement his est foreign policy advisers, retired value analysis of Trump’s public cy and humanity in the region as well as world. Therefore, it should be sup- claimed that Afghanistan-India se- Afghanistan strategy. Should Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, statements suggests that a Trump ported wholeheartedly by the international community. curity cooperation is aimed at ma- Trump’s Afghanistan strategy be argued in 2009 that U.S. officials presidency could strain U.S.-Af- ligning Pakistan and supporting enacted, Kabul’s dependence on should make support for the Af- ghanistan relations, antagonize The United State has taken a good step in this regard by awarding a $356 insurgent groups. the U.S. for security will increase. ghan government’s objectives con- Pakistan, and leave Afghan forces million contract to the AM General to manufacture 1,673 Humvees for Af- Open U.S. support for joint This could leave the Afghan mili- ditional on its conduct. According unprepared for a U.S. withdrawal. efforts between Afghanistan and tary unprepared to combat the to Flynn, abetting corrupt officials Whether this doomsday scenario ghan law enforcement agencies. The high mobility multipurpose vehicles India to contain Pakistan could Taliban and ISIS when the U.S. would sully the U.S. military’s will pan out depends largely on cause Pakistan to strengthen its eventually withdraws from Af- reputation and create the impres- Trump’s willingness to act inde- will surely help the Afghan National Army and police forces to deal with the alignment with China and escalate ghanistan. sion that Washington is “backing pendently from the advice of se- foreign and local terrorists who have become emboldened by their short its budding security partnership Even though Trump’s more thugs.” nior generals and the success of his with Russia. As many Pakistanis recent policy proposals suggest To pressure Afghan officials to efforts to rally Republicans in term achievements that soon proved water-bubbles. This military support resent Trump’s insinuation that that he is committed to stabilizing prevent the misappropriation of Congress around his opposition to means a lot to Afghan security forces as they are engaged at multiple fronts the Pakistani military cannot con- Afghanistan and defeating the Tal- U.S. financial assistance, Trump nation building in Afghanistan.— trol its nuclear arsenal without U.S. iban, his inflammatory campaign could threaten to cut foreign aid to (The Diplomat) to defeat the local militants and foreign terrorists. supervision, anti-Americanism in rhetoric could severely strain U.S.- Afghanistan as U.S. aid has fre- Samuel Ramani is a DPhil can- Pakistan will likely spike should Afghanistan bilateral relations. quently been misappropriated by didate in International Relations at As the insurgent groups and Daesh still pose threats to the regional and Trump be elected. Trump has criticized Obama’s the Afghan government. This pol- St. Antony’s College, University global security, the international community should provide modern mili- In addition to using Afghani- conciliatory gestures towards icy is fraught with risks. Afghan of Oxford. He is also a journalist stan as a base to contain Pakistan, former Afghan President Hamid President Ashraf Ghani could re- who contributes regularly to the tary hardware to Afghan forces. Till this day no country has pledged to pro- Trump has argued that the United Karzai, claiming in March 2014 spond to U.S. pressure by request- Washington Post and Huffington vide modern fighter jets to Afghan Air Force for close air support during States needs to maintain troops in that Karzai treated Obama like a ing more financial assistance from Post. He can be followed on Twit- Afghanistan to prevent Afghani- “child.” Iran. Should Iran grant Kabul’s re- ter @samramani2 and on Face- military operations. stan from becoming a failed state. Trump’s explicit linkage be- quests, U.S. leverage over Afghan- book at Samuel Ramani. Lack of fighter jets is affecting the speed and ratio of success. Russia and China also vowed to provide military equipment and weapons to Afghan government to deal with the security threats. The assistance is highly wel- comed and appreciated. But, it will be better if the two countries cooperate on Afghanistan’s security and jointly purchase fighter planes for Afghan Air Force. Provision of modern planes will help to target the terrorists’ hide- outs and training centers precisely and without engaging the ground forces at large-scale. Currently, Afghan government mobilizes huge force to launch a military operation to target centers of the Taliban and Daesh as we have seen recently in Bati Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province. Since the United States is a major contributor, thus it should seriously ponder over supply of multirole fighter jets to Afghan forces. In addition to that continuation of the assistance is very necessary to lead Go . . . the war against terrorism to its ultimate end. American people should real- ize it by supporting the right candidate in the 2016 election. Recent state- ments of Donald Trump, the Republican Party nominee for President of the US, had created doubts over future role of the US in Afghanistan. His state- Seminary ments about former Afghan president and Muslims have enraged Afghans. Terrorists will use anti-US sentiments in Afghanistan to recruit more peo- ple and hurt relations between Kabul and Washington DC. Consensus and efforts on the international level is crucial for fighting terrorism. Subscription Rates Categories Fee Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. 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byOlivier Guitta How does one connect the murder which terrorised London. gle religious-political authority, of a French priest, Jacques Hamel, Beyond its base in Syria and their caliph. On August 1, the United States in the country. try. back, leaving ISIL reportedly in Normandy on July 26 with two Iraq, ISIL projects violence beyond From the 1880s to the 1930s, began a new military air cam- Special forces from other The real conundrum with no more territory in the car bomb attacks that killed more its state with autonomous cells, anarchist terrorism ranged from than 50 in the Syrian city of groups consisting of more than five assassinating European heads of paign against the Islamic State countries have also been de- Will the US follow the same country. Qamishli the following day? Both people, with one member directly state and royalty, to US President of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ployed in the country. UN En- fate now? The difference with Making the same mistakes? also known as ISIS) in its voy to Libya Martin Kobler has France is that the US attacked If that was really the case, stronghold of Sirte in Libya. already confirmed the "open ISIL targets at the request of why would the US be called to This has come as an unsurpris- secret" that France has been the GNA, but for many Liby- the rescue and launch air ing move. operating in the country along ans the attack was still a for- strikes against ISIL? The bombing was in re- with the US. eign intervention. While it is undeniable that sponse to the request of the Additionally, British Spe- Indeed, on the domestic ISIL has suffered military de- Government of National Ac- cial Forces have been fighting front, the GNA still has to gain feats in Sirte, it could be em- cord (GNA), whose Prime Min- alongside the Misrata Brigades recognition and earn its legiti- ploying a tactical retreat and go ister Fayez al-Sarraj had previ- against ISIL and, more surpris- macy from many - including the underground to fight an asym- ously said Libya did not need ingly, the Jordanians have also powerful eastern tribes and, metrical war consisting of sui- foreign intervention. joined. last but not least, the most cide bombings and car bombs, In fact, for many this is ex- While it is undeniable that powerful man in the country, following its recently changing actly the expected scenario: the ISIL has suffered military de- General Haftar. tactics in Iraq and Syria. GNA - set up by the United feats in Sirte, it could be em- That is where the real co- Nations and wanted by the ploying a tactical retreat and go nundrum lies: Most Western ISIL will certainly use the West - is turning out to be, underground to fight an asym- nations - along with Russia and US air strikes as a propaganda among other things, an instru- metrical war consisting of sui- China - support and work with tool to draw more foreign re- ment to legitimise military cide bombings and car bombs, the only viable military force, cruits to fight against the "infi- strikes against jihadist groups. following its recently changing General Haftar's, which is at dels" that have come once Now that the US may have tactics in Iraq and Syria. odds with the GNA. again to Muslim lands.

tragic acts of violence were claimed dispatched by the ISIL base. William McKinley in 1901. by the Islamic State of Iraq and The phenomenon of ISIS-ish They targeted industrialists, the Levant (ISIL, also known as attacks in the summer of 2016 rais- such as Rockefeller and Morgan, ISIS) but represent the evolution es the spectre of a type of politi- and sought to bomb targets rang- of two distinct trends of political cal violence resembling the anar- ing from a Catholic church in Wis- violence, even if the events oc- chist violence, or the 'first war on consin in 1917, to Wall Street in curred within 48 hours. terror'. 1920. While the Qamishli attacks The attacks further afield in By no means did these anar- targeted Syrian Kurds, a formida- Europe, the US, and Medina, Kab- chists match the brutality or sys- ble threat to ISIL's presence in ul, and Istanbul appeared to have temic horror of ISIL-directed or Syria, the tragic death of an elder- been the work of ISIL cells, most ISISish attacks. Rather this histor- ly priest did not increase the likely with some direction of the ical comparison of cell-based and strength of the ISIL in any tangi- central leadership or its regional individual anarchist violence indi- ble way. "franchises". cates what ISIL-inspired violence The notion of a "lone-wolf" These self-contained networks represents for the 21st century. has come under question as a were responsible for relatively so- After World War II, terrorism faulty analytical concept in under- phisticated urban-guerrilla attacks emerged owing to a confluence of standing the violence in Europe. such as the ones in Paris and Bel- nationalism, decolonisation, and Rather, those attacks in Europe gium. All these attacks were tan- Cold War proxies. and the United States are launched gential to ISIL's military campaign, Groups such as the Irish Re- by individuals operating within an but struck at soft targets that per- publican Army, the Basque ETA ISIL hierarchy of violence, and petuate a narrative of the global or Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' developing a self-perpetuating reach of the ISIL. Party (PKK) and the likes sought momentum, with little guidance William McCants distinguish- a future nation, usually within an from ISIL's capital in Raqqa. es between ISIL-directed violence existing state. These types of attacks do lit- and a category he terms "ISIS-ish" Leftist groups such as the Ital- tle to prevent ISIL's territorial con- conducted by "men and women ian Red Army or Peru's Shining traction in Iraq and Syria, yet they who have no organisational ties to Path, while adhering to a transna- form a discrete pattern of violence ISIS but murder in its name." tional ideology, still operated with- of striking at soft, symbolic tar- These attacks are launched on in their respective national set- gets, which harkens back to the the individual level, and tangential tings. anarchist terrorism more than a to ISIL's military and territorial The emergence of religious century ago - a persistent source objectives in Syria and Iraq. The groups in the 1980s, such as the of fear and anxiety in Europe and attacks from San Bernardino to Lebanese Hezbollah or Hamas, the US. Orlando, from Nice to Normandy, originated from within national UpFront - Is religion the root appear to be ISIS-ish. conflicts during that decade. of the world’s conflicts? Towards the end of their kill- ISIL and al-Qaeda represent a Activating cells ing sprees, the perpetrators claim decentralised form of transnation- The summer of 2016 has wit- loyalty to ISIL, usually through a al terrorism. The individual-level nessed ISIL attacks in urban cen- Facebook post or call to the au- ISISish attacks this summer do bear tres such as Orlando, Baghdad, thorities. Some of these individu- some resemblance to the anarchist Istanbul, Medina, Nice, Munich, als had online contacts before with attacks of the last century. Kabul, Ansbach, Germany, Saint- ISIL members or sympathisers. Opposed to terrorist groups Etienne-du-Rouvray in Nor- In some cases, ISIL leaders that sought Irish unity or Basque mandy, and Qamishli. most likely learned about the at- independence, both anarchist and Hamid Dabashi's earlier arti- tacks the way we do, from the ISIL violence sought and seek to opened the Pandora's box, mul- Just two weeks ago, France The fighting between vari- So far, ISIL's recruitment ef- cle on these attacks attributes them news, and then opportunistically bring radical change to the global tiple issues are springing up: suffered its first casualties in ous groups is still very acute: forts in Libya from the West to ISIL as "the total state predi- claim credit after the fact. Both on order. How long is the military inter- Libya. Three Special Forces Libya's new defence minister have been disappointing. Al- cated on the pure spectacle of vio- the cell and individual level, they Whether it was an anarchist vention going to last? What is soldiers were killed when their recently survived an assassi- legedly only 20 British and a lence". The attacks in Baghdad and strike at symbolic targets. attack against a Catholic church, going to be ISIL's response? helicopter crashed because of nation attempt by a car bomb handful of French joined their Qamishli were orchestrated by this Past waves of terror or the murder of a Catholic priest "total state", striking at enemies The phenomenon of ISIS-ish last week by a deranged ISISish What about other jihadists? a "mechanical failure". while one of his guards was cause. This may quickly which border it. attacks in the summer of 2016 rais- What will be the role of Gener- A far-fetched explanation of wounded. change if ISIL makes Libya youth, such attacks claimed sym- First, ISIL's central organisa- es the spectre of a type of politi- bolic value in the name of ushering al Khalifa Haftar and his lead- France's mission from General Sadly, one can expect more even more of a focal point of tion uses car bombs on the battle- cal violence resembling the anar- in a utopian future. ing military force in Libya? Haftar's spokesman was that political assassinations in the its strategy. field. Second, car bombs are ISIL's chist violence, or the "first war on most effective - yet indiscriminate terror". Both represent the violent US warplanes target ISIL in France had been gathering in- next few months in Libya, es- After the disastrous 2011 counter-cultures of their time. And Libya for first time telligence on Boko Haram, af- pecially against the GNA offi- - weapon of sapping the morale of While anarchists sought to Libyan intervention that yield- the civilian base of its enemies in usher in an age without political like all violent counter-cultures, Nothing new ter some Malian members had cials. ed the current situation, the US Iraq and Syria, the equivalent of and religious authority, ISILists they will eventually lose relevance It is quite notable that this arrived in Libya. Now the question remains: has to be careful of the unin- Adolf Hitler's V-1 and V-2 missiles seek to usher in an age with a sin- and die out over time. is not the first US strike against In any case, what ensued What is the real status of ISIL tended consequences of a new ISIL in Libya. On February 19, after the announcement of the in Sirte? Even the estimated military campaign. the US carried out air strikes on death of the three French sol- number of ISIL fighters in Lib- Especially at a time when an ISIL camp in Sabratha in diers is telling, and could spell ya has varied widely over the even one of its top generals Taking Tarzan to tusk concert with the UK, France trouble for the US as well. past few months. recognises that its current strat- and Italy, killing dozens, Tuni- Libya's mufti called The figure varied from 2,000 byHamid Dabashi sians for the most part. France's actions a declaration to 10,000, and now it has sup- egy against ISIL in Libya makes no sense. In the past few months, the of war, and jihadist groups such posedly been halved. The in- I teach a graduate seminar at Co- should simply be allowed to fade of all the previous Tarzans haunt- US has beefed up surveillance as Ansar al-Sharia and al-Qae- accuracy tells us that this is a Olivier Guitta is the manag- lumbia University we call: "Post- out in a gentle archival death. ing the memory of forests that no of ISIL in Libya to gather intel- da in the Islamic Maghreb con- game of guessing - nobody ing director of GlobalStrat, a colonialism: Film, Fiction, Histo- The image of a swinging Swed- longer hide any heart of any dark- ligence, most likely in prepara- demned and threatened France. actually knows for certain. geopolitical risk and security ry, Theory", in which I have in- ish Tarzan (Alexander Skarsgard) ness. tion for air strikes. In the mean- There were also massive dem- In any case, it seemed too consultancy firm with a region- cluded, since its 1999 publication, and his Snow White Jane (Margot Just over a decade after the al specialisation on Europe, the Adam Hochschild's mesmerising Robbie) in the company of chest- publication of Conrad's master- time, US Special Forces have onstrations in Tripoli against easy when Libyan forces book, King Leopold's Ghost: A beating apes and kindly African piece of colonial literature, in Tar- been stationed at two outposts France's presence in the coun- claimed to have taken Sirte Middle East and Africa. Story of Greed, Terror, and Hero- tribes has long since ceased to cut zan of the Apes, Edgar Rice Bur- ism in Colonial Africa. a palatable scene, let alone at a time roughs takes his own version of Imagine my surprise a few when white police officers are hunt- "Kurtz" to a much deeper heart of days ago while scrolling down my ing down and executing young darkness, as it were, where the newsfeed to see the same Adam black men in the urban jungles of white European man - thus self- LETTER TO THE EDITOR Hochschild had written a film re- our daily lives. codified - is cast into a Biblical ar- view on the new version of the old The vicious brutality of Bel- chetype. Tarzan films, The Legend of Tar- gian colonialism in Congo, howev- There and then in the inner zan. er, finding its historical way into heart of darkness, he is transmo- Prompted by Hochschild's the Legend of Tarzan has a bit of grified into his own absolute Oth- Poppy cultivation piece, I went to see the new Tar- poetic irony to it. er, into the dark man, deeply into Afghanistan Drug Report 2015 stated that 12.6 percent of adults in Afghanistan are drug addicts. However, it said zan, and 30 seconds into the film, Two narrative traits of Euro- the subterranean fears of the white I was sucked in by the opening pean racist colonialism - one his- man, and, by disembowelling his that poppy cultivation has dropped by 19 percent. This infamous plant has ruined the lives of thousands of Afghan historical note that as a result of torical fact and the other literary Other, kills and replaces him. youths. And also it has provided financial source for some illegal armed groups. the Berlin Conference of 1884- fantasy - here collide and implode Tarzan and his African Other Poppy cultivation has been one of the main reasons that increase insecurity in the country, therefore, the government 1885 Congo was divided up be- into each other, and conclude in a are Cain and Abel, reconfigured should adopt a new policy for boosting up security in restive areas where poppy cultivation is in its peak. tween Belgium and the United rather ludicrous nullity. into colonial history. Kingdom. The historical record of that Tarzan thus swings from one In the meantime, drug smuggling should also be stopped as it has destroyed the image of Afghanistan. The government So here I was, caught between rabid greed and the phantasmagor- end of the African jungle to the should also increase the number of drug addicts’ rehabilitation centers across the country. my childhood Tarzan fantasies and ical fiction of the swinging white other - the corporeal codification Farooq Khan, Khwaja Rawash, Kabul my adult critical thoughts, unde- man that kept European colonial- of European power of presence cided between a swinging rope sug- ism good company here come to- and domination. He maps the hid- gesting itself here and a postcolo- gether in this latest Tarzan to up- den forests of Africa from one tree nial hat commanding attention stage and dismantle each other at to another in anticipation of dead- there: which one to pick, and one and the same time. ly colonial domination that had which way to swing? With all his charming broken placed him there and the defores- Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must The impossible epic English and his friendly relations tations that will soon chase after have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: The problem with this or any with animals, Tarzan was no inno- him. Both Conrad's Heart of Dark- [email protected] other Tarzan in this particular age cent ape. ness and Burroughs Tarzan of the in which we live is embedded in As he and his Jane reproduce Apes, as well as their precursor what Jordan Hoffman, the Guard- the white Christian imagery of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle ian film critic, aptly calls "the un- Adam and Eve in the Garden of Book, were written during the comfortable optic of this glorious Eden, Tarzan is in fact the corpo- height of British imperialism in white couple being cheered and real extension of Kurtz in Joseph Asia and Africa, when the world Disclaimer: paraded around by their happy, Conrad's classic Heart of Dark- was yet to be fully mapped out loving black pals". ness, in whose demonic character and colonised. The very meta- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the author(s) The fact is that as a lame lega- Conrad had taken the civilised phors of the "jungle" marked the cy of Hollywood racism building white man only to the edge of mad- high intensity of Edenic places yet and do not reflect the views or opinions of the Afghanistan Times. on good old British colonialist lit- ness when Kurtz "goes native". to be conquered, assayed, exploit- erature, Tarzan is irredeemable and David Yates' Tarzan is a ghost ed, colonised, and destroyed. THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

On the evening of July 22, Pales- tinian youths from the Bethlehem- area village of Wadi Fukin ran to fields set ablaze by Israeli settlers. Village resident Qais Manasra told Al Jazeera that three dunams (0.7 acres) of wheat on his prop- erty were burned that night, add- ing to about 200 olive trees de- stroyed on the outskirts of the vil- lage during arson attacks carried out by settlers since June. The incident was one of many carried out late last month on Pal- estinians or their property in the occupied West Bank, in what the United Nations reported as the highest number of attacks by set- tlers in a week-long period since the start of the year. Samer Jaber, a resident of the Bethlehem-area town of al-Khadr, told Al Jazeera that he was recent- ly on his land with a surveyor when an Israeli settler from the il- legal Derech Havaot outpost hit him several times. Jaber then cap- tured on video Israeli soldiers standing by as the settler shot live fire at him and his relatives. In other areas of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusa- lem, Israeli settlers physically as- saulted Palestinians, uprooted lo- cal crops, stole sacks of wheat and grain, and damaged vehicles with stones, according to UN documen- tation. Jaber and Manasra both said the attacks were reported to Israe- li police. Contacted by Al Jazeera, a police spokesperson did not have immediate information, but said the incidents would be investigat- ed. The attacks came despite a vow by Israeli authorities to stop what Israeli security agency Shin Bet termed "Jewish terror net- works", after settlers carried out an arson attack on a Palestinian [Emily Mulder/Al Jazeera] home in the village of Duma a year Decades of state-supported ago, killing all but one member of settlement expansion and settler the Dawabsheh family. violence has led the Palestinian Conflict within a conflict: Kachin's civilians: A wave of indictments against leadership to repeatedly demand perpetrators of attacks on Pales- the UN provides international tinians and their property followed protection for Palestinians. Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud "Instead of sovereignty, we From violence to over the next year, and the weekly Syria's largest city has been under Workers Party (PKK), by with- Xelil refused to answer Al average of attacks carried out in should first ask for protection. The PA can't do it, and Israel won't do siege since government forces shut drawing from Kurdish areas in Jazeera's questions about the link 2016 so far stands at around 40 down Castello Road - a bombed- northern Syria in 2012. between the YPG's control of percent less in comparison with it," said Jaber, who was part of a committee to push the Palestinian out gauntlet that for months served Since then, the neighbourhood Sheikh Maqsoud and alleged Kur- hopelessness 2015, according to UN documen- as the lifeline in and out of rebel- has been under the control of Kur- dish state-building in Syria, but tation. leadership to take such measures Morning arrives slowly at Pan acted as a witness in a rape case last year. held eastern Aleppo. dish forces, particularly the YPG. said: "The YPG fighters [there] are Kha Kho refugee camp. It takes a involving a 73-year-old woman in But Gilad Grossman, a Last week, Kurdish People's Michael Stephens of the Roy- Sheikh Maqsoud's sons. They spokesman for Israeli human rights More than a year ago, PA Pres- moment for the lemon sun to creep her community. She said her hus- ident Mahmoud Abbas sent a let- Protection Units (YPG) fighters al United Services Institute think- have a right to defend their area." over the horizon, pausing before band, a drug and alcohol addict, group Yesh Din, told Al Jazeera clashed with rebels near the road, tank in London, said that although Syrian Kurds say federalism that these recent fluctuations were ter to the UN secretary-general on rising to reveal rows of corrugat- beat her when he found out that potential methods of international contributing to a rebel retreat from Sheikh Maqsoud might appear is future for Syria ed-iron roofs lining the valley she had provided a statement to not likely to be indicative of sig- the Bani Zaid district and further anomalous or strategically isolat- Not everyone from Sheikh nificant changes, owing to Israel's protection, prompting the UN Se- ahead. the camp manager. curity Council's legal department tightening the siege. Supporters of ed on a map, for the PYD it has Maqsoud agrees. Marouf, an anti- Pan Kha Kho is one of nearly Myanmar: Steps towards systematic impunity for Israelis the YPG say they are protecting become "absolutely integral to ev- government activist who moved to who carry out violence against to submit a study in October that 200 camps for internally displaced peace? included trends of settler violence. northern Aleppo's Kurdish-major- erything they're trying to do in rebel-held Aleppo and spoke to Al people in Myanmar's northern- "I want to run away from this Palestinians. ity neighbourhood of Sheikh Maq- Rojava", the Kurdish name for the Jazeera on condition of withhold- "Nobody [in the Israeli gov- Riyad Mansour, the permanent most Kachin State. These tempo- life," she said, her eyes fixed on representative of the State of Pal- soud, while critics accuse them of self-declared autonomous region in ing his last name, said that the rary shelters are now home to more the floor, "but I have nowhere else ernment] ever tried to improve the aiding the Syrian government in northern Syria. PYD and YPG "repress Sheikh core problems," Grossman told Al estine to the UN, told Al Jazeera than 100,000 people, forced to flee to go." that discussions with the Security besieging a city that has become a Stephens said that Sheikh Maqsoud [through arbitrary de- their villages owing to violent Amnesty International's My- Jazeera, noting that while the 2015 symbol of Syria's uprising. Maqsoud has been ideologically tentions and forced disappearanc- Duma attack appeared to be a Council were ongoing. clashes between the Myanmar anmar researcher Laura Haigh says But Valentina Azarova, an ad- For months, Sheikh Maqsoud integrated into the Kurdish project es] so that they are the dominant Armed Forces (or Tatmadaw) and the lack of a judicial structure in "wake-up call" for Israel, just 1.9 has formed a key strategic pres- in the north, often mentioned in force there". percent of Palestinian complaints viser with Al-Shabaka, the Pales- a group of fighters known as the the camps discourages many from tinian Policy Network, told Al sure point for the various groups the same breath as the already self- While debate continues around Kachin Independence reporting cases. of settler violence to Israeli police battling for the elusive upper hand governing cantons in Afrin and the PYD's intentions in Sheikh have resulted in a conviction - and Jazeera that passing a resolution Army(KIA). "The culture of silence that to implement international protec- in Aleppo - Kurds, rebels and the Kobane. Maqsoud, the YPG's actions in Following the collapse of a 17- surrounds sexual and gender-based yet another arson attack was re- government. "Clearly it's not an essential Aleppo have angered rebel groups portedly carried out in the village tion would either require Israel's year ceasefire, the two forces re- violence means that many cases consent, or military intervention Abdulkafi al-Hamdu, an activ- frontline. But it's not about that," who accuse the Kurds of using sumed fighting in 2011. In re- remain underreported and, when late last month. ist and English professor at the Stephens said. "It's a unifying front Syria's uprising and war for their Settler violence against Pales- justified on the basis of the un- sponse, the Tatmadaw banned aid reported, perpetrators remain un- willingness or inability of Israel to University of Aleppo, blamed both in which people from all across own interests: the partition of Syr- agencies from entering KIA terri- punished," said Haigh. tinians 'not an isolated case' ia and the establishment of a Kur- "There is still the lack of a pro- control the situation. tory, cutting off access to human- "This is because impunity for "For political and legal reasons, dish state in the north. They claim itarian support for the local pop- state officials is rooted in Myan- ficient, professional [Israeli] po- the YPG is willing to side with lice force in the West Bank that such a non-consensual intervention ulation. mar's legal framework and because is inconceivable when it comes to anyone - Assad included - in their "We had no choice. The sol- victims and their families face takes offences against the Pales- pursuit of self-determination. tinians seriously, takes indictments Israel," Azarova said. diers came and they took over my threats and intimidation when they Palestinians patrol streets to "We know they're expanding home," said Jing Qwan, 36, a mid- speak out," she added. "This has seriously, or hands out punishment the Kurdish project, and that must that would deter future offenders," protect homes from Israeli settler wife from Maumo township. to change." attacks make others in the north who don't "I grabbed my daughter by the Uw Ha Tha, the security man- Grossman said, adding that the back it - or who aren't even Kurd- long-standing policy "emboldens Back in Wadi Fukin, Manasra hand and we ran to find safety here ager at the Mai Khang camp, said that as more time passes with- ish - quite nervous," Lowe said. at the camp. But that's when the 120km south of the border with people who are interested in harm- "Ultimately, nobody there [in ing Palestinians". out any response to Israeli settler trouble really began." China, recounts the rapid increase attacks and the settlement expan- northern Syria] really likes the Lawless territory in prostitution networks in the The Israeli human rights group prospect of the Kurds having con- Akevot has been among many to sion that accompanies them, the As she sorted methodically past year. He has received reports more his village loses. trol, so they're going to fight it." through a pile of red chillies, Qwan, of girls as young as 11 being lured point out that - in addition to As a result, relations between physical harm to Palestinians and As he spoke, Manasra stood weeping, described how a group into sex work, and said they earn on a ridge overlooking the village, rebel and Kurdish groups have of soldiers entered the camp and five or six times the wage of a tea their property - unpunished set- soured to the extent that fighting tler violence has been among sev- which has lost most of its land to raped her five-year-old daughter. shop waitress - around $15 per three illegal settlements still rap- the government and the YPG for Kurdistan can say, 'Yes, this is a in Sheikh Maqsoud continued de- "I came home and I found her client. eral factors leading to illegal expro- tightening the noose around rebel- place where Kurds are suffering … spite February's tentative cessa- priation of Palestinian land. idly expanding on the hilltops sur- collapsed on the floor. She got sick "Every evening, I see cars drive rounding the valley where resi- held eastern Aleppo. This is integral to our identity, na- tion of hostilities. several times. Then I noticed the around the perimeter of the camp. Settlers have long created new "We are completely surround- tional defence, our sense of nation- Fatah Halab is the main rebel outposts using violence or threats dents live. Farmland has been slow- cuts and bruises on her legs. She The girls huddle close to the gate ly confiscated. "Nothing is hap- ed. We can [only] find food and hood.' And you have a larger goal alliance fighting around Sheikh can remember every detail. She is and then the car door opens and against local Palestinians, with the medicine at very high prices, and from the PYD: to build an autono- Maqsoud and northern Aleppo, outposts then protected by the pening," he said, pointing to fresh- terrified those men will come they are driven away," he said, ly cut land and the cranes working that's gotten [even] worse because mous state." comprising a range of nominally back," said Qwan. describing the recruitment meth- military and retroactively legalised Castello Road has been besieged PYD leader Saleh Muslim has Free Syrian Army groups, as well by the government. on it. "They [the Palestinian lead- The judicial vacuum in this ods used by the leaders of these ership] have been talking for years by the Assad regime," Hamdu told previously stated that the Kurdi- as Islamist factions such as Jabhat part of Myanmar means that there networks. This trend has repeatedly tak- Al Jazeera. "Kurdish troops [also] sh project of self-rule in northern al-Shamiya and the Noureddin al- en place in Wadi Fukin, Manasra in the UN, but this is all new. are no structures in place for wom- "Many of the girls become They're not doing anything." The took part in surrounding Aleppo Syria could be launched "in a very Zinki Brigades - some of whom en such as Qwan to report their addicted to drugs. Or they are said. "Violence by settlers has by shooting people from Sheikh small town, a very small village, or have reportedly been on the receiv- helped destroy land where these absence of protection for Palestin- case or hold perpetrators to ac- drawn in by the flashy cars, din- ians against settler violence has also Maqsoud. We are facing a life in the biggest cities ... [The Kurds] ing end of US training and weap- count. ners and clothes. Some simply settlements grow," he said, motion- which is closer to death." could make this project for wher- ons in the past. In May, Amnesty ing to the illegal settlement of Be- become apparent through the for- David Mathieson, senior My- want an occupation," said Tha, mation of autonomous night guard YPG spokesman Redur Xelil ever they are. The Kurds in Dam- International stated that rebel fight- anmar researcher at Human Rights adding that his deepest fear is for itar Illit, built almost entirely on denied that Kurdish fighters have ascus could do this for themselves ers had "repeatedly carried out in- private Palestinian land. systems throughout the occupied Watch, says that these allegations the future of the young people liv- West Bank. Ghassan Daghlas, a PA put pressure on the area around in Damascus. They could be free discriminate attacks that ... struck are consistent with cases they have ing at the camp. After last month's Duma at- Castello Road, blaming the "Free in Damascus or even in Sheikh civilian homes, streets, markets and tack, the UN's special coordinator official who monitors settlement documented. "These girls have no home, no activity in the northern West Bank, Syrian Army and Islamic brigades" Maqsoud." mosques". The rights organisation "Human rights violations con- education and no work. What else for the Middle East peace process, for reneging on temporary agree- Robert Lowe, deputy director also repeated earlier allegations that Nickolay Mladenov, reiterated estimates that 87 Palestinian vil- tinue, with the Burmese military can they do?" lages currently rely on their own ments and attacking civilians. of the Middle East Centre at the rebels may have used chlorine gas abusing civilians, including sexual Forced labour, displacement that Israel has directly violated in- Syrian Kurds accused of sid- London School of Economics, has during an April 7 bombardment of ternational law by failing to pro- residents to carry out volunteer violence and extrajudicial execu- Many women and girls in night patrols to protect their com- ing with Assad and Russia researched Kurdish political move- Sheikh Maqsoud, although Jaysh tions," he said, referring to the Kachin State are forced to find vide protection to Palestinians in As rebel-held Aleppo fights for ments for years and says it is "cred- al-Islam, the faction often blamed the occupied West Bank and East munities from settler attacks. country by its former name. low-paid work to support their Daghlas told Al Jazeera that survival, Sheikh Maqsoud has be- ible" that the PYD might try to for the attack, has strenuously de- "These abuses take place in an families, often in tea shops, on Jerusalem. The Palestinian Author- come an increasingly vital piece of incorporate Sheikh Maqsoud, even nied these claims. On the Kurdish ity has no legal jurisdiction over while communities continued night environment of military impuni- construction sites or as domestic patrols to this day, the increasing- land for Kurdish groups in the though "there are huge issues to side, the report also documented ty, another factor that makes in- workers for wealthy families else- Israeli settlers living illegally in city's north. Once loosely consid- surmount if they're to achieve it. "at least 23 civilians ... killed by occupied territory, and as a result ly violent nature of attacks has been ternally displaced people too fear- where in the region. putting local guards on edge. ered part of "Free Aleppo" after "It's credible that the PYD are YPG shelling and sniper attacks in ful to return to their homes." of the Oslo Accords, areas where the uprising against President looking or exploring how they opposition-held areas". Palestinian communities are fre- "They [guards] don't see much Silence and exploitation Following the murder of her purpose to the patrols, because Bashar al-Assad's government, might incorporate Sheikh Maqsoud Aleppo is a city divided, in For those who act as witness- parents, Jai Ka, 14, sought work quently targeted by settler vio- Sheikh Maqsoud was later gripped into their 'experiment', for want of tatters, constantly subject to lence fall under Israeli military con- they don't have weapons and set- es to cases such as these, the con- as a live-in au pair for a Chinese tlers are armed. If something hap- by protests and state crackdowns a better word," Lowe told Al change - but Sheikh Maqsoud's sequences can be severe. family. There, she said, she was trol. Israeli settlers from the illegal - until the Syrian government ef- Jazeera, noting that by deftly fill- prime strategic location, and the Beit Ein settlement walk through pens, there is nothing they can do Mai Ja, 21, explained how she beaten for making minor errors and about it besides warning residents fectively ceded control to the Kur- ing Syria's political vacuum after complex dynamics running through and her one-year-old daughter had forced to work additional hours, farmland belonging to Wadi Fukin dish Democratic Union Party 2012, the PYD has already exceed- it, suggest that the rebel-Kurd con- residents after visiting a natural settlers are coming," Daghlas said. received death threats from other unpaid. Al Jazeera (PYD), Syria's ideological affiliate ed expectations about what it can flict-within-a-conflict will not end members of the camp since she Aljazeera spring on private Palestinian land of the Turkey-based People's achieve. soon. Aljazeera THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

UAE mogul to set up $1b investment fund to advance region’s technology Alabbar Entreprises, led by Emir- ati businessman Mohammed al- Abbar, along with a number of pri- Facing fierce opposition to a land- vate investors from the region, is mark Asia-Pacific trade deal, US set to launch the Middle East and President Barack Obama on Tues- North Africa (MENA)'s largest day made a last-ditch economic and technology fund, Al Arabiya News strategic case for Washington set- Channel has learned. ting the terms of global trade. The fund aims to collect in- Painting the 12-country pact - vestments worth $1 billion to which does not include China - as drive Arab tech-entrepreneurship part of a battle with Beijing for and create a "sharing-economy" regional influence, Obama also business model that will be con- warned strengthening anti-trade sidered the first in the region. forces that they could not roll back According to what Al Arabiya the tide. News Channel has learned, the The pact is strongly backed by fund will search for opportunities the White House -- where it is seen in acquiring technological projects as a key part of Obama’s “pivot operating in high-growth sectors, to Asia” - but is opposed by both such as retail, fashion, transporta- presidential candidates, Hillary tion, media and others. Clinton and Donald Trump. Arab entrepreneurs are being It has yet to be ratified by called to help invest and help the Congress, where legislators have fund's growth. According to cur- one eye on the November elec- rent estimates, tech start-ups’ fund- tions. ing in the MENA region was val- “Right now I’m president, and ued at over $750mln in 450 I’m for it,” Obama said tersely, projects between 2013 and 2015. indicating a fresh push to get it The move comes amid other passed before he leaves office in investment measures, which Ab- January. bar recently adopted, including “If we don’t establish strong acquiring 16% of Aramex to help rules, norms for how trade and establish the biggest platform for commerce are conducted in the e-commerce in the Arab world. In Asia-Pacific region, then China addition, the establishment of the will,” Obama said as he hosted Sin- first comprehensive electronic plat- gapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien form for payments is in the works Loong at the White House. regionally. “We are part of a global econ- Abbar had previously led the omy. We’re not reversing that. It Adeptio group and succeeded in can’t be reversed.” acquiring Kharafi’s share in Amer- Instead, Obama said the vexed icana (Kuwait Food Company) for Trans-Pacific Partnership was $2.36 billion. part of the answer to questions like “how do we make sure that glo- balization, technology, automa- tion, those things work for us, not China July service sector growth eases, employment UK Central Bank to against us?” In a pitch to the political left, he also said that because of TPP, falls for first time in four months: Caixin PMI help economy through labor standards in Vietnam were Growth in China's services sector non-replacement of voluntary leav- survey, by comparison, was stron- in July from 53.7 in June. improving and Malaysia was more cooled in July, with weaker expan- ers both contributed to lower ger than its official counterpart, But it, too, contained several seriously tackling human traffick- sions in activity and new work workforce numbers, IHS Markit raising hopes that the effect of gov- worrying trends, with construc- Brexit with stimulus ing. prompting companies to shed staff cited survey respondents as say- ernment stimulus spending was tion services growth solid but cool- Lee gave Obama some politi- for first time in four months as ing. starting to benefit smaller private ing and the property services sec- cal support, calling for the deal to they looked to cut costs, a private Beijing has been counting on a firms as well as larger state-backed tor weakening, adding to worries be passed and warning America’s survey showed on Wednesday. growing services sector to pick up ones. that China's housing boom may reputation in the world was “on The findings contrast with a the slack as it tries to restructure Caixin's composite PMI cov- have peaked. the line.” more upbeat official survey on the economy and cut overcapaci- ering both the manufacturing and "Implementation of support- “Your friends who have come Monday, raising concerns that ty in industrial sectors such as steel services sectors rose to 51.9, its ive measures (by authorities) in- to the table who have negotiated, China is still facing hurdles to its and mining. A prolonged downturn highest level since 2014, reflecting cluding proactive fiscal policies each one of them has overcome plans to transform the economy in those areas and stubbornly weak the marked improvement in its must continue to protect the re- some domestic political objection, into one more reliant on domestic exports have helped pull econom- manufacturing reading. covery, and regulations in the ser- some sensitivity, some political consumption than heavy industry ic growth to its lowest in 25 years. The official services survey vices sector should be further re- cost to come to the table and make and exports. Caixin's July manufacturing showed growth accelerated to 53.9 laxed," Zhong said. this deal,” he said. The Caixin/Markit services “If at the end waiting at the purchasing managers' index (PMI) altar the bride doesn’t arrive, I fell to 51.7 in July on a seasonally think there are people who are go- adjusted basis, from an 11-month LONDON: With the British econ- will reduce gains from trade. The ing to be very hurt -- not just emo- peak of 52.7 in June. omy in its deepest trouble since U.K. will suffer." tionally but really damaged. For a While still above the 50 mark the global financial crisis in the One of the main concerns is long time to come.” that demarcates expansion from wake of the vote to leave the Eu- that the immediate drop in confi- With remarkable candor, Lee contraction on a monthly basis, a ropean Union, the Bank of England dence caused by the vote could said rejecting the TPP would hurt breakdown of the activity index is expected to unveil Thursday become ingrained, with employers not just Japanese leader Shinzo showed growth momentum was stimulus measures including a rate delaying expansion — and hiring Abe but security relations with slowing broadly, while employ- cut and, possibly, the creation of — and consumers putting off pur- Japan, one of a number of coun- ment fell, albeit at a modest rate. billions in new money. chases of big-ticket items such as tries in Asia that the United States "All of the index categories Early indicators since the June cars and appliances. is treaty-bound to protect. showed signs of deterioration, with 23 vote suggest that the economy Bank of England Governor Lee said that countries like Ja- employment falling back into con- is contracting at its sharpest rate Mark Carney foreshadowed a re- pan would rethink whether Amer- traction territory after three con- since 2009. Manufacturing, servic- sponse by the bank's Monetary ica’s military support could be secutive months of growth," said es and consumer spending are fall- Policy Committee in a June 30 guaranteed. Zhengsheng Zhong, director of ing, the pound is down 10 percent speech. “It’s an absolutely serious cal- macroeconomic analysis at CEBM and questions linger over what "In my view, and I am not pre- culation which will not be said Group. trade relations the country will judging the views of the other in- openly, but I have no doubt will Cost-cutting programs and the have with the rest of the EU in dependent MPC members, the be thought,” he said. coming years. economic outlook has deteriorat- As a result, the Bank of En- ed and some monetary policy eas- gland is expected to cut its key in- ing will likely be required over the terest rate from a record-low 0.5 summer," Carney said. He noted percent on Thursday, diverging that some of the risks to the econ- from policymakers at the U.S. Fed- omy predicted before the referen- eral Reserve who in December dum are taking hold. raised their benchmark for the first Even though the potential rate time in seven years. The bank may cut is small, it may be seen as an- also expand its stimulus program other confidence-building move to called quantitative easing under ease worries in the markets and Banks: Among banks, shares of See: Credit Suisse, Deutsche proposed a longer deadline before Also among the worst performing dropped into bear-market territo- which it buys government bonds among the general public about Commerzbank AG CBK, -0.13% Bank being booted from top index banks no longer have to pay cus- on the Stoxx 600, Rotork PLC ry, and crude oil futures CLU6, from banks with newly created credit drying up. Some experts say sank 9.2% as the German lender is another blow for banks tomers compensation for missold ROR, -0.15% shares slid 8% after +0.76% on Tuesday slumped un- money, effectively pumping extra there is only so much the central warned it won’t hit its target of In the U.K., shares in Barclays Payment Protection Insurance. the maker of industrial valve mak- der $40 a barrel. Equity gainers money into the economy. bank can do to help the economy stable net profit for the full year. PLC BARC, +1.06% BCS, - “Every time that deadline gets er said it foresees lower margins in were led by Direct Line Insurance "The Bank of England should — that even with lower interest Revenue and net profit fell in the 1.88% and Royal Bank of Scot- stretched out, that’s just a pro- 2016. Its first-half net profit Group PLC DLG, -1.98% which throw the kitchen sink at the prob- rates, businesses and households second quarter, hurt by negative land PLC RBS, +1.40% RBS, longed headwind that keeps hang- dropped 32% as low oil prices gained 13% after the insurer said it lem," wrote Robert Wood, an econ- will remain worried about the fu- interest rates and lackluster client +0.20% dropped 3.6% and 1.8%, ing around for the banks,” said continued to delay projects and as plans a special dividend payment omist at Bank of America/Merrill ture so long as the Brexit talks with activity. respectively. A U.K. regulator, the Japer Lawler, a market analyst at geopolitical tensions hurt certain despite a decline in first-half pre- Lynch. "The worst thing that could EU drag on. Meanwhile, Italy’s Banca Financial Conduct Authority, has CMC Markets. Other movers: markets. Oil prices on Monday tax profit. happen now is the stimulus does With that uncertainty linger- Monte dei Paschi di Siena BMPS, not work, so better to do too ing, Britain is possibly heading +2.88% lost 16%. The shares had much." toward recession, defined as two rallied during Monday’s session The Bank of America Merrill consecutive quarters of economic after the bank’s board late Friday Lynch analysts forecast a 0.25 contraction. approved a privately backed res- percentage point rate cut, an addi- The National Institute of Eco- cue plan for nonperforming loans tional 50 billion pounds ($67 bil- nomic and Social Research esti- at the embattled bank. lion) of bond-buying and other ef- mated there is a 50-50 chance of But BMPS still fared the worst forts to stimulate lending. recession over the next 18 months. among the 51 banks in the Euro- The expectations of such ac- The influential think tank said pean Banking Authority’s stress tion grew after a gauge of business growth would hit 1.7 percent over- tests, released late Friday. The Ital- activity published last week and all this year with a decline of 0.2 ian banking sector was highlighted closely watched by investors and percent in the third quarter and risk as one of the weaker spots in Eu- policymakers fell in July to its low- of "further deterioration." rope’s financial landscape. est since early 2009. The survey A few economists think the Italian Prime Minister Matteo of 1,200 company executives cov- central bank will wait for more data Renzi on CNBC on Tuesday ac- ers manufacturing and services and before acting, as the surveys that knowledged problems at BMPS, showed a broad-based decline in have been published so far are re- the world’s oldest lender, but said production, orders and hiring in- acting to the first weeks of shock his overall view “is that Italian tentions. in the wake of the vote, when un- banks are good.” Another study released last certainty was exacerbated by po- Italian bank shares remained month raised concern that the im- litical chaos in the country's main under pressure. UniCredit SpA pact of leaving the EU may be felt parties. UniCredit economist UCG, +3.20% dropped 7.2% on for 10 years or more — longer than Daniel Vernazza argues that's not Tuesday after a suspension in trad- previously expected. Some 71 per- a risk worth taking. ing, while Intesa Sanpaolo SpA ISP, cent of leading academic economists "Given the evidence of a sig- +2.35% shed 3.8%. surveyed by the University of nificant shock to confidence, sub- Meanwhile, shares in Deutsche Chicago said inflation-adjusted in- dued current and expected infla- Bank AG DBK, +0.72% and Cred- comes in the U.K. will likely be tion, and the lags with which mon- it Suisse Group AG CSGN, lower a decade from now than they etary policy works, the risks of +0.48% CS, -4.67% fell 4.8% and are today because of the British not easing policy . greatly exceed 6.2%, respectively, as the stocks EU exit, or Brexit. the risks of stimulating too much," face deletion from the Euro Stoxx "A post-Brexit agreement be- said Vernazza. "Therefore, on 50 SX5P, +0.05% on Aug. 8. Deut- tween the U.K. and the EU is like- Thursday we expect the Bank of sche Bank shares have dropped ly to involve trade barriers," said England to act pre-emptively and 50% this year, and Credit Suisse Oliver Hart, a British-born econo- announce a package of easing mea- is down nearly 49%. mist at Harvard University. "This sures." THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Netflix likely to show red flag to 'Marco Polo'

UMBAI: Although Diana Penty initially thought of sticking to roles similar to the one she played in her debut film Cocktail, the actor later decided to challenge herself and chose a completely dif ferent character for her next offering, Happy Bhag Jayegi. The Bollywood beauty returns to the big screen with the upcoming comedy, after a hiatus of four years. About her come- back, Diana explained that she was waiting for the right script to sign a project. “There is a right time for everything and I was looking for the right script. I was meeting people and reading scripts, but somehow, nothing ever clicked. This was the first one that actually did,” she said. “I get bored very easily, so when I read a script and like it, that’s something that I want to be associated with. I like to play different kinds of roles and not the same thing because I like to do things that are challenging.” Historical drama series, Marco According to the producers, According to Diana, she had wanted to play the same kind of Polo, has so far wrapped up two the new season promises more roles after Cocktail because the film was so close to her heart, seasons on Netflix, with first ten deaths, bitter rivalries as well as but her thoughts changed overtime. “After Cocktail, I thought of episodes gathering a fan follow- unexpected intimacies, but could playing the same roles because it is safe, I know how to play it ing of millions around the globe. this possibly be bait? A desperate and it is very close to me. But then I thought about it and want- However, according to Movie attempt from the makers of the ed to do something completely different,” she said, during a News Guide, the network is not series to rope in attention from shoot for a song from Happy Bhag Jayegi. Diana’s character in too keen on continuing the series disappointed fans? Season two with the third season, owing to wrapped up with Prester John the film is a runaway bride. When asked whether she intends to its plummeting ratings and nega- waging an attack on Kublai Khan’s run away from the industry as well, she quipped, “I am going to tive reviews from viewers. camp, which means that the third do more films, don’t worry. I am not going to bhaago this time.” Following its debut on the season could kick off with an ex- After the hit song Tumhi Ho Bandhu, Diana returns to Bolly- online streaming giant, Marco citing confrontation between the wood with a brand new dance number Gabru Ready to Mingle Polo became one of the most ex- two power-hungry leads. There is Hai in the upcoming film. pensive series on the network. also a possibility that the legend- The show also has the highest ary Mongol ruler may be killed by production cost in the history of the warrior, but perhaps one will television. According to reports, have to wait and watch how the Manwa Sisters: nearly $90 million dollars were story unfolds. Loyal fans that have spent on the production of the stuck around despite the obvious first season, from the elaborate plot fails now have to see if Net- Pakistan's first female prop settings to the extravagant flix announces the renewal or can- costumes. With the tremendous celation of the show. There have success of the initial set of epi- also been reports suggesting that qawwal group to sodes, fans eagerly anticipated the actor Benedict Wong, who essays second season, but were disap- the role of Kublai Khan in the pointed to find that it hardly man- show, has decided to quit. release debut song aged to live up to their expecta- How the producers will man- tions. Thus, it lost viewership and age to keep the story from falling is at the moment, hanging by a apart in the absence of one of the thread at the hands of Netflix. lead characters is still uncertain. Baar Baar Dekho’s trailer is full of surprises

Kesha drops sexual assault law

Claiming to be the first group of it comes very naturally to us. It is female singers to take up qawwa- in our blood,” Saba said. suit against producer Dr Luke li as a profession, Manwa Sisters Zilla Huma pitched in by say- Kesha has dropped charges against are set to release their first video ing that they are aware of the trends her music producer Dr Luke, in song Allah Janey. in the music industry. “Besides order to get her career back on Comprising Saba, Fauzia and qawwali, we also sing light stuff track. Zille Huma, the band has been and will continue to release such She filed a case against Luke moving from strength to strength singles in the future,” she added. for abusing her emotionally and ever since its arrival in Lahore. Leading a proper qawwal par- sexually last year in June. “Kesha Hailing from Faisalabad, the sis- ty is no easy task. For industry has dismissed her California action ters belong to the qawwali sing- amateurs, it is quite a challenge without prejudice while she pur- ing family of Kerala gharana that from a financial standpoint. “At sues her appeal and other legal The much awaited trailer of Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif has produced numerous re- the moment we are not making a claims in the New York courts” starrer Baar Baar Dekho is out and it’s nothing like what we nowned musicians in the past. lot of money so we cannot run a reports her counsel to Rolling expected. The movie which was assumed to be a typical love story Apart from qawwali, the sis- whole party and hire all the musi- Stone. has spiked our interest with the epic trailer revolving around time ters are also into film music and cians. How will we pay them?” Celebrities come out in sup- travel, love, and second chances. Not to mention a shot of Katrina frequently perform popular num- asked Saba. port of Kesha after court ruling flaunting her killer beach bod. Katrina takes her work very seriously: bers of their idols Nusrat Fateh For now, the Manwas have The 29-year-old singer had Sidharth Malhotra Still from trailer. The two-minute trailer starts off Ali Khan and Noor Jahan. Allah decided to stick to keeping the been bound by the record label and with Sid and Kat head over heels in love with each other, and ready Janey is their first attempt to put band small. Meanwhile, they are was unable to produce music while to get married. It takes a horrid turn however, when Sid decides to out an original song. still working on their vocals with a the case was in court. cancel the wedding in pursuit of his career. Still from trailer. In what Talking to The Express Tri- training programme at Alhamra. In “Kesha is focused on getting seems like a sick joke by the universe, Sid falls asleep and wakes up bune, the group’s front woman order to keep the stove burning and back to work and has delivered 28 married to Kat. Here’s what Katrina Kaif was thinking while Saba said their family has had a afford the challenging career that new songs to the record label. We flawlessly dancing to Kala Chashma The complex trailer is full of long association with the trade. they have taken up, the sisters also have conveyed to Sony and the plot twists, but leaves us wondering if there are any surprises left to “Indian superstar Dilip Kumar give private tuitions to schoolchil- label Kesha’s strong desire to re- see in the actual movie. Baar Baar Dekho is slated to release would frequently invite our grand dren in their locality. “All three of lease her next album and single as September 9. uncle Rasheed Faridi at his place us completed our graduate degrees soon as possible,” he further add- to listen to him. After our grand- while in Faisalabad. Things are ex- ed. father’s death, no one was inter- pensive here in Lahore so tuitions Kesha’s nightmare: Here’s ested in continuing with music.” just help with that,” Saba said. why singer has been MIA for the Perhaps this is what spurred the Once they establish them- past three years Dr Luke’s attor- girls into action. selves in the city’s entertainment ney told Rolling Stone, “If Kesha When asked why they named circuit, these girls want to be is voluntarily dismissing her claims the group Manwa, Saba laughed, known solely for their qawwali in the California case, it is because saying, “We chose the word Man- singing. When asked if the three she has no chance of winning wa because that (literal meaning ever have any disagreements over them.” of the word in Urdu) is what we who will lead or who will sing a Kesha has been recording new want to do. We want to get our particular part, Saba said, “Not at tracks on her own expense and has talents recognised.” all. There’s unity among us. In fact, provided them to Dr Luke’s label They may have formally we find it difficult to sing with hoping that they will release an launched their group a while ago, anyone else, such is our understand- album as soon as possible. but the sisters have been singing ing.” The sisters have already been Love is a four letter word which together ever since they were approached by numerous artists has been the inspiration for po- quite young. “We have been sing- to join their bands. “For now we etry, shayari, ghazals and Bolly- ing at family events and private want to stick with our own group. wood songs as well but people functions for a while. It wasn’t In the future we might consider Ihana all over the world have their own until three years ago that we fi- collaborations.” interpretations of love according nally decided to start our group Family first to the way they actually lead their and take music up as a profes- Often referred to as the Dhillon's ' personal lives ! Hai Apna Dil Toh sion,” she added. Manchester of Pakistan, thanks to Awara movie based on relation- Doning their skills under the its industrial estates, Faisalabad Tiger' trailer ships gives us an insight into the tutelage of many masters of Indi- was introduced to the world by its life of what most women like an classical music and qawwali prodigal son Nusrat Fateh. Nus- Niyati Joshi in various parts of ever since, the girls decided that rat’s name was taken forward by to be released the world had gone through or are in order to advance their careers, his bright nephew Rahat Fateh Ali going through presently! they will have to move out of Khan. While the city is famous for Niyati plays the role of Poo- Faisalabad. “We thought moving its qawwals and the many families on 3rd August ja Mehta who is madly in love to Lahore would be a great idea. associated with music that still live with Tony Singh portrayed by We will get to perform at bigger there, Saba said getting help is not Sahil Anand in this musical rom events and find more career op- easy. “No gharana is willing to help com and she loves him so much portunities,” Saba said. For the us. They don’t want to teach any- that she doesn't leave him though past 12 odd months, the sisters one,” she said. Tony doesn't commit. Pooja collide, it's a Bull vs Matador fight have been residing in the provin- On the other hand, their gen- works as a Creative Director in to the finish for them. Living life cial capital. der, too, is a problem. “Girls, in an ad agency and she has no idea in the metro city can be stressful, Dilip Kumar would frequent- the past, haven’t normally ven- that her boyfriend Sahil is actual- expensive and confused. One is ly invite Manwa sisters’ grand tured into qawwali singing and we ly cheating on her! often finding himself from room uncle Rasheed Faridi at his place hardly come across a proper fe- Tony is a perfect con artist to room. From a match box size to listen to him Making ends meet male qawwal in the Indian subcon- when it comes to women and his apartment to a bigger case apart- During their many TV and tinent,” said Zille Huma. “The lady love Pooja is thus in a web ment. Having said this and giving stage appearances, the girls per- challenges are there but we are com- of dreams around him. Hai Apna and taking nothing from these formed Lollywood hits and even mitted. We have been doing it for Dil Toh Awara is a slice of life in bright couples, the story moves folk and semi-classical tunes. three years now and have been the lives of three couples who towards a plan that Pooja decides However, they feel their forte lies appreciated for our work. Wher- Ihana Dhillon, the Punjabi actress is all set for her next Pollywood release. The bubbly girl who was last seen have their own point of views to have for her man Tony, a dream in qawwali. “We have tried to ever we go, we get a very hearten- in Speed Records' 'Daddy Cool Munde Fool' will be seen in an altogether new avatar with Sippy Gill in about life and when their thoughts getaway destination to Kashmir. adopt the qawwali style because ing response.” director Sartaj Singh Pannu's 'Tiger'. The trailer of the film will be released worldwide on 3rd August, 2016. THURSDAY.AUGUST 04, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

AFGHANISTAN captain Asghar 29) and Dawlat Zadran (four for Stanikzai was elated after an im- 32) set up the game by helping pressive all-round effort against the skittle out the Netherlands for 117 Netherlands saw his team reach the in only 39.4 overs. top spot in the ICC Intercontinen- Hashmatullah Shahidi then tal Cup points table, but cautioned top-scored with 83 in Afghani- that more needed to be done by stan's total of 312 before left-arm his team. spinner Zahir Khan (four for 29) Afghanistan defeated host and Dawlat (three for 45) helped Lewis Hamilton has explained Netherlands inside two days by dismiss the home side for 159 in why he likes to stay busy dur- an innings and 36 runs on Satur- the second innings. ing F1's summer break - but says day in Voorburg to reach 61 points Netherlands captain Peter he will never allow his focus on from four matches, but is not real- Borren conceded that his team had his title-winning goals to slip. ly ahead since defending champi- lost the plot in the first innings. The reigning world champi- on Ireland is on 60 points from “Posting 117 as a first innings on and 2016 title leader has head- one less match. score on a good wicket was never ed to Barbados following his vic- “It was really important for enough. Our dismissals were poor tory in last weekend's German us to win and get on top and I'm to say the least, and we never real- GP, with drivers not back in ac- happy with our overall perfor- ly showed any fight. The depth tion for three more weeks until mance. However, our most impor- that Afghanistan have is impres- the Belgian GP at Spa. tant match will be against Ireland sive, and is something that other Since 2009, teams have had as that will decide the real posi- Associate teams envy, I'm sure. to shut down their factories for tion,” Asghar said in reference to “They have quality batters a fortnight during August on their ICC Intercontinental Cup with (Mohammad) Nabi batting at cost-saving grounds, with the match in March 2017. seven, and a lot of options with break in races considered invalu- The Intercontinental Cup, a the ball, which makes them seri- able given the calendar has since four-day first-class competition, is ous contenders for the ICC Inter- expanded to a record 21 races. an integral part of the cricket continental Cup,” Borren said. And Hamilton, who de- schedule for sides below the 10 Ireland has a chance to reclaim scribed last summer as "the best Test playing countries and is a the top position when it hosts break I've ever had" after spend- pathway to Test cricket. The win- Hong Kong in a fourth round match ing time in the Caribbean and ner will take on the 10th-ranked in Belfast from 30 August to 2 Sep- North America, has underlined Test team in an ICC Test Chal- tember. - icc-cricket.com the importance of the downtime lenge in 2018. If the ICC Intercon- Brief scores: and striking the right balance be- tinental Cup winner wins the ICC Netherlands 117 (Peiter See- tween travelling and training. Test Challenge, then it will secure laar 38 not out, Michael Rippon "It's just as important as the Test status until the next ICC Test 24; Yamin Ahmedzai 5-29, Daw- whole year to be honest," he said Challenge, which will take place in lat Zadran 4-32) and 159 (Michael in a sit-down interview with se- 2022. Rippon 80, Stephan Myburgh 23; lect journalists. Asghar said he was happy Zahir Khan 4-29, Dawlat Zadran I like keeping busy. There's with the performance, “especially 3-45). been breaks where I've just been with the bowling”, after pace Afghanistan 312 (Hashmatul- Nasir Jamal 43, Mirwais Ashraf 42; Michael Rippon 5-79) Result: Afghanistan won by an innings and 117 runs Points: Afghanistan 20 Netherlands 0 Next match: Scotland v UAE, 9-12 August, Mannofield, Aberdeen exhausted after the break be- bowlers Yamin Ahmedzai (five for lah Shahidi 83, Rahmat Shah 51, cause I've just done a lot and done the training and just done too much. But it generally goes rela- Russian swimmers Vladimir tively quick. "The last one was just amaz- Tyson Fury sues British doping Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev ing because I was around good people, I got the training in but yet to be cleared for Rio it wasn't my priority, and it was authorities over drug charge just enjoying wherever I was. Wolff: Hamilton 'unbeatable Swimming's governing body FINA pic Games. Both athletes were on good day' "I was buzzing says Russians Vladimir Morozov named in the WADA IP Report. and Nikita Lobintsev have yet to The two athletes filled an ap- when I came back. Each year you be cleared to compete in the Olym- peal to CAS and FINA understands try to do different things, you pics, contrary to reports in Rus- that this Court has forwarded the want to see the world and do sia. case to the IOC three-person com- different things without losing The swimming federation is- mission for final decision." focus on the ultimate goal, which sued a statement saying that both Bach demands anti-doping is winning the championship." swimmers were implicated in the overhaul Despite receiving criticism World Anti-Doping Agency's IOC president Thomas Bach over the extent of his transatlan- (WADA) independent report that demands anti-doping overhaul in tic travelling between races, found evidence of a state-backed wake of Russia scandal Hamilton's recent record after the system of covering up doping in But speaking to Interfax news summer break is unmatched. Russia. agency in Russia, Lobintsev's In 2014, he won six of the They were among seven Rus- agent, Andrei Mitkov said that final eight races to overturn a sian swimmers excluded from the both would be allowed to compete. points deficit to Nico Rosberg Rio Games, which start on Friday, "We will meet with IOC rep- and claim the world title at the and took their case to the Court of resentatives to discuss the out- final round in Abu Dhabi, while Arbitration for Sport (CAS). come for this situation," he said. last year he won five of the next FINA said that CAS had for- Morozov, 24, and Lobintsev, six as he clinched the crown with warded its recommendations to the 27, have called on CAS to declare three rounds to spare in Austin. three-person International Olym- "invalid and unenforceable" an IOC Lewis Hamilton has turned pic Committee commission to re- order for federations to exclude over a 43 point deficit to head view Russian entrants, and their athletes implicated in the investi- into the summer break with a 19 status would not be confirmed gation into Russia's state-run dop- point lead over teammate Nico until that IOC panel rules. ing system. Rosberg following his win in "Contrary to recent media re- FINA said it was committed Germany ports, the eligibility of Russian to a clean competition in Rio, say- Hamilton headed into this swimmers Vladimir Morozov and ing it had conducted 2,177 unan- year's recess 19 points ahead of Nikita Lobintsev to compete at the nounced out-of-competition tests Rosberg in the standings. Olympic Games Rio 2016 has not on Rio-bound swimmers from Jan- "I think last year again, be- been confirmed, and will not be uary through July of this year and ing 30, I was in the first year of confirmed until the IOC's three- spent some $1.8m (£1.3m) on drug the best years of my life really," person commission to review Rus- testing. he added. "They say that don't sian entrants renders its final deci- With concerns raised in the they? sion on these athletes, along with wake of revelations that drug test "And my thirties so far have World heavyweight boxing cham- Klitschko to win his world titles - The legal team for the pair said on Twitter," lawyer Lewis Power the other members of the Russian samples were tampered with dur- been my best, really enjoyed pion Tyson Fury is suing Britain's allegedly showed traces of the "Team Fury" had issued proceed- said in a statement. swimming team," a FINA state- ing the 2014 Sochi Winter Olym- them and I think that's just part anti-doping and boxing authorities banned substance nandrolone. ings in the High Court. UKAD declined to comment ment said. pics, FINA said it had re-tested of me being mature and knowing over allegations he used a perfor- However, Fury's legal team "The two boxers strenuously on Tuesday. Fury's legal team said "The FINA Bureau initially samples that Russian Rio hope- what I want." mance-enhancing drug. says the result of tests on the sam- deny taking any performance-en- an interim judgment was expected did not include Morozov and fuls had given at the World Cham- Don't miss the F1 Report: Fury, 27, was charged with a ples in March and May 2015 were hancing drugs. However, during the before Fury's rematch with the Lobintsev on the list of eligible pionships in Kazan last year. German GP review and half- doping offence by UK Anti-Dop- contradictory. last five weeks, leaks about these Ukrainian in October. competitors, in respect of the "These samples, retested at the term report on Wednesday at ing on June 24 after a urine sample The boxer's cousin, Hughie charges have appeared in the press Fury beat Klitschko, 40, in IOC's ruling that nobody implicat- Barcelona laboratory, where they 8.30pm on Sky F1 with Natalie taken in February 2015 - nine Fury, also a boxer, has also been and both boxers have been the tar- November 2015 to win the WBA ed in the WADA IP Report may have been stored, returned no ad- Pinkham, Marc Priestley and months before he beat Wladimir charged. gets of continual abusive language and WBO heavyweight titles. be accredited for entry in the Olym- verse findings," FINA said. Mike Gascoyne

Theo Walcott has told Arsenal where I am now. I've told the man- manager Arsene Wenger he wants ager that I want to be known for to be considered as a right winger playing on the right again, although instead of a forward for the forth- I can play up front," Walcott, who coming season. has scored 85 goals in 334 appear- The 27-year-old previously ances for Arsenal, said. insisted his desire to make the tran- "I want to know where I want sition from winger to forward and to play. The manager has said I claimed he could be the answer to can play up front. It depends on Arsenal's search for a '20 goal a what game it is. I know I can do a season striker'. job up front as well as on the right." But he has since failed to es- Walcott, who will face com- tablish himself as the Gunners' reg- petition from Alexis Sanchez, Alex ular frontman and has even been Oxlade-Chamberlain and the linked with a move away from the emerging Alex Iwobi for a place on Emirates Stadium this summer in the wing, was left out of England's the national press. Euro 2016 squad in May follow- Pick your team here, create a ing a disappointing 2015/16 sea- league and let the mind games be- son. gin! Wenger has expressed his de- But Walcott, capped 43 times sire to add to his squad before the by England, is positive about his close of the summer transfer win- chances of forcing his way back dow and Sky sources understand into the national set-up under new Arsenal will increase their offer for manager Sam Allardyce. Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette as he "Sam Allardyce has come in steps up his search for a new for- and everyone starts on a clean ward. slate," he said. With that possibly in mind, "I'm excited to see what he is Walcott says he is determined to going to bring. He gets the best out regain his very best form as a wing- of his players. He knows how to er, although he insisted he would get results. play as a forward if called upon "His teams were always diffi- during the 2016/17 campaign. cult to play against. That is what Walcott has struggled to estab- you want going into an England lish himself as a forward at Arse- team. You want England to be dif- nal and scored just nine goals in 42 ficult to break down. appearances last season "I'm sure he is going to get re- "I want to make my position sults. At times, it is not all about on the right - that's where I know pretty football." THURSDAY . AUGUST 04. 2016-Asad 14, 1395 H.S Vol:XI Issue No:12 Price: Afs.15

The Envoy: From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World In fact, Hekmatyar had not won ing to changes to France's restric- any significant battles against the tive labor laws. "This type of civil Communist forces. He was ex- unrest can result in both physical pending at least as much effort damages to property and business fighting rival resistance leaders as interruption due to the disruption he was waging battle against the to key infrastructure," the report Soviets. I could now see that Paki- said. The controversial reforms stan had several problematic mo- were passed in July, decreasing the tives for backing the Islamists. Zia risk of protests and strikes for the wanted to control the Afghan re- next six months, according to Kit sistance movement. The ISI had Nicholl, a country risk analyst at divided the Afghan resistance into IHS Markit. "With the exception seven organizations, there of of a few national demonstrations which were moderate or national- in September and October (the ist and four of which were funda- first is on September 15), the pro- mentalist. This divide-and-rule test movement is likely to fizzle approach facilitated Pakistani con- out, markedly decreasing the dis- trol. Zia also wanted to settle Pa- ruption to France's operational en- kistan’s long-standing border dis- vironment," Nicholl told CNBC on pute with Afghanistan. The Islam- Monday by email. People dem- ist elements of the resistance talked onstrate in Le Havre on May 26, about creating a unified Islamic 2016 against the government's pro- caliphate rather than consolidating posed labor reforms. However, a nation-state. This was closer to transport strikes and disruption Zia’s vision of a united confedera- Firms looking to quit the U.K. fol- and even Afghanistan — political problems facing business in are likely to continue through 2016, tion encompassing the lands of lowing the Brexit vote may wish risk firm Verisk Maplecroft said. France," the firm said in a media Nicholl said. "So far this year, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central to avoid France, judging by a re- Riot police prepare to disperse re- release accompanying Wednes- there have been severe spells of Asia than the robust independent port on Wednesday that said the finery workers blockading the oil day's report. France has suffered disruption to road, rail, marine, and state desired by Afghan national- country was highly vulnerable to depot of Douchy-Les-Mines on sizable protests on a roughly air transport and cargo. Further ists. A confederation, he believed, business disruption. France was May 25, 2016. "As companies weekly basis over the last year and strikes by air-traffic controllers, Air infused with Islamist zealotry and the only advanced economy judged assess the viability of relocating lacks means to prevent grievances France staff, port workers in funded by Saudi oil wealth, could at "high risk" from upset caused European headquarters from the escalating, Verisk Maplecroft said. Marseille and Calais and employ- provide “strategic depth” against by civil unrest. It is more vulnera- U.K. following the Brexit referen- Violent protests struck Paris in ees of the national rail network are India. I left Pakistan with a nega- ble than emerging markets like dum, the findings provide a useful June, for instance, as police likely in the three-month outlook," tive view of the country’s leader- South Africa, Argentina, Brazil — insight into some of the structural clashed with demonstrators object- he told CNBC...P3 ship. Even my gratitude for the fact that Pakistan had accepted so many Afghan refugees dimmed af- ter the visit. I am still haunted by ‘2,029 refugee families sent to Afghanistan in one week’ images of Panya camp in the PESHAWAR: The once deserted triation Centre at Chamkani last refugee, Awal Gul, said for lack of Pakistan would no more bear the northwest frontier province of Voluntary Repatriation Centre of night.They complained that they staff and space at the repatriation existence of Afghan refugees,” he Pakistan, where 80,000 Afghan the United Nations High Commis- couldn’t get their entry passes to centre, the returnees had to wait said and added that local adminis- refugees were making do with just sioner for Refugees (UNHCR) at de-register themselves for their fi- for a long time with their families. tration and police now treated them Zia, he lamented, was now sending to their American counterparts so 250 tents and 1,000 blankets. A Chamkani on the outskirts of the nal journey to Afghanistan. “There are no facilities of drinking badly. Nizamuddin, another Af- his political opponents to Grade II frequently and with such impuni- sea of men, women, and children, provincial capital is now thronged “We reached the centre before water, washrooms and waiting ghan refugee from Latifabad local- prisons, where they were no longer ty. It was during this trip that I some lightly dressed, were sitting by a large number of Afghan refu- midnight from Abbottabad and room, where the women and chil- ity in Peshawar, said that though allowed to have servants with them. first met the Peshawar-based Af- on plastic sheets without tents. I gees. Trucks loaded with the lug- have yet to make entry into it,” dren can wait during the sizzling he and his family members had the I could not help but contrast their ghan resistance leaders. Much of was overwhelmed as people gage of Afghan families could be said an Afghan refugee, Abdul Ra- heat or heavy rains,” he said. He Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, treatment with the fate of political what they told me about Pakistan rushed toward me, begging for help seen to set off their long journey him. He claimed his family stayed added that the heavy rains on Tues- they had decided to leave for Af- prisoners in Hafez-al-Assad’s Syr- actions and objectives was at odds that I could not provide. Pakistan to Afghanistan. The authorities under the open sky. Abdul Rahim day morning damaged their belong- ghanistan due to the harsh treat- ia and Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, who with the official Pakistani line. In had won great international sym- said that the number of Afghan said that he had been living in the ings in the trucks. Sitting in a wheel- ment of the law-enforcers towards were routinely tortured or summari- discussions with the CIA and oth- pathy, not to mention aid and sup- families leaving for their homeland Hazara division for 32 years, but chair, grey-bearded Hazrat Shah the refugees. An official at the re- ly executed. Still my meeting with ers in the American government, port, for taking in the refugees. Yet after a long time had drastically now he was compelled to leave said that he had come from Manse- patriation centre said that the re- senior Pakistani leaders exposed me Pakistan vouched for Islamist lead- it became clear to me that Pakistan increased in recent months. Pakistan. “I belong to the Baghlan hra along with his family last night, patriation process had been expe- to a more troubling reality among ers, such as Gulbuddin Hekmat- was exaggerating the cost and bur- Standing in long queues, ma- province in Afghanistan, where we but didn’t know for how long he dited after the UNHCR doubled Pakistan’s political class. There is yar of the Hezbe Islami faction, den its government was bearing. jority of the Afghan refugees told have no land or home but we have would have to wait for his turn to the cash amount and other pack- always a gap between declaratory on the grounds that they were more In fact, Pakistan seemed actually this scribe on Tuesday that they no other option but to leave for be de-registered. “I am eager to go age for those opting for voluntary policy and actual policy, but never tenacious fighters than the moder- to be profiting from the rise in real had reached the Voluntary Repa- our homeland,” he added.Another back to Afghanistan as I fear that repatriation. (THE NEWS) had I seen officials tell flat-out lies ate and nationalist Afghan factions. estate prices. To be continued