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AT News Report now based on the non-transferable existing electoral system an ele- single vote. Assadullah Saadati, ment of corruption in the parlia- KABUL: Some political parties have demanded the Af- representative of the Hezb-e-Wah- ment and personal decisions of the ghan parliament’s electoral system be changed to a pro- dat-e-Islami , called the lawmakers. He emphasized that portional system. In a protest gathering held Monday in existing electoral system failed. “If the government should have a log- front of the independent election commission building, the government and the election ical behavior with the political par- AT News Report representatives from around 20 political parties including commission meets the demands of ties’ demands and not to make ex- the Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan led by Gulbuddin Hek- political parties that are the right- cuse for limited time. “We had de- matyar, National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan and ful demands of the people of Af- manded many years ago, but it was KABUL: Kabul and Islamabad Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami Afghanistan had attended and ghanistan, we are going to have rejected.” Saadati said that govern- have agreed on effective implemen- asked the government to change the electoral system. The better elections than we had in the ment’s opposition to further role tation of a mutual peace action plan government says it was late to change the electoral sys- past. We will have an effective par- of the political parties as opposi- to eliminate terrorism and achieve tem as the legislative and district council election was set liament and an efficient govern- tion to the bases of democracy. “If peace, solidarity, stability, pros- ment,” said Saadati, who called the the government runs... perity and development. During a to be launched in October. The Afghan electoral system is P2 landmark visit to Islamabad on Sunday by a high-profile Afghan delegation led by the National Se- curity Advisor Hanif Atmar, the two nations sought to implement the 66 commitments for peace and reconciliation underthe Afghani- stan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity – which is considered the most important framework for AfPak mutual co- operation, said a statement issued by NSA press office. The Afghan delegation comprised of spymas- upon an official invitation of Paki- chief and foreign ministry deputy. Both sides have ter, interior minister and president’s stan and met with Pakistani na- mutually concluded to pragmatically pursue all advisor left Kabul to Islamabad tional intelligence advisor, army principles and commitments agreed as... P2

AT News Report posing an interim government be established to take over the political leadership in Afghanistan. KABUL: Some politicians and There is unanimity among politicians, lawmen and civil activists have heaped scorn university lecturers that the term of the unity gov- on the national unity government ernment is four years according to Article 61 of for laxity and political inertia, pro- the Constitution and the continuation... P2

AT News Report KABUL: Afghan army forces killed 54 insurgents during clear- ance operation in Uruzgan and southern provinces. Af- AT Monitoring Desk tive Committee, foreign media reported. During ghan army has conducted clearance the meeting, the sides discussed the ways of the crackdown titled Shaheen in Ghaz- KABUL: The meeting of the SCO- Afghan settlement, the development of the situa- ni, where in the past 24 hours 29 Afghanistan Contact Group took tion in and around Afghanistan, the priority tasks militants were killed during air- place in Beijing at the level of dep- for establishing cooperation between the SCO and strike in Ajristan district of Ghaz- uty foreign ministers of Russia, Afghanistan. The head of the Kyrgyz delegation, ni province, said a press statement India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Abdrakhmanov issued by Ministry of Defense China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, expressed concern over the activation of terrorist (MoD). Statement said that 14 in- Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, SCO groups on the territory of Afghanistan... P2 surgents were killed and... P2 Secretariat and SCO RATS Execu- TUESDAY .MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES 55M AFS AfPak unanimity for peace takes shape CANAL ...P1 part of the peace action plan ternative and those who won’topt PPS. During Pakistan’s Prime Min- Enter now for aimed at achieving peace and fight- for peace will face consequences, ister ShahidKhaqanAbbasi’s visit ing militancy. Mutual agreement said the statement. Also it was agreed to Kabul back in April, the leaders unravels 6 was reached that the working to transfer electricity from Central of the two nations agreed on a sev- groups envisaged under APAPPS Asia via Afghanistan, establishing en-point action plan for peace and months after assign their coordinators and let trade and transit facilities from Cen- reconciliation under the Afghani- Afghanistan young their activities directly monitored tral Asia to Gwader and same from stan-Pakistan Action Plan for by central governments in Kabul Gwader to Central Asia, asserted the Peace and Solidarity. Pakistan’s construction and Islamabad, said the statement. statement. There was also unanimi- C h i e f o f A r m y S t a f f TALOQAN: A canal constructed The most important joint stance ty for mutual coordination in form- QamarJaved Bajwa will also visit to secure river water from a salt regarding peace is that in current ing certain mechanisms for oversee- Afghanistan soon upon President leader’saward peace policy there is no better al- ing the full implementation of APA- Ghani’s invitation. mine in the Namak Aab district of northern Takhar provinces has Candidates are invited to apply for this prestigious award and stand been destroyed, residents com- O ver 5 4 in su r gen ts dea d a s defen se for ces m a r ch on the chance to attend the One Young World summit in October. plained on Sunday. The canal was built to irrigate nearly 10,000 acres of land and orchards in the Nahr-i- ...P1 11 others wounded in separate aerial strike in of . The clearance must be aged between 18 and 30 Saeed area of Taloqan and Namak operations with the support of air strikes successfully continue in Ghazni and Uruzgan provinces, added (inclusive) by the date of the One Aab district. However, it was de- statement. Afghan army struggles to target hideout of Taliban insurgents in Uruzgan and Ghazni in order to Young World Summit 2018. Suc- molished six months after its con- provide a safe and stable environment to the residence in the mentioned provinces. Uruzgan and Ghazni are cessful candidates must demon- struction. Fazal Rahman, an inhab- the two most volatile provinces, where Taliban actively operating in different district and target governmental strate they have the following: An itant of Nahr-i-Saeed locality. and nongovernmental officials. evidenced commitment to creating told Pajhwok Afghan News the riv- a positive impact within Afghani- er previously flowed through the stan in relation to one of the fol- salt mine in Taqcha Khani area, Activists pr opose in ter im gover n m en t lowing: damaging crops and orchards on Human rights hundreds of acres of land. He said: ...P1 of the incumbent government President Ghani of stoking the fire scornful of the prevailing political Environment “Embankments on the both sides will go against the law, said ‘The of ethnic schism, saying his gov- and security circumstances, say- Health were made of stones. (Pajhwok) Movement of Transition’ Chief in ernment’s term is over and asking ing the country is fraught with cha- Poverty alleviation a press conference in Kabul. IEC the people to decide upon the fate os and that the nation has to make Education ex-chief Fazl Ahmad Manavi ac- of the government. Kabul ex-gov- a decision on the conflict’s trajec- Proven leadership ability A capac- Relief agencies cused the unity government and ernor Abdul Jabbar Taqwa too was tory. ity for innovation and values-driv- scramble to en problem solving A concern for K yr gyzstan su ppor ts effor ts stabilizin g Afgh an istan local and global issues An ability fight drought to generate and articulate impact- ...P1 and noted that Kyrgyzstan supports the efforts of the world community aimed at stabilizing the ful ideas An ability to work to- ...P12 for nine months if drought tragedy continues,” Rostami said. situation and early restoration of Afghanistan. Abdrakhmanov proposed to intensify mutual cooperation in MOBY Group is proud to part- summit accommodation and the wards a shared goal through team- the Afghan direction at the expert level and with interested international partners. work and collaboration Selection It added that two-third of Afghan ner this year with One Young summit venue will be provided and population was threatened by fam- World to launch the inaugural Af- all summit handouts and support Questions are as follows: What is- ine caused by drought. “20 of 34 ghanistan Young Leader’s Award. materials will be given to the per- sues are you most passionate about provinces in Afghanistan have P olit ica l p a r t ies s e e k r e for m s in e le c t or a l s ys t e m The award will recognize an son. In order to stand a chance to and why? How are you making an been affected by drought,” said the outstanding young leader who has win this prestigious award, candi- impact in your community or Af- OCHA, adding that 15 million peo- ...P1 election with this form, its of Afghanistan. Mohammad Nader parties’ demand had a legal prob- made extra-ordinary contributions dates need to apply as follows: ghanistan at large? If possible ple rely on agriculture and live- result will be failure and the begin- Hassas, representative of the Af- lem as the electoral law has made to Afghanistan in the fields of hu- Candidates must complete an on- please give an estimate of the num- stock jobs. The report said that ning of another crisis. We express ghan Mellat Party, also asked the the electoral system and the com- man rights, environment, health, line application form in English ber of people who have been pos- 115 million dollars were needed to our severe concerns and ask the elec- government to not remain careless mission was not allowed to change poverty alleviation or education. hosted on the One Young World itively impacted by the actions provide foodstuff and potable tion commission, the government with the political parties’ demands, it. Political parties’ more role on The winner of this award will website One Young World will described above and explain how water for the drought-affected Af- and international community to ac- otherwise, the protests would con- monitoring of election, holding earn the title of MOBY Group’s promote the scholarships through these people have been impacted ghans. Ministry of agriculture also cept our logical schemes,” said Bash- tinue and would be expanded. But, timely election and providing par- Afghanistan Young Leader’s Award their OYW Community and their How have you demonstrated confirms drought danger due to ir Ahmad Tah Yench, representative Wasima Badghisi, a member of the allel sources in the election were 2018 and will be profiled on social media channels All submit- innovation?Why do you want to decrease in snowfall and rainfall in of the National Islamic Movement election commission, said that the other demands of the parties. TOLOnews.com and TOLOnews ted applications will be assessed take part in the One Young World several provinces. Deputy state TV. In addition, the young leader by the One Young World Commu- Summit 2017 through the Leading ministry on disaster management, Watchdogs scorn ad hoc launch of candidate registration will get the chance to attend the nity Team who will draw up a Afghanistan Award? Candidates said that donation process had al- ready begun in the provinces that ...P12 about candidates had been already provided through the commission’s website. “We will have a One Young World Summit 2018 in shortlist of candidates based on must complete an online applica- different election this time. I accept that the candidates’ registration process began without pre-information tion form hosted on the website of were on the “front line” of drought. The Hague, in the Netherlands in pre-defined criteria as below One “People affected by severe about candidates through media, but we have put all information about them in the website of the commission, October. For this, hotel accommo- Young World will provide the One Young World: https:// drought have received donations in which the details of process has been also explained,” said Hashemi. dation on a shared basis will be TOLOnews selection panel with www.oneyoungworld.com/af- and we are working to send more provided for the period of Octo- a shortlist of five to 10 candidates. ghanistan-young-leaders-award. stuff with the help of the World ber 17 to 20, 2018 and the win- TOLOnews panel will select one Online applications close on June Food Program (WFP),” Moham- There should be stronger reaction over FATA merger: MPs ner’s flight costs (economy) will recipient from the shortlist. Eligi- 11, 2018 This opportunity is open mad AslamSayyas said. He added be covered to and from The Hague. bility Criteria Candidates must be to all Afghan nationals who reside that enough wheat was reserved in ...P12 in statement on Sunday. “The Afghan government believes that such decision without consultation Three meals a day will also be pro- of Afghan nationality Candidates in the country, except for MOBY the silos and zones belonged to the with Afghanistan – which compromises the independence of the tribal regions – would not be helpful to solve vided. Transport between the must reside in Afghanistan They Group employees. (ToloNews) ministry of agriculture. the issues.”

(Project Coordination Unit) Irrigation Restoration and Development Project NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING Invitation for Bids (IFB) For Procurement of Works for Rehabilitation of Qazi Irrigation Scheme works IFBNo: MEW/ PCU/ IRDP/ Q-178/ Nimroz/ NCB Date: 29 May 2018

1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in Development Business published on 11 January 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 toward 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 the Sub project given in para 3 below. 3. The Project Coordination Unit, acting on behalf of the Ministry of Energy & Water, now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the (Construction of oftake, Box Culvert Aqueduct & Foot Way on the Top of Aqueduct) in Qazi of Nimroz province as per designs drawings, Technical specifications and Bill of Quantity MEW/PCU/IRDP/Q-178/Nimroz/NCB ).The construction period is 16 monthswhich includes slack period of 4 months for flood/adverse weather conditions and resolving community/farmers needs/disputes etc. 4. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits,dated January 2011 and revised in July 2014 and is open to all bidders from Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Bidding Documents. 5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from Eng. Nasir Ahmad “Ahadi”, Acting Director and Procurement Officer, Project Coordination Unit, Afghan- istan and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 to 16:30Hrs from Saturday to Wednesday (Except public holidays). 6. Qualifications requirements include: (a) The minimum required annual volume of construction work for the successful bidder in any of the last five years – 40,000,000.00 Afs. (a) Experience as prime contractor in the construction of at least one works of nature and complexity equivalent to this work during the last five (5) years – 20,000,000.00 Afs (b) Proposals for the timely acquisition (own, lease, hire, etc.) of the essential equipment as given in the bidding document. (c) Contract Manager with five years’ experience in works of an equivalent nature and volume, including no less than three years as Manager. (e) Liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contractual commitments and exclusive of any advance payments which may be made under the Contract 8,000,000.00 Afs. For detailed post qualification verification please refer to Section I - Instructions to Bidders and Section II- Bid Data Sheet of the bidding documents. A margin of preference for eligible national contractors/joint ventures shall not be applied. 7. The bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting which will take place on 20 June- 2018 at 10 AM in the meeting room at 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. 8. 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 nonrefundable fee of 2500 AFN. The method of payment will be Cash/Direct Payment. The Bidding Documents shall be collected by the bidders from the address below. 9. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 30- June- 2018 at 10 AM if this 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 below at 30- June- 2018 10. All bids shall be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of amount: 1,000,000 Afghanis. 11. The address referred to above is: ng. Nasir Ahmad ”Ahadi” Procurement officer IRDP Project Coordination Unit PCU/KBL Mobile: +93(0)700686110), TUESDAY .MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said on Saturday that creating jobs to re- duce unemployment was the uni- ty government’s priority. However, the CEO said creat- ing jobs needed partnership of lo- cal and foreign companies. A state- ment from Abdullah’s office to Pajhwok Afghan News said the Youth and Job Creation Commit- tee met at the CEO office and dis- cussed the importance of joint work between government institutes, civil society, the private sector and ommerce and industries ministry said in the international organizations. last month up to two business licenses were Chaired by the chief executive, A new report states the intensified conflict is being canceled in Kabul a day. the Youth and Job Creation Com- exacerbating the effects of the drought that is mittee was created in July 2017. gripping a large part of the country. At the meeting, the International The Ministry of Commerce and license renewals and new licenses Labor Organization (ILO) agency Industries (MoCI) on Sunday have increased,” said Quqandi. in Afghanistan presented its mod- At least two million people are at livestock: sheep prices have de- raised concerns over the number Afghanistan Chamber of Com- el for promoting small businesses risk of severe food insecurity be- creased from 25 to 40 per cent of business licenses being cancelled merce and Industries (ACCI) and and industries. The statement cause of a devastating drought in across the country while fodder and the reluctance of business a number of traders meanwhile said quoted the ILO representative for Afghanistan, the UN Office for prices have doubled. “The animals owners to investment in the coun- business owners are canceling their Afghanistan as saying that the Coordination of Humanitarian Af- are too weak to walk to their usual try. licenses because of financial prob- model worked in Asian and Afri- fairs (OCHA) said in a report re- pastures in MoCI spokesman Musafir lems. can countries and the program had leased on Monday. and herders have to rent trucks to Quqandi said in the past month, “We should accept that there already been implemented in The report said that the hard- bring them there,” explained Maji- 300 new licenses were issued in are lots of problems, there is cor- province and would be started in est-hit are northern and western di, the Head of Agricultural De- Kabul, 250 licenses were renewed ruption which is also a reason for capital Kabul as well. Dr. Abdul- Afghanistan, where wheat plant- partment of . but 50 licenses were canceled. people cancelling their licenses. lah, who attended the meeting, or- ing has been either delayed or Some 1.5 million goats and sheep At the beginning of this year, Even licenses issued 30 years ago dered the Ministry of Commerce downsized in some 20 provinces, in the North-Eastern region are government exempted 95 percent are being cancelled,” ACCI depu- and Industry to study the model’s mainly because of a lack of rain struggling to find food and more of businesses for unpaid taxes and ty head Khan Jan Alokozay said. Meanwhile a number of peo- mitments, investment opportuni- feasibility according to the require- and snowfall in the winter. than 600 out of nearly 1,000 vil- dropped the cost of a business li- “Companies are not being sup- ple who want to apply for a busi- ties will increase,” Shir Moham- ments of domestic markets. The “In many cases there was noth- lages in the province are suffering cense from 30,000 AFs to only 100 ported and our problems have in- ness license called on government mad Jahish, an investor said. meeting also discussed hiring indi- ing farmers could do but watch the from lack of water. The report also AFs in a bid to help the private creased, especially the economic to fulfill its commitments and ad- This comes after Herat offi- viduals with 12 and 14 years of seeds dry out,” said Abdul Majid, said that the intensified conflict sector. “In some provinces, one problems and we have to cancel dress problems facing the private cials said as many as five business education on eighth and seven the Food Security and Agriculture across many parts of the country or two licenses are being canceled our licenses,” one business owner, sector. “There are lots of problems, licenses are being cancelled in Her- grade civil service posts of the gov- Cluster (FSAC) Coordinator of exacerbates the effects of the every day. But in the meantime, Navid Azizi said. but if government fulfill its com- at on a daily basis. (ToloNews) ernment. (Pajhwok) UN FAO. “The drought has al- drought and has limited the com- ready negatively and irreversibly munities’ access to markets: in impacted the winter agricultural Helmand, village elders reported- season of 2017/2018 and is expect- ly need to obtain special approval ed to also negatively impact the from the armed groups controlling 2018 spring and summer agricul- their districts to access markets in tural season. The last harvest must areas under government control. In be considered completely lost.” As Uruzgan province, people often many as 21,000 people were forced cannot access the main market in Witness, an international NGO ness advocacy group. Talc is com- profits from the Nangarhar mining to leave their homes in western Trinkot due to fighting and inse- that works to break the links be- mon ingredient found in baby sector as far from truth and de- Badghis and Ghor provinces be- curity on the roads to the provin- tween natural resource exploita- powder, cosmetics, paint, paper manded evidence to prove the al- cause of the drought, the OCHA cial capital. Following a temporary tion, conflict, poverty, corruption, and plastics. Addressing reporters legation. Currently, talc was being said. "Some 1.5 million goats and closure of the road to neighboring and human rights abuses world- in , the capital of Nangar- excavated from mines in Khogy- sheep in northeastern regions are in April due to wide. The Global Witness report har, Haji Wali Khan Khogyani, ani and districts under 32 struggling to find food and more fighting, wheat prices went up by said Islamic State or Daesh, the head of the Talc Mining and Pro- different contracts and the mineral than 600 out of 1,000 villages are 50 percent in the city itself, and Taliban and corrupt powerbrokers cessing Factories Union, strongly was exported to foreign countries suffering from a lack of water," the the price for fresh produce qua- in Afghanistan were making hun- rejected the report. He said talc in after half processing at local facto- report said. The lack of water also drupled within days, the report dreds of thousands of dollars from Nangarhar was being extracted ries. But Amir Khan Yar, a law- affects farmers with livestock and said. It also said that in the 20 prov- illegal and abusive mining of talc, based on contracts with the gov- maker from , pastoralists like the nomadic Ku- inces most affected by the drought, almost 80 percent of which is end- ernment. Flanked by the provin- said most of the talc deposits in chi tribe as pasturelands have par- nearly 15 million people rely on ing up in the United States and cial Mining and Petroleum Depart- Nangarhar were situated in areas tially or completely dried up or farming, livestock or labor oppor- Europe. Earnings from illegal talc ment head, Khogyani said the Glo- where militants enjoyed influence. are overgrazed, leaving flocks with tunities in agriculture. Of these, an JALALABAD: The Talc Mining admitted some people working in mining is funding insurgent activi- bal Witness report was aimed at He said besides militants, some little or no feed. “Pastures are over- estimated two million people will Society in eastern Nangarhar prov- the talc mining might have been ties and fueling corruption, under- creating problems for the mining politicians, lawmakers and tribal fed and animals are eating the become severely food insecure due ince has rejected reports that al- extorted by the rebels. mining the chances of the war-shat- sector and to bring the industry to people also gained profits from plants down to the roots where to the drought. (ToloNews) leged militant groups are paid mon- The society’s reaction comes tered country to ever see stability, a halt in Afghanistan. He termed mining of natural resources in the they can still find them,” said Ab- ey to let the mineral exploited, but in response to a report by Global warned the report by Global Wit- the allegation that militants gained province. (Pajhwok) dul Majid. The condition of ani- mals has deteriorated and reduced their milk production which has led to distress sales and death of

KABUL: Around 1,000 nomina- people registered as can- tion forms have so far been dis- didates on Saturday tributed among aspirant candidates while some 300 regis- in the upcoming Wolesi Jirga and tered today. District Council elections, the In- “Some individuals dependent Election Commission who got their forms yes- (IEC) said on Sunday. terday have completed The process of candidate reg- their required documents istration kicked off on Saturday. today and the commis- Awal Rahman Rodwal, IEC sion is now checking head for Kabul, said 1,000 people their documents.” He had obtained the candidate regis- said the process of can- fter his recent success at IPL, Rashid tration forms as of 1pm Sunday, didate registration would terming it a highest number beyond continue till June 12. Khan is believed to be one of the IEC expectation. He said over 650 (Pajhwok) biggest threats for Bangladesh.

26, Bangladesh spent most of their managed to trouble all the leading time exchanging views on the spin batsmen of the world. But that does threat of their opposition that is not mean he is unplayable. If we expected to be led by Rashid, can express ourselves, there is no Cricbuzz reported. reason why we won't be able to Bangladesh's senior players believe Hyderabad. Rashid is expected to The arrival of Mujeeb Zadran negotiate him well,'' he said. that they need to ensure that they be one of the biggest threats for in the IPL and his exploits for Kings Tamim said that he is not con- don’t let leading Afghan leg-spin- Bangladesh and considering his re- XI Punjab in the IPL also was centrating on Rashid alone as their ner Rashid Khan get into their cent performances in the Indian something that did not go unno- opponent as they have a few oth- heads ahead of the Afghanistan Premier League (IPL), it hardly was ticed by the visitors. er good players in their team. He series, according to a Cricbuzz re- surprising, the report said, adding "For any batsman, the most said emphasizing on one individu- port. that currently the top-ranked difficult part is his quick arm ac- al only boasted of a negative men- Bangladesh will travel to De- bowler in the ICC Twenty20 rank- tion and there is a vast improve- tality. "I am not such a person who hradun, the capital of the Indian ing, the leg-spinner played a vital ment in his accuracy. Perhaps six will put all his focus on any single state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday role in his franchise Sunrisers Hy- months back he was not that accu- individual as they have a few oth- for the three-match T20I series derabad in the IPL storming into rate,'' Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh’s er good players in their team and against Afghanistan where the the final where they lost to Chen- cricketer said ahead of the series, some excellent bowlers. Just fo- three games will be played on June nai Super Kings in Mumbai.From trying to point out the reason be- cusing on one player will only sug- 3, 5 and 7 at the Rajiv Gandhi In- the opening day of the prepara- hind Rashid's recent success. gest of carrying a negative mental- ternational Cricket Stadium in tion camp from May 13 to May "He is quite successful and ity,'' said Tamim. (ToloNews) Badakhshan: Strongmen meddling in electoral affairs

FAIZABAD: Independent Elec- parliament and provincial council Baloch warned problems could be promised security for polling sta- tion Commission (IEC) officials in members were meddling in the staff encountered on election day if the tions in insecure areas. The author- northeastern Badakhshan province recruitment process and on other powerful figures were not barred ities should take a decision on some have expressed concern over inter- issues. “Powerful figures and lo- from interference. However, the polling stations, which are under ference from powerful figures in cal influential individuals, sup- official did not name anyone. He high security threat and could not electoral affairs, particularly in the ported by uprising groups, have added 47 of the 322 polling sta- be opened.” Baloch acknowledged employment process. been interfering in election affairs tions were under high security the number of women registering Hamidullah Baloch, the IEC since my takeover four months threat. At least 27 polling stations as voters was limited. Long jour- chief for Badakhshan, told Pajh- ago; they mostly meddle in em- were closed, he explained. But he neys to polling stations, lack of wok Afghan News a number of ployment of workers,” he said. said: “Afghan security forces have tazkira. (Pajhwok) TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Congress insisted on making KumaraswamyKarnatakachief minister:Deve Gowda Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda said he had offered to support a Congress-led government in Karnataka but the latter insisted on HD Kumaraswamy becoming the chief minister.

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“The Lal Masjid operation was a context when he responded to Mu- us.” Recounting ISI’s biggest fail- disaster and proved to be the pre- hammad Yusaf’s ‘The Bear Trap’, ures against India, Durrani says: cursor of suicide bombings.” ISI which highlighted the exploits of “At the operational level, [during] ‘probably learnt’ where Osama his predecessor Gen (retd) Hamid the 1965 war, we could claim we Bin Laden was but ‘we’ worried Gul. “When it [the book] was pub- got good information about the about taking him out ourselves lished, I think during my period, other side, how they are assem- because he was ‘a person regarded someone came [to me] and said: bled for war. But it was a lost ef- by many in Pakistan as a hero’. ‘Look at what’s written. What fort. In the 1971 war, the ISI was Pakistan could swap convicted should we do? Should we get a unable to anticipate the attack in Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav at hold of the man? Or court martial East Pakistan. In my time, we pre- some point. Former ISI chief Asad him? Or issue a rebuttal? I said: dicted that India’s military build- Durrani’s new book titled The Spy ‘There must be 20 people who have up after the Kashmir uprising was Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illu- read the book, but once we do not intended for war. I can pat my Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD raswamy for the post of chief min- ences in the JD(S)-Congress coali- is why Kumaraswamy said he will sion of Peace, co-authored with something, 200 people will read own back for that. But the biggest Deve Gowda said on Monday that ister was taken by the Congress tion over portfolio allocation and tender his resignation if need be. former RAW chief Amarjit Singh it. I’m not happy with things that failure was when the Kashmir up- he had offered to support a Con- high- command. “There was a dis- farm loan waiver, which has de- He was under the Congress’ will Dulat and journalist Aditya Sinha, are projected out of context or send rising happened, we did not know gress-led government in Karnata- cussion between me and Congress layed expansion of the Kuma- and not under the will of the 6.5 may not be explosive in the tradi- a message that might not be help- how far it would go.” On influenc- ka after the fractured verdict in the leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and raswamy ministry, Gowda indicat- crore people of Karnataka. He has tional sense, because many of the ful either to the country or to the ing the media, Durrani says that assembly polls but the latter in- Ashok Gehlot. I told them I have ed it would be difficult to keep the called himself a child of circum- ‘revelations’ have been the stuff organisation.” At one point, Dur- ISI and RAW both “finance TV sisted on HD Kumaraswamy be- no problem if they form the gov- promise of relief to farmers. stances,” he said. Kumaraswamy of coffee table discussions for rani boasted that none of ISI “op- channels in the belief that these will coming the chief minister. Gowda ernment. They insisted that Ku- “How? With 37 JD(S)?MLAs, we had promised to write off farm years. The difference is that this erators ever defected or was caught work for them…Once a media or- said that during his hour-long dis- maraswamy become the chief min- have to run the government with loans totalling Rs 53,000 crore time the words are coming straight on camera”. Dulat agrees with him, ganisation establishes credibility, cussion with senior Congress lead- ister and it was their high- com- the support of another party. We within 24 hours of coming to pow- from the mouth of a former spy saying: “Our biggest failure against the agencies start on core objec- ers Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ashok mand’s decision,” the former prime will also have to continue with their er, but has now sought time citing chief. Ominously, he also speaks Pakistan is that we’ve not been tives: micro-managing, choreo- Gehlot, he was told that the deci- minister told a press conference. programmes. Without their sup- coalition compulsions and the that his words were taken out of able to turn around an ISI officer graphing, managing from behind sion to back his son Kuma- Amid reports of continued differ- port it is difficult,” he said. “That need to assess. (Hindustan Times) or have an ISI officer working for the scenes, steering the type of coverage, etc. My country on this front has not been impressive.” He also criticised the lack of subtlety in manipulating the me- Myanmar detains dia. “An article was once published under either a Hindu or Sikh name in The Nation, Lahore. I saw that this could not have been written Rohingya refugees by anyone other than an ISI offic- er. The man who was given to pub- lish it did not even change the ter- minology to Indianise it.” Regard- ‘voluntarily’returning ing a comment by Dulat that the Kashmir status quo suited Paki- stan because of the violence, he wrote he did not comprehend the reasoning or go into its depth until after the turmoil hit the region af- ter Burhan Wani’s killing. “Then I started toying with the idea that because of what is happening in the Valley, Pakistan should sim- ply sit back and ‘watch the fun’. Perhaps India would be forced to change its original policy, its old threats, its old approaches. And then we might have a new status quo. One could say that at this point of time, the status quo is not unfavourable to Pakistan. Pakistan could be comfortable with the un- Myanmar has detained dozens of Bangladesh’s refugee commission- rest except that Kashmiris died. Rohingya Muslim refugees it er Mohammad Abul Kalam. Ro- Also, if it inevitably goes on and claims voluntarily crossed the bor- hingya Muslim refugees gather Innovative construction systems Jerome Besnoux said he aims Lanka would also launch a range ists have a deep understanding of even if you want no part in it, there der back into their home country near their shelters in the 'no man's and solutions offered by CHRYSO to provide and continue his efforts of concretes with the latest tech- physico-chemical interactions and would be fallout on this side of the from Bangladesh over the last four land' behind Myanmar's boder Lanka (Pvt) Ltd for national de- to offer the Sri Lankan market a nology to the Lankan market, he the technical experts have a com- Line of Control.” On Bin Laden, months, pending a decision to “par- lined with barb wire fences in velopment in both building and more enhanced and comprehensive said. The Managing Director said prehensive knowledge of materi- he noted: “For Pakistan, being don” them before resettlement. A Maungdaw district, Rakhine State infrastructure projects in Sri Lan- product range, solutions and ser- CHRYSO opened their warehouse als applications which enable the blamed for incompetence was more total of 58 Rohingya refugees have on April 25, 2018. (Photo by AFP) ka was discussed at a technical ses- vices though his international ex- in Matara two years ago to sup- group to capitalize on a worldwide acceptable than complicity”. If returned to Myanmar after they More than 700,000 Rohingya sion presentation held in Colom- periences. He said the presenta- ports the company’s projects in experience and meet anticipated politicians co-authored a book could “no longer find it tenable” to Muslims have fled the state-spon- bo recently. Key persons in the tion focused on the latest technol- the southern expressway and demands for new admixtures solu- with Indians, they would be live in overcrowded, ill-equipped sored military crackdown in My- Road Development Authority, ogy offered by them in terms of southern railway expansion tions. Expertise is also enriched lo- charged with treason: Rabbani On camps in southern Bangladesh, the anmar’s Rakhine State to south- Central Engineering Consultancy admixtures and construction sys- project. He said they now plan to cally with the Lanka team of ex- a possible deal made by the gov- office of Myanmar’s de facto lead- east Bangladesh over the past nine Bureau , Colombo Stock Exchange, tems in order to improve the tech- move to the centre of the country perts which work closely with ernment or then army chief Ash- er Aung San Suu Kyi said in a state- months. Members of the minority MG Consultants and Engineering nical level of the construction in- by opening a warehouse in Dam- concrete producers to improve faq Kayani, he says: Kayani “was ment on Monday. Suu Kyi’s community have been subjected to Consultants and prominent struc- dustry in Sri Lanka. Waterproof- bulla to support the new projects concrete formulations, doing cus- my favourite student at the NDC. spokesman Zaw Htay said the ref- random shootings, arbitrary arrests tural engineers graced the techni- ing is something which is needed in that region which included the tom trials, on customers’ raw ma- Professionally sound. Though re- ugees were detained for what he and rape by Myanmar’s forces and cal session where a range of inno- to be addressed in Sri Lanka given central expressway. As a global terials so as to better optimize their tired, he is keeping away from me called failing to follow proper re- extremist Buddhists, who have vative products were introduced the quantity of rain per year. Bes- player, The CHRYSO group de- technical and economical perfor- lest I ask if he made a deal. I don’t patriation procedures until the de- also burned and destroyed Ro- by Jerome Besnoux, Managing noux said that CHRYSO has new signs, produces markets and de- mances. CHRYSO Lanka has its think there is any reason for him, cision to “pardon” them and allow hingya villages in mass arson at- Director CHRYSO Lanka and technology in that field that will livers its own admixture and addi- own production facilities and an or for [Gen] Pasha who was head- them to resettle in the country. tacks. The UN has described the Trevor Enerson, Project Develop- add protection to structures in tive solutions in more than 100 application lab for concrete and ing the ISI at that time. Htay added that the returnees campaign as textbook example of ment Manager Export. terms of waterproofing. CHRYSO countries. CHRYSO R&D special- cement. (Tribune) would be “temporarily” housed in ethnic cleansing, saying it possi- a transit camp, without identify- bly amounts to genocide in a court ing them. However, Bangladeshi of law. Myanmar signed a repatri- authorities said they were unaware ation deal with Bangladesh in Jan- of the reports. “We haven’t heard uary to “restore normalcy in PMNarendra Modi says Ujjwala Yojna of any such incidents of refugees Northern Rakhine (State) and to 'Spiteful' JIT returning to Rakhine through their encourage those who had left own volition or under their own Myanmar to return voluntarily and scheme has led to social transformation arrangement from the camps,” said safely. (PressTV) contrivedAvenfield reference: Maryam NCP withdraws support to Raut govt Nepal Communist Party, which had extended support for formation of coalition government by Feder\al Socialist Forum-Nepal and Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal in Province 2, withdrew its support to the govern- ment in the province today. The NCP declared its withdrawal from government at a House meeting, in which Chief Minister Lalbabu Raut was scheduled to present a bill related to the salary and perks of the chief minister, ministers and Provincial Assembly officials and mem- bers. NCP lawmaker Satya Narayan Mandal announced the withdrawal of support extended to the government after Spokesperson Saroj Ku- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday the ‘Ujjwala Yojna’, a flagship welfare scheme of his mar Raya read out a letter dispatched from the office of the Chief government aimed at increasing LPG cylinder coverage among poor families, has led to a social transformation Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif, said Minister. It was the first meeting of the Provincial Assembly after the with over 45% of its four crore beneficiaries being Dalits and tribals. In an interaction with the scheme’s on Monday that the JIT had framed her in the Avenfield reference out of two communist forces then CPN-UML and CPN-MC unified. Then beneficiaries, he underlined his government’s pro-Dalit credentials by comparing benefits given to the com- spite. “Suffice to say, that the JIT in its venom and quest to implicate CPN-MC Parliamentary party leader Ramchandra Mandal also said munity under it against what they received under the Congress-led UPA government. While Dalits got 445 me has even resorted to concoct and fabricate evidence against me,” that they had withdrawn their support to the government as it failed to petrol pumps under 2010-14 during the UPA rule, more than 1200 of them got it during 2014-18 in his Maryam told reporters after filing her statement in the Avenfield refer- give business to the PA. Leader Satya Narayan Mandal accused the government’s rule, he said, adding the corresponding figures for LPG distribution centres for the community ence at an accountability court. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government of failing to do the right job in all aspects. CM Raut charged are over 900 and 1300. “Since people started to get benefits under the Ujjwala Yojna, a big social transforma- (PML-N) leader said targeting daughters over who their fathers were the NCP lawmakers of withdrawing their support as they could not get tion is visible. I am happy to tell you that out of its four crore beneficiaries 45% are Dalits and tribals,” he was a time-honoured ‘tradition’. “I have nothing to do with this case. the status of the opposition leaders. However, CM Raut claimed that said. “Till 2014, 13 crore families got LPG connection. This means, for over six decades the figure stood at 13 My only fault is that I happen to be my father’s daughter,” she said. I’m the government would get necessary support and cooperation from crore. It was mostly the rich people who got LPG connections. In the last 4 years, 10 crore new connections not his weakness, I’m his strength, Maryam added. Recording her state- have been added and the poor benefited,” he said. ment before the court, she said the filing of corruption references against leaders as promised at the time of formation of the government. her was engineered. (Tribune) TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief Italian president names interim prime minister until fresh election Italy’s president has formally asked Carlo Cottarelli to try to form a government after quash- ing the hopes of the Five Star Movement and Lega to form western Europe’s first populist government. Sergio Mattarella turned to the former Internation- al Monetary Fund economist to run a technocratic government until a fresh election can be held. The president’s office announced that he had given a mandate to Cottarelli to try to form a gov- ernment after about an hour of talks on Monday morning. Mattarella enraged the Euroscep- tic M5S and far-right Lega by vetoing their choice for economy minister on Sunday night, throw- ing Italy into further political uncertainty more than two months after an election led to a hung parliament. (AFP)

EU PROPOSES The Kremlin said on Monday that reports Poland is seeking to secure our borders..., this of course in no gradual NATO military expansion a permanent U.S. military pres- way creates security and stability Moroccan MP BLOC-WIDE towards its borders did not im- ence on its territory. “When we on the continent,” Dmitry Peskov prove security or stability in Eu- see the gradual expansion of told reporters on a conference call BAN ON rope as it commented on media NATO military structures towards on Monday. (Reuters) Optimistic SINGLE-USE about PLASTICS Authenticity Spain’s Ciudadanos party upped whose minority government has Moscow vows to and Modernity the pressure on Prime Minister been damaged by a crisis sparked The European Union has pro- Mariano Rajoy on Monday, inten- by a Catalan independence vote. posed a ban on many single-use Party’s New sifying calls for snap elections af- The leader of the liberal party, Al- plastics such as straws, cutlery ter a proposed no-confidence mo- bert Rivera, said in an interview and cotton buds, to come in force Leadership tion roiled markets last week. The with El Mundo newspaper on by 2025. There would also be a punish violations of country’s fragmented parliament is Monday that Rajoy’s government move to force EU member states Morocco’s opposition Authentic- expected to accept the no-confi- was weak and tainted by the cor- to collect 90% of the plastic bot- ity and Modernity Party (PAM) dence motion by the Socialists as ruption convictions. “The only tles used for drinks, potentially elected Hakim Benchamach as its soon as Monday, but it may be democratic and dignified way out through deposit refund schemes. Syrian regime forces new leader on Sunday to succeed hard to gather the 176 or more votes is to give voice to the Spanish peo- The proposals are part of a drive Ilyas El Omari, who resigned last necessary to oust Rajoy, who sur- ple so that they choose a new gov- in Brussels to tackle pollution year. The election was held during vived a no-confidence vote last ernment and parliament,” he said. from plastic waste, which is now an extraordinary session in the June. A date for the parliamentary After last week’s moves, bond and showing up in the food chain. northwestern city of Sale near the vote has yet to be decided by the stock markets calmed on Monday Tiny particles of microplastic capital Rabat. Benchamach re- speaker, but opposition parties are as news from Italy that a euros- have even been detected at Point ceived 439 votes from the mem- taking advantage of Rajoy’s weak- ceptic coalition was unable to form Nemo in the Southern Ocean, bers of the PAM’s National Coun- ness after dozens of people linked a government led to a relief rally which is nearly 1,700 miles from cil, supported by the majority of to his People’s Party (PP) were across the euro zone, particularly the nearest inhabited land. It fol- the members of the political bu- convicted of crimes including in- in southern Europe. Spanish gov- lows a similar move in Westmin- reau and the leaders of the Coun- fluence-peddling and falsifying ac- ernment bond yields came off 2-1/ ster, as single-use plastics are set cil, chaired by its Speaker Fatima counts in a long-running corrup- 2 month highs hit last week, while to be virtually eliminated in Par- Zahra Mansouri, and a number of tion trial. The PP has closed ranks Spain’s IBEX rose 0.7 percent af- liament by the end of next year. members, who were opposed to behind Rajoy, who said on Friday ter falling sharply on Friday. Fi- Earlier this year, 120 MPs took Omari’s “unilateral decision-mak- he intended to serve out his four- nancials and utilities led the recov- a #PassOnPlastic pledge with ing” within the party. The new year term and that the corruption ery, with Santander, BBVA and Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign, PAM secretary-general competed convictions did not affect a single Caixabank the top gainers, along promising to reduce their use of against five candidates, including member of his government. with Iberdrola and Gas Natural. items such as straws and dispos- Mohammed Soulouh (39 votes), Ciudadanos (“Citizens”), which is The yield on Spain’s 10-year able cutlery. "Plastic waste is un- Haiba Idi (35 votes), Yasser El- ahead in the polls and the most government bond yields was a ba- deniably a big issue and Europe- Yaqoubi (12 votes), Aziza Tibi (9 likely to win a snap election, has sis point lower on the day and 7 ans need to act together to tackle said it would be willing to work bps below last week’s high at 1.45 this problem," the EU's First votes) and Hesham Al-Hadari (three votes). According to sourc- with the Socialists to support a percent. Vice President, Frans Timmer- neutral candidate to oust Rajoy, (Reuters) mans, said. "Today's proposals es within the National Council, the will reduce single-use plastics on closed session witnessed a heated our supermarket shelves through debate and sharp criticism of a range of measures," he added. Omari’s tenure, in addition to dis- There are over 150 million tonnes agreements over the method of Moscow has vowed to deal force- uals… will be dealt with force in dozens, including Russian fighters, electing members of the political of plastic in the world's oceans fully with any violations by the the areas where they are being dead. The deadliest attack occurred Iraqi electoral The European Commission's bureau and a number of other is- Syrian regime forces “in areas lib- held,” it added. In response, pro- last Wednesday in the province of sues. “I renew my commitment to proposals would see single-use erated with the participation of ponents of the Syrian regime ac- Deir Ezzor, with the killing of 35 plastics banned, but do not set a work with all the party organs in Russian forces.” Hmeimim mili- cused Moscow of “generating ter- fighters of the regime forces and an effective manner, but on the deadline for when this should be tary base said on its Facebook page rorism” in Syria and “insulting the loyalists, including nine Russian commission achieved. The plans would also basis of redefining the concept of on Sunday that the Russian police Syrian military uniform”. A per- fighters, according to information responsibility,” Benchamach said need to be approved by the EU's in the south of Damascus “man- son, who identified himself as First published by the Syrian Observa- 28 member states - before being after his election, stressing the im- aged to arrest a number of mem- Lieutenant Hayyan Lohu of the tory for Human Rights (SOHR) portance of valuing and finding the breaks silence, reduced to 27 when the United bers of the Syrian regime forces Syrian regime forces, accused the on Sunday. In the past few days, Kingdom leaves next year. appropriate institutional and or- after trying to loot and steal civil- Russian side of “generating terror- social networking sites have been ganizational channels, based on a ian properties.” “Russian forces ism” and seeking to win the oppo- flooded with images of regime forc- comprehensive and democratic vi- Calls on both certainly do not allow violations sition support for the Russian pres- es looting and stealing houses in sion. MP Abdullatif Wehbi told defends voting in the liberated areas, and the Rus- ence. In the Syrian Badiah, ISIS the neighborhoods they re-cap- Asharq Al-Awsat that the session sian police are committed to re- intensified its attacks on the gath- tured south of Damascus - in al- was held in a tense atmosphere, sides of Irish storing security to areas south of ering points and positions of re- Hajar al-Aswad and the Yarmouk noting that all members. Damascus. Any rebelling individ- gime forces and their allies, leaving refugee camp -and other areas. results border for change to Arab Coalition Lebanon's Berri expects cabinet abortion laws Destroys in Northern Iran-Made withinamonth,newspaper reports Ireland Drone A woman who fought a long legal battle to liberalise abortion law in Warehouses Northern Ireland has urged There- sa May to step in. Northern Ire- in Saada land will be the only part of the UK or Ireland not to allow the procedure after the Republic vot- The Saudi-led Arab Coalition an- ed overwhelmingly for change in nounced on Sunday that it de- A week after doubts, accusations and calls for cancellation surrounding a referendum at the weekend. Sa- stroyed drone warehouses belong- the final results of Iraq’s parliamentary election, the Independent High- rah Ewart went for a termination ing to the Houthi militias in their er Election Commission broke its longstanding silence and issued a lengthy in England in 2013 after doctors stronghold of Saada in Yemen. statement. In response to overall objections and backlash against the told her her unborn baby would Coalition spokesman Colonel Tur- electoral process and results, the commission – acting under government not survive outside the womb. ki al-Maliki revealed to Al-Arabiya orders— reaffirmed that e-polling is part of the national constitution The Stormont Assembly is sus- television that Houthi drones, since the 2013 amendment on regulations pertaining to parliamentary pended due to the collapse of pow- which are called “Qasif” by the elections. However, the statement did not address Prime Minister Hai- ersharing months ago. Ms Ewart militias, were actually re-branded dar al-Abadi referring results to a government integrity commission for told the BBC: “If we had an as- Iran-made Ababil drones. An ex- a probe. Abadi’s move came after he argued that the e-polling was sembly here, we would be literally amination of the debris showed the conducted without contracting with licensed companies to examine vot- at their doors begging, but we don’t drones were manufactured by Iran ing systems. As for arguments on the voting of displaced people, the so we are really hoping that we and used by the Houthis, Maliki can have help from Westminster commission said that they represent at most an approximate 2 percent said in a statement cited by the Lebanese Parliament Speaker Berri told people who had visited individuals that support its pos- of the number of polling stations. It added that after registering viola- and Theresa May to give us the Nabih Berri expects a new coali- him, the Hariri-owned Al-Mus- session of arms, won at least 70 of access we need here in Northern Saudi Press Agency. The spokes- tions, several of these stations were canceled. The statement concluded Ireland. “It’s a relief that women man described the use of drones tion government to be formed with- taqbal said. Hariri, who will be parliament’s 128 seats in the elec- that the polling process and vote count were conducted under ministe- like me are going to be able to by the Houthis as an act of terror- in a month because nobody has an prime minister for the third time, tion, a reversal of Lebanon’s last rial and international supervision, adding its willingness to provide any travel down to Dublin to access ism, stressing that militia terror interest in a delay, the newspaper said last week all parties agreed that legislative election, which returned data needed to cement confidence in results. Iraq’s Federal Supreme this procedure, but really we are crimes are being countered effec- al-Mustaqbal reported on Mon- economic risks at home and grow- an anti-Hezbollah majority. Hariri Court, meanwhile, rejected a request to cancel the parliamentary elec- wanting the help here to have it tively and dealt with in a timely day. Saad al-Hariri, who was des- ing dangers in the region meant a remains Lebanon’s leading Sunni tion results over allegations of voting irregularities, but said it will ac- within our own hospitals in North- and firm manner by coalition forc- ignated prime minister last week, national unity government must be politician despite losing more than cept complaints put forth by doubters. Objections citing irregularities ern Ireland.” Ms Ewart’s legal case es. In what is considered a mili- is due to hold consultations with formed as quickly as possible. The a third of his MPs in the election. in balloting were raised by several political parties suggesting that hack- galvanised an issue which has since tary escalation, Maliki said that the newly elected members of parlia- Iran-backed Shi’ite group Hezbol- The staunchly anti-Hezbollah ers may have manipulated results. “The Iraqi supreme federal court met made its way to the UK Supreme Houthis have resorted to Iranian ment on Monday about the new lah aims to secure a bigger say in Lebanese Forces party is seeking and discussed the complaints and decided not to proceed any further," Court. Mrs May is under pressure drone attacks to divert attention government, which is expected to this coalition government than it a bigger slice of government port- the spokesman of the court, Eyas Al Samok said. Samok stated that the to intervene in the Northern Ire- from great losses they are suffer- include all Lebanon’s main parties. had in the last one, after the group folios after nearly doubling its issue must be raised to the Independent High Electoral Commission, land debate following the two-to- ing in strategic locations in Saada, “Nobody has an interest in delay- and its allies made significant gains number of MPs in parliament. It “which is responsible for accepting complaints and objections to alleged one vote in favour of reform in Hodeidah, al-Bayda and Hajjah. ing the birth of the government or in a May 6 parliamentary election. now has 15 MPs. violations during the election period.” Ireland. (CNN) putting complications in its way,” Hezbollah, along with groups and (CNN) (AP) TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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Afghan women and children in Jalalabad waiting last week to receive food donat- ed by a charity. The drought has led to the displacement of thousands of people this spring.CreditNoorullah Shirzada/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Disingenuousdecision By Mujib Mashal of 2.5 million tons of wheat is ex- stock. Widespread violence has in- roz, but one, the Khasrod, went pected this year. creased the drought’s impact, re- dry. Whereas farmers cultivated Mr. Lanzer said the United sulting in restricted access to mar- 33,000 hectares, or 81,500 acres, Pakistan has passed a bill to merge Federally Administered Trib- Afghanistan, already torn by de- Nations was asking for an addi- kets for many poor farmers, the of land last spring, he said, only cades of intensifying violence, is tional $115 million, on top of an United Nations report said. In 1,200 hectares were farmed this al Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – the adoption of which grappling with a drought in two- appeal for humanitarian assistance Uruzgan Province, farmers have year. thirds of the country that could of $430 million made earlier in the been cut off from the market in the In the northwestern province abolishes FATA’s separate status. It is hard to decide if this lead to severe food shortages for year, to provide food, fodder for provincial capital, Tirin Kot, be- of Badghis, where the population up to two million more people, the cattle and other assistance. But cause of fighting. In Helmand, of about 700,000 is dependent on decision is ingenuous and honest at all, or it could be an act of United Nations has warned. donors face numerous requests for where insurgents control or influ- agriculture, officials reported a 60 The United Nations humani- assistance around the world, and ence most of the territory, farmers percent decrease in the wheat har- deception. At the same time, there is possibility of other evil tarian coordinator in Afghanistan the initial request for $430 million need special permission to bring vest. The government plans to dis- said in a report released last week has been fulfilled by only 28 per- their goods to markets in areas tribute more than 3,000 tons of deigns which is engineering by the Pakistani authorities sitting that a “precipitation deficit” of 70 cent so far. under government control. wheat in the coming days, and to in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. If it is so, they will not conquer percent in most parts of the coun- “Engage now, prevent a catas- Ahmad Shah Khairi, the head keep about 2,000 tons for emer- try had affected winter harvests, trophe, or pay much much more of the Helmand agriculture depart- gencies. in their vicious plan. Since, we consider FATA people as our and resulted in grim prospects for in six months,” Mr. Lanzer said he ment, said the province had only “Hundreds of animals have the spring and summer. had been telling potential donor 12 millimeters, or less than half an died of drought in recent months,” own and don’t accept Durand Line as an official border, the Many farmers have seen their countries. “The stakes are very inch, of rain all year. “We need 280 said Abdul Aziz Halimayr of the seeds dry out or have delayed high for Afghanistan on the to 300 millimeters for a fertile province’s agriculture department. Afghan people firmly stands with FATA people and will not planting crops, and there is little drought.” year,” he said. With pasturelands dried up in or no feed for livestock on pas- The drought comes as violence That local farmers prioritize the northeast of the country, an leave them alone at any time and circumstance. The govern- turelands. has been escalating in large parts the growth of lucrative poppies estimated 1.5 million goats and The drought has led to the dis- of the country, with Taliban insur- over wheat and other cereal crops sheep have been struggling to find ment of Afghanistan already criticized Pakistan’s decision for placement of thousands of people gents intensifying attacks. Offi- made the food shortage even worse, food, the United Nations report this spring, adding to the nearly cials often report attacks or mili- he continued. said. In Kunduz, officials said the the merger of FATA with KP; something goes against the 1921 two million who have been forced tary operations in as many as 20 “We have distributed im- drought had forced many farmers agreement between Afghanistan and the British India. Pakistan from their homes in recent years, of the 34 provinces. The Afghan proved seeds to 2,000 families and to move their animals to the neigh- largely because of violence. government’s ability to respond to have launched general awareness boring province of Badakhshan. was not exists in that time and any decision in such context “In the 20 provinces most af- this latest crisis remains in doubt, and built chicken farms,” Mr. Khai- “Some of the animals have died fected by the drought, nearly 15 as the leadership faces numerous ri said. “But our access is limited because of the drought,” said Mo- must be discussed with Afghan government. Afghanistan shared million people rely on farming, live- security concerns and is plagued due to the constant fighting, which hammed Munir Niazi, the head of stock or labor opportunities in ag- by political infighting. leaves most of the population in agriculture in Kunduz, “some were its concern over military interference and unilateral decision riculture,” the United Nations re- Javid Faisal, a spokesman for need of urgent assistance.” weak and were lost in the process port said. the Afghan government’s chief ex- In the southwestern province of transporting them.” of Pakistan regarding reforms in FATA with the international Toby Lanzer, the organiza- ecutive, said the leadership was of Nimroz, officials expect the Follow Mujib Mashal on tion’s humanitarian coordinator in taking concerns about the drought drought to affect 80 percent of the Twitter: @MujMash. community. The merger has surfaced at a critical time when Afghanistan, said an urgent appeal “as seriously as the security situ- spring harvest, and the summer Reporting was contributed by the tribal belts are under military dominion. This, in the face of had been made to donor countries ation.” Tens of thousands of tons harvest to be totally devastated. Jawad Sukhanyar and Fahim Abed to prevent what he said would be of wheat have been sent to areas The province has two main from Kabul, Afghanistan; Taimoor current fragile situation in Pakistan, could also be resulted in “a situation of untenable hunger” expected to be most affected, he rivers flowing through it, noted Shah from Kandahar, Afghanistan; in six months. In a country that said, and money has been ear- Mohammad Akbar Sharifi, the act- and Najim Rahim from Mazar-e- more tribal hatred and schism. Pakhtunkhwa Millie Awami Party relies heavily on bread, a shortage marked to provide fodder for live- ing director of agriculture of Nim- Sharif, Afghanistan. Chief, Mohammad Khan Achakzai already warned Pakistan to exercise extreme caution while dealing with FATA. It is very sensitive issue as Achakzai said Pakistani army killed thou- sands of people in FATA, and Pakistan has been making efforts to hide its great atrocities committed against them. With this, it is crystal clear that people in FATA are not happy with Paki- stani military establishment, and the merger is absolutely against wishes of people there. But Pakistani authorities passed the bill without inclusion a single person to represent FATA peo- ple in the decision. There could be several dimensions behind, but one of it could be, or possibly because of Durand Line. But this evil dream of the Pakistani government will never see light of the day. This decision will not put impact on the his- torical facts of Durand Line, because Afghan masses have ever and will never accepts this line. It is just a line as its name also points to it “Durand Line”. The Afghan government and the people will not back down from their stands over Durand Line. Corruption Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

By Ahmad Sahil system by which they brought the projects makes great import and ceives funds from International transparency and accuracy in rev- export to Afghanistan thus the av- Community and relies on them. enue collection which still caused erage of exports were high than By the way other mega projects that government relied on Interna- imports by these economic Air are under implementation of Af- tional Donors. Moreover, fighting Corridor and economic routes. ghan government which names are against the corruption was a tough Here is the full description of the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Paki- challenge for Afghan Government imports and exports of the goods stan and India joint gas pipeline so far. In 2001, when the Taliban which Afghanistan done with oth- cost of the project is 22.5 billion regime collapsed, and internation- er countries. USD which will be completed all Since the collapse of Taliban re- al community entered to Afghani- First, with the opening of Cha- the operations in 2019. Afghani- gime Afghanistan relied on donors stan, Afghan government depend- bahar port Indian Prime Minister stan is expected to earn more than like International Community, ed by three vast routes for trade has pledged 120,000 tons donation $400 million USD in transit annu- World Bank and International which located one in east and two of wheat via Chabahar to Afghan- ally from the mentioned project Monetary fund (IMF). Afghan of them in west side named, istan which fortunately, Afghan Additionally, Afghan Government Government received trillions of Torkham, Speen Boldak and Hira- government has received in the first will get 500 million cubic meters $USD funds for infrastructures, tan borders. These trade routes consignment 1.1 million wheat of gas from the project survey in- agriculture, education, develop- were the only incoming sources for from Indian government, More- dicates that in the first ten years ment, reconstruction and industri- Afghanistan in past 15 years. Af- over, the new same Air Corridors the rate will increase to one billion al sectors particularly in enhanc- ghan Government and private sec- have large amount of export as well. cubic meters of gas from which Af- ing the security sector. However, tors invested trillions of $USD on Last year Afghanistan enabled to ghanistan will be profitable from Afghanistan had not made enor- imports through the aforemen- open Trade Air Corridors with In- gas pipeline. Furthermore, Afghan- mous progress in these mentioned tioned routes which profited the dia and Dubai that they were able istan is the junction point of TAPI sectors specifically in security sec- st neighboring Iran and Pakistan to export a large average of dry Project (Turkmenistan, Afghani- tor over the period of about 1 two mostly. foods and carpets approximately stan, Pakistan and India), a gas decades the significant steps have Subsequently, in 2014 when Afghanistan sent 2500 tons dry pipeline with the transmission ca- not been achieved by government the National Unity Government foods included carpets that all cost pacity of 32.8 billion cubic gas per for instance development, infra- (NUG) came into existence after were $2.78 billion dry food such year. A new chapter of economic structure, education, reduction of an agreement, so some projects as grapes, raisins, pistachios and connectivity between the energy poverty, illiteracy and micro sta- took place in Afghanistan such as peanuts included carpets by this rich countries of central Asia with bility in the country. the first strategic economic vast Air Corridor to India and Dubai the energy consuming countries of dustries to expand export to for- the world’s market. Pakistan, In- processing. Furthermore, Saffron Since the period of about past route of Chabahar port, TAPI and International Markets, which the south Asia will open new vistas of eign countries. Currently Govern- dia, and Russia offer large, nearby is also one of the strongest grow- two decades, Afghanistan received multi trade Air Corridor which con- economy prediction reveals that economic development and pros- ment of Afghanistan has enough markets in which Afghan products ing export sectors and subsequent- trillion of dollars to build up its nects Afghanistan with Central this average will be increased in near perity to the region in general and great land for cultivating some for could begin regaining market share. ly brings economic opportunities infrastructure, agricultural, recon- Asia. Chabahar, TAPI and these future by the new economic strat- to the TAPI project signatories in the cash and staple crops which is Existing raisin processors are ripe with unique product quality which struction, industrial, educational, Air Corridors are became the sig- egy which is made by government. particular. famous because of the excellent for new investment to increase and is famous throughout the world. health and security sectors but the nificant alternatives trade routes to In 2014, when the transition peri- Finally, Afghanistan should quality that grows in this country. improve production. Ideal grow- Agri-processing is a resilient sec- progress it made compared to the Afghanistan when it is opened of- od of foreign troops began thus invest in some private and govern- Secondly, Afghanistan fresh and ing conditions exist for almonds, tor historical significance, marked fuds it received is very little, Illit- ficially by Afghan President both many foreigners withdraw their mental industries that are very sig- dry fruits are very famous global- pistachios, and apricots. The by a higher per unit value and pro- eracy, poverty, corruption, unem- India and Iran senior officials, so investment and leave Afghanistan nificant for expanding the econom- ly due to its unique taste and high world’s largest importers of these vides an array of exciting invest- ployment, and poor health servic- with the passage of time immedi- due to critical and fragile situation ic, GDP Growth and the bilateral quality. The world market for rai- products India for almonds and ment opportunities for both do- es are the vital problem of the so- ately Afghanistan has changed its the entire National and Internation- trade relations with foreign coun- sins, pistachios, dried apricots, al- Russia for dried apricots are natu- mestic and foreign direct investors. ciety. This article focuses on the trade routes and reduced its im- al Community were reluctant that tries Moreover, Afghan Govern- mond and walnuts is more than ral regional markets. Low produc- Ahmad Sahil is Finance Manager current economic growth the coun- ports from above mentioned coun- Afghanistan will be again the ment should fully focus to invest $2.2 billion of which Afghanistan tivity of existing orchards and pro- at High Peace Council (JPIC), he try had made along with the steps tries. Meanwhile, Afghanistan has ground of war but it couldn’t hap- on some Economic and Agricultur- currently claims approximately 3 duction facilities as well as a lack has worked with various profit and it should take in the future. launched two other new trade Air pened immediately the economic al sections as well which are co- percent. Many of these products of machinery for sorting, drying, nonprofit organizations in the field In contrast with past one de- Corridors as well with Turkey and growth were increased and the In- herently described here in this ar- were formerly produced on a large and packaging, are issues facing by of Finance, and he is Social Activ- cade, Government of Afghanistan Saudi Arabia for its trade transac- ternational economic strategy and ticle Firstly, as mentioned above scale and continue to enjoy inter- the Afghan industries and this ma- ist and a regular contributor of So- had not worked properly in infra- tions. Approximately In which re- relation were evolved by Afghan Government has to consider in national recognition for quality. jor opportunity for both the do- cial Activities. Sahil hold Bachelor structure, development, education, cently Afghanistan has sent 1500 government. Although Afghanistan private and public industries gov- Raisins are Afghanistan’s primary mestic and International investors in Business Administration (BBA) administration reform and specifi- tons dry food and 4500 Meters is still with deficit in financial po- ernment should fully focus to in- agricultural export commodity and to invest in Afghanistan Agricul- Finance Specialization, Follow on cally to established the modernize Carpet. The above economic vast sition because still Afghanistan re- vest and support the private in- once accounted for 60 percent of ture sector. Especially in dry fruits twitter @k_ahmad90. What Did Our Generation Learn in Iraq and Afghanistan? The link between national sacrifice and war-making has become increasingly foreign. It was once essential.

By ELLIOT ACKERMAN

There’s a saying in the military, more of a cliché really: The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. The statement is one By Zaid al-Ali three major political alliances are liki was best placed for that pur- over-eager first sergeants or still- created equal. Sadr is one of the pose, but was unable to keep him green lieutenants use when troops only political figures who enjoy in government. It opposed Haider are bitching, say, on the 11th mile consistent and ever growing sup- al-Abadi's appointment as prime of a 15-mile training hike. The idea port among a specific constituen- minister. is that continual training, or learn- cy. In 2016, his supporters even Perhaps most importantly, Iran is ing, is essential to success in com- stormed the Green Zone and ran- very aware that many Iraqis are bat. sacked the parliament building. As suspicious of foreign interests in Today is Memorial Day, the a result, his alliance is far less sus- their country. For that reason, Iran 16th since the 9/11 attacks, which Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr ceptible to splintering and to floor- seeks to maintain influence through led to two major, albeit incomplete and his Sairoon coalition have now crossing. Sadr's closest competi- accommodation and deliberately wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why been confirmed as the winner of tors are temporary alliances of con- avoids confrontation for fear of a have these wars gone on so long? Iraq's parliamentary elections with venience that are likely to be re- backlash. In practical terms, what Is it because our military has, as of 54 seats. The closest runner-up is duced in the coming months and that means today is that Iran will years. Iran's interests at stake likely seek to establish some or all yet, been unable to learn the right Hadi al-Amiri's Fatah list which has obtained 47 seats. These re- All of the country's main political of its main allies (mainly the Fatah lessons and so engineer the correct forces appear to understand the and State of Law coalitions, who alchemy of battlefield successes sults have already imposed a new dynamic, which will have an im- new political and numerical reali- together have 72 seats) as a strong which might defeat our enemies? is really asking us to give some- U.K. through the use of a military- you know what? Many did. ties that the elections have im- united voice in the next govern- I doubt it. pact on the country's domestic and thing of ourselves. The link be- grade nerve agent. Odious as the If you believe, as I do, that foreign policy. The full extent of posed and are now gravitating to- ment. Sadr's policy agenda is hard Like Vietnam—our most fa- tween national sacrifice and war- Russian assassination was, doesn’t what makes America unique is that any reforms will depend on a wards Sadr's pole. A number of to distinguish from that of his main mous quagmire—we win all the making has become increasingly it seem a bit difficult for us to take it’s less a country but more a set number of factors, some of which bilateral meetings have already rivals. Almost all of the election's battles but are unable to win the foreign. It was once essential. the moral high ground on assassi- of values that we all subscribe to, will play out in the coming taken place since the preliminary candidates focused their campaigns war. Our units deploy, they come months. results were announced, many of on the need for reform, improved If the war goes on in its cur- nation in light of the fact that we then the most American people I which have involved senior lead- standards of living, anti-corruption home and train, they learn one set rent configuration for another five run the largest “targeted killing” have ever met were the Iraqis and Political fragmentation of lessons, then another set, but While Sadr's 54 seats translate into ers paying a visit to Sadr on his measures, etc. Sadr insists far more years, or even 10, is it a concern program on the planet through our Afghans I fought alongside, who terms. Sadr is now in prime posi- than many of his rivals on an "Iraq despite all of this “learning” noth- that is more pressing than the qual- intelligence and special operations had never set foot within the 50 only 16.4 percent of the seats in ing has seemed to work. But what the new parliament, Iraqi politics tion to extract concessions and to first" approach, which some inter- ity of your child’s local school? communities, of which I am proud states. They had thrown their lot impose part of his agenda. Given pret as a call to exclude Iranian in- if we’ve been learning the wrong Or your tax rate? to have once been a part. in with us. As was the case with are now so fragmented that the lessons? What if the knowledge importance of his share is signifi- how aggressive he has been in the terests from policy considerations. I fought there, and guess what? Is it wrong that we possess many, they hoped that loyal ser- past, that is unlikely to please That and the fact that many of his needed to end these wars isn’t bat- cantly amplified. In previous It isn’t to me. such capabilities? Perhaps it is in vice to the U.S. in war might even- years, formation of governments many actors. Unsurprisingly, supporters are fond of chanting tlefield knowledge. What if it’s However, if my child was eli- our national interest year after year tually translate to a visa and a many Iranian officials are said to anti-Iranian slogans at demonstra- something else? What if the les- of national unity which brought gible for the draft, and if my taxes to launch hellfire missiles from chance to become Americans them- together almost all of the parties be displeased with the electoral tions has raised concerns in Te- sons are societal lessons that need were inching higher because of a drones into northwest Pakistan, or selves. results. Iran's interests and influ- hran. But just as the Iranians can- to be learned on the home front, that had representation in parlia- pair of wars that, well, we couldn’t to send squads of highly trained Our immigration policy has ment was customary in Iraq, yet ence were an important issue dur- not control who will occupy the by all of us. quite seem to win (or even explain), special operators to descend on always been restrictive. An Iraqi this will no longer be possible to- ing the electoral campaign and will prime minister's position, they are One unique aspect of these I would be asking tough questions compounds in northern Syrian or or Afghan soldier or translator who day for a variety of reasons. De- continue to be during the govern- also fully aware that Sadr's options wars which has been obvious since of our politicians. I bet we all Yemen to kill everyone inside. But wanted to immigrate always had spite an electoral law that was de- ment formation process. Iranian are equally limited. He may be in President George W. Bush infa- signed to benefit larger coalitions, influence is, in fact, one of the only pole position, but he cannot fully would. And our political leaders, those programs are never up for the bureaucratic odds stacked substantive points of divergence exclude both Fatah and the State mously told Americans to go shop- if they wanted to stretch these debate because they occur beneath against them. Of the hundreds that the next parliament will accommo- ping as a response to the 9/11 at- date 28 parties that have 5 seats or between Iraq's main parties. Sadr of Law coalitions from the next wars out to the two-decade mark a dark veil of classification that, I knew, I can count fewer than 10 insists far more than many of his government. That would be inter- tacks, is that they haven’t been a (as they’re poised to do), they arguably, exists for no greater rea- who successfully came to Ameri- less. Together these parties will national effort. Our wars which occupy a total of 58 seats (or rivals on an 'Iraq first' approach, preted as a deliberate and explicit would need to find some more son than to keep the programs out ca. However, to shut off immigra- which some interpret as a call to snub against Iran's interests, which were a national effort—the Civil compelling reasons for that choice, of the public eye. When the public tion programs entirely undermines around 18 percent of the next par- War and both world wars, for ex- liament). Iraq's Sunni community exclude Iranian interests from pol- would invite an equally strong re- more compelling than the “no more ceases to be cognizant of what’s those who are, ostensibly, fighting icy considerations. sponse. And Sadr would rather ample—were grueling, disruptive is also impossibly splintered. Ten 9/11s” rationale which has passed being done abroad in its name, the for values that are aligned with our different Sunni parties will be rep- Iran has significant influence in avoid direct confrontation with affairs. They placed enormous fi- muster for far too long. Now, how- result is that exported values be- own. It destroys hope. It elimi- Iraq but it is far from the all-con- Iran. Both of these dynamics will nancial burdens on the country. resented in the next parliament and ever, explaining why we’re still gin to look more like exported hy- nates the dream. will occupy a total of 39 seats. It trolling behemoth that some ana- play themselves out in the gov- They required a massive draft. fighting these wars has become pocrisy. But today is Memorial Day, a lysts claim it is. More than a de- ernment formation process. As al- From the moment they began, the will be close to impossible to in- easier than explaining why we need Is hypocrisy a risk to our na- day of remembrances and fun. corporate most if not all of these cade ago, Iran encouraged all of the ways, most of the focus will be on nation was breathlessly waiting for to end them. tional interests? Aside from Thanksgiving it is, per- MPs in the next government, giv- country's main Shia parties to close the "sovereign" ministries (de- them to end. Men sent to the front While we Americans pay little The recent debate around the haps, the most quintessentially en that their respective political ranks in a single electoral alliance fence, interior, foreign affairs, fi- line. Women sent to the factories. attention to the wars in Iraq and so-called “Muslim ban” comes to American holiday. Most of the weight may not be worth the cost and also encouraged the formation nance, etc), and Iran's allies are like- Nationwide rationing. They were that would be incurred by includ- of a mechanism to allow the par- ly to demand control over at least Afghanistan, and even less atten- mind. dead that I’m thinking of today ties to work out their differences one of the security portfolios. The large, unsustainable affairs. Could tion to our smaller interventions If the wars in Iraq and Afghan- were guys who loved a good time, ing them. The parliament's remain- you imagine such a coordinated ing seats are also not equally dis- behind closed doors. These par- next parliament will be the first in in Yemen, Syria, Somalia, Niger, istan have been about anything, guys who wouldn’t begrudge any ties did not follow the script. They which none of the main candidates effort today? What’s more, could and a host of other countries, we they have most certainly been of us a trip to the ballpark, a steak tributed. Only three electoral alli- you imagine it going on for 16 ances returned between 40 and 60 failed to improve security, partic- for the prime minister's position run a significant moral hazard on about the exportation of our val- on the grill, and, of course, a sixer ipated in deepening corruption is backed up by a dominant elec- years? the world stage. Abroad people ues to those countries. of icy-cold beer on the back porch. seats. An additional three alliances Our current wars are sustain- have between 20 and 40 seats. In while simultaneously competing toral alliance. The premiership will don’t see us as we see ourselves. When I fought in both wars, I You could even pour a sip of that with each other for leadership, continue to be an important posi- able by design. We use an all-vol- that context, it is almost inevitable Perpetual war has bent and con- spent countless hours sipping tea beer on the grass and utter another that the next government will in- causing the alliance to fall apart in tion; through it and with the sup- unteer military to fight them. We torted our values. They reflect with local powerbrokers in an at- military cliché: All gave some, 2009. Iran responded by modify- port of the cabinet's key staff, in- fund them with deficit spending. clude all three of the main alliances back at us from foreign shores as if tempt to get them to side with us some gave all. including Sadr's Sairoon alliance. ing its principle objectives, which dividual politicians will be able to Their prosecution is minimally in- through a funhouse mirror. as opposed to with groups like the So let’s enjoy it. Let’s enjoy today appear to be to ensure the exercise significant control over trusive. Most of us don’t care In addition, despite the relatively America, as well as much of Taliban, the Haqqani Network, or Memorial Day. Unless we learn minor difference between them (in formation of a government that state policy. Sairoon does not have much about Iraq and Afghanistan. the Western world, balked recent- al Qaeda in Iraq. Fundamentally, some new lessons, it seems we will 2014, there was a 58 seat differ- maintains friendly political, secu- many frontrunners for the prime Is that because we suffer a surfeit ly when a Russian spy and his this was an effort to convince them be enjoying it this way for a long, ence between the winner and the rity and economic relations with minister's position, which has led of sympathy for those who bear daughter were assassinated in the to put their faith in America. And long time. (DailyBeast) closest runner-up), not all of the Tehran. In 2014, it calculated that to speculation that Sadr will allow the burden? No, it’s because no one then Prime Minister Nouri al-Ma- for incumbent. TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES Wh y Tr u m p s h o u ld m a k e p e a c e w ith th e id e a o f a n u c le a r N o rth Ko re a a n d fo c u s o n d e te r re n c e in s te a d After cancelling a summit with North Korea, US President Donald Trump must set realistic goals. He must back off from the idea that Pyongyang might be amenable to discarding its nuclear weapons or missile-delivery systems. At best, Kim Jong-un’s definition of “denu- clearisation” is limited to temporarily halting his country’s already com- pleted schedule of nuclear testing. Although Kim has hinted vaguely that his country would consider eliminating its nuclear weapons in tandem with “denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula, there is little reason to believe he would go beyond cessation of nuclear weapons testing. By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy Trump should focus on concessions that his counterpart in Pyongyang might be expected to consider. To expect that Kim would surrender his most meaningful source of national and international power is foolhar- dy. For the United States and South Korea, Japan and other allies, negotiations with North Korea should be oriented towards the struggles of “mind over mind”. As historian F.E. Adcock wrote in The Greek and Macedonian Art of War, “the highest achievements of the Greek art of war are more to be found in the triumph of mind over mind, than in the triumph of mind over matter.” Prospective diplomatic contests should be less about curtailing specific North Korean weapons systems than about diminishing overall enemy threats from Pyongyang. Predictably, each side, as long as it remains rational, will seek viable forms of “esca- lation dominance”. Washington and Pyongyang will each strive to con- trol the pace of escalation without endangering its own prospects for national security. In such high-stakes matters, antecedent judgments of rationality are critical. If the US calculates that its North Korean coun- terpart is not fully rational, incentives to undertake a military pre- emption could become more compelling in Washington. US pre-emp- tion against North Korean hard targets, in the context of expected nucle- ar aggression from Pyongyang, might qualify in legal terms as “anticipa- Ch in a r a ises tory self-defence”; nonetheless, it could come at too high a cost. ‘com ba t r ea din ess’

as U S wa r sh ips Economic ties between Saudi Ara- were personally given by Moham- bia and Germany are becoming mad bin Salman banning German strained over the latter’s support firms from government tenders and for the Iran nuclear deal as the oil- further states that giants such as en ter dispu ted water s rich kingdom starts to sever its ties Siemens, Bayer, Boehringer and to giant German firms operating in Daimler will be among the most the Gulf country in an attempt to affected by the decision. It remains blackmail Germany, according to to be seen how the measures taken reports. Ever since Trump came by the Arab kingdom, which is an to power, a rift opened between important trade partner for Ger- the U.S. and Europe over the Iran many, will affect the country’s EU-Azerbaijan relations progress nuclear deal and several other is- economy. The Federal Republic’s sues like the Paris climate accord. statistics 2017 records estimated well, says ambassador Ties between Berlin and Riyadh German exports to Saudi Arabia at came near a breaking point after 6.6 billion euros. The relations between Azerbaijan and the European Union progress the U.S. withdrew from the nucle- According to the Der Spiegel well, and the country's relations with the EU are much broader and ar accord. German Chancellor An- report, German giant Siemens won serious in content and cover far-reaching objectives, the Azerbaijani gela Merkel announced that she will a 400 million dollar tender for five Ambassador to Belgium, Fuad Isgandarov, told Euractiv. Speaking about be coordinating with Russia and electrical turbines for an electrical cooperation between the parties in the energy sector, the diplomat China to salvage the nuclear deal. hub being built in the kingdom, noted that Azerbaijan welcomed the €2.5 billion EIB financing of TAP However, a report in German while Daimler received an order and TANAP which has materialized the EU’s strategic approach to the magazine Der Spiegel claimed that from Saudi bus operator SAPTCO energy partnership with Azerbaijan. "It is a measure of success of all Saudi Arabia retaliated by launch- for 600 Mercedes buses that will involved that the first gas from Azerbaijan will be delivered to Turkey ing a campaign to target German enter service in the country’s pub- this summer already, and that it should arrive in Europe as of 2020. We CHINA’S Defense Ministry says businesses in the kingdom as a re- lic transportation sector. will welcome Commissioner Gunther Oettinger in Baku in the coming it will increase its “combat readi- sult. The report claims that orders (BBC) days in the margins of the Caspian International Oil and Gas Confer- ness” on Sunday after two US ence, to whom we pay a big tribute for his valuable contributions to the navy warships entered the disput- realization of the Southern Gas Corridor in his previous capacity of EU ed waters of the South China Sea Energy Commissioner," he said. (Trend) on a freedom of navigation opera- tion (FONOP). The ministry said Tokyoshares struggletomaintain gains; the Chinese military issued warn- Russian, Iranian, Kazakh, ings to guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam and the USS Higgins to falling oil prices drag on energynames leave the waters after they “arbi- Kyrgyz presidents to trarily entered” the contested Paracel Islands in the waterway Japanese shares ended little 15,662.22. As oil prices extended to the sidelines. “Although there week before reconsidering. Devel- visit China “without permission of the Chi- changed on Monday as a further their sharp declines on Monday, are some new developments in opments in Italy were also giving The Russian, Iranian, Kazakh and Kyrgyz presidents will visit China nese government”. In a statement, slide in oil prices pulled down en- oil refinery and exploration com- geopolitics — the revived talks for investors pause. Italy’s president and take part in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ministry spokesman Wu Qian said ergy-related stocks, offsetting ini- panies were hit hard, with Japex U.S.-North Korean summit and rejected the nomination of a prom- (SCO), Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi said at Monday’s Chinese navy vessels were de- tial gains stemming from renewed and JXTG shedding 3.2 and 4.2 Italian president’s decision to de- inent eurosceptic for the key econ- briefing, TASS reports. "The presidents of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kaza- ployed “to conduct legal identifi- hopes for a U.S.-North Korea percent, respectively. But lower fend the euro — these are reasons omy ministry, a decision that led khstan and Iran will visit China during the summit in Qingdao at Chi- cation and verification of the US summit next month. The bench- fuel prices benefited the air trans- ‘not to sell’, rather than ‘to buy,’” to a collapse in efforts to form a nese President Xi Jinping’s invitation," he said. According to a state- warships and warn them off.” mark Nikkei share average closed port sector, with its index, advanc- said Yuya Fukue, trader at Rheos coalition government, triggering a ment of Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang released on the min- “The US has seriously vio- up 0.1 percent at 22,481.09, giv- ing 1.9 percent. Although the Ni- Capital Works. President Donald possible constitutional crisis and istry’s website, the visits will be held on June 6-10. lated China’s sovereignty, under- ing up much of the 0.4 percent gain kkei had opened higher on opti- Trump said on Sunday a U.S. team opening the prospect of fresh elec- The SCO summit will be held on June 9-10 in Qingdao, Shandong mined strategic mutual trust, and seen in early trade. The broader mism that the historic summit be- had arrived in North Korea to pre- tions. Trade was subdued, with Province, in eastern China. In June 2001 six states - Kazakhstan, Kyr- undermined peace and security in Topix slipped 0.1 percent to tween United States and North pare for a proposed summit with turnover of just 1.81 trillion yen, gyzstan, China, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - signed a declara- the South China Sea,” Wu said, as 1,770.42, with the JPX-Nikkei Korea may be back on track, most North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the lowest in nearly two months, tion to create this association. On June 9, 2017, India and Pakistan quoted by the Japan Times. The Index 400 closed virtually flat at investors were cautious and kept which Trump pulled out of last as British. became the SCO full members. US did not confirm whether or not the operations took place. “US forces operate in the Asia-Pacific ITWILLTAKEATLEAST10 DAYS region on a daily basis, including in the South China Sea,” Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Christopher ChinatoHost IrantoAvoidProject TORECTIFYCONSEQUENCESOF Logan said. “All operations are STORM INKAZAKHSTAN conducted in accordance with in- ternational law and demonstrate DisruptionAmidNuclear Deal Doubt that the United States will fly, sail To rectify the consequences of the storm that hit Kazakhsta it will take and operate wherever internation- at least 10 days, Deputy Interior Minister Yuriy Ilyin said. al law allows.” Several US officials The consequences of the storms that hit the territories of Astana, as who declined to be named said the well as Akmola, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan and South Kazakhstan re- two US warships came within 12 gions are being rectified. The works on restoring the roofing of the nautical miles of the Paracel Is- buildings damaged will continue and be completed within about ten lands, maneuvering near Tree, Lin- days, he said during a briefing in the government on Monday. coln, Triton and Woody islands in He also reminded, getting data from Kazhydromet the Emergency Com- the operations. The operation was mittee inform the people across the country on the possible weather the latest attempt to counter what changes and storms through SMS and media. Washington sees as Beijing’s ef- As previously reported, about T235 million are required to rectify the forts to limit freedom of naviga- consequences of the storm that hit Astana on May 22. Among the tion in the strategic waters. damages reported there are fall of a tower crane, roofs damages, broken While this operation had been stained-glass windows and covering materials of residential complexes planned months in advance, and and buildings. 10 people have been reported as injured with one of similar operations have become routine, it comes at a particularly them hospitalized. sensitive time and just days after (AKpress) the Pentagon uninvited China from a major US-hosted naval drill. Chi- na claims almost the entire South FRENCH FM SAYS TO STEP UP China Sea, a strategic waterway through which about US$3 trillion EFFORTS TO SOLVE worth of sea-borne goods passes every year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam KARABAKH CONFLICT also have conflicting claims in the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says his country plans to area. Last week, Chinese bombers intensify efforts to find a solution to the conflict between Armenia and BEIJING — China will host Ira- it, but the summit is scheduled to should together look into how to on its nuclear activities, increasing landed on islands and reefs claimed nian President Hassan Rouhani be held on the second weekend of avoid major disruption of joint the time it would need to produce Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. "We hope that in the by the Philippines, prompting coming months we will work more actively to search for the ways of Manila to take “appropriate dip- next month at a regional summit June in the northern Chinese city projects between the two sides,” an atom bomb if it chose to do so. settling the Karabakh conflict," Le Drian said on May 27 during a joint lomatic action” on the matter. Chi- aimed at avoiding disruption of of Qingdao. Iran is currently an he added. Russia has previously Since US President Donald news conference with his Azerbaijani counterpart in Baku. He said the na has built seven artificial islands joint projects, its foreign ministry observer member of the Shanghai argued that with Western sanctions Trump withdrew the United States current situation was "not an option" and added that "France seeks in the Spratlys group in the South said on Monday, as major powers Cooperation Organization, though against Tehran lifted, it could fi- this month, calling the agreement peace and stability in the region." Azerbaijan's foreign minister, Elmar China Sea and turned them into scramble to save Iran’s nuclear deal it has long sought full membership. nally become a member of the bloc, deeply flawed, European states Mammadyarov, told reporters that he and Le Drian held substantive after the United States pulled out. “Our hope is that China and which also includes four ex-Soviet have been scrambling to ensure Iran discussions on the issue. "We adhere to the strategy of resolving the military outposts with airfields, radars, and missile defences. Rouhani will pay a working visit Iran will have close consultation Central Asian republics, Pakistan gets enough economic benefits to conflict peacefully, and I am sure that France as co-chair of the OSCE to China and attend the summit of on the basis of observing the deal and India. persuade it to stay in the deal. Minsk Group will continue to help resolve this situation," Mammad- Beijing says its military facilities yarov said. Le Drian is on a tour of the South Caucasus and is scheduled in the Spratlys are purely defen- the China and Russia-led security and push forward development of The 2015 agreement between China has also strongly sup- to hold talks in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, on May 28. Bridget sive and that it can do what it likes bloc the Shanghai Cooperation bilateral cooperation,” Chinese Iran and world powers lifted in- ported the deal and is one of its Brink, the U.S.deputy assistant secretary of state for European and on its own territory. Organization, the ministry said. It deputy foreign minister Zhang ternational sanctions on Tehran. In signatories. Eurasian affairs, was scheduled to be in Yerevan on May 27. (AFP) did not give exact dates for his vis- Hanhui said at a briefing. “We return, Iran agreed to restrictions (AFP) TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Italy's president calls in former IMF official amid political turmoil Italy’s president is expected to ask a former International Monetary Fund official on Monday to head a stopgap government amidst po- litical and constitutional turmoil, with early elections looking inevi- table. President Sergio Mattarella has called in Carlo Cottarelli after two anti-establishment parties an- grily abandoned their plans to form a coalition in the face of a veto from the head of state over their choice of economy minister. In a televised address, Mattarella said he had re- jected the candidate, 81-year-old eurosceptic economist Paolo Savo- na, because he had threatened to pull Italy from the single curren- cy. “The uncertainty over our po- sition has alarmed investors and savers both in Italy and abroad,” Non-compliance with the Joint na and Iran based on compliance he said, adding: “Membership of U.S. President Donald Trump says arrangements for the Summit be- changed" and that things were Washington and Pyongyang likely Comprehensive Plan of Action with the JCPOA, further develop- the euro is a fundamental choice. he sees "brilliant potential" in tween Kim Jong Un and myself," "moving along very nicely." Mean- still had differing expectations of (JCPOA), known as the Iran nu- ment of cooperation between the If we want to discuss it, then we North Korea as he confirmed that Trump also wrote. Earlier on May while, White House spokeswom- what "denuclearization" actually clear deal, will affect economic co- countries as well as business cir- should do so in a serious fashion.” a team from the United States had 27, the U.S. State Department is- an Sarah Sanders said a "pre-ad- means, but he urged both sides to operation between the parties to cles of both states," Zhang added. Financial markets tumbled last arrived in the North "to make ar- sued a statement confirming that vance team" had left for Singapore work to resolve any differences. the agreement, Zhang Hanhui, di- The statement has been made in week on fears the coalition being rangements for the summit." His "a U.S. delegation is in ongoing early on May 27 to work on logis- U.S. officials have demanded the rector-general of the Chinese For- the wake of the decision made by discussed would unleash a spend- Twitter statement on May 27 con- talks with North Korean officials" tics for the summit. South Korean "complete, verifiable, and irrevers- eign Ministry's Department of US President Donald Trump on ing splurge and dangerously ramp tinued the upbeat tone he has used in the border settlement of Pan- President Moon Jae-in, who met ible" dismantlement of North Ko- European-Central Asian Affairs, the US withdrawal from the up Italy’s already huge debt, which about a potential summit with munjom. According to media re- with the North Korean leader in a rea's nuclear-weapons program, said on Monday. "Given the cur- JCPOA, which requires Tehran to is equivalent to more than 1.3 times North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ports, former U.S. Ambassador to surprise summit on May 26, said while Pyongyang has rejected uni- rent situation, if the JCPOA is not maintain a peaceful nuclear pro- the nation’s domestic output. The days after the U.S. president called South Korea Sung Kim was lead- he and Kim had agreed that the lateral disarmament. The North further implemented, the normal gram in exchange for sanctions re- far-right League and anti-establish- off the meeting, only to reverse ing the delegation. The talks came North Korea-U.S. summit must be Korea has said it could consider economic cooperation between the lief. Along with the United States ment 5-Star Movement, which had himself the next day. "I truly be- one day after Trump signaled that held. "Chairman Kim and I have giving up its nuclear weapons if relevant countries will be affect- and Iran, the European Union, spent days drawing up a coalition lieve North Korea has brilliant preparations for a June 12 summit agreed that the June 12 summit Washington removed its troops ed," Zhang said. The official point- Russia, China, Germany, France pact aimed at ending a stalemate potential and will be a great eco- with Kim in Singapore were going should be held successfully, and from the South and ended its nu- ed out that China hoped for pre- and the United Kingdom are also following an inconclusive March nomic and financial Nation one ahead. Days earlier the U.S. leader that our quest for the Korean Pen- clear guarantees for its allies South serving the deal and therefore, parties to the deal. The US move vote, responded with fury to Mat- day. Kim Jong Un agrees with me sent Kim a letter stating that he insula's denuclearization and a per- Korea and Japan. U.S. officials maintained close contacts with has been criticized by other par- tarella, accusing him of abusing his on this. It will happen!" Trump was canceling the proposed meet- petual peace regime should not be have also suggested that Washing- Russia and other European coun- ties to the JCPOA, with the Euro- office. wrote. "Our United States team ing. Trump said at the White House halted," Moon said. The South ton would provide financial aid and tries on the issue. "We hope for pean Commission launching a pro- (Reuters) has arrived in North Korea to make on May 26 that the date "hasn't Korean leader acknowledged that security guarantees. close consultations between Chi- cess of reactivation. (Spuntak) Tu rk is h c e n tra l Germany seeking deal to end EU-US b a n k s a y s s im p lifie s trade dispute:Economy minister m o n e ta r y Germany is seeking to end a dis- pute between the US and the EU over President Donald Trump’s decision to impose high tariffs on p o lic y, lira fir m s steel and aluminum imports, Econ- omy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Monday. Altmaier added that he would discuss the issue with European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom and US Com- merce Secretary Wilbur Ross at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and De- velopment (OECD) in Paris this week, Reuters reports. “We need to try to avoid higher tariffs,” the German minister said. Trump im- posed a 25-percent tariff on steel imports and a 10-percent tariff on aluminum in March. However, the EU has been granted exemptions until June 1.

Turkey’s Central Bank said on The Turkish lira firmed to said in an earlier statement, adding EGYPT Monday it completed the process 4.56 following the announcement that the one-week repo rate will of simplifying its monetary poli- from 4.5850 beforehand. be the bank’s policy rate, at a level ENERGY cy and that the one-week repo rate The simplified monetary pol- equal to the current funding rate, would be the policy rate. icy will go into effect on June 1, it or 16.5 percent. (BBC) PROFILE: LARGEST US-Qatar Business Council reviews NON-OPEC OIL economic,trade&investment ties PRODUCER IN AFRICA Egypt is the largest oil producer in Africa outside of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Coun- tries (OPEC) and the third-largest natural gas producer on the conti- nent following Algeria and Nige- ria. Egypt plays a vital role in in- ternational energy markets through its operation of the Suez Canal and the Suez-Mediterranean (SUMED) Pipeline. The Suez Ca- nal is an important transit route for oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments traveling north- bound from the Persian Gulf to Vietnam is imitating China in its tors tariff exemptions and long land tory work, especially for export, Europe and to North America and efforts to grow economically and leases, Vietnamese news website drove Chinese economic growth of for shipments traveling south- lags its larger neighbor only by VnExpress International says. about 10 percent per year over the bound from North Africa and from about a decade, experts say. The China created its first four zones decade to 2010. Vietnam’s econo- countries along the Mediterranean two communist countries, though in 1979 to attract foreign invest- my has expanded at more than 6 Minister of Economy and Com- investment regulation, which was DC, Charleston and Raleigh. It was Sea to Asia. Fees collected from political rivals, have built up their ment. It now has 32. “I don’t know percent annually since 2015. Viet- merce, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jas- recently approved by the Cabinet organised in cooperation with Qa- these two transit points are signif- state-controlled economies on job whether it’s deliberate or other- nam, like China a decade ago, de- sim Al Thani, met yesterday with and would open the way for for- tar Chamber, US Chamber of icant sources of revenue for the creation through factory work for wise, but it seems there is that hint pends largely on production of members of the US-Qatar Business eign investors to own 100 percent Commerce, Qatari Businessmen Egyptian government. The 2011 export. China opened that effort of taking that page from the CPC low-tech exports such as garments, Council to review the latest devel- in all sectors and support the en- Association, US-Qatar Business revolution led to an economic to foreign investment in 1978 and playbook -- Chinese Communist furniture and car parts. China is opments in economic, trade and try of foreign investors to the Qa- Council and a number of official downturn, and the country expe- Vietnam got started 10 years later. Party,” said Song Seng Wun, econ- moving up the value chain into high investment ties between the two tari market. The meeting also entities in the United States. The rienced a sharp decline in tourism Now Vietnam is grappling with omist in the private banking unit tech, and leaning more on services. countries and means of boosting touched on the positive outcomes economic roadshow in the four US revenue and foreign direct invest- corruption, traffic gridlock and the of CIMB. “Vietnam has a Com- Companies from Japan, Singapore, them. Held in the presence of US- of the first stage of Qatar’s eco- cities featured economic forums ment, according to the Internation- sinking performance of state-run munist Party, so I suppose there South Korea and the West often Qatar Business Council Chairman nomic roadshow, which had start- and bilateral meetings between the al Monetary Fund (IMF). How- companies as its middle class is that kind of ‘if China is doing it, offshore factory work to China as Ambassador Anne Patterson and ed in April in the United States. It two countries; bilateral meetings ever, economic conditions have grows, all hallmarks of China’s we can also perhaps adapt it to well as Vietnam to save on labor a number of board chairpersons of also discussed preparations for the between Qatari businessmen and improved over the past few years, development. In the latest sign of Vietnamese conditions.’” Govern- costs. China has been dubbed the major US firms operating in Qa- second stage of the tour, reported their US counterparts; exhibitions and financial support from the similarity, Vietnam's National As- ments in both countries turned to “world’s factory” and Vietnam a tar, the Minister of Economy and QNA. The first stage saw the in conjunction with the economic United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sau- sembly is examining a bill to let factory work to employ large, un- “China+1” destination for inves- Commerce reviewed during the Ministry of Economy and Com- roadshow initiative; and roundta- di Arabia, and Kuwait has helped the country run three special eco- educated populations, said Ralf tors looking to expand production meeting the latest state measures merce organise four economic fo- bles in real estate investment, hos- Egypt address its increasing do- nomic zones. It has a chance of Matthaes, founder of the Infocus to a cheaper country. “How do you to stimulate and attract invest- rums between Qatar and the Unit- pitality, tourism, technology, mestic demand for energy[1]. passing next month. The zones Mekong Research consultancy in employ a bunch of unskilled work- ments such as the law on foreign ed States in Miami, Washington health and medicine. (Alarabiya) would offer foreign factory inves- Ho Chi Minh City. Reliance on fac- ers?” Matthaes said. TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Katherine Langford, the actor who played Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why confirms exit from the show.

13 Reasons Why star Katherine Hannah. and crew for making these last two sons Why explored why Hannah Daniel Craig will reportedly receive zenby made £72,000 for one out- movie. Oscar-winner Danny Langford has confirmed that she “‘Hannah... I love you... And years so special. And to all of you took her own life, the follow-up a fat pay cheque of £50 million for ing, Roger Moore bagged £17 mil- Boyle, who is set to direct the as- will not be returning to the contro- I let you go’. Those are the words here - Thankyou for filling my life installment saw the aftermath of his last outing as James Bond in lion for his seven films as the icon- yet-untitled film, will earn about versial hit series for a third season. I was able to say six months ago, with love and light,” she wrote. her death - her ghostly manifesta- the next 007 film, scheduled for ic spy. Timothy Dalton made £4 -£7 million. A source in Los Ange- Though a season three is yet to be and now can finally share with Langford added the show will al- tion for Clay Jensen (played by release in November 2019. The 50- million from two appearances fol- les said, “Daniel is raring to go out ordered by Netflix, the 22-year- you... As most of you know ways be a “special part of my Dylan Minnette) or his delusions. year-old actor will also get an -ex- lowed by Pierce Brosnan raking in with a bang alongside Danny. They old actor, who played the lead @13reasonswhy was my first ever life”. She said the role of Hannah, angford recently said, “For me, we ecutive producer credit, along with £13 million from four films. Craig have been talking already about Hannah Baker who commits sui- job and I am so grateful to have regardless of its presence in the told Hannah’s story so fully in endorsements and profits, accord- starts shooting for the film in De- their visions and the practicalities cide in the first chapter of the teen- had the opportunity to tell Han- series, will continue to strive her season one. ing to Mirror.com. Craig previous- cember, which is expected to last once the cameras start rolling in age drama, signed off from the show nah’s story so fully in season 1, to do work that is both “meaning- And in a way, doing that scene ly received £37 million for 2015’s five months. The actor had earlier December at Pinewood. “Daniel is in a heartfelt Instagram post. Lang- and to be asked back for a season ful” and has a positive impact. The in episode 13 (of season two), I’ve Spectre. If paid £50 million, Craig’s said he would rather “slash his worth every penny given that ford thanked the cast and crew as two. actor promised, “There is a lot so often referred to it as it was the earnings will -make Craig one of wrists” than return as Bond. But Spectre made over $800 million and well as fans in her post and also “Thankyou to @netflix @par- coming up this next year, and I hardest scene because it’s the scene the highest paid actors in the after constant denials, he con- Skyfall over $1 billion before they shared a picture of a blackboard amountpics @anoncontent , the can’t wait to share it with you.” where I had to let her go.” world. In comparison, George La- firmed his return in the 25th Bond sold DVD. (Hindustan Times) mural dedicated to her character, incredible producers, creatives, cast While the first season of 13 Rea- (Hindustan Times) Raima Sen feels ARJUN RAMPAL - that she needs to MEHR JESI A ‘be seen more’ to ANNOUNCE THEI R get ‘good work’ in SEPARATI ONS! Bollywood

Everyone missed Infinity War’s tragic throwback to the first Avengers film A Marvel fan has spotted a tragic throwback in Avengers: Infinity War, which revisits the Battle of New York from the The rumours about the split of Arjun Rampal and Mehr Jesia have been first Avengers movie. Did you spot this? doing rounds for quite some time now. However, putting all specula- tions to rest, the couple has released a statement informing the world of Marvel has a unique way of hiding America, Thor and Hulk huddle Infinity Gauntlet, making him the their separation. The couple was married for 20 years and shares two Easter eggs in plain sight. They around Iron Man after he had just most powerful being in the uni- daughters together - Mahikaa, aged 16, and Myra, aged 13. In the joint could be obvious -- like Captain returned to Earth after lobbing a verse. The second shot is a visual statement issued to Bombay Times, Arjun, 45, and Mehr, 47, stated America’s phone number -- or they nuke into a wormhole. This comes callback to the first one, with the that they have mutually taken a decision to go separate ways. The could be more subtle, like the one from the epic Battle of New York, Avengers huddled around a fallen couple added, "We have always been solid when it has come to us, we recently discovered by fans online. when Thanos had sent his Chitau- comrade, Vision, who had just been will continue to be solid for each other and our loved ones, as we embark A Reddit user on Sunday posted ri army to essentially test the wa- killed by Thanos. In both shots, upon a new journey", stressing on being there for each other in the times two screenshots from the first ters on Earth. In Infinity War, the Captain America kneels beside a of need. The couple emphasised on being private and requested for Avengers film, released in 2012 and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes must face character, while the others look on. some space. They wrote, "We are a family, our love for each other is Infinity War, which was released the Mad Titan himself, Thanos. The post has attracted a lot of fan forever intact and we shall always be there for one another and most late April. Both shots, the fan not- When he arrives for the epic finale speculation on Reddit, with many importantly, for our children Mahikaa and Myra. We would, therefore, ed, were like mirror images of each of the film, which takes place in realising that both scenes serve as appreciate our privacy through this time. Thank all for their support. other. In the first shot, Captain Wakanda, he comes armed with the emotion. (Hindustan Times) Relationships can end, but love lives on". There’s fear of being forgotten by the film industry, says Diana Penty Diana Penty says it is a constant the fear of being forgotten, the ac- intention towards choosing a battle for her between giving into tor said, “I think it actually hap- project always takes over. “Some- the temptation of doing more mov- pened with me - the time that I times you wake up with mini pan- ies to stay visible or signing took between Cocktail and Hap- ic attacks where you feel like ‘Oh projects she genuinely believes in. py Bhaag Jayegi, a lot of people my God! I don’t have a film right Diana, who has done four films in told me, ‘out of sight is out of now! Should I just do something her eight-year-old career, began her mind’, and I was like ‘Okay, may- that comes my way because I don’t stint in Bollywood in 2010 with be’. And it did happen. Because I have another film’? But I feel at At a time when Hindi film indus- she needs to be seen more in order Cocktail, which was commercial- wasn’t around, people just as- the end of the day, your gut takes try is churning out films fronted to get “good work” in Bollywood. ly successful. After a gap of near- sumed I was doing other things and over. I have never been able to go by women and revolving around “The more you are seen; people ly four years, she went on to star was not interested in films which I against my instinct.” Along with their stories, Raima Sen would love know that you are working and in Anand L Rai’s hit romantic-com- thought was unfair. But at the same this conflict, there are also mo- to be a part of this wave, “provid- then you are called for roles. I edy Happy Bhaag Jayegi. Look- time, you realise, that’s how it ments when Diana feels she should ed a script comes my way”, says didn’t do Hindi films for the last ing at her Bollywood journey so works, it’s human nature. And it is make active attempts to be seen the actor. But it’s not like Raima is three years ever since I came to far, Diana says the four-year gap true, there is this fear.” Diana ad- more so that she still seems rele- missing out; she’s bagging such Kolkata, and now, people are call- between her first two films made mits that there are times when she vant to people that matter. But, roles in Bengali cinema. “I might ing me [again] for Hindi films. So, her feel that the industry had for- is concerned about the slow pace she says, her idea of visibility is not be playing lead roles in Bolly- I’m quite positive that something gotten her. Asked if she ever had of her career, but, thankfully, her different. (Santa banta) wood but am getting good roles of will work out soon,” she says. women protagonists in Bengali Raima is hopeful that some of her films,” says Raima, who consid- projects will make it to film festi- ers herself “lucky” to have worked vals. Talking about how some films Ryan Reynolds just asked for a Marvel with great directors in Bengali and get applause at festivals but not as Hindi film industries. much at the box office, she says, Cinematic Universe-Deadpool crossover “In Bollywood, I’ve worked “It depends on the audience. You with filmmakers like Pradeep Sir- just give a film your 100% and then Guardians of the Galaxy director bility of a Guardians-Deadpool Disney chief Bob Iger confirmed car, Reema Kagti, Vidhu Vinod leave it to them. You can’t make James Gunn on Sunday tweeted crossover might have sounded far- that Avengers 4 would be a ‘signif- Chopra and in Kolkata, I have col- out what they love and what they that he’d finally got around to see- fetched only a few years ago, but icant conclusion’ for the MCU as laborated with the likes of Ritu- don’t.” Raima adds that a lot of ing Deadpool 2, and he loved it. with Disney’s $50 billion plus take- we know it, and that the studio parno Ghosh and Aparna Sen,” her films, including Chokher Bali Star Ryan Reynolds responded to over of Fox and its assets, it is very was already planning to introduce says the actor, who was last seen (2003), Parineeta (2005)?and Gunn’s tweet by asking him point likely for the Marvel Cinematic new characters who could contin- in Vodka Diaries earlier this year. Manorama Six Feet Under (2007) blank if the two franchises could Universe (MCU) to invite charac- ue the franchise. “There’s certain- Raima believes that “your got a great response. crossover, to which Gunn replied ters from other franchises. At a re- ly a lot more stories to tell, a lot work speaks for yourself” and that (Hindustan Times) simply, “Yes, please.” The possi- cent earnings call for investors, more characters to populate. TUESDAY . MAY 29, 2018 AFGHANISTANTIMES Sporting Kansas City0-0 Columbus Crew:Visitors hold on after being reduced to 10 men

Zack Steffen recorded his sixth while recording his MLS-leading footed shot that hit the outside of After the game's first 10 minutes, consecutive clean sheet as Colum- seventh shutout of the season. Stef- the left post. SKC forward Daniel Steffen had set a new franchise bus Crew overcame playing a man fen made three saves as the Crew Salloi drilled a right-footed shot in record for consecutive minutes down for the entire second half to stretched their unbeaten streak to the 63rd minute, but Steffen de- without a goal, surpassing the mark hold hosts Sporting Kansas City seven matches (4-0-3). Goalkeep- flected it away with his right fore- of 414 minutes set by Will Hes- to a goalless draw on Sunday. er Tim Melia stopped a penalty arm. Crew forward Gyasi Zardes mer in 2011. Columbus had the Columbus played the second among his three saves for Sporting had an opportunity in the 70th best first-half scoring chance when half with just 10 players after mid- K.C., who are unbeaten in their minute, but his header off a corner Zardes lined up for a penalty kick fielder Federico Higuain received a past four matches (2-0-2). SKC kick was saved by Melia. Just one in the 43rd minute. Zardes kicked red card late in first-half stoppage forward Khiry Shelton came close minute later, SKC had a great the ball to the right of the goal, and time. However, Sporting Kansas to breaking the deadlock in the 51st chance as midfielder Yohan Cro- Melia anticipated the direction Keaton Jennings replaces Mark played for England since last Au- December 2016. "Keaton has City could not get past Steffen, minute. Steffen saved Shelton's izet collected a pass in the box, correctly and was able to make a Stoneman in the only change to gust when he was part of the team found good form in county cricket who established a franchise goal- right-footed shot, and Shelton hus- but his close-range left-footed shot diving save. Melia also stymied England's squad for the second that secured a Test series win over this season, including three centu- keeper record for most minutes tled to his left to collect the re- was wide to the left. Sporting K.C. Zardes in the 24th minute when Test against Pakistan at Heading- South Africa while still playing for ries in his last seven innings (two without allowing a goal (495) bound and he hammered a left- took 15 shots, Columbus had 12. he got. (Sky Sport) ley, which starts on Friday. The Durham. He has averaged 43.79 in in the First Division of the Coun- Lancashire opener has scored two five Division One games so far this ty Championship, one in the Roy- centuries in the early weeks of the season with Lancashire after mov- al London One-Day Cup)." En- County Championship season and ing over the off-season. Somerset gland squad: Joe Root (Yorkshire, is set to partner Alastair Cook at spinner Dom Bess is retained af- capt); Jimmy Anderson (Lancash- MINJEE LEE WINS the top of the order when England ter failing to take a wicket at Lord's, ire); Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire, LeBron James into NBA Finals look to level the series after a nine- but impressing with the bat in the wkt); Dom Bess (Somerset); Stu- LPGA VOLVIK wicket defeat at Lord's. Stoneman second innings, and Chris Woakes art Broad (Nottinghamshire); Jos is the sole victim from that team, is also included after missing out Buttler (Lancashire); Alastair Cook for eighth season as Cleveland CHAMPIONSHIP having scored 4 and 9 in his two on the first Test XI. National se- (Essex); Keaton Jennings (Lan- innings, with Middlesex batsman lector Ed Smith said: "Keaton Jen- cashire); Dawid Malan (Middle- ON BIRTHDAY Dawid Malan keeping his place nings showed a strong tempera- sex); Ben Stokes (Durham); Chris despite only scoring 18 runs at his ment in scoring a hundred on his Woakes (Warwickshire); Mark Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics home ground. Jennings, 25, has not Test match debut against India in Wood (Durham). Natasha Jonas out to build Katie Taylor rivalry and set up eventual domestic 'super-fight'

Minjee Lee celebrated her 22nd birthday with victory in the LP- GA's Volvik Championship in Michigan, a birdie at the final hole lifting her to a one-shot win over Kim In-Kyung. Australian Lee, LeBron James reached the NBA no more juice," James told report- the second half they would," James who took a two-shot lead into the Finals for the eighth consecutive ers. "We've been counted out a long said. "I kept faith in them and they final round in Michigan, fired a season as the Cleveland Cavaliers time this season. It's a heck of an did that." James has already passed four-under par 68 for a 16-under defeated Boston Celtics 87-79 on accomplishment for our ball club Chicago Bulls great Michael Jor- par total of 272. A three-putt bo- Sunday. James registered 35 [to win] without our All Star for- dan as the all-time leading playoff gey at 17 had dropped her into a points, 15 rebounds and nine as- ward for basically two games." The scorer and the 'greatest of all time' tie for the lead with Kim, who had sists while playing all 48 minutes absence of Kevin Love, who was debate is raging once again. Cava- capped her 67 with a tap-in birdie Natasha Jonas hopes she can build of the Game Seven Eastern Con- sidelined with a concussion suf- liers coach Tyronn Lue said that at the last for a 15-under total of a domestic rivalry with Katie Tay- ference decider. With point guard fered early in Game Six, left Cleve- amid all the upheaval with trades 273. At Travis Pointe's par-five lor which will end in Britain's first Kyrie Irving traded to Boston in land without a true second scoring in and out, James had been a true the offseason, and a roster that re- option alongside James. Despite leader. "This whole year he led by 18th, Lee's second shot landed just women's professional "super- right of the green. She chipped to fight". Jonas and Taylor, both quired a revamp during the year, playing with one of his least reli- example," Lue said. "We had a lot the Cavaliers were not expected to able supporting casts, James still of guys in and out. [LeBron] within three feet and drained the signed to Eddie Hearn's Match- putt for her fourth LPGA victory room stable, fought at the London get this far, even with three-time threw the ball around, firing pass- played all 82 games in his 15th 2012 Olympics where the Irish su- NBA champion James. The 33- es for open three pointers despite season. He's unbelievable. He's the and her first since 2016. "I've been perstar claimed a quarter-final vic- year-old said he had focused on the Cavs making just 9-of-35 from best player in the world and I'm playing pretty solid the whole tory on her way to a gold medal. getting the best out of his team- long range. "As much as I was pass- glad he's on my side." Celtics coach year," said Lee, whose five prior While Taylor has gone on to win mates all season long. "I tried to ing in the first half and guys weren't Brad Stevens said getting to the top-10 finishes in 2018 included a WBA and IBF lightweight titles, squeeze the orange until there was knocking them down, I believed in Finals. play-off loss to Lydia Ko in San Jonas briefly retired before com- Francisco in April. "It's nice to have ing back as a professional and she a win before the Open," added most recently claimed the WBA Lee, already looking ahead to the International super-featherweight US Women's Open that starts title with a win over Taoussy Thursday in Shoal Creek in Ala- L'Hadji in Liverpool. "We're cur- Alexander Zverevseekstoreplicate bama. "Next week is going to be a rently at two different weight di- totally different week, so I'll just visions. She's a double world try my best. I know I'm hitting it champion now so I've got to play pretty solid, I'm putting solid, so catch-up and get my own belt," Masters Series formon Grand Slamstage hopefully I'll have a good week." said Jonas, who is backing the Sky Lee had maintained her two- Sports and Women's Sport Trust shot lead through the first nine #ShowUp campaign. "I've got to World No 3 is yet to progress past holes, picking up birdies at three become a world champion in my the fourth round at a Grand of her first five holes as she pro- own right before I can start put- duced a string of straight drives and ting meetings together, to unify Slam despite holding three Mas- precision iron shots. Kim, one un- anything. "I don't want to come to der for the day through nine, the table with nothing so it's all ters 1000 titles at the age of 21 gained steam with four birdies in about me paving my own way and making my own path because my five holes from the 10th through journey isn't about Katie Taylor, Alexander Zverev is making all the Dominic Thiem - another protag- the 14th. She was 14 under after a it's about me, but if we meet up at right steps in his tennis education onist vying for major triumph - in bogey at 15 but put the pressure the end that's brilliant. "Every as he seeks to bridge the trouble- the Madrid Masters showpiece on Lee with her closing birdie, set- sport needs a domestic rivalry and some hurdle of replicating his tour- and the title in the Spanish capital tling for solo second one stroke in you had (Chris) Eubank, (Nigel) level form on the Grand Slam stage. brought the German into illustri- front of Thailand's Moriya Ju- Benn and (Steve) Collins, and now Ability is not in doubt but the 21- ous company. German joins Rafa- tanugarn who carded a seven-un- you've got your James DeGale, year-old still has to solve the puz- el Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger der 65. Australian Su Oh carded a Callum Smith and George Groves zle of success at the pinnacle of Federer and Andy Murray. He 68 and American Lindy Duncan a and Eubank Jr. They're fights that the sport. The challenge for play- continued his excellent campaign 69 to share fourth on 275. Stacy everyone wants to see. "It's good ers to break through and take ten- on the red dirt, including a title on Lewis, who is expecting her first people are having the same con- nis to new heights is immense, as home soil in Munich, with a fine greats of the game in Roger Feder- defence of his Rome title - which child in November, started the day versation about women's boxing er and Rafael Nadal continue to ended in defeat to Nadal after a with a share of second but settled and it's good me and Katie are part excel at the four majors and be- weather-affected final. His pas- for a one-under 71 that left her of that. It's quite flattering to be yond but the gap isn't insurmount- sage through the field at Foro Ital- equal seventh on 277 alongside honest. "Potentially there's a su- able and Zverev leads the chasing ico was not without its obstacles Ariya Jutanugarn and Danielle per-fight between two women." pack. Zverev secured a third Mas- as he overcame three top-20 op- Kang. (Sky Sport) ters 1000 title with victory over ponents. (Sky Sport) (BBC Sport) TUESDAY . MAY 29. 2018-Jawza 08, 1397 H.S Vol:XI Issue No: 298 Price: Afs.20

AT News Report telligence operatives carried out insurgents were killed and 11 oth- clearance operation in Kabul, Kun- ers were wounded during opera- KABUL: Some 16 Taliban mili- duz, Faryab, Nangarhar, Kandahar, tions. tants have been killed and eleven Logar, Badghis, Herat, Zabul and NDS forces also arrested sev- AT News Report stands firmly in defending of its more injured during intelligence op- Herat provinces in the past 24 en militants linked to Haqqani Ter- territory, the lawmakers added. erations in different provinces, said hours, said a statement sent to rorist Network and handed over KABUL: A large number of law- According to MPs, Pakistan al- officials. National Directorate of Afghanistan Times by NDS. them to related judicial organs for makers at the Wolesi Jirga of the ready kicked off illegal activities Security said on Monday that In- Statement said that 16 armed further inquiry, added statement. Parliament on Monday strongly alongside the Durand Line, de- reacted over recent decision of Pa- manding the government to adopt kistani government regarding merg- clear measures to stop it. Hinting er of FATA to KP, urging for stron- to the high-ranking Afghan delega- ger reaction of the National Unity tion visit to Pakistan, leading by Government against this unlawful National Security Advisor, Mo- move. Despite, the Afghan govern- hammad Haneef Atmar, the law- ment had its reaction against FATA makers urged security brass to raise merger, but the MPs still not sat- FATA’s merger to KP with the isfied, calling upon the Afghan of- Pakistani authorities. Pakistan’s ficials to take the issue with the National Assembly recently Pakistani government” very seri- passed a bill for the FATA merger ously”. Stronger reactions were – a move Kabul terms it against needed to make realize the Paki- the 1921 agreement between Af- And any decision over FATA must light of a public consensus, the stani officials that Afghanistan ghanistan and the British India. go through its people and in the presidential palace said... P2

AT News Report is unfortunately a wrong job. In the past, the commission allocat- KABUL: Some electoral monitor- ed one week for providing prima- ing organizations blamed the inde- ry information for the people in- pendent election commission for terested in voting. The candidate launching registration process of registration process was held after candidates for the October election information. This time, the regis- without informing people before tration process began without in- about their backgrounds. formation. This makes big prob- The candidates’ registration lems for both people and candi- process kicked off on Saturday. dates especially candidates of the The electoral monitor bodies say district councils,” Rashid said. AT News Report tions exchanged views on meeting that the election commission should He criticized that the number drought problem that faces most- have people with full information of seats for district council was not KABUL: The government and ly villagers. “The aim of the meet- about the candidates before launch- clear yet and the election commis- some international relief organiza- ing is how to collect the donations ing the registration process. sion was not ready to clarify that. tions are seeking ways to deal with and coordinate their distribution. Legislative election is due to “This wastes time of the commis- the impacts of a recent drought We also talked on how to attract be held in October, in which, peo- sion staff in probing documents of and food scarcity across Afghani- more donations and distribute ple will elect 249 people for the the candidates.” stan. Two million people are fac- them to the needy people particu- parliament’s lower house. The commission said that ing severe starvation due to larly the livestock breeders in the Yousuf Rashid, chief executive 1,240 people had registered as can- drought in Afghanistan, according remote areas,” said Akbar Rosta- of the Free and Fair Election Fo- didates to the parliament, while to a report prepared by the Unit- mi, agriculture, irrigation and live- rum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said 500 ones had applied for the dis- ed Nations Office for Coordina- stock ministry spokesman. He Monday that the election commis- trict councils. It assured that the tion of Humanitarian Affairs added that the government needed sion this time has started registra- candidates’ registration process (OCHA). In a meeting held Mon- 200 million dollars for the next two tion process without pre-informa- had begun with fully day at the presidential palace, gov- months to meet farmers and live- tion, unlike the past times that had preparations.SayedHafizullahHashemi, ernment officials and representa- stock breeders’ problems. “The informed people about the candi- commissioner of the commission tives from international organiza- scheme will be prolonged... P2 dates before registering them. “This said that information... P2