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Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:171 Price: Afs.20 Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . JANUARY 20. 2017 -Dalwa 01, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime 251 militants killed in Nangarhar in 3 months President Barack Obama phoned President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah late Wednesday and praised the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders for their efforts to “attain peace and stabili- ty” in Afghanistan. Obama, who wraps up his eight years in office this week, expressed his deep ap- preciation for the steadfast partnership between the Unit- ed States and Afghanistan. According to the White House, Obama commended the leaders for their commit- ment to the Afghan people and applauded the NUG's efforts to “reduce corruption and support the rule of law.” The U.S. President encouraged President Ghani and Chief Ex- JALALABAD : Police on Thurs- hani said 266 criminal cases ecutive Abdullah to continue day said 251 militants were killed, had been registered and 279 their shared efforts to enhance 87 others wounded and 184 more people arrested in connection national unity and support a detained during 81 operations in with the cases in the last three lasting peace and stability in the past three months in eastern months. Afghanistan. (Tolo News) Nangarhar province. The police chief said he Speaking at a press conference had started evaluating the here, Nangarhar police chief Brig. performance of all security Gen. Gul Aqa Rohani said 158 officials in districts and those NATOhails Afghan forces fight against terrorism small weapons, 10 heavy weap- found guilty of negligence in ons, 400,000 bullets and some ex- duty would be removed. KABUL : Defence Chiefs of ture and continued adaptation, a plosives were seized during the About counternarcotics the NATO has discussed significant part of the meetings period. The ammunition seized by effort, he said four opium fac- counter-terrorism projects and was dedicated to projecting stabil- Afghan security forces were tories have been destroyed in renewed its continued support ity outside NATO’s borders and showed to reporters. “We de- Sherzad district. for Resolute Support (RS) the importance of maintaining and stroyed five militant hideouts, The police chief remarks mission in Afghanistan, a state- enhancing partnerships. seized nine walkie-talkies, 50 bags come amid deteriorating se- ment from the alliance said on During the RS Session, the of ammonium nitrate and 27 bags curity situation in the prov- Thursday. NATO Chiefs of Defence of ammonium chloride in our op- ince besides increasing inci- During the 176th Military (CHoDs) commended the Afghan erations,” Rohani added. He also dents of kidnapping, robber- Committee Chiefs of Defence National Defence and Security shared information about the se- ies and crimes. A provincial Session (MCCS) held at the Forces (ANDSF) for the work curity situation in Jalalabad and council member, Zabihullah alliance headquarters Brussels, they are doing to protect and de- districts and said 12 new security Zamari, said many areas fell the capital of Belgium, fend the Afghan people with de- posts of uprising groups had been to militants due to the lack of NATO’s Command Structure, termination and courage, acknowl- deployed in Pachiragam district. coordination among security continuing defence & deter- edging the ongoing challenges and New security checkpoints were organs. He said Afghan secu- rence measures were dis- casualties suffered. built in Jalalabad for better securi- rity forces’ sacrifices went in cussed, the statement said. “It is important to work with ty and 20 police posts deployed vain due to poor management While the focus of the Afghanistan to encourage all re- tive role and find a lasting solution. This is the best way to fight terrorism, stabilize and support the unity of in Durbaba, Pachiragam and a num- of security organs. MCCS was on NATO’s pos- gional actors to play a construc- Afghanistan”, added General Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. (Pajhwok)(Pajhwok) ber other districts, he added. Ro- (Pajhwok) FRIDAY .JANUARY 20, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board (and white ex-colonists and plan- African localities, they are not the tojournalists, with the help of their By M Neelika tation owners in America) manu- go-to people that agencies based photo editors - grab our attention; Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Whenever "Africa" is in the head- factured about Africa, in order to in the geopolitical West seek out. the best draw the fundamentals of line of mainstream US and Euro- better ease their conquest and ex- The New York Times' reporters- their aesthetic from European mas- Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal pean media sources, especially ploitation of a regionally, politi- in-Africa, Nicholas Kristoff and ters, referencing visual cliches that those that are highly regarded, I cally and socially complex, dy- Jeffrey Gettleman, or R W Western-educated audiences can Graphic-Designers: wince. I know the storyline is go- namic continental shelf. Johnson, the London Review of identify and latch on to. They con- ing to suffused by disappointment If the construction of the Afri- Book's go-to fave on South Africa, tinue and reinforce colonial my- Edriss Akbari and Bilal Yusufi and resignation about Africa fail- can as child-like, or not quite hu- spin a good Africa story, seeming- thologies, fashioning the "us" of Marketing & Advertising: ing, once again. man, who has little agency or in- ly with little self-critique, and with the geopolitical West as "civilised", While the rest of the world and tellect, aided the colonial project, little thought to consequences. defining and distinguishing the en- Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 its modern inhabitants are technol- today, the narrative continues to The ideologies behind the im- lightened European self from the ogising and digitising, happily go- aid the construction of the Euro- age narratives and stories in En- dark, savage Africa. Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan ing about wearing jeans and T- pean self as civilised, maintaining glish language news sources are When the same newspaper Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 shirts, there goes Africa, back- the African and Africa as the loca- presented matter-of-factly, with prints a story about the struggle wards into some apocalyptic, tion of savagery, helplessness, and little resistance from alternative that African photographers face Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press scarred past, wearing embarrass- devastation. It also creates Europe media in the US and Europe; al- getting their work published, with ing tribal garb. as a desirable location that those though they often contain deeply little critique of their own involve- Sometimes, these media out- who have no agency and have done problematic perspectives of signif- ment in presenting an insistently lets allow Africa to come to the little to better themselves attempt icant issues, they are trotted out racist vision of Africa and Africans The constitution says present, but of course, in dubious to infiltrate - much to Europe's on a regular basis, whenever there that simply masquerades as com- ways: embedded in the flow of "Is- chagrin. is a "crisis" involving Africa. passion, it's easy to end up with a Article 117 lamic" terror-narratives: Nigeria Aida Muluneh, Ethiopian- Conscious and unconscious little schizophrenia. and Boko Haram, Libya and its born artist, documentary photog- tropes How can African photogra- The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme violent insurgents, Somalia and its rapher, and the founder of Desta If we ask a photojournalist or phers hope to get work or recogni- Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article troublesome "Islamic fundamental- for Africa (DFA) - a creative con- a photo editor how old narratives tion without reproducing expect- One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end ists" raiding Kenyan universities. sultancy that curates exhibitions constructed in order to aid slavery, ed stereotypes? Can they do so of their term. It's as though the editorial and pursues cultural projects with exploitation, and colonisation, as without the accompaniment of board is shaking its collective head local and international institutions well as current efforts to extract writing that exposes European or with an exasperated sigh, and - emphasises: "Photography con- resources, continue to inflect them- US governments' interference and showing us, with a lavish, full-co- tinues to play a key role in how selves into how we conceive of military presence - as in the case lour photograph, exactly why they we are seen, not just as Africans, Africa and Africans today, in cur- of Somalia, Mali, CAR, Djibouti, are frustrated with the entire con- but as black people from every rent photo spreads, we'd draw and Chad - or destabilisation ef- Editorial tinent. Sometimes, though, I'm just corner of the world. Stereotypes blank stares, or be the recipient of forts and military campaigns - as confused. For instance, the influ- and prejudice are incited by imag- hostile, defensive responses. in the case of Libya? ential New York Times recently es, and if it's used, yet again, to That lack of critique is partly Instead of leading the story published an article titled "Who Is undermine those of us who are tru- owing to the fact that photo narra- with the dearth of Africa-based Telling Africa's Stories", covering ly doing the difficult work, then tives reference prevailing problem- agencies, and offering the need to efforts to develop photojournal- we need to have some uncomfort- atic, and often racist, views; even get recognition in North America ism in various African countries.