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AT News Report KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that its operatives succeeded to bust a kidnapping network in southern Kandahar province. “Intelligence operatives arrested three abductors and busted their networks in 2nd district of Kandahar city,” said a statement issued by NDS. Arrested kidnappers identified as Rahmatullah, Abdul Rahim and AT Monitoring Desk official said. The Maidan Wardak two Taliban militants were killed. vehicles not to use the highway. Wakil Ahmad, added statement. Governor’s Spokesman told Jamal Ahmad, who was traveling Moreover, Gul Islam Syal, the Zabul As Trump-led U.S. is expected to Statement said that the arrested KABUL: The Kabul-Kandahar Pajhwok Afghan News the highway from Kabul to southern Ghazni governor’s spokesman, confirmed to announce its strategy on abductors planned to kidnap highway has been closed for traffic was blocked in Syedabad district province, said he was forced to turn Pajhwok Afghan News passenger Afghanistan, India has emphasized Munir Ahmad son of a national on Tuesday due to ongoing fighting after a violent clash erupted in the back to the central capital as a result buses had been off the highway since on the importance of America's traders in Kandahar, who before between the Afghan security forces morning. of highway closure. morning. He said that only small presence in the war-torn country. reaching to goal were arrested by and the Taliban insurgents in central He said fighting between the two According to sources Taliban has vehicles were moving between “It is important that the intelligence personal. Munir Maidan Wardak province, an sides continues and till the moment warned the drivers of passenger Ghazni and Zabul. Ahamd family while praising NDS international community, operatives for rescue of their son, particularly the US, must remain asked judicial organs to seriously engaged in Afghanistan so that the punish the kidnappers in order to gains of last 16 years are not be a good lesson for abductors in frittered away,” Sushma Swaraj, the country, underlined the the Indian foreign minister, said in statement. the India-US forum in New Delhi on Monday. She said that security and democracy in Afghanistan has been an Afghanistan. Swaraj added that her “important theatre” of cooperation country was committed to Seven militants between India and U.S. over the continue supporting Afghanistan last decade and half. She and cited billions of dollars killed in appreciated the sacrifices made by pledged to the country. the U.S. to preserve peace, Kunar (1TVNEWS) The US has failed to offer any said the balance between the AT Monitoring Desk justification for hundreds of government and the insurgents billions of dollars spent on fighting against it remained at Riyadh to support Kabul KABUL: At least seven militants propping up the Afghan standstill since 2016. Sixty percent government, as the Taliban control of the Afghan districts were including a commander of the large swaths of the country, where controlled by the government and HERAT CITY: As many as 154 Women's Day) and April 28 in combating terror Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh the value of opium has 40 percent by Taliban or other rebel prisoners, including 14 women, (Mujahideen Victory Day). terrorist, have been killed in a drone dramatically increased. A federal outfits. have been released from the central He said the released inmates AT Monitoring Desk Afghanistan in their efforts of strike carried out by foreign forces watchdog of the American "From March 1 through May 31, jail in western Herat province in had served most part of their in eastern Kunar province, officials combating terrorism and administration, which has spent 2017, the UN recorded 6,252 compliance with a presidential sentences and had been extremism. said on Tuesday. The Provincial over $714bn in the past 15 years security incidents, a 21 percent decree, the jailor said on Monday. imprisoned for committing KABUL: The Saudi Police Chief , Maj. Gen. Jumma The official said Riyadh has supporting Afghan armed forces increase from last quarter," SIGAR The prisoners were released different crimes. government has strongly taken decision to extend assistance Gul Himmat told Pajhwok Afghan and building infrastructure, said on noted. At least 2,531 Afghan during a special ceremony at the Zazai asked the released condemned the terrorist attack on News the NATO drone targeted a Tuesday the value of opium had security personnel were killed and to Kabul in its ongoing struggle to jail in Herat City, the provincial inmates to learn from the time they the Iraqi embassy in Kabul, eradicate terrorism in all its forms Daesh hideout in mountainous in doubled in a year. In a its latest 4,238 wounded in action during the capital. spent inside the jail and start a pledging to support the Afghan Talona area of Watapur district, in quarterly report, the Special period. and manifestations, state-run The jail warden, Sardar new and normal ordinary life. government in fight against news agency reported. The which seven Daesh insurgents, Inspector General for Afghanistan The report said the estimated value terrorism. An unnamed Saudi Reconstruction (SIGAR) alleged of opium and its by-products Mohammad Zazai told the According to him, currently terrorist attack on Iraqi embassy including a commander were killed. ceremony held the inmates released about 3,000 prisoners, including Foreign Ministry official, quoted There are no civilian casualties. the results of the massive spending produced in Afghanistan rose to has been claimed by the Islamic were less than satisfactory due to $3.02bn in 2016 from $1.56bn in had been pardoned under the 168 women, are held in two by the Saudi Press Agency had State (IS) which resulted into killing The insurgent group has not presidential decree issued on the separate sections of the jail. expressed solidarity of the Saudi spoken to the airstrike yet. widespread corruption and lack of 2015. of two civilian employees and a US monitoring on the ground. It (Pajwook) occasion of March 8 (International (Pajhwok) Kingdom with Iraq and police officer sustained injuries. WEDNESDAY . AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Management of Afghan-Turk high schools to be handed over to Turkish Education Foundation: MoE

While it was said that management of Afghan-Turk schools would be handed over soon to turkey Afghanistan’s mineral wealth could help kickstart the economy, but beware of the resource curse. education foundation but spokesman of the MoED Mujeeb In addition to Afghanistan’s that Afghanistan’s untapped monitored mineral resources to mining was one of the subjects of Mehrdad in an interview with The geopolitical and geostrategic mineral wealth will kick-start the fund their operations in discussion. Ghani, a former finance Kabul Times correspondent said, importance, its lucrative mineral economy, reduce its dependency Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. minister and World Bank official, the NUG had setup a joint resources — estimated to be worth on foreign aid, and ultimately help Through these illegal mines, has suggested mining as an commission of different between $1 and $3 trillion — could the country stand on its feet. The millions of dollars are funneled into economic opportunity. Now the government bodies including the be one of the major justifications revenue generated through the pockets of armed groups, White House is considering ministry of education to study for the United States to remain in commercial mining projects will insurgents, and strongmen, while sending an envoy to Afghanistan recommended packs of Turkey. the fragile state. pave the way for the country to only a tiny fraction of the wealth to explore the possibilities of This issue has not been finalized Afghanistan is considered to end their reliance on foreign aid, generated from these projects has investment in the mineral sector. but upon completion, it would be be sitting on one of the richest promote industrial socioeconomic gone to benefit the Afghan people For the current U.S. shared with media. troves of minerals in the world. development, and engender so far. administration under Trump, who He added, the packs include The abundance and wide range of positive economic conditions at the In a country plagued by is business-oriented, minerals are increase of the number of recruited natural resources in the country national level, which will corruption, a lack of institutions, probably the most appealing part students, sending of Afghan-Turk have the potential to provide the undermine insurgency and provide and the absence of effective of Afghanistan. Exploitation and graduates to Turkey for higher backbone for a sustainable alternative economic development governance coupled with the investment in the mineral sector education discount of tuition of economy. While strategic minerals while ensuring stability. problems of hostile neighbors, of Afghanistan will not only help families of ANSF martyrs and may give Afghanistan a special Enjoying this article? Click ethnic divisions, and active the country in its economic increase of Afghan-Turk schools advantage in attracting here to subscribe for full access. insurgency, without a independence but will generate at country level. international investment, those Just $5 a month. comprehensive plan and necessary thousands of jobs for Americans He continued, the Afghan MoE mineral resources could turn into a Proper investment and control precautionary measures, the and Afghans alike, and will give would precisely assess this issue resource curse as Afghanistan of mineral resources will also extraction of Afghanistan’s mineral U.S. companies access to rare-earth as our first priority is this to struggles with the hostility of its prevent mining revenue from resources could result in minerals, a resource which has prevent disrupting of lessons of neighbors, internal ethnic fractions, flowing into insurgents’ pockets. instability, corruption, and mainly been monopolized by these schools even for one single rising insecurity, active insurgency, Currently, natural resources — violence, even making illegal armed China to date. day over this management. corruption, warlordism, absence of particularly gemstones and marble groups stronger. The resource However, mining in a country The NUG will undertake proper and effective institutions, — are plundered openly. Due to curse strikes countries without like Afghanistan, which has spent leadership of this commission. and more importantly the absence insecurity and the limited presence strong institutions and effective decades riled by conflict, will not Naturally, our national interests are of necessary precautionary of the government in some parts rule of law. The curse has affected be easy without a strong the first priority of the MoE and measures. of the country, warlords and many countries, and in some commitment from the Afghan the NUG and every decision will Afghanistan has long been a insurgents are involved in the illegal instances, has even sparked government coupled with strict be taken according to it. foreign aid dependent country. exploitation of minerals. According violence. However, despite the policy measures by the United Experts believe that Afghan- With the economy in very poor to a United Nations Security current security challenges and States to put pressure on Pakistan Turk schools play major and key condition, there is one thing that Council committee report from economic conditions, President to help in curbing the ongoing role in promotion of students can possibly shift Afghanistan’s February 2015, minerals have Ashraf Ghani believes that mineral insurgency. In order to exploit knowledge. Masihullah father of a unstable economy into a stable become the Taliban’s second wealth could prove to be a crucial minerals successfully and create a student of these schools said, no one: the proper exploitation of its biggest source of income, after source for independent revenue and conducive environment for Ahmad Shah Katawazai is the Studies from Johns Hopkins doubt Afghan-Turk schools are mineral wealth. At the time when illegal narcotics. In addition to a means to reach the long-term goal American companies’ investment, Defense Liaison at the Embassy University. Katawazai is also very useful for our young critics are frustrated with the Taliban insurgents, Islamic State, of self-reliance. in addition to a robust presence of Afghanistan in Washington D.C. freelance writer; the views generation. But these schools’ United States’ role in Afghanistan which is attempting to gain a During the first telephonic and public diplomacy, winning the Katawazai has a Master’s degree expressed are his own. You can management and control should be after 16 years of war and billions foothold in Afghanistan, seeks to conversation between Ghani and hearts and minds of the people will in international relations and a follow him on Twitter at with Afghans. The Turks are spent in the country, there is a hope tap the country’s poorly U.S. President Donald Trump, be necessary. second Master’s in Global Security @askatawazai. (thediplomat) expected to focus further attention to send more Afghan students to Turkey. Sadeq a local Afghan said, since their establishment, the Afghan Turk schools’ students have gained Ghani denounces Daesh numerous achievements and students are satisfied with education quality in these schools attack on I raqi Embassy and we hope in the future those schools would bring more KABUL : President Ashraf Ghani achievements with their new on Monday condemned a Daesh- leadership. claimed group attack on the Iraqi Based on available reports, Embassy in capital Kabul, saying primary steps for this transferring the attack was against accepted have been taken and the international principles and norms. management of these schools will The president was quoted in a be handed over soon to Turkey statement from the Presidential Education Foundation. Certain Palace as saying: “Terrorists sources said that the transferring US oversight body on Afghanistan says Taliban holds large instigated and directed by process of these schools to T.E.F foreigners carry out terrorist will be led by the Afghan N.S.C. swaths of country as it notes a rise in opium production. activities to damage Afghanistan’s Based on media reports, friendly ties with other countries, Afghan-Turk schools are but they will never reach their supported by leader of Gulen malicious goals.” Ensuring security Movement Fathullah Gulen and of diplomatic areas topped his following the failed coup d’etale government’s priorities and many last year, tensions aroused between steps would be taken for security Turkish president Rajab Tayeb of such areas, the president said. Erdogan and Fathullah Gulen. For he thanked the defense and security this reason, the Turkish forces for controlling the attack on government asked all countries to time. forces, the Ministry of Interior heavily-fortified capital in the hand over management of these The coordinated attack on the (MoI) had earlier said. morning. Two Afghan guards of the schools in their territory to Iraqi Embassy began at about 11am The MoI said a group of four Iraqi diplomatic mission were also Turkish government. The Afghan and came to an end after all the ‘suicide terrorists’ stormed the killed during the attack claimed by president according to media assailants were shot dead during a Iraqi Embassy in Ansari Square in the so-called Islamic State or Daesh report, has already signed four-hour standoff with security the 4th police district of the group. (Pajhwok) transferring order of this process. The Afghan-Turk schools students have achieved hundreds medals in recent years and the NUG decision has caused severe reactions. Since over 22 years, Afghan-Turk schools are operating in Afghanistan and currently over 8000 male and female students are being educated in these schools. (Kabul Times)

Afghanistan, the contests included Afghanistan riding, shooting, swimming and fencing, said Khoshal Sarwari, the closer to federation president. A new quarterly report published produced in Afghanistan increased administration that requires it to He said their federation wanted maiden Test, in by the Special Inspector General to $3.02bn in 2016 from $1.56bn end its practice of providing to organize similar events in future for Afghanistan Reconstruction in 2015. sanctuary for insurgent elements as well. “We have facilities for talks with (SIGAR) shows the US has failed "Although the ... programs inside its territories," he said. shooting, archery and fencing but to account for hundreds of millions provided some assistance to the A report by the Wall Street we lack enough place and resources Zimbabwe for of dollars it spent on propping up Afghan National Defense and Journal on Sunday, however, for swimming and riding.” the Afghan government, while the Security Forces, it is almost quoted a senior administration Fencing federation head full series value of opium production in the impossible to assess whether this official saying the Trump White Ahmad Rafa Yourish, one of the country has doubled in a year. assistance was worth the $457.7 House might scale back the US participants, said organizing such Afghanistan are closing in on The US has spent over $714bn million spent on these programs," troop's presence in Afghanistan. playing their maiden Test, and are events were crucial for promotion in the past 15 years supporting the report said. If the Trump administration of healthy activities. in talks with Zimbabwe for a full Afghanistan's governments, On June 13, 2017, Secretary has decided to scale back US series later this year. The series is “The Afghans love fencing, the bolstering its armed forces and of Defense James Mattis told the troops presence, the current Olympics committee should likely to be hosted by the building infrastructure in the Senate Armed Services Committee situation in the country might Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). provide them facilities for the country, but due to a rampant the US is "not winning in become worse than it is today. game.” Khoshal Sarwari said the Afghanistan were conferred Test culture of corruption and lack of Afghanistan right now, and we will SIGAR recommended in its status by the ICC in June earlier KABUL : Some 100 athletes from celebrating the Independence Day winners of today’s games would US monitoring on the ground, the correct this as soon as possible". report that the US must not shy 24 clubs across the country in Kabul. be announced at a special ceremony this year. results are less than satisfactory. New US strategy for away from taking risks and should ESPNcricinfo understands the participated in contests on Organized by the Modern to be held on Thursday. According to SIGAR, despite Afghanistan venture beyond the heavily Monday in connection with Pentathlon Federation of (Pajhwok) series is likely to comprise one the massive US spending, the Mattis is expected to deliver fortified US-government Test, five ODIs and between two balance between the US-backed the Trump administration's new compounds to monitor the US to three T20Is. With Afghanistan Afghan government and armed strategy for Afghanistan, Pakistan investments and spending in the not in a position to host cricket at groups fighting against it remained and India in the coming days. The country. home, the ACB is looking at at standstill since 2016. Sixty new US strategy is expected, But if the administration 35pcprogressinBakhshabad hosting the series either in India or percent of the total districts in the according to some reports, to send decides to scale back the US the UAE. country are under government more US troops to Afghanistan as footprints in the country, it will It is understood that control and the remaining 40 advisors and trainers to its armed be less clear how the US will Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) sent an e- percent remained under Taliban or forces. account for the billions of dollars Dam’sdetaileddesign mail to the ACB last week giving other control by other armed But a Department of Defense already earmarked to be spent in an in-principle nod. Both boards groups. (DoD) official, who declined to Afghanistan during the 2018 fiscal FARAH: Geotechnical work on Construction Enterprise and particularly for Farah people. 640-meter deep 13 wells in the will take a final decision once ZC The number of bombings and speak publicly because he is not year. "SIGAR is concerned that US Hydro Arch, an Italian company .He asked Afghan security clashes between fighters and authorised to do so, told Al Jazeera officials, whether at State, USAID, Bakhshabad Dam area in western in May. Bakhshabad Dam is forces and militants to ensure finalises the dates of the scheduled Farah province and topography of located in Bala Bolok district of security during construction of the tri-series in Bangladesh, which, as government forces also increased that the thinking among top DoD Justice, Treasury, Commerce, or during the reporting period. brass is that the new strategy on elsewhere, cannot oversee the the dam has been completed, with Farah on the Farah Rod River. dam and let people’s dream come per the ICC Future Tours the detailed design of the project The dam has the capacity to true. Few days back, a Taliban Programme (FTP), is to be played "From March 1 through May Afghanistan could go either way. billions of dollars the United States 31, 2017, the UN recorded 6,252 "The administration has yet to is dedicating to Afghan progressing by 35 percent, the store 1.3 million cubic meters spokesman in Farah said the rebels between January-February next Ministry of Energy and Water said water and generate 27 megawatts supported all welfare projects year. Ideally, ZC wants to play security incidents, a 21 percent decide whether to increase the level reconstruction if, for the most part, increase from last quarter," stated of troops in Afghanistan or even they cannot leave the US embassy on Tuesday. In a statement, the of electricity besides irrigating including Bakhshabad dam and Afghanistan in the UAE and then ministry said geotechnical work on 68,000 hectares of farmland. would help ensure its security. On travel to Bangladesh. the report. decrease it," said the official. compound," said John Sopko, "January 1, 2017, through The new regional strategy will Special Inspector General for two other wells for researching Farah residents said they were Saturday, Farah residents in If the plans materialize, it will May 8, 2017, there were 2,531 also see a different approach to Afghanistan Reconstruction. purposes near the dam’s water happy about the progress in response to Iran president’s give Afghanistan a significant [Afghan forces] service members Pakistan the DOD official said. "Hunkering down behind blast circulation tunnel would be started construction of Bakhshabad Dam. remarks about construction of boost, after they have hopped into killed in action and an additional Afghan girls' robotics wins walls damages not only the US this week and construction of Aminullah, a resident of 5th dams in Afghanistan, carried out a the top echelons of international 4,238 wounded in action." silver after US visa obstacle civilian mission but also handicaps roads to the dam was underway. police district of Farah City, told rally and announced their support cricket since gaining ODI status in Also, the estimated value of "Pakistan might see a tougher the US military mission," he said. The detailed design contract of the Pajhwok that the Bakhshabad dam development projects. 2009. (ESPNCRICINFO) opium and its by-products approach by the Trump (AL Jazeera) dam was signed with Helmand was important for the Afghans, (Pajhwok) WEDNESDAY . AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES ‘Promote project’ girl internees discuss govt jobs

KABUL : Hundreds of female internees with USAID‘promote program’ held a gathering also participated by government officials in Kabul on Monday to identify and assess job opportunities for themselves. Some 500 internee and trainee By Ezzatullah Mehrdad Zaher, 7; Zerylai, 8; and another Jafar, 12, used to spend his that violence is an acceptable part girls and women on the project Malyar, 10. childhood in traffic jams around of everyday life and as a result joined government officials and EMERGENCY Being a child in Afghanistan is a The war victimizes Kabul. He began working at the domestic violence is common part representatives from 26 ministries ALLS life-time misfortune, where Afghanistan’s children as age of eight as an espandi, waving of life. Every day domestic and a number of independent C children are invisible victims of the mentioned by the international a tine of coal mixed of espand—a violence takes away firstly departments’ officials at the war, desperate poverty and watchdogs report. The United kind of plant—over cars to ward happiness of children. gathering. Police domestic violence. The ongoing Nations in May said that violence off evil spirits. Jafar was born and Zahra, 12, is my neighbor girl Spogmai Wardak, deputy war in the country silently leaves across the country in the first four spent his early childhood in who faces daily basis domestic minister for planning and policy 100 - 119 children dead or wounded in record months of the year had killed 283 countryside of Bamyan where he violence. Almost every day, her at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs numbers. As it seems no end to children and left wounded another was a rancher. His family moved mom beats her small body. In (MoWA), told Pajhwok Afghan the war, children likely remain 704. The report shows 21 percent to Kabul, aiming to escape Weekends, the turn goes to her News that the gathering discussed Hospitals victims. Not only war, but the increase as compared to the same poverty. In contrary, Jafar was father, who is a worker. He beats job opportunities for the internees desperate poverty pulls Afghan period of last year. forced to join many other child his daughter harder than the of the project at non-military FMIC Hospital parents to rely on sending children The scary part of the ongoing workers in streets. mother. Each time, heart wrenching government organizations. Behind Kabul Medical to a life of toil—child labor. Even war is that it would victimize more Child workers are almost found cries erupt from the bottom of She said the five-year Promote designed to target and train those Afghan children who are not Afghan children as usage of everywhere. From bakery, smithy Zahra’s heart and tears wash her Project was launched two years educated women, 12th graders and University: forced to work, they remain “indirect and/or explosive and car repair shops to beaten face. Almost every child in back to train more than 7,000 bachelor’s degree holders aged 18– 0202500200 victims of the country widespread weapons in civilian-populated transportations, children suffer. Afghanistan has similar story and women and girls in relevant fields. 30 who have interest to work at +9 3 (0 ) 7 9 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 domestic violence takes away very areas, indiscriminate improvised They may do different jobs, but is a victim of domestic violence. Wardak said MoWA had government institutions. firstly happiness of children. explosive devices,” are persisted, they have one thing in common All told, Afghan children have signed a Memorandum of Herbie Smith, USAID director Rabia-i-Balkhi Hospital It can be said that Afghanistan the U.N. added. As long as war which is bearing all pains. They worst possible childhood Understanding (MoU) with in Afghanistan, said: “This is an Pule Bagh-e- Umomi is a child-populated country. goes on in the country, Afghan are everywhere, but invisible. experience that a child can have in USAID as a donor of the project essential step for women to According to figures, about 48 children are traumatized and According to UNICEF’s estimate, the world. At the same time, two months ago. Based on the identify job opportunities in 070263672 percent of Afghans are below of victimized. Their childhood means 30 percent of Afghan children ages Afghans are too blind to seek ways MoU, MoWA was responsible to government offices and know how the age fifteen. This means that war, playing with bullets and 5-14 in 2011 were engaged in child to prevent children from being cooperate and facilitate they can enter a field of work.” about a half of the country’s witnessing dead. labor. victimized by the war, desperate implementation of the project and According to him, about 1,700 Khairkhana Hospital population is children who were Ugly face of being a child in Harsh victimization by poverty and domestic violence. supervise it. girls and women, graduated from 0799-321007 born in the war against terror since Afghanistan is not only being poverty can be seen in begging. All engaged party in the Afghan According to her, about 1,000 12th or university, had 2000. In other words, Afghan victim of war, but also victim of Under sunshine in the streets of conflict is urged to stop use of posts lied vacant at government participated in the training 2401352 children belong to war-generation. desperate poverty. After the Afghan cities, children are asleep explosive weapons in civilian- organizations currently and the programs in Kabul, Herat, Balkh, The heavy fighting from the withdrawal of most foreign forces to touch hearth of people to pay a populated areas where children girls and women of the project Kandahar, and Nangarhar northern province of Badakhshan in 2014, and the collapse of many small amount of money. Afghans likely become targets. Moreover, could apply for any post of their provinces and 118 of them, after Indira Gandhi Children to the Taliban-heath lands of development projects, most are ready to let their children be the Afghan government and people choice. undergoing a one year training, had Hospital, Wazir Akbar Helmand and Kandahar in the Afghan parents face harsh urban hungry for days, hopping it would should have prevent children from The USAID launched the achieved permanent jobs at country, very firstly traumatize poverty. Meanwhile, more Afghan touch more hearths. Even Afghan lingering on child labor by helping Promote Project in partnership government organizations. Khan, Kabul 2301372 childhood of the innocent children refugees return home day-by-day parents allegedly poison them with under-privileged Afghan parents with the Government of Sharifa Mosavi, one of the who have no power to make the from Pakistan and Iran. As a result, drug so they can sleep for a day. and prompting rights of children Afghanistan to preserve the gains apprentices in Kabul, said: “We country safe. Their childhood is Afghan big cities have become All Afghan children, of course, to have access to education instead made by Afghan women in the past learned subjects which weren’t Ibn-e- Seena all about to play with bullets and shelter houses of poverty. are not victimized by poverty. A of working. decade besides providing a new taught at universities.” Pul-e-Artan, Kabul stray ordnance. Each year across Afghan parents, unless they large number of them are lucky Besides, civil society along generation of Afghan women with She asked the government to the country, many children loss are educated themselves, do not see enough that they are not forced to with government agencies should leadership skills to make vital take serious the phenomenon of 2100359 lives by old-ordnance and why they should not send their work and they used to spend fight against domestic violence contributions to Afghanistan’s youth joblessness and create work weapons. In May, five children children to work. They often rely childhood in homes. But still child through increasing awareness development in governance, civil opportunities for educated and were killed in an explosion in on their children to cope with harsh workers and normal children both program to educate people over society, and economy. specially trained individuals. Wazir Akbar Khan Laghman province. The victims poverty. So far, the number of have something in common: victims terrible consequences of violence The program has been (Pajhwok) Hospital were Mohammad Nawab, 7, his children, who are in a life of toil, of domestic violence. against children to egg on parents brother Mohammad Malyar, 6. has grown visibly over the past The too long war in the not to have abusive behavior with 2301741, 2301743 Their cousins were Mahmad decade. country led the people to believe their kids. Ali Abad Shahrara, Kabul 2100439

Malalai Maternity Hospital 2201377/ 2301743 Banks JALALABAD : The central jail in Da Afghanistan Bank eastern Nuristan province has been without a building over the 2100302, 2100303 past 15 years and the prisoners are held in mud-made half ruined Bakhtar Bank rooms. 0776777000 The jail is located in an area largely considered as rural near Azizi Bank Paroon, the provincial capital, and besides keeping the inmates, all 0799 700900 administration and other affairs are AFGHANISTAN Pashtany Bank run from the mud-made structure. Deputy commander of the jail, 2102908, 2103868 Col. Samiul Haq, said the prison WILL TAKE ON in the past was used for keeping Air Services household animals. “Animals were kept here previously, but we somehow FLIGHT LINE Safi Airways cleaned and renovated it. However, 020 22 22 222 still tiny parasitic insects exist here. So we give sunbath to our clothes MAINTENANCE Ariana at least thrice a week.” However, only four prisoners 020-2100270 are currently held at the jail after being convicted of different crimes. OFA-29 COMBAT The jail officials said they spent Kam Air sleepless nights because every 0799974422 night it was feared the prisoners might escape. AIRCRAFT Hotels The deputy in-charge of the The Afghan Air Force (AAF) 2022. The 440th AEAS’ jail said previously prisoners were requested to assume full maintenance advisor lead Master Safi Landmark kept in the second floor of the two- responsibility for flight line Sgt. Jonathan Vickery stated, “Our storey building and they remind the police chief about the try.” Sarwari said he had been in shared the issue with the provincial maintenance of its Sierra Nevada original plan was to increase 020-2203131 themselves used the ground floor. jail building, but there has been no contact with the Ministry of and central governments during the A-29 Super Tucano light combat responsibilities one day every six “But later we built a room on our response.” Interior officials and the past 15 years. He said the aircraft from TAAC-Air (Train, months.” SERENA own expense for the prisoners,” Nuristan police chief Brig. construction department and they provincial government might be Advise, Assist Command-Air). Over the next several years, Samiul Haq said. Gen. Ghulam Muhiuddin Sarwari had promised improving the jail’s more responsible for failing TAAC-Air is a U.S.-led multi- TAAC-Air will impart the AAF 0799654000 “Human rights officials come blamed the issue’s continuation on situation. construct a building for the central national mission to train and build with the requisite skills to maintain and ask about the situation of the former officials. “Officials who Nuristan provincial council jail, but the central government had the physical capacity of the AAF. the A-29’s avionics and aircraft New Rumi Restaurant prisoners, but they would never previously worked here had head Sadullah Paindazoy said the always subjected Nuristan to a TAAC-Air has been munitions. In time, TAAC-Air ask about our situation. We have neglected the issue of building for people of Nuristan and their step-motherly treatment. responsible for training AAF hopes to see the AAF’s training 0776351347 told the governor and we daily the central jail, they even did not representatives had time and again (Pajhwok) ground personnel for maintaining capacity become self-sustaining the A-29s, which it had procured such that training is done internally Internet Services under a $427 million U.S. through local personnel. assistance program. The first The U.S. Air Force has three UA Telecom aircraft were delivered in January maintenance competency levels, 0796701701 / 0796702702 Powerful elements meddling in work of AGO 2016 and had begun combat with ‘level-one’ being the most operations in Afghanistan in April qualified to review the A-29’s The office of the attorney general dozens of calls in which I was analyst Samad Sherzad. He said that if such interference is not curbed, 2016. The AAF has 12 of the 20 technical material and training Exchange Rate on Monday raised concerns over asked not to accuse someone in the the AGO will not be able to investigate cases properly. (ToloNews) allotted A-29s. AAF personnel are other technicians. On July 27, eight what it called the meddling of investigations,” said Arghon. responsible for flying the A-29s in AAF personnel were awarded 1 USD powerful elements in its work, Meanwhile, the Badakhshan combat operations, which are close ‘level-one’ status, and will assume 68.40AFN saying interference in the legal and governor has also raised concerns air support (CAS) missions in some training responsibilities from judicial institutions was affecting over the existence of corruption in support of Kabul’s TAAC-Air. the justice system in the country. government institutions. counterinsurgency (COIN) The A-29 – also available as 1000.00 IRR This interference is impacting “Corruption exists in all campaign against non-state actors. the Embraer EMB-314 Super 18.00AFN the work of the AGO, said institutions. But who is able to However, the maintenance of A- Tucano – has a payload of 1,550 Wahiduddin Arghon, Assistant prevent corruption, the legal and 29s is mostly managed by TAAC- kg through five external hardpoints. Attorney General of Afghanistan, judicial institutions should Air. In a U.S. Air Force news It can deploy laser-guided bombs during a trip to the northern remember Allah, his prophet and release, Maj. Dale Ellis, the 440th and INS/GPS precision-guided 1.00 UAE province of Badakhshan on Sharia (Islamic law) while doing Air Expeditionary Advisor bombs. Powered by a single Pratt 18.60AFN Monday. their job,” said Badakhshan Squadron (AEAS) maintenance & Whitney PT6A-68/3 turboprop He said that one of the governor Ahmad Faisal Begzad. operations officer was quoted engine, it has a cruise speed of 520 examples of interference is that the According to analysts, the saying, “Several of the [AAF] km/h. The Sierra Nevada A-29 is 1.00 EUR appeals court prosecutor in issue of impunity for some has led flight and squadron level leaders among several lightweight CAS 78.40AFN Badakhshan has not been able to to the vacuum between people and approached advisors and stated aircraft in use for COIN operations probe some of their cases. the government. “The issue is that that they felt they were ready for in the Middle East and West Asia “There are elements who are the law is not being implemented full responsibility on the flight line. region. The U.S. Air Force is 1000.00 INR interfering in the job of the judges against powerful elements, the law “ However, as per the U.S. Air testing the A-29 alongside other 1060.00AFN and legal and judicial institutions. is implemented only on the poor; Force TAAC-Air is still platforms as part of its OA-X There is no need to name people if this issue is not resolved, the responsible for 80% of all A-29 initiative, which – depending on in this respect ... during my short people will distance themselves maintenance functions, though it the results – may see the U.S. Air 1000.00 PKR trip to Badakhshan, I received from government,” said political aims to reduce its role to 20% by Force adopt a platform. (quwa) 632.00AFN WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES G ovt h a s n o a ccu r a t e d a t a on illega l lack of power. He also urged the PML-N leaders to help them safe- ly recover their missing persons. m igr a n t s: Another PML-N leader, Saad Rafique, was also present during the presser and said his party did K ir en R ijiju not want MQM support just for the election but it wants to main- tain close ties with the Urdu-speak- t ells L ok S a bh a ing community of Karachi. In wake of the recent ouster of Nawaz Sharif as prime minister of Pakistan, the National Assembly ew Delhi: The government taries, he said since these people gal migrants disturbed the demo- is all set to elect the new chief ex- has no "accurate data" re have entered the country in a "clan- graphic profile of certain areas and ecutive of the country today Ngarding illegal migrants who destine and surreptitious manner", create problems. Responding to (Tuesday). have entered India, the Lok Sabha "naturally" official figures would the issue of Rohingya refugees, he “The National Assembly, at its was informed on Tuesday. Minis- be impossible. The Centre has said they have concentrated them- meeting to be held on Tuesday, ter of State for Home Kiren Rijiju asked the states to set up special selves in Jammu and Kashmir. August 1, 2017, shall, to the ex- also said that any particular com- task forces in each of the districts When asked by opposition mem- clusion of any other business, pro- munity cannot be "branded" for for detection, identification and in- bers whether government has set ceed to elect without debate one having alleged links with terrorists terception of illegal migrants. The up 'concentration camps' for them, of its Muslim members to be the and terrorism. "We cannot say states also have powers under the he said no concentration camps prime minister,” said a press re- that," he said during the Question 1946 Foreigners Act to deport il- have been established by the gov- lease issued by the NA Secretariat Hour. He agreed that several illegal legal migrants. Detention centres ernment but the refugees them- on Saturday. On the same day the migrants have acquired documents have also been set up for detaining selves have concentrated them- ruling PML-N nominated former to make their stay in the country suspected illegal migrants, pend- selves there. petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan legal. Responding to supplemen- ing their deportation. He said ille- (FIRSTPOST) Abbasi as interim premier until Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif becomes eligible to take over by winning a parliamentary by- election expected within two months. Dahal calls Abbasi is set to be rubber-stamped as placeholder in the parliamenta- Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pa- an internal meeting here in Islama- MQM leaders will today vote for ry vote as the opposition failed to onall to kistan (MQM-P) announced sup- bad,” MQM leader Dr Farooq Sat- him,” he added. The PML-N lead- reach a consensus on a joint candi- porting Pakistan Muslim League- tar said while talking to the report- er vying for premiership welcomed date which leaves six hopefuls, in- Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Sha- ers in the capital city before the MQM’s decision and said he cluding Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, hid Khaqan Abbasi in elections elections. “We pray and hope that would address all their leaders’ res- Khursheed Shah, Naveed Qamar, unite today for the coveted prime min- Abbasi will address issues faced ervations. Sattar in his media talk Kishwer Zehra and Sahibzada ister’s seat. “We have decided to by the countrymen no matter raised the issues faced by Karachi- Tariq Ullah, in the race for the slot. support Abbasi after conducting which region they belong to. All ites because of local government’s (Tribune) against ‘parochial’ Two suspects arrested for nationalism

JANAKPURDHAM: CPN Mao- assaulting police officers in Jaffna ist Centre Chair and former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has Two suspects have been arrested was arrested by Kopai police. called on the people of mountain, in connection with the Sunday's Nine assailants wielding G u ja r a t ex-t op hills and Terai to unite to overcome attack on two police officers at- swords and clubs have come on what he claimed ‘dogmatic’ nation- tached to the Kopai Police station four motorcycles while the two alism intended to separate the hills in Jaffna in Kondavil this morn- police officers were inquiring a cop D G Va n za r a and the Madhesh. Speaking at a ing, police said. complaint. The police officers were press meet organised by Press One of the suspects, a 20 year hacked with the weapons and as- Centre, Nepal Dhanusha chapter old resident of Nallur Thirvararsa saulted with clubs, according to d isch a r ged b y in Janakpurdham today, the former Madushan alias Madu was arrest- police. The suspects are due to be Prime Minister stressed that peo- ed by Jaffna police. The other sus- produced before the Jaffna Mag- ple’s alertness was needed to blunt pect, a 23-year-old resident of istrate's Court today. the illusions and extremist atti- Manipay, Wijayaratnam Sivaraj, (Colombopage) C B I cou r t in tudes seen in the hills and Mad- hes. All people should feel that it is their responsibility to defeat S oh r a b u d d in such forces which were trying to sow the seed of animosity and lead the country toward division in the B a n gla d esh : en cou n t er ca se name of nationalism, and to con- tribute to keep the national unity, independence and sovereignty in- Mumbai: The special Central Bu- tice has finally been done." Sheikh tact. He went on to say that ef- B u ild in g reau of Investigation (CBI) court and his wife Kausar Bi were alleg- forts were on to pass the constitu- in Mumbai on Tuesday discharged edly abducted by the Gujarat Anti- tion amendment proposal to ad- former Indian Police Service (IPS) Terrorism Squad from Hyderabad dress the Madhes demands. In his officer from Gujarat DG Vanzara on their way to Sangli in Maha- response to a query, he said ‘one- r esilien ce and Rajasthan cadre IPS officer rashtra. Sheikh was killed in an al- Madhes one province’ was not the Dinesh MN in the case of alleged leged fake encounter near Gandhi- agenda of his party. The Maoist fake encounters of Sohrabuddin nagar in November 2005, after Centre chairman took the time to Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. which his wife disappeared and claim that his statement for recon- in th e eye Special CBI Judge Sunilkumar J was believed to have been done to stituting the party while not dis- Sharma discharged Vanzara and death. Prajapati, an aide of the gang- mantling was misinterpreted by the Dinesh MN. Vanzara, a DIG-rank ster and an eyewitness to the en- media. Pledging to make initiation officer, was arrested on April 24, counter, was allegedly killed by from the party level to announce of th e stor m 2007 in connection with the alleged police at Chapri village in Gujar- Janakpurdham a Metropolitan fake encounter of gangster So- at's Banaskantha district in Decem- City as the main hub of Province Over the years, Bangladesh has ters, 450 rehabilitated shelters, and hrabuddin Sheikh, whom the Gu- ber 2006. The Sohrabuddin killing 2, he said he was confident that taken major strides to reduce the about 550 kilometers of new rural jarat Police claimed had links with case was transferred to Mumbai his party would emerge as the vulnerability of its people to di- roads to serve the communities and Pakistan-based terror outfit Lash- in September 2012 on the request number one party in this province sasters and climate change. And improve access to shelters. MDSP kar-e-Toiba. The Bombay High of CBI for a fair trial. In 2013, the in the upcoming third phase of the today, the country is at the fore- is also supporting community- Court had granted bail to Vanzara Supreme Court had clubbed the local level elections being held in front in managing disaster risks and based early warning initiatives. in September 2014. Reacting to the alleged fake encounter case of Pra- the province. building coastal resilience. Let’s The disaster shelters are multi- court's order, Vanzara said, "Jus- japati with that of Sheikh. (AP) (Thehimalayantimes) compare the impact of the Bhola purpose in a simple, yet innova- Cyclone of 1970 to the far stron- tive way. They serve as primary ger Cyclone Sidr in 2007. The schools throughout the year. They 1970 cyclone was then the deadli- also function as community cen- est in Bangladesh’s history, and ters. The shelters are fitted with one of the 10 deadliest natural di- solar panels and rainwater-har- sasters on record. Official docu- vesting devices. They provide uni- ments indicate that over 300,000 versal access to better accommo- lives were lost, and many believe date the needs of people with dis- the actual numbers could be far abilities and the elderly, and include higher. By contrast, Sidr was the separate rooms for nursing moth- strongest cyclone to ever make ers. The facilities also offer a sep- landfall in Bangladesh. This time, arate floor for livestock. These ex- fewer than 3,500 people lost their amples of disaster-inclusive pro- ISLAMABAD: The Election ter. The amount of people who lives. While tragic, this represents tection are closely in line with the Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has turned up on election day to cast about 1% of the lives lost in 1970 Sendai Framework for Disaster announced the schedule for by- their ballot was 51.85% of the to- or 3% of the nearly 140,000 lost Risk Reduction principles for polls in the constituency of former tal registered. In the general elec- lives in the 1991 cyclone. The cy- broader and people-centered ap- prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who tion of 2008, PML-N candidate clones of 1970 and 1991 were un- proach for efficient and effective was disqualified by the Supreme Bilal Yaseen also took a compre- precedented in scale. Yet, they risk reduction. Considering the re- Court on Friday for hiding assets hensive victory with 65,946 votes steered the country into action. mote, geographically dispersed lo- in his nomination papers for the compared to his PPP opponent Bangladesh shifted from a re- cations of the disaster shelters, 2013 general elections. According Jahangir Badar who had secured sponse and relief approach to di- modern and effective information to the schedule released by the top just 24,380 votes. At that time, the saster risk reduction, which made communication technologies have electoral body, the election in NA- registered voters in the constitu- a transformative impact to help been embedded in the project de- 120 will take place on September ency were 268,552 and just 36.28 minimize the loss of lives. The sign. During the construction 17. The candidates will be able to percent of them turned up on the foundation of risk reduction was phase, simple mobile devices pro- submit their nomination papers day of the polls. According to data the policy, institutional and regu- vide a geo-referenced real time between August 10-12 and the ECP freshly updated by the Election latory framework that the coun- snapshot of project implementa- will review nomination papers be- Commission of Punjab in June try adopted. This included the tion. Such tools have been highly tween August 15-17. The ruling 2017, the number of registered country’s Disaster Management effective in enabling systematic Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz voters had reached 321,568 out of Policy, the National Plan for Di- monitoring and supervision of con- (PML-N) will most likely an- which 179,464 were men and saster Management, the Standing struction work progress and safe- nounce Punjab Chief Minister She- 142,104 were women. Orders on Disaster and the Disas- guards issues. This is, of course, hbaz Sharif, who is a younger (Dwan) ter Management Act. The govern- in addition to the regular on-site brother of the ousted PM, as its ment also mobilized communities, monitoring of implementation candidate for NA-120. However, developed community-based ear- progress. Overall, these innova- its arch rival opposition party, ly warning systems, and built crit- tions incorporate lessons learnt Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), ical protective infrastructure. from the Emergency 2007 Cyclone has already announced Dr Yasmin H igh cou r t qu est ion s police over dela y The most important example Recovery and Restoration Project Rashid, the runner up candidate in of protective infrastructure is a (ECRRP). Upon the completion the last election, as its candidate. network of disaster shelters along of both World Bank-financed In the 2013 general elections, Yas- in pr obe in t o S u n a n da P u sh k a r 's deat h the coast of Bangladesh, which has projects, more than 2 million peo- min did not ruffle many feathers proved critical in reducing the num- ple will have access to multipur- in the PML-N camp and only se- NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court today questioned Delhi Police ber of deaths caused by cyclones. pose disaster shelters. cured 52,354 compared to Nawaz’s over the delay in finding reasons behind the death of Congress MP The single largest program for di- The disaster shelters have 91,683. Meanwhile, Pakistan Peo- Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar. A bench of Justices GS Sistani saster shelters in the country is the proven their value several times ples Party (PPP) has sought ap- and Chander Shekharsaid the police had collected evidence in the matter World Bank-financed Multipur- already: in 2013 when Cyclone plications from intending candi- in February 2015 but has not yet got the final result of the electronic pose Disaster Shelter Project Mahasen required the evacuation dates to field for the National As- evidences they have seized in the matter including that of the close (MDSP). MDSP is helping to re- of 1 million people in 24 hours, sembly constituency. The regis- friends of Tharoor and Pushkar. "This (collecting of evidence) is some- duce the vulnerability of the coastal and most recently in May 2017 tered number of female and male thing that happened in February 2015. Why it took two years for the population in Bangladesh to natu- during Cyclone Mora. voters were 295,826 at that time police to get the final result," the bench asked. ral disasters through 556 new shel- (WORLDBANK) with 166,714 representing the lat- (Hindustan Times) WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTAN TIMES News-in-Brief USbegins Russia German transport drawdown after Kremlin minister denies cosy ties with retaliates for sanctions car industry German Transport Minister Al- exander Dobrindt rejected sug- gestions on Tuesday that he is too closely tied to the country's car industry ahead of a national summit to discuss ways to cut pollution from diesel vehicles. Chancellor Angela Merkel's con- servatives have come under fire from consumer and environmen- The United States began removing tal groups as well as opposition furniture and equipment from a dip- lawmakers for their close links lomatic property in Moscow on to carmakers, especially since Tuesday in the first sign of compli- Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) ad- ance with a Kremlin order to slash mitted to cheating emissions its presence in Russia as retaliation tests in 2015. (here) "I am no cro- for new U.S. sanctions. President ny of the auto industry," Do- Vladimir Putin has ordered the Unit- brindt told ZDF television in an ed States to cut around 60 percent interview, adding that there was of its diplomatic staff in Russia by a "partnership" between busi- Sept. 1, and said Moscow will seize ness, politics and society. Polit- two U.S. diplomatic properties in ical leaders and car industry ex- response to sanctions approved by ecutives will meet in Berlin on Congress last week. Wednesday to discuss ways to The White House has said U.S. reduce inner-city pollution in an President Donald Trump will sign attempt to avert bans of diesel the sanctions bill, meant as a re- cars that are worrying millions sponse to alleged Russian meddling of drivers. Environment Minis- in the 2016 U.S. presidential elec- sian capital, was used by U.S. dip- including beds and lamps, into ter Barbara Hendricks, a mem- tion and to further punish Moscow ber of the center-left Social Dem- lomatic staff at the weekends and three white removal vans before for its 2014 annexation of Crimea to host parties for students, jour- leaving the property three hours ocrats, called on Tuesday for a from Ukraine. On Tuesday, remov- shake-up. (Reuters) nalists and other diplomats. A man later. al men began dismantling play is seen passing a U.S. embassy car Deputy Foreign Minister Ser- The Venezuelan intelligence ser- ligence service known by its in ac- their families said they held Presi- equipment and barbecues at a U.S.- at the entrance to the U.S. embas- gei Ryabkov said U.S. staff had to vice arrested two prominent op- ronym Sebin, the wife of Mr. Lo- dent Nicolas Maduro, the driving Nearly 70 owned dacha (country villa) on the sy warehouse building in the south leave the dacha and warehouse by position leaders overnight on pez and children of Mr. Ledezma force behind the vote, responsible outskirts of Moscow, after being of Moscow, Russia, August 1, midday on Tuesday, TASS news Monday, relatives said, a day af- said separately. The two men are for the leaders' lives. people hurt refused access the day before, ac- 2017. agency reported. Ryabkov and the ter a vote to choose a much-con- Venezuela's most high profile op- "They just took Leopoldo away. cording to a Reuters journalist at Tatyana Makeyeva Kremlin said no one had obstruct- demned assembly that supersedes position leaders. Both had called We do not know where he is or the scene. The dacha, which is be- The removal men said they ar- ed U.S. employees trying to ac- parliament. Leopoldo Lopez and for a boycott of Sunday's vote for where they are taking him," Mr. trying to cross ing confiscated along with a U.S. rived at around 7 a.m. (0400 GMT) cess the property. Antonio Ledezma were both al- a so-called and all-powerful con- Lopez's wife Lilian Tintori said on warehouse in the south of the Rus- and were seen packing furniture, (Reuters) ready under house arrest when stituent assembly tasked with re- Twitter. border into they were picked up by the intel- writing the constitution. Both of (Thehindu) Spanish enclave Around 70 sub-Saharan African Israel charges 5 migrants were injured when they ‘Highly unusual’ North Korean tried to cross through the razor- wire-topped fence separating northern Morocco from the Jerusalemites Spanish enclave of Ceuta on submarine activity spotted by USmilitary Tuesday, the Red Cross said. Local police said 200 people over social rushed the border in a bid to reach The US military has detected helps prevent flames and heat from Europe. Around 60 managed to “highly unusual and unprecedent- the engine from damaging either the ed levels” of North Korean sub- submarine, submersible barge or enter the territory. Migrants fre- marine activity in the wake of that any nearby equipment used to media quently jump or cut through the country’s second intercontinental launch the missile. The ejection test fences of Spain's two enclaves in ballistic missile launch late last took place amid the backdrop of northern Africa, Ceuta and Me- week, CNN said on Monday. Cit- increased activity by North Ko- ‘incitement’ lilla, or attempt to reach them by ing a defence official, the televi- rea’s submarine fleet, believed to swimming along the Moroccan sion news channel reported that comprise about 70 subs though Five Palestinian residents of coastlines. The number of mi- North Korea on Sunday carried out most are quite old and likely can- grants entering Spain via Ceuta occupied East Jerusalem were a trial of the missile component not fire missiles. Earlier this indicted by an Israeli court on and Melilla more than doubled that is critical to developing sub- month, for example, North Korea in the first six months of the year charges of “incitement” on so- marine launch capabilities. The sent a diesel-powered Romeo-class cial media, Israel’s Ynet report- from the same period last year “ejection test”, carried out on Sun- sub on an unprecedented patrol in ed yesterday Muhammad Ma- to 3,200 people, according to day on land at the Sinpo Naval waters off the coast of Japan, CNN himar, 19, from Anata, Sufian Spain's Interior Ministry. Once Shipyard, was the third this month said, citing US defence officials. Mahmoud, 26, from Issawiya, within the enclaves, migrants are and fourth this year. It came after An ‘underwater test-fire of Muhammad Samasana, 23, from either returned to their country North Korea test-launched its sec- strategic submarine ballistic mis- Shuafat refugee camp, an un- of origin or moved to the Span- ond ICBM late Friday night. Ac- sile’ conducted at an undisclosed named 17-year-old, and anoth- ish mainland, which many use as cording to the report, an ejection location in North Korea. Photo: er unidentified Palestinian were a jumping-off point for the rest test examines a missile’s “cold- EPAAn ‘underwater test-fire of charged by a Jerusalem magis- of Europe. The migrants used launch system”, which uses high strategic submarine ballistic mis- trate court for “calling for ter- wire cutters to breach a gate, ac- pressure steam to propel a missile sile’ conducted at an undisclosed ror attacks to be carried out cording to a spokesman from the out of the launch canister into the location in North Korea. against Israel”, and for Face- Ceuta government. Between air before its engines ignite. That (CNN) book posts allegedly support- 1,000 and 1,500 people are ing a deadly shooting attack at camping out in the scrub and Al-Aqsa Mosque on 14 July. woods around the enclave wait- Following the attack, which left ing for the opportunity to rush three Palestinian assailants and the border, he said. (CNN) two Israeli police officers dead, Mahimar reportedly published a number of posts on Face- book, one of which Ynet trans- Nearly 500 lated as saying “with a rock, a knife, an axe, a Molotov Cock- stand trial in tail, or a lighter. Spontaneous without planning. Three mar- Turkey over tyrs came from Umm Al-Fahm. A thousand consolations are with us and we are following failed coup you. We were raised on the holy way of death.” The teen, ac- Nearly 500 suspects, including a cording to Ynet, also uploaded number of generals and military a picture of an Israeli policeman pilots, went on trial in Turkey holding his face as paramedics Tuesday accused of leading last tended to wounds sustained by one of his colleagues, ac- year's failed coup attempt and A delegation of the Tunisian Gen- will always stand with Syria to sary interest and support,” he add- carrying out attacks from an air companied by the caption: eral Union (UGTT) met with Syr- support it in the war it is fighting ed. In addition, a formal working “Hell and darkness in the next base in Ankara. U.S.-based cleric ian President Bashar Al-Assad this against terrorism until it is defeat- session will be organised today life.”Ynet added that Mahimar Fethullah Gulen, whom the gov- week to discuss re-establishing re- ed he said. According to the union’s with leaders of the Syrian Labour was also indicted for several ernment blames for the coup, has lations between the two countries. official social media page, the Syr- Union to develop a programme of posts he uploaded on Face- been named as the main defen- Deputy Secretary General Bouali ian President held a meeting to re- cooperation between the two book in 2014 allegedly calling dant in the case and will be tried Mbarki added in a telephone state- assure the trade union delegation countries and the possibility of for “violent and terror activities in absentia. Former air force com- ment to Tunisian Agency Press about the situation of Tunisians signing twinning agreements be- against Israeli civilians and se- mander Akin Ozturk and other that the meeting was also an op- living abroad. “Bashar Al-Assad tween the regional sections of the curity forces”, and for praising defendants stationed at Akinci air portunity to express Tunisia’s said that he sees these Tunisians UGTT and their counterparts in and supporting the Hamas base, in the outskirts of the cap- support for Syria whilst discuss- as Syrian citizens and that he seeks Syria. movement, which Israel con- ital Ankara, are accused of direct- ing the fight on terrorism. Tunisia to provide them with the neces- (BBC) siders a terrorist organisation. ing the coup and bombing key Mahmoud and Samasana government buildings, including were also charged for upload- the parliament. Many of the 486 ing posts “calling for violence suspects face life terms in prison and terror against Israelis and for crimes that include violating showing solidarity with terror the Constitution, murder, at- groups,” Ynet reported, with- tempt to assassinate the presi- out specifying the content of dent and overthrow the govern- the posts. Meanwhile, the un- ment. The trial is one of dozens named 17-year-old reportedly that are underway in Turkey in posted a picture of two of the relation to the coup attempt on Palestinians who were killed in July 15, 2016 that resulted in 249 the shootout at Al-Aqsa with a deaths. Some 30 coup-plotters Relations between Egypt and Sudan have been subject to “negative” external interference, a caption saying: “A picture of were also killed. The government spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Cairo said on Monday, Anadolu has reported. Egyp- two martyrs from the heroic at- says the coup was carried out by tian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (C) Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi and tack that they uploaded before followers of Gulen's movement, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat the attack…#smile-tomorrow- but the cleric has denied involve- hold a joint press conference after their trilateral meeting in Amman, Jordan on 14 May, 2017 more-beautiful #martyrs-of Al- ment. The government says the [Salah Malkawi/ Anadolu Agency] Aqsa.” coup-plotters used Akinci air Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri (C) Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi The teenager also pub- and Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee, Saeb lished a post on Facebook say- base as their headquarters. Tur- ing: “The martyrs are similar to key's military chief Gen. Hulusi Erekat hold a joint press conference after their trilateral meeting in Amman, Jordan on 14 the beauty of the Dome of the Akar and other commanders were May, 2017 [Salah Malkawi/ Anadolu Agency] Ahmed Abu Zeid made his comment prior to Rock, to the beauty of the Old held captive for several hours at the visit to Khartoum by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri scheduled for Wednesday. City. On this holy Friday, four the base on the night of the coup. He did not specify the sources of the interference. Shukri is heading a senior Egyptian martyrs ascend, to prove to On Tuesday, a group of 41 de- delegation to hold meetings of the Egyptian-Sudanese joint discussion committee. According everyone that the intifada con- fendants were paraded from their to Abu Zeid, the crisis among the Gulf States and the latest developments in the region are on tinues.” The fifth Palestinian, jail to a courthouse that was built the agenda, at the top of which are the Libyan crisis and the Renaissance Dam on the Nile in who Ynet did not identify, was especially at a prison complex to Ethiopia. The government in Khartoum has insisted that it is not taking sides on the Gulf charged for posting: “Today, try the coup plotters. They were crisis, while supporting Kuwaiti mediation efforts. Egyptian-Sudanese relations have wit- Palestine got four martyrs. Our handcuffed, with two paramili- nessed several ups and downs recently, mainly carried out through the media. In April, the dead are in heaven and their tary police officers on each arm Foreign Ministers of both countries announced their support for a code of honour between dead are burning. The martyrs and protected by armed special the two that guarantees no abuse being hurled from either side. of Jerusalem.” force officers. (AP) (AA.Com) (AP) WEDNESDAY . AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Mansoor Ahmad Faizy Phone No: +93-797070563 By Mahan Abedin cades long military and political in- E-mail: [email protected] It remains to be seen to what extent rebels and jihadists in three key fluence in the country, as demon- Washington’s latest policy shift provinces, namely Homs, Hama and strated by the plan to expand the (aimed in part at pleasing Russia) Aleppo. Moreover, Russian air pow- naval base in Tartus. Iran on the Email: [email protected] impacts Iran; Russia’s partner in er has been pivotal to containing other hand is ideologically commit- Syria. opposition and jihadist remnants to ted to Syria, not least because the www.afghanistantimes.af Abandoning the fight Idlib province. For its part, Iran has Alawite-dominated clique at the up- To be fair, Washington’s policy played a decisive role in shoring up per reaches of the Syrian state is After months of dithering the shift is not as dramatic or sudden as Syrian government defences on the Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Trump administration finally ap- the best guarantor for Syria’s con- it appears. The previous Obama ad- ground by deploying its multi-na- tinuing support for Hezbollah, Iran’s pears to be implementing a relatively ministration was also inching to- tional militias from as far afield as coherent policy in Syria. The deci- ideological compatriots in Lebanon. Advisory editorial board wards such a position (i.e. abandon- Pakistan and Afghanistan. Iran has Moreover, Syria is Iran’s sole for- sion to focus exclusively on Daesh ing the anti-Assad fight); the only also deployed elements of the Quds and completely forego any kinetic mal ally in the international sys- Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, difference being that the current Force, the expeditionary wing of the tem, a legacy of the Iran-Iraq War action against the Syrian govern- administration is ready to formalise Iranian Revolutionary Guards, in Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal, Saboor Sarir ment is decidedly bad news for the when Syria dissented from the Arab such a position. Whilst the formal- addition to smaller numbers of spe- fold by backing non-Arab Iran. But exiled Syrian opposition and the isation of this position may be in cial forces from Iran’s regular mili- armed groups on the ground. As attempting to divide Iran and Rus- Graphic-Designers: part motivated by a desire to de- tary. By contrast, the US support sia does not necessarily amount to a much as Washington hates to admit crease tensions with Russia, the truth for anti-Assad forces can best be it, this latest policy shift is effec- successful containment of the Edriss Akbari, Bilal Yusufi and Basir Qazizada is that this position is in the US in- described as inconsistent, half-heart- former. This is especially the case tively a declaration of defeat in Syria terest in so far as the quest of over- ed and chaotic. American pro- Mar ket i ng & Adver t i si ng: in as much as after six long years as the US lacks the resources on the throwing Assad is beyond reach, at grammes to train and equip client ground to decisively contain Iran at the US has finally admitted it has least for the foreseeable future. The forces have been wasteful and often Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 neither the will nor the ability to sensitive conflict points, notably Syrian government has proven to ended in abject failure. By formally the areas in eastern Syria near to overthrow the Syrian government. be far more resilient than initially shutting down these programmes the Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan The effect of this policy shift is al- the border with Iraq. Recent devel- anticipated, not just militarily but US finally has a chance to place its opments, notably repeated Ameri- Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 ready being felt on the ground with also in the political arena where it Syria policy on a relatively stable the CIA instructed to suspend a co- can military engagements with pro- has consistently outsmarted the footing. Iranian forces in the region, ap- Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press vert programme to train and equip Western-backed exiled opposition. The Iran problem anti-Assad forces. However, a scal- peared to indicate that the US and Moreover, this opposition lost its The latest US policy shift also Iran may be heading toward a direct ing down of ambitions, apparently tenuous connectivity with the appears to be aimed at driving a motivated in part by a desire to co- clash. However, all is not well with armed groups on the ground a long wedge between Russia and Iran in the American special forces-run operate more closely with Russia, time ago and is mostly irrelevant, Syria. Although not formal allies, The constitution says does not amount to the end of US programmes concentred in the Al- the latest Geneva peace talks not- Iran and Russia have worked out a Tanf base in southern Syria, as dem- influence in Syria. Washington will withstanding. Crucial to the Syrian smart division of labour in the Syr- continue to be deeply involved in onstrated by the expulsion of a cli- government’s success, and its under- ian conflict which has succeeded in ent group for allegedly ignoring in- the fight against Daesh and will use lying morale, has been the consis- containing Arab and Western ambi- Article 22: that as a pretext to consolidate its structions to solely focus on Daesh. tent support it has received from tions in the war-torn country. The There are even unconfirmed reports Any kind of discrimination and distinction between citizens of Afghanistan shall alliance with PKK-aligned Kurdish two powerful states. Russia and Iran US appears to be trying to exploit forces in Syria. And most impor- that the US may be getting ready to be forbidden. The citizens of Afghanistan, man and woman, have equal rights and have optimally coordinated their the distinctions in Russian and Ira- abandon the Al-Tanf base run by tant of all the US has an abiding actions despite significant differenc- nian deployments in Syria, as well duties before the law. interest in continuing to counter American and British special oper- es in their desired outcomes to the as their divergent views on conflict ators. If this comes to pass then the Iranian influence in eastern Syria, conflict. Since deploying its air resolution. Russia’s deployment in with the undeclared aim of prevent- US will have to own up to yet an- force in late September 2015, Rus- Syria is characterised by convention- other policy shift, this time forego- ing pro-Iranian forces from gaining sia made a big impact on the ground al military deployment primarily control of the Iraqi-Syrian border. ing the option of confronting Iran by turning the tide against Syrian designed to secure Russia’s four de- militarily in eastern Syria. (Middleeastmonitor)

he US administration has to be careful about every single deci By Christian Chesnot France’s efforts to stabilize the St-Cloud. Qatar. We know that Doha has sup- sion regarding America’s longest war, however, with no eye- country now and participate in its Christian Chesnot ported and continues to support the caching result in Afghanistan. When there is expectation of new reconstruction now. For their part, the two main powerful militias of Misurata. In Along with the British – who Libyan protagonists - al-Sarraj and short, it is also a discrete but effec- strategy to be chalked out on Afghanistan, American’s presence is im- are, on the record, completely si- Haftar - are also keen to work with tive message to Qatar to shut down portant in the war hit country. In a bid not to fritter away the achieve- lent and absent - France played the President Macron who has resur- its aid to its local militia allies. For part of wizard apprentices, as the rected the voice of France, between the Libyan bet of Emmanuel Ma- ments made in the past 16 years, it is important the international com- America of George W. Bush did be- that of Trump and Putin, both of cron to succeed, it will be necessary fore in Iraq. It is easy to defeat a whom were recently received in to play collectively. Yet, Italy, the munity, particularly the US must remain engaged in Afghanistan. We, dictator, but it is much more com- Paris. The French eagerness to act former colonial power in Libya, is despite both military and civilian masses, we also appreciate the sacri- plicated to organize a lasting nation- on the Libyan file also stems from furious about being put aside in a file al reconciliation. the fear of seeing Russia carve out where it is in the theater of opera- fices made by the US to preserve peace and stability and also to sup- The joint statement adopted - but Pragmatic the lion’s share in the future Libya. tions. After all, it is Italy that re- port the Afghan government in practicing the nascent democracy. As not signed - by Libyan Prime Min- Being pragmatic, Emmanuel After Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, Mos- ceives front-line the flow of Afri- ister Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival Macron felt that there was what is cow has established close ties with can migrants. US President Donald Trump has not announced its policy in more General Khalifa Haftar at Celle St- called in diplomatic language a “mo- General Haftar, the strongman of The main risk Cloud in the Paris region on July 25 mentum”, that is to say, a window eastern Libya, and also intends to Too sure of himself and of his than six months, now Senator John McCain come up to the fore and is a nice diplomatic maneuver for of opportunity for action. Break- weigh in on the future of the coun- good international reputation, the said he would provide his own strategy for Afghanistan next month. French President Emmanuel Ma- ing with the incantatory postures try. Macron, the first Western head main risk for the French president cron, or rather a poker stroke. How of his predecessor, the new tenant of state to do this, offered him a would be to ruffle the susceptibili- “More than six months after President Trump’s inauguration, there can we explain this French desire to of the Elysée Palace decided to re- political costume and diplomatic le- ties of one or the other. Even if still is no strategy for success in Afghanistan. Eight years of ‘don’t relaunch a moribund reconciliation store all the Middle Eastern and gitimacy by receiving him at Celle France has taken the lead for the process? It was Jean-Yves Le Drian North African files in order to push St-Cloud. European Union in the Libyan case, lose’ strategy have cost us lives and treasure in Afghanistan. Our troops as Minister of Foreign Affairs and forward with realism - but determi- New prospects it will not be able to go far without former Minister of Defense under nation - the situation in Syria or In light of these new prospects the support of Brussels and the re- deserve better,” McCain said. Afghan government and the people are President Hollande, who maintained Libya. The French eagerness to act that are now opening, France also gional partners. And then there is too willing to have a clear strategy, immediately wants a full end to the ties with General Haftar. Le Drian on the Libyan file also stems from counts on the new special envoy of the justice of the peace which re- has indded been aware of the deteri- the fear of seeing Russia carve out the UN, the Franco-Lebanese Ghas- mains the one on the ground: given war. McCain new proposal comes after US Defense Secretary Jim oration of the security situation in the lion’s share in the future Libya. san Salamé, who has been sailing for the multiplicity of the local Libyan Mattis drew up plans to send roughly 4,000 additional trainers. Af- Libya for some time now. Accord- After Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, Mos- a long time in Parisian politico-dip- actors in conflict, the road map ap- ing to the French president, the sit- cow has established close ties with lomatic circles. France will have the proved at Celle St-Cloud will un- ghanistan strategy is in limbo as two officials are working on with no uation in Libya has become “a node General Haftar, the strongman of ear of this experienced diplomat in doubtedly be put into practice and of destabilization with multiple fac- eastern Libya, and also intends to the Libyan file, which also serves as to the test soon. The key question coordination at all. However, Trump for his part is reluctant to ap- es”. There is also a French desire to weigh in on the future of the coun- a billiard table. At the end of the becomes: Beyond the quarrels of prove another surge, as he recently showed dissatisfaction with the be forgiven. Indeed, the efforts of try. Macron, the first Western head Celle St-Cloud meeting, Macron egos, are Fayez al-Sarraj and Khali- former President Nicolas Sarkozy of state to do this, offered him a thanked several countries such as fa Haftar really ready to play the military options that he’s exploring plans to extract Afghanistan’s min- to bring down Muammar Qaddafi in political costume and diplomatic le- Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia democratic game? eral resources as an alternative justification for remaining in the coun- 2011 are inversely proportional to gitimacy by receiving him at Celle and the UAE, but did not mention (Alarabiya) try. Extraction of Afghan resources in a bid to stand Afghanistan in its foot in term of economy is a fantastic idea. If we provide job opportu- nities to the youth via mineral projects, insecurity would decrease. Joblessness youths are joining insurgent ranks, but since they get job, this problem decline drastically. Extraction of Afghanistan’s mineral resources is huge project that generates thousands of jobs, and also could lead the country ward self-sufficiency. Another thing is popping out that’s considering withdrawing of US troops altogether, something contrary to recommendations from the Pentagon. It is not officially confirmed, but some sources within US administration says that when it doesn’t work unless we are there for a long time, and we don’t have the appetite to be there a long time, we should just leave. It’s an unan- swered question. However, every decision has to be double viewed before to pass. Abandoning Afghanistan completely is not in favor of any country. US entered Afghanistan to eliminate terrorists, but noth- ing happened. Now, its leave would consider as utterly failure. The If US wants fully drawdown of its forces, and continues its financial support. Then, there would be no much problem. Afghan security forces are dealing with 20 terrorist groups very sufficiently and profes- sionally. If Trump really wants end to war, he must pressurize Paki- stan, if not resulted, even can put its name in black list of United Nation Security Council for supporting and harboring militants that undermining US mission in Afghanistan. Subscription Rates Note: The following rates will apply from January 01, 2017. Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 5400 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 2700 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $240 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. WEDNESDAY . AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES We need a broad-based movement to stop killing at home, across the globe By Medea Benjamin Obama would end US military ad- voices of those who did. Civil dis- led to the formation of a European venturism. President Obama did obedience was a key component of network to stop proliferation in achieve a few critical wins for di- our campaign. We disrupted Con- their countries. Our education cam- The $600 billion annual cost of the plomacy, but he invaded Libya, and gressional testimonies by drone czar paigns, actions, and protests, while US military budget eats up 54% of he also championed a dangerous, John Brennan and Secretary of State never constituting a mass move- all federal discretionary funds. It's new kind of remote-control killing: John Kerry. We organized die-ins at ment and not successful in ending no wonder we don't have money to drone warfare. Drones were designed the CIA. The most creative resis- drone warfare, have had a major address the crisis of global warming, as a way to kill enemies with great tance happened at US military bases impact on both public opinion and build effective public transportation precision without putting American where drones were piloted. Hundreds policy. Public opinion in favor of systems, institute a Medicare-for- troops at risk. But they kill many of people were arrested at the bases. drone warfare shifted from 83% in By Yasin Kakande All health system, or provide the innocent people -- and they stir up Some went to jail for just a day and 2012 to 60% by 2014. President free college education that all our anti-American sentiment that fuels others for as long as 6 months. One Obama was pressured to acknowl- youth deserve. You would think it an endless cycle of violence. way this campaign universalized re- edge and discuss the US drone pro- would be easy to form a united front Drones allowed the US military sistance was by connecting with the gram, promising that his Adminis- The existence of Al Jazeera contin- with activists from different move- ues to pose a formidable problem and CIA to intervene militarily with families of drone victims. We took tration would reduce drone strikes ments who want to redirect our tax ease, even in places where we were delegations to Yemen, Pakistan, and and minimize civilian casualties. In for the Persian Gulf state monar- dollars. Students ?ghting for free ed- chies. This reality was starkly re- not at war. These institutions oper- Afghanistan. In Yemen, among the Pakistan, strikes fell dramatically ucation should understand that stop- ated secretly, without Congression- family members we met was Mo- from a high of 128 in 2010 to 13 vealed during the recent blockade in ping just one weapons system, the which Saudi Arabia and the United al approval, and they lied to the hammad Al-Qawli, whose innocent strikes in 2015. In June 2016, the expensive and unnecessary Lock- public about the accuracy and effec- brother had been killed by a drone Administration released its ?rst sta- Arab Emirates closed off food and heed Martin F-35 ?ghter jets, would medicine shipments to Qatar, ac- tiveness of drone strikes. We were while driving his taxi, leaving be- tistics on civilians killed by drones fund the education of all college stu- appalled when a 2012 poll revealed hind a young wife and three chil- between 2009 and 2015 in areas cusing it of supporting terrorism by dents for the next two decades. Nurs- funding and hosting Al Jazeera Ara- that a whopping 83% of Americans dren. Visibly angry, Al-Qawli told us "outside of active hostilities": Pa- es ?ghting for universal health care supported the killing of "terrorist the Americans refused even to ex- kistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. bic. The suppression was supposed should understand that if we cut the to be carried out quietly, but Qatar's suspects" with drones. How could so plain why his brother was killed. "In The ?gures of between 64 and 116 bloated military budget, we'd have many Americans think we had the our culture when someone commits casualties were far below calculations protests revealed a disturbing game plenty of money for a national plan. With its independent editorial right to murder people thousands of a crime or a terrible mistake, they of nearly 1,000 made by reputable health care system like the Europe- miles away who were never charged, have to acknowledge what they did, organizations like the UK's Bureau voice, Al Jazeera (a media outlet ans have. Environmentalists pad- where I have contributed articles) is tried, or convicted of anything? Our apologize, and compensate the fam- of Investigative Journalism. dling their kayaks to block oil-dig- ?rst reaction was, "How are we go- ily," he said. "Could it be that my Yet the fact that the Adminis- the only major media outlet in the Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister ging ships should understand that if Gulf state region committed to ing to change public opinion so that tribal culture is more evolved when tration released any ?gures at all was and Minister of Defense Muhammad bin Salman Al we dramatically cut our military we can change policy?" We never it comes to justice than the USA?" the result of public pressure. We were watching and reporting on atroci- spending, we'd have hundreds of bil- ties, and the persistent threats to Saud of Saudi Arabia disembarks upon his arrival at thought we could build a mass move- In Pakistan, we learned that drones also successful in pushing for com- lions of dollars to propel us into the ment against drone warfare as we had attacked weddings, funerals, pensation for some of the families human rights and democratic free- Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, on September era of green, sustainable energy. dom of expression. Al Jazeera has had built a movement against the markets, and schools, terrorizing of innocent victims, which was es- Unions should recognize that the Iraq war, but we did think that a small entire communities. "To Americans, pecially critical for widows with no stepped in when others -- including military is one of the worst creators the US and Europe -- have remained group of committed activists could we are disposable people; our lives means to support their children. As annual conference in Geneva. It will bia on the accumulation of wealth of jobs in relation to money spent. help move public opinion and then are worth nothing," an irate young drones for other purposes prolifer- silent. In exchange for silence, It was easier to connect with other American and European interests now be involved in setting the ILO rather than on questions about hu- in?uence government policy. man told us. We were so moved by ated at home, activists universalized policies, budget and program activ- man rights and censorship. So if movements when the peace move- CODEPINK, along with groups like hearing directly from these families resistance by making common cause have preserved and extended lucra- ment was strong while trying to stop tive relationships in business as well ities, and its presence could silence governments, politicians, academic Veterans for Peace and Voices for that we brought some of them to with groups working on domestic ILO critics who have called out Gulf institutions, media and even non- George W. Bush's Iraq war. Students Creative Nonviolence, set about the United States to hold press issues. One connection was with as defense contracts. came to anti-war rallies calling for If you are following the global states for widespread migrant work- governmental organizations are un- educating the public on the horrors conferences and speak before Con- people on the Left and Right con- er abuses. The Saudi kingdom, which able or unwilling to heed the voices "Books not Bombs," nurses called of drone warfare. We organized two gress. In 2013, the Rehman family cerned about privacy issues, as mainstream media coverage of the for "Healthcare not Warfare," Saudi-led war in Yemen, you will just won a third term on the UN of desperate people seeking to live Global Drone Summits in Washing- -- a father with his two children -- drones in the hands of anyone -- Human Rights Council, has also been with dignity and human rights in the union leaders formed US Labor ton DC; we wrote books, articles, traveled from the Pakistani tribal from the FBI to neighbors to cor- have noticed the looming silence Against the War. Globally, we uni- about the war there, as compared to elected to the United Nations' Com- Gulf states, then the question be- and op eds; we traveled around the territory to the US Capitol to tell porations -- could be used to spy on mission on the Status of Women -- comes, "Who will?" It is a vulnera- versalized our protests, organizing country giving talks at universities, the heart-wrenching story of the people without their knowledge or the frequent coverage of the war in a global day of action on February Syria. In Yemen, thousands are dy- a peculiar step, given the kingdom's ble time for democracy and human churches, and community centers. death of their 67-year-old grand- consent. less than egalitarian stance on rights rights in the region: The petrodol- 15, 2003, a day that made the Guin- We protested at dozens of private mother. Listening to 9-year-old Another connection was with ing from Saudi bombardments, star- ness World Records as the largest vation and the biggest cholera out- and social privileges for women. The lar appears to be corrupting every- and government entities connected Nabila relate how her grandmother groups ?ghting the militarization of Trump administration, meanwhile, one into silent accommodation. demonstration in world history. So with killer drones: the White House, was blown to bits while picking okra police forces, many of them activ- break in the world. In one report, strong was our movement that The Yemeni prisoners said they had been appears to be trying to appease cash- Preserving the status quo on a slim the CIA, the Pentagon, Congress, softened the hearts of even the most ists related to the Black Lives Mat- rich Arab dictators while aggressively surface is apparently the only mean- New York Times called global pub- factories and homes of drone man- hardened DC politicos. From the ter movement who worried about crammed into shipping containers lic opinion the "second superpow- smeared with feces, blindfolded for proselytizing about a human rights ingful objective for many, regretta- ufacturers. We engaged the public Congressmen to the translator to the police getting drones equipped agenda to leaders of poorer nation- bly. Individual human rights activ- er." When Barack Obama was elect- by getting tens of thousands of peo- the media, tears ?owed, and dozens with military-style weapons. In doz- weeks, sexually assaulted and beat- ed, the ?rst casualty of his Presiden- en by the United Arab Emirates, states. The message to human rights ists, meanwhile, have suffered in- ple to sign petitions, and call the of sympathetic stories appeared in ens of states, they formed coalitions victims who happen to be in oil- creasingly dire consequences for cy was the anti-war movement. Peo- President and their Congressional the media. With the globalization that passed laws restricting the use Saudi Arabia's main ally. One tor- ple dropped out of the movement ture method, known as the "grill," rich states is to patiently endure the speaking up. Many activists in Sau- representatives. We encouraged of the sale of drones, we also con- of drones for surveillance and the abuses until the inevitable time when di Arabia, Bahrain and the United for a variety of reasons, but mainly drone pilots to quit and become nected with groups in Europe, hold- weaponization of drones. had victims tied to a spit like a roast because many people thought that and spun in a circle of fire. Al these countries run out of oil and Arab Emirates have endured pro- whistleblowers, and ampli?ed the ing an international gathering that (Truthout) Jazeera has been the only major must reconfigure their economies. longed detentions with torture while media outlet in the region reporting For now, the US and Europe side others have been deported abruptly, about Yemen, so shutting it down with the rich dictators. The West cut off from their livelihoods and could enable the Saudis and their has ensconced itself in an alliance from their families. The United Arab Emirati friends to upgrade their that is a profound betrayal of con- Emirates recently arrested Ahmed IvankaTrump is atrocities to genocide. There has science, values and historical roots. Mansour, reportedly the only hu- been an additional cost for Ameri- Trump has articulated a mes- man rights activist who was moving can and European interests. The sage that unsettles human rights ac- freely about the country. Ahmed has Gulf petrodollar has strengthened, tivists in the region. Throughout the described himself as "the last man part of the problem emboldening the acquiescence of US 2016 presidential campaign, Trump talking" in the United Arab Emir- blasted Hillary Clinton for taking ates and the region about human and European politicians, media and have so much more in common than think tanks. Most Western univer- money from Saudi Arabia, which, as rights violations, as almost every By Eugene Robinson he regularly noted, has a horrific other activist in the Gulf state coun- we have disagreement about.” Ivan- sities and policy institutes receive ka promised to champion issues of impressively generous funding from human rights record and was behind tries is in jail, exile or has been si- the attack on September 11. How- lenced by the fear of what the au- concern to women, including paid the Gulf monarchies and, in ex- family leave. And it was hoped that change, the tone of academic dis- ever, as president, Trump visited thorities will do not only to him or Saudi Arabia, meeting all Gulf rulers her, but also to loved ones. Dr. Nas- she could hold President Trump to course constrains the focus on hu- his former live-and-let-live views man rights abuses and attempts to during his first formal state visit. er bin Ghaith, a distinguished econ- Effusively praising his hosts, Trump omist, already has served a lengthy when it came to issues such as lesbi- accommodate the Gulf state rulers an, gay, bisexual and transgender from a pragmatic point of business negotiated a $110 billion arms deal prison term. For my work as a jour- with Saudi Arabia. The deal does not nalist and author who chronicled the rights. The president’s sudden deci- relationships and global commerce. sion last week to bar transgender in- Linked to this is the ever-manifest include any contingencies or condi- extensive abuses and exploitation of tions seeking to take human rights migrant workers, I was terminated dividuals from military service was presence of law firms and lobbying Foolish optimists expected Ivanka just the latest example of Ivanka’s groups in Washington, DC, especial- guarantees into consideration. Rath- and deported from the United Arab er, the deal is essentially a carte Emirates. And after being outspo- Trump to be a moderating force in lack of influence. She was reported- ly from Saudi Arabia, that have in- the White House. But by now it ly taken by surprise when the pres- fluenced US policy and public opin- blanche gift to a nation with one of ken against the sheikhs, I have found the worst records in atrocities that countless doors closed to me in both should be clear that she’s not part ident announced the ban in an ear- perhaps should be no surprise. Trump control of both the House and the ion. Numerous entities have bene- of any solution, which by definition ly-morning tweet. So was almost fited from Gulf state donations, in- violate the sanctity of human rights. media and academic institutions, pledged health insurance “for ev- Senate in 2018. I’m sure they would In the 1960s, President Kennedy many of which are supported finan- means she’s part of the problem. everyone, including the military erybody” but became so desperate be happy to vote for a much better cluding the Middle East Policy Coun- Can anyone tell me why, other than officials who are supposed to en- cil, the Middle East Institute and the mustered the courage to ask the Sau- cially by the United Arab Emirates for a legislative win that he would family leave program, covering not di king to end slavery as a condition and other Gulf State interests. The nepotism, she has an office in the force the new policy of discrimina- have settled for health care “for just childbirth but also other family Smithsonian Freer Museum of Art, White House and a back-bench seat tion, which they don’t much seem just to name a small handful. As dis- for sustaining the relationship be- world should be asking, "What will nobody,” which is roughly what was needs such as elder care. Where Ivan- tween the US and Saudi Arabia. Sau- happen to billions of innocent peo- at meetings of the Cabinet? Wash- to like. But the mean-spirited de- in the bill the Senate rejected last ka does apparently have real influ- turbing as this should be, partner- ington is full of people who are cree must have been especially gall- ships between Saudi Arabia and in- di Arabia formally outlawed slavery ple who work hard to achieve a week. Ivanka has continued to ad- ence is in matters of personnel. as a result, though the extreme ex- modicum of comfort and economic smart, successful, well-educated — ing for Ivanka, who in June had vocate a national program of guar- She and Jared are reported to have ternational organizations empow- and actually have experience in de- ered to protect human rights are ploitation of (foreign) workers con- welfare when the last independent tweeted that she was “proud to sup- anteed paid family leave, similar to urged Trump to bring in foul- tinued. Current US leaders have person of social conscience stops veloping and implementing govern- port my LGBTQ friends and the those in many other industrialized mouthed Anthony Scaramucci as even more worrisome. Last month, ment policy, which Ivanka com- Saudi Arabia won a seat on the gov- shown themselves to be even more talking?" There is still time to re- LGBTQ Americans who have made countries, which she described in a White House communications direc- inclined to predicate the relation- verse this ominous trend. pletely lacks. It is true that the pres- immense contributions to our soci- recent letter in the Wall Street Jour- tor. Seriously, that’s the guy you erning body of the International ident’s daughter was once seen as Labor Organization (ILO) at the ship between the US and Saudi Ara- (Truthout) ety and economy.” Ivanka and Jared nal as not an entitlement but “an wanted shaping the administration’s the socially acceptable face of the reportedly lobbied Trump not to investment in America’s working message? Scaramucci was dismissed Trump brand. She and her husband, abandon the Paris climate change families.” She did have enough juice Monday after just 10?days on the Jared Kushner, were identified with accord, seen by most scientists and to get budget director Mick Mulv- job. the progressive social views of the world leaders as the most significant aney to allocate some money for He had only two things to offer: LETTER TO THE EDITOR rarified social circles in which they step to date in limiting the heat- such a program — $25 billion over North Korean-style hosannas to the traveled. No less an authority on trapping carbon emissions that are 10 years — but it is unclear whether strength, wisdom and general mag- daughterhood and the White House rapidly warming the planet. The the funding will survive the appro- nificence of his dear leader, Presi- than Chelsea Clinton, whom Ivan- president pulled out of the pact any- priations process. If it does, I’ll con- dent Trump; and an undeniable tal- ka describes as a “very good friend,” way. She had no discernible influ- gratulate her. If not, she might want ent for imaginative swearing. said before the inauguration that “we ence in the health-care battle, which to work to help Democrats take (WP) Want insecurityuprooted Security situation has deteriorated in some parts of the country in recent months. Civil- ian as well as military casualties have surged. Taliban and other militant outfits have mounted their group and suicide attacks in these days. The government should beef up security by adopting new plans and measures. These measures should include increasing of intelligence operations. The international community should also prove that they are honest in fight against militants and should By Dr. Mohamed A. Ramady court handed down the verdict unan- and her husband Safdar, Finance tion equip Afghan security forces with modern weapons. imously. Sharif is not the first prime Minister Ishaq Dar and others. No Wheels of justice minister to lose his position follow- politician with a troubled conscience Allegations of corruption have Rishad Ahmadi, Hese Se Khairkhana, Kabul ing the leaking of documents from in Pakistan is now safe, and the pop- chased Sharif since the 1980s. Much the Panamanian law firm as others ulation will expect the same treat- of what the Panama Papers revealed have fallen foul of the scandal, as ment meted out to all elected and was the subject of a federal inquiry Iceland’s prime minister was forced non-elected ruling party elite irre- in the mid-1990s, but the wheels of to resign after documents appeared spective of party affiliation. The justice have creaked on very slowly to reveal that he and his wife con- train of justice has started to roll since then until the explosive and cealed millions of dollars worth of and cannot be shuttled into a back- detailed Panama Papers revealed the Who says the long arm of justice investments in an offshore compa- yard and those who advocate trans- extent of foreign assets of world- does not catch up one day, irrespec- ny. parency and accountability world- wide politicians. The leaks in April tive of the position of the highest Transparency listing wide should celebrate the court de- 2016 revealed that three of Mr Letter to editor will be edited for policy, content and clarity. All letters must office holder? The news that Nawaz In its 2016 Corruption Percep- cision. Sharif, who was serving as Sharif’s children owned offshore have the writer’s name and address. You may send your letters to: Sharif has resigned as prime minis- tion Global Index, Transparency prime minister for a record third companies and assets not shown on [email protected] ter of Pakistan following a decision International listed Iceland in 14th time, was less than a year away from his family’s wealth statement. The by the country’s Supreme Court to position and Pakistan 116 in global becoming the first in Pakistani his- companies were allegedly used to disqualify him from office, should ranking, so the bar for Pakistan to tory to complete a full term in of- channel funds to acquire foreign as- be celebrated as evidence that what- take action against a sitting prime fice. He served as prime minister sets, including some apartments ever the rights and wrongs of the minister was far higher for Pakistani from November 1990 to July 1993 along Park Lane in London’s May- Disclaimer: person involved, even in countries justice than for Iceland. Conscious and from February 1997 until he was fair area, locations favored by the with so called poor governance, jus- of the historical decision that it made toppled in a bloodless coup in Octo- rich and mighty of many nationali- The views and opinions expressed in the articles are tice finally catches up one day. The and emboldened to pursue similar ber 1999. No politician with a trou- ties. No one can of course take way ruling came after a probe into his cases further irrespective of the bled conscience in Pakistan is now the right of individuals to do what those of the author(s) and do not reflect the views or family’s wealth following the 2015 political consequences, the court has safe, and the population will expect they want with their honestly gained Panama Papers dump linking com- recommended anti-corruption cas- the same treatment meted out to all money gained hard working and en- opinions of the Afghanistan Times. panies to the prime minister and his es against several individuals, includ- elected and non-elected ruling par- terprise, but what is unacceptable is family. A five-member bench in the ing Mr Sharif, his daughter Maryam ty elite irrespective of party affilia- for government. (Alarabiya) WEDNESDAY . AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES Th r ee t h in gs t o k n ow ab ou t Nor t h Kor ea's Violations by the PA and Hamas against journalists have intensified in recent months, media rights groups say. m issile t est s assigned to social media posts have been killed or injured in the months after another Palestine TV condemning his detention, and a line of work. In Gaza, journalists journalist, Taghreed Abu Tir, was protest was held by journalists in complain of intimidation by taken into custody and held for 10 With advances in its long-range missile front of the prime minister's office. Hamas, which controls the days. He was arrested on suspicion programme, here are three technical The local journalists' union was besieged territory. of working "in complicity with contacted to act on his behalf. READ MORE: PA crackdown Ramallah", a reference to the PA, milestones and why they matter. Barakat was eventually narrows space for online criticism and "misusing technology". The released on bail, charged with a "This year, we've seen an Palestinian Journalists Syndicate litany of unusual offences, escalation of attacks against said Jaradeh was coerced into including panhandling. He faces journalists from various parties," giving false testimony. In 2016, trial in September and colleagues said Sherif Mansour, the Middle MADA documented 134 fear that his detention, as well as East and North Africa programme violations against journalists by the other arrests in recent weeks, are coordinator at the Committee to PA and Hamas-run authorities in an attempt to stifle their work and Protect Journalists. "This includes the West Bank and Gaza Strip. silence legitimate criticism of the prosecution and arrests by both While the number of violations PA. the PA and Hamas to silence or to against media personnel decreased Earlier this month, Jihad Barakat, (PA) Prime Minister Rami The Palestinian Center for punish independent political from the previous year, the group a journalist with Palestine Today Hamdallah. Barakat took out his Development and Media Freedom journalists who support the other noted an escalation in the TV, was on his way from the phone and documented the (MADA) noted that the number party." On June 8, authorities in "degrading treatment of journalists northern West Bank city of Nablus incident; hours later, he was of violations against journalists, by Gaza detained Fouad Jaradeh, a during interrogation and arrest," to a village in the Tulkarem area to detained by Palestinian security both the PA in the West Bank and reporter with the PA-run Palestine which it said could be tantamount visit family, when he noticed forces. Hamas in Gaza, was significantly TV, prompting a denouncement by to torture. The group also noted Since Kim Jong-un's ascendancy First tested by the North just something unusual at an Israeli Media rights activists and higher in June than in the previous the International Federation of that journalists were being in December 2011, North Korea over a decade , ago solid-fuelled military checkpoint. journalists quickly took to social month. Journalists: "Hamas security persecuted for personal posts has accelerated its missile missiles are faster to set up and In contravention of protocol, media to voice frustration and In addition to a curtailing of forces must stop preying on Gaza written on social media. Since development programme, the easier to fire. Israeli soldiers were searching the demand that Barakat be released. media freedoms by the PA, journalists and systematically Barakat's release, at least five West tempo of tests increasing Unlike liquid fuels, which take convoy of Palestinian Authority A hashtag "Where is Jihad" was Palestinian journalists in the West violating their fundamental rights," Bank-based journalists said they considerably from those under his time to load and are extremely toxic Bank often face obstacles to their the federation president, Philippe had been ordered in for father Kim Jong Il. After failures and corrosive to handle, solid fuels work from Israeli authorities, Leruth, said. questioning by the internal in 2016, North Korea has this year are easier to maintain and are more including detention, harassment Authorities are still holding Palestinian security apparatus. made bold advances in its missile stable. A crude analogy between and movement restrictions; many Jaradeh, whose arrest came two (Al Jazeera) programme. the two is to liken solid-fuelled Kim Jong-un moved closer to missiles to setting off gunpowder- make good on his threats to reduce filled fireworks rather than filling the US "to ashes" with the July 28 each one with liquid fuel every time 'They launch of long-range you wanted to fire one. Solid fuel intercontinental ballistic missile reduces launch times from hours (ICBM), claiming that this flight to minutes. k illed h im test demonstrates the capability of Reducing the time from when the missiles to reach the US a missile battery is taken out into because mainland. This test comes just the open to be readied for a launch, weeks after Pyongyang tested and therefore is exposed to enemy what it claimed to be the country's observation, makes it far less likely h e w as first ICBM. to be discovered and destroyed. Immediately following the Using solid fuels also scales back launch, US and South Korean on the additional vehicles needed an Ar ab ' forces conducted live-fire exercises to transport volatile and dangerous Dozens register to run The family of a young Palestinian and the US flew two supersonic liquid fuels, making a missile man fatally shot by Israeli police B-1B jets over the Korean battery smaller and harder to spot. in Jaffa are demanding justice for peninsula in a show of force. US As this fuel is more stable, it can for Kyrgyz president what they believe was a "cold- ambassador to the UN stated that also take a few knocks when blooded killing". the US is "done talking about moved around. The young democracy and regional North Korea" while Donald 3. Toughening up missile BISHKEK: A total of 59 people have filed papers with Kyrgyzstan’s Mahdi al-Saadi, a 22-year-old economic powerhouse plays a key role Palestinian citizen of Israel, was Trump and Japan's Shinzo Abe batteries Election Commission to become candidates for president. Eleven of the have agreed that it is time to take Fortifying a missile battery so would-be candidates were nominated by political parties and 48 are in regional security and political order. shot in the chest and killed in the early hours of Saturday morning. action against Pyongyang. it can travel anywhere on land independents, the commission reported at the July 31 deadline. With these gradual rather than along North Korea's Each perspective candidate must now collect at least 30,000 Israeli police also shot another young man at the same scene, advancements of the missile tiny road system - the country has signatures in support of his/her candidacy, pay a deposit of 1 million programme, here are three of North 724km of paved and 24,830km of soms ($14,600), and pass a Kyrgyz-language test. A candidate selected Sleiman Abu Taleb, who was taken to hospital in critical Korea's recent technical milestones unpaved roads respectively - gives by the opposition Ata-Meken (Fatherland) party, leader Omurbek in long-range missile technology it more places to hide. Tekebaev, is on trial on charges of bribe-taking. His papers were not condition. "I was travelling, and I got a which stand out and why they North Korea has done this by accepted by the Election Commission. Several of Tekebaev's supporters matter. ruggedising the missile transporter launched a hunger strike on July 31, demanding his registration be phone call from my wife telling me that they killed our boy. The 1. Firing almost vertically and (formally called a transporter accepted. Tekebaev and his party supporters say the charges against reaching higher altitudes erector launcher or TEL). Tracks him are politically motivated to keep Tekebaev off the ballot. A final list police did not get in touch with us or tell us what happened. He There are significant challenges are used instead of wheels, of officially registered presidential candidates will be made public on to testing a long-range missile in a allowing the heavy vehicles to September 10. The election is scheduled for October 15. (.RFERL) was killed for no reason - in cold blood. They killed him because country that is too small to run cross rough ground off the road he was an Arab," Jamal, Mahdi's test flights within its own border. system, which would be monitored father, told Al Jazeera. Initially, North Korea's only by an enemy trying to track down Azerbaijan sells energy worth Israeli police say the young option was to launch these flights missile batteries. The thin-skinned men were suspects in a shooting over its neighbours. It did that in missile is also sheathed in a canister $10M to Turkey this year at a store in Jaffa around 4am 1998 by test-firing the Taepodong- so it survives bumpy off-road Kenyans will be heading to the imports and its banking sector if (01:00 GMT) on Saturday. 1 missile over mainland Japan, to travel. In the first half of 2017, Turkey imported energy worth $43,471,096 polls on August 8 for elections that the elections are not trouble-free," "A number of suspects instant international These improvements came kWh, down 51% from previous year. APA-Economics reports that have been closely followed not just Nyademo said. opened fire and fired shots in condemnation. Now, North Korea together in the successful February Turkey imported 406.466 milion kWh of energy from Greece, Bulgaria in the Horn of Africa country but Read more about what went Jaffa. They fled the area on a has started launching longer-range launch of the Pukguksong-2 and Azerbaijan in January 2017. Turkey paid $25.88 million for this. across the world. wrong in the 2007 election in motorbike. The police unit chased missiles in what is known as a (Polaris-2) medium-range missile. Most of energy was imported from Bulgaria. In January-June 2016, Election posters have replaced Kenya the suspects. What we know "lofted trajectory", firing the Analysts across the world quickly Turkey imported 1,883,742,000 kWh of energy from Greece, Bulgaria consumer goods ads on street Kenya's President Uhuru after that is that the two suspects missile almost vertically. This realised the test's importance as the and Azerbaijan. In the first half of 2017, Turkey paid $22,048,172 for billboards as politicians step up Kenyatta, left, and Deputy were taken to a hospital. One of allows the missile to land a short combination of solid fuel, a import of 456.446 million kWh of energy from Bulgaria. Azerbaijan their campaigns to win over the 19 President William Ruto attend a them passed away from their horizontal distance from launch but ruggedised transporter and a exported 138.905 million kWh of energy (+66.525 million kWh from million registered voters. rally calling for peace ahead of wounds and the other one was travel a great distance overall. protected weapon, meant a battery previous year) worth $10,153,581 to Turkey. (EN.APA) It is the sixth presidential Kenya's August 8 election in wounded moderately. The case Higher altitudes are a strong could potentially hide in forests, election since the country of more Nairobi, Kenya [Baz Ratner/ is being examined," Israeli police indication of new, more powerful underneath cliff overhangs, under than 45 million people embraced a Reuters] spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld engines and a greater ability to bridges - virtually anywhere - and multiparty democratic system in The ICC told Al Jazeera. carry a payload that distance. launch within minutes from a cold 1992. So why do the elections in INSIDE STORY: Does the The family does not believe These launches enable start. Kazakh FMis not aware on Kenya matter not just to Kenyans ICC target African states? (25:15) the police narrative. Pyongyang to conduct realistic What is next for North Korea's but to the rest of the African The election is also being "The owner of the store that tests of longer-range missiles. missile programme? postponing Syrian talks continent and the world? closely watched in The Hague, the they're claiming my son fired They also allow engineers to gather Producing next-generation Economic hub city in the Netherlands where the shots at is my friend, and he's data sent back from the test missile missiles that can reach the US will According to Kazakh Foreign Ministry press service, the department Nairobi is East Africa's International Criminal Court (ICC) with me here at the funeral. to better understand the challenges be key for North Korea. doesn’t have information about the advancement of the sixth round of economic hub, and the country is is based, and in capitals across the Whether it happened or not, my faced when a long-range warhead This will not be an easy feat international meeting on Syria in Astana, which is originally scheduled the second-largest economy in the European continent. son didn't do it," Jamal said. re-enters the Earth's atmosphere given the trickier aspects of long- on late August. region, according to figures from Both Uhuru Kenyatta, the Umm Musab, Mahdi's aunt, at hypersonic speeds, something range flight. Designs must be able Thus, the press service official Anuar Zhainakov commented on the World Bank and the Kenyan president, and his deputy said, "this would have never that generates vast amounts of to withstand the stresses and the media reports that the Syrian talks can be rescheduled or postponed. International Monitory Fund William Ruto spent time in The happened if they were Jewish". frictional heat. incredible heat produced in missiles He also added that if the Kazakh Foreign Ministry received the (IMF). Hague defending themselves "The occupation narrates the This is exactly what North by re-entering the atmosphere. information on the changes regarding the talks, it would notify all the Until late 2014, when its larger against allegations they incited story as it likes - whichever way Korea did when it tested the The challenges will come from sides in time. neighbour, Ethiopia, overtook it, ethnic violence following the 2007 it works for them. Even if they Hwasong-14 (Mars-14) on July 4. improving the warhead and Earlier a number of media with the reference to the source in the Kenya had the biggest economy - election. The ICC has since were involved in any crime, it According to the US military's delivery system and coupling the Middle East reported that the negotiations would take place in Kazakh’s at more than $60bn - of the East dropped the charges. should not have led to the killing Pacific Command, or PACOM, two. North Korean scientists will capital on August 14-15. Africa region. The two men have previously and wounding of anyone," she which monitors these launches, it struggle to extend the missiles' Let us remind you that five rounds of Syrian talks with the "Kenya was quick to welcome campaigned for the country to told Al Jazeera. "We're not going flew for 37 minutes, rising to a ranges while shrinking their still participation of the Syrian government delegation and the opposition foreign investors, more than its withdraw from the court. But their to be quiet about this. We're going maximum altitude (known as an rudimentary nuclear devices so have already held in the capital of Kazakhstan. The creation of ceasefire neighbours. Kenya, for a long time, rival, Raila Odinga, opposed this. to stop the world to find out who apogee) of nearly 2,800km, over theý are light enough to be carried mechanism and the de-escalation zones memorandum signing has become had the fastest developing The issue divided the country and killed him and make sure that he seven times higher than the by the missile to the target. the key outcome of the meetings. (INSIDESYRIAMC) economy in the region," Samuel was a major theme in the last gets punished. Their job is not to International Space Station which Then there is the quest for Nyademo, an economist at Nairobi election. Professor Karuti kill our boys. Their job is to secure is in orbit only some 400km above accuracy, if the missiles are to have University, told Al Jazeera. Kanyinga, a political scientist our safety, but they do the exact the Earth. any military use. "Foreign investors put a lot of based in Nairobi, told Al Jazeera opposite." A steep, near-vertical launch North Korea has bragged that Uzbekistan to raise $137m to money, for example, in the aviation, that "both camps are staying away There are some 1.8 million allowed the missile to travel a its latest batch of missile tests were banking, tourism and the from the issue of the ICC in public Palestinian citizens of Israel, the distance that roughly simulated extremely accurate. It is still vague finance Navoiazot’s projects telecommunications sectors. These for now. It polarised the country descendants of Palestinians who long-range flight by travelling higher how this accuracy is being assessed sectors generate hundreds of and had [a] negative effect abroad remained on their land when Israel than most missiles but splashing given that North Korea does not Uzbekistan plans to get additional loans from foreign banks in the total millions of dollars in revenues for as well". was established in 1948 in a down only a short distance away have a network of satellites able to amount of $137.36 million under a government guarantee to finance the government and employ Kanyinga added: "No one saw violent process of ethnic into the Sea of Japan, limiting the guide distant warheads to their three investment projects at Navoiazot OJSC, the country’s biggest thousands of Kenyans. Anything it coming what happened in 2007. cleansing that led to the expulsion diplomatic damage that would targets, relying on the projectiles' chemical plant producing mineral fertilizers. other than smooth elections will Everyone thought Kenya was a of some 750,000 Palestinians inevitably be caused by a random much less accurate inertial guidance It is planned to get a loan of 2.5 billion Japanese yen (equal to be a disaster," Nyademo explained. very stable country and did not from historical Palestine. projectile flying through a system. This electronic system is $21.74 million) from a consortium of Japanese banks led by the Bank Nairobi is also home to the expect the country to burn like it They face discrimination in neighbour's airspace. used in older missiles such as the of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, and a loan of $115.62 million from Germany’s region's most developed stock did." Humanitarian agencies almost all fields of life in a state The ICBM, a clunky Cold Scud. It works on the principle of Commerzbank AG and Switzerland’s Credit Suisse. market and, according to Nyademo, Kenya is home to several UN that defines itself as "Jewish", War-era name for a long-range the missile using internally Navoiazot plans to implement a project to build a complex, worth the rhetoric on the campaign trails and humanitarian agencies that making inequality a reality. There missile, is formally defined as one measured basic data on its speed, a total of $501.1 million, for production of polyvinyl chloride, caustic can affect share prices. oversee relief efforts in the region. are over 50 laws that discriminate that can fly more than 5,500km. direction, and so on, to try to soda and methanol. The complex’s design capacity will be 100,000 The port in Kenya's coastal Most of the aid agencies operating against Palestinian citizens of the According to David Wright of roughly assess where it ended up tons of polyvinyl chloride, 71,800 tons of caustic soda and 295,400 city of Mombasa serves in South Sudan, Somalia and the state. the Union of Concerned Scientists, rather than being told where it was tons of methanol per year. The general contractor is China CAMC neighbouring landlocked countries Democratic Republic of Congo are "We are in utter shock. That if the Hwasong-14 was fired under exactly by, say, the Global Engineering Co., Ltd. like South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, based out of the Kenyan capital. night, Mahdi was calling his dad proper flight conditions, it could Positioning System (GPS). Another project, worth $985.7 million, envisages the production Burundi and the Democratic The 2007 post-election and telling him that he wanted to reach a target more than 6,700km If the sharp tempo of tests of 660,000 tons of ammonia and 577,500 tons of urea per year. The Republic of Congo. violence hampered relief efforts in get married, that he was ready away. This puts the missile firmly doesn't abate, North Korea is project is implemented by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi If elections disrupt this neighbouring warzones. for marriage," said Umm Musab, in the long-range or ICBM bracket, likely to see substantial Corporation. The third project, which envisages the production of transport corridor, as happened The country is also home to noting that the heavy and means it could potentially hit improvements in its missile nitric acid, is worth a total of $216.67 million, and has a design capacity after the 2007 election, when there the world's largest refugee camp. deployment of Israeli police in the US base on the island of Guam programme. Kim Jong-un seems of 500,000 tons of non-concentrated acid per year. The general contractor was widespread violence, the price The vast Dadaab refugee camp Palestinian neighbourhoods as well as Alaska, although the determined to "frequently send big is Switzerland’s Casale SA. Additional funds in the amount of $137.36 of everyday goods, such as rice and in the country's northeastern part constantly stirs tensions. "They naval base on Hawaii and the rest and small 'gift packages' to the million are raised for the timely and high-quality implementation of cooking oil, could rise significantly. is home to more than half a million want our boys to fall into a trap of the continental US are still out Yankees", as he instructed these projects. Navoiazot OJSC was commissioned in 1964 and is "South Sudan is at the mercy refugees, mostly from and to arrest them and shoot at of reach. scientists this week, according to specialized in the production of nitrogen fertilizers, as well as organic of the elections in Kenya. It will neighbouring Somalia. them. (Al Jazeera) 2. Solid fuel means faster the country's state media KCNA. synthesis products. (EN.TREND) pay the heaviest price in terms of (Al Jazeera) launches (Al Jazeera) WEDNESDAY . AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Australia: For eign d em an d Official figures for UK continue to cloak jobs crisis Figures released last month by the m an u fact u r in g Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that unemployment ou t p u t sees fast est in June stood at 5.6 percent, up 0.1 percent on the previous month. While 62,000 full-time r ise sin ce 2010 LONDON BP expects global oil jobs were added over the month, prices to hold within a range of this was largely offset by the loss $45-$55 a barrel next year as U.S. of 48,000 part-time positions. shale production grows, the Even so, the outcome was British company's chief financial immediately heralded by Liberal officer said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Malcolm After a slow start to the year, Turnbull as proof that his promise global oil demand recovered in the of “jobs and growth” made second quarter of 2017 and was repeatedly during last year’s expected to grow by 1.4 to 1.5 federal election campaign was million barrels per day, Brian “not just a slogan” but “an Gilvary told Reuters. outcome.” Federal Employment "Global demand is looking Minister Michaelia Cash also pretty strong, and prices will firm seized on the result to claim the around the levels seen today," he economy was creating about said. 27,000 full-time jobs a month. Brent crude oil prices averaged “That is a fantastic thing for $51.71 a barrel in the first half of Australian people,” she asserted. Britain's factories enjoyed a manufacturers, with input prices 2017 and are currently just below However, a closer welcome bounce-back in July rising at their weakest pace in over $53 a barrel. examination of the report shows thanks to the strongest surge in a year. This gives hope that soaring Global demand was at around there is little to celebrate for the export orders for more than seven UK inflation may begin to wane, 95 million bpd in 2016. hundreds of thousands of people years. The closely watched relieving pressure on cash- Brent crude oil prices were engaged in the daily search to find Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing strapped consumers. expected to remain broadly a job, or those who are still forced purchasing managers' index (PMI) It comes ahead of the Bank of unchanged in 2018 as U.S. shale to accept part-time or casual showed a reading of 55.1 last England's interest rates decision on production is able to expand at employment. Even on ABS month, up from 54.2 in June and Thursday, with speculation over these levels, effectively capping official figures—which always higher than expected. whether policymakers will vote for prices. cloak the real level of joblessness A reading above 50 indicates a rise to offset surging inflation. "We can now see where the by counting anyone who worked growth. The pound jumped to a Mr Dobson said: "If this trend price elasticity is. As the price as little as one hour a week as fresh 10-month high against the US of milder price pressures is also comes up to $52-$53 a barrel we employed—there are currently dollar after the report, which said reflected in other areas of the UK start to see some uptick in activity, that curtailing." "For 2018 something around $45-$55 a barrel is probably a good range," Gilvary said. Earlier some 730,000 people without foreign demand for UK economy, this should provide the as it drops to $45, we start to see BP reported a drop in second quarter profits after an exploration write-off in Angola. (REUTERS) work. manufacturing output rose at the Bank of England sufficient leeway A more realistic assessment fastest pace since April 2010. to maintain its current supportive of the job situation is provided It was also the second- stance until the medium-term by the Roy Morgan Research strongest rate in the history of the outlook for economic growth Institute survey, which shows survey as the Brexit-hit pound has becomes less uncertain." real unemployment in June was boosted overseas demand for But economists warned the 8.9 percent (1.2 million people) British-made goods and services. solid manufacturing figures would while underemployment— Sterling lifted 0.2% to 1.32 US not be enough to spur on wider people employed but looking for dollars and 0.4% to 1.12 euros. UK growth. more hours—stood at 10.7 The reading marked the first The UK economy struggled to percent. That is, it showed that pick-up in growth for three months gather pace following a lacklustre over 2.6 million people, or 19.6 and offered some cheer for the start to the year, with growth percent of the country’s wider economy. ticking up to 0.3% in the second workforce, were either without a Rob Dobson, director at quarter from 0.2% in the first three job or looking for more work. report compiler IHS Markit, said months. Samuel Tombs at For young people, the official the manufacturing sector had Pantheon Macroeconomics said: CAPE TOWN : South Africa's anti-graft watchdog to switch the (ABS) unemployment rate is far kicked off the third quarter on a "Markit's survey remains central bank is mandated by the target of its monetary policy. the currency in the interest of achieving balanced economic growth. above the national level, standing "solid footing". consistent with only modest constitution to protect the value Kganyago told a parliamentary Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane set off a political row and at 13.1 percent in June, up from He said: "Although the growth in manufacturing output of the currency, governor Lesetja committee that the bank's mandate sparked a selling frenzy in the rand currency in June with her proposal 12.7 percent the month before. exchange rate remains a key driver that will provide insufficient Kganyago said on Tuesday, in the was to focus on to switch the target of the bank's monetary policy from inflation and In some regional areas, the rate is of export growth, manufacturers compensation for the slowdown wake of a proposal by the head of inflation and protect the value of currency stability to economic growth. as high as 41 percent. Official also benefited from stronger in the consumer sectors of the youth underemployment stands economic growth in key markets economy." at 18 percent, the highest level in in the euro area, North America and James Smith, an economist at 40 years. Asia-Pacific regions. ING, added: "Wider economic data, While Cash waxed lyrically "Continued expansion is also from the weak second-quarter US Nu clear com eb ack over the ABS’s estimation of full- still filtering through to the labour growth reading to the latest dip in time job creation over the last five market, with the latest round of consumer confidence, suggests months, this result in no way manufacturing job creation among that the economy is losing speed. reverses the long-term trend to the best seen over the past three "For that reason, we think the Bank st alls as t w o r eact or s ever greater levels of casualisation. years. " The report also said pricing of England is unlikely to hike rates Full-time employment currently pressures eased further for this year." (financialreporter) accounts for just 68 percent of ar e ab an d on ed the workforce, down from around 72 percent just 10 years ago. In a major blow to the future of Moreover, Australia has the third nuclear power in the United States, highest proportion of part-time two South Carolina utilities said workers in the industrialised Treasury Chair on Monday that they would world. According to the latest abandon two unfinished nuclear At the same time, major Nationwide house price index, reactors in the state, putting an end employers across major sectors house prices rose 0.3% in July, to a project that was once expected are continuing to push for greater questions PRA lower than in June when prices to showcase advanced nuclear casualisation of their workforces. went up 3.1%. technology but has since been Company demands for the lifting Annual house price growth plagued by delays and cost or weakening of restrictions on rose 2.9% – taking the average price overruns. casual and contract hire now over banks' up to £211,671. The two reactors, which have feature centrally in negotiations Nationwide said that the lack cost the utilities roughly $9 billion, for a plethora of new enterprise of homes on the market was remain less than 40 percent built. work agreements. supporting house prices, with The cancellation means there are Coal miners employed by Brexit plans property values expected to go up just two new nuclear units being mining company Glencore in the by 2% over 2017 as a whole. built in the country — both in Hunter Valley in New South Robert Gardner, Nationwide’s Georgia — while more than a Wales are currently taking chief economist, said: “A lack of dozen older nuclear plants are being industrial action against the homes on the market appears to retired in the face of low natural company’s refusal to accept be providing support, with annual gas prices. restrictions on casualisation. house price growth remaining only Originally scheduled to come Workers at Glencore’s Oaky just outside the 3-6% range, that online by 2018, the V.C. Summer North underground coal mine in has been prevailing for most of the nuclear project in South Carolina Queensland have been locked out past two years. had been plagued by disputes with since June 9 over the same issue. “This pattern looks set to be regulators and numerous While the official unemployment maintained in the near term. Survey construction problems. This year, rate has edged down slightly over data point to relatively sluggish utility officials estimated that the the last few months, there are levels of new buyer enquiries, but reactors would not begin generating indices pointing to a worsening at the same time surveyors report electricity before 2021 and could of the jobs situation across a that relatively few properties are cost as much as $25 billion — more number of key sectors over the coming onto the market.” than twice the initial $11.5 billion next period. The just released Gardner said that housing estimate. mining sector’s national job index market developments will The utilities also struggled by recruitment firm DFP ultimately depend on wider with an energy landscape that had Recruitment Services shows that economic performance. changed dramatically since the large the number of vacancies across “While employment growth reactors were proposed in 2007. the sector has started to stall, has remained relatively robust, Demand for electricity has earlier models. The utilities its partners, but analysts say the amidst weakening commodity household budgets are coming plateaued nationwide as a result planned to build the two reactors company did not have sufficient prices. The DFP report states under pressure as wage growth is of major improvements in energy next to an existing nuclear unit at expertise in handling large that while the number of job failing to keep up with the rising efficiency, weakening the case for the V.C. Summer plant in Fairfield construction projects. vacancies in the industry during cost of living. massive new power plants. And a County. In March, faced with June was up almost 38 percent “This suggests that housing glut of cheap natural gas from the But pitfalls soon followed. mounting losses at its nuclear from a year ago, the rate was market activity is likely to remain hydraulic fracturing boom has Construction began before endeavors in South Carolina and actually down 0.1 percent from subdued, with the balance in the given states a low-cost energy Westinghouse, a subsidiary of Georgia, Westinghouse filed for May and was up just 0.2 percent market shifting a little further alternative. Toshiba of Japan, had finalized its bankruptcy. Toshiba agreed to pay for the entire June quarter. towards buyers in the quarters Facing those pressures, the AP1000 design, and several safety $2.2 billion in exchange for being Moreover, the job vacancies were Nicky Morgan, Chair of the for his views on the desirability ahead.” two owners of the project, South changes had to be made midway released from the South Carolina mainly for temporary and contract Treasury Committee, has written and design of a transitional Jeremy Leaf, north London Carolina Electric & Gas and Santee through the process. Engineers project, but utility officials said roles, which increased 3.5 percent to Sam Woods, CEO of the arrangement with the EU, to estate agent and a former RICS Cooper, announced they would struggled with the complicated, that was unlikely to be sufficient during the June quarter while Prudential Regulation Authority, provide more time to negotiate and residential chairman, said: halt construction rather than saddle novel project, as various to finish the reactors. permanent vacancies fell 2.1 requesting information on the prepare for a new UK-EU “Although these figures on the face customers with additional costs. components needed to be Under South Carolina law, the percent. Aggregate bulk PRA’s recent survey of regulated economic relationship. Getting of it look quite encouraging when Sign up to receive our in-depth reworked. utilities were allowed to charge commodity prices fell by almost firms' contingency plans for the these arrangements right will be one considers the fall in journalism about climate change “This was a first-of-a-kind ratepayers for construction costs 30 percent over the first six UK’s exit from the EU. crucial for ensuring that the City transactions, it is clear that prices around the world. project, so it was always going to before the reactors were finished. months of this year. The In April, Woods requested retains its pre-eminence as a global are being supported by a lack of “Many factors outside our be hard,” said Rich Powell, The nuclear project now accounts benchmark price of iron ore fell assurances that those plans financial centre, and to protect the property on the market. We would control have changed since executive director of the ClearPath for 18 percent of the electric bills from $US94.86 a tonne in covered the ‘most adverse economy and jobs as the UK have expected transactions in inception of this project,” Kevin Foundation, a clean-energy group of South Carolina Electric & Gas’s February to as low as $US53.36 potential outcomes’, in which the leaves the EU." particular to be higher compared Marsh, the chief executive of Scana in Washington. “But you can also residential customers. Santee a tonne last month and now UK leaves the EU with no Morgan has also requested with last year bearing in mind how Corporation, which owns South see this as a symptom of a broader Cooper, a state-owned utility, has stands at just $US65.74. In three withdrawal or trade agreement, and information on the nature and much quieter the market was 12 Carolina Electric & Gas, said in a problem. We’ve let our nuclear increased rates five times to pay of the past four months, retail no transitional arrangements to timing of the actions firms will take months ago following the statement. “Ceasing work on the industry atrophy for 30 years, and for the reactors. spending has slumped, recording mitigate a sudden loss of market as the risk of a no deal scenario introduction of the stamp duty project was our least desired we’ve lost the robust supply Some environmental groups month-on-month declines for the access. rises, and how these actions will surcharge. option, but this is the right thing chains and expertise needed” in are now urging state regulators to first time in almost six years. Morgan said: “The cliff edge vary by the nature of the business “On the plus side, activity to do at this time.” building reactors. refund those charges, arguing that According to a National Australia facing businesses in April 2019 is they conduct (e.g. banking versus could be much lower considering A decade ago, industry officials The V.C. Summer project in the companies misled their Bank (NBA) report last month a cause for concern, particularly in insurance). current political uncertainty and were predicting a “nuclear September 2016. The two customers. “It was evident from based on about 4 million daily the financial services sector. Based Other concerns included fortunately there does seem an renaissance” in a country that had reactors, scheduled to come online the start that cost overruns, customer transactions, growth in on the information the PRA has whether a 'no deal' poses a material enthusiasm among serious buyers not broken ground on a new reactor by 2018, have cost South Carolina schedule delays and problems with spending on consumption-based collected, I have asked Sam Woods risk to the PRA’s objectives, and and sellers to get on with the job in since the 1970s. $9 billion and remain less than 40 an untested construction method” goods and services by bank about how banks and insurers will to financial stability more hand. The current climate is also The South Carolina utilities percent built. Credit Chuck would doom the project, said Tom customers slowed to 2 percent respond as the Brexit deadline generally, and whether firms are providing an opportunity for first- selected an advanced reactor design Burton/Associated Press Clements, a senior adviser at over the year to the first quarter approaches, and the key risks of a waiting for competitors to execute time buyers at least to better from Westinghouse Electric In 2015, Westinghouse took Friends of the Earth. State of 2017, down sharply from 3.1 ‘no deal’ scenario. their contingency plans before compete for smaller properties.” Company, the AP1000, reported over as lead contractor on the South regulators have set a hearing on the percent over the year to the fourth “I have also asked Mr Woods activating theirs. (financialreporter) (mortgagefinancegazette) to have more safety features than Carolina project after buying out issue for October. (nytimes) quarter of 2016. (WSWS) WEDNESDAY .AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES J oh n Ab r ah am Supermodel Miranda Kerr says reveals her top t r affick in g is beautysecrets 'ser iou s t h r eat upermodel Miranda Kerr dry brushes her skin every morning from the t o h u m an it y' feet upwards to kickstart her circulation and to NEW DELHI: Bollywood film million living in India, according to trafficking is a serious threat to countries, and even young girls and remove the dead skin star John Abraham called on the 2016 Global Slavery Index. humanity. It is a violation of human children are not spared.” cells. Monday for governments, Many are lured by traffickers, only rights and dignity,” Abraham told The 44-year-old heartthrob, “I also dry-brush each charities and the public to step to find themselves or their children the United Nations Office on known mostly for action films, morning. It’s a great way up efforts to curb rising cases of forced to work in fields or brick Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in an said it was important to speak out to get the circulation going human trafficking and modern day kilns, enslaved in middle-class interview to mark World Day against human trafficking as most and remove dead skin slavery saying the crime was “a homes as domestic workers or sold against Trafficking in Persons. “I people were unaware of the issue serious threat to humanity”. into sexual slavery. hear about women and men being or turned a blind eye. South Asia, cells. I start with my feet There are an estimated 46 New software to help Indian trafficked from their homes for with India at its centre, is one of and legs and work my way million people enslaved police snare human traffickers sexual exploitation or to work as the fastest-growing regions for up in quick gentle worldwide, with more than 18 “Any kind of human domestic helps in other cities and human trafficking. (TRIBUNE) strokes,” Kerr told My Domain. Guys, brace yourselves! Supermodel Miranda Kerr is officially off the market HarryStyleshas now She added, “I like to apply the Noni Glow Body Oil prior to brushing, and world'smost then shower. The hydrating and nurturing oils stay on the skin, and handsomeeyes, it leaves my skin feeling super soft.” chin:Study The bloodied ne Direction star Harry Styles has the worlds most A silver handsome eyes and chin, according to a new study look of published by the Centre for Advanced Facial Cosmetic and lin in g Sanjay Dutt Plastic Surgery. is intriguing The study uses the Golden Ratio, a m id a form of measurements to detect in new how symmetrical a face is, to identify exactly which male societ a l 'Bhoomi' celebrities are objectively the most handsome, reports Ace Showbiz. poster Styles is on top of the most t u r m oil gorgeous eyes category due to the It seems like Sanjay Dutt is all length of his eyes and the distance geared up for his comeback movie between them, with 98.15 per cent 'Bhoomi'. Recently, the first of the perfect ratio. Harry Styles Kajol reveals the one poster of the movie was unveiled shines in debut film ‘Dunkirk’ For by the makers and created a buzz a perfect chin, the study says the with the fans. width of the chin at the mid point reason that makes Today, the makers have where it goes in the most should revealed a new poster for the be 1.618 times the length of the husband Ajay Devgn Omung Kumar's directorial and lip. Harry’s chin is 99.7 per cent it is surely going to makers fans of this ratio. He comes out on the even more excited. top of this category, beating Jamie want to ‘blast’ her In the poster, the 'Agneepath' Foxx, David Beckham, Idris Elba star looks fierce and the bruises and Ryan Gosling. (TRIBUNE) on his face promise an intense While promoting her new film, VIP 2, Kajol story. spoke about her one trait that makes husband The film's leading actress Ajay Devgn want to ‘blast’ her. Aditi Rao Hydari also shared the Sonam Kapoor's birthday poster and captioned it as, "On his birthday. Here he is. The Kajol can’t tell if VIP 2 is another ridiculous to look perfect all the eternal rockstar #SanjayDutt comeback film for her. After so time. I am not walking in heels with #Bhoomi @duttsanjay surprise for boyfriend just gave Pakistan is despondently many years in the industry, she’s perfect lipstick. After long flights, @OmungKumar @TSeries." notorious for not treating its ‘losing track of the number’ and everyone looks like they survived (SantaBanta) minorities aptly. Transgenders for feels she has made ‘25 comebacks’. a calamity,” she said. us major relationship goals instance have been denied their But being on promotional duties But being a female actor in the rights, and subjected to abuse for the film, in which she stars industry, she admitted things Sonam Kapoor’s relationship with her rumoured boyfriend Anand Ahuja is no more under wraps. Even if the couple chooses to remain low- repeatedly and unapologetically opposite Dhanush, has given the aren’t as easy. “There is no profile about it in the mainstream media, they never fail to shower love for one another through their Instagram posts. – which is an appalling hallmark star a reason to talk about things - denying that longevity of female associated with the society of any her relationship with Shah Rukh actor is a lot lesser than their male Lately, the couple has been making on Instagram with the caption, country. Khan, and her husband, Ajay counterparts. After marriage, headlines for their uber romantic “Birthday boy with his new bike.. Where people are slashed and Devgn. priorities change. Socially and posts on Instagram, oozing thank you for helping us out maltreated for their religious In an interview with Mid Day, personally, I am entrusted with enamour for each other. @nigelsylvester ! @anandahuja orientation – which is definitely Kajol said that she took on VIP 2 more responsibilities, so is my Sonam and Anand flew to was like a kid in a candy shop.” not okay – transgenders are because “it wasn’t a cakewalk. I partner. In this country, marrying New York for a fun vacay, reports Recently when Anil Kapoor was treated far worse. We need to had to mug dialogues every night. the man is not enough. You marry India.com. Now it has turned out pried about Anand, he quipped, “It understand that this sect of I am never doing a film in another an entire family. My attitude to to be the best one for Birthday boy is not my place to speak about society cannot be subjected to language again. It is a lot of work. I life changed after marriage.” Anand, thanks to Sonam Kapoor’s Anand, that is entirely Sonam’s heinous resentment just for the made the effort because they were And her husband, Ajay surprise for him! prerogative and I have not known way God created them. Amid this willing to work with me.” Devgn, isn’t a fan of her ‘attitude’ Anand Ahuja is apparently a her to speak about her personal entire ruckus, transgender model Kajol during a press conference it seems. “Ajay blasts me every sport-bike lover, and girlfriend life. All I can say is that Anand and Rimal Ali is smiling her sunniest. of her upcoming film VIP- 2, in other day. I can’t take diplomacy Sonam knew exactly what to pick I are both private people and the Rimal has made a name for herself Chennai. (PTI) seriously even though it lands my for his birthday present. bond we share is too personal for by being part of showbiz and we Asked about what she feels husband in trouble with people in Sonam surprised Anand by me to discuss with the media”. I couldn’t be gladder. about industry trends these days, the industry. At parties, he chides arranging a meet with his favourite learnt from my parents that best First passport issued with she dismissed airport looks. “I me for saying things as is,” she renowned sportsperson Nigel friends make the best couples: gender-neutral ‘X’ option hate airport looks. It’s idiotic. It’s said. (HINDUSTANTIMES) Sylvester. She posted the picture Sonam Kapoor. (TRIBUNE) With her roots in Lahore, Rimal is the first transgender model of Pakistan to have essayed roles in movies. Her first movie Rehbara was appreciated by the public, especially the transgender It's official:This is theworld's most handsomeface community who immensely look up to Rimal. It is pertinent to mention that by witnessing the modelling and acting vocation of e didn’t really need science to tell us but George Clooney has been confirmed as the most handsome man on the planet. The 56-year-old actor Rimal, many transgenders in the has long been regarded as a handsome chap, thanks to his devilishly good looks and cool demeanour, reported Indy 100. country are being inspired to be part of films, theatre and showbiz in general.

George Clooney – 91.86 % 2) Bradley Cooper – 91.80% Brad Pitt – 90.51% David Beckham – 88.96% Will Smith – 88.88% Idris Elba – 87.93%

verall Clooney was found to have the most perfectly symmetrical face, but it was Ryan Gosling who claimed the prize for the perfect nose. 5 Hollywood stars who turned down iconic roles Harry Styles had the best eyes and chin, while David Beckham had the most perfectly shaped face. Speaking to the Daily Mail De Silva revealed the factors that gave Clooney victory. Clooney has beautiful facial symmetry and gets closer than any other man to having what the Greeks considered the perfect face. George had a near perfect ratio of nose to lip dimension of 99.6% and his chin and eye spacing were almost perfect as well. Across the 12 key markers he had the highest combined score. That study discovered that actor Amber Heard was the most beautiful with a score of 91.85% closely followed by Kim Kardashian, Kate Moss, Emily Ratajkowski and Ryan Gosling – 87.48% Zayn Malik – 86.5% Jamie Foxx – 85.46% Kendall Jenner. WEDNESDAY .AUGUST 02, 2017 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Mayweather vs McGregor:Carl Frochtriestogive Conor McGregor somepositives

Chelsea are interested in signing sold to Manchester United for also on his list of targets. However, earned him a call-up to the England the Premier League-winning team Leicester City midfielder Danny £40m. Chelsea have already bought Leicester are under no pressure to squad in March 2016. N'Golo for the second season in a row and Drinkwater, according to Sky Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco, sell Drinkwater and he is not for Kante, who partnered Drinkwater won the PFA and FWA Player of sources. The England international but Blues manager Antonio Conte sale, having signed a new four-year in that title-winning Leicester the Year awards. Drinkwater aside, is one of the midfielders the wants to sign another midfielder. contract last summer. The 27-year- midfield, joined Chelsea last Chelsea's other midfield targets Premier League champions are The Italian has already asked old was an integral part of the summer for £30m and has enjoyed include Everton's Ross Barkley and looking at as a possible replacement Bayern Munich about signing Leicester team that won the title great success at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal's Alex Oxlade- for Nemanja Matic, who has been Renato Sanches and Drinkwater is in 2015-16 and his performances The Frenchman was a member of Chamberlain. (SKYSPORTS) England v Carl Froch has warned Floyd in worldwide to see if MMA star South Africa: Mayweather not to let boxing Conor McGregor can upset the down by losing to Conor odds in his superfight with Floyd McGregor. The Irish MMA star Mayweather Jr in Las Vegas 'Mature' Ben makes his boxing debut against the Mayweather has not boxed pound-for-pound great in Las since his 49th straight win against Stokes keeps Vegas, on August, live on Sky Andre Berton in September 2015. Sports Box Office. The 40-year-old has admitted on improving I thoroughly expect Floyd that training could be a struggle after Mayweather to win, but he'd better so long out and Froch agrees that Novak Djokovic has dropped one due to an elbow injury which not let the world of boxing down it could catch up with him. Ben Stokes named man place to fifth in the ATP rankings, caused him to retire at the quarter- Carl Froch "McGregor is 29 against a guy of the match in with Stanislas Wawrinka moving final stage of Wimbledon. Froch admits that he can't see who is 40 - a little bit older than England's third Test win up to fourth. Germany's Alexander Zverev McGregor pulling off a massive me - and he's been retired for a Former world No 1 Djokovic climbed three places to a career- shock, but with Mayweather out couple of years. You really do 'feel' asser Hussain picked out is likely to fall further down the high eighth. of the ring since September 2015 you're retired, you become Ben Stokes for praise rankings by the end of the year But Leonardo Mayer was the he hopes 'Money's return doesn't civilised and soft and you lose that after the England all- after he announced he will not play biggest mover, with the Argentine backfire. fighting mentality," he said. rounder's man-of-the-match again this season due to an elbow climbing 89 places to 49th "I thoroughly expect Floyd Adam Smith and Johnny winning display in the heavy third injury. following his victory in the Mayweather to win, but he'd better Nelson share there thoughts on Test win over South Africa at The Andy Murray remains top Hamburg Open. not let the world of boxing down. I Floyd Mayweather's fight with ahead of Rafael Nadal, with eight- We will have the Masters 1000 hope he wins it for boxing but this Conor McGregor which will be Oval. Stokes scored a sensation time Wimbledon champion Roger series in Montreal and Cincinnati is an amazing event and I can't wait shown live on Sky Sports 112 as England compiled 353 Federer third. covered via our website for it. "Floyd has brittle hands, so crucial first-innings runs, in testing Novak Djokovic has skysports.com/tennis and you will "McGregor's got to land how is the training camp going to conditions batting first, before confirmed he will miss the US also be able to watch all the action something, a punch, quite hard and go? I am just looking for some taking three wickets with the ball. Open - and the rest of the season - live on Sky Sports. On the move? hurtful early on to be within any positives for Conor here and Stokes also took the catches due to an elbow injury which Head to our app for mobile devices chance but anyone who knows Mayweather isn't the Mayweather at slip for the first two wickets caused him to retire at the quarter- and iPad, or follow our Twitter boxing isn't giving him a chance. we know from two, three, four, of Moeen Ali's hat-trick that final stage of Wimbledon. account @SkySportsTennis to join "This is a Mission: five years ago when he was the clinched an emphatic 239-run win Novak Djokovic has in the conversation. Who will win Impossible." Promoter Eddie best of the best. "We are just going that sees England into a 2-1 lead confirmed he will miss the US the US Open titles this year? Have Hearn believes millions will tune to have to wait and see." in the four-Test series. Open - and the rest of the season - your say... (SkyPorts) Moeen Ali seals an emphatic 239-run victory for England in the third Test with a dramatic hat- Was Lewis Hamilton right trick Moeen Ali seals an emphatic 239-run victory for England in the or wrong to gift Valtteri third Test with a dramatic hat- trick "The maturity and improvement in Stokes' game has Bottas third place? come from the hard work he puts in," said Hussain. "This lad is no fool. He is not one just to rely on amilton's third-place surrender in the natural talent; what will be, will Hungarian GP exposes contrast and be. "We see him out there every conflict between Ferrari's politics and morning working hard at his game, Mercedes' philosophy of equality whether he has got runs or not. "He keeps himself pretty level. He's not someone that looks at things and says: 'I've had two Jodie Taylor helped England reach the European Katie Taylor celebrates her TKO before the start good months, got a £1.5m IPL Championship semi-finals of the fourth round against Jasmine Clarkson contract, so I'll rest on that'.' "He's a lad that is constantly trying to improve is game. He has been a bit a bit behind the curve On Sportswomen:We look ahead to with red-ball bowling, for example, so he has been out there practising every morning with the England's Women's Euro 2017 semi-final ball, and, sure enough, every game in the series his bowling has On Sportswomen on Tuesday, we football coaching. gets underway on August 10 and Jonas on her next fight on improved. are live in the Netherlands as the We are just days away from we've been speaking to the captains September 30 in Liverpool. "He has set the tone in this England football team prepare for the start of the Women's British ahead of the new season. The Rugby World Cup gets England team. He and a few of their Women's Euro 2017 semi- Open - live on Sky Sports - and Katie Taylor celebrates her under way on August 9 - England the boys were bristling about the final against the hosts on we will be live to Kingsbarns with TKO before the start of the fourth captain Sarah Hunter talks to us comments of 'not respecting' Test Thursday. We will be speaking to all the build-up. round against Jasmine Clarkson about the RFU contracts row and match cricket after the Trent footballer Jordan Nobbs and we The World Cup may be over, We'll also look back on Katie the growing pressure of going into Bridge defeat. will also look at what the FA are but there's more cricket to look Taylor's US debut and hear from the competition as defending "They wanted to prove that doing to get more women into forward to. The Kia Super League fellow Olympic boxer Natasha champions. (SkySports) So should Lewis Hamilton have enabled Sebastian Vettel to depart they did. The way Ben batted, surrendered third place to Valtteri Hungary with a 14-point lead over the way Alastair Cook batted, the Bottas at the Hungarian GP? Or the summer break rather than what to the put question another way, would have been 11. Quite what way the whole team batted in that Br it s b eat en should Hamilton have put his title impact Hamilton's sacrifice will first innings to get over 300 Brock Lesnar threatenstoleaveWWE ambition over team ethos on have in the destination of this showed they do." b y USA in Sunday afternoon? True, Bottas year's Drivers' Championship, Watch Ben Stokes smash Brock Lesnar has threatened to had only pulled over for Hamilton only time will tell. When the three sixes on his way to a quit WWE if he fails to retain the 4x100m r elay to attack the Ferraris after the season resumes at Spa next month, hundred on day two of the third Universal Championship at Englishman had said he would hand 225 points will still be on the table Test at The Kia Oval SummerSlam. in Bu d ap est back the position if he couldn't get to play for. But in F1's 67-year A common trend in England's Lesnar and his advocate Paul past Kimi Raikkonen. But due to history a world title has been recent Test results, though, is to Heyman confronted RAW general Adam Peaty, James Guy, Chris the broken radio which hampered decided by three points or fewer follow a win with a defeat and manager Kurt Angle at the start of Walker-Hebborn and Duncan Scott Mercedes' race-day strategy, on 18 occasions. Hamilton's vice versa. Hussain has urged the Monday night's show to let their took Great Britain's World Bottas' inferior speed, and the gesture may prove irrelevant. Or frustrations be known. Championships medal haul to close proximity of Max it may prove very expensive. team to follow the same template seven on Sunday in Budapest. that has carried them to victory "You have a board of directors Verstappen on the final lap, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff got to answer to, you have a demanding But the quartet had to settle Hamilton certainly wasn't short of straight to the heart of the matter at The Oval with them to Old chairman who says 'protect the for silver in the 4x100m relay, as excuses had he sought out some when he told Sky F1 immediately Trafford. "England need to stop RAW brand at all costs'," Heyman the United States triumphed mitigating small print to avoid after the race: "We could lose a that swing-o-meter going in claimed in front of thousands of despite a sensational swim from handing back the position. To his championship because of those opposite directions," added fans in Pittsburgh. Peaty. credit, Hamilton didn't hesitate on three points." But as Wolff then Hussain. "You look at them; they "You've been told to make The final-day silver capped a the final lap to honour his pledge. added: "This spirit has made us win one, lose one. Brock Lesnar pay the ultimate great week for the British team. But barely an hour after the win three championships and it "I think that comes from them price. If Brock Lesnar loses the Peaty's 50m and 100m chequered flag had fallen and the will make us win more." As a thinking, we've played well here, Universal Championship at breaststroke golden double, Ben Mercedes driver appeared to be, if debating point, Hamilton's so shall we now adopt this new SummerSlam, he leaves WWE." Proud's 50m butterfly win and the not quite having second thoughts surrender also had the added 'brand' and 'style' of cricket where Lesnar will line-up in a Fatal 4x200m men's freestyle relay about his generosity, in a quandary resonance - and conflict - of being we really go out and express 4-way match against Samoa Joe, success on Friday were followed about his self-denial. "The mind is performed on a day when Vettel by two bronze medals on Saturday ourselves? Roman Reigns and Braun more cut-throat and 'every point benefited in reverse from a team- Strowman at SummerSlam, live on on the former champion in the promise to leave WWE as he will - for Proud in the 50m freestyle "No. Play exactly the same counts and this is do or die'. But mate declining to challenge him. Sky Sports Box Office, in the early octagon. walk out of Brooklyn's Barclays and Guy in the 100m butterfly. my heart tells me the right thing to While Ferrari remain F1's most again, and you'll get the same hours of August 21. Jon Jones, who dominated Center next month with the title And Peaty and Guy each claimed do is let him by," Hamilton political team, Mercedes have a result. They now have the But Lesnar, whose contract Daniel Cormier at UFC 214, called around his waist. their third medals of the eight-day admitted. "I want to win the philosophy of treating both drivers template with the win here for with WWE expires next year, has Lesnar out before he could even "There will be an competition by combining with championship the right way." equally. So just as it is hugely them to carry on. been called out for a potential UFC leave the octagon announcement at the end of WWE Walker-Hebborn and Scott in the Lewis Hamilton explains to Sky unlikely that Vettel would have "England have a really good super fight by light-heavyweight Lesnar issued a short SummerSlam and that relay, the final event of the meeting. F1 why he gave up third place in surrendered track position to bowling attack, so if they get runs champion Jon Jones. statement in response to Jones' announcement will be... 'Ladies and But the USA took gold in three Hungary to Valtteri Bottas But Raikkonen had he found himself in the first innings, they are a very Jones reclaimed the title demand on Sunday, claiming: "Be gentlemen, your winner and still minutes 27.91 seconds thanks to doing the right thing may have in the predicament presented to formidable team and can challenge against Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 careful what you wish for, young reigning, defending, undisputed Caeleb Dressel, Matt Grevers, consequences. In giving up third Hamilton on the final lap, Bottas any side in the world." at the weekend and is determined man." Heyman, however, insists Universal Champion... Brock Kevin Cordes and Nathan Adrian. position, Hamilton gave up three surely would have challenged - and (SkySpots) to step up to heavyweight to take Lesnar will not have to fulfil his Lesnar'." (SkySports) (SkySports) precious points in the title race and beaten . (SkySports) WEDNESDAY . 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KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the terrorist attack against the embassy of the Republic of Iraq in WASHINGTON: Senator John Act in September, I will offer an derived any follow-on decisions Kabul, calling it inhumane and McCain on Monday said that he amendment based on the advice of about troops or anything else," against the international norms and would provide his own strategy some of our best military leaders Davis said when asked about the principles. Karzai’s office said for Afghanistan next month, ruing that will provide a strategy for increase in troop numbers. In the Tuesday that the former president the Trump administration’s failure success in achieving America's past, he recalled, top Pentagon expressed sadness over the death to announce its policy in more than national interests in Afghanistan.” leaders had spoken of adopting a six months. “More than six The Pentagon said no decision has regional approach to finding a of the embassy’s Afghan workers months after President Trump's been taken on Afghan policy permanent solution to the crisis. who lost their lives while saving inauguration, there still is no review. “We're contributing to a The White House has the Iraqi diplomats, wishing strategy for success in process that's being led by the authorised the Defense Secretary paradise for them. Afghanistan. Eight years of a White House that is looking across Jim Mattis to set troops levels in ‘don’t lose’ strategy have cost us our instruments of national power, Afghanistan. However, Mattis lives and treasure in Afghanistan. not just military, but diplomatic, would not take such a call unless Our troops deserve better,” he said. financial, intelligence and the strategy was in place, he said. McCain, who heads the Senate information as well to lay out what Mattis, he claimed, wanted to get 60 Taliban Armed Services Committee, said: our desired end state is," Pentagon the strategy right before “When the Senate takes up the Press Secretary Jeff Davis told committing to a troop increase. fighters National Defense Authorization reporters. "From that will be (Pajhwok) killed in KABUL: National Security Zuhairalghay after the Daesh- visit was held in the Egyptian Advisor (NSA) Mohammad Hanif claimed assault. While denouncing embassy in Kabul, where the Iraqi Paktika Atmar, during a meeting with the the terrorist act, he hailed Iraq as a ambassador praised the effective Iraqi ambassador, has said good of Afghanistan. Atmar measures and bravery of the AT News Report terrorists are a common enemy of slammed terrorism as a threat to Afghan security force in Afghanistan and Iraq. mankind, particularly to eliminating the assailants. The deputy chief executive of the On Monday, the Iraq embassy in Afghanistan and Iraq, a curse that The diplomat acknowledged the government of national unity KABUL: At least 60 armed Kabul came under a five hour did not let the two nations live in security forces’ swift action to Mohammad Mohaqiq slammed Taliban militants were killed and attack, which involved several peace and prosperity. He added rescue all Iraqi diplomats and the United States for interfering in 40 others wounded in Afghan armed men who killed two Afghan Daesh had suffered fierce strikes embassy workers. the case of General Abdul Rashid National Security Forces massive civilian employees and injured a in Nangarhar province and Iraq’s During the visit, both sides Dostum and Ahmad Khan Ishchi. counterinsurgency operation in police officer before being killed. Mosul. The militants targeted the emphasised joint efforts against Speaking during a gathering in Paktika within past 24 hours. A statement for Atmar’s said the Iraqi embassy to avenge the terrorism. Mazar-e-Sharif city of Balkh, Afghan National Police and NSA met Ambassador Farzadq reverses inflicted on the group The (Pajhwok) Mohaqiq accused the United Afghan National Army launched States and European Union of large-scale counterinsurgency joint interfering in the internal affairs of operation in Surobi district, Afghanistan. He also called on the Paktika province, which as a result, Afghan government to refrain from 60 armed Taliban were killed and Afghan Air Force conducted 112 the barring the first vice president 40 other armed Taliban were Gen. Dostum from returning to wounded, said statement issued by Afghanistan. Ministry of Interior. Eight vehicles, Efforts to bring back Gen. Dostum sorties in the past 24 hours: MoD to Afghanistan is underway as 14 motorcycles, one machine gun Mohaqiq and Balkh governor Ata and some amount of ammunition The Afghan Air Force has Security Forces (ANDSF) in different parts of the country. Mohammad Noor have stepped belonging to the armed Taliban conducted around one hundred and personnel have carried out 21 According to MoD, a total of 103 up efforts to formally declare the were also destroyed during the twelve sorties in the past twenty clearance and 27 special operations militants were killed and 36 others formation of a new political operation, added statement. In a fours amid soaring violence across in the past 24 during which the were wounded during the coalition between Jamiat-e-Islami, separate report, six armed Taliban the country. The Ministry of Afghan Air Forces have played a operations. The operations were Wahdat-e-Islami, and Junbish-e- insurgents were killed following a Defense (MoD) said the sorties key supporting role besides the conducted jointly in Nangarhar, Millie parties. Dostum is in General Office. Reports regarding Ishchi. military operation. The operation which included logistics, artillery units continuously Kapisa, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Turkey for the treatment with his return surfaced amid ongoing The Attorney General Office said was carried out jointly by Afghan transportation, and aerial strikes pounded the militants positions. Ghazni, Kandahar, Uruzgan, President Ghani earlier saying that political issues and differences he last month that the case of the first were carried out during the ongoing MoD further added that out of the Zabul, Ghor, Badghis, Faryab, has with the government, mainly vice president has been referred to National Defense and Security counter-terrorism operations. A conducted sorties at least twelve Baghlan, Badakhshan, and the first vice president has left the Forces in Jani Khil district, Paktia country after receiving approval due to the controversial abuse case the court. statement by MoD said the of them were airstrikes which were Helmand provinces, MoD added. of his political rival Ahmad Khan (KP) province. Afghan National Afghan National Defense and conducted on militants positions (KP) and permission from the Attorney Defense and Security Forces discovered five different types of IEDs as well. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have stepped up Counter-Terrorism operations to suppress the insurgency activities of the terror groups.

Simultaneously with the transit work more on exports,” said better investment situation in the Afghan President tried to improve US and trade challenges by Pakistan, Atiqullah Nasrat, chief operating country. Reports suggest President relations with this country in order Afghanistan Chamber of officer of ACCI. ACCI officials say Ghani’s recent trip was for a better to enhance economy, transit and Commerce and Industry (ACCI) currently, Afghanistan’s trade deals trade ties with Uzbekistan. After etc. Ghani believed Uzbekistan to helicopter has called for expansion of trade with Afghanistan reaches to more the formation of the NUG in be the closest way to connect relations between Afghanistan and than 400 million dollars. In the Afghanistan, Uzbekistan was one Afghanistan to China and Russia, Uzbekistan. “We have great trade meantime, Uzbek ambassador to of the countries that were included therefore, in an unprecedented suffers hard relation with Uzbekistan, but in Kabul emphasized over his in the first circle of President move, passing through Kazakhstan imports. The government should country’s commitment for the Ghani’s foreign policy and the and Uzbekistan. (Ariananews) landing in Taliban key Nangarhar figures killed AT News Report KABUL: A U.S. HH-60 Black in Jawzjan Hawk suffered a mechanical issue that resulted in a hard landing AT Monitoring Desk during operations near Achin, Nangarhar early this morning. A statement issued by KABUL: A Taliban judge, for Resolute Support said that rescue Jawzjan province and deputy personnel safely recovered the governor for northern Balkh crew. Two crew members suffered province have been killed, and five minor injuries in the landing and others received injuries in a clash are receiving treatment at a with Afghan security forces in coalition medical facility. Aqcha district of Jawzjan The aircraft is being recovered province, officials said on and the incident is under Tuesday. investigation. The Provincial Governor Spokesman, Mohammad Reza Ghafori, said that Matiullah, the Taliban’s Deputy Governor for Pakistan Balkh assumed injures during condemns attack in Kalta Shakh area of Aqcha district. terrorists attack Ghafori added that five other Atta Mohammad Noor, governor government’s security officials Taliban insurgents have been at embassy of Iraq of northern Balkh and leader of who are incompetent must be severely wounded and they might in Kabul Jamiat-e-Islami Party of dismissed.” “After this our have been died of injuries in the Afghanistan, spoke Tuesday at the direction is the Presidential Palace attack. However, he said that The Government of Pakistan first gathering of the new Coalition not the CEO's office,” he said. security forces have suffered no strongly condemns the terrorist for the Rescue of Afghanistan, in He also said that the new Mazar-e-Sharif. Noor criticized coalition "will take shape soon." casualties in the attack. attack at the Embassy of Iraq in government over the “monopoly Mohammad Mohaqiq, the Separately, the Afghan Kabul, yesterday. of the Administrative Reform second deputy to the CEO also security forces have killed Mualvi We stand in solidarity with our Commission, bringing of reforms spoke at the event and said that Abdul Hai Hanif, a designated Iraqi and Afghan brothers who in the electoral system” and also "negotiations with parties have Taliban judge for Khamab district underwent this ordeal and suffered demanded the unconditional return started and soon the coalition will of Jawzjan province. the terrible attack. We extend our to office of General Abdul Rashid take shape." The Taliban Spokesman, heartfelt sympathies and sincere Dostum, the First Vice President. The new alliance was formed Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed that condolence to the bereaved families Noor and members of the coalition by leaders from three mainstream their three fighters have been killed and pray for the early recovery of said “we will return to our work Afghan political parties including and five other injured during the those who have suffered injuries when government implements Jamiat-e-Islami, the National clash with Afghan security forces. in the incident. justice, when they lose their pride Unity of People of Afghanistan and He also claimed a tank belonging Pakistan condemns terrorism and stop monopolizing power.” the National Islamic Movement of to Afghan security forces have He also raised concerns over the Afghanistan early July. At the time in its all forms and manifestations. security situation and said they issued a draft resolution where been deteriorated and four It is a global phenomenon and all "security is deteriorating in the they made various demands from personnel were killed in the countries must cooperate to fight country and hundreds of Afghans government. ongoing clash in Kalta Shakh this menace. (Press Release) are losing their lives daily. The (ToloNews) village.